The Cherokee
\ Scout
and Clay County Progress
Volume 75 - Number 10 Murphy, North Carolina September 30, 1965 1 2 Poges
This Week at murphy, north Carolina
Young Murphy Mother Will Get
Kidney Transplant From Inmate
MURPHY- A young Murphy
mother is expected to be flown
to Denver, Colo, within the
next few dsys for ? kidney
transplant from s volunteer
now serving time in the Colo
rado State Prison System.
Mrs. James F. DeArmond,
mother of two, is in an At
lanta hospital, in critical
condition, while tissue and
blood tests are being made to
determine whether one of app
roximately 100 prisoners who
have volunteered as donors
might provide an organ which
could be transplanted succ
essfully.
Members of Mrs. De
Armond's immediate family
have been tested, but none
have the same blood type, and
for that reason cannot be con
sidered as donors.
When the trip Is made,Mrs.
DeArmond will be accom
panied to Denver by her hus
band and by her parents .Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Mauney.
The DeArmonds have a 14
year-old son, now attending
military school, anda9-year
old daughter.
Mrs. DeArmond will be tak
en to the University of Colo
rado Hospital in Denver, one
of a comparatively few hos
pitals where kidney trans
plants are undertaken.
Plans to fly Mrs. DeArm
ond to Denver, Colo, for em
ergency medical aid spotlight
ed a problem with which the
State Prison Commission in
Raleigh is wrestling.
Registration Time
Running Out On PP&K
MUtlPHY- Time is running
out for boys who wish to regi
ster for the fifth annual Punt,
Pass, and Kick competition to
be held Saturday, October 9.
Registration at Burch Motors
in Murphy will close Friday,
October 8.
Area boys whose ages are
from 8 through 13 are again
invited to pit their football
skills against thousands of
other boys throughout the nat
ion in the fifth annual Punt,
Pass and Kick competition
which will culminate with a
trip to Washington, D. C., and
to an appearance at the Nat
ional Football League Play
off Bowl game for the 12 top
winners.
Sponsored nationally by the
Ford Dealers of America and
the National Football League,
the Punt, Pass and Kick com
petition - or PPAK - will be
staged in this area by Burch
Motors of Murphy as local
spdhsor.
The Murphy Jaycees and
Radio Station WKRK will con
duct the competition.
Area boys will be tested
for their ability to punt .pass
and place-kick on the same day
as legions of other boys over
the country. For 8, 9, anc
10-year-olds, warm-up jack
ets, footballs, and helmets
will be given as first, sec
ond and third prizes for each
age group. Boys U. 12 and
13 will receive gold, silver
and bronze plaques. There
will be 18 prizes in all. Scores
throughout the country ther
will be compared to determine
the six top winners in each
of the 362 Ford Zones - a tot"
al of 2172 zone winners.
The six eastern NFL divi
sion champions, and the sb
western division champions
accompanied by their mother'
and fathers, will go on a "Tout
of Champions" to Washington
D.C. They then will travel t<
Miami, Florida, site of tlx
annual NFL Play-Off Bow
game, for half-time competi
tion to determine the six Nat
ional PPAK champions.
Doyle Burch of Burch Mot
ors pointed out that PPfti
involves no body contact;theri
is no charge for entering an
n? sPfcJ*1 equipment is need
ed. 'Registration is now ope
and will continue through Oct
?her 8," with Burch Motor
'S registration headquarters
"In 1964. PPfcK's fourti
year, 601,469 boys entered th
competition," hesaid,"a pro
gram which has received the
commendation of the Presi
dent's Council of Youth Fit
ness."
Mr. Burch also mentioned
that entrants will be judged
on distance and accuracy of
their punting, kicking and
passing. Points will be award
ed for each foot of distance
the ball travels on the fly and
points will be subtracted for
each foot the ball lands to the
right or left of a center line.
The area competition will be
held at theMurphy High School
football field on Saturday, Oct
ober 9.
tne story at Mrs. james F.
ieArmond unfolded at a meet
ng of the cotrunission called
to consider whether to allow a
direct appeal to prisoners for
a kidney donor.
Mrs. De Armond, the com
mission was told, is suf.ering
from diseased kidney and
doctors have recommended
transplant of a sound kidney
to sustain her.
Back of the case lies months
of discussion by prison offi
cials over a proposal advanc
ed by a team of Duke Uni
versity medical experts for a
research and experimental
program in kidney trans
plants.
Led by Dr. Delford Stickel,
the medical researchers pro
posed establishment of a
center cataloguing possible
donors whose organs would
offer the highest possible
chance of success in trans
plant operations.
Viewing the prison popu
lation as a likely source of
donors, the doctors have
sought permission to make
direct appeals to prison in
mates.
The program would involve
an extensive series of test
ing and correlation of possi
ble donors with possible re
cipients in an effort to ac
hieve greater success in
transplants than has been
possible in the past.
The prison commission has
been weighing the proposal for
several months.
Mrs. DeArmond's plight
was called to the attention of
Prison Commission Chair
man Clyde Harriss of Salis
bury by State Senator W. F rank
Forsythe of Murphy.
Will Not Seek Re-Election
Solicitor Glen Brown Says
WAYNESVILLE - Solicitor
Glen W. Brown announced this
week that he will not be a can
didate for the nomination and
re-election in the May and
November election next year.
He has been solicitor of the
7-county 20th Solicitorial Dis
trict since January 1959. His
present term of office expires
December, 1966.
In an interview at his Way
nes ville law office, Solicitor
Brown said, "For several
weeks many of the people in
the district have sought my
decision on whether I intend
to again offer myself as a
candidate for re-election as
solicitor of the Superior
Court. After weighing the
matter carefully, I have con
cluded that my two young sons
are entitled to have me share
more of my time with them:
therefore, I will not be a
candidate."
The solicitor went on tc
point out that the decision was
not an easy one to make, anc
added, "1 am confident it is
the right one".
It is known that the sol
icitor had been offered a lol
of support in the coming pri
mary and when questionec
about this, added, "Many oi
my friends had voluntarily
offered their continued su
pport. I am humbled by theii
confidence".
The solicitor then explainet
"Moreover, you may rest ass
ured that I shall always act
ively work for good govern
ment and to see that the han<
of impartial justice is held
hifjh".
Plans of Solicitor Brown are
to devote full time to the
practice of law inWaynesville
after December, 1966.
Registration
At WCC Up 20%
CULLOWHEE - Regis
tration at Western Carolina
College ended on Thursday,
September 23, with a final
head count of 2921 enrolled
in on-campus classes, acc
ording to President Paul A.
Reid. This is an increase of
better than 2Oft over last
year's 2431.
Undergraduate enrollment
jumped from 2163 last fall to
2613 for the current term,
an increase of 21<ft. These
figures do not include the ind
ustrial in-service nor the
graduate extension classes.
"Enrollment explosion is
the correct term," said Dr.
Reid. "We have no more dor
mitory space than we had last
year, but students are comm
uting from a wider area than
before. Local home owners
have been wonderful about
opening their homes to
students."
Dr. Reid said such crowded
conditions on campus admitt
edly are not desirable. How
ever, the WCC administration
feels a responsibility to re
ceive as many qualified app
licants as circumstances will
permit.
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INSURANCE
DEPARTMENT
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Workmen* Compensation
Automobile - Bands - Us*
And Occupancy - Theft -
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Explosion ? Windstorm ?
Plot* Gloss - Homeowners
CITIZENS BANK
I TRUST CO.
Andrew s-Hoyetvllle
Murphy-Robbinsvllle
MACK B. RAY
Veteran Yancey FHA Head
iiven Tri-County Program
Mack B. Ray, Farmers c
ome Administration Super- F
isor for Yancey County, has 11
sen appointed Rural Program c
eader for Cheokee, Clay ^
id Graham Counties with
eadquarters at Murphy,
On Tuesday and Wednesday ^
y y ?
F last week, Mr. John Lov- r
rn, Director Rural Renewal, e
fashington Office of Farmers v
ome Administration, along c
ith State Director Melvin *
earn, and Mrs. Emily Kindle, c
ttorney in Charge, Office c
f the General Council, met )
rttn local government and I
ivic leaders in instigating <
his Pilot Program in North I
Carolina for Clay, Cherokee <
ind Graham Counties. They <
vere assisted by Mr. Marion 1
Holland of the Raleigh F.H.A.
3ffice, Mr. Joe B. Cash, Area
Supervisor from Sylva, Mr.
Robert D. Bruce, local FHA ;
Supervisor for Cherokee and ,
Graham Counties, Mr. John i
Wood, Assistant County Sup- I
ervisor, and Mr. Phillip J. i
Howell, Clay County F. H. A.
Supervisor.
This pilot program for
North Carolina in Rural Ren
ewal will bring together Fed
eral, State and Local agencies
in an effort to fully utilize
all available resources in
carrying out actions, or pro
jects needed to revitalize the
economy, combat rural pov
erty, and increase the living
standards and security of farm
families and rural residents.
It will operate under auth
ority granted by the 1965 North
Carolina General Assembly as
the result of special legis
lation offered by Senator W.
Frank Forsyth of Murphy.
Mrs. Mary Faye Brumby,
Cherokee Representative and
Clay Representative Wiley
McGalmery, along with Gra
ham Representative Will
Cooper actively supported this
action for the Tri-County area
in the 1965 N. C. General
Assembly.
Mr. Ray will be respon
sible for coordinating, direct
ing, and supervising the Rural
Renewal Program in the three
designated counties, as ann
ounced by Melvin H. Hearn,
State Director, Farmers
Home Administration for
North Carolina.
According to State Director
Hearn, the County Commissi
oners, County Planning Bo
ards, Technical Action Panel
Members, State Legislature
members and other county
and area leaders gave the
program their wholehearted
support and will work for its
early implementation in the
Tri-County area.
The broadest possible use
will be made of all existing
authorizations of the U.S. Dep
artment of Agriculture inass
isting local and State agencies
in bringing about the improve
ments needed to expand and
stabilize the economy, elimin
ate chronic rural underem
ployment, strengthen family
farming, increase income
levels of area residents and
promote the conservation and
better use of land and other
natural resources to assure
long-time economic gains for
the area.
For the past 25 years Ray
has been County Supervisor
for the Fanners Home A<kn
inistration in Yancey County
with headquarters in Bums
villa. During this period the
FHA Program has assisted
over 200 rural families per
year. Over one-third of all
Grade A dairies in Yancey
ounty have been financed with
armers Home Administra
ion loans. The net worth in
rease of Farm Ownership
amilies averages about 300%
Of all loans made in Yancey
:ounty through Farmers
lome Administration the coll
ction record has been 99.9^>
rhich is one of the highest
ollection records in the
Jnites States. All loan acc
iunts in Yancey County are
?urrent. During the past 25
rears no real estate loan has
reen carried delinquent in the
rounty for a period exceeding
10 days. This record has been
iccomplished without renewal
jf accounts since to date FHA
does not have a real estate
renewal policy.
On May 15, 1951, Ray was
iwarded the Superior Service
\ward by the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture for "Mar
ked improvement in the farm
operations and living condit
ions of an especially large
number of borrowers in a
mountainous and difficult area
through farm and home plann
ing and excellent supervision
of borrowers."
Mr. Ray is a native of Mad
ison Coiinty. He was graduated
from Beech Glen High School;
and from Berea College,
Berea, Ky., with a degree in
agriculture.
During World War II Mr.
Ray spent 16 months overseas
with the 83rd Infantry Divis
ion. He was wounded twice in
action and was decorated with
the Purple Heart.
In 1956 Ray was awarded the
Carnegie Hero Medal for a
life-saving deed on July 9,
1955 at St. Augustine, Fla.
He assisted in rescuing a child
from drowning in deep ocean
water where strong undercur
rent made swimming difficult
and very hazardous.
In addition to his duties
with the Farmers Home Ad
ministration Mr. Ray has
taken time for numerous civic
activities. As a member of
Higgins Memorial Methodist
Church he was Sunday School
Superintendent from 1949 to
1955. Other church offices in
cluded Church Lay Leader,
Sunday School Teacher, Cha
irman of the Official Board,
Co-Chairman of the current
Building Committee, and Pr
esident of Methodist Men's
Club. For the past ten years
he has been associate Lay
Leader of the Asheville Dis
trict and District Trustee for
Asheville District Methodist
Church.
Mr. Ray is an active mem
ber of the Earl Horton Post
122 of The American Legion.
He has held different post
offices including Adjutant anc
Post Commander. He is cur
rently serving his second term
as President of the Burns
ville Men's; Club. A very ac
tive supporter of the Unitet
Fund Ray has served in diff
erent offices of the Yancej
United Fund, including Fuik
Raising Chairman. He has alst
actively supported the Yance]
County Red Cross Blood Pro
gram.
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Mr. nay s wiie is Die lor
mer Dorothy Stusrt c
Fairmourrt, oeorgla end is
member of the East Yance
High School Faculty. Mr. an
Mrs. Ray have livedInBurns
ville since World War ?. The
have one daughter, Caroly
who is a Pre-Med Senior <
Duke U Diversity.
Bulldogs Loose To WF 27-14
Bullpups Are Undefeated
By: Red Schuyler:
The Murphy Bulldogs play
ing their best game thus far
this year lost to West Fannin
by a score of 27-14.
The Bulldogs record now
two wins, and two losses. Its
beginning to look like win one
and then lose one, win one and
lose one. If that be the case
then the Bulldogs should win
this week when they take on a
strong Tellico Plains, Tenn.
team. This will be the last
of four games scheduled with
"foreign" teams, or out of
state teams. The "Dogs"
defeated Copperhill, Tenn. in
their opening game, lost to
Sylva-Webster in the second
game, then defeated Blairs
ville, Ga. in the third game
and then lost to West Fannin,
Ga. in their fourth encounter.
The West Fannin Yellow
Jackets brought to Murphy a
well balanced and smooth
operating team relying mostly
on the passing game to move
the ball, but in Steve Cheat
ham, a 154 lb. sophomore.
West Fannin presented one of
the shiftiest runners seen on
the local field in quite some
time.
This Friday night the Bull
dogs take on a strong Telli
co Plains, Tenn. team and if
the Bulldogs continue to im
prove they are going to be
giving the rest of their opp
onents a tough time as the
season progresses.
The Murphy Jayvees kept
their string of victories in
tact last Thursday night when
they defeated a strong Jay
vee team from West Fannin,
Ga. by a score of 6-0. The
Bullpups now have victories
over Swain County.Robbins
ville and West Fannin.
The only score of the game
came as a result of a bad pass
forced to kick on fourth down
deep in their territory. The
Bullpups took over and a few
plays later carried it over for
the lone score of the game.
Dickey's placement for the
extra point went wide and the
Bullpups were off to a lead
that they never relenquished
the rest of the night.
The West Fannin boys thr
eatened to score several times
and every time they knocked
at the door, the Bullpups rose
to the occasion, shut die door
in their faces, and denied them
to put a score on the board.
MURPHY HALFBACK Hube
Quarterback Jack Wayman i
Murphy-West Fannin game Fric
for 10 years, came on a fourth dc
The Bullpups are to be comm
ended for their numerous goal
line stands, holding the Ga.
boys scoreless throughout the
night.
These Jayvees are young
and what they lack in inex
rt Wells takes a pass from
luring the third period of the
lay night. The pass play, good
>wn situation.
jerience, they make up for in
determination.
The Bullpups trill try to
make it four straight when they
take on the JayveesJrom Fra
nklin tonight (Thursday) Game
time is 1:30 p.m.
Wildcats Upset By
Swain County 14-6
By: Red Schuyler:
ANDREWS- The Andrews
Wildcats lost their second
game in a row. Having been
defeated by Canton the prev
ious Friday night and upset
by Swain the past Friday
night. This is the first time
in a long, long time that any
one can remember when the
Wildcats even lost two games
in a season much less two
games in a row. But when
you take in consideration that
the games they have lost have
been to schools much larger
than the Andrews school(Can
ton is a AAA team andBry
son City or Swain County is
AA, and Andrews is A) die
boys have nothing to be as
hamed of. Having only a few
schools of the same classi
fication in this area.theWild
cats, in order to play a full
schedule are called on to play
a few games with larger
schools. The Wildcats record
thus far this year is two wins,
two losses and one tie.
In defeating the Wildcats,
Bryson City took over die
lead in the Smoky Mountain
Conference. Andrews placed
a score on the board in the
first quarter as a result of a
70-yard drive with the score
coming from a five-yard pass
from Morgan to Mashburn.
Morgan's placement for the
extra point was not good.
Bryson City tied the score
in the second quarter as a re
sult of a 60-yard drive and
ended up with the score when
Joe Myers threw a touchdown
pass to Danny Dills, good for
twenty four yards and six
points. Bob Thomas put the
Maroon Devils ahead with his
placement kick. Swain scored
again when they put the ball
into play on the Swain 18
yard line and marched all the
way to pay dirt with Myers
going around end for six
points. Again, Thomas'place
ment was good, and Swain
left the field at half time ahead
14-6.
The second half was a
scoreless affair. In thefourth
period. Swain reached the
Andrews one-yard line, but
could not push it over. The
closest the Wildcats could
come to scoring in the second
half was to the Swain 20-yard
line. The Wildcats were the
victims of three fumbles re
covered by Swain.
This Friday night, Andrews
travels to Hayesville for the
first of two games to be play
ed with Hayesville, and Bry
son City will be traveling to
Robbinsville for a game with
the strong undefeated but once
tied Black Knights. The Rob
binsville-Bryson City game
will in all probability be the
best game played in the Smoky
Mountain Conference and also
have a bearing on the Champ
ionship honors.
Football Contest Underway
Three Winners Announced
The Cherokee Scout's con
test got off to a flying start
last week with over two hun
dred entires. Of all the entires
received not one person sub
mined a 100 per cent correct
guess. The game that stumped
98 per cent of the entries was
the game between Andrews
and Swain County, just every
body picked Andrews to win.
Several other tough ones were
the University of North Car
olina -vs- Ohio State; Ga.
Tech. -vs- Texas A & M;
and Kentucky -vs- Ole Miss.
Of the entries received, six
got all but three games and
these had to be decided by
the tie breaker.
First place winner was Mrs.
Fred Keener of Route 1, Mar
ble. Mrs. Keener missed the
Kentucky-Ole Miss. UNC
Ohio State and the Swain -
Andrews games. In the tie
breaker Mrs. Keener picked
Tennessee to beat Auburn 14
to 12. Second place went to
James A. Hughes, P. O. Box
132 , Murphy. Mr. Hughes
failed to mark the Kentucky
Ole Miss, and the Florida
Missippi games and picked
Andrews to beat Swain. Mr.
Hughes picked Tennessee to
beat Auburn 20 to 7. Third
place winner was Mr. Junior
Anthony of Route 1, Brass
town. Mr. Anthony missed the
Sylva - Webster -vs- Robb
insville, Florida -vs- Miss
issippi State and Andrews -vs
Swain. He picked Tennessee to
beat Auburn by a score of
21 to 7 In the tie breaker.
The correct score in the tie
breaker, Auburn 13, Tenn. 13.
These three winners have
$5.00, $3.00 and$2.00 respec
tively waiting on them at the
Scout office and with proper
identification can pick up their
money at their leisure. They
also have that many points
credited to their name towards
the Grand prizes of $165.00,
$99.00 and $66.00 to be awar
ded at the end of eleven weeks.
Several people entered two
, times and due to the fact that
during the prizewords contest
you could enter as many times
as you wanted to, we accepted
all of them, but in the future,
only one entry per person
will be accepted. If you enter
more than once all your
entires will be voided. Please
read over the rules found with
the contest and abide by them.
Right now is a good time to
turn to the football contest
on Page 3 and win yourself
some of that long green stuff
plus points toward the grand
prizes. Remember too, that
your entry must be in the Scout
office by closing time at 5:00
p.m. Friday afternoon or bear
a Friday a.m. postmark if you
mail it.
Franklin Rolls
Past Hayesville
FRANKLIN - Halfback
Homer Holbrook put on a one
man scoring show with three
touchdowns in leading Frank
lin High to a 21-0 triumph ov
er Hayesvillebeforel,800fans
here Friday night.
After tackle Harold Barr
atte, a defensive stalwart for
the wimmers throughout the
game, recovered a Hayesville
fumble at the 5-yard line, Hol
brook ran around right end for
the initial touchdown early in
the 2nd period.
Shortly afterward, tackle
Carl Alexander blocked a Hay
es ville punt and Barratte re
covered on Hayesville's 19
yard line. Holbrook then rac
ed around right end for anot
her touchdown and then home
forces led 12-0 at the half.
A 33-yard pass from quar
terback Bud Hens on to end Al
ton Suttfin set the stage for
F ranklin's final touchdown in
the 3rd wuarter. Holbrook
swept around left end from 20
yards out for the tally. Hen
son's placement try was good.
Franklin added a safety in
the last stanza when Moore
back to punt for Hayes ville,
was smothered in theendsone
by a host of F ranklin linemen
when fielding a bad pass from
center which went over his
head.
Harvest Sale
Is Slated
MARBLE - The Marble Ele
mentary Schools annual Har
vest Sale will be held at the
school Saturday. October 2,
at 7i30 p.m.
Dean Truea. Principal of
Marble Element
sated that proceeds fr
sale will go to
PTA.