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That's- ^ I murphy r, Vol. IL.?No. 15. Scout's Moti< Instructive F Film, "The Brii To Be Shown TU oofot* \l/\ A A 1IVUIV1 f X 1U JT-% To be Shown at 10 A. M. Wednesday, Thursday And Friday PRIZES OFFERED Many Expecting To Attend All-Color Sound Film Locally "The best things in life are free!" And so the Cherokee Scout fascinating and different Cooking School that is just around the corner, opening Wednesday at 10 a. m. at the Henn Theater. Last-minute plans are being completed, even as this paper goes to press. No opening bells will be needed for he eagerly-awaited, three-day school, brimming with novelty, romance and practical appeal, for advance indications point to a capacity convention of homemakers. Men have their annual conventions, where they listen to lectures from socialists, experts who have devoted tears to studying and experimenting along constructive lines. There the crowds of business men get a fresh viewpoint on their job, new ideas and enthusiasm to carry back to work. Now comes this practical rally of uimitnnaKA'rs 10 coniriDute iresn perspective for the "same old job," the monotonous day-in-and-day-out job, yet the most important business in i the world. ! The feminine convention delegates < may not pound on glasses and sing pep songs but they will get up-to-the-min- , ute news on every phase of household , lore, and they will hear from special(Continued on bock pace) Cornelia To Be Boomers Foe On Friday In preparation for the tilt with Cornelia, Ga?, here Friday, Coach I J- A. Pitxer, is giving the Murphy Boomers a work-out in blocking, defense and alrto in passing. A few changes are to be made in tbe line jop?a change of some of the boys jj from the second team to the first. The Murphy Boomers expect a hard fight with Cornelia as the Georgia team has lost only two games this season. This is alst? Murphy's first fight with a Georgian team this year. WAYNESVILLE CRUSHES MURPHY 28-0 The Waynesville Mountaineers crushed Murphy 28-0 last Saturday on the local field, f Showing their power and razzle dazzle, Waynesville received the ball on the opening kickoff and marched to ???- ? 1 A- - - ?v wvuiaci a xivc yaru line, un ? back kick from Townson, Waynesville then carried the ball the remaining yards for the first touchdown of the (Continned on Back Page) armistice day to be observed by legon post % The Joe Miller Elkijis Post of the American Legion will observe Armistice day here tonight (Thursday) with a banquet in the Murphy Cafe. Jim Franklin, post vice-comander, raid no definite program hdd been arranged, and that Judge H. Hoyle Sink, who is conducting court here this week would be among those Present. All ex-service men are invited to I attend. ' " ? f t ifi Weekly Nest>*paper M Western Not Murph on Picture, < eature Will de Wakes Up" At The Henn .dmissinn C ncf ?? wuv Pictorial Cooking School Being Shown at Andrews More than 20O women attended the first showing of "The Bride Wakes Up", Tuesday afternoon at its first showing in the Andrews theatre. The same picture?in reality, a pictorial cooking school?will be shown FREE at the Henn Theatre in Murphy Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, Nov. 17-19* under the auspices of the Cherokee Scout. The picture is being sponsored at Andrews this week by the Junaluska Journal. allstreetsTn murphytoget rocksurface Forty-five Men Now At Work On WPA CitySponsored Project All streets in the town of Murphy writ be surfaced with a layer of crushed rock under a $19,000 project sponsored by the WPA in conjunction with city funds now underway here. Approximately 45 men are employed now, and E- O. Christopher, town clerk said Tuesday that the regular schedule of work called for 125 workers. The work has been going on here for the past month. To date one street leading to Moore Heights has been surfaced, and Hilton, street is now being improved. The crusher which turns out 50 squae yards of rock per day, is now located at a quarry at Regal on the Andrews highway three miles north of here. Mr. Christopher said the workers are suDgraaing uie streets to a depth of six or eight inches and applying the icrushed rock to the top. "When this project is completed the streets will be in the best shape they have ever been in", Mr. Christopher commented. This is the last city-sponsored WPA contract that has been let, and unless the Federal government makes more appropriation for WPA funds it will be the last federal agency work done in the city. ThirdVillage' To Be Erected AtTVADamsite Village Number three has been started at the dam, in which 30 more houses will be located. The houses will be similar to the first group of 30 houses which were just completed and are of temporary construction. The exterior walls are of homasote, which is not a fireproof composition but is fire retarding, and the roofs are made of tinThe present group of houses under construction will have electric lights, but will not have outlets for electric stoves or electric heaters. The houses are scheduled for completion by the first of the year. When they are completed another and final group of 30 houses will be constructed, making a total of 00 temporary houses of homasote material. The last group will be completed by the first of March. mikti tk Carolina, Covering a Large and I ?' j ty, N. C. Thursday, Nov. < Cooking Schc Be Shown F PHONE PETITION " SIGNED HERE BY MANY CITIZENS Request Modern Replacement of "Antiquated, Worn Out" System p, *:?ik. ? . taviivaii; e*cry teiepnone SUDscriber in Murphy this week had signed a petition asking the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph company to install improved equipment in the local exchange office. The company has near.y 250 subscribers in the Town of Murphy. Meanwhile local citizens had written telephone company officials throughout the state and appeals have been made to the utilities commissioner. Although telephone officials were notified that Murphy was protesting against its present system, no official answer has yet been made to their appeal. The movement began here more than two weeks ago when a group of local citiens met to petition the telephone company to install more modern equipment sa that better telephone facilities " in keeping with the progrss of the town" might be enjoyby local subscribers. It was also pointed out. that no blame for "unsatisfactory service" was being placed upon local employees (Continued on Back Page) MEMBERS OF 4-H CLUB ARE GUESTS OF LOCAL LIONS "Prominent Citizen" Award Election Postponed At Meeting Nine Cherokee county 4-H club members were guests of the Murphy Lions clulb at a regular bi-monthly meeting here Tuesday night. Those present were among the list that have recently displayed the resuts of their purebred cattle projects at shows throughout the state. Five of them briefly outlined their work. Those present were: George Dyer, C. H. Townson, Sarah Witherspoon, Randolph and Harold Shields, Law(Continued on Back Page) 12-Woman Jury Hears Case In Murphy Court A twelve-woman jury, believed to be the first ever empaneled in North Carolina, returned a verdict here Saturday. " The case was a sanity hearing in ^ volving a 93-year-old man, and the women found that he was unable to attend to his business affairs because ! of the infirmities of age. , The case was tried before J. Wt Donley, clerk of Cherokee County superior court, and was prosecuted I by County Attorney D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews. The county was seeking to determine the sanity of a person receiving old age assistance. His name , was not made public. Members of the jury, summoned by , I Sheriff. L. L. Mason were: Mrs. A. E. I Vestal. Mrs. Martha C. I.ee. Mrs. W. [ M. Mauney. Miss Lyda Mallonee, Mrs, F. O. Bates, Mrs. C. W- Savage, Mrs. Dixie Palmer, Mrs. Virginia Howell. , Mrs. G. W. Ellis. Airs. R. C Mattox. Mrs. Y\". T- Cooper and Mrs. W. D. . Townson. All are residents of Mur phy. Witnesses were: Mrs. Mauney, G. . A. Walsh, Ed Howard, and Mrs. P. II Leatherwood. I t HWi "otentially Rich Territory Ln This S , 1937. ""$ ?ol to Open ree Thurs. a Murphy Divich To 'Protect' R Business Distri Nearly $150 Resting In Murphy Unclaimed Wanted in Murphy! Claimants of $150 in cash! This unusual appeal was made | i r ?? a ? ^ ?* uj vwuiuy A(cni m. v/. Netner Tuesday when he announced that a ' number of people who won pre- \ miums at the Cherokee County Fair held in Murphy more than a month ago had not called for near- | ly $150 that is coming to them. The Fair association had a premium list that amounted to approximately $1500, and a number of those winning awards hare not requested their money Those having money coming to them may obtain it at the county agent's office in the Murphy court house FLAMES SWEEP MURPHY MILLS LAST THURSDAY K. V. Weaver, Owner, Estimates Loss at "Not Less Than $5000" Fire causing damage estimated at *'not less than $5000" swept the Murphy Mills here Thursday morning. Most of the machinery in the frame, rolling mill and more than 1000 bushels of grain were a total K. V. Weaver, of Murphy, owner and operator of the mill, said Thursday nightThere was no insurance on the mill, Mr. Weaver said. M. L. Hall, miller, first discovered the fire at 9 a. m. Mr. Weaver said it began from the exhaust pipe on a Diesel engine- Although the engine is located in the basement of the building, the exhaust pipe ran up close to the side of the structure. Flames spread quickly in the interior of the building and enveloped most of the machinery and the granary bins before firemen could he suonrmoned. Mr. Weaver was high in his praise of the effectiveness of the local fire department. He estimated that they saved half of his mill. "If it hadn't been for the fire department**", he Coontinucd on back page) | Red Cross Will Solicit Funds Here Next Week The annual Red Cross drive in Murphy will be launched here Thursday, Nov. 1R, and wiTI last one week, Mrs. C. W. Savage, roll call chairman, announced Wednesday. The membership quota is set at $150. Last year a certificate of distinction was received by the Cherokee County chapter for extending its quota. Mrs. Savage said cavassera wo a Id be appointed at a meeting of the Murphy Woman's dub which meecs here next Wednesday. The dub annually sponsors the local drive for funds. , W M. Fain is chairman of the Cherokee County chapter which contributed freely to special funds during disastrous floods last winter. Sunday has been designated as "Red Cross Day" in the focal churches j and ihe purpose will be explained ' from the pulpit. 1 Half of the local proceeds will pro |lo the national fund. Mrs. Savapre istated, and the remaindr" will be used locally. , Largest | | Circulation 1 |J1 li Any Paper ^ Ever Published Here. 1.50 YEAR?5c COPY~ Wednesday; nd Fri. Also 2d Into Zones esidential| And icts Here Now Public Hearing To Be Held at Court House Friday, Nov. 19 COMMITTEE NAMED . T A 1 I ? - ?* ivmi maermen W (If Action Commission's Recommendations The town of Murphy has been divided into zones governing the building of new business and residence*, and a public hearing on the zoning boundaries will be held Friday, Nov. 151. at the court house beginning at I :.'i0 p. m.. officials have announced here. At the last meeting of the tow* aMermen a zoning committee was appointed to regulate boundaries foi various types of business and r?*siflences. Tt is composed of Chairman H. G. Elkins. Earnest Hawkins, and I>ale Lee. A map of the town defining the boundaries has been drawn up and is kept on public display in the town hall. Officials urge all persons intending to build within the city to see the zones as they have been laid outFollowing the hearing Nov. Iff, ih?zoning commission will make their** recommendation to the town aldermen who ft is understood will adopt the ordinance on the committee's recommendation. rut; w mi. QiKins sam Wednesday tftafc the town in setting up the zoning ordinance was merely assuming their righto as granted them by acta of the state legislature to protect residental (Continued on Back Page) Crisp Bound To Cherokee Court In McGee Death G. U Crisp, of Brysorr City, wat bound over to Cherokee county court Friday afternoon following an irt<|ua^t into the death of Will McOee, wellknown 52-year-dd lumberman ?C Robbinsville, who was killed irataiAly early last Friday morning on d. S10 two miles south of AncV^wiwhen he was struck by a car drivem by Crisp. The case had not come up for trial Wednesday noon. Crisp was out on$500 bond following an inquestMr. McGee was walking Sootr <m the highway enroute to a rrip to Snowbird about dawn Friday morning, it was revealed at the inquest. At 6:10 (FJastern Standard Time> Crisp was going north after having delivered) the Asheville Citizen in this territory. Crisp met another car which he claimed blinded him and ha struck McGee. r Crisp then summoned officers and McGee was later talren +Ka ***-"? - son Funeral home in Mnrphy. The inquest wis conducted Friday afternoon in Andrews by Coroner Fred L Herbert. McGee was buried in RobbinsTiU* SaturdaySurviving: are; his wife; two daughters. Mrs. ifcoy Ghormley and Mis| Audrey McGee, and a son. Jack, alt I <rf RobbmsvIHe. Dance Will Be Held At Gym Friday Night The Varsity club of the Murphy high school will hold a square and round dance at the Murphy gymnasium Friday night. Proceeds be* used for atheletic causes. Square dancing will be ititerspieail with round dancing throughout the 6v<-ninc
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