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VOLUME N NUMBER ? ? I MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA ? THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 1#5S EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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RAMBLER
Or. George 8ta e has the Me to
tell ahiat how the heard* hefcnf
(frown tor (to n|w Train cei
eto^toa an effecting people to
this area. Recently, Dr. Sixe aild
a pattest nhiat to, years-old came
|at* his office. The patient, a
UtUe hart of hearts*, was waiting
his tara to aae Dr. Sixe whea ?
maa cane to wtto ? full black
beard aad asked if Dr. Sixe was in
his office. The oM patient. Dr.
8ixe said, apparently misunder
'stood the qaestlon and looked very
closely at the heard aad asked the
nurse, "to this Dr. Sixe? The
narse Md him it was not, bat
that did not seem to satisfy the
old gentleman.
Whea his tara mme, he had quie
tly left toe office.
Some people seem to have all
the tack. Recently, Bob Banlt was
auctioning off a cake for the Mur
phy Woman's Club. Bob had work
ed the bidding up until it was very
spirited for a beautiful pound cake.
He was walking around the room
with it baiaaced on his hand. Soon
the bidding was up to to. This was
apparently too much for Bob to
stand. He became excited and dro
pped the cake right in the midd
le of a bridge table where there
were four players. But, Bob did
not bestltate. He simply bought the
cake tor himself.
Or. A. J. Headrick got Into quiU
aa argument the other morning over
UK warm* that are eating every
one's trees. Or. Headrick seems to
be having about the same trouble
that everyone eise ta with the worm
and he claims Uiat some of his
trees are stripped bare by the little
worms. "Why" Dr. Heafrlck said,
"You can stand under the trees
aad bear the worms chomping. It
soond like a pack of dogs chew
ing en a boae. 'Here Is where he
gat same argument. Everyone
wmM agree Uiat the worms are
(tripping the trees, but it seems
that Dr. Headrick is the only one
that has heard the worms chewing.
Jane 1 is a lot more unlucky
for F. L. Teagne than Friday II.
Twenty four years ago on June 1,
he had Ms first auto accident and
this Jnne 1, had had another anto
accident. These two wrecks
are the only two car crashes Mr.
Teagne haa experienced in his
years of driving. Also June 1 is i
the Mrthday of his daughter,
Mrs. Carl Carroil.
Baptist Vacation
Bible School
Enrollment for the First Baptist
Church vacation Bible School will
be held Saturday at 9 a. m.
The annual Bible School parade
will be staged at 10 a. m.
Classes will be held from June
g through 19 from 9 a.m. until 12
noon.
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MOBS NEW STORE8
Approximately 300 persons are shown awaiting the opening of two
new stores in Murphy on Mag> 18. Approximately 3,000 persons visited
the new stores during the opening day. The store are Collins Crain
Department Store and Fambro Five and Ten store Ucated an Valley
River Avenue.
Hiwassee Dam Resort Village Opens
For Business First Time June 1
Hiwassee Dam Resort Village
opened for business for the first
time June 1.
Formerly a village erected by the
Tennessee Valley Authority during
the period when Hiwassee Dam was
being constructed the village was
for a short period a unit of the
North Carolina State Park system
and was recently purchased by pri
vate interest for a resort develop
ment.
Hiwassee Dam 307 feet high, is
the second highest dam in the TVA
A system with an overspill higher
than any other in the nation. The
dams forms a multi-fingered lake
stretching 22 miles long with a
shoreline of 180 miles.
The resort has refurnished 42 cot
?broughout, equipping them
Vacation Bible
School To Hold
Daily Classes
ANDREWS? The Annual Daily
Vacation Bible Softool which open
ed Monday morning June 1 will
have classes each morning begin
ning at 8:30 and closing at 11:30
and will continue through June 10.
The following faculty is in charge:
General officers, The Rev. T. C.
Christmas, superintendent; Miss
Fanny McGuire, secretary; Mrs.
Ruth Gibson and Mrs. Daisy Seay,
refreshments; Dean Truett, hand
work for the Intermediate and Jun
ior boys; Mrs. T. C. Christmas.
Miss Elizabeth Pullium, Mrs. Ray
Frye and Miss Sue McGuire, Nur
sery;
Mrs. Kenneth Stover, Mrs. Hazel
Matheson and Mrs. J. V. Brooks,
beginners; Primary, Sara Long,
Ann Pullium, Martha Derreberry.
Gladys Rector, and Mrs. Iris
Adams. Junior I, Mrs. Polly Mc
Guire, Mrs. Louise Rector, Mrs.
Rut!) Roper, and Mrs. Betty Har
ris.
Junior II, Miss Trilby Glenn, Mrs.
Betty Holland, De Etta Watson,
and Mrs. Marvin Pulliur.i.
Intermediates workers as fol
lows; Mrs. Jack Long, Miss Pat
Derreberry and Miss Meredith
Wfcitaker.
for housekeeping and accomodat
ing from 2 to 10 persons. New boa
t docks have been provided and
equiped with t>oats and moters for
rental, and launching facilities are
available.
The swimming pool is under con
struction in the Village and being
developed into a reception and rec
reation area, administration head
quarters, snack bar, gift shop and
U. S. Post Office, all located with
in easy walking distance of the j
cottages.
The Hiwassee Dam boasts also
the worlds's largest pump which
can return from the bottom of the
dam to the lake above 1-3/4 million ?
gallons oi water per minute, yet
when reversed, aerve as a turbine
generating electricity.
Martha Corn
Wins Civitan
Scholarship
Martha Louise Corn. Murphy
High School senior was awarded
a $250 scholarship by the Civitan
Club of Murpliy.
The Scholarship is an annual
scholarship awarded on the basis
of scholarship and need.
The funds will be paid to the
college of Miss Corn's choice.
Methodist And
Presbyterians
Combine Meets
Murphy Mehodists and Presbyter
ians are uniting in evening services
during the summer months, with
the first joint worship to be held at
the Presbyterian church at 8 p.m.
Sunday.
The Rev. A1 Smith, Methodist
minister, is to preach in the ab
sence of the First Methodist pas
tor, the Rev. R. T. Houts Jr. Mr.
Smith's subject is: "On Being A
Real Christian." Robert A. Potter,
Presbyterian minister, is to lead
the worship.
The two choirs from the churcn
es are to united in leading the
singing. AH are invited to attend,
and membets or the two congrega
tions are urged to attend this unit
ed service.
JUNE 1959
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VISIT
Cherokee Cafe
For Good Eating
anytime:
Jan ixoady To Punish Men
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Who Fail To Grow Beards
Young Harris
Offers i !
Summer Courses
The summer sc .sion at Young
Harris College will begin with reg
istration on Monday, June 15. The
dormitories will be open on Sunday
June 14.
This will be a six weeks session,
lasting through July 24, which will
offer the basic college courses all
owing a student to earn ten hours
of credit. Special remedial courses
will be offred in English and Alge
ebra for new students with these
deficiencies.
The academy division will also
be available enabling a student to
earn one unit of credit if he is on
tlje senior level and has the permis
sion of his ii^ii school principal.
Courses offerings in the academy
division includes: senior English
advanced Algebra, Trigonometry,
I Algebra II, French, and Spanish.
Futher information about the sum
? mer session may be obtained by
writing to the Registrar Young Ha
rris College.
Man Arrested
At
Still Site
The sheriff's department captur
ed one man and 100 gallons of
mas); in a still raid in the Eberne
zer section May 30. Sheriff Ander
son said.
Fred McDonald, 43, of Ebernezer
was arrested at the scene, Mr. An
derson said. He was held under a
?Federal charge.
Participating in the raid along
with Sheriff Anderson was Charles
White and Herman Robinson.
Plans Being Made
For
Fireworks Show
ANDREWS ? Plans are being
made for an elaborate free fire
works display to be staged as part
of Andrews July 4 celebration.
Tl;e fireworks exhibition will be
staged at the Andrews-Murphy Air
port.
Other entertainments will also be
offered during Uie celebration.
James Pippin
To Supply
Bethel, Hayesville
James A. Pippin, student for the
ministry at Union Seminary, Rich
mond, Virginia, is taking up his
work this week at Hayesville and
Bethel Presbyterian churches in a
clinical year.
Mr. Pippin succeeds John H.
Law, who with his wife and baby,
have gone to LaGrange, Georgia,
where Mr. t,aw will serve as pas
tor of the Dallas Presbyterian
Church. In the fall he will re-enter
Columbia Seminary at Atlanta for
his final yea:.
Mr. and Mrs. Pippin and infant
will make their home in the resi
dence occupied by the Laws. Mr.
Pippin will preach at Hayesville
church in a building program
launched under the leadership of
Mr. Law.
He will preach and conduct Sun
day School at Bethel Presbyterian
church near Unaka each Sunday
afternoon. The Sunday school is an
outpost of Murphy Presbyterian
| church.
SWEETHEARTS ON TELEVISION
The Carolina Sweethearts, Murphy Square Dance team are pictured as they appeared on the Fred
Miller Stars of Tomorrow talent show in Atlanta. The dance team, under the direction of Mrs. Constance
West and Mrs. Bobbie Stalcup, will appear on the show again Sunday at 5:39 p.m. It can be seen on Chan
nell 11. Members of the team are Robert Bruce, caller, Harold Teague, Karol Kaye, Charlotte Stalcup,
Charles White, Jerry Decker, Jane Brittain, Billy King, Dianne Wilkins, Larry McDonald, Sandra
Chastain, Wayne Watson, Wanda Sue McDonald, John Bruce, Pamla Chastaln, Calvin Laney and BUlie
Stalcup.
Reproduction Of Registration Bank
For Wagon Train Celebration Printed
Following is a reproduction of
the registration form to be used to
enter the Tellico Plains-Murphy
Wagon Train.
"I definitely plan to enter
Wagom , and/or
horseback riders in the Tellico
Murphy Wagon Train. Wagons will
assemble and parade in TelUco
.Plain* on July 2nd. The train will
leave Tellico Pains at day break
on July 3rd, arriving at the camp
area near uie Tennesssee-North
Carolina Line at approximately
4 p.m. the same afternoon. Leave
the camp area at day break July
4th, arriving in Murphy ait approx
imately 2 p.m.
I have read the suggested specifi
cations and set of rules governing
the Wagon Train and agree to abide
by them, unTtoU excused by the
Wagon-Master in/or for an emer
gency
DATE SIGNED
PLEASE RETURN THIS COM
PLETED REGISTRATION FORM
TRAIN IS TO POINT TO THE
NEED OF A CONNECTING HIGH
WAY BETWEEN TELLICO
PLAINS. TENNESSEE AND MUR
PHY, NORTH CAROLINA.
1. Wagon Master and his assist
ants to be in charge of all entries.
2. Each teamster and horseback
rider to be responsible for the feed
ing and care of his animate.
3. All wagons to have steel tires,
brakes, bows and canvas and
should look as much a frontier type
as possible.
3b. All Buggies, Surries, Hacks
or other eligible enter! es must have
wooden spokes.
4. Any wagon that breaks down
will fall out and let the remaining
wagons continue, unless repairs
can be made, so as not to delay the
train.
5. There will be no advertise
ment on any wagon? only the name
of the sponsoring civic organization
or club will be permitted.
8. The nidht of July ?h will be
spent at the fairgrounds in Mar
I
ed by Murphy Civic Clubs. Persons
making die trip may camp in the
fairgrounds.
7 The Tellico-Kiwanis Club will
give a prise to the sponsor of the
best entry completing the trip.
8. The TeUIco Plains American
Legion will furnish entertainment in
the Town Square on t^e night of
July 2nd.
9. The Civics Clubs of Cherokee
County, North Carolina will provide
an entertainment program on the
afternoon and night of the 4th.
10. All participants should be as
sembled not later than 4 p.m. July
2nd. In Telllcog'Uins.
11. Wagon Master and Assist
ants will be Identified by arm
bands.
Each community entering two or
more wagons or lyrees will elect or
appoint a section chief to be in
charge of their section. Single
wagons or riders will be assigned
to section of their choice as aeer
as possible. Bach section chief wfll
see that stock b property watered
and fed.
Schedule Of Events For Wagon Train
Celebration Announced By Committee
Talent Hunt
To Be Staged
At Franklin
A tnree-ooy "mountain talent
hunt", with possible TV and movie
committments for the best enter
tainers, will ue held at Franklin,
June 18-19-20.
Called by r>ob Cox ,of St. Peters
burg, Fla., the talent scout who put
the Smoky Mountain Cloggers of
Western North Carolina on the Ed
Sullivan show, the thre? nights of
auditions are being held in Frank
lin because of its central location m
the mountains of southwestern
North Carolina and north Georgia.
This mountain area is described by
Cox as a "veritable treasure of
Southern talent that cries out for
recognition."
The nightly shows, to which the
public is invited, will be held "un
der the stars" in the fcigh school
stadium, or. If the weather is bad,
in the nearoy gymnasium.
Ccx says he is particularly inter
ested in mountain string bands,
square dance <?JA?S of both the
clogger and smooth vafiety, individ
ual performers, ballads singers, and
rock-a-billy outfits.
"I must emphasize, however,"
Cox says, "that the acts must re
flects authentic mountain music."
The talent scout has in his pos
session firm committments for July
auditions in Hollywood for moun
tain music entertainers from this
section.
On the basis of their outstanding
showing on the Sullivan show, Cox
plans to take the Smoky Mountain
Cloggers to the West Coast with
him.
In order to round out the audi
tions in a purely mountain vein,
Cox says he needs at least two
more mountain acts to take with
him.
Carmelitta Moss
Had
No Brokei Bones
Final report on the autopsy of
Carmelitta Moss, 16. of Marble
has not been mad a, according to
Sheriff Claude Anderson.
Miss Moss' body was exhumed re
recentty for an autopsy after mem
bers of her family petitioned a
coroner's jury for the action.
Mr. Anderson said <he only state
ment that his office has received is
that the girl suffered no broken
bones.
A slab jail has been erected on
the square to accommodate vio
lates of the no shaving ordinance
as the Teliico Plains to Murphy
Wagon Train Celebration gets un
derway.
Tt)e rules of the celebration calls
for the men to wear beards and
western dress while the women
sport gay 90"s dresses and bonnets
aloag with pointed shoes.
The jail was built by the Ameri
can Legion. The beard require
ment went into effect June 1. To
date, there has been no one arrested
and put in the wooden jail for the
lack of beard of western dress.
Officials or ate Wagon Train cele
bration arc still asking for dona
tion of hay to feed the animals that
make the trip from Teliico Plains.
If anyone has feed to contribute,
they are asked to contact members
of the Wagon Train committee or
Jasper Sneed, care taker at the fair
grounds.
Following are the rules for the
Wagon Train celebration.
(1) All men must grow mus
taches. bearcis or side burns. Those
vrho frown on such practice will be
allowed if> buy ? IS. 00 shaving
license. Those who do not comply
will be confined In the American
Legion Stockade;
(2) During the week of July 4th
the men must wear cowboy hats,
and these will be on sale by the
Cherokee Garden Club;
<3? Women are required -to wear
bonnets which will be on sale by
the Murphy (Business & Profes
sional Womens Club;
(4) During the week of July
4th women will be required to
wear complete frontier costumes;
(5) All persons will be requir
ed to wear the official Wagon
Train "Button" which will be on
sale shortly by the Murphy Busi
ness & Professional Womens Club
at the price of 35 cents.
Following is a schedule of events
for the celebration on July 4.
4. a.m. Wagon Train starts to
ward Murphy from Tenaessee-N.
C. State Line; 2 p.m. Wagon Train
arrives at Murphy Ball Park; 2; IS
p.m. Platform Program, introduct
ion of Honored Guests. Speeches;
5:30 pm. Beauty Contest at Swim
ming Pool; 7 p.m. Rodeo: 8 p.m.
Professional Wrestling Matches,
new high school football field;
9 p.m. Wagon Train Costume Ball,
old tygfa school gymnasium. Cos
tume Judging.
July 5; 7:30 Joint religious
services at Ban Park; 1:30 p m
Horse Show