] IF IT ISN'T IN | | THE SCOUT I ITS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T ;!; I ; KNOW IT ? The Official Orgs JfJZcMK XXXIV. No. 42. PIANO AND SONG RECITAL TO BE GIVEN JUNE FIRST Gifted Visiting Artists to Entertain for Benefit of New Methodist Church Mr. Stanley Olmsted and Mrs. Edna Kdwards, gifted musicians, residing temporarily in Murphy with idatives, have kindly consented to give an elaborate piano and song recital at the school auditorium on the . vi nine of June 1st. Tnc recital ?*i!I be under the auspices of the Woman's Missionary Society of the jSCethnd.-st Church and the proceeds drill be f r the benefit of the new Method] : Church. Among the auxnln r> to be sung by Mrs. Edjrards are "The Kiss W^ltz," by Arditi; "Gretchen at the Spinning Whe< . by Schubert; "The Snow flakes"; .?n Italian song. by Leon00.? Good Night," "Sweet Trea: a melody by Bi*hoff; a group old songs, including "Annie I rie' and "Suanee River.' Among tl. piano numbers to be rcn dered by Mr. Olmsted are "The Wavt "The Butterfly," by Greig; "Butterflies," by Lavallee; Moss kow- Waltz in K. Major; "The Spark- by Moszkowsky; "The > Beat}, f Cuchullin," by MacDowell; "Tu Tone Pictures" by MacDow ell; W.a r's. spinnig song and oth ers 31m i hy people have a rare treat iwa v.-ig them in this concert and every : that possibly can should avail himself or herself of the opportunity. Mr Olmsted is a novelist and shor' ?ry writer a,1<' gifted plan-J 1.?t. He has spent much time in Washington. New Yoik and in foreign i outiiri .'s and nus had unusual , opjx 'tunity to cultivate his natural talents He is spending sometime with his parents, .Mr. and Mrs. Victor Olmsted, nt the D.ckcy Hou e. Mr- Ed\vards is an accompli hod ting! and has had special training for topera stage. Many Murphy people arP already acquainted with her \ d talent. She is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Henry Axley. T kct.s for the concert are on Sat Mr. .1. W. Davidson's store. or >evcnty-five reserved seut ts will be sold. Let Contract For High School Building tie School Board have placed l rtisements for proposals to erect tw high school building: to accomate the growing needs of the lit schools of Murphy. Bids will 'received until Wednesday, June | at which time it is expected the : net will be let. The money is ady availably and the board lsj| ly t.i pusjj the work to comple-j provided satisfactory bids ca;-. | received. he new structure will provide J t\jj lL entire hic^Knnl i Hr.d will also contain the superrn- j ^fcn ore washer at his mine Just ^B*t of Murphy. It has a capacity ^Hforty tons per day. and was moved |^Be from CopperhilL tRje in of Murphy and Che To Hold County Fair This Faii County Agent H. H. Ellis Has the backing of the county commissioners and city council of Murphy in his efforts to organize a Fair in Cherokee County this fall and every citizen who has been approached on the subject has expressed * desire that the county hold a Fair. A meeting is, therefore, caded for Tuesday, June 2nd, to be held in the court house at 1 o'clock. At this meeting the extrnt and nature of the Fair will be discussed, a date named, committees appointed, officers elected auu ?n jr omcr a irp, laxm mai m*y term necessary. It is desired that as many farmers as possible attend thia meeting. M. P. W. SCHOOL CLOSES A VERY SUCCESSFUL YEAR Blue Ridge Institution Graduates Thirty-Six Young Ladies Blue Ridge, (In.. May 18?With thy concluding exercises of the Mary P. Willingham school here Monday night this instituion closed one of the most successful years in its long history of achievements. The comnu nccment exercises began the later part of this week and conitnuH througb Sunday ind Monday. Diplomas were awarded to thirty six young ladies Monday evening: The list of graduates follows: Flora Adams. Horinc Avra, Willa Bell. Vonnie Bridge*, Isabel Brown, Mat. Brown, Evelyif Burch, Williiu Burch, May Bureh, Grace Burgess, Jessie Mac Cooper, Ruth Farrar I.da Fillingume, Ruby Harrison, Rea Harring. Pauline 11 -pper, Ruth Jones FUen Kolb, Cora McGinnis, Ruth McClung, Lillian Mize, Verena Mos ley, Alta Mulkey, Elizabeth Xix, Kosa Pew, Ma'tie Bell Pinkston, Edith Powell, Rhode Pratherf Alma Pur via, Florence Puryear, Leona Rognon, Frances Rucker, Sarah Lou Sewell, Verner Sharp, Jewell Thornton and Amelia Trotter. Murphy Young Lady Paroled to Parents Judge E. V. Webb, in Federal Court in Asheville last Friday ?ft-1 ernoon, continued prayer for judg- j ment for Frances McCurdy, 16 year i old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. j McCurdy, of this place, who earlier, in the day plead guilty tG robbing the postoffice last fall of approxi-' mately $165.00. Toby Fain and Fred Dickey Jr.. were implicated in tne affair "ut cs~.c eles** Miss McCurdy will be required to appear at the District Federal Court in Asheville in November with three witnesses to' testify as to her deportment for the next six months. Card of Thanks. On May 22nd, twelve of fifteen j men came wujj ineir teams unu farming tools and went into the briar thicket and cleaned up, plowed and planted about three or four acres of corn for me. Those parties were of Belle view and Martin's Creek. This was a great lift for the writer and it certainly did- meet our appreciation and we are very triad in-.^ed to have the privilege to live and work among this people; and as I am the pastor of the Iiiawassee Charge, I cm glad to say that our people certainly care for their paster. Respectfully, T. L. NOBLE. Mr. Paul J. Ranson, of the department of rehabilitation^' of thje State Department of Education, Ts in Murphy in the interest of his work. (perc rokee County, and the L MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA CLAY CO. BOARD 11 EDUCATION TAKES 51 Er hUKWARD Superintendent Bell's < Report for Consolidating Schools Adopted Hay. ..villi-. May 18.?The Clay : County Board of Education, in a j < i.il meeting here last Monday. 1 adopted the "County Unit Plan" of j t administering the schools of the j county. TJiv plan, as presented by ' Superintendent of Schools Allen J. ' Bell, was adopted by the Board without a dissenting vote. In brief, tnc ' plan nroDOSis to disenntimira (AimJl >f the .^mailer schools and create I central schools in each of the town- s hips, and where necessary, put I trucks and wagons tn operation top haul the children to and from school. 1 Under this plan of organization, tne j 1 number uf -choois in thv county will j ' be reduced from 14 to 9. ' The plan as adopted follows: 1 1 Haycavilie Township Central school to be maintained I ? at Hayesville, Curtis. Lower Tus quitte, and that part of Pir.gah dis- 1 trict now i? the Hayesville township, to be consolidated with Hayesville just as soon as the condition of the roads will adnut transportation' facilities. Bra'itown Township Odgen ?md Bra stown districts to. be consolidated immediately, Pine- ' log and that part of Pisgah district , in Brasstown township to be includ-1 od when the people of these tiis- 1 tricts are willing to con^. in by paying the local tax. Sweetwater Town?hjp The two districts, Swcetwater and Fires Creek, t0 remain, as they are 1 at present. Tuiauiiloo Tnwnlhin The two districts, Upper Tus-! quitUe and Chig^er Hill, to remain as they are at present. Shooting Creek Tcwn?hip. This township has already been con-' solidated. Hiawassce Township. Already consolidated with the central school at Elf. A great deal of argument, both pro and con, ha-> bcenH advanced o nthe movement of school consolid- 1 at ion. For the benefit of those who | are interested in the tv. . nf revival services at the Baptis I'hurv^ on May 30th, was nvade i few days ag0 by the pastor and i :ommittco of the congregation They feel that they are very for Lunate in obtaining Rev. J. H. Stan berry to do the preaching during these services. Mr. Stanberry ii laid to be a minster of unusual pow ?r and' especially suited for evan jelical work. He was until a short Lime ago an engineer on the South jrn Uailroad, but it is understood Lhat he is devoting his entire time u :he minstry. Mr. Stanberry preach ?d in the Baptist Church here several months ago and m?/J? ? mprtssion on his hearers. Set vices will open Wednesday flight. May 30th. and continut. foi tome days, perhaps twQ weeks. Dr. Abernathy In Critical Condition Dr. J. F. Abernathy is in a criti :al condition at his home on Tenn sssee Street as a result of an automobile Occident last Thursday afternoon about four o'clock. Dr. Abernathy was sitting in front of the Murphy Hardware store when Will raylor, of near HayesvilTe, drove up n front of the stor? and started to ttop his car and apparently stepped >n the accelerator instead of the ?rake and the car plunged across the sidewalK, after having knocked lown a post under the. shed, and sinned Dr. Abcrnathy against the vail. The Doctor suffered intense >ain from the beginning, his hip* xwng dislocated and abdomen badly >ruised, but up until Tuesday he teemed to he recovering rapidly. Complication have apparently set up is he does not seem to be doing so veil now. kout this Section of Western Road Meeting to 1 Be Held June 2nd I 1 I A meeting of the citizens of Cherokee County will be held in the court houhe in Murphy on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of deciding whether or not it is desirable to have the Stair make the road from Murphy to the Tennessee cetd at oner with its construe ion. it is expected that Commissioner Stikeleather of the 9th North Carolina Road District will t, he present and it is understood h s | that the State will be governed largely by what the peoplQ of t the county say in this meeting. It is, therefore, highly important that the people from every t section of the county be herc on | that date and express their views ! j upon the question of whether or I i not it is desirable to have the t State proceed with the construe- ( if tion of this Tennessee Connec- t f tion. , FORMER CLAY COUNTY CITIZEN DIES IN ARIZONA t Remains Brought Here I and Buried at Ogden on Wednesday Afteri noon 11 Mr. R. L. Johnston, a former cit- 1 - izen of this section, but for the pa t i i three years a resident of Arizona,; i*, parsed to the jrreat beyond Friday. - May 25th, and his remains were laid - to rest in the Oprden cemetery 1 - Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 e o'clock. Mr. Johnston went west i - three yoars npx) or accountjSlf his: < .. J : v * - iivmrn ?iiu uumiK niak unit* n?s re- i - fided with his brother at Tucson. ? t His remains were brought to Mur- < ? phy Tuesday night and carried to i Ogden, his former home-place, for < burial. While Mr. Johnson has been ; " in Arizona his family has lived at 1 , Young Harris, Ga.. where three of ! the six children have already graduated from the North Gcorgia in- 1 >t.tut ion. Iloides the children, I Mr. Johnson is survived by his wife 1 i and three brothers. Hall, of Ashe- i . ville; Zeb, of Calhoun, and Thomas, of Tucson. His only lister preceded " , him to the grave. Mr. Johnson was about 52 years of age at the time of hi* death. He was a splendid citizen and well lik od by all with whom he cam in con- ' 1 contact. 1 i I To Hold County Singing Convention ! Marble. May 23.?Mr. E. I- Hal- ! s lard, secretary of the Cherokee1 ' - County Singing Convention, has an- I nounced that the convention will i a t meet in its 2 at 9:30 a ; o'clock a. m., fast time. Alt classes, 1 and singers of the county are re- m , i quested to be present on that day ' with their new song books and box-, * Ies and baskets well filled with din- : ner. Classes and singers from ad-' 1 joining counties are cordially invit- ' | ed to come and help) make music. ^ t ( To Organize Band. ? Plans are now under way for the [ ! organization of the Murphy Band. ^ All who can play an instrument ^ should see Mr. J. W. Davidson at s once so that the band can be organ-, j ized and a leader procured. If we j j, , ace quicq a competent leader can i he had. There is no question but what we ( ought to have a hand. I-^t every- | ( one who is interested se,> Mr. Davidson at once. The quicker the betI ter Card of Thank#. t fl i A few evenings ago my heart was c made to overflow with joy in be- t half of myself and three little chil- 1 dren for a present of ten dollar* i > received from the brotherhood of I the K. K. K. May they live forever, c MRS. MATHS DATTOK. t {I \DVERTISE IN ! ^ ? "IT WILL MAKE :: I: YOU RICH'' ;; i North Carolina | Jl.iS A YEAR IN ADVANCK :iTY COUNCIL HAS CALLED MEETING - , THURSDAY NIGHT Roman's Club and the Chamber o f Commerce have Represen tatives Present The Mayor and Town Council met rhursday night. May 17th, in special *< fleeting to go over the affairs of c he t iwn and receive suggestions as o what work should be undertaken . t.?. town during the coming year. 'he \V..man*s Club and representaivt of the Chamber of Commerce 1 nd the 1 n.ty Commissioners and J itizei.s f the town met with the | ounciL to advi.-e with them. T County Agent H. H. Ellis was iresent t.? .solicit the moral support if the council in <-<>nnectioQ wit^ a ounty fair to b*? held at Murphy his fall. The women representor i ives from the Woman's Club were >articularly interested in seeing the own kept clean and specially asked hat the town continue th^ appropriation for the salary of the librai"ian. In executive session, followng the women's request, it was vot d to continue the appropriation to lay the librarian's salary for anotll;r year and the matter of choosing i librarian was left to the club women. |?sW*" A claim of $211.00 for work on the ! road to the cemetery was paid. Motion was made ami passed that he burial of negroes in the city emetery be prohibited. Mr. I*. C. Hyatt was elected fire chief and Fred Johnson assistant fire chief, and Mr. Hyatt authorized to pick his assistants. An ordanance was passed rcqulrng any person doing any building \ >r repairing amounting to rr.oro than $25.00 be required to first s^:ure a permit from the city coun il. violations be fined in the sum ?f not exceeding $1.00 and penalty jf $25.00 per day h? assessed after he third day after violator is notlfied to secure permit or remove the milding so started. Special taxes were levied as of ast year with the exception of the allowing: Tax on automobiles for tire. $5.00; tax on express compan s, $20; sign boards $100. Julius McClure Buy3 Good Grade Cattle Mr. Julius McClure, of near Murne-half to seven-eights full blond d shorthorn cattle. Last week Mr. HcClure bought from County Ag nt Ellis one full blooded shorthorn >ull and heifer, and plana to raise inly high grade cattle. By breeding lis grade heifers to the full blooded inimals. Mr. McClure car. soon build ip hi.s herd to almost the full blood. lie to be congratulated on his lecision to raise pureblooded stock is are also a number of other farmers who nrt. purchasing pure bred mils to head their herds. Mr. J. i. Mason, of Brasstown, who has >ecn buying cattle and shipping hem to Culpepper. Va., to be pasured, reports that four the car oaas he has h.tughi this year came roni Clay County. The cattle geny. Mr. Mason said, was of the scrub lock kind and not wanted by VhV rally to b*? found in Cherokee Coun rinia people. This ought to be. 'urebred cattle can be more easily ;ept than the scrub stock and will roduce more as dairy animals and ell for considerably more for beef, 'armers, therefore, should see to t that purebred animals are put on heir farms at the earlier possible ?t0- ? MI Decotalion Day At Hangingdog Church Chairman H. L. Mulkey, of the omir.ittee on arrangements, has tnnounced that the decoration exerises, whicu have been observed by he people of Hangingdog church 'or many years past, will be held igain this year on the thirtieth of day as usual. Dinner will be served ?n the ground. Visitors are invited ;o celebrate the day with them.