ENTER CHEROKEE
COUNTY'S FISHING
CONTEST
DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY
VOLUME as NUMBER? M
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
xuiwSDAY, JUNE 7, KM ^ 13 PAGES
ECONOMY
V AC ATIONIAND
CHEROKEE COUNTY
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Recreation Program Enters
6 th Season Next Monday
. , Murphy's Summer Recreation
' V program will go Into Its sixth Mt
son Monday, June 11, with two full
time workers and a greatly en
larged program.
John Jordan has been re-hired
as director' of the program and
Mrs. Ruth Cheney willl again be In
charge of the kiddie part each
day and the TAC for teen agers
three nights h week.
lite opening day schedule in
cludes: a swimming party at Cane
Creek at 1 p. m. with transporta
tion provided from the fairgrounds
to the lake; kiddie park opening
at 2 p. m.; 3:30 p. m. refresh
ments on the fairgrounds and 4 p.
m. softball game. All children are
invited to attend.
H. It. McKeever, chairman at
the Recreation Committee, said
that improvements are being
made at the kiddle park this week
to be ready for the program's
opening.
KIDDIE PABK
The fence and all equipment in
the park is being repainted in
carnival colors and the fence will
be relocated to permit the children
to go unaccompanied from the
present fenced in area to the rest
room.
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A new larger wading pool
1* beta| boflt this week to take
care of the older and larger
children, leaving the smaller
wading pool to the tots. Sever
al new swings are being built
to add to the six swings, eight
see-saws, two large saodpUes,
a slide and ? merry-go-round,
already at the park.
Swings and seats for adults who
frequently accompany the child
ren will also be built. And con
struction of a roof, or similar area
over one of the sandpiles, for a
shaded area during hottest hours
or during showers.
" Meanwhile some rainy day play
equipment and story books will
be purchased so the children may
play indoors during rain.
A shower, for children of this
age to use to bathe both before
<(td after using the wading pool,
will be put up-. There is already a
drinking water fountain in the
park. \
ATHLETIC EQUIPMENT
Meanwhile, for the older chil
dren, athletic equipment? to re
place discarded and. worn out
equipment, especially baseballs,
bats, basketballs, volleyballs, etc.,
will be purchased.
Although the Andrews pool will
not be open this year, the swimm
ing program will be conducted ?
including a beginner* swimming
class. The committee has appro
priated funds to be used to send
an expert swimmer to Camp Bre
vard Llfesavlng School and Camp
to take the American Red Cross
swimming instructors course.
This student, on his return from
the camp, will give instructions
In life saving and swimming.
The Teen Age Club in the lib
rary building will be open three
nights a week ? Monday and Fri
days' for high school age youths
and on Saturdays for seventh and
eighth graders.
CONTRIBUTIONS
As always the program will be
financed through voluntary con
tributions. Anyone Interested in
contributing the program is asked
to mail his contribution to Mr.
McKeever.
Others on the recreation com
mittee are J. H. Duncan, Merle
Davis, Arnold Beerkens, and the
Rev. Bill Russell.
Some 180 to 200 children are
expected to participate in the pro
gram on a more or less regular
basis.
Burke Moore Seriously
Injured In Wreck |
Burke Edward Moore, 18, re
mained in serious condition Wed
nesday in Piedmont Huspltal, At
lanta, where he was taken Tues
day morning. However Atlanta
doctors termed his condition "not
ccttlcal."
Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Cloe Moore of Murphy, was ser
iously injured Sunday around 11
p. m. in an automobile accident
between the Alpine Motor Court
and Fred Barton's Store east of
Murphy.
? He suffered a serious neck in
jury, back Injury, three skull
fractures, a severe concussion and
numerous lacerations. He is in
Room F-414, Piedmont Hospital,
Atlanta, and his parents and bro
ther, Tommy, are in Atlanta with
htm.
Moore was alone in his auto, a
1953 Dodge, when the accident oc
cured. Patrolman Ray Heffner
grave this description oT the acci
dent on the baala o t his investiga
tion: * ,
Moore was traveling toward
Murphy when he was rounding the
deep curve between the Barton
?tore and the Alpine Court. He
"straightened the curve", went
off the ? highway into the grav
el traveling 188 feet ahead and
went 21 feet up a bank on the right
side of the road. After hitting the
bank, the patrolman said the car
sailed through the air some 45
feet, landing upside down in the
highway and sliding 78 feet down
the highway before coming to a
stop.
The patrolman said the car was
apparently "traveling at a high
rate of speed." There was no
other automobile involved in the
accident.
BURKE MOORE
Golden Dies
Suddenly Tueday
W. C. Golden, 70, died of a heart
attack at 3:30 p. m. Tuesday in
front of People's Cafe here.
Funeral services, witn Townson
Funeral Home in charge, will be
held today (Thursday) at 2 p. m.
at Mt. Moriah Church with the
Rev. Thomas Truett officiating.
He is survived by a daughter,
Mrs. Grace Dillard of Isabella,
Tenn.; two sons, Wilburn and
Fred; and two sisters, Mrs. J. N.
Bell of Culberson, Rt. 2 and Mrs.
Hattie Arp of Cleveland, Tenn.;
two brothers, Harley and Joe,
Culberson, Rt. 2; one half brother
Henry of Cleveland, Tenn.; and
seven grandchildren.
Tends Con r I Be ]
Completed Soon
Construction of tennis courts on
the fairgrounds has been started
and should b# ready for use soon
it was announced this week.
The course will be open to the
public and will be equipped with
a net but players must furnish .
their own rackets and balls. The
recreation program will be in J
charge of the courts.
The Chamber of Commerce,
civic clubs and the town ars in *'
charge o I the construction.
P08TMASnSS MEET 1
Joe Ray w81 attend a State
Ooeveation tor the North Carolina
Chapter of The National Associa
tion at Postmasters of the United \
States.
The meeting win he hsld at
Msgs Bead the wsek <* Jnbsll.
1 Bust concentrate on my
rolf ? I Must concentrate on
?I moat con. . .
Wiring Allowance
Plan Launched Here
Seven local electrical appli
ance dealers are participat
ing In a wiring allowance plan
for Town of Murphy and Bine
Ridge Electric Association,
Inc., customers.
Murphy Electrical Shop,
Murphy Appliance Center,
Waiter Coleman AppUaaoe
Store, I vie Furniture C*>.,
Sossamon Furniture Co,. Craw
lord Tire Co. and Gtbbs Hard
ware and Auto Supply are the
. participating dealers.
For a limited time wiring
allowances will be given on
the original Installation of elec
tric ranges, hot water heaters,
electric pumps and deep frees
See full page ad in this edi
tion of The Scout for foil de
Baptist Bible School
Commencement Frl.
Vacation Bible School commence
ment exercises at the Murphy
First Baptist Church will be held
Friday, June 8, at 7:30 p. m.
Preceding the commencement at
6 p. m. a church picnic will be
held. All members of the church
and their families are invited to
attend and bring a well-filled pic
nic basket.
An enrollment of 224 was report
ed Tuesday of this week with fcn
average daily attendance of 68.
Shields (sets Phd
From Duke
Howard William Shields of Mar
ble received the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy at Duke University's
104th commencement on Monday,
June 4.
Shields is the son of J. B. Shields
of Rt. 1, Marble. He Is a 148 grad
uate of Murphy High School.
Joe Ray Named
President Of
Historical Society
Joe E. Ray waa elected presi
dent of the Cherokee County His
torical Society at the regular meet
ing held Monday night In the Car
negie Library.
Mrs. C. R. Freel was elected
first vice-president; Georg BH
strup second vice-president and
Miss Leila Hayes third vice-presi
dent.
Mrs. John Bayless was named
recording secretary; Howard
Martin corresponding secretary,
Miss Marvie Walker treasurer,
and Miss Josephine Helgbway,
curator. ,
Hubert 8need, Billy Browning'
and Bobby Easley, winners In the '
declamation contest sponsored by '
the society, gave their declama
tions at the meeting., * f
Medals Presented
9. Dam Students
Arthur West and Juanita Raper ,
received medals at the commence
ment exercises of Hlwassee Dam .
High School as the best all round
bojr and girl, respectively.
Other medals went to Dale Ing
ram, dramatics and arts; Helen |
Roberaon, English; and Annette J
(Vest citizenship.
i
Dr. Hcyt Blackwell, president c
at Mar* Hill College, wu com- p
mencement speaker and the R mf.
1. E. Vanderford preached the ,
baccalaureate sermon. ?
' I t
masonic meeting a
Hm first degree will be ccoferr- t
ed on three candidates Friday at t
T:?o p. m. at ? meeting of the r
Cheroke* Mamie Lodge Ml
My.
Paul Hemmeitch
t ':r ?
Dies In Auto Crash
i-T
Paul H. Hemmerich, 31, of Or
chard Park, N. Y? was killed In
stantly, in a headon collision a*
bout 9:30 a. m. Friday, June 1,
three miles south of Erwin, Tenn.
The driver of the other vehicle
was also killed. Both drivers were
alone in their vehicles. Both cars
were demolished. Highway Patrol
Trooper G. W. Logan said the
cause of the accident was un
known.
"funeral services' were held
Tuesday, June 5, at Buffalo, N. Y.,
with E. L. Brady and Sons Funer
al Home in charge.
Mr. Hemmerich, a graduate of
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N. I
H., has directed the activities ofi
Hemmerich Knitting k Mills (for- 1
merly Duffy's) at Peachtree. He
was secretary at the Hemmerich
Corp., successor to the Duffy Silk
Company.
The Hemmerich family were
planning to move to Peachtree
community as soon as their new
home, now under construction, was
completed. One company official
described Hemmerich as "having
a keen mind with an abundant
capacity for work. It is tragic that
such a promising future be cut so
short".
Surviving are his mother and
father, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hem
merich, one sister, Hildergrade of
Buffalo, N. Y.; his wife, Nancy,
and three small children, Alexan
der (Sandy), Gretchen and John,
of Orchard Park, N. T.
PAUL HEMMEKIOH
Free Methodist
VBS Enrolls 73
Total enrollment of the Vaca
tion Bible School at the Murphy
Free Methodist Church up until
Monday of this week was 73, the
pastor the Rev. A. C. Pounds, Jr.
said.
The school will close its two
weeks session Friday with a pic
nic following the day's school per
iod. Friday at 8 p. m. a com
mencement program will be held
and parents are invited to be pre
sent. v
Kiwanis Lucky Number
Vehicle Safety Check Set
A voluntary Vehicle Safety
Check campaign will be sponsor-'
ed by the Murphy Kiwanla Club
Thursday, Friday and Saturday j
from 9 a. ih. to 4 p. m. here.
Patrolman Ray Heffner said
cars will be checked in Murphy
just behind the courthouse. Stick
ers will be given each car check- ?
ed. The stickers will be numbered !
and a drawing will be held daily.'
The holder of the lucky ticket will
receive either a wash, grease or
five gallons of gasoline.
The check here is a part of the
nationwide safety check campaign
A~^ vehicle check was held In An
drews last week end.
Fred Johnson of the Kiwanis
Club will assist Mr. Heffner in
the check. ft i
Jake Buchanan Heads
Andrews July 4th Event
Jake Buchanan was appointed
chairman of the annual Fourth of
July celebration to be sponsored
by the American Legion Post of
Andrews. llf
The meeting was held1 Monday
night, May 28 to further perfect
plans for the observance.
W. D. Whitaker was named
chairman of the parade commit
tee with the Rev. Edwin Carter,
Herman Brauer and Mrs. F. E.
Blalock; special events, S. J. Ger
nert and Dick Ramsey.
Robert Heaton and Edgar Wood
fireworks; special music, Olen
Stratton; publicity and advertis
ing, Mrs. Edgar Wood. A square
dance sponsored by the American
Legion win climax the days event.
A committee for the beauty con
test will be chosen at a later date,
Mr. Buchanan stated.
Mrs. Eric Reichman was Chos
en chairman o fthe beauty con
test committee at a meeting held
Monday night June 4 in the And
rews American Legion Hot ac
cording to an announcement by
Jake Buchanan, general chairman.
The celebration Is sponsored by
the American Legion Post.
Kenneth Moore Wins
Bird House Contest
Kenneth Moore was awarded
First prize Saturday In the Bird
House contest, sponsored by the
Valley Garden Club and
Seorge Postell was winner of sec
ond prize. Prizes were Ave and
three dollars. _
Judges were: Dick Ramsey,
Meal Matheson and Clifford Huls.
Hickory Stand
Church Grounds
Improved
On the Friday preceding deco
?atlx>n day at Hickory Stand Meth
idist Church at Brasstown 60
lersons met for work day.
The church building and grounds
rere cleaned, raked, ~Med and
a owed. Lay and Max Payne gave'
[me - and taDdofcer work to MM
t road back to th?" cemetery. "Far
her landscaping work la planned
A partial list of floats were an
nounced with others who will enter
floats to be announced later. They
are: American Legion, Boy Scouts
Andrew Fire Department, Citizens
Bank and Trust Company, Dickey
Chevrolet, Reece Motor Company,
Konnaheeta club, Rotary club,
Sinclair Station, Gulf Station, Co
ca Cola Company, Methodist
Youth Fellowship.
Presbyterian VBS
Commencement Set
Bible School commencement
for Presbyterian Church will be
held Sunday at 7:30 p. m. The
various departments will demon
strate what they have learned in
Bible School and an axhibit of
handwork will be on display.
ANDREWS BWC
Mrs. Mabel Raybum and Mrs.
Amos Harris will be co-hostesiea
for the June meeting of the Bust- .
ness Womans Circle of the First J
Baptist church on Thursday at 6:30 1
p. m. at the home of Mrs. Harris '
at Nantahala. 1
A covered dish supper will be ]
served preceding the meeting. (
[Andrews Baptist
Bible School Starts
Two weeks Dally Vacation Bible
school started Monday morning,
June 4 and will continue through
June 15 at the Andrews First Bap
tist Church.
Classes are being held five days
each week from 9 - 1 a. m. A com
mencement program will be held
at the close of the school.
The faculty for the school Is
headed by the Rev. John C. Cor
bitt pastor of the church, as princi
pal. Gerald Alley, summer work
er is pianist and In charge of
boy's handwork. i
* ? ? ? ?
Departmental superintendents
and teachers are: Beginners, Mrs.
Annie Stover, superintendent, Miss.
Elizabeth Pullium, Mrs. ? Jack
Mintz, Miss Sue Nichols, Mrs. Bet
ty Hollandw and Miss Margaret
Ann Harding teachers.
Primaries, Miss Wilma J. Gray
superintendent; Mrs. j. P. Glenn,
Mrs. Clyde Rector and Mrs. Otis
Greenwood; Juniors , Miss Batty
Hulkey, superintendent, Mrs. Jam
es Mulkey and Miss Peggy Hill
teachers. ?" -
Junuior n, Miss Trilby Glean,
superintendent, Mrs. 'Mark IciiMt
Mrs. Maude Mathis, Mrs. Blaine
Blevins, Mrs. W. C. Gray, teach
srs and Mrs. Marvin iSffihin,
landwork ; Intermediates, Mfc*.
Tames Harris, superintendent
T. Almond and Mrs. A. B
aiandler, Jr. teachers.
Frank Forsyth Returns To Graduate
School For Bankers At Rutgers f I
w. *Tank Forsyth', executive
Vice President of the Citizens Bank
ft Trust Co. will return during
June to the Graduate School i of
Banking at Rutgers University for
his second summer session.
The session will be held on the
University's campus in New
Brunswich, New Jereey, June 11
through June tt,
Mr. Forsyth is one
bank ofSc<
two- week
which to