The Cherokee Scout
Official Organ of Murphy and Cher
okee County, North Carolina
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
C. W. Bailey Editor-Owner
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phy, North Carolina, as second class
matter under Act of March 3, 1897.
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GROUP ACTIVE ~~
IN RELIEF WORK
Cherokee County Committee Hears i
Representative From Governor's
Council
Unemployment and relief problems
were discussed at a meeting held \
here by Miss Pearl Weaver, represen
tative of the Governor's council on
unemployment and relief, and mem- '
hers of the Cherokee county com- ?
mittee.
.Miss Weaver organized the Chero
kee county committee some months
ago, and it has grown from five
members to an interested group of
21. All of the.-e representatives have
not come together in one place, but
have contributed their experience,
their courage, or enthusiasm at vari
ous times in conference with one or
two other workers. They are discov
ering that frequent conferences
help clear the problem and strength
en their plans.
Groups Co-operate
Every organization in the county
participating in relief of any type
has co-operated splendidly. Investi
gations have been made quietly, re
lief given judiciously-at ali times
trying to help each applicant be
come self supporting, self reliant.
The response of the missionary
socities of the three churches in
sewing for the Red Cross production
committee has been outstanding.
More than 200 garments have been
Kiven through the Red Cross, many I
of these made from new matetial.
Baptist, ^Lethodist, and Presbyterian
churches worked together at Christ
mas time and filled and delivered j
49 baskets or boxes to families where
sickness, distress or unemployment j
had caused unhappiness.
The Associated Charities of both
Murpphy and Andrews work within
the city limits, supplying food, j
clothes, and fuel. The Red Cross
chapters cover the whole county, us?- J
their money, food, and clothes where
ever needed, and work with the As- |
sociated Charities on city problems,
and with county commissioners and
the welfare officer anywhere in the
county.
Since agriculture and dairying are
the leading industries in Cherokee j
county, the farm agent and the home i
demonstration agent are two indis- I
pensible lea/Jers in the return to nor- |
mal conditions.
Officers
Officers of the Cherokee county ?
relief are chairman, R. W. Gray, farm !
agent and chairman of the Red Cross; '
and executive secretary, T. W. Axley,
i county accountant. Members of the
committee are: Mrs. C. W. Savage,
Cherokee county chapter of the Red
Cross; Mr?. R. W. Gray, Women's
Missionary socities; Mrs. H. G.
: Elkins, Associated Charities; Mis. R.
IC. Mattox. Woman's Club; Dr. J. N.
| Hill, health officer; A. L. .Martin,
welfare officer; S. W. Lovingood,
j mayor of Murphy; E. P. Hawkins.
! Lions'club; A. M. Simonds. Ameii
i can Legion; Mrs. Robert Foard,
Hayesville. home demonstration
agent; J. M. Lovingood. of Marole,
| chairman o!" the county commi-sion
;cr&; Patton Coleman. Unaka; J. R.
Hyatt. Culberson; E. B. King:, Top
iton; Mrs. Oliver Campbell, of the
John Folk School; P. A. Mauney,
Murphy; the Rev.. B. V. Mull. Mur
phy; S. L. Hatchett, Belleview;
Clyde H. Jarrett, Andrews, of the
Welfare board; J. W. S. Davis, An- i
drews, acting chairman of the As
sociated Charities ; R. A. Dewar, |
; Andrews Rotary club.
| Special committiees appointed by
! the chairman are: investigation, A. L.
Martin, supertindent of Welfare; T.
W. Axley, county accountant; R. W.
I Gray, farm agent; clothing, Mrs. R.
j W. Gray. chairman production
'committee. Red Cross; Mrs. Ed
Adams, Mrs. G. W. Ellis, Mrs. Rob
ert Foard, Hayesville ; shelter, F. A.
Fain, chie f of police; W. T. Cooper,
night policeman; food R. W. Gray,
T. W. Axley; work projects, S. W.
! Lovingood, mayor of Murphy, fin
I ances. S. W. Lovingood, mayor. Dr.
| E. E. Adams. Associated Charities,
I. W. S. Davis, Andrews, Associated
Charities; J. M. Lovingood, Marble,
chairman of the county commission
ers; sewing. Mrs. R. W. Gray. Mrs.
Dixie Dillard, and Mrs. Robert
Foard, Hayesville.
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Hampton Memorial
Epworih League Takes
Trip To Alabama
The following delegates from the
Epworth Laegue of Hampton Mem
orial church attended the mid-winter
session of Epworth League Institu
tion at Cullman, Ala: Misses Illma
Pyer, Margaret Johnson, Inez Bailey
Ruby Bailey, Marcella Hampton, and
Mr. Franklin Smith. The party
left Murphy Saturday morning, visit
ed Chattanooga enroute, arrived at
Cullman early Sunday aiorning.
They were heartily welcomed by Rev.
and Mrs. T. M. Bailey. The Insti
tute opened at 3 P. M. December
27, and closed Tuesday night. Dec.
2'.?, with an address by Rev. D. W. {
Donaldson of Chattanooga. The I
party l?ft Cullman on Tuesday night |
accompanied by Proffessor W. W. \
Fisher, teacher of Bible at Berea !
College. They ieft Mr. Fisher and |
Miss Ruby Bailey at Athens, Tenn.
The rest of the party going on to !
Knoxville where they spent New j
Years with Dr. and Mrs. G. D. Hamp- j
ton. The party returned home by
the new highway from Knoxville by j
way of Robbinsville.
ANDREWS LOCALS
i
Mr. E. A. Wood was a buisness j
visitor in Atlanta, Ga. cjn Tuesday of
this week.
Mr. Don Witherspoon, Attorney
of Murphy was a business visitor in
Andrews on Monday of this week.
Mr. H. B. Mintz of Marble was a
business visitor in Andrews on Mon
day of this week.
Sheriff J. F. Bristol and Deputy
Sheriff Lee Cnsp and Fred Johnson
were in Andrews on Monday of this
week of official business.
Messrs. E. A. 'Wtood and D. H. Til
TRAVEL BY TRAIN
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
Considerable Savings Offered
In Round - Trip Fares
Week-end Ticket* on Sale Friday, Saturday and Sunday, final
return limit Tuesday immediately following date of sale
( Example) FROM ASHEVILLE
Regular one- R. T.
To: way Fare Weak-End
Atlanta, Ga - $ 9.17 $11.05
Birmingham, Ala 13.81 16.60
Chattanooga, Tenn _... 8.66 10.40
Charlotte. N. C o.21 6.25
Cincinnati, Ohio 15.42 18.55
Durham, N. C 8.85 10.65
Greensboro, N. C 6.87 8.15
Jacksonville, Fla 17.16 20.60
Louisville, Ky 14.66 17.60
Memphis, Tenn ? 19.96 23.95
Ne w Orleans, La 26.59 31.95
Raleigh, N. C. - 9.80 11.80
Washington, D. C - 17.11 20-55
Equally Low Round-Trip Fare* From All Station* in Western
Nortr Carolina to All Destinations in the Southeast
Consult Ticket Agents, or Address ?
J. H. WOOD
Division Passenger Agent
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
ASHEVILLE, N. C.
litt were in Murphy on Monday of
this week on business.
.Mr. and Mrs. M. C. McClean, and
Mr. and Mrs. Shuler. Mr. E. B.
King, D. B. Wright, R. C. Moore and
Arthur Matheson of Topton were in
Andrews on Monday of this week.
1 Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Christy and
two sons, John Jr. and Robert Har
old. spent a portion of the past week
visiting Mrs. Christy's sister, Mrs.
Matt McBrayer, in Rutherfordton,
j Mr. John W. Walker was in Mur
I phy on last Saturday attending a
j meeting of the stockholders of Wof
j ford-Terrell Company.
i Mr. Geoige Porter, of California,
has been spending some time visiting
I his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Por
I ter.
Mr. Troutman, brother of the
Rev. R. F. Troutman, of Troutman,
X. C., spent several days with his
! brother, leaving Andrews for his
home on Monday of this week.
Dr. Craddock and Dr. Adams, of
Asheville, N. C., spent several days
this past week visiting ?Dr. F. L.
Herbert and taking pastime in hun
ting.
Messrs. G. B. Hoblitzell and Wil
liam Cover Jr. were business visi
tors in Atlanta, Ga., the first of this
week.
Born to Mr. and .Mrs. R. T. Hea
ton on last Friday morning, a boy.
John Swan, after having spent the
holidays with his mother, Mrs. D. W.
Swan, has returned to the Univer
sity of Georgia, where he will pur
sue his studies during the spring
term of school.
Captain and Mrs. Frank W. Swan ,
and three sons have gone to Florida |
where Captain Swan will receive j
treatment at a government hospital, j
Mrs. W. T. Holland and Miss j
Pauline Carpenter were visitors in (
Asheville the latter part of the past \
week.
Carlyle Matheson, after having
spent the holidays with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Matheson, has
returned to Weaver College wrheie
he will -u?rsue his studies during the
spring term of school.
POSTELL
A wedding of great surprise to
their many friends in our section I
was that last Thursday, January 7th I
of the Rev. John Morrow and Mrs. I
Mary Ledford. They will make their |
home where JVIrs. Ledford now lives, j
Their many friends wish them a
long and happy married life.
Mr. Gray Jones, of Wehutty, N.
C.. was a welcome visitor at our Sun
day school last Sunday.
Mr. J. J. Teague, of Turtletown, |
Tenn., moved to Ranger, N. C., last
Monday on the Mrs. Dickey farm. j
Mr. N. A. Quinn is sawing a lot
of lumber since the waters have
have flushed up.
The people of Postell regret |
to learn of the serious illness of ;
Mrs. Paul Hawkins, and hope for
her a speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. G. V. tSerber and
Mr. and Mrs. J". M. Hamby were
guests on Saturday evening of Mr.
and Mrs. N. A. Quinn.
GRAPE CREEK
We are having some cool, clear
weather after a good deal of rain.
Mrs. Delia McDonald and little
son, Carzelle, visited her mother,
Mrs. Addie Carroll, of Bates Creek
Saturday.
,Messrs. Ralph Stiles and Bailey
Coleman spent Saturday night with
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dockery.
Mrs. Osie McLeymore visited Mrs.
Bonnie Fisher Saturday afternoon.
?Mrs. John Barker and lamily, of
Andrews, visited her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Walsh, of this place Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dockery have
moved into their new home and Mr.
and Mrs. Garnie Nix have moved to
they formerly lived.
Mrs. N. E. Dockery and Mrs. Mol
lie Hunsucker visited Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Hunsucker Monday.
Miss Fannie Barger, of Andrews,
returned to her home Sunday, after
spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. Frank Walsh.
Miss Vesta Stile9 spent Sunday
night with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dock
ery.
WOLF CREEK 1
1
(Last week's Letter)
Here is wishing The Scout and all
in any way connected with if a very
happy and prosperous year in 1932.
(Thanks, old top, we're going to
need every good wish we can get,
and a whole lot of greenbacks, or
taters, or som'pin'. ? Ed).
The holidays passed off without a
single person beirvif reported with
too much spirits in our community.
PAGES FROM THE AUDIT REPORT OF
THE M. & M. BANK, OF ANDREWS
RESOURUCES
Loans and Discounts:
Not pledged . 197,071.97
Pledged to secure bills payable, contra, $108,894.92
Overdrafts -
Uncollected Cash items
I Bonds and securities
Claims vs. American National Bank, Asheville, N. C
Furniture and Fixtures
Real estate acquired by foreclosure value same as note
Mrs. Alice G. Dewar
Due from banks $2,160.27
I Cash 3,373.96
TOTAL RESOURCES
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Regular $ 41,350.18
Public funds ^L. 1,751.16
Certificates of Deposit:
Regular 165,358.68
Public funds 23,033.09
Certified Checks outstanding
Cashier's checks outstanding
Drafts outstanding
Bills payable
Interest payable
Accounts payable
Salaries payable
Taxes payable
Capital and Surplus:
Capital stock outstainding 20,000.00
Surplus, exhibit "A*', schedule No. 18 17,390.29
$305,966.80
263.49
277.78
239.59
500.00
9.000.00
5.543.23
$321,781.98
$ 43,101.34
188,391.77
5.75
780.23
1,870.75
43,385.00
4,710.68
181.52
703.75
1,260.90
Total Capital and Sutplus
Total Liabilities, Capital and Surplus
DEPOSITS ? PUBLIC FUNDS
Andrews School District
Chairman Board of County Commissioners.
S. W. Lovingood
Marble School
D. B. Morrow, Sheriff
State Highway Commission
Town of Andrews
37,390.29
$321,781^98
99.67
.74
.09
.80
.11
1,719.75
Total deposits, public funds
$ 1,751.16
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS ? PUBLIC FUNDS
Cherokee County, certificate No. 12016 $ 4,133.33
Town of Andrews, certificate No. 12228 13,849.76
Towns of Andrews, certificate No. 12229 5,000.00
Town of Andrews, certif icate No. 12232 50.00
Total certificates of deposit, public funds $ 23,033.09
INCOME AND'EXPENSE FOR THE PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1, TO OCTOBER 9, 1931
Income:
Interest and discounts $ 11,062.15
Exchange
300.00
Total Ipcome
Expenses :
Salaries and Rent $ 6,185.00
Telephone, lights and water 206.34
Interest on certificates of deposit 9,427.77
Interest on bills payable 2,320.81
Interest refunded 14.53
Postage, printing and office supplies 290.49
Office equipment 65X0
Miscellane ous expense - 384.38
Taxes 1.260,90
$ 11,362.38
Total expenses
Expenses in excess of income
20,155.22
8,792.84
Surplus, January 1 25,000.00
Undivided profits, January 1 1,183.13
L_
Total
26,183.13
Surplus, October 9, 1931 - $ 17,390.29
Some of the boys have been mak
ing Whoop-ee chasing some wild deer
which several days a go strolled into
our community. They were the first
seen here in fifty years. We hope
they escaped the dogs and guns that
have been disturbing them. (That's
bad business, boys, bad business. It
is against the law to kill a deer of
any kind in the county now at any
timte of the year. If they were only
chased, that's b?d business, too. Why
not let them alone and maybe they
will stay in that section and when
open season comes ? why, you won't
have to look for them. Should have
fed 'em and tamed 'em instead of
running 'em off. Ain't that just
like some people, tho' ? something
big come to the community, and the
first thing they think of is running
it off.? Ed.
Hothouse Township lost two of its
oldest citizens New Year's Day, in
the death of A. Rice, 82 years of age,
and "Jim" Henson, 91 years old.
Both were highly respected citizens 1
and Mr. Rice was, perliaps, the best i
known man in our county. He has j
served in various capacities, both in j
the county and in this township. |
The only two students from our '
community away in school, Scotson
Jenkins, attending Pisgah Industrial
Institute, Candler, N. C.; and How
ard Garren, attending the Mountain
Industrial School at Fletcher, N. C.,
both spent Christmas with their re
spective parents, each returning to
their scshool on -Sunday following
Christmas.
A- one-eyed man with no hands,
who gave his name as R. House, of
Reidsville, N. C., drove a Hudson
sedan into a truck driven by James
H. Harris, loaded with wood and the
Rev. E. D. Cole riding with him, on
Highway No. 28 on the curve at
Avery Brown's. The truck was badly
wrecked and the car was damaged
to quite an extent. There were five
or six r>ersons in the car and the
driver agreed to turn the car to
Harris for the damage done his
truck, but one of the parties who
had gone on to Murphy, brought an
officer and tried to get possession
of the car. The car is now under
attachment and the parties gone to
parts unknown. Efforts are being
made to determine whether the car
is a stolen one or not, as it contain
ed only one number plate and the
conduct of the parties was suspi
cious.