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Cherokee
TALKING FILM
DEMONSTRATION
TO DRAW MANY
I
Free Picture Will Be
Shown Thurs., Fri.,
Sat., at 9:30 A. M.
' nek the doors and come to town'
Th" Cherokee Scout's Motion Pic
Cooking School entitled "Star |
My Kitchen" will be the real comv
attraction for three days at
Henn theater starting Wedneshi>
fascinating and different
.i:ig school is open entirely free
very woman in town, and the
rokee Scout as well as Murphy
i chants extend this last invitation
iti the home-making lessons and
.iy entertainment for at least one
...y.
The Motion Picture Cooking School
1! be a practical rally of homeinkers
to contribute fresh perspec.vi?
for the "same old job", the moulonous
day-in-and-day out job, yet
the most important business in the
world. -lust as men have their annual
conventions, where they listen
to lectures from specialists, local
women will have their convention to
consider home-making problems.
.lust as fresh inspiration for the
I ' i?b i ; one <?t the by-prodacts of
the familiar cooking school, which
I ents a lecturer in a model kitch
are new ideas and !.<>?.?
horn in the film class for home- j
with its novel approach and i
rn sotting.
' false-front" camera-beautiful |
1 satisfied these specialist . I
insisted on working in comI
compact, modern kitchens,
i actual y reflect more s: i? n
genuity and careful planning
i any living room.
agnizing the demands of home i
, the producers of "Star in i
utchen" signed all-star kitchens,!
I a 1-st ar cast, adding a coi tin- .
I occasion <>f close-ups so that j
oat in the Henn theater is a(
I for this amazing-pictured
I aking course. j
t 1 voryday happenings have been 1
I tized in the plot of "Star in I
R My Kitchen". Behind the sparkling'
I and suspense that are so necesR
to screen stories was a deliberate
B 'n ambitious determination
t 1 ?rry instruction, inspiration, and
B tvftc awhile home news to women in
B 1* :itinned cm hack page this sectiac)
I Work On Two
I Buildings Is
| liomg Ahead
I Work on the new Murphy Laundry
fi| building and a Texas Oil company
filling station in Murphy are being
mshed to completion.
B Both are located on adjoining lots
% on Valley River avenue and the AsheEj
ville highway near the center of
town.
H Dennis Barnnett, of Murphy, is
B contractor for both structures.
B The laundry is a brick building
40 feet by &0 feet. Although B. B. i
B ^ornwell, owner of ttyw laundry, ex- |
B Pects to see completion of the buildB
J*y Ju>y 1? he does not anticipate
B Moving his machinery into new quarB
tvrs un.tii September.
B W. Cover, Jr., of Andrews,
B Plans t-o have a formal opening of
B \e filing station within the next
M p>x weeks.
I Attend Fre
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County Pr
Three More Persons
Rittpn Rv Ma/1 H nrrc I
Three more Cherokee county
persons were bitten by mad dogs
during the past week, Dr. Z. PMitchell,
head of the Cherokee
county health department, has annodnced.
Inoculation serum has arrived
in the county and is being administered
to dogs by special officers
recently appointed in all townships
of the county.
Dr. Mitchell and the health do.
partment is appealing to the citizens
of the county to cooperate
in wiping out the iad dog scourge.
TOWN PREPARES
FOR INCREASED
TOURIST TRADE1
1
Many Improvements Being
Made In Murphy
For Summer Season
I
A huge building and improvement
program is being undertaken in Murphy
this spring to add to the town's
attractions for visitors this summer
The number of tourists stopping
here so far this spring indicates that
the community will entertain the
largest host of visitors this summer
in its history.
llotcs, cafes, tourist homes, filling
stations and all public establishment-.;
entering to the tourist trade are hein
improved to meet the pub'ic demand.
Four hotels and at least a dozer,
regular tourist homes have announced
improvement programs to take carof
the increasing summer trade.
Under a system of puohc hi dtl:
service recently adopted by lb. couniy
with the aid of state and federal '
funds, tin* ratings of cafes ami public
eating places has been generally improved
with its supplies of miik and
l'ood also receiving higher ratings.
in preparation ior the <u i mer
season, town officials are making .
preparations for the greatest supply '
of water ever used in the town. They
dai ni the demands this yea " wi'l *
warrant an increased storage of water
over past seasons whieli indicates that
a number of inquiries have been
made by vacationists.
Town authorities and civic leaders
(Continued on back page this section)
Robert Wells Named
Principal at Franklin
Robert Wells, son of Mrs. R. V.
Wells, of Murphy, has recently ixttn
appoiifted principal of the Franklin
school in Macon county.
Mr. and Mrs. Wells and small s?i.
have arrived in Murphy to spend tihe
summer before Mr. Wells assumes his
new duties. Mrs. Wells wi.l also
teach in the Franklin school. Both
faavc beeiu teaching in the eastern
part of the state fw the past four
years.
Mr. Wells plans t* go to Chapel
Hill soon for a special term this- summer
to get his M. A. degree at the
University of North Carolina
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Song Service To Be
Held At Shady Grove
Tho ai.nual Shady Grove singing
convention will be held at the Shady
Grove church near Culberson Sunday,
E. P. Hawkins, of Murphy, has
announced- i
The popular Baptist church is local ed
12 miles west of Murphy on Hign- I
way No. 28. <
The public is cordially invited. I
e Motion Pi
ion Returr
mikr
jrolina, Covering a Larcr and Fott
phy, N. C. Thursday, Jui
r|i
imaries i
SCOUT TO GIVE
BROADCAST OF
ELECTIONS HERE
Results of Primary to Begin
About 8 O'clock
Saturday Night
Following a popular practice inaugurated
by the Scout in the In t
general election, local citizens car
have a ling-side seat FRET*' at the
big political battel in Murphy Saturday
night.
Through special arrangements with
the Heun theater, a public address
system will be installed in front 01
the Scout office aid primary elections
returns will be compile and
announced as quickly as tjhey can ho
sent to Murphy.
Arrangements are a so being made
to keep interested persons i: formed
on the trend of district and state
races.
As soon as returns are brought into
Murphy fro.11 the 24 precincts of the
county, they will be sent to the Scout
office where a corps of workers will
total them and keep the public posted
as to the trend of the vote.
The public is requested to cooperate
by i.ot jamming the office or lining
the telephone facilities any more
than is absolutely necessary.
Approximately l.OOo persons gathered
in front of the Scout office
during the last general election to
get returns over the Scout broad
casting apparatus.
Realizing this is the quick* *. best
Continued on back page this section
Shields Keeps Milk
Trademark At Royalty
John Shields, owner of the Not la
Farm, and distributor of famed Cipld*>11
Illlt'l llsi V II ilk" lllliiinni .
increase iii sales duiing tin- summer
months.
Mr. Shields obtained the Golden
Gumscy trade-mark about two year*
ago when ho remodelled and enlarged
his dairy.
The Golden Guernsey seal?which
Mr. Shields is extensively advertising?is
obtained by him for a pre.,
miuni and insures customers of the
most sanitary and wholesome milk
?d>tai liable.
Mr. Shields states that h?- must
pay 15 cents for every 100 quarts of
milk he sells as a royalty. This money
is. used to make close periodic inspections
of his milk to ascertain if
it can keep up to the standards as advertised
under the Golden Gurensey
brand.
Mr. Shield's model dairy is located
on the Copperhill highway in the
Shoal Creek section of Cherokee
county
PROFIT REAPED
FROM FINE CROP
OF SPINACH HERE
One-third of ?n acre of spinach,
grown in Murphy as a demonstration,
brought $413.23 at the Mountain Valley
Cooperative cannery here this
week.
The field of spinach, grown on a
vacant jot adjoining the Cherokee
county courthouse, has attracted
wide-spread attention.
The profit on this demonstration.
according 10 an esumaie oy K- d. |
Wooten. assistant county agent, would
emount to more than $110 per acre.
Burt Shields, manager of the can.
nery, plans to yrow a crop of heans
>n the plot as the next denionstra:ion.
icture Cool
is From See
0 ihw
?ntiaily Rich Tern'n*^ tr This State
ie 2, 1938 \
o Be Held
Twelve Cour
Three State
Be Voted Or
In Spite Of Heated Camp:
Is Anticipated B;
Political O
One of the most heated primary p
Cherokee county will end Saturday whi
county and district offices and vote wil
Ten of the local candidates to be
Republicans.
In contrast to fever heat which has
' the past month, a heavy vote is not an
J Fred O. Hates, ehnirman of the Chcrokt
1 poets "around 2,001) votes to be east",
ties in Chemkf. county is estimated be
Annual Singing I
1 Convention To
Be Held June 12
I The annual meeting of the Cher- |
! okee county sii ?rin?c convention will t
I h.. n..ia -.1 i? ?. i 1
|1V1? ? , , ?vn , I ? I nwitut'i UUUIUII |
| ium on June 12. I
Music ch?sse> _and singers from all >
i.vcr the county wil. be in attend-1
ance to compete for the banner j
which is awarded every year to the!
class making the hot music.
The occasion ha always drawn
large ei'dwils, antl no exception is expceled
this year. Kverybody is ? ?rdiahy
invited to ct?:v.e out and hear
some good singing, and all the singing
classes are urged to come p:e|
pared to compete for the banner.
All singers ..nd .-i aging c'asM of
! adjoining count i s and states are invited
to attend and take part, al|
though they will not be privileged
| to compete for the bannerNICHOLS
SEEKS OFFICE
; A. E- Nichols, of Culberson, is : ?
candid: *e for the office of Justice ol ;
the 1'eace in the November general j
elections- He is affiliated with the
Republican party. In a former edition '
of the Scout it was erroneously stated
that his home was in Murphy.
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i Dance To Be Held
| At Hiwassee Dam j
| A dance sponsored by the Athle1
tic club, wil. be held next Saturday
I evening in the auditorium of the com.
j muuity building at Hiwassc Dam. The
j music will be furnished by A. Mcln
! | turf and his orchestra, including all
j their original players,
i The proceeds of this dance, according
to O. D. Johnson, recreation
supervisor, wil be used to buy equipment
for recreational activities in
camp. New ping pong paddles have
been ordered, trophies for winners
?i the tennis tournaments, which
will he held during the summer, will
he bought, besides many pieces of
| equipment used in the soft ball games
held four nights a week.
The dance will start at nine o'clock 1
and last until 12
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Frank Ellis Awarded i
Gulf Distributorship 1
The fiulf products distributorship ^
in this territory has been awarded (
to Frank Ellis operator of the G'uf r
Service station here, and son cf the '
late G. W. Ellis, who operated the v
plant for the past 15 years. (
Mr. Ellis announced the appoint- '
ment Monday. 1
king School
>ut Office
^ Nearly everybody
in this
IM County reads
^ ^ N The Scout
regularly
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1.50 YEAR?5c COPY
Qoflll* Joir
uuiui uajf
lty, District,
Offices To
i In Primary
aign, Rather Light Vote
y Many Local
bservers
olitical campaigns ever recalled in
candidates will be chosen for 12
1 be cast for three state offices.
selected arc Democrats and i\v?? a?e
marked local political campaigns for
ticiputed by :i\ political obse> eis.
e County Board ?>t Kite".ions. exTlie
full voting strength of both par.
'tween b,bOO and b.OliO.
Democratic candidate for -i\ prin.
L'ipai county offices and two district
offices appeal on cue ballot. Two
Democratic township eonstabho will
als'O be CllOSe!). Tile >*: e tick* ' C"iltains
candidates f??i three o'Ttres.
The Republican ballot contains candidates
for state seuato: ami i ounty
coroner.
Tin name- of : n .an d.- ^ for
member of the slate hous? f ? presi
Matives headlines the county ballot.
Those seeking ;ae Demo.iat. iicttinotion
are: J. Is. .Viondy. Mmphy
torney; .1. Frank, ir y :dth, prineip?:
of the Mar: ? . i i .; Fred (?.
Scroggs. Brass ia ; nt, and !).
H. 'I illi't. Andiev
Clerk of Court i o Be Chosen
Two im !i ar? D? :itlic
nomina t'i: ch-tiC-of the Superior
court. Tin y : - Hay- - Leatherwood,
-apt'i i : at of the t herokee
county li<. and Wins'-w McI\
ei\ Mtsrpry in : chant and vmcr
chairman < tl. h- r <- t < mty
rat a* I.xei i\ < .
Three candidate .of .aiming, tor
register ol" deeds on lit Democratic
ticket. The\ an : P L. 1 .. . intun
he. t, of Murphy; RoK-t1 Arthur
Akin and Noiand \V? - >1 nhy.
i Vnioo: > I'M.ii. !..!! > f aty
coniini-.-iom r m two <.f th turn
county tli t will h? h> ?? i:
Saturday's vow-: hi the first di-iricjSi
(comprising the Va.leytovvn area),
1* H. Feivbee and S. il. Parker, are
seeking nomination. In the second
district (comprising the Murphy
area), the names el" T. P- Calhoun
and Frank Dickey, both Murphy merchants,
appear on the ticket.
Seven Democratic candidate- for
the county board of . ducatin will he
chosen from ten candidates appear.
Continued on back page this section
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New Pastor To
Arrive Friday;
Preach Sunday
The Rev. Henry L. Paisley. I>. I>..
who was recently elected pastor of
the Presbyterian churches of Murphy
and Hayesville, is expected to arrive
here Friday and conduct first services
in the local church Sunday morning
it 11 o'clock.
The announcement was made Wedtcsday
by Col. M. W. Bell, elder in
he church.
"It is hoped that all members of the
^resbyterian church, and all people
>f Presbyterian affiliations, whether
nembers or not. wi.l attend; and all
)eople will l>e welcomed to this service.
and to all other services conduct d
at the Presbyterian church", Mr.
Sell stated in making the announcenent.
June 8-10