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The Cherokee 'Onwk? CmmIt'i Bm* Buy" Volume 78 - Number 7 I Her* Cereliee September 7, 1967 Scout and Clay County Program 8 Pfei Thl? W? h mnoanarannr ATMUNMV. MONTH CAHOUNA Commissioners Hold September Meeting The Cherokee County Board ' Commissioners held their igular September meeting ues day due to the Labor ay holiday. The Board reviewed there dutlon to renew 150,000 In shool refunding bond antici* ktlon notes. The action had fidally been taken at the ugust meeting. One note is r 190,000 and the other t for $20,000. The renewal extends rough February 23, 1968. The Commissioners voted -3 to appoint Ben Scott to irve on the new Jury Com ilssion which takes office on ctober 1. Jack Simonds nominated 'alter Anderson for theposi on and Andrew Barton no llnated Scott. Chairman W. T. Moore cast vo votes for Scott along with ne vote each by Barton and ay Sims. Simonds, Luther locker y and Carlyle Mathe on voted for Anderson. Two more persons are to ?e appointed to die Jury Com - nission-one by Clerk of Court (on Ramsey and the other by udge Thad Bryson. i Simonds charged that die nlnutes were not being read iroperly at the Commissioner nee tings and charged that he could doc find the minute book when he wanted it. County Attorney L. 1~ Mason, Jr., who also serves as clerk, replied ' 'when we get the minutes typed up, I bring the book right back to this office." Sltnonds told Mason he tried to find the book one day and learned It was In Mason's office and the office was closed because the at torney was out of town. The Board tena lively agreed to release a lien on two acres of land so the land can be donated for the purpose of adding to the Ledford Ce metery and building a new church. The site is on the Sunny point Road. The land is listed In the name of the late Andrew Ledford. His widow has agreed to donate the land. The Commissioners will honor the request if a sur vey is made to determine the exact location of the land. Sims recommended that the Board request the State High way Commission to provide gravel for the Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery Road. Register of Deeds Ed Graves told the Com missioners he needs more full time help to handle the work load in his office. Would You Believe Wolf : Creek To Rodanthe? By Dave Bruce ? ""Jerry Bledsoe, a staff ?writer for the Greensboro ?Dally News, made a trip out four way a few weeks ago and Icame to the conclusion that the ?phrase "Murphy to Maraeo" ?L misleading. It should be Vftodanthe to Postell" ? recording to him. ? ' Rodanthe, he explains, Is ? on Hatteras Island off the ? Outer Banks, and is the most I northeasterly place in North I Carolina. Postell is down in I the lower end of our county land Jerry feels Postell de I serves the honor Murphy is I generally given of being the I most southwestern town in the I state. I Now I have nothing against I Postell, but had our friend I checked his road map a little I closer, he would have found I that Wolf Creek comes die I nearest to being as southwest as you can get in the Tar Heel state. If Murphy doesn't deserve the honor, I'll be the first to say let's take it away. But let's give It to whoever it Kincaid Gives Bulldogs Edge Maurice Klocaid's extra ' point made the difference Fri day night as the Murphy Bull dogs edged Union Coumy, 14 13, at Murphy. Union County took the lead , in the first period when Bill ' Jones went across on a two yard quarterback sneak. . Lamar Paris jnissed die extra point. The Bulldogs went ahead In the second period on Gary Wilson's plunge from the one , yard line. Wilson then ran the extra point to put Murphy ahead, 7-6, at the half. Jones put die Panthers ahead again In the third period . with another two yard sneak. Paris' kick was good. A 56 yard end sweep by Mike Kephart tied it if) in the fourth period and Kincaid ran the decidlqR point. really belongs to and my vote is for Wolf Creek. Jerry had a lot of nice things to say about bherokee County. He was pleased at getting a cup of coffee for a nickel in Topton and he had a pleasant visit with folks out at Liberty but he just didn't seem to like Murphy. "As towns go, Murphy Is nothing special," he said. He went on, however, to say our streets "were the widest of any town we had been in, wide enough for delivery trucks to park in the middle downtown and still allow two lanes of traffic on each side." "Unless I had some business there, I would nev er be attracted to stop over for long In Murphy. We didn't." He says he wouldn't be at tracted to stop here for loqg but in the next breath he admits he didn't so it seems fair to conclude that he didn't take the trouble to find out if there was any reason for stopping. Guess that's what you'd call a snap judgement, eh, Jerry? Wildcats Open With Victory The Andrews Wildcats went on a fourth period scoring spree to wrap up a 27-6 vic tory over Robblnsville at And rews Friday night. The Wildcats scored on the third play of the game on a 41 yard run by Dan Brown. The other three Andrews touchdowns came on short runs by Ronnie Bradley, Gary Morgan and John Wishon. Bradley kicked two extra points and passed to John Dolen for the third PAT. The Black Knights scored in the sacood period on a seven yard pass from Soon Orr to Harrlaoo HoUoway. CARL THRASHER IS brvugtit duwuHyil* iftiiwi (.'unity ?W'-hm- In ilitt HiiIIiImk-i' M-I:t ?n i?<ri PrMay rttgmi THIS BULLDOZER LOOKS LIKE IT'S READY FOR WORK, but It really just came to an unexpected stop on Valley River Ave. last Thursday when It fell off a truck while rounding the curve in front of the Methodist Church. Chief of Police Pete Stalcif) said no one was Injured. The bulldozer is owned by Jack Wimpey. Defendants Ask Dismissal Of Commissioner Complaint The thirteen defendants named In a complaint filed on August 7 have asked the U. S. District Court to dis miss the case. The complaint, filed by Ho ward West and Idris Adams, charged that the present Cherokee County Board of Commissioners is "unlaw fully and improperly consti tuted" and requested the Court to order a new election "under the general law of the State at the earliest feasible moment." The plaintiffs say the present method of electing the Commissioners is in vidiously discriminatory" and in violation of the 14th Ara mendment to the Constitution. The defendants' replies were made in the form of statements filed by three at torneys representing them. L. L. Mason, Jr., acting as the attorney for the Board of Commissioners and the Cherokee County Board of Elections, replied on be half of W. T. Moore, Ray C. Sims, Andrew J. Barton, Car lyle Matheson, Jack Simonds, Luther Dockery, Milton Mash burn, Cleve Almond and Hayes H. Dockery, Sr. "What has been alleged shows no violation of any con stitutional rights," Mason said. Replying to the complaint's statement that the local law governing the Commissioners violates die "one man one vote" principle, Mason contended the State "made an honest and good faith effort to construct districts In Cherokee County as nearly of equal population as Is practicable." He said the equal population principle was not "diluted in any slgnlfi Electric Co-op Annual Meeting Set For Saturday Blue Ridge Nufcnmtain Electric Membership Corpor ation announces the 1967 Members Annual Meeting on September 9, Young Harris College, Young Harris, Ga. The meeting will be held In die Charles R. Clegg Fine Arts Center beginning at 1:00 p.m. Entertainment will be furnished by the Lefevres and they will open their Music & Gospel Singing Program at 12:30 p.m. Registration for door prizes and voting eligi bility will begin at 10:00 a.m. and last until 12:30 p.m. at the Office of the Cooperative, after which they will continue until time of balloting in the Foyer of the Fine Arts Center. All members are urged to reg ister early. Frank E. Smith, member of the Board of Directors, Tenn essee Valley Authority, will be the principal speaker. Smith, a native of Mississippi, served 12years as a U. S. Congress man before his appointment to the TV A Board by President ABC Defeated In Andrews The voters of the Town of Andrews voted 336 306 Tuesday against the es tablishment ofanABC Store. Kennedy on June 25, 1962. The first 750 members to register will receive a door prize of Twin Tongs, Two utensils in one. Used sepa rately or together they offer the Cook of the House a variety of valuable uses to the Cook's delight. Other prizes may be given during the meeting. The Grand Prize will be of interest to all members. The Blue Ridge Mountain EMC wants to lend a helping hand to some lucky member with the purchase of one or more of the major Home & Farm Electric Appliances. For the first time the Cooperative will give to die winner his choice of major electric appliances, (Range, Refrigerator, Freez er, Water Heater, Washer, Dryer, Dishwasher, Window Air Conditioning) with a cost limit of $300.00. The ap pliance will be delivered to the home of the winner by the Cooperative. cam w#y." Figures cited In the com plaint list the population of the three commissioner dis tricts as follows: District One - 4,834, District Two - 6,813, and District Three - 4,655. Mason said the "complaint alleges no cause of action" against the County Board of Elections. "These parties are not proper or necessary parties to this action," he continued. An Ashevllle attorney, Her bert L. Hyde, answered on behalf of Sen. Mary Faye Brumby and Rep. Wiley A. McGlamery. "No facts are alleged of or concerning them and no relief is requested concerning them," Hyde said in his re quest for dismissal for the two legislators. Deputy Attorney General James F. Bullock sought dis missal for Attorney General Wade T. Bruton and Lee C. Smith, Chairman of N. C. State Board of Elections. "Any alleged failure toper form constitutional duties... relate to.. .duties Imposed and fixed by law upon a local board and local offices," Bullock said. rne Attorney General nas no duties to perform with respect to matters alleged in the complaint," he continued. Smith, Bullock said, "has no authority with regard to the matters alleged." Bullock cited a precedent !n seeking dismissal for tV :vo State officials. The v. S. District Court, Eastern District, dismissed the At torney General and the Chair man of the N. C. State Board of Elections in two similar cases concerning the Carteret County Board of Com missioners in December 1965 and March 1968. C. E. Hyde, the Murphy attorney representing the plaintiffs, said he believes It will be several weeks before the Court rules on the motions for dismissal of ths case. Social Security Uses DIAL 'N File System The AshevUle Social Secur ity Office has begun anew ser vice called DIAL 'N FUe, whereby the public can file applications by telephone. To file for Retirement, Medicare, Death or Survivors benefits, one simply dials the ?pedal AshevUle number of DIAL 'N FILE: 264-812L (This number must be used only for filing applications. For all other social security purposes call 282-8773.) In announcing this new ser vice James E. Robertson, Social Security district roan rr, stated that DIAL 'N FILE "a modern, streamlined, fut way of filing claims , using the speed and convenience of tht telephone. "While a person sits com fortably in his own home, or office- -answering a few ques tions by telephone?a social security specialist at the other end of the line Alls out the application form, tells the applicant what records of proofs may be needed and. If necessary, how to get them., and arrange* for completion of the claims for benefits. So they often go to the cipatv ami tiKimmilriN'i' >4 xriiii^; liwl- ipuili , <>i unnecessay records or docu ments. Also m?ny of them have made extra trips to die Social Security Office-- an Inconvenience that DIAL 'N FILE can prevent. "Our trained employees now can Inform and advise the claimants by telephone, thereby saving them time and money," Robertson said. "Moreover, our experi mental testing has proved that DIAL *N FILE definitely speeds up the processing of social security claims, and gets die first benefit checks more quickly into the hands of those entitled to them." So? for better, easier snd faster service, call the special (Ashevllle) DIAL 'N FILE number 3S4-819L..to file Re tirement, Medicare, Death 4 Survivors claims. Call during the hours of fiOO aon. to StOO p.m., Monday through Friday of each week? except for an occasional Federal hoUdn. DIAL *N FOi S norths before you retire.. .or, If you don't plan to retire, DIAL *N FILE 3 months before you reach 66 (to file fer Medicare). A ho, niter a worker dies, INAI. 'N MIX at yo??r ?-arl lr-.l I'miviiHim c. Ft. Butler Group Organized, Officers & Directors Elected The Ft- Butler Historic Park and Museum group was organized and officers were elected at a meeting last Thursday night at the Murphy Power Board Build ing. Sixty persons attended the meeting to determine how work could begin on the re storation of Ft. Butler. The fort, within the city limits of Murphy, was one of several stockades Into which the Cherokee Indians were herded prior to their removal from the area In 1838. Joe Ray, who has served as chairman of the Ft. Bulter project for the Cherokee County Historical Society, presided at the meeting. "Our lack of interest Is the main thing that hurts us," Ray said In his opening remarks. Bob Conway of the Department of Archives, and History offered suggestions on how to proceed with the re storation. He suggested that a board of directors be selected and that this group be in corporated. Conway outlined a plan for restoring the site. His plan included a combination vistors center and museum and sev eral log structures, including a replica of a typical Cherokee Indian house in IS 38. "Everything that is done must be authentic," Conway said. He suggested that an ap plication be made for a Fed eral Open Spaces grant. This would be a 50% grant with the other half coming from local sources. This grant would be for ; acquiring the necessary land. Conway indi cated five or more acres will be needed. jacn r rausori, now wiui uie North Carolina Recreation Commission, offered a suggestion on securing money from the Land and Water Con servation Fund. Sen. Mary Faye Brumby in troduced James McClure Clarke, editor of the Ashe vllle Citizen Times and a member of the Historic Sites Advisory Commission. Clarke said he felt the Commission would give sym pathetic consideration to the Ft. Butler project. It "would be the first historic site west of the Balsams," he pointed out. The Commission favors sites "which have raised a good deal of local money" when it recommends what state appropriations should be made, he said. Bob Barker of Andrews gave a brief background on the Cherokee removal and the part Ft. Butler played in die action. At the conclusion of his talk. Barker presented material he has gathered on Ft. Butler to Miss Josephine Heighway for use in the Murphy Carnegie Library. Ray offered a suggestion that the creation of an outdoor drama be considered in con nection with the Ft. Butler project. He has been in con tact with a producer of several of these dramas. There are "plenty of them all over the country so what are we waiting for?" Ray asked. The group elected 20 members of the board of dir ectors for the project and at the end of the meeting, the directors elected officers. Ray was elected chairman. rr-ir * rin ^>n?i~iinmiri<~n~ r-if i~ ~i~ ? ? Barker Is the vice-chairman. Mrs. Louise Bayless will serve as secretary, and Howard Martin will be the treasurer. The other directors are Francis Bourne, Jr., Bud Brown, Dave Bruce, Sen. Brumby. Mrs. Emllv David son, Mrs. Bob Easley, Herman Edwards, Mrs. Ruth Fors>th. Ed Harshaw, C. E. J ohnson, John J ordan, Carlyle Mathescn, Mayor Cloe Moore, W. T. Moore, Bunch Nugent, and Arthur Palmer. BOB CONWAY of the North Carolina Department of Ar chives and History offered suggestions on the restoration of Ft. Butler at a meeting held at the Murphy Power Board Building last Thursday night. Murphy Divers Search For Missing Plane (Editor s Note: See earlier story and picture on the Clay County Progress page.) Three divers from Murphy searched Lake Chatuge until darkness Tuesday in the search for a plane missing in the area since Friday with four persons aboard. An oil slick was discovered about 5 p.m. Tuesday and the Cherokee County Rescue Squad skin-diving team of Jim Edd Hughes, Steve Dockery and Bud Penland began diving. The Clay County and Andrews Rescue Squads be gan dragging operations on the lake Tuesday. The plane was last heard from Friday afternoon short ly after take off from the Andrews Airport where it made a refueling stop. Five Receive Minor Injuries Five persons were; slightly injured early Sunday morning when the car in which they were riding hit a bridge and landed in a creek 2.3 miles east of Andrews on Jun aluska Road. Highway Patrolman Patt Miller said Henry Clay ton Rich, 18, of Murphy, was traveling west when he lost control of his car in a sharp left hand curve, hitthebt 'dge, tore the guard rail and landed in the creek. The passengers were identified as Jimmy Brendle, 18, Mary Lee Marr, 20, Dorothy Marr, 16, and Judy Marr, IS, all of Murphy. Miller said the car travelled 189 feet. No charges were filed. it is Deueveo to nave Been piloted by William Steward of Richmond, Va. and his wife and two daughters were reported on board the flight from Richmond to Lawreoce ville, Ga. The Civil Air Patrol has flown over 83 sorties since Saturday over a 4,000 square mile area. The Andrews Rescue Squad has provided meals for the searchers since Sunday. Adult Classes Start Tuesday Classes in basic public school subjects will be of fered at Murphy, Hayesville, Ranger, Andrews, Rob binsville, Mountain View, and Stecoah Schools. These classes are planned for two nights each week, three hours each night. The classes are designed primarily for adults who have not completed their high school education. The first meeting for each one of these classes will be held on Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m., September 12, at the following locations: Murphy, Ranger, Hayesville, Andrews, Robblnsville, Mountain View, and Stecoah Schools. All interested persons should go to the school in their community on the above men tioned date and the time speci fied for enrollment and regis tration. There is no tuition charge for these classes. Classes in typing, be offered in Hayesville, Murphy, Andrews, Rob binsville. Mountain View and Stecoah provided as many as IS persons in each community enroll. MISS SEPTEMBER MIm Mary M?K**n, inthlw ?( Ms and Mr*. P?w McK? w. *???? J. Murfhy, H.C. SEPTEMBER 1 2 3 4 S 6 7 S I 10 11 12 13 14 IB It 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 28 27 28 29 30 riad H Fat! un? Yallow Fo?m 0* y*u want fast actian a* ta w hwa f bay? Tha Yallaw Pafas af yaw Waatca Tata pltana Dlractary ?Hll auraly ?atlafy. WESTCO TELEPI CI
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