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MURPHY '
I The Leading Wet
Vol. IIIL.?No. 36.
FLOOD DAMAGE I"
HERE IS SET AT
ABOUT $1,000,000
Heavy Rains Cause Rivers
To Deluge Farm
Lands In County
Flood damage to Cherokee county
during the past week has been
estimated at close to $100,000 by A.
y. Ketner, Cherokee county agent.
The rough estimate was based on
toil depletion, damage to earlycrops,
erosion and loss as to farm
bouses, fences and farm roads.
In arriving at the figure R. B.
Wooten, assistant agent, estimated
that 16,640 acres of cultivated
land was damaged at an av.
rrage of $2 per acre; that terrace
land was damaged to the extent of
$16,640 and that cilop damage
amounted to $33,280.
Uplands, erosion, farm facilities
and roads were damaged to an extent
to bring the figure close to
$100,004, they said.
The severe rains of several days
i no* waau v.mai<?1>4 4 v. - ?k-?- ? i- i
.a-b nctiv UlUU^IIb lllf HUCC IIIUIII
rivers of the county and their creeks i
to record levels many of them jumping
their banks and flooding: much
oi the lowland, while the heavy, beating;
rains washed much fertile soil
on the highlands into the river beds.
Practically all the farm land in
the Valley river valley was flooded
under. The worst damage, Kctncr
said, was done in the Martin's Creek
end Little Brasstown sections where
many early spring farm crops were
washed into the river.
The Notla river rose higher during
the storms than it has ever been
known to before. At the point where
it crosses Highway No. 28 to Copperhill,
the stream rose more than five
feet over the highway Thursday
evening.
The Hiawassce and Valley rivers
rose to the levels of most bridges in
their paths and surged ahead carrying
mud and debris with it.
As far as could be learned no
homes were hurt or endangered by
the floods.
It is estimated that the flood waters
would reach Chattanooga Friday
and greatly endanger that city.
The Hiawassee rivei rose to 12
feet, TV A engineers say, not quite
the level it attained during the storm
several months ago. But the Notla
river rose far above any other authentic
figure ever kept on it.
Traffic to Copperhiil and Blairs- i
ville was tied up by the flooding anil
washing out of several bridges. Bad
roads from he North Carolina-Georgia
line to Blue Ridge made traffic
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vvuiiitiiucu uii omh page ocv. ? ;
FIRST FAIR MEET
IS HELD, TO GIVE i.
CANNERY PRIZES
The Cherokee County Fair association
officers met in session for
the first time this year Thursday
night and laid first plans for the
event this fall.
Finances were discussed and work
was begun on the annual catalog .
which will be off the press some time
during the first week of May.
Mo definite date or arrangements :
could be made at this early date.
Also in order to demonstrate that ]
high yields of beans and tomatoes >
can be grown in this section the di
rectors decided to give priies for the i
highest acre yield delivered to the
local cannery.
The cannery, Mr. e. R. Thompson,
manager, said, will supplement the
Fair prizes so that $25 will be given |
for the largest bean yield and $10 for
the second ,and the prizes will be
duplicated for tomato yield.
Those attending the meeting were:
W. M. Fain, president of the asso- ,
ciation, Tom Axley, A. Q. Kctner, E. l
P. Hawkins and L. A. Lee. 1
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baseball meet scheduled <
All n:en interested in the Murphy I
baseball team for the coming season
are requested by Doc. Parker and 1
Fppcr Hensley to meet at the Murp- 1
hy Filling Station tonight (Thurs- i
'lay) to make plans for its organiza- 1
tion. t
it nif
klr Newspaper in IT ester a Nort
1
To Permit Fishing
On Sunday, Monde
Would-be Cherokee county fisl
ermen who hold license with
pent-up taste "for hookin' em an
eatin* 'em", were grinning broadl
this week for Mr. Debereaux Bird
field, local game warden, was a<
vised by state officials that fishin
for coarse fish and trout wou!
be permitted Easter Sunday an
Monday.
The advice was received la
Saturday from J. D. Chalk, cor
missioner of fish and game i
North Carolina.
Tha regular season on trout, ho\
ever, does not open until the If
TED CROSS ASKS
AID FOR VICTIMS
IN STORM AREA
Tornado That Demolis
es Gainesville, Ga.,
Causes Concern Hen
Death dealing tornadoes that >w
five southern states this week le
ng at least 300 lives and possi
nany more and $25,000,000 ruinat
n its wake brought an urgent app
lore from the American Red Cr
for local citizens to raise an ex
>zuu to alleviate suffering in
tricken areas.
While the local quota was be
aised, many citizens here were c
:erned over the lives of relatives :
"riends in the vicinity of Gainesvi
ja., 90 miles southwest of lie
.vhere the whirlwind struck with
svarst fury leaving the city of :
)00 in total destruction and tak
i death toll that is expected to
reed 400.
No sooner had an appeal b<
riadc here to raise the chaptt
luota of $100 to relieve flood v
nis of the east than W. M. F?
lead of the Murphy Red Cross ch
:er, was asked to subscribed $:
nore for southland devastation.
The wire sent to Mr. Fain Mom
end: Reports which have come
j.s today indicate great tornado s
fers in Tupelo. Miss., Gainesvi
Ga., and several counties in Alabai
Georgia, Tennessee, South Caroli
Reports still incomplete. Those in
Jition to devastating torna
Greensboro, N. C., Cordele, (3a., i
(Continued on back page?Sec. 1
MEW EQUIPMENT
ADDED TO SCOUT
OFFICE RECENTL
-Several thousands dollars worth
machinery has recently been ad<
to the Scout office adequately eqii
:>ing it to do the finest job work
tainable.
A new linotype machine, a n
caster, a new folder and a new ,
press constitute the main artic
while a greater stock of type a
paper make it equal to the fin
shop in Western North Carolina.
Soon this newspaper and patr<
of the job printing- office will be g
en the facilities of a photo.engr
ing outfit which will permit the i
of pictures and cuts in print witl
several hours after they are take
Plans are being made now to p
lish a 40-page "Greater Cherol
County Edition" of the Scout wh
will contain history and informat
concerning every institution in 1
county and which will be circular
throughout the United States, sor
time this summer.
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Former Publisher Is
Injured At Waynesvil
Mr. C. W. Bailey, former publisl
>f the Scout, who is now emploj
>y the Waynesville Mountaineer, \
resting easy this week in the W
lesville hospital suffering a serh
'ye injury, a communication fi
lim stated this week.
A bolt from a casting box in
SVaynesville shop broke and stri
tim in the left eye last Monday ca
ng the serious and painful ir.ju
ft is feared that Mr. Bailey will 1
he sight of his eye.
itrahrs
h Carolina, Covering a Large and Pott
Murphy, N. C. Thursday, Ap
MRS. OWENBY ~j
"\ DIES SUDDENLY ;
: I ON WEDNESDAY
ly
i- Death Comes Swiftly To (
Wife Of Prominent
a Oil Man Here
Mrs. Paul Owenby, 30, wife of a [
n- local prominent oil distributor, died
,n at her home here at 3 :30 Wednesday
afternoon. /
Her death wa." a great surprise to
it*1* her many friends and relatives here
and in Marietta, Ga., her original
home.
Mrs. Owenby had been in rather
^ poor health for the last month and f
S several weeks ago contracted influ- ^
enza. The day before her death she t
Swas greatly improved and was riding ^
_ around town talking to friends. j
Wednesday afternoon she had a v
, surprise relapse and died suddenly. y
h- It is said that her heart was weak B
also.
Mrs. Owenby was conscious to the s
* end and predicted her death only a j y
few minutes before she passed away. c
0pt Mrs. Owenby was very popular y
JIV. here and very active among the social j v
My affairs of the town. She moved here 1 j
ion three years ago. y
teal ,v^? was former Miss Mary Hoi- j
'oss land, daughter of Mrs. It. N. Hoi
tia land, of Marietta, Ga. i
th?- Mrs. HA'and, Mr. Oxvenby, Dr. j
and Mrs. Bryan W. Whitfield and i t
ing others were with her at the time of j j
on- her death.
tnd Funeral arrangements had not been j
]le. announced Wednesday night.
?rCt Besides her husband and mother, , a
Its Mrs. Owenby is survived by two! v
10,- brothers, Phillip and William Holland j j
injr of Marietta. !
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Special Services At i
Churches On Sunday '
ICt
till. Special Easter services will be t
ap- observed at the local churches Sun- j
200 day.
The Methodist, Baptist and Pres- I!
ia.V byt erian churches will have special
to Faster sermons and singing on
uf- Sund av morning at the regular I
He, 1 hour of worship, and the Methodist 1
U<1. | an<| Baptist churches will have
na- ' similar services on Sunday evening. n
ad- Special morning and afternoon I
dos j services will also be observed by ]
Hid j the Episcopal church.
? The Presbyterian church will
have no Sunday evening services
I as the Rev. S. H. Long, pastor of
i the church, must fill the pulpit 1 {
( elsewhere. j g
Y The pastors of the four churches |t
' are making an extra appeal to i i
have full congregations on this out- > t
standing date. I
led ! o
!!{!" Brasstown Creek
on- I j.
Farmers To Meet 3
^ All farmers in the Little Brasstown i j
Creek area are being requested to 1
ind attend a meeting at the Folk School
est Friday night where R. B. Wooten, as. a
j distant Cherokee county agent, will s
>ns exP*a*n a P^an under which the
r>v_ farms in that territory can become a P
'av part of the TVA Soil Conservation
use Pro?ram it was announced Tuesday.
If this plan is approved by 70 per
n cent or more of the farmers in the
ub_ area? t*ie TVA will supply a high *
^ec> grade fertilizer for certain classes of T
. . ! crons which will control soil erosion i d
1 Wooten said. '
,on o r
the
ted Canning School To Be h
ne~ Held In Murphy Church '
A vegetable canning school where v
new methods of time and labor in ?
glass canning will be demonstrated is
lie to be held in the Murphy Methodist I church
kitchen Tuesday afternoon at ?
2 o'clock. Miss Pauline Lontz, Cherokee
county demonstration agent, an'ei
nounced Tuesday.
vas All ladies are invited to be present
a^~ as a member of the State College ex- v
>U:s tension department will be present 1
om for the demonstraion. v
Jj* Court Adjourns j
us- All criminal and civil ca^es dis-! t
ry. pensed with, the regular April term j
ose of the Superior Court of Cherokee ; ii
County adjourned Wednesday. lh
flrma
rntially Kick Territory ui This State
ril 9, 1936. $1.
\sk That Repr
Be Sent To Wi
Look After H
10. P. NAMES P
C. H. JARRETT
FOR CONGRESS
t
\ndrews Attorney Gets ;
Nomination At Meeting ,
In Asheville ;
ASHEVILLE, N. <\. Apr. 3?Elo- 1
iuenty presented to the convention
>y his father, a veteran of half a
entury of Republican campaigns in
Vestern North Carolina Clyde H. 1
arrett, young Andrews attorney. ,
ras nominated for Congress in the
j. O. I*. eleventh district contention jJ
t the courthouse yesterday. '
The father, R. F. J arrett of Jack- 1
on county, declared in presenting
lis son to the convention, that the 1
ounties west of the Balsam range ^
lad given the Republican standard
varm support for years without be- ,
ng honored by having a standard!
learer.
Mr Jarrett won the nomination j!
?ver Halsey B. Leavitt. Asheville in- j
urance man, who was the nominee i i
n 1934, by a vote of 107 delegates!1
o 93. and as soon a.-5 the vote was !
n, Mr. l.eavitt moved that the nomi
tat ion he made unanimous. 1
Named Delegates
Mitchell F. Lominac of Woodl'inj5
ind Walter R. Chambers of Marion :
vere elected delegates to the national j
Republican convention in Cleveland
n June and Horace N. Sentelle of
.'anion ami Fred I). Hnmrick ot 1
Rutherfordton were chosen alter |
tates. !
Charles French Toms, Sr., of Henlersonvillc,
was nominated for dis- j
net presidential elector by acelanut
ion.
The vote for congressional noniiiee
by counties was:
Jarrett l.eavitt |
For For j
tuneombe ? 4*2 j1
(Continued on back page?Sec. 1.). 'l
rO EXPLAIN NEW
FARM PROGRAM TO <
COUNTY FARMERS 1
An explanation of the benefit ! ]
layments under the new farm pro- j
rain will he offered to Cherokee
ounty farmers in the court house j
n Murphy Thursday, April 1(5, by "
K. .1 4 4- I
Ill- SUlllllWVMlTIl IIISIMCI. il^VIU. 1^.
>. Altman, A. Q. Ketner, Cherokee '
ounty agent advised this week.
All farmers are being urgently
equested to attend the meeting as j'
dr. Ketner says this will be the best j'
hance they will have of learning
io\v the farmers will receive cash j
lenofits for reducing soil depleting
ores and turning the same acres to ,
oil building crops.
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durphy Laundry Will
Add New Machinery ;
Mr. B. B. Corn well, proprietor of ,
he Murphy Laundry, announced this
reek that he will add several hunIred
dollars worth of new machinery
o his dry cleaning plant within the
text week. IJ
The new machinery, he says, will ;
ring his cleaning methods up to j
late and insure a first class job. It j
rill, in addition, insure all absence I
f odor of dry cleaning chemicals, j
ie declared
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iurvey Of Blind Is
Progressing Nicely
Mr. James Penland, of Hayesville. i
iho is taking a survey of the blind j
ti nine Western North Carolina '
ounties, said Tuesday that the work ,
ras progressing favorably, and he
irged that all persons who are j
lind or unable to sec or read list i 2
heir name and their case with him. !,
Aid will be given them in mos: j
nstances. he said, hv the state which |
as an appropriation for the blind.
lit
TODAY
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50 YEAR?5c COPY
esentatives
ishington To
iawassee Dam
TVA's Recommendation
To Congress Explaii>
ed In Editorial
The Town council of Murphy
he Cherokee County commission **
vere asked to pet topether this week
ind send one or more representative^,
'any number deemed necessary" to
iYnshinpton to look after this
lion's interest in the building- of a
FVA dam at Fowler*? Bend on he
Hiawassee river.
The request came from a pro up of
Murphy citizens who met at the Royal
hotel Sunday to discuss the problem
hat is now facinp Cherokee county
followinp an announcement that the
TVA was askinp for a $22,O(!O,0O*)
appropriation for a dam to be bit
Fontana on the Little Tennt e
river in Swain county.
The exact situation and just what
it all will mean to this community
had not. been fully understood 'h">s
week after the TVA mad? the "
prise" recommpwdntinn
iiu?t Monday.
Whether or not the action w* M
seriously affect the Hiawassee in cject
was not determined but the
group asked to have the representatives
placed in Washington to keen
behind the move to have the dam
built IS miles down the H awaw??
river from Murphy.
Just what action the town count I
and the county commissioner* tpxd
taken had not been officially announced
Wednesday morning.
News stories on the TV A recommended
thai the town and the county
send whomever they chos* to Wiwh?
ington and allow them to handle the
situation as they see f t.
(The situation as seen by
editors of this paper after lotting
over the recommendations given
to Congress has been outlint ci
to the best of their ability in
editorial on page six of this Cedition
of the Cherokee Scout).
The group that met at th? hot* I
ecomniended that the town an?i th*
ounty send whomever they Chos* to
A'ashington and allow them to bardie
he situation as they see fit.
ll is believed that two veprcseivtaives
from Murphy will make the
rip to contact Congressional rcp.rtuntatives
and that one member ??uiy
remain there until a defir.it* -?1Mo.
nent is made or until Cong: ess .
jourr.s about May 1.
Ask Citizens To Attend
Legionaries Meeti- j
All citizens in this territory arc
asked to meet with members- of 'he
Joe Miller Elkins post of the American
Legion at the court house >i?
Murphy Friday night at 7 o'clock for
the purpose of lending aid to the
tornado-striken victims of Gainesville.
Ga., Henry Hickman, post commander,
announced Tuesday.
Col. Harry P. Cooper and others,
will give talks on the siuation, he
?aid.
Alley Talks To Large
Congregation Sunday
Judge Felix E. Alley of the Su*p
prior Court of North Caarolina tie
livered a sermon at the Methodist
church here last Sunday night to ik
large congregation
All the other churches suspended
regular worship in order that thru
c-ongregation might attend and many
visitors from surrounding towns attended.
Mr Alley gave an exceptionally
brilliant address on "Jesus of Nav-areth.
Son of Man and the Son of
God."
Mr. Bob Johnson. Rudolph and Jack
Johnson and Floyd Doekery arrived
in Buhl, Idaho. March 27. where they
have been visiting their relatives the
Sharks, the Clarks, the Watsons, ih?
Johnsons and the McCalebs, and
where they may permanently settle
on a farm, it was reported the.
week.