Volume 74 ? Number 22
and Clay County Progress
Mwrpbr. H?r* Cs?ell?s. Tuesdoy, December 24, 1963 12 Po**' Thu W*,k
Published Weekly
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SECOND CLASS POSTtH PAIO
AT MURRMV. NORTH CAROLINA
Editor's
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Christmas is almost here,
but many people are still scur
rying for last minute gifts and
the mad rush will last right
up to the final minute. Most of
those coming home for the
holidays are here, and every
one seems ready for a day at
home, with family, friends,
and the Christmas spirits.
TR
Wintry weather during the
past week has kept things
frozen solid. Cut off the re
frigerator, mom, and hang the
hams on the back porch.
TR
Lura Ledford sent us a list
of Shooting Creek shooters
who killed a deer there this
year. The list includes Gene
Freeman, Robert Hogsed
Arbe Ashe, Cline Moss, Nar
vell McClure, Cline Ledford,
Perry Anderson, Jack Ander
son, Robert Ledford, Jack
Davenport, Jimmy Ledford,
Lura Ledford, Dave Hogsed,
T. J. Anderson, Robert Hol
der: and Jack Ledford. Seems
they live up to the name of
the community.
TR
Pre - Christmas holidays
basketball wound up Friday
night with Murphy's girls los
ing their first game In years,
with Franklin's lassies hand
ing out the defeat, by a 46
41 score. Franklin's boys beet
Murphy's lads, 77-31; And*
rews boys beat Cherokee 71*
31, and Hayesville's lads lost
a close one to Copper Basin,
55-54. Best performances
thus far were given by And*
rews' Butch Sursavage, who
sacked a record 40 points a
galnst Stecoah last Tuesday,
and Hayesville's Bill Gray
(part-time Scout photograph
er in Clay), who hit with 29
points in the loss to Copper
Basin.
TR
Next week's Scout is sche
duled to come out on Tuesday,
and the office will be closed
New Year's Day. The Scout
office will be closed the re
mainder of this week for
Christmas Vacation.
TR
The annual Christmas Eve
candlelight Communion ser
vice will be held at Murphy
Presbyterian Church at 7:30
p.m.
TR
The local Draft Board of
fice will be closed from last
Monday until January 3.
TR
The speaker failed to show
up for the Lions Club's foot
ball banquet at Andrews last
Thursday night, but with Lion
President Joe El Khouri pre*
siding, the event lasted two
hours anyway.
TR
And last but not least, a
Merry Mountain Christmas
from Warns and Ourn to
Touens and Yourn.
TH
Mrs. Deweese,
Bookmobile Driver,
Dies Sunday
MURPHY - Mrs. Nancy
Sneed Deweese, 66, assistant
librarian and bookmobile
driver for the past 13 years,
died unexpectedly of a heart
attack at 12:30 a.m. Sunday,
Dec. 32, In her hone at
Marble, Rt. 1.
She was a native of Chero
kee County, daughter of
the late W.B. and Nancy Dock
ery Sneed, and Wife of Bur ley
Deweese.
Surviving besides the hus
band are three sisters, Mrs.
Bill Dockery of Marble, Mrs.
Kate McDonald of Washington,
D. C.. and Mrs. Mary Birch
field of Marble, Rt. L
Services were held Tues
day at 1 p.m. in Taawda
Baptist Church.
The Rev. Marvin Hampton,
the Rev. jack Palmer, and the
Rev. C. A. Smith officiated
and burial was In the church
cemetery.
TOWMen Funeral Home was
in charge.
AS THE NEW LEVI STRAUSS PILOT PLANT' in Murphy
started operations two local people were on hand to make it
offlciaL Shown in the upper photo is Mrs. C. L. Alverson, wile
of the President of the Cherokee County Development Corp.,
who also owns the building housing the pilot plant, who sewed
the first button on the first pair of trousers manufactured
here. In the lower photo, W. D. Townson, Chairman of the
Murphy Chamber of Commerce, who played a major role in
enticing the plant to come here, cut the first button hole on
the first pair of trousers. Shown looking over Mr. Townson's
shoulder is George Vest, Superintendent of the plant.
Mrs. Robert Easley, Mrs. F. V. Taylor and Mrs. W. A.
Hoover, (L-R) members of the Murphy Garden dub. helped
to bring the spirit of Christmas to the patients of both local
hospitals by presenting tan with decorative arrangements
for their roams. The project was called "an important phase
of garden therapy carried on by (be Murphy Garden Club,"
b* the ladles.
A FRAME HOUSE owned by Mis* Tommy Reecc of Mur*
pny was destroyed by fire about 4i00 i.m. Saturday morning.
Tte owner said the house mi occupied by .L.C. Heron and
his family, and that all their belongings were lost* No am
waa Injured, however, the home was located off Parker Ave
Snowfall Monday Promises White Christmas
MURPHY - Folks in Chero
kee and Clay Counties appear
ed all set for the big day as
the s&ut went to press Mon
day, and a steady snowfall of
fered an almost sure premise
of a White Christinas.
Snow began drifting down
about dark Sunday night, and
local residents got up Mon
day to find the ground white.
Andrews received the hea
viest snowfall, with around two
Inches on the ground Monday,
while Murphy and Havesvllle
had snow and Ice about an
inch deep.
While the snow made for a
pretty Christmas scene,
travelers on roads In the two
counties found things a little
rough.
Most of the local area got
?bout as much sleet as snow,
and State Highway Dept. crews
were out with motor graders
and snow-plow trucks to try
and keep traffic moving.
Areas a few hundred miles
West of here were hit with
deep snows. Nashville, Tenn.,
had 16 inches Monday, and
the forecasters said the bllz
sard was due to move East,
which could bring four Inches
or more to this area by Tues
day.
Most people In tfie area
Monday were able to travel on
the main highways without
chains, but on all secondary
roads, snow tires or chains
were recommended.
No major accidents due to
the snow had been reported
as the Scout went to press
Monday, but two autos were
seen off the road above And
rews Monday morning and a
Roadway tractor-traUer rig
slid across the road and
crashed into a rock wall on
the west end of Andrews be
side the pure Oil Service sta
tion early Monday morning.
No one was injured and da
mage to the truck was slight.
Trips out of the local area
to such places as Asheville,
Chattanooga, and Atlanta were
cancelled by many people In
the face of the snow.
One of the biggest worries
brought on by the snow as
far as local people are con
cerned is that many people
are expecting kinfolks and
visitors home for Christmas,
and the weather could make
travel almost impossible.
Bus lines into the area con
tinued on schedule, but air
lines in some parts of the
country were forced to cancel
some nights, and servicemen
and others planning to fly home
for the holidays may have to
make other arrangements.
No interruption of phone or
electric services had been re
ported in the area Monday, but
utility officials were keeping
a close watch on the weather,
since sub-freezing tempera
tures and sleet and ice can do
plenty of damage to lines in
a hurry.
Business was continuing as
usual in the area Monday, but
the weather probably kept
some last-minute Christmas
shoppers home.
As usual, those least wor
ried by the snow were the
kids, who were out early Mon
day to try out sleds and home
made skis, with snowball
fights the order of the day.
And above all, everyone
seemed enchanted as always
by the magic, oft sung beauty
of a White Christmas.
County Symphony Chapter
Starts Memership Drive
The Cherokee County Chap -
ter of the North Carolina Sym
phony Society has begun Its
annual membership drive.
Chapter President Edward
J. Reynolds and Membership
Chairmen stated that plans for
the campaign are as complete
as possible, but success will
depend upon the active Interest
of the workers and the support
of the entire County.
Membership chairmen are
John Gill and Ron Ressell for
the Murphy area and Mrs.
Rosalyn Hawk and Mrs. Her
man Brauer for Andrews.
Other officers of the County
Chapter are Robert Potter,
vice - president: Mrs. Bob
Bault, second vice -president;
Mrs. Ruth Carringer, secre
tary - treasurer; and Mrs.
Opie McKeever, publicity
chairman.
Two concerts will be given
here by the Little Sympnony
on February 21, during its
forthcoming 19th annual tour
?an evening performance
for adults and a concert for
school children.
Though free to the children
who attend, tbc cduatlan*!
matinee must be suGMrtcd
through the sale of adult mem*
berships. Membership in the
r phony Society permits
bolder to hear an inspir
ing evening concert, by a fully
professional orchestra, not
only here but in some 40
other communities throughout
North Carolina. Complete tour
schedules and membership
cards are mailed to each sub
scriber in January.
The Nor A Carolina Sym
phony is comparable in quality
with the nation's finest or
chestra. In 1963 locally pur
chased memberships through
out the State helped bring the
best In music to some 149,917
Tar Heel school children. In
addition, approximately 52,
278 adults' enjoyed the Or
chestra's evening conccrts.
To carry out this ambitious
program of taking music to
die people, the Orchestra tra
veled 10,963 miles around the
Old North State ---including
excursions to Hagerstown,
Md., and Decatur, Ala., with
each giving the Orchestra a
most enthusiastic reception.
Membership prices are as
follows: $1 student (to attend
evening concerts), $3 single,
$6 joint (2 adults at same
address), $10 active (four
adult or ten student cards).
Donor memberships begin at ?
125 and Patrons start at$100.
Donor and Patron mem
bers receive 10 adult or 25
student cards for each 925.
Mrs. Rozier, Mr. Alverson
Elected Council Directors
ASHEVILLE - Mr*. Justine
Rosier of Hayeavllle and C.
L. Alverson of Murphy, have
been re - elected as Directors
of the Ashevllle Agricultural
Development Council for 1964
representing Clay and Chero
kee counties. The election took
place at the Council's annual
meeting earlier this month.
The Agricultural Develop
ment Council embraces an 18
county area of Western North
Carolina, promoting agricul
tural progress end rural com -
?unity development. It is
operated by e board o I di
rectors representing all
counties In the area. Aim ef
the program la to help develop
opportunities for increased
farm income and 10 help stim
ulate rural progrees
and civic
cultural I
The Council is financed by
business, industry, end farm
ers over the area. Started 14
years ago, it has compiled an
Impressive record and has
been widely publicised as one
of the pioneer programs of
its type in the nation. A major
activity has been sponsorship
with die agricultural agencies
of the Western North Carolina
Community Development Pro
gram, in which 133 organised
communities took part during
IMS.
Elected as officers of the
Agricultural Council for the
coming year were Mayor Earl
W. Eller of Ashevllle, presi
dent! Frank H. Brown, Jr., of
CuUovhee and Keith Ar ledge
presidents, Burwell Smith,
AshevlUa, secretary and
Leyd Leonard of Ashevllle,
treasurer.
THIS SNOWY SCENE AT CANEY CREEK Monday morning provided an appropriate setting
for Christmas, which is just around the corner.
THE STREETS OF MURPHY were clogged with slush Monday morning, making for slippery
driving and walking but most people just trudged on through.
MEMBERS OF THE MURPHY LIONS CLUB h*d Christmas baskets ready to go out Oils
week, to put something extra on the tables In homes In the area where things are a bit slim
this year. Lions shown here as they wound up packing this year's baskets are (L-R) Doyle
Burch, Hadley Dickey, Clifton Kephart, Dave Moody and Newt Bollng.
FIVE TROPHIES WERE AWARDED last Thursday night it the annual Llooa CI)* 1
Banquet for the Andrews Wildcats. Awards went to (L-R) Larry Allen, most Improved playert
Eddie Adams, who received two trophies, outstanding Lineman and the Gordon Cathay kte
morlal Sportsmanship award] Jimmy Watkins, outstanding back; and John Geroart, who re
ceived the Rotary Club's Most Valuable Player award.
Court Says Pay Up Or Fact Arrest
MURPHY - In Cherokee
County Recorder's Court here
Monday, Dec. 16, Judge C. E.
Hyde noted that a number of
defendants who have (Man
ordered to make payments of
fines and coat to the Court
hive not kept the payments
up to date.
An order was issued to (he
Clerk of Court to notify all
defendants who have not kapt
their payments of fine* to
dan that unless payments *re
brought up to data by January
1, capias vlll bels<uedfer the
arrest of 4mm who are be
hind with payments.