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WEAiHE APRIL HIGH LOW PREC 63 32 0 56 35 0.27 55 49 0.33 63 43 0.10 71 45 0.12 10 66 40 0 11 74 43 0.69 FORECAST: Rata NAJI iAiLLLA SEGIOHAL r.fwaA jiy HJKfflT I c COKP 3 I The Cherokee Scout Frt^Sr - pn^dy And clay County Progress cloudy with showers ma scat- I ?red thunders Kirms onSstur day. Rain ending stnday. Volume 72 - Number 37 Murphy, North Carolina, April 12, 1962 12 Pagat Thle Week Publlthed Weekly NEW HIWASSBE BRIDGE TO BE NAMED FOR STATE SENATOR - The North Carolina Highway Commission in of ficial session March IS approved the naming of the Hiwaasee River Bridge in honor of W. Frank Forsyth, Stats Senator from Murphy. Two identical plaques bearing an inscription will be Installed on the bridge, one on each end. The policy of the Highway Commission is for local people to submit suggested wording for the plaque. The commission will order the plaque and the county involved will be billed for the cost. "In the event certain citizen* In the county wish to pay for the plaques, they can reimburse the county", Roger R.Jackson. Jr. Public Relations Officer and assistant to the highway com mission chairman, said. The new bridge Is shown at right above as work continues. The old two-lane bridge that the new bridge will replace Is shown at left. Notice that cars must wait on the eastern side (right) of the old bridge until the trailer truck on the bridge passes across. Completion of the new bridge Is expected by late summer. (Scout Photo) Special Holy Week Services Planned At Episcopal Church A series of special Holy Week services at the Messiah Episcopal Church in Murphy was announced last week by the Rev. Alex. B. Hanson, rector of the church. "The School of Life" will be the theme of the series. The Rev. Charles G. Hamilton, a national public figure, will conduct the ser vices. The Rev. Hamilton holds five degrees and has it.wnty-seven alma maters. He has been described In the Episcopal Church press as the "most educated educated clergyman In (he church" and has been Introduced by the Bishop of Massachusetts as the "most colorful minister in our church or In any church." The first service will be held Sunday morning, April 15, at 11:00 a.m. at (he Episcopal Church of the Messiah on Peachtree Street In Murphy. Services will con tinue Monday through Thurs day at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Hanson said these services are for the public as well as Episcopal Church members. Dr. Hamilton is the editor of the International Epslcopal magazine, "Crossroads," of the work of the Episcopal Church In the United States and Canada, of which the Rev. Alex. B. Hanson is First Vice President. He was sent to Britain last year by the Episcopal Church, where he preached In several ancient and historical churches, and over the British Broadcast ing system. Dr. Hamilton was raised in County Golf Course Memberships Pass 50 PerCentMark As43Sign Up A nine hole golf course In Cherokee County came close to a reality Thursday night, April 5 as forty-three names of buyers of stock in the pro posed Tomahawk Development Corporation were made known at a gathering of Interested citizens from Andrews and Murphy. The group heardWal . ly Williams, Murphy business man and leader In the current effort to build a golf course In Cherokee County, read off the names. The proposed Tomahawk Development Corporation pro poses to build a nine hole golf course between Murphy and Andrews, and to develop the land surrounding the course for residential sites. A prospectus prepared for the development corporation states that any person making any part of the initial Invest ment In the project will have stock in it and that the stock holders by majority vote will determine the plans and pol icies of the corporation. Each person purchasing a lot In the proposed real estate develop ment and golf course will have a share of stock. It Is proposed that between 200 and 300 acres of land will be purchased between An drews and Murphy suitable for. a golf course and having around It areas which may be developed for sale as lots. It Is planned to lay out a 18 hole golf course with 100 lots of adequate size around the course. A nine hole golf course with first class greens will be built within one year of the formation of the corpor ation. The other nine holes are to be completed if and when enough members are secured to support a 18 hole course. Anyone owning one share of stock or one lot in the develop ment is entitled to mem bership in the country club with golf privileges by paying the annual dues. New members will be taken into the club from time to time but must pay an Initiation fee of 8300 plus render dues. Persons proposed for membership who do not have a lot or share of stock must be passed on by members. The stockholders In the cor poration will own the golf course and such land as is left unsold. ? ' During the current drive to obtain the necassary backing, shares of stock are available to any resident of Cherokee, Clay, or Graham Counties or K> anyone not residing In this area who is interested in seeing this area prosper. No person who is 8 reel dent of Cherokee, Cley, or Graham Counties may play golf on the course unless a member of the country club. A membership entitles a member and his immediate family id play without charge ?f green fees. Non residents may play on the course by payment of such green fees ?s may be established. share of stock and one lot (or multiple thereof may be purchased on any of the following plans: 1) Fifteen hundred dollars ossh; in the event you exer cl* lMn option to purchase at $1500.00 for cash you may hsve your choice of lot in the development provided you guar an oee to start construc tion within two years and complete within six months thereafter a borne on the lot Failure to so build will for *e choice lot and you *dll be required m take one designated by the directors. A public drawing will be held or all lots not purchased under this first option and eachpur chaser will receive lot drawn ?t the public drawing. 2) One hundred dollars cash down; Fourteen hundred dol lars within three months; your total cost. Fifteen hundred. 3) One hundred dollars down; Two hundred within; three months; balance within twelve months of original down Psytnent; your total cost Six teen Hundred. 4) One hundred dollars down; Two hiaidred within ?roe months; Thirty dollars per month for fifty months; your total cost; Eighteen Hun area. 5) One hundred dollars down; two hundred within three months; Twenty dol lars per month for eighty four months; your total cost Nineteen Hundred Eighty. 6) Plans Four and Five rosy be paid up at any time with a six percent discount on unpaid balance. If you purchase on time you will receive a purchase contract for your lot pro vldtag for delivery of deed you won completion of P?rnent If you pay cash you win receive deed forthwith, qpon completion of drawing. U?ta in the development will be restricted as determined stockholders, but to in clude provisions for no com mercial use, an dweUUv ?> be erected containing less than 1200 square feet or costing lass than $12,000, inside w.^ ?d row*, dlapoeal. and no livestock. Unless a nine hole goU course with grass greens and of first class construction Is built, all moneys paid In will be refunded on reconveyance of loss less your pro rated proportion of the cost of this effort to organize the corpor ation and development which may have been expended. The stockholders will elect twelve directors and establish by-laws for the corporation, at least one director to be elected from each town having as many as five stockholders. All money received in the sale of lots to be used only In further development of the golf course, the real estate development, and possibly later a country club building. No one person, family, or company may ever own more than ten shares of smck in the corporation. Of the names submitted, thirty-eight of the total were from the Murphy area, four from Andrews and one from Hayesvllle, A breakdown as to the In dividuals who have purchased stock in this proposed development by towns and oc cupations is as follows: ANDREWS - Doctors, Den tists, etc. Dr. Charles Van Gorder, Dr. F. E. Blaylock; Businessmen - Joe BIKhourt, Harold Gee. It Is understood that more names have bean entered to the list from An drews but were not avail aide at press time. HAYESVULLE - Business man - D. R. Bales key. MURPHY - Radio stations - Max Blakemore; Drugstores - Duke Whitley. Ken Godfrey: Attorneys - C. E. Hyde, Ho bert McKeever, Herman Ed wards; Movie - P. J. Henn; Banker - W. Frank Forsyth; Funeral Director - Peyton Ivle; Restaurants - Virgil CDell (2 shares); News paper - N, J, Babb; Dry Goods Merchants - Loren Davis. Wally Williams; Auto Dela tors - John Dickey. H.B.Dfc key, John Waddna, Zeb Chas taln; Office Equipment - Jim my Hilton; Jeweler - Merle Davis; Hotel - Harry Seamon; Motels - Howard West; Fish ing Docks. - Elmer Taylor; Timber Business - Howard (Bud) Alexander; Doctors - I*. W. A. Hoover, Dr. George Size; Chiropractor - Dr. Geroge L. Dyer; Optome trist - Dr. William Cos sett Mining, Quarry - Roscoe Wil Uns; Building Simplies - J. B. Hughes, J, M. Hughes; Man rfecturhr i Ed Brumby; Clearing Contractor - Her man West: Aua> SappUea - w. ~ ~ *- en. nee l. Singleton; Poultry - W. T. ervtce So Brown. Jr.; Service Stations Gordon W. Jones; retired ' dividual*, Frmik Meuney j. J. Shields.Cent, back It's A Two Party Race In Murphy's Election Telephone Users Mail In $332.50 Last week's appeal by the Murphy Chamber of Com merce tt> the subscribers of the Western Carolina Tele phone Company in this area id support the chamber's ef fort to raise money K> hire an attorney id represent the people of Cherokee County at the telephone rate Increase hearing in Ashevtlle, April 24, was answered id the tune of (332.50. The return envelops have been coming in steadily all week. About one-fifth of the telephone subscribers in this area have returned an enve lope with a contribution. REV. CHARLES G. HAMILTON Kentucky, but he has spent his ministry in Mississippi, where he was named Minister of the Year in 1953 by the "Progressive Farmer*' and Emory University. He has served in the Mississippi legislature, as a delegate to several Democratic National Conventions, on Eisenhower's White House Saftey Commis sion, the Tennessee Consti tutional Revision Commission and as a Kentucky Colonel. He is a former Chaplain. Dr. Hamilton has taught in several colleges written sev eral thousand articles, and has published more books than al most any minister in the Church. He is a well known historian and poet, and was on the 1961 program of the American Political Science Association. He has preached in almost all the major cities of the nation, but has spent his ministry in the small owns Dr. Hamilton has been on all three national radio networks; and is heard in ten states over three radio stations every Sunday since 1942. He has travelled almost 900,000 miles in his ministry, and has read the New Testament through 1500 times. Dr. Hamilton's theme for " his series of services at the Episcopal Church will be "The School of Life." The subjects by days will be: Sunday, Apr. 15, 11 a.m. The School of Life The Entrance.; Monday, April 16, 7:30 p.m. The School of Life - The Textbook; Tues day. April 17, 7:30 p.m. The School of Life ? The Report Card; Wednesday, April 18, 7:30 p.m. The School of Llfe the Final Examination. Thurs day. April 19. 7:30 p.m. The School of Life, - The Com men cement. MarpbyMaaFocas Cor Thaft Charges A Murphy mechanic was freed on $1,500 bond Friday after he was charged with Interstate car theft. Warren Kirkland, 28, wai ved preliminary hearing be fore U. S. Commissioner Henry J. Truett at Bryson City. Truett set trial for the May criminal term of U. S. Dis trict Court in Bryson City. Kirkland was arrested by a U. S. Deputy Marshal in Murphy Friday following an FBI investigation . The of ficer said the car was stolen in Tennessee and brought s> North Carolina, lloodaobilt Is Coalog To Aadrtws Tatsday ANDREWS - The American Red Cross BloodmobUe will be at City Hall for Mood collection on Tuesday, April 17, from 1 to 6 p.m. Local doctors. Red Cress staff mid volunteer workers will be present. Otoe again die call is for volunwer donors An accident Involving two men and one woman In a 1962 Ford Falcon happened at 2:00 a.m. Sunday on U. S. 19 6 miles east of Murphy. Thomas Delong, the driver and John Baker were taken to Providence Hospital. Both men are with the U. S. Navy, sta tioned at New Port News, Virginia. Frankle Waddns of Andrews was taken to Andrews hospital with a broken back. The car left the wet road, overturned several times. Pro perty damage was estimates at $2000.00. Delong was arrested for speeding. All occupants had been drinking. Murphy politics really began to get Interesting during this past week as both the Democrats and Republicans made known their tickets for the forthcoming town election, Tuesday, May 8. The Republicans presented their town ticket headed by Murphy High School Princi pal, Walter Puett, For Corn ell man, the Republicans list Richard Howell, Virgil 0"Dell, Charlie Craln, Sr., Mrs. W. M. Fain, Don Ramsey, and Hayes Dockery, Sr. The Democi ats met In con vention Friday, April 6, at the Cherokee County Court house, and elected H. A. Mat rox chairman of the Town Of Murphy Democrat Party. Mrs. Ed Reynolds was elected vice chairman; Mrs. Herman Ed wards, secretary. The Democrats nominated Incumbent L. L, Mason for mayor and four Incumbent council men - Francis Bourne, Jr., John Jordan, W. A. Sin gleton, and Cloe Moore. New comers ro the Democrat ticket are Jerry Hatches and Kenneth Godfrey. Ben Scon was nominated but sailed in the voting. Jerry Hashes led the ballot with 71 votes. Republican candidate, Wal ter Pues, said following the announcement, "Our ticket has some very "ne citizens on It, people who are gen uinely Interested In good city government for Murphy. We expect ro have a meeting to gether soon." Editorial Keep Appointments In October of I960, the doors to the Csneer Detection Clinic tt the Health Department In Murphy opened Its doors. Since that time, 18 months later, over five hun dred citizens of this area (Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties ) have been examined for possible cancer, free of charge. The cancer detection clinic is held every month on the second Thursday in the month. Examinations are by appointment only. Appointments can be made by contacting Mrs. Betty Jenkins, Route 2, Culberson. Dr. W. A. Hoover of Murphy, director otthe cancer detection center, says that lately less than 50% of those scheduled for an examination have been keeping their appointment. In a specially prepared statement con cerning this matter. Dr. Hoover said, "When you make an appointment, we wish that you would make every effort to keep it. The people who are making appointments and are not keeping them are preventing others who want the examination from receiving them. Less than SO per cent of those with appointments in March showed up. It was not bad weather, they just didn't show tg>. 35 appointments were made for the March clinic. I would lite to stress that the doctors at the center are giving their time free of charge and the doctors feel that those making the appointments should at least keep them." Dr. Hoover went on to urge people, both men and women, to take advantage of this free service. Andrews Librory PlansOpei House ANDREWS - In observance of National Library Week, the official Board of Andrews Carnegie Library held a meet ing on Monday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. at the library. Plans were made for open house to be held at the library on Friday, April 12, from 2 to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9p.m. The public is invited, a member of the board an nounced. Baptist laoir Preseats Easter Caatata Saaday "Hillelujikl What a Savlorl", an Easter con tata by John W. Peterson, will be presented by the Adult Choir of the First B^tlst Church of Murphy on Sunday evening, April 15, at 7:30 p. m. The program will be under the direction of Ju lian S. Suggs, Minister of Music and Education. Holy Week Services To Be Held At Presbyter ion Church Holy Week services are being held at Murphy Presby terian Church. Palm Sunday through Thursday, April l? 19, with the Rev. Harry L. Price of Spruce Pine as the guest minister. During the week there will be two services dally, for half an hour beginning at 7:30 each morning, and again at 7:30 in the evening. The Mur phy choir and guest singers will lead In the music. Thomas V. Walls Will Be Guest Evangelist ANDREWS - Rev. Thomas V. Wells will be theewaelist for the spring evangelistic campaign at First Baptist Church, April 22 - May 2, Rev. Thomas C. Christmas, pasair, immaiced today. Mr. Wells Is paean- of die Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church in Msryville, Tenasssse. He paster of Gaga Nashville, Ita Park Church. Nashville, "Services will ba lag at 7tS0 p.m. tsn day parted. HERMAN H. WEST, Chero kee County's representative to the North Carolina General Assembly, h^s announced that he will he a candidate for re election to the North Carolina House of Representatives from Cherokee County sub ject to the May 5th Cherokee County Republican Convention. Special Singing To Be Held There will be ? special singing at the Shooting Creek School Saturday night. April 14 at 7:30 p.m. sponsored by the PTA. Admission is free but the PTA will be serving refreshments in the lunch room B help raise ftmds for playground equipment. Expected singers are the Cherokee County Quartet with Glen Ellis, The LetfordQuar tet, Friendly Four, The Merry Heart Trio, Powers Family, Turner Family, Thomas Fam ily and others. All special singers are in vited and the public is urged to attend. WOMAN OF THE MONTH Llllie Mae Brittlan Cover waa born in Murphy, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mra. A. M, Brittlan. She was reared and educated in Chero kee County and studied music at Davenport College, Lenoir, North Carolina. Llllie Mae was married to Giles W. Cover of Andrews, N. C, They had three chil dren, the late William Cover, Mrs. Jane Cover Orr, and Mrs. Eleanor Ennls. She has three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. It was only natural then that Mrs. Cover should be chosen delegate from her part of the state when, in 1924, women In North Carolina look part for the first time in the Democratic National Con van While raising a family and serving In bar state's govern ment, Mrs. Cover also waa active locally, serving on te board oforuawas of Weswm Carolina College, CuDowhee. a school which has received ecoftddon for its Isiva Mint oat h ? ed ef her ooiaity I Ion, and la a firm believer diat women should be more active along these lines. In 1943 Mrs. Cover ran for the General Assembly in Ra leigh and was elected. Again In 1945 her reelection with out opposition Indicated the regard in which she was held. In 1959 Mrs. Cover returned to the General Assembly. Always lnwrestod In stream conservation, Mrs. Cover served under North Carolina's Gov. Scott on the State Stream Sanitation Committee which was successful In bringing public recognition of the dan gar of stream pollution. "To day," she said, "most areas of the stato have facilities to remedy this situation." She la especially proud, a he sal<V of three accomplish ments - her sponsorship ot die nine month school hill which successfully passed rf tar much opposition from legislators who objected ? the six million doll art Ms added to stats financial bad )??. During he sen atatoen she was shis to gst a 10 par oaat sad after hitter opposition. And during her last session. Mrs. Cover sponsored e com mittee to make a two year study of the program for their gifted child In the state school system. Her years of experience In affairs of stew have led Mr*. Cover to believe diet women are progreaslng In their treat ment of each other. She tree espedllay said, chairman of the commit during the su Mrs. Cover with other woman eft at a Banguat < given a dcation hy tha Bet ness and Professional Wont of North Carolina. Mrs. Cover, organist at t Andrews dwrch for 90 ] Is e member of Itsaa of North CveUne** . of to gran hog of *e stew At ^ ^
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