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Volume 71- Number 3 ? Murphy, N. C., Thursday. August 17, 1961 12 Poges This Week PtA>11shed Weekly
MURPHY WINS FIRST PLACE AWARD. Murphy Mayor L. L. Mason, right. Is shown
receiving the first place award for pedestrian safety from W. A. Singleton, local Carolina
Motor Club representative. The motor club sponsors the program annually. Last year
Murphy was awarded a second place citation. (Scout Photo)
Murphy Wins Safety Award
Murphy, has been cited
by the Carolina MotorClubfor
wlnnlng first place In the
Club's Pedestrian SafetvPro
gram during 1960, according
to W. A. Singleton, Murphy
branch office manager.
The award was presented
to Mayor L. L. Mason by Mr.
Singleton at Town Board Meet
ing Monday night.
Murphy was selected (or the
award on the basis of Its report
submitted to the Carolina
Motor Club, in which cldes
under 5,000 population vie for
awards In their acdvltei to
protect the man afoot.
"The residents of the city
both pedestrians and drivers ?
deserve considerable credit
for making this award
possible." Mr. Singleton said
during the presentation.
"This lecofu was auil v?i
Dr. Van Gorder
It Reappointed
Andrews ? Dr. Charles
O. Van Gorder has been re
appointed to the Board of
Trustees at Western Carolina
College.
Other Appointments by
Governor Sanford's office
are ? Jonathan Woody of
Waynesvllle, replacing State
Insurance Commissioner
Charles F. Gold; and Phillip
Woollcott of Ashevllle who
was reappointed to thtf Board.
Murphy
Calendar
Thursday, August 17
9:30 a.m. Band rehearsal at
Band Room.
1:30 p.m. Grape Creek Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
Rollln Taylor.
7:30 p.m. Community prayer
services at Free Methodist
Church.
Friday, August 18
7:30 p.m. Session meedng at
Presbyterian Church.
Sunday, August 20
6:15 a.m. Mass at Providence
Hospital Chapel
11:00 a.m. Holy Mass at St.
Williams Catholic Chapel
6:00 p.m. Youth Fellowship
and MYF Of First
Methodist Church will meet
at the Presbyterian Chruch
6:30 p.m. Training Union at
First Bapdst Church
8:00 p.m. Joint services of
Perbyterlan and
First Methodist Churches
at Presbyterian Church.
Monday, August 21
6:30 p.m. Clvltan meeting at
New Regal Hotel
6:30 p.m. Rotary Club meeting
at Family Restaurant
'8:00 p.m. Suzanne Wesley
Guild will meet at First
Methodist Church.
8:00 p.m. Mens Chorus at
First Baptist Church.
Tuesday, August tl
11:00 a.m. Murphy Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home ot Mrs.
W. P. Odom
6:30 a.m. Lions Club w<ll
meet in the recreedon nail
of First Methodist Church
Wednesday, August 23
All Day Work Shop of An
drews Home Demonstration
Club will be held at the home
of Mrs. John Whlsenhunt
with Mrs. Luther Nicholson
as Joint hostess.
7:20 p.m. Mid weak services
at Presbyterian Church
7:30 p.m. Midweek services
?' First Methodist Church
8:WJ p jn. . Hour of Power at
First Baptist Criurch
8:30 p.m. Choir rehearsal at
First Methodist Church
MS p.m. Choir rehearsal at
at First Baptist Church.
Thursday, August 14
1:30 p.m. Raafer Home
Demonstration Club will
meet at the home of Mrs.
J. V. Henson
despite the (act that traffic
exposure for pedestrians has
Increased tremendously ?
population, motor vehicle re
gistration and miles of travel.
"The marked reduction thai
has taken place In pedestrian
fatalities over the years Is the
brightest spot In the entire
traffic accident picture, said
Mr. Singleton. Predestrlan
fatalities In 1960 totaled 7,600
a reduction of 50 per cent from
the high point reached lnl937.
During this same period of
dme. all other traffic
fatalities Increased 21 per
cent.
"The real reward, how
ever." he stressed, "was In
pedestrian lives saved.
Almost every pedestrian ac
cident, he pointed out, results
In serious Injury or death.
This makes It essential to
place greater emphasis each
year on pedestrian safety
activities."
Town Board Orders Taxi
Stands Off The Streets
Town Receives
$3,173 Check
Taxi sands have been
ordered off the streets in
Murphy according to a Town
ordinance passed Monday
Bight at the regular meeting.
Action was taken on the re
commendation of the Grand
Jwy. The ordinance goes into
Meet Sept. 1.
Taxlcabs are prohibited
from parking In certain con
Jested areas of public streets
for the purpose of soliciting
business. The ordinance
further states that taxi cabs
should be prohibited from
using certain portions of said
streets except for the pur
pose of transporting, loading
and unloading passengers and
property.
The ordinance also pertains
to for-hlre trucks which are
Kindergarden
To Open
Mrs. Kate Evans, teacher,
has announced that the First
Methodist Church Day Kinder
garden will begin Tuesday,
August 22, at 9:00 a.m.
CAN YOU IDENTIFY THE SCENE? la die early 1900*1 tha icane shown above was where
a church now stands. It was located a block from the square In Murphy. The first person
correctly Identifying the scene will receive a free subscription to THE CHEROKEE SCOUT.
Mall your entry to Box 190, Murphy, N. C. Last Week's winner was Mrs. John Atwell,
411 Ceder Lane, Arden, N. C. She Identified the picture as the Tom Thumb Wedding held
In Andrews In 1933.
prohibited from establishing
truck stands or headquarters.
The Board was presented
a check by Mayor L.L.Mason
from the State of North
Carolina. The money Is a
portion of assessments paid
in Intangible taxes to the stats
which the State in turn pays
back to the town. The check
amounted to $3, 171.93 and will
be placed In the general fund.
The Board voted to purchase
six new sections of fire hose
to bring it up to the minimum
adequate requirement of 2000
feet. The new hose will cost
$100 per section.
It was the feeling of the
Board that the Civil Defense
should head a fall out shelter
program and that a special
meeting of the board should
be called with Deputy Director
Jim Ed Hughes but the Scout
learned Tuesday afternoon
that Mr. Huges had resigned.
Plans stand at the moment to
have Area Director, Archie
Noell of Sylva, attend the next
regularly scheduled meeting
of the Town Board to assist
in organizing a Civil Defense
unit for the Town of Murphy.
Tax refunds were approved
for the old FrankllnMotorCo.
and H. G. Elklns. In both
cases evidence was presented
to show that taxes had been
paid in error.
Mrs. Ethel Stiles of Old
Hospital Hill section met with
the Board and stated that her
water service was not
adequate. The water
cotrur.ictee was directed to In
vestigate the conditions In that
area.
Upon the request of R. M.
Ramsey of Sales Street the
street committee was directed
to check Into the complaint
of excess water drainage
across the Ramsey property at
the end of Sales Street.
Gay Davidson, filter plant
operator for the Town of
Murphy was authorized m at
tend the N. C. Water Works
School in Raleigh August
21-26.
The Board approved that the
sidewald from the alley at
Candlers' Store be extended
out to the end of the block at
the Sinclair Station.
Murphy Faculty
List For The
1961-62 Term
The faculty list for Murphy
City Schools for the 1961-62
term has been announced by
Holland McSwaln, Superinten
dent.
Mi4>rhy Elementary School:
Mr. John Jordan, Principal
Miss Clara McCombs, Mrs.
Martha Hatches, Miss Eunice
Shields, Miss Frances Gentry,
Mrs. Ruth Forsyth, Mrs.
Christine Ingle, Miss Leila
Hayes, Mrs. Lena L.
Thompson, Mrs. Annie S.
Brandon.
Mrs. Margaret Rhodes,
Mrs. Willie Lou Shields, Mrs.
Mattie Lou Penland, Miss
Emily Sword ,.Mrs. Marie
M. Hendrlx, Miss Bobble
Joyce Hartness, Miss Ella
Faye Byers, Mrs. Olive W.
Willalms, Mrs. Ottllte de
Calongne, Mrs. Jane H. Rey
nolds.
Mrs. Edwin# B. Shelton
Mr. James H. McCombs, Mr.
Charles Hawkins, Mr. Hubert
Sneed Mrs. Margaret Glbbs,
Mrs. Ruth Wilson, Mrs. Emily
C. Davidson, Mrs. Edna P.
Whitley.
Special Education:
Mrs. Mary B. Jones. Mrs.
Margaret S. Bruce.
Murphy High School
Mr. Walter R. Puett
Principal Mr. E.BruceArm
strong, Mrs. Velma U.Burch,
Mr. James David Bristol,
Mrs. Margaret Carter, Mr.
Frank B. Gasaway, Mrs.
Shirley Bates Graef, Mrs.
Luclle Gault, Mrs. Dollle M.
Smart, Mrs. Barbara W.
McConnell, Mr. Ralph W.Mc
Connell, Mrs. ? Gearldlne
Meadows.
Mrs. Emma Louise Minor,
Mr. Norrls Lee Newton, Mr.
Felix Palmer, Mr. Joe
Morrow, Mrs. Moselle Pueit,
Mrs. Frances W. Ray, Mr.
Edward J. Reynolds, Mr.
Randal Shields, Mrs. Imogene
Smith, Mr. John Thompson,
Miss Maria Louisa Travis,
Mr. Jamee Samuel Webb.
Guidance Counselor: Mr*.
Pauline B. Bault.
Attendance Officer; Mr*.
Ruby H. Bryson.
Texana School (Colored):
Elementary School
Mrs. BUa B. Ragsdale,
Principal,' Mr*. Helen Smith.
High School Cart W. Pranks.
Gen. Griffin To Be
Speaker For Civil
Defense Program
Principal speaker (or the
Civil Denfense program to
be held at Robbtnsvllle, on
Thursday, August 24, spon
sored by the Robblnsvllle
Grange, will be General E.
F. Griffin, Director, North
Carolina Civil Defense
Agency.
General Griffin was
recently promoted to Major
General In command of the
30th Infantry Division of the
North Carolina National
Guard* He became StateClvll
Defense Director under
Governor William B.Umstead
in 1954.
The extensive Army career
of General Griffin, who holds
the Bronze Star and Army
Commendation Ribbon. In
cludes his command of the
113th Field Artillery, part of
the 30 th Division, through
five major battles In the
European Theatre of Oper
ations, World War II. He Is
now president of the National
Association of State and
Territorial Directors, and
served as Consultant and
Advisor id Civil Defense
Council of NATO In Paris,
1960, .
M. H. S. Students
To Report To
School Aug. 23
On Wednesday morning,
August 23, all Murphy High
students are to report to
school for Issuance of books,
assignment of classes, and
collecdon of fees. Students
will leave school about 11:30
a.m. on this date.
The following Is a list
of thfe fees: Book Rental $4.50
(must be paid on this date);
General Fee - $1.00; Home
Economics - $3.00 par
semester: Typing - $6.00
per semester; Lunch ? $5.00
rsr month In advance; and
tudent Insurance - opdonal
at $2.00 per student.
Hayes Reunion ,
I'M Ham Keunlon will oe
held Sunday, August 20, at
the Old Hayes Home. This
reunion has been held since
1(97 consecutively with the
exception of a few years.
- EDITORIALS -
| A Working Plan Needed
i It Is not the Intent of the Scout to cause panic, alarm or j
S excitement. The Scout has never strlved for sensationalism,
ft Our only aim is to inform you and make you aware that we
v are living In tremendously tense times.
S We must prepare outselves in these times when we are
8 faced with the question: Will there be a nuclear war? The
a answer Is very possibly an ugly, horrible. Yes. But we are
V still faced with the question: When?
J) That question, no one can answer. But experts have told
v us that If we are to survivie, we must be ready for it any
S time. And being ready mear.s that we must Individually prepare.
8 That means we must stop thinking that nothing Is going to
S happen and If It does the neighbor across the street, the man
8 next door or our uncle will have room and food to care for
ft us. Those who are getting prepared are doing so for their
8 families, their loved ones, not for everybody on the street.
S In the same light, our town needs to prepare everyone.
J We need a plan. At present there is not ( or if there is
I no one seems to know about it.) Everyone needs to know
S what the alert signals mean. The ALERT SIGNAL, a steady
J blast of 3 to 5 minutes duration, means that attack is probable,
S prepare to act according to the operations plans of your
community. The all Take COVER SIGNAL, a wailing tone or
a series of short blasts of >3 minutes duration, means that
attack Is Imminent and you must take the best available
S shelter Immediately, regardless of whether you are In a
target or nontarget area. At this very minute. If such a
$ blast from the siren sounded, how many people would know
X what it meant or how many people would think that the siren
on the Courthouse had gone on the blink? Fearful as it is,
\ most people would think the latter.
K Our community needs a great deal of organization and now
$ is the time to do it. If we should be so lucky as to escape any
K blast damage and fallout, we would be expected to care for the
u Injured and homeless from other areas. Will there be utter
Kcaos or . will we all get busy and have a well organized plan
carried out with split second timing?
, Good Show
A good time was had by all Sunday afternoon at Hlwassee
Dam a* the Chattanooga Ski Club of Chattanooga. Tenn.
presented a superb show.
According to official TV A count approximately 6,500
? attended the Aqua-Bade Ski performance by the club.
1,300 cars were Jammed Into the parking areas.
The show waa climaxed by a young man with a Idle on his
back flying through the air "with the greatest of ease."
This feat waa accomplished somehow, by his holding on
to the aid rope and being pulled through space by a speed
boat. Sound complicated? It was.
The Scout feels that more of this type of entertainment
should be promo led in this area. A turnout that surpassed
even the greatest expectations should prove that people are
truly Interested la good wholesome fun.
The officers of the Public Safety Service deserve a bouquet
for the way they haadled the largest crowd ever gathered at
Hlwassee Dam. They ware courteous, pleasant and helpful.
Lt. B. H. LaFerry la the officer la charge.
THE SUNBEAM BAN of the First Baptist Church in Murphy are shown above before
leaving for Truer Camp in Hayesville for the annual Sunbeam Activities Day. This is
the 75th anniversary of the Sunbeams.
Front Row (L-R): Mark Edwards, Billy West, Tim White, Mark Pittman, Vicky Hall,
Rusty Hughes, and Mark Thompson.
Second Row (L-R): Karen Dockery, Pamela Stiles, Kathy Hughes, Wilhelmina Sneed,
Terry Williams, Teresa Davis, and Betts Edwards.
Third Row (L-R): Jimmy Wallace, Kendall Hampton, Johnny West, Victor Stiles, Terry
Puett, Rachael Thompson, Teresa Crain, and Janice Barton.
Not Shown: Daniel Hughes. (Scout Photo)
Public Health
Nurse Receives
Scholarship
Miss Blanche lawyer,
Cherokee County Public
Health Nurse, has been award
ed a one year scholarship to
the Univerlsty of North
Carolina to study public health
nursing. Only one such
scholarship Is awarded In the
entire state.
Miss Sawyer Is formerly of
Weavervllle, N. C. and came
to Murphy in 1958.
For eighteen years Miss
i Sawyer wis, a Missionary
| nurse to Africa for the
i Southern Presbyterian Church
While there she studied
tropical medicines, French In
Belgium, Midwifery in Eng
land. On her return to the
states she studied obsterlcol
nursing in Jersey City.
The scholarship Is awarded
by the State Board of Health
and Is worth approximately
$1900. After studying at U,
N. C.for a year Miss Sawyer
will be obligated to wdrk In
the state for two years.
; Poultry Disposal
| Act Passed By
General Assembly
An act relating to the
disposal of dead and diseased
poultry at commercial ooultry
(arms was read three times
and ratified In the General
Assembly on June 22, 1961
The General Assembly of
North Carolina does enact as
I follows:
Section 1. every person,
firm or corporation engaged
in growing poultry, turkeys or
other domestic foul or
products there of for com
merlcal purpose shall provide
and maintain a disposal pit
or Incinerator of a size and
design, approved by the De
partment of Agriculture,
where In all dead diseased
poultry carcasses shall be
disposed of In a manner to
prevent the spread of disease;
provided, that the provisions
of this act shall not apply to
growers of poultry, turkeys or
other domestic fowl with
flocks of two hundred (200)
or less.
Sec. 2. Any person, firm or
corporation violating the pro
visions of this Act shall, tyon
conviction, be fined or Im
prisoned la the discretion
of the court.
Sec, 3. All laws and clauses
of laws tn cbnfllct with this
IAct are hereby repealed.
Sec. ?. This Act shall be
come effective January I,
1 962.
Area Teachers Get
$28,853 Bonus
The teachers of Andrews
school, Murphy school and
county school districts will
receive a five per cent bonus
payment for the 1960-61
school term, along with other
teachers In the state, the var
ious superintendents have
announced. It is reported that
the increase for the teachers
amounted to approximately
$28,853.57.
The legislature of 1959
provided for a five per cent
payment to teachers in the
Penland Elected
To American
Angus Association
George E, Penland of
Hayesvllle has been elected
to membership in the
American Angus Association
at St. Joseph, Missouri ,Frank
Richards, secretary has
announced.
Mr. Penland was one of
eight breeders of purebred
Aberdeen - Angus In North
Carolina elected to member
ship during the past month.
Courthouse
Employees Honor
Register Of Deeds
Employees of the Court
house honored Mr. J. E.
Graves with a surprise birth
day party on his 63rd birthday,
Tuesday, August 8, In the
Register of Deeds office. Mr.
Graves was presented with a
gift. Cokes and cake were
served to those attending.
Dr. George F. Size
Elected President
Lapidary Federation
Dr. George F. Sire of
Murphy, President of tf eTri
State Rockhounders Club of
Brasstown, was elected
unamiously to be President
of the Eastern Federation of
Mlneraloglcal and Lapidary
Societies atthelrannual meet
ing and convention In Miami,
Florida, Friday, August 11.
The Eastern Federation of
Mlneraloglcal and Lapidary
Societies Is composed of 82
clubs extending from Maine
to the Canal Zone, covering
21 states; Dlstrlctof Columbia
and Canal Zone.'
AUNT HET
I knew the was a whfciw or
aoraethin'. When ? woman
gropes around half-bUnd be
cause tbe'a too vain to wear
glaaaea, I figure the'i atfl]
huntin'.
event state revenues would be
sufficient.
On July 1, end of the fiscal
year, state officials declared
revenues reached the point
prescribed by the legislature
for making the payment.
Hie Superintendents said
that teachers may expect to
receive their extra pay
checks around August 25.
This bonus has nothing to
do with the raise the teachers
will get from the tax Mil en
acted by the State Legislature,
which amounts to around 21.8
per cent.
The Andrews school district
teachers, according to
cnaries rrazier, will receive
$8,029.13.
The Murphy school district
teachers, according to Hol
land Mc5waln, will receive
$10,457.12.
The county school district
teachers according to Lloyd
Hendrlx, will receive
$10,367.34
LETTERS
to the Editor
"Expresses Thanks"
The Editor:
The Clay County Centennial
Committee wishes to express
Its thanks (or the outstanding
coverage you gave us during
our centennial celebration.
It was by far the best and
most complete coverage we
have ever experienced, and we
(eel It played a big part In
making our day a successful
one. It created Interest and
enthusiasm throughout die
section and It caused a great
number of people to visit us
for our Saturday programs
prior to the big day, as well
as on the final day which
climaxed the celebration.
Again we thank you for your
interest in our county, and
will say that we are glad to
be a part of the section served
by your newspaper.
Sincerely
William T. Groves
Chairman
"Congratulations"
The Editor:
May I congratulate you on
your excellent article In your
August 3 Issue concerning the
"giant sapphire" hoax. This
was brought to my attention
by our mutal frelnd, F red O.
Scroggs.
This Society, the largest and
oldest in the South, each month
publishes a small Newsletter
for its members and we would
appreciate It If you would allow
us to reproduce your article,
of course giving proper credit
(or its source.
We are keenly Interested la
doing everything possible ?
maintain the highest s tandards
and ethics la As mineralogy
field. Inasmuch aa the original
"find" s*>ry waa publicised
throughout the cowry, we
would like to further clrculaw
the facts brought oat la yw
story.
Sincerely
Prod Allen
Boa SOI
Lincoln ton. N.C.