Murphy, Andrews Teams
To Play In Tourney Finals
By BOB POTTER
Cherokee County's top cage
teams ran true to form in the
western division Smoky Mountain
finals Saturday night, Andrews'
girls outpointing Murphy's team
70 to 62; and Murphy boys winn
ing over Nantahala, 57 to 47
These victories sent the winners
into the Smoky Mountain finals a
gainst the eastern division champ
ions at Hayesville this week, the
Wildcat lassies meeting the Frank
lin girls Friday night, and the Bull
dogs encountering Bryson City's
Red Devils Saturday night.
The championship match will
Marphy's unbeaten Bulldogs
topped Franklin 6?-S0 Tuesday
night in Waynesville to move in
to the second round of the Dis
trict 8 Class AA tournament.
HendersonviUe, the Bine Ridge
Champions, rolled over Waynes
ville 75-58, and Enka's Jets de
feated Flat Rock 58-4*. The winn
ing trio Joins Owen and Bethel
in the second round of action
next week on the Enka High
Court.
find the Murphy team trying again
at a job that several times before
has proved too much for them:
ousting Swainmen in a tournament.
Last year in the finals, Murphy
clipping along handsomely on a
winning streak, was defeated- Cul
lowbee was favored to win over
Bryson City last week, but the Red
Devils? taking to tournaments like
rabbits to the briar-patch? were
victors.
A crowd that filled the 600 capa
city Murphy gymnasium and spill
ed over, saw the western division
title play. At the end of the match
es awards were made, with Hol
land McSwain, Murphy city super
intendent in charge- Besides the
trophies to Murphy and Andrews
as victors, Hiwassee Dam was ac
corded the prize for best sports
manship; Kenny Soles bee of Nan
tahala the award for best boy
player, and Shirley Stiles, dexter
ous Murphy forward, best girl;
and Jerry Hall of Nantahala, the
coach's award.
Andrews girls kept untarnished
their perfect season's record in
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Sermon Topics
At First
Baptist Announced
"Found Wanting or Faithful" will
be the topic of the Rev. Alton
Morris' sermon at the morning
service Sunday at the First Bap
tist Church.
He will preach on the subject of
"True Forgiveness" Sunday night
at 7:30.
At the Wednesday night service,
"Prone to Backsliding" from the
Studies of Hosea, will be given.
One Of Murphy's
Oldest Homes
Destroyed By Fire
Members of two families es
caped unharmed here last Wednes
day afternoon when their home
was completely destroyed by fire.
The house, the old William P
Payne home was owned by Chester .
Farmer. He and his wife and two
daughters were living in one part
of the house and Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Rose and their young son oc- .
cupied the other portion.
Several pet dogs lost their lives ,
in the fire, according to the Mur- j
phy Fire Department.
The cause of the fire was un
known, but damages were esti
mated at $12,000 to $14,000.
The flames ignited a small build
ing. nearby but firemen extinguish
ed the blaze almost immediately,
and also saved two other nearby
homes which were threatened.
Rev. Joseph Hanser
To Preach, - >
At Andrews Church
ANDREWS? A week of Evange
listic Preaching Services will be
gin at the Andrews Methodist
Church this Sunday evening, at
7:30 and will continue each even
ing through Friday.
The Rev. Joseph J. Hauser, min- '
ister of the Methodist Church of 1
Bryson City will be guest minister
SQUARE DANCE TO BE HELD HERE
SATURDAY NIGHT IN OLD ROCK GYM
The dance which was to have
been held Feb. 15, with proceeds
going to the Heart Fund, was post
poned due to the bad weather.
However, the dance will be held
this Saturday night at 8 in the old
lock gym at the fair grounds.
The music will be furnished by
Glenn Ellis and his band, and will
feature the Children's Square
Dance team, as well as cake walks
and other interesting dances.
There will be round dancing as
well as square dancing and every
one is urged to come and bring
their friends.
This past Sunday was Heart I
Sunday and the door-to-door can
vas made by the Murphy boy and |
girl Scouts was very encouraging.
Those of you who were not at ,
home when the volunteer knocked
at your door, look for the "Sorry
I Missed You" envelope left for
you. It offers you still another op
portunity to contribute to the 1958
Heart Fund to guard the hearts of
those you love, Mrs. Kathleen Hag
gard, Murphy chairman, stated
Please mail your contribution to
Mrs: Haggard, in Murphy.
4-h salute to Paten
CLUB WICK
March 1 -8
4-H Club work b conducted by the Extension Sendee of each
elate agricultural college or university, in cooperation with the
UA Department of Agriculture. Tkia official Club Week poster
i? provided through the courtesy of Coata and Clark, Inc., New
York.
PRESIDENT COMMENDS 4-H CLUBS
AS CLUB WEEK GETS UNDERWAY
National 4-H Club week will be
gin March 1 and continue through
March 8.
Aware of the importance of this
great program for rural youth
President Eisenhower addressed
Lhe following message "To the 4-H
Heart Sunday
In Andrews
Proves Success
ANDREWS? Heart Sunday was
a heart-warming success in And
rews with contriutions from the
canvass totaling $112-25.
Several Fund chairmen have not
yet submitted their returns Mrs.
Edgar Wood local Fund chairman,
pointed out in revealing the latest
total of $307-43.
Wayne and E. G- Battle in charge
of business district reported $149.80
Mrs. Herman West and her assist
ants reported $43.38 from Marble.
In the final tally, Mrs- Mildred
Ray, treasurer, stated she expect
ed the drive would exceed the one
held last year.
Mrs- Wood expressed thanks to
those who contributed and issued a
reminder to residents who were
not at home that they could still
Bend a contribution to Mrs. Ray at
the Citizen's Bank
Assisting with the canvass Sun
day were:: Mrs- Florence Huff
man, Miss Jean Christy, Mrs- H.
E. Shaw, Mrs. Mabel Rayburn,
Mrs. Verna Tarkington, Miss Fran
ces McPherson, Mrs. Bob Taylor,
Mrs- Charles Frazier, Mrs. Sam
Hartman and Mrs. A. B. Chandler
Sr.
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Shop Trudy's
For The Finest
In Easter
Clothes...
TRUDY'S
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JVDY DAVIS, daughter ot Mr. and
Nte. MiDm*
HATS OFF TO THE IRISH
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Club members of America: "My
warm greetings to all of you as
you plan ahead for National 4-H
Club Week. You and your leaders
can take great pride in your
achievements of the past year,
and in the greater goals that you
have set for yourselves for this
year's accomplishments on your
farms, in your homes, and your
communities
"It is gratifying to know that
during this Club Week, you will
honor parents ? not only, your own,
but all parents- Mothers and fath
ers as our first teachers, influence
our lives immeasurably and de
serve great credit and deep ap
preciation for the wise guidance
and great inspiration they give us.
"My hope is that the spirit and
promise of this week's observance
will carry through not only 1958,
but to the time when you have
homes and families of your own
The training and experience you
are receiveing now in 4-H Club
work will enable you to build the
kind of homes that create a nation
of peace, strength and progress "
Young Harris Glee
Club To Sing
At First Methodist
The Glee Club of Young Harris
College, under the direction of Pro
fessor George Fox, will be guests
of the First Methodist Church at
the Family night supper Wednes
day nigh(, March 5.
The Glee Club is an outstanding
musical organization, and has ap
peared at numerous engagements
in this section.
Members of the church are ask
ed to bring covered dishes for the
supper which is at 6:30- Follow
ing the supper the Glee Club will
present a program in the church
sanctuary.
Crossword Puzzle,
Comic Strips
Start In Scout
Do snakes have ears?
What Is the fastest flying bird of
all?
Which weighs more, a cup of
brown sugar or a cup of white
sugar?
Answers to these and other un
usual questions will be found in a
new feature that starts today in
The Scout. "Tell Me," a cartoon
question and answer strip will be
found on the editorial page.
This and three other new fea
tures will be found in today's edi
tion and will appear each week
The Scoot is happy to announce
that a crossword puzzle will ap
pear for the puzzle fans.
For the youngsters, two eomie
strips an being published- These
include "Puffy", America's moat
lovable laddie who is always good
lor a chuckle, aad "The Fisaio
Famfljr".
Republican Convention Set
For Saturday At Courthouse
Gordon L Butler
Elected
District Governor
ANDREWS-Gordon L. Butler of
Andrews was elected Governor of
the 767th District of Rotary Inter
national at the closing session Fri
day of a two-day annual Confer
ence held in Hickory.
A member of the Rotary club at
Andrews, Mr- Butler has held all
officers positions from president
to secretary-treasurer, besides
beading most of the important
committees
HAS TWO CHILDREN
On the District level, Mr. Butler
has represented the Andrews club
at many District Conferences, As
semblies and Institutions, being on
the speaker's programs at many
of these meetings. His Rotaryann
is Hassie and they have a daugh
ter,, Anna Marie, a graduate of
Memorial Mission School of Nurs- 1
ing, Asheville, and a son, Gordon
Lee Jr., a graduate of North Car
olina State College in School of
Forestry.
While president of the Andrews
Chamber of Commerce, Mr. But
ler was largely responsible for
attracting the Berkshire Knitting
Mills to locate in Andrews, thus
giving the community its largest
industry. He has been active in
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Murphy Rotary
Club
Receives Banner
The Murphy Rotary Club which
received it's charter last October
was presented a large Rotary
banner as the newest club in the
280th Rotary District at a two-day
district meeting which ended Fri
day night with a banquet.
The conference was held at
Hickory and the banner was pre
sented to Holland McSwain, presi
dent of the Murphy Club by Leon
Ivey, president of the Hickory Club
on behalf of the other clubs in the
district.
Attending from Murphy were Mr
McSwain, president; and club
members, J. M. Hughes, the Rev.
R- T. Houts Jr., Burley DeWeese,
Paul Ledford, Virgil O'Dell, Lloyd
Hendrix and Floyd Bowman.
Approximately 400 members of
the 38 clubs in the district were
in Attendance.
Fireside Chat To
Be Held Sunday
During the Christmas holidays,
Lynn and Lucile Gault and Georg
and Marguerite Bidstrup, took a
Caribbean Cruise from Miami,
stopping at the islands of Jamaica,
Santo Domingo, Puerto Rico and
St- Thomas.
They will tell informally about
their experiences at the Fireside
Chat to be held at the John C.
Campbell Folk School at 4:30 Sun
day afternoon
They will also show some beau
tiful colored pictures which they
made.
Group Postpones
Washington Meet
A conference of area business
men and industrialists with Wash
ington officials, dated for last
week, was posptoned.
A delegation from Cherokee,
Graham and Clay counties was
scheduled to talk with officials on
the possibilities of locating In this
area an Intercontinental Ballistic
Missiles plant.
The postponement was be
cause of bad weather, the illness of
Sen. Ervin and an emergency eye
operation on Congressman Shufsrd
^The meeting will be rescheduled
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Candidates For Clerk of Court,
Sheriff, Registrar To Be Named
GORDON L. BUTLER
New District Rotary Governor
Red Cross Drive
Begins In
Andrews Saturday
ANDREWS? The annual Red
Cross Drive will be staged here
Saturday and Sunday with a house
to-house canvass, Lee Nichols,
chairman of the fund campaign,
has announced
The Rev. Eugene Witherspoon,
pastor of the Andrews Presbyter
ian Church is co-chairman of the
drive.
Mr. Nichols said "Our quota this
year is $954.00, which is approxi
mately $300-00 less than last year.
56% will be retained by the local
chapter. A very large portion of
the money retained will finance
our Red Cross blood bank pro
gram."
Zone chairmen who will co-ordi
nate the workers in the various
sections of the town are: Mrs
Tommy Axley, Mrs- Frank Wil
hide, Mrs. Anna Winfrey, Miss
Frances Cover, Mrs. Wayne Battle,
Mrs. Grady Garrett, Mrs- L. L.
Love, Mr- and Mrs- Clifford Huls,
Miss Sue Best, Mr. and Mrs- Ty
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Candidates for the office of
sheriff, clerk of court, register of
deeds and other offices will be
named at the Republican County
Convention here Saturday morn
ing, March 1.
The mass meeting will be held
at County Courthouse at 10 a- m ,
J. Doyle Burch, chairman of the lo
cal Republican Party Executive
Committee, announced.
The session will also include
election of a county chairman,
vice-chairman, secretary, treasurer
and two members of the execu
tive committee.
Besides picking its 1958 candi
dates for sheriff, clerk of court,
register of deeds, the Convention
will name aspirants for the three
county commissioner posts, mag
istrates, constables, etc.
Mr. Burch said precinct meeti
ngs will be held Friday, Feb. 28.
He urged precinct chairmen to
organize these meetings and elect
the following officers: precinct
chairman, vice-chairman, secre
tary, delegates and alternates to
the County Convention.
Currently serving as vice-chair
man of the executive committee
is J. C. Townson. John C. O'deli
and R. A. Dewar are members of
the Executive Committee. James
Evans is secretary &nd Joe Myers,
treasurer.
Mr. Burch said: "All Republi
cans Interested in the success of
the Republican Party of Chexkee
County are urged to attend the
Saturday meeun^.'> * *
Cherokee Cafe
Uider New
Management Here
Leon Kimsey has purchased and
is now operating Cherokee Cafe
here.
Mr. Kimsey for the past year
was employed by Coble Dairy.
Prior to that he was a produce
salesman for 10 years
The cafe, which seats 78 people,
has been repainted.
The staff includes Mrs- Peggy
Coleman, Mrs. Mabel Twiggs, Mrs.
Alawayne Craig and Mrs- Lillian
Hunsucker, waitresses; Wade Gib
son, Fleta Johnson, John Fair and
Tanny Blackwell, kitchen staff.
Lenten Services Being Conducted
In Murphy Schools Through March
Lentens services begin this week
at both elementary and high
schools, and will continue each
Tuesday for grammar grade child
ren, and Thursday for the upper
classes? through March 27, the
Thursday preceding Palm Sunday
and Holy Week
Murphy ministers are joining in
the services, different pastors
bringing the messages, reading the
Scriptures and leading in pray
er for the five services- School
choruses are to sing at the ser
vices, and the teachers and child
ren join in congregational singing.
The Rev. Joseph Dean of St- Wil
liams Soman Catholic Church was
the speaker at the service for
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grammar grade children? fifth
through eighth grades Tuesday at
J, with the Rev. Robert A. Potter
of the Murphy Presbyterian
church reading the Bible passage,
and the Rev. J. Alton Morris of
First Baptist church leading in
prayer.
Thursday at the high school the
Rev. R. T. Houts of the First Meth
odist church preaches, the Rev
Alex B. Hanson, Episcopal chords
rector is to read the Scriptures,
and Mr. Morris will lead the pray
er.
Arrangements for the services
have been made with John Jordan,
elementary school principal, and
Walter Puetb high school princi
pal.
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