i The Cherokee mm Scout
f and Clay County Progress
Volume76 - Number 20 Murphy, North Corolino December 9, 1965 36 Poges This Week Tt^Vh^no^thmSo'^
3 Winners Receive $330,
Football Contest fnds
The Cherokee Scout Foot
ball contest just ended devel
oped Into one of the most un
usual type contests ever con
ducted by this paper. It was
unusual In one respect that
after running ten out of the
eleven scheduled weeks, not
one was assured of being a
winner of one of the top three
grand awards. Then it was
unusual in that had not one
repeated as a winner, it would
have had thirty three people
in the running for the top
awards.
As it was we wound up with
26 people that had won either
first, second or third place
during the contest which
means that we had only five
people that repeated as a win
ner during the entire contest.
One of those five repeaters
bounced into the win column
two weeks ago and became a
winner the past week to place
fourth in the finals for the big
money, and to place fourth is
not much better than placing
twenty sixth. The fourth place
winner missed a tie with the
third place winner by a margin
of four points in last week's
tie breaker.
Another unusual aspect was
that there was a tie for first
and second places for the big
money. One of the two big
money winners had to repeat
two times while the other re
peated only one time.
Last week's five dollar and
five point winner was Doyle
Burch of Murphy, secopd place
of three dollars and three
points was Bergan Moore
and third place and two dollars
and two noints was Jack Craw
ford, a previous five point win
ner.
Five contestants missed two
games and the tie breaker
once again as it has many
times in the past had to be
used to determine the first
three winners. Doyle Burch
missed the Chicago-Balti
more and Los Angeles-St.
Louis games and predicted
Penn. State to defeat Mary
land, IT to 10. Eergar. Mooie
missed the Denver-Oakland
and the Chicago-Baltimore
games and predicted Penn.
State to defeat Maryland, 17
to 13. Jack Crawford missed
the Tennessee-UCLA and the
Dallas-Philadelphia games
and predicted Penn. State to
defeat Maryland, 21 to 17.
Mrs. Thelma Crawford mis
sed the Tennessee-UCLA and
the Dallas- Philadelphia
games and predicted Penn.
State to defeat Maryland, 22
to 17. Debbie Crawford mis
sed the same games and pre
dicted Penn. State to defeat
Maryland, 23 to 17.
If from reading the papers
Sunday morning you think
Coach Tommy Prothro of
UCLA was mad, well bet
that Jack Crawford was twice
as mad. Coach Prothro open
ly criticised the officiating
of the Tenn.-UCLA game as
being the worst officiated he
had ever seen and that the
Pro All Stars couldn't have
beaten Tenn. that day with the
officiating as it was. With
UCLA losing to Tennessee and
Jack picking them to win, it
cost Jack in dollars and cents
$110.00 because Jack was al
ready a five point winner and
had UCLA come out on top
this would have given him
five more points and it would
have been a three way tie for
first place. This would al
so have cost Bud Alexander
$66.00 and James A. Hughes
and Hugh Carringer $22 each.
We would like to congrat
ulate everyone that won some
money and especially to the
three big winners. To Jack
Crawford, we don't know just
what to say, cause its hard
to let $110.00 slip through
your hands and keep smiling.
We here at the Scout office
have enjoyed conducting the
contest. We also would like
to thank the sponsors for the
contest because without spon
sorship, this contest could not
be conducted.
The merchants that made
this contest possible were:
Clay Farmer's Exchange in
Hayesville, Smoky Mountain
Gas Company, Citizens Bank
and Trust Company, Insurance
Department, Hughes Supply,
Inc., Hick's Gulf Service,Mur
phy Laundry, Mauney Drug
Company, Hughes Electric
Shop (Mary Carter Paints)
and Elmer Kilgore, Sinclair
Products of Murphy.
Final standings and total
money won:
Hugh Carringer. . . .$142.00
James A. Hughes. . .$142.00
Bud Alexander $74.00
Jack Crawford $7.00
Mrs. Fred Keener. . . 45.00
Walter Cole $5.00
Dale Lunsford. $5.00
Billie Jane Stiles $5.00
Ricky West J5.00
Jo Ann Matheson. .... $5.00
Blaine Stalcup $5.00
Doyle Burch $5.00
Sandra Kaye Mintz... 43.OO
Mrs. Ray Killian $3.00
Jane Colvard. 43.00
Jimmy Matheson $3.00
Mrs. Mildred Burch. . . $3.00
Bergan Moore. $3.00
Mrs. Thelma Crawford. $2.50
Debbie Crawford $2.50
Junior Anthony $2.00
Mrs. Harold Gladson. .. $2.00
Jack Thompson. . . . ...$2.00
Lane Phillips $2.00
Bill Christy $2.00
Bill Henson $2.00
4 Children Treater
Following School
Bus Accident
Four Murphy Rt. 3 children,
all from the same family were
treated for abrasions and con
tusions at the office of Dr.
Helen Wells following a 7:30
a.m. school bus accident Mon
day.
Treated and dismissed were
Carl Johnson, 12, Helen John
son, 10, Margie Johnson, 8,
and Evelyn Johnson, 7. They
( are the children of Mr. and
Mrs. Wayne Johnson.
Investigating State Trooper
Don Reavis stated that the bus,
traveling north on the Joe
Brown Highway 10 miles north
of Murphy, ran off the road
on the right side and over
turned down a 75 foot em
bankment into the Hiwassee
Lake bed.
Damage to the school bus
is estimated at $1,000.
Swinson Theodore Burgess,
56, of Rt. 5, Murphy, listed
as driver of the bus, was not
injured in the accident. He
has been charged with wreck
less driving. Reavis stated.
Goult To Give
Annuel Christine
Corol Reeding
BRASSTOWN - Lynn Gault
will give his annual reading of
Dickens' Christmas Carol at
the John C. Campbell Folk
School, Wednesday night, Dec
ember 15, at eight o'clock.
Through the years this has
become a tradition, a perfect
way to start the holiday sea
son. Everyone is cordially
invited. 1
Big Winners
THE THREE TOP WINNERS In The Cherokee Scout's eleven week Football Contest were
presented checks totaling 1330.00, Tuesday by Scout Publisher, Jack Owens. James Hughes
second from left, won $132.00 for tying first place. H. W. (Bud) Alexander was presented a
check for $65.00 for a third place victory and Hugh Carringer received $132.00 for tying flrsi
place with James Hughes.
All Is Waiting
ALL IS READY AND WA1TI!
ruling to put translator statu
area. Two 75 foot poles stand r
The power supply is on the c
building will house the delicate
Translators <
Coming Sooi
Murphy Jaycees gave as
surance Tuesday night that
TV Translator for the Murphy
area are certain and that in
stallation of equipment will be
soon.
Television translators scn
eduled for installation atop
| Fain Mountain will allow the
re-broadcasting of two Cha
ttanooga TV Station program,
thus giving local residents
good, clean TV reception.
In a discussion at Tuesday
nights meeting, it was brou
ght out that some local res
idents had stated that the tra
nslators were in doubt and the
Jaycees had used them as a
eimmic to raise money.
"Not so." Jaycee Bill
Christy, Translator Chairman
said, "if that were true* *
lot of people would be out of
a lot of money."
"Over $5,000 has already
been spent on the project and
installation of the translator
equipment will cost another
$10,000," Christy said.
The Murphy Power Board
has already constructed
power lines to Fain Mountain
Bristol To Speak
According to word received
from Lee Nichols, President
of the Andrews Lions Club, a
very interesting and informing
program is on tap for tonight
(Thursday) when they meet at
the Shell Dining Room. Mem
bers please note that the time
for the meeting stated in the
bulletin is in error. Due to
the fact that the days are
getting shorter, the meetings,
. until further notice will take
' place at 6:30 p.m.. Members
please make notice of this and
be on time.
Dave Bristol, Coach of the
Cincinnatti Reds Baseball
team will be the featured spe
aker. Dave has just concluded
the winter trade meetings held
in Florida and should have
some interesting information
to pass on to the baseball fans
in this ar-a.
Remember the meeting will
get underway at 6:30 instead
of 7 p.m.
>JG atop Fain Mountain on a FC(
ons into operation in the Murph;
eady for antennas to be mounted
:enter pole and the cement blocl
s translator equipment.
Certain,
i' Jaycees Sa
and the Jaycee Club construc
ted a 9 x 12 square foot
concrete block building to
house the equipment. The
money to construct the build
ing was raised through the
Club's "Dunk-A-Jaycee' pro
ject held at this year'sCher
okee County Fair.
The two television stations
involved, WDEF-TV Channel
12 and WRCB-TV Channel 3,
have spent a lot of money in
surveys and attaining fees ir
Washington to establish the
translator station.
"It's like everything else
when you deal with the Gov
ernment," Christy said, "it
hurry up and wait.
"We have our building com
pleted, the Power Board has
power on the mountain anc
both TV Stations in Chattan
ooga are standing by to order
equipment. We're just wait
ing on a ruling from the Fed
eral Communications Comm
ission."
In a letter from Carter M.
Parham, General Manager oi
WDEF-TV, Chattanooga, Mr.
Parham stated that his att
orneys in Washington had
assured him that the Murphy
Translators would be app
roved by FCC but that Mur
phy was way down the list of
other towns across the nations
making Translator applic
ations to come before the
Commission.
Mr. Parham stated in the
letter that word should come
from FCC in the next fevi
weeks.
"The Jaycees are interes
ted in getting good TV rec
eption for Murphy residents
at no cost to the individual,"
Christy concluded, "This has
been a Jaycee project for over
18 months and Lf the local
people will be patient, I'm
sure we will get it."
Toy Boxes Placed
As announced in last week*
Scout, the Murphy Jaycees ar
sponsoring a "Toys for Tots'
drive to collect new and us
uable toys for underprivilege
children in this area.
Jaycee Chairman, Dc
Decker announced today tha
boxes have been placed atdif
ferent places in town and as
that you bring your usuabl
and new toys as soon asposs
ible In order that the Jaycee
can make and complete thei
plans for distribution to som
of the boys and girls that migt
be left out at Christinas.
As little as you might thin
?bout it, your contribution b
It one or more toys might b
the difference between som
child having a happy Christ
mas instead of a disappoint
ing one.
Look around your house, yo
are bound to have toys layin
around that have become use
less to your child, that willb
getting new ones this Christ
mas.
Special "Toys for Tots'
boxes have been placed in th
following places in Murph)
A A P Store, Brtanby's Tex
tile Mill, Clifton Precislor
Cherokee Shopping Center
Hilton Business Equipment
Howell's Market, Lay's S i
10, Levi Strauss, Murphy Pow
er Board and Rimco Mfg. Cc
Cherokee Co. Can Receive $328,960
For Education, Or It Can Loose
By: Barbara R. Sampson: i
1
Cherokee County has avail
able $328,960 under the Ele- 1
mentary and Secondary Ed
ucation Act, passed in April,
196S. Of this amount approxi
mately $125,000 will be dis
tributed to the schools coming
under the County System,
while the remainder will be
! divided between Murphy and
I Andrews School Systems. A
similar amount trill be avail
able for use in the local school
L systems each year for the next
? four years.
"We can receive this
amount," stated Superin
tendent Lloyd W. Hendrix when
interviewed on Monday,'or we
can lose that amount. We
must not sit by and see this
money slip through our fin
gers. It has been needed so
long and so desperately that
we must make every necess
ary effort to meet the require
ments set by the Govern
ment."
Superintendent Hendrix
pointed out that the require
- ments by which we may qual
ify for this assistance are re
latively simple and the basic
j facts and conditions have al
ready been established. The
Federal assistance to ed
ucation is entirely dependent
on the annual income of the
residents of the county. 43^>
u of the population must fall in a
V low income bracket. Census
reports and the records of
various governmental depart
ments have established the
fact that the residents of 95
out of 100 North Carolina coun
ties have an average annual
earned income well within the
required minimum of no
greater than $2000 per year.
The fact that our status is
a matter of report and record
1 is not, however, sufficient to
, merit the aid to the local
i schools. A survey must be
i made throughout the county,
: arte cuestionnaire must be
filled out by every school pat
: ron, giving the requested in
formation, if Cherokee Coun
3 ty is to comply with thebreak
Jown required by the Federal
? Government.
Such questionnaires have
I already been issued in some
of the county schools. Re
sults indicate, however, that
? there has been a mis under
? standing as to the purpose
of the survey and the results
to be gained by an accurate
completion of the forms. The
questions are simple: Do you
have an earned income of less
than $2000 per year? How
1 many children in the family
i are between 5 and 17 years
of age? The blank provides
room for listing all children
falling within that age group.
Such a survey must be r;%de
among the school patre:i. each
year if we are to qualify and
to continue to qualify for this
Federal Assistance under the
Five Year Program,
r The acquisition of these
available funds is entirely de
? pendent on the results of this
survey, and the survey is in
tended solely to secure the in
formation which is vitally ne
cessary for qualification.
This is in no way intended
[ to embarrass any family nor
in any way to endanger State
or National aid which anyone
may now be receiving. The
superintendent's office wishes
it emphasized that the report
s is to be made on earned ln
e come only - salaries and
? wages earned at gainful em
_ ployment. A.D.C., Veteran's
d Disability Benefits, Social Se
curity Benefits, and charitable
in donations are not to be count
t ed as earned income. These
. facts were not made clear in
k the initial questionnaire
e issued by one school, and the
. resultant answers did not pro
vide a correct and accurate
r picture of the financial status
of the school patrons.
"Correct statements are
essential," urged Mr. Hen
k drix. "The Information pro
vided on your questionnaire is
regarded as strictly confiden
e tial and will be held in strict
. est secrecy. It will be used
. primarily to secure a total for
meeting governmental re
u quirements of a total based on
an Individual breakdown."
~ The urgent need for assist
ance to schools In rural coun
. ties, particularly the moun
tain counties of the South is ?
.. fact of long standing. "There
e are so many things that we
r. have needed for so long," said
. the Superintendent, "that
, there is little need to break
It down into specifics. The
.' money will be used to help
' us to lift our school standards
L to a par with schools in sec
. tlons which have long enjoyed
nore and better equipment
than we have had."
"There has b^en an unfort
unate misinterpretation of this
Federal assistance and the use
to which it will be put within
our schools," the super
intendent added. "As with any
other Federal project, rumors
have been started. This part
icular one was to the effect
that since these funds were
available to us on the basis
of the percentage of low In
come families within our
school communities, the mat
erials and equipment pur
chased with such funds would
then be used to benefit only
the children of low income
families. I state emphati
cally that such a rumor is not
correct. Any materials bought
with these funds or any other
funds will be used for the bene
fit of each and every child in
the school. That is Demo
cracy, and a democratic use
was the basis of the intention
and purpose of the Federal Aid
to Education Act at all times."
If Cherokee County qualifies
for this assistance, the funds
so obtained must be used to
meet school needs and to up
grade equipment before the
end of the present school
year. The funds would other
wise be re-directed to some
other area.
The expenditure of such
assistance would present no
problem since our school
needs are so wide and varied
as to fit within the cover
age of materials accepted by
the Government. The stated
purpose of the Act is "To
strengthen and improve ed
ucational quality and educat
ional opportunities in the Na
tion's elementary and second
ary schools."
Within the scope of that ob
jective are many things listed
as being approved and sug
gested whenever needed and
necessary. These include
such things as library mat
erials, books and equipment;
classroom equipment- radios,
tape recorders, phonographs,
television sets, opaque pro
jectors and film strip and
movie projectors. Also men
tioned are comprehensive
guidance and counseling,re
medial instruction, and school
health, physical education, re
creation, psychological, and
social services. Available
also would be specialized in
struction and equipment for
students interested in study
ing advanced scientific sii>
jects, foreign languages, and
other academic subjects which
are sometimes not provided
in high schools with limited
faculties and curricula. Pro
visions are made in cultural
fields, such as music, some
times by providing musical
equipment and teaching per
sonnel on a temporary loan
basis.
Such assistance can change
the overall picture of the qua
lity and depth of instruction
in the opinion of the Superin
tendent. "It is advised in
the Act that education on a
statewide basis be re-eval
uated on a periodic and con
tinuing basis. To be able to
give die school children of this '
area equal opportunities not
only instructionally but as to
equipment and faculties within
the school has long been the
aim and objective of school
men of this region. It is
within our grasp if we want
it badly enough."
Steve Killion
First To Leave
MURPHY - Steve KUlian,18
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
KUlian, Rt. 3, Murphy, left
Tuesday, November 30 for
Glide, Oregon to enter Wolf
Creek Job Corps Center there
for training.
Steve will remain in Oregon
for one year, having only one
leave during the year.
The Job Corp is a program
devised by the President to
train participating boys and
girls in a gainful trade.
Steve is the first applicant
to leave from Cherokee
County.
Lar?ost Editioi
This week's 36-page edi
tion of The Cherokee Scout
and Clay Clounty Progress
which includes a 34-page sect
ion saluting Andrews Furni
ture industries, Inc. is the lar
gest edition ever printed by the
newsnaner.
During October of 1964, The
Cherokee Scout published a
33-page 75th Anniversary edi
tion, at the time the largest
ever published by a local
paper.
The Superintendent con
cluded by summarizing some
of the opinions of his princi
pals in the county schools.
"Harest King out at Hiwassee
Oam made the remark that
patrons of Cherokee County
have for a long period of time
paid money into the Federal
Government through income
tax. This is an opportunity
to have some of this ux money
returned to us for use in Cher
okee County public schools. It
seems to be the concensus that
the full cooperation of each
and every patron is urgently
needed to help prove that we
do, indeed, qualify so that we
may receive this assistance
to upgrade our schools. We
must not lose this opportunity.
Back it and enlist others in its
support."
A Salute This Week
A special 24 page section beginning on page 1, section B is a
salute to Andrews Furniture Industries and Magna vox by
Cherokee County business and industry welcoming the new in
dustry to our area. Other firms joining in the A F I Salute
are those from out of the area who played a part in the actual
construction of the multi-million dollar plant.
Butch Sursavage
Sursavage Selected On
All Conference ACC Team
ANDREWS- Joseph (Butch)
Sursavage, Defensive Left End
for the Clemson University
Tigers, has made his home
town proud by being named a
member of the All Atlantic
Coast Conference Football
Team and an Honorable Men
tion on the Associated Press
All America Team. He is the
son. of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Sur
savage of Andrews.
The 220-pound athlete star
red for Andrews and was a
member of the Asheville Citi
zen-Times All Scholastic
Team both in football and in
Republican
To Address
Liacola Dinner
Albert Watson (R..S.C.)
will address the 20th annual
Lincoln Day Dinner, for the
11th District, according to an
announcement by Jack A.
Crawford, president of the
Buncombe County Republican
Club, which sponsors this
event.
The Dinner, a $5.00 a plate
affair, will be held in Ashe
ville on March 5,1966.
Watson is die first Repub
lican to be elected from South
Carolina to the U. S. House of
Representatives in this cen
tury.
Further details will be ann
ounced later, Crawford said.
basketball.
Sursavage was dubbed "Sir
Savage" by the Texas Univer
sity coach after the Tigers
Defensive Unit had kept his
favored TCU club bottled up
and had claimed a Tiger vict
ory.
The sophomore gridder was
three times chosen lineman of
the week in the Atlantic Coast
Conference.
After the TCU game Coach
Frank Howard remarked,
"That Sursavage boy played
one of the finest football games
I ever saw a boy play."
Butch says that the Tiger
victory over Duke Univer
sity was his greatest joy of
the year and the losing of the
Atlantic Coast Championship
at the University of S.C., his
greatest disappointment.
Following this season,
needless to say, many area
fans are looking forward to
watching the Tigers in 1966.
A F I Progress
Photos Including
Aerial Photos
by Scout Studios
Fred Davis,
Photographer