IF IT ISN'T IN THE SCOUT ITS BECAUSE WE DID NT KNOW IT The Offifial Organ of VOLUME XXWTnoTTO. COUNTYkOAD LAW TO BE AMENDED Compromise* Agreed Upon and Work On Roads Expected to Be Returned Soon 1 A compromise amendment to the road law of Cherokee County has been introduce d into the Legislature by Representative Swan which is believed to be agereable to all concerned, and it is expected that grading ; operations on the roads of the county, which were suspended sometime ago, will be resumed shortly. The bill provides that no bonds! -hall be isued in excess of two hundred thousand dollars without a vote of the people, and that the action of! the Cherokee County Road Commis-, 8ion with reference to the allocating; funds to the different townships be ratified, particularly the act allocating $25,000 to Valleytown Township. The proponents and opponents of the county highway commision and their road building policy have been engaged in conflict for some three] months. The matter was first taken! up through the courts, a series of injunctions having been issued and heard! The matter was then carried to the legislature and several bills were sent to the committer on public roads before a measure that both sides would nccept was drawn. A bill acceptable to both sides, however, was introduced a few days ago and reported on favorably by the committee and will be put through the legislature this week. The bill leaves the personnel of the 1 resent commission unchanged, the county'Will remain the smallest unit of road building, but the amount of bonds which can be issued for road purposes without a vote of the people is limited to $200,000. It is believed that this bill, or compromise, is agreeable to all factions and that work on the roads of the county will be resumed shortly. The text of the bill follows: A Bill to be Entitled An Act To Amend Chapter 37, Public-Local Laws ft>f the Special Session of 1924: I The General Assembly^ of North arolina do Enact: Section 1. That chapter thirty ven of the Public-Local Laws of the pecial Session of one thousand nnie rndred and twenty-four be. and the nine is 'hereby amended by adding fter section seven the following: :Provided that no bonds shall be *ued under this act in excess of two undred thousand dollars without rst submitting the question of the sue of such excess to a vote of the; >ters of Cherokee County, and this; uount of two hundred thousand; liars of bonds, or so much thereof; i may be asked by the Cherokee ounty Road Commission, the Board : County Commteionera of said ounty are hereby authorized, empovrj ed and directed to issue and sell as ;rein provided." Sec. 2. That said chapter thirtyven be further amended by adding* section after eighteen, to be known; ' Sc. 1814," as follows: "Sec. 18That all acts and! solutions of the Cherokee County I >ad Commission with reference toi 4.: an/1 otfcer acta ^nd resolutions be and ^Rfcy are hereby ratified, approved and ^Hnfirmcd, particularly that rdsoluBBai allocating twenty-five thousand ^Hilars , ($25,666.0 OX to Valleytown I ^ wnshlp." ^HSec. 3 That Section ?ix of said j ^^fcpter^ thirty-seven be anil the same' ^Hhereby amended by adding to said ^^fttion the following: Provided,'Chat machinery, tools, money and othproperty of the various highway ^^Bunissions of Cherokee County, as P^Bmerly constituted, shall be used the benefit.o? the territory ownsame, inal if used elsewhere by C?r^^CounJh- Road CommisJ^Mcompens<.non shall be paid jj^^feec^on 4. That all laws and parts j |BB laVs in conflict with the provis-1 ^Hts ,'oi this act are hereby repealed. jj^HSeie. 5. That tkia act shall be in' M^Bce from and after its ratification. tS^Br * Cl)f Murphy And Cherokee Postal Clerks In Local Office Receive Increases According to the terms of a postal pay and rate increase measure passed by congress and signs by President Coolidee last Saturady night, clerks in the local postoffice will realize a salary increase of three hundred dollars a year, effective January 1, of this year. This legislation is similar to that passed by the last congress and vetoed by the President on the ground that there were no funds to meet the increased salaries of clerks, which will total about $68,000,000 per year. The present bill, however, carried a provision for increasing postal rates! on second class mail and newspapers j and periodicals so as to raise about $60,000,000 of the increase. ANDERSON GETS ORDER FOR 30 HEAVY MILKERS Clay County Agent and Several Farmer! Making Trip Through South j Carolina And Georiga RAYESVILLE, March 3.?County Agent Willard R. Anderson and several prominent farmers and dairymen %of this county are on a trip this week through South Carolina and Georgia in search of some heavy-producing milk cows, and are expected to be j ?one for several days. Mr. Anderson j dated that he had received orders .or thirty head of good milkers to be \ placed with the dairy farmers in the county and that the trip was being made to "ascertain the type of cows j best suited for the dairy industry and j that first-hand information might be obtained. "I now have orders for a carload of thirty cows," said Mr. Anderson, "and expect to have another carload to be placed in the counts- this spring. The farmers of Clay County ore just beginning to realize that there ie money to be made in the dairy business," he continued, "and the industry .is expected to be developed con-, idirably during the year. A number of farmers are now shipping 45 gallons of cream weekly, which average a return of $15.00." Mr. Anderson stated that every shipper of cream was satisfied with up returns, and is planning and rrepairng to ship cream from the A. B. Green To Preach Baptist Church Sunday* Rev. A. B. Green, president of the Mary P. Willingham School, Blue Ridge. Ga., will fill the loco! Baptist \ pulpit Sunday morning at the 11' o'clock hour and in the evening at 7 oLclock, the pastor, Rev. T. L. Sasser. being in Washington, D. C., where j he attended the inauguration of President Ct olidge on the 4th, and is not j expected to return until Monday or Tuesday of Next week. Mr. Green is a gcod strong preach- 1 er and two fine sermons are anticipated by local baptists Sunday. Band Minstrel. 1 nc wnier nas seen many iiwiuvtalfnt minstrel shows, but hearing a rehearsal of the one to be given by thQ Murphy Concert Band, must sa^., that never have I heard one so full . of life and yet so clean?nor have I j ever seen better talent than is repre- j seated in this the band's first pro-1 duction, | The first part will consist of a conce?t by the Murphy Cpncert Band j and while this will be short apd ofi the easiest style, it will give you some | ilea of what your home town boys \ have accomplished in their six weeks! of practice, nearly all of them start-1 ing with no knowledge of music. The second part will be made upof I talent outside the* band, who have so | graciously consented to assist the. boys in their fun-making entertain- i ment. The third part will be the minstrel after-part, and I believe you will agree with me that it is one of the snappiest and most laughable minstrel shows that you have ever seen, j On another page you will find ad, and you may watch for-hand bill proprams which will be given out in a ! few days. H. ENGLEMAN. Cfjero County, and the Lead in MURPHY. NORTH CAROL) AMERICA EXCEEDS i ALL PREVIOUS PRODUCTIONS ! Days Of Early Making Of America Depicted in Film At Local Theatre This Week ' i jl "America" is undoubtedly thej <] greatest picture ever made, say critics jc of the screen, and those people in this ^ section who were privileged to wit-'s ness t'nc production here the first cf's this week will undoubtedly agree with this verdict. This is D. W. Griffith's 11 masterpiece, eclipsing the "B.rtn tf a a Nation," and "The Four Horsemen." r It u*a? u.*r??*th r> xri ar'r i [to witness America in the making. s j The picture was based on Robert . IW. Chambers' book by the same title. It was designed to make Americans ^ more apreciative of the privileges jb and freedom they enjoy as a result of b the sacrifices their forefathers made, e The p icture docs not attempt to por-; t* tray all that took place in the Colonies: ij just prior to and during the Revol'J- h tion. The scene is laid largely in^ the New England States. However. J some of the verile leaders of Virginin are protrayed in their colonial homes, on the farm, in the House of Burgissees. The opening skirmishes of the Revo- cj uticn at Lexington and Concord ^ bridge, the terrible suffering at Val- 0 ley Forge, the battles of Bunker Hill, ^ the human sacrifices at Johnson's q] Hall and Fort Sacrifice, and the nur- tl render of Cornwallis were shown. jc Butler's raids in northern New York ^ were depicted in all their horror. But tj there was a finer side to the picture? the faith of Washington and his com- {j rades in the justice of their cause and t, in the final outcome of the struggle. Qt It was a great picture. g( COMMISSIONERS MET ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY -< N County Agent Work In County Re- j. turned?To Begin When Agent Can Be Secured <5, The Board of County Commission- ^ ers was in session here in the regular monthly meeting Monday and Tues- * day of this week. Besides transact-1 .. ing the regular routine of business. n it was decided to resume the work _ v.f ;h._ . ' r;:': Ti ;:r r.t F and the work will begin just as soon, as someone can be secured to take place. The commissioners arc to be com- f mended for their action in re-instating the work of the county agent. ^ The farming interests represent the largest single livelihood of the eounty and certainly it should haye^orne ^ one to lead it. When the work, was er discontinued sometime ago, it is ur.- ^ derstood that it was the intention of the commisioners to resume the work ^ this spring. ir University Quintet f Wins Southern * Basketball Title '? . ti The University of North Carolina basketball team won the Southern ^ championship for the third time in | four years in Atlanta, Ga., Tuesday night by defeating the Tulane quintet by a score of 33 to 28. North Carolinn wnn tKo titlo fir?t in 1022. whlrh ..... ' "" ?~v - P was the first year she participated in the tournament in Atlanta. Missis- ^ sippi won in 1923 and North Carolina B won in 1924 and again this year. Participating in the conference were I J Georgia, Georgia Tech, Alabama,' Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Trinity, V. M. I., and others. I This is quite an honor for the Tar- v heels. q To Give Easter Bazar t April 9th and 10th J V The ladies of the Woman's Mis- a sionary Society of the Methodist l; Church announce this week their in- t tention to hold an Easter Bazar on 2 April 9th and 10th, in the social e rooms of the church. Dinner will be i served and those who wish to place j orders for colored eggs, fancy work 1 cake etc., are requested to call phone 1 See their nd elsewhere in this issue. 1 to H g Newspaper in this ! ISA FRIDAY, MARCH C, 1925 Ylurphy-Andrews i Link To Be Let By State Commission Contracts for the construction ofj^ >9.39 miles of hardsurface highways,! Deluding 10.97 miles between Mur?hy and Andrews, will be let on Tuesday morning, March 24th, acording to an announcement made I >y the State Highway Commission j * everal days ago. The anouncement ] * tated that ten projects would be le; y o contract on the date mentioned, > nd bids for the work are now being" eceived by the commission. v This announcement of the commis-|1 ion is in keeping with the statement'}) ssued by District Engineer J. C. Ic Valker sometime ago that the link tl ctween Murphy and Andrews would! ? e let to hardsurface contract in the | arly spring, and is encouraging news 1 o the people of this section, especial, i. r those living along the route of this u ighway. /ioo3e Lecturer Will v Appear Theatre Sunday '' lb. E. V. Stewart, of Asheville, ape- n ial field representative of Western w 'orth Carolina for the Loyal Order :i( f Moose will lecture at the Bnita j d heatre next- Sunday afternoon, at imc time showing five reels of pic-i^ ires of the Mooseheart School of the h >dge in Illinois. From advanced ir?-. vj irmation sent here it apear* that B lis lodge is doing v/onderful things n. >r the memhers of their lodge and w ieir wives and children. The school at ikes care of both the widows and i js rphans of members, according to a j tj atement made by Mr. Stewart while I n a visit here a few days ago. \ u It i? reliably learned that in the; G ear future another school similar to G lat in Illinois will be established d jraewhere in the South nerhsps in j orth Carolina, which, it is estimated ai ill reo.uire the outlay of many mil- et ons of dollars. Mr. Stewart is try* (, " iinciiKnu ii me mtiuueienip 01 || le Moose Lodge in this section. f< [imetime this month James J. Davis, w t the Cabinet of President Coclitlge tj ill be in this section investigating ai ie area with reference to the order, w | h? frvuran Ta Fill Pnlpji ihi At Methodist Church tt Sunday, March 8th ni Rev. G.\R. Rowan, of the local re- C? il firm of the Golden Rule Store, ill fill the pulpit at the Methodist n< hurch Sunday morning, March 8th. bi : the lb o'clock hour, and in the ev- b, ting at ^-p'clock, in the nl ser.ee cf1 tb e pastor, Rev. D? H. Rhimhart, who ill be in attendance upon the 0j 'aynesville District Layman's meet- 0) g at Weyncsville. Rev. Rowan ls cached at the evening hour Sunday ni ebruary 22nd, and those who heard :a| m were very liberal in their praise : p, f his ability as a speaker, and are cl oking forward with eager anticipa- g, on to the services Sunday. yj Besides Mr. Rhinehart, those going tl 5 delegates to Wayncsville from the , d >cal church include Messrs. K. V. j tl leaver, R. M. Fain, J. A.'Richard-: >n. R. A. Akin, and J. H. Brendlc.!j number of others are expected to ttend from the local church. Rev. . E. Hartsfield will go from the Murhy Circuit, and Rev. L. T. Eden will, y o from the Hiawassce Circuit. ! Vt Presbyterian Church Sunday I'< Sunday, March Sth, .vill I" V .1- \11 inteer Day at the Presbyterian ; n 'hutch. Pledges by volunteers will J e utaide for the work of the church or the ensuing church year. There A rill be no canvass^ made in the aft-1 moon butt, instead all Presbyterian? ( vill find every other Frothy to :nn , t the House of Worship vuluntari y making a pledge for the work of 11 he Lord. Pledfges will be made aft 1 r the morning service. It is believed that there is not a Presbyterian! n town who is^physically abl t, he >resent who wflj wait to be called or J ? 'or his part or' uSe canvas? The] _ord accepts and uses drafted * ! j liers but why not be a volunteer? ERNEST G. CLARY, Pastor, j >cout Section of Western Nc REVIVAL SERVICES AT M. E. CHURCH TO BEGIN MARCH 16 Art. C. L. Stiedley, of Gastonia, to conduct service* twice daily for two weeks According to Announcements by he pastor. Rev D. H. Rhinehart. Mrs. *. L. Sticdly, noted evangelist and reacher, has consented to conduct a cries of rpvivnl -? ?t-_ 1 lethodist Church here beginning I londay evening March lGth. The j en-ices will be held twice daily and xtend over a period of two weeks, loping Sunday evening March 29th. Evangelist Stiedley comes to Murhy highly recommended, having been onnccti d for a number of years with lie famous evangelistic party of Rev. F.McLendon better known as Cyclone Mac", and other noted vangelists. She has bem doing vangelist work in the Shelby Dis-ict for the past several years. L>urig the past year she has hi Id meetigs in Gastonia, at Main Street hurch. Franklin Avenue Church, iTcst End Church, and Trinity Church iree in Shelby, in Cleveland County;! ne at Lenoir, and si vera I at a numer of other places. All of these leetings have been successful and onderful results obtained in the dvancement of the work of the Kingom. Several years ago, Mrs. Stiidlcy ssisted the pastor. Rev. D. H. Rhineart, in a sirics of evangelistic scrices at the Palmtree Church on the ellwood Circuit, at which meeting lore than a hundred conversions ere secured and addtd to the church t that place, and the meeting here being looked forward to by Chrisnn workers with great enthusiasm. ? Mrs. Stiedley is now engaged in a nion meeting of the churches of' iastonia, and reports coming from ostonia are to the effect that a wonerful meeting is in progress there. the workers of the Kingdom re being greatly strengthened and , scouraged by the results obtained. ! ^ Mrs. Stiedley is a strong evange-1 st, and great success is predicted 1 >r her here. She is said, by those J ho know, to represent the highest j rpe of Christian. Educated, refined id consecrated, together with her ide experience and ability as a :cakcr, she is e^t2inncd to drs? ?.nd >ld the attention of her hearers for 1 jurs at a time. It i? uid that hrr jility to interest young people in le Kingdom is wonderful, and it is cpected that her series of meetings ;re will not only strengthen the more ature, but the young people will retive a great blessing as well. It has not yet been definitely anlunccd who will lead the singing , at a good choir of local talent is iing organized and good rmis:c from te beginning will be assured. Two services will be held daily.: je in the morning at 11 o'clock, and ne in the evening at 7 o'clock. It expected that many people from( earby towns and the country round bout will attend these services, eseciallv in thu eveniny. Thp ?thrr lurches of the town and the public ' i nerally are extended a cordial In- j itation to attend these services to j le end that the work of the King- ' om may be greatly strengthened 1 iroughout the entire community. I ! ohnson Installs Refrigerator Counter Mr. Virgil Johnson^ proprietor of ohnson's Market, has recently in:alled a Hussman refrigerator coun?r in which to keep his meats so they an be seen and also fresh and cold., Mr. Johnson said thus had been a >ng felt need, and it will greatly aid im in keeping and preserving his ieats and enable him to better serve tie trade in the future. Voman's Club To Meet March 11th The regular monthly meeting of he Woman's Club will be held at the .ibraTy Wednesday afternoon, March 1th. at o 15 o'clock. At this meeting the : ti'dv of great women will be ontinued. "Women in Music" being pmiicular topic for the meeting, drs. J. N. Hill. Mrs. Henry Axlcy ,.(l Mict Ida M. Johnson will lead > c'.. is ons. Mrs. J. II. Storey and Irs. E. A. Davidson compose the so-.1 i mmiitee for this ni( cling. a Car^^EH^HBS^BBH President Cooli^K|fifi^?HRfl Takes Official^|98ESH9 Wednesday Aftel^HMHjBBR President Calvin Coolidjre tooJ^^EEj&^SS oath of office a? President of fl^HDSSKfl United States Wednesday at on^H o'clock. Chief Justice Taft, an exthe oath, were hia^H xuuier, Mrs. Gooiidge and her motherJMK3M8 Vice-President Dawes took the oath^HP^KD in the Senate Chamber shortly after^^j^^H 12 o'clock. The keynote of his inaugurai address was economy in govRev. Gay Bryant Moves To Tennesaee Rev. Gay Bryant, who has livetj for^ many years in this county in the 16 ' Brastown section, moved hjs family Tuesday morning to Kiowah, Tenn., where he exacts to make his home. Mr. Bryant is a Methodist Preacher of no mean ability, and was a member of the board of county commissioners last year. Hie many friends in Cherokee County and this whole section in general will regret that he has found it necessary to leave, but their best wishes accompany him into whatever community he chooses to re?