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LARGE INCREASE '
IN TRENCH SILOS!
TO AID FARMERS
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County Agent Is Respon- %
sible For Bringing Econ- r
omic Aid To Farmers. !
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Due laigcly to the diligent and d
praiseworthy work of A. Q. Ketner,
Ch r kee county agent, 820 tons of
.-ilage are being stored in trench and (
upright silos in Cherokee county this
p
winter. This figure* represents an
increase of ptactically 600 tons in the j(
past year and is expected to save local s
farmers hundreds of dollars in feed- t
ing cattle over the winter months. P
Since he took over the office, Ket- v
har- stressed *ho urgent need of _
farmer's using tiench .silos to store the feed
for their stock.
With the increase of 15 large
trench silos in the county this fall,
Kttner believes Cherokee is leading
all other counties in Western North
Carolina along tms line. t
The new trench silo of Dr. J. II. i;
Crawford, of the Unaka section, which t
was dug to ?hold 92 tons of silage, is a
claimed by Ketener to be the second t
laigest in the state. 3
La t year in this county there were v
three upright silos and 10 trench silos, c
rin- of the latter of which aie still p
being used. (
New Silos e
Farmers who have dug trench silos s
under the strict surveillance of the f
county agent are: T. D. Hickcy, Suit, b
'ail tons; J. A. Caldwell, Brass town,
25 tons; Red Hall, Murphy, 32 tons; 1:
Ift. J. II. Crawford, Uunaka, 92 tons; 1
Tie John C. Campbell Folk school at 1
Bus-town, 50 tons; R. F. Roberta, f
Murphy, 12 tons; W. H. Tabors, Mur- t
pl y. 3 1-2 tons. '1
Dave Anderson, Murphy. 27 tons; t
Waltt-i Anderson, Murphy, 11 tons
Elbert Reed, Murphy, 14 tons; Lee J
Shi i >. Murphy, 30 tons; H. A. Crisp,
Murphy. 13 tins; Posey Crisp, Murphy,
12 tons; Bob King, Murphy. 14
tor-: and Roy Wells Murphy 9 tons.
Th< upright silos and their capacity
i the county belong to: the John
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PLANS ARE READY J
FOR AUCTION SALE
HERE WEDNESDAY
Buyers from all over the south are exi?i
ttd heie next week when one of \
the biggest livestock sales ever held
n? this >ection will be thrown under c
tin auctioneer's hammer Wednesday
morning at 11 o'clock in the Southern taib
(
It was announced that final arlangoments
had been made to use the s
Cherokee Lumbgr Company's scales <
I for weighing: the cattle, sheep anil
hogs to be rut on sale. 1
T e sale is being sponsored by Bob
fatton and Bob Davis, of Franklin, ]
?nd J. E. Hall, game warden, and A.
Q. Ketner, county agent, wil assist in
arranging.
There wil be a charge of 50 cents
per head for cattle and aprcporiion- ^
ate price for sheep and hogs when 1
they go on sale. The owner will have t
Permission to bid his stock back for r
'n additional cost of 25 cents providing
the price is not suitable. a
Much interest has been taken all a
over this section in the sale and a
large number of stock is expected J
there for the event.
Mr. L. C. Hill Said
To Be Doing Nicely :
i
Lowry Hill, son4 of C. B. Hill, who c
y.as gent to the Pfetrie hospital aft"r c
falling (jown the steps of his father's
urniture store and injure! his chest t
last week, was reported hy hosp?ta! j
attendanta to be getfrhg on nicely. ^
Miss Elizabeth Posey
Is R pnra>fa#1 ImnvAVAr] ,
? - w f ^
The many friends of Miss Elir*
, , Posey will be glad to hear that >
is slightly improved after a very <
*n?Us spell ef sickness during the '
P**t two weeks. '
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'eekly Newspaper in Western North (
Murphy, T
-REE CLINIC WILL 1
BE HELD AT PETRIE
HOSPITAL, OCT. 22
Announcement \v;? made this \ve2l:
hat a number of southern physicians
vill attend a clinic at trie Petrie hos- ]
ital here Oct. 22 to 27.
Experts will be here to demonstrate
onie new methods in treating many
iiseased conditions and during that
reek citizens of Cherokee, Clay, Graam,
Macon and neighboring counties *
n Georgia and Tennessee will be
reated free of charge by these exertr.
It is understood that t?hese are pain2ss
and bloodless methods of treating
uch ailments as varicose veins, bad
ensils, ruptures, female troubles, d
lies, and many other conditions that
ril find prompt relief.
F EiVlPK AMENT AL
AUTO THWARTS
PSEUDO-ROBBER *
C
When automobile motors go dead, '
ho bottom drops out,( the differental
dies or the pistons go slap-bang, 1
hey get cussed out?usually. But not t
Iways. Speaking of tempremental t
ars, here's one for Ripley. Tuesday <
Irs. J. W. Newman, wife of a TV A t
worker heic, parked here car at the t
urb in the middle of town and step-1
?u airuss me street to talk to a >
riend. Surprised was she when the l
ar took out with a roar across the
qua re and headed out No. 10, the \
aint visage >?f a man at the wheel t
iaiely visible. t
It didn't take the city police force?
loth of them?-long to give chase. t
hey found the ear parked at the city .
imits. Upon investigation it was t
ound that a wire had come Idose from j
ho ignition and had stopped dead. >
'hi pseudo-robber had taken to the
all timbers.
.AHN'S CLOTHING
STORE SOON TO BE
AT NEW LOCATION
Work n the building between C. B.
Jill's store and Maiie's cafe, where 1
.:v.n*s department store will be loated
in the near future, will soon be
inished, and Mrs. Lahn expects to
iccupy it by the first ot" next month.
The upstairs will be built into an
ipartment with all modern fixtures!
hroughout the building. The eon-':
traction is in the hands of a Waynes-1
"ille contractor.
Before moving into the new lo- j
ation, Mrs. I.ahn, is closing out her
ntire stock if goods in the present
tore at ridiculously low prices, in \
jrder to call this to the public's at- j
ention, she .4ns launched a gigantic |
idvorti.ing campaign de-igned t give i
xceptional values to act patron*. |
Mr. f). M. Simonds w:ll continu - as
nanagtr of the popular store.
)r. E. L. Holt Back
Attending Business
Dr. K. L< Holt returned from t
Yashington, P. C., this week where j
?e had been preparing for exanwnaions
to join the United State armyt'
nedical cotps.
Dr. Holt's dentist office is open to |
ill his patients and he has resumed |!
ictive practice.
Miss Ruby Bailey
Attends Conference
Miss Ruby Bailey has returned from
Cewton where she has been attendng
the Blue Ridge Atlantic confer nee
of the Methodist Episcopal
hurch. The Rev. D. D. Bailey and
Miss Ruby Bailey were assigned to
he Murphy circuit for the fourth
rear.
The members and friends of
Tr.mptOn Memorial chumh will hold >
i wood gathering and road working
it the church on Saturday. Dinner
vill be furnished by the ladie?.
The Epworth League of Hampton
Memorial is glad to welcome the
nembers of the Murphy League to
?s program Sunday e^ning. We
lope to have a full attendance of
ioth Leagues and a good program.
Wfef!
*rirolina. Covering a fearer ami Po
*1. C., Friday, October 1!
JONS CLUB HAS 1
REGULAR MEET I
HERE TUESDAY
mportant Issues Are
Discussed, Voted On At
Busy Session
Voting to present the Bey Scout!
roop of Murphy with an American |
lag, election of a new member and
ixing a limit to the club membership j
eatured a meeting of the Murphy
dons here Tuesday night. The puet- |
iig was held in the Lions den of the
durphy Cafe, with about sixteen
nembers present.
R. F. Williamson, chaiiman of the
lub's committee on boys and girls
Iub work and uniiu privileged einiiren,
repotted that the Scout troop
vas without a llag, and thj Lions
-ofo/l fortWdtW
>ne by the next meeting two weeks f
t'nce.
Fred O. Scroggs, of Brasstown, a I
Member of the present Board of
bounty Commissioners and one of
he county's leading farmers, was
dectcd to membership and the secreary
instruccd to notify him and exend
an invitation to be present at
Burt Savage said tin countiy side
vas scanned. All highway-* and trucks
ending from Murphy were watched
ind reports of the attempted theivery
,vcie spread to neighboring towns, but
o no avail Wednesday evening,
he next meeting.
A meeting of the board of direcor<
was held following the club sts ion,
and Dr. Edw. E. Adams, secrearv.
brought several inipoitant niat,ers
up for discussion, among which
ivas the request of district Lion officials
to poll the attitude of the lo;al
club with reference t?> assessing
:he clubs throughout the -tate for
ur.iforms for delegates to wear to
national conventions. Aftti- eonsideralbk't'
discussion, -the director
voted that the clubs should not be
Assessed.
The diicct'-ir? \ ;e?l to limit the
lub meniber.-?:ip to thirty-seven, with
the provision ths.t tne peicent of this
amber., could i selected from outlet
tin limits of the town. The club
now ha> a membership of twentyseven.
ccistant
Vx III A -A & A ?.
Police On Vacation
Dewey Johnson, acting as chief
and Bu t Savage are filling the capacity
of ctip police this week until the
return of Fied Johnson and N'eil
Sneed, who are off on well-deserved
vacations.
A quiet week i.- reported by the
substitute p dice except for an ocassional
drunk who is so unfortunate
as. to wander near the ever watchful
eye of the law.
ieighteen pages i
? of news and ads|
in this issue |
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This week the Scout brings you**.
18 pages of timely news, interestI'ing
feature articles and advertise-^4
intents for thrifty buyers. !*!
It is believed that a weekly pa-**)
per this large is an innovation to.*.
&CYierokee county and serves to*i)
J [show that the publisher is going*,4
ahead to give this section of North!*!
XCarolina the outstanding weekly^*
paper. |
The Scout has as its primary**)
X interest the serving of Murphy?
and Cherokee county. In its pages!*!
!!the merchants have found a?
^ profitable medium of advertising.*!'
..Patronize them and build up yourX
Xpaper and your community. *!;
*!* Eighteen pages this week for less!*!
Xthan two cents. And you get as*?;
j*mu(ih or more every week the*J
Sof a postage stamp. X
Xytar through for less than the cost*!;
> Such progress can mean only!*!
Aone thing?more news for the*:;
Vreader, more circulation for thej
Xadvertiser. 1
.
rentiall? Kich Teri tor* in This 5
2, 1934 I
JOSH JOHNSON IS
NAMED COUNTY
ELECTION HEAD;
Josh Johnscfti this week was ap-1
; ointed to serve a-- chairman "of the
Cheiokee county board of elections]
by R. C. Maxwell, executive secrt-j
r ary of the state board of elections. I
f Raleigh.
Johnson's appointment follows the
resignation of L. C. Hill who .haheld
the office f?r the past two
years.
The other members on the board
ire S. H. Parker, of Marble, and R.
B. Morrow, of Violet. Johnson was
hairman of the board two years
ago.
He said he had no definite plans
at the present time but expected to
call a meeting of the board at a
close date to consider further duties.
GOOD SAMARITAN
CLUB TREASURER
READY FOR MONEY
K. V. Weaver, secretary of the
Cherokee County Good Samaritan association,
has announced that the
treasury is now leady to receive the
subscriptions offered in a recent canvass.
-More than $200 has been subscribed
to the association and $25 was retorted
already in the treasury, he
raid. The money will go to alleviate
| the indigent sick and distressed by
ptoviiiing ample hospilization to t?he
Iwoithy and needy.
Mr. Weaver announced that in the
I m ar lut\irc committees would be
I nanu d and formed all over the county
to investigate cases worthy of attention.
"Any < no who has pledged money
for this cause should send it to me
at once and 1 wil return them a receipt,"
he said.
Those who have already contributed
are: I.ee Shields, $5; Abe Hembree.
$5; Peyton G. Ivie, $5; Johnny
J Carper, $2.50; Keb Phillips, $1;
I Clyde Glda-on, $1; Marion Sinionds-.
50 cent.-; Zack Ramsey, $5.00.
POLITICS GETTING
HOT IN CHEROKEE;
LEAVITT TO SPEAK
As ?he political race h rsos round
into the home stretch for the fall
final-, activities are heating up all over
the county.
P. th ILmcrat and Republican candidates
are taking t the stump and
herding voters into corners, restaurant
and drug stores for a little conversation.
I). M. Reese, chairman of the Cher
okee county Republican committee,
said Wednesday that meetings were
beink .held over the county to line up
the G. O. P. campaign although 110
definite schedule could be given out
at this time.
He said that Halsey It. Leavitt.
candidate for Congress from the 11th
congiessional district would speak in
this vicinity (probably Murphy) next
Friday. The exact time and place
has not been set. He added that
Clyde H. Jarret, of Andrews, would
also be present. *5
When asked his opinion of t.hc Republican
backing at this time. Recce
, said it "looked pretty good".
; Due to the illnes of C. B. Hill. De
mo era tic leader, no definite arrangc.
ments for an organized campaign ha?
I yet been set up.
: "Red" Hall's Little Boy
Reported Well Again
; "Red" Hall's little 29-mont?h-old
^ boy, J. B., Jr., is able to play again
I after having been laid up some time
with a broken thigh which he receiv!
ed while playing at his home a week
' ago with his little 6-year-old sister.
' o
Little John Axley, Jr.
Injures Head In Fall
Little John Axley was slowly im;
proving this week from what is fear
; ed was a fractured rkull received in
a fall while playing. At the Petri*
? hospital Wednesday the wound was
, x-:ayed. .v
Ift pages
TODAY
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El.00 YEAR?5c COPY
PRIZE WINNERS
ARE BEING PAID
ALL PREMIUMS
Plans Started Ey Association
For Even Bigger
Fair Next Year.
'1 he ( hcrokoe County Fair association
gave $155(5.15 a an official f;*tr.
? to b r>a:<! out f r premiums,
salaries and miscelaneous items, a re1<
' showed Monday night.
This figure, the members pointed
ut? proved that the 1934 fair was
successful and represents an expense
liot tar above the average for a community
this large.
Promises were made that the Tenth
annual fair, definitely set for the
first week in October, 1935, would
citmax any exposition ever held m
this county. It is expected that prcIminary
work on next year's fail will
start in either January or Fcbruaiy
to insure t?he claim.
Checks for th< 1934 picmium
awards will he given out at the < ffice
of the cunty agent on the court
house building on Saturdays October
13-20?27, A. Q. Ketner announced.
rtwaius we re un >iuciauy complied
as follows in their respective classificatons
and po tions. The Scout i not
responsible for any err 's in the list
as the official figures upon which the
cheeks will hi based could not be
learned at pi ess tine.
Baby Show
Boy under one year: Mrs. Vesta
Hensiey, Marble, first; Mis. Willa Mae
Dockery, Murphy, Route second.
Boy 1 to 2 years: Mrs. Wade Reece,
Andrews; Bill Brandon. Murphy.
Boy 2 years to 6 years: Mrs. Noah
Alintz, Murphy; Mrs. 11. K. Daniels,
i.Murphy. Girl under 1 year,; Mrs. MoI
/.ell Williams, Andrews; Mrs. Fred
Bnndle, Muiphy. Girl 1 to 2 years:
Mrs. Violet Stanley, Murphy; Mrs.
Berthat Howard. Murphy, Rt. 2. Girl
2 t ?? year-: M -. Hayes I.eatht rwood
Murphy: Mrs. Porter Axley.
Department A. County Exhibit.
Fudge : R. R. Real, ('. S. Evans and
I. W Dockery
Genera! Farm Exhibit: .1 H. Ellis,
Murphy, R? ute Best ten lars com
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2 MEN ARE SOUGHT
AFTER ROBBERY OF
SWEETGUM STORE
Two men who were reported to
have robbed Harper's store at Swtct?um,
were being sought by ! cal
police Wednesday evening.
It was said that upon investigation
Henry Rose, deputy sheriff, had
learned that the boys had headed toward
Muiphy and swung his search
in this direction. He was being assist,
d liv K V. Woavcr
Kurt Savage, local policeman, had
1 report that V.ey were seen sitting
in a i\: l.:i;ul ca *?: Factorytown.
Police weie sent ?: wn there but no
Lracc could bet un 1 of them Wednesiay
night.
2 TVA Men Leave
Here For Pickwick
] .r. W. Williams ami W. II. Rush,
; two boys that have bet n connected
j with the TVA surveys here for tho
' past four months, left this week for
Alabama where they will take up
! duty On the Pickwick dam.
NOAtTLoVINGOOD
PROMOTING HUGE
SALE THIS WEEK
Mr. Noah Lovingoc d. manager of
the Murphy Supply company, in following
the modern trend of giving
the best of quality merchandise at
( unusuallly low prices to the people
I of this section, through the Scout this
I week is offering bargains never be- >
! fore heard of.
The Murphy Supply Company has
been enjoying a brisk tiade this fall
and in order to get new customers to
line up with many old ones the exceptional
values are being offered.
Turn to page five of this issue of
' the Scout where thrifty buyers will
find untold values in all classes of
merchandise.