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Local Communities Join World In Mourning President's Death
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THE AMERICAN FLAG ai the r. S. Po<t office Vr<
flies at half-ma^t in honor ot JFK. I he F< ? i ? ' -
all day Monday in mouriUuJ reine.inbra::> e.
Editor '$
fide-Hook
Very few people will ever
forget the tragic events of
this past weekend, nor are
they likely to forget where
they were, who they were
with and what they were doing
when the first news came frorr
Dallas.
TH
The biggest thing on tap for
most folks homes for Thanks
giving is the arrival of out
of-towners, home for the holi
day. College students should
be here by Wednesday night.
TR
Joint Thanksgiving services
at churches In most towns in
the area will be held Wednes
day.
TR
In case readers wonder why
the Scout Is out a day early
this week, It was printed on
Tuesday to give employees
the holiday off from work.
TR
Cancer detection clinics in j
Cherokee and Clay will
observe Friday as a holiday, i
and will continue as usual the
following F rlday.
TR
Julian S. Hopkins, Baptist
State Director of Evangelism,
will speak here at First Bap
tist's Training Union 'M'
Night, Dec. 2, at 7:30 p.m.
TR
The Gtrl Scout program is
being reorganized in Hayes -
ville, with Mrs. Glenda Hail
as leader . The group will hold
weekly meetings in the Velnia
Moore classroom at Haves -
ville Methodist Church.
TR
Hunters hereabouts are
ready to go after rabrns and
birds on Thanksgiving day.
TR
Of ail the many hours of
TV coverage given the presi
dent's death this weekend,
most viewers agree that the
tribute done by a group or
BBC was most eloquent.
voter s Mere i^asi
Bal lots F or N i ck r I s
m'RPKY " Last weekr^ral
resident4-' oi Cherokee Co / !?
turned out to favor 'he Ni' kols
Fur Know-How program h
voting 4jy lor and S6 a^ai: -t.
The vote to ??ofitmne re
search and edu: ational a ? n
agris lltore wa greati* over
whelming jri the state-.
Voters agreed to -onti: iv j
ni ' ke] on a io' ol teed
fertilizer. Ihi - rnor ey > o'
lected r.) the North Carolina
Department or A^r mult. ire.
Directors : roiii ea< \ i\..nrv u:
the state help to administer
the use ol the money collected.
MANY LOCAL PEPPI.F attended the Opor Hei;>e it !h?- newly r > - i " > ? r t
Regional Librar ? here la ^ t Friday, and en,o>ed re; re- hn e; : t rvrd tfv ' i!
Library Open House Celebration
Shows Otl Many Services Available
Virginia lew
m; rphy - a.j -ia .
Nov. 2^, people w ? ? r r
in at the heaclqija rtn
Sar.tahala He^;ut <*]
here.
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Wildcats liniiji Home (.la>> \ (town
CANTON " Andrew? High's
Wildcats brought hone the
bacon for their hometown and
the Smoky Mounuin Con
ference, In the form of the
State Class A Western Re
gional Football Championship
as they blasted Drexel here
last Friday night 36-6 for the
crown.
The game was played a
galnst the sombre background
of the news of the president's
death and The Rev. Eddie
Young of Canton, in a prayer
before the game, eloquently
payed tribute to John F. Ken
nedy, who had died from an
assassin's bullet earlier that
day In Dallas, Tex.
As In past years that And
rews has me! playoff oppon
ents on neutral ground at Can
ton, the field proved to be a
victory setting for the Wild
cats.
They have never lost a play
off game here, where four have
been played.
Though Dr ex el scored first
in the game, the Cats' confi
dence was never shaken, and
fans familiar with the Andrews
lads felt from the opening
whistle that the team that
won Smoky loop Class A hon
ors could not be stopped.
The Wildcats wound up w<th
a 10-1 season, with the lone
loss coming at the hands of
Sylva -Webster, the Smoky
Mountain Conference Class
A A champs, who sent on to win
the double A championship in
the Starr We t e r ? R-\' ' .
Eight senior , all m<4' ? J i j T
players all sp^on long, made
Their final showrg for ^ HS
in the ^arne: Rnd^ Butch S i . r -
savage and Johr (rerncrt;
I ac-kles Jane:"- Whitehoi.sr
and Eddie Adams; Center
Jerry Thompson, Guard and
1 ineharker i^arry *?, i 3 en ;
Halfback Mike Sheidv; and
Quarterback Jimmy Watkins.
Coach Hugh Hamilton was
arried across the fieldonthe
shoulders of his happy bid
ders after the game.
Drexei took the opening
kickofi and moved for their
oniy si* points of the game,
capitalizing on Andrews mis
takes.
Starting on their own 20,
DrexeJ failed to gain a first
and Ken Morris punted to And
rews' 40, where the Cats
fumbled, allowing DrexeJ to
recover
Taking to the air, DrexeJ
made completions of 16 and
20 yards as receivers made
catches while literally sur
rounded by Andrews deiend
ers, moving to the Wildcat
13.
Ecfrnond Sherrill ma dp it to
the g*al, fumbled the ball,
and Drexei tackle Terry Yount
recovered the fumble in the
end zone for the TD. The
conversion attempt failed, and
from there on, Andrews domi
nated the game
The Cats quickly took the
lead. Sheldy took the kickoff
? . Watkir: wh< /.pf"
behind a sc r**er o} r
To The -42. On f 1 r -.t down, i rr r>
K'.arr ?liJof tackle and ron p -
cd b'j vard*- for a srore, a-d
1 ohn C -crner t k . . krd a p- r -
feet PA I.
Andrew ' k 1 kfJ " went
to the end /.one, and DroxeJ
rook over or rhe 20. o- thtr
a sharp quick ki k wrnt all the
way to the Andrew srvj.
With Marr arid Sheidy a*
the helm, the Cats moved to
Drexel's 30, where a turnhle
K'avr the ball hark to DrexeJ.
In three plays, Drexel lo r
one yard, then punted o it u
their own 49 as thf* first qi. ar
te r ended.
I wo 15 yard penalties a
gainst DrexeJ moved the hall
deep into their territory.
From the 10, Watkins passed
to Hutch Sursavage for another
S' ore and Sheidy ran the point.
DrexeJ couldn't move after
taking the kickofl, hut another
perfect quick-kick rolled all
the way down to the Andrews
one.
The Wildcats pushed out
to the 50, hut failed to gain a
first there. Sursavage punted
to Drexel's eight.
On fourth down, DrexeJ
punted hack out to their 4R.
On first down, Watkins hit
Sursavage with a pass, with
the tall end taking the hall on
his finger tips around the 30
and rumbling on in for the
score. Gernert's PAT kick
\ jriv. . :n^ 14 plA > <- , :ea
r , r ri? the r inning <?! Marr,
Sheni, , Walk i f - ar.il r>a ? id
Slagle, earned u Drexei' -
!(? ir, and I rmr 'her e Sheidv
plumed 1 ' r toi a ID. F{e
Then ra* The point, hut it wa"
ailed ha k . .'i a penalty. ( .rr -
? i e r r - e t :p To k i k the point,
iive yard- hirther hai k, hut he
faked the kirk and passed to
S iriavagr tor the conversion.
In the final quarter, Slagle
irren epted a Drexel pass on
h i <- 10 and returned u 1 the 36.
Howard Hrowi added three
more, then Marr set up the
final ceore with, a 62 yard
aunt to DrexeJ'c 15. Sheidy
moved the hall ( loser with two
plays that gained five yards
a rlip, then Mar r earned over
from the five. Gernert kirke?1
the final point.
Only two minutes remained
when Andrews kirked oft and
time ran out as Drexel tried
to move up the field.
STATIST ICS
Andrews Drexel
First TXiwns 22 4
Yds. Rush. 312 14
Yds. Pass. 86 63
Passes 10-5 16-8
Pass. Into. Ry 2 0
Punts 2-36 3-40
F umhles lost 3 0
Penalties 5,^ 66
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eld Mu- ida ? r:.vr dno A'.d
rw> Md n r Per ? f*. F'rrei"^
v if'i a tateineur ? t
yi.'ipdlf. ?. i\ r*ir K wir.edy td:i -
y di hi U<< ed dM hrarn her* >f
.ll.'rl - Hd!> d'rj I T .St ( vlll"
- r > r from the governor.
. dl rd lie s tations . ar -
r . r.; -po id. programs of suit -
j'lr musu al. Jay KKj idd ? ,
a c presented tap ed bru*d
d_- ( ol the memorial
rr ?? : : e- .dtcr in the 1* ?
Ma1 v events planned for the
,d-' weekend were ar*celled
: cx duse oJ the sad news, in
1 -.ding some church suppers,
parties, sales and a I urke\
She ut planned lor last Sat ar
ia? by the Andrews Rotarv
< IJ .
Hie Andrews High School
J out: all game with DrexeJ for
the Wester1: North Carolina
Class A championship was
pld.ed as scheduled last Frt
-M. T -'?"1 ?? V . a . ui , uu U IV
, rowd wi.v iomDrc. di'dd spe
d. prayer *?? of ered prior
u the ga:: e.
Opinion wdi ai.a:umoas
throughout ever; umrnunity
the arc^i [h * the assassi*
.atior. of President Kennedy
*<a- the most tragi', "vent In
ihr ritfiior r of most people
' .OW ] 1 VUig.
b veri after watching the fun
eral ierw*>onj Monday on TV,
ar aura ui disbelief that the
young, gl^r. :^js, much
loved prc.jer.t ould be dead
stili prevailed.
With Thanksgiving coming
up Thursday, few had thou"1;'
of a happ. holiday wit i...
memory of the past we-ckeno
still ir everyone's n uTi
President's Inaugural Speech Read
At Memorial Service Here Monday
| Mr W HI - ? f fk r what
9 b it what yc. d ! . 3o for ?;'..r
? country", per hap- the se?t
T remer bered quotaTion oi Joh::
F . K ennedy , > li.'T'ax&? d we
ir.or ial -ervKe for the . a > ~
- mated president here Monday
a t 'ioor. n t.le Hen-. I 'leatre.
M irphy High English m
struitor M- L. Newton read
"ie president's inaugural ad
Jres , after the Rev. Clarke
a Benson, pastor of First
Methodist Church here, ex
plained that "these are per
haps the most fitting words
that we an sa> here on this
Chaplain Assisting In President's
Funeral Brother Of Sister F r an c in a
WCC Coach A1
Grid Banquet
N R[ HY - W e t e r ' ( ar
(.oik-i/' r<.a -lethal!
(..?.i \ 1 1 : i '? ? i d vj c r relived his
r.c,. a >;ood-wil
?; r *v Sv .,k A itier i: a, a.s ht
; h ?,< rt :a - : H.ir * day ni^h
a* :.h< j : ii : jdi lootr all ha nque'
: i r V, .rph. High gridders
? . ?. i ! ' ' r! ? ^ .arterba< k Chit
; - j.? v r proved to he a
, ,1 ' r-i a: : .:'d rnejncries
i ii! ! the -i' latter.- he
r. v, ? it- oat hin? a ha>
f . ?: ?- .f T.adt tiv?- play
- - - j . -i t year.
- ... . ' : 1 1 k* > . played hall
r : ft-, har:.-, in ~ta
, : w : a.^ht :n a
i r pointed o- .r
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?< Y.'W *\r prOfle ?f
m ? V:.'-r i a ?? j -i i i vc a: sd
i-: d; ??' d- '? '11 ? vi
/ ?- r pla ? 1 all, Amer -
? ? r wo .Id ' r y rr 'x*
r- r ri t^r-or ; and citizens.
\ ? ? r ^ sunlight ol The han
. . - ? t wa rhe presentation of
i ? j : :? : ?. ? r t h' twi oi.tstand
. / p;<i.tr :ht Hi.llckv
U .a ! 'hi ? ? <\ r .
? . ' i i- wa - voted a'-.
? i a !r / U: M ie] : per -
; ?. r ?? ? r . a> I >a > id White wa -
? . ? ? k ? r ? .i r he o it a ? :di i >;
. r ? f a i ?!. the team,
v ?? >ear, th< < lub plans to
.ii J a "iew pr es > box ai the
*i hurt; >< hool football field.
P.e M .rphy Quarterback
( i it-- nold- the football ban
ket each year in honor of th?
c o ach and team.
Ml Krri I "A- l S r l ri^ K r.n ~
arJ Cardinal Cashing iri the
> eremony S>r
President F. Kennedy
Monday wa- Thomas Daniel
MfGrath, i brother to Sis
ter Mar* F r a r i ? ma at Pro
vidence Moi.pital here.
He i - a Lt. ColoneJ at Ft.
Myer i1 \rhri?ton, Va. , the
CatholH Chapiair. tor the post,
arid the rather who normally
ond.irt' all Catholic fonera]
.jervi! r- at Arlington Ceme
t e r ? .
Col. MfGrath ^as vi?ited
here many times in the past
when he wa^ stationed at Fort
Benning, Ga., arid is known
by many loc al people.
Sister Mary Franc ina anc
other Sisters at the hospital
^aii. bed the president's fun
eral on television and recog
,i ze<J Col. McGrath, standing
u the left ot Mrs. Kenne<ty
when she received the Amer 1 -
an ilag that had draped the
asket of her slain husband
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Joseph
here also know the Chaplain
well, and Mrs. Joseph recog
nized him on TV and called
Sister Mary Francina at the
hospital to see if she had seer
her brother.
The Sister said this week
that her brother the Chaplain
planned to tell Mrs. Kennedy
that he would visit the grave
of her husband whenever he Is
at the cemetery, and say a
prayer for the president.
S<id OCCASION."
Murphy h .r Ties joined to
gether in sponsoring the me
morial service at the theatre.
Most local businesses clos
ed at noon to allow employees
to artejid the services. Some
200 were at 'he theatre.
The Rev. Hamilton C. Wit
ter, pastor 0/ Messiah Epis
copal Churc-h, opened theser
vi e with a praver.
Julian Suggs, minister of
music at First Baptist Church
led the audience In singing
"America The Beautiful."
The Rev. William J.
Thompson, pastor of First
Baptist Church, read two pas
sages of scripture, and the
Rev. Robert A. Potter, pastor
of First Presbyterian Church,
offered a praver for the oc
casion.
A second hymn, "Oh God,
Out Help In Ages Past", was
sung before the reading of the
address.
The service closed with
singing of the National
Anthem, and a benediction by
the Rev. Harvey Kincaid.
Additional Evidence Brought To Light
In Beavers Death At Hearing Monday
Ml RPHY - Additional m*
formation . an.e to l'.ght at a
preliminary hearing lere or;
Monda> afternoon before Jus
tue of the Peare Lloyd Ram
sey, on the death of J ame5
Beaver1- of Unaka, who was
latally wounded in a gun bat
tle Sunday night, Nov. 17, in the
:ar rea hes of the county near
the I elliro River arid r er
nes see Line.
Witnesses ie> tilled that
Heaver- told them he had
been shot b? rhurman Fair,
one ot two companion-- who
arrompanied him to Tipton
Creek or; a h anting trip.
The gun battle or urred
wher. leavers, Fair, and Don
Lovingood, all resident- of
the ronnry, got :nio a heated
argument with Ira Davis and
Oliver Dorkery, also rounry
residents, wh*. > were staying
in a hunting rabin on Tipton
C r eek .
following the hearing,
Ramsey set bond for Fair
and Lovingood at $10,000
apiece, and for Davis and
Dockery at $3,000 each, and
bound all four over to the
March-April term of Super
ior Court here with a finding
of probable cause
All tour are charged with
murcier in Beavers death
Testifying at the hearing
were SBI Agent M. G.
Crawford and 69 year-old
Bass Dockery, who lives near
where the shooting happened.
Attorney Herman Edwards
appeared for the state, and
Robbtnsvllle attorney Leonard
Lloyd represented Davis and
Oliver Dockery.
Fair and Lovmgood had not
ecured a lawyer at the time
of the hearing.
Crawiord repeated much ol
the testimony he had giver
last week at a coroner's in
quest, but added the further
information he had learned
since then about Beaverssay
ing before he died that "Thur
man Fair shot me."
Bass Doc-kery , who heard
the shooting from his home,
said Lovingood came running
up and told him Beavers had
been shot, but that he didn't
know who did it.
Bass Dookery said he went
with Lovingood and found Bea
vers shot through and through
lying in a muddy rut in the
road, about 40 yards from the
cab in where Oliver Dockery
and Ira Davis were staying.
He said he helped Davis,
DocJ<ery and Lovingood carry
the wounded man into the cab
in, where they covered him
with a quilt, and he said to
them again, "Thurman shot
me."
Bass Dookery said Ttiur
man Fair had left the scene
when he arrived, and he didn't
see him until he and Lovin
good started walking out to
get he^>, and that he was at a
truck down the road about ISO
yards below the cabin.
Earlier testimony had
shown that Beavers, Fair, and
Lovingood left Murphy to
gether In a borrowed truck,
bought tvo half-gallon )ars of
whiskey on the way to Tipton
Creek, stopped at Bass Dock
(Cont. on back page )
ANDREWS WILDCAT CAPTAINS Terry W?rr, 21, *nd
John Gernert, 85, received the trophy for the Stite Western
Rpjjional Class A Championship from a representative of
the N. C. High School Athletic Association following tfca WiM?
cats' 35-6 win over Drexel High tt canton last Friday
In playoff finals.