I Attractive l The Leading U I Vol. XLV.?No. 46. i Local actic i at tv a da I Concerted Action On AI M Forth Advantages Of < ? $13,000,000 Project. I Greatly encouraged by reports that I the Tennessee Valley authority has I definitely decided to spend 13 milsJ lion dollars on a dam in this section, j lactic ly every citizen in Cherokee I county is lining up behind a drive to PI hcve . c dam located at the Coleman ite below Murphy. Realising Chattanooga is building u: .ontanent to have the dam built at B th of the Hia>yassee river, BJ local business of very kind is concertpi in- act; :i to make a wide-spread ap| | pc-1 to have the dam here. J. In cxpresii'ui of the many auvantK| i-v the Coleman dam sit for ? | ti mvnentous structure definite [ I act being constructed calling to I | th a :iL n of TV A authorities that 1 M. iiy and Cherokee, county resip| de > are willing to support the dam. B L. : from local peopl have baen steadily pouring into the Scout onice giving <11 *ides ot the situation. Many are s"ill coming in too late for this issue. ' X definite action had been decided on Thursday but indications are that special plans are being drawn up for formal presenilation soliciting a ;; rities to put the structure here. Some of t-he letters, giving every side of the question, showing ihe unprejudiced public sentiment of the people in this section, are being printed in this issue of the Scout. o NO LICENSE FEE IS REQUIRED TO J RUN THRESHERS Ralierh, N C.?Many contplr.in , and inquiries have been made to the Department of Agriculture, county pent?, and local agricultural teachers concerning th< rumors that a prohibitive license is to be 'made for each threshing machine operated this year. 'While no license lee or charge is to be mad., each operator IS required by state statute to procure a license card from the County Registrar of Dee > before he may begin thr .*nin^ this summer. With this free licence ard is given a free record book foi* recording threshing of each farm. This hook may be kept by the operator for his future reference. The Department of Agriculture is simply striving to aid t/ireshermen in keeping good records which, in turn, will help with the small grain and peanut official county allotment figures. A farmer will do well, therefore. to be sure that the machine th'.eshing his crops is lecensed, and that a full record is made of his acres, as well as threshed productions. Mr. Harry Miller Gets Emory Degree Mrs. E. S. Miller returned Tuesday from Atlanta, Ga., where she had been to attend the graduation of her son, Harry Miller, who received his degree in medicine from Emory University. Dr. Miller has received both the B. S shJ AC r\ J _ . _ . 17 ? ouu au. v. uegrees 1 ruin rjinui y and remained in Atlanta this week to take the examination of the Georgia State Board of Medical Examiners. He will arrive in Murphy Saturday to spend a short vacation at home before going to Georgia Baptist Hospital, Atlanta, to jserve Ws internship. William, another son of Mrs. Miller, is also a student at Emory University, and is studying for an M.D. degree. ? Q Folk? Catchin' 'Em At Lake Santeetlah Several parties of Murphy people have been fishing this week in "he Santeetlah, near RoMrinsville, report large catches and that the fish are plentiful and hungry. Among those on the lake this week from Murphy were, Mr. and Mrs. Noah wmngood, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Moody, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Sneed, Mr- *nd Mrs. T. J. Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, E. C. More, C. W " 'ley, L. Hodges, A. W| Lovingood. o' ' Mauney, Quay Ketner, H. A attdt and'Harry Bishop.- t " ' It dp f f feekly Newspaper in Western North C Murphey, N. )N AIMED ( M PROGRAM 1 Business Fronts Sets Coleman Dam Site For j TVA~CANNERY GIVES ADVICE TO FARMERS; Under Government Code : Good Prices Are Assured For Produce. Many helpful and useful hint- on ^ tomatoes have been issued ir. a booklet which hit> arrived at A. Q. Ketner ? off kg in the court house. The book, an invaluable source on successful J tomatoes growing, will aid in nrcpara- . tion ot the opening of the T\ A can- , nery here in August. Flans have practically been com- , Jitrtc tor the opening and a great many farmers in this* section ar~- pre- J paiing soil that ordinarily goes to waste,' for the more profitable pu:- : pose of growing tomatoes. In answer ; to many queries in .Mr. Ketncr's ci- ; fice, the price has not yet been d iermined. But the TV A is working ! nationally on a ba^-is of fair prices. In fact, that is the fundamental princ;- ' pie of the TV A, and a good price for 1 tomatoes or beans is assured every one that grows them. 'Tire season is too far gone to grow ' tomatoes from seed in time for can- , ning. It is sugges-led that a good grade of plants be brought from a repjutable merchant. A prime factor in growing a nice crop of tomatoes is ' crop rotation. That is, do not plant , a crop where they hav* been cultivated the past season. Of -the m'any types of tomatoes that can tie grown. Mr. Ketner suggests that the farmers of this section plant Merplobes. He also says a 4-8-6 grade of fertilizer is helpful in growing a good crop although 5-5-5 can be used with success. The local farm agent is very popular with farmers of this section an?i is willing to give advice as to t.he cultivation, setting out, and common diseases of tomatoes at any time. Above all he? urges every farmer to plant all the tomatoes and beans he can, so the cannery will run full bias: when it get? started. Inca Indian Visits Ranger Relatives Luis Delia Cruz, South American Indian, who has been in the United States for several yeais, is visiting ,'iis wife's mother, Mrs. Minnie Kiliian, at Ranger. Delia Cruz is of the Inca tribe of Lima, Peru, and he plans to visit the Cherokee Indian Reservation and other points of interest in this section before returning to his home in South America. He speaks thiee languages fulently? Italian, Spanish and Portugese?and broken English. He says English is hyd speak, and gets his tongue all tangle up. i 'YVhlle in talis county iie muriuc Miss Ethel Poston, a native of Tennessee, and she flans to return to Peru with him this fall. CULLOWHEE GIRLS RECEIVE DEGREES Cullowhee, June 10 (Special to Cjierokee Scout)?Miss Mary Nichols of Culberson, and Mrs. Leila Mason Thomasson, of Andrews, received the bachelor of science degree from Western Carolina Teacher^ College at the June commencement. The following Cherokee County iknen and women received the twoyear Normal diploma: Irene Kissleburg, Culberson, J. Franklin Smith, Murphy, and Glade Lovingood. Davidson Building Is Sold To Atlanta Man The Davidson building was sold at DiSblic auction Monday for nearly i 'f9000 to A. S. Clay, of Atlanta. The , local three story structure has been used by professional men and busiI jiess men for offices in the psst. Since January 1933, it has been in hands of receivers. No plans for changes in the building have been Announced. ittltel Carolina, Covering a Large and Poi C., Friday, June 15, It DURT MEETS MONDAY FOR JUNE SESSION deavy Calendar Set For Superior Court Under Judge McElrov. Sixty-four cases have been entered n the dockets to be tried during: the une term of the Superior court to ie h id here Monday. Judge McEloy will have a busy session facing iim when the court is called to order. The jury for the June term as | Irawn by the jury commissioners on | Jay 25 are: First Week; 1. Fred i fones, Postell; 2. Homer Long, Anhews; 3. A. L. Tippett, Culberson; i. W. A. Evans. Ranger; 5. Floyd stiles, Cireh; C. F. O. Bat us. Murphy; T. G. X. Parker, Andrews; 3. J. P. decker, Suits; J. C. Wells, Murihy; 10. J. R. Mason, Brasstown; 11. I. C. Cook , Culberson; 12. Ivan Hards, Culberson; 13. Bruce Bristol, Anirews; 14. Poley Hedden, Murphy; 15. John Donley, Murphy; 10. James .. Truett. Andrews; IT. G orge DockI Tit.L-.i . 1? Unvrnw ^ iolett; 11). S. W. Lovingood, Murrhy; 20. J. S. Martin, Ranger; 21. J. F. Stile?, Suits; 22. Evert Martin, Muiphy, Route No. 3; 23. W. T. Moor , Andrews; 24. Frank Sparks, Suits. Second week; 1. C. C. Mills, Andrews; 2. W. A. Nichols, Culberson, 3. Lawrence Anderson, Andrews; 4. J. VV. Stalcup, Murphy; 5. Carl Anderson, Culberson; 6. E. M. Bryant, Ranger; 7. Frank Hardin, Andrews; 8. M. M. Ledfoid, Po-tell; 1). C. S Jenkins, Culberson; 10. John Lovingood, Grandview; 11. Abe Cole, Culberson: 12. J. A. Si.v.onds, Culberson; 13. J. P. Glenn, Andrews; 14. Martin Raper, Earner, Tenn.; 15. A. L. Johnson, Murphy; Id. F. S. Chambers, Unnka; 17. D. P. Johnson, Unaka; 18. W. J. Sneed, Murphy, Route 2; 19. W. W. Stiles. Birch; 20. J. S. McCombs, Murphy; 21 Z. V. Lovingood, Murphy; 22. Frank Burrell. Murphy; 23. W. W. Robinson, (Continued on pag? three) COMEDY HIT BY LOCAL PLAYERS TO SHOW AGAIN "Her Mistake", a rollicking fouract comedy of love and life on the farm, will be presented again Friday nif.ht at th Murphy school auditorium by the Character Builders Sunday school class. At a presentation two weeks ago. more than 200 people enthusiastically applauded the show and between-th*: --'ct pel formers. It all concerns the man from New Yo?k who woos the maia 01 ouvt-r brook farm and complications thai follow, due in no small part to be a red-headed comedian, his sweetheart and the town gossip. Included in the east are: K. C Wright, Mrs. Edwina Clark. RalpI Moody. Mr?. A. W. Melver, Mrs. E C. Mallonec, H. G. Elkins, S. M. Hin shaw, Miss Emily Sword, Mrs. J. H McCall, Miss Lelia Posey, and Mrs V. M. Johnson. More News For The | Readers? More Circulation For ! Tl,34. < NEW ROAD 1 BASIN 1 Old Road, Surveyed by J Beaverdam Gap; Of Industrial Advantages. BY D. WITHER SPOON J. L. Fain, acting under suggestion of the State Highway Commission, last w.ek completed a survey for a new road which has been adopted as part of the County Road System for C.hcrokee county, and placed in lino for immediate construction by the State Highway Commission. This highway will lead fr m the present Grandv:ew-B averdam road, near Beaverdam Gap, to the Allen and Har.-haw Gaps, and connect with the United Stat s Forest Scivice r ad near the North Carolina-Tenne sec lin at some poi.'.t t be selected by Mr. Brosvnir, _. L< - ition Engineer of the State Highway Commission, who is expected to be in Murphy within a few days t complete the axact location. The road surveyed by M . Fain i.1,hat portion leading from the H averdam Gap to the Allen Gar. ? distance cf four and four-fifths miles. St ikes are now set awaiting the assignment of labor to the proposed road by the Federal Emergency R lief A :minis TUic v,?a uOQr adopted as a CWA project, but th" discontinuance of the Civil Works Administration stopped progress, anc assurances has been given that th? road will be constructed from fed era funds at the earliest possible date. fThe United State Forest Service has constructed a road leading from Tellico Plains, Tennessee. to the North Carolina State line over t.hc grade of the old Babcock logging rai road, and this has been improver from time to time both by the Forest Service and the CCW forces until i is a macadam construction, all-tr'ie year-road highway, considered one o the most beautiful in Tennessee. High Way when it r. aches the North Caro lina line it ends abruptly in thi woods, and the new road will mak< an interstate connection from Mur r?hy to Tellico Plains and Knoxville the shorten and most direct route less than one hundred miles. The territory to be tapped and r n dered tributary to Murphy comprise all the Tellico River basin within th state of North Carolina, a territory o some ten thousand acres, hithert reach d from the North Carolina sid by steep trails, and with such diffi culty t.hat few Cherokee County pc-c pie have ever seen this vast area, lai ~ely virgin timber, that has nev " r'elt the lumbering operations. The building of the road will ir 1 sure the bringing of this lumber int ' Murphy, and an operation that wi work seventy-five men or more fi ' at 1 ast five years. There was i-mmir 1 ent danger that the operations woul be conducted from Tellico Plain which would have created scarcely * r;pple in our industrial life and th * jroposed load will rescue this bus ^ ness activity for the people of tl people of the county, and insure thi the lumber from this territory, est mated at over one hundred millac feet will be marketed and shippc from Murphy. The feasibility of the route wj suggested some months ago by Ja per L. Fain , D. Withtrspoon, W. J Adams and others familiar with tl topography of this section, and tl present survey proves that the ros is a praciicaDie one, W11 J1_J1 win nr. a section of great scienc splendor i well as one of. industrial possibilitie The Board of Comtnisioners endor ed the road and petitioned the Hifr way Commission for its constructio ajid with the aid of parties intereste in which Miss Harriett M. Berry, Se retary of the North Carolina Go* Roads association, rendered partic larly useful services, the interest 1 the State Highway Commission w aroused to the place where the rot has been adopted, and placed up< the map for construction. Among the pqints of intere which will be reached by the new roi are the Tellico River and its trib taries, some twenty miles of tro streams whihch have recently be stocked and are now being given at quate protection, the Palls Of Mist' toe Cree, Hooper Bald, Laurel T and McDaniel Bald. The latter probably the highest peak in Cherok County, over a mile high, and fr( whos summit the entire country Cherokee is spread in panoran ? splendor. The entire section is sit lit PAGES TODAY te H.oo year?Sc copy" rO TELLICO0 BE BUILT . L. Fain, to Run Near the fers Scenic Beauty and 1 INDIANS DRAW PETITION UP T 0 SEPARATE Moody Addresses Large Crowd At Second GetAcquainted Meet Wed. i The second Ret-iK-quaime?i meeting: , ( of the non-res:rvatin Indians was held in the c urt house h re Wedne-' y morn in?: with nearly 7b pe >plo ; sent. The.meeting 1'eatuved an addr. -< by J. X. Moody, local barrister, and a re.itin was drawn up to be -ent to the council ot th Ea.-te n Band of , Cherokees. Among those present were: It. L. Spalsbury, Intern agent; Jarrett \ Blythe, ehii f; \V. M. ICbinson, forest ranger; Sibbalu Smith, county ranger; , | J. N. Mo? dy, lawyer, and government representative". After Mr. Moody's 11 talk, the petition was drawn up. I In part it road, "we are regularly , enrolled members of t.'-.e Eastern I Band of Cheroke-s of North Caro; liiln,"?under lev* or the United States, and the rulings of the Departl ment of the Interior, aie entitled to , participate in any and all property, [ money and funds belonging to said I Eastern Band of Cherokees?", and j that"?petitioners have had little or L none of the benefits and rights?-for t 20 years or longer. Also"?petitioner? ?re wilh'ng and f agree that their membership as mem_b?rs of said Eastern Banb of Chero_ikees may cease, and that their names B | may be stricken from the rolls?proB i vided?the Department of Interior i will make a fair and equitable accounting and settlement with your ' petitioners and each of them, the? share in severalty of all Indian property, funds and m n.-ys belonging to said Eastern Band of Cherokees, or e [ to which they may be entitled." f ! A non-regular meeting is expected 0 to br called any time. e LOCAL LIBRARY OFFERS READING OF ANY NATURE o There ire around 000 registered n | borrowers of Murphy Library books r and more than 200 volume- on the x shelves^ Miss .Josephine Heigh way, (j librarian, announced Wednesday. s Since the library was built here during the war. the list of subscribjs ers as well as the number of books j_ has been growing steadily. '1 he naie tuie of t.he hooks runs toward educa^ tional subjects and #research work, l_ although there is a large number of n fiotion-al stories among the works. Also many periodical? and newspapers appear on the shelves. The ac scope of the works insures interests~ ing literature of any kind. ^ #The library was mainly started ^ through the aid of the Carnegie Foundation. Their gift was made l(j in 1919 when the actual work be,n gan. The property and other donaas tions were given by t.he city, and q since inen ine county nas given a gTeat deal of aid. The building was opened in 1922. n Many people and groups, such as d' the Women's clulb have donated books ' to the library. Outstanding among J(j these has been Mr. W. M. V. Powtlu_ son, of New York, who gave around 300 volumes. as It was announced that plans are ((j being formulated to launch a drive >n for more book? in the near future. As a great "many town and county i8t children use the library, the campaign td for books will be in that direction. u* lar to the territory comprising the o* Great Smoky Mountain National en Park, all made accesible to Murphy le- at an average distance of twenty le- miles or lees. Few people in the op county hav? ever visited this section. '9 but those who have packed across its ee difficult trails are enthusiastic con>m cerning .it, and the building of the of road will add atiother link to CheTO ic kee County's road system, already ni-. one of the best in the state.