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and Clay County Progress
Volume 78 - Number 28 nWFfcy<
February 1, 1968 12 Pag*s Tikis Week
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I Hospital Survey To Be Conducted In Murphy
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Grant Made For Smoky
Mountain Cultural Arts
A grant of |29*,017 from
the Office of Education was
announced Saturday by Sen
ator B. Ever en Jordan, D
N.C. to finance the first year
operation of the Smoky Moun
tain Cultural Arts Develop
ment Association for ei^it
Western North Carolina
counties. It is issued to
the Jackson County Board of
Education under whose guid
ance the plans for SMCADA
have been developed.
Financed under Title 111
of the Elementary and Second
ary Education Act of 1965,
these funds will initiate and
develop curricula in music
and art In the public schools.
Participating units are Chero
kee, Clay, Graham, Haywood,
Jackson, Macon, Swain, and
Transylvania counties and city
schools of Murphy and
Andrews.
A total of $999,379, almost
$1 million, is involved in the
three year period presently
planned.
"We're pleased that this
project has been approved,"
said R. Paul Buchanan, Super
intendent of Jackson County
Public Schools. "Manypeople
have worked long and faith
fully to develop these plans.
We feel that we are well
prepared to carry them out.
- Patrol Corporal
* Assigned To County
Corporal Chapman
Corporal Walker K.
Chapman, an II year veteran
of the State Highway Patrol,
has been assigned to duty in
Cherokee County.
While he is now officially
stationed at Murphy, he is
expected to be working out
of the Bryson City office un
til about the middle of Feb
ruary.
He was stationed at Aden in
Pitt County prior to this
assignment. Previous sta
tions were at Greenville and
Bethel, both also in Pitt Co
unty.
Chapman, has been an in
structor in the Basic Patrol
School for five years and also
served as an instructor with
the Coastal Plains Law En
forcement Academy spon
sored by the Department of
Community Colleges.
He is a native of Newport
in Carteret County and a grad
uate of Newport High School.
His military service in
cluded a tour of duty as an
Army serial observer during
the Korean conflict.
Chapman is married to the
former Miss Josephine Rob
erts of Newport.
Mrs. Chapman is still In
Aden but expects to join her
husband here in the near fu
ture.
; Deputy Recovers
? 2 Stolen Ccvs
Deputy Sheriff Glenn Hol
Ioway reported recovering two
stolen cars in Cherokee
County last week.
On Friday, Holloway jailed
two Richmond, Va? youths,
aged IS and 13, who were
driving a car stolen In the
Virginia city.
He acted on a tip and
stopped the car in Murphy.
He said the 15-year-old
youth had a stolen driver's
license in his possession.
Holloway also reported
chasing a car that he ob
served speeding near the west
limits- of Andrews on Saturday
morning.
He said the vehicle reach
ed speeds up to 120 miles
per hour between the air
port and Marble, where the
driver lost control of It in
front of the school.
The driver fled on foot.
Holloway slad he radioed a
Gardner Campaign
Workers Named
Leonard Ramsey and
Casteel J. Floyd have been
named chlarman of the James
Gardner for Governor cam
paign In Cherokee County.
The appointments were an
nounced by Orville Coward of
Sylva and Mrs. Eugene P. Fos
ter of A she vl lie, co-chairman
of the lllh District Committee
for Garnder.
Ruel White had been named
earlier to head the Gardner
campaign In day County.
description of thecartoAshe
ville and was advised that it
had been stolen in Gastonla
on Friday.
He found $60 worth of gro
ceries in the trunk of the car.
Sylva ABC Sales
Total $263,589
Sales totaling $263,589 for
the first quarter of operation
of the Sylva Liquor Control
Store war shown in a Cer
fified Public Accountant's au
dit. Quarterly CPA audit is
required by law.
The store opened in Oct
ober and the audit report is for
the period ending December
31.
The total includes $43,727
48 for NC Sales and Bever
age taxes, and a five cent
per bottle tax for rehabili
tation. (Federal taxes on
alcoholic beverages are coll
ected at the distilleries.)
Net profits for the three
month period, according to
the audit, total $^5,996.12.
However, due to the store be
ginning with no inventory, the
profits are applied to the in
ventory (becoming assets on
til* ledger sheet) until the in
ventory a* of the close of the
quarter totaled $63,342.99.
October tale*, not including
five cents per bottle for re
habilitation, totaled $87,067.
40; in November, $76,836.20;
and December, $96,811.40.
Special credit should go to
Dr. Edgar vom Leh, project
director; Mrs. Dorothy
Parr is, an specialist; and
Arnold C. Penland, Jr., music
specialist.
"This will serve a need in
the schools of our western
counties, for we haven't been
financially able to emphasize
cultural programs," said
Buchanan.
"This is the first govern
ment grant, as far as we
know, for such a large area
and for curriculm develop
ment in the arts," said Aaron
Hyatt, Director of Institutional
Research and Development at
Western Carolina University,
Cullowhee. He was one of
the originators of the idea and
has served as a consulting
advisor during the planning
period.
"We will now be able to
open the door to a truly full
life for our children, said
Hyatt. "We can break new
ground in planning music and
art curricula for our schools.
We hope eventually to be able
to offer as much or even more
to our children than is avail
able in many large city
systems."
"We feel that under ESEA
Title 111 the Federal govern
ment has issued a tremendous
challenge to the schools, 'said
Dr. vom Lehn. "We earnest
ly hope that with the guidance
and help of our regional uni
versity, ten school districts
may band together in produc
ing new and exemplary
programs in music and art
for the children of the region."
Planning started Dec
ember 1, 1966. The appli
cation was submitted July 1,
1967. Dr. vom Lehn, pro
ject director, is on leave from
Western Carolina University.
Mrs. Albertine Thompson is
ESEA Director for Jackson
County.
The central SMCADA of
fice in Sylva is headed by
the project director and by
research-supervisors, in
music, in art, and in drama
dance. A regional specia
list in music and one in art
will direct the program in the
schools through county con
sultants who will work direc
tly with teachers and in class
rooms. In Service workshops
and seminars are planned to
assist teachers. At least two
county consultants will be em
ployed in each countyinitially
with a total of 27 to be em
ployed by September, 1968.
The managing Board of Dir
ectors consists of the 10
school superintendents from
the eight counties, the pro
ject director. The Advisory
Board chairman and a prac
ticing professional artist to
be named each year. The Ad
visory Board consists of
four members from each
county and four members-at
large.
Since submitting the grant
application in July, the Cul
tural Project has conducted
several short-term pro
grams. They assisted in Head
Sttrt teacher trainirg pro
gram at Western Carolina Un
iversity and conducted pilot
programs In Jackson County
summer Head Start classes.
During the fall they conducted
an in-service seminary for die
8 counties with lectures and
demonstrations by nationally
renowned arts educators.
This project for the eight
county area with 74 public
schools and 30,000 students
Is one of the largest of its
kind in the country and has
attracted the attention of lead
el's in education. Several
national authorities have ser
ved as consultants and will be
broight here in the future for
serriiwry sessions.
Other experts in various
phases of the arts, Including
retired residents and expert
craftsmen will be utilised in
the operation of SMCADA.
Tommy Gentry
Chamber Changes Name;
Elects Gentry President
The Murphy Chamber of
Commerce acquired a new
president and a new name at
the group's annual banquet
Saturday night in the Clifton
Precision cafeteria.
Tommy Gentry was elected
president of the group. The
name was changed to the
Cherokee County Chamber of
Commerce.
Gentry succeeds Max
Blakemore as president.
Jack Owens was re-elected
vice president.
Mrs. Miriam Moore was
elected secretary, succeeding
Gentry in that position.
Jimmy Howse was elected
treasurer.
Mrs. Moore, Howse, Don
Hughes, H.\V,(Bud)Alexander
and Horace Cannon were
elected to serve three-year
terms on the Board of Direct
ors.
Other members of the board
are Gentry, Owens, H. E.
Dickey, Alden Coward, Merle
Davis, Ed Schulte and John
GUI.
Outgoing president Blake
more reviewed the Chamber's
work duing h>s term. He
challenged the new officers
and directors to work hard
for the upbuilding of Murphy
and Cherokee County.
Gentry said the Chamber
"must find answers to many
important problems facing our
community.
He cited "our desparate
need for a new hospital and
more doctors" and pledged
that the Chamber "will sup
port and work with the Murphy
Hospital Authority to secure
these things."
Gentry listed other urgent
items on the Chamber pro
gram as "continuing efforts
in the area of tourism and
recreation, more housing,
better roads, and working
closely with industry to help
meet their expanding needs."
About 90 members and
guests attended the banquet.
The meal was prepared by the
Peachtree Community Club.
Bank Reports Record
Deposits And Earnings
Proof that 1967 was a pros
perous year for Western North
Carolina came last month
when the Consolidated Bankof
the Citizens Bank & Trust
Co. released f'gures for the
calendar year.
P resident W. F rank Forsyth
reporting to the bank's stock
holders, announced that the
bank set an all-time high in
total resources, deposits and
net earnings.
The meeting was held Fri
day, Jan. 19, in the bank's
main office at Andrews.
Forsyth reported that net
earnings were $4.75 per share
and after charge-off income
tax accrued, and dividends
paid the stockholders retained
$2.80 per share as compared
with $1.85 per share in 1966.
Forsyth reported that
during L967 the bank made
11,616 loans for a total of
$16,750,711.44.
Total assets for the bank
amounted to $26,599,432.79.
Capital accounts were in
creased $264,764.75 and
permanent surplus was in
creased out of capital accounts
from $800,000 to $1,000,000.
Charles Cagle of Sylva was
elected as a new member
of the board of directors of
the bank. He replaces Dan
Allison who died last year.
All other directors were re
elected. They Include Percy
B. Ferebee, Forsyth, WJ3.
Whitaker, Thomas C. Day,
James B. Ferebee, ?, Lee B.
Nichols, Jr., E, Rae Moore,
Peyton G. Ivie, J.Smith Howell
Patton Phillips, W.A.Mc
Glamery, Robert V. Weaver,
W. D. Town son, Boyd Soss
amon, W. Paul Holt, Jr., Jen
nings A. Bryson, John T. Gill
Ted Jordan and Ted Phillips.
The directors also re
elected all officers.
County Red
Cross Meets
The Cherokee County Chap
ter of the American Red Cross
will meet tonight (Thursday)
at lOO at the Murphy Power
Board Building, according to
chairman Dave Moody.
Nell Hadley, regional dir
ector, will attend the meeting.
Moody said officers will be
elected and work for the com
ing year will be planned.
Fund Drive Underway;
Contract Expected To
Be Signed This Week
A drive is underway to raise
funds to finance a hospital
survey In Murphy and a con
tract for the survey is ex
pected to be signed before
the end of this week, accord
ing to Ed Schulte, chairman
of the Murphy Hospital Auth
ority.
The survey, which will de
termine the approximate med
ical needs of the present and
the future in the Murphy area,
will take from three to four
months to complete. It will
be done by Jack Norman Hos
pital Consultant Associates of
Greenville, S. C.
Norman spoke at a public
meeting at the Murphy Power
Board Building last Friday
afternoon and the effort to
raise funds got started short
ly after the meeting.
Schulte presided at the
meeting and described the
week as "a black week for
medicine in Murphy."
He cited the decision of
Dr. Paul Hill to end his prac
tice in Murphy on March 1
to move to Charlotte.
Schulte said the Hospital
Authority had"come to the
point where we don't know
what to do."
It is felt that the survey
will help clarify the quest
ions of what is needed here,
how new hospital facilities in
Murphy can be financed, and
whether Federal funds under
EDITORIAL
Medical Crisis Is
A Necessary Evil
A crisis is sometimes a necessary evil to force people
to take action on an issue that has been apparent but ignored.
The present medical crisis that faces Murphy is a good
example.
Everyone has been aware for some time that something
should be done to improve the medical facilities available
in Murphy. Most people have been content to nod their
heads in agreement and do nothing about it
The news that a doctor has decided to end his practice
here forces us to realize that the talking stage is out of
style.
This is the second time within six months that Murphy
has lost a doctor.
Our chances of securing new doctors remain slim so
long as we can not offer them facilities that are in step
with the times.
It is regrettable that a new hospital was not planned long
ago at a central location to serve both Murphy and Andrews.
This was not done, however, and it is necessary to pro
ceed in accordance with the present realities.
The hospital survey that is expected to be underway here
soon is a first big step. It will determine what we need.
When we can present these facts to the proper agencies,
we will be able to get a more definite answer on the poss
ibilities of help for Murphy.
There was one thing that made a big impression on us
last Friday.
The discussion during the meeting at the Power Board
Building indicated a meeting would be held this week to
begin a fund raising drive to finance the survey. Instead
of waiting, some of those present began soliciting funds
immediately after the meeting and the drive is proceeding
smoothly, according to the latest information from Ed Sch
ulte, chairman of the Murphy Hospital Authority.
The doctor shortage crisis is the necessary evil that
stirred interested people in Murphy from complacency in
to action.
Hopefully, this attitude displayed last week will continue
until the day when modern medical facilities become a
reality in Murphy.
the Hill-Burton program can
be secured here. Several
opinions on the possibility of
getting Hill -Burton money
were expressed during the
meeting.
"You've got do an analysis,
an inventory of what you've
got, and determine your short
comings," Norman told the
group as he explained the pur
poses of the survey his firm
will conduct.
"You recognized that you
need something and are
approaching things as they
must be approached," he
added.
He warned that the survey
will not be a final answer to
all of the medical problems
and said "hospitals today are
obsolete before complete."
On the matter of Hill-Bur
ton funds, Schulte said corr
espondence he has received
leads him to believe "the
door has been closed" on
Murphy receiving the money.
Dr. Walter Mauney said it
was his judgment that "the
door has been closed and if
we get the money, we'll have
to get it ourselves."
Mauney said"we need a hos
pital and I'm sure it will
take a survey to determine"
the needs in the ares.
Dr. Hill joined Mauney in
expressing doubt about getting
Hill-Burton funds for Murphy.
"I'm moving mainly be
cause we do not have the
facilities to get new doctors,"
Hill said, adding that he can't
carry on a clinical practice
in Murphy and a hospital prac
tice in Andrews .
The question of Hill-Burton
money being available to Mur
phy arises because of the ex
pansion of District Memorial
Hospital in Andrews. Some
persons feel that money would
not be given to two hospitals
in the same county.
Local fund raising drives
and foundation grants are con
sidered as possible means of
helping finance new medical
facilities here.
Schulte has said at the meet
ing he felt "optomistic" about
raising the money needed for
the survey and had planned
a meeting of the Hospital
Authority this week to start
the drive. He said, however,
efforts began shortly after
the meeting.
Norman indicated the sur
vey will cost approximately
*5,000. 3
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