Germans Tour ACI Plants
I American Components, Incorporated plants at
Hayesville and Robbinsville were recently visited by
personnel from Germany who will operate a plant in
Berlin. Pictured left to righ are Wayne Wright,
director of ACI operations; Dr. Werner Wendrich,
technical director for the German plant; Tom Day,
Hayesville, vice president of Citizens Bank and Trust;
Charles Wellard, ACI president; Dieter Platow,
managing director for the German plant. Day,
"instrumental in assisting ACI in the Hayesville
community" according to Wellard, joined the group
for a luncheon in honor of the Germans. The Berlin
plant is expected to be in full operation early in
1970.
ockery Withdraws His Petition,
ay Take Case To Federal Court
Noah Dockery, sentenced to
^imprisonment here in 1953
' the shotgun slaying of
lerokee County Sheriff
ink Crawford, this week in
perior Court withdrew his
uest for a new trial or
m.
Interviewed in his cell in the
unty jail afterwards,
?kery said, "I'm going to
te it to another court, may
to federal court. I'm not
ing to give up - it's going to
settled."
His petition, handwritten on
ate Department of
tions prison stationery,
first set to be heard here in
he says, It was then put
on a technicality, he says,
til July. Then it was delayed
tin and set for this week.
Solicitor Marcellus
Buchanan of Sylva argued this
week that if a hearing was to
be held, the state should call
some witnesses. One of the
witnesses who testified against
Dockery is supposedly in
Europe and another important
figure would be Thad Bryson,
who was the solicitor who
prosecuted the case in 1953
and is now an active Superior
Court judge.
It would take time to bring
in the witnesses and for
Dockery it was the last straw.
Despite the advice of his
court-appointed attorney, L.L.
Mason, and the legal
ammunition in his petition,
considered strong by many
courtroom observers, he
withdrew the petition.
"I figured I wasn't going to
get justice in this court so I just
withdrew it," Dockery said.
He said prison camp
libraries contain material on
law and legal rights and he has
studied them in his free time.
"When I got in this trouble, I
didn't know anything but now
1 know a lot about the law."
The legal points he raises in
seeking a new trial have been
ruled on recently by appeals
courts, overturning a number
of convicitions.
He daims his rights were
violated in that he was
questioned in 1953 by law
enforcement officers without
an attorney being present, he
says the sheriff entered his
house without a search warrant
and he says he pleaded guilty
because he was afraid to risk
the death sentence in a trial.
Dockery was originally sent
to Central Prison in Raleigh
but is now serving his life
sentence at a road camp near
Asheboro in Randolph County.
He says he has served 17 years
in prison and caused no
trouble.
"I walked off twice but I
came back on my own both
times," he said.
lownson Funeral Homes
WALTER GIBSON
Services for Walter Gibson,
, of Rt. 4, who died
?dnesday, Oct. 29, were held
2 p.m. Saturday in Rogers
apel Baptist Church.
The Rev. Oscar Winkler and
! Rev. A.L. Smith officiated,
ras in the church
iry. Grandsons were
Ibearers.
Mr. Gibson, a native of
erokee County had worked
' 36 years as a section
eman with Louisville and
ishville Railroad before
tiring. He was a member of
uth End Baptist Church.
Surviving are the widow,
a. Margaret Carter Gibson;
ice daughters, Mrs. Coidie
msey, Mrs. Ruby Harris and
is. Ruth Ray, all of Murphy;
on, Glenn Gibson of Newell,
I.; two brothers, the Rev.
reodore Gibson of
omasville, Ga.; a sister, Mrs.
iey Stiles of Murphy; 14
ndchildren and several
great-grandchildren.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
JOHN W. CLAYTON
BRASSTOWN - John
William Clayton, 89, of
Brasstown, died Monday
morning, Nov. 3, in a Murphy
hospital after a long illness.
He was a native of Gilmer
County, Ga. and moved to
Brasstown at any early age. He
was better known as Uncle Bill.
Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. B.L. Scott of Murphy;
three sons, J.D. of Brasstown,
Opie of Miami, Fla. and Kermit
Clayton of Lakeland, Fla; 10
grandchildren and a
greatgrandchild.
Services were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday in Little Brasstown
Baptist Church, of which he
was a member and a deacon for
the past 50 years.
The Rev. Carl Ashley and
the Rev. Fred Lunsford
officiated. Burial was in the
church cemetery.
Pallbearers were Marion, Joe
and Sam Myers, Earl Adams,
Barnard McMahan and Charles
Hedden.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
PEARLIE PHILLIPS
Pearlie V. Phillips, 72, of
Route 3 WaynesriUe, died at
9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 28 in
a local hospital after a brief
illness.
He was a native of Graham
County, a veteran of World
War I and a retired carpenter.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Blanche Allen Phillips; a
daughter, Mrs. Dwight Hall of
Waynesville Rte. 3; six sisters,
Mrs. Hariey West of Murphy
and Mrs. Dixie Colvard, Mrs.
Iva Lee Dula, Mrs. Vina Ayers,
Mrs. Margie May and Mrs.
Myrtle Waldroup, all of
Robbinsville, two brothers,
Rufu s of Robbinsville and
Marshall Phillips of Kentucky;
and two grandchildren.
Services were held at 2:30
p.m. Thursday in the chapel of
Garrett Funeral Home.
The Rev. Ray Justice and
the Rev. Thomas Erwin will
officiate. Burial was in
Ratdiffe Cove Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Lem
Leopard, Donald Dean Smith,
Bill Freeman, Lucius and
Avery Allen and Paul, Howard
and Howell Bryson.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
CLARENCE N. ADAMS
Clarence Nell Adams, 64, of
Kannapolis, formerly of
Marble, died there Monday
Oct. 27, after a long illness.
Surviving are the Widow,
Mrs. Gertrude Adams; the
step-mother, Mrs. Crecy Adams
of Andrews; two sisters, Mrs.
Mat tie Auberry of Social
Circle, Ga., and Mrs. Norris
Dillatd of Kannapolic; two
brothers Rollin of Kannapolis
and John Q. Adams of
Andrews.
Graveside services were
conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday
in Moss Cemetery by the Rev.
Waymond Lunsford.
Townson Funeral Home was
in charge of arrangements.
HOPE
that strengthens
is emphasized in our
inspiring memorial
service. We seek to
comfort the bereaved
by reminding them of
the eternal truths of
their faith through our
tribute to the memory
of the departed.
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Juries Hike
Land Prices
For SHC
The State Highway
Commission went to civil court
here the past weeks of October
20 and 27 and had to pay
higher prices for land taken
than it had originally offered.
The two weeks of court,
presided over by Judge Lacy
Thorneburg and Judge W. K.
McLean, were especially for
hearing land condemnation
cases growing out of the
four-laning of US-64 between
Murphy and the Tennessee
line.
In every case, juries thought
the highway commission was
trying to buy land too cheap
and awarded greater sums to
the landowners.
The two outstanding cases
involved Belvie McDonald and
Marivin Thompson.
In the McDonald case, the
highway commission had
offered $4,500 and the jury
found for the landowner in the
amount of $20,000.
In the Thompson case, the
property included four units of
a motel lost to the new
highway project. The SHC had
originally offered Thompson
$7,200; the jury ruled that the
SHC must give him $16,500
for his property.
Other landowners were:
Carmen Haney, Emory Shields
and the trustees of Temple
Baptist Church, Dewey
Anderson, Lewis King, Emory
Stewart, Eugene Arp and Jesse
Haney.
Special Services
A converted Moslem from
Trinidad, the Rev. David
Rehamut, will be the special
speaker for services Saturday
night and Sunday at the
Peach tree Church of God. The
pastor, the Rev. Ronald
Martin, invites the publi to
attend. The services Saturday
night and Sunday night will
start at 7:30; the Sunday
morning service will be at 10
o'clock.
Creason Gets
Nod For Roof
In a special meeting Monday
night at the courthouse, tha
Cherokee County Board ol
education awarded a contract
for repair of a roof at Hiwassee
Dam School to Creason Sheet
Metal and Roofing of Andrews.
The county school board
had examined bids in a meeting
in October and at that time,
the lowest bidder was Neal
Matheson of Andrews at
$8,324 for a bonded job.
Matheson, who operates
Andrews Builders Supply Co.,
recently found out that his
own bonding for performing
such work had expired,
Superintendent John Jordan
said, and it would take several
weeks to get another bond.
FORD BRUCE WEST,
son of Mrs. Evelyn Ford
West of Marble, has been
named to the 1969 edition
of "Who's Who among
Students in American
Universities and Colleges."
A senior biology major, at
Mars Hill College, West is
active in campus and
student life. He is a
member of the college's
football team.
He was one of 22
udents at Mars Hill
selected as being among
the county's top student
leaders.
ii was leu inai me jou
should be done before winter,
Jordan said, and Matheson
asked to be released.
William C reason, who
recently repaired the roof on
the gym at Hiwassee Dam, was
then awarded the job for
%9,075, the roof to be backed
by a bond for 20 years. He was
instructed to begin
immediately.
The Cherokee County
commissioners approved
Creason and the amount to be
spent on the job in their
meeting Monday morning.
Gray Gets
24 Years
An Andrews man was
sentenced to 24 years in prison
this week in Superior Court
here on a murder charge.
Floyd Gray, 46, pleaded
guilty to second degree murder
in the slaying on Sept. 3 of
Tabby Moore. Presiding Judge
W.K. McLean pronounced the
sentence.
Andrews Chief of Police
Milton Mashburn said Moore
was shot with a 12-gauge
shotgun as he worked in an uto
body shop in Andrews. The
load struck him in the chest
and stomach and he died en
route to a hospital, according
to an officer.
Cystic Fibrosis
Drive Under Way
The Cystic Fibrosis Fall
Campaign is presently under
way in Cherokee County, with
Mrs. Robert Bruce of Murphy
as fund-raising chairman.
Mrs. Bruce is being assisted
by Mrs. Miriam Moore of
Murphy in the campaign.
Funds will be used for
cystic fibrosis research at Duke
Medical Center and other
research laboratories across the
nation.
Soldier Wants Clothes
For Vietnamese Children
A soldier from Murphy now stationed in Vietnam wants
clothes for Christmas for Vietnamese children.
Sgt. Maynard Mills, who has a deep feeling for the Vietnamese
and their problems, is now in his third tour of duty. He is
stationed near Saigon and aye he wants nothing for Christmas
himself, just send all the clothes you can for Vietnamese children.
Sgt. Mills, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Mills, ays any Mm for
boys or girls can be used. The clothing should be shipped from
here by November 15.
To give clothing, contact Mrs. B. E. Mills, Route 3, Murphy.
Murphy Halloweeen Winners
The candidates from the seventh and eighth grades Kenny Hall, eighth grade, left, was runner-up for King
won out in the Murphy PTA's Halloween Carnival and Janice Owens, seventh grade, was runner-up for
King and Queen contest on Thursday night of last Queen. The carnival made SI,041 according to PTA
week. The King was Billy Adams, a seventh grader, officers,
and the Queen was eighth grader Karen Morris.
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