io The Cherokee Scout Pages and Clay County Progress Vplume 78 ? Number 47 .. Murphy, North Carolina - June 13, 1968- Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina 10C Per Copy Civitans Cited For Service The Murphy C'ivitans honored two of their members and installed new officers last week. Paul Ridenhour, third from left, was recognized for his outstanding work to the club and the community. Bud Alexander, center, was honored as the Outstanding Civitan of the Year. Pictured above are, left to right , Don Ramsey, President; Bill Hughes, President Elect; Paul Ridenhour, First Vice President; Bud Alexander, Out going President; Don Gentry, Second Vice President; R. D. Chandler, Secretary; and Gene Farmer, Treasurer. (Photo by Bill Gray) Age Discrimination Act May Change Hiring Policies i The federal Age Discrimi nation Act of 1967 became ef fective Wednesday and accord ing to the manager of the State Employment office here it could change the hiring policies of some local companies. "The new Law," reports Charles Erwin, "prohibits em ployeres engaged in a business affecting interstate commerce from arbitrary age discrimina tion in employment." I re said the Law is designed to protect individuals 40 to 65 years old by promoting the emp loyment of older workers on the basis of ability rather than age. The U. S. Department of Labor is responsible for admini stering and enforcing the new Law. 200 Phone Workers Under New Contract A three year contract cov ering 200 nonmanagement em ployees of the Western Car olina and Westco Telephone Companies in North Carolina and Rabun County, Georgia has been agreed on by the company and the Communication Work ers of America. The agreement was reached recently through collective bar gaining which began three weeks ago. The agreement was rat ified by the membership June Woodmen Meet The Woodmen of the World will meet Monday, at the Murphy Power Board Building. This meeting is for initiation and to honor the Woodman of the Year, Newt Boling. 5. The agreement calls for basic first -year wage increas es ranging from $4.00 to $18.00 weekly depending on the job classification of the employee, James Armstrong, president of the two companies, said. Also provided for, he sai. ? -? ?? ? ?- ? * ? ' The Club reports it Is $700 short of the $2000 necessary to ; complete the project. Anyone wanting to donate should see Mrs. H. A. Mattox or any Garden Club Member. (Photo by Tree Growers Invited To Shearing Tuesday A Christmas tree shearing demonstration will be held Tuesday, beginning at 10:00 a.m. This demonstration will be held on the Vick Bell farm be tween Warne and Brasstown, moving from this farm to the Georee Bidstrup farm. The de monstration will be sponsored jointly by the County Agent's office in Hayesville and the County Agent's office in Mur phy. Christmas tree growers and other people interested in learning about Christmas trees should attend this meeting in order to learn more about pro duction of Christmas trees and the shearing of white pine for Christmas trees. Fred Whitfield, Forestry Specialist from North Carolina State University/will bepresent to assist with the demon stration. Land owners who have suit able land for the production of Christmas trees are urged to explore the possibility of this enterprise for additional farm income. It requires several years to get into the Christmas tree production business. After the initial time spent, a group of trees can be cut each year by planting some additional trees each year. As more and more of our peo ple get jobs and release land from annual crops, this is a good side line to become en gaged in, according to the County Agent's office. At the present time, several growers are producing Christ mas trees and additional grow ers are needed in order to pro duce volume that is necessay for a healthy marketing situ ation. Couple Saved As Boat Burns & Sinks A Doraville, Ga. couple es caped without harm Saturday afternoon when their boat caught fire and sank on Lake Hiwassee. They were identified as Menge Franz, 29, and his wife, Caryl, 24. According to Casteel Floyd, owner of Hiwassee Boat Dock, the couple left the dock in their runabout enroute to the wild life camping area near Grape Creek. He said the boat con tained their camping equipment and dog. Franz told Floyd that he was about seven miles from the dock when he noticed the motor mis firing and then saw that the motor and gas cans were in flames. He and his wife jumped into the lake near the center. They were picked up by Comer Hobbs and Ed Griffin, both of Dalton, Ga.The dog was reported saved, too. Water Festival Set For July 4th Weekend Plans are now complete for the Murphy Jaycee's 5th Annual Lake Hiwassee Water Festival to be held at Murphy on July 3, 4; 5, 6, and 7, Water Festi val Chairman Bob Gold an nounced Friday. The Festival Events will in clude a beauty pageant, boat race, mountain square dance, stock car race, judging of the fishing contest and a double elimination tennis tournament. The Festival will be kicked off with a spectacular fire works display at 10:00 on July 3 at the Murphy High School Stadium, Gold said. At 8:00 the same night a Mountain Square Dance will begin at die Old Rock Gym and continue after the fire works display. The major attraction for July 4th will be the Jaycee sponsor ed Stock Car race held at the Tri County Raceway at 7:30 p.m. near Brasstown. A special at traction at this race will be a fire works display which will be put on at no extra cost to those attending the race. The annual Beauty Pageant will be held the following day, July 5th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Murphy High School Gym. Ten lovely ladies will compete for the Title of Miss Lake Hiawa ssee and will reign over the remaining Festival Events and throughout the coming year. Gold said. More than 150 boat racers have been invited from seven Southeastern States to compete in the boat race on Sunday, July 7th, on Hiwassee Lake adjacent to the Hiwassee Camp ground. Trophies plus $1000 In prize money will be given to the winners of this race, which is again co-sponsored by the Rebels Boat Racing Club of Columbus Georgia. The five-day festival will also include the judging of the Annual Jaycee Fishing Contest and a double elimination tennis tounament and several con sessions. I Grange Youth Rally Set For Saturday A Grange Youth Rally will be held at Ranger School on Saturday at 8 p.m., according to Mrs. Harry B. Caldwell, State Grange Master. The Rally is being held in connection with a statewide Grange Youth Caravan conduc ted by the Youth Officers of the State Grange Youth Department. Grange members youth and adults are cordialiy invited j to attend the rally. There will ; be information and inspiration for all age groups. Sara Olive of Apex.N.C. Pre sident of X. C. Grange Youth, will preside. She will be assis ted by Macon Massey, Dudley, Vice- President! Linda Snelson, Lecturer, Rt. 4, Asheville, NC: Sandra Fox, Hurdle Mills, Sec retary and 1968 Most Re presentative Grange girl; Larry McCann, 1968 National Grange A Catffo Pmto ? El kin, Chaplain. Mrs. W. I. McLamb, Garland N. C. is serving as leader of the Youth Caravan and will ac- ] company the youth officers to the meeting. Man Found Beside Road A man who identified himself as James Dills of Sylva was found lying beside the road near the Murphy ball park Wednesday morning. He was taken to the emer gency room at Providence Hos pital for treatment. Chief of Police Pete Stalcup said the man "apparently was | lying beside the road." He did not believe he had been I struck by a vehicle. Stalcup was continuing his in- | ... .Li. .41 ? '* Runway To Be Paved Work began last week on the improvement project at the Cherokee County Airport. The work is financed by the $150,000 bond issue passed by the voters in August 1966 and by funds from the Federal Aviation Agency and the Appalachian Regional Development Commission. (Photo by Bill Gray) Fiddlers Convention Set For Saturday The first annual Fiddlers Convention will bethisSaturday at the Old Rock Gym in Murphy. The show will start at 7:30 p.m. with the contest beginning at 8:00. R. C. Harris, Chairman of the Convention said that over 100 bands had been invited. He said that this will be the largest gathering of this type in this area. Harris emphasized that everyone is invited to parti cipate. Trophies will be award ed to the outstanding three per formers in the categories of the best band, fiddle player, banjo player and guitar player. Participants should bring their instruments and register at the gate. Standards Revised For Medallion Homes The Gold Medallion Home j program, sponsored by Murphy ' Power Board seeks to adjust the standards of homes in this area. Using electricity as the sole source of energy, homes meeting the Gold Medallion re quirements are designed for comfort as well as convenience, a spokesman for the Power Board said. Customers of the Murphy | Power Board participating in this program can bring their1 homes up to Gold Medallion status by meeting certain stand ards. These include appliances for kitchen and laundry, heiting, wiring and lighting. Central air conditioning is recommended j but no longer required. Requirements for appliances include an electric range, a quick-recovery water heater, ; dishwasher, automatic clothes washer, clothes dryer, and re frigerator. An exhaust fan of adequate capacity, properly vented to the ouside, is re quired over the range. Also recommended, but not required is a garbage disposal unit installed with proper plumbing facilities. Electric heating must be pro- i perly engineered for the entire home. Wiring must be ade quate, including at least a ser vice entrance of 200- ampere size. All wiring must conform to the National Electrical Code and other local codes. Though not required, a 240-volt outlet is recommended for outdoor patios. Lighting must meet the re quirements of the American Home Lighting Institute's sug #/? ia.4 1?. Living" standards. Homes meeting these re quirements are awarded the Gold Medallion by the Murphy Power Board. The Murphy Power Board furnish special ized assistance in making home plans that qualify for the Gold Medallion. This service is without charge to their cus tomers. Gold Medallion standards are adaptable to any home, new or old, large or small. Ko matter what the price, it can become a Gold Medallion Home. Gold Medallion plaques and certificates were awarded this week to the following: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Herman West, Mr. and Mrs. Charles White, Mr. andMrs. N. L. Christy. Other homes qualifying will be awarded Gold Medallions as soon as possible. The instruments will include not only fiddles but also all i other non-electrical instru ments, Harris said. Ctiarlie Moore , recording star for the King label, will | be the master of ceremonies for the program. The show will beginwith per formances by two local clogging groups, the Hiawassee Cloggers of Hiawassee Ga. and the Caro lina Sweethearts of Murphy. Admission for the show is $1.50 for adults, $.50 for school children and those under six are admitted free. Advance tickets are on sale for $1.00 by members of Murphy Moose Lodge No. 2170, who are spon soring the convention. Head Start Classes Set Four-Square Community Ac tion, Inc. of Andrews, announces that Headstart Classes in Clay, Cherokee, Graham and Swain Counties will begin Thursday, June 27 at 9:00 a.m. at the following schools: ClayCounty Hayesville; Cherokee County - Peachtree; Martins Creek; Ranger; Hiwassee Dam; b'naka; White Church; Murphy; An drews; Graham County - Robb insville; Stecoah; Mountain View; Swain County - Brysoo City School bus transportation will be provided for students in Clay and Swain counties. Car pools will be provided in Cherokee and Graham Counties. Renew Subscription By Friday And Save! 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