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VOLUME M NUMBER ? 45
MURPHY, N. C. ? JUNE ?, 1957
EIGH'l
? /HIS WEEK
PUBLISHED WEEKLT
AMERICAN LEGION INSTALLS OFFICERS ?
New American Legion officers installed Friday
night at the Courthouse are, I. to r., Max Howard,
Finance Officer; Ralph Davis, Vice-Commander;
John Smith, Commander; Hugh Penland, Adju
tant; Cecil Roberts, Vice-Commander ; and John
Jordan, Chaplain.
Three Members of J. Smith Family
Receive Diplomas From 1957 Class
Three of the six members of the
family of Franklin Smith of the
Peachtree Community will grad
uate from various schools and col
leges this year.
Mrs. Marcella Smith received
her master's degree in Education
and her son, James Franklin, re
ceived his B. S. degree in biology
and chemistry June 3, at .com
mencement at the Western Caro
lina College, Cullowhee, N. C.
Her daughter, Shirley, was grad
uated from Murphy High School
May 23.
Valedictorian of her class al
Murphy High School in 1932, Mrs
Smith entered Western Carolina
College, Cullowhee, that fall and
in 1934, was graduated from the
two-year normal course with hon
ors.
In 1955 she received her B.S. de
gree in Eduction with honors from
the college.
A teacher for several years in
Cherokee County schools and this
year in the Peachtree School, she
has still found time to help hei
husband in his business and rear
a family.
Other than managing the Smith
mont Farm Service, a country
store and filling station, owned by
she and her husband, she has help
ed Mr. Smith manage and operate
a dairying and beef cattle enter
prise on their 300 acre farm in the
Peachtree community, breeding
pure-bred Guernsey and Aberdeen
Angus cattle..
Mrs. Smith has done practically
every job on the farm, from driv
ing tractors and hay trucks, op
erating milking machines, to driv
ing truck loads of cattle to Atlanta,
Ga. and Clearwater, Florida.
In the meantime, she has found
time to do club work, church work,
and to render other civic and com
munity services. She has served
as president of the Peachtree
Home Demonstration Club, presi
dent of the County Council of Home
Demonstration Clubs, vice-presi
dent of District 1 of the Home
Demonstration Clubs of North Car
olina, Worthy Matron of the East
ern Star of Murphy Chapter No.
10, and member of the Cherokee
County Fair Association Board.
A member of the Murphy Pres
byterian Church, she has taken a
very active part In the church's
many activities, serving as Sunday
School teacher, at times chairman
of the evening circle of the Wo
men of the Church and at present
is vice-chairman of the organiza
tion.
EARNED EXPENSES
James, is a graduate of the 1953
Class of Murphy High School and
attended the University of Tennes
see for two years and has been at
Western Carolina College for two
years. ,
Hospital Ancillary
To Sponsor Caiteen
The Providence Hospital Auxil
iary will sponsor a canteen for
the Bloodmobile Thursday from 12
to 6 p. m. at the Primary School
buildinff.
A member of the Presbyterian
Church, he has been active in 4-H
Club work and in breeding and
showing pure-bred cattle. He has
earned most of his college expenses
through his cattle projects.
He will enter the University of
North Carolina June 6, where he
has been granted an assistantship
award in the school of public heal
th.
Shirley, a member of the Pres
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ANN SHIELDS BROWN
Ann Shields Brown
Candidate For
Fine Arts Degree
Mrs. Ann Brown, the former,
1 Miss Ann Shields of Murphy, and a
student at Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina, is
' a candidate for a Bachelor of Fine
| Arts degree in Art Designs at the
University.
Mrs. Brown is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Shields, of 208
Hill Street, Murphy, N. C.
Former Resident
'Dead-Ringer'
For James Dean
A former Murphy boy draws a
lot of attention when he walks down
an Akron, Ohio street, because of
his strong resemblance to the late
actor, James Dean.
Bryan Mintz, son of Mr. Noah
Mintz, formerly of Murphy, was
recently pictured on the magazine
cover of the Akron Beacon Jour
nal, Akron, Ohio, with the caption
"ACADEMY AWARD "GHOST"?
Guess again. This is an Akron ring
er for the late James Dean-con
struction worker Bryan Mintz."
Many Murphy people will remem
ber Bryan, as a teen-ager who at
tended Murphy Schools and later
moved to Akron \yith his father,
where both are employed in con
struction work.
In the Akron paper, Bryan was
pictured by the late James Dean
and it stated that the look-alike
ness, is strong enough that the
Akronite draws a lot of double tak
es when he walks down any street
Bryan, hopes to make something
of the resemblance. He has been
to the late actor's home in Indiana,
and has taken some dramatic
coaching-but so far, except for
passing comments of surprise,
nothing has happened.
Supt, H. Bueck
In Washington
For School Bill
H. Bueck, Murphy Schools super
intendent, will go to Washington
this weekend to help obtain pas
sage of the $600 million bill lot
federal aid to school construction
Acting in his capacity as chair
man of the NCEA Federal Rela
tions Committee, Mr. Bueck will
contact North Carolina's senator- i
and representatives to urge pas
sage of the bill.
He will be accompanied by O
B. Johnson of Kenans ville, NCEA
president, and will be in Washing
ton from June 10 through 13.
Bible Schools Get
Underway In
Murphy Churches
Vacation Bible school got under
way in two Murphy churches this
week with most other churches in
the town scheduling the Bible class
es to begin next Sunday.
The First Baptist and First Meth
odist churches here started classes
Monday with a total enrollment of
246 children, 172 at the Baptist and
74 at the Methodist.
Both churches will conduct class
es through June 14.
The Presbyterian Churcb will be
gin its Bible School Monday and
continue through June 21. Class
es will be from 9 to 11:15 each
morning, Monday through Friday. ,
A one-week Vacation Bible School
will be conducted at the Free
Methodist Church beginning Mon
day and they will also observe the
9 to 11:15 hours.
The First Baptist Church will
have a picnic next Wednesday
evening, June 12, starting at 5 p.
m., for children and their parents
Commencement exercises will be
held Sunday, June 16 at 8 p. m.
Mr. Truman McNabb
County Chairman
Of Dairy Month
Mr. Truman McNabb, Dairy far
mer, who lives in the Suit Com
munity is Cherokee County's Chair
man of June Dairy Month.
Mr. McNabb reminds us that we
have made progress in the dairy
industry in North Carolina. Oui
farmers have grown in number, in
creased their production per cow,
improved their facilities and equip
ment, cut cost Of production and
improved the quality of milk sent
to the market.
Annual Fourth of July Celebration For
Southwestern NC Planned in Andrews
Initial plans were formed in
Andrews this week for the an
nual 4th of July celebration there
for Southwestern North Carolina
counties.
John Ellis, this year's chairman,
said that the annual event will
be sponsored by the Andrews
American Legion and other local
organizations.
Events will Include, a parade,
ball games, a beauty contest,
fireworks display, and other spe
cial attractions including a
square dance in the evening.
Chairman for the various acti
vities scheduled are: W. D. Whit
aker, parade; Mrs. A. B. Chand
ler, Jr., Kiddie Parade; Jake
Buchanan, special events; Mrs.
Eric Reichman, beauty contest;
Luke Ellis, ball bames; Robert
Heaton, fireworks; and John
Slagle, square dance.
Detailed plans and committee
members will be announced later,
Mr. Ellis said.
Civitan Officers Installed
At Ladies Night Meeting
New officers for the Murphy Ci
vitan Club were installed Tuesday
night by Civitan District Lieuten
ant-Governor James B. "Red"
Walker at the annual Ladies Night
meeting. ,
Officers installed were: Dr.
George Dyer, president; Ben Pal
mer, president-elect; W. T. Brown,
vice-president; Bunch Nugent,
secretary: Donald Phillips, treas
urer; and Ray Joseph, chaplain.
New directors are Lilian! Walk
er, Kenneth Davis, Wilson Palmer,
Ralph Rhodes, John Smith and Dr.
William Gouett.
Dr. Dyer said that he was sure
the club would have a successful
year "with the support of all mem
bert".
Retiring President, Dr. William
G os sett recommended that the club
sponsor a Little League baseball
team in Murphy and work to or
ganize a Civitain Club in Hayes
ville during the coming year.
He <also said that he hoped the
club would sponsor a concession
booth at the fair this year and pre
sent annual citizenship award to
the outstanding high school senior
at Murphy.
Recapping the club's accomplish
ments during the past year, Dr.
Dyer said that it had a "very good
year" with the annual sale o t fruit
cakes. The club sold about 170C
pounds, he said, and also produced
some revenue by selling ads in the
fair catalog.
Tbe club also contributed money
to the new svWmming pool project
sponsored the 4-H and FFA ham
project, instigated the formation
of the Murphy Quarterback Club,
and organized, the Robbinsville Ci
vitan Club.
Tbe Robbinsville Civitan will be
chartered on June 13, he said, and
urged all Murphy club members
to attend.
Entertainment at the meeting
was furnished by the second grade
square dance team under the di
rection of Mrs. Constance West
and by Miss Wanda West, pianist
and vocalist.
Murphy Man Kills Self
After Shooting Woman
PROOF OF A FISHERMAN'S TALE: A lot of fishermen talk
about the "big fish that got away", but Mrs. Juanita Weaver has
proof of the 24 '/2 pound catfish she caught in the Hiawassee Lake
recently. This "whopper" measuring 35 inches long and 23 inches
girth was caught by Mrs. Weaver at the Hunsucker Flat on a
cranoin hook and minnow.
Murphy Garden Club Makes Plans
For Flower Show On July 18th
Plans for the Murphy Garden
Club's first flower show were dis
cussed at the monthly meeting of
the Club Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Francis Bourne, Jr. who was
assisted by Mrs. L. L. Mason, Jr
as co-hostess.
The program on "Mechanics of
Flower Arranging was given by
Mrs. H. A. Mattox and Mrs. Fran
cis Bourne Sr.
The flower show, which will be
open to the public, will be on Thurs
day, July 18, at the First Metho
dist Church from 2:30 until 5 p. m.
"Summertime" will be the theme
of the show. First, second, third
prize and honorable mention rib
bons will be awarded winners in
the artistic horticultural divisions.
There will also be a tri-color ribbon
and a sweepstakes award. The ex
hibits will be judged by a national
ly accredited flower show judge
and her assistants.
Members of garden clubs in the
vicinity of Murphy, Cherokee
County Home Demonstration club
women, as well as all flower grow
ers in Murphy are invited to ex
hibit.
Mrs. John Smith is flower show
chairman, assisted by Mrs. Bryan
Whitfield as vice-chairman. Com
mittee chairmen are: Staging, Mrs.
W. P. Odom; Properties, Mrs. Ce
cil Burgess; Judges, Mrs. Robert
Easley; Entries, Mrs. Francis
Bourne, Jr.; Hospitality, Mrs. W
A. Hoover; Dismantling. Mrs.
Francis Bourne, Sr.; Publicity
and printing of schedule, Mrs. Joe
Ray.
Through this and succeeding
flower shows, the Murphy Garden
Club hopes to stimulate a greater
interest in planting for beauty, ar
Revival Services
To Begin Sunday
At Pleasant Valley
The Rev. Ralph Ma the son, of
Robbinsville and pastor of the Va
Ueytown Baptist Church will cond
uct a series of Revival cervices at
the Pleasant Valley Baptist Church,
beginning Sunday night at 8 o'
clock.
Marvin Hampton, pastor, cor
dially invites the publio to attend.
ranging and displaying cut flow
ers, and decorating with house
plants.
ROT A. COOK
Roy A. Cook Joins
Staff
Of Cherokee Scout
Roy A. Cook of Dalton, is the new
mechanical superintendent of The
Cherokee Scout.
Mr. Cook, who lived in Murphy
for 13 years and left here in 1949,
has been commercial printing sup
ervisor for the L. A. Lee Printing
Co., in Dalton for the past seven
years.
"We feel that Mr. Cook's 26
years in the printing industry
qualifies him as one of the best
men in this area", said Claude Mc
Ever, Scout publisher. His wide
knowledge of every phase of the
printing field will make him a de
finite asset to oar plant"
Mr. Cook ismarrledtothe
former Cleo Ramsey of Murphy
and they have three children; Roy
Allen "Skeeter," who is in the
Army stationed in Germany; Mrs.
Betty Cook Cashon, who is at
home; and Gertrude with Eastern
Airlines in Atlanta.
He is a member of the first
Baptist Church and is residing
with his family on Peachtree
Street.
A Murphy man killed himselt
early Friday morning after firing
five shots at a car driven by Mrs.
C. H. Harper of Martin's Creek.
Mrs. Harper was hit in the back
Of the neck by one of the bullets
fired from a 45-calibrie automatic,
she is in Andrews Memorial Hos
pital.
Virgil Bradshaw, 58, of the Fac
tory Town section was found a
bout 75 yards from the scene 01
the shooting with a bullet wound
in his heart.
Deputy Sheriff Charles White
said that Bradshaw stepped into
the road near the B. B. Cornwell
farm as the car approached and
fired at it five times.
One of the bullets, fired after the
car had passed, hit the rear bump
er and was deflected through the
back seat of the car and struck
Mrs. Harper in the neck.
A corner's jury returned a ver
dict of death by suicide and at
tempted murder.
Deputy White said that Mrs. Har
per was driving her brother, Ed
ward Derreberry to work when
the shooting occured.
Mrs. Harper reported to the
sheriff's office then was taken to
the hospital.
Mrs. Harper's first husband
Giles Truett, was killed in an acci
dent a few years ago, and her sec
ond husband works at Tarboro, N.
C., as a trailer-truck driver.
Funeral services for William Vir
gil Bradshaw, 58, of Murphy who
died Friday, June 1, of a self-in
flected gun-shot wound, were held
at 2 p. m. Sunday in Tomotla
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Jack Palmer officiated
and burial was in the church cemr
tery.
Surviving are four sons and four
daughters, all of Charlotte; the
mother, Mrs. Josephine^Bradshaw
of Charlotte; three brothers, Grov
er of Belmont, Willis of Stanley,
and Lt. Col. Noel of Anniston, Ala. ;
and four sisters, Mrs. Bertha Row
land and Mrs. Inez Cornwell of
Belmont, Mrs. Birdell Hoyle of
Charlotte, and Mrs. Ada Brooks of
Globe, Ariz.
Townson Funeral Home was in
Charge of arrangements.
Recorder's Court
Tries Sixteen
Cases Here Monday
Jack W. McGee, of Route 1, Cop
perhill, Tenn. was tried on two k
counts of writing worthless checks
totaling $1281.89, in the County Re
corder's Court here Monday.
McGee had written the checks to
a grocery store owner for payment
of groceries. Found guilty, he was
fined $50 and cost and is to make
good the checks to the groceryman.
Other cases tried were three i
cases of reckless driving; four, op- .
erating after licenses revoked; six
drunk driving cases, fined $100 and
costs and licenses revoked for a
period of twelve months.
One case of violation of prohi
bition law and two escaped con
victs. The escapees were sentenced
to an extra four months sentence at
the expiration of the sentence they
were serving.
Players Needed
For Little
League Baseball
Twenty boy*, aged ? to 12, are
still needed to form Little League
baseball teams here' in Murphy.
Nat Kinney, who is directing the
formation at the league says that
23 boys have been coming out to
practice and that he would like to
have at least 90 more before form
ing the teams next week.
Practice is held three afternoons
a week and Mr. Kinney said that I
interested beys
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