Cherokee County's Best Buy and Cldij Countij Progress Volume 76 Number 50 Murphy, North Carolina July 7, 1966 10 Pages This Week AT MURPHY nORTh CAROlINA Matheson Resigns; Mrs. Adams Named Tax Collector Mrs. Clara Mae Adams has been appointed Count) Acc ountant and Tax Collector by the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners. She succeeds Carlyle P. Matheson whose resignation the comm issioners accepted as ol June 30. Matheson told the Scout hts resignation was "due in part to a minor heart condition" he suffers from a nd the lengthy illness of his wife. While he felt for some time that he needed a rest, he pointed out that he stayed on the job until the new county budget was ready and much of the work on the airport bond issue had been completed. He said it had been a pri velege to work with the county commissioners and that the public had been very coo perative during his term of service. Matheson is "undecided" at thi ~ time on his planned race for county commissioner. He is one of the republican nom inees for the office in the An drews district. He said if his health permits, he may actively seek the office. The commissioners held a public hearing on theuropo sed bond issue for Clara Mae Adams improvements at me Cher okee County Airport on Tue sday. No one appeared to make any objections to 'he bond issue and the hearing vtm closed. The State Highway Depart ment was requested by the commissioners loiinprovel.l mile of road 1540 111 Murphy township and four miles com prising parts of roads 1373 and 1555 in Murphy Township. The commissioners v aed l~ place on die nap .8 mile of road known as the Taylor Cemetery Road in Notla I ownship. Hearings On Cherokee, Clay Highways Set The Slate Highway Comm ission will hold public hear ings on the proposed routes of Appalachian Development Highways in Murphy and Hay esville July 21. The hearing ai the Cher okee County courthouse will begin at 10 a.m. It will con cert. the location of the highway from a point one mile west of Murphy to Topton. Present plans include a by pass to the south of Murphy. From the east end of the by pass, the new highway would generally follow the route of U.S. 19-129 to Topton. Ahearing was held earlier Stalcup Fires For High Score Murphy Chief of Police Blaine Stalcup made the hi ghest score recorded during the two days he attended the firearms school at Cherokee, June 21 and 22. Stalcup scored 89.6 out of a possible 100 points. The three-day school was sponsored by the National Park Service and theCherokee Indians Police Department. It was conducted under the supervision of Joseph L. Zim merman, special agent with the FBI in Charlotte. About 60 police officers from six western North Carolina counties, members i of the Cherokee Indians Police ' Deparment and rangers with the National Park service rec icved instruction in the firing of the 38 caliber pistol. The school was held at the new firing range at the Ran ger's station. The targets used were out lines of the human body. Points were awarded on the basis of what such a shot would have done to a human. Charts in dicated which shots woulc likely kill a person and whicf would be disabling. on the proposed location of the new highway from the Tenne ssee line to the point just west of Murphy. Amap is posted in the court house showing the app roximate location of the pro posed highway. At 2 p.m. July 21, a hearing will be held at die Clay County courthouse on the location of the highway from the Georgia line in Clay County to near Mt. Hope Church west of Fr anklin in Macon County. The road would generally follow N.C. 6y from the stateline to a point south of Hayesville and then follow U.S. 64 to SR 1146 in Macon County. A map of ths project's proposed location is posted in the Clay and Macon County Courthouses. Highway Commissioner Curtis Russ told the Scout that all interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard at these hearings and that unless there is opposition contracts will be let shortly thereafter to start the cons truction. Russ said when contracts for these roads are let, work will be able to begin on all proposed Appalachia highways in south western North Car olina except for the stretch through tne Nantahala Gorge. SHC Approves Work At Hanging Dog Work to be done in Cherokee County was included in con tracts approved by the State Highway Commission in Ral eigh last week. The Commission approved a $9,200 contract for two-tenths of a mile of grading, draining, paving and erosion control on Hanging Dog Creek Road. Funds for this will come from last year's road bond issue. Surfacing work totaling $6,000 was also approved for Cherokee County. MURPHY CHIEF OF POLICE BUlne Stiletg) dlsplivs the target he fired it during the Firearms School it Cherokee. Stalcup fired for a tcore of 89.6 out of a possible 100 with ? 38 ciliber pistol. Lost Anything? Several items have been turned over to the Scout dial were lost dur ing the 3rd Annual Mur phy J ay cee Water Festi val. I he items turned m are: a ladies raincoat, a scart, a tablecloth, a man's western type jacket and a set of Gen eral Motors keys. LI they're jour:i,coue and get *em. idwin Barlow Cut ieverly In Fall Edwin Barlow of And :ws is recuperating at his >me from severe cuts suff ?ed when he fell in a shower id was cut by a glass door iturday night. Barlow slipped in theshow fell against the door and ack into the shower with the aor falling on top of him. is parents, Mr. and Mrs. rady Barlow, pulled him ?om the shower and took mi to Andrews District Mem rial Hospital for treatment. Between 100 and 150 stit hes were required to close ie wounds on his left should r, back and left hip. Sixty titches were needed in the eft hip alone. Barlow is a summer emp oyee of Radio Station WKRK. ie is a rising junior at Pf efer College where he is najoring in music. ^oom Left For Few More Boys To Go To Camp Ney-A-Ti The Cherokee Scout and Slay County Progress still las room for a few mere boy? to attend Camp Ney-A -Ti for two weeks beginning J u]y 1". Any boy inClay or Cherokee County between the ages of 12 and 15 is eligible to go to this camp near Guntersville, Ala. The Scout-Progress makes it possible for 15 boys to attend Camp Ney-A-Ti free of charge each year. If you would like to go, you should contact the Scout-Progress office as soon as possible. Andrews Pool To Be Ready Monday The opening of the Andrews swimming pool has been delayed due to the bad weather last week. Butch Sursavage, pool manager, said the rain last week prevented his crew from completing the painting of the pool. He is hopeful it will be ready to use by Monday. The pool, sponsored by Four-Square Comrruruty Action this year, is recevin^ a complete "paint-up,fix-up" treatment before being opened Mrs. Inez Kahn, director of Four-Square free swimmng lesson program, said less ons will begin as soon as the pool is ready. She stated thai announcements would be made on the two Murphy radio sta tions as to the exact date and time for lessons to be gin. Battle For Lead In Softball Play Comes Friday The log-jam o n top of the Murphy Softball Associatioi will be broken Friday night Previously undefeated Hiwa see Dam and the Independent meet. Hiwassee DamandRan ger are undefeated in three games and the Independent have won four straight. In the women's divisior ABC remains on top withfou victories in four tries an Clifton Precision is a half game behind with a 4-1 rec ord. Pay Raise Set For Private Nurses Madge R. Branson, sec retary of district 23, North Carolina State Nursing Ass ociation, has announced priv ate duty nurses in the district will receive a $2 per shift pay Increase effective July 25. The present pay scale is J16 per eight hour shift for private duty nurses and it will be increased to J18. CAROL McRAE, MISS 13WASSEE LAK-. :cr L'iu, is crowned by her predecessor, Jane Upton, at (he Beauty Pageant lust ?? riday night. Second runser-up Carta Beth Stiles and irsi runner-up Maria Dougla.- watch. Carol McRae Reigns At Water Festival Carol McRae reigned over the Murphy Jaytees' Ihird Annual Water Festival held over the Fourth of July week end. The lrf-year-old Miss Mc Rae was crowned Miss Hiwa sseeLake at the Beauty Pag eant held F riday night at the Old Rock Gym. She won a trophy and $~5. for her sel ection over the 14 other girls entered in the contest. Following her coronation by last year's winner, Jane Iip ton, Carol reigned over the events held during 'he rei:r ainder of the Water Festival. Maria Douyjas was selected first runner-up and was aw arded a trophy and $50. The second runner-up was Carla Beth Stiles who won a trophy and $25. The Beauty Fageant was uv - sponsored by the Business and Professional Woniet.s Club and the Jaycees. The fishing contest neld ir, conjunction with the Water Festival closed Saturday and prizes were awarded Sunday following the boat raceu. First place w,.- awarded to Harry Hughes who caught a six pound three ounce large mouth bass. I he second place winner wa> W.J. Pletniiions who cau ght a three pound eight ounce pike and third place went tc Tommy Ramsey with a one and a half pound white bas;. The District 14 NCA Stills Destroyed In Mafheson Cove William Mathescn of Math eson Cove was charged with operating unlicensed distill eries following a raid that netted two 40C-gallon moon shine stills and 29 gallons oi moonshine liquor last Friday. The raid was conducted by Clay County Sheriff Neal Kitchens, Deputy DeeBarnard and Kolen Flack of the Treas ury Department's Alcohol and I obacco Tax Unit. Flack said the stills are known as "ground hogs"be cause they are situati partially underground. The 2i gallons of liquor found was destroyed. Matheson was to appear be fore U.S. Commissionei Henry Truett in Bryson Cir to answer the charges. Vaight Attends Institute At WG CARRCLLTON, Ga.--Paul J. Vaught Jr., a teacher at White Church School in Cher okee County is participating in an institute for elementary teacher in history at West Georgia College. The institute, authorized by the U.S. Office of Education under the National Defense Education Act, is being con ducted by the Division of Social Sciences at West Georgia College. The six-week program will conclude July 29. Dr. John M. Martin, chairman of the Division of Social Sciences and institute director, said the general ob jective of the institute is to "broaden and deepen the training of elementary teacher through intensive stury of selected aspects of the United States and Latin America." STEVE DC-CKERY of Murphy rounds 'he buoy during the boat race- S .nda\ at Hiwa-see Lake Cam, ground. 2d Sa;.: :io[KU bvdt din. e- were helo Su:-da; alter*.oei at the Hi was ~ee Ldke Can.percund w driver :roi; several states be::iv! tear ;red. I the ijve lar ieat raves, Steve Dochery ; dine ir. iir-^t iri t ie 4C-oG o