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The Cherokee Scout and Clay County Progress Volume 75 - Number 19 Murphy, North Carolina December 3. 1964 12 Pages This Week SECOND CLASS >'OSTAOE PA,D AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA coutlets ? -j- , Saraa almost turned into a J strip teaser last Wednesday down at Collins -Crain Depart- , ment Store. As he was strol ling about dishing out candies to the kids, an employee at Collins -Crain dashed up to him and Informed him that his pants were falling down. Sho 'nuff, they were down to his knees, but thank heavens San ta was dressed for winter and had on two pairs of pants. -J Here's one for you ladies who just want to pretend to be on a diet: A lady came into Mauney's Drug Store and ask ed for a milk shake made out of Metracal and while the girl behind the counter was preparing it, the customer de cided to have a couple of scoops of ice cream in the shake. After being served the shake, she helped herself to , a moon pie and two fig bars to go along with it. That's what we call mentally going on a diet. -J Sometimes .it just doesn't 1 pay to drink coffee. Recent ly while a group of our hard working businessmen were having their morning eye opener at the Cherokee Rest aurant, Sherif. Claude And erson came through the door and announced that he needed some jurymen, and took most of them to the courthouse with him. -J Wanta buy a tree? The Vo cational Agriculture boys at Murphy High School are ped dling pine trees these days. The going rate is $2.00 each. , If you'd like one you may con Met Mr. Ramsey at MHS or any of the agriculture boys. Election hum -drum is all over with but while in South Carolina last week we noti ced some cars with stickers on them reading "Don't Blame Me- I Voted OOP." Repub licans In S. C. must save these for future use, for we saw a lot of them in 1960. -J This tiefcit comes to us about a preacher who spoke before a Sunday School class. The preacher prefaced his talk with these remarks: "I'm here to speak to you and you're here to listen to me. If you get through before I do, please don't get up and leave." -J With temperatures dipping and snow flurries, we're sure everyone in these parts rea lizes winters a coming. Daily newspapers, radio and T.V. weather men blared the first of the week that a "hard" freeze was coming. We've never seen a "soft one, won der what the difference is. -J The Campbell Folk School at Brasstown invites its many friends to a "Jul-Nisse" sale on December 10,11, and 12 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Christmas Elves, or "jul Nisse" will have Christmas trees, living and cut, Christ mas greens, and decorations Christmas cookies and breads as well as the pottery of Lynn Gault, the wood trays of Fred Smith, and the crafts regular ly found at the Folk School, wood-carvings, wrought iron, weaving, and jewelry of nat ive stones. Jaycees Receive Awards At AibiaI Baaqvet MURPHY- Three members of the Murphy Junior Cham ber of Commerce received ?wards Saturday night, Nov ember 38, at the club's first annual banquet. The part marked the first birthday of the Jayceea here in Murphy. Helton Carmichael, first vice-president of the club, was presented an engraved plaque for being voted the club's "Most Outstanding Jaycee a f the Year." Max Johnson was present ed with a framed certificate for his achievements in pro moting the Jaycee wrestling program. Bud Penland was also pre sented with a framed certi ficate for bringing in the most new members during a recent thirty-day membership drive. The awards were presented by Jaycee Club President Bill Christy. The O. J. Bailey Orchest ra of Chattanooga, Tennessee provided music for dancing ' " wing dinner and the pre dion of awards. . -?as* Dec. 5 Suggested Deadline For Christmas Mailing "Please peck parcels solidly," was the plea of Post master Joe Ray. The head of the Murphy Post Office also reminded his pa trons that the use of free "local" and "out of town" separation bands will help move the mails faster. The bands are available M the post office or from most let ter carriers. December 5 is the suggest ed deadline for mailing out - of - town packages. 'Don't worry about the parcels being delivered too early, just mark 'Don't Open Until Christmas' on the from," Mr. Ray said. A tightly stuffed package, with nothing rattling around inside, will have less chance of being damaged in transit, he noted. "When packing a gift, rem ember that the package you Textured Yarn Announces Wage Increase MURPHY- Ronald Ressel, plant manager of Textured Yarn Company, inc., announc ed this week that a five per cent increase in wages to all com pany employees became eff ective Monday, November 30. Mr. Ressel stated that the increase is in keeping with the company's policy to provide the best possible working conditions. Bullet Aimed At Date Kills N. C. Woman DETROIT- The bullet that killed a former Murphy, N.C. woman here early Sunday morning was tired at her mali companion as the two were seated in an automobile, and the assailant has been charg( with first degree murder. Mrs. Robbie Lee Hughes, 27, of Warren Michigan, died of a bullet through the head, fired from a .357 Magnum pistol, according to Detroit police. Det. Alexander Harris said James D. Watson, 23, for merly of Jamestown, Tenn., was charged with first degree murder. Harris did not ident ify Mrs. Hughes' companion, but he said there had been an argument previously between him and Watson. The argument started in a bar and carried over into the street, erupting into gun fire when the couple was about to drive away. Harri.' said Mrs. Hughes was not in volved in the argument as far as police could determine. The incident took place about 2 a.m. Sunday. Services were held Wednes day at 2 p.m. in Bellview Methodist Church. The Rev. Harry Ragan off iciated and burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbear ers were AJ. and Ernest Morris, Alvin and Buell Hyde, William Hyde and Bynum Hel ton. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge. LODGE NOTICE Andrews Lodge #529 AF A AM will hold their regular meeting in the Lodge Hall Monday, December 7 at 7:30 p.m. Election of officers will be held. All members are urged to attend. send may be shipped on (he bottom of a maLl sack and there may be heavier pack ages on top. Among the rela tlvely few packages that are damaged In transit, improper packaging is the greatest factor," the postmaster cau tioned. Just to be on the safe side, the postmaster suggests that all packages be insured. He noted that poor packag ing and addresses which are either Incorrect or not legi ble are responsible for the non-delivery of about half a million parcels each year. If the return address is in correct or illegible and the package cannot be returned.lt will be saved for 90 days. If unclaimed, the parcel is usually lost to the sender or intended recipient Such par cels wind up in public auc tions held at 15 major post offices across the nation. All parcels should be ad dressed on only one side and should also have the address written on the inside of the package in case the exterior ( wrapping should come off. 1 Mr. Ray emphasized that ZIP Coding the addresses on parcels and letters helps in sure against loss due to im proper addressing. Since each area of the country has an in dividual ZIP Code, there is lit tle chance of a piece of mail destined for one city being directed to a city which may have a similar name. For ex ample, there are at least 26 possible areas around the country which would have Springfield in the address. Use of the proper ZIP Code would send the mail to the right post office. We are asking everyone tc be especially cooperative this holiday season. During the pea of the "rush" we expect that seven billion pieces of mail will flow through the system and it looks as if 12 billion pie ces will be delivered during s the entire month of Decem ber. ^ That's quite a bit of mall," the postmaster said. sd Record 171.64 Bushels Corn Yield Produced An official measured acre of corn in Cherokee County produced a record county yield of 171.64 bushels per acre. Sam Ward and Joe Maxwell on the Wood farm at Andrews were the producers of this outstanding yield. Using the Dekalb XL 45 variety, with close spacing, excellent insect and week con trol, good fertilization plus good weather, all help play a part In the outstanding yield. The official yield was re corded with the assistance of Robert Bruce of the FHA who had charge of the weighing and Bass Hyatt of the ASCS office who was in charge of measuring the official acre. The acre which was meas ured for official yield was grown and treated just as other corn on the farm. Spacing in this field was three stalks every 21 Inches or equal to one stalk every seven inches with row widths of 40 Inches. Fertilization included 325 pounds of 0-25 25, 150 pounds of 6-10-10 and 100 pounds of actual Nitrogen. Soil Insects were controlled with 10% Parathlon applied in the soli as the corn was planted. For weed control, Atrazine was sprayed In an 16 inch band at planting time ?nd later, 2, 4-D was used. Photo hr *???! NO ONE INJURED when this 1964 Nash Ambassador crashed through a garage owned by John Bayless on Campbell Street Saturday afternoon, November 28. Garage Damaged Extensively When Brakes Fail On Auto. MURPHY- The brakes fail ed on a 1964 Nash Ambassa dor, driven by Mr. J. S. Eu bank of Jacksonville, Florida, Saturday afternoon, November 28, at 3:15 p.m., causing the automobile to crash through a garage owned by JohnH. Bayless, of Campbell Street. Mr. Eubank, accompanied by his wife, had been visit ing friends in Murphy and had Farm Census Up To Dote For Cherokee And Clay MURPHY - The 1964 Cen sus of Agriculture, now being i conducted by the Bureau of the Census, U. S. Department of Commerce in Cherokee and Clay Counties, will bring up 1 to date farm statistics last collected in 1959. Here are a few of the facts recorded in the 1959 farm census for this County: In Cherokee County there were 825 farms in 1959, com pared with 1,638 in 1954. The average size of farm was 96.6 acres in 1959, compared with 71.1 acres in 1954. In Clay County there were 629 farms in 1959, compared with 864 in 1954. The average I size of farm was 68.4 acres in 1959, compared with 55.9 acres in 1954. The value of products sold by the Cherokee County farm ers in 1959 was $1,654,661. The value of all crops sold was $266,618. The value of all livestock and livestock products sold was $1,388,043. The value of products sold by the Clay County farmers in 1959 was $1,710,320. The value of all crops sold was $191,655. The value of all livestock and livestock pro - ducts sold was $1,518,665. 1964 national Census of Agriculture is the 18th in a series which began in 1840. Because of the rapid changes American agriculture has been undergoing in recent years. Census Bureau offic ials regard the current cen sus as one of the most signi ficant ever taken. They ask every farmer to cooperate in compiling an ac curate record of these changes by filling out the cen sus form he receives in the mail and holding the complet ed questionnaire until a cen sus taker calls for it. Junaluska Man Named As Welfare Consultant MURPHY - Clay, Cherokee, Graham, and Swain counties have been selected by the State Board of Public Wel fare to participate in the Com munity Services Demonstra tion Project, announced Hol land McSwain, Superintendent of Murphy Public Schools, to day. The Communtiy Services Project is designed to meet more effectively the overall needs of the community and to prevent or reduce de pendency and other socio - economic problems. Under the direction of the State Board of Public Welfare's Community Services Division, the project will be assigned a Community Services Consultant. Mr. McSwain announced that Charles William Edwards, Jr. of Lake Junaluska, N. C. will be the consultant for the four counties. _ - PPV Photo by Seoul Studio RECEIVING AWARDS at the First Annual J*ycee banquet Saturday night November 8 were ( L to R ) Max Jotmaon, Helton Carmichael, club president BUI Christy, presenting the awards, and Bud Pendland. Mr. Edwards received his Bachelor's degree at Duke University and did graduate work there, also. He served as an officer in the armed services during World War Q in Europe. While managing his dairy farm and apple orchard, he participated with the TVA and Agriculture Extension Ser - vice in the introduction of improved agriculture prac tices. Mr. Edwards received his Master's degree from the University of North Carolina and has served as a clinical social worker with the Veterans' Administration. He has also been very active in civic and church affairs in his home community. As consultant of the Com munity Services Project in the four-county area, he will work with the Committee to ward the goals set out in the original submission of the project to the North Carolina Fund. The Clay - Cherokee - Gra ham - Swain project was not ?elected by the Fund, but was chosen by the State Board of Public Welfare, along with 24 other North Carolina pro posals, for the Community Services Demonstration Pro ject. The project will be an all-out effort to help people help themselves with re - sources already available and the development of other re sources needed in an effort to help to break the cycle of poverty. Saita's Woltiif Hey kids, Sanu it anxious to here from you and we will be happy to print your letters in the Scout. Just address your letter tc Santa Clause, c/o The Cher okee Scout, Murphy, Nort Carolina. just left the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Murray on Bay less Street. Mr. Eubank stated that as he was coming down the steep hill ofBayless Street the pow er brakes on his automobile failed to hold and before he could apply the emergency brake, the car crashed through the garage. Although both Mr. and Mrs. Eubank were shaken up in the accident, neither required medical attention. The automobile received numerous dents and extensive radiator damage. One side and front of the Bayless gar age was completely demolis hed, with the foundation being pushed inside. A 14-foot Glas par fiberglass boat housed inside the garage was also damaged. Mr. Eubank Is originally from Andrews, and Mrs. Eu bank is originally from Mur phy. They had planned to leave for their Jacksonville home Saturday night. Condition Listed Good Following Shotgun Attact MURPHY- Clinton Crass of the Peachtree section Is listed in good condition at Pro vidence Hospital following a ?hotgun attack Sunday nirtit November 29. Also wounded in the attack was Etta Ruth Flowers of Rt. 1. Culberson, who was re leased from the hospital Wed nesd ay morning. The attack oc cured around ?aX> p.m. just across the North Carolina state line in Fannin County, Georgia. Gr*|g stated that he and Flowers had been out for ? Sunday afternoon drive and nad just returned to Miss Flo wer s father's home when a man walked up to the left side ? his automobile and fired a shotgun blast through the win dow. The shot struck Gragg in the "PPer left chest just above the heart and some of the pellets struck Miss Flowers In the back. 1 slumped over to my right in the seat, as Miss Flowers ?0t out of the car and m^ her way to her father's home." Gragg said. "I lay in the seat for a few minutes trying to figure out what to do when! heard a voice saying, You had better get out YH College To Present Annual Christmas Program young HARRIS - The Young Harris College choir will present its annual Christ mas program on Sunday, Dec ember 6, at 8:00 p.m. in the Sharp Memorial Church. The program will include chorales frorti J. s. Bach. Ex cerpts from Hendel's Messiah will be the second part of the concert. The well-known and loved Hallelujah chorus will climax the concert. The forty-voice choir is di rected by William H. Fox. accompanied on the organ Doublas Moore, and piano by Mrs. William H. Fox. Young Harris College and harp Memorial Church ex tends a cordial welcome to tne public. rr/y# of here.' Another voice ans wered, 'I'm not leaving until I'm sure he's dead,' " Grass continued. According to Gragg, at this point another shot was fired into the car through the al ready shot out window but the pellets missed Gragg, because he was lying in the seat. Realizing that he must do something, Gragg sat up on the seat to find the barrel of the shotgun pointed through the car window at him. He strug gled for the gun, but was un able to gain control. Gragg said that the man seemed to be reloading so he started his car and began try ing to turn around in the yard. At this time the man fled Mr. Flowers came to the car with his daughter and brought her and Gragg to Pro vidence Hospital in Grass's automobile. At presstime, the Scout was unable to get identification of the assailant from the Fannin County Sheriffs Department, or if an arrest had been made. WCCTo Offer Graduate Covrse CULLOWHEE - Western Carolina College will offer a course in Advanced nhnj - ren s Literature as an area institute at Murphy during the winter quarter, beginning on December 3. Mrs. C.A. Hoyle will conduct the course, which meets fr?n 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. each Thursday except for the period December 16 J anuary 6. Advanced Children's Lit - erature is strictly a graduate course, it will meet the needs of elementary teachers pur suing a master's program in both Georgia and North Car olina. The Georgia State De partment of Public Instruction will accept It as a subject matter course in Area C. The North Carolina State Board of Education will pay the tuition for any imA.r currently under contract In a North Carolina Public School who has the approval of his superintendent to enroll In the institute. Photo tr Seoul Studio FREEZING WEATHER IS BLAMED for a fire that broke out in the home of Bub Jones on Ridge Street about 12:30 Tuesday, December 1. Mr Jones said that his water pipes were fro zen and that he had been under the house trying to thaw them out with burning newspapers. He didn't discover the fire until after he had gone back upstairs into the house. The fire was con fined between a bathroom and bedroom wall. Murphy Volunteer Fire Department extinguished the blaze. MISS DCCC M*? LavfU Harold, ml Mr. ami Mr*. R. B. Hardla DBCIMBER M. ML M. W. I* m m. 12:45 6 7 B 9 <0 1112 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 A Farmer's Best Frieitf is LP 6as Forming l? mot* profftoblo ?Wi thrifty LP fuol ran* your oquipmont. Smi tloio and labor. Wo do I Ivor to your form. SMOKY MOUNTAIN GAS, INC. Phono (37-2111 Murphy, N. c.