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and Clay County Progress
Volume 77-Number 22 Murphy, North Corolino December 22, 1966 uPogts Thi? Week ^murphy^o^ca^.^
Silent iStgftt]
KaovYo* Price
WAYNE WILSON has been a mem bar of the Murphy police
force line* 1964. His primary duty Is policing the parking me
tara^WEooa came to Cherokee Coimy from Buncombe Coisity
ta 1990.Hh.la married to the former Ethel Joann Davis of Ashe
MURPHY POWER BOARD AND RADIO STATION WKRK are offering $100 in prize money
in their Christmas lightlne contest. Judging will be completed in the w^ek ahead. Pictured ab
ove is a former winning di play at the home of Richard Howell.
Development Commission Hears
Reports On Regional Projects
The Southwestern Economic
Development Commission
hesrd a number of excellent
reports from commission
members at its November
December meeting in And
rews.
Bobby S. Burch, Clay Coun
ty, made the following four
point report on the progress of
the Clay County Moss Memor
ial Library now undercons
truction in Hayes ville.
1. All funds are in hand or
In good pledges to complete
the projects.
2. The building is 45"fc to
50fr complete. The brickwork
School Receives
Car From Moore
The Murphy Board of Edu
cation's driver education de
partment will receive a new
1967 Dodge Coronet from E.
C. Moore Company.
These cars are among the
more than 4,000 fully
equipped automobiles supplied
by Dodge dealers at no cost
to more than 2,000 high
schools throughout the count
^Byron Nichols, General
Manager, Dodge Division,cal
led the dealer's participation
in the safety program "one of
the best investments ever
made in highway safety.
"As more and more of our
young people reach driving
age, the all-out cooperation
of the automobile Industry and
its dealers Is needed to supply
the growing need for Driver
Education vehicles. We and
our dealers believe that an
Improved and expanded pro
gram of driver education for
high school students will
greatly reduce their high acci
dent rates. All evidence avail
able Indicates that a young
driver will acquire better
driving attitudes, better driv
ing hwlts, and better driving
skills if he learns to drive in
new cars with a specially
qualified teacher in his high
school," Nichols said.
The new Dodges will be
special models fully-equip
ped with all standard safety
features.
Draft Board Closed
Uatil Jainar) 3
The local draft board has
good news for those who art
around draft age-it will be
closed until next yearl The of
fice will reopen on January 3.
is finished, flagstone floors
laid and the roof completed.
3. Completion of interior
work is all that remains to be
done plus landscaping and
parking area. Remaining
available funds will be used for
these purposes.
4. "This is a project that all
Clay County citizens are proud
of and the library is one which
any county would be glad to
have", he concluded.
J. H. Duncan, Cherokee
County, reported for the High
way Committee on the region
al meeting held in Waynes ville
on November 17.
Mrs. Norma Pierson, Ma
con County, was elected per
manent chairman of the com
mission's highway committee.
Mack Ray, Murphy.Execut
ive Director of the Rural Re
newal Program of three west
ern most counties, advised the
commission that plans for the
Cherokee County Housing
Project at Marblearemateri
alizing. A satisfactory water
supply has been developed
Ranger School
Burglarized
The Cherokee County She -
riff's Department is investi
gating the theft of $300 worth
of items from the lunchroom
of Ranger School Monday
night.
Four large bread pans. 240
pounds of frying chicken, three
10 pound boxes of hot dogs,
120 pounds of government co
mrrodity butter, 65 pounds of
ground beef. 30 pounds of fish
sticks and a 35 cup coffee
percolator were reported st
olen.
Deputy Glenn Holloway arr
ested three youths last Thurs
day and charged them with
larceny in connection with the
theft of a car motor stolen at
Topton around November 20.
Those charged are Tommy
Holloway,, 17, of Topton; Gary
Nelson, 16, of Topton and
Dickey Tatham, 15, of And
rews. The three were rel
eased after posting $1,000
bond each.
Library Closed
For Holidays
The Murphy Carnegie
Public Library will be closed
Saturday through next Wed"
Saturday tnrougu ??***? -?
nesday for die Christmas hol
iday. It will reopen on Dec
ember 29 and 30 and close ag
ain on December 31 for the New
Teer's holiday.
from two deep wells on the
project site. Nineteen houses
will be constructed in the
$9,000 to )14,000 price range.
FHA financing can be arrang
ed over a 30-year period. The
housing project is considered
a necessity for a new indust
rail plant now under con
struction in Marble.
"Sales will not be restrict
ed to plant employees," Ray
stated.
Ned J. Tucker, Executive
Director of the Commission,
advised the group that two
applications for funds under
section 203 of the Appalach
ian Bill on Soil Conservation
and Erosion Control were pre
pared and filed during the '
month. These proposals are
on the same two previously
approved water shed projects
on which a continuation is be
ing requested. One is in Gra
ham County consisting of 39,
000 acres of the Tallulah
Creek Watershed and flood
plain area and the other is-inr
Macon County consisting of the
entire upper Little Tennessee
River drainage area of 246,648
acres of the county and the
river flood plain around the
town of Franklin.
Tucker also told the commi
ssion that the Appalachian
survey report of the 29 appala
chian counties in North Caro
lina by the firm of Hammer,
Greene and Silver, associates
will be published January 15
1967. 1 '
The Andrews meeting of the
commission, previously can
celled on November 28th due
to hazardous driving condi
tions, was designated by die
commission as the November
Dscember meetirqj. No fur
ther meetings are scheduled
for this calendar year.
Meter Time Limit
To Be Enforced
Police Commissioner Wally
Williams has announced that
with new off-street parking
facilities being made avail
able, the two-hour time limit
on parking meters will be en
forced.
The Commissioner pointed
out that even if money is in the
meter, a car is subject to cita
tion if it is left In a space over
two hours.
In the past, this limit was
not enforced because of the
lack of off-street parking.
? Many employees of downtown
business places have been
parking their cars in the
streets all day to add to the
shortage of parking spaces.
Now that space is being made
available for these cars, die
police will enforce the limit.
Cancer Clinic
Closed Friday
The Jackson-Swain Can
cer clinic at Sylva is obser
ving Friday as a holiday.
CHRISTMAS
By Linda Sue Allen
Almost two thousand years ago on this mom
Christ our Lord and Savior was bora;
It was a quiet and peaceful Night
The Sur In the Bast was shining bright;
Everyone waa happy; no one was sad
There was peace on earth as we've never hed.
This year many families will feel all alone,
One member of the family won't be at home.
Why cant the world be peaceful and calm?
Why cant oir men be home Instead of Viet Nam?
Woman Charged With Assaulting
Hiwassee Dam Faculty Member
Mrs. Helen Hancock, Rt. 1
Copperhill, faces two ch
arges growing out of an Inci
dent at Hiwassee Dam School
Monday in which she report
,edly assaulted faculty mem
ber Ray Sims. The incident
occurred after Mrs. Han
cocfi*i daughter came home
last week and told her of an
alleged petition which stated
that she (the daughter) was
improperly dressed.
Warrants charging Mrs.
Hancock with assault with a
pocket book and profanity
were served on her Monday
night by Sheriff Claude Ander
son when she attended a PTA
meeting.
Mrs. HancocKtold i ne Scout
T uesday that her daughter,
Gwen, came home last Thurs
day and "cried till she was
sick" because "they said her
clothes were improper."
Gwen told her mother that
when she got on the bus that
afternoon, some of the other
F.A.A. Makes $150,501
Grant For Airport
Rep. Roy A Taylor has ann
ounced that he was advised
by a representative of the
F ederal Aviation Agency that
a grant has been approved to
construct and improve the
Andrews Airport. The grant is
for $150,501.
Taylor said this grant is
subject to the approval of a
grant to cover 30<% of the total
cost by the Appalachian Reg
ional Commission.
"I checked with the Appa
lachian Regional Commission
and was told that the Andrews
Airport application is pending
now before the Commission
Scout Office To
Close Two Doys
The Scout office will be
closed Friday and Monday in
observance of Christmas.
and looks good and would likely
be approved", Taylor said.
Approval of the grant by the
Appalachian Regional Comm
ission will mean that Cherokee
County will have to pay only
20of the project.
Singing On
Square Friday
The Murphy Jaycees wiU
sponsor a "Singing On The
Square" Friday night beg
inning at 7:30.
Chairman Tommy Palmer
said local church choirs and
civic clubs have been invited
to participate.
The public is invited to att
end this program of Christmas
singing.
students mentioned to her a
petition was being circulated
saying she was improperly
dressed and that Sims had the
petition. Gwen got off the bus
and went into the school to
talk with Sims about the mat
ter. Realizing the bus would
probably leave without her,
Gwen told Sims "wait here,
I'll go home and get Mother
and Daddy."
Mrs. Hancock returned to
the school Monday to talk to
Sims and says he suggested
they go to the council room
and she told him "I refuse to
go to the council room. My
beef is with you."
After a brief conversation,
she says she asked Sims if
it were true that his mother,
Mrs. Lela Sims, had said
Gwen "should be thrown out
of school" for the way she
dressed. (Mrs. Sims is a sub
stitute teacher at the school.)
She said he replied "so what
if she did" and at this point
Mrs. Hancock said she grab
bed Sims' tie and held it
while she beat him with her
free hand and her pocketbook.
She said the teacher did not
strike back.
Mrs. Hancock said that af
ter the incident, she request
ed Principal Harest King to
transfer her daughter from
Sims' class and the request
was granted. She thendroveto
Murphy to report the incident
at the Courthouse and offered
to pay a fine. She had not been
charged at this time.
King and Sims would say
only no comment" when they
were questioned by Scout rep
orters about the incident.
A hearing is to be held for
Mrs. Hancock this morning
(Thursday) at 10 at the County
JaU.
Western Carolina Trustees
Consider University Status
Cullowhee- Ultimate est
ablishment of a university
program at Western Carolina
College is being studied and
considered by the institution's
board of trustees.
A faculty committee, af
ter nearly a year's study,
recommended last April that
Girl Scout Fund
Drive Succueds
Mrs. Bud Brown, Director
of the Murphy Girl Scout Fund
Drive, announced this week
that the drive was successful
in raising $1430. . j.
Mrs Brown, the girl scouts
in this area, andPisgahCoun
cil wish to thank all persons
who donated time and or money
to this drive. Those persons
who took an active part in the
drive include Mrs. James
Hughes, Chairman of Gen
eral solicitations; Mrs. John
Carringer, Mrs. Merle Davis,
Mrs. Wayne Holland, Mrs.
Fred Keener, Mrs. Joe Ph
illips, Mrs. WtlmaPope, Mrs.
A.G. Quinn, Mrs. Dick Rich
ards, Mrs. W.A. Singleton,
Mrs. Boyce Stiles, and Mrs.
WallyWilliams. Special gifts
chairman-Herman Edwards,
John Carringer, Pete McKeon,
Jim Sprung, and Robert White.
Mrs. Max Blakemore handled
the publicity and JohnGlll ser
ved as treasurer.
This $1,130.00 will be
used with funds from other
areas to provide materials and
training for adults working
with troops, equipment for
troops' use such as films, film
strips, records, books and
charts, office and field ser
vices, and wider opportuni
ties for the girls. Some of
the wider opportunities .
include a senior conference,
rounds roe. and a Junior camp
weekend at resident camp. The
funds will also be used to ex
tend membership opportwitl
es to girls all over the council
area which includes 16 cow
ries.
The total budgetforthePls
gah coimcil for 1967 is $84,
204. And the council ser
ves more than 4.S00 girls.
Murphy hen ever 190 girts
Involved in scouting.
the trustees should begin con
sidering steps to elevate
the college to die status erf
"an autonomous, regional un
iversity."
A statement issued Satur
day by Dr. Paul A. Reid, WCC
president, announcing these
developments, however, did
not preclude other poss
ibilities, including consider
ation of branch status within
the consolidated university
system. He emphasized the
need for further study.
Dr. Reid's statement made
clear that unless the governor
and General Assembly bring
up the question, Western Car
olina doesn't intend to seek
any change in its status in
the 1967 Legislature.
Rather, ne said, the college
"welcomes the decision of die
governor and the Board of
Higher Education to conduct a
full scale study of the state
system of higher education,
and to make this die basis for
future planning."
Reid said mat "only after
the needs of all areas of the
state are examined, only af
ter die state has begun to
measure die demand, and,
certainly, only after it has
begun to appraise the cost,
can an intelligent and cons
tructive and united program
be formulated."
Dr. Reid's statement thus
tormer Residents
Listed In Book
Two former Cherokee Co
unty women have bean sel
ected to appear In the annual
biographical compilation
"Outstanding Young Women
of America . They are Mrs.
La von Thompson Kuykendall
of Rt. 1, Ac worth, Ga. and
Mrs. Joyce Am Porter Black
of Charlotte.
The book U an annual como
flatioo of 6,000 outstanding
Younff women between the
agee of 31 aodSlwhohatedU
supported delcaratioris by
Gov. Dan Moore last spring at
a meeting in Raleigh in which
the governor said "major ch
anges In our state system
should be considered only in
the broader context of a state
wide plan for higher education.
Lacking such a plan in the past,
we now should take the rela
tively short time required to
permit the completion of a ten
year plan."
Dr. Reld's statement, iss
ueo in response to Inquiries
from newsmen, was approved
by the college board of trus
tees before 't was released.
The presi-ent pointed out
that in 1965 the trustees, fol
lowing a long-established po
licy of careful study, author
ized the appointment of a fa
culty committee to review die
entire college program and
make recommendations for
improvements.
The committee was comp
osed of eight senior faculty
members. It recon^nended,
among other things a com
plete reorganisation of die
academic administrative st
ructure to cope with the inc
reased size of die college. Dr.
Reid said Saturday that such a
reorganisation . would be
needed whether any change is
made in die senior college st
atus of the institution.
Enrollment ? the college
has increased from about 600
in 1950 to more than 3,600 in
1966. The proposed structural
changes include separating ths
college program into flea
divisions, or schools, headed
by deens.
Funds to begin lmplement
zadonwas
college's
lng this reorganisation was
" in tha coll "
1961-69 "BM
to tha Advisory