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The Cherokee Scout iOC
and Clay County Progress Pcr Copy
Volume 79 - Number 49 - Murphy, North Carolina, 28906 - Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina - THUfiSDAY-JUNE 26, 1969
SteveThompson
District 4-H
Vice-President
Steve Thompson was
elected Vice-President of the
Western District 4-H Council at
the District Activity Day, June
18 at the Clyde Erwin High
School in Asheville. The
Western District consist of the
nine far western counties in
North Carolina. According to
Jack Earley, County Agent.
Steve is the first District
Officer to be elected from
Cherokee County.
, Steve is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Thompson, Route 1,
Culberson. Steve has been
active in 4-H dub work for
seven years and has served as
president and vice-president of
the Cherokee County 4-H
Council. He will assume his
i office on July 1, and, along
? with the other district officers,
will help plan and conduct
many district and state 4-H
| dub functions.
HumaneSociety
The Humane Society will
^ meet on Tuesday evening, July
1, at the Power board Building
1 . at 8:00 p.m.
All interested persons are
invited to attend.
Murphy Man
Fatally Shot
Franklin D. Crisp, 27, of
Route 2, Murphy suffered fatal
gunshot wounds Thursday
night, June 19. He was taken
to the Blairsville, Ga. hospital
where he died Sunday
morning.
According to Union County
Sheriff Harlan Duncan, Crisp
was in the home of Pascal
Voyles in the Ivy Log section
of Union County on Thursday
night, June 19, when an
arguement developed between
the two men. Duncan said that
according to the evidence.
Crisp pulled a knife and started
toward Voyles and that Voyles
fired one shot over the head of
Crisp ordering him to stop and
when Crisp kept advancing he
shot him in the chest with a
twelve guage shotgun.
Sheriff Duncan said that
Voyles was being held on
charges of shooting another
until investigations can be
completed to determine if
evidence warrants grand jury
action.
Murphy Police
Arrest Eight
Over Weekend
Eight persons were arrested
over the weekend by the
Murphy Police Department,
Chief of Police Pete Stalcup
reported Wednesday.
Six persons were arrested
for public drunkeness and two
persons were arrested for
driving while under the
influence.
Stalcup reported several
minor accidents occurred in
Murphy during the several
thunderstorms this week. He
said that no injuries were
received as a result of the
accidents.
High Winds
The chicken house of Mr. C. B.
Ledford of Hayesville was completely
destroyed by high winds at
approximately 12:45 p.m. Monday.
The winds cut a 200 foot path of
destruction as it swept through the
'?M
area. The chicken house which was
about 25 feet from the Ledford house
was empty at the time of the storm. A
load of chickens was due at 12:00 but
luckily the truck was delayed.
Death Car
Russell A. Vidito, a summer resident
?f Hayesville was killed when the Ford
alcon he was driving went out of
control and crossed into the path of
ttiree-quarter ton truck driven by Pate
Raby of Franklin. The accident
occurred Monday at 1:30 p.m. on
Highway 64 one mile west of
Hayetville.
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FATHER PLANS TO GIVE KIDNEY FOR SON'S TRANSPLANT OPERATION
George Larry Daugherty (L) and Wayne Felton Daugherty, the Father
Financial Difficulties
Kidney To Be Donated
By Father For Only Son
A former Murphy resident
has volunteered to be a kidney
donor for his only son who is
in serious condition in an
Atlanta hospital with a kidney
ailment.
The father, Wayne F.
Daugherty is married to the
former Rose May Cook,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Cook of Murphy. The
Daughertys lived in Murphy
for several years before moving
to Dalton, Ga. Daugherty
worked as a mechanic for
Elliotts Garage while in
Murphy. Mrs. Daugherty is a
sister to Mrs. Jewel Thompson
and Mrs. Cliff Elliott of
Murphy, and the son, Larry, is
a first cousin to Jack and David
Thompson of Murphy.
Mr. Daugherty and a group
of Atlanta doctors are fighting
to save the life of 29-year-old
George Larry Daugherty. The
young man's condition, termed
a complete kidney stoppage,
will force him to undergo a
transplant operation with in
the immediate future.
Even though the father has
volunteered as a donor, the
Daughertys are experiencing a
great financial strain. Mrs.
Larry Daugherty, the former
Jane Thompson of Cleveland,
Tenn., said that the transplant
will cost about $15,000.
Before Mr. Daugherty can
undergo the operation, he will
need treatments twice a week
with a kidney machine that
Hayesville Man
Killed In Crash
A 68-year-old summer
resident of Hayesville was
killed Monday afternoon in a
collision on U. S. 64,
approximately one west of
Hayesville, according to the
State Highway Patrol.
Two men in the other
vehicle were treated and
released at Towns County,
Hospital.
The dead man was
identified as Russell A. Vidito.
Trooper Tom Battle said
Vidito apparently lost control
of his car after running off the
right side of the highway going
east. His car swerved across the
center line and was hit
tideways by a three-quarter ton
pickup truck driven by Fate
Cecil Raby, 43, of Franklin.
Riding with Raby was Joseph
Shuler also of Franklin.
Battle said the accident
occurred at 1:30 p.m. during
rain and the highway was slick.
Mr. Vidito and his wife
maintained a winter residence
in Tampa and had been
spending the summers in the
Hayesville area since 1962.
will cost $100 per treatment,
Mrs. Daugherty said. She added
that they could secure a kidney
treatment machine for about
$8,000 - $10,000, but the
upkeep on it would run $3,000
per year.
Mrs. Daugherty and her
husband's parents have been at
Emory Hospital continuously
since he was admitted about
five weeks ago. And the
expenses are mounting. Family
sources indicated that any
financial contributions by civic
or private groups would be
appreciated. The spokesman
said that Mr. Daugherty does
not know how serious his
condition is or any thing
concerning the contributions.
Jack Thompson told the
Scout that a kidney fund for
Larry has been set up at the
Citizens Bank and Trust
Company.
"Any donation to help
defray those tremendous
expenses would certainly be
appreciated," Mr. Thompson
said.
West Introduces
Annexation Bill
Senator Herman H. (Bull)
West has introduced a bill that
would authorize municipalities
in Cherokee County to hold
elections on annexation with
both the "ins" and the "outs"
participating.
West said the bill was
introduced for the town of
Andrews, one of the two
incorporated municipalities in
the county. The other is
Murphy.
The legislation would make
applicable to Cherokee County
the old 1947 law which
provides for both the residents
of a municipality and thoae
living in the area to be annexed
eligible to vote on the
question.
Most counties in North
Carolina are under the 1959
annexation law which provides
for a vote only in the existing
municipality.
At least two attempts to put
other counties under the old
law have failed during this
session of the General
Aswmbly.
Municipalities fight such
legislation on the ground that
it would stifle growth since
persons living outside an ana
to be annexed generally resist
the mow.
A Council For Progress Of
Cherokee County Is Formed
A "Council for Progress of
Cherokee County" was formed
Monday night, June 16, at the
Murphy Power Board building.
This organization was an
outgrowth of an earlier
meeting on April 21. when
representatives of various civic
clubs, garden clubs,
community development
groups, planning boards, other
organizations and many
interested citizens throughout
the county met to launch an
organized effort for a solid
waste disposal system for
Cherokee County. Mr. Frank
Sudderth, President of the
Cherokee County Community
Development Council, will
head the group until
permanent officers are elected.
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VIP SIX FLAGS
Next drawing is
July 12 and over
$350.00 in prizes and
cash could be yours.
Tum to page 5 and go
register at one of the
p articipating
merchants.
Mr. S. J. Gernert, Chairman of
the Cherokee County Planning
Board, will serve as interim
Vice President.
The group heard a report on
a proposed system of sanitary
landfills as drawn by Mr. Bill
Garrett, sanitary engineer with
the Tennessee Valley
Authority. The proposed
system would include six all
weather, lighted facilities at
strategic locations throughout
the county featuring ease of
access and sanitary conditions.
The group voted unanimously
to work toward this system of
solid waste disposal. The
chairman stated that
community support would be
very vital in securing these
facilities and that a speakers
group would be formed to
meet with the various
communities and groups to
explain the program in detail.
All interested citizens *re
encouraged to contact the
Cherokee County Board of
commissioners and express
their viewpoints.
Future meetings of the
"Council for Progress of
Cherokee County" will be
announced in advance and it is
hoped that all interested
citizens of our county will
attend. The council has other
worthwhile projects to improve
our county in addition to the
sanitary landfills.
Commission To Review Bids
On $5.5 Million Clay Project
W. Curtis Russ, 14th
District Highway
Commissioner, announced this
week that the State Highway
Commission will review bids on
nine miles of road construction
on US 64 in Clay County
Friday, representing a cost of
$5.5 million.
Bids opened by the
Commission are being studied
with the view of awarding the
contracts Friday.
The nine mile section has
been broken down into two
contracts the first being 4.6
miles with the Ashe Contract
Company low bidder at
$3,485,234.
The second link of 4.3
miles, continuing from the
section above, had a low bid
from Blythe Brothers
Company of Charlotte of
$2,090,247.
Both of these projects are
under the Appalachia Program
and were announced by
Governor Dan K. Moore
January 1968. At that time he
was asking that the links be put
under contract as soon as
possible.
The two projects for Clay
County are the largest road
construction jobs for the
county in the last 40 years.
Public Welfare Name To
Be Changed To Social Services
Cherokee and Clay County
residents looking for a
department of public welfare
anywhere in the State or
Counties after July 1 will find
this an impossible search.
As of that date, there will
be no such department to be
folund. The reason is that this
session of the General
Assembly has changed the
name Public Welfare to Social
Services. Therefore, at the state
level there will be the North
Carolina Department and
Board of Social Services and in
each of the 100 counties there
will be the county department
and board of social services.
All local welfare
departments are being asked by
the State Welfare Department
to begin making preparations
for the change. This will
involve changes in signs
identifying the buildings,
telephone listing, notification
to the recipients and public,
printed materials and many
other changes that will be
necessary.
This is the tourth name
change for the agency since its
beginning in 1868 by the
General Assembly. In its
beginning it was called the
Board of Public Charities. Its
duties were limited to the
supervision of all charitable
and penal institutions and
reporting annually to the
Governor upon their condition,
with suggestions for their
improvement.
The General Assemblies of
1917 and 1919 rewrote the
public welfare laws, essentially
establishing the state-sup
ervised, county-administered
public welfare program that
now serves the State. The name
was changed to the State Board
of Charities and Public Welfare.
In 1937, in conformity with
the requirements of the Social
Security Act, North Carolina
adopted legislation making the
State eligible for Federal
financial participation in public
welfare programs. Again the
name was changed, this time to
the State Board of Public
Welfare. This has been the
name of the agency until
legislative action this month
made the latest change.
One might ask why the
latest name change. There are
several valid reasons for this
action by the General
Assembly. Many states and the
Federal government have
changed the name of their
public welfare agencies. Several
years ago the Welfare branch of
the Federal Department of
Health, Education, and Welfare
was changed to Social and
Rehabilitation Service.
Plans Final For 6th
Jaycee Water Festival
Next Thursday, July 3
marks the beginning of the 6th
annual Jaycee Water Festival.
The festival begins with a
Stock Car Race at Tri-County
Raceway beginning at 7:30
p.m. At dark the Jaycees will
put on a gala fireworks display
consisting of several aerial and
ground displays.
On Friday July 4th at dari;
there will be another fireworks
display at the Murphy High
School athletic field. This
promises to be the biggest and
best display ever held.
Saturday, July 5th
beginning at 12 noon the
Jaycees will sponsor a
swimming and diving contest
to be held at the Murphy Pool.
Children of all age groups
should register at the pool
before Friday, July 4 if they
wish to enter the competition.
Saturday night beginning at
7:30 p.m. beautiful girls will
compete for the title of Miss
Cherokee County at the annual
Beauty Pageant held in the
Murphy High School
gymnasium. This event is
sponsored jointly by the
Murphy Jaycees and Jaycettes.
Mis Cherokee County will
reign over the Boat Race the
following day. Fine music will
be provided at the pageant by
the popular Fluid ounces.
To conclude the Festival on
Sunday, July 6th will be the
annual Boat Race to be held on
Lake Hiwassee at the Hanging
Dog Campground. The races
will begin at 1:30 but you
better get there earl y. Over 30
boat racers from throughout
the Southeast are expected to
participate. This year and in all
feature years willbe renamed in
Honor of Elmer Taylor who
died tragically in a boating
accident. The Elmer Taylor
Memorial trophy win be
presented to the driver who,
through the year displays the
greatest sportsmanship. A
special attraction this year will
be a fly-over by U. S. Nlivy F-8
Crusader jets between races.
The jets will be performing
precision maneauvers and
semi-acrobatic stunts. The jets
and pilots are from Naval Air
Station in Atlanta.
This year promises to be the
biggest and best Water Festival
ever, so the Murphy Jaycees
invite each and every one of
you to take advantage of all
the events.
W.D. Townson Memorial
The above sketch is the proposed new entrance to
Sunset Cemetery to be built in memory of the late W.
D. Townson. This project is being made possible
through contributions from friends and family.
Murphy Garden Club, at the request of the
will be in charge of building the memorial,
wishing to contribute to the memorial may <
Murphy Oardan Club Tteaaurar, Mr*. H. A. f