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Volume 78 ? Number 39 -- Murphy, North Carolina -- April 18, 1968 *" Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Corolina
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The First Methodist Church will hold a service of consecration
er the new educational building at 3 p.m. Sunday. Open house
fill follow until 5:30. The $107,000 structure contains 13
classrooms, library, fellowship hall and other facilities. (Photo
by Dave Bruce)
Plane, 2 Bodies Found
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Pn Graham Mountainside
< The bodies of two bhio men
were found Saturday in the
Wreckage of a plane missing
since December 22 on Hooper
Bald in Graham County.
1 The victims, who apparently
feed on impact, were identified
is Larry Dale Wood, 22, and
Barry Stites, 58, both of Lon
don, Ohio.
Wood was piloting the plane.
He was flying Stites to Colum
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bus, Ga. for a Christmas re
union with his son.
Four campers discovered the
wreckage and the bodies.
Donald Calfee, Topoco Lodge
manager, Jacob Williams and
son, Hank and Harry Lee Burch
field camped overnight in the
mountains, They reported hik
ing up Slick Rock Creek on a
fishing trip and planned to stop
at a ramp patch in the area
Committees Formed
. Broughton forOovernor com
mittees have been formed in the
tfiree western counties of Clay,
Graham and Cherokee.
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"lam most encouraged by the
assistance offered me in these
counties and feel confident of a
successful campaign there,"
(aid gubernatorial candidate,
Mel Broughton, in making the
innouncement.
, The Clay County Broughton
for Governor Committee will be
headed by A.O. Kitchins and
VViblurn Nlingus.
L. W. Lloyd has been named
county manager fortheBrough
ton campaign in Graham County.
Two area committees have
been formed in Cherokee County
with Mrs. G. W. Cover and Ty
Burnett heading the Andrews
area committee.
An area committee for Mur
phy will include H. L. Mc
Keever, L. L. Mason, Jr.,Fatie
Chatham and Ed English.
when they found the crash sjtfe.
Calfee said a log book found
in the wreckage carried a Jan
uary 13 entry which gave rise
to a belief that the men had
lived for more than three weeks
after the crash. But it was
later determined that the entry
was made in 1967.
Ed Rolen, a plant protection
sergeant at Topoco, said the
hikers left the log book and other
papers at the site and returned to
Topoco to telephone authorities.
He said the only item they
brought out was Wood's pilot
license.
The crash site was reported
to be about a mile and one half
from the Tennessee line.
The Graham County Rescue
Squad removed the bodies.
The last radio contact with the
plane on December 22 was with
the airport at Knoxville, 60
miles to the north.
The missing plane was the
object of a wide- ranging search
over western North Carolina,
Tennessee and Georgia during
December and early January.
The effort was abandoned when
no sign of the plane was spotted.
The Knoxville News Sentinel
reported that, coincidentally, it
received a letter Friday from
Stites' son posting a $1000 re
ward for information leading
to the discovery of the plane.
Wood's parents had posted a
reward earlier.
Seeks* Bank
Branch Here
The Bank of Franklin has
applied for authority to esta
blish a branch on Tennessee St.
in Murphy.
The State Banking Com
mission will consider the re
quest on May 22 in Raleigh,
according to Frank L. Harrel
son , Commissioner of Banks.
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| Spring Fever
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r THREE UNIDENTIFIED BOYS took advantage of the Good Friday
Pfrom school to go wading in the Valley River and fight off
fever. The trays, shown at the river's edge near the center
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of the picture, were camera shy and rin for the bushes when Mana
ging Editor Dave Bruce appeared on the Valley Avenue Bridge to
snap this picture!
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Newly weds Die Shortly After Wedding
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Mr. and Mrs. Morris Rich
ard Patton were killed Friday
in a car-truck collision just
west of Murhy on US 64 a few
hours after their marriage.
Patrolman Patt Miller said
Patton was travelling west at
an apparent high rate of speed
when he lost control of his ve
hicle while braking for an auto
mobile making a turn.
The Patton car skidded side
ways 84 feet, crossed the left
lane and struck a fuel tanker
operated by David C. Jones
30, of Marble.
Miller said the truck pushed
the car back 48 feet on impact.
Jones escaped injury.
Coroner J. C. Townson pro
nounced Patton dead at the
scene.
Mrs. Patton was brought to
a Murphy hospital and later,
transferred to District Mem
orial nospuaiinAndrewswhere
she died about three hours
later.
They were the third and fourth
traffic deaths of 1968 in
the county.
The couple had been married
at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
Marvin Hampton in Murphy
about 2:30 p. m. The acci
dent occured around 5 o'clock.
Patton, 24, had served in
Vietnam from 1965 to 1967
and was employed by Peachtree
Products. His wife, the former
Miss Phyllis Lovingood, 20,
was an employee of Levi
Strauss Co. He was a member
of Martin Hill Baptist Church.
Joint services were held at
2 p. m. Sunday at Canyon Road
Baptist Church near Marble.
The Rev. Zeb Henson, the
Rev. Quinton Handcock and the
Rev. Verlin Martin officiated.
Burial was in the church ceme
tery.
Pallbearers for Mrs. Patton
were Wade Johnson, James
Lynn, James Stalcup, Bobby
Wilson, Buddy Wilson and
Daniel F reeman.
Pallbearers tor Mr. Patton
were Robert Martin, Cleve
Cricket, Johnny Burrell,
Charles Davis, Clay Brown
and Lee C has tain.
Mrs. Patton, a native of Cher
okee County is survived by her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paul
Lovingood of Rt. 1, Marble;
three sisters, Mrs. Mary Sue
Higgins of Marble, and Misses
Linda Fay and Brenda Fay Lov
ingood, both of the home; and
a brother, James Lovingood of
the home.
Mr. Patton is survived by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Patton of Hayesville; three bro
thers, J.R., Paul and Jerry , all
of the home; two sister, Mrs.
Janice Kephart of Murphy and
Miss Carol Patton of the home;
the paternal grandmother, Mrs.
Hattie Patton of Hayesville and
the maternal grandparents, Mr
and Mrs. Ross Martin of Hayes
ville.
Ivie Funeral Home was in
charge of arrangements for Mr
Patton. Townson Funeral Home
was in charge of arrangements
for Mrs. Patton.
Trainable
Child Film
Scheduled
Reece Howell of the State
Department of Public Instruc
tion Special Education Section
will speak at a special meeting
, of the Cherokee County Associ
ation For Retarded Children
Friday night at 7:30 at the Mur
I phy Power Board Building.
! Howell will show films of
I trainable retarded children in
classroom situations.
The films are designed to
show that these trainable child
ren can learn and participate,
both educationally and socially
with a group, with proper guid
ance.
Interest has been expressed
in forming a special class for
trainable children in Cherokee
County. It has been reported,
however, that thus far no
teacher is available for the
class.
The public is invited to attend
the meeting.
3rd Sunday
Singing Set
The Third SundaySingingwUl
be held Sunday at 2 p. m. It
Topton Baptist Church.
MR. AND MRS MORRIS RICHARD PATTON (inset above) j
were killed within hours of their marriage Friday when their
car collided with a tanker truck about one mile west of the Mur
phy city limits on U.S. 64. (Photo by Red Schuyler)
Belts Did It!
Two Andrews High School juniors escaped serious injury
in a one-car accident near Marble last Friday because they
were wearing seat belts, accordig to Patrolman Patt
Miller.
Miller said Miss Susan Katherine Rodda was driving west
on US 19 when her car skidded into the right bank, spun
around and came to rest on its left side.
She and her passenger. Miss Carolyn May, were not
injured.
Miller emphasized that he feels sure the girls would
have been injured had they not been wearing the belts.
Susan's father. Dr. John Rodda, told Miller he always
insists that members of his family wear seat belts in
the car.
Heart Fund Nears
$1600 In West Area
A total of $1,595.69 was col
lected for the Heart Fund in
West Cherokee County, accord
ing to Mrs. Elvia Blakemore,
County Chairman andMrs.Cloe
Moore, West Cherokee Chair
man.
The amount collected in each
community and the head of the
drive in the community were as
follows:
Leticia and Suit - $100, Harry
Bagley; Wehutty - $44.03, Rev.
Eugene Black; wolf Creek-$8
Mrs. Lottie Murphy; Hiwassee |
Folk Craft
Course Set
The John C. Campbell Folk 1
School annual Spring Craft
| Course begins Sunday and runs
I through May 4. Classes inwea
' ving, enameling, woodcarving
and wood working will be off
ered.
On Wednesday night, April
24th, Mrs. Persis Grayson, a
weaver and past president of the
Southern Highland Handicraft
Guild will give an illustrated
talk on Crafts of the Southern
Highlands, the public is in
vited to attend at 8.00 p. m.
The regular Friday night
Folk Games will be held this
Friday at 8:00 p. m.
Dam - $11.76, Mrs. Myrt Watts;
Ebenezer - $25, Mrs. Grace
Hall; Grape Creek - $79.32,
Mrs. Betty Haigler; Texana -
$32.60, Mrs. Catherine Sudder
th; Grandview and Hanging Dog
$150, Mrs. Gene Fair; Pleas
ant Valley - $27.38, Mrs. Har
ry Moore and Mrs. John Gill;
Bellview - $60, Mrs. Hazel
Hughes; Ranger and Culberson
$22.50, Charles L. Forrester
and Bernard Johnson; Martins
Creek and Brasstown - $62,
Mrs. Don Hughes; Peachtree
Community Development Club
$121.38, Willard Hembree,
president; Unaka - $17.91, Mrs.
Alice Morley; Business and In
dustry - $833.81, Mrs. Johnnie
Schulte, chairman.
Extra Week
The persons whose names
appeared in last week's Shop
per's Guide have an extra week,
until April 25, to collect their
$5 prize.
A typographical error in last
week's ad gave the deadline as
April 11 instead of April 18.
Check last week's Scout to see
if you may have won that five
dollar bill.
Thus far, all persons whose
names were selected have
picked up their prize except
the two who were listed last
week.
Andrews Voters Turn
Down Bond Issues
Voters of the Town of And
rews rejected three proposals
for bands to improve the town's
water and sewer system In a
light turnout Tuesday.
The three proposals were
turned down by votes ot 116-50,
115-50, and 116-47.
Only 167 of the town's 688
qualified voters went to the
polls.
The bonds, totalling $230,000
would have been supplemented
with federal funds.
Civitans Launch
Drive For
Activity Bus
The Murphy Civitan Club has !
launched a fund raising project
to purchase an activity bus for
Murphy High School. The bus |
would be used for athletic and
band purposes.
(The Cherokee Scout suggest
ed in an editorial on Septem
ber 1, 1966 that such a pro
ject be started.)
Ben Palmer has been named
chairman of the project. Other
Softba I 1
Meeting
Tonight
The Murphy Recreation
Association will meet tonight
(Thursday) at 7:30 p.m. at the
Power Board. This will be the
second softball planning session
and all those who expect to pi ay
this summer are asked to at
tend.
Team managers, including
representatives of the women's
teams are especially urged to
come so that all teams will be
included in the summer sched
ule. League games will begin
in the middle of May.
Murphy's Post 96 American
Legion Baseball Team has al
ready played two of their
scheduled games with Blairs
ville and Hiawassee, Ga. They
will play their first home game
with Blairsville on Thursday,
April 25th, at 7:00 p.m. at the
fairground field. There is no
admission charge.
members of his committee are
Paul Ridenhour, John Jordan,
Paul Penninger, John Thomp
son and Jim McCombs.
The bus will cost about
$5,000. The committee plans
to purchase a vehicle with five
speed transmission, luggage
rack coi top and a seating capa
city of 45 adults or 60 children.
Other civic clubs and local
businesses and industries are
expected to assist in the pro
ject.
Palmer said the Civitans are
making a large donation to open
the drive and will make further
contributions in the future tf
possible.
Persons wishing to make don
ations are urged to send them
to Box 339, Murphy. Checks
should be made payable to Mur
phy School Activity Bus Fund.
A talkathon soliciting pled
ges for the project will be con
ducted on Radio Station WKRK
Tuesday from 7 to 9 a.m.
The bus is to be ordered for
delivery, August 1.
Cancer Fund
Drive S e *
The American Cancer So
ciety fund drive began (his
week in Cherokee County .acc
ording to County C ha riman Den
nis Donahue.
He reported the drive will
continue through May 5, when
a special door-to-door canvass
will be conducted on the day
designated as Cancer Sunday.
Collection cans will be plac
ed in business places this week.
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