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Hie Smoky Mountain Times Vohtm. St — City, N. C. to CENTS PER COPY "VOICE OF THE GREAT SMOKIES IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA" to CENTS PER COPY Thursday, June 3, 1965 Hew Softba!! League Issues Cat! For Ptayers MRS. SUE BHANTON CHARLES BRANTON FAMILY AFFAIR — A Bryson City mother and her son became graduates only a few days apart — she from college, he from high school. Mrs. Sue Branton was graduated in the recent ceremonies from Western College where she received her bachelor's degree in elementary education.. Her son, Charles Branton, was graduated from Swain County High School here June 2. Both were good students, she graduatng cum laude and Charles maintaining a good average; She plana to teach and he plans to study medicine. Loca! Poverty War PtansAreOuttined Just what is being done and what is planned so that Swain County can make the most of the federal war on poverty pro gram was outlined to the Bryson City Rotary Club last week hy Roy English, county welfare Mew Bridge Sough! Over Tuckaseigee The newly -formed Roads Committee of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce lost no time in swinging into action, Carter Maddox, chairman, re - ported to Chamber directors Monday night. Committee members and the chairman met with Robert Pat tillo of the state Highway De partment, and made formal re quest for a second bridge across the Tuckaseigee River, and a second through street in Bryson <Rty. . ^ 'Traffic conditions m Bryson City are impossible in the sum mer," Mr. Maddox said. "The problems are compounded when the manufacturing plants north of the river let out, and the ve hicles try to move across the river on Everett Street. "A second bridge is needed desperately to relief" the con gestion ,and another through street to keep traffic from piling up on U. S. 19 which is Bryson City's Main Street, also is es ' sential." In addition to Mr. Maddox, Roads Committee members are Ted Hyams, Jack Smith, Tal mage Jones, Felix Potts, Vin cent Gasaway and James Cog gins. Aldermen Request Tax Refund Support The Bryson City Board oi Al dermen this week formally re - quested Swain County State Rep. C. R Crawford to support a Mil which would add an esti mated $13,766 to town funds and $15,000 to county funds. TTte measure, House, Bill 915 would increase from three-four. tbs of one per cent to three per sent the return to municipali ties of state franchise taxes col lected within town limits, and allow a return of one and one half percent of county franchise taxes collected from outside municipal limits. Under present state tax laws, Swain County stands to get no franchise tax return, while if HB 915 becomes law. the county would collect $15,000 during the ' 1965-67 biennium. Bryson City currently is sla ted to collect $4,584.72 during the coming biennium. This would be raised to $18,351.51 un dty provisions of the bill. superintendent. Mr English also is county chairman of the economic - portunity program and is a mem ber oi the board of directors Of the four-county corporation which will make formal requests for various types of aid. Named the Four Square Cor poration, the organization origi nally was formed to take ad vantage of available "rants from the North Carolina Fund. When it was announced that 'he Office oi Economic Opportunity would operate through area improve ment corporations, the Four Sauare Corporation was ready to take over the assignment Counties in die Four Square Corporation are Swain, Chero kee, t Graham and Clay. First beneiit to Swam County was a grant oi some $20,000 to establish Project Head Start, a program of pre-school training for county children. A total of 112 were enrolled, and will be given eight weeks of testing and readiness training this summer. Next program will be com munity service jobs for 600 boys and girls in the four counties. Swain will have about 150 work ing up to 15 hours a week dur ing the school year, and up to 40 hours a week during the summer. The yoUng people will not work in private businesses, but in the schools, hospitals, librar -ies, town and county offices and with recreation programs. A similar program is planned for young men and women at tending college. Only young people from families with a cash income below a certain level will be used in the program, Mr. English said. Because the four-county area has an annual per capita income oi less than $750 a year ,the Four Square Corporation is eligible for 100 per cent federal funds, Mr English said. Other plans being made are for a clean up campaign which would employ college men, a fight against vermin, a number of programs to aid the small farmer, forestry and a child care center. The child care center would test and evaluate the abilities and aptitudes of disturbed chil dren and would employ a full time psychiatrist and a number of aides. The center probably would be in Andrews, Mr. English said, and would cost between $350,000 and $500,000. The program of greatest gen eral interest would be a fuli fledged four-county recreation program, which would include adult as well as youth partici pation in baseball, softball, basketball, and other team sports as well as less active re creational activities. The Four-Square Corporation would employ a professional re creation director who would oversee the work of full time re creation directors in each town or county. A call has been issued for all men and boys interested in playing night softball in the Swain County Athletic Associa tion leagues this summer to meet at 5 p.m. this Saturday, June 5, in the bleachers of the Swain County High School athletic field. The call was issued by Clyde Bates, president of the newly formed SCAA, which is plan ning to form two six-team leagues, one for boys from Id to 17, the other for men over 17. The season will last from June 15 to August 15. "Our plans are dependent on securing permission to use a portion of the athletic field, put ing up two light poles and gett ing the field ready for play by June 15," Mr. Bates said. He said that a meeting with the local school board had been arranged for Saturday night following the registration of players and teams. "We hope to be able to show board members there is enough interest in night softball here to justify use of the field," he said. The portion of the field which will be used, if permission is granted, is in the northwest cor ner of the stadium. Measure ment showed that the softball infield would not come within 30 feet of the high school foot ball field. If permission is granted by the local school board the decision must be rat,fied by the district board. Indications are, however, that this is only a formality, as the district board almost in invariably agrees with reason able decisions Of the local bpard. "The Swain County Athletic Association hopes it will be necessary td use this Held for one MMMn Only," Mr. Bates ^aid. "We hope that by next season, Swain County wiil have a re creation program in operation, with adequate facilities for other activities in addition to softball. "A successful season for the softball leagues this year will go a long way to help make such a recreation program possible." In addition to President Bates, SCAA officers are Dwight Welch, vice president, and Gene Brown, secretary - treasurer. Directors are Jack Blevins, Ed Gibson and Dan Wood. Members of the local board are Commodore Casada, Dr. J. L. Woody, Ed Dillard, John Cope and O'Neil Muse. Although"" the registration meeting this Saturday a*temoon is for men and boys, a softball league for Swain County girls also is being studied. Doe: Annountemen! Made By (hamber The Board of Directors of the Swain County Chamber of Com merce Monday night approved a dues structure designed to fin ance operations for the balance of 1965, with the provision that the structure may be changed next year. The three divisions of the Chamber, Tourists, Merchants and Industrial, headed respec tively by William F. Petterson, Talmage Jones and Max Witt, TYiann the recommendations adopted by Chamber directors. Each member of the Tourist and Merchants Division will pay membership dues of $25, but may make additional contribut ions if they wish. Industrial Division members will pay no set figure, but will contribute to Chamber expenses according to their ability to pay. Tourist Division Chairman Peterson said members of the division recognized that they would be the main gainers from a tourist brochure ,so the pro posed brochure will be financed independently by the division. The Chamber as a whole will pay for maintenance of the in formation booth on Main Street in Bryson City, and for adminis trative expenses. In addition to regular member ships, non-business memberships will be granted interested in dividuals for $10 each, directors voted. * Hummingbird Haven h you'd like hummingbirds for company this summer, try sus pending a lantana plant, double potted in one of the new hanging clay planters that have their own chains and come complete with any size pot and matching day saucer. LINDA NATIONS BRENDA NATIONS _^ JUDY OWNBY RHONDA OWNBY WHO S WHO? For the first dme in its history Swain County High School this year has two sets of identical twins in its graduating class. The twins are 18 year old Linda and Brenda Nations, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James G. Nations of Swain County's Alarka community, and 17 year old Judy and Rhonda Ownby, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ownby, Sr. of Cherokee. AH four girls took commercial majors in high school, read as a hobby, and plan to attend Knoxville Business College. All four have pleasant personalities and are popular with fellow students but have caused considerable confusion through the years at high school, nevertheless. Hew Hay Dawning For Swain County A packed house of more than 150 persons attended the Swain County Chamber of Commerce kick-off banquet in Sneed's Restaurant Friday night and heard the man responsible for North Carolina's share in the Appalachian Development Pro gram predict that "A new day is dawning for Swain County." Woodrow Jones, who is Gov. Dan Moore's representative on the Appalachian Regional Com mission, the state-federal body which controls approval of pro jects, said that "There are no problems in the mountains which good roads will not cure — and the good roads are coming." The five-year road-building program will cost $840 million, Mr. Jones said. He emphasized that this money will not replace funds al ready planned for roads in Wes tern North Carolina and the other Appalachian states, but are additional federal funds. "Established federal-state road building programs will continue as planned," he said. "They can't take money already scheduled for the mountains and use it elsewhere." Mr. Jones said that the Appa lachian Commission was a new concept in federal-state partner ship. "All programs must originate in the states, be approved by each governor, then sent to the commission for action. "Each of the eleven states has one member on the commission, and the federal government has one member who acts as coor dinator. "This is the first time the states have had a real voice in a federal program affecting them," he said. Mr. Jones said the roadr would be built "to 1875 standards," and that most would be four lane highways. Those not four lane to start with will have four lane rights of way for future expansion, he sad. "When we're able to get on 28th Century roads and drive over here to the most beautiful country on earth, you couldn't begin to count the people who will' come," he said. "It means tourists will be com ing, industry will be comma and prosperity will be coming. "Western North Carolina at last will be treated, fairly, and will receive its fair share of road money," he said. "When the people of the in dustrial midwest can get into these mountains with ease, you'll see prosperity the like of which you never have dreamed. ' Mr. Jones was introduced by Bill Davis, chairman of the ban quet committee. Chamber Presi dent Jerry Rice was master of ceremonies. Among the guests introduced at the banquet was M. H. Clarke, president of Carolina Woodturn ing Co. Mr. Clarxe announced that the company was planning expan sion which would bring new jobs for area residents and called for paving and lighting the Bryson City Airport. He also said that a new bridge across the Tuckaseigee was es sential, and suggested that if one could be built near the Carolina Woodtuming plant it woo'd help relieve traffic congestion. All speakers commented on the size of the turnout. Their remarks were aptly summed up by Mr. Clarke: "This showing proves that marvelous thisgs are going to happen here," Mr. Clarke said. "With this kind of community support, Tm sure your newly reorganized Chamber of Com merce is going to be a phenomi nal success." !thoo! PuMkation: Chowe Mew Editors Karen Ashe and Ronnie Friz zell will be co editors of the 1966 Swain County High School publication, The Ridgerunner, while Brenda Wiggins will rule alone as editor of the 1965-66 Swain Hi-Lite, it has been an nounced. Editors and staffs of the two publications were elected by members of his year's staffs. For the Ridgerunner, Diana Breedlove will be business man ager, Carroll Estes advertising manager, Bobby Thomas photo graphy editor; staff artists will be Barbara Hambly. Susan Crain and Barbara Powell, while staff tyo'sts will be Wan da Simonds, Sherry Jacks, Ra mona Shook and Lynda Horn buckle. Assisting Editor Wiggins on the Hi-Lite will be Wanda Cochran, art editor; Bobby Cbil ders, sports editor; Ella Mae De Hart, business manager; Ella LeQuire, Betty Farley, Gladys Queen and Edith Crowe, tvpists; Dale Kitchin, Connie Bames, Jean Cleghom and Carolyn Hughes, reporters. -- f V ' Graduates List Pians As Hew Lite Begins When the last diploma was handed out last night, when the last notes of the recessional had sounded, and when the last re lative and friend had left the Swain County High School, a new chapter opened in the life of each of the 130 young men and women who said goodbye to school days at Swain High. What does the future hold for them? What are their plans? For 63 of them, the immediate future holds more schooling. Of these, the largest number, 23, are planning to go to Western Carolina College, while another 20 will attend a variety of col leges and universities. The other 21 plan to go to busi ness or technical schools to train themselves for business or skil led work. Of the remaining 66 boys and girls, a number are undecided, and may take further training. Some will join the) armed forces, some already have landed jobs, some are looking for jobs, and several girls will become house wives. Heading for Western Carolina College are Kay Revis and Mary Jane Revis, Linda Thomas, Bar bara Thomasson, Donna Webb, Wilma Wiggins, Teresa Wikle, Miarcia Winchester, Delight Woody, Sandra Woody, Kenneth Ball, Charles Branton, Norman Clampitt, Eddie Hollifield, John ny Walker, Lois Brooks, Linda DeHart, Margaret Farley, Pat Game, Reenie Grant, Peggy Lindsay, Kyra Moody and Rus sell Winchester Offer college, bound.students, and the schools they are plan ning to attend are Diane Beck, Furman; Olivia Bennett, UNC at Greensboro; Blaine Byrd, Bre vard; Mary Jane Estes, UNC at I Greensboro; Susan Lyday, Mars I Hill; Sammy Lee, N. C. State; Jim Long, Duke; Bill Morris, Wingate: Jimmy Myers, Univer sity of Tennessee; Don Peterson, Gardner Webb; Arnold Rickman, Gardner Webb; David Seay. Gardner Webb; Ross Steams, N. C. State; Arthur Wade, Haskel; Linda Somers, UNC at Greensboro; Billy Davis, N. C State; Dale Dunn, Gardner Webb; Jimmy Fellows. N. C. State; David Fer guson. N. C State; Paul Gar rett, University of Ohio. Those planning higher educa tion in technical or vocational fields include Patsy Barnes, bu siness school; Josephine Clark, Blanton's Business College; Sharlene Cline, medical school; Linda Fowler, beauty school; Linda McCurry, beauty school; Wanda Merritt, beauty school; Dianne Oates. Knoxville Busi ness School; Judy and Rhonda Ownby, Knoxville Business School; Barbara Pilkington, Blanton's Business College; Dia ne Turner, beauty school; Stanley Arvey, Jackson Coun ty Industrial School; Willard Barker. Wilson County Techni cal School: Phillip Cope, Ashe vile Industrial School: Lewis Crisp, Asheville Industrial School; Mike Gossett. Newport News Apprentice School: Phil lip Hughes. Jackson County In dustrial School; Kenneth Me Lean, Asheville Industrial Sch ool; Don Moon, Asheville In. dustrial School; Steve Wilson, Electronics School at Winston Salem and Billy Ray Woodard, Asheville Industrial School. Guidance Director John Wikle emphasized that some of the above-named graduates may have changed their plans. or may change them during the summer. He added that a num ber of those whose plans are listed below also may change their decisions, but that their present thinking follows the lines indicated: Planning to go to work are Earl Jones, Johnny King, R. V. King. Danny Kitchens. John La key, Robert Mathews. David Ol lis, William Owle, Jack Parton, Buck Phillips. John Rowland, ("din Waldroup, Carrol! Woods. Parton, Mike Parton. Nqu"v Price ( Woodard ), nnbb=o Roner. Mary Ann Shu l<-r (Mcrt-is), Judy Sizemore. .Tune Smith Shirley Stiles (Bur f'll) Tester Burnett. Elmer Ful ler. R'llv Green, Mary Andrson; Glenna Bales. Iretha Barker, Patsy Birchfield. Annette Bo wers. Ina Buchanan. Joyce Car son. Nellie Cline, Donna Cloer (Woodard). Jean Coooer. Linda Davis. Linda Hall, Barbara Hig don, Linda Jones. Rachel Led ford (Carson). . Pearl LeQuire, Sue Carson, Retta Howard, Mar ^ ^ aS X M XMti BOBBY MARH KYRA MOODY " OLIVIA BENNETT MARCIA WINCHESTER DON PETERSON HEENIE GRANT * Senior: Retogniied By Spetia! Awards Several special awards went Wednesday night at Swain County High School's graduat ion exercises to outstanding class members in addition to honor students, scholarships, and other awards Ideal student of the senior class was Miss Elaine Byrd. The Danforth awards went to Bobby Marr and Marcia Winchester. Special citizenship awards were presented to Kyra Moody and Don Peterson. Special service awards were given to Olivia Bennett and Reenie Grant Miss Byrd, who is an honor graduate, has been awarded the Waldroup Scholarship and the Eastern Star Scholarship. She will use the scholarships at Bre vard College. Mew Water Sptem): WorWag Perfectly A report from the state board of health indicates that Bryson City's new water system is wor king to perfection, it was re vealed this week. The new chlorinating equip ment is in use, and daily chlor ination tests being run, with water samples sent to the state board of health for analysis. The analyses have shown ab solutely no sediment or odor, and no organic matter has been detected since the new system was put into use. tha Maney, Lenora Martin, Mary Morgan, Btrenda Nations and Linda Nations. , Still undecided as to their plans are Stuart McHan. Dennis Queen, Dorothy Wiggins, Tom my Davis, Billy Dills, William Douthit, Gary Duncan, Joe El kins, Phillip Hall, Pearlee Coch ran and Barbara Garrett. Planning to enter the service are Ruth Simonds, Waves; Da vid Green, Marines; Jerry Tur pin, Navy; and Betty Littrell, Waves, while Jackie Lindsay is interested in an FBI career. t Kindergarten Piam Graduation txertbe! The Presbyterian Kindergarten will hold graduation exercizes Friday, June 4, at the iittle^gym. Mrs. Harold Thomas, kinder garten teacher will be in charge of the program. Juiiitei oi Peate Don Cooper and Harold Jkn kins have been named Justices of the Peace for Charleston Town ship in Swain County, it was announced in Raleigh last week. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Jenktas were among those named in a bill by the House of Represen tatives, and sent to the State Senate. .A. A-Taf
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