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VOLUME XXXIf. So. 30.
RESIGNATION OF
PASTOR ACCEPT" C
WITH RELUCTANCI
Rev. Liddell To Go T<
Corbin, Ky. ? Sunday
Night May Be Last Ser
vice Here.
Ai a meeting of the session of th
Presbyterian Church, following 'h
Sunday morning, the resig
It n of the pastor. Rev. M. C. T.id
?i . was reluctantly accepted, lit
I iMell has accepted a call to thi
? r.-t Presbyterian Church in Corhi-i
a;. 3 city of about tcventeei
th and people, and hopes to he
cS ti? assume his work th-re thin!
- part of March. He offeree
*-. ?rnati?n Sunday right. Feb
hut the church did not act ot
:il lust Sunday.
Mr. I.iddell has befcn here nhou
fif n months and has had a won
derfu; success in his work. Thi
1*1 * m! i rship of thrt chure^ hat beer
n*.<?re than doubled in that time ant
r., *. only his church, but the entiri
cor .aunity rcjrrets to see him leave
Ht and Mr?. Liddcll hav. done a fini
v. :n this community and the)
v be greatly missed. Their manj
fri : ds. however, wirj, them an ev
greater success in their new
v rk.
Mr. Liddel! announces that mxl
Si:: lv. may \ v his last services here
lit- ha. announced th- il.vi* .- ib
for tls .o sciVifi-s. Sunday
n-.ominjj at eleven oVU? * th
j : will be "Partakers with Christ."
! , ubject f>the hour Sun
ivenins "Go ? t Mi"."
: + * * * * ******* + *
+ 4" ^ + !
Boilir^ Springs $
+ +? * * * Y* V- -V V- * -b i-r
+ !
Mr. Ed Gentry, of Grandvi \v.
L-<<d throunh our ?-etion Saturday
his way to Snow Birth
Mr. Marshall A.Ion wa in ou
dst Saturilav on business.
Mr?. Walter Da\ i nr-.d f imi:>
r.t the week-end with her sister,
Henry Dockrry.
We had a few days j;o<?d mect.nj;
i? ri last week.
Mr. ard Mrs. Luther Dockerv vls
d friends nt Snow Bird Sunday.
Mr. Henry Abemathy ha? quit his
>h at Snow Bird.
Mr. Joe Abernathy has quit lojfnK
for C. C. Mills.
Vlr. and Mrs. Homer Lovingood
tve moved in the house with her
ircnta, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Davis.
Mr. C. C. Mills saw mill has stop*
ior a few day- on account ?f
T some work done on his saw.
i. Vinna Gaddis visited hor
ter, Mrs. Floyd Arms, last
and Mrs. M. B. Dockery went
rphy on business Friday.
are glad to hear that Owl
has woke up. 4
and Mrs. Andy McDonald vislere
parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
ernathy Sunday.
I
Bra. Emmie Fair left for her home
K)hio Friday after spending a few j
Bb with her "arents, Mr. Mrs.
V. Darts.
Hr. Robert Abcrnathy and fan*Bent
to Murphy Friday.
J. N. Woody t r Marble, is
Hnf a few days here thi* week.
^Lars. Robert and D. McDonald
j^^visitors at Mr. M. B. Dockery'sj
jan of Murphy and Chei
I DEATH CLAIMS
) SCHOOL HEAD |
:J AT HAYESVILLE
J R. Victor Bailey Hies aft-'
r Attack of Influenza;
' 11 Has Temporary
Charge of Schools.
p j R. Victor Bailey, ruperintondenl
? >f the Hay. -v.lie PuMic Schools,
o
.lied Sunday afternoon about one
, | o'clock. His death was due to com-J
, | : lications following influenza. Mr.
B . Bailey had apparently recovered
i from the flu and had re.-umod his
^ | lutie- in school. Friday morning.
| after he had bn-n back at scho' !
, i for four day-, hi .va found uncon
, j scions in hi. room. His relatives at
( I Net: Wake County, were notified.
^ and his brother. H. T. Bailey, rcachi.-d
her Saturday. Howt4er. the
:ck man did not rally enough to recIognize
his brother. The end came
shortly after one o'clock Sunday af;
t rrr.oon. The bodv was brought to
I Murphy late Sunday ind prepared.
t I for burial ar.d sent to Neuse early
| Monday morning.
s' Mr. Bailey was tl'ity-three years
. oi aire. lit irradiiat'<i from the j
Stiit University in 1916, following
_ j v hioh, he laugh r-'. e f t a yeaH
then entered the j.rmy and serv!
. "Ver>eas for iv.. th: : a y at
; ti ? ? ' . :ed ;? wound ' head on
the 21st of Oetoht- the z'frv.
( t thi :rnti>t 1 Itn ot
I Novfub^r, i n>.t months
; it;;! Aft r h - return to
: be St./ he again nssumed
I* die in th \ vers.ty ar.d had
th? of Ma t r of Arts coi.f<.rrr*|
h.iu r.L fi.miv.c'U'i'mpiit t** L,
,j lone 1922. He came to Hayesville
las*. fall a;.d assumed charge of th.*
a y>tt?n there. H,. was maki'n
a f ; e success of the schools and
wa- well liked by the entire community.
lie IS survived bv his parents and
Ifour sisters and f.ve brothers.
Mr. Allen .1. Hell. County SuperJ
ir nden.t of public instruction in
Clay C ..nty is in ten.porary charge
| the school, <1??it:the adminslrait.\<
work and part of the teaching
| that Mr. Bailey did. Mrs. B. Neil
I Haigier is also doing part of th
caching. It iv understood that arrangements
are trying to be made
to allow Mr. Bell to continue to suprv.se
the schools for the remainder
i >f this year.
CENTRAL SCHOOL
AT PEACHTREE TO
CLOSE FRIDAY
| j?joo Roon ^nrrpcofnl
' Year?Attendance Has
Been Good.
Peachtree, Feb. 27.?The Centrali~cd
St'hc-li; here >v'!j Fndav
afternoon, llarcu 2. after one of th?
most successful years in the history
of thc school. We have had a spien
(i d corps of teachers and fine work
has been done throughout the year.
The teachers are: B. R. Carroll, W.
K. Johnson. Jefferson L. Martin,
Elizabeth Lovingeod, Clara Me
Combs, Wm. C. Pipes, Laura Puett, j
and R. M. Moore.
The attendance this year has also
been unusually good. The enroll- ^
ment was 294, while the average attendance
has been 233. The enrollment
in previous years perhaps has ^
been as good ag this year, but never e
before has the daily average attendance
been so high,
| Every effort has been made by t
tha teachen to keep up interest in
the school and the pupils, for the
most par:, have worked hard. Three
children, two girls and one boy, who
were promoted to the seventh gradelast
year by Prof. Hendrix. and have j "
studied seventh grade under Prof. !
Carroll, were promoted to the eighth j ,
| k
(Continued Ob page 4) T
Cfjcro
rokee County, and the Li
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA,
NEWS OF '
I?lil. Uev. Arlii.ii M.-ill ton, b!sn >]
warked for yeori. -?Antl-Seniltic ?j<-i
of the zone of French occupation In tl><
DEPUTIES CAPTURE I
BLOCKADE STILL
Deputy Sheriff .1. C Marcus, with
the a ii of J. \V. .. Hue brought la
a (I - illery, a gallon of whiskey and
a man early \Vedn< i:y morning.
Thc : till \va- about I.* ??ailons capacity
ami was found oj. the head of
Davis Creek, about fifteen nvles
flint here. About -cventy-five or t;
eighty gallons of beer w re also ri
puUICU uul. i !(, uialtiiviy nus ItwL Jin
operation when found but offi- ;n
ors brought in lson Davis, \vh > i: . ,
u. j*ecti (1 o' being connected with It. j
It is understood that Davis was van*- aJ
ed on another charge.
"t* -V- '? ^ "f *Y* ! |
a- a. a. ! n
Owl Creek j!1'
r 4? 4* +
! + A A A * ? * A * * * * ! -i* ,|
v<
Mr. Henry Kephart has gone to
Asheville on business. J
Mr. Ernest Kephart is ill with the '
n:i(
U.
b<
Mr. Williah Marcus has purchased
a fine team of mules.
Corn to Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Mar.-ust
a fine baby girl.
m
Mrs. Tat Odell wa the guest of
Miss Tina Solesbee Sunday. tc
Clifton Kephart has moved to the Ir
John Nicholson house. M
" w
C. .J. and W. P. Marcus are in *5:
business now. he
bi
We arc having some nice weather t'l
it this writing.
R.
Mr. Mark Lunsford was a visitor ;1
it this place week.
fr
Messrs. Clifton and Tom K"phart ~r
ire hauling ties very fast, i x
M
Mr. E. 0. Palmer has gone to w'
lauling ties with his truck again. Pr
Mr. James crisp was a business
isitor at this place last week.
in
Mr. Clifton Kephart had the mis.
ortune of getting his finder mash- fri
d with a tie. m<
a
Come on. Grand view; you are gret- Pa
ing behind. le*
da
CORNWELL BUYS MARKET T'
Mr. B. B. Comwell has bought
'aylor's Market and is operating; it
nder the name of The Star Market, be
Ir. Cornwell formerly ran a market Le
ere and his friends will be glad to iet
now that i.e has taken charge of no
he Star Market. cot
lading Newspaper in
, FRIDAY. MARCH 3, 1923
THE DAY IN
; Oi t la?. u.> UollOlUlV > ii.rl <>. uii' I
nioiistrati-.n by the National Soelalis
e Ituhr district.
)utinguished Reader to
Appear Here Soon
diss Beulah MrNeniar
ToXIiive Delightful program
at School Auditorium
March 6th
Mi n, ,i!nh K M Wlllar. .IInRllishctl
lyi cuni ? ; V rt:--. r. will
ive a delightful program here
ucsduy uvuiiiiik, March '?th, accord-1]
iir to announcement-; recently made
t.r>ne r.y o! r icers ?f '.hi- B&ptis\
; ?!; s' Aid Society, uinl- r1 whose
Mi s MfN'i-niar c* :: .
Miss MeNemar's | : -gram i:u iud? i
no'.ogues, shi rt storie-. chiract r
npe: onation , poems aJ.?! ;?i:inogues.
She is said to In- 0:10 of tTic
It' i manodramnt onterta n *
.il a del ghtful evonin_' is a. urcd
>ung and old.
he program w 11 begin strictly at-jl
:'t(? Tuesday evening, March
The program wil begin strict!y at
lir. ion chargc of 2">c ?n<l 3 fie wil!
. charged.
!
Tollett-Harris.
The following marriage announceent
will be of interest to many
oui readcrs a the young people f
rmerly lived in this section:
Cro sville, Tcnn., Feb.24.? Miss
ene Marie Harris, of Isabella, and
jr. Carfisie ^oiiett, or Giv??mC,, I
ere married Thursday. Fob. 1"? at
30 o'clock in the evening, at the
tmc of Judge K. C. Snadgras.--. The
ide is a member of the faculty of
e Cumberland County high school)
.j ; _ daughter of Mr and M?= '
L. Harris, of Isabella. She
graduate of the East Tennessee
nrmal, class of '22, and has many i
iends in East Tennessee. The i
oom is a member of a prominent j
ossville family, the son of Mr. and !
rs. E. (I. Tollett, and is associated j
th hi- father and brother in the.
actice of luw. He was a sergeant
Company G, 119th Infantry, in j
e world war. He received his 'aw ;
gree from Cumberland University
1921.
Relatives and a limited number of
iends witnesed the wedding cere (
>ny. The bridal trip was delayed
week because of the school en~
gement of Mrs. Tollett. the couple
iving for the south last Wedncay
afternon.?Knoxville Journal &
ibune.
It would be just as well to pause
fore turning the U. S. Over to
nine, Trotsky and the other Sov- :
s. Unlike Russia, we would have
crown jewels to hock when the
ncern went broke. ?Judge.
I)
2>C0Ut
this Section of Westeri
PICTURES |
OCCUPEE- Bfev
l"te India:.-. .ini<-n_ wtiom lie has
is of liavuriu in Munich. It?Limit
PAVING WORK ON
TENN. COMPLETED
i\.?n T v.ne - Street has
be. n completed V> the WTl an Con-'
trurtion i'ompanj. which ha.- leer,
at work here i"or the last. th*r?
month". The street from the bnvei
Val y River bride t.? the com of
Depot Street and a j.ar- w strip lh
front of the post of f ice, making the
tree? full width at that point, is fin- '
ished ami \, :1< be cpon ' ?r traffict
within a few days. The street from
the corner of TenesM-t. t.. the* Southm
D' ; l.as 1 competed sev
e a! \v ? Tie company i . .?w Vc
L'nmini; >T1 the street leading from
the >Mti - iii to" U.e L. A- N U.ilway
"tat ion.
Wolf Creek
{ T *f* d*
: ! * w k k k k k k k k k -h -h
Misses Hilda and Evelyn Beers
visited Mi . Minnie Stev> i . of I. w?r
Belltown, Saturday.
\V L. ,!arron and son, Herbert, ,
went to mis Crossing Sunday
where they will take up the sawmilling
work.
Mr. \V. C. Ballew, who was reported
a *w weeks afro had sent an
order foi Mrs. Ballew number two,
received a registered letter a few
days ago and he left here for Knoxvil'.e
Friilay, and is expecting to return
Monday or Tuesday with her.
There will be a spelling bee at
the Rural IIou,c S-.tu.da,
night. March lht? 10th. Everyone rs
invited.
Mr. J. M. Carre n celebrated his
vontv-third birthday last Tuesday.
Tl -*? > ?
i iiunf (m rn'iii him-: ?ir, anci .Mr .
!. M. Garron, Mr. and Mr.-. Rachel J
Ricks, Mr. and Mr \V. A. Burgess j
and family, of Beiltown; Mr. and
Mrs. J. R. Morgan and family, Mr.
and Mrs. W. L. Garren and baby. |
A sumptuous dinner was served, j
which was greatly enjoyed by all. i
Coca-Cola Company
Adding New Machinery
The Coca-Cola Company is this
week replacing their old bottle washing
machine with a new Miller Hy*.
dro Junior, which, together with the
automatic bottling machine added a
few months ago. makes this one of
the best equipped small plants in the
state. The new washer will thoroughly
sterilize and rinse every bottle
injuring the drinks bottled here to
be pure and wholesome.
....... I.??r I I I I I r | j
ADVERTISE IN f
THE SC O U T !
"IT WILL MAKE I
n North Carolina
?1.6? A YEAH IN ADVANCE
CLAY COUNTY
ORGANIZES
CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
! ? *
Will Advertise Natural
Advantages to World;
Has Many Resources
Hayesvilks Feb. 26.?A countywide
Chamber of Cmiynerce was or?
rvd here last Thursday fop the
purpose of developing the county in , j
every possible way. ~~ Attorney O. L.
Anderson was made President, and
H. Ned Hairier. Secretary. Anoih
r meeting will be held early in
March, at which delegates from all
the township.; will be present and a
program for the year mapped out.
' "lay county has many natural resource
ar.d advantage-, but on account
of poor transportation facility
. has not been able to develop
them. With the coming of good
r iiiv it is expected that the county
will experience a new' commercial
ra. There ar*. many valuable mineral
deposits in the county, some of
which arc being developed. The
Chamber of Commera will bring
th? to the attention of miners and
have the other mined ami used. The
id ; try a a. w uld bring untold
w?; to into tile county. The climate
ar.? I f the county have been de? ;
- i0r *11 that, of any roun.
t\ .. the w < ' vTii I art of the State,
ami uiio of the | urj > - of the
Cham of Commerce will be to give
lie. a rag* n.J thi. industry.
Ait'r ii.t. of th Chambe
of t ommen-e wil be to induce the
build , . .-u turner hotels in the
count> to take care of the expected
t-urist iravei when the roads that
arc now umie, way, and completed.
The climate ami scenic beauties of
Clay County are unsurpassed. Old
Chu: (Inp a;:<! Tus.juitte Bald
heck ii tot he travc'. r to explore the
ri< 'idland while the deep fo rests
flinjr "lit :i challenge to the lovers of
adventure.
The Chamber of Commerce was
it.> put Clay County where
she ouirht to be, and i.s the first great
niuvi- t-> tret the progressive people
f th. county to co-operate for the
u:i??id ?>f th? whole and eliminate the
tendency towards individualism. It
- expected that a large representation
will he here for the next meeting.
the date of which will be unit
i: need a little later.
York Rite Masons
To Hold Ceremonial
In Waynesville
Waynesville, Feb 21.?The York
Ritu bodies of Wavno"vill?
announce a Ceremonial reunion to
h?- he -i March 27th and 28th, at
winch will bi> conferred the Chapter,
Council and Convnandery degrees
Th,. Chapter degree!* will be
conferred during iiie afternoon aim
evening of the 27 and on the morning
of the 28, Doric Council will
confer the Council or Cryptic degree
. Thi.- will be the first time
these degrees hav0 been conferred
by the Waynesville hodies at a meetir.g
of this kind, the Council being
a recent addition. During the afternoon
and evening of the 28th \Vay>ne-ville
Commandory will confer the
Orders of the Temple, bringing th?
work to a close. About sixty candidates
will take the degrees in the
different bodies.
Rural Carrier Exam.
Held Here Saturday
A rural carrier's examination was
held here Saurtday, Feb. 24, for
the purpose of filling a vacancy on
one of the routes at Warne, N. C.
Clarenc^ P. Caler. Howard C. Ford,
James A. Wood, Clay Ford, Zeb. B.
Stephens, and John H. Thomas, took
the examination. The results of the
examination ha*re not yet bcen announced.
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