IF IT ISN'T IN
the scout
FS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
B KNOW IT
jS Tb?\ M\.cial Orgs
*>-. ????a??i
pj(? JEUtVI. No. 3.
ee barbecue an
display to fea
r McLean, Next) Governor of
North Carolina, Will
Speak
e address of candidate for Govi
v.. McLean here on Sepa
1st, will not be political in its
e, according to a letter just rcj
from the candidate, who Is
pag .. short , in the
i of Wisconsin. Mr. McLean
ieed the opinion that it would
e fair to his hearers to deliver
linen! address on tnac occasion
would not be a political event
r. large numb. V of his hcarrouid
Li- of the opposite political
. It was the ue.-ire of the coin
e bringing him here that the adbe
n* u-partisan.
. McLean is coining here- at the
ition i f a lceal committee in
p of th arrangement* for the
r Day celebration, which will be
1-day affair and is being given
good-will creating celebration
he benefit of the people in this
t section. Besides the saenking
r. McLean. preparations an b?dt
for a free barbecue foi the
r*. A purse i- being made up
g the merchants, business men
progress.ve citizens orTnc town
in- that the barbecue might be
Anoth r big event will a
work> display in the evening,
lis expected to attiact and hold
nds from the many counties
and in;: Murphy. Some ar? also
fed from a distance. Ice water
be piovidtd at convenient j.lart
the -treels and the gr un?: f
the barbecue and other events
place.
irphy is surrounded by a big
og territory, merchants coming
to buy their dry goods, groocrlardware,
fruits and other profroin
the wholesale merchants
fedividti2:S to buy nf the sundry
.merchants and to market their
s, fruits vegetables, and other
products. Individual merchai ts
Ma!-- and ictall. and the cit'zen*
(eneval always show their apstion
of the busines sthey do
the c untry surrounding; but
celebration on the 1st of Seper
is to express in a more tat:'
way the appreciation of the
lonity for the co-operation of
i and country round about in
ng Murphy the town it is
igh their buying and selling
The Labor Day celebration,
fe?\ tccc:::c kr.cvn n* n
-will c eating event, a day in
h thv good will of the loca'
less louses and firm J Is expect
be* greatly aguraenti d. Everyi
on that day will be free except
baseball games. ^ t* w
e program for the day will be
oflows: D o'clock* band concert;
baseball, the by local club and
Wille; 11:00 A. M. speaking a:
far building by A. W. McLean;
the free barbecue; 4:00 in the
fcocn, baseball; 7:30 band eoe*and
fireworks display at 8:00,
E. Crawford
New Sheriff Of
Clay County
r- H. E. Crawdfcrd. of Hayesi
has recently been appointed
ff of Ciay County to fill out the
pired term of the late Ellis
% who recently died as a "reef
an unfortunate automobile
?nt. Mr. Crowford is completes
tax collections and performhe
regular duties of the sheriff.
*nty Fair Catalogue
.Comes From Press
catalogue for the County Fair
^ will be held on the 24th, 25th,
26th of Spptember, came from
mis v.fer aiid is oeing aisled
over ir ? \v - for the in?t:on
of 11 , j^lan to make
58 at the ? . I ,ie catalogue
ttndrome lis foerty page bookontaining
thv p/minium list, ancomcnts,
rules, and advertise*
of merchants and business orations
of the county. Copies
fc* had by calling at the office
* conpty agent. A number of
? hiiv/ sdvczdy ihacn mailed out.
in of Murphy and Cher
D FIREWORKS I]
TURE CELEBRATION
VALUABLE FARM
LAND WILL BE
SOLD AT AUCTION
Oglesby Realty and Auction Company
Will Sell Wells Farm
Sept. 4th
Some of the best farm land in ,
Cherokee County to be sold at auc-! j
tioa on September 4th, according t??
an announcement made public a few
days ago by reprtsvntatives of :*.n j,
Atlanta, Ga., Auction Company. T"n<
farm of Mrs. A. B. Wells, which lies j
along Valley River and the Southern
Railway within a short distance
of Andrews will be offered at ten J
o'clock on the morning of Scptem-I
ber 4th, while in the afternoon the
440 acre farm belonging to A. 15.
Wells and Son will be auctioned off.
These farm* w.ll he sold in small
tracts and will offer an opportunity
to many to own their own farms as
the terms will be easy.
In addition to the land, several
houses, a numhor < f head of stock,
and all the farm machinery and
1 equipment will also be soid.
i
Reublicans "To Open
Campaign Here On
September 8th
j TI. Republican party will open
j their campaign in Chirokcc County
(on Monday, September Sth. aeeoidi:ig
to plans made public this week
by Chairman W. M. Axley, of the
Republican Executive Committee.
Four of the party's ablest men in
North Carolina arc- scheduled for a
m ri? > ? f speaking engagements here
and at Andrews, beginning on September
Sth, and continuing through
October 6th.
Jake F. Newell, of Charlotte, long
knewn as a leader in his party's
j councils, will optr. tne campaign
| here at noon Monrlay, September 8.
Following the address there, he will
120 to Andrews, where he will address
a gathering at 7:30 o'clock on the
j same date. Mr. Newell is well known
j r.ver the state as a vigorous and eloj
jutnt speaker and local Republicans
I arc congratulating themselevs on the
fact that he is taking the stump
again this year for his party and
| that the campaign will bv opened in
I the county seat of Cherokee. The
: >7~sk*,'*rr k:re will he in. the court
Ihiusc. and it is presuir.d that toe!
public.school auditorium Will be used,
in Andrews. '
Jian J. Rarker. formerly of M ni
-ve now number of a strong lawj
t'ivm in Charlotte, and who was the
contender for the Governorship of:
North Carolina four years age
against Governor Morrison, will continue
the campaign in this section
i by speeches h?re and at Andrews on
.Monday, September 15th. He will
speak in the court house here at noon
and at Andrews on the same day.
The Republican guL?i"Ji.atorial
* T At Vf ? l.:?n
candidate, isasc .u. mvSsmo,
Elizabeth City, is scheduled for a
speaking engagement here on Mon'
day, September 22nd. Mr. Meekins
is one of the party's ablest men and
is known far and w'de as a brilliant
speaker ancT"vSteran campaigner.
Not only in state but in national;
i politics, Mr. Mcckins is known. He,
is chief council for the Alien Prop-1
erty Custodian with offices in New
York City, to which post he was ftppointed
by President Harding when
he came into the White House.
Another veteran cumpaign%r and
party leader, the Honorable A. A.
Whitr.er, of Hickory, candidate for
? the United States Senate, is scheduled
to be here on October 6th at noon
' and at Andrews on the same date at
7:30 o'clock.
These four prominent party leaders
and candidates make a strong
campaigning team and local party
' officials account them?Clves fcurtunate
in bringing them; here. While
this county is normally Republican,
it was a nip and tuck vote in the gene?al
elections two ytars ago and the
coining of these war horses of the
Republican party would indicate that
! they are going to make an effort to
insuie an easy victory^for their candidal-.:
in tti? section th's year,
i _
Cfjero
okee County, and the L?
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
PRISONERS MAKE <
' WOODEN KEY;
GAIN FREEDOM
Four Men Escape Fro mCounty Jail.
Two Re'use to Take AJvan- j,
tage of opportunity
To Flee
On. of the cleverest jail deliveries n
o
in the history of this section was ac- '
complished last week in Hayesvilie,
according to information reaching "
here Tuesday, i Four prisoners, all,
r.t Id ??n liquor charges, ma le th.lr,!
escape. Two prisoner?, one held for P
trial in the federal courts, refused
to take the opportunity offered by the !
unlocked door to make th.ir escape. 1
The ingenious device used to make
-he r escape was a wooden key skillfully
fashioned out of hard hickory
wood and strcngtheni d bv wire ini
n
eoniously wrapped about it. The
four prisoners who made their escaoc
v
were locked in a cell, from which they ^
tirst had to grin release by means t,
of the key. Two of them, John t
Stamev and Harry Stilwcll, were Clay t
County men. The *>thcr\ whose f
names could not be learned, were 1
c
taken some days ago on Buck Creek, j.
where they were employed in the t
lumber camps of the Andrews Man- I
ufactoring Company. One was said !
to he from Kentucky ami the other
jc
from Jackson County. Nothing has
been learned of their whereabouts.
S. S. CONVENTION
WILL BE HELD AT
SUIT 30TH-31ST J
. 1
Bell, Withcrspoon, Martin, Sasacr and
Sen telle on Program With
Many Others
A township Sunday school conven- ,
lion will be held with the Friond*bls?'?
Baptist Church at Suit, N. C.. on the t
30th ami 31st of August, according '
to a program made public a few days .
ago by the committee or. arrange- \
menu, lne convention program will 1
begin at 8:45 Saturday morning, 1
August 30th, ami will continue until j'
after the- noon service on Sunday, j
Rev. T. L. Sasser and Messrs. M. 11
\Y. He*: 1. I). Withtrspoon, and A. L. .
M... tin. oi Murphy arc on the pro- J
giant for addresses. Carl SenteHo, ,
th * Ch roke * Mission School, and j
u ;!! ef the.,
1 county will insure a weP.-r..unded pro ]
It.rent. Dinner will be served on the ;
. .< *n Saturday. I!.e full pro ;
: arum follows: ? j
Saturday, August 30th
| 8:45 ? Devotional by Rev. Rober*:
| it 11. _ l ? "3 I
I 6:00?Singing by entire convention.
9:15?Address by Rev. T. N. j
NVulc. 1
9:45?-Address by Rev. C. F. Martin.
- ? ; *
10:15?Addfe&d by Rev. Carl Sen;
t* He.
! 10:45?Addre s by Rev. Robert
j Bell.
! 11:15?Address by C. F. Conley.
11:45 to 1:00 p. m.?Dinner on the
grounds.
12:30?Devotional by Rev. T. L.
Sasser. j
1:00?Singing by the convention.1
1:10?Address by Col. M. W. Bell.!
1:40?Address by Col D. Wither-!
i spoon.
j 2:10?Address by Rev. W. A.
, Witt
i 2:40?Address by Rev. W. T.
!Crowder.
3:20?Address by Rev. Newt Marr
3 >50?Benediction.
Sunday, August 31st
8:45?Singing by convention.
9:00?Devotional by Rev. Frank
Birchfidd.
9:15?Reading of Essays by Missj
cs Fannie McGuire, Alice Bryson,
Minnie Ferguson. Valid Quinn, Lejfie
, Allen, Leonard Hickey, Pearl? McNabb,
and Mesdames C. H. McNabb
.and C. H. Sparks.
, 10:30?Special exercises By the
J children of Fairvicw, Shoal Creek,
(Friendship, Union and Persimmon
: Creek Sunday Schools.
11:30?Address by County Superi
inter.dent A. L. Martin.
J *12:00?Address by W. J. Martin.
to is
;ading Newspaper in t
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1924.
Cherokee Iron and 1
Marble Company
Stockholders Meet
The stockholders of the Cherokee!'
ron and Marble Company will meet
t the Dickey House in Murphy on
eptcmber l?th, according to anouncements
sent out this week by
1
ccretary T. \\. Bacot and President
iHard Memminger. This is the reg- j
lar annua! meeting.
*OAD COMMISSION
RECENTLY CREATED,
ASSUMES DUTIES
"ownship Highway Commissions A?*e
Displaced by County-Wide
Road Commission
r
The Cherokee County Road Com-j1
nission, created by the recent spe-;
ial session of the genera! assembly,
k*as sworn in before Justice P. E.
Celson a lew days ago and ad-journd
to meet again on Tuesday, Sep- ;
ember 2, when a chairman, secreary,
road supervisor, and ??th r em- :
loyees will be selected. This com- ,
nission displaces all township road
ommissions in the county and will .
lave oveisight of all road work in .
he county except that under the su>ervision
of the State Highway Conv
nisslon and that which will be done
>y the governing authorities of inorporntid
cities and lowns.
The commission is composed of one
nembcr from each of the six townhips.
three from each of the major
-clitical parties in the county. They
vere appointed by the general ase?
ibiy in the act creating the coinnission
and their successors shall
?e appointed by the same authority,
rwo commissioners will be appointed j
very two years, one from each of
he chief political parties.
This commission shall expend all
noncy collected in the county for
oad purposes, according to a prorision
of the act and in the act the
cunty commissioners are directed to
ssue road bonds up to ten percent
>f the assessed valuation of property
n the county for the purpose of
>ui!ding roads when the commission
equcsts them to do so. The present
township road bonds will remain
outstanding against the townships
jnlcss the commission .-hall deem it
.vise to refund them with county
bonds at a lower rate of interest.
None of the townships will suffer;
from this provision, pointed out officials,
as a sufficient levy is made
in ep.ch township to pay the interest
ships as and when they fail due. And
in ease the county should refund any
such fc.nds, the levy would still he
made in the individual townships to
meet the interest on the bonds. The
act also provides that a county-wide
levy for roads shall be made by the
commissioners for the use of the,
County Road Commission. ^
The present membeis of the commission
as appointed h. the act are
N. E. Doel;ery, from Murphy Town-!
ship and D .S. Russell, from Valleytown
Township, for a term of six1
years; Ihoitia* S. Evans of Notla
and \V. F. Hill of Shoal Creek for a!
term of four years; and J. U. Brown
of Beaverdam and Alfred Rice cf
Hothouse for a term of two years
each.
School Will Open
Monday, SeDt. 1st
The local school w'll open Monday
September 1st as announced some
weeks ago. Superintendent W. D..
Kanoy has been here two week? j
making plans for tnc opening. A j
meetft\g of the high school teachers
will ?be held Saturday afternoon to
work out a schedule of recitations;
and talk over other problems. The
grammar grade and primary teachers
will hold a meeting Monday, it |
has been announced.
School will open at 8:25 as it did]
iast year. The high school department
will be housed in the new build
ing while the grades will use the old
structure. A considerable increase!
in attendance is expected this year,
especially in the high school department>cspccially
if prospective or- j
raangements for .bringing hij?i '
school pupils from the Peachtree
school can be completed.
>cout f
his Section of Western
MUSICAL COMEDY C
WILL BE GIVEN
SEPTEMBER 12
-ocal Talent Bean 5 Selected For
"Microbe of Love," Which ~
Will Bene'it Library
Local talent was being selected
.his wtek for the "Microbe of^?>ve," .
1 highly entertaining musical conu- .,]
Bit-, which will be eiven here on Shi - nj
ttmber 12th under the auspices of' P
the Woman's Club for the benefit ^
of the Carnegie Library. The production
of this play will be supervls- T
ed by a trained coach from the f<"
Wayne P. Sewell organization of Atlanta.
It is one of the most popular J
comedies that has made its appearin
recent years. Many towns arc
giving the play for the second time,
so popular did it prove on the first
staging. T
Morgan Blake, sporting editor of
the Atlanta Journal, recently summarized
the play as follows: "Thej
'Microbe of Love,' which, as the
name implies deals with the regard C
and affection that men and women C
have entertained for one another.' b
since the Garden of Eden days. In d
a nutshell, the plot of the play was 11i
that there were a lot of spinsters in S
a town crazy to get married and a | o
club of bachelors equally determin-1 ti
ed that they would not be victims, o
Well, a madam cupid comes over ei
from Paris with a large number of B
'Love Microbes* anil she hands over T
same to said spinsters, who innocu- K
late said bachelors, and everything s|
turns out all right, and the heroes t<
marry the heroines, and we are led to b
believe that all live happily ever aft- ?
erwards, which we all took with a I'
grain of salt. It is a great little mu- ti
ical comedy.** c>
, I ,i
Premium List t
Cherokee County j,
* A. U
rair /Association "
g
(C ontlnued)
DEPARTMENT F
CLASS 22. FLOWERS
Collection pott.d plants,
best arranged, greatvariety
5.00 3.00 j.
Potted plant, best specimen
1.00 .50 Collection
table ferns . . 1.00 .50 J
Collection cut flowers . . 2.00 1.00
Best exhibit Roses. All
different, each shown
vase 1.00 .50 '
Best exhibit cut dahlias,
named, all different,
Mrh shown in vase ? 1 00 '
Collection Chrysanthemum^
2.00 1.00 I
Collect'on Cosmos 1.00 .R0
Vase Dahlias (many kinds) 1.00 .50
o'. .4_'-,-York. . . 4fhomo. _>et
Household and Othor Arts
Mrs. R, jf% ttyrjU,- Superintendent, j
Assistants: Miss Sarah Cook. Mrs. (
W. M. Ax lev. Mrs. .T. B. Storey, a/.iu;"
> ?irs. F. A. Davidson. - v^.. I . ,
Special Rules. 1. Work must be',
the product of the exhibitor. 2. ,
Work having won a prize before will
not be awarded a prize but may bei1
exhibited. i.
Sewing. J)
TBc-st specimen of hard sewing on
following: j,
Table cloth and napkins .... $ .501,
Darn on garment 1.50j'
Patch on garmen 1.50 j,
Buttonholes .50 ' j
Best made and prettiest laun- 1,
dry bag 50 <
Best made and pre ti est work bag: .50 j
Men's Shirt, (machine or hand! 1.00 ,
The following: specimens of sewing j
by a girl 10 to 16 years of age. j
best made and prettiest: ; j
Calico or gingham dress
Kitchen apron 50 J |
Infants 'ong dress and trimming 1.00 (
Collection of underwear 1.00;
Class 2. Crochet, Knitting, Tatting i
Best made and prettiestof the follow-j
ing: j
Library set scarf and pillow
crochet trimmed 1.00,
Collection of. towels crochet
trimmed 1.00
Trimmed curtains knit, crochet,
or tatted 1.00
Luncheon cloth and tea napkins,
crochet 1.00
Lace knit 1.00
Embroidery.
Best made and prettiest specimens
(Continued on page 5)
.
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH'"
North Carolina
Sc COPY? $1.50 PER YEAR
'onfederate Vets
To Meet In Charlotte
On September 16th
All persons wishing to attend the
onfederate Veterans Reunion In
narlette on September 16th to 18th
id ? siring identification certifi'tes
can obtain them by applying ts>
?hn :l. Dillard at his office in Murtiy.
it was stated this week. Veterr
hariag thes; m?y
urchase round trip railway tickets
>r one fare, and members of affilited
societies, such as Sons and
laughters. for one and one-half
ares.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD 7 AND 8
'. L. Sasser and Noah Lovingood On
Program of Superintendent's
Meeting At Bryson
A Sunday School Superintendent's
inference will be held at Bryson ^
ity on the 7th and Kth of Septemer
under the auspices of the Sunay
School Department of the Bapist
State Convention, in which
uperintc-ndents and pastors from all
vev western North Carolina will par
cipate. Secretary E. L. Middlcton
f Raleigh will conduct the confernce
and make several addresses,
fairy L. Strickland of Nashville,
'enti., of the Baptist Sunday School
loard, is one of the prominent
!>eakers on the program. About fif>en
superintendents and pastors will
e on he program, among whom are
iuperinenden Noah I.ovingood and
lev. T.. L. Sasser, of the local Bapist
Church. Many others are expect
d to make talks, and take part in the
iscussions.
A general invitation is being sent
a all Baptist Sunday School superintendents
in Cheiokce, Clay, Graam,
Macon, Jackson, Haywood and
twain Counties. The fir?i session
rill open at 9:30. eastern tinv\ Sunny.
September 7th, which win make
t possible for those going on trains
o arrive there in time. The last ses
ion wiil end at three o'clock Monday
fternoon. which will allow ample
ime for delegates to return on the
ite trains.
*Jew School Board
To Assume Duties
On Next Monday
The new Board of Trustees of the
durphy school will as-ume their
luties Monday, September 1, on the
late the school for the year 1924*
i>2i) opens. This board was ap>ointcd
by the recent general asiembly
by an act amending the present
school law in which the Murphy
ichool district was created.
The old board of trustees was
i mpost d six members. The new
ward if three, ae follows: Messrs.
M. Vt-'offord, D, Withe rspoon and
Sirs. >1. W. Bell. When the board
Meets Monday the act provides that
;hey shall elect a chairman and sec._
,, _ > ?
retary.
Representative Dillard, who had
the Murphy school law amended,
stated ori bls return to Murphy that
the number composing the board of
trustees was reduced from six to"
three only after consultation and ad>iee
from State Superintendent A.
T. Allen, who shared the opinion
vith Mr. Dillard that a board of
three members could function better
than six as it would not be as hard
to get them togeher. There has been
in recent years, it was stated, a movment
all over the state to make the
board of school trustees smaller until
now there are few schools with more
;han thr?.-e governing officials. Va
nancies on the board will be filled by
the county board of education, according
to provisions of the act.
W. N. C. Baptist
Association Meeting
At Peachtree
The Western North Carolina Baptist
Association convened Thursday
morning with the Peachtree Baptist
Church for a two day conference.
The association is composed of tfie
churches in Cherokee and Clay Counties
anu some of the border churches
in Georgia. Several addresses and
sermons and the reports of the various
chdrches will largely make ?p