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Oar A Better A Finer ^5^ ^ Dedicated s>rout - THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERINC A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY VOL. 51. ? NO- 49 MIKPliY. X. ClHURSDAY. JI NK !7, 1940. 5c ( OPY ? $1.50 PER YEAR WORK STARTED ON NANTAHALA DAM TVA MUST GIVE COUNTY PART OF SALES REVENUE Senate Action Insures Relief From Losses In Property Taxes Cherokee county seems almost certain to receive a portion 01 tne revenue from the sale of hydro electriclty produced by the TVA at Hiwassee Dam as a result of recent ncticn of Congress. A bill was introduced several weeks ago to compensate local units for taxes lost through the sale of agri culture lands to the government. The bill provided for the distribution of five percent of the revenue from the sale of power The bill was kill ed in committee and Cherokee coun ty residents had been told that there was little likelihood of it being re vived. The Senate however, has attached the proposition as a "rider" to a relief bill, under which the TVA will pay compensation in lieu of taxs to five states, and their counties, in the region in which it operates. This week the House agreed to the bill by a vote of 205 to 178 members. This proposal had been passed as a separate bill by the Senate three months ago, but had been tabled by the House Military Affairs commit tee. Without a word of debate the Sen ate next attached it to a Senate Re lief bill, a maneuver which insured its passage without being passed on by the House Military Affairrs com mittee. which was antagonistic. Now having been passed by both houses the bill is expected to be plac ed in operation through the regular methods. The exact benefit that Cherokee county would receive from the bill could not be learned. Tax-payers, faced by an increas ed rate, as a result of the TVA, will welcome any relief that the measure may bring. Scout To Issue Earlier Because of Holiday The editor of the Scout feels that the staff is entitled to a holiday July 4th. Next year we may all be in the trenches, so let's celebrate while we can. The Scout, therefore, will be print ed a day earlier than usual. This also will benefit the advertisers ? for few people read a paper on holidays. Correspondents will please get their copy into the Scout office on Mon day. if humanely possible, and cer tainly not later than Tuesday morn ing. HENRY CRISP DIES i AGED 86, LEAVING 119 DESCENDANTS ! Henry A. Crisp. 86 year sold, died \ at his home in Peachtree Wednesday afternoon. June 26. He had lived ill Peachtree 17 years and had been a 1 member of the Missionary Baptist of j Stecoah since early youth. Mr. Crisp -s survived by a widow anu eleven children, six sons and five daughters. He also leaves 37 grand-children. 56 great -grand child ren and six great -great-grand child ren. The children'are: Mrs- George Gunter. of Jackson County: Mrs. L. P. Payne and Mrs. Bill Stiles. Beech Creek: Mrs. Hueh M. Hogsed. Peachtree: Mrs. G. E. Payne. Copperliill and Mrs. Nelson Simonds. Murphy: Ira. Oklahoma; Harley and Posey. Peachtree; Aph riam. Marble and Glenn of Akron. Ohio. Funeral services were held from the Peachtree church Thursday morning, with Townson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. 0 Ten Towns United To Boost Section In Cooperation A "Good Neighbor" motorcade vis ited Murphy Tuesday, marking the joining of eight countics and ten towns in a cooperative campaign to boost Western North Carolina. The motorcade followed a meeting of representatives of the towns in Bryson City, last Friday. Dr Elmer Holt and Attorney Fred Christopher. Treasurer and Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce represented Murphy. Other representatives were present from Waynesville, Sylva, Bryson City, Highlands. Franklin. Robbinsville, Andrews. Hayesville and Cherokee. All these towns also were represent ed in the motorcade which started from Waynesville. and visited every one of the towns, stopping in each to "get acquainted" and to explain the new cooperative advertising plan. The response everywhere was enthu siastic. Representatives of the ten towns will meet again in Bryson City two weeks hence, to form a permanent organization and elect officers. Their plans include a profusely illustrated booklet boosting Western North Car olina. and to be printed cooperative ly. Murphy to get Free Ads In State Tourist Magazine For the first time in its history, | Murphy soon will be advertised in the colorful magazine sent all over the nation by the State of North Caro lina. "Bill Baker", assistant manager of the state News Bureau, in Raleigh, whose job is to put out pictures and reading matter that will bring in tourists, was in Murphy. Sunday and Monday, and promised the Edi tor of the Scout he would "give the town a boost in the next issui of the magazine." Baker not on y writes "copy" for 'he magazine, but also takes the Photographs that go with it- He j Kot some beautiful "shots" of Hiwas- 1 see Dam. and the Editor of the Scout ; told him several interesting thing" | I about this section which he said i he would "write up." The scenery here is gorgeous, and so is the lake". Baker said, "but it is too ted you haven't something in the town itself that I could protograph. ! A golf links, or a swimming pool, as j a background for pretty girls would make a swell picture for the maga zine. You have the pretty girls all right ? but you naver.'t any tourist lure to go with them. "Let me know when you cet sonic attractions ? ?nd I'll come back and take some photos that will advertise you all over the United Slates ? and it won't cost you a penny." The Chamber of Commerce p.ans to get- busy and hold Baker to his promise. MAD DOG BITES MAN, CALF AND 3 OTHER DOGS Bud Nelscn, of Topton Kills Animal After Fangs Slash Knee I A mmnml dcs V- v mad near Topton Saturday, and created a reinn of terror before, fin ally. he was killed. The animal, described as a " med ium sized cur" bit three valuable dogs belonging to Bass Duval: bit a yearling calf belcnging to Bud Nelson, and linally attacked Mr. Nelson, and bit him on the knee. Fighting the maddened animal off. Mr. Nelson picked up a large rock. I and crushed its skull. Mr. Duval was advised by the district health office to have his dogs innoculated with anti-rabies serum, and to keep them penned and chained for 21 days He is said to have chosen to destroy his rets i instead, believing that to te more merciful. Mr. Nelson is beinc given a new anti-rabies treatment which will !.e continued for only 14 days instead of the customary three weeks The treatment, according to Dr. Which ard. District Health Officer, who if. administering it. is exceedingly pain ful. "It is an improvement over the old method" Dr. Whichard said, "but even so. it may te dangerous, unless it is positively known that a person has been bitten by an anim al with rabies. In this case the deg's head was so cadly crushed, and the heat had so decayed the brain that it was useless to send it to Raleigh j for examination. "We don't know positively that the dog was mad All indications are that it was. however ? and we can not take a chance that it was not. But Mr. Nelson is in for a very un happy two weeks." Dr. Whichard added that the oc curence brought home the import ance of having all dogs vaccinated. "This is the first case of rabies in Cherokee. Clay or Graham coun ties in more than a year" he said, "and this dog was a cur which had not been vaccinated. I "The Health Office hopes that all , dog owners will have their pets vac j cinated willingly, instead of making j it necessary for us to have them ar ? rested, and fined, first." TVA Offers Acreage For Recreation Plan | Five TVA officials came to Murphy i at the Request of Mayor Gray and the Chamber of Commerce last Fri day. and made an exhaustive survey of the territory with a view to estab ment of recreatoional facilities Following a tour of the territory surrounding the town, a meeting was held, Friday night the payor's office at which the visitors sail! the TVA would lease any land desired for rec reational purposes for SI per year. Mayor Gray already has applied for a WPA fund to put the plan through. o Decoration Service At Ranger Sunday The decoration service originally arranged at Ranger for the 3rd Sun day in June will be held this Sun day. instead, by the Rev. G. W. Bum garner. Murphy Methodist. Circuit rider. The Rev. W. R. Jenkins, pastor of the Methodist church f- -e. will begin a revival meeting at Tomotla , Sunday evening. I Project W ill Employ 1 500 Men and Last At Least 2 Years Hospital Patient Is Taken TeTenn. As Jai! Breaker ? It was an unlucky fight that Floyd , Millsaps had in Robbinsville last Saturday night. In the first place he received p. terrific beat inn in the face, and on the head, with a beer bottle. | In th- seccnd place hr- owes a i bill for medical treatment at a Mur , phy hospital. I Third, and worst of all. he has teen taken to Madisonville, lenn. as a jail breaker, there to serve 118 days of an incompleted sentence ? and perhaps more added as punish ment for escaping. Millsaps was taken to the hospital of Dr. Bryan Whitfi.-M. in Murphy, by two friends early Sunday morn ing. His head was cut. his eyes were black and blue,, and his face and mouth swollen end cur He told the ! physican lie had been beat"n with a beer bottle, but said he did n it know I who had done it. He had been in the hospital only a few hours when a phone call was received from Sheriff Martin, jvho asked that Millsaps be turned over to the Murpliy authorities, and held in the County jail until he, Martin, could come after him Millsaps offered no objection to ! going to the Murphy jail, declaring j himseli confident he was the injur- j ed party, and hence had no fear of | the law. It so happened, however, that a . lookout for Millsaps had been receiv- | ed at the Murphy Jail, from Mad isonville. Tenn. and Sheriff Carl Townson remembered this He phon ed Madisonville. and the Tennessee officers came over and took Mill saps back. Millsaps is said to have escaped when he still, had 118 days to serve following conviction on a charge of 1 dynamiting fish. He also is said to | J face prosecution on a warrant charg Iing him with having taken a shot at the Tennessee Game Warden's wife. Fi&r' f*;r A: -Concrete ? vi u .lure Changed To Use Dirt, Stone Prci.u.nary wrtk on the $15,000. C00 Kantahala p wrr project to b>! located about six miles from And rews has started. A group nl stall enKimei.s and high officials of the company spent three days in t i Andrews vicinity last weik and told the Journal that the project is actually in operation. The group consisted of H. >: Wil liams. of San Francisco: John Hay, Nantaliala. Allen D. ChrLstenson, Salt Lake City: J. P Growdeon. Pittsburg: A. H. Ayers, Croton Falls. I'. V.: and L S. Corey. San Francis co. The project was started ten years a co. when much of the land needed was acquired. In the last few weeks, however, efforts have been made to secure al! of the property to bo flooded by the lake. It is rtported that one land holder has refused the price offered and the matter may have ti be settled in court. Gangs of workmen are expected to be employed within a month, al though it miy be .-.ome time before the peak of employment of labor is reached Already surveyors and their assistants have been employed .it Glenville which is to be a sistei pro ject to the Aadrews work. Regular employees of the Nantahaia Power and Light com >any at Beacher town said hundreds of people had appear ed at various places where the com pany has property, to make appli cation for employment. Back in 1930 the plans called for a concrete dam across the Nant aliala River, two miles below Aquone. These plans have been abandoned and it now has been decided to build an earth dam, rock-faced. This will require less imported materials. b?t will necessitat' considerable more labor. Local men probably will be given preferance. but the magnitude of the project makes it almost certain that Murphy. Rottoinsville and other towns of the county will be callcd on. and even these may not be able, to supply necessary man-power. Unofficially, it is reports that ! at least 1500 men may be. employed ! (Continued on Page) Power Off Seven Hours; Bolt of Lightning to Blame For seven hours last Monday nil the homes and business houses in Murphy and for many miles around were without electricity ? but no hu man being was to blame. The sudden shut-off of power, which came shortly after ten o'clock Monday morning was caused by lightening which struck the Hiwassee Dam line near Grandview, and burn ed out the explusion gaps. Thosr gaps, it was explained by Harve Elk ina. Superintendent of the Murphy Electrical Department, were placed especially to protect the lines from bolts. Had it not been for them he said, the damage might, have been considerably greater. The TVA rushed two crews and two trucks from Cleveland. Working: from Murphy on a base, they finally j located the scene of the trouble: but not. until several hours had passed. Once found, the damage was soon repaired. Meanwhile, business generally was at. a standstill. Beauty parlors and barber shops were idle; huge cans of ice cream melted to a soupy messes, and the Murphy Laundry and several other industries were "dead". Dr. Elmer Holt was drilling a pa tients tooth when the power went off. What that, patient said, before Dr. Holt applied some "rain killer" wouldn't fc?ar repeating. Superintendent Elfcins said that had the bolt struck in Murphy. th? trouble could hare brer, located and repaired much more quickly. Aa it was. the TV A crews had to traverse many miles, without a single clue to guide them.
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