The Chebokee Scout Jim IS - Give! Dedicated To Promoting Cherokee County VQLUMB ? IWMira m MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA ? THURSDAY. JUNE 11. 1M EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY 3L RAMBLER One parson has come to the res cue of Dr. A. J. Headriek'On my word of honor, you csn sUnd under trees and hear those worms chew inf. I'm Just sorry they are gone and you can't go out and listen to them chomp away," Mrs. Jeanett Newman said. Mrs. Newman said worms were plentiful around tar home and some of the trees are ataMwt striped. The worms, we ?BfltrsUnd, will return shortly in the form at white moths. Highway Patrolman Ray Heffner had a hard night recently, lie was asked to help ant euptorlag the men that UN at officers dar ing a still raid in Graham Cauniy. Mr. Heffner waa waiting far the hounds to drtoe the men past htm sa he could catch the offender. Sure enough, toe dogs farced one sf the men past him and Ray made a grab for him and missed. The chase was on. Ray ran and run, tearing his clothes on hush es nnd trees. Finally, the two men came to a fence. The outlaw managed to leap orer the fence hat he fell so his hack aad knock ed the hreath out of himself. He lay .stoaned for a time on the ground. But Ray eeuldnt get over the fence or imder it. "I was too short to go over and too fat to get under," Mr Heffner said. The man got away. But, he was caught the next day. E. L. Shields, operator of Murphy Motor Court, has this one to tell about kids and money. Mr. Shields '? once asked a little girl how much ?fee mm 14 take for her boxer dog. The little girl pondered the matter for a few minutes and then with a very serious expression answered, '"Well. I'll take $30 In cash or a $100 check." This leads Mr. Shields to believe that children know more about the value of mon ey than their parents believe. The Little League season has started and if you haven't seen a game, yea should take time to f? out and watch the kids play. Tbe youngsters take the game very seriously and put everything they have Into It. Even If you are not Interested In baseball. It Is worth the time and energy Just to see Hugh Hensley or Doug Sing leton umpiring a game. The kids have been known to disagree with their calls. > Folk School Group Plans Creative Course The John C. C ? nt pb e 1 1 Folk School will hold its annual course in creative recreation June 16-27. American squares. English and Danish Country Dances wUl be taught. Philip Merrill, head musician Md on. the staff of tbe County Dance Society of America with laadquarters In New York, will flbach Amerioan Squares and Con Ms, and conduct an orchestra. ?torie Marvel of HomeplaCe, Ken ? tacky, will be in charge of the song sessions. Raymond McLain. Director ol Hindman Settlement School In Kentucky, will a c ? I ? t the Folk School staff. There win be classes In carving, the making of puppets and in play ing recorders, the ancient end Mown flute. ' Tbe course is open to anyone fourteen years or older. A small registration tee is charged. It ii possible to' register' tof Bay classes or Just the night sessions. Tbe ope? tag session wUl be Tuesday night, June to. Usually Friday nights are open to ?v*r y one. but this ymt they win be apes only to those who have wgW?d for tha course. Robbinsville Girl Wins Beauty r Mis* Joyce Lawanda Strattoa a 1* year old Lenoir Rhyne college coed from Rnbbinsvilie was crown ed Miss Hickory Saturday night. Some 1,100 persons attended the pageant sponsored by the Hickory Junior Chamber o f Commerce and saw Bliss Stratton shed a tear or two as she was crowned by Miss Helgi Kuuskraas Hickory's IMS queen. A native of Robbinsville and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Stratton. Miss Stratton is majoring in business. She also won first place in the South 'Western Beauty Contest in the Fourth of July celebration held in Andrews in 1997. Her hobbies include bridge, spurts of all kinds, cartooning and dramatics. In the evening gown competition, Miss Stratton greeted the audience in a full white net and lace gown. She paraded in a white bathing suit dotted with green leaves and in talent competition she sang "My Hero." As a finalist, she quickly and de liberately answered the three ques tions posed as a test of her ability to think. Two Men Shot During Still Raid i ROBBINSVQXE? Three Graham County officers jumped a still Mon day morning, and shortly after ward two of them were grazed by a single bullet fired from ambush. During the hunt through the af teftooo and dtght. three men1 were arrested and charged with operat ing an illegal still, and a warrant bearing the same charge was issu ed for a fourth. Sheriff Boyd Crisp reported. The sheriff said after they were from the woods, struck Deputy Sheriff Jack Hill in the scalp, went through the confiscated 50-gallon copper still he was carrying, hit bis left fore-and middle-fingers, then scaled off the top of Deputy Taylor Lovin's right forefinger. Lovin was walking on Hill's left carrying the confiscated five gal lons of whisky in ? sack over his shoulder. The sheriff said the shot, fired wounded, he got help, and the three men were arrested Monday night, following a search with bloodhounds of Santeetiah Wildlife Refuge Manager Jimmy Good son. Sheriff Crisp said the three being held are Gardner Millsaps. about 45; Wade Millsaps, about 38. Gardner's brother; and Hubert I Millsaps, about 20, Gardner's son. ! Another man was arrested Tues day morning. The sheriff reported when he and , his deputies hit the still about 11 , a.m., four men ran. Aiding in the search following the shooting were Goodaon, State High way Patrolman W. R. Boyles and Ray Heffner, State Bureau of In vestigation Agent M. G. Crawford, ' Lincoln Long, assistant Santeetiah Refuge manager; and County Wild life Protector Tom Davis. The sheriff said the bloodhounds > tracked down Hubert Millsaps in the woods and Davis arretted him. Wade Millsaps was found at a cousin's bouse, he added, and Gafb ner was at his own home when the | ! ' ' ?- - ' ? ? ? ? .I.J officers came. Besides the whisky and still, the offlcars found about ISO gallons of beer at the scene wbra they made the moniag raid. Miss Stratum wUl eater the Miss North Carolina Pageant at Durham July 7. She received with her crown $150 cash and an evening gown from the Hickory Jaycees and numerous prize* from Hickory and Newton merchants. WINS CROWN Miss Joyce StraUon H MS MEET SET A meeting is planned for Valley River Baptist Church Sunday at 2 p.m. to organize a Sunday school Program. Beautification Week Planned For Andrews Andrews Plans for a general beau tification drive for Andrews was officially declared for the week of June 22 through 27th as "Clean up and !*afM Up Week" at a meeting of the Board of Alderman last week. Percy B. Ferebee, mayor, stated, it is hoped that the citizens will join In this endeavor and see U we can give the town a better look and make a better impression on visitors and those passing through. Civic clubs will be contacted to secure their cooperation with the project which is being planned to improve the general appearance of the town. The Valley River Garden Club sponsors the annual Clean Up Week in cooperation with Governor Hodg es anti-litter bug and keep Norh Carolina G.een and Beautification project. Mrs. Wilson, 97, Buried At Atlanta ANDREWS? Grave side services for Mrs. Donald Wilson, 97, who passed away in Atlanta on June 4th were held Friday at 3:30 p.m . at Westview Cemetery in Atlanta. Dr. Wallace Alston, a nephew, president of Agnes Scott College and the Rev. Eugene Witherspoon pastor of the Andrews Presbyterian Church officiated. Mrs. Wilson until quite re cently made her home at "Tran qullla" in Valleytown one mile from Andrews. She was the former Miss Frances Wallace of Atlanta. Ga., prior to her marriage to Dr. Wilson. They lived first in New York and Penn sylvania, then coming to Andrews, they bought the old Walker home that had been an Inn before the Civil War, and a stopping place for the stage coach from Ashevtlle to Murphy. M^s. Wilson was a leader in church, civic, and social life of the community. She served for a num bers of ^ears as i a member of board of trustees of the Andrews Carnegie Library and was a pioneer in library work. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. Ana Rowland of San Francisco, Calif. Patterson's 'Mineral Home of Atlanta waa la charge of arraagt 1 & ^ . , - . Peachtree Store, Home Damaged In Early Morning Blaze Tuesday Swimming Lessons WiN Be Offered At Murphy Pool Beginning June 15 John Jordan, summer recreation Director, announces that swimming lessons will begin June IS at the Murphy Swimming Pool. He states that for the first two or three weeks classes will be set up for beginners and those working for the intermediate swimming card. * Classes will begin at 10:00 each day except Saturday and Sunday. On these days there will not be cla sses at all. Later on classes in advanced swimming apd diving will be worked out. The only cost for swimming les sons will be two dollars registrat ion fee and admission to the pool each day. One may buy a seascn ticket which will be good for swim ming each day as well as swimm ing lessons. About seventy five or mo~e boys and girls registered last year and Mr. Jorden, says be expects this years number to excede that. The director says that he is well pleased with the staff this year and feel sure p. m, Tues day morning. The Volunteer fire department from 'Murphy battled the blaze (or almost two hours before it was put out. Assistant Fire Chief Edwin Cook said the blaze apparently started from an electric motor. The fire ran up the wall and was burning under the roof. Most of the damage, Mr. Cook' said, resulted from smoke. The Store, owned and operated by A. G. Kilpatrick, was closed at the time of the fire. Mr. Cook said the blaze was apparently discovered by Mr. Kilpatrick and his family. The Kilpatrick family live in a secton of the store building. Their home was not damaged by the fire. The goods in the store part of the buil^ng were damaged by smoke more than fire, Mr. Cook said. , Burning between the walls, the fire ate its way into the roof and was burning around the insulation. The fire department, Mr. Cook said had rip away part of the roof and ceiling to get at the fire. The store is now open for busin ess, according to Mr. Cook. Approximately 12 members of the fire department answered the call. ; No one was injured in the blaze, Mr. Cook said. Presbyterians Start Vacation Bible Classes Murphy Presbyterians begin theii annual vacation church school next Monday, with five departments, nursery to Pioneer. All girls and boys of the church 13 to 14) and others in the com munity not attending some Bible school are invited. The general theme for the year for the child ren is God and His nature and goodness. Members of the staff include: Elizabeth Barrett, Mrs. W. M. Fain. Mrs. Paul Hill, Mrs. Holland McSwain, Mrs. Robert A. Potter, Mrs. W. A. Singleton. Mrs. R. M. White, and James A. Pippin, stud ent minister at Hayesville and Bethel churches. Closing worship service of the school and award of certificates is to be held at 7 p.m. Sunday June 28. Operation Bootstrap To Purchase Trailer And Track As Starter uperauon nwinrap n (nuim ready to roll, although collection can* are (till out 1b many of the 13 participating counties and more money la needed to really "put the ?how on the road". Following a preliminary report by treasurer, J. C. Keetter, of Bry son City, at a meeting last week, the director* of Weatern North Car olina Industrial Development Cor- 1 poration readied these decisions: ? 1. There ia enough money now, on hand to parchaae a mobile trail- j er and a Mr wbaul drive track to j pull it. These (wo items will be pur- , chased and ttfc Inside of the trailer I wfll be e?ilai?d as the noMtelag, pie who have contributed to the fund that we really mean business although we haven't received yet as much money as we Had hoped to." ?. Once th<