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Volume 77- Numbe, 42 ?ui?hr. N.nh Cumll.o Mo, II, 1967 10 Pogo. H.I. (took
COMMISSIONERS OK SALE OF ALL AIRPORT BONDS
town Board Hears Plan
For Cable TV Franchise
Harry Nause of Meridian,
diss, presented a proposal
or cable television in
durphy to the Town Board
donday night.
The town would receive five
>ercent of the gross revenue
inder a 20-year franchise
igreement.
Nause said his firm would
sonstruct a large antenna sight
>fhich would bring clear
'eception from up to nine
:ommercial television
stations. A studio would be
:onstructed to telecast local
programs on the cable.
He said the cable service
would be available to local
subscribers for $4.25 per
month and a $10 installation
fee. The cable would be run
along existing utility poles.
The Board agreed to study
Nause's proposal.
Mayor Cloe Moore opened
bids received on a new gar
bage disposal truck for the
town.
The Board discussed a
Chamber of Commerce
Murphy Education Group
Installs New Officers
Chales Forrister was in
tailed as president of the
ifurphy Chapter of the North
larolina Education Asso
Communities
nter Program
Five Cherokee County
ommunities have entered the
967 Western North Carolina
immunity Development Pro
jram according to Frank H.
Irown, Jr. of Cullowhee, pre
idem of the Asheville Agri
ultural Development Council.
The communities involved
re Peachtree, Texanna,
"omotla, Unaka and Violet.
Texanna has also entered the
pecial Roadside Beau
ification Contest.
Brown said communities
rom 15 count' is and the
'herokee Indian Reservation
re participating in the pro
ram.
elation at a meeting in the
High School Library Tues
day afternoon.
Other new officers of the
group are: Margaret Gibbs,
vice-president; Emma Louise
Minor, secretary; and Sarah
Long, treasurer.
Mrs. John Gill and Mrs.
Harry Moore received special
awards for several years of
outstanding service with the
PTA in securing and distri
buting clothing, shoes and
free lunches for needy chil
dren. The presentation was
made by Mrs. Pauline Bault.
Mrs. Olive Williams was
presented a soup toureen in
appreciation of her service
to the group by furnishing
flowers and flower arrange
ments for special occasions.
Retiring officers of the
Murphy Chapter are Ruth
Forsyth, president; Ruth Wil
son, secretary; and Dorothy
Carlberg, treasurer.
proposal that the Board
appoint a Murphy Hospital
Authority. The Authority
would cooperate with the
Southwestern North Carolina
Economic Development
Commission and the State of
Franklin Health Council.
Further study will be con
ducted on the Hospital
Authority proposal.
Chief of Police Pete Stal
cup reported to the Board that
a series of schools for local
peace officers will begin next
week.
A school dealing with arson
will be held Monday through
Thursday from 7 to 10 p.m.
at the Power Board Building.
Stalcup said policemen,
firemen, rescue squad mem
bers, sheriff's deputies and
other peace trfficers are
urged to attend the school.
The course is a part of the
Basic Peace Officers Training
and is being conducted here
with the cooperation of the
Tri-County Industrial Ed
ucation Center.
A course in public relations
is scheduled the following
week from 3 to 6 p.m. at the
Power Board Building.
No business was officially
transacted at Monday night's
meeting due to lack of a
quorum. Mayor Moore and
Board members Kenneth
Godfrey, Jerry Hatchett and
W.A. Singleton were present.
A special meeting will be
held next Monday to act on
matters pending. A final
decision on the purchase of a
garbage truck will probably
be made then.
It had been anticipated that
several new traffic ordinances
would be adopted Monday. The
ordinances have been drawn
ana will be presented for a vote
next Monday.
DAVE BRISTOL, manager of the National League leading Cincinnati Reds, autographs a pro
gram for Chris Schuyler of Murphy before Sunday's game at Atlanta Stadium. Several hundred
western North Carolina fans were on hand to honor the Andrews resident.
Bristol's Reds Win Series,
Lose To Braves On His Day
By Red Schuyler
After shooting the Atlanta
Braves down twice, the "Red
Baron" was scalped Sunday
afternoon in the Atlanta Stad
ium. The "Reds" from Cinn
cinatti outslugged the Braves
Friday night 14 to 1 and then
made it two in a row Saturday
afternoon by a score of 4-3.
In a second game scheduled
for Saturday night, about
15,000 fans sat through a slow
drizzle and the game that
never got underway was called
off at 9:30.
Sunday afternoon was
scheduled as Western N.C.
Day for Dave Bristol in
Atlanta Stadium. About 600
fans from Western N.C.
either motored or went by
chartered bus to see thegame
determine the feasibility of
the project.
Over $500,000 in damages
has resulted from two floods
on Brasstown Creek in the
past eight years.
In 1959, layers of topsoil
up to four feet in depth were
washed away and damage to
land, buildings, roads and
bridges exceeded $300,000.
An eight-inch rainfall in a
J2. hour period caused
$200,000 in flood damage to
the watershed in October,
1964.
Portions of Towns and
Union counties in Georgia and
Clay and Cherokee Counties
in North Carolina are in the
watershed. It covers about
55,500 acres.
The drainage area includes
all the land that drains into
Brasstown Creek from the
headwaters atop Brasstown
Bald to the point where it
enters the Hiwassee River
near Peachtree.
There are 413 farms in the
watershed with over 4,000
acres of bottomland subject to
flooding.
The Blue Ridge Mountain,
Clay County and Cherokee
County Water Conservation
Districts and the governments
of the four counties involved
are the sponsors of the Brass -
town Creek Watershed Asso
ciation.
In addition to Anderson, the
other officers are: L.L. Mason
Jr., Cherokee County, vice
president; Esco Wimpey
Towns County, secretary
treasurer; and David D. Plott
Union County, Wayne West
and Boyd Scroggs, Clay
County, directors.
11 Sent For
Induction
m
Eleven men wereforwarded
for Induction into the Armed
Forces Monday by Local
Board No. 22.
They are: Phillips James
Marcus, Troy Lake Towns on,
Dan Kimbrell, David Sheridan
Kephart, Thomas Fredrtx
Roberson, Cdis Fred Sneed,
Doyle Gulne White, Mac
Thomas Davis, Roger Dennis
Kephart, Billy Ronnie
Trantham and Charles Arthur
Nichols.
and for the second year in a
row the Reds lost on W.N.C.
Day for Dave Bristol. I don't
know whether this is a jinx
or not but if it should happen
again next year, 1 am afraid
that Dave might want to have
this day terminated. That we
will have to wait and see.
But even with the Sunday
afternoon loss the "Red
Baron" took the series 2-1
and that's not bad when you
consider that Atlanta was in
second place before the series
started. After leaving Atlanta
they still hold a game and a
half lead over the Pirates
from Pittsburgh. The win for
Atlanta Sunday put them in a tie
for third with St. Louis and
three games off the pace.
In this writer's opinion, the
"Reds" might have made it a
clean sweep had it not been
for a steel cable holding the
backstop up behind home plate.
The cable is about 1/2 inch
in diameter and holds the
screen up just in front of the
spectators behind the catchers
box for their protection
against tip balls that go into
the seats. In the fifth inning,
with the score tied 3-3 when
the Braves came to bat, with
one out, Jones singled and then
stole second. Torre made an
out making it two outs and a
man on second. Carty walked.
Clete Boyer is now at bat and
the count is two balls and one
strike. On the next pitch Boyer
hits a high foul back of rhe
catcher. Edwards goes ba< >
and camps under it waiting
it to come down. This v
have been an easy outre. . ..ig
the side and the score still
tied at 3-3. But would you
believe, the ball has to hit
this 1/2 inch cable spoiling
Edward's chance of catching
it and Boyer is still alive the
count now two balls and two
strikes Would you again
believe that on the next pitch,
Boyer drives a base hit
between shortstop and third
base scoring Jones in what be
came die winning run, and also
moving Carty to second. The
next man up was Woodward
and even though he singled
in the second inning scoring
Torre who had doubled ahead
of him and went to third on a
wild pitch, woodward before
Sunday's game had only one
hit to his credit this season and
a batting average of .043
(that's one hit out of 23 times
at bat) What does he do? He
gets his second hit of the day
and drives in his second run.
The only man to bat in two runs
on this day. Getting two hits
out of three times at bat,
Woodward.fattens his batting
average to a healthy .115, a gain
of 73 percentage points.
The "Reds' rallied in the
seventh inning and had men on
first and second with one out.
Ruiz reached first on a line
drive single. Shamsky, pinch
hitting for Nottebart, drew a
walk advancing Ruiz to second.
Ruiz is the fastest man on
the club. Harper is now at
bat and with the count one
strike and two balls, the double
steal sign is given and on a
perfect throw by Torre and
a very close play,
Ruiz is thrown out with
Shamsky now on second. Some
of the fans criticized.the call
and said it was a dumb play,
but this writer is not a bit
in agreement with these fans.
Let's analyze the situation
as I am sure "Dave" did.
With runners on first and
second, seventh inning, one out
and two runs behind youhave
get to play "catch up ball".
When you are forced to
do this, you have to
gamble a little. If the" next
batter up hits an infield
grounder, nine times out of
ten it results in a double play
retiring the side. If he hits
an infield fly the batter is
automatically out making two
outs and your runners are still
on first and second. On the
other hand with Ruiz and the
man on first pulling the double
steal, Torre has -to make a
perfect throw to get the runner
out. If he doesn t get him out
you now have men on third
and second and one out where
a base hit will score both men
tying up the game. If Torre
throws wide and the ball gets
away from Boyer, Braves
third baseman, there is a
possibility that Ruiz can make
it home and the man on second
advances to third, still one out
and can score on a long fly
ball tying up the game. Of
course that statement "if
Torre does not make a per
{f-J throw" is a great big
"if". It so happened that
Torre's throw was perfect
and Ruiz was thrown out, but
even so the "Reds" still have
a man on second base but now
the situation is two men are
out. It so happened that Har
per drew a walk but it is now
two outs and the Braves can
now breathe a littlebiteasier.
But how do you know he is
going to get this base on balls?
But even so, had Ruiz not been
thrown out at third, che infield
fly rule is still in effect and a
ground ball to an infielder
would have resulted in a double
play retiring the side. In my
opinion it wasn't too muchofa
gamble. Bristol had about
everything to gain and not
much to lose. You win some
and you lose some. Remember
you can't win'em all.
This writer still contends
that the game was won when the
foul tip off the bat of Clete
Boyer hit the 1/2 inch cable
holding up the backstop giving
him new life of which he cashed
In on and drive in what proved
to be the winning run.
After seeing the "Reds" in
action Saturday and Sunday
against a strong Atlanta team,
this writer is of the opinion
that the "Reds" and the
"Braves" will have a great
big say so about who wins the
National League Pennant this
year and also the World Series
and I wouldn't be surprised if
one of these two teams goes all
the way.
Andrews Youths
Foend Unharmed
The Andrews Rescue Squad
found two missing Andrews
boys Friday after the youths
spent 20 rain-soaked hours
lost between Andrews and
Nantahala Lake.
Tommy Bradshaw, 13, and
Dale Raxter, 12,failedtocoine
home from school on Thurs
day. They had packed some
food and fishing gear but never
got to the lake.
The youths said they stayed
off the road because they
didn't want to be found. When
they realized they were lost,
they couldn't find the road.
They got soaked in a heavy
rain Thursday night, bid were
otherwise unharmed.
About 75 men participated
in the search.
Brasstown Creek Approved
For Flood Control Study
The Brasstown Creek
Watershed has been approved
or preliminary study by the
eorgia State Soil and Water
:onservation Committee, ac
ording to Bob Anderson, Jr.
resident of the Brasstown
reek Watershed Association.
This approval "marks an
r step forward in the effort
obtain flood control assist
for the area," Anderson
id.
The Soil Conservation Ser
vice is expected to designate
a Watershed Planning Party
to begin the study in the near
future.
The study will determine
the most economical means of
controlling floodwaters. It
will also evaluate the water
needs for agricultural, indus
trial and recreation uses.
Preliminary planning in
cludes two phases. First, a
study of the open upland deter
mines needed conservation
measures to reduce water
runoff and erosion to a
minimum. Second, a detailed
study is made of all streams
throughout the watershed.
After a survey determines
desirable stream channel im
provement work and possible
locations of dams, an esti
mated cost of the work is
prepared. This cost is com
pared to potential benefits to
Floodwaters of Brasstown Creek In 1959 caused damages in excess of $300,000 to land,
Hidings, roads and bridges. Layers of topsoil up to four feet in depth, as shown above, were
lashed away.
r.
Oser 8 inches of rainfall. In a 32 hour period, during October of IBM In the Braastown Creek
^ed caused an estimated $200,000 in flood damage to the area.
Local Action Necessary
Due To Lack Of Expected
Appalachian Grant Money
The Cherokee County Board
of Commissioners voted
unanimously Monday morning ?
to authorize the sale of $150,
000 in bonds to finance the
purchase and improvement
of the Cherokee County Air
port near Andrews.
The voters of the County
approved the bond issue in a
referendum last August.
It had been hoped that the
county would be required to
sell only about half of the
bonds as its share of the pro
ject, but a grant that was
expected from Appalachian
funds has not been approved to
date.
The bond money and a grant
from the Federal Aviation
Agency will finance the pro
ject. The FAA grant of $150,
501 was announced last Dec
ember.
The improvements at the
airport "will be under con
struction this summer, hope
fully by July," according to
William E. Cox, engineer with
John Talbert and Associates,
Inc. in Charlotte.
Cox told The Scout "we got
as far as we could go" before
the holdup in Appalachian
funds became evident and "we
must reevaluate where we
stand on plans and
specifications."
Cox's estimate is in line
with a statement made in
January by R.U. Bell, airport
engineer with the FAA office
in Charlotte.
Bell predicted at that time
that construction would begin
in July and said it should be
completed about October 15,
The anticipated Appalachian
aid would have reduced the
local share of the airport pro
gram to about 20% Now, it is
virtually certain that the
county will be required to pro
vide 50of the cost.
Power Board Offers
Special Cash Bonuses
Beginning today, customers
of Murphy Power Board will
receive cash bonuses with the
purchase of selected electric
kitchen appliances, according
to Buster Bayless, manager.
The featured electric
appliances and bonuses are as
follows: air conditioner, $20.,
dishwasher, $20., and food
freezer, $15
Bayless explained that the
bonuses will be paid following
purchase and installation of
the appliances. Bonus offers,
Radio Station
Planned For
Robbinsville
RCBBINSV1LLE?The Gra
ham County Board of Edu
cation has approved a proposal
to establish broadcasting faci
lities on the campus of
Robbinsville High School.
The station, Vv'RHS, is
expected to begin regular
broadcasting this fall on a
frequency of 540 kilocycles.
It will be used primarily for
educational aid in conjunction
with the electronics program
and the speech department
at the school.
WRHSwiil be the only high
school station in western
North Carolina.
The Board of Education
named Henry W. Lamb, Jr.
as station manager and Walter
L. Denton as chief engineer.
Both men are Graham County
teachers.
Since Graham County has no
local radio service, WRHS is
expected to provide a valuable
service to die community as
well as the school.
he explained, are for a limited
time only.
To be eligible for bonuses,
customers must purchase the
featured appliances during the
promotion which begins today
and ends June 30th.
Local appliance dealers,
national manufacturers, and
other power distributors are
cooperating in this spring
appliance campaign.
This electric home modern
ization program is similar
to several previous offers
made to customers of Murphy
Power Board.
"Every woman wants to
serve her family the best
meals possible," Bayless
said, "and a modern kitchen
helps her to do so. This pro
motion will enable our cus
tomers to install that modern
kitchen, with savings."
Local appliance dealers
have stocked the featured
appliances and many are
offering special bargains in
them.
During the promotion
period. Murphy Power Board
will make every effort to help
its customers plan for a mo
dern kitchen.
MHS Seniors
Schedule Play
The Murphy High School
Senior Class Play, "Onions
In The Stew", will be pre
sented Friday and Saturday
night at 8 p.m. in the high
school gym.
"Onions in the Stew" is a
three-act comedy by Betty
McDonald. It was dramatized
by William Dolzell and Anne
Coulter Martens and is being
produced here by special
arrangement with the
Dramatic Publishing Company
of Chicago.
Her First Ceetery!
MRS. AMANDA CARRINGER COLLINS celebrated her 100th
birthday Wednesday. She is pictured with Dr. T.E. Blalock
at the Andrews District Memorial hospital where she is a
patient. Friends and relatives are invited to an open house for
Mrs. Collins Sunday from 2 to 5p.m. in the hospital dining room.
She was born May 10,1867 in the Wect Buffalo section of Graham
County. Three of her eight children are still living. They are
Henry Collins, Kirs. Jerry Williams and Mr:. Vonnle De/tor,.
As a midwife, she has delivered over 300 bahie:. *