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I The Official Org*
I VOLUME XXXIV. No. 4?.
I PLANS FOR CO. 4
I s. s. CONVENTION
I TAKING FORM
I Program Has Been Arranged?D. W.
fit S?m? To Be Chief
1 Speaker f
I Pi:., f??r the County Sunday
jjt<h M otion. which will bo
heM Murnhy Baptist Church
on I: y aiul Friday. July 12th
srJ l:::h, are rapidly taking form
I ar.?i " >n charge ?>f arrangem Jits
I an falent that Sunday School |
H vo:' from all over the county
v.: itt?"dnnei? ??t tho vortmiR I j
i ? * . : f the meeting. Phigrair..
nvention ha\ been
thi ' th county and each Sunday
"1 has been invited to send
in a delegation of teach? rs, ->f1W
. d othetl interestod memb rs
! : nvention. The offer of a
l:,r:- ' banner to th- Sunday school
v - : lnrir??*t niimh, ,lV. , if;
' 'n attendance." according
number of miles traveled,
... id to s't imulato interest and
#au.-. tl.i* Sunday Schools to work
hana ii t" get thei>? numbers to utter;,:
th, convention.
ral Superintendent T?. W. '
g th, North Carolina Sunday *
School \ssociation? and Aasi t
< . lant Mia Flora Davis] will!1
he h ?f ??ut-of-county vpealcers
at : invention. Li id ing Sunday 1
Svh' worker- and pa -tor* of the 1
i \ will have parts in the pro- '
\\ the convention is p'anned ^
p: i: v for Sunday School tcach?r
ffi in, all wi are interest,
e-l Sunday School work are Invit
attend^ and a special invlt:
L'ivt-r to th* membtis .if
i > nn<l women's organized Bible
cla--.
(The full program will be found
0" ! gilt. )
TRAIN ON MURPHY
BRANCH IS MOVED
UP FORTY MINUTES
.
Trjiin No. 17 now Due to Arrive
at 2:35 P. M. Instead
of 3:05
Beginning last Sunday, July iat,
Tr No. IT. on the Murphy Branch
Iv'' :ht* Southern Railway, moved up
it- -i hrdule by forty minutes, accord
?nng t,. announcement made by the
local railway agent, Mr. J. O. McCurdy.
With the inauguration of
the change this train will leave Ashcvil'.e
at 8:00 a. m., eastern time. Instead
of 8:40, as heretofore and is
scheduled now t0 arrive in Murphy
forty minutes earlier, or at 2:35, Instead
of 3:05( central time.
t??:
Special Services at
Methodist Church
rding to an announcement
recently given out, thu pastor, 'Rev.
M. B C',. crcr ,,.,11 pr......u rn the subject
of "Independence Pay" at the
Methodist Church next Sunday morning
at 11 o'clock. "The distinctly
**l!giou> phase of this subject will
be discussed," s.ays the Pastor, and
all thoughtful patriotic Christian
men and women will enjoy this ser!(
ii and should plan to attend.
In the evening the Presiding Elder
"f the Waynesville District, Rev. R.
S. Howie, will preach at 7:30 P. M.
Brother Howiq makes special request
that everyone who possibly caA be
present for this service.
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Date For Road Meet
Not Yet Arranged
- I >'?i uo;a uko ?uun3 Ui UIC |'n"
pers carried a story of a projected
road meeting: to be held in Murphy
on the tenth of July. This was an
erroneous report. Stat^ authorities
were asked to come to Murphy on
that date but as they could not come
the meeting was not arranged. It
>s hoped that the meeting can be had
sometime this month and j???t as s<a*?n
a definite date can be fixed upom
the announcement will be made.
mt
r? of Mnrphy and Cher
\sa G. Candler Marries j
Stenographer Widow
Asa (i. Candler Sr., 72. wealthy
apitalist and founder of the Coca
.'ola Co., and Mi-. .May Little K:igin.
! "?, a public .-tenographtr. were mailed
at Atlanta, Ca., on June 20th.
Mr. Candief met Mrs. Kagin while
;he latter had a stt nogranhic office
n hi- building. Photo shews the
I) ride.
OXFORD CLASS
COMING HERE
ON JULY 12TH
Cl**? Never Fail* ' to Entertain?Thi*
Ycar'it Claa* Said t0 Be
Bent Ever
Murphy peopl(]M wh > were fortunate
i*m ugh t?? hear the singing class from
Oxford Orphanag,- last years and all,
who are interested in th little fathirlesis
children of th? Masonic Lodge
i>f North Carolina is caring for at
Oxford will welcome the announcement
of a return engagement of this
class again this summer. According
to information given oat here recently
by a committee of the local
chapter of the lodge th*. class will
be here and give its program in the
1_ I ?: ... ?u,. 101k ..r
mtwoi aumimium -w? ?u
July. Eight o'clock is the hour fixed
upon.
The Oxford Class is always entertain
in gr to the 'highest rdegrct? and
give* evidence of the most precise
training. According: to newspaper
reports from towns thus far vi.-Oted,
this year's class is no exception to
the rule.
The following is an excerpt from
the morning: paper at New Bern, following:
a visit of tht Oxford Class
there a few weeks ago: "The singing
class from the Oxford Orphan-!
age paid New Bern a visit yesterday
and last night gave a most enjoyable
concert at the Masonic Theatre, at!
which inauy present, and which
was declared by everyone to be the j
best ever rendered here by the class.
"The entire class this season
reems to be better trained than ever
before and their renditions were
such as to please the most critical."
Equally complimentary stories a*e
carried by all the tuners in the towns
wht*re the class) has been and Mur-.
phv people cam be assured of a fine
evening's entertainment on' ^Thursday
night, July 12th, when the class
is to give its concert inj the school
auditorium.
Masons To Have Big Day
In Hayesville
Hayesville, July 10.?Word comes
from our sister county 01 c_iay mat
Friday. July 13, will bo gala d*y In
Hayesville, the county scat. The I
Masonic Lodge v ill have the exer-1
cises in charge. The main feature |
will be a concert in tho evening by1
the Oxford Orphanage singing class.
A fc-ee barbecue dinner will He servi
d%nd a game of baseball is being
nanged for the aftenujon, preced-'
ing the concert.
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Cfjert
okee County, and the I
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
Elaborate Fire
Display Clo
Independer
Sunday School Associa
tion Speaker
/i j
i ijj .
I>. W. SIMS. General Superintends.it
of th> \ n th Carolina Sund.ly
School Association, who will he the
leading sneaks* at the Cherokee
County S. S. A., whulj meet* hero
Thursday and Friday, July 12th and
l.lth.
TO FILL POSITION
RURAL CARRIER
AT GRANDVIEW
Examination to Be Held in Murphy
On Ju!y 28, Announces
Mr. Crooks
iiivuiumn ?.? an .IIIIII.U.II. |||< II.
rtccntly made public by Postmaster
R. F. Crooks, of the local postoffiec,
? rural carrier's* exemination for the
purpose of selecting a carrier for the
Grandview . N. C., route will be held
on the 28th day of duly at the Murphy
office. ThJ examination will
be open to citizens who actually live
i nUie territory of the Grandview
postoffice, according to the announcement.
The examination is open to
both men and women but the right is
reserved to specify which sex is desired
when the (certification of eligible*
is made. It is understood that
preference will be given to ex-servce
men.
Forms to be filed out and blanks
to make application for right to take
the examination may be had from the
postmaster either at Grandvied or
Murphy or front the post office department
at Washington, D. C.
Postmaster Crooks advises that applications
should be submitted early.
Cu!lnwhe* Closes
Successful Session
The first term of the Cullowhee
summer school came to a close last
Friday, June 9th, with the holding
of examinations. j The ten weeks
term, whic^ closed Friday, is said to
have been a successful one from ev
r.ry standpoint. The attendance was
large, there being a number of boys
and girls from Cherokee County.
Registration for the second term
of the summer school started on the
third of this month. It is reported
that over half the students of the
first terrti will remain over and that
many new students will arrive for
the new term, according to the Registrar.
Confederate Pension
Board Met Monday
The Confederate Pension Board
of Cherokee County, composed of
Messrs. P. E. Nelson, Prrd 'Tatham.
and Mack Harris. were in session
here Monday reviewing the pension
list and (considering applications for
pens kins.
ikee i
-ead ing Newspaper in
, FRIDAY. JULY 6, 1023
Works
ses Perfect
ice Celebration
DAY PASSES
WITHOUT SINGLE
ACCIDENT
Thousands of | People Witness Klai
Parade?Hayesville And Murphy
Play Tie Game
With one of the n.-rt elaborate
fireworks displays ever s^<-n in thi
entire section. Murphy clOK-,1 an aT
n<:?st perfect independence Day celebration
Wednesday night at nine
thirty o clock. Providence smilei
on the duy with a beaming: sun
About one oVlock there was a sligh
indication tain, but the light cloud
4n?n pa ? d over. ThiJ cancellation
of the Pall Ground, Ga., and Murph;
baseball game in tht. afternoon alon
marred the day but this last mim;t<
rupture of the program was mendei
by the staging of a local basebal
Rami1 between the married and s?n
Kle men.
Tho evening performance eclipe'
.anything ever staged in this par
of the count! y. The local ehaptc
of the Ku Klux Klan had nnnt>unce<
a public pantile and by seven o'cloc
i the public square and the four mat'
streets were packed'with automobile
J and spectators waiting for the para
Ide. About fifty whittvrobed fi^urt
marched through the streets behin
j a flaming torch, guarded by si
horsemen, ami were followed to th
public park by a crowd estimated a
between two ami three thousan
people and i several hundred automc
biles. The park and nearby hill
wero circled with automobiles an
people as the local Klj?n went thr
certain maneuvers beforM three lurg
burning crosses toward the center <1
the field. There were! seven figure
in the paradt. garbed in black di:
guises, which, presumably were th
initiates sworn into the order at th
ceremony.
Just following these exercises th
fire works display began. Seven
hundred dollars worth -of specii
l-ourt^ of July Fireworks were put
oir from a utile knoll on me la
end of the field. There were spir
ning wheels, sky rockets, roma
cannons and a number of special dil
plays, many of which burst in mic
air. scattering a profusion of man
colored stars.
The celebration was featured 1
th?j forenoon by a baseball ganv> ht
tween Hayesville and Murphy. Th
tw0 teams played neck and neck f?
ten innings and, by agreement, stop
ped with the score standing two an
two, in order to let Hayesville go t
Andrews for the (game schedule
there for the afternoon. Neithe
team was able to score after the sec
ond inning. Hayesville pushed love
two runs in the first and Murphy on
and in the second inning thd loct
boys came back and tied the scon
Carter, who started for Hayesvilh
had to be relieved by Jenkins in th
third and the game then became
pitchers battle {between Fain an
Jenkins. Fa'n pished a goo
steady game and received good sup
port from his team mates. Jenkir
was a little wild at first but soon sel
tied down and did some K?od pitel
ing.
In the afternoon, following a ban
concert on the public square, th
married men ronvoed 'over the sine
les to the tune of 15 to four, but th
spectators enjoyed the frame.
The day went by in fine aha pi
| There was no disturbance of an
kind and everybody had a good tint
i Many favorable comments wer
heard on the eood behavior of th
; people who had gathered here in con
1 memorat'on of Independence Da;
It was truly a "Safe and Sar
J Fourth."
kout !
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this Section of Western
S1.C3 A \
PULLIUM IS SHOT h
BY POLICEMAN
AT ANDREWS
j
Garland Posey Exonerated by Coroner
a Jury ? Man was said to
Had Liquor
Thursday afternoon. about 1 ur t
o'clock. Policeman Garland P< y. ,j
of Andrew.-. h??t and kk! Lon 'j
Pallium following an attempted -r- M
rest. Puliium. according to evidence c
at the Coroner's court, was under ?s
the influence of strong drink and had
Shop. The policenwBi was called and (
when a .'king about (tho shooting.1 a
Puilium is said t?? have replied that' <j
no one had discharged a pistol there. (
About this time Policeman Posey ob- u
served the gun in Pallium's poses- f
sion ami when he a kid that it be
j surrendeiled. Puilium drew it and be- j
gan firing at Posey. Posey return-,
ed the fire, emptj. eg' revolver ;
of its f've shots, four of which took (
effect in Pullium's body. He im- (
mniiruely dropped dead. Po ?y was >
unhurt. r
L Posey was exonerated Thursday i
c night by a coroner's jury, th jury
finding that the killing was a justi- t
fiable homicide. j
Puilium leaves a wif, and several *]
children. He was a proprietor of a ,
restaurant in Andrews, it is under- j
t stood. | j
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k GRADUATE NURSE
" ASSUMES CHARGE
LOCAL HOSPITAL '
"* ~ 1
Local Institution Filling Long-Felt ^
x Want?Has Been Very
p Successful
it
d Miss Ollie Baird, a graduate nursr ,
of Knoxville, Tenn., has been ?nils
ployed by Drs. Hill and Adams and
,1 piaceil in charge of the 1 >cal hosp t
.. al. Miss Baird is a nur>o ??f s.vi-ral
rp yenr? graduate expt rience ami is (
j. well qualified for her new position,
ami the local institution | is fortunate
in securing her services.
The local hospital authorities are
making ever effort to maintain a
high class hospital and infirmary ,
e here and the people of this and neigh- ,
^ boring counties owe them a debt of ,
j gratitude for their services. This ,
institution, since it*? establishment ,
r several years ago. has had wonder
( ' ful success. Both major and minor j,
operations of every description have i
n
been performed witjj a high degn e i
>_ ( of skill by local surgeons and in .
cases of unusual complication, ex-,]
- pert medical men from nearby ci- ,
ries have been called in. j
n The hospital fills a long felt want j
in this section. Remove it. and the
? people in this entire section foj. miles j |
r around would have no hospital fa- ,
cilities, the nearest, except it, being ,
Asheville| Knoxville and Atlanta. Its ;
? existence has saved the lives of many .
d . * w ? .a i 1
patients, scr :r. n grvn iiUiiiuei ??i j
r cases diseases and injuries must be ,
attended before a patient can! be j
r carried to a more distant city. The
e expense at the local institution is also ,
much less than it would be in a city (
hospital. This institution here in ,
Murphy is doing a great work for ]
e the people of this section and the of- .
* forts of its promoters should he ap^
predated.
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* Mack Harris Hurt In
t- Fall Wednesday
1
Mr. Mack Harris, an acred man of'
d Persimmon Creek, in the lower end
c of the county, fell in a sick swoon
r- o?^ the streets near Parker's drug
ie store Tuesday morning and after receiving
medical attention was c?~p.
1 ried to the local hospital for care and
,y further treatment. Mr. Harris was
p. i attending a meeting'of the pension
-e 1 board here Monday and Tuesday. It
ie I is said he was sitting in the drug
n-! store and began to feel sick and walky.
| ?d out. on the street and growing
>e t worse, fell to the ground. The exact
1 character of his illness had not been
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( ADVERTISE IN
I THE SC O U T
; "IT WILL MAKE ;;
f YOU RICH'"
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North Carolina
['EAR IN AD\ Ai*C*
kVANT 300 MORE
APPLICANTS FOR
TRAINING CAMP
H. Dillard H?| Blanks To Mak#
Application* For Entrance
Military Camp
Attorney J. H. Dillard has just refived
applications blanks for can
idates for the Citizens Military
'raining Camps to fill out, along
ith a message from Col. Albert I>.
>x, of Raleigh, State aid to the
rotary of War for procurement
f candidates for the summer train:ig
camps, announcing that the NorJh
Carolina quota had bee,, increased
ml that three hundred more canlidates
would he accepted. North
'arolina* original quota was filled
ip osmetiinc . hut applications to
ill up tht. additional quota of three
lundrcd will be received untin the
Oth of the month.
The following wire fv m Clark
ioweii Jr.. of Atlanta. wh? is the
;al ten?
' rps Area Aide to the Secretary of
Var, prompeted tht. standing of the
nessage and application blanks to
1 r. Dillard:
"Additional quota assigned t>outhrn
State ot* six hundred by War
department for Citizens' Military
Training Camps. Three hundred
nore qualified applicants needed
Tom your State before July 10th.
PUleasg give all publicity possible
hrough the papers and the local
repn sentatives. Thc old Southern
suites lead the country. Let's show
he War Department we can produce
he need* d applicants."
.Mr. Dillard will receive applications
from this section, 'or furnish
lanks to anyone. or app.lic itions may
he sent direct to Col. Albert Cox, at
Raleigh.
METHODIST TO
HOLD REVIVAL
UNDER TENT
All Churches Co-operating to insure
Its Success?Famous Evange
list to Do Preaching
With Evangelist Thurston B. Price
of Asheville, doing the preaching
a series of revival hn?tins8 will be?in
here under a large tent Sunday
light. July l.'.th under the auspices
jf the Mi thodist Chureh. All the
rhuuiches are co-operating JJo make
the meeting a success. Art executive
committee, composed of members of
;he Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian
Chuqchcs, has hecn formed
ind ph?ns for the meeting are rapidy
taking shape. Assisting Mr. Price
vill be a trained choir leader and
the U>cal ministers and others will
:ake active parts.
A large wall tent, measuring 60
>y 120 feet, with a seating capacity
>f from twelve to fifteen hundred,
vill be erected on the Dickey lot on
Vlain street about a block from the
square. The services will be held
iere in order at accomodate the large
*rowds which are expected to attend
he meeting.
Mr. Price is a strong evangelist
ind a great success for him is prelicted
by tjuosc who know of his
vork. He is said, 1 by those who
(now, to represent the highest type
jf evangelism. "Educated, fcrefined
ind consecrated, he stands equipped
is ft w men are equipped among the
successful evangelists the nation,"
says rriyjiuem jonn r.. crown, oi tn^
International Federation of Christian
workers. Equally flattering
testimony comes from prominent
ministres and church officials all
over the country. Mr. Price has
preached all over the country and
has met with success wherever he
has cone. He is said to be vojd of
objectional sensationalism but b>" his
attractive personality and sweet spirit
he is able t0 draw and hold men.
determined at a late hour Tuesday.
Mr. Harris a Confederate veteran
and a staunch citizen of Beaverdam
Township. He is seventyfour
year5 of age. ^ {