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Scout a.,0k? Cowity's B... Buy* ' and claH Counlt Progress Volume76 - Number 26 Murphy, North Carolina January 20, 1966 14 Pages This Week ?/wi'm^wkh'cmum Director Named To Four-Square Program Tom C. Day, president of Four-Square Community Act ion, Inc., announced today that Bob Goforth has accepted the position of Executive Director of Four-Square, the official and-poverty agency for Cherokee, Clay, Graham.and Swain Counties. Mr. Goforth's prima ryef fort will be directed toward implementing a $104,048.00 EOA grant and in developing new proposals for additional program grants. The initial EOA grant, which became effective when signed by the Governor or North Carolina, December 31 will enable Four-Square to employ a staff of thirteen and conduct a pro motion project in horticulture through Cherokee County Agricultural Extension Office and a comprehensive program in physical and mental fitness in a four-county area. To be employed immedia tely are a secretary-book keeper, $350-$425 per month; a horticulture specialist, $8,500. per year; a director of the physical fitness com ponent, $8,000. per year.and also five assistant directors, $300-$400 per month. Also to be employed will be four non professional community or ganizers at $300. per month. Specialized training will be provided for all staff mem bers. Principal offices of the cor poration are to be located in Andrews with staff members assigned to each of the four co unties. Mr. Goforth resumed his duties of Director of Four square, Monday, January 17. A native of Rutherfordton,N. C? Mr. Goforth, 33, attended Rutherfordton City Schools and is a 1954 graduate of the University of North Carolina with a B, S. in Business Ad ministration. He is married to the for mer Jo Baldwin of Atlanta and they have one child, 8 year-old. Dawn. Goforth's family will move to Andrews in the near future. For a number of years af ter graduating, Mr. Goforth was a pharmaceutical repre sentative in Mobile, Alabama. Later he was employed as an economic development spec ialist in Cherokee working with the Cherokee Indians. For the past year he has been in an electrical contract ing business in Atlanta. Being active in civic and community affairs, Mr. Go forth has served as president of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce, president of Western North Carolina Local Club Honored During Jaycee Week President Cabell Ramsey of the North Carolina Jay cees has announced that Jan uary 16-22, 1966 is "Jaycee Week" and has asked com munities in North Carolina to cooperate in the observance. He said that the purpose of the week is to focus attent ion on young men and the work they are doing and to empha size that the state Jaycees have done an outstanding job in the fields of youth activi ties, community development, public affairs, Americanism, and community health and saf ety. During Jaycee Week obser vance, each Jaycee chapter will be recognizing the "Young Man of 1965" in their res pective community. The United States Jaycees will be recognizing America's Ten Outstanding Young Men of 1965 in St. Paul, Minnesota, with national Jaycee President Jim Slddmore making the present ation. The Murphy Jaycees will honor their "Young Man of 1965" at the club's annual in stallation of officers banquet to be held in April. The Week celebrates the founding of the Jaycees in 1915, when Henry Giessenbier saw a need for a young men's civic organization andorgani zed the first chapter, accord ing to President Ramsey. The movement spread so fast that in 1920 the U. S, J aycees were formed with 24 cities repres ented. The name of the nat ional organization was chan ged from U. S. Junior Cham ber of Commerce to U. S. Javcees last June. Built on the solid founda tion of creating for leader ship training through comm unity betterment projects,the Jaycees today, over 259,000 strong, are active in 5,700 communities in the United States. National headquarters is in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The North Carolina Jaycees are 10,000 strong in 222 chap ters. The State headquart ers is located in High Point, North Carolina. President Cabell Ramsey resides in Kin ston. North Carolina. The 31-member Murphy Jaycee Club is being honored this week with a full page ad in The Cherokee Scout, spon sored by ten local merchants. 2 Injured In Auto Crash ANDREWS- Two Cherokee County men were seriously injured in a one-car auto mobile accident, occuring on the J unaluska Road, 11/2 miles east of Andrews, Tuesday afternoon about 2:45 p.m. Injured in the accident were Giles Griggs of Marble and Willard Earwood of Andrews. Investigating officers,State Highway Patrolman E.N.Hoo per and Andrews City Police man Jim Conley stated that the driver of the car, Giles Griggs, driving a 1955 Chev rolet, ran off the road on the left hand side and crashed head on into a tree. Both men were rushed to the Andrews Memorial Hos pital by the Andrews Rescue Squad ambulance and later transferred to a hospital in Asheville. Earwood was reported as suffering from numerous: lacerations of the face and Griggs appeared to have a dislocated or broken hip. According to the officers, the car was a total loss. Republican Women The Cherokee County Re publican Woman's Club will meet at 7:00 p.m. tonight (Thursday) at the Cherokee County Courthouse. Everyone is invited to at tend. Bob Goforth New Director Associated Communities, a member of the Board of Ad visors of the J ackson County Education Center, and a mem ber of the North Carolina Highway Development Coun cil. Bonds Again Offered As Refund Option Walter P. Johnson, state Director of the Savings Bonds Program, today reminded tax payers that the Treasury De partment will once again offer them the opportunity of taking income tax refunds in United States Savings Bonds. The savings option, intro duced in 1963, in addition to the two standard options of taking tax refunds in cash or applying them to next year's tax. "When a taxpayer elects to take his refund in Series E Bonds," Mr. Johnson said, "his money goes to work im mediately on two jobs. It be gins to build his financial se curity. At the same time, it contributes to our country's economic strength. Those who elect the U. S. Savings Bond option join millions of Ameri cans who are Investing in their country's future in this way. "When you check the Sav ings Bond line on your 1965 tax form," Mr. Johnson con tinued, "you automatically as sure yourself of two advant ages: You provide yourself with an easy method of hold ing on to your tax refund dol lars and a sure way of mak ing it grow one-third larger at maturity. When your mark is made, the rest is auto matic. For example, if you're entitled to a refund of $42, you'll get a $50 face-value Series E Bond (cost $37.50), plus a check for $4.50. "This 25th Anniversary year of the E Bond is a good time for more taxpayers to get in on this opportunity," Mr. Johnson said. "Choosing Bonds is the surest way I know of to make your tax re fund really mean something to you." Murphy Moving Forward In Workable Program Planning To meet the necessary re quirements for the promotion of health, safety and general welfare of the Town of Mur phy, the town board has adop ted a workable program under the direction of and In com pliance with Federal recom mendations. This program consists of the setting up of a Planning Board, Citizens Advisory Committee, a Codes and Ordinances Technical Re view Committee, andtheMur phy Housing Authority. In carrying out this program, the Town has, for the past four years contracted with N. C. Department of Conser vation and Development and the Western North Carolina Regional Planning Commis sion for professional assist ance. Also a building inspect or was employed to aid in the enforcement of codes. Since entering into the Workable Program In 1962, which was mandatory to the Town of Murphy receiving Federal Grant monies on the Murphy Housing Project, the Water and Sewer projects, and the Planning grants, many sur veys and renorts have been compiled through the dedi cated work of local commit tees and the expert assist ance of community planners, Robert Barbour and Charles Cunningham, As a result of these surveys of existing street and housing conditions, base maps were drawn de signating present land use and housing conditions. From this and more surveys, future land use maps were drawn and minimum Housing Codes re quirements were studied and adopted by the Town board, A building code. Plumbing Code, Housing Code and Fire Code have all been adopted as a result of these surveys and studies. After considerable studies by the Murphy Planning Board and the Citizens Advisory Committee, assisted by a pro fessional planning assistant, the Planning Board approved and recommended the adopt ion of a Land Use Plan, Ma jor Thoroughfare Plan, and Subdivision Regulations, all of which have been adopted by the Town Board. Asa result of these studies of housing conditions the town was divided into sections and the building inspector has al ready completed housing conditions inspections in sev eral of these areas. Upon his .recommendations many of the houses not meeting the Housing Code requirements have been brought within the requirements of this ordi nance and many of those found in a dilapidated condition have been torn away through the voluntary co-operation of the owners. To meet additional require ments of the Workable Pro gram and to retain Murphy's certification status, in May of 1965, the Planning Board then proceeded with a study of a Zoning Ordinance which the Community Planner has pro posed for Murphy. For the purpose of promot ing Health, Safety, Morals and General Welfare, and by authority granted by the Gen eral Assembly of the State of North Carolina, General Stat utes 160-172 to 160-1812, the Town of Murphy is authori zed to enact into law an Ord inance regulating the location, height of buildings, the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces, the density and distribution of population, the uses of buildings and struct ures, and the uses, conditions of use, or occupancy of land, creating districts for said purposes and establishing the boundaries thereof, proviaing for the method of adminis tration, and amendment, for a board of adjustments, and for imposition of penalities for violation. For the past nine months the Murphy Planning Board has studied a zoning ordin ance for the Town of Murphy. The zoning ordinance is scheduled for presentation to the Town Board at their regu lar meeting in February. Prior to the Town Board's adoption of the ordinances, an open meeting will be held with the public to discuss all or any part of the zoning ordinance. Firs! Army Recruiter In Area In Two Years Staff Sergeant Joe Provence is the first full timeArmy Re cruiter to be assigned duty in the six Western North Caro lina Counties of Macon, Jack son, Swain, Grahma, Chero kee and Clay, in the past two years. Sgt. Provence resum ed his duties J anuary 1. His schedule in the six coun ties each week is as follows: Monday and Friday, Franklin Courthouse: Tuesday morn ing, Clay County Courthouse: Tuesday afternoon. Murphy Courthouse: Wednesday mor ning, Robbinsville Court house; Wednesday afternoon, Bryson City Federal Build ing: Thursday afternoon, Sy lva Post Office. A Korean veteran,Sgt. Pro vence has been in service for fifteen years, serving in Okin awa, Germany and Puerto Rico He is a native of Paintsville, Kentucky and comes to North Carolina from an assignment with the Engi neer Corps at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. Sgt. Provence, 34, is mar ried to the formerPhy.lis Lo Master of Paintsville, Kent ucky and they have two child ren, Debra, 11, and Jocelyn, S/SGT Joe Provence New Recruiter 10. His family will join him the first of February and the> will reside in Frank lin, where his primary office is located. Bryson Eaters Judgeship Race T. u. dryson, jr., ror mally announced his candidacy for Judge of theSuperior Court by filing notice with the State Board of Elections last Mon day, January 10. The position he seeks is Resident Super ior Court Judge of the Thir tieth Judicial District com prising the counties of Hay wood, Jackson, Macon, Clay Cherokee, Graham and Swain. He is the son of the late Judge T, D. Bryson and Amy Black. He was born in Bry son City, the town named for his Grandfather, Col. T. D. Bryson, a Civil War veteran, and has lived there his entire life except a period of five Cherokee County Loner In County Reapportionment In the special session of the General Assembly held last week in Raleigh, one of the bills Introduced that might possibly be of interest to Cherokee Countians was House Bill Number 8 and in troduced by Rep. Britt of Ro beson County. Rep. Brltt's bill was as follows: "Relating to reapportion ment of Boards of County Commissioners (Authorizes Board of Commissioners of any county now nominating or electing commissioners from districts, or requiring mem bers of board to reside in districts, upon a finding of fact that district populations are substantially unequal to either (a) redistrict and re apportion the county or (b) provide for nomination and election of commissioners at large. Directs that revised districts be as nearly equal in population as practicable, taking into account contiguity and compactness of territory, and provides that district lines should follow township lines and city limits where practi cable. Provides that unex pired terms of Incumbent commissioners shall not be effected by redistrictlng, and directs board to designate which terms are to be filled under new districting system if board is elected for stag gered terms. Provides re districting resolution to be effective upon adoption, but not to take effect within 60 days before primary and 60 days after general election. Directs filing of copies of resolution with Register of Deeds, Secretary of State,and County Board of Elections.) To the committee of the whole. The above bill was Intro duced shortly after 12:00 o'clock noon on Tuesday Jan uary U. On Wednesday, January 12, House BUI Number 8 was In troduced to the Senate with the following report: County Commissioners reapportion ment, as amended in house, January 12. Received from house; sent to committee of the whole, then back to the House with the following report: County Commission ers reapportionment. Report ed favorably. Floor amend ment adopted to exempt Cher okee County from act. Passed second and third readings. On Thursday back to the Senate with the following re port. County Commissioners reapportionment, as amended in House J anuary 12. Report ed favorably. Passed second and third ladings. In the past, Cherokee County was one of the forty-nine coun ties out of 100 in North Caro lina who elected commission ers by districts. Since Chero kee County was exempted from this act, Cherokee County has the distinction of being the only county in the State of North Carolina who has not made provisions to abide by a rul ing as handed down by the Supreme Court, and accord ingly would seem to be un constitutional since the dis tricts do not have equal num ber of population based on the I960 Federal Census. On the basis of this infor mation it seems now that the only solution left to correct this situation Is a suit and let the courts either reapportion or provide for the Cotnty Commissioners to be elected coimty wide. years in hrankun, Macon co. Mr. Bryson received his ed ucation in the public schools of Swain County and the Univer sity of North Carolina. He be gan the practice of law in the office of his Uncle, the late S. W. Black in 1925, and con tinued until 1926 when his fa ther, J udge T. D. Bryson, re signed from the Superior Court Judgeship to reenter private practice. In 1927, Judge Bryson joined the legal faculty of newly formed Duke University. Bryson has held various off ices, Mayor of Bryson City, Representative ofSwainCoun ty, President of the District Bar A ssociation, and member of the Council, and is now United States Commissioner for the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. He also is legal advisor for the Town of Bry son City. Mr. Bryson was app ointed by Governor Gregg Cherry as DistrictSolicltor in 1948, and elected to this office three subsequent terms. He has also enjoyed a wide civil practice In both United States District Court and all the courts of the State of North Carolina. Mr. Bryson is a member of the Baptist Church and for many years taught men's and women's Bible classes. He is widely known as an amateur geologist* has an intensive in terest in Indian History, area development, and worked tire lessly in promoting the pro jection of a road across the Smoky Mountains so that all the people can see the grand eur of the National Park for which purpose it was ded icated. Mr. Bryson is married to Carolyn Forbell of Rockvtlle Centre, New York; they have two daughters, two sons, and eight grandchildren. Berets Celebrate First Anniversary The Berets, a local combo, will celebrate their first anni versary Saturday night, Janu ary 22, by having a dance at the Old Rock Gym In Murphy. There will be a dance con test and a prise will be given for the best iheased couple. A spokesman for the combo stated thst everyone is invit ed and Issued a special invit ation ?> the Murphy J aycees. Business and Professional Women's Clidi, and to all the Murphy High School students. A&nlssion id the dance will be $1.30 cotgile, or $1.00, Visibility Is Key lo Safe Winter Driving STATE COLLEGE, PA. - The "bone-tired motoristwho fails to keep his wlndshiled clear of road-muck, sleet and snow is headed for a bone breaking winter weather crackup. This warning was sounded today by Professor A.E.Ney hart. Director Emeritus, Ins titute of Public Safety, The Pennsylvania State Univer sity. Professor Neyhart, who is nationally recognized as the "father of driver education." told motorists they must be able to see and be seen if they are to survive during hazardous winter driving con dtions. Andrews, Murphy Airport Potential Cited At Meet ANDREWS- An encouraging and optimistic view of the pot ential of the Andrews-Murphy Airport was presented to county civic leaders by state and federal airport officials at a luncheon meeting held in Andrews on January 12 by the Airport Advisory Committee of the Andrews Development Corporation. Richard Bell of Charlotte, representing the Federal A viation A gency, asserted that Andrews-Murphy is the only operating airport in south western North Carolina capa ble of being developed into a general utility category .capa ble of handling the largestex ecutive-type aircraft as well as medium air-carrier types. He was supported by state ments of Robert Flourney of Raleigh, aviation specialist with the N. C, Department of Conservation and Develop ment. In upgrading the plans of the development group. Bell pointed out that far-sighted ness, projected into the next 15-25 years, would mean dev eloping the present 5000-feet strip to its capacity, plus ac quiring additional length and airspace while they are still available. Lt. Col. Flourney, a re tired Air Force officer, was only recently employed by the State Board of Conservation and Development to assist lo cal communities in building airport facilities. NorthCar olina, he said, has belatedly recognized the increasing role that air transportation is play ing in industrial expansion, but now plans an aggressive pro motion. Also in attendance at the meeting were Mayor Percy B, Ferebee, Edgar A. Wood, Jr? airport operator,JohnGiil and Mack Ray of Murphy, and Dr. W. A. Hoover and W, T. Moore, Cherokee County Commissioners. Mrs. G.W. Cover Named To Democratic Post snow and road-muck off head lights. tail lights and direc tional signals," the safety sp ecialist said. "It is a good rule to keep one window open just a little. If your car is tightly closed, this shuts out noises you should hear, such as horns of vehicles and whi stles on trains, and also in creases the threat of carbon monoxide, which Induces dr owsiness and may even kill the car's occupants. RALEIGH - State Democ ratic Party Chairman,J.Mel ville Broughton, Jr., today announced that Mrs. G. W. Cover of Andrews, N, C, has been appointed Secretary to the Platform and Resolution Committee selected January 7, 1966, at the State Democ ratic Executive Committee meeting. Broughton said, "Mrs. Cover was selected by the Ex ecutive Committee members of the Eleventh Congressional District to serve on this im portant committee, and I have designated her as Secretary because of her qualifications and because of our interest in the mountain area of the state being ably represented with respect to the Platform and Resolution activities." Broughton further stated that "the purpose of the committee is to organize and prepare the Party's proposed platform and consider all pro posed resolutions to be pre sented to the convention. In my opinion it is very impor tant that the good Democrats from the mountain area of our state have a strong voice in our platform, and we will continue to seek the advice and counsel of the fine Dem ocrats from that area of the state." Mrs. Cover is a native of Murphy, attended the Murphy public schools and Daven - port College graduating in music. She is the former member of the Daughter of American Revolution and Un ited Daughters of the Confed eracy. She has worked exten sively for the Democratic Party on the local, county, state and national level having been a delegate to the Demo cratic National Convention in 1924. She has served as a member of the Board of Tru stees of Western Carolina Co llege and was one of the first candidates for the North Carolina Legislature repre senting Cherokee County in the General Assembly of 1943 and 194S and again in 1959. She has been very active in church work as well as civic and political activities. 'In His Steps' ANDREWS- The film "In His Steps", will be shown at the FirstBaptistChurch,And rews on Wednesday evening, J anuary 26 at 7:00 p.m. Released just a little more than a year ago, this feature length film has become one of the most widely viewed of all religious films. It is based on the spiritual method of the book by the sar e name. The film wil. not be shown for entertainment, but for the purpose of inspiring those who see it to a rediscovery in our day of what it means to be a disciple of the Risen Lord. The public is invited to at tend. Dennis the Menace ?By flank Ketchum 4?SS& wee says. GOSH.H&, 'N TEDDY ARE TOO LITTLE TO ilVE BLOOD. BUT YOU'RE NOT/ WE NEED ALL TYPES PLACE MURPHY POWER BOARD DATE WEDNESDAY, JANUARY ?6 MISS JANUARY Mitt Clara Jana Farguton, daughtar af Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fargutan, Rt. 1, Murphy JANUARY S M T W T F S TTTT7T1 9 10 U 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 2S 26 27 28 29 30 31 (| . a o c * i ? ? We'll Repair Anything Electrical For prompt and efficient ro poir off anything electrical, com# to at. Wo carry o com plete stock off ports. Our prices oro right, ond all our work is guar on teed. ROGERS ELECTRIC SERVICE Your Zenith Dealer ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR N.irt Door to City Barior Shoo