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- The Cherokee Scout and Clay County Progress Volume 75- Number 17 Murphy, North Carolina November 19, 1964 12 Pages This Week S/Tr murfh yA nq^t" c*?oZ coutlets We've heard some uU in our time how people had received black eyes, but Bass Hyatt, ASCS office manager here, tops them all. Seems that old Bass was a herdin' some bulls into a barn and when the last one ran in, Bass slammed the door. As we have it "Mr. Bull" didn't much like this door slamm ing so he kicked the door right back in Bass' face. Any way, Bass sure has got a bad looking black eye, but we flunk the story is a lot of "bull." -J All you fellas in Cherokee County that are 18 years old or older and are subject to the draft can rest at ease next week 'cause F rankle Ro berson of the local Draft Board Office, allows that her office will be closed Monday, November 23 through Friday. November 27. -J Something fishy is going on around here. In fact, Clyde Sneed. manager of the local A 4 P Store, went deep sea fishing last week off the coast of Wilmington, N. C., and caught some 40 odd pounds of gray trout. Clyde treated 31 A & P employees and guests to a gigantic fish fry Friday, November 13, at the F amily Restaurant. The A&P employees all agree that Clyde is a better fisherman than he is a "bear tracker", since Clyde went bear hunting in the Smokies recently and came back empty handed. -J We understand that a newly formed dance band called The Berets" had Murphy High's principal, Walter Puett, shaking a leg at a dance in the school cafeteria Friday night, November 13. We don't have the names of the band members, but we understand that two of them are attending Murphy High School. From what we hear these boys will be pretty busy fUli^g engagements through the holiday season. If you d like to have them play for a party contact their manager, John Hall, Box 36, Rt. 5, Mur phy, or call Mrs. Grace Maul din, 837-3287. Good luck, fellows. -J The Providence Hospiul Auxiliary will have a used clothing sale at Gillespie's Fruit Stand, Saturday, Nov ember 21, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Here's your chance to get some real bargains and support a worthy cause at the same time. Proceeds from the sale will be used by the Auxiliary to purchase equipment for the nursery and operating room at Provid ence Hospital. -J Scout Photographer Fred Davis made us promise to give him a plug in this week's col umn concerning his photo graphic works of art display ed in the window of Collins - Craln Department Store. Fred says if you'll give him a call at 837-5122 hell be hap py to set up an appointment for you and quote prices on portraits black and white, oil color, or natural color. We think he just wants to show off his new electronic lights. -J Carl Moore, a regular teacher at Hayesville High School is doing some moon lighting these days Instruct ing night typing classes at the new tri -county industrial school here In Murphy. Carl surely has his nerve though, for as we went tromping in to his class a little late Mon day night, he wanted to know where his apple was. -J Flying fever has about got me down. It all started a couple of weeks ago when a group of fellows around town started thinking about buying an airplane and learing to fly. Then PJ. "Chicken" owner of the Henn Theatre... or U It PJ. Henn, owner of the "Chicken" Theatre....... ! anyway, whoever he la, came b and told ua of his Jet trip down to Florida In an hour and twenty minutes. This was just more than we could stand, so we made reservat ion for a jet flight from Spart anburg to New Tork, leaving tonight (Thursday) at 7:00 p. m. and arriving in the big city at 8 >44 p.m. Man, thari flying. ..780 miles in an hour and forty-five minutes. Don*! know if I can stand that, either. . aLuix. OLD STOVAL HOME wis beyond repair. . .did not have running water. MR. AND MRS. STOVAL standing on the porch of their new home. Their new home has four rooms, built-in cabinets, bath facilities, and hot and cold running water. Stoval's Gain Home Through Farmers Home Administration MURPHY - Stella S to vail, a colored woman 64 years old, applied to the Farm Home Ad ministration office on March, 13, 1963, for a gram to repair the old dwelling she and her husband were having to 11 vein. The old dwelling was In such a bad state of repair, every contractor and carpenter that looked at it said it could never be repaired. Mr. and Mrs. Stovall were having to carry water from a neighbor's house and were paying a small fee each month to use the water they carried. Since their house was in such bad shape, and since Stella's Income was sufficient to repay a small loan, the FHA office went to work to see if some thing could be worked out for them. The F armers Home Ad ministration has a provision for Senior Citizens (you have to be 63 years old or older) to obtain small loans for new dwellings, and also to repair existing dwellings. Several contractors were requested to furnish estimates of price for a new home for the Stovalls. Barnes Manu - facturing Company, Etowah, Tenn., was interested enough In their welfare to see what they could come up with in a new dwelling that would be within Stella s income to re pay. Stella's husband has been sick for several years and has not been able to help her very much with finances. Mr. Bar nes worked up a plan and also the FHA office set up enough money in the Stovall's loan to drill a well. Now they have the long needed house that doesn't leak, water and bath in their house which they never had, and their payments are low enough to where Stella can meet them on her In come and live. The Farmers Home Ad ministration is proud of the provision that has been made for deserving people like the Stovalls, and It is hoped that they will be able to make pro visions for better housing for a lot more people that iredes perately In need of homes and water. How was Stella going to make her payments when she got too old to work? The County Office Clerk wrote everywhere that could be thought of trying to establish Mr. Stovall's age. No one knew how old he was. This was finally found on record in another state. He was 74. The clerk also helped Stella establish her age. She was 64. They both filed for their Social Security. Both of them drew some back pay, and now, even when Stella has to quit work, they both draw enough Social Se curity to make their payments and live comfortably. The pay ments were set up low enough so that it would take very little of their Social Security to make them, giving them more to live on. We believe that if you were to ask the Stovalls what they thought of their new home, they both would say they were very proud and happy. Murphy High School Establishes Beta Club MURPHY - A local chap ter of the National Beta Club, a leadership-service organi zation for high - school stu dents of American, was es tablished on Tuesday, Nov. 17, at Murphy High School. In an Impressive assembly ceremony, R. B. Hellams, Field Director, presided at Installation services for ten charter members from the senior class who have fulfilled the requlr orients necessary for membership In the Nat ional Beta Clubi Larry Davis, Alan Johnson, Mary Jones, Billy King, Eddie Palmer, Becky Jo Ray, Mary Smith, Robert Smith, Sarah White, aod Carolyn Wilson. ' The National Beta dub, with over 2,800 chapters and approximately 90,000 mem >. bers in high schools of 34 y states Is now in its thirtieth year. ' Objectives of this nan - secret, leadership - service I organisation are to encourage effort, to promote character, to stimulate achievement a [ mong Its members, ana to en courage and assist students to continue their education i -after high-school graduation. Members of the Murphy t Chapter Beta Club must have acquired a 99 or above aca demic and citlaenahlp atand JtA m. lng during the first S se mesters of high school. Entrance fee Is $4.50 which Is all that is paid during a member's high school career. For this, members receive (1) a certificate of member ship; (2) a membership card; (3) an official membership pin; (4) monthly copies of the BETA CLUB JOURNAL which is compiled completely by the members of the national club; (S) a gold seal for his diploma. Miss Maria Travis, teach er of English, art, and jour nalism, volunteered as faculty sponsor for the local chapter. 'Toys For Tots' Still Noodod MURPHY - M. G. Curtis, chairman for the Murphyjay cees "Toys for Tots" project, said today that the toys are beginning to cqme In but many more arc needed to be sure that all needy children In the county receive a toy for Christmas. Jaycees are asking for do nations of new or usable toys to be distributed to needy children for Christmas Incas es where the child would pro bably not receive anything to bring joy and happiness into his life during the holiday season. Chairman Curtis said that toy contributions may be made at the following locations in boxes provided for the pur pose! Moore's Dodge Co., Howell's Market. Hilton Busi ness Equipment Co., Murphy 66 Sutton, and Western Auo. Collection of toys will be made In this fashion until "Toys for Tots" day which will be announced at a later date. During this day, anyone wishing to donate a new or usable toy to the Murphy Jaycees can do so by tele* phoning radio station WKRK or WCVP and giving their name and address. A Jaycee will come by your house to pick up any toys you may wish to contribute. Remember, some toy from your child's toy box, which isn't being used anymore, but is in usable < ondition, might brighten the Christmas for some youngster who wouldn't otherwise have Santa visit them. Please, won't you con tribute to the Murphy Jaycees "Toys for Toes"? Economic Opportunity Program Needs Help Of Town-County Organizations (EDITOR'S NOTE: This article should be read by the president, and other officers )f each and every organizat on, of every nature in And rews, Murphy, and Cherokee ?bounty. Each organization ihould quickly uke the action -equested of it in the closing |>aragraph of this article.) MURPHY - A meeting in the merest of a Cherokee County -Andrews - Murphy Economic Opportunity Program was held Tuesday, Nov. 17, at 7:30 in the Cherokee County Courthouse. A good repre sentation of local leaders was present. Mayes Behrman made a report of a trip, last week, to Charlotte, Greens - boro, and Raleigh in the inter est of this program. Burns Jones of the North Carolina F und, was present as a tech nical advisor. The major objectives of this local movement are the re duction of "poverty and ig norance" in our area. To this end, action programs are being planned. These will re quire the expenditure of con siderable sume of money. In order to finance these projects the Opportunity Pro gram will apply for funds to the newly created U. S. Of fice of Economic Opportunity of which Sergant Shriver.for Andrews Defeats Tryon In First Round Playoffs The undefeated Andrews Wildcats defeated Tryon 24-6 Saturday night In the first round playofl for the Western class A Championship In Can ton. The Tryon lads were victims of fumbiUtuz and And rews took advantage of one fumble and converted it Into a TD and extra point for their last score of the game. The Wildcats forced the Tryon- team to punt early In the first quarter and put the ball in play on die Tryon 48 yard line and drove to the Tryon 12 yard line where they held the Wildcats. Tatham kicked a goal to give And rews a lead that they never relinquished the rest of the game. On the new drive starting at the Andrews 16 yard line late in the first quarter and ending early In the second quarter for a pass that cov ered 18 yards to Larry Ow enby that was good for a TD. Terry Marr, fleet Wildcat halfback, ran the extra point and Andrews was ahead 10-0 There was no more scoring In the second quarter and And rews carried a 10-0 lead to the dressing room at half time. Tryon closed the gap to 10-6 late in third quarter af ter a fifty five yard drive with Ed Fisher driving over the final ten yards for the score. Andrews faUed to score in the third quarter, but the explosive Andrews Wild cats buckled down and put the game out of reach by scoring two touchdowns on 75 yard drive, with Charles Hood scooting the final 21 yards to paydirt. Once again, Tatham 's kick was true to its mark and made it 17-10. Watry, Andrews center, re covered a Tryon fumble on the Tryon 25 yard marker and three plays later and 14 yards out, Jim Sur savage, hard running Andrews full back went all the way to make it 28*6. Tatham's third sue* cessful try for the extra point was good and Andrews for the second year in a row came home with a victory over Try on and gained the right to Play Mars Hill for the West ern Regional Class A Cham pionship. This game will take place Saturday night in Can ton starting at 8s00 p.m. a Andrews defeats once beaten Mars Hill (and we predict that they will) they will run their streak of victories to championship for two years in a row. Quite a record for a team that Caoches Ham ilton and Mashburn said at the first of the season would be rebuilding. If there is such an award 'or Coach of the Year, cer tainly Coaches Hamilton and Mashburn of the Andrews Wildcats should win it uncon tested. Congratulations and good luck Saturday night. Wildcats. * In another playoff game In volving teams ot tills area, the BUlrsvUle Panthers took the measure of the North Guimett Bulldogs, Tuesday night in Blairsvlile, Georgia, by the one sided score of 36-6, thus avenging an earl ier defeat suffered during the regular season at the hands of the Bulldogs by a dose score of 17-14 and also gain ing die right to represent North Georgia in mother playoff game Saturday night against an cppcnea and at a site, st the time the Scout "went to press unknown, (to ccoa and Loved played last night to gain the right to play Blairsvlile. the Panthers were daMr* mined to win this game, the first time in history that Union County has been invol ved in a playoff contest. The Panthers scored early in the first quarter as a result of a mishandled kickoff that was recovered by Blairsville on the Bulldogs 33 yard line. Five plays later and with three minutes elapsed time, Seabolt, went over from one yard out with the first score of the game. The try for the ex tra point was blocked. Five plays later, pins the kickoff return, Guinnett went ahead 7-6 as a result of a 44 yard touchdown pass from Merch to Roger Wood. At this point with only 4 minutes and forty five seconds elap sed time it looked like it would be a high scoring con test. At this time no one thought that this would be Gulnnett*s last score, but the Panthers settled down and held them scoreless for the rest of the game. In less than a minute later, Rogers ran the final 46 yards for six points to put the Panthers ahead for the rest of the night. Stev ens ran the extra point. Early in the second quarter Hill re covered a fumble on the Blair sville IS and ran it back to the Guinnett 38 before being caught from behind. The play covered 47 yards. Blairsville bogged down on the 20 and the ball went over to Guinn ett. With two minutes and thirty nine seconds remain ing in the first half Blairs ville drove to the Guinnett five yard line where time ran out. In the third quarter, the Panthers scored again on a beautiful double reverse play with Jones winding up with the ball good for 28 yards and six points Rogers pass to Penland for the extra point was good. With 8 minutes and 25 seconds remaining In the last period, Jones ran the final 18 yards for the last score of the night and put the game on ice. The pass for the extra point was Incomplete and the game end ed with both teams substit uting freely. The final score Blairsville, 28, North Guinn ett, 7. It would be hard to pick out any individual stars for the game as the Blairs ville team was fired up and played hard rockem-sockem football throughout the entire game. Congratulations to Coach BUI Thompson and his staff and good luck Saturday night. Brevard Choir To Slag la Aadrows Nov. 22 ANDREWS ? The Brevard College Choir, >nder the di rection of Nelson F. Adams, will present a special service of music at the First Metho dist Church in Andrews this coming Sunday. Nov. 32, at SiSO p.m. Mr. Adama is head of the music department at Brevard College where he has ben a professor since 1966. He re ceived his AB and M.R.E. de grees from Duke University and a M. S. M. degree from Union Theological Seminary. Brevard Collage is a Metho dist junior coUafe and is lo cated at Brevard, N. C. The choir is compoeed at thirty-five students of the col lege. The entire service will consist of religious music by the choir. The public Is Invited to ihU special service according to Rev. Joel T. Kay. nerly Director of the U. S. ?eace Corps is Adminis :rator. Projects to be undertaken >y individual organizations md services and to be spon sored by the overall Oppor :unity Program are such as :hese: Job training and counseling; lealth; vocational rehabilitat on; home management; wel are; remedial education; the :reation of new services; the sxtension of existing services; immigration; school drop >uts; illiteracy; employment, jartly through the creation of lew small businesses; and local Youth Corps projects, such as a possible recon - struction of Fort Butler as a tourist attraction. The purpose of many of the programs will be two fold: one, the development of the individuals involved in them; the other, the development of our county and our towns. Although development is the major objective there is a nec essary means to that end, namely, money. The U. S. Office of Economic Oppor - tunity (created under the Pov erty Act of Congress) will have money for outright grants to our programs. However, we ourselves, must put into the projects either cash or pro perties to a certain percent age of the total cost. The Government will con sider giving up to of this total cost for the first year and 5051 the second. To secure any gifts from the Government two things are virtual require ments: (1) That our County and our towns, working together, come up with and present in detail and in "proper form" an over all program of inter -related projects all cooperating with each other and with the county - wide Opportunity Program. (2) That each individual or ganization such as a school board, a county agency, a min isterial association, a civic club, a veterans' organization, a garden club, or any other organization which wishes to secure Government money for some specific project must file, through our county or ganization, a formal appli cation. This must be thoroughly documented to show the existence of poverty and/or ignorance, what portion of this the organization pro poses to cure, and how it plans to accomplish this. The writing and document ing our overall application, and the specific project appli cations requires considerable time, effort, and know-how. Mr. Behrman stated that Dr. James L. White, co ordinator of the State Wel fare Department will station a resident technical advisor In our area to assist Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and Swain Counties, with the research for and the writing of all their applications. In the meantime, the most urgent need is that every ex isting organization in our county and towns, at the ear liest possible moment, write a letter to Mayes Behrman, Co ordinator, Cherokee County - Andrews - Murphy Econo mic Opportunity Program, P. O. Box 129, Murphy, N. C., 28906. This letter should in clude two things very defini tely: (1) That their organization will cooperate every way it can with the proposed Econo mic Opportunity Program; (2) The name of one of its members whom it has ap - pointed, or elected, to be its representative in The Chero kee County - Andrews - Mur phy Economic Opportunity Program. Then, if possible, the letter should include two other things: (1) A specific report of ex isting poverty and ignorance which the organization knows does exist. (2) A clearly stated plan for one, or more, suggested projects which the organizat ion would like to conduct to reduce this existing prorerty and/or ignorance; but for which it would have to have fin ancial assistance. Red Cross Fund Drive To Begin November 23 rd. MURPHY- Local officers announced today that the ann ual Red Cross Fund Drive will bwgin in the Murphy area on begin in the Murphy area on Monday, November 23. The fund drive is a part of the continuing financial support for the local Red Cross pro grams In Murphy. The primary program bene fiting from the fund drive Is the Red Cross Bloodmoblle which visits Murphy four times a year. Murphy's participation in the blood pro gram has enabled local cit izens to receive transfusions during the past year. The blood donated on visits of the Bloodmoblle, as well as replacement blood, con stitutes what might be term ed a "life saving account." Deposited blood can be drawn on by participating commun ities as needed, and deposit new blood for use by others. The only cost to the person receiving blood is the hos pital charges for tests used to assure that the proper blood type is administered. Persons using blood from the program are requested to re place the blood, but such re placements aren't always forthcoming. In order, therefore, to maintain a constant deposit of blood for use in emer gencies, the Red Cross Blood mobile visits participating communities to collect blood as replacements for units lost through failure to be replacad or through normal aging of blood. Money collected through die local fund drives goes to de fray the expenses of sending the Bloodnobile to the part icipating communities. Murphy's goal for the Red Cross Fund Drive this year is $1,900.00. A Unique Person Maria Travis (EDITOR'S NOTE: The fol lowing article appeared In the November 14 issue of The Roundtable, a publication by students of the High School Editor's Roundtable, at West ern Carolina College. We feel it only proper to recognise this hard working woman of our community, Miss Maria Travis.) As on* travels through life, ha meets a variety of people. Some of these acquain tances will be forgotten In a matter of hours, while a small number of them will become friends. Occasionally one cornea in contact with one whom he will never know per sonally, but who nonetheless leaves a deep lmpreaaion oh his life. Maria Travis is such a per son. Originally from Murfres boro. Term., she teaches Sen ior English and )our:ultsm at Murphy High School, where she also serves aa sponsor of the school newspaper, TIC BOOMERANG and the school yearbook. THE KANUSHETA. People who h?ve become ac quainted with Miss Travia through the Roundtthle are quick to praise her for her uncomplaining nature, her willingness to work, and her cooperatlveness. In spite of her handicap, she never complains or de mands special treatment. On one occasion she was assign ed to a second-floor dormi tory room by someone who was unaware of her handicap. Though she could have had her roam changed to one on the first floor, she accepted her assigned room and climbed the stairs with diffi culty but without complaint. Miss Travis v has the dis tinction of being dw only sponsor that has attended every session of the Round table since Its beginning In 1MB. Concerning Miss Tra vis' faithful attendance, Mrs. Lillian Hirt, Director of the (Continued On Back)