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Volume 78 - Number 48 . Murphy, North Carolina - June 20, 1968 ?? Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina
Walter Mauney, 65
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Dies Following Burns
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Walter Mauney
Walter McCombs Mauney, 65,
a prominent Murphy business
man, died Monday in an Atlanta
Lifesaving
Course
A Junior Lile saving Course
will begin Monday, June 24,
at 10-.00 a.m. at the Murphy
Lions Club Swimming Pool .
Those persons eligible must be
no/ less than twelve or more
Uiin fifteen years of age and
?Tuifst be able to pass a simple
preliminary swimming test.
The Course is designed to
provide the student with the
skills and knowledge essential
for their own safety while in or
about the water and to give
>h? ability to assist ot
hers ir the event of an emer
gency .
A cost of $2.00 is required
for registration plus daily ad
mission to the pool . All classes
will be under the supervision
of a certified water safety in
structor.
Mallonee T o
Visit Area
Tom L. Mallonee, Uth Cong
ressional District Assistant
to Congressman Roy A. Tay
lor will visit Cherokee and
Clay counties July 2.
Mallonee is traveling to all of
the county seats and other parts
of the counties of his district
to discuss Congressional mat
ters with all people who wish
to meet with him.
His schedule includes stop
ping at the Town Hall in An
drews from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m.,
at the City Hall in Murphy from
11:00 to 12:00, and at the Clay
County Courthouse in Hayes
ville from 3:00 to 4:00.
hospital after receiving burns at
his home.
A family spokesman said that
the burns were not the direct
cause of death but was probably
a factor since Mr. Mauney was
! in a weakened condition because
of a long illness.
He apparently dropped a
cigarette lighter on the bed
covers where he was resting
causing a fire, the spokesman
said.
Mr. Mauney was owner of
Mauney Drug Company and op
erated the firm for 35 years.
He was a mason of the Cher
okee Lodge, a former member
of the Murphy Lions Club, and
a member of the Woodmen of
the World, the Cherokee County
School Board for a number of
years and North Carolina Phar
maceutical Association.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Ford Mauney; two
sons, Harry and Or. Waiter S.
Mauney, both of Murphy; two
brothers, Grover and George
Mauney of Murphy; two sisters,
Mrs. Jessie Goddard of Jack
sonville, Fla., Mrs. May Slay
ton of Murphy and six grand
children.
Services were held Wednes
day at 2 D.m. in Ivie Funeral
Home chapel.
The Rev. Thornton Hawkins
officiated and burial was in
Sunset Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Don Gen
try, Pete Akin, Carl Meroney,
Jack Crawford, Edwin Hyde,
Dr. W. A. Hoover, Buster Bay
less and H. A. Mattox.
Art Course
Offered
Tri-County Technical In
stitute will offer a course in
Principles of Art Design be
tween July 22 and August 23.
Design will be explored as a
basic art principle in all types
of composition.
The course will be taught by
Mr. Neil Di Teresa, an ins
tructor in the Art Department
of Berea College .
Teachers, hobbists , crafts
men and others are invited to
enroll by contacting Tri-Co
unty Tech (phone 837-3810)
or John C. Campbell Folk Sc
hool (phone 837-2775) before
July 15.
Four Square
Meeting Set
A meeting of the Board of
directors of Four Square Com
munity Acition will be next
Monday night at 7:30 at the
Andrews High School .
The general public as wellas
the board members are urged
to attend.
No Serious Injuries
CITY POLICEMAN BLAIN ST ALCUP inspects the 1968 Plymouth
that collided with a Corvair 011 the back side of Patterson
Hill near Murphy Friday morning. Farrell Moss erf Hayesville
was driving the Plymouth, and Winona McClure of Murphy was
the driver of the Corvair. Both were hospitalized, but neither
were seriously injured. They were released from the hospital
Tuesday morning. Stalcup sail that the cause of the accident
had not been determined, and that the investigation was continuing.
Voted Best Drummer
Jimmy Dee Wallace, drum
mer for T. H. E. Beat, a
popular local rock and roll band,
has been awarded a trophy by the
Capper Basin Jaycees for being
the most outstanding and best
drummer of all the bands com
peting in the 1968 Battle-of-the
Bands.
The Battle-of-the-Bandsisa
contest for all the bands in the
In-State area 10 compete for
first place, and a recording
session at an Atlanta recording
studio, where they will cut 500
45 RPM records of one of
their favorite selections.
The Mondels, of Copperhill,
were first place winners,
Crispy Critters also ot thai
area won second place, and
T.H.E. Beat, of Murphy won
third place.
The Judges were leading disc
jockeys from several out-of
town radio stations: Tommy
Jet and Barry Jay from WFL1
Chattanooga, andScott Richards
from WENR, Athens, Tenn.
Jimmy Dee, age 14, is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Wal
Little League
Program Set
The Murphy Recreation
Association is sponsoring a
Little League softball program.
The age limit for the players
is from 10 to 15. Anyone in
terested in participating in this
program should be at the soft
ball field at 6:00 p.m. Friday.
Plans now are to have one
game each afternoon during the
week, which will begin at 5:00.
lace and the grandson of Mr. and
Mrs. Arden D. Davis of Mur
phy, and Mr. J. E. Wallace of
Rt. 1, Culberson.
Food
Program
The U. S. Department of Agri
culture food program aided 166,
375 needy North Carolinians
during April. This was 21,111
persons less than the number
that took part in the programs
during March.
USDA's Consumer and Mar
keting Service said 120,426 per
sons in 61 counties took part
in its commodity distribution
program and that 45,949 per
sons in 25 counties took part in
its food stamp program.
The number of people in
Cherokee County that received
food under the commodity dis
tribution program was 1,037.
Clay County had 553.
In North Carolina, the com
modity distribution program is
administered by the N. C. De
partment ofAgriculture,andthe
food stamp program is admini
stered by the N. C. Board of
Public Welfare, both in cooper
ation with the Consumer and
Marketing Service.
Low-income families taking
part in the food stamp program
traded $353,907 of their own
money during April for $667,
624 worth of USDA food stamp
coupons. Then, these families
received $313,717 worht of free,
bonus coupons to boost their
buying power at local grocery
stores.
WEARY SCOUTS FROM TROOPS #400 AND 402 completing
the 50-mile hike were (L to R) Re* Thompson, Asst. Scout
master, Steve Thompson, Tommy GUI, Larry Phillips, Mike
Godfrey, Kenny Hall, Richard Bowling, William Phillips, David
Calhoun, Tim Fox, David Alexander, Butch Woody, Terry New
man, Tommy Alexander, Johnny Walls, and Troy J. Woody,
Scoutmaster.
Bidding To Begin On
18 Hole Golf Course
Bidding has now been opened
on the golf course being built
by the Cherokee County Rural
Development Authority, John
GUI, Chairman of the Authority
announced recently.
The golf course, complete
witn greens, tees, fairways,
cart trails, bridges, driving
range and irrigation systems
is being financed by the Farm
Home Administration.
The course, which is part
of a recreation complex to be
completed later, is located on
the old J. Z. Mulkey farm,
south of Murphy . The 531
acre tract was purchased for
$75,000, which leaves $175,000
for the completion of the golf
course.
Gill said that the reason for
the delay of the bidding was ne
cessary for the purchasing of
the land and for drawing the
plans and specifications by the
engineers. The plans have been
approved by the FHA, so con
struction should begin soon
after the bids are opened, which
is July 9. A completion date
of 1969 is hoped for.
The Rural Renewal Develop
ment Authority is the county
counterpart of the Urban Re
newal Authority. The loan,
$250,000 is the maximum the
FHA can lend for a single
project. Financing of the loan
will be main\* from flit "use"
fee which is charged to those
wanting to use the facilities.
After the bids have been opened
an initial fee of $100 is charg
ed, with $10 due to be paid each
month.
On Tuesday, July 9, the bids
will be publically opened at
11:00 a-m. at the MurphyCourt
house.
Counselors Needed
Eual Lawson, the evangelist,
who will be leading the Cruss
ade for Christ which will be held
in this area July 7-17, will be at
the Murphy First Church June
20-22 training counselors for
the coming Crusade. Training
sessions will be held both night
and day so that everyone maybe |
able to attend.
Warne PO
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Contract
Awa rd ed
Congressman Roy A. Taylor
announced Tuesday that the
Post Office Department has aw
arded the contract for the Post
Office at Warne. The contract
went to Hobby Garrett, whose
address is P.O. , Box 73, Warne.
The new building will contain
864 square feet, and will be built
at an expect cost of $11, 268. Gar
rett will lease the building to the
Post Office Department for five
years with three 5 year options.
The construction should begin
soon, with the completion date
set for December.
Enrolls In
Gifted Class
Robert Ashley Forsyth, son of
Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank For
syth of Murphy is now enrolled
in Western Carolina University
summer school for gifted
children.
The classes include 5th and
6th grade students who have
shown superior capabilities in
their school work. These stu
dents attend classes at the De
monstration School at WCU.
Three Make
Dean's List
Three Students from Cherok
ee county are among a record
number achieving high scholas
tic honors for the spring semes
ter at North Carolina State Un
iversity at Raleigh.
The Dean's list includes th
ose who not only maintained a
"B;; Average , but also be act
ive in the University .
The three students are Th
omas D. Adams, who earned a
Degree in Electrical Engineer
ing recently . He is a grad
uate of Murphy High School and
the son of Mrs. Anne L. Ad
ams of Rt 1 , Murphy.
Gary M. Breedlove , the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Breed
love Jr., of Andrews. Breed
love is an Junior Zoology Major
and a 1965 graduate ofAndrews
High School.
Robert S. Bruce is a 1965 gr
aduate of Murphy High School
and the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Robert D. Bruce ofMurphy. He
is a junior Civil Engineering
Major*
Rimco Honors Five-Year
Employees
Rimco Manufacturing Com
pany of Murphy honored their
employees of five years and
more with a luncheon held at
Milton Inn, Blairsville, Satur
day, at 6:00 p.m.
This luncheon is held annual
ly for employees who have com
pleted five years with the com
Scouts Hike
Fifty Miles
The Boy Scouts of Troops #
400 and 402 from Murphy com
pleted a fifty mile hike last we
ekend .
Sixteen boy's and their Scout
master Troy Woody, and Asst.
Scoutmaster Rex T. Thompson
left Bryson City at 3; 30 p.m. Fri
day afternoon walkingthe App
alachian Trail and railroad.
They arrived at Nantahala
Friday night for a short rest
period , They left at 1:00 Sat
urday . morning determined to
get to Marble Saturday night.
They arrived at Marble around
10:00 p.m. very tried and hun
gry.
Leaving Marble at 7:00a.m. ,
the Scouts arrived on the sq
uare in Murphy at 11:00 a. m.
Sunday , with sore muscles, ti
red backs, and blistered feet, but
still smiling.
Each boy that completed the
will received the following aw
ards : Appalachian Trail awanj'
Historic Trails award, 50 Miler
owl** and ?HtMn*MprttBade?.
pany by May 31, of the current
year. Fifteen new five-year
employees were honored Sat
urday night and presented with
a gift and a five-year Service
Pin. This brings the total
five-year employees to 42.
The expected guests from
the New York office of Native
Laces & Textiles were unable
to attend and Plant Manager
Peter J. McKeon conveyed their
regrets and stated that they
hoped to be here for future
gatherings.
After the luncheon Mr. Mc
Keon presented the fallowing
employees with afive-year ser
vice award: Bertha McHan,
Mary Johnson, Maybell Self,
Dollie Sneed, Ruby Sims, Grace
James, Ernest Kilpatrick,
Charles Kephart, Lawrence
Davis, James Hll, Earl West,
James Martin, Earl Sawyer,
Cecil Lunsford and Fred
Scroggs.
Curriculum Announced
The North Carolina State
Board of Education recently
approved two new technical cur
riculum s for Southwestern Te
chnology and Commercial Art
and Advertising Design, both
six quarters in length.
Law Enforcement Technology
is designed to provide occupa
tional training for the individ
ual who has a definite interest
in and adaptability to a law en
forcement career. It offers
practical technical and general
instruction to meet the re
quirements of various law en
forcement agencies and pro
vides the student with the
skills, knowledges, and at
titudes necessary for employ
ment at the operational and/or
management level.
Courses of study will include
grammar, technical mathema
tics, law enforcement psycho
logy, sociology, government,
police organization, communi
cations, traffic planning and
management, chemistry, crim
inal law, criminal investiga
tion, crlminalletics and crim
tmnl
Graduates of the Commercial
Art and Advertising Design cur
riculum are qualified for em
ployment in advertising agenc
ies, design studios, department
stores, industrial advertising
departments, government ag
encies, newspapers, television
studios, printing and publish
ing houses.
The student of Commercial
Art and Advertising Design will
study courses including tech
nical drafting, advertising prin
ciples, life study, business
mathematics, industrial Illus
tration, photography and adver
tising copywrltlng.
Applications are now being
accepted for the courses which
are scheduled to begin in Sept
ember. Applicants must be
high school graduates or hold
the high school equivalency
certificate and must be eigh
teen years of age or older.
Additional information can be
obtained by writing to the Stud
ent Personnel Office, South
western Technical Institute,
Post Office Box 95, Sylva, North
Carolina 28779, or by tele
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Bill Gray Named
Scout News Editor
Bill Gray, a native of Hayes
ville was named this week by
Publisher Jack Owens as News
Editor of the Cherokee Scout
and Clay County Progress.
Mr. Gray Joined the Scout
reporting staff June 4 and as
sumed the duties ofhisnewpo6t
Monday, and will be in charge
of the news direction of the
paper.
He is a graduate of Hayes
ville High School and Western
Carolina University majoring in
Psychology and Business Ad
ministration. While at the uni
versity, Mr. Gray was Editor
of the year book, published the
football program and was se
lected for Who's Who.
The son of Mrs. T. C. Gray
and the late Mr. Gray of Hayes
Bill Croy
ville, the new Scout news
editor is married to the former
Nancy Millsaps of Hayesville.
Shooting Accident
Wounds Youth
Dale Winters, 11 years oldson
of Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Win
ters, of Rt. 1 , Marble, was crit
cally wounded when he was acc
identally shot by his 12 year old
uncle, Ronnie Nations, accord
ing to young Winters' mother.
Mrs. Winters reported that
her son was visiting his grand
mother, Mrs. Geneva Nations,
and playing with his uncle,
Ronnie Nations on Tuesday, Ju
ne 11.
Young Nations had loaded
his shotgun a few days prior to
were playing cowboys and Ind
ians with the shotgun and Nat
ions had lorgottea about it being
loaded . He fired the gun and
the shot entered Winter's stom
ach and came out through his
back.
Mrs. Winters was at home at
the time of the accident .She
said that she lived about a mile
from her mother 's home. Her
husband was enroute toDetroit,
where he is employed by Cad
illac Motors, at the time of the
accident, which occurred about
noon.
An ambulance was rushed to
the scene and Mrs. Winters rode
with her son to District Mem
orial Hospital in Andrews where
he underwent emergency sur
gery.
Young winters is the oldest of
seven children. He had just co
mpleted the sixth grade at Pea
chtree Elementary School, wh
ere he was a student in Mrs.
Francis Bridges' class.
Winter's condition was listed
as "improved" by District Me
morial J ospital Tuesday Morn
ing.
Fiddlers Convention
Tremendous Success
The ~ir>' Aunal Fiddlers
Convention held last Saturday
was a tremendous success,
according to Convention Chair
man R. Z. Harris. The Old
Rock Gym was filled to capa
city and many people had to
stand outside because of the
huge turnout. Harris estimat
ed that over 1,000 people heard
the 150 musicians perform.
The Rocky River Ramblers
from Norwood, N. C. won over
the fourteen bands competing
for the best band in the three
state area. Second place in the
band competition went to the
Carolina Playboys from King.
N. C., and third place was won
by the Log Cabin Boys from
Canton.
In the guitar competition, Don
Humphries from Asheville took
first place, A1 Hoyle from Eli
jay came out number two and
Bradford Swarringer from Nor
wood, N. C. was third.
The real surprise of the night
came from the banjo of 12
year old Eddie Hoyle from Eli
jay, Ga. Eddie won first place
on his banjo, while Tom Mc
Kinney from Asheville was sec
ond and Corbett Gordan from
King, N. C. was third.
The fiddle crown went to
Frank Hamilton from Norwood
N. C. In second place was
Leke Cordell of King, and third
place was won by Bill Phillips
from Canton.
Harris said that a Conven
tion will be held each year on
the second Saturday of June.
Next year a larger building or
tent will be used so that there
will be plenty of room.
Harris said that the Fiddlers
Convention is held purely for the
entertainment of the people, and
that no profit is made. The ex
penses of promotion is taken
| from the gate, with the remain
der split among the participat
ing musicians
Levi And Texanna
Are Still On Top
Levi and Texanna held on to
their top positions for another
week by scoring easy victories
over their opponents. Levi sco
red easily over Hlwassee Dan
18 to 8 and beat Westco 13 to
5, while Texanna beat Easley
and Coble 13 to 4 and IS to 10
respectfully.
Third place Clifton had no
trouble with the fifth place In
dependents in a 11 to 1 contest.
Rimco, in fourth place with a
5-3 record, outscored Citizens
Bank 10 to 5.
In other games American
Thread slipped past State High
way 6 to 5, and took their other
game from winless Easley 19
to 5. State Highway, Mw in 10 th
place, outscored HtwasseeDam
17 to IS.
The two girls games at Bw
Bank miming past Clifton 22 to
9, and Levi ahead of Texanna
17 toll.
This week's games Easley
meets Hiwassee Dam at 7:00
tonight (Thursday) followed by
Citizen Bank (girls) facing
Hicks Gulf and Coble against
American Thread in the last
game.
Friday night Cltlaen Bank
squares off against the Inde
pendents, Levi meeteCPPC and
Clifton plays American Thread. ,
Monday night Easley plays I
Westco, Clifton meets sereafe]
place Hiwassee Dam, and Stalt I
Highway faces fourth pla m*
Rlmco.
Pint place Levi