I ff-S^ECAUSE WE DIDN'T
fl The Official Or^M
XX" V. No. 42.
CENIC HIGHWAY ASS
I TO HOLD ME
The i*op1e in the lower reaches H
the Southern Appalachians, cm w;
^Lfcd in the border counties of y>
Kjth Carolina and Tennessee, are th
Ksain? one cf the greatest road Ik
Kfticgs ever he'd in this part of the 1 V
Her try at Hiawassee, Ga.. on Mo?-- ! w
Ht June 2nd. The meeting is he- f.-i
IL planned under the auspices of eij
L Xacoochee - Hiawassee Svenlc1 pr
|hway Association, whose efficient j t->
i4 active secretary, B. H. Stone, of cr
Idrsville. Ga., is in active charge J:
the arrangements. I Df
Oc this day this highway associa-1
a will celebrate its first anniver- ec
j with a joint meeting of the cx- in
Tmmitbns ?f p,
nave 1 j - ?
I association, of which Chas. W. r
tite. of Helen, and James A. Hollo- of
in. of Ath.nta, are the respective of
airmen. The open meeting of the pi
jociation will have speakers of na- as
goal and state-wide prominence, fol- vi
(ring which a bi^ barbecue will be \v
twd to the general public attending th
e convention. The afternoon will
taken uj? with a business session t0
{ihc associotion and auto mps for xJ
t inspection of nearby road and g<
jhvray con-traction and sight-see- k
j by South G.orgia friends and del- k
?t B
Included in the list of speakers, who C<
c expected to attend this convcn- G
mare: Governor Clifford Walker, ot
Georgia; Chief T. H. McDonald,
the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads, cc
uhington, D. C.; Assistant District ch
irrestcr Clinton G. Smith, of the T'
. S. Forest Service, Washington, D. di
; W. M. Baskervillc, publisher of ?;
t Atlanta Georgian; John Pascal, ti<
inager of the Atlanta Journal; As- ' sp
ciate Editor James A. Hcllowman, dc
[ th Atlanta Constitution; Chair- lii
i nJohn N. Holder, of the Georgia wi
tate Highway Comission, Jcffer- Cs
#. Ga.; State Highway Engineer W. or
Neel, of East Point, Ga.; Editor N'
. T. Anderson, of the Macon Tele- ha
aph. and member of the State High- lo
tjr Com ion; Pr<sident J. A.
rp, of Young Harris College; Col- T1
le! 0. L. Anderson, HayesviUe, N hi
went ion and along the route of o'i
reject No. i of this association, from j
lies of Autos Indicate i A
Good Business Year 1
Despite the prevailing notion1
Bong many people th**t election j te
airs are slack years, the sale of 0
neks and ?ut< mobiles continues to
Rat higher indicating that money jco
being circulated freely. The Ford St
otor Company has recently an-1 aR
woctc that i.i s.i.s fl >ns have gone .,i;
lyond the three-quarter million
irk,"mor than 100,000 beyond the
lc f. * t v ?.:v.2 rc. io i 1 : year.'
be sale ether motor vehicles also
tes evidence of business activity. J
~T j he
Wred Concert at !sc
Baptist Church 01
j bo
As a fitting conclusion to the two ^
singing school that has been
inducted at the Baptist Church un- ac
bt the direction of Professor W. A.
of New Orleans, a sacred con- th:
will be given at the chuurch FrU j th;
evening at 7:30 o'clock by the I or
ifldren's choir and the adult choir, in
An enjoyable evening is promised i of
I who love chuurch hymns and | ua
tons b:autifully sung by old and J re
f?ng. The public is cordially invit- su>
iorse kills former
OF MURPHY IN A
? ?,n. Kandall, a former mar- ^ be.
of the Town of Murphy and at, ^
B* time of his death an employee of ^
J1 Andrews Manufacturing Com-; crs
of Andrews, was accidentally W!
B?d Tuesday afternoon when he ( er
kicked by a horse belonging to j toi
B? Andrews company. Mr. Randall
one tjrse and leading an-jMc
to some platform scales to be (
Bv?ed, when the horse began to
B^"* Mr. Randall dismounted and , t>u
-t couiu get out ox the way | *"
B***timat kicked him with both feet, 1 rec
almost instant death. One j sm
B* ?truck the deceased in the left j ant
and the other on the left jaw, nui
Bf^ forehead. The horses had just Mr
B** 1shipped into Andrews for use
B^1* l?2&ing o*)?"at'ons of the comBajl
ar^ hid juii teen niv.ly shod
e HA. k. J a
i oi i'lui^uy aiiq v^nei
OCIATION
ETING ON JUNE 2ND
ayesville, X. C., south through Hia- !
is v. Unicoi Gap., Helen, and on',
Cleveland. Construction work or
e mountain link of this project will
1 shown in progress and the link (
tween Helen and Cleveland, a?
ell as mountain views, streams, and
lis. <tc., will be filmed by the cenv
a man for the association. It V?'i" j 1
obably require more than one day j
complste ihe reels for the picture
lairman: and Charles Colxvell, Ralph
imes A. Holloman, has charge
this work.
Secretary B. II. Stone, of Hiawn-r.
Ga., has just returned from Washgton,
D. C., where he attended the i
resident's conference on outdoor '
creation, and will bring the r< suits i
the convention. The association Is i
this conference to the attention
anning to broaden its activities so
i to encourage and promote- the dclopmcnt
ami enjoyment of all the
orders good roads will open up thru
e Southern Appalachians.
The g. neral public is being invited
- attend this convention on June 2. 1
t Judge Stanley S. Bennett, ??f the!'
ate Highway Commission; Senator
. A. Hamby, of Clayton; Col. Cliud
itchens, of Comnrlia; Secretary S.
. Parker, of the Atlanta Chamber uf
ommerce; Hon. Sam Wilkes of the
c-orgia Railroad Company, and many
hers.
The local committee at Hiawassec,
imposed of Messrs. W. C. Sparks,
lairman; and Charles Olwell, Ralph
iviggs, J. T. Arrowood, Earl Mauln.
J. N. Brown. Cicero Brown, and
hers, are making great pr^paraons
for the entertainment of the
leakers and delegates. Visitors and
1. gates are invited to spend the
ght before the meeting i.t Hiaas
ee afid the homes of Towns
runty will be thrown open for their j
itcrtainment. Principal Henry E.
?Unr, of the Hiawa>si e High School 1
is offered the dormitories of the <
eal school to the committee tor the ! i
itertainmen of visiors and dilegnes.
le barbecue will be held on the i
gh school campus strictly at one i
clock in the afternoon of June 2nd. j
Ml ving pictures will be made at the i
annual Summer School
o Begin On June 2nd
i
The annual summtr school for: ,
aclurs will open here Monday, June; ;
id, in the high school building, ac-'1
rdin? to announcement by County'*
iperintendent Martin a few days
o. The sesicn will be of six wicks ,
i: r.:u! !s c'.ciljncd printer"1> .
. train the county teachers in raeth- '
' f)-;"rur*ion.
Miss Elizabeth Kelhy, of the State,,
apartment of Education, will be I j
re for the opening of the summer! I
ssion. Misses Marion1 Ei win, of '
lio, who is instructor in the Greens- j ^
ro city schools, and Miss Mary I .
arrow, of L.a Grange, Ca.. will have I
tive charge of the school- I
Superintendent Martin announced "
at teachers must enter not later *
an the second day of the school in
der to get credit for the normal 1
lining. If not at present a holder 1
a certificate or a high school grad- *
te entrance examinations will be '
quired of all teachers taking the 1
miner course.
MARSHALL '
lNDREWS TUESDAY ,
fore the kicking. Mr. Randall had
en in the employ of the Andrews j
inufacturing Company only a few t
ys. He came to this section sev- s
il years ago as an employee of the t
hitine ComDanv of Murohv and lat- v
served as Chief of Police of the .
vn, terminating his service in June
23. to become associated with R. C. _
>ore in a Graham County lumber ]
eration.
The deceased was carried to Wait,
in Madison County, for burial.
? family hor moved to YtmMtown
:ent!y, where he lately bought a j
all form. He is survived by a wife f
1 six small children besides a | c
mber of other relatives and friends j p
. Randall was in the prime of mid-( J
liie and h's untimely end will b" \ f
vred v? An so row * - , man: i
?l;*oC?hout this scct'on.
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Ctjerc
oK.ee v^ouiiiy, <suid ihe L
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLIN.
WORLD COURT
TAKES POLITICAL
STAGE,? LOTH
CONGRESS OPENLY PLAYS POLL
TICS WITH THAT ANJ OTHER
IMPORTANT MEASURES
I
WILL EMBARASS REPUBLICANS
DURING COMING CAMPAIGN
ISy David Loth
New York, May 26.?The methods
of politicians are devious almost pas:
understanding. The present Congress
has demonstrated it more than almost
any other.
Take the instance of the world
court. Preside*'*. Harding, President
Coolidge end the Democratic leadtrs
have all urged our joining the international
tribunal under certain condl
tions outlined by Mr. Harding. Hardly
anybody opposes the suggestion,
but there is a tremendous fight raging
over how wc shall join.
Mr. Harding's original olan was
that we should join the court as it
exists with certain reservations the
chief of which protect oar independence
, which was not threatened, ar.d
provide for our having a voice in the
election of the judges.
The court can only deal with such.
litigation a? the disputing parties
agree to submit to it, so there is no
question of any nation sacrificing any
thought that the court is going to
prevent all wars and all international,
misunderstandings. It will settle
some differences that can be arbitrat-!
ed and will prove useful, indeed, it
already has.
So for all practical purposes, it ?s:
not very important whether we join!
the court or not, although even a I
slight aid to international under-!
standing is something. But the politicians
refuse to let it be settled on
that basis. Senator Lodge and hi?,
kind aie afraiu somebody will connect
our participation in the world,
court work with the League cf Xatioiis.
So he proposed a court plan
which would oblige the fifty countries
which belong to the existing tribunal
to throw it over and join one
almost exactly like it but without the
connection wih the league.
Enter Politics.
That was the beginning of the po-j
litical end of the proposition. The j
L.UUK*-' scneme was ouviousiy riuicu-1
lous, so Senator Pepper introduced
another plan. This was that the
League should have nothing to uo
svith the election of the judges to the
Court. It also made reservations to
>ali guard the Monroe Docrine and
suggested ether slight changes. As
& practical matter it is no improve..ie..?
-n ihs i resent Court, which has
jeen in existence for ovei two y-arj 1
:nd has fettled a number of cases. !
1. .s \...i :. oj. ^
ite, For.ign Relat.ons Committe approved.
There was no reason why
the Harding suggestion should have
lot been adopted, except that it did
lot fit in with the brand of politics
the Republican leaders like Lodge
are playing.
Bu the Democrats can play politics
too. They are, strange to say, tne
hief support of tht Republican Presllent
in this matter. For this reason
here is little chance the Pepper proposal
will be passed, out it is certain
hat if it is passed, it will have no
)ractical effect in getting the United ;
States ino the Worid Court. It will |
n either case give the Democrats the |
idvantagc of having supported the'
>nly sensible scheme. In addition)
hey can point to their non-partisan-;
hip in backing up the ideas of the
Republican Administration.
Other Problems Similar.
The World Court incident is sympomatic
of the way all legislation is
icing done. Politics is the chief conideration
in every important measire
before Congress. The tax bill
Las been fought over for weeks and
(Continued on page 3)
"air Meeting To Be Held 1
In June At Court Hous
To Plan G
The farmers and business and pro-,
essional men of this and adjoining <
ountien are again notified of the |
roposed meeting Monday afternoon, :
une 2nd, for the purnose of planning
cr the county fair to be held th:*
\i this eeS'n-T of ti ers ar.d
o;v/.1 t>; elected and cp
ifeee ?
.ead ing Newspaper in ii
\ FRIDAY. MAY :fi>. I;i2I
MURPHY SCHOOL CLC
SUCCESSF1
The Murphy Public Schools closed t(
Monday evening. May 26th, what H
Chairman of the School Board C. F.
Hill characterized in his closing re- (j
marks to the school as the most sue- [ t(
cessful year the local institution ha? c
.n joyed. Four boys and nine girl- j ^
were awarded diplomas and ccrtifl- 1 p
, S Wllnwiwor tho rlncc i.vi.ri>ico? snrl !
literary address. !
Monday night when the large ai?- c;
dience of parents and friends had p
ass e nib led in the school auditorium j
the clas3 was conducted by the ush- q
ers to the stagt to a march played by
Miss Ida M. Johnson. After the class ^
song, "Oour last Night in M. H. S.,"
Harry Milhr delivered the salutatiry f
address; Miss Mary Bell read the ^
class prophecy, and Mark West the ^
class will, after which Misses Mary!
iserr, Emzaoetn ford and Kathrvn ! ^
Thompson played Mendlessoha*? |
Hunting Song. j1
At the conclusion of this piano trio v
Superintendent Kanoy presented the ^
speaker of the evening, President H. f
T IIuiAfc of the Cullowhee Normal e
and inc^Htrial School, who delivered
a most encoui aim ii'tspiiiug ad- %
dress, which might well have been en- *4
titled "Youth." President Hunter
gave his talk a beautiful setting by ^
pointing out that commencement season
was peculiarly the child's season ^
as it marked the ending of a long
period of attention to school duties.
The speaker got fully under way by ^
telling the ancient myth of the crea- *"
tion of the world, including man and
woman, and bringing of Youth to the
earth by a band of angels, who rccedc-ei
into the heavens saying in one
angelic chorus, "What are you going u
to do with it?" "What are you go- t]
ing to do with it?" repeatedly until o
the sound died out in a mere hiss with ii
the disapearance o fthe angels in the: c
clouds. Then turning to the grad- r>
uatcs the speaker put the question to n
as to what th y would do within
their youth. He answered it by say-; n
ing that there were many things that j ri
they could do with it, but mentioned it
particularly three: Enjoy it; take tl
care of it; and dedicate it. 'si
Following the address the valedic- tl
CHEROKEE COUNAY fl
BOY WINS MEDAL
AT YOUNG HARRIS
Sam Mason Makes Grsatest Improveman?
j.._: r?li v w
"-"""S* ctl
and Receives Medal a
\
Young Harris, Ga.. May 22.?One ri
of the best years in the long history S
of the institution was clased here on
Monday evening. May 19th, with the ^
senior class gradual r.g c::erci es in T
, L
the Susan B. Harris Chapel- There ^
were an even three dozen in the grad- \\
uating class. After the usual class n
exercises, President J. A. Sharp de- n
livered the baccaluarcate address and i tl
awarded the diplomas and medals. ^ tl
The commencemenut proper began
May 16th with a piano and expression j
recital. Three members of the piano %
class and the four of the expression I
class gave a dozen or more piano and '
reading selections in a masterful fash;
k>n, reflecting the arduous period of,cl
training which they had been through j 01
Tha graduating exercises of the ! e,
Young Harris Academy were held on j j]
the 17 th of May. The State Super in- w
tendent of Schools, N. H. Ballard, delivered
the litearary address. Then _
on Monday morning. May 19th, the ?
first year college class gave their
exercises, including a number of
readings and orations. Col. A. H.
Thompson delivered the literary ad
dress to this class. re
Miss Alyce Reeves won the schol/ m
arehip given by the La Grange College,
La grange, Ga.; and Mr. Sam 'a
Mason, of Cherokee County, won the
medal for making the greatest im- t0
provement during the year. re
First Monday ><
e in Murphy, 2 P. M., ^
ounty Fair For This Fall
? C'
pointed and the genera! pinu uf t*i
edure will be worked out. w;
The co-operation of both the bu^I- pi
ness and professional men and the in
farmers is requested to the end that ca
the largest and best fair in the his- in
cf the county can be held this d?
F.iL ?:
cout [
lis oeclion of Western
>SES VERY L
UL YEAR MAY 26TH
>ry was delivered by Corbet Allen,
fter which ^Superintendent Kanov jvf
nd Chairman C. R. Hill delivered
iplomas and certificates to the thlr-1
?en members of the class. Those repivinp
diplomas were: Misess Mary
tell. R ttie Kate McCombs. Carrie ^
trittain. Annie Sword and Messrs.!.
orbeil Mhr!:
Iiller. and those receiving certif1-J *>'
ate= were Misses Nannie Dickson.' th
iliznbeth Ford. Kathryn Thompson.
uanita Evans. Elizabeth Gentry andja(
larlar.d Ropers. I *
| h *
Ccmmencement proper bepan on j.
'hnrsrin*- pvoilmr \T?,- OA*u ^
'citnt'on and declamation contest!
r>r the intermcd:nte and hich school, M
euartmenta. Miss Martha Nell g]
Vr-l's won t'^e trrnnimar erode dccla-1
lation medal. Miss Willa Belle Ba-j[
er won the hicrh school recitation j in
vdal and James Williamson the h;
ieh school declamation medal. Alonji
ith th- awarding of these medals 'w
Iiss Mary Bell was awarded a medal w
r r the host essay on the late deceas- vj
d President of the United States. |
On Friday n'urht the pup'ls from hi
Iiss Johnson's music class gave a
inno recital and operetta, and on a!
unday the baccalaureate sermon was st
reached by Dr. J. W. O'Harra in
lie absence of Dr. A. E. Brownfi who hj
as unable to be here. w
Cl
et
school House Being R
Built Near Postellr!
nt
p]
A modern two-ro-am school build- al
^ST is beinjr erected at Postell, near js
he forks of the creek near the home {j.
f Mr. Columbus Stiles. The build- ^
ijr is well planned, there beinjr two
I oak rooms for each of the two class w
ooms. The class rooms arc so at- ^
anyred that they can be thrown open
taking a large auditorium. A do- fj
lestic scier.ee or manual training
nnm is nl rrnvWo/t 0.? TL- l?:? I
? r.?..ucu ii?. ? iiC UUIIU. |
lg is well located near the center of
le district and will more efficently *
-rve the Postell community than did;
ic old structure.
Methodists Will Go J
Into New C-hnrrh 51
|,s'
o
Carpenters and plasterers are m
'orkinff at full speed during the fin-;Ti
I days of this week placing the new '?
l^thodist Chimrch in order for the
eception of the congregation or |-n
urday morning. -Tune 2nd. in
The churuth will m. be finished b
ut the auditorium will be rractical- j in
,t complete. R v. ?.T. B. Clegr, of m
ake Junaluska, who wa; paf * r.*?re
rhen the church was gotten tinder;
ay, will preach the sermon Sunday w
>orning. The yrayT services Wed-1
esday evening were de>?ribecf as !
te "last services for th?" chuurch on j eci
le hill" by many of the members of sc
te Methodist congregation. . in
It is expected that a record conregation
will be present for the
pening of the church Sunday. to
it
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Storey were of
illed to Jefferson, Ga., last Friday
n account of the death of Mr. Store's
broth1.r-in-law, Mr. Ellington, of
[r. Storey returned the first of the pi
=ek. Mrs. Storey is expected Satur- to
^ ??
ALFRED MORGAN DIE*
PRIVATE SANA
Mr. Alfred Morgan, a well-known | wi
sident of this section, and for in
iany years a resident of Murphy, lis
ied at a private sanatorium in At-! gr
nta Monday afternoon at tho acn
sixty nine years. He was brought tv>
Murphy Tuesday afternoon and his vil
mains laid to rest in Sunset Cemc- S.
Ty after funeral services had been Fi
Id in the Episcopal Chuurch by his W
istor, Rev. Alfred H. Stubbs, of a
sheviile. th
Mr. Morgan was a native of Macon Ci
aunty, having moved to Murphy
wut thirty five y??pr? nen. where he
as for a long time interested in
iblishing a local newspaper and do- da
g general printing. Later he be- ha
tme interested in lumber operations M
the county. At the time of hi? on
ath he lived about a mile from M
u~ cn the Belleview road. He P?
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ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU R I C H *
North Carolina
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR
YCEUM NUMBER
TO BE GIVEN AT
HAYESVILLE
rs. Anderson, of Boston School of
Expression, Will Give Varied
Program
A lyceum number that promises to
? highly instructive and entertaining
to be given in Hayesville, the coun*
seat of our neighboring county tQ
ic east, next Thursday evening,
ine 11th, by Mrs. W. R. Anderson,
eording to announcement reaching
?re this week. The program will
? given in the court house.
Mrs. Anderson, who was formerly
iss Louise Moss, of Virginia, is a
raduate of the Boston School of Exression,
and has a wide < xperience
i lyceum and educational work. She
is only recently -etur^ed from a
iur over the South in connection
ith the Piedmont Lyceum Bureau,
hich maintains headquarters in Ashe
lie. Miss Moss is now Mrs. W. R.
nderson, of Hayesville. She la
ghly recommended by the president
: the Boston School of Expression
id colleges, normal schools and initutcs
over the South.
The program that Mrs. Anderson
is consented to give in Hayesville
ill be of a miscellaneous nature,
msisting of character sketches from
ich of the "seven ages of man."
endings, stories from eastern, Euro?an,
Indian, Negro and American
dklore will be among the varied
ambers in a varied program. This
rogram is being given under the
ispices of the Epworth League, as
also the story program on Wednesly
afternoon, June 11th, by Mrs.
nderson.
The Wednesday afternoon program
ill be at J o'clock and while it la
rimarily for children, adults will
nd it entertaining. A small admlson
charge will be made for the
?nefit of the Epworth League.
"o Receive Bids For
Township Roads
Advertisements were placed thla
eek asking for bids for the con
ruction of a road of approximate*
eight milts in length in Shoal
reek Township, another of approxlately
the same length in Hot House
ownship, and one about seven miles
ng in Murphy Township from near
e forks of Hangingdog and Grape
reeks to the Beaverdam Township
ie; and one of two miles length lead
g from O. C. Davis* store to the
eaverdam township line. Further
formation is given in advertiseents
in thi? paper.
Mrs. L. P. Kinsey is spending the
eek in Kinsey.
Mose of the teachers have returnl
to their respective homes, the
hool having closed Monday even?
Miss Mollie Parker has returned
her home at Marble, after & visto
her sister, Mrs. J. V. Turnbill,
; Struther=f Ohio.
Mrs. J. V. Turnbill and children,
Struthers, Ohio, arrived in Murly
Sunday afternoon for a visit
her parentis, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
rker, of Marble.
5 IN ATLANTA
TORIUM MAY 26TH
as twice married, his first wife beg
a Miss Siler, a sister of Mrs. Wilim
Beal. She preceded him to the
ave by about twenty-one years.
Besides his wife, he is survived by
ro sons, R. S. Morgan, of Wayne*
lie, and A. R. Morgan, of Chester,
C.; four daughters, Mrs. H. E.
eas, Mrs. John M. Barr, Mrs. Ben
amer, and Miss Lucy Morgan, and
ho?t of relatives and friends
roughout all southwestern Nortlr
iroli na.
Mrs. Frank Hill returned a few
ys ago from Atlanta, where she
s been visiting relatives. She and
r. Hill are planning to move into
le of the new houses built by the
auney Supply Con^pany near Dr.
trker's residence.