The Cherokee Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 80 Number 3 Murphy, North Carolina, 28906 Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy North (urohiKt THURSDAY AUGUST 7 19(39
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Hospital Authority
[To Make Proposal
In fate uf Murph) (?eneral
'Hospital closing, 1 tie Murphy
^Hospital Authority a ill submit
a proposal of Hospital
Consolidation t<1 the City
Cbuncil Monda> August 11
Mr Hans Beer k ens.
Chairman of the Planning
fComrnitlee of the Hospital
Authority, staled that both the
Authority, and Planning
Committee have been meeting
for months m order to come
with a workable program for
better medical care in Murphy.
Beerkens also stated that
the North Carolina Medical
Care Commission, which is in
charge of licensing all hospital
operations in the state, has
concured with the basic plan
that will be proposed to the
council Monday night
F ull details of the proposal
will be published next week
following the meeting with the
Tow n Board
ICri sp Sw o rn In
As Highway
jCommissioner
J Boyd ( r 1 s p 1 ? I
Robbinsvillt- a as sworn into
office Wednesday . July XI. as
one of _'h ne a highway
commissioners m North
Carolina
Governor Robert Scott
announced the assignments of
geographic areas to be covered
by the new commissioners at
the ceremony a hich took place
in the auditorium of the State
Highway Building
Areas assigned to Crisp
I include Cherokee. Clay,
Graham, and Swam Counties
(Sunday Fire
.
[Destroys Home
The residence of Mr. and
j Mrs. Columbus Crisp of the
I Cane Creek section on U S. 64
|was destroyed by fire Sunday
around 8 a m
Crisp and three children
[escaped the fire. Mrs. Crisp and
a married son had left for
Winter Haven, f la
Cause of the fire was
undetermined
Mexican Mar
A 26 year old Mexican
stopped in Murphy. 1 uesday
morning for a much needed
rest,
Bonifacio Contrvras. a
i graduate of the I niversity New
i Mexico is touring the country
fby bicycle
He told the Scout that he
f had been on the road since
'May 20 when he left
| Albuquerque w ith a pack on
I his back and $10.00 in his
) pocket He said that he left
Albuquerque about two hours
| after the idea of touring the
| country by bike struck him
So far his tour has taken
I him through Colorado, where
t he stopped to visit with an
army buddy, to Madison,
| Wisconsin where he stopped to
^ visit a younger brother who is
I attending the University of
i Wisconsin. He said that he had
| stayed with people from every
class, in jails and a couple of
I times he had slept in the dessert
because of the great distance
. between towns,
"I am interested In people,
all kinds of people" he said He
stated that by traveling and
meeting various types of
' people he would be able to see
and realize how other people
I lived
- Contreras said that he
looked on himself as an
} ambassador for "not only
l Mexicans, but for all people."
' "It just isn't in my personality
j to hate." he said "Although I
grew up in a getto and learned
' to use s knife at an early age, I
I feel no hate for anyone"
He speaks four languages
) fluently, (English, German,
j Spanish and Italian and is
[taking a correspondence course
*tn Russian while on the bicycle
[ tour. "I plan to make a similar
1 wo \ndrews men were killed in a three ear
aeealrnt un 1 ii^>h\va\ 111 at the Andrews Murphy
\ir|? irt Saturday niorimiji at approximately .'5
a I wii uther persons were seriously injured m the
accident. Killed in the accident were Robert Harold
White, 30. and Jerry George Leming. 'JS Injured in
the accident were Tummy I. fainter. Is. and I'hillip
1 >uvui ( raw lord. do
Two Andrews Men Killed In Three Car Collision
Iv\,> Andrews :: i t-ri du*d
t*arl\ Saturday morning in a
thrw-car inll.sion ru-ar the
A nd rt"A s-Murph\ Airpor:
Bookmobile
Schedule Set
I he schedule for Ihe
Nantahala Regional Library in
Cherokee County for the week
of August 11 is as follows
Monday . August 11,
Martin's Creek, Bell view.
Moccasin Creek
Tuesday, August 11!,
Hiwassee Dam School, Oak
Park Liberty. Suit. Violet
Wednesday, August 13.
Andrews. Junaluska, Rhodo.
Valley tow n. Pisgah
I h u rsd ay . August 1 1,
Pleasant Valley, Regal.
I omotla. Maltby. Vengeance
Creek..Slow Creek, Marble
call Nantahala Regional
Library, phone K37-11025. if
you are interested in
bookmobile service
according to Stat*- Highway
Patrolman. Don Reavis.
i he victims were identified
as Robert Harold White. '10,
and Jem. George Leming, 2H
I wo i*ther men. also of
Andrews, were injured in the
accident which occured about
0 .. hi Tommy I. Pa'nter.
1H. and Phillip David
( raw ford. 20. were taken to
District Memorial Hospital
where they were reported in
satisfactory condition.
According to Reavis, the car
driven by Leming was backing
out a side road into 1' S
Highway 19. two miles west of
Andrews, when it was struck
bv the car driven by White.
Correction
In last weeks issue of the
Scout the name Sonny Darrios
Dyer was incorrectly listed in
the court docket as being
charged with public
drunkeness Mr Dyer was
charged with speeding
1 hi- Scout regrets tins error
i ToursCountry ByBicycle
tnp through (hi- communists the (iuli toast and New.
countries next year to see how Orleans where he will trv to
the communists live." he said catch a fishing boat back to
So. after having traveled Vhv Mexico,
approximately 2.fi00 miles About the mountains
Bonifacio ( ontreras gently t'ontreras said, "that once you
lifted his pack on his back. get tQ (he top of the hills then
climbed aboard his bike and bicycling in the mountains is
started pedaling east toward easy."
BONIFACIO CONTRERAS
Both cars then struck the
Pa inter tar. which was
reportedly parked off the road
a short distance awav
Crawford was a pas>enger in
the Painter car
Reavis said investigations of
the accident are continuing.
Kuneral services for Leming
were held at the First Baptist
Church in Andrews Monday at
2 p.m. with the Rev Tom
Hells officiating
At the time dI death
I.eming was employed b\
Clifton Precision as a machmt
operator, and wa> a veteran ol
t he I S A rm y.
Services for White were
conducted at 11 an Monday
in the chapel of ' t rem a
home in Andrews with f h<
R e v Bennett B u 11 arc
officiating.
A native of Cheroket
County, White attendee
Andrews High School
Bell Creek Wins Softball
An unheralded team
representing Bell Creek, a Clay
County community located on
the North Carolina-Georgia line
swept through all opposition
without loss of a game to
capture the Far West District
Slow Pitch Softball title In the
final game they turned back
llentage Quilts of Bryson City
for the second time in the
tournament, this time by a 7 to
5 count.
In the final game Bell Creek
spotted Heritage a one run first
inning lead as Zeke Birchfield
singled and ended up at second
when the ball was booted in
the outfield. A single by
Donnie McGaha plated
Birchfield w ith the run
Bel) Creek took over in the
second inning with four runs as
Kyle Moss led off with a triple
and singles by Carl Kirby. Loy
Thomas, Jerry Kirby. Douf
Moss, and Weldon Berrong
accounted for the runs.
As manager Jack Anderson
was silencing the Heritage bat;
Bell Creek tallied three more
runs in the fourth on four hit?
and some loose fielding by tht
losers
Heritage tallied once in the
fifth on singles by Cene Shulei
and Hop Davis, and hits by
Doug Revis, Donnie McGaha
and Tony Bowers addec
another in the sixth.
A last ditch rally netted
Heritage two more runs in tht
seventh, but the rally fell shorl
when Guy Moss turned in i
fine fielding play to retire
Doug Revis for the final out
In their earlier meeting Bel
Creek tallied eight times in the
Upen Letter
FromThe Mayor
Down with Garbage
MAKE MURPHY BEAU
The Town of Murphy
the Murphy Planning Be
to regulate the storage
town. This ordinance wa
issue of The Cherokee :
were mailed to the reside
effective August 9
Now is the tune ti
installing a sufficient n
Oil barrels and other no
removed by the town as
The Murphy .laycees .
container project which
gallon oil drums now i
sidewalks.
Lets all join togetl
attractive
Use permits for tin
residing outside the tow i
10. The first six montl
which time there will be
Your co-operation wi
appreciated
TOWN OF MURPHY
C'LOE MOORE.
MAYOR
Refuse and utter ugliness
riFl'L!
. upon the reeeoinmendation o:
>ard. has adopted an ordinanci
and handling of waste in thi
s published in the June 9. 19(i9
?Rout Copies of the ordmanct
?nts and businesses and become
) eorreet garbage storage In
umber of approved containers
u-conforming containers will b<
soon after August ft as possible
ire presently working on a iitte
; will eliminate the use of d.
r.arrmg the looks of th> towi
make Murphy in or
>se using the garbage dump am
;i will be available by Septembe
is will be a trial period durm
no charge
th the garbage attendant will b
Cherokee County Man Receives
Stiff Probationary Sentence
\ Oirrukrc i Munlv riujj.
wax given vi 1111 pmbaliuriar\
sen ten tv in Superior ( uurt last
week I he Hutiorublt V. h
Me Lean presided
1 he man. Way tic- Cothern
was charged with breakitit; and
entering and larcenv
Cothern was found guilty
and sentenced tu si\ years in
the common jail of Cherokee
County on the charge of
breaking and entering On tin
count of Felonious Larceny of
propert > . Cothern wis
sentenced to six years in the
common jail Both sentences
were suspended for a period of
five years and the defendent
was placed on probation upon
the following terms
(1) That the defendent shall
not own. possess, or drmk any
intoxicating liquor for a period
of five y ears
|2i That the defendent
remain in his house each night
between the hours of *> (Ml
p.m and b 00 a.m. for a period
of two years.
CB I hat the defendent not
violate any of the criminal laws
of the state of North C arolina
or any other state for a period
of five years
( 1) I hat the defendent pay
the Clerk of Superior Court the
sum of $500.00. He was
ordered to pay $250.00 at
present and $20.00 each
Monday until the total amount
of $500.00 is paid in full.
Other cases brought before
the court were
State vs. Woodful Anderson
Johnson, Jr charge
Revocation Probation
Judgment Prayer to revoke
probation continued until
November term.
State vs. Woodful Johnson.
Jr Revocation Probation
Prayer to revoke probation
continued until November
fprm
Tournament
first inning and went on to
; stop Heritage 13 to b Kyle
; Moss. Jackie Taylor, and Guv
Moss pounded three hits for
i the losers and Buddy Burrell
slammed a long homerun
; This loss dropped Heritage
into the losers bracket where
they battled Clifton Precision
for the right to oppose Bell
Creek in the finals Their
meeting provided the only
extra inning game of the
I tournament before Heritage
emerged the winner by a 13 to
10 count A long homerun hy
> Donnie McGaha with two out
in the eighth and one on
i provided the winning margin
Clifton Precision had
dropped their first game of the
I tournament and then won six
straight before finally being
eliminated from the
tournament
The last of the Robbinsville
teams went out on Friday
night as the Triplets went
down before Clifton Precision
7 to 0, and the Legion fell
before Na-Bers 8 to 2. Clifton
? Precision stopped the Blue
Boars 13 to 3 in their second
game of the evening
Following the final game
the Championship trophy was
accepted by Manager Jack
Anderson of Bell Creek from
f Charlie Aulds, President of the
Robbinsville Lions Club,
sponsors of the tournament
Manager Anderson stated that
his club would represent the
district in the state tournament
s at Eden. N C. which is slated
to start on Wednesdav. August
13th
The team sportsmanship
trophy was awarded to the
Orange Owls and Manager
r Vaughn Odom accepted the
trophy from Mr Aulds.
^ The runner-up trophy was
accepted by Clyde Bates,
manager of the Heritage Quilts
The trophy for the most
valuable player In the
' tournament went to Doug
r Kevis. hustling catcher for
g Heritage Quilts w ho baited 760
for the tournament
,? A sixteen man All Star team
w as selected as follows Russell
Wiggins-first base- American
Legion, Robbinsville-Average
326; William Jackson-second
Continued on page 3
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DjVld I'fi illl[i
ug ur
ifiH.u iio I kt tit
failed jnii tailed .Judgment m
-?I Ml la a ' L11 t apldS
Mate vs Daiuiv Kudlord
breaking entering \ larcern
Mah !"uk j ;i,f| pr<)S ?.% 11h
Ifa v f
Mate \ lJu k kilpatru k
breaking. entering A. larceny
Male Ukl- j Ml)| wni;
leave
Si alt ;s A illarti Holers
^ '1 * I a *. luji ut suspended
sentence I he ue fendant is
called arid tailed .Judgment ni
si mi la and capias.
-State vs. A alter F red Ogle
J driving under the influence. no
i n s pet t am . Iitterbug
?Judgment absolute
Stale vs (iarr> Dale McLean
breaking. Littering N Larcern
?Judgment to 1hj pronounced
a I November term.
state vs Hillv Kay Wilson
Aid ^ abet speeding ^ dnving
Ah lie license revoked State
takes a no! pros with leave
State vs. Woodful Johnson,
Jr Speeding excess of 100
niph, driving while license
revoked Plea guilty -Speeding
sentenced J yrs.. Dnving while
license revoked sentenced 1!
>rv Sentence suspended and
detendant placed on probation
for live years.
State vs. Kenneth H (Irani
Abandonment N non support
State takes a nol pros with
leave
City Police
Arrest Five
Over We e k e n d
Murphy Police Chief Pete
Ftalcup reported a quite
weekend for the city police
Stalcup said that five arrest
were made by the department
from Friday to Sunday
Three persons were arrested
for public drunkeness, one was
arrested for non-support and
one was arrested for dnving
under the influence
Murphy Fire
Depa rtm en t
Answers Call
X home in east Murphy
ow ned by V\ ill Rogers and
occupied by Lionel McMahan
was almost completely
destroyed by fire at
approximately 12:00 Tuesday
night,
I h e Murphy Fire
Department answered the
alarm.
McMahan escaped the fire
wnhout injury.
Man vi harles . >? ? i.al 1
L >It Driving under the
influemr Appeal withdrawn
Det complied w 11 f i Distrnt
i ourt Judgment
Matt- vs Brow 2s < aid-a t*.|
Driving undt-r the irilluenct
Continued until November i
LH'dl
St alt' vs Lveretl V t > \ I * - -
Driving undt-r the influence
Appeal withdrawn Defendant
complied with District Court
ju dgment
Stale vs. frank C (ireern
Driving under the influence
Appeal withdrawn to complv
with District Court judgment
State vs. John Henrv
I hontpson Driving under the
influence Continued until
next session
State vs. Newell Led lord
-Driving while license revoked
The defendant is called and
failed Judgment m sj sci fa and
capias
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Continued on page 9
Many Farmers Assisted By
ASCS Garden Program
The Cherokee Counts AM'
Committee approved cost
sharing for more home gardens
than any other county in the
state This Committee consists
of Koy J Wilson, Peachtree.
Ernest Cook, Marble, and Don
Taylor of Hiawassee Dam
This practice included
fertilizer, lime, seed, a sprayer
and spraying equipment to be
used by low income farmers on
their family gardens.
The income level of the
farmers that received the
practice is as follows:
No of Farmers Income of
family
89 OtoSlOOO.OO
371 1000.00 to 2000.00
194 2000.00 to 3000.00
119 3000.00 to 4000,00
39 4000.00 and over
460 or nearly 60 pier cent of
'4ILL kAli*? Jf >m ^
Kit- t am i tar*i 11 u*^ had an
income t'1 less lhan il i
per s car
I he\ were old people,
widows. disabled people,
people with large families and
small salaries, underemplov cd
people and families that have a
pretty good income but usually
high expenses due to sickness.
According to Bass I" Hyatt.
Jr the gardens were checked
h\ ASf S Personnel and with
the exception of very few, the
gardens were verv productive
Hyatt said that the diets of
the low income families in
Cherokee County wen greatly
improved bv the program and
that the A S C County
Committee is now In the
process of requesting funds for
the coming year to finance the
garden program
Garden Practice
Helen Gibson. loeal ASCS employee stands in front
of the ASCS office bulletin board displaying the Garden
Practice. The Cherokee County ASC Committee
approved more cost sharing gardens than any other
countv in the state.
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