The Cherokee - Vol. 6 No. 29 - People’s Day Here

Oct 13, 2026

The Cherokee issue dated Wednesday, July 25, 1973 features local community updates, including Gov. Jim Holshouser’s “People’s Day” visit to the reservation and meetings with the Cherokee Boys Club Children’s Home and the Tribal Council. It highlights fundraising activities such as cookie sales for a vacation and a “Flea Market” supporting the Cherokee Center for the handicapped, plus an upcoming second flea market in Cherokee Village. Additional sections invite reservation comments on the Land Code draft.

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Holshouser To Have "People's Day" Here

More "Fleas" Needed

LAND CODE

What A Life

A Series in Two Parts

# The Cherokee One Feather To atrive,to eh,to find and not to yield. Vol.6 No.29 Wednesday,July 25,1973 # Holshouser To Have"People's Day"Here "Peoples Day"has been aunique feature of the Republicangovernor's administration.Fromtime to timehe announces that hewill be available to talk with anycitizen of the state on any subjectat his office in Raleigh.Peopleare seen on a first come,firstserve basis and time is limited toallow a large number of people totake their problems,suggestionsand opinions directly to thehighest official in North Carolina. Gov.Jim Holshouser con-sidered the situation,and heapparently reached the sameconclusion that Mohammed didbecause he is in the mountainsthis week. Tomorrow,Thursday,July 26,the governor will "meet thepeople”of the reservation.Atentative schedule has himvisiting the Cherokee Boys ClubChildren's Home(I wonder ifthey will sell him some cookies)at 3 p.m.;between 3:30 and 4:30p.m.he will be at the CouncilHouse to meet the Tribal Councilwhich will be in session and totalk with individual tribesmen.Inthe evening he and his partywhich will include his wife anddaughter and Sen.and Mrs.Charles Taylor of Brevard. This week Gov.Holshouser istaking his "Peoples Day"on aswing through the western part ofthe state visiting attractions,dedicating a new factory,speaking to a convention and justplain shaking hands and talkinginformally with the mountainpeople. fresh and only cost $1.Mrs.Horn-buckle,one of the house mothers,offers three good reasons to buy thecookies:1)it's for agoodcause,2)it'sa good buy and 3)it's going to bemighty hard to get through the livingroom until all these cookies are sold. THE YOUNG PEOPLE who live inthe Children's Home want to take avacation to Daytona Beach.Toraise money for this trip they areselling cookies.The assorted cookiescome in either a box or a reusableplastic cannister.They are good and # More"Fleas"Needed Mrs.Laura Blankenship,treasurer of the committee,presentedacheck for $300 to Mrs.Judy Pilch,director of theCherokee Center for the Han-dicapped,Inc.These funds werethe proceeds from the FleaMarket of June 29-30.Mrs.Pilchremarked that"this contributiontogether with contributions fromother community agencies hasmade it possible for us to con-tinue the program for anothermonth.Meanwhile efforts arecontinuing to establish an on-going project which will meet theneeds of the handicappedpeople." The Action Committee forFoster Children will sponsor asecond Flea Market in theCherokee Village Parking Lot onAug.3,4,and 5. ## LAND CODE ANNOUNCEMENT # What A Life Our community workers arestill seeking comments from allthe reservation people on theLand Code Draft. A\Series in TwoParts When Jennifer Martin wasasked "What has happened toyou personally that will makeyou remember Cherokee for along time to come?”She replied,"Well,one summer AmmoneetaSequoyah gave me a love charmand later that summer I met myhusband,Howard here." By TOMHANKS Theatre,is a unique little village,where the resident cast(the castfrom places other than SwainCounty)lives during the sum-mer.In the village there is awomen's dormitory,a men'sdormitory,several cottages andapartments,a dining hall,and acanteen.During the day theseactors and actresses take danceclasses or participate in anynumber of interesting activities. If you haven't been contactedor seen a copy of this draft,moreare available at the CouncilHouse. Year after year,people flock toCherokee in masses to visit themany attractions,that Cherokeehas to offer. Your comments will be used todevelop a more effective systemof handling land problems andboundary disputes. Other people come also,onlythey come to work at “UntoThese Hills”.On a small one wayroad behind Mountainside Allen Pensol was asked how hegot his job with“Unto TheseHills".His answer was so in-teresting I gave him a full in-terview. The actioncommittee wishes tothank all the people who con-tributed "Neas”"to the market.The response was m

FAQs

What is “People’s Day” in this issue?

“People’s Day” is described as a recurring feature of the Republican governor’s administration, when Gov. Jim Holshouser announces availability to talk with citizens at his Raleigh office and visits the reservation the following week.

How are funds raised for the Cherokee Center for the handicapped?

The issue states that a check for $300 was presented to the director, with the funds coming from the Flea Market of June 29–30.

What action is requested regarding the Land Code draft?

Community workers are still seeking comments from reservation people on the Land Code Draft, which will be used to develop a more effective system for handling land problems and boundary disputes.

Oct 13, 2026

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