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45th Cherokee County
fair Opens Labor Day
MURPHY - The 4Sth annual
Cherokee County Pair opens 01
Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 2.
The fair Is sponsored by the
Murphy Lions Club for the
Cherokee County Mutual Pair
Association, Inc.
The calendar of events be
gins at 9 a.m. Monday with the
placing of exhibits In the two
exhibit buildings and the live
stock barn. At 1 pjn. Monday,
the Midway opens. This year
the Lions Club has secured the
Georgia Amusement Co. This
is the same show that has play
ed the Georgia Mountain Pair
Campaign Successful
ANDREWS - A whirlwind
-campaign In Andrews to raise
money for a new electric
scoreboard for the high school
football field went over the top
Tuesday night. Just two weeks
from the dine It began.
Chairman of the fund com
mittee Bill Whitaker said that
donations would push over the
$2,000 goal by the time all
pledges were In.
Officials say the board will
be Installed by the first game,
with Robbinsvllle , Friday,
Sept. 6.
A canvass of businesses and
Individuals, a bake sale, a
dime board effort and a radio
day were used id bring in the
money.
Both Chairman Whitaker
and School Siperln ten dent
C. O. Frazler thanked every
one who worked and donated
In die drive.
Rock Swap Shop
Western North Carolina
Rockhounds will gather at the
Gorgarema Park In Nantahala
Gorge this week-end for a
'Rock Swap' sponsored by the
Trl-State Rockhound Club of
Brass town.
?t Hlawassee, Ga. for many
year*.
By 8 p.m. Monday, all ex
hibits must be In place. At 9
a.m. Tuesday, die Judging will
begin In the exhibit halls. The
doors to the exhibit halls will
be opened to the public at
3 p.m.
Two events highlight the
day Wednesday - the sheep
Judging at 3 p.m. and the
dairy cattle show at 8 p.m.
Thursday Is school day. At
2 p.m., swine will be Judged
along with rabbits. Thursday
night at 8 p.m. the beef cattle
show will be held.
Highlighting the day Fri
day will be the horse Judging
at 8 p.m.
All exhibits must be re
moved from die exhibit halls
by noon Saturday, Sept. 7.
This year cash awards will
be given in many of the de
partments. Check the offlcal
fair catalog for details. Tbey
are available at the Scout of
fice, and many retail busines
ses in Murphy.
The back gate to die fair
grounds will be closed at 6
p.m. each day. No vehicles
will be allowed Inside the fair
grounds through the back gate
after 6 p.m. Livestock ex
hibitors must take care of
getting feed to their stock
prior to 6 pjn.
Clay County
Mr, and Mrs.LeonardSmith
and grandsons visited Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Moore, Friday.
-CC
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Ledford
of Downlngs Creek vtsitedMr,
and Mrs. Ben Phillips Satur
day afternoon.
-CC
Mrs. Wayne Moore and dau
ghter spent the week-end in
Wavnetvllle last week.
COMB TUESDAY, THEY HAVE BEEN MARRIED 72 YEARS - Mr. ?nd Mrs. George Washington
Hyatt will celebrate their 72nd wedding anniversary. They were married Sept. 3, 1891. Mr.
Hyatt was born at Culberson, May 20, 1867 while Mrs. Hyatt was born in Cherokee County
April 10, 1872. The Hyatts have seven living children. Their oldest daughter Is 71 years old
Mr. Hyatt has been a Mason tor sixty years. Joining In 1903 and holds the 50-year Masonic
pen. He has held many offices In the Masons, serving as Worshipful Master lor 20 years.
The Kentucky long rifle that Mr. Hyatt la holding Is 115 years old. It was made by Ma
father, M. B. Hyatt, June 3, 1848, at his farm at Hyatt's Bridge on Highway 60 over the
Notla River. According to Mr. Hyatt, Ms father has been offered as high as $500 for the
rifle. (Scoutfo? by Davis)
Tom Herbert, Of Cloy County, Dies
HAYESV1LLE ? Former
Sam Rep. Thome* Johnson
Herbert, 78, Clay County
political figure for many years
died Thursday night August
22 at his home after a long
period of declining health.
Mr. Herbert served in the
1959 General Assembly, and
was defeated in a bid for re
nomination In 1980. In 1954
he va* an unsuccessful candi
date for ths Sam Senate, los
ing in the Democratic primary
?> Harve M. Moor*. He also
served one term on ths Hayes
villa Board of Aldermen.
He was a retired augtneer
ing department employe of ths
Sam Highway and Public
Worts Commission, where he
spent 30 years and was a ment
of dm First Methodist
Clay
In 1909 he married Miss
Edtaa Evans, and their 50th
wedding anniversary was noted
In tha ptoceertliigi of
die 1959
legislature, with remarks by
Rep. Marcel]ua Buchanan and
Speaker AddTson Hewlla.
On April 12, of this year,
Mr. Herbert was photographed
for the Citizen Times with a
collection of rare Burpoean
carvings brought home from
World War II by a son, BUI,
who was later Ulled In an
automobile accident.
He was a lifelong resident
of Clay Cotsity, son of JohnC.
and Octavla Taylor Herbert
Surviving are the widow; a
daughter, Mrs. Todd Klmsey
of Hiawaasee, Ga.; a son Hal
Herbert of EauCallle.Fla: and
> hold at 2 p.m.
teri*n Church here.
The Rev. Sam Austin and the
Rev. Grady Burgln officiated
and burial was In the church
cemetery with Masonic ritas.
Towneon Funeral Home of
Murphy was in chrage.
Warne
Rev. and Mrs. Jimmy Rog
ers and childre were the Sun
day dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Clay Ivessero* Pine Log.
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Tbe Republicans held a mee
lag at (he home of Mr. Wayne
G. West Friday night. An ln
osresdng talk was made by
Clay County Rep. Col. West
on the different bills that were
lntsrduced In the General As
sembly at Raleigh this legis
lation, also a talk by our
County Chairman, Mr. BUI
and Clay County Progress
Volume 74 ? Number 5 Murphy, North Corollno, Thur.doy, Aujott 29, 1963 M Pages Thl. Week Published Weekly IZfSZSJLfZSJUlJi
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Law And Order Chief's
Life Work At Andrews
Chief Mehaffey
. . . Coin' Fishing
by Todd Reece
ANDREWS - For the past
30 years, law and order In
Andrews 'has* been the life's
work of one man. Police Chief
Frank Mehaffey.
This Friday, Chief Mehaffey
retires from the job, ending
a career of police work that
began here In July of 1933,
broken only by two years away
from the job In 1939 and 1940
when he worked for the state.
Hardly anyone familiar
with Andrews, even the so cal
led 'old timers* , can re
member when Cheif Mehaffey
wasn't a familiar sight In town.
Talking about his work this
week. Chief Mehaffey said
"things have always been a
bove board here, and I've
never had to Investigate a
major crime."
With a note of pride, the
chief expallned "I've never
had to take my gun out on any
body. I've had a few men id
resist arrest, but In the thirty
years I've only used a black
jack once, and 1 Just had id
then. I always hated id hurt
anyone."
"I guess (I've arrested peo
ple for about everytlng Im
aginable except for murder,"
the chief said, "but things are
a lot quieter now than when I
first started here."
"I've had to investigate nine
or ten suicides," he added.
Chief Mehaffey explained
that Andrews had a population
of about 2,500 when he took
the job as chief in 1933.
"All the mills were running
here then," he said, "and In
those early years, there was a
lot of drunkeness."
"There was nothing unusual
about making twelve or fifteen
arrests on Saturday afternoon
and night for public durnk
eness."
In the e?rly days, the chief
(old that he worked 14 and IS
hours a day, seven days
a week. D. S. Russell was
mayor of Andrews when he
wok the job. Only in compart
dvely recent years has the
town force added enough men
to allow the chief to cut his
working hours to 60 and have
a day off a week.
"Mayor Ferebee was the
first one to give policemen
here a day off," the chief
continued.
"We used tn have a lot of
breakins here," he said, "but
we've been lucky . .we always
caught them."
"You don't see much drunk
eness in town any more," he
said, "and 1 don't think this
is due to strict law enforce
ment as much as to people
getting educated to drinking.
They may drink as much now,
but they stay away from town.
They don't want you to see
them"
Chief Mehtffey also served
more than 30 years on the
volunteer fire department of
Andrews, and he recalled
many "hot fires."
A native of Swain county.
Chief Mehaffey came to An
drews In 1921 following hla
discharge from the army. His
first police experience was
gained while serving as an
M. P. with the 30th "Old
Hickory" Division In World
War 1. He saw action in
France and Belgium and was
on the Hindenburg Line.
He worked here for the
Andrews Hardwood Company
until he took the job of Chief
of Police.
On Sept. 11, 1930 he mar
ried Miss Sally Jones, a native
of Andrews.
Anyone who knows the chief
has a good idea how he plans
*> spend his time In the com
ing years.
"I fed more at home In
the mountains on a trout
stream than anywhere else In
the world," he said " and I'm
going t> spend as much dme
as 1 can hunting and fishing."
Always an avid sportsman,
the chief Is one of the moiot
aln's hast trout fisherman, and
as hla friends and neighbors
art well aware, he gives most
of them away.
He's also given the town 30
yeare of pod law < "
|t will
Jack T. Owens
NEW PUBLISHER
Andrew* Gets
$148,500 For
Sewerage Plant
ANDREWS - A grant of
$148,500 ID assist Andrews
In the construction of sewer
age treatment facilities has
been approved by the Acceler
ated Public Works program.
Congressman Roy A, Taylor
of this district made the an
nouncement Tuesday.
The Sewerage treatment
plant for Andrews is expected
id cost a total of $198,000.
Town officials applied for
the federal aid to build the
plant in order to compl y with
a ruling by the State Streams
Sanitation board requiring all
towns dumping raw sewerage
into public rivers and streams
to end this practice by 1965.
The new sewerage disposal
plant will end pollution of
Valley River below Andrews.
Pitch Team To Victories
MARIETTA, CA. - Shades
of the big leagues. The head
lines read "Two Former Mur
phy Boys Pitch." There hasn't
been a local headline similar
to this all year.
It's true, two former Mur
phy boys pitched the Marietta
Sally All-Star baseball team to
the Southern Pony League
championship here Thursday,
August 22.
Larry Keener and Eddie
Cook lead their team over
the Monterey, Mexico team,
sweeping the best of three
series, with two straight wins,
10-3 and 12-10.
These boys not only tended
to the mound chores but both
turned in excellent records at
bat. Keener was reported to
blasted at least one home run
while Cook collected three hits
and a walk in four times at bat.
Larry Is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Keener, formerly
of Murphy, and the grandson
of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Taylor
of Peachtree. Eddie is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Ruben Cook of
Murphy. Incidentiy, Eddie is
the nephew of Mrs. "Toots"
Dickey also of Murphy. It
turns out she is one of the
teams biggest rooters.
The All-Stars left Saturday
via a Lockheed aircraft for
Washington, Pa. to play in the
National Championships. The
series started Monday and the
results of the games were not
in at press time. The All
Stars were set to meet the
western champs from Calif
ornia.
Parents of the boys char
tered buses for the trip north
to be in the stands to cheer
their boys to victory.
Jack Owens Named
Publisher Of Paper;
Babb Takes New Post
MURPHY - Jack T. Owens
has been named publisher of
The Cherokee Scout and Clay
County Progress effective
Sept. 1. Mr. Owens has been
with the newspaper since
April, 1961 when he was named
production supervisor. Ear
lier this year, he was named
advertising manager in ad
dition to his production duties.
Jerue Bali), publisher of the
newspaper since October,
19S9 , has been named
assistant to the president of
Mid-South Management Co.,
Inc.
The new Scout-Progress
publisher is a native of Spar
tanburg, S.C. His newspaper
career bagan in 1958 when he
joined the staff of the Spar
tanburg Herald - Journal. Mr.
Owens is married to the for
mer Miss Joanne McSwain,
also of Spartanburg. They have
three children, Janice, 6,
Jackie, 4, and Judy, 1. The
Owens are members of the
First Baptist Church. He is
a member of the Masonic
Lodge, the Murphy Civitan
Club, CherokeeCounty Rescue
Squad, and Murphy Quarter
back Club.
Mr. Babb will assume his
new duties Sept. 1. The Babbs
will move to Spartanburg
sometime this fall.
Prior to coming to Murphy,
Mr. Babb completed a three
year tour of duty as an of
ficer with the U. S. Marine
Corps, He served as admin
istrative officer at the Marine
Corps Air Facility, Futema,
Okinawa at the time of his
discharge from service,
Mr. Babb is a member of
the Murphy Lions Club, the
Murphy Quarterback Club, and
is a director of the Murphy
Chamber of Commerce. He
is a member of the vestry at
the Messiah Episcopal Church
where he also serves as
superintendent of the church
school.
Mr. Babb said, "JackOwens
is a fine young man who has
already demonstrated a keen
interest in this area, this
newspaper and his desire to
accept civic responsibilities.
The Scout-Progress is for
tunate to be placed in the
capable hands of this well
rounded , dedicated news
paperman.
"In many ways. Murphy and
the surrounding areas are
progressing and the future
holds many opportunities. The
development of this area has
only begun and it has been a
sincere priviledge to have
been a part of this growth,"
Mr. Babb added.
SCOUT
Coming Events
Clvidan meeting will be held
at the Family Restaurant on
Monday evening at 6:30 p.m.
The Tri-County Methodist
Men's dinner will be held a
the First Methodist Church,
Andrews, on Firday evening,
August 30 at 6:30 p.m.
The Sub-District meeting
of the WSCS will be held in
the Hayesvllle Methodist
Church on Tuesday morning
Sept. 3 at 9:30 a.m.
The following circles of the
First BaptistChurch will meet
on Monday evening Sept. 2 at
7:30 p.m. B. W. C. at home of
Mrs . James B. Hall, Eliza
beth Hale, home of Mrs. Cecile
Mills and Franlde Martin at
home of Mrs. Hubert Hlnmn.
Jerue Babb
TAKES NEW POST
Sheriff Raids
40-Gallon Still
MURPHY - Cherokee County
Sheriff Claude Anderson and
deputy Robert Harness cap
tured a 40 gallon copper still
Tuesday morning, August 27,
The two lawmen destroyed 200
gallons of mash at the site
on Synder's Creek near the
McCellan's Baptist Church in
the Andrews section.
No arrests were made.
Peachtree
Mr. and Mrs. Whit Barton
and Marilyn spent Sunday with
Mr. Dillard Barton and dau
ghter, Mrs. Don Welsh In Chat
tanooga, Tenn.
-P
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Fanning
of Rossville, Ga., were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs.
O'Neal Crisp and family.
-P
Mr. Rex Sudderth who has
been employed with the Forest
Service in Montana has re
turned home and is teaching at
the Hiwassee Dam School.
-P
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Stewart
and family have returned to
their home in Huntsvtlle, Ala,
after a visit with relatives
here.
1951 Class Reunion Happy Occasion
ANDREWS - A happy oc
casion was tbereunlonof the
1951 graduation class of An
drews High School held ft the
home of Mr. and Mrs, Pitt
Walker, Saturday, August 24.
The relation began at 5 p.m.
Gueata were greeted by J acMe
Scarborough, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Walker and fro plan -
ring committee which Included
Sa. a Hyde. Gladys Webb, Ella
Maa MatMs, Jane Lovtagood,
Ruth Roberta, Jake Buchanon
and Dan Hawk.
A bullet dinner was served
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on the lawn at 6p.m.The table
waa decorated with date
colors, gold and white. Atln
tervals along the edge of the
table were bows of gold and
white ribbon. An arrangement
of (old and whlla flowers cen
tered the table. Classmate
Rev. George Pulllum gave the
Invocation prior to dinner.
The class meeting was held
at 8 p.m. with 20 members
present. Sara Hyde presided.
Each member told how they
had spent the pest 12 years.
Jackie " * ?
Scarborough read the
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written for the school tnnuel.
Rev. PuUlum reed the dees
will. Several letters were reed
from classmetet unable to
attend. During Aw meeting a
telephone cell eras received
from classmate Mae WUtaknr
Davis who is living with her
family in Calif.
A cash donation was given
for High School library books
in honor of MarjoiieHicks and
Joy Con ley. Officers elected
for the next rotation to bo bald
in 1966 included JakeBuchan
on, chairman, Sara Hyde, co
rWoinnen t I jmiImmuI
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secretary, Ella Mm Mathlt,
topottet and George Pullium,
data pea tor. At tea cooclurtae
of the tnMttng tea cleea pra
eanad Myra Walter ?Afe a
lurprlee gift, ? fndteteadaad
a latvr of appradattoa for
Hnteeae e them In peat year*.
Mr*. Walter wee grate mo tear
for 10 year*.
Sararty attended tea ra
Miaa Joan
HI do, Mr