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2 ? ? S'S Volume 72 - Number 49 Murphy, North Carolina. Thursday, July 5, 1962 12 Pages This Week Published Weekly
Results This Week To Decide Big Winners
Scout "Campaign Of Progress"
Ends At 2 P.M.Saturday July
7th: Time Short "Win Or Lose"
End Of Vote Gathering Near and Member* Failing To Work At
Top Speed May Quickly Slip To Small Prize Positions ? There
Is A Great Difference In The Value Of The Lower Prlzes
Grit Will Surely Assert Itself This Last And Final Week.
Calls for additional receipt books this week Indicate real activity among candidates In The
Scout "Campaign of Progress." The finish Is Saturday afternoon. A big finish Is predicted.
If you have planned id win be sure your competitor does not nose you out In the last few hours.
They're now on the home
stretch. Weeks of strenuous
efforts heve been put in by
candidates striving zealously
for subscriptions and votes.
With closing time a few hours
off, the curtain will have id
come oown upon one of (he
most successful campaigns
ever conducted in this area.
Hundreds and Hundreds of
NEW subscriptions have been
added to The Cherokee Scout
and City County Progress
Votes Landed These Last
Few Days Will Decide
Dig Prize Winners
With the close of this great race almost at hand and the
workers going strong for the New Dodge Dart and $500
Cash Award, Saturday will no doubt show greatest returns
of any period of the entire campaign, so see to it that you
have a strong finish if you wish to be among the winners.
It is up id the workers id finish high and win big or fall
down in the last period and get paid accordingly.
Here They Are, Pick Your Winner
Id fairness id all candidates their names only are shown
this last week. Pick one you would like id see win the
$2,525 Dodge Dart First Award and give your strongest
stgiport this last final week.
The Climax. . .The Finieh. . .The End
NAME VOTES TOWN
MRS. JAMES H. WALLACE 7 MURPHY
MRS. SUE G. HELTON .7 MURPHY
MISS WANDA SUE WEST 7 MURPHY
MRS. BLAIN STALCUP 7 .MURPHY
MISS JO MOODY 7 .MURPHY
MISS AUDREY DUCKWORTH. ... 7 .HAYESVILLE
GREGG PAYNE 7 .ANDREWS
MISS CHARLENE THOMAS. . . .7 J3RASSTOWN
MRS. RUBY S. KITCHENS. . . . 7 . Jt-1 HAYESVILLE
MRS. WILDA BARNARD 7 .WARNE
HERBERT J. O'DELL 7 HANGING DOG
MRS. ERNEST P. HARDIN . . . .7.. . . .R-l ANDREWS
MRS. C. H. 'DUGE' HILL 7 . . . . SWEETWATER
RALPH WORLEY 7. . . . ROBBINSVILLE
MRS. ROSE MARY COFFEY. . .7. MARBLE
MRS. RUTH ANN WINCHESTER. .7 .... .R-4 MURPHY
MRS. GARLAND HEDRICK 7 .... .R -4 MURPHY
KENNETH GLAD60N 7 CULBERSON
WAYNE WATSON 7 .BRASSTOWN
S. J. BATEMAN 7 MARBLE
2 P.M., Saturday Will Tell
Candidates are requested to have all Re-Sales properly
marked before reporting to office Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday. All prizes will be awarded Saturday at ap
proximately 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. All commission checks will
be given at this time, therefore, all candidates are re
quested to be present after the Judges finish their count.
Don't Be Defeated
Better to be a few votes over than one under. It is easy
to fall to the bottom with such real hustlers working for
the big awards.
Real Action Is Necessary Now!
Big Winners Will Finish Strong
mailing uai; many new frelnds
have been made during the
inxlety ?s the candi
dates pound down the home
stretch vlelng with each other.
To come under the wire first
In this "BigCampaign" means
the highest honors and most
valuable awards to the
winners. The race ends at 2
p.m. Saturday. July 7*-The
doors of the Campaign Office
will close promptly at that
hour, and no one will be per
mitted to enter after that time
to turn In votes and subscript
ions.
FRIEND6 AND MEMBERS
All sections have Its mem
bers scouring every possible
source for subscriptions. In
the outside territories enthus
iasm has spread to such a
point that entire communities
are hastening to the support
of their favorites. The climax
will come Saturday at 2 p.m.
and after that time nothing
will remain to be done but
wait for the "verdict." The
big count will begin and the
clicking of adding machines
and the tallying of votes due
due upon subscriptions will be
the order of the day.
RE-SALE SUBSCRIPTIONS
Alert contestants know fcat
this Is the time to work for
Re-sale subscriptions. They
know that many subscribers
will be glad to obtain. The
Cherokee Scout and Clay
County Progress their own
county newspaper, for an ad
ditional year or longer while
they can still get it at the
low rate of $3.00 per year or
two years for $5.00. Re-sale
subscriptions will cary 10,000
extra votes for each dollar
Instead of the period "Club"
vote - provided the Re-Sale
subscription bears the cor
rect name of the contestant
who sold the first subscription
Each $20 "Club" of
subscriptions this last and
final week carries 100.000
extra votes. Just think, two
5-year subscriptions earns for
you 125,000 extra "Club" votes
and 240,000 regular votes.
Worth getting I
The judges, or their repre
sentatives, will be on hand
Saturday afternoon to see that
the campaign is closed In ac
cordance with the rules. Those
who are In the campaign of
fice when the doors are closed
will be permitted sufficient
time to prepare their
subscriptions for the final re
port on the last day of the
Campaign. Sautrday, July 7th.
Members should pay par
ticular attention to securing
Re-Sales, due to the great
number of additional votes that
will be credited for them.
Those who hope to win the top
awards should strive to make
this their btggestweek. Better
B be a few votes over than
one vote under.
Wa yon "Drain
Price McKeever, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert
McKeever, and Clark Bourne,
son of Mr. and Mrs. P. C.
Bourne, Jr.
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Campaign
Judges Are
Announced
The Cherokee Scout end
Clay County Progress is
pleased to announce the
selection of three well
known citizens of this area
as judges of the "Cam
paign of Progress" which
closes at 2 p.m. Saturday,
July 7th.
The three Judges are:
James M. Stewart, Chero
kee County Agriculture
Agent, Murphy.
W.Q. Moore, Postmaster
Hayesville.
Charles Q. F razier.
Superintendent of Andrews
City Schools, Andrews.
The judges are scheduled
to meet at The Scout Office
at 2 p.m. and will soon
thereafter begin their count
of the contestant's votes.
Winners will be announced
and all prizes and commis
sions awarded as soon as
the count Is completed.
The announcement time
is estimated as 5:00 to
5:30 p.m.
BREAKING CAMP ? Two young members of the 1962 Richard Jones, both of Andrews. Other 1962 Wagon Train
Telllco Plains, Tenn. to Andrews, N. C. Wagon Train are shown pictures can be found on the Inside of this paper,
breaking camp at RobblnsvtLle before sunrise Wednesday
morning, July 4. They are left to right Eddie Adams and <Scout pho,?* B>- Freddie
'62 Wagon T rain
Is Bigger And
Better Than E ver
MISS SOUTHWESTERN
NORTH CAROLINA.
MISS NADENE DAY.
ANDREWS. N . C .
Scout Photo By
Fred Davis
Andrews ? The 1962 Wagon
Train came a huffing and a puf -
flng Into town a few minutes
behind schedule here Wednes
day, July 4. The Wagon Train
some 80 wagons and 500
horsemen strong, wasplauged
throughout the four day trip
from TelUco Plains, Tenn. to
Andrews via Robblnsville by
rain storms. The rugged plo
neer spirited band, lead by
wagon master, Ed Frye of
Telllco Plains, chief scout
Charlie Hall of Tellico Plains,
and honorary wagon master
Frank Swann of Andrews,
straightened weary backs
stretched sore muscles and
sat erect as the Wagon Train
proudly paraded through the
streets of Andrews. The Train
Election Board Calls For
New Registration,
Consolidates Precincts
The Cherokee County Board
of Elections has voted to hold
a new county - wide voter
registration prior to the fall
elections. In other business,
die board reduced the number
of precincts In the county from
24 to 20. According to the
board, a savings from the tax
payer will be realized by the
reduction.
The Cherokee County Board
of Elections met in the County
Commissioners' office at 8:30
Saturday morning, June 30.
A motion was made by Cleve
Almond of Andrews and
seconded by R. A. Dewar also
of Andrews to consolidate the
following precincts: Ebenezer
and Boiling Springs to Hand
ing Dog; Upper Beaver Dam to
Unaka; Vest and Shoal Creek
to Shoal Creek at Hiwassee
School house. Hereafter, until
more changes are made, there
will be 20 precincts instead
of 24 in the coiaity, which will
save the taxpayers the dif
ference. The voting precinct
Boiling Springs and Ebenezer
hereafter will be calledHang
ing Dog, and Upper Beaver
Dam and Unaka will be called
Unaka voting precinct. Vest
and Shoal Creek precinct will
be calledShoal Creek precinct.
A motion was made by Mr.
Almond and seconded by Mr.
Dewar for a new registration
in Cherokee County for this
coming election. The regis
tration books will open four
consecutive Saturdays for re
gistration, and the fifthSatur
day will be for challenge day.
All registers and Judges will
be asked to come In to the
courthouse for one day's In
struction as t> how to operate
and carry on the election.
Cherokee Coiaity Board of
Elections chairman Hobart
Hughes asked that the follow
ing election law be published.
Section 28. Election Laws of
the State or North Carolina.
Voter must be able *> read
and write any section of
ma constitution of North
Carolina in the English
language. It shall ba the Aity
of each registrar B atkninO
later the provision of this
section. Mr. Hughes added
that this law will be enforced
(hiring the new registration
this fall.
arrived around 3:45p.m. east
ern standard time.
Many thousands of townfolk,
visitors, and tourists were on
hand to greet the train which
left Robbinsvllle Wednesday
morning shortly after day
break for the trek over the
Snowbird Mountains through
Tatham Gap. The train was
reputed to making 4 to 5 miles
per hour comingout of Tatham
Gap.
Festivities proceeding the
arrival of the Wagon Train
in Andrews Included a Kiddle
Parade at 10:00 a.m. Winners
in this event were K aria Mintz.
first place, as "Mother of the
Year." She is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mintz.
Second place went to a float
entered by the colored people
of Andrews entitled "The Fly
ing White Horse." Par
ticipants in the second place
were Mr. and Mrs.PurelMil
ler, Ann Miller, and Dorothy
Jones. Third place went to
Future Farmer of America
Stanley West, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Billy West.
Following the Kiddle Parade,
Sam Hartman put the Little
Leaguers through their paces
at the ball park and a swim
ming meet was held at the
Andrews Pool. After the swim
meet. Miss Southwestern
North Carolina was crowned
by Andrews Mayor P. B, Fere
bee.
The lucky young lady ad
judged the winner was pretty
Miss N a dene Day of Andrews.
First runner-up was Miss
Judy Tipton of Hayesville;
second runner-up was Miss
Loretta Corbin of Robbins
vllle. The crown bearer was
Cindy Carter. Judges for the
event were F red Frost of Rob
Unsvtlle, Frank Mauney of
Murphy, Jimmy Hooper of
Hlawassee, Ga? Charles S.
Hamilton and RaymondC. Pal
mer of VidoU. Ga. Mrs. Jean
Reichman of Andrews was
chairman of the beauty con
test event.
The Wagon Train entered
the town at its eastern limits
and proceeded west along
U. S. Highway 19 through the
town and then circled back
a> the Western Norih Carolina
Riding Club's ridbig ring. Fol
lowing welcoming remarks by
Mayor Fere bee, Gorton L.
Butler, master of ceremonies
Introduced and recognized
distinguished guests. )7 K.
Vessey. Southern Regional
Forester, U. S. Forest Ser
vice, was the guest speaker.
The Wagon Train Jamboree
consisting of rtegieg. >-?t
dancing, fiddling, guitar Dtck~
?* ??.Jo picking freturta, the
finest of local talent precetod
? 'treat dance held at mm
o'clock.
The Andrews W^aa Train
oommitsae, beaded by W. D.
Coodnuad an Page Pisa
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$490,296 Loan Is Approved
For Forty New Low Rent
Homes For Town Of Murphy
A two fold financial aid con
tract Including a maximum
federal loan of $490,296, for
the construction of 40 new low
rent homes in Murphy, North
Carolina, was approved by the
Houselng and Home Finance
Agency, FHA Commissioner
Marie C. McGulre announced
last week.
The Loan and Annual Con
tributions Contract between
the Housing Authority of the
City of Murphy and the Public
Housing Administration will
call for construction of the
homes at an estimated total
development cost of $544,774.
Construction is to be under
taken by the local housing
authority which may re
quisition funds under the con
tract tg> to 90> percent of the
total development cost. This
loan will be repaid with In
terest by the Authority from
. the proceeds of the sale of
its long-term bonds to private
Investors.
The second financial pro
vision of the contract Is for
annual contributions by the
Government to help keep rents
within the means of low
Income families.
A workable program for
long - range elimination of
slums and blight In Murphy
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Wagon Train
Pictures Inside
had been previously approved provement program. Author! -
making It eligible for various zatlon for the construction of
types of federal assistance in the new homes is contained In
carrying out its civic im- the Housing Act of 1961.
Mrs. Fred Ledford
Dies From Injuries
Hayesvllle -Mrs. r red Led -
ford, 48, died In the Hlawassee
Ga. hospital Wednesday, July
4, about 12:30 a.m. as results
of Injuries sustained In an
automobile wreck Tuesday
night.
Mra. Ledford's husband was
driving a 1953 Ford traveling
west on Hwy. 64 in the Shoot- \
tag Creek section of Clay
Coisity about nine miles east
of Hayesvllle when he was hit
head on In a curve by a
1957 Ford driven by Wolf C.
Chojnackl, 33, of 3004 Poston
Ave. Memphis, Tenn.
Ledford, 63 sintered a
broken arm and lacreadons.
He was taken to an Atlanta
hospital Tuesday for ob
servation and treatment. The
other occupant of the Ledford
car was Jimmy Hogsed, 14,
a nephew of Mr. and Mra.
Ledford. He suffered a head
injury and la In the HI awes sea
Hospital. Young Hogsed and
Ms twin brother have lived
with the i^ediord's since tney
were small children.
Chojnacld suffered lacer
ations and bruises. His wife,
Rachel, also suffered lacer
ations and bruises. Two teen
age daughters of the couple,
Esther and Adelle, both sirf
fered a broken leg. and lacer
ations. The Chojnacld family
are all In the Hlawassee
Hospital and plan to move the
girls to a bone specialists
Thursday.
State Trooper Don Moranof
Hayesvtlle, Bud Ensley of
Murphy and deputy sheriff D.
H. Barnard of Hayesvllle In
vestigated. Trooper Moran
said Chojnacld was traveling
east and was over the yellow
line four feet on a sharp
curve when the cars hit head
on. Both cars were completely
demolished.
Chojnacld, still in the Hla
wassee hospital has been
charged with manslaughter
and driving on the left side
of the road.