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MURPHY
\ oT. IVL.?No. bi^
Senate Vc
\0 PARALYSIS
IN THIS AREA
DOCTOR SAYS
Mountain Area Considered
Safe From Myster
lous Malady.
'There are no cases of infantile
r-is in this area and any epidci
at might have hit the state,
> popularly beli.ved, is greatly
n tted," Dr. J. N. Hill, Cher kee
v ..mty physician, said Wednesday.
Recently the belief has be n pre.
vaient that the disease has been
s eading throughout the state of
North Carolina but such rumors
.yc been discredited by physicians
t : oughout the Taiheel state.
I>.. Hill expressly pointed out that
t ri has not been a case of paialy>
in Cherokee county in years and
h added that "so far as I know,
t: has not been a case west of
A - i ville."
Since little is known of the di~
;:m. what was supposed to have
in v:\ several cases of th. malady in
.-torn North Carolina was found
attending physicians to b s me.
totally different, Dr. Hill
-ta.i'd.
' I 1 ie has always been paralysis
United States but less cases
ted now than ever before.
j$ Ti.ci? as b en evidence of some
I c > m the eastern part of the state
- 11 oi:;.y out the cool ,mountain
area - .;.o practically fr e of the disease
, he dtcteiea.
MR JAMES BEARD,
OLD SUIT RESIDENT
DIES ON TUESDAY
Funeral services for* Mr. James
Beard, 93, of the Suit Community
A.n held at the Deep Cr ek Bap.
ti.-t church near Biyson City Wed -day
morning at 11 o'clock with
the Rev. J. Henry Hague, pastor of
II h - church, and the Kev. rrea acnes,
m Murphy, officiating. Interment
was in the family cemetery. W. D.
<1 own son had charge of funeral ar.
rangements.
Mr. B ard died Tuesday_morning
at 7:30 o'clock from a sudden attack
of illness. In spite of his age,
he was in unusually good health.
Born in Jackson county near Beaty,
he moved here in his youth and was
one Of Cherokee county's oldest
citizens.
In 1865 he was married to Miss
F]i. heth Paris of Jacksop county.
'Ihi- was near the clase of the civil
w a: d it was n t until abo.it a
year aeo that Mrs. Beard died after
60 ., jts of married .iie.
' i:. Beard served as a juror at
the first court ever held i.i Swain
1 'ty. As there was no court
house there th-n, til. court met in
1" eld Springs Baptist church, 6
mites west of Biyson City. Ho w s
son of Thomas and Mary B ar ',
li neer settlers ot Western North
' n; ..ma. M.. Bern) was a itnmVr
' "h Baptist chuTch for 75 years.
Surviving are one son, Grant, of
Bry.-on City; three daughters, Mrs.
Maty Wiggins, of Byson City; Mrs.
Mattie Cline, of Ela, and Mrs. E.
A. Keenum, of Suit, and a host of
Krand childrtai great grandchildren
and great great grandchilden.
-Mr. Beard is the grandfather of
' ' if f>. Keenum, register of deeds
'' Cherokee county.
New Hotel Clerk
A rousing note of local prosperity
as s unded this week when Mrs.
Bi k P 0iclcey' Proprietress of the
ere ','10Dse announced that an in*e
in business demanded the adN.
" of Mr- N. E. Wright, of Star
as night clerk to the popu ar
hotel.
R. D. Chandler will be retainas
the day clerk
P
ir \ftt *//*? ift in if *>%!* rn \ nr/J
Mi
>tes $1,00C
THA \ K )OI.
Thank you. Contressman
ZEBLLOS WEAVER'
Tliank you. Senator
JOSIAH BAILEY!
Thank you. Senator
ROB REYSOLOS!
! lie thank everyone of you
gentlemen who has so generous
ly given, in s[>ile of obstacles and
I ether pressing duties, your very
, best efforts for a cause that ice,
I thi people of Cherokee county.
jeel is most vitally important to
] us, and a cause that, had you not
given your support would have
proven disastrous for us.
Merc words will not permit us
to pour our gratitude upon you
as we ieel we should But your
interest, your determined tight
to bring the T\'A into our front
yard and into Xorth Carolina,
even though it should fail now
when it seems so close. will never
be forgotten. Your invaluable
assistance to us will ulnars be
cherished and immortalized in
our land.
Gentlemen, we salute you?
and thank you!
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Orphanage Singers
Make Big Hit Here
! A large crowd from Murphy and
j vicinity attended the annual con.
i ll rendered here by the Oxford
j Orphanage singers Friday night at
the sch-ol auditorium.
Public accaliani again showed that
| the little performers did thems Ives
j proud in phasing the many that
were th re to enjoy their acts.
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Peachtree School Opens
Aug. 5; teachers named
The Peachtree community school
will op- n on Monday August 5. R.
Pipes, principal, announced Wednesday.
The following teachers have be n
appointed for the coming year: Mr.
- Pipes, 7th and 6A Miss Hazel Watkins,
5th and 6B; Miss Dales Sudoerth,
4th and 3A; Miss Minni. Fer.
guson, 2nd and 3B; Miss Nellie Hendrix,
1A, and Miss Irene Grant, IB.
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K** ot- ol-i r OW0
uupiioi v/iitio
Torn Thumb Wedding
iThe W. M. U. Society of First
Baptist church will give a Tom
Thumb wedding at the church Friday
night at 7:30 p. m. A" free will
offering will be taken it was said.
The children having parts are:
bride, Catherine Keeton; goom,
Bobby rawford; preacher, dohrT Ax1
y; dame of honor, J^in Sneed,
maid of honor, Mary Evelyn Career,
and father, Fred Bates, Jr.
JOHN ASPINWALL R<
WALKS, TALt
John Aspinwall?bitter known to
the general public as John Roosevelt,
youngest son of the President
?apparently found all the peace and
quietude he has been sicking when
he sp.nt two days here during the
early part of the month.
The identity has been discovered
l y Mrs. C. W. Savag , of the Regal
hotel, where the tall, fair-haired
yonth spent the Fourth calmly adniidst
the milling crowds hers during
an all-day celebration, and four
days later while the town was recuperating.
It was Famed here several months
ago that John was working with
the TVA for several months and
that he would probably be located
here in connection with surv<ys in
this vicinity. Since then many people?and
especially the younger
members of the feminine set?hav.
been on the lookout for him.
I His appearance is recalled now
by many persons, who, not suspect.
< nrnhna. Covering, a Large and Potenti
jrphy, N. C. Thurs., July, 25
1,000 To St
LIONS NAMED"HERE
TO CIRCULATE NEW U
TOWN ADVERTISING
A committee to handl pamphlet?
dveitising Murphy and Cherokee
county, publication of which was 1
sponsorec! by the Mu?phy Li >ns club,
was appointed by acting pr-sicLnt W
(_>. \V. Ellis at the club's second '
cnic meeting of the summer Tues j
day night.
Those appointed to attend distri-1
hution of thr booklets were: Chair-1
man. Mayor .T. B. Gray, W. M. Fain ami
and E. C. Moore. ol
Another committee ol Chairman $1J
K. G. Elkins, Peyton G. Ivie and D. *??
V. Carringer reported that arrangements
were being made for a regu- . ?
lar m ting place of the club for the
coming year. 511
The Lionesses in charge of the
picnic were: Mrs. G. W. Ellis, and
chairman; Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Mrs. n*
Ptyton G. I vie and Mrs. Stewart H. vo
Long. Those appointed t ? have cve
j charge ot the next picnic meeting Vk?
ui . -?jrs. it. w . Gray, chairman; v-?|
Mrs. S- W. Mendenhall, Mrs. D. "
V. Carringer and Mrs. K. W. Petrie. J
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Asks Rooms For
Rent To Be Filed
So many requests have been EH
pouring into Mayor J. B. Gray's ' *
office for rooms, both furnished the
and unfurnished, that he has ask- 1*U
| ed ' he Scout to call to the at- the
tention of all persons with rooms ^
ci houses to rent, to file their J??
Frop'rty in his office that he can "
; have adequate information for
the endiess inquiries coming to I'e'
him. 'kt
Murp.hy, with the dam almost tai
certain, is literally filled to cap- I SgC
acify and all rental spac! has j
prac ically been taken. lilt
o iny
Local Doctors Granted
Licenses To Practice v
Dr. Harry Miller, son of Mrs. E. mr:
S. Milltr, and Dr. 1). B. Kndricks, *
Jr., of the Petrie hospital staff, have l{aj
en granted licenses to practice in
N* rth Carolina by having their
credentials endors d, Dr. Ben J. au
Lawrence, of Raleigh, secretary of
ne board of medical examiners of E.,
the State Medical society, announc- am
d Tuesday. ,laL
Dr. Miller recently finished his
internship in Atlanta and Dr. Kendricks
was connected with CCC camp 1
Topton as medical adviser before
coming to Murphy, June 1.
Little Billy Lloyd
Billy, little son of Mr. and Mrs. i
Reayan Lloyd, was accidentally bit- mo
ten on the lip playinjr with a dop | jy
last -Monday. Although the injury a.u
was painful, it was not at all s r. ^-'n.
ious.
DOSEVELT EATS,
:s WITH TOWNSFOLK at
n
j ing who Aspinwall was, were at- (w]
tracted by his unusual height, w.ll
aver siv feet, his unusually dark 0 '
complexion and his reserved mano r.
He kept almost constant company IM.
with another young TV A man who
' was more than a foot shorter than
h was. John played ping-pong
with the lical felks, ate at the same al
i tabl., drank from the same foun- co
tains, laughed anil talked with the F'
townsfolk, and probably suppressed "?
p. laugh at th. awe which would have
been evident had they known his tc
identity. *
At the same tim he was here. m
the local picture sh w, featured M
scenes of his triumphs with the E.
Harvard boatman.
Neatly his signature stands out ra
on the Regal hotel register?John pt
Aspinwall, TV A Knoxville, a small gi
l-ack hand, even stroke that has no pc
earmarks of being a cognamen. And ail
many still wonder why he chose it wi
rathei than Smith.
ially Rich Territory in This Slate
>, 1935. 3>1
art Work
nly Concurrenc
House Confen
In Way Of
ORD OF SENATE APP1
BELIEVED TO INS
FUNDS RECEP
With senatorial passage Tuesdty of
ended as to inc.ude funds for the Hia\
I C. 1- *
?*# ? tecs >i?ntis in me way
J.OOC.OOC TV A project and Cherokee c
the local dam appeared imin'nt.
Wire? received by Mayor J. B. Gray
rgressman Weaver following th" upper
funds for Hiawrssee dam p.assed Sena
Mr. Norvell frorr Senator Bcilty read:
OCC.OOO for Hiawassee dam project".
The bill must row go to a cmTrf.ncf
! the senate, before final passage. W
asure certtin following Tuesday's acti<
c on the part of both house conferees
nt construction on the si'e below Fc
uld be held up for farther discussion c
JNERAL SERVICES
-OR MRS. FOX, 83, HELD
ON TUESDAY ,
??? ; WO
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah i
dab th Foster F x, ape 83, ot
Hamper community, w re held at wi.
1 Shady Grove Baptist church '
esday afternoon at 1 o'clock with '"t
R v. W. H. Graham and the K v. t-hi
T. Truett -ficiating W. D. j vv'
wnson was in charge of funcr:;l
anpements. ^
Mrs. F x died Su::day. Born on i !
I). 3, 1 *~?2, <he had lived in Cher- 1
e county all her life. Her husid.
Sam Fox, died about 45 years *hc
!.
dts. Fox h-s liv (1 a very activin
church work as well as serv- '' 1
the sick and helpless in her com- '**
nity. Sh had been a member
the Baptist church since she was
ery younp girl and will he greatmissed
by .. r church and com- vva:
nity. (,er
Htllbear rs were six grandsons: w 1
Mess and Jim Akin, Carl and
yd Evans, and Howard and Ar. ,mi
r Fox. Flower pirls were grand
ighters and great-granddaughtes. ur?
she is surviv <1 by lour sons, B. < a
V. H. and M. H., all of Ranger, 1
I S. L., of Ball Ground, Ga.; four sei^
ighters, Mrs. G. M. Evans, Mrs.
M. Bryant, Mrs. J. W. Snead, em
oi Ranger, and Mrs. R. F. Akir.. an<
Tate, Ga.; 3D grandchildren, and 1 a?
jjueat grandchildren. tJ
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nkerton Is To Open
Store In Murphy Soon
V. R. Pinlgerton, of Suit tis re- ?]
deling a building formerly jointoccupied
by a shoe repair shop
I r staurant between the Western
ion building and Sword's Barber 1
p, where he expects t) open a !
re sometime between August 15 Tu
I September 1. m9
dr. Pinkerton now owns stores
Chattanooga and at Suit. Hil
Vork on t:ie building which is
nd by H i Hey Dickey is being Par
e by J. P. Decker, of Suit.
ay Get Pamphlets ?"r
Advertising County 1 *
A large number of pamphlets ^
trac'ively describing Cherokee
unty and Murphy have been pr(
inted by the local Lions club (>a|
?der the direction of Dade Lee. suj
Anyone wishing to send these j
their acquaintances as an in- m0
tation to move to this county -pu
ay obtain them by contacting
ayor J. B. Gray, W. M. Fain or fai
. C. Moore. -jry
The pamphlet contains inforation
regarding the various
tases of Cherokee county in reirds
to its population, soil, op>rtunities,
scenery, vacation posbilities
and is nicey illustrated
1th interesting views.
o - vis
rt JL
V ^ TODAY
.50 YEAR?5c COPY
On Dam
e Of Two
*es Stands
Construction
ROVAL WHICH IS
;URE LOCAL
/ED HERE
the house d-ficiency bill ??
vassee dam ciily th? concurrence
of imirediate construction of the
ourty citizens r'joiced as victory
and Col. Edmund B. No^vell from
house's action reed: '"bill ptfovidte
today.'* Ano her wir? received
"*defficiency bill passed including
of four, two frnrrv linlti tin- Krvu?e
fith acceptance rtf '.he f e
?n. only in the case of a negative
will passage be defeated. In that
twler's bend 12 iriles from here
in the locsl project.
Th Tva program forces' complet
tory in Confers last week coupled
th the expected reinstatement of
.000,000 for w tk on the Hiawas
dam means the beginning of
rk on the local project immediateThe
Million dollar appropriation
II be use j *o move th machinery
m Noris ? n here for eonstructt,
and in even of passage ol
4 amendmc the other 11 million
II Ik- apprt sted later.
Herculean />rts by residents of
erokee co.. 4y s.u-td the lo I
ject when the deficiency bill
sed by th - ^.cuse last month nested
to ma. | an appropiiation for
s Murphy dam after the Federal
ernment had spent thousands of
lars on surveys and thu* prelimi'.\
work :;i this locality in the past,
months. It was explained that the
iwassee dam "was not mcessary
TVA d vol pnient at this time and
cvas post poned for a year which
s inter; r ted by manv l ie.il re?i
its as meaning that construction
uld be abandoned here altogether*
\ ma.-s meeting was held htve and
nediately hundieds of wires and
pphon-. ca'ls were sent irom here
ring support of officials in the
pitol City. Col. X rvll and Har1'.
Cooper went to Washington to
k a nniedy for the situation.
The project is expected to give
ploynunt to nearly 3,000 men
I will being an estimated federal
irr >ll ot $4,000,000 to this viciniLivir.p
quarters are already at
iremium and a considerable buildboom
is expected to take care of
; iminer.t human inflow.
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minent Geologist fe
Visitor Here Tuesday
Or. W. F. Prouty, consulting geoist,
of the TVA, arrived here
tsday morning with B. C. Moneyker,
from Knoxville, and after a
rt stay proceeded on to Chapel
1 where h* will continue his
ies as head of the geology de.
tmer.t of the University of North
polina during the summer months,
ffe was accompanied from here
the return trip by Charles Hunand
Phil Mattox, two TVA geoists,
and Moneymal#er said he
..i^ : ' '
uiu siuuy Hunt'iai deposit* enite.
For the rast several months. Dr.
>uty, an expert in many g ologiformations,
has been doing- eontin
jr work in the Norris basin.
Having been in Knoxville for
re than a week before his return
esday with the eminent geologist
. Moneymaker was acting in the
jacity of cheif geologist for the
A for several days.
Mr. Jess Long and Mr. Charles
-V. of T)ftnv r.o cv*o?i
.. T "ptiii .uv.unj
nine with Mr. Loner's brother,
v. Stewart H. Loner, nd Mrs. Loner.
Mr. K. V. Weaver was a business
itor in Andrews Tuesday.
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