I it IT ISPTT IN
THE SCOUT
ITS BECAUSE Wt OIONT
KNOW IT
The Official Or jam
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MOTORCADE RECEIVES
ROUSING WELCOME
AT MURPHY
?v'?.NT one OF greatest IN
CITY'S HISTORr
Ge^"l *.i? * State Lne B. Git
>- McLean, a-sd D? 'j? >-i
- Murphy and ether cite*
T" ..?ion of the r:.xu* ?toplVV
Atlanta J >- - T.-vr
Atlanta-M _ . ph\ - V> i!le
; . the Appal?.?hi m Scarvn
c Monday Sen-. 14 - wa?
*he *reatr*t ev-nb of th?
>ry\ Neve: before wi<.
. l'herod together w:t - ti th
the eitv at or. :>r -?ich
i :i .r of notable.*, hi^k official*
irJ r nthusiasts i?f v. > ^tat ?.
Tr .torcale w.- jr. the
it the Mat i.r* . B
Governor. Angus *V. MtLean
^ \ Carolina; M. >r V/. M
r.iliv; J. G. Sti \ ;jather.
ina Hier -ay Civ -ii?rWalker.
Highway Engineer
r \ - District of We?c r- \ rth
Editor Cha*. A. V. .' >
. ille Citizen; Cong-a*-- tar
Weaver of N-? tu CarolinaK.
phart. N i auth r and
Bry-on City: M*r - Bill
. r. of Andre*-. :?r. I W r
IV nl North Car-dir::..ns tnd
t-s ihem into Murphy.
V : { before five o'cl ?ck. t> hour
r ' motorcade ?:? - j * arv
:i iT'i*d of < vcral hundred
Withered at the 1i e to
the Georgian- n: N'.-.th
Word was i :i-- ) along
'hat the irotorc?l? wo two
r- hind schedule time, hut the
i fined to increa- rather than
.-i . . -o eager w-r they to wit1
event. The Murphy Rand
' number of -1 -ti . at inr.
.1- .vhich seemed to have a tenippeasc
tfc restle*-ri--.- oc:
by the lane wa r.
I: ui- dusk whe the nototiao-.\
and after a brief exoh i -y of
ficitati. ns and words ' w ! -me
! -it.' earavan of auro- * oi?ilf*.?
id ? n to Murphy. ! by the
ir of Murfhv th- M.i band.
though it was after dark,
had congregated at diff.rent
-fli,vitfr tki. punt.. ..rwl > - k i.i-nfl
r. >toi cade loudly as it parsed,
if ??t ti e most beautiful *ights of
eci>ion was in the Martin's
Valley when th headlights of
tv -i-wnty or eighty cars beam* d
: i i to the darkness as the motor'
glided valong over the winding
'"1 thur traverses th.. valley.
Wh r. the motorcade reached Mury
th< streets were thronged with
ople from all over this entire sec>n
who had gathered ehre to witits
eventful entry. After the
r> -v re parked the tourists were asWrd
accomodations by the local
mini it . from the information
ot: located on the vacant lot at
- ptih.ic square. The Atwattrfnt
In tadcasting and receiving sta>?.
which was a feature of th'- tour,
i* set up beside the booth and music
wished to the visitors as they reived
tniir assignments. Lnmbdin
<?f thi- Atlanta Journal Radio
stitn. was in charge.
The evening program was featured
a hand concert on the square, aft*'hich
the band led th,. way to
terokt-e Park where an elaborate
1 akii.'c: program, interspersed with
ustcal number?, was earned oitt.
The welcome addri ss was delivered
Witherspnon. president < f the
Ufphy Chamber of Commerce, and,
to the welcome address was
?de by Mayor Walter A. Sims, of
tlanta. Mayor*W. >1. Fain, of Mur>'
was master of ceremonies.
Among the other prominent speak
' of the occasion were tin- following
r,ve;nor A. W. McLean, of North
'r,!ina; Harllee Branch, City Kdi
r of the Atlanta Journal and wh<
B in charge of the motorcade; Misi
M. Berry, secretary of the Noitl
"olinu Good Roads Association nrn
w?s responsible to a large degret
r Ike present road building progran
North Carolina; Charles A. Webb
ftfor of the Ashcviile Citizen; Johf
Holder, chairman of the Gcorgi:
Highway Commission; W. R. C
niH> president of the Atlanta Cham
r Commerce; J. Hownrd Enni*
dent of the Georgia State Sen
*'T. G. Stikelt other. Highway Coir
(Continued on page 4)
!
of Murphy ind Cherok
See Yot
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STATE SANITASY INSPECTOR
IN THIS SECTION
State Sanitary I-Elector A. C. i
Rick* ??f R .! W:. i- hen- this w ok p
He will Murphy head quart .s (
whi: working Ch r Clay and ?
Graham Counties.
Mr. Rick- that h was car- *
v
ryinz out) th ptognra irauguratei.j
Sy the State F? avd f Health f ?r'
the past thic'v years. H - asked th c
co-operation < / the |K.>pli> ir: th> 3
campaign. H -tat. .1 that he had t
found a number of . utsid .* privi. - .
that are not c ::st,u< ' ,ii yeordinz t.
:o the requir. mvit* of the s*ot.- la-v. d
Mr. Ricks will remain here r.iuk
ng invest station ^ and ivcomni -nda- ^
tions and also to supervise th:* work. ,
He can ho founu at the Regal H>?te!, ,,
which wi'.l he headquarters wihfc- h
working this section. .v
MURPHY PUBLIC SCHOOL h
OPEN FID MONDAY MORNINC. >
The local schools opened Monday
morning wih u good attendance and C
with the ptomist of a goo'l year's
work. A large number of parents and
oldtr peopl were there to witness F
the opening and thus manifest their
interest in the school.
The usual o,- . ning exercises were
carried out. Mr. Clary and .M .
ithinchart conducted the devotional I
exercises. .Mr. S>,sser welcomed the <
teachers and out-of-town students c
and invite <1 and urged them to at- t
tend the various churches. s
Chairman D. Witherspoon made a
beautiful talk, taking as th" theme >
of hi? address the promise which so r
many blight-faced children held out s
lor the -chool ami the community? i
the theni(. being sugg. st.d by the t
beautiful rainbow, the bow of prom- t
1 i- e. which appealed in the heaven? on s
Sunday evening before the opening. t
Ifr. George Hubbt.ll, president of the t
I Abbeville University. was present, and I
made u few remarks, telling of his r
I interest ir public school work and I
: showing htvw that Murphy Vollcgt:
' was established to supplement the :
woik done in the public school. r
Mr. Sipe made a few remarks
about the responsibilities of htnisi If f
: and the teachers in training the cbil- I
i dfen ajpd urged tht. co-op* ration of |
- parents to the end that each child ;
?; might be given the opportunity to ;
i become what he is eapable of heconi- t
ring. Miss Martha K. Smith had I
I charge of the music. -J
? Up to Thursday noon th re had
i been 4.10 enrolled. It is expected i
. that this number will be augmented j
i still further. Thert are 92 in the r
? high school and IIS in the grammar
. grades. : i
Miss Martha Candler left last Sat- <
, orday for Haitford, Tenn., where she I
. has accepted a position as principal
i. of the high school. Miss Elizabeth i
Brittain. of Murphy, i? also a teacher I
in the school there. 1
Cfjett
ec County, and the Le*
MURPHY, NORTH CAROL!
i All Thanksgiv
, _ f A
i?gais
I r '
KIWANI5 CLU3 FO*
The Kiw-i.* t' ... rf Copporhilt.j
'en:i. have becorio interested in tfc \
os-siorganization of a Kwini-'
Itib at Marp::/. T"-? at Cm-!
erhiii a/>;>o;nto ! j . rrmittee to.
ake u;? th- sub j set with certain,'
furphy Citizens with wh in tlfey;
.ere acquainted. wishing: r " r ly
i> arrange somel ite v.*h the r
Ciwani* Club of our Sister City1
ouM cor.ve ovor in a lu.dy a. d meet:
number of the busH .- ? of this
ity at an informal *u;>;?'r at. o f;
u._- hotels. Just :t get-t >g??ther
'.ng, i:: which the mutual ir?re.st
of the two cities coul.i nisoussed.
i
flu-re has b-en son? little talk of
Kiwar.i* - r Rotaria Club !' .
lurphy t /r -ometirn and
his is an excellent time to push it
r let it dr ?p. At l? ast step- sh. ;uld
>e taken to -ft a date when .t
.cm Id be convenient f ?*- the men of
lurphy to meet with to Copperill
in wan inns. just t< th? - t!. of
ur mutual interests and ? e>'iieral
ood time, if rothing niori.
>EATH CLAIMS ROBERT
E. HOWE IN CEORGIA
'rominrat Lenburi Merchant;
Was Well Known in Ameri
cut and Sumter County
f-ecsburjr. Sept. 3.?Robert Eshton
lowc, 4H. prominent tnerchar.t and
..f Leeshurz's n >-r inl'avnti.il
iti7.cn-. died at his residence here
h?s moraine following an illness of
?\eral week.-.
Mr. How- moved from Mp'jIo,
:umtcr County to Leesburg about
line years ago. and had made hitr..
If one of the city's most proirresve
and tespected citizens. At the
iini of hi* death he was e::ica'i-d ihe
mei'antile business. He was
i Mason; a steward in th? l-ees urer
Methodist church; a member of
he boaid of trustees of the I?ees>111
jr school and had served as a
K r of y-ars.
Mr. Howe was well known in
Sumter county, where his parents
eside.
He is survived by his widow and
our daughters, the Misses Edith.
Louise. Nannell a-id Marjor'e; his
mrtnts, .Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Howe
Vmtricus. I brother, J. T. Howe. Miuri,
two sisters. Mis. E.- A. Bow rs,
San Antonio, Texas, who was at
lis bedside when he died and Mrs.
las. Claw*on. Plains. '
Mrs. Howe was before her mariage
Miss I.ir.nie Cunningham. daurhtcr
of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cunlingham
of Murphy. Route 3.
Funeral services were held at the
residence Sunday morning at 11
t>'clock. The Masons had charge of
the ceremonies and Rev. L. W.
Walker, pastor of the Leesburg
Methodist Church, officiated. Interment
was in the Ltesbug Ceme"rr
. . i :?HI
jfeee
iding Ncwpap**1 m ^ua
- " ?-.
iag Pay
^(L "
vA?LE\TOWN township
s. s. convention
Tl: Valleytown Township Sunday
School convention met with th? \v
Valley tow Baptist Church Saturday
September 12th. The convention
was called to ord r by the president.
Mr. J. B. Hall, a-.d was open-i
v 'f iciipture read:'"? and prayer
ay P. v. H. C. Whitakt r.
F. : owing th opening of the bus- ::
n. Rev. Alftia West was
.ec!- 1 vi>. -president, a-d' Robert
Baker, secretary and treasurer. j
Rev. E.Tt. C'ary. who :s prtstd nt
f tv- ?urtv assort at or:, delivered *
i so * i_il address to the superint-n- ?
dents :tl:d teachers. Following is the
program carried out. Sp
Address by Prof. Boyce, "trained
wafers. Why and how". Pc
Add-t-s by R-v. I.. P. Smith
"lie *.-r :--sults through Better cooperation."
Addressee by Rev. Algia We-t and to
Rev. I.. P. Smith. "Sunday School
organized for service." cr
me following ri-presenUit.ves
from the Sunday Schools w< re pres
ent: Andrews Baptist. 1; Methodist 1
I: Pi-irah. 2; Red Marble. I: Fair- I
view. 1: Marble. 6. I
Short addros p> were made by the '
followi.ig brethren: Rev. James bar
Phillips. Rev. J. G. Regan. Rev. L.
1'. Smith nnd Rtv. 11. C. Whitak r. BhAddress
by Miss Vtsta Wist.
"Getting Results from Primary vol
Work."
SI address by Mr. W. K.
Kejnnemer. following which the se-"- RE
sion was adjourned with prayer. J
MRS. T. J. BARNETT
DIED AT PEACHTREE h1
Mrs. T. J. Rainett, 5fi years old. -5
died at her home in the PeachtreP rr.r
' community last Thursday n'ghl at oY
six o'clock, after a lingering illness ter
of si me two years. s
Funeral services were conducted wil
Friday afternoon from the Pltarh- an
j tree Methodist Church by Rev. [). IT. ha
Rhinehart. and interment was in the, an
I churchyard. The large number of
sorrowing friends and the many beau-!
tifol fliirnl trilinthcaiMilfi. !ho l?fo W
|and esteem in wh'ch she whs held. F.
I Sh. is survived by her husband|
'and three children: One daughter.
| Mrs. James Swaim. of Miami. Fla.. ?n
and two sons, Sam and Claud Bar- wY
nett, of Peachtree. in
Th
I FIRST NUMBER LYCEUM nif
COURSE MERE OCTOBER 8
wi
Word has lH?en received from the en
| Piedmont Lyceum Bureau that the ed
first number of the 1925-26 lyceum an
course for Murphy will be givrn on tic
October 8th. It is a quartet. the wi
kind of attraction that pleases Mur- th
phy audiences. Many musical lover*
in thi*? territory will look forward
with interest to the coming of this en
| attraction. |m
tout !
Section of Western
RNEGiE LIBRARY RECIPIENT
LARGE COLLECTION J?K3
FROM MR WOOD3LRY
rh ? CarneyiLibrary t> t.*. ? r jent
ipient of x watua>l co f
>k.;. r.'.o'tiy fiction, (' >", Mr. W.
W.wMihurv o' ;;i- - -
th Vaiiey R:/'- Fur ? "l *e Oorriy.
officers ir.r.ou to >u ;- ether
f. Mr. V/ >oibury's ij:;t
ty-six v ?l?ur.i a- ; rt:i -s w>r :in'-r
to both ci-- ;r-- ar. i
?wr ups by such author* a- Civri .
n Dyk-i. Crockite. j
Th orift of this coi i? ju
addition to th-? local library. a-<i!
people of t'r? c rT-jr::v
>uld bj arrateful to Mr. V." . .i'ury
so valuable a jjift.
Th - list followFirst
<"hr T *?Vu if/-: .
Gleams <> ' Sunshir > ? MTi! ;am?.
Poems and Essays?K.br r.
First 5?h . ri-sr?Lindsay.
Dickon's Children? r - '.
Lif* of Div: i Cr > - ; /" ?Cro 'k1**'.
Daughter- of Amc* Hinaf.i :..
College Days?!. a .ck.
Garden f Folly?I.-ico
"rucifixior. of Phillip S* - u?
?id'?n.
Harry t.orrc :uer -'./'vs-.
An Amenta- Farr.i.y?V. -lut-r.
'I;. Bir^i?McC-it'-:- ::t.
)ueed?Harrison.
Vanqulsihnfj of Betty Varian ?
lis.
Irieky Var Wells.
Prof-ssion. How Could You?? ,
ison.
\n . - of Diamonds?Dell.
tray Dawn?Whit?. I
leek Haven?Munr.. ,
IV. * of Sw ret Esrypt Rohmer. <
'ride of Jt r.nico?Cast!*,
teproach ?>? Annesley?Cray *
a; - ,>f F.noch Went v. arth?C'urVrk\*
Irish Frini?Peck.
iVo ulcraft?Sitnms. I
Richard Hundis ?Simm*.
'harlemont?Simnts. 1
ha inn s?Simms.
Id's Classics. I! :.d l>t a: d "2nd. I
Vlcxandor. '
UH-n- Readers, B ?k 1 and 2? <
lulling. i j
d"th..(J Header* ?Treadwill and 2
:ers. ?
"irst H ader?Free. i
<ew Howel! Prini Howell, i
rom Swift and Hi* Hirer?Aoplelandman
Twilight Storics?Wnlhrhe
Tale of Peter Rahbit Potter.
Captain January ?Riet anD.
IVhen f was Little?McKellev. !
:\ ter Rabbit's Christmas Graham '
I.ittle Rlaek lamhs Graham. i
Peter Rabbit at the Farm?(Ira- i
n.
Th- Tale of Sandy Chipmunk?
ili y. j
I"h rough the Looking Glass CarI.
rbe Thiee Bears.- %
:V. R. P. SMITH TO BE AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SUN.
Rev. I!. P. Smi'h, M . vi-nerabit anil
oved Father of tK- Ashevill Preslety.
will he with In irany Irienris
the Presbyterian Church Sunday
mint:. September 20th. at 11 -00j
iock A co d:.il v |.-.ne h i v-'
ided to all. To know Dr. Smith
to love him. Those who know him.
II not wait to be urged to come.,
d Ihose who do not know him j
ve missed the trent of a living ex-j
Im k>* :u i.ii'n
RRNKST G. CLARY. Pastor. |
OMAN'S CLUB TO GIVE
NTERTAINMENT FOR LIBRARY.
i
Rehearsals were begun this week,
a unique entertainment program |
lieh the Woman's Club is planning'
behalf of the Carnegie library,
le progiani w-ill he given Friday
?ht October 2nd at an hour to be
nounce-l later. This entertainment
II be different from anything givin
Murphy heretofore, it is believA
number of clubs and civic ornizations
are being asked to par ipate.
The public will look for?rd
with interest to the giving of
is entei tainment.
Mr. J. V. Brittain spent last weekid
at Black Mountain with his
other.
vuaov&rt;sz
in
THE SCOUT
-it will m a k s
roc kick '
North Carolina
v copy?ft 50 pett ye a b
:'-3 ADDITIONS MADE
TO BAPTIST CHURCH
Local ?-10a Vfc !:??* ?? Great*
- t R?ri-r*j ta H ?t>rf
tb- Cb-jfch
La:it Sunday nigh:. Sept. l?th. the
.K'dple of tb tov, wiener** i what
Wiw undoubtedly the greatest rerival
* tt history .-f til'- ' oral Bap; -*
Churer. Or.? h-nd: >i and eight
AifliZ o-.: wcr * trade to ir _? church.
I'? by In; i-d 6> by I-*tt r.
wr.fr b: brlrg* the pr ?--nt strength of
. h j-< - up to .Mi. T'i pistor,
R--v. T. f.. Si.? t. did th ? preaching.
T:e r witnessed one of thv
mo >r. -g ?nstration> of
t-e pre- v -f *b H >ty Spirit and
th * pov, ,f (hvi. The meeting heg?-r
Augus* 23rd. to continue fo:
two a-' 'v- A' tb iuet ..Tvice ?f
the - ord v.k th congregation re0
; that the * ?rv ?. continue
for another w-M because of the in-*
t re-t and th? larg . crowd-'.
A ! ?-- if the -ervi, > Mon i-i
-ight following. 4:? had united
with th-. church. When the -service.*
r>? -ned Tuesday evening the pastor
i'keo f ?r volunteers Ut enter a con%
enant with him to pray for 51 adrfi'.f
by t'h a following Sunday nieht
thereby bringing the total addition*
to the church up to 100 during th*
! I. ~ * we k * of th meeting. A
?! ::? of f'fty or more sto ?i and
praye-i together fjr the SI additions,
ind those who didn't stand were call.
-d ??n to be the witnesses of the
er.ant. ^
A- th' c!os of the service on * *.1
Friday right of the third we<-k a >
to*a I )f 70 had come. On Saturday
night. 10 w -nt forward making 80.
1 S indiy morning when the invitaii
- given the remaining *11
iv -vi-y to make the ^ prayed for
ini to bring the total up to 100 came
forward. Snrr.e of the final 11 were
Strang + t ? each other and to th?pastor
and no one knew nor planned
;u-t where the required number were ,
: > com? from. Tho.se entering the iMcaA
or>vnant fiv.i day- 'fefore seeing
:heir prayers answered literally were
profoundly impressed and the whole
. ongregation was deeply and visibly
effected by the manifestation of the
Spirit's presence. After a prayer
?t thanksgiving and intercession the
invitation was extended and another
man came. In the evening service
IK others came. At the prayer meeting
Wednesday evening another came
for baptism. ,
Mr. Sasser came to th. local church
on April 25th, 1025, and since that
time th.. membership of the church
has more than doubled in numbers.
[?5 by baptism with 12 others awaiting
baptism, and 110 by letters, mnk
ing a total 217. The membership of
the ehureh now stands at 5-11.
Many blessings have attended the
church here since his coming, and
it is now on the verg,. of an intensive
buildings campaign. It is contemplated
beginning the erection of a building
on the property located on Peachlr.i>
?trfi t liitKIr* th.. f""'
weeks.
SCHEDULE OF SERVICES
ON MURPHY CIRCUIT
In the absence of the pastor. Rev.
F. E. Harts field, the following schedule
of services on the Murphy Circuit
has been announced l?v him:
September 29th, II A. M., Tomotia
Mr. A. A. Fain.
September 27th, 2:"0 p. m.. Rogers
Chapel, Mr. Neil Reese.
September 27th. 8 p. m.. Peachtree.
Mr. Neil Reese.
October 4th. II a. m.. Grape Creek
Mr. R. A. Akin.
October 4, .1 p. in., Tomotia. Rev.
D. H. Rhinehart. The Sacrament will
be instituted.
October 11 at 11 a. m., Peachtree.
Mr. Neil Reese.
Octobtr IS, 11 a. m., Tomotia, Mr.
Rev. Hartsfield is visiting his pavents
in West Palm Beach, Fin., for
several days, and will leave there
soon for Yale Divinity school where
he will continue his studies in theolofty.
leff Hicke.v was passed FriI
day morning while cleaning out a
I well on the property of J. N. Moody.
I It is acid that he was unconscious
for some moments, but medical aid
was rendered and he is now better.