The Cherokee Scout
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VULl Mt 68 Nl MBKK? ? >11 KI'H* NOKTH CAKOU.XA, Till KMIA V lH"lK?lhlK 4 ltf5? I H.Ii ? 'ILS WfcEK PI I W ISHHTi WEEKLY
Youth Slashed
In Cutting Spree
A 2u > ett: IJ Hanging dog youth
wan brutally siaalicd ill a cutting
apicc at Murphy l>nvc in Thca're
iR-ar here Saturday night
Verlun Truman Gentry wtu> ser
ioualy cut around the bai k anil
left arm Over 125 stitches wrre
required tu cKse the wounds
Tv. f br- -!hers frum Hayesv : lie
art- being held m < ountv Ja:l charg
ed with the cutting
They art* Kenneth and H"WanJ
( 'hance
Kenneth (liaiu e 21 is being held
or a charge of aiding arid abetting
assault
Howard < 'hdin e 2w, is harged
with assaulting Gentry with a knife
with intent to kill and inflict scr
lous and permanent injury
They are being held without bond
pending the outcome of Gentry's
injuries
Sheriff Claude Anderson said
Howard Chance told him the fight
began when Gentry cursed him
Gentry denied this and gave this
account of the affair
"I went to the rest room and
when I came out two men were
mtting in the grass and commented
on the light shining in their eyes
"One of them cursed me I didn't
say anything and he walked past
me.
"I went into the concession stand
and when I came out the door, one
of the men stabbed me two or three
times.
"Another jumped up and yelled,
'L/ets get him'. I ran between the
Ground Breaking
Set At
Andrews Church
ANDREWS ? Ground Breaking
Service of the Andrews Presby
terian Church will be held Sunday
morning, immediately following
the morning worship service. It
will begin at approximately 11 45
The Ground Breaking Service
will be opened by a statement giv
en by Robert Heaton, member of
the Building Committee. The in
vocation will be given by the Rev
B. B Breitenhirt of Asheville,
who has been secured to guide the
church in its financial campaign.
Following this the scripture
reading will be read responsively
by the minister and the congrega
tion. The breaking of the ground
will be done by I. B Nichols,
senior elder of the church and
Mrs Donald Wilson, eldest mem
ber of the church.
A statement of dedication by '
congregation and minister will fol
low. The servipe will be closed
with prayer and benediction, led
by the Rev Eugene Witherspoon I
.Jr minister <'f the church.
The new Christian Education
and Fellowship building will be |
erected on the lot recently acquir
ed adjacent to the present church ?
building.
Burchfield Named
(iood Prospect
Ed Burchfield of Murphy lias
been named one nf the nvst i
promising freshman quarterback
prospects at Mars Hill Junior
College.
The Mars Hill Lions begin prac
tice today for their Sept. 20 "pe
hit against Gardner Webb
The I. ions are defending champ
ions of the Western Carolinas Ju-i
nior College Football Conference
cars al. ,1 pulled out a couple of
winduwe Willi th?* ^peaAer curda
1 cus being cut all the liine
1 finally ?l>1 av^ay when I ?ot i
r?d. f\ \ f the coil' e^iJluIl stand
They would have killed me If
I hadn't managed to get awa>
< j entry a condition Wednesday
V. as hsted o-s g<n.Aj bv the attelidli.g
]>h\ aniail
She i".*i Anderson said Kennetii
? 'han. v v\as fvund sitting in the
f;nias at tlie drive m Howard was
overtanen as he walked t> ?ward
HayesviLe Mr was brought in by
Ja> k I^unsford one of *h** owners
<>{ Uie dnvt-in
(Jeiitry was bieedmg badly
i 'hat he was not able to wait until
an ambulance could be sent to the
drive m fur him He was brought
to tlie Providence Hospital in A
j private car
College Handbooks
To Be Presented
Going-to-College Handbooks are
to b? presented at morning wor
ship service of Murphy Presby
terian Oiurch Sunday morning to
young people going away to col
lege and to high school seniors and
! juniors
These include : graduate schools
Holland McSwain Jr., Union
Presbyterian Seminary Richmond,
Va ; James Smith. University of
North Carolina Medical School,
Chapel Hill.
Undergraduate: Mrs N A Aloi,
formerly Ann Parker, Western
Carolina, i,\illowhee; Ida Brumby,
Brenau Gainesville, Ga .; Jack
' Fleming Austin College, Sherman, I
Texas; Ed Gibbs. Clemson College,
jClemson, S. C ; Frank McSwain,
| Carolina, Chapel Hill; Burke and
(Tommy Moore, Mars Hill College.
! Mars Hill; Shirley Smith, Young
Harris College, Young Harris, Ga . ;
Hubert Sneed, King College, Bris
i tol, Tenn,
; High school students : Mary Bar
ton, Douglas Burgess, Jimmy Fai*,
Jimmy Gibbs, Jimmy Parker,
Patsy Smith, John Sneed, Jay
: Wjlson.
Student Services
Held At
Baptist Church
The pastor of hirst Baptist j
Church wil preach un the sub
ject. ' if It Will Glorify God" '
Sunday at eleven a m.
Sunday evening at 7 ;in. Rev
Jmimie Burnham. Morganton.
Georgia will preach in the absence)
of the pastor
Students who are going away to
college were honored at the even
ing services last Sunday
Those student leaving for school i
are: ("arolvn Bates, Truett Mt
< "i n 1 1 1 College Gordon Bates
Western Carolina College. Gloria'
li'-wman. Henry Gr:'dy Hospital.!
Judy Davis. Innrr-iiy of Georgia.
Becky Rhodes. I'niversity m j
Georgia. Eugene Dockery. I'm-!
versily of Georgi-i Annette White
Carson-Newman College: Hill ;
Brvning. I'niversity of North!
( rolina. .lohn Morris, Wake For- 1
r st College: l.inda I'almer. Henry
Grady Hospital; 1'atncia Moore.,
Triu tt McConnell College. Edn <
Ann I'almer. Henry Grndy Hospi i
tal; N'eta Kimbrough. Lincoln
Memoial I'niversity: and Garland
Haney Jr. Western Carolina
College
Warner Accepts Post On Construction
Of Dam In Rugged Mountains Of Iran
Hen K. Warner. .Ir . of Murphy
has accepted a position with the
Development and Resources Corp
of New York ami will leave for Iran
about Oct. )
Mr Warnei son of Mr anil Mrs
H K Warner. Sr , will tie stationed
In (he Ah waz region He and his
family will fly to Kngland where
they will spend two days in Lon j
don
He will do foundation engineering
on the Dez Dam and will rordinate
the mineral development of the
Khuzestan area, with economic or
Industrial activities planned for the
country.
Mr Warner is currently employ
ed at the Hitchcock Oorp as a
geologist. Ho has worked with the
Bechtel Corp. of Lob Angeles, Calif , '
and was employed by the lT S.
Corps of Engineers
The Dez Dam will be one of the r
highest multi-purpose dams in the
Middle East. A total of $6,000,000
has been made available to carry
out preliminary work on the proj
Oct
The dam Is to he built in a deep
mountain canyon on the Dez River
about ISO miles north of the head ;
of the Persian Gulf Estimated by
engineers to cost Jfi9,300,000 the
dam is planned as the first In a
series of multi-purpose river control
structures to produce electric pow
er and store water for Irrigation as
well as control floods.
Present plans call for a power
house large enough to accommo
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Murphy- Andrews Clash Friday
Wildcats Strong
Contenders
For Championship
By TODD Kh M h
ANDHKWS I :.'irrr yrar>
Coach I* ia.nk Maeniilf has bm.". a
foot ha^l team he it* whit rt is pie
dieted to be a tv.jp contender - >r
Smoky Mountain Conferem e hmiurs
this Near
The Wildcats iost seven tx.-ys via
The graduation rout#
Hut this year's starting team is
still made up of boys who have
seen considerable experience at
most positions
This year's team is lighter but
displays more speed The starting
line averages only 150 pounds and
the backfield, 137 pounds
Coach Maennle describes this
year's team as more aggressive
and with the determination to win
games He says the squad as a
whole is very co-operative
In the line, the Wildcats have
two experienced seniors at the
ends.
Acliie Myers, left end 6' 3", 185
pounds has played for four years
ANDREWS HIGH'S
1958 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Aug. 29 ? Franklin at Franklin
< Andrews 12 , Franklin 7 )
Sept. 5 ? Murphy at Murphy
Sept. 12 ? Robbinsvllle at Robbings
ville
Sept. 19 ? HayesvlUe at Andrews
Sept. 26 ? Bryson City at Andrews
Oct. 3 ? Cherokee at Cherokee
Oct. 10? Sylva at Andrews
Oct. 11 ? HayesvlUe at Hayesvllle
Oct. 24 ? RobblnsvlUe at Andrews
Oct. 31 ? Murphy at Andrews
Last year he was chosen on the
second WNC All Star team. He is
one of three co-captains and kicks
off for the WUdcats.
Coach Maennle describes Myers I
as aggressive and as a good pass i
receiver.
High: End Gerald iFrog) Curtis
] s recognized all over the confer- I
ence as a deadly defensive man. I
tic excels at down field blocking
and does the puntine.
The other senior in the line is
Tackle Steve Higdon. At 155 pounds
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Postell Big (iun
In Andrews Win
Over Franklin
FKWKLIN Tu'ii
ci edited to Terr*/ Post el I wen1 the
t i - ? < i ? 3 i n ^ f.'ii hus as Ar.tlivw.s beat
Franklin 1? T in a Smoky Mour.lai::
<" <nferer.. ?? ?? 'i ' h ili l* . 1 1 1 i ? ? Friday
r i?ht .
P?is'i .-i ! :? '?* 'I . ( .;;nr y?tnJ<
for one tii i ^ hdoun ? ? i r I :: the first
In the .r:d : j i i . -s ? I ?? r he r an .'iO
yards bef..:e !>? wis s'.-f ped on the
lit ' ? ? 1 y ;i r ? 3 ma;k : r ? ? " i : w?; ?* : >* Mm
pr.v . arne- ! ..v. r 1?:.- -roil
Franklin's only seo:v> i';in;o in
the fourth period when Bobby
Cor bin intercept**.! a pass and r an
to yards for a {? ?ii? h? 3< \vn
Sn miliary
Andrew s *; r, a o ? 12
Franklin n o n 7 ? 7 '
S* I ! iStl. S
\'ws I "lill
Firs: i..Ah, 7 ? 1
Hushing yarda?:'% .K \
Passing yanlap- '? 0
Passes 1 ' 10 j
Passes Inter ? epte. I I 1
Punting average ?.s 7 25 2
Fumbles lost 2 0 j
Yards penalized 115 *10
Filer Fleolod Head
Of Old Time Ijoggors
ANDREWS? Zan Kller of Haves
ville wns elected president o
the Old Time Loggers and Lum
bermen's Association of Western
North Carolina at a meeting held
Satuday August 30 in the Amen
can Legion Hut.
Other officers elected were: J
P Matheson, vice-president; John
Childers of Robbinsville, second
vice-president; Mack Holland,
secretary-treasurer and Capt.
Frank Swan, program chairman
MURPHY BULLDOGS ? front row, left to right:
David Thompson; Lawrence Beal, Bill Rhodes,
Bill McClure, R. G. Hembree, Emanuel McDon
ald, Bobby Morris, Carson Rogers, Eddie Fer
gunon, Jimmy Mnsoty. Second row, left to right:
Howard Cook. Butch Hensley, Frank Hill, Johnny
Harkness, Doug Bowman, Kenneth Radford, Bobby
Weaver, Johnny Mulkey, Kay Simonds, Buck Hill,
Bud Kill Ian. Third row: Richard Simonds, Jack
Hughes, Rav Elliot, Jimmy ftimonds, Junior
Baskets, Ray Morris, <ilenn Bearers, Eugene
Palmer, Ben Killian, Calvin Roberto, Sammy
Duncan, Hillard Lanning, Hubert lit n ton, Rooald
Kephart, Tommy Roberto, Bud Penland, Ralph
Carter, Wayne Ingle, Randolph Cunntngliain .
Mickey Birchfteld, Frank Beavers and Bobby
Hendrix.
AN DKKWS WIIJM ATS ? fir*.t row. left ?<? ri?ht :
Koiinii- K\:ins. -lirn Bristol, Terry I'ostrll, M?-\r
Million, Junior Buddy Holland, Buck\
Join v ;t in I !'? i? Nichols. Second row, I ** f t tn rifcht :
I _i? ri y \dnu;s, Hubert Mh'n, Marohl Murphy, Tim
ni\ rd. f'nink Jones. Koy ("onh'y. and
\\;iit Broun. Ihird rou : Kenneth l?radl< \ . Stan1c\
\daui>?, Charles Adams, John (\irti*. Kon:ii?* W at ?
Min, Harold \dains, Kalph Whit*'. A 1 \ in Adams.
l\u> Phillips ( manager ) . lark Brou n. James
( urtis, <>?'ral<! Curtis, Xrchie >ltii'rs, Soottv
Hardin. < arl Mmts, llarold Davis and Kohrrl
Mh-ii. ( oat h Ma?*nnl?' In -Jiou n standing a! I?'ft of
N<|uad.
Dance Group Wins
At Apple Festival
'I he \.,rr >> I'irolini Sweet
heart- -'(iiare ii.iii.ee team danced i
In victory Saturday nmht .it the
a nun .i I Apple Festival in lien
dersonville
The local team not I 111 [ \ out
danced last years champions f"r
the title hut were voted the 'out
standing team <'f the season".
The Sweethearts were unoppos
ed in Friday night's junior cl?'g
gcrs event and competed Saturday
night against the Y ("logger Team
of Canton
The team w >n a cash award, a
trophy and members are to re
ceive individual medals It will
defend its championship at the
festival next year
Y Cl<'g Team had won the event
f<>r the past several years More
than 4. (mm) were present for the
finals Saturday ninht at the High I
School Stadium
The Sweethearts for the past)
several months have been under
the directions of Mrs Hobbie :
Stalcup in the absence of Mrs J
Constance West who organized
the team
In addition to those listed in '
last week's Scout as participants, |
Patsy Guffey and Robert Bruce
also took part in the contest
ICIo.mI IC.ink I nil
\ isil s \ ntlrow s
\M)RI \\ ' ? I lie HI 1 l> >nk
iiiohi 1 1 - \ui: \ ?? Ain!r< \v>
Mnnd.vv 'In- i n> Hall from
nivn t" "> p !hi- pu rp>8 of
receiving UIiHid
Dr < ' < > \ I ? < mnler >1 ated
t h? ? i.eed r < .r blond at this time
is greater than rvrr Fortunately
u e have harl enough blood in this
county, but it is because some of
the other counties hive had am
ab"ve average' supply We need
130 pints nf bl'?ori to fill our
quot a "
A member of the committee will
call for anyone who does not have'
transportation if they will tele
phone 71
Members <>f t h*^ Icon's club will
have charge of properties
Pro*bv(crians Hear
I'xrhangc I'asfor
ANDREWS?' The Rev Eugene
Witherspoon, pastor of the Pres
bvterian and the following mem
bers of the Youth Fellowship
Group recently motored to Bre
vnrd to hear the Rev. David
Smith, exchanre pastor from Ed
lnborough, Scotland Mrs. Joseph
Sursavage, leader, Jim Bristol,
Lynn Battle, Jannette Carringer
and Catherine Sursavage.
Prior to the service the group
were guests of the Brevard-Dav
idson River Youth Fellowship
1,222 Students
Start Classes At
Andrews Schools
?\\ DREWS The A ri '1 r o w s
School I n' opened Aimust 28 with
an enrollment uf 1 222 according
Id an annoiinceinel by Supt .1 K.
Hufty
A breakdown "f departments
shows (he follow ins: Andrews
High Seho"l ;C'o. Andrews F.le
mentars Tto. Marble Element
ary. l.">o. n i Neurit Elementary.
12
Following is .( IiM of teachers:
high school, Mrs Aline Kdwards
Bristol. Miss Jean K Christy.
Mrs Lillian W Kreel. Miss Ruth
E Hamilton. Mrs Anna W.
l.unsford. Frank M lennle, Jimmie
Mcintosh. Mrs Jennie Millard
Reschke. Mrs Ruth Sursavage,
Miss Elizabeth Whiston. Richard
Ramsey and Miss Meredith Whit
aker
Andrews Elementary School:
Charles O Frazier, principal,
Mrs Constance West, Miss Tril
by Glenn. Mrs Maxine R Rufty,
Mrs Louise Zimmerman, Mrs.
Ruth S Pullium, Mrs- Lenna H.
Ford. Mrs. Blanche C. G&raer,
Miss Ada Mae Pruett, Mrs. Vean
ah R Radford, Miss Elizabeth
Kilpatrick, Mrs Ruth C. Pullium,
Mrs Annie S. McGuire, Mrs
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Last Year's Champs
Lack Experience:
19 Didn't Return
The Murph\ High tiulldo&M <ui I
the Andrews Wildcat* will UumjI
her** Friday night at n at t he hi^li
school stadium .
It w ill be the* opening football
game of the* seaAUu for tin? B?ll
dogs. Th?- Wildcats la*t wwk ?tart
ed their 19~>* ^a/?on against Knuik
lln, winning this til t 12-7.
("an last year's ?Smuky Mountain
Conference champs. the Murphy
Bulldogs?, do a repeat thi9 year '
With 19 men gone from la~s!
year s squad. Coach Chuck McCon
nell .says the* chances seem mighty
slim.
"But you can never count us ou'
until the last whistle blows," M<
Connel say s. We'll be in there
fighting all the way
The Buildogs lost 14 boys by
graduation. 2 have moved, and
three did not report for practice
this year.
Johnny Bandee has moved lo
RobbinsviLie and lx>vmgood, & 235
MURPHY HIGH'S
1958 FOOTBALL 8CHEDUU
Sept. 5 ? Andrews at Morphy
Sept. l? ? Sylva at Murphy
Sept. 1? ? West Fannin at West
Fannin
Sept. !t> ? Kobbinsville at Rotobtns
vilie
Oct. 3 ? Swain at Swain
Oct. 10 ? Hayesville at Murphy
Oct. 17 ? Cherokee at Murphy
Oct. H ? Franklin at Murphy
Oct. 31 ? Andrews at Andrews
Nov. 1 ? Hayesville at HayesviM*
| pound tackle, has moved to Ten
I nessee.
"But wh.it really has us in hot
water now, McConnell says, "is
the loss of our first string center
Bobby Hendrix."
Hendriv injured his ankle in a
traffic accident Aug 22 but the
exten- of 'he injury isn't known
yet.
McConneK says Hendrix will ge
further X lays this week to see if
the .ink'.' is broken. If not. then
he hop. -i to have him back in the
lineup f i : i the Robbinsville gajne
Thcr- iic -12 men out for Mur
phy's -<. lad and they open the sea
son hcic Knday against Andrews.
M i '. ? 1 1 ? ? : 1 counts Andrews as one
th. ? , ? teams he will f.i' ??
tins VI .1!
Tin- M'.rpjiv starting line a% ? 1
Htos .!!??? .? !???? pounds and t:
l.i k'lei ! . 'os.- to : 15
? ?<>?:?, '??.!' 'r.iiiUe" McConne.l
s:;ys. i ? h" ' in k ? ? :iei iem " 1
? U !ir.-t i:l S'' I st-.n."
p!a\ ei ,r (V . end , las; v.- ir".
"V\. ire -.-.i short ..n rxperien e
.it ;h- ? i kle positions 'ir.d afte
Hendrix s Ai . ident. moved h iif.
back B. til '-' Morris to . enter."
Mc<\.nne;i lists his probable
starting lineup with Ray S'monds
at lef' end. Carson Itogers led
tackle Johnny Mulkey left guard.
Bobby Morris center. Bill McClui ??
( right guard. K G. Hembree righ;
tackle, and Johnny Harkness at
right er.d
In the bai kfield McConnell h i
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Murphy Schools
Open With
1,497 Students
A total of 1.497 students are on
rolleit in Murphv schools this year
and the t<~.tal is expected to in
! creasc
Superintendent Holland McSwain
said enrollment is expected to use
as it <lid last year.
Murphy High school enrollment is
SfWV This figure is expected tp go
over 600 At this time last year.
588 had enrolled at the high school,
according to Principal Walter
Puett
Enrollment figures for county
school units are not available, Sup
erintendent Lloyd W. Hendrix said.
Students numbered 2,416 over the
county unit last year. The number
Is expected to remain about fee
same (his year, Itt. HMHk