12 PAGES The Cherokee Scout and Clay County Progress Volume 80 IXumbrr 31 Murphy. North Carolina. 28906 Second Class Kmi m! \ urphy fourth L .ir i ii in.i 1 hurvltiy F fbrujry 19. 1*1/0 15c Per Copy 200 Attend Convention Cherokee County Republicans Elect Officers GOP Officers Leonard Ramsey. standing. was { '..mrthouse lh>n Kanix-v. -sealed Jelt, elected chairman of the Cherokee ( I*? rk of Court, was riti'trd as >e? retary County Republican Party m the eounty and Mrs. Nell W hit*- was re * - C-o t * ?< i as convention held Saturday ciynt at the vice-chairman i Stall Ph<>t<o School Plans Presented 1 h tj r o k v e h (iii I Superintendent John Jordan presented plan?. tar finishing the Inner iloar of the so-called "Hound Building" Monday night at a meeting of the Cherokee Board of Kducation 1 he Building, a new. addition to Murph\ High School. has an unfinished basement and Jordan displa\ed plans by the Uavnesvillc architects h i > and l ee for completion I he plans will haw to be approved by state officials m Kaleigh, Jordan noted, before the job can be put up for bids No problems in approval are expected I he money. he said, will come from the Cherokee share ot the loot state bond funds. There is enough monev left to Lower Tax Rate Seen In Clay Most of the taxpayers of Clay County realize that a re-evaluation of all real estate in the county was made during 1969 Those figures will become effective in calculating the 1970 taxes Based on 60' of actual value the taxable valuation of real estate is tentatively set up at S9.966.321 as compared to $7,551,152 for 1969. Neither of these figures include value of personal property The rate for 1969 was SI 70 per SI00 The rate for this year has not been set yet. but according to A F Padgett, Chairman of the County Board of Commissioners, it should be a little lower The new rate cannot be set until all the listings of personal property can be figured into the total assessed valuations and the budget worked up so the commissioners can know just how much money will be required to meet all expenses plus making substantial payments on indebtedness finish the buildup. Jordan said, the completion to oust o me A h ere I n t h e neighborhood of solMMHl I he building ivirrentk represents ail mu'stmenl id' M JbJ11 I he plans call lor <1\ elassrooms around the circular wall and restrooms in the center section Jordan pointed out that completion of the building w ill ease crowding at the high m houl. with classes presently being held both in the gvmnasium and the cafeteria In other business, the Hoard ? d Kducation Instructed Jordan to check with a lawyer and make preparations to -a-ll two old buildings on the Murphy Klementarv campus now hemp used b\ Leu Strauss f. Co . to he vacated soon when Levi operations move into the new plant here Voted to aeeepl the bids ot ( oleman I rucking and heeding Co and Purser k uel Co to haul i oals to thi schools. Purser te haul to Andrews and Marhlt and Coleman to Handle the other schools Voted to have the hoard ol education hooks audited h\ Crissette and heath. ar accounting firm of Lenoir IKciM Hospital Benefit Josh Grider, former All American at Tennessee Stab will lead the Fabulous Magicians into action at th Murphy High gym on March 2. The game is sponsorei by the Murphy Jaycees and all proceeds will go to th Murphy Hospital Authority's drive for funds to renovat Providence Hospital The Jaycees will field a team o All-Stars to play against the Magicians. IU V\ ;il 1 v Wit st.lit Unti i L h t it. erok 11 v . .'i.i: i: . Republican Pari \ held Us convention a I t.'.t I oyrthuus* on Saiurda\ nigh! arid ejected oftlltTS I he selei lion .'t i andidates fur cuiniH officers. ho'.scser ?a as riot made a nil the comention a as recessed until a later date tor this. probabh to be sometirnt m Ma\ I ht* 1 i precincts had named 9 2 delegates 'o part inpate n the countv convention In all about '21HJ people attended Leonard Kamsev . a Murphv grocer. was selected a^- the rievs i '.airman ? >! I fir * \ H t-publu an ParI\ n plat ? ?. VS. Kail 11 if.3 \in! r? Kail (on*. 111 'It'll hi Ian !. r.i chairman "uiin: '?? Murph\ sjru t- r. ? a!ra.; . 1 ucaU'il a:i<1 m imb ha .. ?.???? i arru'd .. n i fn-ri Mrs Ni-JI hit* "1 Mur;?l.\ a a- Tv I'lt-I tial !'. ? thr ["'-.1 ?.li t i hairman ami < U rr. i 'Hirl Dun Kaj;.si-\ a.r M'lrrU'd as st*tTflar\ ri-plai i:u Mrs Kuh> Milts Ml thm* "llu t-rs will st-rvv t'a n \ r.ir '.i-riris and alt thrrc arm flt'i U-d t>v ai i laniati' ?:i l In < ' ? ii v 4? r111< >ri at i t-pliri^ ifu * liuui" of a Humiliations jri.-up naim-d bs. tlu- t>P I ouri! \ Desk Officer Assumes Duty 1 h e Murphy Polite Department. hit recently h> complaints that its small downtown office and telephone is often left unmanned, has hired a fulltune desk officer Chief Pete Stalcup said Officer Wayne Wilson assumed night duty this week and will function as a combination desk officer and radio dispatcher He will not be assigned to any duty outside the office, Chief Stalcup said, and will be at the police station from H p in. until 1 a m five nights a w eek Wilson, a former Murphy Policeman, suffered a broken hip while trout fishing alone in June of 1968 and had to leave the force He had worked as the parking meter officer He will be on duty on the five nights which are most busy for town police officers. Thursday through Monday Wilson bnngs the force to seven fulltime officers, plus a student officer Chief Stalcup said the police telephone will continue to be answered during regular daylight working hours either by the officers on duty or by a hook up with the Town Hall, where town employes can contact the police car by radio SHC Calling For Bids On Highways K A LP ICH The North Carolina Mate Highway Commission has announced that it is calling for 36 bids in February, totaling 1.033 97 miles of road work in 15 counties 27 of '.he projects deal with surfacing and resurfacing. This accounts for the large milage in this letting I he bids were called for during the first week of February and opened to determine the low bidders three weeks later The projects include Cherokee. Macon, and Swam Counties-4 3.15 miles of resurfacing on two sections of C S. 19 and 129 and N C 28 (Parti and eight sections of secondary road using bituminous concrete surface Whitener Held In Jail The Cherokee County Sherriff's Department reports that Uillard Whitener. 21. gave himself up at the Cherokee Countv Jail last Friday He is charged with first degree burglary, a capital offense, and common law robbery Cherokee County Deputv Sheriff Dude Radford says Whitener and his cousin Richard Whitener. .4, who faces identical charges, but has not been arrested yet. broke into their grandmother Molly Whitener s home during the night hours of Jan 16 and robbed her of more than $100. Willard Whitener is being held in the county jail w ithout bond, preliminary hearing set in District Court for March 2. The District Court session this week appointed Herman Edwards as attorney for him w jyru" Wilson TVA Planners To Meet Here On Townlift 1 hi I mi nlift l ommilti r fur t !.?? Peachtree Street improvement project discussed plans in .1 meeting Mondav night a' the Power Hoard Building and scheduled a session with I \ A planner- on March Charlie Johnson lown Clerk, said representatives of the I \ A s Department of Regional Planning will he in Murphv or. the afternoon ut Mondav. March J to make an informal survev of Peachtree Street and will then meet with businessmen and town leaders at 7 .{11 that night at the Power Board Building I he I V \ p I a Iters presented a tentative plan here in mid January. proposing that storefronts he painted and otherwise unproved and that t rees hi planted along Peachtree to beautify the downtown area It wa. explained that Peachtree from the square to the ( herokee Courthouse will be a pilot project and if it is improved a^ planned, 'he I \ A planners will return to help in improving 'hi rest of the downtown business district In the meeting Mondav night. Peachtree merchants discussi-ri a! length the type of trees and where they should be planted [he I \ A planners have recommended planting s \ ea m ores m islands which would protrude in the street and some merchants are against the plan, saving it would cost them too manv valuable parking spaces Those at the meeting discussed the possibilities of planting shade trees on the corners. probably not sycamores, and evergreens in the middle of the block They also discussed putting a low type of shrubbery on the traffic islands at the square rather than trees and installation of all-concrete benches along the sidewalk, rather than wooden benches which would be vulnerable to pocket knives ? ?"In Mm i mii n .' I ? r ? i i.. < f ? an 1 I ? ? - M-. M. * Itrf i.i. ' H ; ?: l.nusr ' .i r 1 *?' l \ ii.i n a \- ir: 1: '? ,ir 1 ! >n r.ir D.ivi-. Murplr. .in! \ rn nil i !ul": r- r. m n vir^il hrpfiaM ::.ii.;\. I ??? j. ?I< if! ::n\ 'A list iti !'? .i. ? ; rt-t i.ihs"!. -alkt-r >thnol. U r 1 a \ipfrt- a s >i.l h A ant I hr < !:i'n '!.<??? |. r ? ? i. alls art- allo v, ro ..'1 irii ..air- at hulh Mir liistn-. I .iti1* Ma'.i t nnvrntion ,iiu1 v.i!Liriia\ rn^hl it ? ? ?is ?: 1 * < Kim ' pn m tvd as flit part v ha- :!.?? past A ;; \ i |j< ru kn i uu lit \ Krputdu ati wrm -aan:> (?? ^<> ;n thr i i ?n \ ntiln >iis i an Cm si. and t Ii * i st a t ! r nr. 11; ^ I mm < hrn? 1.1*t?. a kn 1 far .! In thrrr or ] n.. a i|| L'rt r.?? :: , r and rasl Ir11?roi.nl \ s J 1 ;oirs i hr sariir mrMiod v. as a P p rn s r d ! >r Tin stair ton vt'tiiiuii ! hr dislrn t niimnti'Ki ail! hr in \shrwllr uii A'arrh . a::d Mir stair rnnvrtumn aiU hr on Van.* 2?1 2 I in 'A i'ist 11ri >airm lilt- main mtivrntiun sprrrli ?a as tnadr h\ Matr vnatnr ilermai: "Hull" 'AtM. a ho last tn ?j n t h a n tin i i rrd 1 v>r o;M \ t ? r- ? kr ? ' 11 u r.T \ K r p u ti I 11 a. n i a :? ii ! d a: <? annuumvd l?>r ofhrr it . .. ? rl... . mturmative acc< I h i - .ictmiis in rm- RV.p -es-i-.r. .if the Legislature explaining bi \ide- on e<?ntrm? r-iai Issue He l r I ] C; If: rlc'.jll aboil? ! ht* squabble ?-r I he < hange in methods >>: electing Cherokee i ourily fiji'uiu'vsior.tfs, t!:ree ;o be elected r1 i-. \ car i'ror:, three districts. replacing the present six with Ike present c hairman flaunt 'wo vole- r.? use i!i ease o' a In *' I he hem.m rat gerrymandered m the past -aid "And -<> tin- lit:., the I h r e e district- r 1 gerrymandered in favr <?! t: . Kepublieatis Vie -hould e-ei : two, and may he * hr?. Republic an commissioner "I'm not tint proud "I bill," fie added "I thirh r. a \ they should run on county 'a ide basis He urged those w h" a-mn to countv nffires to make tlieii availability know n and : . ?; ??' t heir feelirigs fie hurt " ' ' I . v are not selected f :? \ tv convent ion in May "A !;.?< - er they pick, let's swallow pride and back then, .ill 'l? way West, w ho some lira - f?1 u 1 his own party and vote- wit the i)em. ?cra!s if ! ? r htnk- i In (TUP i- wnniii. c losed by a-kirm lor support ;r. Ifie election and say ins "If I C" to Raleigh 1 w ul do what i believe i- rich-1 i can? promise \?? i; amnion t ban 1 hat West and other leader- at the convention discussed ih? loose lea* registration -ystein adopted f>\ the- county commissioners and expressed hope that the registration books. open on 1 ue^day . Thursday-and baturday-at the Courthouse. can be taken to the precincts 'Or registration by elderly voter- belore the e I ec 11 o n Tom Mallonee To Visit Here Tom I. Mallonee. 11th . ongressional District Assistant to Congressman Hoy A Taylor. Is now making scheduled visits to the countv seats and other sections of the counties. On Tuesday, Teh 24. he will be at the Town Hall, Andrews, from 9 to 9:30 a.m. at the City Hall. Murphy, from 11 to noon and at the Clay County Courthouse, Hayesville from 3 to 4 #>. M '2ii?Olto* V-r .Jt DRUGS New Lights At Square Mayor < . ?! Moore. rmlii. < h>-i k <>'.?T |*Kt11- a- nurkiiifii I u>--day in-lalled the pi to -upport a new ? r ii 11<- hit lit -y stem .it I hi1 square i 11.? Mali' iliifhwuv ( ommis.-in'i Ha ul. the needed materials ready at M'K.t .lie I ronstrurtiun <>l tin ,-v-ti sii ? iI I'i'UlM m>?>?:. ir.r iiiur >i.i:1 f?? <rl?tiu pol?'\ .1 r<? re.i<i\ I In- :,f\\ >\ -1<? 11i will have 11111?? lights <>!!?? h.r i iii' 11 tra'.Tu lain1 plus : lit'1 turn -annal (or tralti, coming 1 r??i: i iimr untti I'caihtri'i' < SmI'I I'll,il<>) Hospital Fund Drive Entering New Phase ? I'.i M r ph v Hospital \ul ':i?nt\'s drive lor funds lu r? :1. -\.r.4 idem ? Hospital '; infi?? l up the mail on, itat.ov. m i kui of the ai:.p.iion i::is weeh and will ri"'A .ii:rj toward involving ? ii:.i.rut\ .tin! < ivic < lubs m i ai -aug ' Jnds to M H \ began its : ? raisiuu ' rr a i: h an .i! .i-l!i r in iah 1 )< < ember -11!? ? i rtMsi.riT Rill Christv. .iss, vj.ifi i president of a-, n-1 Rank. riported this . ri- :!;a! .1 t..:a: of ms.RT I }.? ' ! 11 >? 11 f '? i ? - i . ? ?? ! i,s a result ol . re Mi i * ? :hi returns was ? ? r i -.an I: \ officials had ? ?. on : ? it and t hrMtv noted : ha* hen rntagi aim . the :vs;...i,m a.' I.am received has ?; /ri a'er !r.out <>f tow n ;ni?p:i I ':a:i 'roir Murphv ' esi: let 11 s I'.ins .-n i>t?ilit! invited \V pro ,. according to ? in \ president -Ja< k Owens V! plans will have T" he a pp r-1a": the North '? a ' ' i v a M ed 11 a 1 ( are ? ? run issii ir'? before a< tual ? ?? h he.;in--. '> added i sr..iifi have a full ' ? .i:." i.-. ri j>i.rt ar.d be able to n . n a : hie bids a* a Hospital \ :I ? ro ?. ::.e?-r r.u . March 3rd at 7 .in a! I he l>t >w er Hoard I ?.. I ri i io. i I w ens said He said I he authority will met: ne\t Mon?:a\ night with rcyn sei'.Hitnes "I Murphv < ivn < I i h s a n ri com ni u n 11 \ dt veloprr.ent ilubs from the s-.rroi. i vd i rig area 1o plan di" 'r r.<: doeir ca n v a ssi n g in some set turns. hake sales and other n'jeans to raise the needed monev ] he coffee meet inn will be held at 7 .it p m ai 1 >riell s Restaurant Owens and Christ \ also reporied I hat the- authority has most of about ?sh.riOO raised from Murph\ businessmen last vear for a hospital survey which was never completed The MHA bank account showed a total of $14,212 this week, including the money left from lasi >ear and the $8,371 raised this year in personal contributions This is still far short of w hat will be required for the renovation. Owens said The ;ob. rich Aili ini ij? 1 ? ? |.i11.: iriu and re-lighting and a new hospital ^'in'ra'.ur. a ill ? nsi ar: estimated i"' I renovation program is designed l" give patients a psychological !iM and also makt tn? Imal hospital mure attractive to doctors the MM \ is mtin. in recruit tor Murphy I host a ho haw donate*: [< ? the drive sir.ir :ht last report a ljn madt are Murphy -iau't'ttcs, \ .1 Me:r:hree. ! :i Hyem, Mr and Mrs .1 ]{<,\ Mushes, (den h t arti heaver. Mr and Mrs P>ob Minor. .U ei! t >arre! ?. Mr and Mrs JiiNff)!: Meirhans. Murphy (larder. < luh. K I. Price. Wa\n? < r>p. Mr and Mrs Mart. I M linger ,1 n?: Mrs Mire 'A an Mavden K r^jMir,. Mr A Mrs Jennings Piemnnms. Mill I hnmasMiri. Mr and Mrs ( har.n- I )ei ker. V/n ( H ( a v?? ? r! 1 r, Mr \ Mrs. K a \ ri' uud Dikeman. I roy Her.ng wife, ^arah (iwforth. Mr \ Mrs. Pie/ Medru k. Mrs Pearlie Moused. H n hard ( aid a ell. Carlton i '?ma r. vam M Johnson. Mrs L.uy Ann Siler Mr A Mrs Kenneth M Davis. Mrs Lmily C Davidson. R i Pipes. Mrs Marry P ( i n 15h? r. Mrs R v Parker. Mr. <\ Mrs. ?) F. (iraws. .Mr \ Mrs. Mbert Craves. Mrs VHma lhorTias. (irant Stiles. Kathrvn Ann I ravers. Cherokee lasiee Frt'c/r, Noel Mout. Society for th* Propagation of the Faith jhK'tsr of Cleveland. Frances K?-'F. Jane H Key nolds. Mr Mrs. Frank Hughes. Mr Mrs Paul Puett. Jr.. hi'orp' Worley . hlizabeth A Bourne, Kttie Hunt Flliott. Mr a. Mrs Albert Holers, Nan 1). Ketner. 'A S Dickey. Mr. & Mrs \lber1 -I Martin. Western Auto Store. Hattie Parker and Lester F loyd Mr Mrs W J Duncan. Bill Darnell. James Mabry. Crady Hair,by. Mr \ Mrs. Charles II Wilson. Robert M. Roth. Ruby Hilt. Loren C ^ Opal Davis. Mrs Hoyl Palmer. Frank Katherme Sudderth. Mr & Mrs Floyd lotherow and ( larem e King Mr Mrs Leonard Ramsey. Mrs Blanche F. Kilpatruk. Donald -Si Joyce Kitchens. Mr <N Mrs. VV Y Coffee Collins ( rain Company of N C . Martha C. Lee. Mrs. \'ano. Wilson. Mr & Mrs. M. M Mr Ley more. Lay & Company. Inc. and Mr. ^ Mrs. ( arter Worlev United Fund Wins Awards Ihe Cherokee County United Fund was scheduled to be honored with two awards Wednesday night for the success of its campaign I he local I nited Fund, which raised $34,155 with a goal of $311,000 last year, was to be recognized at the Sixth Annual Campaign Achievement Celebration, held at the Jefferson Standard Country Club in Creensboro. Two communities in Western North Carolina won awards, according to the N. C. I nited Community Services, which was honoring the leadership of the 71 United Funds in the state at the Wednesday night event The Cherokee County United Fund won the Jefferson Standard-North Carolina United Rotating Trophy for having the most outstanding United Fund campaign in the states. The Cherokee County United Fund also won an award for beat performance of anv United Fund in its class, raising leas than $100,000. Tom Gentry, campaign chairman, and Hobart McKeever, president of the Cherokee County United Fund, were to receive the awards. Asheviiie won an award for heing beat in its dam, for drives of more than $500,000.

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