The Cherokee Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 80 _ Number 9 - Murphy, North Carolina, 28906 ? Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina ? THURSDAY?September 18, 1969
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EDITORIAL PAGE 4
SPORTS PAGE 5
SOCIETY PAGE 6
CLASSIFIED PAGE 13
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A tip of our Scoutlet hat
pes this week to Benny Scott
'ho has made the Freshman
aotball team at West Point
icadamy. Benny, son of Mr.
nd Mrs. Ben Scott of Murphy,
ras an outstanding 'Bulldog' at
lurphy High. It takes a lot of
ard work to get to West Point
nd a lot of desire to make
heir football team.
Congratulation Benny for a job
reil done.
-J
Don't forget the pot luck
upper scheduled at the John
!. Campbell Folk School this
aturday night, 6 p.m.
ollowed by folk dancing at 8.
'ou might have to bring a bean
ir two but III bet it will be
forth it.
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We understand that a friend
alking to a Judge said: "I see
ou're drinking coffee, Judge.
Md you ever try gin and ginger
le?" Judge: "No, but I've
ried several fellows who
lave." How about that!
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Now here's a goodie for
rou. The United Methodist
fouth are sponsoring a baby
itting program and if you
rould like a baby sitter any
light of the week, call Patrice
law kins at 837-2891 and she
rill place a responsible
nember for the job. (How
we ?t it is!)
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"Uncle Sam" really lived,
[le was born in 1766 in
\riington, Mass., christened
nuel Wilson, and grew up to
come a business man. During
he War of 1812, when he was
filing meat to the army,
iomeone asked a
pightwatchman on Wilson's
oading dock what the initials
LIS, stamped on the barrels of
leef, meant. "Uncle Sam,"
leported the impatient
Watchman, "He's feeding the
1 ny."
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Now here this ?all people
|n the Sweetwater area are
ged to attend the community
neeting to be held at the
[Sweetwater Methodist Church,
Thursday, 7 p.m. We
derstand that long range
ans for community action
Mil be discussed.
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It's what's happening - A
aid gentleman was upset at
Ihe dress of some young people
bn the street. "Just look at
lhat one," he barked to the
pystander, "is it a boy or a
firi?" "It's a girl. She's my
paughter." "Oh, forgive me,
nadame," apologized the
entleman, "I didn't know you
were her mother." "I'm not,"
napped the bystander, I'm her
ather."
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The Jackson-Swain Cancer
Clinic meets every Friday at
Ihe C. J. Harris Community
Jospital in Sylva. Registration
>egins at 8 a.m. and continues
until 10 a.m. The clinic closes
pt noon or when all registered
patients are seen. The
ninations are given without
et and are available to all
_ dless of area. Don't sell
yourself short, it pays to have a
[checkup.
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Don't forget that Tom L.
illonee, 11th congressional
tistrict assistant to
ongressman Roy A. Taylor,
will be at the Murphy Town
"ill Friday, from 11 a.m. 'till
on. If you're concerned
out the low lake level, better
> him.
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Former Alabama Gov.
iJames E. "Big Jim" Folsom has
I announced that he will seek
?another term in the governor's
Ichair. "Big Jim" says he needs
Ithe job because "I have foui
I children In college, others ir
?high school, a past-du<
[mortgage, and overdrawn bank
?account and a pregnant wife.'
Iwbee, and I thought 1 hat
? troubles, this guy really needs i
I job
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Last and by no means least
| the Speech and Drama Club o
| Murphy High will sponsor a ca
| Wash at the Murphy Texaci
| Station from 9 to 5 thl
Saturday. Let's hope it don'
In. (A terrible thought)
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TODAY'S THOUGHT: "Al
is necessary for evil t<
in the world is fo
good men to d<
(Edmund Burki
> Philosopher)
Savings & loan
To Open Monday
The Cherokee Savings and
Loan Association will open its
door Monday according to
President Walter Puett.
Manager Billy Carringer has
completed his training program
in Waynesville and will open
the office which is located in
the Hotel Regal Building in he
area formerly occupied by the
House of Fashion.
Puett stated that the
purpose of the association is to
help the people not only of
Cherokee County but the
citizens of Clay and Graham
Counties North Carolina and
the North Georgia and East
Tennessee area who want to
acquire home ownership and
home improvements with long
term direct reduction loans and
to afford a safe place for
individuals to invest their
money in insured savings
accounts so that the savings
dollar may be put to use
locally to improve the area.
Engineers
Help Sought
Peter J. McKeon, planning
committee vice-chairman of
the Murphy Hospital
Authority, announced today
that help of engineers of local
industries is now being sought
to plan revamping and
remodling present medical
facilities in Murphy.
During the coming weeks
these engineers wll study
present hospital conditions and
report to the Murphy
Authority their recommended
changes for remodeling and a
projected cost.
"This is the first step of the
Hospital Authority's planned
program to up-grade our
medical facilities since the City
Council approved the
Authority to act as seperate
cooperation," Mr. McKeon
said.
According to their planned
program, Murphy Hospital
Authority, Inc., plans to merge
the facilities of the now closed
Murphy General Hospital and
the Providence Hospital.
Plans call for remodeling the
General Hospital building,
converting it into doctors
suites and administration
offices. This move will allow 8
to 10 additional long term care
beds at the Providence Hospital
facility.
Remodeling and upgrading
the facilities at the Providence
building is also in the
authorities plans.
Dr. C. O. Van Gorder
Dr. Va> Gorder
Gets Appoietment
The appointment of a
Cherokee County physician to
membership on an important
public service committee of the
State Medical Society was
announced today by Dr. Edgar
T. Beddingfield, Jr., of Wilson
and Stantonsburg.
Dr. C.O. Van Gorder of
Valley River Clinic in Andrews
was named to membership on
the Committee on Hospital and
Professional Relations and
Liaison with the North
Carolina Hospital Association.
In an effort to improve
patient care, one objective of
the committee is to review the
relationships between
physicians and hospitals and
make recommendations as
appropriate for improvement
of such relationships.
Drying Up'
Lake Hiwassee is on its way to drying up as TVA
begins the fall pull down of the area lakes. Boat
owners will now have to carry gasoline to their boats
as the gas pump at Elmo's Boat Dock has settled to
the ground. They could risk having their boats
grounded if a weather eye is not kept on the lake
level. Lake Hiwassee has not been at full level during
the entire boating season.
SPEAKING AT AIRPORT DEDICATION
Rep. Taylor Solidly Behind Air Legislation
FRANKLIN - U.S. Rep.
Roy A. Taylor, speaking here
Sunday at the dedication of
the new Franklin Airport, said
he is solidly behind legislation
now before Conpsto rescue
the nation's congested air
facilities.
Citing the new Franklin
facility as an example of what
must be done by hundreds of
other communities, the 11th
District Congressman said "the
job of improving and
expanding airports and making
them safer cannot be done
without mammoth federal
assistance which is not possible
unless new sources of revenue
are realized."
The Black Mountain
Congressman said he was giving
"strong support" to the
Administration-proposed
legislation to establish a trust
fund, similar to that used for
highway construction, to pay
for construction and expansion
of airports and air traffic
facilities.
"The growth of aviation
must be tied to the willingness
of those who fly to pay their
fair share of the cost of the
supporting facilities,' he said.
The legislation now under
consideration, he said, will
bring a more effective
partnership between federal,
state and local units of
government in the pursuit of
aviation progress.
"For years I have been
advocating a program of this
type, and the Administration
has now proposed such
legislation to Congress and it is
my intention to give it strong
support," he said.
Franklin's newly completed
3800-foot runway plus hangar
Mission Accomplished
By Sfc. O. J. Jones
The Third Special Forces
group departs for Fort Bragg,
N. C., after what was termed a
"sucessful but short field
training exercise".
During the training the third
special forces put a split "A"
team into the forest of the
Nantahala Mountains. The
team was "infiltrated" into
"Enemy" territory. The
mission (simulated) was to
destory the power producing
capabilities of that area. This
team was to complete it's
mission in just five short days
and then be "ex-filtrated". All
equipment and "explosives"
(simulated) must be carried on
the backs of the six "Green
Berets".
Since the area the team
entered was controlled by an
enemy force the pursuit would
be fierce so the whole
operation must be conducted
with the utmost secrecy.
A special forces "A" team
consists of twelve team
members. For this operation
the Third Special Forces Group
used a split team concept
which does not weaken the
operational capabilities of the
"A" team.
The teams were made up of
a team leader who is a Captain,
an Executive Officer, who is a
1st Lieutenant, the Team
Sergeant, who is a Master
Sergeant, the light weapons
man, who is a Sergeant First
Class, the heavy weapons man,
who is a Sergeant First Class,
the Medical Specialist, who is a
Sergeant. Also on the team
are the operation and
intelligence NCO, who is a
Sergeant First Class, the
Medical Specialist who is a
Specialists Fifth Class, the
demolitionist supervisor, who
is an Staff Sergeant, the
demolitionists specialistS^who
is a Specialists Fifth Class.
West Liberty, Western N. C.
Merge Into Truett Association
The West Liberty and
Western North Carolina
association, meeting in joint
session Aug. 5-6, voted
unanimously to merge into
what will be known as the
Truett Association.
The action takes effect on
the first day of next year's
associational meeting.
Associations! leaders
emphasized that the new name
honors all members of the
Truett family who have
ministered in the area, not just
the most famous one, the late
George W. Truett who was
bom near HayesvtUc.
These same leaders
expressed gratitude for the
splendid spirit which marked
the merger. The Western North
Carolina Association has 5,289
members in 51 churches while
the West Liberty Association
has 1,532 members in 28
churches.
Fred Lunsford who has
been serring as missionary in
both associations will continue
in the same capacity in the new
Truett Association. J. W.
Bargiol, pastor at the Truett
Memorial Church at HayesviUe,
is the new moderator while BDI
Smith, pastor at the Ranger
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and business office yet to be
constructed are being financed
through a joint
federal-state-local effort.
Macon County leaders spent
over four years and endured
numerous set-backs in their
sustained effort to build the
facility.
"A less resolute people
would have given up,"
observed Rep. Taylor, whose
office was a frequent
participant in negotiations with
the Federal Aviation
Administration and others to
secure necessary funding to
supplement local bonds.
"Macon County is going
places and this airport will help
you get there," he said, noting
that "all surveys show that an
airport is a strong factor in
attracting new industries and in
retaining and expanding
existing industries."
Color TV Viewers:
Sit Six Feet Back
WASHINGTON - The
Federal Trade Commission
joined the Public Health
Service Friday in cautioning
color television viewers to sit
no closer than 6 to 10 feet
from their sets because of
possible radiation emission.
The FTC said a staff check
of radiation danger in response
to expressions of concern from
consumers and Congress
concluded science does not
know in the past and
emphasized its what effects, if
any, low radiation doses may
have on the body over long
periods of exposure.
In issuing its
recommendations; the FTC
went no further than the
health service has done in the
past and emphasized its
primary role will be to keep in
touch with scientific
developments.
At the appropriate time,
steps will be taken to assure
safety to consumers, it added.
Meanwhile the FTC said it is
joining the health service in
recommending that viewers
stay well away from their sets
and avoid exposure to the sides
and rear of a television in
operation.
It said color sets should be
serviced only by competent
personnel who should adhere
carefully to the manufacturer's
recommended voltage for
picture tubes in order to
reduce the chance of X-ray
emissions.
North Carolina Changes
School Bus Stop' Law
North Carolina motorists
were advised today that state
law requiring drivers to
exercise extreme caution in the
presence of school buses was
strengthened by the 1969
General Assembly to require
additional caution during the
school year just begun.
The primary change in the
law will require motorists to
stop at the first visual
indication that a school bus is
in the process of stopping to
discharge or receive passengers.
In the past, the law had
specified that vehicles
approaching or following a
school bus must stop when the
bus is "stopped" and in the
process of receiving or
discharging passengers.
The new alteration in the
law expands the regulation to
require that motorists stop "at
any time while such bus is
displaying its mechanical stop
signal."
The new regulation is being
interpreted to mean that even
though the school bus may be
in motion, either stopping or
starting, it cannot be pined In
either direction as long at the
mechanical stop signal is
displayed. School bus driven
are being instructed to use the
mechanical signal with
discretion and only when
definitely stopping to receive
or discharge passengers.
Police Blotter
The Murphy City Police
Department reported six
arrests for the seven day period
ending Tuesday.
Four arrests were made for
public drunkeness, one driving
under the influence and one
warrent issued for assualt on a
female.
PATROL REPORT
Troop F, District 6 of the
North Carolina Highway Patrol
patrolled 2,869 miles in
Cherokee, Clay and Graham
Counties and Investigated three
accidents, 2 In Cherokee and
one in Graham.
They charged six with
drunk driving, 10 with
speeding, 10 with other
riolations and 11
non-hazardous
Bank Of Franklin, First
Union Merger Announced
A merger between The Bank
of Franklin, North Carolina
and First Union National Bank,
effective September 16, was
jointly announced recently by
Frank Duncan, President at
Franklin, H.W. Cabe, exective
Vice-President at Franklin and
C.C. Cameron, President and
Chairman of the Board of
FUNB.
The Bank of Franklin, with
total resources exceeding $12
million, has about 25
employees and an office in
Murphy, N.C. First Union with
total resources in excess of
$1,006,648,786, is the third
largest bank in the state with
more than 2,000 employees.
First Union has a land
option on Peachtree Street in
Murphy to build a permanent
branch to replace the present
drive-in trailer unit where
Henry Simmons will remain
branch manager.
Officers at the new First
Union National in Franklin are
H.W. Cabe, city executive and
executive Vice President;
Frank B. Duncan,
Vice-President; B.J. Corbin,
assistant Vice-President and
Hugh Dowdle, Bank Systems
Officer.
C.C.Cameron called the
merger, "Another opportunity
to offer the people of North
Carolina quality, complete
Banking services."
Prank B. Duncan stated that
the employees and the local
board of directors are pleased
to be associated with this fine
banking system. Many services
will be available to our
customers that The Bank of
Franklin has been unable to
offer in the past. As Murphy
and Cherokee County continue
to grow, we feel that First
Union National Bank of North
Carolina, being a full-service
banking system, will play an
important roll in the
development and growth of
Murphy and Cherokee County.
GUY PADGET TO REPORT
Scout-Progress Opens
News Bureau In Clay
Hiawassee
Calf Sale Set
For Monday
The Upper Hi
Feeder Calf Sale will be held at
8:00 p.m. Monday, September
29, at the Murphy Livestock
Yard. The yard has announced
that there will not be a regular
sale on this date.
Farmers entering calves in
the sale are urged to have their
animals on the yard as early as
possible to avoid delay in
unloading. All calves must be
in the barn or on the yard by
4:00 p.m. Monday, September
29.
No calves will be accepted
at the sale unless they are
consigned. Anyone wishing to
make consignement to the sale
should contact the County
Agricultural Extension Office
on or before the September 22
deadline.
Calves will be grouped and
sold in large lots by weight and
grade. State graders, who will
assist with the sale, report that
several mid western buyers arc
expected at the sale.
J. Guy Padgett
Beginning Monday, The
Cherokee Scout and Clay
County Progress will officially
have someone locally to report
Clay County news to the
newspaper.
J. Guy Padgett, former
owner and published of the
Clay County news and the Clay
Progress, has agreed to report
Clay news which includes court
reports, city council meetings
and county commissioners
meeting. He will also write a
weekly column.
"We are pleased to extend
this news service to the people
of Clay County," published
Jack Owens said, "and we are
very pleased to obtain the
services of Mr. Padgett. The
people certainly deserve better
news coverage and we hope
they will use this service to its
fullest"
Padgett retired from the
postal service February of this
year after 41 years service. He
attended courses in Real Estate
Brokerage in Asheville during
the past summer and was
recently licensed as a Real
Estate Broker. He will now
divide his time between his
brokerage business and
reporting for the
Scout-Progress.
A 1923 Hayesville High
graduate, he is a graduate of
Young Harris College and
graduated Draughton's
Business College. He has served
as principal of Hayesville
Elementary School,
bookkeeper of Winston Salem
Bank, City Postman,
Rutherfordton, N.C. and Rural
Letter Carrier, Rt. I, Hayesville
from 1931-69.
Padgett is a member of the
First Methodist Church,
Hayesville, having served on
the Administrative Board,
Charter member of the Clay
County Lions Club, a Mason,
Past Master of Clay Lodge 301,
now in his fourth year as
secretary, and was
correspondent for the Asheville
Citizen during the 30's and
40's.
He was Chairman of the
Historical Committee that
prepared a brief history of Clay
County as a contribution to
the centennial celebration in
1961. He has just written a
history,"100 Years With Clay
Lodge No. 301, A.F. & A.M."
that wBl be off the press about
October L
Padgett resides with his
wife, the former Lucille Yount.
They have four children and 16
grand-children.
Students Take
State Exams
The graduates of Tri-County
Technical Cosmotoiogy went
to Raleigh Tuesday to take
their State Board Examinations
on Wednesday.
Each student took her own
model to demonstrate her
abilities.
The instructor, Mrs. Azalee
Birchfield accompanied the
group on a chartered bus.
The group returned late
Wednesday night.
Acrobatic Ace To Perform
One of the world's top acrobatic
pilots will be among the head liners
performing in the air show to be held at
the Andrews - Murphy Airport on
Sunday, October 5. He is Beverly
(Bevo) Howard, who leaned to fly as a
teenaeer and wait on to can turn six
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national and
flying championship*. "Hie
showman win perform fa his :
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