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The Cherokee i Scout and Clay County Progress Volume 75- Number 35 Murphy. North Carolina March 25, IS65 12 Pages This Week Prizewords Soar To $80 This Week sssasscsacssssss coutlets -J Phlllip Rogers, U year old son of Mrs. Doris Rogers of Andrews, checked a book out of the Andrews Library last week and discovered that his mother's name was on the check-out card inside. She had checked out the same book 18 years earlier. -J Nat Kinney was seen taking gas from a Kinney Oil Company tanker truck in front of the Post Office, and putting it in his pickup truck. What about a gas dealer running out of gas? -J A FREEoneyear Scout sub scription to the first person to write in and tell us who lost money in this deal: A fellow down on his luck needed ?5 real bad but he only had *4. He took the >4 to a pawn shop and pawned it for $3. Then he sold the pawn ticket to another fellow for $2. This gave him the >5 he needed. Who lost money? -J True blooded Irishmen were wearing green and celebrating St- Patrick's Day Wednesday March 17. Mr. and Mrs. James B. Green of Brasstown went a step further. Mrs. Green gave birth to a son on that day and named him Patrick Brian Keith Green. -J Want to hear some real fine Gospel Singing? Then be at the RobbinsviUe High School Gym, 8:00 p.m. Saturday night for a 2 hour session with the Blue Ridge Quartet of Spar tanburg, S. C. The singing is being sponsored by the Robb insviUe High School. -J A pair of contact lens were found at Lake Chatuge, Thursday, March 11, by Terry Moss of the Old Shooting Creek Section of day County. So if you lost them "contact" him. -J lf you have Congressional problems you would like to discuss. Tom L. Mallonee, Eleventh Congressional Dis trict Secretary to Congress man Roy A. Taylor will be making a scheduled visit to Cherokee and day Counties Friday, April 2. Mr. Mallonee will be at the Andrews Town Hall from 9:00 to 9:30; Mur pliy City Hall from 11:00 to 12:00; and the Clay County Court House from 3 .-00 to 4:00 p.m. -j Jack Thompson, forest Se rvice employee, was running around town last weak sport ing a nice black eye. Jack says he picked up his 2 and 1/2 year old son and got a poke in the eye from the little champ. Sounds like one of those "run into the door" deals to me. Milk Reduces Plant Vims By: P. W. England: HAYESV1LLE- Treating to bacco, tomato or pepper plants with milk at transplanting time will greatly reduce loss es to tobacco mosaic. Best control is obtained when the plants are spray ed and the hands sre dlp in milk as follows: (1) Spray the plant bed within 24 hours before pulling the plants with 5 gallons of whole or skim milk or S lbs. of dried skim milk mixed with 5 gallons of water app lied to 100 aq. yds. of plant bed. (2) Dip the hands about ev ery 20 minutes in whole or skim milk or s mixture of 1 lb. of dried skim milk to 1 gallon of water. The bands during plant pul implanting to the iping the hands in milk whenever the plants are haixted during the growing sesson also greatly reduces drt spread of tobacco mosaic vlna. Mmy t? Bin? (AM Cam* Cmk Amm4) I FIREMEN BATTLE early morning blaze of house trailer in the Bealtown section Monday, March 22. Weekend Fires Take Lives Of Two Men Fire of undetermined origin destroyed two homes occupied by three families and took the lives of two Murphy men Sat urday night, March 20 about 11:00 p.m. The fire started in the house occupied by Fred Brendle on Reservoir Road and spread to a second house about ten feet away, occupied by Bill Brendle, son of Fred Brendle. Sammy Brendle ,22, and WiUard Murphy,58, lost their lives in the F red Bren dle house. The fire alarm sounded at 11:00 p.m. and before the Murphy Volunteer Fire Dep artment could reach the homes, they were completely engulfed in flames. Firemen battled the blaze in sub freezing weather for about two and a half hours remov ing the bodies about thirty minutes before the fire was completely subdued. Fred Brendle, father a i Sammy Brendle and Uncle of Willard Murphy stated that he was awakend and managed to escape. The bodies were located in the front room of the house. The second fire of the week end occured at S a.m. Monday morning at Ed King's Trailer Court in the Bealtown Section. A trailer owned by Charlie Carroll was completely en gulfed in flames when fire men arrived. A neighbor reported that he heard an explosion and saw Mr. Carroll's trailer blazing. At first It was suspected that Mr. Carroll was in the trailer at the time. As the Fire Department arrived, Bill King and Franklin Barnett were attempting to break in the door with an ax to rescue Mr. Carroll in the event he was in the trailer. Only after extinguishing the flames was it discovered Mr. Carroll was not at home. New Teaching Method for Pre-School children ?re demonstrated at the Murphy Elementary School by Mrs. Ruth Forsyth (background) and Miss Inez Blay (right). Plans are under way for another kindergarden session this coming summer in the Murphy Elementary School. Pre School Children Excell In Comprehensive Improvement Program Murphy Elementary School Is participating in an exper iment In primary education knows u the Comprehensive School Improvement Program financed by the State Board of Education and the Ford Foundation through the North Carolina Fund. One h under d selected schools out of 1,968 elementary schools In the State began the project in the summer of 1064 which is aimed ?t the improvement of Instr uction in reading, writing, and arithmetic in the first three grades. Prior to the openings of school in July 1964 twenty-one pre-school chlldern who had had no experience In kinder garten were chosen from the Murphy area to attend a six weeks summer kindergarten under the direction of Mrs. Frank Forsyth, first grade teacher. Planned as a supp lement to the experiences of first grade students were afforded an enriched program! story -tailing, listening, dra matization, color recognition, rhythma, singing, free play, directed recreation and vtalta downtown to places of Interest. A readiness test for first p-ade was given in July at the beginning of the session to determine each child's ability to succeed with beginning work in reading and number work. At the opening of school in August, 1964 a different form of the test was given as a follow-up. Com parison of scores shows that 1 99% of the students who regularly attended kinder garten improved in readiness. The average increase In score was 21 points per child. The results of testing here reveal the value of kindergarten ex perience. Mr. Forsyth states that " students excelled in language, social and emotional adjustment and in muscular coordination when compared with students of equal ability who had no kindergarten. ' An innovation In the set-up in the provision through funds made available for a teacher aid, Miss Inez Blay, who holds a degree in Elementary Ed ucation and who has had experience in primary teach ing in her native Cuba. Miss B lay's dally schedule provides for time with each one of the first grade teachers whan she assists In checking seatwork, supervising the lunch period, mimeographing I and collecting materials, sharpening pencils, keeping records, preparing rooms, and assisting individual st udents as needed. The ass istance of a teacher helper relet vea the classroom f ' *x of non-teaching duties and gives her much more time for actual class instructions. First grade teachers, Mrs. Martha Hatchett, Miss Clara McCombs and Mrs. Frank Forsyth are enthusiastic in their expressions of app reciation for Miss Blay's efficient service to their classes. Another valuable asset is the provision of funds for the purchase of supplementary books, filmstrips, records, teaching devices and equip ment that the school could not afford otherwise. Teachers have given careful consider ation to the selection of materials under the direction of Mrs. Annie K. Hoyle, Ed ucation Professor at Western Carolina College, who la a consultant for the program. The opportunity to examine and to uae new and varied teaching devices la challen ging and enlivening both* to teachers and children. When Rate Case Is Settled Nantahala President Explains Company's Stand On Refund FRANKLIN - Nantahala Power and Light Company Pr esident John M. Archer, Jr. today repeated the power Company's stand that it will make any refunds due cus tomers when electric rates are finally determined for Nantahala by the courts or the Utilities Commission. Mr. Archer said that re cently, erroneous statements concerning the time and method of payment of these refunds had been attributed 4 Arrested In Clay Break-ln HAYESVILLE - Four men have been arrested and charged with breaking into the summer home of Marvin Adams, Route 4, Hayesville, March 6. A 5 1/2 horsepower Johnson outboard motor, G. E. Toaster and electric mixer were taken from the home. S. B. I. Agent M. G. Craw-' ford stated that Howard Chance, 35, and Jay Brown, 46, both of Young Harris, Georgia, were arrested Sat urday, March 20 and charged with breaking and entering and larceny. Arrested the same day were Floyd Chancers, and Thomas Roach 36, of Route 4, Hay esville and charged with re ceiving stolen property. All four men are being held in Clay County jail, awaiting the next term of Superior Court, which is April 26. Howard Ounce and Jay1" Brown are being held under 91.SOO.OO bond. Floyd Chance and Thomas Roach are being held under $1,000.00 bond. Assisting Agent Crawford in the arrest was the Clay County Sheriffs' Department and State Trooper Don Mar an. to N'antahala. Refunds due would result from the bonded rates charged by the power company from July 1961, through J une 1963 "When all appeals in the , case have finally been con cluded and the rates set by the courts or the Utilities Commission," Mr. Archer explained, "we will be able to determine the amount of any refunds that may be due our customers." Mr. Archer further pointed out "if the rates finally set for Nanta hala are lower than the rates the company charged under bond, any excess charges will be refunded to the customers with six per cent interest from the date of the customers' payments to the date of the refunds." Nantahala filed an applic - ation for a rate increase with the North Carolina Utilities Commission November 30, 1960. When hearings on tile application had not yet begun seven months later, Nantahala placed the rates it sought into effect under bond. ABOVE PHOTO TAKEN IN 1961 shows the building site of thirty-six unit housing development. Lower photo taken from the same angle last week shows the completion of the housing units. Housing Authority Slates Open House MURPHY - The Murphy Housing Authority will hold open house Sunday March 28 from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the newly completed housing de velopment in Bealtown and on the Texana Road. Registration Still Opeu For Adult Classes MURPHY - Registration for adult public school classes will be held open through Tuesday, March 30, Holland McSwain, Superintendent of Murphy City Schools, announ ced today. Those particular courses are for adults who have not completed high school. Registration for adults wishing to take business cou rses is also being held open. These courses consist of ad vanced bookkeeping, advanced typing, business English, and business arithmetic. "Ninety-one adults have re gistered for the adult educat ion classes, but we feel that there are many more who would like to come and did not have a chance to register the first night," Mr. McSwaln said. Anyone interested in reg istering either series of classes may do so Thursday, March 26 at 8:30 p.m. or Tuesday, March 30, at 8UJ0 p.m. at Murphy Schoolhouse. James McCombs Is Probatba Officer ROBBINSVILLE - James H. McCombs was sworn In as Probation Of* leer for Cher okee, Clay and Graham County Superior Court Moo - day, March 18. Bertis H. Sellers, District Supervisor and IX E. Gilbert, assistant Supervisor, were present at the ceremonies. Mr. McCombs has been em ployed by the Murphy City Schools for the past four years. He attended Murphy High School end is a gradate of Western Carolina College. The project got underway May JO. 1961 when ten acres land in the Bealtown section w?s acquired from the Hayes sisters and two acres on the Texana Road from Robert Weaver. The development consists of forty housing units, thirty-six in Bealtown and four on Tex ana Road. There are six ef ficiency apartments, 4 one bedroom. 14 two-bedroom 14 three bedroom and 2 fc," bedroom apartments. All units are electrically heated and equipped with stove and re frigerator. P*Ue is invited to Attend the open house. Judge Martin Lets Utility Ruling Stand FRANKLIN - A ruling by special Superior Court r-doe Harry C. Martin c' a Seville, delivered to the clerk of court nere Wednesday, has upheld the State Utilities Commiss ion s last order in the low standing Nantahala rat* case. his decision, judge Martin dismissed the appeals ?L^*.h..the N*nuh*U P??er * L18ht Co., and the Mead Corp.. of Sylva, who had gone into court last December. The Utilities Commission granted Nantahala ? rate in crease In December, 19?a. The power company thought it was ?o? enough, and the Mead Corp. ?** ?"* ???eral customers, thought it was too much. "J"1* '??? months of studying the mountain c i evi dence offered by both sides. JiHfce Martin let the commis sion a formula stand. Nanthala Power and Light Company has filed rwtice cf further appeal to the State Supreme Court. There was no winner to last week's puzzle, so an extra $10 has been added. A perfect solution to this week's puzzle on Page 3 will net you $80. Get on the fun and cash bandwagon with PRIZE - WORDS. ...the intriguing word puzzle game everyone's play ing! PRIZE WORDS appears in this newspaper every week, on Page 3, with cash awards for every winner. It's not a contest, an all u N M M W U N correct solution gives you a EXPLANATION OF ANSWERS winner every time. ACROSS: 1. A fair-minded person is often quick to excuse irritabi lity in a man who is HURRIED (Harried).- Harried, haras sed, is such a strong term that often understates. The man doesn't have such good grounds for irritability when he's merely HURRIED. 4. Often, the more LONELY a young woman is the more likely she is to attract a blackguard (Lovely).- Usually would be required with Lovely. That she was LONELY would be of little appeal to a blackguard unless he had, in addition, beauty, position or wealth to attract him. 5. You can acquire valuable information about foreign count ries from FIRMS that deal with foreign travel. (Films). You're more likely to get interesting than valuable inform ation from Films. FIRMS is better; from travel agencies you can get information on distances, transportation, curr encies and other items of practical value. 8. It usually embarrasses a sensitive youngster when he's made to look a fool publicly through a SLAP (Slip). - Usually allows for exceptions. With Slip, exceptional cases are very hard to find. Exceptions are more likely with SLAP, because much depends on who administers it; it might be a playful SLAP by another child. 9. A level-headed man seldom lets an insult make him feel WORM (Warm).- WORM in this sense means an abject, wretched or comtemptible person; it fits better with sel dom. Warm is weak. It's only natural to resent an insult, and even the most level-headed person resents being insulted. 11. Through lack of AID the early promise of many a clever youngster comes to nothing (Aim). - Not Aim, because of many; it's very much the exception for a clever youngstei to be Aimless. A clever youngster having his ambitions frustrated by lack of AID is a matter of fact. 12. It's usually better to ignore CRASS remarks (Cross). - It's nearly always better to ignore Cross remarks; why make a fuss over a slight matter? There are more Instances where CRASS remarks, grossly snq>td or crude remarks, require rebuttal. 13. A highly strung person is usually quick to be aftected by SLIGHT. (Flight).- Usually exaggerates with Flight; ? highly strung person is not necessarily timid, and modern air travel lacks nothing in comfort. But such a person is usually oversensitive. He will of course feel a SLIGHT quickly. POWN: L We often tend to be unmindful of the consequences of things we do in HATE (Haze). - When we're In a Haze we're mentally confused. Often tend doesn't go far enough with this answer. HATE is better with the clue's restraint; because of our HATE we often tend to ignore consequences of our actions, but we do not necessarily carry through our foolish impulses. 2. We often grieve very deeply when a dear friend DIES. (Does).- Perhaps you consider often too restrained with DIES, but when a dear friend DIES, we always grieve, we usually grieve deeply, and we often grieve very deeply. Often and very go too far with Does because the loss is not then ne cessarily ours. 3. When we try to impress youngsters we tend to exaggerate when talking about the WAYS of our youth (Days).- Days is less to the point. Youth itself is a period of life. WAYS is better; it refers to the manner in which we lived in that period. 4. Usually, a hunted criminal who has a LIMP is seriously handicapped (Lisp).- To such a person a LIMP is much more serious than a Lisp. The LIMP is so difficult to disguise. It is detectable from a greater distance. 6. Car headlights that make one BLINK are usually very dangerous. (Blind).- Car headlights that make one Blind are always very dangerous. Usually points to BLINK. Except ional cases are more likely. 7. With forethought many a traffic CRASH could have been avoided. (Crush).- CRASH, yes, because more care could have been taken. Forethought can scarcely avoid many a traffic Crush; traffic jams are out of any one person's control. 8. A cynic might well say it would probably be a dull world if everyone were SANE1 (Same).- With Same, It would be a dull world, and no cynical observation at all. It la only a cynic who would Imply by indirection that we're all off our rockers I 10. When giving presents to childrw we usually try to give them something they MUST want (Most).- Not Most; we might not know what they want most of all. MUST is better. We try to please them with a sure-fire gift. US. Census Bureau Reports County's 1963 Retati Trade Cherokee County '1 111 Re tt 11 Establishments had $12.3 million In sales in 1963, an increase of 18 percent from 1958, the U. S. Bureau of the Census has just reported after tabulating data gathered from all firms in the IMS census of business. The last previous business census con ducted by the Census Bureau, an agency of the U. S. Dap artmem of Commerce, was in 1968. Retail trade in the county meant Jobs (exclusive of pro prietors) for men and women and a yearly payroll of $974 thousand. In volume of business, the county's food stores had sales of 93.7 million, an increase of 53 percent from 1956. In other retail business, the county's eating and drinking pla?s * ?368 thousand, and gasoline service stations had sales of $1.0 million. For the state as a whole, the Census Bureau reported 43,867 retail establishmems with sales of $4976.3 million, up 30 percent from 1MB. reports to to Iss ued during the next few months will five state county figures and service trades, manu facturing and mineral itoue tries. far major types of retail establishments In eaok county are provided In *a printed tt i
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