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KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR COMMUNITY TRADE AT HOME; IT PAYS PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS VOLUME (3?NUMBER 7 MURPHY, NOKTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, I?93 TEN PAGES THIS $4,800In PremiumBe Given At County F air Sep 14-19 * * * ?????? it if it ??? *?* Health Engineer Refuses Fluoridation; Recommends New Plant Junior Dairy Show Set At Local Fair Officials of the Cherokee; county Mutual Fair Association this week are deep In plans for what one officer said was expected to be a "better than ever" Cherokee County Fair slated for September 14-19 in Murphy. Some $4,000 will be given in premiums and an added feature will be the Western Carolina Junior Dairy Show, open to youths of Cherokee, Clay, Ma con and Graham counties. The junior show until this year was a part of a show 'regularly held in Asheville. The premiums have been rais ed in a number of exhibits, ac counting for the larger total in premiums, C. R. Freed, secre tary-treasurer of the associa tion said. Other officers of the asso ciation are Luther Dockery, president; H. E. Bishop, vice president ; W. D. Townson, Mrs. J. Franklin Smith, W. S. Dickey, Lewis King and Glenn Patton, directors. Department superintendent are; Field Crops, Luther Dock ery; horticulture, J. H. Hamp ton; dairy cattle, A. B. Stal cup; beef cattle, W. D. Town > son; hogs, Bill Stiles; poultry, , Wayne Abernathy; flowers, Mrs. B. W. Whitfield; home products, Mrs. J. H. Hampton. Also pantry supplies, Mrs. Or an Witt; house furnishings, Mrs. R. M. Adkins; clothing, Mrs. W. E. Graham; handi crafts, Mrs. B. E. Warner; and Girls and Boys 4-H Clubs, Clara Hughes. The new fair catalogues are now available at the County Farm Agent's office in the courthouse, and may be obtained by any interested persons. Competition at the fair is open to "counties of Cherokee, Clay, Macon, Graham, N. C., and Union, Towns and Fannin, Ga. The calendar for fair week begins Monday morning, Sept. 14 at 9 a. m. with the placing of exhibits. Exhibits must be placed by 8:30 p. m. Monday. The midway opens at 1 p. m. Monday, with the Shan Will cox show , rides and conces sions. Judging will take place Tues day in the exhibit halls and the exhibit halls open to the public Tuesday at 3 p. m The Nantahala District Dairy Show will be Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. The dairy cattle show will be Wednesday, beginning at l p. m. Thursday is school day at the fair and the schedule begins with the beef cattle show and judging of swine and poultry at 9:30 a. m. The 4-H Club pig show will be at 1 p. m. and the 4-H poultry show and sale at 3 p. m. The exhibits will be on dis play all day Friday, and on Saturday, exhibits are to be removed by noon. Wesleyan Guild In Meeting Here Miss Emily Sword, president, presided at the meeting of the Wesleyan Service Guild Mon day, August 34, with Mrs. As xnond Maxwell giving the de votional and was in charge of the program, "To other Cities Also". Mrs. Wlllard Axley was pre sented a Life Membership pin from the guild. During the social hour re freshments were served by tire hostesses Mrs. Beryl Witt and Mirir MhttlSqFai*Hf?lwl>c<,'y fio* OS s 1 1 M .8 Correspondent MRS. BAKER Mrs. L. H. Baker (Evelyn) this week begins her duties as the Scout's Andrews cor respondent. Mrs. Baker, wife of Patrolman Baker, is leader of the active Andrews Teen Age Club. She is the mother of one son, Charles, 5, and is originally from Rocky Mount. Mrs. Baker will be glad to take news items phoned fo her at her home. This week Mrs. Baker has written the first of a weekly column "Valley Views", especially for and about people in and around Andrews. "Off To School" Program Planned By Baptists Here A special "Off To College" program, will be given Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the First Baptist Church here, it was announced today. ? The program will honor young people of the church, Sunday School, Training Union and YWA who are going to col lege for the first time, or who are returning this year. Persons taking part on the program are Shirley Bates, Woman's College of UNC; Sally Morris, Furman University; Jo Ann Adams, Mars Hill; Lor raine Sawyer, Berea College; Anne Shields, Woman's College of UNC, and possibly others. A reception in honor of the students will take place after the sacred music program to be given by Walter Carringer at 8:30 o'clock. New Murphy Teachers TEACHERS AND CHILDREN this wepk returned to local schools for another term of learning. Early in the week the faculty of Murphy School got together for discussions and planning when the above photo of new teachers in the Murphy .Schools made. Seated, front row, left to right are Miss Jean Harris, Mrs. Maude Gulledge, Mrs. Ralph McConnell and Mrs. Royna Mae Cobb. Middle row, Mrs. Charles H. Pearson, Texana School; Miss Polly Hicks, treasurer; Mrs. Kate Shields; and Ralph Mc Connell of the Physical Education Dept. Back row, left to right, Charles H. Pearson, Texana School; Edward Reynolds, music director; and Albert Wallace. Alvin Russell, also a new teach er, who will teach eighth grade, was not present for the pic ture. (Scout Photo). Lishtnins Hits Boy House, Aerial, Dos i A Walker foxhound was kill ed Instantly and Virgil Dock ery, Jr., about 10, was knocked unconscious for 30 minutes last week when a bolt of lightning struck a radio aerial and en tered the Dockery home in the Pine Log Community of Clay County. The aerial, which attracted the bolt was erected on a high pole in the rear of the home. The lightning ran in the house and knocked two holes in the wall of the house, then went out the bach of the house. Virgil Dockery, Jr. was sitting near the bed and was knocked ? unconscious.' He revived when 'his father, Virgil Dockery, took ' the boy out in the rain. A valuable Walker foxhound, ! just outside the house was im [ mediately killedS when the lightning struck. Mr. Dockery reported the house was filled with smoke for some 30 minutes after the strike ? and splinters from the pole to which the aerial was attached are still scattered about the scene. McConnell Takes Head Football Post Ralph "Chuck" McConnell this week took over duties as Head Football Coach at Mur phy High School when he and Athletic Director C. K. "Ike" Olson, put some 30 grid candi dates through the paces. Coach McConnell will assist Director Olson during the bask etball season when Olson slips into the role of Head Basket ball Coach. Director Olson steered the Murphy Basketball team to the semi-finals at Bryson City last season. The new coach comes to Mur phy after two successful seasons at Franklin High School. A graduate of Western Caro lina College, Coach McConnell racked up an impressive record on the football field while in school. v . Athletic Director Olson and Coach McConnell will open their season Sept. 4 against Andrews. Minnow Farm Set For Co. The large amount of fishing in Cherokee County has at tracted Installation of a min now farm in Valleytown, being put up by H. L. Case of Can ton. Case, who has a minnow farm in Haywood County, purchased 22 acres in Valleytown for the Cherokee County farm. Murphy Filter Plant Said "Overloaded" Win Trip To 4-H Wildlife Week Eugene Palmer and Joyce John son of Tomotla are attending Four H Wildlife amp, Camp Millstone near Rockingham. The county youth won the trip to (the camp hy outstanding work 'in the 4-H Wild life program. S> A surprised Murphy Town Council?bent on adding fluori dation to the water system? heard a state health engineer recommend a new filter plant after refusing to okey fluorida tion of the "overloaded" water system. F. R. Blaisdell, State Board of Health district engineer, told Council that his department re quired a filter plant to be in A-i condition and a technical operator to be employed before fluoridation is sanctioned. In the case of Murphy, he said, neither was found. He pointed out that at the Murphy filter plant the water is potentially dangerous to Murphy's health. He asserted the town should have both chemical and bacteriological check on the water. Murphy has neither, he said. Launching into a grim de scription of Murphy's filter plant, Mr. Blaisdell gave Coun cil these findings of his inspec tion: State Health Advice Concerning School Opening And Polio Dr. J. M. R. Norton, North Carolina State Health Officer calmed fears of local parents, and reassured the Cherokee County school and medical au thorities in his advice concern ing school opening in spite of the 10 cases of polio reported in the county. Following is a copy of the letter Dr. Norton wrote ,Dr. B. W. Whitfield of the Murphy School Board: "Dear Dr. Whitfield: "Reference is made to our telephone conversation on this date relative to the opening of schools in Cherokee County. "The decision regarding open ing schools when there is a high poliomyelitis incidence in a county is a difficult one to reach and must be individual ized in each case. The follow ing facts should be kept in mind: "1. While there has been some increase in poliomyelitis incidence in your county to date, it would not be consider ed to have reached epidemic proportions. ? ',2. One would not be sur prised if one or two more cases were reported from the county regardless of the status of the schools, since we know that some few cases will continue to occur into the early fall and winter. "3. It has been difficult to show that the delay in the opening of the schools or clos ing of schools has had very much influence on poliomyeli (Continued on Page 41 FINDINGS 1. Filters at the plant accu mulated in seven hours as much mud as should be caught by the same filters in 90 hours. 2. The plant was designed to process a half million gallons of water per day. Fifty per cent more water is going into the plant than the plant should handle. 3. No improvements and no adequate maintenance have been given the plant since 1926. 4. Water flowing into the mix ing basin stayed only three minutes when it should have stayed 20 to 30 minutes. ? 5. Water in the settling basin stayed only 30 minutes when it should have stayed four to six hours. 6. It is surprising that Mur phy, because of Its inadequate filter plane, has r.ot suffered pathogenic difficulties. NEED NEW PLANT In conclusion the engineer as serted Murphy is in dire need of a new filter plant. Town Council discussed with .Mr. Blaisdell the possibilities of contacting consulting engineer ing firms to study Murphy's water situation. The cost of a new filter plant here earlier was esti mated to ran between $100, 000 and $150,000. The initial plant mentioned for raising the money was to float a bond. . It was brought out during! a former discussion of Murphy's water system that the town has suffered an industrial block be cause of the inadequate filter plant. One effort to re-vamp the water system was affected when Council recently placed a rate increase on all meters. After Mr. Blaisdell's report Council voted as. a temporary stop-gap to put new sand in the filter bed and ordered more chlorine added. Soapbox Winner FRED VAN HORN Winner of both the Murphy So&p Box Derby race, and the best built car in the race last week was smiling Fred Van Horn, above. Van Horn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Van Horn, was sponsored by Dickey and Davis. Runner up in the race was the Citizens Bank and Trust-sponsored racer, built by Bobby Weaver and Bobby Easley, and driven by the latter. (Scout Photo). Murphy Bulldogs May Be Threat To Conference 10 Lettermen Return To MurphyTeam By ADIR ARONSON The -Murphy Hi Bulldogs have returned to football activity for the 1053 season. Coaches Ike Olson and Chuck McConnell greeted 30 candi dates last week and of these only 10 were returning letter men. They were Halfback Bddto Elliott, Quarterback ? Sammy White, Fullbacks Fred - Van Horn and Holt Pawner, Center Hall. Halfback *8.8 wTBin ro.? 11 a* - ? OUU lAA,ftCljr,UUail James Carroll, and Tackle Ralph Swanson. Murphy will be short of re serve strength since many of the 30 who turned out have little or no experience. Therefore, Coach Olson may have a hard task In replace ments for any backfleld mem ber. that may be hurt; also several of the line positions a rent very deep In good re serve material. The Bulldog coaches plan to use the T-formatlon this year and Sammy White, a quick thinking quarterback, could make the offense click tor an other victorious season. Kay man In the running at tack probably will be Iddle ?Moody- Elliott, a. na'ae.v i .<1 .e uv?a ina triple threat. Elliott probably will also be the man who does the kicking. The line Is very solid and baring Injuries should work very well. Walter "Stormy" Hall seems to have the center position se cured unless he re-injuries his weak ankles. He stands 6 feet tall and weighs 190 pounds. Jimmy Mulkey, James Carroll, Ralph Swanson, and Eugene Dockery are other linemen of top 'caliber. Mulkey, Swanson, and Carroll are stout, "rough and-ready" football players; and Dockery is a dependable, rangey end that doesn't believe In losing ground. At the fullback position there keen competition between rp*>nd pwd It' O K.er 1 q bioltiiJ .a 180 pound Holt Palmer. Tommy Gentry, the back field's speed merchant, is El liott's partner at halfback. Gen try weighs 132 pounds and is one of the fastest men on the team. Besides running Gentry Is an adept pass catcher. Last year Murphy had a 6-4 record which they hope to bet ter, and are striving for an un defeated season. New Prospect Homecoming Set Home Coming win be held at New Prospect Baptist Church Sunday, August so. The church is located two miles south of viotstt Hot .0 eamoftT nib ? j OS e ... lloH .0 .H Joins Dickey Freight Lines Troy Goldsmith fast been added to toe staff of Dickey Freight Line, Inc., here m (traffic manager, it was announced tods week. Mrr. Goldsmith came to Murphy from Atlanta where ha wan asso ciated with the Maeon and Dixon Uan XroAdsmlto U a native of AaheviUc and was educated in Oakland fStfi School and Ttewtoiai Burtntna Qoi t*J Ha la a Order of Mooae taatna. r Stvaa IfiH i flSTOj Mike Mooney Be Heard Here Sunday the ??Bd Murpfcp fro 7 (weeks Stat op IP 2?.J5 4 ?. ?. 2?JS5*r L th vi the )MU '? ?k ? ecu
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