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Volume 77- Number 34 Murphy, North Corel lee March 16, 1967 ? 12 Pogee Thi* Week A?i^w^^om><TcAROuiSk
Pete Stalcup Named Acting Chief Of Police
Ambulance Service Unresolved;
County Subsidy Seems Certain
The Cherokee County Board
of Commissioners held a
special meeting In the court
room Friday night to deter
mine possible steps to take to
assure county residents of
ambulance service after
March 31. Both IvieandTown
son Funeral Homes have ann
ounced they are stopping ser
vice as of that date.
Peyton I vie, J.C. Towns on
representatives of Providence
hospital and Andrews District
Memorial Hospital, and the
Andrews and Cherokee County
Rescue squads attended the
meeting.
Everyone agreed that a ser
ious problem must be solved
but no one had a solution which
was acceptable to other int
erests present at the meeting.
The hospital officials indi
cated they would not be able
to take over the service.
The Rescue Squads do not
feel they can assume respon
sibility although they indicated
a willingness to work with
whoever might uke over the
ambulances.
The commissioners ques
tioned Ivie and Townson about
the possibility of the funeral
homes continuing the service
with a subsidy from the county.
Both funeral directors re
stated the position they took at
the regular commissioners
meeting last week when they
said it was financially imposs
ible for them to continue off
ering the service. They ex
plained that the new wage and
hour law has Increased their
labor costs to a level they can
not maintain.
The commissioners expre
ssed their willingness to con
sider a subsidy but said they
must have more definite cost
figures before they can make a
final decision.
Chairman W.T. Moore
asked those present to
prepare an estimate of the
costs involved and to meet ag
ain with the commissioners
this week.
It stems certain that a
county subsidy will be made
regardless of who assumes
responsibility for ambulance
service. The towns of Andrews
and Murphy will probably be
asked to join In payment of a
subsidy.
Two Arrested
In
Chief of Police PeteStalcu^
Assistant Chief Dale Ear
wood and Patrolman Lawrence
Beal arrested two men they
found In a house lnBealtown
Tuesday night.
Jimmy Brown, 20, of Mur
phy, and James Clark, 20, of
Ashevllle, were jailed and ch
arged with breaking and enter
ing.
The house Is furnished and
owned by Frank Hensley. It is
located on Hiawassee St. No
one is living in it at the pre
sent time.
Stalcup said he received a
call informing him that alight
was on in an upstairs room.
The policemen surrounded
the house. They found theback
door open and a window on the
front had been forced.
They found Brown and Clark
hiding beside a bed.
Marble Area Power
To Be Off Sunday
Nantahala Power & Light
Co. has announced that power
will be off in the Marble area
Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m.
All customers below And
rews Airport to the Regal,
Slow Creek and Fair view Road
below Jack Herbert will be af
fected.
The cut-off is being made to
do necessary maintenance
work.
Bus Driver Is
Holdup Victim
i A Trailways bus driver was
beaten and robbed when his bus
was halted in the Caney Creek
section on US 64 west of Mur
. phy last Thursday night.
Ronnie Patterson told Sher
iff ClaudeAndersonhestopped
when a man flagged him down
on the highway, thinking the
man wanted a ride.
When die man boarded the
bus, Patterson said he was
struck in the head with some
thing and robbed of from $11
tolls.
There were no passengers
on the bus. It was scheduled
to end a run from Atlanta to
Murphy at 9:50 p.m.
Patterson described his
assailant to the sheriff and
said he would know the man if
he saw him again.
He was taken to Providence
Hospital for treatment.
Anderson said Patterson's
pocketbook was found near the
scene of the hold-up Friday
morning and was turned over
to him.
Lady Bird Receives
Warm WNC Welcome
By Dave Bruce
CULLOWHEE An un
seasonably warm sun beat
down on the campus of Western
Carolina College and a stand
ing-room-only crowd gave
an enthusiastic welcome to
Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson as she
dedicated the Hunter Library
W ing in a ceremony in the Reid
Gymnasium Tuesday after
The First Lady, dressed in
dark green, came to WCC after
inspecting a school in a remote
section of Canada Township
in the southern part of Jack
son County.
She went to Canada to
observe the National Teacher
Corps in action and visit with
the 100 students at the school.
Mrs. Johnson was accomp
anied by Secretary of Health,
Education and Welfare John
W. Gardner, Mrs. Dan K.
Moore, Rep. and Mrs. Roy A.
Taylor and Mrs. Billy
Graham.
Mrs. Graham offered the
Invocation in the ceremony at
WCC. In her prayer, the wife
of Rev. Billy Graham asked
God..to bless President John
son for his "Concern for die
poor" and Mrs. Johnson for
the "enthusiasm" she dis
plays in support of her hus
band.
Secretary Gardner said at
tending college dedications Is
nothing unusual for him, "but
I'm never bored with it." He
said there Is "nothing I care
about more deeply" than edu
cation.
Gartkier warned his
audience "there are other
sutler tyrants than kings and
dictators." These Include Ig
norance, poverty and racial
discrimination.
"No other President has
worked harder for the dignity
of the individual" than Presi
dent Johnson, Gardner said.
Mrs. Moore introduced
Mrs. Johnson.
Mrs. Johnson spoke of the
"wonderful morning 1 had
seeing the Teacher Corps in
action and viewing your beau
tiful western North Carolina
mountains."
She expressed pleasure at
being invited to take part in a
library dedication and said
"today's librarian seeks to get
young people hooked on
books."
The First Lady said she was
happy to learn that 691k of the
teachers inthe schools of wes
tern North Carolina are grad
uates of WCC.
Mrs. Johnson received a
standing ovation when she
finished her brief talk. She
then unvieled a plaque for the
new library facility and pre
sented it to Jonathon H.
Woody, chairman of the co
llege s Board of Trustees.
Mrs. Johnson and her party
left the campus and went to
Asheville where she boarded
a plane Tuesday night for
Nashville, Tenn.
She participated in cer
emonies honoring the 200th
birthday anniversary of Pre
sident Andrew Jackson in the
Tennessee capital Wednesday.
In a surprise move. Presi
dent Johnson flew to Nashville
Wednesday to rejoin his wife
and address the Tennessee
legislature.
The visit to Western North
Carolina emphasized the deep
concern with which die John
sons view education and fur
ther stressed their comm
itment to the National Teacher
Corps.
While the President has
been asking for more money
for the Teacher Corps, he has
been meeting with resistance
in Congress.
Several people from
Cherokee and Clay Counties
were in the audience at Cull
owhee on Tuesday.
Murphy Clean-Up Week
Proclaimed By Mayor
Mayor Cloe Moore has officially proclaimed March 20 to
March 25 as "Clean-Up Week" in Murphy and has named Wed
nesday, March 22, as "Extra Effort Clean-Up Day."
The drive is being sponsored by the civic organizations in
the community.
The mayor says he hopes all citizens will join with the effort
of the dubs to make Murphy a more beautiful place in which
to live. He pointed out that the litter and junk that clutter Mur
phy are a blight on the town and that some of the worst off
enders are people who throw trash on the streets and yards
from their cars.
On "Extra Effort Day", the town siren will blow at 1 p.m.
and all volunteer workers will meet at designated points to be
gin a clean-up march. Town trucks will be on hand to haul
litter to garbage dumps and it is hoped that citizens with veh
icles suitable for hauling will offer their services to the drive.
Along with Murphy and Texanna Civic dubs, the Murphy El
ementary School and both Boy and Girl Scouts are cooperating
in the litter bug campaign.
Taylor Rods Little To
Be Proud Of In Schools
Republican Representative
Charles Taylor of Brevard,
speaking to a young Repub
lican sponsored meeting at the
University of North Carolina
at Greensboro, stated that the
Republican Party and its
membership in the Legis
lature is working toward a
s ubstantial strengthening of
our public education system.
Taylor pointed out that Gov
ernor Moore has stated this is
the largest budget ever. Each
budget since 1933 has been a
record budget but education
has still been going backward,
Taylor said.
The Governor has stated
that the proposed budget is ex
cellent and well-rounded. He
has been quoted as saying
that he "thinks the people of
North Carolina are proud of
our public school system and
what we have been able to do
for it."
Taylor stated, "I can find
little to be proud of in a bud
get which offers almost no re
lief to teachers whose sal
aries have dropped to the
42nd position in the nation. 1
can find little to be proud of
in a budget which offers little
to an educational system ad
vancement for a State which
ranks 44 in per pupil expend
itures. I can find little to be
proud of in a system which
refuses to provide its teach
ers with a sufficient tenure
program and which submits its
teachers to the indignity and
frustration of having to re
apply for their jobs each year,
and I can find little to be proud
of in a system which allows
and supports the appointments
of unqualified school boards
that exert political pressure
and control over teachers. In
deed, when we examine our
public school system in regard
to the many low positions it
holds, and when we look at a
budget which fails to move
our state forward in public
education, we can find little
to be proud of."
Taylor went on to say that
the Governor is like a man
attempting to save a drown
ing child twenty feet from
shore. He throws him a 15
foot rope and then brags about
how much he is doing for the
child.
As Legislators, Taylor
said, we should be specific in
our support for education. The
Republican Party has intro
duced legislation calling for
an immediate 15 per cent in
crease in teachers salaries
and a ten per cent increase
next year. A bill calling for
a permanent tenure system
and protective measures for
teachers against political
abuses.
Unless we can move North
Carolina substantially for
ward in education, none of us
will have reason to be proud
of waht we have been able to
do for education, Taylor con
cluded.
Educator To Be Named At Banquet
Cherokee County's out
standing educator will be
named at a banquet sponsored
by the Murphy Jaycees next
Tuesday night at 7 at the Tar
heel Restaurant.
Lyle Carringer, chairman
for the project, said today that
all nominations for the honor
had been evaluated and a win
ner has been selected by a
panel of judges.
The OYE Program is
designed to spotlight out
standing achievement in the
teaching profession among ed
ucation between 21 and 35
/ears of age. Both male and
female teachers of the first
through twelfth grades are
eligible.
Winner of the local honor
will receive a $100. scholar
ship to help cover expenses
of asummercourse. In addi
tion, Jaycees will present a
certificate commemorating
the event.
Carringer reports that
many of the 220 Jaycee .
ters in North Carol in.
conducting local OYF o
grams this year. The win
ner from Cherokee County
will enter the state Jaycees'
contest for outstanding edu
cator to be held in April at
Salisbury.
Dr. Cecil Cos per. Pro
fessor in die Department of
Education atWesternCarolina
College, will address the
banquet.
Center Hans
Art Class
An art class is planned at the
Tri- county Industrial Edu
cation Center at Peach tree.
Persons over 18 years of
age who are interested in tak
ing the course should come to
the Center at 7 p.m. Friday to
register.
Board Adopts Zoning
Ordinance, White
Named Administrator
William C. (Pete) Sulcup
was named Acting Chief of
Police Monday night when the
Town Board voted to releive
his brother, Blain Sulcup
of the position.
In a related move, Dale
Ear wood was promoted to the
position of Assisunt Chief,
replacing Pete Sulcup.
Blain Sulcup accepted the
Board's offer to remain on the
force as a patrolman.
The change in positions was
recommended to the Board by
Police Commissioner Wally
Williams.
Williams presented a three
month review of the police de
partment. His 10-point pro
gram for the police went into
effect on December 1, 1966.
All policemen were then
placed on three-month trial
basis. Pete Sulcup was named
to the acting chief's position
on the same three-month trial
plan.
"As a whole, the police de
partment is better" than be
fore the plan went into effect,
Williams said. He praised
Blain Stalcup but felt he was
not displaying enough leader
ship in the department.
Williams said the biggest
complaint that is made about
department now is that often
there ie no one in the police
station to answer the phone.
He pointed out that this is
often due to the fact that only
one man is on duty and he is out
on patrol.
Since taking over as Police
Commissioner, Williams said
he found the force has
averaged 48 parking tickets
issued per day and there have
been 90 arrests made since
December 1.
Williams recommended that
the Board hire an additional
patrolman.
Mayor Cloe Moore comment
ded Williams for his report
and for the improvement of the
department's efficency.
The Board unanimously
adopted the zoning ordinance
Monday night. They had held
special meetings during the
past month to consider
changes requested in it before
the final adoption.
Cyrus White was named zo
ning administrator.
The latest edition of the
Southern Standard Building
Code was adopted. This code
governs conditions of housing.
Jack Owens requested the
Board to erect a stop sign at
the corner of Church and Cen
tral Streets. The board agred
to do this and designated
Church St. at the stop street
at the intersection.
Jack Thompson sought the
Board's assistance in fin
ancing the project for new
lights and poles at the Murphy
Recreation Center. His
request will be considered.
A committee was appoint
ed to seek a solution to the
problem of dust being emit
ted from Margaret Studios.
Doyle Burch asked the Board
for help in this problem. He
stated that since the Henry
House burned down last May,
dust blown from the studio
settles on cars parked at his
place of business and the cars
must be washed daily.
Burch also asked for a stop
light at the corner of Tenness
ee and McClelland Streets.
He was told the Board had no
authority to install the light.
This is the responsibility of
the State Highway Depart
ment.
The former Odum lot on
Central St. will be opened for
free parking on a temporary
basis. After the lot is black
topped, the Board will deter
mine what parking fees to esr
tablish for the lot.
The alley between Candler's
and Home Credit was des
ignated a one-way street south
off Valley River Avenue. It
was pointed out that traffic
going north in the alley had
to come out onto the sidewalk
without being able to see.
Senior Citizen
Program Underway
A program to provide re
creational and other services
for senior citizens in Chero
kee, Clay, Graham and Swain
Counties has begun in the
four-county area according to
an announcement by Alvin
Penland, President of Four
square Community Action Jnc.
"Service to Senior Citi
zens", as the project is call
ed, was approved by the Gov
ernor's Council on Aging in
Raleigh. Four-Square Com
munity Action, Inc. will be
the Agency that will provide
the services for the "Senior
Citizens."
Activities will be organized
in public, civic, private and
church buildings where they
are available. These activi
ties will include sports and
games suitable for elderly
persons, along with music,
dramatics, and arts and
crafts. They are designed to
provide senior citizens an
opportunity to participate in
activities which will enrich
their lives and improve their
physical and mental condi
tions.
The total budget for the pro
ject will be $41,112 for the first
year. $29,862 of this money
is provided by the Older Am
ericans Act of 1965, while the
remaining $11,250 is consider
ed local matching funds in the
form of donated facilities.
Plans are for the program to
cover at least a three-year
period and, hopefully, much
longer than that.
Jack Frauson, Executive
Director at Four-Square
Community Action. Inc., has
announced that five Senior Cit
izens coordinators nave been
hired and have had a week's
workshop in working with Sen
ior Citizens. The Coordina
tors are as follows: Hayes
ville, Mrs. Geneva White;
Murphy, Mrs. Lois Barnett;
Andrews, Tomotla, and
Peachtree, Mrs. Lucy Laugh
ter; Swain County, Mrs. Fan
nie Freeman; and Robbin
sville. Mack Huffman.
Information concerning the
Senior Citizen program in
your community can be obtain
ed by contacting the Senior
Citizen Coordinator in your
community.
COORDINATORS FOR "SERVICE TO SENIOR CITIZENS" include(lto r) Mrs. Lois Barnett,
Murphy; Mrs. Geneva White, Hayesville; Mrs. Lucy Laughter, Andrews, Tomotla and Peachtree;
and Mack Huffman, RobbinsvtUe. Seated is Donald Gregory, director of the program. Not pi
ctured-Mrs. Fannie Freeman, Swain County. Senior Citizens meetings for next week are
scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday at the Marble Community Center and 1 p.m. Wednesday at the
Tomotla Community Center. All persons over 60 are invited.
SCOUT PHOTOS ?Y OAVC tftuct
LADT BIRO JOHNSON smiles is she U escorted to bar sett
on *o speaker's platform (left Photo) In the Raid Gymnasium
at Western Carolina Collage Tuesday. Mrs. Johnson urvials a
plaque dedicating the Hunter Library Wiqg (center photo) as
Mrs. Billy Grehsin looks on. The First Lady is pictured with 1
Mrs. Out K. Moore end Secretory of Health. Education and
Welfare John W. Gardner (rtfht photo) after the
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