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The Cherokee Scout ftetfiMicd To Prowtiwy Cherokee County [ VOLUME (8 NUMBER? II MUKPHT, MOBTH QUMMJKA. THUMP AY, NOVgMBXB U, MM EMy^ ^ IMS WKKK prnajupiin ??n/r Andrews Takes District Crown With Win Over Glen Alpme Saturday -Night ANDRKW8? The Andrew. Wild cats, Class A winners ot the SMC, rcfuwuted their Ccnftrrsnce weU as they rolled over straw Skyline Conference Olen Alpine team >0-7, Saturday night at Canton to win the District Class A Champion ship. The Glen Alpine Green Wave got off to a roaring start as they ?rove within the Andrews 10 yard Una in the first quarter, nib hack Butler and halfback Billiard sparked the attack. The Wildcats first string guard, Scotty Hardin, suffered an injury and on the next play H. L. Mints recovered a Glen Alpine fumble thus gaining possession of the ball. This was the turning point of the game as the Wildcats fought their way out of a tight spot and drove up the field. Outweighed approximately 28 Mrs. C W. Savage Retires As Seal Chairman Mrs. C. W- Savage retired this year as chairman of voluntary Tuberculosis Seal Sale Committee of Murphy. She served 30 years as volun tary seal chairman of Murphy. Mrs- Savage began serving as chairman in 1929 and retired re cently because of her health. The Murphy committee, in ex pressing its thanks to Mrs. Sav age said "AD of Cherokee Coun ty owes Mrs. Savage a vote of th?nfc? for her devotion and dedi cation 1q her work toward con trol of tuberculosis." The committee this year is headed by Mrs. Cloe Moore and Mrs. G. W. Zirbes. Other members are Robert Weaver, secretary, treasurer; Mi?s Elizabeth Gray, publicity chairman; Mrs. Joe Ray, Mrs. W. A. Singleton, Miss Adella Mer oney, Mrs. Robert Weaver, Miss Willie Lovingood, Mrs. Holland McSwain, Mrs. Ruth Carringer and Mrs. C. W- Savage. Charles C. Cooper Dies After Short nhram Charlie Cooper, 75, of Murphy died Nov. 4th after an illness of several days. He la survived by one brother, Frank Cooper of Decatur, Ga., and one sister, Mrs. A. R. Bell of Raleigh. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at 2 p. m. at the Townson Funeral Chapel by the Revs. R. T. Houts Jr. and J. Alton Morris. Burial was in the Sunset Ceme tery. Labe Jenkos, 73, Dies 1 At His Home Labe Jenkins 73, of Robbins ville Route 2 died at his home after a long illness at 8:20 p. m. Sunday He is survived by his wife, Mrs Laura Jenkins; two daughters, Mrs. Lorine Higdon of Robbins ville and Mrs- Pearl Spade of Iowa; one step-daughter, Miss Gladys Jenkins of Marion, N. C.; two brothers, Jim and A. V. Jenk ins of Robbinsville; four sisters, Mrs. Louisa Lovin of Robbins ville, Mrs. Clemmie Cable of Rob bnisville, Mrs. Martha Ficken of Hendersonville, and Mrs. Hattie Weeks of Waynesville Wildcat forward wall blaated their cppusnls defense to opto holes through which Terry Poatell clipped off the yardage, alternat ing wtth drive* of Hubert Myers and Harold Murphy. Poatell brought the crowd to their feet as he eluded tackier* with blocking by his teammates for the initial TD. Hubert Hyers educated toe added the extra point The 2nd Andrews TD was add ed by Harold Murphy as he changed his pace and direction three times to elude tackier* and score. Again Hubert Myers added th* point to put the Wildcats in front 14-0 Olen Alpine momentarily regain ed their power and spark on * powerful march for their first and only TD. The Wildcats had tremendous backing as not only many foot ball fans in Andrews but a repre sentation from the other SMC towns and an obviously partial Canton delegation cheered the team on to victory. The first TD was set up as a desperate aerial attach was launched by Glen Alpine, but bog ged down and the Wildcats gained the ball inside Glen Apine terri tory on downs. On a perfectly executed fake by Jim Bristol Archie Meyer* sped around left end to the four yard line. Hubert Meyers powered his way aero** the Green Wave line for the final score. W. D. Whtaker Named ] Vice-President ANDREWS? W. D. (Bill) Whi tak er was elected vice-president of the North Carolina Society for Crippled Children at a meeting held in High Point last week. He has sewed for the past two years as member of the board of directors of the Society and for the past fifteen years as chair man of the Cherokee County So ciety for Crippled Children In this area. Mr. Whitaker is a senior vice president of the Citizen Bank and Trust Company of Andrews. He is a member of the Andrews Rotary Club, Leslie SUllman Post of the American Legion, the Mas onic Order and the First Baptist Church. He recently retired as Chief of the Andrews Fire Department, having served as chief from the beginning of the department. Pancake Sale Set At Andrews School Lunchroom ANDREWS? Eveything Is in readiness for the "Pancake Sale" Saturday. The affair will be held in the Andrews School lunchroom from 5 to 8 p. m. Tickets are on sale by members of the Konnaheeta Club. An out of town representative will be "chief cook" and has announced that a gift will be presented to every adult who purchases a ticket. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 11 a, m. at the Tus keegee Baptist Church and burial was in the Yellow Branch Ceme tery. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Professor Tells Of Improvements Made At Young Harris College Since 1942 Improvements Made At Yoong Harris College Since IMS By WALTER L. DOWNS Mr. J. W. Sharp became Presi dent of Young Harris College Sep tember, 1943. When he took over the College was "in the red" be tween $18,000 and 130,000. The major objective of Mr. Sharp's ad ministration was to eliminate this debt. With the help of his wife this was done. Beginning September 1M7, a gradual change has takta place on the campus. Buildings and equip ment were In bad condition. Due to the small amount of funds avail able, only limited repairs could be made. The Board of Trustee* faced the situation with determination. A committee waa appointed from the traits? to study the conditions of the college equipment and make recommendations. When the report of this commltte was made, some donations were given. This stimu lated effort on the part of many friends of the college to seek funds with which to make the needed re pairs. / Mr. Scott Appleby renewed his interest in the college and made a gift of $5,000.00 for repairs on Ap pleby Hall. Re was asked to be come Chairman of the Board of (C? Tinned oa back page) Help Fight TB Buy Christmas Seals Four Escape Injury In Auiv Wreck DEAN ROBERT P. ANDRESS PROP. RAT FARLEY Andres ? To Get Ph.D Ray Farley Made Dean Dean Robert P. Andress has announced he will take, an eight month leave ot absence beginning January 1, 1959, to complete his doctoral dissertation at Columbia University, New York City. Mr, Ray Farley, instructor in the Department of History, will be acting dean in his absence. Dean Andress reported in a special Interview with KNOT AH ECHOES editor, "I will return to Columbia University Teachers Col lege from January 1 until Septem ber 1 ot next year. I plan to com plete all requirements for my Ph.D. Degree next summer." He has com* pleted all residence work for the degree. Dean Andress received his B.S. from Troy State Teachers College, Troy, Alabama, with a major in social science. He was graduated from Columbia University with an M.A. in Eu ropean history. He haa done addi tional study at the University of Oslo, Norway. He will complete his doctor's degree with a double major in Junior college education and mod ern European history. His disserta tion Is entitled "Historical Analy sis of Young Harris College? Its Program and Prospects." The dean served with the U.S. Army or three years during World War n. He has been Academic Dean for eight years. MB. FARLEY Mr. Farley received his B.A. from Cumberland University, Le banon, Tennessee, with a major in history. He received his master's degree from Peabody College, Nasville, Tennessee. He as also done post graduate study at Peabody Col lege. During his tKree yetrs in the U. S. Army he spent a year studying Russian at the Army Language School in Monterey, California. Mr. Farley will not do any teach ing during his eight-month tenure as acting dean. He is beginning his third year on the staff of Young Harris College. jjnrphy High Bulldogs Score 20-7 Win Over HayesviDe Eleven FHday Night The Murphy High Bulldogs romped over the Hayesville Yel lowjackets 20 to 7 in the Hayes ville homecoming game Friday night Hayesville received the kickoff on their own 36. They were unable to move the ball and had to kick on fourth down. Murphy took the ball on its own 22 and after a 75 yard drive Bobby Morris plunged over from the three. Frank Beavers ran the extra point. Again Hayesville took the ball on a kickoff and it was down on their own 39. And again Hayes ville was unable to get the first down and had to punt. The punt went to the Murphy 25 where The Bulldogs took over. Murphy drove downfield, but had to kick on fourth down and the punt put the ball on the Hay esville 20. Three plays later a 55 yard pass play put the ball on the 15. A penalty put the ball on the thirty and by breaking through the line Murphy pushed them back to their own 45. It was fourth and 40 and a punt put the ball on the Murphy 15. Hayesville intercepted a Mur phy pass on their own 30 with 50 seconds to go in the half. Thus the half ended 7 to 0 Mur Phy. On the kickoff Murphy took the ball on her own 32. The Bulldogs drove steadily downfield and Bobby Morris and Emanuel McDonald went over from the one inch line. Both boys had a hold on the ball. The attempted pass for the extra point was incomplete Hayesville took the ball on the kickoff and took it to the 99. Three plays later Bobby Morris Inter cepted a pass on the Hayesville 98 yard line Vtre plays later Bobfagr Morris again canted the ball ewer, this time from Ota on* Hoot line. !i On the kickoff Hayesville took the ball on her own 30 and with two long passes they drove down to the Murphy 18. Two more plays put the ball on the Murphy 8. Two plays later Mickey Worley plunged over from the two. An end run by Chuck Reece made the extra point. So the game ended a few seconds later 20 to 7. The Bulldogs haven't won as many games as last year but they have experience and should be a top notch team next year. The line plays well although they haven't got as much glory as the backfield. The offensive line was as follows : Virgil Decker and Ray Simonds, ends; Bobby Rendrix and Carson Rogers, tackles; Bill McClure and Johnny Mulkey, guards; and Bobby Morris, center. The offensive backfield for most of the season was as follows : Emanuel McDonald and Bobby Weaver, quarterbacks; Frank Beavers and Bill Rhodes, left half backs; Buck Oil and Bud Killian, fullbacks; Frank Hill and Bobby Morris, right halfbacks. Statistics : Murphy H'ville First downs 19 9 Rushing yardage 341 12 Passing yardage 28 264 Passes 4-8 11-22 Passes intercepted by 2 1 Punts 2-27 2-41 Fumbles lost 0 0 Yards penalized B 39 Bob Brown Army PFC Bob R. Brown, 18, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Brown of Culberson, has been stationed in Kitringen, Germany, with the Six! Infantry Division since last June. Be attended Murphy High School and Arlington High School in G?? tonia, N. C. Mr. Brown completed his train it at Fort BenAinf , Ga. * ' Two Charged With Racing And Reckless Driving Four persons escaped injury afternoon when three cars were Involved In an accident one balf mile from the city limits on Highway 1?. Highway patrolmen Ray Hettner gave the following account of the accident that occured about 12 :45 i Pm A 1066 Ford driven by Jackie David Killian, 19, and a 1968 Ply mouth driven by Tommy Edwtn Winchester, 21, w*e traveling side ty side toward Andrews. Aa they came around a blind curve, Mr. Hettner said, the cars met a 1968 Chevrolet driven by] Mrs. Maggie Belle Pinson of| I Murphy. The Plymouth passed the Ford and began to skid on the highway It turned completely around, Mr. Hettner continued, sliding into Mrs. pinson's Chevrolet backwards. The Plymouth then left the road on the left side and traveled ap proximately 120 feet on a 12 foot bank. It then came back Into the center of the highway and stop ped. The Ford Mr. Hettner said, skid ded into a bank on the right side of the road, flipped around and skidd ed into a bank on the left side of the road. !'? Mrs. Pinson managed to stop her auto in approximately 160 feet on the right Bide of the wad. Her son was in the auto with her. No one was seriously injured. Damage to the 1958 Plymouth was listed at $1,500. The Ford re ceived damages amounting to ap proximately $750. The 1968 Chev rolet driven by Mrs. Pinson re ceived damages of $1,000. The Winchester and Killian youths were charged with speeding, reckless driving and racing, ac cording to Mr. Hettner. This is the third major accident i, this area in the past few days, Mr. Hettner reported. A 1952 Willys was completely de molished in an accident at the city limits on highway 64 Sunday at 1 am- , . The Willys was struck in the side by a 1951 Ford convertible. The driver of the convertible was charged with driving under the in fluence. No one was injured in this acci dent. Two 1956 Chevrolets were ex tensively damaged Sunday on High way 64 near Murphy when they col lided head-on. No one was injured in this acci dent. Toastmasters To Observe Area Governor Night Area Governors Night will be observed by the local Toastmaster Club on Thursday night at a Dutch dinner meeting at the New Regal Hotel. Area Governor of Area four, E Edison Hill of Asheville will at tend the meeting. He will be introduced by Mayor L. L. Mason. Toaatmaater for the meeting will be Perry Weaver, a member of the Asheville Toastmaster Club. Master Evahiator for the speech es will be Dr. George Siie of Murphy. Grammarian for the evening will be the Rev. R. T. Houts. i Five minute speeches will be made by Erneat Messer, Canton Club member; John Gill, Murphy member and C. W. Hardin, Pig. eon Valley Club member. Evaluators for these speeches will be Ralph Rhodes, Murphy Club; Wayne Bradbttm, Brevard Club and Hardy Caldwell, Hender convQle. The major speech of the even ing will be given by Mr. am. WIULIAM HARPER Rising Scoot Boy Scout Makes Rapid Forward Progress Before he reached his twelfth birthday and within nine months' time, a Murphy Boy Scout has moved up from tenderfoot to first-class. He is William Robert Harper, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harper of Murphy Route 1. BUI is a member of Xroop 402, of tfhich Mont HSgerS is scout-' master. Coming to Muphy from Florida, i where he was a cub scout, he joined the Boy Scouts in January of this year. Before long he passed the sec- ( ond- class test and October 16 became a first-class scout. Bill is assistant patrol leader in his troop and is den-chief for ( Den No. 1 of the Cub Scouts and has merit badges in plumbing and home repairs. His father is a radio and tv technician. The rapid^ising Scout lives with his parents and a younger sister on the Andrews' highway. He is in the seventh grade at school and attends Tomotla Meth odist church. 7-Year-OM Dies Here After Long Illness Diane Ledford, seven, of Mur phy died at her home Saturday afternoon after an illness of three years. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ledford; and her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs- Claude Painter of Peachtree Community. Funeral services were held Sun day at 2 p. m. at the First Bap tist Church, by the Revs. J- Alton Morris and Robert A. Potter. Burial was in the Peachtree community. Ladies Show Up Men In Scout Contest The ladies again showed up the" men in the Scout's football contest last week First place was won by Mrs. Jane Colvard of 215 Peachtree Street. Mrs. Colvard missed only three games and guessed the tie break er within one point. The tie breaker was Vanderbilt vs Kentucky. The game ended in a . scoreless tie. Mrs. Colvard guessed the score at 13 to 14. Second place was won by Mrs A1 Brown of Valley River Avenue. She also missed only three games and missed the tie breaker by two points. Mrs. Brown picked Vander bilt to beat Kentucky by two points. This was also the week for ties among players. Two of the regular games end ed in ties plus the tie breaker. Third place in the contest was a tie between Mrs. W. A. Hoover of Andrews Road and Mrs. Luke El lis of Andrews. They also missed three games but were off six points on the tie breaker. They will receive $1 each. Several persons came close to winning the contest with narrow misses of four or five games. There is another contest this week and another chance to win. Don't give up. It's easy to enter- All that is necessary is to circle the team you believe will win and then clip and mall or bring the page to the Scout office. Graham Conty Man Dies Suddenly Going To Doctor John Lequire, 58, of Graham County died suddenly at 3:30 p. m Sunday in Byson City while en route to a physician. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Leila Crisp Lequire; six daugh ters, Mrs. Glenn Jenkins of Bry son City, Mrs. Bill Cable of Rob binsville, Mrs. Reid AQoway of Ohio, Mrs. Beryl McElrath of Winston-Salem, Mrs. P. J- Ed wards of Union Mills, N. C-, Mrs. Jean Summers of KnoxviUe, Tenn.; 13 grandchildren; four bro thers, Ellis, Will and Lloyd Le quire all of Maryville, Tenn.! and Tom Lequire of Robbinsville ; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Shope of Louden, Tenn., Mrs. Hester Walker of California, Mrs. Callle Crisp of Robbinsville. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 p. m. at the Tuskeegee Baptist Church. They were conducted by Revs. B. F. Shope and James Patten. Burial will be in the Breedlove Cemetery. Townson Funeral Home was in charge. Mrs. Jack Ritch and son, Fred die Ray, of Gastonia are in Mur phy visiting her mother, Mrs. Freda Hawkins. Construction To Begin At Once On New Dormitory At Young Harris College Construction will begin imme diately on * new, modern dormi tory at Young Harris College ac cording to President C. R. Clegg. William E. Fennell and Assoc iates, general contractors of Gain esville, Ga. received the con tract on a low bid approximate ly $175,000.00. Die new be 5 1 ? - '%? . will house 88 students, have two apartment!, one guest room, and a large lobby. Although the building is de signed for boys, ?????- ? ?
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