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THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAR OLINA. COVERING A LAR<",?
THE CHEROKEE SCOLT,
AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEltRII
MIRPHV, NORTH CAKOl IN V , ,:,UAy. OC fOHKK 10, 1911
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17 MORE SLATED
FOR FORT BRAGG
ON WEDNESDAY
Penitentiary Near For
One As F.B.I. Agents
List Him As Slacker
Seventeen Cherokee County youths
?will leave Murpny ior trail Bragg ana
liit- army next Wednesday. Oct. 15.
Cne draftee Irom the County may
go to u miiiuuy prison, or a Federal
penitentiary, when and II located.
Tlie missing youth Is Henry Thur
man Cearley. of Culberson. His name
has been sent to the Federal District
Attorney, in Ashevllle. for action by
tiu- F.BX He may still save himself
if he appears voluntarily with a good
excuse.
A .strange feature of Cearley s case
is that he was one of the first to vol
unteer. He was accepted, but before
the time came to leave for camp, he
withdrew hie offer.
Since then his number has been
reached in the draft, and he was sent
a questionnaire allowing him to list
claims for exemption or deferment,
if any. The questionnaire was never
returned, and investigation disclosed
that Clearley bad left this section.
The authorities have been unable
to find any trace of him since he left
home.
Cearley is the only one of IB who
failed to return questionnaires who
has been reported to the FBI. Stories
in the Scout, Capt. Walker says,
brought fourteen youths Into the
draft office with good excuses, and a
fifteenth wrote that he was working
outside the State. He gave his ad
dress, and promised to report prompt
ly, when called.
Three others are yet to be heard
from, but their friends and relatives
say all have left the county to seek
defense work, and Cept. Walker ex
pects to hear from them soon. They
are:
Joseph Perry Aberutby, Murphy
Route three; Arthur Garrett, Murphy,
Route two; and Robert Edward
Moore, Murphy, Route one.
Five of the prospective soldiers are
volunteers. The complete list, with
the volunteers named lirst, follows:
John \\. Ensley, and Carl A. Coch
ran, both of Andrews, Route one;
Wilbur G. Johnson, Oak Park; Mar
vin Hardin, Andrews; Willis Patton
Shaifer, Jr., Marble.
James C. Farmer, Grandviow; Roy
Rich. I.etitia; Edward W. Martin.
Murphy, route two; Melvin G. Craw
ford t'naka; Cremll MacLedford,
Patrick; Floyd Stroud, Unaka.
Grady Stiles, Andrews, Route one;
Ralph Sudderth, Murphy, Route one;
Ronald E. Maxic and Luther A. Cook,
both of Murphy, Route two; Robert
Wilcox. Marble and Charles Hay den
Youns. Postell.
Three Editors Visit
County; Plan Write-Ups
Civ:rokee County is due to get na
tional boosting in two widely read
magazines this month. Carl Gocrch,
Editor of the State magazine came
here from Raleigh last week and was
so impressed with the progre.--s of
'ho county that he decidcd to write
It up as the leading feature of his
next, issue.
Chjrles Parker, former City Editor
of the Raleigh News and Observer,
and now head of the State News Bu
reau came here Tuesday with Bill
demon photographer and fca
<-r of the State News Bu
reau. p,akcr took a lot of pictures.
an:' ? nd his "boss" will collabo
rate o: !n illustrated article soon to
: -od in the magazine which
' all over the nation by the
?tor m Department of Con
? rv;>' i and Development.
The i :.*ors were brought here
*Jr" efforts c I Joe Ray. Pres
? Murphy Chamber of
"wirr. . ce.
Bulldogs Are Beaten
13-0, On Dusty Field,
By Robbinsville High
A confident squad of footo ill play
ers from Murphy High school, nnd
I several carloads of supporter? rod''
j gaily into Robbinsville Thursday af- |
! ternoon. A couple of hours later they ,
I left downhearted. The reason was:
Robbinsville 13; Murphy o.
! The Graham County boys out
weighed and outplayed tire Bulldogs
_ _ j ut.
j A x.v? uuu ntHit j
butter fineers: making many fumblrs.
I Two of these led to RobbinsviUe
j touchdowns.
Robbinsville scored in both the
first and second periods; but failed
to convert for the extra point after
the second touchdown.
Spurred by the talk by Coach Pit
zer between halves, the Bulldogs
finally began to fight, and the rest
of the game was scoreless.
Both teams ? and also the big crowd
of spectators, suffered plenty from
i heat and dust.
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Foxes Guaranteed
i As 3 Days Of Chases
j Start Wednesday
Rare sport, with admission free, la
j expected to draw huge crowds to
. Healy Field, half way between Marble
I and Andrews next Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, for the annual
chases of the Tri -State Fox Hunters'
Convention. To reach the field, turn
off No. 19 at Wood's Dairy Farm.
I The fun will begin at 2:30 o'clock
each afternoon, and will last far into
I the night, as long as foxes are lump
| ed, and the does hold out.
1 Healy Field is the home of plenty
I of foxes. Also John Donley, President
' of the Fox Hunters, got some special
I ones from Georgia. One of these will
be turned loose each day to start
things.
Any hunter can enter as many dogs
as he wishes, at any time during the
meet. A bench show also will be stag
ed, and the winning owner will be
given a cup. At least 50 entries are
assured.
A lunch stand, featuring baby beef
barbecued on the grounds, other
foods, and soft drinks will be operat
ed on the field by Harold Hatchett.
Officers of the Pox Hunters are
! John Donley, President; Charley Cal
! houn, Secretary-Treasurer; and Di
rectors: Fred Parker, of Marble; A.
i M. McAfee, Blairsville, Ga.; J. M.
| Arthur, Ocoee, Tenn.; Austin Sherrill, ,
1 Robbinsville, and Edd Barnett. Paul
I Sudderth. W. C. Witt and Roy Wells,
I all of Murphy.
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Attorney G. D. Taylor
Begins Practice Here
i
Murphy attorneys welcomed a new
member of the bar this week, in the
person of George D. Taylor, who has
established an office in the Townson
; building, in the suite of Attorney C.
j E. Hyde.
Mr. Taylor comes to Murphy from
Hickory, where he was connected
with the First Security Trust Com
pany. doing insurance adjustment
and claims work. He is a native of
Franklin County, and a law graduate
from Wake Forest. He has done ad
, Justment and claims work for a num
I ber of large companies.
Willard Hembree Wins
Course In Navy School
?
Willard R. Hembree, of Murphy,
who recently enlisted In the United
States Navy, has been chosen as one
of the apprentice seamen qualified to
study at a Navy Service School.
Ho will be given sixteen weeks of
intensive Instruction in the Aviation
Machinists' School at Jacksonville.
Fla.
Hembree enlisted In Ashevillc. He
has Just completed his recruit train
ing at Norfolk, Va.
CRAWFORD NABS
FLEEING SLAYER
AT POINT OF GUN
Fugitive Wanted In Ga.
For Stomping Wife's
Father To Death
Piank Crawford, nicht policeman
| 01 Murpny, captured a murderer at
I Use point of a gun Sunday night, aim
| received a $10 reward from a Geor
i via Miei ui wiio had been looking lor
the slayer for more than a week. Tile
prLsoner, William Lee, was wonted for
killing his father-in-law in Ellijay,
Ga.
The slayer, a "high yellow" negro
about 30 yeara old. six feet tall, and
weighing about 185 pounds was de
scribed by Jailer Pat ton Coleman a?
being "as mean a looking customer
as we've had in a cell in many a day."
Picked up by Policeman Crawford
on description, the prisoner at first
insisted that he was a victim of mis
taken identity. On Tuesday, however,
he finally admitted to Coleman that
he was th eman wanted, and that he
was guilty of the killing.
Lee said his f*ther-in-law had stol
en H cents from him.
"I got to thinking about It, and
then I started drinking, and the more
1 thought and the more I drank, the
madder I got," he told the jailer. "So
finally I Just went and killed him."
Lee was captured late at night on
| the Southern railway tracks as he
\ strode along with a bundle slung
'over one shoulder. Policeman Craw
ford was making & circuit of the ter
ritory In his car when he saw the
negro, drove post him, and thought
he recognized him as the man de
scribed In a Georgia police circular.
Leaving his car, Crawford drew his
pistol, forced the suspect to throw
down his bundle, and then questioned
him. The latter said he was "going
fishing." The bundle contained cloth
ing.
Despite the man's protestations
that he hadn't "done nothing."
Crawford locked him up .and the
Georgia authorities were notified.
The Sheriff from Ellijay said that
j Lee had crept up on his father-in
I law with a chair, and then had dras
; gcd him out of bed and "stomped
j him to death."
1 65,120,000 Doz. Eggs ;
Demanded Of Hens
In N.C. Next Year
I
Uncle Sam wants North Carolina J
I hens to lay 65,120.000 dozen eggs In
1942. This is an 11 per cent Increase
over the 58.667,000 dozen eggs which
it is estimated will be produced in
the State this year.
C. P. Parrish, head of the Poultry
Extension office at N. C. State Col
lege, asks that the word bs passed
along to the hens. He explained: '
"Farmers ca ntell it to the chickens'
In terms of more and belter feed, ,
and in better poultry management ?
including comfortable housing, pro- 1
tection against diseases, plenty of
water, and careful breeding and cull- 1
ing."
Southeastern states are also ask
ed to produce 14.1 per cent more
chickens and 10 per cent more tur- ,
keys for .slaughter in 1942. This in- '
eludes broilers.
Continuing, Parrish explained that
the Government is anxious to in - .
! civ - o i' .'lipments of dried ckbs to
I (tsx .it Bri* ila and the otfc-.-r Nations
i tiKhting the dictatorships in Europe,
and at the same time to insure adc- '
? U?v' 1 ? i ?
, very Attitiicah family.
County a -M C ? ?y K -.r.c:- U
j cjso and 2>a. a U
I of baby chicks.
"Pay Day" For Winners
Of Premiums At Fair
Set For Saturday
W.nners of premium* In the Coun
ty Fair will have a "|My day" Sat- j
urtluv. in the office of County Agent |
Quay Ketncr. Cash priaes totaling
about $1,000 will be awaiting lucky
farmers, stockmen, housewives, and
boys and girls from all sections of
the County.
"Pay day" will begin at eight
uviutk Hi UM9 llttillUJIK. aim cuuuuuu
until noon. Winners who are unable
to come Saturday are urgently re
quested by Agent Ketr.t r to claim
their premiums as soon as possible.
Tho?e unable to come In person
may send some other member of the
family, or a friend. Regardless of
who applies. It will be necessary to
present the entry tag.
Tile complete list of winners was
not expected to be completed until
Friday night. The names, totaling
several hundred, will be printed In
full In the next Issue of The Scout.
County Red Cross
Now tin 3d Quota
For War Sufferers
With two quotes already finished
and started on their way to war suf
ferers in Britain and the conquered
nations, the Cherokee County Red
Cross unit is seeking more volunteers
to sew and knit. Mrs. Mel Miller is
chairman of the Production Commit
tee, aided by Mrs. C. W. Savage.
Materials are furnished by the Na
tional Red Cross organization, and
volunteers make them into sweaters, I
dresses, and other garments.
Sweaters are knitted from daik blue '
or from maroo nwool. Shawls and
scarves are crocheted from wool of so
dark a blue as to be nearly black. |
The volunteers also make dresses, i
hospital operating gowns, hospital
bed sheets, hospital pajamas, and hos
pital robes. The dresses are of cot
ton suitings; gowns and sheets are
of unbleached domestic, and pajamas
and robes are of outing, the robes
being of material nearly an inch
thick.
Volunteers are from many sections,
and especially fine cooperation is be
ing given by the Home Demonstration
clubs. Prominent among the workers
are:
Mrs. J. H. Wilson. Mrs. Dale Lee. ;
Mis. Thelma Dickey, Mrs. Howard j
Moody, Mrs. John H. Dillard, Mrs.
J. B. Gray, Mrs. John Axley, Mrs.
John Clarke, Mrs. W. Howell, Mrs.
J. H. McCall.
Mrs. Ellen Crawford. Mrs. Bessie
Trotter, Mrs. Lon Brittain, Mrs. Hat
tie Akin, Mrs. P. C. Gentry, Mrs. B.
L. Padgett, Mrs. Harold Hatclictt,
Mrs. Cook, Mrs. Ben Warner, Mrs.
Akin.
Mrs. B. W. Whitfield. Mrs. O. K.
Eriiart, Miss Dora Ruth Parks, Miss
Mary Gassman, Mrs. Shields and
other ladies in Culberson neighbor
hood.
Mrs. Kate Evans and members of
Ranger H. D. club.
Mrs. C. L. Alverson. Mrs. I^lla
Dickey, Mrs. Frank Dickey, Mrs. R.
C. Mattox. Mrs. Gillespie. Mrs. Lem
ing, Mrs. A. M. Brittain, Mrs. Harry
Watkins. Miss Berthj May field, Mrs.
King B. Walker.
Mrs. E. S. Miller. Mrs. C. W. Sav
age, Miss Billie Jackson. Mrs. Morris
Phillips, Mrs. C. A. Beatly. and Mrs.
Harold Duncan.
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Homer Stiles, 9, Breaks
Arm Ir> Fall Off Mule
Nine year old Homer Stiles, son of
Mr. nr.d Mrs. M. C. Sttles. of Lctitta.
broke his ri;:ht arm Sunday when he
fell off a mule he had ridden to water.
He was taken to Murphy by his
paren! . where an X-Itay was im
; ? because the electric power
n shut off. Monday he was
bi v: "it rjclc oraSn. his arm was set.
? \ as taken back home where
he is reported dotnK satisfactorily.
GEO.itiiA TO PAVE
LINK lu ATLANTA
SOON, IS BELIEF
Ferel e Joins Efforts
Wuh Federalization
As First Vilal Step
At lo.iK last definiii sti ps nave
UCfli Udr.t ii Wiiit ii HtV OR|IW?aU HI iCMU
to spwx.y action by t he Statu* of
Georgia lcgaicfe the- stretch of un
i)jvrd ; ['.tl i ii-'iii tiie Gcorffid*Cu! ?
olina 11:. ( to Blm Ridge. leading to
Atlanta
High-* ay Commissioner P. B F*re
bee has joined efforts with the Mui -
phy Chamber of Commerce, and re
sults can almost be assured. The first
step will be the federalization of U>e
highway
This newspaper pointed out. more
than tv/o years ago, that it was im
probable that Georgia considering
its financial condition, would take
action until it was assured of Federal
aid. Federalizing the highway will
mean that Georgia will have to bear
only half the cost; the remainder be
ing paid by the U. S. Government.
Georgia, at first, took the stand
that North Carolina would reap the
chief benefit from paving the stretch,
and that residents of this section
should attend to the details of Fed
eralization. According to Commis
sioner Ferebee, this attitude Li in
correct
"Plea for Federalization should
come from both Statje," he said.
"Both will benefit equally, and this
fact should be brought before the
Federal authorities. There is little or
no doubt but that Federalization will
be granted."
Meanwhile, Commissioner Ferebee
already has leceived the promise from
the American Automobile Association
that the stretch of highway will be
marked on the next official maps of
this section .and of the United States
as a whole. The stretch, heretofore,
lias not even been indicated. New
maps will be printed next spring. By
that time, it is hoped, the road will be
paved.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
also has pledged its fullest aid in the
fight to get the stretch paved, ujuI
persoi. close to Governor Talmadge
liave p. unlived lo keep tlie matter be
fore him. Talmadge first promised to
pave that stretch more than five
years jgo.
Pre-ident Joe Ray. of the Mta-phy
Charoixr of Commerce lias written
scorer of letters to Georgia political
leade: and business men. seeking
their aid. and has been promised full
cooperation in every instmce He has
been assured of support from many
members of both bianchc.s of the
State Legislature.
It ; hoped that the work of pav
ing may be started within 'he next
few months, and completed as soon
as weather permits
Chinch Stages Supper
Copying Army Menu
Tli Pleasant Valley Church spon
sored. .1 Quartermaster Supper" Sun
day vf-ninp. Oct- 5. at. which tlio
folks vi re served the same menu that
was t"?tng eaten that evening by the
Cher ke? County boys at Fort Jack
son.
T1 ? Rev Olivel Cromwell, pastor
of t :? church, made arrangements
for ';.i- supper, aided by .neniljeis
of t congregation. The (east was
plan d 10 p.i.-v pa:. :i that the
arm; feeds [in
Convention Of Singers
Is (Vied For Sunday
T! ? somi-annua: Cm : -k Coj?
ty ? ? C . : n ' r i at
the I r.bie Sprui.;-; Ba;> ' Ch;;rch
t j: Simd. . O 12. at JO
o'cl k. E.S T.
A'. . qu.i: inset* I?
gene: are invited to attend.