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PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS
VOLUME ?2 NCMBI1 ST ML'KPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY. MARCH M, 1IU , EIGHT PAGES
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$500,000 Allocated For County Roadjmprovement
Slow Cr. Road, U. 5. 76
Be Blacktopped, Re-Rt.
$000,000 has been allocated by
the State Highway Cnmrninton for
improvements of roads in Cber^
okee and Clay Counties L. Dale
Thrash, 10th ? Division Highway
Commissioner announced this
week.
Mr. Thrash allocated $100,000
for the blackiopping of the Slow
Creek Road, and "enough money
from the $100,000 fund which
Gov. Scott gave the 10th Division
from the extra state funds to pave
seven tenths mile of the northeast
end of ihe Pleasant Valley Road
and five tenths mile of the south
west end of the Mission Dam."
Mr Thrash tTprcosed the opin
ion that Hanging Dog and other
roads will be given consideration
in the near future.
'Mr. ThrMfa further announced
that 9400,000 has been allocated
fo the rerouting of U. S. 76, West
from Hsyeeville, with aaurv ey
ing party to commence work in two
or three weekv
The planned rerouting will save
about seven miles form Hayesvllle
to Murphy and will eliminate many
stretches of road Infested with
?harp right angle curves between
Hayesvllle and Bresstown.
Plans are also made to build a
highway from the Peacbtree sec
tion across to Andrews.
Mr. Thrash said completion of
the Murphy to Andrews road
project last year place the Chero
kee County road system in the best
condition of any county in the 10th
' Division.
County Risks Losing
Red Cross Services
Cherokee County stands a risk of
losing Its home service office and
the use of Red Cross collected
blood If donations to the 1953 Red
Cross fund drive do not increase
here, Irvin Greene, chairman of
the drive said today.
Mr. Greene pointed out that Red
Cross blood used here in less than
a year would have cost county us
ers about $3,000 if charge had been
made for it.
>He said that although the blood
is given free, money is used to pro
cess, type and collect the blood.
If donations to Red Cross do not
"increase, Mr. Greene said, in the
future all blood collected here
through the Red Cross Bkx>bmo
bile may be used for defense pur
poses only (by servicemen in Ko
ret>, instead of having a part of the
blood available for civilian use.
Mr. Greene also said that Cher
okee County runs the risk of los
ing its Home Service office, the
only local contact with servicemen
?verseas>
The Cherokee County Red Cross
goal is $25000, with about $700 col
lected In Murphy and Andrews re
porting about $500.
Mr. Greene further pointed out
Red Cross work in disasters and
Water Safety.
Persons who have not been con
tacted by Red Cross workers are
asked to mail their donations in
to Mr. Greene.
New Gulf Station
Opens In Andrews
The new Andrews Gulf Service
Station in Andrews was opened for
business Thursday, Mar. 10.
The modern station Is owned and
operated by Bruce Payne and L. t.
(Chunk) Love. Those assisting with
service are Wayne (Blue) Curtis
and Dickie Waldroup.
ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN ....
Dr. R. E. McClure, Executive sec
retory of .the Ashevilie Presbytery
will preach at the Andrews Presby
terian Church Sunday at the 11 a.
m. service. The Rev. John C. Nev
ille will be at the Robbinsville
church fo rthe Sunday morning
service.
Spring i* sprung
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Spring is sprang, the grass is ris?or at least Murphy thought
spring had sprang, an til the cold snap hit yesterday. Anyhow, the
flowers think it's spring, and the calendar apys its spring, and as far
as Meredith Greene (Mrs. Irvin), above, is concerned, the lovely
Japanese magnolia blooming in Mrs. Dixie Palmer's garden, is beau
tiful and makes her feel like spring. Scout Photo.
Guy Roberts Named
New Deputy Sheriff
Guy Roberts, 23-yearokl ex-GI,
Monday took over duties as deputy
sheriff replacing Buren Grant,
Sheriff M. G. Crawford said today.
Grant resigned to accept employ
ment in Hickory, N. C . the sheriff
The new deputy is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Odessa Roberts of
Unaka. He spent two years in the
Army?stationed in the Panama
Canal Zone
Roberts attended public schools
at Unaka and Hiwassee Dam.
Sheriff Crawford expressed ap
preciation to the civilians and law
officers who assisted in the arrest
of Noah Dockery after the alleged
shooting of Frank Crawford, form
er sheriff.
Those who gave help were Cher
okee County citizens who helped
from a searching^ posse, 15 North
Carolina highway patrolmen head
ed by CapJ.. Ct A. Speed; some 15
Srsorgia highway 'phfaulmeir e&m-'
manded by Sgt. Nunnally; Murphy
town officers; Sheriff J. H. Thom
as of Macon County; Sheriff J. D.
Jenkins, Swain County; Sheriff J.
B. Crisp, Graham County; Fred
Campbell, Haywood County; Sher
iff Mllliton, Jackson County; Sher
iff Ben Frazer, Macon County;
Sheriff Ofton Smith of Catawba
County, and Sheriff Virgil Kelly
of Blairsville, Ga.
Also patrolmen of the Tennessee
Highway Department.
Presbyterian Choir
Plans Easter
Cantata Sunday
"The First Easter", a cantata of
the Easter stray, will be sung by
the choir of the Murphy Presby
terian Church Sunday, March 29,
at 11 a. m., under the direction of
Frederic C. Schley assistingg Mrs.
Bob White, choir director.
Mrs R. H. Foard is organist and
Mrs Harvey Wilson Jr., reader.
The cantata was composed by
Haldor Lillenas with story by Vir
ginia Frances Joy.
The public is invited to attend.
Singers Include: sopranos. Miss
Susie Miller, Mrs. W. A. Single
ton, Mrs. Gene Denning, Miss Judy
Sneed, Mrs. Lewis Hodges, Mrs.
Bruce Gordon and Mrs. Frank
Brown.
Altis, Mrs. Jean White, Mrs. Bob
Rector, Miss Carolyn Alexander,
Mrs. Marine Chastain; tenor Gene
Denning; Bass Bob Rector and
Rev. Frank Brown.
Special License
Available For
Sucker Shooting
A special licensa to shoot red
horse suckers in Valley River be
tween Murphy and Andrews, can
be obtained by Cherokee County
Residents from Wildlife Protector
Arnold Dalrympie, it was announc
ed today by the N. C. Wildlife Re
sources Commission. >
This season will be open from
May 19, until June 19. with no
shooting permitted on Sondays^Mr.
Dalrympie said.
Licenses will be 90 cents each
and can be obtained only from Mr
Dakymplo.
Child's Crippled Condition
Is Improved By Local Clinic
Eight year old Martha Crowder, |
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd
Crowder, Suit, is one of many crip- ,
pled children in Cherokee County
receiving care through the North
Carolina Crippled Children's ser
vice.
At the age of four years, Mar
tha Jane had an acute illneas fol
lowed by a marked left leg limp
and slight atrophy of the left calf
and thigh.
Fortunately, through the local
Health Department, Martha Jane's
patents learned of the services
provided by the Cherokee County
Crippled Children's Society in co
operation with the North Carolina
State Crippled Children's service.
They visited the Orthopedic clin
ic in Bryaon City where she was
seen by Dr. S. S. Atkins. Her
treatment consisted of a short per
iod in the ^-Asheville Orthopedic
hospital, for observation and fol
lowed by muscle re-education.
Martha Jane was aeen periodi
cally in the Bryeon City clinic for
the next four years. I
yr In November of 1S52 she visited
the Orthopedic clinic in Andrews.
At that time Dr. Atkins recom
mended eurglcal lengthening of the
left heel cord, which was done ear
ly la December of 1852.
For two months she wore a plas
ter cast which was removed and a
Today Martha'Jane's crippled
condition is greatly improved end
with the help of her brace ahe at
tends Htwaasee Dam school regul
arly.
The generosity of the c Wizens of
Cherokse county has made possible
a bright future for Martha Jane.
Their continued support will
Dr. 8. S. Atkins of t?
physical therapist. Mm Je
fives Martha Jane Crawler's leg a rota* over at the Crippled Chil
dren's Clinlr held In Andrews last Saturday. Miss Wlllla Loviasood
of the Cherokee Ceonty Health Dept. and Martha Jaae's father,
Lloyd Crewdbr of Suit, leak on la la teres! Cherokee Ceonty chil
dren, like Martha Jane, will benefit from the Mie of Easter Seals,
whieh Is kolas eondnsted now under the chairmanship of W. p. Whlt
aker sf Andrews. Abeot ttK.it has bean soUseted on the foal of
IUM. Mr. Whltaker said, with aboat one fifth of the envelopes le
(Seoot Photo)
help bring new life and hope to
many children with crippling prob
lems similar to.
Caster Seal contributions can be
mailed to W. D. Wbttaksr, Cher
okee County Society for Crippled
Children end Adult*, Andrew*,
during the 1053 campaign which
opened last Thursday, March 10,
and continue* through
Sunday, April 8.
Grand Jury Will Hear Case
Against Dockery Here Mon.
Mrs. Bob Cheney
Is New PE* Head
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Mrs Bob Chnev >
Mrs Bob Chne> * ' ires
ident of the Murphy t. ^r*r^
er Association at the meet.
Monday at 7:30 p. m. in the ?.
mary auditorium.
Other officers elected were Mrs.
S. C. Burgess, vice-president; Rob
ert Weaver, secretary; Hugh Hens
ley, treasurer.
Mrs. James Goodwin gave the
devotional and a group of Easter
songs was sung by the fourth, fifth
and sixth grades, with Mrs. Duke
Whitley at the piano.
H. A. Mattox, chairman of the
the school board, announced that
appropriation for schools is to be
made in the leggislature, and the
P. T. A. went on recond to send
messages to the legislature to sup
port the State Board of Education,
and to try to secure funds for
new school buildings.
Supt. H. Bueck announced the
Grass Roots Opera to be presented
in" the school auditorium here
April 3, at 8 p. m. i
Mrs. H. Bueck, program chair
man, introduced Mrs. W. A. Hoov
ver. chairman of the magazine
committee, who presented a skit,
"On the Air" by Mrs J. C. John
son of Asheville. Taking part in
the play were Mrs. harles Worthen
Mrs. Robert ? Weaver, with-- Mrs.
Hoover as announcer.
A Dew Cherokee County Grand Jury will be handed a first degree
murder charge against Noah Dockery when Superior Court opens here
Monday, March 30, Solicitor Thad Bryaon said here today.
Dockery is charged with the March 3 shotgun death of Sheriff Prank
Crawford at Hanging Dog. Crawford died in the driveway leading to
Dockery's home.
The defendant became the object
of a widespread search. He later
-rendered to officers.
tryson said the defense will
<ly win a motion to draw a
jury from another county if be
Grand Jury returns a true bill a
gainst Dockery.
The solicitor estimated the case
will be ready for h earing about
Wednesday. He said earlier he
will ask the court to appoint a
lawyer for Dockery. Dockery had
told Mr. Bryson he was unable to
pay for legal representation.
Jurors drawn for the first week
Of court are:
Lawrence Winfrey, Andrews;
Willard Graham, Unaka; Glenn W.
Crsip, Murphy, Rt. 2; Tom Palmer,
Murphy; Howard S. Morris, Mur
phy, Rt. 2; J. W. Stewart, Andrews
A. L|. Gillespie, Murphy; H. A. Bar
ton, Murphy; Loyd Hardin. And
rews; and J. W. O'Dell, Murphy.
Also Guy Suit, Suit; Fred Led
ford, Murphy, Rt. 2; Ernest Griggs,
Marble, Rt. 1; Bass Mundy, Culber
son; Claude Jones, Murphy, Rt.2;
A. W. Chambers, Unaka; Olen Tay
lor, Murphy; Wesley Keenum, SuK;
Bass Mosteller, Andrews, and Ga
ines Luther, Andrews.
Also J. F. Killian, Murphy, Rt. 3;
Gerald S. Almond, Andrews A. M.
Howell, Murphy; Dock Gibsdta, An
drews; Clarence Jones, Turtle
town, Tenn; C. A. Kilpatrtck, :
ger; Ward C. Derreberry, Andrews
Fred Holbrooks, Tutietown, Iton.,
Rt 1; and Cal Stiles, Murphy, ~SBL
1; John Bryant, Culberson, Rt 2;
Fred Bartron, Marble; Grady PnU
ium, Andrews; Ernest Trantbum,
Marble; WllUrd Bates. Murpfcy;
Clarence West, Andrews, V. "IT.
Hog an, Brass town; Dale Palmer,
Marble. Rt. 1; Frank Luekey, BBa
wassee Dam; and Dewey Kepbaff,
Murphy. Rt. 3; also Ted Troll, Mar
ble; James A. Watkins Andrews;
Ira C. Owenby. Culberson; James
C. Howse, Murphy; Bob KIrlrlarWI.
Suit; Emory Shields, Murphy; Er
nest Graham, LetMia; and Va
L. Wilson, Murphy.
Job Opportunities
For Marble Girk
Many job opportunities are op
ened to girls between the ages M
18 to 25 years, Jack Burris, head
of the local Employment Office
said today.
Girls between these ages, meas
uraing five feet six inches to five
feet nine indies having above 7th
grade education, and living in br
around 'Marble, N. C., are asked to
contact Mr. Burris at the State Etat
ployment Offied, A & V Building
in Murphy as soon as possible. ,
Tractor Maintenance School
Is Planned In Murphy Soon
Two Tractor Maintenance-)
Schools are scheduled for Cher
okee County on Friday, March 27.
J. C. Frguson, Agricultural
Engineering Extension Specialist,
will conduct these schools?one at
9:30 A. M. at the Vocational Agri-I
cultural Shop in Andrews -and the 1
other at 1:30 P M. at Smithraont [
Farm Service, Peachtree.
Mr. Ferguson will be prepared
to cover operator care and daily
maintenance of the farm tractor.
He will have sectioned air clean
ers, oil filters, ignition assemblies,
engine charts, etc., for discussion.
Murphy NCEA Heads
To Attend Meet
Officers of the Murphy unit of
the North Carolina Association,
will attend the 69th annual con
vention at delegates this week
The officers are: C. D. Puett, re
tiring president; Walter Puett, in
coming president; John a Thomp
son, in-coming vice-president; Mrs.
R. S. Bault, treasurer, and Jack
Barnett, secretary of the Departe
ment of Business Education of the
North Carolina Education Associ
ation.
Services Held For
Jake Jordan
Funeral services for Jake Jor
dan, 61, a World War 1 veteran
who died of a heart attack Tues
day, March 17, at 1:30 a. m., were
held at 2 p. m. Thursday In the
First Baptists church with the
Rev. J. Alton Morris officiating .
Burial was in Sunset Cemetery
with graveside rites by the Joe
Miller Elkins Post, No. 96 Ameri
can Legion of Murphy, assisted by
the Eller-Rogers Post of Robblna
vUle.
Ball bearers were, John Posey,
Ross Lovingood, Arden Davis, Hal
Bryaon. Glenn Hemhree, Parke
Cook, Tom Palmer and Jim 1
Lincoln Day Dinner |
Cherokee County Republicans (
who attended the Lincoln Day1
Dinner at the Battery Parte Hotel
in Asheville Saturday night were.
Dr. and Mrs. W. A. Hoover, Mr.
and Mrs. Herman West, C. E. j
Hyde, Doyle Burch, John C. O'Dell
Bue| Adams, Cliff Radford, and
Jos Myers.
Service Planned
An early morning Easter Service
will toe held in front of Petrte
Hospital Sunday, Ap. 5, with ?H
denominations participating.
further details of the Sundae
Service will be announced in next
Week's Scout. Everyone is invitdd
to this service.
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