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aHL I ffll That's? ! ^ MURPHY I Tht Leadi Vol. IL.?No. 19. MAD DOG SHOT IN CITY LIMITS BY POLICEMAN Q uarantine O rdinance Strictly Enforced In Murphy on Tues. Following: the shooting: of a dog: believed mad in Murphv Tuesday afternoon. Mayor J. B. Gray ordered strict enforcement of a law that all dogs be kept tied up for a peirod of y 0-day s. The dog was shot near the L & N depot at noon Tuesday by policeman Neil Sneed, and is known to liave bitten a number of other dogs. A Similar quarantine was passed on Nov. 6 when Dr. J. N. Hill, county quarantine office^, informed the county board of health that mad dogs were known to exist in the lower end of the county, particularly in the .Shoal Creek section. Several children were believed to have been bitten by mad dogs at that time and they were given treatment for rabies. With the shooting of the mad dog ir. Murphy Tuesday, a notice was .vent to all dog owners enforcing the quarantine neces?ary ior tne protection of children". The ordinance also requires all dogs known to have been bitten by dogs known tq have been mad to be shot, and county, township and town officers have been instructed tc enfore the ordinance. Violations, Mayor Gray announced, are subject to strict state laws. New Baptist Pastor Coming To Murphy Soon The Rev. J. C. Amnions, of Leaksville, N. C-, will come to Murphy 'about the first of the year" to take over: the Murphy pastorate of the local Baptist church, Noah Lcvingood, chairman of the pulpit committee- of the church, announced Wednesday. Mr. Amnions spoke at Sunday morning and evening services here several weeks ago and the congregation selected him as their next pastor. He has been at Leaksvil'e for the past 10 years. The Rev. C. F. Rogers, of ..he Andrews Baptist church, has been conducting services here on Sunday mornings since the Rev- H. W. Baucom, Jr., resigned several months ago to continue his studies at a theological seminary at Louisville, Ky. In the meantime the Baptist Sunday school has progressed rapidly and has developed an exceptionally fine choir. On the pulpit committee besides Mr. Lovingood are: E. O. Christopher, Allen Lovingood, K. C. Wright, Cyrus White, Mrs. Emily Davidson and Miss Sara Cook. Appointed Page W'alter Carringer, son of Mis. Ruth Elliott Carringer, of Murphy, wac * ?? appuuiieci a page in tne legislature according to word received here Wednesday night from Harry P. Cooper who is attending a special session of the legislature. Walter left Thursday morning to take up his duties at Raleigh. The Weather Vane Following are maximum and minimum temperatures for, the past week compared with temperatures for the same week in 1935: TEMPERATURES 1936 1935 Max. Min. Max. Min. 1 50 35 50 21 45 39 42 23 51 40 48 9 4 56 35 48 27 5 55 25 53 11 I 6 59 44 62 12 I 7 H 61 43 49 35 I RAINFALL 1 10 Since Dec. 1 Since Jan. 1 I i11 Inches 58.60 inches 1336 0.00 inches 89.87 inches ft ff! ng Weekly Newspaper o> Western .\oi ~ Mi Seeks Dog Which Bit Him Then Disappeared Believing his pet dog which bit him this week and then disappeared might have been mad, a Murphy citizen is offering rewards for the dog dead or alive. The dog was a seven-months old j tan and white Collie with white feet, a white tip on his tail and a white ring around his neck. He answers to the name of "Bozo". The owner is seeking the dog to determine whether or not he should take treatment for rabies, and is offering $5 for the dog alive or $3 dead. The finder or anyone knowing its whereabouts is requested to notify the Scout office or call Murphy 86. TOWN PREPARES FORUNEQUALED YULETIDE HERE Merchants And Citizens Preparing for Gala Holiday in Murphy I Murphy began 'dressing up" for Christmas this week. While an unusually large and early group of pr**-Christmas shoppers began wandering leisurely through the stores and pondering over the many articles of merchandise on display, most merchants seemed deeply engrossed in arranging their holiday displays and decor.ating their stores and windows. Sales have been unusually large so far, they say, and although Christmas day is creeping up on gift buyers, n peak of turning of Christmas goods is expected next week that will eclipse anything in the history of merchandising in Murphy. Charity was begining at home too. While several clubs were laying plans for providing poor families and their children with Christmas gifts and cheer, the Chai ity league garnered a large collection of toys at the \ tienn theater Tuesday afternoon. All | children were permitted to see the | picture free for the price of one un- I broken toy. Several large boxes full of toys that will bring many days of delight and happiness to the less fortunate youngsters were turned over to the cnurcnes ior uistribution. Town and county officials were j high in their praise of the work the clubs were doing this week and predicted an active buying period here that would be unsurpassed. While many attractive displays were being arranged in store windows and the town began taking on its holiday apparel, the appearance of decorations on lawns and in homes was expected to take place this week. With a number of prizes being ofeferd for three different classifications of decorations, more interest was apparent in Yuletide garb than there has been in many a year. To the merchant who has the best decorated window display, the Cherokee Scout will give a box of printed business stationery, and the Southern States Power company will give a (Continued on back page This Sec.) ; O MEDICAL OFFICES I OF TVA OPENED IN MURPHY MONDAY A TVA medical office was opened in the Parker building: in Murphy Monday morning with Dr. E. B. Glenn in charge. The office, which will be used for treatment to TVA employees only, is teing fully equipped and several men are assisting Dr. Glenn. The medical center will be retained here until a hospital is opened at the dam site some time next spring. P. M. Darby, personnel agent cf the TVA in Murphy, said this week the TVA infirmary should be completed "sometime next March or April". Dr. Glenn, formerly of Asheville, has been with the TV'A about two years. He cornea here from Chattanooga and was formerly connected with Authority's medical corps at Norris, Tazewell and Chkamauga. NTflflt! rtk Carolina, Covering a Large and irphy, N. C. Thursday, L CENTENNIAL IN 1938 IS SOUGHT BY LIONS CLUB Many Civic Projects Are Discussed at Meeting Tuesday Night Preparations for a centennial celebration in Murphy sometime during 1938 were among a number of civic matters taken up and discussed by the Lions club at their regular meeting Tuesday night in the dining room of the Methodist church. Deciding that the first step to be taken in the movement would be to seek WPA funds in the rebuilding of historic Fort Butler, birthplace of Murphy and Cherokee county. President Cr. W. Ellis was instructed to appoint a committft to begin en that phase of the work at once. At the same time a movement was started to have all streets in Murphy named and marked. It was pointed out that this would "not only be a conveneince to newcomers, but that even old residents hcxe get mixed up occasionally on the streets". A committee sponsor this movement will also be designatel by Mr. Ellis this week. D. V. Carringer reported that plans were being formulated to have the club members decide on an outstanding citizen of Murphy at an early date and present him with a trophy. Lions and other citizens ot Muiphv are eligible for the honor. Following a discussion of the In ternatior.al convention which will be held at Chicago, 111., on .July 19, a committee reported on the establishment of a new Lions club at Sylvs which was sponsored jointly by tin Muiphy and Ashevill clubs Nov. 31. Tom Case urged action toward pro viding "Lions Welcome" signs on al in-leading roads to Murphy. It was also decided to devote th< next meeting of the club which wil be held Tuesday night, Dec. 22, t< Dr. Robert W. Petrie, prominent Mur phy physician, and member of th? club, who died here on Nov. 17. Tht Rev. W. A. Barber and Mayor J. B Gr^y will be in charge of the pro gram. W. M. Fain, local wholesale mer chant, reported at the meeting that he "understood a furniture factor} and a knitting mill were interestec in locating in Murphy" and offeree the suggestion "that the club cooperate in their establishment here". At the conclusion of the meeting it was decided to extend the time oi each subsequent meeting to one houi and fifteen minutes. Requiring the majority of the lengthy discussion at the meeting, however, was the centennial observance which the club will sponsor. At the suggestion of Col. Don Witherspoon, Col. E. B. Norvell and others, extensive plans will be laid immediately to arouse sentiment for the centennial celebration sometime in 1938, one hundred years after the birth of Cherokee county. Realizing that F*or* Butler, termed a "sadly neglected historic spot of Murphy", played an important and interesting part in the founding and growth of Murphy, members will seek its restoration. With the announcement that the WPA has funds for this explicit purpose the first steps undertaken by the committee will be to secure a part of the appropriation for this work. Red Cross Drive 'Goes Over Top' Locally Tuesday Red Cross funds in Murphy had amounted to the quota of $125 Wednesday morning, Mrs. C. W. Savage, roll call chairman, announced. Fifty per cent of the total will l?e retained for a hot lunch fund for local school children. Donations will be taken by the organization for a period of several weeks yet, Mrs. Savage added. The successful drive was due largely to the efforts fo Mrs. W. R. Carpenter, Mrs. H. M. Erskine. H. Bueck and Mrs. S&vag* t Hw Potentially Rich Territory ui Thu J )ec. 10, 1936 Cherokee Coui Sworn into Oi Other Offic Hyde Establishes Law Practice In Murphy Edwin Hyde, Andrews attorney. \ arrived in Murphy Tuesday to con-1 tinue practice in the law offices of | Harry P. Cooper who left Monday i ? ...? ?,;?i , i luetic w diivnu a rcocivii the legislature at Raleigh. Mr. Cooper announced upon h:.departure that Mr. Hyde would carry on his practice in addition to his own during his attendance at thi> session of the legislature as well as the regular meeting which will begin in January. LEGISLATURE IS oi!iu?iA*Tfirn mA I aUMlHUIVMSU 1U SPECIAL SESSION ! Harry P. Cooper Will j Help to Enact Social Security Laws Harry I*. Cooper, representative from Cherokee county left this wrek for Raleigh where he will attend a i special -essien of the North Carolina legislature called by Gov. I. C. B. Ehringhaus Saturday. , The purpose of the meeting is t { enact social >ecurity laws that North . Carolina can receive its be - :c fits from k the Federal government. ; Mr. Cooper was summonsed to the special session by a wire fr? n the - governor's staff Saturday. Repres1 entatives and senators designated in the November elections will attend i the called meeting. I Old age benefits, which are con> i tained in the topic for discussion of the group which will convene Thurs* day morning at 11 o'clock, was one 1 of the platforms of the newly elected representative. Under the soial security act, state? which have failed to comply with unemployment insurance provision by 1 January 1 deadline, stand to lose in' surance benefits. j Estimates have fixed North Caro(Continued on back page This Sec.) O :! Santa Is Awful Busy Reading His Letters If you think Santa Claus won't have a job answering all the requests coming to him this Christmas from his j little friends, you should see the pile j of mail that arrived in the Scout ofj , fice for him this week. I After letting old Kris Kingle check ,: them all over he sent them back to ; be published?but frankly the Scout ] didn't have the facilities to get them | all in. As many as it is possible to print, I however, will be published according to how early they were sent into the ; office. i More than 200 letters from Chero: kee county children alone were sent j into the Scout office this week. i irailer Becomes Home For New TVA Folk Here At least one TVA family has solved the housing problem in Murpby. Mr. and Mrs. Thad Griffiths have given up the comforts and peace of a home for an automobile trailer and find it delightful. They have parked the trailer on J a lot adjoining the home of H G. Elkins, next to the TVA offices, and besides finding it convenient to his work, Mr. Griffits, who is with the construction and maintenance division of the TVA in Murphy, has had it wired and splendidly furnished. There's plenty of heat, hot water and everything ! they need. It was reported Monday that another TVA family had come to Mnrphy and were seeking a place te park it for the wiater. ^ 18 PAGES itttir ~^day 111 11 And 4 Pages ~ of COMICS ?4 Colors Stale $1.50 YEAR?be Lor i ity Officials ffice Monday; :ers Appointed Commissioners Name Nichols Chairman; P. C. Hyatt Accountant DEPUTIES NAMED Tillitt Is Co. Attorney; Leatherwcod Head Of County Home All officers i f Cherok e <r:.rty were sworn into office in the Murphy court house or* Monday, r.r.d most all county employees were : aine< at a meeting of the new boa**: of county v t-mmissioners whkh ton\<: f< Hewing the ceremony. The new officers?I. IT N hols. Sam Lovir.gooJ and \V. Adams, contmi.-siuners; B. L.. !'a . j-.it, register of deeds and L. L. Mi.-c . -her'fl were sworn in by John li nhy, clerk of the court. The minis.-ioners tht r. gt - together and befc: e takir.g ovtr tb? nual tfi rn nann d Mr. N i*?eV cbairi man. D. H. Til!it;., ?f \ndrevs. wwi naw**d county attorney. I Sheriff >ar-.on then aj t < initri th? following dep uties: I). B. Birchfield. 1*ii?-r deputy; A. -I. Hembi't, Murphy; John Jon-s. Andrews; Yv, . s .Floyd. Vest, and John Crowe a . . CharmBates, both ??t L'naka. Tuesday P. t . Hyatt w;.* named county accountant and h-.t- l*?th erwood wa.- appointed st* ..indent of tlie county home. There was large in; r*cf plicant < for janitor of th? jrt house and tin- commissioners < freed rejection until a latter date. i County Health ! Unit Meeting 1 s Scheduled ' A ni-cling for th._ ) ... pose of discussing the possii?i;.iy . establishing a heal; h uni; ir. Chen ee county, which was origin; Ily m->.< doled to be neld tv.o weeks ago. v ze held in the Murphy court house Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock (Central Standard Time), Dr. J. N. Hill, < ounty physician, announced this wtek Dr. Carl P. Reynold*, secretary of the North Carolina Board ot Health, of Ilaleigh, and I?r. E. L. Bishop, director of health of the TV A, of ] Knexville, will be present a: the discussion, Dr. Hill said. A similar meeting had b^n called for Thursday of this week iut was postponed when Dr. Reynolds anj noiuu-ed that he would t ?. u;.abIo to | attend. All persons interested in the /nat! ter of the establishment < f a health unit in the county are r v.ud to at1 tend. MRS. BRYSON. 66, OF UNAKA, BURIED MONDAY MORNING Funeral services for Mrs. Florence Bryson, 66, of the Ur.aka community, were conducted from the Unaka Methodist church Monday morning at 11 o'clock with Bishop Brown, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and the pastor, the Rev. P. A. Barker, officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. W. D. Townson was in charge* of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Bryson passed away after having been ill for several weeks Friday night at 8 o'clock. She was an active church worker and had been a member for more than 40 years. Surviving are twTo daughters, Mrs. Mattie Brown and Mrs. Hattie Sbope. and a .son. Farris Bryson, aH of Unaka. Maurice Carriel of Paris Milled Marie Lavelle $50,000 of h,B eaU.ie, declaring she the best cook Ho ever saw.