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VOL 51-NO ,6
Draft Volunteers May End Need Of Call
.....
Democrats Sweep Nation, State and County
19 OFFER TO GO
IN FIRST QUOTA
FROM COUNTY
Final Call Will Be Met
From 1st 200 Names
Drawn in Cherokee
Nineteen Cherokee County patriots
?ho have volunteered to go in the
first draft may do away with the
need of calling any men for the Coun
ty'! first quota.
The 19 volunteers, all without de
pendants. asked that the regular
nrnredure of summoning registrants
in the order in which their numbers
wre drawn be irnored and them
selves be sent instead.
It's doubtful if more than 19 men
litt be needed to fill the county's
lint Quota. The second quota will
not be filled until some time after
fiext march.
A "real American"?an Indian?
was the first to volunteer. He is
Charles Martin, of Tomotlar. The
others who have volunteered, and the
order in which they asked to be
placed m the first quota are: Claude
M. Anderson. Ranger; Clinton Gib
son, Murphy; Ross Garrett, Grand
view: Theodore Graham. Unaka;
Jess Booth Bryson. Andrews: James
Harvey Magness, Andrews; William
Smith, Unaka: Mark Elliott. Peach
tree: William Everett Kirkland. Mur
phy; Ro ut De'var Hedden, Andrews;
Fred Dockery, Murphy Rt. 3.: Pred
McDonald. Murphy, Rt. 3.; Edgar
tee Nichols. Murphy; Lee Godfrey,
Letitia; Leroy Roberts, Unaka; James
Lincoln Brindle, Unaka; Barney Led
ford. Murphy Rt. 1.
The complete list of County draf
tees, showing the order number to
which their numbers were drawn In
Washington has just been completed
by Mr. Wayne Walker, in charge of
the Draft office In Murphy. The
list has been checked and rechecked
and the official order in which the
drattees are to be called, when need
ed, be found below.
The first step In the procedure will
t* the mailing out of questionnaires,
which will be sent to every draftee,
regardless of how soon or how late
his number was drawn. These ques
tionnaires must be answered and re
turned. at once. Replies will be
studied, and decision made in every
03sp. whether or not the draftee
should be expected.
This decission will NOT be final,
however. Any person may appeal
?nd present his claims for exemp
tion to a special board composed of
Prominent residents of the County.
(Continued on Back Page)
Another President:?
Mr. "Pee Wee" Ramsey
The Democrats weren't the only 1
ones wha made a big sweep on elec
tion day. Young Leonard Ramsey?
"Pee Wee" to you?made a sweep
his own being elected president
the student body of Murphy High
school, Maureen Lovlngood. the rl
candidate, made a game race,
but she came no croser wtnning than
Wendell Willkie.
Homer Hurst won the vice presi
dency over Mary Porter Pain.
Miss Entrekin Quits
As Regional Ligrarian;
To Wed November 21
' Miss Ida Bell Entrekin. Regional
Librarian since the first days of the
TVA in this section, has resigned
In two weeks?on November 21?
she will become the bride of A. M.
Wylie, Jr.. of Chester. S. C. and the
couple will make their home in the
South Carolina city.
Miss Entrekin had planned to re
sign as of Nov. 1, but stayed on to
work for the library service election.
She will leave the library Nov. 15.
Regardless of the vote on continu
ing regional library service, the pres
ent-set up will be continued until
Jan. 1, and a new Librarian will be
named by the TVA and State au
thorities jointly, to serve until thsn.
It is not known here who this will be.
i
Work Suspended
At Fontana Dam
Bv Action of FPC
Work o ntiie Fontana dam. near
i Robbnsville . is reported to have been
j suspended by the Nantahala Power
and Light Company, of Franklin,
following a ruling by the Federal
Power Commission that the Company
must obtain a Federal license.
Rapid development of increased
aluminum production was cited by
the Power Commission which held
that the Fontana project would affect
interstate commerce.
The power plant would include
four units with an installed capaci
ty of 300,000 horsepower. There
would be a dam with a maximum
height of 470 feet and a reservoir
with a storage capacity of more
than 1,000.000 acre feet. Only one
other head-waters reservoir in the
Tennessee river watershed,?the
TVA's Norris dam reservoir, would
have a greater capacity.
The commission raid that the
project "would be adapted to de
velop. conserve and utilize in the
public interest the water resources
Continued on pase five
WPA APPROVES
$12,332 PROJECT
AT FAIR GROUNDS
Exhibit Hall, Sheds,
Grandstand Will Be
Built and Fenced In
Fres'.dential approval lias keen
given a WPA project to construct a
new exhibit hal! and cattle sl-ed and
poultry hall on the Cherokee Coun
ty Pair Grcunds. the Washington of
fice of Representative Zeb Weaver
announced this week.
Approval was also given in the
fjiujcCi for complete renovation of
the grounds With a numbei of im
provements. including a new fenco
around the entire area
Ttie project will be completed at a
cost of approximately $12.332. Ac- I
tual work will be started as soon as
the WPA program in this area will J
permit.
The exhibit hall will be a stone
building 65 feet by 110 feet, and will
be erected lengthwise along the
street at the present upper entrance
to the grounds. A small wine will be
added at one end for dressing rooms
when the building Is used as a gym
nasium.
The building itself, will be con
structed along the same lines as a
standard gymnasium with hard
wood floors. 17-foot ceiling clearance
and portable seats. One main en
trance in the center of the building
will face the river, with smaller en
trances at either end Adequate ven
tilation and lighting will be provided.
The new cattle shed will be erected
parallel to the old ones. 30 feet by
140 feet, with stalls on each side and
an alley through the center. A poul
try exhibit hall. 40 feet by 30 feet
will be constructed alongside the
main shed .
A high fence will l-j raised scround
the grounds except on the water j
front. Grandstands and other fix- |
tures on the grounds will te moved
according to the location of the j
baseball diamond.
The main exhibit hall will not only
be used for Pair exhibits and gym
nasium. but for all community meet
ings, dances and other activities.
History Rewritten
By 3rd Term Election
WALLET WITH $26
LOST BY HEIGHWAY
RETURNED INTACT
Back in the days of Ancicnt Greece
a m.'.ii named D'ogenes spent years
looking tor an honest man - and
never found one. He would have
had better luck if he had been able
to come to Cherokee County.
Cn Tuesday. Dr Heigh way. ans
wering a call to the Martin?
seel. n. lost his wallet containing
$26.
Next day a Martins' Creek youth,
who askec! that his name not be
printed. found the wallet, identified
. the owr.tr through cards inside and
| brought it hack, intact.
Dr. Keighway tried to give the
youth S10 reward, tut the boy would
take only $5
Aluminum Company
Returns Options
On 3,000 Acres
Hopes of Cherokee County?es
pecially Murphy. Andrews. Marble
and Tomotla?for a thirty million
dollar aluminum plant near Andrews
went glimmering Wednesday, when
options on more than 3.000 acres of
land were returned to the property
owners. The options were returned
by attorney C. E. Hyde, representing
the Aluminum company.
dered by any person other than my
had eight more months to run. and
that their return at this time almost
certainly means that the plan to
build in this section has tten aban
doned.
The end of Cnerokee County's
dream follows close on the news of
the reelection of President Roose
velt. On Monday, the day before
election, attorneys were busy at the
courthouse, in Murphy, investigating
Continoed on pare five
Only Republicans V,Tio
Get Local P ost? Ar"
Without Opposition
Cherokee county went Democratic
Nationally. State and County in ih<
elcctions Tuesday. In the County the
only Republican winners were those
who had no opposition.
Edwin Whitaker. Mayor of Bryson
City, but a native of Andrews swept
into the office of State Senator over
John H. Green, his republican op
ponent. James Mallonee Jr of Mur
phy. routed Clyde Jarrett. of And
rews in the race for the Slate House
of Representatives. Andrews went
r.jainst its own son in the Demo
cratic victory march. Riving Malin
r.: R7" votes, and Jarrett only 460
The total vote for the County in
this race was Mallonee 3.167. Jar
iett 2.021. Tli<* total county vote
for the Stale Senate war: Whitaker
3 028. Green 2.361
Zeb Weaver scored an impressive
vietcry over Prank Jarrett. fattier of
Clyde, in the race for Conpress. Wea
ver carried every district. In Mur
phy Weaver got 751 votes and Prank
Jarrett 553. In Andrews, however.
Weaver pot 875 apainst only 244 for
h:.s Republican opponent
The hottest race developed in Mur
phy township between Abe Hem
bree Democrat and former Sheriff
Press Gentry. Republican, for the of
fice of constable Gentry did not
enter the race until a few days be
fore the election, and his supporters
had to wite h..s name in on the bal
lots. This fact is believed to have
cost him many votes. Hembree won.
1.358 to 807.
The detailed vote was Murphy.
North Ward. Hembree 389. Gentry
201: South ward. Hembree 385. Gen
try 159: Peachtree: Hembree 267.
Gentry 83: Tomotla: Hembree 96
Gentry 35: Hanpinpdop: Hembree
39. Gentry 89: Grape Creek' Hem
bree 29 Gentry 46: Ebenezer: Hem
bree 17. Gentry 74; Brasstown Hem
bree 122 Gentry 70: Boilinp Springs:
Hembree 17. Gentry 50.
Other constables elected were: R.
G Radford. Bcaverdam: Leonard
Standridge. Shoal Creek: Harold
Payne. Hothouse and Bruce West,
Valleytown. U. S. G Phillips wsc;
reelected Justice of the Peace in
Beaverdam. None of these had any
(Continued on BacIc Pan?)
Library Vote Checkup
Not Yet Completed
The result of the vote on continu
ation of regional library scrvice will
not be known until next week. As the
Scout went to press, returns from
three precincts were missing. In ad
dition the Elections Board will
have to check the returns with the
entire list Of registered voters. This
is because those who did not vote on
the question will be counted as hav
ing been acsrinst It.
Present returns show 3.245 for
continuing the servlcc. and 1.4S6 a
gainst.
Huge Lion Festival Ready
For Opening Friday Night
The complete personnel of the
barkers, operators and consessioners
for the huge Lions Carnival has been
selected and the festival is ready to
go here this week end.
Entries are coming in fast for the
Amateur show to be staged Friday
and ticket sales are booming. The
school auditorium is expected to be
packed for this entertainment.
A large parade will be staged on
both Friday and Saturday afternoon
through the streets of the town with
plenty of color and noise.
The actual Carnival will open at
1:00 o'clock Saturday afternoon and
continue until about 10:00 that night.
Immediately following the close of
the Carnival the Street Dance will
be starred around the square.
Over 100 free prizes arc being giv
en away at the big amateur show at
the school house Friday night, aside !
from the three prizes being offered
the contestants. Winners in the con
tests will be given first prize of $5.00.
second $3.00 third $2.00. Every con
testant will win a valuable prize for
entering, however.
Between the close of the Carnival
Saturday night and the beginning of
the Street Dance, the grand prize of
$25.00 will be given away to winner
of the lucky minute on the Lion
clock. Tickets have been sold for
every minute of the day Saturday.
and when the clock slops spinninr
the winner, whoever, ho may be
must be present to win or the clock
will spin apain.
Every ticket used in any drawin' .
for free prizes, either on Prida
nipht or Saturday, must have th
owners name on the back in order t
win. Ticket holders are asked to writ
their names on the tickets as soon a
they pet them so as to be sure thej
have a chance on the 100 free prize?
Friday nipht. and the $25 00 pram'
prize Saturday nipht.
Excellent strlnp music has been
secured for the bip Street Dance, by
Virpll Johnson. Lion in charpe. and
ContinurJ on pace ft*r