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* r+A' ? . j I The Cherokee ?m Scout ?OnimCMf r Volume 77- Norfcor 26 Murphy, North Carolina Jenuary 19, W67 '2 Pogts This Weak Jr^^p^^om^CAROuIuk REPUBLICANS REQUEST OUSTING OF REGISTRAR 13 County Paving Projects Announced The State Highway Comm lsalon will open bids J anuary 24 on paving 17.88 miles In Cherokee County. Actual work Is set to begin early spring, according to W. Curtis Russ, Commissioner of the 14th Div ision. The Commission plans to make formal awardof the con tracts at their meeting In Ral eigh on Feburary 3. The 17.88 miles of paving, much of Iton secondary roads, is the result of property ow ners along the roads cooper ating with the Commission un der terms of the priority sys tem of the Commission. The priority system was put Into force by the Commission in CORRECTION The Scout reported last week that Principal Harest King testified "I don't know where to draw the line" on short dresses worn by fe male students at Hlwassee Dam School. This was an error. Mrs. Helen Hancock, the defendant in the case being tried, attributed the state ment to Mr. King In her test imony. He did not make the statement on the witness stand himself. The editors of The Scout regret the error. SP4 Billy Morrow County 61 In Life Photo SP4 Billy G. Morrow, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Poley Morrow, Rt. 4, Murphy, la pic tured In a story on Vietnam In the January 13 Issue of "Life". The picture shows Morrow and three other soldiers carr ying a wounded comrade from the scene of an ambush near Rach Klen during what was supposed to be a New Year Truce period. Morrow entered the Army in 1966 and was shipped to Vietnam on September 1. He is assigned to the 25th infan try division. Shortly after his arrival there, Morrow wrote to his parents and said "we are here now and I don't like It" but concluded "don't worry about me, I'U be OK." He commented on the constant rain there and on the miser able living conditions of the Vietnamese. He also inquired about whether his parents read The Scout because "there is something In each hometown paper about each one of us." The soldier showed a hum orous outlook toward a run-in with a snake. "I threw a snake out of my tent the other night, it was crawling up my side", he said. the lummer of 1965. Several other paving projects have been proposed for this county, but could not be put under con tract due to failure to get right-of-way. The projects due to be put under contract early next mo nth Includes: SR 1326 In Murphy, from Hl wassee River Bridge to North City Limit 0.72 mile. SR 1408 In Murphy, from US 64 to 0.6 miles north, 0.60 mile. SR 1326 In Murphy, from US 64 to beginning of concrete pa vement 0.24 mile. SR 1SS2 in Murphy, from US 64 to city limits 0,45 mile. US 19InMurphy,fromMeth odist Church to east city limits 1.00 mile. SR 1388 In Andrews, from 1st Street to North City Limits 0.30 mile. US 19 In Andrews, from SR 1515 to West City limits 0.72 mile. SR 1519 from US 64 to SR 1527. SR 1548 from US 64 to Clay County Line 1.50 mile. SR 1544-1537 from US 64 to SR 1535 2.80 miles. SR 1535 from SR 1519 to End of Pavement 3.00 miles. SR 1552 from Murphy city limits to end of pavement 0.35 mile. SR 1502 from US 19 to SR 1505 1.80 miles. Right-0f-Way Work Begun Highway Commissioner W. Curtis Russ revealed onSatu rday that specialists have be gun work to acquire right-of way for the Appalachian De velopment Highway between the Tennessee line and Mur Phy. He said 16 engineers are now In the field and others will soon be added to speed-up work on the project. This 18-mlle section In Ch erokee County Is expected to be the first part of Appala chian highway to be put under contract In southwestern North Carolina. Jaycees Schedule Prayer Breakfast The Murphy Jaycees will conclude their observance of National Jaycee Week with a Prayer Breakfast Sunday mo rning at 7:30 at O'Dells. The breakfast Is being held to re affirm the religious portion of the J aycee Creed. Rev. ThorntonHawldns,Pa stor of the First Methodist Church, will speak on the first line of the Jaycee Creed.... "That faith In God gives meaning and purpose to hu man life." Mayor Cloe Moore and the Town Board members have been invited and the public Is Invited to attend. It will be a Dutch Treat Breakfast at a cost of $1. per person. THB BRONZE STAR MEDAL was awardecposthumously to I'PC Donald R. Robinson of Turt letown, Tann. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jasila Robinson, n shown accepclnv tho award from Ma). William H. Rally last Friday at their home. PFC Robinson waa cited for "outstanding, meritorious service" in Vietnam prior to hla death last September 3 from wounds received while serving with the Mist Airborne Division. He was the graadaeo of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Taylor of Violet. NX. (Photo by Richard Jabaley, Basin 1 hotoeraphic Studio) "IF THEY CAN SEND MY HUSBAND TO VIETNAM. I think thev could give me a bridge", says Mrs. Nadean Waters (top photo) as she shows the poor state of repair of the bridge which leads to her mobile home and the Vengance Creek Baptist Cemetery. Harvey Failen (bottom photo) points to the large hole left in the bridge on the Roy Minor Road when an oil truck fell through the floor last fall. The Bridge Washed Out? It Might As Well Be! By Dave Bruce Country singer Warner Mack came up with a smash hit called "The Bridge Washed Out" in 1965 by bemoaning the fact that the bridge had washed out, he couldn't swim. It was his wedding day and "my baby's on the other side." The bridges aren't washed out in this case, but several families who live on the other side of Vengance Creek neer Marble ere severely handi capped by the poor condition of two bridges they must use. One bridge is located on what is now known as the Roy Minor Road. This was origi nally a part of the road from Marble to Peachtree but it was abandoned when a new stretch of highway was open ed several years ago. Today the bridge and road are ser ving four families. Mrs. Roy Minor had written ' several letters requesting service on the bridge begin- " ning In 1962. Last November an oil delivery truck went through the bridge and left a large hole In the floor. Pasaenger cars can cross the bridge today with some care ful steeHng on the part of the driver but it is impossible to drive larger vehicles across. The families living along the road complain that they can not get fuel oil delivery now since trucks can not cross the bridge. Mrs. Minor's nephew Hsrvey Fallen, said "my boy Just about has pneumonia" from living in his cold mobile Both Mrs. Minor and Fall en have written several letters to State officials about the maner and believe they are getting nowhere. Gov. Den K. Moore wrote to Mrs. Minor on December 21 and told her she would be con tacted soon by s repre sentative of the State Highway Commission. "I can assure you that your request will be the Governor continued, Mrs, Minor says no one has contacted her. Sen. Mary Faye Brumby requested Division Engineer A J. Hughes to look into the matter and Hughes, in turn, directed R.L. Pattlllo of the Bryson City office to invest igate. PattiUo, in a telephone int erview with The Scout last Friday, said an investigation of the matter has been cond ucted and his office submitted a report to George S. Will o ugh by. Secondary Road Off icer in Raleigh. He said Wlll oughby's office would be res ponsible for making a decision on what action the State will take. A short distance up the creek from the Minor bridge is another bridge in a poor state of repair. This bridge leads to the Vengance Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Fallen said the only way a body can be Uken to the cem etery for burial is by Jeep since wider and heavier veh icles can not cross the bridge. If s Jeep is not available, the body must be carried in. The cemetery is about a quarter of a mile from the bridge. Mrs. Nadean Waters lives in a mobile home along the creek at the bridge which leads to the cemetery. Her bus band. SPS Llnwood Waters, returned from a tour of duty in Vietnam on December 29. Mrs. Waters ssys there is no way to ra\ i ? from 1m her mobile home from lts\4* sent location andsheeqpess ad a desire to move with her husbend when the Army gives Mm a new assignment in the states. O'Dell Calls Local Act "Invitation To Chicanery" The Cherokee County Rep ublican Party has asked the State Board of Elections to remove Mrs. Ruth Cheney from her position as registrar in the Murphy South Ward and to Investigate an incident that occured during the Novem ber 8 General Election when the Republicans accused her of improperly marking a ballot that she filled out for a voter who requested assistance. Virgil O'Dell, chairman of the Cherokee County Repub lican Executive Committee, wrote a letter outlining the position of his party Mon day. The letter, along with five affidavits signed by wit nesses to the voting dispute, was mailed Tuesday to the State Board. A copy is also being sent to the Cherokee Co unty Board of Elections. O'Dell cited the special loc al act which bars anyone other than a registrar from giving asssitance to voters in Cher okee County. The matter, he said, "Is doublv important because no Republican may assist any voter in the county since the Registrars are always and without exception Democrats." Referring to the dispute with Mrs. Cheney, the chairman said "we are convinced that this is not an isolated inci dent, since the arrangement is an open invitation to chic anery because persons unable to see well enough to mark their ballot are...unable to see whether their ballot is correctly marked by the Reg istrar." The letter requests that Mrs. Cheney "be removed from office and not used in any capacity in any future el ection." Other grievances are cited in the letter. "The Republican Party in this county further labors under the handicap" of the special act that has the Airport Work To Start In July Construction work on the improvement project at the Cherokee County Airport is expected to begin in J uly and should be completed by Oct ober 15, according to R.U. Bell, airport engineer with the Charlotte office of the Federal Aviation Agency. Bell made the statement fol lowing a meeting last week between FAA officials, the Cherokee County Airport Authority and the County Co mmissioners. He saidtheten atlve schedule calls for bid Jaycees Announce Educator Search Plans to select the Out standing Young Educator of Cherokee County were ann ounced Tuesday night by Lyle Carringer at the conclusion of the Murphy Jaycees' monthly business meeting. "Our search is part of a nationwide J aycee program", Carringer said, "to spot light the achievements and dedicationof professional ed ucators , both male and fe male, between the ages of 21 and 35." Carringer stated that ed ucators of the first through twelfth grade levels will be considered and that names of eligible nominees have al ready been obtained from school officials. Tea chers eligible will be contac ted by the Murphy J aycee Out standing Educator Committee within sufficient time to sub mit Evaluation Forms for jud ging. Nominations will be judged locally by a panel of educators. The Cherokee County winner will be honored at a special awards banquet and presented with a $100 cash award. Local winner from th roughout the state will be eli gible for a state competition, which will determine del egates to a national Outstand ing Young Educator Program, according to Carringer. opening in June. W.E. Cox of John Talbert and A ssociates, proposed con sulting engineers for the pro ject, emphasized the tight schedule and acquisition of the airport by the county very soon. Complete construction plans and specifications must be developed for a planned ad vertisement for bids in May. The votti-s overwhelmingly approved county purchase of the airport property in a referendum last A ugust. The runway lighting sys tem was not approved due to an extreme shortage of copper. Bell saidonly air-carrier air port received lighting approval and the local airport authority could re-apply for approval within the fiscal year beginning July 1. The federal grant of $150,501 made in Dec ember allowed for deletion of lighting. mm mc* error e Cboabtr EUcts Niw PrisMut Max M. Blakemore was el ected president of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce at a meeting last Thursday night. He succeeds Wally Williams. Jack T. Owens was re-elected vice-president of the group. Tommy Gentry was elected secretary and John GUI was elected treas urer. Blakemore is the owner of Radio Station WCVP and Blake Realty in Murphy. He also operates the local Western Union Office. county "so gerrymandered in to districts that it is virtually impossible" to elect a Rep ublican Board of County Co mmissioners. he said. The letter also points out that the Cherokee County and Murphy School Boards are composed entirely of Democrats since they are appointed and not el ected. O'Dell said "we feel that action on the part of the State Board in this matter would be a material step in securing fair elections in Cherokee County." The dispute on election day erupted when Luther M. Bea vers, 76, requested help be cause he said he could not see well and Mrs. Cheney agreed to mark his ballots. The Rep. ublican J udge. Lowen Dockery, opened ballots hand ed to him by Mrs. Cheney and protested that they were marked straight Democratic while Beavers had said, in a loud voice, "I want to vote a straight Republican ticket " Beavers, in his affidavit, said "the only papers which Mrs. Cheney had in the vot ing booth" were his ballots. "I had seen the ballots at all times since she had marked them and know that the ballots Mr. Dockery had were mine" he said. ' Dockery's affidavit stated: "An old lady, a Mrs. Carroll, came in to vote and asked for assistance" and that as she walked toward the booth with Mrs. Cheney, she said "I promised the Republicans that I would vote for them" Dockery said Mrs. C heney handed him Mrs.Caroll's bal lots and "as I was putting them in the box 1 noticed that Mrs. Carroll's ballot was marked Democratic. I made no comm ent at this time as 1 did not know what Mrs. Carroll might have said in the booth." Dockery said that when Be avers entered the booth, he neardhim say "in a loud voice. "I want these ballots marked straight Republican'. Mrs. Cheney came out of the booth first with Mr. Beaver's ballots in her left hand. J said 'I will take those ballots Ruth' and she handed them to me. They were handed to me face up and I immediately saw that the top ballot was marked Democratic. I then opened up the rest of the ballots to see how they were marked. Each was marked Democratic and I had distinctly heard Mr. Beavers tell her to mark them Republican. At this time Mr. Beavers said again that he had requested her to mark them Republican so I tore the ball ots up as being spoiled and put them in the spoiled box. I then obtained new ballots for Mr. Beavers and he voted them Republican." Richard A. Howell, a Rep ublican poll watcher, signed an affidavit stating the same account of the incident as Beavers and Dockery did and added that he heard Dockery say "Ruth, I have been wait ing all morning to check on you." Mr and Mrs. Ed Owenby also signed affidavits. They stated that they and Mr. and Mrs. Luther M. Beavers came to vote together. Their state ments gave a similiar account of the incident. Mrs. Cheney gave Dockery a written statement releasing him from further duty as a Republican judge after he tore the ballots she had handed him. 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