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It IT ISN'T IN THE SCOUT IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT The Official Organ of VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 41. SHERIFF CAPTURES GROVER TAYLOR IN ! CLARKSVILLE, GA. George Bryson Only One at Large of Six Who Escaped Last February u Grover Taylor, one of the six prisoners who escaped last Febiuray in a wholesale jail from the Cherokee jail, was apprehended last Thursday night at Clarksville, Ga., and brought back : this county by Sheriff B. B Morrow. Sheriff Morrow located Taylor and had Sheriff W illbanks to take him into custody. I Taylor, who escaped last Februray omer prisoners was capture" ar mniitted to jail, only to escape agnir. the same day. He had been at larne since that time. He made bond for his apj earant < at the n< term of the General County Court. George Bryant, charged with a ir.i.-demeanor, is the only one of the - v escaping who still remains at large. Scenic Highway Built or Rail Bed OpensUp Roadway to Haws Knob Madisonville, 'lonn.. May Id.? The government scenic highway which w in the course of construction up Tellico river and which also leads through the famous Cherokee national forest has been completed for a distance of about 17 miles. When this highway is finished it wili be one of the most wonderful scenic routes in the United states, it is said. It is being made t> complete the road bed formerly used by the Babcock Lumber company. Work on the road has been in progress for several weeks and an effort i sbeing made to complete the road before the time the forest fires been, e most destructive in the region of the Cherokee Forest. 1. E. Ball, former road supervisor of this county, is supervising the u- :k. Besides serving as a scenic way for tourist and pleasure kers it will prove also very valuable to the forest guards who patrol t.ie forest tract during the season of t -est fires. Adequate fire fighting equipment can be rushed to the scene A the lire. Formerly when n fire' broke out in the forest the rangers were forced to walk many miles over the rough mountains before reaching, thf scene of the fire. Gain In Sight-Seers Expected. Each Sunday many sight seers go v-ver the road and a larger number is expected as the road nears completion. The route of this road was survey ed last spring and the work was delayed for some unexplained cause By using the old railroad grade constructed 15 years ago by the Babcook company much work will be eliminated. The road in many places has been .cut through solid rock which required months. This hew route will give the tourist a chance to visit "Haw's Knob," ( locate.d in the "Jcfferie's Hall" region. This mountain is 5,560 feet' in height, and is climbed easily. It | has been said that the smmmit of tiiis peak, which is one of the highest in the state, can be reached in high gear. Here can be bad bathing in the waters of the Telrco, with good , 5>'ieckle trout fishing. The Haw'? . Knob site is surrounded by a group of lofty mountains. Hooper's Bald ' and Laurel Top are about the height < of Haw's while Huckleberry Knob 11 is a little higher. Proposed construction of a bridge across the Tennessee river at Mc- 4 Ghee, and the improvement of the 1 McCroskey Highway from Madison- t ville to the McMinn county line con- j stitutes a project of wide interest in t Monroe and adjoining counties. This . road completed a well built highway 1 directly from Knoxville to Etowah c the gateway to the famous Kimsey Mountains highway. The Murphy-Knoxville road has * heen completed and it connect with * the famous- North- Carolina State ( nigh-.vay No. 10, leading to the At- * lantic coast, Building and improvement of these: t highway# puts Monroe county in line F for its share of the great develop- <1 ment nqw pending dn this region.? 11 Knoxville Joornal. J Murphy and Cherokee r "Airs i W y FIRST CHOICE OF GERMAN HOWITZER AWARDED MURPHY Enemy Gun Being Displayed on Lawn of Carnegie Library Of Much Interest A German mennewerfer or Howitzer, weighing 2100 pounds, and first choice of enemy material allocated to North Carolina, was received from the Raritan Arsenal, N. J., this week It is being displayed on the lawn of the Carnegie Library, and is attracting considerable attention. The shipping ticket contains the following: "Raritan Arsenal, N. J To YV. M. Fain. Mavor Murnhv. NT Co., 1 250 mm Minewerfer with wheels. Captured enemy material located at Raritan Arsenal, N. J. It is regretted that this arsenal is unable to furnish any historical information concerning th? captured material shipped you. There was never any record compiled showing the place or date of capture, organization making the capture, etc. The material is shipped in the same condition received from the firing line." The date of manufacture on the gup Ls 1917. Mr. Fain made application for the guns last year, after seeing announce mcnt that a number had been allocated to cities of North Carolina, and by being the first to make application, Murphy was given first choice The minnewerfer and four m?a- ! chine guns comprise the lot awarded Murphy. The machine guns arrived several weeks ago and are on display in the public park square. Grisais In Concert At Theatre Monday I Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grisais will, i appear in a special concert at the! Bonita Theatre Monday, May 24th j \ special picture entitled "Barriers )f Folly" will also be a feature of! ;he program. Mr. and Mrs. Grisais have appeared m two occasions before, and need no introduction to the people of j :his section.H They are excellent nusicians and the program promise?, ;o be varied and interesting. The, nstruments used are violin, banjo :ello and piano. The picture, "Barriers of Folly,"| s a late feature, starring George ..arkin and Eva Novak. It is a com- , inntion of Western and New York Chinatown underworld, and is owned >y Mr. and Mrs. Grisai. | ( They are appearing at different owns in this section: At Hayesville ; 'riday May 21st; Blairsville, Satur-jl lay May 22nd; Murphy May 24th- , Toung Harris, May 29. Date fori Andrews has not yet beek booked, j County, and the Le*di MURPHY, NORTH CAROLIX, tight With the V y>:i Bob Reynolds a Winner In His Campagii For United States Senate Whirlwind Campaign of The Tactful. Energetic Asheville Man Is Leaving Many New Friends In His Trail As He Visits Every County in the State in His Unique Canvass The candidacy of Robeit R Rev-! nobis (familiarly known to thousand? as "Bob"), for the* United States Sen.! ate nomination in the Democratic pri-j' marv of June 5th is becoming noteworthy all over the State. In Raleich j on Thursday, <n the street?, in the flthcitrf. ("Bcb") Kcyiictds ;; Candidate for U. S. Senate 11 Democratic Primary June 5 j hotel lobbies and in and around "the; convention hall, one had only to use! his eyes to realize this. Mr. Reynolds is forcing the fight- 1 ing everywhere and is working with : icmarkable tact and cneigy and at- ( trading to his standard many men j active and influential in the party. f The personality of the candidate, his \ democracy, his tact and his energy are infecting others with his enthu- t siasni and earnestness and sending c them forth as advocates of his nomi- r nation. Whenever and wherever he j, was observed in Raleigh Thursday. s he was invariably surrounded by an interested group of ladies and gentlemen. Everywhere he went it vdas "Hello, Bob," and a cordial handshake as those who knew him sighted him. Some idea of the tremendous energy of the man may be glanced from ^ the simple statement that in the " short period of the canvass he has visited fully 75 of the one hundred ^ counties of the State Everywhere he has been he has left the nucleus of a local organization surcharged a with Reynolds enthusiasm and ener- ^ try. His simplicity, his democracy ^ und his energy are outstanding characteristics which attract people to him; his frankness and genuineness a usually hold them and impel them f, (Continued on Page 2) jte is ng Newspaper in this K I UiDAY. MAY 21, 1926. v'orld" 1 : ifj jjy STIKELEATHER TO MAKE TENN. ROAD DECISION BY JULY 1 Want* Time To Investigate Beaverdam Route?Commission to Accept Decision At a joint meeting of the Cherokee County Road commission and the Cw-o~, h Commissioners Tues? morning. J. G. Stikeleather. High..-/ Commissioner for the ninth district, declared it his intention to make decision in the State maintained route from Murphy into Tennessee by July 1st. Mr. Stikeleather and engineer Walker were present at the joint meeting and the commissioner for the ninth district stated that he had not horoughly gone over the Beaver da m uu>v, ouu ?>aiucu nine i? investigate his route before making a decision He stated that he had gone over the Hothouse route. Following are the minutes of the necting as taken by Secretary Russell >f the Road Commission: Murphy, N. C., May 18th.?A oint meeting of the Board of Coun-, y Commissioners and the Cherokee bounty Road Commission, was held n the Carnegie Library in Murphy; Hay 18th 1926, for the purpose of onsidering recommendations made >y the State Highway engineers a? 0 the selection of a state maintain-! > ?d highway leading from the town ?f Murphy to the Tennessee state inc. Mr. J. G. Stikeleather, Commissioner for the 9th District of N. C. vas present, and stated that he was, lot ready to make his report, as to [ he route that he would recommend ] 'or the reason that he had not made 1 personal inspecection of the Feaverlam route, and that he would do sol f possible by or before the first day f July 1926, whereupon the follow-i ng resolution was passed: ' 1 Resloved that the Cherokee Coun-1 y Road Commission, approve of Mr | < itikeleathers suggestions, and hereby i Hedge ourselves to concur with him \ J n his recommendations after making uch examination. ^ D. S. RUSSEL. Secy. Cherokee County itoad Com CULBERSON Mrs. G. E. Dickey and daughter.! Irs. B. R. Carrall visited relativesr 1 Atlanta last week. The annual all day singing held ere last Sunday was enjoyed by a r irge crowd. Mr. R. R. McAllister who fell off e nd was run over by L. M. Shield's, " ruck some four weeks ago died j ITcdnesray morning. Mr. V. C. Hughes who has a posi- 1 on at Hasslan, Kk., is at home for r few days rest. f Roy Owenby left a few days ago >r Ohio. I' John M. McAllister of Clevlond ' ?cout Secdon of Western N WORK RESUMED THIS WEEK ON r? a r*TtoT? <-.t Dar 113 1 CHUKCH Form* Being Constructed and Foundations to Be Poured First of Next Week Work was resumed on the construction of the* new Baptist Church this week. The forms are being made and the concrete for the foundation? will be poured Tuesday and Wednesday next week. The excavation work f r the basement ar.d foundation of the building 'as done last fall, and quantities of brick, crushed rock and mat ble slabs have been placed on the ground Work will be pushed and it is hoped to complete the structure by early fall. The building will be one story and a basement. The auditorium will have a seating capacity of 000, and the- building will have sufficient class reruns t accomodate a Sunday school of t>00 members. Mr. R. Robinson, local contractor is superintending the work. The Scout to Occupy New Home Next Week The second story of the John E. I ai . building, over Davidson ?anJ Cat ringer's store, on Valley Itiver Avenue, is being cleaned out, some painting done, shelves built, and otherwise prepared to become the home of The Cherokee Scout. Actual moving will begin the latter part of this week and it is hoped to complete the move during the first of next week. The '.resent quarters have become too crowdt'd ar.-l inadequate to accomodate tr.c expansion of the paper during the. past three or four years The new home of the Scout will be commodious enough to allow for even greater expansion, besides affording separate compartments for a pressroom, composing room, stock room office, etc. A modem, two revolution, versatile cylindei press will be installed, which will make toe shop one of the most m< '"ern in this section. It will also take care of a more varied line of work, and facilitate the execution r hereof. The patrons and readers of The Scout are asked to bear this "move". in mind and to help us make it with as little interruption in service a? possible. The paper may be a doy or so late next week, but unless plans ffo astray it will make its appearanccon time. All Correspondents and other wishinp to pet articles or advertisements in next week's issue are requested to pet them in the office not later than Wednesday noon. And those who desire printing: are asked to pive in copy Friday or Saturday of this week. Ohio, has been at the bed side of his father durinp his illness. E. E. Davis. C. S. C. and solicitor Grover C. Davis were business visitors here Tuesday. Mr. A. Rice. Road Commissioner of Hot House Township, passed throuph here Monday, to attend a call meetinp of the county and road Commissions at Murphy Tuesday. Mr. Carl Evans of Ranper was a a business visitor here Tuesday. L. W. Shields si carrvinv the mail on route two for a few days in the absence of regular carrier S. I- Kisselbury. Wilmington To Entertain Lions June 21, 22, 23 j Wilmington. May 10.?Arrange-' nents are going on apace by the Vilmington Lions Club and its laides* luxiliary for an elaborate entertain- j ncnt of the 31st district convention >f North Carolina at Wrightsville teach, the three days beginning .Tunej list and indications, now point to i very large attendance. A special feature of the convenion this year will he the cntertainnent of the visiting ladies and each lub in expected to be represented it Wrightsville convention by a arge contingent of the gentler sax Mrs. O. H. Shoemaker, Wilming ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT "IT WILL MAKE YOU RICH" j I ' orth Carolina 5c COrY?*1.50 PER YEA* WORK BEGUN ON FOUNDATION OF COURT HOUSE Structure to Be Cherokee Marble Veneer, |and Fire-proof Throughout The work of excavating the foundation for Cherokee County's new Court house was begun this week, and machine for mixing concrete etc., were placed cn the ground. James Fanning, prominent contractor of Asheville and Greensboro has the contract. The cost, of the building will be ?22i*,000.000 nnu is to be completed by December 1st, which ic the end of the fisical year for the county. .'XI The new structure will he fire proof throughout. It will be constructed of steel, concrete and brick on the interior, while the exterior will be marble veneer from the quarries of the Kegal I>!ui- Marble Co. PARK PROMOTERS (Asheville Citizen) The celerity with which the Tern1 pie measure creating the Great Smoky National Park and the pargs of the Shenandoah and Mamnionth CaV# passed both houses of Congress and emerged ns a law suggests that it wa? admirably directed. The measure was something of 3 novelty and in the latter days of a session when many members are disappointed because their bills have been rejected, it might well have been feared that some of the hundreds or Congressmen would make some question or raise an objection which would at least delay the bill. Very few national measures have escaped "hold-ups." But the park measure moved by easy effort to success. Within a month after the approval of it by Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work it had been modified by its friends and passed Congress. It travelled speedily and with the absence of noise which might have waked unfounded suspicion?a smooth road was prepared for it and it ran swiftly to the goal. Good management must be credited to the directionship, and conspi-> cuous In this for all that he modestly remains in the background is Representative Zebulon Weaver of the Jenth district. He it was who introduced the originol measure whicb later was included in the more comprehensive Temple bill, and it has been this Congressman Weaver who has mnuoeuvcred for nearly two years to make the park a reality. His was not spectacular effort. He did not depend on declaiming to the House members hut he worked ceaslessly intelligently and unabtrusively His long service had made Mr. Weaver familiar with the obstacles likely j to be encountered and he removed or detourwd these; he has made many fiiends and these were doubtless potent?perhaps intiispensible aids. Mr. Weaver himself makes no claim to credit but is dispensing it to others of governmental functions. He is ( quite right in commending tho initiative of Secretary Hubert Work and tho fine nuhlic snir?t , "J ??0 unofficial commission composed of Congressman H. W. Temple, of Penn: sylvania; Mayor W. A. Welch, chief engineer and general manager of the Palisades Interstate park; Mr. Harlan P. Kelsey. former president of the Appalachian Mountain club of Ponton, and a well known landscape architect; Mr. William C. Cregg, fl prime mover of the National Arts club of New York, and a student of recreational developiner.t through parks, and Colonial Glenn S. Smith, acting chief topographic engineer of of the Geological Survey. The services of these gentlemen have been of inestimable value?they are beyond compliment. And great is the credit which must go to Representative Ahernathy and vastly to the men and women of North Carolina who made the bill a possibility. But there must be left a big share to this modest Congressman Zebulon Weaver who claims none for his superb work for the park. t ton. N. C., is general chairman of the ladies' committee on entertainment and if any of those who expect to attend, will address her here, she will cheerfully answer any in' quiries from the Indies. J
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