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The Cherokee
Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 75 - Number 30
Murphy, North Carolina February 18, 1965 10 Pages This Week ^/murphy* "o b ? hT c * ? o^a
Mrs. Brumby
To Serve Oh
Several Committees
RALEIGH - H. P. Taylor.
Jr., Speaker of tl* House of
Representatives, has an -
nounced that he is appointing
Mrs. Brumby to serve on
several of the most important
committees in the House.
Among these are the com
mittees on Conservation and
Development, Education,
Election and Election Laws,
Finance, Health, and Water
Resources.
Taylor said that he was
very pleased that Mrs.
Brumby had agreed to serve
on all of these various com
mittees, several of which will
consider the most vital legis
lation that will come before
this session of the General
Assembly.
Ho uk Is 30th
Distrkt Judge
RALEIGH " Governor Dan
Moore today appointed Guy L.
Houk, Franklin attorney, as
Resident Superior Court Judge
of the 30th Judicial District.
The new judge was sworn In
by North Carolina Chief Jus
tice Emery B. Denny at the
time of the Governor's an
nouncement.
Judge Houk succeeds Judge
George B. Patton, also of
Franklin, who retired ef -
fective February 1. The new
judge's appointitive term runs
until the general election of
November, 1966.
Houk represented Macon
County in the General As -
semblies of 1955 and 1957.
He was born in Morgan
ton on August 2, 1897, the son
of H. O. and Lura (Lackey)
Houk. He graduated from
Morganton High School in 1912
and from Emory and Henry
College, where he received
an A. B. degree in 1916. He
did graduate work at Emory
University and North Car
olina State.
He was mayor of Frank
lin in 1938-39, Macon County
Superintendent of Schools
from 1939 to 1951, and county
attorney for Macon County
from 1939 to 1948.
He is a Methodist and a
Mason and was grand orator
of the Grand Lodge of North
Carolina In 1947.' He was
district governor of Rotary
International in 1937.
He served in the Marine
Corps in 1918-19. He is a
member of the American
Legion.
He married Miss Lynn
Johnston on June8, 1924. They
have one son, Fred J. Houk.
James H. Hawkins
Killed la Spain
MURPHY - Airman 2/C
James H. Hawkins, 24, was
killed Tuesday m Spain when
he was struck by a car, ac
cording to a telegram from
the Defense Department.
He was ? son of Mrs. T. R.
Hawkins of Murphy and the
l*te T. R. Hawkins, and a grad
uate of Murphy High School.
He enlisted about 18 months
ago.
Surviving in addition to the
mother are the widow, Mrs.
Sue Rose Hawkins; a son, Tony
Eugene, and one daughter,
Teresa Diane Hawkins, both
of the home; a brother, Ken
neth of Murphy; three sis
ters, Mrs. William Her r on of
Flint, Mich., Mrs. Jack Rich
of Gastonia, and Mrs. Riley
Summers of Cumberland, Ky.
Basketball
Box Scores
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12
AT HAYESV1LLE: Girls
g?me, Hayes ville, 49; Hiwa
ssee Dun, 37.
Boys game; Hayes ville, 74;
Hiwassee Dam, 81.
AT STECOAHi Girls game.
Stecoah, 80; Nanuhala, 31.
Boys garnet NantahalaJ4;
Stecoah, 62.
AT ANDREWS: Boys game,
Murphy, 62; Andrews, 60.
AT MTN. VIE Wi Girls fame:
Robbinj ville, 80. Mm. View,
37.
Boy* game: Robbinsville.
67, Mtn. View, 62.
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16
AT NANTAHALAi Girls
Seme: Hiwassee Dam, 80;
anuhaia, 32.
Boys games Nanuhala, 90;
Ijlwassee Dun, 84.
AT MURPHY i Girls game.
Murphy, 46; Robbinsville, 30.
08BM * glm" Robb,n*vUle.
AT HAYESVQXEi Boys
gamei Hayaaville, 74, And
rews. 83.
Junior Vassltvi Andrews.
63, Ha yea ville, 61.
Piioto by Scout Studio
mere yne mows
THE GENTLEMEN WITH THE UMBRELLA seems to be watching the eruption of Old Faith
ful as water pours from a ruptured water line, Tuesday morning, February 16, on U. S. 64 east,
near the water filtration plant. Water gushed forth when a back-hoe operator struck the pipe
while digging a trench.
Photo by Scout Studio
Photo By Scout Studio
Damage Extensive In Two
Tractor Trailer Accidents
MURPHY- Damage ran Into
the thousand* of dollars when
two tractor-trailer trucks
overturned near Murphy last
week.
The first accident (top
photo) occurred Wednesday
afternoon, February 10, three
miles east of Murphy on U.S.
64. Jackie Morrison Nance,
26, of Route 2, Chadbourn,
N. C. was treated at ? local
hospltk.' for cuts and bruises
and dismissed.
The accident occurred when
the right wheels of the 1960
International tractor he was
driving dropped off the pave
ment as he was rounding a
curve. In an attempt to get
the truck bach on the pave
ment, he lost control and over
turned into a ditch.
The truck traveled some 480
feet on the shoulder of the road
before overturning.
SUM Trooper Gary Church
Investigating the accident, est
imated the damage at 190,000.
Saturday, February 13, got
off to an exciting start as
sirens wailed. Two ambul
ances, police cars, and the
Murphy fire truck all were
dispatched to an accident near
the 64 Truck Stop on U. S.
M west.
The westbound traffic lane
was completely blocked by
an overturned tractor-trailer
owned by Petroleum Trans
portation of Hendersonvllle,
N. C. Thousands of gallons
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Con Artists Victimize Unako
Community Residents
UNAKA - Three unident
ified men, driving an autom
obile with Georgia license
plates, swindled two Unaka
Community residents out of
$93.00, Wednesday, February
10.
The victims were Mr. and
Mrs. Isaac T. Thompson and
Mr. C. S. Thompson, who live
within two hundred yards of
each other. Isaac and C. S.
Thompson are brothers.
The trio, posing as employ
ees of Blue Ridge Mountain
EMC of Young Harris, Ga.,
informed the Thompson famil
ies that the wiring in their
homes was unsafe and repairs
had to be made. Of course,
charges were made for these
services.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Thomp
son were told that $91.00 in
repairs was needed to make
their home safe. Believing
the trio to be representatives
of Blue Ridge Mountain EMC,
the elderly couple gave them
$36.00 in cash and a $55.00
Social Security check to make
the repairs.
The con men offered to re
duce their price to $76.00 if
the couple would take the
check back and pay the total
in cash. By not being able
to get the full amount in cash
they decided to keep the check.
Repairs to the Isaac Thomp
son home consisted of hook
ing a piece of ordinary
clothesline wire over the
weather head ( the electrical
connection on the outside of
the house) running the wire
down the side of the house,
underneath and fastening it to
a floor sill.
After a brief inspection of
the home owned by C. S.
Thompson, an elderly gentle
men who lived alone, the
three men told him that he
needed $217.00 in electrical
repairs.
Mr: Thompson informed
them that before he would pay
that kind of price, they could
cut his electricity off and he
would go back to using kero
sene lamps. They then ask
ed Mr. Thompson how much
money he had and he told them
$2.00. They decided to ren
der their services for that
amount.
Using the same techniques
as they did on the Isaac
Thompson home, they ran a
clothesline wire from a neu
tral power line at the weat
her head down the side of the
house, and hooked it securely
to a ground rod.
A spokesman for Blue Ridge
Mountain EMC stated that in
neither instance did the
clothesline wire have any el
ectrical connection and they
served no useful purpose.
The spokesman stated fur
ther, "All members of Blue
Ridge Electric EMC are caut
ioned about strangers and con
artists who may visit your
premises and try to sell any
type Of repair services while
supposedly representating
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC.
"Please be advised, we do
not perform any such ser
vices. We have nothing to
sell except electricity. All
informational services are
rendered free."
"Blue Ridge Mountain EMC
employees are identifiable and
will, upon request, personally
identify themselves and the
nature of their business."
"Should you ever be in doubt
of a person being an official
of our company, call our off
ices at Young Harris, Ga."
Ed Swartz, electrification
advisor for Blue Ridge Moun
tain EMC and Mrs. Beryl
Fulton, customer relations
representative of the Murphy
Electric Power Board, will
come into your home and help
you with your electrical plann
ing. However, these services
are rendered only upon re
quest and no charge is made.
Local authorities. State
Bureau of Investigation auth
orities, and the F.B.I, were
notified Friday, February 12,
and are investigating the case.
Historical Sites
To Be Restored
MURPHY - A joint meet
ing of the Cherokee County !
Historical Society and the
Archibald Murphey Chapter
of the D. A. R. was held on
Thursday, Feb. 11, at 8:00
p.m. at the Murphy Power
Board Building for the pur
pose of adopting immediate
plans for the restoration of
Fort Butler as a Historical
Site, and the renovation of
the Harshaw Chapel, it being
one of the oldest churches in
this area.
The possibility of acquir
ing funds from the Richard
son Foundation for the
restoration of the Chapel was
discussed briefly. The dis
cussion ended with the hopes
that these funds can be ob
tained for this purpose.
Bob Conway, Historic Sites
Specialist, with the Depart
ment of Archives and History,
Raleigh, presented a very in
teresting program of color
slides portraying many his
torical sites in North Carolina
and other places which
have already been restored,
or are now under construction.
He narrated the slides as they
were shown, after which those
present were given an oppor
tunity of a question and dis
cussion period.
Missionary To Speak
To Presbyterians
MURPHY - Rev. John E.
Talma dge, Presbyterian U.
S. Missionary and president
of Taejon Presbyterian Col
lege, Taejon, Korea, will
speak at the Presbyterian
Church in Murphy at 7:30p.m.
Tuesday night, Feb. 23.
Mr. Talma 4ge, a second
generation Missionary, was
born In Korea anu spent his
early life there. After attend
ing college and seminary in
the United States, he return
ed as a missionary in 1937.
He is a graduate of Mary
ville College, Maryville,
Tenn., and holds B. D. and
Th. M. degrees from Colun
bia Theological Seminary, D
catur, Ga.
He has held pastorates in
Winder, Ga., Sumter. S. C.,
and Canton, Mississippi, and
served as a civilian chaplain
in the Korean War.
Members of the Historical
Society and D. A. R. briefed
Mr. Conway on research which
had already been done in con
nection with the availability of
Fort Butler and land for the
site, and informed him of the
Society's desire to proceed
with haste in having a bill
prepared and presented in this
session of the Legislature, re
questing state participation in
this project.
Mr. Conway advised steps
necessary prior to the presen
tation of a request to the His
torical Sites Review Commit
tee, who will decide which pro
jects are approved for finan
cial assistance. Among steps
discussed were: determinat
ion to proceed; who should
handle the project; com
mittees to be appointed to
handle particular phases of
the project; research, acqui
sition of land, and methods of
financing.
After much discussion it
was determined by the Chero
kee County Historical Society
and the D. A. R. that suffi
cient preliminary research
had been completed and
whereas the site for the Fort
is available, that a bill re
questing state funds for this
project now be prepared and
presented by our Represen
tative, Mrs. Mary Faye
Brumby, so as to get action
if possible in this legislative
session.
The following members of
the D. A. R. and the Cherokee
County Hlatoric Society pre
sent for the meeting agreed
to co-operate wholeheartedly
on these projects.
Those present were Mrs. H.
A. Mattox, Mrs. Hobart Mc
Keever, Mrs. Edgar Harshaw,
Mrs. Jerry Davidson, Mrs.
Robert Easley, Mrs. Neil
Snecd, Mrs. Duke Whitley.
Mrs. Peyton Ivle, Mrs. Wal
ter Mauney, J. A. Phaup, Mrs.
Ben Warner, Jr., Mrs. Jimmy
Hilton, Mrs. John Davidson,
Miss Frances Dickson, Mrs.
John Bayless, Mrs. Robert
White, Miss Josephine Heigh -
way, Joe Ray, John Jordan,
Walter Puett, Cyrus White,
Kenneth Godfrey, Charles
Johnson, and Bob Conway.
Anyone having documents
or materials at any type per
taining to the history of Fort
Butler Is urged to contact
Charles Johnson.
ARROW SHOWS piece of ordinary clothesline wire by
passing the electrical meter at the Isaac Thompson home.
For this small piece of wire that served no useful purpose,
the con artist trip received $91.00.
CLOTHESLINE WIRE connected to the ground wire out
side the C. S. Thompson home also serves no useful purpose.
The trio received only $2.00 for this installation, cutting
their price from the original $217.00.
Over $800.00 Robed At
Ranger Valentine Carnival
RANGER - At the annual
Valentine carnival Saturday
night, February 13, $852.75
was raised for use by the Ran
ger Elementary School in pur
chasing bleachers and a score
clock Tor the gymnasium. It
was estimated that over 400
persons turned out for the
evening.
Paula Lominac, 8, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lom
inac of Route 2, Culberson,
collected $198.35 through the
sale of popcorn, cokes, cup
cakes, chances on an elect
rical can opener and dona
tions.
A second grade student,
Paula was crowned Valentine
princess and has the distinc
tion of having collected the
largest amount of money ever
by one contestant in the his
tory of this event.
Vaughn Gibson, 10, was
Valentine prince, having a tot
al of $46.81. He is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Gib
son, of Route 2, Culberson.
Winners of the king and
queen contest were Jerry
Kilpatrick, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloyd KUpatrick, and
Winnie Overton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Olen Overton.
Both are seventh grade stu
dents. Jerry had a total of
$80.10 and Winnie had $65.02.
Paula Lominac
Douglas Smith, principal of
the school, Mid he wishod to
express his appreciation to
ill businesses who helped to
make the evening s success
and to all patrons of the
school for coming out.
The carnival was sponsored
by the Ranger Parent -T eacher
Association.