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CAR OUNA, COVERING
A. LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEURITORY
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piibiithNI ASKS
funds to buii d
dam at fontana
Appropriation Would
Finance Beginning
Of Several Projects
i, R ?usevelt asked Cong
*1 y ! ?. an additional $40.
,c, \pan?ion ol :nc Tennes
.. v.: ? :?<>??>? W SSSSt arawlng
r , tense Industries for ad
t rleal psair.
ujuld b.' used to be-!
11 of Hydio-electrt? j
Little Tennessee river |
f !. and on Uic French,
5 iii ar Dandridge, Tenn.: |
. iii;ional generating units ,
u. :id capacity of 324.
c, n "Xitmg TV A pro
. an additional steam
J;. ...::iig unit with a rated
C u: s in the Watts Bar,
::: n- ar Chattanooga: to
; r/.uld transmission faci
^ qui p land.
3, of consti ucticn of pro
j, . means the completion
;? . .:cr appropriations ac
qu.:t '? work is well underway
it'- ' .. iniitures are such thn a
hal. ? iau.se costly losses. Such
is ...1 of the Fomana protect.
Acco'.cimg to plans drawn up by
the TV A iur 011s true tion of the Fon
tana dam :lie cost was set at -ip
proximatpij S50.000.000. The const
ruction plans are much the same as
those drawn up by the Aluminum
Comapny of America who formerly
planned to build this project.
Under such plans the dam would
be rock-filled, about 470 feet high,
1700 fee: long, and creating a reser
voir of about 10,350 acres. Installed
capacity of the power plant would
?pproximate300,000 horsepower.
Tne plans, as laid out, would create
a lake of such size as wipe out a
number of small villages and neces
tiate the relocation of 20 miles of
railroad track of the Southern Rail
way system.
Contributions Continue
To Pour in For USO
Campaign; List Given
After the quota set for the local
organza; ion of the USO had been
raised the drive has been continued
bringing mort and more contribu
tions. Tht total reached so far ac
cording to Fiank Forsyth who is ma
naging the drive here, is now $130.97.
Contributors who have made do
nation.- to this campaign since the
last publication of a list are:
Dale Sudderth, May Sudderth, ;
Gienn Her.drix, George Hendrix,
Marie Gregory, Robert Barker,
Wayne Townson, E. E. Stiles, Chris
tine B. Jones, T. P. Calhoun, W. E. j
S'udstill. Mary Porter Fain, E. R. i
S'iles, Paul B. Owenby, W. D. Town- j
?n, H. E. Dickey, Willard Graham, |
Giaiiam, Fred Graves, Charles
Otiom, Oscar Davis. Glenn Crowe,
8.H Bvere. Kate Everctte, Herman
Jones, r. vv. Martin, Robert Baines,
Jenkins, John Payne, Wade
~ar'-n. Lee Murphy, and Fred Davis.
Report of Polio Here
Is Absolutely Untrue
Health Cffice States
Duo :o numerous inauirie* by por
tons in ??vrphy C'nerokM -uni:
health c'.cpar.men: -tattd :hs< wt k
that n> cf-t o! .nlar.::!' p :alys!
| whatsoever had t*en reported to
them in '.his county.
It w. . ai.-o stated thi no cause
ox'sted .i O.aham county and on!v
one ca. t n CI y county.
Rumoi .?vioncers have spread the
taip jha i poiio epidemic was su
near tha plans lor ;-.e County Fai:
had bt aband.r.ec:. This !S not
uue. Tai- Fair \v.:: be neid Just a
scheduler and the crowd is expected
to 5e r an ; :i-tim< record.
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Fair Moguls Expect
Big Crowds, More
Exhibits This Year
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Prep .i..?n-, a.r being made by the
Cheroke County Fat. A.s .o.iation
for taking care of a greatly increa- -
fd number of exhibits a tin' fi.sti
val this year, and for accomodating
crowds unprecendentedin ths hi.sujry
of the event.
Number one problem will pro
bably be caring for the huge num
bers of people and automobiles ex
pected during fair week. Due to ths
fact that much of the space is taken
by the new exhibit hall, now under
construction, and a much larger show
to fill the midway, parking will pro
bably be almost entirely excluded
from the grounds.
In anticipation of this situation,
the association officials point out
that he space drectly above the new
building may be used for parking in
addition to use of the school cam
pus and the space along the river
below the schools. The vacant lots
along tlio river above the bridge will
also be available and suitable except
in wet weather.
Particular stress is being laid on
horticultuial exhibits this year, anc.
upon gcn.-rtl food exhibits in con
junction with the current nation.;!'
food and leeii campaign. Hiis ex
hibit should be extra good to display
the effort oeing extended in tiiis
county toward promoting this pro
gram.
With the exception of a few mi
nor changes exhibits this year will
be practically same as last and pro
spective exhibitors may go ahead and
prepare their entries in the same
manner as previously.
Catalogs of the premium list arc
now available to those who do not
have them at the county agent's of
fice in the courthouse.
Fair officials have asked that the
people of the county make note of
the fact that dates of the fair as ad
vertised in some places in the coun ?
ty are incorrect. Some of the posters
advertise the fair as a six-day af
fair, beginning September 29 and
extending through October 4. The
correct dates are September 30
through October 4. Tuesday through
Saturday.
Catalogues for Cherokee County Fair
Now Ready; Get Yours From Ketner
Catalogues lor the forthcoming
Cherokee County Fair, which opens
Tuesday September 30 and continues
I;'e days, came off the press Thurs- 1
% and are being distributed by ,
County Afient A. Q. Ketner, and his
?^eral aides. 1
^ catalogue has an attractive j
cover; contains a complete i
^ exhibits and rules. It also
deludes the advertisements of mer- !
^4nts all over the County who took
"leans ot proving their support j
farmers and their Fair. 1
The booklet contains 48 pages; re- 1
present."! many hours of effort and a
large outlay of money for paper
which is steadily mounting in price.
Read the catalogue from cover to
cover. It will tell you all about the
Pair. It is invaluable to exhibitors
and to the judges, and it will enable
you to enjoy the displays with a bet
ter understanding.
Read all the ads, too. The mer
chants represented in the catalogue
are your friends. They believe in this
County, its farmers, ?nd the County
Pair? and they have advertised to
prove it.
LAST RITES HELD
WEDNESDAY FOR
IRS. CHRISTOPHER
Prcnvnent Resident
D es Sudder.'y After
Stroke cn Mcr.day
In a church thronp. <1 to the doors ,
with ? vi ow.n : friend- and relatives. ;
and with chancel and walls banked
with lovely floral offerings, last sad
tributes were paid Wedne-<iav morn
ing to M: . Em.iy Ch: :aphcr, po
pular Murphy woman ar.d wife of ;
r in Town Clerk. E O. Christopher. ?
Til'? services were conducted from
the First Baptist church at 10 o'clock
with Rev. A. B. Cash, pastor, assist
ted by H' \. C. I!. Newton. Meti.od>'
rastc'v off:: ?:ne. Interment was in
SV.tnstt em^tery.
Mr C':irl>"or?her died ai her homr
l.f M inday iv.itht following a stroke
suffered ... u\ 10 o'clock that morn
liv-'. Her condition was such. th;r
fhe could not be moved to a hospital
and she finally -uccumbed about
n'clo<k that night..
Ir. tribute to her popularity friends '
| of Christopher gathered from
I nl! over thi county ar.d nearby
| towns and communities, pnekms the
l church. Tile floial offerinR was pro
bably the largest and mos: beautilut I
ever .seen here.
During the services Mrs. Roberta '
Dickey san. "Some Day We'll Un- 1
derstand." and the choir sang. "In !
| the Garden," and "God Will Take- ,
j Care of You." Mrs. H. D. Akin ac- '
companied at the piano.
Mrs. Christopher is the former j
Miss Emily Nelson, daughter of the
late P. E. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson. .
She was a member of the Baptist I
church and was very active in the '
social and religious affairs of the !
town, being extremely popular with !
the entire citizenry.
Surviving are the husband: one
daughter, Mrs. L. D. Schuyler: three j
; sons, Jack, Harry and Kenneth: two'
sisters. Mrs. Vesta Hensley. of Mur- !
phy. and Mrs. Lula Jone. of Turtle- j
! town: and one brother. W. B. Nel
toii of Asheville.
Flower girls were Mrs. Pauline ?
Kindley, M"s. Robert Akin. Mrs. j
i Kathleen Davidson. Kate Padgett. .
B.i!'bara Mt ioney ar.:i Mary Willarcl ,
I Cooper.
| Active paiibearer.. v. ere: T. W. l
K'ndley. W?de Massey, Hadl.r Dic
key, W. C. Keener. C. I. Calhoun and
J. W. Donley.
Honary pallbearers were: J. B.
Gray, C. D. Mayfield. L. M. Shields,
E. L. Shields. W. P. Odom. E. C
Moore, Noah Lovingood. M. W. Bell,
(Continued 011 Back Page)
PURCHASE PLAN
TO BE EXTENDED
THRU NEXT YEAR
Tenant Farmers Will
Benefit by Program
Now Planned by FSA
By Wayne L. Franklin
County R. R. Supervisor
The Bankhead-Jones Tenant Pur
chase program will continue through
1942. in the 100 North Carolina
counties in which it w in opera
tion last year, it was announced to
day by Vancc E. Swift. State Director
of the Farm Security administra- j
tion.
The number of loans to be made in
each county during the coming 12
months has not been determined said
Mr. Swift, adding that the number j
in each county would be limited by
the funds available and the wides
p: d demand throughout the Uuni
ted States for relief of tenancy.
The new loans as were the old. will
be available to tenant farmers and
farm laborers who wish to purchase
farms of their own. but who cannot
(Continued On Back Page)
. ether of Mi. lonaire
01. Mun Is Claimed by
Death, At Cu.berson
XI, ,. j. b. Cobb, of Culbei ^on. moili
ir of A. B CjOJ. :u..a.. re Oil
m*a of dll :i !a a local hos
pital Widmday morning .ilout 'J
o el. ck. -Slit wa- 111 y a : s old.
Mi. CobD. wiili <1111 of it. ? sisters
and Inn oro'.h. who all reside
in the we.*'. arrived t> ,'lam to at
t< nd tin- funeral .-ti vires. These
weii- set for Friday morning at 10
o'clock .. ; tin Ml. iion liaptisl
cliureh near Culix:> n w nil ilu Rev.
Jclui COOK Ollicia ,:i.- I ne :? mains
will rest in iiii cuucli cemetery.
Mrs. Coub. who had been a church
member sum early eiiildlicj id was
well loved throutmou her communi
ty. Bo.n in Cherokee county, -she
moved after marriage to Union
county, Ga. She and her husband,
who survives iiad been married 50
years.
Surviving . beside* the huviand are:
foul cau?h;er.-. Mrs. A. L. Louder
milk of Murphy, It.. 1!. Mrs. Tlshle
Ciarky ol Ciastonia. Mrs. Zenia Mc
Numara of MrK :.*k. Ci?!? an i Mrs.
Zona Crn.' id u: M C?. Aillt, Ga :
four fO-i.. A. B. and h-.oUs Cobb of
Cu. .me. Man. ana J Jin s. C ibb of
Kcttriclc. rrc;. si: al-c . a\.v sister
Ketuxlc, . . She a j ave.-. ;. sister,
Mrs. U h:? Davids "ii of this i unity. ;
Draft Board Seeks
Nine in County For
Ignoring Summons
Theloeal draft board is sull seek
ing a number of young men who have
? either failed to return theii quest
| ionnaires or to respond to calls of the
board for service in the army.
Of a list of twelve who were delin- j
quent about a month ago all but
four have been loc." ted. Since that
time, however, five others have been i
added to the list and a total et nine |
draftees is now being sought for
service or answer to questionnaires.
In a case of this kind the board,
after a reasonable length of time '
spent in seeking these delinquents, ,
reports them to federal authorities, j
When sought by federal representa
tives their discovery may result in I
; iison sentences.
Delinquents now listed at the local
officc, whose last address is jiven.
are: Rufu.s Edwin Hunsucker Pat-:
rick; Earl W. Cagle. Robbinsville; i
Edgar Winslow Tanner. Murpl y, Rt. I
2; Henry Thurman Cearley, Culber- i
son; Carter Riddle. Andrews; John
Dillard Mingus. Murphy. Rt. 3; Ar
nold Waco Robertson. Andrews; Wil
liam Marcus Kidd, Unaka; George
Henry Williams. Maryville, Tenn.
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Johnson Finds Lime,
Phosphate Valuable in
Pasture Improvement
An excellent demonstration of the
value of using lime and phosphate
on pasture lands has been made on
the farm of V. M. Johnson, area
demonstration farmer in Tomotla
watershed, accord inc to a narrative
report filed by D. C. Snodgrass. as
sistant county agent.
(Continued on Back Paee)
MRS.KvADO?KHxY
SHOOTS SKLI- AS
SORROWS MOUNT
Note Left by Mother
Of Eleven Explaining
Decision to End Life
Leaving a note deciamu l i an't
stand to see my ? . win Mrs.
Evu D.vkery. :.. t ;, ven . .ld
rcn. of Ebent'< . ... .. -|.t . ;al
rflffilVfr to hrr iiv?i utu. I ' u('i.U the
t: inner Thursi.ay i.. :... H. body
plunged into , .s: : . . in when* she lind
nolle on a pit' tell - 1 I fishint-.
Mi Docki . v . i j j j . iitly i |i Ik i
own life tarly .11 the evening out tile
body was not d.sc. ered until about
I o'clock the n(\; mornlr. ?. when
Ijer children, fran:: uv. hei H-i:.-'
tone so Ions, star ed 11 seach. Her
body wu.s found halt ubmtnu-d in
the -mall creck a : .nr ihrce-tourtl.
of .1 mile from . . r : me. T p.stol
was found 111 the am ntai where
she lay.
Sheriff Townson aid 110 inquest,
was necessary, as all evidence pointed
to suicide.
Mis. Docker? wrote a .short note
telling her daughter: to "churn X
won t be buck. ' and left her house
some time Thursday .lte.noon. Nei
ghbors saw her passing 011 her way
toward the creek, wearing an apron
and cai rying a fishing pole over one
shoulder and a package undei one
arm.
The note was not found until hours
later. Then a search was started and
?she was found washed against the
river tank.
When the body was found, the
fishing line had not, been unwrapped
from the pole, which had been stuck
in the bank. Nearby were Mrs. Dock
ery's apron and a paper in which she
had wrapped the gun.
Mrs. Dockery was dressed in over
alls when found ana apparently had
worn the apron to avoid attracting
undue attention. She took no chance
on poor aim, for she placed the gun
with the muzzle in her right ear.
The bullet ranging upward and for
ward. and death probably wac in
stantaneous. Both the ear and face
showed powder burns.
The creek at this point has a high,
steep bank and the water is about
seven or eight feet deep.
The gun was fonnd only after con
siderable difficulty. A flashlight was
placed in a half-gallon glass jar and
lowered into the water. This lighted
the bottom of the stream and thus
the death weapon was revealed.
Sheriff Townson. in searching the
apron, found the note left by the de
ceased woman in the pocket. The
note read:
"Children, I am going away. I can't
stay here any longer. May God bles.s
you. 1 haven't been satisfied since
Whit died. I can' stand to see my
boys go to war. This was written by
Eva.
The statement. I havent been
satisfied since Whit died," referred
to her husband who committed suci
de about three years ago.
Funeral services- were conducted
from the White church, Hang...-*
don. Saturday morning a: 10 o'clock
with the Rev. Fred Stiles officijiiing.
Interment was in the church ceme
( Continued On Buck Page)
New Automatic Printing Press Installed
At Scout Does Everything But Talk
A huge new Kluge automatic print
ins: press was delivered to the Scout
Thursday, and by the time you read
this it will be in operation. Weighing
nearly two tons, and able to do just
about everything but talk, an expert
had to be sent to Murphy from the
factory to set the ponderous machine
| up, and test it until it operated in
perfect working order.
The new press can turn out work at
the rate of 3.500 an hour, and can
print on paper ranging in size from
two by three Inches to 12 by 18 inches.
In addition to the new automatic
press, the Scout ha? purchased a let
of new and unusually attractive type
for letter heads, posters and various
forms of advertising.
Summed up the Scout now is able
to offer the best possible work in the
least possible time. Most orders for
printing now can be delivered the
i same day they are icceived.
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The Durham County Gurnsey Calf
Club will Show a dozen purebred
calves at the 1941 State Fair.