North Carolina Newspapers

and Clay County Progress Volum* 74 . Number 39 , *w?P br, North Car.ll.., Thur^my. April 23. 1964 14 Po?.. Thl. W..k Public W?.klr "oVi*?T "I ?u5i Todd Reece Resigns As Scout Managing Editor Mr. Recce Sditor '$ ftote-Kook ssessessssssssasses^ Spring seems to have ar rived In the short space of the last week. Trees are bud ding and blooming, tempera tures zoomed into die 80' s and the sound of farm trac tors is heard throughout the land. TR Hiwassee Lake is full, backed up to town, and fish ermen report that fish are "junq>ing in the boat." Doz ens of reports of good cat ches, primarily pike, have come in this week. TR That rematch basketball game sponsored by the PTA between parents and teach ers is coming up tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. at die High School Gym. TR If you want to see a teriffic newspaper Extra from Alaska with pages of photos on the earthquake, and help aid the disaster victims too, send $1 and your name and address to Earthquake Edition, Fair banks Daily News-Miner, P. O. Box 710, Fairbanks, Alaska. All proceeds go to aid disaster victims. TR A meeting Friday at 10:30 a. m. at the Power Board Building will reveal infor mation gathered on now to help solve the problem of the lack of plumbing facilities in the county. TR A key ring with three auto keys has been found at Padgett House and is being held for the owner. TR Country music is booming. WKRK is now carrying a taped Grand Ole Opry show daily at 12:15 and 5:30 featuring var ious Opry stars during live performances. TR E. L. Curtis, Highway De partment District Engineer for Division 14 which includes Cherokee and Clay, will retire July 1 at Bryson City. R. L. Patillo, Resident Engineer, will be promoted to District Engineer. TR Johnny Moore, son erf Mr. and Mrs. Burgan Moore erf Murphy, started the baseball season right, pitching for Berea College. He allowed only one run and struck out nine as Berea defeated the Bella rmine Knights Apr. 17. TR Miss Rebecca C. Scroggs, of Arlington, Va., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Scroggs of Hayes ville, has received a merit advancement to the next higher grade from the Agency for International Develop ment, and cited for work of quality above that "ordinarily found in the position." Miss Scroggs is with the Bureau for Latin America. TR Am Quiim, a 1963 graduate of Murphy High, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Quiim of Murphy, and a student at Berry College at Mount Berry, Ga., has been named as a student delegate to the Ga. Home Economics Associa tion's Annual Convention In Augusta this weekend. TR Street Scene: Murphy Police Chief driving his personal car down town Tuesday afternoon with a perking ticket stuck under the windshield wiper. TR Andrews Lions will be out Thursday night making their annual tala of light bulbs and brooms. TR And a fond farewell from tout Notebook editor with beat wishes to all for con tinued happy reading. MUKPH T " lodd Reece, managing editor of the Scout, resigned the position this week to accept a post with Nantahala power and Light Co. as public relations dir ector. Mr. Reece will complete his duties with the Scout this week and will join Nantahala May 1. He has been with the Scout as managing editor since September of 1963. He has been associated with news papers in Western North Car olina since his graduation from die University of North Carolina School of Journalism in January of 1960. Mr. Reece's previous ex perience includes a year as a staff member of the Frank lin Press and a year as Edi tor of the Andrews Journal. > He is the son of Mrs. W. A. Reece of Andrews and the late Mr. Reece. During his tenure as mana ging editor of the Scout, Mr. Reece has been in charge of the news and editorial di rection of the newspaper. He made his home in And rews while with the Scout and will move to Franklin, where Nantahala's headquarters is located, to take charge of his duties there On announcing his resign ment from the Scout, Mr. Reece said, "one of the sad things about the journalism profession is that very often to progress means to move to a new assignment. I sincerely appreciate the help and co operation of everyone with whom 1 have been associated during my work with this newspaper." Home Demonstration District Meeting To Be Held Here MURPHY - The District I Federation of Home Demon stration Clubs will hold its annual meeting Wednesday. April 29, at the First Baptist Church of Murphy. District I is composed of Clay, Graham, and Cherokee County. This year Cherokee is the host county and the Dis trict chairman, Mrs. Lloyd V. Black, of Cherokee County, urges that all club women at tend and help to make this year the best ever in club work. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. A covered dish dinner will be served at 12 noon. Dr. George Hyatt, Jr., N. C. Director of AgricultureEx tenslon Service, will be speak - er at the morning session. ^ t . i ammm m Re*. Weaver Revival Services Begin Sunday At First Baptist Revival services will be gin Sunday at the First Bap tist Church in Murphy. The Rev. Jack Weaver, pastor of the Village Drive Baptist Mission, Fayetteville, N. C., will be the visiting minister for these services. "Jack has been a personal friend of mine for several years and I personally look forward to having himinMur phy for these services," Pas tor W. J. Thompson said this week. "His ministry has been blessed of God richly, as he has held pastorates in Vir ginia, North and South Car olina. I am happy also for the people of this area to have the opportunity of hear ing him." Services will be held each evening throughout the week of the 26th and the public is not only invited but encouraged to come and hear this wonderful man of God. Services will begin each evening at 7:30 p.m., with a nursery being provided for all children under four years of age. There will be special music provided nightly by the choirs, choruses, quartets and individual soloists of the church. Rev. Weaver is a graduate of Furman University and Southeastern Seminary, hold ing the B. A. and B. D. de grees respectively from these institutions. WEATHE Date High 15 68 16 17 18 19 20 21 67 77 79 80 82 83 Low 38 32 37 45 45 49 47 Prec. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Forecast: Thursday, scat tered showers and thunder showers; Friday and Satur day, fair. 'AN UNEXPECTED CUSTOMER' landed In front of Carolina Hardware late Monday afternoon. This auto driven by a Hayes - ville man ended up here after striking two other cars and bowl ing over two parking meters. A lawn mower in front of the store was also a 'victim' of the auto. 3 Cars, 2 Meters, Lawn Mower Damaged In Wreck MURPHY - A 52 year old Hayesville man who obtained his first driver's license two weeks ago was involved in a three-car accident here Mon day that left a trail of damage estimated at more than $1,200 with two broken parking met ers and a crushed lawn mower. Stoy Allison, 52, of Rt. 4, Hayesvllle, was driving an unfamiliar car with an auto matic transmission when he stopped at the red light in the center of Murphy at the Inter section Monday about 5:45 pan. He entered Murphy on Val ley River Ave., coming from Andrews. When the light turn ed green, he apparently put the car into reverse by mis take, and backed into a vehicle driven by Mrs. Patricia Kay lor Moore, 21, of Murphy. Mr*. Moore blew her horn, and Allison shifted into far ward gear, and rammed head on too a vehicle driven by Mrs. C. L. Alverson of Murphy. After striking the Alver son vehicle, Allison's car then swerved Into the wrong lane on Tennessee Street, ran up the sidewalk, ripped down two parking meters, and ran over a lawn mower parked in front of Carolina Hardware Store. None of the persons involv ed in the accident were in jured. Damage to both the Allison and Alverson vehicles was estimated at $600 to each, and 950 to Mrs. Moore's car, by Murphy Policeman Glen ] Bates and Patrolman Don Reavis, who investigated. Damage to the parking i meters was estimated at 9170 and the lawn mower sus- 1 talned $15 damage. i Patrolman Reavis said that j Mr. Allison had a receipt 1 showing that he had applied , for his first driver's license 1 some two weeks ago. Allison was charged with ] reckless driving and driving 1 on the wrong side of the road. 1 fie was released after pon- 1 lng $300 bond for his appear- ; ance at the May XI session of 1 Recorder's Court In Murphy. 1 Trio Arrested In Miss. Confess To Robbery Here MURPHY- Two men and ? woman who were arrested In New Orleans, La., Teb. 13 confessed to robbing the off ices of Duncan Oil Co. as they passed through Murphy on Feb. 4. The trio confessed to num erous buglaries. They were identified as George Edward Beaudry, Robert Jar vis Baker andBarbara jeanBeau dry in a letter received last week by Sheriff Claude And* erson from Police Capt. T.E. Myers in Laurel, Miss. Beaudry and Baker stated that they pried open a window to the oil company office with a crow bar, entered the build ing and took a Remington -Rand typewriter, a 22 caliber der ringer pistol, five dollars in cash, two notary seals and one rubber stamp. The notary seals and the rubber stamp were in their possession when they were arrested in New Orleans. The New Orleans police depart ment turned the seals and stamp over to the Laurel Po lice Department when the three were released to that department's jurisdiction for prosecution on two buglaries committed there. Beaudry and Baker were sentenced to two five year terms in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Barbara Jean Beaudry was placed on three year's probation. The typewriter and other articles stolen at Murphy were not recovered, but the three said that the pistol was pawn ed at Mobile, Ala. by Bar bara Jean Beaudry, using the name Barbara Jean Cole. The articles recovered are being returned to Duncan Oil Co., and J. H. Duncan, owner, contacted the pawn shop for the return of the pistol. Peachtree Student Wins Encyclopedias In Ask Andy Contest MURPHY - Randall Bar nett, a 10 year old fifth grad er honor roll student at Peach tree School, has won a com plete 20 volume set of World Book Encyclopedias In the 'Ask Andy* contest conducted by the Asheville Citizen. Randall is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Barnett of Rt. 1, Murphy. He won the encyclopedias for his question submitted to the contest asking, "How hot does it get at the center of the earth?" The weekly column in the Citizen appeared last Friday, naming Randall as a winner and printing his question and the answer. The answer given was that scientists are not sure about the temperature at the center of the earth, but have made scientific estimated based on temperatures tested by dril ling into the earth. Experts figure that the tem perature rises one degree Fahrenheit with every 60 feet descending through the earth's crust. At tills rate, the center of tile earth would be about 350,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The article also pointed out that scientists know more a bout the moon and other pla nets than they do about the center of the earth. Patrolmen Urge Sale Driving As Schools Near Close MURPHY- State Highway Patrolmen In Murphy spoke to PTA members at meetings Monday night as part of the Patrol s program to empha size highway safety during the final weeks of school. Patrolman Don Reavis spoke to the Murphy PTA and Patrolman R. H. Ensley was the speaker at a meet ing of the Hiawassee Dam PTA. The Patrolmen pointed out that five students were kil led in highway accidents last year In North Carolina within in hour after school was out on the final day. They urged that parents help them in a program to remind drivers to be especially care ful during the final week of school and to watch for school children on the seed near schools and school bus stops. Cherokee County's only lighway fatality this year in volved ? pedestrian, and the inly school bus fatality In the county in the past three ^ears was the result of a vehicle hitting a child at a ichool bus stop. PETER E. HASS, (center) Executive Vice President of Levi Strauss and Co. and George Vest, Superintendent of the Pilot Plant here, watched a part of the production work as Mrs. Eunice Ledford stitched material in one step of the manufac ture of trousers. Scout-Photo d?w. Levi Vice President Visits Pilot Plant MURPHY - Peter E. Hass, Executive Vice President of Levi Strauss and Co. of San Francisco, Calif., visited the new Levi Strauss pilot plant in Murphy last Wednesday and Thursday. Mr. Hats was making a tour of the company's plants in Knoxville and Maryville, Tenn., Blue Ridge, Ga., and Murphy. It was the official's first trip to the new Murphy ope ration, a visit he said he "has been anxious to make for some time." Other company officials at the pilot plant here recently include Norman Smith, Chief Engineer: Winn Dillard, Resi dent Engineer, and Jerry Mel ton, Regional Production Man ager. Mr. Hass slid, "\'ve been very pleased with what I've seen here. We call this apilot plant but not many years ago our major plants were no lar ger than this." "When we complete setting up the night shift here, around 350 people will be working in this operation. We are build ing the night shift now, but it takes weeks or months to train a shift." He pointed out that already some 14 employees althepilot plant are making production. When asked about plans for construction of the main plant here, Mr. Hass said, "Nothing is concrete yet, but I can assure you that we don't set up pilot plants where we do not expect to build a main plant, and we have never set up a pilot plant that did not develop into a main plant. We certainly hope to know the answer with in two years at least." Mr. Hass added that sev eral sights are being con sidered as a possible locat ion for the main plant and he looked over some sights while in Murphy. "The Murphy Chamber of Commerce and the Industrial Development Corporation in Murphy were largely instru mental in locating our plant here," he said, "and thev are helping us in every way. He said that Murphy Cham ber of Commerce President W. D. 'Dave' Towns on "really kept after us to locate here, and as usually happens, the man who works hardest gets results." "We don't go into towns expecting give-away pro grams," he added, "and we like tr, be good citizens and become a part of the com m unify." He praised the employees at the pilot plant here for their ability to learn, work and cooperate. "Our industry is not heavily automated," he said, "and our success is due to the caliber of our employees, along with good leadership." "We have 14 plants now and we're anxious to get this plant in Murphy going. Our expansion has been explosive in the post - war years and we now have over 5,000 em ployees and are building all the time." George Vest, Superinten dent of the pilot plant added, "We here at this operation have a big responsibility to Levi Strauss and Co. and I have complete confidence in our employees that we will make a success of this pilot operation." Seeking Democratic Nomination Mrs. Brumby Candidate For County Representative Mrs. Brunby MURPHY - Mrs. Mary F aye Brumby of Murphy announced this week that she is a can didate for the Democratic nomination for Cherokee County Representative to the State Legislature, subject to the Democratic County Con vention May 9. Mrs. Brumby was the Democratic candidate for Cherokee County Represen tative in the 1962 general el ection. She is the wife of Edward H. Brumby of Murphy, owner of Brumby Textile Mills, Inc. Mrs. Brumby has lived in Murphy for the past 30 years. She and Mr. Brumby moved here in 1044 and established Fayoia Manufacturing Com pany, ? firm that made toys, and they later purchased the Brumby Mills. She is a di rector of Brumby Mills and a co-owner of Murphy Textile Mill. She is the former Miss Mary Faye Martin, a native of Marietta. Ga., and a de scendant of the pioneer Mar tin family of Clay County. Mrs. Brumby is active in both civic and church affairs in Murphy, and is presently ? member of the Murphy Plan ning Board and is President of the Murphy Garden Club. She recently completed a term as treasurer of the Mur phy Business and Professional Women's Club, and a term as secretary of the Murphy PTA. She is a member of Murphy Presbyterian Church and ser ves as Assistant Sunday School Superintendent and as World Mission Chairman of the Wo men of the Church. She has played an active role in the Girl Scout pro gram of the county, serving several years as Cherokee County Girl Scout Chairman. She is a graduate of Young Harris College, and has a B. S. degree in Education from Western Carolina Col lege, and is also a graduate nurse of Marietta Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Brumby have two daughters, Mrs. Richard Forrest of Brooklyn, N. Y.. and Mrs. Eric Townaon of Afheville, and a ton, Edward H., Jr., a fourth grader In Murphy. Democratic Precinct Meetings Saturday MURPHY -Cherokee County Democratic Precinct meet ings will be held in 11 pre cincts in the county Saturday, Apr. 25, according to county chairman Harry Bishop. The main item of business at the precinct meetings will be the election of delegates to the county convention which Will be held in Murphy May 9, and election of the precinct committee and officers. Chairman Bishop urged all Democrats in each precinct to be on hanH for the meeting Saturday. Meetings will be held at the following precincts: Andrews South Ward at the American Legion Hut at 4:30 p.m.: Burnt Meeting House at Charlie Mull's Store at 2:00 p.m.: Shoal Creek at Hiwassee Dam School at 7:30 p.m.; Unaka at Unaka School at 7:30 p.m. Murphy South Ward at Frank Mauney's home at 7:30 p.m.; Murphy North Ward at Mur phy Elementary School at 7:30 p.m.; Walker School House at Ralph Ledford's home at 7:30 p.m.; Grape Creek at Jack Craw ford's home at 7:30 p.m.; Peachtree at Peachtree School at 7:30 p.m.j Marble at Marble School at 2:00 p.m.; And Hanging Dog at Ross < Hensley's Home at 7:30 p.m. Mayor Mason Makes Appeal For Cancer Fund MURPHY - This week. Mayor L. L. Mason, called upon the public to give aid and support to the Cancer Drive. v He said, "The fight against cancer cannot waitl Too many lives are involved! Think of what conquering cancer would mean to you and your family and support the life-saving work of the American Cancer Society accordingly. To cure more, we must give more. generously when an American Cancer Society vol unteer ? your neighbor ? calls on you." The 1964 Cancer Society fund drive is now underway in the county. Nipper To Oppose Forsyth Swain GOP Chairman Enters 36th District Senate Race Mr. Nipper BRYSON CITY - James L. Nipper, Chairman of the Swain County Republican Party, fil ed Thursday, Apr. 16, as a GOP candidate for State Sena tor from the 36th District. Mr. Nipper will run against Stolen Auto Turns Up Here In Sawdust Pile MURPHY - An automobile belonging to a Murphy man which was reported stolen In Atlanta about 2 weeks ago turned up here Sunday buried in a sawdust pile. The car was discovered by a group of small boys who were playing in a sawdust pile at an abandoned mill in the Will Scon mountain section. The unidentified children discovered a hard object in the sawdust and they started digging and uncovered the auto. FBI, SBI, and local officers investigating the case this week definitely identified the car as belonging to Robert Dennis Stiles of Murphy. Stiles was quoted by SBI Agent M. G. Crawford as saying that he drove the 1964 Impala Chevrolet to Atlanta on the night of April 12 and that It was missing next morn ing. Motor serial numbers had been removed from die ve hicle before it was driven Into a tunnel In the side of the sawdust pile and covered over, Crawford said. Aside from the serial numbers being removed, the auto was undamaged. The FBI has taken finger prints from the auto, and is continuing the Investigation. Taylor's Secretary Schedules Visits ASHEVILLE - Tom L. Mallonee, 11th Congressional District Secretary to Con gressman Roy A. Taylor, Is now making scheduled visits to the county seats and other sections of the counties. On Tuesday, April 28, he will be at the Town Hall, And rews, from 9i00 to 9i30 and at the tity Hall, Murphy, from llsOO to ttiOO; and at the Clay County courthouse In Hayes - vllle from 3 .-00 to 4:00. Any person who has plans or official business pertaining to Congressional matters they wish to discuss is invited to meet Mr. Mallonee at the above specified time. incumbent Sea. Frank Forsyth of Murphy in the general elect ion next November. Mr. Nipper is a retired Army officer who owns and operates the Lost Mine Fam ily Campground on Silver Mine Creek in the Nantahala Gorge 12 and one half miles West of Bryson City. He moved here from Colum bia, S. C., where he had served as General Manager of Home Construction Co., and as President of J. L. Jipper Con struction Co., Inc. Mr. Nipper Is also owner of Murphy Real Estate and In surance Co., MBB Construct ion Co. of Almond and Bate man and Nipper, Builders, which has headquarters in Murphy. Mr. Nipper retired from the U. S. Army in 1957 and as a Major. He entered the Army as a private in 1937, served 20 years active duty in the Coast Artillery Corps, Mili tary Police Corps, Armored Infantry and Infantry. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieu tenant in 1943. His miliary career in cluded service in the North Africa campaign, the South Pacific theatre of operations and Korea, assigned as Provost Marshall, Criminal Investigator and Infantry Unit Commander. He is a graduate ot the Uni versity of South Carolina. He is a native of Cordele, Ga., and graduated from Cordele High School. He attended UCLA, and the University of Arizona prior to graduating at USC. Mr. Nipper Is married to the former Miss Miry Jo Wilkes of Phoenix, Ariz, and the couple has three child ren, James Joseph age 14, Scon Wilkes 10 and Lori Kath leen 6. Mrs. Nipper graudat ed from UCLA with a BS in bacteriology and is employed on a part time basis as medi cal and x-ray technician at Swain County Hospital. Mr. Nipper is a licensed North Carolina Real Estate Broker, Insurance Agent and General Contractor. His present business af filiations include positions as vice - president of the Thun derbird Motel in Orangeburg, S. C., vice - president of Contractor's Equipment Ren tals of Columbia, S. C., and is the authorised franchiser for Atlantic Homes Dealers and First Atlantic Mortgage Corp. of Savannah, Ga., for the states of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Western North Carolina. Mr. Nipper is a 32nd de gree Mason and Shriner and is a Life Member of Sertoma International. He is a member of theVFW and the Reaerve Officers As sociation, U. S. Army. The announcement that he la a candidate for the 90th District Senate Seat marks Mr. Nipper's first attempt for public office. The new 96th District in cludes Cherokee, Clay, Gra ham, Macon, twain and Jack son counties.