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Volume 79 - Number 35 Murphy. North Carolina - March 20, 1969 - Second Clan Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina
Hayesville
^an Drowns
n River
Harvey A. Martin, a 75
ear-old retired farmer, was
>und drowned in the Hiwassee
iver Friday afternoon. Martin
a* found by members of the
lay County Rescue Squad
?out 1:00 p.m. approximately
ne mile down river from
here he lived.
The Rescue Squad was
tiled to search for Martin
fter his wife notified Clay
Ounty Sheriff Hartsell Moore
round noon that he was
listing. The Martins, who live
i the Fires Creek section of
lay County, live only several
undred feet from the river's
inks.
The drowning was ruled
ccidental by Dr. L. R. Staton,
rho is the Clay County
oroner.
Mr. Martin, a retired farmer,
ad lived in Clay County all of
is life.
Surviving are the widow,
Irs. Letta Mae Jones Martin; a
aughter, Mrs. Bob Hodges of
layesville; four sons, Alden
nd Richard, both of Gastonia,
lelvin of Charlotte and Walter
ce Martin of Canton, Ohio;
ltd seven grandchildren.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
unday in Martin Hill Baptist
hurch, of which he was a
tember.
The Rev. Odie Rogers
fficiated. Burial was in the
Iturch cemetery.
Pallbearers were Gar,
'erlon, Clarence and Floyd
lartin. Forest and Kenneth
ogers.
Ivie Funeral Home was in
Itarge of arrangements.
trts Festival
o Begin
\t Hayesville
A creative arts festival
rhich will feature art, music,
?iigion and nim as art will
egin March 31 and continue
irough April 6 at the Hinton
ural Life Center in Hayesville.
Hours which the display will
e open for the public are from
:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and
om 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays
lere will be special programs
y people from this area who
?e talented in music and
eative films.
There will be a special art
chibit by the faculty of the
oung Harris College art
>partment.
Fashion Show Models
Three of the models and fashions
that will be exhibited at
"Fantastique!", a fashion show
sponsored by the women of the
United Methodist Church, are shown
above. Mrs. Kenneth Godfrey, Miss
! Lori Ann Shook, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Shook and Jimmy
, Fanner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Farmer will be modeling some of the
women's and children's clothing that
will be shown.
The fashion show starts at 7:45
p.m. March 21 at the Prank L.
Mauney Fellowship room of the
United Methodist Educational
Building in Murphy. Ten of Murphy's
merchants will have clothing modeled
in the show. (Scout photos by Bill
Gray)
What's It All About?
. . . See Page 12-A
Premier Showing Of F llm On Automotive
N. C. To Be At Folk School c,ub Mee,lng
The premier showing of
'The Many Moods of North
Carolina", a film depicting the
scenic beauty and way of life
from the mountains to the
Outer Banks, will be shown at
the Folk School Tuesday,
March 25, beginning at 7:15
p.m.
The film, which was made
by Edgar and Pat Cheatham,
has several scenes made in and
around Cherokee County. t In
speaking of his film, Cheatham
commented, "in producing our
90-minute film lecture, "The
Many Moods of North
Carolina" our interest has been
in the human element; native
handicrafts, visual and
performing arts, historic
significance, and scenic beauty.
Much emphasis is put on work
being done at the John C.
Campbell Folk School, Penland
Crafts Center, and by
individual craftsmen who are
members of the Southern
Highland Handicraft Guild."
Included are sequences of
the state's three outdoor
dramas, "Horn in he West,"
"Unto These Hills," and "The
Lost Colony" as well as scenes
from the North Carolina
School of the Arts, Hat Rock
Playhouse, and Brevard Music
Center.
North Carolina's Outer
Banks, the Cape Hatteras
National Seashore, and the area
comprising what is now the
Cape Lookout National
Seashore are included. "We
visit Old Salem, the Tryon
Palace, Biltmore Estate,
Oconaluftee Indian Village at
Cherokee, Vance Birthplace
State Historic Site at
Weaverville, Fort Macon,
Jugtown, daddy's Wildlife
Refuge, Wilmington and the
Battleship U.S.S. North
Carolina, and the North
Carolina State Art Museum,
with its gallery for the blind.
WE ride Tweetsie e Railroad
the Bear Creek Scenic
Railroad, and go skiing at
Beech Mountain," he said.
A special sequence features
a visit to the farm of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Elliott in Cherokee
County during tomato harvest
season. Mike Angell is
included, along with the
Elliotts, as well as especially
beautiful scenic views from the
farm.
"In making the film,
Cheatham said, "perhaps our
most gratifying experience has
been the opportunity to meet
so many individuals who have
contributed, perhaps more
than they themselves realize, to
making this such a vital,
fascinating, culturally alive
state. This is evidenced
nowhere more vividly than at
John C. Campbell Folk School.
Community
Folk Dancing
A special group of ten men
students from Dartmouth
College in New Hampshire will
join the community for folk
dancing at the John C
Campbell Folk School
Saturday, March 22 at 8:00
p.m.
Young people, in particular,
are encouraged to attend.
If you are between the ages
of 14-19 and interested in
automobiles, come to the
Murphy Power Board Building,
March 24, at 3:30 p.m. and
join the Automotive Club. Mr.
Gene Crooke is the
Automotive Letder. > >
The following programs are
on the agenda: Care and Safety
of an automobile, highway
safety, car inspection-safety
checking, what makes a car go
and stop, and what does it cost
to own and operate a car.
Beginners
Typing Class
To Begin
Tri-County Technical
Institute will offer a
typingclass for beginners at
Tri-County Tech. starting
March 26 at 6:30 p.m.
provided there is enough
interest
If you are interested in
learning to type and would like
to enroll in this class, please
call 837-3810 as soon as
possible.
There will be no tuition
charge for the course.
County's Tourist Trade Has
Doubled In Past Ten Years
Cherokee County has
experienced a phenomenal
growth in tourist trade in the
past ten years that is surpassed
by only four other counties in
North Carolina.
According to a report of
North Carolina's travel and
tourist industry prepared for
the N.C. travel and promotion
Division, the total amount of
money spent in the county by
out-of-state tourists has
increased 215 per cent from
1958 to 1968. This 'travel
income', as the report refers to
tourist dollars spent in the
area, represents an increase
from less than $1 million spent
in 1958 to more than $2.7
million spent last year.
State Travel Director BUI F.
Hensley summarized the
44-page report by stating that
annual spending by travelers in
the Tar Heel State increased
from $360 million to $696
million over a ten year period,
but that the number of
travel- related firms in the State
rose only 34 per cent during
the same period. Although
Cherokee County was one of
the state's leaders in amount of
total money percentage
increase, the increase in people
employed in the tourist
industry was lower than most
of the other counties.
The number employed in
Cherokee County increased
from 283 in 1958 to 337 in
1968, which was only a 19 per
cent change.
The comparisons, Hensley
said, are based on special
compilations in the 1968
North Carolina Travel Survey,
which shows the industry's
growth both on the State level
andby individual counties.
I
Masons To
Meet Saturday
The AsheviUe Lodge of
Perfection of the Ancient and
Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonary will hold a
special communication at the
Andrews Masonic Lodge Hall
Saturday, March 22, at 12:00
noon.
This is a special occasion
since the Scottish Rite Degrees
have never been conferred
away from the Masonic Temple
in AsheviDe. The degrees 4th
through the 14th will be
conferred in full form by the
Degree Teams from the
AsheviUe Bodies in the half of
Andrews Lodge No. 529, A. F.
and A. M
All Blue Lodge Masons in
this area who are interested in
receiving the Scottish Rite
Degree at this meeting are
requested to contact Mr. W. D.
Whitaker or Mr. John Boring
before 5:00 p.m., Friday,
March 21, 1969.
He pointed out that only
five counties increased their
number of travel firms by 100
percent or more during the
decade and that five other
counties actually had fewer
persons employed in 1968.
In terms of total travel
expenditures, including the
amount spent by North
Carolinians traveling within
their own state, 31 counties
had an increase of 100 per cent
or more during the period.
Graham had the greatest
growth percentage (548 per
cent), followed by Swain with
237 percent, Camden with 218
percent, Cherokee with 215
estimated that a total of 18
million out-of-state parties
contributed tothe $446 million
spent in 1968. These parties
brought 36 million person who
visited North Carolina for
business and pleasure or passed
through en route to other
states.
Out-of-state tourists
traveled Ave billion passenger
miles on N.C. highways,
railways and airways.
Out-of-state passenger traffic
accounts for about one-fifth of
the intercity traffic that moves
beyond the local trade area by
provate and public
transportation.
Clay County experienced a
21 per cent growth in the
ten-year period in out-of-state
money spent in the county and
a 16 percent increase in total
tourist expenditures. Over
$209,000 was spent in Clay
last year in the tourist
industry.
Copies of the survey report,
compiled by Dr. Lewis C.
Copeland of the University of
Tennessee, may be obtained by
writing the Travel and
Promotion Division,
Department of Conservation
and Development, Raleigh,
North Carolina 27602.
Former Sen. Brumby Answers
Commissioner's Bill Attack
In an interview with The
Cherokee Scout, former
Senator Mary Faye Brumby
said that she was stunned to
read in a Letter to the Editor
of Thursday, March 13th, in
which James A. Jones,
Andrews, N. C., refers to "the
framed-up Brumby double vote
Chairman bill."
Mrs. Brumby has sought to
find James A. Jones, but so far
has been unsuccessful
Mrs. Brumby further stated
that she saw a brochure as
early as October, 1968, in
which her opponent Herman
"Bull" West accused her of
disenfranchising the Cherokee
County voters by this
Commissioners Bill.
She stated that she paid
little attention to this
accusation, as she had kept her
constitutents constantly
informed by newspaper and
radio of all bills which she
introduced or co-sponsored
while in the Legislature.
Near the close of the
campaign, these West
"scurrilous brochures" were
handed out on the streets and
mailed from various post
offices within the seven county
district. At that time Mrs.
Brumby took a large ad in The
Cherokee Scout and made it
clear that she did not introduce
this bill and stated that the
1965 Journal and Session Laws
would verify her statement.
Mrs. Brumby has copies of
these books. She said she had
nothing to do with the
authorship or introduction of
it. In fact, it was originally
brought to her and she
declined to introduce it,
because she did not believe any
county commissioner should
ever be put in a position of
having two votes in case of a
tie. She pointed out however,
if the Republicans had gotten
the chairmanship which they
missed by only a few votes in
1966 that she believes they
would have thought it an
excellent bill.
She stated that West
thought she had finished
campaigning just before
election and made false charges
against her. She said, also, that
be and she were invited on
numerous occasions to meet in
Baptist Revival To Feature
Outstanding Song Director
March 23 will mark the
beginning of revival services at
the First Baptist Church that
will continue throughout the
entire week. The pastor Rev.
Woodrow Flynn, will be doing
the preaching and James
Carraway will be in charge of
the singing.
Each evening, Mr. Carraway
will present a 25 minute
pre- service concert of sacred
and gospel music entitled
"Lagniappe". This concert is
presented with the hope that a
prayerful and worshipful
atmosphere may be felt as
people enter God's House.
Much preparation is being
made for these services through
visitation, and an effort to
contact every resident member
of the church in the days
preceding the revival. Carraway
will be in Murphy through
March 30. The religious
concert will begin at 7:00 each
evening while the regular
service will begin at 7:30 p.m.
public forum and that she
accepted every invitation to
speak and answer all questions
from the floor. However, she
said Herman West never
appeared a single time. Each
time Charles Taylor,
Republican candidate from the
48th House District, gave an
excuse for West which Mrs.
Brumby found to be untrue
upon her return home.
Mrs. Brumby stated that she
took the West brochure and
answered truthfully ever
accusation, distortion, and
falsehood which it contained,
and presumed that would clear
the matter up. She further
stated that if certain
Republicans had allowed the
matter to drop after the
election, she would have said
no more. But since they have
persisted in harassing her for
over four months, she said she
will not stand for any more
falsehoods.
Mrs. Brumby said that she
gave four years of her life at
great personal sacrifice to
herself, her family and business
to try to help build up
Southwestern North Carolina,
and she defies anyone to show
where she ever asked or
accepted any political favor for
her services.
She said she lives on
Mooreland Heights in Murphy,
N. C. Her telephone number is
837-2380 and she would
welcome a chance to discuss
this matter or anything else
concerning her political career
in a public forum with Senator
West, so that everyone may,
once and for all, know the
facts.
Mrs. Brumby concluded by
saying that never before had
she had her honesty and
integrity attacked, and never
again will she allow such an
attack without seeking
recourse of the Court.
Milestones In The History Of Cherokee County
BY MRS. LOUISE A BAYLESS
(Editor's Note: This is the
sixth of a series of articles on
the history of Cherokee
County at written by Mrs.
Louise A. Bayless of Murphy.)
-1930- A sign was erected
by the U.S. Chamber of
Commerce to counteract the
effect of the Stock Market
Crash; "Cany on. Business is
good. Keep it So. YOU CANT
STOP U.S." Business men will
tell you that business is better
than it was one year ago, and it
should be. There are four more
payrolls in the county than
there were one year ago. A
very important road has been
taken over by the state and is
officers. Plans were made to
sell stock in the seventh series
which is open during January.
Former President Don
Withenpoon, having tendered
his resignation. Vice-president,
W. Mercer Fain was elected
President. W. W. Hyde was
made vice president and Bryan
W. Sipe was reelected
secretary -treasurer. Messrs.
Paul C. Hyatt, J. V. Bamett
and J. H. Phaup were elected
members of the Loan
Committee and the officers
and loan committee and R. F.
Williamson were constituted
the Board of Directors of the
Association. The Association
has been a potent factor in the
development of Murphy and it
is expected to be even more
useful as time goes on.
Mr. J. G. Stikeleather
stopped over in Murphy
enroute to Atlanta and Miami,
Fla. He was accompanied by
Roscoe Marvel of Asheville,
president of the Appalachian
Scenic Highway, and KeDey E.
Bennett of Bryson City. In
Atlanta his party was expected
to be joined by Major John H.
Cohen, president and editor
and Harlee Branch, and city
editor of the Journal. The five
wen to proceed to Tampa, Fla.
to select * route for the
Appalachian Scenic Hifhway
from Atlanta to the Florida
City. (End result was the Blue
Ridge Parkway)
N.C. University Alumni met
and organized a county
association on January 7th the
Cherokee County Association
was formed with Fred. 0.
Christopher m president, Ralph
Moody as vice president and J.
H Axiey as secretary and
treasurer. Chase Tatham of
Andrews, N. W Abemathy of
Marble and Don Witherspoon
of Murphy were elected
members of the Board of
Directors. The annual meeting
of the organization will be held
each year during the Christmas
holidays.
Mr. W.V.N. Powelson, of
New York, president of the
Carolina-Tennessee Power
Company, which company has
the development rights of three
dam sites on Hiawassee River,
this county, spent several days
in Murphy last week on
business. An advertising
campaign is now being
conducted in leading industrial
magazines seeking to attract
sufficient industries to this
section so that development of
these power sites can begin.
Om site was the Axley Bluffs.
Good prices are being paid
for timber of all kinds. The
cannery is secured for another
year and the farmer* learned
last year that cash craps can be
raised on their farms. They ate
showing their appreciation by
rapidly signing up l/fm required
acreage for the cannery. The
Creamery on Bnwtown is
buying all the cream it can get,
and could use twice as much.
Automobile lalaamen are
wearing a contented grin on
their faces. And those grins will
be justified, as factories will be
worked overtime to fill their
orders for new cars during the
next ninety days. The general
health is good, the doctors say
painfully so, and we have only
one more winter month to go.
Ole Man Murphy says "And
if there is any effect in our
District from that Stock
Market crash we should be
ashamed of it, for we were not
affected by iLNot twenty-five
men in Western North Carolina
lost money in that crash. We
were not, we ARE not
dependent upon Wall Street for
sustenance. The South is
leading the nation in industry,
in agriculture, in Power
Development. The South is not
peopled with speculators.
North Carolina is admittedly
the leader of the Southern
States in development. We are
in no Bay Way". (Why talk
about a Depression).
Any supposed effect in our
district should not be
cttscuaed, but should be ?
thing to be ashamed of, for It is
the product of hysteria.
Business is never made bettery
by saying it is bad.
The Rev. E. J. Harbison,
former pastor of the Methodist
Church, spent several days in
the county this week. Mr.
Harbison was present at the
Lion's Club and made a short
talk. He also visited several
farms in the county where
some of his registered
Guernsey stock is thriving, and
expressed himself as being well
pleased with the progress of
the dairy industry in this
county. He was instrumental in
placing qquite a number of
these Guernsey cows and bulls
in the county during his
pastorate here and his work
and knowledge of cattle
breeding has helped the
farm en of this area to a
wonderful degree.
The building projects of the
power development of the
Aluminum Company of
America are getting underway
at Nantahala River, and already
a number of stores and trading
stations are going up hear the
scene of action. Maioof and
Co. moved their stock of goods
from Murphy this week to a
building erected jutt over the
pp from Top ton, and it is
understood that others are
seeking bulldog apace cioae by.
Aa work goes on no doubt a
anal dty wtt grow op near Ik*
dm operation, as it ia
expected that some 2000 men
will be working double shifts
by the latter part of this
coming summer. It will not be
so many moons until this
section will feel its pulse
pulsating a week bit more
rapidly. Here's hoping, and it
can't come too soon, that the
three power developments on
the Hi?vassee River (TVA) In
Cherokee County get under
way before our grandchildren
become Patriarchs. (The end
result was the Tenneoee Valley
Authority, TVA Dams).
The Murphy Lion's Club Is
one of the ttvest civic
organizations in this section.
As a result of the activities of
the Uons, several factories
nave uccn "no iisnvQ nfflv,
included those which may be
mentioned the Murphy Steam
Laundry, The Cannery, and the
Knitting MHL
The Dairy industry sad the