North Carolina Newspapers

IF IT ISN'T !N THE SCOUT irS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT The Officii Org! fOLCME XXXVI. No. 41. tOAD COMMISSION HAD CALL SESSION HERE THIS WEEK teiolution of Madis^ariile Chamber Commerce Naming Tennessee Connection "Joe Brown HighWay Concurred in T- < herokee County Road Comi&ion. composed of Mr. A. Rice, airman; Mr. D. S. Russel. secrery. and Messrs. W. F. nil!.. X. E. ockery. Gee. 0. Crawford, T. S. tans, met in a call session here on ondav of this week and amonp the npertant matters transacted were :? n inir of advertisements to ntractors for sealed bids covering e < instruction of a road from the itm ore branch on the Notla-Shoal reek road to tlje Hothouse Townip line, which is a part of the road lovrn as rhe Hothouse road in NotTo'a nship; and for the copstruc>R f a road in Heaverdatn Townip. beginning at what is known as e Unicoi Gap on the Tennessesnth Carolina line to the Appalaia road near Shuler's Creel;. The proximate distance to b? let tor r c ntract is seven miles. It is understood that the road to constructed in Beaverdam Townp will connect Murphy and this ition with the Tennessee State hwav at Unicoi Gap by way of aka. which road has already been to contract on the Tennessee side ( 1 th?* work is well under way, acding to information reaching here, the suggestion of the Madisone Chamber of Commerce, in re-' ntions adopted at a meeting of t body on April 24th, and who ;e been active in formulating rs for th? construction of this M>rtant highway loading int^> disonville, Tellico Plains, and tr Tennessee towns, the Commisi decided to give to the road ling into Murphy by way of Unthe name of the "Joe Brown hway," in memory o: the late tph U. Brown, number of the miission, who "was an uni.ir.ng ker for the new roau project be connected at or near the old gate between North Carolina and ties see." he text of the resolution of the Iisonville Chamber of Commerce RESOLUTIONS ?the Uudcrslgutu uOiitiiiiUti-, a|fHted by the President of the Cham <>f Commerce at its regular meet held in the Town of Madisonville April 24th, 1925, beg to submit following resolutions: hereas, the Honorable Joseph U. one of the members of the ^Jokee County Rond Commissionit is conceded by every '. both on the North Carolina side ^ ell as the Tennessee side of the Buains, was an untiring worker the new road project to be conHvl. at or near the Toll Gate, be n North Carolina and Tennessee hits done more than any other on either side of the mountains ^ he said project, and hereas, by reason of the energy and preservance of the said H>h U. Brown and recognizing his' efforts, and as a token of the ap^ ^tion.of the Madisonville Cham cf Commerce and the whole of Hrce County, and, hereas, it has pleased Almighty to remove him from us, almost ?A.?i 1. ?. v<- mc uiiuai worn oCRun; B it Resolved that we do hereby our great sympathy to his be^ d ones in their loss and that as ^ften of same end appreciation of Breat work we do hereby go upon i ^ d as favoring the said State 1 ^ way form Madiosnville to Mur-: ^B>e named the "Joe Brown Highas a monumentjto his ever lastl^Bemory, and, B it Resolved Further that a copy ^Bese resolutions be sent tv his ^Bed mother, and that a copy be the newspapera/tf>oth in Cher* Hand Monroe Cojyjies. *nd also V of same b^j^T.'nished to the Band County Highway Road Com^Bners of said Counties, fl Respectfully submitted, B N. M. McDaniel, Chmn. B M. F. Valentine B ?Committee ^Kording to information given B>y Mr. D. S. Russell, iecretaj-y Commission, he is in receipt (Continued On page ) ?fje in of Murphy and Chi v ifcjJil ROME, GA., GOOD ROAD PARTY TRIP BEEN POSTPONED Meeting of Federal Court Detains Number Prominent Personage* Will Make Trip Soon May. r \V. M. Fain received a lettei the latter part of last week to the ef f* ct that the Ron e. Gu.. i?ood rc-ads delegation, which was to have passed through Murphy sometime this weel i n route to Asheville, was un.ivoiJahlj delayed on account of the meeting ol the Federal court at Rome, which ne of prominent members by their being drawn on the jury and a number of attorneys who had cases in the court, However, Mr. W. H. Foster, secretary of the Rome Chamber of Commerce and an outstanding advocate of the proposed route, assured Mr Fain that the trip will be made. It is SSdcrstGOu that the parly will contain about twenty-five automobiles and one hundred people, an<i that Murphy will be one of the overnight stopping points of the delegation. Several weeks ago a scout cai passed through here enroute to Asheville, mapping out the route and gathering data with reference to the see nic beauty and the shortest route They were met by Mr. Fain and r number of other prominent Murnhj business and professional men an: vcre greatly impressed with the seen cry her and the extended Two routes for the propose i Ronu -Asheville highway are being consid ered. One route umbra-.e.s Calhoun Jasper, Ellijay, Blue Ridge, Murphj and cn to Asheville over North Caro lina state highway No. 10, while the other route proposed embraces Car tersville. Waleska, Canton, Gainesville and on to Asheville. It is un derstood that there is no comparisor between the two routes, the* outo embracing Jasper, F' .^v, Blue Ridg< and Murphy, having less mileage more scenic beauty and the most nearly completed of the two.. A1 towns along the latter route an bending every effort to have?the route take the upper course. The text of Mr. Foster's letter fol lows: Mov ism 109?; Mr. W. M. Fain. Murphy, N. C. Dear Mr. Fain:?t a account o federal court meeting here nex week, several prominent citizens be ing drawn on the jury, and some o our attorneys having business tha cannot be postponed, we have had t put off our trip to North Carolina un til a later date. We expect to make this trip, how ever, and will advise just when we wil be in Murphy. We appreciate very much meetini your citizens on our scout trip, an< are looking forward with much pica sure to seeing you again. Yours very truly. W. A. FOSTER, | Secretary. A Cijert erokee County, and the L MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA Swat 'em Now NF SWAT NOW I Mrs. Ailie Bell Has Copy Of First Paper * Published In Murphy Mrs. Allie Bell, of this city, is the owner of one of the first copies of ( the first newspaper ever published in . I Murphy. It was called to the ae-J " i tention of a representative of this | paper by Mr. Arthur Akin who . brought it to the office. The name . of it is "The Cherokee Herald." It r was edited by James 0. Roberson, attorney at law, was a'four-page all . home print, and the subscription price , was $2.00 per yacr. It bears date of December 11, 1873, Vol. 1, No. 1, making it 52 years oldnext December. It is well preserved for its age, well ! edittd and contains many spicy items, ( some few of which are given below. | The editor explains his experience in getting the paper established thusj !y: "If zr.y person of c-itiut u practical or imaginary turn of mind I thinks it any easy matter to start a newspaper in a region of country hithreto unexplored by printers, let them try it by contracting to run a : paper on top of Mount St. Helena or ; some othe r equally out of the way place. And by the time they get printers, press, type, paper and all the material and parnphanalia of a printing office together and then get an ox team to haul it to its destination and set up in a town where the ! conveniences of an office have to be \ manufactured by hand, then maybe i they could imagine something about I our troubles?but we are established and at work and our prospects | for a good circulation are flatter, inc." | "Look out for something spicy next week. Bob Hyatt gave the ty-j : poes in this office a Dutch Almanac. | "A new postoffice has been cs' tablished in Clay County, N. C., j ' called Tusquitie Vale, with J. W. i > j Shearer as postmaster, t "Capt. A. A. Campbell of the To j motla Mills, caught a full grown deer , in his horse lot last week. We learn ! , that since then he leaves the bars down and watches with Carlo fori . another to come. "We had the pleasure on last Saturday of meeting our venerable friend, Col. Joshua Harshaw, in town. Although Ool. H. has seen f more than 70 winters come and go, t he still looks hale and hearty. The Colonel hy hi? 1'beral HnneHnne. that i f stand out as monuments of his great t generosity, has made a name that | D will last in the memory of our peo. pie for generations to come. "We received a call today from . Henry Moss, Esq., of Marble 1| Springs, who brought in a list of: subscribers. ? Mr. Akin also brought a copy of j the "Murphy Bulletin bearing date j i. of Wednesdty, October 21, 1885, edited by Campbell and Lowndes, I which is not so well preserved, both' (Continued on page 2) ; j i i .eading Newspaper in t FRIDAY, MAY 22. 1925. ^ i 13* COMMENCEMENT OF LOCAL SCHOOL BEGAN MAY 21ST t "The Winning of Latane,"Seve?ith Grade Ploy. To Be Given Tonight The commencement week of the Murphy Graded School. Which began Thursday evening. May 21st, is fraught throughout with varied and interesting programs. Prof. D. W. Kanoy has announced the program-* and he says that the teachers and : pupils are bending every effort to*' make the different entertainments and programs well worth while, and just a glance over them would seem to hear out his statement. Thursday evening was given over to the vMtiuieii of the primary gradts, who presented very beautifully an operetta entitled "Under the Sugar1 Plum Tree." This evening, the Seventh Grade will present a play entitled, "The Winning of Latane," for which a 1 small admission will be charged, the proceeds of which will be used toward. defraying the expenses of the commencement. The cast of characters were carried last week, but lack of j space prevented the publishing of the i synopsis of the play, which follows: I Act. I. Laboratory Cashton | Phosphate Company: Morning. Ruth. Spaulding. the faithful bookkeeper of Mr. Frank Efferton, and Trusty, faithful negro servant, delighted to discover that the papers ore full of Mr. Efferton's big invention. Mr. Sparr attempts to get office papers. Mr. Sears is endeavoring to win Latane and uses all kinds of chicanery. Trusty tries out the chemicals in Mr. Efferton's absence. "Trusty, I say the alcohol bill for the company has been enormous the past month. , "Say, Massar Frank, do you see any J smut on my face?" Act II. Parlor in Cashton'sj New York home?evening, same day.. Mrs. Cashton is determined that La-| tane shall marry Sears. An under-1 hand scheme to entrap Mr. Cashton so that he will turn aside Frank's advice and join Sears. "Let u sdrink to the health of the nest Mm. Scorn, xroa't you join us?" "I choose the pure sparkling nectar from the* mountainside?water, even though every drop in the glass represents a tear distilled from the anguish of my heart, still if Latane's happiness is in it, I drink it to the bitter dregs." Act III. Laboratory next morning. Iatane's annoucement to Sears appears in the papers. Frank, sorely disappointed make?* ready to sail for foreign shores. Frank bids the old place good bye: "Dear old (Co atinaod ? p*f 5) >cout his Secdon of Weste Cherokee Banks Gets Allotment Of Stone Mt. Memorial Coins The firs', consignment of Confederate Memorial Half Dollars, minted by the United States Government as i "tribute to the valor of the Soldier - f th? South," which are to be simultaneously released throughout the nation on July 3rd. has been received (? !?.-!. J av.iuiUUI? la ar. annocemnt made the first of this week by Mr. E. A. Davidson, prt?s:dent, and Mr. J. B. Storey, cashier. The coins are the same size and weight of the usual half dollar. On the face or obverse side of the coin, Lee and Jackson are shown sitting astride their mounts, JucxmuiN hard being raised as taor.gh he was pointing or' omethimr to, General Lee. On the same side i.-1 found the wording: "In God We Trust,** and "Stone Mountain, 1925," ar.i thirteen stars representing the original thirteen states. On the reverse side the great American eagle is shown perched upon a cliff or precipice, spreading its wirgs a.< though firing to soar to new height: of freedom, or perhaps just aiightind for a peaceful rest from a victorious conquest for his supremacy of the air On the same side is found the usuai inscription together with the words "Mi morial to the valor of the soldiei of the South," and "Liberty." Or the reverse side is found also twentyfive stars representing the twenty-fivt states which have been auded to the original thirteen, making 48 stars or the coin, cne for each stae in the Union. The coins are being soil for one dollar each, proceeds of which go toward the t rection of the Stone Moun tain Memorial, and will not be distri hutod until July 3rd, hut certificate? for coins can be purchased at any Lime now. "Citizens of Murphy now have the opportunity of obtaining some of these coveted Memorial coins on their national distribution July 3rd," said Mr. Storey "by immediately purchasing coin certificates, redeemable for the actual half dollars on July 3rd "As less than two million? oj the coins are available to the entire South at this time, the Southerr Bankers Committee, arranging details of th* ir distribution has alloca ted only a limited number to cacl city and county in the variou; Southern States. Once these quota: are exhausted no further coins ar< obtainable. "The issuance of these comment orative coins by the National Gov ernmc-nt is an event of the greates significance to the South. It is i gesture of friendliness on the par of the nation to which the South wil spontaneously respond. Father Mrs. W. M. Fain Died At Home In Tennessee Mondaj Hon. T. I. Mount, 67 years old, i prominent farmer and lawyer of Ko dak. Sevier County. Tenn.. and fath er of Mrs. W. M. Fain, wife of th ?f i? -/ ?? in ??" K"J. u'iu "lununj n mi noon at 4:15 o'clock at his home nca Kodak, Tenn. Mr. Mount was a member of th Sevier County court at the time of hi death, and had served as county judg for one term. He was also a membe of the Kodak Lodge I. O. 0. F. He is survived by his wife, fiv sons, E. M. Mount, of Cornelia. Ga. L. L. Mount, Nuebert Springs; T. I. Mount, Kodak ;?S. D. Mount, Memphis ana C. T. Mount, or Knoxville; an< three daughters, Mrs. W. M. Fain, o Murphy; Miss Reggie Mount. Knox ville, and Miss Vera Mount of Kodak He also leaves two brothers, S. H Mount of Kodak, and Humphre Mount of Missouri; and two sister? Mrs. R. M. Petty, of Knoxvi^e, an Mrs. Martha Estes of Okalhoma. als a number of grandchildren, ncicc and nephews. Funeral services were held at Dee Springs Baptist church Wednesda; morning at 10-30 o'clock, conducte I by Rev. J. F. Hale, and interment ws i in the church yard. . ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT "IT WILL MAKE YOU I1CH" rn North Carolina 5c COPY?>1.50 PER YEAR REVIVAL PLANS PRESBYTERIANS TAKING FORM Rev. Rauschenberg To Conduct Series of Services Beginning May 31. Closing June 14. Plan* for the revival services to be held at the Presbyterian Church, beginning May 31st and closing June , 14th. are taking form and local Presbyterians are looking forward to a great spiritual meeting, according to an ar.n iiuncement by the pastor, ivev. b. u. v.iary. tna first of the w ok. Rev. F. Rauschenberg, : superintendent of Home Missions of 'he Ashevi'.ie Presbytery, will do the , u-eaiHr The services will be opened at the morning service. Sun* lay May 31st. and continu* twice i.iy at 10 o'clock A. M. ani 7:30 M. Circulars and posters have : een distributed and the meeting has ' being well advertised to the end that , not only presbyterians. but all other denominations as well, may avail themselves of the great opportunity ' i offered to hear Mr. Rauschenberg. v.'ho is said to be a speaker of unusuul t ability, a Bible scholar of some re. nown, and a strong consecrated worker in the Master's vineyard. "The revival services at the Presby" terian Church will begin Sunday . morning May 31st at 11:00 o'clock," I says the announcement. "A cordial . invitation is extended to all who love the Lord to share with us in promoting this revival. The one aim that we 1 have is 'To know Our Lord and Make Him Known.' We have no zeal for . the promoting of a particular church , creed. We only desire to serve our fellovvmen and if there be any virtue 1 in these meetings for any soul accept it with our compliments and know that yon are welcome, any and all ' members of a sister church will give ' as hearty welcome as we are capable of extending at any service. We have suggested that it might be well '. to continue the regular pr^STan' ' with emphasis on decision for Christ. We make this suggestion only for the 1 u?_: r ?u- -- _j- i ? ? ? luiiiirniiK ui uic ihum; oj I (.'11^1(1(1 and hasten to say that if our brotheren see their way to worship with us ' at the hour of regular service the best that we have is at your disposal. !j?.'c will Kwuiy gainer with you around a common altar. 1 j "Beginning Monday morning June 1st at 9:00 o'clock the children of the '! community are invited to assemble for a Daily Vacation Bible School. ' Among other things the Westminister 1, Shorter Cateahism will be taught. If * you have any doubt about the wisdom '[of the teaching of this little compen dium of truth we suggest that yon ask your pastor about its merits before " permitting your children to absorb its * contents. Copies for the examination * ly of any in doubt will be furnished 1 gladly for the small sum of five cents. 1 The smallest children will be drilled ' in an introductory catechism. These also will be gladly furnished for the examination of any who desire and at . the small rate of 2 cents each. I "May I add that these are not ! Presbyterian Documents. I wish they f were?I for one would be very happy to know that men of my Church had a been privileged to write such clear - statements of eternal Truth. After - some years of pondering I am come pelled to say that I find nothing sec tarian in either. I delight to teach r these documents because of the flood | of light contained in them. I am e fclad I was compelled to learn them as s? I a child." e j It is understood that Mr. Rauschenr' berg is scheduled to deliver the comj mencement sermon at the local high e J school here on Sunday, May 24th. ; ?i H. B. Stewart To Take d Over Mclver:? Studio f. Mr. H. B. Stewart, of Sumner, Ga. I is here this week making preparations [. j to take charge of Mclver's Studio, ia y-the absence of Mr. Mclver, whose j.; health has necessitated him taking a d ( rest. Mr. Mclver will leave the first o' of next week for Johnson City, Tenn., to enter the hospital there for treatj ment and a rest, p ] Mr. Stewart comes to Murphy y highly recommended, being a gradd | uate of the Southern School of Pho?. tography, and having several years J experience in this line of businea^