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The Cherokee Scout
And Clay County Progress
Vblume 71- Number 4 Murphy, N. C.. Thursday, Augutt 24, 1961 10 Popes This Week Polished Weekly
Special Library
CommlttM Enrolls
Local Cltlzmw
By Welter Pueu
A apodal library committal
n# the Murphy Parana and
Teecbers Association U as
rolling local ddxaaa In ?
moat worthy project. They
expect to have enrolled 100
future each of whom will have
pledged ?o give aa memorlala
at leaat three booka to one af
the Murphy dty achools.
To give you a brief (lane*
Inn the need for thli under
taking a few facts on the
Murphy High School Library
are here given. With an en
rollment of over 600 students
the library should be * rocked
with 6000-10,000 volumes and
should yearly spend ap
proximately $3000 on new
books, magazines, and
s implies. The library haa ap
proximately 4000 volumes of
which 2000 areeltherobsoleta
or In such, worn condition a*
warrants dlacard.The present
?tale allond funds to the
library Is approximately $600
per year.
During the previous school
year thru the efforts of the
Murphy PTA, a local teacher*
group, state library si^er
vlsor and various local frienda
more than tripled the number
of new books purchaaed. The
100 club has determined n
keep the movement going and
to further extend It during the
current year. One Hundred
members contributing 3 books
each would amount te approxi
mately $1000 which is almost
double our state alloted budget
of $600.
An elementary student In the
second or third grade often
times will read 20 to 90
sifiplementary books during a
school year. An exceptional
student at the fifth grade level
may need 200 supplementary
books during the school year.
At thehlgh school level con
sldersble supplementary
books are needed In all the
fields and especially that of
science.
Many of these books are
very expensive and If used
frequently are soon won
wMch means that plastic
should be provided and ample
mending materials.
LETTERS
ti the Editor
The Editor:
I have noted with Interest
the picture In The Scout, a t
Thursday, August 17, 1961. 1
have one of these photographs,
which was In our "Family
Album" for many years.
The picture shows the
Livery Stable operated by Mr.
Abe Cooper, who was also a
prosperous dealer In livestock
for many years. The building
at the right was a blacksmith
shop o perl ted by Mr. Palmer,
who Is the middle man with
the apron, standing with the
three men on the far right.
Miss Hattle Palmer Is his
daughter, and there were also
other children, whom I knew
and with whom I went to school.
In Murphy. My Mother, Mrs.
Anne Weeks Akin, wife of
Captain Robert A. Akin, is the
woman on the far left of the
picture, and she Is holding
me by the hand. Mrs. Cooper
Is standing next, and Mr. Ah*
Cooper, her husband, la
standing at her back. Frank
Cooper, who was s little over
two years of age, Is on the
horse nesr his mother,
Charlie and George Cooper
are the two young boys ou
the horses. Annie Cooper Is
sitting in the buggy, In the
center of the picture. My bro
ther, Henry Akin Is st the
far right. In the "hack".
Thla picture was not made
In the early 1900*s but was
made In 1894, and the stable
waa burned in 1S97, in the very
early morning, during the
winter, and I remember
ruining sway barefoot, and
only in my nightgown, to a total
which was then on the
"Square". Our home, which
Is now the home of Mr. and
Mrs. John A. Davidson, waa
aaved by a "bucket brigade"
The blacksmith atop waa not
burned, but waa later re
moved.
Vary truly yours.
Heme Kate Akin Verier
(Mrs. L. R. Verier)
Limber ton. North Carolina
The Editor:
Allow me, please, to call the
attention of your reader* to the
coming eclipae of the mooa
nest Friday night, August 23.
It will not bs a total eclipee
but almost eo. A email atrip
alone one edce of the moon
will be la the light. The mag
nitude of the eclipse will be
0.991 die mooa being equal to
1. The beginning la to be at
MS p.m. BSTand the middle
of eclipee at 10:90. The moon
leavee die ahadow at 11:42.
That porOoo of the moen within
the ahadow may be of a copper
color li tha oirtfc't etmo#
Chore la fairly cUar of cloud
but U there are away cloude
la our etmoaptore It will be a
dart color. We would tot to
itojB aee jfce^ortlou In the
far *e refraction of the mm
HTT MM A LITTLE HARDER. Murphy High Coach McConnell prspe hi* mm for thalr
opening gun* against the RobUnsvllle High Blue Devils Friday night at RoMtnavllle.
Shown going through blocking drills are Tackle Charles "Buck" Smith and End John Snow.
Murphy scheduled the RobfclnsvUle game only two weeks ago to fill out their schedule at
Ma games. (Scout Photo)
ANDREWS SPORTS POUR QUARTERBACKS. The 1961 Andrews Wildcats are the proud
po? uion of four quarterbacks this season. They are shown above with their new coach,
Hugh "Pee Wee" Hamilton, talking over practice plans. Andrews opens the 1961 season
again*! Robbtnsvllle at home Sept. 8. (Scout Photo)
the 1961 HAYBSVILLE YELLOW JACKETS Coached by Bill Brlgga, light, have been
hard at work practicing for their opening game against Sylva Sept. 1. (Scout Photo)
Cherokee County Fair To Be Held September 25-30
i iic wru annual i^nerocee
County Fair will be In Murphy
N. C. September, 25-30, 1961.
mi Fild Cram.
uockery, Horticulture, Clyde
McN?bb: Dairy Cattle. A. B.
Stalucp; Beef Cattle, Pearl
Johnaon; Sheep, Luke Ellis;
Hop. Gene CUyw; Poultry,
f Ml bandidge; Flowers, Mrs.
George Size, Mrs. W. S. Cann
Mrs. Roland Day; Home
Products, Mrs. J . V. Henson;
Pantry Si^pUw. Mrs. Ora
mMPWt NBW A fc P STORE will took lite ?te cat rtiown ab or?.
Aotf nans New Super Market
Tte A fc P Pood Store*
announced today dM con
? trued on of a Si^wr Market
oa fee corner at Valley River
Avenue ud Hfltoo Street In
Murphy. The qpacloua aav
?tore will take the place of
?" preaeat (tore located at
111 Peechtrae Street. The an -
laweelment In property, build
lac aadatockvlll belnexcM*
M ?23S,300.000
TW Mldtnc ttaalf will he
1^*5 *mSy
American Design. The
exterior will be moat
attractive; and the Interior at
the building will be provided
with the laceet Innovation* In
retail grocery (adlltlea, pro
viding the convenience,
comfort and price saving of
many individual stores under
one roof. In addition, flour*
a cent lighting and pestal totted
celling* and wall a wtil provide
a pleasant atmosphere lor
shoppers. Three check - out
stands will speed the flow at
traffic through the a tore.
There will be a Mafic Carpet
Door, opening and closing
automatically for the conven
ience of the customer*.
" Among the outstanding
features at the new Super
Market *11 be the completely
modern meet department,
?elf -service produce cases,
self-service frosad food
cat* nets and air- conditioning
tor year-round comforV'ssld
Mr. J. O. Christian, Vice
President In Chars* of Afc P's
Operation In toe Carolines.
if "Lm'
"With few exceptions, the new
?tore will be completely ?elf
??rvlce throughout and will be
?o designed a* to make the
busy house* vee' (hopping
easier, quicker and more con
venient." he said.
Construction probably will
be cnimleiad la time for
occupancy the early part sf
next year.
This development wss dtsd
as another evidence of the
A fc P Organisation's faith la
A* future gtowli of Murphy. *
County Gvil Defense
Names Key Personnel
Key people In the Cherokee
County Civil Defense organl -
ration were announced thla
week by Capt. Frank W. Swan
director of the county unit.
Capt. Swan explained that
when a Civil Defense plan for
the county was set up some
time ago, these people were
notified of their individual Jobs
In case of an emergency.
Capt. Swan said, "From the
Knoxville - Chattanooga area,
65,000 people will be
evacuated to Cherokee, Clay,
Graham, Jackson, Macon and
Swain Counties. Of thla
number 16.000 will be
received in Cherokee County.
These evacuees will have to be
given food, water, housing, and
clothes in the event that we
do ever suffer- a nucelar
attack."
Capt. Swan said that the
Health Department would be in
charge of detecting radio
activity. He added that every
high school In the county is
supposed to have aGleger
counter, which is a monitoring
device used for the detection
of radio activity.
When asked what had been
done about organizing com
munity shelters, Capt. Swan
?aid that In Andrews a survey
of church basements was made
K> see just what would be need
ad to be done to convert these
basements Into suitable
shelters. He added that he did
not know if such a survey
had been made in Murphy.
Tho County Director said
that when the plan for the
county was drawn up that it
was certified and approved by
the National Civil Defense.
Capt. Swan said that he
would supply the Scout with
literature on Civil Defense
Includine a booklet about
building fallout shelters . These
booklets are free and will be
available at the Scout Office
during office hours by Monday
for anyone Interested.
The list of Key personnel
In the county C.D. plan is as
follows: Capt. Frank W.Swan,
director; Hermann K.Brauer,
Andrews Deputy Director;
Sheriff Claude Anderson,
Attack Warning Service;
Elmo Mosteller, Com
munication Service; Charles
E. Johnson, engineering and
public works; Paul Ridenhour
Emergency InformatlonSer
vlce; Jack Wilson, Manpower
Service; Edwin Cook, Fire
Service: Dave Moody, Health
Protection Service: C. O. Van
Gorder, M. D., Emergency
Medical Care Service; Mrs.
J ohnsie Nunn Welfare Service;
Sheriff Claude Anderson,
Police Service; Rev. Paul R.
Zlner, Religious Affairs
Service; Lloyd Hendrlx,
Radiological Defense Service;
Frank Ingram, Jr. Rescue
Service, Virgil O'DeU, Trans
portation service; Charles
Hughes, Simply Service; and
Lloyd Hendrix, Emergency
Training.
Also John A. Davidson,
Warden Service; W. S. Dickey
L. L. Mason, and P. B. Fere
bee, Conlnulty of Government;
Assistants to the director at I
Lt. Col. John Smith, W. D.
Whl taker, A. B. Chandler, Jr.
W.J. Swan, TyBurnette, Todd
Reece and Dewhitt Sharp.
NEIL SNBED, Chl?f of PoUca In Murphy, It ?hown ?bov? mlitlaf M?ml children la croeelnf
the onder the redllght on the flr*t day of school. School opened Wednesday, Aufust 23. "or
the 1*61-62 term. (Scout Photo)
THE ANDREWS LUTHER LEAGUE as Jo y wand PrtdMy *t*? AraMvd In Hillbilly
costumes before leaving on a hay ride.
This group was host to the Sub-district meeting held Friday which included towns west
of Ashevllle. Following the meeting they enjoyed an evening meal at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Eldson Burch. A skit was presented following the meal at the Lutheran Church basement by
the Andrews group. A square dance and the hay ride climaxed the day. Twenty-four out of
town guests attended.
(L-R) Monica Kibble, Lynn Love, Janet Burnetts, Barbara Watry, Donna Sue Fuller, Mark
Nelson, Roy Smith, Evelyn Morrow, Mrs. E. U. Burch, Susan Ulm, Mary Jo Battle, Fred
Archer, Haroldette Adams, and Martha Ulm.
Pledge For Safety
Drivers wtll be requested to
drive with lights on as a
symbol of their Pledge For
Safety in recognition of their
awareness of the traffic
accident problem in all of its
seriousness from September
1, 1961, 6 p.m. thorugh
September 4. 1961, 12 p.m.
Lights on will indicate toother
highway users that the driver
is conscientiously observing
all safety rules.,
Auxiliary To
Sponsor Bar-B-Que
The Providence Hospital
Auxiliary will sponsor a bar
b-que Thursday, August 31, at
the Rock Gym. Paul Nave's
bar-b-que chicken with
trimmings will be served
from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are now on sale at
the New Regal Hotel and from
auxiliary members.
3 % Tax Now On Newspapers
Effective from 1 July, 1961
all sales of newspapers at
retail within North Carolina
are subject to the 3% Sales
Tax,
All sales of newspapers by
publishers at retail, direct to
subscribers or readers within
North Carolina, are taxable
at the 3$ rate.
Asheville Couple
Involved In
One Car Accident
. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lee
Crawford former residents of
Cherokee County and now
living in Asheville, N. C.,
were involved in a one car
accident while traveling on
U. S. Highway 19. 2 1/2 miles
from Murphy Saturday,
August 19 ? 9:45 P.M.
The wreck occured approxi
mately 500 feet from Harper's
store.
Mrs. Carwford was driving
the newly purchased Triumph
and according to Patrolman
Hooper, she was not used
id the steering wheel . When
she cut the wheel too far to
the right it caused the wheel
to drop off the pavement Into
the ditch line. She then cut
the wheel back out of the
ditch causing the car to turn
over into the ditch. The car
| landed upside down oo the
? EDITORIALS -
You Have A Job To Do
Some real Interest Is being displayed In Murphy concerning
Civil Defense, particularly about building fallout shelter*.
The Scout has received numberous inquiries about CO
literature and the County Agent's Office said that they too, had
had many people call at their office for information.
It would be a good idea for those of you who have gotten
Interested in CD to appoint yourselves a "committee of one"
to interest one other person this week.
A local contracting firm wrote to the Office of Civil Defense
for plans for fallout shelters. The reply which the firm
received from A. W. Green, Jr. consulting engineering for the
Office of Civil Defense In Raleigh said lnpart; "We appreciate
the interest In shelter construction that has been generated
in Murphy. I have not yet seen the Editorial that appeared
In the Cherokee Scout but It must have been a good one for
I have received 40 or SO letters from your city. We need all
the help that we can get to encourage people to prepare to
protect themselves from something that we all feverendy pray
will never happen".
Don't forget, everyone has a Job this week. Get one persoa
Interested in CD and fallout shelters. "If everyone lights Just
one little candle, what a bright world this would be."
Let's Be Careful
This week, school opened, amid squeals, glgles, shouts,
chatter and probably a tear or two shed by a mother leaving
bar first grader at the class room door.
And with the beginning of school this la a good time to turn
over a new leaf In our driving habits. According to the
Department of Motor Vqhlclea, In recent years traffic accidents
have been the No. 1 Killer of school aged yoiagstera, replacing
sych dread and long eatabllshed killers aa pneumonia and
cancer.
In North Carolina every fourth person killed on the highways
last year was a tot or a teenager. This is a problem but It can
be surmounted.
The factors, acting together to produce a traffic accident
have "been widely publicized by safety authorities; disregard at
traffic lawa, carelessness, discourtesy. Therefore, one of the
most difficult barriers confronting greater traffic safety In
public apathy -- the failure of people to recognize that traffic
protection la a mutual reapomlbillty for all.
It become* a question of unremitting Importance as school
bells begin to ring and street* and highway* erecrowdedwitt
youngster*. Under such condition* there can be n* lerance
of the careless. Indifferent driver. Nor can tbere be any let
f SANDRA L8K LKP9CIBX
March of Dimes
Scholarship
! Winner
[ Thirteen Nonti Car ,?
Witt; House Furnishings, Mrs. X
E. J. Greer; Clothing, Mrs. ?
Randolph Shields; and Arts 8
and Crafts, Mrs. Luke Ellis.
Monday, September 25
9:00 a.m. Placing of exhibits $
begins. 1:00 p.m. Midway S
Opens. 8:00 p.m. All exhibits f
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