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VOLUME C7 NUMBER? 42 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1958 TEN PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Saturday Last Day To Register For May 3 1 Primary
MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT SPEAKS
AT WESTERN CAROLINA COLLEGE
!
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt will lec
ture on "Russia As I Saw It" in
Hoey Auditorium at Western Car
olina College Thursday night 8:15.
This is the final lyceum program
of the year at the college.
Mrs. Lillian Buchanan, chair
man of the lyceum committee,
said that Mrs- Roosevelt had tour
ed Europe since her topic was first
announced, and it is possible that
she would speak on some other
phase of world conditions. Mrs.
Buchanan also said that the public
is welcome, but' that it will not -be
possible to reserve any seats- The
college students have already paid
for the privilege of attending ly
ceum programs, and admission
to the lecture will be on the basis
of getting there early enough to
get a seat.
Following the lecture, Mrs.
Boosevelt will be guest of honor
at a reception in the gallery of
Hunter Library. Those who attend
the lecture are invited to meet and
talk with her, at that time.
At this writing no details were
available as to the exact hour or
means of Mrs. Roosevelt's arrival;
however, if time permits, she will
meet the press at a luncheon on
the fifteenth. During her visit she
will be a guest in the home of
President and Mrs. Paul A- Reid.
CITY COMMISSIONERS RE-ELECT
PRESENT EMPLOYEES;
DOUBLE RECREATION ALLOCATION
In its first meeting since its
election for a four-year term, Mur
phy's Town Council Monday night
renamed Charles E. Johnson city
clerk and authorized the status of
all city employees to remain the
the same as under the previous
administration.
Included among these were Neil
Sneed, chief of police- McKeever
and Edwards were again retained
as city attorneys.
The commissioners doubled the
appropriation for the city recrea
tion program, $2,000 being alloted
for this work for the fiscal year
beginning July 1.
Permit Granted For
Radio Station Here
The Federal Communications
Commission in Washington has
granted a construction permit to
James B. Childress of Sylva to
construct a new radio station in
Murphy.
The station will operate with a
power output of 1,000 watts on 1390
kilocycles. Mr. Childress said con
struction and equipment installa
tion will begin soon.
Studio and office space has been
rented in the Coward Building on
the square in Murphy. The tower
and transmitter will be located on
Andrews highway.
The station will serve parts of
three states and will be an inde
pendent operation with a program
format of news, sports, special
events and plenty of music.
Mr. Childress is a veteran
broadcaster. He has owned and
operated several stations in the
Carolinas, and is presently co-own
er and general manager of WMSJ
in Sylva.
Gay Davidson
Family Chosen
Family Of Year
Members of the First Methodist
Church have chosen the Gay
Davidson family as the Church
Family of the Year.
This selection is made each year
on the basis of the family's acti
vity in the church, and support of
the church program. Mr. David
son is Chairman of the Commission
on Evangelism and is a member
of the Official Board.
Charlene Davidson is an active
member of the Methodist Youth
Fellowship, and a member of the
Senior Choir.
They also voted $500 additional
for the Murphy Chamber of
Commerce, a like amount having
been appropriated earlier in the
present fiscal year.
The commissioners approved the
Wagon Train Project promoted by
the Kiwanis clubs, provided for
use of island space at the Square
for the wagon display, and agreed
for the town of Murphy to place a
wagon in the train if possible. The
creaking trek - a p r o j e c t to
help promote a new highway from
Murphy to eastern Tennessee
leaves Tellico Plains July 3 and is
intended to reach Murphy Inde
pendence Day.
Clerk Johnson was authorized to
receive bids for a new police car
to replace the one presently used.
All members of the board were
present for the meeting and duly
sworn in by Mayor L. L. Mason,
including the one newly-chosen
member, Dr. W. R. Gossett.
Mayor Mason himself was in
ducted into office by City Attorney
Herman Edwards.
Consideration of other matters
was given, including the new
year's budget, to be adopted at the
June meeting of the board.
Clerk Johnson has been serving
the city since January 1953, having
been renamed for two year terms
in 1954 and 1956. Mayor Mason
Wednesday commended the effi
ciency the clerk has shown.
Methodist Youth
Sub-District Meet
To Be In Andrews
Clay, Cherokee and Graham
County Methodist Youth will hold
their sub-district meeting Thurs
day, May 22. at 7:30 p.m. at the
First Methodist Church in Andrews.
The worship service and activi
ties will be led by Youth of the
Andrews Church. Election of offi
cers for the new year will be held.
A special feature of the occasion
will be the recognition of high
school seniors from the three coun.
ties, many of whom have been
active in sub-district work and who,
because of summer work, vacations
and college, will not be attending
future sub-district meetings.
Present officers from Cherokee
County are: Pete Gernert of An
drews, president; Ramona Hag
gard of Murphy, secretary; Char
lene Davidson of Murphy, chair
man of Fellowship; Mattie Angel of
Andrews, chairman of Faith; and
Ronnie Brittain of Murphy, pub
licity chairman.
TVA TO HOLD OPEN HOUSE SUNDAY
TO CELEBRATE 25TH ANNIVERSARY
The Tennessee Valley Authority
will hold "open house" for the
general public at its principal in
stallations- throughout the Valley
on its twenty-fifth anniversary
Sunday.
TV A personnel will be on hand
between 1 and 5 p. m. at dams,
steam plants, the Fertiliser-Muni
tions Development Center at Mus
ic Shoals, Alabama, and the two
forest nurseries to conduct visitors
through the plants and explain
their operation
The U. S. Army Corps of Engi
neers Is also providing extra per
sonnel to explain the lock opera
tic*. The conducted tours through
the facilities will enable the public
to see many features not ordinar
ily open to the public at other
times.
At Hiwassee Dam, the visitors
lobby, control room, generator
floor and pipe gallery will be
shown. Hiwassee's pump-turbine,
the only one in the TV A system and
the largest in the world, will be
explained.
At Fontana Dam, from the vis
itors lobby, guests will be taken
to the overlook balcony, generator
floor and pipe gallery below. They
will also be shown the tunnel un
derneath the dam.
Fontana, 480 feet high, is the
highest in the TVA system and the
highest east of the Rocky Moun
tains. ? \ .
Free Concert To Be
Presented Here
Monday Night
The Young Harris College Chor
al Ensemble, a group of 12 voices,
wil present a free concert of spir
itual and folk music here Monday
night at 7:30 at the Grammar
School.
Professor Victor Morris is direc
tor. Veterans of World War I are
sponsors of the program. Veterans
of all wars, their wives and fami
lies are invited.
A spokesman for the sponsors
said, "Let us urge every\ civic or
ganization to come hear these
wonderful singers- Every teacher
and every pupil in our schools
should be on hand, these people, in
addition to funishing entertainment
for all, will certainly inspire teach
ers and student in their education
al work.
"We have been assured there
will be people here from Robbins
ville and Andrews and from many !
other towns nearby.
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Miss Joan Haney
Named Editor Of
Roundtable Paper
Miss Joan Haney of Murphy was
named editor of the 1958 Round
table paper, Friday, May 9, at Sun- ;
set Farms.
Miss Jean Roberts of Murphy ,
High School also attended the high j
school editors roundtable confer- j
ence.
Plans were made for the an- !
rual meeting, of sponsors and stu
dents interested in journalism
which is held at Western Carolina
Colelge each fall.
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Rural Areas Pulling
Up Red Cross Total
With rural areas sending in con
triutions, gifts to the American
Red Cross campaign in Cherokee
County early this week was push
ing the $1,800 mark toward the
$2,500 set for the Cherokee chapt
er.
Peachtree, Martin's Creek and
Brasstown areas have all sent in
contriutions, Joe Ray, campaign
chairman said. A womanless wed
ding in the Martin's Creek area
brought in an excess of $100; and
through solicitations Peachtree
residents gave a similar amount.
Persons who have not yet made
their contributions are urged to
do so, sending to Mr. Ray, Rob
ert Weaver, chapter chairman, or
to a principal of any of the schools.
Rabies Clinic
To Be Conducted
Fourteen Rabies clinics will be
conducted in the county Saturday.
The District Health Department
has announced the schedule as fol
lows:
Jake's Shoe Shop, 9-9:15 sum.;
Owl Creek Church, 9:30-9:45 a.m.;
Prank Kephart Store, 10-10:15 a.
m.; Fred Carroll Store, 10:30-10:45
a.m.; Ogreeta Church, 11-11:15 a.
m.; Unaka Post Office, 11:30-11:45
a.m.; Violet Store, 12-12:15 a.m.;
Beaver Dam Church, 1-1:15 p.m.;
Kents Store, 1:30-1:45 p.m.; Boil
ing Springs Church, 2-2:15 p.m.;
Owl Creek Bridge, 2:30-2:45 p.m.;
Clyde Dockery Store, 3-3:15 p.m.;
Texanna School, 3:30-3:45 p.m.
Dr. A. J. Headrick will conduct
the clinic. A fee of $1.00 per dog
will be charged.
Mrs. Grace Strain
To Meet With
Red Cross Workers
Mrs. Grale Strain of Asheville
will meet with the Red Cross work
era at the Parish House of the
Episcopal Church from 2-4 p. m.
Wednesday, May 21.
Mr*. Strain will show slides and
discuss orientation and general or
ganization. This course is a re
quirement tor the social welfare
training course that will be given
June 3 and 4.
THE REV. JOHN LOFTI S
Rev. John Loftus
Arrives In
Cherokee County
Rev. John Loftus, newly appoint
ed to the Pastorial Center at Buck
Creek, arrived in Cherokee County
last week.
He will join Revs. Joseph Dean
and James Wilmes in serving the
Catholic Chapels of Western North
Carolina.
Rev. Loftus of Aurora, Ind-, and
of Oak Park, 111., served as chap
Iain in the Army Air Corps, spend
ing most of his time in the Pacif
ic, especially in the Okinawa area.
After leaving the service he be
came a faculty member of Barat
College in Lake Forest, 111. To
welcome their new padre, mem
bers of the Catholic Chapel, held
a picnic at the farm of Dock Lance
last Sunday night.
Father Loftus will conduct a
discussion club in the Lance Cove
Chapel every Saturday night at
7:30 and will olfer Holy Mass on
Sundays at 8 a. m. in Murphy and
at 11:00 in Lance Cove
He will act as spiritual director
to the students at the Christian
Living Camp this summer at Buck
Creek, and he will teach at the two
year college there beginning Sept.
8.
Poppy Day To Be
Observed Here
Saturday, May 24
Satuday, May 24 citizens will be
asked to wear a little red poppy
on coats or dresses.
The day will be Poppy Day,
when, once each year, Ameri
cans pay tribute to those who gave
their lives in this nation's service
during World Wars.
As citizens receive poppies from
women of the American Legion
Auxiliary, who will distribute the
flowers on the streets that day,
they will be aiding the wars' liv
ing victims by the contribution
given for the flower.
Disabled veterans in hospitals
and work-rooms jnake the poppies
and derive double benefit from the
work. First, it gives them employ
ment?their only chance to help
support themselves and families.
With strength and health gone they
cannot do regular work but they
can make poppies. Second, the
work is of real value in aiding
their recovery, occupying hands
and minds, breaking the tedium
of long idleness, and restoring
spirits crushed by hopelessness.
The funds contributed on Poppy
Day constitute the" largest source
of revenue for the Rehabilitation
and Child Welfare work of the
Legion and Legion Auxiliary. The
dimes, quarters and dollars drop
ped into the contribution boxes
enable the Legion Posts and Aux
iliary to carry out a constructive
program of aid to the disabled and
to the dependent families of veter
ans throughout the year. Poppy
Day is the one day when the pub
lic is privileged to contribute to
ward this great work.
Tomotla Softballers
To Meet Andrews
Tomotla Softball team will play
Andews City team Sunday after
noon at 2.
Tomotla has won six consecutive
games this season.
Democrats Nominate
Field Of Candidates
In a three-cornered race at the:
Cherokee County Democratic con-!
vention Saturday George Postell of j
Martin's Creek received the nomi
nation for sheriff, while in a down
to-the-wire contest Jimmy Howse
of Murphy was selected as the
nominee for clerk of court over
Henry Truett of Culberson.
The convention ? replacing the
usual Democratic primary-nam
ed William Pitt Walker, Andrews
dairyman, for register of deeds;
Representative Percy B. Ferebee
of Andrews, as the choice for the
five-county-district in the state
senate; and Mrs. Lillie Mae Cover
of Andrews to be Cherokee County
representative.
Selected to attempt to oust the
Republicans next November from
the county commissioner positions
were: District 1, W. T- Moore,
Valleytown contractor; District 2,
W Sheridan Dickey, Murphy busi
ness man, and District 3, Fred Kil
patrick, merchant near Ranger.
A. B. Chandler Jr., automobile
dealer of Andrews and Noah
Hembree, of Peachtree, incum
bent, were chosen as the county
board of education nominees over
Andrew Barton of Peachtree, a
present member of the board, and
Ben Warner Jr., of Murphy.
Herman Edwards was selected
as the party's choice to remain as
judge of recorder's court, winning
easily over his law partner, Hob
art McKeever. Dr. B. W- Whitfield'
was nominated for county coroner;
and Truett, surveyor.
Harmony prevailed? at least out
wardly ? throughout the conven
tion- The 122 delegates voted unan
imously, before the balloting began,
to support the clioices of the party.
There was scarcely any speech
making; and despite the closeness
of some of the races no great ex
citement seemingly in the contests.
Postell, state highway depart
ment truck driver, will oppose in
November Sheriff Claude Ander
son, who won the post by a wide
margin four years ago. Postell,
with 62 2/3 votes, won over Jake
Brown of Andrews, and Mayor L.
L. Love of Andrews. Brown re
ceived 41 plus votes, and Love
17V4. Bryan Chastain of Brasstown
placed the successful candidate in
nomination- Culberson district,
which had passed in the voting,
tipped the scales in favor of Pos
tell, by throwing Its three votes
in his favor and providing the nec
essary majority without a second
ballot
Three ballot were needed to de
cide the clerk of court race, which
position-oddly enough consider
ing the spirited contest that de
veloped?was tuned down by four
or five persons whose names were
offered. Truett, farmer near Cul
berson, was placed in nomination
Over $100 Netted
By "Wedding"
At Martins Creek
The "Womanless Wedding" at
Martins Creek netted $101.69 for
the Red Cross Drive last Thurs
day.
Sponsors wish to thank the peo
ple for the splendid cooperation
shown- The attendance was one of
the largest in several years.
One spokesman said, "The men
and local boys participating in the
"Womanless Wedding" are to be
commended for their cooperation
and untiring efforts to make the
program the huge success it was.
Many thanks also are extended to
the North Carolina Sweethearts
dance team, Miss Wanda West and
her dance team
Sponsors also thanked the True
love Mo, Margaret Rich, Brenda
Dillingham, Fed Carder and Har
ry Foster, Judges of the contest,
and all others who contributed In
anyway to the suceees of the pro
gram. **. ? '
by Bob Kisselburg of Cuiberson;
and Howse, of Smoky Mountain
Gas Co-,, nominated by Mayor
Love. Other candidates were Jack
Pinson and Hoyt Walker. On the
first ballot Howse led with 49V4
votes; Truett had 46Vi; Walker,
18, and Pinson 8. On the second
ballot the voting went to the maj
or runners, and ended with a dead
heat count of 60V4. Walker held the
1 vote necessary to decide- With
Murphy's 36 vote-delegation throw
ing heavy support Howse won out
on the third balloting. 63 Vi to 58V4,
Truett drawing more wide-spread
support over the county. Howse
will be opposed by H. K. Radford,
present holder.
The other lively contest that de
veloped was for the post of rep
resentative to the legislature be
tween Mrs. Cover, and Mrs. Ed
Brumby of Murphy. Of the 117
votes cast, Mrs- Cover had 58V4;
Mrs. Brumby 52V4; and Walter
Martin of Suit Rural Station, 6
Mrs. Brumby at this point with
drew in favor of Mrs. Cover, who
thus became the nominee
After this nomination a general
exodus was made by many of the
delegates; and there was some dif
ficulty in naming the rest of the
slate for justices of the peace and
constable from the different town
ships. Notla township was the only
one of the five selecting a justice
of the peace nominee, C. Kilpat
rick over Bass Buchanan. Named
for the constabulary were: Dewel
Davis, Beaver Dam Township;
Merle Johnson over Will Rogers,
Murphy; Jess Winget, Notla; and
James Chapman, Shoal Creek.
There wag no selection for Valley
town.
The convention was presided
over by Jack Dickey, county ehair
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First Traffic Fatality This Year
MISS. WOMAN KILLED TUESDAY
WHEN HIT BY TRACTOR - TRAILER
Fightened, possibly by a snake |
on the roadside, a 32-year-old Mis- '
sissippi woman Tuesday morning i
near Andrews made a fatal leap
in front of a tractor-trailer truck.
The husband and two children of
Mrs. Yvonee McCraw saw her
killed just seconds after Mr. Mc
Craw had warned her of the ap
proaching truck.
The accident occurred at 10 a.
m- 3 7 miles east of Andrews on
Highway 19- The family is from
Blue Springs, Miss., and was on
vacation.
State Highway Patrol Sgt. T. A.
Sandlin gave this account of the
accident: Mr. McCraw was driv
ing the family auto toward Topton.
They had stopped the car and
Mrs- McCraw and her daughter,
Patsy, 14, walked across the high
way to look at a stream.
Gordon L. Butler
jTo Attend
Rotary Assembly
ANDREWS ? Gordon L. Butler,
I recently elected Rotary Governor
of the 767 District of Rotary In
ternational, will leave May 18 to
attend sessions of Rotary Interna
tional assembly at Lake Placid,
New York.
Following the meeting he will
join other groups for a sight seeing
trip by special train via Chicago,
111., and other points of interest
cnroute to Dallas Texas for the
Rotary International Convention
which convenes June 1-5 at which
time he will be formally elected
along with a large group from var
ious sections.
He will be accompanied by Mrs.
Butler on the trip. They expect to
return to Andrews June 7.
Mrs. McCraw turned and had
started back to the car and her
husband called to her to watch out
for the truck. Suddenly, she
screamed and jumped in the path
fo the oncoming vehicle.
Sgt. Sandlin said the woman ap
parently was frightened by some
thing. He said it may be that she
saw a snake or perhaps she was
stung by an insect.
She was killed instantly.
Jennings White Roddy, 34, of
Chattanooga, Tenn., was listed as
driver of the truck. The vehicle is
owned by Cummings Truck Lease
Inc. of Chattanooga, the officer
said.
Sgt- Sandlin said his investiga
tion revealed no mechanical de
fects and no improper driving. The
driver was not held. Mr. Roddy
swerved his truck to the left but
was unable to avoid hitting the
woman, the patrolman reported.
Hulett McCraw, 11, a son, was
also with the family at the time.
The family had spent the night in
Murphy.
This was the first traffic death in
seven Western Counties District 4
Troop E since the first of the year
This district includes: Cherokee,
Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Swain,
Graham and Clay counties.
Ivie Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
To Hold Rake Sale
The choir of the Episcopal
Church of the Messiah will hold a;
bake sale Saturday in Ivie's Fur
niture store. Many good things to?
eat will be on sale.
To Name Delegates
Delegates to the state conven
tion will be named at a meeting of
the Joe Miller EUrins Post 96 Amer
ican Legion, Thursday night at
7:30 at County Courthouse
MURPHY, ANDREWS BOY SCOUTS TO
PARTICIPATE IN BIG CAMPOREE
Boy Scout troops from Murphy
and Andrews will take part in the
Daniel Boone Council Boy Scout
Camporee at Hominy Valley bone
show grounds near Enka Lake Fri
day through Sunday. - '
Heading the adult leaden from i
the Nantahala District will be Dis
trict Commissioner John Jordan. <
Others to accompany the local !
groups are Ben Ragadale, L. B. i
Marshall and Don Peterson.
Officials are anticipating having
about 100 troops, 1,000 boy*. Fran- ?
ds L. Pleas, field -scoot executive
of Sylva, said. Boys will putld
pate in activities such as rn?||M. [
to activities #uch as cookB*>l
Special attraction* for the camp>
oree will be: Aabevill* archery
club will give demonstration Satur
day morning, Okay Smathera, in
ternational archery champion, Bre
vard, will be present Saturday
afternoon.
Agencies that wil provide dem
onstrations will be the WIUBite
Service Forestry Service, Sofl Con
servation Service and State High
way Patrol.
There win be church mayUsm
conducted at the Gmlmy.
Camporee ia open to Ike JKtbUc
Saturday afternoon to aee the boys
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