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f I IF IT ISN'T IN THE SCOUT IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT I?-jSV Official Organ ol ? VOLUME XXXVI. No. 23. ELECTRICAL PR O P E R T Y TRANSFERREt Manager of Murphy now is th Will Be Operated As Murphy Plan of The Carolina-Tennessee Power Company The actual transfer of the hydr /electric plant and distribution sy? torn of the town of Murphy to th Carolina-Tennessee Power Compan; took place Monday night of this wee at a joint meeting of the town coun cil and representatives of the powe company. President \V. V. N. I'owel son was here to receive the plan / in behalf of his company. .lamt ' Ferguson, who has been named res I dent lYianaper of the now owners, nr.. Land Agent T. N. Bates were als< present. The entire town council am the city attorney were present on l?e haif of the town. a The transfer was made as of .fan uary 1st of this year, the consider ation being t hundred thousand dollars and other considerations Contract for the sale of the plant wa tenatively entered into on the Stl of November. 11)24, and was over whelmingly approved by a vote of tin people on thj 2oid of December, 'y The plant will be operated as thi Murphy Plant of the C.mdina-Tenn essee Power Company. Mr. Klkin: will be in charge of operati?.n atu L* Mr. James Ferguson, of Wsynesvl!?^ ' will be the local manager. Office: l will be opened in the T. X. Bate: / More hy the new management, when .all bills will be payable and when the management may he found. -J stock of electrical supplies will sooi he put in by the power company foi accomodation of the public. It is un derstcod that plans for other im provements and betterments aie un der way, but they are not yet read: ' to be made public. In receiving the plant, Mr. Pour flson evyro?5ed saon at thi unanimity with which the public ap proved the sale of the plant and wel eomed his company into active pro duction of power in this county. Botl ' he and the local manager Fergusor j pladged their unstinted efforts tot sup ply power and lights to the public ir ' a s - +jsfactory manner and promisee their full co-operation in any furwart [ lookino* movpmunt fnr 01 the town and county. City offi rials welcomed the new company in I to this field and promised every per / sonal and official aid in any under taking the company might launch foi v-1 the benefit of this section. ! A rising vote of thanks was ex | tend Mr. Elkins for the faithful per | vice he has rendered the town dur u ing the time he hits been in aetivi charge of the plant. ' Cherokee Hardware Pays Dividend At Annual Meeting The Cherokee Hardware Companj | enjoyed n very fine year during \ 1924. according to reports of officer I following a stockholders meeting o, , I the corporation on Thursday night i / January 8th. An eight percent di vident was paid on the capital stock All officers an ddirectors wwe re ,i i elected. i j OWL CREEK. (Last week's letter) *\he weather has changed quite i bit for the last week. Our Sunday school is maintaininj ! a good attendance despite the ba< | weather. I II Our school seems to have srorn | ^ <J?ad as our teacher hart failed t< / I 0 ^ *or 4,16 two weeksI '* g I (t Mr. Jasonofnow is the titmi i yfc** Delthia Kephart, Annie Loi A j Ethel Davis were quests of Mrs &rthg*ICephart Saturday. > Pei Stephens made a business trij ^ U7^.1 Creek Monday. f Gaston Solesbee aful famHy are Pi visitin ghis patents at this place. Mr. Sam Kephart is very ill a N this writing. ! Mary Jones is planning to go t { Forney. N. C., before, long. I F Murphy And Cherokee in? Superior Court Will Convene ) Next Monday ? The regular January term of su11 perior court will convene on Mon| day, January 10th, and continue through two weeks. This is to be a; two weeks term. The first week, or 0 so much thereof as necesary, will be .. devoted to the trial of ciiminal cases and the balance of the term will be given over to civil suits. Judge T. '' B. Finley will preside at this term. The court that has just closed was a special two weeks civil term. Durr ing this court a good many cases were * gotten of the civil docket. Cases 1 that are expected to be heard during ? the forthcoming term follow: FridaV, January 1925 ^ 50. Martin vs. Brannon. i} 51. Payne vs. Brannon. 1 97. Smith v>. I'atton. " 110. Cherokee County v.<. Sam Hunnicutt and others. "< 159. Dewcesc vs. Deworse. * 163. McKitir.ev vs. M.Miimy. Monday, January 26. 1924 124. Chastain vs. Highway Co mmission. 1 127. Trantham vs. Highway Commission. e 165. Southern Ry. vs. Cherokee County. L> 167. Mullins vs. Louisville & Xashvilli Railroad. Tuesday, January 27, 1925 ' 16S. Gregory vs. Barker. *; 176. Staleup vs. Mills et at?. 177. Railway Company vs. Hayes. 1171). Chappell vs. Cherokee Company. Wednesday, January 28, 1925 185. Palmer vs. Palmer. 1 188. King vs. Southern Railway Co. rj 189. Grant vs. Watkins et al. 190. Gontrv vs. Gentry. " j 193. Sheart ?*s. Young. Thursday, January 2^, 1925 197. Anderson vs. Center A: Abernathy. ! 198 Wnfford-TerrcH vs. Gardner. ? 199. Ashe vs. Parsons Pulp Co. ' 201. Carringer vs. Tucker & Laxton 203. H? aton vs. Murphy Coal & Iron Co. Friday, January 30, 1925 1 205. Burnett vs. Federal Construction Company. 1 ,206. Rich vs. Andrews Mfg. Co. * 208. Heaton & Mehaffey vs. Calhoun. (|2!0. Odin. vi. EUiutt. 214. Johnson vs. Sternberg. 226. Green vs. Johnson. "1229. Freeman vs. Freeman et als. ! Saturday, January 24, 1925 r 81. Fair vs. Fair. 126. Shelton vs. Shelton. j 155. Briggs vs. Briggs. 192. Woodv vs. WruvK "i 20.?. Waldroup. vs. Waldroup. ' 1218. Perry vs. Perry. 230. Hood vs. Hood. 231. Buffington vs. Buffington. | 232. Campbell vs. Campbell. MOTIONS j Nos. 10 to 18 inclusive, Power Com1 pany Cases. 16. Bryson vs. Bryson. J 14. Burner vs. Tatham & Boyd. ' I f>0. Ba vV * ?. Duvall. | GO. Wor -oftl-Terrell Company vs. Burger. ^ | 70. Fain Grocery Co. vs. Salt Co. - j 03. Carolina-Tennessee Power Co., vs. Hiawassee River Power Co. j 1G6. Kiker vs. Cherokee Mfg. Co. " j 171. Verner vs. Crowder. I 173. Stiles vs. Highway Commission | 174. Stiles vs. Highway Commission 182. Andrews Mfg. Co. vs. Sou. J Ry. Co. 1233. Road Commission vs. Corumis>! sioners of Cherokee County. ! The jurors for this term follow: | First Week: D. C. Enslcy, J. R.; rj McClelland, W. C. Walker, J. W. Rol1( len, Z. B. Odell, B. McAbee, Dock | Barnes, J. H. Hampton, D. C. Wil-I son. W. C. Everett, G. B. Collet, A. j ? J. Hass, R. P. Johnson, L. F. Green.! > Porter Fain, W. T. Stalcup. H. F ! Mulkey, Logan Lawrence, H. L. Dale I G. F. Rose, Allen McDonald, Gordo#-* e Crawford, T. T. Morrow, A. E. Nich-1 j ols, J. U. Farmer, B.- P. .Grant, J. F. j i. Killian, M.-irt Raper, Hayden Fergu- j son, David McMillen, F. W. Radgord, j W. J. Ellis, S. H. Dockery, W. Chris- < p topher, Ernest Graham, John McMil-' len. Second V.'ick. Jnkt- Robwwon, R. Mi.Fain, J. P. Bryson, P. A. Mauney, W. W. Palmer, P. N. Conley, R. E. Dockery, F. W. Smith, E. M. Gentry, | t J. H. Suit, S. L. HaU /Li, J. P. | Crcasman, R. B. Palmer if.. I. Hall,, o A. N. Lovingood. Harlei Shields, W. W. Killian and Jack Hall. | Cftcro ! County, and the Lead in MURPHY, NORTH CAROLIN MEEKINS GIVEN F JUDGESHIP B Y PRES. COOLIDGE W ns Recent Candidate For Governorship of North Carolina and , , Spoke in Murphy During Campaign a] Honorable Isaac M. Meekii:?. of at Elizabeth City. X. C.. was nominated 1,1 the middle < f last week by Pre?!dent Coolidge for the Federal Judge-;*? hip of the Eastern District of North Carolina, made vacant by the recent death of Judge Connor. Hi- nomination was appr ved by Senator Sim- \ mens and many f the leader of his M . aity a::d it i< n.>t anticipated that any trouble will at i o wher the n mination comes up for confirmation in, ,n the Senate. n. Mr. Meeklns was the Republican ^ candidate for tlmmor ia North Car olina at the November cVftion. For i? >ewral yvars he had also bei n an attorney for the Alien !*: ? : .-ny Custodian. with offices in New York. Two other applicants were seeking: the appointment that went to Mr. Meekins. *' A spirittd contest arose bctwe -n the supporters of the three candidates and President C lidge conferred with three separate groups of North Cur?.lina Republicans regardina the nom- ^ inati-oj. Mr. Meekins* nomination had I', en forecast by many mwspaper xv< men. Many people of Cherokee County will remember Mr. Meekins as ho ' 1 s: ke in the ejurt bouse here and also '* at Andrew - during the gubernatorial ' campaign. He i- well kr. ?wn all ovi North Carolina. North Carol:na Sunday |., School Program Plans Gl Are Announced Oi Ofictrs of the North Carolina Sunday School Association have an- <-'1 m.unced that plans are already under way to mak- the annual State Sunday school convention, which is to be held in the First Baptist nc Church, Greensboro. April 28. 2D, and 30. the largest gathering: of Sunday school haders ever held in the T state. ^ Tuc general committee on arrange-;*-" merits, elected by the Grensboro uas tors ami Sunday school superinten-, der.ts, is as follows: General chair-! man, O. E. Lee, director of education in the First Baptist Church; ^ Chairman entertainment comittee, E. j Gi P. Yost, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; chairman 1-cal publicity *? committee. F. F. Myrick. of the Firts Christian Church: shairman of the finance committee, A. C. Davis, sup- Ti rintendent of West Market Street Methodist Church; chairman hall co?fi ^1 mittec, H. C. Marley. These chair- I*1 men will have on their committees ^ a large number of Sunday school br leaders in Greensboro. Arranging the convention program! is a committee composed of the following officers of the Xorth Carolina Sunday School Association: J. B. Ivey, Charlotte, state president; J. ve M. Ci oghluti, Raleigh, chairman of the state executive committee; E. B. Crow, treasurer, and D. W. Sims, R< general superintendent. Oi\ the program will be several of the most noted Sunday school wor- Vi kers in America, among whom will j va he Miss Menu Brockway, Philadel- te phia. Pa., secretary of the children's division work in the Northern Baptist Church; Dr. Percy R. Haywavri, D Chicago, superintendent of the young ed people's division for the International Council of Religious Education; Mr. Charlps Dnnio St r^nia eimnrin- I . tendenfc-of adult and teachir training ri< work for the Christian Disciples' Church; Mr. Thomas S. Evans, New' York, general secretary of the Inter- er national Daily Vacation Bible School nc Association. Other out of the state J speakers will be anounced later, j Many of the best Sunday school work- he ers.in the state will be on the program. Delegates to the convention willsp be entertained on the Harvard plan, J as Sunday scnool workers of all denominations throughout the state will be CI invited Co attend. m Mr. W. C. Berry, of Young Harris, vii was in Murhy one day last week. Mr Berry was a former member of the public, school .faculty. ^ . vi: .. ... . kee i g Newspaper in this IA FRIDAY. JANUARY Hi. l'.'L'J. Joard of Health Elects Members For This Year The County Board of Health met i Monday. January 7th, and competed its own membership. Certain apointive officers are to be named a meeting to be held sometime in le near future. The Board of Health composed of the County Supcrinndent, the Chairman of the Board * County Commissioners, and the ayor of Murphy by richt of their fives and two other members, elecd by these three. Dr. Edward E. dam? of Murphy and Dr. W. C. orrow, of Andrew?, were named by ie other three members of the ?ard. This board is n ?w composed Superintendent A. L. Martin, Chair an T. W. Axley, c?f the County Com isioncis. and Mayor W. M. Fain, and e two physU ians named above. >ecember Honor Roll For Murphy School rade 1-A ? Alvin Bowles, Pruden David-on. n Hampton. Leonard Moore, J. D. ilmer, Charles Pendley, Quentine avnson, Allen Wise, Fain Weaver, yly Watkins. Martha Akin, J'Mai ates, Deltha Cornwell. Ruth l)c ese, Elsie Deweesi. Blanche Cnrtt, Mary Gibson, Allocii Hampton. =sie Ledford. Mary Kinp Mallonee, ntiic- Mae McJunkin. Mary Robinn| Jennie Lee Spivia. rade I BEar! Crain, Noah Palmer, Myrtle rain, Frances Dickey, Evelyn Sneed rade 2-A? Have? Leatherwood, Krnest H?\vns, Robbie Williamson. Roberta illsaps. rade 2-B? Ben Gartrell Jr.. Fppen;- Jackson, prtie Gibson, Grace Parker, Arita imsGl. rade 3-A? John Bishop. Willard Garrett, Bill nthicum. Charles Johnson, Julia :irtin. Nannie Laurie Gentry. (leva Dockery. rade 3-B? William Baker, Lloyd Ilipps, JerDavidson Jr., Grace Wills Bell, arpie Campbell, Pearl Hawkins, ?v P0B9R W ??MB H?M?wih?WWM. luc 4-A? Eual Miller, Pauline Calhoun, rade 4-B? Jack McJunkin, James Roberson, ?ttie Wise, Nola Deweese. ado 5? Annie M. Candler and Edna Patn. Grade 1?? Rilla Belle Palmer. ?achers* Honor Roll? Mr. Sine. Mr. Carroll, Mr. Watts, rs. Kinsey, Miss Wright, Mrs. ro\vn#ll, Miss Triplett, Mrs. Bell, rs. Hoover, Miss Fain, Miss Alight. GRAND VIEW. (Lots week's letter) The roads in this section are in ry bad condition since the rains. Everybody enjoyed a nice party at >ss Hensley's last Friday night. Misses Annie Lovingood, Bonnie, ey. and Louis Adams' left for Syl, Monday where they have been atnding school. Messrs. Walter Blain and Vernon ockery and Everett White enjoyI a short walk Sunday. Misses Annie Raxter and Mary ju Gentry enjoyed a horse back le Sunday to Beaverdam. Glenn Palmer and Vernon Docky were at Regal Monday on busifSS. Mrs. McGuire is,visiting relatives re. i f au D?I~a. > t-i ""l ?????? ? OIIU .Minnson ent the week-end with home folks usuai. Judge Dockery purchased a new icvrolet last week. He says it is ucn better to ride than to walk. Hillard Lovingood. oi* Brady, was siting here Sunday. Miss Annie Margaret Axley is siting in Greenville. S. C. !>COUt SecUon of Western 1 MEMBERS FROM CHEROKEE CO. ON COMMITTEE 3enator Robertson and Represent tive Swan Will Hcxe Opportunity to Do Good Work ! Cherokee's Senator and Represe tative appear to have fared well the hands of the presiding office I of the House and Senate in tb*? n pointmcnt of permanent committe at the organization of these b??di last week. Lieutenant Governor F mer Long and Speaker Pharr, of tl House of Representatives, named their standing committees immediat ly after the convening of the legist ture and before their formal assui ption of duties. Most of the work i any state legislature is done in tl eommittce rooms and the effectiv ness of any senator or reprcsentath depends to a great extent on tl committee appointments. Roth Sei ator Robertson, of Franklin, wl also represents Cherokee County i the upper house of the Legislature and Rcpersentative D. W. Swan, Andrews, seem to have gotten on osn of the more important committees < these two bodies. They will, ther fore, be in a position o do son effecive work for Cherokee Couni and Western North Carolina. Senator Robertson was appointt as a member of the following cor mittccs by Lieutenant-Governor F mer Long: Appropriations, Oor merce, Constitutional Amendment Corporations, Judicial Districts, Mi ing. Senate Expenditures, Federal R lations. Insurance, Judiciary No. and printing. Representative Swann was put ( ! the following committees: I'anks ai Banking. Courts and Judicial Distric ' Education, Engrossed Bills, Militai affair-. Mines ami Mining. PropO! itions and Grievances, Senatorial di triets and Printing. Bank Reports \/ c?J v * ci_y \juuu i ear During 192' The stockholders of the Cherok< Rank held their regular annu. Meeting Saturday night, Januai i2iii, and received the report of tl officers, which showed that this ii i stitution enjoyed a very successfi year during 1924. Approximate! 22 percent was earned on the capit 1 stock. However, no dividend ws j paid. The same officers were ri elected as follows: E. A. Davidso president: R, S. Parker, vice-pre* I dent; J. B. Storey, cashier; Mr. T. ! | Evans was added to the hoard of d rectors, which is now composed < the following: E. A. Davidson, , W. Davidson, S. D. Akin, Fred Mooi R. S. Parker, T. S. Evans, J. A. Ricl ' ardson and J. N. Hill. SUIT. i (Last week's letter! ! Mr. Abe Mason has just moved i ; Suit. Mr. M. M. Burger made a busim trip to Murphy and Culberson c , Monday and Tuesday. Mr. Buster Masu nahs just pu ! chased a Chevrolet. | Mr. Wnde Decker is boarding wil I Mr. Tom Mashhurn at present. ' Mrs. Letha Wood and childrcr ' Quii.tc-n and Mae, have just returi I ed from Akron where she has bee | visiting. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ho brooks on January 3rd, a fine boy. Mr. J. P. Pecker and Buster Maso jare going to establish a fur hous | near Suit. Mr. Wade Decker spent Thurs'da night with Buster Mason. Mrs. J. V. Brittain and three chi dren arrived in Murphy Wednesda i night to spend several days with h? parents. M.\ and Mrs. J. A. Richar< son. Mrs. Brittain has been at Blac Mountain lor the past several day where she and Mr. Brittain have.bef | at the bedside of his mother, wt I has been very ill. They came 1 Black Mountain .from Florida seve I ah days ago. ? ? ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT "IT WILL MAKE 1 YOU RICH" Morth Carolina 5c COPY?SI.50 PER YEAH FOREST BODY WILL HOLD A S SPECIAL MEET January 28tth Date Chosen for Meat* ing in Raleigh to Discuss Forestry Problems n- A special meeting of the North Carat olina Forestry Association will be rs held in Raleigh at the Sir Wilter p. Hotel on January 28th for the pures pose of bringing to the attention of ?i ? - - ^ i?v pcopie or me state, and specially the members of the Legislature, the need for xtcnding and Increasing forest fire protective organization and other forestry matters in the state, c" according to a call sent out by Sec:i~, retary John L. Cobbs Jr., of Wilming. n"; ton, following a meeting of the ex: ceutivc committee early in the year. pe The call states that the executive c";committe feels than a nenlargement ,e of the work now under way in the 10 state will aid in bringing about a greater development and prosperity than would otherwise be possible. 1,1 Some of the subjects that will be discussed at this meeting are: "Forest ,r Fire Portection," "The Classification 'l' and Proper Use of North Carolina ^ Cut-over and other Idle Lands," e" j "Fair Taxation for Forest Lands" and ie "The State Forests for Recreation Purposes." Well known speakers will I lead the discussion on these and other subjects, says the announcement. 11- _______ ,! Wofford-Terrell Co. " Closes Good Year no The annual stockholders meeting tof the Wofford-Terrell Company, lotn' cal wiiolesale merchants, was held 1(j last Monday evening, Junuun* 12th, to receive the report of oficers for ry | the period of business during the j* year 1924. at which meeting the ans_ nual <lividcnd of the company was paid. 1 Officers and stockholders wore I well pelased with the successful proj portions of the business for the past l year, and expresed themselves as bej ing highly optimistic over the outt? i look for the coming year. i All the old officers were re-elected ,e as follows: C. M. Wofford, presii] dent; E. S. Miller and F. A. Terrell, y vice-president?; ar.d P. C. Hyatt, zzc10 retary-treasurer. The following div rectors were re-elected: W. A- F.v u] ans, C. M. Wofford. E. S. Miller, F. |v A. Terrell, 1*. C. Hyatt, J. W. Kin? al1 and C. A. Duvall. ls: 0- PEACHTREE. 1-1 (Last week's letter! 3. Mrs. James Wilson died at her i_ homo with pneumonia Thursday it' night, Jan. 1. and was huried at j. i Green's Cove. She leaves a husre'band and four children to mour her It.' loss. I i Miss Mae Moss has been on the sick (list for about ten days with the flu jand other complications. to! Whoopingcough, chickenpox, and I mumps are epidemics in our community at present. BS ,n Mr. Claud Brooks, of Jasper, Ga., was a welcome visitor to our community during the holidays. r The Christmas tree at Pcachtree was enjoyed by many friends and th the children's hearts made glad, for many presents and a Santa to amuse them. n-i Mr. A. J. Gogers of Tomotla has n located a saw mill on Peachtree Creek and is cutting lumber at present. I This seems to be a time of mosring. Mr. Bob Donley has moved to the I. N. Wilson place; Mrs. Ber iuiik to tne lMewi vvnson place; Mr. ,11 j Poley Derreberry to the H. B. Else liott place. ,y j Our new graded road is almost imj passable during heavy Tains and freezes. Mr. Sexton has just return1 ed from Gastonia and other parts, ,y1 and reports bad roads everywhere. r i 1-! Our school ia progressing nicely :k! at present. n Mr. and Mrs. C. L Calhoun und io little daughter, FVances, have been to visiting their parents. Mr. and Mrs. r-! Charles Calhoun, of, Peachtree, and j Mr. and Mrs. J. W. McMillan. ^ '