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PLAYGROUND TO
OPEN HERE ON
MONDAY MORNING
Arrangements Are
Made For Supervised
Recreation Project
1 i-mal opening of Murphy's now
opi -> iscd playground project is sot
Monday morning, O. I). Johnson,
,.ition director of the TVA traini
l division, has announced.
1' virrfiiinil nml enninment
IL, iu? n ordered and is expected to
LniM and be installed this week-end,
Mi Johnson said. Playground equipHi,
?it at the Murphy high school is
L improved and augmented, anil
|i f (1 for various ball contests fori
i and young, male and female is I
jji improved.
The supervised playground is the j
result of a movement which was be- !
gun here several months ago by variuu
social and civic clubs of the
town. Public subscriptions were tak- I
c-n to purchase the new equipment i
ii. I provide a paid supervision
The move was started by local per- j
son> who pointed out the need for a ,
supervised playground here. There j
v;. no facility for recreation for
the young before the movement was |
start c d.
Glade Lovingood, well-known j
Cherokee county school teacher, has
heeii chosen as supervisor for the
pro.ii et.
All types of ball games for boys,
git !: and children is being arranged I
by Mr. Johnson. Leagues will be or-j
gan 17.1?! in the various sports and !
competitive play scheduled. Story- j
tolling hours and flag exercises will
IVi' observed daily by all. Other games
and contests to suit the age of the
lyouth attending will be arranged.
I Mr. Johnson requests that all par-;
lints who intend to send their ehil[drcn
to the playground register on the
first day so they can be easily located
I nt ;i in- i
1"A i children will be safe and wellcntcrtained
at the playground", Mr.
John 011 said. "Parents are urged j
i --isd their children for organized
I n tiion; and parents themselves |
are Wired to come. In fact we have
an allied volleyball and horseshoe
con: sts for them".
following schedule of activity
been outlined by Mr. Johnson.
Small children?10 a. m., flag raising
and tag and group games; 11 a.
ni., singing games; 2 p. m., story
II i : 2:30 p. m., apparatus play;
p. m., sand modelling; 4 p. n?.
cr.mp games; 5:15 p. m. flag lowerBoys?10
a. in., apparatus play;
ll a m., team game practice; 2 p. m.
story hour; 2:30 p. m.f handicraft;
?>:3n p. m. horse shoes and paddle
tennis; 4 p. m., Softball league games;
5:1 "? flag exercises.
<1 iris?10 a. m., safety club and
$an<i modelling; 11 a. m., apparatus
play; 2 p. m., story hour; 2:30 p. m.,
sinking games; 3:30 p. m., handicraft;
4 p. in., bound ball, ring tennis and
paddli- tennis; 5:1*5 p. in., flag exercises.
Adults?2:30 p. m., woman's volley
4 p. m., man's volley ball and
hor-e shoes.
\ arious local persons have agreed
1 n<lu t the story-telling hour.
Thf older youth of the town has
a! > been organized and is holding
-II v meetings at the library. Fur
:
local citizens to
i hear own voices
i over telephone
Norris Russel, representative of
^B the Southern Bell Telephone and
^B Telegraph company at Charlotte will
sPoak to the Murphy Lions Club at
H their next meeting Tuesday night,
June 20, on scientific developments
which play important parts in the
^B operation of the modern telephone
I system, local telephone company of
licials state. He will be here for
H several days in connection with an
""pen house" to be held by the Mur
PhV branch of the telephone company
H '" celebration of the new system
w"ich was installed last winter.
Russell, who has been with the
c,l*phone company since 1913, will
not only describe in non-technical
anguage the pieces of regular telc
r!?ne service equipment, but also
mi I demonstrate a "voice mirror".
I c JS a mac*"ne by whic^ a person
H an ^ear his own voice, as the other
H pt'?Plt hear it over the telephone.
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4G WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTE
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Bass Fishing Season
Opens On Saturday J
Local conversation has turned |
from the national passtimes of I |
baseball and war and to fishing j I
this week. Ji
The reason: Bass season
opens Saturday.
Lovers of the sport were ex- ~
pressing their pleasure in var- -m
ious ways this week by dusting
off and oiling up line and tackle, ;
planning trips and arranging
congenial fishing parties. |
Game Warden D. M. Birch- \
field asks that all fishermen,
for the benefit of the sport, co- l
operate in every way in observ- I
| ing the fishing laws.
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rtjjpuiiiiiiieius Are !>
Made Monday Bv
V * 1
Commissioners
c
Cherokee county's farm agents and t
welfare agent were reappointed for n
another term at a meeting of the c
Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
Monday. I
A. Q. Ketner, county agent, and t
Miss Alline Kiehardson, demonstra- ?
tior, agent, were reappointed for a \
one-year term, and Miss Linetta I
Dean, welfare agent, was reelected j C
to the post for a two-year term by }
the commissioners. .1
At the same meeting the county J
j fathers voted to sponsor forest fire 1
prevention, home economic, farm [
agent and welfare measures on the <|
same financial basis as they have been I
conducted for the past year. ;s
It was also voted to close the offices
of the clerk of the court, the
register of deeds and the county 1
accountant each Saturday at noon c
during the summer months. They
have been remaining open until 4 p. '
in. This law will be in effect uniil t
November.
The commissioners will meet again 4
next Monday for the annual tav j
equalization session, and a special ^
moetinr will be s?*t for sometime in (
I July when the 1930-1040 tax rate will be
set.
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Assistant barm Agent
Arrives In Murphy
Paul Gibson, ??f Macon county, has (
arrived in Murphy to assume his dut- (
ies as assistant to A. Q. Reiner, j .
Cherokee county farm agent. I ]
The appointment was made Mon-' j
day by John \V. Goodman, assistant
director of the N. C. State college!
extension service, Raleigh. I
Mr. Gibson, a recent graduate ofj
State college, succeeds R. It. Wcoten J 1
who resigned the position last Febru- j
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Radio Quartet To Make 3
Before Cerokee County Au
The Vaughan Male quart), singing
Nashville. Tenn . will fill ihree engag
the coming week to delight audiences i
sections.
Saturday night the quartet will re
school house. Sunday they will app
the annual Cherokee county singing cot
night. June 12. they will give another
at Hiwassec Dam.
The Vaughan quartet, recognised ;
its kind in the South, made a great hit
concert in the court house several week
John Donley, clerk of Cherokee C
ling local engagement.') for the quartet
public appearances goes to local eharit
hoping for a large attendance at all pel
iprokpE
RN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING
VIURPHY, N. C. THURSDAY, JUNI
Power L
By Towi
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drs. Lovingood,
)f Grandview,
)ies On Fridav
Mrs. Viola Davis Lovingood, one of
'herokee County's oldest and most
m minent mothers, died at the home
1 her son, Fred Davis, of Grand view
asl Friday. She was 82 years old
nd had been an invalid for the past
2 years. She married Thomas Clingnan
Davis. He died at an early ago
nd she later married Samuel Lovinood.
Both husbands preceded her to
he grave. Mrs. Lovingood was a '
lumber of the Ilangingdog Baptist I
hurch for a number of years.
She is survived by one sister, Mrs.
1. 11. Atkinson, of Atlanta, Ga.;
bree sons, Edgar, and Olen Davis, t
durphy, and Fred Davis, of Grand iew,
l'J grand children, Mrs. Roy V.
jovingood, Mrs. Ralph Adams, Mrs.
hin J. Peevey Mrs. Clifton Mills,
1 isses Ethel, Maysie, Eloise, Mary
o, June, Frances, and Jean Davis,
dessrs. Loren, Merle, Arden, Boyd,
Cenneth, Frank, Robert, James and
>oroy Davis, five great grand chilIren,
Maureen Lovingood, Joanne and
Silly Adams, Elizabeth James Davis
nul Sylvia K Jo Peevey.
Interment was in llangingdog
emetery with Peyton G. I vie in
:harge of the funeral.
Rev. J. C. Amnions of the First
Baptist church of Murphy. Rev. Sexon,
of Grandview, and Rev. Thomas
Pruett, pastor of her church, officiat. |
, i
Pallbearers were Mrs. Dovingood's
^anusons. Mowers gins were Her j
rra.'ul daughtes. j
Will Issue Drivers
License On Schedule
For the benefit, of those wishing!
h ivers licenses, Patrolman K. H. '
^uinii, Jr.. announces that lie will be J
it the office of Justice of the Peacei
I). III. Keece in Murphy oil the follow- I
tig days:
Wednesday from 0:30 a. m. until
11 a. m.
Thursdays from 7 p. in. until 8:30
>. m.
Saturdays from 2 p. m. untill 3:30
j. m.
3 -9 9
Appearances
idiences
: favorites from radio station \\ SM.
ements in Cherokee county during
and followers of fine singing in all
nder a concert at the Martins Creek
ear in several feature numbers at
lvention. On the following Monday
concert at the community building
is one of the best musical groups of
in Murphy when they appeared in
;s ago.
lounty Superior court, who is hand.
announces that proceeds from the
y and worthy civic causes, and he is
rformances.
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A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH
i 8. 1939
.ines Ob
n Of Mu
Free To Trad
Pnmnonioc R
^/viii^uillV/O) JU
I-red O. Christopher, attoriie\ for
morning that a consent judgment was
court at Ashevillc which would turn tl
tribution lines over to tli?? town of Mm
'1 lie town sold its distribution >\
cocpany on November II. 1934. but kej
indebtedness ami the power conipanx <
1 he judgment was signed in the o(
in tin- presence of W . \ . Powelson.
Stat?*s Power eompanv. Mr. (ihristophe
Special Church
Services To End
The meeting at the Methodist j
church in which the Presbyter ans and i
the .Methodists have cooperated will |
close with the service Sunday night, j
All services have been held in the j
Methodist church.
The two pastors have been lospon- I
sible for the services upon alternate i
days. On Sunday each church will !
hav its own Sunday school, but both ^
sermons will he at the Methodist
church with the Rev. l)r. 11. 1.. Paisley,
1). D., jiiviiig the messages. There
will be only the evening sendee on
Sunday. The public is invited to all
of the services.
The Rev. Van II. Harris, n is the j
Methodist pastor taking part in the I
preaching.
George Hawk is leading the singing. !
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WEAVER SEEKS
TV A BENEFITS
rr\D rurnniTC
i ui\ \_-i in xvwivcL,
WASHINGTON, June S?Repretentative
Zeb Weaver appeared before
the house military affairs com-;
mittee considering the TV A bill today {
to urge that a clause be written into
the measure providing that five per
cent of the income derived from
power sales fro \ the Hiwassee dam
be turned over t > Cherokee county.
The Ashevill congressman told \
the committee hat the county had
suffered serious losses of taxable
land through t u* dam construction
and that the five per cent payment
was necessary to supplement her re- i
< In ceil financial resources. j
WESTERN MOVING :
PICTURE FAVORITE
WILL APPEAR HERE
Max Terhune. famous Hollywood
cowboy movie star, wiil appear in
person on the Renn Theater stage
next Wednesday. P. J. Her.n, owner
of the theater, has announced.
Mr. Terhune, as "Lullaby" of the
team of the Three Mosquiteers, cow-.
boy favorites all over the country, i
is being obtained for this personal j
appearance throy^h special arrangements
between Mr. Henn and the of-;
ficials of Republic pictures.
This is the first time, that can be j
recalled, that a moving picture star t
has made a public appearance in
Murphy, and children should get a
special kick out of meeting this happy-fo-lucky
character.
The Three Mesquiteers* latest picture.
"Three Texas Steers", will be
shown at the theater that day.
Local Store Begins
Advertising Campaign
An extensive summer grocery
advertising campaign is being started
by the Murphy Supply company this
week.
Mr. Noah Lovingood, owner of the
store, announces new low prices in
groceries will prevail during the bargain
days.
A large ad appears in this issue of
the Scout. Housewives who wish to
save on their grocery bill should turn
to it and note the low prices in effect
at the popular local store. ?
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5c COPY? $1.50 PER YEAR
tained
irphy
e With Other
oard Meets
the Town of Murphy. sa'ui Thursday
bring filed in I niled Slates district
ic ownership <?( tin- local power disphy.
stem to the Southern s Power
>1 the contract until it could < h-ar itoulil
take it over.
fire of George II. \\ right Wednesday
of New \ ork. owner oi the Southern
r. and Mayor J. I>. Gray, oi Murphy .
The town is now free to dispose of
the distribution system in any way
they care to. or continue to operate
i> if they prefer. The town took over
the system as of June 1. The first of
a series of town board meetings to
discuss the disposition 'of the system
was held Thursday night.
The Southern States Power company
filed a pleading in United
Suites district, court and a decree
cancelling the contract with the town
of Murphy was signed by Judge K.
V. Webb at Shelby, last Saturday.
The local power distribution system
was sold to the Southern States
Power company in 1921 for $200,000.
The power company extended the
power lines from the town of Murphy
to sections of Clay county, to Shooting
Creek and to the Peachtree section
of Cherokee county.
In taking over the distribution system,
the town also assumes $07,000
in outstanding bonds. The town receives
also all of the extended power
line rights and all of the company's
holdings here.
TVA, which is building its $22,000,000
dam on the lliawassee river 10
miles below here, hits agreed to let
the town use the Southern States
Power company plant on Notla river
which the TVA acquired recently
through condemnation proceedings.
The niuilt will he rendered ik.'I.ss: h-j
water barked up by lliwassee Dam
upon completion of the project.
The Southern Suites Power company
has been using: power from the
Xantahaiu power and Light company
which serves Andrews on occasions,
and they have a contract in effect
with the Xantahaiu company until
June 22. It is believed that some disposition
of the local power situation
shall have been made by that time.
Mr. Christopher said Mr. Powelson
had agreed to let the town use
the power-generating equipment at
the Notla dam until lie found a sale
for the equipment. He said he would
give the town 60 days notice.
Both TV A and the Nantahala Power
and Light company have shown a
desire to obtain the Murphy and adjoining
territory power lines. Rati s
from both organizations have been
filed at the town office.
The Southern States Pow< t company
was recently awarded Si,800,000
for 12,07.1 acres of land l- ho
flooded 1 y Iliwas-a-e dam.
"SUMMER" COMES
AS TEMPERATURE
GOES OVER NINETY
With Old Sol bearing down at a
temperature well over 90 degrees
here on Wednesday, local citizens
fanned brows and resigned them
selves to tne tact that they were in
for four months of shirt-sleeve
\\ eather.
Also on Wednesday the first thunder
and lightning storms of the year
were observed.
Listed below are maximum and
minimum temperatures and rainfah
for the past week compared with
similar data for last year.
TEMPERATURES
1939 1938
Junel 83 65 70 56
2 85 63 63 59
3 87 62 70 55
4 89 63 81 61
5 81 62 78 51
6 92 63 83 52
7 90 64 87 55
RAINFALL INCHES 1939 1938
[Total since June 1 0.30 0.71
I Total since January 1 28.89 28.91