North Carolina Newspapers

I he Volum* 74 - Number 13 and Clay County Pro&ress Murphy, North Carolina, Thur.doy, Oetobor 24, IMS 963 ?2 't- Thl. Waofc PuUMmJ ?^l. SECOND CLASS P o ? T A n c ueuicauon service ui Blue Star Marker Saturday MURPHY - The Murphy Garden Club will hold deci cation ceremonies for ? new Blue Sar Memorial High way Marker for Highway 64 Saturday at 2:00 pjn. The Marker, one of 30 in the state designating some 600 miles of Sue Star Me morial Highways from Manteo to Murpi y, has been erected approximately five miles west of town, just East of the Cane Creek Highway turnofi. American Legion Post No. 96 will form a color guard ,for the ceremony and die Mur phy High School band will perform. Mr*. Louise Ballard, Southeastern Regional Di rector and State Chairman of Civic Development and im mediate past president of the Garden Club of N. C.. will present the memorial ad dress, speaking on the 'His tory and Purpose of Blue Star Memorial Highways.' Mrs. Edward Brumby, president of the Murphy Gar den Club, will welcome the gray and Mrs. S. C. Burgess will recognize the guests. Editor's Note-Hook Mrs. Wilms H. McNabb of Murphy won 1st place in the house furnishing division at the State Fair in Raleigh last week. Her entry was a hand woven bed spread. TR Another wrestling match is set for Friday night in the old Rock Gym sponsored by the Qierokee County Cancer Society. TR Andrews' bond election set for Nov. IB will include a total of $120,000 for sewer and water ' system Im provements and a community center, rather than the first report which listed the a mount as (130,000. TR Ed Graves, Cherokee County Register of Deeds, bagged a 300 pound wild hog while on a hunting party in the Telllco mountains last week. The party also scored with three bear kills. Other local folks on the hunt were Oscar, Lee Roy, Ralph and Lewis Dockery, Butler and Ralph Carter, Merchie and Sam Davis, Wayne Corn - well, Lawrence Brendle, and Swep Earwood, along with several hunters from other parts. TR Aunt Par alee Mlngus has received a letter (? con - gratulations from Congress man Roy A. Taylor, who read In the Scout that she had cele brated her 87th birthday. TR A Scout article a couple of months ago about a man in Culberson receiving a letter addressed with everything from his Zip Code number to his pbone number, made Don Whitehead's column in the Knoxville News-Sentinel last week. "Buck Seabolt, former resident who lives there, sent us the clipping. -TO Members of Murphy Metho dist Youth Fellowship will be making the rounds here Sun day from 6:00 to 6:30 pun. I making collections for I UNJCEF (United Nations , Children's Fund). In past years the UN1CEF drive has 1 been held on Halloween night, but MTF'ers this year de cided that this worthy cause would get a better response without the trick -or-tr eat mixup. Dig deep, to provide food and medical care for children in more than 100 countries. -TR The PTA Harvest Sale at Andrews scored Its usual sue cess again this year, with spirited bidding for every thing under the sun. The sale netted the organization some thing over $800 and PTA President Mrs. Carl Barnert expressed her thanks to all contributors and a special word of tribute to Mrs. Wayne Ladd, who served as chairman of the event. -TR In connection with the mem bership drive for all Scout Toops in the Daniel Boone :ouncll now underway, the tecond 8p#clsl Round* ip Football game at Western :areUna College has been set or November 9. Mrs. L. L. Mason, Jr., will make the presentation of the marker to the state and H. A. Cogglns, Landscape Super visor for North Carolina, will make the acceptance for the state. Also on the program will be the Rev. H. C. Witter, pastor of Episcopal Church of the Messiah; the Rev, Robert A. Potter, pastor of First Presbyterian Church; and John Jordan, American Legion Commander. The Murphy High Band, under the direction of Edward J. Reynolds, will open the pro gram with the National Anthem, accompany group singing of 'America The Bea utiful' and 'God Bless America.' Jim Jordan, a member of the band, will close the cere mony with 'Taps'. Scout Photo - Davis A TOTAL OF 72 employees of Rimco Manufacturing Corp. here have made wills to the North Carolina Eye Bank. Gene Griggs, above left, was one employee who signed the will while Merle Davis, Chairman of the Murphy Lions Club Sight Conservation Committee, looked on. nimco hmployees Make Wills To N.C. Eve Bank MURPHY - Rimco Manu facturing Company of Murphy announced today that 75 of its employees had made wills donating their eyes to The North Carolina Eye Bank for the Restoration of Sight, in Winston Salem, N. C. The Murphy Lions Club and Lionism generally expressed elation at such a tremendous turn - out of the Rimco Employees. Nearly 70 per cent of the employees donated their eyes to help the blind and near blind and as a result of their inter est and concern, the vision of 150 persons may be saved or restored. Peter J. McKeon, General Manager of Rimco issued a statement saying he hoped that the example set by his em ployees would cause other in dustries to co-operate in this fine program, which is sponsored by the Lions. There appears to be no pre cedent In this area for the employees of any industries to make eye wills as a group. Merle Davis, Chairman of the Eye Bank Committee of the Murphy Lions Club, stated that this was the first time in his long years of experience in work for the blind that die desire to make eye wills had originated with the donors without solicitation from the Lions Club. "It was a wonderful thing and originated with the employees themselves," said Mr. Davis. X The raising of money through various civic acti vities to be used to help the blind is a major project of the Lions Club International and all local Lions dubs. Officials of the Eye Bank In Winston Salem, when In formed of the 75 donations, expressed their appreciation and pleasure at the response of the Rimco Employees. B inner Meeting To Be Held For Murphy Planning Board MURPHY - A dinner meet ing here Thursday night. Oct. 31, with community leaders and town officials present will be held to reorganize Murphy's Planning Board and to appoint new members to the Board. The Town of Murphy has en gaged the services of the Western North Carolina Re gional Planning Commission which is doing technical plan ning consulting work under contract with the Planning Board. A series of ground and aerial surveys will be fol lowed up by basic reports for die community to use In mak ing long range plans concern ing the future use of land and location of major streets and highways. Additional recommendat ions will Include various types of ordinances and policy mea sure* by which the com-, m unity's plans can be carried out* Charles Cunningham of the WNCRPC has been assisted as Miirphy's Community Planner. In discussing the impor tance of this work program, Murphy Mayor L. L. Mason, Jr., pointed out that at no time in Murphy's history has a truly comprehensive plan for the future growth of the town been developed. "Sound and basic facts are needed to help us in making every-day decisions that will affect the pattern of develop ment for years to come", he said. "We will rely on mem bers of the Planning Board to work with our professional planner and give us the bene fit of their knowledge and ex perience in preparing and presenting guide lines for future growth." The detailed work program will analyze Murphy s popu lation and economy and pre sent a look ahead to 1980. Detailed parcel by parcel mapping and analyses will result In ? comprehensive de velopment plan showing generalised areas for land use classed as to residential, commercial, industrial, pub lic and semi-public. Scout Photo - Davis Alice Davis was crowned as Murphy High's Homecoming Queen here Friday night during halftime ceremonies. She was escorted by Bulldog Captains Bill Graves, 75, and Steve Wal droup, 68. Bulldogs Still In Race For Conference Honors MURPHY - The Bulldogs remain in contention for the Smoky Mountain Conference honors after notching a loop win over Robbinsville here F riday night, celebrating Homecoming with a 27-13 vic tory. Murphy is tied with Andrews for the number two slot in the conference, and should loop leader Sylva drop a loop match, the Bulldogs could be in the running for a berth in State Western Division Class AA playoffs. Of course, to hold this spot, Murphy faces the stern task of winning conference games yet to come against Swain, And rews, and Franklin. The first part of this task of remaining in the race comes Friday night when the Bulldogs host Swain High. During Homecoming half - time ceremonies here Friday night. Miss Alice Davis was crowned as Murphy's Queen. After taking the opening kickoff against the Blue Dev ils, Murphy drove to the 50 Garage Owner Says He's Found A n Honest Man MURPHY - Tom Palmer who has operated a garage here for the past 40 years says he has found an honest man. In 1945 he repaired a Model A Ford for a man from Oak Ridge, Tenn. Unknowingly, he left a small fifty-cent hammer lying on the fender of the car, and the man drove away with it. One day this week the man walked into Palmer's Garage with the hammer. "I've meant to return it all along," he said, "but this is the first chance I've had." | Rivalry High For Crowns At Hiwassee Dam PTA Carnival HIWASSEE DAM - The Hi wassee Dun Parent-Teachers Association has announced the final plans for the 'biggest, most exciting Fall Carnival in the history of the school" Saturday night. In addition to the customary carnival events of soft ball throw, darts and balloons, a warding of a door prize, cake walk, bingo, house ofhorrors, and various food booths, there will be the added attraction of drawings for two turkeys and a fat beef calf, to be award ed to the lucky person holding i the winning tickets. i One of the most exciting ? features of the carnival each ' year is the crowning of the I Prince and Princess from the | elementary school and the king and queen of the high school. Rotary Club Presidents j Attend Meet I WAYNESVILLE - Murphy , Rotary Club President Virgil , O'Dell and ToddReece.presi- { dent of Andrew* Roury Oub - attended a District Institute here Friday, Oct. 18. More than 160 member* from 36 of the 41 clubs in DUtrict 767 were at (he meet ing. The district takes In all N. C. dubs from Murphy to ! Charlotte. i before booting the only Bull dog punt for the night. Two plays later the Bull dogs grabbed a Blue Devil fumble, and pushed to the four. From there Jimmy Cole ran for the score and Wayne Watson ran the point. Robbinsville reached the 50 as the first period ended. T wo plays later Kenny Adams scampered 50 yards for a Blue Devil score and a per fect conversion tied the game at that point. Murphy pushed right back to Robbinsville's 11, andWat-j son passed to Jack Crawfora for a tally, then ran the conversion. In the second half, Murphy took a Blue Devil punt on their 32 and drove on to die 46. Jimmy Cole wriggled free there and scooted 54 yards to increase Murphy's lead. Wat son again ran the point. The teams traded fumbles twice td start the fourth per iod, with Murphy finally end ing up with the pigskin on Robbinsville's 12. Bill Graves plowed to the six, and Watson passed to Don Stevens for the TD. The conversion failed on an incomplete pass. On the last play of the game, Robbinsville's Jack Jackson intercepted a pass and dash ed 60 yards for a touchdown. The conversion failed and Robbinsville was left with 13 points to Murphy's 27. STATISTICS Murphy Robbinsville First Downs 16 7 Rush. Yt}g. 257 264 Pass. Ytjg- 85 0 Passes 6-7 0-4 Punts 1-33 2-31 Fumbles lost 2 3 Penalties 55 40 Bishop Henry 1 Here Sunday MURPHY - The Rt. Rev. M. George Henry, Bishop of (he WNC Diocese of theEpiscopal Church, will preach at die Murphy and Hayes vllle churches Sunday, Ocu 37. Bishop Henry will be at the 9:30 a. m. service at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Hayesville and at the 11.00 ajn. service at the Church of ? the Messiah in Murphy. The Bishop will be enter- ' tained at a dinner at St. Bar nabus Episcopal Church at 5:30 pjn., where he will dedi cate die new Parish House and preach at the evening Prayer Service at 6:30 pjn. The Rev. Hamilton Winer, Priest in Charge, will present for confirmation Thelena Anita Blount, Debra Elaine Colbert, Mary Lois Colbert, and Mary Nell Jackson. Hamburger Supper Friday Night At ? Methodist Church MURPHY - A hamburger > upper sponsored by Circle 4o. 1 of First Methodist Church will be held Friday. Dct. 25, in the basement of he church, . Proceeds from the sale will jo for the church building fund. An added attraction to the , tale will be home delivery < service, with the supper last- I Ing from 5sOO to 7i00 pjn. LEATHER Date Max. 17 78 18 78 19 78 JO 78 II 80 13 83 13 79 Mln. Pwc. 38 0 39 0 33 0 33 0 37 0 39 0 41 0 Cherokee, Clay In New 36th Senate District RALEIGH - A special session of the N. C. Legis lature here last week approv ed a redisricting bill for the State Senate that aligned Cherokee and Clay Counties * in a new 36th District. The new District is made up of the counties from the old 33rd, which included Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Ma con, and Swain, plus Jackson County. Along with the redisricting bill, the Legislature approv ed a bill for submitting a Con stitutional amendment for a vote by the people, changing the makeup of the state Legis lature to a new plan. The new plan Known generally u the 'Little Fed eral Plan', would limit the House of Representatives to 100, one from each county, and Increase the number of senators to 70. Presently the House has 120 Representatives, one to a county, and the remainder al iened on the basis of popu lation, and the Senate has SO members, also alloted to dis tricts based on population. The constitutional amend ment will be put before the people of the state in an elect ion set for January 14, 1964. Jackson County, with a population of 17,780. will be Judging Set For Organized Communities The judging of the Chero kee County Community De velopment Clubs trill be held today (Thursday) climaxing a year of hard work for Chero kee County's three organized clubs. The contest period ran from November 1, 1962 to Novem ber 1, 1963. Judging is based solely on progress during this period. The scoring system is broken down into four groups for each community. Community organization and improvement represents 2Sfc youth programs 25flt( increas ed income 25$ and better family life 25<V Out of county judges will meet In Murphy at 9:00 ajn. Thursday, and from there will proceed to the Unaka Com munity at 9:30. From there they will go to the Sunny Point Community at 1:30 and then on to the Wolf Creek Community at 3:30 pjn. In addition to the local jud ging and prizes, these three communities are also eligible for the regional contest, with the Ashevllle Agricultural Development Council handling the judging. The winners of the regional contest will be an nounced in December. Council President Troy Simonds has announced that prizes would total J50 for first plase, $25 second, and $15 third. The prize money used for th* awards has been donated by local businesses, civic clubs, individuals and de velopment clubs themselves. Those donating are And rews Rotary and Andrews Lion Clubs, with club members making additional contribut ions, Valley Town Garden Club, Murphy Clvitan, Lions and Rotary Club, Citizens Bank and Trust Company and the Development Clubs in Unaka, Sunny Point, and Wolf Creek. Announcement of the win ning community and presen tation will be made at a ban quet to be held at the Family Restaurant at 7s00 ajn. on November 2. Advance reservation should be made by the purchase of tickets that shall soon go on sale.- Representatives of the council that will have tickets available for purchase will be Harold F Ins term ark er, Una ka; Aubrey Watkins, Wolf Creek} Clyde McNabb, Bel view; Donald M. Carter, Mur phy] Frank Murray, Andrews. James Steward, the Banquet Chairman, announced tickets would be sold at IL25. the largest member (popu lation-wise) of the new 36th District, with Cherokee County next in line with 16,335. Total population of the new district Is 69,386. close e nough to the average of 91,123 required of senatorial districts by the present Con stitution to meet with approval of Federal Courts, most legis lators agree. Jackson County was for merly aligned with Henderson, Haywood and Transylvania Counties in the 32nd District. With the new redisricting bill, Jackson County citizens now are represented by Sen. Frank Forsyth, incumbent in the old 33rd. Even though the Constitut ion in its present form re quires senate redistricting every ten years, after federal census reports, this Is the first redistricting bill passed by the Legislature since 1941. Threats of suits in Federal Courts and a ru)' _ last year by the U. S. Supreme Court that federal judges could re district states that failed to heed their Constitutions, were credited with the belated pas sage of the bill. Sen. Forsyth. Cherokee County Representative Her man H. West, and day County Representative WayneG.West all voted In favor of the re districting bill. Sen. Forsyth also voted in favor of submitting the con stitutional amendment to the people, while both represen tatives, who are Republicans voted against the amemknent bill. Bloodmobile Collects 85 Pints Here MURPHY - The American Red Cross Bloodmobile made one of die most successful visits ever recorded here on Monday as donors contributed 85 pints. The successful visit wrap ped i4> a glowing success for the local Red Cross chapter, which has been completely re organized In the past weeks. Blood Program chariman Julian Suggs expressed appre ciation to everyone who work ed to make Monday's Bloodmobile visit a success. "Tickled To Death" About New industry Says Dave Townson MURPHY - Gener*l concen sus around town this week ibout the new Levi Striuis slant coming here wu pretty ?rell summed up by dumber >f Commerce President Dave r owns on when he said, "We're lust tickled to death." Officials of the company *ere in town this week mak ng initial steps to get a pilot >lam set up that will employ 150 people. If the pilot ope ?ation proves successful, the nain plant will be built with n a year, employing around 150 with an annual payroll of nore than a million dollars. "This is the finest thing that's happened to Murphy since I've been here," Mr. Townsoo said, "and we coul&'t have found a better company." "We all want to work to gether now, to show this com pany that we want them, and that our people will give an honest day's work," he continued. "Everyone who worked on bringing this industry here deserves the highest praise," Mr. Townsoo said. "I have talked with offi cials of this company for five years," he said, "trying to convince them that Mun>hy Is a floe place to locate t plant." "How that they have decided to come here, we want to prove it." Mr. Townson said that it is hard to visualize how much this industry will mean to the town in coming years. Bloodmobile At Andrews ANDREWS - The Ameri can Red Cross Bloodmobile will be here today (Thursday) from 1:30 to 4:00 pan. at City Hall. MA Members From 111 Units Attend First District 1 Conference Here MURPHY - The thirty - ifth annual fall District Conference of District 1 >f the North Carolina con gress of Parents and Teach trs was held Tuesday, Oct. 16 at First Baptist Church, t was the first District nee ting of PTA to be held n Murphy in the 36 years listory of the local organi sation. Mrs. Frank Drake, Ice -director, presided at the Mrs. Felix Barker, Sate President of PTA, spoke at the District Meeting here an the "Many concerns of chlldrsn and youth In the state and nation." meeting. PTA members from 111 Units in the eleven county area attended, with 130 registered representing 30 schools. Registration was from 9:30 to 10*00 with the Murphy PTA hsoting a coffee during the registration. Mrs. Roeby B. Wilson. District Director gave die Call to Order. Greetings ware by Donald W. Ramsey, President, Mur phy School PTA and Holland McCwaln. Supu Murphy City Schools. The theme of the program for (he meeting was "Mental Health - A Target For Action." The Keynote Ad dress was given by Dr. Wil liam E. Thomas, Chief Psychologist, H. C. De partment of Mausl Health, R.lrigh. Mrs. Fell* S. Barker, State President of *e PTAaddree "PTA - Bull's By* of Mental Health." New officers for the dscrict were elected at this meeting aa follows: Mrs. FM Drake of (tender satnHlle, Director | Mrs. Perry Piemmons of Waynes vllle, Vice-Dlrectori Mrs. P. E. Dweese of Syl*a, Secretary; Mrs. Carl Robin son of Marshall. Treasurer. Installation of officers by Mrs. Fell* S. Barber. A new nominating commit tee was appointed with Mrs. Bob Sloan, Chairman, of Franklin. Mrs. Linden Buch anan of Sylva and Mrs. Jack Pinson of Murphy. Invitation committee mem ber* are Mrs. R. N. Stencil, Mrs* S. L. Nix and Mrs. Lawrence Leatherwood.