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nsr ufit, Attractive / That's? W murphy ? Vhe Leading Vol. 1VL.?No. 16 lions hear gas tax scored by state speaker Decision Made To Hold ? Minstrel Show Here Be- a fore Christmas. J. L. Belotc, of Raleigh, represent- * in? thi -North Carolina Petroleum Industries, Inc., was the principle C( speaker at the regular meeting of the Lions Club in the Murphy Cafe Tues- p day nicht. Twenty-two members |{ wire present to transact the other busin s-s of the evening. Mr. Belotc went at length to ex- w plain that automobiles directly con- (1 L 5?"- ncr ccs* ??? II lUUlt ' ?*v* * * *"* * " " Qi enue of North Carolina. Indirectly, w he said. the figure would be larger. Following are some of the taxes ^ on automobiles and accessories that 0, w re listed as "too greatly taxed": tj gas, registration, sales tax on new Cl automobiles, title, and inspection fees. ^ "My organization stands for six t( thing Mr. Belote declared, "repeal e of th federal gas tax, re uction in gas tax, unalterabley opposed for di- t( version f these funds for other pur- o 1 poses tli m building highways, lower f license fee, and prevention of gas \ substitution". b "In four years", added the speaker, jr "th average automobile driver, thr u' 1 pays for an automobile ^ that in r i \er gets". l?i>. . n< on the tax questions wtr i !> Mon { resident Burck, Sti 1 1 !. ?rg and C. W. Ilailoy. 1 a . i dler explained t.hat this A'o.k v right in line of that of the Car ii .a .Motor Club cf which he is a C{ member. Tl;v ii'li w nt on record as backing vv Mr. Rciotc's six points. A i jmnihtee composed of Dale Lee, R. F. Williamson and Grady ] Crawf rd said that plans had been E made to present a minstrel show be- w fore Christmas and a play, directed tN by Mrs. F. C. Mallonee, after the first pi of the year. SJ Lion president Bucck said that work on the show would begin Monday and a number of assignments al would be handed out to the various members of t.he local club. W. M. Fain, past president of the Murphy club, said that the Lions pub- p Iication had announced the local club as one of the most outstanding in this state and that the Asheville organi- J wtion was much interested in this Murphy footrai l z I TEAM WILL BE OFF FOR HAYESVILLE HI " Murphy's gridiron artiste will ^cn- r hire ovir to Hayesville Friday with ^ the blood of a stinging 7 to 0 defeat p. *t the hands of Swain High gridders fresh in their eyes and a determin- \\ i *hon to pile up a huge score for rc|Ve&Pe in mind. pi r Murphy and Hayesville have met w ?ncc before this year on the local hj J Bridfron where Murphy pulled out w l*ith a 26 to 0 victory. in I Up until ?- ** -.1 wtrtrn iuurpny was un. having played two games n ed in .-coreless ties, one with it the team 'that finally broke d< ord. The breaks weTe against ? over there and they went m oriously. w ville took a trouncing in their ie and were on the short, ?end ^ g 73 to 0 score. Copper-hill, 1 play at Murphy next week, e winner in the las game on rounds this year. CCC Members th re Hurt In Accident J M Bowman and 'W.-de Gold- . >oth of Walnut, N. C., and of the CCC camp at Blaira- te w^re conveyed to the Petrie I ui 1 he.- 1 \st week syuffering from at 5 sustained wJhen they lost cona motorcycle they were riding 1 who is i?, and Goldamitn, l ^ v* returned to the camp hoe- j ar ftej. improvement here. in it dfi Weekly Newspaper in Western North Murphy, MINE PRECINCTS 1 ELIMINATED BY 1 CONSOLIDATION The consolidation of the nine internets as ruled by the board with ohnson and Parker voting in favor f the action, and Morrow holding " is decision for his successor, were s follows: Andrews north and south wards onsolidated, with the library named s the voting place. Topton precinct ould come to Andrews. The north nd south wards in Murphy would j >nsolidate with the court house nam- , i as the voting place. The Tomotla recinct on the north side of the Val>y rivetr would come to Murphy and le south side would go to Peachtree. Boiling Springs und Ebeneez'. r 1 fre consolidated with Hangingdog; p greeta and Upper Beaverdam were e pnsoiidated with Unaka, And Vests Jj ith Liberty. Johnson explained that ibis action * ns taken to simplify the counting 1 f the votes and expressed the opinion lat with good raods all over the ' aunty the voters in the precincts that c ad been cut out would not ^iave far 1 a pro to vote and a lot of time and * xpense would be saved. This cuts Cherokee county down s ) 15 precincts. Originally there were i 6 but Wolf Creek and Persimmon ( 'reek were discarded and Johnson ; [onday night outlined a plan where- j y ther might bo only one precinct l each township. JIRL KILLS BOAR I WEIGHING NEARLY 1 400 POUNDS IN CO. ' 1 From out of the wilderness of Telli- < o Mountain there came a strange lie this week of a lfi-year-?ld girl ho shot and killed a Russian bo.ir 1 lid to weigh 100 pounds. < According to the story as told by s fr. D. Witherspoon, local attorn y, dith Haas was riding in a wagon 1 hen the large hog was spied. With ? vo well-aimed shots from a high- t owered lifle she felled the beast by looting it through th heart and in 1 le head. 1 The animal, nearly eight feet long * ad four feet in height, is said to be 5 le largest of its kind ever known in c >is section. 0 I iUF MPN FIT A t?C M ? *?* A V1U1 1 I A?A FROM COUNTY JAIL LAST FRIDAY NIGHT Elbert Amos, one of the five men | ho escaped from tho county jail at ( 1 o'clock Friday, voluntarily returni and gave himself up to offieeis this eek. ' ^ Thos ecaping were James Smith, ^ nder sentence for assault and batfry and manufacture cf whishkey; dell Ryder, charged with- larceny; ! ike Rogers, charged with affray; Ibert Davis, charged with violation F the prohibition law, and Paul s FiJlis, being held on the same charge, i Cleveland Fain, jailer, said the men ( : ied themselves out of their cells ( ith stick' and wire and that they t id a key to fit the front door which t as found unlocked Saturday morn- t f?. > Up to press time officers had found i ) trace of the jailbreakers although i was reported that Smith was seen t >wn in the lower end of the county. *] At first it was believed that seven t en had escaped, but two of them c rra f/Min/1 in thpir ct*ll? r Irs. H. Bueck Will 1 Aid In Gathering All News For The Scout ' Mrs. H. Bueck has been added to ; e news staff of the Cherokee Scout ' is week and all persons having: news v enrs t*> submit are requested to fret v touch with her either by phone ot c her home. f Mrs. Bueck. wife of the superin- e ndent of the schools in the Murphy c >it, is formerly of Raleiith. She has s tended several universities and has r id a (treat deal of experience in this 1 nd of work. Her phone no. is 98-J. J Th? Scout is very elad indeed to v ail itself of Mrs. Fueck's services C id r? pleas: d to have her association 5 business. _ o tmkm Carolina, Covering a Large and Pc N. CM Friday November LARGE BUILDING i PROGRAM NEAR TO COMPLETION Three New Stores Being Erected For Occupancy P In Near Future. According to present indications a arge building program has begun in iurphy. n Mr. Noah Lovingood is having the hree stores, now occupied by Lahn's ai Department store, W. D. Townson's tl urniture company and 3Ir. Lovin;ood's f'. ed store completely renovat- ir d and remodeled with a view to build- r. ng (.no large store for the Murphy l>i Supply company. The sidewalk will *< ven be torn up and a new one put n its place, he said. p Mr. Lovingood is planning to have E .he remodeling both upstairs and d lown in the Davis building finished i< >y the middle of Dec mber where he Id vill locate the new store. . y 'At the -same time .Mr. W. IX Town- R on is electing a new two story buildng directly in buck of th Scout < f- j ice. The new structure will be used is offices and show rooms for the urniture company, he said. 1 vVrth the addition of sevc nil pieces I if machinery, the pie evit Towns n shop will be rebuilt and .neatly enurged, aimed for greater output. The j, luilding s.V uld hi completed in 'several weeks. (j Mr. Townson said that 10 yea is ago j lis shop, then 210 square feet., prolured its first piece 1 f furniture?a cabinet mad by han 1. After th'- prolent building program is completed, lis shop, display rooms and offic will comprise more than 6,(100 feet and a !; greater output thereby facilitated. l' Work on the new bahn building las surged ahead to near-compl.tion . ind should ho ready for occupany in he near future. The new building program is leralded by many as a return of pros- ;l verity in theis area and will greatly n kid Murphy in being the foremost v hopping center in this part of the a rountry. 0 h COUNTY BOARD OF I* EJ ECTION HF.ADP |? MEET IN RALEIGH I Word was received by .Josh Johnon, chairman of the Cherokee coun- ? y board of elections, this week by * etter from L. P. McLendon, c-hariman >f the state board of cl-ctions, that he 1934 session of the Institute of ! jlovernment, would open in Raleigh, i Thursday evening November 15 and , ontinu through Saturday. The b 'ublic is invited. u The letter read: n Election officials throughout the j tate will be particularly interested n the opening sessions Thursday vening, November 15. when t :e Chairman of the State Board of Elec- c ions and representatives of both poli- v ical parties will discus- the following " onic Th (' du^t rf Elections in forth Carolina and Proposed Changes ? r. the Election Laws, Absentee votng. Separate registration and regis- " ration books for party prima^ps. Siif voting recincts with relation S1 he orderly voting at elections, Frluencv of new registrations. Selection i" >f local election officials. Supervisory f *ower and Authority of thet Str.f: n loard of Elections. Rules and Pro "dure for Conduct of Elections con- pi ry-irv:rt?>i Prosecution of Pflec]nw violations. Th^cnodiont the day Friday, Novkr-h? '#>. and Saturday mominqr. Jo^mN r 17, new'v plotted official*5 eill have the onnfortnnitv to meet h ri*h exr^rienred officials fr?om all |< ryrj-n+ttxz nf f,he state and begin to 0 amiliarir.e t}V'mcelvp? with the pow- t< rs and duties of tb*:r offices, dis- e tiss nroHenrs confronting them with 1( tate officials a^d hear such nationlly known sneakers as Dean Rosco<> <> *ound of the Harvard Law School. 0 udgfe Florence E. Allen, the firs* 7oman appointed to the U. S. Circuit ? Jorrrt of Appeals. Honorable Wiiiiair ti Itanley. Assistant Attorney General n f the United States. t: . ? * HhfijJi >tentially Rich Termorv in Thif S 16, 1934. County Elect Hears "Irr In Last \\ dANY CASES TRIED DURING SESSION OF COURT HELD HERE A large number of cases, mostly >isdemeanors, have be*n heard be-j Die the Cherokee county juries and nd Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of Marion le past two weeks in Superior court. Foth civil and criminal eases are beig tiied at t?his term of court and number of sentence; -?n.j fi?es have Btr handed out where conviction was Hind. .. - ? v... In the only important case that as been tried before t.'iis session. d Deweese, 23, pled guilty to a 1 liarge of manslaughter in connect-1 >n with the death of Lake Lowe here ' ist April and was sentenced to five vars in date's penitentiary, in abigh. ^IGH PRICES GIVEN BY CATTLE BUYERS AT LOCAL MARKET At the end of the third big cattle ale Tuesday which saw approximately 120 head of CheP kee and Graham jOunty cattle eros* the auction block, locision was made by th spons iv, #ob Patton, of Franklin, A. Q. K? ie!, county agent, nd J. E. Ilal1, :amc warden, to .have another on 'uesc.ay, November 27. The action was taken at the r 'ilist of local farmer.- wh<? have realeed a good bit of money out of the ast thre sales for their stock, and ras .-aid by officials to he absoluteyr the last that will be he-Id this seaon. The last three sales Jrave seen the uctioning of r-cord-breaking herds nd the officials Relieve the next sale rill he even larger than the other as good price for beef and the fact bat winter feed prices are going up, ave caused many of thte farmers here o send their cattle to the local mart. The. terms of the next sale, as t.hose f the past sales, will be the same nth 50 cents being deducted for each ead sold, and a fee of 25 cents ch-arg d for bidding back cattle. o ENGINEERS VISITS PROPOSED DAMS IN COLEMAN AREA .Mr. Pearce, of Knoxville, a memer of the TVA engineering corps, as a visitor in Murphy this week and tade sevral trins of inspection to f.he >cal proposed TVA dam site on the tiawasvee. Othe activities of the Tennessee ralley Authority \vt rk rs here inludcd an investigation of the reseroir atound the Hiawasseo dam 10 lilcs from here that supplies power or Andrews. J. D. Blagg. unit chief 1" the local force, .aid they were mp;.ring the deposit in the basin tha dam with the probable deposit' t the proposed dam at th Col man itc. George D. Whitmcre was expected i Murphy Wednesday evening for .arther inspection with the local engieers. o dr. G. W. Candler Attends Last Rites For Asheville Uncle Col H. M. Candler, prominent Ater?, Tenn.. attorney, and Mrs. Cand*r joined Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Candler f ilrrnhv. her* Saturday and went i Candler. N.'C., to attend the funral of their nncl?, William G. Cand?r, Sunday afternoon. The deseased was over 100 year? Id and was the old:st living alumnus f the University of North Carolina, [e was a rery respected, scholarly entleman and one of the most disinguished men in this state. He left j any friends in this part of th conn-1 ry. lilt PAGES TODAY tate I $1.00 YEAR?5c COPY :ion Board eguiarities*' feek/s Voting VICTORY CONCEDED BY DEMOCRATS TO REPUBLICAN PARTY Mr.-. Gile W. Cover, o' Andrews, ucting chairman of the Cherokee County Democratic executive committee, Monday congratulated the county Republican candidates on their victory in last Tuesday's election. Mrs. Cover also conceded the election t? *w *"V ..-|/w?.,v?IIO. tu:.. i??i > ?_ i iruo ? > jvuftcti ujjtn as cnuuig me efforts of Democrats t'? contest the election on the grounds of irregularities in some of the precincts. Mrs. Gov r la t week asked the board of elections to order a new registration and new election. Charges of irregularities in the lection TuUsday were investigated at a meeting of the Cher kee county board of electons Friday afternoon at I o'clock. Challenge and counter challenges were made during the e? urs of the canceling ??f th< returns Thursday afternoon and the elections board decided to hold a hearing Friday. Hot House rr cint* vote was <viallanged in its entirety by Democrat- on th i?r< unds that a Republican wa- allowed t-' vote when not legally eligible. Republicans cour <-rc. w a chilleng- on the ground that a D n-;ic-rat from Tennessee w permitted to a t a ballot. Ballot Boxes Impounded The ballot boxe f the Unaka precinct were impounded for counting aad investigation, it being charged that 30 ballots were spoiled. The board, after canvassing soim of the returns Thursday afternoon, adjourned at 1 o'clock to m? t<t at 8 o'clock Friday morning to resume the counting. Republicans challenged eight absentee ballots at Long Ridge precinct. D. M. Reece, chairman of t.;o 'county Republican executive commitItee, after consultation with Republican leaders of the county, said the I Republicans would challenge all ab: sentee ballots cast in the election .when the board met Friday. It was ! (Continued on haelr ICKES DECISION ROUTES PARKWAY THROUGH N. CAR. Word was favorably received ihis w ek to the effect that Secretary -?f the Interior Jckes had decided that the Parkway from the north into the Great Smoky national park should take a course through North Carolina rather than by way of Tennessee. Ash ville .has been particularly inj terested in this move as a measure I of getting much of the tourist trade the route would naturally bring this way. North Carolina and T nnes>oe have fought bittf rlv over the situation cv-r irce the Parkway route was first proposed. Several months ago b th states sei t large delegations to Washington t.? appear for a hearing before the eretary on the proposed routes. Follow: *.i? i ?? T ' iiik me n earing .?ir. ickcs anoourceu ho would make hi? decision. Harry P. Cooper C. W. Baiky, F. C. Moore and Mayor J. B. Gray formed tho Murphy delegation that attended the meeting in behalf of this county. They acted on the suggestion of Wythe Peyton, Asheville postmnstc-r, who canvassed Western North Carolina for various county delegates. Mr. And Mrs. Johnson Attend Fu^^ral Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Josh Johnson were in Blue Ridce. Ga? Sunday to attend the funcr i of Frank Olvey, young nephew o? Mr. Johnson. Mr. Olvey -uccumbed to a stvere |attack of pneumonia last week. m 1 The Johnsons returned to Murphy V Sunday evening. 1 A
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