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PARKER WINS NEW CHRSYLER
James A. Parker of Packer's Drug Store is
first-prise winner of the Mennsn Company's $25,000
national retail drug display judging contest.
Here he receives the keys to the first prize,
? new Chrysler. Mr. and Mrs. Parker and their two
children, Grace Anne and James Jr., were flown to
New York City the past week end (or a tour. Mr.
Parker scored highest in the nation In merchandis
ing skill by ranking pictures of typical retail dis
plays in order of sales palling power.
Merchants Discuss Plans
To Build More Business
Murphy Merchants Tuesday
night discussed proposals for ?
vigorous campaign to promote, thj}.
city as a popular shopping center
for a wide area.
Approximately 60 business men
and women met at the courthouse
' with the Merchants Committee of
t , the Chamber of Commerce. They
gave their suggestions and Ideas
on what the organization can do
to promote the business welfare of
the community.
Strongest appeal was for close
cooperation among all the mer
chants. Those who were not at the
meeting will be encouraged to
join in the effort.
Each merchant present wrote
down thre? suggestions for pro
jects the Merchants Committee
may undertake to develop more
business. A committee represent
ing all classes of Merchants will
study these suggestions and out
line a program.
Cooperation among merchants
was the Number One suggestion.
Other suggested projects, each
listed by several merchants, In
cluded: Sales Training, promo
tion of "Trade at Home," Collect
ive Advertising, and creation of a
Credit Bureau.
Chairman of various groups of
merchants were elected as follows :
Joe Fowler, service stations;
Doyle Burch, auto dealers; Loren
Derreberry Gets lxh - 5 years;
Pleads Involuntary Manslaughter
Lewis Edward Derre berry this
week pleaded guilty to involun
tary manslaughter in the fist-fight
death of Roscoe B. Lamb, and was
sentenced to serve from 2% to 5
years in prison.
Derreberry had been charged
with murder. Superior Court
Judge Zeb V. Nettles accepted the
guilty plea here Monday and
passed sentence on the Murphy
man. Lamb was also from Mur
phy.
Sheriff Claude Anderson said
Lamb received a broken neck in
a fist fight June 13 at a- home on
Culberson Rt. 2.
The scheduled two-week term of
court adjourned after the docket
was cleared in only one day. Judge
Nettles praised the good condition
of the Cherokee County docket.
Several cases of drunk driving
were disposed of, Clerk of Court
K. W. Radford reported.
These persons failed to appear
for trial and Judge Nettles de
clared jdugement final in their
cases :
Jack D. Stone, who had posted
$800 bond; J. L. Anderson, bond of f
$300; James William Duvall,
$750 bond. Dewey N. Purr Jr. tor- 1
felted bond of $200 on a drank'
driving charge.
Pleading guilty were: Theoshla
Dyer Ivester, who received a sua- j
pended sentence ot $ to 12 months
with license revoked for 12
months; Larry Burrell, $100 fine
plus coats, license revoked for 12
months.
Henry A. Dotson pleaded nolo
contendere (no contest) on a drank
driving cham- He reoetvod a sus
pended sentence an payment ot
<280 Has, with license revoked,
to* 12 nana*. J
Robert n |Mi i and Fred Moor*]
pleaded guilty to charges of break
ing and entering. Hopkins was
sentenced to 1 to 3 years and
Moore to 3 to 5 years.
HD Women Plan
Fellowship Day
The Home Demonstration Club'
women of Cherokee County are
planning a day of fellowship to
gether next Thursday, Mrs. Helen
Lockaby, president, has announc
ed.
They will gather in the base
ment of the First* Mehtthodist
Church, Murphy at 10:30 a. m.,
bringing with them a covered
dish for luncheon.
Lynn Gault of Brasstown will
speak on "Arranging; and Decorat
ing Booths. "He has been set de
signer for "Unto These Hills" for
several years and before that for
the Carolina Playmakers at Chap
el HU1.
In the afternoon, handmade
items will be sold at auction. Mrs.
Howard Martin, Midway Club, fs
chairman of this committee. Mrs.'
Neil SAeed, Murphy Club, will be
In charge of a white elephant"
table.
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Mrs. A. B. Chandler, Sr., And
rews Club will serve samples of
Que*i Elizabeth's Cake and then
will sell the recipe. Mrs. Oeorf
Bldstrup also will sell recipes.
Proceeds will be used to help
finance two Cherokee County dele
gates on the United Nation tour
this fall.
The public is Invited to tpks part
in th? day's kctlvlUes. Plans are
being made to have the uur?fj .
open Mrs. Loekaby said.
Davis, dry goods; Floyd Bowman,
furniture and appliances; Richard
Howell, groceries; W. A. Single
ton, general merchandise; and
George Bunch, services.
C. R. Freed, executive secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce, op
ened the meeting with a discus
sion of general goals of the organ
ization. He told merchants they
should analize their markets
carefully and tailor their plans
and promotion accordingly.
Mr. Singleton, chairman of the
Merchants Committee, persided
at the general session. The meet
ing then divided into groups for de
tailed discussion of suggestions.
Andrews, HayesvIIIe
To Meet Sunday
The Andrews baseball team, now
holding a 6 and 2 record, meets
i Hayesville at the Andrews ball
park Sunday afternoon.
The Andrews team traveled to
Blairsville last Thursday night,
and defeated the Georgia team, 9
to 4. David Holloway pitched his
first game of the season, and the
slim left-hander was never behind
Kent Laughter supplied the power
at the plate with three hits. One
of Laughter's hits was a triple.
Saturday, Andrews played a re
turn game at Copperhill. Revenge
was sweet as Cecil Mashburn pit
ched one-hit ball, shutting out Cop
perhill, 4 to 0. Andrews suffered
its second defeat of the season at
the hands of this team three weeks j
ago.
Sunday aftrnoon, Andrews play
ed host to Epperson, Tenn. The
score was 8 to 6 in favor of And
rews. Cecil Frazier was winning
pitcher, his third win against one
defeat. Leading batters for And -
<-ews were Hogsed, Sherrill and
Walsh, each with two hits. David
Hogsed and Gene Griggs supplied
the long ball hitting, each hitting
a triple.
Darlington Race
Fo Be Richest '
DARLINGTON, S. C. ( Special >
The richest prize in the history of
stock car racing awaits the winner
of the Seventh Southern 500-mile
race at Darlington on Labor Day/
Bob Colvin, Darlington's general
manager, released the prize list to
day for the annual September
classic that included cash awards
totaling $42,795. > .
Hie previous high for a stock car
race was the Sixth Southern 500
run Labor Day, 1955, when $3,303 1
was paid out to whining driver*. 1
Herb Thomas, in winning Us 1
third Southern 500 last Labor Day <
carted home more than $7, #00 of 1
fee pane. This year's winner I
Mold collect mere than 110,000. i
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Hughes Listed
In Warrant
John D. Hughes, 36, of Murphy
has been charged with manslaugh
ter in the traffic deaths of two
Murphy Route 2 youths.
Highway Patrolman Ray Hef
ner said he signed the warrants
Wednesday for Hughes, driver of
one of the cars in a head-on crash
Saturday about noon.
Max J. Green, 18, an occupant
of Hughes' car, died en route to
the hospital. '
Clyde L. Ro hereon, 19 .driver of
the other car, died Monday in
Murphy General Hospital.
The tragedy occurred on U. S.
Highway 64 about six miles west
of Murphy, near McClure's Ser
vice Station.
Hughes was still unconscious
Wednesday at Providence Hospi
tal.
Pascal Voyles, 21, William A.
Roberson, 22, luid Frank Guthrie,
22, all of Murphy Route 2 were
still in Murphy Hospitals Wed
nesday. Voyles was in the car
with Hughes. Roberson, brother ot
Clyde, and Guthrie, were occup
ants of the other vehicle.
Albert Beavers, an eye witness
to the accident, said he was travel
ing east in his car when the 1950
Chevrolet driven by Hughes ap
proached from his rear.
As the Roberson car) passed in
the opposite direction, Beavers
looked in his rear-view mirror
and saw the two vehicles smash
together with an impact of an es
timated 90 miles an hour. Hughes
apparently had pulled out to pass
Beavers.
The Roberson car, a 1955 Chev
rolet, plunged down an embank
ment and stopped on its side, Pa
trolman Hefner said. Its occup
ants had to be removed through
the rear window.
Voyles was thrown clear from
the other car. but his companions
were pinned inside until rescuers
freed them.
The patrolman said that 'heavy
traffic and crowds around the
scene hampered rescue opera
tions, ambulances and wreckers.
Funeral services for Green were
held Monday at Snowhill Baptist
Church, of which he was a mem
ber. The .Revs. John Wade and
Calvin Thompson officiated, and
burial was in the church cemetery.
Young Green attended Ranger
School. He was employed with L.
M. Shields Tie Co.
Surviving are: his parenls, Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Miles Green;
three sisters, Mrs. Dortha Lee
Crisp, and Mrs. Wilma Jane
Cook of Murphy Route 2, and Mrs.
Mary Louise Crawford of And
rews; five brothers, Andrew Miles
Jr., Samuel Jerry, Donald Allen,
Paul Roger and Larry Dean, all of
Murphy Route 2.
I vie Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Funeral services for the Rob
erson youth were conducted Tues
day at Belview Methodist Church
by the Revs. Virgil Brown and
Loy Thomas. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Surviving are: his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Hadley Roberson of
Murphy Route 2; two brothers,
Alexander anh Jack of Murphy
Route 2; and Ariena and Bonita
of the home. '
Town son Funeral Home waa in
charge of arrangements.
Cab Scout Meetlag
Cub Scout Pack No. 1 of Mur
>hy will have its monthly Pack
Meeting Monday night, July SO,
4 6:10 p. m. In the recreation hall
rf First Methodist Church. A*
rards win be made to the Olib
leouta of each den. All aooota add
wtult workers are to attonC
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PRETTY NICE !
Frank Ashe of Brasstown
Rt. 1 displays the 6 pound IS
ounce pike he caught hi Brass
town Creek on Hiawassee Riv
er. The fish was 26 '/2 inches
long. Mr. Aske used worms
for bait. This is just one of
many nice catches entered in
the Cherokee County Fishing
Contest which runs through
September. Keep trying. You
may catch a winner yet.
Legion At Andrews
Opens New
Information Center
The Leslie Stillman Post of the
American Legion, at Andrews op
ens up a new Information Center
this week at the American Legion
Hut on Main Street, and the main
office.
Renovations are being complet
ed. this includes a new roof on the
building, and two rest rooms.
Miss June Cruise is in charge
of the Information center which
is located in the office of the
Legion in the 'library.
A large sign is being erected to
direct tourists to tne center.
Anyone who has rooms or other
places to rent are asked to con
tact Miss Cruse.
Brotherhood Elects
fake Buchanan
Jake Buchanan was elected pres
dent of the Brotherhood organized
Friday night at a banquet held
at the First Baptist Church of An
drews.
Other officers elected were
activities, John Barker; program,
George Hicks; membership,
Floyd Brooks; choirister, Mark
Elliott; and secretary and treasur
er, Blaine Blevins.
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Installation of the Brotherhood
officers was conducted by the
Rev. John C. Corbltt, pastor pre*
ceeding the Sunday evening ser.
jvice at 8:00 p. m.
Also fit Rejuvenating Hiwassee
Chamber Directors Express
Interest In Cane Creek Dam
Directors of the Chamber ot$>
Commerce went on record again)
Tuesday in favor of developing ?
Cane Creek into a lovely recreation
lake for Murphy.
They also proposed a meeting
of Tennessee Valley Authority of
ficials with the Chamber to dis
cuss the possibility of renovating
Hiwassee Village. The village is i
being abandoned by TVA person- j
nel, and the suggestion has been
made that it would make an ideal
tourist attraction similar to that
of Fontana Village.
The suggestion that a dam on
Cane Creek be constructed just
above old Highway 64 was made
several months ago. The resulting
lake could then be developed for
swimming, fishing, and fish rear
ing.
C. R. Freed, executive secretary
of the Chamber, said at the time,
"Such a lake would be one of the
greatest assets to this community.
It would add much to the beauty
of the approach to Murphy, where
the bridge on Highway 64 would
cross right over the lake."'
The directors at the Tuesday
Meeting also heard that the tennjs
court had been completed and now |
is In use. Joe Ray, John Jordan
and other workers were praised
for their work on this project.
The board voted full support to
the Merchants Committee In Its
ambitious program to promote
Murphy business. (See another
story on this page.)
The directors asked the secre
tary to obtain samples of window
signs to promote membership in
and cooperation with the Chamber
of Commerce.
Mr. Freed and H. Bueck attend
ed the quarterly meeting Tuesday
of the Western North Carolina
Association of Communities at
Cherokee. Twelve counties were
represented.
Stock Car Race
Set At Asheville
ASHE VTLLE? After a week's lay.
off due to the Asheville Horse
show; racing will be resumed at
the new McCormick Field Speed
way Saturday night with the Grand
National short ? track division
scheduled to run their new modei
cars in a 200-lap feature race.
The program will consist of two
10-lap heats and complete time
trials in addition to the big fea
ture. Time trials will be held be
tween 6 and 8 p. m. and racing
will begin at 8:30.
Jim Reed of New York, champ
ion of the short track circuit the
last two years and point leader
to date this year, will lead a field
of 25 drivers. Reed will drive a
1956 Chevrolet.
Farmers Federation
Picnic Draws
Big Crowd Here
Approximately 1,700 people filled
the Murphy High School auditori
um for the annual Farmers Feder
ation picnic July 21 and saw Don
Ramsey, local store manager, a
ward 4-H Club Pullet Chain certi
ficates to members of the Chero
kee County chain.
Chain members introduced by
Jim Adams, assistant county a
gent, and who received certificates
were: Tommy English, Murphy
Rt. 1; Jerry Robinson, Murphy lit.
2; Loyd Beavers, Murphy Rt. 2;
Wanda Hatchett, Murphy RL 2;
Jerry Martin, Andrews; Billy Tho
masson, Andrews; John Sim
onds Marble, Rt. 1; Bobby Lovin
good, Murphy Rt. 3; Robert Row
land, Marble Rt. 1; and Robert
Allen, Marble Rt. 1.
James McC. Clarke, Federation
president, was master of ceremon
ies and introduced the speakers
and entertainers.
Betty Postelle, Murphy Rt 2,
won the prize given for the best lo
cal act.
Paul Nave, county agent, paid
tribute to the late James G. J L
McClure, founder of the Farmers
Federation who died June 17. Mr.
Nave praised Mr. McClure for his
efforts to improve the welfare of
western North Carolina farmers.
Mr. Clarke also introduces Guj
M. Sales, Federation general man
ager, who reported on the Federa
tion's poultry and marketing pro
grams and invited all farmers to
visit the new Federation store in
Murphy.
Entertainers included Panhandle 4
Pete Nash, Gaither Robinson, Ste
ve Ledford, Linda and Patsy Neal,
and the Mimosa Boys of Morgan
ton.
Other speakers were Phil Burch,
Hospital Care Association repre
sentative; J. W. Barton, Marble;
J. H. Hampton, Cherokee County
Federation director; the Rev. J>u
mont Clarke, religious department
director; and Max Roberts, educa
tional director.
Additional entertainers were
Jean Sellers and Oscar Shelton,
iHayesville; Betty Braushaw, Sue
Rogers, Frankie Eckerd and Mar
,tha Plemmons, all of Hayesville;
Vernon Herron, Murphy.
Jerry Ruth Smith, Murphy,
Rt. 2; Chuch Van Gorda and John
ny Gernert, Andrews ; Martha Cha
stain, Murphy Rt. 2, and Joe Ab
ernathy, Murphy Rt. 3.
Other contest winners were Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. King, Rt. 3, Mur
phy, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Am
4her, Marble, and Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Johnson, Murphy Rt. 3.
Marble Girl May Have Polio;
Dr. King Issues Warning
Cherokee County may have iti
first polio case of 1966, physician!
reported this week as they warn
ed parents to have their children
Immunized against the disease.
Sharon Moore, 13, daughter ol
Mrs. Donald Moore, of Marble
Route 1, la in .ail Asheville hospi
tal, where tests are being made
to determine whether she has
polio, as the symptoms indicate.
Dr. Robert R. King, district
health officer, ha* Issued this
warning that Cherokee County
residents are taking ? chance on
polio unlets they take advantage
of th? anti-polio vaccine which Is
available her*.
"Tit* last few days have tewtfrt
us nfcwa of the outbnak at petlo ta
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i j Chicago. At this time we do not
i have. a listing of the number of
? patients who had received vaccine
i to give them protection, but we
can be sure that, if any had, the
' number was quite small.
"Here in Cherokee County the
vaccine has been available through
the private physicians, the hospi
tals and clinics as well as at your
County Health Department Yet
there are large numbers of those
for whom the vaccine is .furnish'
ed free, who have neglected to
protect themselves and their fam
ilies against this crtppUiif disease.
That If why ? IT CAH HAP
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nixing the urgency of this need of
protection, is offering its services
to administer the vaccine to as
many individuals as possible in
the age group from birth to 90
years of age, as wen as to aH ex
pectant mothers with no age limit
on them.