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Volume 79 - Number 38 ? Murphy. North Carolina - April 10, 1969 Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina
?John Jordan To Replace
^Retiring Lloyd Hend rix
'* Lloyd Hendrix announced
that he will retire as
Superintendent of the
vCherokee County School
System on July 1, of this year,
rlendrix made the
.Announcement at the monthly
school board meeting Monday
Sight.
The Board elected John
f oidan, presently
. ^Superintendent of Murphy
tlty Schools, to replace
flendrix as Superintendent of
^Ihe Cherokee County School
system. Jordan was elected by
* | unanimous vote of the Board
Members.
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The election of Jordan as
superintendent of the entire
Cherokee County School
System rests on the proposed
*%ierger of the Cherokee
{bounty Schools. The county
now has three Superintendents.
If the State School Board
accepts the proposed mercer,
the Superintendent of Murphy
City School and the
Superintendent of Andrews
City Schools will be eliminated
\ and Jordan will serve as county
wide Superintendent.
In other action takf.i at the
monthly meeting, the Board
voted to accept the proposed
merger plans. The vote was
unanimous. The Board also
voted a resolution to require all
assistant teachers, teachers
aides and librarian aides to have
at least a high school diploma
when feasible.
Claude Bryant made a
motion to adopt this resolution
which received only three
favorable votes from the board
members present The
remainder of the members did
not vote
Hendrix became
Superintendent of th^ county
schools on July 1, 1939 and his
retirement is effective July 1,
1969, which is exactly 30 years
of service.
He graduated from Murphy
High School in 1927 with a
class of 11 seniors.
Before returning to Murphy,
Hendrix taught in the Bethel
School in Haywood County
and the ML Pleasant School in
Wilkes County.
The Cherokee County Board
of Commissioners approved the
proposed plan for the merger
of the county school system at
&rand Jury CommendsSchools
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The eighteen members of
Hfthe March-April Superior Court
(fCrand Jury commended the
Murphy City Schools and the
*fcourthouse personnel for
complying with past
recommendations. This vote of
Approval along with
, Recommendations to various
schools throughout the county,
*^hras included in the Grand Jury
Report.
Seven bills were passed on by
the jury, with five of them
found to be true bills while the
other two were continued to
the next session of the
Superior Court.
The Grand Jury also
recommended that in the
future they meet in the law
library until suitable quarters
on the second floor of the
courthouse can be provided.
I v i e Funeral Home Open
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House To Be April 13
* Ivie Funeral Home in
Murphy is holding an Open
Aouse Sunday, April 13th,
(rom 2:00 until 5:00 p.m.,
according to Peyton Ivie,
*wner of the Funeral Home.
^ The Murphy Funeral Home,
which was established in 1934,
4ias just undergone five months
of rebuilding and remodeling.
6oth the outside and inside of
(he building underwent
extensive changes to make it
?ne of the most modern
building and facilities in
Western North Carolina, Ivie
fcid.
k. Other Ivie Funeral Homes in
HNC are located in Hayesville
nd Andrews. Ivie purchased
the Frank Herbert home in
Hayesville in 1942. The Ivie
Funeral Home was established
in Andrews in 1946 when the
home was purchased from
Forsyth Watkins.
Manager of the Murphy
Funeral Home is Clyde Collins,
a native of Robbinsville. Jim
Cavin is the manager of the
Andrews Home and Edwin
Ledford manages the
Hayesville Home.
"We extend a cordial
invitation," Ivie said, "to all of
the people in WNC to visit our
Murphy home on April 13."
The Murphy Home is located
on Valley River Avenue in
Murphy.
?Band Travels To Festival
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j The Murphy High School
band, will be participating in
-the Azalea Festival in
Wilimington, N. C., this
'weekend. This is the first time
tthat this band, which is under
the direction of Paul E.
Tenninger, has gone to this
festival.
Murphy will be among 39
"Either bands who will be
vn arching in the Azalea Queen's
Parade on Saturday morning.
The band will leave Murphy
Thursday night and arrive at
Carolina Beach, N. C. on
Friday Morning. Staying at the
Paradise Inn Motel, the band
will enjoy a week-end of sun,
fun, and work.
Each year the Azalea Festival
attracts many movie and
television celebrity. This year
the parade marshal will be the
famous trumpeter, Al Hirt.
They also found that the
recommendations made by the
November term of Superior
Court have been carried out
with the following exception:
decaying steps have not been
replaced and a shield has not
been placed around the furnace
at the Andrews school. In the
Marble School termite
treatment and woodwork
replacement has not been
done, and the chimney has not
been repaired at Hiawasaee
Dam. Bathroom facilities have
not yet been repaired at the
White Church School, and
broken windows have not been
replaced at Unaka.
Jim Hendrix was foreman of
this session of the Grand Jury.
Library Has
Films Available
For Loan
The Nantahala Regional
Library is a member of the
Adult Pilm Project and is
eligible to borrow hundreds of
films on free loan.
Some of the subjects on
which films are available
include, Art and Crafts,
business and industry, child
study, democracy, education,
family, gardening,
handicapped, industrial
relations, juvenile delinquency,
leadership, medicine, nature
study, old age, peace, religion,
safety, theater. United Nations,
vocational guidance, wildlife,
young people's films, and
zoning.
These films must be booked
two weeks ahead of a
scheduled showing. Por more
information on films and
booking these films, call
Nantahala Regional Library,
837-2025.
^Roy Pipes Wins Murphy Jaycees OYE' Award
Winston Craig, left, present* a
9 plaque and a check to Roy Pipes as
the Outstanding Young Educator in
Cherokee County. Murphy Jaycee
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President Curtiss Hewlett watches the J
presentation. (Scout photo by Hugh ,
Carringer)
LLOYD HENDRIX
Retires from office
JOHN JORDAN
New superintendent
County Commissioners O.K.
School System Merger Plan
their regular monthly meeting
Monday.
A motion made by Ray Sims
for approval of the merger of
the Murphy City Schools
received a three to two vote by
the board. W. T. Moore, Sims
and Andrew Barton voted for
the merger, while the two
Republicans present voted
against the merger. They are
Jack Simonds and Luther
Dockery.
A motion also made by Sims
for Uie adoption of tht merger
for the Andrews City School
system received a unanimous
vote by the board, however.
In other business of the
day-long meeting the board
approved a Lenoir, N. C.
accounting firm to audit the
county's books for this year.
This received a unanimous vote
by the board members present.
The purchase of an electric
calculator for the County
Accountants office received a
unanimous vote by the board.
Championship Band
A group of local musicians who call themselves
"Curtis Blackwell, Randall Collins and the Dixie
Bluegrass Boys" brought back first place honors in a
field of over 90 competitors at the Union Grove, N. C.,
Fiddler's Convention held April 4 and 5. The "Bluegrass
Boys" won cash and a trophy as well as being designated
the No. One Grand Champion Band.
The members of the band are, left to right, Randall
Collins, Larry Jefferson, A1 Osteen, Sam Cobb and
Curtiss Blackwell.
Cherokee County Criminal Court
Completes 72 Case Calendar
The March-April term of the
Cherokee County Criminal
Court was completed last week
with only eight of the 72 cases
on the calender going before a
jury. The civil cases before the
Superior Court began Monday
and was still in session at press
time.
Two manslaughter
cases were before the court,
one of which plead guilty and
the other not-guilty. Mrs.
Marilyne Allen Tomlinson (see
related story on this page) was
placed on probation after
pleading guilty to voluntary
manslaughter and William
Leonard Clontz was found
guilty of manslaughter by the
court and sentenced to not less
than 14 nor more than 16 years
of active sentence.
Clontz was charged in the
killing of Henry Dotson in
December of 1967. Clontz
killed Dotson with a shot from
a .38 caliber pistol after an
apparent gun battle between
the two men.
In the other cases that went
before the jury, Lloyd Calvin
Crain was found not guilty of
driving under the influence.
Wayne Rogers was found guilty
on a similar charge, but his
sentencing was continued.
William Woodrow
Wilson was acquited on a driving
under the influence charge,
while Arlin Day of Andrews,
who defended his own case,
was given a six month active
sentence on the driving under
the influence charge.
Dale Filmore Rowland was
also given six months for
driving under the influence,
bu^ his sentence was
suspended. James Marion
Auxiliary
Holds Benefit
Card Party
The Providence Hospital
Auxiliary will sponsor a benefit
card party on Saturday,
evening, April 12 in the Frank
Mauney Fellowhsip Hall of the
United Methodist Church. For
reservation call 837-3479.
Proceeds to be used for the
hospital.
Stovall was sentenced to two
years after being found guilty
of non-support.
In the other cases the
defendents either plead guilty,
had their cases continued, the
state decided not to prosecute or
their case was remanded to
another court or to an inactive
docket.
Those who plead guilty are
as follows: Eddie Robinson,
attempt to issue forged papers,
judgment continued; Willard
James, non-support, five years
sentence suspended on
conditions; Roy Edward Cole,
driving under the influence, 60
day sentence suspended on
conditions; Lewis Palmer,
driving under the influence,
$100 and costs.
Ralph William Carringer,
driving under the influence,
$100 and costs; Oscar McClure,
driving under the influence, 90
days suspended on conditions;
Jay Brown, driving under the
influence, 90 days suspended
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on conditions; Garland Samuel
Bryson, driving under the
influence, 90 days suspended;
Dean West, assalt on a female,
suspended sentence; Billy
Cornweil, breaking, entering
and larceny, two years active
sentence.
Tommy Bowers, breaking,
entering and larceny, two years
active sentence; Raymond
Douglas Puett, speeding 40 in
20 mph zone, lose license and
costs; Jack Leonard Fullbright,
non-felonious larceny, 12
month sentence suspended on
condition; Grover White,
driving under the influence,
two counts, six months; and
Jimmy Palmer, receiving stolen
property, one year sentence
suspended for three years.
Cases on the docket that
were continued until another
term include John Henry
Thompson, driving under the
influence; Claude Edward
Jones, driving under the
influence; Newell Ledford,
driving while license revoked;
Olen Blake Chastain, driving
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Mrs. Allen Goes Free
Merilyne Allen Tomlinson, a
37 year-old mother of five,
received a suspended sentence
Wednesday in the Cherokee
County Superior Court in the
shooting death of her husband.
Mrs. Tomlinson, who was
Mrs. Hubert Allen when she
killed her husband on August
7, 1968, has been waiting since
November to hear her verdict.
In the November trail she plead
guilty to voluntary
mandaaghter, which the state
accepted without contesting.
Superior Court Judge J. W.
Jackson continued the
judgement at the November
trial until now so that
additional information could
be obtained by the state
welfare and probation
departments. At that time Mrs.
Tomlinson testified that she
killed her husband after he
threatened to kill the children
and beat up the oldest girl,
Marlene, IS.
Mrs. Tomlinson received
nation-wide attention several
years ago when the Associated
Press carried a story about her
taking her youngest daughter,
Lora Mae, to a Memphis,
Tennessee hospital for
treatment of leukemia. It was
after one of these weekly 800
mile trips that Mr. Allen
became drunk, broke Lora
Mae's medicne and threatened
the children.
It was when Mr. Allen laid
down on a bed that Mrs.
Tomlinson took a .22 rifle off
of the wall and shot him twice
in the back of the head, she
testified.
After the shooting she was
released from the Cherokee
County jail on $5,000 bond.
Mrs. Tomlinson and her five
children live just a few bundled
feet from the Tennessee state
line near Farner, Tenn. In 1968
she was voted the Mother of
the Year in Copper Basin,
Tenn., which is a few miles
from her home.
On December 23 she
married a 28 year-old native of
Florida, John M. Tomlinson..
Judge Martin sentenced Mrs.
Tomlinson to seven to ten
years suspended for five years
on the condition that she obey
all the terms in the probation
judgment, pay all the costs and
be under the supervision of the
Public Welfare Department.
Some of these conditions
include that she violate no
state or federal laws during the
period, that she send her
children to school regularly
and that she refrain from the
use of alcoholic beverages.
while license revolked; (j rover
White, driving under the
influence David Pullium. non
felonious assault.
Retired to the inactive
docket were the following
cases: James Howard Beavers,
2 counts of larceny; Everett
Panther, larceny; Elick
Kilpatrick, Breaking entering
and larceny; Garry Dale
McLain, Breaking entering and
larceny Jerry Green, public
drunkness.
Cases where the state
decided not to prosecute
involved the following: Paul
Fleming Lominac, driving
under the influence: Grace
Moses assault with deadly
weapon; Jewell Withrow, non
support and assault on female:
Arnold Reichman, driving
under the influence: Louise
Gibson, embezzlement.
Bobby Dockerv, arson;
Charles Marvin Gregory, assault
with deadly weapon: Claude
Davidson driving under the
influence; Kenneth James,
Public drunkeness; and Larry
Allen reckless driving.
Remanded to the district
court were William Harry
Edwards, driving under the
influence and Paul Samuel
Hopkins, speeding. Alias capias
was issued on the following:
Walter Fred Ogle, driving under
the influence; Woodful
Johnson Jr., speeding in excess
of 100 mph; Kenneth H.
Grant, abandoment and non
support.
Civitans Elect
New Officers
The Murphy Civitan Quo
elected officers for the year
1969-70 at their meeting on
Tuesday, April 1, at O'Dells
Restaurant.
Those elected for the one
year term were: President, Bill
Hughes; President - Elect, Paul
Ridenhour; Secretary, Ted
Thomas; Treasurer, Gene
Farmer; First Vice-President,
Jim Lewis; Second
Vice-President, Joe Phillips.
Also elected to the board of
directors were Kenneth Davis,
Bill McDaniels and Jim
Goodwin.
The officers named above
and outgoing President Don
Ramsey will make up the 10
member Executive Board of
Directors to lead the way to
greater progress of the local
club from July 1, 1969 until
June 30, 1970.
Four Square Community
Action Touches Many People
(EDITOR'S NOTE: The
following article was written
by James R. Nelson, Executive
Director of the Four-Square
Community Action, Inc., to
help inform the people in the
four counties involved about
Roy Pipes, principal and
teacher of White Church
Elementary School, won the
Murphy Jaycees award as the
Outstanding Young Educator
in the county for this year.
Pipes was presented a plaque
and a $100 check at the Jaycee
meeting Thursday night, April
3.
Pipes, a graduate of Murphy
High School and Western
Carolina University, taught
science and coached basketball
In Andrews before coming to
the White Church School. At
White Church he teaches the
eighth grade along with his
duties as principal.
Pipes is married to the
former Lucy Cope of
Mantahala, and they have two
:hildren; Allen, nine and Jeff,
18 months.
The following officers were
elected at the same meeting:
Bill Travis, president; Winston
~ralg, first vice-president;
Harry Smith, second
rice-president; Jim Jordan,
Sm award
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what Four Square is and what
it does. A lack of
understanding generates
criticism in any program and
particularly in one of which
government funds are involved.
For this reason we are printing
this annual report in its
entirety. )
The anti-poverty program as
it exists today began in 1964
after the President's Economic
Advisory Council released a
report showing 34,000,000
people in the poverty class in
the U.S. They recommend that
the Federal Government
undertake a series of activities
to alleviate the situation. As a
result the Economic
Opportunity Act was passed in
August, 1964, and the War on
Poverty was launched.
The Act provided for
activities on many fronts,
including, programs in the
Depts. of Labor, Agriculture,
Commerce, and others, but the
main brunt of the battle was
given to the Office of
Economic Opportunity, (OEO)
a newly-created arm of the
Executive Branch. It provided
for local Community Action
Agencies (CAA) under OEO to
handle programs at the
community level.
Four-Square is one of these
CAA's. It is a local, non-profit
corporation organized to serve
Cherokee, Clay, Graham, and
Swain Counties Four Square's
main objective is to improve
the economic, social and
educational opportunities of
the area by bringing together as
many existing resources as
possible and coupling them
with new resources available
through the anti-poverty
program.
Four-Square is controlled by
a Board of Directors consisting
of 36 members. Nine members
from each of the four counties.
Also, an Executive committee
consisting of 12 members, 3
members from each of the four
counties.
We received our initial
funding in December, 196S. It
provided for three
components: A Program
Development and
Administrative component, a
Horticultural component, and
a Physical and Mental Fitness
component.
Under Program
Development, we have
developed new components
and utilized the staff to work
in community development
and other areas.
The Horticultural
component funds have been
utilized to employ a specialist
to assist families in raising and
marketing high income
producing crop* on the limited
tillable acreage, particularly
vine-ripened trellis tomatoes.
Working through County
Agent's offices, the c
Horticulturist, Mike Angell, ?
See 4-SQUARE I
on page 4 i,
Billy Carringer Appointed
News Editor-Gray Resigns
Jack Owens, editor and
publisher of the Cherokee
Scout and Clay County
Progress, announced this week
the appointment of Billy
Carringer as news editor of the
Scout. Carringer is replacing
Bill Gray, who has resigned his
post as managing editor
effective May 1st
Carringer, who came to the
Scout on March 31, is the son
>f Mrs. Bertha Carringer and
the late Mr. Luther Carringer
>f Brasstown. He Is a 1960
graduate oi Murphy High
school and attended Tmett
HcConnell Junior College in
Cleveland, Georgia.
For the past four years
Carringer has been employed
vith the General Motors
Acceptance Corporation in
Atlanta, Georgia. He and his
amily are members of the
Irasstown Baptist Church.
Carringer said that he enjoys all
ypes of sports, especially golf
ind water skiing.
He and his wife, the former
)oris Harper of Murphy, and
heir daughter, Lynn have
ecently moved to the Pleasant
'alley Community near
lurphy.
Gray, a native of Hayecville,
ame to the Scout as news
ditor in June of 1968 and wa*
romoted to managing editor
n November 1st. *1 hate to
Nve this area and the people
BILLY CARRINGER
Appointed news editor
that I have come to know for
the short time I have been
here," Gray said.
A graduate of HayesvOle
High School and Wwtern
Carolina University, Gray said
he was leaving the Scout to
fulfill his military obligations.
He added that he expected to
report to active duty sometime
within the next two months.
He Is the km of Mrv T. C.
Gray and the Me Mr. Gray at
HayeeviUe and Is married to tfce
former Nancy MMraps of
HayeeriBe and Qato**OM*.
BILL GRAY
Announces resignation
"It to regretable that Mr.
Gray muat resign to fulflU hfc
military obligation," Owens
commented. "He has done m
outstanding Job and the Scoot
will mias his talents."