IF IT ISN'T IN
THE SCOUT
ITS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT l
The Official Org a
VOLUME XXXVI. NoVANDEVENTER
DIED SUNDAY AT
RICHMOND, VA
fll President of Hiawaitee River
Company, and Prominent
Knoxville Citizen
Hugh Floumov VanDcventer. president
of the Hiawassee River Power
Company, president of the Knoxville
Automobile Club, and prominent
Knoxville citizen, died Sunday afterBoon
a? 1:40 o'clock at Richmond
Va. He was well known in Cherokee
County and throughout this section
ia connection with the activities of
ii? wmpany in the development of
large riparian holdings of the Hiawasriv.'i'
in thi> section.
The following account of his death
fe taker, from the Knoxville Journal:
Mr. VanPr venter had been in dcc&ir.g
health frtr some time and went
to Richmond a few weeks ago for an
operation and treatment. His friends
bad hoped that he would rally from
the illness. News of his death will
be received with regret by his wide
drclf f friends.
Mr. VanDeventer was horn in Clin-'
ton, Iowa. August 20. 1870. He
tame to Tennessee with his father.'
the late Col. James VanDeventer. in
lttffi. He was educated at the public
sthn'3- at Clinton. Iowa.: Miehicran
Mil.i*. Academy, at Orchard Lake |
Michigan. where ho graduatesd in
1B?>: I'niversity of Micijran where he
paduatfii in 1802. with the decree
of bschenm of science in mining en-'
pr.cfr nu: afterwards Inking a post
eraduat course at Harvaid University
in metallurgy.
After Mr. VanlVventer graduated
from Harvard he became connected
lith the Georgia State Company at
lockmart, Georgia, and became conrinced
through his knowledge and oxwrienre
that the slate, shales and
'lays if that section were eminently
nittl i ?i r tii'- h i ifai ure <>t"
lortlai i cement, and through hi- .-f
farts the Southern States Portland!
fement Company was organised and.
Stablished, and has been in opera-'
i n for about twentj years. This
enu-n: mill was the first built on any
ar:r' ale in tin- South, and Mr.
finDeventer retained hi- connection
nth it to the time of his death.
Mr. VanPeventer was also largely
nicre.-tva in the development of the j
Iter powers of this section, and had
rvi'tcd much time and money in his
itter years to the devclonment of
K iter over on the Hiawassee
jw near Murphy, North Carolina,
lb was a constructive mind and dis"
and he was a bu'lder, inspired
the j.?y i f achievement
ban any pecuniary rewards, for in all 1
KHiey matters he was the most gen-i
rou- and open handed of men.
Mr. VanDeventer was a member of I
l<* r-_?. . ? - 1
r.piscopni cnurcn; Peninsular
hapier. Alpha Delta Phi, a Knight |
ttnplar, 32nd degree Scottish Rite
Won. and was a member of the Or-1
tr of the Red Cross of Constantine,'
Masonic order. At the time of his
fath he was presndcnt of the Knox- j
He Automobile Club.
Ht leaves surviving him his widow,
>ts. Garfclia Lyon VanDeventer to
horn he was married in 18!?8, two
"is, Jas. E. VanDeventer and Hugh
VanDeventer, Jr., and tree broths,
Hoface and Fayette F. VanDetter
of Knoxville. and Christopher
uiDeventer of Chicago, 111.
Hill Contemplates
Improving Property
*
ur. J. N. HiU, local physic, nn. con- t
opiates improving his valuable 1
?P<rty across the Hiawassee river :
the Bealtown section adjacent to t
e property of Mr. J. A. Richardson 1
building a handsome residence 1
netin>e during the fall. He owns ?
out ten acrvs in this vicinity, and r
tnetime ou^ a number of t
aPe vines, ay'4' cherry, and other
lit trees, moR of which are living
<1 growing finely.. Should he im- 1
ove the property as contemplated,
will make it his home, he stateu. i
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Mr. C. H. Rogers of the State I
fhway Department with headquar- %
8 at Raleigh was in town v\*rdnes- T
?f th's week.
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1
CLEAN U!
mje
n of Murphy and Cherc
Hail, Hail,
Clean Up and Paint l
Murphy f
M\/y3a
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V. (CrrHiH. W N.tU
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A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, a dirty and unattractive
town is repulsive to visitors
and a stagnating influence to
the people of our own community,
as well as a menace to public
Sealt, and
WHEREAS, The Chamber of
Commerce, the Woman's Club, and
uther civic organizations as well
as the Merchants and business men
of the Town have asked that a
thorough clean-up campaign be
conducted,
NOW. THEREFORE, I. W. M.
Fain, Mayor of the Town of
Murphy, the Board of City Coramiiiinncr,
wwwj wti? ? J? I
set apart and designate the week I
of June 1st to 6th both inclusive, as '
"Clean-Up and Paint-Up Week"
end do herebv call upon all residents
of the Town of Murphy, together
with all store-keepers, va'.vnt
property owners and others
thoroug Kl, '1 ean their premises |
outing the week above set out and
to pile such rubbish along the
streets and alleys sq that the same
may be hauled off and burned by
the Sanitary Department/ of the
Town.
This the 19th day of May 1925.
(Signed) W. M. FAIN,Mayor
Letters Endorsing
Clean Up and Paint
Up Campaign Week
Editor The Scout: |
The Chamber of Commerce has re-'
tuested the Mayor and Town Coun-!
ril to foster a clean up campaign be-! I
fore summer visitors begin to arrive: |
n large numoers as a dirty and un-| |
tttractive town gives visitors a bad,
mpression of a community, and al-! I
io because uncleanlincss is depressing j :
o ourselves and a menace to public;
lealth. It is understoood that the
VI ay or and Council have set aside !cj(
he week of June 1st to t?th inclusive i.
ror such a campaign, and it is urgent- j ^
y requested that every property own- ^
ir in Murphy cooperate with this ,
wwAwonf 2!id SCO that the tvVrii ia j ^
horoughly cleaned during this week, j
TTie Chamber of Commerce i
editor Scout: Ec
Please allow us space in your col- j
lmns to say that the Woman's C4ub is
leartily endorses the movement to LC
?ut on a thorough clean up campaign let
he first week in June ar.d that we pr
isk al! women in town to use their ou
>cst efforts to see that a thorough Tli
P AND Pi
Ctjero
>kee County, and the Li
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
The Gang's
Jp Week June I st to 6th
inishes it will be a thorc
Clean Up Can
June 1 1
Town Officials, Ch
and Woman's Club are 1
clean-up campaign duri
1st to 6th. The town h
sections. Each property
clean off his premises a
streets on day set apart
of town. The sanitary^ <
...:n i 1 1
win nave a irucK 10 nau
street and right of way.
The following are tl
ed on the days indicated
MONDAY, JUNE
of town southwest of H
TUESDAY, JUNE
ally known as the ! ^ctc
WEDNESDAY, JU
McCombs sections.
THURSDAY, JUN
including everything bt
FRIDAY, JUNE 5l
dential sections betwee
nessee Streets and Val
SATURDAY, JUN
residential section betv
E Tennessee Streets and I
REMEMBER
HAVE EVERYTHING
PILED READY TO B1
WHEN THE TRUCK
CIVIC ORGANIZE
CAMPAH
waning of all property and prem- ol
fs is had during this week. The j r?
urn, through its Mayor and Board g
Commissioners, have promised to ^
ul away all rubbish raked up and
ed along the streets this week.
The Woman's Club
litor Scout: (J|
To be on the outside LOCKING jcj
different form being on the inside I
JOKING OUT. Please, everybody, J r(
\s drop over to our neighbor's frontl
rch. th n to his back porch and view'
r own premises from both porches. ?
ion go around and look at the House'
\INT UP
tee ?
wading Newspaper in
FRIDAY. MAY 22. 1225.
All Here!
, and When "Maw"
>ugh job
I
lpaign
to 6 Inclusive
amber of Commerce
initing to put on a joint
ng the. week of. June
as been divided into 6
r owner is requested to
md. pile, rubbish, on
for clean'ng his section
ind street departments
1 off rubbish and clean
lie sections to be cleanI:
1st?All that portion
iawassee River.
2nd?What is gener>ry
section.
NE 3rd?Hospital and
E 4th?East Murphy,
:yond Valley River.
th?Business and resin
Peachtree and Tenley
River.
E 6th?Business _ and
reen Peachtree and
iiawassee River.
YOUR DAY
1 CLEANED AND
2 HAULED AWAY
COMES.
mONS CLEAN UP
CN COMMITTEE.
f God front every porch and may v
miemoer tnnt cleanliness is next i
odliness. A little paint sometinv
ves an appearance of clcanlines
Ernest G. Clary
Editor Scout:
Several definite benefits are to I
srived from a comnwniiy-wic
can Up campaign:
1. The character of a cmmunity
wealed in the type of homes ar
ernises the people keep. Glean ar
( Continued On pace 8)
1 EDITION
kout
this SecJon of Western
TWO SERIOUSLY <
HURT WHEN HIT
BY LIGHTNING
Lee Ow.*nby Rendered Unconscious C
i?nd Mis* Florence Calhoun Bad
ly Burned Sunday Afternoon.
V ?
Mr. Lee Owenby and Mi>> Florencej
Calhoun are suffering terrible pain, H
from being shocked and burned as a j if
result of being struck by lightning C
Sunday afternoon while standing <?n -1
the porch of Owenbv's home in the p
Martin's Creek section. A number; n
of others were on the porch at the'
time, but only one other, Ed. Owen-i
by, was slightly shocked front the ^
bolt of lightning which struck about, ti
5 o'clock. C
Mr. Lee Owenby was rendered ur- v
conscious for several minutes, but n
soon rallie?l and it was at first thought e
that h*' ?iliirhtly in i lit-Mr! If ?**-ever,
later he developed severe pains k
in the body and limbs, from whic he C
has been suffering intensely. j a
Miss Calhoun was also rendered ci
unconscious. H< r sister. Miss Frank- it
ie Calhoun, who was -tunding close p
by and caught her as she fell, escap- fi
ed without in jury. Miss Calhoun is ft
said to have been badly burned, her 2
clothes being burned into strips and C
holes torn in her shoes. This is said to f II
be the second time she has been o
struck by a bolt of lightning, the C
other occurirg several years ago. , r
A physician was called and immed- c?
iate medical aid rendered, and last |
wj'ord coming front Martin's Creek ti
said that both victims were suffering tl
intense pain. However, they will re- ol
cover, it is said. 1 ai
j Miss Calhoun is the daughter of fi
Mrs. Fannie Calhoun of Murphy and tl
she and her mother and another sis b<
ter had attended decoration services u
at Martin's Creek, stopped at Mr.
Owenby's for dinner, and were gath- tl
i red on the porch when the bolt of a
lightning came. tl
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tLAT t AKMLKS
GET BIG LOT OF
BABY CHICKS t
i!
Mare Than Ten Thousand Pass h
Through Murphy This Week ?
Raising Planned on Big Scale.
r
Mere tbns ten thceeend bsb" -hi*!.
passod through Murphy this week *
bound for Hayesville,?5,000 Mon-j*1
day and G.000 Wednesday?to he dis- ; '
. tributed to thirty or thirty five far-,1
mors of Clay County, announced
County Agent W. R. Anderson of *
('lay County, the other day. Mr. An-,a
j derson and Mr. Fred O. Scruggs re- ''
I turned last week from Knoxville 11
! where they hat! been and placed or- ^
ders with the Norman Hatchery fori0
. 24.000 day old chicks ami these were j 'l
; the initial shipments coming in.
Monday's shipment included 5,000 i
' of the Leghorn breed, while Wednes- i I
. day's shipment wa scomposed of i
| Rhode Island Reds and Barred Rock, j
I These first two shipments are placed i
. with about ten farmers of the county, i ^
Mr. Anderson announced The other j ^
I thirteen thousand are expected to ar-j^
j ive within a week or ten days. j ^
The Farmers Co-operative Associa- j ^
tion of Clay County, of which Mark ^
Weaver is president; H. O. Waldroup *
vice-president; and Fred O. Scroggs. ^
secretary-treasurer, is buying the
I chicks, and they will be distributed to ^
the* farmers of Clay County in lots of
from 500 to 1000. This organization
is also buying the feed, and a
number of brooders of 1000 to 1200 ^
I I'Aliacitv have nlri'.nlu hnnn nlaco.l I
I with farmers. The townships into
which these first shipments went are'
j Hayesvillc. Hiawassee and Brasstown.
.c In connection with this announce- sj
ment, Mr. Anderson stated that 160 ot
to . 1
gallons of cream were shipped last th
week, which netted $125.00. At the Si
present rate this would mean about tl
$5,000.60 a year to the dairymen, but a
there has been and will be a peat-nil! liincrease
from time to time, he stated.1 ?t
^ Mr. Anderson expressed himself as di
being well pleased with the prepress ?
beinp made by the farmers of Clay m
g County, and that most of the chickens ly
boupht were poinp to those interested ff
j in the dairy business. One thinp is(le
certain, the announcement that 24,-jai
- 000 hahy chic ks are heinp placed in t d<
the county, and $125.00 worth or m
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ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT 1
"IT WILL MAKE
Y O L R I t M 1 '
North Carolina
5c COPY?*1.50 PER VEAB
:lay county
wants highway
28 completed
ham be r of Commerce S^on*or? enthusiaat
ic Meeting Relative To
Unfinished Highway lo
Franklin.
AYESVILLE. May 2"?.?At a meet:g
of the Haye-iville Chamber of
ommercf, of which O. L Ander>n
is president; T. C. Serous, viceresident;
and it. Neil Hairier, Sec*
ctary-treasurer, on last Thursday
ight a temporary organ izatina to l>*
nown as No. 2S Highway Associa*
on was formed with Col. -T. B
iray as president; C. H. Haigler.
ice-presldt nt; Glovoa I-edford, sectary
and I?. Nc-al Haigler. treasurr
and chairman of publicity.
This was one of the most enthusistic
meetings of th? Chamber of
'.mmcrcc in quit awhile. It was
tteneded by sixty or seventy-five
itizons from Hayesville and viciny,
and was called to discuss the proosition
of the completion of the uninished
portion of Highway No. 28,
rem here to Franklin. Highway No.
8 is the road from Murphy to Bat
ave, and a portion of it between
[aycsville and Franklin is as yet unumpleted.
and citizens of both
lay and Cherokee Counties along this
iute are very much interested in its
impletion.
"It is the desire of this orgnnizaon."
said Mr. Haigler in discussing
le plans of the new association the
ther day, "to enlist the co-operation
id assitance of all the people
om Murphy to Bat Cave to the end
lat this matter can and will he kept
i-fore the State Highway Commission
ntil this road is completed.
'This matter has heen taken up with
ie Murphy Chamber of Commerce
n<I other like organizations along
ie route to see if they will not join
lis No. 28 Highway Association,
hero is no cost attached to joining.
Vo are only asking the hearty suport
of the people along this route,
he Chambers of Commerce of Henorsonville.
Brevard and Franklin
ave already signified their intention
1 joining us on this proposition.
"It is planned to meet with repreepresentatives
from every town
Urn* K.i . 98 - within tho vary nowS .
ueture, at which time we hope to
nake this a permanent organisation.
Announcement as to the exact date
f this trip will bo made later and it
s hoped that a number of represenatrves
of the difftrent towns* will be
hie to join us. If one has never
con over this route, it is hard to
inagine just what wonderful scenery
Vestern North Carolina docs possss.
It surpasses by far anything
hat No. 10 or any other road in
lorth Carolina has to offer," he said.
Decoration Day At
Peachtree Next Sunday
According to announcement made
leother day by Mr .H. B. KUiott, for
le Committee, decoration exercises
ill be held at Peachtree next Sunday,
eginntng at 0:00 o'clock fast time,
his will he a union service by the
unday Schools, and an interesting
rogram has been arranged and will
p carried out. A number of speak*
:> will make addresses also before
\c decoration of graves begin.
The puhli? is oa?rdia11y invited to
tend, he stated.
itreet Signs Put Up
In Town Last Week
TV... .n-t, *v? *
gn? at the intersection of the streets
' the town was practically complete.!
lis week by the street department,
trnie time ago the town council aulorized
the namiiw of ?treet2 22
step in the sueuring of free city de?
very of mail, and the posting of
reet signs is a follow up in this
rection.
ore of cream being shipped weekis
very encouraging news to the
irmers of this entire section and
nds quite a stimulus to the dairy
id poultrv industries, and is actual
mionstration that Clay County Carers
are doing things. t