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v * 3 -ts* ^ ^ Voiume SI — Number 37 Times COPY "fOJCB OF THE GREAT WESTERN NORTH CAROLWA" 10 CENTS PER COPY Thursday, June 10, 1965 Geraldine Cochran Michae! Bumette TRAVELING TRAVELERS — Geraldine Cochran, leading iady, and Michael Burnette, caller, of the Alarka Travelers clog dance team were invited to the Swiss Kitchen in Asheville on June 2 as dinner guests of the manager. They were accompanied by Mrs. Geraldine Ward and Mrs. Mary Bumgarner, team sponsors. The Alarka Travelers won the Division 1 clog championship in the Mountain Youth Jamboree in Asheville this year. They have been invited to dance in a variety show at Stecoah July 2. The show will be sponsored by the Stecoah Rescue Squad. BOBBY THOMAS FREEMAN OWLE Two Boys Mamed To Attend Confab Mtoo) But Mven Weeded By Projett Four more school bus drivers are needed urgently for Project Head Start, the pre-school train ing program which opens June 21, School Superintendent T. L. Woodard announced yesterday. "Except for the bus drivers, our personnel for the project is complete," Mr. Woodard said. "The drivers will receive the regular pay, although the hours will be somewhat shorter than during the regular school year/' Mr. Woodard asked that m terested, qualified drivers get in touch with his office. Director of Project Head Start will be Mrs. Carrie D. Abbott. The teachers will be Mrs. T. A. Brawley, Mrs. Cara Coliins, Mrs. Joyce Cowart, Mrs. Maggie Alice Crisp, Mrs. Christine Fisher, Mrs. Rose Hair, Mrs. Barney Rents and Mrs. Peggy Wilson, who will be music teacher. ' Teachers aides include Mrs. Ed Dillard, Mrs. James Hensley, Mrs. Nancy Gibson, Mrs. Judy Watkins, Mrs. Blanche White side, Mrs. Carroll Wright Jr. and Miss Betty Sandlin. General aides will be Miss Sandra Woody, Miss Janice Me Whirter, Mrs. Fairie Moore, Mrs. Jack Williams, Mrs. Ethel Ayers. Miss Olivia Bennett and Mrs. Maggie Warren. Miss Barbara Hambly will be an aide to Mrs. Hicks in the health department. Secretary will be Mrs. Stan ley Harvey, janitor will be Bob by Auburn and lunch room per sonnel will consist of Mrs Du vall as manager, Mrs. Hayes and Mrs. Sherrill. Bus drivers now on the roster include Jim Adams, Nathan Smith and Marvin Cable. Rod! (reek (hurch Medute: Reviva! Rock Creek Baptist Church, Bryson City, is having a revival meeting, with services each evening this week at 7:30. The Rev. Edwin Sherrill and the Rev. Norman speakers. The public has bee attend. Cook are W"vite^2 The Swain County delegates to the Boy's State convention at Winston-Salem June 20-26 are Bobby Thomas, a rising senior at Swain County High School, and Freeman Owle, a rising senior at Cherokee High Schoo!. Bobby is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Thomas. He will be sponsored by the Steve Young deer Post 143 of the American Legion at Cherokee. Freeman Owle will represent Cherokee. He is the aon of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Owle of Route 1. Bryson City. He will also be sponsored by the Steve Young deer Post. Wake Forest College in Wins ton-Salem will be host to Boy's State this year. The programs are citizenship schools at which the nation's teen-age leaders gain a true con ception of the ideals and ob jectives and the function and operation of government. Both boys were selected as outstanding representatives of their schools by ihe school facul ties, Both boys have served as officers in various school clubs and organizations. Bobby served on his school's Student Council and Freeman served on the Council and has been vice-presi dent and president of the stu dent body at Cherokee. Work b Resumed On Fryemont )nn Work on the Fryemont Inn, famed resort hotel in Bryson City, was resumed Tuesday as work crews began cleaning up the grounds and repainting the 487-foot long building. Walter Trickett, who with Mrs. Dorothy Logan bought out Mr. Tricketfs former partner, Rich ard Parsons, said they planned to have most of the Inn, including the dining room, open this season. Mrs. Logan said that a full pro gram of entertainment and re creation would be available for guests and townspeople when the task of refurnishing the Inn was completed. "The Fryemont Inn has been closed for four years, and there is a tremendous amount of work to be done," Mr. Trickett said "We are starting work on a large parking lot immediately, in ad dition to work on the Inn itself, and the grounds, but within a very few days we hope to be in to welcome our! Commission CaMs Budget Meeting A special meeting of the Swain County Board of Com missioners has been called for Monday morning, June 14, to pass on the budget, it was an nounced this ween. Commissioners met this Mon day to handle routine matters and pay bills, and agreed to hold the special budget session on the 14th. Meanwhile, word was received that State Rep. C. R. Crawford's bill designating the commission Pot Lock Ptmk Ptannod By Cub The Whittier Community Club will have a pot luck picnic this evening (Thursday) at 6:30 on the back lawn of the Whittier Methodist Church. Mrs. Cennie Peyton, club se cretary, has invited everyone in the community to come and bring a picnic supper. Hr! Stout: HoM Investing Ceremony Eleven junior Girl Scouts of the newly-formed Troop 224 were invested at a candle light ing ceremony Tuesday.-Jane 1, at the Pancake House, Arrow head Motel. The members invested were Fenny Mann, Elizabeth Ayers, Rae Jensen, Doris Bradley, Becky Holloway, LeAnn Craig, Merle Trotter, Bonnie Bennedet to, Mary Smith, Debbie Sneed and Susan Dills. - All 20 members of the troop received the World Association pins. Pancakes prepared by Mr. Bill Petterson were served to the troop. Plans for the summer include a swim meeting on June 16 and a cook-out July 28. Rummage Sate Set The Swain County Rescue Squad Auxiliary will have a rummage sale Saturday at 9 a m. in the Community Building. Resme Squad Tida After Aiting Per:on Six members of the Swam County Rescue Squad really earned merit badges Monday morning on a mission of mercy tv foot and boat. Early Monday morning word reached here that a fisherman ha d collapsed, possibly with a heart attack, on, the bank oi Forney Creek deep in the Smoky Mountains National Park. Squad members Jimmy Arvey, Robert Phillips, Jack Hardin, Jerry Corbin, Kermit Marcus and Floyd Bowman, went by boat across Fontana Lake to the Forney Creek area, then tramp ed four miles up stream to where the fisherman was resting, near the site of the old CCC Camp. They loaded the stricken man, Glenn Cook of Canton, onto a stretcher, then carried the stret cher back to ! the boat and to Swain County Hospital. Mr. Cook was kept in the hospital overnight, but released Tuesday. Swatn Senior: Win Many Schotanhip: The following members of the class of 1965 at Swain County High School won scholarships this year: Marcia Winchester, Teachers Scholarship, $356 per year; Elaine Byrd, Waldroup Scholarship to Brevard College and Eastern Stair Scholarship; Don Peterson, Gardner-Webb College, $500 in scnool's Com petitive Scholarship Program; Norman Clampitt, Tuition sch olarship at Western Carolina College, $150 per year renew able, and $150 academic award for freshman year at Western Carolina College; Bobby Marr, Clyde A. Irwin Scholarship m wocapknal Hjaathing kgn#**St^)n mf lH*th (HoAna. H ^ 1 chairman as county treasurer [had passed the state senate. The measure also freezes all salaries of county officials at their present level, with two ex ceptions, and repeals authority o fthe commissioners to set salaries. .Excepted from the salary pro vision are the register of deeds and clerk of superior court, each of whom are granted sai ary increases of $50 a month in the measure. Removal of the right of tiie commissioners to fix salaries takes Swain out of the statewide ; "home rule" machinery law. It was placed under that law two 'years ago by former Rep. Rcb , ert Leatherwood III. Bryson ^City aldermen, sche duled to meet Monday night, failed to have a quorum, and planned another try for last night. BOWE SMILEY -.Launches Tourist Guide Mew Swain County Guide b Pubiiihed Publication oi a newspaper sized tourist guide, designed tc bring more tourists to Swain County, and keep them here af ter they arrive, was announced this week by Bowe Smiley, gen eral manager oi the Great Smoky Mountain Publishing Co., Inc. Named the Smoky Mountain Tourist Guide, the publication lists "100 places to go, 100 things to do" within an hours drive of the Bryson City - Cherokee area. " It* contains a detailed itine rary for five days in Swain County, and suggests enough other activities to keep a visit ing family occupied for a month, ' Mr. Smiley said. The entire second page of the publication is taken up by a map which pinpoints tourist at tractions and places worth visit ing. The map extends beyond Swain County to the Macon County ruby mines ,and includes Maggie Valley, but is devoted mainly to information and arti cles about Swain County. Featured are stories about Swain County people, animals and history. Advertisements of Swain establishments dealing with the tourist trade are pro minently displayed. "We're proud of this year*: edition," Mr. Smiley said, "but it's only the beginning. Next year we're planning one in full color, and twice as big." Editor of the Tourist Guide is Ted Smiley, editor of the Smoky Mountain Times. Robert Shafto and John Wiikle are contributing editors. William T. Moore is pro duction manager, and Mrs. Violet Hambly is editorial assistant. The publication was printed by the offset process at High Point. The printing contract calls for 250,000 copies. "Many area motels and tourist attractions print their own bro chures, but to our knowledge, there never before has been an attempt of this sort to sell Swain County and the immediate vicinity to tourists as a wonder ful, place to spend a lengthy vacation," Mr. Smiley said. "We believe it meets a defi nite need, and that it wiR prove a distinct aid to the tourist dustry ajH^he economy^MToiNj county." Hnl MEXICAN THEME _ Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas presented the Presbyterian Kindergarten Class in a program of Mex ican songs and dances at commencement exercises Friday, June 4. Mr. S. W. Black presented certificates of graduat ion to David Edward Ball, Terri Lee Bowers, Richard Larry Bryson, Jr., Wil liam Alexander Bunn, Thomas Brett Con ley, Steven Mark DeHart, Dorothy Dian ne Dillard, Terrence Lee Dugan. Roan Robert Garland, Wayne Taylor Kirkland, Deborah Ann Langer, Nelly Madge Lea therwood, Margaret Elizabeth Mason, William Michael Moles, Jerry Augbem Rice, HI, Tommy Lane Sutton, John Lee Welch, Anna Nell Williams, Donald Lee Womick, Jr. and Aliesa Kay Wright. Trade Group Open: Membership Drive Teams from the newly-reor ganized Swain County Chamber^ of Commerce swung into action this week as the 1965 member ship drive got under way. Vice president Robert Varner, named to head the membership drive, said that each team had been assigned a section of the county, and that all business and professional interests would be given an opportunity to join. A special meeting of the Chamber board of directors has! been called for Tuesday, June 15,! at the Bryson City Community Building. At that time, persons who have applied for the position of information booth attendant will be voted on, and the atten dant chosen, Chamber President Jerry Rice said. _ "Chamber committees are hard at work, and are obtaining results," President Rice said. "With the backing of the com munity, and widespread mem bership, the Chamber once aga'n will be a positive force for the betterment of Swain County." (anter Campaign 6oe: Far Over Top The 1965 cancer campaign went far over it* quota in Swain County, Treasurer Max Anders reported this week. The goal, set for $1,960, was passed by $280, with local vol unteer campaign workers collect ing $2,240. Dr. H. L. Bacon, campaign chairman, paid tribute to Ohe volunteers, saying they reached more people than ever before in Swain County. Among the volunteers whose names were not received in time for the previous report were Mrs. Bertie Revis, Mrs. Ruby Cooper Mrs. Amy Gibbs, Mrs. Letha Sutton, Mrs. Betty Coop er; Mrs. Nannie Childers, Mrs. Bennie Adams and Mrs. Clarine Varner. The Swain County Cancer De tecion Clinic will be held Thurs day, June 17, at the Health Cen ter. Registration is from 8:30 am to 10 a.m. Cancer, when re cognized in its early stages, often "Anyone who walks into my store and looks ior the red tag will see a bargain the like oi which he's never seen before. He won't believe it" Those were the words of one member of the Bryson City Merchants Association in talk ing about the association's Bed Tag Days sale which opens here tomorrow (Friday). The sale will continue Satur day and come to an end Monday, (hi)dren OHered Program Of Node: Swain County children from ages four to ten have been in vited to come to the Marianna Black Public Library in Bryson City every Tuesday morning from 10 to 11 o'clock ior a story hour. Mrs. Barbara Case, teacher in Swain High, who will be em ployed in Fontana Regional Li brary for the summer, will tell stories, read poetry and acquaint the children with many of the outstanding children's boohs in the library, encouraging sum mer reading. Mrs. C A. Casada, librarian at Marianna Black and Miss Addie Mae Cooke, director of Fontana Regional Library, urged all children of the above ages to participate in the story hour. The program will continue every week through the second week of August, if enough children at tend. On Tuesday, June 15, Mrs. Case will tell the children about "Chester, the Wordly Pig,' the Caldecott award winner; "Madeline's Rescue," by Ludwig Bemelmans, and others. * 4-H Revue, Show khedu!ed Frtday A 4-H Health Pageant, IDress Revue, and Talent Show will be held Friday, June 11th at 7:30 p.m. in the Community Build ing in Bryson City. Swain County Health King and Queen will be selected as well as a senior dress revue and winners in the talent division. The Health King and Queen will represent Swain County at State Club Week in Raleigh. Winners in the dress revue and talent show will compete at Clyde Erwin High School for District elimination on June 22. Zhen^^ a^admimlon , ajhazge after having given area shoppers the biggest price reductions on first line items of any sale this year. "Ill be losing money on every Red Tag item I sell,'" another merchant said. "But I'm chalk ing it up to avdertising and good wiU." Members of the merchants as sociation have been planning for the Red Tag Days sale for more than two months. Originally scheduled for the last weekend in May, it was postponed so as not to interfere with graduation. "This is our way if showing appreciation to our regular cus tomers, and of letting others know that they don't have to go out of town to obtain quality merchandise at rock-bottom prices," Stanly Livingston, pre sident of the association said. Bach participating member has promised to put red tag bar gain prices on popular fast-mov ing items, but most of them were keeping their bargains se cret until the last moment. "No sir, I'm not going to say what I'm putting the red tags on," one merchant said. "I want to get full shock value from the unbelievably low prices." "Does Macy tell Gimbei?? another asked. Some stores, on the other hand gave advance notice of Red Tag Days specials by adver tising them. The June 11, 12 and 14 Red Tag Days will be the second such event staged by the merchants association. Last October the first one drew unprecedented numbers of shoppers into town. Only paid-up members of the merchants association are eligi ble to participate in the Red Tag Days Sale. These include: t Peggy Jeanne Shop, Your Home Store, City Radio and TV Service, Carolina Building Sup ply Co., Smoky Mountain Times, Sneed's Restaurant, Swain Elec tric Co., Western Auto Associate Store, Swain Drug Store, W. C Myers Grocery, Long-Davis In surance Agency and Belk's De partment Store. If the weather cooperates, and no other last minute hitches de velop, softball leagues for men and boys will start play, under lights on the high school ath letic field next week. Clyde Bates, president of the Swain County Athletic Associat ion, made the announcement af ter a meeting with members of the local school board, which controls use of the field. Theoretically, the county school board or the district board could veto the permission granted by the local board, but there was no indication this would happen. Because the county and district board rarely go against rulings of the local board, President Bates said he believed it was "safe to go ahead" with plans for the sum mer recreation program. "We already have more than enough applicants for the pro posed six-team adult division," Mr. Bates said, "but we are short of boys in the 13-17 age group for a six-team league." More than 30 boys showed up for a meeting at the iieM Satur day afternoon, out as permission te use the field was not granted until Saturday night, teams for boys were not formed. Tryouts Friday The organizational and tryout meeting for boys will be held at the field at 5 pun. Friday, June 11 (tomorrow). "The softball league was for med primarily for boys," Mr. Bates said. "It is essential that every boy who wants to play softball in the league this summer be at Friday afternoon's meeting. I also would suggest that parents reJ^'' mind their sons, and metre n possible fgar jtheaa to attend. "*IT some boy who wants to play, but win be out of town or has some other valid reason for not being at the meeting, he can fill in and send me the coupon printed in this edition of The Smoky Mountain Times." Mr. Bates said it was hoped the field could be lined off end light poles for home plate and the infield put up this week. League representatives were seeking aid from the Nantahala Power and Light Co. in erecting and wirinc the noles. he said. The association president em phasized that permission to use the field was conditional upon piavers and spectators obeying regulations to be issued by the local school hoard and the Bry son City Athletic Commission. "It is up to us to see that there is no rowdvism. and that the football field is not damaged * he said. Doubleheader Planned Plans call for a softball doub leheader earh night evcent Sun dav. with the bovs ulavinc thy fij^t came and the adults the 7i!f?t.+r!'n it is evnected that coaches for the bovs will be as signed from adult league mem-, bers. , In order to avoid one or two +T-e hovs' teams running awav ^**"**' others, nlav-rs will be to the -earns bv league officials Each +cam .^P have s^nrovimatelv the same numb° eld— awl v...r,ver T^fyvs. Rul e's "coloring that each boy on a *com he allowed to olav a cor ^n^-imh.^of innmes are bc '^ome cf *he r.lder hovs beve 4. -lav wPh -.dull teams ^'it we have too many men now." "W^ heli-w *t,,+ balanc bovs on aa^h we will be ahl. to t vet ^ sw"oximeteiv eon*! ^ *"^d bave a close pen npTif f*' "*o Vn^s#nt Tronh!-* "ihie soensor has e-4r! hs "iaos to -r.e.-4 fraoMes +* ^s-s ,en ^e s^avswrtnshin team :v"t we h.U.Tw olher troohi.4 ...:u 4. Y.OVS :n each ag on.. —...;^..4 —* had been mad. +o find soon sot-3 for 4he hovs* .--.c 4...4 44.^4 ..a 7—...r()r he^ "A- .... 3S —. tmow how —.... 4.4..VS w. are vo. 4. fi.M well *+art looldng for snonsors." he said. f Continued on page H) NAME . ADDRESS —.... AGE . *n ' TEL ^ coupon and briny it to the Boys League at the Swain County High Schooi ath fieid Friday, Jnne 11, at 5 p.m. If there is some good reason why yon cannot attend the meeting, fill oa^&hd^*? maii the coupon to SOFTBALL, c/o Clyde Bates, Bryson City, N. C. < \
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