IF IT ISN'T IN
THE SCOUT
IT'S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT
The Official Organ of I
y I ^_
i VOLUME XXaVI. No. 36.
COMMENCEMENT
PROGRAM 1924-25
IS ANNOUNCED
Rev. Rauschenberg, of Biltmore, h
Scheduled To Preach Com**
mencement Sermon
f
# A tcnative program of commencement
exercise? and |-re-commencement
entertainments, n arking the
close of one of the most successful |
% ars in the history of the l".v.i
schools, was announced this week by I
Prof. D. W. Kanoy.
) The annual senior class plav, en-'
titled "The Country Minister," is to
be given on May 1st, although com-1
mencement proper does not begin un
til May 24th. The purpose of giv-!
ing the play so caily is to relieve
the crowded calendar of the school! j
during commencement week. Rev. |
Fritz Rauschenberg, of Biltmore, is!
scheduled to deliver the commencement
sermon on Sunday, May 24th,
and graduating exercise completing
commencement will take place on
Tuesday evening. -May 20th.
In announcing the program, Prof..
Kanoy said: "It is hoped that these|
dates will be rcntcmbcrcd by all
those interested in the school and
that as much publicity n< possible be
given to the entertainments and exercises.
The teachers and pupils are
attempting to make every exercise
highly worth while."
I The program as announced follows:
i ?
J May 1, "The Country Minister, by jy
Seniur Class.
May 21, "Under the Sugar Plum
Tree." by Primary Department.
May 22, Play by the Seventh Grade
Sunday morning. May 24th, Com- m
ir.encemer.t Sermon, by Rev. Frit/,
Ri use hen berg, of Bi It more, N. C.
Monady morning. May 25, Recita
tion and Declamation Contests, and
Seventh Grade Graduation Exercises. ^
Monday evening. May 25th, Musical
Entertainment by the Music Department.
as
Tuesday evening. May 26th, Ad- N
dress and Graduating Exircises. v T
CHEROKEE ROAD
BONDS BRING ?
$1100 PREMIUM
Representatives of 29 different
bonding companies here to buy bonds
The Cherokee County road bonds
which were sold here Wednesday.
April 8th, brought a premium of a'
$110.00 lour anil three fourths f?
per cent at par. Tin re were in
eight sealed bids submitted he bond
ing companies who did not have rep- '
resontativcs on the gioutid, and u
twenty-nine representatives of dif- Cfl
ferent bonding companies were pies- VV(
ent. Mr. P. B. Ferrebee, of Andrews
acted as agent for the county 'l>
commissioners, and had churg.* of the ls:
advertising.
On motion, the county commis- !
doners, alter opening the eight seal- c''
id bids, put the bonds up at auction, aJ
tnd for some little bit bidding was 1
ively. Strathani, Harris & Otis, of
<ew York were the best bidders, the
Tiual bid being four and three
ourths per cent inteicst at j>ar with "c
i premium of of $1100.00. The 10
>est sealed bid submitted was for 0
five per cent interest at par with a
iremium of $3,133.33. The auction J,
>id of one-quarter percent lower
neans a saving of something like six
housand dollars to the county durng
the thirty-year period of maturt
yof the bonds.
The night befre the sale of the >'?
K>nds, the local hotels were crowded 0,1
o overflowing with bond buyers SP
md others who were drawn here for at
he occasion, and the fact that it was
o well advertised is attributed as j
he reason for so many buyers being , m'
'ri the ground, together with the 1 'e
act that Cherokee County bonds i
re recognized oy Donmng companes
as a sale investment.
its
r> p
-ounty Agent Opens
4 Office in the
r" Court House To'
County 'gent R. W. Gray was j
u,
le Iir3t of the week moving by
nd opening up office in the Ht
randjury room or ?th> court house. <>'<
Ir. Gray announces that he can be in!
oufid there on Saturdays and first
londays. During the other time he tei
rill be doing field work over the dr
ounty and aiding the farmers. |fri
Vlurphy And Cherokee
I if III a
ffSlil &?v
l ill srtow,
jl?
/1R. AND MRS.
POWELSON GIVE
LIBRARY BOOKS
lr. W. H. Woodbury and Others
Have Recently Given Number
Volumes Also
The Carnegie Library last Friday
>ceived quite an elaborate selection
books, some 127 volumes, coming
i a gift from Mr. and Mrs. W. V.
. Powelson, of New York City."
his is one of the most elaborate
fts received by ?hc local library,
id officials expressed grateful ap ociation
to Mr. and Mrs. Poweison
>r their splendid gift.
The gift comprised 127 volumes of
ction collected within the last two
ars, inciuuing ocoks ior cniltiren,
jys anil girls, and old and young,
r such authors as Tomilson, Rhincirt,
Fletcher, Gray, Curwood, Sabini.
Burgess and others. The books
r children include volumes on anlals,
nature study, handicraft, etc.
The gilt was received last Friday
ul the Librarian has been busy this
eek listing and classifying. The
implete list will be published next
trek. ' ~
Among other recent gifts to the
ca! library, include some 40 vol- ,
ites of fiction donated sometime
:?? by Mr. W. H. Woodbury, of
sheville; some 11 volumes for boys
mated by Mr. C. F .Stonecipher;
id several volumes given by Mrs. ,
rank Jackson.
The library officials are truly
-ateful for these gifts, and the whole
On should be grateful to the dons
of these gifts. Recent addiln?
now give the local library well
yond a thousand volumes.
. C. POINDEXTER,
71 YEARS OLD,
DIED FRIDAY
John Clayburn Poindexter, 71
Uftf K mnnlkc on.! .loo. nf<l an.)
ic of the oldest and most highly reacted
citizens of the county, died
his home in Factorytown last Fri- |
ly. Mr. Poindexter had enjoye*! .
irly good health until about a
onth ago. when he began to suf- ,
r l'rom a kind of heart trouble, ,
lich was the cause of his death. ,
He was born in this county and
ent practically all his life within
; bounds, except some fifteen years
ent in Oklahoma. He was a con- .
stent member of the Baptist church j
r more than half a century, and ,
is a brother-in-law of Mr. W.Chris- 1
pher of this city.
Funeral services were conducted
Revs. T. L. Sasser and W. D. t
>gsed last Saturday afternoon at 3 |
rlock from the Ranger church and <
terment was in the churchyard.
He is survived by his wife, a dautrh ]
r-in-law and several grandchil-d
en, besides a host of relatives and ;
tends to mourn his passing.
Cijtrc
County, and the Lead in
MURPHY, NORTH CAROl
Sprouting
^?
Superintendent Of 1
County Welfare Work
Arrived Wednesday
Office of Welfare worker located <-n
sencond floor of the C-turt hou.c?
Miss Anne Ruth Medctif artive:
in the county Wednesday aftcrnoor
and immediately assumed the duties >
as Superintendent of" the county wel- f
f; re work under ih? I .aura Spelman y
Rockefeller Memorial Grant. Mis? j
L"lly E. Mitchell, Supervisor of the r
c:>se worx uniio:- 'iiKKcieii^r
Grunt for the counties of Cherokee, (
Orange. Chatham and kv, arrive-! ^
nh-.ut a week ago an.I has completed
preliminary preparations, secured an
office and will remn'n here with Mis.
.Vcdtalf for some time. .,n<i u?ey ?v?il
work together organizing and thoroughly
familiarizing themselves
in regard to the work to be done in
the county. The office is I i.-atcd on
the second floor of the court r.uuse.
The Advisory board 13 composed of
Mrs. G. B. Walker, of Andrews; Mis. n
u rt -lohnrcn, of Murphy, urvi Mr.
W. J. Martin of Route 2. c
The administrative and financial t|
hoard is composed of the County S(
Commissioners: W. T. Holland, W. c
J. Martin, and T. W. Axley; The c
County Board of Education: T. T.
Johnson, Mrs. W. B. Fisher, and Mrs. .
J. F. Palmer.
The advisory board met Thursday!
niter noon at 4 o'clock for a short'
session, at which important matters'
were discussed relative to the wel-j
farcwrok tn the county. |
Rome Scout Car
Delayed Until Sat. j
Mayor W. M. Fain is in receipt of
a letter this week from the secretary
oi tnc Kome, ua., unamoer 01 torn- j,
merce stating that the scout car. ^
which was to have left that city last ^
Wednesday and arrived here on ^
Thursday, was delayed on account of ^
unforseen circumstances, and will in j tall
probability reach here Saturday, j
This scout car is coming through :
here in advance of about 25 automo- o
biles and 100 hundred people, spon-'d
sored by the Rome Chamber of Com- t*
morce, which is to leave Rome, Ga. j t
on May 19th, and stop over here on
its itenerary to Asheville in the inter-! s
est of a scenic highway route from d
Rome, Ga. to Asheville. 1<
Mayor Fain wrote Mr. Foster last tl
week and invited him to have the
tcout car stop over here for the night N
instead of Blairsville, but Mr. Foster tj
explained that it was theiY desire to; n
have the scout car stopped at Blairs- j h
ville or Blue Ridge in the interest of;E
the proposed route. He intimated Jo
that he expected the regular touring tl
party would stop over here when it r
comes through in May.
The text of Mr. Foster's letter ful- e
lows: o
Rome, Ga., April 14, 1925
Mr. W. M. Fain,
Murphy, N. C.
g Newspaper in this J
UNA FRIDAY. APRIL IT, 1925
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BELOVED MURPHY
WOMAN DIED ON 1
WEDNESDAY c
h
Mrs. Margaret P. Axley, 8:1 years 11
>rominent and beloved women in this !l
la
'action, died at her home in East ^
dtyphv last Wednesday, Apirl 15th. li
She had been practically an invalid a
?or a number of years, but was taken
' riously ill ju.it a few flays ago and
he end came quietly Wednesday?
norning.
Axley was g member of one!*J
>f the oldest and most prominent U
amilics in this section. She was born ^
n Chattanooga. Tenn., but spent
r.ost of her life in Cherokee Couny
and Murphy. She was married in '
Chattanooga on Dec. 24th, 1S5'J to a1
"elix P. Axley. To this union were S*
iorn ten children, two of whom and w
ier husband preceded her to the b-. t- n''
er land. She lived to see her sons u'
nd daughters active and prominent
a the social, professional and busiiess
life of the state and nation.
She was born of Presbyterian par-;
nts and reared in the precepts of
hat church, but later identified her- ^
elf with the Methodist Episcopal:
hurch, South, of which she was a cc
onsistent member for many years. '
Funeral services were conducted;
'hursdhy afternoon at 2:30 by Rev.
>. H. Rhinehart from the Methodist
Ihurch and interment was in the old I ^
lethodist churchyard. The manyj^
riends who gathered to pay their
ast respects and the many beautiful
loral offerings attested to the love
nd esteem in which she was held by ?
he community. .'Qui! ?
She is survived by five sons and t
hree daughters, Mrs. Margaret A.
Jell, Mrs. B. B. Meroney, and Miss,
Cate Axley, of Murphy; F61ix J. Ax- ^
ey and Carl C. Axley, of Statesville, j v'
I. C.; J. K. Axley, J. W. Axley, and ^
V. M. Axley, of Murphy; one sister, i?l
Irs. Ida Axley, of Knoxville, Tenn.,1 *e
esides a host of relatives and Si
riends to mourn their loss. i f1
; si
Dear Mr. Fain: We are in receipt J
f your letter of April 11th., and are pt
elighted that you are so much inter-1 ir
sted in the highway from Asheville i o?
o Rome. i pi
On account of unforscen circum-1sh
lances it will be necessary for us to' cc
elny our scout trip, which was to > Ci
save here tomorrow, until Friday of j th
his week. j M
We note what you say relative tojbe
faking Murphy a night stop and will j er
ake that into consideration in our C
lain tour. We expect, however, to fo
ave our scout car spend the night at eji
Hue Ridge or Blairsville on account
f our desire to talk with citizens gi
lore and stimulate interest in ihe ar
oute. it;
According to our present plans we di
xpect to be in Murphy about nine hi
'clock on Saturday morning. dc
Yours very truly, F|
W. H. FOSTER hi
Secretary pj
tout I
Section of Western Nor
Two Arrests Made as 1
Officers Raid as Many
Moonshine Plants
Early Sunday mornlnjr Chief D.
I. Birchfield, and Deputy Sheriff J. f,
. DeweeSe. of Murphy, and Chief D.
. Posey, of Andrews , and Chief (
pnathan Parker, and Deputy Sherf
Luther Hyde, of Marble, raided
:ill to the left of Vengeance Creek ii
bout four miles southeast of Mar- a
ie. When they arrived at the place: t<
'here the still wa- located, the par-?l
e.s had just left, having taken the w
utfit with them or hidden it out. >1
he officers followed a beaten trail tl
ading from the still to the house of tl
scar Lunaford. and Lunsford was ci
laced under arrtst ehnrtred u.-;?h r?
licit distilling, and after a dilligent T
?arch officers found a ten gallon si
eg nearly full of evidence and t<
imo in a fruit jar.
Lunsford was brought to Murphy d
ad placed in jail. He later made tl
>nd in the sum of $1,000 for his ap. n<
:*arance in federal court, and $500 oi
>r his appearance here before a jus- ol
re of the peace Saturday. w
[On Tuesday morning, Revenue tr
gent Josh Crisp, of Asheville, and. c;
hief of Police D. M. Birchfield and T
eputy Sheriff J. F. L) vveesoe, of.oi
iurphy. and Chief of Police I). T. tl
osey, of Andrews, acting upon in- b>
>rmation received by Mr. Crisp, s;
ent to the home of John Cantrell,
bout two miles to the northwest of b
ndrews and succeeded in raiding jp
ae of the most unique distilling out- u
ts ever found in the county. tl
When they arrived, it is said the li
antrell family were up above the ?
ouse planting corn. The odor of ti
lash was exceedingly strong in the n
tmosphere. Cantrell was immed- o
itely pyaced under arrest to prevent 'c
is escape, and officers began a di- si
gent s1. arch of the premises, and forj?
r. hour or so it seemed as if all ef- ?
jrts would be futile. w
After so long a time the officers o
rcre walking some distance above jc
ve house and almost by accident Id
repped upon some boards covered t:
ith leaves and rubbish, and investi-jC
ation showed that they covered a
it. The* pit was about the depth ufip
i ordinary man's height, and it was :l
;r.. that the beer, which odorized the a
niosphere, was located. Further ti
'arch disclose^ the fact that a hose tr
as used to transmit water from a a!
,?arby stream down to the house and w
!> through a hole in the floor into ui
ie kitchen. An underground ditch (lo
as also found leading from the al
>use into a branch some distance j cc
;!vW', tIMOUgll Milieu llltf IIIUM1 WBf , U(
nptied into the flowing stream. It w
as supposed that the outfit was hid- w
?n out somewhere, since none re
tuld be found, and that the stove T
as used on which to manufacture C>
e illicit product. C;
Car.trell was brought to Murphy A
id placed in jail, and about six gal- \\
ns of beer poured out. More than m
>"o gallons of whiskey were also tt
mnd and brought to Murphy as ev- tl:
ence. ^: m ^ ^, tc
A
Another Carload !
Poultry Shipped st
Another carload of poultry was 01
lipped out of Murphy this week by*c<
e Farmers Federation ,of Ashe- e*
lie, the local wholesale house of.a<
r. M. Fain Grocery Company, co-'p<
>erating. Mr. Claud R. Smith, bet- i131
r known perhaps as "Chicken" j
mith, representative of the Farmers I ni
^deration was here and personally ri
ipervised the loading. |
Mr. Smith announrrd that this!
>ultry car would leave here weekly 01
i Wednesdays in the future. It is lc
;ing put on as a stimulus to the c<
?ultry growers of this section, and
lould he the means of greatly enturaging
the poultry industry. s<
ash-is being paid for all poultry at
e highest market price, announced w
r. Smith, and although a car would
J loaded weekly, through the co-op- T
at ion of the W. M. Fain Grocery
ompany, poultry will be received
r shipment on all days of the week,
rcept Sundays,
The Farmers Federation is an orinization
of farmers of Buncombe w
id adjoiring counties which has as si
5 object the marketing of farm pro. B
icts at highest market prices. It bi
is warehouses at Weaverville, Hen- gi
u-sonville. Fairview, Cragy, and hi
[etcher, with one at Asheville as ti
?adquarters of the marketing de- ii
irtment. | G
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
rou RICH"
th Carolina
6c COPY?*1.50 PER YEAB
24-FT. CONCRETE
ROAD THROUGH
THE CITY
A twenty four foot concrete s".f?
ace is to be laid t'..r- gh the city on
tate highway No. 10. from the
ridge at the I.. & N. depot to the
ity limits in East Murphy, accordig
to a movement now under way
nd sponsored by the citizens and the
>wn council. The State is putting
own a concrete surf a 1C, feet
ide from the bridge ut the L. & N.
Lation to Andrews, and citizens of
le town and town council were of
le opinion that l?l feet through the
ty would be considerably *oo nar>\v
and a meeting was called for
uesday night to discuss the propotion
of widening the street , the
?wn to pay for the extra width.
At a meeting of more than a hunred
of the citizens and tax payers of
le town, held at the Library Wedesday
night at the call of the mayr
and council, it was thg concensus
f opinion that the street should be
ider to accommodate the heavy
affic through the town and take
ire of any increase in the future,
he meeting went on record as fav ing
this extra width and instructed
ic council to proceed and issue
onds not exceeding twenty thouind
dollars for this purpose.
The meeting was called to order
y Mayor Fain, who presided. He ex.
lained that the object of the meeting
as to find out if the people wanted
ie road any wider than state spt'ii?
ations through the town, and ask<]
f??r C- *-- ~J*! ? *
ix payers that the town council
light be informed us to the desires
f the people so they cor Id act aceoringly
Contractor Wardrop was ali
present and an estimation of cost
ras about $15,000 or better. Mr.
Varirop assured the town that he
rould put down the oxtri eickt feet
f concrete at the same rate of his
unit act with the state which is unerxlood
$2.55 per yard, and is said
be the lowest rute ever received in
[hcrokee County;
Considerable di;,usr.iOii ol* .lie
; jjiuemwu liiuuttin out the fact uiat
.ose present, numbering :r.. re than
hundred, and retresontutive of the
ix payers of the town favored the
a width through the city. It was
so brought out that the town
ould not likely have another opporutil
you get the concrete laid for so
w a rate, and that concrete poured
ongside of dry and settled
mcrete had been demonstrated 89
dug unsatisfactory, as cracks
ould appear where the connections
ere made which made it difficult to
pair and keep in good condition,
hose speakng their opinions were
ol. Hon. Witherspoon, Mr. G. W.
andler, Mr. C. M. Wofford. Mr. W.
. Savage. Mr. A. L. Martin. Mr. S.
*. Lovingood and others. The
eeting went on record as favoring
lis increased width and instructed
te town council to issue bonds not
> exceed $20,000 for rhi< numnoo
fter adjournment of the citizens
leeting, the Council went into acTturned
session and proceeded as inructed.
Bonds covering this amjnt
will be issued shortly, and seali
bids for the construction of this
ctra width are being advertised for
. cording to law, although it is exacted
that the contract will bo
.varded to Mr. Wardrop, as he will
ive the equipment and necessary
latorials on the ground, and his
ites are so low that it is not likely
lat they will be beaten.
A letter is being sent to the prop*
ty owners along this route through
iwn notifying them of the proposed
rncrete surface to be laid, and sugrsting
that property owners along
lis route who have not already done
? might like to tap the water linee
?fore the concrete is put down as it
ill be difficult to tap afterwards.
"T?ree Car Loads
Cattle And Sheep
Shipped Tuesday
Three aarloads of cattle and sheep
ere loaded here this week by Mes s.
E. L. Hively and C. E. Atkins, of
lacksburg. Va., to be shipped to tha
lue grass region of Virginia for
razing purposes. Messers. Hiveley
live been in this section for about
vo weeks buying up cattle and sheep
t Towns and Rabun Counties of
leorgia, and Clay County, N. C.