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AndClay Coun ty Progress
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Student
Stabs Unaka
Principal
UNAKA - Burke Edward
Moore, 25, principal at die
three-teacher Unaka Elemen
tary School, waa a tabbed
Tuts day afternoon by a 15
year-old ptftU during a play
gromd period.
Moore, while supervising
the recreation period, was
kneeling down and talking to
aome other students when he
felt so me thing hit him on the
beck of the neck. He Im
mediately sood up, looked
aroisid, and saw the student
naming across theplaygrotmd
Into the woods. Then one of
the students with whom he'd
been talkli* said, "Mr.
Moore, you've got a knife
sticking In the back of your
A neighbor, Charles Bates,
Jr., who lives across from
the school, brought Mr. Moore
a> a local hospital where be
was treated and is now under
observation. The knife woimd
penetrated two Inches Into the
principal's neck.
It Is believed the boy, age
15 and In the flfdf grade, was
angry at the principal because
he had punished his younger
brother earlier In the day.
An investigation la being
conducted by Sheriff Claude
Anderson and Mrs. Johnsie
Nunn of the Cherokee County
Welfare Department.
Red Cross To
Moot Friday
MURPHY - The American
Red Cross will meet on Fri
day, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m. at
the Murphy Power Board
BUdlng.
Miss Ruth Lockman, field
representative from Ashevllle
and Mr. Hobart McKeever,
chairman of the Blood Pro
gram, will be present.
TWO POINTS FOR MURPHY - Well, almostl - The score was 51-50 with only seconds
remaining. Wayne Watson, No. S, stole the ball from the winning Hayesvllle Yellow Jackets
and raced for the lay-up shot pictured above. The ball broke through the net but the field
goal was ruled no good by an official who detected double dribbling by the over anxious Murphy
player. Final score, Hayesvllle 51 - Murphy 50. (Scout Photo)
commissioners vote
$12,000 For Andrews
Health Department
MURPHY - The Board of
Commissioners for Cherokee
County, North Carolina, met In
regular session on Monday,
Peb. 4. Present at the meet
ing were commissioners, W.
T. Moore, and L. N. Cole;
chairman, W. A. Hoover, and
clerk, J. B. Graves.
A motion was made by W.
T. Moore, seconded by L. N.
Cole and unanimously passed
by the board to donate $12,000
to the Town of Andrews, N.
C., to be used for building a
health department. No money
will be available until July,
1963.
The commissioners unani
mously agreed to give $200.00
to the County Agent's Office,
$100.00 - 1963; $100.00 -
1964, to buy a mimeograph
machine.
A motion was made by W.
T. Moore, seconded by L. N.
Cole to give $7,000.00 to the
Andrews City School Unit on
or before August 1, 1963,
for real estate already pur
chased for school building
slee. It was also agreed to
give $7,887,83 to purchase
furniture for the new school
building; this to be paid on
or before September 1, 1963.
A motion was made and duly
seconded to extend until Feb
ruary 16, 1963, the listing of
1963 taxes. After this date
there will be penalty for late
listing.
The commissioners un
animously agreed to recom
mend id Cherokee County
Representative, Herman H.
West andSenator Frank For
syth to Introduce a bill In
the next ueneral Assemwy
that all taxpayers be charg
ed 10% of Home Tax Value
for household furniture.
The commissioners un
animously agreed that Mrs.
Johnsle Nunn purchase a jeep
with federal funds for use In
Cherokee County Welfare De
partment.
The following bonds were
approved by the commission
ers: Jesse Wlnget - amount
of $1,000 - Traveler's Indem
inity Ins, Co., Surety; Will
Rogers - Amount of $1,000
- Noland Wells, Surety; and
Ben Morrow - Amount of $500
- Ralph Graves, Surety.
There being no further busi
ness at this time, the meet
ing adjourned.
HAYBSVILLB'S BUI Gray, No. 22, attempts It shoot. Murphy's Wayne Watson, No. 5, ds
Tho other players watch with open mouths. The field (oal was good, (scout Photo)
Murphy, County Units
Award Contracts For
New School Buildings
MURPHY - Bids were ac
cepted and general contracts
were let by the Murphy and
the Cherokee County School
Boards Monday afternoon,
Feb. 4, for new school build
ings and school Improve -
ment projects In both systems.
In the Murphy system, the
general contract was let for
13 elementary classrooms,
two new high school class -
rooms, and two lunchrooms,
one for the elementary school
and the other for the high
school, and one high school
home economics building.
General contractors are
Smith and Jones Construction
Co., of Atlanta, Ga., and Mur
phy. John Smith, partner in the
construction firm, resides
with his family on Petrle
Street In Murphy. The con
tracts are being drawn up
and are expected to be signed
within the week.
According to Mr. Smith, the
construction period allowed In
the contract will be eight
months. Construction will be
gin as soon as weather per
mits and is expected to be
completed by early fall.
The plumbing and heating
contracts went to Plemmons
of Waynesville and the elec
trical contracts went to
Hughes Electric Shop of Mur
phy.
Of the $500,000 bond Issue
voted In May to all schools In
the county, $200,000 went to
Murphy schools, and $67,000
collected from Insurance in
an elementary school fire
several years ago made tg>
most of die rest of the
$268,000 cost of the project.
The county school board ac
cepted bids for three new
buildings; a cafeteria and kit
chen for Hiwassee Dam
School, gym-torium for White
Church School, and a gym
torium for Ranger School. The
building program at White
Church School was expanded
when it was noted that funds
would be available to build a
gym - tori urn rather than a
multi-purpose room as ordi
narily scheduled.
Smith and Jones Construct
ion Co. were general contract
ors, [dumbing and heating con
tracts went to Plemmons of
Waynesville and electrical
contracts went to Hughes
Electrical Shop, a total of
$95,000, which is from
$100,000 to county schools
in the May bond issue. The
other $200,000 went to And
rews Schools where con
struction has been underway
for several months.
Classroom equipment for
Murphy schools will come
from other sources since the
bond money has been used for
buildings.
Bank's Resources Increase
Over $4 Million In 3 Years
ANDREWS - At the annual
meeting of the stockholders of
Citizens Bank and Trust Com
pany, President Percy B.
Fere bee reported that during
the last three years the bank's
total resources had Increased
from $9,010,143,20 to a total
of $13,479,344.29; that the de
posits had Increased from
$8,393,152.49 to a total
of $12,333,049.70; and during
the same time otal capital,
aurplus and undivided profits
had lncreasedfronttS8,022.S8
to $866,071.07.
The president reported that
dua to delay in receiving
equipment, the bank at Sylva
did not open until November 29
and that all of the equipment
had not been received at that
time. The formal opening will
be held on Saturday, Feb. 16.
The stockholders elected
the following to serve as di
rectors for the ensuing year:
Percy B. Fere bee, James B,
Fere bee Jl, W.A.McGlamery,
L. W. Wilson, Z. B. Conley,
Pa toon Phillips, Thomas C.
Day. W. Frank Forsyth. W.D.
WW taker, B. Ras Moore, J.
Smith Howell, Robert V. Wea
ver, W. D. Town son, and B.
C. Moore, Honorary Director.
Following the stockholders
meeting, the directors met
and elected the following of
ficers: Percy B. Fere bee.
President; W. Frank Forsyth,
Assistant to President; W. D.
WW taker. Senior V lea Presi
dent and Secretary, J. Smith
Howell, Vice President, Rob
binsvtlle Office; Thomas C.
Day. Vice President. Hayee
vllla OUce; Jetalws A. Bry
son, Vic. PresiditntndCash
ier, Sylva Office; WUllnn J.
Carter, Vice President and
Audi for.
John T. GUI, Vice Presi
dent, Murphy Office: W. Rex
Kephart, Cashier, Murphy of
fice; Mildred B. Ray, Cash
ier, Andrews office; Prances
P. Johnson, Assistant Cash
ier, Murphy office; Mary Ruth
Shuler, Cashier, RobbtnsvUle
office; Norvel T. HoweU, As
sistant Cashier, RobbtnsvUle
office; Dale PhlUlps, Cashier,
Hayesvtlle office; Christine
Prater, Assistant Cashier,
HayesvlUe office; MargaretC.
Hartman, Assistant Cashier,
Andrews office; Audrey Duck
worth, Assistant Cashier,
Sylva office; C -les P. De
laney. Manager, Insurance
Department, Andrews office;
ana Robert V. Weaver, Mana
ger, Insurance Department,
Murphy office.
MINISTERS BACK TRAINING
SCHOOL POR AREA
MURPHY - Trl - County
ministers voted Tuesday at
their February meeting to
support establishment of a
school for vocational train
ing in the area under the
provisions of the Area Re
development Act.
Action followed the pre
sents don by Mrs. Virginia
Scrogga of the North Car
olina Employment Security
Commission of employment
problems of the trl - cotaity
She pointed out that during
popif a Hon of
HIWASSEE DAM EAGLE SOARS - Hlwassee Dam's Bill Helton scores on a running lay tg>
after Intercepting the ball from the Andrews Wildcats at Andrews Friday, Feb. 1. The Wildcats
avenged an earlier defeat at the hands of the Eagles, routing the Hlwassee Dam team 76-43.
(Photo by Jack Ware)
Farmer Gets 3,200 Pounds Tobacco Per Acre
By Junes M. Stewart
Extension Chairman
Cherokee County
MURPHY - Milt English of
the Peachtree Community
produced one of the top tobacco
yields in the county with 3200
pounds of tobacco per acre .
No single thing contributed to
this high yield. English used
all the things he knew to use
and coigtled this with good
management to obtain 1920
pounds on .6 tenth of an acre.
English says, "I started
with a tobacco variety which
was wild fire resistant. Bur
ley 21, My tobacco beds are
usually seeded in late Febr
uary and early March. Last
year we had plenty of good
plants. These plants were set
early in land which was pre
pared well enough to get the
tobacco plants down into the
ground, not just on top of the
grounds.
"Heavy fertilization was
important, mo. I used chicken
litter, plus 1200 pounds of
8-8-8, 200 pounds ammonium
nitrate and 100 pounds of pot
ash on the ,6 of an acre. All
1200 pounds of 8-8-8 was
placed deep In the row and
mixed with a plow before
planting.
"Each year my tobacco
field is rotated, with corn
usually following tobacco. Ro
tation seems to help control
some of the tobacco diseases
and Insects. Some people ask
how my tobacco takes off so
fast. I feel it is because the
insects are controlled with the
10 per cent DOT which I use
during the first few weeks of
setting. One of the things which
will help is to dust the plants
In the bed Just before pulling.
"Last year I bud topped my
tobacco and hand suckered
three times."
Doing all these things, plus
a good preparation of tobacco
for market, paid off for Mr.
English. He sold over 1200
pounds for 71 cents per pound
and other grades brought 65
and 57 cents per pound.
Locally Made
Wooden ware
Featured On Cover
MURPHY - A fine piece of
woodenware made In Murphy
was featured on the front cover
of the January 1963 Issue of
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL maga
zine. A wooden compote, con
taining fresh fruit, was used
as the centerpiece of the table
setting used on the cover.
The avacado green compote
was made by Margaret's
Studio, Inc., of Murphy.
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