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Volume 72, Number 14 Murphy, N. C.,Thursday. November 2, 1961 Published Weekly
MURPHY SCHOOL BAND - The Murphy School Band shown
above in their brand new gold and black uniforms have
entertained high school and college football fans in this area
during the current football season. The band will play on the
Square in Murphy onBandDay,Saturday,November4 at 10 a.m.
The band, 38 members strong, is led by drum major Jimmy
Kimsey and boasts nine majorettes headed by Sarah Singleton.
The band is directed by Edward Reynolds. Members of the
band Include see list. The majorette corps is made up of
see list. (Scout Photo)
Glenn Alexander, Charles Barrett, Luke Bayless, Tripp
Bourne. Perrv Brown. Tudv Brittian. lohn Bruce. Robert
Bruce, Russel Caldwell, Bill Cheney, Freddy Davis, Mary
Arden Davis, Frank Dickey, William Fish, David Hall,Charles
Henson, Steve Howell, Mary Linda Hyatt, Jim Jordan, Mike
Jordan, Jim Klmse)>Bllly King, Ann Lockaby,FreddyLockaby,
Allen Mashbum, Sherry Mtllsaps, Harry Moore, Gary Phillips,
David Ramsey, Donald Ramsey, Bobby Rogers, Marlun Rogers,
Sandra Rogers, Knox Singleton, Cal Stiles, Carta Beth Stiles,
Don Stiles, Hubert Wells.
Majorettes : Mary George Baugh, Totsle Headrick, Sherry
Henson, Rosalie Hyde, Treacy Nugeant, Beck Jo Ray, Sara
Singleton, Jane Whitley.
Have you had your Cancer
Check-n>. Make Appointment
Todayl It's Freell Write Mrs.
Betty Jenkins, Rt. 2, Culber
son, N. C. Cancer Detection
Center. Open 2nd Thursday of
Each Month at Cherokee
County Health Department.
Murphy
Calendar
Thursday, November 2
1:30 p.m. Peachtree Home
Demonstration at the home
of Mrs. Clarence Hendrix.
7:30 p.m. Deacons of Presby
terian Church will meet in
Assembly Hall.
7:30 p.m. Official Board Meet
ing of First Methodist
Chuch.
Saturday, November 4
7:30p.m. Trl- State Rock
Hounders meeting at their
building in Brass town. Dr.
and Mrs. H. R. Thomas of
Athens Tenn. wlH be guests:
8:00 p.m. Special Choir re
hearsal at First Baptist
Church.
Sunday, November 5
6:15 a.m. Mass at Providence
Chapel.
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass at St.
Williams Catholic Chapel.
5:30 p.m. MYF meeting at
First Methodist Church.
6:00 p.m. Training Union at
First Baptist Church.
Monday, November 6
6:30 p.m. Clvitan to meet at
New Regal Hotel
6:30 p.m. Rotary Club ladies
night at the home of Mr.
Holland McSwaln.
7:30 p.m. Cherokee Lodge No.
146 AF 8. AM will meet
in the Masonic Hall.
7:30 p.m.Evening Circle of
Presbyterian Church will
meet in the Westminister
Hall.
8:00 p.m. St. Jude Adult
Education Study club at
St. Williams Catholic
Church.
Tuesday, November 7
All Day: Bond Voting Day
3:30 p.m. Cherokee County
Crafters meet at Murphy
Power Board Building
7:30 p.m. St. Peter Claver
Adult Education StudyClub
at St. Peter Claver Centeij
Texana.
8:p.m. Alcoholic Anonymous
at New Regal Hotel.
Wednesday, November 8
6:00 p.m. Brotherhood
Supper at First Baptist
Church.
6:30 p.m. Family Supper and
Stewardship program at
Westminister Hall of the
P res byte rain Church.
6:30 p.m.Royal Ambassador at
First Baptist Church
6:30 pjn. YWA's at First
Baptist Church
6:45 p.m. WMU at First
Baptist Church.
6:45 p.m. Girls Auxiliary at
First Bapdrt Church.
7:30 p.m. Hour at Power at
Plrat Baptist Church.
8:00 p.m.Cholr rehearsal at
Presbyterian Church
8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
First Methodist Church
8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
First Baptist Church.
Thursday November 9
IrOO p.m. Cancer Clinic at
Health Office.
piscopol Church Honors
Mrs. Roger A. Dewnr
Franklin ? Mrs. Roger A.
Dewar of Andrews is one of
five persons in the United
states chosen by the Episcopal
Rural Workers Fellowship for
this year's Award for
Meritorious Service.
Announcement of the award
to Mrs. Dewar was made by
the Rt. Rev. M.George Henry,
bishop of the Episcopal Dio
cese of Western North
Carolina, at a meeting of the
three county Franklin Deanery
of the denomination in St.
Agnes Episcopal Church here
Sunday.
Mrs. Dewarwas honoredfor
her work over a period of
years in die Episcopal Sunday
School in Andrews and for
"the example of her own
Christian faith."
Bishop Henry called her to
the front of the church during
the morning service, made the
announcement and told why
Mrs. Dewar had been chosen
for the honor.
Later at a luncheon attended
by some 150 persons from the
six churches at Murphy,
Hayesvllle, Franklin and
Highlands the dean of the
deanery., Dr. A. Rufus Mor
gan former rector of the
Dewars and longtime friend
of the family, praised Mrs.
Dewar and the fitness of the
choice.
She was nominated for the
award by the Rev. Rhett
Winters of Valley Crucis. She
and four others were chosen
for the 1961 awards at a meet
ing of the board of awards
held in Detroit Sept. 21. The
announcement had been with
held until Sunday.
The Rev. Alex B. Hanson
of Muphy is first vice
president of the rural workers
organization.
Present with Mrs. Dewar for
the occasion were her hus
band, a retired Andrews
businessman and state Senator
and their three children, Mrs.
Football Winners
All three football contest
winners this week are from
Murphy. They are first place
Bill Townson; second, John
W. Davidson, and third Max
Sneed. Starting this week,
football contest winners will
be required to come by the
Scout office to pick up their
prize money. Only those
people living outside the re
tall trading are of Murphy
will be excepted. The checks
will be ready after 12 noon
on Thursday.
Towrsob Laab?r
Receives Coitract
Townson Lumber Co. of
Murphy was awarded a
$115,260 Government contract
for pallets according to Robert
B. Homing, Branch Manager,
Small Business Adminis
tration, Charlotte. This is part
of a half million dollars that
small businesses have
received in the last two months
in the State.
Lady Catches Trout
Mr*. John Deal of Copper
hill caught a 21" rainbow
trout at Fowler Bend laet
week-end. Mr*. Deal report*
that aha I* going to have the
fl*h i
MRS. ROGER A. DEWAR
Raymond Dewar Harris
of Seymour, Tenn., Harry D.
Dewar of Decatur,
Ga. and Mrs. Paul Boring of
Canton, Ga.
Mrs. Dewar is the former
Miss Sarah Brumby of Cedar
town, Ga. She and Mr. Dewar,
who have three grandchildren
and a great-grandson, will
celebrate their 55th wedding
anniversary Nov. 7. They have
lived in Andrews for about 45
years.
Those from Murphy attend
ing the meeting were: The Rev.
and Mrs. Alex Hanson, Earl
Van Horn, Mrs. John Smith,
and from Hayesville, Mr. and
Mrs. Rufus Vick, From
Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. R. A.
Dewar, Dr. and Mrs. Gerald
Almond and son of Andrews.
Murphy Resident
Is Struck
Killed By Auto
Mrs. Blance Welch of Los
Angeles, Calif, a former
Murphy resident was struck
and k lled by an auto on Sun
day, October 22, 1961.
Mrs. Welch. 70, was raised
in Boiling Spr.ngs, b t moved
several years ago to Spring
f eld, Ohio and later to. Los
Angeles . Calif.
She is survived by four sons,
Jospeh D. of Mechanicsburg.
Ohio, Howard F. and A Jack -
son of Los Angeles and
William R. of Charleston, 111.
Four brothers. John T. Davis
and Baxter Davis of Rt. 3.
Murphy. D. Davis, Murphy,
Walter Davis of Idaho. Her
husband died in 1959.
Her parents were Jack and
Eulala Davs
Readers are Invited to
express their opinions in
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any time. Letters should be
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no circumstances will names
be revealed without express
approval of the writers.
Murphy Band Day
Scheduled
For Saturday
Band Day will be celebrated
In Murphy Saturday, Nov. 4.
The Murphy School Band will
play In town at 10 a.m. A
bake sale is scheduled to begin
at 9 a.m.
After the band performs,
members of the' band and
majoretts will seek con
tributions to help pay for the
new uniforms and to help buy
new instruments too expensive
for Individuals to purchase.
2 Boys Injured
In Car Accident
Halloween Night
Andrews ? Bruce Ric'?tt
11, grandson of Mrs. . ul
Calhoun and Ray Frazier, 1,
son of Mrs. Charlie Frazier,
were seriously injured Tues
day night during Trick or
Treat tour.
Milton Mashburn, local
police, investigated and ruled
the accident unavoidable. The
boys were reported as having
stepped in front of a car
driven by Fred Nichols.
They were rushed to
District Memorial Hospital.
Bruce Rlckett received ootii
broken legs and chin
lacerations. Ray Frazier suf
fered one broken leg, jaw
lacreatlon and one tooth
knocked out.
G.W.Townson,
Seriously III,
Dies At 62
George W. Townson, 62,of
Murphy died Tuesday morning
in an out-of-town hospital
after several months of de
clining health. He had been
seriously ill for two days.
A son of the late W. J. and
Catherine Thompson Town
son, he had operated Cherokee
Ice and Fuel Co. for a number
of years.
? Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Mae Ford Townson; one
daughter, Mrs. Clara Mae
Adams of Greenville, S. C.;
one son, Edward Townson of
Murphy; five sisters, Mrs.
Lassie Cearley of Blairsville,
Ga. Mrs. Letha Hall of Marble,
Mrs. Ora Turner of Toccoa,
Ga., Mrs. Amanda Thompson,'
Culberson and Mrs. Mary
Pope of Gastonia; and three
brothers, E. L. and W. D. of
Murphy and John Townson of
Culberson; and three grand
children.
Services were held at 2:30
p.m. Wednesday in First
Baptist Church.
The Rev. W. J. Thompson
and the Rev. C. A. Smith of
ficiated and burial was in
Sunset Cemetery.Pallbearers
were Claude Anderson, Frank
Ingram, Jr., Harold Hatchett,
Roy Rogers, Hayes Oockery,
Charles Johnson. Wade
Decker, and Charles Coleman.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
Eitirs Marin Cirps
Harry R. Bryant, 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bryant
of Culberson, N. C. has sn
listsd in the U. S. Marine
Corps. He has been assigned
to dw Marina Corp recruit
depot at Harris Island, S. C.
State Bond Election
Set For Tuesday
Th#? much nublleized state
CaacerCeater
Celebrates
First Aaaiversary
By Doctor W A. Hoover
The Cherokee, Clay and
Graham " Cancer center
celebrated their first an
niversary last month. During
the first year they examined
over 250 people.
Doctor W. A. Hoover urges
everyone to have a cancer
check-up Cancer in its
early stages can be cured.
Cherokee County has the
highest rate of cancer per
population in North Carolina.
The examination is free,
but you must be seen by
appointment. WriteMrs.Betty
Jenkins Route 2, Culberson.
N. C. or call 7346 Liberty,
N. C.
Cancer Clinics are held
each 2nd Thursday of the
month.
Three Cherokeeans
Attend Large
Democrat Meeting
Democrats, 1,000 strong,
gathered in Asheville Satur
day night to hear President
Kennedy's special assistant,
Lawrence O'Brien say,"What
we are seeking in 1962 is
not just a Democratic party
victory but the insurance of
the retention of the reins of
government in the hands of
those who have proven their
ability to govern in these
trying times..
Three Cherokeeans, State
Senator W. Frank Forsyth of
Murphy, A. B. Chandler, Jr.
and Dr. C.' D. VanCorder of
Andrews attended the $25-a
plate fund raising banquet.
Letter To Editor
The Editor:
With all the Cotton Picking.
Chicken Plucking readers
you've got, why haven't you
told "us" Tarheels North
Carolina is now the Good Egg
State?
Mrs. Ron Ressel
AltaVista, Va.
? EDITORIALS -
Designed For Progress
There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding about the
State-wide bond issue set for November 7.
Let's review the issues just a little for the sake of getting
a few things clearly understood.
During the session of the Legislature proposals were made for
several needed projects throughout the state. A comprehensive
study was made by committees and these reports were made
to the State Budget Advisory Commission. This group gave
further hard-business study to the needs, whittling some here
and more there. Then they made their recommendations
for funds to the Joint Appropriations Committee of the
General Assembly.
The Assembly got the report and began its own close study
of checking and rechecking every item. Then the Assembly
decided the final report was a sound program and should be
submitted to the people for approval.
The General Assembly took the pos don that the program
was needed in order to maintain the state balance of progress,
which has meant so much to the economy of the individual
Tar Heel over the past decade.
Further, the General Assembly found that the program
was sound in as much as the present tax structure of the state
is sufficient to pay for the program, without having to find
new sources of income.
There are 10 issues to be voted on and the total amounts
to $61,600,000.
It should be clearly understood that none of this money is
for local schools. A great part is for education on the higher
level, such as state supported institutions of higher learning.
Close at home, Western Carolina College will receive about
$1,900,000 for additional physical facilities. Over at Applachian
State Teachers College, slightly more than $4,300,000 has been
earmarked.
In Haywood, about $70,000 will be spent on the State Test
Farm and Asheville-Biltmore College will get $416,285.
Ten bond Issues are to be voted on separately by the
people at the polls on November 7.
A $31,008,000 issue is proposed for improvements at the
state's educational institutions.
The next biggest issue proposed -- amounting to$13,500,000
would further develop our state ports at Wilmington and
Morehead City, which are economic assets to North Carolina.
A bond issue of $7,396,000 is proposed for mental institutions.
We are asked to approve a $2,858,000 issue for state capital
buildings and an additional issue of $2,560,000 for Archives
and History and State Library buildings.
Bond money totaling $1,483,000 is needed to provide state
grants for community colleges.
Correctional institutions need bond money totaling $1,110,000.
A $961,000 item in the boftd program would promote
conservation and development-particularly in the fields of
parks and forestry.
Local hospitals would receiveaidfrom a $500,000bond issue.
There, in a nutshell, is the story of the bond issue for Nov. 7.
Frankly, we have not made a comprehensive study of every
item. We have explicit faith in the various comrmssions and
groups who have. We feel that the General Assembly through
various agencies, would have never approved the program
unless they had been absolutely positive of the merits, and
also the needs for each dollar sought.
Using the facts as a basis, we endorse the program in the
light of the need for maintaining North Carolina's balance of
progress, and further, the program for paying the bill is
already set up, and in operation. ( Reprinted in part from a
Waynesville Mountaineer Editorial.)
Dnd issue election will be
Eld Tuesday. Nov. 7. All 24
herokee County polling
laces will open at 6:30 a.m.
nd close at 6:30 p.m.
All registered voters in
herokee County are eligible
> vote.
The Cherokee County
iourthouse will be closed all
ay Tuesday. The Murphy town
all and Citizens Bank and
rust Co., normally closedon
lection day, will be open as
sual for business.
There are 10 issues to be
oted on and the total amounts
a $61,600,000. No money is
or local schools however a
;reat part of the $61 million
vill go for institutions of high
er learning. $31,008,000 Is
iroposed for improvements
it the state's educational
nstltunons.
The next biggest issue pro
josed -- $13,500,000 will
urther develop the state ports
it Wilmington and Morehead
-ity. This particular issue
strikes closest home to the
seople of Cherokee County
since it effects one of
viurphy's lumber companies,
rhe firm; because of the
imited facilities at the North
Carolina ports must use Nor
folk, Va. for much of its
international business, a
:ompany spokesman said.
With the expansion of the NC
ports, this company will be
able to use ports in its home
state to carry on international
trade.
The adjoining editorial
explains more in detail the
various issues of the election.
Press Trouble
Causes One
Day Delay
A mechanical failure on a
vital part of the Scout's new
newspaper press caused this
week's edition to be one day
late.
The breakdown, which oc
curred Saturday afternoon
during a r*un of circulars for
the Murphy Retail Merchant's
Association could not be
repaired until late Tuesday
afternoon. The press crew
labored until 2 a.m. Wed
nesday morning but could not
make up the lost time.
Frantic calls for help were
made to Atlanta, Charlotte,
and Spartanburg Saturday but
to no avail. The nature of the
failure required the services
of an expert press mechanic
to replace the broken parts.
The repairman out of Adanta
arrived in Murphy at noon
Tuesday and after six hours,
the press was rolling again.
The management of the
Scout is sorry the papers did
not reach our many faithful
subscribers. One niceladyout
on Route 4 called early Thurs
day wondering why she had not
received her paper. She said
that she always waits until
she gets her paper before
doing her grocery shopping.
She said she would come on
to town anyway and look for the
specials on the counters.
The phone at the Scout office
was kept busy all morning
Thursday morning with
additional inquiries. Many
readers stopped by the office
to inquire as to why they had
not received their papers.
Again, let us say, we are
sorry. We appreciate your
patience and your indulgence.
Wayne H. McClung Receives Award
At a safety meeting of the
14th division of the State High
way Maintance Department, on
October 26, a safety award
was presented to Mr. Wayne
McClung. It was In November
of 1959 that Mr. McClung
earned this coveted award. In
an accident involving a milk
truck and a pick up truck a
young boy's mouth was
crushed when he was pinned
under the milk truck.Mr. Mc
Clung held the boys mouth
open so that the boy might
breathe until help could come
to lift the truck off the boy
and take Him to a hospital.
This Red Cross Certificate of
Meritt was presented by Mr.
Tarvia Jones of the State
Highway Safety Council.
Prior to the presentation
of the award Mr. Jones made
a brief talk to the men of
this division on the many
pointers of safety.
In his talk he included such
outstanding factors as vision,
and The Safety Rule. "To
(L to R) Tarvia Jones, Ruth Lockman, Wayne H. McClung
and A. J. Hughes.
avoid danger one must see it.
Look way down the road not
just 30 feet in front of you.
Improve you periffial v sion
and eliminate intersectional
accidents."said Mr. Jones.He
also stated that the greatest
rule of safety Is foUnd in The
Holy Bible, Proverbs 21:31
"...Safety is of the Lord, I
commend it to you."
County Is Well Represented At GOP Fund Raising Rally I
A Cherokee County
delegation led by Represent
ative Herman H. West, joined
175 other faithful Republicans
from Western North Carolina
and across the state in Ashe
ville Monday night to hear a
panel of four Republican
congressmen assail the
policies ? and actions of the
Kennedy administration. The
"Paul Revere" panel offered
as a solution to the
administration's "headlong
rush toward an all powerful
welfare sate" the election of
a Republican House of Re
presentatives in 1962.
The $50-S-plate gathering
was saged to raise funds for
next year's Congressional
elections.
The panel leader. Rep.
William C. Cramer of Florida
told the grotg) that because of
the enthusiastic response and
mood of those in attendance
he was going to recommend
the new 11th Congressional
District of North Carolina
receive high priority for
assistance from the National
Committee in the 1962 race.
OOP Sam Party Chairman
William Cobb told the group
that he would not all diem
how to vote on the forthcoming
bond election but urged all to
vote. He mentioned that a
pamphlet being circulated in
dicated that the Republican
party in North Carolina
endorsed all the items in the
election. He made it
absolutely clear that there was
very little rather than a great
deal that he supported. He
sited the small college issues
as most worth. He added that
the only reason that no new
taxes would be necessary to
finance the bond issue is that
present are obviously too high
in the first place.
The panel, dubbed the
"ABCD's of why we need a
new administration In Wash
ington" accused the JFK
administration of excessive
spending, "backdoor financing
Indecisive foreign policy,
lack of executive leadership,
secrecy In government to
fiscal Insanity, the most
radical administration in
hisnry, and nothing more than
a warmed over New Deal. The
panel Included Represent
atives John M. Ashbrook of
Ohio. James E. Bromwetl of
Iowa, Cramer, and Samuel L.
Devtne of Ohio.
Others in the Cherokee
County delegation were Dr.
and Mrs.W.A.Hoover,Sheriff
Claude Anderson, Register of
Deeds J. E. Graves, County
GOP Chairman Dal Reece,
Young Republican President
Elmer Taylor, and Mrs.
Herman H. West.
Several of the possible
candidates for the 11th
District Congressional seat
were introduced to the groigk
Most prominent among them
waa former District Attorney
jlm Bailey and former
assistant District Attorney
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