i l{ I F ,T ?*NT IN | II ' I E SCOUT ? I| IT- JECAUSE WE DIDN'T ? X ' KNOW IT I The Official Orgi 5LUMF. XXXV. No U Imurphy building i loan association 1 IS ORGANIZED I Will Bfgio Buaineta Next SN'.uroay I -To Hold Public Meeting I Friday Night 9 Application for Charter for a I Boildinx a"d Load Asrociation for Murphy has hcon to the Secre-j dry of State ^nd assurances havcjl |2>een received tnat ihtf ciu*rt?7 would! be granted as soon a* fifty thousand j dollars worth of stpek has been sub icnbed. \t a Monday night an organization ?a? formed by the election of officers: gui : ption of by-Laws and for.ni'4 Rt w,rrk obtaining jsbscriptions for ad^tkmal stock. Friday night aj seven o'clock at Lit arj Building a public naeeti.-e be held, at which time the j building an dloan idea will be thono-1 cghly expl lined and additional stock Subscriptions "eccived. The Murphy Building and Loan Af?ocia.4"n is the name of the n? w srysnitation which is heiyied by < "! p. Wit rspooi as pt sident. -I. W. Psvidson vice-president, and L' W. < ; . r? tary and treasurer. The follow g directors were named: < . M. ?i rd W. D. T01 Hyatt. J B. Storey, W. M. Fain, H. j G. Elkins. J. V. Barnett atvd E. C. Millor.t? Ai the same meeting it ' vs; agreed t-? stait business Salurda y. ovenibcr 11th. >metime there lias be< n a de- 1 and - Murphy f now homes andj thai demand has recently been ac-i etfituated by th?- growth ,the town ?nd tl ulrting of several mw indostt which hds brought in new] fifflil es. It is now estimated that ihen La ;i demand in town for at! least . or seventy-five additional borne-. There an a numbei4 being built t >r rent, hut the build;- ^ am loan association will give every nuh whu wants to own his own home a chir 1,, do so. It is consid tea f ciation wil' do mm ? real stability and permanence ^ Murphy than anything undertak< n recent y. There was an association in M-'rPk> a w years ago but because of siump i? busines.-. it wni allowed M grate but not i\, single lost a penny in the dissolution. During the life of the Associate : a number of new homes were built. Many have already intimated their Petition of aptying for loths as soon 1 as thi association is ready to receive! tbt 11:1s and t is exp*. * ted that within two weeks ? dwellingI hou i;i,, he gotten under way. Box Supper Th>. public is cordially invited. J MARB* E. Nov. 8.?Tile re will be a box supper nt Marble school build- 1 Kg Saturday night, Nov. 17. tar the benefit .f the school library, accord-' hg to ?? annnuncpnu nt mane hi re I today by Mr. W. J. Barton. ~ BILL BOOSTER SAYS r. 1 OOU VCHOM, \ WHO TVAM UMEV1 ? K?B> BOW *>T NN 0**J V AJUT VIEML SO corner or OTMCO-4 < IOVC kA6M *UJOS WkOUT MOO.E REfcOlkM tHMl K ?****??, \ , _j in of Murphy And Ch L. L. Heaton Injued Thursday Mr. L. L. Heaton, manager of the iron mining operations of the Clinchfield Coal Company on the Hitchcock property just across Hiawasse? River, had one of his feet severelj crushed Thursday while assisting tr unloading from the raslroad cars a heavy rock crusher which the company ! planning (a mrtsll to rnisl the large lumps of ore. It is understood that it was necessary to amputate a toe because oi the severity of the accident. One Billion In Savings Certificates "One billion dollar* of the nation al public debt, it is the hope of th< United Slates Treasury Depart nient, will be carried by comparative ly small investors of the nation in th< form of Treasury savings certifies Us." according to a statement madi by the local postmaster. The sale of the?o certificates t< the amount of $250,000,000 an nuallj* will make thi* possible. Thes< certificates are issued in convsnien demoninations of $25, $100, an< $1,000 and selling at a discount prici until further notice, of $20.50, $82 :(nd $820, respectively, to put then within reach of the man of noderat means. They mature withi fiv? years, but many be redeemed at th< option of the purchaser, at any timi at values increasing every month. The Government is serious in it purpose t'o prevent, as far ns posst hie. the loss of millions of dollar annua Iv through get-rich-sohe me sind unbound financial ventures which fleece thousands of their sav ing^. by offering to the- public ai absolutely safe investment plan ii Treasury savings certificates. The local nostmnster is the nuthoriz ed agent for the sa?e of these certif icata* and invites the public to visi the post office at any time for infor motion concerning them. "There is no excuse for losses li foolis^ investments when the publii is fully . concerning the attractive i........ ,...1 .. cd in thrd Mr. John Marcus of Owl Creel ?pent n f? w days 1n?t week doini some wok for M. B. Dockery. Mr. C. C. Mills lumber works n-< progressing nicely at this place. Our school is progressing nicel; under the management of Missc Tinda Tweed and Fmily Sword. Mr. Ben Dockery mridc a business trip to Murphy Monday. Mr William Long, of Tennessee is visiting his uncle, Mr. Aarot White of this place. Rev. Justice preaeltvu here Sur.daj and Sunday night. Mr. W. Gaddis. of Tell-co Plains Tenn.. 1? visiting his daughter, Mrs A. J. Ilass. and son. Mr. T. C. Gad dis, of this place. Mr. Joe Tucker and family, o: Tennessee, spent a few days her< !a;t week. Culberson News Mr. U. S. Nichols. his son anc daughter, were welcome visitors at Mr Ross Ellis' last Sunday night. We had a very nice box suppe here Saturday night. Mr. Frank Silvcy's new house wil soon be completed. Mr. C. C. Bailey is building a new print'ng office right heyoud th< i);stoffice. Mr. Hobert Byless* little daughtei la vcrv sick at this writing but wc hope sh? will soon recover. Mr. Wayco Byres and family fcavt ret u-nod from Ohio where they have been for a few months. Dr. aFtton'f family, of Bcllevitw ago. Our Sunday school is pnogrcsstnf along nicely. E Cfjero erokee County, and the Le MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA 1 b tSraJ WMH |fl Fx ' mm fj ' J Cat i ' Jr of c. : t \ a d( e! ft Red Cross I * November Hi s Join or Renew Y o\ MARBLE COMPANY 'S MAKING EXTENSION C FOR BUSINESS Finishing Room Being Finlargrd end ^ 1 Hotel Accomodations Opened c By The Company The Regal Blumc ncccssCTj to enlarge the ' finishing plant and to put in new, j. eouipnu. nt and employ more men.! ,: An addition approximately 20x10 nu fat is bring built to the finishing ^ | room so as t0 take care of both the vt ? I monumental and build-ing material 1 that the company is quarrying alnd p' manufacturing. I 1 ^ Becu?e *)f the increased business i it has been necessary to conitiuet a ril H bonding house at the plant to take s j care of the men. Accomodations w' : for ahout twenty-five wot leers arc s provided what was formerly the 'r'* 'old office building. Mr. Lee Loud- 1 ' trmilk has recently bten 'engaged an t t0 mintage the hotel, which has been j i j comfortably furnished and provided ? with ample kitchen and dining ac1 Icomodations. The company quarries a high'y colored Blue marble which is sold under the trade name of "Regal Blue", and ha* \von n commanding - position on tie Amtvican market, be i catu e of its durability and high Jft ^ polishing quality. This product took the gold .. idal at the Jamestown xv,n F.xptv-ition )n 1007. Practically the pu entire output of the local plant Is being sole! ir. t'v. North Central and XNt Northwestern States. it is under- I*11 stood. sh? d ' Compulsory Attendance ? Law Is Being Enforced th' Sfevcral childrcn were caught in the meshes of ih compulsory aitt n-1 I dance law this week and their par- j wo ents were haled before justice P. E. , on ' Nil on to answer why children were ? of not ir. school. Several parents wt re nu r convicted of violating Uio law and an paid fines. It is understood that a | number of other cases are to come | up within the next few days. of sj. The compulsory law require thrt pe I ail children between the ajrts of six i Co and fourteen years atU nd school ac rawiilery for at 1' nst six months in of the year, and the attendance officer sh r | is taking: steps ho see that the law Is op 1 T.-ri"d cct in. this county. no kre g ftd ing Newspaper in 1 i SLID AY, NOVEMBER <#, 1?2S. HL r imuh r ? you think my better 7 to use oliar? toll Call >A to 29th ir Membership TANDARD OIL OMPANY TO MOVE MURPHY STATION ill Erect Warehouse end Several Lsu-?e Tank, t0 Serve This Section It bicnie known today that per- j ,ts huvt been i5*ued to the Standd Oil Company to move their dls outing lanKs irom tne raciorytown, :ton to their property on Hiawa3?River ntar the ice plant and shutblock nv-H. Th new construction will include one-story iron building approxl- j ittly 30x40 feett one 14x 20 onc-| >iy iron building and two 10x20 ttical steel tanks for the storage! petroleum products. I> strict Agent W, J. Gluck. of the: tarlotU office of the Standard inpany, is here this week making ingemcnts to move the station. At the new location the station ; il be much more easily reached J th public as it will be Un a good ' jhway. It will also he easier reach-! by local distributors t?f gasoline! d oil. riminal Court Docket Completed The superior court of the county tripleted the criminal docket for November term Thursdtu* and belt the trying of civil cases. The only case of much interest us that in which Policeman Garland icy. of Andrews, was charged th murder for the killing of L. L. liiium last July. The evidence >wcd that Mr. Posey shot in self fenst and the State dropped tlv so after it had nut its witnesses on ? stand. The defense effort d no itimony. One or two lio.uor eases were up, d a few fines and road svntt noes re handed out by Judge Bryson, t otherwise the court has been void spectacular interest. Quite a mber werd inattendance Monday d Tue-day. Nitrate ?f soda doubled the yield w'n.at on th? farm of O. Q. Bruton ar Mt. tiiltal in Montgomery lunty. He apuiicu 100 pounds per r. a a top dresser about the lart February. He made 10-1-2 I els per acre wher_> the soda was plied and only five bushels where soda was used. m nw < DCOUt this Section of Westeri Abe Harshaw Finds Novel Earn of Corn Mr. A. McD. Harshaw brought to The Scout office a few days ago a; novel ear of corn path red by one of his tenants from a field of cor*i in Murphy. The specimen consists of a central wit^ a cluster of nine ears about it. all being closely associated. The ears are veiy distinct' Lilt <.?d 1-J The specimen can he seen rft th1? office. More Interest Shown In Improved Farm Seeds F.aieigh, Nov. 6.?The farmers of North Carolina .lre taking greater J interest in using improved pedigreed ( farm seeds according to Dr. R. Y , Winters, plant breeding t/'ronoraist I for the State Collegd and Depart-' ment of Agriculture. I?ast Spring, through the efforts of County Agent ! T. J. W. Broow, about 1800 bushels | of Mexican Big Boll seed were inlioducod into Union? County. Dr. | .Vinters recently queried the men using this variety and found that to a man. they were pleased with the results being secured this fall. Expressions like these are seen in . their answers: "1 will plant my entire crop with this variety next year." "Larger bolls and produces more." "Heavier fruiter and more compact growth." "Bolls large and more to talk." "Better than the! kind 1 have been growing." Nearly every reply from some forty growers h.|d statements showing! ihat they were favorably! impressed with the results of improved seed. As u further indication of this interest Dr. Winters re|?orU that a new j Association for seed improvement has been organized in Anson CSounty through the efforts of County Agent J. W. Cameron. Most of the members will use the Mexican variety of cotton with which to begin work and such farmers as U B. Blalock, J. M. Sikes, E. G. Griggs and L. L). Robinson are pioneers in the movement. Dr. Winters ha.- other associations in Edgecombe, Halifax, Sampson ami the Woodleaf community in Rowan , bounty. All of these are now well organized, ar,j selecting their seeds and are making saLs of improved cotton varieties. The Edgecombe Association is Incorporated under the State law, has a regularly employed plant breeder and is improving cotton, coin ami oats at this time. 1 h.. n-soi'inti.ilt in Hulifnv fl?? ..??* i-s doing sonic work with peanuts. According to Dr. Winters, the workers in his office 4rc assisting about 18 other communities in testing the best varieties for their localities and in selecting good seed each year that these varieties may be constantly improved. Converts Poor Field Into Productive Aera Hcndersonville. !r. 1920 Jftsnes' R. League bought a twenty acre farm. This little farm was one time a part of the Eli Rhodes farm When Mr. League bought this farm it was grown up in locust and sassafras busht>. It m;M? five bushels of corn to the acre. Mr. League now has about one half of it under cultivation. In the fall of 1921 he put out about soven acre sin rye. In the spring he turned this rye under, plant* d in in corn, using 100 pounds of 10 per c^nt acid to the acre when he planted the corn. He 'platted one row of Georgia 100-dav velvet beans and one row of corn. At laying-by time he sowed this in vetch and red clover. This year h?: has this s.ii.o land in corn, using same! amount of 16 per cent ?c.J, planting the corn about three feet in the drill and velvet beans about two feet He figures on getting from 25 to 30 bushels of corn to the aero ana from one to ane and a half tons ot velvet bean hay to the acre. Bes'des this he has put out something 1 ! o.:e hundred and fifty apple, peacii and cherry trees, also scuppcrr.or.g cr^pe vines, which will be in fruiti rg age next year. ? *r ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT "IT WILL MAKE ; ;; YOU RICH" ; ; i North Carolina ll.SJ A YEAR IN ADVANCE CLAY COUNTY TO CO-OPERATE WITH THE STATE CoramuiioMT Make Appnpnaliea To Help Control Fa*?I Fire. The Board of County Commissioners of Clay County made an appro priation of $125 at their regular meeting the first of this week for the purpose ol helping 10 prevtai forest fires in the county. Recording to district Forest Fire Warden Peterson. who was in Murphy the first of the week. The State, under the agreement made with the commlasioners, will appropriate a like or greater amount for the ame kind of work in Clay County and wardens will be appointed and patrcl work begun as soon as the danger from fires seems imminent. Clay County co-operated with the State in this work last year. Also, Cherokee co-operated last year $nd renewed the agreement again this this year. Thus far only one fire has been reported in Clu rokee County for this fall, said Mr. Peterson on his visit here this week. This was only a small fire, covering about five acres of timber land, it was said. There hftve perhaps be^n other small fires, but only the one has been reported. Many of the fires are started through the carelessness of hunters, especially this time of the year, said Mr. Peterson. and the remainder of the fall seasou will be the most dangerous, for the leaves are now falling and fire will spread rapidly when started, said the district fire warden. Fire in the woods does much damage every yearfi. and it cannot be stopped unti the state and county officials have tht. co-operation of the general public, is the opinion of forestry officials. \Volf Creplf Item* Miss Thelma Coleman, of Atlanta, who ha? been spending several weeks with Mrs. W. A. Slawson, returned to her home Monday. The little childe of Mr. J. M. Sfmonds that was reported sick last week is somewhat better now. Mr. Lewis G add is. of Hothouse, has now moved into the house with his sister, Mrs. Mat Withrow. The Mr. Adams who waa reported from here last week as being shot by Dave Bryant died on sunday night pf last week. He was hurried at Macedonia cemetery Tuesday. Rev. R. F. Carter and John Mororw conducted the funeral services in the presence of a large congregation of petople. Word has reached here that Mr. Bryant has been apprehended a is lodged in the Polk County, Tenn., jail. Mr. W. A. Slawson, who has been sick for some-weeks with malaria, has somewhat improved. One item overlooked last week das the coming of the threshing machine. If it did come late, we all thought it "better late than never." UNL/l/AiM WIX WHITE? WHO were the first inhabitants of the North American continent? Indians, as our historcs have it. or some other race more remote than the redskin ? In parts of Western North ?-" 1: i ? ? \ itrunna an? aown in licorsria is found evidence of a prehistoric race of giants who roamed these parts very many moons i before the Indian. Moor.eyed warrior? unable to see in daylight; six-lord whiteskinned Gullivers with feet said to be seventeen inches long. Scientists and historians are searching this section of the Blue Ridge Mountains in an ef fort to unearth information and evidence that might tend to J establish the fact that a race of white giants inhabited this section bet ore the Indians. | Watch An Early Issue of The Cherokee Scout ?