Volume 74 - Number 46
and Clay County Progress
Murphy, North Carolina, Thursdoy, June 11, 1964 '2 Pages This Week
Published Wee*iy
SECOND CLASS POSTA6I PAIO
AT MURPhv unBTu /- a ? n i ik. &
County Tax Rate Set
180 Lower At $1.92
MURPHY - In a regular
session June 1,1964, Cherokee
County Commissioners un
animously passed a motion
that the county tax rate be
lowered from $2.10 to $1.92 per
hundred dollar valuation. This
means a cut of 18$ per hun
dred.
In other money saving
motions made and passed, the
Commissioners cut poll taxes
from $3.00 to $2.00. This
applies to males from the ages
of 21 to 50, excepting dis
abled veterans. Coroner's
jury pay was lowered from
$5.00 per day to $3.00 per day.
Other motions approved
were to give Claude Anderson,
Sheriff, the right to hire ?
deputy sheriff and pay him, not
exceeding $150.00 per month.
This position will terminate
upon the request of the com
missioners.
Motion was made and passed
to authorize and establish a
Civil Defense Agency.
In other business, the jurors
for June, 1964 term of civil
court were drawn.
New Ordinances To Be
Enforced, Town Board Says
MURPHY - At a regular
meeting of the Murphy Town
Board Monday night, June 8,
an ordinance was drawn up
and passed to end the u~turn~
ing *t the Murphy General
Hospital on Peachtree Street.
One member of the board
made the remark, "There
have been some people making
u-turns in Murphy so many
years that they don't know
that they can go around the
block."
coutlets
Decoration services will be
held Sunday at Flax Creek
Baptist Church. A spokesman
for the church said that every
one is asked to come and help
clean the cemetery in pre
paration for the decoration.
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According to Gerald Bry
son, Cherokee County Teen
Dem Club President, he has
applications for those who
want to attend the Third
Annual State Teen-Dem Con
vention in Raleigh, June 12-13
at N. C. State. Gerald can
be contacted at 837-2443 in
Murphy. ,
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A placement test for pros
pective Peace Corps volun
teers will be held at 8:30a.m.
Saturday, June 13, in Room 4,
Jackson County Courthouse,
Sylva, N. C. Anyone wishing
to take this test should con
tact Joe C. Fisher, Civil
Service Examiner, at the
Sylva Post Office, for an
application or information
about the Peace Corps.
Applicants taking this test will
be considered for placement in
Africa, Asia, and Latin
America.
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According to the State Motor
Vehicle Department's sum
mary of traffic deaths through
10:00 a.m. Monday, June 2, 577
persons have been killed to
date. Only 474 had been killed
to date last year.
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Bill Forsyth of Murphy has
been named a member of the
Permanent Organization
Committee of the Third Annual
T een Dem Convention
scheduled for North Carolina
State College, June 12-13.
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According to Fred Davis,'
Scout photographer, pictures
that were made during gradu
ation exercises at Murphy
High School will be ready
Tuesday afternoon, June 16.
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It was good to see Hobart
Mashburn, former employee
of the Cherokee Scout, in
town this week. Hnh is now
serving in the U. S. Air Force
and is stationed in Virginia.
We are sorry to hear of his
mother's illness.
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We heard some good ex
cuses this week for not cutting
the grass. Quirped one home
owner, "We haven't had any
rain lately, it's so hot and
dry, if I cut the grass, it
will just die."
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If anybody has a remedy for
keeping kids off' of freshly '
planted tomato plants, we'd
like to hear it.
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The Lions Club Second
kmual Smoky Mountain Horse
(how was declared a success
ind plans are already being
nade for next year.
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A six and a half pound
>ike caught by EugemCrooke ]
I late DriverX License
nspector in Murphy, has
>een mounted and is now on |
llsplay at the Family Resta- j
i rant. ,
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According to the ordinance
passed, it shall be unlawful
for anyone operating a motor
vehicle on Peachtree Street
in the Town of Murphy to make
a u-turn, with instructions to
the Murphy Police Department
to enforce the provisions of the
ordinance.
The ordinance further
stated that any person violat
ing or failing to comply or
anyone who shall aid or abet
in any violation, shall be
?? punished by a fine not to
exceed fifty dollars or by
imprisonment not to exceed
thirty days in jail.
The ordinance became
effective Monday, June 8.
In other business at the
meeting, Chief of Police
Blaine Stalcup reported that
the Town of Murphy is in need
of some SO stop signs. The
signs cost approximately
$7.00 each, giving a total cost
for stop signs of $560.00.
A petition submitted by
citizens from Texana was
given to the Town Council con
cerning the water problem at
Texana. There will be a
meeting in the near future with
spokesmen for the residents of
Texana and members of the
Town Board to determine what
can be done about the water
problem in Texana.
It was brought before the
Board that cars parked on the
square, other than in regula
tion parking places, are a
hinderance to traffic during
the night hours as well as in
day time. According to a
town ordinance citations will
be placed on these cars that
are illegally parked. The fine
is usually $1.00 plus costs.
Cost is approximately $10.00,
giving a total of $11.50 for this
illegal parking.
Also the Board discussed
the problem of citizens follow
ing the fire truck on calls.
This creates a traffic hazard,
as well as hindering the volun
teer fire department person
nel from getting to the fire.
It was decided that this or
dinance would also be
enforced, stating that any
person other than authorized
personnel following the fire
truck will be subject to a
fine of not more than $50.00
and costs.
The Town Board also i
approved a General Land Use |
Plan for the City of Murphy
submitted by the Murphy
Planning Board.
Andrews
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Band
Rehearsal
ANDREWS It has been
announced that for the
summer , ther? will be band
rehearsals for any student
from 2nd grade up intheagri
culture building on Wednesday
and Thursday mornings from
9:00 to 11:00.
There will be no charge for
this course and instruments
will be furnished also. The
Instructor for the course is
Fred Schley.
WEATHER
Date High Low Prec.
* 75 42 0 f<
5 77 48 0 q
6 82 60 0 e
7 78 66 0
B 84 6 0 D
9 86 60 0 d.
10 88 60 0 V
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FORECAST i Thursday, fair o
? scattered cloudiness with
IsalMad afternoon and evening si
ihowars; Friday, Saturday, at
lad Sunday, little change. la
THE CHALLENGE TROPHIES of the Smoky Mountain Horse Show are displayed by rib
bon girls for the evening show. Left to right the girls are Becky Jo Ray, Connie Farmer,
Kathy Ressel, Peggy Hyde, Suzanne Coward, and Donna Wilkins.
L ifesaving
Course To
Begin June 15
MURPHY - A two week
course in Red Cross Senior
Lifesaving will be taught at
the Murphy swimming pool
beginning Monday, June 15, at
10:00 A. M.
The object of this course is
to provide the individual with
the knowledge and skills de
signed to save his own life or
the life of another in the
event of an emergency.
To be eligible to take this
course a person must have
passed his sixteenth birthday
or must be in or above the
eleventh grade in school. It
is also important that the per
son be in sound physical con
dition.
Class periods will begin at
ten and last until twelve each
morning with the exception of
Saturday and Sunday.
The Beginners Swimming
Class will begin on Monday,
June 22, at 10:00 A. M. at the
pool. The only charge for any
of these classes will be $2.00
for registration and admission
to the pool each day.
TOP WINNER IN Tf?& SECOND SMOKY MOUNTAIN
HORSE SHOW is Martha Angel of Franklin, N. C., shown atop
her horse "Charlie Brown", winner of the five-gaited stake
class. Donna Wilkins of Murphy is the ribbon girl.
MRS. DAVID STOCK of Dalton, Ga., proudly displays the 80.50 carat ruby she found
n Cowee Valley, Friday, June 5. The picture shows the ruby in proportionate size with a
luarter.
dollar's Worth Of Dirt Yields $4,000 Ruby j
FRANKLIN - A pretty
jeorgia housewife who bought
lix buckets of dirt for a dollar
it an old mine here has sifted
>ut a clear red rock that will
ikely change her entire at
itude toward muddy tracks on
he living room carpet.
The stone that Mrs. David
itock of Dalton, Ga., believes
0 be a pigeon-blood ruby came
rom the mud and gravel of a
luice at the old Shuler Mine
n Cowee Valley. She found
t Friday, June 5.
It weighs in at 86. 50 carats,
nd the delight of old-timers
1 this rock-conscious tourist
awn might balance out against
Irs. Stock's enthusiasm.
Jim Brinkman, first man to
et up a gem shop in the
uby Valley of Western North
:arolina, set a conservative
stimate of )50 a carat on
Irs. Stock's find. That's a
4,335.00 for Mrs. Stock's re
irn on her buck's worth of
Irt.
"Bigger rubies have been
tund around here, but it's the
iality more than size that
xints," Mr. Brinkman said.
Mrs. Stock, wife of a
alton ladies ready-to-wear
Mler, first came to Cowee
alley on a "rock hound" hum
ter being marooned here
rernight in a rainstorm.
Mrs. Stock had picked up
*r.c literature In a motel
iddeclded it would be a
rk to bring her sons, Sammy
and Morris, here some time to
search for stones. Both
Sammy and Morris have size
able collections oi stones.
On their return trip to
Dalton, Ga., Mr. and Mrs.
Stock and their two sons were
having dinner at the Chero
kee Restaurant and displaying
Mrs. Stock's large ruby. Mrs.
Stock's only concern when the
above picture was taken was
"will the ruby show up
clearly?"
June Jurors Drawn
MURPHY - Jurors drawn
for the J une civil term of court
are as follows:
James W. Golden, Rt. 3;
Edward Hunt Brumby; Vick
Raxter, Marble; Frank Gher
Inghelli, Brass town; Gay
Roberts; M. A. Parker, Rt. 1,
Andrews; Joe Ledford,
Andrews; Herbert O'Dell, Rt.
3; Roy A. Gibson, Andrews;
Tom W. Taylor; Virgil
Decker, Box 453; Voyd V.
Hogan, Rt. 1, Brasstown; M.
M. Leatherwood, Rt. 1; D. M.
Reese; Charlie Bates, Unaka;
John R. Bradley, Andrews;
Elmer B. Collins, Rt. 4; Joe
H. Ladd, Rt. 1, Marble; J. A.
Bettis, Marble; Max Dennis
Raxter, Rt. 1, Andrews; A.Q.
Ketner; Walter Ensley, Rt. 1;
Sam H. Johnson, Rt. 3, Unaka;
Oran Luther, Andrews; Walter
N. Anderson, Farner, Tenn.;
Emory Stewart, Rt. 2; Lee
Sneed, Rt. 1; G. B. Hudson,
Rt. 1, Marble; W. B. John
son, Rt. 1; J. B. Brooks,
Andrews; Wlllard Hardin, Box
509, Andrews; Alvin Beavers,
Rt. 4; Otis Pallew, Rt. 1,
Copperhill; Sylvester Gunter,
Rt. 2, Culberson; Claude W.
Barnett, Rt. 1; Arthur Palmer,
Marble; Ray Hawkins, Rt. 1,
Copperhill; J. P. Bryant, Rt.
4; J. W. Curtis, Rt. 1; and
Fess Da vis | Rt. 3.
Local Students
Graduate F rom
Young Harris
YOUNG HARRIS, GA. - The
following area students gradu
ated from Young Harris
College Saturday morning,
June 6, at 11 o'clock in die
college gymnasium:
Deborah Kay Anderson, Rt.
2, Murphy; Ola Mae Gibson,
Warne; Ronald Lee Millsaps ,
Rt. 4, Hayes ville; Williafri
Dwight Nichols, Hayes ville;
Glenn David Palmer, Rt. 3
Hayes ville; Thomas Allen
Penland, HayesviUe; and Elsie
Marie Hunter, Culberson. jj?
2nd Smoky Mountain Horse Show
Another Big Success For Lions
| MURPHY - The Set one!
Annual Smoky Mountain
Horseshow was sponsored by
the Murphy Lions Club in
Murphy June 6, 1964, at the
Murphy Fairgrounds. Withthe
day promising to be rainy, the
Lion; were faced with the
prospect of awarding some 46
trophies, 151 ribbons, and al
most $1155.00 in prize money
to nine early entries. As the
morning wore on, horse vans
began arriving on the grounds
with entries from towns as far
away as Philadelphia, Tenn.
The final tally showed
approximately 110 entries
from this area for the 21
classes actually held at the
show.
The total number of entries
was less than the show last
year, but Lions Club officials
were quite pleased with the
turnout when they learned that
they were competing with
seven other area horseshows
for exhibitors and horses.
The Judge for the Horse
Show this year was Tom Chase
of Jonesboro, Tenn., probably
the most active man on the
fairgrounds that day. Lions
Max Blakemore and Tom Pal
mer again represented the
Murphy Club as Master of
Ceremonies and Ringmaster,
Peathtree
Club To
Hold Festival
-PEACHTREE- The Peach
tree Community Development
Club will have a Family Fun
Festival Dance Friday, June
19, at 8:00 p.m. at the Rock
Gym.
The purpose of this festival
will be to raise money for a
community building at Peach
tree.
Tickets will be 50$ for
adults and 25$ for children.
Mur Phy W omen
Attend State
BPW Convention
MURPHY - Among those
from the Murphy Club attend
ing the 44th Annual State Con
vention of the Business and
Professional Women Club at
the Battery Park Hotel In
Asheville over the weekend
were:
Mrs. Sarah Patton, Mrs.
Margaret Bruce, Mrs. Ruth
Cheney, Mrs. Robert Weaver,
Mrs. Leon Kimsey and Mrs.
Joyce Nunnelly.
Mrs. Weaver, the newly
appointed District secretary
and treasurer, served as
hostess for District I at the
reception for new officers on
the roof garden Saturday even
ing, and Mrs. Pattonas presi
dent of the local club, pre
sided at the inspirational
breakfast in the gold room on
Sunday morning.
respectively, and Mrs. Dock
Sudderth of Peachtree enter
tained the spectators andpro
vided music for the horses
with her organ playing.
Ed Hooper of Andrews,
riding "Moonglow Walka
way", presented the colors for
the National Anthem, and Rev.
Hamilton C. Witter of Murphy
offered the invocation.
Presenting the ribbons and
trophies for the various
classes were Misses Becky
Jo Ray, Shiela Gossett, Pam
Chastain, Irene Warner,
Totsie Headrick, Jane Whitley,
Peggy Hyde, Connie Farmer,
Donna Wilkins, Suzanne Cow
ard, and Kathy Ressell.
The event which created as
much interest and excitement
as the show itself, especially
among the children in atten
dence.was the drawing for the
pony and saddle which the
Lions gave away at the show.
Little Miss Susan Smith drew
the ticket belonging to Miss
Bens Edwards of Murphy. It
was hard to determine who was
more pleased, Betts or Lion
Charlie Hughes, who had been
"saddled" with the responsi
bility of showing the pony off
around town.
The highlight of the evening
performance was the presen
tation to winners of the
Championship Stake Classes
of a large, silver Challenge
Trophy. Each winner is en
titled to possession of the
trophy for eleven months and
must return the trophy next
year for the horseshow.
This will be presented on
a yearly basis until some ex
hibitor has won the trophy
three times. When this
occurs, the exhibitor then gets
permanent possession of the
trophy. All of the Challenge
Trophies are sponsored by
local citizens and businesses.
Top winner at this year's
show was Miss Martha Angel
of Franklin, N. C. Miss
Angel rode "Charlie Brown'
owned by Miss Barbara Jen
kins, also of Franklin, to
first place in the 3-Gaited
Championship Stake and
"Countdown', owned by Miss
Angel, to first place in the
5-Gaited Championship Stake.
According to Lions Club
officials, plans are already
being formulated for the
Third Annual Smoky Mountain
Horseshow. They expressed
confidence that with the ex
perience gained from thefirst
two snows, uie show next year
will be even bigger and better, ^
although some Lions observed '
that a bigger ring would re- j
quire moving the swimming ^
pool and rock gym.
Any money made by the ,
Lions Club on projects such as j
the Smoky Mountain Horse f
Show goes toward helping /
the Murphy Lions to support (
their activities in connection f
with aiding the visually handi- ^
capped. c
Winners in the order they
finished are given, with horse, s
owner, and rider, if difierent
from owner, given in that
order.
Pony Colts: Torchlight's
Midgett Bubbles, Eddie
Hughes, Murphy; Torchlight's
Red Dolley. Rusty Hughes of
Murphy.
Western Colts: Golden Doc.
W. O. Tallent, Copperhill,
Jack Bigham; Domino, Larry
White, Blairsville.
Pleasure Horses: Ralfron,
Rex Bigelow, Henip, Ga.;
Princess, Ellen Deal, Frank
lin; Sun Dance Rocket, W. O.
Tallent, Copperhill, D. O.
Bigham; Rosie, W. R. Hamp
ton, Sylva," Barbara Hampton.
Three Gaited Horses:
Charlie Brown, Barbara Jen
kins, Franklin; Wayah, Martha
Angel, Franklin; Tony Boy,
Annette Duke. Hayes ville;
Pearl, Harley Thompson,
Hayes ville.
Cherokee County Pleasure:
Scout, Jeff Brooks, Andrews,
Thomas Brooks; Joy, L. K.
Beal, Murphy, Lawrence
Beale; Lady, Charley Beale,
Murphy; Pete, Charles Cole
man, Murphy.
Western Parade: Hill's
View Golden Boy, Harper
Wilson, Etowah; Little Hill
Pleasure Ponies: Sky
rocket, W. F. Loudermilk,
Copperhill, Dennis Louder
milk; Candy, Susan Hatchett,
Murphy; Trigger, David Big
ham, Ducktown, Ginger Jones.
Western Reining: Raffron,
Rex Bigelow, Hemp, Ga.;
Montie's Sue, W. T. Brown,
Jr., Murphy, Martha Angel.
Children's Equitation:
Rosie, W. R. Hampton, Sylva,
Robert Hampton; Candy, Susan
Hatchett, Murphy.
Pony Roadsters: Mr. Gold
digger, Dry Valley Stables,
Philadelphia, Tenn., Everett
Townson; Gun Slinger, Dry
Valley Stables, Nina Cook;
Hollywood's Reward, Dry
Valley Stables, Alvin Hart;
Sundown, Dry Valley Stables,
Herbert Tilley.
Walking Horse Amateur:
Little Chief, W. T. Jenkins,
Franklin, Barbara Jenkins.
Walking Horse Pleasure:
Rosie, W. R. Hampton, Sylva,
Barbara Hampton; Black Boy,
W. R. Hampton, Sylva.
Three Gaited Stake: Charlie
Brown, Barbara Jenkins,
Franklin, Martha Angel;
Dixie, JohnByers.Hayesville;
Blaze, Cliff Penland, Hayes
ville; Gold Dust, Ruth Buck
ner, Cleveland, Tennessee.
Western Parade Stake:
Hill's View Golden Boy.K. w.
Wilson, Etowah; Little Hill
Billy, Helen Wilson, Etowah;
Princess, Shirley Arrowood,
Murphy; and Gold Dust, Ruth
Suckner, Cleveland.
Barrel Racing Stake: Pretty
Turk, Frank Crowe, Suit; Mr.
Lucky, Kevin Hooper,
Vndrews; King Rito, Arbor
Veres, Blairsville, Chet
iriffin; Montie's Sue, W. T.
Jrown, Jr., Murphy, Martha
ingel; Pago, Henry Buckner,
Ueveland.
Cherokee County Pleasure
take: Scout, Jeff Brooks,
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i-'EIGHBOR's CRAFT SHOP of the John C. Campbell Folk School at Brasstown is housed
in this building along with the weaving class rooms and craft offices. Works of local crafts
men are on exhibit and for sale in the shop.
Folk Sthool Completes Craft House
BKASSTOWN - The Camp
bell Folk School has just com
pleted a new craft house which
houses the weaving class
rooms, craft offices, and the
"Neighbor's Craft Shop".
The Craft Shop was set up
to meet the need and demand of
the visiting public for a place
to see and buy the crafts of
local craftsmen. Craftsmen
whose work la now on exhibit
and for sale are:
Lynn Gault, potter and de
signer Craftsman; Fred
Smith, hand-hewn wooden
bowls and trays, Designer
Craftsman; Herman Ettes,
hand turned bowls and native
stones; Fred O. Seroggs,
Cabuchons and speciman
stones; and Mrs. Clyde Mc
Nabb, hand weavins.
There is also works of other
craftsmen in hand wrought
Iron, handmade furniture of
native wood, and Christmas
decorations of original de
signs.
All are members of the
Southern Highland Handicraft
Guild and the crafts after ed
for sale meet the standards
set by the Guild.