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tnnouncac ^ ?ngap*mtnt k Mrs. Minnie Stiles, wife of the late M. C. Stiles, announces [ the engagement of her daughter, Barbara, to Edgar Anderson, 'son of Mr, and Mrs. Lee Anderson. Wedding plans are incomplete. SENATOR SAMfRVIN ? SAYS * " WASHINGTON ? This week Americana have celebrated the 185th anniversary of the birth of this nation. Amid the pleasures which the holiday always brings, there Is an Increasing awareness of the gravity of the Berlin problem. Since World War U we have (ought one war and endured many crises In the Cold War with Russls. In typical American fashion we do not like to dwell long on grave problems. We like the quick solution so that we can focus our attention on the enjoyment of the benefits of the grestest society yet developed. We are learning yearly that there Is no ready or easy solution to make It easy to live with Rissis . Two facts stand out In the Berlin crisis. First, Communism is bent on enslsvement of the world either by war or preferably by gaining its end through apathy, indecision, snd lack of will. Second, Russia fesrs the reunlflcstlon of Germany, East Germany has 18 million people living in it whose first allegiance is to a reunited Germany rsther than their Communist puppet govern ment. Russia has never for gotten that Germany could have defeated It except for Lend-Lease. At the same time Russls has never been grate ful to the United States for this aid. Moreover, Russia sees a strong West Germany that has come back in the last five years to a position of greater productivity than before World War II. SURVIVAL OF THE WEST? In the face of the Com - m unlit challenge two thing* are essendal to the preser vation of the Western World. First, we must keep strong militarily. I have sought to sccompllsh this objective dur ing my service on the Senate Armed Services Committee. 1 should point out that mili tary strength alone cannot save us. Second, our people must have a determined will and the right kind of spirit. We should not delude our selves that foreign aid Is going to save us, or that we can hope to get other nations to fight our battles for us, or that they are willing to fight for it. During the darkest hours of 1940 after years of apathy the Brfdsh people under the Inspired leadership of Winston Churchill showed this determined will. Several years ago I stood at James town. Virginia and looked at the replicas of the frail little boats which brought the first courageous English settlers to America. I was impressed by the lesson taught by men and women who were willing to risk their lives In dny crafts upon m boisterous ocean to found the nation we cherish. The Western World must try to negotiate reasonable settle ments and solutions, but it should never negotiate through fear, apathy, or Indecision In its course of acdon. We should never forget the advice Crom well gave his mem "Trust In the Lord, but keep your pow der dry." V ^4nnounc?</ ^ Mr. and Mrs. ClarencePal iner of Chapman, Kansas, [former residents of Murphy land Andrews, announce the 'engagement of their daughter, farbara Anne, to Mr. J ames . Tyndall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Weston Tyndall, of Jop ilin, Missouri. An autumn wed uing Is planned. ' DO YOU HAVE STOMACH (TROUBLE 7 If so take PEPSO PACIFIC, Recommended for Stomach and intestinal' dis orders due to acid indlgesdon, 'heartburn, sour stomach, or floating. Get at Parker's iDrug Store today. iv ^TV end Radio Tips BE WELl-UKED YOU MUST (' LIKE WELL. / $0 NEW AND USED ? T. V. Sets $35.00 & UP LLOYD'S Radio & TV Service ZENITH TV Sales & Service , Murphy, N.C. VE 7-2165 V0O by Eula H. Greenwood WITHOUT A STAK-Long range Court Reform which had plagued several legislatures In prior years was accom plished by the 1961 N. C. General Assembly which eased out of Raleigh on June 22. School officials will tell you without mincing words that no North Carolina legislative body since the days of Gov. Charles B. Aycock over a half -century ago has done as much for Education as the 1961 session of this State's law making group. For several years various and sundry public officials and legislative leaders had talked about "doing something about the small loan business." But they only looked wise--and talked. On the other hand, these men and women who have lately returned to your midst after more than four months in Raleigh notonly talkedabout Small Loan Problems. They did something about them. Where - to - get - the - money had driven more than one legislator to drink since World War II. To avoid doing some thing about it of a concrete nature, one session reached back and dug out die 30-mll lion - dollar reserve fund we had set up during the war for hard times. On another occa sion ? the 1955 session if memory serves correctly-the Finance Committee merely raised the estimate of ex pect Income for the biennlum and balanced the budget that way. Still another group said "no new taxes" and held the line. Various schemes and plans were used to postpone the inevitable: new taxes. The 1959 legislators scraped the bottom of the barrel, put on the withholding plan for col lection of State Income taxes, collected two years' taxes In one year, and came up with the now-familiar windfall which postponed until another day new taxes. But with the Legislature which crippled home last week, there was no delay, no way to wait, no schemes left. They put on 73 million in new taxes and did in one blow what legislative sessions before them would not, or could not, do. The 1961 legislators saw they had to do some Congressional Redistrictlng to make up for the huge population loss we suffered during those 50's, when we read so much canned stuff about our Great Expan 1960 TAXES Will Be Advertised in August Pay your 1960 taxes now and save advertising cost. MRS. KATHRYN HUNSUCKER County Accountant Cherokee County sion. They got to it- -ana came up with one Postponement ot shuttling around our representatives In the Legislature according to population shifts had been the order of the day since 1941.... when it was first due. The House reshuffled; the Senate did not; but the *61 legislators did more on this problem than the 10 sessions, combined, before it. Thus the 1961 Legislature was a BIG Legislature from every standpoint. While It, like those before it, probably left some little loose ends lying about, it ma not leave for those Legislatures coming after it huge riddles as its ancestors had done. And the near-miraculous thing about it was the absence of a star performer. There wasn't a Gardner or a Bailey or a McDonald or a Cherry or a Hoey in the lot. You could hardly find a star performer. If there was a future Governor in the group, it was not apparent. In fact, some of the star performers were veterans like Lindsay Warren of Beaufort, John McLaughlin of Iredell, Roger Kiser of Scotland County, and John Kerr, Jr., of Warrenton.. men with their prominence be hind them. But there was plenty of teamwork. There was vigor ous leadership from the Gov ernor's office. There was determination from the Governor's office. There was insistence. So, the will to work was in . both houses this time, and the courageous leadership to lay out programs and to assume responsibility were the long suits of Terry Sanford. STARS OF TOMMOROW... Star performers in the 1963 session should be Cloyd Phil - pott, Clifton Blue, JoeEagles, Lunsford Crew, Gordon Greenwood, John Jordan, Irwin Belk, Elbert Peel, Sam Burrow, John Henley, and Clyde H. Harrlss. NOT EXPECTED BACK ? The 1961 session of the General Assembly lost three members one from resig nation and two from death. Max L. Childers of Gaston resigned to become a solicitor. F. L. Gobble of Forsyth and Dr. J. M. Phelps of Washington County died suddenly of heart attacks. Here are some legislators who will likely not be back next time, belgn kept away by health, resignation, ap pointment to position, or senatorial rotation: John Mc Laughlin, Iredell; Wayland SprulU, Bertie; Lindsay Warren, Beaufort; Spencer Bell, Charlotte; John Kerr, Jr. Warren; W. C. Harris, Jr, Wake; John W. Umstead, Jr., Orange; C. D. Ferrell, Pas quotank; John Y. Jordan, Jr., Bun come; Dallas Alford, Nash; Stuart Warren, Sampson; Jen nings King, Scotland, Gordon Winkler. Watauga; Sam Burrow, Randolph; James Hoyle, Lee; W. C. Brock, Davie, Boyce Whitmire, Hen derson; Wills Hancock, Gran ville; Ed Clark, Bladen; Frank Banzet, Warren; William Eu bank, Pender; Tom Clayton, Jackson; Max Thomas, Union R. F. Van Landlngham, David son; Benton Thomas, Hoke; Dr. Dennis Cook, Caldwell; and Clyde Roberts, Madison. There are others?? Mr. and Mrs. Frank Alex ander and children of James town, Tenn. spent the Fourth of July with Mr. Alexander's parents, Mr. and Mrs. R.G. Alexander of Brass town. Joint Worship Service Murphy Methodist and Presbyterians held their opening joint service of the summer season Sunday night at the Methodist Church, with Robert A. Potter, Presby terian minister, bringing the message upon the theme, "A Holy Nation." The second service will be held at the Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock this Sunday night, with die Rev. G. F. Womble, Methodist pastor, as the preacher. Members and friends of both congregations are cordially invited to these services, which are to extend through August. Cherokee Rose Garden Club June Meeting A program on flower ar ranging was given last week at the June meeting of the Cherokee Rose Garden Club, with Mrs. Walter Puett, pro gram chairman, showing slides. The meedng was held at the home of Mrs. Robert A. Potter, hostess. Mrs. George Size, president, presidedover the business session. Obsirvi 50th Aniiirsary Mr. and Mrs. E. C, Moore observed their golden wedding anniversary on Sunday, July 2. They were entertained at a family dinner at the home of a daughter. Mrs. Walter Puett. Mr. and Mrs. Moore are descendents of pioneer fami lies of Western North Carol lies of Western North Carolina. Mrs. Moore is the daughter of the late Maggie Reece and Abraham Lincoln Johnson of Murphy. Mr. Moore 1* the son of the late Callle Caldwell and Thomas Covington Moore uf Hayes vllle. Mr. Moore has been In business In Murphy since 1910 and has maintained an automo bile business since 1919. in addition to Mrs. Puett, another daughter la Mrs. John Manthey of Paris, Tenn. Their sons are Rae and Cloe Moore of Murphy. They have twelve grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Deaths, Funerals Compliments of ?VIE MUTUAL BURIAL ASSOC. Poyton G. Ivl* ? Funeral Director HIAWASSEE, ga. - - d. e. Denton, 80, of Hlawassee, Ga. died In hi* home at 6 a.m. Wednesday, June 28, after a long Illness. Services were held at 2 p.m. Friday In Lower High tower Baptist Church. The Rev. Boyd Hogsed, the Rev. Emerson Davenport and the Rev. Sim Martin officiat ed and burial was In the church cemetery. Surviving are five daugh ters, Mrs. Mable Corn of Hlawassee, Mrs. Faye Watklns of Fletcher, Mrs. Claudlne Ashe of Henderson vllle, Mrs. Georgia Berrond of Canton, Ohio, Mrs. Wllllne Owneby of Toccoa, Ga.; a son John Denton of Hlawassee, Ga.; a brother , Doll Denton; 21 grand children; and 17 great-grandchildren. Townson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Worms In Our Forest Many land owners and visitors In Western North Carolina have been frustrated because there are untold millions of "worms" strip ping the leaves from the hickory, oak, walnut, etc. In addition, these worms drop on a "thread" from the trees and are most unpleasant to anyone who walks . into a wooded area. Many visitors to Western North Carolina have found conditions caused by these worms so unpleasant that they have moved on. The "worms" have several names (some unfit to publish) but such monikers as "lnchworm," " spanworm, " etc., are In common use. Regardless of the name one uses, this worm is the feed ing stage of an insect that will, during the nextweek, change to a white moth. The insect is native to the eastern half of the U. S. and has onoccaslons developed into epidemics such as exist now. Normally this in sect is kept under control by the weather and a host of ? other natural agents such as parasites and predators. Among the parasites is the big black fly that occurs in large numbers and at times is a nuisance. This insect has always been here and cannot harm people or animals other than to annoy them When nature fails to hold pests in balance, it often be comes necessary for man to enter the picture. It has been found that as little as one pound of DDT in one gallon of 02 fuel oil applied by air plane to one acre of wooded land will control the spanworm on that acre. Of the one pound of DDT applied only about 1/2 of this reaches the ground. If a helicopter Is used, an even smaller amount of DDT in a gallon of fuel oil per acre is effective. In 1961 the U. S. Forest Service, Pest Control Branch, In cooperation with the N. C. National Forests Supervisor's Office used a TBM (bomber plane) to spray about 4,300 acres In the U. S. Forest Service's famous Hy drolloglc Laboratory near Farnklln, N. C. This plane carried 500 gallons of Insecticide per load and put down a swath that was 300 feet wide on each pass over the area. In the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest near Robblnsvllle, N. C., a heli copter was used to spray about 1,700 acres. The heli copter has the advantage that it can land and take off from a very small area., and it Is possible .to spot In, and In general, place Insecticides in a somewhat more specific manner than Is (possible with a fixed wing plane. However, the cost per acre to spray by helicopter Is from two to four times as much as it Is by fixed wing airplane. What are some of the pos sible consequences if the in festation continues? It should be pointed out that In general the oaks, hickories, and other trees are damaged by the span worms in 1961 will in most cases develop new leaves within a few waeks after the worm stops feeding. De foliation is likely to cause substantial growth loss but It is uncommon for trees to die as a result of one or two years of defoliation. If de foliation occurs three or more years, then parts or entire trees will likely die. Defoliation will also result In the reduction or complete loss of acrons and other seed that are valuable for squirrels and other game animals. It has been reported that game N. C., Tennessee Committee To Study Tellico-Murphy Road The governors of North Carolina and Tennessee were asked Monday, July 3, to ap point a joint committee to study the feasibility of a new highway from Tellico Plains, Tenn., into Western North Carolina. The action was taken at a highlevel conference of. officials from both states, including U. S. Sen. Estes Kefauver of Tennessee and Rep. Roy A. Taylor of the 12th N. C. Con gressional District. The two routes in question are: 1. Tellico Plains to Murphy, by way of the Cherokee National Forest. 2.Tellico Plains to Robbins vllle, by way of the JoyceKU mer Memorial Forest and Lake Santeetlah. Some 60 representatives from the two states met for five hours atSoowbird Moun tain Lodge near Robbinsville to discuss the. possibility of joint action on a road that would open up a new section of East Tennessee and West ern North Carolina. Sen., Kefauver suggested that the two governors appoint the study .committee to look Into all phases of the project and work closely with federal representatives since either route would go through national forest land. Kefauver said that he felt certain that If this area could be opened up with a highway It would become one of the 'greatest vacatlonlands In the United States, "surpassing even what we're doing in the Great Smoky Mountains Na tipnal Park." "I envision the time when highways on both sides of the mountain will be improved to give us a better system of roads across these moun tains," Kefauver said. "The greatest thing we can do for the two sections of our two states would be to build such ? road;" Rep. Taylor said that the project had appeal to him "Since our forest facilities are Inadequate and somethlig needs lo be done so that more people can visit them." "We've just begun to tap the great potential In our moun tains," Taylor said, "and road* are the answer." Herbert Bates, representing Gov. Buford Ellington of Tenn essee, said that Tennessee had already paved a road from Tellico Plains to the North Carolina line and that if North Carolina would agree to build the section from the state line to Murphy, "our highway commission will make further improvements of our section as traffic demands." W. E. Michaels of Tellico Plains, who has been promot ing the Tellico Plains to Mur phy road for five years, said that Bates' statement was "a clear message from the state of Tennessee as to its intention," and called upon North Carolina to answer. Merrill Evans, chairman of the North CarolinaState High way Commission, declined to commit theSHC andsaidNorth Carolina has money troubles. "We have gotahalf-bllllon dollar highway problem," Evans said. "That amount wouldn't pave our secondary roads and bring our primary roads up to reasonable safety. "We in North Carolina have got to have a tremendous lot of money before we can get into projects like this." Evans saldthatthepressure on the SHC Is triffic to Improve secondary and primary roads, "such as U. S, 64--a Model T road." Much later, Evans, while saying hewas in sympathy with the project, said that the state would do anything It could within the range of Its possibilities and obligations but pointed out that these obligations were statewide. Kefauver's suggestion of a joint N. C.-Tenn. commission was put Into the form of a resolution to the two gover nors by Leonard W, Lloyd, state representative from Graham County. The resoludon suggested that each of the governors ap point five members to the committee and that the committee be Instructed to pursue all phases of the pro posed project. Including the possibility of securing federal funds to do the work. Others attending the confer ence here included Cliff Ben son. vice chairman of theN jC. State Highway Commission; 1>. Wallace Hyde, eaecudve secretary of the N. C. Demo cratic Party; Kelly Heffner, regional engineer of the U. S. Forest Service of Atlanta: P J. Hanlon, supervisor of N. C. National Forests; Sate Sen. Frank Forsyth and H. A. Mat rox of Cherokee; and various other area leaders from both states. Tatham Family Reunion Andrews - A Reunion of the family of P. B. (Uncle Bent) Tatham was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Luke Ellis, Sunday, June 25. Approxi mately 100 attended. Out of t#wn guests Included Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Gladden of Bakers ville, Calif., Mr. and Mrs. Paul Barmore and children, Mellnda, Mike and Bruce, of Whittier, Calif., Mr. W. B. Plercy J r. and children, Patricia and Billy, of Tor rence, Calif., Mr. W. B, Plercy Jr. and chlldren.Pat rence, Calif., Mrs. R. L. Whatley, Cincinnati, Ohio, Mrs. John Hyde, Mr. and Mrs. BUI Allen of Panama City, Fla? Mr. and Mrs. Bill Tatham and children, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Collins and children of Cleveland, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon King and children of Columbia, S. C? Mrs. W. H. Taylor of Raleigh, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Stewart and children of Cand ler,' Mr. Burgln Tatham of Gastonia. Mr., Ttlman Lovln and Mrs. Ralph Wiggins of Bryson City. N. C>lrs. Ver lie Maxwell, Mrs. LaVerne Maxwell and son, Mr. and Mr*. Smith Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Howell, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Collins, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Stewart. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Mashburn, Mr. and Mr* . Ray Sheffey, Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Blgrey, Mr. Paul Loving, Mr. and Mrs. George Sheffey, all of Robblnsvtlle. More than fifty local relatives and friends also attended. Ray Sims, student at Uni versity of Tennessee, Knox* vllle, and his roommate, Sam Bennett, of Etowah, Tenn. spent the Fourth of July week end with Mr. Sims' mother, Mrs. Leila Sims. fish feed extensively upon worms that fall into the streams and lakes. This chal lenges the fisherman to get bait that will attract a fish that has already filled its stomach with worms. Life Cycle of theSpanworm. The worms will change Into a snow white moth during the next week. The females fly but not as well as the males . The eggs are laid in a mass on twig of about finger size, within a few days after the moth emerges. These eggs remain unhatched for the re mainder of the summer, fall and winter and will begin to hatch about the time leaves open in the spring. The young caterpillar is green in color and about 1/8 inch long. It eats small holes in the leaves of the trees. It remains on the under side of the leaf through out its life. The caterpillar changes to a dark or black color as it matures. When the caterpillar or "worm" Is full grown. It is about 1-1/2 to 2 inches lon^, During the last week of feeding. It eats more than It did the Drevtous three weeks. The tuli worm stops feeding and begins to shorten and become thicker. At this time it tends to make a very loose wed around itself. In this it changes to the pupa where it remains for about 10 days to two weeks. The full grown modi emerges from the pupal case. This starts a new cycle. In North Carolina many of the worms have already finished feeding and it appears that in a week to 10 days most, if not all. of them will stop feeding and change over to Pupae. In about a week the moths will start to come out, and later they will be present by the millions. Fortunately, those who go into the woods after the worms are gone will have only the thread-like webs to bother them. These webs will persist fo some time. The moth does not feed on foliage, but their abundance may be a nuisance In some areas. However, they will be gone, too, around mid-July. What lies ahead7 What my be expected In 1962 is un certain, but it seems likely that the number of Insects and the acreage Infested will be as great if not greater than it Is in 1961. Inquires regard ing the control of the span worm as well as other Insects and diseases thatplague forest trees may be directed to the U. S. Forest Service, Pest Control Branch, Post Office Box 1211 Ashevllle, N. C.; or if you wish to make may sonal contact, the office is in Room 208, Flat Iron Building, Ashevllle, N. C. The phone Is ALplne 4-5456 MRS. QUNICY CHAPEL Mrs. Qulncy Chappel, 59, of Rt. 2, Murphy, a member of Peachtree Bapdst Church, died In her home Wednesday, June 28. after a short Illness. Services were held at 11 a.m. Friday In LltdeGlade Baptist Church. The Rev. Ham Coffey officiated and burial was in Old Mardn'sCreekCemetery. Surviving are the husband, Robert Chappel; two sisters, Mrs. Lula Brown of Marble and Mrs. Flora Ogle of Knox ville, Tenn; and two borthers, Mark and Arthur Garrett of Murphy. lvle Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. ALDRIDGb INFANT TOMOTLA ? Graveside rites forJosephLynnAldridge six day old son of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Aldrldge, of Tomotla, who died at 3:30 p.m. Thurs day, June 29, In a Murphy hospital, was held at 4:30 p.m. Friday in Tomotla Cemetery. The Rev. Raymond Carroll officiated. Surviving in addidon to the parents are two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Queen of Murphy and Miss Martha Wells of Tomotla: and three brothers, Lewis, Larry andjohnny, also of Tomotla. Townson Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. BEN HILL BYERS HAYESVILLE - Ben Hill Byers, 77, of Hayesville, died in a Hiawassee, Ga. hospital at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 4, after a short Illness. Services were heldat2p.m. Wednesday in Union Hill Bap dst Church. The Rev Sim Martin and the Rev. Boyd Hogsed officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Mr. Byers was a nadve of Clay County and was the son of the late Thad and Docia Hogsed Hlggins Byers. Hewas a farmer in the Tusquittee community and a member of Ledford's Chapel Methodist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Minnie Davis Byers; four daughters, Mrs. Kate Mather son, of Belmont, Mrs. Sue McClure and Mrs. Ethel Hog sed, both of Warne, and Mrs. Ruth Matherson of Piedmont, S.C.,; three sons, Stoy of Hiawassee, Ga., Woodrow of Appamatox. Va., and Bee Byers of Tiger.Ga. ; two step sons, J, B. and Hlllas Davis of Hayesville; two step-daugh ters, Mrs. Nell Matherson and Mrs. Blond Welch of Clayton, Ga? 35 grandchildren and 27 great-grand children. Ivle Funeral Home was In charge of arrangements. Bridge Parties Given Mrs. Eva Nell Laurla, Mrs. Dot Cooper and Mrs. W. A. Wlshon entertained with a dessert bridge party on Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Laurla. The home was decorated with Glads, greenery and Mums. Mrs. B. W. Whitfiled was winner of the high score. On Saturday evening they entertained with a bridge dinner at the New Regal Hotel Around fifty guests were invited. High score for the ladies was won by Mrs. Martha Lee, and low by Mrs. Maxine Gossett. Dr. Paul Hill was winner of high for the men and John Smith was winner of low. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Miller of Fayettevllle and daughter. Miss Susie Miller of New Jersey, spent the Fourth of J uly week-end here. 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