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The Cherokee
Scout
T and Clay County Progress
Volume 75- Number 28
Murphy, North Carolina February 4, 1965 10 Pages This Week atCmurphy*"orth^caboPuna
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A tip of our bonnet to the
Cherokee County Commis -
* loners for appropriating
money to make badly needed
repairs to our courthouse. Al
though our residence here in
Murphy has been' short, its
home to us and we like to brag
to our flatland visitors about
our resources: cool summer
nights, good hunting in the
mountains, and fish In ab
undance in our lakes. And we
never fail to point out that
we have the only all marble
courthouse in the United Sta
tes. When the face lifting is
completed it will then be a
pleasure to say to a visitor,
"There it is, the only marble
courthouse in the U. S. Let's
go inside and 1*11 show you
around."
Not too long ago, Presi
dent Johnson stated that lights
except those absolutely nec
essary would be turned off In
the White House to reduce the
power bill. Jay Phillips, man
ager of Westco Telephone
Company here, must have had
the same idea, but it didn't
save him anything. Jay went
stomping through an unlight
ed room in his house, tripped
over a chair and broke sev
eral ribs. We'd almost bet
that you could go by his house
now, In the middle of the night,
and every light in the place
would be on.
No more will ticker tape
from the Western Union mach
ine pile up on Bill Darnells
floor. After fourteen years at
Darnells, the Western Union
office has been moved to Blake
Realty Company in the Regal
Hotel. Now the tape can pile
up on this floor.
Literally, here's a treat
for you: Burch Drug Store
in Andrews is having a grand
opening sale in their new lo
cation. Among other things,
they are featuring large coca
colas for a nickel and big
thick milk shakes for 15?.
We have decided to go along
with Scout employees and give
our whole hearted support to
Fast Freddy, our staff photo
grapher, and his wife, Joyce,
in the "King and Queen of
Hearts" contest. Oh, we had
planned to all along, and al
though nothing was said, when
F red came to work this morn
ing with' blood in his eye,
and carrying a big stick, we
knew right then who our candi
date was gonna be. That's
politics for you.
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Tomato Producers
Will Meet Tuesday
MURPHY -Cherokee County
farmers interested in the
production of vine ripe trel
lised tomatoes will meet on
Tuesday night, February 9,
at the Murphy Power Board
Building at 7:00 p.m., ac
cording to J ames Stewart,
County Extension Chairman.
This meeting will be for the
purpose of discussing 1965
production practices. Empha
sis will be placed on plant
production, plant bed prepa
ration, field site selection,
and needed field fertilization.
Growers will have an oppor
tunity to obtain seed at this
meeting and will receive a
new booklet prepared for the
six-county area on the latest
production and practices of
vine ripened tomatoes.
Courthouse Undergoing
Internal Face Lifting
MURPHY - The Cherokee
County Courthouse is now
undergoing its first internal
face lifting since its con -
struction in 1926.
Minor repairs on the court
room were made in 1958.
Cracked and fallen plaster
has already been replaced in
the welfare office, register
of deeds office, tax collector's
office, courtroom, and hall.
Woodwork around the win
dows in the courtroom is to
be repaired and complete paint
job is to tollow. Bids are now
being taken by the Cherokee
County board of commission
ers for the painting contract.
Other major repairs to the
39-year old building include
replacing and repairing rust
ed out steam pipes, and ex
tending the shelving space in
the law library.
Cherokee County Court -
house is of gray marble con
struction, mined at Regal, N.
C., several miles east of
Murphy.
Conway To Speak At Planning
Meeting For Fort Butler Project
MURPHY - At the regular
monthly meeting of theArchi
bald D. Murphey Chapter of
the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution Thursday,
February 11, at 8:00 p.m.,
Bob Conway, Historical Sites
Specialist with the North Car
olina Department of Archives
and History, has scheduled a
planning meeting to forumlate
a plan of development for the
Escapee Captured
In Buncombe County
MURPHY - The man be
lieved responsible for the
theft of two vehicles during
the week of January 21, has
been apprehended in Bun
combe County according to S.
B. I. Agent M. G. Crawford.
Charles Ray Worley, 24,
of Route 4. Asheville, who
was serving time for break
ing and entering at the Chero
kee Prison Camp, escaped
from a work crew January
11, in the Liberty, N. C.
community.
At the time of his escape
he was to have been released
in three months and was an
honor grade prisoner.
On January 16, a 1959 Che
vrolet belonging to Forrest
Teague of Murphy was sto
len, then recovered Sunday,
January 17, on Davis Creek.
The other vehicle stolen
was a 1961 Chevrolet which
belonged to Bailey Coleman
of Route 3, Murphy.
After Worley's capture in
Asheville. s. B. I. Agent M.
G. Crawford swore out war
rants before Justice of the
Peace Hugh Brittain charg
ing him with larceny of the
automobiles.
He is being held by North
Carolina state Prison
Authorities.
U. S. 64 Blocked
By 3- Car Accident
MURPHY - A three car col
lision on U. S. 64 on the Ranger
Bridge seven miles west of
Murphy had traf.ic stalled
for over two hours Monday,
February 1.
The accident occurred when
William F. Roberson, 63, of
Route 4, Murphy, driving a
1952 Ford was forced to stop
on the bridge, as the road
ahead was blocked by a truck
stalled on the icy pavement.
Rev. George A. Hamby.Jr.,
34, of Dalton, Ga., driving a
1962 Cadilac, struck the Rob
erson vehicle in the rear, then
a 1961 Ford truck driven by
George A. Baines skidded into
both the other vehicles.
Baines, 35, lives in the Suit
section of Cherokee County.
Hamby was taken to Provi
dence Hospital fqr obersvat
ion of head injuries.
No arrests were made.
Patrolman Don Reavis in
vestigated the accident.
Ft. Butler project. Ft. Butler
has been described as an ex
cellent tourist attraction for
this area.
Mr. Conway will also dis
cuss the restoration of Har
shaw Chapel and will give his
historic sites slide program
at the meeting which will be
held at the Murphy Electric
Power Board Building.
Members of the Cherokee
County Historical Society and
all others interested in the
restoration of Ft. Butler and
Harshaw Chapel are invited
to attend this meeting with
Mr. Conway and the D. A. R.
Thursday night.
On Friday at 9:00 a.m. Mr.
Conway will give a presen
tation on historic sites at
the Murphy Elementary School
and will be at the Andrews
Elementary School around
11:00 a.m. of the same day
for another presentation.
He has given this same
program in 67 other schools
in nine Western North Car
olina Counties.
Upon request Mr. Conway
will give this program to
adult groups, civic clubs, and
historical societies.
Concert Pianist
To Perforin
At Y.H. College
YOUNG HARRIS- On Wed
nesday evening at 8:00, Feb
ruary 10, the Fine Arts Ser
ies of Young Harris College
will feature, Theodore Ull
mann, pianist, in the first
concert program to be held
in the new Fine Arts Audi
torium on the Young Harris
College campus.
While the audience seating
has not been installed as yet,
adequate temporary seats are
being provided for this pro
gram. Members of the Spat
Club and the Music Club will
join forces to bring in chairs
for the evening.
Ullmann, EKS., M.A. and
Ph. D. is an alumnus of the
University of Wyoming; New
York University; Columbia
University; Shrivenham(Eng
land) University; Newark
(N J.) University; U. S. Army
Infantry Officer Candidate
School; the Sorbonne; Conser
vatoire de Paris; and Instit
ute of Musical Art, Juilliard
School of Music (Post-Grad
uate "with highest honors.")
He has given recitals in
countries of every continent,
including performances in
each of the fifty United States
of America. Mr. Ullmann is
a former faculty member of
the Biarritz American Univ
ersity in France, a teaching
staff member under the Hut
cheson Administration of the
Juilliard School of Music in
New York, including the Mac
Dowell Club Young Artists
contest and the (1000 Bam
berger Competition.
SENIOR COLLEGE BOWL - On Tuesday, Jan. 96, a tailor College Bowl was held In the
gymtorium at Murphy High School between Bryson City High School and Murphy. Student
representing each school were chosen on academic achievement during their four years ii
high school. The students representing Murphy were Missy Wilson, Becky Jo Ray. Larr;
Davis, Robert Smith, with Mary Smith as alternate. The students representing Bryson Cir
were Don Peterson, Norman CUmpitt, Jr., Samuel Lee, Marda Winchester, and Jim Long
Murphy was the victor with a score of 680-310.
Scout Studio Photo
Don't Touch That Snowball !
SECOND SNOWFALL OF THE YEAR brings out Tinkler Winkler to stand guard over a lone
snowball as if to say. "Touch it and I'll bite your leg off." This Boston bulldog is owned by
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Winkler of Route 3, Murphy.
King & Queen Of Hearts To Be Crowned
Scout Studio Photo
Who Will They Be?
MURPHY - A "King and
Queen of Hearts" will be
crowned Saturday night, Feb.
6 at the Heart Fund Dance.
The dance, sponsored by the
Murphy Business and Profes
sional Women's Club, will be
held in the Rock Gym here
in Murphy beginning at 8:00
p.m. Tickets for the dance
are now on sale by members
of the B & PW Club.
Contestants in the king and
queen contest are sponsored
by local industries, however,
anyone is eligible to vote. To
vote, send your contribution to
the industry listed below spon
soring the candidates of your
choice, or place your contri
bution in the ballot box at the
Citizens Bank & Trust Com
pany. Envelopes will be fur
nished for marking your
choice of candidates.
The couple having the most
money Saturday night will be
crowned "King and Queen of
Hearts".
All proceeds from the B &
PW sponsored dance and the
king and queen contest will
go to the Heart Fund.
Candidates and sponsors
are as follows: Bill and Lou
ise Christy, Rimco Manufac
turing Company; Blaine and
Bobbie Stalcup, Brumby Tex
tile Mills; Paul and Eunice
Ledford, Levi Strauss; Fred
and Joyce Davis, Clifton Pre
cision; Lawrence andFrank
le Beal, Chieftain Clothing
Corporation.
Be sure to vote. Ballot box
es close at 5:00 p.m. Satur
day, Feburary 6.
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Photo by Scout itudio
David Shields Is Agent
For Security Insurance
I WINSTON-SALEM - D?vtd
E. Shields has been appointed
an agent for the Security In
surance Companies of Wins
ton - Salem In the Murphy,
N. C., are*.
As a representative of the
Murphy multiline agency, he
' will sell all forma of life,
1 health, automobile, fire and
] allied lines of Insurance
' underwritten by Security.
' Prior to joining the Security
' organisation he waa associa
ted with his father, In the
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L. M. Shields, Co., of Chero
kee, dealers In handicrafts
and souvenirs.
He is a native of Culberson
but graduated from the Oak
dale (Ky.) Vocational School.
He later attended North
Georgia College in Dahlonega
where he studied business
education.
Shields and his wife, Doris,
have three children i Markus,
9, Sabrlna, 8, and Sandra, 2.
The family makes their home
In Murphy.
$1300 Is Goal For
Heart Fund Drive
MURPHY - Hope for Hearts
is the theme of North
Carolina's 1965 Heart Fund
campaign, and the goal for
West Cherokee County is
$1300.00. This money will go
into research and community
programs against the number
one killer in the state and
in the United States.
Heart Fund dollars help
fight heart attacks, strokes,
high blood pressure, rheu
matic fever and inborn cardiac
defects.
Among the 90,000 people in
North Carolina who are volun
teering their time and effort
to the 1965 Heart Drive are
the following chairmen in
Murphy. A complete list of
volunteer workers in Murphy
and workers and events for
the county will be published
when the drive is ended.
Mr. and Mrs. W. G. For
nea, city co-chairmen; Mrs.
H. W. Alexander, publicity
chairman; Mrs. D. H. Car
michael, coffee day chair -
man; Mrs. W. L. Christy,
business days chairman; Mrs.
W. R. Gossett, city Heart Sun
day chairman; Mrs. W. A.
Singleton, coin container
chairman; Mrs. Charles
Hyatt, president, balloon day
chairman; W. G. Fornea,
motorist canvass chairman;
Mrs. Cloe Moore, memorial
gifts chairman; and Mrs.
Glenn Patton, president of
Heart Fund benefit dance.
F ebruary 1 was kick-ofi day
for Murphy and began with
coffee day. Through the ef
forts of Mrs. Carmtchael and
:o -operation of the businesses
involved, all proceeds from
the sale of coffee Monday
were contributed to the Heart
Fund.
Businesses donating pro -
ceeds from coffee were Busy
Burger, 64 Truck Stop, Henry
House, Trailways Bus Sta
tion, Family Restaurant, Tar
Heel Restaurant; Cherokee
Cafe, Parkers Drug Store,
and Mauney Drug Store.
Events scheduled for this
month are Business Days for
Hearts, February 2 through
6; Motorist Canvass, Febr
uary 6; Heart Fund Benefit
Dance, sponsored by theBusi
ness and Professional Wo
men's Club, February 6; Bal
loon Day, sponsored by Chero
kee County Rescue Squad Aux
iliary; and February 21 will
be Hearv Sunday.
Mrs. Alexander, publicity
chairman, said "We ask your
cooperation in these events to
raise our quota for the 1965
Heart Drive, because heart
matters to you, your families,
friends and neighbors. Re
search is saving many lives,
and it could be yours- - -so
give- - -so more will live."
A Brief History Of
The Harshaw Chapel
By Fred O. Scroggs
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This
article was written by Fred
Scroggs of Brasstown on Dec
ember 10. When Mr. Scroggs
read of the plans by the DAR
and Cherokee County Histor
ical Society to restore Har
shaw Chapel, he sent the art
icle on to us.)
I am writing this in the
hope of interesting comeone
in starting a move to save our
old Methodist Church Build
ing in Murphy, known as the
Harshaw Memorial Chapel.
This church was built by
Joshua Harshaw in 1844. The
building, cemetery plot, and
surrounding land was donated
to the Methodist Episcopal
Church, and dedicated May 1,
1869.
At a time when church
buildings were scarce and
built of cheap material, Mr.
Harshaw had the interest and
energy to erect this building
with material and workman
ship to make it last indef
initely if taken care of. A
roof, windows, and other pro
per repairs should not cost
much.
The history of this entire
section evolves around this
historic building and ceme
tery. It should be kept as
a shrine, not only to Mr.
Harshaw but also to the many
earlier pioneers and builders
of our section who now lie
buried on all sides of this
chapel. Some of these early
settlers were famous in their
day, and many of them imm
ediate ancestors of the pre
sent citizens of Murphy and
our area. I am sure all of
these citizens would be glad
to aid in a move to save this
landmark.
We owe this to the mem
ory of Mr. Harshaw, to all
who are proud of our history.
as well as to the future
generations for whom Mr.
Harshaw built so well.
Joshua Harshaw, along with
his brother, Abram, owned a
large acreage of land in Cher
okee and in what is known
now as Clay County. They
once also owned many slaves.
Mr. Joshua Harshaw, hav
ing no immediate heirs and
being old and rather feeble
(he died in 1876) disposed of
his lands by gifu.gr ants .etc.,
in consideration of services to
be rendered to him in his last
days.
He was then -living in his
home at Brasstown. To two
of his nearby neighbors and
their wives he gave good siz
ed farms. They were to live
with and take care of him the
remainder of his life. The
transactions were in the form
of signed contracts. So far
as I know, he made no will.
To the Methodist Church
of Murphy, he gave some large
tracts of several hundred ac
res in Brasstown and Sweet
water Township, Clay County.
This included the Suttawlg
Farm at Brasstown, the pre
sent Frank Hill Farm at
Sweetwater, and the farm
lands on Greasy Creek,
Brasstown.
The Murphy Church was to
have the income, rentals, sale
of timber, etc., forever. The
income must have been pretty
substantial as there were sev
eral tenant farmers who paid
rent in ,graln; and other feed
stuffs to the agent in Murphy
who was Bob Fair. The lands
were known for years as "The
Church Property" and was not
taxable.
The church and county re
cords will show the facts.
Some time ago, 1 believe in
the 1930's, the church dedd
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living ... in a home of
your own, for instance.
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bank account will gh?
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