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! he Leading Weekiy Newspaper in Western North Carolina, Serving a large a:'.d Pol'entiall y Rich Territory in this state V i ' "MK XXXIX. NUMBER 2 MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA ! Kili >r 1:'. I!U7. ""V r.i> I'KR YEi? V ARNS AUTOISTS TO HAVE H-y\D LIGHTS FIXliEf C Coffey sr.-| L=vw with Reference Glaring Light! or Partially T 'tcc' C. rs V/U! be Enforced thi- State lav?* with refer ? ? 'arinjr headlights on Autonio'iilc '.I lie enforced was n ado tM < h cf R. M. ( '..ffev. . ' tin V -by police department 111 a .. t.. to The Scout. : owners of ems nrp Ec-i?BP I ve their headlights fixed in . onj. ? with the law. Mr. Coffey ft -<? that nitrht driving will he les ingerous and accidents from rir ? oi ly lighted cars can be reduc ed i minimum, or subject iheni w!ve ?? lie penalized at the hands of the lai . Mr. i "of fey is in receipt of the fol !W!K ^ communication from the SUti 'lighway Commission, with ref orm.-, to Automobile lighting, and nhiiii is self explanatoiy: Knleigh. X. c? August II. l'J27. "Subject: Enforcement of Headlight Laws. "To Sheriffs and Police Officers "Gentlemen : I'oi the past three months this of we has been enpaped in the setting U|> throughout the State "Headlight Adjusting Stations" as required un der the provisions of Section 51 of Uniform Act Regulating the Op elation ?f Vehicles on Highways an, I at the present time there are approx imately five hundred of these stations. Ample opportunity has been given the motorists of the State to have the liyhts on their cars and tracks made o conform with the requirements of the above mentioned law which are m '"-'ef as follows: ' "S?,ioll 47. Required U,hti?, Equipmer t of Vehicle.. (.) Whe? VeMcle. mu., be Equipped. Every chicle upon a highway within this ? tate during the period from a half | ~ar ~ter sunset to half hour before sunrise and at any other time when <hore is not sufficient light to render clearly discernible any person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead, shall be equipped with lighted front and rear lamps in this section respectively required for dif ferent classes of vehicles and subject to exemption wiin reference to lights on parked vehicles as declared in Sec tion 52. "(d) Rear Lamps. Every motor vehicle and every trailer or semi-trail er which is being drawn at the end of a train of vehicles shall carry at the rear a iamp of a type which has been approved by the commissioner and which exhibits a reel light plainly visible under normal atmospheric con ditions from a distance of five hun dred feet to the rear of such vehicle and so constructed and placed that the number plate carried on the rear ?f such vehicle shall under like condi tions be so illuminated by a white 1'ght as to be read from a distance ?f fifty feet to the rear of such ve hicle. ("> Clearing Lamps. Every motor chicle having a width at any part in excess of eighty inches shall carry two clearance lamps on the left side of such vehicle, one located at the font and displaying a white light visible under normal atmospherice conditions from a distance of 500 ?jet ,o the front of the vehicle, and ^ other located at the rear of the vehicie and displaying a red light ?' ' c un<ler like conditions from a ?stance of 500 feet tq the rear of 'he vehicle. Section 49. Requirements as to Head Lamps and Auxiliary Driving mP*- (a) The heas lamps of motor stocks shall be son constructer, ar ^Sed, and adjusted that, except as fofided in sub-section (c) of this ^'on* they will at all times men ded in scction 47 and under norm atmospheric conditions and on a * . road produce a driving light suf ?nt to render clearly discernible a P**8on^two hdndred feet ahead, ort T I F> v x. f AT p: F) ?? " \ t? CREEK SE :T ?J ti n:' < : It'ii. act ordi ??? . ?!' "? this week by II. Sr. ; h i". .? eonnritiet on arr;:n:j.*r?:rnr.?. The public :;nd ail classes ???" the count; an- cordially invited to come jar ? ' j arlicij'ate in the ;>rog::im. .vi-ich will consist of class sinking, duet. and quartet.-. i * ? >1". M ; vlivt-i, weii kn..\vn in th? rountv be j cause of having taught a numbc r <?:" 1 dasst: in music, is expected to hi [ there and some good singing s in : store foi music lovers of th?- eourity. Dinner will be served on tne ground at the noon hour, and everybody is j requested to bring well filled basket.-. OUR NEW ' COURT HOUSE Editor Scout: There seems to be a general opin- j ion that court houses must be dirty. Why this is true, it is hard to say. A great deal depends on the janitor but probably more depends on the ether citizens of the county. Now that Cherokee is soon to use her handsome new court house let us hope that the ones who enter therein will feel a sense of civic pride and responsibility by doing nothing to | mar the beauty or dignity of the building. The writer had occasion a few weeks since, to go to the Catawba County court house in Newton and it was hard to realize that the building was really a court house for it was so well kept both inside and out. There were no tobacco stains on | the floors and no pencil marks on the walls showing that the work of an ef ficent janitor was furthered by the) help of careful citizens. May the same spirit be shown by all who use our own new marble court | house for strangers who see our pub lic buildings, judge the citizens by the | way these building are kept. A READER. shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of such head lamp. "(b) Head Lamps shall be deemed to comply with the foregoing provis ions prohibiting glaring and dazzliny lifhts if none of the main bright por tion of the head lamp beams rises above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parrallel to the level road upon which the loaded vehicle stands and in no case higher than forty-two inchse, seventy-five feet ahead of the vehicle. "(c) Whenever a motor vehicle is being operated upon a highway, or a portion thereof, which is sufficiently lighted to reveal a person on the highway at a distance of two hundred feet ahead of the vehicle, it shall be permissible to dim the head lamps or to tilt the beams downward or to sub stitute therefor the light from an aux iliary driving lamp of pair of such lamps, subject to the restrictions as to tilted beams and auxiliary driving lamps set forth in the sub-section. "(d) Whenever a motor vehicle meets another vehicle on any high way it shall be permissible to tilt the beams of the head lamps downward or to substitute therefor the light from an auxiliary driving lamp or pair of such lamps subject to the re quirement that the tilted head lamps or auxiliary lamp or lamps shall cive sufficient illumination under normal atmospheric conditions and on a level road to render clearly discomible a person seventy-five feet ahead, but shall not project a glaring or dazzling light to persons in front of the vehicle, provided that at all times required in section 47 at least two lights shall be displayed on the front of and on op posite sides of every motor vehicle other than a motorcycle, road roller, MAR 31 . Mints:. K. John ; . O- : Smith I.:;. > vveck Mr. ami M of Norwood, X. ??! r. '*ha - Johr.sc i\ ??!' rrivcd this aftornogg} t (siio't while with relati ? M : . . \V. C Lithbert < is visiting Mr. ;:!> Xewmah this week. Mrs. Geo. Cogdill. of WV! X. C.. pern a few days with -V <1 Mrs. I. 15. Hull. Mrs. \V. K. Johnson an. -;hlers. Inez, and Milderd left A! < -iy for Letiiia where they will : several 1 days. Mr. and Mrs. James Palmer of I Mountain View, Ga., and Mr. \Y. F. Palmer, of Canton, Ga., spent last Wednesday night with Mv ;.nd Mrs. W. K Mulkey. Quite a number of Marble people are attending the revival Meeting at Murphy. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Johnson had as their dinner guests on last Sun day, Mrs. Thelma Jackson, Messrs. Guy Ladd, Emory Lovingood, (iwyn Ladd. Mr. and Mrs. Troy Jones of Gas tonia. N. C., are visiting his parent. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Jones. The Valley town Township Sunday School Association will meet with The Red Marble Baptist Church, Aug ust 27, 1027. We want every Sunday School the Township to be represented. The following program is to be ren dered on that day. 10:30 ? Song. Devotional by Paul Lovingood. Song. 10:45 ? Organizing and using the young people in the Sunday School, by C. W. Bailey. 11:15? Male Quartet. 11:20 ? How to reach and hold) adults in Sunday School, by J. M. | Lovingood. 12:00 ? Basket Dinner. Everybody | '.'liiond, : . K. l>. road machinery, or farm tractor. "(c) No city or town shall enact an ordinance in conflict with this sec tion." "Your attention need not be called to the danger of glaring lights, cars with only one headlight, ana with no tail light. A large percentage of the accidents occuring cm our highways can be traced to faulty lights. As you will see from the above quota tions the law clearly prohibits im proper lights as outlined above. Aside from carrying out your city duty as an officer in enforcing the provisions of the law, you will be rendering a distince service to the public and will ecect a saving of human life if you will do your utmost to enfore this law. ' "Your co-operation in this work will be appreciated, not only by the State Highway Commission, but by the law-abiding motorists of the State who are anxious to n.ake night-driv ing safe. I would suggest that you make public through your local paper, the fact that you intend making a drive on cars having improper lights. I believe that this will cause a num ber of motorists to have their lights put in proper condition in ordei to avoid arrest. "This office will be very glad to co-operate with you and to furnish any information desired. A copy of the law and a list of headlight adjust ing stations in your city or county will be furnished on request. ('Your truly, "H. K. WITHERSPOON, "Assistant to Chairman." MRS. TRAVIS PP-QVT> ROfWC L ? " 1 i_> L V_/ x. vv^y TQ JU;7 y ipp AR.Y "i : rt"! "Castw G'rls Wvew Km'! i :"??"??**; "< i " ?. i f\ .v' My -'rr ious : uii ( 1 1 ? V 11 Mrs. 1?. ill- i ? ? ntiy pre-tnt<d Zane Gr y ?> '"Tilt ' ..isir . the ( \myon." Two Robber Supecls Caught at Dahloriega Dahlonega, Ga.. Aug. 1 !?"< ?ll?>\v ing the robbery of Bob Christopher's store, three miles: south of Blairsville, i Saturday niuht, two men giving their i names as Smith and Blackwell ami I their home as Atlanta were arrested ; here Sunday afternoon and taken to I Blairsville Monday morning. The two suspects passed .lim Ra ; van's store south of Neel's Gap Sun day afternoon in a light automobile, j Havan notified peace officers in Dah I lonega who met the car at the edge of town. A considerable amount of j merchandise was found, according to the offficers. Chiistopher was notified and came 1 to Dahlonega. He identified some men's underwear as goods taken from his store, and a merchant from An drews, N. C., identified the remain der of the goods, consisting of more than twenty suits of men's clothing. bring ^ basket. 1 :110 ? Devotional, by Rev. A. West. 1 :45 ? The Sunday School organiz ed to meet the needs of the children, by Mrs. \Y. M. Avlny. 1 :55 ? Male quartet. 2:10 ? General needs of Rural Sun days Schools, By J. B. Hall. 2:40 ? One gool feature of our Sun by one representative of each Sun day School. (A three minute taik day School.) 3:10 ? Election of officers. Selec tion of time and place for Township Institute. 3:30 ? Adjourn. POULUTRY Prices for loading Poultry next week are as follows: Colored Hens and Chickens, 1 le per lb. Leghorn Hens and Chickens 13c j per pound. Cocks and Geese 8c per lb. Ducks, 10c per lb. Turkeys, 20c per lb. Candled eggs, (cased), 24c per dozen. The schedule is as follows: August 23rd, Murphy (Hayesville by Truck. V. W. LEWIS. N. C. Division of Markets. A Championship in "heart" play ing has been in progress at the Dickey house for the past several weelir, every Wednesday night, the players being J. \V. Snipes, R. L Simpson, Oapt. Jim Riekertt, Allen Lovingood, J. H. Pruitt and L. C. Rouser. Cap tain Riekertt, considered champion heart player of the Murphy Branch, so stated the boys, went down in de feat in a crucial game of the tourna ment Wednesday night. The Captain presented the cards. Mrs. T. C. McDonald entertained her Sunday School class with a picnic at Cool Springs Tuesday, August 9th, and a great time was had by those at tending, including Mrs. McDonald, Robert, Warren and Lucile McDonald, Tommie Coppenger, Virginia Pierce, Deltha Mae Gulley, Pauline Allen, Genevia Doekery, Ruby Birchfield, Ida Birchfield, Edith Robinson and Clara Nell Robinson. I 1 Til' IN. TOWN ' ?^5'."3TV7"S "rG p. : ? '0 " MOVE ; Town of 2500 Two V- ar? A ;o ow Ousting ^ V ' ;i*. "'opu'atior; cf 8.000 (3y Beryl Whiteman) icros- the \\ a ut antra river v.-iuh , foi ms imj ? >ri;int link in 1?- Ap palachian Seen l:"hv...y \ \ti the ouistam: jog .in I lit- big ? indt:>*iia! jubilee whieh look pla r at Ki: :J>ethton, '1 ? nr:vf-M i- on At; .ust ir?. Klizabelkt< n un: ' t\\ ? years ago, , was :? pros : ou> little Tenn-->ee i*i :i lit \ *eal wit h a population of not over tweni v live i indeed people. To ia\ it has a }>? :::t i ? #i? of eight thous and. it i the home of the American Bamberg Corporation, a I artificial silk company which manu factures a high grade Rayon product from cotton, and which will eventual ly employ m< re than S.000 people. It : is also th?? chosen site of the Ameri can Glanzstoff Corporation which manufactures a Kayon silk product from wood fibre. The American Glanzstoff Corporation will erect live units of it.s manufacturing plant, each of which will employ 8,000 operatives. With the carrying out of plans of these two corporations it is estimat ed that Klizabethton wil have a pop ulation of 1 0,000 "people fifteen I months hence, and that the end of seven years, which is the outride esti mate of time required to complete "" ?.i the units of the two factories, it will have a population of more than one hundred and twenty five thous and. The big industrial jubilee was ar ranged by the Chamber of Commerce, the city officials and the local. .news papers to celebrate signing the con tracts with these corporations for this fndustris! expansion. It has been estimated that if the present program of the Bern berg Corporation and the Glanzstoff Cor poration is carried out there will l)e need for the construction of a mini mum of five thousand houses in Eliza bethton within the next fifteen months. Major George T. Everett, chairman of the Real Estate Board is aauthority for the statement that the Appalachian Scenic highway will be one of the ibg factors in relieving this situation. Major Everett states that the Roar. Mountain country and the Lynville section nearby are dotted with small sawmills, and that it is possible to bring a vast amount of lumber and other building material from these small saw mills to Eliza bethton over the highway. He states that fully eighty five percent of the vast crowd which attended the jubi lee came over this highway. Officials of the local real estate board are pre paring for an influx of builders who will seek to cope with this housing shortage and take advantage of the investment possibilities that lie in the construction of small homes, apart ment houses, stores and all other types of building that are essentia] to a rapidly growing city. * Statisticians claim that the plans of these two giant industries, which will have an employed personnel of upwards of thirty thousand people within the next five to seven years, will result in a city at Elizabethton with a population of more than a hundred and twenty five thousand. Their estimate is based upon the accepted theory that there are five poplc in any communty to each in dustrial employee. This would bring the population to fifty thousand, but they have disconunted it by twenty five thousand to take care of the floating population incident to labor turnover. It has been stated by peo ple conversant with city building that the growth of Eliabethton from a small town with 2,500 population to a large city of 125,000 within such an incredible short time will set a record in the annals of American in (Continued on page 2)
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