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Jaycee State President
To Speak At Local Club's
Charter Banquet Tonight
MURPHY - A new Jaycee
Club here will be formally
organized tonight (Thursday)
at a Charter Night Banquet at
Murphy High School Cafeteria
beginning at 7:00 p.m.
Guest speaker for the ban
quet will be Bill Suttle of
Marion. President of the N.
C. Jayrees, who has just re
turned from Tel Aviv, Israel
where he represented this
state at the Jay cee World Con
ference.
The State President is a
self-described "country law
yer" In his hometown of Mar
ion, where he also serves as
solicitor of the McDowell
County Court.
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Winter*! first blasts of snow
came the day after Thanksgiv
ing, covering the area with one
to two Inches. Most of
the whiteness was gone by
Monday, but a skipping flurry
re - coated Andrews Monday
afternoon, with around two
more Inches. This fall was
limited to an area from Mar
ble to Topton, with Murphy
getting only cold, cold rain.
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Christmas lights and deco
rations are going up on city
streets and store windows in
the area, and the season is of
and running.
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Thanksgiving was quiet,
with over -eating and holidays
visitors the order of the day.
Cherokee and Clay escaped
with no major traffic acci
dents.
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Next Monday night's Mur
phy Planning Board meeting
promises to give some eye
opening facts, figures, and
projections.
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Other activities scheduled
for Monday night should keep
the town busy, with the Cfcen
House at MHS and the Town
Board meeting heading the
list.
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An unusually big docket was
covered Monday at Cherokee
County Recorder's Court, with
some 28 cases oa the list.
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County Commissioner Bill
Moore of Andrews. Valley -
town Township, was 111 Monday
and coulii't attend the monthly
meeting of the Commis
sioners.
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Aliannl hereabouts of UNC
and N. C. State are beaming
with the selection of both
schools for bowl game ap
pearances. UNC goes to the
Gator Bowl and State to the
Liberty BowL Opponents for
both are yet to be picked.
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Anfrews and Murphy are In
cluded on a list of WNC towns
scheduled for more assistance
in engineering and public ad
ministration through a pro
posal given prllminary ap
proval by the WNC Regional
punning commission this
weak to expand the Commis
sion to Include a 'Joint Re
source Staff* .
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C. L. Alverton of Murphy
has been re-elected as a Dt- ,
rector on the Ashevllle Agri
cultural Development Coun
cil of the Ashevllle Chamber
of Commerce.
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The Turkey Shoot at And- j
rews - Murphy Airport which
was cancelled on Novwnber
33 has bean re-scheduled for 1
this Saturday by the sponsors, <
The Andrews Rotary CJub.
The feoot starts at MX) ajn. i
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Dec. 7, the anniversary of <
the 1M1 attack on Pearl Har- '
bor. haa been designated ae
AMVETS Day In N. C. by ,
Governor Terry ianford.
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He Is a graduate of Marlon
High School, and the Univer
sity of North Carolina and the
UNO Law School
While in high school, he
served as lieutenant governor
of the Carolina District of Key
Clubs.
At UNC Mr. Suttle belonged
to the Theta Chi social and
Delta Theta Phi law fraterni
ties, and to the Monogram
Club. In law school he served
on the Honor Court, had a
note published In the N. C.
Law Review, and received an
award for achieving the great
est scholastic progress during
his final year.
A charter member of the
Marlon Jaycees, he served his
home club as director, state
director, president, and as
chairman of more than 40
committees.
Some 31 charter members
of the local Jaycee Club and
their wives will attend the ban
quet. Invited guests In addition
to the state president are Ken
Linger felt, state vice-presi
dent; Bill McDonald, national
director; Frank Forsyth, N.C.
Senator from the 33rd district;
L. L. Mason, Jr., mayor of
Murphy; and W. D. Towns on,
president of the Murphy
Chamber of Commerce.
Bill Christy will serve as
toas tin aster and will introduce
guests.
Julian Suggs, Minister of
Music at Murphy First Bap
tist Church, will give the in
vocation.
The sute president will
make the presentation of the
Murphy Club's charter. Mr.
Llngerfelt will make the pre
sentation of presidents, and
Mr. McDonald will introduce
the speaker.
Officers of the newly form
ed Murphy Club include Ed
win Manchester, president;
Breece Br eland, internal vice
president; Helton Carmlchael,
external vice president; Larry
Black, secretary; James
Hughes, treasurer; BUI
Christy, sute director; and
Jack Fowler and Jack Owens
are directors.
President Suttle has twice
been awarded 'Key Man' and
'Sparkplug' awards. As sute
chairman of Nominations,
Elections and Credentials In
1960-61, he was responsible
for the sute convention elec
tions In 1961.
He served as vice president
of the old Second District,
authored die sute's Orlen
ution Manual, for which he
was awarded a special pre
sidential award of honor, and
last year served as A&ninis
trative National Director for
Internal Affairs.
He Is a member and former
Sunday School teacher at First
Methodist Church of Marion; |
a director of both local Red
Cross and the Salvation Army
Uniu; and is secretary of the
McDowell County and 29th
Judicial District Bar
AssocUtlon.
Basketball Season
'Slips' Into Action
During the rush and ex
citement of winding up the
1963 football season, the bas
ketball schedule slipped into
action for Murphy, Andrews
and Hayesvllle Tuesday night
with little advance billing.
Although Hi was see Dam
High was not scheduled Tues
day, the school's cagers al
ready have five games b
kind
All games thus far, in
cluding Tuesday night's open
ers, were non-conference.
Murphy's boys opened with
i win over Cherokee 80-46,
while the girls won their open
sr over the same school, golra
iway, 59-21.
Andrews, playing only a
toys' team schedule this year,
lue to the school's decision to
irop girl's basketball, took
>fl with a win over Swain,
UHA. A JV game prior to
he main event saw Andrews
reohmcn beat Swain's Junior
Jub. 49- S3.
Hayesvtlle's teams spUt
heir openers, the girls beat
ng Hlawasaee, Ga. 44-43, and
he Clay County boys loot to
he Georgia Ms 67-62.
At Murphy Jimmy McCombs
s coaching the boys club while
3?uch McComell serveo as
he girls' mentor.
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Cecil Mashburn is hand
ling both the varsity and JV
squads at Andrews, and Char
les Battle is coaching both
clubs at Hayesville.
Pre-season forecasts pick
the Andrews lads and Murphy
girls as the teams to beat for
hooors in the Western end of
die Smoky Mountain Confer
ence.
Thus far Hiwassee Dams'
girls hold a 3-2 record, with
wins over Stecoah, East Fan
nin, Ga. and Hiawassee, Ca.,
while losing to Stecoah and
Hiawassee, Ga., in return
matches.
the Hiwassee Oam lads
luve won over Stecoah once,
while dropping games to Hia
wassee, Ga., (3), East Fannin,
Sa., and Stecoah.
Friday's card sends Murphy
? Swain, Andrews to Cul
owhee, and Hayesville meets
be Young Harris College
reshmen at home for a boy's
[une, with a girls scrimmage
fame prior to the main event.
Next Tuesday Murphy goes
o Stecoah, Andrews goes to
?fountain view and Hayes -
'Ul* travels to Nantahala. All
hree clashes art conference
[ames.
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TWO TRAINEES AT THE NEW Levi Strauss plant here were undergoing the first part of a
training course this week, getting acquainted with the machines before the pilot plant begins
operations Monday.
Planning Board Reports Show
Present, Future For Murphy
MURPHY - What type of
community will Murphy be
In 1980? Where will growth
occur ---what new highways
will be built? where will our
people live ? work ? how
many people will there be?
what kinds of jobs will they
have.
Crystal ball gazing is an
uncertain method of seeking
the answers to such questions.
Granting that forecasting
with scientific accuracy can
not be achieved, a community
can, however, decide for it
self the manner in which it
would like to grow ? an over
all community plan ? and it
can take substantial steps to
carry out its plan.
For the first time in Mur
phy's history, an overall com
munity plan is being develop
ed by the Murphy Planning
Board.
Such a plan will include in
it recommendations concern
ing the location of major
land uses, improved highways,
and the procedures by which
the plan can be carried out.
The first basic report which
the Planning Board will review
and use in considering com
munity plans is a population
and economy study compiled
by staff personnel of the West
ern North Carolina Regional
Planning Commission.
Basic information is pro
vided concerning the number
of people in the area, trends
in growth, where the people
live, what types of employ
ment they have, their edu
cation level, and type of hous
ing.
Included also is an anlysis
of the economy of the town,
national and regional trends,
and their effect on the town's
economy.
Charles Cunningham, com
munity planner assigned to
Murphy by the Western North
Carolina Regional Planning
Commission, will work with
the local planning Board.
He met with Joe Ray, Chair
man of the local Board, here
Monday and set up a meeting
with the full board for 6:30
p.m. Monday, Dec. 9, at the
Murphy Power Board Build
ing.
Other members of the local
Planning Board are Mrs. S.
C. Burgess, Alden Coward,
Fred Christopher, Sam Hard
ing, Mrs. E. H. Brumby, and
Mrs. Edward Reynolds.
The basic report shows that
the population of Murphy grew
from 977 in 1910 to 2,433 in
1950. A slight decline in the
'fifties saw a total of 2,235,
constituting about one third
of the Township's total popu
lation of 6,626.
Various estimates or pro
jections have been made of fut
ure growth as measured by
population and jobs available.
Some estimates forsee
steadily declining job oppor
tunities with a continued out
migration of people.
Other studies have offered
suggestions as to how this un
employment and low living
standard can be improved.
A few basic facts on the
people who live in the county
and Murphy Township show
PT A, Faculty Sponsoring
Open House At MHS
MURPHY - New addi
tions to Murphy High School
will be on display Monday night
beginning at 7:30 p.m. when
an Open Hoiio^ at the school
will be sponsored jointly by
the PTA and the high school
faculty.
The Open House will also
serve as the regular monthly
PTA meeting.
The whole high school will
be open for Inspection by
everyone, but special interest
will be centered on the new
high school lunchroom, which
opened this week, two new
classrooms and the Home
Economics department.
PTA President Don Ram
sey will present a brief mes
sage prior to die tour of the
high school, and Sn>erlnt en
dent Holland McSwaln will
present the greeting to the
public.
High School Principal Wal
ter Puett said this week that
the Open House program will
last about an hour and "will
provide to be enjoyable and
informative, letting everyone
see the new additions, as well
?s the whole new plant, which
many people have not yet
toured."
The public is invited to at
tend the open house, and ?
large group is expected.
Refreshments will be ser
ved in the new lunchroom dur
ing the tour.
Christmas Choir
Program Dec. 8
At Young Harris
YOUNG HARRIS -The Young
Harris College Choir will pre
sent its annual Christmas pro
fram on Sunday, Dec. 8, at
sOO p.m. to Sharp Memorial
Methodist Church.
The program will include
"Christmas Oratorio" by
Camille Saint-Saens, and a
cantata "This to Noel" by
Katherlne K. Davis.
that 57 per cent of all fami
lies in the Township recleve
less than $3,000 per year
personal income.
The corresponding figure
for Valleytown Township Is
54 percent; 59 percent for the
whole county; and 31 percent
for the state.
The average family Income
in the Township at the last
census report (1959) was
93,143.
This figure is higher than
Valleytown's $3,291 and the
county average ot $3,230, but it
compares with an overall state
average of $4,838 and a natio
nal average of $6,636.
About 25 percent of all fami
lies in the Township receive
less than $1,000 a year total
income.
Based on the 1960 census,
only 385 dwelling units in
Murphy were classed as
'souna , out of a total of 168.
Some 246 were listed as "de
teriorating, and 131 as 'de
lapidated*.
The total number employ
ed in the county increased
from the 1940's some 4,243,
to 5,021 in 1950 and then de
clined to 4,110 in I960.
Chief changes during the
fifties was a loss of about
1,300 jobs in agriculture and
forestry.
Around 400 additional jobs
were created In manufactur
ing.
Of a total of 1,936 employ
ed in Murphy Township, the
largest group ( 443) was en
gaged in manufacturing, with
436 engaged In commerce.
In surveying commuting
habits, the census r-vealed
that 3,394 Cherokee County
residents work In the county,
while around 500 work outside
the county.
The greatest number work
ing outside the county, 205,
commuted to Polk County,
Tennessee.
Not many out-cf-county
workers are employed here.
Figures available Indicate that
less than 50 come Into the
county for work.
Other Information on the
town's growth, trends In die
economy and analysts of prob
lems will be released by the
planning board In an attempt
to Inform the general public
on maners of interest.
Andrews Leads
All-Conference
Loop Selections
ANDREWS - The Wildcats
dominated the. 1903 selections
for the Smoky Mountain Con
ference All-Conference foot
ball team released this week,
placing five Andrews gridders
on the first team and three on
the second team.
Murphy placed one man on
the first team, Sylva-Webster
four and Swain one.
Andrews men on the start
ing team were John Gernert,
endt Ronnie Herohree, guard;
Eddie Adams, tackle; Jimmy
Watklns, quarterback; and
Mike Sheidy, halfback.
Murphy's first team mem
ber was BUI Craves, tackle.
Second team selections
from Andrews were Butch
Sur savage, endi LeonTatham,
who earned the honor in his
first year as a starter at the
center position; and Terry
Marr, halfback.
Receiving honorable men
tion were David White, Mur
phy center, and Larry Allen,
Andrews guard.
AH selections for (he first
team wound up their high
school careers this suson.
Levi Strauss Plant Here
Begins Operation Monday
MURPHY - Levi Strauss
and Co's. pilot plant here
will begin operations Monday,
George J. Vest, plant manager
said this week.
"We will start sewing Mon
day," he said, "and we will
have six employees going to
work each day, as they com
plete the training course, with
30 working by the end of the
week."
Mr. Vest said around 65 em
ployees will be working by
Christmas. The pilot ope
ration will employ around 200
people when It gets into full
scale operation.
Almost all of the employees
will be women, operating some
177 sewing machines.
Over 100 of the sewing ma
chines are already at the pilot
plant building, which is lo
cated near Commonwealth
Lumber Corp. here, andthese
machines are being position
ed this week as the first day
of operations nears.
Other work going on at the
plant this week includes in
stallation of insulation, heat
ing facilities and other wiring,
plumbing and partitioning.
All employees for th? new
plant are being Interviewed
and tested by the local office
of the Employment Securities
Commission.
Applicants who are accept
ed for work at the plant under
go a traning course which
varies from a few up weighty
hours in length.
"Employees first go
through a pre-training course
for the machine operators,"
Mr. Vest explained, "to ac
quaint them with the machines
before they are transferred to
the sewing room."
Mrs. Lucille Jackson, who
moved here with her husband
who Is the plant mechanic,
is training supervisor.
GEORGE J. VEST, who has been named Plant Manager
here by Levi Strauss, says he expects the Murphy operation
to be one of the best in the Levi Strauss system.
George Vest, Plant Manager,
Feels At Home In Mountains
MURPHY - George J. Vest,
who Is plant manager for the
new Levi Strauss operation
here, is a native of Virginia
who has been In the garment
Industry for 21 years.
He Is a 'mountain man'
himself, and his father was a
native of Yadkinville, N. C.
He joined Levi Strauss a
year and a half ago, after
owning and operating Jef er
son Garment Co. and Glen
haven Clothing Co. in Clint
wood, Virginia.
Mr. Vest and his wife, Joyce
who is a native of West Vir
ginia, have five children:
Adam, who Is two years old;
Glen, six; Alice, eight; Geor
gia, ten; and Carolyn, 22, who
is married to James Riley,
who has also moved to Mur
phy as a supervisor in the
new plant.
Mr. Vest and his family
have rented the Miller home
on Valley River Avenue here.
He is a graduate of Erving
ton High School in Nora, Va.,
and Is a graduate in steam
engineering from commer
cial schooling.
During his lifetime, Mr.
Vest has worked In all phases
of the garment business,
starting as a cutter and
spreader, and later working
as a mechanic.
He has served as head of
the engineering department
for Toby Manufacturing Co. in
Baltimore, Md. , General Pro
duction Manager for Iron King
Manufacturing Co. of Balti
more, and as Assistant Plant
Manager at the Levi Strauss
plant at Blackstone, Va.
Mr. Vest says that he is
very happy to head the Murphy
branch of Levi Strauss, be
cause his first love In the
garment business is the manu
facture of the company's line
of sport and casual clothes,
and the plant here will make
this line of clothes.
"With the kind of employees
we are finding here," he say d,
"1 know the operation will be
one of the best In the organl- i
zation."
"Even though the trainirq
course can last a maxim un
of 80 hours," Mr. Vest said
"it looks now like most o!
the trainees will require con
siderably less than the maxi
mum to complete the course."
"I'm very pleased with the
ability of all the applicants and
with the progress they are
making, if this is an example
of the type of employees we
will have here, the operation
will be a huge success. . .
they are doing wonderfully
well."
In addition to the main sew
ing room area at the pilot
plant, facilities are being
prepared for the main offi
ces, a conference room, a
mechanical shop, a training
room, which is already in use,
along with a balcony used
for a training area, and other
storage, work and shop areas.
The pilot plant will produce
Levis sport casual slacks for
men.
"We do not sell to jobbers
and all our products are sold
under our own name," Mr.
Vest said.
Mr. Vest pointed out that
around 12 men will be employ
ed at the pilot operation, work
ing as cutters, spreaders,
bundlers, mechanical and
maintenance personnel.
"Our wages are equal to,
If not higher, than other
plants of this type," Mr. Vest
said, "and women employees
work on a piece rate. The ave
rage pay scale will run around
$1.50 to 1 1.60 an hour, and
with extra' effort and produc
tion, an employee can do much
bener than that.
The pilot plant operation
here is a fore-runner of a
major Levi Strauss plant
which is planned for con
struction here in about a year.
Mr. Vest pointed out that
the main plant will probably
employ from 500 to 800 peo
ple when it begins operations,
and will only be limited in
size and number of employees
by the amount of labor avail
able.
Even though the establish
ment of a main plant depends
somewhat on the success of
the pilot operation, Mr. Vest
said he was certain that ope
ration would be a success and
that the only possible factor
in question would be the
amount of labor available.
'Tm a native of the moun
tains myself," Mr. Vest said,
"and I m familiar with the
very high calibre type of em
ployees In this area."
I think the Murphy branch
sf Levi Strauss will be a com
plete success, and will turn
out to be the best operation
in the whole Levi Strauss
system."
The site for the main plant
Is still under consideration,
and Mr. Vest said die com
pany architect was here last
week looking over same sug
gested sites.
The main plant building will
cover from 75,000 to 100,000
square feet. The payroll will
go over a million dollars a
year.
Levi Strauss presently has
12 plants in seven states, with
over 4,000 employees, manu
facturing sports and casual
wear, along with the world
famous western shirts, vests
and jackets and jeans in the
familiar copper-riveted, blue
denim pattern.
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