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Volume 86— Number 28-Bryson City, North Caroiina — Thursday, Aprit 3, 1969
Around
Town
With ali the rumors going
around about the newiy
incorporated town "Indian
HHis" we find it hard to beiieve
that the atory couid go from
one extreme to the other.
One of our correspondents
went to work and came out
with the fui! story. (See page 8
of This Month in Western
North Caroiina in today's
TIMES.)
* * *
The arrival of spring is very
evident around the Swain
County Courthouse. Maggie
Warren, Register of Deeds, and
Sarah Robinson, Assistant
Clerk of Court, were very busy
last week doing a much needed
spring cleaning around their
office. Maybe we shouid take
notice and straighten our desk
a tittle.
* * *
The 1969 trout fishing
season wili open this Saturday
and the fishermen wiii be
coming from mites around. If
you've got that favorite spot
where you can catch ali you
want, how about dropping by
and teM us where we can find
it. However, I don't think the
fishing spot is our probiem. It
takes a iot of patience, so we
are toid, and that's the one
thing we are short on.
* * *
A regular monthiy meeting
of Gomer H. Barracks No. 845,
Veterans of Worid War I, of the
USA, wili be heid Saturday,
April 5th, at 2:00 p.m in he
Swain County Courthouse. AH
members, whether members or
not, are invited to attend.
***
The State Highway Patrol
reports only one accident in
Swain County this Week. While
making 11 cdntacts, Rhea Were
charged with drunk driving and
two with speeding. There were
three other hazardous moving
vioiations, two non-hazardous
vioiations, and one pedestrian
vioiation aiso reported. The
Department patroiied 2,790
miies in the county from
March 24th through March
30th.
Methodist: To ^
Present Cantata
An Easter Cantata entitled,
"Redemption's Song" by Fred
B. Hoiton, wii! be presented on
Good Friday night at 7:30
p.m. at the Whittier United
Methodist Church under the
direction of Mr. C. E. Brown
and Mrs. Miidred Whiddon.
The presentation by the choir
of 26 voices wiii include soios
by Mrs. Ava Lee McLean, Mrs.
Letha Sutton, Mrs. Betty
Brown, Mrs. Joan Parson, Mrs.
Judy Revis, Mrs. Miidred
Whiddon, Mr. Gate Cross, and
Mr. Lewis Cross. The pubiic is
cordiaity invited to attend.
Ceramics Ciass
Pianned Here
Southwestern Technical
Institute wiii begin a Ceramics
Ciass at the home of Mrs.
Orene DeBord in Bryson City
beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Monday, Aprii 14. The ciass
wiii meet one night each week
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. There
wiii be no charge for the
course, however, each person is
expected to pay for any
materials used.
For further information
contact Southwestern
Technicai Institute, Box 95,
Syiva, North Caroiina or caii
586-4092.
Intk Wretk:
County officers investigated a possible attempted auto theft Monday
afternoon. This 1968 Ford Pickup was parked some 200 feet from where it was
found Monday morning, turned over on its side. The pickup belonged to Charles
Pearson in the Neil's Gap section of Swain County. Mr. Pearson related to officers
that he parked his truck near the trailer in which he lives about 9:30 Sunday
night. He heard a motor running about 4:30 Monday morning and thought
someone was trying to steal his truck. He got out of bed, turned on the light and
heard an automobile start up in the road in a big hurry. He thought at the time it
was his truck. However, when dawn came, he found his truck turned over on the
left side some 200 feet from his trailer. The incident is under investigation by
county officers. Otis Sitton, County Deputy, is shown examining the truck.
Communitations First
Project For SWEARS
Communication is becoming
one of the big questions among
iaw enforcement officers in the
most western costnties of
NonthCkroSna ' -
An organization known as
SWEARS (Southwestern
Enforcement and Rights
Service), is attempting to give
iaw enforcement officers the
answers they have been iooking
for. Under the new Omnibus
Contrp! Act, federai assistance
is ayaiiabie to a county or a
group of counties brought
together under an organization
for projects pertaining to iaw
enforcement and severai towns
a#d communities.
in a supper meeting at
Sneed's Restaurant here in
Bryson City on March 25th,
pians were made and proposals
accepted to make
communications the top
priority of the recently formed
SWEARS organization. District
VI Patroi Sgt. J. L. Wiison and
Chuck Engiish from the State
Highway Patroi
Communications Center spoke
briefly to the 20 officers and
representatives from the seven
counties invoived.
The counties invoived in
SWEARS are Haywood,
Jack&m, Cheroked, Macot.,
Graham, Transyivania and
Swain.
A second project for the
organization wouid be
improved training and
educational programs. Higher
saiaries for iaw enforcement
officers was cited as a third
project.
According to State
communications expert
Engiish, the Highway Patroi
has offered space for a
transmitter within its faciiities
at Wine Springs Mountain in
Macon County.
A proposal has been made
to use the transmitter to
permit communications
throughout the seven county
district.
The project is expected to
cost some $14,000, with
$3,500 being used for a
transmitter and $1,500 for
broadcast units to be piaced in
each county.
77 Jaifecf During
Month Of March
With aii the court going on
during March, there was very
iittie time for our three-man
Sheriff's Department to do aii
the work that must be done to
keep a good iaw enforcement
organization going.
March was a month of
courts for Swain County. We
started the month off with
Superior Court, both crimina!
and civi! sessions. The
foiiowing week we had two
days of District Court and after
one week break, we finished
the month up with two days of
civii action.
In addition to working
courts, the Sheriff's
Department summonsed 52
peopie to appear before
Superior and District Court. 10
capiases were issued and 45
warrants served. Three divorce
papers and one ctaim and
deiivery paper added to the
mountain of paper work.
According to records kept
by the department, the county
jai! had a tota! of 77 visitors
during the month. Four men
were heid over from February
action. Federa! officers iaiied
three. State Highway Patroi
had seven more. City poiice
officers had a very busy month
with 15 arrests and two
breaking and enterings. The
Sherrifrs Department arrested
22 and the Cherokee poiice in
Swain County had 26 more.
The Department a)so made
two out of the county trips.
One to the State Penitentiary
in Raieigh and two to the State
Hospita) in Morganton.
Rev. Fain Speaker Fer Easter
The Rev. John L. Fain, Jr.,
fuH-time evangeiist, from
Hendersonviiie, North
Carolina, wiii be guest speaker
for the Bryson City Easter
Sunrise Service, which wiii be
heid at the Swain County High
Schooi footbai! fieid, at 6:00
a.m., Easter Sunday.
The Rev. Mr. Fain served as
a pastor for more than twenty
years, prior to his becoming a
fuii time evangeiist in 1966. He
served pastorates in Ftorida,
Georgia, and North Caroiina,
Ms iast pastorate having been
the First Presbyterian Church,
Hendersonviiie, North'
Caroiina. During his time in a
Kannapotis, North Carotins
pastorate, Mr. Fain, for two
years, conducted a daity radio
broadcast from his study, over
a Chartotte, North Carotins
station. This broadcast had a
wide range of tisteners.
White in his Hendersonvitte,
North Caroiina pastorate, Mr.
Fain wrote a devotionai book
on the Twenty Third Psatm -
"The Lord fs My Shepherd".
The pubiic is cordiatty
invited to attend the Bryson
City Easter Sunrise Service to
hear Mr. Fain, who is currentty
hotding reviva! services at the
Bryson City Presbyterian
Church.
The SWEARS organization
has adopted a $40,400 budget
for its first years operation and
has appBad for a $34,240
AxRttM grant The additional
$6,160 wiii come from
contributions of participating
towns and county
governments.
(!TY ELECTtOH TO BE HELD
MAY 6 - !HCUMBENTS F)LE
Mayor Ellen P. Hyams
announced today that an
election of a Mayor and four
town Aldermen would be held
this year In Bryson City on
Tuesday, May 6th as prescribed
by law.
The courthouse in Bryson
City has been sited as the
only polling place and he poll
is to be open on election day
from 6:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m.
Candidates filing for either
Mayor or one of four aldermen
positions must Ole by noon
April 17th.
Perley Hyde of Bryson City
has been appointed election
registrar while Vincent Jenkins
and Margaret Pederson will
serve as judges for the election.
The Mayor has ordered a
one week registration period
for new voters or voters who
have changed addresses. The
registration books will be open
in the home of the registrar,
Most Sections Of Bine
Ridge Parkway Opened
The Blue Ridge Parkway
was open for travel on April 1,
Superintendent Granville B.
Liies announced today. Some
sections in the high mountains
of North Carolina have not
been cieared of snow and wiii
open iater, inciuding the
sections brom Mt. Mitcheii
across the Craggies to
Weaverviiie Road (NC 694),
and from Wagon Road Gap
(US 276) south to Great
Smoky Mountains Nations!
Park. !t is expected that the
ciosed sections can be opened
within tw weeks.
Aithough the January ice
storms ieft much damage along
certain Virginia sections of the
Parkway, cleanup work has
been accomplished on the road
and roadsides so that the 217
tnHaria VhgMa cmr R^dpehtd
on seheduie.
The campgrounds wiii again
be operated by the National
Park Service. Unless additions)
operating funds are provided,
the campgrounds cannot be
opened untii May 15. Fees for
camping wiii be coMected and
the $7 Goiden Eagie Passport
wQ! again be vaiid at aii
Parkway campgrounds. Daily
fees inciude 50 cents for
purchaser oniy or $1 for
p u rchaser and ai!
accompanying him in a private
vehicie.
The Peaks of Otter iodge,
restaurant and service station
opened Apri! 2, and other
concession facilities wiii open
by May 1. Visitor centers wiii
open on weekends oniy from
May 1 through June 14, after
which they wiii open seven
days each week during the
remainder of the season.
Superintendent Liies explained
ti)^ gmtg^ied aabcthde for
the operation of campgrthmds
and visitor centers is due to the
Congressionai restraints
imposed on personnei and
funding.
The Green Valley Cloggers put on a tine show during the Swain High Seniors
Variety Show. The cloggers, one of two square dance groups from Alarka, were
guests of the Swain High Seniors for the evening performance Friday.
Sentor C/ass Variety Show
Senior ciass officers of
Swain County High Schooi
report that iast week they
presented the most successfu)
Variety Show to be presented
at the schooi. Totai proceeds
from the three performances
was $660 - to be used for the
ciass Washington trip.
Three performances were
given. Some performers were in
aii three; others, due to time
and transportation iimitation,
were in one or two.
Peopie performing in one or
more programs were: Mrs.
Crowe, Biii Crowe, Eiaine
Smiiey, B. J. Eiiiott, Eari
Vaughn, Janice McKinney,
Jane Wiggins, Miidred Howeii,
Gienda Date Robertson,
Dianne Douthit, Rometta
Douthit, Mary Prier, Kay
Herron, Gienda Daie
Robertson, Dianne DOuthit,
Rometta Douthit, Mary Prier,
Kay Herron, Beveriy Sandiin,
Linda Wayman, Beth Pederson,
Connie Watson, Ivan Gibby,
John West, Linda Stiies, Mary
Heien Douthit, Tommy
Huskey, Kenny Huskey,
Ronnie Biythe, Larry Biythe.
Mike Ciaxton, Mark
Ciaxton, Doug Eiiiot, Jim
Coiviiie, Chuck Russeii. Randy
Fiack, Raymond DeHart, Biii
Marcus, Roy Burnette, LoweM
Barnes, The Green VaMey
Cioggers, Judy Burnette, Lynn
EHiott, Margaret DeHart, The
Aiarka Cioggers, and Heather
Vick, a Western Caroiina
University foik singer.
The ciass was especiaiiy
appreciative of the work of
many peopie such as Roy
Bumett, the Green Vaiiey
Cioggers, the Aiarka Cioggers,
and many others who heiped
to make the shows possibie.
(Officers Arrest Three !n
Connection With Break )ns
City and county officers
have arrested three men in
connection with two break-ins
in Bryson City around the 17th
and 18th of March.
The three men, ai! from
McDoweii County, have each
been charged with two counts
of breaking and entering and
iarceny and one count of
possession of burgiary toois in
connection with the Swain
Drug Store and Nabers Drive-In
break ins on the 18th of
March.
The three men, Grover Gene
O 'Dear, age 27, Donaid
Woody, age 26, and Arnoid
Ray Keiiy, age 24, were
apprehended iast week by
Cherokee po!ice after they had
been spotted by city poiice
here in Bryson City when they
came through town.
The men have aiso been
charged on two warrants each
from Cherokee County in
connection with break ins over
there and two warrants each
from Avery County on simitar
charges.
O'Dear and Woody have
been reieased to Cherokee
County authorities after
posting $2000 bond on each
charge here in Swain County.
Keity remains in the Swain
County jaii.
Periey Hyde, each day, Friday,
Apri! 18th through Friday,
Apri! 25th, exciuding Sunday,
Apri! 20th. The registration
boohs wiii be open each day
except Sunday during the
registration period from 9 a.m.
unti! 5 p.m.
On Saturday, Apri! 19th,
the boohs wiH be open from 9
a.m. unti! 9 p.m. in the poMing
p!ace, the Swain County
Courthouse.
ChaMenge Day wi!! be
Saturday, Apri! 26th and
challenges maybe entered on
this date from 9 am. untii 3
p.m. at the poHing piece, the
Swain County Courthouse.
The present Board of
Aidermen and the present
Mayor, Mrs. EBen P. Hyams,
have announced their
candidacy and according to our
information are the oniy
candidates to file thusfar. The
present Board of Aidermen are
Cecii F. Piott, Gien Coniey,
Feiix W. Potts and Taimage
Jones.
!s This Another Dodge
EDITOR'S NOTE
The following statement was made recently by
Arthur Whiteside, public affairs director for
television station WLOS in Asheville, in his evening
news broadcast. We appreciate Mr. Whiteside's
concern in a Swain County problem, and we think
his summation of the facts in regard to the
agreement between officials of Swain County, the
Department of Interior, the state of North Carolina
and officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority
reasonably accurate. However, the proposition that
the agreement is no longer binding because a new
person occupies the office of Secretary of the
Interior we find utterly ridiculous (See editorial
page 2).
IS THERE AN ENFORCEABLE CONTRACT?
THURSDAY, MARCH 27,1969
The battle over the transmountam rood in the
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is flaring
again. In 1943, TV A needing land for the
impoundment which became Fontana Lake, made
An ^gfeement the DepaftMaRof the Interior,
the State of North Carolina, and Swain County.
The document called for the construction of a
north shorn road between Bryson City and
Fontana Village. The road was to be given in
exchange for the transfer of 44,000 acres of land
to the national park.
The government has never fulfilled its part of
the contract, but has offered to construct a road
on an alternate route that would stay away from
most of the mountainous park property. But Swain
County residents, having been denied the north
shore route, now want a transmountain road to
Tennessee. It is around this proposal that the battle
rages.
This may be heresy, but we believe it's time
someone raised the question as to whether an
enforceable contract does exist. The contract was
made by elected and appointed officials who are
no longer in office. Can ofSceholders make
commitments for those who will serve in the
future? If so, this would severely limit and restrict
the legislative and policy-making powers of future
generations of officeholders. They would simply be
carrying out decisions which others had made for
them. This principle seems relevant to the
transmountain road battle. Are present officials to
be held accountable for decisions made by their
predecessors? Especially since, over the last quarter
of a century, there has been a radical change in our
views about natural resources, national parks and
road building. So we question whether the
existence of a contract is really pertinent to the
present debate. From an objective, rather than an
ethical standpoint, we doubt that it is. We now
have, we believe, a whole new ball of wax.
Young Democrat
C!ub Endorse:
Bond Proposa!
The Young Democrat Club
of Swain County went on
record during their reguiar
tnonthty meeting iast Saturday
night as being unanimously in
favor of the ropoaed county
bond referendum for the
purpose of suppiying the
industrial park with sewage
disposal lines and an adequate
water suppiy.
Bob Goforth, regional
representative for state
commerce and industry, spoke
to the group and explained the
importance of industrial
deveiopment and how
development of an industrial
site would better Swain
County's chances of attracting
new industry. Goforth praised
the citizens of the county for
their "forsightedness in gaining
control of this proposed site"
and "reserving it for future
industrial use. "
A spokesman for the Young
Democrat Club told the
TIMES, "We, the Young
Democrats of Swain County,
feel that it is every ones desire to
see their county grow and
more jobs made available. We
also feel that if this referedum
is passed and Swain County's
industrial park is furnished
with adequate facilities, we
would have a better chance to
get new industry. Therefore,
creating new jobs and keeping
our young people at home in .
Swain County. So, we, the
Young Democrats of Swain
County, would like to go on
record as unanimously
supporting the bdnd
referendum proposed by the
County Commissioners."
One Accident
!n Connt]
Dnfing Week
Highway Patroi officers
investigated on!y one accident
hat week in Swain County,
according to officiai reports.
Saturday, March 29th,
Officer Z. V. Hawes
investigated a two car accident
about three miies west of
Cherokee on Goose Creek
Road.
A 1962 Chevroiet, driven by
Lois Lambert, was traveiiing
south on the Goose Creek Road
when she hit a 1965 Chevroiet,
beionging to Sam Brady, head
on.
According to officer Hawes,
the Brady auto received about
$350 damage to the ieft front
white the Lambert auto
sustained about $200 damage,
aiso to the ieft front.
According to the officer,
Brady's car was parked when
the Lambert car, being driven
on the wrong side of the road,
hit the Brady auto head-on.
Fundraising Behind Scheduie
For Servicemens Memoria!
The Servicemen's Memoria!
Fund Raising Committee met
again Saturday night, March
29th at Sneed's Restaurant.
Mr. Ronaid Lane, President,
stated that bids are being taken
on a statue and piaque, but,
the fund was stii! way behind
in its goal of $2000.
The foiiowing is a iist of
persons to date who have made
donations to the fund:
Internationa) Woodworkers
of America, Loca) 5-343,
$50.00, P6ggy Lane Edson
$5.00, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Lane
$5.00, Gary Edwards $1.00, R.
M. Woodard $5.00, LiMie Bates
PoweH $10.00, C. D. CMne
$10.00, Mabe) Edwards
Jenkins $3.00, and Mrs. Ethe!
Cooper Friar and son Lewis B.
Cooper, Jr. $3.00.
Buddy Southards $2.00,
Mrs. Matty Totherow $4.00,
Carrot) Ctoer $5.00, Mr. and
Mrs. Ctaude Meyers $5.00 Lyie
Edwards $5.00, Virginia
Tipton $5.00, Edward Jenkins
$5.00 James j?uck, Sr. $10.00,
Carrot) Wright of Caroiina
Buiiding Suppiy $50.00, Sadie
F. Cashatt $10.00, The
workers of Ashe Thomas
Motor Co. $10.00, Ashe
Thomas Generai Store $10.00,
and L. A. Turner $5.00.
Haroid's Supermarket $5.00,
Enstey's Supermarket $5.00,
M. A. Tiiisdaie $10.00, Betty
Tuck $15.00, Dave Jones
$2.00, V. T. Huskey $1.00,
Johnny Becker $1.00, Doiores
Breediove $2.00, Gene Shuier
$2.00, Buddy BurreM $2.00,
Jack Jenkins $2.00, Car!
Thomas $2.00, C. C. Coiiins
$2.00, Rob Camby $2.00,
Feiix Hyatt $1.00, Frank
Jenkins $5.00, P. R. Bradiey
$1.00, Luther Wiggins $3.00,
Lioyd Baines $2.00, Chades
Mason $1.00, Zeb Brendie
$2.00, James Mart $2.00, and
Joe Green $2.00.
R. E. Cofey $3.00, Happy
Bear Grocery $5.00, Mary
Winchester $5.00, Midtown
Service Station $5.00, Lyndon
Monteith $2.00, Jim DeBord
$10.00, Smith's Grocery
$5.00, Liiiians Flower Shop
$5.00, Mary Aiice Greyer
$5.00, Cbm Lee Ciampitt
$2.00, Hazei B. Jacks $2.00,
Jack Weich $1.00, Harry Seay
$5.00, Linda Fowier $.25,
Cindy Tayior 35c, Mrs. Robert
PhiMips $2.00, Geraidine Weich
$.52, Noah Reed $.25, Mrs. D.
H. Gibby $.50, J. D. Wetmore
$.50.
R. D. Sutton $1.00, Dents
Cafe $5.00, Jim Trawick
$1.00, Rite Way Cleaners
$5.00, Western Auto Store
$10.00, Swain Hotei $5,00,
Horace DeHart $5.00, Cooiey's
Drug Store $5.00, Ropers Gift
See FundraisMtg on Pa^e 3