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Volume 75 - Number 29 Murphy, North Carolina February 11, 1965 10 Pages This Week It^bphv^north^bouna
Teenagers have a special
Invitation to attend at P. T. A.
meeting Tuesday, February '
16, 7:30 p.m. at the Peach- ,
tree School. Headlining the
program will be the Combi-,
nations, a new rock and roll
band from HayesviUe.
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Ben Palmer passes this
bit of information to us. Sez
Ben: "Cherokee County
Courthouse is made of nat
ive blue marble, not grey.
There are only two places
in the United States that
quarry blue marble is found.
That is Cherokee County and
the state of Vermont."
Thanks, Ben, for helping us
straighten out our 'marbles'.
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Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!
Come on out and buy your
self a balloon. The Chero
kee County Rescue Squad
Auxiliary is sponsoring
'Balloon Day' here Saturday,
Feb. 13. Members of the
Murphy High Pep Club will
be doing the actual selling.
All proceeds go to the
Cherokee County Heart Fund
Drive.
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Just take a look at "Fast
Fred", Scout photographer,
on this week's front page.
After being crowned king of
the Heart Fund dance, Fred
looks like he's going to a
funeral. Nary a smile. For
someone who seems to be con
stantly saying "Look at the
birdie, smile, or say cheese"
he doesn't seem to be prac
ticing what he preaches.
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Only four* more shopping
days left. . .to buy 1965 auto
mobile tags, that is. Max
Johnson at the Western Auto
Store allows that if you plan
on waiting until the last day
to get your tags, you may as
well plan on standing in line.
So. . .see yt in the line, that's
probably when I'll be getting
mine.
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Although we like to get all
the PAID advertising we can,
we just don'< have the heart
to charge this character for
this one: "WANTED: Female
between the ages of 24-35
to be spouse. Must be wil
ling to work hard, healthy as
a horse, and warm blooded.
If interested, send resume to
moon-light typing teacher."
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Letter To Editor
To The Editor:
There comes a time when
words cannot express the real
meaning of sincere thankful
ness one feels when a kindly
deed is done that involves
everyone in a community,
state, or nation.
In our community, a sin
cere thank you to our indus
tries: Brumby Textile, Chief
tain Clothing, Clifton Precis
ion, Levi Strauss and Rimco
Manufacturing Co., for their
participation in the king and
queen of hearts contest.
Through their efiorts,
$356.81 will go to the Heart
Association.
Clifton Precision contribut
ed $224.50. Mary Pastore and
the employees really worked
to have their contestants,
Joyce and Fred Davis win the
honor of "King and Queen of
Hearts", sponsored by the
Business and Professional
Women's Club of Murphy.
Managers and employees of
our industries are to be con
gratulated not only for working
for a worthy cause, but in
making our community a bet
ter place to live.
Sincerely,
Elvia Blakemore, Chmn.,
King-Queen of Hearts
3 Drown In
Otoee River
MCCAYSVILLE. Ga.-Three
North Georgia youths were
drowned after their auto
mobile plunged into the icy
Ocoee River early Saturday
morning, Feb. 6. It was es
timated that the accident oc
curred at 2:00 a.m., how
ever, the automobile was not
discovered until around 9:00
a.m.
An unidentified man living
near the scene of the accident i
saw what he belived to be an
automobile in the river and |
notified the police.
According to local authori
ties, the car in which the boys
were riding left the highway,
turned upside down in 15 feet
of water, trapping the boys.
Death was attributed to drown
ing.
F uneral services for J immy
Lloyd Johnson, 19, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lloyd Johnson of
McCaysville, were held Mon
day at 2 p.m. at the chapel
of the Finch Funeral Home ,
with burial in Copper Ridge
Memory Gardens.
Rites for Herschel Clay
Long, 19, were Tuesday at
11:00 a.m. from the chapel
of the Finch Funeral Home in
McCaysville. Burial was in
Epworth Cemetery. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Long
of Epworth.
Services for Thomas How
ard Ballew, 23, who was a
private first class in the
Marine Corps stationed at
Parris Island, S. C., were
held at the Blue Ridge Metho
dist Church. He was also a
graduate of North Carolina
State College. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Julie Ballew
of Blue Ridge.
3 Car Accident
Claims 2 Lives
DUCKTOWN, TENN. - A
three car collision Saturday
afternoon, Feb. 6, west of
Ducktown on Highway 64,
claimed the lives of Mr. and
Mrs. Virgil Brown. Mrs.
Brown was pronounced dead
on arrival at Bradley Me
morial Hospital, Cleveland,
and Mr. Brown died Monday,
Feb. 8.
The accident occurred when
the Brown vehicle, traveling
west on U. S. 64, attempted
to pass another vehicle, and
crashed head-on with an on
coming car. The automobile
being passed was also involv
ed in the accident.
Occupants of the other two
vehicles and their condition
were not known at presstime.
Mrs. Brown, a native of
Fannin County, Ga., was the
daughter of John C. Craw
ford of Cleveland and the late
Edna Ross Crawford.
Mr. Brown was the son of
the late Abraham and Nancy
Godfrey Brown.
They are survived by three
daughters, Mrs. Imogene
Hamby of Ducktown, Mrs. Pat
Simonds, Copper hill, and
Jeanette Houstin of Norfolk,
Va.; seven sons, Franklin D.
of Nellis Air Force Base,
Nev., Earl G. of Chicago, 111.,
Everett of Omaha, Neb., Danny
of Ducktown, Billy P. of Ft.
Gordon, Ga., and Johnny and
Jimmy Brown of the home.
Joint services were held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Zion
Hill Baptist Church.
The Rev. Simon O'Neal and
the Rev. Douglas Brown and
the Rev. Aubert Rose, Jr.,
officiated and burial was in
the church cemetery.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Brown
were the Rev. John Cheatham,
J. L. McHan, Carl Cheatham,
Thomas Boring, Raymond Mc
Mahan, and Solon Simonds.
Pallbearers for Mr. Brown
were Western Mosou, James
Carter, Hoyt Cavender, Glen
ore Payne, Lee Carr, and
Claude Jones.
Wie Funeral Home of
Murphy was in charge.
Ground Breaking Date Set
For New Federal Building
ANDREWS* During a recent
visit to Andrews, Thomas V.
Castle, Building Manager ,
from the Ashevtlle office of
General Services Administ
ration and James O. Trogdon
of S. E. Trogden & Sons, Inc.,
asheboro, N. C., general con
tractors, a tentative agree
ment was made that a ground
breaking to celebrate the com
ing of the new federal build
ing be set for 11 a.m., March
8, 1965.
It has been stated that If
the date of March ? should
develop to be unsatisfactory.
another date will be set.
Among other federal offi
ces to be housed In the new
federal building will be the
post office.
The ground breaking cere
mony will be sponsored by the
Town of Andrews and the And
rews Development Corporat
ion.
Suggestions concerning this
event should be conveyed to
any member of the Board of
Aldermen or any member at
the Andrews Development
Corporation.
Photo by Scout Studio
SMASHED-IN FRONT END of the 1963 Chevrolet driven by Mrs. R. H. Foard after being
struck by a trailer loaded with lumber. The accident occurred on Highway 64 west, Satur
day afternoon, February 6.
rnotos Dy Seoul studio
DRIVER WALKED AWAY UNHURT from this 1964 Buiek after it overturned down an em
bankment and landed on its top. The Buick, driven by Wayne McMahan, was towing the trailer
that struck Mrs. Foard's vehicle.
Mrs. R.H. Foard Injured In
Two Car, Trailer, Accident
MURPHY - Mrs. R. H.
Foard of Murphy was injured
in a two car, trailer, head -on
collision Saturday afternoon,
Feb. 6, on U. S. 64 West.
The accident occurred when
a trailer loaded with lumber
broke loose from a 1964Buick
driven by Wayne McMahan
of Fayetteville, Tenn., and
crashed into Mrs. Foard's
automobile. Mrs. Foard was
traveling east toward Mur
phy, Mr. McMahan was tra
veling west.
In a statement to investi
gating Patrolman Don Rea
vis, Mrs. Foard said that
when the McMahan car round
ed a curve about 300 yards
away, she noticed the trailer
being pulled by the McMahan
car fishtailing, and began
stopping her car.
The front of the trailer
struck Mrs. Foard's 1963
Chevrolet head-on. Mr. Mc
Mahan's Buick overturned
down an embankment, coming
to rest on its top, in a re
verse direction from which
It was traveling.
Miraculously Mr. Mcmahan
Murphy Basketball
League Scores
MURPHY - Results of the
Murphy Basketball League
February 8 in the first game
were Jaycees 35, First Bap
tist, 32. The Jaycees were
led by James Hughes and Bud
Penland. First Baptists were
led by Doug Beal, Bill Thomp
son, and Jimmy Cole.
In the second game of the
night, the Independents won
over Texan* 53-44.
Scoring for the Independ
ents were Weaver Carringer,
16, Jerry Kephart, 13, Gor
don Jones, 9, Bobby Phillips,
8, and Jack Hogan 7.
Leading the Texana team
was John Hall, Ernie Sud
derth, Jake Powell, Ross and
Phil Black well. John Hall was
high point man with 15 points.
Monday night, February 15
?t 7i00 the Independents will
play the Texana team. At 8:15
First Baptist will play the
Jaycees at the Old Rock Gym
n Murphy.
walked away from his auto
mobile unhurt.
Mrs. Foard was admitted
to Murphy General Hospital
suffering a fractured right
arm, lacerations of both
knees, and multiple cuts
and bruises.
At press time, Mrs. F oard's
condition was listed as good.
Fred & Joyce Davis Crowned
"King And Queen Of Hearts"
MURPHY - The crowning
of Fred and Joyce Davis as
"King and Queen of Hearts"
was the highlight of the Heart
Fund Dance Saturday night,
February 6.
Both the dance and the king
and queen contest were spon
sored by the Murphy Business
and Professional Women's
Cli*.
Fred and Joyce, sponsored
by Clifton Precision Company
In the contest, were present
ed a large bouquet of red
rosea by Mrs. Martha Jean
Hatchett of Murphy Florist.
Employees of Clifton Pre
cision Company went all out
to support their candidate. In
addition to their own contri
butions, the employees baited
cakes and cookies and held a
bake sale Saturday, Feb. 6.
Of the $366.81 collected for
the king and queen of hearts
contest, Clifton Precision em
ployees raised 9224.50.
All proceeds from the
B A PW Club sponsored dance
and contest go to the West
Cherokee County Heart Fund.
Forsyth Appointed Chairman
Of Senate Finance Committee
RALEIGH - On the eve of
the opening of the 1965 North
Carolina General Assembly,
Senator W. Frank Forsyth of
Murphy was appointed chair
man of the Senate Finance
Committee.
The Senate Finance Com
mittee of the North Carolina
General Assembly is one of
the two so-called money com
mittees of the Senate. The
other is the Senate Appro
priations Committee, which
Is headed by Senator Tom
White of Lenoir County.
All tax or revenue bills,
including bonds, are refer
red to the Senate Finance
Committee, and its impor
tance is evident.
Each member of the Sen
ate is assigned to either the
Finance or Appropriations
Committee, thus the members
of the Finance Committee is
twenty-five. The Chairman -
ship of the committee is one
of the top assignments of the
N. C. General Assembly.
One of the first responsi
bilities of the members of
the Finance Committee is to
hear detailed testimony from
the North Carolina Depart
ment of Revenue as to the cur
rent situation with respect to
revenue and the outlook there
of. Revenue bills are given
close attention and scrutiny.
Citizens of North Carolina
are given the opportunity to
be heard by the commission
In an efiort to ascertain the
views and needs of the people.
Concerning his appoint -
ment as chairman of the Fin
ance Committee, Senator For
syth said, "As Chairman of
this responsibility I am aware
of the heavy duty that is upon
me as a committee member
and I am dedicated to conduct
the aflairs of the committee
in the best interests of North
Carolina, mindful of the heavy
tax burdens that are already
upon us."
Dr. Cook To Speak
To Murphy PTA
MURPHY - Dr. Raymond
Cook, president of Young Har
ris College at Young Harris,
Ga., will be guest speaker at
the regular meeting of the
Murphy Parent-Teachers As
sociation Monday, February
15, at 7:30 p.m. The meet
ing will be held at the Mur
phy Elementary School.
Dr. Cook came to Young
Harris from Georgia State
College, Atlanta, where he had
been professor of American
Literature for ten years. Be
fore that he had taught at the
University of Florida and
Emory University.
Dr. Cook has published
widely in the fields of science
and literature and is the author
of a book of verse. He is at
present under contract for two
books. Among the books al
ready published is THIS THE
WHILE and FIRE FROM THE
FLINT.
He attended Young Harris
College, received the B. A.
and M. A. degrees at the Uni
versity of Georgia, and the
Ph. D. degree at Emory Uni
versity.
In 1961-62, Dr. Cook was
Fulbright Lecturer in Ameri
can Literature at the Univer
sity of Shiraz, Iran. He is
listed in WHO'S WHO IN
AMERICAN EDUCATION and
DIRECTORY OF AMERICAN
SCHOLARS.
Dr. Cook was scheduled
previously to speak at the
January meeting of the Murphy
PTA, but due to inclimate wea
ther, the meeting was cancel
led.
Donald Ramsey, president
of the PTA, urges all parents
and teachers to be present for
this meeting.
Andrews PTSA
Meats February
ANDREWS - The mutual
problems of parents, teach
ers, and students will be re
viewed in a panel discussion
during the February meet
ing of the Andrews Parent -
Teacher - Student Associa
tion Monday evening, Feb. 15.
The meeting will be in the
Andrews High School Library
at 7:30 p.m.
The panel will consist of
five members representing
the parents, the students, the
elementary school faculty,
high school faculty, and the
school board. ?.
Mrs. Eva Wood will serve
as moderator for the panel. ?
Open discussion will be per
mitted from the floor, in ad
dition to the panel discussion.
Senator W. Frank Forsyth
This is the fourth consecu
tive term Forsyth has been
elected Senator of the 36th
Congressional District.
While in the Senate, he has
served as a member of the
Finance Committee, Appro
priations Committee, a mem
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ber of the Finance Sub -
Committee and Appropria
tions Sub-Committee. He has
served as chairman of the
Banking Committee, and
County, Cities, and Towns
Committee.
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From The Desk Of
Senator Frank Forsyth
RALEIGH- With the first
week of the General Assembly
passed, things seem to be go
ing along in an orderly mann
er, though perhaps at a much
faster pace than heretofore.
The highlight of the first
week was Governor Moore's
message to the General
Assembly. I think his speech
was terrific! Not only did
he theorize about his plans
and hopes for North Carolina,
he went beyond that, making
specific recommendations to
the Legislature. He set up
goals, the fulfillment of which
would continue the progress of
North Carolina and make for
the betterment of all of its
citizens. Governor Moore
has provided a design for the
State and for himself. He
said, "We are arriving at the
threshhold of greatness"
that I am confident of, and 1
pledge my wholehearted supp
ort to carrying out his
program, with particular att
ention to one of his prom
ises that we will not have
any new taxes.
The recommended State
budget for the 1965-1967 bie
nnium is $2.1 billion? that's
quite a lot of money.
Where will we get the mon
ey? State revenues will raise
approximately 70."!%. The
Federal Government will pro
vide matching funds of 17.6ft
and 11.7ft will be derivedfrom
agency receipts.
Basketball
Box Scores
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6
AT MURPHY i Murphy
Girls, 47; Mountain View, 29.
Boys: Murphy 70, Mountain
View. 52.
AT ROBBINS V IL LE : Rob
binsville Girls, 62; Hayes
ville. 28.
Boys: Robbinsville, 62,
Hayesville, 54.
AT ANDREWS: Nantahala '
Boys, 63; Andrews, 61.
Jayvee Game: Andrews, 52,
Nantahala, 24.
AT HTWASSEE DAM: Hi
was see Dam Girls, 43; Ste- '
coah, 50.
Boys: Stecoah, 52; Htwas
see Dam, 76.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9 "
AT HAYESVILLE: Stecoah
Girls, 41; Hayesville, 37.
Boys: Hayesville, 61; Ste
coah, 52.
AT NANTAHALA: Moun- '
tain View Girls 36, Nantahala, 1
22.
Boys: Nantahala, 81{ Moun
tain View, 63.
AT ROBBINSVILLE: Rob
binsville Boys, 70; Andrews,
66.
Jayvee Game: Andrews, 80;
Robbinsville, 64.
AT MURPHY i Murphy
Girls, 63} Hiwassee Dam,
97.
Boys: Murphy 67, Hiwas
see Dam, 6L
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The Highway Fund will pro
vide approximately >371 mill
ion (primarily from gasoline
tax). Various inspection ser
vices will produce $3 million,
and Federal matching funds
for our Primary Highway sys
tem will total about $365
million.
How is our money raised
where is it going? I am
listing below how your tax
dollar is divided:
Education, 44?, Highways,
19$, Public Welfare, 12$,
Health and Hospitals, 6$, Re
tirement and Pensions, 5$,
Debt Service, 3?, Public Saf
ety, 24, Agriculture, 2?, Co
rrections (prisons, etc.) ,2$,
General Government, 74, Nat
ural resources, recreation,
If, Miscellaneous, 20.
Industrial School To
Bogin Classes
For Electricians
MURPHY - The Tri-County
Industrial School has announc
ed plans to begin two classes
for electricians. There will
be about twenty persons en
rolled in each class.
Each of the classes will
meet for 2 1/2 hours each
week.
All persons interested In
an electrical course are to
meet at the Murphy High
School on Tuesday, Feb. 16,
at 7:00 p.m. Any persons not
previously registered for the
course may do so at this
meeting.
This will be the first class
meeting, at which time all
persons will register for the
course.
About one week later it la
expected that two classes for
brick masons will begin.
Each of the classes will
meet four hours per day each
day in the week.
Further information will be
available at this first meet
ing on February 16.
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