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- Active \4 And (i\|]| L Attractive (^If |L 11 j MURPHY < ___________ Tkt Ltadint Vol. I1L.?No. 21. TVA PLANNING TO TEST JUDGE GORE DECISION Attorney Tells United States Judge Initial Steps Are Taken Nashville, Tenn., Dec. 25.?James U Fly, solicitor-general of the Tennessee Valley Authority, said Friday night the agency was "consider ing an appeal" from the recent federal injunction restricting expansion of the TV A. Should TV A counsel appeal the ruling to the circuit court of appeals in Cincinnati, the action in all probability would delay the scheduled March 8 hearing on the validity of the authority's program. Fly's announcement came after Federal Judge John J. Gore refused his plea for a stay in the injunction "pending disposition of the case in the court of appeals." Judge Gore's decision came during an informal session of court in his downtown hotel room where opposing counsel had gathered to present separate drafts of the injunction decree as they had interpreted it. In issuing the stay order Monday, Judge Gore asked the nineteen private power companies, plaintiffs in the suit, and the TV A to give their interpretations of the order. Fly indicated repeatedly during the arguments on the two separate drafts of the injunction that an appeal was being planned and said Friday night that "all preliminary stpes to an appeal" have been taken. The injunction restrains the TV A from solicitation of customers and from expanding transmission lines with the exception of thirty-five projects now are in process of construction. The order allows the agency to complete these lines, to continue serving power to its customers and to proceed with its dam-building program. The draft of the order as decided upon by Judge Gore today will be drawn up by attorneys and submitted finally for the court's signature Saturday morning. YESTERDAY IS SHORTEST DAY WINTER BEGINS Yesterday, according to the chimney corner almanac, was the shortest day of the year and the first day of winter. Officially in the Central time belt the sun rose at 7:05 a. m. and set at 4:51 p. m. As far as weather forecasting goes, the weather epistle states that "on the 24th and 25th a storm will form along the Mississippi valley and the South Atlantic States" with naturally rain and snow falling over the eastern half of the states on the following davs. An excellent chance to see what the almanac "picks" are like. o Mrs. Brendle Takes Over Operator Duties Mrs. Fred Brendle will take the place of Mrs. Sallie Oollett as night telephone oprator in Murphyt "Aunt Sallie", as she ia familiarly known to hundreds of telephone subscribers here, was pensioned by the Southern Bell Telephone coot pany, after* years of faithful service here. The Weather Vane ] Following are maximum and minimum temperatures for the past week compared with temperatures for the same period last year: TEMPERATURES 1 1936 1935 < Max. Min. Maxi Min. 1 19 58 34 53 36 19 55 40 41 38 < " ?1 29 36 28 < *8 54 37 48 18 i 19 60 33 50 21 ' 20 43 22 42 21 21 53 20 30 7 RAINFALL Since Dec. 1 Since Jnn. 1 1936 5.26 inches 61.65 inches 1 1935 o.99 inches 40.86 inches ft nip 5 Weekly tteactpeper u W ester h Nori ~Mur CHRISTMAS ( It's two days before Christmas. Everybody, it seems, is hurrying here and there, buying pretty presents, fretting over this gift and that. "I wonder if so-and-so will give me anything and what shall I give them. Oh, dear", 1 they say. That's lovely. It shows the Christmas spirit?but we often wonder, assuming that die spirit is deep enough, if it is utilized in the right direction. It is really hard to define the I1 Christmas "spirit". It is contrast- ^ ed too sharply by differing human * natures. There are those who e really have the urge an urge that was born in the manager too? to r give from the heart. n The "M.le of Dimes", the com- v munity chest funds are really P things that are prompted by a ' true Christmas feeling. They serve iheir purpose, and they serve them well by bringing joy to less for tur.ate people who find the way of life a hard road to travel. We would like to suggest this j Christmas that everyone take a personal pride and a humanitarian ^ method of selecting and presenting their gifts. There comes to our desk this appeal to Santa Claus from a little ^ girl in Andrews: ''Dear Santa. I ( am a little orphan girl eight years ^ old. And Santa Claus passed me ^ by last Christmas and didn't bring me anything and I sure hope you ( won't forget me this Christmas, ^ but hope you will bring me a big { doll this year and a piano. Thank you very much dear old Santa." ^ Now we don't have to give the ( little girl's name for it has been ^ seen to that her needs will be at- j tended to and that Santa won't ^ pass her by. She can sleep peacefully Christmas eve, dream her ^ delightful little dream of Santa ( ?*n. his reindeers in a world where ^ care will not disturb her young thoughts, for she will get her doll ^ and more. The point is, we think, that I , more people should take an inter- ! : est in these unfortunate cases. j You don't have to look far to find 1 them. There are all about you. < There are many who could be made happy, and a great deal better citizens, with just a few pen- i nies taken from this present and ' that one. It doesn't cost much to make these poor folks happy and for every troubled soul on this Christmas day that is made happy, you too will experience a joy that will < help take you in a land of bewild- \ erment and care. ] We would ask you to remember ' this Christmas?and it is only two days away?that there are many 1 unfortunate children and grown- j ups near you. What you would < give them that would mean noth- f. ng to somebody in better circum- ] stances, would be a world of hap- 1 piness and joy to these under- J priveleged people. i So let's all stretch a point if v need be and give generously to our poorer friends. A little gift will l be like the sunshine to them, 1 warming their hearts, warming ? their smiles and giving them hope i and courage. It will be a pat on 1 the back to them that will let I s then; know there is still kindness I in the world and that God creates t and Christ lives even as They did V this day years ago in Bethlehem. They'll be mighty, mighty happy for your favors, and you'll be happier too. Try it and see if we're not right. 1 o u Banks To rin?iJ h On December 25 and 26 f The Citizen Bank and Trust com- J [jany, of Murphy and Andrews will observe Dec. 25 and 26 as Christmas holidays. This is a recommendation of the executive committee of the North Carolina Clearing House association md Gurney P. Hood, Commissioner jf Banks ?f North Carolina, of Raleigh. William Everitt of Omaha. Neb., 112 years old, i^t looking for a wife, although he says he was jilted at 106 tmkn A Carolina, Covering a Large and P phy, N. C. Wednesday, 1 ]ANNERY PLANS'" FOR NEXT YEAR ARE ANNOUNCED ^lew Contracts To Have Revisions Suggested " By Local Farmers tl Arrangements have just been com- ^ leted for the operation of the fountain Valley Mutual associations' or the 1337 season, it was announc- ^ d today by association officials, ontinued financial assitance is a di- ^ ect result of the requests of a large mmber of farmers of this section rho have pledged their active suptort, according to E. It. Thompson, ^ ocal manager. ^ At the end of the 1936 growing eason a series of letters were mailed n farmers explaining the objects of he association and asking that they eturn a questionaire which would ex- ^ iress their wishes in the matter of . ontinuing operations and which v tould determine the degree of sup- ^ ort which could be expected . "The e suits of this questionaire were very gratifying" Mr. Thompson .said. t 'They showed that farmers who co- > iperated in the 1936 program were acre than satisfied with the associaiun and the returns from their crops ind the future of vegetable growing I n this County seems assured". The lew program was based on the desire ?f the farmers as expressed in the ciuiiicu quesuonaires. The new contracts have not been irinied yet but there are certain hanges which will be of interest to growers. It is basically a marketing igreement rather than a purchase ] :ontract as was the case in 11136. i Phe contract in part will read: "If :he produce is sold in the fresh state [ he grower will receive the entire | proceeds less fifteen percent com- | mission to be retained by the Associa- ; ion The Association will >ay to the grower a cash advance on ill produce that has been processed t nto canned foods according to the following schedule o fprices: ( Mo. 1. Tomatoes $14.00 per ton. ( Mo. 2. Tomatoes $10.00 per ton. Continued on back page ^ FIVE STILLS ARE CAPTURED DURING WEEK BY OFFICERS 1 Five stills were captured in I Cherokee county during the past ' veek by the sheriff's department, L. < L Mason, high sheriff ,announced I Tuesday. Saturday deputies D. M. Birchfield. i Szra Price and Mr. Mason broke up i rart of a still they found in the Eb- i neezer community. Sunday the same < :i;oup with the help of deputies Abe Jembree and John Jones captured a t arge still on the headwaters of t lunaiuska Creek, and that night raid- < d one near Topton where some beer ? vas found also. i Tuesday Jones found one on Moris Creek, and deputies John Crowe, t Vice and Hembree captured a largo t till, 15 gallons of whiskey and some t ?eer in the Beaverdam township. ? No arrests have been made, Maon raid. II ? added th ?t all informa- j J ion ser.t him > o.u t r:: i..<r the loaiion of stills or the sale of whiskey ' *ould be kept confidential. o TVA GETS VACATION Regular TVA employees at Mur- ^ )hy engaged on the $15,000,000 Hi- ^ rassee dam project 18 miles below c ere will get a two-day vacation dur- ? rcg Christmas. They will get off w rom December 25 to 28. 11 0 C, >cout Is Out Again One Day Earlier Than Usual a l\ The Scout again comes to its ^ subscribers one day early this week ^ in order that the many merchants \ in town might bring their Christ- j 'j r?i greetings to their friends and j customers and that the Scout force i ^ night get a Christmas holiday. i Next week the Scout will ores- j ^ ent its New Year's edition and it j f oo will be circulated one day car- I 8 i:.. -? F M 16 PAGES | jf*lf TODAY LiL. JL. And 4 Pages of COMICS ?4 Colors " 1.50 YEAR?5c COPY VA AND UNION MEN AGREE ON SCALE OF PAY abor Controversy Affecting 11,000 Men lis Ended in KnoxviOe Knoxvilie, Dee J-'i.? RtccmTncnaliens for a new ica!? for 1,000 union workmen employe*! b> fie TV A in eighteen craft s were comletcd Friday at a conference of union epresentati\es and the TV A managelent's labor advisory board. The tentative scale must be subnittcd to tile TV A directors for ap iroval. It expected to become < fective Jan. I. Under existing law. the wage scale nust be the same as wi.*t prevailing i private itidusti v in the Tennessee alley a.ea. The task e; th? cere etces was to determine the av? rag* rage level. The Workmen ha*: ask* i salary ?n teases ranging from l"i to 2b per ent. #C01 olentuUly Rich Terri:o-t m Thu Sta s Dec. 23, 1916 $ rizes Awarded jl For Christmas Displays Hen j Prizes were awarded here Monday jL ig'nt to the winners in the three di- j isions of Christmas decorating ponsored by the Woman's club and he Cherokee Scout. For the most attraticve store winow the Seout gave a box of station- j ry to the Southern States Power ^ ompany for their unusual exhibit ,j eaturing revolving lights on a Christ- ^ las tree with a background of cand- r es and crepe paper. n The judges, three impartial visit rs at the Regal hotel that night. n elected the lawn tree at the G. W. Ellis home as the most attractive in jlurphy. It was originally designed nd decorated by Mrs. Ellis. To her n will go a desk lamp from the South- ? rn States Power company. The Woman's club cash prize for jhe best decorated door or window v n Murphy was won by Mrs. W. E. *? ^visciii i or an attractive display A eaturing a shepherd scene. t Those judging the many excellent 'lisp lay? in Murphy were: Mrs. C. H. 0 Singleton, of St. Petersburg:. Fla.; O. \ svstrom. of Norris, and J. B. Davis, tf Coal Creek, Tenn. ( Contracts Will : Be Let For 2 ; Road Projects; Raleigh, Dec. 23.?Contracts for y relocation of U. S. route 10 between Aresser and Almond and surface {r reatment of route 107 leading from Ela to Cherokee, both in Swain County will be awarded December 29 by ' the State Highway and Public Works commission, it was announced today The Wesser-Almond relocation will ' cost about $500,000, and no cost was ^ estimated for the other project. The Xantahala Power company i } which intends to flood the present j ^ road bed upon completion of the pro-1 liosed Fontana dam, has agreed to 1 ^ pay approximately one-half the cost ( 3r relocating the Wesser-Almond I road it was said. It was necessary to relocate the load and raise it above the water level of the proposed dam. Decision :>f the commission to advertise for ' >ids on the road was reached by : Chairman Waynick after a conference j with Swain Co.'s Representative Bax- ' ter C. Jones of Bryson City. Jones urged speed on the job, re- 1 calling that it had been promised for months and declaring tiiat it was 3 leeded to furnish employment in his ;ounty. The relocation lias been divided ino projects, each of 4.65 miles?a .otal of 9.3 miles?in length, and 1 calling for grading, surfacing, and structures between Wesser and Almond in direction of Bryson City. The other project calls for surface * reatment of route 107 from its in- ^ erased ion with highway 19 near Ela , o Cherokee. This leads to ?he Great * Smoky Mountains National Park. MRS. ROBERTS, 79, OF UNAKA SECTION, R! IPIET* C A nri . .. mwawjujl/ ij/\ 1 UKUA Y Funeral services for Mrs. Susan toberts, 79, wife of the late G. W. toberts, of the Unaka section, were onducted at the Unaka Baptist hurch Saturday morning at 10 o'clock rith the Rev. W. H. Graham officiatig. Interment was in the church emetery. W. D. Townson was in barge of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Roberts died Thursday night t 9 o'clock of a stroke of paralysis 'hich she had been suffering for iree days. She is survived by four daughters, Irs. Ollie Hall, of Unaka, Mrs. Rogcli Diehl, of Knoxville, Tenn., Mrs. da Mills, of Grand view, and Miss Jllie Roberts, of Unaka; three sons, V. M. and T. L., both of Unaka. and . W.f of Pranse, N. C.; one sister, Irs. I Evans, of Penergoot, N. C.; 1 nd a brother, Gilbert Evans, also of 'endergoot. No announcement : the scab mmcncit'd Friday will he made until t is approved by the directors. The union representatives pr? cont'd statistics to the TV A advisory mard last month, purporting to show hat the cost of k ing in the various ections in whieh t ie TVA opt rates ad increa.-ed su > mtially, and that. :t:der provisions n the act creating he TVA, calling f ?: payment pre ailing wage rates. ;k ry ir* reave vas mandatory. Ten days ago. 'hi TVA. abcr advisory council, consisting Cordon Dlapp, TV.A personnel < i ? ctor, ?s thairman, John B. Bland 'rd, Jr. rV.A manager, and head- the var.cius TVA divi-ions. wh*. greatest, employment was ceute;? ?'. conferred 3n the extent to which the TVA would meet the wage m hedulcu requested by the labor 1* aderv. Friday's conference \ as attended by Chairman Clapp, Mr. BJandford, ind r?|)ie.-cntaii\e> 01 te union orgar i-/.ui ions. Thirty -rsons were, pre sent. WiLL SEEK REST OF HIWASSEE DAM FUNDS IN JANUARY With $4..J.'l7,22fe of tin approximate ?15,00 ?,MlKi ? ? ing ;.>kt o by the TVA for th building of tt.< r Hiwassce dam near here appropriated in the last two sessions of Congress in Washington, it is believed that the remaining sum will be appropriated when the group meets again in Jam;. try. Washington officials will ask for he remaining estimated two-thirds >X this sum as well as appropriations for the completion of Hiwassee and )ther dams now under construction jy TVA. It is estimated that i* will tako >etween three and four years to :omplete the Cherokee courty. proect. 5ank To Solve Check Cashing Problem Here Tennessee Valley Authority employees here are faced with a new problem getting their check* cashed. With something like $8000 a month rolling into Murphy, the local merchants hare found the cashing of the TV7A checks a ItugK proposition. In order to accomodate the TVA men, the board of the Cifjsens Bank and Trust company, which operates in Murphy and Andrews, decided at a special meeting Saturday to open the Murphy branch of the bank from 5 p. m. until 7 p. m. on the days the TVA checks come in. The TVA schedule of payment here is: employees on annual salaries, the first and 16th of rack month, and the employees whe work by the hour, the eighth sxd 23rd cf each month. This schedule can not be str>e?fy adhered to, however, bank offujaV said, as the checks in some instances may be a day or two early late arriving here.
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