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UTAH MEN SOON
TO BLAST AWAY
FN i iKft MOUNTAiN
Drillers Honeycombing
Rocky "Goliath" With
"T" Shaped Passages
One of the Diggest blasts in the
istory of this section will be set off
near the proposed site of the Nanta
ala Dam with the next couple of
weeks, when the dynamite crew of
;:ie Utah Construction Company will
: tcraiiy blow up a mountain. Inci
dentally the mountain is almost solid
rock.
Work on the dam project lias
owed down considerably of late, as
preparations are made for the gi
gantic blasting. Rock and earth from
the mountain arc needed for the con
struction of the actual dam. and un
til these have been made available
through use of dynamite, there has
been a let up in hauling, and in
other work. A large number of em
ployees have been given temporary
lay-offs, as a result, with a conse->
c.uent shrinkage on the Utah Com
jwny payroll that lias been felt by
practically all the merchants in An
drews.
Once the dynamiting is finished,
however, all the men now enduring
la-y-offs are expected to be put back
to work, and operations are ex
pected to move forward with a
rush that will show no slowing until
the project has been completed. It
is reported that even more men may
be needed than have been employed,
heretofore, at tne iuuu iaucr test.
Preparation for blasting away the
mountain now is largely in the hands
of the "hard rock men", those strong
muscled iron-nerved workers who
tore deep into the heart of a moun
tain. standing in cramped quarters
in the dimmest of iigni, and inking
their lives in their hands every min
ute of their working day.
These drillers ?re now cutting
channels into the solid rock. Drilling
a passageway six feet high by three
feet wide, they advance >00 feet un
der-ground; then turn and drill at
right angles for another 100 feet:
then come btfek and drill at a left
angle for 100 feet more. The result
is a giant letter "T".
According to workers, at least six
of these "T" shaped channels will be
?arved out, until the big mountain
will be honeycombed with passage
ways. all through its base.
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, :r!ryii:en Sek:c:?d
:'or March-April [
Court Term Here
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j The following is the u&t of jurors
[ .h uv? i\ by (lie Ci .t ul;- 1 c_?u:iiy board
?' cc:nmlsiioners March 3. 1941. for
M.irch-April term of -Aipprior
court for Cherokee county:
rn-,i Wfififc
| G. G. Stilrs Marble. J. F. Palmer.
I Murphy. J. H. Gladson. Culberson.
I N. B. Giaham. Lctitio. Thomas Spen
der, Murphy. Burton Wheeler. An
drews Luther Coffey. Marble, Homer
Muikey, Murphy Rt?. 3. I A. Shields 1
Culberson. S. F Afcernathy. Murphy
Rte 3. D. A K?ener. Tomotla. Dewey
Mills. Murphy Rte. 3. J. S. Keener.
Tomotla. John Lovingood. Murphy.
Rt( . 3. Noah Hembree. Murphy. J. p
Baxter. Andrews. Garland Adams.
Andrews. T. W. Axlcy. Murphy. V.. L.
Shields. Murphy. J W. Stover. An
drews. vv. b. Clonus. Lotitia. J. Her
man Keyes. Muipliy Rte. 3. C. L.
Dobbs, Murphy. J. M. Mason. Culber
son. E. E. Jenkins. Culberson. FrOri
Taylor. Murphy Rte. 2. D. T Me
Nabb. Suit. James Graham. Unaka.
John Arrowood. Marble. D. R. Lov
?ngocd, Murphy. Rte. 3. A. H. Hat
chett. Murphy. Rte. 2. E N. Allen.
Postell. M. E. Mills. Murphy. Rte. 3,
W. H. Nelson. Andrews. Rte. 1, A. D.
Taylor, Murphy, R. E. Dockery, Mur
phy, Rte. 3. Austin Ramsey. Murphy.
Rte. 3. W. T. Truett. Culberson. J. R.
Hughes, Murphy. Rte. 2, Ciu&s Full
itun, Andrews, R. C. Pipes. Murphy.
Rte. 1. G. O. Hickey. Oak Park.
Second Week
R. B. Stiles, Letitia. W. F. Woods.
Murphy. Lon Rajrner. Grandview.
Clayborn Radford. Grandview. A. J.
Dockery. Murphy Rte. 3. N. T. Pen
land. Murphy Rte. 2, C. W. Thomas
son, Murphy Rte. 1. J. A. Voyles.
Ranger. J. D. Hughes, Murphy Rte.
2. L. L. Mason. Murphy. F. L. Aber
nathy. Marble. Clifton C. Mills. Mur
phy Rte. 3. Guy Suit. Postell. Boyd
Stiles, Murphy Rte. 2. W H. Corn
well, Murphy. Otis Adams. Andrews,
A. H. Stiles. Postell. E. L. Little, Cul
berscAf -Rte. 1, Ross Bradley. An
drews, B. B. Palmer. Marble. John
KlUi&n. Murphy Rte. 3, Harve Kep
hart. Murphy Rte. 3, Charlie Mc
Donald. Murphy Rte- 3. O. L. Tilson,
Culberson.
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4-41 CLUB LEAOTjR HERE
Miss Frances McGregor, assistant
sUrte 4-H club leader, visited in thr
county for a conference on club
work Thursday and also attended a
combined boys and girls meeting of
the Martins creek club.
Mrs. Fletcher Crown, Garden Authority,
To Lecture at Auditorium Here Friday
Flower arrangements, home bea
tification from the outside, lawns.
?hnih? virrHn ?tc.. will be discussed
and partially demonstrated by Mrs.
Fletcher Pearson Crown, noted gar
den authority, at her lecture at the
?chool auditorium Friday, March 7.
Mrs. Crown will explain in detail
why certain arrangements arc de
sirable in one's yard or garden, and
?why others are not. giving practical
demonstrations of each particular
Phase of arrangement.
Illustrations will probably be used
*nd various other methods of Impart -
*>* to the gathering of women from
Murphy and vicinity. Including
neighboring counties, the necessity
<0* planning to obtain service, pleas
ure and beauty.
Probably the greatest stress will be
placed on flowers in all arrangements
?round the home. Particular emptm
?*? will be placed on the use of color
flower displays, taUny many il
lustrations from the various large
"ower shows orver the south in which
*n?. Crown has recently partici
Mrs. Crown has studied throughout
the United States In several schools
and nurseries, and has visited and
studied the many gardens of Europ
ean countries. Thousands attend her
Judging and flower shows.
The lecture Friday is being spon
sored by the Murphy Womsns club
and Is being made through the cour
tesy of Rich's in Atlanta.
Nantahala Power Company
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Abandons Fontana Project
LOCAL DEFENSE
work is studied
AT MEETING HERE
Agriculture Given
Primary Interest In
Cooperative Move
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On,' or more representatives of
e\ ery public governmental agency or
oiganization in Cherokee county m ? t
in 'he Murphy courthouse Wednes
day afternoon to discuss and plan
this county's part in the defense pro
gram. primarily from sc standpoint of
local agriculture.
The meeting was conducted under
leadership of A Q Ketner, and D. C.
Snodgrass. county agents. Pred
Sloan, district farm asent for west
ern North Carolina. T. W.Cathey state
AAA committeeman, and W. B. Col
lins. farm management supervisor,
were prominent speakers on the pro
gram.
Sloan, speaking generally on de
fense work in thir. country and spe
cifically on the need for improve
ment in this county, discussed every
phase of agricultural development
possibly achievable. Particular stress
was laid on the need for encourage
ment and development of the "small"
farmers, who generally are classed in
the low-income group.
Cathey directed his remarks to
ward the unification of all agencies
and organizations in the ultimate
purpose of building defense within
our own bounds. He urged every
farmer and every person, who if not
participating in the program should
be, to look into the future lest they
be caught in another great depres
sion. He particularly urged them to
"save for a rainy day" and put their
^earnings into the ground from which
they drew their primary living; and
to further make themselves self
supporting to the extent that sur
plus may be used for the defense of
this country.
County agent Ketner pointed out
that a co-workers council has already
been organized for this county, and
a coordinated effort is being made
through this body to bring about a
more economical and widespread use
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102 Cherokee Men
Given Defense Jobs;
Openings For More
A total of 102 men from Cherokee
county were placed in good jobs in
the defense at Holly Ridge or Port
Bragg during the month of February,
C. I. Calhoun, head of the Local of
fice of the North Carolina employ
ment service, reports. In addition to
this there were 26 private place
ments.
Of the number given jobs in de
fense work. 46 were skilled workmen
while 56 were laborers.
In the skilled group were 38 car
penters, 2 linemen. 1 shovel operator, j
1 labor foreman, 2 cement finishers,
and 2 plumbers helpers.
Calls continue to come in, Calhoun
stated, asking for men in every trade
and profession. The latest. bulletin
received asks for 25 sheet metal
workers, 4 physiotherapy aides, 4
tractor mechanics, 1 architectural
draftsman and 1 baker at Fort
Bragg: 1 combination watchmaker.
Jeweler and engraver, and 1 restau
rant manager, at Fayetteville.
PRIZE FOR NAMING
LAKE IS BOOSTED;
$15 NOW OFFERED
The prize lor of lerms the best
name for the new recreation lake
near Murphy ha.-> been boosted from
510.00 to $15.00 to the sviziiier. -Jos
Ray, president of the chamber of
commerce, announcced Wednesday.
Ray stated that the additional
money was promoted with the idea
i of obtaining more entries and there
fore providing a greater range from
which to choose a good name. He also
>;rid that possibly second and third
prizes may be offered later, the
amount above to stand a.s the total
at present, however.
The contest is now open to e'.ery
one in Cherokee county who wishes
to enter. The final closing date is
April 15. All entries must be mailed
to the office of the U. S. Forest ser
vice in Murphy. The winner will be
announced the following week in the
Cherokee Scout.
Weather man Serves
A Variety of Dishes; :
None of Them Good
If variety is the spice of life the
weather man should have been in
seventh heaven Monday night as the
elements coughed enough weather to
last the year 'round.
Beginning with a very mild day
and warm night, a gradual wind rose
later, and at midnight had grown In
to a howling tempest bringing with
it a torrent of rain, accompanied by
frequent flashes of lightning and
oiling thunder. The rain changed to
a very brief hail, which quickly
turned back to rain, then sleet, and
finally the heaviest snow experienc
ed this winter.
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Radio Broadcast Set
For Sunday Evening
The broadcast of the radio pro
gram of Murphy high schools will
be heard from station WWNC in
Asheville on Sunday night. March
9. at 5:30 o'clock, instead of 6:30 as
was started in this paper last week.
The exceptional merit of the pro
gram, as prepared and given by the
local students and faculty, brought
about the change of date and hour
from Friday afternoon to Sunday
night, one of the best spots on the
radio.
Commission Handed
f<o;ice of Withdrawal
By Firm Wednesday
The N.mtahul. ;"ower Light
company gave notice to t.? ) edernl
Power commi c.n Weiii^esflay that si
had abandoned intentions to con
struct a S35.uwi.a0u nyc. roelectrle
project at Fontana m western North
Carolina. Receipt of I'he notir< was
announced by the commission
Tii ? not ic to tlit.- if'titiral commis
ioa. w. i, \ .. il&ttd -by J. E K.
Thorpe. p.'i.Ucni of the power com
|ian.\ stal.l t..a. afu.1 further con
ider.v. company has aband
oned its mtcntions to construct .said
project."
Although Hie company lia-s been
contesting a commission ruling that,
a federal license was necessary for
the construction of th.; project, no
reason for the decision was given by
the Nantahaia company in the no
tice.
Arguments had been scheduled to
begin Monday on the company's mo
tion for a rehearing on the require
ment ol the federal licensc which,
the coniuiisoicii contcntSed, ' nssds
necessary due to the fact Uiat the
Little Tennessee river, on which the
project was to be constructed, was
navigable.
Commission officials said no ac
tion has yet taken on the company's
request for withdrawal of its declar
ation of intention to construct the
development which asked that the
commission discontinue the preceed
ings "without prejudice."
The proposed project was to have
been a 300,000 horsepower plant on
the Little Tennessee river in Graham
and Swain counties, near Robtrlns
ville and Bryson City.
The Nantahaia company contend
ed that the river on which the project
would be constructed was non-navi
gable and therefore a permit was 90t
required under the federal jwwer
law controlling hydroelectic projects
on navigable streams.
The power commission hod assert
ed. however, that the Little Tennes
1 see river had been navigated by
"steamboats, gasoline towboats and
other river craft."
The supreme court recently ruled
that if a stream could be mode navi
gable within "reasonable costs" a
federal license would.be required.
The Fontana dam was proposed as
an addition to projects now under
construction by Nantahaia Power and
Light company in North Carolina,
one known as the Nantahaia project
on Nantahaia river in Macon county,
and the other as the Glenviile pro
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Western Carolina Sunday School Ass'n
Will Meet in Conference Here March 14
A special one-day Sunday school
conference of the Western North
Carolina association will be held at
the First Baptist church of Murphy
on Friday. March 14. from 10 o'clock
a. m. to 3:55 p. m.
Similar conferences are being held
M>me time this spring in every as
sociation in the Southern Baptist
[convention. These conferences are
promoted jointly by the associationsrl
Sunday school organization in each
association, the Sunday school de
partment of the state mission board
and the Baptist Sunday school board.
The purposes of these conferenc
es. as stated by the state Sunday
school department, are to encourage
completion of organization for pro
motion of Sunday school work, to help
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officers of the association, as well
as Sunday school and church leaders,
to set up essential and attainable
goals for the year, to provide litera
ture for use in promotion, to recog
nize and use the assoclational offi
cers. and to emphasize the indispen
sability of the pastor and magnify
the work of the whole church.
A team of three Sunday school
workers employed by the board will
>e present at the conference to lead
and assist local officers in the work,
i This team is composed of A. V.
Weshburn Jr. of Nashville. Tenn.,
earn leader. Mrs. A. V. Washburn,
Goldsboro. team helper and Kev.
Nane Sttrrnes, Abbeville, team pas
or.
(Condoned en B??k Part)