Our Aim: ?
A Better Murphy
A Finer County
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To Service
For P'ogress
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SCORES IGNORED
IN TOWN CENSUS,
REPORTS STATE
Failure to List AU May
Prove Most Costly
Fo Civic Welfare
? ? ? ? WQ
sod to have been omploted
? : . i.'.t Neverthel* ? . <v ry
clays, sonu" citizen comes to the
office and complains that he ha*
, .. . n listed.
N? i'. 'H r has the Editor of the Scout
?hi ? ! - r i. no?" his wife; nor one of
. . : . . Neither has I):. Bry
Wl.i* i'w d. Neither ha - Di . Elmer
H- !t, Neither has Henry Axl< y.
A fro according to reports rtachii ?
1hs writer, there are "many 1 res
ident- of Factory town who:, the *r.
umcrators have not seer..
This newspaper has no way of as
certaining the exact rtc.ni-. What
written is hased on hearsay. !i
this letter is true, however ? and the
seem- no reason why the persons .re
forming this writer should twis: tru
la; !.- the town i? beir./r ?-< nt* grave
injustice.
Nobody expects Murphy to show a
large* a population as it ?li?i when the
horde <f TV A employees were hen.
Nevertheless there is good reason to
Lei lev e that the town will show a lar
ger population that it did du:?ng the
last census, in 1930.
It. is vital to the welfare of the town i
that it does. A town that is losing
population is a town that is dying,
if not only cannot attract to urists or
new residents, it actually is shunned.
A decrease in .population under the
"U30 figures might easily cost the
< wn its mail carriers, for city deliv
ery. It certainly would tend to de
crease the value of real estate.
We want the town census to show
every man, woman and child who lives
here. To omit a single name in un
thinkable.
Rites Held At Marble
For John Palmer, 47
Funeral services for John Palmer,
47, who died in Raleigh last Friday,
were held at the home of his brother,
Worth Palmer, in Marble Sunday
morning. The Rev. AJgrie West of
ficiated.
Mr. Palmer, who had been ill sev
eral years, is survived by two broth
ers, Worth and Vester, of Marble and
one sister, Mr?. Thomas Ladd, of Dan
Mateo, Fla. She came to Marble for
"he funeral.
MliKPHY SPLITS
TWO SLUGFESTS
AGAINST GRAHAM
Defeat Robbinsviile on
Their Grounds, ThenH
Lose Out At Heme
gue . >y breaking over. *i a two g un? i
s< v:e< with Robbinsv i'le last Sat ,:rd ay j
and Sunday. A four way ti*. exist* j
f- i Mfijid p ace whilt* the Iilu. Ridg? |
o "ii fit rests on t'n* top runj?.
Blue Ridge furnishe- the opposition
for the Murphy team Saturday at
the fair mound?- at :? o'clock.
behind by 11-3 at the seventh inn
i? .z Satudav at. Rol ugsville. th? Mur
. pi vites tallie(i fouv runs ami then
broke le??se a ith 15 nioro in t hi eighth
Home runs by A*:in, Mallonee. and
! Pitzer featured the assault on two
?-i.e:ny pitchers. Ru? i Pa ? : i\ i? v
t o McDonald in the fifth m":.g and
. gained credit for the victory. Pit /.or
I with four hits and Tate and D. Par
ktr with three hits vach led tht batt
ing parade.
I The opening home game Sunda\
found the locals l<..-ing a 11 to 10
game. Russell was nicked for five
runs by Robbinsville i? the first stan
: / Murphy tallies six times in the
fifth aided by home runs by Barton
and Piercv and then went ahead by 'J
' to 8 but. Robbinsville came back to
chalk up six runs in the final three
frames.
A threatening: Murphy .ally . . the
ninth ended with the bases loaded.
The first week-end of play in the
newly formed league finds Blue Ridge
atop the standings by virtue of a lom
victory over Morgan ton. The Sun
day game at Blue Ridge was postpon- j
ed.. because the ball park was unfin
ished.
Hayesville and Hiwassee split a two |
game series with each team winning |
at home. Hiwassee took an 11 to
victory Saturday and Hayesville re- j
taliated Sunday before the home folks j
with a 14 to 7 contest.
The standings:
1 EAM W L Pet.
Blue Ridge 1 0 1000
Murphy 1 1 50?
Hayesville 1 1 500
Robbinsville 1 1 500
Hiawassee 1 1 500
Morganton 0 1 500
Saturday ? Blue Ridge at Murphy;
Robbinsville at Hkayesville; Hiawassee
at Morganton.
Sunday ? Murphy at Blue Ridge;
Hayesville at Robbinsville; Morganton |
at Hiawassee.
Atlantians Join Our Battle
For Improved Ga. Highway
Although the fight to get a better
road from here to Atlanta seems to
have weakened locally, it still is be
ing carried on by merchants in the
Georgia capital, who realize the ever
increasing danger of a trade boycott
by this section.
Such a boycott, of course, would
he more a matter of necessity than
choice. But it is indisputably true
that, residents of this section cannot
afford to use a road that has long
been terrible and now is petting dan
gerous, as well.
Just this week, the wife of this
writer suffered a blow-out caused by
going over a deep rut she could not j
avoid. Outside the cost of a new tire
and new tube, the mishap mught have
cost her life. There have been any
yumber of wreck* due to the almost
unspeakable condition of this road,
and the route is getting steadily
worse.
Following is a copy ' -*f a letter from
the realty firm of e I. McGuire. in ]
Atlanta, which shows the interest |
business men of that city are taking in j
the situation.
T>ear Sir: I wish to commend you
in the highest terms for the article in '
your edition of May 1st regarding the
deplorable condition of the road be |
tween Murphy, N. C. and Blue Ridge.
Ga.. State Route No. 68.
I was over this road and mired in
the mud on it. along: with five or six
other cars and trucks the last of
March. We were sometimes up and
other time mired in the mud. I say
that this is a disgrace to any state
when you consider that this is a main
link in routes to the great Smokies and
to some good towns in Western North
Carolina.
It is no exaggeration to say that
those North Carolina citizens think
kindly of us and like to come to At
j lanta. since it is a trade center, and
I except for this stretch of road, we
would reap valuable trade from these
fine neighbors.
Considering the matter from a pure
ly business basis, Georgia cannot af
ford to neglect this highway any Ion
ger.
I have written the Governor of
Georgia about this road and recoiv
j ed a courteous reply to the effect that
it is not an approved Government
road, and hence no funds are avail
I ??ble. T say again that we must com
plete this road, and I am sure that we
can.
Yours truly,
S. If. McGuire
; People, Spots In The News
WHEN BOMBERS FALL . . . Wh ? , f .. . nt Clacl
iGn-Si-a. England. was wiivkcd wl, n haRc Gt:man bombing
i il and i-xplodrd, killing live pv:.-oiis, K ,.i of them t.'i-w ir.i-ni
and injuring 1)0 residents ?
IIAPP1* CHAAIP . . .
Lew Jenkins, spindle
leggc d but dynamfte
fi.-ted boxer from Sweet
water, Tex., did a joy
ciance as glove was held
a!clt signalizing his amaz
ing third-round knockout
il Lou Ambers to win
world lightweight title.
PEACE ON EARTH . . . That's what
millions of fortunate- Americans were
finding in the-ir gardens ard farms as
cannon rumble abroad Bumper 1940
crop of new garden gadgets is typified
by water, acid and spotproof back-to
soil "togs in flower prints for women,
ar.d by new clumnium seeder, 51 pe unds
lighter than old type, to ease planter's
backstrain. . -
Flood Of Troubles j
Beset Scout As It
Goes In New Home
This week's Scout comes to you
after trials and tribulations that hav?*
made every one connected with the
paper wish he or she had never heard
of the printing- business. The reason
is that the Scout has moved to new
quarters, in the basement, under Dav
ison and Mclver's Ft ore.
The new home is far superior, in
every way to the old one; but mov
ing all the complicated and delicate
machinery was a heart breaking task.
We began to move last Friday morn
ing.
Parts of the linotypes got broken
requiring a hurried trip to At
lanta for replacements, and many
hours of expert and expensive work.
There was trouble with the new
wiring. In short there was trouble
everywhere.
Everybody knows that "thre"
moves are equal to one fire" ? but
when a newspaper plant is involved.
ONE move is equal to THREE fires.
The only difference is that had
there been a fire, we would have
collected insurance. As it was we
had to put out several hundred dol
Jars.
However, by the end of this week.'
the plant will not only b r ship
shape but in better condition than
in years. Every single piece of
machinery has been overhauled and
put in the best possible working i
order.
The Sc^ut is row prepared to
put out the finest printing in thiy .
section of the State.
Meanwhile we hope you will ex
cuse this week's delay. It could jus'
not humanly be helped.
Municipal Survey
Segun In Murphy
As WPA Project |
The WPA Is conducting a municipal
study of the city governments in '
Cherokee county, with Mrs. Iva Ga- '
lusha of Andrews in charge. The sur- J
vey was completed several days ago j
for Andrews and is being made fori
Murphy.
The study started at Andrews about
March 1 and consisted of the collec
tion of data on every phase of the
municipal government. Organization
[ of departments was studied in detail
A thorough analysis of personnel was
I made, and details of duties, powers,
( salaries and limitations of each offi
cer were collected.
The same will he done in Murphy.
I Special study will be made of tax
I structures. Budgets and audits will]
| be analyzed.
ALL ROADS LEAD
TO STATE POLLS
FOR PRIMARIES
Bal'ottir.g of i. Parties
r* cr Coup'; ffices
L?rtc'y Forr-??Iity
ESTS
A- : r. ? . 1 / fur a
Rvwu^ti. ? v., :h.tt?u
t i i : ? >1 in ether ve.it'.
. Ai tbej hot race, direct! > concern
j nig this ? oui ty, is foi th< D< m<>
! < -tie nominal fi < ? . .. yj4.,,
, W t aw .? . tin :nc- riKi.'Ui, being
I given a hard f?gh: 1 ;? Sam i 'at hey,
| blind judge of Asheviile. Charley
j May field, rf Murphy, Weaver man
j age r of this section .--ays his man will
j win with vt :e> vo spare.
However, the Cat hey fiirv?-N are
i ? ported J haw gotten considerable
financial backing, especially in Hun
combe and IIayw< ? d counties. Cath
ey says hf will carry Buncombe, and
has a pood chance n Haywood. His
backers are offering odds that he will
carry Andrews, but admit the race
throughout the rest of the county,
and in Graham and Clay will be close.
Several of the races may be af
fected by a drastic change made in
the usu of markers. Under the new
law. the only voters who may be assis
ted in marking their ballots are those
who cannot read and write, and those
who are unable to mark ballots by
reac n of physical ..ami leaps, *uch as
blindness paralysis and other disa
bilities.
Some illiterates may lie forbidden
to vote at all, for an official opinion
by the Attorney General holds that
assistance may be given only to those
registered under the Grandfather
clause of the Constitution.
Even where a voter is entitled to
assistance, the old system of having
I ballot ts marked by workers for this
or that candidate is practically dead.
Instead, the assistance must be got
ten from a near relative ? a husband,
wife, parent, child, brother, sister,
grandparent or grandchild. If no
near relative is available, the voter
may ask outside help, hut only from
some one who has not aided any ene
else.
The registrar is required to keep
a record of all voters who receive as
sistance from non-relatives, and must
also list the names of those who givo
the aid. Where a kinsman gives the
assistance, no such record is necessary.
Scientist Here Lays 'Balds'
To Huge Armies of Wasps
Wayah Bald, in this section, has
l?ecn used as the basis -of a study by
Dr. W. A. Gates. Louisiana State Uni
versity. who now advances an entirely
new opinion as to the cause of the I
"balds". I
Studying the Wayah and Wine Sap I
Balds Dr. Gates discovered hutre '
armios of wasps at work. His cop
elusion was that the wasps were re- .
sponsible for the bald conditions. I
This particular "sasp. jt seems. !
lays its ejrjrs at approximately a mile !
hitrh. on the oak trees. The wasps j
.'ire of a gpccies known as "pall form
ing' and arc believed to have do
atroyed thousands of acre of oak*.
North Carolina is Hotted with "bald**'
ranjrinp from 2600 t-? f>000 fro t. m
bright. Many theories have fart. work
ed out. explaining the abscnso of
?rrfy. Som e scientist- have blamrd
soil conditions. Others have laid balds
t:> weather or ccolopiv. a) condition*
A popular opinion has been that
th^v wort, krvt clear of trees by Ind
ians who burned them repeatedly
to maintain lookout post?.