The Cherokee Scout
Dedicated To Promoting Cherokee County
VOLUME ? NUMBER 21 MURPHY . NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER, 17. 1959 EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBU8HED WEEKLY
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Rock And Roll Star, Wes Bryan,
Returns To Home Towirv*^ w:<?t
By PHYLLIS B. BABB
"You can bet, a always say I'm
from Murphy, N. C. "
.Those were the words of Wes
Bryan. Murphy boy who has be
come well know as a rock and roH
singer.
As he related In a chair at the
etcmentry school he had at'ewled
as a boy he reminised, "It sure
is nice to be home again. Sitting
here brings back many fond memor
ies. I am really enjoying my visit
atvd this is the first rest I have
had in a long time.
Wes arrived tn Murphy early in
December and plans a week or ten
day visit with his aunt Miss Maltie
Vcyles and other relatives.
Wcj has been 'raveling with sing
er Buddy Knox who has had several;
hit records. The two young men
have traveled all over the U. S.
I with the execption cf Utah) and
even went to London and Canada.
Wes's most recent record Is
"I'm So Blue Over You" with
Honey Baby" on the flip side. Some
of his o her records are "Lonesome
Love", "Freeze" and "Wait For Me
Baby."
Wes says that he was here in
Murphy last summer and had plann
ed to sing at Ihe Wagon Train
but was called back to New York
on business before the celebration
began.
When asked how he got his start
in show business Wes Brayn mused,
"Well, it all started with a motor
cyle accident. I was in Akron,
Ohio and ran right smack into the
back cf 'he mayor's car. I went
one way and the motorcycle went
the other. There happened to be
a newspaper photographer standing
there who took my picture Jufct
a I picked myself up off the
ground.
The picture was run on the |
cover of the Akron Sunday magaz
ine secton with the ca^loa- "Who
Is Yhfa'; The picture 'was sent"*?
to ilollywood and all in all there
were over 200,000 inqurires as to
who it really was. Many people
think that I look like the late James
Dean -and I guess that is why so
lru.'h inlerest was stirred up over
my pie ure. __
Anyway, I gat a teegram
asking me to come to Hollywood. [
1 thought it was <a gag and tore it
up. Then when another wire came
Jay Wilson
To Compete
For Scholarship
Jay Wihon. son of Mr and Mrs. J.
K. Wilson, has been selected as the
Cherokee County nominee for a
16,000 Morehead Scholarship to the
liniversi y of Nor h Carolina.
Jay 1s a senior at Murphy High I
School. He will compete with other)
nominees for Ujc scholarship.
He is a "Straight A Student" and
recently took the examinations in
the finals of the National Merit
Scholarship program.
Dynamite Blast
Injures Two
Men Saturday
An accidental dynamite Mast In
jured two men Saturday night about
midni&ht at the Hitchcock Corp
talc mine.
The injured men were raite Fran
urn and Noah Palmer both of Mur
Pto
The accident aocurred -while the
night crew was drill in j holes in the
tals and set ting dynamite. The
driU accidently bit a stick of dy
namite wlilch had already been
rapped, causing the explosion. Mr.
Frankum suffered lacerations aroun^
the face and head and to the right
knee according to Dr. George Size
attending physican Mr. Frankam
wan siting down with U Micks
of dynamite in his lap but none
exploded.
Mr. Palmer, who was standtw
on one aide of til* drill, suffered
larcenatlons to Urn Ml eye aad
head. Be also received * wmpound
fracture of the skull,
laft aye, 1 iHMtog to Dr.
Dr. report* I bU both of Uto
iii i if*i A iV i rM?"i
WES BRYAN
I took it to ? lawyer woo advised
me to go on to movie land and sec
what they wanted.
"It turned out to be on the up-and
up and United Artists signed me
to a three year record contract and
a five year movie contract."
W es has been featured on the
cover of "Hep Cats", "Stardom"
"Screen Life", "Sixteen and "Disk"
magazines.
| /Wet Bryan s present qnaaagar
I'ttKT WWrW*! TOrty fhmnett and
he numbers Etvis Pr&ley as one
of his best friends. Wes says that
Ellvs should be out of the service
sometime in March. Wes also
tlaimes Paul Newman as one of
his friend* and said that Mi'.
'Newman has been so helpful in
teaching him tricks of the trade.
Wts has never met Mr. Newman's
southern belle wife, Joanne (Wood
ward.
Wes says that about the most
exciting thing for him in the neai
future is a fry-out for the part of
a half-teed Indian in a movie
which will star Jeff Chandler and
Susan Hayward.
Dr. D. L Burch
Returns To Murphy
Or. Doylt C. Burch has returned
to Murphy and establishwf'chixop
ractic practice.', ...
D.' Burch's office will be located
in ' the Dickey Building on the
Andrews Road.
He was graduated from Lincoln
Chiropractic College in Indianapolis,
Ind. He is married to the former
Miss Velm? Umphfres.
Murphy High Plays Four Games
BY Jay Wilson
The Murphy High Boys and girU
played two games each last week,
one of each being a conference
game. The Cullowtiee games, which
were practice games, were los.
iy both the boys and the girls.
The girls game was close all the
way and Murphy lost by only 6
points. The Cullowhee girls started
to take a big lead but were cat
down in the second quarter and the
score at thehalf was 33 to 28 in
favor ai Cullowhee. The score went
back and forth for the rest of the
game and Murphy got within one
icint of taking the lead but lost
rut tate in the fourth quarter. The
final score was $7 to 51 for Cullow
hee.
Margaret Cole was high scorer
for Murphy with 35 points. Jean
Morley got 6, Linda Jones and
Frankie Beal each four, and Lou
Jean 'Nations 3 points. Linda Smith
also played forward.
The Murphy guards played were
Linda Totfcercw, Phyllis GiUen
w.??er. Gay Ha'/fiett. Virginia
Wells, Maxine O' Dell, and Marie
Nelmn. <
The boys game was a worse defeat
than the girls game, but the boys
came close to winning In the final j
minutes. The score at the lntf was
2f to 16 in fever of CuUtwhee, but
the Murphy team came back and
narrowed the score to 43 to 40 to the
fourth period and then Cullowhee
fame back to win with a score of
6C to 51.
BiHy Carringer led the Murphy
scoring with 12 points. Other scorers
"and player* were Jerry Jahnv>n.
Jerry Kephart, and Emanuel Mc
Donald iwtti t each. Charles Lovla
ioed With f. *H/?b Tom Lanntng
vHh'0. Hey Ashe with 2, and Tommy
Arms who didn't Jlcore.
The coafereace games were with
The Murphy girl# took an early
lead ?d Md it .until Mm fourth
quartet when Steeoah started to
cat** up. Hie score ?t Hie haH was
44 to M In fewr of Murphy and
szs&zvxs
favor but too clow far ooofart.
I ? '' "Vf'i
.. m.
The Tina! score was Murphy 83,
atecoah. 77.
Mirgaret Cole scored 42 points
? jr Murphy and Norma Jean Holder
scored 59 points for Stecoah.
Linda Jones scored 19 points for
Murphy, Joan Morley 14. Lou Jean
N'j ions 4. Frankie Beal 3. and
Linda Smith 1.
Linda Tolherow, Phyllis Gillen
Gay Hatchitt, Ylginia
Wells. Marine O' Dell. Marie Nelaon
and Sue Rose were Murphy's
guards.
The Murphy boys had a hard time
getting started against the Stecoah
team and the score at the end of the
first period was 17 to 16. Murphy.
The score at the half was only slig
My better, ? ?ing 38 to 31 in tavor
of Murphy.
In the third period, though, the
BuldJgs turned on he steam, score
ing 32 points to Stecoah's 2. In the
frurth period Murphy scored 21 to
Stcccah's 8 and the final score was
ASurpby 91 , Stecoah 41.
Jerry Kephart and Jerry Johmon
tach scored 19 points for Murphy
and "Long Tcm" Lanning scored
lb. Other sccrers and players were:
Tommy Arms wi h 9, Billy Carrin
ger 8, Paul Smith 8. Charles Lovin
I od )and Em.inuei McDonald
6 each, and Bud Killian, Roy Ashe,
and Johnny Moore.
Christmas Play To Be Presented
At Elementary School Thursday
The hird grades of Murphy
Elementary Sohpal -will present
"Hie Legend of the Snow Man" at
the elementary auditorium Dec. 17
it 1 p. m.
Cast includes: snow man, Jerry
Hampton; John Jarrol, Denny
Smiti; Mary Cairol, Kathy Bruner
aa newiboy, Jerry Will tan*
Alao snowball pMfas: Penny
Smith, Ellabexti) Bourne, Ramon?
Jospehy, Mary Ellen Nave, Suzanne
C wand, Jane Anderson, Peggy
Hyde, Mary Alice Shields, Donna
Wilkin* and Mary D. Chemty
Snowmen are: Tommy McGuire,
Steve Thompson. Jack Pope, Jerry
Hunajjc-kfr; Hwry Lltte, DwvW
(DXsAn, Bobby Laney and iDonalj
OayJcT.
Carol sinters are: Wanda Ware,
Maxey Oochery. ffii'Ja Taylor,
W?ytoe Amos. Judy Quaen. Jerry
Cglmen, Jib** Laiwy;' Maureen
Oraves. Macy Haigfcr, Linda
Ivester, Mary Klne. David McCoy.
?Larry Morrow, Eddie Bettis, Blsa
fceth OaLtaia, Sammy Davta Tow
my iWdDdy,* Ctea Palmar. Myrtle
Pflntor Aw Payne, James Lance.
Sammy Ragan, (Ml Tunhapa
Linda Derreberry, Barbara Rotrtn |
son. Sue Toutherow, Charles Queen
Janmes Lance and Linda Rogers.
Tin soliders are: Larry Hen son,
'Max Law sen. Paul Morgan. Omar
Oreen and Gary Headrick.
Japanese Jugglers are: Tommy
Size and Wayne Holland. Christmas
Imps. William Stalcup Jr. Lonny
"Farmers, Wayne Wells, Graham
Bay! ess, Denny MaHonee, diaries i
Tranlham. Rookie Rogers and j
Rooky Hughes. I
Christmas clowns: Johnny More,
Douglas White. David Cole. Ronald
Wekh, David Hughes. Jerry Cole
man and Kiimn Jimm yLaney.
Socw-Oike sprites: Mildred and
Marilyn Coleman, Cyn hla Stiles.
Linda Wilcox. Betty Wells. Debra
Corn well, Janice Docfcery. Sherry
Coleman, Mary Ruth Dockery,
Sanders. Roaemary PMHips. Carolyn
Toutherow, Sandra Tboraas. Judy
rtMaiM. Dorrtt Taylor. Wanda
SMriry Rogers, Josephine Taylor,
Taylor.
AM** Rawllngs an d
UU Uty?i. MIm
h ? d ?v
t ' ; J ,frr;- . V*. ?;v '
Ella McCombs and Mrs. Mary
Jones.
Necessary Funds
Awarded For Road
Repairs, Bridge
ANDREWS In response to a re
quest made several months ago to
he North Carolina State Highway
Commission, Mrs. G. W. Cover,
Cherokee County {representative,
received a telegram from Meivln
Brought on, head of the Highway
Commission, statins that the com
mission granted permission Friday
to begin work on the secondary
10H leading from Andrews to
Aouone.
TV secondary road will be re
aligned and paved According to the
announcement.
In tills nmiing the rammisaton
also awarded her Mm needed acoesa.
Tatham Craak. Mrs. Cover stated
the ferMcc M needad lor KfaMl
ctftdm.
B '^av in ,
Carbon Monoxide Poison
Claims Lives Of Two Men
Area Churches To Present
Christmas Music Programs
Area churches will present pro- 1
grams of Christmas music Sunday.
The Senior Choir of the First
Methodist Church will present a
musical program at the 11 a. m.
service.
The Choir will present excerpts !
from the Chris mas portions of the
Messiah and a new work entitled
?'An Appalachian Nativity." Hie
program will also include a group
of well-known Christmas anthems
and carols, "The Birthday of A
King" by NeicMinger and "Go Tell
It on The Mountain.
Gene Bates will also assist the
choir as instrumental soloist. Mrs.
Duke Whi.ely is organist for the
program and the choir will be
directed by Reverend R. T. Houts.
Members of the choir are: sop
ranos, Nelda Atwood, Linda Houts,
Judy Brittain, Mrs. Glenn Bates,
Mrc. George Sizes, Mrs. Jerue
Babfe, Mrs. John Davidson, Mrs.
Vir&ir^J Sdroggs, Jane WhitePy,
Jo Moody, Charlene Davidson and
Mrs. Max Blawemore; altos, Mrs.
Ruth Carrlnger, Mrs. Neil David
son, Mrs. R. T. Houts. Mrs. George
Westmoreland and Kay Davidson.
'Also, basses, Hugh Brittain, J.
W. Davidson, Ftank Taylor, W. B.
Johson and Don Phillips and -en
cr?, Ray Ward Heffner and Don
Ceiter Jr. , ,
? Sunday at 7: 3D p. m. the young
people of the church will present
a Christmas play, "Why the Chimes
Rang." Principal members of the
cast will be Hubert Wells, Summy
Car*?r, Miss Gretchen Brunnor,
MisfeTrcacy Nugent and Charlton
Holder. Other youna people from
tile church will assis in t4ie produr.
lion and staging of the play. I
The cbcirs of the First Baptist
Church will present their program
cf Christmas music at the 7:30 p. m.
service.
Among the selee.ion which will
be presented include "O Holy
Night," Church Chapel, Concord and
Carol Choirs, "There's A Song In
The Air," Concord Choir. "Go Tell
It On The Mountain," Church Choir.
"Timcihy's Carol, "The Friendly
Beasts," Cherub Choir. Away In 3
Manager," "Little Baby Jesus" and
"As Each Happy Christinas."
Celestial Choir.
Also, "Thou Dids't Leave T?iy
Thrcng" Church Choir. "A Long,
Long Ago," Carol Choir, "Love
C&me Down At Christmas, Chapel
Choir, "Gen le Jesus," "Carol Choir,
"Ccmc My Heart," Concord Choir.
"God So Loved The World," Church
Choir, "A Savior Has Been Given"
Carol Choir, "Angles We Have
Heard On High." Ohapel and Con
cord Choirs, "Angles. 'From The
Realms of Glory" Chapel. Church
Concord and Carol Choirs.
'A quartette composed of Mrs.
Gordon Bates. Miss Carolyn Bates.
Miss Ruth Bates and Miss Annette
White will sing "What Child Is This"
fmd "Good Christalo Men, Rejoice.
A program ot music wiH be pre
sented by Mic Choirs of the Pres
byterian Churcii of Andrews which
will take place at the regular Sun
day morning service.
Sunday evening members of the
Women of the Church will have the
annual Christmas meeting at the
home of Mrs. Lee Nichols.
A cantata will be presen'ed Sun
day at 7:30 p m. by the Junior and
Senior choirs at the First Methodis!
Church of Andrews.
A "White Christmas Service"
Florida Trip
Postponed
Until Later Date
The appearance of Hie Nor h Caro
lina Sweethearts at the Tides Hotel
in St. Petersburg. Fla. has been
postponed until a later date ic co-d
ing to Mrs. Pete S'alcup.
M!rs. Stalcup was notified of the
pos'. ponement by Bob Cox of Bids
For Broadway and said it was due
to circumstances beyond thei
control.
will be observed at the regular Sun- !
day moring Sunday School hour
followed by the snrmon by the pas
tor.
On Christmas eve a Christmas
p&geant will be pesnted at the
church oy the people <.f the church.
A social hour ?"J! Jn'.ow,
"Ye Shall Find The Babe" a pa
geant by Winifred Dunn Blunt will
be presented at lie regular mid
nek srvicc IVc.23 at the First
baptist church.
The cast will include fifteen
characters Gordon L. Butler will be
tho reader.
In addition to the adult, junior and
intermediate choirs, an angel choir
will be composed of tlte young peop
le of the church.
Members of the Sunday School
will present a Christmas program
Sunday. Dec. 20. at 5:00 p. m. at
the St. Andrews Lutheran Church
A special Chrislrras service will
tc observed at the church on Christ
mas eve with a midnight service
brgining at 11:30 p. m.
Santa Claus Post
Office Swamped
With Letters
It looks like a big Chris'mas this
year, according to all the signs
from Santa Claus, Indiana.
Post master Elbert S. Reinke re
ports his San'.a Claus Post Offiics
already has 5,000 Santa Claus
letters from children several thou
sand more than usual this early
in the season.
Many of these let ers are in
foreign languages. But this is no
ipnjb'im. The Postmaster sends
them to Ihe St. Meinard Monas:ar>\
which isn't far away, and the
monks translate. The letters from
'he youngs' ers.
The American Legion at Santa
Claus handles the letter writing
operation at Christmas, Postmaster
Reinke explains. Every child who
writes in receives a let'er directly
from Santa Claus (provided he has
included a return address in his
letter i.
The Bauy-decorated letter from
Santa Claus assures the children
Santa's Brownies are steady
hard at work making plenty of toys
?or them. I! also admonishes them
to be good and say their prayers
regularly.
Postmaster General Arthur E.
Summcrfield observed the Pos;
Office at Santa Claus "has helped
make Christmas a living reality
for millions of youngs, ers since
11 was established more than a
century ago.
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Motor Court Attendant
Discovers Mens Bodies r
Ray E. Townsend, 42, of Young
Harris and Loyd William McClure.
38, of Blairsville, died in a tourist
court in Asheville between mid
night Monday and 1 a. m. Tuesday,
according to Dr. John C. Young,
coroner.
D.\ Young ruled the deaths acc
idental and said ihat poisoning
carbon monoxied gas had been
trcakh into the bodies of both of
the men.
The men were found by the oper
ator of the motor court, H. G. Glance
Mr. Glance said that he had heard
Almond C. Clonts
Injuried In
Auto Accident
Almond Cecil Clonts, 41, of Rt.
4 Murphy was injured in a automo
bile accident Saturday night, ac
ccrding to Patrolman E. N. Hooper.
The wreck occured about six miles
west of Murphy on Highway 64.
Mi.'. Clonts was driving a 1950 Pon
tile wben his car skidded^ and
went up an enbankbtent on -the left
side of the road.
Mr.Clonts was taken to Provid
ence Hospital but was later trans
ferred to Memorial Mission Hospital
in Asheville.
According to Dr. George Size,
attending physican, Mr. Clonts
suffered a compound comraunited
fracture of the right thigh bone.
Dr. Size further stated that Mr.
Clonts has been placed under the
carc of orthopedic specialise in
AjhcviUe where he underwent
surgery.
"According to Patrolman Hooper,
Clonts hes been charged with reck
less driving and illegal possession
o. intoxicants.
Marble Boy Scouts
Holds Plate Supper
Boy Scou's of Marble Troop *14
held a Plate Supper Saturday night
at the Marble School.
All proceed wHl toe used to buy
Christmas fruit baskets which wiU
b3 distributed to families tn the
area.
Mothers of troop members asslt
ed in serving and making arrange
ments.
Approximately $50 was token in
conversation from the oafata tl
which the men were staying as kV 7.
checked the grounds the night be- ~
fore. Tuesday morning, after pfe
aiizing that the two men wereaHtt
in the cabin. Glance cheeked Hit
found the men apparently dead on
the bed in the cottage.
Mr. Townsend and Mr. McCtare
came to North Carolina Monday . _
to begin work with Eugene Sludar,
WcaverviUe building contractor.
Both men had done construction ~
work for a number of years.
Mr. Townsend is survived
his paren.s. George H. and Oliie- ?
Bryson Townsend and his wife Mrs,?
Inez Kuykendall To ? nsend; four
daughters, Bevrrly, Jo nne, Kattiy IT
and Patricia an' a s >3 Rig**.;:
Also a sister, Mrs. I!urve Hooper ?
of Young Harris an i a brother*"
Edward cf CkveUn;: T ~nn. ?
Frank Abemathy Funeral Home OfZL
Young Harris is in charge of arran
gements. The funeral will be
Friday at 11 a. m. at the Bm^
tow n Church. The body will ranaiC
at the funeral home until the hooT^
of the funeral.
Mr. MaClure is survived by M r.
wife, Mrs. Hazel Teagna IflcCtarw*
his mcttter Mrs. Lelia Justice
Clure; two daughters, Deborah aait
Lyna, all of the home. Also ? bfOthflS"
Charles of Hayesvilie; four skier*,-'
Mrs. GrOvie Plott, Mr* Fay*
send both of Young HaiTis and
Mildred Plo t of 8 laired He a*?
Mrs. Myrtle Tralove fit AshevOle.
The funeral wiO be held Thursday
at 2 p. m. at ttie Ivie Log Baptig
Church with the Rev. A. H. Stmt
officiating. Burial will toe in tite
church cemetery. Masonic- rites
will be held. ^
Ivie Funeral H^me is ^ dWCft
cf arrangements and he body wflt
remain at the mortuary untB 3$
minutes prior to the service.
Murphy z
Calendar
2:30 p. m.
three to
Murphy
S:30 p. m. - Story
six to nine
Library.
6:30 p. tri
al Home
Store wHl
CCufcrtmas
Henry House.
7:30 p. m. -
tliary
7:00 p. m.
P?rty
Church.
to r their
party.
6:30 p. m.
Service
Sewing Gub
Sponsor
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