Volume 74 . Numbtr 33
and Clay County Progress
Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, March 12, 1964 14 Po9e? Tlii* Weak
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I ALL THESE SHOPPERS were crowded outside the Farmer's Federation Store here Tues
day, watting in the cold to get in and take advantage of the store's bankruptcy sale.
I Federation Store Scene of
'Scramblin' Bankruptcy Sale
MURPHY - The Farmers
i Federation Store here was
the scene of a wild scramble
1 for bargains here Tuesday
i t morning as the store's doors
were opened to shoppers for
a bankruptcy sale.
, The Federation was declar
? ed bankrupt on Feb. 15, 1963,
i and had been locked since
then, with all the goods on
hand at that time still in the
store.
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Thus far in the month,
? March has roared in like a
lion with plenty of wind, but
? the warm days that have pro
, duced tempeartures as high as
TO have brought on fits of
'' Spring Fever.
TR
Another Friday the 13th is
? upon us. so watch those black
? cats, broken mirrors and
propped ladders.
TR
Murphy is advertising for
sealed bids on the new sew
age disposal plant and system
improvements, as well as die
improvements to the water
system and a new reservoir.
TR
Trout fishermen are look
ing forward to April 4 which
marks the opening day of the
season. Wildlife Commission
stocking trucks have been out
this week releasing trout in
country streams.
TR
Word came in this week that
Dr. Harry Miller of Pine
hurst, formerly of Murphy,
recently fell and suffered a
fractured kneecap. He is a
patient at Moore Memorial
Hospital, Room 225, in Pine
hurst, where he will be laid
up' for three weeks.
TR
A session of jury trials
is coming up next Monday at
Cherokee County Recorder's
Court.
TR
Better check that list of
jurors picked for the Mar.
30 term of Superior Court
In Cherokee County and see
If your name's Included.
' Notice that jurors are listed
for two weeks.
TR
Cherokee County Symphony
Society Charlman John Gill
reported this week that this
year's concert finally made
it into the black, financially,
with enough memberships sold
to take care of the costs of
the Little Symphony's appear
ance here.
TR
Mrs. Pete (Barbara) Stal
cup of Murphy has been named
as Dan Moore's Young Voters
Program Chairman in the
county.
TR
The regular Friday night
folk dancing at the Folk
School will begin this week,
and the public is Invited.
TR
Little Paul Roberson, IS
month old son of Mrs. Quen
tin Roberson of Hlwassee St.,
in Murphy, swallowed an open
ed safely pin Sunday afternoon,
but luckily the pin lodged in
the child's throat and a quick
trip to the hospital prevented
what could have been big
trouble for the young man. Dr.
George Slae extracted the pin
from the child's throat.
TR
Last week the bankruptcy
court ordered a sale on the
entire stock of merchandise,
and advertised that the sale
would begin Tuesday at 10:00
a.m. and continue daily until
all the stock had been sold,
with reductions of up to 50
per cent in prices on the
store's goods.
When the time arrived on
Tuesday to begin the sale,
bargain hunters were lined
up around the store, and with
only a limited crew here to
conduct the sale, only a part
of the crowd was admitted into
the store at one time.
Those who didn't get in
during the first "push* voiced
complaints as they waited out
side in the cold, but a look
inside showed that two check
out counters were swamped
with customers.
Inside, the shoppers found
that the reduced prices were
not marked on the goods, and
most people just gathered
up what they wanted and head
ed for the check-out stand,
not knowing what the price of
the articles was until their
bill was figured. . .but most
seemed happy with their buys
and headed for home.
Joseph Hlgdon, Jr., of
Asheviile, Field Supervisor
for the Trustees of the Farm
ers Federation is in charge
of the bankruptcy sale which
is continuing through this
week.
Attorney H. Kenneth Lee
of Asheviile is in charge of
the bankruptcy proceedings
for the Federation.
Whether the Federation's
stockholders will receive
much benefit from the pro
ceeds of the sale is still in
known.
Items stocked by the store
included feeds, seeds, ferti
lizer, small hardware, tires,
paint, groceries, household
items and a hundred other
items.
Some shoppers who made it
inside Tuesday were loaded
down with many carts and bags
full of goods of all descript
ions as they waited to check
out and settle up.
The sale was advertised as
'Cash and Carry, No Ex
changes, No Refunds, All Sales
Final.'
James David Cobb, 88,
Baseball Great's Uncle,
Celebrates Birthday Here
Mr. Cobb
MURPHY- James David Cobb,
a native of Bell view Comm
unity in CHherokee County
and an uncle of famed base*
ball great Ty Cobb, celeb
rated Ms 88th birthday here
Monday at the Henry House,
where he now makes his
home along with his son,
Parcifal Cobb.
Mr. Cobb's late sister,
Mrs. Nora Cobb Spencer,
taught school in and around
Cherokee County for some
40 years through the early
1940 s.
He Is a retired employee
of the Internal Revenue Dept.
who served many years in the
Atlanta Revenue Office.
He continued to do private
tax consultation until be was
83.
Mr. Cobb w?s born at the
old Cobb homeplace In the
Bell view community .where he
and his brother .William Her
schel Cobb, father of Ty
Cobb, grew up.
His older brother, John
Marshall Cobb, was at one
time the youngest N. C. Rep
resentative at the age of 26.
William Herschel CoblfTy's
father) later moved to Geo
rgia and gained fame as a
publisher in Royston, and
served as a school comm
issioner and state senator.
On his 88th birthday, Mr.
Cobb attributed his good health
to his practice of walking
every day. While living in
Atlanta, he said he walked
four to five miles every day,
and he said he forecast 25
years ago that heart trouble
resulting fnxn everyone rid
ing Instead of walking would
be die biggest future health
problem of the nation.
He Is a great admirer of
the ancient Greek philosophy
and reads his Bible daily.
His wife, the former Daisy
Stegall of Marble Hill, Ga.
died several years ago. Her
grandfather was credited with
the discovery of the marble
vein in Georgia.
Mr. Cobb has two sons,
Parclfal, who lives with him
at the Henry House here is
a professional aerial photo
grapher who is a pioneer In
his work. He is also an ar
tist. He has worked in Mia
mi, Chicago, and Atlanta.
Mr. Cobb's other son .Dar
win R. Cobb, lives in States -
vllle where he works with an
encyclopedia company.
Town Board Renews
Planning Contract
MURPHY - At the monhtly
meeting of the Murphy Board
of Aldermen here Monday, the
Board members voted to re
new the town's contract for
community planning with the
Western North Carolina Re
gional Planning Commission.
The contract covers a two
year period at a cost of
$6,000. A grant from the Fed
eral government covers
94,000 of this expense.
In connection with the con
tract with the WNCRPC, a full
time community planner
works with the town.
In other business at the
meeting, the Murphy Police
Chief was instructed to notify
all taxi drivers by letter that
violation of the laws prohibit
ing taxis to park on the streets
to solicit business will result
in criminal action against of
fenders.
The Board also heard a
report that the 64 Truck Stop
in West Murphy was becoming
a nuisance to police, with many
disturbances there, and the
Police Chief was instructed
to tell the restaurant's owner
that he must close at 12:00
midnight.
Bishop Henry
To Preach
Here Sunday
MURPHY - The Rt. Rev.
M. George Henry, Bishop of
the Diocese ofWNCofthe
Episcopal Church , will preach
at the 11:00 a.m. services
on Sunday, March 16 at Church
of the Messiah, Murphy.
At the same service the
Bishop will confirm as mem
bers Don Hughes, Dale Hugh
es, Richard Hughes, and David
Mashburn.
Following the service there
will be a luncheon and meeting
of the Episcopal Churches of
the Franklin Deanery which
includes Murphy, Hayesville,
Franklin and Highlands.
Host pastor, the Rev. Ham
ilton Winer stated that visi
tors will be welcome to attend
the services.
Bishop Henry will preach
Sunday at 9:30 a.m. at the
Church of the Good Shepherd
at Hayesville at 6:30 p.m. at
St. Barnabas Church in
Murphy.
Hlt-And-Run
Forces Gas Truck
Off Highway
MURPHY - A tractor-trail
er tanker loaded with gas
headed for Murphy Tuesday
morning was forced off the
road when it was side-swiped
by a hit-and-run driver on N.
C. Highway 60 about 10 miles
Southwest of Murphy.
The driver of the tractor
trailer, Calvin David Ramp
ley, 39, of Rome, Ga., was
slightly injured, according
to Patrolman Don Reavis.
Reavis said that the patrol
is still investigating the
wreck and looking for the hit
and-run driver, who was driv
ing a small flat bed truck.
The accident occurred about
8:00 a.m.
Reavis said that the tractor
trailer driver was unable to
see what make the other truck ,
was, the color, or the tag. I
Damage to the tractor -
trailer was estimated at $300.
Two wreckers worked some
two hours to get the rig back
on the road.
Young Democrats
To Meet Mar, 16
MURPHY- A meeting of the
Young Democrat Club will be
held at the Murphy Elemen
tary School Library Monday
night, Mar. 16 at 7:30 p.m.
for reorgalnizlng the club.
Anyone interested in taking
part in the club is invited
to attend.
Elections of of leers for
1964 will also be held.
98 Named For Jury Duty
MURPHT - A list of 98
jurors ni drawn here Mon
day, March 3, for the term of
Cherokee County Superior
Court which convenes here
March 30.
The number of jurors pick
ed for duty la the largest In
some dine, but Clerk of Court
Donald W. Ramsey explained
this week that ther* li a heavy
docket for this term of court
and a Grand Jury must be cho
sen to serve for the coming
year in the county.
The March 30 term of Sup
erior Court la scheduled for
? two -week session.
Jurors chosen for the first
week include:
From Murphy: H. C. For
rester, Clyde Glads on, Lewis
Emerson, Ralph Klilian, Ralph
Farmer, Robert E. Thompson,
Mrs. Ellsa Raper, F. L. Tea
gue, M. C. Brlckey, Wade
Decker, C. J. Schoeder, Roes
Price Ledford, Edwin Man
chester, Leonard Phillips,
Coil is Roberts, E. C. Van
Hern, Roy Fulton, H. A. Mat
tox, William King, R. L. Ab
ernathy, Carl C. Ledford, W.
G. Darnell, Otis Mason, Mrs.
W.'A. Sherrill, Mrs. Mar
garet Patton, Howard Carroll,
Charley Davis, carter Wor
ley, Harvey Stalcup, John H.
Brendle, Loy Painter and
Mark Fanner.
From Andrews: Claude An
gel, Alex Holland, Sam Pos
tell, Floyd Gibson, Arnold
Reichman, Cross Pulllum,
J. W. Stewart, Kellls Rad
ford, Walter Ellis, Jeff
Brooks, L. B. Blaylock, Gal*
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Dr. J. N. Hill appeared be
fore the Board and presented
a petition requesting the town
to accept the J. N. Hill Sub
division as it was shown on
a map attached to the peition.
The Board voted to let the
street committee study the
petition and plat, and to reach
a final decision on the matter.
Bass Hyatt
New ASCS
Manager
MURPHY - Bass Hyatt has
been employed as Office Man
ager for the Cherokee County
ASCS Office, to replace Lloyd
Kisselburg, who has returned
to his farming operations.
Mr. Kisselburg has served
the county in this position for
a number of years and has
devoted considerable time and
attention to farm problems in
the county.
Mr. Hyatt is a native of
Brasstown. He graduated from
N. C. State in 1959, served
with the Extension Service in
Cleveland County for two
years and has recently been
employed with the North Car
olina ASCS in the Office Man
ager Trainee Program.
Mr. Gee
Mack Gee
New Building
Inspector
MURPHY - Mack Gee, a
retired U. S. Forest Service
employee who has lived here j
for a number of years, has
been employed by the town as
Inspector for the town's Build
ing, Plumbing and Housing
Codes.
Mr. Gee will also handle the
enforcement of present and
future subdivision and zoning
ordinances.
Mr. Gee is also a part
time employee at Burch
Motors in Murphy.
Mr. Gee's employment was
begun on March 2, and he is
presently making inspections
of houses and buildings in the
town and carrying out the other
duties of his office.
( Scout Photo By Slmonds )
ANDREWS AND HAYESVILLE met in semi-final Class A Western Division District 8
playoffs last Thursday with the Wildcats winning 68-38. Andrews Thomas Brooks (22) scoot
ed by Hayesville's Wade Patterson (35) and Brace Davenport for a layup good for two points
in the third period as teammate Butch Sursavage (52) awaited the rebound.
Murphy, Hayes ville Bow Out
Andrews Meets Mars Hill Friday
For Berth In State A Tourney
ANDREWS - The Andrews
High Boys basketball team
will meet the Mars Hill High
Cagers Friday night at 7:30
in the Erwin High Gym in
Asheville for the District 8
Class A Championship and the
right to advance to Durham for
the State Class A Tournament.
Some confusion on the site
for the State Class A tourna
ment resulted in an earlier an
nouncement that it would be
played In Winston-Salem, but
final word this week from the
North Carolina High School
Athletic Association cleared
the air, and said the Class A
State Championship tourney
would be played at Durham
Wednesday through Saturday
of next week, Mar. 18-21.
Andrews reached the Dis
trict 8 finals by defeating Rob
binsville 75-55 Tuesday night
at Sylva-Webster to win the
Don Carter President
Of Murphy Rotary Club
MURPHY - Don Carter was
elected President of the Mur
phy Rotary Club at the club's
regular meeting here Thurs
day, Mar. 5.
The election marks Mr.
Carter's second term as
President of the Club. He
served one year as Presi
dent in 1959-60.
Other officers elected in
cluded Douglas Smith, Secre
tary and Treasurer; and PJ.
Henn, Harest King and J. M.
Hughes, Directors.
The new officers will be
installed July 1 of this year.
The current President, Vir
gil O'Dell will become vice
president of the club when the
new officers are installed.
At the Rotary Club's meet
ing Thursday(tonight) a dec
ision will be made about
changing the meeting time to
noon on Mondays.
Mr. O'Dell has urged all
members to be present to
join in the discussion.
The Club held a trial Mon
day meeting this week and
SJ. Gernert, a member of
the Andrews Rotary Club,
presented a talk on the "mea
ning of Rotary', explaining
to new members and prosp
ective members the Rotary
philosophy.
Dates Set For Hearings
On Subdivision Proposal
MURPHY - The Murphy
Planning Board has announced
that a public hearing will be
held in conjunction with the
Board's March 19 meeting
to give interested parties a
chance to discuss the proposed
subdivision regulations for
the town.
The Planning Board ap
proved a final draft of the
proposed regulations for fut
ure subdivisions in Murphy,
and following the Mar. 19
hearing, the proposal will be
submitted to the Town Board
for adoption.
The Town Board will also
hold a public meeting on Mar.
31, when the Board meets to
decide on adoption of the regu
lations.
Both these meetings will be
held at the Power Board Build
ing at 7:30 p.m.
Along with the subdivision
regulations proposal, the
Planning Board has worked
out ? future land use plan,
but this plan will not be pre
sented to the Town Board to
be voted In as an ordinance,
but will be presented as a gen
eral guide, with no legal ef
fect.
A Planning Board official
has explained that "the easy
part has now been accomplish
ed, that is for the Planning
Board to reach agreement on
a subdivision regulation pro
posal, but the important job
is to convince the people that
these regulations are desir
able and needed in Murphy
now."
"The procedures for pro
cessing the subdivision plats
need to be understood and the
administrative machinery set
up to handle the multitude of
questions that will be asked,"
he added.
The responsibility for re
viewing the subdivision plats
and coordinating the aAnlnls
tratlon of these matters will
be in the hands of the Planning
Board.
The March meeting of the
Planning Board will also fea
ture a written report along
with the presentation of ?
Land Use map for Murphy
by Charles Cunningham, com
munity planner assigned to the
town by the Western North
Carolina Regional Planning
Commission.
Some of the rules In the
proposed subdivision regulat
ion stipulate than
Grading, s taking or laying
out of lots will be begun until
the Planning Board approves
the preliminary plat for the
subdivision.
No subdlvider can sell lots
with reference to a plat, get
a building permit for the lots,
and have the sale recorded
unless the Planning Board ap
proves the final plat.
Nor shall streets within a
subdivision be accepted or
maintained by the town unless
the final plat is approved, and
sewer and water connections
will not be made unless this
plat Is approved.
A minimum of 35 feet front
age for each lot on a public
street is required.
These plat requirements
call for a sketch plan, a pre
liminary plat and a final plat.
The regulation also Includes
an article giving subdivision
design standards, which re
quires that subdivisions con
form to maps, plans and
streets in and for the town.
Week's Weather
Date High Low Prec.
4 76 46 0.08
6 74 99 0.80
? 86 20 0.00
7 87 37 0.10
8 73 41 0.00
? 71 60 0.06
10 70 80 Ml
Forecast: Thursday , chance
of light ralnj Friday, scatter
ed to brokn cloudiness j Sat
urday and Sunday, occasional
rain.
District 8 single A Western
Division honors.
Last Thursday Andrews
beat Hayes ville 68-33, eli
minating the Clay County
entry from the tourney, and
advancing the Wildcats to the
Western Division District
Finals.
Murphy High's boys basket
ball team was eliminated from
the Class AA state playoffs
by a loss to Franklin, 78-64,
Wednesday, Mar. 4, at Chero
kee.
Andrews win over Robbins
ville Tuesday marked the 26th
victory in a row for the Wild
cats this season. They are the
only undefeated boys basket
ball team in WNC.
In the Andrews win over
Robbinsville Tuesday, Butch
Sursavage led the Wildcats
with 22 points. Thomas Brooks
scored 17, Terry Winfrey 14,
John Gernert 9, and Larry
Owenby 7.
Andrews starter John Ger
nert was out of the game for
the last half except for three
minutes in the final period,
after committing four fouls
in the first half. Alternates
Jerry Thompson and David
Slagle also saw action in the
game.
Fouls hurt Robbinsville in
the game, as Andrews marks
men showed good accuracy at
the free throw line. Sursavage
hit 8 for 12, Gernert 5 for
6 and Brooks 5 for 6.
Robbinsville held the lead
for six minutes in the first
period, but Andrews moved a
head at that point and held
the lead the rest of the game.
In the Andrews -Hayes ville
clash, the Yellowjackets' top
scorer, Bill Gray was out sick,
and the game was a near run
away.
Bruce Davenport led the
Hayesville scoring with 18
points and Ralph Ledford ad
ded 10.
Larry Owenby was high for
Andrews with 16. Gernert hit
for 13, Brooks 14, Sursavage
11 and Winfrey 10.
Andrews played 12 men In
the game.
Murphy's lots to Franklin
was a disappointment to the
team's followers since the
Bulldogs had defeated -the
Panthers once in the regular
SMC season, and km one to
the Macon County lads.
Murphy's Don Morris took
high scoring honors for the
night, hitting from every spot
on the floor for 26 points. BUI
Graves tddad U and Robert
Smith U.
Franklin was eliminated
from the tourney on Friday
night by a Ion to Bethel.
A Urge contingent of
Andrews followers and fans
are expected in Asherille Fri
day (tomorrow) night when the
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