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The Cherokee Scout j dnd ClaLj Countif Progress Volume 76 Number 24 Murphy North Carolmu January 6, 1966 '0 P"9<t5. This ?re> >'>?Tt7c*?ou!S? La Rue Cook Named Scout Studio Manager Davis Is New Patrolman La Rue Cook Studio Manager Ml ki HI - La Hut Cook has been named manager of the Scout Studio and Staff News 1 hotographer for the Cherokee Scout and Clay Counry 1 roeress bv Scout lublisher, Ja?-k Owens. Me will assume his duties, I an uarv 31. Window Breaker Gets 7 Months A Clay County vouth, ap pearing in Recorders Court, Monday, Januarv was sen tenced to serve seven months in jail and assigned to do work ur.der the supervision of the state prison 'department for breaking out plate glass win dows in ten business estab lishments m downtown Mur phy, December 11. Henry McDowell, 18, of Hay esville, was charged with mal ? icious damage to realty on ter different warrants. Me wut sentence! to serve six month* for the window breaking am thirrv .lays for resisting ar rest. School Bells To Ring For Adults Beginning Monday, la.nuar 10, school bells will ring i Cherokee, Clay and C.rahai for adult education classe: Holland McSwain, Director < the Tri-County Industri. School, announced today. The general public scho' education courses for adult age eighteen and over, wi be offered in the follow ir communities in the thrt counties: CHBROKER COl'VY Hiwassee DamSi hool,Range School, Martins CreekSchoo Peachtree School, VVhi Church School, Murphy El? mentary School, To mot Community Building, Marb School, Andrews School, a Cnaka Elementarv School. CLAY COCNTV - f School, Ogden School, Shoe ing Creek School, and Have ville School. CRAHAM COCNTN - Ro bins ville School, Steco School, and Mountain V" if School. All adults age eighteen a over who are interested studying English, includi reading and writing, histoi arithmetic, or science, shot notify the principal of ' school in the community which he lives. This sho be done during the first we in J anuary l%6. The proposed classes v meet two nights each we three hours each night for weeks. The number of adi enrolling will determine wh her or not these courses \ be offered in the differ communities. There is no cost for instruction or the text hoc Ho Baby Yet, Contest Still Running The first baby of 1966 o test thus far has not produ a winner. Several babies h been born in Cherokee Coi hospitals since the new v began, but the parents are residents of Cherokee Coi a" stipulated in the ml iA>rai merchants spon? ing the annual contest still waiting to shower s< Cherokee County couple presents. Participating rr chants and gdfts to beawai are: Jabaley's of Murphy, dozen Oiapers; Mauney L J- t ?r-1 Davis, who tiai 'Jft *. in i ku[ vt ut the uewspa{>ei 's sii.i-.llo a r i.t news photograph* tor the past Three and d halt vcdi "s has lake:i d j>*.?^?Ltii?: Willi the North ^' <a I 11 t d high Wdv 1 at rol. The new Mu.ilo gei is a native ot 1 aculet, S.t . His photograph> .areex began in J'4o4 *he:i he 'oiurd The stdlf "1 B s H StdliMN in Spartanburg, S. i j:ii-?. ediatelv after graduating frur* 1'dv ulet High Sv hool. He is married to the for mer Miss Sandra Clary of Gatluey, S. (.'. They have no children and are members of the l irst Methodist Church in Spartanburg. Mr. Davis assumed his dut ies with the N. C. Highway Patrol. Tuesday, January 4. He will serve as clerk m the Bryson City office tor the next three months and then attend Highway Patrol School at Chapel Hill, N. C. 1 rior to his duties as Scout Stalf Photographer, Mr. Davis attended. Andrews High School and was graduated srom Mur phy High School in ldn2. He is the son ol Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence M. Davis of Marble and is married to the former Miss Joyce Hembree of Mur phy. During his career at B t. B Studios, Mr. Cook attended photography schools in South Carolina, studying Portrait Photography, Lighting Tech niques, and Press 1 hoto ?raph\. Nil . I'Ae.'is said, ''1 d Kue 1 ' >'? 'f, is j line yuuJi/ "nar. aii.'i j fc t*c i. i: i te re s I I n phu tu k> r a \' h v . v I I he dit- if ~'.t 'it- lb -lee:: i ed a professional hv hiLeol .eji'jeb jf B S H Muiilo9. V\e are verv furlunate tu have 1.11:1 > :i uur staff." Harrv white, Manager ut B 5? B Sta-lius staled that 1 a Kue is knowr throughout the state of South 1 arulir:a lor his sports at: J news photography. Mr. t'ook is the son of Mr. and Mrs. hn t ook of I aeo let, h. C . Fred Dovi s New Patrolman Winter Has Been Mild But Snow Is Bound To Come f i v: lack Owens Winter has been mi!.! in these parts this year au the davs are already getting ]n-^--Tf?r KijT the sr.ow is be cm f to come and some mighty cold, cold mornings along with it. Here are some statistics nn snowfall lor as vn i ga/e g] iTi 1 \ at the tal.ine snow and brood about galoshes, snow shovels, and aching hacks, remember that it co.dd Iv worse. Much worse. I "r instance, h-a> k in Nil, "ft inches of snow fell at Silver Lake, Colo in just 24 hours. A nd at Tahoe, Calif., 308 inches of snow came down between Janjarv 12 and 15, 19ft2. The record snowfall for a calendar month occurred at Tamarack, Calif., which pot WO inches during January, ]9]|, according to World Book KncyclopeJia. In the same year a record depth of snow accumulated at Tamarack, where 4^4 inches covered the ground. The all-time 1 ,s. record tor snowfall m one season was >e! trorri July, 1^\ to J~ne, td^h, when 1,000.3 inches snow tell at the ?,S00-r~>">r level rf Mount Ramier, A ish. Be t*la- you don't live there. All these fijures are re mirds, and therefore unusual. Hut individual snowfalls-: h;i inches arc- not un usual at all. In the hills southeast ot Lake line and Lakev>ntario, the av - erase winter snowfall isrr.ore than 1^0 inches. Brie, i a., or the southeast shore of Luke Lne, was buried h\ a d~ inch snowfall on Thanksjivmy I Jay, HVi. Be clad von don't live there, either. But no matter where you live, there are few spots no the I nked States which never yet snow. l or instance, snow felt as far south as Lakeland, Ha., near St. 1 etersburr, in Ianuarv, 1938. So, like it or not, snow is zoiny to he with us for awhile, and m quantity, l eople who like snow include small child - ren, skiers, and the people who make eaJoshes and sr.ow shovels. Thoughtful Car Thiet Leaves One, Takes One fiv: Red Schuv ler Ren Warner, local resident, came out on the short end of a car deal last Thursdav AM. Sometime during the early morning hours, a person or persons, left a 19SA Chevrolet parked approximately 100 feet from the Warner residence in Hast Murphy and helped him self to a WoS Red Convertible Mustang belonging to the W ar ners. The I9SS Chevrolet hearing a Tennessee licence tag was recovered by Officers 1 ete Stalcup and Willard Bates. A telephone call was made to Tennessee Officials and after tracing down the tag numbers, it was discovered that the car was stolen in Cleveland, T enn. The fact that it was ar. out of State car constituted a Fed eral offence and local officers contacted the F.RJ. Officer Stalcup and FJ3J. agentCibbs of Brvson Cirv processed the car lor fingerprints to aid in establishing ownership of the car. After completing the in vestigation, the officers made contact with Cleveland, Tenr., officers and learned that Store, a hottie warmer; Can dler's, two pair of Hand Made Booties; Collins Crain l>e parrment Store, a diaper cet Fambro's, a Diaper Rag; am Lena's, a choice of a Sweater Set of Babv Blanket. The rules also stip:date. that all applications mast f* received b\ the Scout by norm 1 ridav January ?th. In th< event that no birth is recor ded by then, the contest wtl continue until some babv b horn in a Cherokee Count" Hospital and its parents-re side in Cherokee Counrv. car belonged to Sam Clements, 12~3 Church St. and that the car was stolen from him. All information was forwarded to l-.BJ. agents all over the Cnited States. 1 atrolman Don Heavis of the N. C. Highway patrol notified the Tennessee and N. C. I atrol offices giv ing them a discretion of the car stolen in Murphy. The tamer's 1965 M us tans was located Tuesday, iij Atlanta. The following infor ?nation was released to the Scout by Murphy City Police man Fete Stalcup: The thief after leaving Mur phv stole a Georgia tag t'ron a trailer and attached it t the Warner car, placed the N. C. tag in the rear seat Georgia officials noticed th trailer tag on a passenger ca and stripped it. After makin an investigation, noticed th N. C. tag in the hack seat and also found the Warne registration card in the glov compartment. The narneofth thief is heing withe Id by Ce orgia officers since he i only seventeen vears old. Th youth has not been charge with theft pending further ir vestigation hut all evidenc indicates that he is th culprit. When officers Pete Stale, and F.BJ. Agent Cibhs re covered the stolen 1955 Che* rolet, some of the items four were a C?. I. Black Tie ur scarf and a shoulder parr indicating that the thief w; a member of the Armed hoi ces. 11 the fingerprints 11fre from the Chevrolet match t! seventeen year old youth' then in all probability he wj he charged with the theft the two cars and transports them into two states whh will he a Federal charge a! he tried in Federal Cour Fire Strikes Twice, House Destroyed 1-1ft* i'.ist out si It- the vit> Iriiits oi Murphs Von U\ afternoon complete! > lest rove-.} the home ar.'.l i. outer ??! Mr. at: i Mrs. I loy.l Kamsev. I ' t- M.ir-ptu ?:? Iunteer iirt- lepartrnent answereJ the .all a*i-i alf!n.?st ha J Lhe tire out ynlv to jwe out ot vvate: <. arrie 1 the trurk. B\ .isirn? the e?:ire l a : :>t hose on o; e truk pins many "eet ot hose on the se.ovl tr.K k, the Bremen Sir-Jiii* "ot 1 !eet o! 'rot:: the nearest h\ Irani. Uaririt this ti : e, the Bre a^aii: . au/ht uv hat vsas soon extinguished. Asheviiie Social Security Office To Open Saturdays The A sheville Su<. idi curitv District Office wall f** open to the putilu every Sat urday morning luring the first three 'Months of 190' , Douglas Batlei. Social Set uritv 1 ield Representative m this .irea announced today. The speculator day morn - ir;j otfice hours have been arr ange 1 to meet the needs of the many people who have fie en un able to see the lo?.al Social Sev untv representative on the lav he is m this area, perhaps necajse of inability to get off the job, or to get transporta tion, during a weekday. Fhe Asheviiie hours, Mon day thru 1 ridav, are from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The new Saturday hours will be from 0:00 a i" m 1*00 n m.r from Saturday, January H, ihruSat urday, March Jh. i eople who may be eligible tor benefits tor I9b5 - and this mav ire lade those who have not vet retired, as well a9 retired. or semi - retired people - should contact the local Social Security repres entative when he visits this area in January to insure that no 19bs henefits are lost. Those who are bo years of age or over and have not sig ned up for Medicare should do so immediately. Even if such a person has never worked at all. or is still employed full time, a claim lor Medicare can and should be filed now, since to delay filing until the March deadline could ...ean that some applications may not be taken in time beca:J9? of the expected very heavy workload ir March. Butler states tha the Ash eviiie office will :->c fully staffed on Saturdays as well as on week days in order to provide fuil service cr> the public. He urges everyone ^ take fuil advantage of the spe cial hours now and thus not fie subject to a possible long wait for assistance during the expected March rush of app licants. He stresses, how - ever, the fact that there will he no reduction in the service provided ir this area for those who find ft possible to meet the local representative on hi s days here. Federal Grant Creates Jobs \ $104,04 v feJer.il grant announce J Dec. 2 2 to expand the VKar on Coverts, in four Western North Carolina counties is alread\ creatine new iob opportunities. The grant *as awarded to hour-Square Community Ac tion, Inc., a nonprofit organ ization which w, i 1 ] coordinate anti - poverty proerans in Clay, Cherokee, C.raham and Swain Counties. Charles \A. Edwards, Jr. announces today that applic ations are now heing taken to fill Id positions in the hour Square program in the 4 county area. \ nsitions and salaries are as follows: hrogram Director, $9.30 month; Secretary-Book keeper, S3"*d to $4 2^ month 4 Communirv Organizers, $8,S00 year; I>irector for hh ysical and Mental Fitness Project, $300 to $400 month and a Horticulture Specialist S8.A00 year. Applications can he made a the Employment Sei utity Co mmission Office. Davis Joins Alcoa Cherokee Co. Native Promoted By Nantahala James R. Suit John H Da vi s l; RANK LIN John H. Davis of Franklin, Assistant Chief Engineer for Nantahala 1 n^er and Light Company since 19S8, has accepted a position as an engineer in the power division of the Alumi num Company of America's Warrick Operations near Lvansville, Indiana. Nantahala Vice I resident William T.Walker announced this week that James R. Suit, an electrical engineer with Nantahala since 19SS, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Davis as the power com pa n\'s Assistant Chief Engineer. Mr. Walker also announced that kenyon E. Hvdeof Frank lin, who has previous experi ence with the company, has heen re-employed as Survey Chief of Party. A11 three per - sor.nel changes were effective January 1, Mr. Walker said. A native of Andrews and a graduate of Andrews High School, Mr. Davis was fir** employed by Nantahala in J une of I9SO following his grad uation from N. C. State Cni versity with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering de gree. He had served with the S. Army in 194h and 194b, and was recalled to dutv in the Korean War, in April of |9S[. He returned to work for Nantahala in March of 19S2 following his discharge from the Arm\ as a 1st Lieutenant. IXiring his resilience in hrankJin, Mr. Davis was a mem her of the Lions Club, a ('ub Scout Master, a Lav Read er, and Vestryman of St. A gnes Episcopal Church, and a mem ber of The Executive Council of the Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina. He was a member and served on the Board of Directors of the WNC Subsection of the Instit ute of Electrical and Elect ronics Engineers. Mrs. Davis, the former MissDoro th\ /ieeler of Nutlev. N.I. and their three children. Glen 13, Ellen, 11, and Mark, ", will join Mr. Davis at their new home in Newhurgh, Ind. later Mr. Suit Is a native of Cher >kee Counts an J a graduate ol vli.rphv Hit'h School. He was ?mpluved as ar. electrician for in electrical contractor in A heeling, V\est Virginia from [93s to ;94I. In I'94L he join ? d the I . S. A i r F orce ar.d ser - l*ed as a flying officer, pilot ing a B-2: with. the 14th M* rorce in China until his dis charge in 194H. He entered Duke 1 niversity in 1949 and graduated in 193} with a B.S. decree in electrical engineer ing. Following his graduation he was employed by Tapoco, Inc. as 1 ower Division Resi dent Engineer. He kept this position with Tapoco for three years, and spent two years super1 is ?->e the electrical in stallation at Chilhowee Dam near Maryville, Tennessee before joining Nantahala in 19S8. He is married to the for mer Miss Celia Allen of Cher okee County, and the couple has two children, Curtis, 1~, and Debb\, 13. Mr. Suit is a member of Scout master of Franklin Troop 221, and a Ruling Elder of F rank lin Fresbvterian Church. Mr. Hyde, a native of Swain County, was first employed by Nantahala ir. 1929, and worked on various assignments inter - mittentlv as a member of the survey party until 1940. From 1940 to 1932 he served as Sur vey Chief of Tarty for Alcoa at Alcoa, Tennessee. From 1932 until F98-- he was engag ed in private survey work, and from 19^8 until 1938 he was employed by Tapoco, Inc. as Survey Chief of Tarty. Fol lowing his employment with Tapoco he returned to private survey work ir.til his re-em ployment bv Nantahala. He has lived in Franklin sino*> 1982 and is married to the for mer Miss Mary Alice Bum garner cf Jackson County. Buckner Named ' Man Of Year" Kverett O. Buckner, of A sh eville, has been named "Mar ot the A ear" for 19hS by the A shevilie Agency of The Pau Revere Lite Insurance Com pany and The Massachusett! I rorectivo Association, Inc Mr. Buckner has beenasso ciated with the two Worches ter, Mass. insurance compan ie9 since 19S8. Active in loca Masonic affairs, he is also member of the Life Cnder writers Association and Lb Trinm Fpiscopal Church. According to Albert H. Cu deer, Ceneral Agent of th Asheville Agency, Mr. Ruck ner was chosen for this bono on the basis of hisoutstandin overall sales and service per formance during the past 1 months. M r. Buckner was pre sented with a special citatic certificate at a meeting of th A sheville A genes . Inspection Stations Announced All vehicles licensed in tl State of North Carolina wj have to be inspected some time during l^h. A comple schedule of these inspectioi will be found along with yoi license renewal card. You a not obligated to have your r? cessary repairs made at a: Inspection Station. Your n pairs can he made at any ga age you prefer. The list of Inspection St? ions appointed thus far ai Burch Motors, TownsonAi Company, E. C. Moore Co pany, and Elliott's Oaraf Others may be appointed a later date. Leatherwood Announces judgeship Candidacy H B. i M >N [ 1 't K : r i . rji uf Br\ I. lis. Vuih '? Jfi '-2 '.a. 'it- a i. J : seer* the i hr r r all. * I r iiriar v (;>r .' it- of the- !>i stri. t the V'Th I udi id. Distr j i. Ht- sdi ! thai he is a king his d.? 111*.< j.M< t*? ? if 11 j". ihis time due i11 "it- fa. t that his trit'i S 'vt-i the District hdve beer: a.tiveiv urgt::c him m dr.no jr.. t- that hr is d c a'ulidate for i?r:r ut the Distru t | jdge - ships and is seeking tht- - l' id 11" "; dl. 1 r Jr. ! 1 .-0 . Mr, I .rathe rw-;o *. is j lur rnei L isldtur from bwain Count v. While serving 11 the House of Kepreseritatives he became well knowi tor his outstanding interest 1:1 West ern North ( arolina ar. 1 its people. He was > verv ait)ve member of the i ubiic ? till tie s t ornmittee and helped tr. re write and completely revise the [ ublic I till ties laws of North Carolina. He was also Chairman of the Institutions for the Blind Committee and received a citation lor his progressive active support on their behalf. Mr. I eat her wood is the so:. >t Mr. and Mrs. Kutiert Ceai herwood of Bryson Cit\. His grandparents were residents of Cherokee Count v before moving to Havwood t oj.otv m 1HS0. A tier graduating trnnSwdir. Countv High School, Mr. Leat herwood entered the mihtarv service. Asa member of the tamed S2ndAlrborne Division, he served as a Paratrooper in Italy and later participated in the invasion of B rar.ee. Atter being wounded in act ion in h ranee, he entered W ake f orest College, graduating in 1949, with a B?S. ir. Political Science. While doing his un der graduate study, he w-?s j member of the Veterans Club, Pre-Law Society, Young Democratic c lub and mem ber of Pi Kappa Alpha Soc lal h raternitv. Atter receiving his degree from Wake Borest College, he entered Wake Eorest School of Law. receiving his L.L.B. degree in Law in 1951. me was admitted to the Bar and has been actively engaged in the practice of Law ir. Swain Countv since 1952. Mr. Leatherwood is an act ive civic and political leader. He has served as 1 resident of the Swain County Chamber of Commerce and is now ser ving his 6th Term as Secre tary of the Swain CountyDem ocratic Executive Committee. He has also been President and Vice-President of the 30th Judicial District Bar and is a member of the Swain Countv and North Carolina State Bar. He is now County Attorney for Swam County. He is also a member of the Executive County Hospital, which is undertaking a campaign to ex ,C*!V?r>o]f 111, A KoIHes dl l-J? has !u['i::d].\ announced thai iof:.t;idI?ur: i:. the coming Mas Judgeship4; 'le^Jv create 1 tor Robert Leatherwood, III par.J its labilities. Mr. I catherwood is n:ar rie 1 to fie lorrner Mercedith shook. rhev have two child ren. Robert Leatherwood, IV, a:i.l NeJlv M auge Leatherwood. 12 Escape School Bus Accident A school Ins, carrying twelve huh school stuJer.ts. overturned on the Btackwell <.ap Road, lour and one half miles north of Murphy about S:30, Tuesdav morning. The driver alerted tne students that the bus was going to over turn and no one was miured. State Trooper E, N. Hoop er said the driver, David Ro berts, a student, stated that he took one hand, from the wheel to change gears and the right wheels of the bus drop ped onto the shoulder of the road. I nable to get the bus back on the road, Roberts brought the vehicle to a complete stop. The bus started to lean to the right and Roberts yelled to the students to hang on. The bus overturned down a IS toot embankment and landed on its top. No charges were filed against the driver at press time. Pastors To Meet The Western North Caro lina 1 astor's Conference will be held Monday, January 10, at 10:30 a.m. in the Tirst Bap tist Church, Wavnesville, N, C, Change Should Be Made By The People, Not By Federal Coercion Bv: Leslie Vann January 10th opens a special session of the North Carolina State Legisltaure to reapportion our districts. Apparently, opposition to the Supreme Court's decision has diminished and legislators are now predicting a swift reapportionment. All of us like to see eovn ment conducted fairly and it is the duty of state governments to see that all are represented. But the Supreme Court has overstepped its bounds in ruling that both houses must be apportioned on the basis of populat ion. The right of states to constitute and apportion their own legislatures is clearl\ granted in the Constitution and there is no implication that both houses must be based on population. The Supreme Court derived its decision from Article XIV, Secbon 1, which in the last sentence states, "No state shall make or enforce any lav. shich shall abridge the privileges of cibzens of the United States, nor deprive any person of life, limb, or property without the due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protect ion of the laws." This section is clearly referring to the 'due process of com mon law, not to the structural form of state government. The United States government has one house represenbng populat ion and one represenbng region. Csing the Supreme Court's interpretation of Article XIV, it may be said that any state, by being a member of the United States, deprives its cibzens of the equal protection of the laws. If the meaning of Article XIV is so broadly construed as to grant federal courts authority to dictate to the states a pre scribed manner for exercising powers specifically granted to them, all states' rights will become merely nominal dubes, not actual powers or rights at all. A study of the Constitu tion shows that states' rights are separate reserved powers that cannot he infringed. For instance, the 17th amendment savs that governors shall make temporary appointments to fill Senate vacancies: provided that the state's laws permit the governor to make such appointments. The framers made the intended magnitude of states' rights clear in Article IV, Secbon I. "Full faith and credit shall be given in each state to the public acts, records, and Judicial proceedings of every other state. And the Congress may by general laws prescribe the manner in which such acts, records, and proceedings shall be proved, and the effect thereof." Here it was necessary to specifically grant power of regulabon to Congress. Otherwise, by the law it would have been up to the states. The separate sovereignty of state governments is also shown in Article IV, Secbon 4. "Tl e United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government and shall protect them against Invasion; and upon applicabon of the legislature, or of the execubve (when the legislature cannot be convened) against domestic violence." The bi cameral system of government was adopted in both the state and federal govemements In order to make it feasihle for the less populous areas to participate In the same governing unit with areas having more people. The more populous areas still hold the majority in one house. Under this system there is very little regional jealousy. Any change should be made by the people in the stare, not by federal coercion.