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The Cherokee Scout
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VOLUME M NUMBER - 14 g g u MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, JANUARY 14. 1950 t PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
SCENES AT THE TALC MINE: The above photos were taken
late Sunday afternoon as volunteer firemen were attempting to
ex Anguish the fire at the Taic Mine. Firemen .worked about
live hours before the blaze was extinguished. Estimated damage
is said to be about $50,000. One building and its contents were
a complete loss.
Fire Causes About $50,000 Damage;
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Bourne Praises Volunteer Firemen
A fire causing an estimated $50
thousand dollars worth of damage,
roared through a portion or the
Hlchcock Corp. crayon plant here
Sunday afternoon.
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In giving the damage estimate
F. C. Borne, president of the corp
oration, said, that it included the
Iocs of the building and its contents.
"Right now, we are seeing how
Biany crayons can be salvaged. A
large quantity was stored under
the cement floor of the building
Which burned," said Mr. Bourne.
The talc mining corporation will
begin rebuilding the plant within
the next week. Mr. Bourne said |
that they would continue operating
the mine by running two shifts.
Mr. Bourne said that it was not
known exactly how the fire started
but what tiiey suspect that it was
caused oy a bad connection to an
electric heater, which would have
been left on at a low temperature
in the crayon inspecting building.
The blaze was reported la.e Sun
day aiterooon and volunteer fire
men worked until after ten that
uigtt as the rubble smouldered.
Mb'. Bourne, in praising the local
men who worked with the blaze,
iaid, "The Volunteer Fire Depart
ment of Murphy vertuaHy saved
the balance of the buildings. With
out their prompt action and dilgent
c Hurts probably the other buud
in would have been completely
lost."
?People Who witnessed the fire
{uuckously watched the nearness of
leaping flames to imo butane gas
uanks. Precautions were taken a
fXMiit the Uinks becoming over
heated but strangely enough, through
there was iit.le wind, the majority
cl the heat seemed to be near ttu.
mountains, away from the danger
ous gas tanks.
"Everyone in the community
seems anxious to help. At least
a half a dozen firms have called
and offered their assistance to us.
They are all willing to lend motors,
any kind of machinery, so tlhat
we won t have to shut down the
plant until a new building aan be
built. The attitude of ihe people
here is the greatest thing to my
mind," commented 'Mr. Bourne.
Mr. Bourne discovered the pre
sence of talc here in 1939 and began
operating the mine in ithe same
year. For some years he commuted
from Asheville but moved to Mur
phy in 1946.
The Hitchcock Corp. is believed
to be the largest producer of talc
crayon in the country. It employs
some 80 persons.
Reorder s Court Tries
fourteen Cases Jan. 4
Fourteen cases were tried In
KecOiOtr 3 Court tor Ivnonday, Jan.
I, aecuoing to Jaimes C. flow so,
uern of court.
Jerry Lyle Conk was charged with
driving automooue while in toxic a.?-d
i "layer tor judgement is conunuej
until feu. 3 lenu ot court.
Maiioert Kilpatnck was charged
Men oiiving auwjnoiie wtme iu
toxiuatea. toe aefendjin. was called
jmd failed, judgement ni si-sca ta
*nd capias.
(Benjamin C. Mann was also charg
ed with driving automobile while in
toxicated. The detenaant demanded
a tiuai by jury- The case was oocKet
ed for jury trial.
Billy Ray Ramsey was charged
with speeding and reckless driving.
The case iwill be continued to March
7 i.erm of c6urt.
Roy Hubert Powell was charged
with speeding 65 miles per hour.
The defendant was oaUed and (ailed,
judgement mi si.
lEvelyn Giadson plead not guilty
to ttfie charge of assault. Court
found the defendant guilty of simple
essaul- Prayer for judgement con
tinued.
Wade C. MuM plead not guilty
to the charge of driving automobile
Republicans To
Hold-Meeting
At Courthouse
E. E. Stiles. Chariman of the
Cherokee Qounty Republican Ex
ecutive Committee, has called a
Convention of all 'Republicans of
Cherokee County, to be held at 2:00
p. m. on January 23 at the Court
bouse in Murphy. ?
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Business before the convention
wlU include the election of a County
Committee and the election of de
egates to the District, State and
National Conventions., ?
All precinct Chariman and pr?
cint officials of the 'Republican party
of Cberofcfe- County are Instructed
to bold Precinct meetings on Satur
day January 18 and select delepatet
to tte Above called County Coo
while intoxicated. Court found the
aeienaant guilty as charged. He
was _ fined $100 and cost of courv.
Deil Junior Gates was charged
With 11 jn-iupport. The defy ..uan..
Picad not guuty but the court touud
iihe deienaant guuty as charged.
Erastus Boyd Gilson was charged
wiun speeding 80 im.es per nour
ihb case win be continued to Jan.
11 term or court. V
'Wiujam Boyd Jones was charged
with assault. Continued to Jan. 25
term of oount.
William Monroe Mull plead not
guilty to the charge of speeding 50
miles per hour in a 20 mile per
liour zone. Court found defendant
giiuty of Speeding 50 miles per
hour in 35 mile per hour zone. He
was charged with cost of court.
Kenneth Mosser was charged
assauk. Continued to Jan. 11 term.
James Howard Oale plead guilty
to the charge of <fciving on uhe
w long side of the road. He was
charged with cost o I court and
repajang of Owenby autombile.
Presbyterians lo
Observe Annual
Church Night Wed.
Annual Church Night is to be
observed at Murphy Presbyterian
Church in a family supper gathering
at 6:30 Wednesday night, January
20.
Leaders of various church divis
ions will tell of activities of 1969
and give a prospectus for 1900. The
theme far the year over the bounds
of Presbyterianlsm in the South,
"Understanding the Bible," will be
presented.
Murphy Presbyterians will Join
the Hayesville Presbyterian Church
in evening service Sunday, Jan.
IT, the date for the opening of the
new Hayesville Presbyterian 'Church
tike first services being Sunday
morning.
At morning worship hour the
theme of Robert A. Potter, minis
ter, is "Steady Patience," with the
choir singing "The Lord It My She
pherd.
The service is to be broadcast
?ver WKRK. _
Need Of Additional
Fire Fighting
Equipment Cited
During Che last 60 days there
has been three fires in the- county
wikch Uie Murphy Fire Department
?answered according to C. K. John
son, <town cierk. It seems that the
>uumbeu' of ?jies outside city limits
iha<s ibeen greater in pas': few
years.
The most recent fire in the vicin
ity was at the Hitchcock Corp.
talc mine Sunday afternoon. The
fire caused an estimated $50 thou
sand do.lars uamage. The laic mine
is out of the oity limits.
Mr. Johnson stalled that the
county i<*s no approved system
of fire fighting and has to rely
on .he equipment which belongs
to the town of Murphy. Mr. Johnson
said that af .here bad been a fire
in the city limits while the equip
ment was out at tiie talc mine
Sunday they would have had to
?leave the fire to answer the city
cull. The <fire truck hats a reservoir
tank which holds 250 gallons of
water and has 2,000 feet of fire
ibosc. This would not have been
enough wiateir to extinguish the
fire had the mine not had their
own waiter supply Mr. Johnson said.
iMu'. Johnson also said that if
there were two fire trucks the
county comrr?<is>:<H?ers and city
council could work out a program
wxhout jeopardizing property in
the city limits.
Jaycees Elect
Dean Truett
As President
ANDREWS? Dean Truett was e
lected presiden: of the Andrews
Junior Chamber of Commerce at
? meeting held Monday night.
Mr. Truett has been serving as
president since the resignation of
Rev. Eugene Witherspoon last Octo
ber.
Other officers elected were: first
vice-president. Parker Maddrey;
second vice-president, Chartes Freel
and Lawiog Truett, secretary-trea
surer.
Among the projects for the coming
year include a toaataetbatl team
composed of Jayceea to ptay the
Andrews Varsity High School
Saturday. Jan. 11
Fred Van Horn
To Show Film
On Recent Trip
Fred Van Horn will show pictures '
*>i Us trip to Alaska on Tuesday,
Jan. 19, at c p. m. ait the Murphy
Library.
On January 26 films will be
shown at the Library.
The Library is open from 9 to 12
noon and from ? until S p. m. on
Tuesdays through Saturdays, itie
Library is also open from 7 until
9 p. m. on Tuesdays.
Andrews Rotary
Club Elects
New Officers
ANDREWS ? Election of officers
featured the meeting of the Andrews
Itotary Club held Tuesday night at
(Hampton's Grill.
The newly elected officers will be
installed at the first meeting of the
dub in July.
Officcirs elected at this mee.ing
will be eligible to attend the State
Rotary meeting in March. They
are: H. ?. Shaw, administrator of
'.'he District Memorial Hospital, pres
ident; Galusha Pullium, vice-p res
ident; John Ellis, secretary-trea
surer.
S. J. Gernert, Wayne Battle and
Parker Maddrey were named new
members to the board of direc.ors.
The Rev. E. F. Baker paster of the
Bapttfi. Church hi Robbinsville, will
be the guest speaker at the next
meeting of the club according to an
announcement by^W. D. Whitaker
(BUI) program chairman.
John EUis is the retiring president.
Symphony Society
To Hold Meeting
Thursday Night
Members of the North Carotins
Symphony Society will meet Thurs
day at 7:30 p. m. in the auditorium
of the Power Board Buttling to dis
cuss further plans for the member
ship drive.
A program will be selected also.
Ml interested people who would
like to aee the symphony Appear
in Km spring are asked to attain].
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SMC Places Penalities
On Andrews HighSchool
Post Office Dept
Advertises For
Competitive Bids
The Post Of {lice Department is
?|iverlUing for campe Mive bkfc
for a now postal facility at Brass
town. North Carolina, on a monttib
rental basis, It has been announce*
by Postmaster General Arthur E
SummerfieJd.
News of the announcement wai
contained in a release from tlx
office of W. L. Crawford. Regions
Operations Director, Atlanta, whiei
stated tha: the quarters would tx
centrally located in the . businas
section containing 700 square fee
of "Slicor space, 80 square feet o
platform space, plus 2,500 squan
feet of parking area.
This monthly renal agree men
i ;? for a fixed term five years wit]
two two-year renewal options, ani
the final date tor submission o
bids ? Februray 10. Full iniforma
ti'on may be obtained from Car
Bott, Assistant Real Estate Mana
gcr. Post Office Department, 42
Federal Annex 'Building, Attant
3, Georiga.
Jeff Brooks To
Head New Riding
Club At Andrews
Andrews ? An organizations
meeting of the newiy farmed Wesl
?ern Carolina Hiding Club was he!
Wednesday night at the home ?
Sam Jones. Thirty-two people er
rolled as members.
The following officers were elect
ed: Jeff Brooks, president; Jacl
Herbert, vice-president; Ty Bum
etle, secretary-treasurer and San
Jones, public relations.
During the i*ast fall months i
Tiding circle was buiH on the nev
dr^vtflapment property owned b:
Earl T. Monger, across from th
itfhletic field. A large number fror
fhjs area and neighboring town
ihave participated in horseb a c I
riding on Sunday afternoons as we!
as on other days, following com
pletiicm of the circle.
Directors of the dub mat Tues
day evening in the office of Mi
Burr.ette to draw up by-laws whicS
will be presented W approval a
the second meeting of the dub t<
be held at the home of Charie
Higdon, January 26.
MeMbors of (tie board of direc
tors are: Leon Kimsey of MUrpJij
Dick Ramsey, Charles Higdon, Ei
Hooper, Wayne Phillipe, and Dr
Charles O. VanGorder.
Other members include Tamm;
Brooks, J. V. Brooks, Kevin Hoopei
Jim Kimsey, Jackie Herbert, Wiayn
Luther, Floyd Brooks, Jack Minta
Wbitie West, (Mlarlin) Frank Jones
Wade Brocks, Angie Jones, Richari
Jones, Garry Higdon, Tyrone Burn
ette, David Higdon, Bock Ftshei
Bay Frye and Bdbby Huffstedlei
?Earl Monger and Claude Angc
were vo'ed honary membership.
Special events to endude a rodec
to be sponsored by the chib durin
the summer months are In
fnrmative stage and will be at
nounced at a later date.
Band Concert To
Be Presented At
P-TA Meeting
Murphy Parent-Teacber Assoc la!
ion will meet Monday, Jan. It, a
7:30 p. m. In the large auditorium
of the Murphy Elementary School
Program will consist of a ban
concert by tha Murphy School Baa
under the director of Edward Rej
nolds.
Tlw public if invito*
-ilMMttSa* l> -?
Fred Brownlee To
Review Book Daring
Fireside Chat Sunday
At the fireside chat at the John
C. Campbell Folk School at Brass
town on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 4 p, m.
Fred Brownlee will review a re
cent "Life of Alexander Hamilton"
Joe Ray Receives
Scouting Award
Nantahala District captured two I
awards in the annual appreciation
dinner of Daniel Boone Council
Boy Scouts of America, at Ashe- 1
ville Monday night of this week.
The (fetric:, embracing Cherokee, |
Clay and Graham counties, captur
ed the president's cup for achieve
ment, and also won, hands down, |
it he attendance contest.
Thirty -Oae representatives from
?from this area, , headed by John
Jordan, district commissioner, made
the trip by chartered bus to Ashe
ville and took part in the cere
monies.
Jce Ray of Murphy, who effec
tively promoted organization of
new unjts in the district during
1959, was one of two persons re
ceiving a Silver Beaver award:
and Holland McSwain was presented |
<a statuette as retiring Nantahala ,
commissioner.
Speaker for itoe event was Dr.
Pliny H. Powers of New Brunswick
N. J. .deputy chief scout executive
for Scouting on America. Achieve
ment honors, token by Natahafla
District, were biased on various ac
ccmpJishmen is, including the organ
ization of 12 new units, embracing
packs, troops, and post.
Highway Department
List Number Off
Traffffic Deaths
The Mo or Vehicles Deparment's |
summary ctf traffic deaths through |
10 a. m. Monday, January 11:
Killed to Date 26
Kftk*d to Date last year 36
School Responsible For
8 Counts Of Misconduct
One of the most severe penali
ties in the hisjory of the Smoky
Mountain Conference was placed
on Andrews High School Monday
'nigJit.
Andrews High School has been
outstanding in athletics In the past
two years. Andrews was the Stiaue
Class A football champion in 1958
and <a runner-up (in 1959.
Charles Frazier, superintendent
of the Andrews City School system
and principal of the Andrews High
said, "I want a fair and reason
able settlement to this situation
which will allow us to continue our
athletic program in Andrews.
"I am not objecting to the pen
alty for I believe that '.faree of the
complain s were valid. I fully expect
ed a penalty v. come out of that
meeting, but I did not suspect such
a severe one," he continued.
Mr. Frazier further added that
when a spectator .struck an off total,
h; personally filed a report to
L. J. Perry, executive secreary of
the N. C. High School Association
in Chapel Hill
Mr. Frazier stated that Mr. Perry
'Would receive a report on the board
of controls meeting and that if
was his impression that Mr. Perry
woir'd have to either approve or
?disapprove their findings before the
decree -would be final.
The school is field responsible for
icright counts of reported misconduci
against game officats, players,
students of other schools and abuse
^pf property.
As a result of a hearing in Bryson
City Monday night of the board of
control, ac ion was taken by the
members on the following accounts:
In September a referee, Dan Ange!
was hit by an Andrews fan at the
Murphy Andrews game. At Bryson
Murphy High Teams Score
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Victory For Four Games
By Jay Wilson
h The Murphy High basketball
* teams ptoyed jwo games each last
0 week, winning all of them.
s The fircii games were with CuUo
whee, which had defeated Murphy's
teairs in the first games.
In the girls game, Murphy was
1 behind at the end of die first period, |
'? bu. came back in the second period J
and ied 25 to 19 at the half. The
y lead was decreased to two paints
<in the tiralrd period, but Murphy
g pulled farther tliead in the last
, qo-rtcc- a lead si the end of the
ball game 48-41.
j Frankie Seal was high scorer for
Murphy with 19 points. Joan Morley
. o:ored 7, Margaret Cole, Linda
Jones and Linda Smith scored rf
,j vcln'3 each, and Lou Jean Nations
scored 4. '
, Girrcds for Murphy were Linda
' Tc:herow, Phyllis Ginnerrwater, Gay
a Hstchett, Virginia Welks, M a x i n e
OlPell, and Sarah Singleton.
In ' he boys game, Murphy pulled
far out ahead in the first period and
led 37 to 20 at the hall. Cultowhee
tutscored Murphy in the third and
fourth periods, only to lose by a
swre of 61 to54.
Scccen for Murphy were Eman
uel McDonald w:>rh 19. Jerry Kepfcar
with 13, Loog Tom Landing with 11,
iBl'ty Gacringer with 6, and Charles
Lovktgaod, Jerry Jcbnson and Roy
Ashe with 4 each. Charles Smith
and Bobby Weaver also played.
In the Murphy Mountain View
n (fame, the Murphy ?W? ran over
' the Mountain View team. The score
d *t ihe haU waa 35 to 16 and the
d flna* score was Murphy 74, Mountain
'? View a.
Joan Morley led the Murphy acor
?og mm 19 fMfc. Uadft Jcoaa ?h
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next with 18 and Linda Smith got 13 I
points. Frank ie Beat had 12, Louise
Garrett 9, and Lou Jean Nations
sho. three points.
Guards for Murphy were Linda
Totherow, Phyllis Gillenwaiter. Pat
Gill en water, Virginia Wells, Maxine
O'Dell, Sue Rose, and Sarah Single
too. IfcJUl
In the boys game. Murphy took
an early lead and led at the half
37 to 17. They had no more trouble
in the game and the final score
was Murphy 78, Maun ain Vitw 37.
Jerry Kephart led the Murphy
scoring with 16 points. Tommy Amis
and Tom Lanning had 12 each,
Charles Lovingocd had 10, Emanuel
McDonald 7, BiHy Car ringer and
L Jerry Johnson had 6 each, Charles
Smith had 4, Fred Taylor shot 3
and Roy Ashe got 2.
WWI Veterans
To Hold Meeting
At Courthouse
The Ve'erans of World Wxr T wJW
meet at the Courthouse Jan. 18. at
7:30 p.m. x
During this meeting new officers
will be installed. New officers are:
Edwarl S. Mauney, commander;
Fred B. Johnson, first vice-presi
dent; W C. Weaver, second ti?
presllent; Fred Stiles, captain and
J. C O'Defl, adnata*.
Public law (Mil effecting vet
psBaioo
City Andrews players reportedly
took two cases of sof. drinks.
In October, after a game with
Murphy it was reported to the board
that players ran on the gym floor
with foci. bail shoes on; broke down
j> door and players and fans attemp
ted to overturn e car belonging to
the public address announcer.
In November 5 issue of the And
rews Journal an article appeared
by BUI Ensley, Jr. which allegedly
led to ill feelings between Murphy
and Andrews schools.
On November 6, at .he HayesviKe
Murphy game. Andrews players
lined up outside the dressing room
and tried to fight Murphy players.
L-ectmber 3 at a Cuilowhee- And
rews basketball game, the Andrews
team was trying to take locks from
lockers in .he boy's dressing room.
They also reportedly climbed on top
of -the lockers, banging bcnohes
against the floor.
Two Sylva students were hit,
December 8, as they left the And.
rews game.
At Marion High School, Andrews
team and fans, repor edly got into
some laundry, taking several items.
Andrews paid Marion $1G.50 tot
towels land socks n<t return ft.
Tables were also taken out of one ol
the training rooms without per
mission.
At Morehaad Ci y the Andrews
team stayed in the Dixon Motel,
leaving three broken beds and
taking two or three cases of soft
drinks from an unlocked store room.
Cost of repairs was approximately
?25.
The penal.y imposed on Andrews
states that Andrews be placed on
conference probation far three years;
that they eliminate the kSChool'a
home football games in 19S0; elimi
nate par icipabion i by Andrews it
state championship playoffs and
croifcojence tournaments for ?wa
years and that the school be sup
ended from conference play for three
years for violation of probation.
Failure to comply wi h the con
ditions of the board ruling will re
sult in the Andrews High School's
banishment from the Smoky Moun
tain Conference. If Andrews makes
tliisohoice they could play teams
not in the conference.
Members of he board of control
for the SMC are: Joe Hunt. Sylva:
Clair like) CHson. (Franklin; Chartes
Iiendrix. NeotahiaHa; iR.-/ph Mc
CcnraeH, Murphy; Lyle Carringec,
Hiawassee Dam; Joe Hicks. Cuilo
whee and Modeai Walsh, Robbing
viUe.
Murphy
Calendar
THURSDAY
6:30 p. m. - Family supper and
annual Parish me: ing of the
Messiah at Episcopal Pa.
House.
7:30 p. m. - Murphy Chapter 10.
Order of the Eastc a Star,
will meet in the Mtesonic
Hall.
- Deacoos of the Presbyterian
Church will meet at the
Church.
? The AAUW Club w4H meet
at the home at Mrs. Ed Rey
nards.
. MONDAY
6:30 p. m. - R:t3ry Club w'J meet
at the Ita' y ReMaurani on
the Andrews RomL
7:30 p.m. - Oivians w? m>et at
the New Regal Haul
? Town Board , *41 meet at
tha Porwar Board A
TUESDAY
lOWam.-Cre******