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The Cherokee Scout
And Clay County Progress
Volume 72 - Number 29 Murphy, North Carolina, February 15, 1962 8 Paaes This Week Published Weekly
J.C. Hows*
Seeks
Re-election
Coanty Clerk of
Com James C.
as Clerk at
Com e pest he has
I 1W0.
Howes, 40, a native of Hum -
the Htnnboldt High School. Ha
Is e member at the First
is married ?> 0m former I
Gertrude Mabels Worthen of
Murphy.
Is 1958 Hoarse served as
chairman at tha Murphy
Democratic Party. Prior s>
his election as clerk, he was
ssaodamd with the Smoky
Mountain Gas Co.
Long associated with the
Boy Scouts, Howse served as
the chairman of the 1058 Boy
Scout Fund Drive. He Is pre
sently serving as chairman of
Boy Scout Troop 412.
Mr. and Mrs. Howse have
thres children , two girls at
the home and a eon serving
with the U. S. Air Force at
Orlando. Pie.
ofrlUaMr.
I
by Bud Morgan
ON POLITICAL FRONTS:
The first hat to be thrown
into the Cherokee County
political ting was tossed in
this week by Jimmy Howse,
popular clerk of Cherokee
County's Superior Court. He
is nerWnir re-election to the
post behas held since 1958.
I would like to add that in my
he has filled this post
very well and the people of
Cherokee County would make
no mistake ahould they cast
their ballot for Jimmy Howse.
MORE EGGS NEEDED: The
month of March Is recognized
nationwide as the Bgg month.
Too many people ere not eat
ing breakfast and are not
nutritionally fit to carry on
their work. Eggs ere good and
good for you. Lets all buy an
extra dozen or two of eggs
this week and show the cotmtry
that we here in Western North
Carolina do know the value of
a good breakfast and the
nutritional value of an egg a
^MAIN STREET: Everyone
should pitch in on the Town
project of better sanitation.
The visitor and potential in
dustry coming through town
never fail to nodes how the
own lacks in sanitation. Place
your refuse in proper con
tainers and see the sanitation
display at the Power Board
Bull ding this week.
recipe OF THE WEEK: A
quick and easy lunch box
oooide can be made by blend
ing 2/3 ?ng? sweetened con
densed milk inn ? cup of
peanut butter. Mix in
3 tablespoons cocoa. Drop by
the teaspoonful en greased
h.iring sheet. Bake in
moderate oven for 10 minutes
Makes 30.
WHO KNOWS: Who is or
was joe Brown? Banker?
Lawyer? Indian Chief? Why
is there a Joe Brown Highway
in Murphy? If you Know,
write In and tell me.
ODDS AND ENDS DEPT:
The U. S. dollar is the sound
est money in the world. Ami
the dollar you keep in U. S.
Bonds is even be tter.lt grows.
Support the Murphy Band by
purchasing all your beted
goods this weak at their bete
aale on Saturday. This is a
worthwhile project.
Firm Selected
For Sewage
Survey I
The Murphy Town Council
selected the engineering firm
of W. K. Dickson to mete the
preliminary etudy of existing
aewege faculties in Murphy
and to assist wUl filing for a
temporary permit s> continue
the flow of raw sewage into
Hlwassee and Valley Rivers
by the town. The action was
taken at the regular meeting
of the Town CouncU at the
Power Board Building Monday
Fab. 12.
In other business, the
council voted to mate avail
able to the C hero tee County
Rescue Squad the ?um of $250
for emergency use by the
mm**.
The council Instructed Town
Clerk C. B. Johnson to check
with Bunch Nugent of the U.
S. Forest Service for recom
mendations on trimming the
nMpte trees along the main
streets of Murphy. The coimcU
further instructed Mr. John
eon tn follow Mr. Nugenfa
recommendations.
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Reader* art Invited to
express their <
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to no loafer than 200srorda
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JAMES C. HOWSE
Murphy Man
Confesses
To Break-in
./ . TMrty-one year old
Murphy man walked Into
Sheriff Claude Anderson's
office laat Thursday around
9 a.m. and admitted breaking
Into Murphy Hardware Co
Dec. 1, 1961.
_ Emory Albert Duckworth.
31. of Murphy has been
charged with breaking and
I entering with larceny of a
1 value of $165 In connection
*lth the break-In at the
Murphy Hardware Co.lnearly
December. The warrant filed
In the Cherokee County Clerk
of Sigjerlor Court's office was
signed by SBI Agent M. C.
Crawford.
Duckworth signed an af
fidavit admitting he broke Into
the hardware store. He waived
preliminary hearing before
Justice of the Peace Dick
Richards Saturday. The case
was bound over to the April
2 term of Superior Court.
Bond was set at $3,000.
l. Dbc- 1. the Murphy
Hardware Co. was forceably
entered through the rear door
of the store. One 30/30 cc
rifle, one 410 single barrel
shotgun, and one 12 guage
shotgun, and one .22 rifle
were reported missing.
Macola Day
Diiaar la
Clay Coaaty
by Mrs. Geraldlne Ford
i J?"^fSVllIe " Approximately
150 Clay County Republicans
gathered at the Rural Life
Center on Monday night Feb.
12at 7:00 p.m. for a dinner
meeting and program of
entertainment and good fel
lowship.
Mr. Cline McClure served
as Master of Ceremonies ar.d
did a superb Job of keeping the
meeting both Interesting and
lively.
The Invocation was given by
*he Rev. Jimmy Rogers. The
end re group Joined In singing
The Star Spangled Banner"
Miss Judy Phillips presented
s comical recitation which
everyone enjoyed. Local talent
composed of the following
pcop'e CUude Garrison, Jim
Ledford, Glenn Prater, Edgar
Moore, Wayne Phillips and A.
v ? Moore rendered some fine
string music and other enter
tainment during the evening.
Col. Wayne G. West former
Representative made a talk
commemorating the birthday
of Abraham Lincoln.
residents of the county
?nb guest were recognized
and made welcome to our
group.
LEarl pronounced the
benediction. Our thanks and
beep appreciation go to Mr
""h 1^"' Clyde Entley, host
telnln08,BM f0r fte gr0UP for
helping us to have such
? wonderful evening, for many
people were heard to comment
about the atmosphere of this
meeting being so different to
the usual political gathering.
Republicans
Reschedule
Convention
Continued adjournment of
the Cherokee County Repub
lican Convention to Saturday,
Feb. 17, haa been announced
by Cherokee County GOP
Chairman Del Reeae. Hie
meeting originally aet forlaat
Saturday night will be held In
the courthouse at 2 p.m.
Mr. Reeae said the reason
for the postponement was that
many people were unable to
attend lastSaturday because of
the outbreak of flu and other
sickness In the county.
The purpose of the meeting
Is to elect a county chairman
and to select delegates to the
district and state GOP con
ventions.
Lions Club
To Sponsor
Meeting
Hayesvllle - - The Clay
County Lions Club Is spon
soring a meeting In the
library of Hayesvllle High
School Monday night, at 8:30
Feb. 19th, that should attract
the Interest of every adult
citizen of the county. The
speaker will be Tom Ivester,
Superintendent of Alcoholic
Rehabilitation, North Carolina
Prtosn Department, Raleigh.
Among other things, Mr.
Ivester will say that
alcoholism Is a desease as
Incurable as diabetes but a
desease subject to arrest
with proper therapy; but that
treatment must consist of
more than a thirty-day road
sentence. His speech will not
be directed to the alcoholics,
but to those In the community
who have ah interest In social
concerns and would like to be
of service to' the one group of
citizens In Clay County who
need help desperately.
The several churches in the
county are co-operating In
publicizing this meeting and
will help in providing leader
ship for sponsoring a program
of service that might be
initiated.
Baad Members
Attend WCC
Band Clinic
by Jim Jordan
Recently five of our local
band members attended the
Annual North Carolina All
State Band Clinic at Western
Carolina College. This clinic
consisted of two bands, the
workshop band and the clinic
band.
It is extremely difficult to
get into either one of these
bands; for, first, one has to
have an audition. Then, later
your are informed by the clinic
staff whether or not you have
been accepted Into either band.
Band members from all of
Western North Carolina par
ticipated in this event.
Perry Brown, Billy King,
and Allen Mashburn played
in the workshop band under the
direction of John Sumrall.
This band had fifty-four
musicians.
Mike Jordan and David Hall
achieved highest honor; they
were selected for the clinic
band. The clinic band was
composed of sixty.- seven
members , all under the
direction of Allan Bane.
If You'rc Going To Andrews
Follow My Lights
(Editor's Note:) The page printed below was taken from a
currant leaue of "The Upper Room". At the meeting of the
Andrews WSCS last Wednesday, Mrs. Lucy Laughter, Scout
Staff Correspondent In Andrews, was asked to have thla
Information printed. Becauae of TTve Scout's new offset press
equipment, the actual page Is printed below. Copies of this
page have been sent from California. Tennessee. Vid several
other states to friends and relatives In Andrews.
Th* Biblt im Daily Lift
Friday, January 26
Read Matthew 4:1-11
All those words which were written long ago are
meant to teach us today. (Romans 15:4. Phillips.)
OOME friends and I were traveling through the
Great Smoky Mountains from Gatlinburg, Tennessee, to
Andrews, North Carolina. The night was dark, our driver
was tired, and the road was entirely unfamiliar to us.
As we turned sharp curve after sharp curve, we could
not help being anxious.
We came upon a truck that the driver had parked
while refreshing himself at a mountain spring. We
stopped also and drank of the spring water. As we
talked with the friendly driver, he sensed our uneasiness.
"If you're going to Andrews," he said, "follow my
lights. I'll drive slow and lead the way."
What a great difference it made to us to see the
faithful lights showing us in advance where we were
to go and what we were to do!
The Bible?rich with the teachings of the prophets,
letters of Christian advice, stories from life experiences,
and the sublime .words of Jesus?is a light for the road
of life. If we read it faithfully and follow its teachings,
it is a never-failing guide, leading us in the right way.
PR A YER: Dear Father, we thank Thee for Thy Word,
an endless source of inspiration, guidance, comfort, and
spiritual growth. May we ever avail ourselves of its re
sources. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Thought for the Day
God's Word is a light unto our path.
Helen Redheffer (Missouri)
32 World-wide Bible Reading?Luke 17:11-19
Hayesville Class
Sponsors
Quartet Singing
"Buy your ticket now
and save money." The Senior
Class of Hayesville High
School are sponsoring the Blue
Ridge Quartet which will be at
the School Feb. 22 at S:00
p.m. Advance tickets are $1.00
for adults, 5Qf for children.
Gate tickets will be $1.25
for adults and 50f for child
ren. The Seniors are busy sel
ling tickets now and anyone
who wants them In advance
can call or see a member of
this class.
School People
Talk Of
Improvemeats
Over 200 teachers and
school administrators at
tended a four county edu
cational meeting here Tuesday
Feb. 6. Dr. Amos Abrams,
publisher of the NCEA
magazine, was the guest
speaker. The. meeting was held
at the Murphy Elementary
School.
The theme of the meeting
was the discussion of the im
provements in the various
school systems resulting from
the Increased appropriations
received this school year.
Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
and Swain were represented.
Citizens Group Moves
To Implement Hammer
Report Suggestions
tm Young Adult Study
Group at the John C. Camp
bell Polk School blow the
gathering dust from the
Waswrn North Carolina
Regional Planning Com
mission' a Hammer Report
at a special meeting Monday
night. Feb. 12 at tha Folk
School. The group comprised
of the young adults of the
Hrasauwn community brought
?gather civic, bualneas, and
.government leaders In the
Cherokee Clay county ares
to discuas ways and means of
putting the Hammer Report
recommendations to work.
"Tha days of the two men
In the livery stable business
trading among themselves and
both making a profit are over,'
Percy B. Fere bee, chairman
of the Weawrn North Carolina
Regional Planning Commission
said. "We must bring new
money into the area."
Tom Day, Hayeavllle banker
aid a leader In tha movement
a> activate 6? Hammer
Report, served as moderator.
Ha said, "Wa asad ? and
out what Charohaa wanw. what
Clay wants, ad what Graham
road id Telllco, Graham also
wants a road over the mount
ains. We need to work not
{or just one road but for any
road."
"We need projects to create
home Industries that will keep
our young people at home."
Mr. Day added.
At this point Charles Cald
well, president of the study
group, presented a chart
showing the population trends
In the three county area in
1960.
This chart showed a pop
ulation in the 1-17 age group
in Cherokee at 8,677; in Clay,
2,716; and Graham, 2.167. In
the 18-20 age group Cherokee
651; Clay, 267; Graham, 210.
In the 20-30 age group, Chero
kee, 1,685; Clay, 721; Graham.
494. In the 30-64 age grotqp,
Cherokee, 6,135; Clay, 2^11;
Graham, 1,938. In the 65-85
age group, Cherokee, 1,595;
Clay, 467; Graham, 844. 85or
over in Cherokee, 97; Clay 25;
and Graham, 47.
It was brought out that in
Hay* a villa in 1961, die first
grade class was smaller than
the graduating daaa at Hayes -
vllle High School lMt June.
Other statistics showed that
in Cherokee 20% of the working
force is unemployed; In Clay,
and Graham, r
for 1
CommUtkm out of
Ashevllle, old the group that
training ta the key to the whole
problem. This must be done
by the county governing body.
The first step la to form
county planning boards, he
added. Mr. Hampton told the
grotg> that technical as
sitance la available- once a
plan la prepared and pre
sentedHe sited the examples
of the Mitchell Couhty group
that recently applied for as
sistance to develop the
mineral water springs In their
county. Another project by
the same group Is a study to
find out If It la feasible to
build a gas pipeline to their
area. The area has all the
natural elements for making
glass except gas.
A spokesman for the Folk
School ashed the question. "Do
the people of this section want
tourist?" If so. why are they
not willing to provldefacill ties
to hold (ha tourist?"
Mr. Ferabee added diet to
get outside money Into the area
we must 1) develop the Burls t
and service Industry; 2} sell
our natural resources; 3)
bring in products from ofcer
value by our labors.
Jki grotq> was Invltsd B
WNC Regto^PLM^nc Co2?
Park
Feb.
Ashevllle. Wednesday
D.M. BirchffieId, Former Sheriff. Dies
DEVEREAUX BIRCHFIELD
Devereaux M. Birchfleld,
age 83, of Marble passed away
at 2:00 a.m. Wednesday morn
ing in a Murphy Hospital after
a long period of declining
health.
Mr. Birchfleld was born In
Graham County and moved to
Andrews at an early age. He
was the son of the late Sye
and Iva Wright Birchfleld. For
many years he made his home
at Tomoda until recendy he
moved to Marble and made
his home with his daughter.
His wife Rebecca Ann Bateman
Birchfleld proceeded him In
death December 26, 1957.
Mr. Birchfleld has served
fn many offices, he had served
as a police officer In Murphy
for 13 years and in Andrews
for 6 years, as a federal
revenue officer, as super
intendent of the prison camp
as a State game warden and
as Sheriff of Cherokee County.
He was a member of the Valley
River Bapdst Church.
Surviving are two daughters;
Mrs. C. C. Barton of Marble
and Mrs. Gwln Anderson of
St. Petersburg, Florida and
one son; Sye Birchfleld of
Tomoda, two sisters; Mrs.
Alfred Grindstaff and Mrs.
Theodore Glbby both of An
drews, one brother; Clay
Birchfleld of Winter Haven,
Florida, 9 Grandchildren and
9 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
conducted Thursday, (today)
at 2KX) p.m. at the Marble
Grange Meeting
Grange Deputy Forest B.
Johnson and wife were In
Greensboro Friday and
Saturday of last week attend
ing a Deputy Conference. At
the conference they discussed
plans for the Grange program
for this year.
The regular monthly meet
ing of the Ranger Grange will
be held Tuesday night, Feb
ruary 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the
Ranger School.
WEATHER
High Low Pare.
February 7 41
10 00
February ? 42
26 .09
February 9 63
35 .39
February 10 34
34 .00
February U 54
IS .00
February 12 69
26 JtO
February 13 73
31 J00
Broken doudness
Thursday
wltt scattered shoe
ers ta tta
rfwrnoon. Friday.
Saturday
Sunday Mr.
Springs Baptist Church with
Rev. Robert Barker officiat
ing. Burial will be In the
Valley?wn Cemetery. The
body will lie in state for 30
minutes before the service.
The body will remain at the
Townson Funeral Home until
it is moved to the church to
lie In state.
40 Unit Public
Housing Project
Set For Murphy
The Public Housing
Administration has authorized
at 40 unit low rent housing
project for Murphy, C. L.
Alverson, chairman of the
Murphy Housing Authority
Murphy
Calendar
Thursdty, February 15
1:30 p.m. Grape Creek Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
Fred Martin.
3:15 p.m. Children's Choir at
First Methodist Church
7:00 p.m. Veterans of World
War I dinner meeting at
the Henry House
7:30 p.m. Women's Club to
meet at the Murphy Power
Board Building. All mem
bers are urged to be
present.
Friday, February 16
7:30 p.m. Martha Chapter No.
246 will meet In the
Masonic Hall at Ranger.
Saturday, February 17
All Day Woman's Club to hold
Road Block on Square for
Heart Fund.
Sunday, February 18
6:15 a.m. Mass at Providence
Hospital
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass at St.
Williams Catholic Church
5:30 p.m.MYF atFlrstMetho
dlst Church
Monday, February 19
Mrs. L. B. Bryant, Exce.
Secretary of the North
Carolina Association for
Retarded Children will speak
at the P. T. A. meeting this
Monday, February 19th. All
parents are urged to attend
this Important meeting.
has announced. The 40 unit
project Is expected id cost
better than $500,000.
Murphy's application for the
housing was approved by the
Public Housing Adminis
tration on Feb. 1 and the
program reservation of 40
units for Murphy was
authorized.
The project will consist of
34 regular units and 6 units
for the elderly. The regular
units will contain 4 one bed
J*". " two bedroom
units, 14 three bedroom units
and 2 four bedroom units The
units set aside for the elderly
will contain 2 units with no
bedrooms and 4 one bedroom
units. A play ground will be
built In connection with the
housing units.
The Murphy Town Council
and die Murphy Housing
Authority accented the
authorization anu all neces
sary papers and legal work
were completed at a special
meeting of the Housing
Authority Wednesday, Feb.
13 at the Power Board Build
ing.
$8,000 will be awarded by
the Puhlic Housing Authority
lor prellmenary survey work
Several sites within the town'
limits are under con
sideration.
Plans and specifications
must be submitted by the
Murphy unit for approval m
the Public Housing Adminis
tration within 120 days of
acceptance.
Upon approval by the Public
Housing Administration, the
project will be advertised and
the project will be let on bids.
Construction is expected to
start this summer.
In housing projects of this
sort, rent Is based on the in
come of the occupant and Is
available only to low Income
families.
Efforts to obtain a housing
for Murphy began In
me 1959 session of the North
Carolina legislature when
"tale Senator Frank Forsyth
Introduced a local bill apply
ing only to counties in the 33rd
District. The bill authroized
any town with a population of
?? or more to be eligible
? establish a ' housing
authority and become eligible
for federal aid. Under the
prev'ous rt.ee l.w, no town
in North Carolina could qualify
for federal money to build
Public housing unless the town
had a population of5,000or
more.
After Senator Forsyth's bill
was passed Into law, the
Murphy Town Council passed
a resolution establishing ?
housing authority for Murphy.
Mayor L. L. Mason ap
pointed as members C. L.
Alverson, chairman; W. D,
Townson; Merle Davis, J.C.
Green; and Frank Mauney.
This authrolty was organized
and was issued a charter for
the state of North Carolina.
The Murphy Housing Authority
then made application to the
state of North Carolina. The
Murphy Housing Authority
then made application id the
P ubllc Housing Admlnls tratlon
for a public housing project
for Murphy.
Upon receipt of application
the Federal Public Housing
Administration was of the
opinion that the local statute
lntroduced-by Senator Forsyth
and passed by the North
Carolina legislature and un
constitutional since It was not
state wide In scope but pre
tained only to a small section
of the state. The Adminis
tration suggested that the
matter be passed on by the
North Carolina Supreme
Court.
The Murphy Town Council
and the Murphy Housing
Authority followed the
suggestion of the PHA. The
North Carolina Supreme Court
ruled in effect that the law
was unconstitutional.
During the last session of
the legislature In 1961,
Senator Forsyth Introduced'a
similar bill except this new
bill provided that any town In
the state with a population of
500 or more could create a
housing authority.
However, before this new
bill could be Introduced, Sen
ator Forsyth had id Introduce
legislation to do away with the
established housing authority
In Murphy as there was no law
on the books premising an
established housing authrolty
to be dissolved.
After the new bill became
law, the Murphy Town Council
adopted a resolution creating
a new housing authority for
Murphy. Mayor Mason ap
pointed C. L. Alverson, chair
man; Dr. Paul Hill; Duke
Whitley, Frank Mauney, and
Ben Warner, Jr. to the
authority.
This new housing authority
made application for public
housing In Murphy and this
was the application approved
February 1. 1962.
WOMAN OF THE MONTH
Our Woman of tha month
for February ia not one but
two, aa tha Misses Kale and
Leila Hayea are always
thought of together.
They are the daughters of
tha law Jefferson T. and
Amanda Beal Hayea and live
in tha home where they were
born at To mods. This home
wan built by their grandfather,
Capt. George W, Hayes, on a
a tan grant In 1850. Part of tha
original house is still is use.
They reared two children of a
staler, tha law Mrs. Hatha
Hayes Farmer. They ere Mary
Farmer Ray and Kenneth
Farmer bo* now of AahevtUe
N. C.
Miss Kaw was sducawd in
tha Awhrwws City schools awl
Leila ia the Murphy City
Carolina
eer* have been spent In guid
ing young people In the schools
of the Murphy City Unit.
The sisters are both very
active In the Tomoda Metho
dist Church. Miss Leila Is
treasurer of the Church and
has taught Smday School for
Twenty years.
Miss Kali Is secretary
of the Murphy Home Demon -
stratfon Club; secretary of
the Cherokee County Cornell
and past president of the N.
C.B.A.
Miss Leila Helped <
Cnferi, la preaJ
V.snda
N. C. I. A. i
the Murphy Ga
Mill Km and Leila in
known stawwlde for their
beautiful flower* and their
willingness to share themwidt
other*. Not only do they share
their flowers but their time
In helping to make
friends MJd neighbors lives
happier and more Com
fortable. They are knows
kindness m new