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VOLUME 70 ? NUMBER 15 Cherokee Scout M i'Qted To Promoting Far Western North Carolina The Red Cross . -Needs Your Support MURPHY, N. C., THURSDAY, NOV. 10, 1960 8 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY GOP C 'fies Cherokee; West Leads *r~~ ' *' . " ?* x ~ - '??? " ) r""" '' -w? Democrats Win District, State, National Elections The Republicans fared better in Cherokee County than they did in either the 12th Congressional Dis trict, State, or national levels by giving GOP candidates majorities in four out of five of the major contests on the ballots. Unoppos ed Democratic incumbent candi date for the State Senate. W. Frank Forsyth, was the only Dem ocrat to come out on top in the general election Tuesday. However neither the district, state or nation followed Chero kee's trend as all went Demo cratic. While the county gave local victories to Vice President Nixon, Bob Gavin and Heinz Roll man. all three were defeat ed by their Democratic oppo nents. Herman H. West. Repub lican candidate for the State House of Representatives, was the only Republican apparently to reach office. West led Democratic opponent Mrs. G. W. Cover foi Cherokee County's seat in the General A?sembJy. The unofficial breakdown in Cherokee County in the president ial election with 14 out of 24 pre cinct* reporting gave Nixon the edge over Kennedy 4.330 to 2,991. In the Congressional race Heinz Roll man polled 2 .MO votes to Roy Taylor's 1.316 with 19 out of 24 precincts reporting. Taylor went on to win re-election by some 3.000 votes in the district. Republican gubernatorial candi date Bob Gavin scored a local victory over victorious Democrat Terry Sanford. San ford polled over 100,000 more votes than his op ponent, however in the statewide election. U. S. Senator B. Everett Jor-; dan's opponent, Kyle Hayes, poll ? 4 ed opproximately 500 more county votes, defeating Jordan locally 1,643 to 1,147. Nixon Gives Up LOS ANGELES -Vice Presi dent Richard M. Nixon Wednes day formally conceded the elec tion of Sen John F. Kennedy. The dramatic concession an nouncement came at 9:47 a.m. Los Angeles time, a few minutes after Kennedy had cinched elec tion by winning Minnesota's 11 electoral votes. Nixon sent this telegram: "I want to repeat through this wire congratulations and best wishes I extended to you on tele vision last night. I know you will have the united support of all Americans as you lead the na tion in the cause of peace and freedom in the next four years." _ "It Was A Tough Fight ? I Won" the Mighty Murphy High School Bulldogs I960 SMOKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS The Murphy High School Bulldogs, I960 Smoky Mountain Conference Champions and winners of 10 straight games this season, are shown left to right. First row: Clayton Trantham, Ed McAfee, Sammy Duncan, Hubert ? H In ton. Bill Haney, Tommy Roberts, Bobby Roberson. Second row; Randolph Cunningham, Jerry Kephart, Bobby Weaver, Frank Hill, Mickey Blrchfleld, Bud Killian, David Thompson. Back row: Butch Hensley, John Van Horn, Dickie Davis, David Alverson, Charles Smith, John Snow, Robert Hall, Roy Morris, The Bulldogs' head coach is Chuck MoConnell; assistant, Dave Bristol. on Wul ~ rerr*ct Wlth 44-0 tyi. Soas End Perft By Phil Mattox The Murphy High School Bulldog* anted their regular season play Friday night by scoring in every period A defeat die Hayesvllle High School Yellojackets 44-0 in Hayaevllle. The Bulldogs fin lihed the aaason with a 10-0-0 record. Murphy will play the winner Of tha Boone -Gamewall game on November IS, in the state AA playoffs. Murphy won the toss, and received a low, but long, kick-off by David Moore (or the Yallowjackets. The Bull dogs ran the kick back to the thrlty-flve, where Tommy Garrett recovered a Bulldog fumble. The Yello Jackets ware un able at gala yardage and the Bulldogs took over on downs on the twenty-nine. Again tha Bulldogs fumbled and the Yei lowjackets recovered. This time Hayeeville brought the ball down to the twenty yard line before they ran out of downs. Prom the twenty the Bull dogs started a drive that waa assisted by s sixty-six yard pass pl?y from Bobby Weaver to David Thompson. TheBtdl dogs continued to move the ball down field until Bobby Weaver went acroee for die touchdown ? from three yards out. Frank Hill tried to rw tha extra polat, but was stop ped short. The Bulldogs next score Thompson's. Thompson ran the touchdown and the extra point to bring the score to 13-0. Hubert Hlntoii recovered a Hayes ville fumble on Hayes - villa's twenty-five yard line, and Bobby Weaver carried the ball to the "Jackets" tenyaVd line as the first period ended. On the opening play in the second period. Frank Hill went across for the third Bulldog touchdown. The attempt for the extra point was not suc cessful and now the score waa 19-0. The Bulldogs scored twice mora in the second period, once on a twelve yard run by Bobby Weaver, and David Thompson connected with Randolph Ciaudngham for twenty yards and the other ?core Prank Hill ran the extra point after Weaver's TO but the other try was no The score as the first ended was 32-0 for the Bulldogs. The very cold crowd was entertained by the cheerlead ers at both schools as well as the Murphy School Band at the half time. The Hayeavllle team tight ened up in the second half, and although they ware unable *> score, toy held the Ball dogs m two touchdowns for the remaining two periods. Sammy Duncan and J Ota Van Horn teamed for the third period tally. Duncan cau ght Van Horn's pas* end ru In the fourth period. Tommy Roberta caught ? five yard pass of John Van Horn's for the final touchdown of the game. Again the extra point was not successful. The score was now 44-0. The Yellowjackets Inter cepted a Bulldog pass on the ten yard line of Hayesvllle, but the game ended before they could start anything. Hayes - Murphy vllle First downs 14 5 Rush. ydg. 115 66 Pass. ydg. 139 59 Passes 17-6 24-5 Punts 0 4-38 Fumbles lost . 6 0 Yd. Penalized 20 10 Murphy 13-19-6-6-44 HayesvUle 0-0-0-0-0 Big Money Winner H. C. Fftrrester of High Street, Murphy was the Mg money winner in Murphy Sat urday whan the Murphy Re tall Merchants Association stagad one of la biggest sales , Dollar Deys.Mr.For hetd the ticket ihetwon Nixon Murphy High Straw Vote Winner In ? straw vote at Murphy High School on Monday, the students were overwhelmingly foe Vice-president Ninon. The vow for Nixon was 328 to 119 for Kennedy. Nixon car ried 16 out of 18 Bullpups Score 25-7 Win Over Sylva Midgets Murphy Midgets Bullpaps defeated the Sylva Midgets 25-7 Saturday afternoon at Sylva. The play of Truman Kelly, running at fullback, and Gene Chance, quarterback, wis out standing. The endre Bullpups line was led by Jimmy Cole, Jackie Morris, and Tony Hembree. Singleton Elected To Head Murphy Retail Merchants The Board of Directors of Jie Murphy Retail Merchants . Association elected W. A. Sin gleton president for the coming year In a meeting held on Monday. The directors that will serve the merchants groins are Sam Davidson, Marvin Hampton, Alton Coward, Bob Minor, Cloe Moore, and Noah Hembree. Former Resident Hurt Severly in Unusual Blast Mr. Arthur Henrlch of Mob iles Alabama, was severly hnrt whan a kiln door, which was propped against a wall was blown over and planed him under It. Mr. Headrlch iiAtsd a broken pelvis bone and was curled to Provtcence Hospi tal at Mobile. Ala. Mr. Hearlch is a former resident of Murphy. Christmas Parade Dec. 2; Cash Prizes For Floats The Murphy Retail Mer chants Association's Christ mas Parade will be held Friday afternoon, December 2, at 4 p.m. Seven cash prizes- will be awarded to the best float. Any business firm, club, or church that would like to enter should contact Mrs. Arden Davis at VE 7-2242. Temperature Drops To 20's Temperatures In Murphy tumbled to the low point of the season early this week, with a low of 23 degrees being re ported Tuesday morning in downtown Murphy, and a mln- ? lmum of 20 in the country. With bright sunshine the tern-, pert tu res mounted rapidly for Election Day. AUNT HET My frimd Jo thrayt uyl that If Co4 will pro wet bar from bar friends, the will pmwet horvctf from tor t j. , _ >. _ ? Herman H. West leads Mrs. G. W. Cover by 625 votes for Cherokee County's seat in the General Assembly with 21 out of 21 precincts reporting. The unof ficial tally gives West S152 votes to 2527 for Mrs. Cover. The majority of Cherokee Coun ty voters cast their ballot for the Republican candidates in all races except the race for state Senator where Democratic incumbent W. Frank Forsyth was unopposed. Wednesday morning, Mr. West commanded a 625 vote lead over his Democratic opponent with 21 precincts out of 24 precincts re porting. The precincts of Andrews North. Andrews South, and Boil ing Springs were missing from the total of 3,154 votes for West and 2.527 for Mrs. Cover. In other election across the state and nation. Democrat John F. Kennedy established a lead over Republican Richard M. Nixon and maintained it until early Wednes day morning, when Kennedy's electorial votes reached 265. three short of the required 269 for elec tion. Vice President Nixon appear ed over nationwide TV in what was thought to be a concession HERMAN H. WEST announcement. However the Vice President announced only the {act that he was only going to bed. North Carolina gave its 14 electorial votes to Democrat Jack Kennedy who rolled up a healthy margin over Nixon. With 40 per cent of the returns counted. Ken nedy lead by better than 76,000 i votes. Democrat Roy A. Taylor of Black Mountain, aeeking re-elec tion in the 12th Congressional Dis trict race, narrowly defeated Re publican Heinz Rollmaa of Waynesville. The tabulation in the early hours Wednesday gave Tay lor 35,683 votes to Rollman's 52.080 U. S Senator B Everett Jordan easily defeated Republican Kyle Hayes for re-election to the Sen ate. Democrat Terry Sanford won the office of governor and carried with him into office a whole (late of Democratic state candidates. Unofficial returns gave Sanford 634.837 votes and Robert Gavin 533.437 Sanford ahead from the state, maintained a widening mar gin as the returns poured in from what appeared to be a record vote. Sanford will take office early next year to succeed Gov. Luther Hodses. who has served six years as governor. Sanford piled up tra ditional majorities in heavily Dem ocratic eastern North Carolina, and showed strength in the west. He carried Gavin's home county , of Lee on the basis of unofficial returns. Murphy Man Dies As Tanker, Car Collide Expanded Service Goal Of New Westco Telephone Co. "Mr. L.J.Phillip*, District Manager of Western Caro lina Telephone Company, Murphy, N. C? today announ ced the formation of Westco Telephone Company as a whol ly owned subsidiary of Wat tern Carolina Telephone Co. It Is proposed that Westco Telephone Company will ob tain a loan from the Rural Electrification Administra tion for the purpose of ac quiring certain properties from Western Carolina Tele phone Company and permitting the expansion of telephone service throughout the rural areas. T o accomplish thia purpose, Mr. Phillips stand, the following exchanges and exchange areas now operated by Western Carolina Tele phone Company will be con veyed to and operated by Westco Telephone Company: Bakersville, Burnsvtlle, Fon tana, Hayesville, Hot Springs, Marshall, Mars Hill, Murphy, Robbinsvtlle, N. C? ?nd Clay ton. Georgia. Mr. Phillips suted further die N. C. Utilities Commis aion has directed that a hear ing be held at the office of the Commiasion In Raleigh on December 8, I960, for the purpose of considering the proposal or western Carolina Telephone Company and West co Telephone Company. Mr. Phillips also seated that the companies do not contemplate or propose any changes in existing telephone rates. Western Carolina Tele phone Company operates 19 exchange* in eleven counties in Western North Carolina and one county In North Geor gia. and presently serves ap proximately 16,500 custom ers. Mr. Phillips stated It is expected that an additional eight to ten thousand cus tomers will be added over a three to five year period if the proposal is accepted by the regulatory author! Dee and the Rural Electrification Ad ministration. It Is contem plated that if the proposal is accepted, the expansion program will cost approxi mately $7.000,000.00. American Legion Sponsors Square Dance At Rock Gym A square dance sponsored by the American Legion, Post 96, will be held Friday night. November U, at MO p.m. at the Old Rock Oym la Mtrpfey. Tickets are now being aeld by the Legloa members and will also be on sale at the door. Tickest are $1.00. All Legion member* are asked to be preeent to help oa die doer aad with odier acdvide*. The public la irged a> at tend as fuade raised will go Ian the j last at fund which Murphy Calendar THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10 - 7J30 p.Tn. - Every Member Cm?im committee of the Presbyteirfan Church will meet at the church. Murphy Chapter No. 10 Or der of the Eastern Star will meet at the Masonic Hall. The Rescue Squad will meet at the Murphy Power Board Building. Friendship night will be observed at Martha Chap ter No. 246 at Ranger Ma sonic Hall. Community Prayer Ser vice will be held at the Free Methodist Church. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12 7:30 p.m. - The Session of the P resbyterian Church will meet at the church. SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 13 11:00 a.m. - Communion Sun day will be held at the Presbyterian Church. &30 p.m. - Youth Fellowship will meet at the First Met hodist Church. , 6:30 p.m. - Training Union wlUebe held at First Bap tist Church. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 6:30 p.m. - The Business snd Professionil Women's Club will meet at the New Regal Hotel. The Rotary Club will meet at the Family Restaurant. 7:30 p.m. - The P, T. A. will meet In the Little Audi torium of the Murphy Ele mentary School. The Ruth Bagwell Circle of the First BaptlstChurch will meet with Mrs.Jame* B. Hall. TUESDAY, NOVENCER 15 3:00 pjn. The Junior Fel lowship will meet at the Presbyterian Church. 4:15 pjn. - The Celestial Choir will meet at the Ft ret Baptist Church. The Cherub Choir will meet at the First Bap tist Church. 7i30 pjn. - The Pioneer -Sen ior Fellowship will meet at Presbyterian Church. Circle Ne. Two of tfieFlrst Methodist Church wlU meet at- the home of Mrs. Ellen Wheeler. 2:30 p.m. - Circle Ne. Three of First Methodist Church * will meet at the home e( Mrs. Howard Martin. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 16 6c SO p.m. - Training Union Workers Council sapper will be held at the First Baptist Church. Family Stewardship Sup per will be held at P res- * bytari an Church. 7:30 pjn. - Hoar of Power tarl Head. 44, or Die Ana rews Road, was burned to death late Monday afternoon when the oil tanker be was driving was met head-on by a 195S Ford driven by James Bone, 20, of Marietta. Ga. Jones was attempting to pass another car and had pul led Into the left lane. The oil tanker attempted to pull to the shotdder of the road In order to miss the on-rusMng car. Both vehicles were com pletely demolished in the col lision. The tanker was completely burned. The accident occured or Georgia Highway, five miles north of Canton, Ga? at 4 US p.m. The tanker belonged to the Duncan Oil Co. of Murphy. This is the second truck this year the the Duncan Oil Co. has lost. Another truck burn ed near Franklin In June. James Bone is In a Canton -ospltal and is reported sQU unconscious. He has been charged with reckless driv ing and involuntary man slaughter. Patrolmen said that Bone's car is registered in another njan's name and was loaded with pistols, shotguns, and shirts of various sizes. Mr. Heed is survived bf his wife, Lois, and son,. Jimmy. Commissioners Call $10,000 Worth Of Bonds To Be Paid The Cherokee County Com missioners have called $10, 000 worth of township bonds to be paid January 1, 1961. These bonds will reduce the county's lndebtness. so far as township bond* are concerned, to $83,500. The Board voted Monday at Its regular meeting in the courthouse. The bonds called for rati i anient will make a total of $110,000 worth of town ship bonds that the preseat County Commissioner I have paid off or called for payment since their terra began December 1, 1951. The iMai lndebtness la 1958 was $195, 500. $64,000 was paid jute 1. 1959; $12,000, January 1/ I960; $24,000 July 1. 1960;' and the $10,000 votad Monday brings the total to $110,000 hat has bees paid or called for payment. The balance en the other M( oats landing bend 1? debONss, General Refunding aad School Building, standi at $668,000. Thee* bends am retired or paid off annually at da* rata eC $30,000 per year. Football - Contest Winners
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