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Our Aim: A Better Murphy A Finer County Gibe (Ehprnkfp ?>rout THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER iN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. CO\ ERINC. A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEllRI TORY dedicated I o Service For Progress ? - Ol 51 ? NO. 47. MIRPHY. V C THURSDAY. JUNE 13. ISM? ... ( OI'Y ? SI :.u PEK YKAR UNCLE ELOPES WITH NIECE. 17, BOTH FACE PEN Elbert Reed and Leonie oleman are Taken To Charlotte for Trial ? it Roiii, aped 24. whi i< rm v til near Reids Chaptl wa. t . , ? Charlotte. X. C. from th.; Jail this week. With hini j i! nr. ity 17 year old Leonie Co]e ui ? lived in the Shoal Creek ection. Alt tii]i.niied by the girl. Reed i . | I,, i [mm Charlotte, jumping a bund for alleged driving while drunk 11< was taken back to answer not only that charge, but the far mole s i t l 1 1 u s on* of marrying his Iewu nii'i' "Th. penalty for the lat lei is said to be five years. His bride faces the sami penalty, although It is believed tha? her youth will win her leniency. Reed is spid to have gone to Char iot it after serving a term in the U. S. Army. He was given a home by Frank Coleman, his brother in law, who is ; construction foreman and the later jNo gave him a job. "He w.<s making good on his job" Mi. Coleman .-aid. whun he came Murphy following the arrest of the couple. "Then he was locked up for drunken driving. " I got the contractor for whom 1 work to ))ut up $200 bond and 1 myself hired an attorney for h.m. 1 assured him that he need expect nothing but loss of his driver's li cense, and a fine. I told hiir. 1 -,v< ui.i pay the fine, and he could repay inc. a little at a time. "The next thing I knew, he stole away. one night, and took my 17 year old daughter. Leonie ? who is his own blood niece ? with him. Th. nii! has; always been in delicate health and I had thought he regard ed her as a little sister. "N i\v that she lias married her cwn uncle, I'm through with her." Reed's flight with the girl brought a look-out request to Sheriff Carl Townson, who soon learned that Reed and the girl were living in a fishing shack, once owned by Reed's father, near Shoal Creek. Reed, it seemed, had brought his niece, first to the home of his moth er ? and her grandmother ? near Vest, where he introduced her as the former "Leonie Wilson, of Char lotte', whom he had just married. Mr? Reed had never seen her grarddaughter, and so believed him. Later, he and Leonie went to vis it one of his sisters, near Postell, where he again introduced her as the former "Miss Wilson", of Char lotte. This sister however had seen Lponie when the latter was about six years old, and recognized her. Then Reed took the girl to the old fishing shack. At that time, he later admitted, they were not married. Reed heard the report that Sher iff Townson was lookin<g for him. and fearing Mann act charges, he (Continued on Back Page) All Day Singing Lands 17 in Jail For Being Drunk j "Muy i' they ?ot drunk w.th mel I o<ly" said Jailer Patton Coleman. as j he pondered hi.- list of prisoners in j the County lock-up last Monday, j That list include.- 22 nun charged I with public intoxication. And it dev [eloped that 17 of them were arrest ed at or near the all-day singing j held at Peachtree on Sunday. I "I've always heard that 'music hatn charms to soothe the savage beast* said Jailer Coleman, but that iVachtree music ? or something: else ? seemed to make some of those men plumb wild." Ira Coker Struck By Lightning, But Lives, Unscarred Ira Coker, of the Brasstown sec-' t.on is one of the few persons who can boast of having been struck by Mjrhtninp. and living to tell the tale. Hui he can't give any details. It a!! happened too quick. Mr. Coker was one of a party cut * ng timber in the mountains between Martins Creek and Brasstown last I Thursday when a storm drove them tc a nearby home. Seven person* had sought, shelter in the house, and the door was left open to get fresh Suddenly there was a blinding flash which knocked Mr. Coker sens ies-\ The others all were shocked, but not knocked out. and they hurri ed Mr. Coker to Petrie Hospital. There, after three hours of ardu ous work by Dr. Hoover, the victim* recovered consciousness, but immed iately was stricken with convulsions. After three days of treatment, how ever. he was entirely recovered, and returned to his home last Monday. Mr. Coker was standing: in the doorway, near an iron stove when i he was felled, and it is not known ! whether he was struck directly, or j whether the bolt struck the stove, and glanced off to hirr., thus lessening the full force. An apple tree, outside the house also was found to have been struck, and the bark burned off. It is pos sible Dr. Hoover says, that this bolt may have glanced off into the house. Despite his narrow escape from death, Mr. Coker bears cot the slight est burn, or mark of any *ind. Funeral Held At Suit For Mrs. L. F. Chapman Mrs. L. F. Chapman, aped 62, of Suit died at her home on Sunday afternoon after several months of ill ness- Funeral services were at Reids Chapel Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Edtfar Willix and the Rev. Elisha Beavers officiating. In terment was in the church yard. Mrs. Chapman is survived by her father. William Brindle of Postell; ! two daughters, three sons, and sev 1 era] sisters and "brothers. Fifth Column Suspect Here; Questioned and Released A "fifth column" suspect was ques tioned by Mayor Gray Monday, after Chief of Police Fred Johnson found Him near the home -of Hadley Dickey, sketching the water, mountains, and approaches to the town. The man spoke broken English, but denied he was German. ? Examination of the suspect's sketch hook revealed detailed pictures of the Hiwassee dam site, and of the plants ar Copperhill. and Ducktown. The latter showed the exact location of highway* and the railroad. The suspect proved that he was r. member of the staff a! the university of Georgria. He said he was makinjr the sketches merely for his own en joyment. and was allowed to depart. As Chief of Police Johnson pointed out, however, the fact that the sus pect is connected with the University of Georgia does NOT prove <hat he is not. a fifth columnist. The entire affair may be reported to the U. S. Department of Justice for possible investigation. NANTAHALA D\M SHOWS NO TRACK OF ANY ACTIVITY Site Like Wilderness, Despite Reports of "Clean Up" Program ~ Foreseen :n* scene c: v&.?: ac tivity within thi* next few months, the |>rop<->ed locations ??f the Nanta haia Dam and Power plant, prescn* u netrlccti'rf SIMM at this time. Reports persist, however that work on the huge project, involving many millions of dollars, and meaning many jobs, and resultant prosperity te the merchants of this section, will be resumed within the very near future. It L< said that the TYA already ha- i rivt-n its consent that the Nantahal t j C mpany. which i.s a part of the far- ' flung Mellon empire, shall complet- I the plan it started ten years ag<. j Formal authorization from the De- j part men t of the Interior, and th; I Federal Power Commission also is re- j ported to be assured. It also has been reported tha' clean-up work about the site of the j dam and the proposed power plant ! already have been started. A visit to the locality failed to disclose ai.y such evidence. The dam site is covered with a ten j year growth of trees and underbrush. j which apparently, have not been j touched. The < d log bridge nearby j has fallen apart and been washed ! away. The tunne. said to have been dug ! for one of the six miles necessary to tap the river at the darr. seems even more neglected. The mouth is ! covered by s?ides. The railroad ;s J neglected and in ruins. Even the | town-approximately 100 feet lower, I that grew with the previous opera tions is practically de.se rted although Nantahala Power and Light com pany employees have given some care to the shanties numbering about 2i> | or 30. A few are still inhabited. The editor visited both locations Friday and talked with workmen at ( ihe ?.ld site of the plant where the abandoned Beacher Town is located. Here it had been reported, workmen ; had been employed to clean up the ; operation. This war found to be un- ; true. i The proposed location of the clam would be about 2 miles down the j Xantahala River below the present . country postoffice of Aquone. The | elevation at this point is approxi- j mately 3.000 feet. The location may ] be plainly recognized by the small er growth of timber where it prev- I iously had been cleared away. Here the mountains on each side of the river approach closer to each other than at other points in the vicinity. The fall in the river becomes more abrupt and thert; are frequent riffles and rapids below the point.' The mouth of the tunnel at Beach er Town is almost 1000 feet above the river and would jrive 960 feet of | fall to the waters tunneled through the mountain to the plant. The vol t ume of water available in the Nant ahala River failing 960 feet would develop 63.000 horsepower of elect ricity. a workman said. The location of the old tunnel started in 1930 and abandoned jn 1931 is just as abandoned and over- ; jcrown as the location of the dam. j Frequent slides have covered up the j drift mouth, the incline railroad from j the river valley below is in ruins. Even the trail? to the location are ! blocked by bushes and weeds. At the Xantahala River, almost 1000 feet below the tunnel mouth. ? is a weather report station, from which records of the condition of the river have been made and for warded to the company's office i:i . Pittsburjr. These reports have beer made twice a day for several years. (Continued on Back Page) j ;!k)g Owner Fined | $10 And Costs For Not Vaccinating i TK? Health D? p?rtn;? : : }.a* ' ? i t. "tr.uk down" ' *- d??j.- ow*:irs who ri'fuM U have the.r vac ? .nated i;jra.r?st Rab:e*. Otm ? f them, from the (irandvav. -< c: ? :i. \va> lined $10 and cost* ??? ?< tt Mar > :raU* Fred Bate.*-. Wednesday xnoru* ing. B. jC. Walker, vaccinal ?r ?>f 'iogs, ?" the HMMQj ul W|- nvMiiii ut?pari tlBBB- "HCJiintr witnts Tin* dog owner's excusc for not ob serving the law wa" that "a lot of ni ighbors hadn't done it cither." As a result of th> staivwvnt, a careful check up i.- being made in the section, and Mr. Walke: declare 'hat every d ?p ownei wh ha> inu?r I'd the law will al>? be prosecuted, as soon as the t videnct ca:. be path* eled. Meanwhile, Mr. Walker has m. nounced that h< w:l! hoid vaccinatin:. clinics as follows: Saturday, Jam 15; ? Murphy Sch ool. 11 A. M. and 3 P. M Monday, June IT: ? Peachtrei-. Pine Ridge Store, l? A. M.; Will Brit tan store, 11 A. M.: Upper Peach trei- Church. 1 P. M.; Slow Creek, Ed Howard store, 3 P M. Tuesday, June 18 ? Marble School i.4 A. M.; Ed Wood store 11 A. M.. Andrews Schoci, 3 P. M. Rabies Banished In Three Counties During Past Year Mad dojrs have become cxtinct in j this section ? at least, for the pre.*- ' t n t ? according to Health Officer M. ; F. VVhichard, who announced Wednes day, that for the pas* twelve month not one case rabies* has come t<-. | :he attention of the health depart- 1 nient in Cherokee, Clay or Graham j county. Several heads of animals, | which have been killed in the fear J that they were mad. have been exam- | ined, but none were found to be mad. I This is a striking contrast to the i record of 3938, when 1 4 people were treated for bites from mad animals, and one of these died of hydrophia. Believe it or not, several of these patients had been bitten by rabbits. Dr. Whichard attributes the conquer ing of the deadly rabies to the law requiring vaccination of all dajrs. which was first put into effect in 1938 and now is an annual precaut ion, and is compulsory. Dr. Whichard slates that report? are coming into him from his vac cinators that some dog owners re ' fused to have thfir animals inrocu I later] j on the ground* that it might cause the dogs to become sick c>: pos ; sibly die. I ''These individuals contend that there is no law to force them to haw ; their dogs vaccinated against rabies" ! Dr. Whichard said. "I am not espec ially interested in dog? but I am i greatly interested in the welfare of human beings. "This innoculat;on law wa? passed (Continued on Back Pa^e ) I OWNS WILL JOIN FORCES IN FIGHT FOR NEW ROADS Petitions Planned For Better Chattanooga And Atlanta Route Wa<u K? e ?? ha- plcdfrcd the full support i f Andrews to the Mur phy Chamber of C?"t nerve in th > campaign ' j?ct a hi tter GeorKpNB road to A j Carolina toad leading to Chattanooga Addressing a "got 'n=m iber" meet ing of representative? It. m Murphy. ; Andrews, Bryson City. Sylva. Way , msville and Ffanklin, Mayor Keece I pointed out th;;- impr v< ment ot j th? "it road.- would be of direct bene : f t :o every town i". Western North ; Carolina. j higi ways. r< said, no* only i would facilitate i i... travel to At j an* a and Chat;a?: "tr... but would I bring in thousand?* < f tourists from ! those cities. Th? pandit, n of the j roads >uch :ha many tourists I now deli* erately shun this section. The meeting: held in I'.ryson City Fiiday night w;t> a' tended by Mayors. Chambe* of Commt'ici and Rotary ' club officials, and newspaper editors from several town.**. They voted un ; animously to back up the campaigns for both th? Atlanta and Chattan ' oopt x utes, 1 00 pei cent. j All of t h*- towns plan 1 1 - draw up I petitions to submit both t<> the Gov J ernor of Georgia, and K Commis j sioner McKee. Meanwhile, tht Murphy Chamber < f ( ommerc* will take immediate j steps? to circulate a petition through I Georgia, getting the signatures- of ! the r . >idenu- along the highway, ; ci all the merchant- in the towns on the route, including Marietta. This petition will be sent to the At antf Chamber of Commerce, who , wi*l see that the road i> Federalized, and i hat speedy improvement fol lows. Mayor Reect read <? letter front the Andrew.- Rotary club *<? the Mur phy Chr.mbc? of C rr.? -xt. prais assistance in every possible way. The 12 milt stretch . t Georgia highway, which now is one long ser ies of ridges and holes, will have to be Federalized before Georgia can be expected to take any steps. This is because half tht- expense on a Federalized road is borne by the U. S. Government. Improvement of the stretch of North Carolina road which is narrow, lull of dangerous curves, and badly in need of resurfacing, needs only the approval of Highway Commis sion- ?? McKee. It is believed thai the* arterial value of this road to the entire section is so apparent, that Mr. McKee will approve. With a oombined campaign by all the towns, he can hardly* refuse. Mrs. Martha Messer Passes on at Warne Mrs. Martha Messer, apre 63, of "Warne. died at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Gus Williamson, Sun i day nipht. aftei an illness that had j lasted several mor.ths. | Funeral .services were held Monday afternoon at 2'A'O D'c'ock with the j Rev.Zeb Stephens officiating. She , was buried at Henderson cemetery. Mrs. Messer is survived by ono daughter. Mrs. Gus Williamson and two sons. Fred and Lloyd, all of Warne. Townsor. Funeral home had charge of the funeral arrangem* rts. Scout Subscribers Can Get Special Rates at N. Y. Fair If you plan on sroinp to the* New York World's Fair this summer, yon can save yourself money by sceinrr the Editor of the Cherokee Soout first. This newspaper ha? made arrange - men's with the Hotel Empire, a 12 story fireproof structure ir. lh' heart of Broadway, for special re- j d.ueed rate.- f r every Fair visitor from Murphy ! vicinity. Rooms j may be had for as !rt'le as one ti o! Jar a day. The hotel also offers sightse. 7. tours, a three day tour of the city, room included. is available for only $8.35 per person. The Scout is happy to offer thi'< service to its readers, without a pen ny of cost to them. However, this services is limited strictly to sub scribers. If you plan on poinp to New York, aid are a Subscriber, the Scon' will be happy to give you a card of introduction which will entitle you t< these special rates ? whicli are fai ies> than the regular ehnrpes.
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