atS" ?jj murphy 1 The Leading H Vol. XLV.?No. 45. C0LEMA1 Voting Ru Political Guns Boomed S Voted For County Offi County Commissioners I Th- politcial pot boiled over Saturday when L-emcciats and Republicans held \ rknaries and nominated candidate.-^ o carry party standards in the county. As the Republicans selected tlu r candidates late in April, only mmissioners were chosen on the > Rt is lican ticket in Saturday's voting. T. closest and "hottest" voting on j t was for the office of sher-| { iif, _ . .::g L. M. Shields an offical 29 v ?tes i ver the pre sent ,ii. . L. L. Mason. Th? voting foi th - office tan pretty close both in the town and county polls giving neith - r candidate a large majority the other. TJie only big differp ence came at Shoal Citek where 53 ... \T*> QUiftlda find 5" ball ts were csu>i, xv* a.**,, ? Mr. .Mason drw none. J Due probalbly to bad weather the voting came in slow during the morning, picked up in the afternoon, and reached a heavy crisis Saturday night. The ballots were slow coming in from the diffferent precincts accurately, and were not officially announced until Tuesday morning. A great deal of confusion and anxiety reigned among the voters during the week-end cs they attempted to approximate the conclusions. As counts from the out-posts poured in the excitement became more feverish until the final ' announcement Tuesday. On the judge's ticket for the 20th district, Felix E. Alley, drew bigger majorities from the larger towns giving him 1557 votes for a majority of 900 votes. At j ress time official returns had not been received all over the state, but it is believed Cherokee county was lining up along with the rest of the district in indicating how the voting would go for congrssman from the 11th district. Zeb Weaver had a large majority, while the other candidates votes were varying throughout the district. V. A. Browning, candidate for senator fiom the 33rd district, eked out a 101 majority over R. A. Patton in voting that fluctuated prety widely on the ticket all over the district; and likewise in the eountv. P. A. Mauney had gained a majority of 129 votes over Fred O. Scroggs. In another close race, featured by uneven voting in the city and rural precincts, S D. Akin got a 96 vote majority for clerk of the court over J. T. Hayes, and about 150 votes more than Jc?h .Johnson. Indicative of the voting all over the state was the local victory of S. Winborne over E. C. Macon for the office of utilities commissioner. At the same time of the voting in the Democratic primary, the Republican county commissioners were chosen. The voting was close giving the highest man, W. A. Adams, just a little more than a hundred votes oyer the lowest. There were four men in the race. W. A. Adams, J. M. Payne apd E. A. Voyls were selected on the ticket. I Compared to lie Democratic primary votes cast, the Republican ticket for county commissioners was weak. In both wards at Andrews, and especially in the north w?Td, very few Republican ballots were - cast. At Ebeneezer the tables were turned, and where there were only four voters on the Democratic ticket, the Republican vote was unusually heayy. Grape Creek and Hanging Dog also voted heavily on the Republican ticket. At Liberty no votes at all were ost on the Republican ticket. At ??reeta and Tomotla the Republican v?te was again very light. Very few rotes were cast at all at Upper Beaver Daim and Vesta. The Republicans nominated their ucket for connty offices at the court (Continued on Back Page) (First Section) Complete Return Of Primary Election First Page Second Sec. Feeklr Newspaper in Western North ( Murphey, N. H D AM BI ns Heavy Ii turday When Democrats' cers; Republicans, For GRAHAM MAN KILLS WOMAN! William Lane, 35-year-old Graham ccunty farmer, was bsing held without bail pending an investigation, for the murder of Mis. Essie Johnsen, 3(>, who found hacked to rieces and scattered ever a wide area in the lonely Yellow creek section neat Rofcbinsvilk last week. Also being held for v.e murder was, Sherman Johnson, the woman's husband, who was released whn > - *-* ? J ^anv cigucu a awwiii siatcincui mm he committed the murder. Mrs. Johnson's body was found near the Stecoah road in Graham ccunty at dawn last Friday. In the statement, Lane said Mrs. Johnson asked him to kill her. He said that on the night of Thursday, May 17, they were together in the woods and that Mrs. Johnson told him she loved him more than anyone elsfc in the world, but that the time nad come for them to par:. He said she further told him that since she could not stand to go on living without him she wanted him to kill her. Lane said he then cut a stick from a tree in the woods and struck M^s. Johnson ovei; the head. No reference was made in th statement to other wounds found on th body by officers. Lane said that after striking Mrs. Johnson over the head one time with the stick, he left the scene and returned to his home. Mrs. Johnson had been missing for several days when her body was found by Fred Welch. Part of the toiso was said to have been dragged out on the road by a dog. The body was gathered together and taken to a coroner where it was identified, by Mrs. Bertha Brown, daughter of the slain woman. Identification, it was ciV ?1 . 'ul ! ???: l.liui'nn LCCII1 1JI LI1U . lower jaw bone. The gruesome murder evidently caused no violence in that section. TEACHERS FOR MURPHY UNIT ARE ELECTED mkm Carolina, Covering a Large and Po C., Friday, June 8, 1934, JNG CON i Primary j BAILEYSELLsT SCOUT TO LEE A MESSAGE FROM MR. BAILEY In severing: our connection with the Cherokee Scout, we d > so with a degree of regret. Many things enter into this sentiment. We have Ken with t.he Scout for 12 years and durimr that time we have come to call Murphy home?wi'.-r all the endearing charms that the word c nveys. \ However, in the new manuge! ment?Mr. Lee as owner ar publisher, and Mr. Carr as editor?; | Murphy, we believe, has two young j | men who arc in every sense of the ; J word gentlemen. They are young j ) and ambitious, and unless they give J ; Murphy and Cherokee county a . better newspaj r than the retiring editor, we will be- greatly disappointed. Murphy Ls in the dawn of a new day. With the coming of the TVA, great things are going to take place in the future. Already feigns of the times ahead of this town and section are plainly discernable on tih?. Ijorizon. And as Murphy sees, grasps, and tjakes advantage of the opportunities that are immediately ahead, progress will go foiward into that new day. We do not plan to leave Murphy. We have a job whereby we hope to live, and as we work at it we. will still mingle with home fokls. Then too, we are far behind with our fishing. We plan to catch up on it. Also, we have teen kept pretty busy for the past twelve years, and very few times has the Scout made its appearance duiing that time without the re(Continued on Back Page) (Fiist Section) Mrs. Mary Fain Dies At Her Home Here Funeral se:vices for Mis. Mary Fain, 74 yeaiol' ag<-, who died at her home here about 1:25 o'clock Thursday morning, were heli at 3 o'clock Thursday afte:noon at her residence, with Rev. T. F. Higgins, pastor of the Methodist church oliiniaKnn. T n t ?r ?Vtor? t WHS mflHf in Sull set cemetery. Mrs. Fain was born in Tennessee and had lived here most all her life where she has won a host of friends who will mourn her passing. For past 25 years she has been a merpber of the Methodist church and has always been active in its work which has endeared her in the hearts of her Tillow workers. She wa? also a member >f the Murphy Missionary society.. ; A large procession and many love-1 ly flowers accompanied her to the | ?rave. Honorary pallbearers were: George Abbott,. Willard Axley, Joe *xley, Dr. B. B .Meroney, Ralph Heal r. A. Richaddson, R. ?. Mattox, R. \. Akin, S. D. Akin, A. MfcD. Harihaw, J L. Fain, Neil Davidsan, and SV. D. Townson. Active pallbearers were: Tom Axey Harve Elkins, Paul Hyatt, Porter \xley, Sheridan Heighway and Hadey Dickey. Surviving are her husband, R. M Pain, and three daughters, Mrs. R. 2. Hajnbrighf, Shelby, N. C. Mrs. K. V. Weaver, and Miss Lula Fain of Murphv education. T. S. Evans, the oldest member in point of service, was elected chairman, and H. Q. Elkins was elected a member to fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Mr. Gray. The board as now constituted is composed of T. S. Evans, chairman; H. Bueck, secretary-treasurer; R. S. Parker, Dr. J. X. Bill, S. D. Akin and H. G. Elkins. "We Want The Dam Here", See Page Two. First Section I t #C0i tentially Rich Territnrv in This Stall SIDERED House Makes Appropri Hiawassee River; CoI< Surveyed For $13,000, Weds Friday revereneTlong now in florida to be married Of cordial inteiest throughout this section is the announcement of the marriage of Miss Esther Margaret Hansen, of Daytona Beac.h, I'la. to Rev. Stewart H. Long, pastor of the First Presbyetrian church of Murphy, to ba solemnized at Daytona Beach Friday June 8. The ceremony will be performed in the First Presbyterian church of Daytona Beach with the Rev. Dr. John E. Abbott, Presbyterian minister of Deland, Fla., officiating. Reverend Long left last Friday morning for Florida and said he intended to be gone about tihree weeks. He announced there would be no services in the church but Sunday school would be held regularly until he returned. He was to have stopped in Atlanta and meet his biother who will act as best man at the marriage. Miss Hansen, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Hansen, of Daytona Beach, is an attractive and cultured lady of rare blond beauty. Havinir i i lived in Florida for many years she was educated at Stetson Univeisity, in Deland. Her many and varied accomplshments should make her quite as popular as her young husband when she comes to Murphy to live in the Presbyterian manse. Reveiend Long is the son of Mr. and M s. J. 0. Long, of Sanford, Fla. j He originally went to school at the University of Alabama for two years. ' He then transfeired to Davidson where he finished with the class of 1929. Two more years were spent in the theological school bfore he rcleturned to Alabama to preach at Guntersville before coming here last February. Mr. Long fine cultural ' background and well-rounded school! ing has given him a pleasing personality that has won him a host of friends during the rJiort time he has been here. When they return Mr. and Mts. Long will live in the attractive two-story bungalow behind the Presbyterian church. Singing Convention Will Be Held' At Peachtree The annual sinking convention of I the Cherokee County singing convention will be held at Peachtree school [auditorium on Jun 10th. Music classes and singer r form all over the county will be in attendance to compete for the banner which is awardd to the class making the best music. The occasion has always drawn large crowds and no exception is expected this yea-. Everybody is cordially invited to come out and hear some good singing, and all the singers and singing c'asses are urged to come prepared to compete for the' bonner. j All singers and singing classes of adjoining counties are invite 1 to attf nd and take pact althoug-i they will not be privileged to compete for the bsnner. ERNEST TRANHAM, Secretary. ltt pages ~ TODAY e 11.00 YEAR?5c CO-'Y BY TVA iations For Dam On ;man Dam Site Is Being 000 Project. The people of Murphy and Cherokee couinty were greatly encouraged by news dispatches from Washington Tuesday relative to $13,000,000 burg appropiiated by Congress for the erection of a dam by the TVA on the Hiawassee river, and that one of the two posible sites being considered is in the Murpy area. A delegation headed by city and county officials is being oigar.ized to go to Knoxvilh for a conlerenee with Di. Arthur E. Morgan, director ci the TVA, anc: < fforl- are being made to ?have Ms. John C. Campbell, head of th. Folk School at 13 asstown and a cl -c :1 cr.d of I)r. Morgan, jci:i th. delegation. This delegation being orga.nir.d to officially a-soie Dr. Morgan that the people of this sec'i n wish t co-operate with i th. 1 \ A in :?il of its iiefLient raimI fi cation.-. Considerable signilicar.ee is at:ached locally to the visit of George L>. Whitmoxe, dir. t r i survey.-* for ne party is making surveys in the immediate vicinity ci -Murphy, while the others art examining possible dam site.* between Murphy and the Tennessee state line. The site being considered in Cherokee county is known as the Coleman dam site, 16 miles below Murphy in the Fovyler Bend section. Local sentiment has long favored the erection of the Coleman dam, the basin of which when filled will back water to within the limits of Murphy. This dam site and water basin is now owned by the Southern States Power Company, largely made up of New York capitalists, and very little of the land to be flooded is considered valuable lor farming purpose*. A second dam site is located at the Axley Shoals about a mile above {Murphy, while a third is at Appalachia on the Tennesse line. All three of these dam sites have been survyed a number of times by army engineers for the government and by private enterprise now holding tJbe power development lights. Several years ago army engineers made an aerial survey of the Hiawas see and its trfbutanes, and later a corps of army civil engineers spent several months in the area collaborating on the topography and elevations of the photographic maps. Older residents say that every square rod of the territory for a mile or more on both sides of tie Hiawassess from one end of the county to the other has been surveyed at least a dozen times. Mr. Whitorme and Mr. Shalibo both declined to comment on the possibilities of the construction of the Coleman dam in the immediate future, and said that any public statement would .have to come from the information division of the TV A at Knoxville. I .inn* C.lnVi Members To Attend Convention Five members of the local Lions club will attend tie 31st District convention to be held in Salisbury, N. C., June 7 and 8. Those attending the meeting will be: W. M. Fain, retiring president of the local club; H. Bueck, next year's president; H. G. Elkins, treasurer; G, W. Ellis, first vice-president, and Dr. Edw. E. Adams. Besides business sessions and elections of officers, there will be a to.ir of the ctiy, golf tournament, theater party, bridge party, luncheon, banquet and ball, with favors and special attractions for the ladies attending. It was announced that the local club would nominate Mr. Fain as a district governor on the stregth of his fine record here. Mr. Fain is now a state director, having held that post for several years. The local cluB alsd hopes to win the governor's achievement trophy which was given them several years ago for their outstanding work and personnel. One year the Murphy club tied with Durham for the same honor and was runner-up last year.