MUiitfiY LIBxiAiOf MUiiHir X C SAMyu: The Cherokee Scout r And! lav( oun I v I'ro^rcNN VoIumi* 73 Number 35 Murphy. North Carolina, TKwf?day March 28 1 3 16 P oy?? Thi? W Published W k i v ?fcco*c; Cl*h POIU8? *ajo AT MOMTM CAROLINA 8 1/2 LB. LARGE MOUTH BASS was caught about 4:00 p.m. Monday, March 25. near the dam on Hlwassee Lake by James R. Russell of Unaka. Mr. Russell proudly displays the hugh large mouth above. Mr. Russell caught live bass in all, three small mouth and two large, while fishing from the bank with a spinner, and spring lizards for bait. (Scout Photo) 7flu,Pk, C^a (en da r THURSDAY, MARCH 2h 3:15 p.m. - Cherub and Jun ior Choirs First Methodist Church. 7:30 p.m. - Revival Services at First Methodist Church. Murphy Chapter No. 10 Order of Eastern Star meet in Masonic Hall. FRIDAY, MARCH 29 7:30 p.m. - Revival services close at First Methodist Church. Pre-Eascer Visitation ol Presbyterdan Church. 8:00 p.m. - Providence Hos pital Auxiliary to meet in dining room of Providence Hospital. SATURDAY, MARCH 30 12:00 Noon - Luncheon and installation of officers of Murphy Garden Club at the home of Mrs. Duke Whitley with Mrs. E. H. Brumby and Mrs. Holland McSwain hostesses. State - Wide Youth Choir Festival, First Baptist Church, Wake Forest. 8:00 p.m. - Open installation of officers of Murphy Chap ter No. 10 Order of Eastern Star, Masonic Hall. SUNDAY, MARCH 31 6:15 a.m. - Mass at Provi dence Hospital Chapel. 11:00 a.m. - Holy Mass St. Williams Catholic Church. Services at First Baptist, First Methodist, Free Methodist, Presbyterian, and Episcopal Church of Messiah. 2:30 p.m. - District meeting of the Women of the Presby terian Church at Bryson City Presbyterian Church. 3:30 p.m. - Fourth Quarterly Conference at First Metho dist Church, Murphy. 3:00 p.m. - Concord Choir at First Baptist Church. 5:00 p.m. - MYF at First Methodist Church. MONDAY, APRIL 1 6:30 p.m. - Rotary Club meet at Family Restaurant. 7:00 p.m. - World War I Vet erans meeting at Regal Hotel. All World War I Vesterans and wives are invited to attend. 7:30 p.m. - Evening Circle of Presbyterian Church in Westminister Hall. BWC, First Baptist Church meet with Mrs. R. H. Ens ley. Elizabeth Hale Circle of First Baptist Church with Mrs. Walter Puert. Fannie Martin - Ruth Swan Circles of First Baptist Church with Mrs. Ruth Cheney. Y'W'A's to meet at First Baptist Church. 8:00 p.m. - St. J ude Aduli Education Study Class a St. Williams Catholic Church. TUESDAY, APRIL 2 12:30 Noon - Tri - County Minister Meeting. 3:00 p.m. - Sunbeams at Firs Baptist Church. 4:00 p.m. - Primary Choii at First Baptist Church 6:30 p.m. - Clvltan meet a Family Restaurant. 7:30 p.m. - St. Peter Clavei Adult Education Study Clul at St. Peter Claver Centei In Texana. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3 4:15 p.m. - Carol Choir a First Baptist Church. 6:00 p.m. - Sunday Schoo Workers at First Baptis Church. 6:30 p.m. - Family Night a First Methodist Church. Circle No. 2 Hostesses Me of Presby terian Churchfel lowship hour and program i Presbyterian Church. 7:30 p.m. - Hour of Powe at First Baptist Churcl Midweek services at Fre Methodist Church. 8:30 p.m. - Choir rehearsi at First Baptist Churcl No Cherokee Communities Enter Program ASHEV1LLE - A total of 59 rural areas have entered the 1963 Western North Carolina Rural Community Develop ment Program to date, ac cording to an announcement by Earl W. Eller, president of the sponsoring Ashevllle Agricultural Development Council. No county communl - ties have officially entered the area program InCherokee County. Participation in the area development program Is open to any rural community which Is actively engaged In an or ganized Improvement pro gram. Entry deadline Is May 15. The Community Develop ment Program Is a program of competition among com munities. Purpose is to stimu late closer cooperation and planning In solving community projects 4nd meeting oppor tunities. A total of 117 communities In 15 counties competed In the program last year. A goal of over 140 communities has been set by these counties this year. Cash awards of $4,250 have been announced and the remainder will be In local county awards. For a community to be eligible for area awards, there must be at least three organized com munities In the program In that county. Communl i?s will be judged in two divisions, farm and non-farm. Duplicate awards are offered In each. In addi don, $500.00 In awards will be presented to the five com munities with the best youth programs. Honorable men tion youth winners will re ceive plaques. A new feature has been ad ded to the program this year In the way of a Roadside Im provement Contest. Special awards are being offered to stimulate community action In improving and beautifying the roadsides of Western North Carolina. The area Community De velopment Program Is spon sored by the Ashevllle Agri cultural Development Council and the county agricultural agencies. Communities In terested in participating In the program should contact one of the local agricultural agencies. In the words of the program sponsors, "The amazing re sults of the organized com munity clubs in Western North Carolina in recent years show what can be accomplished when people organize and 4f?rk together. All areas can benefit from the Community Development Program. No community can lose," Archive*-Hi*tory Representative Visits Andrews ANDREWS - Bob Conway. Western North Carolina re presentative of the State De partment of Archives and His tory, visited on Friday In i Andrews to obtain Information on historic sites In this area. In May, 1961, the depart ment opened the first state historic site In the mountain region the restored log home of Zebulon Baird Vance, North Carolina's Civil War Governor. Other historic sites are being considered for open ing to the public and Mr. Conway is now compiling In formation on the sites. Mr. Conway, who is in charge of the Vance Birth place, 12 miles northeast of Asheville, will return to And rews in April to give programs on historic sites. Date H L lerc. 21 53 33 0.01 22 52 25 0 23 65 20 0 24 72 28 0 25 72 32 0 2b 66 50 0.42 Forecast: Thursday, clear to scattered cloudiness; Fri day and Saturday, scattered to broken cloudiness; Sunday, showers likely. Wood Hauling License Bill Is Introduced RALEIGH - Twelve West ern North Carolina legislat ors Wednesday, March 20, joined in a renewed effort to win a reduced charge for license plates for wood haul ers. The measure would cut the rate in half for wood-hauling trucks up to 30,000 pounds gross weight. At that maximum weight, the plate now costs $420 per year, with other fees ranging by weights down a sliding scale. A 20,000 pound gross weight truck requires a plate costing $280. At 15,000 lbs. the cost is $172.50 and at 10,000 pounds is $100. The minimum charge under the bill would be $10. A basically similar bill was introduced in the House in 1961 and failed to pass. Introducers of the new mea sure were Robert Leatherwood III of Swain; Liston B. Ram sey, Madison; Lacy H.Thom burg, Jackson; Mark Bennett, Yancey; Ernest Messer, Hay wood; J. Horner Stockton, Macon; Herman West, Chero kee; William Leonard, Tran sylvania; Fred Swann, Polk; 1. C. Crawford and Gordon H. Greenwood, Buncombe; and W. V. Cooper, Graham. 1 extured T arm Expected To Re*ume Production PEACHTREE - Textured Yarns Co. plant here is ex pected to resume production in the very near future, ac cording to Ronald Ressel, plant manager. While no de finite date has been set, pro duction at the plant that has been closed since January 16 is assured. The plant closed during the month-long Long shoremen's Union Dockwork ers strike. In reference to the purchase of the entire Textured Yarns complex, Mr. Ressel had "no comment." Ressel visited the home of fice of the company in Phila delphia Tuesday and Wednes day of this week. He was expected to return to Murphy Wednesday night. Methodist Revival Still In Progress At Murphy Church MURPHY - A revival is In progress at the First Metho dist Church here with the Rev. Clark Benson, pastor, as speaker. The revival begun on March 24 and will continue through Friday, March 29. A song fest of gospel songs is being held each evening from 7:30 to 7:45 p.m. Rev. Benson received his A. B. degree at Wofford, in Spartanburg, S. C., and his B. D. at Duke Divinity School. He is originally from Salisbury, N. C, Rev. Benson moved here in June, 1962, from Concord, N, C? with his wife. Sue, ar^ children. Corky and Susan. High School Invaded Bv Accreditation Team SPECIAL TO SCOUT lor MURPHY Tueslay mom quJ ng. March ls>, there was an lni ilr of expectancy In the rooms ind hallway of the high school. ii imall gro-^s of students talk of fd quietly and teachers put vi ast minute touches to chetr ? rooms-- fresh potted plants rw appeared overnight and bulle a dn boards took on aspec ts of originality and freshness. It was a normal day In the school year with one exception - the evaluating team for high school accreditation was to Invade the premises at nine o'clock, headed by the state si^rln tendent of secondary curri culum. The Invasion began on a me but the tactics were those of lnfllteration rather than frontal attack. The first tan glble evidences manifested Itself as strange women and men, singularly and in pairs, quietly slipped Into various rooms throughout the school and discreetly made their ways to the rear of the rooms without interrupting class procedure. As the bell chang ed the classes and the periods consumed the morning hours, the team of observors dis criminate^ chose classes for observational purposes from all departments within the school. And soon it was lunch. The administrative plans called for luncheon off the pre mises, but as it was disclosed later the preparations and the aroma from the tiny nook which serves as the kitchen attracted the visitors who ad mitted curiosity as to how lunch could be serffed with out chaos and chose to eat with the school. Their col lective enthusiasm for the entire project was voiced ernphadcally later as teach ers and advisors gathered for an informal discussion as to the merits and shortcomings of the school. The afternoon classes were repeddous of the morning's. By three fifteen the faculty and visiting examiners had gathered in the library where some thoughtful person or persons had had the foresight to plan for refreshments This, of course, was helpful in reducing the tension which surveilance always manages to build up. The members of the faculty, naturally proud of their 9ChooI and anxious County lancer Society Is On Shaky Ground MURPHY The Cherokee County Cancer Society met at the Power Board Building on Wednesday, March 13, 1963, in Murphy, North Carolina, with only four members pre sent; two from Andrews and two from Murphy, with three visitors from Andrews. An ur gent plea was sent out every hour over the radio, also 55 cards were mailed, notifying members of this meeting, ac cording to Mrs. Joe Ray, sec retary - treasurer. We are required to have only four meetings a year in order to remain an active society. If we loose this society, which is so badly needed in our county, we will not receive any benefits or remuneration from the drive which is held an nually. Surely we can get more response for such a worthy cause? Mrs. Ray asked. Our society made it pos sible for six different patients to receive aid or treatment for cancer last year, where as it would not have been pos sible for these people to have gotten treatment otherwise. Approximately $700.00 was used in giving this assistance. We are going to make a plea for your support and at tendance at another meeting to be held at the Power Board Building in Murphy on Thurs day night. April 4, 1963, at 7:30 p.m., she added. "Either your presence will be counted or a loss of our SOCIETY which means all funds raised for this cause will be sent out of our county," Mrs. Ray concluded. Savings Bonds ANDREWS - Cherokee County Savings Bonds sales for February were $18,8S4.00 for the year *43,134.00. This represents 16.4 percent of the county's quota for this year, according to W. D. Whitaker, County Volunteer Chairman for the U. S. Savings Bonds Program. Bloodmobile To Be Here Monday MURPHY -The Bloodmobile Is scheduled to be In Murphy sgsln on Mondiy, April 8. The Bloodmobile will be st the Murphy Power Boerd Building from 12:30 tr 5:30 p.m. The goal this time Is 150 pints, so why not make an all out effort to make this visit successful, asks Hobart Mc K eever, Chairman, Murphy Blood Program. helpful criticism, were lie attentive as the sjper eroent of curriculum be in the meeting. As the scussion got under way( one tfie tnost Important obaer itlona on che part of our achers as the thorough - sss with wl lch the observing :am had covered every phase ! our curriculum. All ex - srlenced personnel In the :achlng profession, this roup was the essence of ompecence. The various members made criticisms but Iways In a constructive man er noting that we were aware f most of the problems, had 1 ready begun elimination of ome and had the rest under consideration. Many stemmed rom lack of finances, which he faculty was aware of. The ire need for blinds was par tally remedied as the PTA nnounced the Immediate pur hase of blinds for the east ide of the school. Our phy lcal education program and ts improvements centered a - ?ound the lack of personnel ind equipment while the short ige of audio-visual aids was :rldcized tn most de >artments. The orderliness tnd behaviour of the student x>dy brought many favorable xomments as did the ceach ng techniques of several of >ur teachers. It was suggest td that the members of the acuity could benefit mutually rom observation of each others teaching techniques. The visitors were Im pressed by our building pro - gram, the neatness of the school building and surround ng grounds and the dedication jhown by many who are con nected with the school. The pverall Impression, while :ritical in some areas, was one of healthy progression and the comments on the credit side of the visitors' observat ion sheets far outweighed chose on the debit side. The administration Is con fident that the written report from Raleigh will be favorahle and the accreditation of the school assured. 2 Area Students Receive Nantahala Co. Scholarships FRANKLIN -JohnM. Arch er, J r., President of Nantahala Power andLightCompany, an nounced this week that In recognition of the seventy - fifth anniversary' of Aluminum Company of America, the A1 coa Foundation has estab lished five additional scholar ships for sons and daughters of Alcoa employees, Including children of Nantahala's em ployees. Each scholarship gives the recipient $2,500 over a four year period, and carries with it an unrestricted grant of $500 to the Institution the stu dent attends. The new scholar ships wlil be subject to the same conditions governing all other Alcoa Foundation a wards to sons and daughters except that the selections will be made In Pittsburgh on a company - wide basis. Until now, all scholarship winners ? about 45 a year? have been chosen at Alcoa works locations by local sel ection boards on the basis of scholastic achievement and personal qualifications. The company-wide awards will be based on national Scholastic Aptitude Test ratings because It Is impossible to equate grades from high schools a cross the country. Mr, Archer said the com pany-wide selections will b made after area students are chosen. He explained: "The Alcoa Foundation be lieves that the establishment of these five additional scho larships will provide help for exceptional students. "There have beer, cases In the past when an exceptional student failed to qualify at his location because of very strong competition. That same year, he would have received a scholarship If he had been at another location where his competition was less severe." The Alcoa Foundation was established in 1952 with Its net income to be used exclusively for religious, chairtable, scientific, literary and educational purposes. Since then, payments to 386 students and their colleges have totaled $761,178, Includ ing $132,556 distributed lasi year. Mr. Archer added that five of these scholarships had been awarded tn children of Nan ta hal a Power and Light Com pany employees as follows: 1955 Ellen H. Conley, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Conley, Nantahala, N.C.; 1957 Edith H. Christy, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H, Christy, Franklin, N. C.; 1958 John R. Slagle, Jr., ton of Mr, and Mrs. John R. Slagla, And rews, N. C.; 1961 Paul A. Edwards, son of Mr. and Mrs John W. Edwards, Tuckaee g??. N. C.: and 1963 Am Cheryl Vaughn, daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. FredC. Vaughn, Franklin. N. C. MURPHY TlRh AND APPLIANCE PRIZE WINNERS The grand prize winner and four ?f the ten other winners during Murphy Tire and Appliance Co.'s grand opening sale are ihown above with store owner-manager Pete Rumple, shown at leit. The winners are from left to right, Mrs. T. C. Gray, grand prize, food freezer; Mrs. ietty Westmoreland, springs and mattress; Bill (-ray, bicycle; and Mary Colwell, steam ron. Other winners not shown were Prankle Roberson, four new tires; S. C. Burgess, watch; Kudry Smith, hair dryer; Colear. Chambers, try pan: Mien Bryson, two recaps; and Junior 3ryson, hand lantern. (Scout Photo) FIRST AID COURSE GRADUATES - Nineteen Cherokee County women received their certificates In The Red Cross Standard First Aid Course. The ten-hour course as conducted during the past two weeks, week nights at the Fower Board Building by J ack Owens and Charles Hyatt, first aid instructors. Front row, left to right, Ethel Plemmons, Mary Ann Thompson, Betty Ingram, Gwen Gil lespie, and Betty Evans Johnson, Standing, left to ri nt, Geraidine Hyatt. Mary Jo Evans, Eva Nell Hughes, Tommy Ann Carmichael, Virginia Wilcox, Carolyn Henry, Lenna Hatchett, Mona Lee Floyd, and Betty D. Harmon. Class members receiving certificates but not shown - Mrs. John Fleming, Mrs. George Messer, Mrs. Ernie Greer, Mrs. Homer Hunsucker, and Mrs. Inez Dockery. The majority of those taking the course are members of the Cherokee County Rescue Squad Auxilliary. Cherokee County now has 17 qualified first aid instructors. Any group wishing id take first aid training, both standard and Advanced, can contact Bunch Nugent, U. S, Forest Service in Murphy. (Scout Photo) LADIES LEARN FIRST AID - Charles Hyatt, first aid instructor, is shown above instruct ing Betty Evans Johnson on the correct techniques of giving Back Pressure Arm Lift method of artiflcal respiration. The "victim" is Mary Jo Evans. Members of the class look on and wait their turn. (Scout Photo) CHARLES HYATT, FIRST AID INSTURCTOR, Is shown sbove ins true tlnj Mrs. Bthsl PlMI mons and Mrs. Geraldina Hystt It* proper method o( lmmohtllUn( at irm fracture, Mary AM Thompson Is the "victim". (Scout Phoso) ..v.. *1 ^Kii

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