Newspapers / Cherokee scout. / Sept. 5, 1940, edition 1 / Page 1
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vol THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY Ml RPIIV. (. Tlll'RSDAY. SEPTEMBER S, 1940 i< COPY ? SI...U PER YEAH CHAMBER PLANS HUGE ADVERTISING PROGRAM FOR '41 Accomplishments Of Body To Date Are Listed By Secretary Thr Murphy CI. amber of Commerce decided to promote a huge adver tiser ampaign. larger than any thing ; tempted here, for the 194'. tourist reason, at a meeting held in IDC I""" 1 ? Continued advertising for the re maindc" of thia season was also voted and an order was placed for 2000 mn:. .1 the pictorial folders being used * :i is vear. Next year's program vill irry an even more elaborate (0ld<r '? umper cards, industrial ai Y-crtisin-' ind various other means of publicizing this town and county f). ? ? he fact that the chamber he^r,'* ' in some time, a number 0f ?! activities ttf the organization irert' i'ed by secretary Fred Chris topher. covering the more important gccomnli hments since the chamber na' formed in December. Accomplishments listed were the placiiv- of huge road signs on all hie!-. loading into Murphy at an approximate cost of $500; distri bution of 2.000 bumper cards: large advert i inc in the rhododendron ed> ttan of the Asheville papers; news wide and advertisment in the maga zine "Touring": Entrance of a float in the TV A celebration in Chattan ?ga, all cost of which was borne by the Chamber. Lions club, and the !*o womans clubs with the exception of the truck on which the float was built, which was donated by Prank Ellis; letters to congressmen seeking munitions plant for Murphy; distri bution of 2000 advertising folders; page advertisement in the Andrews paper seeking business from the dam - building project there; and erection of signs directing tourists and visi tors to Hiwassee Dam. Various other possible industry atnd tourist attraction plans were-eir ed and action voted on some. Al though no definite arrangement has been made, a few industries are now dickering with chamber representa tives for location here. Recreation Plan To Be Submitted By TVA Tuesday Night A committee of TVA represent atives will meet with local citizens and the town board of commission 's and mayor in the Murphy town hall at 7:30 Tuesday night, at which time the TVA will present a pro gram of recreational development here for approval. At a similar meeting a few weeks Wo the TVA representatives offer ed to draw up a program of recreat ional development for the town to submit, in the event the town should desire to develop such a project. This Plan would only be derived after a -'^dv and mapping of the entire 'own and its business, residential stnd ?tact areas, which survey has been made during the past two weeks. Development of the project will **? up to the town after the TVA MJbmits a plan. Their planning has '"'en accepted in several small towns In the TVA area, and have been de ^loped successfully. Although a local development, no can be taken officially on the Woject until the town forms a Ton committee for completely zoning at! t?*n bofore thp TVA will cooper a* This is expected to be taken soon. |- ? - Sheriff Townson Nabs Escaped Convict Near Suit Last Wednesday Ray Bowers, escaped convict of Dalton. Ga . was apprehended near Suit last Wednesday afternoon by Sheriff J. C. Townson. who return ed him to Dalton this week where he is serving a six months sentence for robbery. Sheriff Townson said that Bowers was carrying a .45 calibre pistol when captured but that he gave him no op portunity to use it. The pistol was stolen from the home of a Tennessee mail as Bowers came throuch. The sheriff recognized Bowers as he passed In Suit and immediately thr#>w his gun on him. disarmed him. and brought him to the Murphy jail. There was a $25 reward for the capture. o LIVESTOCK SHOW TO LEAD EXHIBITS AT COUNTY FAIR New Premiums Are Offered '*1 Horse And Cattle Exhibits Leading the exhibit parade at the Cherokee county Fair this year will be tue livestock department, with several additional premiums offered and a number of newly listed young workstock and cattle. For the horse show only. 58 prizes are being offered in the various clas ses of exhibits, ranging from $5.00 down to $1.00 in four divisions of each exhibit. The most advantageous point in | favor of the livestock farmer this year is that all horses, colts and mules will be judged in classes sep arately this year, thereby eliminating the competition formerly of light horses with colts and with heavy horses. Extra prize money and premiums are also being offered in the beef catt'e department stressing the fine development recently seen in this section for Herefords and Aberdeen Angus. Especial attention has been called to the exhibit of the group of four animals get of a purebred sire in which division four prizes are be ing offered. Officials stated that judging would be held all during Wednesday and LImi> exhibitor e? sIjOuIu enter their animals as early as possible. Tuesday afternoon or real early Wednesday morning. Ample shed space has been pho vided to take care of the enlarged livestock exhibits this year, and var ious improvements are now being made on the buildings and grounds. o Purebred Cockrels Are Added To Flocks Of Smithmont Hatchery A shipment of 40 U. S. R. O. P. pedigreed New Hampshire cockrels. the largest ever to come to Murphy, was received by Smithmont Poultry farm and hatchery this week. These birds come from one of the leading breeders of the southeast and will be used for flock improve ment. one of many new and modern improvements being made by the hatchery. The Smithmont flocks have been under the national improvement plan and testing supervision of the state agricultural department for four years. Last year sr total of 45. 000 chicks were produced which were shipped to five southern states. Plans are underway for enlargement of production to reach 100.000 chicks next year. UNAKA HIGHWAY IS' BEING BUILT FROM MURPHY TO DAM ! WPA-State Project Will Be Completed Around January 1 Construction of a pravel highway from Murphy to Kiwassee Dam b\ way of Unaka ha-- been under con struction by the WPA. in cocperatien with the state. for more thsm three week*, according to information re- i leased this week from the office of j L E. Barnett, local WPA supervisor The highway which leaves Murphy from the Valley river bridpe at the lower end of Tennessee street, will t?ke a course throuph the Violet Tctinn Jot Jour miles to the dam ThT' it will 'oin the read which crosses th* *op ^f the darv Con ?tmction !"?? expected to be finished Vv January When rcmr'eted the hiphway will be ?2 fpf * w1d?? for *he entire route ? ttb a ".lrfar" o? prave! Crews of wc-kmen ar? workinp from both on'?' of the hiph*vav, cuttinp new mutes and cradinp at present. The state i* fumishins p-actically all of the machinery for the con struction work on which rental is paid hv th? WPA The WPA is fur nishinp all the labor, and the two orraniraMons are jointly meeting act up! buildinp expenses. The hiphway is entirely state sponsored with WPA aid throuph a plan prant. A short hiphway to Vic. let now exists but it is much narrower than the present road will be when com pleted. o Prize Foot Bridge To Be Dedicated On Wednesday, Sept. 25 Forma] dedication and presentat ion of an award will be made the town of Murphy on Wednesday. Sep tember 25. by a representative of the American Institute of Steel Con struction in cognizance of the nat ional prize-winning foot bridge cross ing the Valley River between the local school campus and the fair grounds. National first prize for the best steel foot bridge of its class in tl e United States was awarded the local structure some time argo. The award will be in the form of a stainless steel plague which will be placed on the bridge during the ceremonies with stainless steel bolts. The date selected for the ceremon ies was chosen due to the fact that it will be during the fair and will be school dav at the fair when all county school children will be re leased to visit the annual festival The dedication and presentation ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 2:30 Wednesday afternoon. o You rip Democrats Will HoM Meet'ncr Fridav The Cherokee County Young Dem ocrat clnb will meet Friday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the Murphy court house for the purpose of electing of ficers for the coming year. Tn addition to present members, all democrats in this vicinity are in vitied to attend this meeting. A. B. Chandler Jr . of Andrews, is presi dent of the club o MASONIC NOTICE Cherokee Lodge 146 A. F. will hold a special communication Monday night. September 9. for work and in struction on the First Degree in Masonery. 1200 Students Enrol) As Murphy Unit School Opens Murphy Unit Members Of N. C. Educational Association To Meet The first meeting of the Murphy | Unit of the North Carolina Ednoa tional Association will bo held in the Heme Economics building of the Mur phy high school.* in the form of a supper meetinc Thursday night. Sep- 1 tember 12. beginning a'. 6:30 o'clock. Mrs. J. \V. Davidson, president, an nounced today. This first meetinc will have to do with organization and planning for tlx coming year, and the selection of certain committees for the year's service. Tile Murphy Unit schools have a 101 perrrnt membership in | the association. Delegate' for a sectional meetinc to fce held in Waymsville September I 17 will also be selected at thi raff - | ing. The officers of the local unit are: I Mrs J. W. Davidson, president. K C i Wright, vice-president. Mrs J H j Axley. secretary. The position of treasurer is vacant at present and will be filled by election at the meet ing. SUCCESS MARKS MllRPHY ENTRY IN TV.4 CELEBRATION Col. Starling High In Praise Of Local Float In Parade Murphy's entry in the big TV A i celebration was a huge success ac- | cording to the large number who at- ! tended the ceremonies from Murphy, i The Spirit of Murphy and her at tendants received a huge ovartion when presented at the court of the celebration king and queen, and prac tically stole the show in the various other parades and activities. Many visitors from other towns and states were lavish in their praise of the Murphy float, some of them starting that it ws.s the most beauti ful in the parade. Many compli- ( ments were paid Murphy girls on [ their beauty. Col Edward W. Starling, chief of ] the White House secret service de tail. and former resident of Murphy. | was high in his praise of the Murphy j float. "I noticed the float from Murphy. N. C." Col. Starling said "You know I used to live in Murphy antl I was real protid of the float. It shov ed how the highways wind into Mur phy. I don't know when I have fn- I I joyed a parade any better." I ? ? T Henn Captures Title ?n Class A Boatraces P. J. Henn. local sportsman, cap tured the Class A inboard motor J race at Chaitamooga Labor Day. de feating Claude Gross of Chattanooga on the five mile course with an av erage speed of 52 miles per hour. Elimination runs and qualifying tests were made Saturday at which time all other entries were either | eliminated or dropped out. A qual ifying speed of 49 miles per hoirr | was required. The boats of Henn and Gross were the only survivors. Sev enteen entries did not enter the ] qualifying tests after seeing the per formance of several of the fastest 1 boats. A beautiful $175 trophy was a warried Mr. Henn for the victory, in addition to several merchandise a wards. Class Re"'iev Science Building With hundred* of voices nnginc throuch hallway- the patter of young feet, and shouts and calls across the campus, the Murphy school Approximately 1200 students were enrolled on the first day in the five schools comprising the Murphy unit. 1 Six hundred and fifty enrollees in | *he high school was very near a new | record. irhilf the elementary schools ! had it? normal 360 oupilv In the ! other schools in the unit Bates Creek , hrd 50 Grai?e Cr-eV: "5. Texan* ' <color?d> 35. and Tomotla had ap proximately 30 cptnrd its doors on a new year Mon day mornine Orpanira'icn of classes, assign i mm: of ioom? and teachers was [ -somewhat simplified this year by the ^ :i? science building Just finished i a few days ago. This building con [ tains two home room classes of the ! high school, and added classroom ' space which did away with nil over | flow classrooms in hallways except I one Formally p. number of classes ? were conducted in the halls due to j lack of space for the increased influx . of students. i Rural students have been greatly I aided by the added service of three I r?w busses in the county and no j congestion has appeared in the trans l portation of these students to and i from the local high school. General routines were taken up in ' classes after preliminary arranee I ments were made and the usual aradfmir curricula was continued the .'.air.e as last year A few new courser have been added this year, however, which tend to serve a very valuable purpose. These courses in corporate training and study for practical living, a trend which is Gradually being taken up in schools all over the state. These courses which include in struction in music, art. educational guidance and general culture, all in ? practical sense. All academic learning must be Riven a practical test for value, it has been pointed out., and these newly introduced courses will aid the student in the practical appliance of any and all knowledge secured through his studies. At. present physical education classes are being conducted out-doors due to the fact that the gymnasium is now being prepared for the annual county fair. These classes will be conducted in the gym immediately following the close of the fair. The manual training classes are being conducted as usual in the training class buildings which were occupied during the summer by the NY A boys. The NY A evacuated shortly prior to the school opening o Y. r>. riub Meet fn Andrews Thursday A meeting of the Young Democrat club of Cherokee County was held last. Thursday night at the Andrews school house with several prominent speakers present. Although only a small group of members was present a large repre sentation from neighboring counties attended. Another meeting was set for Friday night in Murphy in order to give all members an opportunity to attend. Speakers for the occasion were T C. Gray, of Hayesville. James Mal lonee. of Murphy, candidate for the state house of representative, and Edwin Whitaker of Bryson City, can didate for the state senate.
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