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Miss Ellen Davis retrieved her God and Community Award during the morning worship services at the Murphy First Methodist Church. She is flanked by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Davis. Rev. Clark Benson is in the background. Miss Janet Hamilton was presented her Cod and Community Award during the Sunday morning worship services at the First Baptist Church. She is flanked by (I to r) Mrs. Larry Black who made the presentation. Rev. William J.Thompson and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hamilton. Davis, Hamilton Presented God And Community Awards Sunday, March 6 the girls of the Hiwassee neighborhood of the Pisgah Girl Scout Coun cil attended the local churches in full uniform to begin the annual observance of Girl Scout Sunday, and Girl Scout Week. At the First Methodist Church in Murphy, Miss Ellen Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Merle Davis, was prese nted the God and Community Award by Mrs. J. R. Sprung, leader of Senior Scout Troop #214. This is the first time this award has even been given to a Girl Scout in this neigh borhood. It recognizes the completion of a full year's T)his is Yjationaf Qiff Scout 1 {? II'L es e W.rci ants o fCUoL (bounty are boosters of (jir( Scouts and ^Jdonor them by Sponsoring his /V work. Ellen has worked clos ely with Rev. Clark Benson 011 Bible research, she has studies the history of the Me thodist denomination and ha^ compiled a history of the local church and a scrapbook, in addition to completing num erous service projects. Ellen, IS, has long been an active Girl Scout. She is an officer in the Methodist Youth Fell owship, plays the church or gan, and is a 10th grade honor student at Murphy High School. Mrs. Larry Black, pre sented the first God and Co mmunity award at the First Baptist Church to Miss Janet Hamilton, daughter of Mr. and Joe Hamilton. Janet, IS, is a 10th grade student at Murphy High School, is also a mem ber of Senior Scout Troop # 214. She has studied the his tory of the Baptist denomin ation, the local church and the Baptist educational instit utions under the guidance of Rev. William Thompson. Mr. Ralph McConnell assisted in her study of the Layman's role in the Church. Janet plays the piano and organ for several church groups and is an active member of the G. A.'s. National Girl Scout Week Marks 30 Year Cherokee County History This week is National Girl Scout week and Girl Scouting in Cherokee County has mar ched forward steadily for the past 30 years. Progressing from Lone Troop organization to membership in the small Nantahala Council to its pre sent status as one of the IT counties incorporated! in the large, efficient Pisgah Girl Scout Council, we are proud of our heritage and thankful to our founders. But more, we are looking forward to even greater opportunities and ad ventures for the girls of our area. In June, 1960, the three Ch erokee County troops became a part of Pisgah Girl Scout Council. That same summer the first Girl Scout Day Camp was held on theAlversonPor perty in Murphy - six of our girls attended Pisgah Camp iii Brevard and two of our Senior Scouts spent 3 weeks at the Girl Scout Roundup in Colorado Springs, Colorado. That fall, training courses and workshops were set up for Leaders, Troop Committee members and other interested adults. Girls and ther Leaders began to go troop camping. A strong Neighborhood Associ ation took shape to oversee troop activities and to bring informatin and help to the troops. Neighborhood Rallies, International, Festivals, Wild Flower Pilgrimages became a part of the Neighborhood program and on several occ asions busloads and carloads of our Girl Scouts commuted to events in other parts of the Councils jurisdiction. Each year, since 1960, our camping horizons have bro adened. More and more girls are attending established camp in Brevard, day camp ing, troop camping - three more girls have attended Girl Scout Roundups in Vermont and Idaho. This year a new dimension has been added - Primitive camping and the Roundarec, both to be held at Apple Tree Branch camp site near More events are being pla nned for the girls - Brownie Fun Days - Junior Craft Work Shops - Cadette Out of Doors-Day - and a Senior Day of Charm. Indoors or out oi doors - Girl Scouting offers fun - learning - adventure. So much activity, so many opportunities to broaden their interests can not help but attract more girls and adults. Today, we can boast of ten troops reaching almost 300 girls in Murphy, Andrews, Hiwassee Dam, Texana and Peachtree. And we are still growing. Know Your Troops Senior Troop #214 is com posed of seventeen sophom ores, juniors and seniors from Murphy High School under the leadership of Mrs. J. R. Sprung. Some of these girls have been in Girl Scouts since Brownie days - others have joined the troop in just the past year or two and the mem bership remains open to any girl in Senior High School whe ther or not she has ever beer a Scout before. The troop feels a keen res ponsibility toward their com munity and keeps their Girl Scout promise active through community service. Through this service they also receive an insight into vocation they may wish to pursue in later years. Each girl has at least one "aide" job to do each week. They work as Labora tory and Hospital Aides, Tea chers Aides and Library Aides, in other troops in town, they assist Leaders as Pro gram Aides. I wo new jobs have been made available to them this year - Merchandis ing Aides, working in the Girl Scout Equipment Agency at Collins Crain and Ranger Aides, at the Forestry Ser vice where they are helping to graft tree-. In each of these Aide programs they must take training to qualify them selves and then give at least 50 hours of service. As if this isn't enough to do, the troop has agreed to be grade mothers for the child ren in Mrs. Forsyth's class at the elementary school. To date they have given the child ren three parties and are look ing forward to an Easter Egg Hunt next month. A11 work and no play could make any girl dull and these Girl Scouts are anything but dull. In 1964 they took a jaunt to New York City to view the World Fair and they've been on the go since. Two of them went to Idaho last su mmer for theSeniorgirlScout Roundup. Not quitesofar from home, the troop has attended Senior Planning Board meet ings and Senior Conferences in Asheville, Franklin, Way nesville and Brevard. 1 hey arc now planning and practis ing folk songs to compete in the Mountain Youth Jamboree in Asheville next month. And of course, there is alwyas a cookout, a troop camp or a party just for fun. TROOP 215 - PEACHTREE This Peachtree troop is a combination troop of Junior and Cadette Scouts. There are twenty-eight members at pre sent, ranging from the 5th to the 8th grades. Under the sponsorship of Rimco Man utacturing Company, they are led by Mrs. Betty Totherow, and Mrs. Howard Lovingood. Meetings are held in the Pea chtree Elementary School, as transportation becomes a pro blem for these girls. Peach tree Girl Scouts are very co mmunity conscious and do a great deal of service work. To broaden their own experience they are working hard to raise funds to take a trip this spring. They have operated con cession stands, held bake sa les, etc., to increase their troop treasury. TROOP # 243 Kirs. Grace Mauldin, leader of the Junior troop uithelex ana community, has watched her 9 girls over the past months become really inter ested in Scouting as a part of their community life. Along with her assistant leader. Miss Emma Cline, and the Scout Committee Chairman, Mrs. Beatrice Bush, the girls participated in a community clean-up campaign. They wor ked closely with the Commun ity Development Club in Tex ana and cleaned the roadside entering lexana and the co mmunity dump entrance. Ihese girls, under the spon sorship of the Women of the Episcopal Church have lear ned that pride in themselves and the community in which they live is an essential part of Scouting. 1 roop #210 and T roop #216 in Andrews are sponsored by the Konnahecta Women's Club Troop 210 is composed of 20 Brownie Scouts led by Mrs. E. U. Burch and Mrs. Lewis Reed. As a special program for Girl Scout Week they have been invited to attend the Jun ior Troop's meeting to see a film entiUed FROM PIGTAILS lO PONY TAILS. The Junior troop #216 has 22 members and is led by Mrs. Burke Wood. They meet every Tues day. The entire neighborhood is very proud of this troop's cookie sale. They have taken orders for 1,123 boxes of coo kies and seven of the girls each sold 100 or more boxes. Mrs. Edgar Wood, is the troop organizer in the Andrews nei ghborhood and works closely with these troops, as the re presentative of the Women's Club. At present they are searching for an Adult leader for the Cadette troop which will be formed in the fall to extend the Scouting program to reach the junior-high school age group. TROOP #30 Twenty Cadctte Scouts and 32 Junior Scouts will be for mally invested into the Cirl Scouts of America at the March P I A meeting at Hiw assee Dam School on March 21. The girls are preparing for the Investiture Ceremony. The recently organized troops are well on their way toward developing into a well organized active troop. Other activities have inclu ded a 12 mile hike to Camp Creek Falls, with lunch cooked over a campfire. After the hike the girls were enterta ined in the home of Mrs. Earl Watts. The girls are now pla nning a cookout which will be held at Cherokee Lake. The Scouts are sponsored by the Hiwassee Dam PTA. Through the help of this or ganization, the girls have pur chased materials for craft projects, lhey have just com pleted a textile painting pro ject. Their next projects will be basket weaving and gravel mosiacs. At this time one group of Scouts is planning a play which will be presented for the PTA.-Another patrol is planning a talent show which will be presented for the stu dent body. The Cherokee County Res cue Squad is donating their time to give the Girl Scouts a first aid course. This will provide valuable information for scouting as well as in other phases of their life. For Girl Scout Week the troop displayed their textile paintings and put up a bull Your Neighborhood Service Team Your Neighborhood Service Team is the heart of Girl Scouting in your neighbor hood. Getting to know these people will greatly assist the Girl Scout movement in Cher okee County. Herewith are the members of District S Neigh borhood Service Team and their functions. Mrs. Ben E. Warner, Jr., is chairman and is respons ible for guiding and directing Girl Scouting in her neigh borhood. Troop Organizers and Mrs. John Carringer of Murphy and Mrs. E. A. Wood, Jr. of Andrews. They organize troops and keep them in good working order. This includes getting the backing of comm unity organizations and par ents; recruiting, selecting and placing leaders, helping them select troop committee mem bers, finding troop meeting places; placing grils in tro ops; getting the troops reg istered on time and finding sponsors. Mrs. J. R . Sprung, Troop etin board depicting the mean ing of Girl Scouting. The Girl Scout Troop atHi wassee Dam has been organ ized and the activities direc ted by Miss Bernice Boring and Mrs. Beverly Adkins. The aim of this organization is to develop better leaders for the community, state, nation and world. TROOP * 241 The 22 members of the Mur phy Brownie troop are led by Mrs. John Smart, Mrs. Wayne Holland and Mrs. BoyceStiles. One of the highlights of their year was Brownie Fun Day, held at the John C. Campbell Folk School this fall. At this time the girls enjoyed folk dancing and games, a nature walk, a visit to the dairy barn and a visit to the whittler's bench and the old water wheel. Also last fall they had a Tre asure hike. On this expedition each scout filled a paper bag with nature specimens to use in her winter crafts projects. They enjoyed a cookout at the Murphy Garden Club picnic area before winter weather drove them inside. Inside ac tivities have cons is ted of mov ies on nature, craft projects, the making of Christmas pre sents and Valentines and learning many new songs and games under the direction of Senior Scouts, Betsy Scott and Diane Wilkins, always the most popular part of the weekly meeting. TROOP #211 Junior troop #211 in Murphy is led by Mrs. Herman Ed wards with Mrs. Steve Dockery and Mrs. James Hu ghes as assistant leaders. There are forty girls at pre sent in this troop which meets every Monday in the First Baptist Church. These scouts are busy little bees earning badges, selling cookies, and learning to be better citizens. A requirement of the troops to earn the Active Citizen and My Community Badge. The patrol system of government is used. Flag etiquette stre ssed; skits are given, and craft workshops are favorite fun for this troop. Janet Ham ilton and Rita Henson, Senior Girl Scouts aid this troop Consultant, provides direct program help to troops. She gives information, advice,and encouragement to leaders concerning all phases of Sc outing. Camping Consultant, Mrs. Steve Dockery directs neigh borhood camping, advising troops on safety, places to camp and ways tomakecamp yig more enjoyable. Troop Publicity comes under the direction of Mrs. Ron ResseL She is res ponsible for neighborhood newspaper and radio public ity, collects news from the troops and covers all neigh borhood Scouting events. District 5 Secretary Mrs. Merle Davis, records minu tes of neighborhood meetings handles correspondence, and notifies members of meetings. Last, but by no means least are the cookie sale chairmen, Mrs. George Hunnicutt of Murphy and Mrs. John S. Rodda of Andrews. These two ladies direct the annual Girl Scout Cookie Sale from Dis trict 5. each week, especially in the games and songs - the fun department. Whether on a nat ure hike, on a community ob serving trip, on a cook out or camping trip, or just at the meeting place for just plain old work these girls are full of enthusiasm and good spirit. This troop is sponsored by the McKeever and Edwards Law Firm. TROOP # 214 The Murphy Cadette troop has just registered a total of seventeen girls with teacher Mrs. James D. Hubbard and Assistant Leader Mrs. Maz Payne. Troop Committee Ch airman Mr . John Carringer and committee member Mrs. John Carringer. The troop has enjoyed some wonderful and exciting exper iences this year in scouting. All during the year the girls each work on their badges, which will be awarded to them in the Spring at the Girl Scout Court of Awards. During the Christmas Holidays the girls all enjoyed a Christmas party. The girls did all the planning themselves. This given them the experience of planning and carrying out a party in the future. Also during the Holi days the girls participated in singing Christmas Carols, visiting both Murphy Hospitals the Henry House and several private homes of elderly and shut-ins senior citizens of our community. We all enjoyed this project ever so much. The girls are always happy to help our Civic Clubs in non profit making projects. During January the girls att ended five, two hour classes in Junior First Aid, instructed by Mr. Jack Thompson and Mr. Frank Plemmons. Our troop has just compl eted taking orders for 480 boxes of Girl Scout cookies, to be delivered after March 16. Debbie Dockery soled 100 boxes which makes her elig ible for the Girl Scout One Hundred Club. The Troop is now looking forward to a thrilling Jam boree to be held on April 22,23 and 24 at Apple Tree Group Camp in the Nantahala National Forest near Frank lin, N. C. W.A. Singleton Hughes Supply, Inc. Hicks Gulf Service Mauney Drugs Rimco Mfg. Co. Townson Lumber Co Tycora Davis jewelers Hughes Electric Mary Carter Paints Andrews Furniture Industries, Inc. Murphy Laundry & Cleaners Wayne's Feed Store A GIFT FOR GIRL SCOUTS S It's free! During Girl Scout Week (March 6-12). For f tall Girl Scoutsl Just drop in to our G.S. department t end get your golden yellow vinyl photo-holder. It [ has 2 see-through pockets for favorite snapshots I end en embossed trefoil on the cover. This is our ! <way of saying "Happy 54th Birthday, Girl Seoutsl" COLLINS GRAIN DEPARTMENT STORE Official Girl Scout Equipmtnt Agency sEO March 12 morks the Girl Scouts' 54th year in the United States Let's join their birthday celebration with a toast for continued suc cess in the years to come! We oil know how much Scouting means to the girls of our country ond how much it contributes toward their development into useful citiiens of our community. We consider it a privilege to be a Girl Scout Equipment Agency ond it is o pleas ure to serve the locol membership.
The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.)
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