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Volume 77- Number 5 Murphy, North Carolina August 25, 1966 14 Pagas This Wa?k
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AT MURPHY NQRTM riflftl I HA
Dove Broce Elected Choirmon
Of UHWDA Toorism Group
YOUNG HARRIS, Ga.-Dave
Bruce, Managing Editor of the
Cherokee Scout and Clay Co
unty Progress, was elected
chairman of the tourism and
recreation work group of the
Upper Hi was see Watershed
Development Association last
Thursday night.
The work group also decided
to proceed with plans to pro
duce a place mat for sale to
restaurants in the area which
would contain a map showing
points of interest to visitors
in the five counties covered
by UHWQA. The five counties
are Cherokee and Clay in
North Carolina and Towns,
Union and Fannin in Georgia.
Tom Wllloughby and Dave
Shereda of the Tennessee
Valley Authority listened to
the group's ideas on what the
place mat should contain and
said they will have a rough
JOHNNY MIKE GREER of Murphy, who was the first place
territorial winner in the boys'division of the 4-H Electric Pro
ject in die service area of Nantahala Power and Light Company,
is pictured with Miss Thelma Wheeler, Cherokee County Home
Extension Agent, at the 4-H Electric Congress in Asheville.
Greer Is Area Winner
In 4-H Electric Project
ASHE VILLE-Johnny Mike
Greer of Murphy was awarded
a $100 scholarship by Nanta
hala Power and Light Company
at the 4-H Electric Congress
Awards Breakfast in
Asheville last week after being
named as first place territo
rial winner in the boys' div
ision oi the 4-H Electric pro
ject.
The Grape Creek 4-H Club
member compiled the best
record of achievement in the
4-H Electric project during
the past year among the boys
competing from the six WNC
counties served by Nantahala.
Nantahala, Carolina, Duke
and Virginia power companies
sponsor the 4-H Electric Pro
ject in North Carolina and the
Electric Congress each year,
and the power companies pro
vide awards and trips to die
Congress for county and
territorial winners and adult
4-H leaders from their
service areas.
Included among the 15 4-H
ers and six adult leaders as
guests of Nantahala at the Con
gress were Johnny Rex Smart
of Hayes ville, county winner
in the Clay County boys' div
ision; Miss Thelma Wheeler,
Cherokee County Home Ag
ent; andGeorge Bowers, Clay
County . Extension Agent.
There were no county winn
ers in the girls' division in
Cherokee and Clay counties
this year. In all, some 250
club members representing
98 counties in North Carolina
attended the Congress.
Nantahala secretary W.W.
Slcan presented the awards to
Johnny and the other terrl
torial winners from Nan ta
il ala's service area.
Johnny who is 15 and die
son of Mr. and Mrs. EJ.
Greer, was cited for six years
in 4-H Club work. A rising
junior at Murphy High School
he is president and recre
ation leader of the Grape
Creek 4-H Club, vice pres
ident of the county 4-H Club
and a member of the high
school band. He has com
peted in the 4-H Electric
Project for three years,was
county winner in 1965, and
also received a gold watch
from Nantahala at last year's
Electric congress as second
place territoral winner.
His achievements in the
Electric: Project Include ma
king a bell ringing circuit,
extension cords and test
lights; constructing test
panels and lamps and giving
electrical demonstrations.
Toostnosters
To Orgaaize Hero
Former members of Toast
masters International who
have located in this area have
expressed a desire to form
clubs in the principal res
idential sections of the area.
Toastmasters is a civic
group that helps men speak on
their feet and be able to make
their contributions to service
clubs, churches and comm
unities. There are over 3,500
clubs located in 43 countries.
Meetings are usually held
twice a month with area and
state meetings scheduled four
times a year.
Former toastmasters indie
area plan to arrange a demon
stration meeting in die near
future. Interested men from
all walks of life are Invited
to contact Ed Hogben in Mur
phy, phone 644-5381, or John
Shoemaker in Andrews, phone
321-4251.
A Special Tribute Te
Farmers And Stockmen
The business and professional people of Murphy py a
special tribute to the fanners and stockmen of this area I
Tour habits and knowledge of agriculture and animal hus
bandry have made our region one of the most profitable
section of the state.
Farmers and stockmen
of this area can be assured
that they will receive top do
llar for all their products sold
In Murphy.
Murphy, farm supplies will
be glad to assist you with all your farm mods. Foal free
to consult any of these firms for free estimate and Infor
mation on all your needs.
We urge you to be in Murphy this week for "Values
Galore" (ran all these fine firms.
Graves-Chrysler Plymouth, Davis Jewelers, Mauna^ Drug
Appliance, Lena'i
into. Cittat
Company, Graves Furniture, (TDaU's Cafeteria * Rest
aurant, Gonitis Cratn, Moore Jewelers, Trudy's, CamOers
A Nancy Spo rtswear A Dress Outlet, Murphy Tire A
Mice, Lena's, Murphy Supply, Murphy Florist,Cherokee
ing Center, \Westarn Auto, Citisans Bank A Trust
Ft
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and I via Furniture.
sketch of what will be shown
available within four weeks.
They said the group can then
make a definite decision on
what will be shown on die mats
and pl?"? can be made to print
and distribute them.
Bruce said the work group
will meet again on September
22 at the Blue Ridge Mountain
EMC Office In Young Harris
to yythe prospective
design TV A presents and to
make a final decision on the
Items to be shown.
Bruce, In accepting the
chairmanship of the work
group, said, "1 welcome this
opportunity to work with
people throughout the five
counties who believe, as 1 do,
that a united effort by all of
the counties covered by die
Upper Hlwassee Watershed
Development Association is
necessary If we are to realize
the potential benefits from
tourism and recreation. The
surface has barely been scra
tched In this field and the time
has come for people to roll
up their sleeves and go to
work on this
" i feel the most Important
item of business to begin with
is the elimination of county
and state lines in this field.
We can not afford the luxury
of these political boundaries.
We must work as one unit and
it must be realized that what
is good for one county is good
for the other four."
He said he hopes the next
meeting will be attended by
anyone In the five counties
who depends on spending for
recreation by both tourists
and local residents. "These
people are the ones who stand
to benefit die most from the
efforts of our work group and
1 issuean open Invitation to all
of them to be at our September
22 meeting", Bruce said.
He noted the great interest
TVA has shown In working
with tributary development
groups throughout die
agency's service area and
said that this interest must be
be matched on the leal level.
"These men can not only
tell us slot about what's going
on in southwest Virginia, east
Tennessee or northern Ala
bama", Bruce said, "they can
tell us alot more than most of
us know about the Upper Hl
wassee area. If we can match
the enthusiasm of TVA, we can
begin to move in the right
direction."
The chairman returned to
his earlier views on making
a united five county effort to
promote tourism and rec
reation. "Provincialism must
go", he said. "I'm sick and
tired of hearing people in one
county talk about the county
next to them as If it were
a foreign country. Let die word
go out dial this work group will
disregard county lines and
state lines. We will work for
the benefit of all five counties
in the association."
Bruce said he will be happy
to hear from people who
haven't been working with the
association in the past who
have ideas on how the work
group can carry out its fun
ctions.
Willoughby, who works out
of the TVA office in Athens,
Tenn., said "111 be in
contact with Dave in the next
few days as we begin work
on the design of die five county
place mat.
Wilson Addresses
Murphy Rotarians
Edward H. Wilson, Director
of the Extension Program for
the Department of Community
Colleges in Raleigh told the
Murphy Rotary Club on
Monday he is most pleased
with" the Tri-County Indus
trial Education Center
Peachtree.
The extension program
"has really caught fire and
is "one of the most dynamic
programs in North Carolina",
Wilson said. He noted that en
rollment in the program has
grown from 4,000 in 1958 to
over 40,000 today.
He said the Center at Peach
tree is one of 13 scattered
across the state and said his
department wants the centers
dispersed because "a man in
Murphy is as entitled to train-^
ing as a man in Charlotte,
Greensboro or Raleigh."
Wilson told the Rotarians
that these institutions "fit in
where public schools leave
off."
Wilson was introduced to the
Rotarlane by Holland McSwaln
DUector of the Tri-County
Industrial Edcatlon Center.
THB INDEPENDENTS, undefeatcJ In the Murphy Softball
Association, won the Four Squcre Tournament at Andrews
last week. Pictured above are (1 to r) Front row-Lyle Car
ringer, Jack Hogan, Hugh Carringer and Jackie Hughes;
back row-Tony Hembree, Weaver Carringer, Leroy Coker,
Adam Sutton and Blaine Stalcup; not pictured-Jerry Kephart
Gerald Moore, Billy Hen?on and Coach Red Schuyler.
Independents Take Tourney;
All Star Finals Tonight
The Independents, un
defeated champs of the Murphy
Softball Association, clinched
the championship of the Four
square Softball Tournament
at Andrews Friday night with
an 8-1 victory over Wiggins 66
the winners of the Swain
County Association.
The Murphy team battled its
way to the finals with a 15-4
win over Alarka of Swain Co
unty on Thursday night
Wiggins 66 earned the right
to meet the Independents with a
15-9 victory over Ranger of
the Murphy circuit on Thurs
day night.
The All-Star Tournament
got underway Monday night
and again the teams from
Cherokee County and Swain
County are dominating the
play.
After rain continued to
interfere with the Murphy
Andrews All-Star series to
determine who would rep
resent Cherokee County .the
series was awarded to Murphy
on the basis of their victory
in the only game played.
Monday night, Murphy de
feated Clay County, 7-4, and
Swain County shutout Graham
County 10-7.
Murphy and Swain County
meet in the final game of this
tournament tonight and day
County and Graham County
will meet in a consolation
game.
In the women's tournament
ABC, Murphy's undefeated
team, shutout Berkshire of
Andrews, 15-0, last Friday
and will meet BesBureer of
Swain County in the champ
ionship game tonight at 6:30.
Bulldogs Face Gilmer
County Friday Night
The 1966 football season
gets underway this Friday in
the Tri-State area.
Forty nine boys reported
to Coach Terry Postell last
week in hopes of making the
1966 Murphy High School foot
ball team, and these boys,
under the guidance of Postell
and Assistant Coach and Dir
ector of Athletics Jim Mc
Combs have been working out
twice daily in preparation for
their opening game with non
conference foe Gilmer County
Georgia on Friday night.
The 1966 Bulldogs lost sev
en boys by graduation last
year, but only one member of
the backfield will be missing.
Don Stevens who was plauged
by injuries last year will be
absent, Hubert Wells, who
alternated with Stevens last
year at the halfback position
is determined that he will
take sole possession of that
position this year.
In the line such men as
Johnny Rogers and Haskell
Roberson will have to be re
placed at ends as well as
David Penland and Jackie
Morris at Guards.
The Bulldogs, for the sec
ond year in a row, will be
starting out under a new head
coach, "erry Postell will take
over the reins from Coach
Jim McCombs. The Atheletic
. Directorship beng almost a
' fuUtime job, Coach McCombs
stepped down as head coach
and in his place Po. tell was
appointed.
Coach Postell is by no
means a newcomer to the foot
ball fans of this area. He was a
standout player for Coach
Maennle at Andrews High
School for four years. After
leaving Andrews,he won scho
larships at Lees McRae
College in Banner Elk, N.C.
'and after two years trans
ferred to Mars Hill College to
wind up his college playing. He
played outstanding ball at both
schools.
While Postell was getting
his college degree, his hij^i
school coach moved on to other
schools. When Coach Maenlle
accepted a call to Sylva-Web
ster, he secured die services
of Postell as his asslsstant.
When Chuck McConnell, coach
of Murphy High School for
eleven years resigned last
year. Coach McCombs was el
evated to the job of Head Coach
and Director of Athletics. At
that time, Postell was called
upon to be the assistant coach.
Coach Postell said that with
the hlep of a lot of men off
last year's freshmen team,
and barring injuries to key
men they should have a very
good season. He also said that
with the help of David Cole
and Doug Stevens, up from the
freshmen team, and the spirit
and enthusasium shown thus
far, that the Bulldogs will put
a versatile team (Hi the field.
Asked to predict how many
games the Bulldogs would win
this year, his only comment
was that, "we will win some
games and suprise a lot of
people between now and
October 28th."
Chamber To Give
$100 Saturday
Marilyn J. Moore of Hayes
ville won |SO last Saurday in
the second of three drawings
being conducted by the Murphy
Chamber of Commerce during
the big Back to School Sale.
This week's winner will take
home $100 and shoppers are
urged to register at partici
pating stores. There is no ob
ligation. The drawing trill be
held at four o'clock Saturday
Local Leaders Urge OK
Of Airport Bond Issue
ay uave tsruce
Local officials are un
animous in their support of the
bond issue for expansion and
improvement of the Cherokee
County Airport which will be
voted upon on Saturday.
Mayor Cloe Moore of
Clary Charged la
Wife's Death
Paul Linwood Clary was
bound over to the November
term oI Circuit Court at Wal
halla, S.C. Friday night after
an inquest into the death of
his wife, Mae, on August 14.
Clary, a 58-year-old res
ident of Spartanburg, S.C. was
charged with murder in the
death of Mrs. Clary, whc was
a native of Cherokee County.
The woman died of a bullet
wound In Oconee County hos
pital at Westminister a short
time after she was found lying
on the roadside near West
minister. rhe inquest jury
ruled that Mir died "at the
hands of Paul Linwood Clary"
and recommended that he be
charged. The murder warrant
was issued by Oconee County
Coroner Raymond Williams.
The principal account of
the incident was given by Ag
ent C.L. Smith of the State
Law Enforcement Division. He
said Clary admitted the shoot
ing at SLED headquarters in
Columbia and that he was rep
resented by counssl.
No mention was made at the
inquest of telephone calls
made by a woman to Townson
Funeral Home in Murphy
making funeral arrangements
for Mrs. Clary. This happened
before the shooting.
Free Measles
Vaccine Here
The Cherokee County Health
Department now has the
measles vaccine for children
age nine months to six years.
This vaccine gives a per
manent immunity to red mea
sles but it does not protect
against the German measles.
Red measles can have many
serious complications incl
uding encephalities, penumo
nia, ear infections that can
impair hearing permanently,
mental retardation,bronchitis
and eye infections.
Children who have not rec
eived the measles vaccine can
get the shot at the Health
Office every Tuesd* morning
without charge.
Over 400 deaths due to red
measles were reported in the
United SUtes in 1964.
FviFtstRtstl
This Woktid
Ole man rain played havoc
with the Fun Fest last week
and the Jaycees will be out
to try again Friday night and
Saturday at die Fairgrounds.
There are still many prizes
to be won at bingo and due to
the rain Saturday, the kids
missed a chance to see the
clowns. The clowns will be
there this Saturday.
Jaycee President Jack
Owens said he was looking for
ward to the club members get
ting all wet but was hopeful it
would be as a result of the
Dunk-A-Jaycee game and not
the rain. He said the dunking
would be in progress Friday
and Saturday nights.
GILLESPIE'S FRUIT STAND, located In downtown Murphy, waa (he eoane of a fire ee-*v
Monday morning. Flra damage waa onflnod to tha rear oI the building and emoke and watai
damage In the main part of the atom waa leporlad light.
Murphy, in a letter to The
Scout, said, "your vote for
this bond issue will be a
vote for progress in Cherokee
County. Let us pass this bond
issue now while we have a
chance of getting government
grants of up to 80* of the
cost, leaving Cherokee County
to have to bear only 20*
Stanley Davis
Yovtli Drowas
la Murphy Pool
Stanle> Davis a 14-year-old
Bov. g, Ore. boy who was
visiting relatives in Cherokee
County, became the first
drowning victim in the ten
year history of the Murphy
Swimming Pool last Thurs
day afternoon.
The body was recovered
from 12 feet of water near
the diving board. Artificial
respiration was administered
at the scene and the boy was
rushed to Providence Hos
pital where doctors' efforts
to save him failed.
It has not been determined
how long the boy was in the
water and whether he was al
ready in the pool or if he
fell in. His mother, Mrs. Dew
ey Davis, noticed Stanley was
missing when the pool was
being cleared due to a
thunderstorm. He was report
edly a non-swimmer.
The Davises are former
residents of Murphy who mov
ed to the west coast seven
years aog.
Stanley and Mrs. Davis were
visiting his grandparents,Mr.
and Mrs. J.R. Sneed of Rt. 3,
Murphy.
Funeral services were held
at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Hanging
Dog Baptist Church with Rev.
Herbert O'Dell, Rev. Clifton
Elliott and Rev. Weldon West
officiating. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Wayne
Lee O'Dell, Swain Ralph, San
dy Roy and Robert Sneed.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are three sisters:
Linda, Carollta and Patricia
Davis, all of the home; a..J die
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jonah Sneed of Rt. 3, Murphy
and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Davis
of Boeipg, Ore.
Ivie Funeral home was in
charge of arrangements.
EDITORIAL
of this cost."
In another letter, Mayor
Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews
said, "Saturday is the date on
which the voters of Cherokee
County have an opportunity
to vote on whether or not the
county will have to pay only
$75,000 of the toal cost of
$345,000 and that "to fail
.to capitalize on this oppor
tunity would be the greatest
setback to the county that has
happened during many years."
Senator -elect Mary Faye
Brumby said, "whether he
flies or not, every citizen in
the county will benefit dir
ectly or indirectly from the
Increasing payrolls of ind
ustries in the area that now
depend so much on modern air
travel. I urge approval of
die airport bonds on Satur
day."
The president of Reece
Motor Co., Jeff Brooks, told
The Scout, "I am for the bond
issue. I feel the airport would
be one of our greatest assets
and I urge every voter in Cher
okee County to vote for the
bond issue.'
W. Frank Forsyth, pres
ident of Citizens Bank and
Trust Co., called Saturday's
vote "most important to die
people of Cherokee County"
and said should the bonds be
turned down, "we will not have
this opportunity again."
Herman H. West said,
"shortly after our company
began interstate operations,
it became apparent that a co
mpany owned aircraft was a
necessity." The present air
port "has rendered an inval
uable service to this county,
but its facilities are limited.
Purchase and development by
the county is die best poss
ible solution. I urge everyone
to vote for the airport bond
on Saturday."
Dr. W.A. Hoover,chairman
of die county commissioners
said, "I feel that our present
and future industries, to which
a modern airport would mean
so much, should be appraised
as creators of tax potential
rather than simply tax-payers
in a limited sense."
The commissioners have
gone on record with a firm
statement ihat they do not an
ticipate a tax increase as a
result of the bond issue.
The Scout has editorially
endorsed the bond issue and
the statements made here
show that the local leader
ship is firmly supporting the
bond issue.
I have, in the past two iss
ues, pointed out the benefits
to be derived from an im
proved, county-owned air
port. I feel all the legitimate
questions that could arise have
been answered fully and
frankly in advertisements
carried in this newspaper and
by speakers that have
appeared before various gr
oups in the county in the past
few weeks.
1 know of no reason for a
no vote on Saturday. I know
of many reasons for support
ing the bond issue that will
provide Cherokee County with
a modern airport at a cost to
the county of only twenty cents
on the dollar. It's a deal we
can't turn down.
The Lesson Is There
But Few Come To Learn
For the pest five weeks, classes in flrefighting and use
of available flrefighting equipment have been held for the
benefit of Murphy s volunteer fire department. Each Wed
nesday, two Instructors in this .ield come to Murphy from
Sylva to conduct these classes.
Our town governing body spends some 93,000 per year
providing free water and sewer to 32 volunteer firemen
and die cost of these classes is about 933. per week for
10 weeks.
A small price to pay for a fire department, you might
say, and , in a way, it is true since the Department of
Community Colleges in Raleigh picks up the tab .'or the
classes.
However, our Town Council and The Scout is disturbed
with the attendance of these flrefighting classes. During
the first half of die course, an average of five out of 32
firemen attended the classes with as few as three att
ending one.
The classes got off to a slow start with poor attendance
so a steak dinner was held to boost interest. It did! Twenty
two firemen showed up to eat but the next week owy five
came to gass.
Surely our 32 firemen joined the department with the best
Interest of the community at heart and not for the free
water and sewer. It does pusale us ithouh, why 22 fire
men VU come to a free dinner and only five will come to
? l ooting that is deigned toour flranx better serve
their communis.
For qu" sometime the attandanoe of our firemen at fires
has bean taw but there is always the possibility that the
alarm was not beard. We have found that the same dedicated
few are at nearly an the Ares, attend classes and stand
ree^r to serve tf lr community as best they can and we feel
that those fireman who are not willing to do so should be
replaced en the rolls sf our nduesar fire "
Uodwdemlj there are several who never
the fir* alarm but all our firemen knew of die I
The lesson is there but few cams to learn.