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Vol. 11L.?No. 26.
ROOSEVELT BALL
FRIDAY NIGHT TO
BE GAY AFFAIR
Hundreds Expected A t
Andrews Gym From
Nearby Towns
Some 300 {ray dancers from all a
round are expected to converge on
Andrews Friday night, for the fourth
annual President's ball to be held
in this county.
At least that's what the young
ladies in charge of the dance are preparing
for, and from the advance sale
of tickets fully that number will be
present.
Jimmy Cinciolo, an old favorite
hereabouts, will bring his popular orchestra
from Gainesville, Ga., to furnish
the tunes.
Although most of the 5000 Presidents
balls to be held all over the
country this year will be given Saturday
night, those in charge of the
local affair found that it would be
more convenient to hold it on Friday
night.
Tickets are now in the hands of
the Murphy Junior Woman's club, the
Charity League of Murphy, and the
Konnaheeta club of Andrews.
Plans for lavish decorations are being
made, and one of the brightest
social affairs in years is expected to
take place in the Andrews gymnasium.
lueanwnne A'oe Hemorce, of Murphy,
was placed in charge of a squ^e
dance to be held in the Murphy j
nasium Saturday night.
Walter Mauney, Murphy druggist,
is general chairman of the ball, and
is being assisted by members of the
three women's clubs.
Following the annual custom seventy
per cent of the proceeds from the
dances will be retained locally for the
purpose of aiding local cases of paralysis)
The other 30 per cent, after
the expenses are paid, will b? forwarded
to national headquarters
where a national fund for fighting
and preventing paralysis has been in*
stituted.
"It is our sincere hope that we have
an excellent attendance at the Roosevelt
ball this year", Mr. Mauney said
Tuesday night. "Most of us have attended
the Roosevelt dances held in
this county for the past three years
and every indication is that this one
will surpass any of the others in gay
ety anci color.
"We particularly hope all of our
new friends will be at the dance and
celebrate this splendid occasion with
us.
"Not only will we be having a lot
of fun ourselves but we will be helping
a great cause".
FARMERS ASKED
TO ATTEND MEET
ON COOPERATIVES
All farmers in this section interested
in poultry, canning crops, dairy
cattle or any cooperative program are
invited by the county agent's staff
to attend a meeting in the Henn
Theater in Murphy at 10:30 Saturday
morning.
Five reels of pictures on cooperative
subjects will be shown free, members
of the staff said.
J. Ed Campbell, TVAC administra
tors, of Knoxville, is scheduled to give
an address on the "History and Development
of the Cooperative Movement".
I
Weather Vane
Following are maximum and minimum
temperatures for the past week
compared with temperatures for the
same period last year:
TEMPERATURES
1*37 1936
Date Max. Mia. Ik>. Mia. '
19 59 50 51 23 !
20 61 53 38 15 ?
21 70 56 43 12
22 74 57 50 15 '
23 68 59 46 3 1
24 68 56 37 3
25 65 53 33 16
RAINFALL
1937 1*36
Since Jan. 1 8.68 inches 10.78 inches
ft dip
Weekly Netetpmper at Werterm Nor I
Murpk
Sober Man Sees And '
Kills Rattler Sunday
While the seeing of snakes in
January is generally left up to the
tippler hereabouts, it befell the
duty of Mr. J. Oliver, farmer of
the Martin's Creek section, to actually
kill one near his home Sunday,
according to James Axley, 1
local car salesman.
Mr. Oliver, he said, was walking' V
down a path from his home to the C
highway when he saw the three- v
foot rattler lying in the path "sun- '
ning" himself. A well-aimed blow ^
with a rock put an end to all that r
foolishness.
A temperature of nearly 70 de- ^
grees was recorded in that section |
Sunday.
GADDISANDTWO 1
CO-DEFENDANTS 1
ARE ACQUITTED;
Jury Returns Verdict Af- J
ter Deliberating Only
One Hour
Ducktown, Tcnn., Jan. 28.?Aj|
criminal court jury Saturday acquit- :,
ted Emmett Gaddis, former Polk;
county (Tenn.) deputy sheriff andj.
two other defendants of the slaying I ^
of David W. McFadden, Asheville j
contractor, last May 17.
The jury deliberated one hour. i (
The week-long trial of Gaddis, !,
Lloyd Parton and Clarence Brooks, j
ended at 2:25 p. m. (CST) when the 1
jury of twelve men filed into the
small courtroom and announced its i
.\erdict: "Not Guilty."
Crowd Is Orderly
Warned by Judge Sue K. Hicks
against making any demonstrations.
the crowd remained orderly.
The state had asked the death |
penalty for all three men, all of 1
whom were free on bail.
Judge Hicks in his charge, told the
jurors they could return one of four
possible verdicts, first degree murder,
second degree murder, manslaughter
and not guilty.
Gadd is arose and shook hands with
his four attorneys, one of which was
Col. Harry P. Cooper, of Murphy, j
Then he grasped each of the twelve \
jurors by the hand and thanked them, j
Mrs. Rozelle McFadden, of Ashe- i
ville, widow of the slain man, was
prostrated at a hotel when informed [
ol the verdict. She and her step-son,
David S. McFadden, had sat with the
prosecution throughout the trial which
began in the frame courthouse in the
barren copper basin on Tuesday
morning.
McFadden's Leave
The McFaddens left soon afterward
to return to their home in Asheville.
Mrs. Gaddis. who sat ir? th*? cAnrf.
(Continued on back page)
House Of David
Basketball Team
To Appear Here)
i
Something new will be in store
here for basketball fans when the <
House of David team?uproarious >
players and court artists?appears t
here on Saturday, February 20. i
Coach 0. W. Dvaton announced
Tuesday night that he had signed a j
contract with this famous team. (
Numbered among the House of <
David outfit (just to give an idea ,
what a swell game this will be) are ,
such stars as Tiny Riechart, who mea- j
Bures eight feet and one inch in his
stocking feet, wears a size 23 shoe ,
and weights only 315 pounds; Bill ,
Steincke, former catcher for the | j
Pittsburgh Pirates and now manager j
of the Savannah Baseball club; Bill .
Schuster, Slim Mitchell, Fred Hardin
snd Louis Lock.
Those who have never seen one
of the famous House of David games
sould hardly appreciate one. Featur- 1
ing such playing as dropping the ball through
their opponents' basket, drop- <
kicking goals and the like, they have *
f whirligig of fun and put on a good 1
show. U
ffufa
k Carolina, Covering a Large and
ly, N. C. Thurs., Januar
rVA Garage To
Be Opened Here
By February 1st
The TV A is expected to open a
lew garage here by February 1.
The garage and the property on
vhich it is located, was bought re ently
from J. W. McMillian for a
onsideration of $7,412.09, county
:ourt records reveal, and marked the
first property to be bought in the
iliwassee dam basin proper by the
tva.
About a dozen men are working at
>resent rebuilding the interior of the
building. It is located on Highway
in ?J x_ .1 **
w. x if nu&e to me ruwassee river
mdge opposite the Louisville and
Mashville depot in Murphy.
When completed the garage will
>e capable of storing and servicing
?bout 60 automotive units, C. E.
;'lcming, a member of the TV A appraisal
committee, said here Tuesday,
le estimated ten or 12 men including
{ foreman, repairmen, night watchnan
and janitor will be employed
:here regularly.
Nothing but TV A automotive units
will be serviced there, he declared,
^.nd the cars and trucks being used
between Murphy and the dam site 18
miles below here will be stored there
nrhile not in use.
Heavy automotive machinery used
it the dam site will be serviced at a
parage to be maintained at the dam,
be added.
A truck load of casings arrived at
he garage Tuesday marking the first
actual equipment to be stored there.
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Cooper Is Member Of
8 House Committees
Col. Harry P. Cooper, representative
from Cherokee county, is a member
of eight house committees in the
rrpnpr*! 1 oocnmKK.
c. ? . Huociuuij t-llis Jl'ttr.
Among: them are: finance, constitutional
amendments, courts and judicial
districts, judiciary No. 2, military
affairs and roads.
Mr. Cooper returned to Raleigh
Sunday after staying in Ducktown,
Tenn., for a week where he was a
member of the defense council for
Emmett G ad d is and two others who
were freed of charges of the murder
of D. W. McFadden there last May
19- 0
JUNIOR RED CROSS CONTRIBUTE
Members of the Junior Red Cross
of Murphy Graded Schools turned in
$50.02 on Wednesday to be sent to
Flood Relief Victims. Others expect
to contribute on Thursday and Friday.
Children have given up candy, chewing
gum and other luxuries in order
to help in this great cause.
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PHONES INSTALLED IN
COURTHOUSE
Telephones have been installed in
aJl offices in the Cherokee county
courthouse. A central exchange is
operated m the office of the county
accountant.
NEW FEATURE SECTI
OF SUBJECTS, COMI(
Few people realize that one of the
nost provocative situations facing a
lam engineer is that of silt and other
substance gathering at the base of
;he dam and what process will be
ised in its elimination.
Dams then, says Dr. Frank Thone
n an article entitled "Trying To
Outguess the Rivers" in the Feature
Section of this issue of the Scout,
nust be figured on a lifetime basis
is are roads, skyscrapers, bridges,
>attleships, etc.
A Isa tn "ho fnnnJ in tko fnafuro
lection is an intimate picture of
novies as a purpose to bringing an
nd to crime by giving each individlal
a "talkie". Not a bad idea?nor
s that of taking a sun-bath properly,
in illustrated article of which will alo
be found.
Among the other articles to be
'ound in the Scout's new Feature
lection is a story of a Western North
Carolina mountaineer who was saved
rom five rattlers by his friend?a
line snake. Then the great Flo Ziegeld's
personal secretary gives an inti
Potent tail j Rich Termor-r in This Si
y28,1937 ~~ j
Contributions Being I
Taken For Red Cross
All persons wishing to contri
bute money to the Red Cross for
relief funds to be used in helping
the thousands of flood sufferers in
the Middle West are requested to
get in touch with Miss Sara Ruth
Posey at the Citizens Bank and
Trust company. She will take the |
contributions and they will be im- i
mediately forwarded to Red Cross
headquarters.
An appeal is also being made by
officials for clothing and food.
These contributions may be left
at the Regal Department store adjoining
the Regal hotel. The Louis
ville and Nashville Railway company
is offering its hauling facilities
free to the scenes of the
flood disaster.
COUNTYTOfAKE
COUPONS TO PAY
TAXESTO DATE
Certain Provisions Made
In Resolution Passed
Last Friday
*
The Cherokee County Board of ]
Commisisoners sitting in special session
Friday passed a resolution, with
certain provisions, whereby Cherokee
county taxpayers "may off-set with j
past due interest coupons", taxes up i
to half of the total amount on the '
receipts tfor pay man t of the parti- |
eular interest coupon or coupons i
which are offered in payment if ap- j
plied to their respective items.
It was also stipulated "that those i
holding for collection tax sale certi- |
ijivuivs iiiuM iiihtk on ine tax receipt ,
! the amount and kind of coupons which I
| are allowed as a credit".
Collectors of tax sale certificates,
and receipts must mark on the dupli- '
cate the amount and kind of coupons 1
which have been* received and allow- j
ed as a credjt, the resolution stated. (
A payment in cash must be made ,
i of all amounts which interest coupons j
lack, according to the resolution.
With a large number of different
kinds of outstanding bonds in all the j
townships of the county and the coun- ,
ty itself, the move was seen here as 1
providing a convenience among tax- j
l payers and tax collectors,
j Individual tax receipts and those
j holding them for payment are: J. D.
I Mallonee, Murphy lawyer, for year
1931; Don Witherspoon, Murphy lawj
yer, for year, 1932 and 1933; Edwin .
Hyde, Murphy lawyer, for year 1934. '
| The 1935 certificates are being held '
in the office of the county account- i
ant, and those for 1936 are in the
| hands of Zack Ramsey, sheriff of j
Cherokee county from 1934 to 1936. '
, COURT IS ADJOURNED
The regular January term of
I Cherokee County Superior court ad- j
j journed Friday after a five-days ses- j
sion. Judge F. Donald Phillips pre- j
' sided.
ON BRINGS VARIETY !
:S TO READERS HERE
mate glimpse into the life of the
"follies girl" manager that has hereto
been unrevealed. i
Listed among the contents of this
section are interesting articles on fiction,
for children, movie news, science
radio, ad'enture, Hollywood fashions
and many others beautifully illustrated.
And added to that are EIGHT
FULL PAGES OF COMICS IN FOUR
DIFFERENT COLORS.
Rich man, poor man, Indian chief
?everybody likes to read the funnies
and the Scout is naw able to bring to
its readers the very best in colored
comics each week.
Look for: Happy and his Pappy,
Peggy Wow, Silly Willie, Ted Strong,
Jerry and Jim, Decks Awash (along
with knots used by sailors). Loco
Luke, the Cowboy, and many others.
In all we carry sixteen full pages
of outstanding features each week
along with our regular news and editorial
columns. We feel that this is
the best that can be furnished Scout :
readers and sincerely hope they en- i
joy every word of it. i
"Wwrtitilf Dmu'I
C~t_It P.y.," IV
ll|l pecially When |>
V ^ |n The CHEROKEE
SCOUT.
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1.50 YEAR?5c COPY
COUNTY GIVING
GENEROUSLY TO
FLOOD VICTIMS
About $300 Raised In
County: Appeals Made
For Food, Clothing
Am. * <? -* --
rti icmi live times Murpliy s
quota of $60 was asked by the Red
Cross Tuesday night as the Cherokee
county chapter was called upon
to "raise promptly the largest
possible amount" in order to relieve
flood victims of the Middle
West.
W. M. Fain, general chairman
of the Cherokee county chapter,
said that he expected $250 to be
raised locally by Thursday morning
along with a quantity of clothing
and food supplies.
The latest wire read:
W. M. Fain, Chairman Cherokee
C<>unty Red Cross
Murphy, N. C.
Flood suffering has already
reached unprecedented propositions
with relief need steadily mounting
Stop Under these conditions impossible
now name final goal for
fund only limited Red Cross assistance
must be maximum generosity
American people Stop Every possible
member national Red Cross
staff now assigned to field for relief
duty Stop I call upon all chapters
to assume full initiatie their
respective jurisdictions and mobilize
every community resource of
personnel and organization to raise
promptly largest possible amount
Stop Report daily amount ra-ised
r ?
or your inrormition in vkw present
known needs your goal should
be not less than five times ijuots
originally assigned you.
Cary T. Grayson, Chairman.
Cherokee county is responding
generously to the call made by the
Red Cross for funds to aid flood victims
in the Middle West.
By Tuesday night approximately
$30 had been raised in the county to
relieve nearly three-quarters of a
million flood-sufferers along: 1000
miles of the Ohio river where the
greatest floods in its history has inundated
scores of towns and killed
more than 100 persons.
At the same time the Red Cross
headquarters advised by W. M. Fain,
chairman of tha Cherokee county
chapter, that 20 local volunteers from
Murphy were ready to lend their aid
upon notice and that a shipment of
food and clothing would soon be
ready.
A corps of workers under Mrs. C.
W. Savage, roll call chairman, collected
over $150 up until Tuesday evening
and expressed the opinion that
$50 more would be incoming. The
Andrews chapter of the Red Oross
Tuesday had collected about $100.
n .i ?
jooin tne Mucphy quota of $64 and
(Continued on back page)
Lions Will Ask :*i;
Merchants To
Observe Hours
The Murphy Lions club Tuesday
night decided to sponsor a movement
to have all local dry goods, clothing,
grocery and meat retailers open and
close at certain hours.
A committee composed of W. G.
Crawford, chairman; Walter Coleman
and V. M. Johnson was appointed
by President G. W. Ellis at the
regular meeting to attend the matter.
The members then subscribed
$17.50 to the Red Cross to aid flood
sufferers in the Middle West.
E. R TV
* uiiipsuUf iocai cannery
manager, was elected to membership
in the club.
The Rev. W. Arthur Barber presented
chevrons to five charter members
of the club. They are: Mr. Ellis,
president; W. M. Fain, first vicepresident
; Dr. E. E. Adams, secretary;
H. G. Elkins, director; W. W.
Hyde and E. C. Moore.
Follow ing a vote of appreciation
Tor theic services on the motion of
Mayor J. B. Gray, Mr. Fain gave, a
speech of acceptance.
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