and Clay County Progress
Murphy, Nerth Carolina, Thursday, Sep ram bar 19, 1W3 12 Poga( Thl? Week Published Weekly second claps postaqc paid
'AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
Lions Plan Horse Show
At Fair Grounds Sept.28
Editor's
flote-Kook
im i nMaaoameasi
Sheriff Claude Anderson's
Improvement is reported as
satisfactory this week. Sheriff
Anderson la still In Provi
dence Hospital here re
cuperating from gunshot
wounds suffered in the court
house Saturday, Sept. 14.
Milt Anderson, who confes
sed to the shooting, Is being
held in the county jail pending
the outcome of the sheriffs
condition.
TR
Miner Ray Stewart's condit
ion is listed as Improving by
Providence Hospital. He was
injured in the mine cave-in
here Sept. 14. Others who were
injured have been released
from the hospital.
TR
State Mine Inspectors
James R. Brandon and War
ren Young, who were at the
mine following the cave-In,
were back in town this week.
They reported that they had
talked with die men who were
in the shaft when the cave-in
occur ed, but could only say
that the cave-in was caused
by an unexplained shift of the
underground materials. They
reported than an estimated 100
tons of rock and debris slid
into the slope where the min
ers were working.
TR
Hamilton Gregory, As
sociated Press reporter who
covered the mine accident
here, had a story on 'snake
handling* in Smday's Atlanta
Journal -Constitution.
TR
John Parris, columnist for
the Asheville Citizen, was in
town this week gathering
material for incoming
articles.
TR
Murphy PTA held Its first
meeting of the year Monday
night and discussed business.
Including plans for the dis
trict PTA meeting her* Oct.
15. Some ISO were present.
TR
Sports fans will have to
wait until Sunday from now on
to read about football games
played in this area on Friday
nights. The Ashevllle Citizen
has moved its deadline 19 to
10:00 pjn., and will carry only
scores on Saturday morning
with a roundifi on Sunday. ,
TR
Scout Extras are still going
fast, and those who want them
for souvenirs can still get
_ them at the office. A check
' of old files has shown that the
Scout's only other Extra was
published in the early 30*s
when banks closed due to die
depression.
TR
A hearing for the driver of
the truck involved in the wreck
that killed Jack Craig of Mur
phy was continued to a later
date Monday in Recorders
Court.
TR
A swarm of honey bees land
ed at BUI McFall s Gulf Sta
tion in Andrews Sunday morn
? Ing. The place was bussing.
TR
A special session of Re
corders Court Jury trails will
'be held Tuesday morning,
.Sept. 24.
Claude Amos
Lucky Day
?A Success
MURPHY - Friends of the
Claude Amos family here
proved that Friday the
thirteenth could be a lucky
V Peyton G. Me, chairman
1 ef the Claude Amoa Fund Cam -
Jt
as that Murphy and
Cooity have had
of trouble in the
MURPHY ? Excitement Is
mounting In Murphy u plans
near completion for the larg
est horse show ever staged
In this county. The show will
be held at the Fair Grounds.
Set for Saturday night, Sept.
38, the show will be sponsor -
d by the Murphy Lions Club.
Several hundred entries are
expected to fill the ranks of
16 different classes, sine*
more than 600 entry blanks
have been mailed out to horse
owners all over the Southeast.
The show's official name
is the Smoky Mountain Horse
Show.
The show will get underway
at 6 JO pjn., and facilities
will be complete. A portable
show ring will be set and
bleachers will be provided for
the hundreds expected to at
tend.
Over $1,000 in prize money
will be awarded.
Standard horse show rules
will apply, with three entries
constituting a class.
Chairman of the event is
John GUI and the judge will
be Royce Cites. Paul R1 den
hour will serve as master of
ceremonies, Tom Palmer as
ring master, and Ben Palmer
as secretary.
In addition to cash prizes
for the first five places, first
place winners will receive
trophies and six places will
receive ribbons.
Entry fee for each of the
16 classes range from )1 to
$6 depending on the prize
money set 19 for each class.
Mr. Black
Black Joins
McKeever
\nd Edward:
MURPHT - Larry Thomas
Black, ? recent graduate of
Wake Forest Law School, has
joined the law firm of Mc
Keever and Edwards.
Mr. Black, son of Mrs.
WUllam G. Keck and the late
Thomis G. Black of Burling
ton, received his LLJ3 degree
in June, 1963, and the A. B.
degree from Wake Forest in
June, 1962. He attended law
school on the accelerated pro
gram and was graduated in two
and a half years. He is a mem
ber of Sigma Chi social
fraternity and Phi Delta Phi
legal fraternity.
He served for four years
Mr. Reichman
trie Reichman
To Coordinate
Poultry School
ANDREWS - Vocational
Agriculture Departments of
Murphy and Hiwassee Dam
High Schools have obtained the
assistance of Mr. Eric Reich
man of Andrews to help co
ordinate the poultry school be
ginning Oct. 1 for adult
farmers of Cherokee County.
Mr. Relchman is associat
ed with Parker and Reichman
Poultry Farms, Inc., of And
rews.
"Mr. Reichman's exper
ience in poultry management
will be most valuable in the
exchange of information
planned for the school," a
school spokesman said this
week.
Mr. Reichman has sche
duled representatives from
the following poultry supply
firms to contribute exchange
information during die school:
Van Tress Breeding Farms,
Duluth, Ga.; Van Tress is the
largest breeder of the male
broiler.
Arbor Acres, breeders of
the female line.
Bio-Lab of Atlanta, manu
facturers of farm disinfectant.
Hess and Clark, phar
maceuticals.
Ulnal ? ru4 1 akni>aM\i>i?e
V UIMSim MUVi BlUI 1VO )
producers of poultry vaccine.
Big Dutchman, producers of
poultry equipment.
Hoffman- LaRoche, Nutri
tionists, and others to be an
nounced later as they are
scheduled.
The first class is sche
duled for Tuesday, Oct. 1,
1963, at 7 pjn. at the new
Murphy High School. Richard
Ramsey and A. Q. Ketner,
Vocational Agriculture teach
ers, will keep poultrymen in
formed as the program is
further planned and initiated.
5 in the U. S. Air Force where
for three years he was a radio
Intercept analyst with the
USAF Security Service in Ger
many. His honorable dis
charge was received in
February, 1963.
He was married to die for
mer Joyce Ann Porter of
Kernersville in September,
1960. Mrs. Black has a B. S.
degree from Wake Forest and
for the put several years
has been a medical technolo
gist in vlrologlcal research
at Bowman. Gray School Of
Medicine, Winston-Salem.
The coiftle la residing on the
corner of Proctor and Boule
vard Streets in the former
Zirbes house.
Faaily, rri*M> imnvaiztd After
VUwiil IW| 0< Poll* VUtaa
MURPHY - The body ot
a local man returned here
from Parkersburg, W. Va.,
had to be removed from Ivie
Chapel this week when health
authorities In that state learn
ed that the man died from en
cephalitis and poliomyelitis,
both highly contagious, even
after death of the victim.
Peyton Ivle of Ivie Funeral
Home here said this week that
the body had already been pre
pared for burial and was lying
in state at Ivie Chapel here,
where It had already been
viewed by friends and rela
tives, when a phone call came
from Parkersburg health of
ficials telling him that an au
topsy had revealed that the
man died from communicable
diseases.
Mr. Ivie said that be re
moved the body from the
chapel, told the man's family
and friends of the problem, and
notified Or. W. H. Scruggs,
District Health Officer for
Cherokee, day, and Graham
Coundea.
Or. Scruggs said later that
he notified everyone who had
viewed or bean in contact with
the body that Immunisation
shots should be taken, and that
these persons did receive the
'*1 don't really believe that
there was any danger at con
tagion of these dlseeses for
persona who had sesn the
body," lit. scriqjgs sua aus
week, "but we made sure that
?11 of them were Immunized
with shots or oral vaccine to
be on the safe side."
Vict em of the communicable
diseases was Leonard Jones,
49, who was working on i tun
nel construction job In Park -
ersburg when he was stricken.
Mr. Jones had beeneqgaged
In tunnel construction for the
past three years.
Private graveside rites
were held at Liberty Baptist
Church with burial in the
church cemetery.
He was a native of Cherokee
county, a former Murphy pol
iceman, and first deputy under
former Sheriff M. G.Craw
ford. He was a son of A. Z.
and the late Tavey Coleman
Jooes, and a member of Shoal
Creek Baptist Church and
Montgomery Masonic Lodge
426.
Surviving beside the father
are the widow, Mrs. Frances
Veroer Jones i two daughters,
Mrs. Cllne Hicks of Murphy
and Miss Linda Jonee of Aahe
vtllaj a sen, Kenneth Jonee,
U. S. Air Force, Columbus,
Miss4 two sister*, Mrs.Cas
sie Brewer of Florida and
Miss Carte Jonee of Turtle
town. Tentut and four bro
thers, Clarence and Allen of
Turtlesown, Tana., Lewia of
and Al
Powell Bill Funds
Announced For
Area Towns
Two Residents,
Both Over 90,
Die This Week
MURPHY - Mrs. Mary Far
mer Allen, 96, of Rt, 2, died
Wednesday night, Sept. 11, at
her home after a long Illness.
She was a native of Farner
and a daughter of John and
Sallle Ray Farmer, the widow
of Dock Allen.
Surviving are four daugh
ters, Mrs. Dora Murphy and
Mrs. Finette Graham of Mur
phy, and Mrs. Janie Davis and
Mrs. Josie Davis of Hickory;
two sons, Charlie and William
Allen of Cherokee County, and
several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Friday at Unaka Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Carl Cunningham
officiated and burial was in
the church cemetery.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge.
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MURPHY - Mrs. Nancy
Elizabeth McMillian, 92, died
Sunday morning, Sept. IS, in a
Murphy hospital after a long
illness.
Mrs. McMillian was a native
of Pickens County, S. C., and
the widow of J. W. McMillan.
She was the oldest living mem
ber of Murphy First Baptist
Church at the time of her
death.
Surviving are three daugh
ters, Mrs. Walter Sneed, Mrs.
Fred Swaim and Mrs. Fannie
Calhoun of Murphy; three sis
ters, Mrs. J. A. Hughes of
Cartersville, Ga., and Mrs.
Fannie Sams and Mrs. Eliza
Ponder of Canton, Ga.; a bro
ther, Lewis Watkins of
Alabama; 12 grandchildren,
SI great-grandchildren, and
ten great-great "grandchild
ren.
MURPHY - Allocation of
Powell BUI Funds to Murphy,
Hayes vllle and Andrews for
maintenance of non-highway
streets was announced this
week by the State Highway
Commission.
Amounts received by each
town were listed as follows i
Murphy - $11,099.01
Hayes ville - $2,388.80
Andrews - $8,699.16
Powell Bill funds represent
collections from one-half cent
of the state's gasoline tax.
The allocation is propor
tioned among eligible and
qualifying municipalities on
the basis of relative non-state
local street mileage and rela
tive population.
Eligible municipalities
have been receiving Powell
Bill funds since the act was
passed In the Legislature in
1961.
Murphy's allocation this
year was based on a populat
ion of 2,236 and 13.96 miles
of local streeu; Hayes ville
had a population of 428 and
3.11 miles of streets and And
rews a population of 1,404 and
11*80 miles of streets.
Checks for the amounts due
each town will be mailed from
Raleigh In order to read) here
by October 1.
A total of 420 municipali
ties in North Carolina receiv
ed Powell BUI Funds this year,
amounting to more than eight
million dollars.
Services were held at 3s30
pjn. Monday In Ivle Funeral
Home chapel.
The Rev. William J . Thomp
son and The Rev. Robert Pot
ter officiated. Burial was In
Sunset Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Clyde
Gadson, Or. W. A. Hoover,
Arden and Kenneth Davis,
Robert Bruce and John Gill.
Honorary pallbearers were
Dr. B. W. Whitfield and mem
bers of the board of deacons
of First Baptist Church.
Housing Froiect
Bid Opening
Postponed Again
MURPHY - Opening of bids
for Murphy's $500,000 forty
unit low rent federal bousing
project was postponed again
this week due to a change in
wage scales, according to Ben
A. Palmer, executive director
of the Murphy Housing
Authority.
Bids were scheduled to be
opened Tuesday, Sept. 17, fol
lowing a postponement from
the original opening date of
August 15.
Postponements from the
earlier announced dates for
opening of contractors' bids
were caused by a lack of bids.
This latest postponement
announced this week Is there
suit of a change in wage scales
n li i t
tor workers on tederu Dousing
projects. The federal govern
ment makes the final decision
on such wages.
Mr. Palmer explained this
week that wage scales for the
project were changed by the
federal government Sept. 3,
but that final approval of the
new scales did not come from
Washington in time for con
tractors to properly figure
bids to be submitted by Sept.
17, the latest date set for
bid opening.
When final approval of wage
scales for die project comes
from Washington, a new date
will be announced for opening
bids, Mr. Palmer said this
week.
ouiiaogs L,ose nrst
Loop Game In 3 Years
_ _ ? Cvlvfl - W*he stormed
SYLVA - Sylva-Wefcster
football fans through they were
in for a repeat of last year's
game, as Murphy rolled for a
touchdown the first time they
got the ball Friday night, but
die Golden Eagles cam* from
behind twice to hand the Bull
dogs their first conference or
regular season loss in three
y&rs, 21-13.
Murphy plays at hone this
Friday night, taking on
Georgia's West Fannin High
in a non-conference game.
Wen Fannin is reportedly
fielding a much stronger grid
squad this year than the school
has had in several year*.
Murphy kicked off to open
Friday's game, and took over
after tour SW offensive plays.
The Bulldogs drove on in for
the score aad a 6-0 lead a*
Wayne Watson sneaked ?w
from the one. The conversion
failed.
A defensive battle scarred
the field for the remainder of
the first period and moat of
Lata in the quarter, Sylva
recovered a Murphy fumble
and two penalties against the
Bulldogs moved the Golden
Eagles into scoring position.
Jerry Fullbright plunged over
from the three for SW's first
score, fylvi -Webster took the
lead as Mike Lewis passed to
Jerry Hoyle for the point.
Murphy grabbed the lead
again early in the third per
iod, covering a SW fumble
on the Golden Eagle six yard
line. Twe plays later, Watson
ran die point.
back for die kill in the final
quarter, with long runs and a
long pass completion, moving
to Murphy's one.
, Fullbright crashed over
from the one and Lewis added
the point to put SW out front
14-13.
With less than two minutes
remaining. Murphy was
threatening again, but ? pass
Interception by Sylva -Webster
on their ten killed Murphy's
chance*
On first down, Lewis broke
loose and romped to Murphy's
two. Fullbright added the final
scorejnd^wi^^ruhejjoinu
Scout Photo - Divii
MRS. IRENE LYKE HUGHES died a few hours after her car, pictured above, wrecked inside
the city limits.
THIS SPORTS CAR was almost completely flattened from a wreck that took die life of Mrs.
Phyllis Anne GUlenwater Craig of Murphy, and seriously injured an Asheville man.
Two Residents Killed In
Auto Wrecks In Post Week
MURPHY - Two more auto
mobile wrecks In the past week
pushed the fatality count here
to three for a six day period.
Mrs. pnymscraig
Mr?. Irene Hughes
The two victems this week
were Mrs. Irene Lyke Hughes,
27, of Murphy, who died in a
local hospital four hours after
her car crashed end over end
off U. S. 64 in the city limits
at 12:20 Thursday, Sept. 12;
and Mrs. Phyllis Arme Gill en
water Craig, 21, who died
shortly after the sports car
in which she was a passen
ger ran off U. S. 19 seven
miles east of Murphy at 5:30
pjn. Saturday, Sept. 14.
As reported in last week's
Scout, Jack Craig, of Murphy
died from injuries suffered in
a wreck near Andrews, Mon
day, Sept. 9.
According to Murphy police
officers Ray Killian and
Richard Martin, who were as
sisted in the investigation by
Patrolman R. H. Ensley, Mrs.
Hughes' car apparently mis
sed a curve as it was travel
tag East just inside the city
limits.
The car landed near the L
* N railroad tracks, where a
train crew notified the police.
Mrs. Hughes was alone in the
car. The officers said the left
front tire on her car may
have blown out before the ac
cident.
In the accident that took
Mrs. Craig's life, David
Powell, 22, of Asheville, son
of Dr. William F. Powell, an
Asheville eye, ear. nose and
throat specialist, was criti
cally injured.
He was transferred to Me
morial Mission Hospital In
Asheville, suffering from se
vere head and chest injuries
and serious lacerations.
ife W- Reavis
MURPHY QUARTERBACK Wayne Watson sneaked over from one yard out to out Murohv
ahead 6-0 against Sylva -Webster Friday night In die first r lod. ?
said the small sports car
ran off the highway and over
turned several times along a
525-foot path, tearing of; the
cloth top and flattening the
windshield.
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Funeral services for Mrs.
Hughes were held at lfcOOajn.
Saturday in Ivie Funeral
chapel.
The Rev. Robert Potter of
ficiated and burial was in Sun
set Cemetery. Pallbearers
were Leon Kimsey, Kenneth
Godfrey, Steve Dockery,
Jimmy Howse, Charlie Hughes
and Dave Moody.
Mrs. Hughes was a native
of Tennessee who had lived
here for the past five years.
She was employed as a wait
ress in Cherokee Restaurant.
Surviving are a daughter,
Connie Lynn of the home; the
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Du
el* Lyke of Sharps vllle, Ind.;
five sisters, Mrs. Mabel
Freeman of Toledo, Ohio, and
Misses Stella, Jessie, Arietta
and Lovernla Lyke, all of
Sharps ville, Ind.; and two
brothers, Johnny of Sharps
ville and Edwin Lyke, Navy,
San Diego, Calif,
Ivie Funeral Home was In
charge.
Services for Mrs. Craig
were held ?t IsOO pan. Mon
day in Maggie's Chapel
Methodist Church. The Rev.
Edward Lee. The Rev. Wil
liam J. Thompson and The
Rev. Alfred Smith officiat
ed. Burial was In the church
cemetery.
Mrs. Craig was a native
of Erwtn, Tank, a graduate
of Murphy High, where she
was a star basketball player
and a member of First Bap
tist Church here.
She attended Truett Mc
Coonell Baptist Collqp in
Cleveland. Ga. She had work
ed as an employee of Family
Restaurant here and far the
past two months had ban
employed by the N. C. De
partment of Justice in