The Cherokee Scout
AndClay Coun ty Progress
Volume-73 - ^hjmber 51 Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, July 18, 1963 14 Pages This Week Published Weekly at murphy, north Carolina
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xn&si b c SAMEL2.
NOTICE-Thls week's Issue had to bo printed In
Cleveland, Term, due to the (allure of our reg
ular Ink supplier furnishing the proper Ink In
time (or this week's paper.
Fire Training Program
Underway On New Truck
Sped ml To Seoul
MURPHY - Again Murphy
ta In dsspara* need of BLOOD
to maet lis quota (or the cur
rant yaar. Vtnm only ona re
maining scheduled visit of ihe
Bloodmobile hare Monday,
July H^^Murph^U 1SS pfnts
The BloodmobUe committee
ku started to all out drive to
moat thli goal. Committee
members numbering nearly 100
are busy this week making
plana B> reach the 135 pint
Sal for this visit of ths
oodmobtle.
thlla will be at
tfM Murphy Electric Power
Board Bull ding Monday, July
22, from 12:30 D 5:30 pjn.
To dan only 165 pints of
blood luv* been donated In
throe visits of the Blootfcnofatl*
to Murphy for an average of
55 pint* par visit. Murphy
must maintain an average of
75 pints per visit ?> meet Its
annual quota of 300 pints and
keep the blood program for
this area.
There are friends and
neighbors of yours that need
blood today. Someday you may
need It no. Be a Blood Honor
Monday, July 22, and help
Murphy meet Its quota.
Murphy Chapter Is last be
hind A ndrews, Graham County
and Copperhlll In per cent of
quota for the current blood
year. The turnouts for the first
have ban ?mad "poor" by
H. L. McJCeever, chairman of
the local bood program.
Put Mwrphy on mp. glva a
pint of blood Monday. It may
help lava the life of ona rf
your lovnd <
MURPHY - Tin fire train
ing program, consisting of
operating pumps and driving
the new truck, la prograaalng
nicely. Numerous hours have
already boon spent practicing
with the various pumps, hose
and nozzels. Due to the new
type of truck, cab over engine,
the drivers have bean required
to get a minimum of three
hours driving experience
prior to taking the new equip
ment out on a fire call. This
practice was adopted as a
precaution to prevent acci
dents Involving the new truck
and If you have seen the driv
Mrs. R. L. Harris
Dies In Copperhill
COPPERHILL, TENN. ?
"Mrs. Harris died as she
lived ? quietly, cheerfully,
and with abiding faith. Death
for this woman was not an
occasion for sadness and
mars. She believed that for
those who trusted God. death
should be a time of Joy, and
that family and friends should
have a feeling of benediction
like the sun going down
at the end of e good day.
"There need be no eulogy
for Mrs. Harris her life
is her eulogy. All of you know
her gentle spirit, her respect
for all humanity; her constant
out pouring of love and sub
stance to all those In need.
Love ruled her life. Such a
person wields a wide Influence
for good In any community.
"So, let there be no sorrow
here today. Rather, let us all
rejoice that this Is her coro
nation day ? the day she sees
the God she worshipped so
faithfully."
Mrs. R. L. Harris was bom
In Cherokee County, North
Carolina, on Dec. 13, 1874.
She was the daughter of Wil
liam Payne, a former Chero
kee County Sheriff. She mar
ried Bob Harris, the son of
Mack Harris, aformerChero
kae County Commissioner for
M number of years. This mar
riage united two of the oldest
families on Persimmon Creek.
Mrs. Harris was the last
member of the two families.
She resided on Rt. 2, Culber
son until recent years.
Mrs. Harris Is survlvedlby ,
one daughter, Mrs. Hugh Ken- '
dall of Copperhill.
Pallbearers were Bernard
Johnson, Lloyd Newman, Hor
ace Cordell, Hoyt Bryant. Dill
McAfee, and Hard TUson.
Services were conducted at
Hopewell Baptist Church by
the Rev. Robert Bell and burial
was in the Payne family plot.
Music for the service was by
Mrs. Cliff Dickey, Sr.
Former County
Surveyor Die*
FOUNTAIN CITY, TENN. -
O. G. Anderson, former
Cherokee County surveyor for
many years, died Tuesday
morning, July 16 at the age of
83.
Funeral arrangements were
incomplete at press time.
Mans Funeral Home of
Bearden. Tenn. is in charge
of arrangements.
Mr. Anderson began hla
career In 1907. He was a
native of Culberson.
Re-registration
At High School
Is Required
MURPHY - An additional
allotment of teachers by the
Sum Department makes It
necessary that the Murphy
High School make changes In
the high school schedule. It
will be necessary that all stu
dents re-raglsMr according a>
the new schedule. Students ma)
come to the high school for
registration on Friday and
Saturday^uly 25, 26
ira practicing we hope that
*>u will appreciate the fact
hat every effort la being made
o Improve fire fighting ef
ldency and preaerve the new
Kjulpment.
Anyone lntereated In be
aming a volunteer fireman
ilease make application at the
Ity hall.
\uxiliary To
Sponsor
Hamburger Sale
MURPHY - Providence Hos
pital Auxiliary will sponsor a
hamburger sale at the Ameri
can Legion Booth at the swim
ming pool on Tuesday, July 23,
from 5 to 7 p.m. Fifty-cents
will buy a hamburger, potato
salad, cole salw, pickles, and
drink. Candy Stripers will be
?sslstlng the Auxiliary.
For ten cents extra the
Sandy Stripers will deliver
orders In town If notified ahead
of time. Any Auxiliary mem
ber or Candy Striper will
take orders.
ROBERT LEE HA DEN, JR.
of Hendersonvllle, N. C. Is the
student minister this summer
at the Messiah Episcopal
Church. See story Inside this
Issue.
BLOODMOBILE
DOKJT FEEL LIKE
about
giving blood ?
WHEN
/Monday, July 22
POWER BOARD BUILDING
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
? yOU con novo a
wonderful feeling
of doing gour port#
in saving o lire /
MURPHY - NEWLY BLBCTED OFFICERS of the Wesley in Serlvce Guild of the First Metho
dist Church are pictured left to right: Mrs. Frank Ellis, treasurer; Mrs. Jerry Davidson, presi
dent; Mrs. John Bayless, secretary; Mrs. C. L. Alverson, promotion secretary; and Miss
Leila Hayes (not pictured), vice-president. These new officer are for the coming year.
(Scout Fob)
A GROUP OP TWENTY-THREE BOYS from Cloy and Chorono Couity attendee
North Carolina Bapdat Aaeodadon camp weak from July 1 through July 5 at tho TTuett Camp
noar HayaavUle.
Roy. Jimmy Rogora, paator of Pin# Log, Mt. Piagah Bapdat Church#* waa director. Rax
Rooca of Ptaa Log waa camppaaar; Kolan Flynn and Butch Hall were Suta Convention worker*.
Dana Jooea and Danny KUpatrlck ware Counaolore.
The boy* apaat a very buay week. Bach day waa atarad with morning davodoea followed by
laaion Study. A wall planned recreation program followed conaladng of varloua ball gamea.
awlmmlng, horee ahoe pitching, etc. There waa an evening aermon dally. Afar da termor an
hoar of "fun dme" waa enjoyed by the grot?. Peraonal teadmony, den daeodona, and Bible
j cloud tfit day.
Mr*7 Carey Hall and Mm. Dorothy L. Cox prepared delicioua meala that were eeJoyed by
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READ THE WANT ADS
Nantahala Librai
by Virginia Town son
MURPHY - The quarterly
meeting of the staff of the
Nantahala Regional Library
and its branch libraries In
Clay, Cherokee and Graham
Counties was held Friday,
July 12.
Those attending were: Mrs.
Standrldge, HayesvUle Public
Library. Miss Josephine
Heighway, Murphy Carnegie
Library, Miss Polly Hicks,
Andrews Carnegie Library,
Mrs. Alma Rogers, Bemls
Memorial Library, Mrs. Bur
ley DeWeese, Mrs. Mabel
Raybura, Bookmobile, Mrs.
Pells Palmer, Mrs. Bunch
Nugent, Mrs. C. H. Town eon
Nantahala Regional Library.
This meeting enabled the
local librarians is exchange
books, discuss plans and make
stadstcal reports.
Mrs. Felix Palmer, tarecmr
of das library, also briefed
them on use of the new 1963
Adases that base been bought
for each branch library. She
emphasised, loo, that there
are many good films avail
able ? dw public.
Housing Authority Seeks
Bids On 40-Unit Project
MURPHY - The Murphy
Housing Authority today ad
vertised for bids on (he
(500,000 forty unit low rent
housing project to be built
36 units of the project will
be located on a 10-acre tract
known as the old Beal property
on Hlwassee Street. The other
four units will be built at the
dty limits in Texana for Negro
occupancy.
Construction Is expected to
start by August 25, ten days
following the opening of the
bids. C. L. Alverson, chair
man of the authority, and Ben
Palmer, executive director,
expressed hope that the pro
ject will be completed by next
summer.
"The Housing projectls now
ready to take shape." Mr. Pal
mer added.
The half million dollarpro
ject will contain forty housing
units and an office. The build
ings will be brick veneer and
will be furnished with elec
tric heat, hot water heater.
Students Learn
Brick Mason's
Trade Free
SYLVA - The A shevlUe In
dustrial Education Center and
the J ackson County Board of
Education will sponsor a class
for men wishing to learn the
brick mason trade. The class
will be limited to twenty stu
dents and classes will start
Monday J uly 29 at Sylva.
Those Interested are In
vited to meet Saturday, July
20, at the Sylva Webster High
School at 9:30 a.m.
Students who finish (he
course should earn $3.00 per
hour. There will be no tuition
charge. Students may attend
from any of the western comit
ies. Additional Information may
be obtained by writing Jim
Searcy, Cullowhee. N. C.
electric range and refri
gerator.
There will be six unit* for
elderly or Invalid people.
These units will be equipped
with hand rails and wheel
chair runways.
The announcement this week
climaxed five years of work
for the Murphy Housing Au
thority. Members of the group
are Mr. Alverson chairman;
Ben Warner, vice chairman;
Duke Whltely, Dr. Paul Hill,
and Frank Mauney. Ben Pal
mer is the executive director
replacing Robert S. Bault.
Herman Edwards serves as
legal counsel for the authority.
Murphy is the first town In
North Carolina with a
population of less than 15,000
to be awarded a Public Hous
ing Authority project. This
was made possible by a series
of laws introduced by State
Senator W. Frank Forsyth of
Murphy repealing onoldNorth
Carolina law limiting projects
of this type to towns of over
15,000 population.
SIX OCCUPANTS OF THIS CAR ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY when It ran off ? euro at the
Murphy toifn limits on U. S. 64 east and ran into a utility pole. Town Policeman R. A. Martin
charged the driver, Charles Lloyd, 21, of Hayesvllle, with speeding and reckless driving.
/Smnr Fntn\
MURPHY'S NEW FIRE TRUCK - Shown above Is the new Murphy fire truck which was
ordered March IS and arrived June 29. This truck has an American-LaFrance fire appa
ratus with CMC cab and chassis. The pump on the new truck has a capacity of not less than
750 gallons per minute while operating under pressure of 150 pounds per square inch. The
pump is equipped with an electrically driven positive pump type primer. The truck has a
booster type pump of flat design and has a capacity of 500 gallons. The size of the supply
pipe is sufficient to flow not less than 300 gallons per minute while the pump is taking suction
fhom the tank.
The addition of the new truck will greatly aid the Murphy Volunteer Fire Department.
(Scout Foto)
Little Folk School
To Be Held
BRASS TOWN - The John C.
Campbell Folk School has an
nounced the schedule for their
mnual Little Folk School.
The School will begin Mon
day, July 22 continuing through
Friday, July 26, with classes
beginning it 9:30 a.m. and
lasting until 11:00.
Children between the ages of
S-12 are eligible to attend the
school.
There will be instruction in
folk singing and dancing. There
la no charge for these classes.
texana-"building Christ
ian Men" is the theme of
a newly - formed "Business
Enterprise" In Texana. This
project Is part of a program
being carried on at the Catho
lic Mission in Texana. Teen
age boys there are busily
y Staff Meets
The fact that these films are
not being used by civic groins.
Church organizations and
young peoples clubs Is of con
cern to the library staff. There
are many films available from
the State Library and to secure
these films the person
Interested should notify the
Nantahala Regional Library.
Two weeks notice should be
given to avoid disappointment.
This gives the librarian ample
time to order the film from
Chapel Hill.
Plans were made for the
next meeting n be held
' October 11. 1963.
engaged In making and selling
hand - antiqued plaques which
diey mold from hydro-stone.
Not only Is there a financial
profit expected for the boys,
according to Father Raymond -
Dehen, pastor of St. William's
Parish, but this project is
"geared to profit the Indivi
duals participating In It and
the community by giving die
teenagers an opportunity to
develop Initiative, leadership
and responsibility - neces
sary requisites of a good
Christian citizen."
Officers of this miniature
"company" are John Hall,
President, Roscoe Hall,
secretary, and Robert Allen,
treasurer. Mr. William Dal
gllsh, on leave from the St.
Paul (Ml rate sou) Seminary
where he Is studying for the
priesthood, has been acting as
advisor. Franciscan Mis
sionary Miss Hazel Cress, of
the Texana Mission, Is coim
selor.
Currently available are pla
ques of the "Lord's Siqjper",
"The Open Bible," "Jesus
,and the Children," "Praying
H ands," "The Head of Christ"
and others. "These plaques
would not only be a handsome
aratlon In any home, but
id also serve as a re
D those seeing them
of dis place of religion In their
lives," according to Mr. Dal
gliSh. The name of the firm
[ is "Texana Crafts."
Texana Boys Make Religious Plaques
FOR A DOWNRI0H1
GOOD FEEUNG
BE A BLOOD
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Weather Forcase Wednes
day thru Sunday, broken to
scattered cloudiness with
showers and thunder showers.
Traffic Daatbs
RALEIGH ? The Motor Ve
hicles Department's summary
of traffic deaths through 10
a.m. Monday, July 15, 1963.
Killed To Date 623
Killed To Date Last Year 621
21st District
Eastern Star
Get Instruction
Unaka Pie Supper
UNAKA - The public Is in
vited to ? pie supper at die
Unaka School onSaturday night
July 20, at 8:00 p.m.
Proceeds will go to the
Community Development As
sociation for baaudflcadon
purposes of the Unaka Com
munity and for equipment for
the project.
There will be free string
music entertainment.
Murphy Calendar
THURSDAY, JULY 18
6:15 Mass at Providence
Hospital Chapel - - Is
Held et this time every
morning for the next week.
6:00 p.m. Woman's Clubpicnic
at home of Mrs. Max Blake
more. (
SUNDAY, JULY 21
11:00 a.m. Services, First |
Methodist, First Baptist,
Presbyterian. Free Metho
dist Churches and Episcopal
Church of Messiah. Holy
Mass, St. Williams Catholic
Church.
5:30 p.m. MYF Council mast
ing First Methodist Church
6:00 p.m. MYF atFlrstMetho
dist Church
8:00 p.m. FlrstMethodlst and
Presbyterian at First
Methodist Church.
8:00 p.m. Services at First
Baptist Church.
ANDREWS - The
School of Instruction for 21st
District, Order of Eastern
Star, composed of Jackson,
Swain, Macon, Graham, Clay,
and Cherokee counties was
held Wednesday, June 10, In
the High School gymnasium,
beginning at 10 a.m. with Mrs,
Clara Belle Brysonof Marble,
District Deputy Grand Matron
for 21st District, presiding.
Among the guests present
were Mrs. Ella M. Holtshou
Chapter, N. C? Mocksvllle,
N. C? Mr. R. E, Huntley, .
Worthy Grand Patron, Con- '
cord, Mrs. Elizabeth West,
Associate Grand Matron, Dur
ham, Mr. Clifton Andrews,
Associate Grand Patron, Ashe
vllle, Mrs. Nellie T. Hood,
Grand Adah, Yadldnville,Mrs.
Babe Tarbert, Grand Martha,
Black Mountain, Mrs. Frances
H. Johnson, Grand Marshall,
Mt. Airy, Mrs.Nellie B.Sain.
Grand Treasurer, Lenoir,
Mrs. Hilda Halliburton, Past
Grand Matron, Asbevllle, Mrs.
Daisy Mae Darts, Past Grand
Matron, Andrews, Mrs.
Marlon, Past Grand Matron,
State of Florida, Miami, Fla?
Mrs. Lizzie Ledford. Grand
Representative, Porta Rico,
State of Georgia, Hlawassee,
Ga.; Mrs. Maureen H. Grant,
Grand Repreeentadve of Min
nesota, Bryson City; Mrs.
Jane Richards, Grand Repre
sentative of Wyoming, MarMe;
Mrs. Dale Tinker, District
Deputy Grand Matron of 20di
District, AshesUle.
Hall ? 125
MONDAY, JULY 22
>:30 p.m. Rebecca Sunday
School Claee of First Bap
tist Church picnic at home
of Mrs. Charles Hughes.
>:30 p.m. Rotary Club at
Family Restaurant
>:30 p.m. Wesleyan Service
Guild of First Methodist
picnic at Church.
j:30 p.m. Fldells Sunday
School Class of First Bap
tist Church picnic at Kiddy
Park.
7:30 p.m. Leadership School
Council meeting at First
Methodist Church , Andrews.
9:00 p.m. Bsthsr Sunday
School Class, First Baptist
Church at home of Mrs.
Loren Davis.
July 22 - Aug. 2 9:00 - 12ri?
a.m. Dally Vacation Bible
School at Episcopal Church
of Messiah.
TUESDAY. JULY 23
::30 p.m. - Mas Perry and
Lottie Moon Circles of the
First B^ttlst Church will
meet with Mrs. LloydHen
drlx at Peach tree.
5:00 o 6:30 p.m. Ladies Hos
pital Auxiliary will sponsor
Hamburger Stpper atSwta
ming Pool
7:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship
Presbyterian Church
7:45 p.m. Woman of the Pres
byterian Church et West
minister Hall.
M0 pjn. First
Church official boardi
at Church.
WEDNESDAY, JULY M
7:15 pjn.
first Me
7:20 pjn.
Preabyta
3:00 p.m. Hour off
Baptist Church
? First
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