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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)
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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.
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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)
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