The Cherokee Scout
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found i>[ [>? deal* ir. her .ir
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the < -vri lad-- < ai?- 1 ' he
Peai hi ree 1 ? >:n ur.il \
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l>eput\ Rogers ^.n-: Our.
Mrs l a pel 'a as found >aiurcia\
'morning in her ear ?>:: Hij?fivs4i\
.b'} four lilies north "f Mineral
Blu ft
>he had been ^io' ' A;. ?
aecordmg to Depuu Rogers
N < i further details Aere
a . t liable to the Seoul at press
l f m e pending further
in vesication
Kuneral services S.r Mrs
v. 'a pel were rvld Monda\ at the
friendship Haptist < h .? rt h in
Mclaysvitle. <>a Runa' v. a s ir
the topper Kidge Memor>
Gardens ] he Ke\ \rthur
Belles offieiated
Mrs ( a fiet i> sur\ned b\
her husband. .John i'apet of
Higrior.. < ?a one daughter.
Mrs Helen '\v?elu. r. I >'f Kt 1
? Blue Ridge. one Min, Kimer of'
Higrion. ( -a neither. Mrs
>a!h Byrd of Bakersuile N
. (. t 'a i > sisters. Mrs Ruth
Hughes of Hanover Maryland,
'and Mrs Molly Gardner of
. Ha kersville. N < tour
brothers. \ath. .Ian ev <?rov?*r
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{ ( h a s ; i a n Pa < k u e rai
I ? Hume 'A as . harge of
? arrangements
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?i i^s. f > I < ? ^iiiiiarv land fills
lt-t *-r i ? jf i?- *.< w " ar:\ sitf s
?? ? .-ii Ui jut'dfri lo >*T\f tht
? > l. ills. .1 < 1 i obtain figures ??ri
I' . vs ? - , li <. ; ii a ill mst Lo rr.dk r
r i * ? -*anilar\ iand filk available
> ' t r it- ; nui:t v arid i *ork out
?m I u I u i lis .is t<, j->?- and
s;ainlffidrut
Jai k harley a as appointed
hairrian of Ults committee
: ? : ( 1 < > t r: t-r mem^'h were
h a rlrs \ i j bit's. i harle^
? ilt"-.di: Lee NichnK. t lot
vim. .n- and l)a\t- *0ood\ \fter
r. i s i om nas tht*
n1 or mat ion needed to set up
*antlarv land fills, thev a ill
jresenl this \ Hal information
> ? ! fu' l;< jrd > >f i uuntv
" m 1 1 nv>n iicrs
?I.n k V .i rr i r i ? ;t M urphy '
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.i!nt ~t ru; k .i r*?i K.rnbli
t..v\ur.) VsrctA ..ii I -s
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kV ;tj- k tiled v\ hi'11 '.!if !*?'? : !
-kn i< i?-? t in: ?!?[ pj\i-nii .'.'
?r Murn.'i ?a.- '.r;iv t-ilmt1
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wo Car Collision Kills On<
Seriously Injures Another
< ru-n>kee i (K.iitv s firs'
*. raffu ta:ilit\ >4' 1
on urred far I v hndav morning
when a [ao i ar collision five
?riiU's t-as( i . f Murpfu '.uuk t tie
lifV of une man and >eru>usi\
injured another
Killed was .!ai k Hr\ an
Marrm ajje 1* of Rt
Murphv Mi.rrm was a student
at Murph\ High School and
wa< emplo\ed h\ Magna vox
? -rp
\ ci i?rdin^ !<; Highuav
Patrolman Don Heavjs. Mum**
Magnavox Strike Cc
i he Magnavox I'ompanv of
i ennessee in Andn"As and the
international VV ood workers of
Feeder Sale
I her*- 'A ill he d .'ruvtirig.
i t ,iirsda\ n : t! h t April 2\
i ti.nmhl ? H in* p m in the
V .rpM\ I'ovser hoard building
!?>r .ill persons interested in a
feeder St'e 1 ne first sale is
s< hedu'ed for the second week
in u<-tnher with additional
sale*- everv three months
^ir.i e time is running out.
At- <ire asking all hog producers
m i herokee ( ount> to meet
'Aitn t.s I hursda\ night to
disc nsn t ht different aspects of
growing and entering pigs in
this sale
America have failed to reach an
agreement in their negotiations
and the strike which began at
midnight April 1 is
continuing
Although neither side has
released an\ information to the
press concerning the progress
of negotiations to this point,
reliable sources have indicated
that a five cent wage dispute is
the hold up
hive hundred eighty five
employeesare affected by the
strike at the Andrews plant
which manufactures television
and stereo cabinets
Magnavox plant officials
have informed the employees
that they are willing to
continue group hospital
insurance benefits if the
.sas travelling Aest -?n Hig.hwav
1 H when he apparent h ins!
control of his i ar and skidded
broadside into a ear driven h\
Mackie Derreberrv -)erreberr\
\K. lives on Kt 1 . Marble
lierreberrv -a as ' a k e r i
Providence Hospital in Murp^'.'v
and was reportedk vjf'Vrini!
from internal injuries
Reavis said the htghwa\ a a -
s'u k at the t nr.e arid that s!iek
r ires on Murrin > ear -a ,i
apparent. \ the rauv ?. >f t h?
a< 4-ident
Dntinues
employ ees will come b\ the
plant before fj (JO p.m Friday
and pay their share of the
trroup plan Sixty three percent
of the policy premium is paid
by the plant, which is under no
obligation to continue an\
benefits to striking employees
Four-Square
Directors
Meet Monday
I he regular monthly
meeting of the Hoard of
Directors of Four Square
Community Action. Iru will
be held at the school lunch
room in Bryson Cit\ , YC at
7:30 p.m. Nlondav . April 28th
All board member, an- urged
to attend I he publii is invited
? lack Brvar; Mumn
Kuneral Servirev tur -lack
H r> ;i r i Mumn. were h t-lci at J
p tn Sunday ut Little (ilade
Baptist ( "hur< h
1 he Kev William Sty ie* and
the Ke\ Leandus ('hastain
officiated Ku rial was in Old
Martins Creek ( emeter\
Pallbearers wer?- -)err\
( arrint'T H*v MeClun- 1 >ann\
and Donny Taylor. 1. (
Chastain. and W alter Amos
Surviving are his parents,
Mr and Mrs Troy Mumn Sr . a
sister. Miss Barbara Mumn of
the home, five brothers. James
of Los Angeles, Calif.. Troy Jr
and Samuel, both of Murphy.
.Joseph of Seattle, Wash, and
Army fN t William .1 Mumn
stationed at Ft Campbell. Ky .
and the maternal grandmother.
Mrs Kred lav lor of Murphv
Jvie Funeral Home was in
t barge of arrangements.
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u'.Jt't" 'i fir Ai.Tf r ; ? I "A : !
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a f |. f a i . ' i .a K r '.fit ? Id v
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ui :?on iii t <?K.nr\
\.ririt: '.fit- pa.st m\ months tfr
1 1 n * r j i I manager said. dn?? t h?
a i ? r k a fiR-f' began last 'a K
r i . i:u'n connecting customer-*
a ! t f i the new facilities I he
:.-ulk > i ! [fie rnone\ spent 'AfM
:<? inc reasing I fir capacit\ i-t
-xistmg .tries n \ adding new
ables and central -iffut
:-quipme nt
(>nr of the major reaM.-:^
At- ha ?? ?* not been able t ? ? iiivc
vt-rvue quickk !<> our ( la\
??u bscri t>ers in fie past *a-s a
shortage u f existing
equipment. Smith said " I he
work that has been done and is
now in progress will allow us to
serve everyone who has applied
for a telephone
One Hundred and thirl \
r rules of cable has been
retailed mthe count v. of which
\ percent is buried ( able that
i-. underground *>i\es more
reliable service and is not
affected b> adverse weather
conditions.
(>ne ii f the major
improvements to come from
Softball
League
Meeting Set
A meeting will be held at
the Power Hoard Building.
Kridas night. April 25, at 7 MO
p m . to elect offii-ers and to
organize the Murphv Adult
Softball League
Anyone interested in
participating is urged to attend
this meeting
Westco Begins Extensive Work
On Clay Co. Telephone System
Golf Course To Open
Nine Holes July 4
parU aii I . r . j? ? v 'fu
a<? ; '?>' r i ?? i r j j h'ur
par! v lii't- ^ uh ! . i ? in. rease .
reales. ^nnr h >ani
I fit- rna\irnu:r. iuji' Iter ?*
; ar'.ifs i*, limited b\ .n.s to ten
)t her improvements in< lude
a fx.' per. ent increase i:: '
\? . - .riling :? 1 '?'.ji Kav a
m< mOer 1 > ! Hit K .. ra1
1 >?.?-:? . P ? : t-n f. Authoritv the
1 'rroMr < ounlv < j ?> 1 1 < ours*1
?aiJ! open '.he first nine holt's
l ti? vtifk "f J ul> Sth. a^
> r 1 ^ 1 n a 1 1 \. scheduled.
? (instruction ts going well and
the engineers and construction
i rv'As are doing an outstanding
Set Em Up1
">atur?ia\ .-.ich: will ?>?? the time to ?-t your clock
ahead line hour >b you retire \ ou 11 lose an hour's sleep
aiid t>e" ar; extra hour of daylight at the end of each das
l)a\hyht Savinf I i:tie heroines effective in North
< 'arolma anil surrounding states at 2 a in. Sunday
'his will tie the third consecutive summer in which
I ar heels have moved their clocks up for the extra hour
of afternoon sunshine
jwh. ka\ said I fit- i nurst' is
gmng t<> be one of the most
challenging morses in Western
North ( arolma. Rav stated
I he driving range originally
planned for opening April 1
did not i) pen as pianned
because the weather was too
bad for seeding last fall
1 he ( herokee County Rural
Development Authority Legal
Public Body will be letting bids
in approximately *0 days for
eight new dwellings and 90
building hits near the course
1 he golf tours**, complete
*ilh greens, tees, fairways, cart
trails, bridges, driving range
and irregation systems is being
financed by the harm Home
Administration
1 h e Rural Renewal
Development Authority is the
countv counterpart of the
Urban Renewal Authontv
Murphy Recognized In
National Travel Guide
.M u r p h \ ha- won
recognition in the newest
edition of the country'^ best
selling national tourist
guidebook, the Mobil
1 ravel t iu ide
Out of all the cities and
towns in the U S., only 4,208
were considered to have
enough tourist appeal for
inclusion in the guides Murphv
is one of them
SCOUT EDITORIAL
Is It W orth It ?
As I he >>?< uit t:< >??> iii | ? r?
International \\ < > < >dw i irkers
America I'nion men !>ers at ?
\lagnavox plant in Andrews .1 r?
on strike, walking the pu k<'t hues
Wednesday n;is t f ; i * eighth d.iv
the strike ami a> ? .n I da\ passi
striking i-n: | > I > i\ ees lose nmn n ? ? >r :
and it will t ik < i< >i 1 1:? ? r for 1 1 . ? -i ? 1
recoup thrir I < >s> 1 s Uc wonder if
quirk settlement would not heil
for all concerned. the ? ? ji 1 ploy < I
< on.pany and the < ? m : iiuimt \
Since we do not have tie e\,
payroll figures of the hourly p.
employees .it MajliMvux let's t.iki
hypothetical figure and say (I. at I
average hourly ra!< jier employ e>
SI 7.".. si I DO per 1 j . 1 \ . r >70 MM |
week
Based 1 m elll p|o\ ees,
amounts to SI .CJ.t 7f> per hoi
per day or $ li),1.*."*! I Ml 1 (
a five day work week I he figure is
to 1 H( i now tor tlie eight <1
strike and if the strike contim
through Friday, the employees w
have lost SSl.!?ni).tH) and the phi
has lost two w ee k s of production
Again hvpothetically. IK the uni
demands a K> cent per hour mere.
Students recommended for the
N gifted class are. front row left to right.
Kohin Rose. Ivy Lovinnoixi, Don^
' Dookery and Twyla Ann Carrol! Him
? two, Kenny N'unnelley. Danny
Townson and < arlton Kowler Hai k
row. Koh Manchester. .ioe l.ochahy.
Steve Hughes and Ciregory Decker
David Murphy and l im Dockerv are
not pictured r Si . > ; t photo hv Kill
( ira\ i
Recommended For Gifted Program
, Fourteen M u r p h \
elementarv school children
have been recommended to
attend (he summer program for
gifted children at Western
Carolina Cniversity This is the
largest group Murphy
Elementary has ever had out of
Wle grade group
"We feel thai it is more than
coincidental (hat these children
are (he products of the t
kindergarten through third
grade experimental program
titled the Comprehensive
School Improvement
Program.'* Mrs Huth Forsyth.
Murphv Schools Supervisor.
s,nd <it J recommendations
I he su< < ess ??f (he program
was attributed to the \ (
Mate Fund and the Ford
Foundation for financial
ku king. Woodrov* Nuggar and
GIFTED PROGRAM
oil pagp 4
? > v ? ) i 1 1 1 r? year period. 1 f> ents per
<>ur i ?? r year. let's m i how long it
' ? ?->. ill r.iki1 for an employee to regain his
lit loses should these increases lie
ruinate,!
V employee earning $70 (ID per
w et k w ill lose si 10 00 IK the sink'
e\ lasts tor two weeks IF he gets a I .">
en t per hour liu rease that is an
? ' additional 00 raise Should the
? r strike last for a month :t would take
If |c. w eeks. almost a year
I l[ 1 Oiirse. these flgUP's do not
r. fie. t any com [xmsation that the
ud inioi, might pay the striking
.1 employees Reliable sources have told
i'e .s : J-.it some compensation liy the
ui'.ion will he made however thus far
>er no - I .e. ks have been received
It is unfortunate that the
employees are losing these wages and
? r w w under if t he t inie lost is worth it
or We wish these differences could he
? ip settled without a walk out and a nlant
a\ ,h ut -down
ies Kcgardlcss, I lie Scout wishes for a
ill ijiiick settlement of differences so that
int the employees, the plant and the
community as a whole, will once again
or- hegin receiving the benefits of this
ise industry
Twenty-four of the -\2 winners of
the AAl'W Art ( on text art', front row
left ti> right. Donnie Jay Stiles.
Ronald Webster. Carl Auvil. Forest
Johnson and Brent Crisp How two,
Brenda Hugho. Wanda Hughes.
Rhonda I aylor. Marsha Calliors and
?l< .turn- < risp Row tim e, \ ickie
Dockery, Gary Westmoreland, David
Moore, Jerry Pressley, Keith Hawkins,
Kenny Blackwell, and Patricia
Westmoreland Row four, Ronnie
Ledford, Brenda Kay Hawkins, Roy
I ipton, Martha Pace, Robert Pace,
Ronnie Steven Ledford, and Pamela
Hamhy ( Scout photo by Kill Gray I
AAUW Sponsors Art Contest
* heroket- ( ount\
Hran< h of the American
\sso<iation of I nivenstv
Admen has sponsored an Art
; ontest in celebration of
National Librar\ Week, April
2n Jt.
I his annua J contest is open
to .!?' . hildren in Cherokee
i <njnl\ in tirades one through
right ! he purpose of the
cnniH is to encourage both
art and good reading in the
elementar\ schools Pictures
drawn or painted are based on
a book the student has read
I he \antahala Regional
Librar\ assists the Association
of I ruversitv Women each year
with this project and the
winning pictures uill be
displayed in the Murphy
Carnegie Librar\ through April
2T>. and in (he Andrews
Carnegie Libra rv April 2^
Ma\ 2.
I he following students are
this year's w inners
(irade one 1st Creg
Morgan, Andrews Klementar\ .
2nd. Wanda Hughes. Peachlree,
i r d . 1 oresi Johnson. Hanger
Hon Men ticn. Konald
Webster. Hanger
tirade J 1st Jeanne ( risp
Andrews. ~nd. HrenI t'risp
Hanger trd. Rhonda I avlor
Pt>arhtre*\ Hon Mention.
Jimmy Brady. Andrews.
<,rade { 1st Brenda
Hughes. Peaohtree. 2nd, Gary
See ART WINNERS
on page 4
Magnavox Wins
Safety Contest
Magnavov Company of
lennessee in Andrews came
out on top in the National
Safetv Council's annual safety
rontest Kour Magnavox plants
throughout the 1' S won the
lop four places in the (iroup
V of the Wood Products
sect ion
I <> qualify for this group, a
plant must have a total of more
than bOO ,000 manhours
a n n u a 1 1 \
1 he Andrews plant was
number one in the national
contest
Other Magnavox plants that
placed in the top 15 are
located in Jefferson City,
I enn . Bryson City, N. C.,
Flora, Miss., and Johnson City,
Tenn
Rummage Sale
A Rumm?p Sale will be
held Saturday, April 26, from
9 a m. to 2 p.m. at the Walter
Coleman Appliance Store.
The sale is sponsored by the
Kptwopel Church Wonten.
Be Sure To Check The Six Flag Page-You May Have Won $5 *
4 Don t Forget To Register-You May Be A Grand Prize Winner .
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