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MLiAtUX LiBAArtY iCHPHI 8C SAMPLE i* The Cherokee Scout Pages and Clay County Progress V* lu me 79 - Number 21 - Murphy, North Carolina DECEMBER 12, 1968 Second Class Postage Paid At Murphy, North Carolina 104 P ? r C?py Tomotla Youth Places Third In WNC Community Development Tomotla Community took Asheville City Auditorium last Buncombe County and Linville . third place honors in the Saturday. Falls of Avery County were Youth Program for 1968 at the A total of 114 organized first place in he farm and 19th annual awards luncheon communities competed in the nonfarm divisions respectively, of the Asheville Agricultural improvement program this Drexel of Burke County was ' Development Council held in year. Newfound community of named as having the most W. D. Ragsdale, Prominent Murphy Businessman, Dies W. D. Ragsdale, 73, a businessman in Murphy for the past 25 years, died in a local hospital Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. W. D. Ragsdale He was manager of the A. an (J P. Tea Co. store in Murphy for 20 years. He moved from Kentucky to Asheville in 1922 and to Murphy in 1943. He was a member of Murphy First Baptist Church. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mary Burton McElroy Ragsdale; a daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Bath of Huntsville, Ala.; two sons, Ben M. of Murphy and W. D. Ragsdale Jr. of Greensboro; a sister, Mrs. Jennie R. Sutherland of Springfield, Ky.; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday (today) in Sunset Cemetery by the Rev. Woodrow Flynn. Pallbearers will be Horace Kent, Harry Lovingood, Joe Football Banquet The annual Quarterback Club football banquet will be held at the Murphy High School lunchroom Saturday at 7:00 p.m. The team and their coaches are to be honored with special awards going to the best linema, best back and the "unsung hero" award. This award is new by the Quarterback Club, and it is for the boy who consistantly played a good game yet was overlooked most of the time. The banquet speaker is Bob Lord, formerty assistant coach at Wake Forest and presently coach at Guilford College. Phillips, Alvin Buchanan, Clyde Sneed, Kenneth Davis, Nat B. and Wiley C. Kinney and James Q. Martin. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge arrangements. Savings B?nd Sales Reaching High Saving Bond Sales in Cherokee County from January through October amounted to $271,981.00 which represents 80.7 percent of the County's annual goal of $337,120.00, according to W. L. Christy, Cherokee County Volunteer Chairman. New records in the sale of U. S. Savings Bonds to North Carolinians were set during October and for the first ten months of this year. Series E. Bonds sold in October were the highest for any month since 1944-a 22 year record. Cumulative sales of Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares in the fust ten months of this year amounted to $54,365,386 outstanding youth program. The only winners in the far-western counties other than Tomotla were Pine Creek Community of Jackson County, second place winners in the farm division, and Clark's Chapel Community in Macon County, who placed fourth in the farm division. Over $4,500 in awards were presented to the area winners at the awards luncheon. Speaker at the event was Dr. Paul A. Miller of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, who served until recently as Assistant Secretary for Education of the U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. which is 79.0 percent of the state's 1968 dollar goal of $68,800,000. These are the highest sales recorded for this period in peacetime, an increase of 6.8 percent over the comparable months of a year ago. In making this release, Mr. Bland W. Worley, State Volunteer Chairman, reported that "the Savings Bonds Program is having its best peacetime year on record." He went on to say that "the many volunteers, employers, bankers, and media officials in North Carolina are to be commended for their cooperation in making this a remarkable year for Bonds." Frank Sudderth Wins Contest Frank Sudderth, right, is making plans to travel to Atlanta Sunday to put to use the two tickets to the Atlanta Falcon - 49'er game and $25 expense money he received as winner in the Scout football contest. L. D. "Red" Schuyler, Scout advertising manager, is shown presenting the tickets and check to Mr. Sudderth. Frank Sudderth won the grand prize of two tickets to the Atlanta Falcon-San Francisco 49'ers game plus $25 in the Cherokee Scout football contest. Sudderth had an accumulated point total of 12 points going into last week's games although he did not place in this week's judging he still won on points. A drawing was held among the eight sponsors and Graves Chrysler-Plymouth won the tickets and cash. In the final week of the football contest, nine contestants missed only three games. But putting the tie breaker to work, the judges awarded first place to Allen Baker of Rt. 1, Murphy. Baker was awarded five points and $5. His prediction on the Penn State-Syracuse game was 28-14. Since the final score was Penn State 30 and Syracuse 12, his prediction was off only four points. Peggy Payne of Andrews and Richard Caldwell of Murphy tied for second and third position, so they divided $5 and five points. Miss Payne predicted the tie breaker as Penn State 28 and Syracuse 7, and Caldwell called it Penn State 24 and Syracuse 13. Both were off seven points. Scout advertising manager, L. D. (Red) Schuyler, left, is shown presenting two tickets and a check for $26.00 to Albert Graves, owner of Graves Chry?ler Plymouth, ? the winner of the drawing among the sponsor's of the Scout Football Contest. Folk School To Present Pageant "A Christmas Carol", Charles Dicken's favorite short but cogent tale will be read by Mr. Lynn Gault at the John C. Campbell Folk School on Tuesday, December 17 at 8:00 p.m. The public is invited to the reading, as well as to a Christmas pageant the following day at 7:00 p.m. and to a folk dance party Saturday night, the 21st, at 8:00 p.m. Those unable to attend the various evening programs may enjoy seeing the Christmas decorations any weekday or Saturday morning. Three Volunteer Through The Draft From Clay On Monday December 9 a group of registrants of Local Board No. 22 Clay County, were forwarded to the Knoxville Examining and Induction Station, according to Board secretary Myrt Plemmons. Those delivered for induction were William Jesse Matheson, and three volunteers: Donald Ray McClure, David Lavoan Mull and Richard Roscoe Hughes. One registrant. Clifford Eldon Mobley, was transferred from an Oregon local board. Three men were foi warded for pre- induction physical examination: John Claude Ashe, Danny Herman McClure, and a registrant transferred from another North Carolina board. Larry Charles Chance. Eddie Robert Palmer was transferred to a Georgia board, and Conward Lamar Cable to a Washington board, for pre-induction. Honor Roll Announced At Tri-County Tech The Honor Rod for Fall quarter at Tri-County Technical Institute contains the names of 28 students. To be listed on the Honor Roll a student must have an average grade of 88 on all work attempted. Those who attained this honor an: Brace Barton, Irene Buchanan, Shirley Buchanan, JeanetU Cable, Elizabeth A. Camer, Freda Coffey, Helen Cook , Gail Dills, Peggy Gibson, Margaret Gladson. Frances Lee, Peggy Long, Susie Loudermilk, Bobbie Mason, Sandra Lea McClure, Meredith Palmer. Brenda Parker, Sandy Postell, Emma Ramsey, Terri Jean Raper. Larry Rayburn, Kathleen Spencer, Charles Thomasaon, Libby Townson, Janet Trull, Shelley Walker. Ina Mae Winfrey, and Barbara Mauney. Franklin Smith, owner and operator of the We-Rent-All agency and gas station near Peachtree points out the lower value broken Tuesday morning that allowed over 8,000 gallons of gasoline to pour out of the tanks onto the ground. The upper valve and locks were broken on this tank and another tank behind Smith by vandals. Vgndals Destroy $3000 In gasoline At Peachtree Over fc.OOO gaUons of gasoline spilled out of two huge above-ground storage tanks early Tuesday morning after vandals had broken two sets of valves and locks at the We-Rent-AU agency and gas station near Peachtree. J. Franklin Smith, owner and operator of the agency, GunC?ntr?l LawsT? Be Effective Menday GREENSBORO, N. C. --Sales of guns and ammunition will be controlled under the new Federal gun law which takes effect December 16. J. E. Wall, District Director of Internal Revenue for North Carolina, said IRS is preparing material to help gun dealers, gun buyers and collectors comply with the new Gun Control Act of 1968 which was enacted by Congress in October. Mr. Wall said the new law should not place any unreasonable restrictions on the purchase or ownership of ordinary guns used for hunting, target shooting or other lawful purposes. Persons under 21 will be prohibited from purchasing pistols, revolvers, and ammunition for such weapons and persons under 18 will not be permitted to purchase any firearms or ammunition. Sales will generally not be permitted to out-of-state residents, Mr. Wall said, although a person from an adjoining state can buy a rifle or shotgun by complying with certain provisions of the new Act. Sales to residents of a state will be prohibited if possession of the firearm is not allowed by local ordinance. Summaries of pertinent local laws are being compiled in a booklet to be mailed by IRS to Federally licensed gun dealers. The booklet. Publication 603, "Published Ordinances-Firearms" should be in the hands of dealers before December 16, to enable them to check on the gun laws of a locality befote selling a gun. Adult Basic Ed Classes To Begin Af Hayesville Adult Basic Education classes will begin Thursday (tonight) at Hayesville High School at 6:30 p.m. Jack Rogers and Coy Bost will be the instructors for the classes. These classes are designed for those who have not finished high school. All books and materials are furnished free of charge. There will also be no charge for tuition. said that he was awakened around 3:00 a.m. Tuesday morning by the odor of gas and found the area around the tanks flooded with gasoline. Smith said that he managed to close the valves and save approximately 1,000 gallons of the highly flamable liquid. Cherokee County Sheriff Claude Anderson was called to the scene early that morning and began an investigation. Part of the gasoline had washed down a ditch, but the danger of fire and explosion was so great that the family living in a mobile home near by was advised to leave. Tuesday night the family had not returned because of the strong fumes and pools of gas still in the area. Smith said that he washed the area down early Tuesday morning, and that the Murphy Power Board had helped to wash the area down Tuesday. This was the second time that vandals had succeeded in breaking the tank valves, Smith said. In August drain valves in the bank of the tanks were broken and over 9,000 gallons of gasoline were destroyed. Anderson and SBI agent James Maxie are continuing in the investigation. Red Cross Chapter Elects New Directors The four Red Cross Chapters - Clay, Graham, Andrews, and Murphy, met in Andrews last week and elected directos for the newly combined Chapter. Those elected were W. Quentin Moore, Phillip Howell and W. P. Bradley of Clay County; Richard Blevins, Jr., Mrs. Frances Carver and Mrs. Annie Carver of Graham County; Rev. T. V. Wells, Lloyd Cash and Houston Ledford of Andrews: and Gene Farmer, C. W. Barrett and Dave Moody of Murphy. The first meeting of the new Board will be held January 16, 1969. The purpose of the meeting will be to elect officers, determine location for the central office and give the Chapter a name. Anyone who has a name to suggek for this new Red Cross Chapter, please call any of the members named above. They will appreciate your help. Mrs. Brumby Is Featured In International Book Mrs. Mary Faye Brumby, a Murphy business woman and former North Carolina Senator, has been included in the 1968 edition of the Dictionary of International Biography. The Dictionary of International Biography is a biographical record of contemporary achievement. As a reference book circulating on a large scale in 109 countries, it contains some 14,000 biographical sketches of citizens of 105 countries of the world. The predominant number or entries are from America, Great Britain, Australia, and Canada. It also contains sketches of personalities of Continental Europe as well as occasional sketches from countries in all parts of the world. This reference book will be placed in libraries throughout the world, and Mrs. Brumby's biographical notes will repose in Manchester Central Library, which is located in England. United Fund Pledges Grow Goal Reaches Two-Thirds Over 370 donors, which include individuals, industry and retail stores have pledged a total of $20,526 in the Cherokee County United Fund drive toward the goal of $30,000. This figure, which was based on donations given through Monday, represents over two-thirds of the goal. Citizens Bank and Trust Co. of Murphy is the first business of over ten employees to report 100 percent employee participation. Many smaller businesses have given 100 percent but Citizens Bank is the first of this size to give or pledge 100 percent. Andrews Youth Summer Recreation Program - $500. Still in the formative stage, this program will seek to provide healthy and adult directed recreation for boys and girls of all ages in the Andrews area. A suitable indoor-outdoor area is to be selected which will provide Softball, horse shoes, badmitton, volley ball, and other group activities and sports. Those who have given this past week include Duncan Oil Company, Dr. Helen Wells, Dr. F. L. Abernathy, Dr. J. Jerry Cabe, Dr. Walter F. Mauney, Dr. George Dyer, Lois Davis, Rex Kephart, William L. Christy, Joanne Matheson, Linda Carringer, Linda Morris. Brenda Carder, Shirley Cole, Lucille Bryson, Grace Hall. Minnie Moore, Robert V. Weaver, Judy Kephart, Gertrude Howse, Jerry Kephart, Frances Johnson, Donna Bryant Doris Rogers, . Barbara Anderson, Betty , Haigier, Carol Hogsed, Murphy Wood Company, Joe McKeldry, Andrews Auto Parts, Ennis Hardware, Calvin Rice, DJK Florist, Barnett's Radio & TV, R.B. Bullard. David Glockner, W.D. Whitaker, Andrews Dress Shop, Elliott Hardware, Gar Hardin, Gordon Luther, Walter Jackson, Liles Drug Store. Andrews Zip Burger, Mash burn's Laundry, Geraldine Ruth Smith, Floyd EL Blaylock, Elizabeth Davis, Z. B. Conley. Rosemary Crooke, Barbara Stalcup, A. EL Crooke. CArrie Davis, Martha Parks, J. Robert Penland, Frances Clark, I ma jean Adams, Anna Mae Deweese, Nancy Lunsford, Mack Ray, R. Michael Angel, Jack E. Early. Two Inducted Two Cherokee County men were inducted into the Army and 13 were sent for physicals this month, Frankie Roberson, secretary of Selective Service local board No. 20 said thk week. Inducted for active duty were David Wilburn Gaddis and Larry Glenn Eaiiey. UtLtMBtR An you mevtni? Would you On toknowthadealart tnvour NUN CHRISTMAS Lisa Mowery, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Mo?*ry, Ingrid Beerkens, daughter of Mr. and Kirs. Hans Beer kens. Steve Schulte, son of Mr. and Mri. Kdward Schulte, Kenny Graham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Graham, Victor Angelt, son of Mr, and Mrs. Mich? i , Angell and Jimmy McCombs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Mc^ombv
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