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% Better Murphy / I
A Finer County
the LEADINi
VOL. 50?NO. St.
2B0". BURGLARS, !
NABBED, ACCUSE
MAN. 56, AS AID !
Brothers' Tale Leads
To Arrest of Farmer;
Loot Is Recovered
Am ; b\ Shi-riff Carl Townson I
ei from Tennessee, char*?- i
cd wi" burglarizing a store in Isabella.
Welburn Golden,
17 a i,ii 14 respectively have not onlj j
bat told a story which resulted
'.he arrest of Hershai Barnes '
hi resident of the Shoal
i i
At ing to charges made by the
boy.-. Haines played the role of a
iBodt;!. i'agin. They declared he not
i?nlv '1 them to .steal, but prom
all their loot.
Tli- ults of their Tennessee robbery.
1' 1 y said, were traded to
I whiskey. As a result the
midle d farmer was brought, to
Mur| i uid locked up charged with
selling quor to minors, and with
reccivi: stolen property. He also
may harged with being an accesM,:\
burglary.
Th?- yung brothers are being held
a.s mat rial witnesses, awaiting the
next term of the crimnal court here
After that, they will he returned to
Copperhill. for trial or. robbery
chary Both told Sheriff Townson
that i: would plead gui'ty.
Although Barnes strenuously denied
a he charges made by the boys
Sherif' Townson declares a search of
his hoi resulted in the finding ?>f
much ?the goods the boys admitted
stealing The loot is declared to have
be1' in various parts "f Harms'
home, and it included several
tartons <>f cigarettes, canned goods,
shoes, lard, and other merchandise.
Tht- iobbcry is said to have been
perpet ited in Isabella. Suspicion
ws di ccted against the boys when
ilwa. :? arned that they were missing
from their home.
Ri'l being received that the
brother hud been seen in the mountains.
headed in the direction oi
Mui : Tennessee officer was sent
here nlist the aid of Sheriff Townson
ia tire search. The two boys were
Mill ..." ? "
Yivrt, nil- cup U1 1UCK Mountain.
Th. , told Sheriff Townson that
after their robbery they had become
so fi : ned at their own crime that
were al raid to go home.
free treatment
offered children
by state dentist
Free dental treatment for all
school-children whose parents are too
futaneially pressed to pay for it will
be available throughout Cherokee
Countv j or 14 weeks, beginning July
:
^ Th?- w n k will be done by Dr. H. R.
Penman who is connected with the
State Board of Health. The free
clinics ill be a continuation of a
poli' y ?:iMished two years.
john mason dies; j
father of loster,
Last rites friday
John R. Mason, retired farmer of J
Brasstov\ :i, and father of ex-Sheriff
Foster Mason died this morning at!
>:30 <,< ',i?ck. Only a few weeks short j
'1 years old, he had been ill two .
a complication of ailments.;
Be had been a resident of the Brass- j
own section for nearly half a century.!
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
mie Mason, three sons, and five
?ORhters: Mrs. Allen Hatchet. Mrs.
amt-s Kvans, Mrs. Clarence HempJ
and Miss Verdie Mason, and
essers. Loster, Clayton and Lofton
^ason. All the children save Lofton
I D ?p,S a policeman in Washington,
| arc resiHonti. **? -
l..?, ui Drags town.
I funeral services will be held at 2
I clock Friday afternoon, from MagI
^e'a Chapel, in ftrasstown, under di1
lection of the Ivie Funeral home.
I Friends Here to Raise
Shaft to "Bill" Henson 1
I Striking evidence of the affection
I which the late W. E. ("Bill")
I henson was regarded by the people
I ? Murphy and its environs is shown
I >' recent donations totaling $31.75
I erection of a manument at his
1 -rill ^ied in Newnan, Ga. 1
I rrv? fund was started by Mr. T. C. I
1 - 'n^ton, a life-long friend3 of the|'
1 leased, who will purchase the shaft
Jbr Oil
S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WEST
1
TWO FREE TICKETS
TO HENN THEATER
ARE HIDDEN IN ADS
There arc a n uph- of free tickets
to the Henn Theater waiting for somebody
at the Scout office. Maybe it
is you.
The tickets will be good at the
lovely, air cooled Henn theater fox
any performance next week?matinee
or night.
Somewhere, in the ads in this paper
is the name of some resident of
Cherokee County. The first name
will be hidden in one of the ads. The
last name will be hidden in another.
Read all the ads, and if you find
your name, bring the paper to the
Scout office, identify yourself, and
get the tickets. No red tape?that's
all there is to it.
YOU MUST BRING THE PAPER
YOURSELF.
THE OFFER EXPIRES AT 5 O'CLOCK
P. M. MONDAY.
If no one has claimed the tickets
by then, TWO DIFFERENT NAMES
will be printed next week. Ami so
on!
Read the Scout ads?and go to the
Henn Theater FREE.
NEW CASH CROP
FORESEEN HERE
IN CASTOR BEANS
Seed Leaves and Stalk
Declared to Possess
Big Mercantile Value
That American farmers can do
something beside curtail their crops
in the hope of better prices is inter*
estingly noted in news from South
ern Texas that the first commercial
gathering of American grown castoi
beans has occurred.
About a year ago A. (J. II. Reimold.
head of the industrial concern manufacturing
fatty acids and a large user
of castor oil, participated in introducing
a program for commercial
production of castor beans?which
up to the present time, have been all
imported.
This is the first year commercial
production has been attempted by
farmers. Hope for returns rests
not only in the beans but the leaves
for insecticides and sprays; and the
stalks for their cellulose and fibre
quantities.
The. part of the farmers in this program
is to produce a sufficient and
dependable supply to meet industrial
needs.
Castor oil plants will grow like
nobody's business anywher% in
Cherokee county. They need scarcely
any attention, either. Just plant
the seeds, sit back, and wait. This
writer knows this to be be a fact,
because he tried it on his own place
just east of Murphy. Somebody had
told him that castor oil plants would
keep away flies.
As a matter of fact, the flies seemed
to like 'era?for he saw any number
of the pests resting on the leaves
?or maybe they were eating.
rvt any rate, without a particle of
care, the plants grew to a height of
six feet, and in time their pods were
filled to bursting with seed, which,!
according to the Texas report, may
soon be valuable.
If a money crop can oe raised
from castor oil seeds, it will save
many a backache, from hoeing corn.
Also, there is opened up a vast new
opportunity for utilization of lands
now lying idle.
Perhaps it should be added that
when the writer decided to plant
castor beans for his unhappy experinierrt
with the flies, he found that
no seeds were to be had either in
Murphy, Asheville, Atlanta or KnoxJOE
RAY WINS A FLO<
FOR SALES AT A AN!
Detlai inir the "Scout" so improved
that w can't afford to stay out" j
Joe Ray. young up-and-coming man- j
ager of t he local A and P store re- j
turns to the advertising fold with this j
issue, and the Scout will carry his
penny saving price lists regulalry I
from now on.
The Scout appreciates Mr. Ray's:
confidence, and believes his advertise- i
ments will increase his already large '
trade. In answer tc his compliment
to the editor, the latter would like to j
point out that Joe Ray is pretty good :
and supervise its erection in the 1
cemetery near Ellijay, Ga. where I
"Bill" sleeps.
irrokp?
ERN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING 1
dURPHY, N. C. THURSDAY. JULY 2(
TOWN GIVES$600
AS SPONSOR FOR '
AVENUE OF TREES '
Board Also Moves
To Find New Place i.
For Baseball Field I
"Moved, seenried and passed unan'
imously;-that the Town sponsor the
plan to beautify Valley River Avon- 1
lie through the- town, to the city linv j
Iits, in cooperation with National 1
Youth Administration, at a cost not
to exceed $600*\
I Thus the formal language of the '
I Town Board, whinh nt tb..
iof Mayor Gray voted to do its part in j
the plan to establish a 17 mile avenue !
j from Andrews to Murphy.
Andrews already has voted a simi- l
lar amount; Marble has already agreed
to sponsfr and pay for im- j
provements within its corprate limits, j
and the County Commissioners are
expected to act as sponsors for the intervening
stretches of highway.
As a result the avenue of trees
very probably will be a reality within;
a year. Its actual cost will be $10.-i
000. It will cost this section only the '
use of trucks and tools.
The Town Board also voted to send j
Fred Swaim, chief of the local fin j
Department, and one other fireman
to the Fireman's convention to be j
held in Wilmington. August 7-10. j
$00 was appropriated for their ex- j
pensos.
Messrs ('. I). Mayfield. E. C. j
I Moore, and T. W. Kindley were named
as a committee to work out a plan foi
a new baseball park. The action was
taken after Mr. W. W. Ilyde, cashier 4
?r ih? 1..:?i
I of the Fair Grounds resulted in break- '
J {lire of his window, and disturbance
| of himself and his wife. s
Mrr. Hyde expressed regret ovei ^
having to make a complaint, but ex
plaint <1 that his health is bad and ^
that he cannot stand .noise and worry. |(
As an offset to this action he volun- a
leered to contribute $25 toward pur- ^
chase of a new baseball diamond t
Mr. Kd Moore immediately volunteer- v
et'. a contribution of $25 more. Othei
business men and fans, probably will
' be solictied, it being generally agreed | A
that the town ie entitled not only to .
a baseball field, but a good one.
A boost was given the County Fair I
Association when the Board voted to ' h
contribute $125 in taxes, to be j
i matched by the County Commission- .
il ers, to purchase the old cannery own- i 1
ed by Mr. Mercer Fain, and give it to | 1
ihe Fair. The Commissioners had al-1
; ready agreed to the plan and the Fail ! "J
| Association will contribute $250 i
cash.
The cannery will be torn down im- ! o
' mediately and its material used to j o
| erect a new exhibit, building, and a! b
1 cattle shed at the Fair Grounds. The j v
I work is expected to be completed in f
time for the coming fair, this year, j b
During the fall and winter the exhi- i
bit building will be equipped and used 1*
I as a high school gymnasium. j a
Action regarding the baseball ?
diamond brought quick response from
the County Commissioners. As a re- '
suit- a plan is on foot to erect a high 1
wire fence which will protect the j
residence of Mr. Hyde from stray
K?IL 1 v - - -.'.I
Lrano, <?n?i juuucui.v nit* icani win
continue to play its panics on the j,
Fail* Grounds. Thus far. this summer '
i they have been forced to use the dia!
nn.nd at Marble. ^
vifle. He finally got some in Wilm- J01
i ington, N. C. He only bought a nick!
le*s-worth. Had he invested a dime, it
would have taken a wheelbarrow j*
to move them away. J1
:k of prizes
) p store ?
himself. Here, for instance, is a list Jj
; of prizes he has won in State and National
competition during the past g.
few months:
National prize for best display of
canned salmon. ^
First prize for most 8 o'clock coffee
in entire State.
Prize for weekly sale of Premium ^
Flakes crackers in entire. State.
A five pound fruit cake for selling j-j
most onejround boxes bf Ritz crack- ()J
ers in Western North Carolina.
A Philco radio for selling the most p
Ann Page gelatins y
Joe declares he expects to offer j0
cuch bargains *hat this prize list soon .
will be doubled.
?>rm
\ LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RIC1
). 1939.
County Pl?
To Banish
LAW TO ENFORCE
TEST OF HEALTH
BEFORE NUPTim
IliU
Those Evading Edict
To Face Fines Of $50,
Register Here Warns
Eloping couples who have gone to;
jeorgia to marry,?in some cases
ignoring the North Carolina Eugenics
aw which requires a doctor's certifi
ate. face a peck of trouble, accordng
t<? Register of Deeds Bascomb E.
adgett, unless they submit doctor's
certificates within bO days after the
eremony.
Failure to turn in such certificates
tot only wiil render their marriage inalid.
in this State, hut also wili
nake one or both the principals liable
o a fine of $50.
The law was passed by the recent
egislature. It does not require Regstei
Padgett to seek the couples out.
Jut it DOES REQUIRE, when evas011
of thef law is brought to official
d tent ion. that the Register bring the
natter immediately to the attention
>f the prosecuting authorities.
"1 do not want any young coup It
o think I had anything to do with
lassing this law?or that 1 get one
k nny out of compliance" Mr. Padgett
old the Scout. '*! have received mji
irders from the Attorney general
Vlso, the number of letters I havr
>eei? receiving would indicate that a
Irive is planned to make this law
land up.
"1 hope the Scout will make it
" -> 1
..tin, tot, iii>ti nit* ia\v is .\OT a fee
Tabbing piece of legislation. Couples
iitemlinir to marry may go t?> any
gaily recognized physician they wish.
ihI pay him or not, according to theii
rivate arrangement. Hut the health
ertificates must be turned in to this
ffice. i have no say in the matter."
The law * oquires physical exaniintions
of Doth parties including blood
ests, and dipthoria immunization, i
desigi led to combat the continuation
of hereditary diseases. The law
lecame effective ast May, and the
drt'n of defective c'nidreii.
MRS. CALLIE HALL,
LL MANY MONTHS,
TAKEN BY DEATH
Death ended the long suffering
f Mrs. Carolyn Harshaw Hall at 9:2(
'clock Tuesday morning. She had
een ill for more than two years, a
ictim of cancer, and had been conined
to her bed since April. She was
3 years old.
Practicaly everyone in Cherokee
ounty knew and loved "Miss Callie"
s she was familiarly called; The
aughter of Abraham McDowell liarhaw
who died last year at the age
1" 86. her grandfather was one of the
urliest white settlers in Western Car
lina. coming here in 1836. He had
ast land holdings, and gave the
lethodist church the land on which
once was situated, and also the
md for the parsonage. "Miss Callie"
as equally generous.
She died exastly nine months and
'tree days after her well loved fathi*
passed on.
Mrs. Hall had been married for 39
ears to .John H. Hall. For more than
0 years she was the towns only milner.
She left considerably property,
ut the terms of her will have not yet
een made public.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
. McD. Harshaw; three sisters, Mrs
Allen Richardson and Miss Aadn
aiMinw, "i :viurpny, and Miss Helen
arshaw, of Asheville, and two brolers:
A. Edgar Harshaw, of RichlOnd,
Va. and Henry M. Harshaw, ot
t. Petersburg, Fla.
Funeral services, directed by the
rie Funeral Home were conducted
om the Methodist Church Thursday
fternoon at four o'clock, with the
ev. Harrison and Rev. Amnions of
ciating. The church was filled with
Cal lie's" mournimr friends and with
owers sent by them as a last token
T their love.
Active pallbearers were Messrs:
aul Hyatt, Mercer Fain, "Toby"
ain. Walter Coleman, James Malnee.
Will Savage. Robert Weaver
id Jerry Davidson.
;
rt Dedicated
To Service
For Progress
""""TO?v
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR
ans War
i SvDhilis
- m/ I
Over 150 Secret Cases
Evading All Treatment;
Extra Nurse Planned
War to the finish is being planned
bv Dr. M. IV Whichard. Count>
Health officer, and Dr. -J. N Hill.
County Physician to rid Cherokee- of
the dread syphilis.
!| Dr. Whichard believes that there
( are at least 150 secret cases of svphi
lis 111 the county. The infected ones
he says, keep their loathsoni" diseast
| hidden ?ither through ign<?rarg;o. oi
: -hamo?or perhaps because they feel
] that they can't afford to pay Jpr
I treatment."
Poverty is no bar to ;i cure, the
County Health Officer points out
because treatment gladly \v;!l be giver
ABSOLUTELY FREE.'
Those who keep theii infection
secret through shame are menacing
the health of everyone with whom
It hey come in clase contact?for there
are few diseases on earth tnat are
more contagious.
| Dr. Whichard also point out that
false shame born of the feeling that
having the disease is proof of immorality.
is baseless. The most innocent
person in the world may contact syphilis
from a previously used drinking
glass, or a used towel?ore sometimes
| merely by shaking hands with a per|
son already afflicted,
j Much of the synhlis in tbi?
1 it is believed, is amonj: the negroes
' But the fact is pecularly menacing
1 because so many of the sufferers are
! employed in the homes of white per
| sons, and many of them are serving
I ai nurses to their employer's childij
ten.
Not long ago a man -now awaiting
j death?was found to be suffering
from syphilis in virulent iorm
i His wife, with whom lie lived, "workeel
out" during the day. preparing
food for her employers, and earing
1 for theii children.
IMore recently the combined
serving maid and nurse of a young
j Murphy matron complained of a son
? throat. Sent to a physician, the ser
; vant \v;b found to In suffering from
1 syphli
How many other cases there are.
( which have not com.' to light, is
; purely a matter for conjecture. Hut.
t according to Dr. Whichard, NO SEH
i VANT SHOrhl) BE EMPLOYED
I UNTIL HE OK SHE CAN FURNISH
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH.
Such a precaution is required by
law?and is enforced at restaurants,
soda fountains and beauty parlors.
The same law applies to private homes
BUT IT IS IGNORED.
"If people could only be made to
realize how they are gambling with
their own future, and also that of
their children", said Dr. Whichard,
"I would believe they would observe
this law to the letter." Of course it
is almost impossible to enforce the
law in private homes without co-operation
hut such cooperation is far nam
vital than either life oi fir* insurance.
"No parent allows a child to play
1 with fire but they themselves blithe
Ily ignore something far worse."
The following article was prepared
j by tin* County Health Office especia
l 1> for the Scout:
"Syphilis has been a menace to the
j world since about the time of the (lis
j covery of America. It is claimed
j that Columbus and his sailors contracted
Syphilis in Haiti and took it back
to Spain; and at about that period
I Columbus and hi? '
?,V1, wcrv nirea to
I France to fight a war and thereby
introduced Syphlis int?. Fram e.
"On the other hand. David did not
have leprosy; and from his description
of the disease from which he was
suffering, the symptom otology points
to Syphilis. Since David's conduct had
not always been the very best, is the
writer's opinion that David really
i died of Syphlis.
Conservatively speaking there is
i about one case missed to everv one
found.
; If Syphilis is not located and treat,
ed, it will gradually spread in Chero'i
kce County and be a dangerous me[
nace to the entire population.
; "The law of North Carolina reI
quires all Syphilis be treated until
cured. An additional nurse will be
I added to this personel in the near
j future and a part, at least, of hei
j duties will be to follow-up delin\
quents or those people who are lapsi
ing their treatments.
"It is the Health Officer's duty to
sea that these people are treated and
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