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Our Aim:? A Better Murphy A Finer County (Ehprokfp *DING WEEKLY NPWcPiur. ... ^ Dedicated To Service For Progress w ~ THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGC AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEHRITORY rt>L Ji?NO- M- MI'KPHY. N. C. Tilt RSDAY. OCTOBER U. IMI 5c COPY?$1.5? PKK YKAK Formal Pact Signed With A F of L at Dam Men Return to Work With Increased Pay And Better Hours An official working agreement, sijnoti m Washington. D. C. Wed nesday night wrote the final chapter oI the brief strike of approximately jOO employes at the Nantahala dam beins built by the Utah Construct ion Company. Under the agreement, sign?! by representatives of the com pany and the Buddings Trades de partment of the American Fcderart hu of Labor. the workers will get higher pay and better working con dition? The Washington meeting, held un der the supervision of the U. S. De partment of Labor, was merely to settle details. A tenative agreement already iiad been reached by union representatives and Nantahala of ficials of the Company at confer ences held at Andrews with Bryce p Holeombe, Labor department Commissioner of Conciliation. The men returned to work Tuesday mom in* All the strikers who wished were ttien back "without prejudice." Told ol th? tentative agreement by union tofen on Monday afternoon, the meniere urge dto go back to work intern any ill feeling either toward lit Company, or against those who bad failed to go out on strike. The Canpany agreed to seek the release of all who had been arrested in con nection with strike activities. Details of the Washington pact were not disclosed, but it was des cribed by A. F. of L officials as "3 master agreement". It is reported to have arranged for a "closed shop", covering carpenters, engineers, elect ricians and laborers. In addition to more pay. the men will get shorter hours. A special agreement is reported to have been reached, or will be drawn, at once, regarding "tunnel workers." The exact amount of the wage in crease demanded by the men was not made public. The increases fin ally accepted at the Washington Parley. also were not announced. It *as definitely stated that the work ers will benefit, considerably in both respects. Demands had been made by the ?en for better health facilities: it king declared that workers were forced to travel to their homes before king able to change Into dry cloth from their often soaking wet ?orking garb. High boots also were demanded for men forced to work in ??ter, or deep mud. Both these re vests are said to have been satis '?lorily adjusted, In Washington. The men went out on strike Wed nesday morning, October 16, after wveral weeks of organization by A. *? of L men sent to the project for "tot Purpose. Picket lines were Im mediately established with about 80 ?iPloyes refusing to "go out." Many the latter said by A. P. of L men Continued on btck page Republican Candidates To Speak In County The Hon. M. Y. Jarrett. republican candidate for congress in this dis will speak at the Suit school house, Shoal Creek township. Mon evening. October 28. at 6:30 o' tloc^ <C8T), C. E. Hyde, republican ,nn&n, has announced. H. Jarrett. republican cand state representative from ^ler<*ec county, will also speak. A j^flai invitation to all people in Action to attend was given t> e chairman. NOVEMBER TERM SUPERIOR COURT CONVENES NOV. 7 Hon. Wilson Warlick Will Preside; Jury List Is Announced The November term of Cherokee county superior court will convene in Murphy Thursday. November 7. with | the Hon. Wilson Warlick. judge pre ! siding. Especial attention has been called by John Donley, clerk of the court, to the fact thart court for this term opens on Thursday instead of Mon day. This postponement is caused by the genera) elections being held November 5. The clerk asked that witnesses and jurors take especial notice of this change of date. Th? jury lists have been announc ed for both weeks. The following are summoned for the first week: Arthur Lunsford, Murphy, C. A. Swain. Murphy, J. S. Myers. Murphy Rte 1., B. P. Waldroup, Andrews. Fred Dickey, Murphy. J. F. Grant. Andrews, Harve Radford, Grand j view. Ed Waldroup, Brasstown. R. A. Wilson. Andrews. O. C. Shields. Cultorson, Rte 2, Willard T. Ander son. Murphy Rte 2. Andy Earwood. Grandview. S. D. Jones, Postell, W. W. Rogers, Murphy. Cleveland Al mond, Andrews. R. C Rich, Letitia. T. A. Floyd, Vests, J. J. McGuire. j Murphy Rte 1, S. M. Odeli, Murphy Rte 3. Vincent West. Marble, Clifton Raper, Oak Park, R. L. Wallace, Culberson, J. D. Mull. Andrews. Bas comb Almond. Unaka, Pearly Crisp. Murphy Rte 2, J. W. Floyd. Vests, Marion Early, Andrews, J. W. Dock ery, Andrews, H. C. Hedden. Murphy Rte 2. Thomas J. Larkin. Brasstown. Oliver Dockery. Murphy Rte 3. L. C. Gutherie. Ranger. R. R. Arrowood. Murphy Rte 1, K. W. Shearpr. Hi wassee. W. M. Garrett Jr.. Grand view, W. H. Graham. tJnaka. P. A. Mauney, Murphy. W L. Webster, Cul | berson Rte 1, K. L. Montgomery, Postell. J. B. Rogers. Andrews. W. S. Dickey, Murphy. J. R. Jones. Pat rick. Those summoned for the sccond week are: Nelson Leatherwood. Murphy Rte 1, O. O. Radford. Grandview, Lee Woods, Suit, Cody Clayton, Murphy Rte 2, Doc Barnes. Unaka, S. W.' Kephart. Murphy Rte 3. I. N. Barber. Culberson, L. W. Arp, Culberson. L. W. Arp, Culberson. R. E. Verner. Wehutty. Pitt Almond. Andrews. C. D. Mayficld, Murphy, J. A. Caldwell. Culberson. Rte 2, Frank Ingram. Murphy, O. M. Evans. Ranger. John McClure. Murphy, J. A. Martin. Ranger, J. P. Stalcup. Murphy Rte 2, R. B. Ferguson. Murphy. Will Stal cup. Marrble. Forest Teague. Mur phy, J. J. Trull, Marble. Gholey Dockery. Grandview. M. V. MrGuire, Andrews, P. P. Jones, Murphy. o Missionary To Japan Will Speak Sunday The Rev A. P. Hassell. D. D.. for 30 years a missionary to Japan will speak at the Presbyterian church Friday evening at 7 o'clock. America is concerned with movements In Japan. It is worth while to get in formation from those who have got ten it. first hand. We till learn some thing about conditions in Japan if we hear Dr. Hassell. No offering will be taken. Through?Service On Freight Given Murphy?Asheville Through freight se: vice between Murphy and Asheville was started by the Southern Railway on Monday resulting in deliveries on the same day of shipment. Heretofore freight laid over in Bryson City. The new service also speeds de- j liveries from Knoxville Freight pine- i ed in the Knoxville warehouse by four o'clock in the afternoon now reaches Murphy the next day. Changes also are being considered i in the passenger service between Murphy and Asheville. An official of the passenger department told the Scout that a v.ay is being sought to put passengers in Murphy earlier in the day. According to this railway official a plan Is under consideration under which trains between Murphy and Asheville would leave each terminal at night, placing the passenger in either city, early the next morning. Schedules whereby trains would leave the two terminals in the after noon. also are being considered. "Urtder the present system" the official explained, "k passenger go ing either to Murphy or Asheville has most of the day taken up by travel, arriving too late to do much business until the next morning. This means a waste of time we are trying to eliminate. Just what chang es will be made, however, have net yet been decided." Murphy formerly had an incoming and outgoing train from and to Ashe ville daily, but the service was cut down because of lack of patronage. Tri-State Hunters Open Convention Wednesday Night The Tri-State Fox Hunters con vention got off to a big start art Healey Fields Wednesday afternoon with some of the finest dogs ever presented being entered in the bench show. Arrangements were also made during the afternoon for the races and judges for running dogs. The dog of Ed Shields, of Culber son, took first prize of a horn in the bench show, with John Donley's dog taking second. J. M. Arthur, of Mad isonville, won third prize. The first race was scheduled for Wednesday night, with races on both Thursday and Friday nights also, j Dogs entered in all three of these races were eligible for the derby prize for the best running dog in the three events. Plans also call for a puppy race with a loosed fox Fri day night. Field judges for the events are Jess Parker. Fred Parker. E. S. Dav enport, Lawson Clark and Claude Dorsey. H. D. Women To Have Achievement Day An "Achievement Day" for the home demonstration club women will be held in Murphy Friday. Nov. 8. at the library. The meeting will last all day. , Friday morning Miss Bryan will give a demonstration on meat cook ery. Lunch will be served and in the afternoon reports will be given and prizes awarded to those who have perfect attendance records. Other prizes will be given to the club hav ing the best attendance srnd to those who have the best scrapbooks. Broughton, Weaver To Lead Rally Here TVA CREW BUSY ON CLEAR ANCE, DRAINAGE WORK Mosquito Control Is Object Of Project On Hiwassee Lake A o row cf srvoral men. employed J by the TVA. r.re busily ensased m ! drairinp. rlraiinp and cleaninr up ; ugly sxirteres and mosquito-breedinc | place1 aionr the basin of Hiwassee 1 lake pround Murphy this week, a ^ part cf a plan for ever.- year at tills : time when the waters of the lake | recede. A romrr.it tee cc.nposrd of B. K Simr.s. health and safety division of TVA T. H Clouser. department of sanitntion. and W. G. Stromquist. morvjito control division, met with Ma:i" Gray and town clerk E. O. Christopher, and worked out plans for i'lc entire clearance and clean , up campaign. According to Mayor Gray, all mud flats alt.tiie borcieii> or the lake are beiiik. ditched and drained so that no stagnant water may stand for any length of time, and thereby give mowiultoes chance to breed. Dri ft woe) and brush which bps been washed a lor" the shores, along the various other quantities of waste j matter r.i i .gh weed", ar? be n ; gathered and burned. This work is especially effective [ along the areas behind the whole sale houses and depots on Depot street on down to the confluence of Hiwassee an dValley rivers. A vast growth of weeds and gathering brush on the former J. A. Gain lands and | farther up on the E. C. Moore lands j is being cleared and burned. The TVA committee also stated that a crew of men would be em I ployed ever' year during this period ; and work of clearing and mosquito I control continued as long as requir ed. Murphy Golfers Are Victors Over Andrews In Sunday Contest A foursome of Murphy choice golf ers met an equal number of Andrews link stars in match play Sunday af ternoon on the Andrews course and came away victors in close competit ion. A team composed of Pitzer and Myers for Murphy enraged Plesko and Tatham of Andrews in the first match, winning 5 up in 18 holes, on the basis of best ball scoring. The] locftl stars held the lead all the way through gradually increasing it al though the Andrews team threaten ed comebacks throughout the match. The second match ended up al' even on 18 holes, but a playoff wa< not necessary in that, the entirr foursome score was decisive evidenc of victory. Whitfield and Owcntry, fo' Murphy, opposed Sloan and Parker for Andrews in the second match. RESERVE OFFICERS TO MEE"? A meeting of Army Reserve o ?cers in this area has been cal' or Monday evening. October 28. o'clock. All Reserve officers p .cquested to be present. Whitaker, MaLlonee, Others On Program \ Fcr Friday, Nov. 1st J M. Broughton. Democrat candi date tor Governor ol North Carolina, will headline a public speaking pro cram at a rally to be held in the Mur phy courthouse at ^ o'clock Friday. November 1. Aiso on the speakers program will be CcmcresMnun Z?t Weaver. Edwin hitakT. candidate for State Senator, and J. D Morllonee Jr.. candidate lor representative iiom Cherokee county. H. A. Mattcx. chairman of the Democrat executive committee, an nounced that several other proni nent person; and State officials from nei piVoo! ::ip counties will also U< pres ent frr the rally and an extensive program has been worked out T!ie chairman pointed out that this rally will include all three coun ties of Cherokee. Clay and Graham, and everyone is nvited from tlMsse cr other counties to attend The raJ )-.? i< '?? :ni' sponsored by the Young Democrat clubs of this section, in the final stre'eh drive in the Democratic j "flmpair" in this state. I B.oufci.ior?. ptoniiaent R.ileigh at Itorney. ha ?"-en 'il'i::p speaking engagements throughout ;'it eastern part of the state during the past few weeks an.: f r.aagement liere will be amonk the last few in his cam paign. Weaver and Whitaker have also been campaigning extensively in this section of the state, and Whitaker has other engagements on schedule in this county during the next few days. Mallonee has also been carrying on an active campaign within the coun ty. Mattress Application Maximum Is Raised In Cherokee Co. Project A change in applications for mat tresses, under the project started in this county this year, has been announced by the State office where by persons or families, within cer tain limits, may receive more than one mattress. Under the old regulat ions only one mattress was availabln lo each family. Allowances were raised to the point that, any person with an income un der $600 during the past year may apply for a mattress. Also, under the new arrangement, all such fam ilies are eligible to obtain one mat family up to a maximum of three family up to a miximum of three per family. Those who are eligible and who wish to do so. the announcement stated, may sign for additional mat tresses at the same time they sign up for the various other state bene fits available. Senatorial Candidate Will Speak In County Edwin Whitaker. democrat cand idate for State Senate from this district .announced this week that he would fill speaking dates In Cher okee county during the next few days. The first speaking will be held at Culberson. Thursday, October 31. be ginning at. 7 P. M.: the second date is Saturday night, November 2. at Walker school house at 1 o'clock.