w The Leading ] Vol. XLV?No. 1. PLANS VITAL TO T. VJL WORK Prcper Planning Is Nece?*ary Preliminary To Development Of Tennessee Valley The necessity of proper planning as a preliminary to achieving the full objectives of the Tennessee river basin development is comprehensively set forth in the following statement by Dr. Arthur E. Morgan, chairman of the board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority charged with that program: "The amount of carefnl work that must go into the planning of a project like that at Cove Creek is only vaguely sensed by the public. The Cove Creek Dam. now planned as one of the dams of the country, would have been the highest dam in the world twenty years ago. The reservoir will be one of the world's greatest artificial lakes. Rarely has such a vast quantity of water been stored behind such a high dam. Any flaw would canse such great damage that the structure most be planned with utmost caution. "One of the best designed dams in America is the great Boulder Canon Dam on the Colorado river. The publie will never realize the painstaking work expended on that design. For instance, the heat generated by the settling of the huge mass of cement may be so great as to weaken and endanger the safety of the dam. Therefore, a great system of cooling pipe# was devised to lower the temperature ftf tha com nn Thl? In tnm maila I* necessary to do extenslvo work In careful chemical study of the materlale at every cament factory within hipping distance, and to Invent new types of cement of great atrength bat which will not overheat. "This la J oat ona of the many probleme that bad to be solved. The same itatf of englneara that planned the Boulder Canon Dam la now at work on the plana for the Core Creek Dam. Every effort la being made to secure r.Pld prvreae. The directors of the Tennesaee Valley authority are proceeding with the ntmoat expedition consistent with ultimate safety of the work. They hare taken every advanlege of the comprehensive preparatory work done by tha Army Engineers sad are now engaged in studying all problems connected with tha project. *A> le cuatomery In preparation for dam construction, a survey has bean made uf the railroad grade to the Cove Creek ette, and eetlmatee of coet are ebont complete. In addition, surveys for a highway were begun after the board wee organised e month ago, and are not yet finished. A atudy Is now being made of the cost of hauling materials by track to KnoivlUe compared with the exnenee of hnildfnw and operating a railroad. A truck hlgh?a may be cheaper. We will know shortly. "The purpoae of the Tennessee Valley Authority la to help In the general, all-round permanent development oC thla region. Aelde from planning and building public works. It hopes to encourage the development of small Industries In the small towns In the hill region. To accomplish this It plans to enlist the help of men from the small towns In building the dam; and while they are working on the dam It Is hoped they may be shown how to carry on some Industries back In their home towns by competent profeeslonel training. These local activities Inevitably will largely Increase the prosperity of the larger cities which prl pnariiy are supported by the agricultural and industrial life of the Tennessee river region. "As la well known, the Teoneaaee .Valley Authority la planning to transmit cheap power to the smaller communities. But this aerrice will hare little value If the people In these communities lack the facilities to utilise It a man in a small town fifty miles away cannot afford to send to Knoxville or Chattanooga for an electrician 10 "wire hie house. There should be a neighbor living in his own home town who is able to do that The same is true of other skills necessary to round out the full, comfortable social and Industrial life of these communities. "The most important point to be understood is this: The Tennessee Valley Authority is not primarily an emergency employment relief measure.' In its various programs the United States Government has provided about tive billion dollars to overcome the oppression. A considerable proportion of this sum is to be spent in the Tennessee Valley by various other &8enciea of the Government. Only one per cent, roughly speaking, was allocated to the Tennessee Valley Authority. The money should be used J far as consistent to relieve unemployment. But_thatJjL*ftt_the majn 1 ift> df i Weekly Newspaper in Western North i Murphey, N Murphy People Sign President's Blanket Code Six business firms of Murphy hav signed the President's Blank*.: cultagreement for employers and 13 i the consumers agreement, according | to information secured from th- po?toftice at Murphy Thursday. The Murphy Service Station, by Abe Hemb'ree, was the first to sign the blanket code agreement of ti employers. Those signing the cod*: \ agreement lollows: Murphy Service Station, by Abe Hembree; R. S. Parker, druggst;] Candler Dept. Store, By (I. W. 1 Candler; Mayfield Lumber Co., by C.I D. Mayfield; Cherokee Hardware Co., j by J. A. Richardson; Adams Building, by Edw. E. Adams. Those signing the consumer? agre> - j ment, are as .follows: R. YV. Gray. E. E. Adams. R. S. Parker, Akin Hwde. Co., C. D. Mayfield-' Moore Supply Co., C. B. Hill, Harry E. Bishop, Dickey Feed Co., ii. R. Carroll, Candlers Dept. St're, Wofford-Terrell Co., and Mrs. Callie Hall. Mrs. D. M. Birchtield Raises Large Potatoes D. M. Birchlield, Cherokee county 1 game warden and former sheriff, i> h**-;ng a hard time these days convincing ?mc of his friends that hi is a framer, and that he really works at it. Most of them tell him that Mrs. Birchfield does most of the farming, and perhaps they ar-. right. Anyway Mr. Birchfield brought an Irish potato to town Monday which weighed 1% lbs, to show the boys that he was really a farmer par excellent. The potato was displayed in the window of Whitaker > Bargain Store, with this sign placed above it: "Raised by Mrs. D. M. Birchfield, Tomotla, N. C." Dr. Heighway Goes To Waynesville Br. S. C. Heighwav, long a promient figure in the county medical circles, has moved his offices to Waynesville, N. C., for the practice of his profesison. Dr. Heighway will still maintain his home here and will divide his practice between Murphy and Waynesville. Dr. Heighway's many lnends here are glad that he is not contemplating severing connection completely with Murphy and Cherokee County, but will be back from time to time, and that his genial ?nd valuable familv. Misses Josephine and Dorothy Heigh way, and Mr. Sheridan Heighway, will still remain in cur miidst and be a part of us. POSTELL Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Young and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hamby and family motored to Robbinsville last Sunday and looked over the dam and heard the Indians sing both in English and Cherokee language. They reported a nice time. Revival services commenced at Mount Olive church near Y/ehutty lasA Sunday night, conducted by the Rev. E. A. Feaver of S.uit. Everyone invited to come and help in the good work for the Lord. Mr. T. M. Allen was the guest of his Ifrother-in-law and family of Ducktown, Ttnn. the fgirst few day of last week. Mr. Gordon Jones of Patrick passed through our section last Monday. purpose. TUb mam -purpose is id mare the business and social life of the farms and small towns permanently prosperous, to get the help of the young people In training competent folk to carry on the small Industrie, and to add to the capacities of the old and young to enjoy ibeir lives where they were born. It is a pioneer job, requiring the pioneer spirit and the pioneer patriotism of those who originally peopled the valley almost two hundred years ago. The historic origin of the people, and their eturdy, independence of character, as well as the great natural wealth of the valley, and its ideal geographical relation to the rest of the continent, led the nation } to place the responsibility for the success of this undertaking on the Amerl cans of the Tenncs6ee river basin. "The consciousness that theee rich potentialities are dormant here has caused the nation to provide the funds for a demonstration of a better Indus trial, agricultural and social life that will be a shining example for the in splration and education of the wfcok . .country." Carolina. Covering a Large and Pi I. C., Friday, August 4, li TAX VALUATION NEARLY HALF MILLION SHORT The tax valuation of real and personal property for Cherokee county for 1933 is nearly a half million dollars le^-s than for 1932, according to figures just compiled by B. L. Padgett, Register of Deeds, who has been working for the past week or so on the tax beeks. The complete figures for the County on real and personal property have been completed, but the corporation returns have not been received, Mr. Padgett said. And in several of the townships the figures do not include Vie property, of the Southern States Powt r Company, and the Mountain Land Co. The assesment valuation for 1932, including real, personal and coporations, amounted to $8,063,071. Of J this amount the corporations totaled | $2,314,760, which left real and pe_rsonal property to the amount of $5,745,074. The real and personal property valuation for 1933 amounts to $5,314,436, leaving a difference of $433,875 less than for this same class of property t.han in 1932. The corporation valuation is expected to be heard from bv Sent. 1st., but it is believed this class of property will show a greatly smaller figure to bring the I final total well over the halt million mark less than last year. The total returns for the township j valuations, with the exception of the corpoiations and the Southern States Power Company and the .Mountain L.ana Co. in several of the townships, follows: Murphy Township $2,100,557 Valleytown Township .... 1,890,757 Hothouse Township 134.029 Shoal Creek Township 353,737 Beaverdam Township 377,067 Notla Township 458,289 Total $5,314,436 In Valleytown Township, the real estate and personal property valuation shows an increase of some $32,000 over 1933, while in Murphy Town ship a decrease was shown. This is believed by Mr. Padgett to have 'resulted from the fact that lLstakers numerous discoveries in Valleytown township, and the number of persons listing increased by 228, while in Murphy Township the number of persons listing taxes decreased by 160. In 1932 1,099 persons listed taxes in Valleytown. while in 933 there were 1,327. In 1932, 1,499 persons lis-ted 327. In 1932. 1,499 persons listed 1933 there were 1,339. MURPHY WOMAN IM ATI AWT A U1LO 1IX rt i L.nn > ; -v HOSPITAL JULY 2S Mrs. Frank Coleman, 41 years old, well known Murphy woman, diec last Saturday morning at 8:20 o' clock in t?he Grady Hospital, Atlanta Ga., as a 'result of complications fron an operation on Monday before. Mrs. Coleman was born March 6 1892, in Rabun county, Ga. and was married August 18, 1907 at the age o 15. She was a member of the Baptis Church, and lor many years was i practical nurse in Murphy and Chero kee county. The body was brought to Murphj Sunday morning, and funeral ser vices were conducted Monday after noon at 22:30 o'clock at Peachtre by the Rev. T. F. Higgins, assisted b: ? " ~ T* ^ Earl Vandiver. r-ruc?i na........ Homer Ricks, Lawrence Andersoi Bill Leatherwood sang as a quartette Interment was in the Peaohtree ceme tery. She is survived by her husband am fou'r children, Mitsses Fannie Kate an Katherine Coleman, and Julius am Marshall Coleman, all of Murphy, he father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. S H. Ledford of Peachtree; two siste'r: Mrs. Fred Gray, of Atlanta, Ga.; an Mrs. Mae Coleman, of Farner, Tenn. ' two brothers. Gray ledford, of Hunt ington, W. Va.; and Carter Ledforc ' of Mu'rphy. , o Ministerial Conference Meet at Baptist Churcl | The Cherokee and Clay Count . Ministerial Conference will meet i . regular session at the First Bapti.< church, Murphy, N. C. -Monday Aags i 7, 1933 at 10:00 o'clock centri i time. ? New Testament Evangelism will t " the subject fo'r discussion " Mrs. D. A. Bryan of Kayesville wt the guest of Mrs. J. B. Gray on Mo: day of this week. >fentially Rich Terri torr in This St )33 Dr. Petrie Locates Office In Murphy Dr. R. \V. Petrie, eye, ear, nose and throat specialist, of Lenoir, N. C. has located at Murphy with offices in the Parker building where Dr. Heighway was formerly located, for the F rac-tice- of his i>rofession, and he hopes later to establish a small hospital in Murphy. Dr. Petrie, who comes to Murphy highly recommended, has already biought his family to Murphy, Mrs. Petrie- and three children, Mary, Helen and R. W. Jr., all grown, anel are occupying the residence of Judge and Mrs. Frank S. Hill, in East Murphy. No doubt Dr. Petrie will be a val uable addition to the- medical profession here and his family a distinct asset to the social and civic life of the town and comunity, and The Scout joins the community in welcoming them to our midst. COURT BEGINS MONDAY AUGUST 7 I Cherokee Superior Court opens here Monday, August Tth, with Judge Felix E. Alley, of Waynesville, presiding. This is the lirst time Judgt Alley has held court at Murphy since his appointment to the Superior court bench last fall. This is a civil and criminal trem ol the court. The first week is expectec to be required to dispose of the criminal cases, and the civil cases hav< been set for hearing during the sec ond week. The juro'rs drawn for this term bj ithe jury commission, H. M. Whitaker |B. R. Carroll, and J. T. King, foil lows: First Week j Carl Anderson, Culberson; Free ; Kilpatrick, Murphy; George Quinn J Vest; E. L. Little, Culberson; J. H Baker, Murphy; Lon Crow, Unaka Henry Gib-ion, Birch, Lawrence Hatchett, Mu'rphy; V. M. West, Mar ble; O. L. Tilsoq. Culberson; C. I Calhoun, Murphy; Hense Taylor i Suits; J. H. Simmons, Culberson . Sandford Ledford, Fostell; R. B ; Ferguson, Murphy; Zeb Conley, An drews; H. D. Staleup, Murphy; J. W , W. Davis, Andrews; Purde Tatham Andrews; Lee Kissleburg, Culberson Mack Coope'r, Andrews; S. R. Kep , hart, Murphy; Fate Chatman, Suits A. B. Staleup, Murphy. Second Week i John Whitaker, Andrews; W. W Barton, Letitia; P. M. Regan, An drews, A. K. Dickey, Murphy; Franl Burel, Murphy; C. W. Witt, Murphy J. T. Payne, Patrick; Dewey Kerhart Murphy; J. T. Dopson, Andrews; E Waldroup, Brasstown; J. R. Hal Murphy; J. W. Dockery, Jr., Marble ( Jefferson Crane, Unaka; Hade T- W ? O A rerguauu, .uuipii), o, n. . Murphy; H. L. Robinson, Murphj j Fess Davis. Grandview; Fred Moon Murphy; Dillard MoCombs, Murphj P. A. Mauney, Murphy; Clay Aller J Vest; Lon McNabb, Vest; W. > Mostella, Andrews; Harley Cris] Murphy. I The civil cases s et for the socen [ week follow: [. Monday, August 14th, 1933 ! 25. Nicholls vs. Nicholls. 29. Watson vs. Nicholls. 85. Dillard et als. vs. Walker ? , als. (Homestead te?urn) 86. Phillips vs. Phillips. 97. Commissioner of Banks v B Carringer, et als. 7 100. Candler vs. Candler. ! 113. Blaekman Sanatarium v ^ Bates, et als. 115. Olmsted vs. Stiles. 117. Collins vs. McGhee. 129. Frazier vs. J. A. Tatham Adi ^ et als. d 133. Cooper Rubber Co. vs. Ide j Motor Lo. r 135. Hoblitzell vs. Colvard. f Mr. and Mrs. I. M. West, of Patrick. Miss Patton is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Patton. of Murphy. She is a graduate of Cullowhee high school and ha.-* two years of college work at Cullowhee. She also attended the graded and high school at Murphy. She is an accomplished musician, having six years in piano :intl vrwnl miKir trt her rr< flit "Miss Murphy" is 18 years old, is 5 feet 3 inches in height, and weighs ; 101 pound?. She has a ruddy com1 plexion, hai'r that is a mellow auburn, and big soft brown eyes. Besides having unusual facial beauty and phys?cui uharms, she has poiof. dignity and personality, and Murphy has 1 a wonder!ul chance of annexing the ' title of "Miss North Carolina" in the coming state wide beaunty event at Wrightsville Btach this summer. 'Besides receiving a silver cup, 1 "Miss Murphy" will receive a trip to , Wrightsville Beaoh August 18-19, . du'ring the state convention of The , American Legion, to represent the a local Legion post in a state wide - beauty pageant. The winner of the . state-wide contest will be designated , "Miss North Carolina" and will re; ceive a free trip to the World's Fair, i. Chicago, during the 1933 National - Convention of the American Legion. . The Pageant here, as well as the i, state-wide contest, was staged under ; the direction of Ted's Productions - sponsored by the American Legion. ; Miss Frances Cundiff, of Altavista, Va., had charge of the Murphy pageant. Out of town judges who were visitors in town selected the winner. - They were Stai'r B. Latimer, Legionk naire, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; M. H. ; Tucker, of Candler, N. C.; and W. K. t, Devers, of Spokane, Wash. d "The local post of The American 1, Legion is highly pleased with the se , lection of "Aliss Murphy," in our n beauty pageant. A. W. Lovingood, s, Post Commander, said this week, r; "and the people of Murphy have been ?, practically unanimous in their exr; pressions that the title of "Miss Muri, phy' was placed where it belongs." [. Commander Lovingood also said f>, he would like through the columns of The Scout, to thank the people of j Murphy, the Junior Woman's Club, the merchants and those who sponsored the entrants, as well as thoes who generously gave of their time and talents to make the program a .-"icIcess. .. PEACHTREE s. Mr. Dock Barker preached a very interesting sermon at the Peachtree Baptisi church Sunday. n. Mr. W. P. Brittain is very ill at this writing, al 'Miss Van oh Lunsford has returned home after a short visit to Canton. Mr. Sam McGuire of Atlanta, Ga. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Mco. Guire of this place. Mr. Hardy Coker and son, Harold visited Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Coker of of Peaefrtree Sunday. 11 Miss WiV: Bell Zimmerman entertained with a birthday party k- July 22nd at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Zimmerman. ?'s. Quite a number of guests were present. A beautiful birthday supper ee was served at 10 o'clock. The tabje was richly decorated with b ar.liful of flowers and a large birthday cake with 18 candles. She received many cy nice presents. Every one r ported o nice time. vs. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Zimmerman of announce the birth of a son, Sidney s). Jerome, born May 15th.