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Volume 75 * Numb?r 4
and Clay County Progress
Murphy, North Carolina, Thur.do) August 20, 1964 12 Poges This Wook
Published Wookly
SECOND CUU POSTAOC PAID
AT MUftPMV. NORTH CAROUMA
(Letters To
The Editor
Mea From Georgia
Mr Sir:
I *m trying to trace my
tcestors, some of whom lived
that area, and there may be
?me of the descendants still
wing in the area. As the
Courthouse there burned sev
ral times, destroying old re*
>rds, I am having a hard time
aclng them, and perhaps
atneone will write to me.
My ancestors lived in that
rea in 1840, 1850, and I860,
there is a descendant or
?lesdendants of the following
people whose names are here
rinted, I will appreciate it so
uch if someone having inform
tion concerning this will send
e their name and address
at 1 may get in touch.
Parents, Berry, William and
Mrife, Nancy.
Children: Milton L., Eliza
William P., John D.,
ndrew C., Pulaski, Corn urine
Bouturine, Alcestra; Con
Jt urine married Sally Harriett
ohnson in approximately 1864.
Grandchildren of William and
JNancy Berry were: John Will
Berry, James Pulaski
ry, George Cicero Berry, '
Nancy Elizabeth Berry.OcUvia 1
"lerry and Odum Berry.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Newton S. Berry
1451 Conway Road
Decatur, Georgia 30030
'kmiiiag Board
Meetiag Date Set
MURPHY ?Murphy Plann
ing Board will hold its
regular meeting Thursday
night, August 20, 7:00 p.m. at
the Murphy Power Board
[ Building*
Among items to be dis
cussed will be ? review of
die sub-division regulations,
land use plan, and the popu
lation and economy of Murphy
and Cherokee County.
tomato 3iM
I jbay, SckJuU
~^uyust 2/ it
MURPHY ? Farmers of
Cherokee County will have the
opportunity to attend one or
both of two tomato field day
programs scheduled this Fri
day, August 31. The field days
are scheduled to allow far
mers to see first hand what is
involved in the production of
trellis ed tomatoes.
The two locations and time
of field day will be; at 10:00
o'clock on Friday the first
event will take place on the
Virgil "Rip" Haws farm at
Sandy Gap. The farm is on the
Sandy Gap Road off Highway
#394 half way between Suit
and Highway #64.
At 3:00 o'clock on Friday
the second field day will take
place on the Loy Lunsford
farm approximately one mile
from the Peach tree school. At
both places arrows will be
used to mark the direction.
Farmers can see at the field
day, die management, labor
and cost involved.
Tomatoes represent the
largest income per acre crop
yet produced in the county.
Potential growers need to
study the system at trellis tng
pruning, mulching, spraying
and marketing of tomatoes.
Farmers are invited to come
and bring their families. Re
freshments will be served.
^JJedricL deceives
Scholarship
MURPHY ?The North Car
olina Veterans Commission
has nnounced that James
Cecil Htdrlck, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. B. Hedrlck of
Rt. 4, Mirptiy, has been
awarded a scholarship to any
iuu supplied school for four
years.
This shai not extend for a
period longr than four aca
demic years Which years need
not to be roroerutlvp.
-NotiflcatiWof this award
Is being seme Western Car
olina College Where he plans
to enter in cheTall.
James is > 164 graduate of
Hlwassee Dart High School
where he was ^luutorian of
his class.
Scout Photo-Davia
LIGHT PLANE FROM MICHIGAN in the parking lot of Smelter Store near Copperhill w
after landing on Highway 58 in background. v
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Ligm nane urasn Lands At uoppernni
COPPERH1LLE, TENN. ? A
single engine Bonanza airplane
rom Michigan clipped power
ines early Saturday morning
n an attempt to make a forced
anding in Copper hill, Tenn.
Electricity was cut off for
tome two hours in the Copper -
till, Tenn., and McCayesville
ja. area. TVA's static line 18
nches above the 66 KV line
*as clipped by the plane's pro
>eller on its descent.
After clipping the static
ine Pilot Larry Hanes, 20, of
iladwin, Mich., brought the
>lane to a safe landing on High
way 58 and taxied the craft into
the Smelter Store Parking Lot.
There were no injuries to
the pilot or his three passen
gers. The passengers, all men,
refused to identify themselves.
Hanes said he had planned to
refuel at the Martin-Campbell
Airport near Copperhill. He
circled over the area attempting
to locate the airfield but was
unable due to heavy fog. He
said he spotted the lights at
Smelter Store and decided to
attempt a landing because of
low fuel.
"It was the mercy of God
Thieves Net $4,000 In
Seven Murphy Robberies
MURPHY ? Thieves netted
better than (4,000 in cash,
shotgun and rifle shells in
seven break-ins Monday, Au
gust 10, and Wednesday,
August 12.
S. B. I. Agent M. G. Craw
ford and Chief of Police
Blaine Stalciq) reported that
91,000 in cash, 20 boxes of
rifle shells, 10 boxes hollow
points, and 10 boxes long rifle
shells were taken from Chero
kee Farm Center some time
Monday night, August 10.
On Wednesday night, Au
gust 12, six other local mer
chants were victims of break
ins. Three thousand dollars
were taken from an unlocked
safe in Cliff Kephart's Gro
cery. Mr. Kepiiart stated that
of the three thousand dollars,
there were several $100 and
950 bills and about 9300 in
silver.
J ust around the corner from
Mr. Kephart's grocery, the
City Barber Shop was entered
and 915 to 920 was taken.
Next door to the barber
shop, Vincent Stiles' Store
was broken into and 9100 in
cash and shotgun shells was
taken.
Approximately 940 was in
change.
A tool box, assorted tools.
and an electric razor were
taken from King Auto Parts
on Andrews Highway. The
Claude King Grocery Store,
housed in the same building
with King Auto Parts was
relieved of $15 to $20 in sil
ver. A sale belonging to the
Parts Company was rolled
into the grocery store and was
opened. There was no cash in
the safe and nothing else was
missing.
On out U. S. Highway 19
toward Andrews, $20 was
taken from Graves Tire Co.
Mr. Graves stated that he
could not determine imme
diately how many tires, if any,
had been taken.
In each of the seven rob
beries, entrance was gained
through dark, unlighted, rear
doors and windows.
S. B. I. Agent M. G. Craw
ford, Murphy Policemen, and
the Cherokee County Sheriffs
Department are continuing the
investigation.
i he theft of a 1958 Chevro
let 1 1/2 ton dump truck from
Nantahala Talc and Limestone
Co., Wednesday night, August
12, has not been linked to the
breakins.
Cherokee Farm Center has
offered a $100 reward for in
formation leading to the ar
rest of the culprits.
that we are okay," Hanes said
after the landing. The group ni
was on their way to Miami, f.
FLa. and had planned to stop
in Atlanta. I
Radio Station WLSB in Cop- r
perhill had made contact with
the distressed plane and was .
attempting to direct the pilot Lr
to the airport by short-wave 1
radio, and had dispatched an e'
ambulance from Finch Funeral .
Home to the airport to blink ,
lights to aid the pilot.
The plane was taken to
Martin-Campbell Airport Sat
urday afternoon for minor re- 111
pairs.
Plans are set for the area *c
to get a series of improvements
to the Martin-Campbell Air
port. The Polk County Court 8
has voted to spend $29,000 on 11
the project. Federal and State Cl
funds are expected to total 01
$300,000 for the project, and
Tennessee Copper Company w
donatec .he land.
The project will include pav- w
ing the ruiways and technical D
improvements to make the air- *
port the most modern in the
area. Work is expected to begin
in the near future.
P
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Father Bond To r
Teach In
Glenmary Seminary
ANDREWS- Father Robert "
Bond, Glenmary Home Mission- tj
er assistant to Father Raymond
Dehen, St. Williams Catholic
Church in Murphy, has been a
appointed a Professor of Theo- c
logy at the major Glenmary P
Seminary, Glendale, Ohio. v
Ordained a Priest on June 11,
1960, Father Bond has studied f,
in Rome and will teo^h church 0
Dogma when he assumes his v
new duties in September. t
Druing his assignment in this r
area he was an instructor at j
the Pastoral Year School at ?
Buck Creek; Chaplain at the p
Peachtree Prison Camp; active t
in re-habilitation work for al- r
coholics; a member of the c
Murphy Lion's Club, and he j
played baseball with the And- ?
rews City team.
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Scout Photo-Davis
CERTIFICATES AWARDED- Rimco plant manger Peter J. McKeon looks on u Frank
In Barnett, administrative assistant, hands out group blood plan certificates to fellow
rorkers, Jack Anderson and Jean Pendley.
Rimco [mployees Awarded Blood Certificates
MURPHY --taring the last
iloodmoblle visit to Murphy
tetter than 35* of Rlmco Man
ufacturing Company em
>loyees turned out to donate
ilood.
Under the present Red
:rosa regulations, a company
larticipating as a group is
?ntltled to me blood plan
certificates for every em
ployee, if 3S? or more of the
employees are donors.
By reaching this goal, every
employee at Rimco will be
entitled to free blood for every
member of their family during
the comingYoar.
This 39* or better quota
must be met throughout the
year with this average at each
of the bloodmoblle visits to
Murphy.
At a meeting of the Red
Cross Chapter Monday night,
August IT, Miss Ruth Lock
man, Red Cross Field Re
presentative from AshevUle,
stated that Rlmco had set a
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Employment For 640 Men
Construction To Begin On
Andrews $2,000,000 Plant
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This
itory was released from
Washington via telephone to
rhe Cherokee Scout and Clay
bounty Progress by Con
gressman Roy A. Taylor and
Percy B. Ferebee, Mayor erf
Andrews.)
WASHINGTON ?Jobs for 640
festern North Carolinians
ere assured here Tuesday by
pproval of a large federal
>an to aid in construction of
ew furniture manufacturing
lant at Andrews.
Rep. Roy A. Taylor said an
ldustrial loan of $1,300,000
as approved by the Area Rede
el opment Administration for
ndrews Furniture Industries
ic.. which plans to produce a
ariety of popular priced
ooden furniture.
Joining with Taylor inthean
ouncement was the firm's pre
ident. M. H. Clark of
faynesvWe. He is also presi
snt of the parent Waynewood
tc., a furniture and bedding
idustry at Hazel wood.
Total cost of the new plant,
icluding the latest woodwork
ig machinery, is expected to
nceed $2 million.
The additional $700,000 for
le project will be provided as
illows:
Wachovia BankandTrustCo.,
$400,000; Andrews Develop
ment Corp.. $200,000; and the
?plicant, $100,000. The ARA
ian will run for 20 years at
per cent interest.
Actual construction will be
Ln shortly. Some six to eight
lonths will be required to
omplete the building and start
perations.
Location of the new plant
ill be just west of Andrews,
ear U. S. 19. The building
?ill be a standard steel-and
lasoryy structure containing
pproximately 22,000 square
set. . .
Clark estimates that by the
nd of the first full year of
roduction employment will
each 400 with an annual pay
oil of more than $1 million.
Employment will rise to
ear 500 by the end of the
econd year, and to approxi
lately 640 and an annual pay
oil of $2,240,000 by the end of
>ie third year, Clark said.
Rep. Taylor met with Clark
nd other officers of the new
orporation when the loan ap
lication was filed last May
rith the ARA.
"This new industry will
ave a great economic impact
n an area embracing several
Western North Caroli .? cun
ies because of the large pay
oil and market furnished for
ocal hardwood. Our greatest
leed is more jobs for our
?eople. 1 am delighted over
his development and extend
ny congratulations to officials
if the new company and to the
ndividuals, community or
ganizations, Andrews Devel
opment Corporation, and
ithers who helped bring this
lew industry to Cherokee
;ounty, " Representative
Taylor stated.
Other firm officers with
Clark at the May meeting
in Taylor's office were W.E.
Hamrick of Hazelwood, treas
urer; and Percy Ferebee of
Andrews, a director.
A vice president and general
manager will be named at a
future date, Clark said.
Kindergarten
To Open Aug. 25
MURPHY ?The week day
Kindergarten class sponsored
by the First Methodist Church
will open for the 1964-65 term
on Tuesday, August 25 at 9
a.m.
This is the sixth year of
kindergarten work sponsored
by the church.
WEATHE
a
Date High Low Prec.
13 81 49 0
14 75 a 0
15 75 56 0.25
16 67 60 1.27
17 67 60 L33
18 82 57 0
19 82 58 0
FORECAST! Thursday, scat
tered and afternoon and evening
thunder showers} Friday and
Saturday, scattered showers
and thunder showers i Sunday,
scattered cloudiness.
Other officers and directors
are S. S. Clark of Hazelwood,
secretary and director; Wil
liam Medford of Waynesville,
assistant secretary and di
rector, and J. A. Prevost of
Hazelwood, director.
(from Andrews)
Mayor Percy B. Ferebee
stated today that the announce
ment from Congressman Roy
A. Taylor's office that a
$2,000,000 furniture plant will
be built in Andrews that will
give employment to about 650
men has electrified the whole
area.
This new plant will be known
as Andrews Furniture Indus
tries, Inc., and will be built
on the old Core Plant property
and an adjoining 36.4 acres of
land acquired from Mrs.
Bessie Luther. Mayor Fere
bee stated that the parent
corporation, Waynewood.Inc.,
is a successful furniture and
bedding manufacturing cor
poration. It has a nation-wide
sales organization and is
highly regarded in the furni
ture industry. The mayor said
that he is personally ac
quainted with the officers of
the corporation and that they
are of the same high type of
those of the two industries
now located in Andrews, which
are tops in their field.
Andre\. s, at one time, was
the most highly industrialized
town in North Carolina west
of Canton. It had four large
industries upon which the town
was wholly dependent. These
industries were largely de
pendent upon forest products.
F ifteen years ago all of these
industries had ceased operat
ing, and about this time the
town also lost its State High
way District Office, United
States Forest Service Office
and a Southern Railway switch
engine crew that had been
used in switching the yard
and helping freight trains up
the Topton mountain. There
was left no industrial em
ployment for the people of
Andrews. Ihe population was
decreasing and the town was
rapidly becoming a ghost
town. Some of the leading
citizens of the town were
determined that this would
not happen and started an
intensive campaign to attract
new industries.
In 1951 they succeeded in
locating their first plant, a
$3,000,000 hosiery manufact
uring plant of Berkshire In
ternational of Reading, Pa.
This plant, employing ap
proximately 400 people,
mostly women, was the break
in the cloud hanging over An
drews, and it gave renewed
confidence to the people and
put a floor under its economy.
The 1960 census showed an
increase of seven over the
population of 1950. This was
not much of a gain, but it
was in the right direction and
indicated that the loss of pop
ulation had been stopped. Then
in 1955 The Owenby Manufact
uring Co. of Marietta, Georgia
located a plant here that em
ploys about 175 people.mostly
women. This company manu
factures curtains, drapes and
hospital and surgical items.
Quinn's Entertain
Murphy 4-H'ers
MURPHY ?The Murphy
ienior 4-H Club held it's reg
ilar monthly meeting in the
lome of Mr. and Mrs. A. G.
}uinn, Monday night with a
;hicken barbecue. Thirty six
i-H'ers, sponsors, leaders
ind guests attended this meet
ng
After the barbecue a short
msiness ession was held and
>lans discussed concerning a
air booth.
Ronnie Atkinson, Assistant
Agricultural Extension Agent,
?ras presented a gift cer
ificate from the 4-H'ers
iponsors and leaders in
ippreciation for the work he
las done with 4-H during the
>ast year.
Valleytown Baptists
To Begin Revival
ANDREWS ?Reverend Roy
Joodson, pastor of VaUeytown
iaptist Church, has announced
hat revival services will be
;aln on Sunday, August 23 at
r*30 p.m. each evening and
:ontinue through Saturday
light.
It was soon realized that the
town's industrial economy was
out of balance as most of the
employment was available
only to women, and that the
town needed a manufactu-ing
plant that would employ prin
cipally men. A meeting was
called of the leaders of the
town and it was decided to
make a special effort to lo
cate an industry that would
employ mostly men. In Dec
ember 1963 it was learnfcd that
Waynewood, Inc. was looking
for a site for a new furniture
manufacturing plant. The of
ficers of the corporation were
contacted and the work with
the officers since that time
has culminated in the an
nouncement that has just been
made from Congressman Tay
lor's office.
This new plant will tend to
balance the employment
opportunities in the town and
give to Andrews an economic
stability that it has never
had before. The people of
Andrews a?e already indica
ting their confidence In the
future of the town by new
commercial buildings that are
planned and under construc
tion, and new mercantile es
tablishments moving to
Andrews.
The mayor said that while
the economy of the town will
now be on a firm, solid found
ation, there will be no let
up in efforts to improve the
town and promote its growth.
He gave credit for the pro
gress the town has made to
the determination and hard
work of its people, and es
pecially to the Andrews De
velopment Corporation and
its special committee on this
project.
Copperhill Youth
MissingSinceAug.7
COPPERHILL-Lloyd Glenn
Bice, 15, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hayden Bice of Route 1, Cop
perhill, has been missing from
his home since Friday, Aug
ust 7.
Police and local au
thorities in a five-state area
have been notified of his dis
appearance. Lloyd was re
portedly last seen in Cherokee
County between the Carolina
Motel and Arp's Grocery.
He is 5' 10" tall, has dark
brown (almost black) curly
hair, blue eyes, weighs ap
proximately 150 pounds, and
is left handed.
When last seen he was
wearing a blue short-sleeved
shirt with yellow stripes,
black pants, and black shoes.
It was reported that Lloyd
is carrying no identification
on his person, as his. bill
fold with identification pap
ers was found at his home,
and that he only had six or
seven dollars with him.
The Bice family had just
returned from a week's va
cation in Harriman, Tenn., in
late July and can give no ex
planation as to why their son
would just walk away from
home.
On June 28. 1964, Lloyd
Lloyd derm Bice
MISSING
left home for the first time,
catching a straight-through
ride to Memphis, Tenn. Upon
his arrival in Memphis, he
notified the authorities there,
who in turn called Mr. and
Mrs. Bice.
Anyone knowing the where
about of Lloyd Bice is asked
to call Mr. and Mrs. Hayden
Bice at 1227-R, Copperhill,
Tenn., collect, or notify the
authorities in their area.
City And County Schools
Announce 1964-65 Faculty
MURPHY "Murphy and
Cherokee County Schools will
open Wednesday, August 26
with the first day being a
half-day. First full day of
school will be Thursday,
August 27.
Buses will begin their reg
ular runs on Wednesday,
August 26.
Teachers will report for
both the county and city units
on Monday, August 24.
A complete faculty list for
the Cherokee County Unit
and Murphy City Administra
tive Unit is as follows:
Ranger School: Douglas H.
Smith, principal; Mrs. Luella
J. Newman, Mrs. Sallie K.
White, Mrs. Talitha M. Good
win, Mrs. Evangeline S.John
son, Mrs. Ruby K. Watson,
Mrs. Ruth H. Smith, Mrs. Jean
W. Alexander, J. Alden Cooke,
and James C. Moffitt. 1
Hiwassee Dam School:
Harest E. King, Principal;
Rev. Edward G. Altland, Mrs.
Barbara Ruth Sampson, Wil
liam G. Anderson, Paul Ray
Hawkins, James N. Hawkins,
WUey H. Simpson, Orvllle
Rigdon, Mrs. Vesta R. King,
Mrs. Helen T. Crouch, A. Q,
Ketner, Mrs. Ruby W. WUcox
Mrs. Vesu T. Verner, Mrs.
Thelma K. Klsselburg, Mrs.
Edith S. Anderson, Mrs. Amle
Lou Rogers, Mrs. Ann* Pearl
Woodard, David M. Hendrix
William Rex Sudderth, and
Miss Bernice Boring.
Unaka School: Burke E.
Moore, Principal; Dale In
;ram, and Mrs. Lucille M.
Morrow.
White Church School: Mrs.
Kddllee Brown, Principal;
Mrs. Vey McDonald Mrs.
Frances W. Roberts, Mrs.
Vcllle H. Morrow, Paul J.
/aught, Jr., and William N.
Hughes.
Peachtree School: George
E. Phillips, Principal; Mrs.
Thelma P. Axley, Mrs. Irene
K. Stowe, Miss Dale Sud
derth, Mrs. Marcella H. Smith
and Verlon Martin, Jr.
Martins Creek School: John
T. Smart Jr., Principal; Mrs
Vertha H. Carringer, Mrs.
Edith M. Evans, Mrs. Edwina
Shelton, John W. Hogan, Miss
Nancy E. Martin, and Mrs.
Mary Ruth L. Dalrymple.
Miss Frances E. Dickson
will be in charge of speech
therapy, and James R. Nelson
will be supervisor for the
school. Mrs. Ruby H. Bryson
is attendance counselor.
Murphy Elementary School:
John Jordan, Principal; Miss
Clara McCombs, Mrs. Martha
Hatchett, Mrs. Ruth Forsyth,
Miss Eunice Shields, Mrs.
Christine P. Ingle, Mrs. Lena
L. Thompson, Mrs. Annie S.
3randon, Mrs. Bertha
Chambers, Mrs. Willie Lou
Shields, Mrs. Mattie Lou
Penland, Mrs. Marie M. Hen
drix. Miss Emily Sword.Miss
Bobbie Joyce Harness, Miss
Ella Faye Byers, Mrs. Olive
|w. Williams, Mrs. Gladys D.
Morris, Mrs. Jane H. Rey
nolds, Mrs. Buelah B. Sales,
Mrs. Ruth L. "Wilson, Robert
W. Hendrlx, Mrs. Margaret
Gibbs, Mrs. Gweneth Shope,
Miss Sara Long, Marvin
Hampton, Meivin Payne, Mrs.
Mary B. Jones, Miss Leila
Hayes, Mr*. Edna P. Whitley
lln*1 Margaret S. Bruce, and
Miss Inei Blay.
Murphy High School: Walter
R. Puett, Principal; Mrs. Sue
H. Benson, Mrs. Margaret
Carter, Mrs. Bettle Jane
Dyer, Miss Jewell Garrett,
Frank B. Gasaway, Mr*. Lu
clle D. Gault, Edwin C. Hen
drlx, Mrs. Patsy J. Hendrlx
Emanuel McDonald, James H.
McCombs, Mrs. Barbara W.
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