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Volume // Number 5/ Murphy, North Corolino April 6, IV6/ 11 Poges Thi % Week at murphy north Carolina
Survey Recommends One School Unit For Entire County
DOGS WERE BLAMED for two accidents involving four
cars about 7:20 Monday morning in front of the studios
of Radio Station WKRK three miles east of Murphy. No one
was seriously injured in the pile-up.
Blame It On
The Dogs!
Three wrecks oecured with
in five minutes of each other
on US 19-129 between Murphy
and A ndrews Monday morning.
No one was seriously injured.
- Two of the accidents happ
^ned in front of the studios of
Radio Station WKRK, about
three miles east of Murphy.
They were caused by dogs in
the road.
Mrs. Maude Radford of
Murphy stopped when two dogs
crossed the road in front of
her. Rev. William David Hud
son, S6, of Ft. Payne, Ala.,
stopped behind Mrs. Radford.
When the dogs were out of the
way, M rs. Radford drove on
without being involved in the
chain of events that followed.
Mrs. Mary Stewart Ureg
ory, SO, ot Kt. 2, t ulberson
came over the crest of the hill
and began breaking to avoid
Hudson's car. A third dog ran
between the cars, and Mrs.
Gregory applied the brakes
harder and cut to the left to
avoid the dog. She slid
into WKRK's driveway and cut
to the right, back on to the
road, and struck Hudson's car
on the left side.
The road was blocked by the
Hudson and Gregory vehicles
when Vtayne Paul Gentry, 19,
of Rt. 3, Murphy, came over
the hill and stopped safely.
Bobby Lee Thrasher, 20,
of Rt. 5, Murphy, saw the
stopped cars too late and
struck the rear of the Gentry
car. The front of the Thrasher
car ended up in the righthand
ditch.
Fishing Bill
Becomes Law
RALEIGH--A Senate sub
stitute bill for a fishing mea
sure sponsored by three
mountain lawmakers was re
ported favorably out of comm
ittee Thursday morning and
rushed to the House for a
vote.
The rules were suspended
and the House passed the
measure.
Rep. Ernest B. Messer of
Canton, who along with Reps.
Liston B. Ramsey of Mar
shall and Wiley A. McGlam
erv of Hayesville introduced
the bill to eliminate trout
>|V.shing requirements for
youngsters, sounded the ur
gency of the action at the sp
ecial meeting of the Wildlife
Committee.
The trout fishing season op
ened Saturday, and exemption
of youngsters under 16 from
the special license require
ment is the aim of the bilW
Messer expaiined.
The bill as originally intro
duced was passed by the
House, but had to be return
ed because it underwent ex
tensive changes in the senate.
It now also exempts land
holders and their dependents
under 21 years of age from
the license requirements, so
long as they fish streams on
land they own or lease.
Land can't be leased just
for fishing purposes, Robert
B. Hazel, chief of the law
enforcement division of the
Wildlife Commission said
of the measure.
The new law requires that
such leased land be used pri
marily for farming.
No one was injured in this
series of accidents. Thrasher
was charged with improper
registration.
Hudson tolu Patrolman Pat
Miller that he was enroute to
Charlotte to hold a revival.
He said when he left his home
in Alabama, his wife was cry
ing and predicted the whole
side of his car would he smas
hed by the end of the day.
The wrecks at WKRK be
gan around 7:20 a..m.
About 7:1 S# Ruth Allen
Murphy, 28, of Rt. 4, Mur
phy, crashed into a tele
phone pole about two miles
west of Andrews near the air
port.
She told Miller she reached
into her pocketbook for a stick
of gum and when she couldn't
find it, took her eyes off the
road. When she looked up, she
was headed toward the pole.
She cut her wheels to the left
and hit the pole with the right
front end of her car.
The car was a total loss.
The driver received a check
up at District Memorial Hos
pital and was released. No
charges were filed.
Monday afternoon, two
Rt. 3, Murphy residents were
involved in a wreck on the
Hanging Dog Road four
miles north of Murphy.
Mrs. Grace Kephart Jame?
41, told Miller she stopper
to let a passenger out of her
car when she was struckfrorr
the rear by a car driven b
A b Radford, 19.
Mrs. James said she hac
given a right-hand signal be
fore stopping. Radford slid 3(
feet before hitting the othei
car.
There were no injuries am
damage was minor.
Miller charged Radfon
failing to slow sufficiently u
avoid an accident
MISS APRIL
Mm KotHy R??t?l. dought#r of Mr
Ron R*?t?l, B'Oiitown N.c.
Long-Range Plan Calls For
Increased Financial Support
A survey commute ot the
N.C. Department of Public In
struction has recommended
the adoption of a long-range
plan for establishing one
school system under the con
trol of a single board of ed
ucation and one administration
for all the children of Cher
okee County. This would rep
lace the present three units - -
Cherokee County, Andrew
City and Murphy City.
This proposal is the pri
mary suggestion offered in a
report entitled " Cherokee
County School Survey". Ifie
committee's conclusion
were reached after examining
data from the superintendent's
oil ices oi die three anils and
the records of the Department
oi Public Instructions and
visiting each school in die
count). I"he field visits were
made last November.
A significant increase in
financial support for the
schools was another major
recommendation.
Other recommendations in
clude:
Consolidation of elementary
schools of less than one tea
cher per grade.
Discontinuance of Martin's
Creek Elementary School.
More elementary class
rooms in the Murphy area.
Improvement of all facilit
ies to be retained under a long
range plan.
Hie committee emphasized
that statement made in the
survey are only recommen
dations and it will be up to the
local school units to determine
if they will be followed.
Members of the three school
boards have been studying the
survey and discussing the pro
posals. rhe County Board of
Commissioners will also take
an active part in determining
whether to accept the reco
mmendations.
Murphy Superintendent John
Jordan told The Scout he fav
ors holding public meetings to
determine what action is
favored bv the taxpayers.
"Their tax dollars support
the schools and I feel they
should have a voice in how the
money is spent," Jordan said.
He pointed out that any
changes made will be part of a
long range program which can
only be made effective in well
planned steps over a period of
several years.
The survey committee
members made these findings
in their inspection of schools
in the county:
Hlwassee Dam--Special
secondary facilities are
lacking, but it is a fair plant
for the elementary program.
Martin's Creek-The 1921
building is in poor condition
and should be phased out. The
1957 building should be used
long range if feasible.
Peachtree-- Shouidbe pro
perly maintained, up-graded
and used long range.
Unaka--Is in fair conditio!
and needs to be properly main
tained. The committee feels,
however, that its location may
limit its long range use.
^hne Church-Shoulube up
graded, properly maintainec
and used long range.
Marble-Could be expandec
as needed.
Andrews High-Should bt
expanded as needed.
Andrews Elementary--The
1925 classroom building with
the 1947 addition should not be
used long range.
Murphy Elementary--A
good facility but the 1910build
ing should be replaced. Addi
tional land should be acquiret
forexpansion.
Murphy High--Could be ex
panded.
The survey determineo tha
the secondary program in the
county is "oriented toward th<
college bound students
although the majority...do no
continue on to college."
Roads in the county v. ?
said to be "generally .
factory enough to accomodati
the transportation of pupil:
in almost any desired direc
tion."
An effort is expected to t>
made to agree upon a Ion,
range program in the nextfev
months so that any legislatio
needed to make changes eff
ective can be requested fror
the 1967 General Assembl
which is presently in session
WNC Baseball Fans To
Honor Bristol On May 7
Cincinnati Reds Manager
Dave Bristol will be honored
by western North Carolina
baseball tans on Sunday, May
7, at A tlanta Stadium.
Several hundred fans from
this area paid tribute to the
Andrews resident last Aug
ust and about 500 are expect
ed to make the forthcoming
trip.
This will be the only Sun
day appearance for Cincinnati
in Atlanta this season.
W. Frank Forsyth said 300
ground level seats behind the
Reds dugout have been reser
ved. The Smoky Mountain
Shrine Club has purchased
some of these seats and will
sit as a group at the game.
The remaining seats are
available at $3.SO each.
Flans are being made now
to arrange bus transportation.
Forsyth said he believes bus
tickets will be about each.
Bristol's Reds have stirred
speculation during spring
training about a strong come
back after last year's second
division finish.
His decision to move Fete
Rose, the All-Star second
baseman, to left field appears
to be paying off. This shift
allows Deron Johnson to re
turn to his best spot-third
base.
Registers Of Deeds
Attend Workshops
During the last two weeks
the North (Carolina Registers
of Deeds have been engaged
in a Statewide series of Reg
ional Workshops on the t'ni
form Commercial Code.
These regional meetings, held
in Greenville, Goldsboro,
C. raham, Statesvtlle and A she
ville, were sponsored jointly
by the Sec retary of State, N.C.
Registers of Deeds Asso
ciation and the Institute of
Government.
The 1 r.iform Commercial
Code simplifies and consoli
dates the law of secured
transactions as it relates to
personal property. The Sec
retary of State and the Reg
isters of Deeds have been
designated as filing officers
Towns Count>
Sheriff Shot
H1AWASSEE, Ga. ?-Towns
County Sheriff EdBarnard was
reported In fair condition after
he was shot while attempting
to make an arrest Sunday.
Von Nicholson, 34, has been
charged with assault with in
tent to murder in connection
with the shooting.
Barnard was shot in the
chest with a .22 caliber rifle
at Nicholson's house, accord
ing to Towns County
authorities.
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nr.lier the Code. After mid
night June 20, 1967, the eff
ective date of the Code, the
filing of FinancineStatements
will replace the previous
practice of recording chattel
mortgages, conditional sales
contracts and similar instru
ments.
As a result of the regional
workshops and careful study of
the volume of expected filings,
the Secretary of State and the
Registers of Deeds have
agreed upon a pre-filmg
period beginning June I. All
filings received in the offices
of the Secretary of State and
the Registers of Deeds with the
appropriate fee will be
accepted after May 31 for pro
cessing, and will be filed as of
the opening of business foll
owing the effective date of the
j code. All filings receive:
prior to midnight May 31,196"
will be returned to the sender,
filings received during this
pre-filing period do noi
perfect security interests ari -
sing out of transactions
entered into before the eff
ective date of the Code. Prior
to the effective date, security
interests can be perfected onl>
in accordance with the es
tablished law in effect prior
to J uly 1, 1967.
New filing statements ma\
be prepared and filed during
the pre-fillng period for an\
transactions which will been'
tered into after the close ol
business June 30,1967. Filing!
must be accompanied by the
statutory filing fee. The Code
or retained counsel should be
consulted for the exact fee
R imco Opens
Picnic Area
Rimco has annoured the
opening of a new recreatioi
area behind their plant.
It consists of a softbal
field, picnic area and othei
recreational facilities.
Bids Sought
For Building
The Cherokee County Boar
of Education Is accepting bid
for the construction of a build
ing at the Tri-Count
Industrial Education Cente
at Peachtree.
The bids will be opened I
the courtroom on April 5
at 2:30 p.m.
Specifications call for
building to house a vocatlor
shop with three small clas:
rooms and library. The spa<
is to be 5,500 square fee
Taylor Bills
Pass Assemble
Two bills introduced by Re|
resenlative Charles Taylor <
Brevard revising the law
concerning epilepsy were pa
ssed by the General Assembl
last week. The bills abolishe
the requirement that an.epi
leptic submit to sterilizatic
before marriage. Taylc
stated that these were the fir:
in a series of bills designe
to revise discriminatory lav?
concerning epilepsy.
"Most of these laws wer
formed at a time when litt
was understood of the syndrc
me," Taylor said. "Today <
epileptic through skill*
treatment can live a perfec
ly normal and useful life. v.
feel that by revising the ut
realistic laws concerning ep
lepsy public understands
and attitude toward the ep
leptic can be improved."
Presently there is a thil
bill in committee revising tl
Workmen's Compensation li
as it relates to the epllepti
Taylor said that after sever
weeks of work he has a four
and final bill which will revi.
the motor vehicles Laws coi
cerning the epileptic. Tayl
said that in preparing the b
he has worked with Represe
tatlve David Jordan and tl
Department of Neurology
the Medical School at Chap
Hill.
Reward Offered
MA > OK CLOP MOORK oas announced that the Towr of M .rf . ??t' r. c l * ' r -war: v.r
information lea ling to the arrest and convicuon of The [er^ r <n \k ? ? ? ' ' u - ? ri
connection with four tires that broke out shortly after "* o' i ? * Vm. '.a ?. - t : l ? ? town
Murphy. Over $"^00 in additional reward money is offered bvmei . ? ar ts. P e fir !ir reportel
was in the basement of the Regal Hotel Buildm . W hen The Tir- - were answer: c This i all,
they foun-d the house located acrossPeachtreeSr. irom the tm .art- ? * (pi- "..re : ? was
afire. The vacant house is owned bv Or. V\ illiam < iossett c; 1 1 ?? . \ a d Hill. U hi!? ?? tw: rtre
trucks were used in these fires, a third blaze was reporte ' at a o. a:r. he .v.- owe Hadlev
Dickey at the rear of Burch Motor Co. Meanwhile, a i ber kiln . The rear ?? Mar-caret
Studios burst into flames. Alt of The fires were brought or. ie: of:rr<?! r. a -h-m' :::: 1 ' e "
Police Pete Stalcup has evidence indicating the fires were ietirv: au-p. set. He mid t:w Scoat
he questioned two suspects in the case but thev were not .f arce . P v -??si ier.< 1 . ? op
soaked with an inflammable substance which was found at The i-i kev hun-,
Ambulance Service For
County Still Unsettled
The question of who will
provide ambulance service in
Cherokee County was still un
settled after the Board of Co
mmissioners held their
regular monthly meeting Mon
day.
Peyton Ivie, W.D. Townson
and J.C. Townson appeared at
the meeting and told the Board
thai lvie and Townson Funeral
Homes do not intend to con
tinue the service.
Both funeral homes had ser
ved not.ce that they would dis
continue service a' the end of
March. They advised the Co
mmissioners c! the r inten
tion on March t-..\ special
meeting o-i March 1C produced
ro solution.
Cn Monday, lvie a;.j the
Townson reiterated ther
previc .s po;. ,o: . They said
they can not continue the ser
vice due to the requirements
of the new Federal minimum
wage law. The*. contend that
they have lost money on the
service over the years and
that the new requirements
make the financial loss more
than they can bear.
A public hearing on an am
bulance bill before the Gen
eral Assembly is set for today
(Thursday). This bill enables
counties to provide ambulance
service when private enter
prise does not. The Commiss
ioners indicated they will take
no action on the question until
they determine what provi
sions will finally be included
in this bill.
The Commissioners
decided to seek a pay raise
from the General Assembly.
At present they receive$21.80
per meeting. The feeling is
that a raise is justified to
cover the expenses of att
ending required special meet
ings and to cover the income
that some of the Board mem
bers lose by attending the
regular monthly meeting.
It is believed that they will
seek a salary of $25 a week
per commissioner with the
chairman toreceive$3Sor$40
weekly. Thev will also seek to
raise the salary' ?f the county
attorney, L.L. Mason, Jr. to
$1,800 per year. At present
he receives $100 per month.
The Commissioners have
the authority to raise the sal
ary of the county attorney no
more than 20%. Since a larger
raise is sought, they must seek
legislation.
A letter was sent to R.D.
Bruce of the Farmers Home
Administration endorsing
FHA efforts to seek Federal
funds for a community water
system for Texama. Most
families in the community
must now carry water from
open springs.
In addition to the conven
ience of a water system,prop
erty value is expected to
rise in the community and
more homes are likely to have
indoor sanitary facilities.
J.H. IXmcan.ooe of the three
members of the Southwestern
North Carolina Economic De
velopment Commission [rem
Cherokee Cour.ty, appeared
before the Board to urge that
the Board direct the count)
planning commission to det
ermine needs in the county
that can be fulfilled through
the Appalachia program.
IXincan told the Commiss
ioners that Federal money is
available but it must be sought
and definite plans must be for
mulated before grants are
made.
Earlier in the meeting, the
Board reappointed W. Merle
Davis of Murphy and
Dr. Charles C. VanGorder of
Andrews to the county
planning rcard. Their terms
expired this month.
A delegation from the Mar
tins ( reek area told the Co
mmissioners they oppose any
plans to close the Martins
Creek School. (See related
story on this page.)
The Commissioners voted
to recommend several road
projects to the State Highway
Department. The projects in
clude:
Improvement of Old State
Road (SR1150) from Shoal
Still Destroyed
In Beaverdam Area
Ross Lovingood of the Bea
verdam section faces a Fed
eral charge of possessing a
still.
The still located near
Lovingood's home, was des
troyed by the Cherokee County
Sheriff's Department and Al
cohol and Tobacco Unit Oft
icers. They also destroyed
100 gallons of beer found at the
scene.
Lovingood was not ai the
still but was arrested later
and taker, to the Buncombe
County Jail in Asheviile.
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Ho
lloway said the still was so
close to the road that a tar
paulin was hung over the side
of it to prevent passing motor
ists from seeing it.
Center Offers
Free Instruction
The Tri-County Indus "
trial Education Center will
sponsor a series of courses
for persons 18 years of age
and over who are not current! v
enrolled in a public school.
The course offerings are
Modern Math for Parents,
Algebra I (Refresher Course)
Beginning Speed Reading,
Domestic Sewing and Dom
estic Knitting.
No fees will be charged
except where it is necessary
to purchase a book or supp
lies.
Further information is av
ailable from Extension Dir
ector Carl Moore at 837
3810 or 38S-639*.
The classes were scheduled
to start Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Cree* Church to Libert).
Improvement ol a read be
tween SR 136c and Reservoir
Rd.
Improvement of Bell Hill
Road (5R1127i.
Paving of Hendri* Road
(SR1533).
Deletion o: C.15 mile of SR
1370 and additon of 0.3mileto
replace deleted portion. This
request was made so that 1 lm
bcr Products can expand its
plant.
The Commissioners endor
sed a proposed bill to
establish uniform tees in all
Register of Deed? office inthe
state.
Chairman W. 1 . Moore, Ray
Sims and Attorney Mason were
srhed led to attend o meeting
in Brysor. f it) I nesday rugfit.
1 he meeting wa- held by the
State of Franklin Health Co
uncil'- public heaith co
mmittee. The Council
proposes to merge the six
southwestern counties into one
health district and add
Haywood County to the group at
an appropriate time.
The county will purchase a
mist blower for theStateFor
est Service for J204. One of
these machines is already in
use in the county, but another
one is needed and state funds
are not available a: the pre
sent time. The machine does
the work of six men infighting
brush fires.
Jack Simonds passed out
cigars to his fellow commiss
ioners in observance ol an
addition to his family on March
24 when Mrs.Simonds gave
birth to a daughter. The Si
monds now have five girls and
two bovs.
$60 Stolen
From Offices
Doctors' offices in Andrews
and Murphy were broken into
at about the same time during
tie noon hour last Thursday
and a total of in cash
was reported missing.
Twenty dollars was taken
from the office of Dr. XX.
Ezzell in Andrews when the
office was closed for lunch
between 11:30 and 12:30.
In Murphy, S4H was taken
from the office of Dr. Will
iam R. C.ossert hetween 12
and 1 o'clock.
Chief of Police Pete btal
cup said the outer door lead
ing into the waiting room was
left open when the office was
closed for lunch. Someone
pried open the door to the inner
office and removed the money
from a desk drawer and a
chest-type cabinet. Stalcup
said he believes a screw dri
ver was used to open the dra
wers.
The investigation is
continuing.