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VOL.XLV No. 29.
lions seek
EXTRA TRAIN
FROM BRYSON
Liw??i A^-rn* And John*on Designated
As Key Members At Meeting
Tuesday Night
A petition has been sent to th<
Southern Railway officials signed b>
a large number of Murphy citizens
asking that the Southern extend th<
service over the branch line by put
ting on another train from Brysor
City to Murphy, George Ellis, mem
her of toe committee, reported a
the regular meeting of the Lion:
Club Tuesday night.
Several weeks ago the Lions Clul
appointed a committee to negctiati
with the Southern to extend thei:
train service lrom Biyson City t<
Murphy. Two trains now operate be
tween Bry on City and Ashcville, on<
tiain stopping over night at Bryson
h is this train Which the Lions ar<
seeking to have the Southern operan
on to Murphy.
Two members of the club wer<
presented with keys designatin;
them as key mumbers for the worl
they have done in securing new mem
hers this year They were Dr. Eaw. E
Adams and Virgil Jonnson. Presiden
W. M. Fain made the presentatioi
ami read a letter flora Lions Inter
national congratulating: them on th
good work they have accomplished.
As part of the presentation cere
mony. Lion T. F. Higgins, tai
twister, presented two skeleton key
attached to large chains, with the re
mark that they were getting to b
such good lions he thought it necei
sary that they be chained. Severa
other members of Lhe club are no\
eligible for designation as key mem
bers.
A committee composed of H. buec'n
E. C. Moore and G. W. Ellis was ap
pointed to contact the State Highwa
Commission and see if they could no
have the steel bridge across Vallle;
river placed across the river some dis
tance below where it now stands, t
connect the school grounds and th
fair grounds. This would eliminat
the danger of the school coildre:
having to travel the highway severe
hundred yards in going from th
school building to the fair grounds
where many of the athletic events ar
held, and where a basketball court i
now being constructed into the fai
building. The bridge will be scrapper
during the next few weeks to mak
way for a more modern and wide
concrete structure.
It was -voted to hold the annua
Lions Cherokee county dinner at th
first meeting in March, which i
Tuesday night, March 13th. Presiden
Fain said he would announce commii
tees during '.he next few days.
The meeting was an enthusiasti
one, and was held in the Lions De
ot the Murphy Cafe, and followed
sumptuous dinner. Sixteen member
were present.
A CORRECTION
In tie report of the county audi
last week, an item appeared showinj
K. L. Padgett, Register of Deeds
owed the county $74.00. The audi
report was made as of November 17t]
Since that time Mr. Padgett has set
tied with the county, and the follow
ing letter from him is carried in th
interest of clearing up this particula
item and keep down any misundei
landing the -public might be incline
to place upon it:
Murphy, N. C.February 13, 1934
Mr. Bailey, Editor,
The Cherokee Scout,
City.
Dear Mr. Bailey:
In the issue of the 2nd and 9tt
there appeared an item from the audi
tors report of November 15th, 193
that B. L. Padgett, Register of Deedi
was due the County $74.00. Mr. Pad
gett holds a receipt from Mr. T.
Axley, County Accountant# showin
this item as paid January 2nd, 1934
Yours very truly,
B. L. PADGETT.
Local Girl On Brenau
Music Recital Progran
Gainesville, Ga.?Miss Mildre
Akin daugther 0f Mr. and Mrs. S. I
Akin of Murphy, N. C. and member o
fn< junior class of Brenau Collegi
appeared on the Student Rectal pre
trrvm of the music deportment las
Tuesday evening in a piano solo, plaj
Ing "Valye Caprice No. 6" by Scbs
bert-List*. Miss Akin is a highly poj
ular student.
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Murphey, ^
FEDERAL CWA
PROJECTS IN
COUNTY STOP!
t Order Affects 3 Projects And 122
t Men?Mound Work
Discontinued
g Three projects and 122 men in
Cherokee county were affected
, orders from the civil works administration
Wednesday discontinuing l
p v.ork on federal projects located on j
rivate land, according t > information
J given ut by the local officials of the
" CWA. T5ie weekly payroll involved
amounts to SI,288.00.
q One of the projects affected in
t Cherokee is the excavation of the ole
J mound at the mouth of Peachtrec
L creek, seven miles south of Murphy, |
The mound is being excavated by the i
i Smithsonian Institution and work has
q b en in p?ogress since the first of .:c
year. It is now about one half fine
ished, and has employed 104 men,
with a weekly payroll of $1,054,80.
The other two are the Coast and
j Geodedic Survey, employing 7 uien.
? with a weekly pa> ruil of
and tne erection of two TV"A gauging
e stations, employing 11 men with a
weekly payroll of $100. The geodedic
survey is only partially complete. One
v gauging Nation on the Notla river i
nearly complete, while work on the
gauging station on Valley river has
just recently begun.
?- Several weeks ago t#ie work on
y t*?cre federal projects wa affected
t b} a cut in hours of the workmen to
y 15 hours a week, or just half the
i- number of hours formerly allowed.
0 This policy greatly retarded the work
e on the projects affected in Cherokee,
e The order was received by local
n OWA officials Wednesday and beil
came effective at the end of \'it
e working day, Thursday. Only the
>, federal projects in the county are afe
fected.
1 COUNTY MEDICAL
e SOCIETY MEETS
r
The Cherokee County Mejical
Society met in the offices of Drs.
e Adams Wednesday afternoon at 1
s o'clock. The meeting was featured by*
* election of officers and reception of
two IICW members.
Dr. R. W. Petrie and Dr. W. M.
0 Junkin were admitted to membership.
n They have recently moved to Murphy
a and operate the Petrie Hospital.
All officeis were re-elected as fol
lows: Dr. N. B. Adams, president;
Dr. Edw. E. Adams, secretary; and
Dr. C. V. Orr, of Andrews, vice-pesident.
t Dr. Petrie will deliver a paper at
S the next meeting of the society,
;, .March 7th, at 1 o'clock in the aftert
noon. HLs subject will be announced
h later.
Health problems of the county were
" discussed informally, and an hour
e of good fellowship was enjoyed.
r Tnose present were: Dr. R. W. Petrie,
Dr. W. M. Junkin, Dr. N. B.
d Adam?, Dr. E. E. Adams, Dr. J. N.
Hill, Dr. S. C. Heighway, of Murphy
and Dr. B. G. Webb, of Andrews.
Taxes Must Be Paid
Before County Will
Pays Witness Fees
s _
?' Any person or taxpayer owing
r" Cherokee County taxes , wili not be
' paid fees for juror service or witness
? fees until their taxes have been paid
according to an order made by the
county commissioners at the February
meeting. Fees in such cases will be
applied to the payment of the taxes
due the county.
2 The order of the commissioners
says that no money will be paid to
d jurors or witnesses or any person
). holding any kind of claim against the
f county if they owe the county any
e, taxes.
/This policy was made necessary because
many persons who owe taxes
collect their fees and claims and let
>- their taxes remain delinquent, it was
stated.
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arolina, Coverine a Large and Pott
I. C., Friday, February 1
NEW PASTOR
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\wo has accepted * r.e pastorate of t ie
Muiphy and Hayesville Presbyterian
Cku.ckes. Toe Rev. Mi. Lonz ?vas
formerly pastor of the churc'.i at
Guntersvilie, Alabama.
C. W. A. Woman's Work j
When Federal Emergency Relief
Work ends, What?
This is a question Thinking people
of our country are a king.
Those who are in charge ol the relief
work, asking tnemselves the same
question, are trying to do something
about it.
One phase of the Relief work for
Clay, Graham and Cherokee counties
is being administered in ;?ie form of
a Quilt contest. The object of the j
contest is fourfold.
Fiist, and most evident, it places j
one quilt in each home.
Second, each woman uses her own
eneigy and initiative. She irroct secure
material for and make the quilt
"top". The lining, the cotton for padding
and the thread for quilting are
furnished from the lelief office.
Ihiid, ?.e has an opportunity for
social contact with the women of her
community at the quilt show where
she exhibits her quilt, all Me work of
her own hand- and sees it compared
with that of her neighbors and is
made to realize that she really is capable
of doing something worth while.
Fourth, the teachers and workers
throug?i these peisonal contacts with
women of down and out families
have an opportunity to try to in-pire
in them an interest in their own
houies and to fan to life the spark of
ambition for something better that
exists somewhere in every human
heartA
quilt show will be held in each
township. Members of Murphy and
Andrews Woman's Clubs will act as
judges. Prizes will be awarded for the
first and second best quilts in each
community. The community prize
quilts will be compared and a Township
prize will be awarded. The best
township prize will secure the county
prize
Full information about the contest
will be furnished by the quilt chairman
or by the teacher of the adult
fUhool in the communities where there
is one.
1 hio ic tho cton in a Hnmo ImnvAno.
:.iunt Campaign that is to include improvement
in furniture, buildings,
yards and gardens.
In each case the individual must be
led to expiess a desire for a particular
improvement and be willing to
work to secure it. Nothing will be given
to a home where no effort is being
made by those who live in it. On
the other hand help and encouragment
will be given where it is merited
and prizes awarded for each type
of work. We want to urge the people
of our Country to cooperate with
the relief workers in putting this
over. It is a foregone conclusion that
the relief work will leave each community
either better or worse. Will
you use your influence to encourage
these people to try to help themselves.
If we do not do this we will face
a hopeless situation when CWA funds
are exhausted.
CHAIRMAN OF QUILT CONTEST.
Grape Creek, Mrs. E. E. Stiles.
Ogreeta, Miss Bffie Johnson.
Unaka, Mrs. McMillin.
Ranger, Mrs. Evans.
Pea?chtree, Mrs. F. J. Watkins and
Mrs. Walter Witt.
Culberson, Miss Nichols.
Topton, Mrs. "Bruce King.
Junaluska, Mr.?. Thomas?on.
Andrews, To be appointed later.
Marble, To be appointed later.
Tovnotla, Miss Leha Hayes.
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C f?>!f|0
ntially Rich Territory in This State
6, 1934" 5
ROAD WORK i
UNDER WAY
IN COUNTY
Ten Men Begin Cleaning Off Righ'. '
Of Way On Culberson-Ceorgia
Project
Ten men began work this weel:
cleaung the right-of-way on th- J
Kangtr Gecigia project, anj it is ex 1
pectcd that s:me fifty men will be or. 1
the job the first of next week.
T. 31. Stridor, who received the ]
contract on t.ie road ani biidges o
this projc?:t and also the biidgc
acioss No. 10 on Valley Rive,
in Aiuiph>, was here this week coin
..leting ai range.nents to get the v.v.k
under way hi.mediately.
l..e project fiv m Ranger to the
Geo gia line is 4.84 irniles. it is to Ik
laded and surfaced with cvushen
...one. The contract calls for a 24
coot roadway with an 18 foot crushed
stone suilact, at a co.-t of $71,183.
Ihiee bridges are included in the
Ranger-Georgia project. One across
Xotla liver just below t.ie Ki^sleburg
biicge, 101 feet long with a 21)
foot clear roacway, of the 1-steel
beam span type. The railings and
abutments will be reinforced .concrete.
Iht two other bridges are over
Raper s Mill citek at Culberson. Both
j will fcc 17 feet long with a 20 foot
clear roadway. The cost of the bridgI
es amounts to $22,870.70.
The bridge project in Murphy aI
cioss Valley river calls for a concrete
! 110 * l - "??
I CM U'.kuic lo* ICtl Willi a <i*i
I foot clear toadway and a 5 loot cidewalk.
The cost amounts to $15,000.0C.
i Both of these projects come under
I the general heading of federal PWA
projects and federal funds ate being
used in their construction. It is expected
that about 175 men will eventually
receive employment on the
projects, although Mr. Strider Indicated
that about fifty would be put
to work sometime next week.
Representing Mr. Strider in charge
cf the woik will be J. P. Dicus, superintendent
of roads, and T. W. Smart,
superintendent of bridges. Mr. Strider
has associated with him E. A.
wood, of Andrews.
J. T. McKnight, resident engineer
for the State Highway and Public
Works Commission, with a staff of
assistants have located in Murphy
with offices in the Parker building.
They will supervise the work for the
State. Mr. Me Knight's assistants include
W. T. Reagan, instrument man;
H. L. Baiden and B. F. Teague, inspectors;
A. B. Phillips, J. L. Fitzgerald,
and R. B. Dean, rodmen.
Bristol & Johnson
Move Garage Quarters
Bristol and Johnston agents for
Chrysler and Plymouth automobiles
in Cherokee ,Clay and Graham counties,
will move Saturday into new
quarters in the Andterson buifc&ing
opposite the Regal Hotel on the public
square, Fred Johnson, one of the
partners said this week. J. Frank
Bristol, of Andrews, former nigh.
sheriff of the County, is the other
paitner. |
Workmen are now busy putting
the "building in shape. The entire interior
was gutted by fire several
years ago and had not been replaced.
It is expected to be ready for occupancy
by Friday.
The lot adjacent the building next i
to the square has been leased by j
them, Mr. Johnson said, and would
be utilized for displaying used cars.
The building is being prepared especially
for dsplay of new cam with
offices in front,, while the rear will
be used for storage and repair work.!
Mr. Johnson said they expected a,
shipment of new Chryslers and Ply-!
mouths this week and wanted to unload
them right into their new quarters.
TTiey have had the agency for
this territory for more than a year,
with offices and garage located in
the Hill-Mauney building next to the
Hubbard hotel.
Both Mr. Bristol and Mr. Johnston
are optimistic over the outlook for
their business this year. Last year
they handled an unusualyy large num'
ber of cars, and stated that if business
conditions continue to improve
they expected to double the business
this year.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Williams, of
Andrews, announce the birth of an
8-1 b daughter at the Petrie Hospital
Monday, Fdb. 12th, who has been
given the name of Baraba Joan.
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1.00 YEAR?5c COPY
CHEROKEE CO.
FAIR BUILDING
BEING REBUILT
Locate J 125 Feet West Of Old
Building? Grounds Being
Leveled
The Cherokee county fair buildings
-re being reconstructed under CWA
project, with 10 men receiving employment.
The -main exhibit building has been
torn down. The new structure is going
up about 125 feet west of where
old building stood, while the animal
exhibit cuilding has been erected
back of it.
The main structure will be 110
feet long, 34 ieet wide, with an 18
loot ceiling, inside dimensions. The
old building was 120 feet long. The
end of the building r. xt to the river
is about eight feet off the ground
and a part of the space underneath
will be utilized for lest rooms and
dressing rooms for athletic events,
lhe building is being so constructed
that it can be used as a basketball
court. The fair grounds are used in
season lor all baseball and football
events.
The ani.rtal exhibit building Is the
same size as before, with forty-two
ttalLs around the sides. The center
i.ee is large enough for regulation
poultry exhroit cages with aisles on
. ither side.
The moving of the building back
125 feet gives larger -pace for track
meets and other athletic events, as
well as mote available ground for
lair concessions and midway.
The lumber in 4?ie old building is
oeing usea, ana me county is furnishing
such other necessary materials,
while the labor is being paid for by
the CWA. The work is being done under
the supervision ol Jack Hall, local
carpenter. ...
^tate Highway mair-iene.-.cr forces
began work this week leveling off a
nunlbe. of the small elevations on the
lair grjunds and filling up the slight
depressions. The highway forces are
doing this work by arrangement with
the county in leturn for some sod
which they took off the grounds last
fall.
Efforts are being .made by local
authorities to have the old steel bridge
aero.- Valley river on Highway No.
10 placed across %'ie river from the
s.ht-ol grounds to the fair grounds
when it is replaced by a modern
structure in the near future.
Whin these improvements are completed,
school, fair and county oflicals
believe that Cherokee will have
one of the -most practical and convient
recreational centers in the entire
mountain area.
o
Samuel L. Cooper
Passes At Miami
Samuel Luther Cooper, 65, of
Miami, Fla., formerly of Murphy,
died suddendly on his farm January
5th.
ne was Dorn in murpny and uvea
here until 23 years ago when he
moved tc Miami. He was well known
iieze and has many relative.* in this
section.
He is survived by his wife, Mattie
L. Cooper; one daughter, Sidney M.;
two sons, Samuel L. and Thomas J.;
also four sisiters and three brothers;
Mrs. Frankie Slaughter, of Madison,
Ga., Mrs. Hattie Brendle, of Brasstown,
N. C. Mrs. Emeline Sneed and
Mrs. Ellen Rose of Miami, Fla; John
Cooper of Andrews, N. C.; Jeff
, Cooper, of Aron Park, Fla.; and
James Cooper, of Miami, Fla.; one
uncle, Harve Cooper, of Cherokee,
N. C.
Baptist Church To
- Sponsor George
Washington Party
| Thursday February 22nd, the
I Woman's Club room will be the scene
I of a George Washington Birthday
I Party given by the Woman's Business
, Club of the Baptist church. The
i hours will be from 7 till 9.
There will be an interesting pro|
grsm of entertainment during the
evening. A large cake will be given
! away in a "Cake Walk." Valuable
| packages will be auctioned off to rtie
j highest bidder. Refreshments will be
served.
A general admission of 10c will be
charged at the door.
The public is cordially invited to
this affair.