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Our Aim ? A Scout In Every Home f I In Cherokee THE LEAD1NC OL. 5C.?NO. 42. 2 NEW HIGHWAY 1 LAWS WILL BE ENFORCED HERE j Defines 60-Mile Per Hour Speed Limit, Light-Dimming 1 Two new state-wide traffic laws passed in ihe iasi session of the gen- j rial assembly are expected to bring i protection to motorists and pedestrians in this section. The two laws adopted are: (1) a! 60-mile per hour speed limit for automobiles and (2) the dimming: of ail lights when approaching another ! vehicle. Patrolman K. B. Quinn, Jr., who is a-signed to Cherokee and Graham counties, has interpreted both laws as designed for greater protection from highway fatalities, and at the same time warns that any infringements will be punishable in the colli ts. "Before anybody goes stepping their car up to Co miles an iiour on the mountain highways in these two ( i<.?unties", the officer stated, "he better make sure of three things. Imi ... the car must he in excellent' shape 0111 the standpoint of brakes, lights and other accessories; second, he must absolutely stay 011 the right sidt "1" the black line, and third, this speed should only be undertaken when there is very little, if any, traf- , lie on the highway. "Any slip up on these three things means a charge of reckless driving, Mid that means a Superior couil court charge now. And it costs a lot of money when a case goes* to the Superior court. "Also this 60-mile per hour law doesn't apply to 'traps', trucks or careless drivers. The speed limit for trucks remains the same as before?.'15 miles per hour." The patrolman said he had already j made a number of eases against violate is of the light-dimming law, and that all persons failing to abide by it would bo taken before a justice of the peace where conviction means f iu and coats. "These two laws were made for the added safety and protection of j both motorists and pedestrians on i stab highways", Quinn stated. "The iO ill |< per hour law is mainly do- j sigru for the broad, straight high-j ways in the eastern portion of the 1 state, and all conditions of the law as j applicable in this mountain section must be strictly adhered to. "h is easy enough to see the impor-1 tanco of the light-1 dimming law. By ! dimming lights every time you ap-1 proach a vehicle you greatly lessen ! the chance of collision. This is one of the worst sections of the state for infringement of that rule". It was alo pointed out that there is a speed limit of 20 miles per hour on the new portion of the Shoal Creek load leading to the TV A Access road. This limit is being maintained, Mr. j Quii n said, to allow the gravel on ' the road to settle rathe* than be j thrown off into adjoining fields. The last session of the legislature j also provided for the addition of 50 new patrolmen to the state highway system on July 1 and it is probable that one of these will be stationed i" the Cherokee-Graham county area to aid Mr. Quinn. rho local patrolman has made an exceptional record with only one fatality on the highways in these two counties since the first of the year. That resulted in the death of a young man in Graham county who was believed to have fallen under a truck \vhil<> attempting to swing onto it. harry mauney wins contest In the Peanut Guessing contest sponsored by Carringer's this week, Harry Mauney won a pair of Keds athletic shoes by guessing the near.e*st number of nuts. Weather Vane Listed below are maximum and ^inimum temperatures an;] rainfall Or the T)ast- w *???V <?r?m n'jroH wilb similar da*a for last year. . TEMPERATURES 1939 1938 J1 78 42 66 43 '2 86 51 71 47 ls 82 57 68 3 '4 76 53 73 56 15 58 39 68 46 }6 71 46 68 45 77 66 5! 74 46 RAINFALL INCHEi '39 1938 I ?otal Since May 1 0.49 1.47 I '?tal since January 1....26.17 23.53 Ibr (Eh i WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTE P Local Red Cross ! Chapter Outlines j Program for 1939 The Cherokee county Red Cross chapter held a meeting in the Regal hotel Tuesday night and laid plans for their 1039 campaign. Mr?. 3?nry Camp Sprinkle, national field representative of the Red Cross was present at the meeting and i aided in outlining the program. Several new officers were added tn lit-* n.-v ui uucwwrs, and now departments were instituted. Officers to serve in 11)39 are: \V M. bain, chairman; Mayor J. IS. Gray, vice-chairman; Mrs. C. W. Savage, secretary and roll call chairman; W. Vv. Hyde, treasurer; Sam Carr, publicity director; Mrs. K. C. Wright, , chairman of health committee to work ! in cooperation with the county health! department; K. C. Wright, chairman! c.i first aid committee; Mrs. Frank] Kit is, in charge of loan closet; Mrs. 1 II. K. Bishop, in charge of nutrition. 1 Allen Lovingood, of the local Am-1 crican Legion post, secretary of home j service work; Mrs. W. S. Pigott, rep- j resentative at Hiwassee Dam; Mrs.! George W. Bidstrup, representative! at Brasstown; Mrs. B. W. Whitfield, j assistant roll call chairman; Park Fisher, in charge of Junior Red Cross work. Budgets were set at the meeting for control of palagra, the loan closet and nutrition. Mist; Ola Hamilton, county health nurse, was named to aid in the health work. Youth Recrea Discussed At A meeting thai every parent in will he held at the Methodist exercises of the Daily Vacation B At this time the Murphy Play gram will he discussed in round-ta It was originally intended to house in the form of a mass meeH till' hlli/f ?/ /?/?'?/ leaders in the movement derided t the church as it is believed most oj be assembled there. Tilt: supervised playground a phy began several weeks ago when such lacilities foit youthful activiti* Methods and means of supers ing of representatives of Murphy's last week. Tentative plans for suj drawn up and it is proposed to suh the meeting Fiiday night. Those attending the first met Mrs. Cyrus White. Mrs. Karl >|eii W right and \V. A. Sherrill. Briefly these two things were believed a fund could be raised t playground at the Murphy school swings and other devises already th could be supplemented at a nomi between the ages of five and fifteen It is possible that some young and direct the recreation during tl teach the children new and inlere (upied. Mrs. Willabelle Posey. C said that it could he arranged for the articles to he used at the playj Furthei it was proposed to 1 her services as director of a "st love stories and enjoy hearing the Secondly, for the older ynut things, to have one street in Murj week to be used as a skating rink. But all this, and much more o discussed at the meeting. It is the their children wholesomely and a mcr evenings to attend and take pa It is generally admitted that re people in the town are decidedly 1 in t?> occupy their evenings, and if s provided can rest assured their e noli and to the advantage of then sensus of the town. Mr. 0. D. Johnson, director . "Tyision of TV A. will lie at the me< nill be available for this work, it v* ith "Johnnies" work'and knows ll lained to oversee this jolt. Only iec< i/ing a elub for the high school set one of the finest pieces of work tl of the town. By all means we s of availing ourselves of his valuab More than this can not l>e sai< projects that has Ircen attempted in iprnkpf RN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING t itURPHY, N. C. THURSDAY. MAY TV A To App Award For P Bank To Be Closed On Saturday, May 20 The Citizens Bank ami Trust company at Murphy and Andrews will be i dosed all day Saturday. May 20, of- ( ficials have notified citizens of this c section. This day is Mecklenburg Declara- | tion Day of Independence and is ob- ( 1 served as a legal holiday in North ; ( Carolina. All banks in the state will I be closed on that date. ' < !. New Town Board Is Scheduled To Meet The first meeting of the newly ' elected town council will he held at 1 the town office tonight (Thursday) lor the purpose of discussing municipal business. ( The meeting was originally schedui- ' ed for last Thursday night hut had to ' be postponed due to the inability of j * several members to attend. I This will mark the first time tne , hoard has met in executive session j since its election on May 2. Serving i . on the board are: Mayor J. B. Gray j J and Aldermen Noah Lovingood, C. D. ( Mayfield, and Ed Moore, incumbents, j and W. M. Mauney, Tom Axley and ' W. P. Q(l?.m. j tion To Be i Meet Here j in Mmphy should he interested church following commencement ible schoo I Friday night at 7:3(1. ground and youth recreation proble fashion. 1 hold this gathering at the court i 71 g. hut nhen. it tens learned that i ? nmencement on the same owning o change llic ft/ace of meeting tit ' the parents in loan n il/ already < iu! recreation movement in Murvarious clubs studied the lack of ) cs in the town. iscd play were studied al a meet- j various civic clubs in the lihrar) terxised plav and recreation were unit these to the parents attending I -ting were Mr>. James 1>. Ward, i nvanger. H. Ralph Jacobs. k.. C. tentatively proposed. First, if is or the provision of a su/tervised 1 house. There are a number of ere to delight the children. These rial fee to entertain all children man can be obtained to supervise * he summer?prov ide amusement, | sting games and keep them ocherokee county NY A supervisor, | \ YA students to build many of , ( ground. 1 lave some young lady volunteer 1 or)-telling"' hour. All children J, m. hs it is proposed, among other r phy roped off one evening each r f 11 i -ir i i i. . ? ? f course. nut or orougm oui ana duty oj parents who want to see a leanly occupied during the sum- t rt in this discussion. t creation a 1 facilities for all young " tiited. They must have something 5 upervised play and recreation is hildren are spending their time li nf?elves. This is the gencial con- a f * of recreation of the training J. ting and his experienced services ?| is said. Everyone is acquainted lat no better person could he objntly he did a swell job of organ, and from all indications it is tl liat has been done for the youth 11 hould not miss the opportunity le service**. " 1 of one of the most worth-while Murphy in quite a while. t. ?The Editor h 'A. _ srou W LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH 18. 1939 >eal From $1 ower Compa Three-Man Commiss; In Asheville On Frid; I he Tpnucsscc V nil*?** \ nade Friday to the Southern Slates Pov ,'herokee county, the Asheville. Citi/er 1011. Asheville attorney for T\ A. as say The award was made by a three* nony in the rase in Federal court in \ >f local persons acted as witnesses in I Mr. Johnson told the Citizen it w< :-ouusel for the authority artuall) file Sales Webb. Both parties to suit ar< VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL TO END ON FRIDAY NIGHT The Vacation Bible School, con-,, lucted by the Baptist, Method ist and I, Presbyterian churches for the chit-1 iron of Murphy is very successful | recording to reports of the worker-, fhe three pastors with ten of the volunteer workers of the churches ire teaching about 125 children ranging in age from 5 to 1G. The children ill seem to enjoy this privilege during the vacation. On Friday night, May 19, at 7:30 ). m. the children of the Vacation Bible School will give a program at he Methodist church. The parents of ,ho children and the public are invit d ti come to this program which will 3e the close of the school. Rc>. J. C. Amnions is directing the school. Parking Lines Are Designated in Town The law forces of the Town ol Vlurpny are lightening on violators jf ti.iilie parking; rules. \v iiinesuuy tne town had several lundieu nieutl-lieaded parking lines nsUiileil i<? designate street-crossing ?rea:, but appuiently little atteli.1011 was paid to them when it came to nuking vehicles. \v ednesday night policeman Neil 1 ^need recorded ail license numbers of I :ars parked 111 the pedestiran l ights-1 >i-way and said that owners of the 1 hides would be summonsed before .be mayor for tin- .-ecnntl violation, j New Jury Law To Be Dbserved In County Another new and unpublicized law. massed by the last session of the leg- ! slature will be inaugurated here when ( Cherokee County Superior court con-; rcnes for a two-weeks session of rial of civil cases on June. 19. The new law requires that a different grand jury be chosen for each ession of Superior court held. Hereof ore a grand jury has been chosen luring the April term of court whien ; erved throughout, the year. | | 'Moose" To Attend Dinner In Murphy Murphy members of the Cherokee 1 bounty Moose bulge will participate : n a "bean and thicken" supper to ] >e held at the Dickey Hotel in Mur- J >hy Sunday night. May 21 at 7 o'- i t lock. J ] The dinner is the result of a recent 1: nembership drive promoted by j 1 nembers of the club. They were di- 1 ided into two groups?the "blues" 1 nd the "whites". It was agreed that 1 he. losing group would "eat beans" ?J nd furnish the winning group with ' < hicken. The "bean eaters" will footp no 0111. aii who plan to attend please j otify Virgil Lovingood by Saturday. j < LIGHT FIRE REPORTED I i A fire alarm was sent in from the j renry House Wednesday noon when j ? flue from a water-jack caught on j ^ ire, but the slight blaze, was ex injruished before the fire-fighting 1 icilities of the town could reach ! t ir scene. | J JEW SOUND SYSTEM IN USE j t A new Simplex 4-Star So^jid Sys- j em has been installed in the Renn r heater and is at use at present. This t ew equipment makes the local thea- ] er one of the best-equipped and most < lodern theaters in Western North arolina. Mr. P. J. Hcnn, the owner t as recently spent several thousand < nlarging and improving his theater ere. V The Scout t Brings You All The News TERRITORY 5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR ,800,000 ny Lands ion Sets Price ay Morning m vill appeal from a S i .800,00** award icr companx for condemned lands in i Saturday quoted Thomas 1- J??hning. man eonnnission which heard testishexille last Fall. A laiger number >oth sides <?f the court procedure. hi Id br more than two works before x its appeal with Federal Judge I * allowed 20 days in which hi take litis action. G. byle Jones, Asheville attorney for the Southern States Power company, which contended during the protracted hearing of the case that, its holdings were worth $7,500,000. said the power company had not decided whether it would join the authority in seeking an appeal. The appeal will be heard by a three-judge court, and an appeal fi t m their decision would go directly to the United States supreme court. The commission's report, read to attorneys in the case Friday morning and filed with the court a little later, awarded the power company $1,437,000 for 12,679 acres of Cherokee county land condemned by the TV A fi?r the dam project, $253,00 for 8,300 acres allegedly damage dby the development, and $110,000 for certain transmission lines and properties purchased by the power company from the town of Murphy. Will Retire indebtedness Of the latter amount $79,000 will he used to retire the remaining bonded indebtedness which the company assumed when it purchased the properties for $200,000. Since the commission's appraisal was of January 28, 1936, indications were tiiat interest claims on the money would boost the total purchase price set by the appraisers to more man $2,UUO,UUO. Claiming the 12,000 acres of property condemned by the authority could be used profitably only for farming purposes, experts testifying for the TVA during the hearing said the tract was worth $96,000 for that purpose and " in no event more than $146,000 for any use." Witness for the power company, on the other hand, had claimed the tract possessed rich potentialities as a site for a huge privately constructed hydro-electric development and had asked $7,500,000 for it. Steering a middle road between allegations of the two sides, the commission it its recognized the lanu had value as a seat of hydro-electric developments but ruled that its distance from large industrial plants which might use the power detracted from its value. Distance Considered Pointing out that the nearest large industrial plant was more than 100 miles away, the commission said "this discount alone brings the value >1* the property of the Southern States Power company far below the $7,500,000 claimed by it". But, it ruled, "a balance still subsists in favor of the use of the property as the site of a hydro-electric generating plant." Officials of the utility testified luring the hearing that they had planned to build four power dams, ill 110 feet or more in heighth, on the proprety taken over by the au:horit>4 for the Hiwassee dam. The Tour nroiprte 1 * .r.v.l v?ca .V11U, CUU'U )e constructed at a total cost of $30,000,000 and would have a proiuction capacity of 512,000,000 kilo vatt-hour.-. TV A witnesses said construction ;osts would be considerably uighor '.nd production capacity considerably less than the power company claimed. The commission, appointed by Fudge Webb, was headed by Odus M. Mull, of Shelby, and composed of F. K. Cowan, of Asheville, and Alport R. Bauman, of Montreat. The .hree spent almost a year hearing md sifting evidence in the case. During the hearing 65 witnesses ook the sand. 500 exhibits were filed md 6,000 pages of testimony taken. The three district judges who hear he appeal may use the transcript of proceedings before the commission >r may hear all the proof over again. In its report the commission cd laims of 61 persons and fi -c certain mineral rights and fee in 3.Contirued on back page
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