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A Better Murphy
A Finer County
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FAIR PREMIUM
CATALOGS SOON
TO BE RELEASED
Larger Prizes
Listed For 15th
Annual Festival
A ompletely revised premium list,
irn hiding around 600 premiums
will be paid in the total of
$1,000. was prepared by tlr
Cherokee eounty Fair Association
ill week and turned over to thv
printers for publication in the an
nua! catalog.
A- the same time arrangements
w? ? rapidly being completed for the
(if- -nth annual Fair, which is ex
pd J to be the biggest and best
vet. showing from September 24
through the 28th.
T!-t premium catalogue will te
printfri within the next few days and
will i>e distributed to the farsicrs
jll over this section. The complete
premium list as it will appear in the
cstalotr appears on other pages of
this .ssue of the Scout. The county
agent particularly requested that
everyone keep this issue of the paper
anrt use it as a catalog until the cata
logs are released.
The general farm exhibit, leader
anions all exhibits every year, has
had the premium raised this year
and it is hoped that extra effort will
be made to display the test exhibits
in this department ever shown.
Several new items amd depart
ments have been added to the cata
log this year, chief among which is
the colt show exhibits in light and
heavy horses and mules. The old
work stock exhibits have been dis
continued in preference to the young
stock which is directly in line with
the livestock farming projects in the
county now- Extra premiums have
teen added in this department as
an added incentive to livestock far
mers in this area.
In commenting on thi6 year's fair
and the general exhibits, A. Q. Ket
ner. county agent, stressed the im
portance of following the catalog
carefully in preparing the exhibits.
He also stressed the need for starting
preparation of these exhibits now in
order that they will make a better
display.
It was frlso pointed out that, al
though all exhibits and displays were
welcome to the fair, only those prem
iums listed in the catalog would be
paid. The premium list is now as
larpp as the fair association can
stand.
Final arrangements of the pro
gram of amusements and judging
have not been announced yet. The
Hsrrtzberg shows will have the mid
way concession again this year, how
ever. and the owners promise even
larecr and more attractive shows and
rides.
County Agent Urges
Farmers To Attend
Boone Farm Meeting
Arrangements for transportation
to the Boone demonstration farmers
meeting were completed this week.
, county agent A. Q. Ketner said to
day. and all local farmers, whether !
demonstration farmers or not, are
urged to make reservations now.
The meeting in Boone will be held
from August 19 through the 21st. !
and will have the purpose of dem- ;
; onstrating use of phosphate and i
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Five carloads of local men are ex
pected to make the trip from this
county. Transportation will be free
and board and room will cost only
S2.50 at the Appala-'iain cc"?ge,
where the meeting will be held.
Mr. Ketner expressly stated that
all who expected to make the trip
should contact him at his office
within the next two days
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Mrs. Rachel Minimis
Is Buried Sunday
J At Rogers Chape!
Funeral services for Mrs. Rachel
Ramsey Mingus. 78. who died at the
home c' her son Saturday morning
after ai. illness of six months, were
conducted ?;t 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon from the Rogers Cherpel Bap
tist church with the Rev. Fred Stiles
and the Rev. Beavers officiating.
Interment was in the church cemet
ery. Ivie funeral home was in charge
of arrangements.
Grandsons of the deceased acted
as pallbearers.
Surviving Mrs. Mingus are five
sons. Zach C., Wiley. Ragin. Allen
and Marshall Ramsey, all of Murphy:
two daughters, Nora Johnson of
Tennessee, and Hattie Anderson, of
Morganton.
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Henn Enters Boat
In Labor Day Races
In addition to the entry of a
float, beautiful girls, and other in
dividuals, groups and symbols in the
huge TV A celebration at Chattan
ooga, Murphy will also be represented
in the motorboat races scheduled for
Labor day.
P. J. Henn. local theater proprietor,
has entered his fast inboard motor
boat in the races for large, fast
craft, and will compete with some of
the best race drivers in the south.
Mr. Henn, himself, will drive the
i boat. These boat races are annual
Labor day events in Chattanooga.
i IMPORTANT CHURCH NOTICE
The Rev. Colin R. Campbell, of
Lincolnton, N. C. will hold services
' at the Episcopial Church here, Sun
i day at 11 A. M. in the absence of
' Rev. Bloxham.
Rules and Regulations,
Personnel of Fair Ass'n
OFFICERS OF FAIR ASSOCIATION
W. m. FAIN President
E. P. HAWKINS Vice-President
J- T. BRISTOL Vice-President
T. W. AXLEY Secretary & Treasurer
DEPARTMENT SUPERINTENDENTS
A? Farm and Field Crops R
? Horticulture A- ^3^!
C ? Flowers MRS. DON WITHERSPOON
D-Beer Cattle CARL TOWNSON
E? Dairy Cattle H'
P-Horses and Mules W?T ?
0 ? Poultry J- FRANKLIN SMITH
S-Home Economics' '. MRS. J. ^HAMPTON
Pantry Supplies MRS- ^
House Furnishings and Clothing MRS. R S : PAR
1-Art, and Cra{ts MRS. BEN WARNER
Natural Resources
K ? Education LLOYD HENDRIX
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YOUNG PEOPLE
WILL BE HONORED
AT TVA FESTIVAL
"New Citizens" Asked
To Join Recognition
Ceremony Saturday
A!! vounc people of Murphy and
vicinity who will become twenty-one
years of age by September 1 of this
vpn r will ho ciwiiiv
with thoiuimcls of othir young peo- |
pie throughout the Tennessee Val
ley, at the TVA Celebration in Chat
tanooga. Saturday. August 31.
The celebration committee lias
planned a south-wide citizenship
day for all boys and girls in this
area who will become of age. This
ceremony will be one of the most
solemn and impressive of the entire
festival, and governors, senators, and
other notables from all southern
states will lead the program.
All boys and girls in this section
who have become twenty-one dur
ing the pa^st year or will reach that
age before September 1 are asked
to send their names in to F. O.
Christopher, chairman of celebration
arrangements here, or to the Scout.
Plans are being made for as many
as possible of these to attend the
celebration: and all names will be
used in the citizenship ceremonies.
In addition to the twenty-one
group, Murphy will be represented
by a beautiful float in the parades
carrying a group of Murphy's most
beautiful girls, led by Marv Frances
Bell who will represent the "Spirit
of Murphy."
During the three-day celebration
from August 30 through September
1. a huge program of activities has
been planned, opened by the annual
Cotton Ball on Friday night. After
this two other big balls will be held
on Saturday and Monday nights. The
daylight hours will be filled with
receptions, luncheons, parades, fire
| works displays, athletic exhibitions.
I boat races, horse shows, and many
, other gala activities.
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Murphy Is Loser
To League Stars
! Murphy's league-leading baseball
nine took on just a little bit more
than they could handle Sunday in
pitting their strength against the
combined stars of the other five
teams in the league, dropping a1
hard fought game 7-3.
Nations let out 12 hits to the all
stars in eight innings, finally giving
over to Sowder who gave up one
bingle in the ninth: Murphy got
Hampton of the all-stars for 12
safeties.
Only home run of the game was
by Quentin Townson, former Ala
I bamn star, while his team mates
1 gathered a number of two baggers
including H. Barton. Anderson and
Mashbum.
Murphy 12 3 5
All-stars 13 7 1
Mr. John Barr Is
Buried In Charlotte
Word has been received here of
the death of Mr. John Barr which
occured last week in Charlotte. Mr.
Barr for the past fifteen years had
been a confirmed invalid He was
outstanding in his profession of j
perfecting chemical dyes. He was j
married to Miss Anna Morgan, of i
Cherokee county and for the past :
several years they made their home ,
in Charrloite. A daughter. Miss (
Frances Barr. made her home with
an aunt. Mrs. B E. Warner, for two
years attending school in Murphy j
where she graduated.
Local Officers Invited
To Attend FBI Schools
Sheriff J. C. Townson and Chief
ol Police F. V Johnson ha\e just
received invitations lrom the In
"? iu uiuik up
their forces and send men to cach
of the "-day Police Schools it will
hold at Chapel Hill each month, be
ginning in October, in co-operation
with the Federal Bureau of Investi
gation
The FBI" is sending instructors
from its National Police Academy to
assist State and local officials in the
training schools, according to the
announcement received here. And
the purpose, according to Director
Albert Coatos, is to bring the best
police tra.ning in the country within
the reach of all the 3.000 or mote
officers in the State during the com
ing year.
The first school has been tentat
ively set for October 18 to 25. and
others will follow in November and
December. 1940. and in January.
February, March, April, and May.
1941.
LARGE GROUP
ENJOYS TOUR OF
COUNTY FARMS
Around 100 Make
County-Wide Visit
To Demonstrations
Over 100 Cherokee county farmers
and interested citizens made the an
nual county-wide farm tour led by
the county agents department here
I Friday.
The Friday tour was the longest
of several tours made during the
week, which were made for the pur
pose of observing and studying dem
onstrations of various farming pro
jects in the different sections of the
county.
The group led by county agent A
Q. Ketner and assistant agent. Dale
Snoderass, and Miss Aline Richard
son. home demonstration agent, left
Murphy Friday morning about 8
o'clock. Seventeen cars were re
quired to carry everybody making the
tour.
The first stop was made at the
farm of Mr. J. L. McN&bb where the
hydraulic ram water system was the
point of interest. While at Suit the
group also observed the results of a
lime use demonstration at the Mont
gomery faTm where land had been
limed in separate plots in 1939 and
1940. while anothor plot had had no
lime at all. I
The E. Roach farm proved inter
est from a standpoint of excell- ;
ent farm management in erosion
control. After this the Shields
dairy farm was visited.
The tour stopped at Martins Creek
j where lunch was served by the Home
Demonstration club. Following this
j a: visit was made to the farm of A
i B. Stalcup whose farm is outstanding
in that almost all the farm livestock
is purebred The cattle, hoes and
poultry were all purebred.
A very interesting project under
way at Belleview. a church improve
ment project, caused a ereat deal of
comment.
In succession the tour visited the |
John C. Campbell Folk school for
the dairy project and the use of
young workstock: R. F. Roberts
poultry farm: W A. Puett's furm was
visited for studying the home beaoiti
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Murphy Described
In Radio Speech
F. O. Christopher
Delivers 15-Minute
Talk Over WAPO
Murphy and Cherokee county re
ceived one of the best publicity boosts
I m years Monday via a radio address
by F O. Christopher, who spoke tor
fifteen minuH - from the Chattanooga
station WAPO bearing out the natur
r.l and acquired advantages of this
see'ion as a tourist and industry
center, and extending an invitation
| to the nation to visit hero.
The raci:n talk by Mr. Christopher.
| who is secretary of the Murphy
I chamber of commerce and chairman
n charge of arrangement for Mur
phy's entry in the TVA celebration,
was a part of tlv pipantic advertis
| ii ? propram now N ine carried on
by the celebation committee in prep
aration for the huge event which will
be ^tapod durinp the three days of
August 31. September 1-2.
A large number of local citinens
tuned in for the talk and were very
enthused over the pood reception and
the excellent description Riven fcy Mr.
Christopher. A verbatim copy of his
speech follows:
Murphy is indeed fortunate in hav
inp the opportunity to appear on this
propram to present the many facil
ities and advantages possessed by our
little mountain City. Murphy will
take part in the three-day Vailey
v rif Tennessee Valley Celebration, to
be held at Chattanooga and Chich
arraupa Lake during Labor Day
week-end in the spint of co-operation
with the Tennessee Valley propram.
and of mutual benefit to all the
communities concerned. There will
be entered in the street pageant and
the water carnival on Lake Chieh
amauga floats representinp our
mountain city. The belles, than whom
there is none lovelier or more beaut
iful, selected for the "Spirit of Mur
phy" and her attendants, are:
"The Spirit of Murphy", Mary
Frances Bell: Her Attendants: Kliz
abeth Gray. Mary Willard Cooper.
Mildred Hill. Winifred Townson.
Billie Jackson, Louise Leatherwood.
Martha Brumby.
The Tennessee Valley Authority, in
carrying out itr, vast program, has
completed the construction of Hi
wassee Dam in Cherokee County.
22 miles down stream from Murphy.
This dam forms the beautiful Hi
wassee Lake in a setting of moun
tain scenery of uiimiipassed beauty
On the shores of Hiwassee l.ake is
situated the T^wn of Murphy, whicl
serves as headquarter* for those who*
enjoy sports, fishing, boating and
swimming. In addition to the many
varieties of game fish from the
streams that flow into it. the lake
has been stocked this year with mil
lions of game fish, and by next
season this lake should be a para
dise for fishermen
The people of Murphy and vicinity
feel honored and are deeply grate
ful for the Hiwassee Dam and Lake
This is the only dam so far con
structed In North Carolina by the
Tennessee Valley Authority I de
sire to take this opportunity of pub
licly expressing our appreciation of
the fine spirit of cooperation and
mutual helpfulness on the part of
those in charge of the construction
of this protect in our state We arc
?lire that as time goes on our people
will en.toy greater and greater bene
fits as a result.
Recently, all the lands acquired by
the Tennessee Valley Authority and
fld'acent to the shores of Hiwassee
lake have been transferred to the.
Forestry Service of the United States.
Their duties will be to preserve the
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