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Vol. IYL?No. 37.
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^J^/UX/i.TNAIKY
BUDGET C!7T "OH
NEARLY $30000
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Large PercenLage of The
contracts to au so ai ww
more acreage that is contracted for
means a greater expenditure at the
cannery.
"It should be made clear," Mr.
Thompson said, "that farmers who
sign up tomato and bean acreage will
be given preferance when it comes
to buying berries as the budget calls
for a much lower expenditure
this year than it did last year."
The cannery is primarilly interest- .
ed in aiding the local farmer to di-c- I
pose of his vegetables at a high j
price and t.he directors in connection
with the TV AC will market as much
of the produce as is possible.
JUSTICESOF THE
PEACE SELECTED
FOR 3 COUNTIES
Raleigh, N. C. April 13.?Two
hundred justices of the peace for 16
western North Carolina counties
would be appointed under provisions
of the omnibus justices of the peace
hill introduced by a House sub-committee
headed by Rep. B. C. Jones,
of Swain.
Others will be added before the bill
is brought to the floor of the House
for consideration. It was referred to
the calendar committee which expects
to report it out some time this week.
The following is the list of names
contained in the bill:
Cherokee County?Notla township,
J. W. Kilpatrick; Unaka township, U.
G- Phillips; Vest township, Lon
Roper; Murphy township, S. D. Akin,
*f- D. Mallonee, Jr., and Valleytown
township, J. H. Bryson.
Clay county?Braastown township
Aubrey Byers, J. C. Zimmerman, R.
- Dyer, Ed L. Arrant, (four years);
Mayesville township, T. C. Moore,
rtalph Beal, W. T. Carter, (four
years); Hiawassess to- nship, Pred
H Gribblo, H. A. Hollif; 1 R. G. AlliH
"on, (four years); ing Creek
I townrhip, A. J. Jr H. Hogsed,
years); Sweetv 'hip, J. H.
I Robert McC'- 'ker, (four
I Barlow, Vance Loving, W. M. Car
B ter. (four years); Tusquittee town
ship, X,. R. Moore. N. P. Robinson,
H T. c. Melton, (four years).
E ^'"ham coun'y?Cheoah township
* ?' 'rt Hvd? and Thurman Hooker,
t-.vo years)
L
\mount "'~o Be Spent
Here, Reports Reveals
Nearly $20,000 will be turned loose
i this section when the Mountain
Yr.l ty Associated tannery begin* its
perations this summer, a resort ? f
. i budget, et at a meeting of the
directors in the county agent's o f.ee
i the court house here Saturday, re
voaled.
The estimated budget wa< $2^.1191.
? f which a small part for incidental
expenses will be spent outside the
t untv. the report showed.
ih-i.'os the direct r o* the cai>
iic- y, Arthur C. Jackson and Ed Camp
... directors of the TV AC. of w.iich
1 cal oanneiy i.? a ur.it, were
[ resent to h.lp discuss plans for the
eration of the cannery an i aid in
making the budget. Along with their
ait. rney they assure.! thii cooperation
with the local organization.
Contracts for 100 ton- of beans,
do tous of berries and 200 tons of
tomatoes will call for an expenditure
oi ^10,000 while the labor and over-,
rfiead on the cannery will call for
nearly $10,000 more, the report show. j
cd, the remainder of the estmated'
budget going for labels, cans, boxes,
etc. I
The bean acreage has gone over the 1
intimate.! mark, E. R. Thompson, j
cannery manager raid, while the to-j
mato acreage is not yet signed up to
its quota. He urged all farmers who
are interested in signing up for the
* ' -* QC ctiU
plete plan? in a day or so, Mr. Savage
said.
The Chattanooga Automobile club
annually makes several trips of this
nature. Mr. Wililams said, for the
purpose of boosting their city and its
incoming roads. The trip to A-ehsville
he added, will be one of the
most delightful ever planned by the
club due to the scenic beauty of this
mountainous section.
At Ashevlle the members of the
motorcade will dispense. They plan
to arrive there around o'clock.
Numerous stops are planr.ed at towns
and places of interest.
Since practically everyone in the
club will make the trip, the presence
of Chattanooga's leading figures is
assured. Chief among them are
Chancellor J. L. Foust and H. I...
Thatcher, president of the club.
"CLEAN UP" WEEK
DESIGNATED AT
WOMAN'S MEET
From the present time until Saturday,
April 27^ was named "Cleanup"
week in Murphy by the Womans'
club at their regular meeting here
Wednesday afternoon.
At the end of that time there
will be a motorcade the women said.
Evedy one is requested to do their
best in cleaning up their lawns and
"ords and helping in every way possible
to rid Murphy of its unsightly
places.
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MURPI
Superior Court Encls
Here On Last Friday
rhe April fnfi i >u erior t itx
ndec Friday ai't-r tw hectic weeks
: bisposiiijr <l n mi 2-r'J cri.r.inul
i.-c-- b. f?.rt .Ittdpe .J. A. R-uisseau.
Fradically ail of the cars hear.
| wore misdemeanors.
MURPHY TO BE
NOONDAY HOST
TO AUTO CLUB
t
Plan 1 o Meet Huge
Motorcade From Chattanooga
Sat. April 27
Aiurphy will be the noonday ho.-t
to the motorcade ibeing .-. on- r.u
i o.. tne t iiaitanooga Automobile
i ii?b, vi Chattanooga. Tenn., when
10 > .i? ..-' ..g.i ere ? . >i; <-fi in
nattbiU'oga to A kcville o:t April
>7
? \v. bei.iu made Friday to
j have a large mM t en e It oni th:.
I -o?.. oiiiciaily greet he 1 ^ -..es^e
| up at tile .-ta.e line i.iiles b j
i \v i - re and escort the ?i i ;> iar o,.
, .. .;r good will trip.
The purpose of the Tennessee
j nu-lou-adc ia in tne interest oi having
<*>.> miles oi road between the North
j Carolina-Ttnnes.-ee line and Cleveland,
Tenn., paved in the near future,
j v\'. A. Williams a director of the
! club, who was here Friday making arrangements
for the trip, said that
; the appropriation lor the paving had
1 practically betn made and that work
should start on the road in a short
time.
'this connecting link of road contit
utes one of the most important
sections of the numerous highways
that lead into Chattanooga as a hub,
and as it is a well-travelled road the
fa\ing will make a big improvement
over the present dirt surface.
There will be at least 200 people
in the motorcade and we are bringing
along the Elks Junior Club band,
[ one of the most out-tanding units of
its kind in the South" Mr. Williams
j said.
1 The party plans to arrive here at
11:30 where the entire group will
dine at the Regal hotel. The reception
at the state line is planned f r
10:40.
On the tenative committee of arrangements
were named: C. W. Savage,
Mayor J. F. Gray, G. W. Ellis.
T. A. Ca e. Don Witherspoon and W.
M. Fain. A meeting will be called
for the purpose of formulating com
*th (.arnitnt?. 1 utrrtnc " lit'.''- ami
^5Y, N. C. ihurs. April 1
, iY E MEN LOSE
POCKEIBOOKS
IN CROWD HERE
Five men in this section report
'_d r.a.,r.g lo.-t their pOcketbooks
white hearing the outdoor address
o: Gov. Eugene Taimadge Monday,
eri Chief of Police Fred JnKn.nn
expressed the opinion Tuesday
right that they were taken by a
pick-pocket who roamed at large
among the milling crowd of 4,000
persons.
The loeses and amounts reported
were: J. D. Mallonee, Murphy
lawyer, $31; J. T. L. Hartness,
Mineral Bluff, Ga., $92; J. W.
1 wiggi, Hiawassee, Ga., a note for
$10C and $7.50 in cash; W. L.
Garren, of the lower erd of the
county, $12, and H. B. Elliott,
$3C. Each of the purses were
said to contain personal papers.
Local police reported no suspect..
ft is said the same thing
fat occured during another of the
C-.-orgia governor's speeches.
COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES ARE
ANNOUNCED HERE
Final s= iioo! ic' viti > for the y-.ar
wire drawing t > <- ?1< e week
with the oi filial announcements o
! the programs ? .* the vari u- oc as
ions.
I he hijsh school music rev it .1 will
be held Thursday night a: >:30; the
I grammar school music recital Fri!
day night at 7:30; the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday at 3 o'clock, the Mur'
phy elementary school play Monday
I night at 7:30, and the graduating
exercises Tuesday nig. it at 7:30. All
the events will be held in the high
school auditorium.
The complete programs appear in
another part of the Scout.
SPECIAL EASTER
SERVICES TO BE
HELD ON SUNDAY
Special Easter services will be
held at the Methodist church Sunday
and special music for the services is
being practiced by a choir of 15 voic.
es under the direction of Miss Elizabeth
Gantt.
T.he Re v. \V. A. Rollins, lay leader,
will deliver the Sunday morning
sermon.
No evening services will be held
at f.'ie Baptist or Presbyterians
churches t.'-.at all who wish might be
able to attend the special choral ser
, vices ai ine .u&tnodist church Easter
night.
Spcciai Easter services will be
held at the other two churches al>o
Sunday morning with the Presbyterian's
holding communion.
ONE IS INJURED
IN TWO WRECKS
LAST WEEK END
Homer Ledford, an employee of
t.he Murphy Service station, suffered
painful injuries to his head and
knee as a result cf a motor accident
about four miles out on No. 28 Saturday
night.
It is said that he lost control of the
car he was driving and it plunged
down over an embankment.
Also it was reported that one of
Mr. Fob King's trucks was accident,
ally overturned Saturday night,
neither of the two boy>? riding in it
be?r.g injured.
House Passes Tax
Relief Bill Saturday
The house has passed Representative
Hyde's bill for the relief of
Cherokee County taxpayers.
It remits penalties and interests,
but not foreclosure costs on all 192732
taxes, and allows such taxes to
be paid with installment notes, maturing
in not more than two years,
bearing interest at six per cent from
April 1, 1935. It prescribes the procedure
for giving notes and enforc.
ing payment.
? ?nx
i*ntf?r tni.'ty tv > >, f-"i ?i r? s S,
1S35 ^
. o One Announces
Ye; For Ciiy Cfiice
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rand aide: i.i n.
aiijjounce iienis : o tin i'ff'.-Hp!
*:u:. i* y .t >? t = o. * ;-i iy
; BALL LEAGUE J
OF SIX TEAMS
IS ORGANIZED
i enative Rules Are
! Drawn up at Meeting In
Andrews Friday Ni^ht
0 VKc-pr.
sentati\es o. six i-wn.
nn . at ..'it; RiMis.de h Anurvw?
ri Irani- aim ?ii v. up plan.- foi
j ' "u rep=?- c: M t
i.?.... *AV ul; . AiitieWs.
.1 .uwaj L ( herok . was ?
i vice led pre-it*. it ti..- ci > a b .J"- . j \
John n, o: Maiphy, was named sec- c
rotary ujid tr.usurer.
1 he mana- - r> ,.e teams \vh< j *
' wcit automatically named on the j
, board oi directors along with the ; r
i president and the -cc rotary anu ticas- 1
I urer were: 11. 11. Hickman(Murphy),!
A, II. Padgett (Hayesville), Gold-j j
n.an Kinsland (Cherokee), T m Cog-1 f
gins (Marble), J. C. Vaught (Hain-j i
bow Springs), and Kimsey Wyk?. | t
! (Andrews). <
i j About 25 people were present t??; c
I hear Bill Hart, of the Covington I
Sports company, of Asheville, open i
the meeting and offer a set of roles 1
for suggestion.
Mr. Hart is working on the schej
dule and expects to have it present- c
ed in a few days. Trie plans call for t
two halves and a series of five games 1
will be played between the two win- a
ners for the championship at the end f
of the season. 1
Directly following the meeting
Murphy ordered 15 new uniforms for their
players and Henry Hickma i proclaimed
an ultimatum that he
wanted all his boys to understand
that the umpire was to have the full l
say in all home games in keeping
with the league's plans and that he
did not want any arguing over decisions.
The plans were discussed at length
and tenatively drawn up as follow5: ,
1. Tht name of the league shall ,
l. , . U \l-,. rn?Ai:nn Irnn.io
2. Calloway Martin, president; \
Josh Johnson, secretary and treas. ]
urer.
3. Each club shall appoint their ,
manager as a representative to set- (
tie disputes that may arise, and to ,
act as a governing board. In case of
a tie, vote on any question, the president
shall cost the deciding vote. j
4. Each club r.hall furnish the j
secretary a list of 15 players from ]
which their team shall be picked.
5. Only amateurs, or league play- 1
cis who hav b^T o:,t lf*< o bal! t
the last season shall be allowed to ]
play.
6. A team may revise its players ]
list from time to time but in any case j
a man's name must have been on the $
/rnntiniif/1 nn Kafir n*i cr<- \ ,
EDNA PATTON IS
NAMED QUEEN OF ,
MAY AT COLLEGE
<
CULLOWHEE, April 13. Miss 1
Edna Patton, of Murphy, was elected ^
May Queen Friday afternoon by the
students of Western North Carolina
Teachers' college. Miss Patton will
be crowned Queen of the May Festival
on May 3.
Miss Patton, a striking blonde nnd
a four-year senior, won second honors
in the State-wide beauty contes'
conducted in 1933 by the North Car.
olina department of the American
Legion. The May Queen is the daughter
of Mrs. Tom Patton and the late
Mr. Patton, of Murphy.
TODAY
.Cj "* EAR?5c COPY
RAPS 1
kDNHNiSTRATiON
pir*?,iNDiNC POLICY ]
* * -> |
ri pie to ipend
. ; n- y On Roads in
. .. eeu.i 1 iLis .\ionday
Gov. Eugene Talmadge. of Geora,
scored the pending policies of
le national adminis.riiivn and urgu
the bu.i .ing o. in re roads c'J f
ciei-al appropriation:- in a speech
,e:or 4000 peo;le in the baii park
ne Mon lay aitem on.
Hailed oc a ionally by ] .termitR.
a lause. the ?. e> i:< : : Ge <
: .e :?<!.- in Xor:h Georgia
: d i y : - ;] . ted nd that it was hill
r. .-e after ridina: over the:n t
ve them built within the -tandard?
t the r Rrh lv.ai 'ainarct in other
a1*- - : the state.
Drawing h - juialogy fr . the
Gf rein farm Inr he
hii' ' : .* hV \v-i-- "r:-1 he built
-IV- ' : -n ' . down "ex
; --nn. Y fpe". ]* ryr>
pv tlv- G? ' n 1 y.
- : - > >?'** ? * . f . mere
r - i?I o-atc mean- t haul their
rrek.
He I'l-je at a lavg? part of the
tovprnment's alhvntior.- ; , r ed in
ju'lding more road?.
"It's a -in t put a debt on rroslerity
and then threw the money
iway*\ he declared, and then delour.ced
the present high rate of tax:ion
by the way of comparison he add?d
there was $21.25 tax on each bale
>f cotton.
"The textile industry will not irrowT
mtil the process tax is abolished"
10 said.
Attacks Administration
Switching his subject to an attack
n the present administration, a pet
heme of his in many speeches lately,
?e objected to the importation of com
ind oats and other commodities from
'oreign countries with a low tariff
evel.
"Get your part of the five b'llion
?it's the last you'll ever see lik^ it
?final prosperity and real recovery
(Continued on bark pagf)
o
l-m ll.UB WUK\
IS BEGUN HERE
ON LARGE SCALE
Four-H Club work has been startin
a large scale in Cherokee county
:his week and A. Q. Ketner, Sam
Mendenhall and K. W. Wooten, ccuny
agents, said they would be patricularly
interested in call club work
Three meetings have been held
this week and an average attendance
of 25 interested boys and girls were
reported present. They were held at
i'eachtree Monday night. Andrews
Tuesday night and Suit Wednesday
night.
A meeting will be held at the court
nouse in Murphy Saturday nigh: ai
i o'clock and all boys and girl,- in
this vicinity are urged to attend
they will be greatly benefitted. A'j ..
Ketner said.
Four-H club work covers every
phase of agricultural and stock raising
work and it is t.he foremost organization
of its kind in getting the
fouth of the country interested in
igriculture as a profitable business
ather than a bare subsistence.
Thousands of the clubs have been
rormed all over the country.
The local county agents at present
are trying to get every bo , interested
in raising a calf.
A dairy club show will be hfld
lere prior to the fair and all the
1-H club members will offer iheiT
;alves in competition. Besides Cher,
okee, competition is open to Union
county, Ga., and Clay County. The
winners, after displaying their calves
at th? fail* hAM J
? ? "Viu, W?JI I-TTJ1U mt)I 'Tiltie
to Asheville to compete i v
calf show there on C
R .L. Harrell, state 4*
scheduled to be .her v
week to speak to t! <
tions on the general
work of the club. ,VA