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I Volume IVL?No. 25.
I ITVA OFFICIALS ARE
SPEAKERS TO FOLK
SCHOOL AUDIENCE pa
Thusrday night, the 10th, there was m<
J an important meeting at iThe Folk de
I School. The speakers were J. P. War- no
I basse, President of the Cooperative
[ League of the United States, and John pr
W. Hershey, who is in charge of the an
nut tree program of the TV A. A di:
good sized audience from Brasstown,
Feachtree, Murphy, Blairsvillc, G?., "]
and other communities, were present. .
/The six other overnight guests at
the Folk School, in addition to Mr.
Warbaasee ?and Mr. Hershey were
Miss Frances Morgan, daughter of Dr.
A. E. Mogan, chairman -of the TV A; M
Mr. Arthur E. Jackson, administrator
of the TV AC; Mr. Edward Thornhill,
administrative assistant of the TV AC; gj
Mrs. John Hershey; and Mr. and Mrs.
S. W. Mendenhall of Greensboro, N. nt
C., who are much interested in co- c0
operatives and in the TVA. Those
who came to the meeting had an opportunity
to speak with these guests, re
as well as to learn a good deal about C(j
cooperation and nut trees from the
speakers. After the talks, singing
galm-es were played.
Mrs. John -C. CanVpbell went to p(
Ashevill? on Friday to attend a meet- ^
ing on Saturday, the -12th, of the 0j
Smoky Mountain National Museum (jl
Committee, oif which she is a member.
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OARP PETITIONS th
BEING CALLED IN ?
TO BE SENT OFF
A number of Cherokee county citizens
came to the Scout office this
week under the assumption that there
was an additional petition to sign in E
order to have the. Townsend plan of
Odd Age Refolving Pensions present- R
ed to congress.
Following the publication of an bt
article in the. Scout last week in
which the editor, as secretary of the
local OARP committee, attempted to
call in all petitions from the county
so they could be sent to the propei
authorities, the belief became prevalent
that there were "more" petitions
to sign. This is not bo.
As soon as the petitions can be collected
they will be sent off for presentation.
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PETRIE HOSPITAL a
ANNOUNCES 2 NEW >"
NURSES ON STAFF 2
fo
Mis Maude Shope, of Robbinsville, ar
and Miss Irene Harper, of Copperhill, er
Term., who have been connected with
the Petrie hospital nurse's staff for al
the past several months, have resigned al
to take positions In Tennessee and <jr
left for their respective homes Wed- bi
nesday.
Hey are being replaced by Miss ft'Delia
Mae Davis, of lancolnton, N. m
<3., and Miss Eliza King, of Bethume, te
Q r mVa nrrl.-rv)' Vera WnrJ.x.
vrnvf a"iTcu iivtc iuviiua;.
Both Miso Davis and Miss King
eome highly recommended and have
had several years of experience in obstetrics
and operating work, hospital
attendants announced.
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County Agent Back
From Raleigh Meet ni;
Mr. A. Q. Ketner, Cherokee county th
! agent returned from Raleigh where fQ
he had attended a meeting of all m,
county agents of North Care a to
where extension work affairs were at
discussed! and otfcter h*att#rs were th
brought before tboee attending. he,
lik
He was accompanied by Mrs. Ke>
ner and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wigg.,."0
of Rohbinsville. Mr. Wiggins is the lle
Graham county agent. .
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I New Furniture Store ha
, Will Open Here Soon ^
/The first of the stock to be sold at
1 the new Snyder and Long furniture .
store to be opened here in the near ~
future was being shipped here this _
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sp
fWork on the building has progress- 801
?d rapidly and will be ready for oc- thi
cupation Upon the completion of the
Htnterio". f*
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lcly Newspaper in Western North <
Murph
Notice
An important meeting of all taxyers
will be held in the court house
Murphy at 10 o'clock Saturday
arning, Prof. L. E. Mauney, presint
of the taxpayers league, anunced
this week.
He urges every taxpayer to be
esent as there are so many importt
matters 0f special interest to be
scussed.
MUSICIAN" PLAYS
WAY INTO HEARTS I
OF P. O. WORKERS
One cam hardly turn around in
urphy these days Ibut what a petitn
of seme kind is shoved in one
ind and pencil thrust in the other,
gning with first the right hand;
en the left hand including the
imes of several relatives, has heme
a habit.
A postman this week rushed up in
at portion of the Dickey hotel di- |
ctly over the post office and deliverI
the following petition, special de/ery
style, to Dr. Ed' Adams, in toto,
wit.: . n wf ?
We, the empoyees of the Murphy
3st Office respectfully petition you,
tat owing to the delicate structure
* our nerves, we are unable to enlre
the sameness of any one thing
>r more than forty days at a stretch
id music has its peculiar effect on
i? workers in the po3t office and if
>u have mort than one tune for God
ike give us some variation.
SIGNED
K. V. Weaver?Rural Carrier.
R. Green?Sub Clerk.
Thelma Dickey?Post Mistress.
F. E. Dickey?Messenger,
dyth? H. Dobbs?Clerk.
H. G. iElkir.3?Next Doot Neighbor.
. L. Bruce?Gainesville Route.
B. G. Brumby?Roomer in same
lilding.
Sam Carr?Frequent caller at P. O.
L. A. Lee?Editor in Chief,
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EV. C. H. DICKEY
COVERING LINDYHAUPMANN
TRIAL
Rev. Charles H. Dickey, pastor of
e First Baptist church of Wiiliamon,
N. C., and son of Mr. and Mrs.
. K. Dickey, of Murphy, Saturday
ft for Flemington, N. J., where a
at has been reserved for him that
! might cover the Hauptmann trial
r the Raleigh News and Observer
id possibly sevcrul other newspap s.
Only about 75 newspapermen from
1 over the United States have been
lowed to cover the trial while huneds
remain, standing outside the
lilding.
Governor Ehringhaus, a personal
iend of Rev. Dickey, was instrueirtal
in getting New Jersey to exnd
its courtesies to Mr. Dickey.
HAINTED"HOUSE
DRAWS CROWDS
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The press, in response to hundreds
requests, plans to go to the
lainted" house at Unaka Thursday
ght.
Since the story of the weird noises
ere have made the rounds many
Iks have been going there nightly
erely to get the thrill of listening
some kids pull on a resined string
tached to a tin oa- somewhere in
e eaves of the house or some simi
contraption that will make a noise
:e spooks, only to come back to
wn and say, "I wouldn't have b?ved
it if?."
The old Samuel Bryson home is
:ated two miles east c. Unaka on
s Murphy noad. Albert KOby who
s been staying there reported the
ises and people hare been throng?
there at night to hear the moans,
tils, and the blowing of bugles.
Hearing the story and believing it
be a fake, Henry Rose, Patton
Milan Ezra Price, George Batee,
art Bryson and J. W. Odom inected
the house one day. They
irehed H thoroughly and went back
st night to hear the sarnie noises.
That is the story and we intend to
wi out pll *hent it.
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Carolina, Covering a Large and Pott
y, N. C., Thursday, Jan. ]
Brilliant Set
Held In T
President'
INJURIES FATAL TO
TOPTON RESIDENT
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
Funeral services for Chester Campbell,
37, who was killed at his homo
near Top ton, 20 miles r.orth of here,
when he fell from a truck Friday
evening, were held Sunday morning
at 10 o'clock with Rev. John Hogan
officiating. Interment was in the
family cenetery. Peyton G. Ivie
was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Campbell was riding in the back
ol' a truck on the road between Topton
and Robbinsville about 6 o'clock
when he reached to get a cigarette
from a friend, lost his balance, and
fell from the truck according to witnesses.
H? was carried to a Graham county
physician and then conveyed to the
Murphy hospital where he died several
hour, later from a concussion of
the brain.
Surviving besides his wife are four
children; Mary, lEthel, Tinsey and
Oliver.
2 BOUND TOCOURT,
J I*KfcJtX? 1IN 1INU1AIN
LAND TRIALS HERE
Trials for the remaining two persons
charged with illegally removing
timber from land claimed by the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
have been set for 1 and 2:30 P. M.
Thursday afternoon before United
States commissioner Paul Hyatt at
Murphy.
JTwo persons were bound over to
Federal court to be held at Bryson
City in May and three others were
acquainted of the charges at the
trials held last Thursday. The acquitted
men pled that they were working
on the land for some one else
whom they thought had permission
to remove the timber while the two
men bound over to court said the
court was mistaken in the nxact position
of the Indian lands.
Sibbald Smith, United States forest
ranger in Cherokee and Graham
counties was the prosecutor while
Harry P. Cooper of Murphy, defended
the acquitted men.
Surveys of the Indian lands in the
two counties were made last Septemrber
and October, Mr. Smith said, at
which time the old boundaries were
established and published and posted
as required by law.
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Bill Owenby Leaves
For Marion Position
Mr. Bili Owenby,' accompanied by
his brothers, Paul and Frank, motored
to Marion, S. C-, Saturday where
he will accept a position with the
Wofford Oil Co., in that city. He
will make his home with his brotherin-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
George W. Terrell. Mr. Terrell is
the Pure oil distributor there.
Bill was one of the best liked and
most popular young men in this section
and many friends are sorry to
see him leave.
Baseball Meeting Is
TiMiilav Ninhl I
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A aMtiaf of ?H interested in
the katsUQ team has been called
for Tuesday night by Henry Hickjnan,
manager of the team. The
meeting will be held in the Scout
office at 7:30 o'clock.
"We hare tome important business
to attend to", Mr. Hickman
aid, "and 1 urge every player er
anyone else that is interested to attend
this meeting".
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ntially Rich Territory in This Stat
17,1935.
Of Dances
durphy, Am
s Birthday,
Many Sign Petition To
Repeal Absentee Ballot
Petitions have been ^circulated here
as well as all over the state of North
Carolina for repeal of the absentee
ballot law and a ereat many people
of this section have signed them.
They will be presented in the legislature
now going on in Raleigh and
will be used to back up one of the
biggest issues to come before the
legislators.
MURPHY SUPPLY
CO. OPENS NEW
STORE WITH SALE
.This week marks the opening of
the new quarters of the Murphy Supply
company and in order to get
people acquainted with his modern.
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TODAY
$1.00 YEAR?5c COPY
To Be
drews On
January 30
ARRANGEMENTS
ARE BEING MADE
BY COMMITTEE
"Tennesseeans" To
Play At Andrews
At a late hour Wednesday night
arrangements were practically
completed to have the "Tennesseeans",
a nine-piece dance band
from the University of Tennessee,
featuring two well-known soloists
?o play for the dance in Andrews
cn January 30. This orchestra is
absolutely one o.f the finest in this
section of the country coming wellrecommendcd
after having been
highly praised by dancers all over
j Western, North C|arolina, North
Geogia arid Tennessee following
highly successful engagements, according
to Sam Carr, local chairman,
of the Roosevelt Ball.
X $
With less thar. two weeks left, the
committee in- charge of the brilliant
set of dances- to be held in observance
of President Roosevelt's birthday on
the night of Wednesday, January 30,
was htisv ibis week finishing tli? de
ww owuig oaml ?D*
tainable will be here. Johnson himself
is widely recognised as one of
the best fiddlers in the country hav(continued
on back page)
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Mrs. Bert Savage
Mrs. Bert Savage successfully underwent
an operation at the Petri*
hospital Thursday morning. She was
said to resting comfortably at press
time.
tails for the two dances to be held
on that date.
'Those making up the committee
are: Mrs. H. Bueck, of Murphy;
Miss Josephine Bradley, of Andrews;
, Mayor J. B. Gray, of Murphy; Mayor
W. W. Ashe, of Andrews, and Col.
Harry P. Cooper, of Murphy, Sam
Carr, the general chairman, anrounced.
Final arrangements were made to.
have Earl JohnsOn and His string
band, composed of two fiddles, a guitar
and a banjo, play at the square
dance to "be held at the Murphy gymnasium.
At a meeting in Mayor A?ht's
furniture store in Andrews Thursday
it was decided by the committee to
devote the proceeds of the dance to
the Mary Jo fund which is now in
chargp of the Young Woman* club
of Murphy. Seventy per cent of th?
net profit will be kept m the county
for the benefit of infantile paralysis
subjects and the other thirty per cent
will be sent to the national headquarters
to be used for research in
fighting the "disease, according to the
national headquarters requirement.
Tickets On Sale
Tickets will be on sale by the first
of next week at $1.50 apiece, the
committee decided. The Junior Woman's
Clubs of Murphy and Andrews
will be in charge of the sale of tickets
before the dance or they can b? purchased
at the door of the dances.
Both dance halls will be gayly decorated
and prizes, donated by the
merchants of Murphy and Andrews,
will "be given away at the dances.
There will be grand marches, confetti
elaborate exhibitions, and everything
will be done to make this set of
dances the most glamorous, the most
enjoyable that have ever been held
in th? county, the committee decided.
<The mayors of both towns will
make proclamations concerning th?
dances a: 1 the affair will be well advertised
in the surrounding counties
in this state, Georgia and Tennessee
as huge crowds are expected to show
up from the neighboring communities 1
since there "will be no similar dances
in this section.
Good String Music
vouunrag tne servee3 ?f Earl
Johnson and his boys h is generally
acreeld that +Ko W l..j .v
ciuuigcu .-IUIC, .ui', >\Oitn tiOYmgOOa,
manager, is running a special salt of
attractive values.
Mr. Lovingood has combined three
stores into one directly adjoining the
entrance to the Cherokee Scout office
and has filled his shelves with unusual
bargains that he takes ample
space in this issue of the Scout to
tell the people about.
The public is cordially invited to
-come to the new store and look over
his big stock of goods and visit the
new five and ten cent department in
the basement of the building where
many useful articles can be found.
GOOD SAMARITAN
COLLECTIONS ARE
$93.50 JANUARY 1
During the month of December the
Cherokee county Good Samaritan Association
fund has raised to $93.50 as
part of the money subseibed to be
used by a committee of the association
in the form of hospitalization
of the poor and needy, K. V. Weaver,
secretary of the association announced
this week.
Those giving contributions were:
B. L. Padgett, $5; E. G. Nichols, $1;
John Davidson, $1; W. B. Dickey, $1;
E. L. Townson, $5; Fred Stiles $5;
John Donley, $1; Mrs. Jesse Cook, $1;
Henry Cook, $1; Rev. E. F. Troutman,
$10; and J. IW. McMillan, $1.
iThere was a balance of $61.50 on
hand Dec. 1, the secretary reported.
MRS.lOHNSON, 75,
VICTIM OF HOUSE
FIRE WEDNESDAY
Mrs. Mary Johnson, 75, of Grandview,
died in the locart hospital at 5:10
Thursday morning from burns received
when her residence caught on fire
at Grandview Wednesday night.
She wias living with her daughter,
Mrs. Julia Fair, and four grandsons,
One of them built e fire in one of
the rooms and it was put out. Later
whe: "1 had gone to bed the house
was found ablaze. All escaped without
injury except Mrs. Johnson whose
clothes caught on fire, according to
Zane Davis, a witness.
She was conveyed to the Pterie
hospital.
Funeral arrangements have not
vpf hftpn rvio/^p
Dr. Hill Reappointed
As County Physician
Or. J. N. Hill, MuPphy physician,
was reappointed to serve as county
physician for the coming term of
two years. This will make his third
successive term serving in this field.
He was re-named to act in this
capacity by Dr. E. L. Holt, Murphy
dentist, Dr. W. C. Morrow, Andrews
physician, and Dr. Goldman M.
Young, Shoal Creek physician. These
doctors compose the county health
hoard and were recently appointed