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Volume 77-Number 1 Muiphy, North Coiollne July 28, 1966 10 Poges THis Week at murphy, north Carolina
New Highway Would Interfere With
Airport Runway,- Russ Promises
To Work For Satisfactory Solution i
The only serious objection
to the proposed Appalachian
Development Highway from
Murphy to T opt on that came
up at last Thursday's hearing
in the Cherokee County Court
house was that the present
proposed route would
.interfere with the runways
at the Cherokee County
Airport near Andrews.
Highway Commissioner
Curtis Russ assured the
people that the highway comm
ission "wants to work with
you" on this conflict and will
do all it can to work out a
solution.
Dr. W.A. Hoover, chairman
of the county commissioners,
Airport Authority Members
Named By Commissioners
A Cherokee County Airport
Authority was appointed by
the Board of Commissioners
at a special meeting held on
Tuesday.
Named to the Authority were
Herman Edwards, Merle
Davis, and John Gill of Mur
phy, Herman H.West of Mar
ble, and Percy B. Ferebee
Jeff Brooks, and Lee B. Nich
ols, Jr. of Andrews.
As conceived by the Board
of Commissioners, the
Airport Authority will be a
political subdivision, dealing
on its own with governmental
agencies and charged with the
responsibility of operating the
Cherokee County Airport, but
subject to specific controls by
the Commissioners. This is a
standard method of operation
employed by many cities and
counties.
The Board also passed upon
the details of the acquisition
of the present airport site and
improvements from Mrs.
Leima W. Wood of Andrews.
Meeting with die Board were
F.O. Christopher, county att
orney, and Herman Edwards
chairman of the Airport Ad
visory Committee.
It was also announced that
Col. Robert N. Flourncy, av
iation specialist with tneNC
Department of Conservation
and Development, will visit
Ex Mirpfey Mai
Blttaa By Shark
Amos "Sonny" Gillespie,
29, a former resident of
Murphy, was bitten by a shark
recently while surf fishing at
Ponts Inlet, Fla.
He was treated and released
from a hospital at Port
Orange, Fla. Eleven studies
were required to close the
wound.
Firaoiaa Called
Twice Saaday
The Murphy Volunteer
Firemen answered two call:
Sunday and found one fire ex
tinguished before they arrived
while the other was beyond
control.
Around 11:30 Sunday morn
ing, the wiring in a car driven
by Carl Towns on of Murphy
caught Are just west of die
Forsyth Bridge. A passing
motorist from Ohio put out the
blaze with a fire extingulser.
Towns on said he did not learn
the motorist's name.
The firemen were called tc
a home owned by Mrs. Myrtle
F orris ter around ml&ilghi
Sunday and were unable to saw
the farme dwelling which was
located on US 64 a short dir
tance west of the Murphy city
limits.
The home was occupied tr
three a&ilts and three smaj
children. No one was hotr*
when the fire broke out.
tie county In August to meet
rith various civic groups
n the interest of airport de
elopment. Airports are key
ngredlents in Governor
rfoore's program for the Total
Jevelopment of North
Carolina.
Robert P. Crumpler
Crumpler To Be
Installed Sunday
Robert P. Crumpler will be
ordained and installed as pas
tor of the Murphy
Presbyterian Church Sunday
night at 7:30.
Dr. W.G. Thomas, executivi
secretary of the Ashevillc
Presbytery, will preside at th<
service. Dr. MarionA. Boggs
a former moderator of the
General Assembly of the Pre
sbyterian Church United
States, will charge the pas to:
and Rev. Stanley L. Bennei
of Cullowhee will charge th
congregation. Rev. James M
Kennedy of Qarkesville, Ga
will preach die sermon.
The ruling elders are C.W
Barrett, Holland McSwair
W.A. Singleton and Joh
Thompson.
The Murphy church will b
the first for Crumpler wh
graudated from Columbi
Theological Seminary in Dec
atur, Ga. in June.
He holds a masters degr<
in Christian Education fra
the Presbyterian School ol
Christian Education in Rid
mond, Va. and a bachelor:
degree in history from Soud
western in Memphis.
The 27-year-old Fayetti
vllle native is married to d
former Louise Felts of
Draper, Va. Mrs. Crumpli
is a graduate of King Collq
in Brltstol, Tenn. and tl
Presbyterian School
Christian Education.
Crumpler taught school f
one year in Fayetteville.
The Crumplers, who ar
ived in Murphy June 9, s
they already enjoy being
this area. They reside at t
Presbyterian Parsonage o
Valley River Avenue.
said Die commissioners are
"very well pleased with the
general outline of the road"
but pointed out that as
presently projected. It would
Interfere with the east end of
the runway at the airport.
He suggested that die road
be built to the north of the
airport.
Herman Edwards, on be
half of the group working for
Improvement at the airport
requested that the highway be
moved In the airport area. He
pointed out that there Is no
other suitable site for the air
port In die county.
Mayor Percy Ferebee of
Andrews said the people of
Andrews have no objections
to the proposed highway ex
cept In regard to the present
conflict at the airport.
There wls no serious ob
jection to any other part of
the proposed development hi
ghway which includes by
passes around Murphy,
Marble and Andrews. Mayor
Cloe Moore said die by-pass
around Murphy Is the "only
solution"to the traffic prob
lems that presently exist In
the town.
Russ said the highway will
be a four lane road with each
lane being 12 feet wide. Hesald
there would be a 40 foot median
strip between the lanes and a 10
foot shoulder on each side.
The highway will have a speed
limit of 60 MPH.
The commissioner said he
is "pleased with the interest
and cooperation of the people
of Cherokee County."
Bill Garrett, who moderated
the hearing, said the by-pass
areas would have limited acc
ess and no business places
would be allowed on these
parts of the highway.
He said the rest of die route
would have partial control of
access from all businesses
and homes along the route.
Garrett said where die dev
elopment highway does not
follow the present corridor
of US 19 and 129, die change
was made to preserve areas
that show potential develop
ment possibilities.
Rev. E.D. Whitson asked
why the by-pass did not circle
Andrews to the south instead
of the present route north of
the town. The reasons given
were that to build the by-pass
on the south side would cost
$180,000 more and that such
a route would provide poor
access.
George Payne of Andrews
received an ovation from the
crowd when he said "we need
highways" and said the matt
er of whose property a new
highway crossed was not as
important as getting it built.
He said he would be willing
to sell any of his property
that was needed for the new
road. He said as things stand
now, "you have to wait two
hours just to cross the street
in Andrews sometimes."
Nearly all the seats in the
courtroom were taken for the
hearing.
Fireworks
Hurt Two
Two you As were lnjure<
by exploding fireworks Tue
sday night.
Steve Thrasher, 14, waj
hospitalized with injuries ti
both eyes and other seven
burns as a result of the in
cident.
Mike Stewart, 19, was treat
ed and released atProvideno
Hospital.
FIRE COMPLETELY DESTROYED thla (run* house located on US 64 Just west ot the Muq
city limits Sunday night. The house vss owned by Mrs. Myrtle Forrister.
TRAPPED!
RUSSELL HOLWICK OF HOMER, OHIO (see arrow) was crapped for over an hour
In the cab of the tractor-trailer he was driving which overturned on LIS 19-129 east of Mur
phy on Tuesday morning.
Water Safety Demo
Friday At Andrews
A swimming and water sa
fety demons tation will be pre
sented by Four-Square
Community Action and the Red
Cross Friday afternoon at 5:30
at the Andrews Pool.
The program is part of
Four-Square's summer
swimming project now under
way in Cherokee, Clay
Graham and Swain counties.
The local anti-poverty agency
currently has almost
1000 persons enrolled in the
project, covering non-swim
mers up through Senior Life
saving students.
The demonstration at An
drews is expected to attract
a large number of dignitaries.
Invitations are being sent to
all local officials, along with
a number of area and state
officials. The general public
is also invited.
Mrs. Inez Kahn, Four
square swimming director,
and Gene Jarvis, an area Red
Cross volunteer instructor,
are in charge of the dem
ons tation. Although final plans
are not complete, they hope to
bring local rescue squads into
the program for some life
saving demonstrations.
Merchants Join Scout
In Special Tribute To
Mr.And Mrs. Consumer
This week the merchants of Murphy pay tribute to
the consumers of this trade territory with an assort
ment of the greatest values ever offered in any shopping
district. Shop the merchants displaying the "Values
Galore" posters and read the "Values Galore" page in
this edition of the Cherokee Scout for all your family needs.
You, Mr. and Mrs. Con
sumer, deserve full credit
for our advances as a comm
ercial center. Your shopping
habits, and sense of values, f
stand as a challenge to our
merchants to bring you the
finest merchandise offered at prices you are willing to
pay. Murphy has long been known as a friendly community,
with progressive merchants, efficient city government and
courteous salespeople, and these are the greatest assets
any town can have.
The Cherokee Scout serves as a messenger, to bring
buyer and seller together, and we are proud to join the
following merchants in a Special Tribute to you, Mr. and
Mrs. Consumer.
Davis Jewelers, Graves Murphy Tires & Appliance,
Chrysler-Plymouth, Mauney Murphy Florist, Graves Furn
Drug, Lena's, Murphy Supply, lture, Moore Jewelers, Cand
Western Auto, Collins C rain, ler's , I vie Furniture,
Citizens Bank k Trust,Moore Cherokee Shopping Center,
Jewelers, Lois k Nancy's O'Dell's Cafeteria and Rest
Sportswear and Dress Outlet, aurant.
ROY W. 8ARNETT conducted a sales clinic for 59 employees of local merchants who ai
participating In the Cherokee Scout's "Values Galore" campaign. The clinic was held la:
Thursday night at the Elementary School lunchroom following a steak dinner at O'DelTi
WCC Working With Teacher Corps
' CULLOWHEE - Western
, Carolina College Is In the
midst of one <3 the Federal
government's newest aid to
education programs. Chosen
. as one of only two North
Carolina Institutions to part
lclpate in the National Teacher
Corps project, WCC Is
offering a pre-servlce train
ing session for twenty-eight
Interns and seven master
teachers.
These are volunteers who
Two From Area To
Graduate Friday
Two area students are to
graduate at exercises at the
North Georgia Technical and
Vocational School In Clarkes
vllle Friday morning. They
are Gary W. Cagle, Rfcl,
Andrews, who majored in
electrical construction and
maintenance and Harley
Clayton Wright, Rt.3, Hayes
ville, who majored In auto
motive mechanics.
Guy Lower chief eng
ineer for Coates and Clarke
Southern Finishing Mills of
Toccoa will address the 184
students who are candidates
ihy for the Certificate of Achieve
ment.
will serve a two-year term in
the schools of Haywood,
Macon, Graham and Cherokee
Counties. The teacher
students all hold bachelor's
degrees, and the pre
service program Is des
inged to fill in whatever
courses the individuals need
to meet North Carolina's cert
ification requirements in
teaching.
This phase will be acc
omplished largely during die
summer, and when the part
icipants start teaching this
fall, they will also begin grad
uate work at WCC leading to
the master of arts in education j
degree. All will be assigned
to schools within commuting,
distance of the college
Of the group here, a few
are WCC graduates) however, :
most of them are from other
colleges and other states. At j
this point, they are not sure j
what to expect when they be
gin working in the local
schools. Penspe some win
have to modify some pre
conceived Ideas, but all are
agreed that they are bare to
learn as well as to teach.
The interns themselves
would make an interesting
study, considering the variety
in their backgrounds. Not only
are there recent gra&iates and
career teachers,but some wi
did social work in New York'
slums or with Cuban refugee
in Miami; one who was as le;
man for many years; ai
other with different bad
grounds.
Man Pinned In Truck;
Road Blocked 8 Hours
Members of the Andrews
and Cherokee County Rescue
Squads, the Murphy fire de
partment and volunteers
worked over an hour Tuesday
morning to free a Homer, Ohio
truck driver from the cab
of his rig which wrecked three
miles cast of Murphy on US
19-129. Normal traffic flow
through the area was not re
stored until almost eight hours
later.
The driver,RussellHolwlck
48, remained conscious
through out the ordeal. He
was taken to Murphy General
Hospiul for treatment and
yesterday was taken to Ashe
ville for examination by a
Superior Court
Optus Moadoy
Two murder cases are
expected to highlight the Aug
ust session of Cherokee
County Superior Court which
will convene on Monday.
Criminal and civil cases
will be heard at this session
with Judge James Farthing
presiding.
The jurors for this session
are: Verlin Anderson, Idrls
Adams, Avery E. Brown, Car
roll R. Brown, Edd Buckner,
Lonnie Chastaln, Harold Cof
fey, Wayne V. Crisp. Austin
Davis, W.M. Davis, Lowen P.
Dockery, Hugh Ellison, Johr
Winston Farmer, Willard M.
Green, Don Greene, Tom
Gregory, George A. Grindstaff
Lloyd Guenter, Hugh Ham
ilton, Clarence Hendrix, Cla
rence Jones,Clydejump, Paul
Ledford, Everett Martin,J.C.
Martin, Harry Moore, JohnB.
Morrow, Joe Myers, Johnnie
McMlllian, Sr., Earl Plem
mons, Howard Roberts, Troy
Simonds, John T. Smart,
Charley Stalcup, Pearl Swaim,
Neil Sudderth, Elmer Taylor,
William J. Wells, George W.
Wilson and Crawford Wyke.
Luci To Get Bowls
From Margaret's
The employees of Mar
garet Studios, Inc. of Murph;
have been informed that a se
of salad bowls made here ha;
been purchased as a gift foi
Luci Baines Johnson's wed
ding.
Margaret Studios receive!
a letter from Crown House o
Gifts in Ann Arbor, Mich, tha
said, "just a quick note t
inform you that we sent a se
of Margaret Studios sala
bowls to die White House fo
Luci Johnson's Wedding. Not
hing but the best for the bi
event."
brain specialist.
The truck rain in and out
of the ditch for over 700 feet
before nosing into the ditch and
overturning in the middle of
the highway.
Hoi wick s co-driver. Bill
McWhorter, 43, of Columbus,
Ohio, escaped injury. He was
asleep in the sleeper com
partment of the "cab when the
truck overturned. McWhorter
theorized that Hawick may
have fallen asleep at die
wheel.
The Murphy fire department
hosed down the highway as
a precautionary measure when
fuel began leaking from the
truck and members of the
rescue squads assisted in dir
ecting traffic.
The truck, which was en
route from Chicago to
Atlanta, contained peanut
butter for delivery to Col
onial Stores. It was owned
by General Truck Lease, Inc.
of Atlanta.
The long delay in clearir^
the highway was necessary
because the glass jars con
taining the peanut butter had
be removed before
the trailer could be turned
up again.
Highway Patrolman Don
Reavis said damage was in
excess of 130,000.
Ranger, Hiwassee
Dam Play Tonight
Ranger and Hiwassee Dam
will battle to keep their slim
pennant hopes alive in the
Murphy Softball Association
tonight.' The loser will be vir
tually eliminated and the winn
er will have a slim chance of
overtaking the unbeaten Ind
ependents. The Independents
can assure themselves of the
championship simply by win
ning their remaining two
games.
The winner tonight will also
virtually assure themselves a
spot in the tournament bet
ween the top two teams in
each association in the four
county area.
Murphy High School beat the
Jaycees. 12-10, Tuesdaynight
and Rimco defeated Tomotla
16-14 Monday night.
In a women's division game
Clifton Precision edged Gov
ernment. 17-16. ABC con
tinues to lead the women's
division with an undefeated
record in eight games.
F inal plans for an all-star
series with Andrews will be
announced in the near future.
Toutn races tnree marges
Following Chase By Patrol
Ronald Ray Green, 17, of
Murphy faces three charges
following a high speed chase
and a wreck Monday.
The Highway Patrol
received a call Monday
reporting that a vehicle was
being operated in a reckless
manner in the Peach tree area.
Patrolmen Don Reavis and Pat
Miller started toward
Peachtree to investigate the
complaint. They met the veh
icle headed toward Murphy on
US 64, turned and chased it.
The driver sped into Mur
phy, turned off the highway
and up the road on Hospital
Hill.
The vehicle ran off the road
and into Kenneth Godfrey's
yard when the driver realized
he was trapped. It overturned
three times as it fell down
an embankment and landed
in Godfrey's cornfield. God
frey's 11-year-old son Tony
had left the field a few min
utes before the car landed
there.
Green was captured a short
time later in the woods near
the Murphy water tank. His
girl friend reportedly called to
him and he came out of hiding.
The Murphy police and die
sheriffs department aided die
Highway Patrol in the capture.
Green was jailed and
charged with having no
operator's license, reckless
driving and larceny of an auto
mobile. Bond was set
at $2,000.
He faces a preliminary
hearing on the larceny charge
and the other two charges will
be heard in Recorder's Court.
The car, a 1955 Chevrolet
owned by Frank Murphy of
Peach tree, was stolen from
Commonwealth Lumber Co.
sometime Monday morning.
It was damaged extensively
when it overturned.
A STOLEN CAR (hat waa wrecked during a chaae Mooday morning 1* ahown at Ac m
?here it landed in Kenneth Codfrey'i cornfield. 17-year-old Ronald Ray Green (acaa thra<
charsaa in connection with tha incident.