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Volume 78 ? Number 8 Mwpfcy, Her* C?mUm September 14, 1967 10 R?|?s This Weelt
HCONO CLAM POCTAM MUO
AT MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
Monday Is Deadline
for ASCS Ballots
Bus U. Hyatt, Jr., manager
of the Cherokee County
Agricultural Subluxation and
Conservation Service office
said ASCS Community
Election Ballots must be re
turned by Monday.
Ballots have been mailed to
all known eligible voters in
'the county, Hyatt said. Any
eligible person who did not
'receive a ballot in the mail
should call, visit or write the
ASCS office immediately.
Hyatt pointed out that die
certification on the back of the
envelope must be signed by the
f voter.
Five committeemen will be
! elected in each community
.and write-in votes are accept
able.
The candidates on the ballot
! are as follows:
| NOTLA: N ewton Gib son , J oe
, Hawkins, C. V. Little, William
Mull, Arthur Nichols, Charlie
Thompson and Ralph
Thompson.
MURPHY: Edgar Harshaw,
Kate Hayes, C. B. Newton,
Clarence Pace, Robert H.
Rogers, Willie Lou Shields
and C. P. Wells.
DCA V CIWAM. fUUU *.
Chambers, Elmer Clumbers,
H. C. English, C. R. Garrett,
Fred Martin and J. R. Roberts.
SHOALCREEK: C. A.
Boring, J. B. Brendle, Guy
Eller, Gay Hawkins, Clarence
Jones, Guy McNabb, Claude
M. Patterson, Creed Radford
and Frank E. Sparks.
HOTHOUSE; C. C. For
rlster, Carl Gladson, Dewey
Jones, E<|gar Newman, T. L.
Newman, and Emory Shields.
VALLEYTOWN: Jake
Brown, William Hldgon, Mar
shall Orr, K. W. Radford,
Bill Russell and Andy Stiles.
MARBLE: Jack J. Adams,
Marshall King, Fred Moss,
Frank Neal, Victor Raxter
and Phil Sandidge.
HANGING DOG: Wayne
Abernathy, Bill Davis, Wil
liam Kephart, Charlie
McDonald and Claude Mills.
PEACHTREE: Hoyt
Arrowood, John W. Curtis,
Milt English, Pearl Johnson,
John Lunsford, Aud Sudderth
and Clarence Wilson.
MARTINS CREEK: Wayne
Crisp, Frank Ghiringhelli,
Voyd Hogan, Ross Hughes,
Floyd Stalcup and Hor
ace Stalcup.
Smith Says TVA Seeks
Wider Range Of Choices
TVA Director Frank E.
Smith told the annual meeting
of the Blue Ridge Mountain
Electric Membership Corp
oration Saturday that a basic
objective of TVA is to help
widen the range of choices
available to young people in
their selection of career.
An estimated 800 persons
attended the me-n'rig on the
campus of Young Harris
College.
Smith said TVA is helping
to manage and develop the
resources of the Tennessee
Valley region to open for cur
rent and future generations
Bulldogs Blank
Sytva-Webster
The Murphy Bulldogs over
came what had been regarded
as their most serious obstacle
to the Smoky Mountain Confer
ence championship when they
defeated Sylva-Webser, 18-0,
Friday night on the Golden
Eagles' home field.
Last year Murphy came out
on the short end of a 54-19
game with Sylva.
Mike Kephart scored the
first Murphy touchdown in the
second quarter on a one-yard
run.
Roger Stiles tossed a six
yard pass to Doug Stevens for
the second TO in the third
period.
Maurice Kincaid put the last
six points ou the scoreboard
with a 15-yard run in the
fourth quarter.
The Bulldogs defense held
the Golden Eagles to 54 yards
on the ground while Murphy
picked up 195 yards.
Four pass interceptions
made the job easier for
Murphy.
Stiles completed six of his
Upass attempts.
The Bulldogs now have two
wins and one tie for the sea
son.
"the widest possible area ct
opportunity and choice."
A total of 540 active mem
bers were registered for the
meeting. This represented
more than a five percent
quorum.
Nominees recommended
for election to die Board of
Directors for a new term were
L. J. Merritt, Union County;
Willie Sprinkles, Towns
County; and L. W. Ralston.
Fannin Coknty.
Tom Burnett of Suches, Ga.
nominated Glenn Gooch
of Suches to oppose Mer
ritt. Merritt was reelected.
H. F. Jarrard of Suches
was the grand prize winner.
His favorite electrical home
applaince will be delivered to
his home by the Cooperative
when he makes a selection.
Entertainment was furnish
ed by the Lefevres.
Wildcats Down
Franklin
The Andrews Wildcats
picked up their second win
of the season Friday night
by rolling over Franklin, 20
0.
Leslie McKlimey inter
cepted a Panther pass in the
second period to set up a
series of plays that was clim
axed with a 30-yard pass from
Ronnie Bradley to John Golem
for the first score of the game.
Bradley kicked the extra point.
In the third period, Rocky
Hood made a 58-yard punt
return for the second touch
down.
Bradley made ? 30-yard run
for the third touchdown later
In the third quarter and Hood
ran die extra point.
Jim Golem and A. V. Gibby
led a strong Wildcat defense
that held Franklin to one yard
rushiqg in the first half.
The Panthers managed a
total of 67 yards rushing in the
game and none in the air
while Andrews rushed for 171
yards and gained 44 yards on
passes.
Touchdown!
MIKE KKPHART plungw across tho goal line for tho first touchdown in Murpty's 18-0
victory o*?r Sylva-Webstor Friday nljta.
View From The Top
HERE'S A GLIMPSE OF THE MIDWAY at the Cherokee County Fair last week. Scout
Studio Manager weaver Carrlnger took this picture from the ferrls wheel at the fair.
Mayor, Board Meet
With SHC Officials
Mayor Cloe Moore and the
Murphy Town Board met last
Thursday night with a group
of State Highway Commission
officials headed by District
Engineer A. J. (Red) Hughes.
The group discussed
possible alternatives to the
SHC specifications for
repaving Regal St.
The Town had planned to
use a portion of its $87,000
share of state highway bonds
for widening and repaving of
the street but the Mayor and
the Board members felt they
could not meet the SHC re
quirements on right of way.
Regal St. is considered a
secondary road and the SHC
will not purchase right-of-way
for secondary roads.The town
sought donations of land for
the required 40 foot right
of-way from property owners
and was not successful. Moore
and the Board feel the Town
can not afford to purchase the
right-of-way.
Moore told The Scout he
asked the SHC officials if
they would repave the exist
ing road and he was informed
that they would not do that
with the bond money.
He indicated the Town of
ficials are seeking SHC ap
proval of rebuilding project
with less than the specified
40 foot right-of-way.
The Mayor said he expects
another meeting with SHC
officials this week.
WALDON J. McAFEE of Murphy (right) was presented a
Moose ring Monday night in recognition of his services
toward die organization of a Murphy Moose Lodge. Making
the presentation is William A. Moon (left) of Pfafftown, N. C.,
State Director of the Loyal Order of Moose. Looking on
is Membership Director Pat Weaver.
34 Seek Local
MooseMembership
William A. Moon, State
Director of the Loyal Order
of Moose, addressed a meeting
of charter members of the
proposed Murphy Moose
Lodge Monday night at the
Murphy Power Board
Building.
Membership Director Pat
Weaver presided at the meet
ing.
A movie, "Fraternally
Yours", was shown. The film
explained the objectives of the
Moose.
Waldon J. McAfee of Murphy
was presented with a Moose
ring In appreciation of ser
vices rendered toward getting
a local lodge organized.
A total of 34 men have ap
plied for membership thus far.
They are:
Robert W. Coffey, Ernest
Hartsell Moore, Jr., K. G.
Kennum, Jack T.Owens, Wade
W. Decker, Rodger James.
Berrong, Waldon J. McAfee,
Andrew J. Rose, Larry K.
J ones, Virgil Lee Decker,
James Martin, Hayes
Dockery, Jr., Horace A.
CJerry) Ledford, Peter J.
McKeon, Jerry T. Payne, Al
bert Graves, J. E. Graves,
Cline R. Hicks, Billy Marvin
Decker, Tom Wynegar, Frank
D. Pace, J. C. Taylor, Frank
C. Greene, Hugh T. Pen
land, Bill Haigler, George W.
Cole, James Wiley Killian,
Edward Earl Mundy, Paul
Terry Smith, James B. Evans,
Robert L. Killian, Jack Rober
son, Albert J. Martin,
and Fletcher Kirkland.
Former Murphy
Man's Son Killed
The son of a former Murphy
man was one of six persons
killed In a head-on collision
Sunday near Bradley, Ga.
Four-year-old Shane Crisp,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Crisp, was among the victims.
Crisp left Murphy several
years ago and the family now
lives in Macon.
Shane was riding in a car
driven by his mother, Mrs.
Gwen Hazel Crisp, 28. Two
of his brothers and a sister
were also passengers.
Jim McCombs of Murphy,
whose wife is Crisp's sister,
told The Scout the latest In
formation he had was Mrs.
Crispwas still in critical con
dition in a Macon hospital.
Her nine-year-old-daughter,
Dena, is also in critical con
dition. A son, Terry, 11,
is in the Intensive care unit
at tlie hospital. Michael, 7,
is in satisfactory condition,
McCombs said.
The Georgia State Patrol
said the wreck apparently re
sulted when one of the cars
swerved into die path of the
other. No skid marks were
visible.
Five persons In the other
car were killed*
Three Hurt In
Marble Wreck
Three persons were injured
Monday afternoon at S p.m.
in a two-car collision one mile
west of Marble on US 19-129.
Highway Patrolman Don
Reavis said Harrison Edward
Bettis, 18, of Rt. 1, Marble
was travelling west when a car
driven by Troy Hurt, 75, also
of Rl 1, Marble pulled Into
the highway from a driveway.
Bettis skidded 79 feet be
fore striking the right side of
the Hurt car. Both vehicles
ran off the road after the
collision.
Reavis said the drivers
and Tommy Palmer, 15, of
Murphy, a passenger in the
Bettis car, were taken to
Andrews District Memorial
Hospital.
He said Bettis suffered a
broken left arm. Hurt
had lacerations of the head
and back injuries, and Palmer
may have suffered a broken
nose.
Hurt was charged with
failure to yield the right of
way.
Young Harris College
Begins Year Tuesday
Young Harris College will
begin the 1961-68 academic
year on September 19 when the
dormitories open for fresh
men. Orientation and
counseling will be held on
September 30, registration on
September 31, and classes
begin on September 33. A
capacity enrollment is
expected.
President Douglas Raid
Sasser announces the ap
pointment of seven new faculty
members. They arei
Ronald B. Barrett, a native
of Anderson S. C., who will
teach Biology.
Miss Nina Kate Brown will
be instructor in Women's
Physical Education.
Thomas C. Grelr, a
Georgian, will teach Political
Science.
In the Accounting and
Eoooomics deportment. Max
Ledbenar, North Carolina,
wffl be teaching.
Robert Pevttu will teach
Speech and Theatre. Pevitts
received the B. A. degree
from St. Mary's College and
the M. A. degree from South
ern Illinois University. He
has completed course work
for the Ph. D. degree.
Teaching Spanish will be
alvln L. Prince m. Prince
received the B. S. degree
from the University of
Georgia.
Mrs. Alvln L. Prince III,
a graduate of the University
of Georgia with a B. S. degree
will teach English and sponsor
student publications.
Returning to the faculty and
teechlng history will be Clay
Dots or who haa completed all
work for the Ph. D. degree,
except the dla aeration.
Douglas Moon, return to
the Music department. He
reoeived the M A. degree
from the University
tf Georgia.
Republicans Disagree With
Complaint Dismissal Motion
The Republican members
of the Cherokee County Board
of Commissioners and the
Cherokee County Board
of Elections told The Scout
this week they did not author
ize Coutny Attorney L. L.
Mason. Jr. to reply for them
In his motion for dismissal
of the complaint filed in U. S.
District Court against the pre
sent method of electing the
County Commissioners. They
also said they agree with the
plaintiffs in the case.
The Republicans, who were
among the defendants named
in the complaint filed by
Howard West and Idrls Adams,
are Commissioners Carlyle
Matheson, Luther Dockery and
J ack Simonds and Hayes
Dockery, Sr. of the Board of
Elections.
Mason, acting as the
attorney for the Board of Com
missioners and the Board of
Elections, included the names
of the four among those In
whose behalf he was acting
when he made the motion for
dismissal.
"The motion was filed with
out our consent or
knowledge," Matheson said.
"We think the complaint
should be heard and the Court
should decide the merits of the
case," he added.
Matheson said the group will
authorize an attorney to file
a reply to Mason's motion.
Luther Dockery told The
Cooperative Planning
Stressed To Council
A narrowing of the gap in
the quality of health carefacil
ities between the large
medical centers and the
smaller hospitals can be real
ized through regional cooper
ative planning, John J. Hayes,
Director of the Hospitals Div
ision, North Carolina Regional
Medical Program, told the
organizational meeting of the
State of Franklin Council of
Hospital Administrators last
Wednesday in Andrews.
The objective of regionali
zation, he said, is to accom
plish collectively what
hospitals individually cannot
hope to accomplish.
Through cooperative ar
rangements, hospitals, to
gether with the practicing phy
sicians and the multitude of
disciplines represented in the
health care picutre, can gain
the types of facilities and
well-trained personnell that
can lift the overall quality of
patient care.
Hayes addressed the group
on a detailed description of
the purposes and objectives
of the Regional Medical Pro
gram.
In a business meeting which
followed, the group organized
the State of Franklin Council
of Hospital Administrators as
a step toward furthering the
objectives of regional
cooperative planning. The
council will elect officers
at a meeting in the near future.
Wednesday's meeting was
chaired by Bobby S. Burch,
of Hayesville, Executive
Secretary, State of Franklin
Health Council.
R. W. Pegram, Ad
ministrator of the District
Memorial Hospital in
Andrews, hosted the meeting
in the Public Health Building.
Hayes was accompanied by
Thomas Thorpe, newly ap
pointed Director of the Com
munications and Public
Information Division of the
Regional Medical Program.
He complimented the group on
a spirit of cooperation and
dedication to accomplishment
which instilled excitement.
Administrators partici
pating in the meeting included
Don Morgan, C. J. Harris
Hospital, Sylva; Sister Mary
Francis Xavier, Provi
dence Hospital, Murphy; J. M.
Crawford, Angel Community
Hospital, Franklin, and Mrs.
Verayle C. Franks, Swain
County Hospital, Bryson City.
Also present were F. E.
Blalock, M.D., of Andrews;
Percy B. Ferebee and W. D.
Whitaker, both members of
the Board of Trustees of Dis
trict Memorial Hospital;
Charles Edwards, Director of
Community Services for the
State of Franklin; and Sister
Marie William, Laboratory
Supervisor at Providence
Hospital in Murphy.
8 Forwarded
For Induction
Eight Cherokee County men
were forwarded for induction
into the Armed Forces Monday
by Local Board No. 20.
They were William Danny
Morrow, Kenneth Dale Allen,
J ames Clinton Bryant,
Reld Cole West, Johnny
Edward Love, Jr., Charles
Larry Postell, Robert Ellis
Griggs, and William Ernest
Mintz.
Scout "I didn't agree for him
(Mason) to answer for me.
We never discussed or voted
on this action at any meeting."
He also said "I think the
Commissioners should be
elected county-wide just like
the sheriff and other county
officers."
"I didn't agree to it (the
dismissal motion) at all," said
Hayes Oockery, Sr. He said
he "didn't know anything about
it till I saw it in the paper
last week. The only thing
I told Mason was that we
wanted another election."
The complaint seeks an
other election "at the earliest
feasible moment" because, it
alleges, the present Board of
Commissioners is "unlaw
fully and improperly con
stituted."
Jack Simonds said he was
not informed of Mason's action
until after the motion was
filed with the Court.
"It should have been brought
up at a Board meeting and
the Commissioners should
have voted on the motion be
fore it was filed," he said.
"We (the Republicans) would
have been voted down 4-3,
out 1 still feel it should have
been officially acted upon."
Simonds said he felt the
complaint "should go through
the Court."
His reference to being voted
down 4-3 was in regard to
the extra vote the Democrats
have due their holding the
chairmanship under the
formula specified in the local
law that is being challenged
in the complaint.
Maddox To Speak
At N. Ga. Rally
Governor Lester Maddox
and several other Georgia of
ficials will speak at the North
Georgia Democratic Rally in
Morganton on Saturday.
The rally will start at 6
p.m. with a dinner at the
East Fannin High School in
Morganton. Morganton is
located on the Blue Ridge
Blairsville highway..
Gov. Maddox will be joined
at the rally by Lt. Gov. George
T. Smith, Comptroller Gen
eral Jimmy Bentley,
Commissioner of Labor Sam
Caldwell, Chief of Staff Malone
Sharpe, Democratic Executive
Director Joe Sports, and a
host of Georgia state sena
tors and representatives.
Co-chairmen of the rally
are State Senator Maylon Lon
don of Cleveland, Stanley
Daves of Morganton, and
Charley German of Blue
Ridge.
Tickets for the event are
$L50 and will be for sale
at the door.
District Governor To
Visit Murphy Rotarians
Gov. Semaschlco
Nicholas Semaschko, Jr.,
of Henderson vllle, Governor
of Rotary 's District 767 which
covers all of the state from
Charlotte west to Murphy, will
make his official ? visit to the
Murphy Rotary Club 00
Monday.
He will confer with
President Horace 9. Cannon
and Secretary Lloyd Hendrix,
after which the club will hold
a two-hour Assembly. Plans
and Rotary programs will
be presented and &sctwsed
along with atalnistrative
matters for this year.
Governor "Nick" is one of
383 Rotary Governor* in 194
countries of the world who
are serving aa the sole re
presentative of Rotary Inter
national in *eir districts. in
tteee 134 countries, there are
some 12,600 Rotary Qi&s wltfi
over 600,000 members.
An advertising executive
who heads his own full-service
advertising agency. Governor
"Nick" is a member and past
president of the Henderson
ville Rotary Club. He was
elected to office at the Inter
national Rotary Convention in
Nice, France, this past June;
and, he will serve his district
until June 30, 1968. Luther
Hodges is serving this same
period as International Presi
dent of Rotary.
"While in Murphy",
according to Cannon, tne
Governor will counsel with
us on our plans for the year
and advise us on possible
growth of membership in our
Roury Club. During our
regular meeting period, he
will address the club, cover
ing meny of the avenues of Ser
vice that Roury performs in
communities and areas
throughout the world."
Even though Samaschko
served his club and district
in many capacities and offices,
he was, along with all other
governors of Rotary
International, required to take
intensive training at a nine
day Assembly held this past
May at Lake Placid in New
York state. One of the Dis
trict Governor's major tasks
will be arranstqgandconducf
lqg a three-day District Con
ference. The date has bean
scheduled for April U, XI,
and IS. IMS, and will be held
In the Grove Park Inn in
Asbevtlle.
?ad he received Ms education
there aa wen as in fhlosgo,
Illinois i New York and Boston,
Massachusetts.
During World War II, he
served overseas as a com*
bat Infantry officer. He was
twice awarded the Bronze Star
Medal for valor, Purple Heart
and Army Commendation
ribbon among other
decorations. Immediately
after the war, he received
an appointment as a Foreign
Service Staff Officer In the
United States Department cf
State. He served as Senior
Resident Officer and Officer
in charge o i Field Operations
in Germany. After completing
his asslgnemnt, he returned
to civilian life as an ad
vertising and marketing
director for national firms be
fore opening his own advertis
ing agency In 1963.
Semaschko U active In the
First Methodist Church, Hen
derson viiie. He served as lay
speaker, chairman of
the Finance committee,
member of official board and
Sunday School tea char. He is
a mason. He is a founding
member and served on the
Board of Directors of the
YMCA. Past President of the
Hendersonvllle American
Field Service Chapter. Ser
ving as Director and peat
president of the Greater Hea
der son villa chamber of Com
merce. Member of Art
League, VFW, Elks, AMA,
and NC Travel Council. Gov
ernor "Nick" Is listed In
Marquis* Who's Who In 11m
South and Southwest.
He la married to the former
Ruth Turner of WamtvOte
and ?*ey have one daughter.