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The Cherokee 'Oierokce County's Best Seller' Volume 78 - Number 32 Nerlfc Carolina February 29, 1968 Scout and Clay County Progress 8 P?y? T1*)? W? k ?LUHULLAM WJIAU1PJ0P AT MUMMY. MONTH CAROLINA HALF MILLION DOLLAR FIRE DESTROYS TOWNSON BUILDING AN OVERFLOW CROWD of Republicans from Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties gathered Saturday night at O" Dell's in Murphy for the annual Lincoln Day Dinner. (Photo by Dave Bruce) Scott Harvey Speaks At Lincoln Day Dinner An overflow crowd of 175 persons attended the Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday night at O'Dell's Restaurant. Repub licans from Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties attended. Congressional candidate W. Scott Harvey was the featured speaker for the event. Harvey paid tribute to GOP gubernatorial candidates Jim Gardner and Jack Stickleyand predicted the winner of the May primary will be elected governor in November. "We're going to put a new image in Raleigh, we're going to get there, " he said. He called Gardner and Stickley "excellent candidates." Harvey said a Republican controlled General Assembly would be needed to work with the new governor. "I hope there are many here who will make themselves candidates for the General Assembly and Senate," he added. "For 68 years, progress in North Carolina has lagged behind the rest of the states," Harvey declared. "Our schools leave plenty to be desired and our economy in Western North Carolina leaves a lot to be desired," he added. Harvey said better schools and better roads are the pri mary needs in the western area. He challenged the group to "put new empasis on the de velopment of our schools and our roads." Turning to his own race for the 11th District Congress ional Seat, Harvey called for the election of a Republican controlled House of Repres entatives in Washington. "With Republicans in power you'll find important com W. SCOTT HARVEY, candidate for the Republican nom ination lor the 11th District Congressional Seat, was the featured speaker at the Lincoln Day Dinner Saturday night. (Photo by Dave Bruce) mittee chairmanships in the hands of reasonable men," he said. Harvey expressed support for the war in Vietnam, but said, "1 think it is time for a change in the management of that war." Mrs. John Dickey served as toastmistress for the din ner. Ed Hyde introduced Harvey. Don Ramsey concluded the meeting with remarks and in troductions of special guests. Growers To Be Trained U. S. Secretary of Labor W. Willard Wirtz and Secr etary of Health, Education and Welfare John W.Gardner join tly announced Monday ap proval of a $12,265 grant for training 30 individuals from Murphy as tomato growers. The six-week course will be given at the Tri-County Technical Institute. The Federal grant was ap proved under the manpower development and training act. ONE OF THE VICTIMS OF A SEDESWIPING ACCIDENT Sunday afternoon is carried to a stretcher, Danny Radford, 19, of Rt. 2, Hayesvllle, was a passenger In a car driven by Virginia Fanner Hill, 36, of Rt. S, Murphy. Police Chief Pete Stalcup said the Hill cat, going east on Hlwassee St., crossed the center line in front of the Post Office and side swiped a car going west driven by Betty Sue Loudennilk, 18, of Murphy. The Hill car . swerved into the driveway beside the Post Office, hit and glanced off a wall, and crashed into the home of Mrs. Dot Cooper. The Loodermilk car ccntliMMd dawn the street and ran over the curb at the intersection with Sycamore St. All of the occspants of the cars were Virginia Hill was charged with reckless driving. Stalcup said. Damat'3 staling perhaps as much as $500,000 resulted Sunday night when the Towu son Building on Peaciitree St. was destroyed by Are. Ten businesses and offices were destroyed by the blaze They are Murphy Tire and Appliance Co., Radio Station WCVP, BlaJce Realty Co., Western Uni mi, Ri/iera Beauty Salon, the law offices of Christopher, Jenkins and Hoover, the offices of Wells and West Plumbing Co.. the Cherokee County Selective Service office, the Federal Land Bank office and the Cherokee County School Board's office for the Ele mentary and Secondary Education Program. The fire was discovered shortly after 9 p. m. Sunday and firemen worked through Put the night to contain the flames. A strong wind out of the north threatened to spread the flames to the First Bap tist Church. Police Chief Pete Stalcup said the exact cause of the fire was not known, but he had no reason to suspect arson. He said the Are was believed to have started in the base ment of the building and a check showed that all of the windows . and doors of the building were secure. Water from the Are hoses froze in the streets causing several icy patches for mo torists bound to work Monday morning. The Tarheel Restaurant and Kay's Kwick Lunch remained open all night to serve free coffee to the firemen. The Andrews Volunteer Firemen assisted in battling the fire. W. D. Townson, owner of the building, said "It will be rebuilt. I want to get it back in operation as quick as I can." He said the build ing was constructed in 1952. Pete Rumple, manager of Murphy Tire and Appliance, said everything in his store which occupied the first floor and basement of the building, was destroyed except his acc ounts receivable records. These records were removed, kumple said, by one of his employees, Harold Dun can and Paul Ridenhour. He said the two men wore gas masks to get to the cab inets containing the records. Rumple said Wednesday he had opened an office to re ceive payments in a trailer between Gillespie's Fruit Stand and the Regal Hotel Building. The office will be open from 8 to 6 daily. Tire service will be available in trailers in that alleyway by noon today (ThursdayX Rumple said a shipment of tires is enroute from Ala bama and is expected to arrive this morning. Most tire sizes will be available in limited quantities, he added. Rumple said he had not had an opportunity to determine the amount of merchandise destroyed in the fire. Radio station WCVP was able to resume broadcasting Monday at the station's tran smitter site on the Andrews Highway. The station is operating with equipment loaned by Radio Station WKRK. The news teletype facilities of Trio Bound On Arson Charge Three men were bound to the March term of Superior Court Monday in connection with a series of fires in the downtown area on February 12. Steve Kiliian, Don Wolfe and Bobby Dockery were or dered held under $10,000 bond each on arson charges. Probable cause for holding the three was found in a hearing in District Court, ac cording to Clerk of Court Don Ramsey. QB Club Banquet The Murphy Quarterback dob will hold 1U football ban quet tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 at ffDall'a. Tom Brown, athletic direc tor and head coach at Maiden 10 Businesses & Offices Destroyed; Firemen Fight All-Night Battle FLAMES LEAP THROUGH THE ROOF of the Town son Building as firemen from Murphy and Andrews battle to contain the blaze. Ten businesses and offices were des troyed by the fire. (Photo by Jack Owens) WKRK are also being shared with WCVP. "I appreciate the splendid cooperation of Paul Rideohour and WKRK," said Max Blakemore, owner of WCVP. Blakemore said no arrange ments have been made yet for resumption of service by Western Union, which he oper ates here. Mrs. Lucy McKeon op erator of Rivera Beauty Salon could not be contacted prior to press time. A fam ily spokesman said she had not determined her future plans for the salon. Christopher, Jenkins and Hoover has established offices in the Mauney Building on Tuesday. Lonnie Hoover said "we believe our files will be salvaged." The Elementary and Secon dary Education office re opened in the Hill Building on Tennessee St. Tuesday. Coordinator Fred Martin, Jr. said all of the office records were destroyed. The draft board opened a new office in the Hill Build ing on Tennessee St. Wed nesday morning. It has not been determined whether the board's records wiU be salvaged. Money collected for the Heart Fund Balloon Day on Saturday was also lost Mrs. Margie Dockery said $91 had been left at the radio station for safekeeping. Walls Youth Faces Another Amputation Roy Walls of Rt. 4, Mur phy was to have had his left leg amputated six inches be low the hip Tuesday afternoon at Erlanger Hospital in Chat tanooga. The 18-year-old student at Hiwassee Dam High School had his foot amputated last week. His mother, Mrs. Edwin P. Walls, told The Scout in a telephone interview from Chattanooga Monday the new amputation was necessary due to infection. Walls was injured when he fell on a knife at a cabin near Tellico Plains, Tenn. on February 10. Bank Plans New Bulding W. Frank Forsyth, Pres ident of Citizens Bank t Trust Company, announced today that the bank would build a new modern building on the Henry House Lot on Tennessee St. in Murphy. The building will have one and possibly two drive- in win dows, adequate parking fac ulties, and it is f?lt that this new modern building will add greatly to the services of tbe bank's friends and cus tomers, Forsyth sail James Padgett, of Ashe rill* Mrs. Walls said at the time of the interview her son was using the 20th pint of blood required since the accident. Many local residents have pledged blood during the past two weeks, but Mrs, Walls said more replacement blood will be needed. Anyone interested in pledg ing a donation is urged to con tact Mrs. Miriam Morre, Mrs. Ed Harshaw or Harry Bagley. Mrs. Moore said replace ment Can be made during the next visit of the bloodmobile in Murphy. 4 * -?? kmesiwis WHERE IT STARTED - The fire that destroyed the Townson Building Sunday night is show in its early stages in the base ment at the rear of the building. (Photo by Jim Morgan) 11 Forest Fires Set Eleven forest fires in Chero ee County Sunday were deli berately set, according to Co unty Forest Ranger Harold Hatchett. He said about three acres of woodland were destroyed by the fires. Hatchett added that on one has been charged, hut he has been questioning several per sons in connection with the fires. The fires were in the Peach tree, Morgan Hill, Old Mur phy Road, Axley Bridge and Reservoir Road sections. "The woods are extremely dry now," Hatchett said. He pointed out that the last sign ificant rain in the area was less than an inch which fell on February 2. Since then, he said, the only precipitation has been .07 inch in the form of snow. Dr. Walter Mauney of Murphy escaped overturned in the middle of US M at the Je tee Chief Pete Stalcup uM banner was byJukOftns)
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