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Volume 71 - Number 34 Murphy, N. C., Thuredo, *arch 23, 1961 8 Pages Thi? Week Published Weekly
Annual PTA Talent Show Participants
Lots of fun, lots of songs, dances, highlight show.
Andrews Chamber of Commerce
Reorganizes, Elects Officers
Thirty-five citizens of And
rews, Marble, and Top ton met
Friday, March 17, at the And
rews Town Hall to reorganize
and elect officers of the And
rews Chamber of Commerce.
The group elected A. B.
Chandler, Jr., president; Joe
El-Khouri, Vice - president;
Sam Jones, nerr^'ary; and Ty
Burnetts, treasurer.
The Andrews Chamber of
Commerce was first organ
ized in 1950. Although the
organization has been inactive
for seven years, over $10,957
Is in the treasury.
The meeting brought for
ward several suggested pro
jects and goals for the newly
reorganized chamber. It was
suggested that a paid secre
tary be employed to actively
head the group. This idea was
put aside when It was learned
that the charter calls for only
$10 per month to be used for
this purpose.
E. A. Munger of Top ton told
the grotp that recently two
men had bought property In
this area and that they ex
pressed interest in a golf
course being built around
here.
Munger also added that he
plans to add Improvements to
the Andrews Riding Mgn so
as to attract more young peo
ple.
Directors named wereE.U.
Burch, Dr. F. E. Blalock, Dr.
Charles Van Gorder, Robert
Heaton, Sam Hartman, E. A.
Munger, and Herman H. West.
A golf course has long been
a dream in Cherokee County.
Bill Sets Salaries
Cherokee County Rep.
Herman H. West introduced
legislation Tuesday to set the
pay of four county jobs and
the fees paid jurors and wit
nesses in Cherokee Superior
Court.
The bill fixes the pay of
clerk of Superior Court at
$5,000 a year; the deputy
clerk at $2,400; the register
of deeds, $4,000, and the clerk
in the office of the register
of deeds, $2,400.
The salaries would become
effective as of April 1.
Jurors, under the bill, would
receive $7 per day for each
day required to be In
attendance and witnesses
would get $3 per day. These
rates would become effective
upon ratification of the bill.
Brasstown Group
Attends Bercc
College Conference
The regular annual meet
ing of the Southern Highlands
Handcraft Guild met in the
college at Berea, Ky? March
17-19. Those attending from
Brasstown were Mr. andMrs.
George Bidstrif), Miss Eva
Hensley, and Mrs. Murrial
Martin. Mrs. Betty DeNash,
formerly of Brasstown, now
from Asheville, represented
The Cherokee Crafters.
This is the Guild which
sponsors the two Craftsman's
Fairs. In July 17-21, in Ashe
ville ? In October 24-28
In Gadlnburg. Many of our
local crafters are members
of the Guild, and have exhibits
In both the summer and fall
fairs.
Brasstown Native Promoted
ELGIN AFB. . .Newly promoted Senior Mister Sergeant Vaughn A. Rogers, receives a
set of his new seven-striped chevrons from Air Proving Ground Center Commander Major
General Robert H. Terrlll. This 11-year Air Force veteran is Non Commissioned Officer In
charge of the Communication Electronic Facilities Branch at this northwest Florida research
center. SMSgt. Rogers, a native of Brasstown, North Carolina, Is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
O. W. Rogers. (U, S. Air Force Photo.)
22 Cherokeeans Attend
School Meeting At Franklin
Some 200 persons from
Western North Carolina, In
cluding twenty - two from
Cherokee County, gathered in
Franklin on Tuesday night,
March 20, to attend the Dis
trict 8 School Board Meeting.
Discussion groins met, start
ing at 4:30 p.m. with a banquet
at 6:30.
Speakers for this meeting of
educators and local school
hoard members were Senator
W. Frank Forsyth, 33rd Dis
trict, and Representative J*ck
Felmet, Haywood County. The
two legislators explained the I
school program of Gov. Terry <
Sanford and the proposed met- 1
hods of financing the program, j
School board members, !
school district committee- t
men. school principals, and c
superintendents from the t
counties of Haywood, J ackson, c
Macon, Swain, Graham. Clay, <
aad Cherokee were among the 5
200 present. L
The group enthusiastically
endorsed the governor's pro
gram Including his proposals
for financing.
New officers elected were:
Hugh McCracken, chairman
of the Haywood County Board
of Education, president; Noah
Hembree, chairman of the
Cherokee County Board of
Education, vice - president;
and Lawrence Leatherwood,
Superintendent of Haywood
County Schools, secretary. '
AAAT
Watershed Projoct
Mootiog Sdoddod
At Poodrtroo School
Arrangements have been
made to hold a meeting at
Peachtree School next Thurs
day night, March 28, 1961, to
discuss theposslbllltyof mak
ing ^plication to the Federal
Government for assistance In
establishing a Small Water -
shad Project on Peachtree and
Slow Creak watersheds.
The Federal Government Is
authorized under Public Law
566 to asslat landowners to
carry out conservation work
which will greatly reduce the
j danger of flooding from heavy
3 rains such has been ex
3 perlenced in recent weeks.
> Mr. Jim Lankford, Work
> Unit Conservationist with die
1 Soil Conaervadon Service la
j Hlawaasee. Ga? will be pre
| sent to show pictures at work
, which has Just been completed
, la High tower Creek Water -
i abed ita Towaa awl Union
I Countlea in Georgia.
KENNETH BEAM
Kenaeth Beam Named
Wildlife Protector
For Cherokee Couity
Kenneth Beam, 27, Korean
war veteran and a recent
trainee in the Ninth District
Law Enforcement division of
the North Carolina Wildlife
Resources Commission, has
been named Wildlife Protector
of Cherokee County.
Beam replaces the late
Arnold Dalrymple, who died
suddenly Tuesday, March 14.
Beam is a native of Gas
tonia. His promotion was an
nounced by Bob Hazel, Chief
of Law Enforcement Division
In Raleigh.
Beam is married and is
presently residing in And
rews, but expects to move to
Murphy shortly.
Murphy PTA Elects
Merle Davis
President
Merle Davis, Murphy mer
chant, was elected president
of the Murphy PTA for the
1961-62 Term at the March
meeting of the organization
Monday night.
Other officers selected
were: Mrs. John Carrlnger,
vice-president; Mrs. A.
Breece Breland, secretary,
and E. B. Armstrong, treas
urer.
More than $175 was rea
lized from the PTA from the
ticket sale of the talent show
last week, Mr. Armstrong,
who was in charge of the
event, reported.
The paper sale --- another
money-making project ? Is
to be staged Thursday, April
6. Those wishing to help are
requested to bring newspapers
and magazines to one of the
schools that day.
Members attending enjoyed
vocal numbers rendered by the
eighth grade chorus, directed
by Mrs. J, W. Davidson.
Yooag Ropoblicaas
To Hold Mootiog
The Cherokee County Young
Repbullcan Club has an
annowced a meeting a beheld
Friday, March 24, at 8:00p.m.
In the CourthouM In Murphy.
Officers will be elected at
this meeting and organization
plana will be dlscuaaed. "It
1* Important that all part* of
Cherokee County be repre
sented and Young Republicans
at ibe county are urged to at
tend," aald B liner Taylor,
acting chairman.
(
U. S. Highway 64
Improvements Sought
Survey Of Route
To Be First Step
Charles C. Potter, Mayor of Highlands, has announced
plans for a meeting to be held Saturday, March 25, at 2 p.m.
In the GalaxTheatre in Highlands for the purpose of organizing
and promoting the need of improving U. S. Highway 64 from
Murphy to Morganton. ; ?
Organization ot an associa
tion id push for improve
ment, relocating and widening
of U. S. 64 between Morganton
and Murphy was discussed
Tuesday morning, March 14,
at a meeting of 11 WNC mem
bers of theGeneral Assembly.
The legislative group met
at the request of the town of
Highlands.
Mayors, chairmen of boards
of county commissioners,
chamber of commerce rep re
sentadves, western legis
lators, and other officials
are invited id the meeting.
One of the first associadon
objectives Is expected to be
a survey of the entire route
by the State Highway Com
mission. This step would be
?ecessary before any actual
instruction program.
According to Rep. Jack H.
'otts of Brevard, who called
lie meedng Tuesday, the
'roup will seek an improved
two-lane highway. He said the
organization is not now pres
sing for a four-lane route.
The group will probably tie
its drive for improvement of
U. S. 64 to Gov. Terry San
ford's avowed theme of open
ing Western North Carolina
through i construction of a
better east-west artery. San
ford has said on several oc
. (-.Minna he warts such a -o?'1
to penetrate into the farwest
ern end of the state.
Attending Tuesday morn
ing's conference in addition
to Potts were Sens . W . F rank
Forsyth, representing Chero
kee, Clay, Graham, Macon,
and Swain counties; Boyce A.
Whltmire and Tom L. Clayton
who represented Henderson,
Jackson, Haywood, Trans
ylvania, and Polk counties;
Reps. Hollls M. Owens, Jr.,
of Rutherford, Dan R. Simp
son of Burke, Lacy H. Thorn
burg of Jackson, Mrs. W. N.
Cook of Macon, Herman H.
West of Cherokee and Wayne
G. West of Clay.
Methodist Pastors
To Exchange Pulpits
For Holy Week
The Methodist Church of
the area will have special Holy
Week services beginning on
Sunday night, March 26, and
continuing through Thursday
night, March 30. The ser
vices will be at 7:30 p.m.
each evening.
The schedule of services
Is as follows.
First Methodist Church of
Murphy -Sunday evening, Rev.
C. A. Smith; Monday evening,
Rev. D.P.Smotherman; Tues
day evening. Rev. C.A.Smith;
Wednesday evening. Rev. F.
M. Orr; Thursday evening.
Rev. R. T. Houts.
Reed's Chapel - Sunday
evening. Rev. R. T. Houts;
Monday evening. Rev. C. A.
Smith; Tuesday evening, Rev.
D. P. S motherman; Wednes
day evening. Rev. D. P. Smo
therman; Thursday evening,
Rev. C. A. Smith.
Belvlew - Sunday Evening,
RevJD. P. Smotherman; Mon
day evening, Rev. R.T. Houts,
Tuesday evening. Rev. F. M.
Orr; Wednesday evening, Rev.
R. T. Houts; Thursday even
ing, Rev, W. F. Elliott and
Rev. FX. Orr.
First Methodist Church of
Andrews - Sunday evening.
Rev. C. W. Sartln; Monday
evening, Rev. F. M. Orr; on
Tuesday evening. Rev. R. T.
Houts; Wednesday evening, C.
A. Smith; Thursday, Rev. D.
P . Smotherman.
The public Is cordially In
vited to services In each of
the communities.
5 Year Old Lad
Kills Rattler
Waynesboro, Ga. - Five
year Tom Palmer, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson Palmer, for
merly of Murphy, killed a
rattlesnake with three rattles.
The fiuke had crawled up and
colled in Tom's toy ear.
Needless to say. Mama went
quits limp when her son
yelled, "Mama. I killed a tftf
snake!" Moral of the story:
Be sure your children look
before they alt la their toysi
Young Tom Palmer Is ?
nephew of the Tom Palmer
In Murphy.
Murphy
Calendar
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
10:30 a.m. Circle No. 4 of
First Methodist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
George Size.
1:30 p.m. Ranger Home De
monstration Club will meet
at the home of Mrs. J. V.
1 lemon.
3:30 p.m. Junior Choir will
meet at First Methodist
Church.
Concord Choir atFirstBap
tist Church.
7:30 p.m. Murphy Chapter No.
10 OES will meet in the
Masonic Hall for regular
meeting and installation of
officers for year 1961-62.
Rescue Squad will meet in
the Murphy Power Board
Building.
FRIDAY, MARCH 24
10:00 a.m. County Fair Board
meeting at County Agent's
office Court house.
7:30 p.m. Martha Chapter No.
246 OES will meet in the
Masonic Hall at Ranger for
installation of officers.
Notla Chapter OES meets
at Dooly Lodge Hall.
SATURDAY, MARCH 25
12:30 p.m. Murphy Garden
Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. W. A. Hoover ior a cov
ered dish luncheon.
Co-hostess will be Mrs.
Emily Davidson.
SUNDAY, MARCH 26
5:30 p.m. MYF will meet at
First Methodist Church.
6:30 p.m. Training Union at
First Baptist Church.
MONDAY , MARCH 27
7:30 a.m. Holy WeekServices
at Presbyterian Church.
6:30 p.m. Rotary Club to meet
at Family Restaurant.
7:30 p.m. Men's Choir
Practice at First Baptist
Church.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28
11:00 a.m. The Woman's
Society of ChristianServlce
of MurphyMethodistChurch
will meet at the church.
Circle 2 will be hostess.
The Murphy Home Demon
stration Club will meet at
the home of Mrs. R. D.
Chandler.
2:30 p.m. Lottie Moon Circle
of First Baptist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
W. H. Murray.
The Mae Perry Circle of
First Baptist Church will
meet at the home of Mrs.
J. M. Ramsey.
3:15 p.m. Pre-Easter Com
munitlve class at Presby
terian Church.
3:30 p.m. Carol Choir at First
Baptist Church.
Youth Choir At First
Methodist Church.
4:15 p.m. Cherub Choir at
First Baptist Church.
6:30 p.m. Unit Test Demon
stration meeting at Murphy
Power Board Building.
Lions Club meet at First
Methodist Church.
Murphy Garden Club will
meet at Power Board Bldg.
for a pot luck supper. Mrs.
Nell Sneed and Mrs. Glenn
Bates as co-hostesses.
8:00 p.m. Alcoholics Anon
ymous to meet atNew Regal
Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29
2:00 p.m. Valley town Home
Demons tradon Club to meet
at the home of Mrs . T. C.
Christinas.
3:30 p.m. Chapel Choir at
First Baptist Church.
6:15 p.m. Family gathering at
Presbyterian Church.
7:15 p.m. Holy Services at
Presbyterian Church.
7:30 p.m. Hour of Power at
First Baptist Church.
Midweek services at First
Methodist Church.
8:15 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
Presbyterian Church.
8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
First Baptist Church.
Choir rehearsal at First ?
Methodist Church.
APRIL U - 12:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Don't Forged The Blood
mo bUe will be at Murphy
Power Board Building.
Area ooit course
Topic For
Andrew* Meeting
A meeting will be held it
the Andrew! Town Hall on
Thursday night, March 23. at
fcOO pjn. bo dlicuM the bond
ing of a fol( courae In the
Andrew* - Murphy area. All
La Tea tad pereona are la
viced to attend.
Receives Easter Lily Corsage
Little Miss Karen Wright, one time Cherokee County
letter girl, is presented a Easter Lily corsage by W. D.
Whitaker of Andrews, County Chairman of the Crippled
Children's Society and Vice-president of the N. C. Society
for Crippled Children. The 1961 Crippled Children's Society
Campaign is now underway. Donations to this drive buy
braces, crutches, and special shoes such as those Karen
is wearing. During the past year, over $700 was spent
for braces and shoes for children and adults in Graham,
Clay, and Cherokee Counties.
Murphy Protestant Churches
Plan Good Friday Service
Protestant Churches of
Murphy are to unite in a Good
Friday service from 1 until
2 o'clock, Friday afternoon,
March 31, which is the day
that marks the sacrificial
death of Jesus Christ. The
Good Friday worship will be
held at First Baptist Church.
Murphy merchants are
being requested to close their
stores as has been done in re
cent years, during the hour of
service.
The ministers of Murphy
churches, along with other in
vited guests, are to give short
meditations on the Seven
Words of Christ from the
Cross. There will be appro
priate congregational singing
and special music.
The speakers for the differ
ent words are: "Father, for
give them, for they know not
what they do," by Rev. W. J.
Thompson, First Baptist
Church: "Today thou will be
with me in Paradise," Rev.
W. T. King, guest minister,
Presbyterian Church; "Be
hold thy son" and "Behold thy
mother," Rev. R. T. Houts,
First Methodist Church;
"My God, my God why hast
thou forsaken me?"Rev.G.T.
A. Haase, Pree Methodist
Church; "1 thirst," Rev. J.
Elmer Green, Baptist assocl
adonal missionary; "It Is
finished," Robert A. Potter,
Presbyterian Church; "Fat
her, into thy hands, I commit
my spirit," Rev. AlexB. Han
son, Episcopal Church of the
Messiah.
Offering at the service will
be for the ? Inter -Church
Charity Fund.
U. S. Forest
Planting
$95,000 Seedlings
The U. S. Forest Service is
now planting 95,000 tree seed -
lings in Cherokee and Clay
Counties.
Fifty thousand white pine
are being planted in the Pan
ther Top, Beech Creek, Per
simmon Creek areas on
national forest land. This area
suffered severe damage from
the Ice storm of a year ago.
The damaged timber has been
largely salvaged and unstock
ed areas are now being plant
ed.
An additional 20,000 white
pines will be planted in Clay
County on old fields or poor
hardwood stands on Huskins
Branch of Fires Creek and
Muskrat Branch of Shooting
Creek.
Twenty-five thousand lob
lolly pines are now being
planted on old fields near Lake
Chatuge.
Planting is being done under
the sig>ervtslon of Forester
Gerard E. Jacques.
Kathy Dvaa Wiis
Sipvrior Ratiig
At Mask Festival
A total of 120 young
musicians throughout Georgia
competed for honor* Saturday,
March 11, In the annual state
music festival at the Uni
versity of Georgia chapel.
Miss Kathy Dunn, 10, daugh
ter of Cdr. and Mn. George
Dunn of Athens and grand
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Lovlagood of Murphy, was one
of the nine winners from At
hens. She won a rating of
siyertor and an Invitation to
plsy st the State Music Club
Comnaadoa at Callaway Gar
dsns April 11-1S. Kathy will
play Haydn's "Sevan Vi ra
tions" and Scarlett's "So
nata."
Capital Clipboard
As of March 20 ? a scant
six weeks alter convening of
the Legislature ? there were
five different Plans in the
hopper for getting taxes to
keep the Ship of State movln
in the next two years.
Only one Plan ? that of
the Governor's ? would put
a tax on food.
The original Plan- -theone
left by the Hodges Adminis
tration ? would have no new
axes at all, of any importance,
and little new progress
. . . .either.
The three other Plans are
combinations of tobacco taxes,
alcohol, soft drinks, and beer
and wine. Various combi
nations ? and sometimes
called packages.
These three packages and
the one left by the previous
administration have three
things in common:
1. They were designed
by good, honest, sincere men.
2. They avoid a tax on food.
3. Not one of them --unless
a miracle occurs - - will do the
Job Terry Sanford was elected
to do.
I don't m much adraata?<
In bela' a woman yet. ncn
that ? man oa't tay jnt vh?
ha thinka without |fmn' kit
faca amaahad.
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