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IF IT ISN'T IN 2 B IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T iK.NO W IT ' lie Official Org Y FARMERS f PREPARING TO TO SHIP CREAM in Brings Good Price Pure 3rcd Cows Are Bjing Purchased Iville.?C. C. Long shipped : can of cream that was ever from Clay County, N. C. on February 29, 1924. He re5.00 for a five gallon can of produced off of one-half of '? milk in 8 days, giving the other half. lhis milk was mmed and if he had stirred times a day he would have higher butter S X test, there ig more for his can of cream ! Long is n tenant farmer ec Long's farm. He is gote cows, and is going to grow B act! ol soy beans per cow and b acre of mangles for his small rrd of four cow?. He is a believer i what the county agent says, and i his slogan: "A purebred cow, a ivr and a hen is the best for Clay ounty men." Messis. Witt Pcnlaml and B. itchtns have bought a cream sepc.itor, which will be in Us soon. Mr. mland went to Georgia and bought me grade Jerseys to produce his cam >n. Mr. B. Kitchens is going is week to get Rome cows to start ? shipping of cream. Take this word frv>ni ni -the juice ill be flowing freely f urn Clay lunty soon. This is not the only dastardly deeu at Clay County has comitted but has gone out and bought two car ads of lime to spread over its sour ;l, making available the plant food ' rtiliz.r) it already has instiud of asti fully pouring down large qualities of commercial fertilizer. It a not stopped with that. It has me out and built a lime spreader,' spread it uniformly with, and to able to adjust the amount useu. easu-. Ott and Lee Penlund were' t men that built that lime spreau. aiiJ whit I men we saw it "spread sr\ too. W11.LARI) R. ANDERSON. Clay County Ag.nt. . C. TOWNSON BUYS fHF.ROKF.E I ROLLER MILLS A business transaction, involving veral thousand dollars, was conmaied n few days ago when J. C. )wr>on urchased the Cherokee Rol'Mills of Parker, Davidson, P. ndy, Pi .-i y and other . Mr. Towr.sor. is unno-jn:c<l hid intention of build? u mili house or. the lot opo-i'. *. no plant and ..c!j ;in:ng the opertv of Hawkins Hrotheis, and oving the mills to that location.. rorkw on the building will be?*in ithin the next few weeks, in fact, \ a'.. a ^C?n aS : ^arpC ^ t';^crs j ? be secured. For the present the ills will h "p?r2tcd at their pre:- j * BILL BOOSTER SAYS -? V"\LAWf kAORE TREES \ * \ Vw i. TOUM BCMJTOUL TRStS A BCAvmtUL. TC*MM, M Own MOnwiviQ UXX* SO BARE AMD BLEAK AS ATRCEUSS jH STREET \ LOOK AROUOO V M5LJR HOME AMD SEE VE Oj AuOYHaR. TREE VUOOUJMT 9 ! I an of Murphy and Che "An Old Fashioned Mother" Friday Night At School House j Talent from Havesville is producI ing at the school auditorium tonight j under the auspices of the Woman's j Missionary Society of the Mthodi-t Church, a play, entitled, "The Old 'Fashioned Mother." The play has, eighteen characters and is directed 1 by Mrs. W. R. Anderson, who has , had considerable dramatic experi- j : ence, which insures the high quality > i of th:* performance. A small admission charge will be collected. DICKEY & DICKEY WILL SELL THE CHEVROLET AUTO In connection with their garage,! j Dickey S: Dickey have secured the sales agency for th; Chevrolet autoI mobile, according to announcement recently givn out. Passengers cars I and trucks will be handled. NEW GARAGE READY TO OPEN Mr. Cordon Hasty has completed his new garage across the Hiawassec River, which will bo known as the j Murphy Garage and Machine Shop, Iand is now ready for engaging in the general repair business. He has' I install :d considerable machinery' | and is prepared to do all kinds of repair work. A1 ye! he does not have the ngoncv for a car. He plans to devote his entire attention to the' repairing, washing storing, replacing part> of cars, and general machine repairing. Mr. Hasty was with the Cherokee i Motor Company until about two months ago when he decided to go into business foi himself. important Change Made In County Agent Work K?ih igh. N. C.?Effective Janiiar^ tihst. J. M. (Itay. Assistant Director ??f Extcnsiun, was placed in charge : of the farm agents succeeding Prof. 1 C I!. Hudson who will from now on 1 d<vote his energies to developing a ' bitter system of agriculture among the colored population of North Car- ; olir:::. Mr. Gray is a giadunte of the State College with the degree of 1 llatehelor of Science in Agriculture i and ha- been nronunent for years . in the farm life of the State. Ho was formerly connected with the old ' .gers' .r..-iitu!e work, h\i\ rcsigv.c.l J.O go to his own farm in Western ' CaVolinn. II? was latri* placed In cbfti'ga of cour.ty a^onv work" in the" Mountain District with headquarters at Ashcville. From here he came to;i Ra'eigh as Assistant Director of the Extmsion Service. Mr. Gray, is a young man of sterling ability, po?ses-ed of an excellent working ( knowledge of county agent activities; as weii as being fuuiil?<?? with the. 1 needs of farming in North Carolina. By taking over the added duties of f State Agent in charge of farmj1 demonstration work, Mr. Gray re-1 lieves Prof. Hudson who will now do. j' velop an agricultural program among the negroes. '1 For some time it has been felt that ! the College and Department should give more attention to the growing!' demands for information by Negro | farmers. Prof. C. K. Hudson has' been giving this matter partial attention to this important work. From' now on. Prof. Hudson will have charge of the local Negro agents and; will inaugurate a full extension pro-1 gram with these men. Mr. Hudson j i is a pioneer in larrn u?muasuauun work coming to North Carolina fron: Alabama as a county agent when the : Federal Department of Agriculture 1 first instituted the work here and be- i fore it was taken over by the College and Department. He has helped to promote the great progress made by , f our white farmers and will now en-1, deavor to build along the same lines j among the Negroes. I? Tom Tarheel says that he doesn't1 f know much about vita mines but he;, notices that the family with a good , garden, a cow and plenty- of fraiti, never seems to be grouchy or to be J, always taking medicine. I, l A ; U*|3lS ^ ng Tokee County, and the L MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA | Twenty-Fnv<? Items of Interest as Recorded in of a Centi The Cherokee Scout Published Every Tuesday By MERONEY & TOWNS Editors and Proprietors MURPHY, - NORTH CAROLINA j t TUESDAY. MARCH 14. 18#!) j? IX THE LEGISLATURE Adjourned to Meet in 1900 The following: tesolutions were in troduied by the Committee on Ruhs| ??! ? |'a."CU X UlM' jy. "Resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring, that the General Assembly adjourn on Wednesday, the 8th day of March, 1.890, at 1- o'clock m., to n meet again in the city of Raleigh on * Tuesday after the second Monday of j11 June, 1900. "Second. That tire Secretary of Is State deliver to the Public Printer; immediately upon this adjournment [ the resoultions of the House and i State, and all resolutions, private. ^ and public laws passed at thus session and that the same by published and distributed as upon an adjournment t( sine die." tj County Board School Directors The General Assemb'y of North fi Carolina do enact: ?u Section 1. That the following named persons arc hereby appointed members of the County Board of P. School Directors in and for their re- pi spective counties, to-wit: Chcrok.c J. W. Blackwc!!, P. E. Nelson, Dave Cobb. rc Clay?G. W. Sanderson. I. H. N Chambers, J. IT. By era. Graham?N. M. Slaughter, \V. II. Garrison, Posey Hyde. T, <Wa omit the other counties.) to When Our Courts Will Be Held { T. The' provisions of the hill entitled, j T? "An act to change and regulate the j lo Lime of holding the Superior Courts! af the Twelfth judicial District," are, herewith pi inted. At this time we1 a can' say wether or not our spring ha f rny; of court will be affected by"the : bill- The terms for this inmiwlior* -I section will be as follows: ! St Cherokee?The 10th Monday after' T1 the first Monday in March and the seventh Monday after the first mi Monday in September, each to con- m; tlnue two works. th Clay?The seventh Monday after the first Monday in March and the bi sixth Monday after thr- fir t Monday pr in Si-pt ember, t?:?ch to continue on? in week. CraHr.tr Tl: l?th Mondnv nf~ re the first Monday in March and the A 9th Monday after the first Monday ni in September, each to continue one ar kV Ct K. County Commiisicneri in Session The Board of County Commie- iar sions held a short session the first nf last week, and despite the* coal weather and silm attednnce, much ^ business, principally of a routine na. ture, was transacted. ^ Mr.John V. Britlain was appoint- ^ ed registrar for the town election in May. and Messrs. George Abbott and J. O. Davidson were appointed the ^ judges to hold said election. ^ County Treasurer King filed his regulaii monthly report as follows. ^ Current fund, overpaid, $1.45; special fund, on hand. $2,446.62; jury fund, on hand. $119. 39. An order was made that George . I^c-e Mcl.elland ta^e charge of the ^ town /dock for March. ^ An order was made directing the sheriff to summons a jury and lay off or change th# road in Beaverdam Township for two or three hundred yards ir James Bryson's field, as the g late fre'hets have coined the old , road. in Solicitor Jas. W. Ferguson and ap bride arrived on the morning train sp fcsirnmy nnu were driven to the in; home of the prom's father. Hon. G. pe 5. Ferguson, where they were given no i h??pty The ualuc ?nd, 01 rroom have completed their tour, in- co rluding Washington. New York and cc >ther cities. We welcome the bride th ?nd judge she will provr< herself a ex jreat addition to WaynesviHe so- w< ?iety.?WaynesviHe Courier. by 1:-v -p m \ht>& 'UVV dm* ead ing Newspaper in FRIDAY, MARCH 14. 124 i Years Age The Cherokee Scout of a Quarter try Past Over the Marble Telephone Hallo, Messrs. Editors! Hello yourself; any news? W.ell, yes. Weddings, of course. Who i< It? Wiley King and Ivy Lee D.rre>erry on January 8; John Adams ind Artie Bruce on February 12; )scar Cole and Ella Huskins on -larch 8. Who married them? 'Spuire Jo Kimsey, to be sure. Anything else that's good? Nothing hut eating. See? Rover Boy Murphy will have a brass band. I meeting was held Thursday night ,nd the band was organized with ourtoen pieces. wnich they hope to tcreue to eighteen before long. In he course of a few months sweet trains of music will greet the ear f the public. S. B. Marsh was down from Annus Vednesday night. Sheriff hcroggs, of ("lay. was in >wn Friday and sent off his State IX. Miss Sallie Bright is visiting the imily of G. W. Hampton on Brassiwn. C. A. Barnes, of Marble, and D. , Adams, of Andrews, wire here the ist Week. Misses Laura and Alice Smathers turned to thtir home at Canton. . C? Friday. M. W. Harris, of Hot House, and . J. Bristol of Andrews, were In wn last week. J. Cooper left last Tue day for L'nnille. Ga., where he will handle ng-leaf pine lumber. East Murphy is preparing to have. acuuuiii wtiiK. aiiu'rnvin rain. ,s the work in charge. F. Cunningham and Miss Alice allcup. of Ballew, were in town lursday having some photos made. M. I). McGuire and family havej lived back from Tennessee and will like their mome on IVachtree forj e future. The election for a mayor and. >ard of aldermen is not far off. and i rsent indications point to a lively! unieipal campaign. Hon. M. L. Mauney, Cherokee's j presentativc in the recent General' teonible, reached home Tuesday ght. Hon. G. M. Fleming, of Clay,, rived on the same train. Col. R. J. Roane and wife were In wn on business Saturday. They e now citizens of this county, reding on FenciiUet-, having bought i ie celebrated Amnions farm. The Town Council had a meeting e first of the week, and instructed1 i>wn Marshal Watson to impound 1 dogs found running at large in j e town limits after today. Dr. J. W". Patton's flouring mill ill receive the finishing touches is week. Bring on your wheat to angingdog. and you will find comirtable lodging for yourself and am. Mr. A. A. Fain was elected a mem-J ?r of the Town Council last week [ fill the vacancy caused by the res-' nation of M. C. King. Mr. Fain is acceptably served for years, forj ree terms being secretary and treas er. He is one of our most proml-' nt business men. and besides his | vn mercantile business, he is a embed of Fain & Vaughn and Fain ' ros. This gives East Murphy two derraen. i own warsnaii watson Has been: strutted by the Council to fix the i proaches to both the bridge* that j ans Valley river, the county agre?g to pay for the work. The su-; rior court is to decide whether or it the approaches contitute a part1 a bridge. it it ao decides, the unty must keep them up. No the ntrary, then the toxvr. must keep em up, repaying the county anyj pense incurred in the presentl >rk. This u the agreement made I the authorities. this Section of Wester 1 County Sells Township Road Bonds On Saturday i At an adjourned meeting of the i County Commissioners on Monday, I March 10th, twenty thousand dollars worth of Notla Township road bonds 1 were sold for a premium of seventy five dollar.-, plus the cost of preparing the bonds and getting a legal 'opinion on their validity- P. R Fer-j Iebeo of Andrews, was the successful bidder. The bonds were sold at auction. WESTERN UNION CHANGES HOURS i no local Western Union Telegraph Company announced on the 1th a change in the hours effective on that date. The hour? will not be from eight to twelve in the morning | and from one to five in the afternoon. There wil be no evening hour. No change was announced in the Sunday hours. The office will be moved to the new Dickey garage 1 on the first of" April, it is understood. Upper Beaverdam i We arc having some very cold i weathi r just now. Some snow to be seen around here. The farmers do not get much plowing done on account of the' woather being unsettled. Some grading has been done. We are glad to know that Boh Al len is improving some. He has been j very sick for several days. We hope j he will soon be able to be up again.! Mrs. Fannie Ron? is still improving and it is undertsood that she will j soon b able to come home. She Is! at a hosuital near Atlanta R. P. Radford and Fred Rose and j Zee Farner made a business trip to, Murphy and went to Mr. Abraham Harshaw's farm some three miles' above Murphy. Rob Radford made a business trip to TolBco plains last Thursday and has not returned. He was looking after the Robert Burgess farm near Tellico Plains, Tenn. Iis Garrett has bought sonve fine work cattle. He has a position on Davis Creek and is going to log some for the company, so we understand. Rev. J. L. Mulkcy of Hangingdog made a business trip on Upper Be:tv- i erdani Thursday. He stopped over' at F. W. Radford's and told him j something about saw milling as he j has been in the saw mill business for 1 some time. G. W. Rardford has stopped work- j ing for F-. W. Radford until the weather is some warmer. WEHt'TTY (Last week's Letter.) Lcilia Sin<poon was cut; horse-back riding Saturday afternoon. Mrs. S. Y. Allen of Postell was a pleasant called in our community Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Lucius Burger, of Copperhill, Tenn. visited Mrs. W. F. Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Led ford was the guest of Mr. Iafayette Kinseyl Sunday. Rev L. N. Marr filled his regular j appointment at Liberty Su'iday. i Mr. E. West returned heme againafter being off at work :*omething' nvi r n vonr Wi were glad to see Mr. and Mrs. j O. L. Torre nee out at Sunday school J( again Sunday. W are glad to state that Mrs. W. M. White is able to be at home again after undergoing a serious operation < D. O. Bigham and family motored ! to Sunday school Sunday in their Ford. Mr. John Hayes is still on the sick list. 1 Mr. Henry Hedden died Tuesday night February 26th, at 8 p. m. a; < the home of Mrs. Self, with a severe 1 attack of pneumonia. Mr. Hedden 1 wn* 21 years and 7 months old and I leaves a wife ami one v'uliu, ??u many friends to mourn their loss. The home agents report that as 1 a direct result of work done with ' young people 20 boys and 53 girls i entered college 'ast year. * V. ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT n North Carolina 5i ' on $l.r,i> PER YEAR PROBABLE NATIVE CHEROKEE LEAVES INDIANA ESTATE Not Known Where Relative* Reside ! ?J. E. Whit&ker Leave* Estate Of S??? ti j Logansport. Ind., March 7.?Ati torneys of this city for the Logans1 port Loan & Trust Company are i seeking information about the relatives of one Jesse E. Whitaker, who was killed in this city on March 4th, I by coming in contact with an elcci trie light wire. Whitaker was 40 years old at the J time of his death and had been rcsiding in Logansport only a few years. He was engaged in the purj chase and sale of new and second { hand furniture. He owned some real estate in connection with his busine-s, which is appraised at from ! eight to ten thousand dollars. Not much is known of Whitaker. He came to Logansport several years ago and engaged in business, and it was generally understood here that he was separated from his parents and other relatives when he was about :-ix years cf age. and that he had not been in communication with any of his relatives for several years. Th> administrator of the Whitaker estate is seeking the whcreaboutH of relatives of the doceased man. Rlatives shoulr correspond with the Logansport Bunk and Trust Co., or with attorneys of the bank, Long & arlott, 212 Fourth Street, Lagon?* port, lnd. High Point Concern Gets Contract Raleigh.?Score another victory lor Carolina industries! The Perley Thomas Car Co., High Point, N. C., has built for the Augusta-Aiken Railway & Electric Corporation fifteen modern one-man street cars at a total cost of $100,500. The contract for these cars was given first to a western concern which failed to meet the specifications, whereupon the order was placed with ine t'triey Thomas Co. The cars wore completed and delivered and have just been ;,ut into serviceIn a statement to the North and South Carolina Public Utility Information Bureau, an Official of the Augusta-Aiken company, commenting on the prompt work of the North Carolina plant, said: "We originally contracted with a Western concern for fifteen of these new safety cars. But they did not live up to the contract failing to deliver the cars as promised. We then turned to the Perley Thomas Car Co., High Point. X. C.. for the equipment- We are well pleased with the product, all of the cars having been delivered ami are now in service They are t>f standard specifications, single-truck type, one man operation, seating 32 passengers. Having many colored patrons we had the ais'es built of extra width for ease of ingress and egress. The cars cost $6,700 each. "The new <*?r? are very, popular especially on account of the electric heater under every second scat." W. B. DICKEY LETS CONTRACT FOR NEW BUILDING Wednesday the contract was let by W. B. Dickey & Sons for the construction of a brick building on the lot now occupied by the feed house of the same firm. Barnett Brothers wore the successful bidders for the erection of the building, which will b of brick construction, one story high, and approximately thirty by i>ne hundred feet in size. Work will begin within the next few weeks. The home agents on the staff of the State College and Department of Agriculture carried out a program ?f organized work in 936 communities, they visited 11,367 homes, and tad 43,319 people to call on them at the office during the past year. Forty-eight club encampment* and (dub rallies were held by farm and tome agents in 31 counties last yea* There were 2,819 ffirla 1,628 boys *nd 5.617 visitors present on theeo occasions.