Cherokee Scout Dedicated 7V n*nmoting Cherokee County 1 t? NUMBER? 14 MURPiHt* ^ "OLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH It, lKt EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK PUBLISHED WEEKLY 1 Jlie RAMBLER < Chief Nell Sneed has accepted the challenge of the male cake bakers and offered a few ideas on the subject himself. Following is his acceptance address: "I will be very happy to accept the challenge of the male cake bakers, and will gladly enter into1 the contest, under the following rules. 1. NO STORE BOUGHT MIXES. 2. NO STORE BOUGHT ICINGS. 3. NO HELP FROM THE LITTLE WOMAN . . MAKE IT YOURSELF. Submit the cakes to the Rambler by number. Let no one else know who baked them. Let the Judges judge by number. (Here allow me to say that I think the Rambler could have looked the world over and not have found two men better qualified to judge cake baking than Nell Barnes and Bob Bault. I know several more male cake bakers, if we could get enough men interested ? we would have more cakes than the Rambler could tree. In that event, 1 would suggest we have a cake sale and let the proceeds go to the Polio Drive. Come on male cake bakers. Help a worthy cause. ? ? Chief Neil Sneed." The contest will be held I just as soon as we can get everyone entered. Th date will be announced hi the Rambler next week. The Rambler is going to contact several more male cake bakers this week and see if any of them can be talk - ad into entering. it win be a long ume neiore Mr*. H. A. Mattox opens anymore bases In her fraat hall. The other afternoon she came home and ..saw what looted like a florist has I M the hall table. With a typical Wilia RMths. she opened the box to ace what was hi It. abe saw that It was not (lowers, bat what appeared to be meat. She thought that someoae had beea ?lee enough to bring her meat that had recently beea butchered. Jtt was all very neatly wrapped ?ad Mrs. Mittn went through it ?aatil she got almost to the bottom of the box a no discovered sach things as aabera kittens. cats feets ud other delightful tidbits. With a scream she snatched the bos ap aad threw it into the front yard. It wasa't until teach later that she discovered that it was a I cat her soa, Phil, and his frieads f were cvttiag ap for study la their high school biology class. , Mrs. William Fain who lives on Hospital Hill has a dog with very expensive taste. Most dogs are sat isfied with dragging mica oi rab bits into the yard. Not Mrs. in's dog. Saturday he brought hOM 6 very strange looking animal wnich Mrs. Fain had never seen before. She called in the neighbors and they could-not help either. The ani mal M0 a tail like a squirreL la one of the animals ears, the letters CCO were tattooed and in the other there was A4. Rumors about wicrd experiments ftew hot and heavy un til Arnold Dalrymple identified the beast. It was a chinchilla that had escaped. The only thing really un usual about the rat-rabbit-squirrel looking animal is that it was prob ably worth over 91,000, Mr. Dal rymple said. Murphy may be famous some day as the home of Eh* Pres. ley of the next generation. David Carroll, soa of Mr. aad Mrs. Jun ior Carroll has already started oa the way la musical fame. He has ?' worn sat three (attars, aad la aow wartdag his way through a tail* David's marie acta are Biplili with ail the bumps aad grtods that mada Etvta a hit with , iMasfin. Ba author says It la aimast Hnpisittls la tear the twa yeareld away (ram the television " , set whaa any type music comes on. "Next," Mrs. Carroll Bays, "BeU try to tot Ws sideburas grow sal" Pictures Televised Pictures of the Murphy Elemen tary School library will be used on | ? national television book-up dur ing National Library Week. The pictures include Mlaa Leila Jtayaa* third grade. ? science com mHtae from Mia* Emily 9?*M'a and ft group from kit. A WHOPPER Fred Swain, Sr., fa pictured hold big a brews trout be caught re cently at the fork at Hiwassee and Valley River. The fish weighed five peoada and was 26 inches long ami 12 inches around. Mr. Swain caught the fish with a worm. Six WCC Seniors To Practice Teach In Murphy Six seniors at Western Carolina Teachers College arrived last week to spend ten weeks in Murphy schools as practice teachers. They were accompanied by Dr. Raymond Ainsley, WCTC professor of education, who will supervise the student-teachers anc work with Murphy teachers in an advisory capacity. In the elementary school are Arlene Rccce of Hayesville and Dale Wright of Candler. Working with teachers in the high school are Linda Fincannon of Thomas ville, home economics, Kathleen Brooks of Robbhuville, business JWRe Hyatt of Brysori City, soda! Studies, and ' Randell Shields of Murphy, health and physical educa tion. The girls are living at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Holland McSwain and Wright and Hyatt are staying at the home of Mrs. J. B. Gray. Shields, one of the college's star basketball players, and his wife are living with his parents while he is here. Still Destroyed By Sheriff In Marble Section Sheriff Claude Anderson and deputies destroyed a 55 gallon still last Tuesday on Vengeancc Creek near Marble. Mr. Anderson said no one was around the still and it apparently had not been operated for several : days. No mash was found at the scene. Taking part in the raid were Charles White, Lofton West and Jack McMillan along with Mr. An derson. P-TA SET MEET The Peachtree 'Parcnt-Tcachcr Association will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the school. The group will discuss the effort being made to organize a boy scout trpop. Methodist Tell Suday School Honor Roll The First Methodist Church Sun day School announced the following honor roll for the month of Febru ary. Nursery: Nolan Wells, Joseph R. Lockaby and Mrs. W. B. Johnson. Kindergarten: Bill McKeever, Sheron Lochaby, Grovcr Smith, Mrs.Worthen, Mrs. Whitley and Mrs. McDonald. Primary I: Lonnie Brit tain. Phil lip McDonald and Mrs. Hugh Brittain. Primary 11: Benny Scott, Tommy Size and Mrs. Thelma Axley. Primary 111: Mummey Carter, Ellen Davis. Samuel McDonald am.' Adella Meroney. Junior I: Tommy Clark, Frank Dickey, Freddie Lochaby, Judy Quinn, Betsy Scott, Mrs. Watson and Mrs. Merl Davis. Junior V: Jane Brittain. Jan Dav idson, Dewey Johnson and Mrs. Ruth L. Forsyth. Junior VI: Judy Brittain, Freddie Davis, Ann Lochaby, James Sneed. Wayne Watson and Jane Whitley. Intermediate: John Snow, Bar bara Worthen and Jerry Dickey. Seniors: Bobby Weaver. Linda Houts, Lyn Whitley, Butch Hen sley and Phil Mattox. John Wesley: Mrs. Jerry David son, Mary Akin. Mrs. Sam David son, Mrs. Opal Howell, Mrs. W. P. Odom, Hattie Palmer. Mrs. Tom Case, Mrs. B. L. Scott and Ada Harshaw. Hyatt Bible: Mrs. R. A. Akin, Mrs. S. D. Akin. Mrs. B. L. Padgett, Mrs. Neil Davidson, Mrs. Dixie Pal mer and Mrs. W. F. Elliott. Mens Bible: Jerry Davidson, Neal Davidson, Gay Davidson. John W. Davidson. W. F. Elliott. E. C. Moore. Howard Martin, Jim Green, Paul Hyatt, Rev. R. T. Houts, W. B. Johnson and E. E. Stiles. ( Lord's Supper To End Holy Week Services Observance of the Lord's Supper on the anniversary night of its or dination will climax Holy Week services at Murphy Presbyterian Church beginning Palm Sunday, March 22. Visiting singers, including the choir of the First Methodist Church of Andrews, along with the adult and junior choirs of the Pres byterian Church, will provide spec ial music for the services. . Using "The witness of His Ene mies" as the general theme for the Holy Week messages, Robert A. Potter, minister, is to speak of truths about Christ that His ene mies unintentionally uttered. Message themes and music for the series are: 11 a.m. Sunday? The faultless Christ. Presbyterian adult choir; 7:30 p-m. Sunday? Jesus, the Disturber. Presbyterian junior choir; 7:30 Monday? The Temple Builder. First Baptist Church jun ior choir; 7:30 Tuesday? The Son of God? Murphy Grade School chor us; 7:30 Wednesday? The Faith of the Master, Andrew's Methodist senior choir; 7:30 Thursday? Holy Communion.? What the Saviour Could Not Do. Presbyterian adult choir. After services the Session meets to receive members. Do Not Overlook Tourist Trade, Chamber Told Approximately 110 persoaa at tending the annual Chamber of Commerce membership banquet Friday night were told not to overlook the tourist trade in their search for industry fttr this area. R. E. Bisha, general industrial agent for the Louiatrflle and 'Nash ville Railroad, spoke to the group at the old rock gym. Mr. Bisha said that the South is in for a tremendous expansion period during the next 25 years. He pointed oat that one agency es timated there will be S.000 major manufacturing plants established in Ike South during the next 10 years. A marked Increase in the pop* lation of the South awf *?* of the mm w? aMrteU tint can only ba satisfied by products manu factured la new plants. Markets will not be the only Influence on where new factories will be Ideated. Mr. Biaha said. The cloaeneaa to needed raw material and minerals will also be one of the prime considerations. He pointed out that by 1975, in dustry will need approximately twice the raw material now being used. All areaa, he said, should be coocerned with the conservation of natural resources and water sup plies. The meeting wax presided over by W. D. Towoson. president of the China ber of Commerce. Mr. T own so* said a budget of $10,000 bad been propoeed for this yaar. Homes, Timber In Danger Of Being Burned In Culberson/ Forest Ranger Declares Mrs. G. W. Gover Introduces Hiway Resolution Mrs. G. W. Cover introduced the following resolution in the House 3f Representatives Thursday. The resolution calls for the State High way Commission to Participate in he construction of a highway irom Crossville, Tenn., to Murphy. The need for such a highway was publicised last year by the Wagon Train Celebration. A Wagon Train has also been planned for this year. The resolution reads as follows: WEREAS, the Stale of North Car olina is attracting tourists in ever increasing numbers, from all of the forty-nine States and many foreign countries, who come to enjoy the majestic beauty of its mountains, , the thrill of fishing and boating on its many great lakes and the hospi tality found in its fertile valleys: and. WEREAS. the business of accom modating and serving the touring public has bccome one of North Carolina's major industries, bring ing pleasure and inspiration to the visitors in our midst and pro viding a great source of revenue for our State; and, WEREAS plans have been pro posed for the development, as a recreation and tourist attraction, of the beautiful and primitive moun tain region lying in Monroe Coun ty. .Tennessee, immediately south wesj of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, which area lies witjin the Cherokee National For est; said development to be part of a long range plan which will in clude also the adjacent territory in North Carolina, a large portion of which is in the Nantahala Na tional Forest; and. WEREAS the U. S. Forest Ser vice, at the request of many citi zens of Tennessee and of North Carolina, have agreed that it will proceed with plans for the develop ment of said area by the building , of a scenic highway on the moun tain top separating the States of North Carolina and Tennessee, by the building of other necessary access roads, by the construction of camp grounds, picnic tables and other tourist facilities. PROVIDED that said area is made accessible by an interstate highway to be con structed by the State of Tennessee and North Carolina, extending from Crossville, Tennessee, via Spring City, Sweetwater, Madison ville. Tellico Plains and along the Tellico River to the State line at the end of the Tellico River Road and thence to a connecting point with Federal Highways 19 and 129 at or near Murphy, North Carolina: and, WHEREAS the building of such interstate road and the development of the National Forest Area which would be made accessible there by would add immeasurably to the tourist resources of the Stale of North Carolina and would lorm an- ( other and important link between j North Carolina and its sister Stale ; of Tennessee: and it apiou van tell what he is talking about. And 1 think just about everybody will agree with him that boating is a million dollar business now, cause boating don't Just mean the fellers around here who like to set out an the lata Mi water ski and such, but K also moaas tourist. It's like that feller R. E. Bisba uud the other night at the Chamber of Commerce Banquet. We would be foolish to forget about the tourist while we are looking for industry for Murphy. Now, I don't mean that we shouldn't try to get a factory or two. What I think is that it wouldn't hurt matters much if we tried to have both tourist and industry. Hiwassee Dam development is going to help us a whole lot in this respect as will the Wagon Train Road if . it is built, but " Murphy doesn't do anything to held the Tourist here, such as boat docks, picnic areas aad so forth, they aiat going to do us a wbote lot of good. From what I've seen of tourist, they doa't hardly go to | where there is nothing to do or nothing to #> tt wc might have to work on this Idea Jaat a little If wa | the tourist trade an faMh tUwfriy. ? ..... Recent Blaze Stopped Just Short Of Mr. And Mrs. Andy Bryant's Home Homes and property in Culberson are in danger of being burned, according to Harold Hatchett, county forest ranger, by someone setting fires throughout the community. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Andy lir>ant almoM burned re cently when a woods fire came within yards of their house in the Culberson community. Mr. Hatcbctt, said the fire was set. At least two other houses have burned in Culberson during the past year. These houses, he said, were set and there has been several woods fires in the area that were deliberately set. Insurance agents have stopped is suing insurance coverage to home owners in the area because of these fires, Mr. Hatchett said. The burning of timber and homes in the three and one halt mile section are not new, Mr. Hatchett said. There have been at least 200 fires there in the 11 years he has worked in Cherokee County, he declared. Mrs. Bryant says she is afraid to sleep at night. "I can't sleep," she said, "they might burn our house down." The Bryants are taking the pre caution of burning a strip around their home so fire cannot be start ed in broom-straw now growing there. Mrs. Bryant said she is also considering buying a pistol for protection. The forestry service, Mr. Hatch ft! said, set trap after trap in au effort to catch who ever is starting the fires. So far. he said nothing has done any good. Once, ho said, three men wore stationed in the are.i with an air plane circling overhead. I ho men watched for hours and i.s oon as they gave up, several fires were started in the section. Another time the district forest ranter hid in the spot where most of the fires had taken ( luce. Two fires were started within 100 yards 01 rum jik. ne saw no one Mr. ilalchett soul. As many as K tires .we been discovered in the : t?-i ion in one day. Mr. Hatched feels ceih'in iiu-re are persons in the community w ho know who is setting the fires, but are afraid to tell. "They know they would be the next on the burner's list." he said. Without outside help, Mr. Hatch ett says he feels it will be almost impossible to catch the person re sponsible for the fires. "X don't have time, men or money to watch the area as it should be." St. Patrick's; Day Celebration Held At School While President Eisenhower greeted President O'Kelly of Ire land and the sons of Erin parad ed more than 100.000 strong in New York City, Murphy's third graders celebrated St. Patrick's Day Tuesday with a program of repartee, dance and song. Other elementary school children, parents and friends saw the pro duction, which was also presented Wednesday afternoon. The fete was given in the elemen tary school auditorium with more than SO children in costume with singing, dtmcing or acting roles, and other third graders taking part. General songs included: "St. Pat rick's Day," "Wearing of the Green." "That's An Irish Lullaby" and "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" the last with audience participation. A group of third-graders rendered a dance-song, "We're Off to Dub lin Town;" another chorus grave "St. Patrick's Day Dance." and clusters of elves, shamrocks lioys, fairies and others presented "The Fairies Celebrate the Day" with Sue Loudermilk as queen of the fairies. Mrs. Duke Whitley, music in structor, arranged the program, with third-grade teachers. Miss Leila Hayes. Mrs. Ruby Hill, and Miss Ella McCombs helping in the preparation. Mrs. Vesta King Selected As Teacher Of Year For Hiwassee Dam School Mrs. Vesta Roberts King. Social Science teacher of Hiwassee Dam High School was rcccntly named the teacher of the year by co-work crs of the Hiwassee Dam School. A request was made by the Mur phy woman's club thai the teacher of the year be selected from this school. The "Oscar" award will be presented some time in the spring at a special meeting plan ned by the club. Mrs. King, the former Vesta Roberts daughter of (lie late Rollin Roberts aaud Effic Roberts receiv ed her education in (lie North Car olina schools. Most of her elemen tary and high school w ork was done in Cherokee County. Having been left without a father at the age of ten, the struggle for an education waa a long, trying one, since the walked four miles in the morning aad four la the aft ernoon in order to attend. She graduated from Murphy High School in 1929. She entered Murphy school the following year, for a course in teacher training which would give an elementary "A" teacher's certi ficate good tar five years. When this course, waa finished she be gan her teaching career which has lasted for twenty-three years. Mrs. King began working toward a higher ccrtlHcaU. the attended schools at Waatera Cam tional year to gel a Master's De gree in Education and Social Scicncc. She has been a member of the Tomotla Baptist and Murphy First Baptist churches for many years, having joined when she was about 16. She has taken an active part in church work, having taught Sun day school classes, was member of the choir for many years. Mrs. King has been a member of the Murphy Chapter No. 10 Order of the Eastern Star. She has served in several offices of the Eastern Slar. Mrs. King's student* think highly of her. Their respect is shown through co-operation in various projects for the school. She is at present sponsor of the Junior Class, a group she has sponsored since they entered the ninth grade. She is co-sponsor of the Hlwassee Dun Beta Club an active member of the Hlwassee Dam Parent Teach er's Association. Mr. and Mrs. King have two chil dren. Wanda, nine yean old. a student in the third grade at Hlwas see Dam and Michael who is five years old. Mr. King la also a teach er and principal of Hlwassee Dam School. During World War II. Mrs. Stag Ajl |k nfi ? Im worxea tnree years in plants in ai Virglala. This