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Vol. IIL.?No. 2.
FACULTIES FOR
MURPHY UNIT
ARE ANNOUNCED
Nine New Names on list:
One Yet To Be Selected
At Texana
Complete faculties for the schools
of the Murphy unit which will open
here Monday morning, Aug. 31, have
been anounced by H. Bueck, superintendent
of the schools in the Murphy
UialiiCt.
The names of nine new teachers
appear on the complete roster. One
yet remains to be selected for the
Texana (colored) school, it was reported.
Following is the list:
Murphy High School: O. W. Deaton.
K. C. Wright, Bascomb R. Carroll.
Miss Fannie Hathcock, Miss
Meredith Whitaker, Miss Ruth Morgan.
Miss Overton, Miss Speight, Miss
Lyde, Mrs. Cobb and Miss Godfrey.
Murphy Elementary School: Miss
Clara McCombs, Miss Martha Mayfield,
Miss Dair McCracken, Mrs
Patton, Miss Emily Sword, Miss Addie
I.eatherwood, Mrs. Axley, Mrs.
Estelle Mauney Banner, Mrs. Tom
Case and Miss Still well.
Tomotla School: Miss Kate Hayes,
MiseR \InvfinlH Ml- WoleU
Kinsey School: Mrs. Meroney.
Grape Creek School: Mr. Henurix,
Miss Crain, Miss Williamson.
Bates Creek School: Miss Dixon,
Mrs. Smith.
Texana: Helen Lowciy, one to oe
selected.
BAPTIST PASTOR
RESIGNS HERE TO
RESUME STUDIES
The Rev. \V. H. Baucom. Jr.. pastor
of the First Baptist church of
Murphy for nearly the past two
years, announced Sunday that he
would resign to resume his studies
at Louisville, Ky.
The popular minister will enter
the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary there September 15 to
work towards his doctors degree.
A pulpit committee has been appointed
to secure a new minister but
no decision had been definitely made
Wednesday. The group is composed
of: Xoah Lovingaad, chairman; A. L.
Martin, Miss Sara Cook. Mrs. J. W.
Davidson, K. C. Wright, Cyrus White
and E. O. Christopher.
Since coming here Mr. and Mrs. j
Baucom have become very popular
wiui tne towns folk taking an active
interest in the affairs of the community.
Although he deeply regrets
having to leave Murphy, Mr.
Baueom said Wednesday he was
"glad to get a chance to get his
doctor's degree".
FAMOUS PHYSICIAN j
OF SEVERAL DAYS
High tribute was paid to Chero- j
kec county's hospitality and climate
by the arrival of Dr. V. L. Sheets,
?f Chicago, on July 0 "to spend a
day or so in this section."
He left Wednesday?one month and
three days later.
Dr. Sheets, unfortunately crip-j
pied while seeking recreation on his :
400-aere estate in the Black hills of
South Dakota, has been residing at >
the Dickey house where he has made
and held many friends who regret
to see him leave; and only with the
promise he will return to spend his >
vacation in Murphy next summer. i
The prominent Chicago diagnostician
said before hi** departure: "In
all my travels over this broad land, t
I have never had such a good time |
as I had in Murphy. The hospitali- j
ty of the people and the climate is
wonderful. They are honest-to-God
people?people of my own kind."
Following his unfortunate accident
last October, the 60-year-old eminent '
physician remained in the hospital
upon medical advice until April 17
at which time he went to Florida.
Not being particularly impressed with
that climate, he decided to "pack up
bis wheel chair and crutches" and go
.
ft HHf!
reekly Newspaper in Western North
Murphj
EDITOR TO SPEAK
OVER WWNC ABOUT
CHEROKEE COUNTY
As one of a series of the Asheville
Citizen-Times* tributes to the
counties of Western North Carolina,
Sam Carr, editor of the Cherokee
Srout, of Murphy, wiil give
a 15-minute broadcast over
WWNC Thursday night at 7:30
o'clock (EST).
This is the third of a series of
weekly broadcasts devoted to the
western section of the state. The
other two counties already saluted
are Swain and Henderson.
Mr. Carr wiil speak on the history
?..d cf the
southern-most county in the state
depiciting its importance to the
western section and outlining its
advantages?and interesting scenes
and personalities.
The Asheville Citizens-Times j
will devote a full page in its !
Thursday afternoon and Friday j
morning editions to Cherokee
county as well as offering its
radio broadcasting facilities which
reaches 50,000 listeners.
Wood Building
One Of N.C.'s
r: i n
Finest oarns
One of the largest, most modern
and most complete dairy barns in
North Carolina is being erected by
E. A. Wood at Coalville three miles
south of Andrews.
While the lounging barn is being
remodelled, a new milking house
about 40 by 50 feet in dimension and
containing 30 or 40 milking stanchions
is being erected.
It is being finished inside and out
with marble and concrete and will be
fenced in by a marble fence. The
parthways from one barn to the
other will be paved with marble and
the herd will be automtaically sprayed
going from one to the other.
Both barns will be completely
equipped with electric lighting and
fixtures providing refrigeration and
storage rooms for the complete dairy
unit. They will also be steam heated.
Mr.' Wood at present is supplying
Andrews with a large part of its
milk supply and A. Q. Kctner and R.
B. Woten, Cherokee county agents,
say he will have the facilities for one
of the large st breeding programs in
North Carolina.
Mr. Wood has a herd of 40 Jersey
and Gurnsey milking cows.
WILLIAM P. PAYNE ILL
Mr. William P. Payne, prominent
Murphy business man, is confined to
his bed with a serious illness this
week his many friends will regret to
learn.
\RRIVES FOR STAY
; REMAINS A MONTH
to Maine.
"As I looked over the map", he
said. "I noticed I had chosen Route I
19 which went through Murphy, the
home of Dr. J. X. Hill."
Dr. Hill, he explained, has made
several trips to Chicago and always,
used Dr. Sheets* headquarter- during
temporary stays there.
"When I noticed Murphy was on
the route I asked Dr. Hill if he could
find me a room in Murphy that I
could reach without climbing any j
stairs. I made arrangements to slay
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Woodmen Will Meet
Here Tuesday Night
An open meeting of the Woodmen !
of the World will be held at the
Masonic hall here Tuesday night at
7 o'clock, it was announced this week j
by Ralph Moody, deputy of the club. ;
Regular members, those de-iringj
to renew their membership and ail \
prospective members are urged to at-;
tend.
State officials will be present to i
take part in the program, it was
said.
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Carolina, Covering a l^irgr arid Pc
r, N. C. Thurs., August 1!
LIONS DISCUSS
LIST OF CIVIC
IMPROVEMENT1
Blind Official Discusses
Work Before Group
Tuesday Night
r.urn*">cr of c vic irnpri"". cments
were discu^bod and approved
by the Murphy Lions club at their
regular meeting here Tuesday night.
A report by Dr. E. E. Adam? declared
that a r.umber cf local c i]
ojed people hi 1 lv ' xni "? <! and
plans for further treaimen were
outlined. F< have i e:. giver.
thapedic examinations at P.rysoi;
City clinic and several others have
had tlieir eyes examined at the Petrie
hospital.
Expenses for this work are hon-e
by the Lions club as part ol thei'
work 'i behalf of the unfortuix
cripples of this sect. n.
In several instances ciellnite improvement
has been made and in
| other cases reuse cf maimed faculj
ties have l.-een assured.
Extensive plans for a hcautificai
tion drive in Murphy, the sponsorship
of a modern golf course, cooperation
with the TVA in the formaI
tion of a lake with a permanent
I shoreline in the county and the eiec|
tion of signs on highways leading
| into Murphy were discus -cd and j
, vwiiin>iti;tt;? were appointed to investigate
their realization.
May Beautify Town.
Through the help of the TV A. it
| was pointed out that a specialist ir.
| community beautificatior. planning
could be secured for a drl'T- to make
| .Murphy "the garden spot of North
i Carolina.'*
| Included in this was assurance
1 that the town council would lend its
attention to building an accessable
road into historic Fort Butler and
making permanent improvements on
that site.
It was also brought out that if a
spillway were not built in the vicinity
of Lovers Leap below Murphy
that the lake backed up by the Fowler's
Bend dam, when completed,
i would drop sometimes to an extent
of 15 feet. It is understood that the
Tennessee Valley Authority would
be willing to cooperate with local
1 organizations in remedying this maij
ter.
Likewise a proposition has been
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Team From Basin To
Play Here On Sunday
MurpDy is scneduied to play one
j of those two fast teams from the
Copper Basin Sunday afternoon.
H. H. Hickman the manager, said
he didn't know yet which one it
would be?Copperhill or Duck:own.
The Boomers played a real interesting
game here Sunday losing 4 to
I 3 to Franklin in 13 innings. Jerry
j Davidson pitched good ball, bir several
overthrows on an infield play
j in the dark allowed the winning run j
to slip over.
This Week's Scout
Is Largest Ever To
Be Published Here
This week the Scout brings the
largest newspaper to its subscribers
that has ever been published
in this county.
For nearly fifty years it has
served the public, sought to remedy
critical wrongs and bring a
maximum of pleasure to the citizens
of Cherokee county at minimum
cost.
Now it runs 24 pages?an attest
to the favor with which it is accepted
both by its subscribers and j
the merchants who use its columns j
and find them profitable to legitimate
business.
And every week the publishers
will try to bring the largest, newsi- |
est paper possible serving the j
county, serving the merchants,
serving the institutions with local j
and national news and interesting )
articles^ an^ pictures.
? Hw
tentially Rich Tern znr-% in This St
i, 1936 5
Pool Room Elec
Held Invalid I
At Meeting I
Manv Attending
j o
Cherokee High
C o u r t Session
The largest crowd that ha- attcnda
iminai -n of Superv:
court ir. Cherokee county in several
I yean, packed the coart room all this 11
week while a number of ir?in..r cases
were disposed of.
Judge W. F. Harding is pre-id over
the civil-criminal term.
Most important of the cases tried
was that of Fred White a.id Cranford
Clark, both of Andrew. , of
driving under the influence of liquor,
transporting and being ir.
possession of liquor and stealing
gasoline from a highway truck which
as a result, caught on fire there several
months ag<. They were found
net guilty of the other counts.
Opie Claytor, ef Brasstewn, who
is under bond in connection with the
death of Waldo Scruggs, of Brasstow
n, is expo. t?-.i to be called before 1
the court the latter part of the week.
CHEROKEE COUNTY
FAIR TO OPEN ITS
GATES IN 5 WEEKS
Only five more weeks remain be
fore the gates open on the big I
Cherokee county fair to be held in 1
Murphy Tuesday through Saturday,
Sept. 22-26.
Although the exposition is heir.;held
the same time this year as it
was in 1935?that is, the last week j
in September?the officials think ;
that the fair is creeping up unsuspectl'ully
on the people.
"Everyone who plans to have an
exhibit should begin preparing or
fitting it now", A. Q. Ketner, county
agent, who is in charge of the exhibits,
said \Ve<i^ie day.
Fair catalogs are being distributed
free by Mr. Ketner to all in the
county who wants them.
Particularly is Ketner calling attention
to the general farm exhibit
which ta . iv d tot;;! of more than
$10; in .u'z's.
Ti is . he says, i something
that <-;io no: he won by bringing in
";t hand full of stuff at the last
minute". It require.- careful
ning and much interest, he declares.
Board To Decide On Sunday Shows
The town board of alderman deferred
until t? eh r. u :ing
ac.ion on Sunday movies in Mur
pny. i lie acl l< ; t . . o . \
a town ordinance although Sunday
midnight show are being held regjlarly.
LOWLY DOG FIGHT A
UP FIRST NIGHT
Te.day r.ight the first "medicne
show" to hit Murphy ;r.
too]; v .:.ce r: th. v: .ant 1 >! h'twe- r.
Dr. Thompson'.- . n*al ffi ar.d
the Lay Five and Ten e to
Stic!: it ut two we. :..-, " i in r".
While t e pelfo:
ped tiers .1 - o ... it. :: t.to j
imj ovi e<: V
rail * pi .tf- . . me . - M 1
phy Charity league, v. - y j
tedious hours and $ 1?? in . cash
Dr. H. C. Tay!or
Is On Visit H -:
I . H. C. Taylor. " Charh .:e. a
-or. -.f Mr. H. X. Taylor. of < ! ee
county, was a welcome v>-;: ; in !
Mui phv M r lay.
Although horn and reared ir. this
county. Dr. Taylor has reen practicing
dicir.e in the eastern part of
the state for about 2d years and >eldom
gets to visit here.
One of Charlotte's leading physicians,
he admits he looks forward tit
his visits in this mountain section to
greet his many old friends.
Mrs. Taylor, is the daughter of J.
. Hall, of Kinsey.
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:tion Results
By Aldermen
hursday Night
Declare Citizens Misled
In Procedure Of
\ oiing Here
432 REGISTER HERE
V ote \\ as 1 7 2 For, 7 8
Against American Legion
Supervision
The i suit of the pool room election
held in Murphy recently was
oclared ir.valid by the tow:: board
<f r.!'Jev. tan at train regular meeting
Thursday night on the ground- that
the voters were n:A nf?>imc! a to
the procedure of vo'irg on the quextion.
I* was commonly believe ! that to
reg: ter and fail to voib was automatically
a vo*e against the question;
but later this in.-tance was found to
refer only t?- questions of town debts.
From various public soui including
the press and the pulpit the
statement was made that the Majority
of the "qu&iified voters" would
determine whether or rot tin merican
Legion would be permitted to
operate pool rooms in Murj by under
their supervision.
While 432 citizen regist* red, 17X
voted for pool rooms and 7_ against
them.
After the final count v made
Fred Chrstopher, attorney for the
town of Murphy, appeared hefoie
the board and informed t .< m that
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TEXTBOOKS FOR
COUNTY SCHOOLS
TOLSE GIVEN OUT
The superintendent of ?"hools
of the Cherokee county un *. Mr. A.
L. Martin, has -. * :. t--i .5 2330
offital text hooks for the Kit no ntav>
grades from the state an-i v plan
ring 11> distribute them f : irnt or
sale to the students s> v ::
The books, Mr. Martin s..il, would
he re' ted t. tiie ? !'>.. ? ! tin*
schools .ii the ur.it, w'r. . turn
i . dtribute them j th<*
student . They mu.-t : . ed if
rent ht thviareo. a .. u? l.ool
? . with t inc. dii.;ky
wear and tear.
Mr. Martin stated he w :.d he in
his office in the Mu: r'r.\ ;t house
eat:: Friday after:.oor. . ..<U Sat
urday forenoon for ..rp? se ol
giving the books I? trie ; : i ..Is.
Only students of the . unit
may ?.-e these hock . S:.id? its in
tht .Murphy unii wj.i acquire theirs
fr . H. Bue:k. and st . i-rtts in the
A. .rows unit may obi air. theirs* from
I. L. Hudson.
LMOST BREAKS
' OF MEDICINE SH }\V
* y r .-a.itifying the . aggi <1
th-.-ir heads ir: disgust ?5 r.. ikcir,
: urns. lawyers ar.r di crept
c*.c.ser to ;he "pafahmahs".
'.ike all medicine ? b< gan
v.vh ? hot mu-ic;.; V ;. That
bring? *he folks in. Th- they
switched to .ot cone ".. . h. I gc?the
:'"!k> ir.tei <. n th? y
br--.ugnt >ut the her:; ' . That';
v.:.-:. the folks go daw; hi tit;,
jean?.
It's a go?. i -how th? ;v
build it up.
Hut if a bad ' egir.v . n a
good ending then - I are
leady to reap a hoi;::* v<>t.
IV.r on the v. y : gh they
drew a large crowd, .-pen: many
hour getting them interested mdm
a h j n. "><i : . v< a
1 wlv log fight break .* ; ! ti ?
strategic moment.
T.-.at gi-: the customers' minds oif
their i.u-huss ar.d "hey piar lically
had t ? start over again.
Oh. well, it's all in a lifetime.
But what's a lifetime to a guy
that's got plenty of good medicine
to perk up when he's feeling low.
The show v as still heie Wednesday
night.