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DRIVE WILL CLOSE
IN NINE MORE DAYS
Only nine more days remain before
the closing d-te of the hu^e jUOS-riotion
campaign now being carried on
by the Cherokee Scout.
Feb. JT is the closing date and on
that day $100 in prizes?the first
prize being a beautiful $65 Philco
cabinet radio?will be given away.
The radio is now on display at
Coleman's radio store. The other
five prizes will be given away in
cash money.
Hunderds of people from all over
Cherokee county have come in to
subscribe to the Scout or renew their
subscriptions, and since the start of
the campaign several months there
ha i been a continued filing into the
office to take advantage of the re-^
duced 75 cents per ye3r rate. I
J Price To Go Up 1
Following the donation of the'
prizes the subscription rate will go to
$1.50 per year.
Several prominent persons from
Murphy will be selected this week, to
officially make the awards.
During circulation drive and
due to the inducement of the de|
creased rates the Cherokee Scout
will make its innovation into many
new homes in this county.
The circulation of the Scout is now
practically three times as large as it
was eight months ago and many new
families are finding solid enjoyment
in its many features and articles.
With an increased list of correspondents
reipresenting every section
and township in this and surrounding
counties, the Scout now makes com-1
plete coverage of the Murphy trade
area and brings fresh newrs of the
county, the community and the nation
as a whole to the home every
week.
Running usually 16 full pages of
news and articles every week, the
Scout is glad to have received a large
number of congratulations for which
it is duly grateful and it will endeavor
to try even harder to iiVe up to
the worth of its patronage.
?The Editor.
Low Tempertaturea
Recorded In County
Unusually low temperatures were 1
beinar recorded in Murphy the latter
part of this, week following a two
weeks s=fpell of mufky weather which
left the town and surrounding communities
drenched.
Reports from all over the county
are to the effect that the heavy rain
and snow has put the dirt roads in
bad ? oridition thus hindering trove',
to a great extent.
Other reports show that the inclemency
of the weather has caused
a good many cases of flu and grippe
which will undoubtedly pass with the
coming of clear, cold weather.
School Lunch Rooms
Organized In County
One of the projects of relief work
being done in this county during the
winter months is the organization of
lunch rooms in the schools of the
county in order that the children
.might have hot lunch. Mrs. Rnh
Foard is in charge cf the work. She
reports splendid co-operation in every
school from teachers and parents.
Crv tKofn arc 31 lnnch rooms
in the county, 1C under P.-T. A. super-T
:on, 21 ~e!:<*f. 23 organized
si-ice Nove.nbor 2.1.
Varieties of norishiner foods are
served such as: soup, n-i!k, eocon and
fruits.
Attendance in each school has keen
increased end all children have shown
an increase in weight.
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Be Given
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2 COUNTY FARMERS
MAKE GOOD PROFIT
OFF TOBACCO CROP
Mr. J. S. Queen and Mr. Will A
Puett have realized a nice profit oul
of the tobacco they sold off two
acrer. of their farms recently. The
Furley brought a good Dric-e at the
Knoxville imarket.
'They both olsn tr. plant moro real
soon and hope to make even more out
of the crop next fall.
Air. Queen and Ail. Puet t have
been endeavoring to encourage all
Cherokee county farmery to. raise
Burley tobacco. It is an economical
crop, they say, costing very little
mere than the labor r.nd time it takes
to raise it. Soil in this county is
particularly adapted to the crop, they
laim.
Mr. Queen said that now is the
time to start plantng Burley and that
he will be glad to give his advice,
gained from years of experience in
raising the crop, to any who want
help.
His 84-scre farm is located on
Peachtree.
WORK STARTED
ON NEW "GARAGE
BY E. C. MOORE
E. C. Moore has purchased a lot
67Vj by 99 ft., adjoining the Murphy
Cafe, from Mrs. Nettie Dickey and
this week began building a garage on
the site
Tho new structure will be a two>tory
building containing a show room
storage poom, garage and general offices
It is expected to be completed
by the first of May
With large shipments of Dodge and
Plymouth cars and trucks coming in
regularly and a large general repairing
and storage business Mr Moore
explained that he has been haimpered
by a lack of adequate space
The new building will be modern
through and will be finished in brick.
January Term Of
Court Nearing End
Most of the case- to be tried before
the regular term of Superior
court now being held in Murphy
have been disposed of and adjournment
is expected in several days.
Only civil cases ore being tried before
Judge J. A. Rousseau, of the
17th judicial district who is making
his first appearance on the bench
here.
Miss Polly Hicks Now
Assisting Countv Airent
Miss Polly Hicks, of Andrews, has
been appointed as secretary to A. Q.
Ketner, CheTokee county agent, and
is now in his office in the court
house every day from 8 o'clock a. m.
until 3:30 p. n.
The pressing duties of advi.ing
farmers and attending meetings all
over the county has given the county
agent but little time to attend the
regular routine of business visitors
at his office which will now be carried
on by Miss Hicks in his absence.
American Legion
A special bonus night meeting of
the American Legion will be beld in
the library club room Tuesday night
at 6:30 with a special program of entertainment,
A. W. Lovingood, post
commander, announced this week.
Every ex-service man is urged to
attend this meeting.
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i Carolina, Covering a Large and J
t?y, N. C., Thursday, Jar
0 Be Helc
1 MANY GUESTS
TO BE INVITED
TOCO.DINNEI
' Lions Club Pushes Plan
Ahead For Annual Af
fair on Feb. 1 2
* Plana r~_ tV? /".V 1? - -
* .ana iur wic v.ierunee count
dinner to be held on Feb. 12, ipoi
sored annually by the local Lion
t club, were pushed ahead at a meet
ing of the club held hera Tuesda
! night.
All the appointed committees rc
ported having made progress in thei
respective assignments and immed:
atey following adjournment a meel
ing of the directors of the club wa
held for the purpose of further di.
cussing ths details of the dinner.
A list of guests to be invited wa
made up and H. G. Elkins, trea*ure
of the club, asked that e-ich membe
turn in the number f visitors to at
tend the dinner.
Guy O. Bagwell, district governs
will be present at the dinner and wil
be the main speaker on the progranBesides
local citizens, TVA'C official:
a representative from the A .-hevill
Lions club and guests from surround
ing states are expected to attend.
The dinner, an outstanding even
in this section, yearly features pre
pi red dishes of all foods raised i
Cherokee county. La.-t year ther
wero 122 different varieties of
on the table.
WESTERN UNION
TO COOPERATE
WITH FUND HERE
Arrangements have been made b
the officials of the Western Unioi
telegraph company whereby thos*
wishing to do so send their greeting
to President Roosevelt on his birth
day, Jan. 30, foT 25 cents, 70 pe
cent of the money spent locally fo
this cause to be returned to the Iocs
infantile paralysis fund, H. C. Ro
gers. local agent, announced thi
week.
All the greetings will be sent i
the form of one wire with a charg
for each signature The other 3
per cent of the charges will be rc
tained by the national committee t
be used for research in prevention o
the disease.
Mayor Gray's
WHEREAS, Once again Presider
ed a national observance of his I
WHEREAS, on this great occasi
throughout the nation will featu
or other entertainments, and,
WHEREAS, the returns from the
ed; seventy percent to !>e used 1
fantile paralysis and thirty pero
Commission to finance medical i
WHEREAS, it is a most worthy
thousands of chaiitable souls th
support, and,
WHEREAS, there are within the
present time cases of Infantile Pi
port of this great movement, an<
WHEREAS, various civic organiz
Citv' of Andrews and the City of ,
ly and continously for months '?<
funds to supply treatment for the
I, J. B. CRAY. MAYOR OF TR
proclaim and set aside in revera
January 30, as Roosevelt Ball Da
URGE every citizen of Cherokee
The City of Andrews to lend th
movement, and further,
ON BEHALF of the cilizensof
voices of striken children thrnug]
to the P;esident our wishes for hi
his Birthday
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Potentially Rich Terri tor-r in This Si
I. 24, 1935 ~
i Wednes<
Gay Decoral
^ Prizes And
Are Evenii
8 TVA PICTURE WILL
SHOW IN MURPHY
AT AN EARLY DATE
l- The Cherokee Scout will sponsor j
is a moving picture describing the work
t- and the purpose of the Tennessee
y Valley Authority here at an ear.y
date, araagements hiving been made
with J. A. Bligg, party chief in
r charge of local TVA surveys, who
will obtain the picture, and P. J.
Henn, manager of the Murphy theater
s The motion -picture is being shown
i- free of charge in many of the cities
all over the country and becJu?e of
s its genuine interest i receiving wider
spread acclaim.
r Mr. Blagg wrote to Knoxville au
thorities this week to obtain th' picture
at the earliest possible date. It
will be shown free of charge and c.
11 large crowd is expected to attend.
The picture shows for one hour.
% All .pluses of the TV"A work is exe
lained and the United States Marine
- band furnishes the music for the
sound picture.
; UNTIMELY SNEEZE
e PROVES UNDOING
d OF UNAKA "HAINT"
The ghost of Unaka, that phantom
of the haunted house, who cried,
sang, begged for mercy, and?alas
- ?sneezed, has been found.
* It was a joke, of course, hut n
thriller while it lasted. To the bitter
y end folks loaded up their cars with
n friends, flashlights, guns, rifles and
L> chains and headed out to hear the
s "haint" and find it if possible.
By night the crowds stood brcathr
lessly in the dim light of the dilapi1
dated fireplace to hear th* "goon" j
il her pitful wails like the screech ofj
>- an owl over a wind-swept desert, ami
s their blood froze and their feet got
cold By day the crowds pillaged, |
n seeking the nest of the one whose
e spirit remained to guard a veritable
0 treasure reputed to be between $800
f- and $900.
0 All kinds of tales came back from
f the house. Those who were not forContinued
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1 Proclamation
it Franklin D. Roosevelt has approvurthday,
and,
on cities, towns and communities
re Birthday Balls for The President
' events this year are to be distribute
ocally to rehabilitate victims of inent
to the Georgia Warm Springs
research, and.
movement to which hundreds of
roughout the nation will give their
confines of Cherokee County at the
iralysis worthy of the help and sup\
ations throughout the county, iu the
Murphy, have been working tireless- !
) raise the necessary expense and
sc cases, therefore,
IE CITY OF MURPHY, do hereby
nee for this movement, \Vedn< sdav.
ty, and further,
! Cdunty. The City of Murphy, and
eir support to this great charitable j
I
Cherokee County and the countless
hont the land and the nation, extend
is health and many happy returns of
SIGNED,
J. B. GRAY, Mayor,
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Jay Night
tions, Many
Floor Show
ig's Features
many planning
to attend from
other sections
All was in readiness this week for
the two big dances to be held in
Cherokee county in observance of th?
I birthday of President Roosevelt on
| January 30.
Light thirty (Central Standard
T~*r:ie; will herald in the two dances?
r. i-und dance at Andrews and a
square dance at Murphy?on Wednesday
niivht. Both balls will be held
in the town gymnasiums
With advertising spread to Waync.cvill
, R bbinsville, Copperhill,
Tenn., B'.i e Ridge and Gainesville,
Ga., information was received here
that nv.r.y from the oth- / towns are
planning tr? attend the dances.
Prize* to Be Giver*
Forty prizes have beori donated by
the merchants of Murphy and Andrews
to be given away the night of
the dances. The gifts will be distributed
in the town of the donors by the
chairman of the committee. Miss
Mary Jo Davis herself will be in
charge of the disbursement of the
prizes.
Gay decorations and color schemes
have been planned by the members of
the unior Woman's club of Murpny
and the Conahecta club cf Andrews
for both dance halla and talented
(members of each club have been placed
in charge of committees to make
the affair much more enjoyable.
Floor Show To Be Held
John Davidson and Mary Nell Williamson,
of Murphy, have planned to
present a floor show of the leading
local talent o? Murphy and Andrews
with Mr. Davidson acting as toastir.
aster.
Music for the occasion? will be f .tnished
by the TenneS'-eeana, a iriiepieee
orchestra from the Univ^-rnty
of Tennessee, at the Andrews dance,
and Earl Johnson and his boys the
most popular among the local square
| dancer?, will make merry in Murphy.
Tickets have been distributed and
j may he purchased from meunbers of
j the unior Woman's club of Murphy,
| the Conaheeta club of Andrews, or
irom Ed Ingraham, at the Robbinsville
drug store They are being sold
for 81.50 to admit one man and ladies
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State Highway Patrol
Men Now In Murphy
C. S. Guthrie and A. B. Smart,
State Highway patrolmen, were back
in Murphy this week for the purpose
of adjusting tags, and attending other
routine business? in this sectionCoincident
with their appearance
was the disappearance of a number
of automobiles which will be confined
to the garages until the 1035
tags "cofcne down from Raleigh."
Even more coincidental, and an
actuality, is the fact that gasoline
sales locally have dropped off materially
in. the past week and the shoe
repair mfen report an increase in
business.
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Asks For Ail Varieties
Of Foods In Cherokee
MrNettie Dickey, pvoprietre s?
of the Dickey hotel, has asked tha:
everyone in this section cooper.de
with her in displayinc as manv vari
eties of foods raised in Cherokee
county as possible be brought her
that they may be put on display or,
if in large enough quantities, to be
eaten at the Lions club annual Cherokee
county dinner which will be held
at the Dickey house on Feb. 12.
Any one who has vegetables, meats'
| or any kind of food out of the ordinary
ij asked to bring them to her
I that she may use them in preparing