by Sad
FISHING: Chart 1* Hyatt re
ports that tha ftah are biting.
Chart la dalmj ha Caught a
4 pound and 11 ounca larga
?? Grape Craak aod
ooa at Chacuga that
-? 2 pound 12 otawea
^ tooant waaks. I may bo
wreog. but dda aounda fishy
to ma.
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1962 FEED GRAIN: The
Charokaa County ASCS
taporta that at tha cloaa at
bualnaaa Thuraday, March 1,
77 f armor a had signed thalr
Intention la partlclpata In the
1962 Faad Grain Program and
received their advance pay
ment fti theee farms the
baaa acreage la 1016.5. Theee
Farmers Intend to divert
648.00 acres and have
received advance payments in
the amount of 113,238.48. Tha
county committee will meet
Tuesday. March 6 a> aet rate
for fanners who have signed
a farm acreage report. As
?con as these farmers re
ceive a statement of their
payment rales they should
come beck to tha office and
sign their intention id par
ticipate if they are Interesed
Any farmer who was In the
Feed Grain Program last year
must coma to the ASCS office
before March 31 and sign
their Intention to participate
in this year's program. Far
mers who did not participam
in the program must come
to the office before March 20
and sign a Feed Grain acreage
report.
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REMEMBER: Seat Belts
save lives!
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THOUGHT IS THE KEY:
George Gardner once said
"Thought Is perhaps the fore
runner and evert the mother of
Ideas, and Ideas are the most
powerful and mostusefulthlngs
in the world:"
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BIG LIE: A great many
people believe ? as public
opinion polls prove ? that
the owners of industry get
the lion's share of earnings
and that the workers get the
short end of the stick. They've
been told that, time and time
again by enemies of our free
enterprise system. This Is
comparable to the "big lie"
that was so effectively used
by Adolph Hitler. Allen W.
Rucker, a national authority
on Industrial costs tells a
different story. It goes like
this: In a recent year for
every production man-hour
worked In this country, the
produced value was $5.87.
Outside costs, such as de
predation and taxes, came
to $1.92 So there was $3.95
per hour left of work to divide.
Of that $3.95 wages and re
lated benefits accounted for
$2.27. Salaries and related
benefits accounted for $1.15.
5n the earnings for owners,
which was the profit, came
to S3 cents. Putting It an
other way, the tool users got
86.6 per cent of the dlvlsiaWe
Income ? while the tool owner
and providers got 13.4 per
cent. Does that look like ex
ploltadon of labor?
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DID YOU KNOW? That dogs
usually bark because they want
companionship and attention?
that dogs can have a nervous
break down? ??? That there
are a few people In this world
who cannot sleep and live
entirely without It?**? That
babies are not all born with
blue eyes as is commonly
thought, but just look this
way because the true colors
are hidden beneath a cloudy
surface?
Murphy Band
To Play In
i Band Contest
. The Murphy School Band
t will participate in die 15 band
. North Carolina Junior High
' School, Western Dlvlson. Band
i Contest at Hickory Saturday,
March 10.
I Six grade 111 bands and nine
grade II bands from the
> western counties of the state
twill gather for this annual
' event. The Murphy Band is
, classified as a class II band.
The Murphy group will play
> as a warm - up march, "El
c-apltan" by So us a and two
i numbers for a list of three:
"Scotch Folk Suite" by Al
* bert Davis, "Sunlit Summits"
by Gene Odgen, and "Mozart
1 Overture" arranged by
, ?i0hP90D
Franklin Boyf
, Win Title From
' Murphy 79-51
The Franklin boys dafeaiad
, the Murphy boys 79-51 to win
the Smoky Mountain Confer
! ence Tournament Champion
ship at Hayesvllle Saturday,
I Mar. 3. The Bulldogs, the
western division winner and
? the dark horse team In tourna
ment play, went Into the game
f with ig>set victories over
Andrews and Nantahala.
f Murphy's i Jerry Johnson
L was the game's high scorer
with 36 points.
i In a girls consolation game,
Andrews knocked the stuffings
} out of Frmklln 78-38. Linda
Wooten scored 37 and Lorene
i Trull 31 to lead Andrews.
WEATHE
0
High Low Pare.
February 21 72 A 0.52
March 1 ? 4? ' 35 Trace
March 3 52 3S 0.00
March 4 54 34 0.00
March 5 47 26 0.16
March 6 37 23 0.07
Thuraday - Increasing
ctoudlneaa, Friday will ha
crvercaet, Saturday - Rain and
Sunday - acatiared cloudneia
wtti i"
-T* WUXBSSJ LLBHAaZ
\ Muarai i o
The Cherokee Scout
And Clay County Progress . '
Valine 72-Numfecr 32 Murphy. H.C. Marck8,19B2 10 hies His Week Pihlishid Weekly
MURPHY* S Margaret Cole, No. 25 hit for 42 points to lead
her teammates to a 56-43 victory over Swain High School In the
finals of the Smoky Mountain Conference Tournament at
Hayesvllle Friday, March 2. Here she Is shown driving for two
points. The highflying Murphy girls thus closed the season
undefeated. (Scout Photo)
SMOKY MOUNTAIN Conference championship honors went
id the undefeated Murphy girls In their 56-43 victory over
Swain Friday. Here Murphy forward, Linda Jones, No. 24, la
shown pushing for two points. Scoring for Murphy was as.
follows: Cole, 42, Jones, 5, and Linda Smith, 9. (Scout Photo)
New $1 Million
Industry Looms
For This Area
Prospects for a new $1
million plus industry were
revealed Monday night at a
special meeting of some of the
leading poultry producers,
feed men, and local business
leaders from this area.
The establishment of a
commercial egg ( tahle or
eating) grading and packaging
plant with a dally production
rate of 500 cases was the goal
of the meeting.
Broiler and hatching egg
producers heard Arbor Acres
vice-president George Wright
of AshevlHe say "the outlook
for the establishment of a
commercial egg grading
station in Murphy is fabulous.'
Mr. Wright explained in detail
the operation and procedures
for setting up such a plant.
He used as an example die
operation of a similar plant
his company has interest in at
Flowery Branch , Ga.
The proposed, egg grading
plant would require-a building
with 7,000 sq. ft. of floor
space and must be re
frigerated. Sue! a building
with equipment would cost
$70,000.
The plant would create jobs
for 20 persons plus creating
a daily income to the egg
producers in this area of
approximately $4,500 daily.
Murphy poultrymen W. T.
(Bud) Brown and Wayne Hol
land arranged the meeting.
Joe Klmsey from Hiawassee,
Ga.; Howard Walker, Hayes
ville; Erlck Rlchman, An
drews; Hoyt Alexander,
Blairsvllle, and Wayne
Holland, Murphy were
appointed as a steering com
mittee to set in motion plans
for the c-ganlzation of a
mutual company to operate
the plant. TTils group was
also charged with the
responsibility of finding out
the feelings of the potenial
egg producers in this area.
Joe Klmsey was appointed
chairman.
Bud Brown, serving as
moderatortold the group that
this deal presents a real
opportunity or this section. He
went on to say that In his
opinion the hatching egg
business, a thriving business
in this county will continue
to provide a good Income.
This commercial egg idea
would give the poultry and
feed men something to fall
back on should anything happen
in the hatching egg market.
Symphony
Will Ploy
In Murphy
The North Carolina Little
Symphony, Benjamin Swalin
directing, will appear In con
cert in Franklin High School
gymnasium at 8:30 p.m. March
15. The orchestra will appear
in Murphy for two concerts
on Wednesday , March 21.
The talented musicians of
the partially state-supported
Symphony are currently in
Western North Carolina for a
series of twelve perform
ances, more than half of them
free children's concerts.
It is one of the prime aims
of the North Carolina
Symphony Society to insure
part of the cultural and
educational development of
Tar Heel children by increas
ing their appreciation for fine
music. Through the
orchestra's annual tours,
nearly 100,000 school children
in the elementary through high
school grades attend the free
concerts.
The 1962 tour embraces
more than 50 cities and towns
qnd over 115 concerts from
More he ad City to Murphy.
Members of the local
Cherokee County Chapter of
the Symphony Society are in
vited to attend the Franklin
concert next Thursday.
Membership not only entitles
holders to attend all member
ship concerts throughout the
statewide tour, but assists in
providing financial support to
the Symphony's educational
development program for
children.
Mrs. Brumby Announces For
House Of Representatives
Mr*. Edward H. Brumby of
Murphy hat announced aa a
candidate for Representative
Cherokee County. a> the North
Carolina Genera* Assembly,
subject to the Democrat Con
vention In May. Mrs.
Brumby's anno tat cement was
made public Wednesday.
Mrs. Brumby came to
Murphy In 1944 from Marietta,
Ga. Her father was V member
of a pioneer family In Clay
County. She Is a graduate of
Young Harris College and also
a graduate nurse from
Marietta Hospital.
Mrs. Brumby said, "I have
always been interested in
government and have followed
the previous sessions of the
legislature very closely."
Mrs. Brumby has been active
in business and civic affairs
in both Murphy and Cherokee
County. She was the owner
for several years of Fayola
Remnant Shop. She also owned
and operated Fayola Manu
facturing Company.
Mrs. Brumby is presently
a partner in Murphy Textile
Mills and a director of Brumby
Textile Mills, Inc.
Mrs. Brumby is the wife of
Edward H. Brumby of Murphy
and they have two daughters,
Mrs. Richard Forrest of
Brooklyn, N. Y. and Mra.
Brie Townaon of Auburn, Ala.
and one son, Edward H., Jr.
of the home.
The Brumbys are members
of the First Presbyterian
Church of Murphy where aha is
vice-president of the Women
of the Church and assistant
stgwrintandent of the* Sunday
School.
LETTERS TO
THE EDITOR
The Editor:
Your paper and government
survey studies show that new
public school construction
provides jobs for about
115,000 workers. Another
160,000 are employed in plan
ning, producing and de
Uverying the materials used
in construction. New school
construction this year will
amount to more than $3 bil
lion, Another $600 million will
be spent for new private
schools.
It is estimated that 50
million Americans will be get
ting formal education in the
coming year. The number in
school will be |0 million
higher than 1955 - 56 school
year. Just think. "600,000 new
classrooms built in America
since 1953. The number of
Americans attending school
now just about equals total
population of the U. S.in 1880.
AND YET, a High School
Diploma is a mark of
distinction that is enjoyed by
less than half of our
population. Now, by 1970 it is
estimated that our c611ege en
rollment will exceed 6,400,000
not to mention a population
increase of 57% in the age
group of 18 to 21.
AND YET, there are more
than 60 million adults in our
country 21 years of age and
over who have not completed
high school No wonder we are
concerned about drop outs.
Seems some are more con
cerned with how much' they will
have on deposit in their social
security account than
education. Let us not be guilty
of prejudice or any Issue above
our state's education.
As the article pointed out,
merely absorbing information
or developing skill is not
enough. Just attending school
or putting in time is not enough
There must be instilled in us
the ability to think, to under
stand, and to seek.
Our expanding economy de
mands greater education and
training opportunities and
services. Let us stand still
and we'll soon find ourselves
behind.
Higher volume in most in
dustries means lower unitcost
jnd larger profits. But for
education, large volume
promises larger deficits and
possibly poorer quality. We
are face to face with the pro
blem in Cherokee County and
the State.
Does education pay 7 Ask the
man who has an education or
the person who does not have
an education. We know the
answer. The same applies to
a Natlon-State-County.
There is not and will never
be an easy way for us to meet
our goal and objectives for
education of our people. It
is up to us. As for me and
my house, we support better
education. We are willing to
make the sacrifice.
Fred Mashbum
Andrews, N. C.
The Editor:
A copy of your piper of
Feb. 22. ha* Just come ?
hand and 1 want to congratulate
you on tha article on Fred
Davis. I am glad that this
recognition has been given
him while ha ia alive and not
delayed until af tar he has gone.
- Two years ago 1 wrote the
Chamber of Commerce in
Murphy suggesting that they
get busy to nominate Fred
Davis as "Father of the
Year" but I never heard any
thing from it. I had the idea
that a letter so addressed
would gat lns> the hands of
whatever service organisation
that you have and that dtey
would be glad B follow 19 on
such a auggeatlon.
Some national organization
accepts such nominations each
year with the results that some
father on Father's Day in
June is proclaimed as "Father
of the Year."
With the background of being
a selfmade man and success
fully living his own life and
charting the course of a large
family, I do not think anyone
deserves such recognition
more that Fred Davis.
1 am not related to him by
blood but I am very proud to
have known him and consider
him as a relative - a very close
cousin at least.
Emmett E. Atkinson
5804 Miami Place
Tampa, Fla.
The Editor:
1 agree with many other
Democrats throughout Chero
kee County that there should
be unity within the Democrat
Party. We shouldputasideour
disagreements and join to
gether with one common goal.
Many Democrats in Chero
kee County know that Ray
Sims is capable in many
respects. He is a man of out
standing character and his
leadership ability is known
throughout the county. I am
proud to cast my support for
this young man and think that
he will make an excellent
candidate for sheriff.
If we win in November, we
must unite behind one man.
In my opnion, Ray Sims is
that man.
D. E. Abernathy
Rt. 1, Murphy.
Don Anderson
Enters
Sheriff's Race
Donald Anderson has an
nounced that he Is a cndldate
for the Democratic nomination
for Sheriff In the May
Primary.
Mr. Anderson was born and
raised In Andrews, N. C. He
served with the 79th Infantry
Dlvtson from June 1942 to
December 1945in the European
Campaign.
Returning from service he
completed his high school
education at Andrews High
School. He was employed by
the Southern Railway Company
going with the N. C. State
Highway Patrol in 1950, re
signing In 1959 ?> take a
position with the N, C. Prison
System where he Is presently
Superintendent of the Chero
kee County prison unit.
Mr. Andre son was a deputy
sheriff under the lets Sheriff
Crawford prior to Joining the.
State Highway Patrol.
He Is married ?the former
Helen Poicher and they have
one son. He la a member of the
First Baptist Church of
Commissioners
To Coll School
Bond Election
EDITORIALS
Do We Really Need Them
The question has been stated many, many times
this last week. Do we really need the school buildings
proposed by the school authorities? What we have
(or had) is as good as what I had 40 years ago. If
it was good enough for me why isn't it good enough
for the kids now?
These questions can be best answered by saying
for the same reason we aren't still riding around
In a model - T automobile. Granted it was a good car
then but most of us seem to like the newer models.
There are newer models in schools today than we
had 40 years ago or even ten years ago. Today, there
are people who want the best education possible for
their children and their neighbor's children. These
are the people that want to see Improvements made at
Andr vs, at Murphy, and in the county. They are
willing to pay for these improvements. They do not
want to wait for handouts.
The Cherokee County Commissioners did a fine
thing in voting to call for a school bond election. The
three school boards of this county are to be praised
for working so unselfishly for the common good of
schools throughout the county.
A step was made In the right direction Monday
for replacing the lost schools and Improving the
existing schools in Cherokee County. Now the real
work Is before us. We must vote YES for this step
forward to become a reality.
4-H Work
In Cherokee and Clay Counties more than 1,600
boys and girls are enrolled in 4-H Clubs.
Each member enrolls in one or more projects
depending upon his Interests and the facilities avail
able to him at home. His Interest and what he does
about his projects depends upon parent cooperation
and adult leadership.
Too often he selects projects with great enthusiasm
but as he looks for help and Is rejected he puts the
instructions and record book aside and forgets them.
It behooves every adult who can help and encourage
a boy or girl to do so. Each of us has a responsibility
to give of our time, talents and skills to a child. It Is
only in this way that we can repay those who have
helped lib and assume our share of leaders re
sponsibility toward making better citizens for
tomorrow's world.
Frank Forsyth To Run
Frank Forsyth, Murphy banker (Citizens) and
member of the last two sessions of the State Senate,
will run for reelection in the May 26 Democratic pri
mary. He made it otnciai Sat
urday after withholding his de
cision for some weeks due to
pressing business matters.
Forsyth, a native of Andrews,
is a graduate of Mt Pleasant
Collegiate Institute, Emory and
Henry College and the School
of Banking in the graduate
school, Rutgers University. He
was recently promoted to as
sistant president of the Citizens
Bank and Trust Company.
Charles R. Crawford, former
lacriclatnr frnm Swain Tnuntv.
already is an active candidate for state senator from
this district, composed of Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Macon and Swain Counties.
Murphy Continues Progress
With [lertrkity In 1961
Murphy continued Its pro
gress with electricity in 1961.
According to a report released
today by the Town o' Murphy
Electric Power Board,
customers of the electric
system used a total of
22^98,000 kilowatt-hours of
electricity during fiscal
1961. The largest share of
that power went to residential
consumers. Homes accounted
for 12,465,000 kwhof the total,
with the average annual use
reaching 10,645 kwh per home,
an increase over the preceding
year of more than 200 kilo
watt-hours.
Sales of electricity to com
merlcal customers amounted
to 4,345,000 kilowatt-hours,
and industrial sales were
4,174,000 kwh.
"Murphy is continuing to
grow with electricity, " John
Bayless, Manager, of the
electric system, said. "The
Power Board is very happy
with the progress being made
in the home, in business, and in
industry. Despite a decline in
Irakis trial requirements dur
ing fiscal 1961, both resi
dential and commercial
usages continued to increase.'
Bayless pointed out that
many homes are now becom
ing all-electric.
"Last year," Bayless said,
we helped plan electric In
stallation* for eighteen homes.
There Is no cost for our help
in designing modern lighting,
or pining electric heating,
either resistance or heat
pump, or sir conditioning. All
our customers can take advan
tage of our free planning and
engineering services, no mat
ter what us* of electricity Is
desired.
Bayless stated that 9
industrial plans and 18 com
merlcal plans were completed
last year at customers'
requests.
"We believe that an electric
system is more than-a dis
tributor of power," dayless
said. "We like to help our
customers receive maximum
efficiency from low cost
electricity. That's why we
offer free planning services,
and whe we sponsor special
appliance campaigns with our
local appliance dealers. Our
electric system is a
municipally owned, tax paying
utility, and it's here for the
benefit of everyone. It is a
valuable asset to our city."
The report shows that total
assets of the system reached
$613,979 in fiscal 1961.
Depreciated plant value is now
$529,169.
"Year after year. Murphy
grows and the Power Board
grows," Bayless concluded.
"They are closely tied
together. We intend to always
have an abundant supply of low
cost power available when and
where it's needed."
County Agei
James M.Stewart, assistant
County Agricultural Agent in
Madison County, Marshall, N.
C? has been appointed County
Agricultural Agent in Chero
kee County, according *> in
formation received here from
North Carolina Sue College
and theCherokaeCountyCom
mlestooers. I
Savert Has been Assiatait
County Agricultural Agent in
Madison County for three
The Cherokee County Com
missioners voted Monday to
call a county - wide school
construction bond election in
the amount of $500,000. The
$ 1/2 million election is to be
called at the earllst possible
date and the money will be
distributed for school con
struction purposes to the three
school units in the county as
follows: $200,000 to the
Andrews unit, $200,000iid the
Murphy unit, and $100,000 to
the county unit.
The decision to call the bond
election came after the com
missioners had spent the
entire morning meeting with
school authorities and
interested citizens concerning
the school situation in
Cherokee County.
School superintendents from
Murphy, Andrews, and the
county asked the commis
sioners during the morning
session for $950,000 id meet
the needs of all the systems.
Shordy after lunch the
commissioners announced
their decision id call an
election for $500,000.
Attorneys have been at work
ever since studying the details
of such an election.
It is hoped that the election
can he held at the same time
as the democratic Primary
the last of May. If both
elections can be held on the
same day, the county will
realize a savings of fl.SOO.
Interested citizens from
every section of the county
packed the commissioners'
meeting room to state their
views and feelings in the
matter. At several times,
standing room only was avail
able. Many mothers of school
children listened intently to
the proposals of the school
men and the comments of the
commissioners.
One Murphy housewife and
mother summed igj the
existing lack of class room
space by saying, "We have
our most precious pos
sessions over there at that
school. It's time we were
doing something about getting
them adequate school rooms."
Sheridan Dickey, chairman
the commissioners,
answered, "I'll promise you
one thing. If we call a bond
issue, it will be up to you
all to vote for it."
Mr. Dickey added, "I am in
favor of calling a bond issue
to take care of our Immediate
needs but not one for a million
dollars. Let's get the schools
back as good as they were."
Murphy superlntenctentHol
land McSwain said it would
take $503,000 to replace the
elementary school which
burned in January, 1961, and
to do necessary work to other
buildings.
Since the school burned,
some elementary students
have attended classes in a
building which has been stand
ing virtually unused on the
school grounds at the time of
the fire.
Charles Frazier, Andrews
superintendent, said his of
fice needs $525,000 to replace
the high school which burned
there last month. At present
time classes are being held
In two Andrews churches.
County superintendent
Lloyd Hendrlx asked for
$141,000 to improve and ex
pand existing structures.
"Consolidation will come In
?his county but not in our
lifetime. It la absolutely a
waste of money to have
a high school in the county,
?ne at Murphy, and one at
Andrews," Dickey said.
Mr. Dickey further sta*d
that he personally waa in favor
of increasing the tax rats
$1.00 for one year a> pay
for rebuilding the schools but
he quickly added that hedhh't
know if this would be legal or
not.
Commissioner Walter
Dockery of Hi was see Dam said
it would take a house to house
campaign for the bond election
to carry, 'Tf tfu, i,n'tdona,U
will be voted down," he added.
The motion to call the
election was mads by W. T.
Moore . of Andrews and
?ecooded by W. B. Dockery.
The vote was unanlmoua.
tit Is.Hired
year*. He greduamd froir.
North Carolina Stat* Callage
In 19S6. Ha grew iftltVam
County, near Hendareon,N.C.
Stewart ia
Catharine Cast
formerly of I
Carolina. They hate two beys.
James four years old, wad
Stewart be
County highly
by N. C.Sae