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