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EDITORIAL
A Special Issue
This week's Scout is a very special issue for
the staff and management of this newspaper.
It is the first issue published in the new build
ing.
Of course the building itself is not altogether
the reason for our excitement over this issue, but
the reasons behind the new home for the Scout are
worth looking over.
The publisher said it in a few words when the
new building was under construction: "This new
building is an expression rff our confidence in the
potential growth of Cherokee and Clay Counties."
A newspaper can only grow and progress as the
communities it serves grow and progress.
Despite the fact that Cherokee and Clay Count
ies are starting out low on the scale, both are mov
ing up fast.
And we are justly proud that the Scout is grow
ing along with our communities.
Circulation is at an all time high. News, Ad
vertising and other Scout services have received
fine support from our towns, and this support is
what enables us to grow and provide you with a
better newspaper.
The new building provides almost three times as
much room as our previous plant, plus additional
features planned for the immediate future to serve
you better.
When we get everything packed away and every
thing spic and span, we want to invite all of you to
visit us in our new quarters.
Our Open House date will be delayed for some
time until the weather permits us to finish the park
ing area around the new building, but like all proud
homeowners, we want to look our best when you
come calling.
Like the man Suid, "It takes a heap of living
in a house to make a home.'
And likewise, "It takes a heap of printing in a
building to make a newspaper plant.
We are eagerly looking forward to making this
new building a complete newspaper plant, in every
sense of the word.
Can We Afford To Waif?
The Town Board Members in Murphy took a step
in the right direction at their meeting this month
when they agreed to try out several different types
of two-way radios for police patrol cars here to
determine which one would work best.
In this day of lightening-like communications
all over the world, no police department can operate
efficiently or adequately without proper communi
cations equipment.
As for doing something about the problem of
manning the police station phone at all times, so
someone will be on hand to take a distress message
coming in, the old problem of 'money' raised it's
head.
While we're sure everyone likes low taxes, we
also believe that the people of this town will sup
port whatever move necessary to give Murphy pro
per police protection.
The Board Members pointed out that adding a
full time man at the station would bring up an in
crease in the budget for the police department.
We favor protecting the lives and property of
the citizens of this town, even if it will cost a lit
tle more, and we feel most people here agree.
The Board Members say that on increase in the
police department's budget will have to wait until
the beginning of the new fiscal year, around June.
While we appreciate the problems of financ
ing the operations of the town, we hope that the
lack of having a man by the phone can wait until
the new budqet is mode up.
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Power Board Announces
Higher Standards For
Gold Medallion Homes
MURPHY - The Murphy
Power Board today announced
the adoption of new. higher
standards for the popular Gold
Medallion Home program.
According to John H. Bay
less, manager, the new re
quirements here are among
the highest Gold Medallion
home standards In the nation.
He said standards were ele
vated here to more adequately
meet local homebuilding
needs.
"The program now Includes
electric air conditioning,
electric heating, all -electric
laundry, all-electric kitchen,
lighting for sight and for at
mosphere, and adequate wir
ing standards," said Mr. Bay
less.
He said the new standards
will mark the Gold Medallion
home as the ultimate in elec
trical living.
Mr. Bayless said the local
system has also adopted a new
Gold Medallion symbol. It will
read "TOTAL ELECTRIC A
WARD - THE GOLD MEDAL
LION HOME." The symbol
cast in metal- is presented to
homeowners who build or re
model a home to meet Gold
Medallion standards.
According to the require
ments, the Gold Medallion
home can be in any price
range, and in any architect
ural design, but must be built
to meet all of the following
standards.
Appliances: Range (built
in or free-standing), water
heater, dishwasher, automatic
wisher and dryer (combi
nation unit will suffice), sod
? refrigerator. A garbage dis
posal Is recommended but not
a requirement.
Heading and Air Condition
ing: Properly engineered
heating and air conditioning
for the entire home. Proper
Installation of a heat puiq>
will fulfill both heating and
cooling requlremoits.
Wiring: Minimum 200- am
pere service plus minimum
requirements as stipulated
in the National Electrical
Code, local codes, and the
Residential Wiring Handbool
as amended by the Tennessee
Valley Adequate Wiring
Bureau.
Lighting: Minimum re
qulrements for lighting as
specified In the American
Home Lighting Institute's
"Light For Living" stand
ards.
Mr. Bay less said the Mur
phy Power Board has trained
personnel available to dis
cuss the program with archi
tects, builders, contractors
and homeowners. This ser
vice is free, he said.
The Gold Medallion Home
program is sponsored nation
ally by the National Electrical
Manufacturers Association.
Its aim is to make the Golc
Medallion home a mark oi
living excellence In the home
building industry.
Cherokee Scout & Clay County
Progress, Thurs., Jan. 23, 19<
World Championship Dog Sled Races
Murphy AF Sergeant Use:
Hunting Dog Background
To Mush The Huskies
MURPHY - An Air Force
Sergeant from Murphy has an
assignment in Alaska that
might sound like a tall tale
when he tells it years from
now, but he can use this story
as proof.
United States Air Force
teams have competed in al
most every known sport and
activity in the world but now
the Alaskan Air Command is
about to Introduce something
new.
For die first time, die Air
Force blue and gold colors
will make their appearance
during the forthcoming World
Championship Sled Dog Races
Feb. 21-23 as part of the week
long Anchorage Fur Rendez
vous.
Representing the Alaskan
Air Command in the yearly
classic will be the Fort Yukon
Air Force Station entry driven
by S/Sgt. Charles S. Sutton of
the 709th A CAW Squadron.
A six-foot, six-inch, 230
pound giant who hails from
Murphy, Sergeant Sutton has
been previously noted for his
athletic prowess on the bas
ketball court and football field,
being formerly associated
with the La cklandAFB, Texas,
"War Hawks."
The Fort Yukon dog team
has 11 runners and one sub
stitute. They include Swing,
Hoppy and Pal, three-year old
Siberian Huskies; Sergeant
King and Tiger, three-year
old Malemutes, and Rocker
Mac, Protura, Red, Link,
Gypsy, and Whitey ? all one
and a half-year old Male
mutes.
Responsible for the overall
care and training of the team
is 1st Lt. Edward A. Atwell,
a weapons controller from
Staten Island, N. Y., who is
assisted by two handlers, S/
sgt. James IX Caraway, Meri
dian, Miss., a supply special
ist, and Vernon K. Crowe,
Boulder, Colo., a Phil co Corp.
technical representative at die
site. Also helping in die train
ing Is Alta Olln, Fort Yukon
resident who originally comes
from Huslia, Alaska, an area
famous for producing winning
sled dog teams. He has had
considerable experience in
the field.
Because the Anchorage
races will be run in three 25
mile heats, the dogs are cur
rently being run at least 15
miles daily. Additional train
ing and experience will be
gained when the team enters
races in the Fort Yukon area
during December and January.
Since the three 25-mlle
championship runs will re
quire a large degree of en
durance on the part of the
driver, it was felt that a
man of considerable physical
strength and stamina was
needed and that Sergeant Sut
ton, also a supply specialist,
capably filled these qualifi
cations.
He is presently undergoing
a training program which in
cludes running several miles
each day and working out on
an exercise bicycle.
Other than working with
hunting dogs back in his nat
ive North Carolina, Sutton
had never handled dogs be
fore and stated that he was
"quite surprised" to find that
there are only four commands
given to a dog team. These
are "hike," meaning "go",
-"whoa," to stop - "gee to
turn right - and "haw", to
turn left. Contrary to popu
lar belief, the familiar "Mush
huskies", of story and movie
fame is not used.
Fort Yukon AFS got its start
in dog sled racing back in
January 1961 when Art Miser,
die then local representative
of Wien Alaska Airlines, was
being transferred to a new as
signment and donated his dogs
and sled to the station. From
this start of three grown Husk
ies and five one-week old pups ,
the men of the station formed
the 709th A CAW Arctic Cir
cle Kennel Club which at one
time had as high as 33 dogs.
Teams from the station
have participated in the local
Fort Yukon Spring Festival
Championships and in several
13-mile races in the area.
A Sabin Success Sfory
Everybody in CKerokc* County who turned out
for the Stop Polio Day Sunday is to be congratulat
ed.
Approximately three-fourths of the people in
this county took the Sabin voccine.
Everyone who worked at the Stop Polio Sta
tions turned in a fine job, and everything con
nected with the campaign worked with a dock
like precision.
This week, Clay County announced plans for a
Sabin vaccine program there, and we urge the peo
ple of Clay County to take odvantoge of the won
derful protection this vaccine offers.
One other thing: everyone should woik to keep
the enthusiasm high for this program in both count
ies. Three doses of the vaccine are necessary to
give complete protection.
By all means, Cherokee County people who took
the first dose should see that they get the next two.
And Clay County people should start working
right now to convince everyone there to take the
vaccine on each of the three dates to be set for
their county.
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