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Vol. 1VL.?No. 10.
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MAN. a)TH FAIR 1
ATTRACTS MANY
OF THIS SECTION
Over $800 Given In
Prizes; Said To Be Best
Fair Ever Held Here.
More than $800 was paid out in ?
premiums by the Cherokee county .
Fair association this week, following j
what was generally termed as the \
bigget and best fair ever held in
this county. <
Despite several rainy days, the ;
people of CheTOkee and adjoining j
counties streamed through the gates ,
from morning until night to dew the r
huuutvus of fine exhibits and par- take
of the joyous festivities. ,
Complete and official returns of i
the prize winners could not be ob- <
tained when the Scout went to press, ^
but they will probably be carried (
next week.
Beginning Wednesday morning
hundreds of people began arriving j
with premiums of all kinds?cattle, j
vegetables, home made goods, and
UllICI >. ??*i'OIIIVBVIWUO liV fUb IIICIU V?n (
display "before the judges and spec- t
tatoTs. ^
Quay Ketner, county agent, who t
worked diligently to put the fair over,
said hp was well pleased with it and {
hoped to have even a bigger one j
next year. 1
<\\\ M. Fain, president of the fair c
association, expressed his satisfac- {
tion at the big turnout and interest j
taken by all who participated and t
helped. s
The success of the fair went far ^
beyond early expectatoins. Following {
the absence of a county fair laat t
year, plans for the annual event were j
aUrted at a late hour, but hard and (
consistent work on the part of the \
association members and other interested
parties, it was whipped into j
readiness before the gates ^ere i
. swung open. 1
Besides the scores of fine exhibits ^
in all nine claaaificatons, one of the \
best carnivals that has ever operat- t
ed in this section provided fun and <
| amusement for those that sought di,
version at the park. c
Ben Krause, the manager of the
show, expressed hi8 gratitude at
having been here again. He a*id he
was pleased in every way with the
i patrons and hoped to be back again
next year.
Being announced at a rather late
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AUCTION SALE FOR ,
LIVESTOCK TO BE '
HELD HERE OCT. 17
A livestock auction'sale of cattle,
and sheep will be held in the
outhem stock yards here Wednesday,
October 17 at 11 a. m., A. Q. c
etner, county agent announced this t
week. t
This is the first sale of its kind ]
held - - -
in ? long time anc it is | *
I expected to draw buyers and sellers 1
I from all over this section. I ^
I The sale is being sponsored by 1J
I Bob Patton and Bob Davis, of Frank- I c
I iin. Ketner is in cVirg- 01 loca' ar-1 F
I Tangements. I 1
I Ketner said bnysrs from Atlanta,! t
I Ga., Asheville an J Richmond, Va., |c
I would be here to bi.t on the stock I
I when it is put under the gavel. There 1 .
I will be a charge of oO c?i:ts per head I '
I for cattle and pr<>p->;: ionate P el
I for sheep >and hogs when they aiel
I Put up for auction, he said. How-j
I over, if the owner wants to, he can 1
I bid them back for an ertra fee of 25 I
I c??ts. I i
I Schedule Changed I \
I On Southern Train 1 f
I The schedule of the Southern train 13
I ?*t heretofore departed here for I*
I Seville at 9 o'clock in the morning I '
I * been changed to 8:40 a. m. it I
I annoan?od thi3 week.
I Ti. 1 6 40 ^"8 in time, Mrs. 11
?helma Dickey said that mail to go I'
I ' on that train now leaves the lo-14
I J" post office at 8:10 each morn-1
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PROSPECTS GOOD I
THIS SEASON FOR
FOOTBALL TEAM
The Fall athletic season of the
Murphy high school will formally get
under way here Friday afternoon
when t#he local football aggregation
meets Bryson City in the first game
af the season, O. W. Deaton, director
of athletics said Tuesday.
"We are expecting a hard fight
with Bryson City." Mr. Deaton said,
'because they will have had two regular
games while this is Murphy's
first. However, we hope to give
hem a real fight."
The prospects this year are fav>rable
for a successful season for
Murphy, he continued. There are
hirty eligible players, about half of
vhom are hold-overs from last year.
The average weight of the team is
io4 lbs. loT the first eleven, with 1
eserves slightly under this figure, I
UVork-out practice has been going on I
'or the past four weeks, with one
veek missed because the Cherokee
:ounty fair occupied the grounds for
nost of last week.
Other Fall athletic activities, Mr.
Beaton said, include organizations
:or group games, such as volley ball, I
day ground ball and baseball. A
jroup of boys and girls began prac,icing
for the basketball teams this
veek, although the season is about
hree months off.
A booster club for promoting beter
support of athletics this year has
>een organiped suonsorpH
-ions club, with Dale Lee as general
:hairman. Finances are being raised
'or securing sufficient suits fir the
'ootball squad, as well as furnishing
ransportation for the team to gam**.-,
scheduled away from the home
grounds. From the response of the
:itirens of the town, Mr. Lee said
ill indications pointed to a successful
rthletic see.ion, w?th keen interest
being shown in football and
>asketball.
For perhaps its first season, Mut>hy
will have an absolutely correct y
dimensioned and marked football
ield. J. D. Blagg, unit chief of the
TVA engineers stationed at Murphy,
'urnished two members of his staff
tnd had the field surveyed and staked.
(The following ia the football schelule
for the season:
October 5, BYyson City at Murphy.
October 12, Andrews at Murphy.
October 19, Hayesville at Murphy.
October 26 Cherokee at Murphy.
November 2, Ducktown at Murphy.
Nov. 9, at Bryaon City.
Nov. 16, at Hayesville.
Nov. 23, Copperhill at Murphy.
November 30, at Andrews.
iALHOUN NAMED
RE-EMPLOYMENT
OFFICE MANAGER
C. I. Calhoun, formerly chairman
>f the local re-employment commitee,
has been appointed manager of
he Cherokee county Federal Re-em
Jioyment on ice, succeeding V. I.
Sutt, who resigned several weeks ago.
Mr. Calhoun took active charge this
veek. Following the resignation of
>lr. Butt, State headquarters ordered
t?he local office closed, and Mut:hy
citizens protested on the ground
hat it would work a hardship on the
inemployed of this section, and suceed
in keeping it open.
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-RACTURED SKULL
PROVES FATAL TO
ANDREWS CHILD
Gene Reese, 16 months old son of
fir. and Mrs. Columbus Reese, of
Andrews, died in a local hospital ^
lere Saturday morning at 2 o'clock
Hhe child was brought to the hospital
Friday afternoon in an unconcious
condition. X-ray pictures repealed
* fractured skull caused by a
all a week ago.
Funeral services were held at the
iome at 10:30 o'clock Sunday mornng
with the Rev. Edwin S. Troutnan
officiating. Interment was in
he Andrews cemetery.
Surviving are the parents and sevTal
brothers and sisters.
Wm
arolina, Covering a Large and Poter
C., Friday, October 5, 1!
is Of TVA
TAX RATE IS 90
CENTS PER $100
FIGURES SHOW
j Due to an error in gathering
I the material for a story in last
week's Scout, it was mentioned
that a tax rate of 75 cents per
i $100 would be levied in Cherokee
j county. This should "have read
I 90 cents as one 15 cent item was
| overlooked. Thus the tax rate re!
mp.ins unchanged.
Following is the list of taxes
in cents per $100 and what they
go to pay for: General county?
15; county home?5; jail?5;
health?5; libraries?1; interest
and sinking funds?40; schools?
4; and capital outlay?15.
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VOTING PRECINCTS
NOT REINSTATED IN
COUNTY BY BOARD
At a meeting of the county board
of elections held in the court house i
Monday morning official decision was
made not to reinstate Wolf Creek and
Persimmon Creek as regular voting
(precincts, L. C. Hill, chairman of the
'boaxd, announced here Thursday.
At the same time Hill said it was
voted to let the precincts of Upper
Beaverdam, Vest and Ebeneezer remain
as they are.
Some time ago the citizens of Wolf
Creek and Persimmon Creek made
application to tiie board by petition
to have those two percincts reinstated,
and later other petitions were
piesened to have the Upper Beaverdam
township consolidated with
Unaka township. Vests township consolidated
with Shoal Creek township,
and Ebeneezer township consolidated
with Hangingdog township.
UNAKACCC CAMP
IS NOW LOCATED
AT SMOKEMONT
It was reported here this week
that the CCC camp which has been
stationed neaT Unaka, has been moved
near Smokemont, N. C. The buildings
at the old location will be torn down
and nhipped to a regular army camp
and that quarters have been at the
new location.
Strenous efforts on the part of
local citizens and state and county
officials have been made to Tetain the
camp near here as they have improved
the work on roads a great
deal in thw section.
Tr. ? *
<* "-"t! BUIIU- xime ago to
Senator Bob Reynolds. Joseph C.
Kircher, regional fore.ster said that
the camp would be retained in north
Carolina and thai, it would bo changed
to the Great Smoky National
Park, in Swain county, rear Smokemont,
the present site.
Originally located about halfway
between here and Tellico Plains,
Tenn., many of the boys, some from
this section, spent their leisure mo- .
ments here and the officers ha.! made
many friends.
Mr. Hill Improving
At Petrie Hospital
Mr. C. B. Hill, well known local
merchant and chairman of the Cherokee
County Democratic committee,
has been confined to the Petrie hospital
for the past several weeks.
Attendants Wednesday said he
was improving, his many friends will
me glad to know.
Legion Will Meet
On Friday Night
The Joe Miller Elkins post of the
American Legion will hold its regular
monthly meeting in the Scout
office building Friday night, Allen
W. Lovingood, post commander has
announced.
It was said that at this meeting of
the post activities for the coming
year will be officially launched.
? fj^pfli
itially Rich Tern tore in This Sla
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OFFICERS SEEKING
MAN MONDAY FIND
JAKE WALKER DEAD
James Walker, 56, of the Friendship
community, was found dead in
hi home late Monday night when deputy
sheriffs Henry and Lawrence
Rose went there to arrest a man who
gave the name of James Smith, of
Bo.ton.
Carrying a warrant which allegedly
stated that Smitah had slapped Mrs.
Beavers, who lives close by. .and then
torn up their car, the officers in
searching for the man found him
sitting in Walker's house where a
group of people had gathered following
the death of Walker, which
Dr. S. C. Heighway, coroner, said
Tuesday was due to stomach trouble.
T.hc officers also reported find'n 5'
the oven of a large still nearby. The
arrest was made about 12 o'clock
Monday night.
Smith was said by Deputy sheriff
Rose to have been drinkingly heavily.
Termed a "tough man", he was
alleged to have been found sittincr in
the room with his head in his hands
and a Winchester rifle nearby. Rose I
said he resisted arrest continually on
the way to jail here, and that they
had to knock him down several times
to get him here.
He was tried before magistrate D.
M. Reece Wednesday afternoon and
bound ever to Supreme court under
$1500 bond.
When questioned in jail Tuesday
motning, Smith refused to talk except
to give his name and address and
say that he was feeling bad.
Rose said Smith Is reported to
have come in that section and caused
trouble several times.
Funeral arrangements for Walker
have not been announced.
He is survived by his widow and
two sons.
CITY TAKES TIME
OUT TO LISTEN TO
BASEBALL GAMES
Murphy literally "knocked off"
work this week and took time out to
listen to the ball game. (
While he Redbirds were getting all
primed to tangle with the Tigers,
most folks sought out their old
haunts, turned on tfie radio? full blast
and whooped evertime a ball was pitched.
Nowhere in the city limits could
one get away fTom the sound of,
"Dean let go of another hook, this
time low and wide".
Abe Hembree entertained a large
crowd outside his filling station,
while Ledford attracted a good crowd
in his h&Tdware store, and Harve Elkins
had a big score card in the power
company's window. Walter Coleman
was so busy repairing raidos that he
didn't have tome to listen to the game.
And the national pastime seemed to
be taking its toll on some of the boy's
pocketbooks, while others were flush
for the first time in many days.
Mrs. Evans Is Named
As Republican Official
Mrs. Thomas S. Evans, was appointed
vice-chairwoman of the Cherokee
county Republican committee,
D. M. Reece, chairman of the committee
announced Thursday.
"Mrs. Evans will <have charge of
the women's organizations of the
Republican party in CheTokee county,"
Reece said.
Mr. George Phillips
In Franklin Hospital
Geoge Phillips, automobile salesman
for E. C. Moore, was reported
as resting nicely in a Franklin hospital
following an emergency operation
for appendicitis last week.
He and Mts. Phillips were visiting
in Tusquidtte when tiie attack struck
him. He is expected home in several
days.
NOTICE
In last week's issue of the Scout
an inavertable error named Mrs.
Lillian Lahn as grandmother of one
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Delegation
APPROXIMATELY
200 DELEGATES
ATTEND HEARING,
Director Is Impressed
With North Carolina
Representatives.
BY SAM CARR
Knoxville, Tsnn., Sept. 28.?
(Special to the Sc-out)?More "than
2T;0 delegates from Cherokee uwd adjoining
counties appeared Were today
before Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, director
of l^ic Tennessee Valley Authority,
in behalf of presenting their plea
to have the TV A build a $13,000,000
dam at the Coiaman pitc iivm ?% ?>*>y
on the Hiawassee river.
The meeting climaxed a move,
started more than four months ago,
to call the advantages of the Coleman
site and the willingness of the residents
of the ?ecetion to cooperate in
its construction and the general TV A
plan.
When called on by Harry I'. Cooper.
Miirnhv lnwvor o/'tim,
, rw ?
of the delegation, to tell specifically
where the dam would be buiH; Dr.
Morgan paid hi could not cxpre/s
himself as an individual but would
have to wait until the board consisting
of himself, Dr. H. A. Morgan and
David F. Lilienthal, had conferred,
taken all matters into consideration,
and reached a definite and truthful
conclusion.
Senator Bob Reynolds and Congressman
Zebulon Weaver lead a
delegation of more than 50 distinguished
persons from Asheville to attend
the meeting which was held at
10:30 in the Andrew John.*on hotel
here. Senator Josiah Ba?ley wired
his regrets at not being able to attend
the meeting. "Welcome to
Asheville," a civic organization froi^
that city, had a number of representatives
present.
Cooper Cbtirnu
Upon the arrival of the main body .
of the motorcade from Murphy, the
meeting was called to order by Cooper.
Saying "we are here to assure
our appreciation and cooperation, and v
that we aTe here in the righteousness
of our own cuse," the speakers on
the program, which was arranged n* " ?
a Knoxville hotel preceding the meeting,
were introduced.
Dale Lee, of Murphy, who was
formerly connected with the United
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STATE REFINANCE
OFFICIAL SPEAKS
AT MAYORS MFFT
Mayor J. B. Gray, Fred Christopher
and Noah Lovingood left for
Asheville Wednesday morning, where
the mayor attended sessions beingheld
expressly for mayoTS of North
Carolina.
It was said that a government representative
from Raleigh would be
there Wednesday to speak on the refinancing
of towns and counties that
were in debt.
E. C. Moore, chairman of the
county commissioners, was unable to
to attend the meeting after having
been invited.
Relative to the matter of refinancing,
Mr. Moore received a letter
from D. M. Harr, vice-president of
the Chicago Refinancing corporation,
who expressed his gratitude at having
been here, and said, "the matter of
the debts of Cherokee county is being
called to the attention of our organization
and the attorneys. Negotiations
are pending looking to the procurement
of the assurance of the
cash necessary for submission to you*
bondholders of a plan embodying the
options discussed, and when obtained
I will coir-nunicate with you further."
Mr. Moore said the speaker in
Asheville was in no way connected
with the Chicago corporation, b?t
that he was merely discussing and
advising methods of refinance.
of the local High School classes. It
should have read "grade mother."
The Scout is sorry to hav* made t!