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Volum? 77-Numb?f 17 Mwrphy, North Corolino Novmbtr 17, 1966 18 Pog?? Ttiii W??k y"^KY^wo!m<Tcawou na
WAILY WILLIAMS NAMED POLICE COMMISSIONER
Open House Party Set For
Saturday At Andrews Bank
The Citizens Bank * Trust
;ompany of Andrews announ
:ed today plans for Its open
to use party on Saturday from
> to 7 o'clock.
The occasion Is to show Its
tew bank building and give the
>eople of Andrews and vlc
nlty an opportunity to meet
he officials and directors of
he bank.
Officials of the Citizens
3ank * Trust Company are
rery pleased and happy over
he bank's new quarters. Inad
litlon to being serviceable and
i pa clous, one of the officials
if the bank said that, In his
ipinlon, the bank's quarters
#ere outstanding In architec
tural and Interior decorations.
The bank officers have made
in outstanding contribution to
Indrews in the small park in
root of the building with a
IHWDA Mettiags
iatTUiWaak
The Tourism and Recrea
lon Work group of the Upper
ii was see Watershed Devel op
nent AssocUtion meets to
light (Thursday) at 7 at die
Slue Ridge Mountain EMC
Office in Young Harfls, Ga.
Chairman Dave Bruce said
ie expects to get reports from
ill five counties on the
irogress of the placemat sales
it die meeting. He also asked
iommittee members to note
he early starting time and
laid this time will be In effect
hroughoutthe winter months.
Officers and directors of
JHWDA are to meet at Young
1 arris on Tuesday night at 7.
[hey are scheduled to make
liana for the Association's
innual meeting which will be
leld early In 1967.
fillips Elected
[o Angus Group
Wilson H. Phillips of
lurphy has been elected to
i ember ship in the American
ngus Association at St. Jos
ph, Missouri, according to
len Bratcher, secretary.
There were 467 member -
lips issued to breeders of
sglstered Aberdeen-Angus
i die United States during
ie past month.
banquet To
tart Crusade
The First Methodist Church
Murphy will launch a $100,
10 Crusade with a Forward
ep Banquet Monday evening
6:30 In the Fellowship Hall,
ie money is to be raised to
lance a new educational
tildlng.
The new structure will be a
ree storyannex to the exist
g church building, connected
die church with covered
ilk.
The church office, library,
class rooms, an auditorium
d kitchen faculties wUl be
ntalned In the 9,000 square
X building. It will be of mas
ary construction and will be
a ted by an oU fired hot water
iler.
Architect for the project is
mes L. Padgett, A.LA. of
ihevlUe
The theme of the Crusade Is
live To Build-Build To
W.
fountain, walks and shrubbery.
AH in all, several dtixens of
Andrews have suted the whole
bank set-up was outstanding
and a great contribution to the
community.
At the open house party, or
chids will be given the ladles
and favors for the men. Door
prises will be ? Magna vox Te
levision set and a boy's and
girl's bicycle. A treasure
chest will be on display filled
with silver awaiting the winner
who can select the special
key that will open the lock.
Refreshments will be ser
ved to everyone.
Bank officials stated that
everyone is welcome, and
although invitations could not
be sent to everyone, that a
sincere and personal invit
ation is given and is meant
for all residents and friends
in Western North Carolina.
Paper Early
Next Week!
The Cherokee Scout and
Clay County Progress will be
published one day early next
week due to the Thanksgiving
holiday.
The paper will go to press
Tuesday afternoon and will
reach local subscribers on
Wednesday.
Republicans Take
4 Constable Races
Final returns show that
four Republicans and two De
mocrats were elected const
ables in Cherokee County in
last week's election. The
closest race occured in Mur
phy Township where
Republican Ralph J. Rayfleld
edged Democrat Will Rogers
by 32 votes. Rayfield rec
eived 1,400 votes and Rogers
tallied 1,368.
Posey Garrett polled 251
votes to defeat Democratjess
W. Hamby in Shoal Creek
Township. Hamby had 184
votes.
Two Republicans were el
ected unopposed. Lessard Ra
dford received 145 votes in
Beaver dam Township and
V irgil Hogsed got 257 votes in
Hot House Township.
Democrat Gary P. Kilpat
rick defeated Republican Ra
ymond Tanner in Notla Town
ship, 338-228.
Harold Parker won in Valley
town Township with 1,019 votes
to 768 for his Republican cha
llenger, N.L. Adams.
13 Basketball Teams
To Compete In Murphy
The Murphy Basketball
Association will hold a meet
ing Monday night at 7:30 at
the Power Board Building and
will draw up a schedule at
that time. Thus far, seven
mens teams and six worn ens
teams have Indicated they will
play this season.
Jerry Kephart was elected
president of the association
at a recent meeting and Wea
ver Carrlnger was elected
secretary.
The mens teams that are
expected to play are the Jay
cees. White Church, Hiwassee
Dam, Texanna, the Ind
endenls, First Baptist and
If ton Precision.
Worn ens teams are expect
to represent Brumby Tex
t, Texanna, White Church,
fton Precision, the Ind
sndents and ABC.
rhe deadline for new teams
enter is Monday night.
3ames will be played in
Old Rock Gym and plans
! being made now to make
tuitable for use.
rhe floors must be re
shed, goals Installed and
heating and lighting must
improved before the sea
i can open. '
Democrats Assured Of
Commissioner Control
By Dave Bruce
While the voters of Cherokee County selected three Republicans and three Democ
rats for County Commissioner in last week's elections, in effect, a 4-3 Democratic
majority was elected.
This seems to be the almost certain result because of S.B. 313, a law that gained final
passage in the General Assembly on June 10,1965 and a bill that applies only to Cherokee
County.
S.B. 513 is the bill that provides for expanding the Board of Commissioners to six
members and lists the three districts in the county which shall elect two members apiece.
After last week's results were known, people began wondering how a chairman would
be determined with three seats going to each party. Section four of the bill states that
the Commissioners shall elect a chairman at their first meeting after the election and
"in the event of a tie votefor chairman, then each commissioner shall cast for chairman
a number of votes equal in number to the total votes cast for all candidates for comm
issioner in his district in the general election."
This means that in the event of a tie, W.T. Moore and Carlyle Matheson will each
cast 3,658 votes, Andrew Barton and Ray Sims will each cast 5,963 votes and Luther
Dockery and Jack Simonds will each cast 3,211 according to the unofficial returns.
Democrats Moore, Barton and Sims will cast a total of 15 ,584 votes and Republicans
Matheson, Dockery and Simonds will cast a total of 10,080 votes.
Thus, if party lines are followed, a Democrat is certain to be elected chairman.
Section five assured control by the party of the chairman by giving him two votes
in case of a tie.
It says that in the event of a tie vote on any matter before the Commissioners, "the
chairman shall cast an extra vote to resolve the deadlock."
Another section of the bill states that any laws in conflict-with it are not applicable to
Cherokee County. This means that this county is removed from the one-man, one-vote
ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court. Other North Carolina counties either had to elect
their commissioners at large or in districts of equal population.
The three districts are not equal here. District Two contains almost twice as many
voters as District One or District three.
Four County Residents
Sentenced In Tax Cases
Four North Carolina resi
dents employed by Tennessee
Copper Co. at Copperhill,
Term, were tried last Thurs
day in Raleigh Municipal Court
for violaions of state income
tax laws.
Nathan Mason, Marion Mor
gan, Herman Murphy and
Lloyd Rose, all residents of
Cherokee County, were found
guilty of failing to file State
Income Tax Returns for 1964
and 1965 and for failure to
pay taxes for earlier years.
Graham Enters Guilty
Plea In Rkh Death
James Harold Graham en
tered a plea of guilty to man
slaughter in Cherokee County
Superior Court in connection
with the death of JesseReuben
Rich last April.
The State had charged Gra
Civitans Hope
To Sell Ton
The Murphy Civitan Club
lopes to sell one ton of Clax
on fruit cakes between now
nd Christmas. Club mem
ers are now selling the cakes
t a dollar per pound.
Proceeds from the fruit
ake sale are used to provide
cholarships for local high
chool students. Each year,
te Civitans award two $300
cholarships to Murphy High
chool seniors.
ham with murder in the case.
Rich died of a skull fracture
after he was beaten over the
head with a rifle barrel. The
incident took place at Gra
ham's home.
Graham received a five to
eight year sentence in State's
Prison. The sentence was sus
pended and he was fined $300.
Velda Helton Johnson
charged with running a disor
derly house, received a 90
day suspended jail sentence
when she pleaded guilty to
being publicly disorderly.
TheState dropped a robbery
charge against Gerald Jones.
The case of Arthur Gar Jor
dan, charged with drunken
driving and speeding, was re
manded to Recorder's Court.
A charge of drunk driving
against Giles Joseph Griggs
was dropped.
Ronald Ray Green plead
guilty to larceny of an auto
belonging to Frank Murphy. A
14 to 18 month jail sentence
was suspended. Charges of
reckless driving and no op
erator's license against Green
was dropped. He was arrested
after a high speed chase in
which he wrecked the car and
fled.
Phillips Jenkins pleadguilty
to breaking and entering and
larceny. A 14 to 18 month jail
sentence was suspended.
johrry Cable received a 12
month suspended jail sentence
after pleading guilty to aiding
and abetting breaking and ent
ering. He had been charged
with felonious breaking and
entering and larceny. Billy
Holloway received the same
sentence after a similiar plea
to the same charges.
A chargeof assault with a
deadly weapon against Leon
ard Clontx was dropped.
The case or Jerry Louder
milk. charged with assault
with a deadly weapon, was
remanded to the Justice of
the Peace.
Mark WUlard Kirkland
plead not guilty to driving
while his license was revoked
and was found not guilty.
Wlllard Whitener received
a six month suspended jaU
sentence after pleading guilty
to breaking end entering.
Cecil J Anson, charged with
felonious assault, plead guilty
to assault with a deadly wea
pon and wad sentenced to six
Booths In JalL
Taff Laney plead not guilty
to breaking end emerlng and
larceny. He was found guilty ,
and fined $300. A 14 to 34
jaU senNnee was sus
t t
Judge Pretlow Winborne
fined each of the defendants
$100 plis r^ty'Tt rosfs and gave
them suspended sentences of
90 days each.
Conditions of the suspended
sentences were that they file
returns for 1964 and 1965 with
in 30 days, pay all taxes due
the state within six months and
file and pay all future returns
on time.
Each defendant was also
assessed $25 to cover expen
ses of a Tennessee Copper
Co. official who was ordered
to testify by a Tennessee judge
under the Uniform ActToSec
ure Out Of State Witnesses.
Charges against the four
were an outgrowth of an inves
tigation some two years a
when the Departs ??
discovered that a numb. of
North Carolina residents em
ployed by Tennessee Copper
Co. were not filing North Car
olina income tax returns.
Since that investigation, which
resulted in the collection of
substantial back taxes, most of
the employees have filed ret
urns with the state.
Military Mail To Go By Air
On Space Available Basis
Postmaster Joe Ray erf Mur
phy today announced that hen
ceforth all first class mall,
personal sound recordings
(voice letters), and parcels
weighing 5 pounds or less
and measuring not more than
60 inches In length and girth
combined, will be airlifted on
a space available basis bet
ween the United States and all
military post offices over
seas.
Also under public Law 89
726?The Dulskl Military Mall
Act?which was signed by
President Johnson on Novem
ber 2,1966, second class pub
lications such as newspapers
and magazines published
weekly or more often and fea
turing current news of Interest
to the military, will be
airlifted from San Francisco
to the armed forces serving in
Viet Nam.
Postmaster Ray explained
that parcels, wleghlng 5 pounds
or less and not exceeding
60 Inches In length and girth
combined, paid at surface
rates, will be moved by sur
face transportation within the
United States from the points
of msillng totheportof emhar
To speed up separation and
delivery of these smaller par
cels falling within this cat
Lawrence P. O'Brien directed
?hat all parcels be clearly
marked upon acceptance at the
post office with the letters
SAM (surface airlift mail).
This will eliminate the task
reweighing and measuring the
parcels at the San Francisco
Concentration Center prior to
dispatch to Viet Nam or other (
overseas military post off- |
ices.
Postmaster Ray also
reminded mailers that Christ
mas parcels weighing 5 pounds I
and under, though they are giv
en airlift priority from San
Francisco to Viet Nam on a |
space available basis, should j
be mailed no later than Dec- ,
ember L Airmail, he said, ,
should be sent no later than ,
December 10.
Scout Circulation
10,000 His Week 1
This week's edition of The '
Scout-Progress is a special
edition containing two sections j
to kick off pre-Chrlstmas
ihopping activity in the Mur
phy shopping area. Our cir
culation this weak is 10,000
copies. The ears copies will
>e distributed throughout
Western North Carolina,
forth Georgia and East Toon
Be sure to check the special
ids in this week's paper for
natty flna buys In the days
Plan Seeks To Put Police Dept.
On "More Businesslike Basis"
The Murphy Town Board
adopted a 10-point program
for the Murphy Police Dept.
Monday night and, following
the recommendation of Mayor
Cloe Moore, elected Wally
WiUiams as Police Comm
issioner.
Williams drafted the 10-polnt
program following an inves
Tri County Education Center
Deeded To Cherokee County
The Cherokee County Board
of Education received the deed
last Thursday for the Tri
County Industrial Education
Center at Peach tree. The pro
perty was purchased from the
State of North Carolina Prison
Department for $18,500.
The purchase of the pro
perty is part of a $60,000
project that has been approved
by the Appalachia Co
mmission. 80H of thefundsfor
the project are from the Appa
lachia Act and the County Is
providir$ 201k of the money.
The remaining $41,500 Is to
be used to construct a new
classroom building at the Cen
ter.
The county Is receiving the
present property and the new
building for a net cost of only
$12,000.
Gov. Dan K. Moore broke
ground for the new building
during his visit to the Center
in May and the architects,Foy
and Lee of Waynesville, are
now preparing plans for the
structure. Bids are expected
to be received for construct
ion in January.
When the new building is
completed, the Center will
have a total of six buildings
and over 17,000 square feet
of floor space.
Director Holland McSvrin
Four Square Beard
To Meet Monday
Tom C. Day of Hayes ville
President of Four-Square
Community Action, Inc., has
announced that the organiza
tion's 1966 annual Board of
Directors meeting will be held
Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the
Andrews High School.
Items on the agenda include
a report by Executive Direc
tor Bob C. Goforth, a dis
cussion of future plans, am
endments to'the 3y-laws and
election of a number of Dir
ectors and Executive Comm
ittee members. An exhibition
of photographs and newspaper
clippings showing some of the
year's activities will be on
display.
Day pointed out that this is
Four-Square's most imp
ortant meeting of the year and
expressed hope that every
Board member would attend.
said, "we expect to be able
to offer at least six or seven
full time curriculum at the
center beginning next Sept.
1."
Cosmetology, general bus
iness, practical nursing, auto
mechanics and drafting are
among the courses that are
expect to be offered. The
Center is presently off
ering three full time courses.
Gov. Moore, retiring
Sen. W. Frank Forsyth and
the three representatives
of Cherokee, Clay andGrahar
4. in the last General Assem
bly, Mary FayeBrumby, Wiley
A. McGlamery and the late
Will Cooper, are credited with
helping the County Commiss
ioners secure the property.
The deed was signed over to
the County by Gov. Moore and
Secretary of State Thad Eure
and final approval to the sale
was made in Raleigh on Oct
ober 3.
Gary Barnett Hurt
Slightly In Wreck
Gary Lane Barnett, Rl 1,
Murphy, received cuts and
bruises in a one-car wreck
in the.Peachtree section early
Saturday morning
Barnett was traveling north
on Rural Road 1519 when the
right rear tire on the vehicle
blew. The car went off the
right side of the road and left
tire marks for 126 feet. It
was raining ,atthe time of
the accident.
Barnett was treated and re
leased at Providence hospital.
A passenger in thecar,Jackie
Hughes, was not hurt
Patrolman Patt Miller in
vestiagated the accident and
estimated damages to the 64
Corvair Barnett was driving
at about $400.
Five persons escaped in
jury in another accident Sun
day afternoon on US 64 west
of Murphy. Doug King, driving
a car owned by Carl Towns on,
began to make a left turn off
the highway at Joy Motel when
he was struck broadside by a
car driven by James Helton.
Towns on was a passenger
in his car and Helton's wife
and daughter were riding with
him.
It it believed Helton began
to pass the Towns on car just
as the driver started to turn.
Townson said King had turned
on the turn signal and "It
was flashing after thecrash."
Townson s car was damaged
extensively and Helton's
vehicle suffered slight
damage. Patrolman Miller is
continuing his investigation.
ligation of the local police.
He said the program will "put
the police department on a
more businesslike basis."
Williams' plan sets up a
chain of command that will
eliminate the confusion that
has existed in the past. The
police commissioner will
issue all orders to the chief
of police who in turn will issue
orders to the men on the force.
The plan called for either
the Town Clerk. Mayor or a
member of the Town Board to
be appointed commissioner.
A committee consisting of
the Mayor and two board mem
bers was appointed which will
be available for the comm
issioner and chief to consult
on police problems. In addition
to Mayor Moore, Francis
Bourne, Jr. and Ken Godfrey
will serve on it.
The plan includes pay incen
tives for all members of the
force and gives priority of
shift choice to the man with
the most seniority.
1 The assistant chief is to be
assigned to the night shift on
a permanent basis and the
chief is to work at least one
shift a month with each mem
ber of the force. .
Standards are set for pat
rolling the downtown area on
foot and the outlying areas by
car atleast once every four
hours and a log book will be
maintained in which each
member of the force will re
cord any action taken during
his tour of duty. .
Williams' proposal calls for"
the hiring of a female officer
to write parking tickets.
Under the new setup, appli
cants for employment on die
force will contact die chief.
If he recommends hiring the
individual, the commissioner
and the three member comm
ittee will consider the appli- ?.
cation.
The chief is given the auth
ority to fire members of the
force in die new plan. The co
mmissioner has the power to
recommend removal of the
chief to the Town Board.
All members of the force,
both those presently employed
and new policemen, will be on
a three month trial basis when
the new 10-polnt program be
comes effective December L
LR. Martin Wins
Chamber Drawing
L.R. Martin, Rt. 2, Murphy
was the winner of $25 last Sat
urday in the first of three
drawings to be held this month
by die Murphy Chamber of Co
mmerce. A total of $175 is to
begivenaway in the drawings.
This Saturday at 4 p.m.
another drawing will be held
on the square and the winner
will take home $50.
The grand prize, $100 will
be given away onFriday,Nov
ember 25, immediately
following the Christmas par
ade.
Tickets to register for the
drawing are available at all
stores that are participating
in this activity of die Chamber
of Commerce.
Sandra Mintz Takes Lead
For Contest Grand Prize
Sandra Mintz, Rt. 1, Mar
ble, has taken a commanding
lead in die Scout Football Con
test point standings for die
grand prize by winning first
place for die second time.
Sandra was the first place
winner in die first week of the
:ontest and since that time
i deadlock developed for first
place and it grew until last
reek,we had a seven way tie.
Her winning entry this weak
lives her a total of 30 points
n die standings and a 10 point
ead over her nearest rivals.
Hie person gelling the most
Mints at the and ofthecontest
till win a free wedtsnd InAt
anta for two to see the Fal
:ons play the PittsburAS
era on December 18.
Icout will furnish two 1
o the game and free lodging
t either the Holiday Inn or
imaricane.
had 18 correct pre
The
dictions In this week's contest
and wins another $10 in addi
tion to the big lead in the point
standings.
The tie breaker was ueedto
determine our second and
third place winners this week.
Tony Hembree, Rt. 1 Murphy,
wins second place money of six
dollars and six points with 15
correct calls and the closest
guess on the tie breaker.
Memphis Stats bowed to Wake
Forest, 21-7, In that game and
Uamkeoe nr nteil Wall* P ??,
nemoree predicted waiter or*
est would win 17-10,
Joe Morrow, Sox 956,
Andrews, took third place
money of four <k~lars and four
potass with 15 correct calls ttd
a guess of 10-7 oa the
tie hre alter.
Sandra Mints' win this weak
gives