The Cherokee
Scout
and Claif County Progress
Volume 75- Number 38 Murphy, North Carolina April 15, 1965
16 Papp* This h/t>?>b second class postage paid
IMS WKVK AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
C CACHES POSE - Coaches take time to pose for Scout Sports Editor Red Schuyler at a
basketball banquet Saturday night. They are (L tp R) Ralph "Chuck" McConnell, Head Coach
at Murphy High School: Jim Gudger, Basketball Coach at Western Carolina College: and Jim
McConnell.
First Basketball Banquet
Held Here Saturday Night
...Not Scored
Town Board
Takes Action
On Siren
MURPHY - The Town Board
took action on Murphy's inad
equate fire alarm system
Monday night at the Power
Board Building.
Fire Chief Bob White and
fireman Jim Ed Hughes met
with the Board and discuss
ed ways to improve thepresent
system.
For forty years Murphy has
had the same fire alarm
system, a siren located on
top of the Court House. Some
firemen live in East Murphy
and the Bealtown Section and
are unable to hear the alarm.
The Town Board instructed
C.E. Johnson to investigate
a telephone system and to
obtain cost figures on a new
and larger Siren.
It was suggested by the
Board that the new siren be
located centrally in town and
the old one located in the
East Murphy area.
Mr. Johnson stated that the
reports requested by the
Board should be in by the
next meeting which is Monday,
May 3.
Fishing Contest
Gets Underway
MURPHY - The Annual Jay
cee Fishing Contest gets under
way on April IS (today). This
contest is being held each year
in association with the Jaycee
Water Festival for the Fourth
of July. The contest will run
from April IS to July 1 and
prizes will be awarded to the
winners after the Boat Show
on July 4.
A nice selection of prizes
have been donated by the fol
lowing merchants who will
also serve as the weighing
stations: Hicks Gulf Service,
Murphy Sports Center, Jones
Phillips 66 Station, Slacks
Auto Parts, Western Auto
Store, Hughes Supply.
Kules are as follows: l.The
fish must be caught In Hia
wassee Lake; 3. The fish must
be caught between the dates
of April 15 and July l.s 3.
The fish must be weighed in
at one of the official weigh
ing stations.
Prizes will be given for the
largest bass, pike, crapple,
bream, catfish and carp.
The Murphy High School
Girl's and Boy's basketball
team were honored with a
banquet Saturday night at
Dukes Lodge. The Banquet
was sponsored by the parents
and friends of the teams
players and was very much
enjoyed by everyone attend
ing.
More than 70 people incl
uding players and invited guest
were present. The highlight
of the evening was a talk by
Coach Jim Gudger, basketball
coach for Western Carolina
College. Coach Gudger made
one of the most interesting
talks that this writer has had
the pleasure of listening to in
a long time. Rev. Alfred Smith
was the M. C. for the event.
The program was opened
with the invocation by Coach
Ralph McConnell. After the
invocation, Master of Cer
emonies Rev. Alfred Smith
introduced the parents of the
players and invited guests. Ex
Coach Jim McCombs was
called on to say a few words.
(Jim McCombs has resigned
his position with the Murphy
Schools to accept another po
sition as Probation Officer
for Cherokee, Clay , and Gr
aham Counties.
He spoke very highly of his
boys for making his last sea
son as Coach a very success
ful one. Coach McConnell like
wise paid tribute to the Girls
team for again being champ
ions.
Being Champions is nothing
new for the Girls since in
the past five years they have
won the followingTitles. Five
times the Western Division
Championship of the Smoky
Mountain Conference, Weste
rn Tournament Divisional
Champions and Smoky Moun
tain Conference Champion
ship. In winning all these titles
the Girls have won 110 games
while losing only three,
giving them a percentage ave
rage of .977.
The Murphy Girls team was
also selected as one of five
final contestants for the most
outstanding teams In the West
ern part of North Carolina.
East Rutherford was the
winner. The girls team had
only one senior on the team,
this being all Conference
player Linda Nelson.
Speaker Coach Gudger gave
a very Interesting talk on his
experiences while coaching a
team that visited several for
eign countries the past two
years as good will ambass
a dors sponsored by the State
Department. He commented on
the way they play the game
outside of the U.S., as to
the way they interpret the
rules, the size of the players
and also how well they played
the game.
The highlights of the talk
was his describing the revolt
that took place in one of the
countries they were visiting.
Coach Gudger and his team had
a birdseye view since it took
place just outside the Hotel
in which they were staying.
The American A mbassador
asked him if he was scared
and Coach Gudger replied,
"Well I wasn't scared, just
a little apprehensive syice you
dont get to see an armored
tank spurting live ammunition,
rolling down the streets in
Cullowhee just any old day."
Coach Gudger stated that
the countries that he visited
were very much sports minded
and in his opinion the best
way to bring good relations
to the U.S. and the other
countries would be by con
tinuing to take different ath
eletic teams on tour of these
countries as often as possible.
We'd like to pay tribute to Rev.
Alfred Smith whom we under
stand arranged for the parents
and frineds of the players to
honor the Girls and Boys bas
ketball teams in having such
a Banquet. I am sure that in
the years to come this will
be an annual event.
Hinton Board Meets
The annual Board of Dir- '
ectors meeting of the Hinton
Center was held Friday night
and Saturday. Members thro
ughout the South Eastern
Jurisdiction and members of
the National Division, Board
of Missions were present.
Approximately forty attended.
On Friday night three com
mittees were appointed to /
serve on Management, Pro
gram and Finance. On |
Saturday these committees '
made reports, review of the
past years work was heard
and plans for the future dis- {
cussed .
Local members of tne
Hinton Center Board of '
Directors who attendedl were
Mr. and Mrs. Max Waldroup, f
Mr. A. L. Penland, Mrs. Neal h
R. Kitchens, Mrs. J. Walter 1
Moore, Mr. Horace McClure,
Rev. George Dalton all of
Hayesville and Mr. John ?
Christy of Andrews.
To Employ An Additional 140
TEXTURED YARN EXPANDING
$1,000,000 PAYROLL EXPECTED
PEACHTREE - Textured
Yarn Company, Inc. announced
today that construction of
28,000 square feet addition to
the present plant in Murphy
got underway Wednesday April
14.
Ronald Ressel. plant man
Johnson Elected
Lion President
MURPHY - C. E. Johnson
was elected President of the
Murphy Lion Club here Tues
day night Apirl 13.
Mr. Johnson has been
a member of the local club
for the past eight years and
has served as Secretary and
Treasurer.
Other officers elected to
serve the 1965 term are:
Ronald Ressel, 1 Vice-Pres
ident; Ken Godfrey, 2 Vice
President; Tommy Gentry, 3
Vice-President; Boyd Davis,
Secretary; John Plemmons,
Treasurer; Hans Beerkins,
Tail Twister; and L. W.
Dillard, Lion Tamer.
Dr. W. A. Hoover, Bob
White, Dave Moody and Max
Blakemore were elected to the
board of directors.
Lunsford, Newman
Win Savings Bonds
Murphy Citizens Bank and
Trust Company presented a"
$50 savingsbondtoJohnLuns
ford for enrolling the largest
number of farmers in the 1964
Agricultural Conservation
Program.
John Gill of Citizens Bank
and Trust Company stated that
the Agricultural Conservation
Program was of great value
to farmers and indirectly to
all local businesses.
Some farmers do not sign
up in the program because
they are unaware of its ben
efits.
A contest between Comm
unity ASCS Committeemen
was held to encourage them
to explain the Agricultural
Conservation Program to the
Farmers not participating in
the progarm.
Roy Newman of Marble won
a $25 saving bond as he came
in second in the contest.
Candidates Chosen
ANDREWS - Some 270
/oters came to the polls Tue
sday April 13 in the primary
election to make their choice
)f candidates for the upcoming
flections.
Candidates chosen in the
>rimary for tlje May 4 elec
ion include, Mayor Percy B.
"erebee ( 236 votes); for
Uderman, J. Harold Jones
232 votes), S. J. Gernert
193 votes), W. C. Gray (132
totes ) and Brownie Paul
5arker (132 votes).
Quarter Horse
Film To Be Shown
ANDREWS? There will be a
novie, "They're off And
lunning" shown F riday night
kprll 16, 7:30 p. m. in the
Andrews City Hall.
The movie is on Quarter
lorses and anyone who likes
orses will not want to miss
his one.
These movies on horses are
ieing sponsoned by 4-H clubs
if Cherokee County and Riding
:iubs of this area.
THE CAROLINA SWEETHEARTS of Murphy High School were winners of the Senior Class 3
Clog Championship In the Hubert Hayes Memorial Mountain Youth Jamboree, held at the City
Auditorium In Ashevllle, April 2. This year the Jamboree was sponsored by Mrs. Hubert
Hayes, wife of the founder of the event, and the Ashevllle Junior Chamber of Commerce. Char
lotte Stalcup was first runner up in the best girl clog dance competition and Roger Kephari
was the second runner up In the best boy clog dance competition. (L-R) Front Rows Billle Stal
cup, Jane Brittaln, Jerri Crowe, Lead Lady, Charlotte Stalcup, KarolKaye, Pam Chastain, Becky
Kephart, Back Row: William Fish, Robert Bruce, Roger Kephart, John Klralng, caller. Wayne
Watson, Donald Ramsey, and Gary Barnett. Not shown in photo are Becky Farmer and Dewey
J ohnson.
ager stated that the new con
struction will increase the
size of the plant by 40$> and
more than double the produc
tion.
Textured Yarn Inc. of Mur
phy now employes a work force
of 140 people and expects to
employ an additional 140 in the
next several months.
The company now has an
annual payroll of over half
million dollars and is expec
ted to exceed the million
dollar mark by the end of
this year.
The Murphy plant was ac
quired December, 1961, and
has been used for the prod
uction of continuous filament
nylon carpet yarn maunfact
ured on machines designed
and built by their engineers.
During November of 1964
construction of a 32,000
square foot addition was com
pleted, doubling the size of
the original plant.
Textured Yarn Company
was originally a division of
Nathon Schwartz and sons,
however in June of 1964 the
two companys merged with
Textured Yarn Company, Inc.
becoming the present com
pany.
Yarn produced at the
Murphy Plant is sold under
the trade name of TYCORA
and shipped primarly to cus
tomers in the Dalton, Georgia
area, which is considered the
carpet capitol of the world.
Dillard Construction Com
pany of Sylva, N. C. has been
awarded the contract to build
the new addition.
Architects are Foy and Lee
from Waynesville, N.C.
Plans for further expansion
are presently being made and
an announcement will be made
at the Jime they are complete.
Textured Yorn Murphy Plant
Mayor Proclaims
April 19-30 As
Clean Up Week
MURPHY - Mayor L. L.
Mason has proclaimed April
19-30 as clean up week.
Everyone is asked to place
rubbish in a convenient place
and call the Town Hall for
rubbish removal. The telep
home number is 837-2510.
"Let's make our town a
more healthy and attractive
place in which to live during
this clean up week and at
the same time eliminate any
fire hazzards that may have
developed during the winter
months," Mayor Mason said.
Hitch-hiker Informs
Authorities Of Arson
Speaking of confusion, here
is a tale that started in Cin
cinatti and ended here in our
area.
Mr. Marcus H. Smithimer
about 74 years of age left
Cincinnati Ohio Wednesday
March 31 with a Chevrolet
full of towels that he was
intending to peddle along the
way.
As he left Cincinnati, Smith
imer picked up a hitchiker by
the name of Gene Brockman,
nineteen years old. The two
men headed south stopping nist
long enough to eat a bite,
taking turns driving.
About one o'clock on the
morning of April 2, the men
stopped two miles west of
Topton. Mr. Smithimer took
a can of lighter fluid that he
had with him and decided to
start a fire.
Brockman told Smithimer
that they had better put it out
before continuing their jo
urnpw
J
Smithimer replied "To
H with it, let it burnl' Upon
reaching the Three Bears
Trading Post in Ducktown,
Tennessee, Smithimer told
Brockman to take about six
towels in the place of bus
iness and try to sell them.
Brockman recognized a law
enforcement officer and
began to tell Deputy Sheriff
Cherry about the fire that the
elder man had started. Smith
imer sensing that Brockman
was reporting him drove off.
Sheriff Cherry contacted
Berrel Padgett, Polk County
F orest Ranger and he In turn
contacted his headquarters to
tee if they had a report of
i fire on Highway 64. Having
10 such report, Mr. Cherry
contacted Harold Hatchet;,
Cherokee County(N.C.) Forest
Ranger and reported this in
formation to him. Mr. Hatchett
isked Cherry if he could bring
i witness to where the fire
?ras started.
Hatchett picked up Brock
ind they retraced the trip
:nding two miles west of Top
on. The five had extinguished
i self and the empty lighter
luid can was picked up and
irought in as evidence. The
ire had burned about 100 feet
long the bank of the highway
'efore going out.
A warrant was Issued for
Imlthinwr at Benton, Tern.
Ic signed a waiver and was
odged In the Cherokee Co
rny JalL Ahearlng was held
unday morning April 14 |
before Justice of the Peace
Hugh Brittaln.
Smithimer admitted that he
did start the fire and asked
for a quick trial. After hear
ing the evidence he was found
guilty and fined $100.00. Mr.
Smithimer could not pay the
fine and asked officials to call
his son-in-law in Cincinnatti.
After talking to his son-in
law, who incidently is a fire
marshal in Cincinnatti, he said
that Smithimer was crazy and
to let him go if they could,
refusing to send the money.
Local authorities then
called the Checker Cab Com
pany in Cincinnati and the
Drivers there pitched in en
ough money to pay the fine.
The money was wired to the
Sheriff's department and Sm
ithimer was released at 10:00
a.m. Wednesday.
This reporter talked to
Brockman and found out that
his Father was killed during
the war, his Mother was also
deceased, he was only child
and the only relatives he had,
lived just outside of Cincinn
atti. He was asked if the old
man appeared to be not
normal. His reply was that
he drove very fast and reck
less and scared him to death.
Asked why he stayed with
Smithimer die whole trip he
said that he was dead broke
and had no place to go. I
then asked him his plans for
the future and he replied that
he was going back to his
Uncles and see if he couldn't
find some kind of Job. I then
asked him how he was going
to get back and if he had
any money.
I learned from Mr. Hat
chert, that as an informer, he
was entitled to a $60.00 reward
for his report of the fire.
Mr. Hatchett spoke very
highlytof Brockman and said
that he was one of the most
honest persons that he had
ever seen. Every detail of
the fire was just as he re
lated.
Eosttr Egg Hunt
MURPHY -An Annual Easter
Egg hunt, sponsored by radio
station WCVP will be held
Saturday April 17, at 10:00 a.m.
The hunt is for children bet
ween the ages of 1 and 12
and will be held at the Murphy
Fair Ground.
Price eggs will be hidden
and twelve prise* will
be given.
Prizewords Up To
$110 This Week
For the sixth consecutive
week no one has been able to
successfully solve theprize
word puzzle correctly.
The jackpot now stands at
$110.00.
Quite a few people have in
formed us that they have work
ed it according to the answer
that appears in the next week's
SCOUT & PROGRESS but
didn't bother to send it in.
If you work it, why not spend
four cents and collect that
T R
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ft
A K
lung green siuu.
Right now is a good time
to turn to page three and
send in you answer.
700 answers but again no one
came up with the perfect
solution.
ACROSS:
1. A hue and cry often causes a street thief to be TRAPPED
(Tripped). -Often points to TRAPPED, which allows for many
ways in which he can be caught. It's only sometimes that
he's caught by being Tripped.
4. An elderly person isn't likely to succeed in getting
over a WALL quickly (Fall). - It depends on the nature of
the Fall whether he'll get over it quickly - he might not
suffer any injury. WALL is better. Elderly persons are
unlikely to be very active.
6. As a rule, women are more likely than men to become
irritable when they are AGED (Aped). -Men and women
equally resent being Aped, imitated, mimicked. AGED is
better, if only because of the many homemaking problems they
must face despite their age.
7. Women are usually more critical than men of a man who is
FOXY (Fogy). - A man who is FOXY, cunning, might even
be admired by other men -- but not by women! As for Fogy,
there isn't such a marked difference in attitude between men
and women towards a man who is old-fashioned, an old Fogy.
12. Conscientious parents are often caused great anxiety by
wayward LASS (Lads ). - Lads are by nature headstrong and
willful. That they often cause great anxiety overstates. LASS
better fits the clue.
13. Where a sprinter is involved, you usually expect a fast
RACE (Rate). - RACE is better here because of the implied
competition. Rate does not imply that there is any competition;
he might be in training, and running by himself.
15. When we're young the effect of being ELATED sometimes
passes very quickly (Slated). - To be Slated is to be punished
or scolded harshly. Not even when young can we shake quickly
the effect of such harsh treatment so frequently as sometimes.
Because moods when young do change so quickly, we can
sometimes be ELATED one moment, and in black despair the
iiexi.
16. Rumors that a firm is SHAKY are often very hard to stop
(Shady). - The restraint in often is better with SHAKY. Such
rumors are not so insidious as rumors that a firm is Shady,
which might be harder to trace and pin down.
DOWN:
2. We're apt to be annoyed by someone who ridicules an earnest
PLAYER (Prayer). -Apt to be annoyed is too restrained with
Prayer. It's better with PLAYER: it Isn't such a serious matter.
3. Rare indeed is the husband who doesn't EVEN think about
other women 1 (Ever). - Ever makes of this an impossible
statement. It's all-inclusive, and Includes mother, sister,
co-workers and friends. EVEN allows for the exception,
rare indeed though he may be, who hasn't an eye or a thought
of appreciation for a pretty girl.
5. His being innocently Involved in a scandal sometimes brings
LOTS of prestige to a public figure (Loss). -Involvement In
a scandal (however innocently) Is more likely to bring Loss
of prestige than LOTS of it. It's only sometimes that a public
figure comes out of it with greater prestige.
8. Acrkltic sometimes cruelly PLAYS an artist's ambitions with
ridicule (Slays). - Slays goes too far. Ridicule often gives the
artist incentive. PLAYS is more reasonable; critics cm be
merciless.
9. You are apt to be very annoyed if you discover that LATCH
1 has been dropped (Watch). Apt Is too restrained with Watch.
i ne restraint is better with LATCH: you might have a key,
or there might be someone Inside to open the door.
10. When they consider their food to be TASTY, children are
usually quicker than adults to say so (Nasty). -Usually U
bener with TASTY. Some children omit *ny comment about
food unless they don't like It. If they don't like It * if It's
Nasty to them they virtually always sey something about It -
loud and clear!
11. A man usually thinks all the more of a woman who FEEDS
his vanity (Heeds). -FEEDS makes a straightforward, true'
to life statement; usually applies because she might obviously
be going to ask him a favor. With Heeds muck depends en
how she Heeds It; it might be In an uncomplimentary fas hi an 1
H. A person who is FLY ii usually brlfitly intelligent (Sly).
? The person who is FLY la knowing, wide - awake. His actlen
indicate exercised a lively intelligence. The Sly person is
crafty or cunning, but not neeesnrfly of hlgti intelligence. ^