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The Official Orga
XjSXV. No. 40.
SENIO^ENATOR
GETS CREDIT FOR
TAX MEASURE
Vote* was 69 to IS on final potsagc
Coclidge will be asked to
vote, it is said
Washington, May 10?Tli tar
ltdnction bill, which has bo n givjgg
so much trouble during this session
of 1 was ra' -I by ih<
Senate last Friday by an overwhelm- J
jng vote, with nearly all the Mellon
features written out of it. The bii;j
has gone to conference with House
leaders for final irorvng out of'I
different'e, before it is transmitted
to the President, who, it was el>
admitted by leaders on the majority
side of the Senator, would be asked |
to vote the measure. Senator F .M.
Simonds of North Carolina is larg 1.
given cr :. I for the bill as passed.
The bill goe3 practically as far I
in tax vision as that passed by the
House. It provides for:
A 25 per cent reduction m income
t;?x s payable this year.
Repeal or reduction cf most of the
special taxics and miscellaneous
taxes.
A fifty per cent permanent cut
in the taxe> on incomes below $S,
000. and a general reduction of taxes
on highrc incomes.
A25 per cent reduction on earned
income up to $10,000.
List Your Taxes
The list takers are now listing the
taxes and many have neglected to
fist at their precinct. Co and list at
once it' yo ukave not already done so.
The law rekuires every one to list
during the mcnth of May, and a fa-lure
to do so may add to the amount
of your taxes. Also give the 1 ster
the number of seres in your farm
ami th. acres ievoted to the various]
crops for the present year. Ti is is
not for taxation but for statistics to
show the progress being made by the
formers of the state.
Prer-iylersn.rs To Buy
Piano For Church
At a meeting of the Woman' - Aux
ilary Tuesday afternoon at the Bumf j
of Mrs. George Ellis, ti:e wona:'.
organization of the Presbytecan
church decided to purchase a p!nno
for the church. The woni .'n decided,
to assume the obligation f r l'\K< iji
strumcnt. though ihe cong'? gation '
Ia'M a whole \vi! be rskci' in jvsist i '
its purchase.
HEALTH OFFICIAL
MAKES INSPECTION
Whitnry Estamin.'s Hotels, R.*v.
ra-i;, ard O- har Public Plas-s
Oi this N-.turo
State Board of Helth Inspector L
G. Whitney, of Wilson, N. C., was
here the latter part of la t week mak- i
ing an inspecti&n of hot. Is, rcstau j
j rants and other public places. Opcr- J
ating under chapter 18G of the public i
j laws of 1921, llr. Whitley was made;
one of the state's inspection officers
This act lays down very definite requirements
for all public hostelleries
etc., and at stated intervals inspectors
arc- ser.t out by the state to examine
such places and Rive them o
rating according to the conditions
fount', If conditions are too bad
drastic action is taken in some cases.
The rating of such is usually placarded
in a conspicuous place.
Mr. Whitley inspected the hotels
| restaurant?, jail and convict camp..
I hut did not announce any rating for
them at this time. He intimated
that everything was in very satisfactory
condition.
Boy Scouts Will Give
Playlet at Bonita Theatre
Murphy Troop No. 1, of the Boy
Scouts of Americt, will give at the
jjonita Theatre Tuesday night a lit
one act play entitled "The Heath- j
*0 Chinese." The boys are doing this
- to raise a l^Jle money to equip their
troup. There will be a moving pic*** 0
in connection with the play.
- 7r^h
ChaTjes Clegg was in Murphy
Thursday afternoon. He had finish J
his final examinations at Young
?*rris Cnilrbut returned f"u* *'nn
^ttmencemcTit exerciser over the
, e }. r-? ti, rnrnt'. -lie
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n of Murphy .Mid Cherc
Farmers Are
Holder ol
Cit
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[" fertilizing
I fHoro *?)ijsarK*cvo vxotR"C"r>
The farmers who have mad" use
of the Metropolitan !-ir: Im arance
Company's 1 rm loan division represent
I'.vi nty-tlve states, r.nd the
total urea on which mortgages ar.
held (approximately 3,750. i.;;>
acres), would constitute a plot of
land the size of Connecticut and
Rhode Island.
These form investtn? nts on December
31. Itotaled $142,244.374.97.
Cf this amount $45,313,ono
was loaned last year, according
to a statement recently issued
by Robert Lynn Cox. Second VicePresident.
and head of the Metropolitan's
farm loan division.
The extent of the crop production
ot 2,750,000 acres (covered uti- '
der mortgages to Metropolitan 1
Life Insurance Company) is in- ;
dicatcd by the fact that if only j
3o p?r cent, of the acreage wcr;
put in corn, the annual production. ,
figuring 35 bushels to the acre, at
an average price of 05 cents,
would make a return of $25,593,
750.00.
PLANS SOON TO BE >E
MADE FOR ANNUAL| 1
COUNTY FAIR
Meeting is being called for the first w
Monday in June at
court house
R
With the announcement h.rc to *day
by county agent Ellis that a s*
meeting would be the fin! Moicsluv1
in June for the purpose of makin;,. hi
perfecting an orgalnzation, the fitst *
steps toward holding the annual fair'
were- taken. Mr. Ellis stated that hi
i \v:..iicu to .he iuCj >; rer.il ^
.uatl early in the spring that the '
. - r .. as <;o:.ig t-.? bt- acid so that " '
n.iLit.uni begin to ir.ii.k about it
when they planted crops and could u
prepare and have exhibit next fall ti
a much greater variety and a better ?1
class of agricultural products then! P
was possible last. In order to do h<
this, however, he stated that it would (a'
be necessary to have a large organ-.c:
ixation to take care of the increas-1 * '
t*d number of exhibits that may bo ^
expected. Last year there were a hi
number cf faithful workers who Ls
gave freely of their time to help to **
make the fair go, but this year there 'r
must cf necessity be a larger number
jf assiHants' and department dig&c-. |
ois.
Inter:st in the fair is already be-,
gin rig to wax warm. County officials,
farmers and the merchants C
agreed that the fair this fall u
must and will be by far the largest n<
ever held in this section and coop-. is
::ration of the farmers, cattle rais- n<
ers and every citizen of the county Si
is expected.
At the meeting, which has been j
called for the first Monday in June.jF!
ome sort of organization will be M
>erfected for making ready for the pi
fair, and doing all the preliminary
work. Officers and directors will
probably be lected and a plan of. Ci
J It avn^l. i U
luciuurc WUIitru liUt. A %f a o tA)".vv-|
ed that there will be a larpe atten- j A
dance upon the meeting: as many di
citizens will want to be in murphy oniw
hat date anyway. -at
j in
To Hold Box Supper
At Martin'# Creek
There will be a box supper at the
C*h?de. on Martin's Oetk. near Mr. p.
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:y i'ih. The pubi c U erally
Cfjeri
ikee County, and the
MURPHY, NORTH CAROIJI
Good Pay, Ex
: Farm Mortgt
ing Infrequent
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X?9P
' 1 Rice Crowing
Leans aro na'.P In thr* best ngricultuxil
n. e'.lcna cf I _ .va. South
Dakota. N* brasku. Kunras, MIf:;Issi;
pi. Oklahoma. Arkansas. Missouri.
Alabama, C..,,rKia, North
Carjiina, Sauth Carolina and otlu r
states, chiefly in the central, northw.'stvrn
and southwestern territory.
I>. spite widely current reports
of the serious situation facing farmers.
it is a noticeable fact 'hat
Mr. Ccx reports only 45 foreclosures
pending out of 1S.G4& mortgages.
Only eight farms h~ve
been placed in foreclosure in Min1.
& L. Association
Starts Two New House
Two new home- were gotten und<
ay thin week through the Buildir
nd Lean Association. Mr. J. I
haup's handsome house on Vallc
iver Avenue, near the Presbyteria
hurch, was actually put under coi
;ruct:on the frst pert of the wee!
art of the funds for this house wi
if gotten through the Building ar
oan Association.
Also, Mr. L. E. Burnett start*
i hnmitifi'1 Tor.-.-* on TTi'l Slrort i
I:;.'. Murrly. TK:= bcirg bui
ir *?c!i li:?- BuiWirfr and l.onn A
Vr.I.. co-apcn.-'vc organization
mply demonstrating!! its possihi:
es and when a new series of shar<
pens on the first of July it is c:
ectcd that many more shares wi
e sold. Many merchants, busine:
' d professional men and laborei
f all kinds are expected to join j
lis movement to build up the towi
Whether an individual intends I
uild a home for himself or not.
a pood way to save and one of tl
nest ways to aid one's neighboi
i building.
o Hold's Men's
Meeting Sunda
The men of the Presbyteria
hurch and their friinds are aske
> meet at the church Sunday aftci
oon, next, at three o'clock. Th
a meeting for men only, it was ar
Minced by Chairman Protem J. I
torey.
Mr. George Jones and grandsoi
arncst Allen, and granddaughtci
iss Allen, of Posted, were in Mui
ly shopping Thursday.
Mrs. P. C. Hyatt and little soi
harlts Hannibal, and Mr. C. R
rofford left Thursday morning fc
lbany, Ga., to visit Mr. Wofford
lughter, Mrs. E. J. Darnell. The
Agnes Scott College before retur
g. Mr. Wofford's granddaughtc:
iss Hendricks, is to be graduate
om Agne? Scott.
Mr. Willie Adam?, of Plttsbun
?.. is emending sev.ral we.Us her
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Leading Newspaper in t
kA FRIDAY, MAY 1G, li?24
tensive 1
iges Says,
f Foreclosures
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/A/ WRKANSAS]
n-'sofp. and fr.iip of these wcr^ subsequently
. n-claiin*-!!.
According to Mr. Cox, a realization
of the economic hope of the
American farmer, long deferred, 13
now In sight. "The farmer," ho
said, "is gotllnjr at last his chance
to share largely in bringing about
better economic conditions in the
' world, and I am sure he will not
dissappoint. those who believe wo
| can look to rurul surroundings for
the development of our best citizenship."
COMMENCEMENT
a A T CULLOWHEE
1 BEGINS SATURDAY
!ri
'^ Connor WMl Aridrjss and Eller Will
Preach Commencement
Sermon
in J,
n' j Cullowhcc, May 12.?Things are
k* moving here now in prepr.ra1,1
tion for the commencement exercises
l<* which will begin Saturday, May 17th
with the meeting of the board of :
;{* trustees and a joint program beir?
tween the two literary societies. The
* -ir.al jeyayYinaficns a:e in progress
s" this week and will be followed close! "
ho it erercis:s,
; the arrangements for which have
l_ ; been completed, said President Hun- j
. ter today. It is expected that a
K" large number of alumni and friends
^: will return to the institution this i
s? year to observe the progress made (
rs ! under the new President.
n The following commencement proa
gram has been announced: I
Saturday, May 17.
^ 10:00 A. M.?Annual Meeting of
ie ' the Board of Trustees.
r? 8:00 P. M.?Joint program of the
i Columbian and Erosophian Literary
. Societies. I
Sunday, May 18.
11:00 A. M.?Commencement ExY\
11:00 A. M.?Commencement Ser
n 1 mon, Rev. J. Ben Eller, Pastor First (
'd Baptist Chuurch, Statesville, N. C. j
r-j 6:00 P. M.?Vesper Service. I
J Monday, May 19.
i- 5:00 P. M. High School Class Ex-1
i ercises. j
8:00 P. M.?Normal School Class 1
Exercises. i
n* Tuesday. May 20.
r? 10:00 A. M. ? Baccalaureate Ad-j
r-'drois r?r R W n rrtnnnr k*??nl!
; Professon of History, University of
1 North Carolina.
2:00 P. M.?Alumni Banquet.
M 8:00 P. M.?Facutly Senior Play,
,r; "Come Out of the Kitchen." 5
's: 1
I To Confederate Veterans ,
n I All Veterans wishing to attend
r, the Thirty-Fourth Annual Reunion <
d at Mtmphis, Tenn., June 4-6, must <
have identification certificates in or- ]
der to purchase tickets at reduced
r. rates. These certificates have been!;
o s:nt to the undersigned and can boh
? v-v* u-on application to him.
>cout
his Section of Westeri
More Murphy Boys
Join U. S. Navy
Arnold Tilson of Murphy and |
Fred Thompson, of Culberson, left
here Wednesday morning for Ashe-;
v-'llc and Raleigh to take final examinations
for enlistment in the:
United Statis Navy. The prelimin- ,
ury examination was given here on j
Monday by Recruiting Officer W. i
Stewart, who has been temporarily!
stationed in Murphy for the past j
three weeks. If thise boys pass the j
final examination at Raleigh, they
will"be Vetn to Hampton Roads. Va.
"or ""their preliminary training.
Recruiting Officer Stewart left
heie this week for Bryson City
where he expect? to spend sometime'
doing enlistment work for the Navy
FIRST SHIPMENT
OF VEAL CALVES
BRINGS FAIR PRICE
Experience Wi!! Enable Farmers lo
Market to Better Advantage
In Future
Returns, which were received a
few days ago. from the first shipment
of veal calves made from Cherokee
and Clay Counties to the Cincinnati
market were very satisfactory
and mo!t of the shippers are
pleased with the experiment. Tht
average gross return for the entire
shipment"was $5.60. A few calvesbrought
$12.10 gross, while some of
the smaller animals averaged only
$2.60 gross. Deducting freight
chirges, handling and sales expenses,
the better calves netted arour.d $9.00
while the poorer ones brought a little
more than a dollar.
While the prices netted more than
the calves would have brought, on
any local morket they were not as
high as other calves are bringing,
the county agent explained, because
the calves were not in the best condi.
tion. The larger calves brought the
most per pound and a number in this
first shipment weighed less than 100
pounds. In order to bring the best
prices, the calves should weight 150
pounds or more, the return- on thi
first shipment showed. The cxa
little high because of the light |
weight of some of the calves, which
made the freight per pound higher.
With the improvement in the quality
oi int.* carves, wnxcn win do n simpu
matter, explained Agent H. H. Ellis 4
higher prices may be had in the markets.
' j
" M. V. Lewis, Specialist in the live- i
stock barketine division of the State.
Department of Agriculture, asistod
Mr. Ellis in th? prepvui n of th'
car for the market. Another sh ;>mcnt
will be made th? latter part ?
this month or early in June. 7 .
exact date will be announced later.
PUBLIC SCHOOL
COMMENCEMENT
TO BEGIN MAY 22
President Hunter Will Deliver Commencement
Address?Complete j
Program Announced
Final arrangements are row unier
way for the closing excro:ses of
:he public school. Teachers and
pupils are working at full speed to
arc t the necessary detailed work cut
:f the way for the opening number
of commencement on the evenirp,
#f May 22nd. Exercises will he
rcld on each succeeding day through
:he evening of the 20th, when the
tddress will be delivered by Dr. II. T.
Plunter. the class exercises and th?
warding of diplomas and certificate?,
will close the school year.
As now arranged, the following J
urogram win ne carried out:
Thursday evening. May 22nd. at
iev.n thirty?Recitation and Declamation
Contest.
Friday evening. May 23rd, at
seven thirty?Recital by the Music
Qor.crtmcnt.
Sunday morning. May. 25, at 11
>'clock?Commencement Sermon.
Monday Evening, May 26th, at
>even - thirty, graduating cxercis?s
and Address by Dr. H. T. Hunter
President cf Cullowhee.
The ushers for commencement wil!
je Harvey Akin, chief; and Chri*
dne Bowles, Annie Margaret Axley
Evelyn Hill, and Margaret Sneed.
zssi.-tanta.
ADVERTISE IN !
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU R IC H
i North Carolina
5c COPY?<1.50 PER YEAR
INDEPENDENCE
DAY CELEBRATION
HERE THIS YEAR
Agitation For It Already Under Way
?Will Entertain People From
Adjoining Counties
Preliminary plans are beginning
to be formulated for the holding of
an Independance Day celebration
here on the oFurth of July. Merchants,
business and proffessipnal men
and others are discussing the proposition
quite freely and all seemed
to be agreed that the 'celebration
here this year should and will exceed
anything held in the past.
Within a short time it is expected
' that a meting of interested citizens
vili take the matter up and.Ji^gain
'l > make formal plans foe,*such a
; celebration. . ^
The celebration la.-t year was quite
a success from th standpoint of the
number of people it brought here,
and all visitors went away pleased
with the day. It is freely predicted
that a well-advertised celebration
'u re this year would easily draw
j twice the number that attended a
j year ago.
In discussing the proposition a wef
days ago interested merchants pointJ
d out that a fine celebration here
j would be one of the best ways the
J town could extend a welcome to
thoes who live in the neighboring
J country and sister towns and communities
round about here. From an
advertising standpoint alone, it wa9
said, the celebration would be worth
hunderds of dollars to the town not
j only now but in the future. It is
expected that more definite infforfation
will be announced in the near
! future.
HIAWASSEE RIVER
POWER CO. CITED
FOR CONTEMPT
Judge McElioy Hold* That Application
for Federal Permit Violate*
Court's Decision
The Hiawassee River Power Company
and two of its officials, President
H. F. Vandiventi r and Secre^
tary P. F. Nelson, were cited in the
Waynesville superior court the latter
part of the week for contempt of
court for having aplicd to the Federal
Power Commission fcr permits
to develop hydro-electric power on
the Hiawassee River in Cherokee
! County after the North Carolina
courts had held thta the Carolina
i ennessee rower Company had prior
rights in this county. Judge McElroy,
before whom the Hiuwassee
Ce.apa. y oifi. iuis v.*-re. cited to appear.
agreed not to pa s sentence inthe
case if the applications for Fedi
ral j.i:;iis were w.indrawn. Wednesday
Secretary P. E. Nelson, of
this city, was unable to say just what
would be the action of his company
in the matter as he had been confined
to his bed on account of illness and
has not been in touch with the other
officers or attorneys of the company.
Thi saction grows out of a long
legal battle in the courts of North
Carolina between the Hiawassee River
Power Company and the Carolina.
Tennessee Power Company. Some
time ago the Carolina-Tennessee
Power Company was declared to have
prior rights t<> develop the river and
last year the Hi a was ee Company was
awarded approximately $-44,000 for
its holdings in one of the dam site
basins down the river as a result of
condemnation proceedings in the superior
court. The verdict of the
court was appealed to the supreme
eourt and it is understood that the
case will be heard by the higher court
in about two weeks.
President W. V. N. Powelson, of
the Carolina-Tennessee Power Company
announced following the action
of Judge McElroy in Waynesville
that his company was ready to proceed
with the development of the riv
cr as soon as the final legal barrier
was removed.
Dr. N. B. Adams spent? Mother's
Day?last Sunday?in >?opperhill
with, his mother, Mrs. J. K. Adams.
Miss Mary Smith is spending a
twoo-weeks' vacation in Eastern
Tennessee points with relatives.
Mrs. J. T. Huffman returned to
her home' at oFeney, - N. C.. after
spending several days in Murphy