The Cherokee
'Chorok*? County's Best S?ll?r'
Volume 78 - Numbtf 11
Iwpky, North ComUm
Octobtr 5, 1 967
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Renewal Authority Buys Mulkey Land
Murphy Man Injured
In School Explosion
Burton Graves, 42, of
Murphy, was one of 11 work
men Injured In ? gas explos
ion at the new high school
gymnasium In Lenoir City,
Tenn. Monday morning.
Graves suffered first and
second degree burns on his
chest, arms and head. He Is
hospitalized at Fort Sanders
Presbyterian Hospital in
Knoxvllle.
The Knoxvllle Journal re
ported Tuesday that the ex
plosion was apparently set off
as workmen were trying to
clear air from a gas line be
fore connecting it to the gym
nasium's hot water heater.
Police Mid the blast wai
mi off by a spark of un
known origin, according to
The Journal.
Bricks and concrete blocks
were ripped out and 100 win
dows were shattered In one
end of the building.
Graves Is employed by
City Electric Co. of Cleve
land.
The gymnasium is located
about ISO yards behind the
main school building which
was opened this fall as part
of a $2,300,000 high school
complex. No school children
were reported injured In the
explosion.
Larry ShopeWins
Football Contest
Larry Shope of Rt.
3, Murphy was the first place
winner in last week's Scout
Football Contest.
He won five dollars and
was awarded five points in
the competition for the grand
prize for picking 20 winners
out of 24 games.
Larry joins Karen Watson
in a tie for first place in die
grand prize standings. The
winner will win two free
tickets and |25 expense money
to see the Atlanta Falcons play
the Chicago Bears on Dec*
ember 17.
He didn't need the tie break
er to win, but his guess was
close - Georgia 21, Clemson
17.
The tie breaker was used to
separate the second and third
place winners.
Sandra Mintz, last year's
grand prize winner, won
second place with 19 correct
gueses and the closest call
on the tie breaker score.
Georgia defeated Clemson,
24-17, and she predicted
Georgia would win 27-13.
Abby Ma this of Andrews
took third place with 19 cor
rect predictions but she picked
Clemson to win, 17-13, on the
tie breaker.
The second place winner re
ceives three dollars and three
points and third place pays
two dollars and two points.
The results of the first two
weeks of the contest em
phasize the importance of the
tie breaker.
Turn to the contest page and
try your luck this week.
Commissioners Hold
October Meeting
The Cherokee County Board
of Commissioners held their
October meeting Monday at
the Courthouse.
County Attorney L. L.
Mason Jr. advised the Com
missioners that he invest
igated the' question of
authority to act on the estab
lishment of an asphalt plant
at Topton.
A group of Topton residents
complained to the Boardabout
the AshevllleP a ving Co. oper -
Murphy
Bombs
Franklin
The MurphyBulldogs, paced
by Doug Stevens, rolled over
Franklin, 40-0, Friday night.
Stevens scored three touch
downs and five extra points.
He plunged across from the
one in the first period and
scored on a 25-yard pass
from Roger Stiles in
the second quarter to give
Murphy a 13-0 lead at half
time.
Stiles passed to James
Hembree and Mike Kepahrt
made a one-yard plunge
to account for the third per
iod scoring.
Kephart scored on an eight
yard run in the fourth period
and Stevens went across from
the one for the final touch
down.
The Bulldogs were forced
to kick only once, while Frank
lin punted six times. Murphy
recovered five Franklin
fumbles.
ation in August.
Mason said that while North
Carolina does have a nuisance
law, Cherokee County is ex
empted from it and the Com
missioners have no authority
to act in the matter.
The Board authorized Dr.
K. G. Keenum to purchase
three new electric heaters
for the poultry lab in Murphy.
Luther Dockery presented a
request for work on the upper
portion of Owl CreekRoadand
Jack Simonds presented peti
tions to make WolfCreek Road
a part of the secondary road
system.
The Commissioners dis
cussed a letter from Leslie
D. Smith of the Department
of Public Welfare. The let
ter, written to Sheriff Claude
Anderson, reported on the
findings of an inspection of
the county jail.
Smith said "no privacy was
afforded women prisoners"
and suggested that they be
brought into the jail through
the courtroom entrance.
He stated that the wiring in
the hall of the women's sec
tion needs repair.
New mattresses of a water
repellent, fireproof type were
recommended.
Smith said the jail kitchen
does not meet sate health
standards. He pointed out
that the jail has no fire es
cape.
No action was taken on
Smith's findings.
The Board authorized Reg
ister of Deeds Bd Graves to
hire additional help.
Ray Sims' motion to
provide $50 monthly to hire
an additional person at the
commodity warehouse was ap
proved.
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litton Industries
OCTOBER. 1. 19b7
CLIFTON PRECISION PLANT MANAGER EO SCHULTE (left) AND CONGRESSMAN ROY A
TAYLOR unveil ? plaque at the dedication and open house held Sunday at Clifton's Peachtree
plant. The plaque was unveiled at the conclusion of Taylor's dedicatory address. (Photo by
Dave Bruce)
2,000 Attend Clifton
Precision Dedication
A bout two thousand persons
attended the dedication and
open house ceremonies at the
Clifton Precision plant
in Peachtree Sunday after
noon.
Rep. Roy A. Taylor made
the dedicatory address.
"The Southeast Is becoming
a new frontier of opportunity
in America," Taylor told the
crowd.
Murphy "was recognized as
a solid community with a good
labor supply where people
have deep roots and are not
likely to leave the area after
having been trained to per
form specialized jobs," the
Congressman said he was told
by "a top company official."
He said western North
Carolina is "strategically lo
cated to reap increased bene
Chamber Votes$1,000
For Ft. Butler Work
The Murphy Chamber of
Commerce board of directors
voted Monday night to make
$1,000 available to the Ft.
Bulter Historic Park andMus
sum group.
"Nothing could mean more
to the future growth of tour
Ism In the Murphy area than
the restoration of Ft. Butler
and the Chamber Is behind this
project all the way,"
president Max M. Blakemore
said.
Joe Ray, chairman of the
Ft. Butler project explained
the group's plans to the dir
ectors at the Monday meet
FM Decision
To Be Appealed
Max M. Blakemore told
The Scout Monday the Fed
Federal Communications
Commission hearing ex
aminer's recommendation ag
ainst an FM radio station for
Murphy "will be appealed."
The examiner, Millard F.
French, had recommended
that the permit be Issued to
Robert P.Schwab, operating
as Fannin County
Broadcasting Co., for a station
at Blue Rldse, Ga.
Blakemore, doing business
as Cherokee Broadcasting
Co., said the appeal will be
made "on the grounds that
the people in the proposed
service area of Cherokee
Broadcasting Company are
not now able to receive North
Carolina news or service from
any North Carolina AM, FM
or TV station at night."
French said Blue Ridge had
a greater need for the FM
station than Murphy. There
are no radio stations in Blue
Ridge at present.
tag.
"I'm very pleased." Ray
said when Informed of the
Chamber's action. "This Is
the kind of sifiport we need
if we are to succeed in get
ting the restoration work
underway."
Ray said the Importance of
the Chamber's action lies in
the fact that the amount of
money raised locally will have
a significant bearine on the
amount of possible aid
from State and Federal sour
ces.
"1 knew we had moral sup
port for our efforts, now we
have an indication of the local
financial support we'll need,"
Ray concluded.
fits from the economic re
volution sweeping the South
east."
Taylor was Introduced by
Sen. Mary Faye Brumby of
Murphy. She praised him
for his strong support of the
Appalachian program in her
Introduction.
At the conclusion of his
speech, Taylor and Clifton
plant manager Ed Schulte un
veiled a plaque to com
memorate the dedication.
Alex Owen, president of the
Clifton Division of Litton In
dustries, told the crowd "the
significant factor in the suc
cess of Clifton is the people
who work here."
He stated that"Cllfton has
a fine crew in Murphy."
James Weidenman, vice
president of the Servo-Com
ponents Division of Litton In
dustries, traced Lltton's
history back to 1953. "We're
youngsters, I guess," he
observed, noting that
Murphy's beginnings can be
traced back almost 200 years.
"Maybe we are an old
fashioned, new company but
we set great store by Am
erica's homely, fundamental
values," Weidenman said.
He noted that the dedication
was a homecoming for Alex
Owen. Mrs. Owen is the
former Miss Mary Porter
Fain of.Murphy.
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Father Hautz ToBe
Installed Sunday
Father Hautz
In a special service
scheduled for 6:00 p.m.
Sunday, Fr. Roland Hautz will
be Installed as the new pastor
of St. William's Catholic
Church In Murphy.
Rev. Joseph Bumann, the
Catholic priest from St. John's
Church In Waynes vtlle, will
conduct the ceremony. Fr.
Bumann is the Dean of West
ern North Carolina and one of
his duties is to install new
pastors in their parish. Fr.
Bumann will represent Bishop
Vincent S. Waters, D.D., Bis
hop of Raleigh, who is -Jso
the Bishop for the entire State.
Fr. Hautz will replace Rev.
John McNearney who has been
Pastor of St. William's the
past few years. Fr. McNear
ney has already left for Wash
ington a C., where he will
continue his studies far
another year, after which tie
will take over ? special year
of training for men desiring
to study to be Catholic priests .
^ Fr. Hauti is a native of
?e
Catholic education, he began
his studies for the priesthood
at St. Gregory Seminary,
Cincinnati. He graduated from
the College there in 1949 with
a B. A. Degree, majoring in
philosophy. After that, he
continued with five years of
post-graduate work at St.
Marjrs Seminary in Norwood,
Ohio, and Our Lady of the
Fields Seminary inGlendale,
Ohio.
He was ordained to the Cat
holic priesthood on May 17,
1963, for the Society of the
Home Missloners of America,
commonly known as the
"Glenmary Fathers." His
first assignement was at
Statesboro, Ga.
After a short time In
Georgia, Fr.Hautz was trans
ferred to Norton, Va. where
he worked for a few years
with Fr. Raymond Dehen, who
was also one of the earlier
pastors of St. William's
Church in Murphy.
On June 1, 1955, Fr. Hautz
was made pastor of St There -
se Church in St. Paul, Va.,
where he continued his charge
until coming to Murphy. Fr.
Haute spent 14 years in Vir
ginia, more than 13 of
which were devoted to the pas
toral charge in St. Paul.
Before coming to Murphy.Fr.
Hautz had the dlstiction,lnhls
own Society, of having the
longest tenure as pastor of
any man in one place.
After the installation
ceremony Sunday, the parish
loners of St. William's Church
will have a Pot-luck Supper in
his hooor. The supper begins
at 6i30 p.m. The public is
invited to both the installation
ceremony and to the suypsr,
which win be held in the Com
Recreation Complex,
Homesite Construction
To Start In Early Spring
The Cherokee County Rural
Renewal Authority completed
the purchase last Thursday of
530 acres of land from Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Mulkey for the
development of the proposed
recreation project and rural
homesites three miles east
of Murphy.
Each of the projects will be
financed with a $260,000 low
Interest loan from the
Farmers Home Admin
istration. Approval of the 30
year loans was announced in
July.
The two $250,000 checks
were received last week and
the deeds were transferred
to the Authority and recorded
last Thursday morning to
complete the purchase.
The recreation complex
totals 379 acres and 151 acres
were purchased for the home
sites.
The recreaction complex
will Include an 18-hole golf
course, a small lake, a picnic
area, tennis courts, a skeet
shooting range, and hiking
and riding trails.
Eight homes will be built
in the homeslte project and
60 homesite lots will be devel
oped.
The homes will be brick
veneer, three bedroom units
with water, sewer, electric
heat, and landscaping. Each
will be built on a lot of more
than one acre.
Rural Renewal Leader Mack
B. Ray said surveying and
mapping Is underway at the
site now and construction will
begin "as soon as the weather
breaks In early spring."
He said "the cooperation of
other agencies has been vital
in this project" and he called
for public support in making
the recreation complex a suc
cess.
Ray pointed out that this
project is the first recrea
tion program to receive a
Rural Renewal loan in North
Carolina.
While discussing the bene
fits that will be derived from
the recreation complex, Ray
said Rural Renewal is "in
terested In things that are
really vital to the upgrading
of the economy of this area
and we feel this complex will
be a vital assett."
John T. Gill, chairman of the
Sylva ABC
Store Open
Sylva's ABC S to reopened
Monday, it has been announced
by Tom Murray, Chairman of
the Sylva Board of Alcoholic
Control. J _ ..
The store is located at East
Sylva Shopping Center, on U5>
19* near the east city limits,
and will be open from 9 a.m.
to 9 p.m. Monday through
Saturday. .
Sylva voters in August, by
about a two to one majority,
authorized the establishment
of the Town Liquor Control
Store. It is the first ABC
Store ever to be located west
of Atheville.
Authority said the recreation
complex will "be the equi
valent of a new industry em
ploying 200 people."
Over 389 local residents
agreed in writing to support
the recreation complex during
a membership drive in June.
Each of the signers paid an
initial fee of $10.
When completed, member
ships will be $10 per month
or $120 per year. A dally
user fee will be charged other
persons who desire to use the
complex.
In addition to local user:
the Authority expects thi
many tourists will use
facilities. The site Is wltl
In 2.S miles of the propose
four-lane Appalachian hlgl
way.
The members of tf
Authority, In addition to Gil
are JoeEl Khourl, vice-chair
man; Merle Davis .secretary
treasurer; and Hadley Dlckt
and J. W. S. Davis.
MERLE DAVIS, secretary-treasuer of the Cherokee Counr
Rural Renewal Authority, holds two checks worth a tota
of a half million dollars-loans from the Farmers Home Ad
ministration for the Cherokee County Recreation Complex am
homesites on the Mulkey property which the Authority purchase*,
last week. Looking on are (1 to r) Authority chairman Johi
Gill, Rural Renewal Leader Mack B. Ray, and Authority
attorney Herman Edwards. (Photo by Dave Bruce)
Andrews, Bryson City
Papers Sold To Group
Community Newspapers,
Inc., a North Carolina cor
poration headed by Scout -Pro
gress Publisher Jack T.
Owens, announced the pur
chase this week of The
Andrews Journal and The
Smoky Mountain Times from
Ted Smiley ef Bryjon City.
In a joint announcement
Monday, Owens and Smiley
said the sale also includes
The Smoky Mountain Business
Machine and Office SupplyCo.
and The Smoky Mountain
Travel Guide of Bryson City,
The two newspapers will be
printed at the Scout-Progress
plant in Murphy under
an agreement between The
Scout and Community News
papers, Inc.
Owens said The Andrews
Journal ana l he Smoky
Mountain Times will be In
dependent newspapers that
will comment editorially on
issues of interest in their
respective communities.
Marlin Warns Of
False Servicemen
John Marl In, manager of
Blue Ridge Mountain EMC,
has warned customers of the
electric co-op to be aware
of persons misrepresenting
themselves as electric system
employees.
"We have learned that these
people have been calling on
homes in some parts of the
TVA system and it Is pos
sible they will operate In our
service area," Marlin said.
He pointed out that the same
thing happened in this area
some time ago.
"They go from house to
house, inspect some portion
of ttie ?lectric wiring, and try
to chargc lor correcting what
they describe as a verv
dangerous condition," Marlin
said.
He urges Blue Ridge
Mountain EMC customers to
contact the office In Yowg
Harris, Ga. If they are ap
proached by anyone they have
reason to believe Is mis
representing themselves on
power matters.
Mallonee
To Be Here
Tom L. Mallonee, assistant
to Rep. Roy A. Taylor, wil;
visit Cherokee and Clay
Counties next Wednesday.
He will be at the Town Hall
in Andrews from 9:00 to 9:3C
a.m., City Hall in Murphy from
11:00 to 12 noon, and the Town
Hall in Hayes vi lie from 3:00
to 4:00 p.m.
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