The Cherokee Scout
And Clay County Progress
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Volume 72-Number 33 Marpby.NX. March 15.1962 12 PaiesTkis Week Published Weeklr
by Bad Morgan
HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR: ;
Gerald T. Chamber* qf Roum
3, Murphy has been selected
as on* of the dualists In com
petition for George Foster
Hgnklns Scholarships at Wake
Forest College. Best of Luck. I
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FUTURE POPULATION:
Projecting prouladon growth,
one expert predicts s 30%
general Increase from 1960
to 1975, but not all stales
will grow the same. North
Caroline will add 14% or 662,
000 people; S. C. will add 16%
or 376,000; Georgia 19% or
756/100; Tennessee 10% or
356,000, Vlrglnis 27% or 1,
087,000; but California will
add 64% or 9,718,000; Florida
tops the list at 92% or 4,
579,000 peoplel Stick around,
things are going to be better
and better and traffic will
probably be worse and worse.
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PAT ON THE BACK: Off
the Cuff overheard Don Car
Mr as saying "I just can't
wait to get my Scout to read
1L"
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THOUGHT OF THE WEEK:
The rule of every worthwhile
man is that no serious job
ever shall receive less than
his best thought and effort.
BAKE SALE: Providence
Hospital Auxllary is holding
a bake sale this Saturday,
March 17 in the building next
to the Regal Hotel on
Hlwassee St. This bake sale
is for a very worthwhile cause
a payment on the baby bottle
sterlizer. It was pointed out to
me by Mrs. J. R. Penlanc
that the ladles auxllary l!
not just a fund raising organi
zation but one that doe:
volunteer work In the hospital
such as making beds serving
dinner, feeding babies and s<
on. This is a fine group ol
ladles and one should be veri
proud to be a member of them
Mrs. Penland said they wen
interested In getting some o
the younger women of the are:
as members. Off the Cut
would like to say that if an)
of you young ladles would likt
to join this organization con
tact me and I'll see that yoi
I are put in touch with th<
Providence Hospital Auxlliar
- - Don't forget the bake sale
ST PATRICKS DAY: Yes,
this Saturday, March 17 Is tht
day when the Irish eyes art
smiling. How many of you will
be wearing green? I've heart
it said that not a living sou
here Is proud to call themsel
Irish. The shame of it all
Let's go you sons of Ireland
Be proud that you're Irish,
want every Irishman In Chero
kee and Clay Counties to dro
me a line saying that he wor
the green on Saturday. Ever
name will be proudly writte
tnto this column next weel
Faith preserve usl
Murphy Band
Earns Rating
Special m the Scout
by Jim Jordan
The Murphy School Band, i
spite of nature's force:
plowed its way from Murph
to Hickory, N. C. to the N. C
State School Band Contest la:
Friday , March 9. The bar
received a "good " ratir
from the judges.
The band left Murphy i
2:20 p.m. by bus and arrive
in Hickory at 7:15 p.m. whet
fband spent the night
Hickory Hotel. The grot
left the following morning
9:15 a.m. for Lenior-Rhyt
College.
Two Homes Burn
Two homes In Clay Coun
burned during the past wee
Bob Penland of the Shootli
f.reek section lost his hon
Thursday, March 8. *
Wednesday, March 14, d
Pete Cothern home in ti
.Tusquittee section burned.
Tom Herbert
Enters 33rd
Senate Race
Tom J. Herbert of Cley
County filed Tuesday night,
March 13 for the State Senate
from the 33rd District it was
learned Wednesday. Mr. Her
bert will oppose Sute Senator
W. Frank Forsyth in the
Deomcratlc primary Saturday,
May 26.
Herbert served in the House
of Representatives from Clay
County in 1959. He is retired
after 30 years with the N. C.
Highway Department.
Wilbur Mlngus also of Clay
County filed Tuesday for the
House of Representatives. Mr.
Mlngus was a Clay County
Commissioner for a number at
years and operates Crawford
(t Mlngus Supply in Hayesville.
Mr. Mlngus, a Democrat, will
run for the seat now held by
Republican Wayne West.
Lions Club To Hold
Wrestling Match
The Andrews Lions Club will
sponsor a professional wrest
ling match on Friday March 23
in the Andrews High School
Gym. The Lion's Club is
donating all proceeds to the
Senior Class for their trip to
Washington, D. C.
COOKIE SALES LEADERS - The Murphy Girl Scouts shown above were the leaders in the
annuls Girl Scout Cookie Sole held last month here in Murphy and Cherokee County. They are
left to right. Shell ah Sneed, Troop 204; Janet Hamilton, Troop 212; BetsyScott, Troop 214;
Marilyn Coleman, Troop 211; and Ann Alexander, Troop 241. (Scout Photo)
Town Employees
Get 5% Pay Hike
The Murphy town council
voted Monday night, March 12
to give the Town employees
a five per cent pay raise across
the board. The pay hike in
cluded all the employees except
Town Clerk C. E.Johnson and
is effective immediately.
The town at present employs
twenty people. Of these, nine
twon employees make less than
$1.00 per hour. The 5% pay
increase will not raise these
nine town employees to over
$1.00 per hour.
In other business at the
regular monthly meeting of the
Murphy council, James E.
Dockery of Murphy appeared
before the council seeking
a permit to operate a taxi
in the town limits.
The council voted to create
a town planning commission
in order to meet certain re
quirements set forth by the
federal government for towns
participating in federal housing
projects. At present Murphy's
application for a 40 unit public
housing project has been ap
proved and construction of die
40 unit project is expected to
start in die near future.
Several Murphy citizens were
discussed as possible mem
bers of such a commission.
The council in other action
adopted a resolution request
ing a federal grant for an
economic survey of the town.
This survey is required by the
Public Housing Authority fot
those towns where federal
housing projects have beer
approved. Under this federal
grant, the town will re
ceive 75% ?f die cost of the
economic survey.
The council approved the
application to the Housing an<
Home Finance Agency for ai
advance for public works plan
ning. This advance is a loai
made to towns for public work:
planning. The Town of Murph;
made application for the advanc
to meet the requirements se
forth by the State Stream
Sanitation Committee of the
North Carolina Department of
Water Resources in the
pollution abatement plan for the
Hlwassee and Valley Rivers.
The federal government will
lend the necessary money to
the town Interest free for any
public works study. Murphy Is
Interested In building a sewage
disposal plant to keep from
dumping raw sewage into the
two rivers. The money the town
receives for this study must be
paid back within five yeaas
or at such time as construction
on a public works project
begins.
The council authorized Mayor
L. L. Mason to make the
application for the advance. W.
!C. ^ckacr. and Co. ? engineer
ing firm, of Charlotte will assist
the Town in the preliminary
studies for the disposal plant.
In other business, the council
ordered that a motion made at
an earlier meeting calling for a
new registration for the town be
rescinded.
Free Peanuts
Draw
HungryCrowd
'Our first anniversary
celebration last week - end
was as successful as any I
have ever tried," stud Richard
Howell, owner and operator of
Howell's Super Market in
Murphy.
Howell's marked the end of
the first year in their new
location next to the Murphy
Post office with an unusual
three day "Sellabration'' last
week. Roasted and raw pea
nuts were free to all so long
as the customer threw the
hulls in the floor. BySaturday
night, the floor was covered
from wall to wall with crushed
peanut hulls. Over 300 pounds
of peanuts were consumed in
the three day period. It took
two hours to clean the floor.
Mr. Howell said he sold
2000 pounds of bananas and
completely sold outof sausage
bacon, and potatoes all his
items were featured specials
for the celebration.
WEATHE
High
Low
Perc.
49
29
0.03
48
25
0.00
45
33
0.83
58
35
Trace
56
43
0.20
61
39
0.22
60
29
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March 7
March 8
March 9
March 10
March 11
March 12
March 13
Thursday showers beginning
in the West and spreading
Eastward. Friday occasional
rain ending Friday. Saturday,
broken cloudness with
showers on Sunday.
E. E. STILES
EDITORIAL
Let's All Sing
Educate a boy, and you educate a man.
Educate a girl, and you educate a family.
The blessing of intelligent womanhood has been
one of the vital forces of the American story.
This week, the nation is paying tribute to the Girl
Scouts on their Golden Anniversary. The role of the
Scouting program in developing responsible leadership
cannot be over stated.
Today there are 6 troops of Girl Scouts with more
than 105 members in this county. Some 9 adult lead
ers work with the girls.
Who can calculate the contribution to healthy family
life made by such a dynamic program?
Since Juliette Low organized the first Girl Scout
troops 50 years ago in Savannah, Ga., almost 18 1/2
million girls and adults have enjoyed the benefits of
the program.
In observance of their anniversary, troops
throughout the country are pledging'to conduct a special
project for the children and youth of their communities.
They will be living up to their birthday theme,
"Honor the past; serve the future."
Let's all stand up and sing ' Happy Birthday" to
the Girl Scouts.
R.S. Bault Named Housing
Authority Administrator
R. S. Bault has been appoint
ed executive administrator for
the Murphy Housing Authority,
C. L. Alverson, chairman of
the authority has announced.
Mr. Bault will act as build
ing construction Inspector for
the $500.000.00for tv unl t Murphy
Federal housing project. He will
also be in charge of maintenance
rentals and collections.
Offices for the housing
authority have been set up in
the Town son Building on Peach
tree Street.
Bault was appointed at a
director's meeting of the
Murphy Housing Authority
Satuixiay, March 3.
Members of the authority in
eluding C. L. Alverson, chair
man, Frank Mauney, Herman
Edwards, town attorney, R. S.
Bault, administrator, and C,
E.Johnson, townclerk.attended
a briefing by the Public Hous
ing Authority in Adanta last
week.
The architect and officials
frcm the legal and real estate
departments of thePublicHous
ing Administration were In
Murphy Wednesday, March 14
to look over and select build
ing sites for the housing project.
Upon selection of the sites,
the next step will be application
for the preliminary loan to
cover land options, surveys and
general overhead expenses, Mr.
Alverson said.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The Editor: ;
Enclosed is ? letter I have
received from Gov. Sanford
answering an appeal I made
to him concerning the in
creased rates of Nantahala
Power Company. I think the
people in this area would like
K> Imow the Governor's views.
Dear Frank: I sympathize
with you completely.
I have been getting
numerous letters and mes
sages from people in your
section who are also greatly
concerned about the increased
rates of Nantahala Power
Company. As you know, I
talked with a number of
leaders from your section
several weeks after taking
office.
The rates were estab
lished under bond, as provided
by the General Statutes. The
Utilities Commission will
make the final determination.
This case was started before
1 came in office. It would be
eery improper for me to make
a public statement, as much as
I might like to because this
is a matter before a tribunal.
You should Know that I
arrmged for the employment
of Mr. Joseph L. Benson to
represent the rats-paying
public. Under the laws and
procedures, there is lltfieelee
I can do, but I will not be
Muware of the situation and
you can count on thla.
With beat wishes always,
Slacertly, Terry Sanford,
Gooareor, Suit of North
Carolina.
W. Frank Forsyth
r. N. C.
The Editors
THe political pot has started
to seethe and stew. The
momentum is expected to gain
with increasing tempo as it
reaches the climax on
November 6, 1962.
In view of this candidates
should, by all means, be picked
methodically; the emphasis
being on their morals. First
and foremost it is far better
to lose with a good candidate
than id win with a bad one.
The former will not injure the
party; the latter, however, will
sap the foundation.
Boyd M. Ledford
Hayesville, N. C.
The Editor:
There has been a lot of
controversy on the question of
the sale by Nantahala Power
It light Co. to Duke Power Co.
or the Co-op's and people
buying this system for their
own use.
First of all our Country is
based on a majority rule. Why,
then hasn't the County Com
missioners held a public vote
through out the five counties 7
I realise that a petition with
^proximately 12,000 names
was presented to the Utilities
Commission s> no avail, but by
a public vote each citizen
and taxpayer would have his
say so and we could see if
our elected officials repre*
sented the people or not.
Wlllard M. Hawk
Andrews, N. C.
Employees Profit Sharing Plan
Announced By The Hitchcock Corp.
The Hitchcock Corporation
of Murphy has established a
Profit-Sharing Plan covering
all employees with stleastrwo
years service with the
Company. Announcement of the
plan was mada this week by
F. C. Bourne, Jr. Secretary
Treasurer of the corporation.
The local company, with main
offices and talc mines and
plant In Murphy has stone
curshing plants In Atlanta and
Macon, Ga.
The effective da* of the plan
Is January 1, 1961. For the
year 1961, 104 of the
company's approxlma* ISO
employees are eligible Opar
dctpate and will share die
company's contribution of
143,000.00 on a basis of past
years' service and 1961 earn
ings.
The purpose of the plan is
id provide a retirement In
come as a supplement id Social
Security benefits and also to
provide death benefits for de
pendents.
The Trust Department of
Wachovia Bank fc Trust Com
pany, Charlotte, N. C. will
act as Trusiae for the fund
and will maintain accounts for
each employee. The bank will
also invest the fund and an
nually will credit each
employee with his share of
earnings from Investment as
well as his share of the com
pany contribution. The total
cost of the plan will be borne
by the company.
Othei fringe benefits en
Joyed by employees of The
Hitchcock Corporation Include
tee weeks' annual paid
vacation, two other paid
holidays, hospitalization for
employees and dependents and
a life insurance program.
The Hitchcock Corporation
began operations in Murphy
at its present location in 1944
and later expended into the
stone crushing business in Ga.
Man Is Charged
In Assault Of
Revenue Agent
Jewell J. Teylor, a resident
of Cherokee County and a 16 year
Navy veteran Monday, March
12 was ordered to stand trial in
Federal Court in Bryson City
May 28 on a charge of assault
ing an Internal Revenue officer.
At Monday's preliminary
hearing before U. S. Commis
sioner Henry J. Truett,
probable cause was found for
the charge against Taylor, 42
of Rt. 4, Murphy.
Bond was set at $10,000 and
Taylor was returned to Bun
combe County Jail in lieu of
bond. He has been in jail since
March 6, eight days after he
allegedly chased the federal
man off with a 12 gauge, double
barreled shotgun.
Both Taylor and the offloer,
Hubert H. Hogan of Franklin,
testified at the hearing.
Hogan said he came to the
Taylor house about 2 p.rp. Feb.
27 in an effort ID obtain taxes
from a 1959 return.
"1 showed Mr. Taylor my
pocket identification and told
him why I was there," Hogan
said "Mr. Taylor apparently
became angry and began swear
ing and cussing."
Hogan said he let the taxpayer
continue, thinking he would "run
down" and after a while, Taylor
apparently became calmer.
"He told me he didn't have
any assets other than his three
E.E. Stiles, Area Merchant
And Politician, Dies At 70
E. E. Stiles, 70, of Murphy
died Friday morning in an
Andrews hospital after a short
illness. He was a lifelong
resident of Cherokee County,
son of the late William and
Alice Voyles Stiles, members
of two of the county's oldest
families.
He had been a merchant all
his life and operated a store
in Murphy for the past 28
years. He took an active part
in politics and was a three
time chairman of the county
Republican Executive Com
mittee. He had served on the
town council and was a deputy
sheriff and a county road com
missioner. He was a member
of the First' Methodist Church
and was active in church work.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Myrtle Carroll Stiles;
one daughter, Mrs. Glenn Wil
liams of Canton; three sons,
Vincent, Boyce and Calvin of
Murphy; two brothers, The
Rev. Fred Stiles and Carl
Stiles of Murphy ; nine grand
children and three great
grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Sunday in First Methodist
Church.
The Rev. C, F. Womble
and the Rev. W. J. Thompson
officiated, and burial was in
Rogers Chapel Church
Cemetery.
Pallbearers were H. E.
Dickey, Charles Hughes, J.E.
Graves. Lloyd Ramsey, Frank
Forsyth, Cliff Radford, Claude
Anderson and D. M, Reece.
Members of the Men's Bible
Class were honorary pall
bearers.
Town son F uneral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
dogs and he would help me
load them In the car," Hogan
said.
The tax man said Taylor had
mentioned a Navy pension ear
lier and Hogan told him this
could be attached to pay the out
standing sum.
"Then he bagan threatening to
kill me or anyone else who'd
touch his pension," Hogan said.
Taylor dashed Inside, Hogan
said, and the federal officer told
Taylor's sister and wife, both
standing outside throughout the
discussion, that apparently
nothing was going to be settled
then and he would leave.
At that time, Hogan said Tay
lor appeared on the porch, pull
ing a cover from the shotgun,
then jumping off the porch and
leveling It at the IR officer
some 10 feet away. As wife and
sister struggled with Taylor,
the trigger clicked.
The weapon wasn't loaded and
Taylor broke it open, Hogan said
at which point the officer began
advancing to prevent him from
loading It.
Taylor then closed the shot
gun and grabbed It by the barrel
as a club, swinging it at Hogan,
the officer said.
"1 got In my car and left,"
Hogan said.
Taylor said that he never
saw the Internal Revenue man's
Identification, that he knew the
gun wasn't loaded although he
admitted going and getting It.
He said he threatened to kill
Hogan, "if he ever came back"
Taylor said he was told by a
lawyer that he didn't have to
pay the tax, but at Monday's
hearing offered to settle the
amount.
Following the testimony.
Commissioner Truett found
probable cause for the charge
and set trial for the May 28
criminal term of U. S. District
Court In Bryson City.
WOMAN OF THE MONTH
?rrivp narrirlninf In
Our Woman of the month for
March is a much loved citizen
who moved to Cherokee County
in the year 1908.
Bessie Stoner, born in Lin
wood, North Carolina, was the
only child of J. M. and Sal lie
Meachan Stoner. Mrs. Stoner
died when Bessie was four
years old. Bessie and her
father then moved to
Mocksvllle, North Carolina to
make their home. Miss Bessie
Stoner spent her early school
years in Mocksvllle and Lex
ington, North Carolina. She
attended the Sunny Side
Seminary for Young Women In
Mocksvllle, also Meredith
College In Raleigh, and then
completed her college work
in music at Virginia Inter
mont College, Bristol,
Virginia, graduating In 1906.
In 1908 Bessie Stoner came
? Murphy to taach music and
other classes In the Western
North Carolina Bqnlst High
School and Institute, which
was located on Old Hospital
Hill. Very soon Mar coming
to Murphy, Miss Bessie
Stoner became acquainted with
a very fine looking young man
by the name of A. G. Deweese
who owned Mid operated a
lumber company, and in 1909
she beceme Mrs. A. G.
Mr. and Mrs. Deweese be
came the parents of four
daughars: Mrs. Metrics
Gentry, now living and aach
ing school in Lumuenanu,
Ohio; Mrs. Frank Crawford,
a registered nurse, who died
in 1952; Sergeant First Class
Fannie Deweese now serving
with the U. S. Army in Yuma,
Arizona, and Mrs. Ruth
Cheney, who lives with Mrs.
Deweese and operates a
nursery school in the home.
Mr. Deweese served as a
county commissioner and also
as Senator from this district,
serving Cherokee County In
many ways before his death in
1919. Mrs. Deweese has seven
grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
' Miss Bessie", as she la
known to all who love her,
has served this community
faithfully In many ways. Very
soon after moving to Cherokee
County, Miss Bessie joined the
First Baptist Church, where
she was church organist for
many years, also Sunday
School teacher. President of
the Women's Missionary
Society and participated in
many other phases of church
work. Serving God has always
had first place in Miss
Bessie's life.
Miss Bessie in her busy role
as wife, mother, church worker
?... ... wu. ?* louno uma to
?each private music leseoos ID
many chilch-en in Murhy. She
lies always loved young people
and has meant much to them
by counseling them when they
needed bar advice. She was an
various civic clubs, serving on
many committees, and also in
P. T. A. work. She is known
everywhere for her kindness
to the needy and unfortunate.
One of the first things that
Miss Bessie will tell you about
when you visit her, is her
beautiful collection of china
from many countries in
Europe and Japan. She is
especially proud of the many
Hummel Flgertnes which she
owns.
At the present time. Miss
Bessie is serving as Chatrmai
of the Mae Perry Circle of the
First Baptist Church, is also
Community Missions Chair
man for the Woman's Mis
sionary Society , and is a
member of the Amerlcv
Legion Auxiliary. If you ?et
a Job well done, just ask Miss
Bessie. You will find that she
will spend hours on d
E> help someone la t
Just get in much with MUs
Bessie U you have a lot of
Miss
Registrar of Vital Statistics
in Cherokee CotBty
1911.
and Pr
Woman's Club, is
? Salute you, oea of the most
beloved cidaaas at fhmlaa
Coiwty, Woman of the Man*
of March, 1961.
(Scout Phctv
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