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8AUTOWN, N. C. IS HERE, t ! DEDICATED TO PROMOTING CHEROKEE COUNTY VOLUME M NT7MBEK ? 8 THt HHDAY, SET. IS, 1M? EIGHT PAGES THIS WE Elf * DRIVE SAFELY WATCH FOR SCHOOL CHILDREN ' ? PUBLISHED WEEKLY Marpky Is Sale Towa This Week Hundreds are taking advantage of the many values merchants are offering. This Is an opportunity to save. Miss Wheeler Agrees Cherokee County Really Grows On One "During the short time I have been In Cherokee County I have met many people, ao my first Impression bears out the comments I hare heard that Cherokee County is a place that 'grows on one'." Miss Thelma Wheeler, who became Home Demonstration Agent of Cherokee County September 1, makes this statement. She adds that me people here have been friendly and generous in their offers to help her become adjusted. Ifiss Wheeler says that efforts at pt-ussnt are focused on the County Fair which will be held next week. Miss Wheeler, a native Keatuck ian, attended High School in Ash. land, Ky., where she lived with . her family. After receiving her B. S. degree in Borne Kcanomics from the School of Home Economics, Bat. tie Creek College, Battle Creek, Michigan, Miss Wheeler did grad uate work at the University of Tennessee. Miss Wheeler taught Smith Hughes Economics, four years tn Paducah, Ky., and four years In Bluefield, W. Va. She left the teaching profession to become County Home Supervi sor with the Federal Service in1 the U. S. Department of Agricul ture. During her stay with the De partment of Agriculture, Miss tVheeler became District Home 8upervlaor and the State Home Management Specialist In the Farmers Home' Administration Since August, 1053, Miss Wheel er has been Home Demonstration Agent for Lawrence Oounty, Ky. Council Discusses City Dump Abuse The abuse of the city dump by some of the users was the main topic of discussion at the meeting of City Council at City Hall Mon day night, Sept. 10. Robert Weaver appeared before Council to protest the dumping of trash on the private property of his mother, Mrs. K. V. Weaver, which joins the property of the dump. Trash is also being dumped a long the roadside near the dump and is both unsanitary and un sightly. Because of abuse of the dump Council was forced to lock the property. Those who wish to use the dump may obtain a key at City Hall. The dumping of trash along' the roadside la a violation of the laws Cherokee Unit NCEA Holds First Meeting A call meeting in the school library Tuesday opened the offi cial year of the Cherokee County Unit of the North Carolina Equ ation Association. Mrs. J. W. Davidson, program committee chairman, reported that four regular meetings are plann ed for the school year. The first will be a dinner meet ing at Nantahala Inn In October, wig> Percy B. Fere bee, Democrat candidate for the North Carolina Legislature, as speaker^ Supt. H. Bueck, NCEA legislative chair man is in charge of the program. ' A Christmas dinner party will be held at Duke's Lodge In De cember. A program on profes-, slonal services will be held at the February, 1967, meeting when NCEA units from Cherokee County and Andrews will Join with the Murphy group for a dinner meet, ing in the Murphy School lunch, room. Mrs. T. A. Case is in charge of the April 4, 1957, meeting when the NCEA Centennial Celebration will be observed. General Hospital To Reopen By Corporation - Dr. T ay lor The following statement was pre sented to The Scout by P. V. Tay-i lor, Md., in regards to the Mur phy General Hospital. During the past few weeks I have had numerous inquiries regarding the status of the Murphy General Hoapital. The persona making such inquiries have indicated an inter terest in the hospital being operat ed aa an open hospital and have specifically asked the reason for > the hospital now being closed, and this statement is made by way of of explanation to Uie public con cerning same. A few days prior to December 23, 1955,. I was contacted by the Rev. Joseph Dean-on behalf of the Sisters of Providence regarding a possible Lease and Option to Pur chase by the Sisters of Providence of the Murphy General Hospital and the dwelling bouse on the lot adjoining same. After negotiations, an kgrenMBt was entered -Into by myself witli tte said Rev. Joseph Dean and the Sisters of Provi dence,' by the terms at which agree ment an outright sale was made to the Sisters of Providence of the dwelling house adjoining the Mur phy General JHwpital and deed therefor wit extuted on December 24, ltt(, and is recorded in Book 302. page lM.-Records of Cherokee County, North Carolina. On the same date and as a put f ?lh ?miniM with the the a ' and all the hospital equipment sit uated therein. This Lease and Op tion to Purchase is recorded in the office of the Register at Deeds for Cherokee County, North Carolina, In Book 302 on page 183. At the time of the negotations for the purchase of the dwelling house on the adjoining lot and the Lease and Option to Purchase of the Murphy General Hospital, the said Rev. Joseph Dean and the Sis ten of Providence indicated to me that it was their intention to pur chase the hospital and desired an option to purchase the same to gether with a Lease for a period of one year in order that during the term of such Lease renov ations and repairs might be made to the hospital building by the Leasees. Accordingly on the 24th day of December, I960 a Lease and Option to Purchase was ex cuted by me 10 the said Rev. Joseph Dean leasing said hos pital building and contents for a term at one year commencing Feb ruary 1, 1956, and ending February 1, 1957. This Lease agreement con tains an Option to Purchase the building and contents at any time during the term of said Lease for a purohase price agreed opon and recitals therein, after the execut ion of the Lease and Option to pur chase of th4 Murphy General floe pital to the Sister* at. Providence, on May J6, 1966. their intention to purchase the Murphy General Hospital under their option.) By letter dated July 12, 1956, from Mother Mare de la Salle, I was notified, that the Sis ters of Providence had decided not to purchase the Murphy General Hospital. Whereupon, I then re quested that they agree to cancel their Lease and Option to Pur chase and return the possession of the hospital to me in order that I might continue to operate same as an open hospital. Despite my request the Sisters of Providence have held on and and have t*4ate refused to cancel their Lease on the hospital and have allowed the hospital facilities of the Murphy General Hospital to be closed. The Sisters of Provi dence are now in control of both the Murphy General Hospital and the former Petrie Hospital. As soon as possession of the building can be bad it will be re opened as an open hospital. The lease held by the Sisters of Provi dence expires Feb. 1, 1907. Upon the expiration' of this lease or should the Sisters of Providence elect to cancel their lease and and deliver the poesearton of the hospital baek to me, or should cancellation there of bedecreed by the oourt it will be reopened by a corporation oei ed of leading citiwmj c f the of the State of North Carolina. Violators are subject to a $50 fine. The property adjoining the city dump is posted private property. Trespassers are subject to perse cution by the property owners. Councils also voted Monday night to purchase a 1957 Dodge Pick.up truck for general use for the town of Murphy. The contribution to the Murphy Library by the Council was in. creased from $175 to $200 per month. The purchase of additional equip, ment for the fire department was made by the Council. Fire extin guishers were bought for the Fire Chief's truck, for the Chief of Po. lice's car and for the fire truck. The next meeting of Council will be on Monday, October 8. Lions Clubs Join Efforts In The White Cane Drive The 1956 White One Drive in Cherokee County scheduled from Sept. 33 to Oct. 3 will be in charge of project chairmen of the Mur phy and Andrews Lions Clubs. Annual funds-raising campaign will be featured by community sales of lapel tabs and solicitation of memberships in the N. C. State Association for the Blind. The Two Cherokee County Lions Clubs will join in drive efforts with 33 other clubs with some 1,. 600 members in District 31-A comprising 12 western mountain counties. Drive Leaders are Harry Bishop, of Murphy and L. L. Love of Andrews. A Non-Profit -Organization, the State Blind Association works in cooperation with the State Blind Commission in assisting the blind and visually handicapped all over the state. "Safety, Security and Self Sup port for North Carolina's Blind" is White Cane Driver's objective, with all funds derived being used directly or indirectly for blind aid programs. There is no paid staff. State Blind Association fills in the gap between the services rendered by Lions Clubs and the State Blind Commission, making a total program unequal ed in the United States. Association sponsors are used for many purposes. Radios for blind persons and equipment for blind stand operators are pur. chased. Association sponsors education, al programs on Prevention of Blindness, pre-school Institutes for mothers of blind children, and pro vides eye surgery when other funds are not available. Other projects financed are: lng book machines used by the blind, White Cane walking sticks Transportation charges on all talk for all blind, furnishing of glasses, artificial eyes, provisions for cloth, lng, hearing aids, dental services and hospitalization. Hlwassee FHA Gleets Officers The Future Homemakers of America met Friday afternoon, September 7 in the home Econo mic? department of the New HI. wassee Dam School building'. The purpose of thia meeting was to elect officers for the new school year. Those' elected to office were: Barbara Ann Raper, president; Carolyn WHcoa, vice president; Lacille Hembree, secretary; JCar jorie Reece, treasurer. Mr. Nugent * Begins Ranger Duties Bunch A. Nugent, who succeeds Willam E. Howell as District For. est Ranger of the Tusquittee Dis trict, Nantahala National Forest, has arrived in Murphy to begin his new duties. For the past five years, Mr. Nugent has served as District Ranger on the Big Thicket Dis trict, Sam Houston National For. est In the piney woods of East Texas. While in Texas, Mr. Nugent and his wife, Treacy and. nine year old daughter, Treacy Ann, lived in Cleveland, Tex. Mr. Nugent has worked in the Southern Region of the U. S. For est Service In the Sumter Nation al Forest in South Carolina; the Tailed ega National Forest in Al abama; the TVA Unit of the U. S. Forest Service in West Tennes see. Mr. Nugent attended the Univer sity of Montana and the University of Idaho. Recruiting Booth Planned At Fair Navy Recruiting Station in Frtnklln will have a recruiting booth at the Cherokee County Fair. Chief Raymond E. Gaston will be on hand to answer all questions. There will also be a "Tell a Story Slide projector". Also, chief Margaret Martin (Wave) from the navy recruiting station in Columbia, S. C. will be present on Thursday and Friday to tnswer any questions on the WAVES. The public is Invited to visit the booth. Farmers To Exhibit; Prizes Net $400 The Cherokee County Fair will open next Monday and continue through Saturday night. The Fair is expected to draw a record number of exhibits as well as attendance. The premiums are ex pected to run between three and four thousand dollars . The exhibit hall will be open to receive exhibits Monday morning at 7 and all exhibits must be in place by 8 Monday night. Judging I of exhibits will begin Tuesday at 9 a. m. and the halls will be open to the public at 3 the same after, noon. The Nantahala District Dairy show will be held Tuesday begin ning at 9 :30 a. m. The Danish sys tem will be used. In past years this has drawn more interest and participation than any other live stock exhibit. Livestock owners are reminded that cattle must be tested at the Fairgrounds if they have not been tested previously. The Dairy Cattle Show will be at 8 P- m. Wednesday. Thursday at 10 a. m. swine will be judged. This year the Ham Project hogs will be exhibited by 4-H and FFA boys and girts. Each exhibit in this classification will receive a prize. Plans call for the poultry Judg ing to take place Thursday after. [ noon at %, Than Friday afternoon H. D. Council Meeting Called A Home Demonstration council meeting has been called for Fri day, September 14, at 1:30 p. m. in the home agents office, Mrs. F. Lochaby, county council presi dent, has announced. Immediately following this meet ing the superintendent .of the Women's Department for the Cherokee County Fair and their committees will meet to complete plana for their assignments in the fair. Mrs. Lochaby says that this meeting is an important one and that all members are urged to at tend. Andrews Lions To Hear Bryson Thad Bryson, solicitor of Bryson City, will be the guest speaker at the meeting of the Andrews Lions club Thursday night in the cafe teria of the new school at Marble. at 2 the 4-H poultry chain pullets (120 6 months old Rhode Island Reds) will be sold at public auc. tion. These will be actioned in lots of 12. The Beef Cattle Show will be Thursday evening 8. Thursday will be educational day at the Fair at which time all school children will be admitted free and the rides will be greatly reduced. Of special interest will be an exhibit from a result demonstra tion showing nematode ( a micros copic organism which causes root knot) control. Aromatic tobacco will be exhibited for the first time. Exhibits will be received in the following departments listed with the superintendent of each: Field Crops, Luther Dockery; Horticul ture, Clyde McNabb; Dairy Cat tle, A. B. Stalcup; Beef Cattle, W .D. Townaen; Poultry, JL G. Quinn; Flowers, Mrs. R W. Bas ley; Home Products, Mrs. Arthur Jones; Pantry Supplies, Mrs. Oran Witt;) House Furnishings, Mrs, Howard Martin; Clothing, Mrs. Tom Graham; Arts * Crafts, Mrs. Ben E. Warner. Most departments have a special division for 4-H entries. A variety of Education exhibits are expected from groups includ ing Home Demonstration Clubs, State Highway Safety Program, U. S. and State Forest Services, Soil Conservation, Lions Club Blind Booth, John C. Campbell Folk School, Tri-State Rockhound ers, Nantahala Regional Library, Clay and Cherokee County 4-H Clubs, FHA from both Hlwasaee Dam and Murphy School Units, Cherokee County Crafters and even tho Navy. Exhibits will be removed by noon Saturday. James H Drew shows will open the Midway Monday afternoon and furinsh good, clean entertain ment through Saturday night. No gypsies will accompany the show this year. Murphy Bulldogs Triumph Our Andrews Wildcats After several lean yean Mur phy's Bulldogs feasted sumptuous ly at the Fairgrounds Park last Friday night, albeit with one nerv ous eye on the clock lest the plate be snatched at the very last mo ment from under their nose. But they thrust back' the final surge of the Andrews Wildcats ? who had been threatening all through the closing quarter ? to win the an nual big-time classic between the | two ever-warm rivals, 7 to 6. i It was the Bulldog's fi^st vie. | tory over Andrews since the final game in 1953, they having played the Wildcats to two scoreless ties in 195S and goiag down.to defeat in both games last year as well as two the year before. Hundreds of decidedly partisan spectators lin. ed the sides of he field to see the struggle. Murphy's good showing, with an initial victory over the con ference champion at its year adds piquancy to the contest with 8ylva to be played this Friday night at the fairgrounds. reyberry circled right end eight yard for the score. He missed the try for extra point. In the second period the Bull dogs evened the matters and went ahead to stay. An onslaught which began in the first quarter and was 1 never stayed ended, by Odell crashing through four y&rda ft the touchdown at the north goa where Andrews had tallied not loq before. John Morris ran the extra point which meant the ball game. (Continued on back page) GJtehoJiee County tyolhl By Annettm Bunch I Working in a dime store present* many interesting and humorous situations, according to Mrs. AM Zimmerman, manager of th downstairs 8 and 10 store of Mur phy Supply <30. She has been work ing there for the past eleven ; The unique gadgets to be a dime More make lnte selling, plus the fact that she i people from all walks ef life. She and her husband, Abe one daughter, Kay, who Is They live at members at the: - : .n
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