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Volume 76 - Number 42 Murphy, North Carolina May 12, 1966 *4 Pages This Week
AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
Incumbents Head Slate To
Do Battle With Democrats
By: Dave Bruce
Andrew J. Carter
Carter Seeks
Demo.Nomiaation
Andrew J. (Jack) Carter,
41, oI Route 3, Murphy, ann
ounced this week that he will
be a candidate for the nomi
nation for Register of Deeds
in the forthcoming Democratic
Convention to be held May 14.
Carter, a veteran of World
War n is the son of the late
Rollin E. Carter and is a mem
ber of the Grape Creek Bap
tist Church. He owns and op
erates a sawmill. He is mar
ried to the former Irene Mur
phy of Unaka. The Carter's
have two children, both girls,
Kathy, 11, and Karen, 5.
me cnerokee county nep
ubllcan Party held Its
nominating convention at the
courthouse Saturday, May 7.
Veteran incumbents head the
slate picked to do battle with
the Democrats In the
November General E election.
Claude Anderson will be
seeking his fourth term as
sheriff. Don Ramsey was
nominated to seek a second
term.' as clerk of superior
court. Register of Deeds J.
E. "Ed" Graves and Coroner
J.C. Townson will run for
their fourth terms.
This year six county
commissioners will be sel
ected instead of three
Cherokee County's board
of commissioners was doubled
in size in the last session of
legislature. It is the only
county in the state exempted
from reapportionment on a
population basis. Incumbent
Dr. W.A. Hoover and John
Dickey were nominated from
the Murphy or second district.
In the Andrews or first dis
trict, the nominees are
Maurice West and Carlyle
Matheson. Jack Simons ^nd
Luther Dockery were
Domini ted In the third dis
trict which comprises the
lower end of the county.
J.W.S. Davis of Xndrews
was endorsed to run for the
new seven county senate seat.
For the house race, the
Republicans nominated Wayne
West of day County. The
new house district comprises
Cherokee, Clay, Graham and
Macon counties.
Candidates were nominated
for the six constable posts.
They are Ralph Rayfield,
Murphy Township; Raymond
Tanner, Noctley Township;
Lesard Radford, Bcaverdam
Township; Posey Garrett,
Shoal Creek Township; N.L.
Adams, Valleytown Township;
and Virgil Hogsed, Hothouse
Township.
Slogan Contest Underway
Chamber 01 Commerce Selects
Wally Williams As President
Culminating a series of
called meetings of the Murphy
Chamber of Commerce, the
Board of Directors of the
Chamber elected Wallace P.
Williams president in a cal
led meeting of the Board on
April 29. Elected to serve
with Mr. Williams were: Jack
Owens, Vice-President;Lar
ry Black, Secretarv: and John
T. GUI, treasurer. Mr. Wil
liams appointed Max Blake
more and Dr. W. R. Gossett
to serve on the Executive
Committee of Board of Dir
ectors.
At the . irst regular meet
ing of the Board of Direct
ors, held at the Power Board
BuUding on Tuesday, May 10,
the Board decided to reopen
the Chamber of Commerce
office in the ground floor of
the Library Building in Mur
phy. The Board elected to
obtain the services of a full
time secretary to staff the
offices and made plans for
adding a credit reference ser
vice as one of the functions
of die Chamber.
The Board also announced
that plans are underway for
the annual membership drive
which will be held in Murphy
on June 24 and 25 of this year.
Max Blakemore was appoint
ed chairman of the member
ship drive and the entire Board
of Directors was appointed by
the President to serve with
Mr. Blakemore on the mem
bership committee.
President Williams app
ointed Ben Palmer as chair
man of a slogan contest to
select the best slogan or motto
for the Murphy Chamber of
Commerce. The contest is
open to people of all ages and
a prize of $10.00 will be given
to the person writing the best
slogan. All entries must be
brief and mailed to the Mur
phy Chamber of Commerce,
Murphy, North Carolina, no
later than May 28,1966. In
tne event of duplication, the
slogan with the earliest post
mark will win. Entries should
be placed on the back of a
post card, and Mr. Palmer
stressed that the name and
address of the entrant should
be clearly written on the en
try.
The Chamber of Commerce
is established and operates
for the benefit of the commun
ity as a whole. To this end,
the Murphy Chamber of Com
merce solicits the support
and suggestions of all of the
citizens, merchants, and in
dustrialists in this area.
Walloc* P. William*
Govt. Approves
$910,000 Loan
WASHINGTON - An REA
loan of )910,000 has been app
roved to enable Blue Ridge
Mountain EMC of Young Har
ris, Georgia to build addition
al transmission lines in North
Georgia and in Cherokee and
Clay Counties in North Caro
lina, Eleventh District Con
gressman Roy A. Taylor ann
ounced Wednesday.
Ed Towns on
Local Dealer
Hits Jackpot
Ed Townson, local
Pontiac - Buick - Rambler
dealer was notified this week
that he has been declared the
winner of an all expense paid
14 day trip to Hawaii for two.
Winning contests is nothing
new for Townson, but this one
is just about the biggest he
has won to date.
Townson received the fol
lowing telegram Monday
morning: "Congratulations to
you and your organization on
winning the "On Target" sales
campaign in your group. You
did an outstanding sales job."
The contest was for a per
iod of nine weeks beginning
February 21 among 75 dealers
in the six divisions that
included the southeastern
Atlanta Zone comprising the
states of North Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Tenn
essee, Florida and South
Carolina. A report was issued
every ten days and Townson
was top man on every report
from the beginning to the end.
The dealers included in the
contest were from towns with
a population of 25,000 or less.
Townson stated that during
the contest, he increased his
sales 199ft over the same
period last year.
Mr. and Mrs. Townson
expect to board a jet on the
morning of June 9th with a
stopover in Las Vegas that
night. Then continue to San
Francisco and spend the night
of the 10th continuing on to
Hawaii for eight days in the
sun returning to Murphy June
22.
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SCOUT STUDIO PHOTO
REP. ROY A. TAYLOR of the 11th Congressional District cut the ribbon Saturday ded
icating the $2-million Andrews Furniture plant. Looking on is (L) Lewis Reed, plant man
ager, (R) George L. Leinenweber, President of Magnavox of Tennessee and Percy B.
Ferebee, Mayor of Andrews.
Taylor Praises Andrews People
At Furniture Plant Dedication
Rep. Roy A. Taylor of the
11th Congressional District
pointed to the new Andrews
Furniture Industries, a sub
sidary of the Magna vox Com
pany, at Saturday s dedication
ceremony, as an example of
what people can do by help
ing themselves.
This plant would not be
here today," he said, "if the
people and Andrews had not
raised two-hundred thousand
dollars among themselves to
aid the project."
And he went on to say that
he knew of no town in North
Carolina that had accomplish
ed more by its own efforts
during the past three years.
He recalled for the crowd
of some 500 persons, includ
ing state and federal officials,
that 13 months ago when ground
was broken for the new plant
there was rain, "but today the
skies are blue and the sun is
shining, which points up the
economic climate of Andrews
and Cherokee County."
' The story of recent indust
rial development in Cherokee
County should challenge, and
thrill everyone of its citi
zens," Taylor declared.
"Listen to this. A year ago
the county had 1,744 indust
rial employees. At present,
2,575 workers are employed
in 17 industries. By the end
of next year you should have
more than 3,600 industrial
workers, an increase of over
100 per cent."
He pointed out that this in
dustrial growth is of vital im
portance to each store and
service establishment in the
area.
"Each new industrial job
has created at least one addi
tional service job in a store,
a filling station, in the con
struction industry or in one of
the public schools," Taylor
said.
"Its means that young peo
ple growing up here can now
find work at home and will
no longer have to leave the
area in search of a job. It
means that many who left un
willingly in search of work can
now come home."
Taylor said that Andrews
Furniture Industries is now
providing employment for
some 450 persons and an
annual payroll in excess of
$1.6 million.
"Within the next two
years," he added, "the plant
is expected to have a work
force of one thousand and an
annual payroll of $3.5 mill
ion."
Taylor said that new in
dustries never come easy,
"and this is no exception."
"It is here," he added,
"because the people of And
rews worked long and hard
gave of their time, their en
ergies and their money."
laylor declared that "suc
cess produces success and in
dustry follows industry," add
ing that "Andrews is becom
ing an industrial hub for a
many-county area."
He said that "servicing and
showing appreciation for ex
isting industries are as im
portant as seeking new ones.
"If we are lax in showing
appreciation for existing in
dustries, we are apt to pull
out a bare hook when we go
fishing for new ones.
"We must at every opport
unity assure the officials of
Andrews Furniture Industries
that this plant is needed and
is appreciated and that the
fine cooperation they have re
ceived to date will continue."
And he told the people of
Andrews and Cherokee County
that the development of their
county is limited by the
breadth of their own vislor
and the extent of their owr
enterprise.
James T. Sharke of Wash
ington, D. C., an official ol
the U. S. Department of Com
merce, cited the efforts of lo
cal people to secure the nev
plant and added that "you ar<
making a contribution to Pres'
ident Johnson's Great So'
ciety."
When the speeches were ov
er, George L. Leinenweber
president of Magnavox of Ten
nessee presented a check foi
$5,000 to Mayor Percy B
Ferebee to go into the mill
ion-dollar fund raising cam
paign for the new Andrew:
District Memorial Hospital
He also presented a cnecx
for $500 to the Andrews Res
cue Squad for new and badly
needed equipment.
James Fatla Chapman
Chapman Seeks
School Board Seat
J tines Fatie Chapman 35,
Route 4, Murphy, announced
this week that he will be a
candidate for the Cherokee
County School Board, opposing
Robert Stiles.
Chapman is a Democrat, a
Mason, a past local school
board member, and a past
precint chairman for eight
years.
"My Interest is for better
schools in Cherokee County,"
Chapman said, "especially
Hlawassee Dam. 1 feel weowe
it to our youqg people attending
our schools to make all
improvements possible. If
elected, I will endeavor to
work hard for the interest
of the schools and young
Saturday Is Last
Day To Register
The lest day for registrat
ion will be held at all voting
precincts In the county, Sat
urday, May 14th, between 9.-00
a.m. and sunset for any qual
ified voter who has not pre
viosuly registered.
Qualifications are as fol
lows: (1) The person must
be 21 years of age, or will
have attained that age by the
November 8 General Election.
(2) That he has resided in the
State for a year or will have
done so by the November 8th
election. (3) That he has re
sided in the precinct for thirty
days immediately preceding
the November 8 General
Election or will have done
so by that date. Saturday
May 21, will be challenge day.
By registering now, you will
of course be qualified to vote
in the November 8 election
this fall as well as the pri
mary, May 28, and too, you
might be sick or out of town
when the books are open this
fall and could not register ai
that time, but would be abk
to vote by absentee ballot.
Drowned Victim's Father
Files $225,000 Suit
A $225,000 suit was filed
it the Cherokee County
Courthouse here Monday by
Miles Henry Palmer, father
of Ronnie Edward Palmer,
who drowned July U, 1965 at
i public swimming pool near
Andrews.
The defendants in the case
are Lena Wood, E. A. Wood,
Jr., and Hugh Rayburn. They
are listed as owners of the
property and operators of the
swimming pool.
Old Market Days
Sale Begins Today
MURPHY- Some of the re
tail merchants of Murphy will
begin their old Market Days
Sidewalk Sale, Thursday (to
day) May 12 to continue through
Saturday, May 14th.
This is an annual event
in Murphy and merchants will
be displaying merchandise on
the sidewalk for shopping con
venience with all merchandise
inside the stores on Saturday.
The merchants whose ads
appear in this edition of the
Scout have slashed their
prices for this three-day sale
and are expecting this to be
the biggest Old Market Days
promotion yet.
The suit by Mr. Palmer
charges that the death of his
son was directly and proxi
mately caused by the negli
gence of the defendants by not
providing a person or per
sons experienced in life sav
ing to rescue the deceased
and the defendants failed to
keep or maintain any water
safety device or equipment at
the pool for rescue work.
The suit, also charged that
the water depths of the pool
were not properly marked and
that the deceased did not re
ceive proper life saving treat
ment after the body was found
at the bottom of the pool.
The pool, located about two
miles west of Andrews on
U. S. 19 has remained closed
since the 1965 drowning acci
dent.
Pre-School
Clinic Set
A pre-school clinic for all
children attending Murphy
Elementary School next year
will be held May 16. This is
for children 6 years of age, on
or before October 15, 1966.
The hours will be from 9:00
to 12:00 and from 1:00
to 3:00 in the Primary Wing
of Murphy Elementary School.
Taking office Monday night to serve the town of Murphy for the next 4 years were:
(L to R seated) W.T. "Bud" Brown, Mayor Cloe Moore, Francis Bourne, Jr., (Standing
L to R) W.A. Singleton, Wallace Williams, Ken Godfrey and Jerry Hatchett.
Victorious Democrats In Town
Election Took Office Monday
The Democratic slate of
candidates who were victor
ious in the May 3 Town of
Murphy general election took
office Monday night.
L. L. Mason, who served as
Mayor of Murphy for the past
14 years, swore inCloeMoore
as the town's new mayor.
Mason decided not to run
for re-election this year in
order to devote more time to
his law business.
After the new mayor was
sworn in, Moore immediately
gave the oath of office to the
six men who will guide the
Town of Murphy for the next
four years.
W. A. Singleton, who has
been serving on the board
since 1954 for a total of twelve
years now becomes the oldest
man in terms of service on the
board. Francis Bourne, Jr.
was elected to the board in
1955 giving him a total of ele
ven years service. This will
be the second term for Jerry
Hatchett and Ken Godfrey hav
ing been elected in 1962. Other
men sworn in and serving their
first term are Wallace P. Wil
liams andW. T. "Bud" Brown.
This gives the town the
benefit of 48 total years ex
perience in handling the many
problems that confront a busy
and growing town such as the
Town of Murphy.
Campground Closes
For Road Paving
Hiwassee ' Campground
closed Tuesday, May 10, and
will remain closed for app
roximately two weeks in order
for the main access road and
camping loops to be paved.
The Western North Caro
lina Paving Company of Way
nesvllle, under U. S. Forest
Service contract, will pave the
main access road 1.9 miles,
20 feet wide and the camping
loops 10 feet wide. The park
ing spurs will not be paved.
Approximate coat for pav
ing the Hanging Dog Road and
loopa in the Hiwassee Camp
ground is $23,000.
EDITORIAL:
Best Interest 01 Management
Workers Should Be Taken
The dedication of Magnavox's Andrews
Furniture Industries Plant took place last Sat
urday. Another dedication was revealed during
the ceremonies - the dedication of Magnavox to
the progress and welfare of our area.
This was firmly demonstrated with the
presentation of two checks by Magnavox. The
first, for $5,000, was given to the million dol
lar fund raising drive for expansion of the
District Memorial Hospital. The second, a
$500 check, was for the purchase of necessary
equipment by the recently formed Andrews Res
cue Squad.
Every resident of the area stands to
benefit from the generosity of Magnavox. The
company has, to use an old cliche, put its
money where its mouth is. It has not only pro
fessed to being a partner with the people in
the improvement of the area, it has rolled up
its sleeves and gone to work.
While some few companies come south
to find cheap labor and to toke advantage of
local people, Magnavox obviously didn't do
this. They created 500 new jobs and put into
effect what they call their standard package
of wages and fringe benefits.
This package is virtually the same
that Magnavox has at its cabinet plants in
Tennessee and Mississippi.
Now that Magnavox has made its in
tentions clear, the Scout hopes the people in
general and the employees of Andrews Furni
ture Industries in particular will affirm their
intention to do what is in the best interest of
both management and workers.