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Scout Photo>Davia PUBLIC HOUSING PROJECT 55* COMPLETE Several of the 36 units now under cons true tion on Hiwassee Street in Murphy, are shown in their various stages of completion. utlets In the absence of the regular author of "Scoutlets", several persons have joined in to contribute to the column this week. In all honesty, however. Jack Owens is the only man on the Scout staff able to collect the happenings in Murphy of an odd or unusual nature each week. Part of this week's column is devoted to some of the more unusual items Included in past "Scoutlets". J Cherokee County Repub lican Woman's Club will meet Thursday night at 7j30 at the Family Restaurant. J According to a news re lease we received this week some of the world's finest collections of coins, repre senting several fortunes, will be on display at the annual Blue Ridge Numismatic As sociation Convention in the City Auditorium in Asheville July 29 through August 1. Auction sales will be con ducted and coin experts will be on hand to explain the ex hibits and to appraise coins for non-collectors. J April 23. 1964: Street Scene: Murphy Police Chief driving his personal car down town Tuesday afternoon with a parking ticket stuck under the windshield wiper. (Scoutlet can report no visable change from status quo.) J April 16, 1964: The heavy rains this month have lakes full ahead of schedule in WNC ?nd Hi was see is rising fast. First spring action at boat docks will probably get rol ling this weekend if the weather holds. (Scoutlet notes that the last boat dock was washed away during this past week's rain.) J March 26, 1964: The weather report for Sunday calls for scattered showers and if the forecasters are right, the Easter Parade will be washed out. (Scoutlet potes that to that prediction should have been added the Horse Show and July 4th Water Festival.) J February 27,1964: A Chapel Hill publication quoted a feller a? saying he didn't know whether to "roar for Moore," to be "on fire for Preyer", th?t Moore roared, Preyer bur?d, and everything was Jake with Lake.) J January 23, 1964: The best quip we heard during the "Stop Polio Sunday" was reported 'rota Andrews. An elderly man caihe In and a sweet young nurse handed him the little P*P*r with his sugar cube ?nd said. "Ju? chew it The gentleman looked at her in all seriousness and asked "The cup toor (Scoutto * ,*r*M that It's a good thine the Jayceee didn't use glass October a. 1963, Fans at Andrawa ? Robblnsville foot h?U game there Friday night were shell -shocked from fire crackers exploOiw around the lmt obsennee that some folks ????)l"'b,gbw*ou,of j Housing Project Is 55 % Complete MURPHY - Murphy's half million dollar Federal Housing Project which was begun in November, 1963, is now 55<9complete. When the contracts for con struction on this job were awarded in October, members of the Murphy Housing Authority stated that this is the largest contract ever signed in the history of Murphy .The total construction cost if )626. 813.00. At the peak of construc tion, 100 men will be employed constructing 40 apartment units. The 40 units are scheduled to be completed by January 31, 1966. Completion was originally scheduled for August, 1964, but due to un favorable weather conditions in the spring of this year, con struction has been delayed. Murphy Housing Authority has announced that the pro cessing of applications for the apartments will begin on October 15, 1964. Details concerning the applications for apartment space will be released by the Murphy Housing Authority and published by The Scout at a later date. Scout Plans 75th Anniversary Edition Soon MURPHY - The Cherokee Scout, which began weekly Publication in July. 1889, will celebrate it's 75th Anniver sary this month and Scout Publisher. jack T. Owens, has announced plans to publish a special anniversary issue commemorating the event. The edition will feature pho tographed pages (of special interest to readers) from ?WSS ^"8 *?<* to the murphy CALENDAR THURSDAY. JULY 23 3j30 ;,!*? The MurPhy Garden Club will meet at the home of Mrs. P*ul Hill with Mrs. s. C. Burgess a s joint hostess. No30 in Mun>hy No, 10 OES to meet In the Masonic Hall Commission on cm.00 " Flrst Methodlst SUNDAY. JULY 26 11 A.M S5rvlc?s ? the following churches. First Baptist, Free Methodist, First Methodist ?ad Presbyterian and Epis p?^ gut* Messiah.; 8 y M. Union services of Pre sbyterian and Methodist at Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Clark Benson as speaker. Services at First Baptist Chwch and Free Methodist. MONDAY, JULY 27 6,30 p.M. Women of the Preabv 1 P^c Mnvlf * Mr-*nd Mrs. Uoyd Black.; Wesleyan Ser vice Guild to have family plc SurS. ^ *"* Mahodlst P IUEIS^T' JULY * P.M. Lottie Moon and *?" Church to have joint meet the home of Mrs. Lloyd Hendrlx at Peachtree. rnfw Uon# aut> to meet in recreation hall oi JV1'" Church 7 P. M. Junior 2 GA't to ?"?? M home of Miss DUne Kaylor. ;? SSI 3ST,i P?M. Mid weili services it Pt^byterUn cESTt* Hour of power First SET***' ??o? p. m. . Nfcearaal at presby terlan Church, 8i30 Km. OWr Firat Baptist Firms and individuals con tacted about the special edi tion have been highly enthusi astic concerning the proposed project. In publishing the edition, the Scout expects to trace not only the histories of the local firms and industries, but also to emphasize the history of Murphy and Cherokee County. The Scout has been unable to determine the exact date of the first issue and will, therefore, publish die special edition after July 31, 1964. Anyone who has old photo graphs, historical sketches, or other articles of historical interest and who would like to have those items included in the Anniversary Issue, is re quested to bring them by the Scout Office before Friday, July 31. The Scout needs issues pub lished before 1924 and par ticularly issues published be fore 1900. All such items will be returned to the owner n?n request after die issue is Published. 15 Boys Attend Simmer Camp In Gvatersville, Ala. MURPHY - Fifteen boys from Cherokee and Clay Counties are attending a two week camp sponsored by The Cherokee Scout and Clay County Progress. Camp Ney-A-Ti, near Gun tersvtlle, Ala., on the Tenn essee River, is owned and operated by a group of sou thern newspapers. The Scout has sent boys from this area to this camp for a number of years. Last year twenty-one boys attended the camp. This year the number was fifteen. The boys left Murphy at 8:00 a.m. Monday, July 20, and will return Sunday, August 2. Boys come from almost every state in the southeast when Camp Ney-A-Ti opens in June. A typical day at die camp begins early by Lake Guntersville. A salute to the flag opens the day's activities. Nestled on the side of a mountain in a forest with many winding trails, the camp nat urally leads the youngsters to nature. During the two week camp, each camper has an opportunity to try his hand at handicrafts. Boys are singled out for their excellence in crafts. At Camp Ney-A-Ti they play basketball, baseball, bad minton, miniature golf, shuffle board, and horseshoes. All competitive games are under the supervision of one of the counselors or the camp director, Coach Clemon K. Gant, head basketball coach at Ringgold, Ga., High School, Camp Ney-A-Ti is an Indian name meaning "Camp By The Lake", and water sports place high (Hi the list of activities for the campers. Whether it is fishing, swimming or boat ing, the never ending task ol teaching goes on. Campers art taught to swim, get instruc tions in diving, life saving, and first aid. Area boys attending camp this summer are Cary Brack ens, Larry Chambers, and Rex Smart, all of Hayes vtlle; Dennis Stevens, Randy Thompson, Steve Wells Grover Smith, Chris Schuyler, David Gill, Tommy Gill, Jackie Pope, Eddie Radford, W. C. Stalcup, Jr., Ronnie Car ringer, and Denny Smith, all of Murphy. REMEMBER : THE BLOOO vou GET MAY BE Your OWN i The Bloodmobile Will Be In Murphy Monday, July 27, from 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Murphy Power Board Building. ^ ^ Scout Photo-Davis SCRAMBLED EGGS, ANYONE? Scrambled eggs was the order of the day on Monday, July ( 20, when a tractor-trailer rig overturned on Highway 64 east of Murphy, and landed in the Hiwassee River. The rig was finally pulled out of the river on the afternoon of July 21. i Murphy & Cherokee County Schools To Open August 26 MURPHY - The Murphy and Cherokee County Schools will Portrait Of Judge Mdwain Presented To Cleveland Co. SHELBY, N. C.- A portrait of the late Superior court Judge Peyton McSwain was presented to the county in courthouse ceremonies Mon day. July 20. The portrait will hang in the courtroom. The portrait, painted by Lee Settlemyre of Rock Hill, S.C., was given by his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gilbert and their children, Pete and Henry Gilbert. Mrs. Gilbert is the judge's daughter. Holland McSwain, Superin tendent of Murphy City Schools, a brother of Judge McSwain, attended the cere monies. Attorney A. A. Powell of Shelby, long-time friend of McSwain' s, made the presen tation speech. In 1921 Peyton McSwain be American Legion tmenams Dedamation Contest Boys MURPHT - Joe Miller El klns Post 96, The American Legion entertained parti cipants of the Murphy High School Declamation Contest with a dinner at Duke's Lo<ge Monday evening. Approxi mately twenty members an - l l enaeo. Mvrpky Civitoas To Sponsor Sqvaro Douce MURPHT- The Murphy a v ltan club la iponaoring a Square Dance Friday, July 24, at 81OO p.m. in the Rock Gym. Music will be furnished by the Glen Ellis and James Evans Band. A spokesman for the Club aaid this is to be an "old time square dance, with fid dle playing and banjo picking." Admlaslon la 60* for all with proceeds going to the Civitan dub. The Declamation Contest Is sponsored annually by the Post and the boys look forward each year to the dinner given In appreciation of their efforts. Special appreciation was given to Joe E. Ray who has charge of this project each year, and also to Morris L. Newton and Reverend David Rofcb who coached the boys and helped than with the prepara tion of their speeches. Commander Homer Ricks presided as Master of Cere monies and special entertain ment was provided by Jan Davidson and Knox Singleton on the banjo and guitar with David Penland helping with the vocals, and gray singing Commander Ricks also an nounced the opening of ??* 1964-66 campaign drive requesting (hat aU member ships be turned in as soon as possible. Dues may be paid to any member of the post or to Commander Homer Ricks, Joe Rsy, John Davidson or Hugh Penland. came a member of the North Carolina legislature; in 1931, he became a member of the State Senate: at the 1928 De mocratic convention, he served as a presidential elec tor; and served as Cleveland County attorney from 1932 to 1940. In 1948 McSwain was appoin ted to the Superior Court bench by Gov. Gregg Cherry and in 19S3 was appointed a special Superior Court Judge by Gov. William Umstead. Prior to his death on July 18, I955,1ie was appointed re sident judge of this judicial district but declined the appointment because of his health. Attorney Joe Mull, presi dent of the Cleveland County Bar Association, was master of ceremonies and introduced guests who included Mrs. Mc Swain, the Gilberts, and the late judge's brothers, Broadus Mc Swain and Holland Mc Swain. Friends of the judge and his family filled the courtroom for the proceedings. Joycees Announce Membership Drive MURPHY - Helton Car michael. Internal Vice-Presi dent of the Murphy Junior Chamber of Commerce, an nounced at the regular Tuesday night meeting, July 21, that the Jaycee* have begun a general membership drive. Membership in the Jaycees is restricted to young men who are 21 to 36 years of age. Inclusive. The local club, organised some eight months ago, has already undertaken and com pleted two major projects, a mass polio immunisation drlVe using Sab In Vaccine and a Fourth of July water festival on Lake Hlwassee. Anyone interested in join ing the Jayoees can contact Jaycee cartnlchael or Jaycee BIB Christy, president of the local club. open for the 1964-65 term Wednesday, August 26. The first day will be a half day with the first full day of the school year beginning Thursday, August 27. Teachers for both the county and city units will report on Monday, August 24. A complete listing of faculty members will be published later. According to Cherokee County Board of Education, buses will begin their regular runs on Wednesday, August 26. Students will receive their textbooks and class assign ments on Wednesday. James R. Nelson will again be the County School Super visor for Cherokee County jointly with Clay County. 3 WNC Counties May Be Designated Disaster Areas WASHINGTON - Congress man Roy A. Taylor has called upon Agriculture Secretary Orvllle Freeman to designate three drought-stricken Wes tern North Carolina counties as disaster areas. Rep. Taylor wired Secre tary Freeman that almost no rainfall this spring has pro duced "extreme drought con ditions" in Cherokee, Clay and Macon Counties. Designation of the three counties as disaster areas would entitle farmers to cer Donald Ramsey Attens Clerk's Annual Conference MURPHY- Donald W. Ram sey. Clerk of Superior Court here, attended the 46th annual conference Association of Clerks of Superior Court held at the Blockade Runner Motor Motel at Wrlghtsville Beach, July 1, through 4th. Meetings were held each day and speakers were as follows: Lawrence Ross, Mayor of Wrlghtsville, save the wel coming remarks! "Progress of Court Reorganization^' by Senator Lindsay c. Warren Friday evening and master of ceremonies was Wayne C. Simpson. Speaker was E. P. Blair, Superintendent .Farm Life Schools, Craven County. The meeting was closed on Saturday morning. Mr. Ramsey was accomp anied by his wife and family and Mr. and Mrs. Homer Ricks. They all returned home on Sunday. 4 BloodmobUe Coming Monday MURPHY - Cherokee Co. residents will again be given the chance to donate blood when the Red Cross Blood mobile comes to Murphy Mon day, July 27. The Blood mobile headquarters will be in the Murphy Power Board Building and will be open from 1:00 p.m. to 6;00 p.m. A local Red Cross official has stated that 100 pints of blood are needed to help keep the blood program here. The decision to remain open until 6:00 p.m. was made so that people who are employed until 5:00 will still be given a chance to donate. The Bloodmobile will be in Andrews at the Town Hall on Thursday, July 30, and will be open at the usual time. Remember, if only one per son from a family gives blood, his entire family will be cov ered under the Red Cross Blood Program for the entire year. Svspicions ConfirMed MURPHY - Chicken Pox: "An acute, contagious disease of CHILDHOOD . . To all of those folks who claim, in recent months, to have detected symptoms of approaching second chilAood in the Editor and Publisher of The Cherokee Scout, word circulating around town has confirmed the suspicions ? Jack has come down with the above mentioned childhood di sease. According to our reports. Jack was the last of the Owens children to catch chicken pox. We only hope for the sake of the Scout that mumps and measles have already passed through the Owens household. Seriously, Jack is in misery and was admitted to Provi dence Hospital Tuesday even ing, July 31. All of us here at the Scout Office and his friends in town wish for him a speedy recovery. tain benefits, depending upon the seriousness of the local situation, Taylor said. In extreme drought areas, farmers are allowed to graze cattle on lands reserved to federal soil banks. In less stricken regions, farmers are entitled to three percent fed eral loans if similar assis tance is unavailable from local lending sources. Girl Scovt Day Camp Termed Success MURPHY - Girl Scout offi cials, Mrs. Elizabeth Alley and Mrs. Sarah Davis, termed the first Murphy Girl Scout Day Camp a success when camps ended Saturday, July 18. Utilizing the property do nated to the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts by the late E. C. Moore, approximately 40 local girls spent the week learning the rudiments of out door living. The Scouts were given in struction in compass reading, outdoor cookery, knot tying, and other crafts essential to camp life. Despite torrential rains which frequently threatened to Dockery Awarded Defense Fellowship AUBURN, ALA. * Carl D. Dockery of Murphy hat bean awarded a National Defense Graduate Fellowship for study toward the doctoral degree at Auburn University, Auburn. The 3 on of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest C. Dockery of Route a. Murphy, carl has done graduate work in English at Auburn for the past year. inundate the camp sites, the highlight of the week for local Scouts was an overnight stay on Thursday night. The Scouts, from Juniors to Seniors, were required to plan and prepare their even ing and morning meals on the overnight stay. It is generally felt by local Scout officials that the Day Camp demonstrated that the Moore property is a valuable asset to the Scouting program In the Murphy area, and that greater use will be made of the property in die future. WEATHER Date High Low Prec. IS 83 64 L46 It 83 60 0 18 84 60 0.4S 19 83 63 0 20 84 64 0J1 21 76 66 0.68 23 86 62 0.? FORECAST - Thurs, Frt. 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