The Cherokee Scout '
Dedicated To Promoting Cherokee County
VOLUME m ? NUMBBK U MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA ? THURSDAY, MAY H, IN* I Twelve Pages This Week PUBLISHED WKKJtX*
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' Iht beard* being grown for the
VhgH Train Celebration have many
people in the area footed. Take the
case at Hugh Henatey. Hugh was
making a delivery of Cokes recent
ly when he was seen by someone
not realizing tfyrt the beards were
being grown for the Wagon Train
Celebration. After Hugh left the
store, the man asked the store own
er who Hugh was. "He was the Coke
man." the owner answered. "Yeah,
I thought that waa the Goat Man. I
saw him a couple of years ago. But,
he doesn't smell as bad now as be
then," the visitor answered. The
man had misundertood the owner
and thought he said Goat Man, a
man famous for traveling around
the country with a herd of goats.
Hattie Palmer of Valley River
Avenue has a freak flower that
she is more than just a little
proud of. Seems that this un
usual plant has two heads, of
different kinds. On one side of
the plant is a white primrose
and th? other is a double vio
let. Miss Palmer says this is
the first time that anything like
this has grown on one of ber
plants. Occasionally, she said,
there are weeds and flowers, but
never two different flowers on
tl\e same plant.
The Wagon Train committee is
si ill worried about having enough
hay for the mules and horses that
will pull the wagons over from
Telico Plains. Last year, there was
nothing like enough hay. Thia year
i the committee asking for don*-,
tions of l*ay and fed (or the live
stock. The committee says it needs
several hundred bales of hay to
feed the animals, so if you have hay
to spare, contact a member of the
Wagon Train committee. It will be
* more than appreciated.
A bus load of Chattanooga, ,
Twin., seniors on a trip stop
ped off in Murphy last week and
for a few minutes played havoc
with the town. A group of them
charged into a local restaurant
and cornered Blaine Stalcup
Jack Dickey and gave them a
fit about their beards. There
were the usual questions about
Castro and such until Blaine
could escape. Jack Dickey was
not so lucky. He was cornered
by the group and not allowed
to leave. One of the students
were overheard trying to quiet
a group of them shouting on the
street. "Come on. Don't make
so much f uss. Remember, we're
from a big city." He apparent
i ly wanted to make a good im
pression.
Vacation Bible
Schools Planned
At First Baptist
Miss Frankie Mathis will be wiWi
tlPe First Baptisv Church during the
month of June to h?lp conduct four
Vacation Bible Schools.
Miss Martin ha* Just received her
degree from Carver School of Mis
sions. Louisville, Kentucky. She is
former Promotional Secretary in
tive First Baptist Churc* here.
The Vacation Bible Softool in the
First Baptist Chun* wtl be June
8-U. The First Baptiat1 Baaltown
Mission and WUl Scott Baptist
Cftbmfa Mission will be June 22-38.
TW First Baptist Church will also
help sponsor Texana Vacation Bible
School June 21-26.
There wfll be a planning parted
lor Iheaeacboola la the church each
morning M ? o'clock June 1-4.
The daator will prwci Sunday
roorniari Mat U. on "How Shall
They BaarT" 1* *9* ft* Sunday
eveaiag wflj be *TU Warn!* 81*
Two New Businesses To Hold Formal
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Opening Day In Murphy Thursday
Two new stores will hold their
formal opening in Murphy Thurs
day.
They are Collins Crala Depart
ment Store and Fambro Five and
Ten Cent Store.
The two new stores are located
in the old Crawford Tire Store Build
ing on Valley |Mver Avenue.
Collins Crain Department Store
will be operated by Wallace Wil
liam of Tennessee Street. Mr. Wil
liams and Ims family moved to Mur
phy from Lake City, S. C.
Fambro Five and Ten Cent Store
will be managed by Miss Bessie
Laney. Offices for the chain of ten
cent stores will be located in Can
ton, Ga.
The building that will house the
two stores has been completely re
modeled and air conditioned.
Commonwealth
Awards
Two Scholarships
The Commonwealth Lumber Com
pany of Murphj , N. C., recognizes
outstanding scholarship in the Mur
phy High School by awarding two
scholarships of $100 eael* to (be sen
ior boy and senior girl who are
most outstanding in academic achi
evements.
These awards have been made
annually for the past Jour years.
They have great value as a chal
lenge to thje members of our senior
class to place greater emphasis
upon work in the fields of science,
mathematics, language and social
science. These awards serve as
economic assistance and academic
recognition for the excellent work
done by the top students.
The winners for this year are:
Top girl, Patsy Mason; top boy,
Bill (McClure.
Patsy Mason has maintained a
straight "A" average for four years
in fygh school work being co-vale
dictorian wkh Joan Haney this year.
She is the daughter of the late Mr.
and iMrs. Lofton Mason and the
niece of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Evans,
of Murphy, Route 2, with whom she
has lived for the last four years.
.She has ba a meSiber of the 8tu
Went Council lor the last two years,
was Junior marshal, has served on
both the Boomerang and the Kan
umsheta staff and won the Chemis
try medal her junior year.
Bill McClure has maintained the
average for tl\e past four years as
top boy in the senior class. He is
the son of Mr. and firs. Charlie Mc
Clure of Murphy, Route 4.
Hiwassee Dam
Commencement
Exercises Held
Hiwassee Dam had its commen
cement exercise May 26 at the
school gymtorium at 7:30 p.m.
Diplomas were awarded to the
students by Mr. Harest E. King,
Principal.
(Baccalaureate Sermon was de
livered by Rev. J. Alton Morris at
11 a.m. May 24. The music was by
the school glee club and was direc
ted by Miss Bernice Boring with
Helen Keenum and Linda Boring
at the piano.
Honor students for the year are
Carolyn Wilcox and Max Graham
These two students haive maintain
ed an "A" average for four years.
Miss Wilcox, valedictorian, is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Wilcox, of .Route 4, Murphy. She is
a member of Farner Presbyterian
Church. She has been active in the
Beta Club of which she was presi
dent. She was business editor of
the "Eagle", the school annual. She
was co-captian of the basketball
team and earned a letter each year
during the four years of high school.
Mr. Graham, salutatorian, is the
son of Mr. and Mr*. Willard Gra
ham of Violet!" NorUf^fcrohna. He
is a member of the Violet Baptist
Church. He was active In the Beta
Club of which he was vice-presi
dent, and a member of the Science
Club.
Ushers for the Baccalaureate ser
mon and commencement program
were honor students from the Junior
class. They are: Chief Marshal
Jackie McNabb, Betty Jean Adams,
Douglas Hamby and Don Helton.
I The following awards for out
standing achievement were preset
ted at cradaatkm: Math ? Haaal
Slagle; English - Jackie McNabb:
Citizeihap - Hilda White and Ed
ward Graham; Beet All- Around Boy
- T. W. Chapman: Best AU-Attxud
Otrl - Maxine Beaver; Moat Ath-j
ledc - Barbara An Allen and;
Eddie Sptvia; Typing - Tkahai
Roster Told
For
Little League
Tentative rosters for the Little
League teams have been announced.
Tlje first game of ttie season will
be played Friday, June 5 at 6:30
p.m. between the Yankees and the
Braves.
Following is a tentative roster of
players. The final roster will be
announced later.
Civitan: Donald Mofris, Jimmy
Jordan, Gary Phillips. Gary Bry
*on, Perry Brown, Eddie Skagg,
Danny Bailey, Jimmy Sherrlll,
Charles Hembree, Tony Hembree,
Terry Hensley, Russell Caldwell,
David Hall, Mike Jordan, Jackie
Wayman, Glenn Alexander, Greg
Barnett, Samuel Davis, Tommy
Reed.
Esso: Harold Teague, Roger Kep
hari, John Cook, Jackie Morris,
Wayne Palmer, Trip Bourne, Billy
Forsythe, Darell Timpson, Tommy
English, Donald Ramey, David Pen
land, Ct\arles Joe Kilby, Cal Stiles,
Bill Swanson, Kenneth Swanson,
Jerry Ray Palmer, David Ramsey,
Bobby Dickey, Carl Townson, Gene
Farmer.
?Phillips: Bob HID, Jimmy Cole,
Brent Radcliff, Knox Singleton, Dean
Wilcox, Jackie Campbell, Rex Stew
art, Stephen Crawford, James
Sneed. CarLM. Ttamas, BAlty Wag
goner, Clyde Thomas, Terry Brew
er, Elbert Totherow, William Fish,
Sill Cheney, Tommy Clark, Ran
dolph Fox, Roger Stiles, Woodrow
Palmer.
Marble: Jerry Breedlove, Willie
Jordan, Wiley Homer Elrod, Scotty
Breedlove, Ford Bruce West, Ger
ald Bryson. Richard Greene, Mickey
Griggs, Robert Griggs, Donny Ray
Davis.
Rosters are incomplete and Brass
town registrations have not been
turned in. Rosters and registra
tions for Senior League are incom
plete. Additional registrations will
be accepted until June 3 (Wednes
day).
CAROLYN WILCOX
Valedictorian
MAX GRAHAM
. Loaf; Boom Bconomlc* ? Linda
P-Mni; Valedictorian ? Carolyn
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Coiuiicr s Jury Orders Body
Of Carmelita Moss Exhumed
M.Y.F. Members
Plan
June 1 Tour
Members of the Methodist Youth i
Fellowship of Murphy Methodist
Church are planning to tour to St.
Simon's Island, Brunswick, Georgia,
June 1.
About thirty young people and
adult counselors will make Che trip
in private cars. While in Brunswick
they will visit the site of John Wes
ley's first missionary trip to Ame
rica, historic JekyU's Island and
other points of Interest.
Members of the Youth Fellowship
in Andrews and Sylva will join in
the tour. The Rov. Edwin Carter,
the Rev. A. L. Maxwell and the, Rev.
R. .T Houts, Jr. will serve as lea
ders for the trip.
Local Man Hurt In Crash
J. Quince Hembree, 40, of Mur
phy was seriously injured in an
auto accident on U.S. 74 Tuesday
morning.
Also injured in the accident was
Frank Voyles, 40. of Baytown, Tex.
Mr. Hembree suffered a fractured
leg, back and neck and lacerations
of the scalp. He was treated at
'Providence Hospital ana later trans
fered to an Asheville hospital.
Mr. Voyles, a former resident of
the Murphy area, suffered face lace
rations and fractured ribs, High
way patrolman Ray Heffner said.
Mr. Heffner said the accident hap
pened when the car, driven by Mr.
Voyles, struck the rear end of a
pickup truck and ran off an em
bankment 600 feet later.
The car was demolished.
The car struck a pickup truck
driven by Everett Bolts, 45, of near
Culbertson, Ga.
FLAGS NEEDED
Jim Greene. Commander, Joe
Miller Elkins Post 96. The Ameri
can Legion, said that he is constan
tly being contacted by schools,
churches and others concerning
American Flags.
Any f:imilies or individuals who
possess flags that they would like
to see put to use are requested to
contact Mr. Greene and he will be
glad to accept the flag on behalf
of the American Legion and will
see that they are properly distribu
ted and displayed throughout the
area.
Boys Named To Attend Summer Camp
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Sponsord By The Cherokee Scout
Ten boys have been selected by
John Jordan, principal of Murphy
Elementary school to attend camp
this summer sponsored by the
Cnerokee Scout.
The boys are Rickie Bagley, Mur
phy Route 4, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Bagley; Lester Lee Stowe.
son of the Rev. and Mrs. Lester
Stowe, Murphy Route 1; Jack Pipes,
son of Mrs. Cloid 'Pipes, Marble;
Jimmy Jordan, son of Mr. and Mrs.
John Jordan, Murpty; Bob Hill, son
of Dr. and Mrs. Bob Hill, Murphy;
Woodrow Palmer, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Wilson Palmer, Murphy; La
mar Haggar, son of Mrs. James H.
Haggar, Murphy; Darrell Timpson,
Cecil Timpson, Murphy Route 3;
Billy Cornwell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Koss Cornwetl, Marble Route 1;
Jobs Snow, aon of (Mr. and M*?
L. L. Mason, Murphy. !>
Boys who may go to camp must
be between the ages of 11 and 14
years of age.
The boys will visit Camp Ney-A-Ti
near Guntersvnle, Alabama, for two
weeks, from July 5 through 19.
The Scout will furnish transpor
tation to and from the camp.
The purpose of the camp is to
bring together boys from different
states who will be the civic leaders
of the future.
The boys were selected on the
basis of citizenship and promise for
the future.
SifynA ^iamet
Route No. 4, Box 272
Baltimore 27, Md.
Mav P. 1959
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Cherokee Scout, Clurpniy, ?. o.
To The People of Cherokee County:
Firstly, I would like to thank the person or persons who "Titled" my
letter of May 3, "Urps Them."
I am sincerely sorry 1 so obviously neglected to sign my name to the
above mentioned letter. I did it for my own reasons. Tension bad been
building up week by week because of Mr. Clare's editorials. 1 assure
you I am more tljan happy to sign this letter.
Mr. Clare's editorials I'm sure have their good parts as well as the
bad. 1 honestly feel as though giving the people of Cherokee County such
undue justice is very de-constructive. If there is to be Progress you
must do it in a progressive manner ? not by running one individual down
and building up another. 1 quote Mr. Abraham Lincoln, "A bouse divided
against itself cannot stand." Mr. Clare himself will have to admit that
be has written some p retty harsh things abuot different happenings. 1
mention one in particular. The one about the jail ... I am sure if the
only thing our Sheriff had to do was keep the Jail clean that k would be
spotless. (Comparing uie Hue worn ne nas done ouierwise. ) Let s t ace
it. Things like that Just happen. 1 am sure you would have made a lot
more trienas il you ?>ad taken a bucket and a rag and done some worn
instead ot so much writing. 1 could go on down the page giving you my
ojj.mon oi outer articles but that is useless. 1 have do intention of trying
to compete with Mr. Clare. 1 only had to express myself to the wonderful
people ot Cherokee county and let them know what a marvelous group of
American citizens ti^at live in our wonderful little country town. I am
very proua tnat Murphy is uie town mat it is, a town where a child as
wen as an aauit can teel sale to walk down the streets after dark. Re
memoer in a country town you have country people, (ain't none no great
a) and in a city you have city suckers. As a future Mother 1 pray that
i wui have the pleasure to give my children the same schooling, the
?ame small town youcb that 1 was so fortunate to have (and didn't appre
ciate it until 1 let i.) To build a better community you must build it to
gether with what ever you have to build it with.
Regarding the threat of "Sicklist" you misinterpret the word. I know
by experience it's always best to stay out of other people's business. You
had no right to make such an issue about the recent fight that happened.
You are no Judge, so why Judge? Your prejudice was so strong 1 limply
boned. There is always two sides to everything. Too often we make
the mistake Of listening to one side and putting the other side aside.
As I said above 1 have no intentions of competing with Mr, Clare's
T-eekly editorials, 1 am a bookkeeper by trade, not a writer. I (tad that
letters and figures Just don't mix.
Sincerely,
, Mrs. Elisabeth F.
Plans Announced
For Andrews
Celebration
ANDREWS ? Preliminary plans
and announcement of committees to
serve in the Annual Andrews Fourth
of July celebration were announg^
recently by W. D. Whitaker, gener
al chairman.
The following were announced:
J. S. Gernert, parade chairman, Clif
ford Huls, John Slagle and Jake
Buchanan; Kiddie parade, Mrs.
Sara J. Chandler, chairman, Mrs.
Margaret Ann Hartman, and Mrs.
Emogene Ledford; Finance com
mittee: Tommy Fuller, chairman,
Ty Burnett, Mrs. Marilyn Baer and
Loren Truett;
Also: Refreshments: Dean Tru
ett, chairman, Joe El-Khouri, and
Charles Freel; Little League, J.
Arthur Walk ins, chairman; Fire
works, Edwin Bristol, chairman,
Edgar Wood, John Slagle and Tom
Hay; 'Publicity: Mrs. A. B. Chand
ler Sr., Miss Trilby Glenn, Mrs.
Dorottiy Pullium, Mrs. Grady Gar
ner, Miss Jeannette Carringer and
Dee Witt Sharp.
Sponsored by civic organizations
of the town the celebration which
begins with a parade will be fol
lowed by a double header ball game
by the Little League and other
special events.
A special feature will be free re
freshments served to all children
under twelve yCkrs of age. Civic
organizations will also sponsor food
for sale.
Prizes will be offered in the
parade.
Plans will be completed and an
nouncement made at ? later date.
The day's activities will begin at
ten a.m. and conclude at 2 p.m.
T. R. Poller
To Head ,
Andrews Lions
ANDREWS ? Thomas H. Fuller
was elected president of the An
drews Lions Club at the meeting
of the club last week. Harold Gee
is the immediate past president.
Other officers elected are: Joe
El-Kbouri 1st vice-president; Lee
Nichols, 2nd vice-president; Neal
Matheson, 3rd vice-president; Sam
Hartman, secretary-treasurer.
Marion Ennis, Tail-twister; Her
bert Sheidy, Lion Tamer; Ray Hog
sed and James Harris directors for
one year; Clifford Hula and Richard
Conley director* for two years.
The Rev. Vltolds Gobins was elec
ted chaplain. Installation of offi
cers will take place at a later date.
Survey Shows
WKKK Station
Most Hoard
A survey condncted hi this area
by Conlad Associates, Inc. of Mis
souri show that local ratto station
A'KRK is the moat list snsil to star
ion ia ? ZS mile radius of Murphy.
The survey was conducted In
vpril at the reqneetef national ad
ertialng ageaciea.
A total ?f MP caSs were mads
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Family Petitions Body Be Exhumed
To Determine Cause Of Girl's Death
A coroner's jury Monday decided to exhume the body of 16-year-old
Carmelia Moss for an autopsy at Duke University.
The jury reached the decision to exhpme the body after 12 minutes
of deliberation.
HOLDS REVIVAL
Rev. John Allen Snider of
Bloomington, ID., will conduct ?
revival at the Free Methodist
Church of Andrews through May
31. Services will be conducted
each evening at 7:3? p.m. The
public is invited to attend the
services.
A.A. Meeting
Planned For
Sunday
An open meeting of Alcoholics
Anonymous, a national organization
devoted to helping alcoholics, is
sctjeduled for Hie First Methodist
Church of Murphy Sunday after
noon. May 31, at 3 p.m.
Members of the A. A. Chapter in
Elijay, Ga., will be present. Two
speakers will be furnished by the
Atlanta, Georgia Chapter.
Arnold Beerkens
Finishes Term
As Lay Leader
Arnold Beerkens has recently
completed two years of service as
president of the North Carolina
Catl^Mc Laymen's Association.
He and Mrs. (Beerkens spent the
past week-end in Clr^Hte at the
annual meeting of t association
where he made a speech at the ban
quet on Saturday night and served
as moderator of workshops and dis
cussion groups during the day.
As Association president be has
for the past two years written a
weekly column for The North Caro
lina Catholic, a newspaper pub
lished in Raleigh. He will remain
on the Board of Directors of the
Association.
Keynote speaker at the meeting
was Dr. Emerson Hynes, head of
the department of sociology at St.
John's College in Minnesota. Dr.
Hynes is on leave from the college,
serving as legislative assistant in
Washington to U.S. Senator Eugene
McCarthy.
.Miss Moss' death had been ruled
h suicide by Coroner J. C. Town
son after iter death at tier homo
May 3. There were rumors in the
Marble area that the girl died of
foul play and District Solictor -
Glenn Brown was called in and the -
investigation was re-opened.
Members of the family requested .
that the girl's body be exhumed and
an autopsy performed to determine -
of the class.
The petir-on was signed by her
mother, Mrs. Delia Marie Coker:
two sisters. Sue and Gail Coker;
and a half brother. Robert M. Hass.
At the time of death, it was
thought ttiat Miss Moss had com
mitted suicide by drinking a bottle
of silver polish in the kitchen of
her home in Marble.
An analysis of the polish proved
that it contained cyanide, a deadly
poison.
The jury took only 12 minutes to
decide that the body should he ex
humed for an autopsy.
Mr. Townson began making ar
rangements for the body to be re
moved for .the autopsy.
'Mr. Townson said the autopsy
will be performed in a few days.
Eight Webles
Pass To Boy
Scout Membership
Eight Weblos moved from file
ranks of Cub to Boy Scouts in a
ceremony (Monday night at First
Methodist Church in the closing
pack meeting of the season before
the summer vacation.
The cubben, in an observance
under the directon of Merle Davis,
pack cubmaster, passed beneath an
arch with the Cub emblems and the
colors into the realm of Boy Scout
oom. Those tlyis initiated included
Luke Bayless, Trip Bourne, Perry
Brown, Gary Bryson, Mike Jordan,
Bobby Potterf Knox Singleton, and
Calvin Styles. Also to move oa,
though not present at the meeting,
are Weblos Jan Davidson and BiHy
Lay. Holding tfoe colors were Billy
Harper and Steve Crawford.
Taking part in the ceremony a
long with Mr. Davis were Scout
Billy Odell, Robert A. 'Potter, and
Scoutmasters Mont .Rogers and
' Sonny" Gillespie. Scoots Odell and
Billy Harper received merit badges
from Commissioner John Jordan,
and Bill Potter was given his Bob
cat and Wolf badges as a cubber.
While no pack or den meeting is
to be held during summer months
among the Cubs, fathers of the boys
are requested to take Ibe dens on
outdoor activities.
Katherine Sursavage Wins Citizenship ?;
Metal At Andrews High Graduation
ANDREWS ? Medal I and awardi
were preeented to students at fee
commencement exercises for the
graduating class of '? of the An
drews High School Monday evening
in the High School auditorium.
The addreas to the class was giv
en hy Mr. Charles W. Phillips, Di
rector of Public Relations Woman'*
College of the University el North
Carolina. ... .. - .
The Rev. R> D. #ltherspoon Jr.,
pastor- yf the <Presbyteri4n Ofufcb,
gave the Invocation.
Gerald Olhby. prnflnl of the
school ?
Shirley Ann Onnc and Bobby
Nichols were awarded the Drama
ties medal
Terry Postefl received the medal