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r The Cherokee Scout Dedicated To Promoting Cherokee County VOLUME 69 ? NUMBER 27 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1960 8 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY J. E. Groves, register of deeds, left, and Jimmy Howse, clerk of court, thumb through pomphlets on the Social Security low in front of an exhibit now on dis play in the lobby of the courthouse. The exhibit highlights retirement, survivors, ond disability benefits. It was placed by Grady Grubbs, field representative, of , ?* the Asheville district office. vW/7/ Effect County US Tariff Commission To Invesfigafe Coffon Imports Next Month Greater stability for Cherokee's textile industry, which employs 504 persons and pays them $1, 356.818 annually, hinges on favor able action by the U. S. Tariff Commission when it investigates the cotton textile imports situa tion next month. In the county there are 5 tex tile plants which include 2 knit ting mills, 1 yarn and 1 apparel mill. Lumber production, the county's Murphy Calendar WEDNESDAY. 7: JO P.M. The Episcopal Church Women will meet at the home of Mrs. B. W. Whitfield. THURSDAY, FEB. 11 10:00 A.M. Circle No. 3 of the First Meth odist Church will meet at the home of Mrs. Walter Coleman. 3:04 P.M. The Murphy Power Board will meet in the Murphy Power Board Btiilding. 7:00 P.M. Sweetheart banquet will be held *%t the recreation hall of the First Baptist church for the in . tfrmediates and Young People of '-Ae church. 7:30 P.M. Murphy Chapter No. 10 Order of the Eastern Star will meet in the Masonic Hall. 7:30 P.M. 1>>e Board of Deacons of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the church. 7:30 P.M. Peachtree PTA will meet at the Peachtree school. Balloon Day will be held for the Heart Drive. Girl Scouts will sell the balloons. 7:00 P.M. Sweetheart banquet will be held at the First Methodist Church in the recreational Hall. All the Young People of Cherokee, Clay and Graham Sub-District are in vited. SATURDAY. Sat 11. 7:M P.M. The Ranger P-TA will sponsor ? beauty contest at the school house. MONDAY, FEB. IS. ?:? P.M. The Rotary Club will meet at the Family Restaurant on Andrews Road. (:? P.M. The Civitan Club will meet at the Regal Hotel. 7:? P.M. P-TA will meet at the Little Auditorium o( the achool bouse. TUE8DAY, FEB. M. II: U A.M. Circle No. 4 of the First Metho dist Church will meet at the home of Mrs. R. C. Fuller. Mrs Fred Clark will be hostesi. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17. ?:? P.M. Training Union Supper will he held at the recreational hall of Om First Baptist Church. second largest industry provides jobs for 239 persons and pay* them (386,511 a year. The county's third largest in dustry is quarrying and mining with 121 employes who receive $439,107 a year. Scheduled to begin March 1. the probe was ordered by President Eisenhower to determine the ef fect of the imports on the Agri culture Department's cotton crop support program. Request for the hearing was made by the National Cotton Council with support from the textile industry through its central trade association, the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute, and other allied indus tries. Under the program American textile mills must pay eight cents a pound more for U. S. -grown cotton than foreign mills. The Cot ton Council claims that re-entry into the United States of this cot ton in the form of textile pro ducts is injuring the cotton sup port program. The U. S. mills contend that the raw material cost differential, coupled with the vast difference in labor cost. Dallas M. Reese Selected To National Society Dallas M. Reese' prominent practicing Public Accountant of Murphy, North Carolina was re cently accepted into membership in the NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS. The Executive Office Is located in Washington, D. C. The NATIONAL SOCIETY OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS is a pro. fessional organization composed of accountant1! in public practice throughout the United States and its possessions. The Society is dedicated to the highest profes. ional standard and each of it bound by its Rules Of Professional Conduct. I places them in a position where they are unable to compete with foreign products in the domestic market. On the state level, the largest manufacturing industry is tex tiles with 210,109 employes who are paid $652,475,680 annually, followed by the furniture and fix tures manufacturers who hire 39, 765 persons and pay them *126, 760,328. Third largest is tobacco manufacturing with 31.395 em ployes who earn $121,056,517 a year, according to the latest an nual report issued by the Employ ment Security Commission of North Carolina. Meeting About SS To Be Held Mon. At Courthouse Are you interested in social security and the new state in come law? There will be a meeting in the Courthouse, Murphy, at 7:30 p.m., on Monday, February 15, 1960 to discuss these two subjects. Mr. Grady Grubbs, Field Rep resentative. Social Security, Ashe ville, N. C? will discuss Social Security and Mr. Robert John stone, Extension Farm Manage ment Specialist. State College, Raleigh, will discuss the State Income tax. If you have any questions about either subject, please make an effort to be present and bring your neighbor with you. By Paul L. Nave, County Agri cultural Agent. Flu On Increase In County Dr. W. S. Cann, area health director, announces that on a spot check Feb. 5. influenza appeared to be on a definite but moderate increase. 'Heart fund King" Sounds Off ? MEET THE BOATMAN TWINS, tan ikMn la (Mr rolaa aa King and Queen of Haarta far Ik* fa* Joaquin Coaaty (Cali fornia) Heart Fund campaign. Mitch, at kit, docan't mob too eathaaed over hla rojral atataa. Julie aalctly woodera what the apmar la a boat. Tito 1IM Heart hW eaaipalcn la Mac aaa darted nationally throarhoat hkmrj, apnrhiatlat the aaaaalt afaiaat heart dlaeaae. Na. 1 health enemy. It will raach Ma all max with a door-to-door rolleetloa aa Baart Sunday, Pebraarj U la whkh am Una IMMM llaart raad valaataara will par ttatfato. .( -& Larry Stiles Injured In Auto Accident Larry Stiles, 17 of Murphy was slightly injured in an auto accident on the Hangingdog Road at the intersection of the Boiling Springs Road six miles north of Murphy Thursday afternoon. The car was operated by Au gustus Burns Winchester, 1C, also of Murphy, who was not injured. Winchester was charged with driv ing on the wrong side of the road and was fined $10 and cost of court, according to Highway Patrolman Ray Heffner Patrolman Heffner said that approximately $800 damage was done to the Ford Falcon. The auto is owned by Mrs. Ella Mc Combs of Murphy, aunt of the Winchester boy. The two boys were going north on the Hangingdog Road and at tempted to turn right on the Boiling Springs road when the car skidded and overturned down a 15 foot embankment. The Stiles youth received a cut on the head which required six stitches. After receiving emergen cy treatment at Providence Hos pital he was released. Have A Heart; Buy A Balloon Sat. 1-34 Have a Heart by a baloon Girl Scouts will sell balloons in downtown Murphy Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds will go to the Heart Fund. Mrs. Jim Sprung. Scout direc tor, will supervise the girls. Honor Roll For Methodist Church Listed For Jan. The Honor Roll for the First Methodist Church Sunday School for the month of January is as follows: Nursery: Robert Scott, Joe Lochaby. Coleman Breeland and Treasa Palmer; Kindergar ten: Melissa Breeland, Diana Palmer, Rebecca Quinn. Bobby Forsyth, Mrs. Edythe Howard, Mrs. Edna Whitley and Mrs. Gertrude Worthen: Primary 1: Sharon Lochaby, Bruce Coward. Brian Coward and Mrs. Hugh Brittain: Primary 11: Phillip Mc Donald: Primary 111: Tommy Size, Benny Scott. Tommy Mc Guire, A del I Meroney and Suz anne Coward. Also. Junior IV: Summy Car ter, Chuch Hensley and Samuel McDonald: Junior V: Judy Quinn, Betsy Scott, Donna Wilkens, Hubert Wells. Tommy Clarke and Mrs. Ruth Forsyth: Junior VI: Luke Bayless, Jan Davidson and D. Johnson: Intermediates; Steve Crawford, Terry Hensley. Billy Forsyth, Bretchan Bruner, Ann Lochaby, Treacy Nugent, Jane Whitley, Judy Brittain. May Linda Hyatt. Don Carter, Jerry Dockery. Wayne Watson and B. L. Scott; Seniors: Dean Ander son. Kay Davidson. Linda Houts and Butch Hensley. Also. Couples Class: Olen Mc Donald, Wanda McDonald. Joyce Breeland, Merel Davis. Florence Houts. Helen Lochaby and L. F. Lochaby; John Wesley Class: Mrs. B. L. Scott. Mrs. Jerry Davidson. Mrs. Roy Fuller, Mrs. Gulledge, Josephine Heigh way. Opal Howell, Addle Leather wood and Mrs. Wheeler; Hyatt Bible Class: Mrs. S. D. Akin, Mrs. B. L. Padgett, and Mrs. V. L. Wilson; Men's Class: Neal Davidson, Jerry Davidson, John W. Davidson, Don Gentry, Rev. W. F. Elliott, Howard Martin, Hugh Brittain, Tom Houts. Jr., and Jim Greene. ARTHUR J. HUGHES New Assistant Named To Hwy. Dept. At Sylva RALEIGH - Arthur J. Hughes of Raleigh has been named As sistant Division Engineer of the State Highway Department's Four, teenth Division with headquarters in Sylva. Hughes, at the present time serving as head of the depart ment's permit and bridge data section, replaces Paul J. DuPre. who has been named to the post of Area Maintenance Engineer with headquarters in Raleigh. A native of Guilford County. Hughes has worked with the High way Department since 1927. Prior to coming to Raleigh in 1954 he had served as Assistant Division Engineer in divisions six and eight. He received his education at Oak Ridge Military School and Guilford College. Hughes is a member of the West Raleigh Presbyterian Church, the Masons, the Raleigh Boating Club and the N. C. Society of Engineers, is married to the former dy Smith and their home is at 1 136 Gorman Street in Raleigh. They have a daughter wfco is married. In his new duties. Hughes will assist in the supervision of main tenance and construction work in the Fourteenth Division, which embraces 10 counties in the west ern part of the State. DuPre will serve as a co - ordinator for maintenance activities in the cen tral part of the State. March Of Dimes Party To Be At Folk School The March of Dimes party which has been an annual event for several years will be held at the Folk School at 8 on Saturday night, Feb. 13. In addition to dancing for everyone, there will be a few special dances and songs, a grab bag for children, and a cake walk. Refreshments will be served. There will be a charge of 25 cents for children under twelve, and 50 cents for all others. Proceeds will be divided be tween Cherokee and Clay Coun ties To Climb Peak TOKYO (APi? Seven Japanese women are preparing to scale two 19.000-foot peaks in the Punjab Himalayas next Sept. 19-Oct. 10. Expedition leader Satako Hoso kawa. 42. office worker and mem ber of the Japan Alpine Club, said the big idea is to promote good will between Indian and Japanese women by studying In dian life, eduoation and handi crafts along the way. National Electrical Week This week the Murphy Electric Power Board, local appliance dea lers, and wiring contractors join (heir counterparts acres* the nat ion in celebrating National Elect rical Week. Each year this celebration is held on the week of Edison's birthday to salute his most use ful discovery ? the electric light. The purpose of National Electrical Week is to create a better understanding if electricity and the ways it may be used. John H. Bay less, manager of Board, suggested Individual safe ty inspections during National Electrical Wsek "Check your home's wiring, i witches, cords, appliances and fuaea," Mr. Bayleae urged. "If the slightest doubt about your _ : safety arises, call a qualified electrical contractor (or a free home inspection." Mr. Bay less explained the Mur phy Electric Power Board's Cert ified Adequate Wiring program which guarantees high safety standards and an efficient and economical use of electricity. "The growth in the uae of elect, ridty in our area has increased tremendously during the past 5 years." Mr. Bayless aaid. "But in many cases ogr consumers have not installed the wiring necessary to handle their greater use of electricity. "We offer our consumers a free wiring planning service. A wiling specialist will arist in making an Adequate Wiring layout for any ef our consumers. Hiis service is fr^." - ? b K ? - Murhy High Bulldogs Win Four Ball Games The Murphy High Bulldogs rol- i led to four easy wins last week i in Smoky Mountain Conference i play. The beaten teams were < Mountain View and Hiwassee Dam. In the Mountain View game, the Murphy girls had an easy victory and the score was never even close. The score at hali time was 40 to 25 in favor of Murphy and the final score was 69-48. Margaret Cole scored 36 points and the only other Murphy player scoring in two figures was Joan Morley, who had 12. Lou .Jean Nations got 5 points. Linda Smith got t, and Linda Jones and Fran kie Beal got 4 apiece Linda Totherow, Phyllis Gallen water. Maxine O'Dell, Virginia Wells, and Sue Rose played guard for Murphy. In the boys game. Murphy play ed perhaps their worst game of the season. This was due in part to the absence of two of their top players, Charles Lovingood and Emanuel McDonald, due to sickness. The score never was close, but the game was marred by bad passes, bad shots, and general bad handling of the ball by the Bulldogs. The score at the half _ was 38 to 13 and the final sco're was Murphy 57. Mountain View 34. High scorer was Tom Lanning who shot 12 points for Murphy. Next was Jerry Kephart with 10 and Billy Carringer and Roy Ashe got 8 points each. Paul Smith was next with 7 and Jerry John son and Tommy Arms got 6 each. Johnny Moore and Fred Taylor played but didn't score. In the Murphy - Hiwassee Dam game, the score was close in the first half and at the end of the first period. Hiwassee Dam led 22 to 21. This was quickly re medied in the second period when Murphy scored 23 points to their opponent's 14, and led 44 to 36 at the half. In the last period they pulled farther ahead and the final score was 84 to 63. in favor of Murphy, j Margaret Cole scored 62 points Andrews High Takes Penalty Andrews High School has ac cepted the penalty imposed on them by the Smoky Mountain Conference (or several charges of unethical athletics. Although Andrews High School has the privilege of appealing their case to the Board of Con trol at Chapel Hill. Superintendent Charles Frazier has not announced his decision in the matter. Andrews played a doubleheader at Robbinsville Friday night. Wrong Santa BRIDGEWATER, N. S. < AP> - A letter to Santa Claus reached its destination? almost. Sent from Hong Kong and signed "Mar garet," it was addressed to "Hon. Santa Claaus. Lapland." Some diligent postal employe added "Nova Scotia. Canada." Lapland is a small farming community near here, but the letter wound I up at radio station CKBW hre last week. in three periods of play to be come third highest girl scorer in the Smoky Mountain Confer ende for one game Linda Jones scored 12 and Linda Smith andi Lou Jean Nations scored 3 each Frankie Beal and Joan Morley scored 2 each and Ruth Crispy played but didn't score. Pat and Phyllis Gillenwater. Linda Totherow, Maxine O'Dell, Virginia Wells, and Sue Rose were guards for Murphy . The boys games was a runaway from the start, with Murphy lead ing 22 to 11 ?t the end of the first period. The score at the half was 44 to 26 in favor of Murphy and the final score waa 82 to 51, again in favor of Murphy. Jerry Kephart scored 23 points to lead the Murphy scoring, and Emanuel McDonald was next with 17. Jerry Johnson got 14 and Tom Lanning got 10. Tommy Arms got 7. Billy Carringer got 6, Roy Ashe got 3, and Charles Lovingood got 2 points. Johnny Moore. Paul Smith, and Fred Taylor played but didn'i score. Methodist Church To Stress Attendance Mark From March 6th through Easter . I Sunday. April 17th Methodism, f throughout the Waynesville Dist- j ? rict of the Western North Carolina 1 1 Conference will hear a call from 4 a new voice. Methodists will hear 1 the voice from the pulpit, the tele phone, the air waves, the press < and in the mails. 1 This new voice will issue a s familiar invitation ? a call to all Methodists to return to church. It will be an invitation to church membership and regular attend ance at church and church school services. Since the days of the Wesleys. Methodists the world over have responded well to the call toi worship from many voices. From the choir each Sunday morning, from pealing bells in the belfry, the pastors, the elders, and the bishops came the call to church worship services. The new voice to be heard in a back - to - church crusade this Spring will be the voice of the church laymen. Lay leaders all across the Way- 1 nesville District will stand in the pulpit on Sunday morning. Feb ruary 28th. and issue an invitation i to Methodists everywhere to come 1 to church. This announcement will launch the beginning of a back - to - church movement spon sored by Methodist Laymen. The following Sunday will mark the beginning of an intensive cam paign to improve church and church school attendance. It will culminate in a record attendance in all churches on Easter Sun-| day. Lay speakers will fill pul pits on Easter Sunday in order that charge and circuit churches may have a worship service. Ned J. Tucker, District Lay Leader, announced that the Asso ciate Lay Leaders had completed ] preliminary plans for the pro- \ gram with District Superintend- i ent Frank Smathers. Lake Juna- 1 luska and The Reverend Asmond 1 Maxwell. Pastor. First Methodist Church in Sylva, who heads the i district program on Evangelism, i The Associate Leaders are Frank t M. Davis, Waynesville. Gerald j Eller, Eastern Carolina College. Cullowhee. Erwin Patton, Frank- j lin. and J. Waker Moore, Hayes- i ville. I Sub - district instruction meet- ; ings with church lay leaders are | scheduled for February 7th. r These laymen will carry the pro gram back to their respective t churches. Committees will be set 1 up. church rolls examined and ( details completed for the Feb- f ruary 28th announcement. i Attendance reco-ds will be kept I >eginnins with March 6. A bur weeks progress report from ;ach church will be made on viarch 27 awl a final report at he end of the Crusade on April 17. Church pastors throughout the listrict are enthusiastic about this ay effort and stand ready to issist wherever needed. JOHN GIBSON John Gibson Assists At AST College Boone. N. C. ? John Gibson, Boone, N. C., is a teaching fellow while doing graduate work at \ppalachain State Teachers Col ege, according to Cratis Wil jams, graduate school dean. Mr. Gibson teaches guidance jnder the supervision of Dr. Ben 4. Horton in addition to working oward his master of arts degree n education. Mr. Gibson is also associate jastor of the First Baptist Church n Boone. N. C. Formerly he aught at Hiwassee Dam School ind served as pastor of the friendship Baptist Church, both tear Murphy. Mr. Gibson will be graduated his summer. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Newton Gibson, of Culberson. and is married to the ormer Miss Nell Wells of To notla. They have three children: ^amar. Charles and Robert. "=1 ! FEMU/UtY 1960 TTTTTT7 ? 1 ? J 4 S 6 7 ? * to n n J3 14 15 14 17 It W 20 21 22 23 24 25 2? V 21 29 - ? ? ? ? ? ?????? i NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING SHOWS PROGRESS THE CHEROKEE SCOUT Vf 7-mt Nirphy, N. C. ?photo by Smtiey'i Studio Andrews
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