The Cherokee Scout
Cherokee County's Oldest And Newest Newspaper
Volume 71 - Number 45
Murphy, N.C., Thursday, June 8, 1961
8 Pages This Week
Published Weekly
Former School
Teacher Injured
In 5 Car Wreck
Rev. JohnnyGlbeon, former
teacher at Hlwassee Dam
School, was Injured in a five
car collision at Lexington.
Kentucky while returning from
the Southern Baptist Conven
tion at St. Louis, Missouri.
The accident, which happened
May 27, caused Injuries ?>
eight people. Rev. Gibson's
left leg and arm were broken
and he he also suffered severe
cuts and facial laceradons.
The condition of Rev. Gib
son's left leg made an opera
tion necessary to properly set
the broken bones. HI 9 condi
tion is now reported as fair.
Superior Court
Jury List
Announced
The Jury listfor the civil
term of Si^>erlor Court be
ginning June 26 hss been an
nounced.
Neal Sales, Route 1, Marble,
N.C.; Newland Harvey Smith,
Route 1, Murphy, N. C.:
Thomas Lloyd Panther,
Murphy , N.C.; Glenn McGuire,
Andrews, N.C.; V.H. Fox.Rt.
2 Culberson, N. C.; Lloyd
Lovin, Murphy, N. C.; Ross
Lovlngood, Murphy, N. C.;
Blaine Patterson, Andrews. N.
I.'.; Troy A.Lewis, Murphy.N.
C. : L JL. Caddis, Rt. 3, Murphy
N.C.; lv?n Hicks. Andrews, N.
C.; Harve Rose, Violet Route;
Roy Curtis, Rt. 1, Murphy, N.
C. ; W, C. Walker. Rt. 4,
Murphy, N. C.: FulbertLovln
good, Rt. 3, Murphy, N. C.;
Sidney Radford, Rt. 3, Murphy
N. C.; Charles Walker.
Andrews, N. C.; J . M.Donley,
Rt. 1, Marble, N. C.; W. T.
Palmer, Andrews, N.C.; Ed
Brumby, Murphy, N. C.;
Charles H. Rogers, Andrews,
N.C.; WllburnGr.ggs, Marble.
N.C.; H.F.Rose. Murphy.N.
C.; JoeMyers, Rt. 1 Murphy,
N. C.; Rufus Reese, Andrews,
N. C.; William Sam Hulvey,
Marble, N.C.: Carlton(Shorty)
Holder, Murphy, N. C.; Jim
Mash burn, Rt. 2, Culberson,
N. C.; Harvey Owenby,
Andrews, N.C.;ClydeMcNabb
Rt. 2, Murphy, N. C.
Murphy
Calendar
THURSDAY JUNE 8,
7:30 P.M.
Community Prayer service
at Free Methodist Church.
Murphy Chapter No. 10
Order of Eastern Star will
meet in the Masonic Hall.
Rescue Squad to meet in the
Murphy Power Board Bldg.
SUNDAY, JUNE 11,
6:15 A.M.
Mass at Pro violence Chapel.
Holy Mass at St. Williams
Catholic Chapel.
5:30 P M.
MYF at First Methodist
Church.
6:30 P.M.
Training Union at First Bap
tist Chuch.
MONDAY, JUNE, 12
6:30 PJH.
Rotary Club at F amily Rest
aurant.
7:30 P.M.
B & PW Club to meet at
New Regal Hotel.
8:00 P.M.
Men's Choru- practice at th?
First Baptist Cnurch.
Ruth Bagwell Circle of
First Baptist Church with
Mrs. Wiley Kinney.
Town Council meeting at
Murphy Power Board Building.
St. Williams Catholic Con
fraternity of Christian Dic
trince officers and Committee
meeting.
TUESDAY . JUNE 13
6:30 PM.
Lions Club meeting at Re
creation Hall of F Irst Metho
dist Church.
7:45 PX.
Bridge contest sponsored by
the Band Booster Club at the
Murphy High Gymtorium.
8:00 P X.
Elizabeth Hale Circle of
First BaptistChurch will meet
with Mrs. Harry Lovlngood.
Frankle Martin Circle of
First BaptistChurch will meet
with Mrs. Arden Davis.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE M
7:20 FX.
Mid - week services at
Presbyterian Church.
7:30 PX
Mid- week services at First
Methodist Church.
Hour at Power at FirstBap
dst Church.
8:00 P.M.
Choir rehersal at Presby
terian Church.
8:30 PX.
Choir rehearsal at Pint
Methodist Church.
Adult choir rehearsal at
First Baptist Church.
THURSDAY, JUNE, 15
1:00 P.M.
Cancer Clinic at Health
Office.
7:45 PX.
Bridge contest sponsored by
Band BooeterClubs) baheldat
Murphy High Gym tertian.
2 Young Harris Students
Injured In Auto Accident
Methodist Youth
Return From
Beach Trip
Members of the Senior and
J unior High Youth F ellowships
of the First Methodist Church
have returned from a recent
trip to Jekyll Island, Georgia.
The group stayed at the Wan
derer Resort Motel and Par
ticipated in a full schedule of
study and recreational activi
ties. young People who made
the trip were Luke Bayless,
Dewey J ohnson, F reddy Davis,
Johnny Maxfleld, Jerry
Decker, Mike Sneed, Johnny
Snow, Bobby Weaver, David
Alverson, Linda Smith
Shellah Sneed, Lynn Whidey,
Kay Davidson, Jan Davidson,
Mary Linda Hyatt, Linda'
Houts, Jane Whitley, Sarah
Alice Jefferies.Missy Wilson,
Sally Bault, Frank Dickey,
Jerry Dickey, Billy Forsyth,
Virginia Wells, Bobby For
syth, Treacy Nugent and David
Penland.
Adults who accompanied the
young people on the tour were
Mrs. Frank Forsyth, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hyatt and
Charles David Hyatt, Mrs.
Clyde Sneed, Mrs. John A.
Davidson, Mrs. Kate Mauney,
Mrs. Glenn Bates, Mrs.
Louise Bayless, Mrs. Edward
Dickey, Mrs. Duke Whitley,
Mr. Frank Mauney and Rever
end and Mrs. R. T. Houts.
Terry Hivtsucker
Receives 9th
Attendance Award
Terry Hunsucker.sonof Mr.
and Mrs.NorvellHunsuckerof
Rt. 1, Murphy received another
attendance record at the close
of MurphyHlghSchool this
year.
Terry has not missed a day
or been late to school since he
started inthefirstgrade.This
makes the ninth record atten
dance that he has received.
He will be in the 10th grade
this fall.
Revival Services
Marble - Revival services
will begin at Hyatt's Creek
Baptist Church on Sunday
night. Reverend Emory
Beaver ofGastonlawill preach
each evening beginning at 7:30
p.m. Reverend Homer Wilson,
pastor, invites everyone to at
tend.
At approximately midnight
Wednesday night, two 18 year
old students from Young
Harris College, Siegrid
Nielson and DewayneNixwere
traveling East on old U, S.
Highway 64 near OgednSchool
In Clay County when their
vehicle, a 1960 Chev. Imapla
failed to make a sharp curve.
The car. declared a total loss,
came to rest about 100 feet
down the side of the bluff,
from the point it left the
highway.
Both boys climbed from the
wreckage and made their way
back to the highway where they
attempted to stop a passing
motorist.
This motorist was enroute
to a local hospital with his
wife who was an imminent
maturnity case. Evidently he
considered his own mission
somewhat of an emergency
and continued on to Murphy,
where he left his wife at the
hospital and then notifiedState
Highway Patrolman Enslev
who dispatched an ambulance
to bring the boys in.
Neither boy was reported
to have been seriously injured,
however, the Nielsen boy was
reported received several
cuts and bruises and a
possible broken collar bone.
The Nix boy is from Clare
mont, Ga. and Neilson from
Young Harris, Ga.
The motorist that passed up
the boys is the father of a
6 pound 10 ounce girl. Both
the mother and daughter are
doing fine.
Where Is This?
This plice had a name at one time. If you can Identify the scene shown above and give the name
it used to go by, you will receive a free subcrlption to THE CHEROKEE SCOUT. Mall your entry
to Box 190, Murphy, N. C. Last week's winner was Mrs. C.E. Hyde of Murphy. She was the first to
correctly identify last week's mystery picture as the residence of J. H. Dillard on Valley River
Ave. In Murphy.
Taylor's Secretary
At County
Courthouse Friday
ASHEVILLE - Tom L. M?l
lonee, 12th District Secretary
to Congressman Roy A.
Taylor, is now making
scheduled visits to the County
Seats and other secdons of
the counties.
On Thursday, J une 8, he will
be at the Swain County Court
house, Bryson City, from 9:00
a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and at the
Clay County Courthouse,
Hayes ville, from 12:00 to 1:30
p.m.
? On Friday, June 9, he will
be at the Cherokee County
Courthouse, Murphy, from
9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and at the
Andrews Town Hall from 1:00
p.m. CD 2:00 p.m. Also on
J une 9 he will be at the Gra
ham Coiaity Courthouse, from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Any persons who have any
matters which ha would like
id discuss with the Congress
man la Invited to meet with
Mr. Malione* at the
Designated time and place.
Theee visits are mads in
order to give the people an
opportunity to dlscusswlth the
District Secretary problems
in matters In which they are
in tares ted, and to make the
District Office serrl cable at
the local level.
Power Board Pays $835
In Cash Bonuses
The Appliance Jamboree
staged by the Murphy Electric
Power Board has been termed
a grand success by Mrs. Beryl
Fulton, consumer relations
and sales promotion re
presentative (or the power
board. Fifty-three appliances
earned a cash bonus ranging
from $10 to $25.
Mrs. Fulton added, "The
month long appliance jam
boree set an all time record
for the Power Board. We were
very pleased with the results
and the co-operation of the
merchants was splendid."
L ibrary Cooled
Two air conditioners were
Installed at the Murphy Car
negie Library last week. The
milts were bought from West
ern Auto.
The tampers wr* in the
library Is maintained between
70 and 73 decrees.
At present, a collection of
North Carolina books by North
Carolina authors is on display
at die library.
Sixteen electric hot water
heaters earned a cash bonus of
$25 each; thirteen electric
ranges earned $15 each; four
teen electric freezers earned
$10 each; nine electric dish
dlshwsshers earned $10 each;
and one electric air con
ditioner earned $10.
Walter Coleman Appliance
Store in Murphy led in sales
followed by Hughes Simply,
IflCi
Church "Slow
Pitch" Softball
League Plained
A "alow pitch" Softball lea
gue will be formed among Ihe
churches In Murphy at a ,
meeting to be held at 10 a.m. (
Saturday morning at the First
Baptist Church.
Any church group interested
is asked to have representa
tive present.
The" slow pitch "league wUl
be for man It years of age and
alder. Games will be played
Tuesday and Friday evenings.
Forsyth Introduces Bill
\
Creating Power District
A Senate BUI was introduced
ty Senator F rank Forsyth on
[iiursday, June 1, that would
Teate the Nantahala Power
district as a municipal corpo
?adon if passed 1
The digest of the bill as
ssued by Institute of Govern -
nent's weekly bulletin is as
ollows:
"Creating the Nantahala
Power District as a municipal
corporation and instrumental
ity of the counties of Cherokee,
"lay, Graham, Macon and
iwain, and the municipalities
of Andrews, Robbinsvtlle,
Bryson City, and Franklin; de
fining the territory of such
districts; and authorizing such
district to furnish electric
service to the inhabitants of
said territory, to acquire by
purchase or exercise of the
right of eminent domain, con
strict, establish, own.maintain
operate, extend, improve, and
dispose of, all or any part
dispose of, all or any part of
any electric, generating,
transmission, and distribution
systems, facilities, and pro
perties, and to produce, pur
chase, transmit, distribute,
and sell orotherwise dispose
of electric power and energy
to and for the benefituf the in
habitants of said territory."
Creates power district for
purposes and with powers
stated above to serve the
territory included within
named counties and all muni
cipalities therein. Other
counties and municipalities
may join district by resolution
of governing body approved by
vote of people of joining unit.
District board of directors to
consist of 1 member appointed
from each of the participating
counties and cities by the gov
erning bodies thereof; direct
ors must be property holders
and residents of their respec
tive unit for at least 1 year
preceding appointment* initial
memDers shall be appointed
for terms ending 1 year apart,
with term of member from
Cherokee and from Andrews,
expiring July 1 of year follow
ing year of appointment, and
terms of other county and city
members expiring in alphabe
tical order of unit names; suc
cessors to serve 6 - year
terms. Board to electofficers
and fix its own procedure.
Members serve without com
pensation, but may receive
travel and other expenses
while on board business, ana
allowance up to $25 per month
for attendance at meetings.
Board members are declared
not to be public officers within
meaning of North Carolina
Constitution.
District is a municipal cor
poration and exempt from re
gulation by state agencies.
Participating counties and
cities may borrow money and
may lend it or other funds to
district for organization
expenses; loans to be repaid
at not more than 4% Interest
from first available funds.
District may issue bonds and
sell them at public or private
sale, on terms fixed by board,
but maximum interest is
payable semiannually. Pro
perty, revenues, bonds and
interest on bonds are exempt
from state and local taxation;
board may, but is not required
to, pay reasonable tax equi
valents to taxing units in dis
tricts. Act is declared to be
complete and controlling over
all other laws. Bill has gone
to the Public Utilities Com
mittee.
Monthly Meeting
The Cherokee Countv Board
of Commissioners met Mon
day, June 5, at the courthouse.
The following business was
accomplished.
Motion by W. T. Moore,
seconded by W. B. Dockery,
to place on the map 2 miles
road in Valley town Township,
known as the Pisgha Roaa.
Motion was made by W, B.
Dockery, seconded by W. T.
Moore, and unamimously pas
sed by Board that Roy Stalcup
be and he Is hereby appointed
County Surveyor of Cherokee
County to fill the vacancy in
that office created by the re
signation of George Schuster.
The said Stalcup shall be
authorized to do surveying as
County Surveyor upon taking
the oaths of surveyor and mak
ing the bond of public official
as required by law.
The County Commissioners
unanimously agreed to pay
Perry Weaver. $2750.00 for
auditing the Books for the 'Id
eal year I960 and 1961, ending
Jure 1961. This Includes Clerk
of Court, Register of Deeds,
County Acc -ntant and Tax
Office.
Motion was made by W. B.
Dockery , seconded by W. T.
Moore, and manl mo ualy pass
ed by Board that the resigna
tion of Georgefichuster, County
Surveyor, who has moved out
side Cherokee County, be
accepted this day.
They Went, They Stayed But No Governor
The people shown above went to Hazelwood Tuesday, June 6, dressed in pioneer clothes to
invite Governor Terry Sanford to the July 4 celebration. However, Governor Sanford was detained
in Raleight by "unexpected emergencies," Tuesday and sent Hargrove Bowles, director of the
State Department of Conservation and Development. The group was led by Holland McSwain and
Ben Palmer, Co-Chairmen of the Wagon Train Committee. (L-R) Jimmy Armstrong, Holland
McSwain, Mrs. Emily Sword, Mrs. Bess Alverson. Paul Ridenhour, Mrs. Ben Palmer, Loren
Davis, Ben Palmer, John Jordon, Mrs. Sara Patton, Tom Palmer, Andy Kaylor and Jack Dickey.
(Scout Photo by Bagley)
District Lions Elect Murphy's
Bob Eosley Governor
GREENSBORO - Robert W.
(Bob) Easley Jr., of Murphy,
Saturday was elected District
31 -A Governor of Lions Clubs
in Western North Carolinafor
the 1961-62 club year beginning
July I.
Easley defeated William G.
Davis of Bryson City during
district voting at the state
Lions Club Convention here
in the King Cotton Hotel.
The Murphy man, who has
served as WNC Director of
the White^ane Drive during
the past club year, succeeds
F. Gudger Cabe of Candler
as Governor of 37 Lions clubs
with some 1,600 members in
12 western mountain counties.
The newly-elected governor
has been a member of the
Murphy Lions Club since 1943,
when he transferred from the
Decatur, Ala., club.
Since coming to Murphy
Easley has served in every
club office, as a member of
many committees, and
especially has devoted much
time to the blind and under
privileged persons in the
community.
A Key Member, he had com
pleted 19 years of perfect at- -
tendance with the Murphy club
on July 1. 1960.
Easley has served as secre
tary-treasurer of the District
31-A LionsClubCabinet, De
puty District Governor of
Region One, twice as Zone
One chairman, a member of
Demonstration
On Canning
A canning demonstration
using the recommended prac
tices as approved by N. C.
Extension Service and U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture will be
given on J une 8 in the kitchen
of the Murphy Power Board
Building.
The meeting is scheduled
for 1:30 PX and is open to
the public. Any person
interested in learning how to
can or has any questions re
lative to canning any product
will have an opportunity to
observe and ask questions.
This is a general recom
mendation for canning: Acid
foods (fruits, tomatoes, and
pickled vegetables) are pro
cessed in a boiling water bath
(212 degrees Fahrenheit) Low
adds foods (most vegetables
and meats) are (must) bepro
cessed In the pressure canner
(10 pounds pressure which Is
240 degrees Fahrenheit).
BOB EASLEY
the statewide committee on
blind work, and as District
31-A bulletin contest judge.
He is manager of the Timber
Products Co. in Murphy, is
married, has a daughter in
high school, and a son in
college.
4-H Club Worker
Here
For Two Months
Miss Betty JoLysoof Berry
College, Mount Berry.Ga. ar
rived in Murphy, Sunday J une
4 for a two months tenurewith
the CherokeeCountyExtension
Staff.
Her work will be with the
4-H club program.
Miss Lyso's home is in
Transylvania County where
she was an acdve participant
(n the 4-H club work.
Miss Lyso will be at home
in the apartmentof Miss Jose
phine Heighway on Campbell
Street.
Shower Given
Mrs. EverettEngllsh hon
ored Mfss Becky Rhodes,
bride - elect with a lingerie
shower on Friday evening,
J une 2, at her home
The home was decorated
with pink roses, and the pre
sents were arranged on a table
with a white cloth.
After games were played the
hostess served cake and punch
Murphy Pool Opens
The Murphy Swimming Pool opened Thursday, J une 1, to the
clamoring of tome 30 to 40 children wailing for the gates to
open. Shown above la a small portion of the crowd that gather*
almost dally at (he awimmlng pool ga?.
Easley is a member of the
Episcopal Church, in which he
has served as warden, andfor
the past two years as trea
surer. He has been actively
identified in the promotion of
various community service
projects in Murphy andChero
kee County.
District 31-A Lions Clubs
garnered three of the six
state -wide trophies awarded
for accomplishments in the
annual White Cane Drive.
Fontana Dam received an
award for raising more money
per capita than any other
I jiMH ciu. in arc suiie. ine
club with 25 members col
lected an average of $55 per
member.
WNC Lions Out? also were
awarded trophies for having
the largest per capita, $7.65,
In White Cane donations, and
for having the largest increase
over last year's campaign. A
total of $11,285 was raised this
year.
Clubs receiving trophies for
general blind activities in
cluded: Fontana Dam, clubs
with membership of 1 to 29;
Biltmore, 30 to 39 member
division; Murphy, 40 to 54
classification; Canton 50 to
70, and Asheville, over 130.
Point contestwinnerswere:
Clyde, Franklin, and Hender
sonville; best club activities
awards went to Clyde, Murphy,
and Asheville; best blind
activities award winners in
cluded: Hendersonville, Bilt
more and Tryon; best
bulletin, Waynesville; best
scrapbook, Clyde; and special
District Governor's award,
Hendersonville.
Miss Becky Rhodes
Honored
At Luncheon
Mrs. Bud Brown and Mrs.
W. A. Singleton honored Miss
Becky Rhodes bride-elect
with a luncheon at the home of
Mrs. Brown on Saturday, May
20. The home was decorated
with beautiful spring flowers
and a tiered wedding cake was
the center piece of the dining
room table. Camalla corsages
were presented to the bride
elect and her mother.
Guests invited were; Misses
Carolyn Bates, Nancy Mills,
Adinah Brown, Sara Singleton,
and Mrs. Sandra Bates, Soro
rity sisters of Becky's were
Misses Glory Goss, Caroline
Bryd, Ann Eulenfeil, Gennle
Woo dice, Patsy Keadle, Dot
Curran and Peggy Peavy.
Highest Level
>rint rains, 11 standing at tha