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The Cherokee mm Scout 'CKtrokt* County's Best Buy' .. , , .a ,a/? ia pi -pi . u. i SECOND CLASS POSTAGE PAID Volume 76 -Number 46 murphy, North Corolino June 9, 1966 10 Pages This Week at murphy, north Carolina coutlcts Ranger, Peachtree Win Murphy Softball Openers | By Jock Owwi -J It would be Impossible to name all the people who have played a part in preparing the local softball field for this season's games. However, we would like to tip our Scoutlet hat to our town governing body since they spent some $300. to make the field playable. And special recoginltion goes to all volunteer workers who have spent many hours work on the grounds. Softball league pres ident, Jack Thompson, says there is still work to be done and if he can just get some help die project will be completed by next week. More screen wire will need to be put up and some repair work remains on the grandstand. "Justbring your hammer and help us com plete this project," says Jack. -J The Peachtree Community Development Club will meet Monday, 7 p.m. at the elemen tary school for a pot luck supper. A spokesman for the club said that plans will be made at this meeting for aid ing the 1966 Red Cross Fund drive. Note: Thanks folks, we need all the help we can get to make this year's fund drive successful. -I The first night of league Softball opened Tuesday with two official games, if you can call them that, played. Actually it was hardly a contest. The power hitting nine of the Ranger team tramped at will over the Murphy Jay cees to the tune of 22-7 and in the second game Peachtree slaughtered Rimco 22-13. Prior to the two official games wives of government employees played Clifton Precision #1 in an unofficial game. A comment from the stands after the Jaycee ganw pointed out that the Jaycee; should have been playing one of the women's teams. I sait in last week's column that the Jaycees would have a team t< be reckoned with. Well RECKON!! -J Bruce Dorsey, a former resident of Murphy, now liv ing in Atlanta came by th office Monday and I aske him how he liked living in thi city, "It's a rat race,' Bruo said. 1 pointed out that it wa a rat race here too and he cam back with, "But there ar bigger rats in Atlanta." -J Homer Ricks of Murphy i really a neighborly fellov After the first Softball gam Tuesday night Homer wer hoi ie, brewed up a jug of cof fee, picked up a cake and cam back to the game. Homer setu shop on the hood of his ca and offered free cake an coffee to all the players. H even had cream and sugar c hand too. -J Hot weather is surely hei to stay because the girls ha\ doned their short shorts ar started parading downtown. 1 go along with these girl in short shorts there ai almost as many so called pit fessional "girl watchers. From the way town looked Sa urday the girls areenjoingtl weather and the boys are ei joying the girls. -J Talk around town have it th many Mothers are about ti lose their senses. Why? TI swimming pool hasn't open and the kids are underfoot i day long. -J One final word about ti tall weeds at the corner Lowell and Hill Streets. TI Forest Service cut it, so thr cheers for Bunch Nugent a his gang.. ODD FACT: Wishing to n turn ?n empty sack to h coal delivery man, a reside of Mlnehead, England, left note saving ' tti.pty sack kitchen"; then returned hoi to find the coal delivery pU on die kitchen floor. -J WELL PAID: Rated the s ond wealthiest woman in world, the queen of Engl receives a salary of $2.8 n lion a year, which is about times the basic pay the President of the Un ?States. -J TODAT'S THOUGHT-A < is for people who are thick tired of 1L Ranger and Peachtree racked up victories as play got underway in the Murphy Softball Association Tuesday night. Ranger routed the Murphy Jaycees, 22-7, while Peach tree outslugged Rimco,22-13. A scheduled women's game between the Clifton Precision teams was not played. It is reported that the women from Clifton Precision will now have only one team in the league. The Field was put in playing condition in the past several days with a helping hand from Rimco Manufacturing Corp. and die Town of Murphy. Rimco supplied a large quantity of dirt needed to Dring the field up to par. The dirt was transported to die field by truck with the town footing the bill for the hauling. New lights were installed to make night play possible. A small group of volunteers donated their time and effort to place the dirt on the field and put the place In playing condition. Thursday night two games are scheduled. In th women's County Youths At Fontana Conference Two Cherokee County Youths are among 300 boys and girls from seven Appa lachian states attending the 1966 4-H Regional Resource division, ABC plays Gov ernment at 7 p.m. A men's game between First Baptist and Forest Service is set for 8:30 p.m. A triple-header is on tap Friday night. At 7 p.m. a women's game between Tex ana and Peachtree will be played. Tomotla meets the Independents at 8:15 p.m. and Hiwassee Dam playsKlurphy High School at 9:30 p.m. Action next week begins with two games Monday night. Government plays Peachtree in a women's game at 7 p.m. and First Baptist plays Hi wassee Dam at 8:30 p.m. Two games also set for Tuesday night with Clifton Precision and Texana playing a women's game at 7 p.m. and the Jaycees meet ing Peachtree at 8:30. Development Conterence tms week at "ontana Dam. Patsy Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T.E. Ander son of Rt.2 Murphy, and Va ughn Elliott, son of Mr., and Mrs. Henry Elliott, Rt.2, Culberson, are die local re presentatives at the conf erence. The aim of the conference sponsored by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Valley Test Dem onstration Association, Inc., in cooperation with state ex tension services, is to build an appreciation of resources. A series of "exploration workshops" will discuss such resources as soils;minerals, atmosphere, wildlife,forestry water and human resources of the area. The conference, which ends Friday, will also provide leadership training and career information. Dr. William E. Skelton, di rector of the Extension Ser vice at Virginia Tech, del ivered the welcome at die opening session on Monday. D.D. Robinson of Raleigh, TVA supervisor for North Ca rolina and one of the featured speakers, will discuss "The Interdependency and Interre lationship of die Resources of the Valley Area." The theme of the conference is "Education and Lea dership"-Keys to Resource Development." Ford West Gets Two Medals At AHS Ford Bruce West rec eived two medals during the graduation ceremonies at An drews High School last week. He was cited as the outstan ding se uor and the athlete of the year at Andrews. The two medals climaxed an evening in which West was already honored by delivering the welcoming address at co mmencement. He made the speech as the President of the graduating class. West is now in Indiana where he is employed with his father by H.H. West Construction Co. The firm is building a res ervoir there. He plans to enter Mars Hill College this fall to begin a five-year engineering pro gram. After three years at Mars Hill, he is scheduled to transfer to North Carolina State University to complete his studies. Ford is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vens on West of Marble. Two Murphy Grads At North Georgia Two Murphy women were awarded the Bachelor of Sc ience Degree at the Commen cement Exercises at North Georgia College at Dahlone ga on Sunday. They are Mrs. Darlene Chastain Lovingood and Mrs. Mary Ruth Dalry mple. The exercises were held in the Auditorium-Gymnasium following a Commissioning Review. Rev. Milton B. Faust listrict Governor To nstall Civitan Officers Rev. Milton B. Faust, Go vernor for North Carolina District West Civitan Interna :ional will be here Friday :o install the 1966-67 offic ers >f the Murphy Civitan Club. A past president of the Sa lisbury, N.C. Civitan Club, Faust, is an ordained Pres syterian minister. As a Navy chaplain during World War 11, he served in soth Europe and Asia. Since 195S he has been chaplain at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salisbury. Rev. Faust is married and has a son and two daughters. His wife, Anna Mary will be with him on his visit to Mur phy. It's Camp Time Again By Red Schuyler This year as in the past the Cherokee Scout and Clay Co unty Progress will send fif teen boys from this area for two weeks encampment at Camp Ney-A-Ti near Gunter sville, Ala. Building the youth of Am - erica into good citizens is a never ending job. Showing the youngsters by actual participation, what the American way of life means is necessary if our nation is to survive in a world crowded with ideologies and isms. Camp Ney-A-Ti is working at that job. Conceived by newspaper people as a place where chi ldren might enjoy the never to be forgotten experiences of camp life in America, Camp Ney-A-Ti is doing an impo rtant job in working with our youth. Camp Ney-A-Ti is an In dian name meaning "Camp by the Lake." It is just that. It's situated on the gentle slope of a moun tain on the banks of Gunter sville Lake in the Tennessee River Valley in North Ala bama. Since its construction in 1949, it has given approxima tely 5000 youngsters a two week camping experience at no cost to themselves. The present camp will acc omodate 125 boys in addition to the camp leaders, counse lors and kitchen personnel. The camp facilities have been appraised at approximately <160,000. The camp is operated bv Su mmer Camps, Inc. The funds for operation are derived th rough contributions from in terested parties. The Ch erokee Scout and Clay County Progress is a member of Summer Camps, Inc. Camp N?y-A-TI is doing an outstanding job each sum mer of youth training. There is still a greater job THE BALD MOUNTAIN BOYS will be playing (or the Red Cross Benefit Square Dance Saturday night at the Old Rock Oytn. Pictured are :(1 to r) Lamar Sampson, Larry Berrong, Dennis Miles, and Jimmy Hooper, Another member of the band, Stanley Wood, is not shown. Door To Door To Door Canvass Tonight! Red C ross Schedules Events To End Drive The Cherokee County Red [Iross Chapter has three ev ;nts scheduled to complete lie 1966 fund raising drive n Murphy. lonight the Murphy Jay :ces will conduct a door to-door canvass throughout the town. On Saturday night a square dance will be held at the Old Rock Gym. Music for the dance will be furnished by the Bald Mountain Boys. Four of the members of this band are well known throughout the area for their lerlormance in 1965 when they ton the Georgia state title in ?FA striiig band competition, it that time they were per orniing as the Towns County iigh School string band. On day 10, they won the North :ast Georgia FFA stringband district Contest at Lumpkin bounty, Ga. High School, lhis :arned the group a trip to the itate contest set for Atlanta his summer. Admission to the square iance will be $1. per person. A semi-formal dance will >e held at the Old Rock Gym >n June 18. Music will be by he Constellations, a combo rom Blue Ridge, Ga.Admiss on will be $3. per couple and stag. 150 Register For Summer Sessions On Monday 150 pupil? reg istered for the summer reading improvement pro gram in Murphy. In addition to the special reading program for the elementary pupils , art crafts, music, game- and sports are planned. The high school program will consist of informative reading in history,geography, current events, health; local, state and national government, and language arts. Physical education, music^nd arts and crafts will also be included in the program. There will be skits, debates, guest speakers and games such as College Bowl and Pass Word during the summer school. Both the high school and ele mentary libraries will be open during the summer sessions. Glenn Crowe Gets Degree At WCC Glenn Crowe, Jr. received a bachelor of science degree in Science and Education during the recent graduation ceremonies at Western Car olina College. Crowe, die son of Mrs. Minerva Morrow Crowe and the late Glenn J. Crowe, Sr. is now teaching at Gordon High School in Decatur, Ga. His name was not included In the list of Cherokee County graduates furnished to the Scout by the school. to be done . Again this year the Scout and Progress will send 15 boys between the ages of 12 and 15 for two weeks enca mpment. Camp dates this year are from July 17th through Ju ly 31st. Any boys in this age group that reside in Cherokee and Clay County that would like to go to this canip are requ ested to send a card or a le tter to the Sqput office. Please bear in mind that this does not guarantee your going. In the past we have had more boys that wanted to go than we have had room for. If more than fifteen applica tions are received some me - ans will be taken to narrow it down to 15. Priority will be given to boys that have never been to camp Ney-A Ti. In making application be sure that the dates July 17 31 do not conflict with other plans you have made for these dates and that you are between the ages of 12 and 15. Road Contracts Awarded For Work In Cherokee, Clay I he State Highway Commi s.-ion ha awarded a contract tor paving 74.7 miles of roads in Cherokee, Clay and Macon Counties. A.J. Hughes, div ision engineer, said there are 24 project? included. Other similar paving pro ject? are due to be put under contract just as soon as right of-way and engineering canbe completed. Under terms of thecontract let to C.G. Tate Construction Company of Concord, N.C., the paving will get under way at an early date. All paving done by the State Highway Commission is on the priority system, whereby the roads with the greatest needs for the greatest number of people are rated at the top. In several instances in this county, right-of-way was not available, and the projects were put on the inactive list for two years, and the next priority was moved up one place. The Cherokee County projects include 5.1 miles on N.C. 60 from U.S. 64 to the Georgia state line and several rural road projects. Work in Clay Countyis to be done on several rural roads. J.H. Hampton Attends Reunion At Chattanooga J.H. Hampton attended the Alumni exercises at the Uni versity of Chattanooga last Saturday. He was honored as the old est member attending. Mr. Hampton, 85, graudated from Chattanooga in 1906. The athletic association honored him by presenting a sweater and letter. He had received the first sweater and letter given by theassocition many years ago. Daughter & Son Of Hoovers Graduate From Wake Forest Mrs. Rebecca Hoover Han ey and William Alonzo Hoover, Jr., daughter and son of Dr. and Mrs. W.A. Hoover of Mur phy, were graduated from Wake Forest College Monday They were among about 55C who received degrees. Mary Ruth Luther Mary Ruth Luther Gets Degree At Lees-McRat Mis - Mary Ruth Luther of Marble received her Associa te in Arts Degree at thegrad uation exerccses at Lees Mcrae College in Banner E1J< on Sunday. Dr. Ferguson Wood,Pastor of the First PresybterianCh urch of Johnson City, Tenn., delivered the Baccalaureate Sermon and Congressman Bail L. W'hitener of Gastonia was the Commencement Speaker. Miss Luther, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Luther of Marble majored as a Medical Secretary at Lees-McRae. Cherokee, Clay Qualify For Program Nine Western North Car olina counties, induing Ch erokee and Clay, will b< qualified to receive Federa financial aid to help create new job opportunities ii needy communities after Jul; 1. The assistance basei chiefly oil high unemploymen or low family income, is pro vided by the Economii Development Administration U.S. Department of Ag riculture. The other western Nortl Carolina counties eligible an Avery, Graham, Macon, Mad ison, Mitchell, Swain an Yancey. At least one area in ever state has qualified for thi program. The heaviest con centration is in the 11-stat Appalachiaarea. Cherokee County tax payers will receive a cut in thei county taxes thisyear. At a special meeting of the county commissioners last week, the tax rate was red uced five cents to $1.72 for the 1966-67 fiscal year. County Accountant Carl lyle Matheson said that although tax notices will not be mailed out for several Providence OK'd For Medicare Providence Hospital has been notified that its patient care program and hospital facilities have met with the requirements of the Health Insurance Benefit Program for the Aged and the hospital may participate in the pro gram for the benefit of all patients covered by Medicare. A state representative re cently conducted a survey at the hospital and approval was granted following a review cf the survey. The Sisters of Providence expressed their gratitude to the doctors and all the hos pital personnel for the coo peration given in keeping the hospital approved for license by the state and for the new Medicare approval. State Board Says No To Davis Bid For State Senate The State Board of Elections has told its executive secretary to notify J.W.S. Davis of Andrews that his name will not be on the ball on in the November elections. Davis, seeking to be the Republican candiatc for the 33rd district seat in the state senate, had appealed to the state board when Cherokee County Eelection Chariman Hayes Leatherwood refused to certify him. The main arpuement centered around the fact that Davis failed to file by April 15, the deadline. He contended the deadline did not apply to him because of a 1961 law exempt ing Cherokee County from the primary election law. The board upheld Leather wood's refusal on the basis of the April 15 deadline. Board Secretary Alex K. Brock also said that Davis sought certification on the ba sis of action by the Cherokee County Republican Convention but that only a district conven tion representing all seven counties could properly nom inate a senate candidate. Brock stated that this opinion was made bytheAttorneyGen eral's office. The refusal to certify Davis came as the board met in Ral eigh to conduct an official can vass of primary election returns. This move makes it almost certain that Democratic nom inee Mary Faye Brumby of Murphy will be unopposed for the senate seat. County Tax Rate Cut To $1.72 rfeeks, anyone wishing to pre pay their taxes may do so at lis office and that the rate reduction will be used in fi guring the amount due. A' their regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, the com missioners voted to ask the State Highway Commission to provide up to $500. for work on each of five church and ce metery roads in the county. The five roads are those leading to churches and ce meteries at Ogreetta, Unaka Hanging Dog, Mount Car mel and Vengance Creek. The commissioners voted to reappoint Capt. Frank W. Swan to the Cherokee County Economic Development Co mmission for a three year period. Swan had been app ointed for one year last year. The other members of the commission are Doyle Burch and J.H. Duncan. Burch's term has a year to run and there are two year remaining on Duncan's term. Woman Pinned By Cars On The Square Mrs. Eula Hurt, 59, of Mu rphy suffered a broken leg last Thursday morning when she was pinned between two cars at the stop light on the square in Murphy. Chief of Police Blaine Sta lcup said Mrs. Hurt walked be tween two cars headed south on Tennessee St. As she ste pped between the vehicles, a car driven by Mrs. Ollie Co ker Rogers of Vengence Creek rolled back, pinning Mrs. Hurt against a car driven by Bud Alverson of Murphy. Stalcup said no charges were filed. Mrs. Hurt was taken to Providence Hospital for tr eatment. On Saturday Mrs. Hurt was transferred to Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville to receive treatment for the badly crushed area above die knee. Jaycee Fishing Tournamet Gets Underway Saturday Murphy Jaycee Fishing Chairman Jim Morgan has announced that the Jaycee Fishing Tournament will be gin Saturday morning. All fishermen are invited to enter the tournament. There is no charge. Prizes will be given for the largest largemouth bass, smallmouth bass, white bass, and pike. Rods, reels, and line will be awarded as prizes. The winners will be announced at the boat races on July 3 at the Hiwassee Lake Camp ground. There are four weighing stations for the tournament. They are: Jones 66 Station, Murphy Sports Center, Lodge Landing and Murphy Western Auto Store. All fish entered in the tour nament must be caught in Hiwassee Lake. Morgan urged all fisher men to "oil up your trusty rod and reel, get someone else to do the yard work, and meet us down at the lake." JUNE S M T W tTT 119 4 12 19 14 13 U 17 19 19 20 21 22 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8.. .. You'll Fllo at the U MISS JUNE Mist Ptggy English, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everatt English, Murphy, N. C. RGCoto./