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j VoluntelrVL. No. 23
TENATIVE PLANS
FOR ROOSEVELT
i v BALL ARE BEGr
Square and Round Dance
To Be Held In Cherokee
County Jan. 30.
, Elaborate plans for the bier: "
set dancer ever held in this j.er oi
the country have uc?su ztartcd by ths
local committee of the Birthday Hal
for the President. The dances "will be
held on President Franklin Delinc
"Boosextelt's birthday, Jan. 30.
At a date this early only tems(iv<|
arrangements naa Deen maar unc
definite plact s for the dances Vivt
not yet been determined.
It is the aim of the comm ee ti
have a square denbe and a rouncl
danlce on the same night in two diffl
ferert places. Plans for the procure
ment of the finest string mu-ic tan<
in this part of the country lor thkl
square dance have practically 1 ci
arranged. Inside the next week dufi
nite information concerning then
should be available.
Attempts have barn made a ge'. h
touch with sooi? of the fin t onches
ras in the South for the i-ou id dance
Upon the arrival of bids by he c m
mittee the hard accepted wi be nam
ed. More than 20 orchestras ,iave bvei
I contacted for the date.
Th committee plans dances 01
Jan. 30 that are "different" in ever;
respect and an unusually enjoyabl
timo_for everybody that attends on
or both of thf-m. A numbei of unusua
novel effects and ingenious divide
will ibe created to add to the.hilarioti
atmosphere of the occasion.
Procd ds frofcn the birti>day partie
this year will be divided on a nation
al basis, 30 cents of every dollar wil
be turned over to the Commissior
while the othrr 70 cents is used t
rehabilitate infantile paralysis victim
in the communities raising the fund
or in the geographic unit of whic
'riey are a part.
CARRINCER'S STORI
OFFERING UNUSUAI
j LET-GO SALE HER!
I3ir. D. V. Carringer is anntouncim
through the Scout this week that h
liftfrnds to hare his department stor
to the walls and is sacrificing the bes
of his goods at nearly half price i
order to make room for a fresh stoc
of spring and summer goods.
Those seeking unusual bargains i
! all lines of men's, women's and chilli
ren's clothing or in the line of foo
are uilged to turn to his fifl page ad
vertisem. nt In this issue of the Scon
and read his message to .the peopl
or Murpiiiy and Chnoket oounty. I
"I have enjoyed a wonderful bus; I
!ness eince I opened here laot sprite
It jt a real pleasure to serve the peopl
end I am sure they wM find wha
they want If!re daring this sale. I at
turning my goods at a sacrifice for I
good spring businesp. I appreciat
the busir.ee given me and am looVin
forward to give even better service i I
1936", Mr. Cnrringer said.
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Murphy Supply Co.
| Plans to Move Sow
; JfeT _
; ij' fThe building to be occupied by th
Murphy Supply company is praciie
ally finished in the inte-;or and oc
cgpancy is expected to take plac
within the next few weeks, accwdini
to Noah Ivovingetd, manager of thi
popwiar store. I
r Two complete stents hay? bean re
novated into one with modem In
terior Mora furnishings and the base
ment will he converted into a five
and tan dent basement department,
Mr. Imvingood has gone to eatn
expanse to partition off the interim
of the building do as to snalfe it as at
restive and modern as i
Mr. Ixrringood ssld by moving- IV
ft
Weekly Newspmper in Western North C
Murphy, I
T3NYDER AND LONG I
REMODELING HILL !
FURNITURE STORE
} The furniture store of the late C.
II B. Hill is being iLmodeled by the
| firm of Snyder and Long, who own
I ; chain orf furniture stores in Bry- C
p cm City and Sylva, and It. J. Sny?
Her staid Monday that he expects to
open the store here with a complete
line of fine furniture in the next
few weeks.
A'mid tb?- work of renovation, Mr.
Snyder said he was v Ty optimistic
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V ?VJ- U43 Vffux kUiMvjf iv CAVVUU esew I
I business to Murphy and Cherokee ,
> dounty and that he hoped to make a
' personal contact with vvtTy family <
in the Murphy trade territory as soon ]
* as his store opens. ]
I Messr Snyder and Long have sue- t
' cesrfully worked in the furniture in- v
dus:rv in Wca&rn North Carolina
> for years. They understand the bus- ]
' iness thououghly and plan to tend >
- an eqa.'Uy well-versed branch m-n- ,
agei tf-re before completion of the s
I store. ycajSiaflaJ
Mr. S-yder m; here Monday over- j
1 seeing the work on the building and (
- said he planned to ccme back from |
> time to timfc ar.d will possibly be (
here this week. " ,
t The second stlory of the building .
?- will be used by Lowry Hill, eon of
the late C. B. Hill, in conducting hie ]
- business as a funeral dhtctor. He ,
- plans to take his father's place in ,
i this line of work. ..
: andrews?oy j|
* makes record !'
: raising birds i
a! 1
Charles Barker Has Net ,
Profit of $70 From 60 1
0 Birds, Report Shows \
;s t
? Proof that proper feeding and
h breeding of poultry B highly profi- ]
table in Cherokee county was eh own
, by the records of Charles Barker,
!, Andrews boy, who filed his yearly
* report with A. Q. Ketner, Cherokee
^ county agent, here this week.
I, Barker, a high school boy, has
been keeping an average flock of 80
White Leghorns in his backyard and 1
* during 1934 realized a net profit of
* 168.97 out of the birds, his report
? shows.
' j Barker has raised his birds aecord.
i?g to North Carolina State college ;
specifications and C. J. Maupin. state
college poultry specialist, gave him ]
" a fine rating stating that the average
j" of 180 eggs per bird, during die yfar ]
was 87 higher than the average r .
the entire state and 12 higher than
' any other .poultry raiser in Cherokee
B county. i
Corker's total feed et.3' for the
' year was around $88 and over 900 :
dozen of eggs were produced. He
? had e r:turn of $157 form them leav- i
ing him his net profit ?f $70 or 1
n $1.15 per bird, the records showed.
a "I am highly pleased with the ree
cord this boy has made," the County
B agent said. 'IBe has shown that if
n cared for properly, poultry is one of
the Cherokee county farmer's grec '
* est assets. i'
? "Many farmers in tl' act-on torn i
their chickenB loo*e a,..'. ' t them pick [
' up what feed they Thia runs j
the egg production low and wht.i I
B they do lay eggs it is reason of the '
year when they are "worth very little ,' I
L ?n the market.
e "By proper Heeding, Barkr:'" chick- '
; ens will lay on through the winter
9 giving him a high production of,eggs j1
that wiH be profitable a? it 1* during j1
. this season that eggs heirs -"rod
- price.
Another point streased by Ketner (|
9 wan (hat Barker by proper culling c
of his flock has made bis poultry a
, eve a more profitable. "Barker culls ; j
r his birds thoroughly and regularly.
. and he does not keep a non-producer j
L 1n his flock which tcclounts largely' ,
p for ha success with his poultry.!"
, Every farnsKr should largely for Ms f
. flock which accounts largely for his ,
, success with lis poultry. Every i .
y farmer should do this to make Us 1 a
. Mrds more profitable", the county j
| Rffrnt explained. i"
Kxiying the homey atmosphere that
>as aOways been pOf sent localy.
The return of the college students
narked a number of glorious parties
is the high lights of the social rf avon.
Increased business evidenced itlelf
in the carefree and jubilant spirit
hat pit vailed over the holidays.
FINAL RITES FOR
MR. IVAN PAYNE
HELD SATURDAY
Funeral services for Ivan Payne,
59, of the Brasstown c immunity r.ear
here, were held at th? Green Cove
Baptist church at Brasstown Saturday
morning December 29, at 11 o'clok
with Rev. Howard Hall Officiating.
Interment was in the church grate,
yard. .
Mr. Payne died Thursday night at
Franklin after a short illness.
One of the leading farmers and
pioiiier tobacco growers of Cherokee
county, Mr'. Payne had lived in the
Brasvtcwn community for the past
10 years. He was bom in Madison
county and had been a member of the
Pine Creek Baptist church there for
12 years.
Surviving (besides his wife are: one
son, Loy Payne, of Frasstown; three
laughters, Mrs. Aud Wilson, Mrs. Ben
Lawing, and Mrs. Vaughn Stale up, all
of BVaastown; thhee brothers, Fess,
Baxter and Jonah, all of Marshall,
tnd two sisters, Mrs. Roberts and Mrs.
Buckner, of Barnard.
T. W. Kindley Is Now
Coca Cola Distributor
T. (W. Kin/tJev: D ?
I ?-JJ lll_ MM J "III OHJil
las befen stationed In Mnrphy in I
'harge ?*f the local Coca-Cola botling
works and wiH now act as diftributor
in this area. He replace* B.
1. Beece, the former distributor lire,
vbo -has gonte to ^yWa to be ronnoctid
with the company in that district.
'Mr. and Mrs. liindley are making
heir home at the Wells bona
Also Mr. Jstotes Kindley, a brother,
las been transferred here and has
barge of Hauling ?v bottled beverfe
from the warehouse to the ear-,
sua distributes points.
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Mr. Jack Lovingood wbo is workag
with Freeze Drug Co., of Henderonville.
spent several days here durst:
Christmas.
Maiter John RtT* hta returned to
isdrews after a visit with Mr. and
frs. G. W. Ellis.
? tergti gfale w*en he
?mkm
troiina, Covering a Large end P
C. Thursday, Jan. 3, IS
BRIGHT FUrURTT"
LOOMS LOCALLY
REPORTS SHOW
Duiet Christmas. New
Y ear Marks Brilliant
Upswing In Business.
WMi Christmas gone Murphy :.?vd
into the "Nsw Year with the promo
of the grewtest increase in bu_-iless
aim uitc of uie piiOapOrCtlS
rears in more than a derail .
M erchants report that during
Christmas, trade picked up anywhere
0 to 5o per cent over what it was
ast year at this ptriod with the adlitkin
of .'tveral stores and badness
looses during 1934.
With recent romoddrirags and enarging
of floor space in various
msiness houa. s and industries, there
ippear? to be a distinct upswing in
[oneral in business cn the horiioti
ind by the Christmas season of the
resent year, it is probahl= that Mur hy
and Cheitokce county will look
?ck on the year as a rousing sign of
irosperity, if the financial expects
Ltions of the busirt :s men follow conlervwtive
expectations.
Wet-organised systems of tax colections
and financial affairs as worked
lout by both the city council and the
jounty confmissi oners point bd'dy to
he fact that both Murphy and CheroiPe
county will cut even wider swathe
n their outstanding debts than the
jver-expecea margnn3 that wei*e clip>ed
from the billc* in 1934.
Christmas and the New Year here
ather than being a foray of glamouT
vas cele/brated donserv&tivelv eni -
otendally Rick Tcrri toi-r in This Sta
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CHEROKEE INDIAN 1
LAND TRIALS ARE 1
TO BE HELD SOON
Persons who were served with warrants
charging illegal acquisition of
Indian lands were being rounded up
this week for the triads which will be 1
held by Uniittd States coimmi-aicner
Paul H\att in the next f-w days.
Seven warrants were served on
Pheitake** eonntv nennle TL-fin ????]? ri
on lands which are claimed to be own?d
by the Eastern Band of Cheroke^s
which lands were given them by the ?
ffiterior. according
to Sibbald Smith, of Patrick.
Old land svreyu in these regions
have recently been recalled by Mr. 1
Smith, who aided in the surveying \
o_* these land? years i 40. and who has
aken an activ interest in reclaim- *
ing all lands rightfuly belonging to 1
the Indians.
In a numbeT of cases lands have (
l ell gedly been illcigaly acquired and '
handed down until the present 1
tiers were unaware that they have ;
been living on Indian land?, according
I to Mr. Smith, a.id th4? course the law I
J wilj take in the mtetter can not be de- '
tirimined. H j I
(The trials will probably last sever- 1
I a weeks in Mr. Smith's opinion.
hendfMonco.
petitions tva
to build dam
French Broad Project, '
Abandoned Five Months
Ago, Sought By People
HeiWiersonville, N. C., Dec. 27.?
Several thousand citizens of Henderson
county, it is shown, have petitioned
the United States government
to begin work On the construction of
bhe proposed dam at Bent Creek, on
the French Broad -river. Petitions,
placed in many stores in tl,e city and
carried by interested citizens throughout
the rurst Section, have been generously
signed. These have been assembled
and are this wehk being placed
in the hands of administration representatives.
Examination -of the petitions disclores
the fact that practically a/U leading
business and professional uncn of
the city and the farmers generally
have signed the petitions Of especial
interest was the copy of the petition
that was circulated among the residents
of Mills River section. It is
said 90 percent of the citizens of
that section signed the petition asking
the government to begin work on the
dam.
Thirty Million DoFar Smith
Waiter B. Smith, outstanding leader
in advocacy of erection of the dam
Here, expressed confidence that the
government will Soon bqgin work on
the dam, basing his belief, he says,
upon the fact that so many of the
citizens and tax saV<rs have netition
ed the government to go ahead with
the work. Others here likewise believ:
that work will soon start on the
massive structure that wi.l create a
lake which will cover a large area of
t}>e lands in the Oounty.
It was the belief of many citizens
interviewed this week that the work
woiiM have already beer, started had
it not been for an apparent objection
to the plan. Since the petitions have >
been bo generously signed, however.^
It n now believed the government will j
go ahead with the original pfans.
(The dam at Bent Creek was in- )
eluded in the TVA'g original plan for ,
development <xf the Tennessee Valley.
Seven dams were included in the i
orogrrfal plans foor of which have
boen completed, tor are sow in cociee
of construction. Many of the nation's
leading magazines have pictured the
Bent Creek nam among the seven. .
with fspecial emphasis pieced upon (
the dam on the French Broad river.? t
tVestern iNorth Carolina Tribune. (
Mr. G. W. Candler ?
Mr. G. W. Candler, weft-known E
Turphy merchant, was confined to '
his bed moat of the week wibh a bad <!
case of the grippe, but members of
the family said habeas feeling much I
m jj^ patjJb I
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&1.00 YEAR?5c COPY
4ICKMAN PLANS"
TO START DRIVE
FOR STAND FUND
Intends To Raise $150
For Erection Of Grandstand
At Ball Park
Henry Hickman is preparing to
:ass th' hat again, this time in the
rterest of building a g.and stand in
he I jcai baseball park.
"I would l'ke to remind the folks
hat baseball Mason will be here soon
tgrtin and that we want to have a
150-foot grand stand for the spectators
by the time the first game is
ilayed," he said.
Local fans appeared much inter;sfd
in the move this week having
rffcrod donations that ranged as
n(5n ? iwtMity-iive uonars foy the
erection of the grand stand.
A fart grade of baseball that was
jlayed here last season attracted huge
crowds and the fact was brought to
:h; attention of Mr. Hickman that a
shaded stand should <be erected to
make the game her".' even more popular.
A grand stand was erected there
some time ago and after dcveral seasons
of use it was washed away by a
heavy storm.
The grand stand, as planned this
year by Hickman, will cost approximately
$150 for material, the labor
bhing supplied by FERA funds. Built
150 feet in length it will extend along
the third base line between the diamond
end the highway. Also included
in the plane is a high backstop to cut
down the loss on balls.
Plans to have the Murphy team in
the Blue Ridge league with the promise
of at hast one ball game in
Murphy every w>:ek have been pushed
forward by Hickman. He announced
he vtould wand th"c regular tax and
change an admission of 25 cents per
person.
"I am going to start collecting
right away and I hope everyone joins
in an does his part", Hickman added.
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Rev. C. H. Dickey Is
Speaking Over Radio
Revx. C. H. Dickey son of Mr. and
Mr?. A. K. Dickey, of Murphy, who
is now stationed at Williamaton, N.
C., has been Igiving an interesting
series of talKs over the Raleigh radio dfa/tion
in interest of the Baptist Sun.
day schooC meet now being held in that
city. <%.
Rev. Dickey spent the Christina* .
holidays here with his parents and
went directly from here to Rahigh
where he is talcing an extremely active
part in promotion of thr foresting.
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Miss Akin Home For
Christmas Holidays
Gairtssville, Ga ,?Misp Mildred
Akin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S.
D. Akin, of Mumhy, N. C^peniOr at
Brenau College, appeared on the last
student recital of the year Dei-ember
18, in Brenau auditorium. She returned
Decenfber 10 to ber home to
spend the Christmas holidays with her
parents, and will stc.y until January
10, when Brenau College wfl reopen.
is a Imember of the Lorelei Cloth,
honorary music society on the campus
a nu mber of Mu Phi Bpedlon, nationsi
honorary music sorority, leader of
the Brenau orchestra, and one of the
most popular young women on the
campus.
W. K Johnson Visits
Two Dly? In Murphy
Mr. K. Johnson, ?T Athens,
Fer.o., for 38 years a sehodl teacher
n Cherokee county, was in Murphy
ranaaetiiw koifaen and meeting
neny old hjpiilliletr^n this week.
Mr. Johiwro, who is well connected
ind widely known here, is now engage
d In a profitable fvlaiaf basin ess jJM
n HeanesWo and after cMktfmr two flU
leys here left for Ms hoea^SWsday. V
Re eaid he was <*?)* fM ta set
?elt to Cherokee eoot.fy am) his _