The Cherokee
'Oieroko* County's Best Seller'
Volume 78 ? Number 21 North Corolla* December 14, 1967
Scout
and Clay County Progress
10 Pmm This Week
?UWIULM WHAWPJUB
AT MUNPMY. MONTH CAMOLJNA
This house In East Murphy, occupied by the Sherman Morrow family, was destroyed by
fire early last Wednesday morning Scout Publisher Jack Owens and Advertising Manager Red
Schuyler noticed the flames from downtown Murphy, enroute to die Scout office and reported
the fire to the policeman on duty, who turned in the alarm. (Photo by Jack Owens)
NewWays ToKeep Small
Farmers On Land Sought
A meeting will be held at
Winston-Salem today (Thurs
day) to seek the advice of
small farmers on programs
they feel they need "to help
them stay on the land -- to
keep economic pressures
from forcing them into the
cities," Robert D. Bruce,
County FHA Supervisor, an
nounced.
The meeting will be held in
the Robert ,E. Lee Hotel in
Winston-Salem from 1:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
All small farmers and per
sons Interested in the pro
blems of small farmers are
Invited to attend.
Information gained at the
meeting will be forwarded to
the Secretary of Agriculture,
Orville L. Freeman, for use
in developing proposals for
strengthening assistance to
small farmers.
More than 100 similar
meetings are being held
throughout the country.
Secretary Freeman, in a
recent announcement of this
effort to develop stronger
measures to assist a small
farmers pointed out that,
"through the years millions
of small farmers, their fam
ilies, and farm workers have
been forced off the land and
into the cities."
"Too many", the Secretary
said, "end ud in zhettos
that offer them less than the1
land they left. We must do
more id enable small farmers.
Cherokee County ASCS
Urges Trree Planting
Don Taylor, Chairman of
the Cherokee ASC County
Committee, is pleased with
Phone Hearing
The State Utilities Com
mission will hold a hearing in
the Federal Courtroom in
Asheville Tuesday at 9 a.m.
to determine what progress
Westco Telephone Co. has
made in complying with
corrections ordered by the
Commission after hearings
conducted last summer.
President MaxBlakemore
announced the Board of Dir
ectors of the Murphy Chamber
of Commerce will hold a
special meeting tonight (Thur
sday) at 7:30 p.m. at the
Murphy Power Board Build
ing in connection with next
week's telephone hearing in
Asheville.
Blakemore said a disucss
ion will be held to determine
If telephone subscribers in the
Murphy area are satisfied or
not with progress Westco
Telephone Co. has made to
date in connection with
changes ordered by the State
Utilities Commission.
He said all persons who
attended the previous hear
ings In Asheville and other
interested parties are urged
to attend the meeting.
the committee's emphasis on
beautification and forestry.
Taylor says, "Through the
agriculture conservation pro
gram we are helping share
the cost of transplanting over
a quarter million trees each
year in Cherokee County. This
will greatly increase the For
estry income of the county.
Land values will increase be
cause of the aesthetic value of
the trees that are being set."
There is a special practice
where ACP can furnish 500
trees to be set around farm
houses and building, es
pecially for beautification.
This year, ASCS approved
cost sharing for 65,000 feet
of fence or enough to protect
1000 acres of woodland from
destructive grazing by live
stock.
ASCS can share the ex
penses for improving a stand
of timber by thinning or culling
undesirable species from the
timber stand. Taylor explains
the local ASCS policy concer
ning forestrylike this, "We
are not encourgaging far
mers to quit farming and set
their land in trees. We want
only desirable trees for land
that is unfit for farming and
land that Is now deserted."
There is a lot of land that
meets this description in
Cherokee County. That is why
ASCS has a strong forestry
practice, Taylor said.
who want to stay on the land,
to boost their Income and
level of living".
The United Sates De
partment of Agriculture has
developed some 30 tentative
program ideas to improve
small farm income, including
financial and technical help
in improving farm enter
prises, aid in acquiring needed
resources, training in the or
ganization and management of
farm cooperatives, assistance
in making more effective use
of forest resources.
Some of the proposals would
provide supervision and finan
cial assistance In the develop
ment of small livestock enter
prises, the Improvement of
pastures, and the utilization of
woodland resources.
"There is nothing final
about the USDA proposals,"
Bruce- noted. "No decision
regarding the Department's
position will be established
until the meetings with
small fanners have been com
pleted and their reactions to
these andother proposals have
been analyzed.
"Many of the ideas have
been tested on a limited scale.
Some would require legisla
tion, others would not.
"But before we take any
further steps in the devel
opment of special pro
grams for small farmers we
want to find out what the peo
ple who would benefit from
the programs think of these
ideas. We want to see what
other ideas small farmers
have about the kind of pro
grams they need to boost
their income and stay in farm
ing.
"Many small farmers could
stay in farming and make a
major contribution to their
communities if they had ac
cess to additional resources.
"K we could help them in
crease their Incomes it might
make the difference
between their being able to
stay where they want to
live, or moving to urban areas
where they would add to the
congestion and welfare pro
blems of our already over
crowded central cities."
Hey, Kids!
Letters to Santa Claus
should be mailed to The
Scout office as soon as
possible.
Santa told us he'd like
us to have letters ready
to turn over to him by next
Tuesday morning.
Valley Called "New Rural
Community Of Tomorrow"
G. W. F. (Dutch) Caven
der, Assistant Administra
tor for Rural Development In
the Farmers Home Adminis
tration. called the Upper
Hlwassee Valley "a new rural
community of tomorrow"
last Thursday.
Cavender was the featured
speaker at the annual meeting
of the Upper Hlwassee Water
shed Development Association
at the Charles R. Clegg Fine
\ rts Center on the campus of
Young Harris College.
He complimented the five
county association for working
together in two separate
states.
"You've washed away state
Bulldogs Edge
Sylva, 56-54
By Red Schuyler
In a game that was indoubt
until the final whistle blew,
Mike Kephart paved the way
for the Murphy Bulldogs vic
tory over the Sylva Webster
Golden Eagles Tuesday night
on the local floor, 56-54.
The game was tied four
times in the opening minutes
before the Bulldogs got a lead
that held up until Midway
through the second quarter.
Danny Queen of Sylva scored
the opening basket 30 seconds
after the game got underway.
Mike Kephart tied it up with
a two pointer 15 seconds later.
Seconds later Kephart put the
Bulldogs in the lead with an
other basket only to have Nor
man tie it up again. Seconds
later Norman dumped another
two pointer to put the Eagles
back in the lead. Roger Stiles
then tied it again when he made
his two point shotfortheBull
dogs. Kephart then put the
Bulldogs back in die lead only
to have it tied ajain by Nor
man with his third field goal
in the opening minutes. Dickey
found the nets for two points
and from there the Bulldogs
took the lead that they held
most of the game. At the end
of the first quarter the Bull
dogs held a three point lead,
with the scoreboard showing
Murphy 16, Sylva-Webster 13.
At the end of the second
quarter or the halftime score
showed the Bulldogs hanging
on to their slim three point
lead. In the second quarter,
the scoring was even with both
teams scoring 15 points. Mike
Kephart who was having a good
night accounted for nine of the
Bulldogs' 15 points. Hembree
sank 4 points and Holland
getting the other two. For the
Golden Eagles, Norman and
Queen both rang up four
points each with Stewman get
ting three and Howell and Cog
gins getting two each. At the
end of the first half it was
Murphy 31-S-W 28.
The Eagles outscored the
Bulldogs 13-9 in the third
quarter and took a one point
lead. Norman lead the Eagles
with six points while Kep
hart was keeping the Bull
dogs close with his six points.
The fourth and final quarter
was repititious of the first
quarter with the Bulldogs
scoring 16 points and the
Eagles 13 points. Norman was
the big gun for the Eagles
in the fourth quarter getting
10 of the 13 points they scored.
Stiles and Kephart were die
big noise for the Bulldogs in
the fourth stanza with both
getting 6 points and Dickey
accounting for the other four.
One of Dickey's two field goals
was a clutch basket coming
late in the game when the
Eagles held a two point lead.
The score was tied at 54
54 with fifteen seconds rem
aining on the clock when Kep
hart was fouled. He stepped
calmly to the free throw line
and dropped in the first one
which turned out to be the
winning point. It was a one
and one situation and he made
the bonus shot good. The game
ended with both teams battling
for the ball under the Bulldog
goal.
Mike Kephart was by far
the most outstanding player
on the court for the Bulldogs
He finished up his nighrs
work by putting 32 points in
the book. Stiles was second
high for the Bulldogs getting
14. Others scoring were
Dickey with 6 points. One of
Dickey's two pointers tied
the game with 50 seconds
remaining to be played. Ho
lland had 3 points and Hem
bree sank one foul shot.
Norman was the big noise
for S-W getting 30 of his
team's 54 points and was in
strumental in getting the ball
to his teammates several
times so that they could make
"strirg music". To round out
the scoring for the Eagles
Stewman had 7, Queen 6, Car
penter 4, Howell 3, Coggins,
2, Proffitt and Parker 1 each.
The Bulldogs will enter
tain the Franklin Panthers
in their next Home game,
this Friday night.
In a preliminary game the
Brumby Textile girls team
defeated the lassies from
Clifton Precision 61-30.
$100 Offered In
Lighting Contest
The Murphy Power Board
and Radio Station WKRK are
sponsoring the annual Christ
mas Lighting Contest for Con
sumers of Murphy Power
Board.
The sponsors announced
that a total of 9100 in cash will
be awarded to the four winners
in the contest.
Both Nativity and Santa
Claus themes will be judged
in one category this year,
but mixed themes will not be
considered.
The first prize will be $50
Second, third andfourth prizes
will be ?25, 915 and 910 res
pectively.
Judging will be conducted
next Thursday night, Dec
ember 21.
A list of the factors used in
the Judging is in the Murphy
Power Board ad in this week's
Scout.
and county boundaries. You
are bringing progress to the
valley," Cavender said.
He said be had "seen tbe
Tennessee Valley come from
darkness to light. I have seen
the Tennessee Valley come
from a liability to the nation
to one of its greatest assets."
Noting that "rural deter
ioration and urban blight are
related evils, Cavender said
"rural people and rural com
munities should have the
same access to government
programs as urban areas."
He said President Johnson
is interested in seeing rural
areas solve their problems.
"This job (of rural renewal)
can be done within the next
generation, "Cavender said.
He predicted "within the
next 33 years, a new America
can be ours."
Outgoing President Robert
W. Jones of Blalrsville said
"we feel this year has been
very productive" for the
Association. He gave a de
tailed report on the year's
activities in the five-county
area.
Jack Barron, Tributary
A rea Development Direc
tor for TVA, told the group
"TVA is proud to be a part
of your effort to help your
self."
He pledged that "TVA will
continue to give you all the
support we can possibly
render."
Robert Bruce of Murphy
was elected Association
President for 1968.
Jimmy Taft of Hlawassee,
Ga. was elected Vice-Presi
dent.
Ed Swartz will continue to
serve as secretary-treasurer.
The following trustees and
alternates were elected for
1968:
Cherokee County - John
Ramsay and Kenneth Godfrey,
trustees; Dave Bruce and
John Gill, alternates.
Clay County - George
Bowers and Carl Moore,
trustees; Kenneth Woodard
and Mrs. Elmer Greene, al
ternates.
Fannin County - Em
mett Jordan and Loys Cook,
trustees; Harold Hulsey and
Wilson Cobb, alternates.
Towns County - Jimmy Taft
and Steve Holmes, trustees;
J. B.Nichols andClaudePres
ley, alternates.
Union Couny - Ben F. Carr
and Wayne Thompson,
trustees; Raymond Scott and
Ed Henry, alternates.
Clonts Bound On
Murder Charge
Leonard Clonts, 38, of the
Ranger section, was bound to
Superior Court Tuesday on a
murder charge.
He was bound during a pro
bable cause hearing in District
Court.
Clonts was charged in conn
ection 'with the fatal shooting
of Henry A. Dotson, 44, of
Rt. 2, Culberson on Decem
ber 2.
Sheriff Claude Anderson
said Clonts was released
under $1,000 bond.
Anderson also reported that
the statement in last week's
Scout in which he said a .38
caliber pistol allegedly used
in the shooting was fired five
times was Incorrect.
The Sheriff said the weapon
had apparently been fired
three times. He Mid three
empty shells were found.
The Winners!
E. C. JAMES (left) AND DON GENTRY (right) finished in
a tie for first place in The Scout Football Contest competi
tion for the grand prize. They receive their awards from
Scout Advertising Manager Red Schuyler. Each contestant
received two tickets to the Atlanta-Chicago football game in
Atlanta Sunday and the $25 expense money for the trip was
divided by the winners. Citizens Bank and Trust Co. won the
prize In the advertisers' division. H. W. Alexander of Murphy
won first place in the final week of the contest with only
two wrong predictions. Peggy Payne of Rt. 1, Andrews was
the second place winner and Jimmy Matheson of Murphy won
third place. (Photo by Weaver Carringer)
Senator Brumby
Seeks Reelection
Senator Mary Faye Brumby I
of Murphy has announced she
will seek reelection to the 33rd
District State Senate Seat next
year.
The district Includes
Cherokee, Clay, Graham,
Jackson, Macon, Swain and
Transylvania Counties.
Mrs. Brumby served one
term in the House of Repre
sentatives from Cherokee
County prior to being elected
to the Senate in 1966.
She said she is seeking an
other term in the Senate be
cause she feels her experience
in both houses of the legis
lature has prepared her to
serve the district well.
During the 1967 session of
the General Assembly, Mrs.
Brymby headed the Senate
Library Committee. She is
believed to be the first woman
to be appointed chairman of a
senate committee.
She served as vice chair
man of the Highway Safety
Committee and the Committee
on Retirement and Social Sec
urity and was a member of
nine other committees.
Mrs. Brumby said she feels
her greatest contribution to
the last General Assembly
session was an ammendement
to the F-ast Carolina Regional
University bill which made
Western Carolina College and
Appalachian State Teachers
College [Diversities.
She is a member of Gov
ernor Dan Moore's ,State
Council of Mental Retardation
and th Governor's Advisory
Stn. B run by
Committee on Beautification.
Mrs. Brumby is listed in
the 1967 edition of "Who's
Who Of American Women".
She holds an Associate Arts
degree from Young Harris
College and a Bachelor of
Science degree in elementary
education fromWestem Car
olina University.
The Senator is married to
Murphy textile manufacturer
Edward H. Brumby. They
have three children, Mrs.
Richard Forrest of Hart
ford, Conn., Mrs. Eric Town
son of WaynesvUle, and Ed
ward H. Brumby, Jr. of the
home.
Christmas Mailing
Deadline This Week
This week is the deadline
for most Christmas mail ac
cording to Postmaster Joe
Ray.
The Post Office Department
nationwide is handling more
mail than ever before
and suggests that all holiday
mail be in the post office by
the end of this week to assure
on-time delivery.
The busy activity in local
post offices can be noted by
the high volumes of mail being
processed. Postmaster Ray
estimated that the Murphy post
office has handled 20?. more
mail daring the past three
weeks than during a similar
period last year.
Early mailing gives the post
office a break by not loading
more mail into already over
crowded buildings and trans
portation lines than the postal
system can handle. By
spreading out mailing over the
pre-holidiy period there is no
chance of jam-ups which could
delay the Christmas gifts and
greetings, the postal official
commented.
WHERE'S THE PARADE? ? Thsfs the question this dbg
?Mini to tw asking u (to Murphy Christmas P?r*d# ap
proaches hli viewing ?pot on the Square Saturday afternoon.
Boy Scouts served as oolor guards la tfct parada. The
major* t? in tha third pteeo la marching with thaCoppai
Baaln Hlfh School Band. Tha Murphy and RobbtnmU
banda wara alao in (ha panda. Aa parada aadad wit
r Sua CUus, raUxln* to aa arm chair and aurroundad by
t aoma of hla young frtanda. Levi Strauaa won firat pUca
h In commarciii float oonyatlttoo aad Cltfaw Practaton waa
M Co rid. 4-H had On lop noa -comma rclal float tad T>1?
County Tack was aacond In that division. (Photo* by Dm
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