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The Cherokee Scout Dedicated To Promoting Cherokee County \ OL.UME H NUMBER? 17 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER It. 1?U EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK 1 UBUSHKO *Cija) At Presbyterian Church Annual Thanksgiving Service To Be Held Eviwjrljcal churches of Murphy I t-t to rinducl their annual united Thank giving service at 7:30 p.m. Wedr. Ed ay, Nov. 25, at Murphy Preybyertan Church. ?The Rev Alex B. Hanson, recior o* the Kpisoopal Chur+i of the A ? siah. will bring the message. , C'omhtned choirs from the -partici- 1 piling crncrcgations will lead in the singing. O'ter.nj > . ceived at the service will go to the intcr-church chanty 1 fund to meet local needs and those :. transit*. Others liking part will Include: i. Alton Morris, first Baptist Chur/i, pi. siding; Eugene E. Curtis. Free Methodist Church. Scripture lesson; W. F. Elliott, re-, Jtti Methodist minister , the thanks giving p aj. r; R T. Houts. Jr., First Methodist Church, setting orth the needs of the offering; and Rsbcr: A. Potter, host pastor, the ? nc iiction. Four New Films Available At Regional Library - The Naniahala Regional Library which scr\.'s Cherokee, Graham and Clay counties, has received four new films which are available n.iw for booking. Tlvsc films can be loaned to clLibs. h o? p i t a 1 s, professional proups. church groups and other organizations and are distributed through the Nantahala Regional Library. Films for this month are: City, a t lajsic documentary film on com munity planning; Soviet Uniwi: The Land and the People, which surveys Rust's great deversity in land forms, cliimte and human activi ties; Mexican Fishin? Village, which describes life on tlv volcanic island of .Janitzic in Lake Patzcuaro and Marching Along With Souso tight highlights of John Philip Sousa's career. These films wiH be available from Nev. 18-Dec. 11. To rer.Tve call VE 7-2025. A trtm projector and screen are available at the Regional Library, if needed. Andrews Jaycees To Collect Christmas Toys ANDREWS? Lawin Trr.Ht, chair man of the Christmas Aid Com mittee of the Andrews Junior Chim in- r of Commerce has announced n canvass to begin Saturday, Nov. JS, for discarded toys. Jsycees will repair, mend, and repaint brolvn toys in workshops which will be held at a later date And distributed to worliiy families with hildren in this vicinity ccm piled from lists from the County Welfare Department. To expedt.; the work any one wbc has toys for this project of the Jaycees may leave them at the Andrews Furniture Store or the Journal Office on Main StnvH prior tc the house to house canvass. It 4s planned in addition to mend ing toys, new toys will be made from scrap materials. Dean Truett is president of the And .-ws Jaycees. Dr. A. Krochmal To Be Speaker ForNCEA Dinner Dr. Arnold Krochmal of Cullowhec will h? guest speaker at ? meet ing of the Murphy City Unit of the North Carolina Education Associa tion Thursday, Nov. 19. at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Henry House. Husbands ?nd whys o( faculty members will be special Dr. Krochmal has spent the last tlmv years in Greece on a Full bright Fellowship and is now a member of the faculty of Western Carolina College. He will illustrate his talk with slides and an exhibit. He will be asaMed by Ms wile, a native of Honduras. Ttv International Relations com mittee. MEss Ella Fay SycrS, chair man, will be in charge of the meet ing. Plans for the nvoSng were made by tfee Arrangement* Committee. John Jordan is chairman. | Former Resldeit Appointed To Governor's Staff The Governor of Georgia re cently appointed Prank Cojper of l)ec?*tur, Ga., to his staff as a colonel. Mr. Cooper is formerly from Murphy. Mrs. Walter Ensley I Places First In Football Contest Mrs. Walter Ensley of Route 1, Andrews, placed first in last week's football contest. Second pta<?: winner was The) ma Fieicy of Boulevard Road. Third place winner was Carl Hen son of Sales Street. Harold Phillips of Cherry Street also had 11 correct answers. Those who gues*vd 10 out of 12 answers correctly were Walter Cole of Route 1; Hu Sneed. Btti Saodets. P. O. Box 293; Mrs. Anna Ruth Palmer, Route 1, Kenneth Hawkins, Roui? (1, Holt Palmer Jr., Route 1, Jack Dickey, 200 Valley River Avenue, Frank Sudderth, P. O. Box 543, 'Daniel Neil Colvard, 2009 Dabney Drive, Chattanooga. Tenn., Janice Mintz, Andrews, Wanda Phillips, Route 1, Andrews, Roger Kephart, Route 3, Mh Helen Moody, Bobby Jones, An drews, Wayne Mintz, Box 583, An drews, KemvHh Gladson. N.C.O. Hospital. Ward B, Gastonia, Mrs. John EUU. Andrews, John Ellis, Andrews, and Miss Jo Elaine Ellis. Box 192, Andrews. Those guessing nine out of 12 games right v. -re: :Gary KHpatrick, Route 4, Jane Colvard, 2009 Dab ney Drive, Chattanooga, Tenn., Jack Lunsford, Lowell Street, Jim Wood. Andrews, Lane Phillips, Route 1. Andrews, Glenn Sneed, Rou'. 4. Murphy, Mrs. Nell Sneed, Howard W. Moody, Neil Sneed, Miss Jo Jo Moody, Hickory Street, Walter Ensley. Route 1, Andrews. Alex ander Starks. Route 4. David Slagle. Andrews. James Hawkins. Route 1 John Eric Ellis, Box 19?. An drews. Mrs. 'Jerry Davidson, 109 Campbell Street and Mrs. Edgar Wood, Box U, Andrews. Miss ida Hunt Brumby Named To " Who's Who " At Brenau GAINESVILLE, Ga - Miss Ida; Hunt Brumrby has been selected to represent Brenau Collefv in the 1960 issue of Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. Miss Brumby is one of seven outstanding seniors at Brenau chosen for this honor. Ths students were selected on the basis of scholarship, outstanding contribu tions to college activities, college citizenship, and loyalty. Miss Brumby will be graduated from Brenau in June with a Aapree in elementary education. This year ?toe is serving as president of the YWOA and Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority. She is a member of Honor Court the Senior Honor Society, the Ex ecutive Council of the Student Gov ernment Association, the Nominal 1 ing Committee of the 8.G.A., and Panhellenlc Council. She has also served as editor of AlcKsnlat, the college newspaper; secretary of the YWCA; vice-president of Zeta Tm Alpha; vice-president of NjBjA.; mcretary of the Cnshma* CKt, honorary ctab for speech students; 1 MBS IDA RUNT BBUMBY ' .''-I and w? ? tected "Bttt Ratter" d*r tfcg ber sophomore yaiir. MUi Bnmbyti the awgliln of Mr. ?ad Mr*. Bdw?M Hunt Bruw by. Sr.. of lflooreUnd Hrffhts Ortvt to Murphy. hkv,vr . Chunk L Love Dies In Raleigh Assistant Stale Attorr?*y General Claude L. Love. 63. of AsbevUle died unexpectedly ci a heart aU tack at his hoar.- in Ralei^i Wed ncaday. Nov. 1J. - Hr was a mtive of Hayesvttle. IV Is survived by the widow, the former Sidie Lee Odocn el Murphy. wh~m he married la 191i; one son, i*mv one rtauchVr. Mrs. Bruce ither, l.lbrary 8 Ga., ?wrr. ? Dnaneni. rnuu uu June L?ve r# Mfergsnton. Ga., and Tad nt Ch?ttanrr>gs. Tenn., three sister*, Mri Arvet Groves of LaFay.-Mte, Ga.. Mrs. Roy SWes rl Chattan rocga and Mrs. Dorothy Owens of Morganfcm and rhree grandchildren. K}.?. Love was a high school principal and teacher from 1914 to 1915 and 1917 to 1926. During 1923 25, be was principal of the Weaver 'ille schools. Be also taught at Haw Creek. Re was a member of th? Buncombe County Democratic Ex ecutive Commit . ^ from 1928 until 1939: a member of the Buncombe Ccunty Board of ' Education from 1930 to 1S?3: corporation counsel for tie To*? of Weawarville, 1928 35; and attorney for the County Board of Education from 1935 until he was named assistant attorney General. Funeral services were held Fri day. Nov. U. at Edenton Street y. thodist Church in Raleigh. The Rev. Embree H. Blackard, pastor of Asheville's Central Methodist Church, officiated. Burial was in Lewis HVmorial Park Saturday. Superior Court Completes Term; Next Term To Begin In April Christmas Club Members Receive $72,637 Checks totaling $72,637 or an average of tab /2 were mailed out to the members of the Christmas Club of Kw Citizens Bank k Trust Company. This is the eighth annual Christ mas Savings Club. The ninth annual Club will begin forming the week of Nov. 23 for Christmas 1960. Mcmtws may join at any time. To get the fullest possible benefit membership should start during Ite first week. Christmas Savings Clubs conduct ed by banks throughout the United ' States have grown into a stimulant i to Christmas shopping. VJiny industries provide for the Christmas ravings by deducting tit; amount specified by the employee from the employe's salary, making the payment direct to the bank. Many others make their wr.-kly de posits themselves. The Citizens Bank & Trust Com pany exr?xts the 1980 Club to show a substantial increase over the 1959 Club as it has each year since its beginning eight y.?ars ago. A mem ber may join the Club by depositing 50 per week or any multiple there of. Report On Local Flood Conditions To Be Presented To City On Nov. 23 A TV A flood study of the Hiwas see River, Valley River, and Peach tree Creek has been completed. T. report oo the study wiH be presented to tfce city an Monday night, Nov. 23, by officials of the State and TV A. according to Mayor ?L. L. Mason. Colonel Harry E. Brown, Director of the State's Department of Water Resources. John R. Hampton of; WNCRPC, and John W. Weathers and Edward J. H utter of the Ten nessee Valley Authority will be present to present the report and discuss it. The meeting will be in the Power Building at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Mason and Commissioners. President W. D. Townsoo and offi cials of the Chamber of Commerce, and Chairman C. 1>. AKreson and Church women To Sponsor Bake, Rummage Sale Ttv Episcopal Church women of the Church of the Messiah will have a bake and rummage sale Saturday. Nov. 21, at b a. m. at the parish house. There will also be white elephants and "good -as-new" clothing. Pro ceeds will be used for the work of the Churchwomen. , members cf the Clvrcfcee County Development Corporation are ex- 1 prcted to be present. Town and county otficiaU in the Murphy area have reaped thai tocal I And preMeana aunt bt recognuM and consider.^ if the best overall plan for development of rhe area is to be effected. Working through the Nc$th Carolina Department of Water Resources and tfw Western North Carolina Regional Planning | Commission, the Town, Chamber j of Commerce, and Cherokee Coun ty Development Corporation Joint ly reques.Vd the assistance of the Tennessee Valley Authority in pre paring a comprehensive flood study along the Hiwassee and Valley Rivers. It.? study was also to in c!ude Peachtree Creek, a tributary to the Hiwassee River four miles upstream fcvm Murphy. Flood problems in the Murphy area a the result of high water on the H>wassee River and its tribu tary the Valley River which Joins the main stream at Murphy. Peach tree Creek, a smaller tributary of tlv Hiwassee River flowing into it about four miles above Murphy, is also responsible for periodic dam age to valuable agricultural lands along its flood plain. The Murphy study is one vf a number that TV A is making to aid communities in the Tennessee Val Vy. Much of the report is based on work tti at TV A has been carrying cto since its beginning in connection with its water resources operations throughout the Tennessee Valley. In Its regular program TV A has as sembled information on rainfall, runoff, and other technical data bearing on the occurrence and mag nitude of floods In localities through out the region. Training Course To Be Held At Power Building A Girl Scoot Leadership Training Course tor adult Girl Scouts will be beM Monday. Nov. 23, ta th? Board Room of the Power Build ing. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. and coOtMe until 3 p.m. Mrs Heinz Boil man of Waynes vlBe. who is ? volunteer G4ri Scout worker from Plasah Girl Scout Council, win conduct the cot**. Mom ?tVuding the course are Mhfttf to bring a bag lunch. CWfee tofl b* finished - The largest known floods on the Htwassee River in Uv? vicinity of Murphy occurred in 1898 and 1899. On the Valley River the 1898 flood vgjM b?;hes?, while on Peachtree Creek a floSd In 1897 wa^ the high est experienced. The highest recent floods on these streams were those of February 1936 and January 195.'. The latter was one of the high est ever experienced on Peachtree Creek. It resulted in severe dam I age also to the Murphy high school bridge over ihe Valley River. College Choir To Present Concert Here Truitt McConnell Baptist Junior Ccllege Choir of Cleveland, Tenn., >viU present a concert at the First Baptist Church Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Miss Anita Whi'.\ daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. White of Hill Street, is a member of the choir. Dell In gram, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ingram of Route 4, is accompanist. Miss Carol SnrHii is director. The choir is composed of 38 voices. Mobile Enrollment Office To Be Here A Blue Cross mobile enrollment office, operated toy the Hospital Association of Durham, will be in Murphy Nov. 19-21. Trailer will be parkod on the square in Murpny and open daily from 4:30 a jn to 5:30 p.m. On Wedrcsday, Nov. 25, the trail er will be In Andrews all day park ed in front of the Rhoda Van-Gorder Clinic. Rev. Tom Houts Jr. Conducts Revival Services At Andrews Methodist Church ANDREWS? The Rev. Tom Houts Jr., pastor of the First Methodist Church of Murphy ta conducting a scries of .evangel 1st ic services at the First Methodist Church of An drews which began Sunday, Nov. IS and will continue through Sun day morning, Nov. 21. Each night throughout Hie week one of the organizations of the church wiH be to charge of pro moting attaadaaee including the Wesleyan Service Guild, Young Adult Sunday School Ctaas; Women's Soc'cty of Christian Ser vice. Men's FeUowshtp will be in j charge of the ?ervtce Thursday1 nigm, nana t>. uewar bidic uass, Friday night, Intermediate and Senior Methodist Youth Fellowship Groups. Saturday night. This aerie* of serwkv* according to an announcement by the pastor, the Rev. Dorrts Smotherman, brines to a dose the .Tight weeks of cot tage prayir meetings that have been held ia v arista sections of tcwn in coniYxtkm with the Total Enlistment ft* Christ Program. ' The Rev. Tom Hoots was a farmer member of (he Andrews School faculty. Hi* father, the Rev R. T. Houts, Sr., i* a Omar pastor of the n-st Method* Ckarok at Andrews. Seven Contractors To Bid On I Core Dun Project CHARLOTTE, N. C? Seven gen eral contractor* have been listed as bidders on the Cor.; Dun Pro ject for Cherokee County Develop ment Corp. in Murphy. Carolinas Branch, the Associated General Contractors of America, announced. Bids will be ojvrad at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Power Board Build ing. AGC, the construction industry's trade association in the Carolinas, listed the following general con tractors who plan to bid on the project: William B. Dillard Construction Co., Inc. (AGC), Syiva; N. C. Mon roe Construction Co. (A<iC) Greens boro; 'Dfcterson, Inc. (AGC). Mon roe; Wagoner Construction Co. IAC,CA Kfllkhiirv ? Smith on/1 Iahbo , _ ? ..-t.. J , wiamu UUU UUUtJ, Inc. (AGO), and J. M. Hughes and Son, Mkirphy; and Piedmont Hous ing and Construction Co.. Durham Ed Mooney Elected Commander Of WW I Veterans Ed Mconey of Biairsville, Ga., was .elected commander of the ,Worid\W?r I Veterans W.?dnesday, Nov. 11, when the group of veterans observed Veterans Day. Cther officers elected were?: first vice commander, W. C. Messor of Murphy; second vice president, Fred Johnson; adjutant, John C'Dell; and chaplain, the Rev. J. Fred Stiles. The veterans attended a dinner at the Honry House and also met at the Court House for a program and business meeting. Special guests were wives of the veterans. Approximately 103 jvr^ons attend ed. Guest speaker was retired attor ney Greene A. Jones. Mrs. Hadley Dickey and John Davidson presented music. elementary Students To Present Cinderella Mfcmbers of the second grades of Mrs. Evelyn Patton. Mrs. Christine Ingle and Mrs. Ruth Forsyth will present Cinderella Friday, Nov. 20, at 1 p.m. at the Elementary School Auditorium. Mrjnbers of the cast are: Cinder ella, Joan Hannah; stepmother, Gail Henson; first sister, Linda Corn well, second sister. Sheila Ann Wimpey; fairy god mother, Caro lyn Lovingood; print.?, James Led fvrd: queen, Laurie Sprung; and king, Robert Womble. Also, Cinderella Work Song, Marsha Kay Harper, Lewis Bras well, Roan'.? Stiles. Steve Stiles, Jimmy English, Barbara Rogers, iVancy Cook, Donna Frankum, Judy Rogers, Lorene Baker, Linda Palm ei, Susie Cornwell, Shirley Rotvr son, Boyd Smith. Ronnie Dockery, Keith Bates, Douglas Chaslain. Jrmmy Dockery, Donakl Dockery, Howard Enlr.;, Steve Henson, Ed die Smith, David Whitener, Hoyt Led ford, Janes Dockery, Lucille Amos, Eurettia Ashe. Jtldy Crisp, Hazel Carroll, Barbara DocfcTy, Kosetta <*ibby, Lawena Davis. Eve lyn Johnson. Vicfcey Ledford. Linda Phillips, Wanda Moore, Wanda Roberson, Bernice Satterfield, Don nv Davis, 'Roy Horton, Mike Hed den. Rex KiUian, Robert Lamb, and Keith McCoy. Bfcbtbl . Bobblbi - Boo Helpers: Carolyn Jones, Dtanoe Kayior, Cindy Stiles, Kathy Murphy, Patsy Hedrtck, Tenefle Puett, Katherfne Cole, Karen Murtishaw, Rebecca Fleming, Sandra McDonald, Car mon Lee Thomaaon. Grier Xvie, Howard AlTttander. Wallace Panth er, David Taylor, Steve Coleman, James Mesaer, Gordon Holmes. Johnnie Foster, Mitchell StKed, Stevie Cram and BaneH Heretley Messengers mti Samuel Elliot. Daryl Goaaett and Jimmte Israel and (ueats at the ball: Fran Craw ford. Linda Cornwall, Ann Craven, Mary Ann neaaon. Minn1.? Rae Mom. Oonrtf Umsfcrd. Brenda Sua Bettts, Ctfrtaa y Ressel, MVhari Dockery, Don Posey. Charlie Sims, Billy CrUp, Bobby Watch Steve Walla. Harold Gkutfns, Hngh Card er and W. C. Dag. Judge Declares Mistrial The present term of Superior Couit ts scheduled to close Satur iia..-. Th next term of the Court is set for April. The jury deliberated for morv than two hours and was not able to reach agreement. Kirkland was charged with as saulting Grav.is in July. Kirkland's testimony showed that a dispute arose over a question of Graves marital status. Graves had t>?en dating Kirkland's 17-year-old daugh ter. S. S. Birchfield, 47, of Andrews was acquitted by Superior Court cf shooting James Dillingham, also of Andrews. Birchfield pleaded not guilty t.i Two Women Miraculously Escape Death A near tragedy occurred at Hiawassee, Ga., Saturday after noon when two women came close to being elcctroduted while helping move a television antenna. Mrs. Mae Cunningham was help ing her son and daughter-inlaw Mr. and Mrs. Von Cunningham, move their television antenna from the side ?f the house to the back of tSe house* Mr. Cunningham I was on the roof, his mother and ' wife were on the ground. His mother was holding the pipe and his wife was holding the lead on wire. As they started to move the antenna around the cornor of the bouse, the antenna came in cootact with the electric lines which instantly knocked the two women to the ground unconscious. Mr. Cunningham who was on the roof received no shock at all. He immediately dropped the antenna, called for help and climbed down quickly as possible to aid his wife and mother. They were badly burned on botii hands and feet. I Ihi charge of a isault with a dead | ii wc ap?n. Bircvticld testifier! lliat he shot i Dillingham :n . !f defense. thinking | I hat Dil'inihjm was cn, ?? np a con i cealcd weapon. One of l 'i 'ogham's ; srms was in a ' . ?>. e ? :)icr hand was in li . ? .i i "t. fn l lie car- Pc'ert I Hodden, Jul i-ac- ordered Nov. 17 that ?- ' r. . ,M( it [on I'. darn Iv . u -iis record anil a nmv ariive .entente be imiwi^fil. Til-- i.i v, i.mtoncP <>r (ierc.l is lliat li.s'uVa be CMifiiii:<* nir. months to I lie conunon jail cf Cacrokee Couuiy. 1'. dden, who was charged with cutting Pclk'cman Glenn Hates was sentenced to 12 months in the com mon jail during last week's session c! Sujvrior Court. I ll'vorces were granted to: James Wallace Queen and Catherine Mark; Queen: James Robert Miller, Sr., | and Ruby Gu'jion MjJ'.rr; Blatn j Donley and Geneva Dotkery Don i It > ; Otis Heaver and Barbara Kath ryn B"y:<ir Be3ver: 1U1 Kirby and Blo.i Lcd'jrd Kirby; Wilma Gar land Orr and Jair.^s Pat Orr; Paul E>. iP.i ker and Jill Parker; Bar bara AI*.?e Former Deweese and _ .T-mes Dale Deweese alias James ) liuskins. , i ? Jarr. s Crisp, vharged with far- J ceny was placed on Utnee years probation and fined $100. David Hubbard, charged with driving drurk. callrtf and failed. And', w Green. Jr., charged with viol.-. ion ef the prohibition law was called and failed. Lairy Jordan. charged with breaking, entering and larceny, nol prcs with leav.?. A xristrial was declared by Jtrrige George B. Pittr-n Thursday afler ir or. in a '"a ?' ?>"C Gl^nn Kirk l?nd. 51, of Murphy, was charged with intent to kill. ? nf.ietm? ?atious * wtih inter! to kui. infi :r' ii" ter*""? " I injury on J. P. Graves. 29, also - j of Murphy. * Murphy Calendar THURSDAY 2:30 p.m.? Story Hour at Murphy Carnegie Library for p . -schc.il age children, atfes 3-5. 5:30 p.m.? Story Hour al the Library for s-ho j aye children, grades 1-3. ?Murphy Garden Club at the home of Mi-s. Hol land McSwain . Mrs. ! John Smith, co. hostess. v 7:30 pjn.? Mtirpfty Wonmn's Clui> at the l'ov.ijr Board Building. MONDAY 6:30 p.m.? Rotary Club ?t the Henry House. 7.30 pjn? WeMeyan Service Guild ] of thr Fint Mttbodut Church at the home at j ~ ~ Miss EmHy Award. Mi*? j Addle Leather* ood, oo- j