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VOLUME 71? NUMBER 31
* MURPHY, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1961
8 PAGES THIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEW5
Bogus Cy 3* Vasser
Caught Lcsre Monday
Grover J. Smith of Ellljay,
Ga., was apprehended Monday
afternoon by city policeman,
Pete Stalcup, and charged
with issuing and cashing a
worthless check.
Town law enforcement of
ficers were alerted Saturday,
February 25, by the Citizens
Bank and Trust Co. that a
man answering the descript
ion of Smith had passed a
bad check at the Pure Oil
Service Station in Murphy.
On Monday, Smith return
ed to Murphy and went on
another phony check writing
spree. He made attempts to
rash a check for $50 at J aba -
ley's Department Store, one
for $30 at Davis Jewelers
and was caught by Stalcup
attempting to cash a check
for $30 at the Fabric Shop.
Smith, a forrr.er resident
of Andrews, entered a plea of
guilty as charged in Mayor's
Court here Tuesday. Mayor
L. L. Mason sentenced Smith
to 30 days on the road.
Henry Kelly, operator of the
Pure Oil Service Station, cal
led the bank Saturday to verify
the check Smith had given him.
The bank notified Kelly that
Smith did not have an account
and the bank then alerted law
officers.
Mayor Mason asked Smith
had hepaasedanyother checks
and Smith denied having done
so.
The Mayor thenaskedSmith
had he not passed a check in
Andrews. Smith finally admit
ted that he had issued a bad
check for $20.
After conviction, it was
learned by the court thatSmith
was out on probation for 3 to
5 years on a forgery charge
in Gilmer County, Ga.
Henry Kelly issued thewar
rant and appeared as a wit
ness.
All the checks were written
to cash, signed G. J. Smith
and drawn of the Murphy
branch of the Citizens Bank
and Trust Co.
Clonts, Payne Receive
Top Honors At Hiwassee
Barbara Payne
Lake Clonts
Bake Sol*
Andrews - W. D. Whitaker,
chairman of Crippled Child
ren's Drive, announces that
March 31 and April 1 are the
dates named for the annual
Crippled Childrens' Bake
Sale to be held attheNania
hala Power and Light Company
office.
Lake Clonts and Barbara
Ann Payne have been named to
receive valedictorian and
salutatorian honors (or this
year's graduating class at
Hiwassee Dam High School.
Clonts, selected as vale
dictorian, Is the son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ules Clonts of Rt.
4, Murphy. He has main
tained a 94 average for a total
of seven semesters In high
school. He plans to enroll at
Berea College this fall and
study mathematics.
Miss Payne, the salutator
ian, is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Payne of
Rt. 2, Culberson. She has
maintained an average of 93
for the past seven semesters.
After graduation, she plans
to work for the FBI in
Washington, O. C.
WEATHER
The weeks' temperatures
and rainfall below are record
ed In Murphy byTVAHydrallc
Data Branch, Chester Lawson,
Area Engineer.
Readings for temperatures
are for the 24 hour period,
ending at 4 p.m. on the day
listed.
The temperatures at And
rews are recorded for the
24 hour period ending at 7
a.m. on the day listed.
MURPHY
Date High Low
Tue., 21 61 52
Wed., 22 64 52
Thur.. 23 70 52
Fri., 24 70 35
Sat., 25 59 29
Sun., 26 64 36
Mon., 27 73 28
Tue., 28 - 42
Rain
1.91
.10
.160
T
2.43
.11
0
.32
ANDREWS
Wed., 22 High Low Rain
Thur., 23 62 50 .13
Frl., 24 68 52 1.67
Sat., 25 67 54 2.35
Sun., 26 57 16 .15
Mon., 27 61 17 0
Celebrates 90th Birthday
Mrs. Rudy Mull, a native of Murphy and a lifelong resident
of Cherokee County, celebrated her 90th birthday Tuesday,
February 28. She is shown with a 90 candle cake. Mrs. Mull
lives with her son and his family, Mr. and Mrs. Charles S,
Mull on Peachtree Street in Murphy.
Visidng Mrs. Mull were her two sisters. Mrs. Nola
Thomas and Mrs. Hattle Thomas from BlairsvlUe, Ga.
Mrs. Mull has four children, 17 grandchildren, 36 great
grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren.
Bulletin!
It was learned at 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday that the Rural Elec
tric Administration has signed
a loan to the Blue Ridge Elec
tric Association of Young Har
ris, Ga., for $913,000.
Of this amount, $309,000
will be spent in Clay and
Cherokee Counties, North
Carolina. The money is ear
marked for the construction
of 38 miles of new lines to
serve 320 new consumers.
Cub Scout Pock
405 Celebrates
51st Scout Birthday
Cub Scout Pack 405 observ
ed the 51st blrthdayof Scouting
with their annual Blue andGold
Banquet Monday evening at
6:30 at the First Methodist
Church. The program was
under the direction of Mrs.
Harold Wells and Mrs. Olen
McDonald.
Group singing was enjoyed
and many awards for outstand
ing work were presented by
Cubmaster Don Ramsey.
Mr. Hugh Howard, chairman
of the Cub Pack Committee,
expressed the appreciation of
the Men's Bible Class of the
First MethodistChurch, which
sponsors the organization.
Other committee -members
present were Mr. Alden Cow
ard, and Mr. John Davidson.
Rev. Houts, institutional re
presentative, introduced the
committee members.
Den Mothers who made pre
parations for the banquet in
clude Mrs. Harold Wells, Mrs.
Olen McDonald, Mrs. James
B. Hall, Mrs.JohnJordan, and
Mrs. Ray Smith.
About one hundred twenty
Cubs and parents attended.
Wrestling To Benefit Scouts
Matchmaker Nick GuIm has
llgned one of th? year's top
wrestling cards to be held on
Saturday night, March 11, 8:15
p.m. at the OldGymnaaium in
the Ball Park, Murphy, N. C?
under the spfnsorship of the
Explorer PffSt.
Rowdy Red Roberts and
Baby Blimp will encounter the
popular former world tag team
champions, don and Luke
Field*, in the main event.
TWs foursome has met
m*iy times and their meeting
hAe usually ended in near
T-' ~ WNf V'.,-, " -.7
Red Roberts
riots. These two teams have
been in a bitter (ued (or a
long, long time.
The Fields Brothers form
an ideal team. . . they think
like champions. Both like It
best when the going Is the
roughest, and they are confi
dent they can defeat their
opponents.
The Roberts-Baby Blimp
team Is known throughout the
country for their rough tac
tics. This tag has the
earmarks of being a Mg grudge
? -as these four mat stars
have been arch rivals for a
long time. And the Fields
Baby Blimp f
Brothers, Don and Luke, will
go all out to get revenge.
Don and Luke Fields be
lieve they are a better team
when their opponents - they
are one of the fastest and
cleverest teams in thenation
and will not be push overs,
and will try to prove thi s when
they square off in this tag
battle.
The Fields Brothers can get
just as rough as Roberts and
the Blimp, and they may have
to resort to rough tacdcs
before the evening Is over.
This foursome Is expected
to keep things alive at the
Armory. None are strangers
In this part of the country, as
they have been seen on Chat
tanooga TV. You can bet this
will be one of the liveliest
matches held here or any
place, and it will be 2 out of
3 falls - 1 hour and packed
with action galore.
To make this one of the
greatest cards ever slgned
two one fall 30 minute match
es will open the card. Don
Fields will battle Rowdy Red
Roberts. . . Luke Fields will
take on Rowdy Red Roberts.
First match 8:l5p.m.,Sat
urday night, March 11, at the
Old Gymnasium in the Ball
Park, Murphy, N. C. The Ex
plorer Post will sell advance
tickets. Prices are: Ringside
$1.50: general admission -
$1.00; children under 12 -50*.
Murphy
Calendar ?
THURSDAY, MARCH 2
11:00 a.m. - Murphy Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
C. L. Alverson.
1:30 p.m. - The Peachtree
Home Demonstration Club
will meet at the home of
Mrs. Noah Hembree.
J:30 p.m. - The Junior Choir
will meet at First Metho
dist Church.
Concord Choir will meet
at First Baptist Church.
7:30 p.m. - The Deacons will
meet at the Presbyterian
Church.
Firat Aid Course at Murphy
Power Board Building, litis
is the last meeting.
Community Prayer meeting
at Free Methodist Church.
The AAUW will meet at the
with Mrs. O. U. Gulledge.
8:00 p.m. - Official Board
meeting will be held at the
First Methodist Church.
FRIDAY, MARCH 3
1:30 p.m. - District Planning
meeting of Home Demon
stration Clubs with county
and District officers of Clay
and Cherokee and Graham
Counties will be held at the
Murphy Power BoardBulld
tng.
7:30 p.m. - The Evangelism
Committee will meet at the
Presbyterian Church.
SUNDAY. MARCH 5
5:30 p.m. - MYF meeting at
First Methodist Church.
6:30 p.m. - Training Union
at First Baptist Church.
MONDAY, MARCH 6
1:30 p.m. - Sunny PointHome
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
Joe Hawkins.
6:30 p.m. - The Rotary Club
will meet at the New Regal
Hotel.
The Clvltan Club will meet
at the Family Restaurant.
7:30 p.m. - Cherokee Lodge
AF & AM No. 146 will meet
in the Masonic Hall.
The Evening Circle of the
Presbyterian Church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
Bob White.
Men's Choir practice at the
First Baptist Church.
TUESDAY, MARCH 7
3:15 p.m. - Sun Beam Choir
practice at First Baptist
Church.
3:30 p.m. - Carol Choir to
meet at First Baptist
Church.
Youth Choir at First
Methodist Church.
4:15 p.m. - The Cherub Choir
at First Baptist Church.
The Celestial Choir will
meet at First Baptist
Church.
8:00 p.m. - The Alcoholic
Anonymous will meet at
New Regal Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8
3:30 p.m. - The Chapel Choir
will meet at the First
Baptist Church.
6:00 p.m. -Brotherhood sup
per will be held at First
Baptist Church.
6:30 p.m. - The OA's will
meet at the First Bap
tist Church.
The RA's will meet at the
First Baptist Church.
The YWA's will meat at
First Baptist Church.
7:30 p.m. - Hour of Power
at Flrat Bapdst Church.
Mid-week services at the
First Methodist Church.
8:30 p.m. - Adult Choir prac
tice atFlrstBapttttChurch.
Choir rehearsal at Firat
Methodist Church.
Thieves Take Safe,
$200 F rom Henn
Theatre in Andrews
Thieve* broke Into the Henn
Theatre In Andrews early Sat
urday morning and made away
with a 150 pound safe contain
ing about $200, Sheriff Claude
Anderson reported.
Anderson said the thieves
had entered the building by
way of a coal chute at the
back, and had broken a back
door lock to leave.
P. J. Henn, owner of the
theatre, reported that the safe
contained about $150 In bills
and $50 in coin.
Anderson, SBI Agent M.G.
Crawford and Andrews police
were still lnvestingating.
Murphy School
laid To PerforM
In Music Contest
The Murphy School Band is
preparing to perform at the
Western Division of the North
Carolina Junior High School
Music Contest to be held in
Hickory, N. C? on March II,
1961.
Bands play from grade I
music, which is the least dif
ficult, to grade VI, which is the
most difficult. The Murphy
Band is performing three
numbers from Grade IV and
one from Grade V.
On Saturday, March 4, the
Band Boosters Club Is spon
soring a bake sale to help
defray the expenses of the trip
to Hickory.
Ira Butt,
Former Mayor,
Dies At Age 83
Ira Butt, 83. former mayor
of Murphy and retired news
paper editor, died ? early
Thursday morning. February
23 in a Murphy hospital Rafter
an Illness of several weeks.
Mr. Butt was a nadve of
Union County Ga? but had
lived in Murphy from 1924
until 1934. He served for a
year as mayor of Murphy.
From 1934 until 1954 he
was editor of the North
Georgia News in Blairsville
Ga. He returned to Murphy
after redring from the news
paper.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Margaret Ellis of Mur
phy; one son, Cecil of Cor
dele, Ga.; and a granddau
ghter.
Services were held at 11 a.m.
Friday in Blairsville Metho
dist Church.
The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr.
pastor of Murphy Methodist
Church, and the Rev. Ryan
Seawrlght officiated, and bur
ial was in Blairsville
cemetery.
Pallbearers were Rass En
gland, Grady Rogers, Ran
dolph andBonnell Akin. Robert
Butt and Tom Candler.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
"Most Water In A
Long Time" - Said
One Murphy Resident
"For the rain it raineth
every day."
Folk in the Murphy area
have known their own ex
perience in recent days the
meaning of these words, which
form the closing refrain of
the song at the end of
"Twelfth Night," by Sha
kespeare.
Attended by lightning
thunder and wind at times,
rain has been falling pretty
constantly in these parts, with
more than 8 inches chalked up
by the TVA hydraulic data
division for the 8-day period
ending last Saturday. Similar
downfalls occurred at And
rews and other surrounding
mint*
With the quick run-off which
the lay of our land affords,
and some break in the rain
fall periods, the tri- state cor
ner was spared the flood
conditions that prevail in the
other parts of the South. How
ever, rivers and creeks have
heen full to the brim, and at
some points overflowing;
muddy roads prevented the
school buses malting normal
runs, and some students have
been missing school; and tiny
rivulets have gouged out the
soli. A creek overflowed into
a quarry east of Murphy.
"For the rain It raineth"
? -but not quite every day. For
interspersed with the falling
weather were days of bright
sunshine and brilliant blue
skies ? with the last such
period coupled with a hard
freeze which tended to hold
back the burgeoning vege
tation which earlier warmer
weather caused.
The peiod of precipe tlon
set in Friday, February 10,
with rainfall of more than
an inch reported for each of
three days, and one of them
having almost two inches.
Then, after some glistening
weather, the clouds again fell
apart last Friday night and
SanuyUy morning with a 2.37
fall retistered at the TV A
Rogers Promoted To Colonel
FORT KNOX, KY. - Colonel Ralph M. Rogers, center, executive officer of the 6th Armore<
Cavalry Regiment it Fort Knox Is congratulated by Major General W, Paul Johnson, com
mandlng general of the Armor Center after receiving his promotion to Colonel. With Colone
Rogers Is his wife. A 1940 graduate of the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, Colone
Rogers Is the son of Mr. Frank S. Rogers of Murphy, N. C. A brother. Lieutenant Colonel
Frank B. Rogers, resides at Kensington, Maryland.
Murphy Girls Defeat Swain ?
For Tourney Championship!
Cutting The Victory Cake
The Smoky Mountain Conference Champion girls basketball
"team from Murphy High School are shown at a party given in
their honor Monday night by Miss Sarah Singleton. They are
left to right, Joan Morley, F rankle Beal, Margaret Cole,
Linda Jones, Maxlne O'Dell, and Lou Jean Nations.
AUNT HET
The zoo worries me, I can't
stop wonderin' how the ele
phant stands it when a nose
like his gets to itchin'.
guage.
Sunday and Monday were
clear and beauteous: but by
early Tuesday morning, more
rain came; and at press time
sunshine and clouds were in
contention.
"In 19 years at Murphy,"
said one resident, "It was
the most water I ever saw
coming out of the soil." "And
the rain descended."
Girls Basketball
Team Honored At
Singleton Home
Miss Sarah Vamar Single
con honored the Murphy Girls
Basketball team with a party
at her home on Monday
evening, February 27. Miss
Singleton was assisted by her
mother, Mrs. W. A. Singleton.
As the guests arrived they
were greeted at the door by
Miss Singleton. The home was
decorated throughout with the
color scheme of black and
fold, the team colors.
The dining table was
covered with a lace cloth and
centered with the cake in the
shape of a basketball, also a
floral arrangement of yellow
jonquils was used on one side,
and at one end of the table,
a silver tray with cup cakes
iced in gold with a black M
on them. Miss Virginia Wells
served the punch. Games,
charades, and singing were
enjoyed by the group.
Mr. andMrs.ChuchMcCon
nell and Mr. and Mrs. David
Bristol were invited guests.
About 25 attended.
Margaret Cole I
Leads Scoring
With 60 Points
The Murphy girls led ,
Margaret Cole'soutBtandli
60 points walked ?? T
the girls tournament champ
*nshlp of the Smoky Movmu
Conference tnFrankllnFrid
night by defeating Swain Hl|
78MurphV led 16-15 ..the,
of the first perJod M hL
time. Murphy led by
m the 25 point scoring spi
of Margaret Cole. Murphy i
Swain then hit shot for shy
during the last hall. I
Cole had an average of 35J
points per game during
regular season.
Cullowhee defe*ttd
Murphy Boys S"
night for the boy's cha
tonshlp. J erry Johnson hitwe
for Murphy scoring V poinM
Regular season awwj
were announced as follow*
^11 - Conference oirj
(Western Divlsion)-Forwar?
. Cole. Murphy. Davenpo?|
Hayes vllle; Shope. RobWnsJ
vllle; Guards -Jones.Murpn
Beal. Murphy: Williams, M_
V'(Eastern Olvlston^ - FoJ
wards - Cabe. FranUin. ^
saman, Swain; W^Wngstic
Cherokee: Guards - J. namp
jon, Highlands: Hous?f
Franklin; ?nd Swlmmef
. Conference Bo#
(Western Division) -Bawmal
Nantahala: Gallow?y. H?ye
vllle; "lce'Robl^cV^LHll
hart. Murphy. andSneed.HH
wasseeDam. .
(Eastern Division) - M
neach. Cherokee, fair
Franklin: Brintnall-Swa
Hlgdon, Franklin; andMcCo
nell. Cullowhee.
Most Outstanding PUyer
(Girls) - Western Dtvlslo
Margaret Cole. Murphy: Ea?|
ern Division -MaryLouCa
FrMost Outstanding Plsyeij
(Boy) - Western Division I
jerry Hlce. Robblnsvlll*
Eastern Division - Charle
McConnell. Cullowhee. I
March Winds
DIANE ARP
D? tighter Of
Mr. k Mr*. Hoyt Arp
LISA WARNER
Daughter Of
Mr. fc Mr?. Ban Wwnar. Jr.
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MARCH 1961
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