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Volume 78 ? Number 51- Murphy. North Carolina - July 11, 1968 - Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina ^
New Careers Hire
Police Instructor
Mr. CUrance Rose of
Murphy has recently been
hired as Police Instructor for
the New Careers Police
Training Program, Joe Morrow,
Extension Director of
Tri-County Technical Institute,
announced recently. Rose will
help instruct the trainees from
Clay, Cherokee, Graham and
Swain Counties. >
Rose has been in law
enforcement work for the past
26 years. He began his career as
a highway patrolman in Ohio.
After seven years at that
position, he became a plain
clothes detective for the city of
Poland, Ohio. After a year at
this position, he took over as
Chief of Police in Poland, and
has held that position for the
past 17 years.
He left this job because of
injuries received on duty.
While holding the various
positions listed above. Rose
attended the F.B. I. School in
Washington, D. C., and
numerous other state law
Clarence Rose
enforcement schools in Ohio.
Mr. Rose is presently
residing on Mooreland Heights
Avenue in Murphy. He is
married to the former Miss
Florence Butch of
Youngstown, Ohio. They are
the parents of three children,
one son and daughter of
Poland, Ohio, and one fifteen
year old son of the home.
Rescue Squad and Rural
Fire Dep't Elect Officers
The Clay County Rescue
Squad and the Clay County
Rural Fire Department met
Monday, July 1st. for the
purpose of electing officers for
the 1968-69 fiscal year. The
officers for the Rescue Squad
include Paul "Heavy" Mease,
who was re-elected as Captain
of the Squad; First Lieutenant,
H. C. McDowell; First
Sergeant, Harold Martin;
Second Sergeant, Roel Smart;
Secretary, C. D. Moses, who
was also re-elected.
Johnny Au berry was elected
to serve as chairman of the
Rescue Squad Board of
Trustees, which is a three year
position. Serving for two years
are Don Weaver and Paul
Watkins. Gerald Enloe and R.
B. Coffey will serve as board
members for one year.
Officers for the Clay
County Rural Fire Department
are Don Weaver, Fire Chief;
Howard "Buck" Martin,
Asssitant Fire Chief, and Virgil
Elliott, Secretary.
Carl D. Moses, Secretary of
the Rescue Squad, reports that
the $3,000 goal forequipping
the fire truck is grad -aiiy being
reached. To date $2,513.25 has
been collected, leaving a sum
of $486,75 to be raised.
This week's donors include
Hubert Ramsey, Virgil Elliott,
Hayden W. Olds, Carl S.
Moore, Robert L. Anderson,
Dewey Nichols, Claude
Stewart, Horace McClure, John
Waldroup, Ivie Furniture, Dee
Barnard, Mt. Pisgah Church,
Wayne Ford, AndersonD. Bell,
Sue McClure, Mr. and Mrs
George Carter, W. T. Dorter,
Peachtree Products, and Minnie
Couch.
Anyone who would like to
contribute should contact
either the bank in Hayesville or
any member of the Rescue
Squad.
4- Hers Attend Activity Day
Fifty-three Cherokee
County 4? H Leaders, parents,
members and Agriculture
Extension Agents attended the
4? H District Activity Day at
Sylva Webster High School.
In the presentation of their
demonstrations, Cherokee
County won six blue ribbons,
four red ribbons and one white
ribbon from demonstrations
given by 4-H'ers. Those
winning blue ribbons were:
Steve Thompson. Entomology:
Jackie Pope, Poultry Barbecue;
Sandy Ledford, Fruit &
Vegetable Use; Paul
Thompson, Forestry; Linda
Beavers, Rural Civil Defense;
and Debra Keener, Girls Public
Speaking.
Red Ribbon winners were
Linda Pope, Sewing: Lynn
Laudermilk, Dairy Foods:
Angie Curtis, Girls Electric;
Wanda Wilson, Girls Electric.
The only white ribbon won
Clay Road
Bidding
Approved
Clay County was one of 38
counties in North Carolina
with highway work approved
when the bids were received
last week by the State Highway
Commission.
Bids totaling
$14,633,585.47 were received,
involving 35 projects and more
than 267 miles.
The work in Clay involves
resurfacing 3.9 miles of US 64
and one section of Secondary,
ptos surfacing five sections of
Secondary roads in the county.
AAevUle Paving Company
of Ashevilie was the low bidder I
on these projects with a total <
of $35,783.00.
was by Linda Pope, Dress
Revue.
The Cherokee County 4-H
Clogers each received a blue
ribbon in Talents, which
totaled 16 blue ribbons. There
were two District winners,
Steve Thompson, Entomology
demonstration, and Jackie
Pope, Poultry barbecue. Sandy
Ledford gave a demonstration
in Fruit and Vegetable Use and
was District Runner-Up.
The Cherokee County 4-H
clubs and Agriculture
Extension Staff would like to
say "Thanks" to each Parent
4? H Leader and 4? H Club
members for their work and
time to make this 4? H Event a
success.
The 4? H Leaders and
parents were Mrs. A. G. Quinn,
Mrs. Wilma Pope, Mrs. Dixie
Palmer, Mr. and Mrs, L C.
Laudermilk, Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Beavers, Mrs. Ben
Warner, Mrs. Boyce Stiles, Mrs.
Bess Alverson. and Mrs.
Richard Haney.
Four-H Members attending
were: Rebecca Quinn, Jane
Voyles, Eddie Blount, Linda
Pope, Debra Keener, Debra
Farmer, Janet English, Lynn
Laudermilk, Nicki Laudermilk,
Steve Thompson, Jackie Pope,
Kirt Weber, Paul Allen
Ledford, Mike Beavers, L. D.
Beavers, Linda Beavers. Rex
Owenby, Gerald Owenby,
Lenore Cordell. Mike Mauney.
Sammy Roberts. Paul
Thompson. Larry Forrester,
Lisa Wamer, Rosanna Radford,
Doris McAfee, Pam Stiles, Jane
Mason Janet Roberts. Gail
Curtis, Angie Curtis, Wanda
Wilson, Dawn Haney, Sandy
Ledford and Debbie Clayton,
Others attending were Anna
Mae Deweese and Sara Hedden.
Agricultural Extension
Agents attending were Jack E.
Earley, County Extension
Chairman and Wendell Hedden,
\ss'nt Agr. Ext. Agent
Winners
Miss Donna Chastain of Murphy captured the 1968
Miss Lake Hiwassee Beauty Crown at the Jaycees 5th
annual beauty pageant last Friday. She was crowned by
Miss Jane VVhitely (L) the 1967 Queen. Miss Sarah Jane
Hill of Murphy was first runner-up and Miss Pat Guffey
of Andrews second runner-up.
Miss Donna Chastain Captures
1968 Miss Lake Hiwassee Crown
Donna Chastain of Murphy
was crowned Miss Lake
Hiwassee Friday night in the
fourth event of the Jaycee
Fifth Annual Water Festival.
Donna was picked number one
out of a field of nine
contestants. She sang the
theme song from "The Sound
of Music" in the talent
division.
Following Miss Chastain as
the First Runner-Up was Sarah
Jane Hill of Murphy. The
Second runner-up was Pat
Guffey, of Andrews . Miss
Hill sang "Wouldn't It Be
Wonderful", a song from the
play "My Fair Lady", while
Miss Guffey's talent was in a
modern dance to the theme of
"Goldfinger",
The other winner at the
Beauty Pageant was "Holly
hock" (James) Hughes, who
took first place in the mock
beauty pageant put on by the
Jaycees.
The other events of the
Festival were just as successful
as the beauty pageant, Jaycee (
president Curtiss Hewlett said
recently. He said that the
Mountain Square Dance was
the most successful square
dance the Festival has ever
held. Between 400 and 500
people attended the dance. The
Jaycees also put on a large
display of fireworks on this
night.
Thursday night 43 cars
participated in the races at
Tri-County Raceway. The
Jaycees presented trophies to
the winners of the three races
and conducted a fireworks
display. They were Jimmy
Sherrill. who won the first 30
lap race. Fain Ledford. the
Six Inducted
Six local men were inducted
into the Army Monday at the
Murphy local board No. 22.
They were Roy Everett Bruce,
John Lawson Arrowood, Ottis
Franklin, Loren Cecil Jones,
William Roy Totherow. and
Joseph Lawrence Helton.
Thirty-two men were also
forwarded for physical
examinations.
winner of the second race and
Doug Kenimer, who won the
feature race. ^
Garl Thrasher crossed the
finish line first in the foot race,
followed by 40 or 50 would-be
runners.
The tennis tournament held
Friday evening saw plenty of
action despite a few
participants. Bretney Beaver
won the junior singles division
and combined with Doug
Stevens to take the doubles
title.
Don Morris easily won the
men's singles division, and he,
too, was on the winning half in
the doubles. Doug Singleton
was Don's partner in the
doubles games.
Several thousand people att
ended the boat races Sunday
afternoon. This was the only
event of the entire festival
where anyone was hurt or
injured. In practice trials
Sunday morning, Ray Chumley
of Columbus, Georgia, collided
with another boat. He was
thrown through his windshield
and received a broken jaw, lost
several teeth, and was cut on
several places on his arms and
legs. Chumley is the president
of the Columbus Rebel's Boat
Racing Club, who is a
co-sponsor of the race. He was
treated at a Murphy hospital
and released Sunday afternoon.
The only local winners in
the boat races were David
Hilton, who took second place
in the Class I race, which is for
50 hp motors. Hilton also ran
in the Class 2 race, which is for
85 hp motors, and finished in
third place.
Hubert Picklesimer came in
second in the Marathon,
driving a Class 4 unlimited
boat. The Other winners were
I drivers from out of the state.
Hewlett said that this years'
j festival was the biggest one yet
and was a tremendous success.
He contributed the success
of this Festival to the strong
support of local businesses and
industries and active
participation of area residents
and vacationers.
Hewlett also expressed his
gratitude to the Jaycees for
their untiring efforts in
supplying the manpower
necessary to conduct this five
day Water Festival.
And Losers
Well not really losers for there was a winner in this contest too. Four Murphy
Jaycees participated in a mock beauty contest with the audience picking the winner.
Tom Gentry, master of ceremonies, points to contestants for audience applause after
each of the "Girls" had taken his turn down the ramp. Those participating were:
(LtoR) "Twiggy" Hewlett, "Hollyhock" Hughes, "Dandelion" Decker and "Petunia"
Penland. And the winner was "Hollyhock" Hughes.
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Taxes Increase 1 Oc ; New
Rate $1.82 Per $100 Value
The Cherokee County
Commissioners adopted a
budget and set the tax rate for
the 1968-69 fiscal year
Monday. This year's tax rate,
based on total property values
of $25,173,393 was set at
SI. 82 per $100 of property
value.
The new tax rate is a $.10
per $100 of property value
increase or 5.8 percent.
The Cherokee County
Commissioners adopted a
budget and set the tax rate in
meetings Monday and Teusday.
This year's tax rate, based on
total property values of
$25,173,393 was set at $1.82
per $100 of property value.
A budget of $703,636,. 55
was set and unaminously
approved by the County for
the following year. There are
several new expenditures this
year that had not previously
been encountered according to
Harry Bishop. They include
$6,000 for equipment for the
Register of Deed's office;
$7,500 for loose leaf
registration mandatory by
1970; $10,000 for an
ambulance account; $2,000 to
: the Asheville Orthopedic
Hospital .repairs to Peachtree
Elementary School auditorium,
S7.000: and S1.000 extra to
help the Cherokee County
Rescue Squad.
A summary of the budget is
listed below.
Other business taken up at
the Monday meeting include
the reappointment of W. T.
(Bud) Brown of Murphy as a
member of the Southwestern
Economic Development
Commission for a term of three
years.
The Commissioners also
endorsed the County Civil
Defense efforts to sponsor a
Highway Safety Campaign for
the next one and one-half
years. This was done in
cooperation with the North
Carolina Highway Patrol's
efforts to cut down on traffic
accidents.
1968- '69 Cherokee County Budget
Property valuation $25,173,393.00
(minus 2%)
General Gov't. Expense $254,597.66
Welfare Expense 169,067.17
School Expense 189,832.13
.
Debt Service 90,159.59
Total $703,636.55
Value of Tax receipts $458,177.75
Other Revenue 177,040.30
State & Fed. Aid
to Welfare 68,440.50
Total
$703,636.55
Contractors Overbid
Golf Course Project
Atl of the bids opened
Tuesday on the 18 hole golf
course in Murphy were well
above the amount allocated for
the project. The lowest bidder,
Wells and West Construction
Company of Murphy, was over
$18,000 above the$l 50,000
made available by an FHA
loan.
The golf course, which is to
be part of a recreation complex
being built under the Cherokee
County Rural Development
Authority will be built on a
tract of land formerly known
as the John Mulkey farm about
four miles south of Murphy.
It would include greens,
tees, fairways, cart trails, I
bridges, a driving range and
irrigation systems.
P & S Grass Company of
R e p u b I ico n
Convention
Scheduled
The Cherokee County
Republican Party will
re-convene in Convention at
the Courthouse in Murphy on
Saturday afternoon, July 13, at
2:00 p.m.
Scott Harvey, candidate for
the U. S. Congress in this
District will address the
convention. Herman H. West,
candidate for State Senate and
Bill Bradley of Hayesville,
candidate for Representative to
the North Carolina General
Assembly will be present.
Coleman
Reunion
The relatives of George W.
Coleman, formerly of Clay
County and the son of Clay's
first settlers, gathered at
Thickety Park Sunday in
Canton, N. C. for their first
annual reunion.
About 75 people from all
over the state attended the
reunion.
Officers were elected and a
committee appointed to make
plans for future gatherings. The
officers are Ben Coleman,
President, of Canton; Halmond
Cook, Vice-President, Canton;
Mrs. Christain Prater,
Secretary-Treasurer^ of
Hayesville.
Committee members are
Walter Coleman, Chairman, of
Murphy; Bruce Barnard,
Gastonia; Luen Medford,
Canton; Bob Fisher, Asheville,
and Robert Coleman of
Hayesville.
Dalton, Georgia, was the
second highest bidder with a
net bid of $170,744. Smith
? nd Jones Construction
Company of Atlanta was third
with a net of $219,000.
Since all of the bids were
above the amount available,
the Authority decided to
negotiate with all three bidders
on the project. The engineer
will have to make deletions in
the specifications to get the
cost down to the $150,000.
Each of the bidders will then
estimate the dollar amount of
the deletions.
John GUI, Chairman of the
Authority, emphasized that the
Authority wanted construction
to begin as soon as possible. A
completion date of one
calender year was set by one of
the bidders.
Once the bids are within the
reach of the funds available the
FHA office in Raleigh must
approve the bids and
specification before a contract
can be awarded.
Town Board Increases
Library Budget $600
The Murphy Town Board
voted Monday night to increase
The Murphy Carnegie Library
budget by $600 and approved
$750 for the local summer
recreational program.
The board also voted to sell
two used trucks and the old
garbage packer owned by the
town.
Chief of Police Pete Stalcup
reported that the high
sidewalks in front of the police
station were a hazard to
motorist parking in that area.
Stalcup said that several
parking lights have been
broken when motorist pull
their cars against the high curb.
He suggested that a small curb
be built in front of the present
one so that the tires of a car
will keep a vehicle from
coming in contact with the
sidewalk.
Town Clerk C. E. Johnson
informed the board that the
200 ft. storm sewer project in
front of the post office and the
Swimming
Course Set
A Beginner Swimming
Course will be held 10 A.M.
Monday, at the Murphy Lions
Club Swimming Pool. There
I are no swimming skill or age
requirements for entrance Into
the course. A cost of $2.00 will
be required for each student
plus daily admission to the
pool.
The objective of the course
is to equip the individual with
basic swimming skills in order
to make him reasonably safe
while in or about the water. Ail
clesaes will to under the
supervision of ? qualified water
safety instructor.
500 ft. sanitary sewer project
on Valley River Avenue had
been completed and that
payment could be made. Cost
of the two projects was
$5,548.
Board members discussed
the receipts and expenditures
for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1968 and the anticipated
receipts and expenditures for
the coming year. No action was
taken by the board. However a
special meeting is being
planned later this month to
work on the 1968-69 budget.
Senior Citizens
Meeting
Senior Citizens from four
counties will meet July 17 at
the Andrews Community
Center. The Senior Citizens
Day will be from 10:00 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. and include
Cherokee, Graham, Clay, and
Swain Counties.
All Senior Citizens are
invited to come and bring
sandwiches and any home
made articles. If transportation
is needed, contact your local
Coordinator.
The Coordinators are Lola
Barnett, Murphy; Geneva
White, Hayesvillt; Lucy
Laughter, Andrews; Ethel
Welch, Bryson City; and Mack
Huffman, Robbiravtlle.
Bloodmobile
Here Monday
The Red Croat Blood Mo
bile will bo in Murphy Moo