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VOL IJ--NO- -9~ - | I MURPIIY. N. C. THURSDAY. PEHRl'ARY 13. 1941
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\NNUAL DISTRICT
SCOUTERS MEET
IS HELD TUESDAY
Adult Membership
Drive Planned for
Week of Feb. 17-22
Scouters of the Nantahal district
and a number of men interested in
-routing held their annual district
meeting in the Terrace Hotel in An
drews Wednesday night to discuss
plans for the annual adult member
ship drive.
The drive is usually conducted
each year during the third week in
February. The primary purpose of
the adult membership drive is to
create interest In scouting as an aid
to the organization and continuation
of the various troops throughout the
district, of which there are now 81.
Funds derived from the adult organi
zation are used to maintain the Boy
Scout camp of the Daniel Boone
Council on Pidgeon River in Hay
wood County.
Peyton G. Ivie, of Murphy, was
selected to head the annual adult
membership drive in this county.
The drive will start Monday and
continue through the entire week.
There are now over 100 adult mem
bers in Murphy.
Chairmen cf the various local
troop organizations in this district,
?hirh includes Cla. Graham and
Cherokee counties, are W. B. Wig
gins. Robbinsville. C. A. Bales, Ta
poco, James Osborne Andrews, and
A Q. Ketner, Murphy.
The scouters meeting also decided
u> reorganize the Andrews troop and
to aid in the organization of a new
troop In Murphy.
W. B. Wiggins, district chairman,
conducted the meeting. Those at
tending from Murphy were K. C.
Wright, district advancement chair
man, H. Bueck, Peyton G. Ivie, C. B.
Chambers. W. M. Palmer, W. A.
Sherrill. Fred Johnson.
Work Progresses
On Fair Building
Despite Obstacles
Work on the construction of the
new exhibit hall on the local fair
rrounds progressed at a rapid rate all
through this week, although several
objects have arisen in the face ol
the project.
All foundations have been dug and
Meel and concrete bases are being
placed. Several changes in plans
have been made since the original
building was conceived and these
changes are being built in as con
struction moves along.
Due to the contrasting levels on
the actual site of the building, plans
r.ow call for a 30 by 100 foot base
ment with a steam heating plant in
one end. Floor plans have been
changed so that the main floor will
be hardwood instead of concrete due
to the addition of a basement.
Due to the recent rise in cost of
building materials, made effective
since the original plans were made,
a number of adjustments are being
made to meet these new obstacles,
and additional funds are being
sought to complete the building.
W. M. Pain, president of the fair
association, who is acting for the
association and the county, stated
that costs have exceeded first esti
mates by a large degree, but that
various civic organizations who will
make use of the building, will aid as
the building as far as extra costs
,ar a* possible in the financing of
arp concerned.
The many friends of Elbert Mal
TrjtT1 Tin* r,-ar he Is im
Vibtfbu alter an uiuess.
Final Tribute Paid
Mrs. Bert Shields in
Services Satui dav
Mrs. Bert Shields, age 39. passed
away at her home near Murphy
Thursday. February 6. Mrs. Shields
died on her birthday.
Funeral services were conducted
Saturday from the M t Pleasant
Baptist church with the Rev. Fred
Stiles, the Rev. Paul Lovingood. and
i the Rev. Thomas Truett officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery
Townson Funeral Home was in
icharge.
| Pallbearers were T. J. Mauney. W.
P. Odom. J. C. Townson. Prichard
Smith. J. L. Hall, Everett Hall. Fred
Johnson and J. C. Wells.
She is survived by her hustand. 4
children, father, Alfred Hall of To
motla: 8 brothers. Fred and Knox of
Tomotla. Kimsey. James and Mark
of Canton, Robert and B. of Murphy
and Willard of Lenoir City: two sis
ters, Mrs. John Odell and Mrs. W
P. Odom.
FINE RESPONSES
GIVEN FORESTRY
ESSAY CONTEST
Over 1000 Papers
Expected to Enter
School Competition
A splendid response by students
and excellent cooperation of faculties
of all schools in Clay. Cherokee and
Graham counties is being received in
the Fire Prevention Essay contest be
ing conducted currently by the three
major forestry division?:, according
to Ernest Nutting. TV A forester.
Wei! over 1000 papers are expected ]
to be turned in for competition in j
the contest which lists a total of 86
prizes to be given the writers of the
best essays. The contest closes Feb
ruary 20.
More than 800 pieces of literature,
including books, pamphlets and peri
odicals have been placed in the
schools and libraries of the three
counties for use of students in pre
paring their papers. The calls for
literature have indicated a much
larger interest in the contest by the
students than was expected.
H. Bueck, superintendent of Mur
pny schools, has made the contest
and English project in his unit, while
Lloyd Hendrix. superintendent of
county schools, although unable to
make it a project, has stressed the
importance of this work in connec
tion with the teaching of English
courses in all the schools.
J. D. Warrick, principal of the
Robbinsville schools in Graham
county, reports a large response to
the contest and expects quite a num
ber of entries to be turned in. Es
pecially commendable work on the
contest has been made Mr. Bailey of
thq Stecoah schools.
In the Hayesville schools, of which
Allen J. Bell is superintendent, the
teachers have been charred individ
ually with the responsibility of carry
ing out the contcst. choosing theli
own methods for the project. Ralph
Smith is principal of the high school.
(Continued on Bark Page)
Puhlic Singing Meet
Planned at Friendship
There will be a public singing at
the Friendship Baptist church next
Sunday afternoon beginning at 1:30
o'clock.
A large group of singers from Cop
perhlll and surrounding communi
ties have arranged to take part and
a real treat In singing is expected as
some of the best quartets in the
county are included in this band of
singers.
Ordinances Voted to Refund
Town's Bonded Indebtedness
PLANS FOR GOLF
LINKS AND PARKSl
NEAR COMPLETION!
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Town to Seek TVA
Lease, W P A Project
For 3 Developments
"Slow but sure" progress is being
made toward the actual development
of three recreation grounds for the
town of Murphy through the co
operation of the TVA and various
local organizations, according to
Mayor J. B. Gray, who has been
buisly engaged in completing all
plans for submission as a project.
A survey cf the golf course and
the two public paTks has been made
during the past several days by Mr.
Denman. local engineer, and pro
bable cost estimates submitted to the
town. Actual figures are not avail
able at this time but enough has
been learned to incorporate it into
a definite plan.
The property on which the pro
posed projects would be worked out
belongs to the TVA, from whom the
town is seeking a lease. All plans
for development were laken from
original plans drawn up by TVA re
presentatives. blueprints have been j
furnished by them, and the town !
has received splendid cooperation
from the TVA throughout the entire
period of plannig.
The mavor pointed out that, if i
and when the lease is given by the !
TVA. the project will be submitted
j to the WPA for approval and aid in
j development.
! Joe Ray. president of the Cliam
!ber of Commerce, and representativ
!es of the local Lions club, and May
Jor Grey will confer soon with an of
ficial of the TVA for final decisions
on the project, which is expected to
be the last step before the WPA re
ceives the plans.
The project, which calls for pic
nicking facilities in the Valley River
park and Hiwassee street parks,
playing courts for various sports,
and a golf course on another locat
ion. was originally suggested by the
Lions club. The town and chamber
immediately grasped the idea, and
all three are working together in a
final and decisive effort to put it
across.
Cherokee Singers Will
Gather Here Sunday
Singers from all parts of Cherokee j
county will gather at the Murphy i
Baptist church Sunday afternoon al
1 o'clock for the regular Third Sun
day Singing.
A large crowd of singers as well '
as a big audience is expected for the
meet, according to Charlie Calhoun,
who urged that all quartets, group
singers, and choirs who could join
the singing Sunday.
Charlie Craln is president of the
third Sunday singers association and
will conduct the program.
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Three More Calves
Bought by 4-H Club
Members for Feeding
Three more beef calves were placed i
with 4-H club members during the
past week by the county agent's de- j
partment for fattening for exhibition I
at the county, western Carolina, and
state fairs this coming fall. This ;
brings the total calves now in the
hands of members to 15.
MAYOR FORWARDS!
DATA ON COUNTY |
TO WASHINGTON
Complete data, including pictures,
maps, and general description of re
sources of Cherokee county were for
warded to Washington this week by
Mayor J. B. Gray, for use by the de
fense commission, in an effort to se
cure an industry for this section.
Mayor Oray has Just returned
from > t.ip to attend a conference of
the defense commission and place i
this county at the disposal of the
commission as a possible site for an
industry. The meeting was post
poned until March, however, and
the mayor decided that the next i
best thing was to provide complete
information for their study in con
sidering this area.
The data sent to Washington in
cludes a huge panoramic picture of
the entire area of the Valley river
valley lying betwceen Andrews and
Coalville, the site proposed for the
aluminum company's plant. Maps
showing ell waterways, highways
and railroads throughout the coun
ty. A general description of mineral
resources, power sources . general
terrain, and labor, and elaboration
on the maps in manuscript form was
also provided. Of especial note was
the fact that electric plants within
50 miles of Murphy are capable of
generating 500.000 kilowatts of pow
er. enough to supply any number of
large industries.
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Lions to Sponsor
New Troop of Boy
Scouts in Murphy
The Murphy Lions club will spon
sor the organization and operation
of a new troop of Boy Scouts in Mur
phy. to be organized at a meeting
Monday night in the high school
science building under leadership of
C. B. Chambers.
The proposed new troop will be
composed of boys between the ages
of 12 and 15 years, and will be an
addition to the present existing
troop.
Chambers, local school faculty .
member, has been selected as scout
master for the new troop. In the
organization effort. Chambers en
tertained an eligible group with a
weiner roast Monday night, and an
nounced to the boys the proposed
troop organization for this coining
Monday.
Plans for the organization call for
a troop of two patrols with 6 or 8
members each. Work will begin
immediately on attaining first ranks
in the scout organization.
Possible future plans are also be
ing considered for a cub patrol foi
boys of 10 to 12 years of age. and
still another troop, a sea scout troop,
for boys 17 to 20 years of age. No
definite plans have been made along
these lines, however, due to the ab
sence of J. D. Msllonee Jr.. present
scoutmaster, now attending the state
assembly.
Final Rites Held for
Infant Mary Ann Fox
Mary Ann. nine months old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fox.
passed away in a local hospital
Wednesday. February 12. Funeral
services were held at the Ranger
Baptist church Thursday with the
Rev. Thomas Truett officiating. In
terment was in the church cemetery.
She is survived by her parents and
grandparents.
Commissioners Pass
Two Acts at Meeting
On Thursday Night
Two ordinance?, authorizing the
issuance of bonds to refund the prin
cipal and interest on SI 97.000 out
standing bonds and to fund the
principal and interest on a $10,000
outstanding note of the Town of
Murphy, were passed by the board
of commissioners at its regular meet
ing Thursday night.
Issuance of the bonds is made per
missible through the Municipal Pi
nance Act of North Carolina, and If
made necessary in that no part of
the principal or interest ol either the
bonds or the note has been paid
Interest owing on the bonded in
debtedness of the town totals $61,178.
and interest on the one outstanding
note amounts to $5,600
Bonds issued by the town ol Mur
phy and included in the r. funding
ordinance are as follows:
$25,000 6', Street Improvement
bonds, dated Jan 1. 1927.
$11,000 6', Public Improvement
bonds, dated Aug. 1. 1928.
$25,000 6?; Water and Street
bonds, dated Oct. 1. 1911
$25,000 5 '4 ' ? Warter Works and
Sewer bonds, dated Mav 1. 1910.
$32,000 6'/, Water and Sewer lie
funding Gold bonds, dated April 1.
1930.
$6,000 6'/, Street bonds, dated May
1. 1925.
S19.000 Water Works arid
Sewer bonds, dated May 1, 1909.
$32,000 6*,< Street bonds, dated
June 1. 1922.
$22,000 6'; Water bonds, dated
Dec. 1. 1925.
The ordinance states that "no
bonds shall be issued pursuant to
this ordinance unless the debt to lie
refunded by the issuances of such
bonds is cancelled simultaneously
with the issuance of such bonds.
Complete verbatim opies of the
two ordinances passed and a state
ment of the existing and proposed
debt of the Town of Murphy are to
be found elsewhere in this paper.
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Triple A Officials,
Local Association
| Plan 1941 Program
State officials, officers and com
mitteemen of the Cherokee County
Agricultufe Conservation associat
ion met at? the county agent's office
in the courthouse Tuesday morning
for the purpose of planning the work
of the AAA for 1941
Jeff Enloe. district supervisor of
the Triple A. and T. W Cathey,
state committeeman, explained the
program of the association to the
various community committeemen,
and aims were set for progress over
previous years in which the program
has been operating.
Active leaders in the association
are the secretary. A. Q. Ketner,
county agent, and J. H. Hampton,
TJ. S. G. Phillips, and Lawson I.uns
ford. county committee
Ketner announced that another
similar meeting of the association
will be held within about a month
for further study of the program.
The purpose, he explained, is to
acquaint the community commit
tees with the operation of the pro
gram in order that they -may explain
it. to the farmers in their respective
communitlies.
Dr. and Mrs B W Whltlfield re
turned Monday night from a visit
in Louisville. Kentucky.