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Volume 75- Number 51 Murphy, North Carolina July 15. 1965 12 Pages This Week AT ML'HPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
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Oopsl We goofed ? little in
lest weeks story concerning
the Jaycee Water Festival. We
failed to mention one of die
most Important organisations
in our town. The Cherokee
County Rescue Squad. The
rescue "gents" were a great
asset to the Jaycees, helping
direct traffic, communic
ations and serving as rescue
pick up boats at the races. The
squad also gave away a nice
fishing rig (boat, motor, and
trailer) after the boat races
on July 4. The lucky winner
was Jlmmle Walker of
Murphy, an employee of theU.
S. Forest Service. Sorry
Fellows.
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A tip of our Scoutlet hat
goes to J. H. Duncan, owner
of the Duncan Oil Company,
this. week. Mr. Duncan says
he just can't see people ha ving
to pay to use Uncle Sam's
picnic facilities so be built
one adjacent to his bulk plant
on US 64 West of Murphy. Mr.
Duncan's picnic table even has
a roof over It to pro vide shade
and keep the rain off should
a quick shower come up. Best
of all it's FREE.
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Neighbors thought that
"Tarzan" had come to Murphy
when preacher Bill Thompson
came swinging from his roof
top recently. Bill had decided
to clean the gutters on his
house so he parked his Volk
swagen at the edge of the car
port, skipped lightly from the
top of the car to the roof
of his house and began his
chores. Then a quick shower
came and caught him on the
house. Fearing a jump back
to the slick car top. Bill
called one cf his youngans tc
toss him the end of a ski
rope which was tied to a near
by tree limb. Off he swung,
but the rope slipped through
his hands and gave some pre
tty bad cuts. We're sure Pre
acher Bill learned two lesson
from this experience, (l;
Leave the vine swinging to the
jungle man and (2) it s che
aper to buy a ladder. Right
Bill?
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Fred Davis, our fast phot
ographer, was kind enough tc
keep our Parakeet during vac
ation and we just learned that
the bird caused some embar
rassment. Fred put die blrc
in his photo studio for safe
keeping but the whole thing
backfired. A Brlde-To -B<
came in to have her picture
made and wouldn't you knov
it, that cotton picking bird lei
out with a couple of good whis
tles. Fred seemed to be the
most embarassed and he say:
hell never trust another bird
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Most folks know Elmer Kil
gore, Sinclair Products Distr
ibutor here, but if you don'i
he's a tough old Ex-Marin
who talks with the "bark on1
all the time. He comes int
the restaurant every mornln
yelling for his coffee befor
he reaches the back table.
Usually the waitresses se
him coming and have coffe
on the table when he sits dowt
Friday morning no one sa
good ole Elmer come In. H
plopped into a chair, beat c
the table and yelled for coffe
and water. Waitress Billi
hussled over, placed a cup i
coffee in from of Elmer ar
poured the glass of ice watc
down his back. Boy did th
cool him off. It almost brol
the place up. We'll have i
give Elmer credit though,!
can take it as well as dii
it out.
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One other thing about El
mer, he always seems to t
in a good mood and we jut
couldn't resist asking how!
managed it Elmers phi]
osophy: "A moment of angc
is a moment of happlne
lost". How true. How trut
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Clyde Gladson, a barber i
the City Barber Shop, sa)
hell not buy another 'pig I
the poke' from fellow barb*
L. B. Ledford. Clyde ga<
L. B. $3.00 to bring him s:
Rhode Island Red chlcket
and when L. B. brought the
to the shop the other barbei
said they looked like a mlxtui
of Owls and Crows. In fac
they convinced Clyde thatthi
were not chickens and hega'
them away.
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Commissioner Plans Meeting
On County Highway Problems
The citizens of Cherokee
and Clay County will soon have
an opportunity to talk over
highway matters with the new
Commissioner of the 14 Div
ision, W. Curtis Russ, of Way
nes ville.
The Commissioner wrote
W. A. Hoover, Cherokee Co
unty Board of Commissioners
Chairman, and William T. Gr
oves, Chairman of the Clay
County Board of Commissi
oners, that he was gathering
data on Cherokee and Clay
County roads in Raleigh pre
paratory to the meeting.
No date has been set, since
it is not known how long it
will take to get all the facts
the Commissioner wants. He
said the time and place will
be much publicized in both
newspaper and over radio.
The Commissioner said he
was also going to provide
the local news media with the
facts about highway projects
in the county, and keep them
well informed.
Russ is ? newspaper editor,
and has, over the past 34 years
in Haywood, led many campa
igns for specific road pro
jects, the largest being the
Interstate Road down Pigeon
River Gorge into Tennessee.
The Governor sought Russ
for the post, citing his interest
and experience in highway
matters. The Commissioner
has no political ambitions, and
said: "My job is to try to get
the roads needed in the 14
Division. In fact, to build roads
and not a political machine."
Very soon, the Commiss
ioner will also announce when
he and the complete Division
staff will be at headquarters
in Sylva to transact all high
way matters. In view of die
absence of records and data
in his office in Waynesville,
all road matters will be tra
nsacted in the Sylva office.
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EXPLANATION OF ANSWERS PRiZEWORD PUZZLE NO. 542
ACROSS:
L A severe blow on the foot sometimes causes a permanent
LIMP (Lump).- The specific reference to foot and the frequency
of sometimes Indicate LIMP. A permanent Lump isn't nearly
so likely.
5. FIRE can travel very quickly (Wire).- A Wire (Telegram]
does travel very quickly. The doubt expressed by can 1
better with FIRE; it depends on circumstances.
6. When we know we're right in an argument, we tend to reseni
attempts to CONFUTE us (Confuse).- Tend to resent doesn'i
go far enough with Confuse. It's an unfair attempt to gair
an advantage over us. CONFUTE indicates an all-out attempi
to prove we're wrong, but there's nothing unfair about it. Now
when we know we're right.
8. Too-easy success is apt to make an arrogant BOAST (Beast).
BOASTfulness might well arise out of arrogance as a result
of too easy success; it's not nearly so likely to make the arro
gant man a brute or Beast; it might even mellow him.
11. We're apt to think twice about Ignoring a POLITE request
(Police).- We're more than apt to think twice about ignoring
a Police request. To ignore a POLITE request is not b]
any means so serious.
12. Fond parents usually think more of visitors who SEEK ti
be well informed about their children (Seem).- The objectioi
to Seem is that the information the visitors have about thi
children might not be at all pleasing! SEEK implies the visitor:
ask questions about the children - and fond parents like t<
talk about their youngsters.
13. His having an extravagant wife causes many a poor man ti
RAVE (Save).- Whether it causes him to Save is surely de'
pendent upon his ability and resources to Save. RAVE is mori
reasonable.
14. Domestic quarrels often result when a wife has MIXED idea:
on running the home (Fixed).- Often exaggerates with Fixes
she might well know her business and run the home efficiently
There's less likelihood of her doing so when her ideas ar
M1SED, muddled.
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L. A conspicuous LOCK o hair often causes a man to be star:
at (Lack).- Often goes too far with Lack; men who are bal
are by no means uncommon. LOCK is more to the point
2. Often, the older they are the harder it is for MENIAL worker
to get a job (Mental).- Often exaggerates with Mental; sue
workers are experienced and more or less skilled. Not s
the MENIAL workers. And the body ages and becomes les
agile more quickly than the mind.
3. A poorly concocted LIE rarely proves palatable (Pie).
Not Pie; individual palates for food are widely varied. Bt
rarely do you like to be told a stupid LIE -- it's an insu
to your intelligence, and thus figuratively unpalatable.
4. People who never BEG often criticize adversely those wh
do (Bet).- BEG is better with often because begging is at th
expense of people other than the beggar. People who Bet do s
at their own expense. Their actions need not concern other:
7. We're sometimes surprised to see how little MOVED b
children are people who fuss over them (Loved).- Loved goe
rather far; most children like attention. The case for MOVE
is stronger; it concerns the reaction of the people who fus
over children; sometimes, such people can be surprising!
hardhearted.
9. Probably most men who SHAVE find it irksome (Slave).
The triple restraint in the clue - probably, most, and ikt
some * is too great with Slave. SHAVE is true to llfi
10. It tends to irritate a husband when he hears his wife boa:
she's got him TAPED (Tamed). - The restraint in tends I
better with TAPED. It implies she's got the measure of hin
that she understands him completely. Tamed goes much fur
ther, implying that he obeys her dictates. Tends understate
with Tamed.
1L People of a restless disposition are apt to have difficult
in holding a steady POSE (poet).- With POSE restless applii
in a physical sense; with Poet It applies in a mental and mot
figurative sense. Those who are physically restless are a
to have difficulty in holding a steady POSE. Post, a job, I
weak; their difficulty is not In the holding of the Post, but in tb
disinclination to remain In It.
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Photo by Scout Studio
The Beech Creek Seed Orchard at Murphy hosted a Tree G
from the National Forests in North Carolina Tuesday and Wei
essee and Georgia were also at the session.
Climbers trained at this session will collect the twigs from
Forests in North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia, to be used i
Seed Orchard. The Orchard will produce seed from these gt
National Forest timber stands.
Pott J. Miller
MURPHY- Pan J. MiUer,
a former Clay County man,
has been assignedtoCherokee
County. Patrolman Miller
joined the N. C. State High
way Patrol in 1959. In 1960
he resigned to go into business
for himself and operated a
service station in Highlands
and a dairy farm in Hayesville.
Patrolman Miller rejoined the
Highway Patrol onjuly 1,1966.
Miller and his wife.Ausetlla
have two sons, Michael Will
iam and Kevin Richard. They
plan to make their home in
Cherokee County.
He replaces Patrolman
Gary Church who has been
assigned to duty in Buncombe
County.
Taylor Fights To Reverse
Supreme Court Decision
WASHINGTON - Eleventh
District Congressman Roy A.
Taylor testified here Wednes
day in behalf of legislation
he has introduced to reverse
the Supreme Court's contro
versial reapportionment de
cision.
Rep. Taylor's bill asks for
a Constitutional amendment
supporting the principle that
one house of state legislat
ures should be apportioned on
a basis other than population
if the people of the individ
ual states so desire.
Hearings on Taylor's bill
and more than eighty similar
bills and resolutions were op
ened by the House Judiciary
Committee. They will con
tinue for approximately one
week.
"The Supreme Court's re
apportionment decision three
tnes to deny many North Caro
lina counties their own re
presentatives in the State Leg
islature", the Congressman
warned.
The decision would require
that both the North Carolina
Senate and House be apport
ioned on a purely population
basis. The Senate is already
apportioned on this basis.
The House,however, is app
ortioned on the basis of both
population and geography, with
every county having at least
one local representative.
"I believe the people of
North Carolina have created a
system which is balanced and
fair, and should not be disturb
ed by the Supreme Court. I
believe every county should
continue to have its own rep
resentatives in the larger
brands of the state legislat
ure", Taylor stated.
limbing School for climbers
dnesday. Climbers from Tenn
superior trees on the National
n grafting for the Beech Creek
?afts to be used to improve our
Town Board Sets
1965-66 Tax Rate
MURPHY - At a regular
meeting of the Murphy Town
Board Monday, July 12, the
tax rate for 1965-66 was set.
After discussing the budget
for the next fiscal year,
the Board adopted a tax rate
of $2.00 per $100.00 evalua
tion.
The 1965-66 rate remains
the same as last years tax
schedule.
Teenage Club
To Meet Fridav
HAYESVILLE - Mr. and
Mrs. Carl Lyvers have ann
ounced plans for the Teen
Age Club to meet at the Wal
ker Building Friday night July
16 at 7:30 p.m.
Since some of the officers
have gone out of Clay County,
Mrs. Lyvers said new officers
will be elected new games and
activities for the months of
July and August will be dis
cussed.
She said rumors have gone
out that the club is closed,
but this is in error and all
members are invited to attend
this meeting.
Jack E. Earley
Earley Is New Co.
Extension Chairman
MURPHY- Jack E. Earley
resumed his duties as Chero
kee County Extension Chair
man, July 1. He succeeds
James H. Stewart, who has
been appointed County Exten
sion Chairman In Granville
County, Oxford, N. C.
Earley is a 1954 Berea Col
lege graduate. After finish
ing at Berea he served two
years in the Army and has
served seven years with the
Extension Service in Jackson
County as Assistant Agricul
tural Extension Agent.
Mrs. Earley is the former
Maxine Randolph of Canton and
it a 1965 graduate of Berea.
The Ear leys have three child
ren. Douglas, age 8,Gary,afi
6, and Lynn, age 4.
Marble Youth Drowns In
Andrews Swimming Pool
ANDREWS - A Cherokee
County youth drowned about 4
p.m. Sunday, July 11, in the
Andrews Swimming Pool.
Pronounced dead on arri
val at an Andrews Hospital
was Ronnie Palmer, 17, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Henry
Palmer of Marble.
Companions reportedly no
tified the pool lifeguard and
manager that Palmer was
missing. An immediate
search of the pool was begun
and the body was found in six
feet of water.
The youth was a student at
Andrews High School.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are a brother, Rick
ie Palmer of the home; the
maternal grandmother, Mrs.
Elbert Queen of Marble; and
the paternal grandfather, Fred
Palmer of Marble.
Services were held at 2
pjn., Tuesday in Marble
Springs Baptist Church.
Ronnie Palmer
The Rev. Lester Stowe and
the Rev. Ernest Sanders offi
ciated and burial was in Moss
Cemetery.
Townson Funeral Home of
Murphy was in charge.
Cherokee And Clay Boys
To Attend Camp Ney-A-Ti
Fifteen Cherokee and Clay
County boys will leave for two
weeks encampment at Camp
Ney-A-Ti onGuntersvilleLake
in Alabama Sunday July 18.
The boys will attend the
camp under the sponsorship of
the Cherokee Scout and Clay
County Progress. They range
in age between 12 and 15years
of age and the camp is free
with transportation furnished
to and from the camp. Ney
A- Ti is an Indian name and
means "camp by the lake"
and is owned and operated by
Summer Camps Inc., an aff
iliate of Southern Newspapers
Inc.
Approximately 800 boys
from all over the southern
states attend the camp each
year as guest of the various
newspapers that make up Sou
thern Newspapers, Inc. They
attend at the rate of about
100 every two weeks for 16
weeks. As one group goes
out another group comes in.
A continuous cycle all summer
long.
Clement K. Gant, better
known as "Coach" is director
of Ney-A-Ti and has held this
position for quite a few years.
"Coach" is capable and ex
perienced director and is al
ways considerate and under
standing with all the youths
at the camp. It has been said
that he could tell from one
year to the next about any
boy who stays at the camp
without reference to the camp
records. He makes it his job
to know and understand every
boy who attends his camp.
A typical day at Ney-A-Ti
begins early on Guntersville
Lake. A salute to the flag
opens the days activities. At
the camp the boys play bas
ketball, baseball, badminton,
miniature golf, shuffle board,
horseshoes and many other
games. All competitive games
are under the supervision of
one of the counselors at the
camp. Coach Gant is head
basketball coach at Ringold,
Ga. High School.
"The camp by the lake" is
a water sports paradise for
the campers. Whether its
fishing, swimming, or boating,
the never ending task of teac
hing goes on. Campers are
taught to swim, get instruc
tions in diving, life saving and
first aid.
Nestled on the side of a
mountain in a forest with many
winding trails, the camp nat
urally leads the youngsters to
nature. IXiring the two week
camp, the camper has an opp
ortunity to try his hand at
handicrafts. Boys are singled
out for their excellence and
are awarded certificates. At
night they have moving pic
tures at an outdoor or indoor
theatre depending on the wea
ther.
The boys will leave Murphy
at 7:00 a.m. Sunday morning
and will arrive at Ney-A- Ti
in time for lunch.
Severe Storm
Lashes Murphy
MURPHY- A severe thun
derstorm accompanied by high
winds lashed Murphy early
Friday afternoon, July 9, and
caused considerable property
damage, in addition to being
blamed for a traffic accident.
The 30-minute assault tore
part of a roof from the Levi
Strauss clothing plant and up
rooted several large trees.
Other roofs across town were
raveled by the wind.
Cars driven by Daniel
Green, 23, of Murphy and
Dwight Sammons,20,ofMock
sville, collided on U. S. 64
West, just inside the city
limits. Green and a passen
ger, Harvey Chastain, were
taken to Providence HospltaL
Sammons was not hurt in the
wreck, but cut his jaw
against a broken car window
when a close thunderclap
caused him to jump and slip
after he had emerged from his
car.
Green was treated in the
emergency room and dismiss
ed. Chastain was admitted
to the hospital suffering from
several broken ribs and cuts
and bruises. His condition is
listed as good.
Wilbur Arrant, Jr., 22, of
Brasstown was Involved later
in the afternoon in a one-car
accident on Peach tree Street
in Murphy.
According to police, the
door of his car came open, and
he fell partly out, grabbing the
steering wheel as he felL The
car swerved across die street
and Into a tree, causing some
property damage to a yard.
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