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I aHL ?j murphy j I T he Leading W Vol. 1IL.?No. 41 FAIN IS GIVEN HIGHEST HONOR OF LIONS CLUB Award Made For Outstanding and Unselfish Work To Community \Y. M. Fain, prominent Murphy citizen, was given the highest honor of Lionism?the master Lion key? Tuesday night at the regular meeting of the club. The award was made by the Rev. W. Arthur Barber after it was sent to the club by the president of the Lions International. The award was given for "outstanding, unselfish devotion to one's community". Only few members of international Lionism are so honored. A charter member of the club, Mr. Fain has been awarded every honor in the laeal and national clubs, and has been given every honor of the state except district governor. Several of the members stated they planned to atteno the state convention at Charlotte next Thursday and Friday. Tom Case urged that members seek work on the road leading from the highway to Blairsville Ga., to the Midway golf course, stating that this road was in bad condition and that it was necessary to the best interest of the club. Lion Park Fisher donated the president with a beautiful hand finished gavel and gong. The club decided to meet every night during the summer at 6:30 and conduct the meetings for an hour and quarter. It was also voted to keep the membership of the lclu-b at 30. R. G. Carter, proprietor of the Imperial cleaners, was present at the meeting as the club's newest member. The next meeting will be the regular election of officers. I O ; Topton Road nn t\ /\ 10 be Upen On Saturday Col. D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews, said Tuesday he had been advised by highway officials that the road from Topton to Bryson City owuld be open for traffic Saturday. This does not mean, however, that new construction work on No. 10 between these two towns will be completed, but portions of the old and new roads will be linked so that it will be possible to drive over it. Construction work has been going on on this highway since last fall by Nell O. Teer Construction company, and the new paved route is expected to be completed by next year this time. By opening the road for traffic it will not be necessary to detour to Bryson City by the way of Robbinsville or Franklin, and a great deal niore tourist business is anticipated here. A NMIVrDQ A DTI7C r ?* hi* v ARE HONORED AT MAUNEY'S HOME Mr*. Tom Mauney was guest Sun- ' day to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Haigler, of Hayesville, who were celebrating their 57th wedding anniversary and Mrs. Haigler's 75th birthday. Also present at the gathering were Mr. and Mrs. P. M. Reagan, of Andrews, who were celebrating their 32nd wedding anniversary. Mrs. fe a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Haigler. This was also the wedding anniveraary of several of the family that were unable to attend. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Haigler, Mr. and Mrs Reagan and Misses Sue and Louise Haigler. Uncle Spence Perry, who drove Mr. and Mrs. Haigler following the wedd'"8 ceremony, and Aunt Harriett Powell, the family nurse, were invited to serve the dinner. ( i 4000 C< It tfi eekly Naotpmper ut Western Non Murj Two Alleged j Kidnapers To j Face Charges! True bills have been found against Bill Wilson and Jerry Golden, of Atlanta, Ga., in an alleged kidnap ride the night of last March 10 which ended in Murphy, and trial wili be held in the United States district court at Bryson City Friday. The couple and two girl companions were taken to Asheville and placed in jail after Dave Ellison, 30, also of Atlanta, said he picked them up in his car on a trip to Jacksonville, Fla., and that after he went to sleep they brought him here instead, and at one time the girl held a knife on him. Federal agents this week were seeking Miss Golden who was freed on a $300 bond after being placed in the Asheville jail. Bill Wilson is still I held in jail, and the other two girls j were freed. Chief of Police Fred Johnson, of I Murphy, arrested the four after Ellison escaped from them here, and turned them over to federal authorities. MURPHYEATING ESTABLISHMENTS CHANGING HANDS A number of business transactions concerning the eating establishments of Murphy were consummated this week. Mr. Warren Sneed Wednesday purchased Manes' cafe on the square and will take over the management immediately. Mr. W. A. Mauney local druggest, has purchased Boot's Pool room and sandwich shop, and Mr. Boots Alvarez bought the coffee shoppe formerly run by Mrs. Clouse. Mrs. Clouse is repairing the old Patton house on Hiwassee street whiich is being opened as a modern boarding house. o Five New Members Join Midway Club Five new members have been added to the roster of the Midway golf course. They are: G. W. Ellis, K. C. Wright, Garland Reichle and R. W. Sherrill. Quite a number have been playing on the course three miles east of here recently. A tournament is being scheduled about three weeks from now, O. D. Johnson, of the recreational division cf the TV A training section, said Wednesday. Another tennis court has been built on the lot adjoining the TVA building and a volley ball court, facilities for pitching horseshoes and a croquet court will also be provided Johnson said. o 1 Passenger Flights Will Be Conducted Passenger flights and stunt flying ( will be conducted in a 220-h. r?. nlnr?? 1 near the Martin's Creek school house Saturday and Sunday. The plane is located four miles east of town on highway No. 19. Bob Williams, weil-known Western North Carolina aviator-, will be in charge of the flights. GETS APPOINTMENT Mrs. D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews, was 1 recently appointed by Gov. Clyde I R. Hoey to succeed herself as a mem- ' ber of the board of directors of i Western Carolina Teachers College I at Cullowhee. The term is four years. Mrs. Tillitt just served a ; term of two years. That appoint- ; ment was given by Gov. J. C. B. . Ehringhaus. > o j FINDS OLD CONTRACT Mr. Lee Owenby, who has been f( iii charge of the work of repairing tbe Patton house on Hiwassee a enue, recently came across a cont act dated 1890 written illegible on ( box top. He made the discovery vhile cleaning out the attic. >pies of Th erpfeei lA Carolina, Covering a Large and phy, N. C. i hursday, Mi TOWN COUNCIL | NAMES EMPLOYES AND COMMITTEES All town employes were renamed to their posts at a meeting of the town council last Thursday night. At the meeting committees to serve for the next two years were appointed by Mayor J. B. Gray. E. O. Christopher was named to continue serving as the town clerk and Chief Fred Johnson and Neil Sneed were reappointed to police duty The committees named are: finance, E. C. Moore, Noah Lovingood and C. D. Mayfield; water and sewer, Noah Lovingood, T. W. Axley and G. VV. Ellis; Street and lights, \V. H. Murray, C. D. Mayfield and E. C. Moore; police and fire, C D. Mayfield. Noah Lovinirood and G. W. Ellis; cemetery, parks and sanitation, T. W. Axley, W. H. Murray and Ci. W. Ellis. Mr May field was named as mayor pro-tern. RAE MOORE WILL ! TAKE FINAL TEST j FOR AIR PILOT I Rae Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Moore, of Murphy, has completed his written and physical tests for private air pilot. He is expecting to take the rigid practical test in Atlanta soon. | He is acquiring his own plane?a Taylor Cub model?and will keep it near Murphy this summer. He says he has already done the many difficult flying practices necessary. Mr. Moore has been taking flying lessons for the past two years as a member of an Atlanta students' club. Upon passage of the flight exami-1 nation he will become the only licenses private air pilot in this part of the country. Baptist Pastor Is At Louisiana Meeting Rev. and Mrs. .1. C. Amnions, of Murphy, are attending the Southern Baptist convention in New Orleans, La., this week. Mr. Amnions is pastor of the First Bantist chnreH h?r?? He advises that the local pulpit will be filled Sunday morning: by Mr. John Payne, of Blue Ridge Ga. Big Selling Event Is Planned By Lahn's One of the biggest selling events in the history of the community will begin Friday morning at 8 o'clock at Lahn's Department store when Mrs. Lillian Lahn will celebrate her sixth anniversary here. Mrs Lahn has taken a great deal of space in this issue of the Scout to acquaint the people of this community ivith her unusual bargain sale. The Lahn Department store for /ears has been one of the outstanding merchandise it-enters of this city and is known very well throughout this sommumty. it is located on Tennessee street near the square. o Weather Vane Following are maximum and minimum temperatures for the past week tompared with temperatures for the same period last year: TEMPERATURES 1937 1936 Date Max. Min. Max. Min 7 58 42 81 46 8 70 35 79 51 9 77 55 78 62 0 77 52 83 62 67 46 87 49 64 55 86 46 69 55 79 50 . 77 45 76 42 69 52 82 42 , 69 54 81 42 73 38 85 46 J 73 40 90 44 78 39 93 45 0 77 42 93 54 RAINFALL 1937 1936 Since May 1 1.16 in. 0.18 in. Since January 1 .... 24.06 in. 32.55 in. i lis Issue Potrnti-illj Rich Territory in This S *y 13, 1937 ~ One-Act Plays To Be Repeated Thursday Night Repeat performances of the three one-act plays offered by the Mur. I phy Community players and the John C. Campbell Folk school at the school | house Monday aight, will be given j tonight (Thursday) in the school auditorium at 8 o'clock. A number of people expressed their regrets at having missed the performances Monday night and Kenneth Bartlett. director of the shows announced they would be given over Thursday night. New scenery and stage facUites marked the performances. The opening play was entitled "Turnip Sallet". It was a mountain (>nm/nl?? ' ?-U? ?... vu...vu,v vovmvu uy '-iit* roil*, j school under the direction of Frank H. Smith, of the Folk school staff. Taking part were: Herman McAbee, Ruby Lee Corn, Ruby Kate Holland, Ralph Day and Homer Raxter. The second play was a drama of I old Winston-Salem. It was written l by Loretto Carrol Bailey and was j | directed by Mr. Bartlett. The actors | were: Sam Carr, Nettie Dickey, Mrs. |E. C Mallonee and Billy Jackson. "Ca'line", a comedy of eastern Car! olina, was the third and final play. It was written by Bernice Kelley Harris and directed by Mr. Bartlett who also has a part in the play. Other characters are: Mrs. J. H. Mci Call, Mildred Hill. Elbert Mallonee. Jr., Catherine Coleman. John Parron I land Homer Ricks. \ O COOPER TO SPEAK | AT MEETING ABOUT SOCIAL SECURITY Mr. Harry P. Cooper will talk to | County council Friday, May 28 at I the Club room in the Murphy library | building on the provisions and ad- j ministration of the old age pension law and assistance to dependent children passed in the last legislature. Because a number of persons in the county is over 65 years of age jand a number of parents with dependent. children will be affected by the law, it is hoped that Mr. Cooper will have a large audience to hear him. Every one who is interested in the operation of the social see urity program in Cherokee county is especially invited to attend this meeting. Mr. Cooper was a member of the legislature and helped to pass the law providing for public assistance to aged persons and dependent children and is perhaps better than any other nerson in the county to explain the law and the plans hy which aid for dependent children and aged persons can be secured. It i? hoped that every community in the county will be represented at this meeting of the county council. The first few minutes of the meeting will be given over to the regular business of the council. Dru"t Cases To Be Tried In High Court I. Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell has pa-sod an opinion on a new law!, that will take all drunk cases out of i the hands of magistrates and cause!them to be bound over to the Super ior court. i By this new law sentencese them selves in drunk cases will be taken out of the hands of all law bodies be- i neath the Superior court where they will he tried in regular session. o Half of Access Road To Dam Reported Paved Paving has finished on the TV A access road f rom the Shoal Creek j bridge to the dam site. Paving con- I structi'-n has begun on the other half | from the bridge to Turtletown, Tenn., J the other terminus. Calcium chloride is being used to oave the 12 miles stretch over which Norris machinery will be hauled for construction purposes on the dam. o The shootoing of bows and arrows is illegal in Winchester Mass. ^ Largest if Circulation |&|1 ]1 Any Paper N ^ Ever Published Here. tatr $1.50 YEAR?5c COPY FUNERAL RITES FOR SHERIDAN HEiGHWAY HELD Popular Local Man Died Suddenly At Home Thursday Morning Funeral services for Sheridan Henry Heighway, 45, of Murphy, were conducted at the Methodist church at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon. The Rev. W. Arthur Barber, Methodist minister, assisted by the Rev. Stewart H. Long, Presbyterian minister here, officiated. Interment was in Sunset cemetery. Peyton G. Ivie was in charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Heighway died Thursday morning after a short illness with pneumonia. He was a World War veteran havinir served about 18 months in the United States Army. Eight of them were spent overseas during the war. All business houses were closed here the services and one of the largest crowds to ever attend a funeral in , Murphy was present. Mr. Heigh way was very popluar | with the local contingent and had many friends here. Surviving are his fathere, Dr. S. C. I Heighway, former county coroner, j and two sisters. Misses Josephine and Dorothy, of Murphy. Honorary pallbearers were: Dr. J. \\ Hill. Dr. E. E. Adams, Dr. R. W. I Whitfield, Dr. Harry Miller, Dr. R. S. Parker, Don Witherspoon, Mercer Fain, D. Fain, Porter Axley, Paul Hyatt J. D. Mallonee, Winslow McIver, Carl Dobbs, Tom Taylor, Hayes Leather wood, Roy Wells, Noland Wells, Ralph Moody, Harve Eklins, I Henry Hyatt, Hayner Rogers, Will | Payne, Ross Lovingood, Hadley DickI ey, V. M. Johnson, Jerry Davidson, [ Harry P. Cooper and Fred Brendle. Active pallbearers were: Sheridan I Dickey Fred Dickey, Elbert Mallonee, j Walter Mauney, Tom Axley, Ben Posey and Lorin Davis. Tillitt Seeking Funds For Two New Buildings 1). H. Tillitt. of Andrews, Cherokee county attorney, returned from Raleigh recently wh^e he conferred with officiais relative to obtaining new school buildings for Andrews and Murphy. In Raleigh Mr. Tillitt was joined by I. B. Hudson superintendent of the schools of Andrews unit, who was with him when the conferences were held. Mr. Hudson was on a trip in the eastern part of the state visiting friends and relatives when he met Mr. Tillitt. Following the conferences Mr. Tillitt said things looked favorable for obtaining the two new buildings. H. Bueck, superintendent of the schools in the Murphy unit, is also interested in the program and has work-j t :i 1 __ eu wiui mi . j mm un iiuiiieiuua wcassions to materialize the program. Sometime ago the three men met with WPA officials in Asheville where they sought funds for the building of a new school house at Andrews and one in Murphy. Both towns are in need of better school facilities and Mr. Tillitt believes that they will be made possible. Mr. Bob Stiles, 82, Of Letitia, Buried Mr. Bob Stiles, age S3, of Letitia. died at his home Monday, May 3, at 9 o'clock. He is survived by: one son, McKinley Stiles, of Letitia; two daughters, Mrs. Delia Green, of Chattanooga. Tenn., and Mrs. Callic MeClure of Srtuhters, Ohio; a brother, G. W. Stiles, of Letitia, and a sister, Manda Walker of Letitia. Funeral services were conducted from the Oak Grove Bapti-t church May 5 at 1:30 o'clock with the Rev. Elishia Beavers officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery.
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