Wednesday, Dec. 30, 19i
Ministeria1 Conference
Will Meet On Monday
The regular Ministerial conference
will meet at the Kirs Baptist church
in Murphy Monday morning at 1C
o'clock, the Kev. \V. II. Graham announced
this week.
The subject i\?r dis- '.issi will be,
"Pa-tor.-" IU'V'-llop. and Church Devotion".
Tin* Kev. Claude Pipes, of
I\ achlreo. ar.-.l the Kev. Walter
Jones of thaka, will have charge of
the subject
All n:i;:i--!ers are .ordhhy invited
to this service fur. Graham. a member
ARTHUR BRISBANE,
NOTED JOURNALIST
DiES ON CHRISTMAS
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man, after dictating and
i f-ivadnng In - iast <dii"iia cumni
at. he ,-h v ping under . n
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will be ronicnibered in
history for ninny years to ronie and
hi. genius a a Journalist will never
be replaced.
He was a v -el iy e r ibutor to the
pages of the Scout.
INCOME OF $3,600
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FEDERATION HEAD
WASHINGTON. I>K(\ n
William (?r< m. m? -ideni of the
American Federation ??f Labov. vuid
Sunday nii: in :?v. i y .aniily should
have .'?: "i< i ' .1 b?;? $::.<?00
This ! 1 h (i i !';i1 John l?. l.owis
Iiis ;iivli.| ii"ii y ill oryani'/od lab'm\
aid V.!; : day thf! he minimum
h.i .- f<^H|iiskill< <! labor should he
$2,500 a }
Th or. :tl1111>;? v aanj pea eh capueii
. ; b'.'i ?>\ wli wishes
to work mum ha. employment and
? v ry .amil ! . i have an income
stub rovb-w ii- r evi ins ?i
BEST YEAR IN
(Continue ! :'n in from l>a(?o>
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MtiRPKY, NORT1
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& New r ear's Eve I
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.Vi-<Xi iOli D '/iCS c? V?
| "CAIN as;
with Roscoe Karri,
| Admission
Saturday, .
I TIM McCCY, Inf
"THE SQUAI
|j A!. : Ciiapler No. 3 cl
"Mystery
Monday, ,
Will Rogers and Jane
1 with Lew Ayres, Sal
I ter, Louise Dresser,
| Victor Jory.
I Heroes On The Gridi
I "ROSE
s with William Frawli
I Tom Brown, Larry C
orable change in sales.
' Mr. Noah Lovingood, manager ol
| il.e Murphy Supply company in Mui>
phy. has reported an increase ir
i business as well as other merchants
i including A. \V. Mclver, of the firm
of Davidson and Mclver, D. V. Carringer,
of Carringer's Department
store, and K. L. Townson. who, as one
of the oldest merchants here, haoperated
his store for 17 years in
Murphy and reports one of the best
years in its history.
All the rooming house- in Murphy
including the Regal hotel, the famed;
to-key house and the Henry house
have been tilled to capacity and i.t
rimes forced t.? turn patrons away
due to lack of ae ommod^ions. Housing
itself has almost become a prob.1
with many TV A families moving
it. out no ;u tive real estate transacIbiOn;;
have been evidenced.
in Andrews where h Teas I"i >: -1
onpany and the F. P. Covr
end d Tannery hav large weekly
yr- i'<. merchants have reported
.! -r.i'. .- duii.g the cast year reI
por* they notice no a rpreciable inU(
ice from the TV A.
Business Good In Andrews
":'iic .kmalu-ka Tt ?race ho.el, which
is . " . i:n by Mi. Ferebee in An<!rev.
<. and the Ilradley hotel there
ha\ c I good :-.t;si!a-? during the
past year as well as a large number
? :" liiii r s at:? r.s which a: ope rati
(I by leading station oil distributors
in this county. j
lit Murphy the filling station busi-j
ri ss has :i'in on the doom as well.
- the cafes. Practically all leading:
talions have been rebuilt to mee.
adequate supply since the TV A came
lu-re and at least ten restaurants hav?
-.a-- e l up In re in the pas' year.
Murray is withou a regular payi
ell except for the Brumby Knitting
mill which i- i?perat?*d by 11. G. Drainky.
formerly of Marietta, Ga.. and
give, roktslar emnlovmc rr. to about
!" p- pie. The tak- mine- at Kinscy
I : hi mile- from bore, which are
?. via- ! by !. \V. Bailey, and the
<' . ; ii?i;i Marble ."mpany a' Marble.
(. ;i r.iih < Y??m here, are the only
? !.?-r two bt; i : - ? ;.,.p!6yillg; people
ion large s.-aK- in .his county. All
' hav' ha-i unusually fine busmen thi.ear.
1- r ancially the county finds itsclt
| in e.\'( ep ionally good shape. During
j the pas. fiscal > ear w.'fieiais report
iviiecta-a of approximate!- $130,000
; v ..ch >.; I." uO represented batv:
s. .'.i.-o daring the fiscal year
: * - . ? ? ? j.. out.-*'..sliding bonds
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IV'ERY DAY
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Yiidnight Show and
anuary 1st g
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id MABEL"
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15c and 35c
January 2nd ...
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Ken Maynard, In-? p
Mountain"
January 4th
t Gaynor, In?
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ly Eilers, Norman Fos- E
I" rank Craven and
January 5th
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BOWL" J
ey, Eleanore Whitney, |
rabbe and Benny Baker jj
:e Scout, Murphy, North C
the past elections. Not only hav<
: the |Ktst officers made an enviabh
- record in office hut the new official;
i have an unusually bright outlook ir
; the future.
Taxable Land Reduced.
While many acres of land taker
over by the TVA for the building oi
the Hiwassee dam is expected to dc
prive the county of approximate
i $4,500 cr one- wentieth of its tota
taxation each year. I\ C. Hyatt, coun
y accountant, said recently he ex
pccted adjustments to be made, preti
ihly in the form of slightly 1 : .
. valuations that would of .Vet a; y 1?
of revenue through the building ? :
t:h? dam.
Tax evalua.ion, too, remains ilurp:
y*> most -? ion.- problem. While
i Aim ; :.y"s tax evaluation has not been
: <1 since I Mayer J. Ii. Gray,
! has revealed that the city's expenses
have been practically doubled during
he past year, it is estimated that
| about * 1 50.U00 wortli of axable pro;
e' ty in Murphy will be covered up
I by the waters backing i;,. irom tile
' am wiu n it i. ccm, lete? .
Ik: iI roads. r : s Iir.es and trucks opiating
out of Murphy have shown in;
cieased ivvenue this yea., tin- . ui . y
; evea Toe Southern and the Louis.ille
railroads have witnessed and increase
in freight and passengers
v hiie operating expenses have been
cut and truck lines to the cities of
A.-heville, Knoxvilie, Chatta.iooga and
Atlanta run wyMarly by iieiity Axi>
y ai d liadley Dickey, both of Murj
hy, have shown them a profit, they
| .-tale.
A bus : no instituted during ".lie
1 | yi ar by Dewey Dayton to Knoxwite
by way of the }iiwassce dam si <.
' has been runnng at full capacity.
i ikewi^e the Smoky Mountain Stage
| ! us line has shown an increase of
, passengers.
Farming Good This Year.
Faiily good weather during th?
, past year has greatly aided i herokee
county agriculturally. Although the
1 farmers had t?? contend with an uiiI
usually wet winter that threatened
| ri.? .r t : s with flood . they saw thei;
i cro; > turn cut well vvitn /airly good
prices pis vailintr.
3'oiiltry and ca d A- have al; added
t. ilu'ir rt venae a. d v ' nm>n
I ndu.- ; ., i .nt .? . ,
!etl pi ot ilnulo.
The Mountain Valley A.>eiVvl
I Cooperative cannery, which has operated
at Murphy for the past three
years an a a: it ? !' the l and O' The
. ky Mutual < "arv.hi: a s?? i.- am,
v . h has its h? tdipuutois i Wayv
villi . al - i witnv -d h- l yea;
. and K. Id Thompson,
nant-ry manager, and Ji-i-n i- l?at r,
-id-.-- : of ::i'- a -'.vr am have aii?j
noun-.- .. that Uu-ir - un will he
laiyer in svo:.e y. ar than evcil
. ide-.i \ . ' ' ? ca: nt . . rd
.} la : ailu a : v. t-i. i 'Oy
ad.. a v tlvn revt a! i -.- more
- ? a-.:.-- a. i- an inteiost i.i
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1 d :.ajipally -Murphy and Cherokee
- ifiy i: 11 - ,i tn< i agricultural
interests, hut tiny lave always had
y tourists and t iavclit-;-.* r- s.ay
. in Vat oi : 1 iiu - \ ken In-ieaaniyawav:
were no ?-...
YV'hh the completion -. ?* i
' ... a a i. '.''.iin.iiv; .a, a a
righway No. 19 between Sylva and
Tout en. and . paviny ' n 12-ivdl-..
vii'uh of !. d betvvc-n 111
i jQ|u oh. a-Geoiyi.t state lin and IMae
. ih.aro. i d... next s;-:ir.^ T?u phy a d
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I tourist and t unveiling business in t-eir
) Mstory as till- will then be the main
j rank line between Asiv vile, A< ~.vta
and the Sor?tSj|
j Added to this will be the haw
I moi:n.ain lake formed b; Lh.- H?1
wsssce dam when it is myh
i I h> lake will a 200-mile shei e lire
I in this mi of the Giva: . a .
prove a haven 1 o fisherman v.i. it
; is stocked wi'h ba.-.- and 1 oaim a
icdica ions ai that ca i n v.ill
! St-> chores and paved highways
ill rr.nk" any point of it accessible
. ta th<? motorist. Local citizens see
Murphy as one of the most thriving
tourist centers in Western North
Carolina wh r the lake is formed,
i The TV A with its dam project and
! another break for the farmers should
1 see Cherokee county eclipse any point
of progress in its history in 1037.
j The Cherokee county citizens are
J generally optimistic over the future.
' T VA NOW PAVING...
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Construction company, of Winchester,
ky. The contractors have been working
on the road about four months
and approximately 250 men have
been employed under J. Scott Talbott.
the superintendent.
When this road is fh i.md sometime
before spring, machinery nccessary
in construction of the $15,000,C00
dam will be hauled over it from
the sites of other dams constructed
\ by the TV A. Principally hte ma
Carolina
; chinery will come from Norris as the
? type used on this project and the
s Hiwassee projects will practically be
1 the same. Cement and other ma
terials necessary for construction v.-i 1
also be hauled over the new highway
1 The calcium chloride finish on the
f road will make it hold up under an>
- I >ad even during the worst weather
, In a strict sense the surface nevei
becomes hard but is the ideal finish
- for hauling and motoring as to nonkid.
all-weather. serivceable and
- economical factors. The estimated
eest per foot has not yet been re
veal !.
C and M Division in Charge
The work of pavin.tr the highway
mis under the construction and
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;? To wish you health ar.c
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With every thing that's !
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maintenance division of the t\'a ii
E. I- McElfrish is the engineer ca
the project, and H. H. Willianu and |
John Wilkeraon are inspectors. . JL
I This principal access road, which W*
. has proven to be quite an engineering E
> feat will be the acene of vast ac.ivi- I
ty when completed. It will connect P.
with highways, railroads and truck |
lilies at Turtietovvn, and a state high- E
i way, not paved but kept in good con- |
. dilion, will connect it with Murphy I
1 about five miles from the dam site.
The road begins at the proposed ?f
town site oa the north side of the |
river and winds its way over an 800- I
foot mountain. Two large bridges P
I were necessary to connect it w.th {
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