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Vci. IVL No. 38.
CHAIfANOOGANS
WILL STOP HERE
SATURDAY NOON
Plans Made To Officially
Greet Motorcade of 2 50
State Line.
ii man 250 peapie c ns'.stinj
of members of the Chattanooga Au
toi..? i>ile club and their families an
cxi> cted t arrive here in the f rn
< : a motorcade Saturday noon en
route to Ashevillc on one of t.;eir an
ii.j good will trips.
The Tennesseeans plan to hav>
dir.:ifr at the Regal H tel and th<
Dirk*.y IIcus? umd stop h?re lonj
c t'iiph to offer a band concert b<
t;.e Junior Elks club band, one o
thi euding organizations of its kirn
in the South.
!Ta.\s have been made t ? have i
v.?ik from Murphy official!]
gicet them at Vie state line at 11:41
and they are expected to arrive her?
; hi* 12:30.
T'nc.-e in dharge of arrangement
a ? C. W. Savage, H. Bueck W. M
Fa: George Ellis, T. A. Case, Mayo
.1. b. Gray and Don Witherspoon.
Director Here
\\. A. Wiiiams, a director of th<
club, passed through here severa
timi last week making preparation!
for the trip. He expressed his de
light at having the opportunity o:
finding suiih a "delightful town anc
people to stop over with.'7
The trip is being made for the pur
pve of having 35 miles of road be
ween the Tenr-issee-ueorgia nni
and Cleveland,-er nn., paved in th?
near fjlure. ? * ral ?r?ps art mad*
each year by the Chattanooga clut
in The interest of having their surrounding
highways and roads paved
Included in the visiting motorcade
will be a number of Eastern Tennesst
t > leading citizens and brilliant
figuies in different lines of business
Much interest is being sh twu local
ly over the appearance of the distinguished
visitors and elaborate plans
are being made all along the route
to officially welcome the gToup ai
they pass through eaoh town.
Patrolmem to Escort Them
North Carolina patrolmen will take
?vei the escort at the state lint
where they will relieve Tennessee
patrolmen. They will be offciallj
welcomed in Asheville by the Wei
-owe to Asheville club, an organization
that heartily cooperated with
Cherokee county folk when they went
to Kn fxville to hear Dr. Morgan recently.
Among the other plans being
made in Asheville is that of having
Bob Reynolds speak to them.
The Chattanooga Times made the
following statement relative to the
trip: "It is hoped by the m >torcade
to establish a new and better route
ana to promote a better feeling of
cooperation between Chattanooga,
Asheville and other towns and to
attempt to divert travel and business
into Asheville and Chattanooga
that ordinarily goes to Knoxville and
Atlanta."
The Tennessee and North Carolina
state highway cummissions will be
represented on the motorcade. Gov'rnor
'Hill McAlister, of Tennessee,
v has signified that he may accompany
the motorcade. Governor Ehringhaus.
of North Carolina, said conflicting
engagements will prevent his attending.
but that several state officials
will represent him here.
The new highway being promoted
between Asheville and Chattanooga
will cut 30 miles off the usually
travelled route by way of Knoxville,
snd will route all the Eastern traffic
through Murphy.
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p:.._ . . . . ,i
^ mire nrcd Angus neei came
were purchased at the East Tenn.
1 ntrlA Sale at Knoxville by a CherAhro
Countv farmer last week.
tie Chatta
1ft Hip
j Weekly Newspaper in W f stern \orth
Murphy, i\
J Rain Dampens Spirits
j?And Clothes?Sunday
The typical serenity and peacej
fulness of Earter Sunday reigned '
I here although the skies were
darkenec by clouds and rain fell j
lightly at % me hours to dampen j
",c sr'ni*?and taster clothes? \
of the town folk.
Services were well attended at
the morninjj services at .1^ \!ethodj*t,
Baptist and Presbyterian
r churches, and the Methodist
church was filled to capacity Sun>
day night for the special Easter
1 services and singing.
Likewise the school auditorium
wa* filled to hear the Rev. W. A.
Rollins, of Waynesville, presidp
ire elder of the Methodist church
0 for this district, deliver the bacr
ca'uareate sermon.
f BAND TO GIVE
1 CONCERT HERE
ON SATURDAY
V
D Th who arc interested in good
E music should be pretty w' 11 satisfied
wlun The Elks Junior Band of
< Chatt-anooopa Tenn. offers their half,
hour concert for the b. no fit of pe >c
plo in this section Saturday aftern
(on while their party, the Chattanooga
Automobile club, is dinmj
i here.
j They are accompanying the club
t on their good-wUl trip and will ren.
der numbers in several of the towns
f along the way.
] The organization is said to be one
of the finest of its kind in this ?ecti
?n of the country. It is composed of
50 pieces. Arrangements have been
made to hav. tl e.ii nlav near the
itomobil
v ?>?m
entuilly Rich lrrr; .- ? m This Sta
*5 "1
resent Town Board j
Candidacy Announced
The ratnet of tHe incumbent
mayor and board of commissioners
were officially announced as
nooga JL\
rrnkfi
Carolina. Covering a ! n"*~ nntl f'oi
c.. ihurs., April 25, 19^
BASEBALL CLUB '
WILL GIVE SHOW
ON FRIDAY NIGHT
ITast Will Present Brilliant
16-Act Vaudeville
In School House
I
Ariangements have hen made fo- \
grand e\ening oi cnte. tinnier tl
with a cast of naily 5o pc ?i?U* taking j
part in a big 16-act, two hour show \
i.i the school auditorium here Friday
evening at 7:30 o'clock under the
auspices of the -Murphy and Marble
baseball teams.
1 he production will b. given by the
Carolina Amusement club of Marble,
an t xcellent organization of talent1
amatuers that have been practic
ag i v many weeks under the able I
direction of James Stout.
The proceeds of the show will be
divided among the baseball teams of
the two town in an effort to raise
: art of the necessary funds for ,
maintenance of the clubs this year.
Good clean fun including whirlwind
dances, rollicking comedy skits
and giori >\is music is in store to
thrill everyone that attends the evening
program.
The Vaudeville Varieties has been ,
arranged as f dlows: Carolina Jug
band, James Stout. Ralph Day and
the Hen ley brothers; Charleston \
^ Regal Hotel.
MRS. WILSON. OF
MARBLE. BURIED
ON WEDNESDAY
Funeral services for Mrs. Raleigh
Wilson, age 43 of Marble, were held
[ at tht Mt. Zion Baptist church near
Marble Wednesday at 3 o'clock with
j the Rev. Algie West officiating. W.
k D. Townson wa.> n charge of funeral
. arrangements.
Mrs. Wilson had hec.i it k for some
time. She has b:en :\ member of the
, Baptist church for ?5 yeais.
? besides her husband, she i* su?,
vived by five children. Frank, Ralph,
. Marvin. Ray and Evelyn; one sifter.
Mrs. Tat Burg, of Rom:, Ga., and six
I brothers, Henry and George Barton,
L j >f Murphy. Ed Barton, of the Peachtree
community; Jack Barton, of
Marble. Rfn Barton, of Andrews, and
Frank Barton, of Mineral Bluff, Ga.
Scout To Present 11
Articles On Health
Beginning with the next issue the
Scout will present 11 timely articles
on the value of mouth health writ
trn ny weii-known authorities from
all over North Carolina, and released
by tfie division of oral hygiene of
tve North Carolina State BoaTd of
Health.
These timely articles, one mf which
will be presented eadh week should
prove interesting to every one who
is interested in their health.
The first article will be on, "Improved
Mouth Health Reflects Monetary
Saving To School Budget" by
Leroiy Matrin, executive secretary. 1
state school commission. Watch for 1
it!
Mrjt. W-'la^d Axley |
Mfc. Willard Axley was conveyed
to the Fiirt Sanders Hosoital in |
Knoxville. Tenn., Tuesday where she
will be confined for some time for
reatment. She has been extremely <
ill for the past week and the people '
of this section arc anxiously awaiting
news of her marked improvement. i
"Clean-Ui
dance?Opal Martin; Indian sketch? ]
Charles Kin jr. Homer Raxter and \
Karl Ray; dummy dance?Sidney ]
Odell; L *?se Nuts?Eva Odell, James ]
Stout and Billie Smith; Buck dancing
?Leander Hyatt; Music ? Hensley t
brothers; Old Faithful ? Jimran
Stout and Opal Martin; Dr. Cut Up 1
?Victor West and Earnest Tram
ham; Hiawaian music?Murpuy boy*.
The ?econd part of the pro*:*, 1 is
constituted -?f the folohving* Tan
dance ? Opal Martin; comedy
"Violets" ? Sidney Odell; Special ,
music?Andrews boys; Tap dance?
Leander Hyatt; Cowboys Heaven?
Southern ranchers.
The show is guaranteed to please ,
every me. It is net an "intellectual" J
show but a number of genuine farce
acts absolutely free of filth and vulgarity
a.id the children will delight in ,,
its clean fun a- much as the grown
ups.
The Vaudeville Variety? ha< been v
produced through the ingenuity of f,
James Stout wh i has personally .
vouched for a high type of show.
ABSENCE VOTING t
BILL INTRODUCED {
IN HOUSE TUESDAY
f
A house bill (11118), "to limit and *
reguiate absentee voting in Cherokee
county" was introduced and sent
to the committee on elections and
election laws April 18.
The bill would limit voting by c
thos:- absent from the county to fed- n
eral and state employees ,including c
school teachers. It w -uld apply on- 4
ly to voting for county, and local. c
propositions and officers, including j
members of the House off Representatives.
t?
The bill would abolish official o;
markers, allowng help by a member ei
of the immediate family or. on re- ei
quest, by the registrar or judge. It
also calls for the form otf absentee f,
certificate to be used, requiring that w
names of absentee voters be posted
for public inspection, and requiring p
that an entry be made on the poll a
book designating each persoti voting
absentee.
Jons Meetine Postponed h]
Due to the commencement fxer- m
*ises being held at the high school B
ruesday night, the regular meeting A
f the Lions club was postponed until al
Text Tuesday. n<
p" Week
candidates for the coming ci*.y
electrons to be Held on May 7, ac- i
cording fo a reprrt filed in the ! *
town clerk's office April 19.
The present board consists of
Mayor J. B. Gray and commissioners
W. G. Owenby, L. U. May- 1
field, G. W. Ellis, Porter Axley, [
Noah Lwineood and W. M. Fan.
No other candidates have been I
announced on Murphy's citizens
ticket.
The registration books will close
Saturday and the following Saturday
(May 4) ha5 been designated
as challenge.
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\PPEARANCE OF
TOWN AIDED BY
CLEAN-UP MOVE
Practically everyone in Murphy
was busy this week joining in thi
work of cleaning up the town during
what wa- designated as "clean-up
week" by the Woman's club at their
reeling hert last Wednesday.
Much trash and weeds have been
removed fr nm vacant lots and a great
deal improvement in the beauty of
the town has been noted.
With all the modern building that
has been done locally Murphy should
look its best Saturday when the motorcade
arrives here fr -m Chattanooga
and help lend a favorable impression
on all the towns* visitors.
The ladies are urging every one
;o help in the beautification move.
Uiss CONLEY. 87.
OF UNION COUNTY
DIED LAST WEEK
Funeral services f<u* Miss Bettie
yOnley, age 81, of Ivy Log. Ga..
vere held last Wednesday morning
it- 10 o'clock at the Ivy Log Baptist
hurch with the Rev. John C.rein and
he Rev. Columbus Martin officiatng.
W. D. Townson was in charge
>f funeral arrangements.
Miss Conley died Tuesday April 10
it 10 A. M. )?f a general breakdown
ifter an illness of s- me years.
She was the daughter of the late
samnel and Darcus Conley. pioneers
if Uunion county. Ga., and one of
he leading families of that section.!
She is survived by one sister. Miss}
'arah Conley, of Ivv Leg. Ga.. and j
hrie brothers. Rev. Lynn Conley. of j
vy Log. Ga.. and J. D. and J. B. i
'onley, of Texas.
w I INTRODUCED
rO DIVIDE COUNTY
INTO 3 DISTRICTS
A senate bill "to district Cherokee
ounty for the purp ..f the nun iation
and election of members 'f
ounty commissioners'' iSinatc bill
92) was introduced and sent to the
ommittee on elections laws April
6.
The bill would divide the county in>
three districts from each of which
ne commissioner would be nominatd
and elected by the qualified votrs
in the district. J
The three districts would he as
jiiuwt: i vaueyiuwn; ?. lomoiia
recinct; Murphy nnrrth and soutft
ards; Brasstown Peachtree and
urnt Meeting: house precincts; 3?
11 other precincts.
Marble Town Election
Two tickets for the town of Mare
were announced a? fellows: F r
iavor. W. B. Mulkey; for aldermen.
. B. Palmer. C. C. Barton and R. T..
nderson: for mayor. A. F. Lail; for
'dermen. T. H. Pavi \ James Ben?tt
and Roy Foster.
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il.OU YEAR?5c COPY
GRADUATION
EXERCISES
ENDED HERE
~ ifty Seniors Get Diplomas
As Swain Head
Add resses Class
1 illy sen; :n the Murphy hijrh
>?. ho? . wore jr.ven their diplomas
whil t . F. Carroll, surer .^Undent of
t:.e Swain county schools, delivered
the commencement address to 400
pe pie who crowded the scho >1 auditorium
Tuts.iav nicht.
With the characteristic^ sadness of
graduation pi evading in the atmo-riere.
the seniors, capped and gowned
proud of the records tht y had
made, marched, one l?y one, across
the platform to receive their diplomas
from Dr. J. N. Hll, Murphy physician.
Mr. Carroll's address began with
an attack on present school condition
in th? state of North Carolina.
He declared the affairs of the nation
were s? "out of gear" tV at there
was a wonderful chance 11 "turn on
1 the switch'* and finally gave a numj
her of practical suggestions to the
| graduates.
"There are three reasons why I
am glad :?? he here tonight." began
Mr. Carroll. "The first is my increasing
interest in graduating classes.
The second is for my high personal
regard 'if Mr. Bueck. and the
third is because of my interest in the
trwn of Murphy, not only for its
scenic beauty and other outs*.ending
qualities, but because I am interest
ed in helping to carry on the work
of Archibald Dubois Murphy, whom
the town was named after. His li'c
has had much to do even with present
educational work.
Want Better Education.
"You people of this section are
100 percent for better education. Yo-u
showed that when you voted for the
special sales tax. But 1 hope you are
dissatisfied with tht school system in
North Carolina. Of course, 1 do not
want to indict those who are- responsible.
"In 1933 legislation was enacted
for ecnemy and not for educational
rea >ns. At :hat time North Carolina
leveled down its educational
system for the- first time since they
began levelng it up in 1868. You
don't have a lot of things you used
(Continued on back page)
2 PARTIES OF TV A
MEN EXPECTED TO
ARRIVE HERE SOON
Two partite <if throe men each,
employed by the TVA as engineers,
are expected to arrive here some time
this week to work on the local dam
sites, J. D. Blacg, unit chief in
charge of the TVA work in this section,
announced Tuesday.
I.ately, he raid, the bays have been
working on the proposed 0}?;cM?r.uga
site oil Tonttocoor
_ ? ?w j i v tr i near
Chattanooga, Tenn.
A. E. Reynolds, who was transferred
to another section in Alabama
for TV A work, returned here pernamently
Friday.
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Southern Schedule Is
Changed To 8 O'Cloch
Another change has been ra?de in
the -schedule of the morning Southern
train between here and Ashevillf.
it was announced Wednesday
The train which formerly dcrartfd
at 8:15 will leave Murphy :.t 8
o'clock in the m *rning- bef'nnirp
Sunday.
All mail p ing- up or. thai train
must be deposited in the mail bo* in
front of the post office befew 0:30
in the morninpr. Mrs. Thelma THckey
~ ^mistress, announced.
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