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VOL. ?-NO. 15. Mi RPHY. X. C. Till RSDAY. OCTOBER 31. IMt ii COl-Y-Sl.M Mill YKAR
Cherokee County Voters Go To Polls Tuesday
Lions Carnival To Be Staged November 9
largest fete
IN HISTORY OF
TOWN PLANNED
Bingo, Beano, Etc.,
Amateur Show and
Parades Arranged
Plan- wore completed at the reg
ular meeting of the Murphy Lions
club this week for a Lions Carnival
to be i-renter than that of the Cher
okee county Pair", which will be
staged Saturday. November 9. in the
public square.
Such expressions as 'Bingo",
Waicli the Rat". "Hot Dogs" etc..
will ring out from 1:00 o'clock Sat
urday afternoon until 10 o'clock Sat
urday night. But it won't stop then,
for a huge Street Dance follows
toemning promptly at 10 o'clock.
A huge parade featuring clowns,
band music, etc., will be staged on
both Friday and Saturday after
noons. with an amateur show sched
uled for Friday night in the high
school auditorium.
A grand cash prize of $25.00 will I
be given in a carnival-wide contest,
with, additional prizes during the
amateur show and carnival. Besides
these hundreds of prizes will be of
fer? at the Bingo. Ball Garmes,
Weight guessing, and a number of |
other concessions.
Advance ticket sales for the event
v:i!l begin Saturday. According to |
plans of the club tickets sold ma:/
be spent for any and all concessions,
shows, and performances included in
the entire carnival.
The amateur show scheduled for
Friday is open to every amateur
entertainment performer in this
section. First prize of $5.00. second ,
prize of $3.00. and third prize of j
$2.00 will be given the winners in j
the contest. A valuable prize will
be given every contestant whether
lie wins or loses. The contest is open j
to sroups or individuals. Contest
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Methodists Elect New
-Awards, Trustees at
Oaarterly Conference
Methodist church elected new
rds and trustees at the quarter
' 'crencc last week. These of
v;'u .serve the church the com
ng year.
rds elected are as follow.?:
'? Elkins. J. W. Franklin. Dn-le
1 ? Robert Weaver. S. N. Witt, Par
i Oc.-m. Mrs. J. H. McCall. Miss
f ra Ruth Posey. Mrs. Tom Mauney
nni Miss Josephine Heichv. ay.
Trustees elected were Mercei'Fain.
Hsrve Elkins. Paul Hyatt. Parrett
Odotr. and J. W. Franklin.
The new pgstor of the church will
be the Rev. Newton who hats serv
ed at. a Winston Salem church the
Past, four years.
STATF. FAIR WINNER
Miss Ev:lyn Brown, art teacher
in the Murphy High School, has
just received a $15 premium for a
water color painting entered at the
State Fair The scene of the palntine
Bt Beaufort. N. C.
All DrafteeslDrawn
But Five Must Go
Only About 25 Needed
Here for 1st Quota;
?Unaka Man i? "No. 1"
> Every one of the 2.074 men of
Cherokee County who registered for
the draft had his number drawn
in the greart preparedness lottery
which began in Washington D. C. at
noon Tuesday and ended at five
o'clock Wednesday morning. How
ever. probably only about 25?per
haps even fewer of these wHl actus'.iy
be inducted into the army to form
the first contingent of 30.000 men.
These probably will be gotten from
nit* i ii l ij. miiiwC n*uu*wCrc 7.'srs
drawn.
It may be that none of these will
actually needed for the first con
tingent. for the Army hopes to get
that number of new soldiers by en
listment. But it is certain that some
of the young meen of Cherokee
county will be in uniform soon, be
cause draft plans call for having
400.000 new soldiers by Feb. 28. Also
between Feb. 28 and June 15. 400,
000 more will be put in uniform.
It has been estimated by Govern- j
ment officials that one out of each 1
I twenty registrants will be sent to
I camp in the first 400.000. These will |
I be selected according to the num
erical order in which their numbers
were drawn. Thus William Howard
j Ramey. of Unaka. who held draft
no. 158. the first drawn, becomes
one man on the Count:.- sclcctive
list. Clifton Henry, of Suit. no. 192.
the second number drawn, becomes
number two man And so on.
Allowing for the intensive enlist
ment drive now beinc conducted a;! i
over t ho nation, it is probable that
the County quota of perhaps 25 men
will be gotten from the first 132 j
whose numbers were drawn Their
rames will be found below.
The first step to be taken wil! be
the mailing of questionales which
will enable registrants to file their
first, claims for exemption, i? they
so wish.
Tile questionaires will be carefully
checked, and the registrants niac
in groups, who will !>:? summoned in
numerical crder. EVeT man thus
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The N. C. State College Student
Assembly, eampus governing body,
has elected Pruden Davidson of Mur
phy as president for the ensuing
school year Pruden. son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. W. Davidson, is a senior
in industrial engineering The as
sembly. a unique form of govern
ment. was inaugurated last January
It affords wider representation and is
modeled on the state legislation.
Saturday Is Challenge
Day In County Precincts
, Saturday will be Challenge day
in Cherokee county and much act
ivity along this line is expected to 1
result from the increased registrat
.
ion.
Registration books have been open
, for the past three Saturdays and ]
several hundred name? have been j
| added to the roll*, it i- reported, j
Challenge of voters may ce made in j
I any of the 25 precincts :r. the county |
i and will be :v v.d by the tlectior.
board Monday the c: oefore elect- j
j ion.
I.ODGE MEETING
j There will b a rr. of Chcro
i kee Lod"?' Nc 140 A P. and A. V
! N6vrrnber ii ' ' hal!. VI
members are urged t ? attend.
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Cherokee Scout to Broadcas'
Election Returns Tuesday
Following its popular policy of giving the- quickest and most com
plete clcction return? in the county, the Cherokee Scout will again
broadcast election returns as quickly as they arc received here next
Tuesday night.
Public address equipment has been secured and arrangements
have been completed to begin giving out returns at approximately 7
cr'clock P. M. (CST). The broadcast will continue until all available
returns for the night have been completed.
Citizens in the 25 precincts of the county will rush the returns to
the Scout office as soon as they are tabulated, where they will be com
piled and announced.
During past general and primary elections hundreds of persons
have congregated in front of the Scout office to get the latest returns,
and numerous requests have been made for a similar relay Tuesday
night.
PARTY RALLIES
SCHEDULED HERE
FOR WEEK-END
Broughton Leads
Demos; Callaway
Addresses G. O. P.
What former!', appeared to bp a
lukewarm politira! campaign sud
denly reached the boiling point this
week as both Republican and Dem
ocratic party leaders plunged Into
dynamic vote-gettine drives on the
eve of the elections Tuesday.
Rellies in both parties huve been
scheduled in Murphy during the
week end. while the various cand
idates for officcs from each of the
parties have been campaigning the
county for two weeks with clock-like
regularity.
A huge Democrat rail:.', neaded by
such notables as J. M. Broughton.
gubernatorial candidate, and Zeb
Weaver, eandidate for re-election as
congressman, will be held in the Mur
phy courthouse Friday nicht at 1:30
o'clock 1CST1. Also on the speaker
list will be Edwin Whitaker. of Brv
son City, candidate for State Senat
or. and J. D Mallonee Jr.. candi
date for representative from Chero
kee county.
Whitaker has been mak:ng a
speaking tour of the county durinr
the past several days which will bt
climaxed by an address at Walker
school house Saturday night. Nov
ember 2.
Judge Callaway, prominent south
ern republican leader, will headline
a big Republican rally in the local
courthouse Saturday night at 1 o'
clock 'CSTi. Judge Callaway's ad
dress will be made ir. behalf of Wen
dt 11 Willkie. republican presidential
candidate.
Callaway, r. lawyer by profession
and also a Baptist, minister, has for
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Loca1 U*rt N. C. F. A.
i Regular Monthly
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I The ?'iiv wjc nft of the Murphy
I x. C. E. A. wr held Tuesday nirbt
? w:th the pr '.'den-. Mr .7 W. David -
.
[with 'he N. C^E. A. and its work.
iin's Plan of .^"-Improvement'* Vv
.T Franklin Smith, and a di'r'i"sion
of 'he -future T-r.cher. of Air-riea
Organisation by M- Mary Lee Pel
met.
Dtirinc the busin ? session r dis -
cussion concerning proposed legislat
ion rn con'.inuinr contracts for
teachers was led by Mr. Bueck. Mr.
Bueck has b' -r. appointed a member
of the state tenure committee. The I
Unit, voted to wire in the nomination
of Dr. R. W Carver. Superintendent
of Hickory City Schools, for State
Vice-President- of the N. C. E. A
Proceeding the meeting, supper
was served by high school girls, with
Mrs. C. E. Hyde in charge. The din
ing room was attractively decoratcd
for Halloween and each teacher was
given a Halloween favor.
SMALL BALLOT
IS OFFERED IN
i COUNTY R ACES
State and National
Contests Claiming
Local Attention
A heated contest i> expected in the
gram) elections Tuesday ir. pite
ol thr smuil ballo; :< be presented
to the voters, carrying only tliree
offices of specific interest
Balloting for the office of constable
will elso take plae* in two townships
and a special county-wide balkit for
a fund tc support regional library
service in this area will be placed
before the voters
TIi" rational presidential race has
i createc' more interest than usual in
Cherokee county and arcsr and a
? SRc *sinpr.i"n i* ?>t*
i by both republicans and democrats
j for the respective candidates Cher
, okee cr.ur.lv is and has been almost,
equally divided in political parti?,
and is usually one of thr few counties
in which the vote-pet tint- crrmpaitrns
reach a marked intensity.
A.'thouph only a few Meal offices
will be voted on these and the pres
! idential rare have almost completely
overshadowed tlie pubernr.l rial eon
tests. alone with other state offices.
Voters in Tuesday's election will
principally bi interested in casting
?heir ballots for Willkie or Roose
velt in ttie national field, and for
Broughton or MrNt!ll ;n the stale
race.
Edwin B Whitakrr and John H.
Green wiil vie for the office of State
senator for this district .lames D.
MalSonee jr. will strive tc win the
representative scat in the general
assembly from Clyde H. Jarrett.
candidate for re-election. O. G And
r. v itoppos'd !; the race for
county surveyor.
ip: constahlc
. - ountv A J Hembree
V , i i'? ed on the of
f1(, - balli eon :able or VTur
? evn hip. P C Gentry, who
:'.id ??*? for office prior to the
primnr." is mak*nr a stretch tlrive
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Election Returns At Scout Office Tuesday Night
CONGRFSSMAN S.T.K WEAVER