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4 THE ASHEVILLE TIMES qLXLIII NO 4t ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA RIDAY MAY 12 1939 PRICE IVE CENTS ROOSEVELT COMING OR PARK OPENING Power irm Awarded $1800000 or Properties MINERS OPERATORS REACH AGREEMENT 5(0J( DEADLOCKChris Moschooris Is CONDEMNED 8Y SENATE PASSES ARRANGES DR VISIT STARLING IS IN ENOS MINES TOl Paroled But Must TVA OR DAM BILL PROVIDING CITY TO MAKE Stay Out Of County IN CHEROKEE REOPEN MONDAY HUGE ARM UND ARRANGEMENTS ft jg at jt WILL BE DRAWN AT ONCE INTEREST MAY BE ADDED DATE STILL UNIXED passed col KinvAim starling TURKEY AGREES an AGE PENSIONS HOLMES BRYSON IS EXPECTED TO BENAMEDMAYOR 27 1933 and October 12 ex In and Neutrality Compromise Is Drafted Dr UliniJgU HL tuu pitblUAtl MI4IIVI U4 Kulangsu Is an Island In the harbor the council might tend to disrupt eat her in our form of gov with a severe hang the Members Attend ft (Continued Oi Page five)V Am? 1 A alm case la the SCHOOL MUSIC PROGRAM IS SET OR 8 TONIGHT 00w the right of free action and will turn to type of leadership they 51 firtt bill Indictment the defendant used been agreed that the two will conclude a definitive agreement of a reciprocal in th interests of their Il 1110 i Its ap rcduc 1 In the al the and In S3 03 fit Jesse Cunningham Of Jack son County One Of 41 In dicted In Court Damages By Hiwassee De velopment Also Listed In Southern States Total racketeers since last parole to he remain passage was wn wiinam II King (D Utah) to day offered a resolution to alash 10 per cent from all federal appropria tions King said the natlori was facing bankruptcy and needed to reduce ex penditures and increase taxes He said that he would not press for immediate consideration of his resolution Holmes Bryson will be re elected mayor of Asheville Monday morning at 10 o'clock it plans made at an executive session of ths council yes terday are carried out Members of the council met yes terday afternoon following the regu lar session and decided to elect MrBryson to the office he now holds bv a unanimous vote This decision wax reached after the first ballot showed that Mr Bryson had a lead over any other candidate for the po sition Major I Lyons Lee will be elected vice mayor a position he now holds according to the plans made irst Discussion The meeting yesterday was the first time the council as a whole had gotten together to discuss the ques tion of the election of a mayor Be fore that Individual members of the council had discussed the question with their friends but all had stu diously refrained from bringing the matter up even in secret session Three of the council definitely had been considered for the post while another was developing surprising strength as a result of vote in the primary and general election However members of the council considered the possibility that a change In the presiding officer of 42 44 the Japanese occupied several months ed in its membership during the Sgu The International Settlement one and a half square miles with a nor mal foreign population of 260 Is ad ministered by a council In which Americans participate Domel the Japanese news agency said the occupation followed the wounding of a Chinese while the Jap anese naval commander was In the vicinity dangered them to defense" I AILS TO CUT ITEM I last administration or that rea son the council decided to make no changes In the set up Ollier Officials If this policy is continued as dlcatlons are It will be then naming of the city manager the defense plan in attack from the will at Puerto Kleo Record Appropriation Ap proved Sent To House or Concurrence to guard the defen of Miss of will go to Puerto time when (lie limit ure rushing iliiii to The action came after Senator) nllnntTPrt uceeeil Blanton i Chamberlain Announces Agreement Will Aid One Another In War Chris Moschooris (Moschouris) for many years one of Asheville's biggest liquor and "numbers" who has been in prison November was granted a day upon condition that out of Buncombe county Governor Hoey paroled dnat to the supervision rances Lentz superintendent public welfare of Catawba county and required Moschooris to report "at least once a month to said welfare officer and affirmatively show that he has been of good be havior" (API fmtn ap the senate Commission Holds Must Pay $1487000 or 12679 Acres final Senator Hatch President Makes Announce ment At Press Conference In Washington Economy Efforts Lost As Measure Is Adopted With Slight Debate ASSOCIATED PRESS UNITED PRESS NEWSPAPER ETERPRISE ASSOCIATION David Wythe Royster promin ent Mielby business man was In dicted by a federal grand jury here today )n charges of violat ing the national bankruptcy and postal lows Both bills of Indictment were the outgrowth of Sir position as trustee In bankruptcy for the Byrum Hosiery Mills Inc of Shelby between the dates of March 1938 The leges mails to defraud McDermott Shoals Inc of New York four Instances and the second bill accused Mr Royster of em hazzllng $762909 from the bank rupt company's funds The second bill contained 13 counts alleging the defendant misappropriated various sums during his trustee ship The first bill alleged he re ceived four payments from the New York concern for goods and sent false Invoices and state ments through the malls Operators Accept Principle Of Union Shop As Basis i or Contract Some Southern Operators May Hold Out Con i ciliator Satisfied I the (D SEN REYNOLDS RAPS NEWSPAPERS in the cor poration counsel the city clerk and the substitute judge and solicitor all of whom come directly under the council la expected to be a routine matter All department heads are named by the city manager after he has been designated by the coyncll ex cept the corporation counsel who la head of the department of law The city manager also names all em ployes in the various departments No drastic changes In thia regard are contemplated it was learned al though there may be some minor ad justments Japanese asserted thlk en the commander entitling1 exercise the "right of seif The federal grand Jury' today in dicted Jesse Cunningham of Jackson county on charges of using the malls to defraud growing out of an alleged scheme for old age and veterans pen sions Cunningham according to the bill of indictment promised to secure old age and veterans pensions for per sons upon payment of certain fees Marshall Jordan of Graham coun ty was charged in another bill of in dictment with theft of government property and Edwin Eugene Bristol of Clay county was charged with white slave act transport ing a woman to another state for al legedly Immoral purposes 41 Indicted orty one persons were Indicted by the grand Jury Including the fol lowing Pete Queen and Jinjmle Queen of Jackson assault upon a person with in the Cherokee Indian reservation Alexander Phillips Dillon of Cherokee for alleged transportation of a stol en automobile across the state Uns Stencil Powell Jr Cecil Queen Charlie Ramsey Mel burn Ramsey and Jesse Williamson of Jackson county sale of liquor to Indians William Heffner Thurman Rose Oliver Smith and Woodrow Sneed of Swain selling liquor on Cherokee Indian reserva tion Daniel Squirrel of Swain oper ating a still on Indian reservation and the following for liquor law Vio lations: Mason Ledford and Oeorge Teesatcskle of Graham Paul Wig gins and William Wiggins of Swain county Jessie Roberts Albert Louis Roberts A Loudermilk loyd Parton and Dock Louis Roberts of approving the measure unanimously at a meeting at which a quorum ol the IT committee members was not present Bridges and Senator Gurney (R Dj voted against the bill today ne 230 than 250 members of the More Executives club and their wives at tended the dinner meeting President 8 Colburn presided and Hlden Ramaey Introduced the speaker Mr (Continued On Page Eleven) assailants In Shanghai a Japanese fiaval spokesman asked whether like action was contemplated against the ternational Settlement and rench concession replied "It may be neceasary to take liar action at Shanghai if a like that at Kulannu occurs" or several months Japanese au thorities here have contended that authorities of the settlement and rench concession have failed to halt which has resulted In the assassination 'of more than 40 Chinese connected with the Japanese dominated government bodies (On May 3 the Tokyo government presented to the United States and oniisn unoasaaaors aemanaa lor muerl Japanese participation in (Continued on Page ive) Stanley High nationally known author and political analylst favors a re birth of emotional pa triotism in the United States Speaking at the monthly dinner meeting of the Asheville Executives club last night at the George Van derbilt hotel Dr High said the peo ple "need heroes to worship to re klndle their faith in our na tion is a he added "and we must fight for it must live it I be lieve In more emotional appeal as the best safeguard as the best means of re awakening the peo ples interest day the people of Europe win wage up over They will look abroad to the one country which has kept aemocracy speech and us lor co4 a 40 LONDON Msy Britain and Turkey have agreed to conclude definite long term agree ment in the interests of their na tional Prime Minister Ne ville Chamberlain announced today in the house of commons The agreement was understood to provide for mutual cooperation in the Eastern Mediterranean Turkey would aid Britain In case of an attack on Egypt Palestine or Rumania Britain would come to Turkey's assistance if the latter were attacked The accord definitely brings Turkey Into the European anti aggression front which Britain and rance are building up and It was believed some arrangement would he made shortly with Russia to make the bloc com nlete Chamberlain aald negotiations with Turkey are continuing and that they show an of view" Agree To cooperate Pending completion of a definitive agreement Chamberlain added the two nations have agreed to cooperate effectively to lend each other all pos sible assistance In the event of ag gression leading to war In the Medi terranean rance also was on the verge of a similar understanding with Turkey Regarding the Brltlsh Turklah un derstanding Chamberlain told com mons: "It has countries long term character national security "Pending completion' of a definitive agreement his government and the Turkish government have declared that In event of an act of aggression leading to war In the Mediterranean they would be pre pared to co operate effectively to lend each other all the aid and as sistance in their power" Ths agreement Chamberlain de clared in not directed against any nr saiu in a oeiore a De finite agreement can be concluded the governments must study "certain! matters including a more precise de 1 finltlon of the various conditions which would bring the reciprocal en gagements Into operation Britain and Turkey the prime (f oiitlriued Page ive) ROOSE VLLT wotild make the could 'The fact that rival Colonel starling ferenee with Lieut and Bridges announced that would file a minority Those present and voting for bill were Chairman Sheppard Tex) and Senators Logan (0 Kyl Johnson (D Colo) Lee (D Okla) Schwarts (D wyo) inn (D Ala) Downey (D Calif and Slattery (D Ill) Senators Reynolds (D C) Minton (D Ind) Lundeen voted for the bill by proxy 1 Senators Thomas (D Utah) Aus Probably the largest school musi cal concert ever held in Asheville will be the National Music Week program to be presented at a this evening at Lee Edwards high school auditorium by more than 750 students of grammar and high schools of Ashevl le An elaborate program haa been arranged under direction ofSam ox chairman of tbe music committee for tht event The public Um been Invited DIoIaow I tyfailHrva nf wjisrjl uacc UU 111 XL1L41U1 vs ssssisisa vs Yancey county: Elmer A Parker red of Amoy unkien province port 600 In some measure the complete har Conner Ed Stamey Nanuel southwest of Shanghai which) many which the council has achiev David Royster Indicted Under Bankruptcy Law High Low ree S4 13 a te 84 ORKCAST nd vicinity: Mostly cloudy nlihi nd 8turlav' sllshtly cooler to UMUy cloudy to Wit and Ssturdar allgbtlv cooler to re ft ft 13 ft tn 72 48 a Decision Reached At Execu tive Session Of Coun cilmen to bar all immigrants and aliens from American shercs "The only way they can stop me In the fight I am making in the interest of tbe American people the only way they can shut my mouth Is to shoot th aaaU ex ehimed Reynolds not only assailed the Go but he leveled a bitter attaek upon the press ol North Carolina for seeking to mis lead his own people He singled out the papers cf his home city The Asheville Citizen and The Times for particular denunciation and replied to recent editorials lnv the state papera criticizing his activities at this session of congress Tbe senator said some of hie friends urged him against into a controversy with newspapers and newspapermen but that ha had decided the charges hurled by Pear aon and Allen were so serious that (Continued on Page JKtae) WASHINGTON May (AP) senate approved President Itooevelt's second government reorganization plan today The plan regroups a score of govern ment agrncles mid abolishes the hltumhioiis coal commission placing Its functions under the Interior department The pro gram now will go Into effect at the end of 60 days To invali date a plan both chambers PiuM dlMppri've fehBAfe 4 A WILL ANNENBERd CHICAGO May I Diet rh Attorney William Campbell announced today he would go before the federal grand jury June 5 to conduet a full Investigation of the Income tux returns of Annenberg riilladelphla publisher for the years inclusive 08 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 '00 Admiral Leahy Named Governor Of Puerto Rico 7 Americans There At present there are seven Ameri cans on Kulangsu one of whom is a member of the council Dome! asserted that while the Jap anese naval commander in the Amoy area was In the Kulangsu settlement yesterday unidentified persona shot and wounded Hung Ll Hul president of the Amoy chamber of commerce Dispatches reported that a few hours later without warning to the settlement's council or any foreign authorities Japanese naval forces rcioyer into the aetUement on the WINIIINGTON Miy 12 (I lreldent Itoosi'iell iiiiikhiik el today he will name Admiral Ull llaiu I ealn goietuor of Puerto Itlco In a move uhhh will phue leteran luuul mid military Miate £ht ut America key outpot In the Atlantia and Leahy retiring chief of naval operations Itlco al a nod irov make the island the '(Ihrallar ut the Host Indies' eastern approaches to the 1'a mi ni a aim) Maj Gen Douglas MucArt tir former hlef of staff of the I Arun is field marshal of intll tarv forces of the I'hlllpplne coniinonwealtli Leah appointment will put two veterans of America's highest naval and army posts in key po sitions at Atlantic mid Pacific outposts which would become of vital Importance In event this country is attacked from East or West Lr ahy would be the direct representative of this country as Puerto Rican governor MacAr thur Is an offhJul of the plne commonwealth government but his position would he a key one in any I event of VVest Ix atiy Wlnshlp The parole ns Issued by Governor Hoev today follows: I "The above named prisoner Chris Moschooris wns convicted at the i March term 1938 superior court of Buncombe county of violating the Prohibition law and sentenced to serve 18 months on the roads Upon I losing an appeal tb the suprepio court the defendant entered upon service of his sentence tn November 1938 "The prison division Informs me that this prisoner will be released by I reason of expiration of his sentence I in about six months counting his The parole was granted upon the i gained time IHs conduct during in recommendation of Superior Court carcaration has been excellent and Judge elix Alley General County I special reports are likewise excellent Court Judge Kitchin and "a I "This prisoner has been In previous large number of substantial rest 1 trouble and this parole is Imposed on dents of Buncombe county" htm to the end that we may give him Moschooris was sentenced In strict supervision rather than for Estel Stamey Neal Parker Donald Henson Charlie Greene Jim Dun can Theodore Duncan Carl Duncan and Charlie Hoyle of Jackson coun ty Leonard Branks of Buncombe county was sentenced to serve three years at the Leavenworth Kan fed eral prison on liquor charges Glad stone Kicklaughter on the same Charges received 18 months Marlon Branks two years and Homer owler ten months Dr Gardner sentenced Dr Gardner Asheville phy sician must serve three years and a day in the federal prison at At lanta for violation of the Harrison narcotic act Dr Gardner according to testi mony Introduced at the trial yea (Continued On Page Nine) CHARLOTTE May 12 (UP) vv vim ii i Muuoergn toil loaay for an unannounced destination after paying Charlotte a Surprise visit Lindbergh declaring he was dog tired after a flight from Arizona left strict orders not to be disturbed by anyone at his Hotel and left this morning without telling anyone where he was going LAST MINUTE NEWS Sen King Would Slash Expenses tAII Indications Point T0 I Being Here or lower estival Also SHANGHAI May Jap anese naval forces occupied today tbe International Settlement of Ku langsu at Amoy and a Japanese spokesman warned that "similar ac tion" might necessary" respect ing the International areas at Shang hai 12 1 SfV DR AVORS REPEAL PROITS TAX I EVASION IS BARRED EDITION WASHINGTON May (Special) four hours Thursday Senator Robert Reynolds held the senate floor as he lambasted the Washington Merry Go 'Round syndicated column and denounced its authors Drew Pearson and Robert Allen as falsi fiers and purveyors at Untruths who wnlMw stieeked wnmaHy de stroy the confidence of the Amer ican people In the American The junior North Carolina senator took particular exception to false and left handed in the column which he said lined him up with Hitler and the German bund and eought to leave the jmpreaslon with the American people that his organization the Vindicators wu financed by the Nazi movement In voice that roared through the senate chamber Reynolds charged that Pearson and were seek ing to destroy him because they could not control his views and force him to cease his fight to keep the Vailed Mates out oCWr and cress confer! phasized again nis contention umi In place of any corporation levies repealed there would have to be found substitute taxes to bring in the same amount of revenue He said the treasury would submit to congressional committees results of its tax studies but that they would not necessarily be in the form of recommendations Mr Roosevelt said those who have been clamoring for removal ol deter rents to bUsnleM In the tax struc ture had failed to point out how to raise the revenue that would be lost He added some 'of there persons in 'advocating such repeal were de liberately trying to4 remove restric tions on legal tax Kvpldance The senate miUtsri committee Lindbergh Pays Charlotte Visit On Aerial Tour "Sweet th rtmembwnew troubl when you 1 gaiety Euripides WASHINGTON Muv 12 A record 1 318 000000 proprlatlon bill today The vote on announced by M) presiding ss 61 to 14 Earllri the senate defeated 43 to 28 ion to send the bill back to proprlatlons committee for tlon alls To Make ut tain fAllstrS 4x rloOiAaOA a single Item previously approved by the bouse but inserted or increased more than 100 items Most of the funds In the big bill I would be used In an effort to Im prove farm Income and prices either through direct benefit payments to farmers or government programs to! remove farm surpluses The senate approved 4225000000 1 for parity payments to farmers in I addition to 8500000000 tor soli! conservation checks It also added 8113000000 for removal of farm sur pluses Earlier Chairman Glass (D Va) of the senate appropriations commit tee had failed in an effort to win sen ate reconsideration of the vote ap proving the additional benefits Glass an economy advocate Is chairman of the senate appropria tions committee Under senate rules bls motion for reconsideration of the additional farm benefits required unanimous consent It was blocked by Senator LaolIette (prog Wls) who said in a loud voice "I Senator King (D Utah) had the senate clerk read an editorial attack ing the bill as "log and "scratching each King said he had received a large number of letters protesting large farm pendltures Public Misinformed Senator Russel) (D Go) (Continued on Page ive) Amoyoreign Area Seized By Jap Navy President Roosevelt announced his press conference In Washington I trstay that he Is coining to Ashe vllle according to an Associated ree I dispatch Simultaneously with this announo ment Col Edward Starling chief of the White House secret service de tail arrived In Asheville to confer with officials and civil leaders nere in regard to plans for the tt nras BArnmnfthlfot hv Lfr and three ot hU aidaa DrMRldrtiit furrtftrtflri tn Attend I HKAnlwM aM I UIL01K1 HIV JUIUMH rtf fh Amnkv Mnun miaini wavipnaa UKtJInarlr th 1 dendron estival ana to pay a visit to hla secretary Marvin Meintyr wno is nere recup crating from long illness No definite date for the visit has been an nouneed but Junq 2) had been pre vlously suggested the most likely date Today the rresia one simpiy indicated to re porters that ha trio as soon ha B1WC IW A' was In con fsmtz 1 or the State Highway patrol United wwavvm 4SV840MA vmKaavB HIVB 4 4 led Weeds manager of the cham: her of commerce indicated that ata effort is being made to have the festival and park opening dates coin cldc with the president visit 7 Makes Survey Immediately after his arrival 7 at noon Col Starling talked with Times reporter but Indicated ho was not in a position to give any UCMIJHMf HUWUlBtlUll 1 am down here to make a eur vey that la all I can say he said know the president makes so many trips that we have to try to stay well ahead of him making arrangements "When I complete the survey will confer with Congressman Wea ver and then I will draw up a plan (Continued On Page ive) TO JOIN BRITISH DEENSE RONT LRI! WEATnra ORECAST Nonh Csrollns: Mostly and Saturday sllxht rnMu? moderate to hih hu moderate humidity Satur oroteble Saturday hlcht or very Uht Variable Wnd today llxht variable winds Batur shvillr record iAU veaieruay Lot last night TMlJ'o'odav: High 84 Low 1 temperatures: I High avors In Patriotism IRELAND IGHT NEW YORK May 12 (UP) There Is not the of a haute of Ireland fighting tn a European war for If 18 can help it Scan O'Kelly depu ty prime minister of Eire said tiubiy when he nrrlved on tbe ttasftm tvrtahlnwf All ATTEMPTS SUICIDE May (I The stepmother of a key fugitive in the mare murder inerrliandlsing syndicate at temnted autcld bv swallowlnr pohon today Police revealed '2 vttial another suspect hadyuuded tuem aiicr an au mguv a 1 Atlfchti Autusti Klrtnttighkni Joiton EMritttoa ickwnvllB 5Mm CW 5v Wear Moxviu Uttle Rock jh Sjl Pwtni 1 I 4 tiSi uses OCT 0Cvl 4dV rreclBittion for 24 hours ending st I Ptfidency since Mav 1 01 iU rSii Jim 4 NEW BLASTS MANCHESTER England May 12 our explosions blew out shop window Im separate districts early todays The blasts were beuAved the work at the Irish Reoubllcui army NEW YORK May 12 Con ract negotiators for the Appalachian jolt coal industry reached a tenta tive agreement on a union shop con tract with tbe United Mine Workers oi America today and appointed a Mb nraneru th IZSd agreement Tor Submission sentence last no 11 iriint ntyf hnlir ronffiT VenUMJ" IQ UK ence this afternoon Robison of Cleveland chair man of the joint wage hour con ferenee which has been meeting here'loce March 14 made the announce ment after a morning session of al tub committee representing 2000 Appalachian soft coal operators and 840000 miners who have been Idle lines April 1 Inclusion ut the union shop In the I tentative agreement removed the last point of Issue which has kept the two aides from agreement for nearly I two months The negotiators have been In agreement on wages hours and other clauses in the contract but the miners have clung adamantly to their demands for the union shop Mines to Open Monday Tbe agreement reached after the administration at Washington had intervened with the full pressure of the federal government meant that the mines In the Appalachian area would be opened Monday It meant also that a threatened nation wide soft coal famine had been averted Robison aald: "The joint sub committee has com pleted Its consideration of the sub ject matter to go Into a new Appa lachian contract and has appointed a drafting committee to edit such a new document ''This drafting committee will promptly complete this work and re port back to the joint sub committee at 1:30 today "The general Appalachian confer jftnee la called to meet at 3:30 thisMtarnoon at which time the report of this joint sub commlttce will be made to it for such action as It may care to take thereon That Is John Steelman government me tflator who first the dead lock by asking the union to sign separate contracts with such groups of operators as were willing to accept the union shop withheld comment on Robison's statement but Indicat ed he felt that the Appalachian con ference as a collective bargaining Unit had been preserved John Lewis president of the BMW A and the other union offi cials went Into conference with members of local scale committees who had been summoned to Now York from the 11 Appalachian union districts Union officials Indicated they expected mining to be resumed throughout most of the region by the first of next week It appeared likely that eight oper (fnntlnued On Page Nine) S3 44 7 71 73 73 I WASHINGTON May (AP) (meanwhile approved by a 12 to 2 WASHINGTON May 12 (UP' President Roosevelt said today he vote a bill by Senator Lee (D Okla in William XT XfinA fk YTnk a rx thot ri i 4 St' In uv4iw A )a I WUUIU jaVLl VI lim: uii'uiowim wj sii'zssvj nt wresuisuc: iy uted profits tax jnovlded some other i lug citizens with a net worth of method was found to prevent what 81000 or more to buy 50 year gov he called legal tax evasion by tne ernment 1 per cent bonds wealthy In a long discussion of taxes at a Bridges (It IL) had cnallenged press conference tbe president etn action by the committee last week In vsHbalreswl arealh Klu fCintCnth)T! 1 nineA i a a i1 WASHINGTON May A proposal by Senator Gillette (D Iowa) to repeal the neutrality "law and substitute presidential restric tions on American shipping in war time won strong bl partisan support today In the senate foreign relations committee Gillette's resolution drawn with the knowledge of the State depart ment but not bearing its specific Indorsement was regarded In some quarters as a possible compromise in the confused neutrality situation At the same t)nae there were au thoritative reports the White House had been Informed by Acting Chair man Bloom (D Y) of the house foreign affairs committee that there appeared to be a majority sentiment in his group fcr outright repeal of all neutrality legislation Bloom who conferred recently with the president Is expected to country discuss pending neutrality legislation with him again soon There were Indications however that some admlnlstratlcn leaders In congress hope to postpone any de bate on the neutrality question un til European tension abates (Continued on Page Eleven) A three member commission to day awarded the Southern btales Power company 81800000 for prop ertles In Cherokee county (North Carolina) condemned for and dam March 1938 to 18 months In State's him to be at liberty without re aged by the Tennessee Valley Au prison for liquor law violations and stralnt 1 thorlty's Hiwassee dam project i Honorable elix Alley the trial' The commission decided the (Continued On Page ive) governrilent must pay the power company 81437000 for 12679 acres as AIIikabm10 Cherokee county condemned by nnfllU IV lU DpLiI tlM Tennessee Valley Authority for IVIfllv IlLl brlHnltr I the Hiwassee dam project 8253000 eiisiee IV WllllllVisVlfor 8300 acres allegedly damaged by si'lhe development and 8110000 lot IlflTU flf LT ll! certain transmission lines and prop VI I ll 11 A lint I IIb brtles purchased by the Southern III linUIllil 111 states Power company from the! Town of Murphy Of the latter amount 879000 will be used to re tire the remaining bonded indebted ness which the company assumed when It purchased the properties for 8200000 The commission's appraisal Is of January 28 1936 members an nounced and any claims for interest must be filed with the district court It Is believed likely interest claims for three years will be made which if allowed will increase tbe ampunt to more than 82000000 Will ile Report The report will be filed with the district court and both side have 20 days in which to ap peal from Its findings In event of an appeal a special three judge court composed of district judges would hear the appeal Odu Mull of Shelby was chair man of the commission which spent almost a year in hearing evidence presented by the power company and TVA counsel and witnesses inspec tion of the properties and In making a review of the evidence Cow an! Asheville and Albert Bau man Montreat were the other mem bers Slxty one claims of persons (Continued On Page ive) vx 1 r7Ti zTx va 7 7 rv (H Ml AV LX WWMft Uw Ki VW a If ll I'll I II 1 ilvjp 'll II Mi JW A MB A i ST M4w IO 'V I A 's Vi Li il i 1 "A U4 I i i ii Ba iv Ji! Lf i gw I ji I jt pi Hl ii 3 Sai hi 'H fe a wbM is I ri ttei 1 Jiri jTJre3fl r' ZX tr St i I 4 4 tf 1 1 A a.