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Annie Ensley of Andrews, a Berkshire Knitting Mills seamer
looks over ? sample of the years supply of hosiery to be awarded
to each of ton woman visitors at the .firms open house November I.
Berkshire Mills Plant
At Andrews Notes
Open House On Friday
Animated displays, and the 30
millionth stocking to be produced
at the mill, will be part of the
festivities at the public "Open
House" of Berkshire Knitting
Mills, Andrews, on November 9.
Celebrating its fifth anniversary,
and the 50th anniversary of the
parent mill in Reading Penna., the
Andrews plant will welcome visi
tors anytime between the hours i
of 5:00 p. m. and 8:30 p. m. on the i
9th.
Its 30 millionth stocking was
produced by the Andrews mill on
Monday, October 29, 1956 and will
be featured on a special display..
1
The animated displays are small ,
human figures carved from wood j
and moving in intricately carved
settings. Specially built for the oc
casion of the "50 and 5" anniver- ,
sary. they show such things as a
hosiery counter of SO years ago as
compared to one today, and the
"occasions for wearing different
style stockings. One display uses
two "gremlins" to demonstrate
the exclusive Berkshire Nylace
"Kantrun" top and toe-ring.
To translate 30 million stockings
Into something a little more under*
standable, Sylvester J. Gernert
manager of the Andrews mill, es
timated that 30 million stockings
would provide every woman in
Ashveille with one pair each mon
th for 60 years.
He added that if it were possible
to have an army of women don the
JO million stockings and march in
columns of two up Main Street in
Andrews, It would take the women
marching day and night, nearly
three months to pass City Hall.
Civitan Club Supports
Swimming Pool Pf>i*?ct
Murpny's proposed swimming
pool project was presented to the
Civitan Club during its Monday
night meeting, November 5. The
members of the club were called
on to support the construction of a
swimming pool either by individ
? ual donations or assistance by
each member. The Club voted to
support this project.
Many other clubs and individ
uals are now actively participate
fm in this move. The completion]
of this community project set for
this coming summer will be a for
ward move in giving additional re
creation to the people of this area
This is not just a project for
groups, but for every individual in
this area to support when they are
called upon to do so.
Ray Moore, chairman of the
Civitan Fruit Cake Sale reported
that a number of cakes have been
sold to date and that more had
been ordered to fill the increasing
demand.
HALLOWEEN RING AND QUEEN ;
Pictured above an Romona Haggard, who ni elected Hal- I
kmwn Quoen, and Ronnie Brlttaln who was chosen her King. <
MASKED BANDIT KoBS
LOCAL GROCERY STORE
WILDCATS
ARE FIGHTERS
Ooach Maennle had this to say
ibout the Andrews Wildcats; "The
Andrews .'ootbaU team should do
Re* year with the majority
>f the boys returning:. They hit
"U"d, ke^t well conditioned; and
hey never quit, Is why we have a
5-2-1 record now."
"The Wildcats started out very
slowly in the beginning of the
season. The boys had to learn a dif
ferent system, and after being
hit hard on graduation the Wildcats
were forced to go with quite a bit
of Inexperienced ball players; but
the squad was always in fine
Physical condition. This, plus hard
| work and determination, soon
found Andrews winning the maj
ority of their games".
"The Wildcats defeated Murphy
last Friday In a hard-fought ball
g-ame. Murphy was led by their
big right tackle and co-captain,
| Amos. The Andrews football
had nothing but praise for the hard
charging, aggressive tackle."
Coach Maennle also said, "Amos
was a thorn In our side for the
whole ball game. We tried to run
our plays away from Amos, but
wherever we ran, he seemed to
be the^e to make the tackle".
BUIJJOGS
ARE TOPS
Murphy Bulldog Coach McOon
nell and Atheletic Director Ike
Olson state they have nothing but
praise for the fine record their
team has achieved during this
football season.
They feel the outstanding re
cord of 7 wins and 2 loses were
made by no individual player but
through the coordinated efforts of
the entire team.
Their opening game with And
rews (a home game) pioved to
be thriller and a well deserved;
victory. That was the beginning of J
4 straight wins. Then, the first I
loss was to Bryson City. The next
two games the Bulldogs won and
the game a return with Andrews,
at Andrews, the Bulldogs lost by
a score of 8-0. The Wildcats play
eda superb game and the Bulldogs
went down fighting.
Ooach McConnell and Director
Olson salute their team and the
fine teams they have encountered
during the season.
EISENHOWER
WINS BY
MAJORITY
According to an unofficial re
port, Eisenhower took Cherokee
County by a majority of 853, with
22 out of 24 precincts tabulated.
Ike had 3584 votes and Stevenson
2731.
As we go to press, out of 15
precincts counted, Hodges has
1,462 votes and Hayes 1,823. Ben
iqtt, 1,895 and Wright 2,165.
? Statewide, Shufford is re-elected
o the 12th ?Congressional Dis
rict, as is Gov. Hodges also re
sleeted.
As in tjie past, Cherokee County
roted a straight ticket pattern.
15 precinct went Republican ,
Andrews, N. W. ; Burnt M. House
Culberson, Ebeneezer, Grape
Jk-eek, Hanging Dog, Hot House,
liberty, Murphy N. W? Shoal I
>eek, Tomotla, Topton, Unaka,
Jpper Beaverdam, Vests.
5 precincts went Democratic;
Andrews, S. W., Braastown, Mar
He, Peachtree. Walker School
lous*. and Murphy, S. W. tied
108-408. Also Ogreeta tied 30-30.
Wildcats Subdue
Bulldogs In
Season Thriller
By BOB POTTER
Giant-killers were on the loose
over Smoky Mountain Conference
territory last Friday night, and
before the Dog Star had risen three
heads were neatly laid out? Mur
phy's included. The Giants and
their "Jacks" were:
Murphy: Andrews, 6?0
Swain: Sylva, 14 ? 12
Bethel: Franklin, 27?13
The most surprising kill at least
disastrous? was that administered
by the Golden Hurricane of Sylva
to Bryson City's top-ranking Ma
? roon Devils. The defeat knocked
Swain out of the conference lead;
and since Murphy Bulldogs were
playing a non-conference game
sent the local team to the fore
front.
Swain, by defeating Cherokee
this Friday night, can go into a tie
with Murphy for conference lead
ership; and then a coin's toss de
termines ? as wag the case be
tween Swain and Andrews last
year? who plays Canton. Mean
while the Andrews Wildcats will
be closing their season Friday
night by invading the lair of the
Franklin Panthers, and Murphy
;ends it regular schedule with a
onn-conference game at Hayes
ville.
In the return match with And
rews last Friday, the Wildcats
struck back fiercely and effective
ly to average the early season 7 to
6 loss to the Bulldogs. The game
was only a few minutes old when
Andrews had scored a touchdown
and set up a 6 point-margin that
held good for the night.
There# was a touch of irony in
the way it came about. The Bull
dogs have been losing the toss
most of the season and having to
kick; this time they won, received
and shortly afterward fumbled;
and Franklin of the Wildcats re
covered on Murphy's 27. Fullback
Winfrey plunged for 5, and Pull
ium, Andrews half, made first
down on the 14. With the Wildcat
line out charging the Bulldogs,
Postell, Wildcat half, lunged about
4 more; and Pullium o na fake to
the fullback, crashed through to the
1. Wild cheers went up from the
Andrews supporters; 'Jand, amid
them. Quarterback Derre berry
sneaked over for the touchdown.
Winfrey was stopped in his try for
extra point.
That 6 point-lead didn't look too
big then, but as minutes went by,
and then quarters, it got bigger
and bigger until finally it loomed
as large and bright as a streak of
forked lightning hurtling ? the
zenith at mid-night. Both teams
had other chances to score, and
came perilously close, the Bull
dogs driving in the fourth quarter j
to Andrews' one-foot line; but pen- |
alties, fumbles, lack of punch al
ways prevented.
The Wildcats threatened serious- jl
ly again in the first quarter when J
the Bulldogs fumbled, and Hubert
Myers, substituting for Winfrey J
covered on Murphy's 20. Postell ;
crashed to. the H, and Pullium rip- ^
ped away to a 3; but a 15 yard 7
penalty set the Wildcats back and ^
thwarted the drive. ^
Late in the period the Bull
dogs stiffened their defense; and
early in the second quarter made i
a spirited onslaught of their own (
After Jones returned a punt to his
40. he circled left and almost to ,
mid-field. John Morris, in two ,
runs pierced to Andrews' 29, o'
\
dell smacked four yards more. The
pendulum had swung; the Bull
dog line was opening well, and the
backs thrusting through. Jones was
thrown for a loss on an attempted
end run, but o> the next place
caught a pass which he carried a
cross the west goal line, only to
be called back by a penalty.
Murphy was forced to punt, and
the Wildcats back on their 2
yarder, surged out again, with a
pass to Laughter, and a broken
field run by Derre berry advanc
ing the ball into Murphy terri
torry. A fumble, pounced upon by
Ball of the Bulldogs stopped the
thrust, however; and Murphy was
in possession, and moving, as the
half ended.
Early in the third. Postell and
Pullium carried into Bulldog ter
ritory; but a 15 yard penalty
cehcked the Wildcats; and? pass
es failing? they booted again. Nei
| the team gained consistently the
| remainder of the quarter; but ear
ly in the fourth period, the Bull
dogs?by benefit of a fumble
Smith recovered at the end of the
third? started driving. From his
40, Jones took a 20-yard pass
from Birchfield: then circled left
?
and for 9; and O'dell plunged for a
first-down at the Wildcat 20. But
after Bobby Morris had mad?
fains, Laughter threw Jones for
a loss at the 17 and Andrews took
over. The Wildcats? by fumbling?
gave the Bulldogs another chance.
Tones recovered on the Andrews'
40 and took a pass to the 25 A
jump pass to Jim Hendrix carried
to the Wildcat ten; and Murphy's
fans, on the south side of the field
took much heart. O'dell gained
three, and Bobby Morris added
yardage, but Jones was tackled
by George on the fourth down run
a foot away from the goal; Mur
phy's one other decided thrust
was cut short a little , later when
Derreberry intercepted a pass on
his 22.
It was a creditable game for
both teams, each of whom showed
marked progress in football funda
mentals, and good condition. Swain,
3. Hendrix and Ball did notable
defensive work for the Bulldogs;
and Higdon, George and Franklin
for the Wildcats. Rayburn, George,
Laughter, Derre berry and Pullium
were playing, as seniors, their last
home game. Fumbles and penal
ties hurt the Wildcats; and the
Bulldogs were below their ton
game, as against Swain and Frank
lin. But something less than one's
best is not enough when you face
Andrews. It won't just work. Any
more than trying to sell autograp
hed pictures of Anthony Eden
from a bazaar in CalroT
Emergency G. O. C.
fleeting Called
o jopajrp 'janejg ueuijan
Jivil Defense tor the Andrews
irea announces an - emergency
neeting of the Civil Defense at i
:30 p. m. Monday, November 12.
rhe meeting will be held at the
Andrews Town Hall.
There will be Air Force person
nell present to explain the reason
tor the emergency meeting.
All civil defense V "sonnel as
well as the general public are
urged to attend thia meeting.
j The fourth local robbery in the i
past few months was staged Sun
day night when the Moore Grocery >
at Culberson Route 2 was held up
and robbed.
The hold up occured around 9 p.
m. when a masked man walked in
the store and demanded all the
money in the cash drawer, keep
ing his left hand under his coat as
if holding a revolver. After get
ting approximately $70 the thief
made a get-a-way in a car parked
outside with a companion in it,
according to Mr. Moore.
This is the fourth recent robbery
in the past few months, two of
which occured near the Moore
Grocery, one at Stewarts' Service
Station, and one at Charlie Mc
Gills' Grocery, each place talcing
money, and items' from the stores.
Also Allison and Duncan Oil Com
pany was looted by burglars. But
each of these burglaries occurred
Late during the night without the
thief actually being seen, with
this as the first real hold-up.
Governors Conference Set
On ^orest Fire Prevention
Governor Luther Hodges has be
come very much concerned about
the serious losses to the State's
forest resources which have result
ed from three disastrous fire sea
sons since 1950.
Accordingly, he has called a one
day conference of state leaders to
see what can be done about the sit
uation. The conference will be
held at the State Fair Coliseum in
Raleigh on November 14, 1956,
starting at 10:30 a. m. and ending
at 3:00 p. m. The major objectives
of this conferences are:
*?
1. To spotlight the losses and
cost to the people of' the State oi
the 3000 man-caused fires which
Parade To Be Held
Armistice Day
In Murphy
Harry Myer Seamon, chairman
of the Armistice Day Parade an
nounces that the parade will begin
Monday November 12, at 11 a. m.
Those participating in the pa
rade are the Boy Scouts, Girl!
Scouts, Legion Auxiliary, High
School Band, American Legion'1
Post, and the local civic clubs. 1
The parade will start at the ,
school and proceed through the t
downtown district.
burn each year.
2. To consider ways in which
man-caused fires can be reduced
through state, county and commun
ity action.
3. To focus attention on in
cendarism forest arson and
present ideas for stamping out this
menace through intensive cooper
ation between forest fire inves
tigators, law enforcement officers
and court magistrates.
The Governor has sent out invi
tations from his office to some
5,000 leaders, including all mem
bers of the Legislature; county
commissioners; sheriffs, judges
and other magistrates; members
of the N. C. Bankers Association;
members of the N. C. Forestry
Association; leading lumbermen;
press, radio and television execu
tives; officers of Wildlife Clubs,
Fomen's Clubs and Garden Clubs;
and public agency people.
The North Carolina Forestry
Association has been asked to take
the lead in sponsoring this con
ference.
North Carolina suffers a 35
million-dollar annual loss to for
est fires. This needless waste in
directly affects the per capita in
come and standard of of living or
every Tar Heel. That is why Cover
nor Hodges is taking such a vital
interest In this Conference. That is
also why he has designated No
vember as "Forest Fire Preven
tion Month" in North Carolina.
WNC Promotional Plan
Now In Full Progress
A large scale Western North
Carolina tourist promotional plan
is now being carried out in 58
large cities in the Eastern United
States.
At the annual meeting of the
Western North Carolina High
landers in Asheville, Friday, Oc
tober 26, John Parris, President of
the group and general chairman
of the Promotional Plan, gave a
full report on activities to date.
Parris said 22 soap jingle con
tests have been completed with a
/a cation trip to Western North;
Carolina for two as the first
prize) in Mississippi, Tennessee,
Arkansas, Connecticut, North Car
olina, Alabama, Virginia, Georgia
.nd Michigan cities.
There will be a total of 100 con
tests. They are being sponsored
by the Colgate Palmolive Comp
any and the following Western
North Carolina Counties : Avery,
Buncombe, Cherokee, Haywood,
Henderson, Jackson, Madison, Ma
con, Mitchell, Swain, Transylvaina
Watauga and Yancey.
A new regional folder has been
published and over 300,000 have
been distributed in conjunc
tion with the contests.
Two winners have already com?
to the area for vacations. Oth
ers will be arriving shortly. Ho
tels, motels and guest homes will
provide rooms and restaurants will
furnish meals.
The people in Murphy plan to
make it possible for three family
winners to ^ve here for one week.
This is onef of the greatst tourist
promotion projcts ever given to
North Carolina, with a tremend
ous potential promised.
Local Clergyman
Speaks On T. V.
Rev. Joseph Dean, of Murphy's
Catholic Chapel, spoke on the NBC
Television Network in Chicago on
election Day, November 6th. He
had for the subject of his program,
"The Christian view on Govern
ment." He suggested ways for ci
tizens to cooperate, with their
candidates once they have duly
elected them to their offices. He
concluded with a prayer for all ci
vil authorities.
During the past week. Father
Dean has been (peaking in a num
ber of schools in Kentucky and Ill
inois on "The Vocation to Religioua
Life."
He will return to kis parish in
Western North Carolina on Novem