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TYPHOID CARRIER
IN BEAVER DAM;
BOY IS STRICKEN
Whichard Acts to Halt
Spread of Disease; ?
1st Case In 2 Years
a typhoid carrier identity not ye*.
1<. . has caused the first .cast cl
d .n Cherokee. C'.ay or Gra
. : > untie* within the past t*o
T.;c cAi. .ei lives in the Beave1
j . :::n. and the victim 17
?! John T. Radford, son o 1
; Radford, a farmer.
.1 Officer Whichard is send
j- ;:e simples taken from ail
.T.tm'oers of the Radford family.
'< .gn far tests to see if any of
i :r. .'.y be the carrier. The boy s
< :lf?: -.cr ar.d Grandmother both
1 . . .ad the disease, but they were
r. years ago. and it is belie-, ed
? at if either of thrm were carriers,
> .[ .d would have swept over the
.?.en long before this.
,?n ?ffort will be made to test
.; from every person with whom
il Radford boy has come in con
i ? Dr. "vVhichard said if necessary
t< ? ,-pecies would be taken from
t person in the section.
Meanwhile, lie warned against
<? :r:.nn any water from any of the
? aras. creeks or springs in the
? :.;n unless treated with chlonn
n!itl iime, or boiled. Swimming in
I ..ver Dam creek, he said, might
!-? ngerous because of the almost
cc; jinty of getting some of the
water in the mouh.
Dr. \,VhieharU pointed out that
typhoid can only be contracted
l . ough the mouth.
"Always the first case is caused by
a ri'-rier" Dr. Whichard said." Usu
aiiy it comes from pollution of water
following rains which sweep ovei
privy or toilet deposits. After the
first case, however, the disease may
be spread by flies, by using drink
l Continued on Back Page)
New Restaurant Opens
Doors in Parker Bldg.
milips Restaurant, Murphys'
ntwest eating establishment opened
it-1 doors to the public here Tues
day in the Parker building next door
to Parker's drug store. George Phil
lips is the proprietor of the new
business.
Extensive improvements have teen
made to the interior of the building
Mid modern equipment installed,
making this one of the best restau
rant of it type in this vicinity.
100 Questionnaires
Will Be Issued By
Local Board Weekly
In compliance ?jth a mw ords:
from tne national draft beard qur:
!? nc.a.re.s will be sent out at the r.. to
cf 100 per week until every mar. re
?istered .n Cherokee county receivi
one. Wayne Walker -ecretary o! t .
kcal board announced this ttt-ek.
To date 625 quest. cnnaires i.a-.e
teen ma.lec! out. 105 of which were
-(.?t cut in the p-st two wtek^
T..e :ap;d -cr.dins cut of the que. ?
.(?nnaires dot ?? not necessarily m-ar.
.a: men will be drafted that f::-:.
but :t is expected that a cail will be
made every month, cach jarc> : than
the cne before.
A new order recently . sued a. o
itates taat men mar:.td since the
Inauguration of the selective t: . i
act will be treated as .! they were
still single when examined for ser
vice.
The next call for men from this
county hus been set for August 13
when 10 men will be sent to Port
BrapK A complete list of the new
draftees will be published as soon as
| available.
JACK LUTHER, 16
DROWNED WHILE
ON FISHING TRIP
Elder Brother Barely
Escapes Like Fate Iri
Attempt At Rescue
An undert aker's wagon drove slow -
ly into Andrews Tuesday morning,
bringing in the body of 16 year old
Jack Luther, son of Jim Luther, well
known farmer in the valley river sec
tion about one mile west of town.
The boy had been drowned the day
before while on a fishing party with
two brothers and a sister-in-law,
near Brasstown.
The body had been round by Bruce
Bradley of Andrews, by poling the
bottom of the Hiwassee river. The
remains lay wedged between two
rocks only a few feet from where
he sank for the last time. Tho water
there is about 15 feet deep.
Bradley was one of five from this
section who went to the death scene
to search. All through the night ex
pert divers from the nearby prison
camp, and men in boats had labored
in vain.
Searching in the boat with Bradley
(Continued On Back Pajtel
Draftees Now 'Marry at Their Own Risk"
According to New Order of General Metts
Registrants who get married on
the eve of induction or after being
ordered to report to the doctor for
physical examination will do so at
their own risk and will find that theii
marriage will not keep them out ot
the Army.
This was made clear today by
General J. Van B. Metts, State Direc
tor of Selective Service, as he an
nounced a modification of the form
si" policy of leniency toward married
men which has been recommended
by State Headquarters. General Metts
?tated that an Increasingly large
number of registrants are apparently
undertaking to abuse the policy of
leniency In an effort to evade mil
iary service.
The modified policy Is as follows:
"When a registrant acquires mar
ked status after Issuance of 'Notice
10 Appear for Physical Examination
it should be assumed that both par
ties concluded the marriage know
that the registrant was subject
10 early call for service and were
wepared to take the consequences.
therefore rieferement Is such
***? would not appear to be Justiii
ed.
But when a registrant has indicat
ed on his questionnaire that he is
engaged, giving the date set for the
wedding, or has given similar in
formation in writing to the local
board and the wedding date falls
after issuance of 'Notice to Appear
for Physical Examination.' his case
should be considered In the same
way as those who married after re
giste ration.
Of course, there may be other con
ditions which would obviously tem
per the above announced modificat
ion of policy, e. g., proof that the
wife was pregnant, or conclusive
evidence of absolute dependence
wherein the wife would suffer un
due hardship if compelled to live
on the registrant's Income as a
soldier, etc."
This modified policy. General
Metts pointed out. Is In line with a
recent amendment to the regulat
ions. which is as follows:
"It is not advisable to defer any
such registrant if he acquired such
for the purpose of avoiding training
and service."
MURPHY SECTION
SHOWS THE WAY
IN I. S. 0. DRIVE
Forsyth and Aides Now
Have $117 Cash While
Ferebee Is Lagging
ro.d-.n ? o! Murp. "? ir. . V.-.r.; ? ;
ins the *av in l-.e Cour.- 1
Service Organ. .a:. <n fura! t cj <.-"a.'
... .. rcircat.ca cr.v - J b< v-i
...my camps Fra:js For:--:.'. rt- |
ports that :n lia- rai'.d Sll" ;as j
with only S8 to - > to rtac... S 1 -
ctuota for the . txix ?ct .? r. - f C - :
P F. c.:< i'.lni. *.?e ('??? ? j
. Andrews and '.he ipp? r end t:
the county had a quota ol only $75
The banker and K ad Commiss.onei
*ay> he has received a number ol
pledges, oat admits ..e has collect
ed very little cash. T.i.s is rii spite the
lac: th.it many boys who will bent'!:!
directly from the fund, have joined
the army from that section
Forsyth plans m continue his drive
in ar. eifort to go well "over the
top" sc :ha: any possible deficiency
in the upper end can be made up
for. Forsyth lauded the efforts of the
assistant drive directors, one of whom
w...s named for every community
"They ha'.e all worked hard' he
said and have Hotter, splendid re
sults. Without iheir help. t:ie drive
could not have succeeded.''
Ferebee himself is largely respon
sible for the lead taken by his rival
section. Several days ago he called
Forsyth on the pi.one and boasted
that he had raised "nearly S100.'
Forsyth met the challenge by visiting
i Continued On Back Face I
"Used Car" Ad Almost
Puts Jim Franklin
Out of Business
Jim Franklin. Murphy auto dealer, I
put a used car ad in the Scout last !
week. Tuesday he called the Scout |
and instructed that the ad be "Kill- i
ed." Asked why. he explained that j
he had nothing left to offer.
"Every car I advertised has been
sold" he said, adding that he knew j
positively, that the Scout was respon- j
sible.
"The first sale I made was to a I
man who lives over near the Tenn., !
line" he said. "This man told me
he read the Scout, and wanted to
see a certain 1934 model that I had
advertised for $170. Within fifteen
minutes he had bought the car.
Other purchasers also asked to see
special cars mentioned in the ad
and within five days I had sold every
thing I had that would roll.
"I now have a new lot of good cars:
but they need fixing up. I won't sell
a car unless it is in good shape. Me
chanics are working on them now.
though, and next week, I'll haw some
more bargain offers. And you can
bet I'll advertise them in the Scout."
Editor's note: ? The above state
ment was entirely unsolicited. If you
doubt it, ask Franklin.
SCOUT NOW IN 54th
PUBLICATION YEAR
With this Issue the SCOVT be
gins publication in Its 54th conse
cutive year.
Although published under a num
ber of different men and firms,
the Scent has always been main
tained as one of the best weekly
newspapers within any area In the
United States according to popula
tion and business. It Is the aim of
the present publisher. Victor C.
Olmsted, to maintain and raise
this standard from year to year.
At present the Scoot, in addition
to the huge circulation In this
Immediate territory, *?es into
homes ia 35 states of Mm anion
and three ootiylnc territories.
Schools in Murphy
I nit Scheduled To
Open on August 28
A2 in tfci Murphy unit]
?a... i-per. Ti-artcay, A..r l!8 ac
t !o ar.nour.: rmeat |
b> H. Bute*. superintendent I
Mar... improvement* anil repair.
:.av< been ; r.cJ ( ot .r.. made * t j I
? ? : > in pr<-parat. n. S.hoo. '
bufjes v :.l ce ailowt'' to run a ciav
?? ? ? * ? ' ' ? * ? .Aw!1. . . 1 1 ? it' LI cf
a new law pane i
laturt .
Enrollment I . a. .-'ucien! - is ex- I
p. ; tea ? ".??; 100 .t - - than
y? ; : . c: . : t* :.u ;-p*n.n?? or ..
-? ..ioi B* II. D ill. T:.?
rapt; .ntlux ol TV A Is ex
f .'eci to more i..an make up tins
ttl.c;'.. however.
In view o! :hc decrease .n rnnll
nent in Murphy, the number . !
teachers :n ti e :i:g;j ic.tool has been
reduced by three; but the increased
enrollment caused by t'.< TV A may
make an adjustment n< < - ary in
tiie teac her personnel.
T..i ent.re ! y Murpiiv
scnoul has no: yet been employed.
.. leek "-aid. bu: ::ie vacancies are cx
pected to be fi.ied soon. Resipnat
:oil- of M - t ? Lid*. Faircloth and
Erown. members o! ia>". year's stall
cau.scd the vacancies
FRACTURED SkULU
IS FATAL AFTER
3 MONTHS LAPSE
Arthur Green Injured
At Dam, Goes Back to
Hospital, and Dies
Ar. injurs- from which he was twice
i though; to have practically recover
1 ed caused the death, last Saturday of
I Arthur Green, about 55 years old.
?nd for 26 years a resident of An
drews. Death was the result of a
'ractured skull.
Mr. Green was l.uured last May
?.vhile work in J a; t;ic Nanrahali Dam
F'loject. Standing rii a platform he
was struck by a falling rock which .
knocked him to the gicunrt, where /
he landed on his head.
Taken to /. .(."el Ho.spit.-l. in Frank
lin, he was a: first believed to be suf
fering only from a concussion. I ater
it was decided that he had sustained
a small fracture of I he skull, but the
injury was not believed to be of a '
fatal nature. The patient rallied un- I
der treatment, ar.d finally was allow
ed to return to his home in Andrews.
After his return he found it im
I Continued On Back Pace I
V\ A iklilNS HUGE
lilil ;>i! f. PLAN I.N
PiUMLfTS ARC \S
Pre;,-, m t3 n-Jieve
Congested Condition
C r"c%v? t ->nci Section
C> ... in, * anda'.on lor
a iti;<r:a ar ... . *;en: and : ;>:ns
accomodation1* <: appr; x.mateijr 200
men and TO 4 ? va b* run this
? ei. Oi; ' .- , .:i M .. -
I : . A ' nr ? rn? J epara .?
* c< ing :r. F n. art.: 1! -
was.-e?- villnge for the accon- .,:on
oi Jar*"* numbe r- of ?
'I nt nr :tu iua? : :a
is on Tennessee stree* in tht p nt
at the confluent-*- of Hiwa ? ..n:i
Valley ri\er near the home oi Por
ter AxJey. Provision i al- h< z\a
made at this site for sever a . hoa>es.
A large num'oer of tents to pn.
. vide sleeping quarter* for single
!work m* n and house - for families
are going under construction on tht
Beal properties on Hiwa&see street
I anci a: the temporary construction
> -itc along Uir river near tiif.
Murphy ice plant
TV A Hon officio k ill eiia: rv of
1 hi: project s'.a'.id i; wir expected
that the pi ent congested condition
I c f iii.s m cti< : i>pec:.illy in Murphv.
; uid be i: ally rcleived by i ?
r.t i;vin i? nc add:;:nt. :hii?
j ? ng tin pr.mary purpose of the
! program.
The-e official made a through
{ iirvej ?i{ ti.e town ..nd its living ac
i comodution before laying out plans
i .n an effort to b*>: meet conditions
ar.d overcame homing problems.
Mayor Mayfield and other irwn
officials conferred on the situation
with the TV A and a definite plan w-s
Ia:d out.
I
Several temporary office tents
have been erected on the Hiwassee
street site near the ice plan: and
heavy trucks and other machinery
located for the construction work
i necessary for the housing projects.
Personnel offices have been opened
(Continued on Back Parr.)
0
School Superintendents
Leave for Conference
Mr. H. Bueck. superintendent of
the Murphy school unit, and Lloyd
Hendrix, superintendent of the coun
ty school unit, left Wednesday to at
tend a conference of all school supe
rintendents in the slate at. Manteo
Thursday and Friday.
Discussion for the conference will
center around the 12-year teacher re
tirement law passed in the last le
gislature and the defense training
program in state schools.
Two Men Kill 45 Copperheads in A Group
On Highway to Murphy From Ranger
If Alden Cook who lives near Ran
ger. and W. R. Hopkins, an official
of the Bell Telephone Company had
been drinking "splo." they would
have thought they were seeing snake?
that weren't, there. But these snakes
were real. And there were 45 of them
? deadly copperheads at that!
Also, believe It or not Messers.
Cooke and Hopkins killed ali 45.
It happened when the two men
were on their way to Murphy Wed
nesday afternoon. Mr. Hopkins had
been supervising the stringing of
new telephone wires to subscribers
in the Ranger section.
Suddenly a copperhead snake, a
little more than three feet long slit
hered out of the grass onto highway,
direcly In front of the two. Follow
ing closely behind was a veritable
swarm of smaller ones, of lengths
ranging from eight to twelve Inches.
=\fidently it ?n mother and family,
bound for some point on tne other
side of the road. i
Seeing the men. the mother .make
stopped ready to fight for herself and
her young. Cooke got a rock and
hurled It. His aim was perfect. The
rock struck the big snake on thr
head and stunred her. Then Cooke
quickly picked up a club and killed
her.
Meanwhile Hopkins also had got
ten a club, and was killing the
smaller snakes. Both men say not
one of the youngsters tried to run.
but, true to breed, stood heir ground
and sruck at the flailing clubs.
After about half had teen killed,
the rest of the baby snakes decided
they had enough, ar.d tried to es
cape. This was prevented by the two
men. who used their long sticks to
hoist the reptiles back into the center
of the highway until he last one
had been killed. Then Cooke and
Hopkins couned the bodies. There
weie exactly 45, including the mother
snake.
The litter is believed to set a re
cord.