I MJittOT LIBRARY MUttffiT B & SAMPLE Volume 74 . Number U. and Clay County Progress Carolina, Tt.ur.aoy, Norombor 14. 1M3I >2 *???? Tt.1. Wook Publish .4 Wookly *?c.y ?-g ? *JO Rep.HermanWest Says He Will Nol Seek Re-election MURPHY - In a statement released here Monday, Her man H. West, Cherokee Courtly Representative to the North Carolina General Assembly, announced that he will not be a candidate for re-election in November of next year. His statement is printed here in full: Sditor ' 8 Note-ftook Snow flurries are forecast for today, so if die weather men are right, tire chains and shovels may make their first appearance of the year. TR Superior Court is still in session this week, with Judge George Pattern presiding over the docket of civil cases . TR Murphy PTA has called off the meeting set for next Monday night, with the new date to be announced later. TR Murphy High football play ers were treated to a steak supper Wectoesday night at Duke's Lodge. TR Deer ~eason opens next Monday, and nimrods are getting their higb-powred shootin* irons ready. Deer slayers are invited to bring their kills by the Scout office for photos. TR M and J Finance Corp. of Shelby, which has an office here, has purchased Lincoln Finance Co. of Lincolmon, adding 38 offices in North and South Carolina to M and J. IS Donald Badgley, Raptfclican Representative from Guilford Coopty (Greensboro) who is expected to announce his cand idacy this week for the GOP gubernatorial race, was in town Tuesday and Wednesday meeting folks and shaking hands. TR Young people 16-18 in Cherokee and Clay who plan to get driver's licenses can apply at local driver licensing offices for die necessary driver education courses set for Nov. 19 and 26 in Murphy at the Power Board Bldg. and Nov. 26 and Dec. 2 ath Hayes - ville High School. They also must take along their birth certificates. TR Judges for theWNC regional Community Development Con test were here Tuesday to judge Cherokee County's winner, Unaka, which earned an entry into the regional contest by taking the local one. To ill the people of Cherokee County 1 wish ?t this time to Announce tlut 1 will not be ? candidate In the Novem ber 1964 election for Repre sentative to the North Carolina General Assembly In the 1066 session; or for any other elective office. Further, I wish to express my deepest appreciation to the people for their fine support in electing me to the 1961 and 1963 sessions of the Gen eral Assembly. It has been an honor to have been prlvll edged to serve the people of Cherokee County In this capacity. I have tried sincerely to represent the best Interest of the people to the best of my ability and hope that I have succeeded In some measure. I have definitely decided not to seek re-election for pres sing business reasons. It is imperltlve that I devote all of my time and energy to my business. Again, thanks to the people of Cherokee County for their support. County In Line For More ARA Aid WASHINGTON - Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and Swain Counties wil'. benefit from a technical assistance program to be conducted jointly by the U. S. Area Redevelopment Administra tion and N. C. Slate Univer sity at Raleigh. Congressman Roy A. Tay lor said the one-year program will be carried out by the college's School of Engineer ing as an ef ort to solve un employment problems in 11 N. C- rural counties with de clining agricultural eoonom ies. The statewide program will cost the ARA about $88,000 and the University, $38,000. Rep. Taylor said empha sis will be placed on the ex pansion and establishment of small industries and the crea tion of new products. Fire Destroy# Murphy Home MURPHY - A fire started by a kitchen cookstove des troyed the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Davis of Mur phy Saturday morning. Mrs. Davis and their three children were home at die time, but escaped the flam ing structure without Injury. They were unable to save any of the furnishings. Fire Chief Bob White said. Davis is an employee of Bill Wells, contractor. Winners Announced In Window Display Contest MURPHY - Winners in the downtown ?tor* window dis play rumen, held this week In conjunction with Murphy High School's celebration of American Education week, were snnoiicod Tuesday morning. Winning the first place blue ribbon was a display set 19 In Candler's window by Mrs. Jewell Garretts' Home Econo mics Dept. Second was s dis play Id ITU's window entered by Miss Maria Travis' Art BtfL, and third was s display Taylor's Secretary Tells Visit Dates ASHEV1LLE - Tom L.Mal lonee, 11th Congressional District Secretary to Congressman Roy A. Taylor . is new making scheduled visits to the county seats and other sections of tut counties. On Wefeesday, Nov. IS, he will be at the Town Hall, And rews, from ftOO to 0t9O; at the Cltr Hall, Murphy, from UtOO to 13 noon; and the Clav County Courthouse, Hayesvllle, from 2,30 to 3i30. Rangsr Grange Collecting Used Toys, Clothing RANGER - Members of the Grsnge wUl hold a used clothing 'and toy drive Sat urday, Nov. IS, In the following cemnwnltlesi Ran ger, Sunny Point, and Culb erson. Bams collected will be re paired and distributed at Christmas. in Lena's window, entered by Mrs. Clarke Benson's Fresh man and Sophomore English Department. Other entries included dis plays by Felix Palmer's Math Dept. at Cherokee Furniture; Mrs. Don Carter's Social Stu dies Dept. at Sossamon's; Mrs. George Size's freshman English Dept. at Parker's Drug Store; and Mrs. Walter Puett's Latin Dept. at Lay's 5 & 10. Judges for the contest were Mrs. E. H. Brumby, Mrs. Jerry Davidson and Mrs. Edgar Harshaw. "It was a very difficult de cision since all the displays were very, very gAod," the laid. Freedom Tree at Sos samon's is certainly a fine display as well as all the others which did not win." The judges commended all the sponsors and students for the entries, saying, "it is apparent that a great deal of thought, planning and effort want into each display. M Jordan Reports County Road Improvements ROBBINSVILLE - State Highway Commissioner Ted Jordan reports the completion of road improvement projects in Cherokee County during the month of October. In Cherokee County these roadi ware strengthened: 0.20 mile Ranger Loapt 0.70 mile Cumberland Gaps 0.20 mile Howard Road} and 0.30 mile Slow Creak Loop. Town Bond Election Tuesday LEVI STRAUSS COMPANY asked the Murphy Clumber of Commerce for an aerial photo of Murphy to print in their company newspaper, so Scout Photographer Freddy Davis went flying last week, snapping pictures of Murphy from the air as Pilot Richard Parker of Andrews-Murphy Airport zoomed in over town. The photo above is die one that will show Levi Strauss employees who receive the company news paper where the company's latest plant will be located. Health Director Says Children Behind With Immunizations In This District MURPHY - Dr. W. H. Scruggs, Health Director for the Cherokee -Clay-Graham Health District said this week, "Our records in the depart : merit show that a great per centage of the children in die district are behind with their Hobart Hughes Hobart Hughes, Chairman Elections Board, Dies Nov. 9 MURPHY - Hobart Hugh es, 60, chairman of the Cherokee County Board of Elections and long-time lead er In Democratic circles , died Saturday morning, Nov. 9, in his home in the Bell view section. He was a native of Cherokee County, a son of the late Sam and Cailie Price Hughes and a member of Martirrs Creek Grange and a veteran of World War I. Mr. Hughes operated a metal and glass construction company. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Inez Brand Hughes; two daughters, Mrs. Marie Chas taln of Murphy and Mrs. Irene Chastain of Augusta, Ga.; two brothers. Van of Marietta, Ga. and Hobson of Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Alma Lou dertnilk of Murphy and Mrs. Vera Bryson of Mt. Holly; and nine grandchildren. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in Notla Baptist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. Lee Chastain and the Rev. Alfred Smith and the Rev. Edward Lee officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Jack and Edward Dickey, Bryan Chas tain, Frank Hughes, Glenn Stalcup and George Postell. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge. Date Set For Hearing On Nantahala Sale Case RALEIGH - A hearing has been set for December 12 by the State Utilities Commis sion to hear oral arguments on a motion to dismiss the proposed sale of Nantahala Power and Light Company's distribution system to Duke Power Company. The hearing date was set last week in an order follow ing a State Si^reme Court decision remanding the con troversial sale case to the Andrews FFA Chapter Wins Shop Contest ANDREWS- The local High School chapter of the Future Farmers of America placed first in a shop contest held here Monday, Nov. 11, at the Vocational Agriculture Bulld *** The contest consisted of Identifying shop tools and eauloment. Eight High School FFA Chapters participated In the contest, Including Murphy, Hi wassee Dam, Hayes ville. Franklin, Swain, Robbinsville, Stecoah, and Andrews. The Andrews team will re present their Federation in the state contest to be held in Raleigh during the State FFA Convention In June. Members of the Aiufraws team are Ronald Klrby, Hal Mason, Howard McMahan.and Hardy Luther. commission, which previously had approved the $4 million sale. Under the sale, Nantahala Power proposed to renin its generating facilities for the production of power for its parent company, the Alumi nium Company of America (Alcoa) and sell only its dis tribution system and cus tomers to Duke. The motion to dismiss the sale was entered by grays here opposing the sale. Commissioner Thomas El ler , who cut a dissenting vote when the commission ap proved the sale after a series of hearings, said the commis sion will have three courses of action after hearing the December 13 arguments! (1) To dismiss the case and thereby bar the sate] (2) To reopen the matter for further hearings and presentation of evidence; (9) To change Its earlier decision by reconsid ering the evidence In the light of the Styreme Court decision. WESTHIR Date 7 8 ? 10 U 13 U High SI 66 66 78 67 60 Low 46 as 24 41 36 31 U Pre. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Forecast! Thursday, snow flurriw In mountains; Friday and Saturday, scattered cloudlneast Sunday, scatter ed cloudlnesa. immunizations. We would like for parents to check by the Health Department in their county and find out their child ren's status on immunizat ions." "If a child has received an Immunization from his private physician, his parents should bring the record to the health department office and bring their records up to date," Or. Scruggs pointed out. "Tetanus is on the up grade," the doctor said, "so parents should not delay this matter. Polio shots are due every two years after the basic series of four Injections." Diptheria, tetanus, ind whooping cough shots are due every three to five years after the basic series, Dr. Scruggs pointed out. "Typhoid shots are due every three to five years after the basic series," he added. "We can make our Health District free of theso dis eases which can be control led through immunisations," Dr. Scruggs explained, "If everyone keeps up with their immunisations, as well as their children's." Local fans can well rem ember when the trail led all the way to Beaufort on the East coast of the state, over 500 miles. And that year, the Cats lost in the finals. Andrews first year in the playoffs came in 1955, when as Smoky loop champs, the Cats entered the Class AA playofTs, and made it to simi -final play at Reidsville. Two other Western division teams will be goiqg at it Friday night in Class A play.. Drexel and East Yancey meet, with the winner meeting the winner of the Andrews-Tryon match. Andrews must be tagged as the favorite for the division championship, on the basis of the Cats rating as the number four team in WNC at the end of the regular season. Little Is known of Tryon's team, but CoachHugh Hamil ton's Cats enter the playoffs in good health, with the sea son s standouts apparently ready to continue the strong ground and air attack they dls- < played during the season. Wildcats Headin' Down Playoff Trail ANDREWS-With the Smoky Mountain Conference Class A Crown firmly In place and a. proud 8*1 record for the sea son, the Wildcats bead down the familiar playoff trail this week. First stop (and ? win -.-ill be necessary to keep If I -am being the last) is the W 3/ . Se ville gridiron this Friday night at 8:00 when they meet Tryon High, representatives from the Plsgah Conference. It will mark the first meet ing for the two schools as far as most experts can re member. Andrews does have a slight score to settle with Tryon, however. After Coach Frank Maennly led the Cats to the State Championship In '68, he was lured to Tryon to coach there the next year. He only stayed there one year. The playof. trail doesn't lead as far as It once did, since playoffs are now limited to divisional crowns, with Andrews entering the Western division competition. Bulldogs Wind Up Year With 3-6-1 Grid Record FRANKLIN - The Bulldogs closed out their 1963 season here Friday night ts they lost to Franklin High's Panthers U-0. Murphy wound with a 3-6-1 record for the year. The Panthers scored their first TO late in the first quarter. Joe Hall, Franklin's speedy quarterback, capped a 45 yard drive, dashing over from nine yards out. Alvtn Evitt booted the con version. Hall put another six points on the board in the second quarter. He took a punt on the Panther It yard line and raced 89 yards to peydlrt. Evitt a gain added the PAT, Wayne Wataon, Murphy quarterback, received a frac tured knee In the aoeood quarter and was taken ? a Franklin Hospital for treet Wlth only seconds left in the half. Franklin iacovered a fumble on the Bulldogs one yard line, bt* 011 the Pan ther's first offensive play, a fumble gave the ball back to team ft serious threat In the third, | with Murphy hampered by the loss of Watson. Jimmy Cole came Into the linen? to rcpUce Watson, and In the fourth connected with several puses for yardage to Jack Crawford and Bob HU1, pushing down coFranklln's U, but the Panthers held there and took over on down*. STATISTICS Murphy Franklin First Downs I ? RuaMqg Tdg- M W Passing Tdg. 78 0 Passes 9-21 0-? Passes Inc By o Puma Fumbles Loet 6*80 9 M ?-80 9 MURPHY - Voters herewll go to the poll* next Tuesda to decide on two bond Issue amounting to$296,000 to rata the town'* share of the cot of i sewage disposal plan end Improvements to the watei system. Half of the cost of the im provements will come to tht town through grams from thi Federal government througi the Accelerated Public Works Program If voters her? approve the bond election tc raise Murphy's share. The sewage disposal plan and improvements to the sys tem require a bond issue oi 92X5,000 and the water system improvements require the approval of 980,000 here. Fire Damages County Jail Saturday Nigh MURPHY - Fire broke out in the county jail here Sat urday night about 8H5 pan. when two prisoners lodged on the third floor dropped cigarette buts down the shaft of the jail dum -waiter, a food elevator used to pass trays from one story to another. The cigarette buts set fire to refuse in the bottom of the shaft, and flames leaped up the length of the shaft which acted like a chimney, burlng the wooden tracks of the ele vator. The Murphy Volunteer Fire Department was on the scene quickly to extinguish the flames. In addition to the damage done by the flames, smoke and water added to the loss, which was estimated at 9475. No one was injured during die fire. Arbor Acres Rep. Speaker Here At Poultry School Cw*fe Wrtete. Southeas tern RefWM&^K r Acre*, ww guest speaker at the Htgh school Adult Educa tion Poultry School Tuesday ^ " ^f*t ? OwUflcMion f.r?SerokeeCouMy,,outo7 He warned farmers that if ??y do not modernlae their in0"^.-?" POubry indu?i7 ? Sf rc?ee C0umy "Ul * in bad shape in five years. Mr. Wright further indica ted to the class that overhead Insulation in the h^nej accounts for 78* of the beat 1???. that each bird gives off ? B T IT, of beat &ich must he conserved in order to prevent a wide differential ? houae temperature. He also pointed out that one P** 1000 bird* should be Installed and controlled ther mostatically for ventilation ?nd removal of ammonia fumes. vb? the day temperature is 80 degrees ?nd drops to 28 degrees at Wght. a drop in production is Almost sure. Mr. Wright talked for more men an hour on this sifciect of producing a more eoono micAl egg. Former Murphy Lad Falls College Cager Ded?^T?9*' "Jerry Decker of Murphy, a former itudmtat Murphy High, is now playing on the Falls College Trojan team in Atlatxa. ll?e team's record so far this season Is 6-1, with the looe loss coming at the hands of Oglethorpe University of Atlanta. The Murphy boy la holding a guard slot on the FaS College team, and coach est ? ffijrzg heen a contributiiw fac * "? *???'? *uccees so f?r this year. R?v. A.F. Luisford Succumbs Nov. II MURPHT - The Rev. Anrf rmt P. Lunaford. U. died *??+y nlfht. Novmfcer 11, hoepltal "ft* a brief illness. He waa a native of Cherokee j Cowty, the sea of fee late Mark and Myra Jane Palmer Lunaford. He had bean an or Si-gjttJf&S 1 Most observers predict cost of installing the disposal plant. t The water system improve ments sre necessary to sttrsct new Industry here, and to keep i the ones that are already here, > and most voters agree that tills must be done, so they favor approving thli bond Item and taking advantage of the grant to cover half the cost of this project. Polls will be open next Tuesday from 6:30 a-m. to I 6:30 p.m. at the County Court house here. Merle Davis and Mrs. E.H. Brumby are judges for die election. More Grants of } 19 1^00 for sew age system improvements and 978/100 for the water works improvements have already been approved for Murphy, pending the successful pass age of the bond election to raise Murphy's portion of the money. Total cost of the sewage system Improvements is esti mated at $383,000 and the water system improvements atSUO.000. The sewage system im provements will include re construction of sewage col lection lines and construction of a sewage treatment plant. Including installation of in terceptor sewers, outfall lines, and pumping stations, together with acquisition and Installation of equlptnws. machinery and apparatua, and land for the plant. The water system improve ments will include extension and calarfantant of the water supply system to provide a better water supply by con struction of a ground storage reservoir, die extension of water mains, the Installation of hydrants and meters snd the acquisition and installa tion of equipment, machinery and apparatus required. In cluding acquisition of land and rights-of-way needed. When the disposal plant is owwwyH i*tJ acquired from the U. S. Forest Service a quarter mile below town on Hi was see mver near the old quarry wQl serve as the site for the Installation. W. K. Dickens and Co., a Charlotte engineering frtm, will handle he* projects if they are approved. F.L. Davit, 79, Dies At Andrews ANDREWS - F. L. Davis, 79, retired timber ud lum ber man died at hi* bane here Monday, Nov. 11, after a brief illneas. He was a native of Bun* combe County, a ton of Jain M. and Talltba Burleson Dav is. and had Lived In Cherokee County since 1919. He waa a member of Blarfcmont Baptist Church at BarnardavilLe. His wife, Mrs. Bessie Hall Davis died In 1909. Surviving are three dau^r ters, Mrs. Fraacea Frady of Lenoir dtjr. Torn., Mrs. Re va Guess of New Bosun, Mich., and Mrs. Shirley Aon Hnr klne of Gastonla; twp aooa, Herbert of Houston, Teas, and Wallace Da via of Aad rewsj mo brotbara, Ban and LaMe Davis and two sla ters, Mrs. Timer Burleson and Mr a. E1U Hurls, an of Aahevillei and eight grand children. Services were held at 9 p.m. TUaaday in Bad Marble Baptist Church. The Rev. France Poeteil and the Rev. Tad Ellis aO elated and burial wm hi to