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Volume 76 - Number 18 Murphy, North Corolino November 24, 1965 10 Pages This Week ?t?u?*mv%oSthfc*5o*i!SSi
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Ye old editor has learned
that these are the keys to Ball
room Dancing. After many
years of thinking that I had two
left feet, I've discovered that
anybody, with a Utile effort
and with a good teacher, can
learn to Foxtrot, Rhumba,
Jitterbug or Cha Cha Cha. No
fooling, a young lady from
Andrews, Miss Jeanette
Evans, has been teaching a
bunch of us 'old dogs' some
new dance floor tricks and it's
a ball. Miss Evans, an ex
Arthur Murray teacher, is
considering the opening of a
dance studio in Murphy for
Ball Roam Dancing, if there
is enough interest. That's what
we want to find out. Classes
will be at night at a cost of
SI per person per hour and
beUeve me it's well worth it.
If you're interested in these
lessons and would like to prove
that you don't have two left
feet, drop a card or letter to
'Dancing' Box 190, Murphy,
for more information. Let's
see now . . . that's Slow
Slow - Quick - Quick.
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Deer season opened Mon
day with a bang and a sadder
story has never been told than
that of Jack Plnson of Rt. 4,
Murphy. No more frustrated
hunter have we seen thanjack
Monday afternoon, silently
sipping coffee and looking as
though he had lost his best
friend. Jack with new rifle in
hand, was at the Deer stand
early and was just loaded with
opportunities. He saw 5 Deer,
shot 9 times, and came back
empty handed. Brother, that is
sad. However we*U disregard
Jack's poor shooting and tip
our hat to him for being the
most honest hunter we've ever
met. Not many people would
have the nerve to tell such a
tale on themselves.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt, who
lives on Tennessee Street,
allows that she has a bank
full of thrift at her place -
all colors, blue, white, pink
and red. "Ill be happy togive
some of it away and I'll even
help those wanting some thrift
gather it," Mrs. Hunt said.
-J
'Never trust a printer'...
we won't go along with that
statement but Bill Christy of
Murphy will almost swear by
it. Bill has been entering the
Scout's Football contest reg
ularly and last week came bo
uncing in with his entry say
ing he was certain it was a
winner. Scout Production Ma
nager, Jim Morgan, took one
look and said, "Naw, you
missed that one and that one."
Bill promptly changed his en
try. You're right, they were
correct until he took Jim's
advice and made the change.
Now he's down on printers.
-J
Several months ago vol
unteer fireman Jim Ed Hughes
told us that the flash unit of
a photographers camera made
the firemen nervous when they
were fighting a fire and thre
atened to turn the fire hose on
us if we didn't give some
advance warning when a
picture was about to be taken.
We don't want to make any
false accusations but for some
reason or other we managed
to get soaking wet at Monday's
3 a.m. downtown fire.
-J
Along about this time last
year we made a prediction
that Murphy would have a gig
antic Christmas tree and a
parade sponsored by the Mur
phy Jaycees. We were half
right, there will be a tree but
the parade didn't materialize.
That will come next year,
betcha. Helton Carmichael,
former Assistant Forest Ran
ger and Murphy Jaycee has
promised a huge tree for Mur
phy and it should be arriving
soon. Although there will be
no parade, the Jaycees pro
mise a bag of surprises to go
along with the tree. These
will be announced later.
-J
Heard a good Scoutlet lat
ely? Would you like to air
your views about a particular
subject? Would you like a
recipe for a unique dish? Do
you have anything you would
like to give away? If so, drop
us a card or letter. We'd
love to here from you. Let
us know and well let every
one else know.
-J
The Scout Office will be
closed Thursday so that the
employees can take a turkey
break and watch a few foot
ball games. At the same time
may we all give thanks for the
many blessings bestowed 1900
us realising that we are not
as bad off as we sometimes
think we are. HAPPY
THANKSGIVING.
With Two Weeks Left,
The Tide Could Still Turn
The Scout football contest
like the football season is just
about to come to a dose.
With one more week remain
ing after this week it looks
like we are about to declare
a winner. Even though there
are twenty more points up for
grabs, and no one can win more
than five points in a given
week. So if you haven't won
previously, the best you can
do is a total of ten points.
This is not likely to happen,
or we will put it this way.
Of the twenty one winners we
have had in nine weeks runn
ing, only Hugh Carringer has
won five points two times and
these did not come on consec
utive weeks. He wonfive points
each the third and fifth weeks.
The other ten point man won
3 points in the first week, 2
points the third week and five
points the seventh week. Other
repeat winners have been
Billie Jane Stiles and Joann
Matheson. Billie Jane won 3
points the fourth week and 2
points the eighth week.
The past weeks contest pro
duced another two time winner
and by winning five points
last week gave him undisputed
claim to third place. The sta
ndings to date have two people
tied for first and second place
and one contestant holding
down the third spot.
Last week's winner of five
points and five dollars was Bud
Alexander, Bud now has a total
of eight points having won
three points the seventh week.
So it just goes to show you
that it is still a wide open
race for the big money. We
also had two new names to
add to the list of nineteen
previous winners.
The "stumpers" last week
were the Florida vs. Miami;
Baylor vs. S.M.U.; Houston
vs. Florida State; Penn. State
vs. Pittsburgh; and Wake For
est vs. Memphis State.
In winning five points and
five dollars Bud Alexander
missed the Wake Forest -
Memphis State, Houston -
Florida State, Florida - Miami
and Penn. State - Pittsburgh
games and predicted Duke to
beat N. C. 21 to 7. Second
place winner was Mrs.
Milded Burch. She missed the
Mich. State - Notre Dame,
CommunityServices
Will Be Wednesday
The annual United Thanks
giving Service will be held on
Wednesday, November 24, at
7:30 p.m. at the First Baptist
Church.
The Rev. Glen Rhodes of the
Free Methodist Church of
Murphy will bring the mess
age. All denominations are in
vited to attend. Ministers from
all the churches will partic
ipate in various portions of the
worship.
The offerings received f
the united services held t\
a year are the only sourc
funds for the Church Cha
Fund. This fund assists c
titute travelers to get t
larger town where more
ganized Travelers Aid is a
liable.
Educator Search
MUKPHY - Plans to select
the Outstanding Young Educ
ator of Cherokee County were
announced last week by Bill
Hens on at the conclusion of
a Murphy Jaycee's monthly
business meeting.
"Our search is part of a
nationwide Jaycee program,"
said Bill, "to spotlight the
achievements and dedication
of professional educators,
both male and female, between
the ages of 21 and 35."
Hensoo stated that ed
ucators of the first through
twelfth grade levels will be
considered and that names of
eligible nominees have al
ready been obtained from sch
ool officials. Teachers elig
ible will be contacted by the
Murphy Jaycee Outstanding
Young Educator Committee
within sufficient time to sub
mit Evaluation Forms for
judging.
Nominations will be judged
locally by a panel of civic
leaders. The Cherokee County
winner will be honored at a
special awards banquet and
presented with a one-hundred
dollar cash award.
Local winners from thro
ughout the state will be
eligible for s state compet
ition, which will determine
delegates to a national Out
standing Young Educator Pro
gram, according to Hens on.
Florida ? Miami, Wake
Forest - Memphis State,Hou
ston - Florida State and Pem.
State - Pittsburgh. She pre
dicted Duke to defeat Nor.
Car. 12-7. Third place winner
was BUI Henson. BUI missed
the Clemson - South Car.,
Florida - Miami, Maryland -
Virginia, Houston - Florida
State and the Peim. State -
Pittsburgh games and pre
dicted the Duke and North
Car. game to end in a 14
14 tie. Graham Bayless could
have been the third place
winner but for two "ifs". One
"if' is that if he had picked
a winner for theWakeForest
Memphis State game and die
other "if* is that if he had
picked Wake Forest to win.
Graham missed the Florida -
Miami, Maryland - Virginia,
Houston - Florida State, Bay
lor - SMU, and Penn. State -
Pittsburgh games and predic
ted Duke to defeat Nor. Car.
12-9. By overlooking the Wake
Forest vs Memphis State game
and not marking either, we had
to caU it a miss and he lost
two dollars and two points.
This is not the first time this
has happened. That's why we
urge you to read every word
of every advertisement so that
you may not overlook any
games to be played. With High
School football terminated and
most of the coUeges finished
their schedule, we are going
to have to use a few <5 the
professional games for the
two weeks remaining.
Now get to work and turn
to the football contest page and
try to come up with a winner.
Remember, only two more
weeks to run.
WINNERS POINT STANDINGS
Hugh Carringer 10
James A. Hughes 10
Bud Alexander 8
Mrs. Fred Keener 5
Walter Cole 5
Dale Lunsford 5
Billie Jane StUes 5
Ricky West . 5
Jo Ann Matheson 5
Blain Stalcup 5
Sandra Kaye Mintz 3
Mrs. Ray Killian 3
Jane Colvard 3
Jimmy Matheson 3
Mrs. MUdred Burch .... 3
Junior Anthony 2
Mrs. Harold Gladson ... .2
Jack Thompson 2
Lane Phillips 2
BUI Christy 2
Bill Henson 2
OUT OF CONTROL - A fire at Lloyd's Radio & TV Shop raged out of control as firemar
arrived on the scene at 3 a.m., Monday morning. The adjoining building, housing Sanitar;
Market, was damaged by heat and smoke but was saved by the Murphy Voluntary Fire De
partment.
Early Morning Blaze
Levels Downtown Business
An early morning fire Mon
day destroyed a Murphy land
mark. The Murphy volunteer
fire department was aroused
at 3:00 a.m. to answer the
alarm. The Fire completely
destroyed the building occ
upied by Lloyd's Radio and
TV Service. The building was
engulfed in flames by the time
the fire department reached
the scene as can be seen in
the accompanying picture. The
fire department did a good
job in confining the blaze to
the one store.
Another business, the San
itary Market, adjacent to
Lloyd's was virtually unhar
med as was the other business'
nearby. Huge plate glass show
windows of Burch Motors,
Dickey Chevrolet - Olds
mobile. City Barber Shop and
Kephart's grocery were cra
cked as a result of the intense
heat generated by the flames.
This made the third time the
building had been onfiresince
construction. The other two
fires occurred during the day
time hours and most of the
damage was water damage.
The building was owned by
John Dickey and estimated
value was between eleven and
twelve thousand dollars. Mr.
Dickey said that the building
was partially covered by ins
urance.
The contents as estimated
by Mr. Lovin was approxim
ately (40,000 a nd he also
stated that he was partially
covered by insurance. Some
important papers, checks and
cash were salvaged from the
fire due to the fact that at the
close of business Saturday,
Mr. Lovin placed them in
a safe.
last in Series
It's A Better Sign, It Opens Doers' Prisonet Says
(Editors Note: This is the
final of a three part series
concerning the Tri-County In
dustrial Center located at
Peachtree. These articles
are written by The Hl-Llte
staff, Hlwassee Dam School's
newspaper.)
"I'm painting over my own
work."
We did not hear the artist
speak those words, but it al
most seemed we did as Mr.
McSwaln repeated them to us.
We were standing at the
large, swinging sign that pro
claims to the world that this
is the Tri-County Industrial
Education Center. Centered
is a triangle, the bars of which
are labeled Graham, Clay.and
Cherokee. Filling the space
on each side is a ribbon-like
scroll, so beautifully shaded
that it actually seemed to be
fluttering in the sharp autumn
wind.
"There's a story behind that
sign," said Mr, McSwaln.
"You see, when the artist said
that he was painting over his
own work, he referred to the
original prison camp sign. He
had painted it when he was a
prisoner here. In fact, he is
still a prisoner and was sent
here especially to paint this
sign fop us."
The bright colors, the
clearness and uniformity of
line fascinated us as we ima
gined the man who had painted
over his own work. He add
ed, "This is a better sign
than the one I'm painting ov
er. That was closing a door
thls is opening one."
We asked Mr. MeSwain if
the prisoner had seen the mag
azine published quarterly by
the North Carolina Depart
ment of Community Colleges.
That little magazine is called
"The Open Door", Mr. Mc
Swaln said he doubted the pri
son artist even knew of the
magazine. "1 think, rather,
that out of the mistakes of the
past and because he is an in
telligent man in spits of his
faults, his insight has been
quickened so that he knows
Instantly when he sees some
thing good: An open door for
the Tri-County area."
We thought of those who
had helped to open that door,
ot those who have already
taken advantage of it, and of
the countless thousands who
are yet to make use of it. It
was a solemn moment, and of
all the wonderful moments of
our visit, this was the peak.
Out 01 that letting, we would
like to encourage you to take
advantage of the general ed
ucation classes by listing step
by step what you may expect.
Some are hesitant because
they may hate to admit they
need help. Why should they
be? There are very few
people who cannot gain by
attending courses in one sub
ject or another. According to
Mr. Mack, Mr. Bagley is a
good example of a high school
graduate who has read so wid
ely that he possibly has the
equivalent of a college ed
ucation. "Yet he has enrol
led because he is frank to ad
mit that there are things he
would still like to learn."
So, first of all, decide if
you want to better yourself,
then call the Center to find
the location of the adult clas
ses nearest to you. When you
report to that school, you
will receive a battery of tests
in general subjects. These
may also be administered at
the Center if you prefer. In
either case, these tests are
scored by Mrs. Pauline
Bault.
No article about the Tri
County Center would be com
plete without mention of Mrs.
Bault, the lovely laity who
has helped so many of the high
school graduates of this county
and who is still continuing
this work in addition to her
work at the Center. When we
talked to Mrs. Bault at an
other time, she told us that
die attempts to visit some of
the classes each Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, some
times visiting as many as
three in one evening, driving
alone from Murphy to Hiwas
see Dam, Ranger, Hayesville,
Andrews, Robbinsville, and
others.
There is no charge for the
tests, scoring, or placement.
There is no charge for gen
eral education courses at all.
Once Mrs. Bault has de
termine i which level you
should enter, you are given
the correct materials by your
instructor. Mr.McSwainstat
of interest and concern to all,
but students cannot and are not
expected to be kept at the same
speed as is essential in stand
dard high school calsses.
"How do teachers like
that?" asked Junior Editor
Loretta Coleman.
"Frankly, they like it very
much," replied Mr. Mack.
"One teacher told me that
crowded classrooms had for
ced much of the personal, in
dividual touch out of high
school instruction, causing too
Industrial Education I
center
ad firmly that he wished it
emphasized that there Is no
such thing as failing these
tests. They are intended only
for placement. Placement
is of utmost Importance be
cause being placed either too
high or too low Is discoura
ging
Teaching is strictly on an
Individual basis. If your friend
John Doe does not have the
time or capability for work
ing as rapidly as you, he is
not expected to do so. And
if Mary Roe is "sharper"
in English than you, she, too,
la expected to work at her
speed. There are general
class explaiptions on points
great standardization. She had
never taught adults before,
but she says she Is getting an
exhillrating satisfaction from
her night classes and theper
sonalized work. All my
teachers tell me the students
are so eager they will work
both themselves and the teach
ers to exhaustion if permit
ted."
Evening classes meet three
hours per evening - 6:30 p.m.
to 9:30 p.m. - twice a week,
for ten weeks. To receive
credit with Asheville-Bun
combe Technical Institute, a
student must attend 79% of the
60 class hours per session.
If the student, however, Is
attending just to learn.caring
little for the actual credit,
attendance is not so import
ant as would otherwise be the
case. Mr. Mack said many
split shift workers and mini
sters with conference meet
ings to attend come every
evening they can, even though
forced to miss occasionally.
The greatest single problem
for adult classes is to stimu
late the student so that he
can perform the work he wish
es to do without leaving him
exhausted. Unlike high school
students whose sole occupat
ion is attending school, the
night student has done a day's
work already. This makes it
essential to make use of all
learning aids the Center can
provide.
The Speed-X is an example.
This rotary disc with inter
changeable tables of words
is usually used by two stu
dents as a team. With the
flick of a shutter at light
ning speed, they attempt to re
cognize the word. "Adore
beloved - command ..."
they shout in unison, triump
hant to equal or excel the
partner. And while being fun,
the Speed-X increases rapid
word recognition and spelling
proficiency. The shadows cope
the controlled reader - all
these are helping to keep the
classes varied.
"What one thing do you wish
us to emphasize most?" ask
ed Senior Editor Gaynell Al
len.
"Let me give you a number
of things for emphasis," said
Mr. Mack.
"The first concerns our full
daytime courses beginning on
December L Any adult de
siring complete training in
carpentry and cabinet making,
masontj, or secretarial
tralnlnfchould apply at the
Center K Peach tree, in per
son, tr &one, or by letter.
(CoM Back Page)
Who
Is Santa Claus' Santa?
By: Red Schuyler:
Is "Santa Claus" ever visited by Santa Claus? Yes, Vir
ginia, Tommy, Jimmie, Mary, Alice, and all the other kids
that might ask that question.
With the Christmas holiday season rapidly creeping upon us,
it is only natural that we start thinking about Santa Claus. Each
year you and I and all the small fry start looking forward to the
annual visit to our house by the old gentlemen with the white
beard, the red suit, and the balck boots. He is known as Santa
Claus to all the world.
We all know that to each child there is only one Santa Claus
With all the children in this great big wonderful world of ours,
it is necessary that the real Santa have many helpers. One of
Santa's helpers that has been quite active in the past five or
six years is going to have to ask for a leave of absence this
year due to the fact that he has been a patient in an Asheville
hospital for 101 days.
Murphy's Santa was dismissed from this hospital about a
month ago and came home for two weeks and tten had to be
admitted to the Providence Hospital for more treatment and
it is possible that Murphy's Santa Claus will not be feeling
good enough to help out the real Santa Claus in Murphy this
year. Of course someone else will be here to substitute for
Santa Claus.
The Christmas season would not be the same, if during
the Christmas shopping season we went downtown and didn't
see Santa's helper passing out "goodies" to all the little
boys and girls that were helping their Mommies and Daddies
buying Christmas presents.
Murphy's Santa having been in the hospital for so long a
time has on his hands quite a large doctor bill. With limited
funds, this Christmas might not be such a good one for "our
Santa". With Thanksgiving upon us and Christmas just around
the corner, wouldn't it be a good way to show our thanks for
having so much, share it with someone else who possibly is
not as fortunate as you and I.
If you haven't guessed it yet, this is an appeal to the public
and everyone concerned to pitch in and extend to Murphy's
Santa Claus, Frank Smith, a helping hand.
Murphy's Santa Claus has a wife, too, and we understand
that her eyesight is not what is used to be. So you see, every
thing is not going so good for "our Santa" this year.
If you feel like sharing your good fortune with someone
else that has not been so fortunate, we'd like to suggest you
do that by making a contribution of some sort to Murphy's
Santa Claus. You can do so by leaving your contribution at
the following places: Citizens Bank and Trust Company,
Ivie Furniture Company, Davis Jewelers, Western Auto Store,
City Barber Shop and the Cherokee Scout.
"Make your life a little brighter and happier by helping to
brighten and make happy someone else."
Harshaw Chapel Fund
Is $800 Short Of Goal
MURPHY - With only one month left to meet the deadline for
the Richardson Challenge Grant, the Archibald O. Murphey
Chapter of OAR must raise $800 to qualify for the fund.
The Harshaw Chapel Restoration is not an organization pro
ject, but is a civic project which all citizens of Murphy should
be proud to sponsor. It is a landmark which must be preserved.
With the co-operation of the Cherokee County Historical
Society ', future plans call for a museum which will attract
tourists as Zeb Vance Restoration in Asheville does.
The response has been generous as evident by the numerous
contributions. Won't you Help? Any contribution, however
small, will help preserve this old chapel.
The following persons.have contributed:
Mr. and Mrs. Spurge Chris
opher, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hilton, Miss Lucy Morgan,
Pruden Davidson, John Jor
dan, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Har
shaw, Mrs. Mary Porter Fain
Jwens, Mrs. Willam Har
gadine Jr., Mr. and Mrs.
Harry P. Cooper, Mrs. Mil
dred Hill Payne, Mr. and Mrs.
3en Manfield, Mrs. Zelma
Fain, Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Melver, Mrs. Martha Nell
Wells Thuss, Mr. and Mrs.
Hadley Dickey, Mrs. Giles
Cover, Dr. and Mrs. Harry
Miller, Miss Leila Posey,
Miss Woodfin Posey, Dr. Ed
win Brown, Jerry Davidson
jr., Richrd Howell Mrs. Ann
Candler Ward, CherokeeRose
Car den Club, Miss Elizabeth
Bell, Rev. Ernest Bell, Mr.
and Mrs. Neil Sneed, Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Brumby, Mrs. Eliz
abeth Brittaln Burns, Mrs.
Ferjla Kolker, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert E as ley, Mr. and Mrs.
Rod McClelland, Mrs. Lloyd
Hendrix, Mrs. Polly Britain
Campbell, Mrs. Mary Weaver
raylor, Mr. and Mrs. Lonzo
Shields, Mrs. Jane Reynolds'
grade, Mrs. Walter Estes,
Miss Frances Dixon, Comm
ander James W. Ferguson,
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Mattox,
Mrs. Jerry Davidson, Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Sneed, Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Harshaw, Miss Helen Har
shaw, Miss Ada Harshaw,Miss
Emily Sword, Mrs. Laura
Warner, Mr. and Mrs. Buel
Adams and Murphy Garden
Club.
Davis Movas
To Brysoa City j
George P. Davis, Jr., has
moved to Bryson City to take
charge of the Bryson City
office of McKeever and Ed
wards, Attorneys at Law.
The office Is in the Lea- J
therwood Building on Main E
Street.
Davis ana his wife, Jean,
and their 12-month old child
now reside on Church
in Bryson City.
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