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Recreation Commission For
Chorokoo County Approvod
The Cherokee County Co
mmissioners approved a ten
man Recreation Committee
for Cherokee County at their
last meeting. There are five
members representing both
towns in Cherokee County.
This recreation committee
is one o! the first steps in
providing a year-round rec
reation program for the co
unty. it is also a step in sec
uring a Federal Grant to make
a Survey of the county's phy
sical, human an(^ financial
resources.
The Southwestern North
Carolina Economic Develop
ment Commission, Four
square Community Action,
Inc., and the North Carolina
Recreation Commission are
trying to develop a Multl
County Recreation Program.
The Counties in this group
are Cherokee, Graham, Clay,
Swain, Macon, Jackson and
Haywood Counties.
The organizing of Recrea
tion Commissions in each
county is one of the first steps
in developing this Multi
New Parcel Rates
Effective Sunday
Use of ZIP CODE will make
It easier to mall packages af
ter January 15, Postmaster
Joe E. Ray of Murphy said
today.
?? New rates and a new sys
tem for identifying parcel post
zones will go into effect on
that date as provided in le
gislation signed into law by
President Johnson on Sept
ember 20. 1966. the Post
master pointed out.
The rate increases will av
erage about 10 cents a par
cel, Ray said. Starting J uly 1,
the law provides for a series
of size and weight increases
on packages mailed between
first-class offices. Murphy is
a First-class office. The size
and weight increases will be
in five annual steps, the last
coming on July 1,1971.
Use of ZIP CODES In the
recipient's address will en
able the sender or a mall
clerk to quickly determine
the proper zone, and thus the
rate, for the package. The
zones will be based on the
distance a parcel travels be
tween the 552 sectional cent
ers in the country. Ray said.
By consulting a simple
chart,which is available at all
post offices , the zone can be
readily identified because the
first three numbers of the
ZIP CODE represent the sec
tional center. This replaces a
method in which a directory
often had to be consulted to
locate the proper zone for
each of the nation's 33,000
post offices.
The new rates will range
from 40 cents for a three
pound parcel destined for de
livery to 60 cents for the same
parcel to zone 3 (150 to 30l
miles) to $1.05 to zone 8 (over
i,800 miles). The new zoning
method will also apply to air
parcel post, catalogs and to
publishers who pay zone rates
on the advertising portion of
their periodicals.
Ray noted that all parcels
mailed between post offices
within the Gainesville, Ga
sectional center will be char
ged at the first zone rate.
There are seventy-nine pos
offices within the Galnsville,
Ga. sectional center.
The new rates are expected
to provide an additional $74
million a year for the Post
Office Department. The later
size and weight increases will
kdd another $32 million a year.
The additional revenue is to
P keep the Department
within 4 percent of cost on par
cel post as the law requires.
County Recreation Program.
The state Enabling Act
sets forth the following po
wers: (Section 160-158) Po
wers. The governing body
of any coiaity and town may
exercise the following powers
for recreation purposes:
1. Establish and conduct a
system of supervised rec
reation for such unit.
2. Set apart for use of parks
or play grounds, recreation
centers or facilities, any land
or buildings owned by or lea
sed by such unit and may app
rove and equip such land or
buildings.
3. Acquire lands or build
ings by gift, purchase, lease of
loan, or by condemnation as
provided by Chapterforty,
eminent domain, of the Gen
eral Statutes.
4. A ccept any gift or bequest
of money, or other personal
property, or any donation to
be applied principal or income
for recreation use.
5. Provide. construct,
equip, operate and maintain
parks, playgrounds, recrea
tion centers and recreation
facilities and all buildings and
structures necessary or use
ful in recreation therewith.
6. Appropriate funds for the
purpose of carrying out the
provisions of this article.
The Recreation Commiss
ion representing Cherokee
County consists of Jack
Thompson, Paul Rldenhour,
Pete McKeon, FrankSudderth
and John Carringer rep
resenting Murphy andBobHe
aton, Lee Nichols, Jr., Dan
Hawk, Bill Blevins, and Joe
El-Khouri representing And
rews. This group will elect a
Chairman who will represent
Cherokee County at the Multi
County meetings.
More Insuran
To BoSooght
RALEIGH? The General
Assembly will again be asked
to double the amount of lia
bility insurance North Car
olina motorists are required
to carry. A similar move was
defeated two years ago.
A study commission on in
surance to make the recomm
endation at a meeting last Fri
day. The group also will rec
ommend that the compulsory
system be kept.
IDA Coordinator
To Bo Ib Aroo
Charles S. Edwards. North
Carolina coordinator for the
public works and economic
development administration
will be available in Graham,
Clay, Macon, Cherokee and
Swain counties, according to
the following schedule. App
ointments may be arranged
' by contacting the local off
icials listed or by calling the
EDA State Office, 919-828
9031, Ext. 485.
Graham County, Frank Ro
gers, Chairman, Graham Co
unty Planning Board- -J anuary
19.
Clay County, Thomas C.
Day, Clay County Planning
Board--January 17.
Macon County, H. Bueck,
Chairman, Macon County Pl
t anning Board --J anuary 16.
Cherokee County, SJ.
Gernert, Chairman, Cherokee
County Planning Board
January 18.
Swain County, R.L. Lyday,
Chairman, Swain County
Planning Board- January 19.
Cherokee Indian Reser
vation, Frell M. Owl, chair
man, Cherokee Indian Reser
vation Planning Board
January 19.
Kiow To?r Pollc#
DALE EAR WOOD U the newest member of the Murphy po
lice force. He wee employed as construction superintendent
In Vietnam prior to returning to Murphy and la an A 'r Force
veteran. Earwood, a native of Marble and cfaduate of And
real High School, la married to the former June Seabolr.
Thev have too dauehtert and a ?on. ?
FREE PARKINGSPACE FOR 72 CARS is provided in this recently opened lot at the corner
of Church and Central Streets. The Town of Murphy prepared the lot for parkin); through an
arrangement with the First Baptist Church which owns the property.
Town Board Seeks Action
On Zoning, Housing Here
The Murphy Town Board has
indicated a desire to move for
ward quickly in its zoning pro
gram and to determine what
efforts are necessary to bring
a new housing project to Mur.
phy. A special meeting will he
held tonight (Thursday) to
speed-up work on these iss
ues.
At the regular January
meeting on Monday night, the
Board members expressed a
desire to proceed with the zo
ning program as soon as po
ssible. A public hearing will
be held prior to enactment of
the zoning ordinance and a
date for the hearing is exp
ected to be set soon.
Tonight's meeting will be
devoted to a thorough study
of the proposed zoning ordi
nance so that the Board can
make changes it deems ad
visable before putting the
program before a public hear
ing. Some changes were rec
ommended at a special meet
ing held last fall and it is bel
ieved others are possible.
The Scout reported on Oct
ober 27 that 40 low-rent hou
sing units had been approved
for Murphy in a program exp
ected to cost about $700,000.
It is to be financed by Federal
funds made available by the
Department of Housing and
Urban Development.
Federal Officials advised
the Town in December that,
in effect, a new application
would have to be submitted for
the project. At tonight's meet
ing. the Board will try to de
termine what action it can
take to speed approval of the
new housing units for Murphy.
In a move related to the zo
ning question, the Board st
ated on Monday night that it
will, in the future, enforce
an ordinance passed in 1963
which makes it a criminal
offense to begin construction
of a building without a build
ing permit.
The Board approved a build
ing permit request from Frank
Calhoun who is building ama
chineshop on Parker St. Cal
houn will be advised by the
Board that the road in front
of the shop must be kept open.
Mayor Cloe Moore wasdir
ected by the Board to write a
letter to Charles Hall of Tell
ico Plains, Tenn., inviting a
wagon train originating in
Tellico Plains to terminate
its trip in Murphy over the
Fourth of July weekend. It is
believed the wagon train ac
tivities will he tied in with the
Murphy Jaycees Water Festi
val which is held on the same
weekend.
The uoard clarified its
ban on center street parking.
The police force had been dir
ected some time ago to issue
citations for anyone parked in
the center of the street that
was not loading or unloading.
The question of passenger
cars being parked in the cen
ter of the street for this pur
pose arose and the Board has
ruled that only three-quarter
ton trucks and heavier
vehicles may be parked In the
center of the street for this
purpose.
Reviewing efforts to Inc
rease parking spaces, the
Board found that a total of ISO
off-street spaces will be
available when the former Od
um property is ready for use.
The new lot at Church and Cen
tral Sts. is providing 72 free
spaces and a plan presented to
the Board Monday night will
make 78 spaces available on
the Odum lot. A total of $1,473
was spent to make the Church
and Central lot ready for use
as a parking area.
A taxi permit was granted to
EJB. Gibson and J JB. Hall, Jr.
received persmlsslon to add
another taxi to his operation.
Adult Classes
Start Monday
Adult classes are to be
resumed by the Trl-County
Industrial Education Center
for the winter quarter begin
ning Monday night.
Subjects to be taught will
Include: math, history, Eng
lish, social studies, and read
ing and writing. Classes will
be held in the same schools in
Cherokee, Clay and Graham
Counties in which they were
held in the fall quarter.
These courses are design
ed for adults who were unable
to complete high school, and
for any other adults who des
ire to further their education.
Classes will meetfrotn 6:30
to 9:30 p.m. two nights a t
for a period of 10
On the same nights and the
seme hours, classes will be
will m*| In Ik. hi* ic
set
REP. CHARLES H. TAYLOR of Brevard addresses a meet
ting of the Cherokee County Republican Party Executive Co
mmittee last Thursday in Murphy.
Taylor Addresses Count)
GOP Executive Meeting
Recently elected Rep. Ch
arles H. Taylor of Brevard
addressed a meeting of the Ch
erokee County Republican
Party Executive Committee
last Thursday night at a meet
ing in Murphy.
Taylor told the group there
is a "breakdown in communi
cations between the people and
government agencies" and he
outlined "the problem of get
ting the feeling of the people"
in th new multi-county house
districts. Taylor's 48th Dis
trict includes Transylvania,
Jackson and Swain Counties.
It stretches from South Car
olina to Tennessee and is
about 300 miles wide.
He said he has set up bi
partisan committees in the
three counties toadvlsehimof
the wishes of the people in
matters that will come before
the 1967 General Assembly.,
These committees are made
up of people who are intere
sted in special fields such as
education, mental health or
wildlife laws. The committ
ees are "absolutely necessary
if 1 am to get the feeling of
the people in my district",
Taylor said.
Taylor's victory In No van
bar gained statewide recogni
tion. He defeated Laccy
Thornburg of Jackson Co
unty who was in line to be
young men in the Democratic
party.
The young representative
pulled of his victory by
carrying his home county of
Transylvania by 1,600 votes
although the Democrats have
a 6,000-2,600 registration ad
vantage while Thornburg
barely managed to carry his
home county of Jackson by
about 200 votes and came out of
Swain County with a slim 500
vote margin.
In an interview with The
Scout last Friday, Taylor said
the Republicans will have 26
House seats and seven Senate
seats in the new General Ass
* embly. He said he felt they can
constitute a useful minority
that will try to influence legis
lation in. a constructive man
ner.
When questioned about Gov.
Dan K. Moore's tax cut pro
posal which will be considered
by the General Assembly,
Taylor said he is "willing to
cut taxes If w* are also able
to bring tbe needed services
to the people,"
He said the hefty surplus in
the General Fund provides an
excellent opportunity to up
grade education and he in
dicated he favors returning
more retcnue to the counties
for uae locally.
Taylor, who Is M years
old. is themanaging director
of Transylvania Tree farms.
Judge Conceeds Daughter
"Singled Out", Fines
Woman In Assault Case
Although he conceeded that
the woman's daughter was
"singled out and discrim
inated against". Judge Felix
Alley found Mrs. Helen Han
cock guilty of simple assault
and causing a disturbance
Monday in District Court. She
was fined $50 plus the costs.
The Rt.l.Copperhill mother
was charged with assaulting
teacher Kay Sims atHiwassee
Dam School on December 19
in an incident that arose when
Sims initiated a note to the
school office stating that 16
year-old Gwendolyn Hancock
was "improperly dressed."
The note was signed or init
aled by Sims and three other
faculty members, EdwardAlt
land, Grady Anderson and Don
Amos.
Testimony revealed that ac
tion was started at H^wassee
Dam School on December 13
to require female students to
dress In a manner deemed
appropriate by the principal
and faculty. The students
were advised of the decision
and teachers were Instructed
to send a written report to the
office on any student they felt
was not dressed properly.
None of the faculty members
who testified at the trial could
identify any sti 'ent whose
name was reported other than
Miss Hancock, although
several conceeded that other
female students wore dresses
as short, or shorter than she
wore.
Sims, the first witness, des
cribed Mrs. Hancock's assault
on him and vigorously denied
striking back although he did
admit holding his hands up to
protect himself.
Altland testified that he sig
ned a paper complaining about
Gwen's dress although he ad
mitted there were other girls
in the school wearing short
dresses.
Principal Harest King ex
plained the school's policy on
short dresses but said " I
don't know where to draw the
line."
Gwen told the court she
was wearing the same dress in
court that she was wearing on
the day the question of im
proper dress arose. She testi
fied that Amos later scratched
his name off the note.
Several character wit
nesses were called and all
testified that the defendant
has a "good" reputation.
Teacher James Hawkins
told the court he was asked to
sign the note about Gwen and
declined to do so.
Another teacher, Miss Judy
Floyd, said there are "no set
rules" on the length of skirts
girls should wear to school.
She said, in her opinion,
Gwen's dress was short but
so were the skirts and dresses
of other female students.
The J udge dismissed a pro
fanity charge against the def
endant.
Election Law
Reforms Asked
RALEIGH?The North Car
olina Board of Elections will
ask the 1967 General Assembly
to pass sweeping election law
reforms.
The recommendations to be
made Include a loose-leaf reg
istration system for all coun
ties. All voters would be req
uired to sign a poll book when
they cast a ballot and the ab
sentee ballot system would be
altered to prevent fraud.
Executive Secretary Alex
Brock has been authorized by
the board to appraoch the Leg
islative Research Commiss
ion and General Assembly
committees about placiqg the
entire election law setup under
a constitutional section that
would prohibit any and all lo
cal exemptions from state
wide voting law.
Escapee Captured; Arrests
Made In Break-in Cases
An escapee from the Ohio
State Penitentiary was captu
red near Brasstown Monday
night by Cherokee County
Sheriff Claude A nderson, De
puty Glenn Holloway, Highway
Patrolmen Don Reavls and
Patt Miller and two FBI
agents.
Layton Shuman, 23 , was
serving time for grand larceny
when he escaped and drove a
stolen car fromAkron.Ohioto
Cherokee County. The officers
acting on a tip that he was stay
ing at a home in the Brasstown
area, made the arrest and rep
orted Shuman offered no res
istance.
He was taken to Asheville
by a U.S. Deoutv Marshal to
await an extradition hearing.
The sheriff's department
made several arrests in conn
ection with recent break-ins In
the County.
Deputy Holloway arrested
seven boys and one girl and
charged them with breaking
and entering in connection with
the breaking-in of two houses
in the Topton area on Decem
ber 31. Nothing was taken from
the houses. Holloway said the
youths were holding a party.
The eight are being held in the
county jail.
Bapbara Cornwell of Mur
phy has been charged with
breaking and entering and jail
ed in connection with the theft
of a large quantity of food at
Ranger School on December
19. Some of the merchandise
was recovered. The sheriff's
Bids Asked On
Road Projects
RALEIGH--The State High
way Commission has issued a
call for bids for the January
24 Highway Letting on 40 pro
jects in 43 counties, involving
more than 327 miles.
Almost 90 miles of the work
will be in Cherokee, Clay,
Graham and Swain Counties.
The Commission's descript
ion of the work says 89.81
miles of sand asphalt and bit
uminous concrete surface will
be applied in surfacing six
sections of secondary roads
and resurfacing eight sections
of primary roads and 31 sec
tions of secondary roads.
Work on US 19, 64 and NC
28 is included.
department and SBI Agent
James Maxey made the arr
est. Two more arrests in this
case are expected to be made
shortly.
The sheriff's department
arrested Ellridge and Jerry
Cothran of the Culberson sec
tion and charged them with
breaking and entering in conn
ection with the theft of
property, which was rec
overed, from the homeofVir
gle hedden in the Martins
Creek section. The brothers
are free on bond. Two other
persons are being sought.
Jock Watson
New Rector
Arrives Here
Jack Watson has arrived
in Murphy to assume the duties
as Rector of Church of Mess*
iah and St. Barnabus, Murphy
and Church of the Good Shep
herd, Hayesvllle, left vacant
by the transfer of Hamilton
Witter to the Church of Holy
Cross, Tryon, N.C.
Watson was reared In Ce
dar Keys, Fla., and is a grad
uate of Florida State and a
graduate of the Seminary of
Sewanee, University of the
South, Sewanee, Tenn
Watson comes from St.
Marks Episcopal Church in
Chattahoochee, Fla., where
he served as Priest for five
years.
In Murphy, he has set up
bachelor quarters in the Ep
iscopal Rectory on Mauney
Street.
Services for the three
churches are set as follows:
Holy Communion on the first
Sunday and Morning Prayer
on the suceeding Sundays of
each month. All people are
welcomed to worship with the
Episcopal congregations.
\ Community College Here:
It's Up To The People
By Dave Bruce
There is a strong possibi
lity that Cherokee County will,
in the next few years, have its
own comprehensive comm
unity college. An informed
source told The Scout that if
"we do not get a community
college here, it will be due to
lack of interest" on the part
of the people.
The proposal has been dis
cussed at high levels of the
State administration and Gov.
Dan K. Moore has Indicated
his support for it. The chair
man of the State Board of Ed
ucation, Dr. Dallas Herring,
said he supports the idea.
The community college
would evolve from the pre
sent Tri-County Industrial
Education Center at Peach
tree. For that institution to
move ig> to community coll
ege status, It would have to
become Independent of the
Cherokee County Board of
Education and the Ashevllle
Buncombe Technical Institute
of which It is now a branch.
Present state law provides
the machinery for the for
mation of new community
colleges without action by the
General Assembly. The Sceut
has learned, however, that the
General Assembly would pro
bably be ashed to pass a btu
Which would allow the ( her
okee County Board of Comm
issioners to establish the co
mmunity college without a
local referendum. Under the
present law, the voters must
approve the appropriation of
funds by the commissioners
for this purpose.
It Is estimated that the co
unty would have to appropri
ate IS to 20 thousand dollars
per year to run the college
which is equal to about a ten
cent tax levy. In the present
year, the coiaity has spent
$24, 000 on the Trl -County
Center, or about an 11-cent
levy, in a year In which the
county ux rate was lowered.
Thus, it is Indicated additi
onal taxes would not be need
ed to sipport the college.
The source told The Scout
diat the present set-up at
Peachtree is "handicapped
because the Center is noteli - ?
gible to receive State funds
for capital investment." Co
mmunity colleges are eli
gible for these funds.
The community collge
would be open to students
throughout the western co
unties on a commuter basis.
There are no plans :n provide
housing although the school
would cooperate In trying to
locate quarters for
desiring them.
The programs offered t
be in three broad categories:
(1) Vocational and trade cour
ses such as welding and brick
laying, (2) Technological co
urses such as business edu
cation, and(3)Academic cour
ses for the freshman and sop
homore years In college.
The academic courses
would be for credits which
would be transferable to other
colleges where students would
complete their work on deg
rees.
A local community college
would make It possible for
many students to go to college
who otherwise could n*t and,
at the same time, relieve
overcrowded conditions at
existing colleges.
"A large grotg> of high
school gracfciates In this area
are not being served and the
need for a community collage
is here", our source said.
Local Industries are
to he pleased with the
accomplished by the Trl
County Center and are expect
ed to strongly stgiport the co
college idea.
The Mg question new is