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MUtUHT LIB8ABI MUHiBI H C SAMPLE 10 The Cherokee Scout IOC Per Copy Pages and Clay County Progress Volume 79 Number 9- Murphy. North Carolina September 19,1968 Second Cla? Postage Paid at MurphyJMorthCar^na Murphy Is Recertified For Workable Program The town of Murphy has been approved to participate in the Workable Program for ( Community Improvement for the next two years, a letter ' from the Department of Housing and Urban Development to Mayor Cloe Moore disclosed recently. Murphy's recertification ' came after a Review of Progress sent by the town to the Atlanta Housing office had ' been approved. The Workable Program for Community Improvement was designed and is administered by the Department of Housing and. Urban Development as a means of deciding which towns should receive federal grants for community improvements. Certain requirements are made and those towns that meet the requirements are eligible to receive the funds. That is, the Housing Department will only help the communities that are willing to help themselves. Murphy subscribed to the Workable Program five yews ago, and since then two grants 1 Highway Commissioner I J.M. Hunt Objects To Cut North Carolina is again I faced with a freeze of ? Federal-aid highway funds, j This freeze, like all the others which have occurred since 1965, will defer and delay the ? construction of vitally important highway projects. 1 strongly object to this complete shut-down of Federal aid to highway construction and I am now in the process of writing to the members of our r congressional delegation , seeking their assistance in ' getting immediate restoration f of the funds involved. I fail to see the wisdom in t withholding these funds. It is my understanding that there is V sufficient money available in . the Highway Trust Fund now to meet the needs of the ? States, and it certainly appears to me to be poor judgment to cut spending in the vital f highway program while ignoring some of these \ so-called "anti-poverty" j programs which are considered ' non-essential by many. This freeze of Federal-aid funds is most certainly not in keeping with the intent of Congress in its passage of the 1968 Highway Act. That act specifically directed that there be no cutbacks and freezes. Neither is it in keeping with the spirit of the $6 -Billion dollar spending cut directed by Congress in the Revenue and Expenditure Control Act of i%a This Federal-aid freeze can serve no good purpose since it delays highway projects at a time when North Carolina's highway needs are growing rapidly, and since the funds come from taxes paid by highway users strictly for highway purposes, I feel that this is the last place we should look for spending cuts. This complete shut-down of the Federal-aid program will delay the construction and right-of-way acquisition on highway projects with a total value of more than 20 Million dollars in State and Federal funds. I Navy Qualification Test y To Be Given At Murphy Applications for the Navy's I' twenty-third annual Regular i NROTC qualification test are now available according to Mrs. \ Bault, counselor at the Murphy ,{ High School. This nationwide \ examination will be given on 1 December, 1968, and all . eligible male high school > seniors and graduates may < apply. On the basis of this test, personal interviews, medical li examinations, and other factors, Mrs. Bault explained, > about 1,700 young men will enter the Regular NROTC 7 Program as midshipmen at \ NROTC units in 53 colleges ' and universities throughout the , nation. Male citizens of the United States who will a t i 17 but not yet 21, on June 30, ' 1969, and who are now high school seniors or recent i ' graduates may be eligible to apply for the test. Those who 1 attain qualifying scores will be interviewed and given medical examinations next January and February. lit A succesful candidate receives financial aid for four years of college. This includes tuition and educational fees, books, uniforms, and $50.00 per month subsistence allowance. After successfully completing baccalaureate degree requirements and naval training, graduates are comissioned as officers in the U.S. Navy or Marine Corps. Regular NROTC midshipmen, participate in three summer at-sea training periods with various naval units. These periods assist them in learning about the variety of interesting and challenging opportunities available to them as naval or marine corps officers. Registrations for the test will close November 15, 1968. 1969 NROTC Bulletins containing eligibility requirements and qualifying test applications are available from Mrs. Bault or the U.S. Navy Recruiting Station at Asheville, N. C. [ Bulldogs Take Revenge On Golden Eagles The Murphy Bulldogs romped over the once-powerful ' Golden Eagles of Syhra 42-0 in i* Friday night's Smoky I' Mountain Conference game 1 played at Murphy. Jeff Jackson and Benny Scott scored two touchdowns each in the one-sided victory while Mike Kephart and Wayne r Wells scored the other two. f Quarterback Doug Stevens L never failed to perform on the PAT*s as he split the goal bars ' seven times in seven attempts. The first quarter went slow for the Bulldogs but it wasn't ? long before they began to roll Doug Stevens and Mike 'Kephart moved the ball to the iSylva-Webster eight yard line, with fkst and foal to go, only to let a 16 yard penalty push them back to the 23. Stevens than dropped back and passed to end Bennie Scott for a 23 y*d scoring play, f Sytva-Webster kicked after ' failing to more the ball and lv Murphy fullback Jeff Jackson bulled the ball over for six points after a strong drive by the Bulldogs, with less than one minute left in the first half. The Bulldogs took the kickoff after half-time and drove to a score with 7 minutes left in the third quarter. Again the Eagles failed to move the ball, and the Bulldogs scored again in the third quarter on a six yard run by Mike Kephart. This give the Bulldogs a 28 to 0 lead with 2 minutes left in that quarter. Two more touchdowns were scored by the Bulldogs in the fourth quarter. The fhrst came early in the quarter when Wayne Weds carried the ball over from the 7 yard line. Doug Stevens kicked the PAT again, as he did after each tlx pointer during the night. Murphy ended the scoring on a 64 yard peas play from Stevens to end Bennie Scott, have been received. The first, furnished in 1964, provided $190,000 for water and sewer improvements for Murphy. The second grant, which placed over $600,000 in this community, completely financed the 40 unit Bealtown housing project. When Murphy was first approved for the program, certain requirements were made which had to be fulfilled. These included establishing and enforcing building codes and zoning laws, completing accurate maps of the Town, and furnishing surveys involving traffic thoroughfares, land use plans, housing conditions and a host of other things. Each year, before Murphy is recertified, a report must be made giving proof that the specified requirements have been fulfilled. In the past Murphy was certified for a period of 12 months, while this year's certification will make Murphy eligible for funds until September 1, 1970. At present funds are available to finance another 40 unit low-rent housing project similar to the Bealtown project, but land has not been found within the city limits for the project. Nurses Aide Course Set A Nurses Aid course will start at District Memorial Hospital in Andrews October 1 and will last approximately two months. Anyone interested in this course must register at the Hospital sometime during this month. Registrants are limited to those who are between 18 and 45 years of age, have a minimum eighth grade education and who are willing to qualify for employment at District Memorial after completing the course. The cost of this course will be approximately $5, Class meetings will be arranged to meet the needs of the instructor and the students, but are tentively set for 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Instructor will be Mrs. Joe Maxwell, of Andrews. This is a joint project with Tri-County Educational Center and District Memorial Hospital. Gardner To Visit Murphy Republican gubernatorial candidate Jim Gardner will stop at Murphy Wednesday, September 25th, as part of his swing through the farwestern counties. Gardner will arrive at the Murphy-Andrews airport at 10:30 Wednesday morning and travel to Murphy by motorcade. After visiting the different business establishments in town he will give a short talk at the Murphy courthouse at approximately 11:15 before leaving for Marble. His schedule for the remainder of the day includes stoping at Marble at 11:30, Andrews from 11:40 to 12:30 and Bryson City from 2:00 to 3:00, where he will be at the Wayside Restaurant. At 3:35 he will lewe Bryson City for Cherokee, and from there travel on to Dillsboro and Franklin. Wayne Wells, Bulldog Halfback, bulls his way over the goal line early in the 4th quarter of the Murphy-Sylva-Webator game Friday night. This 6 point play, along with Doug Steven's PAT pushed Murphy 35 points ahead (Photo by Jim Morgan) which brought the score to 42 to 0 midway in the fourth quarter. During the remainder of the quarter Coach Posted substituted freely, giving everyone on the bench a chance to get in the game. Jeff Jackson led both offensive teems in the rushing category, running up a total of 136 yards on the ground during the night. Mike Kephart followed Jackson gaining 111 yards. Defensively the entire Bulldog team was outstanding. Murphy is now undefeated after their first three games. Next week the Bulldogs will travel to Cherokee to face the Indians. Punts Fumbles lost Yds. Penalised F irst Downs Piichinn V'Hi 6-36 4 40 4-31 4 49 Carolina Sweethearts Both teams of Murphy's Carolina Sweethearts danced their way to first place honors at Hendersonville's Apple Festival clogging contest August 31. Billie Stalcup and Johnny Greer, lead couples for the senior team, and Kert Weber and Deborah Dockery led their junior team to the first place victories. Each team faced four competing dance teams. The two groups are scheduled to entertain at the Tri-State Electric Co-op meeting held at Ducktown, Tenn., this Saturday. Photo by Weaver Carringer Ben Scott-Wallace Relation Cited As Misunderstanding' Claims made last week by Ben Scott, former Cherokee County Democratic Party Chairman, that he was personally asked by George C. Wallace to head the Third party campaign in Western North Carolina was termed a misunderstanding by a state Wallace Campaign official. In a telephone conversation Tuesday, Franklin Owens, Executive Secretary of the Wallace Campaign in North Carolina told the Scout that Ben Scott of Murphy was not appointed to any office in the Wallace campaign, "but we welcome anybody to the Wallace bandwagon." Scott, who resigned as Chairman of the Cherokee County Democratic Executive committee, told the Scout Monday, September 9th that he received a call from Wallace at Montgomery, Alabama, the previous Sunday night inviting him to "head up" the former governor's campaign in WNC counties from Buncomb county west. He said he received a call Monday afternoon from Jim Gibbs, a Wallace head in Alabama, confirming the appointment. In an interview with .Asheville Citizen writer Jay Hensley Friday, Scott said he was a distant relative of Lt. Gov. Bob Scott of Haw River and that he had led the gubernatorial nominee's campaign in the seven westernmost counties last Spring. He said he would continue to back the state ticket all the way in the November 5th election "especially for Bob Scott and Plat Taylor," Pat Taylor, Jr. of Wadesboro is the Democractic candidate for Lt. Gov. Owens said he had been hi contact with the Wallace campaign office in Asheville and Montgomery since he read the story in Saturday's Citizen. "We welcome anybody to the Wallace bandwagon, but we are taking no position on other races," Owens said. "We are trying to make it clear that George Wallace is taking no position with other candidates." Wayne Ray bum of Black Mountain, Chairman of the Wallace Campaign in the 11th District, which includes Cherokee County and 15 other counties, was first to challenge Scott's claims. Rayburn branded Scott's statement as false. "We can unequivocally say that Mr. Wallace or Jim Gibb6 have never had a telephone conversation with Ben Scott, " Rayburn said in* a prepared statement. "This is obviously an attempt by Ben Scott to garner as many votes as possible for Bob Scott and Pat Taylor. I denounce this as a cheap political trick by either Ben Scott or Bob Scott's camp," the Black Mountain service station operator said. "We in the Wallace camp have never endorsed any local state candidate and probably won't during the course of this campaign." Rayburn said, emphasizing that he was appointed to head the drive in WNC last May and will continue in that position for Wallace "until his election in November." Owens said that he has been in contact with Ben Scott in Murphy and has determined that the whole thing was a misunderstanding. Calls were made by Wallace organizers contacting individuals for support, but Jim Gibbs denied any knowledge of Ben Scott. "We certainly dont mean to be derogative toward Mr. Scott, we welcome Mr. Scott to the Wallace Campaign," Owens said. Scott Harvey, the 11th District Republican Congressional candidate emphasized new leadership and citizen participation in all levels of government before the Murphy Jaycees Tuesday night. Harvey discussed briefly law and order, inflation and the problems of Western North Carolina in his talk before the small group at the Pbwer Board Building. "The fact is that the rate of growth of crime is nine times the rate of population growth." he said. The supreme court was given as part of the reason for the crime increase, but Harvey considered more improtant the neglect of the police and law enforcement officials. "We must have a well paid police force, and adequate numbers," Harvey stated. His other reasons for the crime rates and solutions for decreasing it rested in the fact that the respect for law and the lack of discipline in this society is at an all-time low. "This must be remedied," he said, "and it can begin with the leaders of this country setting the example." W. D. Townson. Prominent * Murphy Civic Leader, Dies W. D. Townson, 79, a prominent Murphy business man and civic leader died early Thursday in an Atlanta hospital after a short illness. He was a native of Cherokee County and lived and worked in or near the County all his life. At the time of his death he was the owner and operator of Townson Funeral Home and Townson Lumber Company. Townson had a long and prosperous career as a business man in the County that began as a telegraph operator for the old Northern Railroad Company in 1905. He worked as an operator and baggage man at Culberson and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. until he started in the furniture j business in 1919. His furniture business expanded to a cabinet shop in 1925 and eventually into his Lumber company in 1938. It was during the time he operated the cabinet shop that he began the funeral business. Townson organized the Western North Carolina Mutual Burial Association, which was the first association of this type in WNC. He has been a long time member of the North Carolina Funeral Association and served as its president in 1949. In October, 1950, he went on the Board of Directors of the National Funeral Directors Association, the only man from North Carolina to serve on this board. His civic interests included serving on the Murphy Town Board for several terms and as one of the organizers and members of the Cherokee County Development Corporation. He served on the Western North Carolina Planning Commission, a member of the North Carolina State Board of Embahners, and a member of the Cherokee County Fair Association. A former president of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce, Townson was also a member of the board of directors of Citizens Bank and Trust Co., a former member of the Murphy Council and was on the board ofdirectorsof the National Pallet Association. In 1 9 5 6, he was elected as a Republican primary candidate for Mayor of Murphy. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Winifred Townson Wells of Wallace; a son, W. D. Townson of Edenton; two sisteis, Mrs. Pat Cearley of Blairsville, Ga. and Mrs. Olson Hall of Marble; a brother, E. L. Townson of Murphy; and eight grand children. His funeral was held Saturday at 2:00 p.m. W. D. Townson Murphy Doctors Arrange Schedule At Providence Murphy's doctors have set up a schedule to allow them to take turns for night and weekend work, W. A. Hoover, Staff President at Providence Hospital announced Tuesday. According to Hoover and Sister Mary Francis Xavier, Providence Administrator, this became necessary because of the scarcity of doctors in the town. Under this system only one doctor will be available for this night and weekend work. The townspeople are requested not to call their family physician but to call Providence Hospital for information as to which doctor is on call. Any patients who are admitted to the hospital will be seen by the doctor on call and then referred to Ms own regular physician for treatment thereafter. It is expected that only Scott HarveyAddresses Jaycees Harvey attacked U. S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark for his attitude toward crime. He quoted Clark as saying that the U. S. must reach an "acceptable rate" of crime, while he felt that an attempt should be made to stop crime completely. On the cost of living, Harvey noted that one of Ptesident Johnsonon's chief advisors said that the danger of the continually rising cost of living was equal to Vietnam and racism in this country. "And yet the present leadership has let things go to the point that the increase is reaching six percent , per year," he said. "The cost of living is directly related to the fiscal policy of our government," Harvey repeated, "and we cannot have guns and butter both." Harvey warned that if something was not done soon, it could lead to wage and price control by the government. "For those people on fixed income," he said, referring to retired people, "the rising cost of living is making them a slave to the whims of the Federal Government." In this state and in WNC Harvey blames present leadership in Raleigh and Washington for the failure to procure federal funds for our highway programs. "Since 1956," Harvey said, "less than 50 percent of the highway user tax paid to Washington by North Carolina has come back to this state." This was one of the reasons he gave for N. C. being last of all the states in receiving federal funds for road construction. Good roads and good educational facilities were named as requirements for attracting industry to this part of the state. "We must question our present leadership," he said, "for failure to bring theae things ? ?* IMC. In discussing each of theae subjects Harvey repeatedly emphasised the role of participation by the citizens Into the actions of thefe representatives. "No pie who criticize politic* ns are really criticising themselves far permitting it to go wrong," he told the group. The Jayceeb extended an invitation to Harvey's opponent, Roy Taylor, to talk to the group. Jaycee president Curtiss Hewlett said that he had not heard from Taylor about a speaking date. emergency cases are to be treated under this arrangement, the only exception being obstetrical cases which will be referred to their own private physician. In case of a major catastrophe all physicians can be reached and will usually be available. The physicians would appreciate consideration of their time and an understanding by the people in general as to what an emergency really is and that they go to the doctor of their choice during the day for treatment of conditions which do not come under this category, the report stated. Baptist Clinic To Be Sept. 24 There will be an Interpretation Clinic of New Program for Woman's Missionary Union at the Murphy First Baptist Church Tuesday, September 24th at 7:30 p.m. AH pastors of Baptist churches are urged to attend the clinic and bring with them a key person (woman) from their church. There will also be a conference for all age levels of group leaders. Forestry Survey Shows Work Completed The North Carolina Division of Forestry in cooperation with the Extension Service, Soil Conservation Service, and the A.S.C.S. conducted a survey during the month of August to determine the amount of work done in each county in Forestry. This survey also acts as a guide for planning the Forestry program for the next year. The survey showed that in Cherokee County 327 private landowners had taken advantage of the services offered in Forest Management by the cooperating agencies. These 327 individuals completed the following work: Site Preparation - 112 acres, Tree Planting ? 308 acres, Timber Stand Improvement ? 2674 acres, and Improved Harvest - 623 acres. These Figures reflect the increase in interest in the good management of woodland in Cherokee County. The trend in Cherokee County is that more industrialization is replacii* the agriculture on mall farms, the survey indicated. These farms present an ideal place for the practice of Forestry. Instead of havii* idle land the thrifty young stands of timber hetp increase the land value and bring a broader tax base within the county. A too, the report said, M make* Cherokee County more attractive to iixfcitfrlal plants, as K shows an intaraet In a supply o T of forestry ai co-operating agencies appreciate the interest shown in the management of Cherokee County's woodland. If any landowner has questions or problems concerning hi6 woodland he should contact his County Ranger, Harold Hatchett, or any of the co-operating agencies. Lions Sponsor Four-H Projects The Murphy Lions Club will give $400.00 in prize money to theparticipants in the tit steer show and sale that will be next year at the Cherokee County Fair. The steers will be bought in a group at the fall feeder calf sale and the FFA and 4-H members will draw lots for each individaul calf. The Murphy Uons Club wiH help arrange financing for participants that cannot afford the coat of the calf and an interested in the project Cherokee, Clay and Graham Counties will compete against j each other for the prize or 4-H ?r ??
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