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MURPHY ^
| Tkt Leadutf
Vol. II1L-?No. 20.
FVA HAILED AS
PUBLIC BENEFIT
IN HIGH C0UR1
ammings Piles Brief Ir
Support of Validity of
"Yardstick
WASHINGTON, Ike. 13 -Hail
the TV A power "yardstick" ex
intent as of great public benefit
government told the suprenn
irt today the legislation shoul'
upheld as a protector of the na
n's resources against "monopoly
and waste."
This assertion was made in a hrie
: ed preliminary t.o arguments nex
hursday on the constitutionality o
legislation. The case will tcs
' right of the government to ac
ire transmission lines to convey
Kt-plus electric power to municipal'!
ics for sale in competition will
ivate companies.
The federal district court foi
rthein Alabama held the legisla
n invalid hut was reversed by th?
in. coun 01 appeals at new ur
a 11s. The latter ruled the govern
ment could dispose of surplus powei
reated at the war-time power an<
trate plant as Muscle Shoals.
Fourteen minority stockholders o"
e Alabama Power company, th?
ncern directly affected, starter
o legislation. They objected to :
ntract under which the company
Id eom* of its tranmission lines U
TV A.
Upk?14i CoTrrnmcnt Rights
"We maintain," Attorney Genera
< ummings told the supreme couri
n the brief, "that, under the com
mere* and war powers and the prop
rty: clause* of the constitution, th?
^ovfrmwnt may di^poee of any sur
plus power created by Wilson dam
snd that the conversion of th<
*Hterpower into electric energy anc
Ohe transmission of the energy tc
market for sale are lawful means ol
disposition. * * *
"The Tennessee Valley Authortj
< mbodiea the conclusion of congress
that monopoly of the power at Wilson
dam was to be avoided; that its
-nefits were to be broadly distribut
, . 1 - flint ft\r- tKi-s iiiirnn-t- it Wfl
essential that authority to acquit*
transmission lines to be given to s
government agency."
The government said the "watei
power created by Wilson dam be
longs to the United States" ami "i:
held in trust for the people." As
sorting the "yardstick" plan?to pro
vide a measure of the cost of electric
power?was constitutional, tht
brief added:
Matter Of Accounting
"The so-called 'yardstick' is onlj
a matter of accounting coupled wit!
. wide-spread publication of the in
i or mat ion obtained. The yardstick
whatever its influence on rates, doe*
not have the effect of law.
"It is not expressed in terms ol
i\v. It does not purport to be law
t imposes no duty. !: prescribes m
i.alty. Its funct ?-n is educational
nd at most advisory."
! Replying to contentions of critic
at the legislation invades stat*
veringty, the government saic
here is no purpose to legulaU
alters reserved to the states by th<
Continued on back page
Must Have Auto Tags
By January 1st, 1936
There will be no extension 01
N' rth Carolina automobile tags thi
r and any one faiing to product
idence to the effect that they hav<
-ered their tags by the first of th<
fi will be liable for arrest, .1. A
inn, Jr., Cherokee county traffic
' t'icer, announced Wednesday,
lags have been reduced about 2.
cent in cost this year.
Application may either he ma
' ough the patrolman, which wil
>' time and expense, or thi< igl
correspondence t ? Raleigh.
o
TO SPONSOR PICTURE
' ladies of the Methodist Mis
v nary Society will sponsor the pic
, . "Grand Exit", starring Edmum
v- and Anne Sothern. which slmw
the Henn theater here Monda'
rnoon and night. The group i
- charge of the sale of ticket
lit m
; Weekly Naotpmper in Wetlern NorU
Murpl
Scout To Be Out On
Tuesday Next Week
In order that the Scout force j
^ may have Christmas day off. the j
Scout will publish its special
"Christmas Holiday Edition'" on !
Tuesday of next week.
1 In view of the tremendous task
j that faces the publisher and hisstaff
contributors, correspondents
| and those wishing to carry adverj
tisirg in this issue are requested to
j note the change in date and prepare
to have their copy in the of- j
f'ce no. later than Monday morn- |
ing.
Murphy Merchants To j
Give Valuable Prizes
f In an effort to stimulate trade in |
t Murhy* a number of local merchants j
j- are giving away valuable merchant
disc and cash prizes during the holi
ays.
'JTie Cherokee furniture company
will give away $150 worth of furni-j
tore the evening before Christmas. :
1 lh..^ Wishiaa 1 ?1
I - > ?. ?u Ut < Hj;iunr 1V1 Hit" j
r . rizes are merely asked to go by the i
_ ;tore and fill out a questionaire.
, They do not have to buy anything ,
to win.
Mr. W. R. Piiikerton owner of j
r i'irkerton's store and the Ardmour j
j Beauty shoppe will give away either
a $125.00 hVigidaire or a battery I
f radio set to some atron of his store i
?i shoppe as well as a $35 bicycle to
^ some child on that date.
k Carringer's Department store will
. .jive away cash prizes totaling $10
^ >n the same day.
C urrently the managers of \V. B.
Dickey and Sons are giving away
j merchandise to their patrons and Mr.
^ J. W. Lovingood is offering a vanity
dresser during the holidays.
? o
s Mrs. Staten Improved
Following Auto Wreck
! Mrs. L. R. Staton, Murphy, N. C.
j has sufficiently improved to return
> home from the hospital, her mans
[ friends will be interested to know
Dr. and Mrs. Staton, Mrs. Ruth Car
j ringer and her two children, were en- j
route to Knoxville, lenn., hnday folI
lowing Thanksgiving, and were
i struck by another car. near Maryville
Tenn., practically demolishing th?
i Staton's car and painfully injuring
Mrs. Staton. Other members of thw
{ party received minor cuts and bruises
Mrs. Staton was given first aid at the
Maryville Hospital and returned tv
- Petrie Hospital for further treat
* ment, where Or. Staton is a member
of the staff.
MURPHY TERMED SL
OTHER LARGER T
(The following letter was rei
reived from -Mr. E. B. Norvell.
Murhy attorney and former mayor
oi tb.?- town. Mr. N * \ ell : r.ng
up several points that should be ?>i
| great interest to all citizens of
this section?the editor).
j|| KB B December D?, 1935.
>| |\? the Editor of the Scout:
. I am wondering why t is we do
not see. in your paper, more about
- j the physical appearance and con
i ditions of Murphy and, the attraei
| tions that should interest, and the
accomodations that can be given,
not only its citizens but, the citizens
of the county and all people
who poss through the same. By
comparison, the Town of Murphy
is equal to and, in many respects
* superior to other towns of five
times its population. When I
i came to Murphy, very nearly
s forty.seven years ago, there were
only three brick store "houses in
the town, namely the C. B. Hill
store, the W. B. Dickey Sons store
on Tennessee Street, and the Mayfield
Building on Valley River
Avenue. We had no sidewalks.
> The streets were not any better
than the ordinary country road.
The courthouse, a small brick
structure, was in the center of the
i ; souare. Now we have a number
i of brick structures on both sides
; Tennessee Street. Valley Rivt i
i Avenue, Peaehtree and Hiawassee
[ Streets, as well as brick residences
hi uirhout the town. We have
j t.? date sidewalk,- with hat :
s sir fa ce streets, which said streets
leading from four directions into
s( Murphy, are one hundred fee*
wide, in- idim the s d
tmkt\
h Carolina. Covering a lAtrpr- and
iy, N. C. Thurs., Dec. 11
EDWIN BRV SON
MYSTERIOUSLY
DIES OF BURNS
Sylva Boy, Bread I ruck
Driver, Was Well
Known In Murphy
Varied sto. < >. fat hed togethr '.
spelle i nothing but a horrible death
tor Ed Bryson, "1" Sylva. who. as a
oread truck driver between Asheville
an i Murphy, had many close friends
; here.
j The boy was burned to death, under
suspicious circumstances, late
Fiiiay night about 7 miles south of
Bryson City.
According to his dying statement
and lb. Charles Candler's statements,
it b believed that Bryson stopped to
: help several men. who were parked
I on the highway at night, and who
beckoned to him for aid, to fix their
i lights.
In his last statement Bryson said
he walked around the car to look at
tne tag <a \ jrgVnia license plate) an-!
| he remembered nothing else.
Coming out of a dazed condition he
I got in his truck, drove it up the road
an ran into a sharp bridge. In the
wreck gasoline spilled on his clothes.
He lighted a match to look at his
truck and his clothes caught on fire.
He tore them off and hailed an up.
bound bus which carried him to Bryson
City. From there he was taken
to the hospital at Sylva where he
died Saturday morning at 3 o'clock.
He is survived by his wife, three
brothers, and three sisters, and his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dillard L. Bryson,
of Beta.
He was known to have $47 of the
company's money which was either
stolen or burned in his pocket before
the tragedy. Fourteen dollars of his
own money was found in a belt around
his waist.
It is believed by some that two escaped
prisoners, who robbed a bank
in New Tazewell, T?nn.; who killed
a sheriff, and who are now hiding in
the mountains in the Swain county
section, may have had a hand in the
affair.
attending meeting
(' unty agents A. Q. Ketner and R,
B. Wooten and Miss Pauline Lentz,
1 !? a! demonstration agent, are spending
this week in Raleigh at a meetin-j
. of the county agents and those inter
i e: ted in extension work.
IrLKIUK I U MANY
OWNS BY ATTORNE\
} have all of our wo'.! lightcxi
with "White Way" lights for some
distance on each street leading
from the center of town; we have
ut r? da:e hotels, and cafes, wholesale
establishments, garage- and
filling s at ions, an up to date
hi at re. also an up t -. date watei
and sewerage system, and the
no-rant lie es'aha.-hntents would
do credit t-> any tow v. of five
i times the population of Murphy,
and, above ail things we have one
ol the most beautiful and complete
courthouses in the state, and, ai>?>
have a Public Library, two fine
brick as well as two other fine
Churches, and. an up to date hospital.
I believe if more was said
about the physical appearance
and conditions of Murphy, and
the aceomo .a:ion it can give,
a great many f 4 ur citizens.
as wen most' wn. pass :irougii,
would take cognizance of the attractions
that Murphy afford-,
an?l instead of peoi le going to
Atlanta, Asheville. Ki > xville. and
Chattanooga, to do theii -hopping,
they would come to Murphy an i.
save the costs of trips to other
places. i feel certain that those
who wish to do their Christmas
Mopping tan find all they wish in
the mercantile ' tat shments in
Murphy. I would like to see in
your paper, in m future. more
about the attractions which Murphy
affords. Not too much . red?t
can 'e given tl se ho. in the
past and present, . ive done much
to bring a' -m *iic ent conditions.
p ?>m
Potentially Rich Teen lor* in This
)y 1935. ~j
Glad Christma
Enthusiastic*
By Citizen
Saturday Due To Be
Shortest Day Of 1935
Busy Christinas shoppers will
! have to "step on it" Saturday to
get in a full day's work?for it is
Ithe shortest day of the year.
Although the difference in the
' length of tHe days is almost negliI
gible, we are headed hack for "the
six months of daylight." The sun
rises at 6:30 and sets at 4:19, acI
cording to the old almanac nailed
i on the wall.
CHEROKEE COUNTY
MEDICAL SOCIETY
ADDS 2 MEMBERS
J Dr. B. W. Whitfield, local physician,
and Dr. R. Leon Staten, Petrie
' hospital surgeon, were elected into
j membership of the Cherokee County
i Medical association at a meetings of
"he jrroup n the office of Dr. N. B.
Adams, president of the club. Wed-j
' nesday.
The society also voted to practice
I in connection with Good Samaritan
I society patients at two . thirdc the
usual fee provided some officer of
the Good Samaritan club requested
th?* work to be done beforehand.
A reelection of all officers of the
preceding year were held and the
following remained in office: I)r. N.
H. Adams, president; Dr. B. G. Webb,
vice-president; Dr. E. E. Adams,
secretary. Dr. K. W. Petrie was appointed
as representative to the
State society with Dr. J. N. Hill, being
appointed alternate.
A motion was passed to have a
oommittee composed of Chairman
Dr. Petrie, Dr. Hill and Dr. Whitfield
to secure an out of town speaker
for the next meeting, the date and
place of which will be announced
later by the committee. The comj
mittee was instructed to consider in.
Iviting members of the medical profession
from surrounding counties.
JO JO S LETTER
TO SANTA SHOWS
FAITH IN SCOUT
This year hundreds of kiddies
from all sections of Cherokee,
county are getting in touch with
I Santa Claus?telling him what they
i wain inrougn me pages ??r tne
r ' SCOUT.
We arc glad to ii?*t the lettei because
it helps make the children
happy.
Here's a typical letter from Jo
Jo. young daughter of Mr. ami
Mrs. Howard Moody:
Hear Santa Clans:
"I am a good little girl and am
! ?-ight yt-ais old and have been sick.
1 want a bottlctot doll, an electric
train and a Make;. Mouse Movii
projector and a dollar and huildin:
blocks large and some canity and
nuts.
Love,
Jo Jo Moody.
i
Hundreds of letters like these
i cni>u> tV??i4 fKt. .-hililrun h*?v?- fnith
i:i Santa Clans ami they have faith
in your county paper. The ('hero,
kee Scout, to forward these letteralong.
The South has served overyomin
this section faithfully for nearly
50 year- It has rendered a
j ''ill service to the public.
And now. more than every before,
with largest -ascription list
j in It- history and the largestv-'lume
of reading material ami
l a ivei isements it fea- ever known.
; it beai .it that faith and good
nil! that is placed :i it.
i American Legion To
Give Flour o Need}
M<of th. Toe Vliter F.:k
T>i >-t of the .V ' an I evion dceic
" . ?? ...... Ju.-r day night t
' of fio'il 1
C- * 1 r, th < territory.
...
" H ?-t man presu:
jit
TODAY
Stale
&1.50 YEAK -be COP*
s Season
illy Awaited
is Of Cherokee
[SANTA'S ANNUAL
VISIT TO THRILL
MANY CHILDREN
Murphv Monies, Stores
Are Decorated For
Gala Or casion
Th?* spirit' of Christmas with its
cheer and gaiety has decended upon
Murphy an: is in ev der.ee in the
bust! n?r an<i hurry of shopper; and
thi shrill shrieks of pi ensure irom
little children uho are awailinjr the
arrival of Santa Claus.
With the annual visit less than one
' ivt'i-K away, nt. rfiCK reig;.- as * :iidis
uted rulev c?f the land.
Murphy and Cherokee county folk
an* last getting m readiness for the
hoSi(ia\ ni' holidays. Stores ha^ en
-laying open unusually late every
ni^ht this week ami will remain open
un ii late hours to meet the d?t?and
of late Christmas purchasers.
| JjSrhe volume <>f Christmas b.-yuig
reported by local merchants ind aits
i.nat .Santa will distribute h.s its
with a lavish hand in this area Joy
stocks are rapidly becoming iieplc*d,
and there hat been a wide ?hmim id
this Christmas for useful and v,?. nwhile
gifts for every meivho tit ?e
family,, j
Hie streets of JHurphy, gaily attired
and with colorful lights aglow
evenings are offering scene** of
cheery activity such as comes t ui.
nee a year. From the tiny tot to
the gray-haired veterans of many
Chrifftmasts?all are are plying *-!.?way
in enthusiasm to view The i,.. y
shop windows that have been attentively
and appealing decorated,
t l'raetically all the Murphy
j chants have cooperated with the ??
j cal Woman's club in having l-;e
Christmas trees decorated in lu i t ? .
| their stores, and these toe ; ;? d>. 1
' ing the admiration ? ( n ?
crowds. Stores, completely ... I>
I tifully stocked, are holding t k
' tention of many per.-?'i- v v i i
there to look and to buy
Wreaths and uet rand ;
trees brighten the resi .? nt ; ! s? ' -i
and leave n. 4-< ^ a- ' ? 1
j coming oceasion.
ru
I ut* >:quarc is orient!'. o?v?
for Hit- Ur t : ii: :n . <?
tine evoigi- ens ith tb< ; pure* i
crossings are drawn . \ < ; . 1
who visit the tnwu ;i' : t
College students a.*"'' ictu-i :
. daily from the rani; ..i d
hail r spend the vara* ?? ? 1 r??
home firos'Of. ami tear rets who .
: instructiitL' ?-ther 1
ing in each day.
A J! the local arc ; .
in.tr special program* for the .*
,, family, w.tii ; :? m;-<:n
land Christina- ."--ay- w >.... i ? . ,
I out the -ignit'lcan; ikeine
Yule tide t-asen.
The greatest delight in i m.!
tions for Chi isinjas s to I * h i .
the impatient anticipation with v..' ? ;
each child looks forward ;o that *. t
when Santa Claus. . u.ii< < w>: \
bundles, out gay and ' ?;
! will pay his annual - . - a- '
. little boy? and uirls.
This contagious ?-nt..?.- |
kiddies i-? spread ng ir.?. tr.? h*
j of their tide-- and be ? l- < .?
and more < ' ;<k*nt t'Vc.ywhrt
Routine 'ares ?.t tin* .... . be
dispelled for the
i which will reach is \ Abac.
Ik1.. 2r*th, the "'i/thd;.- '
Christ.
Roads In Cherokee
Co. In Good Sh
".r he f'tr y. they ...