fey awi
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS;
In answer ?> Ota question of who
vw Jon Brawn, Fletcher
Graves of Crap* Crank nnyn
^ra^BTown in n Highway
1910 and 1920. Thta
Murphy** Jon Brawn Highway.
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WHAT NEXT: than la talk
of circulating a petition around
warn to have Prat Idem
Kennedy *>poln t Murphy Post
mast, Jon Ray, for America's
aacood man la orMc la a
atraw rata around own TUss
day dm vote waa unanimous.
Bob Bault received on* vote
for the third shot. Good luck.
RECEiPE OF THE WEEK:
To draaa up beat patties, pre
> para thla spicy sauce aa a
topping: 1/4 cup of catchig),
2 tablespoons prepared mus
tard, and 1/1 teaspoon of
doves. I triad this last week
and It waa pretty good. Per
sonally. I don't Ilka just plain
hamburgers.
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SUPPORT THE RESCUE
SQUAD: Cherokee County
rescue squad Is sponsoring a
3 ring circus at the fair groimd
on Monday May 14. The squad
will receive SO per cent of the
advance ticket sales and 10
per cent of the gate receipts,
so Jim Ed Hughes tells me.
Admission will be $1.00 for
adults and SO cents for child
ren. Buy Your tickets early
from a member of the rescue
squad.
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JUST A THOUGHT: Forget
yesterday. Its how you manage
your life today that will affect
tomorrow.
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WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY:
Washington had little money
when he arrived In America.
But within 20 years he owned
more than 5000 acres of land
lndudlng the land that later
became known as Mount
Vernon. Bessie Laney says
that George Wellington's
birthday Is not In February.
She swears It Is sometime In
December near the 18th. She
maintains that the reason the
celebration is held in Fe
rnery Is that we already have
enough holidays In December.
Maybe so, but 1 always though
It was In February. Does any
one know any different?
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ON POLITICAL FRONTS:
The second hat to be tossed
Into the political ring this
week was thrown by Ray Sims
who Is seeking the Democratic
nomination for Sheriff 0f
Cherokee County. With two
hats In the ring the political
pot is on the fire, but, we still
have quite a few to be heard
from. I think the voters of the
?founty will agree with me when
I say we are anxious to know
what their plans are. A
question arose over the week
end on whether a county or
town official may hold office
for more than two consecutive
"cms, so, OFF THE CUFF
called the County Attorney, L.
L. Mason and found out that
there are no restrictions. He
may hold office for as long as
the people elect and re-elect
him.
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SPRING LIKE WEATHER:
A. G. Smith from Martin's
Creek, commenting on the
simny weather we are
experiencing says It's going
to make a fool out of us. He
recalls two years ago when
this section had similar
weather In J anuary and Feb
ruary and the dlsastous Ice
sttrm that came during March
1^0. BRRRRRRRR, I shudder
at the thought.l! I
Ray Sims
Sims Seeks
Nomination
For Sheriff
Ray C.Sima announced Wed.
Fab. 21, ha will seek the
Democratic Nomination for
Sheriff of Cherokee County In
the May Democratic Con
vention.
Sims waa born In Jackson
County but has bedta a resident
of Cherokee County for the
peat 22 years.
He la 29 years of age and a
graduate of the Murphy
Schoola, Mara Hill College
(AA May, 1958) and the
University of Tennessee (BS
June 1962). He la a graduate
of the Non-Co mm Is stoned
Officers Academy (Jecclln
Korea 1954). He la also a
member of the National Ed
ucation Association.
Sims waa an active Boy
Scout and Aaslstant Scout
Master for a number of years
He has also been active In
*e First Baptist ChtB-ch for
the peat 17 years - where be
taught Sunday School and waa
R. A, Ceuuakur.
He has served 2 years in the
U. S, Army - Spending 18
months In Korea.
The Cherokee Scout
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And Clay Couniy Progress ?
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Volume 72-Number 30 Murphy, North Carolina, February 22, 1962 *0 Pagee This Week Pi?ll4ied Weekly
l-LAMbb completely destroyed the Andrews High School
building early Tuesday morning. This picture was taken at the
height of the fire around 4:40 a.m. As the Scout photographer
topped the hill In front of C. H. Townson's house on U, S. 19,
tb Uames coming from this fire gave the impression that the
sun was coming up. The flames from the school hill were
visible for many miles. (Scout Photo)
- EDITORIALS -
A Basic Need
The Young people of Murphy and this area cry
our for a basic need. Some farsigbted and Interested
Adults define this basic need as the lack of supervised
recreational activities and facilities for our young
people outside of the school ystem.
Murphy Is the hub for county and area wide youth
activities. Murphy, like a magnet, draws the youth of
the area to her. Teenagers come to Murphy because
It is the trading center for this area. Murphy has only
the movie theatre that operates seven days a week In
this area, a drlve-ln theatre that operates part time
during the winter months and full time In the summer,
several pool rooms, several restaurants and a grill,
and several drlve-ln restaurants on the outskirts, that
cater to the late crowd.
It Is Immediately apparent to anyone driving through
Murphy, particularly on Friday or Saturday night,
that we as a community have failed to provide
proper recreational facilities for our young people.
Large gatherings can be seen on the square, standing on
the comers, sitting In parked cars, riding up and
down our main streets, Just looking for something to do.
Murphy has very little to offer these young people
yet they come here seeking entertainment. We have no
bowling alley, or skating rink, or other commerlcal
recreational facilities outside thost mendoned above.
We have no place that young people can go for a game of
ping pong, basketball. Indoor tennis, handball, bad
minton, shuffleboard, or where they can listen to
music and dance. And these young people can't seem
to find these things in their homes.
Let's face it Murphy Is failing our young people
In this respect.
The ddzens of Murphy should Insure that our boys
and girls have aballable to them wholesome, super
vices recreadonal acdvldes in a place they can call
their own.
A place they can go to and take part In competitive
sports and games.
A place where every child regardless of weight,
height, physical or mental llmltadons can find an
activity that best fits his capabilities.
A youth center In which they can be proud may be the
answer.This Idea deserved though If such a center
could be directed by a competent recreational director,
a person who knows and understands young people.
Such an Idea Is only feasible under a planned and super
vised program.
The future of our community and our country lies
In the hands of our young people of today. How many
times have you heard this said? How many times have
you thought about doing something to help them? What
better Investment could we make in our future leaders
than to provide them with the opportunity of keeping
themselves active mentally and physically. It Is In
this line of thinking that this Idea Is up forth.
Now A Must
The much "cussed" and discussed proposed county
wide bond issue for the construction of new school
buildings In Cherokee County was brought vividly back
Into focus with die burning of the Andrews High School
building Tuesday morning.
The Cherokee County Commissioners have feltln the
past that a county wide school bond Issue would not
carry and their decision not n> call such an election
was based on this feeling. The Commissioners must
authorize such an election before It can be held.
The need for the construction of new school build
ings, while pressing In the past, Is now a must with
the loss of two school buildings within one year In
this cotmty.
Now the need arises to sell bonds to raise money
to build schools. Everybody, especially school ad
ministrators, seem to be in agreement that the school
buildings need to be built. School buildings lnCherokee
County can only be built through the successful
Issuance of bonds since the money Is not available
from either the federal or state governments.
The Irony of all this Is that the present county
commissioners have held as their great purpose the
retirement of as many Cherokee County bonds as
possible during their term In office. They have
even retired bonds not yet due.
Any school bonds sold today would have to be sold
at a higher Interest rate than those the commissioners
have been so diligently retiring thus costing the tax
payers of the county more money.
Realizing that the commissioners must now reverse a
trend they have set as their goal If they permit the
achool construction bonds to be Issued, It Is well
to remember that great polldcana and government
leaders must compromise and change with the tiraea
and the situation. Wa now have a new altuadon.
The time has come, let's get on with It before a
new school year la upon us and we have to hold
clasees in the streets.
Before The World
Tuesday before the eyes of the world, a coruageous
man la the true sense of the American pioneer
carried the hopes and aspirations of die United States
and the free world In his three tripe amimd the
world In his "Friendship 7" apace craft.
As Marina Lt. Col. John H. Glenn, Astronaut,
blasted off fee face of the earth at *47 EST and
the first American to achieve orbital flight
fcs earth, die hearts of all Americans must have
skipped a beat or two as they "rods" with him.
Maty of us "rods" with Astronaut Glenn all the
way and wo welcomed his' entry back tna> our
atmosphere at 2t43 p.m. EST after a 4 hour, 36
minus, and 26 eectmd trip with a sigh of relief
and a great sense of pride.
Fire Destroys
High School
At Andrews
Andrews ? An early morn
ing blaze completely
destroyed the Andrews High
School Tuesday, Feb. 20.
Flames reduced the 47 year
old two story brick building to
a mere skeleton within two
hours. The building valued at
190,000 was covered by In
surance a school spokesman
said.
The blaze was reported by
Jake Williams of the Happy
Top Section to the Andrews
Fire Department at 3:45 a.m.
Units from tha Murphy Fire
Department were called In
shortly rfger 4 a.m. The com
bined forces of the two
fire departments could not
bring the flames under
control.
Andrews Volunteer Fire
man John Ellis said the flames
were confined to the area to
the right of the main entrance
of the building when he ar
rived at the scene around 10
minutes to four.
Fire hoses were brought
to bear at the front entrance
of the building around 4 a.m.
by Andrews Fir# Chief Jeff
Brooks and his crew.
Andrews School Sty r-tn?w_
dent Charles O. Frazler said
flames were eating throigh the
roof when be arrive around
4:15 a.m.
The fire Is believed to have
started near the teacher's
lounge In the right front cen
tral part of the building where
an electrical panel box Is
located. A definite casue of the
blaze has not been determined.
The building completed in
1915 contained the entire Ugh
school plant for Andrews
except for a few classes that
are held In a nearby building.
The buildbtg contained eight
classrooms, two offices, the
library, the school sane,
science lab and the auditorium
for the system. Includedlnthe
loss were the books and
supplies stored in the school
store located in the besement
of the building. Also all the
permanent records for the
current high school students
were kept In this building.
The former graduaa'i flies
ere kept in another building.
Other school building, Mar_
by Including the school ltmch
room and elementary building
escaped damage.
Six brand new electric type
writers and 21 stmidard
typewriters were saved from
the flames by Cecil Mashburn.
Andrews basketball coach ?d
business teacher, nd
members of the Andrews Fire
Department. The grotm re
tbe typewriters from
the business classroom rfar
efforts to save the school
records proved futile. The
electric typewriters were lust
recently purchased at a cost
of arouhd $400 each. The bus
iness classroom was locawd
on the first floor in the left
wing of the building and K>
section of the
building was the last to be
reached by die flames.
After a holiday Tuesday end
Wednesday, classes resumed
Thursday (today) In tha An->
drews Baptist Church sod die
fellowship hall of the Metho
dist Church. A bell eyaam will
be Installed In the two build
ings which are next door a
each other. Berkshire Knit
ting Mills made desks aid
other school equipment avail
able and offered free labor In
sefflng up the temporary
school quarters.
The Andrews BoaM of
Education voted Tuesday Bee
ahead with a building program
"u^?n " P???tNe. The Old
th^SHt^Udlng" *dJ,CTOt ?
mis building was am down
this past summer a make
room for proposed new con
struction.
WEATHE
High
Low Prec.
February 14
70
33
0
February 15
67
28
0
February 16
66
42
0.23
February 17
66
26
0
February 18
67
35
0
February 19
64
48
0.47
February 20
62
30
0
Showers Ending Thursday
morning. Scattered cloudness
Friday and Saturday with
Showers and Thunders howers
Sunday.
THE BLA?E that razed the Andrews High School Tuesday Is believed to have stared near the
teacher's lounge located to the right of the main entrance at the arrow above. (Scout Photo)
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR*
The Editor:
I was thinking of when I
was a boy of IS years old,
helping to put down the first
hard surface streets In
Murphy. I was working with T.
J. Sword, a horse trader who
had a livery stable.
1 know all the Dickey boys
and a lot of Fains, also John
Keener who was clerk of the
Court. I went to school at the
Ogreeta school. Would like to
know how it looks now. I left
Murphy when I was 16 years
qld and went to South West
Georgia at Senox.
/" I worked 3 years on the farm
for Mr, Sword. I have marriei}
since then and raised 11 child
ren, the baby being 23 years
old. 1 am going to try and come
beck ig> there this summer and
see how things look. I will be
66 years old on March 1st.
1 was born in Waynesvtlle, N.
C. in 1896. "'ill you please
send me a copy of your paper.
I believe if I am not making
a mistake, it is The Cherokee
Scout.
Bryan Gibson
Rt.#l
Hawkinsyllle, Georgia.
TheEditbr:
Where is our pride? We
were so glad to see the letter
our neighbor, Mrs. Bemlece
Stalucp, wrote abouttheGreen
Cove road in our community.
It made us take a second look
at some of the other roads
some of them ere paved?
but what a mess! The sides
are littered with trash as If
we don't appreciate the ones
we have!
Spring is practically around
the corner-- Clean up time?
Lef s Join hands in the battle
aba Inst "Lltterbugs". ? and
begin at home!
May we suggest, dear
reader, that you take a look
J
at your place, seeing It with
the same attitude thatyoulook
at your neighbor's. We believe
that will make us aware of our
own lack -- We walk over
our own trash and don't see
itl
We complain about industry
not coming into this area
How could a total stranger
decide to put a new industry
in a place where folks care so
little about the looks of their
surroundings? We are judged
by our appearance, whether we
like It or nod
Our group Is going to do
something about our places ?
Please join usl
Yours for a prettier com
munity, county, state, and
nation,
Charles Caldwell, President
The Young Adult Study Croup
Brasstown, N. C.
B.O.P. Drafts Burch
J. Doyle Burch of Murphy
was drafted chairman of the
Cherokee County- Republican
Party at a county-wide con
vention at the courthouse
Saturday afternoon, Feb. 17.
A large representation of
the Repbulicans from all
sections of the County attended
the convention. The convention
wasl called to select a county
party chairman and delegates
to the district and state GOP
conventions.
Those present had only one
main object in mind-to select
a chairman to lead the party
to victory in the fall election,
one spokesman said. Only one
name was considered, that of
J. Doyle Burch.
Burch was the county chair
man eight years ago when the
republicans elected the entire
ticket in Cherokee County.
Delegates were also named
to attend the Congressional
convention in Waynesville,
Saturday, Feb. 24, and to the
State convention In Durham
March 3.
In addition to Burch, Mrs.
John Wishon was named vice
chairman and Mrs. Charles
White secretary. John O'Dell
of Murphy and Kelus Radford
of Andrews were named to the
state elections committee.
A complete reorganization
will be carried out In all 24
precinct throughout the county
with a strong county ticket
for the fall election, Mr. Burch
said.
The Andrews High School
Fire was the second such loss
Cherokee County has suffered
In recent years. The Murphy
Elementary School Burned
Tuesday, Jan. 31, 1961.
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Ii Mirpby
TIIS WEEK ENI
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RAT BAIT
BOX
PROTECT YOUR FAMILY'S HEALTH - As ? result of ?
recant survey mods by State and-local ho sit audn rides and
In comphancs with tholr recommendations the Town of Murphy
recommends fly and bait proof standard garbage cans up
" " * . The
a stand to prevent overturning by stray dogs,
type cans with lids will greatly improve handling,
flys and rats and cut down on rommunirahle diseases.
The photo above Illustrates dm recommended methods. It Is
on diaplay at ika Town Hall.
A rat bait profram. indar Am aupanriatoo of Oa?a Maodji,
Sanitarian of Cherokaa, Graham and Clay
?0m ?ithta *a na? Airily day*,
on dila projart artll ba paAUahad l
haalAAar atom lat ua all * our port in
uw?|iimry
L. L. Maaon, Murphy Mayor aatd . (Scout