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VOLUME <7 NUMBER ? 48 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE M, IMS TEN PAGES Thio ,EK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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TOLERABLE
By GENE PAMtEB
Frank Forsyth, executive vice
president of Citizens Bank k Trust
Co., has passed on to this writer
a lengthy definition of a cow
Frank got a chuckle out of this
since he is greatly interested In
cattle and thought others might
find it amusing.
A cow is an angular feminine
bovine with four legs, a mournful
voice, a well established milk
route and a kindly confidence-in
spiring face
A cow's hus
band is a bull.
A. cow's child is
a calf and has
an enormous
appetite for
milk. Because of
of this, bull
calves general
ly get killed at
one week and go into chicken sal
ad, etc.
Calves brains cannot be distin
guished from scrambled eggs.
When part of a calf gets breaded,
it is called "cutlet."
A cow has four stomaches- The
one on the ground floor is a store
house for grass, hay and weeds,
silage, the cow's bedding, grains
and the neighbor's cabbage.
When her storehouse begins to
bulge, she reclines in the stan
chion or in the shade of a tree
and proceeds to belch like Henry
VIM at a royal banquet.
This social error on her part
causes the miscellaneous contents
to do a return trip from the store
house, back again to the cow's
countenance for a second milling.
This is quite a chore, because a
cow's face has no upper front
teeth.
After this once eaten merl has
been sufficiently reworked, she
sends it on to the other stomaches,
from whence it travels the milk
route or is turned into cow meat
A cow has a tough time of it
Foster mother of the human race,
in the end she gets skinned by
those she has befrinded. A slice
of the cow's rear end, far from
being prime beef, is still valuable
to a cow, yet brings only a dime
to the farmer, 26 cents to the meat
packer, 56 cents to the retail
butcher and $1-75 in the restau
rant, not counting the tip.
Andrews lions Club
Hold Ladies' Night
ANDREWS? The Andrews Liona
Club will observe Ladies Night at
their regular meeting Thursday
night in the cafetorium of the
Marble school.
Installation of officers and ap
pointment of committees for the
year will feature the program.
Bass Fingerlings
Recently Stocked
In Two Area Lakes
The State Wildlife Commission
has recently stocked large-mouth
and small-mouth bass fingerlings
in Hiwaasee and Apalachia lakes.
About 1,000 small-mouth finger
lings were stocked in Hiwassee at
Hanging Dog Creek and 1,000 in
Apalachia. A total of 1,200 large
mouth fingerlings were also stock
ed in Hiwassee.
These stockings were in accor
dance with previously approved
plans of the Commission. District
Game and Fish Protector Arnold
Dalrymple directed the release of
of the fish, which were produced
at the State Hatchery near Table
Rock.
Local Civitan Club
Has Ladies' Night,
Installs Officers
Ben Palmer was installed as
president of the Civitan Club for
the coming year at the Club's an
nual Ladies' Night Monday, June,
16, in the basement of the First
Methodist Church
Special guest Jack Justice, as
sistant to the lieutenant-governor
of the western district of Civitan,
directed the installation of new
officers.
Besides Mr. Palmer, Bad Brown
was installed as president elect;
Ralph Rhodes, first vice-presi
dent; Ben Warner Jr., second
vice-president; Howard Martin,
secretary; Sammy Lee Davidson,
treasurer; Chester Lawson, chap
lain; Sam Harding, sergeant-at
arms; and board members, Don
Ramsey, Rae Moore, Bill Hodges,
Hugh Brittain and E. C. Barnes.
Officers of the Robbinsville
club wee also installed at the
meeting. Robert Phillips is the
new president of the Robbinsville
Civitans. Dr. George Dyer served
as master of ceremonies for the
82 guests at the dinner. Hedy
West of Murphy and Cullowhee
entertained with ballads and ban
jo accompanient.
Presbyterian Ends
Vacation Church
School Sunday
The Presbyterian Vacation
Church School will have its clos
ing service Sunday at the 7:30 p.
m. service
The department will present a
program and certificates will be
awarded.
The sermon topic for Sunday
morning will be, The Uplifted,
Inviting Lord.
ANDREWS, MURPHY CANCER DRIVE
CHAIRMEN NAMED FOR CAMPAIGN
Cancer Crusade Chairmen have
been named for the 1958 campaign.
They are S. S. Williams for Murphy
and Mrs. Charles Hjgdon for An.
drews.
The American Cancer Society is
doing a significant amount of re
search in North Carolina's medical
institutions today.
The attack on cancer is the
broadcast and most expensive in
all of medical history. The Cancer
Society is helping to support 1,000
scientists in 139 hospitals and uni.
versities across the country.
About 150.000 Americans will be
saved from cancer this year due
to cancer research. About 75,000
will die in 1958 who might have
been saved hy earlier and better
treatment. More children die of
cancer every yer.r than any other
disease.
The drive for funds will get under
way in Cherckee County in the
near future and all persons are re
quested to donate to this most
worthy campaign.
FIVE PRETTY GIRLS ? There's nothing like a quintet of lovely young lad if* to brighten a scene.
Shown here are Miss Connie Hobby of New Bern (center), the currently reigning N. C. Dairy Prin
cess, and four "dairy maids" from the N. C. Department of Agriculture. They are, left to right, Betty
Chapman, Yvonne Creech, Hazel Horner, and Frances Wuamett. The "dairy maids" are really
secretaries for the X. C. Department of Agriculture. Miss Hobby will be on hand Friday (June 27)
in Charlotte for the selection of a new Dairy Princess. An even dozen area princesses will compete
for the state title.
37 Wagons, 100 Riders To
Be In Wagon Train Event
Thirty-seven wagons and over
100 individual riders have been
signed up to participate in the
Wagon Train run from Tellico
Plains, Tenn., to Murphy.
The event win be staged July
3-4.
Dr. George F. Size, committee
chaiman for the Wafon Train Cel
ebration on the Murphy side, said
town people have been requested
to wear pioneer clothing for the
celebration.
The committee on entries an
nounced that additional wagon
trains and riders will be accepted
and those desiring to take part
may contact Dr. Size.
A number of interesting ep
isodes are planned as surprise
events.
Brown's Hatchery and Wayne
Holland's Feed Store, Quinn's
Hatchery and Craig Hatchery have
agreed to furnish chickens for a
big barbeque planned for the
fourth
Dr. Size announced the latest
contributors to finance the cele
bration as follows: Radford Saw
Service, Stiles Produce Co.,
Decker Grills, Dickey Chevrolet,
Hembree's Market, Hall's Barber
atAi 'aae.ttpjBH uojduieH 'doqs
Furniture Co., Ruth Butler, W. M.
Lay, Walter Coleman, Bill Dar
nell's Men Store, Henn Theater,
Loren Davis, Juanita Weaver and
Paul Nave.
Fire is one of the farmer's
greatest enemies.
JULY FIREWORKS
?Crisp Studio Photo
JULY 1958
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Have Fun With
The Family
Picnicking and
Camping Supplies
WESTERN AUTO
ASSOCIATE STORE
RAMONA HAGGARD, daughter of
Mr*. Oathallne Haggard
Woman's Club Seeking Beauty Contest
Entrants From All Surrounding Areas
Power To Be Off
Electrical Power will be oft in
Murphy Tuesday from 1 a- m. to
3 a. m. J. H. (Buster) Bayless,
manager of Murphy Electric
Power Board, said the power will
be oft for two hours to allow a
TVA crew to replace a damaged
switch on the main feeder from
Hiwassee Dam at the TVA sub
station here.
Three Local Boys
Return From Camp
Representing Cherokee County at
the twelfth annual North Carolina
Forestry Camp for Farm Boys
held June 8-16 at Singletary Lake
were John Edgar Van Horn and
Robert King, both of Murphy, and
Ray Mason of Culberson.
Mason, Van Horn and King
were among the 91 boys who at
tended the camp which was
sponsored by The Champion Pap
er and Fibre Company and three
other North Carolina member
mills of the Southern Pulpwood
Conservation Association. The
group of campers included 19
from the western North Carolina
area
I Thieves Take Auto,
Shirts; Wreck Car
ANDREWS: A car belonging to
R. A- Dewar, who is connected
with the County Accountant's Of
fice, was stolen from in front of
his home on Aquone Road in east
Andrews Saturday night.
Later that night the car was
found wrecked, across from the
Andrews Drive-In Theater, just
west of the city limits. The thieves
were apparently leaving town
and tried to make the curve at
too high a rate of speed.
Two broken front windshields
led the police to believe that the
driver and passenger, if any,
might have sustained head in
juries but a check of area hospi
tals proved fruitless
Mr. Dewar is also a distributor
for Indian River shirts and he re
ported that over 50 of the 100
shirts he had in his car, a 1948
Chevrolet, were missing.
State highway patrolman Ed
Hooper of Andrews and the And
rews Police Department are in
vestigating the theft of the car
and shirts.
Girls from the Southwestern
area of North Carolina and sur
rounding areas of Georgia and
Tennessee have been invited to
appear in the beauty contest here
the 4th of July. The contest is
sponsored by the Murphy Wo
man's Club.
The contest will be held at 2
p. m- at the Murphy Swimming
Pool. A winner, to be named Miss
Wagon Train.
At 8 p. m. a contest will be
held to select Mrs. Wagon Train,
the lady dressed in the most
authentic pioneer outfit.
Jack Justice, brother of UNC's
famous Choo-Choo Justice, and
head of the Athletic Division of
Champion Fibre Co., has agreed
to serve as one of the judges.
Mrs. Pat Volk of Helen, Ga., has
also agreed to serve as a judge.
Mrs. Myrtle S. Plemmons has
been named as registrar for the
Hayesville area. Any other girls
entering should contact Mrs. J.
K. Godfrey in Murphy, P. O. Box
412, or phone VE 7-2795. The dead
line for entries is June 30.
Girls from Murphy who have
entered the contest so far are
Patricia Moore sponsored by Henn
Theatres, Judy Davis sponsored
by Mary Cathron's Beauty Shop,
Nancy Mills for Lovingood Dept.
Store, Betty Weaver for Common
wealth Lumber Co., Shirley Smith
for Radford Saw Service Shirley
English for Murphy Florist, Res
sie Allen for Murphy Sup
ply Co., Patsy Barnes for God
frey's Tropical Fish, Carolyn
Hemphill for Trudy's, Jane Van
Horn for Moore's Dodge, Plymouth,
Joyce Johnson for Wayne's Feed t
Store, Judy Roberts for New Regal |
Hotel, and Gertrude Cook for The
Scout.
Mrs. Godfrey said the Woman's
Club wishes to thank all those
who have worked on the success
of this project and especially Mrs.
Louise Schuyler.
Gov. Griffin Will
Dedicate !*ew Road
Georgia Goy. . Marvin Griffin
Sunday afternoon will deliver the
main address at the dedication ot
the recently completed Urasstown
Bald* road, whi^A is now paved
from Jack's Gap to the Summit.
Thi$ program will be held a
top Gedgia's highest mountain,
the peak which rises 4,784 feet
above level, and is crossed
by the line between Towns and
Union Counties
Heltons Hurt
In Car Wreck
Mr. and Mrs- James Helton of
Murphy were critically injured
early Saturday morning when the
auto in which they were riding
struck a light pole in East Mur
phy. ?
It was reported their 1958 Ford
failed to make a curve at five
points, skidded 300 feet, cut down
the pole and threw both from the
car.
When the car stopped the rear
wheel was on Mr. Helton's left
arm, crushing it badly. He also
received a brain concussion and
multiple lacerations of the scalp,
an attending physician said. Mrs.
Helton suffered fractured ribs
and chestbone and a concussion.
Murphy Policeman Barty Akin
reported that the Helton car
came through Murphy at a high
rate of speed just prior to the
wreck.
The Helton's were reportedly
going to tell Hoke Byers of hirf
brother's death in an Atlanta auto
accident- (A report of this acci
dent will be found elsewhere on
this page).
The Helton's reported that they
let a passenger, Bill Collins, out
of the car at the Miami Restaur
ant before coming cm through Mur
phy. Mrs. Helton later noticed
that the door was not completely
shut, and when she reached to
close it, she struck the gear le
ver, causing it to shift and Mr.
Helton to lose control of the car.
Ambulances from both funeral
homes were at the scene and the
Helton's were takn to Providence
Hospital. They are reported to
be recovering as well as could
be expected
Mr. Helton works in the office of
J. W- Murray, public accountant,
in Murphy- Mrs. Helton is the
daughter of Mr- and Mrs. Gar
land Haney of Murphy.
WHITE MOTHS WHICH APPEARED
IN COUNTY ARE ELM SPAN WORMS
The white moths which blanket
ed Cherokee County like a sum
mer snow storm recently have
been identified as the mature elm
span worm.
These moths lay billion of eggs,
which if they hatch, may produce
larvae which will strip the leaves
from every tree in the county
However, County Agent Paul
Nave pointed out that we won't
know in this area until next spring
when the eggs hatch.
Natural enemies which include
birds and other insects may de-'
stroy a large part of the worms
before they grow large enough
to begin eating leaves next spring.
An article in last Sunday's At
lanta Journal Magazine told of
the worms attack in Georgia and
the resulting damage.
Even if the worms do attack
next spring, they will not damage
the trees much unless they eat
the leaves off for three successive
years
They can be killed by spraying
the trees with Arsenic of Lead or
DDT but this would be a momen-|
Auto Overturns;
Driver Unhurt
An automobile driven by Billy
Stiles of Route 2 overturned on
the Joe Brown Road about two
miles north of Murphy about
3:30 p. m. Sunday
Stiles told the investigating of
ficer Patrolman Ed Hooper of
Andrews, that he met another
car on a curve and swung the
1957 Chevrolet he was driving to
the right to avoid it. He stuck the
loose gravel on the shoulder and
lost control, it was reported.
The Chevrolet belonged to W
D. Stiles, Billy's dad. The driver
was uninjured. No damage esti
mate was available on the car.
Mrs. C. S. Freel is sick at her
home in Valleytown and will have
to remain in bed for some time.
tous task to spray and would kill
the natural enemies of the worms
The best plan appears to be to
wait and see how many of the
worms appear next spring, Mr.
Nave said.
Goldman E. Lail
Dies Unexpectedly
Of Heart Attack
ANDREWS ? Goldman Edwin
Lail, 75, died unexpectedly when
stricken with a heart attack down,
town here Monday night about 7 :30.
Mr. Lail had been engaged in
the automobile business and sales
work for many years. He was born
in Graham County the son of the
late Sam and Doshie Hyde Lail. He
was a member of the First Baptist
Church of Andrews.
Funeral Services were held Wed
nesday afternoon at 2:30 at the
First Baptist Church of Andrews.
Rev. Thorn as C. Christmas con
ducted the service and burial was
1 1 uic ? anciyuwii vxsmctei jr.
He is survived by his wife Mrs.
Fannie Wiggins Lail, two daught
ers, Mrs. Ruth Lail Forsyth of An
irews, Mrs. Vincent G. Love of
Brunwell. W. Va., one son, W. G.
Lail of New Ellen ton, S. C.. one
sister, Mrs. A. M. Rush ton of Rob
binsville, three brothers, Jim Lail
of Robibnsville, Henry Lail of Ashe
irille and William Lail of Texas and
six grandchildren.
Townson Funeral Home was in
charge of the service.
Officers Destroy
55 Gallon Still
A 55-gallon whiskey still was
destroyed in the Beech Creek sec
tion of Cherokee County last Wed
esday.
Deputy Sheriff Lofton West re
ported that the still was not in
operation but the officers de
stroyed about 100 gallons of mash.
Constable Jack McMillian was
also on the raid with Mr. West.
Hayesville Man Killed In Wreck
With Tractor - Trailer In Atlanta
HAYES VILLE ? Funeral servic
es for Dewey Lloyd Byers, 19, who
was killed in an automobile acci- ,
Sent in Atlanta Saturday, were
held at 2 p. m. Monday in the
Truett Memorial Baptist Church.
Mr. Byers was killed and a
passenger, Jackie Radford Tea
gue, 19, of Blairsville, was injur
ed when Mr. Byers' 1958 model
car crashed into the rear of a
tractor-trailer on Piedmont Ave
The car's top was sheared off
when it collided with the truck,
then it veered to the side, bounc
ed off another auto, and contin
ued on for 300 feet. The topless
vehicle then crashed into a tree,
throwing the driver and passenger
from the demolished machine
Mr. Byers worked for an At
lanta company installing auto
matic sprinkler systems. Mr.
Teafoe, who said he was in At
lanta looking for a job, was given
emergency treatment at Grady
hospital for a head Injury and
then dismissed.
Mr. Byers' survivors are his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. By
ers of Hayesville; four brothers,
Troy and Ralph of Atlanta Hoke
of Murphy, and David of the
home; four sisters, Mrs. Madge
Hicks of Detroit, Mich., Mrs.
Pearl Patterson and Mrs. I>o)ena
Bishop of Dalton,, Ga., and Miss
Bonnie Byers of the home; the
paternal grandfather, Eph/nam
Byers, and the maternal grand
mother, Mrs. Lola Coffey of
Hayesville.
The Revs- 0. G Rogers and
Andy Cloer officiated *t the fun
eral servicM and burial Was in
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