The Cherokee Scout
AndClay Coun ty Progress
Vllum 7) ? Nwktt 30 Mvrphr, North Carolina, Thursday, F?b. 21, IMS I] fo(M Thlif <?li Published W??kly
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Taxi Driver Faces
Murder Charge
In Fatal Shooting
DUCK TOWN, TBNN. - A
McCayesvtUe, Gs.. taxi dri
ver surrendered early Mon
day. Feb. 18. and wee Jelled
at Benton. Tenn., In die death
of a man ate waa shot In a
tavern bare Saturday night.
Charlie Brown, 44, waa
charged with murder In the
death of Wendell Hoyt Hed
den. 27, of Atlanta. Brown
sunWdered at Duclnown.
ending a manhunt which had
begin Saturday, Feb. 16, et
10:00 pjn.
Maynard Louder-milk, Polk
Comity deputy sheriff, said
Brown and Hodden, who wee
visiting relatives in hie native
Copper Basin, argued in the
tavern on State Highway 168.
Brown, he said, la accused
of pulling a .38 caliber pistol
and shooting Hedden In the
heart.
Both Brown and Hedden.
employed by Atlanta's Fisher
nCo? have two children,
e don't know what they
were arguing about," Louder
milk said. "Brown ran off
after it happened."
Traffic Daatbs
RALEIGH - The Motor
Vehicles Department's sum
mary of traffic deaths through
10 *jn. Monday, February 18:
Killed To Date * 133
Killed To Date Last Year 121
Murphy's Margaret Cole Wins Top Honors
ASHEVILLE - Former Murphy High School basketball star Margaret Cole won top honors
as the Western North Carolina's top high school athlete at the Awards Night banquet of the
Mountain Amateur Club and Land of the Sky Touchdown Clubs In Ashevllle Monday night, Feb.
18. Miss Cole, second from left above, is shown with the other finalists In the girls' division.
They are left to right, Claudia Camp, Waynesvllle, diver; Miss Cole; Marion Elizabeth Dodson.
Hendersonvllle basketball; Linda Drake, West Henderson basketball; and Ann Sossaman, Bry
son City basketball. Miss Cole, the all-time high scoring star of the Murphy girls' basketball
team In 1961 and 1962, is now a student at Truett-McConnell College, Cleveland, Ga. (Citizen's
Photo)
Carolyn 6ravos. Rosalind Johnson Sharo Stadont Of Month Honors
CAROLYN GRAVES
Carolyn Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Graves
of Route 3, Murphy. She is
taking a college entrance
course. Some of the subjects
she Is taking are College Al
gebra, Latin I and Latin II.
Chemistry, U. S. History. She
haa also taken courses in typ
ing, bookkeeping, and home
economics. She is on the Alpha
Honor Roll.
She has won the Latin award
for two years. She is associate
Edier of the school news
paper, "The Boomerang ."She
is also on the yearbook staff.
She has been a member of the
Pep Club, The Future Home
makers of America Club, and
plans to enter Western Car
olina College next fall, where
she will major in Hiatory or
English. She hopes to teach
in elementary school. Carolyn
Is also very active in the
Ebenezer Baptist Church of
which she is a member.
Ernest Tubb
Here Friday
MURPHY ? Ernest Tubb,
one ot the most celebrated
stars of country music, who
speaks with a real Texas
drawl, entertains any audience
in the finest of style. Ernest
Is always assisted by his very
capable band. The Texas
Troubadours, who have been
with him for a number of
years. He is booked to
pear at the Henn Theatre In
Murphy on Friday night,
February 22.
DECEMBER STUDENT OF TOE MONTH - Linda Ruth
Smith, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. A1 Smith, was chosen as
December Student of the Month by the Murphy Business
and Professional Women's Club. Throughout High School,
Linda has maintained a near A average, serving last year
as Chief Marshall at Commencement time.
She does a commendable Job of playing forward on die
local basketball team. She served one year as representative
down State to the Student Council Meeting.
Linda is very active in the Methodist Church, having served
as president of the Sub-District MYF, and president and vice
president of the local MYF.
(Editor's Note: Linda's picture was not run as scheduled
in December J
ROSALIND JOHNSON
Rosalind is the daughter of
Mrs. Neal D. Johnson, and the
late Mr. Johnson. She Is an
outstanding senior and is also
taking a college entrance
course. She has taken
chemistry, algebra, U.S.His
tory, and French. She is on
the Beta Honor Roll.
Some of her activities have
Included the Pep Club, Library
Club of which she is reporter.
She is news editor of the
school paper, "The Boom
erang." She is also on the
yearbook staff. She has been
a member of the Future
Teachers of America Club.
Rosalind is a member of the
First Baptist Church of Mur
phy. She is very active In both
Training Union and Sunday
School and is an officer in the
Young Women's Auxiliary.
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Forecast: Thursday, broken
to overcast cloudiness with
scattered light rain or snow.
Friday, scattered cloudiness.
Saturday, broken cloudiness
with chance of snow. Sunday,
scattered cloudiness.
Chock Tour Addroo* Lobol
For Tho Doto Your Sub -
ocrlptlon To Tho Scour
Expires.
Balloon Set Free In
Alabama Found Here
FINER BALOON RELEASED IN ALABAMA - Glen Ellis at
Murphy U shown shews with the rsmslas at s bstew eeet
dolTst Aanlston, Ale.. Sept. M. WW. The n*?edbeto?.
md Pie itfecM nets were found by Mr. Bills, an L h N
Rsllwsy employee, tlon( Gnpe Creek February S. (Scout
Phoss)
ANNISTON, Ala. - Bob Lip
man haa a "pen pal" from
Murphy. N. C.
The mailman recently de
livered Llphman. an employee
of a local automobile company
a letter from Glenn Bllla In
Murphy. N. C. The two men
have never mat.
According ? the letter from
North Carolina, Bllla was
walking along the shoreline
of Htwaaaaa Lake at Grape
Creek recently when some
thing green caught his eye.
The green object waa lying
at the foot of a large pine
tree on a steep slope.
Picking the object ig>. 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)
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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