The Smoky Mountain Times
Votume 87—Number 50 — Bryson City, North Carotina — Thursday, September 3, )970
Around
Town
Not onty has Swam County
tost peopie in the tast 10 years,
but accordtng to the County
Farm census we have tost in
the farm areas too! The
.number of farm acres increased
by 25 but harvest was down in
at) areas during 1969 as
compared with 1968. Even the
cow and pig poputation is
down.
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The Mites and Midgets witt
ptay their first game this
Saturday night starting at 6:30.
The Mites take the fietd first
and Midgets witt ptay at 8:00.
Admission is 50 cents for
Adutts and 25 cents for
students. Btairsvitte witt offer
the opposition Btairvitte is a
new team in the Youth League
and this shoutd be a reat good
game.
***
Cherokee comes to the
Devit's footbat! battteground
this week and with both teams
taking for revenge, this witt be
one to see. Defense is the word
and both teams have been
taking tough pitts.
***
The North Carotina State
Highway Patrot reported that
during the week of August 24
through the 30, they were on
the road for a totat of 161
hours, during which time two
accidents occurred. Ten
charges wer made; one for
driving under the influence,
one for driving on the wrong
side of the road, five pedestrian
viotations, and three other
tAzardous viotations.
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'ft/*-.--.,
Hew Socia!
Security Hours
Sociat Security
representative from the
Ashevitte District Office witt
increase hours of operation
beginning in October. The new
time wiit be from 10:00 a m.
to 3:30 p.m. in the Federal
Buiiding on the first and third
Tuesday of each month.
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Cherokee Rescue Squad Receives $300
Mrs. Moiii Biankenship
(ieft), voiunteer secretary for
the Cherokee Historiai
Associaion, Inc., presents
checks in the amount of $300
to representatives of the
Cherokee Rescue Squad.
Accepting the check (ieft to
right beside Mrs. Bienkenship)
are Newman Ameach, captain
of the Cherokee Squad; Mrs.
Bertha Saunooke, head of the
Women's Auxiiiary of the
Squad; and George Ameach,
Cherokee Hospitai empioyee
who is first iieutenant of the
Squad.
Mrs. ' Biankenship is a
charter member and trustee of
the Cherokee Historicai
Association and head of the
Reaity Division of the Bureau
of Indian Affairs Agency in
Cherokee. Mrs. Saunooke,
widow of the iate Chief 0.B,
Saunooke, is a Triba! Councii
Member.
The Cherokee Rescue Squad
and the Women's Auxiliary
offer voiunteer services to the
Reservation and assistance to
surrounding communities.
Of the totai, $150 was
donated by the Oconaiuftee
Doctors Nurses To Receive
Coronary Care Taiks Here
Physicians and nurses
throughout Western North
Caroiina may brush up on
Town Board Will
Meet On Tuesday
in view of the fact that the
reguiar scheduied meeting of
the Bryson City of Aidermen
to be heid on the first Monday
in September and that this date
is a iegai hoiiday (Labor Day)
the meeting wiii be heid on the
foiiowing date, September 8,
1970 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town
Office.
coronary care September 17
and 18 at Nantahata Viiiage,
Bryson City, when an
educationa) program wii) be
presented by the "Coronary
Care in Appaiachia" project of
the North Caroiina Regiona)
Medicai Program,
Speakers wii! be: Robert H.
Peter, M.D., Assistant Professor
of Medicine, Duke University;
Barbara Bain, R.N.,
coordinator for North Caroiina
Heart Association - North
Caroiina Regionai Medicai
Program projects; John
Edmonds, M.D., Associate
Professor of Medicine,
*
'S
Christ Lives
For You
ATTEND THE SPECtAL SERVICES
EVERY NtGHT TH)S WEEK
FRANKLIN GROVE BAPTIST CH
URCH,WILL BE IN REVIVAL.
Starting Sept,6,continuing
each evening through out tl
week at 7:30 P.M.
Rev. Buford Woodard will
be bringing the message at
each service. There will be
special singing.
A Hearty Welcome Await*
you, Bring A Friend and
Came,You Will be Glad.
Bowman Gray; and Mrs. Ann
Montgomery, R.N., Staff
Nurse, Coronary Care Unit,
Moses Cone Memoriai Hospitai,
Greensboro.
On Thursday, September
17, Mrs. Montgomery wiii
address the nurses on "Genera!
Care of the Patient with a
Myocardia) Infarction" from 8
to 9:15 a m., and on "Care of
the Myocardia! Infarction
Patient with Compilations"
from 3 to 4:45 p.m.
On the same day Dr. Peter
wi!! speak to physicians on
"Cardiac Pacemakers" from 10
to 11:15 am., and on
"Management of the Patient
with Myocardia! Infarction
Inctuding Pump Faiture" from
1 to 2:45 p.m.
Friday, Miss Bain wi!! speak
to nurses from 8 to 9:45 a m.
on "Care and Handhng of
pacemakers; Assisting with
Pacemaker insertion," and
from 3 to 4:45 p.m. on
"Nursing Care of the Patient
with a Cardiac Pacemaker."
Dr. Edmonds wi!! address
the group Friday morning and
afternoon on "EKG
Interpretation and Treatment
of Cardiac Arrhythmias" from
10 to 11:15 a m., and 1 to
2:45 p.m.
There is no charge for the
program.
Although the sessions are
specified for nurses or
physicians, they may be
attended by members of either
group.
Reservations shoutd be
made with Robert N. Headtey,
M.D., Bowman Gray Schoo! of
Medicine.
Indian Vi!iage and $150 from
"Unto These Hi!!s"
Caro! Wh!te, Genera!
Manager of the Historica!
Association, noted the persons
invoived in the Cherokee
Squad a!! offer their, time and
ski!!s voiuntariiy to !oca!
residents and many visitors.
Mrs Biankenship noted the
outstanding job done by the
Squad and praised the
Auxiliary for their work in
upport of the Squad and
fund-raising projects for
equipment;
Centennia! Meeting Set
Mayor Ellen P. Hyams and Mr. Odell Shuler,
Chairman of the County Commissioners announced
today that there will be a meeting of leaders of local
organizations at the Community Building in Bryson City
at 8 p.m., Tuesday, September 8.
Swain County was formed andBryson City laid out as
County Seat in 1871. This means that next year we have
an opportunity to have a Centennial Celebration. The
purpose of Tuesday night's meeting is to discuss what is
involved in planning such a community-wide project.
Presidnts of any organizations who may not have
received their invitations are most welcome to attend.
ST! Wi!! Care For Chitdren
White Mother Learns
Mothers of pre-schooi
children who wish to upgrade
their own education wii! find a
rare opportunity this fai! at
Southwestern Technicai
institute, according to Don
irwin, occupationai education
director.
STI has compieted pians for
accepting chiidren aged 3 to 6
years in its center for the Child
Care Worker program white
Lions C!ub
To Ho!d Picnic
Thursday evening at 7:00
p.m., Bryson City Lions Ciub
wii! entertain Lions Ciubs from
severa! towns in our area with a
chicken barbecue at Deep
Creek Campground.
District 31 A, Governor
Wiiiiam M. and Lioness
Staudenmaier of
Hendersonviiie wii! attend the
picnic.
Lions and Lionesses from
Andrews, Fontana, Cherokee,
Hayesviiie, Murphy, (Ranger
Hiawassee Dam) and
Robbinsvitie wiii attend.
To the many friends of the
Bryson City Lions Ciub who
heiped to make our Radio Day
a big success we thank you. To
the merchants who gave so
generousiy for advertising on
this day, we couid not have
done it without your heip,
many thanks.
mothers attend regular classes.
The mothers may choose from
a wide variety of business and
secretarial courses, English, and
other related subjects. The
school will make every effort
to adapt schedules to those
who wish to follow a
curriculum toward graduation,
or the mothers may enroll as
special students.
The Learning Laboratory is
open daily for any who might
ish to study for a high school
equivalency certificate.
The child care center will be
open from 8 a m. to noon, and
the mothers may plan theirown
class schedules accordingly.
Irwin pointed out that the
children will be under careful
supervision by trained
personnel, and that a high
quality of care and social
experience will be provided for
them.
Miss Lana Burchfield of
Robbinsvillyhas been named to
head the Child Care Worker
program. She is a graduate of
Western Carolina University
with emphasis in special
education, and has taught in
the Robbinsville public
schools. She will be assisted by
a staff well trained in the care
and education of children.
Those mothers interested in
enrolling themselves and their
children at Southwestern
should write to Student
Personnel at Box 95, Sylva; or
telephone 586-4091.
Citizens Upset When
Mother And Baby Jaiied
By George Owens
Citizens of Bryson City and
Swain County have been up in
arms as a resuit of partiai or
misieading information
concerning a custody traii heid
here, Monday, in Civii Court
with the Honorabie Robert
Leatherwood m presiding.
The case first came to the
newspaper's attention when
the TIMES received a tetter to
the editor coaddressed " To
the good peopie of Swain
County." As usuai when we
receive a ietter voicing
controversy on one item or
another, we attempt to
investigate so that we might
give our readers the facts. (The
Editor)
Judge Robert Leatherwood
IH went to the courtroom
Monday morning with the
intention of presiding over a
norma! session of Civi! Court
action, ft turned out that the
session was not oniy far from
norma! but that cires of
"Crucify the Judge and the
Sheriff's Department" went up
after the day's trial.
It ai! started in a custody
ase where Ray Jones, the
plaintiff, was seeking custody
of his oneyear old child from
his wife, Betty Green Jones,
the defendant.
Mr. Jones was represented
in court by the firm of
Monteith, Coward and Coward
of Sylva and presented several
witnesses alleging misconduct
on the part of the wife, Betty
Jones.
Mrs. Jones, who had been
separated from her husband
since July and who had been
keeping the chiid in her
brother's home, was in court
but was not represented by an
attorney.
Notification of the custody
hearing had been served on
Mrs. Jones on August 11,
sufficient time to ascertain the
assistance of a legal attorney if
she desired.
Mrs. Jones was questioned
by the judge as to whether or
not she had an attorney and
was also asked if she wanted an
attorney, according to
witnesses in the courtroom.
Since the state is not subject to
making attorney appointments
in civil matters, the case was
tried without Mrs. Jones having
an attorney.
After iistening to testimony
and crossexamination from
both sides, and thoroughiy
studying the welfare report of
Swain County and from the
state of Ohio, where the
Joneses had previousiy made
their home, Judge
Leatherwood made his decision
in favor of the father.
However, the mother
refused to abide by the court
ruiing and would not reiinguish
the custody of the baby. At
this point, Judge Leatherwood
sentenced the young iady to 10
days in the Swain County jaii
for contempt of court.
Stiii refusing to release the
baby, mother and child were
led to a clean, third flow, jail
cell, where they were locked in
a spacious jail cell with several
bunks and at least two, thick,
new mattresses.
Upon returning to the
courtroom, Judge
Leatherwood ordered the
officers to let Mrs. Jones "cool
off' until 3 p.m. at which time
he would have the baby turned
over to its father.
Men
Arrested
Three Swain County men
have been apprehended in
Wanda, Ga. and police there
along with FBI agents are
investigating their possible
connection with an automobile
that was stolen from Cain's
Used Car Lot here in Bryson
City Monday night.
The three men, Donnie
Jones, Johnnie Lambert, and
Joe Lee Barnes, were
apprehended Tuesday
afternoon shortly after three
men jumped from a *65 Ford
nd ran when police officers
stopped the vehicle. The car
was stolen from Cain's Auto on
Monday night.
No charges have been made
at this time, however, Georgia
authorities and the FBI are still
investigating.
WEA7HER
Wednesday, August 26 -- Partiy cioudy and miid. Low 63
degrees. High 89 degrees.
Thursday, August 27 -- Fair. Low 63 degrees. High 83
degrees.
Friday, August 28 - Ciear. Low 65 degrees. High 89
degrees.
Saturday, August 29 - Partiy cioudy. Low 66 degrees. High
91 degrees.
Sunday, August 30 - Ciear to Partiy cioudy. Low 69
degrees. High 93 degrees.
Monday, August 31 - Fair. Low 68 degrees. High 9!
degrees.
Tuesday, September 1 -- Partiy cioudy. Low 64 degrees.
High 84 degrees.
At 3 p.m. the mother stitt
refused to retease the baby. At
the order of the judge two
mate officers and one femate
potice officer went to the jai!
cett and took the chitd from
the young woman. The baby
was then turned over to its
father to whom the judge had
awarded custody
As to attocations concerning
roaches, bed bugs, and rats, we
can find no physicat proof to
support these facts and Mrs.
Jones herseif said, "! have not
seen any bugs or rats, since I've
beenhere, but i think there
might be some."
Who shouid get custody of
the chiid and whether or not
mother and chiid shouid have
been iocked up, we wiii ieave
to the judgment of the judge
and iaw enforcement officers.
We simpiy offer this articie as
TRUE FACTS.
Four Square Approves
$29,000 NYC Program
Approvai of a $29,000 grant
from the Department of Labor
for the operation of
Neighborhood Youth Corps
was announced at the reguiar
meeting of the Board of
Directors of Four Square at the
Andrews Community Center,
August 31.
The grant wiii provide paid
work training experience for
74 students from tow income
famiiies in Cherokee, Ciay,
Graham and Swain Counties.
The enroiiees wii! work nine
hours a week at $1.45 an hour.
Two new Board members
were approved. Mr. Sam Beck
of Ciay County and Mr. Albert
Thomas of Swain County wiii
represent the iow-income
communities in their counties
In further action, the Board
approved a salary ciassification
pian for its empioyees.
It was also announced that
five New Career practical nurse
trainees graduated from
Southwestern Technical
institute August 21. Eleven
policemen and one attendance
deveioper in the New Careers
training program received
certificates from Tri-County
Technical Institute at its
graduation exercises August
27.
The Board aiso received a
report on the status of program
pianning and the organization
of a Policy Advisory
Committee composed of
participants in the Emergency
Food and Medical Service
program of Four Square.
Mr. Charies S. Parker. Board
President, presided.
Dr. Binktey Guest At Luncheon
Realizing the great need for
additionai doctors in Swain
County, an aii out effort is
being put forth by the Swain
County Chamber of
Commerce, the iocai Doctor's
Association, and several
individuai citizens. A iuncheon
meeting was heid in Sneed's
Repeating Creek
Job Corps workmen are pictured
above as Supervisor Henry Suliivan
points out the width and depth of a
ditch being dug to relocate a stream
running through the new Industrial
Park. Job Corps is doing the heavy
machinery work on the new Park at no
charge to tM county. According to a
Job Corpj spokesman, the county
needs the work done and the Job Corps
men need the experience on the heavy
equipment.
private dining room iast
Thursday as a resuit of some of
these efforts.
Dr. Victor Binkiey of
Honoiuiu, Hawaii, was the
guest of honor for this
Chamber of Commerce
sponsored iuncheon and was
interviewed by severai iocai
businessmen. Dr. Binkiey was
here as guest of Co). H.HJi.
Ctark and came here to iook at
Swain County as a future home
at the request of Coi. Ciark.
Whiie taiking with Dr.
Binkiey, we found that he is
married and has three chiidren,
aged 5Mi, 4'A, and 2. He
graduated from Medicai Schooi
in 1965 and served as Captain
in the U S. Army stationed in
Texas and Vietnam. He has
two years of residency in
Honoiuiu and prefers generai
practice aiong with some
surgery.
Whiie staying in Bryson
City, he stayed with Dr. and
Mrs. W.E. Mitcheii and he
spent severai hours at the
Swain County Hospitai
inciuding observing and
assisting in at ieast two
operations.
Dr. Binkiey was bom in
. Iiiinois, educated in Ohio, and
has three months post-graduate
work to do before he wiii be
ready to settie permanentiy.
Binkiey was weicomed by
Chairman of the Swain County
Commissioners on behaif of
the County Government and
by Jack Weich, Town Cierk, on
behaif of the Town of Bryson
City.
Odei! Wiison, cashier for
Northwestern Bank, and Dr.
Keiiy Bennett, owner and
pharmacist of Bennett's Drug
Store weicomed Dr. Binkiey on
behaif of the merchants.
Attorney Stedman Hines
was aiso present at the
Luncheon on behaif of
theprofessionai men of Bryson
City. Coi. Ciark served as host.
Dr. Binkiey had one or two
more stops whiie on the East
Coast before returning to
Honoiuiu. He toid the group
that he was vary impressed
with Swan County and
exceptionaiiy warm weicome
he received.
He made no decision on his
future pians as to whether or
not he wouid iocate here, but
he did commend Swain County
on their fine hospitai and
pointed out that this was one
of the main points, doctors
iook for now before settiing
anywhere.