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MURPHY
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Vol. II ?No. 24.
TWO D ANCES TO f
BE OBSERVED IN
COUNTY JAN. 29
Roosevelt Balls to be Held
In Murphy, At Hiwassee
Dam, Henn Announces
Ail arrangements for dances to b?held
in celebration of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday in
Cherokee county on the night of Jan.
28, were completed Tuesday, P. J.
Henn, chairman, announced.
One dance will be held in the Murphy
gymnasium to the music of Jimmy |
Stringfei low's "Buccaneers" from ]
Asheville, and another ball will be
held in the spacious community building
at thc Hiwassee dam to the tunes
of the Copperhiil Aristocrats.
Tickets for both dances went 011
sale Wednesday morning.
Both communities are cooperating
in the arrangements this year through
arrangements between Mr. Kenn and '
club officials at the dam.
Following thc usual practice, seven- ^
ty per cent of the proceeds uf the two
balls will be retained for the benefit
of paralysis sufferers, and 30 per cent
will be forwarded to national head- u
quarters for application to the general ['
fund for research and actual work in 1
thi field of paralysis*
Miss Sara Ruth Posey is in charge *
of the committees that are making de- n
tailed arrangements for the dance in
Murphy, while similar work at the J
dam will be done by organizations
there. ?
In obtaining the Buccaneers for the c
Murphy dance, Mr. Henn is of the ?
opinion that local dancers will have
the privilege of dancing to the best
music that has evei been brought here. :l
This marks the fifth time that. *
President Roosevelt's birthday has ^
been observed loca'ly for the benefit
of the war against paralysis. Large a
rowds have responded to the social ?
events in this county in the past.
As it is believed that no similar a
dance is scheduled within 50 miles of 0
Cherokee county, Mr. Henn anticipat- a
es an unusually lar :e attendance at
both balls.
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FARM FEDERATION {
GROUP IS NAMED
AT MURPHY MEET ]
Approximately 200 persons attended
the meeting held by the farmers
Federation. Inc., of Asheville, in the
Murphy court house Friday. A previous
meeting of tne Federation,)
which will soon open J. new warehouse
H in Murphy was held in December. The
I warehouse will be ope ned on February s
6. I
, A committee to renresent the more ii
than 300 farmers who have subscribed n
for stock in the Federation was se- ii
lected. Th<> members are: R. B.
K Slaughter, Graham county; W. J. g
Bumgarner, Clay county; B. P- Grant, j
jf.i D. Witherspoon, and U. S. G. Phillips, c
all of Cherokee county. Fiv# more j,
members will be named on the com- N,
mittee when the warehouse is opened. ,]
t Tile lie. f .noolrap. .nnlnJoJ ?
G. K. McClure, Jr., af Asheville, n
president of the Federation, Others
introduced at the meeting included:
Harry Rotha, head of the ^forest f
products department; Sam Nave, as- *sistant
mana^r of the impliment department
and John Bagwell, who will
be the manager of the new warehouse.
Series Of Grocery a;
gp Ads Will Be Carried f
,Bv s]
I Designed to bring the best grocery 0
- values and prices to Murphy and j,
j Ch. rokee county Mr. Noah Lovin- tl
I, good, manager of the Murphy Supply r(
company, is biginning a scries of ad- j,
K t vertiscments in this paper.
6- Thc first of the series will be
H found on the back page of this issue
f of the Scout.
ff Mr. Lovingood reports an unusually
successful year during 1937 in the P'
grocery department store business.
and is seeking to make his grocery ^
department even more popular during
K the coming seasons.
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(Teeklr Newspaper m Western Nori
Murphy,
*08(31 Receipts Show
Increase During- 1937
Local postal receipts showed again
of $975.95 during the calendar
year of 1937 over the corres
ponding period in 1936, posma&ter 1
Howard Moody revealed Wednesd- j
day.
Postal sales in the Murphy post
office amounted to $11686.75 in
1937, and $10710.80 in 1936, according
to the figures.
Mr. Moody has served as postr^isler
here for the past 20 months.
Other regular employees in the local
post office arc: HadUy Dickey
Ed> the Dobbs and Clyde Patton.
)ates For 3 i
Lions Social
Functions Set
Final dates for three social events
> be sponsored by the Murphy Lions ;
lub within the next two months ]
rerc set at a meeting of the club in j
iie Methodist, church Tuesday nightA
benefit card parly will be held in t
ie club room of the Murphy Carnegie 1
brary Tuesday night Feb 3. a minsi
el show will be given in the Murphy 5
igh school auditorium Friday night, !
eb. 25, and the annual Cherokee 1
lounty Dinner will be held Tuesday ;
:?Ut ^ r u o
igiii, ATIarc(i n.
Kenneth Wright will be in charge
f the minstrel, and President H. G. I
)ikins said committees to be in charge
f the other functions will be appoint s
d at a later date. Proceeds from the
?rd party and minstrel will be used
or local charity.
Lion G. W. Ellis told the club thai
meeting for thc development of this I
ection of Western North Carolina
.ould be held in the Murphy court
ouse Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
nd urged wide attendance. A group
f prominent citizens from Asheville
o Atlanta, Ga., will attend he said,
nd Coleman W- Roberts, president
f the Carolina Motor Club and chairnan
of the Charlotte Chamber of
'ommerce. will be the main speaker.
A discussion of proposed local deelopments
was held and Secretary
)r. Edd Adams read communications
o the club.
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Enloe, Patton
Named Heads
Of New Office
Harlan H. Enloe, of Andrews, and
tate senator R. B. (Bob) I'atton. of
'ranklin, have been appointed to be
a charge of work out of the employment
compensation commission office
a Murphy.
According to the appointments by
itate Chairman Charles G. Powell, of
Laleigh, Mr. Enloe will serve as a
laim interviewer and Mr- Patton will
e a field investigator. Both will
or!: out of Murphy and serve in this
istrict.
Mark Edwards, of Asheville, was
amed district deputy in charge of
tie work west of Asheville.
)ffers Prizes For
Basketball Scorers
Mr. Abe Hembree, deputy sheriff I
nd local filling station employe, is
gain becoming Murphy's public bene- J
actor No. 1.
This time Mr. Hembree, an avid
lorts fan, is offering two prizes
f $2 each to the boy and girl on the
lurphy basketball teams that make t
le highest total number of points in i
gular games during the 1938 basket- i
all season. * 1
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Stunt Night Changed
At the last minute before going to 1
ess it was learned that High School 5
unt Night, scheduled for next (
'ednesday night, January 19 has
!en changed to Thursday night, 1
ir.uary 20, instead. ,
Oi Carolina, Covering a Large end
, N. C. Thursday, Jan. 1
Developm<
To BeS
In Mu
WORK BEGUN ON !
MURPHY MILLS I
NEW LOCATION
(C. V. Weaver, Owner,
Expects Plant To Be Finished
By March
Excavation work on the new site of
the Murphy Hills, popular local grained
ry which burned down several
months ago has begun in Murphy.
K. V. Weaver, owner of the flou?*
and corn meal manufacturing establishment,
said Wednesday that he ex- j
pected the new mill to be finished
about the middle of March although
the condition of the weather
would have a lot to do with it."
The new building will b(? located
Approximately across Walnut street
from the old milis. The structure,
he said, would be 32 feet by 40 feet
and would b<? four stories high.
Tht? first floor will be used mostly
for storage bins; the second f.oor will
be the irrindimr room and salc< r<mm
the third floor will contain the wheat
sifter, cleaning apparatus, and similar
machinery, and the top floor will
bo used for elevator equipment and
storage purposes.
Mr. Weaver plans to install about
$3000 worth of new machinery. Old
equipment salvaged from the fire
amounts to about $2000, he stated.
The new plant will he more modern
in every respect according to the
owner, and as it is being built on a
hill a complete driveway serving the
first three floors will be built around
it making all parts of the building
accessible for hauling.
Mr- Weaver said he could not estimate
at present what the value of
the new buiiding would be.
The old plant burned down about
three months ago in one of Murphy's
greatest blazes. The building was uninsured
and a total loss except for the
several thousand dollars worth of
equipment which he expects to put in
the new plant.
Mr. Weaver stated his new equipment
would allow him to add a line of
feed to his wheat and corn meal products.
He added that Jack Hall will construct
the building while W. J. Savage
company of Knoxville, Ttnn.. will
install the machinery.
Many requests have been made by
farmers throughout this tri-state area
to rebuild the plant and continue its
operation, the owner stated. "I have
found out that the mill means a better
livlihood to hundreds of farmers
in una section, and it is largely
through their request that it is being
rebuilt. It is taking a lot of money
but it will be worth it in the end "
While the new mill is being built,
Mr. Weaver is maintaining a medium
of exchange in an auxiliary buldng
for the beneft of the farmers who
patronize the mill.
The old site was purchased from
Mr. Weaver by the TV A as part of
the Hiwassee dam basin shortly before
the fire.
Minor Injuries Are
Suffered In Accident
Mr. Harve Whitaker and Miss
ELdna Patterson both of Andrews,
A cre improving Wednesday of mine *
injuries they suffered in an automo3ile
accident near Matlby on the
Murphy-Asheville highway earlj
Tuesday morning.
Mr. Whitaker vas coming to Murihy
where he operates a department
:tore when his car overturned on 6
surve due to a wet pavement.
Miss Patterson was coming to work
in Candler's Beauty shop where she I
las been employed for some time.
.
Potentially Rich Territory in This
13, 1938
ent Of Thi;
ubject Of ]
rphy This
v a
Meeting To Be One of M?
Events Ever Held In
tinguished List Of Sp
CAROLINA MOTOR C
Representatives of Town
Atlanta Will Be Prest
j
A meeting "to discuss the devolof
Carolina" wHJbe held in the Cherokee
day aftrnoon at 2 o'clock G. W. ?11 if
of the Lions club, announced Tuesday
An array of prominent citizens in
Coleman W. Roberts, president of the
the Chamber of Commerce of Charlott
is expected to be present.
An open invitation extended to
Atlanta, Ga., Mr. ?11 is declared. Plar
f ives from all surrounding communitie
night that a number of prominent Geo
Notables To Attend
In eluded in the list will be John C.
Lusk, Atlanta real estate man; a member
of the highway commission of
North Carolina; a member of the governor's
staff of Georgia, representatives
of the Asheville Citizen an?i
Times company; a representative of
the Atlanta Journal; Col. Tom Butt,
of Blue Ridge, Ga , and officials of
the Tennessee Valley Authority. Mr.
Eilis said an invitation had been extended
to Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McKee,
of Sylva, and that they were expected
to attend. Mr. McKee is highway
commissioner of this district and Mrs.
1 McKee was a stat*. senator in the last
session of the general assembly.
The meeting was described as bcini*
"designed to outline to us the many
advantages of this picturesque section
of the Great Smokys and the possibilities
that lie before us. The
speakers?all men who have had a
wealth of experience in community dev<?jjnnm?!?t?will
te!! us something
we'll really be interested to hear "
No formalities will be observed
when the meeting is held, Mr. Ellis
said, and no definte program has been
arranged. A number of those present
will make short talks and Mr. Roberts
will make the principal address.
Is Interested In W. N. C.
The meeting is the outgrowth of a
visit by Mr. Lusk here several years
go. At that time he was struck by
the beauty of Western North Carolina
and immediately became interested
in its further development, Mr.
Ellis stated.
On several subsequent occasions
Mr. Lusk visited here, and it is largely
thiough his interest in this secton that
the meetng will become a reality. He
and Mr. Roberts have been life-long
friends, Mr. Ellis explained, and Mr.
Lusk is largely responsible for bringing
him here.
"Mr. Roberts as presdent of the
Carolina Motor club keeps in close
touch with every section of the Carolinas
and North Georgia and probably
knows more about its possibilities for
development than any other man",
Mr. Ellis stated. "We are indeed fortunate
in being able to hear, him and
1 am sure he will bring a message that
everyone and every community in this
entire section will profit by."
Georgia To Be Represented
It was learned here Tuesday night
that a number of towns between Murphy
and Atlanta had organized reprentatives
to attend the meeting. A
large party is expected .to arrive from
| Georgia about noon, and groups from
sections of North Carolina arc expect|
ed by th0 time the meeting begins.
The meeting is looked upon as the
outgrowth of the completion of the
Asheville-to-Atlanta main trunk highway
through Murphy several years
ago. While this road makes Murphy
accessible to both cities, it is becoming
more rcknowned every day for its
scenic attractions.
The convention here Thursday is
seen as the beginning of a concerted
drive on the part of towns and com
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Afternoon
ost Important Community
Cherokee County?Disteakers
Is Announced.
LUB HEAD TO SPEAK
s Between Asheville and
ent At Meet at 2 p. m.
intent of this section of Western North
county court house in Murphy Thurs5,
town alderman and former president
North Carolina and Georgia, including
Carolina Motor club and chairman of
e, who will make the main address,
all communities between Asheville and
is are being made to bring representas
here, and word was received Tuesday
rgians would be present.
munities all along the route to promote
it> attractions.
Local officials are planning for an
attendance of 11:ore than 300 persons
from this and surrounding communities.
"North Carolina and Georgia will
join hands Thursday in one of the
most important movements ever to
materialize for the development ot
this mountain section". Mr. Ellis stated
in making the announcement. This
will be a grea htting for all communities
between Asheville and Atlanta,
and we are glad to know that a large
and important delegation from both
sjlfltpc i*c irainnr t'? oftnn/1 "
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FUNDS ALLOTED
FOR MAINTAINING
12 LUNCH ROOMS
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Federal and county funds totaling
$17,027-26 have been appropriated
for maintaining lunch rooms in Cherokee
county, Mrs. Walter Witt who
is in charge of the work, announced
Wednesday.
On January 6 the WPA appropriated
$15,228.16, asd this sum was supplemented
by $1799.10 in county
funds. The money will be used to
buy food, equapment and other necessities
of the lunch room.
At present 12 lunch rooms are being
maintained in Cherokee county.
They employ 16 women. Between
500 and 600 persons are fed daily in
the lunch rooms, and they provide
their meals by paying with vegetables
arid produce in exchange.
PETITION SIGNED
REQUESTING NEW
PHONE SERVICE
Mr. W. B. Lambkin of the Waynesville
office of the Southern Bell Telephone
company, was in Murphy last
Thursday, Friday and Saturday obtaining
signatures requesting the installation
here of an improved equipment
in the central offce. Hc said
there was "very little' dissent in arranging
for the transformation.
Various ortraniynf innc??
? ..a ...HUUIIiy
tho Woman3 club, the Junior Womans
club, the Charity League, the Cherokee
County Medical society and tho
Lions club?joined with subscribers
in requesting the change.
Egg Bearing Likeness
Of Rat Put On Display
One of the most unusual natural
formations ever seen here is the likeness
of a rat on an egg which was
produced recently on the farm of Mr.
W. S. Donaldson at BrasstownThe
egg, which ia a perfect specimen
otherwise than it is a bit small,
was brought into tho Scout office to
be put on display by Mr. Donaldson.
Those who have seen have remark, d
of the unusalncss of the formation.
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