THE CHEROKEE SCOUT mi CLAY COUHTY
PROGRESS
Volime 77 Number 82, July 20, 1967 10 Pa^f jhU Waak Oaw
AREA MEN
IN SERVICE
David C. Ltdford
SAN ANTONIO. TEX. ?Air
man David C. Ledford, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Roodal S. Ledford
of Rt. 1, Hayes ville has been
sleeted for technical training
at Chanute AFB, 111., as a US
Air Force aircraft main
tenant specialist.
The airman recently com
pleted basic training at Lack
land AFB, Tex. His new school
Is part of the Air Training
Command which conducts hun
dreds of specialized courses
to provide technically trained
personnel tor tne nation's
aerospace force.
Airman Ledford is a 1966
graduate of Hayesvllle High
SchooL
Homer D. Burch
SAN ANTONIO, Tex.? Air
man Homer D. Burch, son of
THE FOREST SERVICE VISITOR CENTER Mop Brasstown Bald is open seven days a week
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the summer. The Center, atop the highest point in Georgia
commands a view of North Georgia and surrounding states. It includes an Exhibit Hall, the
Mountain Theater' and a fire tower; -? ? ? . v ? - ? ..
Mr. and Mrs. Guy E. Burch
of Rt. 1, Hayes vi lie has been
selected for technical training
at Chanute AFB, 111., as a U.S
Air Force missile mainten
ance specialist.
Airman Burch is a 1966 grad
uate of Hayesville High School
Raymond Stroud
DA NANG, VIETNAM (FH
TNC)?Marine Lance Corporal
Raymond Stroud son of Mr. and
Mrs. Claud Stroud of Rt. 4,
Hayesville was promoted to his
present rank In da Nang, Viet
nam while serving with the
Third Battalion , Fifth Mar
ine Rgiment, a unit of the
F irst Marine Division.
His promotion was based on
time in service and rank, mili
tary apperance, and his know
ledge of selected military sub
jects.
As a part of the Marine Corps
air-ground team his battalion
searches out and destroys the
enemy forces
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Mrs. Eula Miller spent
last weekend with Mrs. Elmer
Greene. They visited relatives
in Waynesville over the week
end.
-CC
Mrs. Bessie Sherlin is in the
Hiawassee hospital. Her son
Edward of Maryville, Tenn.
visited her Sunday.
-CC
Mrs. Mary Calvin of Alex
andria, Va. is spending some
time in Hayes ville at her home
German Exchange Student
Arrives In HayesviHe
Angelika Jordan, ? parti*
clpant in the International
Youth Exchange (ICYE), arri
ved last week in Hayes vllle
from Germany.
Angelika, who will be living
for the next year with the
Harold McSwain family, is
being sponsored by the
Llorrs Club and will attend
Hayesville High School.
Before coming to Hayes
ville, Angellka attended an
orientation session with 300
other exchange students near
Philadelphia. These students,
Auberrys Observe
50th Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Homer Au
berry of Hayesville celebrated
their golden wedding anniver
sary July 1. Open house was
held from 2 to 4 p.m. at their
home.
The children present were
Frank Olen and Johnny, Thel
ma Martin and Grace Mease
all of Hayesville and Evelyn
Hatchett of Gainesvlle, Ga.
Two sons were not present,
Roy of Arkadelphia, Ark. and
Charles of Anchor age, Alaska.
They have 18 grandchildren 1
two great grandchildren.
No Draftees
In August
HA YESVILLE "Officials of
Local Board No. 22, Clay
County, have received infor
mation from their State
Headquarters that they will
not be required to forward
any registrants for induction
or armed forces physical ex
amination during the month
of August.
who will be assigned to fam
ilies throughout the United
States, come from twenty
eight countries.
Eighteen-year-old Angelika
halls from Stetten, a small
town In southern Germany. She
enjoys sports, reading, and
music.
The purpose of ICYE Is to
provide opportunities for
young people of different coun
tries to live in a new envir
onment or culture for a year.
Their experience enables
them to return to their own
countries with new insights
into themselves, their nation,
and the world situation.
ICYE came Into being soon
after the Second World War
when German youths came to
live a year with American
families. This year about 500
teenagers will be exchanged
among the participating
nations.
The McSwain's son, Hal, is
spending this year with a fam
ily in Germany.
William Evans
Dies In Ohio
William S. Evans, 61, a
native of Hayesville, died in
an Akron, Ohio hospital June
8th, following a long Illness.
He owned and operated a
barber shop in Akron and had
lived there 40 years.
He was the son of John and
Harriet Evans of Hayesville.
Survivors include the widow
Mrs. Thelma Evans; a bro
ther, Dr. Frank Evans of
Knoxville; and three sisters
Mrs. Andrew Jones of Knox
ville, Miss Kate Evans of. Los
Angeles, and Mrs. Esther
Keife of Miami, Fla.
He was a veteran of World
War II and a member of the
Arlington Memorial Baptist
Church of Akron.
F uneral services and
burial were in Akron.
State FHA Officials
Make Inspection Tour
Melvin Hearn, North Car*
olio* Director c f the Farmers
Home Administration, led a
State FHA Advisory
Committee on an Inspection
tour of Clay County last
15 Finish
Swim Class
Fifteen graduates of the
American Red Cross Swim
ming Class received their
certificates Tuesday morning
at the Lions Pavilion on Lake ,
Chatuge.
Those completing the two
week course were:
Beginner -Jim Alexander,
Bill Alexander, Joe Alex
ander, Lynn Auberry, Dale
Auberry, Patricia Lowe, Gl
enda Scroggs, Joyce Scroggs,
Karen Carter and Lane Mar
tin.
Advanced Beginner- Owen
Howell and Donna Howell.
Intermediate- -Mara Mc
Swain.
Senior Life Saving?Linday
Alexander and Alice Howell.
Mrs. Inez Kahn and Tommy
Ledford were the instructors.
Mrs. Kahn said registration
is open for a new class now at
the Pavilion. She said those
enrolled in the class are taken
to the Andrews Pool for a Pool
party during the course.
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The American Red Cross
B loodmobile will be at the Clay
County Health Department in
Hayesville July 24 from 2 till
6 p.m.
-CC
The family of Captain Jim
Bristol visited his mother and
father last week. Captain
Bristol is stationed at Fort
Polk, La.
-CC
Jim Gibby, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Gibby of Hay
esville has taken a position
in the Virgin Islands. His
wife, Ginger ?nd daughter Lisa
will join him there after a
month's stay with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Burch. I
-cc
Ernest Chastain is home
after surgery in the VA hos
pital in Atlanta.
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Mr. and Mrs. Mack Walker
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Owens
of Akron, Ohio, visited rela
tives at Pine log.
Thursday.
County FHA Supervisor
Phillip J. He II. Assisum
County Sup:*- i: r? Mrs. Vir
ginia Anderson and Joe Wood -
ard. Rural Renewal Program
Leader Mack B. Ray, and
Cherokee County FHA Super
visor R.O.Bruce accompanied
the group.
Other members of the dele
gation were Paul Laughrun of
Asheville, District Supervisor
for FHA in 15 western North
Carolina counties; Or. Lem
Stokes, chairman of the State
FHA committee and president
of Phiefer College at Misen
heimer; and Mrs. Gilbert R.
English of Trinity, Bruce
Eaker of Woodsdale and J.L.
Parker of Colerain, members
of the State FHAcommittee.
Hearn expressed pleasure
with the work being done by the
local THA >11 ice.
Howell showed the group
figures for the fiscal year
ending June 30. A total of
ISO loans were made in Clay
County for 4969,280.
The tour began with an
inspection of the Hayes ville
Homesites which are now un
der construction. There was a
visit to the site of the pro
posed Chatuge Shores Rec
reation Project and several
individual FHA borrowers.
A lunch and disucssion
session at the Hinton Rural
Life Center ended the tour.
216 Receive Eye
Care Treatment
A total of 216 individual eye
care services were rendered
in the 1966-67 fiscal year
through the cooperative
efforts of the Clay County
Lions Club, the N.C. State
Commission for the Blind, the
Clay County Health
Department and the Welfare
Department.
There were 113 eye exam
inations. Sixty-two persons
received glasses. There
were 38 treatments and three
surgery cases.
Revival services will begin
Sunday night, July 23, at 7:30
at Bellview Baptist Church in
the Tusquitee section erf Clay
County. Rev. Wayne Crisp,
pastor, and Rev. Ray Dye of
Young Harris, Ga. will
conduct the services.
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