The Cherokee ?1 m Scout and Clay County Progress VoMtne 75- Number 13 Murphy, North Carolina October 22, 1964 16 Pages This Week ? P? yA "o*thT camlma BLOODMOHLE TO BE HERE MONDAY OCTOBER 26 To Oppose Incumbent Sen. W. Frank Forsyth Wesf Announces Candidacy At GOP Rally Here Friday Scout Photo-DavU HERMAN H. "BULL" WEST in announcing his candidacy for the 36th Senatorial District raises clasped hands in unity with Robert Gavin (R) Republican candidate for Governor of North Carolina at a Republican Rally held here Friday night, October 16. William E. Moore Agod 84, Dies Ir Local Hospital MURPHY- William E. (Will) Moore, 84, died Sunday after noon, Oct. 18, in a local hos pital after two months illness. He served for eight years as chairman of Cherokee County commissioners. He was ? native of Chero kee County and the son of the late Newton and Loueve Hunt Moore, pioneer citizen of this section. In earlier years he taught school, moved to Ohio, and operated an insurance busi ness, and also served as policeman in Struthers , Ohio, for a short period. He was a member of the Peachtree Methodist Church. Surviving are a daughter in-law, Mrs. R. A. Martin; a grandson, Morris (Johnny) Moore of Murphy, and a grand daughter, Mrs. Leroy Coker of Atlanta. Services were held at 3p.m. Tuesday in the Peachtree Methodist Church. The Rev. C. A. Smith and the Rev. Clark Benson offi ciated and burial was in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers were Dr. Paul Hill, Frank Forsyth, Harry Bishop, Brown Cald well, Abe and Carl Zimmer man. I vie Funeral Home was in charge. Comm. Development Judging Monday MURPHY - Community De velopment Clubs who partici pated in the 1964 Cherokee County Community Develop v mem program will be judged by out of county judges next Monday, Oct. 90. The schedule of judging is Peachtree 900 a.m.! Tomotla 11(00 awn.; Bell view lil6p.ni. and Unaka 3:30 p.m. Winners in the county con test will receive 976 first prise, $60 second prise, and 936 third prise. The county winner will have the opportunity to com pete in the Western North Carolina Community Develop ment program. Last year Unaka placed fourth among 133 communities in the area con test. Communities will be judged on the basis of 1964 progress made in the home Improve ments, community programs, youth programs, and family income development. Scout Sets Open House For Sunday MURPHY- The public is Invited to attend open house ?t the CHEROKEE SCOUT and CLAY COUNTY PRO GRESS newspaper plant be tween the hours of IKK) p.m. and 5:00 p .m.| Sunday, Oct ober 25. The new, modern, all-elec tric newspaper plant is loc ated just to the rear of West co Telephone Company's off ice on Church Street. It is felt that all subscrib ers and friends of the Scout Progress will find the latest In offset printing methods quite interesting and the staff will be happy to show you through the plant between these hours, explaining opera tions in detail. As many machines asposs ible will be In operation to better explain the offset print ing techniques. Free candy and ballons will be given to children, and you may register for door prizes to be given away at 5:00 p.m. Sunday. However, you do not have to be present to win. among the door prizes are an Admiral transistor radio, gift of Cherokee Corporation; an 8 day clock, gift of South eastern Printing Ink, Inc., Chattanooga, Bill Bowman, Manager; electric can opener, gift of Murphy Tire and App liance Company of Murphy; and an eleven by fourteen hand painted oil portrait of yourself or child by Scout Studios. Refreshments will be ser ved to the visitors. MURPHY - Cherokee County's two-term represen tative, Herman H. "Bull" West, provided the biggest surprise of the current poli tical season thus far when he agreed here last Friday to enter the race as Republican candidate for the State Senate from the 36th District. The announcement of his candidacy was made by GOP candidate for Governor of North Carolina, Robert L. Gavin, who was in Murphy Friday night for a rally at the county courthouse. Mr. West served in the North Carolina House of Rep resentatives from Cherokee County in the 1961 and 1963 General Assemblies. In this year's senatorial race he will oppose incum bent Senator W. Frank For syth of Murphy. The 36th Dis trict was enlarged by the last legislature to include six counties - Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon, and Swain. In the race for the 36th District Senate seat Mr. West replaces James L. Nipper who was the GOP candidate until he recently moved out of the state and was thus disqualified to run. With his entry into the race coming slightly more than two weeks before the November 3 election date, Mr. West must run fur the Senate seat with out his name on the ballot. Ballots were primed sev eral weeks ago, and Mr. Nip per's name was listed as the candidate. To cast a ballot for Mr. West, voters will have to mark their tickets for Mr. Nipper. On Tuesday of this week, the Sate Board of Elections certified Mr. West's candi dacy and Elections Board chairman, William Joslln of Raleigh, said that Mr. West could legally run for the Sen ate seat in place of Mr. Nipper. The State Elections Board Chairman said he would notify local elections boards chairmen in the six county district of Mr. West's candidacy. Mr. West's candidacy be came official after Eleventh District Republican Chair Robbinsville Overpowers Murphy 27 -6 To Make Bid For Conference Thk ROBBINSVILLE - In a Smoky Mountain Conference headliner and a game that was rated even, the Black Knights of RobbinsvUle trounced the Murphy Bulldogs Friday night in RobbinsvUle by the tune of 27 to 6. The Black Knights led by left handed Quarterback Russ ell Wiggins, who not only play ed a brilliant game, also pass ed for two touchdowns which led to the downfall of twice beaten Murphy. This was the first time that RobbinsvUle has won from the Bulldogs in nine years. With Trost, Phillips and Wachacha leading the way, the Black Knights posted the first score on the board with die help of a touchdown pass thrown by Wiggins to Gary McMonigle in the end zone with 1(37 remaining in the first period. The pass was good and RobbinsvUle was ahead, 6-0. The Bulldogs scored in the second period with nine min utes and fifteen seconds left to go in die first half as a result of a fumble by the hard running Trost, with the Bull dogs recovering on the Rctob insvUle 18 yard line. Cole and Watson picked up a first down to die RobbinsvUle 8 yard line and from there Cole crossed the Double stripe oil a quick pitch out from Wat son. The run for die extra point was no good and die score was tied. From there It looked like the Bulldogs were on the way, but the worst was yet to come. On the ensuing kickoff, Wachacha took Coles kickoff and returned It to the Bull dogs 46. Wiggins passed to Trost for two yard* and then another attempted pass by Wiggins was snagged by Dav id White and Murphy wcs in possession on its 49 yard line. On their march towards the end sone, the Bulldogs picked i_-. ...... . . ... up three first downs carry ing to the Robblnsville 10-yard line. On the next play the Bulldogs fumbled and Jack son picked it if) and from there to the goal line not a single Bulldog placed a hand on him and it was another six points Wachach a ran for the extra point with only one minute and forty three seconds re maining in the first half. In the remaining seconds. Murphy picked up a first down and were forced to kick on the next series. Waymon's kick was good for seventy yards and the ball was dead at the Robbinsville 2 yard line and that was the end of the second half. The RobbinsvQIe Black Knights returned for the second half all fired up and seemed to smell a victory in the air. They picked up three first downs with Troet, Phillips, and Wachacha dri ving hard. With fourth and three and on the Bulldogs 10 yard line, a pass from Wigg ins was incomplete in the end sone and Bulldogs took over on the Bulldogs 10. .It was short lived as on the first play a pitchout to Cole was mishandled and Robblnsville took over on the ten. Two plays later Wachacha bulled his way over for the score. Wachacha kicked the extra point making it Robblnsville 20, Murphy 6. From here on out the Bull dogs never seemed to recover and victory was out of reach. Wachacha's kick carried to the Bulldog 30 yard line and lay on the ground until a Black Knigti came along and fell on it. Three plays later a pus from Wiggins to Morris Rog er* was good for another tlx mil iiiitW^itfirialrih ix in Murphy once again good punt ing by Waymon got the Bull dogs out of trouble several times. His longest kick of the night carrying for seventy yards. This victory for Robb lnsville gives them a record of six and one. Their only defeat coming at the hands of the Andrews Wildcats in a very close game earlier in the season. This Friday night, the top attraction In football for West ern North Carolina will take place in Andrews when the Black Knights will be trying to avenge their defeat at the hands of the Wildcats earl ier. The Wildcats are un defeated in eight games and are raited third with Robb lnsvllle ranked fourth. Other games In the area Include Murphy traveling to Swain, Winder-Barrow at West Fan nin, and Union County at Cop per Basin, Hayes rille has an open date this weekend. man Kent Coward of Sylvs notified the Sute Elections Board that Mr. Nipper had submitted a letter of resig nation as candidate, and that the District Senatorial Com mittee had completed and signed a statement approving Mr. West as the candidate to replace Mr. Nipper. Mr. West's first public ap pearance following his an nouncement as a candidate was at a Republican dinner at Nantahala Inn in Swain County Monday night. "Just call me Nipper West," he told the cheering crowd at the dinner. He explained that his name would not be on the ballot and that "a vote for Nipper Is a vote for West." The throng of Republicans packed In the courthouse here last Friday night cheered long and loud when Bob Gavin told them "Bull West has agreed to run for the Sim Senate. He is a fine Republican, typical of all your candidates, and be Is certain to be elected. I am happy to be on the ticket with him. *+ ? ?_ .# ?y< Chapter of OAR was held ... ^ ROBERT GAVIN . . Happy to be on the tick et with Bull." "BULL" WEST " Just call me Nip per." Methodists Sponsor UNICEF Drive MURPHY - "This yelr Hal loween will become a 'Hal lowed Evening* for many children here in Murphy when they dress up as ghosts and witches and ring doorbells to save the lives of less for tunate boys and girls in other parts of the world," Mrs. Edith Ramsey, organizer of the Trick or Treat for UNICEF program said today. "They will be proud to par ticipate in the world's great est effort by children to save children," Mrs. Ramsey said. "They know that every cent they receive will provide help for less fortunate youngsters in more than 100 countries aided by the United Nations Children's Fund." "UNICEF Trick or Treat ers will be identified by the orange and black label around their half-pint milk contain ers. They will be escorted from door to door in small groups by adults and respon sible teenagers. Only such "official" goodwill ambas sadors will be authorized to accept coins for UNICEF. Interested persons should contact Mrs. Ramsey at 837 3133. Dr. C. F. Tate, Jr.] To Speak Here Oct. 27 MURPHY - The "Effect of Smoking On The Health" will be the subject of a speech to be made at die Murphy Elec tric Power Board Building in Murphy on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 7s30 p.m. by Or. C. Frank Tate, Jr. Dr. Tate is associate pro fessor of medicine at theUni verslty of Miami, and director of the chest disease section of Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Fla. Slides will be used for the demonstration. This program is being spon sored by the Western North Carolina Trterculosis Asso ciation and Cherokee County TB Advisory Committee, whose work In tu&erculoals control has been expanded during the past several years to include other respiratory diSMMSi Miss Willie Lovlngood of Murphy is on the district board and Mrs. Jack Ledford la the local chairman. On We&tasdty, Oct. 98, Dir. Tate will be at the Murphy School from 9 to 10 ?Jn. from 10 >46 to 11 ?M a.m. he will bo at fee Andrews High School. Murphy Needs Your Blood By: Red *aiu,ler MURPHY- The Bloodmobile will be here In Murphy Mon 4,000 per acre. Murphy Quarter Back Club Meets Tonight, Oct. 22 The Murphy Quarter Club will meet Thursday night at the Elementary School at 8K? P*Hli A film of the 1962 Darling ton 500 Race will be shown. Dear Reader: The Scout Is conducting a weekly presidential pre ference campaign. We would appreciate It If you would make your prefer ence below, put it in an envelope and return it to us as soon as possible, ft is not necessary for you to sign your name unless you so desire. You may bring your straw ballot by the Scout office, if you like. The results of this survey will be reported at definite intervals by The Scout until election time. Tour cooperation will be appreciated. Sincerely, The Editor IT'S A TIE From Total Votes Received Johnson 50% Goldwater SOX Goldwater gained 9 percentage points tk If the presidential election were held today 1 would vote fori (Vote for one). ( ) Lyndon Johnson ( ) Barry Goldwater HAVE YOU VOTED YBTT