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and Clay County Progress
Volume 79 - Number 19- Murphy, North Carolina - November 27, 1968 Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina
Over $16,000 Pledged
Thus Far In United Fund
The half way mark of the
$30,000 United Fund goal was
passed this week when a total
of $16,245,31 was pledged.
This represents a total of 237
donors that have participated
in reaching the goal.
For the next several weeks
two or three of the charities
and organizations involved in
the drivewill be lttcd ft a brief
summary of the purpose of the
organization along with the
amount they will receive will
be given to enable you to see
where your pledges are going.
Apparent Suicide
Shotgun Blast Fatal
For Charlotte Worn an
A 30 year-old Charlotte
woman was found shot to
death in the home of John
Waitsell Walker in the Panther
Top section of Cherokee
County Monday afternoon.
Mallonee To
Visits, Area
Tom L. Mallonee, 11th
Congressional District Assistant
to Congressman Roy A. Taylor
will be in Lnerokee and Clay
Counties on Friday, December
6 as part of a visit to each one
of Taylor's 16-County district.
Mallonee will be at the
Town Hall, Andrews fcpm 9:00
to 9:30 a.m.; at the City Hall,
Murpby, from 11:30 to 12:00;
and at the Clay County
Courthouse, HayesviHe from
(k 3:00 to 4:00 p.m.
*^jr"Any person who ha$ plans
oKsfficial business pertaining
to Congressional matters they
wish tootK-us^is invited to
meet with Mr. mtllonee at the
above-specified times.
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Miss Mary Alice Alexander,
whose address was given as
Charlotte, N. C., died from a
blast in the chest from a 12
gauge shotgun that was
apparently self-inflicted,
Cherokee County Coroner J.
C. Townson said at the scene.
Found in the room with
Miss Alexander was a 12 gauge
single-barrel shotgun, which
was presumably the one used
by Miss Alexander, and several
notes. The content of the notes
was not revealed to the Scout.
According to Cherokee
County Sheriff Claude
Anderson, Walker and Elmer
Collins left Walker's home
early Monday morning to go
hunting. When they returned
to the Walker residence around
5 p.m. Walker found the body
and had Lee Beavers call the
Sheriff's office.
Miss Alexander was found
lying on a bed with powder
burns on her clothing.
Sheriff Anderson said that
although Miss Alexander died
from apparently self-inflicted
wounds, an investigation would
continue.
This week the local rescue
squads and the Jaycees Toys
for Tots program is given.
Andrews Rescue Squad
$3,700
Cherokee County Rescue
Squad $2,500
These organizations serve
the public in a variety of ways.
They provide personnel in
uniform for directing traffic
and automobile parking, and
assist in crowd control during
parades, wagon trains, fires,
football games, and other
crowd-producing events.
They are available for
emergencies such as drownings
and individuals lost in the
forest. Their emergency
equipment includes
ambulances, two-way radios,
fire fighting equipment,
oxygen, stretchers, aqua-lungs,
etc.
Jaycee's Toys for Tots
$200
The Murphy Junior
Chamber of Commerce is a
civic organization dedicated to
the betterment of the
community.
Their Toy program is for
poor children who are not
likely to have toys at
Christmas. The members gather
old toys and repair and
renovate them and then
distribute them, along with as
many new toys as can be
obtained, to needed children in
Cherokee County for
Christmas.
Our early publication date
this week made it impossible
to include the names of this
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Scout Leaders Are Honored
Scouters from Cherokee,
Clay. Graham, and Swain
\ Counties gathered at the
Marble Elementary School
Tuesday evening to honor the
Key Scout Leaders for 1968.
Each year Scouting honors
men and women who have
done outstanding work for the
boy hood of Western North
Carolina.
This year the Nantahala
District recognized the
following men for their
leadership in Scouting. Mrs.
John Conyngton of Bryson
City, Mr. Lydon Conley of
Alarka and Mr. Horace
1 Cannon of Murphy were cited
for their Outstanding work in
leading the Nantahala District
to another banner year which
last year saw Nantahala District
win the Presidents Cup for the
first time since 1957.
Mr. Conyngton. who has
been registered in scouting for
over 40 years won Scoutings
highest Volunteer award in
1966 the Silver Beaver, has
been active in both the District
and Council levels of the
Daniel Boone Council. Mr.
Conley a Scoutmaster of 35
years has served over 1300
boys in his many years as a
volunteer leader in Boy Scouts.
Mr. Cannon, manager of
Levi-Strauss having seen the
need for more financial
support for the Scouting
program in Cherokee County
served as District Finance
Chairman for the Nantahala
District. He also is the man
responsible for the first United
Fund in Cherokee County
which will be of great help to
the overall Scouting program.
Other volunteer leaders
were recognized for their
leadership in the Scouting
program and they are:
Outstanding Den Mother and
(See SCOUTS page 5)
Fruitcakes Now On Sale
The Murphy Civitan Club is
now selling the world famous
Claxton fruit cakes in an effort
to raise money for the club's
many projects.
The price of the three
pounds of individually
wrapped cakes remains $3, the
same as in the past. The cost to
the club, like most everything
else, has gone up and in order
to keep the price down the
club will have to sell more
cakes than in the nast to
experience a profit, a club
spokesman noted.
In case you are not called on
by a Club member and would
like a cake they will be on sale
on Saturdays on the square in
Murphy.
Onr of the projects that this
money will be used for is
completing the payment for
the activity bus purchased for
the Murphy City Schools by
the Civitans.
Junior Civitans Officers
The Murphy High Junior Civitan
|l Club has been recently organized by
the Murphy Civitan Club and is to be
I] chartered on December 3. The officers
U of the club are, left to right, Lonnie
? Britton, reporter and sergeant-at-arms,
Bobbie Beavers, vice-president; and
Eddie Led ford. Second row, Sam
Elliott, president; Daryl Gossett,
Secretary; and Grier Ivie, treasurer.
Membership is restricted to those
between 15 and 19, at least a
sophomore in high school and must be
approved by the faculty sponsor.
Christmas Season Begins. . .
A sure sign that Christmas is on its
way is the addition of the Christmas
lights strung over Murphy's main
streets. The $5,000 worth of lights
and decorations were installed the
latter part of last week, and the
Christmas tree was put up Tuesday
afternoon. The decorations were put
up in time for the Christmas parade
which will be Friday afternoon.
(Scout photo by bill Gray)
Shriners Honor W.D. Whitaker
W. D. Whitaker of Andrews,
a Shriller for 47 years will be
honored with a "W.D.
Whitaker Night" by the
Asheville Shrine Club
Saturday, November 30.
The affair will feature a
dinner and dance in tribute to
Mr. Whitaker who has devoted
much to further Shrinedom
and the Masonic Order in
Western North Carolina.
Noble Whitaker is the first
man to be appointed to the
Divan of the Oasis Temple west
of Asheville.
In addition to holding the
office of Oriental Guide, one
of the highest offices in the
Oasis Temple, he has served as
Temple Ambassador, served as
president of the Smoky
Mountain Shrine Club, and is a
Past Master of the Andrews
Masonic Lodge.
Mr. Whitaker is also well
known for his civic activities
including serving as Mayor of
Andrews and his work in
supporting associations that
work with crippled children.
He is presently
vice-president of the North
Carolina Crippled Children's
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W. D. Whitaker
Association and a trustee of
the Asheville Orthopedic
Hospital.
Mr. Whitaker is a Senior
Vice-President and Secretary of
Citizens Bank and Trust
Company in Andrews.
Among various dignitaries
expected for the celebration
will be Mr. Sam Holbrooks,
Potentate of Oasis Temple and
members of the Temple's
Divan.
Christmas Parade Is
Day After Thanksgiving
Seven floats and three bands
will lead the fourth annual
Jaycee Christmas Parade
scheduled for 4:00 p.m. Friday
afternoon. The parade will kick
off the Christmas season for
the merchants in town as many
of they are planning to stay
Scout Office
To Be Closed
The Cherokee Scout and
Clay County Progress office
will be doted Thursday and
Friday, November 28 and
29, in observance of the
Thanksgiving holidays.
The office will return to
its regular hours, which are
8:00 to 5:00 Monday
through Friday, Monday
morning.
open until 9:00 Friday night.
Starting at the ball park, the
parade will travel into town,
turn right at the traffic light
down Tennessee Street where
it will turn left onto Willow
Street. From here the parade
will come by the bus station
and turn back towards town on
Hiawassee Street. At the traffic
light the parade will turn right
on Peachtree Street, and then
turn left by the courthouse.
Floats entering the parade
will be the Cherokee County
4-H Club, Clifton Precision,
O'Dells, Nelson's Lumber Co.,
Tri-County Technical Institute,
Jaycee's Santa Float and
activity bus.
Can carrying the president
of th? Jaycees and the
Cherokee County Chamber of
Commerce, Mayor of Murphy
and P.T.A.'a Christmas Belle
will also travel the parade
route.
At Robbinsville
Agricultural Problems To
Be Discussed With Officals
An area meeting has been
scheduled for Robbinsville on
Tuesday. December 3, to give
local people an opportunity to
discuss agricultural matters
with several administrators
from North Carolina State
University.
Jack Earley, Cherokee
County extension chairman,
said the Robbinsville meeting
has been planned for the
people of Cherokee, Clay,
Graham. Macon, Swain and
Jackson counties.
Nineteen such meetings are
planned across the state in an
effort to improve
communications between local
citizens and the School of
Agriculture and Life Sciences
at North Carolina State
University.
"The NCSU officials will
report on what the University
is doing in the way of
agricultural teaching, research
and extension. Local people
will have an opportunity to
discuss their problems and
needs," says Mr. Earley.
Farmers, agri-businessmen
Christmas Club
Checks Mailed
W. Frank Forsyth, President
of Citizens Bank and Trust
Company, announced today
that $230,794.50 in Christmas
Club checks were distributed
to 1193 persons.
This amount is the largest
amount ever distributed by
Citizens Bank and Trust
Company from its Christmas
Club plan. Sending the checks
out early will mean that a large
portion will remain in Western
North Carolina and the
participants in this Christmas
Club program will have plenty
of time to shop early.
and other people with an
interest in agriculture are
invited. Starting time is 2:00
p.m. and the place is the
auditorium of the Robbinsville
Elementary School.
Scheduled to represent
NUSU at the meeting are: Dr.
R. L. Loworn, acting dean of
the School of Agriculture and
Life Sciences; Dr." E. W.
Glazener, director of
instruction for the school; Dr.
George Hyatt, director of the
Agricultural Extension Service;
and Miss Lorna Langley state
home economics leader for the
Extension Service.
Also, participating will be
W. T. Brown, who is a member
of the N. C. Agricultural
Foundation from Cherokee
County.
Football Contest Results
Close As End Approaches
As the football contest goes
into its final two weeks
(Contest closes on Dec 8th) the
standings are beginning to get a
little bit closer between first
and second place. By taking
first place honors last week and
five points, Lyn James now has
a total of 8 points. High point
contestant at the present time
is Frank Sudderth with 12
points.
The two tickets to the
Atlanta Falcon-San Francisco
game on December 15th plus
$25.00 in expense money is
still any body's. There are still
twenty points to be awarded.
Sudderth or James could just
about wrap it up with a first
place winner this week.
The contestants are getting
better on their predictions.
Last week eight contestants
missed only two games. Would
you believe that the
contestants all missed the same
two games. These two games
were all considered to be
upsets unless you were? a
University of North Carolina or
a University of S. C. fan. Had
these games gone along
according to form, the eight
would have had perfect scores.
Actually there were nine
that had two wrong guesses,
but one of these was declared
ineligible and this contestant
had the best prediction for the
tie-breaker and would have
been awarded 5 points and
(See FOOTBALL page 5)
Gray Promoted To
Managing Editor
Jack Owens, Editor-Publish
er of the Cherokee Scout and
Clay County Progress,
announced today the
promotion of Bill Gray to
Managing Editor.
Gray accepted the position
of News Editor last June and
assumed his new duties
November 1.
"We are pleased and
fortunate to have a young man
with Mr. Gray's ability and
who has deep roots in the
communities we serve as a
member of our editorial staff,"
Mr. Owens said.
In addition to his duties as
News Editor, Mr. Gray will
assume additional
responsibilities in the editorial
department as well as
managerial duties.
A native of Hayesville, Gray
is the son of Mrs. T. C. Gray
and the late Mr. Gray. He is
married to the former Nancy
Millsaps. also of HayesviBe.
Nine Murphy High Players Rate All-SMC
Terry Postell Named Coach Of The Year'
Nine players from Murphy
High School's championship
team were selected to
All-Conference honors and
Coach Terry Postell, who
paced his team through ten
straight victories was named
'Coach of the Year' for the
1968 season.
Heading the list of
outstanding players in the
conference were Bennie Scott,
Charles Trantham, Boyd
Smith, Jeff Jackson, Wayne
Holland, Ben Crisp, Doug
Stevens, , Harold Kephart, and
Mike Kephart.
All of the boys were seniors,
except for Smith and Jackson,
who are Juniors.
The Bulldogs finished 7-0-0 in
conference play, and were
10-0-0 until they were defeated
by Hendersonville in the first
round of the Class AA
Playoffs.
Postell, a graduate of
Andrews High School,
attended Lees McRae and Mars
Hill Colleges. He taught and
was assistant coach at Sylva for
one year, then movef1 to
Murphy where he moved to the
Head coaching position after
one year as assistant coach.
The rest of the Smoky
Mountain All-Conference stars
are as follows:
OFFENSE
End Roger Millsaps,
Robbinsville; tackles Keith
Shuler, Sylva-Webster; Dennis
Nelms, Robbinsville, Charles
McClure, Franklin; guard
Phillip Payne, Hayesville;
halfback Jimmy Nelson,
Hayesville; quarterback Donnie
Lequire, Franklin; offensive
specialist Keith Corbin,
Franklin.
DEFENSE
End Wayne Partin, Swain;
tackles Charles Underwood,
Swain and Tom Cabe,
Andrews; guards James Davis,
Sylva-Webster, Jimmy Garner,
Franklin, and Huey Jones,
Swain; linebackers Gilliam
Jackson, Robbinsville; halfback
Ronnie Ledford, Swain; safety
Bruce Adams, Franklin; return
specialist Dale Walsh,
Robbinsville.
Terry Poatcil
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All-Smoky Mountain Conference players from
Murphy are. front row left to right, guard Charles
Trantham, fullback Jeff Jackson, linebacker, Doug
Stevens and Mike Kephart.
Back row, center Boyd !
end Benny Scott, halfback I
Ben Crtap. (Scout photo by .