The Cherokee
Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 75 ? Number 50 Murphy, North Carolina July 8, 1965 ^ Pages This Week At murphy, north carouwa
Prizes To Be Given At
Bloodmobile Visit Here
MURPHY - The Spent Clii,
an organization made up of
people who cannot give blood
but want to help the blood
mobile drive, will be giving
away prizes during the blood
mobile visit here Tuesday,
July 13.
Here's how it works.
A Lions club gum ball machine
will be filled with green,
orange, red, white and bla&
gum balls. After each donor
gives blood he will be
presented with a penny to put
Into the machine.
If a green ball comes out,
he receives a water melon,
an orange ball, wins a can
telope, a red one and you get
an apple and if a white is
drawn, another chance is
given. If you happened to be
unlucky enough to get a black
ball, you get nothing.
To climax give away day
at the blood bank, each donors
name will go into a pot and at
5:30 p.m. a drawing will be
held. These lucky winners will
be presented with a $5.00
check.
Records show that 611 pints
of blood have been sent to
local hospitals in the past five
months with the bloodmobile
receiving only 106 pints in two
previous visits. The quoto for
this year is set at 320 pints.
Mrs. Edgar Harshaw.
Bloodmobile chairman, urges
everyone who possible can to
visit the Bloodmobile Tuesday
July 13 and give so that some
one else might live.
Adult Education
Classes To login
MURPHY- Holland McSwain
Resident Director of the Tri
County Industrial Education
Center, has announced that
Public School education class
es for adults, age 18 and over,
who have not completed high
school, will begin 6:30 o'clock
Tuesday night, July 13.
These classes are sched
uled to meet three hours each
Tuesday and Thursday nights
for a total of 60 hours. They
will be held in the foUowing
locations: Robbinsville High
School, Andrews High School,
Murphy High School, Hayes
ville High School and Hiwas
see Dam School.
There will be a fee of $5.00
per person to cover the cost
of textbooks used, with an
additional fee of $1.50forper
sons who have not had the
placement tests.
Do You Want Our $230 ?
Here's Your Dig Chance
Mr. Prize words editor says
If you really want to win
$230 you have your big chance
this week.
He's getting itchy to give
away all this loot and all you
have to do is turn to page 3
and fill out your entry.
Manv came so close to
winning last weeks jack pot
that Mr. Prizewords editor
gave us these extra bonus
answers for this weeks
puzzle to pass on to you.
The answer to number 11
across is Polite, number 3 Better hurry and enter,
down is Lie and number 8 Remember, the earliest post
across is Boast. mark wins.
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L It's often very difficult for a hostess when one of die guests
at her party Is PRIG (Prim). - Prin Is less apt. It means
stiffly formal, precise or correct - and It might be that kind
of a party. A PRIG Is someone who affects great propriety.
A party dampener. Indeed!
2. Many a king has fallen to an ACE (Axe). - Many goes
rather far with Axe; only a few monarchs have been thus
beheaded. ACE makes a reasonable statement, with king a
playing card.
3. People are sometimes carried aways In a fierce GALE
(Game). - Often would be the better word with fierce Game.
Only sometimes are people carried away In a fierce GALE.
5, Usually, the more bashful a person the less likely he Is
to SHOUT (Spout). - SHOUT, yes, because of the attention
It will draw upon himself. With Spout, he might do his voluble
talking In a small circle of friends.
6. Probably most bosses would prefer to see their workers
HAPPY (Sappy). - Sappy. in the sense of foolish, makes
nonsense of the due. Used to indicate that they're vital,
people of substance, it calls for a more positive statement
than one leading off with probably. HAPPY Is better. Probably
and most allows for bosses who care only to see that the work
gets out, and who have little regard for workers' HAPPYness.
8. A historian's views on current political events are
usually WIDER than those of others (Wiser). - Wisdom requires
exercise of discernment and judgment. The historian might
have WIDER views because of his research without necessairly
having Wiser views on currect political events.
9. Until tested by some grave danger few people realize
what FEAR they're capable of (Feat). - Many reasons other
than grave danger move people to perform a Feat of strength
or mental accomplishment. FEAR is better with grave danger.
11. How hurtful a bitter LASS can be! (Loss). - Note can be,
implying It Isn't always the case. If a Loss is bitter It must be
very hurtful: not so a bitter LASS, who might on occasion
restrain her feelings.
ACROSS:
L. Even hardhearted men sometimes find it difficult to rests
s woman when she's PLEADING (Pleasing). - PLEADING is
more to the point. It's a serious matter. His interests must
be involved and she's doing her best to change his mind
Pleasing signifies little. She can be Pleasing without having
any reason, or favor, in mind.
4. Naturally, a young woman likes to be MISSED by her
sweetheart (Kissed). - The clue refers to any young woman, no
matter of what nationality. Kissed is weak. In some parts of the
world, kissing is an alien custom. MISSED applies universally.
7. We sometimes discover who our truest friends are when
misfortune causes us to SORROW (Borrow). - It's much harder
to get money from someone than to get sympathy from him. Ai
least often is needed if Borrow is used in the due. The restrain
of sometimes is better with SORROW; much of the sympathy
might be mere platitudes, and not truly felt.
10. We're apt to feel uncomfortable when we unintentionally
cause a person to BOIL (Toil). - BOIL fits well with apt. His
rage might be short-lived, might be directed at someone else,
or it Just might do some good. If we make him Toil unlnten
' tionally, we've made him labor hard needlessly. We would b?
uncomfortable over the trouble we caused.
12. It usually takes a stern rebuke to have much effect on i
child who is PERT (Pest). - It virtually always takes a steri
have much effect on a child who is a Pi
rebuke to have much effect on a child who is a Pest. A PERT
' saucy, child isn't quite so hard to bring into line.
13. Even a pessimist is apt to be more cheerful when he gen
PARI (Pay). - Pay is open to question; he might be convince!
he deserved more. PAR is better; any average player is
pleased when begets PARI
M. We see leading film stars in many attractive ROLE
(Robes). - Robes is generalyy understood to mean gowns: filn
word attrai
stars Include both men and women. The word attractivi
points to ROLES; attractive ROLES usually go to the leading
stars.
16. War provides a government with many new POSER
f. (Powers). ? War can scardey Itself directly provide goven
mens with new Powers; governments must provide them
t selves with such powers. POSERS is better because of th
? outright statement. New problems inevitably have to be facet
Photo by Scout Studio
BYSTANDERS LIFT PICKUP TRUCK from injured cyclist following an accident in downtown
Murphy Saturday, July 3. Donnie Peeples, 22, of Huntsville, Ala., was pinned beneath the truck
for approximately 15 minutes before being rescued.
Cyclist Trapped
Following Wreck
MURPHY - A cyclist was
pinned in die wreckage follow
ing an accident involving his
motor cycle and a pickup truck
in downtown Murphy Saturday
about 5:30 p.m. July 3.
Injured was Donnie Peeples,
32, of Huntsville, Ala.
Peeples was one of approx
imately 25 cyclists of a Hunt
sville motor cycle club pass
ing through Murphy on a rid
ing tour of the Smoky Mount
ains.
No one was injured in the
pickup truck driven by
Leanord Thornwell Graham,
47, of Silver Creek, Ga.
Chief of Police Blain
Stalcup, who investigated the
accident, stated that both ve
hicles had just pulled away
after stopping for a traffic
light at the intersection of
Hiwassee and Peachtree Str
eets. The cyclist attempted to
! pass on the right when he saw
| the pickup begin to change
lanes from left to right.
The guard rail of the
cycle bacame entangled bet
ween the right front fender
and bumper of the truck, thro
wing the rider and motor cycle
in front of the truck.
Bystanders, who witnessed
the accident, lifted the truck
off of Peeples and he was
rushed to Providence Hospital
He was treated for a compound
fracture of the left leg.burns,
and cuts about the face.
Peeples was released from the
hospital Monday.
Chief Stalcup said that no
charges were fUed against
either driver.
Ex-Graham
Man Charged
With Murder
ROBBINSV1LLE -Amurder
charge was lodged against J.
C. Jenkins, 33, of Gastonia,
here Tuesday afternoon, as a
result of the fatal shooting of
his brother-in-law Monday
night during an altercation on
the shore of Fonta.ia Lake.
Sheriff G. E. Brewer said
Steve Cable, 19, of the Stec
oah section of Graham Cou
nty, was shot between the eyes
with a .22 caliber pistol about
11:30 p. in. Monday. The shoot
ing took place during a seven
man gathering at a camp
ground on the lake shore, con
' sisting of four Cable and three
1 Jenkins*. There was evidence
of drinking, the sheriff said,
followed by a fight between the
u two men.
The nature of the argument
was not established. Jenkins
was placed in jail here to await
a coroner's inquest which was
1 scheduled for Tuesday after
1 noon, and then postponed. She
riff Brewer said a hearing
1 will be held Wednesday, al
though he said Jenkins has not
1 asked for one.
The sheriff said the group
consisted of J. C., Kenneth,
r and Dewayne Jenkins, and
Steve, Ed, Hcbert, and Bill
Cable, fill Cable is die father
\ of the slain man. J. C. Jen
, kins is a native of the Ste
coah section, but has lived in
, Gastonia for the past eight
or 10 years, the sheriff's
office stated.
, Little League "
' Baseball Scores
Murphy - The Murphy Lit
* tie League and Pony League
baseball teams have openec
I their seasons. Results o
> games played are t Monday
June 21, Athletics-7, Indians
S 8| Thursday, June 24, Mets
- 16. Athletics-M; Dodgers-14
" Braves-Bt Monday, June 28
e Indians-13, Mats-7| White
L Sox-8, Dodgers-7.
Photo by Scout Studio
TOP THREE CONTESTANTS - in the Miss Lake Hiwassee
contest held at the Murphy swimming pool Friday July 2
are (Center) Miss Janie Tipton, crowned Miss Lake Hiwassee,
(Left) First Runner up. Miss Jeannie James, and (right)
Second runner up, Miss Becky Farmer.
Thousands Attend 3 Day
Jaycee Water Festival
MURPHY - TheSecondAnn
ual LakeHiwassee Water Fes
tival, under the sponsorship
of the Murphy Junior Chamber
of Commerce, gave Murphy
its three days of fun and
festivity beginning with the
beauty contest on July 2 and
ending with the running of Dis
trict 14 NOA Championship
Boat Races Sunday July 4.
Also included in the pro
gram was a swimming and div
ing contest, a water skiing
contest, a mountain square
dance, a fireworks display and
a fishing contest.
Spokesmen for thejaycees
state that the festival was a
success beyond all expectat
ions, both in the number of
participants and in the number
of observers at each event.
It has been estimated that
the crowd attending the square
dance and fireworks display
alone exceeded three thousand
persons, many of whom were
out-of-staters who happened
to be In Murphy for the 4 of
July.
The Beauty contest Inaug
urated the Lake Hiwassee
Festival on July 2 and Miss
Janie Tipton, daguhter of Mr.
and Mrs Cecil Tipton ofBra
sstown, was selected Miss
Lake Hiwassee of 1965. Miss
Tipton received a trophy and
$75.00 cash from thejaycees.
A large bouquet of red sweet
heart roses was presented to
her by the Murphy Florist.
First runner-up in the Miss
Lake Hiwassee contest was
Miss Jeannie James,daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. William
James of Rt. 3, Murphy. Miss
James received a silver cup
and $30.00 cash.
Second runner-up to Miss
Tipton was Miss Becky Far
mer, daughter of Mrs.
Vlvoudou Farmer of Murphy.
Miss Firmer received a brae -
let and $16.00 in cash.
The judge for the Miss Lake
Hiwassee contest were Mrs.
Jerry Klqg of Tulsa Oklahoma,
Mr. James Bellamy of Greer,
S.C., and Mr. Frank Mauney
of Murphy.
The Murphy Business and
Professional Womens dull
handled the beauty contest for
thejaycees.
Immediately following the
Miss Lake Hiwassee contest,
the Jaycees sponsored i
swimming contest at tlx
Murphy Lions Club pool.
Jimmy Sherrill of Murphy
took first place in the diving
with Hubert Raper second and
Jimmy Miles third.
The swimming contest was
divided into three categories:
free style, back stroke, and
breast stroke.
First place winners in the
free-style event was Britney
Beavers, runner up was Perry
Brown, with Jimmy Miles
placing third.
In the back stroke, the first
place trophy went to Jimmy
Miles; second to Perry Brown;
and third Denny Smith.
The breast stroke event was
won by Bill Cheney, with
Jimmy Miles, second and
Denny Smith, thrid.
Ski Contest Winners were:
Girls Slalom, Miss Phlllis
Hardin; Boys Slalom, Paul
Allen Ledford; Worn ens Sla
lom, Wunette Avis; Mens Sla
lom, Bobby Weaver.
Bobby Weaver, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Weaver of
Murphy took first place honors
in the Trick skiing and also
won the senior overall Drivers
Trophy. Junior overall trophy
went to Miss Phlllis Hardin.
RACE RESULTS
Closed Course
40-50 h.p. - Charles
Swetman, first; second. Gene
Giden; and third, Tommy
Posey.
50-60 h.p. - first, Hoppie
Godfrey; second, Charles
Swetman; third. Tommy
Posey.
70-80 h.p. - first, Hubert
McNeil; second, Hopple God
frey, and third, Linton Baggs.
80-90 - first. Butch Jordan,
second, S. G. Towns end, and
third. Jack Eslinger.
Unlimited - first, Dickie
Bush; second. Butch Jordan;
third. Jack Eslinger.
Unlimited IV - first, Jack
Eslinger; second, E. G. Tow
ns end, and third, Ray Chumny.
Marathon winners were:
40-60 h. p. - first, Charles
Swetman; second, WaltHsg
ller and third, Gene Gtderu
60-60 tup. - first, Hoppie
Godfrey; second, Hanger, and
third. StUwelL
70-80 tup. - first Linton
Baggs, second McNelL
80-90 tup. - Ray Ctnsnney.
Continued Back Pes*
Andrews Plant Plans Grow Larger
Magnavox Expects To Employ 900
ANDREWS- Since the pur
chase of Andrews Furniture
Industries, Inc. by Magna vox
Corporation, the plans for the
new plant at Andrews are even
larger than was originally
contemplated.
Waynewood, Inc., the ori
ginal parent company of And
Teens Win 2nd
Race With Death
WOLF CREEK - Two
arrowing experiences for Tut
Westmoreland and Steve Hel
on of Rt. 1, Copper htil.Tenn.
ast week ended in tragedy in
he first and success in the
iecond.
On Monday afternoon, June
18, about 3:00 p.m., they tried
insuccessfuUy to reach their
iwimming companion, Don
3allew. 17, of the Wolf Creek
pommunity, to save him from
lrowning.
About the same time Wed
nesday afternoon, the two boys
"ere able to rush Jim Coll
ins of Gainesville, Ga., to the
-Opper Basin Hospital where
smergency treatment revived
aim.
Collins, an engineer for
Farley-Collins and Assoc
iates of Gainesville, Ga., was
stung by a hornet in the moun
tains near where the boys live.
The sting affected his res
piratory system and it was a
race against time to save him.
The boys rushed Collins to the
hospital in Westmoreland's
car.
Steve and Tut said they were
very happy to have been able
to help Mr. Collins because
to have lost another life in
three days would have been
too much.
Gunshot Kills
Graham Man
ROBBINSVILLE- Claude
Burrell, 56, of the Tuskegee
section of Graham County was
found dead of a shotgun head
wound near his home early
Thursday, July 1.
Coroner Haywood Crawford
investigated and said the shot
gun, which was found beside
the victim, apparently dis-?
charged accidentally. Earth
caked on the stock indicated
that Burrell may have been
holding it as a walking aid.
There was no safety on the
gun. Mrs. Burrell discovered
her husband's body about day
break. She said he often went
out early to shoot crows, but
that she did not hear any
gunfire Thursday.
He was a native of Tenn
essee and had lived in Graham
County for the past five years.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Ruby Holder Burrell;
four sisters, Mrs. Maudie
Holder and Mrs. Esta Holder
of Robbinsville.andMrs.Bes
sie Galloway and Mrs. Virgie
Galloway of Rosman; three
brothers, Grady of Robbins
ville, Johnnie of Rosman, and
Billy of Etowah, Tenn.
Services were held at 3
p.m., Saturday in the chapel of
Townson Funeral Home at
Robbinsville.
The Rev. Clifford George
officiated and burial was in
Sawmill Baptist Church
Cemetery in Swain County.
Rockhounds Gather
For Second Outing
By: Red Schuyler:
The second outing of four
for the year Is scheduled for
this weekend at the Gorgarama
Park in beautiful Nantahala
Gorge. Rockhounds from
numerous states plus inter
ested visitors will once again
flock to the Gorgarama Park
to display their precious
stones and minerals.
The first Rock Swap was
held the weekend of May 16
and two more are scheduled
for this year, August 26-29
and October 16-17. Many gem
stones such as garnets, rub
ies and sapphires will be up
for sale or swap depending
on what you have to offer.
Of the four "swaps" held
every year in the beautiful
Smoky Mountains, this should
be the biggest of all due to
the fact that it occurs during
the height of the tourist sea
son. Even if you are not a
"rockhound" there will be
plenty ? see and make your
eves bulge. Cars from just
about every state In the union
can be seen during these
"swaps" which had their be
Contlnuad Bock Pegs
rews Furniture Industries,
Inc. had planned to employ
650. According to a letter
just received from Congress
man Roy A. Taylor, who re- v
cently talked In Washington
with Mr. Frank Friemann,
President of Magnavox Cor
poration, Magna vox expects to
employ up to 900 as rapidly
as the local labor can be train
ed in the skills needed.
Representatives of the state
and federal employment agen
cies met in Andrews a few
days ago and stated that arr
angements were being made
just as rapidly as possible
to set up the necessary train
ing equipment, and every eff
ort will be made to handle the
training as expediently as
possible, although this will be
the largest undertaking of its
kind that the agencies had ever
had.
Harold Wells, grading con
tractor, has about completed
his work on the 50-acre site
and the construction contract
ors, Singletary and Fowler,
have begun moving in their
equipment and started the first
of the month actually pouring
concrete.
Every effort is being made
to expedite the completion of
the project. The Southern
Railroad is installing the ne
cessary sidetracks, andraods
to the project, being built by
the state highway, are nearlng
completion.
Governor Drafted' Newsman
Russ Is Commissioner Of
14th Highway Division
RALEIGH " Gov Dan Moore
has appointed W. Curtis Russ,
Waynesville, as a member of
the State Highway Comm
ission. The announcement was
made late Thursday afternoon,
July L
Russ is editor and general
manager of the Waynesville
Mountaineer.
He will represent the 14
Division which is made up of
10 counties, Polk, Henderson,
Transylvania, Haywood, Jack- I
son, Macon, Swain, Clay, I
Graham, and Cherokee.
The new Commissioner
went to Haywood in 1931 and
assumed his present position
with The Mountaineer in the
spring of 1932.
During the 34 years, he has
been a staunch supporter of
better roads and schools.
Russ was one of the organ
izers and leaders of some 200
Western Carolinians to Ral
eigh to appear before the High
way Commissionstressingthe
importance of expediting work
on Interstate 26 and 40.
He has served as president
of the North Carolina Press
Association, and is presently
a director of the State organ
ization. He is also state dir
ector of Sigma Delta Chi, pro
fessional Journalism Society,
and the Printing Industry of
the two Carolinas.
The new Commissioner has
served his Chamber of Com
merce as director for 32
years and is a member of
the local advisory board of the
First Union National Bank.
While Russ was keenly in
terested in the highway pro
gram, and the commissioner ol
the 14 Division, he had no
personal interest in the post.
He was literally "drafted
by Gov. Moore Wednesday."
The appointment came as a
complete surprise to Russ and
it took him several hours,
many telephone calls and per
sonal consultations to make up
his mind to accept the app
ointment.
The appointment also came
as a surprise to Haywood
W. CURTIS RUSS
?Named highway commissioner
County where it was general
knowledge that Russ (or any
one else) had no aspirations
for the office.
The appointment came dir
ectly from Governor Moore
himself. It came as a means of
settling a controversy which
developed among the Gov
ernors own friends.
At least four counties in the
14 Division had candidates for
the office.
Cherokee county had two
such candidates.
Haywood had none.
But things can change ...
and change rapidly occ
asionally.
They changed recently when
a very definite wrangle dev
eloped among factions supp
orting this and that candidate
of their choice for the office.
Gov. Moore was in a hot
spot . . and he was deter
mined to cool the setting Most
anybody would.
In converting the "hot spot"
into a cooler situation, Gov.
Moore turned to Russ his
personal candidate.
Lost
A pair of rimless glasses
was found in the court house
and turned In at the Scout
Office.
If the owner will come by
the Scout office they will be
returned.
Imii Ph?t* fc? ??"'
The shaving house and boiler at Commonwealth Lumber
Company la shown blazing at 9 JO p.m. Friday night, July 2.
The Murphy Volunteer Fire Department quickly brought the
flames under control, saving other buildings from catching
fire. Damage was estimated at several thousand dollars bet a
company spokesman stated that operations were normal.