The Cherokee Scout
DeMcmted To Promoting Cherokee County
VOLUME ? NUMBER ? IS MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURADRAY, NOVEMBER ?, IMS EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WDKLT
FtTTURE BEAK RUG
The More than SM pouMf bear |<etm? above was shot and killed
lad week by "BbtUye" Burgee* (fourth from right) on a boat la
the Whaler Creek eectfcm. Also pictured are (right to left) Olenn
Bearers, unidentified guide, Prank Ptemmoos, Mr. Buigeaa and tiro
unrteattfled guides. (Photo by CTtep Studio* )
Crowds, Noise, Suspense Mark Night
Of Waiting Of Election Returns
NEW CONGRESSMAN
Democrat David M. Ball, 4?,
of Jackson County overwhelmed
W. Harold Sams b> Tuesday's
election to become the 12th Dis
trict's new member of the U. S.
Congress. Leading In 142 of 205
precincts. Hall had 36,944 to
29,182 for Sams.
Area Governor
To Meet With
Toastmasters
G. Edison Hill, governor of
area four of the Toastmasters
Club will address a meeting of the
Murphy Toastmasters Club at a
Dutch dinner meeting to be held
here Nov. 13 at the New Regal
Hotel.
Past Lt. Governor of District 37
will also attend the meeting.
This Is the first in a series of
meetings which the area governor
will attend. All Toastmasters
clubs In area four will have rep
resentatives at the meeting.
Past and present members
planning to attend the meeting are
requested to contact Hugh Howard
' or Charlie Barrett
Crowds, noise and suspense.
These things marked the court
house Tuesday night as election
returns started to pile up and be
counted.
Some of those persons who
worked at the polls remained on
their feet from 5 a. m. until 3
a. m.
Parents with small children stood
in the halls waiting.
One woman with a small baby
sat on a bench in the courthouse
hall. She and her baby were both
asleep.
Employes waited in the halls
and the courtroom for the votes to
come in. They wanted to see if
they still had a job.
The employes were not worried.
They made jokes about the pos
sibility of not having a job Wed
nesday morning.
Murphy streets were crowded
more than any Saturday morning.
Cars lined the streets, making
driving difficult.
Cars were parked in every em
pty space
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Man Receives 20
Years For
Raping Woman
Charles Curtis Mason, 30, of And
rews, N. C., was convicted last
Thursday of raping a 60-year-old
woman near EHiay last July.
The jury recommended mercy
and Judge Howell Brooke senten
ced him to 20 years in prison
Attorneys for Mason, who was
recently released from a Tennes
see prison, pleaded insanity dur
ing the two day trial.
They offered evidence that he
was once confined to a mental
hospital
Mason also faces another indict
ment here charging assault with
intent to murder the rape victim.
Her physician testified she was
so severely beaten that she spent
several weeks in a hospital.
Andrews Defeats
Murphy Bulldogs
Andrews High rolled over the. ;
Murphy Bulldogs 26 to 0 Friday
night.
In the first quarter Murphy took
the kickoff and were unable to I
move the ball. A punt put the ball :
on the 50 yard line.
Two plays later Bobby Morris ]
intercepted an Andrews pass on
the 48. Again Murphy had to punt
and Pete Nidiols ran the ball back '
35 yards to the Murphy 42.
He had beautiful interference.
Five plays later Andrews had |
the ball on the Murphy 40, fourth
and six to go for a first down. 1
Andrews then passed 37 yards to i
put the ball on the Murphy 3. ]
The next play Terry Postell i
plunged over for the first touch
down. i
Frog Curtis kicked the extra 1
point. 1
After the kickoff Murphy again
couldn't make the first down and ?
they had to punt. Andrews then
took over on the 80 and that was ]
the end of the first quarter. i
In five plays the Wildcats drove <
down to the 90 with first and ten.
Then they drove to the ten with
' first and ten again. 1
.Murphy then held for four downs 1
and took over. 1
The Bulldogs couldn't make the 1
first down so they panted. 1
11m kick was to the 44 and a 1
penalty put it on the Andrews 40. 1
Three pass plays were ineom-l 1
piete and Andrews bad to punt.
Murphy fumbled the ball the next
play on the 60. The next play
Archie Myers three a 50 yard pass
to Hubert Myers for the touchdown
In the last seconds of the half.
Archie Myers kicked the extra
point and the half ended.
On the klckoff Andrews took the
ball on their own 20. Then they
drove steadily downfield and Terry
Postell plunged over from the one.
The attempt at extra point was no
good.
Again Murphy took the ball on a
kickoff and again they weren't
ible to move it downfield. They
punted and Andrews took the ball
H5 their own twenty.
Again they steadily drove down
Held and on a nine-yard pass from
Pete Nichols, Frog Curtis made the
last touchdown.
The t ry for extra point was
italled.
Murphy got the ball on the Mur
phy 24 and then drove downfield
ind made three first downs, the
>nly first downs of the night.
Statistics:
Murphy Andrews
First downs 8 10
lushing yardage SO 223
Passing yardage 0 70
Pastes 5-0 ' KM
fsssn intercepted by 1 0
Plate 5 l
rumble* lost 1 0
rards penalised 15 65
County Votes Split Ticket
Anderson Remains In Sheriff's Office
CLAUDE ANDERSON .... SOU County Sheriff
ED GRAVES
Register Deeds
J. C. TOWNSON
Coroner
Legion Meet Set
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Thursday at 8 p. m. at
the borne of Mn. R. H. Foard.
Members and prospective mem
ben are urged to attend.
Mrs. Helen Moody
Wins
Football Contest
A woman football expert show
ed the men np last week.
Mrs. Howard Moody of 110
Hickory Street won first place in
The Scout Football Contest
She missed only three games.
There was a tie for second
place.
This was won by Jerry David
son of Murphy and Darrell Phil
lips of Andrews Route 1.
They too missed five games
each but came closer to the tie
breaker than any others who miss
ed five games.
Second and third place prizes
will be divided between Mr.
Davison and Mr. Phillips. They
will receive checks for $2.50 each.
Over 150 persons entered the
contest last week.
It's simple to win. All you hav
to do is clip the page, circle the
team you believe will win and
mail or bring the page by The
Scout office.
Welcome Rains
Reduce
Area Fire Danger
On the heels of day-on-day of
sky-blue October weather, Novem
ber came in with welcome raina,
reducing fire hazards and bringing
needed moisture to dry Cherokee
county soil.
Murphy had .76 Inches by 7 a.m.
Saturday and Andrews, .80, and
additional rain fell thereafter.
October had been exceptionally
dry and the moisture was helpful
lor autumn j wings at small grata
and pasture-land, according to Paul
Nava, county agent.
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SHERIDAN DICKEY
Comissioner
W. T. MOORE
C*amlMl?oer
In the area of Cherokee and Ora
ham counties through Saturday
with oner near the Tennessee TIM
covering about BO mm, accordtni
to the United States forestry**
lc*. None of the flrea had don<
?Mi re damage^
Radford Loses
Gerk's Office
By 16-Votes
Democrats went to the polls in
force Tuesday and won two county
offices from the Republicans plus
two commissionerships.
In the most heated race of the
election, Sheriff Claude Anderson
defeated George G. Postell by a
majority of 271 votes.
Anderson received 3928 to Poe
tell's 3657 votes.
Clerk of Court was won by James
Howse by a slim majority of 18
votes, defeating Kellis Radford.
These totals are unofficial and may
change.
Lillie Mae Cover defeated Joe
Myers for the House of Representa
tives by a 382 majority.
Two county commissioner posts
were won by Democrats. Moore de
feated West by 1208 to 876. Dickey
won over Wilson by 1790 to 1372
and Dockery won over Kilpa trick
by 1386 to 930.
The incumbent Republican Coro
ner, J. C. Townson remained in of
fice by a total of 33 votes. He de
feated Hoyt Walker by 3801 to 3788.
The incumbent Register of Deeds
also remained In office by a slim
margin. J. E. Graves beat W. P.
Walker by 3827 to 3752.
Democrat incumbent Herman Ed
wards retained his seat as Judge
of Recorders Court by a majority
of less than 200. He beat F. O.
Chrisopher toy * vote of 3874 to
3694.
Frank Forsyth had one of the
largest majorities in his victory
over Virgil O'Dell. He was leading
O'Dell by 4050 to 3526 in Cherokee
County.
Glenn Brown won the race for
solicitor. He was not opposed.
All returns are unofficial.
Veteran political observers had
predicted a large win for both par
ties.
' Apparently no one expected the
race to run as close as it did.
Throughout the night, the bal
ance of power shifted back and
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WW I Vets Set
Rally
Sunday At Sylva
James E. Dayton of Asheville,
senior vice commander of the
North Carolina Department, Vet
erans of World War One. will be
chief speaker at a rally of World
War I vets at Jackson and sur
rounding counties Sunday after
noon at 2:30 p. m. at the Jackson
County Courthouse at Sylva.
The Veterans of World War One
during the 85th Congress was
granted a Congressional Charter
and since that time has begun a
campaign for new members.
Headquarters of the organiza
tion is located in Washington D.
C., and by mandate of the recent
national convention held in Spring
field, HI., they are pressing in the
Congress for & pension for its
veterans who are now averaging
64 years of age.
Dayton, said recently that count
less thousands of World War I
! veterans are dependent upon rel
atives for sustenance.
Many others are finding it dif
ficult to obtain employment due
to age and physical handicaps.
Murphy Cob Scouts
Collect
985 For UNICEF
Murphy Cub Scouts, campaign
ing on Halloween afternoon for
UNICEF, children's relief agency
- of the United Nations, collected
? more than $88, according to Merle
1 Davis, cub-maatar.
> After covering the city on behalf
- at other Mda rather than than
i selves, the oBbbere went to FlMt,
Methodist church for retrsphmwts. ]
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FRANK FORSYTH
State Senate
JIMMY HOWSE
Clerk of Court
LILLIE MAE COVER
House Representatives
HERMAN EDWARDS
Judge Recorders Court
Volunteer Day -
ToBeObserved
By Presbyterians
Preobytoriana of Murphy will ob
serve Volunteer Day at morning:
worship Sunday aad will make their
pledges tor the year 1M at the
close of the worship hour.
"IB 11mm Wo AbMe" U the
theme of the Rot. Robert A. Potter
tor the service. 11m choir will g!vo