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Vol. ML.?No. 34.
Special B(
ASK CONGRESS i
FOR LOCAL DAM
APPROPRIATION
Report Funds Are Included
In Federal Deficiency
Bill
Wires were dispatched to members
of Congress this week seeking to
have the remainder of the $14,000..
000 Hiawassee dam appropriation
made before its adjournment following
a meeting of local clizens in the
Regal hotel here Sunday.
One million dollars was appropriated
by the last Congress for further
surveys in the Hiawassee basin
and for the removal of Morris machinery
to the Fowler's Bend site,
and it was announced that the remainder
would be appropriated during
the present session of Congress.
It was understood here Tuesday
that enough money to complete the
Hiawassee dam had been ear-marked
and incorparoted in a $37,000,000
TV A appropriation which is included
in a deficiency bill to be brought
before Congress before its adjournment
which is expected some time
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rrwii OAkCl 1'iajr i. A ana nnuiiiiakiwn
was learned through a letter which
is now in the hands of Harry P.
Cooper, local lawyer, in the form of
a copy of a letter from Kennedy Rea,
clerk of the Senate appropriations
committee, to Senator Bob Reynolds.
It is believed that >Hiawassee basin
land purchase, which were recently
condemned under legal procedure,
and the appropriation of the $37,.
000,000 TV A bill is holding up offi
cial announcement of the dam which
haa been momentarilly expected for
some time.
When President Roosevelt signed
the second deficiency apropriation
bill during the last session of Congress
the Hiawassee dam became law,
and with the.first million dollars of
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EPIDEMIC CAUSES
ALL DOGS TO BE
CONFINED 60 DAYS
Following a mad dog epidemic in
surrounding counties during the past
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ov<ciai nccns, uic vnci wncc tuumjr
Board of Health in a called meeting
Monday decided that all dog owners
shall keep their dogs confined for a
period of 60 days. r
The annonncement was made public
Monday by W. A. Adams, chairman
of the association and A. L.
Martin, the secretary.
The notice also stated that during 1
"the week of March 16th a dog ran i
at large over a section of Cherokee I
county biting other dogs indiscrim- 1
inately", and that upon investigation l
it was found to have rabies.
All persons having dogs who were
kown to have been bitten recently is I
required to have the dog killed immediately,
they decided.
Violation of any of the provisions
is a disdemeanor and violators are
sdbject to fine or imprisonment sub.
ject to the discretion of the court, it
was announced.
Town To Discuss
Coming Elections
The town council of Murphy will
meet in it# regular session Thursday
night to make arrangments for city
elections which will be held the
second week in May.
Although only five weeks separates
the dates no anouncement for the
mayor's office or aldermen has yet
been placed on the books.
A special financing representative
will talk to the group during the
evening on the town's debts.
MR. HARVE ELK1NS
Mr. Harve Elkins, popular manager
of the Southern States Power Co.
here is able to be out again after being
confined to the hospital and hi-?
home for several weeks from an infected
hand.
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Trout Season Not
Open Until April 16 '
The Scout regrets being in error
last week in reporting that the
fishing season on trout opened
Monday, March 16. The season
opens on April 16. .... .
These fish stories periodically ]
appearing in this paper haro been
no end of worry and embarrass- J
ment to the editor and he deeply I
appreciates Mr. Debereaux Birch- .
field's and Mr. Don Witharr pooo's
efforts in putting him straight on ^
the matter and hopes it doesn't ,
happen again. ] |
START DRIVE TO :
HELP FAMILIES ,
IN FLOOD AREA;
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Red Cross Chapter Here 1
Seeks To Raise $100 <
For Relief [
A drive for Murphy's Ked Cros.* ,
chapter quota of $JOO as a special
fund to pro toward flood relief in the t
Eastern states was begun this week j
W. M. Fain chairman of the local ,
Red Cross committee has announc- j
ed. ,
All persons wishing: to make a don- |
ation are asked to leave their money
with the Citizens Bank and Trusr. j
company in Murphy. t
Millions of dollars property dam- j
age, in instances representing life- 1
time savings and earnings and 118
lives up to Tuesday night had been J
lost in the devastating floods which c
have swept 11 eastern states leaving a
thousand^ homeless without food, c
water and lights, and tying up traf- ?
fice and freight.
The floods are said to be the 1
worst that have ever been known in 5
this country.
The American Red Cross has asked
all its chapters to rai^e tkeir re- j
gular quota to be applied to the relief
funds. Similar drives are being ^
made throughout the United States. ^
The total amount of donations left
PA f a i? knp ?lAf VvAon aJ I
Among the many subscribers were s
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Gilbert who gave 1
$7 on behalf of the Second Baptist
church at Factorytown. 11
The wire received by Mr. Fain, '
is as follows: "Reports received late 1
tonight (Wednesday) indicate 38,- e
000 families in 11 states driven from v
their homes in flooded areas.. This v
numbei expects to increase. These J*
people all looking to Red Cross foi
immediate relief including shelter, o
food, clothing, medical care. Mini- ti
mum relief funds of $3,000,000 C
necessary to provide care for the h
flood victims for an indefinite period
until they can return to their homes. L
"Please take immediate action e
Raise your chapter quota of $100 in b
Denau 01 Lne.se aisasxer-siricKen
families. Feel confident people in |
your community will wish to give
promptly and generously. Remittances
should be forwarded to headquarters
as promptly as possible. Report
progress at least twice each 5
week." c
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Lower Cherokee Is
Hard Hit By Storm "
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Apparently the very lower end of ^
this county was the worst struck by j,
the heavy wind and snow storm here ^
last week according to a letter re- j,
ceived by Don Witherspoon, local at- ^
tomey, from Mr. A. J. Hass, of the p
Tellico River section.
In regards to the storm the letter
read in part: "It has blown down g
thousands of trees up the Tipton
Creek trail which is positively impas.
sable. The Red Log gap trail runn- e
ing to Jareds is full of timber. The
storm at one time got so fierce that
Hass Dockery and his family (owing
to falling timber) had to retreat 0
from their home to their barn where
they were marooned without any- a
thing to eat for 20 hours. The storm a
lasted about 24 hours." fi
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Carolina, Covering a Large and Pi
irphy, N. C. Thursday, N
on Will I
\SKS LIONS TO
HELP CRIPPLED
CHILDREN HERE
Bill Whitaker, Of Andrews,
Principal Speaker
At Meeting
Bill Whitaker, of Andrews, was the
principal speaker at the regular
nee ting of the Murphy Lions club in
the Murphy high school Tuesday
light and asked the cliA's cuope ration
in a drive to help the cripplet
thildren of this community.
Mr. Whitaker said that 17 of 100
hildren who have been treated at
he Bryson City's Rotary club clinic I
n that town have been from Cherotee
county and only recently has this
ounty offered any financial support
to the cause.
He also cited a number of cases
where crippled children from Cherotee
county have been completely cur*d
at the Bryson City clinic and at
:he Shriner's Hospital for Crippled
Children at Greenville, S. C.
Mr. Whitaker was recently given
in appointment on the North Cavoina
Board for Crippled Children in
his county and asked President H.
Bueck to appoint one man from the
lions club here to help cover thn j
arge county.
Mr. Whitaker and the Andrews'
Notary club have been extremely acive
aiding crippled children in this
section and have sent six off to the
lospitals in the past several weeks.
The Lions club honored Mr. Whit ker's
suggestion formally and acrepted
his plea for help in this cause
is part of their regular service to the
community. The appointment was not
nade Tuesday night.
A collection wan taken at the meetng
to raise $10 to provide glasses for
i Cherokee county girl now in a
forth Carolina school.
Lion Harve Elkins, treasurer of the
lub who was welcomed back after
iaving been absent because of illless
for the past several months, said
hat James Penland, of llayesville.
lad asked his sunnort in makincr a '
lurvey of the Wind in this territory |
ind asked the club for their help in '
he matter.
Dr. Ed Adams and G. W. Ellis gave
i report of the reorganization of the |
Jlairsville, Ga., club which took place ,
ecently and reported splendid prorress
saying that the club had put a I
rater supply project through already 1
rhich was looked upon as a whole
ear's work in itself.
Secretary Dale Lee, in the absence
f Chairman T. A. Case, reported
hat 112 persons had attended the
Cherokee County dinner recently
eld in the Regal hotel here.
President Bueck urged as many
.ions as possible to attend the Westrn
Carolina Welfare conference to
e held at Franklin March 31.
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Dr. Lumpkin Arrives
At Petrie Hospital
Dr. L. U. Lumpkin, of Baltimore,
Id., arrived Thursday to be asso- 1
iated with the Petrie hospital here,
: was announced Tuesday.
Dr. Lumpkin is a natvie of Balti- '
lore. He is a graduate of St. Johns
lollege, at Annapolis, Md., with a '
t. S. degree, and a graduate of the '
Iniversity of Maryland School of .
ledicine. Upon his graduation he .
jent six years in post-graduate work
i various Baltimore hospitals and
ve years of surgical and industrial
ractice at Houston, Ten.
Dr. Lumpkin has spent several
ears in Baltimore with Dr. A M.
hipley, where he had unusual op- |
ortunities to know surgery, and has
one through years of hard training (
ith one of the best Surgeons in the .
n ited States.
Dr. and Mrs. Lunikin are members (
f the Methodist church.
Mrs. Lumpkin and young daughter i
re now visiting relatives in Virginia,
nd will join Dr. Lumpkin in the near ;
iiture. 1
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ytentially Rich Territory in This Su
larch 26, 1936 $1
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State Drivers' License
Law Becomes Effective
The drivers* license law became
effective over the week-end and
several local persons were hauled
up before D. M. Reese, local magistrate
of the police, for failure to
present the license when called for.
Those who drive their car should
either have their license on their
person or have an affidavit signed
by Patrolman E. B. Quinn, Jr.,
that has been applied for.
MAKINGSURVEY
OF BLIND IN THIS
TERRITORY NOW
Hayesville Man Keceives
Appointment From
Commission
The North Carolina State Commission
for the Blind, at Raleigh, N.
C. is making every efort to contact
each peivon who is blind or with
badly defective sight in the State,
and to determine his condition and
needs.
Pursuant to this purpose, Dr.
Roma S. "Cheek, executive secretary,
has appointed James Penland of
Hayesville, N. C. to begin this survey
in seven counties, Clay, Cherokee
Graham, Macon, Swain, Jackson and
Transylvania.
The State Commission wishes to
contact each person who cannot
read even with the aid of glasses, Dr.
Cheek said, and in order to plan an
effective and intelligent program
for persons without sight, or with
defective sight, it is necessary to
know their number and needs.
So the churches and schools will
be relied upon to help gather the information.
Each school will be visited
and cards distributed to the children
to be taken home and filled out,
the card is then returned to the
school. The Commission's agent, Mr.
James Penland urges that every one
retui n the cards, regardless of whether
or not there is a blind person,
either adult or child in the family,
those who have blind members in
their family or who knows of any
person blind or with badly defective
sight fill out and return cards promptly
Of course those who have no
blind members of their family or know
of no one who is blind or with badly
defective sight, should return the
cards blank.
Promptness on the part of those
who know of blind persons to report
will be appreciated, so that the
agent appointed by the Commission
may visit the cases reported and determine
what service the Commission
can render. It is hoped that
through the Commission employment
may be given to many who are now
unemployed, there will be a personal
study of each case it is stated.
Cards will also be distributed in rural
churches sineft ther? are some fam
ilies who have no children and in this
way some might be overlooked. These
will be collected by Mr. Penland. The
Commission's field agent.
Any person who cannot see to read
even with the aid of glasses is con-1
sidered un<|er the general term,
blind, and should be reported also
any cne having seriously defective
right.
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Murphy Loses Game
To Tourney Winner
The Murphy high school basketjail
team was defeated in their
second game in the Cullowhee tournament
Friday by the Edneyville
nigh team, 30 to 15.
Edneyville went on to win the
tournament Saturday from Cherokee
26 to 18.
Murphy defeated its first foe,
Clyde, 31 to 11.
Last year's winner, Sylva. lost by
nne point to Edneyville in the semifinals,
and it was the Sylva team last
year that eliminated Murphy from
the tournament.
jtt PACKS
TODAY
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1.50 YEAR?5c COPY
n County
BOARD SEEKS
! TO COMBINE
COUNTY DEBTS
Witherspoon, Adams Declare
They Would be
Less Confusing
A general special Cherokee county
election will be held to vote on
"an act to allow the County of Cherokee
to assume the bonded indebtedness
of the various townships of 0v-?
county and a road district therein,
and to provide for the refunding of
the existing 'bonded indebtedness of
this county"' Tuesday, May 12, the
county board of commissioners unanimously
decided at their regular
meeting on Monday, March 2.
If the county took over all the
bonded indebtedness of a number of
Iiuwiisiiips in vne county, tne woT'f.
could be made less confusing and
. intricate by having only one set of
books and reducing the interest from
five and one.half or six per cent to
approximately four per cent, D.
Witherspoon, county attorney, <dcdared
Tuesday upon the public announcement
of the election.
As many county officials view it
j now these county indebtedness are
J too confusing and are causing too
j much expense on the county's part.
Mr. Witherspoon and W. A. Adams
i'chairman of the county board of
comm&ioners appeared before the
state legislature about a year ago
and were granted a permit to held
the special election.
I A complete re-registration, according
to specific rules set out elsewhere
in this paper, will be required, and
it was anounced that the registration
polls would open Saturday April 18.
Complete information as to tKc
purposes of the special electicr,
the plan of the election, the registration
and all matters pertaining
to the election are set out in detail
1 on page seven of this section cf
this issue of the Cherokee Scouf.
MURPHY CANNERY
MEN MAKE FINAL
ACREAGE DRIVE
I A final drive for sufficient acreage
to insure TV AC funds for operation
I of the local c annery was begun Ihiy
week, and I.. D. Staples, assistant director
of the Land 0' The Sky Mutjual
Association, of w>\Vay ncsville, of
j which the local cannery is a unit,
j said Tuesday that he believed the
acreage would he obtained.
E. R. Thompson, cannery manager,
and other members have been workjing
hard to secure the acreage which,
if it is not obtained, would mean that
the local cannery would be foreed
to shut down its operations which
means an expenditure of from $30,000
to $35,000 here per year.
Any one interested in growing
vegetables for the cannery is1 requested
to get in touch with Mr.
Thompson at the county agent's office
in the Murphy court house at
once.
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EXAMINATION HELD
Hadley Dickey, assitant postmaster
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uertr, was in cnarge 01 a civil service
examination held here Friday for the
purpose of filling a vacancy in a
clerkship in the Murphy post office.
A number of applicants took the examination.
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DR. J. N. HILL
Dr. J. N. Hill, prominent local
physician and chairman of the Cherokee
county Democratic executive committee,
who has been taking treatment
in an Atlanta, Ga., hospital hau
returned to his office and resumed
active practice.
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BUILDS NEW CABINS
WARNE. March 23?Dr. \V. H.
j Herbert has purchased from G. R,
j Ford one acre of land adjoining his
filling station and tourist camps here
for the purpose of rearranging hk'
camps and building four additional
cabins for the accomodation of
| ists this coming season.