Bill Seeks Andrews Liquor Referendum
Voters of the Town of And
rews will be able to vote on
the establishment at an ABC
Store If die General Assem
bly approves a bill Introduced
by Sen. Herman Moore of
Charlotte last Thursday.
Sen. Moore Introduced the
bill at the request at the And
rews Town Board. It has re
ceived a favorable committee
report In the Senate.
The bill directs the Town
Board to call a special elect
ion within 60 days if a peti
tion signed by 18% of the
voters in the last town elect
ion requests such an elect
ion.
in the event of a favorable
vote, an Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board would be es
tablished with the Town Board
appointing a chairman for a
three-year term and two
members, one for two years
and another for one year.
Revenue would be allocated
quarterly to the town general
fund and the county general
fund. The town would receive
10% of the distribution and
the county would receive 30%.
Not less than 191b would be
used for public education.
Sen. Mary Faye Brumby
told The Scout Moore asked
her if she would object to him
Introducing the bill for And
rews.
She said: "I am a great
believer in the ballot box and
I feel that the people should
be given a right to vote on
the issue. It Is Immaterial
to me what the ppople In And
rews do concerning this bill."
Andrews becomes the fourth
town west of Ashevllle to be
come the subject of liquor
legislation in this session of
the General Assembly.
Sea. Brumby and Rep.
Charles Taylor of Brevard
declined to Introduce legis
lation for a referendum in
Sylva and a bill far Sylva was
offered by Sen. Harry E.Buch
anan of Henderson ville.
Bills have also been intro
duced for Waynesvllle and
Canton.
Funds Approved For
Texanna Water System
Rep. Roy A. Taqlor ann
ounced lest Thursday that
s loan and gram totalling
$66,000 has been approved for
the Texama Commun.ty Non
profit Water Corp.
"We re thilled, of
course," said Frank Sudderth,
president of the Texanna
group, when he read a tele
gram from Taylor Informing
him of the approval.
The Federal funds Include
a $39,200 gram from the Eco
nomic Development Attaints
tratlon and a $16,800 loan from
the Farmers HomeAdmlnins
tration.
The loan will be repaid from
revenues from the water sys
tern after it is in operation.
We're hoping to start con
struction soon, possibly in
July," Sudderth said. He said
engineers are already at work
on die project.
Cherokee County Rural
Renewal Leader Mack Ray
said 46 homes would be
served by the water system at
the start and more homes
would be able to receive
service when desired.
EDA and FHA made a joint
effort to make assistance
available to die Texanna
group. FHA had funds for loan
purposes remaining for this
fiscal year which ends June 30.
but had no grant money left.
EDA had the grant money
and die two agencies agreed to
work together.
Charles S. Edwards, North
Carolina Coordinator for
EDA, visited Texanna lnAprll
and made and on-the-spot
inspection of the need for a
water system.
Most families in the comm
unity carry water to their
homes from open springs.
The Texanna group has
future plans under consider
ation to build a sewer system.
Appalachian aid will be sought
for this project with the Fed
eral government providing
80?o of the funds.
In addition to Sudderth,
other officers of the corpor
ation are Harley klncaid,
vice-president; John
Summerose, secretary
treasure/; and Charles
Thomas, Harvey Klncaid
Thomas Gibson and Nan
thanial Carter, members of
the Board of Directors.
Twiggs Takes Top Money In
Tri-County Raceway Opener
Bys Red Schuyler
In the first event to take
place at the Trt-County Race
way, Jim Twiggs took home
most of the money. Driving
car #99, Twiggs was the fast
est qualifier, won the first IS
lap heat and took first place
In the 65 lap feature race.
For his efforts Saturday night,
Twiggs carried home over
half of the prize money that
was 19 for grabs. Twiggs*
total money won for the night
amounted to $135.00 of die
$240.00 that was awarded.
The other money winners
were George Fountain who
picked up $20.00 for winning
die second 15 lap heat and W.
T. "Lightening" Mauldin
$50.00 for second place In
the feature and Eugene Corn
$20.00 for his third place
finish In the feature.
Fourteen cars showed up for
the first race ever to be held
in Clay County.
Two cars were scratched
before the time trials took
place. Six cars competed In
die two heat races and these
12 cars roared by die starting
line as the green flag dropped
starting the 65 lap feature.
Only four cars were running
at the end.
On the fifth lap. Merlin
Ramsey spun out after coming
out of the number four turn.
As he spun, Leon Hedrlck hit
him from the rear turning him
over. These two cars were
eliminated from the race and
die next ten cars took the green
flag at the restart On lap
number 10, another spectacu
lar wreck took place just be
yond the starting line. Car
ter Stevens who had moved
up from the eleventh position
at the start to the fifth posi
tion hit the dirt wall and boun
ced six feet in the air. As he
came down he was also hit
from the rear and turned over
about two times. After mak
ing his exit from die car, he
was examined by the rescue
squad and then carried to the
hosplul where he was examin
ed and discovered to have
three cracked ribs. He was
treated and dismissed. In
this wreck three more cars
were eliminated.
More than 1,000 fans were
on hand to see the first race
in Western North Carolina on
a 1/4 mile banked clay track
and those present got their
moneys worth in action and
thrills.
Some of the other drivers
participating were Rex Led
ford of Hayesvllle who made a
parachute jump from his air
plane as the opening event of
this brand new speedway.
Others driving cars were Ro
bert Cutshaw, Sam Evans, Ro
bert Hampton and Leon Owen
by.
All of these drivers are ex
pected to return to the speed
way this Saturday night plus
others that did not have their
cars ready for the opening
races at Tri-County Speed
way. All of the boys will be
out to beat Jim Twiggs and
also to break his qualifying
record.
Many improvements are ex
pected to take place during the
week, and for weeks to come.
Rest rooms are expected to
be added as well as more
lights and more seats. The
track Itself took a beating and
will be reworked trying to
eliminate the rough spots and
making it faster.
Racing is expected to be
held each Saturday night,
weather permitting.
Time trials will get under
way this Saturday night
promptly at 8:00 p.m.
Tomato, Pepper
Acreage Doubled
Assistant Agriculture Ex
tent loo Agent R. M. Angell
?eld acreage oI trellised to
matoes and peppers has doub
led in Cherokee County this
year.
Preliminary reports In
dies te thst there will be 60
acres of trelUsed tomatoes In
the county compared to 34
acres InlMO.
Tomato plants production
vat hampered this spring by
adverse weather conditions,
Angell said. "Growers who
ware successful did much to
relieve the situation by shar
ing their surplus pUms," he
added.
Angell said tomatoes "are
looking good in fields across
the county. Most all fields
sppear to be superior to the
1946 crop at the same stage."
from the Utilised
and peppers could
to over 9200,000 this
year in Cherokee County, he
concluded.
Sunday Wreck
Injures Six
Six persons were Injured
in a car-truck wreck 2.7 miles
west of Murphy on U.S. 64
Sunday afternoon.
Highway Patrolman Patt
MUler said the accident
occurred when Clyde Walter
Cordell, 30, of Rt. 6. Mari
etta, Ga., attempted to turn
left into a service station In
his pickup truck.
Cordell's truck was struck
by a car driven by John Ho
bart Lewis, 70, of Swanna- \
noa, N. C. Cordell was driv
ing west and Lewis was driv
ing east.
Lewis and his wife, Erla
maye, 63, were taken to Pro
vidence Hospital and later
transferred to an AshevlUe
Hospital. They both suffered
broken bones and Mrs. Lewis
had head Injuries, Miller said.
Cordell's wife and two
children were In the pickup
truck. They are: Mrs. Vir
ginia Cordell, 23, Oar ryl Cor
dell, 6, and Deborah Cordell,
3. All members of the fatn
2 were treated and releas
at Providence Hospital.
Miller said Lewis told him
the Cordell truck turned left
In front of him and he didn't
have time to put on his brakes.
Both vehicles were report
ed to be total loss.
Miller charged Cordell with
failure to yield the right at
way.
Summer Workers
FIVE CHEROKEE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL BOYS are working with TVA this summer as part
of the Youth Opportunity Campaign. They are clearing brush on TVA property in the Murphy
area. This photo was made in the bottom lands along Valley River in Murphy. Pictured are:
(1 to r) Jeffrey L. Jackson, Maurice W. Kincaid, William F. Long, David L. Cole, and Douglas
J. Stevens. Long is a student at Hiwassee Dam High School and the others attend Murphy High
School. Labor Foreman W. R. Mauney is in the background.
Swan Announces Wagon
Train Schedule, Rules
Capt. Frank W. Swan of
Andrew? has announced the
schedule and rules governing
the 10th Anniversary Wagon
Train between Murphy and
Tellico Plains, Tenn.
"Those who are entering
from the Andrews area should
assemble at the Andrews ball
park on the afternoon of June
27", Swan said. He said the
group will leave Andrews at 7
a.m. on June 28 and camp in
Murphy that night
"Wagons from Clay County
and North Georgia may join us
at Murphy"he said.
The train will travel from
Murphy to near the
T ennes see-North Carolina
state line on June 29 and pro
ceed down the Tellico River
to Tellico Plains on June 30.
The main train will form
for a parade in TellicoPlains
at 3 p.m. on July 1.
The trip to Murphy will be
gin at 6 a.m. on July 2 with an
18-mile ride to Camp Number
one.
On July 3, a 16-mile trip to
Camp Number Two is planned.
Special Edition Planned;
Ad Deadline Is Monday
A special edition of the
Scout-Progress will be pub
lished on June 28 in connect
ion with the Wagon Train and
Jaycee Water Festival and
the big sale planned by Mur
phy merchants that weekend.
Our circulation will be
10,000 that week and free
copies will be distributed
throughout the Murphy trad
ing area.
Merchants who have not
been called on for their ad
vertising orders yet, are
urged to phone 837-5122 at
once. A Scout-Progress re
presentative will call on you.
The special edition will
enable you to reach over
40,000 potential customers
throughout the Murphy trad
ing area with your advertis
ing message.
There will be two sections
in the special edition.
Full details on the sale,
including $175 in cash prizes,
will be published next week.
The sale is sponsored by
the Murphy Chamber of
Commerce.
The deadline for adver
tising in the June 28 issue
is next Monday, June 19.
This camp will be about eight
miles out of Murphy.
The wagon train is expected
to arrive on Murphy on July 4
at 2 p.m.
Swan issued a list of rules
"These rules aremadeforthe
safety and comfort of all part
icipants and will be enforced,"
he said.
The rules are:
1. No firearms.
2. No horses will be allowed
near the Town Square in
Tellico Plains after 6 p.m.
on July 1.
3. A Sunrise Church service
will be held on July 2.
4. Wagon, masters, scouts
and law enforcement officers
will be in charge of all entries.
5.A11 wagons are to have
steel tires, brakes, bows and
canvas, and should look as
much like a frontier type as
possible.
6. All buggies, surr
hacks or othereliglbleenu.es
must have wooden spokes (no
pneumatic tires.)
7. Any wagon that breaks
down will fall out, unless re
pairs can be made, so as not
to delay the train.
8. No advertisement on any
wagon?only the name of the
sponsoring organization or
club will be permitted. Letters
are not to exceed 6" in height.
9. The Tellico Plains Amer
ican Legion will furnish enter
tainment in the Town Square
from 7 p.m. until midnight on
July 2
10. All participants should
be assembled not later than 4
p.m. on July 1.
11. Wagon masters and
scouts will be identified by
arm bands.
12. Any Intoxicated person
will be dismissed from the
train and turned over to the
proper authorities.
13. Horseback riders will be
permitted to ride with their
wagons. If a rider has no
wagon, he will ride at the rear
of the train or with a wagon
assigned to him. If this rule
is not followed, horseback
riders will ride at the rear of
the train. Riders will not be
permitted to move up and down
the train, passing wagons.
RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT - More then 260 outstanding
4-H'ers from the seven sutes covered by the Tennessee Val
ley Authority attended the 12th Annual 4-H Regional Resource
Development Conference at Fontana Village last week. Among
die delegates are these youngsters from Cherokee and Clay
Counties - left to right - O. G. Garland, Agricultural Ex
tension Agent} Joe Buchner, Clay Countyi Mary Alice Shields,
Cherokee County; Lyme Chambers, Clay County} and Jackie
Pope, Cherokee County.
The Cherokee im Scout
' cw- Coiinty'i B*tt Buy- c,ai1 Countq Progress
Vol urn# 77- Number 47 Murphy, Honk Carolina Junt IS, 1967 10 Poaog Ul? Woofc
Williams Resigns; Board Names
Hospital Authority, Considers
Historical Site And New Budget
The resignation of a
board member and a police
man, cable TV, the appoint
ment of a hospital authority,
a possible historical point of
Interest and the new budget
highlighted the June meeting of
! the Murphy Town Board Mon
day night.
The Board accepted the re
! slgnation of Wally Williams.
He is moving to Charlotte.
"I enjoyed very much ser
ving with you . . . and re
fret that it is necessary that
can no longer be with you,"
Williams said in his letter of
resignation.
Williams was elected to the
Board in May, 1966 and was
appointer Police Commis
sioner last December 1.
He was nominated for the
Board by the Murphy Demo
cratic Convention after losing
the nomination for mayor to
Cloe Moore by two votes.
The Board has the author
ity to appoint a replacement
to serve the remainder of
Williams' term. No action
was taken on this Monday
night.
The position of Police Com
missioner is vacant. Ken
neth Godfrey was named
chairman of the police com
mittee. He had been serving
on the committee with Wil
liams and Francis Bournejr.
No one was named to fill the
vacancy on the committee.
Assistant Police Chief Dale
Earwood is resigning effect
ive Saturday. He said he has
accepted a job with a con
struction firm in Chicago.
M. C. Brlckey was named
assistant chief upon the re
commendation of Chief Pete
Stalcup.
Glenn Reece of Andrews
was hired as a patrolman to
replace Earwood. Reece is
a former guard at the Peach
tree Prison Camp and a for
mer member of the Andrews
Police Department.
Stalcup, who was named act
ing chief three months ago,
was given the job permanent
ly Monday night. He was
appointed on a three month
trial basis to replace his
brother, Blaine Stalcup, who
has remained on the force as
a patrolman.
Hoke T. Jones, president of
Blue Ridge Telephone Co. and
Trl-City C.A.T.V. Co. ofBlue
Ridge, Ga. presented a pro
posed cable TV franchise to
the Board. Jones proposed
a 35-year contract. He is
now building a cable TV sys
tem in the Copper Basin area.
Harry Nause of Athens,
Tenn. appeared before the
Board again with his cableTV
proposal. Nause had offered
a franchise proposal last
month.
The Board told Jones and
Nause that further study was
needed before a decision could
be made on cable TV in Mur
phy.
Mayor Cloe Moore named
10 persons to serve as mem
bers of the newly created Mur
phy Hospital Authority.
They are: Mrs. Lynn Brown,
R. D. Bruce, Merle Davis.W.
Frank Forsyth, Mrs. Vera
Hill, H. A. Mattox, Mrs. Mir
iam Moore, Ed Schulte,Frank
Sudderth and Mrs. (Catherine
Wells.
The Authority will work with
the Southwestern North Caro
lina Economic Development
Commission and the State of
Franklin Health Council .Inc.
A delegation from the Cher
okee County Historical Society
asked the Board for helpfrom
the town to preserve what is
believed to be the birthplace
of Henry Grady.
Joe Ray told the Board he
is "convinced beyond doubt"
that the famed orator and pub
lisher was born in the house
located on the corner of Tenn
essee and McClelland Streets.
The house, which is now
covered with weather board,
was originally a log cabin. It
was recently purchased by
Hadley Dickey and Ray sugg
ested the Board furnish funds
to dismantle the house and
store it for future recon
struction at the site of Ft.
Butler.
Ray said it could be made
into an outstanding point of
historical interest for Murphy
and the Society wants to pre
serve it, but has no funds for
the project.
Mayor Moore agreed that
"we need to pteserve it."
The Board will consider
support for the project.
Town Clerk C. E. Johnson
presented a proposed budget
for the fiscal year 1967-68.
According to Johnson's fig
ures, the budget would balance
at $248,600 and the tax rate
would be kept at $2.
The Mayor and the finance
committee will meet with
Johnson in the next few days
to discuss the budget further.
Moore announced the
appointment of J. H. Duncan
to the Murphy Housing luthor
lty. He replaces Dr. Paul
E. Hill who resigned last
month.
Duncan will serve until
September 11,1969.
50 Unit Housing Loan
For Andrews Approved
WASHINGTON - Rep. Roy A.
Taylor announced the approval
of a loan of $646,395 for the
construction of 50 low-rent
homes in Andrews, Monday.
Twelve of the homes are to
be designed for the elderly.
Average cost to build and
equip the new public housing
dwellings is estimated at $10,
370 each. All contracts for
construction will be awarded
by the Andrews Housing Auth
ority.
The loan will provide funds
for construction and equip
ment, site acquisition and im
provement, utilities, planning,
and design fees, space for
management and maintenance
and tenant activities and ad
ministrative costs.
The Housing and Urban De
velopment loan will be repaid
from the proceeds of the sale
of the local authority's long
term bonds to private invest
ment.
A contract between HUD
and the local authorities also
provides for annual contrlbut
32 Sent For
Physicals
Local Draft Board No. 20
forwarded 32 Cherokee Coun
ty men to Knoxville for the
Armed Forces physical exa
mination Monday.
Ions by the Federal govern
ment. These contributions
help keep rent within the
means of low-income fami
lies, Taylor said.
The low-rent public housing
program was authorized by the
Housing Act of 1937.
Change Sought
In Local Law
Senator Mary Faye Brumby
told The Scout Tuesday she
Is preparing legislation which
will am mend a local bill pass
ed in the 1965 General Assem
bly regarding assistance to
handicapped voters.
The 1965 bill provided that
only the registrar could mark
ballots for persons needing
assistance in Cherokee County
elections.
The state law provides that
assistance can be given by
a judge from either party or
a member of the voter's
family. The effect of the 1965
bill was to remove Chero
kee County from the provision
of the state law.
Senator Brumby said the
legislation she will Introduce
will allow a handicapped vot
er in Cherokee County to have
the ballot marked by die party
judge of the voter's choice.
New Officers
NEW OFFICERS OF THE MURPHY CIVITAN CLUB were Insulted it the Milton Inn in Blairs
vlUe list week by OUtrict Governor Bob Rankin. Pictured iret (1 to r) H. W. Alexander, presi
dent) Don Ramsey, president-elect) BUI Taylor, treasurer) and Sam Davidson, second vice
president. Not pictured are BUI Hughes, first vice-president) R.D. Chandler, secretary) Ho
ward Martin, chaplain) and Jim Sprung, past president. Chandler ar.d Taylor received plaques
for service to the club and Davidson and Dr. A. J. Headrtck received pins for bringing new mem
bers Into the groups
Final Train
Meeting Tonight
A meeting to finalize all
plans for the .10th Anniver
sary Wagon Train between
Murphy and Telllco Plains
will be held tonight (thurs
day) at 7i30 at me Murphy
Power Board Building.
Co-chairman Don Ramsey
urged all persons Interested
In helping with the wagon train
to be present.
Chief of Police PeteStalcup
will meet with the group to
make arrangements for hand
ling the traffic when the train
arrives In Murphy.