IF IT ISN'T IN
the scout
IPS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT
The Official Org
TOLL xxxvl n mayor,
coup&il
took OATH of
office saturday
F*in R-vfw? Accomplishments o'
P*?! Two Years and Outlines
Plan* For Coming Year
The >ly elected rmy<>r ar.<i !
0f c mission-:rs of the T<>-.v*. -,f
Jfnrphy. composed of \Y. M. t . n.
May.r T.V. \V. Hyde. E. P. Hawkin*
J. H. I'i.aup, J. B. Store; and W. I)
Tt-trns : . met at th- Mayor's ?.fiuo
ia tie Library build njr Saturday fter
>r and took the ?nt:: of . ffi..
kf J H. McCall. N?'*a: y Pubiifor
th third consccutix time u thin
y year*. A* Commissioners
Ph-.: ail Hawkins w. r al nt. n >
business was tranacted. and an adjourns
ear was taken until Mon lay
nigh: i *' this week.
X : > night the mayor and full
boa: >: : t at the office in the Library
boildiru. and after Mayor Fain administered
the oath of < ffice to com-!
miss; : s Fhaup and Hawkins, he
spoke at some length < f the act omplish-'"v*.ts
of the council during the
past : ytars and outlined sonic of
the things thai would be undertaken
during the present tern: of office.
JiLyor Fain commented on th? har/mon
- way in which the Board of
Con: :oners had worked together
for the good of the community during
the past two years. Some of the
accomplishments mentioned w r the
following: Opening ?.f Mayor's of
fice in the Library where all business
: - . -i i ..n ?. i ?!?..
passage of the parkins ordinance and
the- enction of .speed limit signs at
dangerous curves and crossings; the
securir.c. jointly with the county, *.f
Chir ; e Patk; and the securing from
the -i trustees ?>f Riverside Park,
playgiound and tourist camp; 'tlu
post- ..f welcoming signs <>n the
m: in highways leading into Murphy;
the changing of the Mind curve at the
intersection of Hiawa.-see Street and
Ranger Road; nutting uf water in j
Fact rytown, the Ramsay and Elliott
sect.i n on the Hitchcock property, to
the Tlcighway and other property
along ihe street back i f and parallel
; Hilton Street, and the extension
of :tie four inch water main across
the Hiawossce River so as to give fin
protection to that sectionsof town; the
extension of sire* t lights t? the new
development on the Hitchcock property
noMMoi.mlvimr of Hn?nir<?t Street
and Street in Factorytown; water
extinded to cemetery and to the public
parks; the opening of the public
library at night; named all streets;
negotiated and put through the sale
of the power plant under terms favorible
to the town; took the lead i:i the
>t-"iations for the city delivery of
n?i: with prom'se of securing the service:
number the houses ol' Murphy;
attended public meetings of every
find and took an active interest in
ivery movement tor the advancement
>f the welfare of the town.
For the present year a great many
kings need attention, the Mayor
vointed out. Of immediate imporance
is the putting through of the
itreet paving program inaugurated a
rew days ago; the putting up of name
>latcs bearing the names of the
itreets; following up the movement
to secure city delivery of mail. A
freat many other things received
rientioned hut olans are too indefinite
Is yet to give out any announcement
oncerning them.
Following the remarks of the Mayr.
W. W. Hyde was elected Mayor
^ro-Tem; B. W. Sipe, Clerk & Treas.;
>. M. Birchfield, Chief of Police,
nd J. L. Hall, Water Superintenent.
Also Mr. Birchfield was again
ppointed Sanitary officer and
Building inspector. E. P. Hawkins
appointed on the street commit-1
'ee; W. W. Hyde, on police, lights and 1
Paiks committee; J. B. Storey, finance,
traffic and advertising com-;
mittees; J. H. Phaup, water and cem- j
etcry committee, and W. D. Townsonj
?? iiie saniiury coniiiiltlw.
The second Thursday night was fix-,
as the time for the regular month- j
b' meeting. A number of matters
were postponed from the Monday
night meeting 'until the regular,
monthly mectinrftllt Thursday night
?f this week.
Mayor Fain stated Thursday that
those having anything to present to
the council for action, or wish to
seek the aid or assistance of the council
in any matter oertaining to the
Progress, uplift and advancement of
\
an of Murphy and Cher
A1
v
y (CogTT-rM.tr w ?.>
Porter Burns Hand
When Gasoline Ignites '
I.a>t Saturday morning, while washing
out the transmission hull of a t
Dodge car at McMillan's Garage at 1
the i- A: station, in. i? i'orter, ?
mechanic. receive*! a very painful
burn on the right hand, and the top 1
of a Chevrolet car was burned off i
when a short circuit from the battery <
i t the car being washed pave oft' a
spark which iCTLied the gasoline. A
fire call was sounded and the ]
voluntc . fire department responded i
and were on the spot ready for business
in about five minutes, but due ?
to the quick work of employees and j
the use of pyrene chemical, the tire
was practically extinguished when the
fire truck arrived. j,
The damape done was estimated
at about ?25, and Mr. I'orter stated j
that the reason his hand was burned
. *
au ouu.y vrar due ?* ?t heme saturated
with gasoline.
Singing Convention
To Meet At Marble '
Springs June 14tb *
According to announcement the *
first of the week by Mr. K. L. Ibt!lani,
secretary-treasurer. th - Ohcro- r
kee County Singing Convention wiii s
meet with Marble Springs Baptist i
Church on the second Sunday in
June, which is the 14th. This is the t
28th annual convention of the county ;
association, and it is expected that j
George W. Sebren, noted song book. r
publisher, will be present and take j,
part in the singing, and Yellow Hill ^
Indian choir is also expected to be c
then. j v
In making this annoupcement Mr. j
Ballard stated that all classes and ^
singers of Cherokee County are re- r
quested to bring lunch with them and c
George W. Sebren's 1925 song book, j
"Winning PmUp." for convention ,
singing. The contest for the banner t
will take place in the afternoon. Din- ^
ner will be served on the ground at ^
the noon hour. I j
"All classes of the county are ur-1 ^
ged to be present" said the announce- ^
ment, " and classes and singers of adjoining
counties, although they can- p
net participate in the contest, arc
cordially invited to meet and sing with v
us on that day. j
Mr. J. C. Abrogast Jr., of Andrews. tj
was here over the wet k-end.
H Marriages licenses were issued the j
othre day by Register of Deeds A.
M. Sinionds for Dr. Turner P. Driggs v
and Mrs. Cordie L. Lindcrman. ^
the community, or any criticism to v
offer as to policies, etc., of the coun- r
oil, are invited to meet and discuss
them with the board of commissioner?
from time to time. '
"We are a board of servants of the
people, elected by the people and ?
-e-virg the w< nlc. and we can much 1
Mter serve the people win n we know *
\-ijst they w.nt." ho stated.
Ctjero
okee County, and the Le
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLIN
11 Hail the Queen
Additional Loca
The pouring of concrete on both
ml- of the .Murphy-Andrews link N'<>. X.
10 highway i- now well under way. liv
ind it is expected to be finished with- ad
n the next two or three months.. CI
[*hc section within the limits of the lu
n town is expected to be finisli> d 'u;
luring the next thirty days. jtii
Congressman \V. 1>. I*pshaw, and jl!'
anta, (la., weie registered at the
tickey House Monday.
Mr. John A. Carr, of Blairsville, J
x.ent one day here this week on bus-;
1 tl!
ness.
I er
The regular meeting of the Baptist j^(
A*onion's Missionary Society will be,
icld sit the church next Tuesday, ac-' ^
ording to announcement Wednesday ^
>y officers of the society. The date ^
vas moved up on account of com- j,
iit<n.ci?v?* vov.v.w-, ? ? ,da
Mr. Neil Haigler, prominent nier- (V
'hunt of Haycsville, was a business j
isitor here Wednesday.
FOR RENT-?Two Throe-room
muses. Apply to Mrs. Nittie Dick-!
y. City. (lt d)
Miss Mary Poole, of Atlanta. Ga.. j m<
etuined Monday after having spent
everal days with relatives and friends te?
n the count. ro.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Engleman and litlo
daughter, Mary, spent Tuesday in ve
tndrews. Tr
Mr. Harvey Akin was host Friday
light to a delightful social at the ( Pr
lome of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. th?
>. L). Akin, in honor of the senior Jna
lass of the Murphy High School. of,f?"?
rhich he is a member. Miss Evelyn or
lill furnished music at the piano as '
he guests were served with refresh- W.
nents consisting of ice cream and j W
ake. Those present and enjoying Cs
larvey's hospitality were Misses 'an
Jaurine Fain, Evelyn Hill, Chris- Mi
inc Bowles, Linn Albright; Messers.Jve
.ucius Witherspoon, Mark West. B. gu
V. Sipe, Mr. and Mrs. I). W. Kanoy, I
Irs. L. P. Kinsey, Mrs. Jno. E. Fain,
Irs. D. Witherspoon, ..nd Mr. and
Irs. S. D. Akin.
Mrs. C. H. Bowles returned last
'riday from Junction City, Ky? >
irhere she spent the past several,
recks visiting her parents, Mr. and r<*
lis. G. A. Benedict. |
Mr. G. W. Candler spent several
lays in Atlanta this week.
Miss Hattie Axlcy was a visitor to."1*
C-o \Vn,lnn^-,. I J?
? ?'
C. W. and Mrs. Bailey spent the |
reek-end with relatives in Atlanta *2
ind College Park, Ga. Mrs. Bailey '
rill spend a week or ten days before
eturning. J
Mr. A. C. Richmond spent several c
lays in Asheville with Mrs. Richmond
ast week. I * (
Mr. A. E. Ht-ighway. mining oper-1
itor, of Washington, I>. C., is spend-, e
ng sometime with his brother. Dr. j '
?. C. Heighway. He is interested in
nining properties and is r. a king a ''
mrrsle. of investigations while here. to'
tee H
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A FRIDAY. MAY 1". 1'. J"?.
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Col. John If. Dillard went to Clyde. '
C.. Tueday morning. where he deered
the commencement literary 1
dn ?s to the graduatim* class of the *
yde High School. Mr. Dillard will
ive Saturday morning for Vieks- 1
Tjr. Miss., to make the presenta n
for North Carolina at the unveil- '
tr on May ISth of the monument
oetrd thorp t? rnmffii -morale the
e valor of the North Carolina troops
to took part in the battle of Vicks11*during
the Civil War. Mr. Dil d
was largely responsible for gettg
the funds appropriated for the
ection of this monument to the
>rth Carolin s??l iier.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Barclay, and lit- |
son, Robert. Jr., spent the weekd
with with Mrs. Barclay's parents,
-. and Mrs. J. \V. Thompson. Mr.
nclay returned to Copperhill Man-:
y. ant^Mrs. Barclay and Robert Jr.
mained for several days.
Bridge Party ,
Mrs. C. K. Hi over and Miss Tript
entertained at bridge at the for?r*s
home on Saturday night.
The house was artistically deeora1
with mountain laurel and pink r
ses. I
Mrs. Hoovtr was assisted in re- c
iving by Mis. W. A. Bryson, Miss i
iplett presided at the punch bowl, *
Miss Eva Nell Mauney won first 1
ire and Miss Kathryn Thompson jc
? consolation. Pink and white cartions
were used as favors, and rei-shmonts
carrying out the same colscheme
were served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs.!
. A. Bryson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Cs
atts, Misses Albright, Brittain,1
indler, Dixon, Thompson, Wright,
d Messrs. Arbogast, Hart, Studstill.
ss Triplett and Mr. and Mrs. Hoor.
Mr. B. W. Sipes was an afterest.
r
ist of Books Given !
Library During May
I
The Carnegie Library has been the ;
eipient of eleven volumes during
ly, ten volumes presented by Missj
rah Cook and one volume by Mr.!
ank Davis, according to a state?nt
given out Tuesday by Miss
sephine Heighway, Librarian.
ptracmru i?> J11SS V.OOK .I
p as follows; Six volumes by I
chard Harding Davis; "Dawn. " hyji,
H. Porter; "Bought and Paid For." J
Broadhurst A Hornblow; "Storm |
untry," by Grace Miller White, j
d "Man With Three Names," by
Grath.
"Casey Ryan," by Bowen is the tiof
the volume Riven by Mr. Frank
tvis.
These I f oks are greatly apprecia- ?.
1 by officers of the Library, and the Y
mmu^jy in general.
tout
his Section of Wester
MONTHLY REPORT
OF COUNTY DEPT
PUBLIC WELFARE
\fiorl Shows Numerous Cajfj Cornin'*
B?'ore "cpa'!ir.eut Wh'ch
Irausurated Last Month
Tr. report of the Oh^-rokv County
: '.rtr.'.nt it Charities r-.rri Public
r .rc. f r t month en-v- Aj r'.i
;Oth. show* many ca-e-? a e . -irar
vf?>:= th;.'. h dy, ar.: step- t.ak r V.
- tr, dy their. T; I* work \va.? mac?
--iblo ur.der the Laura >* ': ;-.n
Rockefeller sr.ant of $30,000 t the
^tate Baurd ? f Chaf:tie'-, and Public
IVclfjre. which v.- rk i* beimr put on
> a sort of ti montftration ir five
until- f th .-t i t. inciudir.sr
. nerokee.
Th- lollowit:z re- rt for month of
\prii wa> submitted by Mi? Anne
Ruth M.rlrnK Sliot ??f ?V-?? IV *jtjU
' nt. t > the count B. ? ! of Char:- I
i - and Public Welfar at its r ?iar
meet.!)',' - May 4th. 1Alttirh
the report i- f->r th month
f Apr"!, the work h-.-rein recorded
vers a period of only about two
ve< ! > as Miss M?.dca".f did n >t arrive
Murphy t.> asume thv duties as
: inter.dent of the department unV
Ap:il 1st. she having been delayed
?ecause of th" illness of her mother?
Juvenile Court sect! n: 1. cases
iv.aining from last month?1 white
;:rl; 1 colored hoy. 2. New cases
eport-d: 5 white boys; 2 white girls.
Handled by court (official): 1
vhiie girl. 4. Handled by Welfare
fficer (unofficial: white boys.
?. Cases pending for disposition: 2
.vhite boys; 1 white girl.
Poor fun 1 cases; 1. Reported and
nvestigated?2. 2. Placed on poor
fund list?0. U. Removed from
r fund list?0. 4. Persons carvel
to County Home?0.
Miscellaneous: 1. Conferences:
Board members 2?2. Juvenile
Court Judge?5. General?20. 2.
meetings: Board? 1. general?0.
J. Investigations: Mothers* Aid 1:
family welfare?2. 4. Inspection:
jail?1; road camp 0; County Home
?1; factory 0. 5. Certificates issued:
Ace?0; employment?0.
?. Home visits? IS; 7. Off'ce
nils ?14; 8. Letters mailed?4ft*
Phone calls ft. 1ft. Miles traveled?
i."ft. 11. Investigations for outside
lgencies?2.
"Winning o? Laiar.c"
One Of Parker's
Best Melodramas
iVill Be Presented Friday Night,The
22nd. At School Auditorium
By Seventh Grade
This play is the sec? mi of the se ies
of commencement exercises of the
present year and promises t?> lie a
I rawing number. It is an interestng
modern love story abounding with
vholesome humor, pathetic and alnc-sfc
tragic situations. The theme
>f the play being that "Honor Wins."
The characters run as follows:
Philip P. Caston. President Caston
'hosphate Co., and father of Latane,
lenn Sneed; Mrs. Philip P. Cashon,
step-mother to Latane, and aids
rillian, Fdna Lee; Ruth Spaulding.
rivate Secretary to Mr. Cashton, and
livorced wife of \*illian, Inez Dance;
ulius Sears, first villian, man of milions
and suitor for Latane's hand,
oe Dyer; Robert Sparr. second vilian,
Sup< rintendent Cashton Co..
ind friend of Sears. Ralph Barton;
Trusty Hopkins, faithful negro scr ant,
John Davidson; Cyrus W. Gil>ert.
Chairman board of directors.
Jpland Phosphate Co.. William
Thompson; Latano Cashton. faithful
laughter of Mr. Cashton and loves
"rank, Esta Swaim; Frank Efferton.
'aithful employee of Mr. Cashton.
ind loves his daughter. Tommie
Icinz. office hoy. Bill Bayles; Richir<l
Prince, newsboy, Charles Dick y;
Harry Forrest, messenger boy.
L H. Brendle: Billy Brown, newsboy.
>onard West; sheriff. Frank Hensey;
policeman, Maynard Allen.
I. W. Davidson
Closing Out Line
Of Women's Shoes
Mr. J. W. Davidson, local retail
rent's furnishing dealer, has placed
si* entire line of Indies' shoes on the
ountor. and ^rict d them at sacrifice.
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH"
n Nc-th Carolina
COPY?$1.50 PER YEAB
J. L. FAIN IS
APPOINTED FISH
WARDEN CHEROKEE
K. D:xTi. ^nmirrrarj State Fisher*
-cs Here In Interest
Fish Preservation
-'-T- J- 1- F'at' w ; received
. F.-' Warden of
tK c which ; c was created
by an r. t of th last legislature
amending t; fi-i. a - . / thi county.
Mr. J. K. D;:. . Trenton. Chairman
of the- S:.v, Fisheries Commis
r: I1 -ard. spent sevidays in the
uty !x-t week and made the appointment.
While here Mr. Dixon
stated that regulation? and rule?
looking : th< protection of fish in
?i str : ! Wt-.-tera North Carolina
especially those counties having
the same fishing laws as Cherok
-. w -uld probably be taken up by
the commission at its meeting at
I Morehi id ( sometime during July.
a copy tf which will be sent to
this paper for publication.
Mr. Fain's duties as Fish Warden
for the county will be law enforcement.
issuing licenses, and acquainting
th people with the law and the
reasons for which the law was enacted.
Mr. E. E. Davis. Clerk of the
Superior Court, is also authorized to
Issue license.
"I hope the pec; !e of the county
fwill co-operate with me in the enforcement
of the law," said Mr. Fain
the other day. "In the past quite a
bit of dynamiting of the streams has
been practiced, to the detriment of
the fish of the streams as well as the
people of the county. Dynamiting
destroys not only large fish, but
small ones as well, besides the nests
and eggs, and thousands of fish are
perhaps destroyed annually in this
manner." he said.
"I am asking the co-operation of
the people of the county to the end
that some of this dynamiting if not
all of it will cease to be practised, to
' the end that the small fish will be allowed
to grow and become developed.
Quite a number of fish have been put
out in the streams of the county in
the past, and if given the proper protection
by those using the streams
for fishing purposes, there will not
be any shortage of fish in our
streams."
The full text of the fishing law will
lv. riiMSckuJ .... ..1
Jim Crow, Dickey
House Pet Passes
Jim Crow. the famous Maryland
black bird known by that name, and
always an interesting: specimen of the
fowl kingdom at the Dickey house for
a number of years, died suddenly
Wednesday evening, and was interred
in the Cemetery of Pets under the
spreading weeping willom tree al the
rear of the Dickey House. Jim was
a native of the Maryland coast, and
was captured a number of years ago
and served as a mascot on one of
Uncle Sam's man-o'-wars fore about
three years before finally taking up
his abode in Murphy three or four
years ago. A sailor presented him
to Mrs. Nettie Dickey as a pet. He
has two marble slabs marking his
last resting place alongside of those
who have gone on before.
W. B. Dickey & Sons
Have The Agency For
"Town Crier" Flour
W. B. Dickey & Sons, local retail
1 merchants, have the agency in Mur
pny ior me lamous "Town Crier"
Flour, advertisement of which will
be found on another page cf this issue
of The Scout. Mr. Dickey has
had the agency for this flour for
several years, and he says that a
number of his customers will have
none other. The Midland Flour Milling
Company, manufacturers of
"Town Crier" Flour, say that if the
flour docs not produce the best
bread you have ever made, return
the empty sack to your grocer and
(your money will be returned without
argument. Bread baked from "Town
Crier" flour recently won first prize
at the Cleveland, Ohio. Food Show,
against 500 other loaves of different
makes.
i He announces thnl he is quitting this
line of the business and the sale will
continue until the entire stock now
on hand has been exhausted.See his
1 ad on another page of this issue.