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Volume 78 - Number 10 tUiptqr, Norlfc Ceraliae September 28. 1967 12 P?+e? TKlg W? k umum
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MFTON PRECISION PRODUCTS invites the public to attend the dedication and open
;e at its Peachtree plant Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6 p.m. (Photo by Weaver Carringer.)
Clifton Dedication, Open
House Scheduled For Sunday
Clifton Precision Products
111 hold dedication and open
^use ceremonies on Sunday
their new plant.
The open house will begin at
|00 P.M. and continue until
(K> P.M. The dedication
\lranonies are scheduled for
tOO P.M.
Clifton, a division of Lit
n Industries, came to Mur
Jiy in November, 1963. They
fegan operations in what is
Jjw the Regal Mills Building
Wells Street in Murphy.
In November of 1964, Clifton
needed additional manufactur
ing floor space, and moved
into the Farmers Federation
Building across from the Post
Office in downtown Murphy.
Then, in March of 1966, addi
tional space was made avail
able at the Trl-County Indust
rial School to handle larger
manufacturing volume and to
cope with the increasingly
complex manufacturing pro
cesses.
In the summer of 1966, new
Mew Food Distribution
Days Are Announced
| V. O. Ayers, Director of i
Iherokee County Department
l Public Welfare, announces
lat the Surplus Commodity
istribution Warehouse has
langed the days of distri
iition "in an effort to better
leet the needs of the peoppe
eceiving the foods."
The following are the dates
i >od will be distributed for
te next three months: October
4 and 21; November 11 and
8; and December 9 and 16.
Ayers stressed that all peo
le eligible for surplus com
loditles must be certified by
le Welfare Department at
iast three days prior to the
istribution date.
Any Cherokee County resi
otyit interested in applying for
Vlurplus commodities may do
o at the Welfare Office which
s located on the second floor
*f the Courthouse, Monday
Stevens Paces
jiulldog Win
Doug Stevens led the Mur
hy Bulldogs to a 21-0 vict
ry over West Fannin in the
Second hald last Friday after
he teams battled to a score
ess draw in the first half.
Stevens ran two yards up
[he middle for the first touch
down in the third period. He
tdded the extra point.
Quarterback Roger Stiles
>assed to James Hembree for
lie second TD with Stevens
naking it 14-0 at the end of
he third quarter.
In the fourth quarter, Ste
vens made another run up the
nlddle, for 10 yards, to add
lie final TD. He then kicked
Us third extra point of the
fclgte.
through Friday, from 8 a.m.
until 12 noon and 1 p.m. until
5 p.m. The following scale
will be used to establish in
come limitations in deter
mining the eligibility of var
ious-size households for food
assistances:
Number in
Household
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Net Monthly
Income Scale
$85.00
$110.00
$125.00
$140.00
$155.00
$170,00
$185.00
$195.00
$205.00
$215.00
In addition to thefoods which
have been available for the
past several months, cheese is
again regularly distributed.
Hood & Co.
Beat Swain
Rocky Hood did all the scor
ing as the Andrews Wildcats
rolled over Swain High School,
18-0, Friday night at Bryson
City.
Hood scored on runs of two,
one and six yards in the first,
second, and fourth quarters.
He carried the ball 21 times
for a total of 104 yards gained.
The victory was the fourth
in five games for Andrews.
The other contest ended in a
tie.
The Wildcat line held Swain
to 70 yards rushing and 38
yards passing. Swain got no
closer to the goal than die
Andrews 30-yard line.
plant construction began on a
20 acre site in the Peachtree
Community of Cherokee Coun
ty. The plant was completed
in January and Clifton's oper
ations were moved into the
new plant from the Tri-Coun
ty Industrial School and the
Farmers FederationBuilding.
Clifton's employment now
stands at approximately 350.
The plant is so constructed to
allow for adding more manu
facturing space when needed.
At present, people at Clif
ton are making servo-motor
stator assemblies and com
plete synchro units. These
are highly sophisticated rotat
ing electronic components and
are used in the space explor
ation, air craft, and missile
industries.
This will be the first opport
unity for the public to view
Clifton's new plant, which is
one of the most modern in the
world.
Mrs. Weaver
Appointed As
Interviewer
Charles Erwin, manager of
the Murphy Employment Sec
urity Commission Office, has
announced the appointment of
Mrs. Juanita V. Weaver as
Employment Interviewer in
the local office.
Mrs. Weaver moved to
Murphy in 1930, the daughter
of Mrs. Sue Hoover Vestal
and the late A. E. Vestal.
She is married to Robert
V. Weaver who is employed
by Citizens Bank & Trust
Company of Murphy. They
are the parents of two
children, Mrs. James E. Green
of Durham and Lt. Robert V.
Weaver, Jr. of Fort Walters,
Texas.
Mrs. Weaver received her
education at Woman's College
of the University of North
Carolina, Greensboro, and
National Business College,
Knoxville, Tenn.
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STOP THIEF I- Official Lionel Brooks aeema to b? playing the role of a policeman pursuing
i auapect aa he racea behind Murphy" ? Jarnea Herrbree aa Hembree heads for the goal line
Sj Friday night's -ictory over Weat Fannin. Hembree'a TO gave the Bulldoga a M-0 lead
In the third quarter. (Photo by Jlni Morgan.)
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Brasstown Creek
Planning Begins
The Soil Conservation Ser
vice planning party began pre
liminary studies and surveys
on Monday to develop a work
plan in the Brasstown Creek
Watershed Project. The plan
will determine whether or not
the project is economically
feasible.
The planning party is
working with the local water
shed sponsors, landowners,
and others in the Watershed
in making this determination.
Planning is usually
accomplished in two ways
by the watershed planning
party. First, a study of the
open upland to determine other
needed conservation
measures to reduce water
runoff and erosion to a min
imum. Second, a detail study
of all streams throughout the
watershed area. Resulting
from this study, surveys are
made of stream channel
needing improvement work
and possible locations of dams
to hold back floodwater. An
estimated cost of work needed
is then prepared. The
estimated cost compared to
the land benefited determines
the feasibility of the project.
Local people can be a big
help to the planning party while
they are making their detailed
surveys, analyzing data, and
studying solutions to their
problems.
in acvciopug ? worn plan
for the project, the planning
party will determine the most
economical means of controll
ing floodwater and evaluate
water needs for agricultural,
industrial, and recreational
use. .
The Bras st own Creek
Watershed Project Is 56,500
acres in size. There are
some 400 farms in the project
with over 4,000 acres of
bottomland subject to flood
ing. Portions of four counties
are included in the project
a rea, the counties being Towns
and Union Counties, Georgia;
and Clay and Cherokee
Counties, North Carolina.
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Robert L. Anderson, Jr.,
President of the Brasstown
Creek Watershed Association,
announced that a meeting of
the watershed association will
be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday
in the elementary school at
Young Harris, Ga.
The Soil Conservation
Service Planning Party will
explain their procedure for
developing a work plan to con
trol floodwater throughout the
watershed area.
President Anderson urges
everyone, who lives In or is
interested in the Brasstown
Creek Watershed, to attend
this important meeting.
Karen Watson Takes
First In Contest
Florida State was the |
spoiler in its 37-37 tie with
the highly regarded Alabama
Team in the first week of The
Scout's Football Contest.
Several contestants picked all
of the games correctly except
that one and we had to use
our tie breaker to pick the
winner.
Karen Watson, Box 633.
Murphy, took the first place
money of five dollars and is
credited with five points in the
competition for the grand
prize which will be awarded
at the end of the season -
two tickets to the Atlanta
Chicago game on December
17 and $25 in expense money.
Karen was awarded first
place because she was the
closest on the tie breaker.
She predicted South Carolina
would beat North Carolina 14
10 while the actual score was
16-10.
Don Gentry, 531 Valley
River Ave., Murphy, and Ter
ry Sanders, Box 293, Murphy,
tied for second place. They
also called all the games cor
rectly except the Florida
State-Alabama contest and
they both said South Carolina
would win 13-7 on the tie
breaker.
Don and Terry each won
$2.50 and are credited with
2 1/2 points in the race for
the grand prize.
Since they were tied for
second place, we combined the
second and third place prizes.
Many tootball tans noticed
that we goofed by listed Navy
vs. UCLA In last week's con
test. The mistake was ours;
wasn't played, simply did not
count in tabulating the win
ners.
Last week's winners will be
out to add to their points this
week and the rest of you have
a chance to jump into the
winner's circle this week.
Turn to the Football Contest
page and make your selec
tions.
Thousand Scouts Expected
For CamporeeThis Weekend
More than 1,000 Boy Scouts
arc expected to attend a
Scout Camporee being staged
Friday, Saturday and Sun
day at the Apple Tree camp
ground in the Nantahala
National Forest, according to
John Jordan, District
Chairman for the Nantahala
District.
The theme of the camporee
is "For Friendship."
The scouts attending this
meeting will be from 14
Western North Carolina
counties that make up the
Daniel Boone Council.
About 150 boys from Clay,
Cherokee, Graham and Swain
counties will participate in the
three day affair.
The individual cost for the
event is 50# per boy and
adult that attend the camporee.
The money covers the cost
of the camporee patch that
I will be awarded to each per
son at the conclusion of the
event.
Among the events which the
boys will be judged on are
an inspection of packs, patrol
equipment including tents,
cooking gear, first aid kits;
hand axe, shovels, and patrol
flags, personal equipment,
patrol commissary, kitchen
layout, personal cleanliness,
fire safety and special events
such as firemans drag, or
ienteering game, string
burning, bridge trestle
lashing, long distance com
muniction, dispatch relay and
Americanism.
Rescue Squads from
Andrews, Bryson City,
Hayesville, Murphy, Nan
tahala and Robblnsvillewill
work in relays to have emer
gency first aid and rescue
coverage available should
their services be needed.
Religious services will be held
Sunday. The public is Invited.
State Legion Commander
To Visit Murphy Monday
riooeri itri| unnniiirau u
the Legion StateOrganization,
known as the Department of
North Carolina, The American
Legion, will attend the regular
meeting of Joe Miller Elklns
Post 96 Monday night, Thomas
C. Fuller II, Commander of
the local Poet announced
today.
!; The meeting will be held
In the Power Board Building
in Murphy, at 7:30 p.m.
Veterans and their families
?re Invited to attend.
Commander Tart, a native
?f Benson, N. C., had served
? two-year term as Mayor
el Benson, prior to his elec
tion and Installment this sum
mer as Legion Department
Commander. He la a mem
ber of a number of Veteran,
ana otner civic organizations,
in many of which he has held
various offices.
Watershed Group
To Meet Tonight
Officers and trustees of the
Upper Hlwassee Watershed
Development Association will
meet tonight (Thursday) at
7:30 at the Blue Ridge
Mountain EMC office in Young
Harris, Ga.
Secretary T. E. Swart zaaid
the group will make further
plans for the Association's
annual meeting on December
7 and set goals for 1968.
OLIVER DOUGLAS BEAL of Murphy was killed in this car Saturday night on US 64 about
12 miles west of Murphy. Two other persons were injured. Beal's death was the seventh
traffic fatality in Cherokee County this year. In 1966, no traffic deaths were recorded in
the county. (Photo by Jack Owens)
Beal Is County s Seventh
Traffic Fataity Of 1967
Oliver Douglas Beal, 28, of
Murphy became the seventh
traffic fatality of the year in
Cherokee County Saturday
night when he was killed in
a one-car accident 12 miles
west of Murphy on US 64.
T wo other men were injured.
The scene of the wreck was
at the intersection of US 64
and the Sunny Point Road.
The injured were Roy Cole,
27, and Johnny Haigler, 19,
both of Murphy.
Cole was admitted to
Murphy General Hospital.
Haigler was treated at the hos
pital and released.
Highway Patrolman Patt
Miller said the car was travel
ing west when it ran off the
right side of the road and
went 237 feet on the shoulder
before going down the embank
ment and traveling another 108
feet before stopping. He said
Beal was driving the car.
Miller said Cole told him the
right front tire blew outjcaus
ing Beal to loose control of
the car.
Funeral services for Beal
were held Tuesday at 2 p.m.
at the First Baptist Church,
of which he was a member,
with the Rev. R. W. Prevost
officiating. Burial was in the
Beal Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Bill John
son, Charlie Johnson, Richard
Howell, Charles Coleman,
Harry Ingram, Luke Robinson
and James Carroll.
He was a native of Cherokee
County and the son of Charlie
and Hazel McMahan Beal of
Murphy. He was a veteran
of the U. S. Army.
Surviving in addition to the
parents are two daughters,
Vicki and Valerie, and a son
Douglas Beal, Jr., all of the
home; four sisters, Mrs.
Frankie Roberson and Mrs.
Ollie Lariscry, both of
Murphy, Mrs. Betty Taylor
of Asheville and Mrs.
H. D. STROUD of Marlon, N. C. microfilmer with the
State Department of Archives, prepares to photograph a
Cherokee County deed book in the office of Register of
Deeds Ed Graves. All county records are now being mic
rofilmed by the Department of Archives. (Photo by Dave
Dpii/ia V
Margaret Scaglonia of Tampa,
Fla.i two brothers, Lawrence
of Murphy and the Rev. Arthur
Beal of Geneva, Ala. and the
maternal grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. T. McMahan of
Ellijay, Ga.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of the arrangements.
Shots Fired At
Deputy's Car
At least four shots were
fired at the car of Deputy
Sheriff Virgil Hogsed early
last Thursday morning
at Hogsed's home in the Wolf
Creek section.
Hogsed said no one has been
charged yet in connection with
the incident.
He said the car was parked
in his car port at the time.
The deputy said two shots
punctured the gas tank of the
car and there were bullet
marks on the bumper.
Sheriff Claude Anderson and
Highway Patrolman Pan Mil
ler are aiding Hogsed in the
investigation.
Hogsed also reported that
a car stolen from the rear
of the county jail early Friday
morning was found burned on
old US 64 in the Cane Creek
section later Friday morning.
The car had been picked up
on a bond execution.
Murphy Schools
Offer Welding
The Murphy City Schools
will offer an electric welding
course beginning Monday night
from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
This course is designed for
local people beyond the high
school age who are interested
in learning welding techniques
that will be useful on the
farm, at home, or at work.
The course will be taught
at the Vocational Agriculture
Building at the Murphy High
School by Sheridan Johnson
?nd Wilbur Roberts, the Vo
cational Agriculture teacher
at Murphy High School.
No charge will be made for
this course and those desiring
to register may contact Mr.
Johnson or Mr. Roberts before
Monday or enter at the first
class meeting.
State Now Microfilming
County & Church Records
Representatives of the State
Department of Archives and
History have completed inven
torying the reocrds In all 'of
the county offices of Cherokee
County. This work was done
in preparation for the micro
filming of county records
classified as permanently
valuable. When written up the
inventory will list all public
records found and will contain
schedules of retention and dis
posal for each record, or
series of records.
Two microfilm camera op
erators, P. W. Hines andH. O.
Stroud, are now in the court
house microfilming the
records of deeds, marriage
records, vital statistics
indexes, court minutes and
judgement dockets, wills and
estates records, minutes of
the various county boards, and
many other records of per
manent value. Mlcrctllm
copies will be stored in the
State Archives and in the
event of loss of original re
cords copies will be furnished
at nominal cost. Inventorying,
repairing as necessary, and
microfilming are all done at
state expense.
Minutes of the governing
bodies of the municipalities in
the county will also be micro
filmed.
Many of the counties.
Including Cherokee, have suff
ered losses of records as a
result of fires and other
causes. For years. Or. Chris
topher Crittenden, Director of
the State Department of Ar
chives and History, and Dr.
H. G. Jones, State Archivist,
considered possible methods
of safeguarding the records
of the counties. They even
tually devised the present plan
of microfilming for security,
and the state-wld' program
was authorized by the 1959
General Assembly. Counties
have been selected approxi
mately by age and Cherokee
Is the seventy-second county
to be scheduled. The program
Is under the direct supervision
of Rear Admiral A. M. Pat
terson, DSN (Ret.), Assistant
State Archivist.
The department has ex
tended an Invitation to all
churches in the county and
surrounding areas to take ad
vantage of this opportunity to
provide security for their re
cords by bringing them to the
courthouse for microfilming.
Minutes, registers, and other
records of permanent value
will be microfilmed and the
film will be stored in the
State Archives for security.
No cost to churches Is Involv
ed. As in the case of county
records, copies of church re
cords can be provided at small
cost in the event of lots of
original records. Churches
wiping to take advantage of
this service should contact
Mr. Hlnea in the office cf the
clerk of superior court as soon
as possible.
It is estimated that the work
in Cherokee County will be
completed In late November.