6& IF IT ISN'T IN ft the scout ,TS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T KNOW IT ^pThe CK^^ftl Organ of 28. iro celebrate opening highway fgj on july fourth ^^ reat Event Planned For Official ! Opening Georgia Link A*!antaMurphy-A?hcville Highway According to information given ABt here the fits* of toe week by i^Honnell H. Stone, secretary of both Be Georgia Mountain Road and Recurvation Association unci the Union >c-aty tua. | uooJ Roans Associa>nf one of the greatest tvents this ction has witnessed in many a dede is beine planned for the ( nminc 1th of July, the occasion being >fficial opening of the Georgia highway route No. 11, connect-j with the Xorth Carolina state iay No. 10 at Belleviev.. is will mark the completion of Georgia links of the Atlanta>hy-Ashcville h'ghwuy. which been under construction for a d of several years. By the 1th ily it is contemplated that the between Asheville and Murphy have been completed and the tig celebration should be the ocu of great rejoicing to the peo>f both states throughout this b section. e occasion will witness the gath of many prominent men high i road circles of both states, and understood that arrangements been made with the Georgia mobile Association for the free iportation of all members of the gia Legislature to the scene of !elebration. it has not yet been litoly decided just where the iration will be held, but it is un;ood that it will take place some e near the state lines. It is also rstood that thii leading dailcs Ltlanta will be officially repreed, and it is expected that a ber of North Carolina dailies have representatives preesnt. le Georgia state highway No. 11 ides about thirty-five miles of r-bound macadam pavement, exing south from Murnhv throuiri. jj^^on County and over the rugged {unit of the Blue Icidgo Mountaina distance of about six miles. It fxpected that by the time the eeletion is held special signs and sigb for the benefit of motorists I mark the curves of the road ough the mountains, making it e for traveling and aiding the rist in finding his way through. Ur. Stone, in talking to a repretative of this paper, was very lib1 la his praise of the Cherokee Inty Commissioners and Mr. Wythe Peyton, district engineer for this rict of Xr th Carolina. If it had not b:*cn for the sn!?nco-operaCun we people of Union intjr-jcreived from theke North o'.ina oXiicial3," said Sir. Stone, > might still be seeking a way of ?pe from our isolation. As it ned out, " he continued, "these Icials agreed' to build, and did Id, the first link of the Atlantarphy-Ashevilie highway from Murto the Georgia state line at leview. This gave us consider5 argument to place before the islaturc and Georgia State Highr Commission, and our people bei to sec the dawn of a new day. are truly grateful for the solenwork and co-operation of these icials of North Carolina." irdeners Complain About Chickens Chief Birchfield announced, this Ik that complaints were coming Brim from early gardner* about fkens running at large. While it I little early, some have put out r onion sets and other hardy vegles and Chief Birchtield requests? all owners of fowls ' confine PIE SUPPER, here will be a pie supr.or for the [fit of a singing school at Kinney bl house Friday night, February L at 6:30 p. m., according to anIcemer.t other day by Rev. field '-PYte Murphy Circuit, ^public gftieVally is invited to Scipate in tbi supper. he farmers club of Craven Council! help to support a strong kers association and to establish ntral milk plant in New Bern this r, reports county agent C. B. Faris SUfiB m Murph> And Cheroke Junior Red Cross Will Make Up Friendship Bool As a result cf a conference th week between Miss Xl-II Whale; Divson Supervisor of the Junic Re an heard of her inCntioir to nuke lb devise. With his letter to Mr. Dran Dr. Battle encloses a telegram froi Mrs. Coit in which she quotes fror her lust will and testament as fo! lows: "I hereby give and devise an and all realty situated in the count of Macon, state of North Carolina, o which I may die seized, to the sai state of North Carolina. At the offices of the survey it wa pointed out that the state now at tually owns two areas for state par put poses, and will, in the course o time, come into possesion of Wahya TJ..1.I _ . 1 I,.. VI... P..U I. j tending lo Dr. Battle, this is a level arid beautiful area of an altitude b< tween 5,f>()0 and 6.000 feet. The otl er parks are those at Mt. Mitche and at "Ft. Macon, the former a< quired as a result of the interest c the late Governor Locke Craig, an the latter through the initiative t the survey, which with the aid of Rej i resentctivc Abernethy secured for th l state a deed thereto from the Unite ! States government.?Charlotte Ok serve. To Give Washington Paj-ty Friday Evenini The ladies of the Missionary Sc ciety of the Methodist Church ar planning to give a George Washing ton party Friday night cf this wee in the social rooms of the churcl All four circles of the society ar co*operating in the giving of the pai ty. George and Martha Washinj ton in costume will receive at tli door. A delightful evening is pron ised those who attend. The publi generally is invited. Cf)en e County, and the Lead MURPHY. NORTH CA Modern Boy Amb |J Says Executive 1 Thousands 7 H IP -! I! ,e i; r . a : . ; , ii M Pi : ; mv. p y ; ___ . : 'v^r 1 n | | i ^ Those who question the flappert? Ism of I : - > and mourn the ;i xy n maiden n-- I have i war thai Ani- ncun youtlt considers lit..- a R giddy. dizzy plaything. Only om* l- hoy in a liumired us rtls-jhari;. I |. for -frenhitrss- tront otic or the ,, largest l-usti. . ?? organizations in the United States Thi - testimony it us to the SOUild moral fibre ol lite t-1 modern hoy is provided by 1. II. Ogden. ot Newark, who starts hundreds of hoys on their bustlieas 'r careers every year, l- "Practically all hoys engaged by j ; the Prudential Insurance 'ompuny at the Home (.u'.ive t!? Newark ho^ gin their work ih the mall department." explains Air. Ogdun. "I know boys pretty well, for I have dealt with them lor thirty > us at the Prudential. They are about the same ItOW as they were y? ur? 11 ago. We rar?-iy have to discharge c a boy for Insubordination. Sometimes a littlo of the regressive s spirit, if not over-emphasized, is a helpful factor in his getting k , along i However, the "too fresh' e boy do.-ali't last long. "Then there Is the draw-hack to P the boy who Is over serious?who d Is a man before his time and la TEXT OF BILL AMENDING THE ^ TOWN CHARTER * Sentiment Being Won For Meaiurt As It Becomes Better Understood ? ~ e' Considerable interest has heet created in the reports thai have beet ".i going; about the streets as to thi n nature f the bill recently introduc led in the Legislature amending tin (j cnarter ot the town of Murphy. Ac e c-rdinsr to some of these reports, th< Hi1 has been misunderstood. Th< d b il was designed to put the business d of 'lie town on ' bctt"r basis by hav e inc.* only hni" council retire eacl e year instead of all of it and by giv n ing tho town one whole-time* cmn ployee to collect the taxes and su [_ pervise the various activities the towr y may undertake from time to time, y The text of the bill follows: The CJeneral Asembly of North Car d olina Do Enact: Sec. 1. That Chapter Two Hun IS ared and Thirty-nine (230) Privati Laws of North Carolina. Session o, jc 18P0, and the acts amenditory there {f of be and the same are herebh amended as follows: Sec. 2. That the Mayor and si: members of the Board of Commis ?. sioners of the Town of Muvphv, ii i_ Chrrokee County, shall be elected oi 11 the first Monday in May, 1025, ant c- that the office of the Mayor shal )f hereafter be for two years and un H til his successor is elected and ounli >f f:ed. That throe members of th }. Board of Commisioners recehrini tc the largesti number of qualified vote (1 at the election held on the First >- Monday in May, 1925, shall hold of fice for two years and the other three so elected shall hold office fo one year, and three numbers of sai< board shall be elected annually aft 5 er the first Monday in May, 1925 whose term of office shall be twi )-1 years. All elections held hereafte e | shall be conducted as is now provid r- ed by law and shall be held on th k ' first Monday in May of each year, i. i Section 3. That in addition! t< e the duties now required of the towi r- Clerk and Treasurer, the person si z- elected (who may be a member o le the board of Commissioners of sal l- town) shall be ex-officio tax coMec ic tor of the Town of Murphy, charge* |with all the duties and vested will 3feee ? ing Newspaper in this ROLINA FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 20. 1 itious And Able, Who Has Helped o Higher'Placec .-fj.. >"<- *?> vr i -i -?** % ssaatefev ! r j j ma BoyapJ < - .* ?>--?- pr.~:z welghto I by too heavy thoughts .in> ti. lit-. Tliat type i.s li.it?l?in tan old mau before Lw reachrs twviuy-onc" The bo* at the Prudential lie. | gin as mail-boys. thus learning w Jut- the departments are loiu:< and the personnel or the otBrc forei:i general. By the time eaeli boy is qualified tor promotion and isremoved from the duties of his in icinul assignment, he is ready to fill in various places and thus at- , ! tains a broader acquaintance uith the oflire. This method also provides an opportunity for closer enlightenment as to the young tuun's ability and general make-up. ! The boys remain In tin.' mail department only long enough to earn promotion. Just as soon as a departuietii or a division head needs a ? ?} or a position, it ts tilled from (Ii- ambitious in tho 1 ranks of the mall room. * Mr. Ogden says the boys often i have dual p-rson all tics. During business hours I hey are serious, quite and hard working. A te\v minutes utter the closing hour they i may b? Seen In the role or the i hilarious, modem American growi ing boy. Sou. Appalachian Research Council I Ends First Session s ASHKVILLE, Feb. 14.?Th first meeting ot the Southen Appalachian Research Council closed here today, with practically all members present, j The council was originally named 1 by the secretary of agriculture and nit- nm meeting neiu in mu city at the call of that official to permit the i formal. organization of the body. W.j D. Tyler, of Dante, Ya., was elected president, and E. H. FrothinghHm. of Ashcville, was named secretary. The sessions of the council were h.ld at the Battery Park Hotel. A number of important discussions came before ths body, and resolutions looking toward better forestrysendee were adopted. The members of the council in, elude many outstanding members of the forest sendee from practically every state in the South. Mr. B. H. . Stone, of Blairsvdll, Ga.. was the member in attendance from this scc. tion. f all the powers now provided by law . respecting tax collectors of munici pal corporations, and such Town Clerk and Tax Collector shall serve c during the pleasure of the Board of _ Commisioners of said town of Mura phy, and may be removed by the n board for* cause in its discretion, tj Upon removal or termination of his 1 office from any- cause, the r|own _ Clerk and Treasurer shall account . for all money and property received 0 by virtue of his office, and shall deer liver to his succesor all books, pns per. money and other public property of any nature in his hands. The _ Town Clerk and Treasurer anil ex oiiicio lax collector snail receive a r j alary for his services not exceedd ing one hundred and fifty dollars _ per month, and no other compensa,t tion whotsoever. d Section 4. All laws and clause? r of laws in conflict with the provisions - of this Act are hereby repealed, ine sofar a? there is such conflict. Section 5. This Act shall be in > force and effect from and after its i ratification. o ? f The reason why extension workers d devote so much attention to children - is because youth will use this knowld edge for many years while the adult h can use it for only a few at best. > ? DCOUt Seedon of Western N 925 Honor Roll Of Murphy School For January The honor roll of the Murphy Graded School for the month of January contains forty-three names >: pupils *.vho won the coveted laurel" for work done during the month. Aannounced by Prof. I>. YV. Kan >y, the complete roll follows: Grade 1-A?Grady Carrimrer * narics n-naicy, Willie < "Ha-t:?p. Bates, Johnnie Mae McJunkir.. Jemie Lee Spivia. Grade 1-B Mary Robinson, Tom Axlev Jr., Elza Dewtc&e, Aileen Hampton, Fain Weaver. Mary King Mallonee. Wiley Watkins, France n-ckey, Ruth Dcweese, Delthia Carroll, Alvin Bowles, Quentine Townson. Pearl Cole. Thurinan Cearley, Harold Hartness. Grade 2-B?Grace Parker. Arietta Ramsey, Ben Gartrell, Eugene Jackson. Grade 3-A?Madie Ramsey. Bill Linthicun:, Geneva Dockery. Grade 3-B?Grace Wills Bell, Margie Campbell. Pearl Hawkins. Mary Withers; ??on Jerry Davidson. Grade 4-A?Eual Miller. Grade 4-B?.Tames Robinson. Sue Beth Lloyd, Nettle Wise. Grade 5?Annie M.-Candler. Margaret Witherspoon. Grade OJaim-s Williamson. Grade 10?Frank Walsh. Grade 11?H. A. Mattox. Oak Lane M:lls Now Employing 50 People Fifty people are now on the payrolls of the Dak Lane Knitting Mills. Morning, noon and night an unpretentious whistle sounds in the postoffine section of Jthe town and fifty people quietly enter this establish ment and do their day's work almosi unnoticed by the public. Yet tht pulse of tin* community bents a lit tie faster by having this establish ment here. Hank deposits have beer augmented and the busini-s of retai nr?t wholesale merchants has beer gradually increased because of thi establishment, the weekly payroll o which i:t arounl five hundred dol lars, or approximately $25,000 year ly. President Richmond has just re turned from a conference with hi: associates in Philadelphia and it I understood he is contemplating put ting on a night shift to catch up witl some of the orders that are pourinj j in from all parts of the united State Only this week several shipment were sent to all parts of the far west including points in Nebraska an; Colorado. Shipments regularly gto merchants in California and man; of the eastern states and a few or ders have been for Sourh A;ne;icui countries. Correction. In an article appearing in Tin Scout in the issue of February Gth headed "Clay County Farmers Mak ing Good Showing," the statement was made that Mr. E. W. Penlant ras made $450.00 on his cows in 1< months, or the equivalent of $540.0l per year, which is over $100.00 pe year clear profit. The words "per cow" were left ou :.s the article should have read "whicl i* over $100.00 per cow per yea rlii'ir nr.,." it Col. Dillard Invited to Address Bar Associatioi A .distinctive honor has been be towed upon a member of the loca bar association. Col. J. H. Lilian i ha* bee n extended an invitation to ad | dress the North Carolina Bar A? I soclntion at its annua! meeting at th j Battery Park Hotel. Asheville, oi Inly 2nd. The invitation was ex tended by the executiv eommitte< i through its scretary. H. M. London, j Col. T>illard has not yet definite!; : decided if he will accept, but hi jjnany friends of the local bar ar i urging that the invitation he accept ed ana it is exoeitcd that he will d r ? I Farmers of Cleveland County ar | determined to have electric lights i j their homes. A community light lin ! was recently arranged for by the Eat und McBrayer communities. ADVERTISE IN THE SCOUT -IT WILL MAKE YOU RICH" torth Carolina *c COPY?$ 1.50 PER YEAJC FURTHER STEPS TAKEN TOWARD CITY DELIVERY Individuelt Arc Asked To Help WitJb The Preparations By Putting Up House Numbers The campaign for city delivery fit further progress during the last few days when a census of the t'-wn was taken, which showed that Murphy had the- requited number of vice. There were over 2.100 people within the corporate limits and over 2.700 patrons, of the office, nc cording: t-.? the census report. Upon the discovery that the population en: titled the town to the delivery service, the streets were canvassed and ".n order for street signs sent in. These will be put up at all principal streets as soon as they are received. In the meantime individuals are asfced to secure the individual house numbers and put them up. They can be bought at several of the store? for ten or fifteen cents. Temporary numbers were assigned to each house some weeks ago. These should be replaced as soon as possible by the permanent or.es. Simultaneously with the completion of the census and the ordering of the street signs the Chamber of i ommeri and city officiels sent Ktteis to the postoffice department ; through Postmaster Dickey stating that lit ? city had met the requirements for the sendee and asked that it be instituted as soon as possible. In adition to the naming of the streets and numbering the houses, the department requires that the receipts of I ho local office total at least ten thousand dollars per annum. This office exceeds this . amount. There appears no reason why the seivice .should not be insti. luted at an early date, i City delivery will include two mail , deliveries a day at homes and busi. nei houses. Two carriers will be . placed in the service. This will be i a great convenience to most of the j patrons of this office and will save i much congq^oiBSlPanBtwMlwB^EmSw^ ? postoffice about m ill time. It will f mean employment for two carriers, . which will keep just so much more . money at home. This will add several thousand dollars to the circu. luting capital of the community. * Local Jefferson t , Memorial Foundation Committee Named Mayor W. M. Fain has announced - the appointment of B. W. Sipe, ' chairman; and .John H. Dillard. F. S. ' Hill, D. Witherspoon, J. W. Davidson, H. G. Klkins, II. D. Akin, and \V. B. Gartrell as the local committee I of the Thomas Jefferson .Memorial Foundation. This committee will have charge of the local field, and will aid in raising the funds necessary to fret- from debt Monticello, the s home of Thomas Jefferson, and pre, serve it for the generation to come . as a national memorial and patriotic > shrine. jj President Stuart G. Gibbotiey, at 1) the last meeting of the board of govD! ernors of the foundation at its headr quarters, ll"> Broadway, New York, j reported that the entire nation was II being organized for the national ob a servance 01 inese two great events r in .American history?the 100th anniversary of the death of Thomas Jefferson and the 150;h anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, of which he was the 1 author?which by a remarkable coj incidence will both occur on July -I 4th, 1926. 1; All states, cities, patriotic and civil ic societies and ail universities and I- schools are being urged to appoint '-! Jefferson Centennial committees, and e, the appointment of the foregoing n | committee has been filed as part of >ithe official historic records of the - Jefferson Centennial^ according to announcement by officials of th? y foundation. 5 c j Bates Putting In ' ' * o Stock of Merchandise Mr. T. N. Bates is preparing t# c completely slock his store with genii | oral merchandise. His present stock cjwill bo greatly augmented, it 19 un:11 derstood. Both groceries and dry [goods will be carried. '