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Volume 72 -? Number 47 Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, June 21, 1962 12 Pages This Week PiSllehed Weekly
Extra $100 Cash Prize For This Week Only
Winner Of $100 Extra Cash
Prize Will Most Likely Be
$2,525 Grand Award Winner
Early Reports ladkatod Rocord-Breakiag Week h SebsaJptioa
Sales With Oaly 14 Woifcbg Days ReoMiaiag Te Wia 1962
Dodge Dart Sedaa Aad Other Big Awards; Maay Have
Good Chaaco To Wia Big Awards.
For this week only ? $100
Extra cash prize will be
swarded to the campaign
worker who turns In the
largest amount of money for
subscriptions to The Chero
t Scout and Clay County
Progress from Monday, June
18th through Saturday, June
23ru. The worker having hopes
of winning the new 1962 Dodge
Dart first award better make
every effort to win this Extra
Cash Prize.
This Extra Cash Prize is in
addition to any other prize or
commission a worker will win
at the close of the Campaign.
This extra $100 cash prize will
be awarded at the close of
the Campaign along with the
other prizes.
EXTRA VOTES ALSO
Beginning Monday, June 18
and continuing through Satur
day, June 23rd the following
extra vote offer will be In
effect: Twenty dollars worth
of subscriptions entitles the
candidate m 144,000 Extra
votes. Therefore those who
are now working for one of
the biggest awards cannot af
ford to lose any time during
this present week. Two $20
"Clubs" this week will pile
ig> 288,000 extra votes, fifteen
"clubs" this week would earn
2,160,000 extra votes, etc.
There will be another drop In
votes next week.
RESALE SUBSCRIPTIONS
A resale subscription Is a
furhter payment by anyone w..o
has already subscribed or re
newed their subscriptions for
a definite lenght of time dur
ing some previous period
of the campaign, and will carry
extra votes which amount to
more votes than a first sub
scription payment collected at
(his time thus allowing a big
advantage in votes to apply
on the winning of the bigger
and more valuable awards and
each member is advised d
get as many "resale" sub
scriptions as possible.
NOTE - IMPORTANT
Candidates are requested to
mark "Resales" when they
turn in subscriptions, other
wise the campaign department
will not be responsible for the
additional votes that resale
subscriptions carry.
NEW INTEREST AROUSED
Members who, up to a week
or so ago, had displayed only
casual Interest in the race,
realize that their chances of
winning the big awards are as
good as any other member's.
The fact that Just the sub
scriptions that are turned in
this present week count to
apply on the $100 extra prize
offered for this week only.
gives each and every member
on the list exactly the same
opportunity id win. This In
Itself Is creating unbounded
enthusiasm. "Til" the day Is
done they are fighting the
battle, courageously keeping
busy at it In order thatthe tide
will sweep toward them.
It may be truly said thatthe
real campaign is just begin
ning, Judging by the
enthusiasm being demon
strated by the campaign wor
kers lately. One and all are
more determined now ts finish
higher In the list than ever
before. Again the public is
lending Its supportln the com
mendable way and urging the
workers on to greater
achievement. This Increased
activity Indicates an ex
ceptionally active week In each
of the sections. The "alert"
members, will 'bear down'as
never before on subscriptions
Wagon Train Will Travel
Longer Route This Year
Andrews ? Addicts of TV
westerns and fans of pioneer
days can get a taste of the
real thing when the fifth an
nual Tennessee toNorthCaro
llna Wagon Train arrives In
Andrews on July 4th.
Some 120 covered wagons
and around 500 horseback
riders are expected to make
the 62 mile trip through the
rugged Unicoi and Snowbird
Mountains from Telllco Plains
Tenn. to Andrews.
The first Wagon Train In
EXTRA! EXTRA!
TMs Weak Only
$100 EXTRA PRIZE
Siprame Effort Important Now
The $100 Extra Cash Prize Will Be Awarded To The
Candidate Who Turns In the Largest Amount of Money for
Subscriptions From Monday June 18th Through Saturday,
4June 23rd.
This Is Tho Last Extra Cash Prizo
Workers Centering All Interest On Extra Cash Prize
This Week With Direct Understanding That All Business
Turned In This Wekk Counts On The $100 Extra And
All Other Awards
Candidates: Ther Is $2,275 difference In value of first
prize and third prize . This week is the time tn
THMX - FIGURE - ACT
The big race ends soon. This week's offer can place you
In the Winning List.
Lift of Candidates And Percentage
Votes Accepted For Publication
Mrs. James H. Wallace Murphy ... .515,000
Mrs. Sue G. Helton Murphy .... 520,000
Miss Wands Sue West. Murphy 560.000
Mrs. Blaln Stalcup Murphy .... 555,000
Miss Jo Moody Murphy . .. .570,000
drey Duckworth. ,
Miss Audrey Duckworth. ., Hayesvllle .... 570,000
Gregg Payne Andrews .... .580,000
Miss Charlene Thomas. .. .Brasstown 265,000
Miss Ruby S. Kitchens. . .. Hayesvllle, R-l.... 560,000
Mrs. WUda Barnard. Warne 535,000
Herbert J. O'DcIt Hanging Dog 580.000
Mrs. Ernest P. hjrdln. . .. Andrews R-l 525,000
Mrs. C. H. 'Doug* Hill Sweetwater 260.000
Ralph Worley Robbtnsvllle 510,000
Mrs. Rose Mary Coffey. .. Marble 450,000
Mrs. Betty Jenkins Culberson .... 210,000
Mrs. Ruth Ann Winchester...Murphy R-4 .... 525,000
Mrs.GarlandHedrtck. .... Murphy R-4 ..... 570,000
Kenneth Gladson. Culberson 545,000
Wayne Watson Brasstown 425,000
Mrs. Patricia Buchanan. .. Robbtnsvllle 225,000
S. J.Batetnan Marble 500,000
Mrs. Burton Graves Hlwassee Dam 100,000
Mrs. Georgia Voyles Hlwassee Dam 255,000
Mrs. Pearl Htmaucker Peach tree 100,000
Mr. PiJ?lic ? Help Your Favorite
Worker NOW. Positively Nothing
Better To Be Offered Later in
, Campaign.
$100 Extra Cash Prfaa
Remember - There Is a $2,525 Dodge
For Top Winner in The Scout Campaign.
1958 made the trip id attract
attention to the need for a
modern highway between
Eastern Tennessee and West
ern North Carolina where only
wagon trails existed.
''Tie f' rst Train traveled
from Tellico Plains id Murphy
the far western outpost of
North Carolina. nd the
success and fun of this July
4th publicity stunt brought a
quick decision to make the trip
an annual event.
Success for the original
purpose of the trip came early
this year, after four Wagon
Trains in the ensuing four
years, when the Highway Com
missions of both states agreed
to build the road.
But with plans for a larger
Train than ever this year, the
participants from both states
decided to seek out a new route
and continue to work for a
second road.
This year's Train will
travel some 20 miles further
than did the original caravan
coming from Tellico Plains to
Robbinsville through Cherokee
and Nantahala National Forest
lands, then on to Andrews on
July 4th across an old dirt
road built in 1836 by Gen.
Winfield Scott when he
attempted to move the Chero
kee Indians from Western
North Carolina to Oklahama.
This last lap of this year's
route is a portion of the
original Trail of Tears, the In
famous name given the
Cherokee's route to Oklahoma.
The trail with the Train will
follow from Tellico Plains
to Robbinsville is also an old
Indian route which the Chero
kees took to Tennessee and
Kentucky in search of flints.
As soon as the new route
was decided upon, and it was
learned that the Train would
pass through National Forest
lands. Congressmen from both
states Introduced legislation
to begin studies of the pos
sibilities of building a road
between the two states follow
ing this route.
Progress has been so great
and interest so high In build
ing a road over the new route,
that it may become a reality
e'en sorter 'ht: th< "rigine'.
trail.
Peter J. Hanion,Supervisor
of the N. C, National Forests
and Jim Vessey, Regional
Forester for the National For
est Service, have both
accepted Invitations to attend
this year's celebration.
As for the original purpose
of seeking publicity for the
need for such roads, national
magazines such as Life and
Ford Times have carried
features on the event, NBC
TV has used film clips on their
Today show, and area news
papers, radio and TV stations
have also devoted much time
and space to the event.
Interest has become so
great that horse owners from
practically every state in the
East have asked to Join the
Train and make the trip, and
literally thousands have
flocked to Western North
Carolina on July 4th to see the
spectacle.
As for the Wagon Master, he
says, "The more, the
merrier," and each year the
Train grows larger, and more
people are on hand as spec
tators.
Festivities this year will
begin in Telllco Plains, Ten
nessee on the night of June
30 where the Train will form,
including a parade through
town and a mountain
"hoedown."
The Wagon Train will camp
in the mountains between Tel
llco Plains and Robbinsvllle
on the nights of July 1 and 2
and in Robbinsvllle on the night
of July 3, with a pioneer
celebration there, then make
the 17 mile pull on into An
drews on July 4, arriving
around 3:00 p.m. for a gigantic
"Trail's End Celebration."
Scout Is Well Read
It has been called to the attention of the Scout
that in last week's editorial entitled "Stmng Tic
kets" this newspaper failed to indicate which of
the Cb-rokee County Republican candidates are
seeking re-election this fall, while doing so for the
Democrat candidates.
The incumbent GOP candidates are Claude An
derson for sheriff; Ed Graves for register of deeds;
J. C. Townson for coroner, and completely omit
ted from the editorial, Herman H. West is seeking
re-election to the House of Representatives on the
Republican ticket.
While it was not called to our attention, the
Scout would like to point out that Democrats C. C.
Hemphill for board of education, and W. T. Moore
for commissioner, district one, are also incum
bents. This same editorial failed to mention that
these two Democrats are incumbents.
Also in the same issue, the lead story con
cerning the Cherokee County tax reduction of 12
cents to $1.60 per $100 evaluationt it was stated
that "on a motion by W. T. Moore, seconded by
W. S. Dickey, the Board of Commissioners unani
mously voted the 12 cent reduction." While this
statement was printed as it was given to the Scout,
it is in error according to the official minutes of the
meeting. According to the minutes, Walter Docks.,
second:d Mr. Moore's motion. The motion was then
voted on unanimously by the commissioners.
Close scrutiny and study of editorials and ar
ticles appearing in the Scout ate strong indi
cations of the readership of this newspaper by our
subscribers and is indeed gratifying and heart
warming.
THE THREE PRISONERS that made their escape from the
Cherokee County jail early Monday morning used this rope
fashioned from bed sheets to climb from the jail roof K> the
catwalk that connects the jail with the courtroom. (Scout Photo)
this week and win the $100
Extra Cash Prize, and then
on id win the New 1962 Dodge
Dart Sedan FirstGrond Award
at the end.
3 Prisoners Gain
Freedom In Daring
County Jail Break
Three Cherokee County
prisoners Including two being
held In maximum security
cells made a bold and daring
escape from the county Jail
sometime In the early morning
hours Monday, June 18.
As of noon Wednesday, the
trio remained at large. Mem
bers of the Cherokee County
Sheriff's department. N. C.
State Troopers, and SBI have
been alerted id look for the
escapees.
While It has not been deter
mined exactly how the trio got
out of their second story cells.
deputy Robert Harness theo
rized that a pocket book was
lodged at the base of the steel
door leading to the prisoners
cells which prevented the huge
door from securing properly.
From tie second floor cells
the prisoners climbed the
steps to the third floor, then
forced open a trap door lead
ing to the attic of the jail.
The pad lock on the trap door
was still In place.
Working from the attic, they
tore a hole In the roof and
used several bed sheets to
lower themselves K> the cat
A LARGE HOLE was torn In the roof of the JaU rfter the esettees had forced open a trap
door leading to the attic. The arrow points B where the sheet rope was secured. (Scout Photo)
POCKET BOOK ( at arrow) prevented the steel bar door ?> close properly it la through by
law enforcement officers. This picture was posed for the benefit of this news shot. (Scout PhoB)
DEPUTY ROBERT HARTNBSS points B die scrim of locking levers that i
leading ID the maximum security cells from which Verion Dockery and Paul Brown asc^ad.
The levers are enclosed In a swel box which Is locked gar the levers are in piece (Scout Phom)
mxV A
ho carried tM? brcokf m t
up. (Scout Photo)
walk that connects the second
floor of the Jail and the court
room.
The trio walked across the
catwalk, found the door to the
courtroom not locked, entered
the courthouse, down the steps
and out the back door to free
dom.
Prisoners who escaped from
the maximum security cell
were Verlon Dockery, 22.
white male, blue eyes, brown
hair, 126 pounds, snd Paul
Brown, 41, white male, black
halrt 170 pounds. Both were
charged with breaking, enter
ing and larceny. Dockery, of
ficers reported Is AWOL from
the Marine Corps. He Is from
the Hanging Dog section of
Cherokee County.
Brown, according to of
ficers, Is wanted In two other
sates, Tennessee and
Michigan, on charges of bur
glary and larceny. Brown Is
from Route 1, Copperhlll.
The third escspee, Fred
McDonald, SO, white male, dark
hair, 160 pounds, was being
held on a capias after falling
to appear for a reckless driv
ing charge. He was supposed
to have been tried Monday
morning.
The Jail break was dis
covered around 7 a.m. Monday
by Sheriff Claude Anderson as
he took brehkfast to the
prisoners.
The sheriff said he lastsaw
die prisoners when he
personally checked the cell
block around 11 p.m. Sunday
night. The sheriff and his fam
ily live on the first floor of
the Jail and spent the entire
night In the building. Sheriff
Anderson said he went to bed
around mlckilght.
Another cotaity prisoner,
Lloyd Keener of Murphy,
charged with public dnadness
did not take part In the escape.
Teen-Dem
Club Goes
To Raleigh
By Wanda Thompson
On Friday June 15five Man
agers went to Raleigh from
Cherokee County. Tommy
Curtis, Hlwasaee; Gerald
Bryson. Andrews; Charlotte
Stalcup, Jerry Dickey and
Wanda Thompson, Murphy at
tended the first annual Teen
Dem Convention In the United
Sums. There were over 300
delegates attending the
convention.
Friday night the convention
got under way on the campus
of N. C. State College with
welcoming speeches. District
meetings were held and of
ficers were elected. Wanda
Thompson of Murphy was
elected vice-chairman of the
11 congressional district.
Saturday morning several
workshops were held. Among
the distinguished democratic
leaders who spofce was Edwin
Gill , state treasurer. We
held a workshop for organizing
Teen-Dem Clubs In our home
counties.
Saturday afternoon we held
elections for state officers.
Saturday night the YDC clubs
?id the delegates had a Ban
quet at which Governor Terry
spoke and Introduced the main
speaker. Sergeant Shiver,
head of the Peace Corps.
After the banquet, a dance
was held qrhich ended the con
All tha> delegates from
Cherokee County wish is
their appreciation at
? and Mrs^ .H. Brumby for
rtnanrlng and siggnrdng the
delegation. The (Mogadon
would also Ilka s> thank the
Cherokee County Y. O. C.
dub for sponsoring us. The
delegation feela th
saw of the most
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