The Cherokee Scout
Dedicated To Promoting Far Western North Carolina
Volume 70 ? Number 17 MURPHY, N.C., THURSDAY, NOV. 24, 1960 10 PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY
Murphy
Calendar
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23
7:30 p.m. - The regularUnion
Thanksgiving Services of
(he First Baptist Church,
Episcopal Church of Mes
?lth, First Methodist
Church, end the Presby
terian church will be held
?t the Free Methodist
Church.
It 30 pjn. - Choir Rehearsal
?t First Baptist Church.
Choir rehearsal at First
Methodist Church.
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 24
7:30 p.m. - Murphy Chepter
No. 10 Order of the East
ern Star will meet in the
Masonic Hall.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20
9:00 p.m. - A Seminar of the
local churches of Chero
kee, Clay, and Graham
Counties will be held at
the First Methodist Chur
ch. Commission of Mis
sion, Commission of Ev
angelism, Commission on
Stewardship andCommis
sion of Social Concern will
be led by the Rev. Claud
Young of Hayesville, Rev.
Bob Burch of Clyde, and
Rev. Asmond Maxwell of
Sylva.
5:30 p.m. - The Youth Fel
lowship will rneet at the
church. ?
6:30 pjn. - Training Union
will be held at the First
Baptist Church.
MONPAY, NOVEMBER 28
&30 p.m. - -Rotary Club will
meet . at the Family Res
taurant.
The Young Couples class
of the First Methodist
Church will have supper
?nd get-together at the Re
creation Hall of Church.
.7545 p.m. - The Women of
the Presbyterian Church
will meet at the Church.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
3:30 p.m. - The Junior Fel
lowship will meet at the
Presbyterian Church.
7S30 p.m. - The Senior-Pio
neers will meet, at the
Presbyterian Church.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 30
No services at First
Methodist Church.
No mid-week services at
Presbyterian Church.
7:30 p.m. - Revival services
at First Baptist Church.
1:30 p.m. - Choir Rehearsal
at First MethodistChurch.
S:1S p.m. - Choir Rehearsal
at Presbyterian Church.
AUNT HET
S?yin' witty things about
people, like Charlotte does,
shows she is smart if it's
smart not to have any friends.
Red Cross Drive
Reaches
10% of Year's Coal
The annual Red Cross Drive
has reached approximately
10% of Its goal, report co
chairmen for Murphy, N. J.
Babb and the Rev.R.T.Houts.
The goal for this year has been
aet at $1,800.
As of Nov. 21, $16740 had
been contributed and turned in
by volunteer workers.
The Mother's Drive in con
nection with the Red Cross
Drive was held Tuesday even
ly from 6:00 to 8:00. The
chairmen announced that the
ladies assisting in the drive
were: Mrs. George Size, Mrs.
Roy Fuller, Mrs. L.L.Mas
on, Mrs T. A.Case, Mrs. Rob
ert Weaver, Mrs. William R.
Gossett and Mrs. Bob Whlte.
Also; Mrs. Harold Hatchett,
Mrs. Ben Scott, Mrs. Jerue
Babb, Mrs. Hugh Brlttain and
Mrs. Edward Dickey.
All workers are urged to
wind up work in their areas
and report the contributions
to Mr. Houts and Mr. Babb.
This year's drive is schedul- ?
ed to end November 30.
? AND KEEP US FREE"
Thanksgiving, 1960
Charlotte Wonai Na?ed New
Literacy Moveneat Worker
Brasstown - Mayes Behrman,
Director of the Literacy Divis
ion of The John C. Campbell
Folk School in Brasstown, and
Coordinator of The Literacy
Movement by Television (for
merly The Literacy Movement
. In the Southeast, by Television),
announced here today, thatMrs.
Fred W. Greene, of Charlotte,
North Carolina, has just joined
the Movement's staff as a full
time volunteer worker. Mrs_.
Citizens Bank Mails
$81,309 In
Xmas Club Checks
Citizens Bank&TrustCom
pany is mailing out today,
November 23, checks to 586
members of its 1960 Christ
mas Savings Club, totaling
$81,309,50. This Is the larg
est number andlargeatamount
saved by members of theClub
in the nine years it has been
. conducted by Citizens Bank
k Trust Company. This is
a sizeable savings that the
members have, through their
foresight, provided to be a
vailable now for their 1960
Christmas shopping.
The 1961 Club opens at all
four Citizens Bank & Trust
Company banks Monday, Nov
ember 28, and a person may
join by depositing 50f to $20
per week. The Club runs for
50 weeks and checks will be
mailed next year to the 1961
members the latter part of
November to be available for
Christmas shopping.
Many industries, upon in
struction of their employees,
will deduct from the weekly
pay check of the employee,
whatever the employee dir
ects and pay the amount
direct to Citizens Bank &
Trust Company, thereby re
lieving the employee from
having to visit the bank.
Greene will be engaged mainly
In promotion of the Movement
and its numerous TV "Learn
to-Read" Programs. She will
also conduct workshops for
Volunteer Teachers as each of
the forthcoming series of les
sons approaches Its opening.
Mrs. Greene was one of the
Volunteer Teachers in WBTV's
pilot project and has since at
tended two courses for Literacy
Teachers at The Laubach Lit
eracy Center in Baltimore. She
will work , immediately, with
three TV stations and their com
munities which begin the series
of lessons in January: WBTV,
Channel 3, Charlotte, beginning
its third series on January 16;
WTAR-TV , Channel 3. Norfolk,
"beginni ng J anuary 2; and WDBJ -
TV, Channel 7, Roanoke, Va.,
beginning lat in January. Her
next assignm^ntwill be to assist
Station WCYBTV. Channel 5,
Br?tol,- V?? and its community
to organize and implement its
forthcoming 'Learn -to-Read'
Program which will startlate in
May.
Mrs. Greene's late husband,
Fred W. Greene, was well and
favorably known to many North
Carolinians and Virginians, due
his long and successful career
as an educator, editor, and exe
cutive in both North Carolina
and Virginia. He was Executive
Secretary ofTheNorthCarolina
Education Association, and lat
er, of the North Carolina Bank
ers Association. At the time
of his death he was a VicePre
sident of The First - Union
National Bank of Charlotte.
Behrman stated that The Lit
eracy Movement, a volunteer
non-profit undertaking, con
siders itself quitefortunatethat
Mrs. Greene has not only dedi
cated her life to Literacy, but
that she chose to offer her ser
vices to that cause through the
work of TheLiteracy Movement
by Television.
Appalachian Trips Murphy
13-7 In Final Period
By Phil Mattox
The Murphy High School
Bulldogs noblely bowed out to
the Blue Devils of Appalachian
High School in the forth period
of play at Canton Friday night
by a score of 13-7. This game
was the quarter finals of the
Sum AA play-offs. The Appa
lachian team was from Boone,
North Carolina.
The Bulldogs won the toss
and elected to receive the
kick-off. Frank Hill took the
kick on the sixteen yard line
and ran It back to thirty-five.
In the next four plays the
Bulldogs moved the ball to
the forty-eight yard line of '
Appalachian, and on theforty
eight David Thompson took a
band-off from Bobby Weaver,
and passed to Frank Hill who '
was brought down on the Blue
Devils two yard line. On the
next play Frank Hill dove
across for the touchdown, with
only two minutes and twenty
three seconds of time having
?lapsed. David Thompson
caught Bobby Weaver's pass to
bring the score to 7-0.
It was Murphy's time to be
on the defensive. The Blue
Devils ran a thirty -seven yard
kick-off of John Van Horn's
back tt their own forty. The
Blue Devils continued todrlve
(town the field until Buck Smith
recovered a fumble on Mur
phy's thirty-four yard line.
Murphy moved out the forty
yard mark, but was
The kick i
lineman, and the Blue Devils
took over on thirty-seven yard
line of the Bulldogs. Then on
the thirty yard line Randolph
Cunningham recovered Appa
lachian's second fumble. The
Bulldogs fought their way down
thirty- two yard line of the
Blue Devils, but lost the ball
on downs as the first period
ended.
The Bulldogs dominated the
second period, but in spite
of a pass interception byCun
ningham anouther one by Wea
ver plus a Blue Devil fumble
the Bulldogs were unable to
?core in the period. Thus the
score at half time was still'
7-0.
An enthusiastic, but very
cold crowd was entertained
by both school's bands during
the half time.
Murphy came back on the
field determined to increase
their lead, and Appalachian
was determined to change to
score. Both teams played very
hard all through the third
period. This period the Blue
Devils played a different brand
of ball than they played the
first half, but they still could
not score.
Early in the final period
Appalachian drove down to
the four yard line of Murphy,
but the Bulldog defense
stepped the march short of the
touchdown. The Bulldogs were
unable to get out their own
territory and were forced to
punt. Then with six minutes
ny Tiylor passed to Robert
Matheson for a twenty-eight
yard touchdown play. The run
for the extra point was stop
ped and the Bulldogs still
held a slim 7-6 lead. The
Bulldogs received the kick
but could not get a drive
started and was forced to
punt. The Appalachian team
took the punt on their own
forty, and two plays later had
moved the ball to the Mjirphy
thirty-two. Taylor again threw
the long one, and this time King
Triplett was on the receiving
end. This play was good for
thirty-two yards and the
second Devil touchdown. Rob
ert Matheson ran the extra
point to bring the score to
13-7 in Appalachian's favor.
The Blue Devils snuffed out
Coach McConnell's Bulldogs
final hopes by intercepting a
pass on Appalachian's thirty
yard line. The Blue Devils
fell on the b?ll to run out the
clock, and the game ended with
Appalachian winning by a
score of 13-7.
Appalachian Murphy
First downs 10 10
Rushing ydg. 156 143
Pas aing ydg. 75 56
Hi 0 0 0 13 ? u <
MURPHY 700 0-W
.I n'l Mfaanni i " nan- rnMriitei
Passes
Passes Int.
Punts
Hum hies lost
1-30 6-19
3 0
40 43
10-5 11-2
1 2
Early Mailing Big
Factor In Delivery
Before Christmas
Postmaster Joe Ray said
today, "Early mailing of all
Christmas cards and gifts is
the biggest single factor in
getting all of the mail deliver
ed before Christmas. Post.
Office facilities have been ex
panded, help will be avail-,
able and everything is geared
if> to handle a record Christ
mas mail In Murphy this
year."
The entire Christmas
mailing period is a big battle
against time. Even though
Christmas is a month away
by the calendar, it's Christ
mas every day at the Post
Office from now on.
The Postmaster advises,
"Don't take chances on mail
ing poorlywrapped packages.
Use sturdy corrugatedmailing
cartons, plenty of heavy wrap
ping paper and strong cord,
cartons containing several gift
packages should be well stuf
fed with tissue or old news
papers to cushion the con
tents.".
He saidfurther, "lfyouhave
articles of unusual size or
bulk, better check with die.
Post Office before attempt
ing to mail them. The limits
of size and weight vary,
depending on where you mail
your packages from."
Always send your Christ
mas cards by FirstClass mail
and be sure to include your
return name and address on
each Christmas card en
velope.
Send all Christmas mail
going long distances before
December 10th. Follow up
prompdy with cards and gifts
for local delivery. Mail "Ear
ly and Often" for a merrier
Christmas!
Free Methodist Host
To Union Service
Thanksgiving Eve.
On the eve of Thanksgiving
many people will attend union
services in the Murphy area,
and reverently count their
blessings one by one.
On Thursday their blessings
will not be counted or mea
sured in terms of gold, dol
lars, tons or bushels. On that
special occasion, most peo
ple think of the health, hap
piness and welfare of their
families and friends. Follow
ing meditation at church ser
vices, thoughts will then turn
to the festive Thanksgiving
feast.
Cherokeeans attending ser
vices most likely will lift
their voices in at least one
of these favorite Thanksgiv
ing hymns:
"Come Ye Thanldul People,
Come"; "We Gather Together
To Ask The Lord's Blessing";
"Now Thank We All Our
Cod": and "Bless This
House."
Murphy Free Methodist
Church will be host for union
Thanksgiving eve service at
7:30 Wednesday night.
The Rev. WllliamJ. Thomp
son, First Baptist Minister,
is to bring the message upon
the theme "The Grace of
Gratitude" and the Rev.
George K. A. Haase, host
pastor, will read the Script
ure and lead in prayer. A'
joint choir from participat
ing churches will lead the
congregational singing and
give special music.
Other ministers taking part
are Robert A. Potter, who is
to preside: the Rev. R, T.
Houts, Jr., to tell of the of
fering for the Inter-Church
Relief Fund; the Rev. Alex
B. Hanson, to lead the res
ponsive reading; and (he Rev. a
W. F. Elliott to offer the'
tanedjctwn. All person* in
Sr4^cer Will Case
(rtlement Reached
.,<Raes Pay Cosh,
Return Property
The Nora CobbSpencerWill
Case was settled in the special
term of Superior Court here
Wednesday, November 16.
William G. McRae, an at
torney at law of Atlanta, his
wife, Marjorie McRae, and
Paul Posey of Murphy exe
cuted a deed reconveying the
Spencer homeplace, consist
ing of 156 acres- of land, a
dwelling house, and other
buildings located on the pro
perty, together with all per
sonal property to the 20 some
odd heirs at law of Mrs.
Spencer.
Earlier in the week, Mr. ?
and Mrs. McRae made a trip
to Atlanta and returned to
the Spencer home numerous
items of personal property.
Included were part of an anti
que pearl-handled silver set,
glassware, china, several pic
tures, and a coverlet. Mrs.
McRae has testified that the
property taken from theSpen
cer home was worth about
$15.00.
Dish BroKen In
Shape Of Heart
It happened iKMidfchy. The
dish shown above was drop
ped by Mrs. R. L. Beavers
of the People's Cafe while
washing dishes. The broken
piece is shaped in the pattern
of a heart.
Cherokee County
Roads Repaired
Sylva - Improvements were
made to more thin 60 miles
of roads last month in the
Fourteenth Highway Division,
according to a report from
Division Engineer F.L.Hut
chison.
The following Cherokee
County roads were strength
ened: 1.90 mile of Middle
Wolf Cr. Road (#1101); 0.40
mile of Helton Road (11114);
0.3 mile of Mt. Pleasant Rd
(#1120): 0.3 mile of Hedden
Road (#1580); 0.2 mile of Bell
Mtn. Road (#1583); 0.2 mile
of Martin Road (#1581); 0.2
mile of Stalcup Road (#1570);
0.1 mile of Cane Creek Road
(#1305); 0.1 mile of Bealtown
Road (#1558); 0.1 mile of Sandy
Gap Road (#1308); 0.2 Mile of
Dillenger Boat Dock Road
(#1310); 0.1 mileof Shoal Creek
Road (#1145); 0.2 mile of Bear
Paw Road (#1312); 1.22 mile
of Reservoir Road (#1365);
1.7 mile of Jenks Gap Road
(#1366); 0.9 mile of Dukes
Lodge Road (#1354); 2.5 miles
of Beaver'Dam Road (#1331);
3.6 miles of Owl Creek Rd.
(#1341); 1.0 mile of Right Owl
Creek Road (#1342). Grading,
draining, and surfacing with
course aggregate base course
was completed on 0.65 mile
of Barber Shields Road (#1117)
also in Cherokee County.
Housing Authority
Ruled
Constitutional
Judge W. K. McLean ruled
Wednesday, November 16, that
the amendment to the North
Carolina General Statute that
defines a city in terms of 500
inhabitants in 14 N.C. counties
including Cherokee, for the
purpose of creating a Housing
Authority, as constitutional.
The amendment In question
was introduced by Senator
Frank Forsyth of Murphy and
was passed by the General
Assembly during the last ses
sion. The original statutepro
vtded that a city of 5,000
population or over could cre
ate a housing authority.
The Federal Housing Autho
rity was unable to approve
Murphy's application for the
organisation of a housing
authority when doubts arose
to Ate constitutionality o( the
amendment.
. The matter will now be re
lerred to the North Carolina
c- m .
In addition to the reconvey
ance of property to the heirs
and the replacement of the
personal property which had
been removed from the
Spencer home, Mr. McRae
made a cash payment to the
next of kin (who had instituted
the lawsuit) and heirs in the
sum of $10,000.
Before the settlement was
reached, the suit was in the
process of trial in the special
term of Superior Count, J udge
W. K. McLean, presiding, for
nine days. This marks one of
the longest lawsuits In many
years to be tried in Cherokee
County.
The case was brought by
J. D. Cobb of Atlanta, bro
ther to Mrs. Spencer, and a
host of other relatives, in
cluding Ty Cobb of baseball
fame. They charged thatMar
jorie McRae obtained the will
and signature of Nora Cobb
Spencer with the collusion and
aid and assistance of herhus
barad. William G. McRae, an
attorney at law of Atlanta
and Paul Posey of Murphy
"through undue and improper
influence and duress.
The caveat (complaint) fur
ther alleged the will was pre
pared by William G. McRae.
The caveators agreed that
the will could be upheld upon
the conditions that the
McRaes return the real and
personal property and make
a cash payment to the heirs.
Stocks amounting to $42,000
were returned by Mr. McRae
before the trial. $22,000 in
stocks were not recovered.
It ts believed that McRae had
already converted them to
cash.
Copy of inventory of items
returned by Mr. and Mrs.
William G. McRte as Inven
toried by John T. Gill and
now in his possession for
delivery to the heirs at law
of Mrs. Nora C. Spencer,
deceased, exclusive of Olga
Hood J ones:
Two large pictures; 2 hana
woven coverlets, 12 bone han
dle cutwear; 3 silver soup
spoons, 7 medium size table
spoons, S forks: 12 teaspoons,
regular; 1 shell spoon; 1 sm.
jelly spoon; 9 sm. tea spoons;
2 odd tea spoons: 6 forks;
1 chicken turner: 2 lump sugar
tongs; 2 nut crackers and 5
pickers: 1 tea holder: 1 but
ter knife: and 4 case knives.
Haveland China: I dinner
platter - broken - old crack;
1 small platter; 8 fruit dish
es; 7 soup plates: 9 dinner
plates: 1 covered veg. dish;
1 soup torrence and coaster:
1. glass fruit bowl; I coaster
-odd.
One candy dish & cover;
1 juice cup; 1 cup and saucer
(matched piece): 3 or 4 fruit
cups: 6 heavy beer glasses:
5 hot choc, cups - five sau
cers; 2 hand painted dishes:
1 odd saucer: 6 glasses: 1
what-not item; lnutmet hold
er; I silver pearl handled
fruit set (six knives and six
forks.)
Week Long Revival
Services Planned
At First Baptist
The First Baptist Church
of Murphy will hold a series
of special revival services
during the week of November
?28 - December 4. The pastor.
Rev. William J. Thompson,
will be the speaker for these
services.
Assisting Rev. Thompson
will be the Rev. Larry Maddox
pastor of the Parrish Avenue
Baptist Church, Owensboro,
Ky. Rev. Maddox will lead in
special and congregational
singing and in addition to this
each night will portray the
gospel story in art. Using
the canvass for his pulpit
and chalk for his language
Rev. Maddox Will dramatize
artistically the Old Old Story
before the very eyes of those
assembled nightly. Thus
through the mediums of art,
song and the preached word,
nightly the gospel will be de
clared.
Rev. Maddox Is a graduate
of Howard Collegein Bir
mingham, Ala. where he ma
jored in Art and Religion,
and alto a graduate of the
Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary in Louisville, Ky.
The public it cordially in
vited to attend these services
which will be held each night
Named To Turtle Club
Harold Long of Marble and Bailey B, Coleman, Rt. 3,
Murphy, second and third from left, are shown receiving
certificates nameing them to the Turtle Club from W. E.
Howell, assistant forest supervisor of N. C. National For
est. The Turtle Club Is an honorary club whose members
must have escaped serious head Injury or possible death
due to the wearing of a protective hard hat.
Both men were seriously Injured In a pickup wreck above
Cranny Squlrell Gap last August 21. "Although both men suf
fered serious Injuries, the protective hard hats played a
very Important role In preventing serious head Injuries,"
Bunch Nugent, Tusqulttee District Ranger, said.
Others In the picture are Mr, Nugent and BUI Tuttle,
forester for the district.
Benjamin P. Grant
Succumbs at Age 93
ANDREWS - Benjamin P.
Grant, Sr., 93, died at his
home in Andrews Wednesday
night after an extended Illness.
The son of the late John and
Evelyn Johnson Grant, he was
born In Chilhowee, Tenn. in
1867 and moved to Graham
County at an early age.
He served as Sheriff of Gra
ham Co. for two terms.
In 1909 he was married to
Miss AbbieBarnettof Murphy.
He was active in political cir
cles and served on the Coun
ty Board of EducadoninChelt'-V
okee County. He was Mayor
of Andrews 1944-46.
Mr. Grant was a mason
for over 60 years and was
a member of Andrews Masonic
Lodge No. 529.
He is survived by the widow,
Mrs. Abbie Barnett Grant;
three daughters, Mrs. Louise
Rogers and Mrs. MaryDelan
ey of Andrews, and Mrs. Alice
Dillahunt of Knoxvllle; one
son. Dr. Ben P. Grant, Jr.,
of Franklin: one sister, Mrs.
Amanda Barnes of San Fer
nando, Calif: four grandchild
ren and three great-grand
children.
Services were held at 2
p.m. Friday in First Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Christmas and th e
Rev. Morris officiated, and
burial was inValleytownCem
etery. Masons were in charge
of graveside rites.
lvie Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements.
Harley Gibson Gets
Suspended Sentence
Harley E. Gibson, 22, of
Murphy appeared In Chero
kee County- Recorder's Court
Monday to be sentenced (or
pre-arranged speed compet- .
ition, racing, reckless driving
and speeding 95 miles per
hour.
Gibson, appearing before
Judge Herman Edwards, re
ceived a two year sentence,
suspended (or five years.
TTie conditions under which
the sentence was suspended
were that Gibson relinquish
his North Carolina Driver's
License for a period of 3
years: pay to the Clerk of
Superior Court on the first
of each month the sum of .
$100 for the next five years.
This money will go to the
family of the late Haul Jones.
In Superior Court action on
November 14, Mrs. Peggy
Jean Cash o( Smyrna, Ga?
entered a plea of nolo con
tendere in answer to an in
voluntary manslaughter char
Be.
Mr*. Cash was involved in
an auto accident last August
in which Jim Green, Tom
Case, and Jerry Davidson, all
of Murphy were fatally injur
ed.
J udgement was continued
until the April term, pending
disposition of civil suit* con
nected with the matter.
Baptist M Night
? Baptist M Night a meetiiw
Football
CoBtost WiMors
First, Mrs .Jack Thompson,
Box 181, Murphy.
Second, R?y Cole, Route 1,
Murphy.
Third, Mrs. NeilSneed, Mur
phy.
The final contest for this set
son appears in this issue. Be
sure to try your luck.
Six In County Named
To Confederate
C6ntermlar Committee
Colonel Hugh Dortch, Chair
man of the North Carolina
Confederate Centennial Com
mission. announced today the
appointment of the following
persons from CherokeeCoun
ty to serve as members of
a local ConfederateCentenmal
committee:
Mr. Jim Wood. Mrs. A. B.
Chandler. Sr., and Mrs. Polly
McGuire all of Andrews; Mrs.
Kate Hayes of Tomotla; Mrs.
h. a. mattox and Mr. L. L.
Mason of Murphy.
This group will work with
the State Commission in the
formulation and execution of
plans to conduct a County
program in commemorating
the 100th anniversary of the
War Between the States. The
lommittee was appointed by
the Board of County Com
missioners at the request of
Governor Luther H. Hodges
and Colonel Dortch.
In order for the Centennial
to be successful in this State
the Commission urges all
residents of the County to take
an active interest In this an
niversary and assist the lo
cal committee in all possible
ways.
Projects which can be car
ried out on a local level th
rough these committees in
clude commemoration such
as plays, pageants, parades,
or concerts, and the collection
of documents, manuscripts,
and museum items. The lo
cal committee will also be in
charge of marking all Confed
erate sites andgraves, there
dedication of monuments, and
a computation of troop units
enlisted from the area. Ed
ucational activities in the
schools and a publications pro
gram concerning area events,
heros, or life during the Ci
vil War Period will be other
phases of participation on a
local level.
The Centennial officially
opens on January 8, 1961, and
will be conducted throughout
the Nation.
Mr*. Mildred Humes
Named Graham
Correspondent
Th? Scout is hippy to *n
nouncc that Mr*. Mildred Hu
ms* of Robbin*vUl? will Mr
v* as The Scout's Graham
County correspondent.