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Volume 75 - Number 11 Murphy, North Carolina October 7, 1965 14 Pages This Week atmorphv. no?tmca?ol?a
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Guest Speaker d
ANDREWS- Dra ines Maria
Blay, formerly of Havana,
Cuba, now of Murphy will be
guest speaker at the Andrews
Lions Club on Thursday, Oct
ober 14 at 7 p.m. at the Shell
Dining Room. Miss Blay will
discuss life in Cuba under the
Castro regime as she, her
family and friends experien- I
cod it.
In 1931 the National Board '
of Presbyterian Missions
were Instrumental in sending
Miss Blay from Cuba toAshe
ville Normal and Teachers
College at Asheville, N. C.,
where in 1935 she received a
B. S. degree in Education. Be
sides polishing her English,
she made many American
friends. She has visited in
this area several times before
coming here to make this her
home.
On returning to Cuba, Miss
Blay earned a PHD at theUni
verslty-of Havana. She also
established a private school
where she specialized as in
structor of English. She was
so restricted by the Castro
regime that she gave up her
school and began with the aid
of the Presbyterian National
Board of Missions to make
plans to return to the U.S.
This past summer Miss
Blay was accepted for an
N.D.E.A. Scholarship in Span
ish at Eastern Carolina Col
lege where she spent seven
weeks renewing her grasp of
Spanish Culture, linguistics
and the latest methods of
teaching Spanish.
She is now happily engaged
in teaching in the Spanish De
partment of Murphy High
School. The last period of
each day she teaches Spanish
to ninety second-graders in
the C.S.I.P. Program. Mur
phy School Administrators
plan to have Miss Blay con
tinue a program of Spanish
with these children during the
entire eight years in Grammar
grades.
Miss Blay, who is an ex
cellent teacher is a warm,
friendly, energetic and enthu
siastic about her work and her
life. She has made many
friends and has enriched the
lives of those with whom she
has come in contact.
Lion President, Lee Nich
ols, Jr. states the club is
looking forward to Miss Blay's
visit and her program.
JOE G. DUVALL OF AL
MOND completed 35 years of
service with Nantahala Power
and Light Company, Septem
ber 33, to become the 37th
member of the power com
pany's 35 Year Club.
A native of Almond,Mr.
Duvall was first employed by
Nantahala, September 33,1940
as a construction worker on
the Nantahala Dam and power
house project.
January 1,1942 be was pro
moted to the guard force at
the companys Nantahala
plant. When the guard force
was terminated In1944, he was
assigned as a utility man at
the plant, his present posl
Football Contest
Scoreboard
Mrs. Fred Keener, 6 points,
Mr. Weber Cole, 6 points,
James Hughes, 3 points,
Sandra Kayo Mints, 3 points,
Junior Aberflsdnr, ?i
Mrs. Harold Oadson^i
Training Grant Approved
For Furniture Employees
WASHINGTON-The Bureau
Apprenticeship andTraln
g has approved a gram of
19,600 for training and in
ructlon of employees at the
sw Andrews Furniture In
utries, Inc., Congressman
oy A. Taylor announced here
riday, October 1.
According to M. H. Clarke,
resident, Andrews Furniture
idustries, Inc., this gram is
art of the government sman
awer and development pro
ram. It is designed to render
ssisunce to industry in areas
here the available work force
oes not possess the ne
essary skills required.
"Our policy is to make And -
ews a showcase of what in
ustry and government can
to working together," Mr.
:iarke said.
The grant covers only part
if the expense of training the
rork force for the Andrews
plant. The balance of the ex
pense Is born by the company.
Starting on or before Nov
ember 1, the first group of
trainees trill start on-the-job
training under this program.
This Initial group trill num
ber between 350-370 employ
ees. The training program
was designed by the company
to train people in woodworking
and furniture manufacturing.
The training trill be conduct
ed by the company. Event
ual employment is expected
to reach 600 in a few years.
Interested applicants are
encouraged to apply at the
Murphy or Andrews Employ
ment Security Offices, Mr.
Clarke added. We trill train
people who do already have
woodworking skills, and pre
pare them to take a Job in in
dustry using their highest
skills.
bulldogs Scramble,
Hang On For 7 - 0 Win
Jy: Red Schuyler:
The Murphy Bulldogs win
Ong every other game, defeat
id a good Tellico Plains,
Tennessee team, Friday night,
f-0, to run their record to
hree wins against 2 losses,
n a hard fought contest, the
Bulldogs played one of the
>est games that we have seen
>n the local field in quite a
while.
Several times the Tellico
lads could have posted scores
?n the board had the pass re
ceivers been able to hold on
to many passes thrown them
by a very fine passer and
quarterback by the name of
Walls.
In Walls, Tellico presented
one of the best all round back
field men that this writer has
seen in a loqg time. Un
like a lot of runners in high
school football, this boy Walls
ran just a bit harder and when
about to be tackled, managed
to put an a little more steam
and was hard to bring down
and was always a threat when
ever he had his hands on the
ball.
Time and time again he
threw strikes to his receivers,
but the receivers managed to
let the ball slip through their
arms and I am sure that it
must have been very disa
ppointing to see a receiver
drop a pass that should have
been caught. If he was dis
appointed, he certainly didn't
show it, because he was still
throwing when the game end
ed. To pick out any individ
ual stars for the Bulldogs
would be a hard thing to do.
I would term the victory by
the Bulldogs one of the best
team efforts to be seen on the
local field in a loqg time.
Mather than try to siqgle out
any individual stars, we'll just
say, "A very good game, keep
19 the good work."
Wayman received the open
ing kickoff on his five-yard
line and returned it back to
the thirty five yard line. In
die first series of plays, a
running play by Wells, an in
complete pass to Wells, and
then a completed pass to Rob
ertson failed to pick up a first
down and the Bulldogs were
forced to kick. Wayman's
kick rolled dead on the Telli
co 10-yard line. Tellico was
unable to move the ball and
they called on Walls to kick
it out on fourth and four.
Walls kick went out of bounds
on the Tellico 47-yard line.
With Stevens picking up one
yard on the first play. Stiles
picked up a first down on the
next Pl*y going for nine-yards.
The Bulldogs picked up
another first down putting
diem on the Tellico 25-yard
line. The Tern, lads dug in
and held the Bulldogs fordig
them to give 19 the ball on
fourth down.
Two running plays and a
completed pass from Walls
to Tucker carrying for fif
teen yards picked up the first
down of the night for Telli
co. On the next play, Telli
co took a 15-yard penalty and
then Walls was thrown for a
10-yard loss while attempting
to pass. Walls then threw a
perfect pass to Junior Tucker
who let it slip through his
arms. Walls then punted out
to Pickens en the fifty-yard
Hoe, with no return. Two
rmnlqg plays, Wayman and
P|ck 19 eight yards
as the first quarter ended.
Of die first play after the
aeeend ?iartar, Wayman fon
Med and h waa reeeverad by
fimmie Moore for Tellico.
TelUco failed to gain and
snce again were forced to
punt, and Murphy once again
has to start from deep in
their territory.
Picking up only nine-yards
in three trys Wayman once
again kicks out. Tellico not
able to move the ball gives
it back to the Bulldogs on the
Bulldog 19-yard line. The
Bulldogs completing several
passes moved the ball to the
Bulldog 44 and on the next
P'ay, Tucker intercepted Way
man's pass on the Tellico
38.
Again the Tenn. boys failed
to move the ball and Walls
kicked out to Pickens who
made a five-yard return. The
ball made exchanges a couple
more times and with Tellico
in possession on a running
play. Steve Grasty somehow
manages to steal the ball from
Tfcllicof on the Tellico 46-yard
line. On the next play Walls
intercepts another Wayman
pass on the Tellico 20-yard
line. The first half ended
with the Bulldogs in possess
ion on the Tellico 30-yard
line.
Tellico started the second
half by receiving but gave
up the ball to the Bulldogs
on an interception. Murphy
picked up about three first
downs and on the second play
of the next series Wayman's
pass to Wells is good for
thirty yards and a T.D. For
the extra point, Wayman spot
ted Johnny Rogers all alone
in the end zone, and that was
the scoring for the night, with
six minutes remaining in the
third quarter.
The rest of the third and
fourth quarters was a defen
sive battle with Tellico trying
to score and keeping theBull
dogs backs to die wall the
rest of the night. Tellico
missed a golden opportunity
to score in the fourth quar
ter when a Walls to Tucker
pass covered 55-yars carry
ing deep in theBulldogs terri
tory.
On the^next play, Tellico
was penalized fifteen yards
and two plays later Murphy
took over on the Bulldogs
35-yard line. Murphy failed
to gain and Wayman's kick
is partially blocked and only
goes for about ten yards. Once
again the Bulldogs stalled the
Tellico attack and the ball
game ends with Tellico in
possession on the Tellico
forty-yard line.
Murphy goes to Hayes ville
Friday night for their second
conference game.
Jurors List Is Announced
Jurors for the first week
(November 8 ), Superior
Court sre: Harry C. Bagley,
Rt. 4, Murphy, N. C.; Alden
E. Coward, Murphy; Clifton
Henry, Rt. 4, Murphy; J. N.
Boling, Murphy; Wayne Jo
hnson, Rt. 3, Murphy; Mary
Martin Brumby, Murphy; Rob
ert Balfour Hardin, 418 Cherry
St., Murphy; Francis C. Bo
urne, Jr., Murphy; Robert C.
Win, Murphy; Charlie Winford
McClure, Rt. 4, Murphy; L.W.
Shields, Murphy; Gaines
Luther, Andrews, Hugh E.
Howard, Box 275 , Murphy;
Clyde McDonald, Rt. 3, Mur
phy; Johnny E. Johnson, Rt.
3, Murphy.
Also Billie Junior Brerer,
Murphy; Everett Hall, Brass
town, Dillard McCotnbs, Rt.
L Murphy; J. P. Balnea. Fa
rner, Term.; Herbert Graham
Rt. 4, Murphy; J.W. O'Dell,
Rt. 3, Murphy; Ernest Kep
hart, Rt. 3, Murphy; Sam
Oliver, Murphy; Ro^coe
O'Dell, Rt. 3, Murphy; C. M.
Floyd, Rt. 4, Murphy; Jack
T. Owens, Murphy; Edward
Pitman Owenby, Rt. 2, Mur
phy; Willard Graham, Unaka;
Earl Munday, Rt. 1, Marble.
Thomas Luther Moore, Rt. 1,
Murphy; Frank Stiles, Rt. 2,
Murphy; Frank Delrymple.Rt.
2, Murphy; Oscar Allen,Rt. 5,
Murphy; Robert Allen, Farner
Tetm.; Walter N. Anderson;
Farner, Tern.; Claude A. An
gel, Andrews, William Wesley
Baker, Rt. 3, Murphy; Gordon
Wilson, Rt. 1, Andrews; Carl
Fred Ledford, Rt. 1, Copper
hill, Term.; Lloyd Loving, Rt.
(Continued Back Page)
Butternut, maple, walnut, cherry, and other fine and rare woods, polished to a dull satin
>low, are featured in this "one-man show" of the handmade wooden articles made by Brass
own craftsman, Fred G. Smith, in a central display "module" at 12 Designer Craftsmen Shop
n Galtinburg. Mr. Smith's beautiful crafts will be a feature of the Plum Nelly Clothesline
\rt Show onLookout Mountain the weekend of October 9 and 10.
Brasstown Carver To Exhibit
At "Plum Nelly" Art Show
BRASSTOWN- For the third
year Fred Smith will exhibit
his handcarved wood products
at the famous Plum Nelly
Clothesline Art Show to take
place on Lookout Mountain
(near Trenton, Georgie) Oct
ober 9th and 10th.
Mr. Smith is widely known
for his beautiful hand-carv
ed bowls and serving trays.
A feature story by Mrs. Neal
R. Kitchens appeared in the
Cherokee Scout and the Ashe
ville Citizen about him in Jan
uary, 1963, describing in de
tail his work. Since that time
he has been the subject of ot
her newspaper articles and
occasional television appear
ances. He has exhibited work
in many other shows but con
siders Plum Nelly as the one
that's "tops."
Mr. Smith has been a mem
ber of the Southern highlands
Handicraft Guild since 1940.
The Guild, with headquarters
in Asheville, sets a high stan
dard of workmanship for
membership and works in var
ious ways toward education,
promotion, and marketing
crafts.
Mr. Smith is a member of
12 Designer Craftsman of Gat
linburg, Tenn. This is a unique
type of retail craft shop, owned
and controlled by its twelve
members, each of whom main
tains an individual "one-man
show" at the shop at all times.
Plum Nelly? so named by
its founder and owner, Fannie
Mennen, has been an annual
affair for 18 years. Being an
art teacher and producer of
beautiful block prints'herself,
she began the show primarily
for painters to display,
(clothes-line fashion) and
offer for sale good paintings
when there was no other out
let for local artists. It has
grown over the years and she
has very selectively Invited
others - makers of real qual
ity products in the handcrafts
to exhibit. The crafts sect
ion of the outdoor now in
cludes some of the best in
ceramics, wood carving,
sculpture, metal sculpture,
enameling, laminated glass,
weaving, candles, and crafts
of all kinds.
Miss Mennen, now retired
from many years of art teach
ing in the Chattanooga Public
Schools, is by no means re
tired from hard work, as she
now devotes long hours to
making her block prints .which
are known and admired all
over the country. She does,
however, take much time out
to plan the show from one year
to the next, planning every
detail far in advance of the
show date.
Mr. Smith says of the
show? 'Its an unforgettable
experience for anyone attend
ing" (nearly 13,000 came last
year in two days). "A unique
show" - he goes on to say
"set up outside in a beauti
ful wooded area, intheautumr
coloring, overlooking a higt
bluff with a breath-taking vie*
of the long valley betweer
Lookout and Sand Mountains."
/Mayor Issues
Proclamation
Mayor L. L. Mason, Jr. i
today proclaimed October 3-9 ]
National Employ the Physi
cally Handicapped Week and
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i v
Victory Striag
MURPHY - Having hid their
regular Thursday night game
rained out, the Murphyjavees
continued their winning ways
Saturday afternoon on the local
field. With victories over
Swain, Robbinsvilie, West
Fannin, Ga., the "Bullpups"
swamped Franklin 40 to 0 and
kept their record of being
unbeaten and unscored on this
year.
Franklin could not get their
a tuck going in the first half
and failed to rack up any first
downs. In the second half they
did manage to register two
first downs and never threat
ened to score all afternoon.
The Bullpups had things
going pretty much their way
with touchdowns being scored
at will. Blount started the
scoring by getting the first
six points early In die first
quarter from six yards out.
Thompson scored the sec
ond and third TD"s, the third
coming on a 20yard run. Mur
phy's fourth score was a pass
from Thompson to Scon cov
ering 65 yards. Robert Allen
scored the fifth touchdown on
a two yard plunge. Wilson
completed die touchdown
parade on a 25 yard punt
return. Bob Dickey made four
of six extra points good by
booting the ball through the
uprites, with Thompson hold
ing the ball.
The Bullpups will try to
continue their winning ways
this Thursday night when they
travel to Hayesville to take on
the Hayesvllle Jayvees, in a
preliminary affair to the
main event which will take
place Friday night when the
Bulldogs end Yellow Jackeu
will tangle at 8i00 pun.
irged employers and the pub
lic to participate in acti
vities marking this 20th Anni
versary of the Week.
The purpose of the Week
established by Joint Resolu
tion of Congress, August 11
1945, is to focus national att
ention on the outstanding per
formance record and capabili
ties of America's handicappe<
workers and to call anemia
to the need to provide em
ployment opportunities fa
those handicapped person
who are ready to work.
After signing the Prodama
tion, Mayor L. L. Mason, Jr
said, "We salute our handi
capped citizens on this occa
sion because they have es
tablished an outstanding re
cord as producers of good
and services and as contrlb
utors to the economy of thi
community. They have prove
themselves to be capablejoy
al, and safe workers and the
demonstrate through the!
day-to-day performance du
it is truly good business 1
hire the handicapped.
"We have made a grei
deal of progress over d
past 20 years," Mayor L. 1
Mason, Jr. said, "Butwemu
remember that much moi
remains to be done. I ca
upon management, labor, ci
te groups and persons in a
walks of life to join in th
20th Anniversary Week I
pledging to give handlcappi
job applicants equal consider
a tion with the able bodied f
employment. I urge emplo
ers to work with the pubi
and private organizations d:
serve the handicapped. I al
urge all public agencies
this city to cooperate wit
die Mayor's Committee
Employment of the Handica
ped."
Since the first observan
in October, IMS, more th
' five million handicapped pe
sons have found gainful m
ployment in a variety of occ
pations.
Clifton Expanding,
Payroll Up $250,000
Clifton Precision Products, division of Litton Industries,
has announced an increase in their Murphy, N. C. operation.
Accrodlng to Murphy plant manager Ed Schulte, appro*
lmatley TO additional employees will be added. This will
bring a total employment up to 125.
With the addition of these 70 employees, Clifton's annual
payroll is expected to increase by 1250,000.
The electronics firm makes electric motors for the defense
program. The plant is located on Hi was see Street in Murphy
in the building occupied formerly by Farmers Federation.
The warehouse portion of the plant is being remodeled
Congressman Taylor Urges
Support Of Road Bonds
(Editor's Note: The following is a statement by 11th District
Congressmen Roy A. Taylor in support of the road bond issue.
This newspaper favors and supports the road bond issue.
Read this message carefully. Roads can mean a lot to any
section. Roads can make or break us here in Western North
Carolina. This newspaper urges you to vote FOR the Road
Bond Issue. We want to see this section made, not broken.)
I will vote on November 2, for the 300 million dollar bond
issue and encourage all other North Carolina citizens to do
the same.
The 29 Western North Carolina counties eligible for App
alachian road funds have more to gain and more to lose in
this road bond election than any other section of the State.
A vast network of highways stretching across the State's
Appalachian region has been approved. The 80 to 100 million
dollars of Federal Appalachian funds planned for Western
North Carolina must be matched in party by state funds. The
road bond issue is essential in order to make available matching
funds and the full utilization of the Ajyalachaln Road Develop
ment Program.
Mountain county voters will be very unwise if they stay at
home and assume that the road bonds will be approved without
their help. We should give the same overwhelming vote for
the road bonds that we gave in Governor Moore's election.
The road bonds can be financed from the existing tax str
ucture without any increase in gasoline taxes or other taxes.
The key to development in Western North Carolina is roads.
Down through the years, the western counties have missed
the mainstream of economic development because of inade
quate transportation facilities. We now stand on the threshold
of the greatest economic opportunity in our history. Both the
Federal government and the State government are trying to
help us remove the barrier of isolation caused by inadeq
uate highways. On November 2, we have an opportunity to
help ourselves.
Any Western North Carolina citizen who does not go to the
polls and vote for the road bond issue should stop complaining
about the region's inadequate highways 1
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
Commissioners Consider
Rural Development Unit
The Cherokee County Commissioners have given notice that
they intend to create a Rural Development Authority for
Cherokee County.
A special meeting has been called for Tuesday, October 19
to consider passage of the resolution. The announcemnt of
the Commissioners intent and notice are carried in a legal
notice in this issue of the Scout.
According to J. E. Graves, clerk to the Board of Comm
issioners, the Rural Development Authority is connected with the
Farmers Home Administration.
Mr. Graves went on to say that a board of five committ
eemen will be selected with authority to buy land for recre
ational centers and housing projects.
The object of the project is to "bring people in, bring in
more money".
The Cherokee County authority will be set up with all powers
and authorities as provided by the North Carolina General
Assembly of 1965.
Mr. Graves added that neither this action, or any subsequent
results of it, would ever place any financial obligation on
Cherokee County. Therefore, no need could ever arise for the
assessment of any taxes to carry out the above indicated
Rural Development Authority. In fact, the law specifically
prohibits any resulting taxes, Graves said.
Football Contests
Draws Many Entrios
The second week of the
Scout's Football Contest pro
duced three more winners.
None of the winners the first
week were able to break into
the winner's circle for the
second time, thus, we have
six contestants in the running
with points toward the grand
prizes to be awarded at the
end of eleven weeks.
First place winner of five
dollars and five points this
week was Mr. Walter Cole,
of Rt. 3, Murphy; second place
was Miss Sandra Mints of Rt.
1, Marble; and third place went
to Mrs. Harold Gladsoo of Rt.
2, Culberson.
These three winners all
missed two games and the tie
breaker had to be used to
determine the winning order.
Mr. Cole correctly predict
ed winners in all the college
games but picked Robbins
ville to beat Swain and TeOi
co Plains to beet Murphy.
Miss Mints predicted Mary
land to defeat Syracuse and
Robbins villa to beet Sm
Mrs. (
son to beat Ga. Tech sad Tal
lica
The nines that stumped
nost of the "experts" were
he Florida-US.U.f Auburn
Centucky, Swein- Robblns
nile, and the Murptay-Telll
;o Plains games.
An 19-to-date standing of
he points of the
:an he found elsewhere in this
>aper and If your name is
nlsslng, right now is a good
time to turn to the cootest page
and start predicting. This is
1 fun game that can also be
profitable. Tou can test your
wits against the other so cal
led "experts". Keep in i "
that at the and of
that the winner of most ]
will receive $166.00,
place, $MUX>, and third place,
$66.00. For every dollar
you win, you receive one
point towards the grand pri
ses. Twenty
see what you can da with the