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VOLUME ? NUMBER? SO
Thursday, FEBRAl'RY 21, 1M7 Murphy Library
8 THIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
[ Murphy Boys, Girls Enter
Semi - Finals Of . Tourney
Both the Murphy basketball
teams emerged triumphant from
the opening rounds of the basket
ball tournament.
v The Murphy boys will play Cul
lowhee Wednesday night at Rob
binsvilie in the third game of the
tournament. Thfe girls will play
Hayesville Thursday night at Bry
son City. -
The Murphy girls downed Sylva
71-51 in their opening game Wed
nesday February 13;' and on Fri
day; February 15 they defeated
the previously unbeaten Franklin
sextette 73-61. Both games were
played at Bryson City.
In the boys tournament which is
being played at Robbinsville, Mur
phy downed Webster 87-35 on
Thursday February 14, and Frank
lin 73-58 on Friday night.
In the Webster game Murphy took
the lead.. First quarter score was
21-2, second 47-14. third 74-21 and
the final score 87-35.
Hoyt Zimmerman was high scor
er with 13 points. Jimmy Carring
er and Austen Coffey hit 12 each.
Ed Gibbs made 11, Burt Birchfield
contributed 10. Don Amos added 9,
Emanuel McDonald 5, Roy Dock
ery, Charles Lovingood and Char
les Smth 4 each, and Lonnie Hoover
2.
They made 16 fouls and hit 55%
of the free throws attempted.
In the Murphy-Franklin game
the Murphy quintet led from the
start.' In the first quarter the home
team made a healthy margin of
23-11. By half-time it was 37-25.
Third quarter saw Murphy leading
58-43. The final score was 73-55.
Don Amos made the high score
of 22 points. Ed Gibbs added 17
and Hoyt Zimmerman threw in 16
more. Austen Coffey made 10, Burt
* Birchfield 6, and Emanuel McDon
ald 2.
They made 12 fouls and 63% of
the free throws attempted were
Andrews Mothers
March For Polio
Slated Monday
Andrews mothers will conduct
their annual door-to-door canvass
for Polio funds Monday night, be
ginning at 7.
The fire siren will signal the
beginning of the drive which will
originate from the City Hall.
Mrs. A. B. Chandler Jr., is
chairman of the Mother's March,
according to Mrs. Charles Higdon,
chairman of the Andrews drive.
Other Andrews projects during
the past week include a Konna
heeta Club sponsored Dime Board
on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. and the Boy Scout sale of
Blue Crutches. ?
I good.
Bob McNeal. "Pos" Stevens, and
Bill Currie are officials for the
tournament. Bob Kuykendall is of
ficial score keeper.
In the Murphy-Sylva game of the
rls tournament, Murphy led from
e start. The first quarter score
was 20-11. By half-time Murphy
had increased her lead 53-19. The
i
third quarter saw Murphy pull a
head still more to 62-33. The final
score was 71-51.
High scorer for the game was
Shirley Allen with 31 points. Laura
Bailey added 23. Shirley Stiles con.
tributed 11, Joan English made 4.
and Beth Bailey 2.
Starting line-up included L. Bail
( Continued on back page)
Tannery Building Destroyed By Fire
At Andrews Sunday; Loss $100,000
The Tannery, a two and one-half
story building on U.S. 19 near
the Andrews City limits was com
pletely destroyed by fire early Sun
?day morning.
Only the combined efforts of the
Andrews and Murphy Fire De
partments prevented the blaze
from spreading to several large
nearby buildings which housed 14,
000 laying hens.
Total loss on the 75,000 square
foot building was estimated at
$100,000. It housed machinery
which was being dismantled for
sale.
It was not insured.
The fire was discovered about
2 a.m. by the night watchman,
according to Andrews Fire Chief
W. D. Whitaker.
Mr. Whitaker praised the work of
Specialists To Hold
Meeting
At Courthouse
C. F. Parrish and Tom Morris,
poultry specialists from State Col
lege will hold a poultry meeting
j Tuesday afternoon in the Cherokee
County Courthouse.
Paul Naves, County Agent, said
that the meeting will be held in
conjunction with the poultry school
and will be from 2 until 3:30 p.m.
in the courtroom .
Door prizes wil be given at the
end of the meeting, the County
Agent said.
Mr. Parrisk will speak on breeds
for market egg production and
laying flock management. Mr.
Morris will speak on the grading,
packing and care of eggs on the
farm.
Mr. Naves said that a question
and answer period would be held
after the two men concluded their
talks.
Cub Scouts To
Meet
Monday Night
There will be a meeting of the
Cub Scouts Monday night at 6:30
at the First Methodist Church.
A pot-luck supper will be held
and all parents are invited to at
tend and bring a covered dish.
E. V. Dean Guest Speaker At Joint
Meeting Of Cherokee Education Group
E. V. -Dean, professor of English
st Western Carolina College, Tues
day night addressed teachers from
Murphy, Andrews and Cherokee
County- school units at a joint
meeting here.
The Murphy city NCEIa unit
were hosts at the meeting which
was held at ,the Murphy school
lunchroom.
Supt. H. Bueck introduced the
speaker. The program was ar
ranged by chairmen of the profes
sional service committees ? of the
three NCEA units, Mrs. C. K.
Olson, Murphy; Miss Jean Christy,
Andrews; and Miss Dale Sudderth
and Supt. Lloyd Hendrix, Chero
kee County.
Mrs. Addilee Brown, Cherokee
County NCEA president, gave the
invocation and Mrs. Constance
West, Murphy president, presided
, and gave the welcome. Charles
~ O. Frailer, Andrews president,
gave the response.
Special music was provided by
Murphy students Kathleen, Bar
\ bara and Dorothy Roberts, re
\ cent winners In a TV talent eon
it, wer? """2^
Mrs. Olson.
Other committees assisting from
Murphy NCEA: table, Miss Emily
Sword; decorations, Mrs. Jim
Gibbs and Mrs. Evelyn Patton;
appetizer served by refreshment
committee, Mrs. H. Bueck, Mrs.
Kate Shields, Mrs. Lonzo Shields
and Alvin Russel.
Also menu, Mrs. Boyd Davis,
lunchroom manager; printing of
program, Mrs. Olive Williams;
welcoming committee, Mrs. W. V.
Costello, Miss Frances Dickson
and Miss Ella McCombs.
Some 170 persons attended.
Mr. Nageat To Speak
To Cherokee
Historical Society
Bruce Nugent will be guest
speaker at the regular meeting of
the Cherokee County Historical
Society on Thursday night at 7:30
in the Murphy library.
Mrs. C. S. Freel ?f Andrews,
will give a report on the status of
Cherokee County History.
Joe E. Ray,
the Murphy Fire Department who,
he said, arrived at the burning
building 25 minutes after being
called. %
The Tannery played an import
ant role in the economy of the
city for many years, Chief Whit-'
aker said.
It was built in 1899; by F. P. i
Cover and Sons and operated by
them until it was purchased by
the present owner, Solomon Sal
mon of Andrews, in 1942.
Johnny Gibson Dies
Of Heart Attack
Johnny Gibson, 48, of Murphy
was found dead early Tuesday
morning by a passer-by on Duke
Street in East Murphy.
J. C. Townson, Cherokee County
Coroner, reported that the death
was due to natural causes, heart
attack. He had been dead approxi
mately 6 or 7 hours according to
the Coroner's report.
Mr. Gibson was born in Georgia,
the son of the late J. C. and Rosa
Allen Gibson.. He had lived and
worked in Cherokee County the
greater part of his life.
Surviving are five sisters; Mrs.
Randall Cook, Mrs. Leman Sutton,
Mrs. Chester Rich of Murphy;
Mrs. Iowa Gibson of Sylva, N. C.
and Mrs. Harry Mills of Newton,
N. J. A half-sister, Mrs. Lillie Hod
ges of Gastonia. Two brothers,
Vernon and Buster of Murphy.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 2 at the Townson
Funeral Home Chapel with the
Rev. Elbert Nichols officiating.
Burial will be in the Old Methodist
Cemetery.
Drunk Driving Hits
Record-Breaking
High During January
January drunk driving convic
tions, including repeaters, soared
to a probable record-breaking
1,237, the North Carolina Depart
ment of Motor Vehicles said this
week.
Ordinarily drunk driving convic
tions average about 900 a month.
Officials had no explanation for
the January fiurge upward.
Of the otal, 263 were down on
second offense charges with the re
mainder spread out over third,
fourth, and fifth convictions.
One conviction for a sixth of
fense was noted.
First offenders lose their legal
driving privileges, the agency said.
Multiple offenders are assigned ad
ditional penalties with permanent
withdrawal of their driver's lic
ense on the third offense.
W. N. C. BAPTIST
ASSOCIATION
TO HOLD REVIVAL
The Western North Carolina and
West Liberty Baptist Associations
will hold a revival beginning on
February $5 and continuing until
March 1.
The theme of the revival will be
"The Mature Christian."
Services will be held in the Mur
phy First Baptist Church Monday
through Friday.
Pastors and laymen taking part
will be the Rev. Lester Stowe, the
Rev. Thomas Truett, Jimmy Rog
ers, Leander Chastain, Willard
Graham, the Rev. W. A. Huney
cutt, Guy Cain, the Rev. J. C.
Pipes and Dr. Elliott.
Group meetings will be held in
Andrews First Baptist Church,
Peachtree Memorial, Ranger and
Truett Memorial.
There wil also be a mass meet
ing Friday night at the Murphy
Baptist Church with Dr. Phil El
liott as speaker. The evening meet
ings are open to everyone in the
community.
Andrews Lions Club
Holds Ladies Night I
The Andrews Lions Club ob
served Ladies Night on Valentines
Day, February 14, by having their
Lionesses attend the meeting
which was held at Marble Ele
mentary School. Approximately 60
people attended the meeting.
Each Lioness was presented with
a red carnation as she arrived
The hall was decorated with a
variety of paper hearts, and the
tables of ribbons and flowers. The
main table had a beautiful center
piece of camellias. Each place
setting had a red heart name card.
A delicious ham dinner was served
after which several gifts were
given out to the ladies holding a
lucky card.
The meeting was called to order
by Lion President Blaylock, and a
brief business session took place.
The program for the evening was
provided by one of the guests, the
Rev. Cook, who toured several
European countries including Scan
danavia last summer and showed
slides of many beautiful and fam
ous places and buildings of these
different countries. His slides and
explanations of them were very
interesting and enjoyed by all.
Other guests for the evening
were Mike Brown, Lion Zone
Chairman of Robbinsville, Mr. and
Mrs\ James Harris, former Lion
members, and Mr. and Mrs. Led
ford of Owenby Dress Factory.
JTlurphy Riwanian.s
Hold Ladies Night
The Murphy Kiwanis Club held
its Second Anniversary Ladies
Night at the Regal Hotel Tues
day night.
Dr. Robert Owens was the guest
speaker at the meeting.
Two-year attendance pins were
won by Dr.'s Taylor, George Size.
Mr. Red Schuyler, Arden Davis
and Harry Seamon.
Visiting clubs attending the
meeting were Copperhill, Tenn.
Asheville, Canton, Shelby and Hen
dersonville.
Cherokee County
Man Wanted
Earnest Clarence P^yne, for
merly of Rt. 1, Andrews, N. C., Is
subject to being classed as a de
linquent by Local Board I fo. 20,
Cherokee County, Murphy, N. C.,
unless he contacts the local board
immediately.
Murphy Chamber Holds
Annual Director's Meeting
The Board of Directors of the
Murphy Chamber of Commerce
heard the secretary's and treas
urer's annual reports and nominat
ed eight men to fill 4 positions
on the Board at its annual meeting
Friday afternoon.
The Chamber began the fiscal
year on February 15, 1956 with a
total cash deposit and income of
$6,486.85 and expenses for the
year amounted to $5,999.07 leav
ing a balance of $487.78, according
to 'treasurer Jack Dickey's re
port.
The Chamber spent $1,492.02, or
I 25 percent* of the total, for adver
' tising and promotion; $1,226.35, or
20 percent for the Trade Week pro
motion; and $3,235.70, or 54 per
cent foj salary and oliite ex- |
GU&iaJzee Goimty tyolkl
By Annetta Bunch
Joe Fowler, operator of Fowl
er's Sinclair Service, is a "Georgia
Cracker" who has found Chero- 1
kee County an inviting place to jjj
call home.
He was born and feared in Dal
ton, Georgia, and came to Murphy ,
in January, 1952. He transferred p
from the Western Auto Store in
Dalton to the one in Murphy, and
in September, 1952; he took over
the management of Palmer's Sin
clair Service, which is now Fowl
er's Service.
Joe believes there is a great fu
ture in store for Cherokee County
and that by working together and
pulling for industries, its growth
could be unlimited.
The lakes in the community pre
sent quite a challenge to Joe, who
is a fisherman and loves to swim.
He has a boat and motor and plans
to do some water skiing comes
summer. !
Joe is married to the former .
Doris Palmer, and they have a
JOE FOWLER ?
son, David who is two and a half
He is a Mason, a member of
the Kiwar.is Club and belongs to
First Baptist Church of Murphy.
Communion Service
To Be Held Sunday
By Presbyterians
Communion service will be held
at the Presbyterian Church Sun
day at 11 a.m. and the newly
elected deacons, Harold Butler
and L. D. Schuyler will be ordain
ed and installed. Elmer Kilgore
who wa selected at the same time
was a deacon in Carrollton, Ga.,
church before coming to Murphy
so doesn't have to be ordained
but wil be installed with the other
two.
The pastor has announced as
his sermon subject Sunday morn
ing, "Our Pledge to Christ"
The Youth Fellowship will hold
its meeting now on Thursday at
7:30 p.m. The meeting this week
will feature the religious life of
George Washington.
All young people aged 14 and
over are invited.
A family night supper will be
held on Wednesday, February 27
at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Buchanan
Speaker At
Konnaheeta Meeting
Mrs. Lillian Barker Buchanan,
Western Carolina College librar
ian, will be guest speaker at the
February 21 meeting of the And
rews Konnaheeta" Club in the school
cafeteria.
Mrs. Buchanan will give an illus
trated talk on "French Artists of
the 19th Century."
The literature department Is 1*
charge of the program and a pot
luck dinner will precede the pro
gram.
Trudy's Holds Grand Opening
Here Friday And Saturday
Trudy's will hold its grand open
ing Friday and Saturday In their |
new location between Howell's
Market and Lovingood'g on Hiwas
see Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Loren Davis, own
ers, said that the new building
was larger, and completely- new
and modern in every respect.
During the grand opening Friday
and Saturday, 900 door prises will
be given away as wen aa balloons
and candy for thajgddiet
' 'V
for prizes to be given away at 5p.
m. on Saturday. Such items as
ladies' dresses, skirts and blouses,
shoes and handbags will be among
the gifts. Mr. Davis said that it
was not necessary to be present to
win one of the gifts.
In addition to the free prizes,
much of Trudy's new spring mer
chandise will be specially priced
tor the occasion.
Mr. aftd Mrs. Davis urged their
Hi :.L -tdsM 'L. .
, see their new store and register
for the free gifts..
They were forced to move, they
said, in order to handle the larger
stock of merchandise which their
expanding business demanded.
The Davis' have been in the
ready to wear business for the
past 12 years.
Both are natives of Cherokee
County, lira. Davis is from An
drews and Mr. Davis was born and
reared in the Slow Creek section.
J. E. Rufty Heads
Andrews
Red Cross Drive
J. E. Rufty, superintendent of
the Andrews School unit, has been
named Anderws chairman of the
1957 Red Cross fund drive.
Mr. Rufty said plans are being
made for the drive and that chair
men for the various sections will
be announced in the near futtfre.
Over V2 Million Pine
Seedling Planted
In County During '56
Cherokee County topped all other
counties in District Nine during
1956 in number of pine seedling
planted with 580,000.
That was 273,000 more than Clay
County which was next with 307,
000 planted, according to Harold
E. Hatchett, County Forest Rang
er.
Other counties besides Chero
kee and Clay in District Nine are
Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Ma
con, Swain and Transylvania.
pense.
Secretary C. R. Freed told the
Directors that the Chamber, aided
by local civic clubs, purchased 13
pigs which were given to 4-H
and FFA members to raise. The
pigs were shown, and all won ?
prizes, at the Cherokee County
Fair. They were later slaughtered
and the hams will be sold this
summer.
The Chamber also helped spon
sor the Nantahala Calf show and
worked with other civic groups for
the new tennis court.
A hrochure, "Inventory of As
sets of Cherokee County," was
printed and distributed.
The Industrial Committee, Freed
told the Directors, has selected
and taken option on several plant
sites and have corresponded with
several potential industries as well
as making personal contacts.
The Merchants Committee has
sponsored two promotions, "Sale
town." and "Trade Week," both
were successful. They also con
ducted a sales traning school at
which 45 received diplomas.
Other work includes sponsoring
the 1956 fishing contest, distributed
10,000 Murphy vacation folders,
erected two road signs, and par
ticipated in the Western North
Carolina 100 free vacations pro
ject.
j At present the Chamber is work
! ing toward building a replica of
Fort Butler on the old site. It is
also trying to obtain permission
from the TVA to impound the Cane
Creek area and build a low cost -
dam structure at the culvert of
the old U.S. 64 roadbed. The lake
could then serve as a fish rear
ing lake.
Mr. Freed said that he has con
tacted the N. C. Wildlife Resources
Commission concerning the build
ing of an all-weather boat land
ing at Hiwassee Lake so that boats
could be put into the water at any
level of the lake.
He said that the landing would
! enhance year-round fishing and
greatly increase tourist trade.
Dairy Specialists
To Speak On
Dairying, Breeding
There will be a meeting in the
Courtroom Thursday, February 28,
at 1:30 p.m., to discuss the dairy
program and artificial breeding
program in Cherokee County.
Guy Parsons and T. C. Blalock,
Extension Dairy Specialists from
State College will be present to
lead the discussions.
All interested dairymen and fam
ily cow owners are urged to attend
this meeting. After the discussion
there will be a question and ans
wer session.
Slow Creek Man Arrested In Robbery,
Fire At Peachtree School February 111
Garland Frankum, 40, of Slowl
Creek was charged this week with
aiding and abetting in the robbery
and burning Monday, February 11,
of Peach tree School.
Sheriff's Deputy Charles White
said that Frankum, formerly oi
Brass town, was charged with be
ing -implicated in all three of the
robberies at the school since Chris
tmas.
He is being held for $1,000 *bond
and will be tried in Recorder's
Court Monday. ?
The 16-year-old youth arrested
last week pleaded guilty in Record
er's Court Monday to the three"
Providence Hospital
Auxiliary To Meet
On Monday Evening.
The Proyidence Hospital Auxil
iary win meet Monday evening at
8 in the hospital dining room.
Hie primary functions of the
Auxiliary an to give assistance
to the hospital and its patients, to
promote good public relations, and
to supplement the work of paid
counts of breaking and entering. I
and one of arson.
He will tried in Superior Court ^
and is being held at the County 1
Jail for $1300 bond.
White said that the youth claim- J
ed Frankum. had been with him on %
the three robberies and had waited 2
outside.
Forest
in 1956
dollars to
era.