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Volume 77-Number 6 Muiyky, North Coco lino Soptombor 1, 1966 12 Pogos Thi. Wook
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Voters Overwhelmingly OK Airport Bonds
QB Clab To
Moot Tonight
The Murphy Quarterback
Club will have its first meeting
of the year tonight at the Ele
mentary School Library.
President Kenneth Godfrey
said this will be a reorgan
izational meeting and new off
icers will be elected. He said
die group is hopeful that there
will be a large group at
tonight's meeting that is int
erested in all school
activities.
There has been much dis
cussion recently about the
purchase of an activity bus
for the high school and the
Quarterback Club has been
asked to soonsnr a program to
oujr * bus. Godfrey said there
are not enough members in
the club to undertake this
project and said it would take
all clubs working together to
make this project possible. He
said the club would help in such
a project and this is expected
to come up for discussion to
night.
A nun 01 last week's foot
Mil opener against Gilmer
County will be shown tonight.
Godfrey said tne club is
willing to work in any way
It can to better conditions
? our schools but the club
Ms been limited in its abi
iy to work because of a small
membership.
Yoatb Football
Op?>s Satarday
The newly-organized Smoky
Mounuin Youth Football Con
ference will begin its season
Saturday with RobbinsviUe at
Bryson City and Murphy at
Andrews. The conference was
organized by Four-Square Co
mmunity Action. Inc., official
*nti -poverty agency for Cher
okee, Clay, Graham and Swain
counties.
The conference is made of
Midget and Mite teams in An
drews, Bryson City, Hayes
ville, Murphy and Robb
insviUe. a midget team is
comprised of boys in die se
venth and eighth grades with
an age limit of 14, while the
mites are fifth, sixth and se
venth graders with an age
Umit of 12. 8
The teams will play each
other on a "home and home"
basis; that is, teams will play
each other twice, once at home
and once away.
A Board of Commissioners
has been organized, with rep
resentation from each town,
and with O'Neil Muse of Bry
son City as President.
Each team has a local sp
onsor. In Andrews, the sp
onsor is the Wildcat Club with
assistance comirg from the
Lions and Rotary Clubs. The
sponsor In Bryson City is the
Junior Chamber of
Commerce; in Hayes ville the
VFW, and in Murphy the Lions
Club; and in Robbinsville the
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Sponsors provide financial
assistance in association with
Four-Square. and administer
the affairs of the teams. Co
aches are serving on a volun
tary basis.
All games will be played on
Saturday nights and all games
will be double headers, with a
midget and mite game being
Played. 18
THE ABC GIRL'S SOFTBALL TEAM ot Murphy won the All-Star Tournament at Andrews
last week by defeating BesBurger of Bryson City, 16-6, in the final game. The Murphy Men's
Ml-Stars also advanced to the finals but bowed to Swain County, 9-3. Pictured above are (lto
r) Front row-Charlene Dockery, Ann Hughes,Betty Cole and Linda Dockery: Back row-Jeannie
James, Ann Marcus, Sandy James, Ann Lovingood, Margie Zimmerman, Charlene Thomas, Sue
Kali and Shirley Cole. Tim Hughes is standing in front of the team.
4 Convicted, 13 Cleared In
Culberson Drag Racing Cases
Four persons were conv
icted of charges in
connection with drag racing
in the Culberson area Mon
day in Cherokee County Rec
order's Court. Thirteen
others were cleared.
The arrests resulted from
a raid early Sunday morning,
August 7, in which the High
way Patrols of Georgia and
North Carolina combined with
the sheriffs departments of
Cherokee County and Fannin
County, Georgia.
Bobby Garland pleaded not
guilty to prearranged racing.
He was found guilty and fined
$500 plus the costs and sen
tenced to six months in jail.
Garland appealed to Superior
Report Identifies
Industrial Sites
YOUNG HARRIS, GA.?The
business and industry work
group of the Upper Hiwassee
Watershed Development
Association has released a
report entitled "Potential In
dustrial Sites in the Upper
Hiwassee Area."
There are 12 primary sites
and one secondary site in
Cherokee County. Clay County
is reported to have three
primary sites and one second
ary site.
In the north Georgia
counties, Fannin has two pri
mary sites and one secondary
site/Towns has four primary
sites and one secondary and
Union has three primary sites
and two secondary sites.
Each site is identified in the
report on a map and pertin
ent factors concerning the
site are described.
The survey to obtain the in
formation was made by the
Tennessee Valley Authority.
At its meeting on Monday
night, the work group decided
to make copies of the report
available to key residents in
each of the five counties and to
distribute copies to the school
libraries.
Court.
Harry R. Bryant plead not
guilty to aiding and abetting
prearranged racing and was
found guilty. He was also fined
4500 plus the costs and sen
tenced to six months in jail
and appealed to Superior
Court.
Larry A. Cruse plead nolo
NYC Project
Aids Students
The Neighborhood Youth
Corps (NYC) summer pro
ject sponsored by Four
square Community, Action,
Inc., ended last week in Ch
erokee, Clay, Graham and
Swain counties.
The program was conducted
over a 10-week period and,
at its peak, provided jobs for
100 economically-deprived
high school students in six
school districts, a number of
public agencies, private non
profit organizations and rec
reation programs.
Its aim was to give the
young people an opportunity
to earn much needed money
that would permit them to
remain in school. A second
ary goal was to expose the
students to the world of work
as they could learn the res
ponsibilities of the employee
to his employer.
They were $1.25 per hour
for a j2-hour work week in
a number of different jobs.
Some worked as secretaries
in offices, some as rec
reation assistants, and some
as library aides, while others
worked at various jobs in the
schools throughout the four
counties. Both boys and girls
were given jobs.
Mrs. Jayne Ramsey, Pro
ject Director, said that $30,
773, or 83^ of the entire
$37,000 program went dir
ectly into the hands of die en
rollees in the form of wages.
It will enable them to pur
chase clothes and school supp
lies that many of them could
not have purchased.
Mrs. Ramsey and Tom Day,
President of Four-Square ex
pressed thanks to the schools,
school personnel and other
employers who provided jobs
and supervision for the NYC'
enrollees this summer.
Mrs. Ramsey also stated
that a proposal for funds to
continue the program through
the coming school year and
next summer has been sub
mitted to the Department of
Labor in Washington and app
roval is expected very soon.
Day Classes To
Sfart Af Coafor
Full daytime classes will
begin next Thursday, Sept
emer $, at the Trl-County
Industrial Education Center
at 8 a.m.
Those classes will Include
carpentry and cablnetmaldqg
brick and block masonry and
secretarial. Blueprint reed
ing, math and reading imp
ilso be offered.
roveroem will also L _,
Persons Interested in taking
these courses should register
at the center no later than i
contendre to prearranged rac
ing and was fined $500 plus
the costs. Since Cruse is a
resident of Atlanta, the motor
vehicles department was re
quested to take steps to have
his driver's license taken
under the laws of Georgia.
Thomas E. Nichols plead
nolo contendre to aiding and
abetting prearranged racing
and not guilty to prearranged
racing. The two cases were
combined for the purpose of
judgement . He was found
guilty of allowing a vehicle
under his control to be op
erated in speed competition
upon the public highways. A
fine of $500 was imposed and
the motor vehicles department
was requested to take steps
to have his driver's license
taken under Georgia laws. Ni
chols is also a resident of
Atlanta.
William S. Davis pl?ad not
guilty to a charge of pre
arranged racing and was
cleared by the jury. A car
belonging to Davis that had
been confiscated was order
ed released to him.
Fleida Louise Gregory,
Kenneth Gladson, Thomas Al
lison, Alvin Harper, Johnny
Little, Eddie Crisp, Randall
Denton, Howard Garland, Ray
Nichols, Roy Ball, Larry
Adams and Joseph Hawkins
were cleared of charges of
aiding and abetting prearrang
ed racing.
Little was arrested by
Highway Patrolman PattMill-'
er a few minutes after being
cleared of the aiding and abett
ing charge. He and Rex Wright
were charged with speeding
on the four lane section of US
64 at the west end of Murphy.
Miller said that Little tried
to pass Wright and that Wright
then speeded up to suy ahead
of Little. He said they were
driving 60 MPH in a 45MPH
zone.
Employment Office
In New Quarters
The Murphy office of the
North Carolina Employment
Security Commission moved
into its new quarters at 102
Hickory St. on Monday. It is
located in the old Cherokee
Scout Building.
Manager Charles Erwin
said an open house will be held
in the near future at the newly
renovated office.
Agent Qnolifits
For Star Clnb
H.W. ( Bud) Alexander of
Murphy has qualified as a
member of die 1966 Star Club
of New York Life Insurance
Company.
The Star Club is composed
of New York Life's outstand
ing agents and is based Upon
1966-66 sales records, acc
ording to General Manager
Howard E. Langs, Jr. of the
firm's Chattanooga general
office.
As a member of the Star
Club, Alexander qualified
attend this year's i
day at BUoel. Miss.
From The Mayor
Dear Editor:
I read with Interest your editorial last week which called
attention to the poor attendance at classes conducted for the
Murphy Volunteer Fire Department . 1 agree with the views
you expressed.
The men who have joined the Murphy Volunteer Fire
Department have taken on a job with great responsibility,
and we offer our thanks and respect to them (or this. But
these men need the latest In training of fire fighting pro
cedures.
The National Fire Underwriters Bureau and the Naval
Ordinance Depot have spent Millions of dollars In exper
imental fire fighting and research to find out the best meth
ods and procedures for extinguishing fires of any and all
types of origin and the use of equipment.
The results of this research are the besic methods of
training that the North Cerollna Department of Community
Colleges is presently using In their training clinic of the
Murphy volunteer Fire Department. I am sure that the
members of the firs department do not realize the Imp
ortance and the benefit of this training program.
In attending only one meeting and hearing the dis
cussion of some of the firemen and the Instructor it was
readily known that our firemen did not know any of the
latest procedures which research haa shown to be the
best methods of fire fighting in the past fifteen years.
It should have been compulsory for all the firemen to
attend a minimum of seventy-five percent of these train
tag seasieos la order to remain a member of the Are
department.
if there at
are any meetings still ? be held they should by
all mesas be atten led by all fireman.
We offer
We offer our thaftke and appreciation to the Department of
Community Colleges for conducting this training program.
Clos Moore
Mayer, Tewa of Murphy
88% Of Voters Say Yes;
Issue Carries16 Precincts
Almost 685k of the voters
participating in last Sat
urday's bond issue refer
endum approved of the issu
ance of $150,000 in bonds for
the pur chase and improvement
of the Cherokee County Air
port. Unofficial returns
showed 1,283 votes for the
bonds and 179 against.
The bond issue carried 16
of the 17 precincts in the co
unty with Topton votiitg against
the bonds, 22-9. Brasstown,
with 42 votes, and Burnt Mee
ting House, with 38 votes,rep
orted all ballots in favor of the
issue.
Surprisingly, the strongest
no votes were recorded in the
two Andrews wards. A total of
99 votes against were report
ed In these wards and that
represented over half of the
against votes cast. Observ
ers had reported prior to Sat
urday that the strongest oppo
sition to the bond issue was in
the southwestern end of the
county but the voting showed
this to be incorrect.
While the voters have giv
en the county commissioners
approval to issue 1150,000 in
bonds, it is felt that only about
half of the total will actually
be sold. The county is hopeful
that federal grants will be
made which will cover all of
the costs except the purchase
of the property. The total cost
of die project is expected to be
(345,000.
How They Voted
PRECINCT
Andrews North Ward
Andrews South Ward
Brasstown
Burnt Meeting House
Culberson
Grape Creek
Hanging Dog
Hot House
Marble
Murphy North Ward
Murphy South Ward
Ogreeta
Peach tree
Shoal Creek
Topton
Unaka
Walker Schoolhouse
TOTAL
FOR
125
213
42
38
30
27
26
36
116
172
200
25
115
35
9
20
54
1283
AGAINST
51
44
0
0
6
4
1
10
19
11
8
2
7
7
22
1
6
179
A Special Tribute To
Mr. And Mrs. Homeowner
Your pride in your community makes us proud. The urban
and rual homes in Murphy stand as a monument to the pros
perity that Murphy en)oys.
In shopping the "Values Galore" page in today's Cherokee
Scout you will find that the suppliers advertising here have
anything that you could want
to add to the beauty and com
fort of your home. There are
some of you who are fortunate
enough to pay cash for the ,
things you need to keep your \
home the way you want them; while there are others who must
operate their home with a limited budget, but in either case
you can have any type home you desire. The local finance
institution can and will finance most types of construction or
home improvement.
If you feel your home is in need of repairs or modernization
consult any local building material firm, contractor, paint store,
furniture or appliance dealer and they will be happy to supply
you with the best material and labor at a price to fit your bud
get.
Now is the time to add that extra room, air conditioning,
central heating, or any addition that you might want.
The Murphy merchants are proud of the part they have had
in making your homes more enjoyable. Therefore, they pay
tribute to you Mr. and Mrs. Homeowner and offer you
"Values Galore."
Graves-Chrysler Plymoyth, Davis Jewelers, Mauney Drug
Lois & Nancy Sportswear Si Dress Outlet, Murphy Tire Si
Appliance, Lena's , Murphy Supply, Murphy Florist, Cher
okee Shopping Center, Western Auto, Citizens Bank 81 Trust,
Graves Furniture, O'dell's Cafeteria Si Restaurant, Collins
Crain, Moore Jewlers, Trudy's Candlers and Ivie Furniture.
Shriners To
Parade
The Shriners are coining
to Murphy on September 10,
according to James Helton
who is serving as chairman
of the Murphy phase of an ex
cursion through western North
Carolina by the uniformed
units of Oasis Temple of the
Shrine.
"A parade will take place
at 10:30 a.m. in downtown
Murphy", Helton said. "It
will feature bands, trick veh
ciles, clowns and a large group
of uniformed Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine." There will be
parades in Andrews and
Bryson City following the
Murphy parade.
Helton said "plans for
this visit to our area have
been in the making for over
a year and it promises to be
a colorful affair. Our local
committee has been working
with die Oasis Temple off
icials for several weeks in
the detail planning."
The purpose at the parade
visitations Is to bring the
Oasis Temple program to its
members and the public. "We
like to think of it as fun with
a purpose", Helton said. He
pointed out that the Shriners
support 19 hospitals for under
privileged crippled children
and three institutes for aev
erly burned children. He said
Courthouse Closed
On Labor Day
The Cherokee County
Courthouse will be closed on
Monday, Labor Day.
Due to the holiday falling on
this first Monday, the reg
ular monthly meeting of the
County Commissioners will
be held on September 12,
48th Cherokee County
Fair Opens Monday
The 48th annual Cherokee
County Fair, sponsored by the
Murphy Lions Club, will open
Monday at the Fairgrounds in
Murphy.
Exhibits will be placed be
ginning Monday morning at 9
and the midway is scheduled
to open at 1 o'clock Monday
afternoon. The midway shows
are being provided by the
Georgia Amusement Co.
All exhibits must be in
place by noon Tuesday and the
judging will begin at 1 p.m.
The exhibit halls will be open
to the public at 6 p.m. on Tue
sday.
Judging of dairy and beef
cattle is scheduled for 8 p.m.
Wednesday.
School Day will be observed
on Thursday and there will be
a free admission for all chil
dren attending schools in
Cherokee County. Judging of
sheep and swine will be held
at 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The Horse Show will be
held at 8 p.m.Friday. Fair
officials said the Thursday
time listed in the fair book
is incorrect.
Competition in the exhibits
is open to Cherokee and Clay
counties in North Carolina
and Towns. Fannin and Union
counties in Georgia.
The U.S. Air Force will
present an exhibit featuring
the T-38 Talon jet trainer.
The static display model that
will be shown is from Wright
Patterson Air Force Base,
Ohio.
Other branches of the
Armed Forces are also ex
pected to have exhibits at
the fair.
National Firm To Open Office Here
St rout Realty, Inc. will open
branch office in Murphy it
was annouced this week.
Edward Hogben, recently
arrived in this area from Fl
orida, and DeAnne Dorsey, a
resident in Cherokee County
for nearly four years, will
join the office, according to
information received by the
Scout from the Company's
Home office in New York.
Strout Realty, Inc. is a Na
tionwide sales organization
founded in 1900. It has over
500 offices throughout the co
untry dealing in land and ac
reage, farms, businesses and
income property, homes and
recreation properties.
DeAnne Dorsey has been
connected with Farm & Resort
Realty in Murphy for the past
eighteen months, and was suc
cessful in securing her State
Broker's license last April,
alter hating been a licensed
salesman for one year.
Ed HogDen, already known
to several groups here for
his Toastmaster-speaking
ability, was for ten years a
landscape and development
consultant in Florida, and is
presently studying for his
broker's license exam later
this month. The Hogben
Dorsey Associates invitepro
perty owners to avail them
selves of Strout's Nationwide
service for securing buyers.
The Company's advertising
extends to morethan 500 news
papers throughout the United
States. The Strout catalog is
circulated to an estimated half
a million prospects each year.
The establishment of the
Murphy office is the result of
the prosperityand progressive
growth which Cherokee county
is enjoying, and Strout
Realty predicts steady growth
anddevelopmentfor its future.
Many of the company's buy
ers have indicated a prefer
ence for Western North Car
olina and operations for die
new office will include surr
ounding areas. The new off
ice is located on Highway
64, west of Murphy in the
Jones Building.
Stiles Named To
Head Local NFIB
Boyce Stiles has been app
ointed chairman of the Murphy
Chapter of the National Fed
eration of Independent Bus
iness, according to H.C. Mc
Cullough, District Manager
of the Federation in this area.
Each business and profess
ional member of this organiz
ation maintains avotingmem
b er ship and is polled by bal' ots
regularly throughout the year
on bills and issues which aff
ect independent business at
national and state levels.
The businessmen express
their opinions on the ballots
each month and give them to
Stiles, who tabulates the votes.
These tabulations are sent,
with the signed ballots, direct
ly to Congressman Roy A.
Taylor and State Senator
W. Frank Forsyth.
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