The Cherokee
Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 75 - Number 23
Murphy, North Carolina December 31, 1964 10 Pages This Week "c?urphLyAnVrthTcaSo\Awa
The Helton Carmichaels
were out riding last week,
looking at the Christinas de
corations. As they went by the
Power Board Building, their
four year old son Scon
noticed the Three Wise Men
scene atop of the building.
Quirped Scott, "Look, Daddy,
there are those three wise
guys."
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Here's a story of a real
Scrooge for you: The ladies
of the Murphy Garden Club
spent considerable time and
money to decorate a Christ
mas tree down at the Kiddle -
Park on Valley River Ave
nue this year. Then some
one comes along and breaks
quite a few of the Christmas
lights. If anyone should be
classified as a Scroogs, who
ever did this should be.
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It happened at a checkout
counter in a grocery store.
A small boy helped himself
to a cand|y bar at the counter
and the girl at the register
told him: "That will be five
cents, please." "Well, I know
I ain't got it," the little boy
hesitatingly replied, "but I'll
look and see anyhow."
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Why can't folks be as nice
and pleasant and jolly the
other 51 weeks of the year as
they are during Christmas?
It's all sugar and honey dur
ing this, the 52nd week, and
then when January 1 comes
around, the usual rat race
begins.
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We at the Scout held our
annual Christmas party Wed
nesday, December 23. And I
will say tills much. Fror/i the
employees I received a beauti
ful blue blazer with a gold
and blue Jaycee emblem, al
ready sewn on. As for the rest
of the party. . . No comment.
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Jo El Khouri, who has been
operating Jabaley*s Depart
ment Store" in Andrews for the
past ten years, is changing
the name of the store. Al
though the story is on this
weelrj front page, here's the
real Inside reason for the
change of name: Joe says
ever since he's been in And
rews, people see him on the
streets and address him as
Mr. Jabaley. So, ses Joe, "I'm
proud of my name so I'm
gonna put It on the front of
the store."
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Attention members of the
Cherokee County Cr afters:
You will have a meeting at the
Murphy Power Board Build
ing, Tuesday, January 5, at
10:00 a.m. Come early and
get a good seat.
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Okay, expectant mothers.
Here's your chance for some
additional gifts. The first baby
contest is underway and sev
eral local merchants are giv
ing presents to the lucky first
born of 1965. I would say for
you to get on die ball, if you
expect to win. But, really, I
don't know much you can do
about it. See the ad in this
week's Scout for rules of the
contest.
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We noticed over in Cuz's
column that he had made a
few New Year's resolutions
and we're gonna leave die
resolutions to you folks and
Cux. Oh, we've made a few
in past years, but this year
we're gonna be different. Not
gonna make a single one
cause we can't think of any
we would keep.
HAPPY NEW TEAR I
HOME DECORATION FIRST PLACE WINNER - This
gigantic wreath decorating the home of Dr. and Mrs. Doyle
Burch took first place in the home decoration lighting con
test this year. The contest was sponsored jointly by the Mur
phy Electric Power Board and Radio Station WKRK.
Christmas Lighting Contest
Winners Are Announced
MURPHY - The Christmas
Lighting Contest sponsored by
the Town of Murphy Electric
Power Board and Radio Sta
tion WKRK, this year proved
most successful.
The judges stated that they
were confronted with so many
beautiful and original displays
that a final decision was most
difficult.
The winners were first, Dr.
and Mrs. Doyle C. Bur ch; sec
ond, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mat
tox; and third, Mr. and Mrs.
Don Gentry.
Winners in the religious
category, was the Presby
terian Church, first prize;
Methodist Church, second; and
Mrs. Thelma Axley's angel
appearing to the shepherds
won third.
The value of decorative
Christmas lighting has been S
recognized for many years,
and this year more people
than ever before in Murphy
used lighting to express the
sentiment and symbolism of
the season.
The Murphy Presbyterian
Church, first place winner for
the best religious scene, is not
pictured because the church's
decorations were already re
moved before Scout Photo -
grapher Davis made the ,
pictures.
17 Point Buck Taken
Without A Shot Fired
HAYESV1LLE - Frank
Moore and Walter Johnson of
the Tusquittee section creat
ed a big commotion in Hayes -
ville Monday afternoon, when
they drove in with a IT point
buck deer that seems to be
the grandaddy.
The deer season has clo
sed. Moore says this big
buck was being chased by a
dog as it came through his
field. Moore ran the dog
off. The deer ran about a
half mile up the mountain
and back to die Moore field.
It then ran into a deep ditch
where it died soom after hit
ting the water. Moore says
that it possibly died from a
broken neck.
Moore, wno nas uvea in
the Tusquittee section All his
life says the first deer that
was turned loose in that area
has been at least twenty years
ago or longer. He estimated
this deer to be around twenty
years old. It was marked
in both ears, and had a swal
low fork in the right ear with
an underblt in the left ear.
Another evidence of its age
was all the teeth but two
were gone. It weighed app
roximately 175 pounds.
Years ago, all the cattle
men had individualmarks for
their cattle. They cut the
mark in the ears then turned
them out in the mountains to
range.
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Levi Strauss Plant
To Add Second Shift
MURPHY - Jerry Melton,
area manager and Lewis Bis
hop, plant manager, at Levi
Strauss here In Murphy, ann
ounced today that second shift
production will begin at the
plant some time during the
mqnth of January.
Employment has already
begun and within the next
ninety days an additional 215
people are expected to be em
ployed to operate the second
shift. At present the plant
now has 215 employees on the
day shift.
The second shift addition
will step up requirement
needs in the pressing depart
ment, which now requires
eighteen people. After the
addition of the second shift,
eighteen to twenty people will
be employed on a third shift
basis to cover pressing re
quirements for the second
shift.
Sufficient management and
supervisory personnel have
been trained to accomodate
the addition of these new peo
ple, with L O. Harrill named
night manager, Mr. Bishop
stated.
Mr. Bishop stated further
that people seeking employ
ment should inquire at the
Employment Security Comm
ission here in Murphy.
Andrews Store To Change
Name Effective Jan. 1
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ANDREWS- After almost
ten years of service to the
people of Andrews and west
ern North Carolina, thejab
a ley's Department Store will
operate under the new name
of Khouri's, The Family De
partment Store.
Joe El Khouri, who open
ed Jabaley's Department
Store of Andrews In 1955, will
take full control of the store
and operate it under the name
Wllllfred H. (Com) Whillay N
Gus Whitley
62, Is Dead
MURPHY - Wllllfred H.
(Gus) Whitley, 62, died Sat
urday night, December 26 at
Duke's Lodge, of which he
was manager, after a short
illness.
He was a native of Clayton,
N. C. and had lived in Mur
phy for the past 14 years.
He was a member of the Mur
phy First Methodist Church",
and a member of Pythian
Lodge, Clayton, N. C..
He was associated with the
Imperial Life Insurance Co.
of Raleigh before coming to
Murphy, a graduate of Oak
Ridge Military Academy and
attended the Old Trinity Coll
ege.
Surviving are the mother,
Mrs. W. I. Whitley of Clay
ton; four sisters, Mrs. W.P.
Conner of Norfolk, Va., Mrs.
John B. Brownjr. of Char
lotte, Mrs. Charles Fortune
of East Bend, and Mrs. Brooks
Rase of Clayton; three bro
thers, Duke D. of Murphy,
Judson of Clayton, and Carl
M. Whitley of Wilson.
After a memorial service
held at 10 a.m. In the chapel
of Ivle Funeral Home Sunday
the body was taken to Clayton
where services were held
Monday at 2:30 p.m. In the
Horne Memorial Methodist
Church.
The Rev. Hubert Waldroup
officiated and burial was in
the Old Clayton Cemetery,
Ivle Funeral Home was In
charge of local arrangements.
iMiouri s, eiiecuve January
1, 1965.
The Jabaley's Store was or
iginally purchased by die Ja
baley brothers of Copperhill,
1 enn. , ana j oe El Khouri from
the Whitaker Brothers of And
rews In 1965.
Mr. El Khouri is married |
to the former Miss Rose Is
acc of Wilkes-barre, Pa.
They have seven children,
George, 13, Thresa, 11, Mar
iam, 9, Marsha, 7, Barbara,
6, Anthony, 5, and Kathern,
3.
They are members of the
Holy Redeemer Catholic
Church of Andrews.
Mr. El Khouri, who is very
active in civic clubs is Past
President of Andrews Lions
Club, Past Zone Chairman,
and Past Deputy District Gov
ernor of the club. At pre
sent, Mr. El Khouri is Dist
rict Chairman of District 31-A
of Lions International of the
International Youth Exchange.
He is president of the Andrews
Parent-Teacher Association,
Past President of the Cher
okee County Cancer Society,
and Past President of Nant
ahala District Boy Scout
Council.
Mr. El Khouri stated that
store operations will remain
the same, except that the name
will be changed to Khouri's.
"I am appreciative and
thankful to the people of West
ern North Carolina, for as an i
outsider, I have made as many
friends as anyone could have
anywhere.
"This makes me an example
of the kindness shown by you, j
the people of Western North
Carolina, " Mr. El Khouri
said. !
Jaycees Say Thanks
For Toys For Tots
MURPHY - The Murphy
Junior Chamber of Commerce
announced that the Christmas
'Toys for Tots* project was a
huge success.
Toys donated prior to
Christinas by good hearted
Samaritans were distributed
to the needy on Sunday, Dec
ember 20. Toys were deliver
ed to over 200 needy children
who might otherwise not have
received a visit from Santa.
Through the efforts of the
Murphy Jaycees and all who
contributed, there was much
joy In places where other -
wise there would have been
sadness and lonliness.
To all who contributed, the
Murphy Jaycees would like to
say, "Thanks'*, and may your
holiday season be a little
brighter for your though tf ill
ness.
ASCS CORN - Billy Wells of Wells Mobile Milling is shown atop a 750 bushel trailer load
of corn being unloaded at a warehouse near Factory Town, in the old Sinclair Bulk Plant.
Cherokee and Clay Feed
Grain Program Underway I
MURPHY - The livestock
feed program is well under
way in both Clay and Cherokee I
Counties. This program is to
Auto Tags Go
On Sale Jan. 2
It's license re-plating time
again in North Carolina. De
partment of Motor Vehicle
officials say 2,225,000 app
lication cards were mailed
in mid-December to motor ve
hicle owners who had their
motor vehicle registered at
that time.
Miss Foy Ingram, Director
of the Department's Reg
istration Division says, If
by January 1, you haven't re
ceived the all-important re
gistration renewal card, let us
know at once."
The proper procedure is to
write the Department of Motor
Vehicles, Raleigh. Give the |
make and identification num
ber of the vehicle, your last
year's tag number and your
full name and address.
1964 plates expire Decem
ber 31 and their use beyond
that date is permissible only
if they are duly registered by
the department to the vehicle
on which display is made. ;
Owners who have their ve
hicles properly registered by
the department have until Feb
ruary 15 to obtain new plates.
Surrounding area residents
may obtain their 65 plates at
Murphy, N. C., beginningjan
uary 2, 1965. Office hours
will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday and 9 a.m.
to 12 noon Wednesdays.
The local license agent's
Dub Singleton and Max John
son and Miss Ingram urge that
you "open your application
cards and complete them in
accordance with Instructions
before presenting for a new
plate." They say this will
greatly expedite the issuance
and keep king lines from form
ing.
supplement the shortage of
feed which resulted from a bad
growing season in 1964.
Corn is hauled from Green
ville, N. C., in 750 bushel
trailer loads to a warehouse
near Factory Town.
Billy Wells of Wells Mobile j
Milling is handling the corn.
Protein supplement and [
grinding services are avail
able at the warehouse.
Farmers that have made an |
application for this corn can
pick it up any Wednesday or
Thursday. The corn will be
in 100 pound sacks. Mr. Wells
will exchange sacks with any
farmer who has a supply an
hand.
Any farmer who is out of
feed and has a family milk
cow or a beef or dairy herd
can file an application for this
feed at the Cherokee or day
ASCS County offices.
Local Red Cross Fund
Drive Termed Success
MURPHY- Local Red Cross
officials have termed the 1964
Red Cross Fund Campaign a
qualified success.
Dave Moody, chairman of
the local Red Cross Chapter,
reports that the fund drive
is approximately 75fl> com
plete.
The announced goal of $1,
900 is required to pay for
services rendered to the lo- j
cal chapter, and to local cit
izens during the past year.
Mr. Moody pointed out that
several contributors have ex
pressed intentions to support
the fund drive and it is hop
ed that their contributions will
carry the fund drive over the
top.
Achievement of the goal,
according to Mr. Moody will
assure die continuation of the
Bloodmobile program In
Cherokee County, as well as
the Red Cross service to mil
itary families in the local 1
area.
Anyone wishing to make a
contribution to die Fund Cam
paign may do so by contact
ing Dave Moody or Larry
Thomas Black.
Contributions made to the
American Red Cross or the
local Red Cross Chapter dur
ing this year are tax deduct
ible.
El Khouns nonor
Employees With Dmn(
ANDREWS
ployees of Jabaley's were ton
ored by
* steak
went to
where gifts
and presented to the employ-flj
ees '
The children
with a short
and films of
shown before
were served.
Those attending were
Truett, Leila Mae
Shirley Jones, Janice
Carol Bryant, Mary Am
lium, Linda Woo ten.
Laming,
Jacobs,
en
Lodgt Notice
? ANDREWS- Andrews
#529 AF & AM will
regular meeting in the
Hall Monday, January 4,
7:30 p.m.
Installation at
which is open to
will be held at
Women
will serve