IF IT ISN'T IN
THE SCOUT
irS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT
The Official Org;
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you;ME XXXV. No. 60.
bar association
completes list
of civil cases
forty Seven case* and twenty five
Motions on Docket besides criminal
actions.
Th?- Bar Association of Cherokee'
County has recently completed the
calendar of civil cases to come before
the August term of Superior Court
which will convene here August 4th
and < ntinue for two weeks. According
thi schedule the first five
days will Ik? all' tted ?? criminal cmc
and : ' seven days to civil casi
There a:c 17 cases ar.d 25 motions
on the Calendar besides the criminal
, u rhis 1..: ce numl er of ca i
partly due to the fact that the July
term < court was not held. Judge
J. Bis Kay is scheduled to hold this
term i i-Durt.
A it of the cases docket id
ion owMondny,
August lltH
48. 1 avrtnce Vs. Pickelsimer
52. Law ence Vs. Pick lsimer
80. Cherokee Bank Vs. Silvey et
91. M Donald Vs. Earner
94. Woodbury Mauney Lbr. Co.
Vs Farner
100. Hralon & Mahaffey Vs.
Calhoun
105. Hea.on & Mahaffey Vs
Calhoun
101. iney V i And
Tuesday, August 12th
103. Smith Vs Patten
111. ; ver Va Hunnlcutt
111. i imber Co. A: Mcl lonald Vs.
Farner (Protest)
110. Hcaton & Mahaffey Vs.
Calhoun & Calhoun
121. Falls Vs. L. N. Railroad Co.
125. ( herokee County Vs. Hunnicutt
130. Mclemore Vs. Lovingood
135. ( has tain Vs. Highway Comxr.irsion
(Protest)
Wednesday, August 13th
13s Trantham Va. Highway Commission.
(Protest)
141. Townson & Anderson Vs.
Jordan 131,
Turner Vs. Andrews Mfg. Co.
133 Rolen Vs. So. Ry. Co.
it;. Woodward Vs. Cover
17.">. McKinney Vs. Cover
Thursday, August 14th
177. Southern Railroad Co. Vs,
Cherokee Co.
\"U tr-.x
180. Gregory Vs. Barker
100. Stalcup Vs. Mills et Als.
107. Chappell Vs. Cherokee Co.
198. Cole Vs. Cherokee Company
200. Brown Vs. Express Co.
Friday, August 15th
201. Andrews Mfg. Co. Vs. So. By.
Co.
20". No well Vs. Brwman
207. King Vs. Southern Railway
Co.
Saturday, August 9th
33. I.efevers Vs. Lefevers
42. Cook Vs Cook
74. Moore Vs Moore
120. \b erne thy Vs. Abernethy
130. McFarland Vs. McFarland
137 Shelton Vs. Shelton
167. Briggs Vs. Briggs
162. Prince Vs Prince
163. Evans Vs. Evans
191. Barker Vs. Barker
192. Lunsford Vs. Lunsford
IOC r ......
i.ouaermiiK Vs. L.oudermiiK
196. Deputy Vs. Deputy
21 i. Cole Vs. Cole
202. Woody Vs. Woody
Fair Vs. Fair
Motions
44. Burgess Vs. Burgess
46. Bryson Vs. Bryson
G2. Sprinkle Vs. Sprinkle
67. Gentry Vs. Gentry
69. Wofford-Terrell Co. Vs. Burger
70. Fain Gro. Co. Vs. Wadsworth
Salt Co
72. Entrekin Vs. Culberson
7". King Vs. Grinnell
82. Brooks Vs. Brooks
88. Davidson, Trustee, Vs. Christopher
95 Bank Vs. Dewar
96. Davis Vs. Morgan
99. Carolina-Tennessee. Power Co.
Vs. Hiawassee River Power Co
112. Killian Vs Andrews Wfg. Co.
120. Reese Vs. Woods
139. Palmer Vs. Marble Co.
156. McDonald Vs. Gentry
164. Pace Vs. McAdanvJ
168. Bryson Vs. Tabor
176. Murphy Hospital Vs. Bates
185. Bank of Murphy .Vs. Maroney
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tEfje
in of Murphy ?nd Cher
Isabella Young Man
Electrocuted While
At Work in Plant
Isabella, Tenn., July 10.?One of'
the sadtst times our town has ever
experienced was Firdav evening of ;
last week July 11th when word was ,
ty Joe Ellis had suddenly com to ]
| his death by a:: electric wire where',
I he was employ , d in 1 . S. C. & I. .
Co.. acid plant. t
Mr Ellis wa? thoupht t?? have
| been K'?ne too long from the,
presence of other emnhrvee* when
:? search was made by Mr. Willie ;
McGee, who foun ! him dead where j'
he was finishing up hi- work and it's 1
supposed that while cleaning Up he
went to remove a wire that was
|down in hi- way. he was suddenly'
killed and the curr< nt dill being
1 on had almost roasted his body.
He was the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Thad Kills of Stuart Town, his father
being dead for s n? few years
; left him the only hoy at home and
! his mothers only help, h. was the
. jewel of her heart and one of the
j best known and most respected eiti'
7.ens of his town. He was about the
aire of 22 and had been a member
>f the Baptist church for 10 year*
and also a member in good standing
of the Junior Order.
Besides a host of friends he is
survived by his moth' r, three brothers
and two- sisters as foll?w*s:
Horace, Luther and Elmer and Miss
Virgie Ellis anil Mrs. Hattle I*ouderniilk.
Hi* remains was carried
to the Hopewell church by a large
number of friinds and Junior Order
wh-re funeral services were held. :
Rev. W. A. Revis of Copperhill
unducted the service. j
Aft? r which his body was quiet- ,
'y laid to rest by the Junior Order.
There was quite a number of peo-,
pie present inspite of the hard
ihuVVUft of rain that fell el! the morn-,
ing. Thi re were said to have been;
the largest number of ears present
that has evev been on such an oc
ension ut Hopewell,
j The floral offering that was pre*-I
,-entid was especially noticeable and
; especially those of the good men and
j bovs in the plant. Their beautiful
i wreath of flowers showed their tok
j on of friendship. The mother and
' entire family are heart broken and
have the sympathy of the communi-j
ty. . Veal
Calves Will
Be Shipped On
August Second
j The rcjrular July shipment of Veal
J calves will leave Murphy on Saturday
August 2nd, according t: the pre sen; i
-chcdule of the Veal Growers and i
Shippers Association. This is the j
fourth car that has been shipped since:'
the formation of the Association in
May. The shipments are usually
made to the Cincinnati Market.
Officials have announced that if
there are not enough calves to make
out a full car this shipment, that
that enough large stock will be sent
to fill out the ear. Notice has gone
out requesting all who will have
calves to ship to notify the county
agent who is promoting the shipment.
Local Church Wins
The S. S. Pennani:
' The Murphy Presbyterian Church i
was awarded the penant for having}
the largest number present, con- j
D. C. and Miss Flora Davis of Raleigh I
County Sunday School Convention.!
which clo?ed last Friday night. The|
Convention was held in the First*
Pnptist Church at Andrews. Pot'e-.j
** tv?IJ??? nf WocViincrfnn !
SOT Lf. ?. imiiiiiuTOu U. t. ,
D. C. and Miss Flora Davis of Raleigh
wore the chief -out of county speaker?.
Pastors, Sunday School teachers and
workers took part in the discussions.
The Convention will meet next
year will be with the Presbyterian
Church of Murphy. D. H. Tillitt
And/ews was elected President for
the ensuring year, Miss Mary Brown
of Beaverdam, Vice -President; antij
Miss Mary Willie Fisher of Andrews,
Secretary and Treasures.
104. Cover Vs. Tabor
2C4. Palmer Vs. Palmer
209. West Vs West
210. Gentry Vs. Gentry
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Cljtrt
okee County, and the 1
MURPHY, NORTH CAROl
Western Missionary
Association Met in
Hayesville July 16
HAYESVILLE. July lfi._Thc
Woman's Meeting of the Western
Korth Carolina Missionary Association
of the Baptist Church held
ts annuai session wiin ihe luvaS
Baptist comprises Cherokee and Clay
counties, and some GO Women from
Andrews, Murphy, Hayesville, and
>th' r points iri the two counties atend
d.
The meeting was called to order
;it lOo'clock yesterday morning by
Mis. H. M. Whitaker, of Andrews,
[he superintendent, and the program
ivas not completed until nhout 4 in
the afternoon, an hour's rcctss at
noon being taken, when lunch was
?erved on the grounds. Mrs. James
Pen land, of Hayesvillc is secretary
anil treasurer of the organization.
A tegular missionary program was
carried out which proved much inter*
Kiting. Among other entertaining
speakers was Miss Mary Warren, of
Raleigh, state corresponding secretary.
This organization, it is explained, is
a pranch of the state organization
af the women of th.' Baptist church,
and the object of these annual meet,
ings is to inspite the women of the
church to greater effort, Mrs. \Vh;taker.
the superintend*, nt, staUs. Mrs.
Whitaker and other members of the
associtaion are enthusiastic in their
statements that the meeting was
one of the best ever held in this
district.
The meeting of the association last
year was held in Murphy, with the
Babtist church there.
Music Lovers Will
Enjoy Concerts
In Asheville Soon
AsheviUe ,N*. C., July 21?indications
are that mu-ic lovers from
practically ecery sevtion of Ni?rth
Carolina will attend ?>ne or mo-re of
the renditions of nine world-famed
grand operas which are to be given
at the City Auditorium in Asheville
the week of August 11th by the San
Carlo Grand Optra Company under
iU.. nf fV..? Avha.villn Mliair
mv nu.^uvo M?V
Festival Association.
At the headquarters of the Association,
numbers of letters are still
unanswered by reason of the inability
of the committee to meet the
unexpected demand for particulars of
of this event. It was not anticipated*
that the interest would be so widespread,
hence the unprepart dness to
take care of the avalanche of inquiries
which have arrived in increasing
;;:.mfcers daily during the past week.
The City of Asheville is making a
record in giving standard Grand
Opera at the lowest known prices,
believing that this will work to ultimate
advantage by attracting larger
numbers to Western North Carolina
during the summer months. The
nine opera schedule<?*to be given are
as follows: "Aida", "Madame Butter,
fly," "Lucia", "Carmdi", "Rigoletto"
"Cavalleria Rusticana", "Pagliacci",
"Faust", and "II Trovatore. Over a
hundred artists will be in the cast.
including 8UII1C ui mv BSS9
international operatic stars.
The accoustice in the City Auditorium
in Abbeville are said to be splendidly
adapted for the rendition of
grand opera and the stage sufficitenly
large to accomodate the large
organization carrying three car loads
of scenery which are necessary for
these gigantic productions.
Large Dormitory To
Be Built Hiawassee
Contract? were let a few days ago
for supplying material for the erection
ol a large dormitory at Hiawassee
College, at Hiawassee, Ga.
The Cherokee Manufacturing Company
received the contract to supply
the lumber while the W. M. Fain
Grocery Company was awarded the
contrast for supplying the lime and
cement.
Frank Harrell, the alleged accomplice
of Mortimer N. King in the
slaying of Major Samuel H. McLeary
was captured in Nashville, Tenn. or
Thursday and is reported to have confessed
to a pari in the crime.
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_ead ing Newspaper in
,INA FRIDAY, JULY 25, 1224.
FRANK HARRELL
MAY HAVE GONE
THRU MURPHY
1 Suspicious Character Stosp at Hotel '
Friday night, July 15th and slips
out early next morning
Frank Harrcll, ?.:ie alicgid aci
complice or Mortimer fi. Kinc. confessed
murder of Major Samuel H.
. McLeary is believed by some to have
I nassed thrnmrh \Tm-i>Ko ?Kn r.;.rV.?
! of July 13th on his way from the
Canton section, where he and King
; ditched the car belonging to Major
j McLeary and were forced to ohandonj
it. A suspicious person fitting the
| description of Harrell, registered at
the Regal Hotel Friday night. July
( 13th. Just as Mr. Savage started to,
! shut the side door to the hotel some j
j person started by, halted, started by
again and halted the record time and
inquired where he could stay all
i night. He gave his name in an undertone.
said Mr. Savage, so that it
was unintelligible and scrawled his
name on the register, which has been
made out as L. B. Harrell. He arose
early Sunday morning and left by
1 the side door without speaking to
. anyone.
Whether or not this was the inn
wanted for taking part in the
McLeary murder cannot be definitely
stated, but his actions and the cirI
cumstances would lead one to this
I conclusion. About the 11th or 12th
[of July was the first information ob-j
tained establishing the fact that
McLeary's car was in the Canton
j section; also on that date a towel was
i found in a nearby stream bearing the
initials of McLeary. It is altogether
reasonable that Harrell, when this in-:
; formation wus uncovered, would |
make his way from the Canton section
and it is very unlikely that he
would have gone east as it was in (
that section that the murdtr look
pl&cc and where searching parties
! were scouring the country. The
logical way of flight would ha he
been out the Murphy branch and
whether or not the man who registered
at the Regal Hotel was the Harrell ,
wanted, it is quite likely that he cam$,
! this way. - - j
Several arrests have been made in!
various cities in South Carolina but'
, they have all been rcleaed. Not unI
til the right party is captured can it
f he definitely proved or disproved
j that Harrell came this way. A reward
of $500 has been offerer by
i Governor McLeod of South Carolina :
I for his arrest.
M -a tr*r* wnt slain about
12 mi!eh North of'Cheraw, S. C. on
the I'aleigh-Columbil road, according*
to the alleged confession of King,,
who is now incarcerated in a South
Carolina prison, and who was in the
vicinity of Canton, N. C., on July,
j 12th. His suspicious actions led to
to his arrest and the discovery of a
shirt in his possession bearing the
laundry mark of Major McLeary
caused his confession. He then led
j officers to the remains of the dead
[ officer about 150 feet from the high,
way twelve miles north of Cheraw, S.
j C. and later told where the Major's
! clothing had been hidden in the
Canton section.
| According to his confession, King
and Harrell were walking along the
: highway and decided that they would
| hail some traveller and take his car.
j Major McLealy was the unfortunate
; victim. They waved him down and
j asked for a ride into Columbia, which
I was readily granted. Harrell got in
1 the front seat and King in the rear.
| After driving some little distance,
I Harrell is said to have given King the
signal and the latter drew his gun
and commanded the Major to stop.
| At first the Major laughed at King.
( who said that he was unnerved by
the coolness of the army officer.
However, upon being urged on by
some sign from Harrell, King summoned
hre courage and again commanded
that the car be halted.
II ne Array winter was mitcu nvm
the c*r, shot down in the road and
i dragged into the woods, according
j to the statement. King and Harrell
i then made for western North Carolina
in the car. They accidently ditched
it near Canton, N. C. and abandoned
it beside the road after having removed
certain personal offects of the
Major and buried them in the woods.
King's suspicious actions led to his
1 arrest and the discovery of the shirt
led to his confession, in which he implicated
Harrell.
V _
?cout I
this Section of Western
MEETING HELD 1
TO PLAN FOR
TRUETT MEET
Flans for the George W. Truett
meeting, which is to be held here un- f
der the suspices of the Western North
Carolina Baptist Association from
Au~u;t 10th ta the 22nd, are '??i
maturing. The special building coir- j
mittee composed of Messrs. C. M.
Wofford, A. B. Dickey and G. H. Cope '
have carpenters at work erecting a ;
large tabernacle on Cherokee Park
for the purpose of providing for the
huge crowds that are expected to J j
come here- twice daily to hear this t
world -renowned preacher. |t
Other committees originating in a
general meeting of the citizens of the!
Town held in the courthouse the first t
of the week are at work advertising j r
the meeting. providing housing \
facilities and make arrangements to!
take eare of the traffic and parking ' J
problems during the me.ting, which
is expected to be quite a problem as
hundreds af autoists are expected
here daily during this series of meetings.
Culled under the auspices of the
Chamber of Commerce a repre.-entat-:
ive gathering of both men and women
held a meeting in the courthou-e:
Monday evening to advise ways and j
means of handling the crowds that j
will come here during br. Truett's
stay. Attorney Ralph Moody was
made Chairman of the meeting.
\fter discussions from citizens of
every interest in Town u resolution
was passed appointing the three
pastors and the mayor and members n
of the board of City Commi.-sioners
a committee to form a general com- 0
niittee on arrangements to handle the j
preparations foT the meeting. p
At a meeting of this committee on ^
Tuesday night steps were taken for o
the forming of thee committee: one \
to hanuie uic housing problem; one -j
the advertising and one the traffic
and parking problem. The Chairman j (
of these committees were named as a
fellows: R. F. Williamson, Chairman J 3
of the Housing committee; rs. v\.
Sipe, Chairman of the Advertising j
Committee, and E. P. Hawkins. Chair- j ^
man of the Traffie and Parking Committee.
It was the si nse of the meet- <
ing that the housing committee make;*
an immediate canvass of the town anu
acertain the homes that will agree ]
to keep any visitors during the m.et-J
ing, whether or not such homes will j
provide rooms, or hoard, or both and j
at what price, and then, if thought I
necessary to open up special halls and (]
buildings as sleeping quarters ani; .
fit them out with cots. The ad vert Is- t
ing committee will advertise the meet j
ing to this entire section and neigh- ^
boiing towns and cities and take care
of press service during the meeting
while the traffic and parking com- t
1 mittee will care for the routing of
; traffic and provide for the parking r
i and guarding of cars during the meet c
: ing. Police protection will be given i
all motorists who use the special park' }
ing space to be provided by the town. |
j The entire town is aiding in the 11
I preparations for the meeting as it is
recognized that it will benefit the (
! town as a whole not only from a re- <
ligious hut also from a civic stand'
i?oint. |
Abernethy Chicken
Lays A Queer Egg'
I:
A peculinry-shaped egg was found j,
in the chicken lot of Dr. .T. F. Aber-j}
nethy a few days ago. It can best be ,
described by saying that it is gourd
shape. It is oblong in shale with a ,
lit. tie nroioction on one end very much, <
i like a short handle on a gourd. j,
Dr. Abernethy stated that some, j
time ago an egg was found within an j
I egg, both shells being perfectly,
developed.
Little Fred Sudderth
Laid to Rest Thursday
Fred Sudderth, the little ten year j
old son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Sudderth of Peachtree died Wednes-1
day evening about eight thirty o'clock j
as a result of locked bowels. He was
only sick a day or two. Following
funeral services by his pastor, his
little body was laid to rest in the
Peachtree cemetary Thursday after|
nooa about four o'clock.
ADVERTISE IN
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH"
North Carolina
5c COPY?51.50 PEP. YEAR
^ocal Telent Play
Will Be Given Here
September 12th
Arrangements have just been cornfitted
for the staging of local talent
lay hire early in September for the
enefit f the Carnegie Library. The
ilay will he staged under the auspices
f the Woman's Club and the talent
rill be coached by a represtative of
he Wayne P. Sew ell Lyceum and
Producing Company. A representaive
of the company was here yesterlav
and made arramrement? f??f
election of the talent and the coach
vill 'ome here the first of Scptem>re
to begin actual work in training
;ht# talent. It is now thought thai
he play will be staged about the 12tfc
>f September.
The play selected for the local
roupe is the Microbe of Love, which
ins created quite a sensation in
ariou? towns all over the South.
Poultry Specialist
Will Be Here For
Five Days Next Week
Arrangements have ju>t been com*
>leted by County Aegnt H. H. Ellis
or a series of |>oultry demonstrations
n Cherokee County by E. G. Warden
-f the State Dcpaitment of Agriculure.
State College and the State Exension
Service, cooperating. Mr.
iVarden will spend the last weey of
uly in the County going about with
he County agent teaching the farm;rs
methods of culling pouliry and
naking feeding deu^jnstrations for
he purpose of preparing for the fall
ml winter months.
The following points will be visited
tn the days mentioned: Peachtree,
londay, July 28th at 9:30; A. M.,
Jttle Bras?town, Monday, July28, at
!:00 P. M., Bellview Tu??sday, July
19th at 9:00 A. M.; Martips Creek,
fcidge school house. Tutsday. July
!9th at 2:00 1'. M.; Grandview, Wedlesday
July 30th at 9:30 A. M.;
Jrape Creek, Wednesday July 20th
t 2:00 P. M.; Ranegr Thursday July
list at 0:30 A. M.; Marble July 31st
it 2:00 P. M.; Junaluska Friduy,
uly 1st at 0:30 A. M.; Top ton, Fri?
lay August 1st at 2:00 P. M. j
Shares of Stock Will
Be Sold In B. & L.
Until July 31st
The second series of the Murphy
i. & L. Association will close Thurslay,
July 31st. Already a number
f shares have been taken in this
erics but it is the desire of officers
hat as many be sold as possible as
t will only stimulate the building
trogram.
Anyone wishing to build a building
?f any kind should be interested in
his stock.
Those who have small weekly and
nonthly incomes will find this a
onvenient method of saving.
For those with larger incomes it is
a good investment.
For all it is a means of building up
he town and stimulating business.
Any of the officers will be glad to
'xplain the advantages and purposes
>f the Association.
Colonel E. B. Norvell
Raises Large Radish
Colonel E. B. Norvell brought to
The Scout office Wednesday an un?
isually large radish taken from h'a
garden. It was almost spherical in
shape and measures 18 inches in
Circumference. However, it was
rather light in weight for its size.
County Agen t Ellis expressed the
the opinion that it was one of the
fa rest radishes that had come to
his notice.
Fain Grocery Company
Leads in Sale of Oil
Following: the visit of the District
sales manager to Murphy a few days
ago, it was announced that the W. M.
Fain Grocery Company had agaia
led the territory in the sale of
Havoiine Oil. The district includes
north Georiga, Western North Carolina
and East Tennessee. The Dt?trict
headquaters are in Rnoxvilla.
The Knoxville manager complimented
the local organization very highly
in the fine showing they made.