Tb? Scout Be a Regular Via^ to your home. If you know, nytfciof th*t would interest oth,nd that would help, upbuild jggf community, ?end it in. The Leac ??i guHE .XX.WIIE Xl/MHER 17. KERVANCE ' f GOLDEN RULE DAY iS URGED pr Hill Addrewea Letter To CiUient?Pir*ident Ccolidge End< Movement ffeerv&i* ?" International Golden Ji Sunday. >.h is December 5th. irped i- addressed to the jms of V- y by Mayor Frank SO this u Golden Ii Sunday was begun ptnl yea^ in America in an Umpt t<> <"i" the orphan childi in the N Past, but today has en extend- many other lands. A letter lorsement by Presitt Cooiiti also carried. Conizations in: ; be sent to the state irman. Mi . B. Ivcv, 1200 Realty aiding. C tte. X. C. JUror II' letter follows: CITY < MURPHY, N. C. 0FF1< I THE MAYOR November 30, 1026. the Oit of Murphy: Decern th is Internationa Men Ru -inday. It is sponsored ftesifknt 1 olidge and by leaders all fait and callings. A repreMtive N nal Committee urges r pnrta .t:on in its observance 11 am ..'1 to endorse their reit. Mlden K i!e Sunday is most appriateiv aced midway between kfagi and Christmas. Its itfe -f< Id: To awaken us i gT- : ippreciation of our own I sings. . i emphasise our responSty t> . less fortunate in all ti ol world. [hi f. al idea of the day's ob sct the substitution of a I pie . meager "orphanage" meal flic,, i our usual bountiful Sunfdiri: In doing this the plight mdi -.itute in the world's poorest pi is made more leal to us and r children. it., erphaaod children who are M*n? taries of Golden Rule Sun1 the i-cent earthquakes in Arik ha. v brought additional suffer I evident that unless we help iluren they will perish. 1 hope that International Cole Sunday will be observed I home in our city. Sincelerly yours.' RANK S. HILL, Mayor. DENT'S ENDORSEMENT HE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON May 15, 1926. art! International Golden Rule o- a movement ol" much imHeg n in an attempt to r the orphaned children of nils, it has been extended to unixiea. leal help is the best expresfriendship. The aid we may ,t of our abundance to those rtunately situated than we e of great value in bringing he application of the Golden toe settlement of misunderamong nations as well as individuals. e the voluntary observance of f may become increasinly pret America and throughout the Very truly yours, CALVIN COOLEDGE. tionnl Golden Rule Committee, th Avenue, wli. X. Y. City Cafe Under New Management aw IHU menu; w?ac" management of the Moun' Cafe, located in the stand occupied by the Meroney mpany. Mr. Fain is continuhigh standard of service set "cdecessora. He serves meals roes during the day, and on and holidays a special menu red for customers, win is a hustling young busin and invites his friends and ic to visit him whether hungry nd Mrs. T. T. Gaston, of Asheent the Thanksgiving holidays sir daughter and son, Mr. and W. Gray. Mrs. Gray's brothr. Gaston, ol Hiddnlte. N. C., o their gueet during the boli Uift i ling Weekly Newspaper in FUNERAL OF LESLIE BATES HELD SUNDAY (Vai Wo.'ld War Veteran and Member Of One Ot Murphy'* Oldest And Most Prominent Families Leslie Olin Bates, age 31 years, b months and 11 days, died at his home ' i in Peachtreo Street a few minutes before noon Saturday, November "27th. after ;:n illness of long duration. Last summer Leslie's health began o aevline and his condition was such ' hat he was forced to take his bed on July 12th. He remained under the are of local physicians here for about ix weeks, and was then carried to he Wesley Memorial Hospital, Atanta, where he received treatment "or ten weeks. He returned to Mur hv about four weeks ago, apparently mproved in health, but not recovered rufficient to leave his bed. His re:ovory was despaired of by his friends i few days before his death, and the --nd was not unexpected. He was a member of tine of Mur>hy's oldest and most prominent families, his father, T. X. Bates, at one ime being sheriff and tax collector of Cherokee county, and at present is a Fustice of the Peace and local retail merchant. Leslie was also a veteran of the World War, having served more than ten months in Fiance with Battery F, :14th Field Artillery, of the *>'Jth division. He was girssed while serving his country in this capacity, and at the time the Armistice was signed was on the l>att'..' i'cnt. He entered Germany with the Army " of Occupation, his particular division I being stationed in the vicinity of \ Coblenz, Germany. He served his country well in time of war, and was honorably discharged with excellent character. He had many good oitnlities of character, one cf which was oeing a friend, and the larg*? number of sorrowing friends who paid their p last respect* to his memory, and the many beautiful floral offerings bespoke the high esteem f the community in which he lived. Funeral services were conducted from the Methodist Church Sunday '. iftpitii.on :it hv (hi 1 . .or. Rev. E. J. Harbison, agisted by, . Rev. T. L. Sasser, and interment was j in tl.e old Methodist chuvch yurd. c He is survived by his father T. N t Bates; five brothers, Fred, Or??e?t, vVillard. Glenn and Carl Bates; one ( .ister, Mrs. Fred Dickey. His n;? ther ^ and a brother and sister preceded hnn , i ;o the grave. The following were the pall bear- j era: Active, Toby Fain, L'-wry Gen- j . try. Juke Deweese, Bill A da an*, N'eal! v Sneed, Richard Meroney; Hcn^rarj, c | P. H. Sword, J. M. Vaughn, F C. j, I Hall, Glenn Vandiver, P. C. Gentry j and Mack CaiTinger, C. Tf. Hill, local y funeral director, was in charge 1; REV.CLARY " ACCEPTS CALL TO SMYRNA GA.. ) ! Local Presbyterian Minister Dtliv*?i Lait Sermon to Murphy j Audience Sunday Night Re\. E. G. Clary, the popular pastor 1 of the local Presbyterian Church for the past three years, has accepted a : call to the pastorate of the Church at Symma, Ga. He delivered his last . sermon to his Murphy congregation Sunday night, and as has been the ' custohi for many years, the other churches dispensed with their services Sunday night in order to worship with the Presbyterians and bid the retiring pastor adiew. Rev. and Mrs. Clary have made j rpany friends in Murphy during: their sojourn here, and it is with a feeling of regret that they see them leave, but whose best wishes accompany them to the new field of labor. Mr. and Mrs, Clary left for Smyrna this week. No announcement has been made yet as to who will fill tbe vacancy made by Mr. Clary's going. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McCormick, of j j Berrysville, Va.t were registered at j' the Regal Hotel this week. Mrs. j1 McCormick is a grand neice of George i1 Washington. They were enroute to j1 Florida. |l L.. .... lifers Western North Carolin< JIURPHY, NORTH CAROI | READY~TQ CAKYl" r~ ~ ^ \} Weu.Pous, v . *WE FEAST V vts REAPY - ?rr - JTH ajPB WOMEN VOTERS HEAR PROGRAM OUTLINED Representative of Legislative Couec:1 of N. C. Women Speaks to Audiences at Murphy and Andrews Miss Gertrude Weil of Goidsboro pent Tuesday in Cherokee county alking with the women about the jgislative i rogram of the Legislative louncil of North Carolina Women, a ommittee chosen from The Federa ion of Business and IV :c?donal Wouen's Clubs Federation of Women's dubs, League oi Women Voters, itute Nurses' Association and other ikt. organizations. Mis- Weil held a feetir.g with some i the women of Andrews on Tueslay afternoon and although the leather was threatening, a number I women gathered to talk over the eghdative nr. gi m: with her. On Tuesday evening at seven o'clock diss Weil spoke to a group of wonen in Murphy about the same program. The program which the women arc ponsoring include the following topes: 1. A State-Wide Australian Ballol -aw. 2. A law limiting the working daj >f children under sixteen to eighi lours a day in industrial and mer -untile pursuits. 3. The establishment of a farrr rrison for women ofTer.ders other thar hose received at Saniarcand. 4. Two-weeks notice before mar iage. 5. Taking over by the ^tate of the eformatory for colored girls. 'lhe women are also endorsing th? irogram oi the State Board of Public A'elfare and the program of the Department of Education. No attempt was made in Cherokee .ounty to organize a league of womei voters for the county, however. Mis! iVeil believed that such an organiza :ion would follow in the course o: ume. There are several women ii die county who belong to the state eague. A great many of the womei >f the county are*in sympathy wit! k? i . .. "r " ivusu?Miss Weil left Wednesday morninj [or Asheville and other points in th< state. ?-B. W. S Mr. and Mrs. William II. Taylor >f Asheville, ^pent the Thanksgivini holidays with Mrs. Mattie A. Ta>lo ?nd laniily. Mrs. Taylor accompanies [hem on their return as far as Topton trhere she visited, returning to Mur phy Tuesday i krp I 1, Serving a large and Pot: IXA RT1 \Y. I Kl KMBKR i, 1926 [HU PUDDING 58,268,000% 'RISTMAS SAVI^erS^ JoA--z 5' -'" 2x^ ?? - , -XMAS SEAL SALE EXPECTED TO GO WELL OVER TOP . .ore Than <.ui Of Murphy's Quot; Already Subscribed?75 Percent To Be Used Locally i n. I .il Red Cross Christmas Sea Mile, which began on Thanksgiving and will continue until Christmas, i :ted to go well over the tor ffi r- staled this week. Murphy' i;u : i is placed at $100.00, and al ready more than half of this umoun ha: b<-cn sold. Mi.-. \V. M. Axley, local chairmar is weil pleased with the progress o the . umpaign. Announcement tha the Miiie was on was made from tb ; pa1, ts of the churches last Sundaj and this week the school children hav ti'i-n offering the seals for sale. The proceeds of the seal sale wi! V " ward stamping out tuberculosis 75 per cent being used locally and 2 ; percent being sent to the state organi zaiior. ROBERTSON WILL CONTEST ROANE'S SEA! Figbt Expected To Be Carried T Floor Of Senate Next January Senator Henry G. Robertson o Franklin has filed notice that he wi 4 contest the seat in the state senat awarded to R. J. Roane, of Whittiei 41 Robertson, who is a Republican, rei [ resented the 33rd district in the stat "h senate, two years ago, and it aai I that he will carry his contest to th floor of the senate when it mee4 | in January, charging irregularities i , the election of Senator Roane, Den ocrat. An article in the Bryson Cit t Time?- oi recent date says. "On Saturday night a large numb< ~ of the Republican workers of Swai ^ county gathered in Bryson and hel a meeting oi the office of McKinle ' Edwards so report says. They ha ? with them Henry A. Robertson c Franklin defeated candidate for Sei ate for the 33rd district. It is repor ed that this meeting was for the pui peso of formulating plans to contei ? the recent election in Swain count; T If M-oo nnj nf r held here, some of the officers bein i elected by only a few votes, and onl i two going over 100. There has bee a lot of reports going the rounds ?v< since the electin that the result woul ivnut sntially Rich Territory in By A B. CHAP1N fci : m ; * 3 ? i. -.1 t>ec , ,1026 |!! Jlol ' "'" ?- '.~T7L LAUNDRY IS NOW ASSURED FOR MURPHY s New Business Expected To Be Resd; For Business By Middle of December ! Ml-.thy ?*> to have a modern laun sr dry. This decision was reached earl; ? this week by W. J. Crossley of Ashe , ville and W. C. (lathings of Memphis s Tenn., at a meeting with some of thi - officers and members of the loca t Lions Club. The J. W. Davidsol uuuuiiiK on inawa&see fiuroet ,ius i, across the L. & N. bridge, which wa f formerly occupied by the Gulf re t fining company, is being put in cor e dition for such an establishment r. Some of the machinery is alreud, e here. The remainder is on the roa* and is expected to reach here thi 11 week, or earlv next week. The build 5, ing is being refloored, additional win 5 dows cut and the walls being double i- so as to make the building warmer. The new enterprise will be moderi in every respect and will fill a Ion, felt want in this section. Pledges o support have been given by the hotel and similar institutions in this an* neighboring towns and by a numbe of private families. Messrs. W. M p Fain, EX E. Adams, E. P. Hawkini [ R. W. Gray, H. G. Elkins and B. W Sipe are understood to be backin; Messrs. Crossley and Gathering financially. Both Crossley and Gatherings hav been with the Apex Electrical Com ? pany for a number of years, makini ^ headquarters in Asheville. They ar e thoroughly acquainted with the laur r dry business as they have been sellin ^ and demonstrating the machinery fo e years. The equipment to begin wit ^ will consist of Apex washin e machines, steam dryers, steam ironer g as well as a number of electric iron n and other small equipment to hand! x all sorts of work. Laundry lists an other necessary stationery and suj y ?.>. uvmfc |r I of any importance that has bee Id made, so far as is known." , 1 MURPHY U the Jobbing Cooter ? Extreme Weitira North Caroliu, North Georgia and Ewt Toot ? leo. and is Served by Two Rsllntsia. this state 5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR TOM M'COMBS CROSSES DIVIDE SUNDAY NIGHT Funeral Services Held Monday With Full Masonic Honors?Interment in Sunset Cemetery Thomas Jefferson. McCombs, 20 years old, died at his home Sunday night of pneumonia, after an illness of about ten days, being the second young man in Murphy to cross the great divide within as many days, " casting a shadow of sadness over the entire community. Tom, as he was known to all, was also a member of one of Murphy's oldest and most prominent families, his father, W. S. McCombs, was for many years a leading dentist who retired several years ago on account of failing health. Tom was a Mason and Shriner, holding the office of Junior Deacon at the time of his death, and was always prominently identified with the activities of local Masons. He was one of Murphy's most prominent young business men, having been connected with the Cherokee Hardware Co., Inc., for the past ten year?. He was always sociable and well liked, as was attested by his nian\ friends who crowded the residence to pay their last respects regardless of the downpour of drizzling rain, and the many beautiful floral ! tributes. Funeral services were conducted ifrom the residence Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock, by Rev. E. G. Clary, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, assisted by Rev. T. L. Sasser and Rev. , l'. J. Harbison, and interment was in ! Sunset cemetery. The Masons took charge of the body at the residence Iand it was laid to rest with full Masonic honors. He is survived by his father and mother. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. McComb?, v four sisters. Misses Ella, Bettie Kate i D..k? ? hiiu ?uvj m^umus, huh inrs, w. ?., Davidson, of St. Louis, Mo.; two brothers, Robert and James McCombs. The paul bearets were: Honorary, y (Masons) : Tom Mauney, Sheridan .1 Dickey. Spurge Christopher, Jim i, Green. Tom Axley, and John White comb; Active: Virgil Johnson, Elbert 1 Mallonee, Walter Mauney, Meal u Sneed, Frank Abernathy and Grover t Mauney. C. B. Hill, local funeral s director, was in charge of arrange> ments. ; $15,000,000 ?j POWER PROJECT ON HIAWASSEE ? a ' Options Being Taken On Land Sub* B merged By Proposed Lakes, Three f . Villages In Path S i d By Daisy Rice Spiiadling in Knoxvillc 1 Journal. | ATHENS, Tenn., Nov. 20?Large power development projects are pendg .ng along the Hiwassee river, accords ing to reports of citizens along the stream and the war department ene ?ineers who are said to be making t >tvliminary surveys. There is indip nation that projects calling for the e investment of about $15,000,000 are oeinff nres?ntr 850 feet above sea level. Until e :his ditference between the Hiwaasee ,n Power company and the army tagi(Continued on page 4.) 0 - j '*1mb