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.
<cKeever said:
"The North Carolina Bar Assoc
ation has for many years been
nimarily concerned with improv
ng the administration of justice in
forth Carolina.
'This 'Handbook for Jurors' is,
re believe, a step in that direction
rh? Handbook haa bean prepared
>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.