BIGGEST SCOUT EVER!
Old Market Days Gets Underway Today, May 14
3 BIG DAYS
Thursday, Friday &
Saturday
May 14, 15 & 16
MURPHY- The Retail Mer
chants of Murphy will begin
their Old Market Days Side
walk Sale Thursday(today),
May 14, through Saturday, May
16.
This is an annual event in
Murphy and merchants will be
displaying merchandise on the
sidewalk for shopping conven
ience, with all merchandise
inside the stores on Saturday.
The merchants whose ads
appear in this edition of the
Scout have slashed their
prices for this Bargain Days
Sale, and are expecting this
to be the biggest Old Mark
et Days promotion yet.
Biggest Scout Ever!
This week's edition of the
Cherokee Scout is the largest
in the 74-year history of the
newspaper.
Due to the volume 01 ta
verns ing of the Old Market
Days Sales ,18 p*ges(Urgest
ever) with a circulation of
over 10,000 were printed.
News that was left out this
week will be in next week's
Scout.
The
and Clay County Progress
Volume 74 ? Number 42 ?
Murphy, North Corollno, Thursdoy, I May U, 1964
18 Paget This Week
Pl.kl l W**klv SECOND C I- ASS POSTAOt PAID
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Scout Pholo Davis
MR. BLAINE DONLEY is shown in Providence Hospital
after being run over by a fox hound he once owned.
Fox Hunter's Back Broken
By Onrushing Fox Hound
By R.A. Potter
LIBERTY -Sally, a 23-mon
th old white, black, and tan
fox hound learned her lesson
? of fox-pursuit so well that her
former owner, and trainer,
Blaine Donley of Liberty, is
at Providence Hospital with
' a broken vertebra.
The Peachtree Rural Dev
elopment Club will sponsor
a musical program on Fri
day evening, May 15, at 8:00
p.m. at Peachtree School.
The Lonesome Travelers and
the Peachtree Ramblers will
furnish music, cake waltzes
will be another feature. Ad
mission will be 25$ and 50$.
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The Providence Hospital
will hold open house Sunday,
May 17, from 2 to 4 p.m.
Refreshments will be served.
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The Rev. J. Y. Perryjr.,
executive secretary of the
diocese of North Carolina will
visit and preach at the three
churches in Murphy and Hay
es ville Saturday and Sunday.
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Kindergarten and Vacation
School will begin at the Cath
olic Mission in Texana on
June 25. For further inform
ation you can contact Miss
Cress at the Catholic Miss
ion in Texana.
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Unaka Community Develo
pment Club is sponsoring a
pe supper Saturday night,
May 16, at 7;30 p.m., at Un
aka.
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Johnny Auberry of Hayes
ville now holds the Scout re
cord for the largest bass
caught in area lakes. His
catch weighed 9 lbs., 4 ozs.
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We noticed in the Asheville
Citizen that Harry Baglev,
author of the Scout's Cuz s
Corner, was listed as Chero
kee County Democratic Chair
man. Cuz says 'tain't so'. It
should have been Harry Bis
hop.
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The State Magazine r jrried
an article on the Murphy Food
Market and a coon dog story
by CM, Harry Bagley.
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Gorgarama Rock Swap's for
1964 sponsored by Tri-State
Rockhound Club of Brasstown
will be held Saturday and Sun
day, May 16 and IT.
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For the hardluck fisherman
there is a new patented and
tested transistorized Fish
Call on the market. This does
not give you unfair advantage
of the fish any more than a
duck call gives a poor shot
any advantage. The gadget
sells for $12.95 andtheScout
let Editor is sending for a
sample to try it out.
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The title for the column,
'Scoutlets', is not original, we
admit. But It did come from
our own paper. The column
first appeared In a 1903 edi
tion of the Cherokee Scout,
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Spear fishing seems to be
the fad these days in the back
water of Lake Hiwassee. Be
sure you get a spear fishing
license or Jefferles will get
you.
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Chief of Police Blaine Stal
cup had people in town running
out of stores to see what was
ablaae Friday morning. Chief
Stalcup was treating the kin
dergarten kids to an annual
ride on the Murphy Fire Truck
with the siren on.
The accident occurred
around midnight Friday May
8 , when Mr. Donley and sever
al friends were hunting in the
Bear Paw section near Lake
Hiwassee.
When the other dogs got the
scent of a fox, Sally joined
with them in the chase, and
in a pell-mell pursuit in the
darkness ran without seeing,
into her former owner, who
was kneeling down at the time.
Coming down-grade at a speed
of easily 35 miles per-hour,
Sally, who weighs about 25
pounds, struck Donley with
such force, a vertebra was
cracked.
Sally, who is now owned by
O.C. Payne, also on the hunt,
whirled around a few times
and took up the chase.
Mr. Donley thought he was
only bruised but found he was
unable to walk. F riends wanted
to bring him in to the hospital
but he insisted he would be
all right, hence they took him
to the camp and he toughed
it out throught the night.
After the injury continued
to give him trouble, he came
to the hospital Monday, May
10, where the brokei vertebra
was discovered , ind Mr.
Donley was put in traction.
Others on the hunt besides
Donley and Payne were J.W.
Donley; a brother, Paul Nave,
and Sylva Gaddis.
The fox-hound breeder, who
formerly had a store at
Liberty destroyed by fire a
little more than a year ago,
will probably be hospitalized
for several days.
Brumby Picked Democratic
Candidate For Representative
MRS. MARY FAYE BRUMBY
MURPHY? Mrs. Mary Faye
Brumby was picked as the
Democratic candidate for the
State House of Repre
sentatives during the party's
county convention here Satur
day, May 9 in the County
Courthouse.
Mrs. Brumby won over C.
L. Alverson by 62 to l'" ?"ith
all seventeen precincts rep? e
sented.
"I would like to than the
many wonderful people who
helped me during this cam
paign. If elected in November
1 will serve all the people
of Cherokee County to the best
of my ability," Mrs. Brumby
said.
Also selected were can- I
dictates for the County Board I
Of Education's two vacancies: I
Noah Hembree and Dr Charles
Van Gorder. Mrs. Robert j
Weaver, vice-chairman, pre
sided in the absence of the I
party's chairman, Harry F
Bishop.
Clay County
HAYESVILLE-Clay County
Democrat's reelected Vernon
F. Martin, chairman of the
executive committee. Mrs.
Gilbert Bradshaw was named
vice-chairman of the county
party and James Nelson, se
cretary-treasurer.
Six delegates were named
to the State Democratic Con
vention and seven members
to the solicitorial, judicial
and congressional commit
tees.
American Legion
Elects New Officers
HOMER W. RICKS
Election of officers was held
last Monday evening by Joe
Miller Elkins Post 96, The
American Legion, Murphy,
North Carolina.
Mr. Homer W. Ricks was
elected Commander. Comm
Immediate Study
Of Enlarging
Andrews Hospital
ANDREWS- -The Executive
Committee of the Board of
Trustees of District Memorial
Hospital of Southwestern
North Carolina at its Monthly
meeting Friday was told that
the hospital census has in
creased so greatly that fre
quently it is found difficult
to find accommodations for
those applying for entrance.
The Executive Committee
decided to begin a study Im
mediately of ways and means
of enlarging the hospital. It
was felt that the present
facilities should be doubled in
order to take care of the
increasing demand on the hos
pital.
Last year twenty-two acres
of land adjoining the present
hospital site was purchased
with the view that in time the
hospital would have to be en
larged, and as a result of this,
land for expansion is noprob
lem.
The Cherokee County Health
Center, being constructed on
hospital property, is nearing
completion and this facility
will be not only valuable from
a local health standpoint, but
will be used as the Crippled
Children's Clinic for the
three-county area ? Chero
kee, Clay and Graham ? in
stead of rooms now being used
over the Citizens Bank and
Trust Company. The hospital
parking area is being enlarged
to join the Health Center park
ing area to make one large
parking area that will be used
jointly.
It is said that the demand
for increased facilities is par
ticularly urgent in wards and
private rooms with bath.
ander Ricks is a veteran of
World War I having served
with the U. S. Navy. During
his war-time service he was
stationed aboard the battle
ship USS Mississippi and was
honorably discharged May 15,
1921. Mr. Ricks has been
interested in veterans affairs
and The American Legion
since his discharge from rer
vice. He is married to the
former Miss Florence Payne
and they have three children;
Mrs. Don Ramsey of Murphy,
Mrs. Clyde Wilson of Ft.
Worth, Texas and Mr. Wade
P. Ricks of Ft. Worth, Tex
as.
Commander Ricks has long
been interested and active in
church and civic affairs. He
is a member of the First
Baptist Church, Murphy, and
at one time was a member of
the Akron Baptist Temple
Choir, Akron, Ohio. He has
also served as Chairman of
the American Red Cross drive
and has also assisted with
Boy Scout and Cancer drives.
Other Post Officers elected
were John Jordan, First Vice
Commander; George Walsh,
Second Vice Commander;
Hugh Penland, Finance Offi
cer; John A. Davidson, Ad
jutant; Rev. Fred Stiles, Chap
lain; A. J. Martin, Historian.
Regular Post meetings are
held at the Elementary School
' Library every first Monday
ovonino at 7:00 P. M.
Hunting Regulations
To Be Explained
STLVA- J. J. Jefferies of
Murphy, Wildlife Protector
for Cherokee County, reports
that the Wildlife Resource
Commission will hold a
public hearing at 7:30 p.m.
in the courthouse at Sylva,
N. C. on Tuesday, May 19,
to explain the proposed hunting
regulations for the 1964-65
hunting season.
Jefferies said that very few
changes have been proposed
and urged all hunters, land
owners, and other interested
parties to exercise their pri
vilege by attending the hearing
to hear the regulations dis
cussed, as well as to express
their own opinions tothepublic
and the Wildlife Resource
Commission.
KIDS RIDE NEW FIRE TRUCK* Methodist Kindergarten class of Murphy were treated to
a ride on Murphy's new fire truck Friday, May 8, by Chief of Police Blaine sulci*. The class
was taken on a ride through town and by the Scout office for a photo to be made. This is an
annual event for members of Mrs. Kate Evan's class.
Scout Phot# Davit
THE MURPHY BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB heldits sixth annual birthday
party in the Carolina Room of the Regal Hotel Monday night, May 11. Mrs. Irene McClure,
past district director (far right) installed the following new officers: (L-R) Mrs. Sara Pattion,
president; Mrs. Carrie Davis, 1st vice president; Miss Clara McCombs, 2nd vice president
Mrs. Joyce Nunnelley, recording secretary; Mrs. Bonnie Kimsey, treasurer; Mrs. Irene
Mills, corresponding secretary; and Mrs. McClure.
Scout Ph?t? Davis
A CHORAL READING entitled "It's Up To You" was given by Troops 241, 211, 214, 204 at
their Court of Awards Ceremony Thursday, May 7 at the Murphy First Baptist Church.
Hiawassee Neighborhood Girl Scout
Court Of Awards Ceremony Held Here
MURPHY ' A largecrowdat
tended the Hiawassee Neigh
borhood Girl Scout Court of
Awards ceremony on Thurs
day evening, May 7 at the First
Baptist Church in Murphy,
under the direction of Mrs.
Merle Davis, Neighborhood
chairman.
Following the invocation,
given by the Rev. Wm. J.
Thompson, a welcome was ex
tended by Mrs. Helen McElyea
Executive Director of the Pis -
gah Council.
The newly orgainized troops
of the area are: Cadette troop
#240, led by Mrs. Horace Kent
and Mrs. Grace Hall, and
J unior troop # 242 led by Mrs.
Katherine Mills and Mrs.
Dalrymple of White Church:
Junior troop #244 of Texana
and their leaders Mr. Grace
Mauldine and Miss Emma
Cline; Cadette troop #246, led
by Mrs. Albert Payne and
Mrs. Willis Ledford, and the
Junior troop #245, ledbyMrs.
Geo. White and Mrs. Carol
Baker of Hiwassee Dam; and
fjom Unaka, Junior troop
#'/43 with their leaders, Mrs.
Pinckney Orr and Mrs. Inez
McMillian.
The service team was com
mended for their excellent
work: especially, Mrs. Dotsy
Carringer, Troop Organizer;
Mrs. Ruth Sprung, Troop Con
sultant; and Mrs. Eva Wood
for her hours of work bring
ing Girl Scouting to Andrews.
The Andrews troops were
planning their own court of
?wards, and therefore were
not included in this ceremony.
The Junior troop of the Peach
tree section, which Is led by
Mrs. Pete McKeon will also
have their own Court of
Awards.
Denette Hubbard and Janet
Hamilton were presented 100
club pins for each selling over
Decoration Service
Time Changes
Friendship Baptist Church
Decoration Services at Suit,
N. C., will begin at 9iS0 a.m.
Sunday, May 17. There will
be special singing and fueet
speakers.
100 boxes of Girl Scout cookies
during the 1963 cooky sale,
directed this year by Mrs.
Ruth English.
Twenty happy Brownie
Scouts flew up from Brownie
troop #241, after a most suc
cessful year unaer the leader
ship of Mrs. Hermann
Edwards and Mrs. W. A.
Singleton. Upon receiving her
wings from Mrs. Edwards,
each Brownie was escorted
over the bridge by a Junior
scout and welcomed into the
Junior troop 211 by Mrs.
Marguerite Newton, Mrs.
Breece Breland, and Mrs. Sue
Hubbard, leaders of 211.
The length list of profici
ency badges presented to the
Junior and Cadette scouts
proves how hard and diligently
the girls have worked this
year. Over 50 badges were
awarded by Mrs. Newton to
the Juniors, and Mrs. Larry
Black presented 84 badges to
the 21 cadette scouts of Troop
214. The many achievements
of the Senior patrol of troop
#214 were cited by their leader
Mrs. Sprung, and six members
of the Senior troop #204 re
ceived program aide bars for
their hours of work assisting
troops this year, under the
direction of Mrs. W. T. Brown,
Jr.
A choral reading entitled
"ITS UP TO YOU, given by
troops 241, 211, 214, and 204
was followed by a rededication
ceremony. Over 200 Girl
Scouts and leaders assembled
behind a candlelit trefoil to
reaffirm their Girl Scout
Promise, closing one year of
Scouting, but only to be able
to begin a new.
Andrews Man Named
Secretary- Treasurer
Nantahala 25- Club
FRANKLIN? Walt D. Brown
manager of Nantahala Power
and Light Company's Andrews
office, was elected as Secre
rary-Treasurer of the com
pany" s 25 Y ear Club at a dinner
meeting Tuesday night, May
5, at The Normandie Re
staurant in Franklin.
The club is composed of
members who have completed
25 years of continuous service
whith the company.
Mr. Brown became a
member of the Nantahala 25
Year Club May 21, 1963.
Fred L. Grant of Franklin,
a line foreman for Nantahala,
was elected president of the
club, and B. L. McClamery
of Franklin, manager of the
power company's Retail De
partment, was elected as vice
president of the club.
The new officers will serve
for a one year term beginning
July L
Nantahala Power and Light
Company's president, John M.
archer, Jr., presented abrief
report at the meeting on the
company's activities for the
year.
Nantahala's 25 Year Club
currently has 12 members.
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