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MURPHY D
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Vol. 1VL.?No. 18.
CATTLE SALES
THIS FALL ARE
WORTH $7500
More Than 400 Head Of
Ca:tle Are Sold Here At
Four Big Sales.
More than 400 head of Cherok-;
ccuntv cartle have gone under the
aucti"iir's hammer in the four cattle
salt - hi Id here this fall.
Although there were not many buyo
the first sale in October :
an?s t.he bidding was not very heavy,
prices went up considerably at the
other sales and brought top prices for j
gcod cattle.
; The salts have been under the diI
rection of Bob Patton. of Frankl:n,
I A. Q. Ketr.er, Cherokee county agent,
and J. F. Hall, local game warden. .
Finding Cherokee aountv farmers ^
resportdve to theij calls for cattle
new buyers from city marKcts and
large concerns c. nie here to bid on
ha lnct rhree sale?
Considering the fact that the price
of beef is comparatively low all over
the country, stock in the local yards J
brought a fair price?just a shade un- ^
der that of Asheville and other city *
markets.
A good grade of black calves ^
brought any where from 34 to $5 ^
per hundenveight a.-? a top pTice and
good grades "f feeder steers brought
from S2 to $3 per hundredweight.
Prict for cow- were in a respective }
proposition.
Figured on an average basis, the
t' ur sal< - have brought approximately
$7500 to the farmers of Cherokee
and surrounding counties that brought
their cattle here for sale.
The local price was under that of .
city markets but when the expense '
and loss of weight by shipping was ,
considered, selling at the local market
was the most profitable.
Many of those who sold cattle at .
the local market have been able only i,
to kiep a <few head of livestock and r
with price on feed going up this winter
took advantage of the local .mar- ^
kat, when shipping to a distant mar- j,
ket would have taken hiore than one L
' or two head were worth all tbgcth-er. }3
gether. L
Although dfcs&tisified at fir^t bei
cause of the lnolc of hnvers. local *
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Mr. S. M. Hinshaw
Accepts Old Position
Mr. S. M. Hinshaw, who has been .
connected with the local relief of- t
fice since it was established 'here, has h
accepted his old position with the a
Southern Railwfey company and will 1
report for duty next week.
Mr. Hinshaw said he would prob- t<
ably be stationed at Valdosta, Ga., a
clcteo to the Florida line and work in p
that section. f
Although he plans to move there n
in the next week or so, Mr. Hinshaw
'aid Jio would not move his family b
I a^ay from Murphy for possibly a c
year ot two. h
- 'Mr. Hinshaw has won many friends
and will be missed by them. J_
TELLICO PLAINS
ccc CAMP GOES
IU RAVENSFORD
s
The last of the equipment of CCC h
'"P 426, which has been Stationed 2
|>rar Tellico Plains, Tenn., was be- o
Hauled to Ravensford, situated ft
Halfway between Brywn City and
ylva, where the camp will be located M
room now on. 31
The new location will be a dual
**!' with the hoys from Tellico and hi
Pother camp of New York boys, ori- ('
? Uy Stationed on up the state, m
wntinit. II
Close to 200 boys are being moved
the Tennessee oamp and it is ex- el
eft**'! that the other camp will have P<
the same numibeT of men. They P
H work in the national forest m
?ere. L
old eamp at Unaka will be
{?* <' over to workers for the United C
^J?8 Forestry service, it was said.
Company 426 has been under Lt. ?<
U#ntr fcsrsa. *
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kly Newspaper in Vcstern Forth Car
Murphy,
SANTA ASKS ALL I
BOYS AND GIRLS
TO WRITE EAR! "
Santa Claus made his annual
pre.Christmas pilgrimage to the
Cherokee Scout office this .Week q
and told us to tell >11 the little schidren
in this section to get out 1
their pencils and paper and tell i
him what they want for Christmas.
He said it's a good idea to get '
the letters in early, too, as he ha*
a lot of work to do this Christmas ,
with so many good little hoys and
girls around, and that he will have
to g*t an early start.
Santa wants the children' to send j
their letters to Santa Claus, in care
cf the Cherokee Scout, Murphy, N.
C., and he will have it printed in
the columns of this paper.
ALDERMEN AND i
COMMISSIONERS
STUDY REFINANCE '
For the purpose of further discus-11
ion en the question of refinancing 11
he debts ot Cher kee county and!
lurphy through the Chicago Refinince
corporation, a meeting of the |
ast and present I cards of aldermen !
nd the present and incoming o muissiontrs
will be held here Friday.
A similar meeting was held here
"uesday at which the corporation (
iu re fully explained the proposition j
ut no definite conclusions were I
cached and all action was deferred
iirtil the meeting Friday.
At ihat time the c rporation will I
resent its plans in detail. } .
After hearing th< proposal the city I ,
ouncil plans to eiUher accept or re- j j
ect the proposition at their regular
rioting next Thursday, according ,
o Mayor J. B. Gray.
Since the Republican commission- ,
rs will go into office Monday it ^
uld not be learned when they will
eld their meeting to either accept or j
eject the proposal. *
The refinancing plan was first
rought up here before a joint meet- j
ig of the county commissioners and f
ity aldermen last summer, and both a
odies passed resolutions to consider j t
he proposal. j \
'LANS FOR GOLF
COURSE WILL BE ,
DISCUSSED HERE
i
A meeting for the purpose of dis- 1
ussing the plans for obtaining a *
herokee county golf course will be 4
eld in the club room of the library
t 7:30 o'clock Monday evening, Mr.
A. Case announced Wednesday.
The purpose of t.he meeting will be
j appoint committees and get the rc- 1
ction and advice of all interested 1
arties Dor securing an FERA loan c
or labor on the proposed course and c
aming a site. 1
All interred parties are urged to
e there. People from all over the r
ounty .have been invited to the meet- r
.AST RITES HELD
FOR JOHN SMITH, c
79, OF TOMOTLA vc
7" ^ v
Funeral services for Mr. Jonn a. it
mith, 79, of Tomotla, 12 miles from
ere, were .held this afternoon at I [,
:30 o'clock with Rev. John Carper c
fficiating. Inteaiment was in the (
unily cemetary. s
Mr. Smith died at 9:15 o'clock \
,'onday morning of pneumonia after r
i illness otf four days. ?
Born in Morganton Ga., 1855, he
kd lived in the Tomotla community \
>r the past 25 years. He was a ?
ember of the Baptist church since j
*26. s
Surviving are his widow and nine ,]
lildren: Mrs. B. B. McCabe. Cop- 0
?rhill, Tenn.; Mrs. Mandy Payne, ?
rasstown; Mrs. Myrtle Raper, To- c
otha; Will, Glen, Ulen, Charley and g
em Smith, all of Murphy.
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OMING:The faculty play, "Drums p
r Death", a myitery drama in three
:ts. Watch /for the date in next g
eek's paper! F
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rote
olina% Covering a Largr and Potent
I. C., Friday, November 3(
.IONS JUBILEE
PLAYS BEFORE
LARGE CROWD;
Songs, Skits, Black-face
Acts Prove Popular
With Local Audience.
A packed high school auditorium
pplauded the offerings of the an:ual
Murphy Lions club Jubilee show
fhich was presented Wednesday night
it 8 o'clock.
A versatile program of s^ngs,
okes and skits were offered by mini.
>ers of the club and a galaxy ol local
ntertainers that pleased a large ar.d
ippreciative audience.
The Lions club minstrels, an annual
iffnir thnt I!!Tlnng the b-St of |
ocal shows was directed by Mrs. H. |
iueck, wife of the* president of the i
ocal Lions club.
A (,iorus of six ladies, six black- I
ace end men, the inter! cutor. Air. H. !
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3URLEY SAID TO
BE PROFITABLE
CROP IN COUNTY
Therokee Farmers Urged
To Try Raising Tobacco j
Crop In Spring.
Due tn the fact that Cherokee j
ounty soil f- xtrtiaely adaptable to
he raising of Hurley tobacco ct ps,1
t is expected that many more farm- j
'is of this section will devote acre-j
ige to the ci4>P in coming seasons. !
At pr *ent there are only a half
[ 07en farmers in this section that an- 1
p-owing tobocca eviden.ee showing a
gradual increase since it was first!
ilanted by J. S. Queen, who has an
?4-acre farm 15 mihs from here on :
Mr. Queen has been setting out j
>eachti*ee.
"rem 3-4 of an acre to an ace and !
i half annually for the past six years !
ind this year h expects a 10001
Found crop from less than an acre'
hat has been cultivated.
Is Profitable Crop.
Realizing the possibilities of Bur-:
ey tobacco becoming one of the for most
and most profitable crops in j
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HUNDREDS TAKING
ADVANTAGE OF BIG
CIRCULATION PLAN
Hundreds of people in Cheroke j
ounty art taking advantage of the I
inusual offer extended by the Cher- j
>kee Scout in its gigantic subscription I
an-paign to give away $100.00 in
>rizes.
A beautiful cabinet, Philco radio,
tow on display at Walter Coleman's
adio store, and five other big cash j
>rizes will be given away absolutely
ree on Feb. 2.
All you have to do to win one of
hese gorgeous prizes to go to any
>f the merchants lifted below and
>btain from them a coupon which is
vorth a quarter (twenty-five cents)
vhen used toward a year's subscrip.
ion to the Scout.
Get a coupon from one of the- folDwing
merchants: Murphy Supply
onupany, Ledford's Hardware Store,
handler's Department Store, D&vidon
and Mclver, Parker's Drug Store,
Valter Coleman*? Radio Shop, Caringer's
Dept. Store; E. L. Townson
lepartment Store, C. M. WodTford.
W. M. Fain Grocery Company,
V'offord-Terrell, Murphy Harware
lompany, Dickey Feed Company,
ohnson's Meat Market, Murphy
Sanitary Meat Market, J. W. Lovigoods,
W. B. Dickey and Son, Cher,
kee Hardware Company, Mauney's
frag Store, Murphy Cafe, Marie's
'afe, A. & P. Store, Lahn's Dept.
tore, Whitaker's Bargain Store.
The coupon with 75 cents is good
or a year's subscription to this newsaper
and may win o"e of the prize?.
Get one today and remember the
ieout goes up to $1.50 per year on
February 3, 1935.
v fHwj
ially Rich Territory in This State
), 1934. $1
COUNTY OFFICERS 1
TO TAKE UP NEW
OFFICES MONDAY
All newly elected county officers
will be 'worn into office at
the court house Monday morning r
and at that time the Republic.1 n? J *
will ta*4e over the roir.s of the i
county affairs.
Late thi;- week the exact hour 1
had not been set.
The new officers will take up I
their duties immediately after they
are sworn into their respective of- |
fices.
The new county officers are: R. I
L. Kcenum, register of deeds; Z. '
C. Ramsey, sheriff; John Donley, \
clerk of the court; and J. M. Pay- i
ne, E. A- Voyles and W. A. Adams, j j
MERCHANTS HAVE
MACHINERY ADDED
IN MURPHY LATELY
A large quantity of new machinery j
nas boon installed in inree .uurpny |
business houses the past week.
-Mr. \V. I). Townson his installed
now equipment in his shop in back of '
the Scout office that he expects to I
step up his production oi furniture l
and caskets many time' . Hie t\v - ,
story building adjoining his .dop ha- j
beta comphted and he is now using ,
it as an office and a storet r om.
W. It. Lloyd, of the Ideal Cleaners,
hu> hauled three truck loads of !
machinery from South Carolina that';
he expects to use in the laundry which j
he c. ntemplates opening in the Burn" !.
building some time within the next ; (
few week-. Much of t.he large equipment
has been installed and more is
still coming in.
And last but not least, the Scut |
tddejd a $600 folder to its equipment '
this week much to the joy "f the1,
lore that usually scraped i
their fingi is to the bone on Thursday 'j
nighti folding up the Scout. Machin- !
ery has been added from time t< j
time in the six months that the new .
management has taken it over and
it is now one of the most completely .
equipped printing shops in Wear era
North Caredina.
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MURPHY MAYOR IS
PRINCIPAL TALKER
AT TEACHERS CLUB
Mayor J. B. Gray, of Murphy, was j
the principal speaker at a meeting of
the Schoolmasters club held at the
Murpihy high school building Thursday.
Seventeen members of Cherokee,
Clay and Graham faculties were
pre, sent. >
Mr. Gray's topic was "Are schools
giving the people value received? If
so, how can we let thorn know it?"
On this subject he brought out a
number of interesting points and sug.
gested ways in which teachers might
ro tore schools to their proper place
as a real, old community center.
He suggested a greater tie between
the pupil, t?V parent and the teacher
es bringing the school closer to the
ideals of the general public.
Two other guests at the meeting?
Representative-elect Edwin Hyde, of
Andrews, and Mr. Tom Gray, of
Hayesville?lettered short talks and
pledged their support to the program
of education. Other remarks were (
made by teachers attending the meeting.
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An oyster dinner was served by c
the Home Economics class under the
direction of Miss Holahauser. It was
an ideally planned meal and greatly
enjoyed by all present.
The purpose of the club is to
foster education and round table dis- i
cushions are held at the regular t
meeting with a view of offering v
suggestions for class-room problems
and the welfare of the school child, a
Their work is ir. line with Mr. Gray's t
talk. i
Mr.w7w.Hyde
Mr. W. W. Hyde, cashier of the
Murphy branch of the Citizens Bank 1
and Trust Company, wa\> back in his \
office attending to business matters i
this week following a serious illness.
He is greatly improved.
His many friends are glad to see
him back again.
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TODAY
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[VA DIRECTOR IS
COUNTY VISITOR
OVER WEEK END *
-oca! Engineers Are Nov/
Working On "Love>'s
Leap" Site Near I Iere.
While private power cor;> vafcionfca
and local interest? this week natlOTV lly
ploughed into the TV A socking
to st p the Authority's program of
building dams in the Tennessee valley.
Dr. Arthur E. Morjpin, TV A <lir
ctor. quietly spent the wee's end at
the Folk School at BTasstown near
hert.
Mvnday he went to Warm Springs^
Ga., to confer with President Roosevelt.
who is ri? tino; there in hie
ed H<?mc."
Far fr< 111 the bustle and noise of
the private companies fc> brand tho
TV A as illegal and halt its interests,
tho director and his daughter. Miss
Francs Morgan, attended a supper
and and a Sunday night program nl
the Folk School.
Fallowing a - :vi led by John
Specht, of Flat Rock, Dr. Morgan
talked at some U ngth about his ideas
? r -mall industries in the future
in this mountain section. His talk was
made more inUre^tng by tellng sonio
of his personal experiences when, an
a j* ung man, ho worked on engineer^
g projects.
Other officials of the TVA who
hove visited tie Folk School iccently
are : Arthur C. Jacks n. TV AO
administrator; Julian S. Chambers,
yf the legal division of the TVA; Harvey
P. Vaughn, liaison officer of tho
TVA; Mr. Baker, of the TVA at
Km xville, Tenn., and Mr. Rail, of tho
PKRA of Washington, 1). C.
Meanwhile it has been learned that
TVA surveys around the Coleman
>ite have been going steadily forward*
For ?.he past two weeks the local engineers
have bn survying at site at a
:>end a mile from town known an
'Lover's Leap."
Tho local engineer, following their
ntensive study for the past sevea
months are hiking a holiday this week
Mid. Having added several extra days
of work in the past three weeks,
work was suspended loeplly from
wmiimuhsw ?
,w?upwii u 111 ii .wonuay
morning.
Mr. Clyde Patton
Has New Position
Mr. Clyde Patton has been added
to the staff of the Murphy branch
of the Citizens Rank and Trust company
where he has been working
every other day for the past week.
Mr. Patton has been county accountant
ever since last spring. Prior
to that he was connected with the
United States mail service.
He will continue with the county
until the new officers are sworn in.
Mr. G. W. Ellis
A large hdst of friends of Mr. G.
W. Ellis, distributor for the Gulf
Refinning company here, will be glad
to learn that he. was reported as improved
late this week. He has been
-ick since Saturday with a bad caso
of influenza.
His presence about town is greatlv
ItlisSAH and ic lwirwwl fl?o* ?''I
soon be completely recovered.
o?
Tom Axley, Jr.
Tom Axley, Jr., was reported much
improved at the hospital this week afer
having suffered with* a bad to^th
vhich left him with an infected eye.
Tom had his tooth pulled last week
ind it caused hrm a great deal of
rouble. He was taken to the hospital
r0r treatment.
o
Mr. C. W. Savage
Mr. C. W. Savage, of the Regal
Hotel here, returned from Atlanta
his week where he has been reeeivng
treatment for sometime for a prolonged
illness.
He returned with Mrs. Savrse and
many friends were ready to greet
him.