The Cherokee Scout AndClay Coun ty Progress Vllum 7) ? Nwktt 30 Mvrphr, North Carolina, Thursday, F?b. 21, IMS I] fo(M Thlif . Bills found It B be the remains of balloon with a card Llpham's name and Inalda. Bills became about foe baloon and the note so he wrote Llpham In care of the address given on the card. Ellis asked, in his letter, If Llpham had turned the bal loon loose in Alabama or if he had been through North Carolina and happened to turn it loose while there. He also asked for additional Informat ion concerning the balloon. Llpham Bid The Star that ha turned the balloon loose here September 28, 1962. Ellis found the remains in North Carolina Feb. 3, 1963. Bills, an employee of the L fc N in Murphy, said the rubber of the balloon was rot tan but the card was lying with die printed side down and was in rood condition and Was eastlv read. Utilities Committee Loaded With Nine W. N. C. Legislators Area Solons Named To Committees RALEIGH - Two western North Carolina senators pick ed off choice committee chair manships Tuesday while WNC House members strengthened their position on three vital House committees. Senator W. Frank Forsyth of Murphy was named chair man of the Senate Banks and Banking Committee, nailing down a post he had been ex pected to receive. A banker himself, Forsyth will play a key role in whatever position the legislature finally takes on proposals for regulation of the branch banking explosions throughout the state. Senator H. J. Hatcher of Morganton was named chair man of the Senate Highway Safety Committee. In the House, meanwhile, the long awaited appointment of that chamber's Utilities Committee came through. Nine of the 40 members are from WNC, where the Nanta hala Power and Light Co., and Western Carolina Tele phone Co. rate cases, to gether with the proposed sals of NP k L to Duke Power Co., have generated keen in terest in utilities legislation. In general, proposals for revisions grow out of the con test across the state between private investor-owned power companies and rural electri fication cooperatives over territorial rights, state regu lations of co-ops, co-op tax exemptions and other points of conflict. At least one western legis lator on the committee, how ever, let it be known Immediately that he favored the position of the private investor - owned companies. Representative Herman West (R) told a reporter he was "100 per cent for free enter prise" and felt that the co - operatives should be curbed. Rep. West was also named to Banks and Banking commit tee. He was named earlier to the committee on Insurance in the N. C. House; the com mittee on Conservation and Development; the committee on Education; and the commit tee on Roads. Clay County Representat ive Wayne G. West has been named to the committee on Commissions and Institutions for Blind; committee on Library; and the committee on Water Resources and Con trol. In addition to his appoint ment as chairman of the Sen ate Banking Committee, Senator W. Frank Forsyth was named to the committee on Utilities; Conservation and Development; Roads; vice - chairman of Manufacturing and Labor; and Insurance. FIRE DESTROYS DWELLING - The frame home pictured above, on the outskirts of Murphy was destroyed by fire late Monday afternoon, leaving Mrs. Mary Baker and her children homeless. The Murphy Volunteer Fire Department was unable to save the dwelling, but fought the fire for about an hour to keep it from spreading to adjacent houses. Chief Bob White said a wood stove in the house was probably the cause of the blaze. One of the children In the yard saw the fire and came running into the house K> warn her mother and the others, who fled without injury. All of their possessions were des troyed. (Scout Photo) u 5? V? PAT HOG AN, No. 42, hooka for 2-points against Murphy Tuesday, Feb. 12. Murphy's center, John Snow, No. 43, Is the defending player. Hogal tallied for 10 points. (Photo by jack Ware) LARRY MCNABB hit* for 2 points for the Hlwassee Dun Eagles at Murphy Tues day. Feb. 12. The defending Murphy player Is No. 35, Lewis Foster. McNabb scor ed 7 points. (Photo by Jack Ware) Andrews Boys Wins First Conference Title In History ANDREWS - The Andrew* Wildcats, in ? body contest ed rece, won (he Smoky Moun tain Conference Western Division Championship, thus being the first Andrews' boys basketball team to win (he conference dde. Through die years, And rews' girls teams domlnawd conference play, chalking 141 championship sfterchampion ship. The boys' teams usually have broken about even on wins and losses and always on* heard fee excuse, ''And rew* is a football town, ths boys don't care about basket ball." However, whan Cadi Mash coaching last year, he made it pi sin that ha eapecmd the same enthusiasm, the same strong desire to win, the same dedication so learning the game that has characterised football teams. His own en thusiasm began so pay 00. Last season fans began k> realise that they had some thing In the making as the Wildcats came though with a 15-3 record a> win runner ig> position. This season. Mash burn kept sailing Ids boys that they stare going so be No. 1 Mam. As Andrews gym has been In dies beys bashet game average. Opponents have a 42.3 average. Taking scor tng honors la Butch Sursavage with a 17-9 game average. The 6*2" junior la a atrong competitor, weighing 195lbs., yet extremely agile, he haa e e -a > i i, ngi,n -a? -a_ deveiopoa nil oacKDoaras ae fence Into a terrific faat - break offence with Terry Win frey, the smallest man on the team, as Ids favorite John Gernert, also 6*2". I a 12.7 average, apeclaMaaa as floor maa*daata wlaya. The moat Improved man on Is nomas Brooks, o lack coafl oarty , Tarry Winfrey apart allaea on feat break, la a aUllful floor nun, ai ball Mil. Hla eeas la 8.8. The lone on the team la Larry I A grant aaaat und boarda, Ovanby baa red K> feed (be ball 10 at r, ha baa a | 4.8 la not preea? ability. The Wildcat I