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mt fctanto g>nroi & THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OLINA, COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEMRITORY __ VOL. 51. NO. *7. ""MURHPY. N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1940 5c COPY $1.50 PER YEAR CROOKED GAMING TO BE BARRED AT FAIRS, IN FUTURE Manager of Hartzberg Show Comes to Ask Renewal of Contract Although it may seen. ? lar cry from the icy snow covered fields, with most of the people staying as close as possible to the fire, to the> balmy days of September and the County Fair, Mr. James Cook. Gener al Manager for the Hartzberg Shows who had the Fair concessions in Mur phy last year, came to town this y;eek to aee about getting the concessions once more. Mr. Cook saw several members of the hir committee and is reported to have promised that if his concern is given the contract again there wil! be new "rides" ana entertainment features, every show will be "clean" ind the "sure thing" gambler', who were chased away last year before the Fair ended, will not be allowed to re turn. Mr. Cook explained that there will be any number of booths where visi tors may risk their nickels and dimes in the hope of winning hams, dolls, blankets, love birds, etc, but that these will all be conducted f;::rly a-*d squarely so that the patrons may have a chance for their money. The gambling wheels, where the unsuspecting patron is coax?d to bet ? nickel and then lured on to increase his wagers until he has iiet all he has?with loss made absolutely certain by a wheel that is magnetical ly controlled?will be definitely ban ned. Whether the Hartzberg- Contpapy will be signed up again is problemati cal. Some of the members of the Fair committee are said to feel that such a bad impression was created last year by the crooked gambling, and the de cidedly off color dancing exhibitions, that a return of the concern might be resented by the residents of the County with a consequent serious falling off in attendance. It has been suggested that, instead of importing attractions, more atten ion be paid to developing shows and exhibits that would be purely local in character and personnel. Along this line it was suggested that a series of wresting matches be held daily throughout the Fair, with the champion wrestlers of each com munity throughout the County meet ing in elimination matches. Perhaps hree bouts would be staged daily, with the winners of each of these series meeting in finals on the closing day of the Fair. It was suggested that three prizes be offered. ? A mule race, between animals own ed and ridden by Cherokee residents, also was suggested, and there arc numerous other attractions which could be devised without going out Continued on Back Page "SHORTY" HOLDER TAKES A BATH IN SNOWY STREETS ! The weather may seem cold to some; but not to "Shorty" Holder. Tuesday morning, when most of Mur phy was shivering. Shorty donned n bathing suit and took a bath in the snow in front of his plumbing shop near the Southern Depot. Fred Brendle. Jimmi? McCombs, | Elmer Single and W. J. Waldroo watched Shorty imitate a polar bear. They rolled his half nude form about in the snow, and finally buried him? all but his head. And Shorty insisted that he liked it. He says he would like to organize a "polar bear Club" to break the ice, and go swimming in the Hiawassee river. Thus far he has not been able to find anyone willing to join him. YEAR'S PROGRAM IS OUTLINED FOR HOME BUILDERS Emphasis tc be Placed On Meal Planning by Club Units of County With foods chosen as the major project for the year Miss Aline Rich ardson has mapped r~. outline of work for the several Home Demonstration Clubs in Cherokee County during 1940. Miss Richardson said emphasis will be placed on meal planning, with a view to economy. At each meeting a demonstration will be given on pre paring a dish that an entire meal cai. be planned around. Following is the biitline for each month. February:?Neutritional needs, health problems and meals made with left overs. March:?Quick breads. April:? Meat substitutes and poul try. May:? Vegetable cookery and dairying June :?Canning. July:?Salads. August:?Picnic lunches. September:?Simple deserts. October.?Proper dress for the kitchen. November:?Meat cookery ami canning. December:?Social and holiday | menus. | Asa spur to attendance during the I year prizes will be offered by each , club to be awarded to individuals. A j prize also will be offered to the club as a whole, which has the best aver age attendance during 1940. Miss Aline Richardson has also an nounced the program for the free meat canning demonstration to be held at Marble on Friday February 2nd. The demonstration which will Continued on Back Page Murphy Beats Robb:nsville; Plays Almond Here Friday Almond's High School basketballers invade Murphy Friday night at 7:30 for a brace of game with the Murphy aggregations. The visitors will be out to revenge two defeats suffered on their homo court two weeks ago. Miss Higdon will probably start the following linc-up: Pipes, White, and Davis at the forward posts and Zim merman, Amos, and Kephart at the guard positions. For the boys Captain Mallonee will team up with Tate at forward. Scroggs will open at center with Beavers and Barnett at the guards. Last week at Robbinsville the Mur phy teams rang up a double win over the Graham Countians. Nellie Davis led the scoring assault for the girls with 15 points for a 19 to 9 conquest. Captain Zimmerman was outstanding on defense in a game that was close until the final moments when Miss Davis went on her scoring spree. The Robbinsville boys suffered their first conference defeat of the year when they failed to fathom the ? one defence set un by the Bulldogs, f llon^p. Beavers and Barnett divid bonor3 both on offense and de fonse in the 29 to 24 victory. Two leng goals by Barnctt featured tit op portune momente. Scroggs' work in regaining the ball off the backboards also was outstanding. These two victories placed the Mur phy crews on top of the conference standings in the Eastern Division, the boys with three wins and no defeats, the girls with two victories against no losses. The conference standings, includ ing games of January 19 arc as fol lows: BOYS Won Lost Pet. Murphy 3 0 1.000 Andrews 2 1 .667 Bryson City 0 1 .000 Almond 0 2 .000 GIRLS Wen Lo?l Pet. Murphy 2 0 1.000 Robbinsvillc 1 1 .500 Almond 0 2 .000 Andrews 0 2 .00'; Bryson City <) 0 .000 Andrews has failed to report any games, thus the standings arc incom plete. GROWN-UPS PLAY LIKE KIDS AS ICE ; GRIPS CHEROKEE I Stage Snow-ball fights In Streets?Bus Lines Halt; Schools Closed - . ws onow SOUO WUIUU IWIti M I1 I ?- ? ma n d throughout Cl.erokee County thin week, if any could have been se cured. As it was there was a rush to buy overshoes and boots, while the countryside was covered with a snow fall that varied in depth from ten inches to more than one foot. Thero also was a binr demand foi tire chains; but cars were used only by those persona whose business ab solutely compelled them to travel. The majority stayed indoors. Unde niably, the snow covered landscape presented a gorgeous picture; liut most people admit ed it from the shel ter of their homes. Some, however, played about in the snow like kids. There were half a dozen snow-ball fights between grown men on the main streets of Murphy The youngsters, of course, were in their hey day, pelting all who passed and everybody was good natured about it. Traffic generally, was disiupted. But schedules were cancelled for three days, from Sunday until Wed nesday. School buses were unable to make their trips, and the few pupils who braved the elements to report at their class rooms on Monday morning, were sent home, and a holiday was declared until further notice. Whether the schools will reopen I before next week depends on condi tions. BUSINESS DATA GATHERED HERE BY CENSUS MAN A. B. Chandler Reports Fine Cooperation As He Visits Merchants For tin' past week Mr. A. B. Chand ler has been in Murphy (Catherine data for the 1940 Business Census. He has already completed his enumera tion in Andrews, and will go next to Graham County. Exhaustive data is being gathered. Filling out the many forms requires much time which many merchants can ill afford to spare. However the ques tions must be answered. The law re quires it, and Mr. Chandler says that, despite the thankless task imposed on the bnisncss men, he is meeting w ith splendid cooperation in every in stance. It is necessary for Mr. Chandler to pry into the innermost business | secrets of those he interviews. It | should be remembered, however, that all information given is in strictest confidence. The data will be sent to Washington, and there filed as in the Census Bureau. None of it will be made public, now, or at any other time The census covers all business op erations during the year 1939. Infor mation is being gathered on volume of business, number of employes, pay roll, and a breakdown of sales by commodities by both retailers and wholesalers. Data also is being collected on how much business is being done on cred it, wilh a breakdown to show open account and installment sales. Mer chants must report on stocks held at the beginning and the end of the year 1939. Proprietor-owners and unpaid fam ily members who work in the business will be classified separately to show the extent of self-employment. o MRS. BRYSON BETTER Mrs. Carolyn Harrison Bryson. who has been in Petrie hospital since December 10th, is almost entirely re covered. She is able to be about. Her ?Jin. Dr. Louis Martin, will be here within the next few1 days to take her *o Hot Sjrings. to make her recovery ?mlete. FORTY FARMERS TO HOLD ALL DAY GATHERING HERE Invitation? have been sent to 40 members of the County conservation committee, and other agricultural leaders throughout Cherokee urging them to be present at an all-day meet ing to be held at the Court House Saturday. Addressed by officials of the N. C. extension work, who will come here from Raleigh for the meet ?,ig? liiiiuu ittcr.i ~i\\ *?? tailed instruction regarding the 1940 conservation program and it's rela tion to other extension work. Distinguished visitors who will ad dress the meeting will include Messrs G. W. Graver, F. R. Farnham, H. R. Niswonger, E. C. Blair, Jeff Ertoe and W.' T. Cathey. OFFICERS NAMED BY HOME CLUBS OF COMMITTEES New Heads Will Serve Throughout Year?Fine Personnel Is Named Nine of the ten Home Demonslra tion Clubs throughtout the ('ounty have elected officcis to serve for the coming year. The Wolf Creek Club has not held its election but probably will do so before the end of the niontli. Newly elected officers for the other clubs are as follows: Pearhtree;?President, Miss Rebec ca Mauney; Vice-president, Mrs. Rob ert Barker; sec.-treas., Miss Nina Wilkerson. Andrews:?President, Mrs. Jake Abernathy; vice-president, Mrs. Joss Collett; sec.-treas., Mrs. C. S. Freel. Beaverdam:?President, Mrs. Mande Radford; vice-president, Mrs. Bertha Radford; sec.-treas., Mrs. Marjorie Wilson. Marble:?President, Mrs. P. A. Arrowood; vice-president, Mrs. Frank Littlejohn; sec.-treas., Miss Fran'.<ie Moss. Martins Creek:?President, Mrs. Henry Ellis; vice-president, Mrs. R. W. Chapman; sec.-treas., Mrs. Ben Mann. Tomo tla:?President, Mrs. Gilbert Stiles; vice-president. Mrs. J. R. Shields; sec.-treas., Mrs. Bob Lowe. Continued on Back Page Mrs. Glenn Hembree Victim of Pneumonia Mrs. Glenn Hembree, aged 22. and a bride of less than a year, died at Pctrie hospital Saturday, Ayhttre 'he had been taken from hei^feame after being stricken with pneumpniq, Fun eral services were conducts-it ier dersonville, where the body was ? .ten by the Townson Funeral Home. Mrs. Hembree, who before her marriage was Miss Grace Davis, came to Murphy from Hendersonviile to work in Candler's Beauty shop. Her husband, widely known as "Broad way" is connected with a Murphy Market. Besides her husband Mrs. Hem bree is survived by her mother and j father, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Davis of j Hendersonviile, and one brother, | James Davis, of New York City. MAYFIELD SEES HOPE OF SUCCESS IN PLEA FOR DAM Head of TVA Promises He Will Investigate Situation Personally First word from Charles Mayfield. President of the Murphy Chamber or C<? imerce, and one man delegation sent to Washington to try and per suade the TVA authorities to give Murphy an auxiliary dam came Tues day in a telegram to the editor of the Scout. Mr. Myfield left for Washington last week, with the hope of interest ing Senators Bailey and Reynolds, and Representative Weaver in be half of the town's place. His wire in dicates that he at least has been promised cooperation and indicates that there is at least a chance of the mission being crowned with success. Mr. Mayfield's wire follows: "Victor C. Olmsted, Cherokee Scout:.:- Congressman Weaver and myself had a pleasant and satisfac tory conference with Director Lillen tal (head of the TVA) regarding aux iliary dam and loss of tax valuation. Mr. Lillienthal will make personal in vestigation and act accordingly. Have assurance of complete cooperation from our Senators. "Feel sure our wants will be taken care of. A tax bill is being worked out this week. The sympathy and con sideration our wants receive in our national capital bring a glow of pride and confidence as 1 lay them upon the shoulders of the statesmen wh.? represent us here". Mrs. Leather-wood, 81, Is Dead, Rites Friday Mrs. Margaret Lcahterwood, HI years old, wife of the late John l.eath erwood, died oarly Wednesday mo?n ing at the homd of her son. Funeral services were set for Friday after noon at 1:30 at the Methodist Church with the Rev. Jenkins and the Rev. Rumgarner officiating. Interment was to be made in Sunset cemetery with Ivie Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Leatherwood who was widely known throughout all Cherokee county is survived by the following children: Hayes and Addie, of Murphy, George II. and Hamilton, of Arlington, Va., und John, of Washington, D. C. One sister, Mrs. Admonia Keener, and one brother, Jeff T. "uncle Jeff' Hayes, of Tomotla and 13 grandchildren also ?survive. Active pallbearers were: Ed Bai 11, Fred Moore, Jerry Davidson, Neil Davidson, Paul Hyatt and Elbert t Mallonee. The honorary pallbearers, all fem inine, were: Mrs. P. H. Sword. M.ittio i Taylor, Joe Bates, Norvell. Mrs. Hat tie Akin, Mrs. John Axley. Mrs. ; Bums, Mrs. McCall, Mrs. Wells, Mad J dox, J. N. Moody, Mrs. Jennie How ell, R. H. Hyatt, Candler. Vestni, ; Neil Davidson, Fred Moore, Eva : Griffith, C. I. Calhoun, J. W. McMil I Ian, Will Savage, R. S. Parker, W. D. Townson, L. E. Maunev, J. B. Grav I Miller, Arthur Akin and Miss , Parrie Vaughn. Franklin Smith Wins Three Of Four Prizes at Egg Show The annual one day poultry school held in Waynesville last, week for tlio twelve Counties of Western North Carolina resulted in a signal victory for Murphy when J. Franklin Smith walked off with three of the four prizes offered for the best exhibits of eggs. The poultry show is given ench year by the N. C. extension service as a means of improving poultry farms throughout the State. Experts from the State College lecture on feeding, breeding and ways of increas ing egg production. Each year also, an egg exhibit is held in connectior with the school in which prizes are offered for the best product; judge" decision being based on color, size, texture of shell and quality of con tent. Forty six poultry raisers from Wrs tern North Carolina exhibited eggs this year. Franklin Smith, who runs, tho Smithmont Poultry Farm, just outside the City limits was making- his first appearance at the show as an ex hibitor. He entered three dozen eggs, one dozen white shell, and two dozen brown shell. He won first prize for whites, first prize for brown and his third dozen was awarded second prize for brown. T! arises consisted of 2 bags of feed water fountain and a metal
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