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The Cherokee
Scout
and Clai^ County Progress
Volume 75 - Number 6 Murphy, Nortb Carolina September 2, 1965 12 Pages This Week
AT ML'KPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
Restroom facilities and a new press box is now under construction at the Murphy High
School football field. Funds for the facility were raised by the Murphy Quarterback Club
through the sale of advertising in the high school football program. The completion date is set
for September 24.
coutlets
We had six winners ident
ifying the "Handlebars" be
longing to Blaine Stalcup, all
postmarked the same. Others
were right but were late while
many were wrong. One entry
said the mustache belonged tc
a lady in Hayesville. Congra
tulations winners, your one
years free subscription to the
Scout will start next week. The
winners are: Shirley Massey
Nada Pullium, Frank Curtis,
J. V. Hogan, Mrs. Delair
Morris, and Bertice Cooke
-J
The 47th annual Cherokee
County Fair will be the top
of entertainment here nexi
week and with the Jay cee will
ing to let the public - throw
baseballs at us we're jus<
dying laughing. Bud Penland,
Chairman of the "Duck-A
Jay cee" project, camearounc
asking for volunteers to sit or
the trap door, quickly pointer
'at me and said "you'll do."
We just know,"shudder",thai
there - is enough people want'
lijg to throw something at u:
that well get plenty wet. EX
AMPLE - my wife.
-J
Up in Pennsylvania a firn
has developed a chair foi
executives which upon press
ing a button, heats up tlx
back of the chair, and give;
the occupant a massage. Won
der if they plan to attach ai
arm which will swing out an
hold his head while he make
a big decision?
-J
This little verse was sen
out by the Department of Moto
Vehicles, and it makes sense
Save a life and you'll neve
regret it.
Take a life and you'll neve
forget it.
-T
MHS Football Field Gets
Press Box, Rest Rooms
MURPHY - The Murphy Qu
arterback Club announced this
week that the long awaited con
struction of a new press box
and restroom facilities at the
Murphy High football field is
underway.
Ken Godfrey, President of
the local club, stated that pro
ceeds from the sale of adver
tising in the Murphy High
football program last year and
this year have been ear
marked for the new facility.
The construction cost is ex
timated at $1700 and although
the club has only $1200 in
their treasury, construction
began this week.
A ramp has been graded to
make the restrooms more
accessible for the fans and the
press box will be constructed
on the roof of the concrete
block structure.
Construction will not be
complete for Friday nights
opening game but it is expec
ted the new facility will be
open for the next Bulldog
home game which is Friday
September 24.
"We're a little short of
funds but Murphy business
men have come to the rescue
by donating materials and time
to see that the job is com
pleted. Townson Lumber Co.
hauled the cement blocks for
us, Harold Wells donated the
grading and is overseeing the
construction Rogers Electric
and Red Schuyler will do the
wiring, and Wayne Holland is
donating the grass seed and
fertilizer for land scaping,"
Mr. Godfrey said.
Atlanta Times Folds,
Losses Top $2 Million
ATLANTA, Ga. - The At
lanta Times, which began pub
lication as the city s third
daily newspaper less than 15
months ago, suspended oper
ations Tuesday.
Publisher James C. Davis
said the T imes was unable to
continue because of insuffic
ient revenues and a disapp
ointing response from adver
tisers.
The newspaper, which had
a circulation of about 66,000
began operation as an
Continued Bock Page
Bulldogs Open Season Here
Against Basin Cougars Fri.
The Murphy '?Bulldogs"
will open the 1965 football
season Friday night at home
against the Copper Basin "Co
ugars" from Copperhill,
Tenn. Game time will be 8:00
p.m.
Again this year the Bull
dogs will be playing teams
from Georgia and Tennessee
as well as their regular con
ference foes in the Tar Heel
State. In addition to the Copper
basin Game, they will also play
Tellico Plains Tenn. and the
Georgia games include Bla
irsviUe and West Fannin. Bla
iresville is a newcomer to the
schedule and coached bv a
former Murphy High School
and Western Carolina College
graduate. Coached by Bill
Thompson and starting his se
cond year, Blairsville went a
Rescue Squad Holds
It's First Meeting
ANDREWS - On Tuesday
night the newly organized And
rews Rescue Squad held its
first meeting at the American
Legion Hut at 7:30 p.m.
Officers elected include
Captain Jake Buchanan, 1st Lt.
Milton Mashburn, 2nd Lts.
Lyle Bryson and Lawrence
Hyde, Sec. & Tres. ThadMay,
Chaplain - Hubert Walker,
Assistant Secretary -Jr. Joh
nson.
It was announced there
would be 25 active members
which would include two teams
of ten men each plus officers.
Much enthusiam has been
shown by Andrews citizens, lt
Is hoped that within two weeks
a telephone number can be
given.
long way last year in champ
ionship play.
Starting the season this
year, the Bulldogs will be
playing under a new head coach
for the first time in twelve
years. With the retirement of
Coach Ralph "Chuck" Mc
Connell, Coach Jim McCombs
was elevated to the post of
Athletic Director and Head
Coach for Football and Boys
Basketball. McCombs will get
assistance from Emanuel Mc
Donald, a Murphy High grad
uate and Terry Postellagrad
uate of Andrews High School
and Lees McRae and Mars
Hill College.
The Bulldogs had 60 men to
report for practice on August
11 and have been having two
practice periods a day until
August 25. Since the 25 and
until their opening game
Friday the Bulldogs are hav
ing only one session a day.
The bulldogs will field a
team of five boys with varsity
experience and six seniors.
The seniors will include David
Penland, Jackie Morris,
Johnny Rogers, Don Stephens,
Haskell Roberson, and Steve
Grasty, a transferee from the
state of Wasington.
"The team will be young and
will lack experience , " Mc
Combs said, but they have
plenty of enthusiasm and
should feild a good team."
Unless something unforseen
develops, the line up should
shape up like this: Jackie Way
man, Quarterback; Don Ste
phens, Halfback; John Shields,
Halfback; Hubert Wells, Half
back; Roger Stiles, Halfback
and Quarterback, and last
years leading groundgainer ,
Don Stiles, Fullback; at ends
it will be: Johnny Rogers and
Haskell Roberson; Tackles;
Hoyt Roberson and Bill Mc
Donald, both Sophomores,
Guards, David Penland and
Steve Grasty; and at Center
Frank Dickey. Others ex
pected to see plenty of action
include Glen Alexander, Ray
mond Trantham, Roscoe Hall,
and Robert Allen.
Home, Mobile Homi
Destroyed By Fire
MURPHY - Fires of un
determined origin destroyeda
home and mobile home trailer
in Cherokee County over the
week end.
The lake from home of Mr.
and Mrs. M. G. Crawford was
completely destroyed by fire
shortly after midnight Satur
day morning.
An unoccupied mobile home
located on the corner ol
Dillard Street and East
Avenue was engulfed in flames
as firemen arrived on tht
scene at 7 a.m. Monday. Es
timated damage to the trailet
was in excess of $5,000.
Flames greet firemen as they arrive on the scene of a burning unoccupied mobile home locate
on the corner of Dillard Street and East Avenue, Monday morning at 7 a.m. Damage was es
ti mated in excess of $5,000.
Keenum Receives
Scholarship At WCC
Margaret Keenun, a 1965
graduate of Hiwassee Dam
High School, received an Alcoa
Foundation Scholarship at
Western Carolina College this
week.
A college of.icial in a letter
of notification stated that the
award is based on high schol
arship and is contingent upon
maintenance of a satisfactory
academic rating.
Margaret, younger daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C.Keenum,
Route 4, Murphy, was active
in both scholastic and extra
curricular activities in High
School. She was co-valed
ictorian of the graduating class
and was chosen most likely
to succeed.
As a Senior she served as
co-editor of the Hi-Lites and
business manager of the
annual. She participated in a
number of clubs, including
Beta, Photography, Debaters,
and F. H. A. She was a var
sity cheerleader for four
years.
Margaret has chosen teach
ing as her vocation, and is
minoring in Elementary ed
ucation. She will report for
classes at WCC Monday,Sept
ember 2.
47th Cherokee County
Fair Opens Labor Day
MURPHY - The 47th Annual
Cherokee County Fair opens
on Labor Day, Monday Sept
ember 6. The fair is spon
sored by the Murphy Lions
Club for the Cherokee County
Mutual Fair Association, Inc.
The calendar of events
begins at 9 a.m. Monday with
the placing of exhibits in the
exhibit building and livestock
barn. At 1 p.m. Monday, the
Midway opens. This year the
Lions Club has secured the
Georgia Amusement Co. This
is the same show that has
played the Georgia Mountain
Fair at Hiawassee, Ga. for
many years.
By 8 p.m. Monday, all ex
hibits must be in place. At
9 a.m. Tuesday, the judging
will begin in the exhibit hall.
The doors to the exhibit hall
will be opened to the public
at 3 p.m.
Thursday will be school day
with two events highlighting
the day. Judging of sheep and
swine will be at 2 p.m. foil
owed by the dairy cattle and
beef cattle show at 8 p.m.
Highlighting the day Friday
will be the horse judging at
8 p.m.
All exhibits must be re
moved from the exhibit hall by
noon Saturday, Sept. 11
This year cash awards will
be given in many of the dep
artments. Check the official
fair catalog for details. They
are available at many of the
retail businesses in Murphy.
The back gate to the fair
ground will be closed at 6
p.m. each day. No vehicles
will be allowed inside the
fairgrounds through the back
gate after 6 p.m. Livestock
exhibitors must take care of
getting feed to their stock
prior to 6 p.m.
Admission to this year's
fair is 50? for adults and
25? for children. There will
be no admission charge for
school children during school
day and all rides will be re
duced in price until 6 p.m.
"DunkAJaycee"
MURPHY - A new attraction
at the Cherokee County Fair
this year will be a "Dunk
A- Jaycee" game sponsored
by the local club.
The Murphy Jaycees have
been busy this past week con
structing a portable tank that
will hold about 1200 gallons
of water and a trap door mech
anism.
Here's how it works.
A "Trap door" seat will
be erected about 3 feet above
a tank of water which is
surrounded by wire with a
target off to the side.
Members of the local club
will take turns sitting on the
trap door and chances, in the
form of 3 balls for a quarter,
will be sold to the public.
When the target is hit the
trap door opens andthejay
cee will splash in the water.
The tank is 4 feet deep allowing
the unlucky Jaycee to go com
pletely under water.
The attraction will be open
from 6 p.m. to 12 p.m. Mon
day through Saturday. A spec
ial kiddie day is in the plann
ing for Thursday with reduc
ed rates. A spokesman for the
club said that the smaller
children who wish to try their
skills at dunking a Jaycee will
be allowed to throw the balls
from a closer distance.
Mrs. English Receives Master Of
Fine Arts Degree, Returns To YHC
YOUNG HARRIS - Mrs.
John English is returning to
Young Harris College after a
year's leave of absence dur
ing which she received the
Master of Fine Arts Degree
in Drama in June from the
University of Georgia. Mrs.
English reports ambitious
plans for the Young Harris
College Theatre including
productions of "Summer and
Smoke" by Tennessee Will
iams, "The Lark", by Jean
Anouilh, and a light comedy
or musical to be announced
for the spring quarter.
Mrs. English attended th<
twenty-ninth annual conven
tion of the American Educat
ional Theatre Associatior
conference meeting held at th<
Americana Motel in Miami,
August 25 to 27. The Uni
versity of Miami was host to
representatives from child
ren's theatres, Universitys
Colleges and secondary
schools, civic and community
theatres, city recreation de
partments, professional pro
duction companies, youth or
ganizations and individuals
from the United States and
Canada.
The theme for the national
meeting, "Toward a more
Creative Theatre," was evi
dent in all events during the
week. Two plays for child
ren, "Greensleeves* Magic"
and "Reynard the Fox" de
lighted their audiences with
new and different approacnes.
The Readers Theatre for
Children's Audiences, which
has had great success in the
Middle and Southwest, provid
ed a challenging technique for
delegates to try during the
coming season.
Irene Corey's demonstrat
ion of make-up held those att
ending that session enthrall
ed since, instead of the usual
types of make-up, she stress
ed fantastic and animal char
acters ? often a bugaboo for
producers of children's plays.
The session on creative play
writing, showing the develop
ment from creative . rama
tics to the production of a (
script play, interested many |
delegates. j
Economic Development Puts New Demands On Local Government
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This is
the second in a series of five
articles concerning the work
groups of the Upper Hlawas
see Watershed Development
Association and their findings
in a recent inventory of five
counties in the Upper Hlwa
ssee Valley. The five counties
are Cherokee and Clay in
North Carolina and Union,
Towns and Fannin in Georgia.)
Industrialization and ec
omomic development put new
demands on local government
services. Plant location ex
perts and workers look for
areas with good roads, good
schools, adequate health and
recreation facilities, a pleas
ing appearance, police and
fire protection, and other
marks of a progressive
community.
As part of the Inventory of
its institutional resources, the
Upper Kawas see Watershed
Development Association has
surveyed governmental ser
vices and finances in this 5
county area.
Local government in the
valley is the responsibility of
five counties - two in North
Carolina and hreeinGeorgia
and nine municipalities.
The five counties spend $4.5
million a year to provide ser
vices for the area. Most of the
revenue comes from federal
and state aid. Property taxes
and tax equivalents rank sec
ond, followed by miscell
aneous local sources
license, fees, and fines.
Spending per person amounts
to some $96, with school costs
accounting for $66 of that
amount. Per capita property
tax levies average $21.
There are 11 towns in the
area. Two, Culberson, N. C.,
.and* Morganton, Ga., are in
active, collecting no revenues
and providing no services.
Murphy is the largest munic
ipality with a I960 population
of 2,235. Only four of the
towns have populations of
more than 1,000.
The services which are gen
erally provided include police
and fire protection, streets
and street lighting, and gar
bage collection. All the towns
have electric power service.
Nine have water systems.
Four have sewerage systems
in operation, and two have
them under construction. None
operates a school system.
The towns spent $290,000
in fiscal year 1963, which is an
average of $32 per capita.
More than 60 percent of mun
icipal revenues came from
property taxes and tax equ
ivalents. Miscellaneous local
sources accounted for 28 per
cent, and state aid for 11 per
cent. Property tax levies
average nearly $25 per
resident.
Neither the towns nor the
counties are burdened
debts.
Murphy and Andrews, N.C.,
have active city planning pro
grams. Technical assistance
for these programs is pro
vided on a contract basis by
the Western North Carolina
Regional Planning Commiss
ion and is paid for by local
funds supplemented by fede
eralfunds.
Clay and Cherokee Counties
have planning agencies which
have been working primarily
with the Area Redevelopment
Administration. Union and
Towns Counties are part of the
12-county Georgia Mountains
Regional Planning and Devel
opment Commission. The co
mission has set up an office
in Gainesville and has con
tracted for three studies: re
creation potential, transpor
tation and highway needs, and
industrial site surveys. Funds
for its programs come equally
from the state and local con
tributions.
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