I If 1? H 1^ I The Leading I Vol. IVL. -No. 12. " RUGTIXLC VEIFT IS NOW LOCATED AT CITYIS EDGE i Talc of Unusual Quality Found Here After Much Time and Expense After years of effort and the expenditure of a fortune, the veir. of talc has at last been located on the Hitchcock pioperty, which lies ju^t * ad -s the Hiawassee river west of i Murphy, Don Witherspoon, prominent) 3 Murphy attorney and agent for the Tar Heel Investment company, owners of the pioperty, said here Wednesday. The find was made by B. C. Sloan, a practical miner of Caitersville, Ga.J g who has the mineral interests leased W for about three months, and promises ml to eclipse anything in the way of talc, a- to Quantity and Quality, vet loeat-1 eii in the county. A shaft eight by eight feet, thirty feet deep has been sunk on the pro? perty about three hundred yards west of the river, and about the same distance west of Cool Springs, and about 200 feet east of a shaft which was sunk several years ago which failed to locate the talc vein. The talc is of unusually high quality, Mr. Witherspoon said, being of a tough texture, free from grit or other foreign substances, with no defects at all, which made it highly desirable as crayon talc for steel workers and electrical manufacturing purposes. Biggest Vein In County The exact amoun of the find has not yet been determined, Mr. Witherspoon said, but indications are that it is probably the biggest vein of talc yet discovered in the county. The ' shaft ifi eight by eight feet wide, and has been sunk for a depth of about eight feet into the vein, and the edgo of it has apparently only been touched. Mr. Sloan, who opened the shaft and who plans to work it, has (Continued on page eight) o Police Apprehend Two Charged With Robbing Ga. Store Lawrence Lanham, 17, of Rockmart, Ga., and Robert Sherley, 22, of Mt. Airy, Ga., escaped prisoners from the Gilmer county (Georgia) chainRang, were held under bonds of $1,000 each here Friday by United States Commissioner P. C. Hyatt on a charge of robbing a postoffice and general merchandise store 14 miles below Murphy Monday night. The store is that of J. W. Harper in Seetgum, Ga. The youths were apprehended in Murphy Wednesday by Deputy Sheriffs Henry Rose and Dewey Johnson after Harper, who is postmaster at Swcetgum and Georgia officers had notified them the robbers were headed this way. The amount of the loot was alleged to be J150, which included *20 in Postal receipts, Bome merchandise and a shotgun. The men were reported seen here in a box car on the Southern railroad tracks at Factorytown. Henry Rose v. weaver and tne two went after the men. One of them surH rendered to Weaver but Rose had to H give chase to the other one before he coold catch him. H Both of the escaped convicts denied j any knowledge of the money but said j the got some stamps, shoes, clothing H and the gun. The gun, they sard, (Continued on page eight) I Lahn'g Department I Store Has Big Sale Mrs. Lillian Lahn, owner of Loin's B department etore is continuing her sacrifice sale through the next week to rid the present gtt>re of its fast dim inishing stock preparatory to moving B into the new rocation next to C. B. Hill's furniture store. Bargains similar to those described H or t two page ad in this issue of the Sec .t will continue Until the stock is B gone. Mrs. Lahn reported a very heavy business last week as she had add extra help to handle the rush B business. I j) ft #!f! Weekly Newspaper in Western North Murphj TWO NEGRO BOYS TURN IN "FALSE ALARM" FRIDAY All Murphy turned out for a L:g fire Friday night when the siren p*?-ed out its eerie sound?but thete was no lire to be found. George Leatherwood and a group of men were walking up by the court house when the alarm went off. They j walked over to the box at the sound and found two little negro boys standing their scared to death. George said the amusing pait of the thing was that the big one blamed the little one for turning in the ulaim. FOXHUNTERS TO OPEN RACE NEAR HERE ON OCT. 74 i I Three-Day Meet 1 o tie Held At Healey rield Next Week, Mauney Says Arrangements were completed this week for the annual meeting of the Tri.Stft+o _ _. M.M?V * (ivssakcio UOnutlUllUIl lu be held October 24, 25, and 26, at the Healey field, two miles south of Andrews, N. C., and one 'mile off highway No. 10 north of Woodville, George C. Mauney, president of the organisation, announced here Tuesday. The association includes Cherokee and adjacent counties in western North Carolina, North G .-orgia and Eastern Tennessee. At a recent meeting of the board of directors, composed of E. B. King, John Donley, Gilbert Stiles, Fred Moore, P. A. Mauney, W. B. Wiggins, W. C. Witt, B. L. Padgett. R. H. King and William P. Payne, of North Caroline; Dr. W. O. Tallent and Hancock Davis, of Tennessee; A. M. McAffee and John C. Jones, of Georgia, plans were formulated for the three day event. After discussing every phase of fox chasing, the directors were unanimously agreed that there wculd be just enough of frost in the air to persuade that good old f?* hound to do his stuff on the nights of the 24th, 25th and 26th of October. The Healey field was selected because it is accessible by good road in all kinds of weather, and the terrain is ideally suited for the races, and has long been the tramping ground and hangout for sly Reynard. To Open Wednesday The program proper begins in the afternoon of October 24, at 2 o'clock, Central Standard Time, when entries tor the all-age stake will begin, with Mr. Foard, of Murphy, in charge as manager. B. L. Padgett Register cf Deeds 'of Cherokee county, will then make a short address cf welcome, touching upon the ethics of fox hunting as a clean sport. Mr. Foard will then make a talk, using some fine points on judging fox hounds as his discourse. The bench show will be under the direction cf Dr. W. C. Morrow, of Andrews, a life lone lover and followA?? nf fox hound. Hayes Leatherwood and Roy Wells, of Murphy, have been named as en(Continued on page eight) Murphy Entertains Hayesville Today The Murphy high school footbell team, fresh from two scoreless ties, the last one with Andrews high Friday, is out to entertain the Hayesville aggregation in a royal manner her* Friday afternoon. It is important to note that the time of all games on schedule has been changed to 2 o'clock instead fo 2:30. We aTe told that Murphy has never beat Hayesville. The local boys assure us, since they have tasted the blood of battle they are going to put up a real scrap and take Hayesville over the coals this week. Everybody go out and see them do it. It will prove fine enter-. tainment as well a? belli the boys. Ffofcu?! Carolina, Covering a Large and P r, N. C., Friday, Oct. 19, 1 3 WNC COUNTIES AGAINST BUYING OF LAND BY TVA A news story in the Asheville | i Citizen Wednesday morning said that marly 3,500 residents of Macon, Graham and Swain cour.tic had signed a petiti n protesting the acqiiistion by the TVA of land located in the reservoir areas of j the Natahala Power and Light Com; pany which contemplated building : a dam at the Fontana settlement | | near the junction of the three (^unties. When the United States of America bought a small strip of > land in the heart of the basin of the propo ed dam recently, all work had to be stopped as government property is immune to condemnat The article ?ets forth that the ! Nantahala Power and Light com- | f any has been instrumental in pro-1 moting the water power development in that section and a great deal of data and history supporting the argument is included. A -mall delegation from each county intends to go to Dr. Morgan, director of the TVA. The petition was addressed to Morgan, President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Interior Ickes. Dr. Morgan's resulting comment was to the effect that the TVA did no wish to interfere with private | developments but that the TVA ! considered the acqusition as a means of avoiding delay and difficulty in promoting its plan. "Our studies on North Carolina tributaries are being actively prosecuted", Dr. Morgan said, "but plans for construction are not comwassee are well advanced, but no i pleted. Investigations on the Hia-1 construction details have been i worked out". FREE CLINIC TO BE HELD AT HOSPITAL DURING NEXT WEEK Many from this section are expected to attend the free clinic to be conudcted at the Petrie Hospital here from October 22 to 27, Dr. R. W. Petrie said this week. The clinic will be in charge of a number of prominent physicians who will demonstrate painless and blood less methods of treating a number of conditions. It was said that a number of new type electrical machines will be used in treating the patients that attend the free clinic. Listed among those conditions that will be treated free of charge are: hernia, varicose veins, lag ulcers, tonsils and nasal troubles and a number of other disorders mentioned in an advertisement carried in this issue of the Scout. Residents of Cherokee and adjoining counties in North Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee are urged to attend the clinic. Those who desire to be treated and examined are asked tc notify Dr. Petrie at the hospital here on or before October 20. Jerry Davidson Wins High Honor At State Jerry Davidson, former Murph] high school student, son of Mrs. J. W Davidson, was one of three student! out 250 sophomores at North Carolim State college invited to join the National Society of Mechanical Engineer: at that school, according to word received here by H. Bueck, supervisor of the Murphy unit schools. Selection to the society, Mr. Bueck said, was based on personality and scholarship. o Local TV A Engineers Surveying Camp Site The Tenne.wee Valley Authority engineer stationed here have been actively engvrej i? surveying and locating a site for barracks and a community for workers who will be engaged inbuilding the dam in case it located on the Coleman site, it was learned this week. - ? # with A. Q. Ketner, county J. B. Hall, local game wardH I i?t. H|nHBHK2fiHHHHHfiB5B|^HB| $ !^PM^^^Bk^|HBPR^NP9HEHBBb^BSX| > for the with good milk cows steers bringing ldw as compared to the mar^HBH^^B^^^Hfi|HB|9flNflH|BHHHB! In boom times, sellers the sale their the brough^P^^M^^HHH^HP^fl^H^^H^^H^^^H grade to |nnHHB^^nn| Patton the farmers over the sale be here probably or Deffnite the date made Bidding was heavy lafteinbon and the and early hour where numbered on the the Cherokee Manufacturing: charge cents an owner was charged^^^^^^|^^HHHHpHUH|H||^^HH^HQ Kctner weH|H|^B^Hnj^^^^^^^H^H|^B^H^H|^H| thB^HH^^HHMBBBH be the Lowry C. Is Improving This ^i^^HRHHflHH^HI tBBMnHH^HBB be glad s greatly in^HH^^HflHHH|HQ^^HHH[H^^^^^fl| HHj^BB|^^B^Dn the he as and be out in a day or confined to the furniture store two a pro a blow ^^nnH^HH^n Three Sections, Pages This Issue I burned late the Scout office this wek as the local ,orn^? til H crew went about the duties setting up a twenty page paper. mu It is a real pleasure to put out _ _ , ? vVHb^H the paper this week with three mlirphy DUpply sections and 20 pages. Features ShoesHH Every week the management of the Soout will do its best to give .... ,38 Murphy and Cherokee county all j Jp10? ridiculously w ine new* mai s in \o print, flow- w 111, cne neeas Of ever the Scout can he no better everyone in the family for the comor bigger than he medium it pro-; winter months is being featured vides its advertisers. So look 1 ^ of the large stock of the Marthrough the ads in this paper. They I P^y Supply Company, Noah Lovinare real guides to thrifty buying. Rood, manager, announced this week. Study these miniature markets mn in this issue of the Scout . that are laid before you and pat- these unusual bargains in mens, woronixe the advertiser. men's and children's sturdy and fancy And lest you forget?the Scout footwear are called to the public's atcosts less than two cents a week tension. Mr. Lovingood claims to ?only one dollar a year. have unsurpassed values and goarao tees every piece of goods he sella. ^