The
Volume 74 ? Numbe, 43
and Clay County Progress
Murphy, North Carolina, Th?,.d?y, Moy 2, ?64 , |2 p?9., TM, w?
Published Wo.kly
SECOND C CASS P OS TASK * AID
AT MURPHV. NORTH CAROLINA
I New Blairsville Airport
Dedication To Be May 24
BLAIRSVILLE, GA. -Hon
orable Obe W. Pruitt, Mayor
of Blairsville, Georgia, has
announced dedication plnas for
the Blairsville Municipal Air
port on Saturday, May 23, be
ginning at 1:30 pun., at which
time the Third Army, with
headquarters atFortMcPher
son, Georgia, is scheduled
to put on an air show com
prised of helicopters and other
army aircraft. At 2:30 p.m.
official dedication will com
mence with Honorable Phil
M. Landrum, Congressman
9th District of Georgia, as
principal speaker.
Mr. Harold M. Williams,
Deputy Administrator, Area
Redevelopment Administrat
ion, U. S. Department of Com
merce, of Washington, D.C.
Last Call
For Sabin
Make-Up
MURPHY- Saturday, May
23, will the last day of the
Sabin Oral Vaccine Make-Up
Week. This is last call for
anyone who has missed any
one of the three doses in the
recent Stop Polio Campaign,
sponsored by the Murphy Jun
ior of Commerce.
The make-up station is at
the Murphy General Hospital
where the vaccine will be giv
en free. Those who take it
are asked to made a con
tribution of a quarter, but
those who cannot contribute
will be given the vaccine free.
All three types of vaccine
' will be available for those
who may have missed any
one of the "Sabin Sunday"
feedings.
Everyone who missed a Sun
day feeding is urged to get
the make-up dose by Satur
day, May 23.
Remember, This the The
Last Call I!
C
coutlets
Lonzo and Oscar, Grand
Ole Opry comedy team, will
appear on the stage of the Lake
Winnepesaukah outdoor thea
tre Sunday, May 24, with
free shows scheduled at 2:00,
5:00, and 8:00 p.m.
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Installation of the new sound
system and movie projectors
have been completed at the
Murphy 64 Drive In. First
showing with the new equip
ment will be Thursday, May
21 (tonight).
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Unaka Baptist Church de
coration services will be
Sunday, May 24.
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Oan K. Moore signs have
been hung on all four cor
ners of the square in Murphy
this week and we understand
from a local citizen visiting
the East Coast of North Car
olina that Dan K. Moore stick
ers are all over the place.
Merchants even have his pos
ters and stickers displayed 1
in their windows. What do :
you think ? Moore in 64? I
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We noticed on Chattanooga
TV this week during ? five- ]
minute sports cast that a ,
whopping big bass had been i
caught in a Chattanooga lake. -
After a hundred or so feet of
film, and much hassle over
measuring and weighing the
fish, it was disclosed that it
weighed better than six
pounds. This is no record for
our anglers In this area. John
Auberry of Hayesvllle still
holds our record with a bass
catch of 9 lbs., 4 ozs.
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We don't warn to five Cuz u
Bagley the "big hea<?' but as .
we mentioned In last week's !
column that he was hospi
talized, he has received let
, ters and get well cards from
five states and a co^sle of
foreign countries. Below is a
typical note that Cut received
from Oklahoma:
"There la juat one thing
worse than not being able to
find 'Cuz's Corner In the
Scout ? and that's being 111
the hospital to be whittled on.
"I sincerely hope you will
soon be as good as new and
that you will have a story In
the paper which is due here In
an hour.
"Tour column is read by
? many of my friends here in
Altus. It Is always good for <
a laugh." 9
Signed: Mrs. Zadle Locke, c
Altus, Okla. <
and other members of his
staff, Mr. Arvln O. Basnlght,
Director, Southern Region
Federal Aviation Agency, and
other members of his
staff, and Mr. Jerome Con
ner, Assistant Regional Dir
ector, Community Facilities
Agency, Housing and Home
Finance Agency, U.S. Depart
ment of Commerce, and other
members of his staff, will
be honor guests representing
these federal agencies which
participated in making the
construction of Blalrsvllle
Municipal Airport possible
through grants by these agen
cies.
Mr. James. F. Hollingswo
rth, Regional Director, Small
Business Administration and
members of his staff will al
so be guests of honor, re
presenting this federal agency
which has participated In var
ious projects and businesses
in Ae North Georgia area.
Blalrsvllle Municipal Air
port will consist of a 3500
foot runway, 75 feet in width,
a hangar, gas tanks and
pumps, and will be construct
ed according to the best meth
ods under the supervision of
Federal Aviation Agency and
will serve a much meeded
facility In the Northeast Geo
rgia area. It Is expected
that various Federal, State
and private agencies and bus
inesses will use these facil
ities, particularly for defense
purposes and the promotion of
industry and tourism in the
mountains of Northeast Geo
rgia.
Mayor Pruitt states that
the public Is cordially invit
ed to both the dedication ser
vices and to a barbecue to
be held at the Georgia Ex
periment Station near Blalrs
vllle at 5:00 p.m. for which
a nominal charge of $1.50 per
person will be made to the
public. Mayor Pruitt who
through his untiring efforts,
with the help of other devot
ed public minded citizens, is
proud of having secured the
Federal assistance which
made these airport facilities
availabel to the Northeast
section of Georgia, and be
lieves that thesefacllitieswill
be a great stride in the fut
ure development of Northeast
Georgia, especially in the
fields of Industry and tour
ism, and will mean much to
the economy of this area
which Is so blessed with bea
uty and climate but has long
suffered from under employ
ment due to the lack of dev
elopment of the facilities
sorely needed for Its econom
ical development.
He hopes that a large
crowd will attend these ded
ication exercises especially
from the Northeast Georgia
area, to express their app
reciation for these and many
more facilities which have
been made available to this
area
WEflTHE
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DATE HIGH LOW PREC.
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17 80 41 0
18 82 48 0
19 86 50 0
FORECAST: Thursday,
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
chance of widely scattered
thundershowers.
WINNERS IN THE DECLAMATION CONTEST are shown
left to right, Knox Singieton, David Penland, and Jan Davidson.
Peniand, Davidson, Singieton
Declamation Contest Winners
David Penland was first
place winner in the Decla
mation Contest held Friday,
May 15. Jan Davidson was
awarded second place, and
Knox Singleton, third. Each
boy participating received a
season's pass to the swim
ming pool.
Contestants were judged on
the basis of personal appear
ance, understanding of ma
terial, gestures, rate of
speaking, enunciation, aud
ience reaction, introduction,
and voice qualities.
Platform guests included
John Davidson, Homer Ricks,
Mrs. Jerry Davidson, who
presented the ribbons, and at
torney Hobart McKeever, who
was master of ceremonies.
Attorneys L. T. Black, F. O.
Christopher, and L. L. Mason
judged the contest.
The tenth annual Declama
tion Contest, sponsored by the
American Legion and the
Cherokee County Historical
Society, was held in the gym
torlum Friday, May 15. Six
teen boys signed up for the
contest during the early part of
April, but only ten remained
in competition. Eight of the
boys were in last year's con
test.
The purpose of the contest
is to help boys gain poise
in public speaking. Joe Ray,
advisor for the contest, said,
"Each year teachers and the
school authorities have notic
ed that there Is ? great im
provement in the ability 01
the boys in several fields dut
to tneir participation in th<
Declamation Contest. No boy
should leave high school with
out being able to get up and
speak before a group."
The first and second place
winners receive medals.
The entrants and theli
speeches were Knox Single
ton, "Excerpt of thelnaugural
Address of John F. Kennedy;"
BUI Lay, "A Vision of Wars"
David Penland, "1 Am Ai
American;" Roger Kephart,
"An Appeal To Arms;" Jar
Davidson, "The Second Inau
gual Address of Abraham Lin
coln;" Allen Mashburn, "The
Death Bed Of Benedict
Arnold;" Edward Plott, "Li
berty Or Death;" Bobby Pot
ter, "Return Of The Confed
erate Soldier;" Perry Brown,
dan, "Let No Man Write My
Epitaph," (not in competition).
A fifteen-minute piano duet
was played by Becky Jo Ray
and Sheila Gossert while the
Judges were making their
decision.
First place winners since
the Declamation contest was
begun ten years ago were
Hubert Sneed, 1956; Charles
Smith, 1956; Ronnie Brit
tain, 1957; Tommy Moore,
1958; Buck Hill, 1959; Winston
Craig, 1960; John Van Horn,
1961; Jerry Henson, 1962; and
Mike Jordan, 1963.
Vandalism, Signs, Turning,
Discussed At Town Board Meet
MURPHY - U-turning on
Peachtree Street at the Mur
phy General Hospital was dis
cussed at the regular meeting
of the Murphy Town Board on
May 11. The town attorneys
were instructed to draw an
ordinance prohibiting U-turn
ing on this street.
Recently there has been
vandalism in Sunset Ceme
tery here in Murphy. It was
the decision of the Board that
the entrance to the cemetery
be locked from sunset to sun
rise.
Chief of Police Blaine Stal
cup was instructed to make a
study of stop signs and speed
limit signs needed in the city
and to give a report at the
next Town Board Meeting in
order for an ordinance to be
drawn.
The Town Board also voted
unanimously to adopt the Sub
Division Regulations.
SHOWN ABOVE IS STAFF SERGEANT JAMES A. CORNWELL being presented a certifl
:tte of retirement by hit commanding officer, Col. Harold G. Russell. Sgt. Cornwell la die
ion of Mrs. J. R. Cornwell of Rt. 2, Murphy, and Is married to the former Helen Panther
>f Murphy. This certificate, presented on May 1, marked the end of 30 years and 13 days
if active military service.
I I ? ?' I inrt?i*i?i .. I'n III f
Andrews Citizens Urged
To Attend Mass Meeting
ANDREWS- Andrews cit
izens are urged to attend a
mass meeting on Friday even
ing, May 22, in the city Hall
at 1s30 p.m. The Andrews
Development Corporation will
hold this meeting to inform
the local people about the new
expanded plans of the And
rews Furniture Co.
At a recent meeting with
the company officials it was
disclosed that the original size
ot the building was increased
considerably. This added
floor space made room for
more machinery, which nec
essarily increased the work
ing force. It is wstimated
that with this expansion the
[ Sheriff Wounds Suspect
: While Making Arrest
I MURPHY- A former Cher
okee County man was jail
ed here Thursday, May 14,
on three charges after be
ing treated at a local hos
pital for a bullet wound he
received from the gun of
Sheriff Claude Anderson,
i Anderson identified the
man as Charles Laney of Ash
eville. Laney is being held
on $800 bond on charges of
drunk driving and resisting
arrest, and also on a charge
of reckless driving brought
by a woman who said Laney
tried to stop her car on a
. highway Wednesday, May 13.
f State Trooper E. N. Hoop
, er charged Laney with reck
* less driving on a warrant
, signed by Mrs. Gerald Al
mond of Andrews.
I According to Justice of the
Peace Sam Jones, Mrs. Al
mond recognized Laney dur
ing the incident on U.S. 64.
She said Laney drove up be
? hind her car, then in front
? of it, and finally forced her
1 to a stop and made several
' remarks to her. She was
able to leave the scene with
out further pursuit, she said.
Wednesday afternoon, May
13, Sheriff Anderson was cal
led to Zimmerman's Motel
near Peach tree to arrest a
man for drunkeness and crea
ting a disturbance. When he
arrived, Anderson said he
found Laney, a big man, who
resisted arrest. Sheriff And
erson instructed the owner of
the Notel to call for Lloyd
Ramsey and Pete Stalcup to
aid in the arrest. Before
the men arrived, Sheriff And
erson had to use his pistol
in self-defense. Laney was
wounded in the calf of his leg,
treated at a local hospital,
released and jailed in the
county jail.
Sheriff Anderson was shot '
five times while trying to
arrest a man for drunkeness \
several months ago.
"This is the first time it
has been necessary for me to
take my gun from its hols
ter in order to make an ar
rest of any kind," Sheriff
Anderson said.
GREGG PAYNE
Andrews Senior
Receives Scholarship
ANDREWS- Gregg Payne,
son of Mr. and Mrs. L. G.
Payne of Dayton, Ohio, and
grandson of Mr. and Mrs.
Cleve Almond of Andrews,
recently received the North
Carolina State Teacher's Sch
olarshio. This scholarship is
Area Church
Services Time
Announced
MURPHY- Early morning
worship services are being
held by the Murphy churches
Sunday morning due to the
Baccalaureate service at
Murphy High School.
All worshippers will be able
to attend the Baccalaureate
service If they so wish and
those not attending the service
may still go to morning wor
ship.
The Episcopal Church of the
Messiah Communion will be
celebrated at SiOO a.m.; the
First Methodist and Murphy
Presbyterian Churches will
have morning worship at 9i00
a.m. wltf) Sunday School to
follow; and the First Baptist
Church will have Sunday Sch
ool at their regular tlme,9j45
a.m., with the lltOO a.m. Chu
rch service cancelled.
good for four years, ?nd a
mounts to $1,400. He plans
to enter Breyard College this
fall, from which he has recei
ved two scholarships. (Meth
odist District and a music a
ward. Both scholarships total
$1,200. ?nd are good for his
two /ears at Brevard.)
Gregg la a member of the
Glee Club, the Journalism
Club, and the National Beta
Club. He has been serving
as a Band Director while a
student at Andrews, and as an
assistant director while In
Dayto, Ohio last year.
Gregg plana to teach musci
and social studies upon grad
uating from college.
company now plans to em
ploy 640 people. This figure
is approximately twice the
working force of the origi
nal plans.
Due to the enlarged revis
ion of plans, more land, lar
ger building, more machi
nery and a double working
force, more capital is need
ed.
A spokesman for the And
rews Development Corp
oration stated that the com
pany has indicated their will
ingness to substantially add
to both the working capital
and the construction costs.
Officials of the F ederal Gov
ernment have also indicated
that the government loan is
practically certain to be app
roved. The loan from the
local people must also be
Increased in an appropriate
amount.
It was the feeling of the
Development Council mem
bers that this added respon
sibility must and can be met.
The willingness, determin
ation and cooperation that the
people of Andrews have al
ways displayed, will cert
ainly carry them over the
top.
"Everyone is urged to at
tend this meeting in the Town
Hall on Friday, May 22, at
7:30. With everyone showing
interest and doing his part,
the last obstacle will be over
come and the new industry
will be a reality." a spokes
man for the Corporation said.
(See related story on And
rews page.)
Post Office Dedication
Scheduled For May 24
Hiawassee's new post office
will be dedicated Sunday .May
24, at 1:30 p.m., Postmast
er Burns announced today.
The new facility, located at
Hiawassee, Ga. is part of
the Post Office Department's
lease construction program,
the local postmaster explain
ed.
Under this program, invest
ment financing is used to ob
tain needed facilites which
remain under private owner
ship, pay local taxes to this
community, and are leased to
the F ederal Government.
Planning Board
To Meet May 21
MURPHY- The Murphy
Planning Board will hold its
?egular meeting Thursday
ligh. May 21, at 7:30 in the
>ower Board Building.
TVA representatives will
neet with the Board to dis
:uss water problems in Mur
ihy and surrounding area.
All members are urged to
ie present and members of
he Citizens Advisory Comm- 1
ttee are invited to attend. I
At the same time, the need
for large outlays of money
from the Federal Treasury for
construction purposes is eli
minated.
Like most of the new pos
tal buildings that are going
up across the country, this
post office is leased to the
Post Office Department. This
gives the Department some
flexibility in adapting its bui
lding program to changes In
mail volume, transportation
and population. Postmaster
burns said.
"The fact that Hiwassee
has been chosen for a new
post office," Postmaster
Burns said, "reflects credit
on our growing contribution
to the economy and life of
the nation."
Meanwhile, for the local
postal dedication, the Post
master announced that the fol
lowing are among the guests
expected to attend: Hon. Phil
M. Landrum, Congressman
from the ninth district Geo
rgia, and Mr. C. B. Gladden,
Regional Director, Post Off
ice Department. Atlanta, Ga.
Area Baccalaureate And
Graduation Services Announced
Murphy High School Bac
calaureate SERMON WILL BE
Sunday, May 24, at 11:15 a.m.
In the high school gymtorium.
Graduation exercises will be
Wednesday, May 27, at 8:00
p.m., also in the gymtorium.
Andrews High School Bac
calaureate Sermon will be on I
Sunday, May 24, 8:00 p.m. and
graduation will be Wednesday,
May 27, 8:00 p.m. Both ser
vices will be in the First Bap
tist Church of Andrews.
Hiwassee Dam High School 1
Baccalaureate Sermon will be
Sunday night. May 24, 8:00
p.m. in the school gymtor
ium with graduation exercises 1
at 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, May
27, in the gymtorium.
The schedule for Hayesvtlle ]
Kimsey Conducts I
ECC Ceremony
GREENVILLE- Four stud- 1
ents at East Carolina Coll
ege have been initiated into 1
the brotherhood of the Gamma '
Eta chapter of Phi Kappa Tau 1
social fraternity here.
The fraternity which ranks 1
nationally in the field of sch- !
olastics, held its candlelight 1
initiation ceremony In the cha- '
pel of the Baptist Student Un- J
ion in Greenville. 1
Phi Kappa Tau chaplain
James Robert Kimsey, son *
of Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kim- 4
sey, 205 Hilton St., Murphy, I
conducted the ceremony which ,
was carried out in the 57
year-old tradition of the frat- 1
entity.
High School Baccalaureate
Sermon is 8:00 p.m., Sunday,
May 24, and graduation will
be Thursday, May 28, 8 .-00
p.m., both in the high school
auditorium.
Copper Basin
Horse Show
ro Be May 23
COPPERHILL- The Copper
3asin Riding Club will have
their second annual horse
show, sponsored by the Cop
ier Basin Atbeletic Associ
ition, Saturday night, May 23,
5:30 p.m. at the Copper Ba
sin football Held, on high
way 68, between Duck town and
:opperhiU, Tennessee.
Fifteen classes are on the
>rogram and prize money,
rophies and ribbons will be
?resented.
Mr. Harry J. Melton^lew
>ort, Tenn. will judge the
(how. Mr. Houston V. Sml
h, Cleveland, Tenn. will be
master of Ceremonies. Mr.
. B. Allen, Knoxville, Tenn.
rill be ringmaster.
A free quarter horse movie
ntitled "Ride cowboy Ride"
rill be shown on the grounds
rior to the show.
Analysis Staff
/I* its County
ANDREWS- On Saturday,
Piano Class In Audition
ANDREWS - Nine rolls of
Mrs. J. G. Carrier's piano
class went to Asheville on
Wednesday, May 13, to play
In the National Piano Playing
Auditions held In Asheville
?May 11-15.
The Auditions are sponsor
ed by the National Guild of
piano teachers and are now
held in 750 centers. Donald
Ashford of Chicago was judge
for the Asheville canter.
Phillip Brauer, Connie Sue
Garrett, Jimmy Jones, Law
rence Car ringer, Joni Bristol,
Andy Jones, George, Teresa
?nd Marlane ElKhourl won
their member ship certificates
In the National Fraternity of
Student Musicians and their
fraternity pins.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Car
rlnger, Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Joe El
Khourl, Mrs. Grady Garrett,
Mr. Hermann K.Brauer,Mrs.
W. T. Forsyth and Mrs. J. G.
Carrier accompanied the
youqg people.
May to, Mr. Kins Moyo ana
Benjamin F. Holmes visited
Cherokee County, Brasstown
and H La was aee Dam. They
are on the area analysis
staff at the Bureau of Out
door Recreation and while
here studied local facilities
and posslhllitea. They work
for the Dapt. of Interior In
Washington, D.C.
Mr. S. J. Geroert .Chair
man of the Regional planning
Commission and Jim Bahar
escorted the men. The tour
Included the Jokn C. camp
bell Folk School. Marble
Quarnr, camping sites and
waterfront areas. LJ|i