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Volume 72 - Number 51 Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, July 19, 1962 12 Pages This Week Piillshed Weekly
IICONO C L ASS POITAOK PAID
AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
Fallen Glider Is Shown In Circle Above As It Looked To Search Pilots. (Scout Photo)
Murphy Town
Board Sets
Water Rates
The Murphy Town Board,
meeting on Monday, July 9,
aet the tax rata for 1962
63 at $1.67 per $100.00 val
uation, This rate la the same
as It was for 1961-62.
In other business, the water
rales for users of the Town of
Murphy water system were set
as outlined In an advertise
ment In this paper. The
minimum residential water
rate was set at $3.00 lnslda
the town limits, and $3.30 out
side the town limit. The min
imum commercial rate Inside
the Bwn limits Is $3.30, out
side commercial minimum
rates are $4.30
Foratr Assistant
District Ratger
Is Promoted
Donald W. Peterson, former
[strict RanflKBbre
assistant DUtrlctRangerl
in Murphy was recently pro
pioted to District Ranger of
the Highland District of the
North Carolina National
Forests after working hare for
a period of about four years.
Gerald B. Jacques former
Forester wes also promoted
?id transferred Into the Di
vision qt Timber Management
on the. Chickaswhay District
of the Mississippi National
Forests,' after working here
almost four years.
D. Helton Carmlchaal,
Keduate of the Mississippi
IB University with a B. S.
degree In Forestry has taken
lbs position of Assistant Dis
trict Ranger here In the U.
S. Forest Service Tusqulttee
Ranger District Office. Prior
B this assigns men t. Mr.Car
mlchael had servedfour years
on the Ozark National Forest
In Arkansas. Ha and his wife
Ttommle are natives of Miss,
?id have made their home at
Hlwassee Street with their
two children.
Walmr G. (Bill) Fornea,
Forester, graduated In May
with a B.S, degree In Forestry
from the Louisiana Tech.
College In R us ton, Louisiana.
He Is on his first assignsmnt
with the U. S, Forest Service
ad Is now working here In
Murphy. He and his wife Kath
ryn and son, BUI are living
on Proctor Street In Murphy.
Harshaw Farm
Comet To Life
At Ownert Return
The Hershsw Farm, long a
lathnark In tm para, ha
come B life.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. (Bdgar)
Harshaw have returned to the
Harshaw Farm. He ha Jat
retired from the public shoal
tysBm Is Richmond, Vs.Mrs.
Harshaw wa also cotmecBd
with the Richmond School
System. She la a vadve Vir
ginia. The co^la pia b
mate thslr boms a tha hla
Bric Harshaw Farm localsd
a da banks of fte Hlwaaee
River aoefh of Murphy.
Andrews -- The Andrews Little League will field an All
Star team for the only tournament game scheduled In Andrews
for Thursday, July 19 at 5 p.m. Cherokee will be the visiting
team. The winners will meet the winners of the Sylva - Franklin
game on Friday, July 20 at Sylva.
These Little Leaguers will play today agalnstCherohe Left
Right. Andrew Relchman. Dickie Talham, Jackie Ledford,
Thomas Frye, Johnny Wlshon. Second row standing. David
Allen, Gary Allen, Ross McClellon, Gary Talham, Eddie Raxter,
Lynn Raper, Managers Law son Raxter, Lowell Trull.
(Scout Photo)
Explorer Troop Responsible
For Youth Recreation Center
Prom eight in the morning
vmtil noon etch day the rock
gym is filled with boys and
glrle playing badminton, ping
pong, basketball, and tennis,
or building for physical fitness
with bell bars, along with the
strains of current twist
records from the juke box
in the corner.
ChleUy responsible for this
Recreation Center is Explorer
Post 416, composed ef 30
Murphy boys between the ages
of 14 and 18.
Two years ago the Fair As
sociation turned over the gym
? the Explorers and their Post
Advisers, Patrolman R. H.
Bnsley and Felix Palmer. The
boys set about helping la clean
and repair the old building.
They scraped the floors and
lined off sections for games
wd qipoalod id the summer
recreation committee for help
in re roofing the building, re
placing broken window panes
and for game equipment. This
summer the Committee has
provided an adult, Jimmy Mc
Combs, a> supervise activities
every day during summer
vacation. The Center has
proved to be so popular that
as many as 45 yoiagsmrs a
day have participated in the
games there. Over $1,500 has
bean spent on foe project and
foe Explorers are now la foe
process of adding s turtle board
t) foe list of activities.
The Explorer Troop is an
advcod stage of Boy Scouting
and basts (or the organization
Is dtlzanshlp training, char
acter building, and physical
fitness. They meet once a week
In the gym and besides regular
addvltles they go on over
night camping trips and par
ticipate In planned socials.
Last year they went to Dobbins
Air Force Base for a tour and
a plane ride. Always conscious
of the community's needs, last
winter they presented the
elementary school with a su
stantlal check for shoes for
needy children.
The Troop recently elected
new officers for the coming
year. They are Tommy Pal
mer, president; Don Carter,
Jr., vice president; Robert D.
Bruce, Jr., secretary, Jimmy
Jordan, treasurer; Mike Hln
ton, quartermaster; and Steve
sod Billy Howell, Post re
presentatives.
SORRY. BOYS
BUT I'VE GOT
lb GO BACK... X
forgot to ?ve ? i
* BLOOD BEFORE ?
I LEFT! vf
Blood mob lie Visit
Hayesville, N. C.
Methodist Church
Thursday, July 19th
12:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
Wuriy
da fen Jar
Sunday, July 22
6:15 a.m. Mass at Providence
Chapel,
11:00 a.m. Mass at St. Wil
liams Catholic Church.
5:30 p.m.MYF atFlrstMetho
dlst Church
8:00 p.m. Union Services of
Presbyterian and Methodist
at Presbyterian Church.
Monday, July 23
6:30 p.m Rotary Club to
Meet at Family Restaurant
6:30 p.m Annual Pot Luck
picnic of Wesleyan Service
Guild to be held In Recrea
tion Hall of First Methodist
Church. All members end
husbands are invited. Hos
tesses ere Addle Leather
wood, Ruth Carrlnger and
Martha Lee.
7:45 p.m. Women of the Church
to meet In the Westminister
building of the Presbyterian
Church
Tuesday, July 24,
0:30 pjn. Lions Club t> meet
in recreation hall of First
Methodist Church.
Wednesday, July 25
7:20 p.m. Midweek Services at
Presbyterian Church.
7:30 p.m. Midweek Servl ces at
Free Methodist Church
7:30 p.m. Midweek services at
First Methodist Church.
8rt0 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
Presbyterian Church
8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
First Methodist Chirch
Thursday, July 26
3:30 p.m. MurphyGarttenClub
to meet with Miss Leila
Hayes
Glider Pilot
Rescued After
24 Hour Ordeal
A Hayesvllle glider pilot
described u a "cocky sod
daring" pilot was rescued by
a team of Andrews Civil Air
Patrol and U. S. Army
helicopter pilots Sunday after
noon after spending almost 24
hours on a rugged. Isolated
Cherokee County maintain -
side near Andrews. WlUlam
Fuller, 31, of Wonder View
Ranch at Hayesvllle was
hoisted aboard a hovering
Army helicopter around 2 p.m.
Sunday after spending tbe night
near the head of Glpp Creek
on Joanna Bald after his KA6
glider had crashed Into the
moimtalnslde shortly after 2
p.m. Saturday.
Fuller was hospitalized In
Andrews. He was sifferlng
from severe sprains of both
ankles, bruises and lacerated
hands and elbows. His con
dition was described as "very
good" and It was reported that
he is eager to be flying again.
Fuller has tbe Civil Air
Patrol, the U. S. Army bell
copter pilots, and Andrews
resident Sam Stewart id thank
for his early rescue. Mr.Ste
wart observed the crash from
the front porch of his home In
Andrews. According to Mr.
Stewart, he immediately re
ported id Civil Air Patrol of
ficers and Andrews-Murphy
airport officials that he and
his wife, along with several
friends, saw the glider go
down behind a ridge line
located five miles northeast
of his home. He said he saw
the glider go behind the ridge
line several times, as If at
tempting to get up and over the
mountain, but on the last
attempt the glider seemed to
wing over and go lnte the
mountain.
Although this story was re
lated to CAP officers and air
port officials no concern was
felt for Fuller's safety until
just before dark when Richard
Parker flew over the area
described by Stewart. (Fuller
later said he heard the plane
fly over but dusk obscured the
glider wreckage.) According
B the CAP officers and air
port officials, Fuller, an ex
perienced glider pilot had
pi wined to soar for a time
and return to the airport. How
ever, on some occasions. Ful
ler had piloted his glider to
such far off cities as Char
lotte and had called in after
dark to report to airport of
ficials of his whearabouts.
It was not uncommon for
Fuller to be gone for long
periods and on some occasions
tntll dusk.
On this particular after
noon, Fuller said before take
off that If he could catch a good
wind he would soar over the
mountains and land atKnox
vllle. He had been soaring In
the area earlier In the day
and had re turned to the airport
sometime around lunch.
On tbe Ill-fated flight, pilot
Matthew Conners with Fuller
and his gilder in tew, left
Andrews Airport at 2 pjn.
Saturday. At about 2:15 pjn.
the glider was released and
Conners returned ? the field.
Shortly before swsetSatur
day, concern for Fuller's
safety prompted Parkar to fly
over the area where the glitter
had been released. During the
afternoon. CAP Group ha ad
quarters was notified of the
possible crash and search
procedures were put lnte
motion. When Parker returned
and reported that he did not
see the glider In the air or
on the ground final search
plans were formulated.
"1 think we did the best thing
In waiting to asertaln If there
was a plane down." Howard A.
Kilpatrlck, Captlan. CAP
USAF, Commander, said.
A CAP March and rescue
mission endangers lives each
second. This la especially true
whan flying over rugged
terrain In turbulent air. Know
ing the reaction of a glider
In this area, we had no way
of knowing If there was m
aircraft (town or not." Kil
patrlck added.
All we could do was wait
tsitil Fuller called tn If he sot
his craft down In sotns other
area or 11 ha failed to call
tat or return to his base, than
we could be fairly sure he was
(town tn some area. I wish v
make vary clear teat Lb.
Edgar Wood mi Richard
Parker did not dUcourags a
search tor tee craft oa Satur
day afternoon. I could have
1 a routine check flight
Fuller
report that a craft waa mis
sing, then I feel that I should
be held responsible and no one
else. As soon as we realized
that Mr. Fuller was probaUy
down, an air search was
begun."
"Richard Parker and Edgar
Wood searched Saturday night
for the ship. This search was
continued on Sunday concen
trating on the area where the
glider was cut loose. I feel
that we did our Job and did It
"ell. and If anyone Is o be
held responsible for not start
ing a search earlier, then
I wish to assume that res
ponsibility. 1 was Informed
that the report of a missing
glider was In error, there
fore I assumed the plane was
either at the airport or In the
air. I then felt there was no
need for a routine cbeckfllght.
Immediately, I discontinued
any effort to start a CAP
USAF search."
Early Sunday, the CAP and
an Army group from Ft. Ban
ning, Ga, on maneuvers at
nearby Blairsville.Ga., Joined
the Air Force Auxiliary at
Andrews, where the search
was organized.
CAP planes and helicopters
attached to the Army unit be
gan their search and at 12:20
p.m., CAP pilot Edgar Wood
of Andrews spotted the glider
wreckage In the woocted ter
rain 10 miles northeast of
Andrews.
The four 'copters flew over
the scene and returned to the
base asking for a volunteer
with experience In mountlan
fltfng.
Lt. Col. Earl T. axeman
of Aahevllle, Group ?Stom
mander and a veteran light
plane pilot, went aboard otw
of the helicopters. Once over
the wreckage, he was placed In "
a harness and lowered the 75
feet to the glider.
He called to Fuller wffoiaid i
him at a small stream, where I
the glider pilot had crawled 1
to get water. Seeing he could
not get the injured man back
ig> the slope without as
sistance, Freeman returned to
the wlch-lowered harness and
went back aboard.
The craft returned K> An
drews, picked ig> Specialist
First Class Thomas Calvert of
Ft. Bennlng and went back t>
the moimtlan, this time
lowering both men, they both
half-carried Fuller up the
precipitous slope after strap
ping him In the harness and
he waa lifted Into the hovering
copter.
Fuller told his rescuers
his glider had run out of lift,
that is, the thermal currents
that permit lt to soar had sud
denly dissipated. His craft
went almost straight Into the
mountain, then nosed over. It
was damaged extensively but I
remained intact.
Fuller afraid his legs were
broken crawled from the ship .
and spent the night near by. ,
wr^ped In his parachute. Sibi- ?
day morninghe made across ,
with his 'chute as a ip.i
end had crawled n> the stream 1
when the helicopter arrived, t
He had no food in the glider >
?id said be had been expert- ,
mentally nibbling at <
with the thought that he might i
he there e weak," he told |
rescuers.
The search and rescue s
operation was filled with
dram a.
The critical point came
when It was determined that
the helicopter could net land
near the wreckage. It was then
that Capt. Royce M. Smlthaon
of Ft. Banning hovered his
'copter and Freeman was put
In the harness sndswtngdown
to the ground.
Sellers paid high trltate to
all the personnel In the oper
ation with particular words of
praise for Freeman. Smith
son. Calver, J. W. Gant,
Cherokee County wildlife pro
tector and the Cherokee
Coimty rescue squad, a co
Cotnty rescue squad. Through
Gant and the rescue squad
a coordinated radio communi
cations network was set up,
greedy aiding the operadon.
Sellers lauded also the per
formance of the Civil Air
Patrol members who had come
from points all over the west
ern part of the stem to give
assistance.
Fuller's wife was at the
search headquarters all day
and was In the ambulance when
her husband was landed.
WEATHE
July H L Pare.
12 86 67 0.16
13 86 64 0.03
U 92 60 0.00
15 92 63 0.00
16 92 69 0.02
17 90 60 0.00
18 91 63 0.00
Forecast Thursday sndFrl
day partly cloudy and scat
tered p.m. Thundershowera.
Saturday and Sin day showers
and thunderstorms ending
Sunday morning.
Wagon Train
Rodeo Draws
Big Crowd
Telllco Plains - - Over
10,000 people witnessed
Telllco's first annual pro
fessional Rodeo. Ten states
were represented among the
list of contestants. With the
mp money winner J.B.Gibson
at Houston, Texas taking home
$504.00 In his Jeans. Saturday
nights attendance was so great
many people were unable to
see the Rodeo.
Plans are now being made
for next years Rodeo to be
held further back near the hill
side where ? crowd of 5,000
or more could be easily ac
commadated. Also four lanes
of traffic Into the parking ares
will be open to accommodate
3,000 cars.
Over 100 wagons and 500
horseback riders left Sunday
morning following Saturday
ilass rodeo performance for
their ainual trek over the
mountains Into North Carolina,
rhls years wagon train was
tonsldered the best ons yet.
At meeting on return of the
Wagon Train, rodeo sndwagon
rain officials agreed ongoing
ill out next year to make every
nsslbie effort for the conven
ence of spectators ?d fans
rho make a celebration of this
Ind possible.
The people of TelllcoPlslns
iay, "See you all next year."
Sammy Cox, Ir. Is
Drowned In Lake Chatuse
Hiyeavllle ? Sammy Cox,
Jr? 17, of Clay Corny was
drowned about 3 pjn. Thurs
day, July 12 la Lake Chatuge
?oar Hayesvllle. Ho waa pul
led from the water Im
mediately by three
p anions but efforts at
revive
Mm'
Larry Smith, 16, BldSherlff
Neal Kitchens that he, Roy
Palmer, 14 andTbmmyShook,
16 stare playing In shallow
water at a wildlife access area
four miles eaat of HayesvlDe.
Cox waa floating on an hner
sevwral yards away In
Smith said he heard Cox
Ing In the wanraad
to Ms aid t
Palmar went Mtar
A witness, Mrs. Marvin
Miller a( Murphy, said Smith
tndCox struggled In the water
mar arrived wtfc the Inner -
tube. Shook helped MtagCox
In and Sudfc gas
artificial
mar Dr. L.
ruled the youth died of ec
d dental drowning.
The ehertfl eeld the boy*?
companion* Bid him Bey did
not know whether Co* could
ewtmor not.
Cox wee a member d
Tridtt Memorial B^ttet
Church and waearUtag)mdor
at Heywerlll* High School Ha
had bean woridng in Atata
on a eummer Job.
ServlTtag are dm later,
Sam Cos, Sr. of Hayaarilla,
Dara*y
Ladtord Cox af HayoarlUa;