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Our Aim: A Better Murphy A Finer County THE LEAD.NC WEEKLY NEWSPAPER ,N WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA STOUt Dedicated l o Service F'rr Progress VOL. 52.? NO. 1 COVERINC A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY MURPHY. N. CTHIRSHAY. JCLY 25. 1940 5< COPY? $1.50 I'KK YKAH Highway Accident Fatal To Mrs. Arthur Younce Nine Injured When Truck Wrecks On Hayesville Road ^jrs W. A. Younce. 32 year old Hiivcwllte woman, was fatally in ured and eight other persons were ),nrt. two seriously, when a pirk-iin in which they weie riding overturned on the Hayesville hinh?rr ,!(,r Uptown bridge A blowout tabs accredited to be the cause. Mr: Younce's le? was almost sev irnl and she suffered several other fdirii iniuries both externally and internally She was beyond medical aid when carried to the hospital. Th, other two seriously injured were Tommic Ciiastain. who had a ta-ok tn ire and other Injuries, and Mrs. Wallace Simmons, who suffered head i and internal injuries. Both are still i receiving hospital treatment. Fi?o other* rtrttner in the truck at the time received only minor in juries and were released from medi cal care after receiving first aid treatment Accord :ng to reports ol tnose in the tru<k. a tire blew out causing the truck to whip about and careen up an embankment at the side of the highway. In turning about so quickly those standing In the bed of the truck were thrown out and were hurt either In the fall or by striking the sideboards of the truck bed. The three persons riding in the cab of the truck were only slightly injured. All persons involved were residents ol Hayesville. Funeral services for Mrs. Younce were conducted from the Kyle Bap tist church in Hayesville Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock with the Rev. Wilson, pastor, officiating. Inter ment was in the church cemetery. Townson funeral home was in charge of arrangement#. She is survived by her husband. Arthur Younce; one son, Bill, and one daughter, Emogene. both of Hayesville; and several sisters and brothers. o TYPHOID CLINIC A typhoid clinic for Murphy res idents is conducted by the county health department in the department offices every Wednesday afternoon from 1:00 until 4:00 o'clock. H. D. Club Members To Attend Raleigh Farm Convention A group of eight women will rep resent the county H^me Demon*' rot - ion clubs at the Farm and Home VTc-".? w w in iu in rtainrn imm July 29 to August 2. It was nnnjunc ed this week by Miss Alllne Richard son. home agent. This group and the clu:>s they -rpiesent are as fiilows: Mrr. Pea"l K>ng Pelleview Mrs E'cna McNaoo. S'-'t- Mrs. TV K Wright. Topton: Mrs. Gilbert Stilrs. Tomotla: Miss Frankie Moss Maible: Mrs. Maude Radford. Beaverdam' Mrs. Lawrcnce Anderson. Andrews: and Ms. Julia Wells Peachtree. In the event one of these is unable to attend a substitute will t? selected. 1 The Farm and Home Week is an annual state-wide event In North Carolina arranged to promote frat ernity and cooperation among the farming- populace in all sections of the state. A full program for tho week has been arranged including addresses, discussions and demon strations relating to farm and home management applicable to all phas es in all sections. In addition to this program, many entertainment act ivities have been planned far those attending. "MURPHY" AUTO TAGS PLACED ON SALE BY LIONS Shiny ne wautomobile tags bearing the letters, "Murphy. N. C." have jeen placed on sale this week by the Murphy Lions club as a part of the local advertising program. The tags are aluminum with red letters, the same as the state license tags and may be fastened to *he regular tag by the same screws. They are similar to those being used in neighboring towns now. and in lar ger cities as special city tax tags. These tags may be obtained from either the Gulf Service station or S'lerriU's Servicenter for 25 cents, ii stalled. Purchase of the tags is n >t compulsory but rather are to be sold to public-spirited citizens who wish to help advertise Murphy. Greensboro Publisher Boosts Murphy And Cherokee County In Feature Article _rv Murphy and Cherokee county re ceived another muchly deserved and greatly helpful boost this week in the form of a long feature article in the Greensboro Daily News des cribing the many outstanding feat ures and advantages of this area both to tourists and industry. The booster was none other than E. B. Jeffress. president of the Daily News, who visited here recently on & tour through western North Caro lina. Mr. Jeffress was greatly lm Pessed by the now completed Hlwas sce Dam. our native marble court house. and numerous scenic attract ions of the region. Jeffress' article described at leng th the power generation and reduct ion of electric costs from this TV A Bower source, relative to the oppor tunity it would give any industry ?hicl located ir. Cherokee county. Jeff re: s visited the publisher of the Scout while in Murphy for the Purpose of gathering material for his artMe. Stopping at the Dickey hotel j r. Jeffress renewed many ?ld acqi ?intances In Murphy and the county vho remembered him from number of visits In the past while " w*s serving as chairman of the North Carolina Highway Commis sion. While serving with the highway commission. Jeffress was instrument al in the paving of the majority of the highways in this section. With the urging of local citizens and cit izens of North Georgia, he also brought about the paving of the section of highway from Ranger to the Georgia state line, which stretch has not yet been completed on ths Georgia side. In a recent letter to the chairman of the Georgia highway commission. Mr. Jeffress urged that immediate action be taken toward paving of the Georgia section of the highway, further accentuating an old drive that the local citizenry has been carrying on over a period of years. Added aids to publicizing this section such as that of the Greens boro publisher, are rapidly bringing this area into the limelight not only in this state but throughout the south and east. The Greensboro paper has one of the largest circul ations of any daily paper in the state, covering the piedmont section almost in entirety and reaching far into the coastal and mountain sect ions. GROWERS VOTE 3-YEAR CONTROL TOBACCO FLAN State Votes 87 Percent Tn Favor Of Prcgram An overwhelming majority of ;h^ flue cured tobacco growers voted Sa? jurday to accept tne proposed three year control program in the tobncco i wrnvrfvir hdtC Voting in North Carolina gave the three year plan a majority of 87 per cent. Total votes cast on the three phases of the question were as fol lows: for three year control. 117 580: I for one year control. 1.973: for no control. 15.674. Growers in 76 count ies voted in the referendum Voting returns in Georgia. Soutn Carolina. Virginia, and Florida aKo showed a like percentage of majority for the three year plan. Voting J took place throughout the entire 1 tobacco growing belt. North Carolina i growers voting in 643 polling places over the state. This plan, which promises no re duction in alotments for 1941. was devised as a safeguard for tobacco farmers during the years of war when foreign markets are closed. At the end of this period it is expected that tobacco marketing conditions will be normal again The North Carolina 1940 crop is estimated at 458.540.000 pounds which is expected to bring growers an aggregate revenue of approximat ely $69,000,000. North Carolina pro duces more flue-cured tobacco than any other state and tobacco is the state's chief money crop. 11 SUPERVISORS ARE CHOSEN FOR AAA FARM OHFCK Workers Trained; Survey To Begin Here Immediately Eleven Cherokee county men have been selected as county supervis ors to check AAA compliance pro grams. The work is to start immed iately and will last until each of the 1539 farms in the association have been checked. The group selected to perform the checking includes W. L. Garren. Hothouse: O. G. Anderson. Notla: L. L. Kisselburgh. Notla; Victor Rax ter, Valleytown: J. C. Anderson. Notla: J. H. Berner, Shoal Creek: John Lunsford. Berl Lovingood. Bar ley Barton. George Walker, and Car lston Wells of Murphy, Ralph Shields of Cluberson is county supervisor and technical as sistance will be given by I. Q. Ket ner. county agent: Dale Snodgrass. assistane county agent: and other ex tension specialists Each of the community supervis ors has Just undergone an intensive week's training in a school held at Murphy, been given an examination on regulations, and with one or two exceptions have taken a field ex amination to demonstrate their abil ity and their knowledge of compli ance regulations. Those who have not taken a field test will be tested this week. It is estimated that about 90 per cent of the agriculture units in Cher okee county will be checked and rated for compliance benefits. Each farmer, regardless of the smallness of his farm, will be elgible to receive not less than $20 if he rates 13.3 units in the examination made br the sup ervisors. To secure the maximum benefits, the farmer should cooperate closely with the local supervisor. Hundreds of dollars have teen lost the past (Continued on Back Paget County Schools To Open August 5 th ANNUAL TOUR OF CHEROKEE FARMS PLANNED AUG. 5TH A spurs of farm tours will he held in Cherokee county during the week of August 5 to 10. according to plans now oeuiR made Dy the extension service, toth at Murphy and Ral eigh. During the lirst lour days com- I munity tours will be held. Those on t:ie tour will have an opportunity tc see some of the sptcial projects ol the county A comprehensive county-vid" tour is planned for Friday. Farmers and others who a;-c interested in the gen eral sour of special phases of the program may secure detail infor mation a few days 'ater. General plans for the tours are being made at the agricultural ex tension service office in Murphy. During the tour local specialist will be accompanied by livestock and farm specialist from the agriculture extension service of the State Col lege station at Raleigh. o Farmer Praises Products Of Local Poultry Hatchery A recent letter received by Frank lin Smith, proprietor of Smithmont Poultry farms, from Guy Suit. County farmer, was high in praise of the Smithmont poultry, indicating: the high quality of treed achieved in this county. Mr. Suit purchased a flock cf 3'25 S C. white Leghorns from Smith mont this spring, and in rearing the flock lost only two chicks, an except ionally good record. Suit also point ed out that the year before he had bought 100 chicks from an outside hatchery and lost 82 of them. This example is only one of many indicating the possibilities in our home county for competing with the largest and best industries in the south. By supporting local industry Cherokee county should find a new prosperity within her own bound aries. Several small industries in this county have products of equally high quality available to the local public. o CITY BARBER SHOP NOW LOCATED IN BATES Bl'ILDING Although fire ruined their old quarters, the City Barber shop has found a new location in the Bates building directly across the street and are ready to continue business as before. Other businesses burned out in the fire last week have not been located yet. Schools In Murphy Unit Have Latest Opening, Sept. 2nd Most oi tne schools in tlw Cher okee county udministrauve unit will ' t V.i: Aum n'l 3. V* I II !*? schools in the Andrews and Murphy units will not open until Auirust '29 and September 2. rcsDect ivel\ The county -hocls to open Aug ust 5. accordinr to Superintendent Lloyd Hendrix. are a- folli ws Mace donia. Shields Culberson Wolf Creek. Sunny Point. Johnson. Wolf Creek A Clark Hil). River Hill. Lone Rid f( B ick Knob. Ogrceta. Upper Bea vrrdam Tellico. White church. Eb em e?er Davis Creek. Boiling Springs and Owl Creek. The Murphy unit schools will oper. September 2. including Murphy high school. Murphy Elementary school. Tomotla. Kinsey. Bates Creek. Grape Creek and the Texana colored school The personnel ol the Murphy unit faculty has not teen completed as yet. according to H Bueck.' superin tendent. This year's faculty will have at least three new teachers am) -pos sibly four, however, due to resign ations in the former faculty. The complete list will be announced in next week's paper The general faculty meeting for trachers in the Murphy unit will be held August 30. Br. Bueck said. The corresponding meeting oi county teachers will not be held until Sep tember 2. Two representatives of the state division of Instructional service in Raleigh will conduct a general con ference in the Murphy schools on Thursday. August 8. at 3 o'clock. The general themes for discussion at this conference will be Health and Physical Education, and Occupation al Information and Guidance. This conference will include all the teach ers in the county. MURPHY NEGRO DROWNS MONDAY Leroy Barron. 17 year old Mur phy Negro, was drowned in Hiwassee River about one mile south of Hfty esville Mendav afternoon. Barron and about 15 others were swimming in the river. In attempting to dive from a board. Barron struck his head against a snag and sank. Failing to rise. Dan Johnson and Frank Herbert who were In the party, jumped into the water and recovered Barron's body. Efforts to revive him were futile, as his lungs were filled with water. Funeral services were held at the Ha.vesville Methodist church Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his mother. Maria Mauldin Gilmer of Murphy: one brother. Lee Barron of Forest City; and his grandfather. Lec Mau ldin of Hayesville, with whom h< was residing. Murphy Nine Humbles Morganton In Two Games: Hold League Lead The Murphy baseball team further ? tightened its grip on the lead pos ition of the Tri-State League here Sunday as they soundly trounced the Morganton nine to the time of 18-4. after tiBvin<? t?iceri a 10-6 victory over the same outfit Saturday. H. Barton stole the show with a round-trip drive and three other bingles in five trips to the plate. Doubles and triples were as com mon as ants at a picnic as the loc als pounded the deliveries of a Mor ganton pitcher without mercy, run ning up a total of 20 hits. Nations, who did mound duty for the Murphy team, also shared hon ors with his mates at the plate with a triple in the seventh, at The samp time holding the visitorrs to only five scattered hits. In the Saturday game the local nine wasted enough hits to win sev eral ball games. The 23 safeties were good for only ten runs. The visitors also had a pretty good day with thf hickory stick, securing 11 hits which were good for 6 runs
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