American Legion Auxiliary
Will Sell Poppies May 20
Memories of the war deed
always taring thoughts a t those
who did aoi die but came beek ,
doomed b year* of hardaWp
and offering, sometimes worse
than death. In die poppy waa
found * way ? link the honoring
of the dead with service for
the llvlag victims of World War
I. World War 2. and the Korean
War.
The idee of (he poppy aa a
memorial flower for the World
War dead sprang 14) as naturally
aa the little wild flower Itself
grows In the fields of France
end Flandars. The flower was
the one couch of beauty which
survived amid (he hideous de
struction of war. Along the edge
at (he trenches, beneath (he
tangled barbed wire, about (he
ragged shell holes and over the
fresh graves It raised Its tarave
red Hoaaom. It aeemed to be
the one Immortal dilng where I
death reigned. The soldiers
of all our wars and of all nations
came to look i^nn it as the living
symbol of the sacrifices of
their dead comrades.
TT?e crepe paper poppy was
selected as the official poppy
of the American Legion and
Auxiliary because it provided
die maximum of work for die
disabled men Id our veteran
hospitals. The hour* for sick
men la die hospitals throughout
our land are long and mono
tonous and these men make the
bright red popple* for which
they are paid. This occupation
often saves a veteran and his
family from becoming complete
objects of charity, and gives
them a new Interest in life.
On Saturday May 20th little
red popples will bloom on mil
lions of coats throughout
America expressing the reve
rence that 1* always In our
hearts for the men who died
for our country.
Members of the American
Legion Auxiliary to Post #96
will be on the streets of Murphy
to sell our veterans popples.
Buy one. and wear it proudly)
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Fishermen Caused Three-Fourths of Fatal Boating Accidents in I960
By Jim La*
RALEIGH - April 23 - Who
la the person moat likely to
be Involved in a boaang
accident? la It the reckleas
teenager who buzzes acroaa
an Inland lake In a aleak
runabout powered by 70 horses
or more, lowing one or two
grinning water aiders and
leaving in hla wake a horde
of flat-shaking fishermen? Or
1* It the fisherman himself,
casting quietly from hla
small wooden boat powered
by something less than 10
horsepower, trying Ms luck
on one of North Carolina's
inland rivers?
The answer la surprising.
When the North Carolina Boat
ing Safety Act of 1959 was
drafted, particular attention
was paid to the waaer skier
and to the other operators of
high-powered craft, and some
even proposed that licenses
be Issued for operators to
hold the reckless teenager
In check.
The fisherman was given
credit for his quiet and sup
posedly safe operation, with
boats powered by 10 horse
power or less exempted from
the registration and life pre
server requirements of the
act.
YET, THE FISHERMAN,
WHETHER FISHING FROM A
lO-FOOT FLOATING COFFIN
OR AN 18-FOOT RIG COSTING
IN THE THOUSANDS, AC
COUNTED FOR THREE -
FOURTS OF THE FATAL AC
CIDENTS IN I960.
Reports Tell the Story
Under the North Carolina
boating law, operators of all
boats involved In accidents
causing death. Injury, or pro
perty damage In excess of
$100 must file a written re
port with the Wildlife Re
sources Commission. This
agency supervises adminis
tration, enforcement, and edu
cation In boating safety under
the act.
me wuame commission
received reports of 79 acci
dents In I960, Involving 100
boats (there were 21 collis
ions) and a death toll of 37.
From these reports a picture
Is drawn, showing the Im
portant elements that con
tributed to the accidents. And
from a study of these ele
ments, a program can be
designed to reduce at least
some of the toll.
When and Where
They Happened
There were only two months
,(J anuary and March) when no
accidents were reported in
1960. The peak month was
July, with 25 accidents and
7 deaths. But the death rate
ran steadily through the year,
with only a small peak during
midsummer when mostpleas
ure boats are on the water.
The conclusion? Even when
the weather Is too rough for
the pleasure boater, the fish
erman remains on the water.
The first death In 1960 was
a commercial fisherman who
died of exposure during a
sleet storm, and in early De
cember the last deaths were
recorded when four fishermen
died.
Lakes led with the most
accidents, 44% of the total.
Yet the rivers led the death
toll with 33% of the fatalities.
Accidents in the ocean were
few ? only four were re
ported. Yet these four acci
dents claimed six dead. Con
clusion? You're more apt to
have an accident on ? lake,
but you're more apt *> be a
fatality on a river or 1b (he
From Sail boa a to Yachts
While accidents were re
ported -involving everything
from sailboats to yachts, the
leader was ihe wooden, open
outboard. Leading length was
14 to IS feet, with 52* o< the
total. Leading horsepower In
the all -accident rate was the
26-100 horsepower class, with
6 <*. But the leading horse
power class In fatal Idea was
(he 1-10 groi{> with 45%.
Three deaths came In boats
with no power, so the combined
total at deaths shows the un
registered boat leading with
55* of the deaths - despite
the fact that unregistered
boats recorded only 19* of the
total accidents.
Fishing Seems
Most Dangerous
One of the most striking
revelations of the 1960 figures
Is the activity of the boater
at the time of the accident.
Although the leading activity
In all accidents was simply
cruising - 40* of the total -
.the fisherman accounted for
three-fourths of fatalities.
And the man who was
cruising accounted for just
one fatality despite the high
percentate of cruisers In the
all -accident rale.
The water skier was in
volved in 14* of all accidents,
but there was just one fa
tality connected with this
sport.
Less Spectacular
But More Deadly
Collisions between two ves
sels was the leading cause of
accidents during 1960, ac
counting for 28% of the acci
dents. Other types of collis
ions also figured in the total,
with breakwaters, submerged
logs, swimmers and skiers in
volved In spectacular collis
ions. More than half the ac
cidents were collisons of some
sort, but resulted in only 18%
of the fatalities.
Less spectacular but more
deadly were accidents invol
ving just one boat. Capsizing
was the leading cause of fatal
accidents, with 4856 of the
total. Jumping or falling over
board followed with 22%, while
9% of the fatalities resulted
from swamping.
Age and Experience
Apparendy the teenaged op
erator doesn't deserve all the
criticism that he receives.
Operators under 18 figured
In only 5% of the accidents,
and none was fatal. The man
most often involved was be
tween the ages of 25 and 34,
with the 18-24 age group next.
Experience didn't appear to
be a significant factor, since
the least experienced opera
tors had the fewest accidents,
while the old hand with more
than 500 hours of boating ex
perience led with 49% of the
accidents.
Reducing the Toll
The purpose of the North
Carolina Boating Safety Act
is to reduce the number of
boating accidents. Three tools
are provided: reguladon, en
forcement. and education.
Certain factors in the 1960
totals stand out prominently,
and suggest courses of acdon
that might be followed.
Each person who studies
the report will come to his
own conclusions as to the
courses of action that should
A Backward Glance
30 YEARS AGO, MAY 8, 1931
Rev. Howard P. Powell will
preach at Grape Creek Metho
dist Church, Sunday evening.
May 12th. 1931 at 2 p.m. Murphy
time.
Mr. Frank Taylor of Toptoi
spent several days here last
week.
Mrs. Dale Lee Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Harry Mcfirayer,
at Anderson, S. C.
Mrs. Giles Cover and Mrs. W.
T, Fofsyth were visitors in town
Tuesday.
Mrs. W, M, Fain and little
daughter Mary Poter, re
turned home Sunday from a visit
to friends and relatives atKnox
ville, Tenn.
Mr. John Davidson of Ashe
vllle, spent Sunday With his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nell
Davidson.
Miss Christine Bowles of
Cherokee spent the week-end
with tier brother and sister
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Humes
Bowles.
20 YEARS AGO,
May 8, 1941
Mrs. Orinon Peevy and Utile
daughter of Albany, Ga? are
visiting here whlth Mrs. Dixie
Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hall of
Marble have anounced the
marriage of their daughter.
Ruby Henry, to James Bryson
Jr., son of J, H. Bryson of
Marble.
? nc Lcnmuny was penormea
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
V. I. Butt In Blalrsville, Ga.
on April' 17.
Mr. and Mrs. Bryson ire both
graduates of Andrews High
School. They will make their
home In Marble. .
Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Hill Jr?
announce the birth of a son,
on Thursday, May 1.
Joe Hamilton was ? visitor
In Gainesville Sunday.
10 YEARS AGO
MAY 10. 1951
Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Hem brae
of Murphy announce the birth
of a son. May 3.
Mr. knd Mrs. Alden Coward
of Murphy announce the birth
of a daughter. May 4.
Miss Clarissa Klncald of
Rome, Ga.. spent the week-end
here with her sister, Mr*. R.
H. Foard.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Palmer
of Youngstown, Ohio, came
Tuesday for a visit with Mrs
Palmer's mother. Mrs. Dixie
Palmer.
Miss Nancy Meroney visited
Miss Margaret Meroney at
WCTC for May Day exercises 1
Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Vaught
and children. Carol Sue and
Ben of Chattanooga. SDent
Sunday in Murphy.
AMONG THE SICK
Patients admitted to Provi
dence Hospital: Mrs. Evelyn
Chance, Murphy; J udy P aimer,
Rt. 1, Marble; Mrs. James
McClure, Rt. 2, HayesvUle;
Mrs. Willis Johnson, Murphy;
Mrs. Dorcus Hampton, Rt. 2,
Murphy; Frank Adams, An
drews; Aud Garland, Rt. 4,
Murphy; Sheridan Chambers,
Murphy; Milton Robinson,
Blalrsvllle, Ga.; Mrs. Donnle
Moore, Murphy; Mrs. Rosle
Hayes, Rt. 2, Murphy and Mrs.
Herman Stiles, Rt. 4, Murphy.
Padents admitted i.o Murphy
General Hospital: Patricia
Lynn, Robbinsviile.
Social
Security News
When you file for social
security there is a way that
you can speed up your first
check. Knowing what papers
are needed will speed up your <
claim, according to Grady
Grubbs, field representative
of the social security offtce,
before you retire, will often
save you extra trips to the
office. It will also speed up
the payment of your first check
after filing your application
for payments. i
Generally, a person filing j
for social security needs evi
dence of his last year's earn- '
lngs. The person who has
worked as an employee should
bring in a copy of his W-2 '
form for I960. The self
employed person should bring
In a copy of his 1960 income I
tax return, including the
ScHedule C or Schedule F,
and the cancelled check or
money-order receipt showing
that the tax has been paid.
You can find out what other
documents will be needed from
your district office.
Your Social Security Dis
trict Office la located at 40
North French Broad, Ashe
vllle, N. C. Mr. Grubbs will
be at the courthouse in Mur .
phy on the first and third
Mondays and Tuesdays each
month to give Information and
assistance to Cherokee County
residents
be followed. Bui a common
thread seems eo run through
?11 at the figures, and this
writer sees two courses of
acaoo ss desirable.
1. According to the beat
available figures, boats pow
ered by 10 horsepower or
less make up only 16% of the
powered boat* In North Caro
lina. Yet these boats accoun
ted for half the fatal accidents.
npfeasia 1? naadad
in ?rtur?goa and enforcmaat
for du* cuagory. and it Hmi
? (ha vrlar only (air thai
(hair ihara at tba coat, by
raglawrtnf and paylaf d?
W.00 annual faa a* da laraar
taoan.
2. Boats powarad by 10
boraapowr or laaa ara not
now raqulrad B carry Ilia
pmunil. Wtft dw high
death nil among these boats,
especially from (mils over
board and from capsizing, the
writer is convlncec that ex
uding the Ilia preserver
requirement to all vesaels,
powered or not. would ma
terially reduce die number
at fatalities.
Other restrlcdve measures
have been suggested, such as
operators' licenses and
zoning. For (he present the
writer Is convinced chat such
restriction is not justified by
(he accident records. What
Is Indicated is a definite need
for more awareness of (he
danger n> the ordinary water
sportsman - you are never
more than inches fropi death
when you're careless with a
boat.
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