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?ht (Ehfrnkpp krniti Our Aim:? A Better Murphy A Finer County THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEUR1TORY Dedicated To Service For Progress VOL. 51?NO. 37 Ml'RPHY. N. t*THURSDAY. APRIL 4. 1940 :?? COPY >1.50 PEK YEAR VETS CCC CAMP BIRTHDAY PARTY TO DRAW CROWD Feasting, Music, Sport And Liars' Contest on Program Saturday Aii ruuus?anu ? let z* r.cur.tn;* trails to boot?will lead to the Vet erans CCC camp Saturday for the all day celebration of the camp's first birthday, and the seventh anniver sary of the founding of the Civilian Conservation Corps. The camp, located across the Hi wasscc river from Murphy, will hold "open house" beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning. The day will be featured by a var ied program in which music, athletic events, and a liars* contest will play a big part. There also will be speak ing by County notables; but not too much. Mr. H. Bueck, superintendent of schools, who will act as master of ceremonies, has decided to gag any speaker who tries to talk more than five minutes. However, everybody will be given a royal welcome by the boys who once laughted at Heinie's drum fire as tliey marched into the Hell of the Ar gornr <iniring a naughty son** abou* "Mai selle from Armentieres". Original plans were to confine the liars contest to the veterans. How over, won! came to Capt. George B. Graham, commanding the camp, that t her?' are residents of Cherokee coun ty who can put the best Vet liars to sliai 10. Tin* vets doubt this. So does Capt. CSrahftm. To settle the question once and ? all. the Camp commander an nounced Wednesday night that thf* Liars' contest will be open to all comers. There will be no admission fee; no entry blank to sign; no for malities of any kind. Just iref up on the platform and tell your biggest lie. There will be two prizes; maybe three. Speakers on the program will pick the winner. Another free contest, open to everybody in the county, is the selec tion of a name by which the Camp will be christened on Saturday. Send or mail your suggestion to Captain Graham, care of Veterans Camp No. 2450. Murphy, with a brief statement of explanat:v^. Numes are limited to those of some noted person now dead, or to some famous landmark Lovers' Leap, for example. The store of J. W. Lovin good has donated a 15 pound "tender ized" ham to go to the winner. There is one final reason why you should attend this celebration. At noon the vets will put on a feast? and what a feast. Like everything else on the pro gram, this too will be all free. Peachtree Athletes "Hog" Tourney Honors Following are the results of the finals in the baseball tournament held by the Cherokee County Elemen tary schools. Boys, A;- Peachtree 39, Unaka 8; Boys B;- Peachtree 25, Walker 6; Girls A;- Martins Creek 19, Peachtrce 13; Girls B;- Peachtree 32, Mantins Creek 4. Among the girls, the Misses Pipes. J. Carpenter, and L. Sneed all o} Peachtree, won individual honors. Boy winners were Wilson, of Peach tree and Rose of Unaka. Pie Eaters To Stage Feast at Peachtree Sponsored by the Peachtree Home Demonstration Club, a pie supper will be given Friday night. April 5th at Peachtree school. Pie lovers will be gin to do their stuff at 7:30 o"clock central time. In addition to pies of all kinds there will be a varied program of entertainment. Says Miss Alline Richardson. Coun ty Homo agent: "Tell your friends and neighbors to come and bring a pie?and be sure to come, yourself.'' The money raised will be used by the club for community purposes. ERNEST HAWKINS REPORTED SLAIN BUT HE DENIES IT "Ernest Hawkins has been mur dered". This was the startling news flashed around Murphy over the week-end. Mr. Hawkins, who lives in East Murphy, spends much of his time run ning a shuttle block factory, at Blue Ridge, Ga. His murdered body was V* fmind Heen in the Georgia woods, a bullet in his bruin. The report gained credence when Mr. Hawkins could not be located, either at his Blue Ridge Factory, or here. j workmen empiv/ev by Hawkins viewed the body of the murdered man, and tentatively identified it. but decomposition had set in and they were not certain. Chief of Police Fred Johr.son was preparing to drive to Blue Ridgv to view the remains when Mr. Hawkins telephoned his family. He explained his absence by stating that he had been called away suddenly on busi ness. He insisted he was very much alive. Later he came home, to prove it. As the Scout goes to press the ac tual identiy of the body found in the woods still is a mystery. G.O.P. Of County Plan Convention Friday, April 12 Republicans of Cherokee County will hold their convention to nominat? for county offices on Friday. Apr?! 12 at 10:00 a. in. C. S. T. in the court house. A new chairman and other party officers, and delegates to the State convention and to the Congres sional and Senatorial District conven tions also w{ll be named. Among the posts to be filled are those of State Representative, and various Town ship offices. Precinct Conventions have been tailed for Thursday, April 11th at 6:30 p. rn. C. S. T. when delegcites to the County convention will be selec ted. The keynote speaker for the con vention has not yet been selected. Ef fort is being made to secure a promin ent speaker, and Republicans of the county have been promised a pood program. Softball Teams Win Two At Robbinsville Murphy high school Softball aggre pations turned in a double win over the Robbinsville lads and lassies Tues day on the Robbinsville field. In the first frame the Murphy girls slugged out a 20-14 victory, due to the heavy hitting of Nellie Davis and Ethel Zimmerman. Conley and Turpin led t^e losers' batting .?.tack. Earl "Flash" -Vrtin kept the Rob binsville boys at bay with his stellar twirling when the boys met. Only by the grace of a Murphy error did the losers' score as Murphy triumph- j ed 18 to 1. Olen McDonald garner ed three hits and Greene, O. Davis, and Clay accounted for two each. For Robbinsville, Hyde was the only player who could gather more than one bingle. Mauney Quits Store To Accept Postal Job The steadily constructive work of George Mauney as manager of Wof ford Terrell's big jobbing house in J4urphy comes to a close Saturday. Plr. Mauney has resigned to carry the U. S. Ma;ls on Murphy Route No. 2. He will begin his new duties Mon day. April 8. He received the ap pointment several days ago, follow ing a competitive examination. For the present, management of the store, will be in the hands of Mr. Walter C. Witt, long in the real estate business here, and Mr. J. L. Abernathy. DATE MOVED IIP FOR CONTEST TO BEAUTIFY HOMES Judging Now Set For Sept. 15?Fat Prizes To Go To Winners Plana have been chansred for ?he i county wide home beautification con test, which is free, and in which more than $100 in prizes will be given to those householders who make the most improvement in their places at the leabt expense. Instead of continuing until next year, the contest will come to a close on September 15;-just before the opening of the Cherokee County Fair. Also no letters or invitations will be mailed out. Instead, an entry blank is printed elsewhere in this newspaper. Fill in this coupon and m&il it to Mrs. B. E. Wjirnor, Murphy, N. C. That's all that is necessary. If your neighbor does not subscribe to this paper, but wishes to enter the contest, he or she can do so by go ing to the Court house and seeing Miss Alline Richardson, in charge of Home Demonstration Club Work, or County Agent A. Q. Ketner. Either of these niso will b<' glad to give you full details and also advice. All the wometis* organizations throughout *he county as well as tha County agent and Miss Ida Belle En i in kin. Murphy Librarian, are e^oper | ating t'? make the content a success : 1* hoped to stage a similar conies: I every year. I' i pointed nut thr?* those who en ? op th?* contest no* only may win bier financial re\Vard, but are absolutely ffTtnin t?? profit through happier and mo?v comfortable living. The chief requirements necessary j to win are "painting up", making ! minor repairs, and improvement of , lawns. Uules published last week specify that only homes visible from the high way would be eligible. This has been changed. Any and every home in the county is not only eligible, but more than welcome. Turn to the entry coupon, on an other papo of this paper right now; sign it and send it in. Then get some paint, a hammer and nails, and some grass and flower seed, and get busy, j You'll be doing the whole county? | including yourself, a g-ood turn. ATHLETES FEAST ON PROCEEDS OF FACULTY GAMES i The Murphy basketball squads | were honored last wee*; at a banquet made possible from the proceeds of the Faculty?student body games previously. The feast was preparer] and served by the Home Economics class under the direction of Miss Ben- i ton. The gue?ts and speakers included H. Bueck. K. C. Wright. H. G. Elkins. and T. W. Kindlev. Coaches Higdon and Pitzer. Manager Charles Sneed who turned in the ?tar performance of the night, and players Ethel Zim merman. Nolle Amos, Eugene Mal lonee, and Fred Scroggs. The banquet was followed by dancing. 11-H Club Schedule (Announced For April Following is the 4-H club schedule for April. The profrram to be car ried out will deal with home bcautifi cation. Mondav. April 8: Andrew?, at 10 30 o'clock a. m. Tuesday. April 9; Martine Creek at 8:3(J a- m. and Suit at 1:30 p. m. Wednesday. April 10; Peachtree at ? :45 a. m. and Grandview at 1 p. m. Thursday. April 11; Murphy. Nfnth Grade srirls and all boys at 9:30 a. m.; Eighth Grade yirls a*. 10:30 a. TO. 4 NEW MEMBERS ARE ELECTED TO SCHOOL BOARD Four veterans have retired, and four new outstanding citizens have been elected to fill their places on the Murphy School Board. The new members are J. D. Mallonee. Jr., and W. Sheridan Dickey, of Murphy; John Keener, of Tomotla, and P. A. Maufsey of Kinsr-y. Retiring are: Dr. J. N. Hill, Wal ter Kinney, T. S. Evans and H. Crawford. Two old members. Dr. Farker and Harve Elkins continue to serve. The new Board met Thursday and elected Mr. Mallonee chairman. The new Board will seem strange ! without Dr. Hill. I | He has been a member for 13 years. I and several times served as chair man. Two years ago, and again in ! 1939 he tendered his resignation, but J was persuaded to withdraw it. This | time however, he insisted. "The post is an important one. and deserving constant attention." he ex plained. "And it has become im possible for me to fill it as I should, so it is best that I stand aside. I honestly feel that some one else can serve th'* people better." Four Huge Signs To Boost Murphy On Tourist Lanes F i ur giant signs, eight t v '20 feet h. m.?>>? wirl advertise Murphy on In* Y- it h\v \ ~ mo-1 travelled by tour i ft" A;!:?n:. Asheville. Knox ' , -i 1 <'"!? *?::?tioogn. Contract for I n*ii;g H ???cetirg th*- signs was i ]<?: '? v.-. . rv th> ChaMther of Com* , ?..i-.,. ; j ni) they will he in place before I ?!:?' tourist caravans begin to roll. Tin* <ign.- will he blue and white, and will bear the words; 4* Murphy N. j<\. Home of Hiwassee Dam". The lettering will be so large that the sngns can be read easily, at GO miles an hour. Also, superimposed on each of the ngns will be smaller ones, measuring four feet square, bearing the words: "World's Highest Overflow Dam." After a week of bargaining with a Chattanooga advertising firm. Dr. Elmer Holt. Chamber vice president, Attorney Fred Christopher. Chamber j secretary, and Mr. C. W. Savage got ; the price down to $.r?4 each. The ' Chamber, of course will foot the bill. I 1 The signs will be piaced near Se viersville, Tenn., on the new highway now being built from Marietta, Ga.; near Bryson City, and near Chatta nooga, Tenn. PETITION TO ASK RE-Sl!RVEYING OF DUCKTOWN ROAD Cooperation of Every Town In Section Is Believed Assured A petition will soon b?' circult'ted oy the urpujr CimutUt Ml CCTT. nicrce asking Road Supervisor McKee fcr a new road to Duck town, connect ing with the highway into Chattanoo ga. For the first time in the history of this section, it is believed, the plan will have the united backing of And rews, Bryson City, Sylva, Waynes ville and even Asheville. It also is believed that the plan will find favor with Mr. McKee. According to President P. B. Fere bee, of the Citizens Bank and Trust Co., who wi?s in Chattanooga this week, the Tennessee authorities plan to start at once regrading, widening end resurfacing the highway from the Tennessee City almost to Duck town. "That means lots of tourist travel over the highway*', Mr. Fer?>bee said, 41 but the road from Ducktown to Murphy is so narrow, so twist ing, and so badly in need of repairs that motorists don't want any part of it. Instead they turn off and go to <5at~ linbiirg. *'If we can get a grod, wide, fairly straight highway, they will come Murphy. Then they will come on to Andrews, and up through the Nanta* hala Gorg?- to Asheville. "AH told, a new road will help thitf entire section. For that reason wo can count, on all the town?? getting to gether to put the plan through, ami I believe Mr. McKee will be? most sympathetic. *'The road from Andrews to Tipton already has been rerouted, and will be straightened and improved. A? lutic effort I believe, will bring a similar result on the road from Murphy to Ducktown." Mr. Ferebee's plan met witb enthu siastic approval by the Murphy Cham ber of Commerce heads, and no time will be lost in getting busy. TVA Towers Blasted In Sabotage Outrage In what is believed to have been an attempt by disgruntled former workmen to cripple the big plant at Oopperhill. Tenn.. two TVA towers were blown up with dynamite Sunday night. Towers at Parksville, Tenn., and Blue Ridge Ga.. both with lines lead ing into Copperhill were blastevl. TVA workers got busv immediately however, and exactly four hours ant! 15 minutes after the explosions ser vice was normal again. Merchants All Plead Guilty In "Slot Machine" Cases With a dozen or more prominent men under indictment because they allowed licensed slot machines to be played in their places of business, only Ralph Jacobs and the represen tatives of the company owning the machines were placed on trial before Judge Rousseau in Circuit court Wed nesday. Boht were found guilty, at whai practically was an order from the Bench. Twice the jury came back for instructions. One juror was hold ing out for acquittal. After the ver dict Judge Rousseau ordered this jur or to go and (ret his pay. end "don't com? back." Sentence was deferred until Thurs day morning. Meanwhile, however, the other defendants agreed to plead guilty, and Mr. Jacobs also changed his plea. Previously he had planned to appeal. The result of the whole guilty pleas was that all were fined the costs. The confiscated slot machines were de stroyed Thursday afternoon. The opening days of the court were occupied chiefly with drunken and reckless driving eases, with which the docket was crowded. Nearly all were found guilty and fined, anil some were given road sentences in addition. J. V. Palmer and Doug Wheeler, were each given two yean* in the penitentiary for stealing cigarettes from the depot in Andrews. I>atcr, however it was brought to the atten tion of Judge Rousseau that Wheeler had been the first to confess, and had told where some of the loot had been sold, so that it was soon recovered. Accordingly the court cut Wheeler's sentence to 18 months. Otis White, Luther Wheeler and Ralph Bnrb? r. the a'cged ac essories. were fined the costs and given their choice of 18 months on the roads or suspended sentences of five years each. They chose the latter. Floyd Hedden and Gilbert- Half, two youths of Andrews faced tho court, charged with rebbing Mc Guire's service station. They were convicted and sentenced to 60 days cach on the roads.
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