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The Smoky Mountain Times
Votume 86 Number 50 - Bryson City, North Carotina — September 4,1969
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Mr. Hooper out at the
driver's iicense division of the
State Highway Patro! in Bryson
City informs us that the
driver's iicense office wiii be
ciosed next Monday and
Tuesday, September 8 and 9.
Mr. Hooper wiii be in Chape!
^Hti! going to a patro! schoo!
next week.
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The Bryson City Lions C!ub
wiM host the !oca! Lions and
their famiiies at a chicken
bar-b-cue tonight (Thursday) at
7:00 at the Deep Creek
Campground Shed. This is an
annua! event for the Lions and
a!! members of the !oca! dub
are urged to be present.
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An important meeting of
Comer H. Martin Barracks
Veterans of Wor!d War !, Inc.,
wi!! be he!d on September 6 at
2:00 p.m. in the Swain County
Court House.
E!ection of officers wi!! be
}he!d for the ensuing year. AM
members are urged to be
present.
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* "I can teU you what's wrong
with the country, if you want
to know. And it won't take me
more than a few !ines to do it.
PracticaHy everybody wants a
job that pays a great dea! more
than the average man or
woman is worth, and it has got
to be a job that has somebody
e!se around to do the work,
and that somebody has got to
take the b!ame when things are
fou!ed up because the first
somebody didn't do what he
was hired to get done. "
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The State Highway Patro!
reported three accidents in the
county this past week white
making two arrest far drunk
driving, five speeding
violations, and three other
hazardous moving viotation.
Four non-hazardous moving
viotations were reported. In a!!
the patro! made 10 contacts
whMe patroMing 2698 mi!es in
the county.
Around
Town
Jai! Report
Sheriff Vincent Gasaway
announced today that the jaii
has been crowded aimost
continuosiy for the past
month. Even though the
statistics do not show that
iarge an increase in number,
the inmates housed during the
month stayed for ionger
periods of time than usuai.
Severs! pubiic drunk offenders
have served 5-14 days white
bond jumpers faiiing to show
for Superior Court were
ordered heid without bond and
other offenders have found it
hard to make iarge bonds set
for them.
Pubiic Drunkeness was the
major offense again during the
month of August with 57
cases. These 57 cases represent
more than one-haif of the 102
arrests made during the month.
Drunk driving cases were on
the increase this month with
13 cases being made as
compared to nine for the
month of Juiy. Twenty-seven
inmates were arrested on
various warrants whiie two
were arrested for driving after
their iicenses were revoked,
one for assauit, one for
frauduient checks, and one
juveniie was arrested.
The Cherokee Poiice
Department accounted for 45
arrests whiie the Sheriffs
Department arrested 29, the
city poiice department added
15 more and the State
Highway Patroi iocked up 12.
The state probation officer
accounted for one whiie eight
inmates were heid over from
Juiy.
Six Fhgt
Faii operating hours for Six
Fiags Over Georgia were
announced this week by Angus
G. Wynne Jr., chairman of the
board of Great Southwest
Corporation. Daiiy operations
came to an end, Labor, Day,
Spptgarbeir 1. AfPr that dd*t;
Six Flags wiii be open oniy on
weekends, through November
30.
During September, the park
wiii be open on Saturdays and
Sundays, 10 a m. to 8 p.m. In
October and November, Six
Fiay wiii dose at 6 p.m.
Shelves are filled and ready for the grand opening Thursday of the new Thrif-Tee Discount Store in Bryson City.
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Road Engineer Ki!!ed in Actidisnt
A junior engineer on the
Federal Training Program
assigned to the Federal
Project 9A3, a tunnei being
dug 1600 feet through a
mountain in the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park on
what is known as the new cut
road in Swain County, was
killed Tuesday afternoon about
4:10 when a iarge rock feB
from the ceiling of the tunnel
and crushed his body. ^
The man, Richard M.
Thompson, age 26, of
Greenville, S.C., a graduate of
Duke University, and the son
of Coi. and Mrs. Miles H.
Thompson, was killed instantly
when a one and one-half cubic
yard boulder weighing an
estimated 1,000 pounds fed on
him as he was surveying a spot
in the tunnei for construction
crews to set steei.
According to authorities,
Thompson and an engineer
technician, Wiiiiam D. Franklin
were working on the project
when Franklin stepped back
about 60 feet from Thompson
to give a line of sight survey. A
five man crew of Cowin and
Co. Constru- lion Co recovered
the body shortly after the
accident.
According to witnesses, the
boulder broke into three pieces
as it hit the floor of the tunnel,
making rescue operations
somewhat easier; however,
Thompson was killed instantly
BBf J A
THE USSOME LOVEUES who contested among
themselves for the Apple Queen crown, munch their
favorite (it had better be!) fruit at the Elks Club
swimming pool prior to the contest. They are (L.
R ): front row, Pamela Chastain, Margaret
Holbrook, Margaret Saylor, Lee Ann Knowles,
Mary Jane Morgan, Judy Garren and Barbara Jean
Wilkie. Back row, Margaret Kathryn Stallings,
Nancy Ellen McFadden, the winner, Deborah Ann
Falls, the runner-up, Faren Sanders, Eugenia
Enloe, Mary Alice Beasly and Lori Olsen.- Times
News photo.
iFiotFUhn first in
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N. C. Appie Queen iF*ctc) 6}(:!y!ir
Miss Faren Sanders,
candidate for the N.C Appie
Festival Queen, was chosen as
1st runnerup by judges iast
Thursday night. Chosen as
queen was Miss Debbie Fails of
Lincolnton, N.C. There were
four members in Miss Faiis'
court; Miss Sanders, Miss
LeeAnn Knowies of Reidsviiie,
N. C., Miss Margaret Staiiings
of Shelby, N.C., and Miss
Nancy McFadden of Asheboro,
N.C.
Fifteen giris from ail over
North Carolina competed in
bathing suits and gowns for the
crown. Two visiting queens
attended the ceremonies, the
Rhododendren Queen, Miss
Mary Duncan, and the
Biuberry Queen, Miss Bonita
George.
The director of the pageant,
Mr. Ray Cantreii, presented
each of the giris with a bushei
basket of gifts which inciuded
a hairdryer and a wigiet.
Miss Sanders, as first
runnerup, wHi take over the
duties of the queen shouid she
be unabie to fuifii! her roii.
Many events were attended by
the queen and her court. On
Friday night, they were present
for the Hendersonviiie
Brevard footbaii game. The
Coronation Bah was heid at the
VFW in Hendersonviiie on
Saturday night. Sunday, the
giris were visitors to Lake Lure.
Their beauty was shown
Monday in a parade in Canton
and aiso the King Appie Parade
in Hendersonviiie. The giris
were guest for many iuncheons
and dinners.
Miss Sanders was a guest in
the homes of Mts. Ruth Jones
and Mr. and Mrs. Reuet Davis
white staying in
Hendersonviiie. "It's
unbeiievabie how dose the giris
became to each other and I'm
sure their friendships wiii iast a
!ong time even though they
were together for a few days,"
Miss Sanders stated.
Miss Sanders wouid iike to
thank the peopie in Bryson
City and Cherokee for their
support and good wishes and
especiaity the Bryson City
Jaycees for sponsoring her.
when the bouider ML
The body was brought two
miles out of the construction
area to the hard surface road
where it was picked up by
Moody's ambulance and
transferred the remaining seven
miles to Bryson City. A park
ranger and Bureau of Roads
engineer were dose by at the
time of the accident and
radioed Brysdn City for
ambulance assistence.
Thompson is survived by his
parents, Coi. and Mrs. Miies
Thompson and a brother. The
brother's name was not
avaiiaMe at press time
Wednesday.
The funerai was tenativeiy
scheduied for 3:30 this
afternoon in the St. James
Episcopal Church in GreenvBle.
Madne Funeral Home is in
charge the arrangements.
!t !$ tttega! to Move Even
One Hog Without A Permit
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Movement of hogs is
prohibited except by permit.
Only hogs going directly to the
slaughter house can be moved
without a permit.
Dr. L. M. Becton, State
Veterinarian, visited Swain
County last week and
expiained the procedures for
obtaining a permit.
Any movement of a hog or
a pig to another farm requires a
permit. To get that permit,
farmers shouid go to the
County Agent's office, iocated
in Room 223, 2nd Boor,
Federal Building, for an
application. The application
isfilled out and then taken to
Mr. Jim Gribble, Vocational
Agriculture teacher. He win
make an on the farm
inspection of the hogs to be
moved. If he finds the hogs in
good health, he win issue a
permit for the movement to
another farm or to a sates
market. The farmer must then
have the hogs to be moved
vaccinated by a veterinarian
within five days of movement,
or, not iater than 24 hours
after arrivai at the farm of the
purchaser. This procedure is
necessary to heip in the
eradication of hog choiera.
it is iiiegai to move even one
hog without a permit. Faiiure
to obtain a permit couid resuit
in prosecution as weil as
disqualifying the hard for
indemity payment shouid hog
choiera occur.
The procedure is application
from County Agent, R. L.
Lyday, permit from Vo. Ga.
teacher, Jim Gribble, and
vaccination within five days
before movement or 24 hours
after arrival at destination by a
veterinarian.
' Unto These Hitts' Ctosed
Twentieth Season Sunday
"Unto These Hills", the
outdoor drama of the
Cherokee Indians, closed its
twentieth season on Sunday,
August 31 in the Mountainside
Theatre in Cherokee, N. C.
Caroi White, Genera! Manager
of the Cherokee Historical
Association which has
produced the drama since
1950, revealed that the 1969
season was one of the most
successfu! in he iong history of
the production. Attendance
totaled 134,705 persons,
representing an increase of
9.80 percent over the 1968
season. For the first time in
several years, no performances
were lost due to rain.
In its twenty summer
seasons, "Unto These Hills'
has played 1,191 performances
to a total audience of
2,531,673. In this period, only
twenty-seven performances
have been cancels! because of
rain.
A new policy, begun this
season, offered the public a
reduced admission price for
chiidren. White said that a total
of 21,898 children's admissions
were recorded during the
season.
A companion attraction
sponsored by the Cherokee
Historical Association is the
Oconaluftee Indian Village.
Attendance at the Village this
summer totals 119,603 persons
as of this date. Since its
opening in 1952, well over one
million people have gone
through the Viiiage, according
to White.
Audiences come to the
Mountainside Theatre from
every state in the country, but
North Caroiina continues to
iead in attendance.
North Caroiina's two other
outdoor dramas have also
completed their seasons. "The
Lost Coiony" in Manteo
piayed to 58,400 persons, and
"Horn in the West" in Boone
was seen by 31,222 persons.
White said that the 1970
summer season of "Unto These
Hills " would begin on June
23rd and run through
September 2nd.
Thrif-Tee Discount to
Open Store in Bryson
Charles W. Gidney,
president of Thrif-Tee
Discount, Inc. with
administrative offices in Ciyde,
N.C., announces the opening of
a Thrift Tee Discount Store in
Bryson City this week. The
grand opening, scheduled to
start Thursday morning at
8:30, marks the opening of
Store No. 26 in the Thrif-Tee
Discount chain that includes
stores in North Carotins, South
Caroiina, and Georgia.
According to Mr. Gidney,
the store in Bryson City wiii
carry a complete iine of health
and beauty aids, men and
women's toiletries, household
good, records and stereo tapes,
as well as school supplies and
small appliances.
John E. Rogers, a former
resident of Swain and Jackson
Counties has bear named by
Thrif-Tee to manage the
Bryson City store. Mr. Rogers
is married to Evelyn Davis
Rogers of Whittier and Drey
have one son Tommy, age 15,
who is a sophomore at Swain
High this year.
Mr. Rogers was bom in
Swain County, moved &
Jackson County when he was
11 and lived there until he
completed high school. He
joined the Navy at the age of
18 and served a five year tour
of duty.
After completing his tour of
duty with the Navy he moved
to Virginia where he was
employed for twelve years
prior to accepting a position
with the Thrif Tee Discount
Stores. He has managed stores
in Taccoa, Georgia and Forest
City, North Carolina. Mr.
Rogers plans to make his home
on Route 1, Whittier, just
across the Jackson County line.
According to Thrif Tee
management personnel, the
store will open its doors for
business Thursday at 8:30 a m.
and will be open 8:30 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 a m.
to 9:00 p.m. Friday and 8:30
a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday,
Starting Monday morning the
store wHl observe regular store
hours &om 8:30 a.m. to 5:30
p.m. Monday through
Saturday.
The Bryson City merchants
and the Smoky Mountain
Times would like to take this
opportunity to welcome Mr.
Rogers back to Swain County
and to extend a cordial
welcome to Thrif-Tee
Discount, Inc,
We would also like to invite
the Bryson City patrons to go
by during Thrif Tee's grand
opening and take advantage of
the many doiiar's savings that
are avaiiabie on the Thrif-Tee
sheives. For a pre-iook at some
of the many discount savings
you wil! fine on their sheives,
see page 4 and 5 of today's
Times.
John Rogers
Additionai Caution Required By
Motorist Approaching Schooi Bus
North Caroiina motorists
were advised today that state
law requiring drivers to
exercise extreme caution in the
presence pf achooi buses was;
strengthened by the 1969
General Assembly to require
additional caution during the
school year now beginning.
According to Joe Sherriii,
driver education representative
for Swain County, the primary
change in the law wiii require
motorists to stop at the first
visual indication that a school
bus is in the process of
stopping to discharge or receive
passengers. In the past, the law
had specified that vehicles
approaching or following a
school bus must stop when the
bus is "stopped" and in the
process of receiving or
discharging passengers.
The new alteration in the
law expands the regulation to
require that motorists stop "at
any time while such bus is
displaying its mechanical stop
signal."
"The new regulation,"
Sherrill said, "is being
interpreted to mean that even
though the school bus may be
in motion, either stopping or
starting, it cannot be passed in
either direction as long as the
mechanical stop signal is
dispiayed." He added that
school bus drivers are being
instructed to use the
mechanical signal with
descretion and only when
definitely stopping to receive
or discharge passengers.
The taw also applies to
privatety-owned buses
transporting children to and
from schoot, churvh, or
Sunday schooi. It does not
apply to vehicles on four lane
streets and highways "that has
separated into two roadways
by intervening space or a
physical barrier."
Three Accidents in
County During Week
The state Highway Patrol
investigated three accidents in
Swain County during the past
week. None of the accidents
resuited in any serious injury
and very iittie property damage
was reported.
Wednesday afternoon at
approximately 1X15, W.L.
McDonaid investigated a two
car accident H4 miies east of
Bryson City.
Waiter Neison Seay, 45, of
Bryson City, was traveiiing east
on U S. 19 when a 1969 Ford
driven by Grady Andrew
Parris, 63, of Bryson City
apparently puiied &om a side
road into his lane of traffic.
Seay's automobiie was
damaged to an extent of $200
white the Parris car received an
estimated $75 damage.
Sunday morning at 9:00
two cars were invoived in an
accident one mile north of
Bryson City on rural paved
Road 1333.
According to officers,
Tommy Lee Reece, 26, of
Bryson was traveiiing south in
a 1964 Ford when he met a
1964 Chevrolet driven by Ann
McMahan Jones, 28, of Bryson
City travelling on his side of
the road as he started into a
curve, Mrs. Jones was slightly
shaken up in the accident and
was taken to Swain County
Hospital emergency room for
treatment. An estimated $400
was done to each automobile.
Later Sunday afternoon,
Sgt. J.L. Wilson was called out
to investigate still another
accident involving two Bryson
City residents. According to
Sgt. Wilson, the accident
occurred about 12:15 p.m. one
mile east of Bryson City on
U.S. 19.
Clifford Ball, 30, of Bryson
City was travelling east on U S.
19 in a 1960 Comet. According
to officers, Donna Cooper, 24,
of Bryson City, pulled out of
rural paved 1168 onto U.S. 19
striking* the Ball car in the
right side. About $10 damage
was done to the Cooper car
while the Ball cv sustained
$75 damage.
Zeb Phillips near side and First Sgt.
J. L. Wilson are shown above
investigating a single car accident about
one nile east of Topton Tuesday
morning. According to officers, William
Cohen of Chicago, Illinois, was headed
east on U. S. 19 when he lost control of
his 1965 Chevrolet and ran off the right
shoulder of the highway in a left hand
curve. He pulled the car back across
U S. 19 and off the left shoulder and
overturned.