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$21,000 DEDICATED TO PROMOTING VOLUME ? NUMBER ? 35 IGKEE COUNTY 1 ml With Brush Fires THURSDAY, MARCH ?. IM7 1* PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WJEKKLT Murphy Spring Carnival Sale Slattu Next Week 9 ? nn/tw A V VVWVWWMM sraiAL EVEN Is TO ATTRACT AREA CITIZENS Hundred of bargain hunters are expected in Mi^rphy for the we^k long Murphy Spring Carnival sale. The Chamber of Commerce sponsored sale, which is being pub licised through an eight-page ad vertising section in this issue of The Scout, will begin Monday and continue through Saturday, April 6. Sixteen merchants are represent ed in the circular and 5,000 have been mailed to residents of the Murphy trading area. Special events scheduled in clude: The Woman's Club will present a Dude Ranch Fashion Show with the latest spring styles for men, women, boys and girls, at the High School Auditorium, on Friday, March 29 at 8 p. m. All styles shown will be furnished by local merchants. The ffturth in a series of ama teur talent shows will be presented by the Murphy Lions Club Satur day night March 30 at the Murphy High School gymnasium. A square dance will follow the show and all proceeds will go to the swimming pool fund. The fifth and final show will be held Saturday night, April 6th. The Coca-Cola Carousel will give free rides to the kiddies in down town Murphy, all next week. The Kern's Bread Carousel, al so with free rides, will be in town Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs day. zOn Saturday April 6, clowns will be among the shopping crowds and they'll be looking for the kid dies with their families. Tiie merchants committee of the chamber of commerce, welcomes you to this special event. SPRINGTIME BRINGS PRETTY FASHIONS ? These tour love. Ilea will enhance the Woman'* Club Fashion Show Friday night. They are left to right Linda English, wearing a coca two piece cotton; Betty Weaver in blue Bermuda shorts and striped blouse; Judy Davis In Mack and white striped two-piece middy, and Ann Parker wearing Mack toreador pants and matching Mouse. Murphy Woman's Club To Present Spring Fashion Show Here Friday The Bar Tac Dude Ranch will be the scene of the spring Fashion Show sponsored annually by the Murphy Woman's Club. The affair will be held at the High School aud itorium Friday evening at 8. Amid a background of cactus plants and white plank fences, styles for every occasion will be modeled as the audience is taken for a week-end visit to the dude ranch in Las Vegas. Party dress es, casuals, sport clothes, formals and lounging attire as well as lug gage and jewelry will be shown by models selected by the Woman's Club. Door prizes contributed by local merchants will be awarded. Fashions and accessories from Jabaley's, Lovingood's, Candler's, Darnell's, Coward's, Davis Jewel Andrews Rotary And Konnaheeta Club Snonsor Annual Ranmipf March 1Qth Joe Hicks, coach of Cullowhee High School, Cullowhee, recently voted the outstanidng coach of the Smoky Mountain Conference for 1957, was the guest speaker at the annual banquet sponsored jpintly by the Andrews- Rotary and Kon naheeta club to honor the Wildcat Football squad and the girls bask etball team, winners of the Smoky Mountain Tournament. Approximat ely 100 persons ettended. The affair was held in the school cafeteria March 19. Gordon L. But ler acted as toastmaster. Jeff Brooks, president of the Rotary club,. Mrs. Ruth Pullium pres. of Konnaheeta club welcomed the guest and the response was givep by Carolyn West. The Invocation was given by the Rev. Edwin Car ter, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Mr. Hicks, who was introduced by Charles O. Frazier, principal of the Elementary school, listed the Legion Auxiliary District Meeting Slated April 13th The American Legion Auxiliary of Murphy will be hostess to the 20th. District Meeting, at the First Methodist Church in Murphy,, on Saturday April 13th, at 10 a. m. The Districts which include units from Sylva, Franklin and Robbins ville, the North Carolina state ppes ident and other state officers will be at this meeting. * The Auxiliary would like to have as many as' possible "Gold Star Mothers" in Cherokee County pres ent as their guests and for lunch which will follow. This blanket in vitation is being extended to all of our Gold Star Mothers and it is hoped that many will be able to at tend. Please call the Auxiliary presi dent, Mrs. Herman Edwards, phone VE 7-2497 or Mrs. L. L. Mason VE 7-2907 in Murphy, if you are able to attctod so reservations for lunch may be made Saturday April 6th. In the Andrews area, please con tact Capt Frank W. Swan for transportation. attributes of a good player as hav ing not or*-* fe desire to want to play and tire love to play, but to have keen competitive spirit and the use of psyschology in playing He also gave the various phases of the responsibility of a coach. Frank Maenlee, Andrews coacb presented letter awards to six boys Kent Laughter, Jerry Pullium, Bergen Tatham, Wayne Mintz, Bob Nichols and Pete Gernert. Miss Ruth Hamilton, girl's coach, presented awards to fifteen girls: Carolyn West, captain, Mattie An gel, co-captain, Katherine Sursav age, Madge Barton, Gail Anderson, Wanda Moose, Vicki Derreberry, Melba West, Ruthi^ Almond, Mar tha Derreberry, Terry Slagle, Car ole Dyer, Carolyn Evans, Sandra Phillips and Sue Nichols. Gifts were presented to the managers, Hugh Rayburn and Paul Brooks. Mention was made that the girls team had been winners for three 1 years out of the past five, in the Smoky Mountain finals five years, and winners in the Western Divis ion for the five past years. Miss Hamilton has been named coach of the year twice.* J. E. Rufty, superintendent gave the closing talk Girls of the Home Economics de partment under the supervision Miss Meredith Whitaker, served a four course dinner: 1st. quarter, dribble juice; 2nd. quarter, Offr clal ham with whistle sauce, free shot green beans, half time baked potatoes; 3rd. quarter, charging salad, conference relish plate, time out rolls with foul butter, and 4th. quarter, tie-up pie with jump ice cream, backboard milk and goal coffee. The Willow and F To Be Presented At Yonng Harris The Sudan B. and Young Harris Societies will present a three-act romantic drama, "The Willow and I", Friday, March 29 at 8 p. m. in the Susan B. Harris Chapel, Young Harris, Ga. There will be an admission fee of 50c per person. er's, Moore's Jeweler's and Mur phy Electrical Shop are to be pre sented. Mrs. W. T. Brown will be com mentator for the event, and Mrs. Emily Davidson will play the background music. Tickets may be secured from members of the Woman's Club or at the door. Heart Fund Drive Contributions Total $154.50 Dr. Helen Wells, chairman of the Murphy Heart Fund Drive, reports that contributions totaling $154.50 have been turned into Her for the drive, and contributions are still being received. Dr. Wells urges those who have not contributed to please do so and mail their contributions to Sam L. Davidson, Ben Pamer or P. J-. Henn in Murphy. Revival Services Set At First Baptist Revival services will oegin at the First Baptist Church April 8 and continue through the 14th. There will be two services daily. The Rev. Wayne Slaton, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Bry son City, N. C. will conduct the services, Monday through Thurs day; the Evangelistic Team of i Carson Newman Baptist College will conduct the services Friday through Sunday. , Cullowhee Baptist Choir, under the direction of Mr. Jack Barnett, will give a sacred music Concert, Sunday night, April 7. Red Cross Blood Drive Fails To Reach Quota Mr. Hugh Howard, Chairman of of the Red Cross Bloodmobile, states that only 65% of our quota was received . in blood donations last Thursday. A quota of 125 pints was the goal for the visit. Chairman Howard, wishes to ex press appreciation to all the doc tors, nurses, those who had charge of registrations, the ladies of the Episcopal Church, who had charge of the canteen, and to all blood donors for their time and effort in helping with the Bloodmobile. ' The Red Cross Headquarters has stressed the necessity of those who receive blood transfusions to make every effort possible to secure pledges to replace this blood to the Center. Although several pledged at the last Bloodmobile, we are still several pints behind on re placements. He urges that every one be thinking about the next Bloodmobile which will be in Mur phy on June 6. Notice of this will be given in advance so that every one may know of t. Three donors will receive their one-gallon pin ? Bill Gulley, Joe Hamilton and Randolph Cright. Pins are being secured and as soon as they are received these three will receive their one-gallon pin. ' ~~ ~~~~ * Lay Speakers For Sunday Services Lay speakers for Sunday of the various churches are the following speakers: Mr. Bunch Nugent, U. S. District Forest Ranger, irom the First Methodist Church will speak at the First Baptist at the eleven o'clock service; Mr. Ralph Rhodes, with the TVA and of the First Baptist will go to the First Methodist Church; W. A. Single ton, with the Western Auto Store, and a Presbyterian, will speak at the Episcopal; and Mr. Harry Seamon, manager of the New Regal Hotel, _and a member of the Episco pal Church, will speak at the Pres byterian. Hospital Auxiliary Meets On Monday The Providence Hospital Auxil iary held its regular meeting Mon day in the hospital dining room. The newly elected officers are, Pres. Mrs. Anton Schmitt, Vice Pres. Mrs. Cloe Moore, Recording Sec. Mrs. Arnold Beerkens, Corres ponding Sec. Mrs. C. L. Alverson, Treasurer, Mrs. Robert Weaver. The Constitutional and By-Laws were adopted. tncroKee ueaths and Funerals Donald Edgar Phillips Killed Saturday In Railroad Accident At Andrews JJonala Edgar F/iiliips, 40, of Andrews, was killed when struck by a Southern Railway locomotive at 9:30 p. m. Saturday March 23, between the depot and the ball park crossing, in the town of And rews, J. C. Townson, ? Cherokee County coroner said. Phillips was sitting on the track when he was hit, Vaugh Neal, brakeman on the train said. Train men were unable to stop the loco motive in time to avoid hitting Phillips, Neal said. Townson ruled the death acci dental. aHe was the son of Mrs. Katie Phillips and the late Hardy Phil lips and was a lifelong resident ol Andrews. Funeral services were held Mon day at 2 p. m. in the Valley River Baptist Church of which he was a member. The Rev. RobeA Barker and the Rev. T. D. Denny officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Lewis and Day id Hyde, Bruce Smith, Billy West and Carl and Clyde Derreberry. Surviving, in addition to the mo ther are the wife, Mrs. Mae Der reberry Phillips; a daughter, Wan da; two sons, Darrell and Lane, all of the home; two sisters, Mrs. J<-"n Womack of Asheville and Mrs. Walter Ensley of Andrews; and four brothers, Grant and Gor don of Andrews, Quentin of Char lotte and Odis of Canton, Ga. Ivie Funeral Home was in charge. Bertha J. McGwire Miss Bertha Jane McGuire, 57, of Andrews died in an Asheville hospital Sunday, March 24, at 9:15 a.m. after a brief illness. . A lifelong resident of Andrews, she was the daughter of the late Wiliam Henry and Helen Arrowood Continued Oh Back Page Mrs. Harry Bishop Hostess To Garden Club The Murphy Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Harry Bishop with Mrs. T. A. Case, co hostess Thursday (Today) after noon at 3:30. Mrs. Ben Carr of the Blairsville Club will be guest speaker, seh will talk on spring planting. All members are urged to at tend this meeting. New Chamber Of Commerce Directors Elected Monday Four new directors were elected Monday night at the annual meet ing of the Chamber of Commerce in the primary auditorium. Richard K. Degenhardt, execu tive vice-president of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce, was the principal speaker. Merle Davis, W. A. Singleton. W. T. Brown and Dr. William Gossett were elected to the Board of Di rectors to serve for three years. Mr. Degenhardt congratulated the local Chamber on its accomp lishments during the past year and warned them not to become dis couraged. He said that sometimes it takes years to secure new in dustry. "There is a definite need in this whole mountain area to cooperate and advance," Mr. Degenhardt said, pointing to the low per capita income and the highway situation in Western North Carolina. Money for road building is al located equally in the various are as of the state, he stated, and the cost of building mountain roads is three or four times that of roads, on more level terrain. He said that only through an or ganization such as the Chamber of Commerce can the allocations be equalized. The Asheville Chamber is work ing toward the development of all Western North Carolina with the belief that "if you prosper, we will," Mr. Degenhardt said. He said that the Asheville group had a $70,000 budget for advertis ing this year and most of it would be used in metropolitan newspap ers to attract tourists to this area. Morris L. McGough, executive vice-president of the Agricultural Development Council, told the Crippled Children's Drive Underway The Crippled Children's Drive conducted through the Easter Seal Sale will begin in Murphy and And drews April 1st, and continue through May 1st. The local clinic serving three counties, Cherokee, Graham and Clay is located over the bank building in Andrews and is held every month on Friday before the third Saturday. Fifty-five percent of the Easter Seal Fund stays in our county. Last year a total of 323 persons received treatment at the local clinic. Volunteer workers for Andrews are the following: Chairman for County and Andrews, Mr. W. D. Whitaker; Secretary and Treas. Mrs. Mildred Qay; Campaign Chairman, S. J. Gernert; Special solicitation chairman Mrs. Jack Ledford; special events chairman, Mrs. Margaret C. Waldrup; Lily parade, chairman, Mrs. James W. Baer; school appeal chairmans, Charles O. Frazier and Frank Walsh; and mail campaign chair , man, Mrs". Mildred Ray. i Workers for Murphy are: Ben Palmer, solicitor for the service stations; Lonzo Shields, tourist I courts; Mrs. H. A. Mattox, Chair man of the mailing committee; Miss Dot Hensley, chairman of the businesses; Mrs. Ruth Chaney, Mrs. L. D. Schuyler, Mrs. Bill Waggnor and Mrs. W. M. Lay will also be on the business committee; and Everett English will be chair man of the coffee day. Mrs. R. C. Fuller, chairman of the Murphy Drive says "Easter Seals are being mailed out the first of April. I am sure many many in terested persons are not on our mailing List. If you fail to rcceive seals and are interested in helping the crippled chldren of Cherokee County, please mail your contribu Presbyterian Women Meet Monday The Women of the Presbyterian Church held their general meeting at the church Monday night at 7:45 o'clock, with the president, Mrs. E. H. Brumby presiding over the business session. Mrs. Brumby announced the Dis trict Meeting at the Women of Asheville Presbytery which will be held in Andrews, April 13. She also read a note from Loretta Hall, the orphan at the Mountain Orphanage at Swannanoa whom the Murphy women have adopted to clothe and a note of appreciation from Mrs. Barkley, superintendent of the Or phanage. Mrs. Gibba presented the pro gram on Evangelism. tions to Mrs. R. C. Fuller, Murphy, N. C.; or to Juanita Weaver at the bank." Mrs. Fuller says that personal letters with "Share in the Future of the Crippled" will be mailed to all Murphy and surrounding indus tries. The Murphy business houses will be contacted by interested volun teer workers. Please give them a welcome and have a contribution. Peachtree P-TA To Sponsor Talent Contest A Talent Show, featuring Bill ? Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, along with Carl Story and the Blue Grass Quartet, will take place at the Peachtree School Thursday (Today) at 8 p. m. All local talent is invited to participate in the show, and the top winner will appear on the Bill Mon roe TV show. ? A small adipission fee will be charged and all proceeds will go to the Peachtree PTA. Mrs. Jerry Davidson Wants Information About Old Schools Mrs. Jerry Davidson asks that anyone having any information on subscription schools, to please contact her. She would like infor mation on Mt. Pleasant Academy, that was located where the Petrie Hospital is now; and Old Log School. Any information on pupils, teachers, and history of the school will be appreciated. local Chamber that they should realize the importance of agricul ture in Cherokee County and work with the rural people to increase their income. He said that the hatching egg, dairying and forestry were three of the most important Industries in the county. Mr. McGough praised the Rural Development Program as one Dt the 'most promising frontiers in agriculture." He said that through it rural people could find "ways and means of increasing income." Paul Nave, County Agent, said that the ham project started last year by the Chamber was the first of its kind in the State of North Carolina. Within a few years, he said 15, 000 hams a year should be pro duced in Cherokee County and that plans should be made for a large smoke and curing bouse so that they could be produced on a com munity basis. C. L. "Bud" Alverson, retiring president, thanked Chamber mem bers for their cooperation during the past year and said that a new president would be elected at the next meeting of the Board of Di rectors. Ferrel Tate and R. W. Claxton, president and vice-president of the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce were guests at the meeting. Rev. Charles Ginn To Conduct Peachtree Revival Revival services for the Peach tree Memorial Baptist Church will begin Sunday at the 11 o'clock ser vice. ^ * The Rev. Charles Ginn, pastor of the Marble Baptist Church will be the speaker, the services will be gin each evening at 7:30. Miss Dale Sudderth, of Peach - tree, will be in charge of the mus ic, and Miss Naomi Lunsford and Miss Margaret Hendrix will be the pianists. The Rev. Lester Stowe, pastor, cordially invites the public. Lt. Roy Vinson Hall Has Dinner kWfth Pres. Eisenhower Lt. j. g. Roy Vinson Han,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vinson Hall of Marb I le, is an Officer on the Guided Mis sile Cruiser U.S.S. Canberra, CAG, 2, which recently carried President Eisenhower from Norfolk to Ber muda. Roy writes that on St. Patrick's Day, he and another Officer frbm the ship had dinner with President Eisenhower. Besides the President Mr. Jim Hagerty, and Dr. Snyder were also there. Roy says be had a wonderful time, and never dream ed that he would ever eat with a President. Large Crowd Attends Talent Show At Murphy High Gymnasium Saturday More than two hundred persons attended the third of ? series of tal ent Shows at the Murphy Gym Sat urday night. These shows are held at the gym each Saturday night and sponsored by the Murphy Lions Club and all proceeds go to the Swimming Pool Fund. During the past three shows " a number of talents have been a warded prizes and will compete for the grand prize of $50.00. on the final night. First week prize for the best tal ent went to Cart Truelove and His Peachtree Valley Boys; second week firt prize talent wos Bob by Martin, of Andrews, who imper sonated Elvis Pressley with one of his popular songs, second prize went to little nine-year-old Bobbie Odom, of Murphy, and third prise, Mrs. . Constance West's second graae. i>ast Saturday night winners were Glenn Ellis and his bud, first prize; second -prize went' to Wade Morrow and His Blue Moun tain Boys of Ducktown; third prise winners were the popular Roberts sisters from Unaka. ' Calvin Smart, director of the tal ent show says that more good tal ent is scheduled for the two remain ing shows; and also that there wfll . be square dancing until mid-night following each show. ?? * ' 'i Volley RHw Gmn leu Clmb To Meet Titers. Mrs. Frank Swan wOl be hot?a to the Valley Biver Garden Club at her home in VaJWytowtt Thursday (today) at S:30 p. m. March M. Miss Frances Corer wfll discuss j "Perennial." m