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Volume 79 - Number 41 - Murphy. North Carolina, 28906 - Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina - Thursday, May 1. 1969
A Cool Drink For A Hot Day
Summertime is almost here, and the hot, long days
4 of July and August that have been forgotten during
the coldness of winter are slowly returning to our
memories. This photograph of Larry Palmer, the son
? of Mrs. Wayne Palmer of East Point, Ga., will also
probably bring back memories to the old timers who
remember when the town water fountain was the
center of attraction during those hot summers.
Most of the fountains that once were a landmark
have all but disappeared from the town in this area.
Scout managing editor Bill Gray made this
photograph of his nephew on Brasstown Bald.
Minister Plans To Walk 'Trail Of Tears'
The Rev. William W. (Billy
' Richardson, United Methodist
, minister, plans to resume his
"evangelism" this summer
? leaving July 4 from Murphy, N.
C. on a 1,000 mile trek to
4 Tahleouah, Oklahoma. (Old
? Cherokee Capital, Cherokee's
. arrived here in March 1839).
The Rev. William
Richardson, former
? professional football player,
will leave Fort Butler in
* Murphy on July 4 and end the
. first half of his trek at Cape
Girardeau. Mo., about Aug. 8
? He will complete the second
phase of the 1,000 mile trip in
* the summer of 1970.
He has sent us a proposed
. map of the Walk he hopes to
take this summer and also
* some information about his
. past rides. He states, "This is
an effort totake the church to
? the Market Place and the youth
< really enjoy this different type
of ministry. "
* Rev. Billy Richardson says,
'r -? ? ?
"I am very much interested in
the Trail of Tears and I noticed
a good article about same in
the March Issue of D.A.R.
Magazine." "I am a Methodist
Minister and during my
summer vacation I am doing a
different type of witness. It is
my desire to start from
Murphy Fort Butler, the place
where most of the Indians left
from when they went on this
Overland Route in 1838."
Restoration of Fort Butler and
a Museum is a project of the
D.A.R. and the Cherokee
County Historical Society.
Reasons for Preacher Billy's
Walk! 1. Sort of a Penance
March. He is a white man and
they caused this terrible "Trail
of Tears" in the first place. He
is sorry. . .and one way of
trying to express this sorrow
and shame. 2. Billy hopes to
visit and walk this trail with
Indians. . .a way of sharing
what God has done for him. .
.a personal witness and
preaching to groups along the
TnE REV. BILLY RICHARDSON
Trail. 3. He hopes to have
offering along the way. .
.where he preaches, and this
money will go to the United
Methodist Conference
Treasurer in Lincoln, Neb. to
help pay two or more Indians
tuition to college. Billy will
receive no money his Crawford
and Whitney Churches pay his
salary while away.
Last year he went 800 miles
by horseback on the Pony
Express Trail and arrived in
Sacramento on Nov. 4, 1968.
He is a member of a roup
called Space Age Circuit Riders
Association, Inc. ? Brother Bill
hopes to expand his SACRA
Mission for the next ten years
and follow the Great Trails of
America.
In Feb. 1966, "Brother
Billy" was one of 12 Methodist
ministers who rode horseback
to Baltimore, Md., from
various points to observe
Methodist's bicentennial,
emulating early circuit riders.
The Iowa clergyman started
from Omaha, Neb., made the
1,200 mile ride 67 days, using
five horses.
Billy Richardson says, "I am
working with the Sioux Indians
in Nebraska in our area and I
hope to walk with some of the
Cherokee Indians on this Walk.
It is sort of a Penance march
too and I hope to be able to
help a few Indian students to
do some college work. So I feel
this is a real helpful thing I am
trying to do and I want to get
all the information I can before
I start my Walk.
Rev. Richardson, 49, is 6 ft,
5 inch minister, weight 218
pounds. He has a wife and four
children. Pastor Richardson
likes to point out that another
Billy Richardson rode out of
St Joseph, Mo. April 3, 1860,
as the first Pony Express rider
to deliver the mail.
The Lord willing and if H<
keeps blessing these rides,
Preacher Bill would later like
to ride the Natchez Trace Trail,
the Santa Fe and finally the
Cumberland or National Road
and be in Philadelphia on July
4, 1967, the 200th birthday of
America.
The local Civic Clubs in
Murphy, Chamber of
Commerce, Jaycees, the
D.A.R. and Cherokee County
Historical Society plan to give
Preacher Billy a rousing
send-off tieing in with their
Fourth of July Water Festival
and celebration.
Brown Is Elected President '
Mrs. Addilee B. Brown,
principal of Ranger School fo?
the last three years has been
elected president of the
Western District of the Division
of Principals of the NCEA.
The Western District
consists of 14 Western
Counties and 185 Principals.
Mrs. Brown came up
through the ranks. First, as
District Secretary, then Vice
President, and on to the
Presidency.
There are 10 District
Presidents and Mrs. Brown is
the only Woman in the State as
a District President. By nature
of this position, as President,
she is an official member of the
Board of Directors and a
representative of all PrincipaJs.
She has just returned from a |
District Principal's meeting
held in Raleigh last week. She
has also been Membership |
Chairman of the County Unit ]
ADDILEE B. BROWN
tor the past 14 years.
Mrs. Brown was principal of
White Church for 11 years
prior to becoming Principal of
Ranger.
Strike Is
Over At
Magnavox
Local 5-339 of the
Woodworker International
Union (AFL-CIO) voted
unamiously Saturday morning
to return to work at Magnavox
Corp. The employees returned
to work Tuesday morning after
the 15 day strike.
The terms of the new
three-year contract include an
improvement in arbitration,
more seniority rights, a clause
to make overtime voluntary
and an extra holiday per year.
The contract will be reopened
at the end of two years for
wages. Wage increases in the
new contract are ten cents now
and five cents after the end of
six months. Total increases will
be 24 cents an hour over the
two-year period.
Roy Roper of Andrews,
president of the local union,
and Jack Sams, of the
international union, signed the
contract with Magnavox
officials.
The woodworkers union is
affiliated with the Asheville
Central Labor Union.
Woman's Body
Found At Dam
The body of a 44-year-old
' Murphy woman was found
on the spillway of Nottely
Dam at approximately 12:30
Monday. She has been
identified as Mrs. Juanita
Harper, a native of Georgia.
The body was found
approximately 50 feet below
the gate of the dam by three
school boys.
Sheriff Harlan Duncan of
Union County, Ga., said the
woman was killed when she
apparently fell from the top of
the dam.
An autopsy was performed
on the body, but the report
had not been received by
Sheriff Duncan at press time.
Safety
Awards
Presented
Commissioner Frank Crane
of the North Carolina
Department of Labor
presented a total of 15 safety
awards to industries in
Cherokee and Clay Counties.
The safety awards were based
on the outstanding records
during the past year.
I ndustries receiving the
awards in Cherokee County
were: 1. American Thread Co.,
Cherokee Plant, Marble; 2.
Berkshire International Corp.,
Andrews; 3. Brumby Textile
Mills, Inc., 4. Cherokee Scout,
Murphy; 5. Clifton Division of
Litton Industries, Murphy; 6.
Cook Dress Mfg., Co., Murphy;
7. Franklin Press, Inc.,
Franklin; 8. Levi Strauss & Co.,
Murphy; 9 Magnavox Co., of
Tennessee, Andrews; 10.
Murphy Textile Mills, Murphy;
11. Owenby Mfg. Co., Inc.,
Andrews; 12. W. D. Towns>on
Lumber Co., Inc., Murphy.
Clay County industries
receiving the award were:
American Components, Inc.,
-layesville; Hayesville Mfg. Co.,
Inc., Hayesville; Lidseen of
North Carolina, Inc.
Hicks Wins
Another Race
Cline Hicks of Murphy
placed first in the 80-90 class
marathon race held at Fort
Loudon Lake.
Hicks and David Hilton of
Murphy just recently placed
first and second in the overall
marathon at Columbus, Ga.
Hicks, racing in the
Dogwood Arts Festival 50 Mile
Marathon for pleasure boats,
outran another Cherokee
County resident to take first
place honor*. Hubert
Pkklesimer of Murphy placed
wcond to Hkks in the
marathon.
West Introduces Bill To Change
Election Of County School Board
A bill to change the method
of electing the County Board
of Education members has
been introduced to the N. C.
General Assembly by Senator
Herman H. West of Murphy.
Major changes in electing the
members include having a
county-wide, non-partisan
election of seven board
members.
Introduction of the bill,
came as a result of a public
hearing held March 21 in which
Cherokee Countians voted to
consolidate the three county
school administrative units and
to change the manner of
electing the board members.
Sponsoring the bill along
with West is Senator Bruce
Briggs from Buncombe
County. Briggs' name is on the
bill, only as a formality, West
said, so that the bill could be
introduced in the event he was
absent.
"The bill is through the
Senate and is now in the House
Education Committee," West
said in a telephone
conservation with the Scout
Tuesday. "If something doesn't
happen," the senator
commented, "it should be out
of the House this week."
Passage of the bill will not
terminate the offices of the
present county school board
members, West said. The bill
specifies that "all members. .
.who are now serving on the
Board shall continue to serve
their terms of office until. .
.their successors are elected
and qualified."
West also increased the
number of board members
from six to seven, with each
member, including the
chairman, having only one
vote. Each member will be
elected to six-year terms, with
three members to be elected in
1970, two in 1972 and two
every two years thereafter.
According to the bill, any
number of candidates may file
for office throughout the
county, and the election is to
be county-wide. The
candidates receiving the highest
number of votes shall be the
"duly elected members of the
Board. "
Through this bill the
candidates will be voted on at
large, and not by districts.
The chairman of the board
will be chosen by the board
members after each election,
and he shall be given one vote.
West said that he felt that
this was the most effective way
of electing the County School
Board members.
Bank Of Franklin Plans
Merger With First Union
Boards of directors of First
Union National Bank and the
Bank of Franklin have
approved a plan to merge the
two institutions, Frank B.
Duncan, president of the Bank
of Franklin and H. W. Cabe,
executive vice president, and C.
C. Cameron, president and
chairman of First Union
National, announced jointly.
The merger is subject ot the
approval of the Comptroller of
the Currency and the
stockholders of both banks.
With an office in Franklin
and one in Murphy, the Bank
of Franklin lists assets of $10.6
million. First Union National
with total resources in excess
of $935 million, operates 122
offices in 59 North Carolina
communities.
"We are enthusiastic about
the potential for increased
service that will be offered
through our joining with
FUNB," Duncan said following
the announcement. "This is a
progressive statewide
institution which has pioneered
Thompson Resigns As MHS Head
For Tri-County Tech Position
John A. Thompson,
principal of Murphy High
School for the past four years,
has resigned from the school
system to take a position at
Tri-County Technical Institute
at Peachtree.
Thompson has been selected
to be coordinator of the
Learning Labortory at the
Institute, President Holland
McSwain announced this week.
Thompson has been with
the school system in Cherokee
County for the past 19 years.
He taught for 15 years and has
been principal since 1965.
Ford Donates
Automotive
Equipment
Automotive equipment
worth $1605 was donated
recently to Tri-County
Technical Institute, Murphy,
by the Ford Motor Company.
The equipment was
presented by Mr. John Gibbs,
representing the district sales
office of the Ford Motor
Company, and by Mr. A. C.
York, Pa rts Manager,
representing Jones
Ford-Mercury Company of
Hayesville.
Items donated included a
200 standard engine,
transmission and rear axle
assembly.
In making the presentation,
Mr. Gibbs said the donation
was a part of Ford Motor
Company's national
aid-to-education program. The
purpose of the program is to
provide deserving schools with
modern equipment to train
auto mechanics.
The Automobile mechanic
of today is a highly trained
technician whose abilities are
widely respected and whose
services are in great demand,
according to Mr. J. E. Jones, of
the Jones Ford Motor
Company. Opportunities for
young people with technical
training in the automotive
industry has never been
greater, he said.
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"I certainly leave Murphy
with mixed emotions,"
Thompson said. "The school
officials and people of this
community have been very
kind and cooperative in my 19
years as a teacher and
principal. The progress of
Murphy High School will
continue to be of great interest
to me in the future."
Thompson's resignation will
be effective June 20, and he
will assume his duties at
Tri-County on July 1.
His major responsibility as
coordinator will be to develop
and promote the Learning Lab,
throughout the Cherokee, Clay
and Graham Counties,
McSwain said. "This is a very
vital part of the overall
program of Tri-County
Technical Institute," the
president stated.
This program is designed for
persons who are interested in
completing their high school
work and also for any other
persons who wish refresher
courses in different subject in
which the person might be
interested.
Materials in the Learning
Lab are also available for
persons who wish to improve
their reading and writing skills.
More information in detail
will be made available for
persons who wish to improve
their reading and writing skills.
JOHN A. THOMPSON
More information in detail
will be made available in the
near future.
Thompson will enter upon
this new work with a rich
background in school
experience. Immediately upon
graduation in 1950 from
Western Carolina University
with a Bachelor of Science
Degree, he began teaching in
the Murphy High School.
He received his Master of
Art Degree from Western
Carolina University in 1953.
He, his wife and three children
now live in Hayesville, where
they have built a new home.
in offering to North
Carolinians many new services,
including charge plan banking,
and we are happy to become
part of the First Union
National system."
The merger, which will be
FUNB's farthest penetration
into western North Carolina,
was termed by Cameron
"another progressive step in
offering to all people in North
Carolina quality and complete
banking services."
"Our knowledge of the fine
individuals associated with the
Bank of Franklin and our
acquaintance with this
community cause us to believe
that by working together we
will have unprecedented
opportunities to serve the
people in this area of the
state," he said. "We look
forward to this association
with keen anticipation."
"This merger will in no way
effect the present management
and personnel of the present
Bank of Franklin as all present
employees will either be
retained in their present
position or receive a
promotion, said Mr. Duncan.
Magoo s
Spring
Thang
Magoo 's Spring Thang will
be held Saturday night at the
First Methodist Church in
Murphy.
Students from the
Freshman class through the
Senior class will hold a get
together from 8 p.m. til 11:30
p.m.
Republican
Meeting Set
K. W. Radford, Republican
county chairman has
announced that the Cherokee
County Republican Executive
Committee will meet at the
courthouse in Murphy, Friday
night. May 2, at 7:30 p.m.
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