The
Volume 75- Number 44 Murphy, North Carolina
SCOUT
T~ dnd Clay County Progress
May 2S, IZ65 16 Pages This Week
coutlets
Cecil Roberts
We don't usually print pic
tures in our Scoutlet corner,
but this we couldn't resist.
A sneaking suspicion tells us
that the above photo was sent
in by the subjects wife, Reba
Roberts. Here's the caption
that came along with it: "Old
Postmen never die . . . they
just loose their ZIP". Mr.
Roberts "Totes" the mall be
tween Murphy and Gainesville,
Georgia.
-J
For those of you who keep
up with the goings-on in the
Legislature via Mrs. Mary
Faye Brumby's column, The
Eyes and Nos of the House,
you'll have to wait another
week. Mrs. Brumby has been
in Marietta, Georgia this week
with her sister, Ida May
Rogers, who is seriously ill.
-J
Bud Easley, ex-Cherokee
County Patrolman , now pri
vate driver for Gov. Dan
Moore, called this week to
subscribe to the Scout, says
he wants to keep up with
what's going on out here. Bud
informed us that Governor
Moore is down with the mumps
again, the left jaw this time.
-J
Hubert Waler of Ivie Fun
eral Home in Andrews is the
proud poses so r of the
brightest blue sport con you
ever did see. Reports from
Andrews say that you almost
have to wear "shades" to
look at him.
-J
,'jack Piercy, who has been
a patient at a local hospital
here for several months, has
been transferred to Crawford
Nursing Home in Canton. If
you would like to cheer him
up, drop him a card. His
address is Crawford Nursing
Home, Room 8, Canton, N. C.
-J
The roaring of a lawn mower
reached our ears as we passed
the home of John Bayless on
Cambell Street the other day
and Immediately we were con
cerned about Buster being out
on a hot afternoon mowing the
lawn. You don't have to worry
tho; cause as we drew near
Buster was standing in the
shade with hands on hips and
Louise ( his wife ) came
"likkity-spllt" out from be
hind a bush pushing the lawn
mower. 'Atu boy Buster, how
do you do It?
-J- '
You've heard about mis
taken Identity, well this takes
the cake. Duke Whitley came
in the restaurant Wednesday
morning, handed Chief Stalcup
a parking ticket and said,
"Get it fixed". Seems as
though Duke had been shopping,
returned to his car, put the
articles Inside, put more mon
ey in the parking meter and
went about his business. Re
turning later he found ? man
in the car. The man said,
"Sho do appreciate the goodies
you left in my car a while ago".
Then it dawned on Duke, he
had put the articles in the
wrong car and money in the
wroqg meter. The car parked
beside his was the same make,
model and color.
MobiU Museum
To Visit Aadrtws
ANDREWS - A mobile
museum, sponsored by the
Sate Department of Archives
and History, will be at And
rews High School Thursday
and' Frliy, May 27 and 28.
Containing documents, rel
ics, and artifacts pertaining
to North Carolina's role In
the War Between the States,
the museum has been viewed
by thousands of North
Carolinians from the mou
ntains to the see.
The exhibit wUl be open
to the ptfxlic from 1)00 until
61OO Thursday and from BiOO
until SiOO Friday.
PRIZEWORDS GO INTO 13th WEEK, WORTH $170
Western N. C. Gets
$12 Million For Roads
RALEIGH - An Initial all
ocation of $12,831,000 from
the Appalachian Regional
Commission for two highway
links in Western N. C. and
other work was announced
Wednesday by Gov. Dan
Moore.
One of the two routes would
run from Tennessee to connect
with 1-40 in the vicinity of
Clyde. It would follow the
general route of U. S. 64
from Tennessee to Murphy,
U. S. 19 from Murphy to Ela,
U. S. 19A from Ela to Lake
Junaluska and U. S. 19-23
from Lake Junaluska to Clyde.
The governor announced the
an initial allocation of
,635,000 was made for work
on this route. The money would
cover the cost of the Waynes -
ville bypass and preliminary
engineering work on the re
mainder of the route.
The second highway will
follow the general routing of
N. C. 191 from the junction of I
26-40 south of AshevlUe. It
would run northwardly Into
Asheville and then follow the
corridor of U. S. 19-23 from
Asheville to the vicinity of
Mars Hill.
The governor announced an
initial allocation of $6,811,000
for work on the second route.
The funds will cover the cost
of the N. C. 191 project as
Asheville and the Weaverville
bypass and provide money for
the preliminary design and
acquisition of right-of-way for
other portions of the route.
The governor noted that the
highway work will be shared
by the state and federal gov
ernments on the basts of 70
per cent federal participation
and 30 per cent state par
ticipation.
Also announced was an in
itial allocation of $385,000 in
federal funds to be used for
local access road programs
in a 29-county area of Wes
tern N. C. The funds will
provide access to schoolsites,
recreation areas and new in
dustrial developments.
Smith Brothers Named
To Who's Who At WCC
CULLOWHEE - Charles
Edward Smith and Donald Paul
Smith, sons of Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Smith of Murphy, have
been selected for Who's Who
Among Students In American
Universities and Colleges for
1964-66 at Western Carolina
College.
Each year students for this
organization are nominated
from approximately T7S coll
eges and universities. Schol
arship, participation and lead
ership in academic and extra
curricular activities, citizen
ship and service to the school,
and promise of future
usefulness are considered by
the committee in making their
selections.
"Selection for this honor Is
one of the highest tributes' a
college can bestow," D. C.
Sos soman, acting Dean said,
"you have earned the honor,
and I congratulate you on your
contributions to Western
Carolina College.
Saturday Is
Poppy Day
MURPHY -Saturday May 29
is Poppy Day and the ladles
of the American Legion Aux
iliary, Joe Miller Post 96,
will be on the streets of Mur
phy selling Popples.
Popples are made by dis
abled veterans and all pro
ceeda from Saturday's Poppy
sales will go to the veterans
hospitals.
Charles Smith
Paul Smith
TWO RETIRING ? Mrs. LelU G. Van Gorder and C. O.
Frailer, Superintendent of Andrews City Schools, present
gifts to John G. Tatham, Malntenince Supervisor and Mrs.
Aline E. Bristol, English and Latin teacher, who are retiring
this year.
Two Rotiro From Androws School
ANDREWS "Two employees
of Andrewa City Schools ret
iring at the end of the currant
school terra were honored ate
faculty tea In the library of
Andrews High School Tuesday
afternoon. May 18.
Mrs. Aline E. Bristol, Eng
lish and Latin teacher, and
John G. Tatham, maintenance
supervisor, received gift*
from the school staff and were
complimented on their long
years of service to the school
system.
Superintendent c. O. Fra
iler presented a watch to
Mr. Tatham, who hat been
an employee it Andrews mgn
School since 1940. He praised
the work of both Tatham and
Mrs. Bristol, stating that they
will leave vacancies on the
staff that will be difficult to
fill.
A three-piece set of cut
glass on I liver -gilt stands
was presented to Mrs. Bristol
by Mrs. Leila G. Van Gorder.
In closing, Mrs. Van Gorder
read a selection, Friendship,
from GUbran's "The Prop
het. "T
A social hour waa enjoyed
by the high school and elem
entary school faculties.
With this issue of the
Cherokee Scout and Clay Co
unty Progress, the prlzeword
contest vrill be worth $170 to
some lucky person who is
able to solve the thirteenth
puzzle.
This will be the thirteenth
time that a puzzle has app
eared having started with die
first issue back in March.
Starting with fifty dollars and
adding ten dollars each week.
Some people might consider
the number 13 unlucky, but
how would you feel if your
entry ths week is worth $170.
Thirteen might just be your
lucky number and you don't
know it. The best way to find
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out is to stop what you are
doing right now and turn to
page 3 and submit your entry.
Remember, you may enter
as many times as you wish.
ACROSS:
1. Being a MUTT sometimes seems to make for domestic
happiness (Mute). - Flippancy of the clue, together with
sometimes and seems makes MUTT -- a stupid person, a
blockhead ? the better word. Knowing when to be Mute, silent,
is definitely an asset in making a marriage happy.
4. It's sometimes his greed that causes a man to be CHEATED
(Cheater) . - It's at least often greed that causes a man to
be Cheater. But there might be many causes other than his
greed when he is CHEATED.
5. History shows that in many battles LIVES have been
needlessly sacrificed by a tactical error (Lines). - Not
Lines, because it Is so restrictive. Note many. LIVES is
more to the point.
8. A little SUN can usually do much to make gloomy
surroundings cheerful (Fun). - A little Fun cannot usually
do much to make surroundings cheerful. The aptness of SUN
is self-evident.
9. We're apt to be irritated by a fellow-workers who SEEM
to shirk their duties (Seek). - The restraint of apt is justified
with SEEM. While they appear to shirk, they might not actually
be doing so. Seek is weak; they try to shirk, but they might
be completely unsuccessful.
11. Ridiculing a timorous youth sometimes has the effect of
making him MAN (Mad). - Sometimes doesn't go nearly far
enough with Mad; he need not show or do anything about his
anger. The marked restraint of sometimes fits well with
MAN: he might stand up and fight.
13. That a person is very conceited is often revealed in his
WALK (Talk). - If he's very conceited it's at least usually
revealed In his Talk. It isn't quite so easy to tell by his
WALK, but often it can be done.
14. Worldly-wise cynics tend to scoff at woman's alleged
MYSrERY (Mastery). - MYSfERY is more in character;
"unmasking" woman is the favorite theme of such cynics.
Mastery makes little sense in the clue. Master of what?
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DOWN:
1. We're apt to be exasperated with a wealthy businessman
who savs he doesn't want MERE money (More). - MERE
fits better with apt to be exasperated; he implies he doesn't
want the money he has ? which is hypocritical. As for More,
he might be sincere. He has enough.
2. Our HATING to be frank with a woman sometimes
causes us to lose her friendship (Having). -Sometimes is too
restrained with Having; it implies something serious - perhaps
personal. She might well resent it deeply. HATING suggests
we keep quiet. Only sometimes will she drop our friendship
for not speaking.
3. People who continually DEFER to their children often
tend to irritate us (Refer). - Often tend doesn't go far enough
with Refer; they do it continually. DEFER is more apt with
the restraint of often tend. It's their way, and their children.
6. Sensible people seldom give undue weight to the judgment
of a person who's SHIRTY (Shifty). - SHIRTY means to be
in a bad temper, huffy. Such a person is very unlikely to be
reasonable in his judgement. Seldom exaggerates with Shifty;
they might not know he is evasive or that he has a tricky nature
because he is Shifty.
7. As most mothers know, children can be very DEAF at
times I (Dear). - The clue is much too understated with
Dear. The allowances made for cases to the contrary, and
the exclamation mark, point to DEAF.
9. There's seldom much excuse for a remark that's SMUG.
(Smut). - There's never much excuse for a remark that's
Smut. SMUG is milder; it indicates a self-satisfied, complacent
remark.
10. As many find to their cost, money is very difficult to
MAKE (Fake). - Not so many try counterfeiting as Fake would
Indicate. That it is hard to acquire, to MAKE, is quite true.
12. Recalling that she HAS a child herself often makes a
mother more indulgent toward other people's children (Was).
- Recalling that she HAS a child herself is more likely to
make her indulgent than her recalling that she Was a child
herself. There's no Indication as to what her childiood was
like.
Townson [letted To Board
WINSTON-SALEM - At the
annual Convention of North
Carolina Funeral Directors
Aasoclatlon held here last
week, W. D. Towns on was
elected to serve a two year
term on the State Embalming
board.
Mr. Towns on, is past Pres
ident of the North Carolina
Funeral Directors Associat
ion, Paat District Governor of
National Funeral Directors
Association, and elected for
life as Vice President of
Past President's' Club. He has
held every important place on
the State Association and the
only North Carolinian to hold
a position of importance on
the National Funeral Direc
tors Board.
Besides giving a great deal
of time to the funeral pro
fession he still finds time to
do lots of other civic work,
namely, President of Murphy
Chamber of Commerce, Mem
ber of Executive Committee on
Western North Carolina
Planning Commission, Pres
ident of Western North Caro
lina Highway Development
Council, which la at present
time working for better roads
in this section af Western
North Carolina.
Greosy Pig Cotcb
To Bo Feature Of
Lioss Horse Show
MURPHY - Among the fes
tivities proceeding the 3 Ann
ual Smoky Mountain Horse
Show here June 5, the Murphy
Lions Club will feature a
'greasy pig* catch.
A spokesman for the club
warned that the pig, approp
riately named Pork/, can
turn on a dime, has the power
of an all American fullback
and would be hard to catch
even If he were not greased.
Some lucky boy or girl will
own Porky u they can catch
him and show that they are
in control. 0 cash is pre
ferred, the Lions say they will
be happy to buy Porky back
from the contest winner.
To be eligible, you must be
14 years old or under and have
? ticket to (he horse show.
Tickets may be purchased
from any member of the Mur
phy Lions Clt*.
Nantahala To Pay Over
$1,000,000 In Refunds
FRANKLIN, N. C.- Nanta
hala Power and Light Com
pany will not appeal the Sup
erior Court decision affirming
the present rate schedules set
by the North Carolina Util
ities Commission, President
John- m. Archer, Jr., ann
ounced today.
"The case is closed," Mr.
Archer said, and he added,
"Nantahala will begin making
New Principal Backs Out
School Board Is Looking
MURPHY - Everett M.
Widener, Jr., who was sel
ected May 17 from four app
licants Interviewed by the
Murphy City School Board to
become Principal of Murphy
High School for the 1965-66
term, has decided not to accept
the post.
He was to replace Walter
Puett who has served as pr
incipal of Murphy High for
the past eight years and res
igned this year.
Widener, accepting the post
here Tuesday, May 18, tele
phoned Superintendent of
Murphy City Schools, Holland
McSwain, later in the week and
turned down the offer.
Widener stated that he re
gretted accepting the Murphy
post and then declining, but
had decided to accept a pos
ition as principal of one of
the consolidated schools in
Surry County, N. C., where
the pay is for eleven months
of the year with a supplement.
Principals in the Murphy
City Schools are paid 10 1 h
Pony league
Baseball
ANDREWS - Pony League
Baseball was organized in
Andrews at a meeting in the
City Hall Tuesday night, May
25.
The league will be for boys
between the ages of 12 and 15.
All boys interested in play
ing in the league are asked to
meet at the Berkshire picnic
area, 4:30 p.rn Friday, May
28, and bring their own glove
and equipment.
Coaches for the league will
be Frank Ledford, Harold
Gregory, C. H. Towns on and
Clyde Amos.
months of the year with no
supplement.
City School Board Chair
man, H. A. Mattox stated that
a meeting of the board will
be held sometime next week to
consider applicants for the
position.
Drowning Ruled
In Soldier's Death
MURPHY - A coroner's jury
ruled Saturday that a service
man whose body was recov
ered from the Hiwassee River
a week ago died by drowning
and not of a prior beating.
He was Pfc. George W.
Tomason, 23, home on leave
from Ft. Hood, Tex. Sheriff
Claude Anderson of Cherokee
County said he died after an
arguement on the river bank
with two other young men
from Murphy.
Coroner J. C. Townson's
jury acted after receiving an
autopsy report that although
Tomasson had a bruise over
the right eye, death was by
drowning.
Carl Falls, 22, who was
shot following the Incident on
the river bank remains In
Providence Hospital suffering
from stomach and leg wounds
inflicted with a 22 caliber
rifle. His condition was listed
as good at press time.
Jimmy Brown, 21, charged
with shooting Falls, is being
held in Cherokee County jail
under $6,000 bond. He 1s char
ged with assault with a deadly
weapon with Intent to kill and
inflicting a serious injury not
resulting in death.
Mayor L. L. Mason held a
preliminary hearing of Bro
wn's case Tuesday, May 18,
and bound him over to the
next term of Superior Court
which convenes the first week
in August.
Coronation Service Held
At Andrews First Baptist
ANDREWS * A girls Aux
iliary Coronation Service was
held at First Baptist Church,
Andrews, Sunday evening May
23. Members having reached
a higher step in the past year
through learning Scripture
passages and mission facts,
as well as preparation of other
assignments, were recog
nized.
Mrs. Carlyle Matheson,
Director of Girls' Auxiliary
In the church, led In planning
and directing the event. She
was assisted by counselors
Mrs. H. G. Reid, Mrs. Wade
Brooks, Miss Sara Long, and
Miss Doris Raxter, President
of the Woman's Missionary
Union.
Lou Ann Long and Nancy
Harris lighted the candles as
the G.A. hymn, "We've a Story
to Tell", wis sung.
Those recognized were as
follows: Maidnes * Gall H og
led, Jo Marie McGulre, Mat
tha O'Dell, and Vlckl West;
Ladles -In- Waiting - Dlanne
F rye, Beverly Garren, Sandra
Jones, Marlene Moore, and
Patty Jo Raxter; Princess -
Lola McLelland; Queen -
Mildred Moore. The Queen
was attended by Flower Girl
Rebecca Harris and Crown
Bearer, Marty Reece.
Following the service a re
ception honoring the girls was
held In the church dining room
with members and counselors
of the Young Woman's Aux
iliary serving.
refunds due customers on tfte
basis of the Utilities Comm
ission orders of October 28,
1963, and June 11, 1964. The
total amount to be refunded is
more than one million dollars.
Checks will be mailed as qui
ckly as amounts due cus
tomers can be computed."
"Some customers who used
only small amounts of power
under the bonded rates and will
not receive refunds, "Mr.
Archer stated, "because rates
for small consumption under
some schedules ordered by the
Commission are equal to or
higher than die bonded rates
for low use."
Both Nantahala and the Mead
Corporation appealed to the
Superior Court the Utilities
Commission order of October
28, 1963, extabllshing new
rates for all customers, and a
supplemental order of June 11,
1964, which revised rates for
commercial customers. Nan
tahala sought a higher valua
tion of its properties and a
higher rate of return than
that allowed by the Comm
ission.
Elmer B. Childers
Elmer B. Childers
Completes 25 Years
With Nantahala P&L
FRANKLIN - Elmer B.
Childres of Nantahala com
pletes 25 years of service with
Nantahala Power and Light
Company May 27 to become
the 21 member of the
company's 25 Year Club.
Mr. Childers is Assistant
Chief Operator at the power
company's Nantahala plant.
He is a native of Franklin,
where he was first employed
by Nantahala on May 27, 1940.
In 1941 he moved to Glenville
as an operator at Nantahala's
Thorpe plant, and later that
year was promoted to shift
foreman in April of 1942, and
was promoted to his present
position in June of 1949.
Help Is Asked
Everyone interested in
forming a Softball league this
summer is asked to report to
the Fairgrounds this evening
(Thursday) at five o'clock.
Your presence is needed
whether you are interested as
a player or a spectator. There
is a lot of work to be done
in order to get the playing
field in shape and as soon as
this is done play will get
underway.
GIRL'S AUXILIARY CORONATION AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, ANDREWS - Picture!
are from rowi Marty Rmc*, Crown Bearer, and Rebecca Harris, Flower Girl. Iiml r*n
Marlene Moore, Patty Jo Ratter, Dtame Try, Sandra Jones, Beverly Garran, Mildred Moore.
Lola McLaUand, Martha ODeD, Gall Hoj^ed, Vldd West, and Jo Marl* McGulre. TMrd rowi
Mra. Carlyle Matheaon. Mrs. Wade Brook*. MUa Sua Long. Mrs. H. G. Retd, and Miss Darts
Ratter. _ ^