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Th? Official Organ of Murphy and
Choreic** County, North Carolina
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POWELSON'S GIFT
!
Elsewhere in this issue The Scout [
carries rhe announcement from W. i
V. N. Powelson of his intention t<-t
trive 100 volumes of fiction to the J
Carnegie Library, the book?- to ho i
selected by popular vote. The gift
within ir.self will be a valuable addition
to the shelves of the local lib-.
rary. ar.d doubly - since it will be j
selected by thou- who, day by da>.!
avail themselves of the pleasure and.
opportunity afforded by such an in- ,
stitution. It speak.- in unmistakable
terms of the liberality and interest of
the donor in the development of this
immediate section. It also constite? a'
rift that will be of unt Id benefit not
only to this {feneration, hut generations
to come.
The plan suggested for popular '
choosing, without doubt, is a parctical
one. It gives all an equal
chance in selecting the books to be
given. The firs: and second grade
boys and girls have the same privilege
and an equal voice with tre
grown-ups, as they should have.
The privilege of voting require? no j
registration, no age limit, and no
taxation. It i? a privilege as well
ss a duty, and should be participated
in by the entire community.
It is a privilege for The Scout to
erve in the capacity requested. It
is a duty. The policy of this paper!
is. and will continue to be. one of
co-operation.
It became? the duty of every
reader and user of the public library
to watch these columns each week
for the progress of the plan of selection.
and to take an active part
In that selection.
Watch and vote, not only as a
privilege and duty, hut as a cour
tesy expected.
COMMUNITY ALPHABET
A stands for Anywhere this may
be see?;
B stands for Booster?you pet what
I mean.
C is the Community we all love so
well;
D is for discord we will all seek
t? quell.
E stands for Everyone, true to his
trust;
F is our Future?to prosper ?r
bust.
G is Goodwill that our city holds
out;
H is for Home?ours are pood without
doubt.
I is Industries, we want more and
more;
J stands for Jack that they bring
us galore.
K stands for Knockers, ar.d with
them there's no livin':
L helps to spell what they ought to
be given.
M stands for Merchants who hold
out some fine buys;
V this V*?w?nan^i* n-horo tKnv
advertise.
O stands for Optimist?thanks for
the rhyme;
P -yes. that's Pesaimist-you guessed
it that time.
Q stands for Quibble-aias, some do
o'er improvements;
R is the Right way to put thru good
movements.
S stands for Service we all owe to 1
our town;
T -Trade-at-home, you can't keep '
a goodpoet down.
U stands for Unity in public concerns;
'
V is the Victory that unity earns.
W is welcome-and that don't mean 1
maybe;
X means we're stuck, no matter '
what the delay be. j
Y la You, pep up, never say that
yea won't; {
Z is the Zero you'll count if you
dan't.
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At f/ic clot* of a buty cay.
Conditioning th
Thousands of farm horses have
been idle or rouchinir it during
the winter months and are not
ready for hard, steady work. It
Is now the season when tlje program
of many ^ farm horse is
suddenly changed without the
preparation that is necessary for
efficient service.
On many forms the horses
hav? obtained their winter feed
from stalk fields and the straw
stack. They come through in 3.
thin condition and need to be put
in tetter flesh before ready for
hard work. This is best done by
gradually pixing the horses in
advance a portion of the same ration
that is to be fed during the
work season.
Whether the horse has been
out in the open or standing idly
In the barn, a moderate amount
of light work preceding the rush
season is advisable. The hardening
process may be accomplished
by changing horses each half day
In doing the necessary hauling
about the farm preparatory to
working in the fields. This will
exercise and strengthen the muscle?
without tiring them.
The horse will not perform efficiently
in an ill-fitting harness.
The raw sores that develop are
due, in most instances, to plunging
an idle horse suddenly into
NEW ROAD FROM t
TELL1CO TO MURPHY *
Connecting Link On Direct Line b
Into Georgia Completed
Soon
a
Kr.oxville, Tenn. Sept. 30 (From *
Knoxxille Sentinel!?Early completion
of the state highway between s
Teliico Plains and Murphy, N. C. r
is assured by I). M. Brieht. of Tellieo '
- - - r
Plains, who is in the city this week ^
\i.-iting the East Tennessee Division v
K.ir. ;
"The section of this road or. the c
Tennessee side of Unaka Moun- *
tain is already completed and open a
to traffic," said Mr. Bright to a e
Sentinel reporter. "It is built ac- ^
co? ding to the state highway r
specifications with a miximum
grade of six per cent and easy p
curves. Fiotn the foot to the top|t
of the mountain it passed through! x
a formation of shale and sandstone y
and is practically a hard surface ' ^
road. Work on the North Carolina;.,
section is beir.g pushed rapidly, and i
the entire road will probably be y
ready for travel within sixty days, j ?
"This highway will not only open t]
up a new territory available to
Knoxville, but. will shorten by many! j
miles the distance between this city
and the Atlantic cost ar.d all g
points in Eastern Georgia and
Florida. It appears %o he the only;
logical route to he used as a connection
link between the Lee High- c
way at Sweetwater and the Caro- ^
lina project No. 10, at Murphy, and' a
it i* assumed that the two states }
soon will adopt it as a part of their
highway systems, thus establishing
a new artery cf commerce, and a
scenic route that will delight tour- n
ists and pleasure seekers."
Mr. Brieht reports business c0r
ditions at Tellico Plains as good ^
and improving. The new cotton mill f
is nearing completion and will be q
ready for operation within a short ^
time. Tennessee Rock Products ti
company is running full time, night ^
and day. and broke all records last ^
month in the number of cars ship- ^
ped. The Annette Gold Mining ^
company will soon have its new n
machinery installed and will be n
running on full time. jMr.
Bright is a close observer of
business conditions throughout the
country. He believes that business
is now on a sound foundation and R
every step forward is being taken : C
with a firm and steady stride. E
"It is a fact," he said, "that the V
sun of prosperity is rising. It's
first rays have touched the monun-1
tain peaks about Tellico Plains, and p
&oon it will flood this entire section w
with the glow and glory of abound- p.
ing prosperity," . w
O'HARA VISITED MISSION y
SCHOOLS IN THIS SECTION d
Rev. J. W. O'Hara, D. D., Superin- D
THE CHEROKEE f
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e Farm Horse
heavy work or to the. fact that tho
harness is not properly adjusted.
It is especially important that the
horse collar te of the right kind,
shape and sire. A well-fitted collar
does not choke and distributes
the draft over the entire shoulder.
During the winter months most
farm horses are groomed very lit
tie una me long hair or the winter
coats is u handicap when
spring conies It is best to remove
the old hair at once, by
c lipping. This is important as it
Increases the efficiency of the
horse. It prevents tho extreme
sweating and lathering that would
otherwise take place as- the hedvy
work goes on and the weather
becomes warm.
r?uc to tho fact that tho direct
farm income is mainly from cattle,
hogs, or sheep, the care of tho
farm horse and mule is generally
neglected. It should be remembered
that the income from
the other classes of live stock depends
upon thecrops that the farm
produces; and the horse furnishes
the power that makes farm operations
possible. More care for the
work horse will in the end effect a
saving and increase the efficiency
on many farms, lie fair to tho
horse, by doing the things that
will give him a good chance to
give his best during the present
season.
erdent of Baptist Mountain Mision
school with headquarters at
isl evill*. was in Murphy the- first
f the week. He had been on his
nnual visit t' the Hiawassee Colepe
and Academy, Hiawassee. Ga..
,nd Blairsville Institute. Blairsville,
la., and was well pleased with the
rk in ot ogress at these schools.
Mr. O'Hara's territory covers 29
chool? in five states, with an enollment
of five thousand pupils and
wo hundred and fifty teachers.
)ut of this enrollment, 22f? students
. ere preparing themselves for the
ministry, he stated. It is the bolicy
f the schools to give free tuition
r> ministerial students. The schools
Iso helps boys and girls with limit
u means. luinisnmg tnem worK to
o about the dormitories, dining
oom, and campus.
A questionnaire was recently
repared and sent out to the ntounain
schools which discovered and reealed
that something like five
:undred boys and girls within his
irivilege of entering one of the
erritorv were deprived of the
ehools because of lack of means.
I.. O'Hara explained, and the
lonte Mission Board di-j not have
tie funds with which to help them.
Mr. O'Hara left Wednesday mornng
for Asheville.
CHEDLLE CHANGES AFFECT
LOCAL POSTOFFICE
Postmaster A. B. Dickey gave
>ut the following announcement this
reek relative to changes in schedule
iffecting the local postoffice, which
ecome effective October 19th:
"By an order from the First Asistant
Postmaster General, there
ill be some changes affecting the
lail service in The Murphy Postffice,
as fellows: All mail arriving
>ver L. & N. on train 108 will be
rought to Postoffice on arrival of
rain, instead of being left in Depot
is heretofore. All mail to be disatehed
for Knoxville and Atlanta
rain 101 will be made up at 4 A.
!.. instead of at 9 P. M. the night
iefore. All mail arriving on late
rains over Southern and L. & N.
"ill be distributed the following
lorning, and mail will be in boxes
ot later ttian 6 A. M. General
ielivery open at 6:30 as at present."'
TERRIBLE GOITRE
lemoned Without Operation, Mrs.'
)ox Tells Hoar. Was Short of
Ireath... Eyes Bad. Could Not I
Vork. In Bed Part of Tine.1
Stainless Liniment Used.
Mrs. Dot Cox says: "Come to 40
Toapect St., Delaware, Ohio., and I
ill show you what Sorbol-Quadruple
as done for me. If you can't come,
rite."
Manufactured by Sorbol Company,
fechanicsburg, Ohio. Sold by all
rug stores. Locally at R. S. Parker
>rug Co.
SCOUT. MURPHY, N. C.
SPECIAL ENROLLMENT
AGENT OF INDIANS
NOW AT CHEROKEE
A. W. >-.C - : < n. Bpe cnr?dl"
?rt : ' * at th Ci NkM
Agency. (1 ? oc. X. C.. for the
purpose of making a fir.ai r<?ll of the
Eastern Par.d of Cherokee Indians,
as provided by the act of June 4.
14-{ Slat. I.. according to announcement
coming from Cherokee
this -week.
It is desired that all persons
claiming membership in the band
make application for enrollment.
Blanks \% ill be fur i-i.d those
making application. Attorney J.
X. Moody. Murjhy. is att": ev f.-r
the Indians. and those claim 'ng
member:hip in the Eastsrr land of
Cherokees should either see ."Mr.
\T rl?- ,.f Writ.. 1.. \t?
direct.
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BULL'S EYE
"Editor and QeneralManaqtr
WILL ROGERS
lTAnc*hw "Bull" Durham tdmII
ti?ement by Will Roccra^ Zircfeld I
I rotlie* and tcrrcn ?t?r. aftd lr??L I
I rng Amman humorut More I
IL comim. Wttth for then.
Improving on
History
I just finished hearing a Politician,
one of the Washington Boys, talk
i on Abraham Lincoln. The only
I thing I could picture in common
between him and Lincoln was that
' they had both been in Vv ashington.
' When a Politician aint talking
about himself he is talking about
j Lincoln. Lincoln has had more
j Public men speak of his good
qualities, and fewer copy any of
j them, than any man America ever
produced. His famous address was
: only about two hundred words
j long. No Politician has ever been
J able to even copy his briefness.
In fact that is the last one of his
I qualities that they would try *o
1 copy. Lincoln said more in those
! 200 words than has been said in
I the entire City of Washington in
i the last 10 years, and here is a
quality that no historian or speaker
has ever brought out before. At
the completion of the Gettysburg
speech, he wisely refused one of
; Grant's Cigars, and borrowed a
I sack of "Bull" Durham from an
I Ex Southern private, rolled his
own, got on his Mule and went
back to Washington.
j
j P. S. There will be another piece here
j two weeks from now. Look for it.
I
-A
Durham
Guaranteed by
MMAMMTW
111 FMdi ivnut, N?w Todc Ckf
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Report of tr.e condition of
Bank of Murphy
At Murpbjr, in the State of North
Carolina, at the cloie of bu?ine?? '
September 28, 1925.
RESOURCES
Loans and discount? S267.S!?7.47 .
Overdiafts unsecured 49.*9
United States Bonds
and Liberty Bonds.. 5,7.">0.00
banking houses, S2.209.00;
Furniture and Fix.,
$1,458 3.667.00
Cash in vault and net
amounts due from
banks, bank*, is, and
trust companies 132.796.50
Cn.-h items held over 24
hour?. 1.200.00
Checks f r clearing, 2.420.08
TOTAL 41.1,780.04
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in 10.000.00 |
Surplus fund - .... 15,000.00
Undivided profits less
current expenses and
J taxes paid 1,905.18
j Deposits subject to check.
Individual 150,111.84
Demand certificates
of deposit 204.255.52
! Cashier's checks out|
standing: 10,497.40 j
j TOTAL $413.TR!t.fl41
I State of North Carolina,
j County of Cherokee. Oct. 7, 1925.
I, L. E. Bavless, Cashier of the
above named Bank, uo solemnly j
swear that the above statement is j
true to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
I.. E. BAY!.ESS. Cash.er.
Correct Attest:
A. B. DICKEY.
.1 M. VAUGHN,
\V. M. AX LEY.
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to b*for?
me this 8th day of October, 1925.
J. D. MALLONEE.
Notary Public.
|PROGRAM SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION AT OGREETA
There will be a Sunday School
Convention at!? Ogreeta Sunday
October 18th, hcirinning at 9:1(1. according:
to announcement by of-'
ficors last week. The tentive pro
! pram arranged f?.r is as follows:
I j!
,0:30?Song and prayer service led1
by Rev W. tfogsed.
10:00?The Sunday School organiz- ^
ation for service, D. Witherspoon.
10:30?Si.nir.
10:35?Program given hv Ogreeta
Sunday School.
11:30?Adjourn. Pinner on the
ground.
Afternoon Session
1:00?Song and prayer service.
1:15?The Home and the Sunday j
School, Rev. E. G. Clary. !!
1:45?Song.
1:50?Practical Suggestions for the
Sunday School Batterment.
B. W. Sipe.
2:25?Adjourn.
Jmim
This is the story of an actual hi
Railroad's thru trains from Cincii
Upon arrival at New Orleans, a J.
complained to his fellow passenger.
As a matter of fact, this gentleme
the evening before, had traveled in
states, had enjoyed four splendid i
to the railroad), and had arrived a1
921 miles from Cincinnati, three i
Una particular train has a very hi
it is om of the heaviest in all the
Sateciariiiiiti n?.afcocw.wr m
mudi oat of tho wdkury. N?rtrth?- a
:
botes ntemd to tbo poop)* of thte ti
Notioe by tbo mUmm H?n|iiiiftliiii m
lin? pi
BwW that taflroodo aro not
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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 9 192*.
lJHEROKEE COUNTY FAIR
TO BE HELD OCT. I4.jc
A? the dates for the annua) Chetp*
kce county fair approach, every in.
dication points t>, the biggest ar.d
bes event of the kind ever held
in Southwestern North Carolina.
Much interest h.:s been aroused a.
mong the farmers of the county,
who arc planning to make exhibits
of the various farm products, fruita,
veuet Ides. etc.. and housewives are
interested in the departments 0f
H me Economics. pantry
iird household art.-. Even though
the year has been a difficult one,
in many respects, for farmers, yet
indications a?e that the entries vill
he quite as numerous and varied as
in | rev oes years. From the ?entirent
expressed among the people of
not only this, but also adbonning
. ounties, it would apj ear that the
it ton dance will eclipse that 0f
; evious years.
Rice Brothers shows have contraded
for the privilege of showing
n the ir ound-\ The shows will
censored, ; will also the free
concessions accompanying it and
every Attempt will He made, it ig
said, to prevent any questionable
irair.es of char.ic < r shows.
Fice entertainment will he pn>.
vided by the fair association.
All children under fourteen years
r?f a_c. whi h will include children
f the cr mpulsory schoui attendance
age, will be admitted free of charge
to the grounds every day. Only a
smail Admittance charge will be
made for adults so as to defray the
expenses of the fair and pay the
[ retniums. It is expected that not
i.r.lv the premiums for this year,
but also at least a part of thesi for
!act year can be paid if The weather
is fair and the attendance is a*
large as is anticipated. The dates
' . this ye.... October 14th, 15th
and 16th. i' is thought are far
enough from the equinox to insure
lair weather,
SING1NC CONVENTION
TO BE HELD AT
WHITAKER CHURCH
'Rhe semi-announal meeting of the
Cherc.kce County Singing Convcitill
wxl! be held with the Whitaker Baptist
Chu.cn, near Andrews, on next
Sunday, October 11th, beginning u
S*:30 eastern time. according to *nnounccment
made here this week hf
E. L. Ballard, secretary and trwaiirer
of the county organization.
All classes of the county are urged
to be present with (ieoige W.
Sebrcn's sor.gbook. "Winning
Praise," for convention singing.
1'he contest will be held in the aftftn
noon, and the banner awarded to
he class having the highest percent
It is requested that dinner be broogkt
and that all come prepared to
cpend the day.
The announcement inclod*
special invitation to singers and
classes outside the county, and
cordial welcome is extended to oDi
-aid Mr. Ballard.
ICIMOMNA7I
itesj?te
ile journey ?
ippening aboard one of thia "1
matt to New Orleans.
aesengar, with watch in hand,
that "trains are always late",
n had left Cincinnati at 6J5
absolute comfort through six
neals (served to him at a Joss
this destination, a distance of
minutes later than schedule,
^"on-thue" record though
adI that tb? oe-tteM word of r*i>SMt^s&sSSfcrESS
ot Mqh mumb tbui - r
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