Our Aim ? A Scout In // Every Home (I ]||l W\ In Cherokee THE LEADINC Vol. 50.?No. 39T~ Three Con Members of 1 Society Visitc Inspect Various Features of TVA's Hiwassee Dam Froject Picturesque Hiwassee Dam in ( iTnkcc Count) was visited Satur4 i\ hv a larjre number of prominent engineers and visitors who attended I the annual spring convention ol the Xmerican Society of Civil Engineers Chattanooga, Tenn., last week. I lie tour including Hiwassee Dam ; wa> one of llie most scenic trips J planned for members and visitors | to the convention. It was one of a . - i ie> of visits at Various TV A projects that was outlined for those at-1 tending the. meeting. The tour originated in Chattanooga and included the Parksvillc and Ococe projects and the scenery along the river. The route led the group through the Ducktown basin and over the Access road into lliwassec I Dam. Quite a number of local TV A employees were among the estimated 1,100 persons who attend the semiannual conference. Those attending from here said it was the best meeting held by the society in many years. Among local TV A employees attending were: James Smallshaw, lames B. Ward, Earl VanHorn, B. C. Moneymaker, Clarence E. Blee, Project. Supervisor of Hiwassee Dam, Sam Harding, Jack Blagg, O. Laurgaard, Fred Weis, Lou Hixon, George Hall and others. The Hiwassee Dam is a straight gfayitv structure. 1.250 feet long on ' i h?i crest and 522 feet high above the )"\v? st point of the foundation. When c nij leted, this will be the highest Continued on back page Health Departn For Last Quart* Mary King Mallonee Is Named To Faculty Here Miss Mary King Mallonee, of Murphy, has been elected to the Muprhy high school faculty, it has been announced by Superintendent H. Bueck. Miss Mallonee is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Mallonee, of Murphy. She graduates from the Woraans 1 College of the University of North j Carolina, Greensboro, in June. Miss Mallonee is also a graduate of Murphy high school, and is well-known among the younger social contingent ? * the town. i Bible School To Open On May 8 l The local pastors announce that for m ?-nc urst time in several years there I will be conducted a Cooperative Daily | Bj Vacatioi church school. I This : hool will be held in the Methodi Church and the Rev. J. C. E Ammoiu vill be Dean of the school and will ct his faculty from those B who will olunteer their services from B the sevc al churches of the commun All cl Idren, ages 5 to 15, in the B community are eligible whether they B attend ^ mday School or not. The schoo'i f open Monday, May 8 and 0?ntin| 1_wo weeks. The hours are H *'-3? -o ( ;30 a. m. Monday through ff] FrHav B ll d that this school will af h deasurc and profit to all jH *ho ? The nastors and other B lir,01^"" ' are contributing H nd ta ent confidently fount the t ope rat inn of the raren hildr. to make this ven " It fji ; WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTE Murp imunities 1 i( Engineers I >rs Here ^ - - ^ ^ ^ , C. E. BLEE Project Engineer Law Requires All Dog Owners To Have Them ? Vaccinated On Schedule I In addition to the article published ] in the Cherokee Seoul la&L week Cun- } cerning the vaccination of dogs, Dr. , M. P. Whichard, Distiict Haelth Of ficer, would like to add the following ^ paragraph taken from Section 4895, , Article 15, North Carolina Code. . Section 4805 of said Article states. ( that any owner who fails to have his dog vaccinated at the time the rabies J inspector is in the township in which the owner resides, as provided in sec- i tion 4895, shall have said dog vacci- . natcd in accordance with section 4895 r (8) and shall pay the rabies inspector the additional sum of twenty-five - ceuin n? ot ri'utuieu oy mm ior eacn I , dog treated. I 1 lent Report er Is Give n Dr. M. P. Whichard Lists Work Done In Three Counties The following report of work done ir. the health department in the coun- , ties of Cherokee, Graham and Clay has been released for publication by the* office: It will readily be seen by a glance i at the tabulation of the work done by this district for quarter ending March 31, 1939, that the major effort for the past quaver has been School Hygiene and the examination of 4-11 Club mem- 1 bers. On the other hand much has been accomplished in other fields. In Communicable Disease Control tho following work has been done by this department: Admission to service 76, consultation with physicians 3, field visits to diphtheria cases .5, typhoid fever 5, scarlet fever 2, measles 1, whooping cough 48, chickenpox and pneumonia 15, and one pneumon- j ia patient was admitted to hospital. Two hundre^ fifty-four individuals were immunized for smallpox, 98 a- ? gainst diphtheria, ranging from the ' Continued on page five v? v _ * ? r Weather Vane Listed below are maximum and minimum temperatures and rainfall for the past week compared with similar data for last year. TEMPERATURES 1939 1938 ' 20 48 33 79 55 21 66 37 70 58 22 66 31 71 56 23 70 31 67 38 24 82 38 72 40 25 83 57 76 40 26 74 60 81 46 RAINFALL INCHES 1939 1938 Total since April 1 4.05 10.12, Total sine January 1 .... 25.59 22.04 ( pruto RN NORTH CAROLINA, COVER1NC thy, N. C. Thursday, ro Hold E 1RAY, MALLONEE 1EAD TICKETS LN TOWN OF MURPHY Two Factions Seek Office in Andrews; Marble Votes Three communities in Cherokee iwnl\ will hold in (in ic - i |>a I elections ii Tuesday. Ma\ 2. 'I lie warmest politicalHbattle in I lie count\ i- being fought in Mm- ! ill) where two non-partisan faction:- j iic seeking municipal offices. f)n on? ticket J. II. Gra\. iriouni?ont. i-. running lor mayor. Seeking i he si\ aldermen seats with him arc: <.. Moore. C. I). Mayfichl. Waler Maunc\. \oali Lovingood. T. \\ . Vxlev and \\ . P. ()dnm. Mr. Gray has held the office coninuoush since 19.12. Moore. Ma\ichl and Lovingood are also mcixiiiM'lil inciuliers of the hoard. The other ticket in the Town ol Murphy is headed by J. I). Mallonec, Vlurphx attorney. On the ticket with, iiin are: J. \V. MeMillian, K. I. Stiles, 11. S. Parker, Hayes Dook ry. Frank IHckev and Mrs. Ihelnia Dickey. More political activitl is seen in this race than has been evidenced in a muncipal election here in the past 10 years. Members of the Democrat and Republican parties met in separate contentions in Andrews Wednesday night, Hid selected candidates for partisan ickets. The Democrats, meeting in the \merican Legion Hut, selected: D. H. j rill it t for mayor, and B. P. Grant, j \. B. Chandler, Sr., W. G. MeKeldrey, a net R. A. Greer, Sr., for aldermen, rhe Republicans held their convenContinucd on back page To Give Examination For Rural Mail Route The United States Civil service commission has announced an examination is to be given applicants seeking to fill the position of rural carrier out of the Murphy postoffice. The examination will be held at Murphy at a date to be stated on admission cards mailed to applicants After the close of receipt of applications. It will be about 15 days after the closing date. Receipt of applications will close on Friday, May 5, it was announced. Quite a number of persons are expected to mail application for examination of the route that was left open iluo to the death recently of Mr. K. V. Weaver. At present J. L. Rail is delivering mail on the rouot. 'You Haven' Houk Tells ' New Dod?e Pick-Uns Sold By Mr. Moore The cost of the new Dodge Pickup truck sold locally by Mr. E. C. Moore is $662 delivered at Murphy fully equipped but not including state and local taxes. Through an error this was adverted last week at $662 delivered at Detroit. Mr. Moore, who Vns been enjoying ?n unusually wide sale of Dodge and Plymouth cars and trucks as weil as i rars in his used car department this I rear, points out that the new Dodge j Pickup truck is priced among the lowest and displays some unusual and ;xclusive features. Mr. George Phillips, who is connected with Mr. Moore's firm, was in Detroit the early part of the week standing a salesman's convention. He vill return with several new cars. Mrs. ,T. II. Pitzer left Friday for Corbin, Ky. to visit her father. t #(C0i A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH ApriT27 rT939^ I lections Or Town Is Negi T\/A D a i uwci, ( I JUDGE HILL DIES ! AT RICHMOND; TO BE BURIED FRIDAY End Comes After Several Months of Illness To Murphy Man Word was received here Wednesday i | night that Judge Frank S. Hill, oil , \!urnhv had died Wednesdav after- I | noon at the Terrace Springs Nurs, ?nij home in Richmond, Va., after an illness of several months. He was II Funeral rites will be held there Friday afternoon al 3 o'clock, it was announced. Mr. Hill was appointed a Supcriot court judge by Governor O. Max Gar- 1 dner in 1932 and had been reappoint-: eel the post bi-annually since. Judge Hill, the son of the late Mr.! and Mrs. C. R. Hill, of Murphy, was! born and reared here. He was grad- J untcd from Murphy High school and . later completed his law course at the J University of North Carolina. For a while h^ was connected with J the Federal Reserve Bank system and j the Associated press. Later he entered law practice here I with John H. Dillard. and when Mr. I Dillard died. J. R. Gray became a ! partner in the firm. In 1932, at the age of 35, he re- j reived his snecial appointment to the North Carolina Superior court bench, i Continued on back page t Seen First c seniors at Ex< Seventy-Two Senio From Murphy High "Von haven't begun to see the fir: and lawyer of Franklin told Murphy H exercises here Friday night in referenc Mr. Houk's address was given he auditorium as the highlight of 1939 ? Seventy-two seniors were awarded FISHING SEASON OPENS JUNE 10 Open season on fish to be caught . with hook and line or rod and reel opens on June 10 and not May 10 as j it was stated in last week's Scout. Game Warden P. M. Birchfield! caught the error and announced the | correct day of opening on succoi type : of fish in the Hiawassee. Valley and ! Notla rivers. It is legal, however, to | shoot succor type fish in these three 1 rivers (excluding the Valley river be-j yond the town limits of Andrews) j until June 10, he added. The Scout 4 ifST Brings You IjM ]M Weekly ^ All The News TERRITORY >c COPY?$1X0 YEAR t Tiipsrlav atiating For Mayor Says jray Says Powelson Has Agreed Tc Sell His System Here Murphv and sections i ind in the Town of Minplix. lie said W. \ . \. Powelson. ol \ew \ orh. owner "I the Southern 'tales Power eouipans. has agreed o sell the system. has named a price for it and lias authorized the town through its engineers and representatives of T\ A to make examinations ;>f lines, record ol power users and customers and quantity ol electric light and power dislrihuted during the past 12 months with a view to determining whether or not the price I* reasonable. Members cf the town hoard. Mi. Gray added, have already taken th? matter up with the TV A. "Their engineers and legal department", he said, "will cooperate with u- in work ing the matter out". The Southern States Power company has a franchise in Murphy that las^s for 47 more years. They have served the town for the past l.'l years. The impounded waters from Hiwassee Dam, when the $22,000,000 TV A project is completd, will render tin power company's dam ami powet genet at ing equipment useless, and it will he necessary to either move them oi sell them. The Southern States Power company also serves Hayesville and rural portions of Cherokee and Clay counties. The town is not interested in any community outside of the town limits, Mr. Gray said. At present the TV A is building a rural line through portions of Clay county and ;?/]oining counties in Georgia, and in the event the Southern States Power company sells its line to the town, it is anticipated that the TV A will take over the other power lines. When it was learned here several months ago that Mr. Powelson was considering selling his franchise, a ulCClriiig U* .UUIJJIIjr ClUiVUS \%US held in the court house and it was unanimously voted to obtain TV A powt-r for tin- town. >f Progress' jrcises Here rs Are Graduated Friday Evening st of progress". Guy I.. Houk. mayor ligh school seniors at their graduation e to the possibilities of future jobs, fore a parked audience in the school graduation ceremonies. ! diplomas at the exercises. Directing the first part of his address to the parents assembled in the audience, Mr. Houk, who served as superintendent of schools in Macon county for many years, said "public education in North Carolina in the last half century has made tremendous strides in the quantity of the product. Th" quality has also improved." The speaker added that classical education is being stressed in school rooms "while in the world. in the main, it is not. There are places for n great many of lis in the field of manual labor without knowing the meaning of a Greek verb. Too many Continued on back page