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Learn Aboat
Tomato Plants
This Monday
MURPHY - Commercial
tomato producers and home
Gardners will have an oppor
tunity to learn more about
rtrelllslng and pruning toma
toes. They can do this Monday,
tJune 3, at 2:00 p.m. at the
farm of Claude Stiles of the
Feachtree Community.
y Proper pruning, trellising,
and spraying of tomatoes will
?4* among the topics to be
discussed in the field. Tips
? On how to reduce some of the
labor in the trellising operat
ion will be shownsTwo types
pt sprayers will be shown
and demonstrated.
Anyone interested In this
phase of tomato production is
'Invited id attend this meeting
Monday.
Sale Of Bonds
By County
/? Held Up
l MURPHY - The purchase
of $40,000 worth of six-month
Cherokee County revenue
anticipation bonds by Fere bee
'and Co. of Andrews has been
Jield up temporarily due to
legal difficulties.
? The legal notice "advertis
ing the sale of the bonds by
'the county was not published
.on time by The Cherokee
Scout although the notice was
<given b the newspaper in
time for publication in the
"paper of May 16.
The publication of suchnotl
'ces is required by state law.
.The purchase of the bonds by
Fere bee and Co. must be held
until the Local Govern
? ment Commission makes a
'ruling.
, The money will be used by
the county to retire general
.refunding and old school
bonds, for general operating
'expenses and to defray part of
.expenses of the new revaluat
ion for 1964.
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?Young Harris
Summer School
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Starts June 15
? YOUNG HARRIS - Young
Harris College summer ses
'sion is scheduled to begin on
June 13 when all boarding
students should report to the
'campus. The five-week ses
sion will end on July 20.
/ New commuting students
yshould report at 8:30 a.m.
on J une 14 and former com
?( mutera are required to re
port at 2 p.m. on June 14.
' Placement tests for new
.students will be given on June
14 beginning at 8:45 a.m. ana
.counseling by faculty advls
" ors will be held in the after
'noon from 2:30 to4:30.Regis
.(ration for all students will
be on June 15.
t According to Dr. S. David
Frazler, Director of Admis
sions, students who have been
.accepted for fall quarter and
do not plan to attend the sum
,mer session may take their
placement tests on J we 14 if
' desired. This will alleviate
.the placement test schedule
in the fall.
Library To
Reopen Soon
At School
MURPHY - The Murphy Car
negie Library will reopen
shortly in one of the buildings
on the Murphy Elementary
School grounds, according to
John Gill, chairman of the
library board.
Plans were underway Tues
day m move books from the
library building on Peachtree
Street and open a temporary
library at the school. The
library building was declared
unsafe when the rear wall col
lapsed during construction
work in the basement of the
building.
The library board met at
3 p.m. Tuesday. Members of
the board are John Gill, Mrs.
Francis Bourne, Jr? Mrs.
Herman Edwards, Mrs. Mar
gie Whltherspoon, H. A.
Mattox. and Harry Bishop.
Andrew* Club*
Fete Mr*. Broome
ANDREWS - On Tuesday
evening. May 28, members of
Valley River Garden Club and
the Kotmaheeta Woman's Club
gave a farewell party for
Mrs. L. C. Broome at the
home of Mrs. S. J. Gernert.
Mrs. John Christy, member
of the Garden Club, and Mrs.
J. Wiley Davis, President of
Konnaheeta Club, presented
Mrs. Broome with gifts from
both clubs.
Refreshments of mints,
cookies, and punch were serv
ed with Mrs. Giles Cover pre
siding at the punch bowl. The
table, with lace cloth, and
crystal appointments, was
centered with a floral ar
rangement of spring flowers.
A corsage of roses was pre
sented to the honor guest.
Approximately 25 attended.
New Culberson Post Office
iC?Bgr?nmtB, PcBtaiBitBr, and Senator Attend Dedication
Rear Wall Of Murphy Carnegie
ANDREWS HIGH HONOR STUDENTS - The twelve honor students In the 1963 Andrews
High School graduating class are pictured above. Left to right, first row, Sandra Lambert,
Clarice West, Judy Nichols, and Fern Collets second row, Meredith Hardin, Cheryle Dere
berry, and Sandra Franklin; third row, Ruben Battle. Evelyn Morrow, and Carolyn Bradley:
and back row, Robert West and Billy Wyle. (Scout Photo)
Letters from
Read
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The Editor:
I want id thank you and your
staff of The Cherokee Scout
for a wonderful Job in covering
the wrestling match for us
each time. We have been hav
ing these matches to help on
New Culberson
Post Office
Is Dedicated
CULBERSON -The new post
office building at Culberson
was dedicated at 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, May 26,
Congressman Roy A.Taylor
and State Senator W. Frank
Forsyth attended the ceremon
ies along with several hundred
postal patrons and visitors.
Due to rain, the ceremony
was held at the Ranger School.
Maude Gulledge is the post
master for the postal unit.
Charles Forrlster was in
charge of the program. The
Rev. A1 Smith delivered the
invocation.
Senator Forsyth introduced
Congressman Taylor who
delivered the major address.
The dedication address was
made by U. S. Postal Inspec
tor Williard T. Martin.
Congressman Taylor pre
sented an American flag to
the post office. The pledge to
the flag was led by local Boy
Scouts.
The Ranger Grange spon
sored the program.
the Cancer Fund Drtve and
we also thank the people for
coming out.
Our slogan is "To cure
more, we must give more."
Cherokee County had more
cancer patients In 1962 than
any county In the 100 of N. C
They claim we will have 15
patients In 1963.
More people should go to
their family doctor or to the
Health Officer for cancer tests
to find out If they have cancer
or not.
Cancer Is cureable If cfetect
ed In time. This Is something
that can't be done by yourself.
I know for in July of 1962
I was a cancer patient. I went
to AshevlUe for 18 weeks of
and radium and was
lucky to come out with s 90*
cure - - - .nd lt la ^
5 years for the other
So this, my friend, is why
my family and I are working
so hard this year. Before,
when lt hit our home, it was
Just another drive. If cancer
Wtt your family, you will think
twice before you say no.
So to cure more ? give
more in 1963 than ever before.
have four children and a
husband t> help look
and work on a Job, but there
Is always time to work a few
n?re hours on the cancer
drive.
May God bless each family
B the best of health In 1963.
J*1-*- paye Chambers,
Parker Street, Murphy, N.C.
The Editor,
For several months I have
received your newspaper sub
scription. I have followed with
interest the Items of news
about our citizens In the sister
counties of Clay and Cherokee.
1 have felt both admiration
and Joy at the many good for
tistes and accomplishments
which have come to the men
and woman of our countlaa,
but I am somewhat dlatrai?ht
to eee week after week a let
ar to the editor calling for
the discontinuance of alcoholic
advertisements In
My concern here Is not a
fslnst the people who write
theee letaers for I am confl
dent that their convictions are
sincere, nor la my concern
In stffwrtof Be alcoholic bev
erage Intaetry for diere are
d>at alcoholic bev
el* harmful ? many
Principally, my ooo
?*"? demand for
of alcoholic bovo
rage advertisements or any
advertisements or news which
does not happen to meet the
approval of certain people.
Yes, it is the suppressed
itself which I find most
distasteful.
1 have long felt that free
dom of the press is a vital
part of our democracy. By
freedom of the press, I mean
a real freedom which allows
the paper to publish the news
as it sees it and print adver
tisements as it wishes with
out suppression of either. This
policy should not deny its sub
scribers to differ from its
views, but rather should wel
come letters from its readers
who question and disagree with
these views. But stgipresslon
is another matter.
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If citizen X is opposed to
the sale of alcohol, let him
express his opposition. Let
him explain why this action is
wrong, and why its results are
harmful. Let him convince
your readers why they too
should be opposed to this sale,
but do not cease to publish
the source to which he is op
posed. Then we can say that
man has made a choice by
reason and not by lack of
awareness.
We are more responsive to
the one who says "we shouldn't
do this because" than we are
to the one who says "we know
they are wrong, so lets not
hear what he has to say."
I ?nj reminded of a state
ment' made by Voltaire, the
French Philosopher, which is
still applicable today, "I dis
agree with everything you say,
but 1 will defend to death your
right to say it" Let's not re
linquish that right by the loss
of a few subscriptions.
1st Lt. Frank Bradley,
San Clemente, Calif.
(Formerly from Hayesvllle)
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Forcuc Thursday will
Library Wall Collapse
Caused By Cave-In Of
Basement Excavations
MURPHY - The rear well
of Murphy Carnegie Library
collapsed Monday night. May
27, around 7:30 p.m. The cave -
In of an excavation to house
the town's new fire truck under
the old Power Board building
caused the wall to collapse.
The old Power Board build
ing adjoins the back of the
library.
Workmen had been under the
structure all day and had left
the scene at S p.m. Two and
half hours later the rear wall
of the two-story building col
lapsed. Rain-softened ground
was blamed for the cave-in.
No one was Injured.
The library Is located on
Peachtree Street next door
to the Cherokee County Court
house. The area has been rop
ed off and the building has
been closed to the public.
Sightseers are warned by town
officials not ?> enter the build
ing or get too close. The
building Is dangerous. The
town's fire truck blocks the
street between the library
and the new Power Board
Building.
The work under the old
Power Board Building had
been In progress for several
weeks.
Mrs. Lloyd Ramsey, wife
of the Cherokee County jailer,
was the first to notice the
damage. She said It sounded
like an automobile crash. She
called her husband who went
Into the basement of the build
ing and drove the Murphy fire
truck clear of the building.
Mr. Ramsey said the red
light on top of the truck
scraped the rafters as he
drove the truck out. A gov
ernment car, parked at the
rear of the library, was also
moved by the deputy. The ve
hicle was locked. Ramsey had
h> break the wing window In
order to get Into the car and
move it to safety.
The library contained eight
large rooms, housing In addi
tion to the Carnegie Library,
the Nantahala Regional Lib
rary, and the Murphy
Chamber of Commerce.
The library was built In
1918.
Tuesday, Smith and Jones
Construction Co. had a crew
of workmen bracing and shor
ing the structure to prevent
further slipping or damage.
Estimates of the damages
were not available.
Sneed, On Murphy
Police Force For 25-Years,
Announces His Retirement
MURPHY - Nell Sneed,
Murphy Chief of Police, will
retire Frldey, May 31, 1963.
after 25-years service.
Chief Sneed came with the
Murphy police force as night
policeman In 1938. He served
11-years as policeman and
named chief of the depart
ment on January 1, 1950. On
Friday, he will complete 13
years, 5-months service as
chief.
Recalling his early days
on the force. Chief Sneed.
65, said, "We didn't have a
police office back In those
days. We sat In cars on the
streets with a telephone box
hung on the wall of the Mauney
Drug Co. Some years later
we had a little 8x8 "doll
house" for a police station.
It sat In the middle of Ten
nessee Street. This was back
when the "Bull Moose Pen"
was still In the middle of
the square."
"1 want u thank all the
people of the town and the
county for their cooperat
ion and trust in me during
the years. I want to say 1
appreciated my job and I want
to express my appreciation to
those who had a part In get
ting die job for me."
"I am very grateful that
in the 25-years nothing bad
or very serious has happen- |
ed In the town."
Chief Sneed plans to go to
work for Townson Funeral
Home. He will work In the of
fice and make ambulance calls.
Mr. Sneed Is married to the
former Myrtle Dickey. They
have one daughter, Mary Jane,
who Is married to Randall
Colvart and lives in Chat
tanooga. The Sneeds' have two
grandsons, Daniel Nell, 5, and
David Randall, 4 months. The
Colvarts were In town on
Tuesday visiting the Sneeds.
The chief listed among his
hobbles the raising of game
chickens until Mrs. Sneed put
her foot down. Shrf said he had
been fooling with them long
enough. She then proceeded to
put the space occupied by the
chicken pens In flower
gardens. Mrs. Sneed added,
"You've had chickens for 35
years, let me have a flower
garden for the next 35-years,
then you can have your
chickens back."
"Now I've gone to baking
cakes for a hobby," the chief
added. "One day recently I
checked through the phone
book and you know, I've bak
ed cakes for over a 100 dif
ferent people In and around
Murphy."
Chief Sneed was born Oct
ober 1, 1897, In the house
located on the corner of Hick
ory and McClelland Streets In
Murphy. Later this house was
the old Baptist parsonage. His
father, R. H. (Dick) Sneed was
born In the Peach tree section
of Cherokee County and was a
merchant ib until his death
Dec. 21, 1921. His store Is
sdll in use today. It Is now
occigrted by Gillespie Fruit
Stand on Peach tree Street.
Chief Sneed haa two bro
thers, Paul, who works for
the L h N Railroad at Copper -
hill, and Max, who works for
lbs Murphy Water Depart
ment. and one slater, Mrs.
Jack Ptercy of Murphy.
Recalling several Interest
ing experiences durli* tha
P*** ? *??, Sneed salt),
"Soma of .foe telephone calls
a fellow pets while an
police force ere rat
niMng. I
night a <
said A
MURPHY POLICE CHIEF NEIL SNEED
so loud that she coulth't
sleep.
Another time 1 got a call
from a woman who said, 'Is
this Sneed, the policeman?*
I said, 'Yes.* She replied. The
mosquitoes are so bad down
here at our place we can't sit
out on the porch.' I answered.
'They are just as bad up here."
IMPORTANT - In changing
address, please send the old
address to which The Scout
was going. This is necessary
for us in making the change to
the new address. Thank you.
Town Cleric C. E. Johnson
will serve as Police Chief
until a replacement can be
found.
Homecoming
HAYESV1LLE - Homecom
ing will be held Sunday, J une
2, at the OakForestMethodlst
Church near Hayesvllle. The
program will start at 10:00
a.m. Mr. Herbert McGlamery
of Ashevtlle will be morning
speaker. McGlamery is a nat
ive of Clay County. Everyone
is invited to attend. Basket
lunch will be served at noon.
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THURSDAY, MAY 30
6:15 a.m. - Mass at Provi
dence Hospital Chapel.
FRIDAY, MAY 31
6:15 a.m. - Mass at Provi
dence Chapel.
7:30 p.m. - Session Presby
terian Church In Assembly
Hall of the Church.
SATURDAY, JUNE 1
6:15 ?.m. - Mass Providence
Hospital Chapel.
9-11 a.m. - Preparation Day
for Daily Vacation Bible
School at Ftrat Baptist
Church.
SUNDAY, JUNE 2
11:00 a.m. - Services at the
First Methodist Church.
Free Methodist Church,
Presbyterian Church. First
Baptist Church and Episco
pal Church of Messlsh.
Holy Mass st St. Williams
Csthollc Church.
5:30 p.m. - Concord Choir st
First Baptist Church.
6:00 pjn. - MYr
Methodist Churx
8:00 p.m. - Services at the
First Baptist Church. First
Methodist Church and
Presbyterian Church and
Free Methodist Church.
9:00 p.m. - Deacons masting
First Baptist Church.
MONDAY, JUNE 3
6<1S a.m. - Mass st Provt
Jine 3 - 14 - MB - 11:00 -
Dally Vs
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unurcn, inu Die rreaoy
oerl an Church.
Iune 3 - Jim 7 - 9^K) - 12:00
Dally Vacation Bible School.
Free MethodleiChurch.The
Rev. and Mr*. D. D. Kin
nersley In charge.
S:30 p.m. - Rotary Club at
Family Restaurant.
7:30 p.m. - Cherokee Lodge
146 AF and AM a> meet at
Masonic Hall.
Evening Circle of Presby
terian Church ?> meet In
Westminster Hall.
8:00 p.m. - BWC First Bap
tist Church e> meet with
Mrs. Verlln Jones.
Elizabeth Hale Circle of
First Baptist Church
meet with Mrs. Hoover.
F rankle Martin -1
Circles, First Baptist
Church to meet with Mrs.
Robert Bruoa.
TUESDAY, JUNB 4
6:15 ajn. - Mass at Provi
dence Hospital Chapel.
-.30 p.m. - CMM h meat
er Family Restaurant.
WEDNESDAY, JUNB S
6:15 ajn.-Ma*s at Provi
dence Hospital Chapel.
4:15 pjn. - Carol Choir at
First BaptistCbsrch.
pjn. - S. >.
at First
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