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VOL 51. ? NO. 45.
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Ml'RPHY, N. C THURSDAY. KAY 20. !?40
MURPHY TO TAKE NEW CENSUS MONDAY
BROUGHTON AND
WEAVER LEAD IN
CHEROKEE VOTE
Murphy and Andrews
Go To Cathey ; Horton
Makes Good Race
Primary day has como anil Rone,
1he votes have all boon tabulated, and
thero is the usual joy and gloom, ac
cording to how you look at the re
Milts.
As generally predicted the race for
Governorship failed to bo decisive
Brouffhton, who carried Cherokee
County, also hud a commanding lead
throughout the State, but failed, by a
large measure, to win a plurality.
A.i a result there probably will be
a run-over, between Rrouu'hton and
Horton, who was runner up Horton
lias not yet decided but probably will
give the word before the end of the
week, after consulting with the other
candidates to learn whether or not he
can rount on enough of their support
to make the expensive race worth
while.
The ouestion of a run-over really
rests, now, in the hands of "the or
ganization."
Horton carried Andrews. Much to
the surprise of the Broughton workers,
their candidate ran third in the city,
second place going to Maxwell. The
cily totals wore Horton. 27 5; Maxwell
140 and Uroughton 93. The other
Gubernatorial candidates' votes in
Andrews wore: Cooper, 20; Grave
ly, 16; Grady 0 and Simmons X.
Judge Cathey carried both Andrews
ami Murphy in the race for Congress.
His total in Andrews was 231 against
Weaver's 205; pnd in Murphy he poll
ed 246 against Weaver's 229.
Judge Cathey also got 7 of the 8
votes cast in Boiling Springs, carried
Unaka with 29 votes to Weaver's 20;
carried Kbenezer 6 to 3; and carried
Upper Beaverdam 5 to 2.
The blind candidate's support wav
ered elsewhere throughout Cherokee
however and the county went for Wea
ver by a total of 1026 to 743. Earle
Donnahoe, running on the Townsend
old age pension ticket gathered 174
votes in the county. 123 of which
were picked up in Andrews.
The congressional vote by precincts
follows, in full:
Andrews: Weaver ? North Ward!
108, South Ward 97, Total 205. Cath- !
ey; North Ward 81, South Ward 150,
Total 231. Donnahue: North Ward
55, South W ard 68, total 123.
Murphy ? Weaver: North Ward 104,
Pouth Ward 125, Total 229. Cathey:
North Ward 136, South Ward 110,
Total 246. Donnahoe: North Ward
5, South Ward 2, Total 7.
Brasstown ? Weaver: 48, Cathey 33.
Boiling Springs ? Cathey 7, Donna
hoe 1.
Burnt. Meeting House ? Weaver 16,
Cathey 52.
Culberson ? Weaver 20, Cathey 8.
Ebenezer ? Weaver 3, Cathey 6.
Hangingdog ? Weaver 3, Cathey 2.
Hiwassee Dam ? Weaver 14.
Liberty ? Weaver 15, Cathey 0,
Donnahoc4.
Long Ridge ? Weaver 5.
Continued on page three
VACCINATION DAY I
LOOMS FOR DOGS
ALL OVER COUNTY
four vaccination days for dogs
arc at hand, beginning Saturday. June
1. at the Murphy school houw." when
ri ,C' Wa!kt'' *'? he on han?"
at .1 o clock in the morning to innoc
I'lute the animals of Murphv and Ti x
ana against rabies. The law require
to it all don be vaccinated.
Mr. Walker's schedule for the re?5
of Cherokee County follows
Monday. June 3? Oliver Dockery's
M II 9 A. M. for Bates Creek section -
Grandview port office, 11 A. M.; Boil
ing Springs school. 1 P. M.
Tuesday. June 4 Unaka po?t
1 ptC' '? A' M 1 V'?1Ct St'h??1
Saturday. June 8? Andrews pub
lic library 10 A. M., E. S. T.
TVA FUND ASKET
FOR RECREATION;
PARK ON RIVER
Big Boat House Sought
Across Hiwassee;
Golf Links Possible
Mayor Gray has written to TVA
officials reeking use of federal funds
for the building of a big boa! house
near the Hiwassee River bridge, and
the establishment of a big recreation
park, which may include an eight hole
golf course.
The TVA has funds available for
exactly such purposes, and it is be
lieved that Murphy, refused an aux
iliary dam, may find the new request
meeting with success.
Recreation parks have been built
by the TVA near several other cities.
At one time, too, plans were report
ed under consideration to establish
recreation grounds, including a lake
with a bathing beach, about seven
Tn?!e? o"t?ide Murphy.
The grounds that Murphy wants
developed are immediately across the
Hiwassee River, beginning at the
fridge, and extending up past Martin?
Creek. At one time it was planned
to turn this land over to the Forestry
Service, but this idea has been aband
oned.
I TVA engineers have stated thai.
I if the town so requests, the water
almg the land in question can be
':pPt 't its present level, of about
'''* fpct. This would leave a strip of
many acres, which would be always
dry and ideally suitable for an eight
hole golf course. There night also
be room for several tenuis courts,
and a horseshoe pitching grounds.
The need for a big TVA boathouse
is declared especially urgent. Such an
edifice would do away with tiny un
sightly sheds which m;>ht otherwise
be erected by individual boat own
ers.
The letters which Mayor Gray has
written may be followed up by a del
egation who will visit TVA officials
in Knoxville.
The aid of Senator Bob Reynolds
and Congressman Zeb Weaver also
will be invoked in Washington.
Gal Walks Home off Boat
After Being Lost on Lake
There's nothing new about a (ral
walking home from an automobile
ride, but -when the lady walks homo
from a boat, it's something else again.
But it happened, to ? well known
young lady of Murphy. And it was
tough walking. The poor girl ruin
ed a perfectly good dress and a pcr
fectly good pair of silk stockings.
?She didn't altogether ruin a pcrfectiy
irood pair of legs; but they certainly
took a lot of punishment. They were
Ktratched from here to there.
According to the young lady's story
?he was one of a boating party who
got lost on the vast reaches of the
new Hiwassee lake. For hours they
chugged about while twilight faded
into darkness. That made things
worse.
Finally they made for the shore,
where she deserted the boat, stumb
led through the woods and briers,
and finally reached a highway. There,
at long last, a passing motorist, gave
her a lift back to Murphy.
The name of the young lady is
kept secret purposely. She told this
writer that if he printed it. she would
shoot him.
But it's all true.
PEAS NOW GIVEN
TO FARMERS AS
AAA AID GRANTS
300 lb. Minimum Ready
For Any Lard Holder
Signing a Request
Farmers who need, or would like ;
to experiment with Winter Austrian !
Pea*, for planting when the corn
crop is "laid by", can pet them with
out cash cost from County Agent,
Quay Ketncr. if they act quickly.
. Mr. Ketncr has been notified that the
j peas will hi made available as a
giant < f aid, under th? AAA pro
gram.
Although planting time is several
weeks distant. Ketner says the time
to ask for the peas is NOW. Other
wise. the farmer may find his request
ignored.
The supply is large, but not limit
less, and it will be a question of first
com* first served. The peas probably
will be distributed about one* month
hence, according to the dates of the
applications.
"I have already received applicat
ions for about 1,700 pounds of pc*as"
Mr. Ketncr said. "I would like to
' see there requests increased to at
least 6.0G0 pounds.
"Farmers who received the maxi
mum allowance of lime will NOT be
cligibl* to share in the distribution
of peas; but there are many who did
not take th<ir full allowance,
i "My records show that there are
betwe en 200 and 300 farmers in Cher
! okee County wr.j can get an abund
! ar:ce of Winter Austrian Peas with
j cur spending a penny. Ail they have
j to do is come to my office in the
i Court house, in Murphy, and sign i
application blanks which I have wait- j
ing for them.
"The allowance begins with a min- (
imum of 300 pounds per farmer. Any j
one can get that much, no matter i
how small his or her farm may be. ?
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Singing Convention
At Peachtree June 9
I
| The annual session of the Cherokee
County Singing Convention will be
j held at Peachtree school auditorium
! June 9, 1940, which is the second Sun- !
! day.
] All singers, classes, and quartets
| of adjoining counties and states are
invited to attend.
Gain of 55 is Shown
By New Marble Census |
Marble hap (rained 55 residents in I
the past ten years, according to a
preliminary census report issued by
Supervisor Charles Z. FlacV, in Asho
ville.
On April 1, 1930 the poulation was
304. On the same date this year it
was listed as 359. It also is possible
that even this figure may be raised
slightly, before the final count if con
firmed.
Culberson Population
Drops 97 Since 1 930
__
The population of Culberson has
decreased almost half in the past
ten years, according to offical re
turns from the office of the Census
Supervisor, in A she vi lie.
This report gives Culberson a tot- <
al population of only 99, as of April
1. 1940. On the same date, 1930, the
population was 196.
The formal announcement states
that the figures are only prelimin
ary, and subject to correction.
M. E. CIRCUIT SERVICES
The Rev. Baumgarner, of the
Methodist, circuit, will conduct serv
ices in Bcllview. Sunday morning ;
at 11 A. M.. and at Reed's chapel
at 2:30 P. M. Sunday evening at 7:30
the young people of Ranger will give
a league program at Bellview.
BREEDING BULLS
MOVED TO 3 NEW
FROM LOCATIONS
The three thoroughbred Hereford
bulls which P. K. Ferebee. of An<i
H'\vs placed at the disposal of Chero
kee County three years njro t<? im
prove stock, have been moved. They
now are located at the farm* of Bill
Kussell. Andrews; J. C. Odell. Grand
vicw: and R. T. jitkI B H Stiles.
Martins Creek.
During the last breeding season <
, 143 cows were bred to these bulls;!
I and according to county agent, Ket- i
I tier, a calf from any one of these '
pedigreed sires is worth from $5 to
| $10 more than one out of the same
i cow by a "scrpb."
The bulls in Cherokee County are
part of seven purchased by Banker
Fercbee in June, 11*37 for use of r<?s
; uients of this section. The others ar??
; in Clay and Graham comities. Mr
Ft- re bee acted without any hope of
personal gain, and has made Vmne.
However, he has achieved his aim.
;n part, by helping the farmers to
' raise better beef cattle.
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ATT nrwiTxn a m m
' FALL n> sikuaM
COSTS THE LIFE
OF MISS TRUETT
Plunge From Footlog
Onto Rock Results
In Internal Hurts
Miss Viola Truett. 24. daughter of
; Mr. and Mrs. J. I,. Truett of And
I rews, dud late Monday evening at I
j the Petrie hospital following injuries |
sustained last week during an outing I
on the Nantahala River.
Miss Truett was crossing a stream j
on a footlog when the hand rail gave
way, causing her to fall a short dis
tance and strike a rock. The injury,
although painful, was not considered
to be critical until a few hours later.
Friends concluded the girl was injur
ed internally and had her removed
to the Petrie hospital, at Murphy.
At the hospital her condition was
found to be quite critical. Miss Tru
ett having sustained a broken rib
and grave internal injures. Weakness
from loss of blood made a transfus
ion necessary Sunday. Her condition |
gradually became worse during Sun
day and late Monday evening she
died.
The death of Miss Truett came as
a shock to residents of Andrews who
have known her during recent years, j
while she was a student in the And- j
iews high school from which she I
graduated. For some time she was |
employed in a local business where |
she made many friends and acquaint
ances. Known by almost everyone in
' Andrews, she was popular and well
l liked by all.
Funeral services were held Wed
nesday morning from the Truett home
with the Rev. E. F. Baker in charge
and burial was made in the Andrews
cemetery. Miss Truett is survived by I
her parents and a number of brothers
and sisters.
COUNT OF 1648
IS REJECTED AS
{ FAR TOO SMALL
Vo'unteer Workers To
St3rt Work Monday :
I None To Be "Missed"
Murphy popula*;nr >pril 1. 1040- -
1.646. Populat in in K?3P ? 1.612.
So says the census, hut Murphy is
rot satisfied. Many believe the r-ount
is seve ral hundred too small.
As a result plnris were completed
Thursday night for another census,
with volunteer enumerators. Action
was taken a called meeting of the
Town Board, and representatives of
tin Chamber ef Commerce and the
Lions C'ub. held in the Mayor's of
fice.
Bill Brandon, of the city water
department will be one <if the enumer
ators. So will Chief of Police, Fred
Johnson, who will devote special ef
forts t > Factory town and the negro
j settlement- within the town limits.
I Peyton G. Ivie v -lunteered. So did Dr.
] IIoov* Kenm-:h Wright, ITr. Holt.
I Charles Mayfield. and four or five
j others.
| Harve Klkins. head of the Electric
al Pepartment, and Eph Christopher,
town clerk, will check th? ir officii
lists, to find the names of persons
living in Murphy April 1, but who
, were not here when the regular enum
erators made their rounds.
The volunteer census takers will
start Monday mornirur. The town
has been divided into half a dozen
j districts, with at least two workers
[ for each. They will list nothing but
j names and apes, and they expect to
complete their work in two or three
days.
The consensus of opinion at the
meeting Thursday night was that the
?esult will show no less than 2.000
residents, and probably more.
The question of who did and did
not. get "censused" remains undecided
as the Scout goes to press. The charge
made by volunteer reporters that
about 100 ersons living in Factory
town had been overlooked brought
heated protests from the enumer
ators.
- The enumerators say thev believe
they have listed everyone. They ad
mi*. however, that it is possible rome
have been overlooked, and they re
quest that these persons get in touch
with them.
More than a little is at stake. The
size of the town may have a strong
influence on a fight Congressman
Weaver ha^ promised to make, to get.
Murphy a new Post office building.
It also may have an effect on various
other Governmental aids. City mail
delivery is at stake, and the futuro
of the town as a tourist mecca is def
| initely involved. Tourists do not vis
i it towns that are on the down grade.
The newly listed population of 1.
046. showing an increase of only 34
residents in the past ten years comes
from Census Supervisor, Charles Z.
Flack, in Asheville. The figures, ad
mittedly are "preliminary" and "sub
ject to revision." Mr. Flack )uis writ
ten the Scout as follows:
(Continued on Back Page)
Murphy Downs Blue Ridge;
Tied For Top of League
Behind the steady twirling of Leon
McDonald last Saturday, the Murphy
nine turned in an 11 to 3 win over
the league leading Blue Rid**' team
and gained a tie with Hayesville for
first place. McDonald was never in
trouble and would have registered a
shutout except for a walk and an '
error.
Murphy jumped into a three run
lead in the first inning as Harley
Barton homered with two mates on j
the paths. The scoring was concluded ,
when Tate homered in the eight)} j
to make sever* home runs for the
locals in three games; three of them j
by Barton.
The play of the entire Murphy team
was a great improvement over pre
vious performances. Nat Kinney has
returned from school and will ap
pear in a hurling role soon.
Hayesville and Murphy battle for
the loop lead here Sunday. Saturday
is an open date for all teams.
TEAM W L Pel.
Murphy 2 1 667
Hayesville 2 667
Monjranton 1 1 R4)0
RJue Ridjre 1 1 50ft
Robbinsville 1 2 333
Hiawassee 1 2 333