Editor's
flote-Kook
Look for at least one more
short cold blast, but Spring
has arrived already, and all
the signs point to mostly good
weather from here on.
TR
Word on the new furniture
plant at Andrews is that only
the green light from the gov
ernment (through ARA which
is financing SS per cent of
build costs) is holding up the
official announcement. The
local share of $135,000 is
pledged, plus some, and
spokesmen say the plant is
assured, with the final go -
ahead expected any day.
TR
Government budget cuts
have brought on a six per cent
cut in the local ACP allotment,
according to word picked up
this week.
TR
A hot session is expected
at the Planning Board meet
ing In Murphy tonight (Thurs
day) when the public is invit
ed to discuss the sub-division
regulation proposal.
TR
The Andrews Elementary
pre-school clinic is set for
Mar. 20 in die Primary build
ing there from 9:00 a.m. until
2:00 p.m.
TR
Plans are complete for the
Union Good Friday service
here Feb. 27, and for the
Easter Sunrise Service. The
complete details will be car
ried next week.
TR
Several county teachers
plan to attend the North
Carolina Education Associa
tion's three-day 80th annual
convention which begins today
(Thursday) in Raleigh.
TR
The first distribution of
free surplus food to low in
come families in the county i a
scheduled for next Tuesday,
Mar. 24.
TR
Tax listing in the county
ended last Saturday, and tax
office personnel reported that
most people made their list
ings before the deadline, but
that a good number of Valley
town Township taxpayers fail
ed to list in time to avoid the
penalty for late listing.
TR
Don't forget that the County
Board of Equllization and Re
view meets next Wednesday,
Mar. 25.
TR
James R. Kimsey, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kimsey
of Murphy, has been elected
chaplain of Phi Kappa Tau,
social fraternity at East
Carolina College, Greenville.
West Co.
Contracts
Indiana Job
MURPHY - Herman H.
West and Company has been
awarded a contract In the
amount of $717, 600.00 for the
clearing of Monroe Reservoir
near Bloomlngton, Indiana, by
the U. S. Army Corps of Engi
neers.
The corporation, headed by
Herman H. West, President,
who is also present Repre
sentative to the North Car
olina General Assembly from
? Cherokee County, has been en
gaged in land clearing busi
ness exclusively since 1947.
Home office of the firm is
' in the Professional Building in
Murphy, with clearing ope
rations across the nation.
Recent projects have been
completed In Tennessee, Utah,
Kentucky, Georgia, and
Alabama.
Heavy Rain
Diving Weekend
Saturates County
MURPHT - One of the hea
viest rains in recent years
saturated the area during the
day Saturday and into the
night.
Constant precipitation, at
times falling quite heavily,
sent the total at Murphy to
3;M inches ? a hundreth of
an inch for each day of the
year, on an average -- and
pushed the Hlwassee out of
banks in the lowlands by day
light Sunday.
Some trouble was reported
by West co Telephone Co.
through water Infiltration of
a cable in the Peachtreearea.
Sunny skies early in the weak
reduced possible flooding
hasards.
Srout Studio
IF YOU DOUBT THAT SPRING is here, just take notice of pretty Miss Connie Farmer
of Murphy who was out last Tuesday looking over the first blooms of spring. Friday is
officially the first day of Spring, but with a lovely lass like this illustrating the point, who
wants to look at a calendar.
Cats Win District 8 Crown
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Andrews Basketball Team In Durham
For State Class A Tournament Play
, Before Rural Renewal Assistance Is Available
County Planning Board Advised To Seek
Aid On Proposals From Existing Agencies
ANDREWS - At a meeting
in Andrews Monday night, the
Cherokee County Planning
Board was told that before
the county could apply for
specific projects aided by the
Federal Rural Renewal Pro
gram, the resources and aid
of all existing agencies should
be exhausted.
Chairman S. J. Gernert re
ported to the Board that he had
received this word from Mel
vin H. Hearr, of Raleigh,
Chairman of the State Tech
nical Action Panel.
The Planning Board re
cently submitted a revised
Overall Economic Develop
mem Plan, asking for aid on
specific projects in the county,
along with a request for aid
from the Rural Renewal
Program.
In his letter to the County
Planning Board, Mr. Hearn
explained that the State Tech
nical Action Panel met Feb.
28 and noted that many of the
projects proposed by the
County Planning Board could
be met by existing agencies.
He sent letters to the var
ious agencies where the agen
cies had agreed to work with
the County Planning Board on
the proposed projects.
The Board also took note
at the meeting Monday that
many of the proposed pro
jects in the revised OEDP
would be handled by in
dividuals who were willing to
undertake them, and that they
were working only to make the
aid possible, and not for any
particular individual.
Anyone in the county who
comes up with a plan to be
gin a business that might be
eligible for Federal Aid would
be eligible for any aid secured
through the work of the County
Planning Board.
Some of the projects pro
posed by the County Planning
Board and the agencies they
District School Board Assoc.
! To Meet In Murphy March 26
MURPHY - The annual
meeting of the District 18
School Boards Association
will be held in Murphy at the
High School Thursday, Mar.
26, with registration begin
ning at 4:00 p.m.
It will nark the first time
the District meeting has been
held in Murphy.
School units included in
I District 18 include Andrews,
I Murphy, Cherokee County,
Clay County, Graham County,
I Swain County, Macon County,
| and Jackson County.
Attending from school units
In the six counties will be
i school board members, dis
trict school committeemen
and school administrators.
The theme for this year's
gathering is 'Progress Re
port.'
Following registration and a
brief general meeting, the
afternoon program will con
sist of several group discus
sions centered around 'New
Programs, improved Person
nel, and Additional Funds.'
Prominent lay and profes
sional educators from the dis
trict will lead the discussion.
Dr. W. Amos Abrams, Edi
tor of N. C. Education maga
zine, will be the principal
speaker for the evening ses
sion. His address will follow
a banquet in the High School
Cafeteria at 6:15 p.m.
Noah Hembree, a member
of the Cherokee County Board
of Education is currently
serving as District President,
and Lloyd W. Hendrix, Super
intendent of the Cherokee
County is District Secretary.
Mr. Hembree will preside
over the general meeting and
present the president's greet
ing.
Holland McSwain, Super
intendent of Murphy City
Schools, will present the wel
come.
At 4:60 p.m., Max Abbot,
Executive Secretary of the
State School Board As
sociation, Inc., will present a
challenge to the work groups
which will meet following his
talk.
Leaders for the work group
meetings are Harry Corbin,
Kenneth Barker and C. C.
Wright, Sr.
Business to be conducted
after the banquet include the
selection of the site for the
1966 meeting, recognition of
special guests, group reports
and announcements.
H. Bueck, Superintendent of
Macon County Schools, will
introduce the speaker. Mr.
Bueck is a former superin
tendent of the Murphy City
Schools.
Some 18 area conferences
of the N. C. State School
Boards Association annually
attract over 3,000 educators.
The State Association was
organized in 1937, and through
its history has been dedicated
to seeking improvements In
North Carolina public educat
ion.
From its offices in Chapel
Hill, the Association works
with school board members
and school committeemen at
the local level.
Professor Guy B. Phil
lips of Chapel Hill, the prin
cipal organizer of the As
sociation, currently serves as
its Consultant.
Girls Scouts
Visit Folk School
MURPHY- Mrs. Francis B0
urne, Jr., Mrs. Claude Wilks,
Mrs. Jim Sprung, and Mrs.
Larry Black, troop leader of
the Girl Scouts accompnied
the Cadets and Senior Scouts
to the Folk School on Mon
day afternoon, Mrs. Bidstrup
gave an interesting program
for the members and also
served refreshments.
were referred to for aid in
clude:
1. A complete soil survey
for the county, and assistance
in developing Peachtree, Val
ley River and Little Brass
town watershed programs
were referred to the Soil Con
servation Service. John Nel
son of the county SCS of fie
was at the meeting Monday to
explain what aid his agency
might offer.
2. The Board proposed to
shift 5,000 acres of idle farm
land in the county to forestry,
pasture and recreational pur
poses. This proposal was re
ferred to the ASCS through
ACP funds, and Bass Hyatt
of the county ASCS office was
at the meeting to represent
his agency.
3. The Board requested con
sideration for an egg - grading
station, an experimental plot
for fruits, vegetables and
shrubbery and expansion of
the community development
program. These proposals
were referred to the Agri
cultural Extension Service,
and County Extension Chair
man Jim Stewart will follow
up on these subjects.
4. Projects which might get
aid from the U. S. Forest
Service included establish
ment of a charcoal kiln tu
utilize hard woods, conver
sion of idle land to forestry,
and further development of
recreational facilities in Na
tional Forest lands in the
area. District Ranger Bunch
Nugent attended the meeting
and explained the Forest Ser
vice Program.
5. One item proposed by the
County Planning Boardwas the
establishment of a modern
restaurant in Andrews. The
County Technical Actional
Panel Chairman, Robert
Bruce, who was at the meet
ing Monday, was advised to
determine if a site is avail
able for a restaurant, whe
ther a local development cor
poration or an individual would
be interested in aid on the
financing, and the estimated
cost.
The Planning Boardwas ad
vised that the State Panel
would make 'every effort* to
see that adequate credit is
provided from 'some source*
if an individual or corporation
desires to build a restaurant.
The Board noted that anyone
in the county could apply for
this aid.
6. The Board also proposed
housing for elderly persons,
and this was referred toFHA,
for the possibility of credit
from that agency; and to the
Small Business Administra
tion and Community Facilities
Administration.
Board members at the
meeting Monday included the
Chairman, S. J. Gernert,
Merle Davis of Murphy, John
Gill of Murphy, Dr. C. O.
Van Gorder and Jim Baker
of Andrews. One member,
Wayne Holland ofMurphy.was
absent.
THE DISTRICT 8 Class A trophy presentation at Erwin
High gym in Asheville last Friday night was made by Ashe
ville Citizen Sports Writer A1 Geremonte. Co-captains Terry
Winfrey (24) and Thomas Brooks (22) accepted the trophy
for Andrews.
Rotary Exchange Student
To Speak Here March 24
MURPHY - Hans Tholander,
?n exchange student at West
ern Carolina College from
Borlange, Sweden, will speak
to a joint meeting of the And
rews and Murphy Rotary Cliiis
Tuesday night. Mar. 24, at 6:30
p.m. at the Family Restaurant
here.
Mr. Tholander is studying
at WOC on the Rotary Chan
Gordon Memorial Scholar
ship.
He entered school in the
fall quarter of 1963, after
arriving in the U. S. in Aug
ust. Before coming to the U.
S. Mr. Tholander completed
two years of Junior college in
Sweden, and is presently a
third quarter Junior student.
He is majoring in business
administration, and is es
pecially interested In the
school s automatic and elec
tronic data processing cour
ses.
Mr. Tholander said this
week he hopes to be able to
stay at WCC another year in
order to graduate. He visited
in New York for eight days
when he first arrived, and
hopes to visit Miami, Flo
rida later this year.
Mr. Tholander said he has
been very impressed with
Western Carolina College, es
pecially the friendly atmos
phere among the students and
professors.
Weather
Date High Low Prec.
14 65 47 1.98
Forecast: Thursday, part
ly cloudy, rain Ttiuraday night.
11 64 31
12 65 29
13 65 22
0
0
0
15 57
16 65
17 65
54 1.75
23 0
26 0
ANDREWS - The Andrews
High School boys basketball
team is in Durham this week
to go for the state Class A
Championship, in a tourna
ment that involves winners
from eight districts in N. C.
and runs Wednesday through
Saturday.
Andrews' cagers gained a
berth in the tournament by
beating Mars Hill High 62
52 for the District 8 crown
last Friday night at the Erwin
Hlgn gym in AsheviUe.
Andrews lads were sche
duled to take on Pinehurst
Wednesday night in the tour
ney s opening game.
Both teams are undefeat
ed, Andrews sporting a 27-0
record and Pinehurst, the
District 4 champ, boasting
35 straight wins.
If Andrews won their open
ing tournament game Wed
nesday, the team will play in
the 7:15 semi-final game Fri
day night, meeting the winner
of a second game Wednesday
night between Red Oak, Dis
trict 3 champ, and District
five s Farmer.
Whether Andrews wins or
loses Friday night, the Wild
cats will play Saturday, if
they make it to Friday night
and win, the Wildcats play
for the Championship Satur
day night. Should they make
it to Friday's game and lose,
the Wildcats would appear in
a consolation game Saturday.
Two games will be played
each night of the tourney, at
7:15 and 9:00 p.m.
The other four teams invol
ved in the tourney include
Salem of District 6 and Bethel
of District 1 who meet Thurs
day night; and East Surrey of
District 7 and Midway of
District 2, who also play on
Thursday night.
The Andrews team left town
Tuesday morning, planning to
travel as far as Burlington,
spend the night there, then
go on into Durham Wednesday
morning.
Accompanying the team
were Coach Cecil Mashburn
and AHS Athletic Director
Hugh Hamilton. The team will
stay in the Holiday in, Motel
in Durham.
Coach Mashburn said thia
week he hoped to find a gym
in Durham where the boys
could work out and limber lb
Wednesday. Competing teama
are now allowed to work out
In the gym where the tourney
will be played until la mlnu
tes before game time.
The team and coaches made
the trip in private cars. The
North Carolina High School
Athletic Association takes
care of all team expenses
Wednesday through Saturday,
but because It is almost 350
miles from Andrews to
Durham, school officials de
cided to send the team on
Tuesday, and take care of
Tuesday expenses themsel
ves.
In the District 8 champion
ship game last Friday, the
Andrews lads had a rough
time of handling Mars Hill
for three quarters, leading
41-40 going into the final
period, but the Wildcats tough
defense, good rebounding and
fast-break ability enabled
them to pull away for a 10
point victory in the last quar
ter.
Both teams were 'tight* dur
ing thefirst period, which end
ed with Mars Hill ahead 8-5.
A pair of free throws by
Andrews John Gernert with
5:25 remaining in the first
half tied the score for the
first time 13-13.
At halftime, the teams were
deadlocked 22-22. Both teams
found the range in the third
period, and matched point for
point, with the action fast
and furious.
Butch Sursavage was And
rews big gun during the third
period, hitting for nine points.
With 1:42 left In the final
period and Andrews leading
53-48, Terry Winfrey hit on
two free shots, and Andrews
ranged the court from there
on, increasing their lead un
til the final buzzer.
Gernert took top scoring
honors with 20 points. Win
frey and Sursavage added 17
and 14 respectively, Thomas
Brooks hit for 6 and Larry
Owenby for 5.
Andrews' five starters
played the whole game.
Fouls by Mars Hill cagers
kept Andrews in the game for
three periods, as the Wild
cats hit on 18 of 33 free
throws, while Mars Hill only
accounted for 6 of 11 chances
at the foul line.
A number of Andrews fans
are expected to follow the
team to Durham, and If the
Wildcats make it to the Fri
day and Saturday games, many
more fans will follow the team
to Durham.
Julian S. Suggs Resigns
At First Baptist Church
MURPHY " On Sunday,
March 8, during the evening
worship service, Julian S.
Suggs submitted his resig
nation as Minister of Music
and Education at the First
Baptist Church of Murphy ef
fective April 12, 1964. He has
accepted a position as
Minister of Music and Edu
Mr. Sugg*
cation at the First Baptist
Church of Lenoir City, Tenn.,
beginning April 15, 1964.
Mr. Suggs began his dut
ies in Murphy December 1,
1961. During this time the
music program of the church
has grown to six graded choirs
with a total enrollment of 170
members. IXiring the recent
Choir Festival held in Febr
uary, the Junior, Intermediate
and Youth Choirs each re
ceived an A- or Excellent rat
ing.
Since moving to Murphy,
Mr. Suggs has held various
positions In the Western North
Carolina Baptist Association
and is presently serving as
Associatlonal Vacation Bible
School Superintendent. He Is
also a Regional Training Union
officer.
He has represented the State
Baptist Convention aa Re
gional Music Director for 3
years and Is to serve as a
Southern Baptist Convention
worker in an As soclational
School of Music this fall. He
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MURPHY - Local veterans
who are out of work, or who
must change jobs or want to
move to another town where
employment prospects are
better, may not know It, but
there's help available for
them.
It's to be found at the Em
ployment Security Commis
sion office in Murphy in the
person of John Ellis, Of
fice manager.
There's a wide variety of
help avallableto veterans, Mr.
Ellis said. Among them are
those listed, plus a large
listing of opportunities In all
occupations, whether they be
professional, clerical, skil
led, semi -skilled, apprentic
able trades, entry or produc
tion Jobs, or something else.
The ESC matches quali
fications and skills of' the
veteran to requirements of
specific Jobs through the use
of up-to-date interviewing and
selection techniques. In ad
dition, some veterans, whose
Jobs may be lost because of
automation, or change in tech
nique, can take aptitude tests
to find out whether they are
fitted for some type of work
other than that which they've
been doing, Mr. Ellis said.
To, there Is an inter -
area recruitment system, by
which a worker possessing
needed skills, but is out of
work, can be referred to his
type of job in another area,
he said.
While most veterans know
they can look for a job through
ESC, many don't realize that
the office provides these other
services, he added.
Veterans who would like to
know more about the range
of services may contact Mr.
Ellis at the Murphy ESC
office.
Meeting Set Today
On County Goals
For Coming Year
MURPHY - Goals for
Cherokee County for the com
ing year will be discussed st
a meeting Thursday (today)
at lOtOO a.m. in the Murphy
Power Board Building.
One of the major problems
to be discussed Is the need
for improvement in living
conditions in the county. The
1960 census showed that 80.7
per cent of the homes in the
county are without runnlry
water and bathroom facili
ties.