I Our Aim:
I A Better Murphy / fl
I A Finer County
I THE LEADING
I
I Woman Here 1
I Both Strong An
I Mrs. .Margaret Lance
| And Mr. John Scott
f Observe Birthdays
I "f man i* three score* '
I ual, Oh yeah!
| ' \\, just a-sk Mrs. Margaret
I ,{>. _ iM?ut that.
I ask Mr. John J. Scott.'
k T r lias iust celebrated her i
I i(-ti:i. The latter, lo.iay be-j
I cam' > young 103.
I M lives out on th. Blairs- ?
1 vi!l? H . with her daughter-in-|
fl Jaw. M Kob Lance. The latter J q
I thu- d birthday party for the
I little ly. with an even 100 guests '
I pr< >? for each year. j .
I Ti r daughters were there;' [
I Mrs. U "iiins, of Blairsville, who j a
fl M < King Cook, who, aged 75
| way here from Locus' t
I Grov. ,honia for the festivities,
| ar.?i Mi lb n Dalrymple, a mere baby t
B
Otht ighters who were unable
to j, , . nut who sent gifts andjb
wind n ' - of love, included Mrs.jp
K- W. V\ ilson. of Nucla, Colorado, y
a??.i! 7:: i Mrs. Robert Young. 01 h
Gun- \iis. aged 61.
Mis ltv had more pep than f
most 1 guests. Before sitting j
,i,iwr feast she entertained . f
them 'i several ^elections of the ' d
piane >at at tne piano straight n
as a ramrod, and her fingers I y
wen* "^t as supple as those of her jp
great - ichililren who sat watching |n
ami li ng admi^jngly. |tl
The lady is an omnivc rous | h
reader. d does NOT need glasses, j w
She a'- <n step a brisk two miles,
and tl nothing of it. ii
Her Mftite is splendid, and she b
eats \vi > ver she likes, laughing *d Ii
diet nonsense. si
Fiv. iiidchildren from Murphy
attendi the party; Miss Marie, Ezra, tl
and i Price, Arnold Dalrymple h
and I' Lance. Looking over the v\
big er. "Peggy" declared, it
minded of a camp meeting. fi
The teiinarian is the widow of H
R. V> I I I-, who died in 11)02, and ii
whm e of the prominent resi- ii
dent- < "nion County, Ga. Her son,
Bob. i as County Ordinary, and d
. ..?uv ucKIOI?VUlC.
Mr. ii J. Scott, who is 10:1 today, s
Is ;i I son of Gretna, Virginia, 11
but i Murphy as the guest ot d
iway. He attributes his *
age fact that he drinks lots of
tea. <> ffee he will h&ve none.
He wo favorite diversions: one I1
is to i>,. a peck of peaches and eat '
them a one sitting. The other is*
i'? la; ns for celebrating his 120- "
th birth ay. lie insists he is going e
t" live it long. # G
"A ,1 Yankee shot me when Ijp
was l'i. j under General Robert
L- Let , explained. "When the ]
army on finally got around to ^
we a \x - time had passed, and I was
getting little worried. But the
surgeon ust laughed. "Shucks", he
told i 'You're not bad hurt .1 c
wouldn't be surprised if you lived to ^
b. 12i " *
"Well .r, 1 was only 26 years old i j
1 made up my mind I
leally : live-just that long. And I ^
1 haven't changed my mind since,
ei*h< - oing tt> do it." jj
present physical condign.
M Scott may do even better
M,*n " llale and hearty, able to j ^
Continued on back page
Vol Grid Stars 1
Double Header
TL - .
*m y iv going to play baseball s>
again ;? Marble next Sunday?a t
double header with lads from Knox- t
ville?and a gilt, edged article is as- k
Hired a
Rivalling the game itself as a lure, 1 a
however, will be the fact that the Ten- s
nesseans will be featured by a flock I s
grid stars from the University of 1
Tennessee. P
All-American half-back, George t.
Cafego will be in there doing his stuff P
wkb bat and glove for the visitors, r
whose official name is "The Canton ?
brocery Team". With Cafego will J^
his varsity team mates Bob Foxx, h
k Broome, and Ray Cannon.
Manager Kindley says he intends J ^
specify that it wont be fair foi IJ
ese boys t,k make any flying tackles I "
Cherokee base runners. In
first game of the double head*
w?li start prontply at one o?cloek I ,
en"ral time. Between the first and 0
hp (?1
i WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WEST
00; Man 103;
d Active
SECTION FACING
SHUT OFF FROM
TOURIST SOURCE
Plan Tc Straighten
(and block) Topton
Highway Is Revived
The Scout has learned, from an un
luestioned source, that highway plans
re on foot which will shut both Murhy
and Andrews off from Asheville
md Knoxville except by a long deour
through Franklin?or both by
tortuous "one-car lane".
The issolation will be brought about
hrough a revival of the plan?once
illcd by local protests?to straighten
he highway from Topton to the
traightway leading into Andrews, j
Also, it is reported, the work will >
c started in the Spring?thus cripling
this section during the months
rhcn normally its tourist traffic is
eaviest.
E. L. McKee. whom Gov. Iloey saw
it to reappoint to look after highway j
:ork in this district, but who thus
ar has set an outstanding record
oirtg just, about nothing for this immediate
section, is the person who
rill give the final yes or no on the
lan. According to the Scout's informant.
there was a recent meeting 01
he Highway heads, at which Mi. Melee
stated definitely that the plan
ould be put through.
Also, Mr. McKee is reported as bemg
convinced that this work cannot
e done either in the fall or winter,
ut must be put through in spring and
ummer.
'1 he result will be a loss of many
kousands of dollars to every store
otel, and tourist home in this valley
hieh takes in just about everybody.
News of the project is expected t?
,m a growing resentment against Mr
icKee, who lives in Sylva, and who
. said to own a considerable interest
i a hotel at High Hampton. It i.laimed
that lie has been more than
iiigent in locking after the welfare
f the immediate section where he reides,
and a lovely road has been buii
i) High Hampton, which certainly
oes NOT detract from the value <>l
Ir. McKce's personal holdings.
On the other hand, it is pointed
ut, the people of Cherokee county J
ave gotten nothing much but prom j
to and explanations.
t>iA-|ia are expected to be taken I
>cally to send a delegation to Raligh
and make formal protest to the
lovernor against the reported proosed
isolation.
Presbyterians Here
Will Hear "Home Boy" l
Local Prusbyterians will have the I
pportunity of hearing the gospel J
xpcunded by an old time friend next i
mnday, when services will be con-1
acted at the church here by the
lev. Charles Voyles.
The Rev. Voyles. now assigned at
'ameron, Is. ('. was bornr and reared
11 Cherok e County. Sunday morn- I
tig services will begin at 11 o'clock j
nd he has asked the Scout to extend
n mvxtatic n to the generad public j
o attend. |
To Feature
On Sunday
cconil games, the spectators will be
reated to a long distance batting conest
between members of the Cheroee
All Stars. Every player will be
llowed to choose his own pitcher,
nd will be allowed three healthy
wings at balls. If one of those
wings miss, it will be just too bad.
*hey will count, just the same. The
layer who knocks the ball the far
herst, on the fly, will be given a
rize of $2.50. Also, by popular
equest Manager Kendley has consentd
to repeat the $2.50 prize for tiie
-herokee player making the most
its during the two games.
The admission will be 20 and 35
ents, and a big turn out is expected.
!e there, Mister Fan, and brinj. your
*dy?or you'll both be sorry. Foi
latter o' that, though you may be
orry, anyhow. They do say those
Vol" football stars are h&nd^om.
evils.
lerokpi
ERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERINC
IRPHY. N. C. THURSDAY, AUG.
MAUNEYS CERTAIN ;
A JINX IS TRAILING
THEIR SON HARRY
Mr. and Mr-. Walter Maunev ar? |
..onvinced that their small son. Harry.
:> under the sped of somt* sort of a
jinx .
Less than a month ago the boy was
stricken with an attack of Colitis so
serious that, for a time, his life wa>
despaired of.
I i rl?t?i? this bravely off. Harry
went baciv to play only to plunge a
rusty nail into his foot.. Boy-like he
-rid nothing about what had happ?
ned until his mother noticed him
limping. Investigation then showed
the foot to b? badly swollen ami discolored.
and Harry was rushed back
to bed with an attack or insipi<//t
blood poisoning.
II recovered from that too but the
old adage that misfortunes come in
inrees evidently still held good for
a few days ago. Harry fell from a
tree which he had climbed ir. play
and broke his left arm.
So Harry is hack in bed again. He
orobably will be out in a few daysbnt
his parents are wondering:
"What next?"
FREE T.B. CLINIC
WILL OPEN HERE
MONDAY, AUG. 28
Tests And Treatment
To Be Offered To Al!
In Three Counties
Scores of lives probably will be saved
and untold suffering forestalled
in this section, it was learned today
when announcement was made by
Officer M P. Whiehard that a free
tuberculosis clinic shortly will be held
or Cherokee. Graham and C.ay
Counties
The clinics will benin in Murphy
on M -tiday, August 2S. and will ..-on
inue through the three counties: until
noon on Saturday. September 1).
A letter to Dr. Whiehard from Dr
P. P. McCain, superintendent of the
North Carolina Sanatorium foi treat
ment of Tuberculosis, arranging for
he i-lini s follows, in part:
"As you doubtless recall, oia
linic physician can examine about
i."? to 4d cases per day and we lik
i'iir arrange ments to be made for six
or seven patients to be on hand at the
beginning ?f each working hour. The
...:n * ?
...iciui win nuoroscope mom rtnli In 1
will make a physical examination nnlv j
on those that are suspicious or posi- j
tive. I
"The physicians work from 0:00
untd 4:00 with an \^>ur off for lunch.
"We depend upon the Health Of
ficers to arrange the appointments
for. the clinic. We like especially to
get the contacts of open cases and
those who have suspicious symptoms.
"If it is desired, too. arrangements
can be made to give the tuberculin
test to special groups, such as school
teacners, and the clinic physician can
fluroscope the positive reactors.
Similar clinics were held here last
year, with splendid results. Dr. Whichard
asks that all who have the slight- I
est indication of lung trouble, come I
and submit to the free examinations j
offered. I
Mrs. Julia Ellis Dead
After Long Illness
After six months of illness, Mrs.
Julia Ellis, widow of the late G. W. |
Ellis was claimed by death at 4:30 J
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Funeral
services, directed by the Ivie Funeral |
Home, were conducted from the Methodist
church, of which she had been
a member for 40 years, Wednesday
afternoon.
4^he Revs. W. Arthur Barber and j
Van B. Harrison shared in official
ing at the services, and interment
was made in Sunset cemetery. Messers
Herbert Mi Call Karve Elkins, W. C.
Kinney. Dale Lee. Henry Hyatt, and
Fred Johnson were active pali healers.
There also were some 40 honorary
pall bearers, the list including
leaders in all fields of activity in this
sec tion, where the deceased was widely
known, and loved.
Mrs. Ellis is survived by a son
Frank, and one daughter, Mrs. Wade
Massey.
TAX RATE UNCHANGED
The County Commissioners, at J
their regular monthly meeting on
Monday decided to continue the tax
rat unchanged for the year 1039.
Complete details will be found in
ih - next issue cf the scout. j
> ?>rnt
, A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RIC
10, 1939
Land Gre<
Rich With
TOUR OF FARMS
OF COUNTY SET
FOR WEDNESDAY
State Experts To Go
With Party On Visits
To "Champ" Produce
The bijr day that the better far
u io 111 niv tuuillj iiisvt* an uci'ii
waiting for comes next Wednesday,
August I??. Promptly at ^ :-?<> o'clock
ceiitrai time, that morning County
Agent A. Q. Ketner. State officials,
and a big party of farm enthusiasts
from all over Cherokee will start ou*
from Murphy Court House on the annual
County-wide farm tour.
1 In* party will visit the outstanding
farms and demonstrations from one
nd of the county to the other.
'1 he first stop will he at Martins
Creek. Brasstowti, about 10:30 o'clock.
From there the 'tourists" will
go through IVachtree to Marble,
thence to Andrews mid then hack to
Marble, where from 12:3() until 1
o'clock, a bountiful luncheon will be
served by ihe Marble Home Demontration
Club.
The food will he served picnic
tyle, and a charge of 25 cents pei
person will he made. Luckily all
the food will be donated?otherwise
the club would lose plenty of money
on the deal.
After luncheon, the party will go
to the farm of Mr. II. B. McNabb, at
Suit to S"e poultry and pasture demonstrations.
Next* they will visit tin
mi of John Shields for anolhci
demonstration of how to get the most
out i f pastures, and also to inspect
.Mr. Shields' pure bred dairy cattle
The tour will end there.
A large crowd is expected to make
the trip, which will be headed by Mr.
Ketner assisted by Miss Aline Richardson.
and Mr. T. .1. Gibson, Assistant
County Agent.
State agricultural experts also wili
accompany the group, the list including.
Mr. F. U. Farnuni. dairy specialist,
Anna Rowe, District Home Agent,
and Mr. J. H. Criswell, specialist in
land use and planning.
Another Name Hidden
Tn The Ads, This Week
Ask "Bad Walter' Mauney. cr
"The Happy Constable'* alias Sheridan
Stiles how they enjoyed the show
at. the lovely air cooled Hcnn theater
this week? They saw it "Free-ForNothing"
finding their names hidden
in Scou'. ads.
Maybe your name will be there
this week. If so, hriinr the paper to
the Scout office before o'clock
.Monday afternoon, and get two free
tickets, good any time untii next
Thurdsay. No red tape. No charge
whateve.*.
The first name will he hidden it:
one ad; the surname in another. Look
mow, and s? c if you win.
Mason In Lexington
With Cattle Shipment
l.oster Mason, foruar sheriff and
probably the largest cattle dealer in
this section made a larire shipment of
beef to Lexington, Ky. Saturday, and
followed his stock by motor. He plans
to buy all cattle offered hci" on
Saturday. Read his ad in this issue,
fo.' details.
Swinging Boy 1
Horse Kicks B?
The unusual combination of a
swing and a horse nearly cost the
life of little Bobby Elliott, of th<
Snow Hill section Saturday
Bobby was swinging happily in his
yard, increasing his momomtum until
hi was soaring out over the sid*>
walk. As he swung he stuck his feet
in front of him-just as you used to
do when you were a kid?to increase
both his speed and his pleasure.
A horse happened to be passing
lust as Bobby swung out and the lit
^ Dedicated
To Service
For Progress
H TERRITORY
5c COPY?$!.SC PER YEAR
in Offers
Iron Ore
Samnlp Of Huoro om
* * USV * v?il
Is Found To Assay
46 P. C. Pure Metal
The public spirit <*<1 offer of Mr
Gay Gre*n. of A-heville t" ilona'
a :p.?2 a-re trad of laud near Maltbx
to any new industries that will come
to this section grew in importance
today when it was learned that tie
acreage rith in mineral deposits?
! talc and iron. And the iron ore :s
j ; arti. ularly rich.
The land l?ordc!'s both >i?h s of the
i highway, and extends from the moui
| tains to the river. It is level, almost
j as the well known hillard table, and
includes a considerable length ??f spui
track which once led to a big plant,
long since burned to the ground.
It. has long been known there wort
rich deposits of tjilc on the land. It
was profitably mined for years before
the World War, by two Germans
'1 hey sold out to Mr. Green at a sacrt
fice. when America get into the iness.
and fled the country. They feared
that, if they remained, they would
be interned, and their land confis
" tnted by the Government.
Mr. Gay leased out both property
: and mining machinery for years uii
til fire ended the operations. Since
then tlu land ha.4 lain idle.
Today it was learned, however,
that the talc on the property is of
.secondary consideration. It contains
| iron deposits of a richness which, it
l- is believed, would make an iron founl
dr\ highly profitable.
INews of the iron deposits came
from Mr. David S. Russell, retired
. railroad man, who "discovered" the
site of the present town of And1
rows more than half a century ago.
He also discovered the iron deposit.on
the land Mr. Green now offers to
give away, to bring new industries t?
Cherokee County.
Mr. Russell told the Scout that n?
| made his find shortly after the War
I . rtwci'ii mt1 Males, win : the present
J lush valley was a tangled fun s' o!
? huge oak and pine trees,
j "I j^??t a number of sumplse of on "
Mi. Uussell said, "and sent tiiem oft
to he tested. There w< ren't any vail
mad> here then, of course, and the
saniphs ?they made a hij- hag-full
-had to be taken on horsebadx.
"Well sir, the report came back
that those samples assayed -Hi percent
pure iron and a fine quality of
iron. at. that. For many years 1
planned to do something about il?
j'^it I kept putting it off, and never
did. I never said anything about it.
either?and the ore still remains,
untouched.
"How hig the deposit is. I of course
do not know. But 1 believe them to
l>< enormous".
i Creamery Celebration
ts Set For Saturday
Music, stock judging and prizes,
speech-mak'njr hv v't 'c t i'abh-s, and
? general good time?all absolute]?,
'free?await all at the Mountain Vai|
ley Creamer-*. rt?-? -
. ... . . oaturaav
i morning and af:< A:i?;. 12
Picnic lunclu . V be <aUn .mi.
g; oun ds.
Kvervbody is wt iconic this ;>nnual
affair, staged by the coopcratii
?r.v that ha !.; in; so many dollars
to tnot pockets of Cherokee farmers.
Outside the general celebration,
the day will marked by speeches
by Mr. John \V. Goodman, of the
State Department of Agriculture
Mr. John R. Bare, of the TV \ Coop(
eiatives. Dean \V. Golvard. Director
of Swannanoa Test farm, a'nd others
' with vital mcc y.v<
[ticks Horse;
ick--To Jaw!
tie fellow's feet slammed into the
animals side. Startled and terrified
the horse backed around and loosed
a healthy kick, and an iron shod hoof
struck the boy on the jaw and cut
through it. knocking him out of the
swing and to the ground.
Picked up unconscious the lad was
I rushed to Murphy where he was
i was treated by Dr. J. N. Hill. Tho
latter said that though the wound was
painful the child would recover, and
; that, due to his youth he may even
out grow any scar..