Jl g| That's? ^ murphy * tie Leaning I Vol. IL? No. 21. JAMES H. CRISP, 65, SURVEYOR, BURIED SAT. Was Widely Known Fot His Knowledge of Land Marks In This Area Funeral services for Mr. James 11 rri |>. 63, of Murphy, who for th pa.-t four years has been Cherokee county surveyor, were conducted a Rogers chapei Saturday afternoon a 11 o'clock with the Rev. Fred Styles of fieiatincr. Masonic rites iv...i. served. Interment was in the churcl cemetery. W. D. Townson was ii charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Crisp, who had served a loni career as one of Western North Caro lina's finest surveyors, passed awa; nt his home near Murphy Friday morn ing. He had been ill for the pas several yearsMr. Crisp with a remarkable mem ory which, coupled with his aptitud for surveying, made him one of th leading figures in land surveying i Western North Carolina. His tinimate knowledge of lan n :. ks throughout this territory wa unowned. In many instances hi word was accepted without challeng and in matters of land litigation i was undisputed. On numerous 01 casions when it was impossible to fin land marks, Mr. Crisp was called o to supply the neccessary informatio which war. unusually accuarate. For many years he was active i locating mountain lam and his sei vices were in great demand in litigate questions of boundary. He was er gaged ir. many important cases trie in state and federal courts. As a witness he was always fair an honest and his reliability was recop nized. His ripe experien?e made hii invauable and his honesty was neve questioned. Surviving are: his wife, and 13 chil dren, Ray Crisp, Mrs. Dillah Brighl of Charlotte, Mrs. Julia Roads, Jarnc Crisp, Gar Crisp, Grace Ledforc Juanita Ledford, Ben Crisp, Mr? Hazel Young, Misses Willie, Matti Bou and Nellie Crisp and Columbu Crisp. CAROLS SERVICE IS OBSERVED BY BAPTISTS HERI ?? ? netting oi exquisite Yuletid beauty the "Candlelight Service c I Christmas Carols" and the Bibl Christmas Story was presented at o'clock last Sunday evening by th choir of the First Baptist Church. The Scripture story was read by th pastor, the Rev. J. C. Ammons. i splendid audience listened to a beaut fully arranged program of carol "which were designed to cast the hoi spell of nativity over the ones present The Church was beautifull; decorated with greenery The choi ringing, "O Come All Ye Faithful inarched in, each carrying a lighte candle and placing it on the railini in front of the choir. The carols love by all were rendered by the choii bringingg joy to all present- This wa one of the most beautiful and impres sve services that has been held here Weather Vane Following are maximum and mini Jum temperatures for the past wee compared with temperatures for th same period last year: TEMPERATURES 1937 1936 Isto Max. Min. Max. Min 15 60 37 58 34 16 64 44 55 4 0 17 62 4h 61 29 '8 62 45 54 37 19 52 33 50 33 20 54 22 43 22 21 48 28 53 20 RAINFALL INCHES Since December 1 1.08 5.5: Since January 1 14-68 62.31 1 O? ? Barney Ain of Brooklyn. N. Y l"1 officiated in morc than 7.001 basketball games in 19 seasons. '( ' ^ lit ip IFeeicly Seta paper in If estern North Ct Murpl Santa Claus Receives All Letters Not Printed Due to the fact that there were so many leters to Santa Claus ar, , riving in our office, we were unable to publish them all. Sonne of the letters arrived to late, and therefore were not printed. However, all letters received will reach od Santa on time and he will not mifs a one of them, for we have forwarded all of them straight to , the North Pole. If we know old Santa, all rcB quests will be filled and a few | * things thrown in extra. For years ' t and years Santa has been coming 1 around regular every Christmas without fail and we feel sure he 1 h 1 will be here right on time this year, 1 N answering with gifts all the letters he has received. ? So if your letter got in too late ' h to be published in the Scout, just 1 y don't worry because old Santa cer tainly got your letter on time. t ? Mrs. Mary E. Hall |? Of Murphv Buried I Sundav Afternoon M ? ? i s Funeral services for Mrs. Ktta Hall; ' | of Murphy, were conducted from the 1 I i First Baptist Church of Clyde, C., c .. Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, with ' ,1 ; the Rev. Price of Clyde officiating. ^ n Interment was in the pleasant Hill 1 tl cemetery.H Funeral arrangements ' | were in charge of W. I). Townson. n I Mr. Hall had been an invalid for two and a half years until her death 1 Friday morning, December 18. She < ( was the wife of Mr. E. L. Hall, of " Murphy, and had resided here for the ( past ten years. , Surviving arc: her husband: four ' <1 children, Miss Marie Hall, of Lexingr ton. Ky., Mrs. J. Wilhoit. of Chat', n anooga. Tenn., W. R. Had, of Rich- j r mond, Va., and J. H. Hall, of Bilt.' more, N. C.; four brothers, Will |-j Jones, of Los Angeles, Cal., Wiley] t,'Jones, of Sylacauga, Ala., Charles,s Jones, of Washington, D. C., and j Arthur Jones, of Asheville, N. C. 3 I Final Rites For j Mrs. Ella Spivey ; Held on Wednesday I ? | Funeral services for Mrs. Eila e Ppivey, 69, wdow of the late James Y ] A. Spivey were conducted Wednesday e afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at her home. ; ^ | The Rev. C. F Roger.?, pastor of the Andrews Baptist church, officiated. Interment was in the Andrews cerne. ' tery. W. D. Townson was in charge * of funeral arrangements. Mrs. Spivey, who died at 9:30 o'clock Monday evening following a long illness, was born in Canton and *r had resided at Andrews fo?" the past : 33 years. She was a descendant y of one of the pioneer families of r this section and until recently was a faitnful member of the local Baptist d church, having joined in her youth, g Pallbearers were her grandson? d o r. * XT - iw ivvno, x" i our iv nui". Ui .>vw York City, Roy Nichols, New York s City, Norman Spivey, of Knoxville, , i- Tenn., Charles Spivey, J. P. Jones and . Floyd Baldwin all of Andrews. ^ Flower girls were; Misses Edna j Patton, AddiHee Battle. Hazel Hyde, , Daisy Battle, Leone Patterson, Cor. * ena Trnett, Zora Bell Bryson, Nina ] Battle, Lena Hamilton, Geneva Lovin. ( ? Pood, Norma Lunsford and Lucile MathesonSurvivors are three sons and three daughters; Jesse T. Spivey Chattanooga, Tonn., R. D. Spivey, and C. J. Spivey of New York City; Mrs. J. F. Nichols. Mrs. J. P- Jones and Miss Violet Spivey all of Andrews. FRANK ELLIS ILL Friends of Mr. Frank Ellis, local filling . tation operator, will regret, to hear that he has been confined to 3 his bed at home for the past three ' 3 days with influenza. o A check made out to her 17 years 3 apo was cashed in Raymond, Wash., by Mrs. M. A. Garrett. eruikfii xroluia, Covering a l^arge and Foter iy, N. C. Thursday, Dec. COMPLETE TOWN ' ESTABLISHED IN S WNC MOUNTAINS' diwassee Dam Village Is Complete, Modern In Every Respect By MARJORIE MULLIGAN In one of Western North Carolina's rest mountainous and remote regions j l community has been built within a , 'tw months. Unlike the cities and 1 owns that usually accompany largo ; ?rojects which art* constructed hur unv i? wen piauneu and j designed and is as modern as can be i cund in the United States- Roads; lave been built, homes are springingj p daily, a community center is re- , ounding with civic projects, where ! >ut a few months ago there was noth- ( ng but wilderness. The why and ' vherofore of all this is. of course, j he Tennessee Valley authority's new iam and town here at Hlwassee Dam r? Cherokee county. Tear this is expected to be | the largest and most successful ball us yet held in Cherokee County. No particu.ai place has been decided u|w>n as yet for the ball but due to negotiations with T. V A. officials there is a possibility that the hall will be held at the recreation hall at Hiivassee Dam. Mr. Henn said. If this since is decided upon there will be one round dance at the dam. with square lances at both the dam and at Mur?hy. Admission may be gained to all lances with the same ticket. Mr. Henn has planned an extensive advertising campaign in order to draw is many people from the county r.nd j leighboring counties as possible. Mr. ' Hpnn ?nid flint- nilvf?rtiii'mpnto wimld i je put on the screens of five promi- | lent theatres in and around Murphy tnd newscopv and advertisements wi'l >c in the hands of all newspapers and Publications near here. So far Mr. TIenn has been in touch vit'n several prominent orchest ras to I "uroish music for the round dance and j ias been negotiating with I i 1 string! >ands in an effort to get the best . nusic possible for the square dance. j t 0F|H itially Rich Termor w This Stale 23,193/ \ ^ocal Firms Extend Christmas Greetings This week the merchants of Murphy have joined with the Scout in extending greetings and good will for the Christmas season to all friends and patrons throughout the country and surrounding territory. These merchants and business men have been serving the people for years, giving their best in every way they could. The citizens of Murphy and Cherokee County have stood behind them and given them the support they needed to carry on, showing the best cooperative spirit possible. Therefore, these firms take this opportunity to express their appreciation and wish you a very Merry Christmas. These greetings may be found on other pages of the Scout throughout the paper. Local Questions Topic Of Lions At Special Meet ? i Local : improvement^ and other vital ' questions of loea: importance were foremost in the dis'-uason ot the l-ions Club in u special called meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. 21. Of greatest importance in the discussion was the report of the committee on condition of the road leading from Murphy into Hiwassee Dan . G. W. Ellis, head of this committee said that he had seen Mr. Grover Mauney Supt. of highway maintenance in this district ami had received his assurance that as far as possible with equipment ami funds afforded him by the state, this road woud be kept in excellent condition for passage of ail vehicles throughout the winter. A report of the committee to the city Board of aldermen concerning renaming and renumbering city streets, headed by II. (I. Elkir.s, gave the assurance of the board lhat this would be done as soon as it was conveniently possible. At the suggestion of W. A. Barber, the club voted to attend to certain charities within .Murphy and Mr. Barber was appointed to head a committee for this purpose- Also a motion in a j.msirei tne latier part of January was mot favorably by all members. Resignation of J. B. Gray, former preside nt, and W. X. Rogers of Hivvassee Dam were accepted. Election of new officers to fil. recent vacancies resulted in W. A. Sherrill and H. Bueek being elected as third Vicepresident and Director, respectively. The next meeting of the elub will J be sUbsituted for by attendance at the Charter Meeting of the Robbinsjville Club. Jan.a, at Robbinsvilie. The Robbinsvilie club was recently organized by the Murphy Lions Club. "Cotton" McGuire Will Get New Radio Setup The Nan.tahala National Forest ha.s completed arrangements whereby a short wave radio set will be installed in the home of Garland (Cotton) McGuire who lives on Rooper Bald in Graham County, North Carolina. According to Forest Supervisor Paul H. Geri'ard. the radio will make possible more complete detection in Graham county and at the same time provide McGuire with some means whereby he can communicate with the outside world from his Isolated location. McGuire will bo able t<> contact the radio operator at the Tellico Ranger Station of the Cherokee National Forest. I,onp Distance telephone connections, at the Ranker Station, will make it possible to transmit messages from McGuire to anv concerned forest fire organization. o W. A. Bent ley of Jerlco. Vt.. he. ecntly photographed over 4,000 snow crystals separately and found that each one had distinct variations. In a San Fransisco zoo the prize leopard, Rowdy, was raised by tt police dog mother who nursed him from a cub. M Largest 4 Circulation lll|R, Any Paper ~ Ever Published Here. H.50 YEAR -5c COf * OPERATIONS OF LOCAL CANNERY TO BE INCREASED New Finance Program Assures Higher Production In 1938 Plar.s are going forward for a much enlarged program of op* rations at thi? Mountain Association plant it was announced by cannery ficials at a meeting of the Murphy Lions Ciub Tuesday right. The interest shown by local business people by purchases of cannery stork v. as sufficient to enable U?ral a hectors to make satisfactory arrangements with the Tennessee Valley Associated Cooperatives for financing of the 1038 operations, according to E. R. Thompson, local manager. Mr. Thompson explained that while recent refinancing operations had placed this Association in a much stronger position financially, its permanence r. the community depended on its being increasingly locally owned and financed. The 1337 pack more than doubled that of previous years; products are moving out in a satisfactory manner if. spite