WMtker Forecast THURSDAY Occasional ralna FRIDAY, SATURDAY, * SUNDAY Fair gift tfifenriter mM Don't Turn Your ^OMUamb Into 9 VfuitetawU-Be Care ful With Brush Fire s DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY I VOLUME C7 NUMBER? 16 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THRUSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1K7 TWELVE PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY Bulldogs, Canton to Tangle for WNC Championship \ Murphy High Bulldog* will mMt Canton Friday night at CuHowhee is a football game to decide the Weatern North Caroling Champion ?hip Murphy is champion o* the Smoky Mountain Conference and Cantos la the top team of the Blue Ridge Conference. The place of the game narrow ed down to Cullowhee or Waynea ville and the Bulldogs Tuesday un animously voted to play it at Cullo whee- The decision waa left to the player*. The locals were back in full force this week and were going I through heavy acrimmage in prep aration for the game. Many out recently from flu and colds were back in the line-up and Coach Chuck HcConnell said he hope* be will have all available Friday night Coach McConnell aaid his aquad will have to play heads up ball all the way to stay in the ball game. He pointed out that Canton is an extremely strong team with no weaknesses. Canton was picked Monday as the Blue Ridge Conference repre sentative to meet the Bulldogs Cantor with a conference record of 4-0-1 wm named over Brevard, i Brevard' ? record to H-0- Murphy has won nine conaecutive games. The Murphy-Canton game will mark the opening o< atate AA playoff. Price War On Gasoline Hits Cherokee County The gasoline price war from the Soco Gap area has sloshed over in to Cherokee County and motorist here are enjoying a three cent per gallon decrease The battle for business started here Saturday morning when ser vice stations pulled down the 32.9 cents per gallon signs and hoisted new signs at 29.9 cents per gallon The 3-cent cut per gallon is on regular as well as premium gaso lines One service station operator here was pleased with the drop, declar ing "I'd like to see it stay down all winter- Gasoline has always been too high here." This is believed to be the first time that area stations have taken part in a price war. No indication* were in sight that the war would end here anytime soon At this writing, Sputnik n was still up there and Space Dog Laika was still alive. If the Ruskies' Husky could only talk, it's a sure bet what her first words would be. r i wi u i c uic scene. L a i k a comes floating b a c k to terra firma by para chute- Officials, reporters and hundreds of oth ers rush out to her. "How was it, pup?" "How do you feel?" Weary and just a shade dizzy from her 1,056-mile high ride at speeds better than 17,000 miles per hour, the pooch could have only one ans wer? "just-tolerable". ? ? ? ? Besides drawing fire from dog lovers in many parts of the world, Sputnik II with its dog inside is upsetting a goodly number of Mur phy children- More than one moth er has told this writer their chil dren inquire daily about the condi tion of the dog, many almost at the point of tears. I ? ? ? ? For seven coosecutive weeks F- 1 Don fhillips of Murphy has been a faithful contestant in the Scout's Football Contest. He believes he * may come up with a winner at least once before the season ends. Don's plan is to tack the entry page to a wall, then throw darts. ( The teams hit with the darts are the ones he will pick. 1 ? * * * Howard Cook, 14, of Murphy is one of the biggest supporters of the Murphy High Bulldogs. In the past three years Howard has miss- I ed only one game. He couldn't ' make it to the Murphy-Bethel game last year because it was a day game and he was in school. 1 ? ? ? ? This little quiz is now m?Hng < the circuit: Question 'What do i Russian cowboys have that Ameri- I can cowboys do not?" Answer? 1 "Satel Lites" * ? * * i Youngsters are always coming < up with bright sayings or pull ing unheard of stunts. If yon 1 know of such, let this writer hear < from you with a post card or let ter and we can pass It on in' this < column. Even the adults can get 1 in the act- Hunting stories,' un- 1 usual things that happen on tripe < or Just around the bouse will be ? welcome. Drop us a line. < Baptismal Service At First Baptist A Baptismal service wfll be held Sunday night at 7:90 a the First p?pt1st Church Tbey Can't Write Santa, But Pets Like Gifts Too FOR ME? Pee Wee, 11-month old Chihuahua, perches proudly beside one of the newer Christ mag toys for pets, a chlorophyll treated fire hydrant. The dog be longs to Mr- and Mrs. Edward Townson of Hiawassee Street Farmers Federation furnished the fire hydrant for the picture. Rep. Geo. Shuford To Visit Cherokee November 18-20 .Rep. George Shuford of Asheville will be in Cherokee County the week of Nov- 18. He is making several stops in the 12th District to discuss with any constituents any problems they may have. Rep- Shuford will re turn to Washington in January. He will be in Andrews Monday night, Nov. 18, and Tuesday morn ing, Nov- 19 Rep. Shuford will be at the County Courthouse in Murphy Tues day afternoon, Nov. 19, and Wed nesday morning, Nov- 20. The tour calls for a stop Monday afternoon, Nov. 18, at the Court house in Robbinsville- He will be at the Courthouse in Hayesville Wednesday afternoon, Nov. 20 Fred Sneed Wins Football Contest Tie ball games and continued up sets gave the arm-chair experts a hard time last week but Fred Sneed of Murphy Route 4 man aged to pick out 15 winners. He was top man in The Scout's Football Contest, winning first prizes of $5 and becoming the ex pert of the week." Mr. Sneed's tie-breaking guess did not effect his standing as, he was the only contestant to get as many as 15 correct games- How ever, he guessed the tie-breaker at (Continued On Back Page) U do gs could Ulk Chances are t many would b,. hoMt|llg about the chlorophyll-treated rubber fire hydrant they're getting for Christ mas. It jingles, too. Of course, Miss Pussy Cat would turn up her pretty little nose and retort: "So what? I'm getting a new collar with a bell on it." All this is amusing to the para keet since she has already had a Peek at her present-a new gym nasium set complete with ladder trapeze and crossbar. What's this all about? Simply a few of the many items that will find their way under the Christ mas tree Dec. 25 for the family pet While most parents are busy shopping for their children, the real animal-lovers are not forget ting their pets. And they have quite an assortment of toys from which to choose. Fido and pet parakeets seem to be favored. pup toys range from plastic dogs to artifical rubber bones and duck pins. Pet toy manufacturers apparent ly haven't ventured into the field of wind-up toys or battery operat ed games as yet, but they are mak ing good use of jingling bells. Most of the pet toys now come equipped with the little bells. Appealing to the more elite set of those who fear they may of fend, the chlorophyll-treated hy drant advertises: "Laboratory tests show conclusively that chlorophyll has a definite and pos itive deodorant effect on body and mouth odors found in dogs and other animals. And if Rover has outgrown the toy stage, then you can always fall back on a sweater or blanket if you're in doubt what to give. Sweaters may be bought for all size canines as well as colorful all-wool blankets One outstanding feature of the blankets this year is a small pock -w ?k, ^ Side' They are a,s? double-breasted" this season. The plastic dogs for the younger | set are advertised to be washable, safe and completely non-toxic. They squeak when squeezed and will not absorb doggy odors. Then there are a number of whis tle toys like cat heads, hydrants, pipes and shoes. If you're still un I decided, there are more things like flea pads, beds, collars, chains, harnesses or identification tags. The kittens certainly want Santa to bring them some of the catnip ?n the market. Mice, balls, (Continued ??? back page) ANDREWS WILDCATS END SEASON WITH 37-0 WIN OVER FRANKLIN By J ANNETTE CARBINGER The Andrews Wildcats ended their 1957 season with a landslide victory of 37-0 over the Franklin Panthers Franklin fumbled the opening tick off with big 'Ox" Franklin charging in to recover for Andrews )n the 28 yard line- Harold Murphy crashed off tackle for 8 yards to the 20- Hubert Myers picked up 6 more yards, then Terry Postell, the Cats "big little man" swung wide iround the right end to be knocked nit of bounds on tfte 3 Murphy crashed over for the touchdown in the first two min Jtes of the game. Andrews kicked off again and the tough Wildcat line completely stop ped the Panthers- The Wildcats took over at mUfield and drove For another TD as Hubert Myers exploded over tackle from 4 yards Nit. Andrews scored once again be fore the half aa Sonny Both passed to Andrews' big left end, Archie K yew. for a gain of 61 y*^d?. A Bve yard penalty pulled the b*Q hack to the 11, where Terry Poe tefl took the ball (a rail arattd ? vi f left end for the third Wildcat TD The 'Cats led at the half 18-0. Andrews continued to dominate the game in the second half, re ceiving the kick-off from Frank lin- After a drive to the Franklin 43, Archie Myers took a handoff and swung wide aroujd the end to completely outdistance all opposi tion into the end zone- After a sus tained drive to the 1 yard line. Sonny Bush, on a quarterback sneak, went through the Panther line to add the 5th Wildcat touch down. In the last quarter Bush passed to Archie Myers for 27 yards and a TD with the extra point making the score 37-0. Harold Murphy, Andrews' ex plosive little halfback, continually picked up good yardage, sharing the offensive burden with And rews' swivel-hipped fullback Tar ry Postell. The fierce blocking of Steve Higdon, Gerald Curtis and Archie Myers left gaping botes in the Franklin line. TV Wildcat de fensive line, improving with every game, yieJded tely 3 flf*t downs to Fraaklia. They were led by Sonny Bush. James Franklin, and Scatty Hardin. RICHARD AKIN Richard Akin Has Display Of Arrowheads A collection of Indian arrow heads belonging to Richard Akin is on display at the local library Richard, who will be eight years old in January, is the son of Mr and Mrs. Jack (Bartie) Akin of Murphy and is in Mrs- Bruce's sec ond grade class - On display with his arrowheads is a spearhead, approximately 4 to 5 inches long, which he said was purchased at Palmer's Museum in Mad^e. X Richard said, "My daddy bought most of my arrowheads, but I found some of them". Asked if he enjoyed collecting them, his reply was "Yes, I sure do". PTA Harvest Sale To Be Staged Saturday Night The Harvest Sale sponsored by the Murphy PTA will be held Sat urday night at 7 at the old Rock Gym at the fair grounds The proceeds of the sale will be used for the project of the associa tion, the improvement of the old high school building. Committees include: Entertain ment?John Jordan; Arrangement ? Paul Nave, chairman; Bud Brown, Mrs. Verlin Jones, Mrs. Kiffin Craven and Wayne Holland .Decorating? Mrs- A. J. Headrick, chairman; J. H. Duncan Mrs. Merle Davis and Mrs. O. F. Jeffer Display? Glenn Patton, chair- i man; Mrs. Howard Martin Mrs Ben Warner, Jr., Edd Hyde, Mrs. 1 Lewis King, Mrs. Holland Mc- J Swain Miss Emily Sword, Mrs. . S. C- Burgess. Mrs. W. A. Single- I ton, Mrs. L. L- Mason, and Mrs W. T. Brown. 1 Auction? Hobart McKeever and J Joe Ray. Publicity? Gene Parker, chair man;; Mrs- J. C. Townson, Miss Maria Travis, Mrs- Olive Williams and the 7th grade class Cashier? Mrs. Robert Weaver. Clean-Up ? Mrs. Decker, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Paul Nave and Mrs. Fate Kimbrough. Articles to be auctioned at the sale should be brought to the school Thursday and Friday. Each homeroom will have its articles valued and the one having the greatest amount contributed will receive a $5 prize Articles needed are: Corn, fruits, potatoes, various canned goods, furniture and baked goods Routine Matters . Handled By , City Cownlssioners 1 I Only routine business was con ducted at a meeting of City Board i of Commissioner Monday night. 1 Several members wen absent t and the session adjourned after the I reading ot th? minutes. Neal H. Barnes Employed As Executive Secretary Of Chamber Of Commerce Linda English Crowned Queen }f Homecoming Miss Linda English, a senior at Murphy High School, was crowned lomecoming Queen Friday night luring hall-time ceremonies of the Vfurphy-Hayesville game The crown was placed on Miss English's head by City Schools >upt. Holland McSwain. Murphy cheer leaders opened the :eremony by forming two large etters M's on the field. Girls in his formation were Callie Hedrick, Patsy Postell, Shirley Stiles, Bar >ara Jones, Linda Greene and Ger ildlne Stiles. A giant cardboard football was hen carried down the field by lelen Stiles, captain of the cheer eaders, Alice Jean Palmer, co-cap ain, and Bennie Jo Palmer. The first of the queen's attend ints to enter the field was Miss iVanda Dillingham, a freshman. Vanda was May Queen at Murphy Elementary School last year. She, is well as the other attendants and he queen were elected by the foot jall team Next was sophomore attendant, Miss Ruth Bates. Ruth is also a i member of the cheer leading squad- She was followed by Miss Betty Postell. attendant from he junior class. Betty is also a :heer leader. The senior class attendant was Miss Betty Kate Wilson, president if the Murphy High School Student Council this year She was followed by the queen's maid of honor, Miss Jane Cook, a member of the junior class- Jane tfso is a cheer leader. Janet English, daughter of Mr. md Mrs. Everett English and sis ter of the queen served as crown l>earer. 5ueen English is active in all school activities. In 1956 she was named "Miss Southwesttyi North Carolina" at the annual July 4th celebration. Open house for former graduates was held at the school following the game. The entire school was 3pen to enable alumni to visit the various class rooms. Bar Association Furnish Handbooks For Court Jurors Atty. Hobart L. McKeever, rep ?esenting the North Carolina Bar Association, last week presented o Judge Francis O. Clarkson a iupply of "Handbooks for Jurors-" The handbooks will be used in Superior Court here- The presenta ion was made as the November erm of Superior Court got under vay. Judge Clarkson, presiding over he term here, thanked Mr. Me Jeever as the Bar Association's ?epresentatlve- He then explained o local jurors that the jury system ras originated in England- He ouched briefly on the history of he jury system through the years In making the presentation, Mr. y the Bar Awociatiaa aad distri cted ?< a public asrvic*. It to j ? MiiliiHHHMlHflHi hH MISS ENGLISH . . ? queen More Clothing Needed For Underprivileged The supply of used clothing stor ed at the school is getting low and an appeal was made this week by Mrs. W. M. Lay for more clothing. Mrs. Lay is chairman of the PTA Welfare Committee- Clothing is distributed to underprivileged children. Anyone having such clothing as coats, sweaters, dresses, shoes or any article of clothing that a school child could use are asked to leave them at Lays 10c Store or The Cherokee Scout Office or call Mrs. Lay and they will be picked up and delivered to the school. Citizens who do not have child ren but would like to help some child can do as one person did this week ? donate money. The money is being put into a fund called 'Shoe Fund For Needy Chil dren" and will be turned over to Mrs. Constance West, supervisor, to buy shoes for the children. Crafts Course Held \t Folk School A two weeks Craft Course was held recently at the John C- Camp bell Folk School. Three hour classes were held daily in pottery, weaving, wjod carving, wood work, Christmas decorations and Danish embroid ery. At night the students enjoyed de signs discussions, folk dancing and singing. An exhibit showing the fine work of the students was held on the last night. Neal H. Barnes Monday night was employed as executive secre tary of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce. The local insurance agent suc ceeds C- R- Freed. resigned Mr. Barnes was named to the post at a meeting of C of C dirc tors at the Chamber office. The new secretary, a native of Atlanta, operates Barnes Insur ance Agency in the Evans building. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes moved to Murphy from Atlanta May 29. He was an insurance executive in Atlanta before he -retired March 1. Mr. and Mrs. Barnes are mem bers of the First Methodist Church He is a member of Masonic Lodge 508, Atlanta. In accepting the post, Mr Barnes released the following statement: "I am going to do everything I possibly can to promote industry for Cherokee County- I earnestly solicit the support of every person in the county in an effort to make Cherokee one of the leading coun ties of the state. "It is going to require the ef forts of everyone and not a select few- I am confident that the peo ple of Cherokee County will co operate with the Chamber of Com merce in developing and carrying out this program. "I think I can do something for Murphy and all of Cherokee Coun ty and I am going to try." Mr. Barnes is active in youth programs and worked the past summer with Little League base ball teams. He advocates a good (Continued on back page) Murphy Cub Scouts Collect $68.10 For Crop Project With thoughts and consideration of the less fortunate people of the world, Cub Scouts of Murphy did their part in sharing what we. as Americans, sometimes take for granted? food. In their house-to-house visits Halloween night, they collected $6810 for CROP, the Christian Rural Overseas Program which sends food to the hungry people This amount will deliver three and one-half tons of food to the hungry people overseas. It is esti mated that food can be sent to these people at one cent per pound. The Scouts did a good job, as this year's collection exceed last year's by about $50. MURPHY BULLDOGS WIN 9TH GAME DEFEATING HAYESVILLE 18-0 By BOB POTTER Perhaps a bit pre occupied with the coming encounter with the Blue Ridge champion this Friday night. Murphy Bulldogs carried their Smoky Mountain title honors some what lightly last Friday in defeat ing Hayesville Yellowjackets, 18 to 0, in Murphy's home-coming en counter Murphy didn't have too much trouble scoring, although only one touchdown came on a sustained drive- The visitors at times set up a doughty defense that let the Bull dogs through for scant yardage Except for Hayesville miiplaya fumbles, rule infractions causing penalties and at times unwise play calling? the score might have leeo closer. Murphy tailed oa itfc second play from scrimmage. After tie 'lac* eta, who received the kick-off had fetra unable to yards to Hayesville' 45. Hill whacked the line for about S yards and on the next play John Morris got behind the visitors' defense, took a Burchfield ton over his right shoulder and raced away yards for the score. A fumble pre vented the making of the added point , 4 With a good run by Rmm, and a pass from Armstrong to HcClnre, the 'J&ckets made two first downs a little later; but McDonald pounc ed on a fumble In mid-Aa)l to eat down their advance.