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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
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ng Weekly Newspaper o> Western .\oi
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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:! 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.
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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.