IF IT ISN'T IN
THE SCOUT
ITS BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT
?
The Official Organ o
r *'
'volume xxxvi. 47.
MURPHY TO ~
BE HOST TO
GA. SOLON? ^
Governor and Member* O* Le<*:'!sture
And Other Proninrnt Visitors To
Spend Nii-ht Of 4th In City
Word was reei-ivd he: .this \v !;
G v.mor Walker ?.f Geor-.::;?
end Satar : iy evening: and
night t along ? I entire m ?ra
. f the Georgia Legislature.
. . A. VV. McLean. v ". v i h:
1 t join th. del-nation h.:o,
it n ce t decline th? i..
Th, v ncluding < : t.vo
. i .voting (-f the Nacooehee-Hiy ^
. - v- K .'ad a. i ilnr. at: m A>>oand
the i- iihra..-a i th 1
; of that s. a; ion ? ;' th .. Am a- .
J-'vtnic lliiihw:;;- f: r .M;r :> 5 '
Ga .. sville, Ga., i- ti. occasion that
bringing the Georgia G . :u
a i hi- solonf here a! ! v wit':: J". J
ant: 1 ether p pie ?' . r.: N h
Get tgia and Western North Car* ina.
At a meeting of ?it:::e? - < t . ,
...t at the asembly hall of th.*'
M"?day aft-.- nun:;, th-. ;e-|
-? ! - : i t.ne N;a -ik h. Hi:.v..; - |
Koad and Recreation Associnti n that I
be last . e hvnrfrd
m m f ;i.?- Ge rgi i i. gialiture n
was hi at t iy accepted and the meet- I
; v. hi ncord . i-\". ni to the ] ;
?rgia i. 'ati'.i-.- tl: Gov- k.
i . (I . ':ia a; tao G \.rn<>rot p?
a ita ( a:a hearty invitati n
\i - : M;:r|-.hy on the l ouvLn and Ik ; i
for the fircarorkS>flflt?pfffy that !'
r ight, whiih will mark the c- r. lu? ]
i^n i.f one of the biggest celebrations J
evt r h=ld in this section.
Th fireworks display Mr.rphy Jvc<
will f -Ii-Kv the speaking ant! : irbe- ' R
1 <- i tival at Xtc! Gap, j'.ist in :<>w ^
Blairsville, Gn.. on th< Fourth, viici. 1 r
i* I fine saonsoiad by tin- X.>uhei- * "
Hiawa.-sie Road and Recreation n
Association, and the event marks the *
opening: of Georgia's Million doll.v 1 ll
mountain scenic highway. Tins high- :
way is a par t of the Ai onhi m '
Scenic Highway, and i.- k:: w:>. as to ; '
Atlanta -Murphy -AshevilL- highway!
At the meeting in the Library | c
Monday, a motion was carrit ii to I >
appoint a ree.pt'on committee head-]
id by Mayor Fain us chuisman. The w
eomnV-tteed appointed is :? t* >!!.\vs-' l'
Mayor W. M Fain, chairman; Mr?., '
E. H. Norvill, Mrs. Gordon Hast.- ; '*
Mrs, Iiarv. Elkins, Mrs. C. W. Bail y w
and Messrs. Harve Elkins, J. W j
Davidson and Frank Hill.
The committee has been busy this !_
week securing homes for the one _
hundred members of the legislature.
and they report that ;? hearty re- j
sponses by the people of Murphv ha\\.
met them on every side. It is expected
that everything will be in readiness
by Friday. Jo1
it is expected that several thous-l
and people will witness the display j
of fireworks here on the night of j
the Fourth, at the Fair Grounds, and ;
that several hundred in addition to'
the members of th Georgia Legisla-j sot*
ture will spend the night in Murphy. A si
The Hotels have announced that al- anr
ready reservations are being booked ten
for the occasion by those expecting
to attend from different parts of the 1
three adjourining states.
Several hundred dollars worth of Th*
fireworks will be shot on the night >in1
of the Fourth at the Fair Grounds | ffit(
?n Murphy. It is said by those who;
have charge of the shooting that this j>v?
will be one of the most elaborate .
, ... . i ti?i i
displays ever seen in this section, mo]
and every effort is being made for ^
its success. W. D. Townson and E j t r *t
P. Hawkins have charge of the shoot-1
ing, a^d every precaution will be
. on
made,(they stated. to prevent any.
accidutts. It is also understood that * \
several additional policemen will be'
on duty that night to help handle ''
the traffic.
Th? telegranvs sent out inviting th"b ^
members of the Georgia Li gislature,
snd the Governor of the two states,'*
together with replies received up un- j
(CsMiaued on page 6) i Til
.
tKi)t
f Murphy And Chero
ma Tr
iHv I %j
One Hundre
IE
Mi
Jar
w
< - - - ^ X- N- ry
... & N. TRAIN
TOffffflELD OVER
Through efforts of the city
our.cH and local officials, anjur.cncnt
was made Wednesday
y officials of thu L & N. Rail-(
-ai ihat thc L. & IS. Train Ua?J
ig Murphy at 2:12 in the afteMi
oori would be held over on July
th until 9 o'clock that night for
ic benefit of those desiring to at?isc
She tir-. works diuplay in Mur>
y that evening and who wish4
?o return that night.
1 his courtesy of the L. & N. is
r.atly appreciated, and it is exrcted
that hundred , of people of
*c lower section of the county, as
ell as th?- people from the seeon*
of Georgia and Tennessee
aversed by the L. & N., will avail
nvs.nl- s of thiv opportunity of
itnessing the fireworks display
tc en the 4th and returning to
>"ir hotnrs that night.
AR ASSOCIATION
MEET ASHEVILLE
JULY 1ST TO 3RD
in H. Dillard, Local Attorney,
Delivered Address'Before As
socialion Thursday
rhe twenty-seventh annual mcetof
the North Carolina Bar As-'
iation is holding its sessions in
teville this week, July 1st to 3rd.
I indications point to a large atdance
from all parts of the State.
program arranged for the ocion
is an elaborate one, some of
most prominent barristers of the
te In ing scheduled t.? address the
etir.g, ?unong them Co! John H.
ard of Minj h\. Mr. Pillard will deran
add re!* i n "The Judiciary" bt.
e the association on Thursday
ming.
lr. Dillard is re cognized as a speak>f
unusual at.lity, and the local Bar
iociation should feel honored that
of its members was selected to
ak beforc the state association,
dr. and Mrs. Dillard left Wednesmorning
for Asheville. and foling
?hc sessions of the Bar Asiation
will spend the week-end
h V* i!i brd'-. s?t*t at Jleic';\illc,
f
' |
kfr. J. M. Stoner is visiting in
omasville this w'eek.
Ojcr.
kee County, and the L
MURI'HY. NORTH CA
[ MiH|:
d and Forty-Ni
'
Wl- ^
&vj:X
\'. <
\< \'\ \ \ \\ '
\ | * ' ! ^ i I
W ' (
Two States
New Highway
i :**
, T ,p
y
I >-l r.iji<^HY
BLAIRSVILLEBk
NEALS
7S GAP
0AHUONEGA ?X Jrj ' *"
| IWWSONVILLEef if/
J u
J n~AM
CUMMtNC- p //
f^l/
i <jdi avkr\f-m/
i
vTatlanta
The map shows the official route
Highway from Asheville to Atlant
and .Murphy in North Carolina, ai
Lawrenceville and Atlanta in CIwhere
the Nacoochec-Hiawassee Ri
becue will be held on the Fourth, c
this great scenic highway. Roscoe
of the Appalachian Scenic Highwa
LEGISLATORS AND PROMINEN
CITIZENS 80 ATTEND APP/
LACHIAN SCENIC HIGHWA
PROGRAM AT NEIL GAP
By BEN COOPER, in The Atlant,
Constitution.
tion
Formal opening of the Atlant
Asheville link of the Appaiachii
Scenic highway on July 4 at Xeal G:
on the Blue Ridge drive, will be a
tended by practically the enti:
Georgia legislature and a large nur
ber of citizens of eGorgia and Nor
Carolina.
Announcement of the program
the opening was made Saturday 1
Bonnell H. Stone, secretary of tl;
i
ote ?&
.eading Newspaper in this
ROLINA rRIAI)V. M:.\ 1..-3
? ?\ F
nth Birthday
x x'?
v -55
/
Will Celebrate
Opening July 4
.^^RYson ;!
N C.
/
' highest.- point on state highway
SURFACE ftem
\ 3J08 FT HIGH ! i
EVEL/HND V R<
V |n,
\ t
V
N. fl
ESVILLE \
\
(3 -A - \
EVILLE
!fi
! ,e
| th
lis
followed by the Appalachian Scenic in
:a. by way of WaynesviHe, Bryson City, i
id Blairsville, Cleveland, Gainesville. ' * 1
o:ia. The cross indicates Xeel's Gap, '
Dad and Recreation Association bar- J m
elebrating the opening of this link of I 11
A. Marvel, of Asheville. is president j
v.?Cut courtesy Atlanta Constitution. :
_____________ nv
' .
'"I Nacoochee- Hiawassec Road and Etc- I..
- -
(vaiivii aaaunanoii, wno is in cnarge or
of the Independence Day celebration.1 us
The program includes appropriate;
i exercises with a speaking program at
N eel Gap, folohvtd by a barbecue.
During the afternoon of July 4 the 5
motorcade will move up the highway
a" fron- Noel Gay to Murphy, N. C. or
m where there will be a brilliant pyrotechnic
dispiay at night.
Atlantans to Leave
ro The Atlanta motorcade will leave _
n" at 6 o'clock Saturday morning from ,n
^ the Kimball house, and will follow
the official route north on the Appa- ''
lachian Scenic Highway, by way of n!
>y 1__ ic
ic (Continued on P? * ?) 7r
cout f
Secdon
of Western Pv
1 ,k
V is-l? 01
tobbinsvble To S
Celebrate Opening t
Of New Raiiroac!
Kubhi nsvHld -luiy 1.?Eobb'luviUej
::d this cntir v.. " ce: bra'.e
ie o; nin? of the new railroad whichcompl
ted this u-eek an i opene!
> traffic. Th r Iroad run-? fro:.-.
. a . it- ' ' in-v .it-, and has 1. -.;: C
: . ...st: u. li r. for some time- f
, Vi
Th el ration wili be hel J July ^
th. v.r it.', day is in l:< . g with th t;
t
' fr t our.ty eoic
wh-. vvii! ir.ak. a ti.w declaration _ n,
' in ley ' m <.ri that d;%
Th; t ?, ichration f the ore;: of v
le opening of tin- new railr.ad v.ill v
r.t . : tr. biggest eve rt> vet* held ft
t Robbinsvii e. The program is :
shtuuled to - iii \ at H> o'clock in th
: g, and include- fiti.: stU-.U e:
ith prise- which wiii be n t> all.
'h'.re will he rue. - all kinds. j:? ay.
ig cht se, greasj ; walk, pi eafc'-C
contest singini, by the Cher-he C
ndi::r?. ad.'r. by prjlr.i- er.t fiti- th
a 1". c barbican- ;;t tl. n tt;
our. in
The aftcrac wii! be giv. i vcr t f
iddle and banjo contests, followed by th
ivc games of ball, etaoinetaaiiu i a cr
game ot bah. Th Indians will also f?l
uve a ball gain, in the afternoon. | A:
Under th competent management
1 id:. 1L C. Bemis of Bradford, iV:::*. A
r.d his corps of engineers and fore- 1 1
nr., the Graham County Railroad
ompany completed its railroad fro.;. ,
optor. to Robbinsvilic last Thursday ' (
oon. I: i- a real railroad?cone.et
nd steel bridges and sixty-pound "
?i'ir.gs-'-r t Lased but purchased j *
Stock of thi Graham County Ra I-.
..... - t> owned By 1
h lately purehas, ,1 the tiisiKr :m' $
irmintr land and town property of j J
*.. Hutialo Realty C ur.pany and th
nrolinn aRilway and Lumber Comanv.
He has secured rights-of-way *
at of Robbinsviiie to construct :? ti:
I?1
p*?? - * ?-wn- umwr o"; I
n-wlird. Buffalo and Sateetlah and -*1
xpects to build a band mill an ! plan- iff
mill at Ivibhinsvillr. Mr. Bemis 11
laying out new streets in th town a'
nd plans to cut up a portion of what
known as the Junaluska farm, for '
lerly owned by Mr. G. H. Walker 'J
ito lots. This farm contains 1,2s I i
res and em brae ( - 5 or f? hundred
:res of practically level land. Fx ;
nsive improvements are being mad*. ;
l the buildings in town and the
tture development of RobhinsvilR II
vks very promising at this time. St
i th
itakeleather Now
Ready To Discuss !'f
Loans By Counties
According to information coming
om Asheville this week, J. G. Stikeathi
r. Highway Commissioner f r m:
e ninth district, announced ?h:i* he ^
prepared to meet with County Com.
issionc-rs of interested counties to sti
scuss loans to the State Highway vil
om mission to build needed roads. do
This announcement followed a rul- M'.
g by the Supreme Court in which do
was held that such loans t'o- roacj Le
lilding are valid. all
It was also announced that a seven Ru
ilt. link in Swain County from
Iniond in the direction of Bryson th?
tv, will be built and hard-surfaced m?
i "force account", which means the tlx
e of convict labor. Co
Mr. Mnki leathi r has also order- A
a survey for a ten mile link from let
lunky Gal Gap, Clay County, to- in}
?rd Haycsville, and is now nepotia- ish
np with the County commissioners do
i the project. inj
Th,- commissioner states that he
so hopes to let contract for pradinp otl
Om Bryson City west to the forks cit
the road to contractors now work- do
p in that section, as an "extension" ee
eject However, ho. said, if a sat- fe
factory arrangement can not he th
ade competitive bids will be called be
?r on July 22. Convict lavor will ot
; used for hard-surfacinp. ru
_ , .
*
ADVERTISE IN I
THE SCOUT i
"IT WILL MAKE' 3
YOU RICH"
forth Carolina
Bo COPY?tl.50 PER YE*8
ration
UPERIOR COURT
\DJOURNS SESSION
WEDNESDAY 24
ocket Growing Faster Than Cases *
Ar> B- :n; Disposed Of. SayCourt
Officials
The k.o ( ur.ty Smft-ior
u:i, which mt-1 hi- on .Jun- 15th,
-!' a tv. v.vck- - >r.. adj ?urned
Viir.esci:iy t'v -It'.. :f:.r h
; cie!.! days. Only twelve
..- - \ I-. ---I. i f during: the
.... alii. i f cast.-t
: the d -i f. -t. t announce>
-ur' i-: :'i.\ th other*
. It v.a- - ate J that more cases
U\. 1-. a.ii.-i t" the V: t than
er. In ir-* - i and the dockt
a ov. : ci--?wded for some
-T ... I., i ;. : raided over
; t. of i ?urt. vsh.ii ii tried civil
-es only.
"ire tv.i'vi- i- d of. nordinjr
t j i rrt re- : d*. fol!?ws:
T. 11. Grant vs. We hi yd Lumber
.. judunamt ayainst defendants in
- miiii f S2-S.0E. Southern Railay
Co. V-. - - r.ee Counts*, iml"
J'* v< --<t t! - I 'unty rend
i..\ - i- !l--ct.d from
-Ii:tifi'. I*. 1J. Kins; vs. S outh11
Railway. Judgement of $.r>0.00
th 1.i-: :. ir : ;i . w. W. M.
nderson v~. ('inter & Abernnthy.
idgement of $75.00 an?l c<?st. D. L.
she v.. Pai - - Pulp and Lumber
ompany, Judgement of $700.00.
V. Barr ett v.-. Fedora! Construc>n
Cjir.pany, Plaintiff non-suited.
A. Pa v.*. II nr; Mi Ad-n. Ju lg.^H|
ur.t i-n?l v<i i f..\ ir of plaintiff
ver dispute : land gram. appealed.
V:? lii ir v- Andrew- Manufacture
:g t'onipar.y, Judgement rendered in
iv >! of jdaint'tf in the sum of
t) and east as damage for
. ?>ona! injury, appeal, d. In the
is \V. P. Odo:n, Sheriff, vs.
I.-s H. It. Klli. Lt. fur collection of
ixe-" the i art sustained ;he defenant
ir. contention that she did
iir queSUDIli ^AIOIK '
irvral ,cy v?. Fred Stiles,
:ul P. A. Mauney ve. Fred Stiles,
'oti-st tentry declared inoperative
id void. Ma. Hood vs Bugger
ua!, divorce granted.
'elegram From State
-aboratory Of Hygiene
Says Dog Was Mad
Last Friday afternoon Dr. J. X.
i.l received a telegram from the
ate Laboratory of Hygiene stating
at the examination of the dog's
ad, which had been sent them markI.eatherwood,
showed that it was
flicted with rabies.
The telegram follows:
Raleigh. X. Car., June 2G, 1925
. J. X. Hill. Murphy. N. Car.
Dog marked I.eatherwood was
id. Treatment sent today C. O. D.
TATE LABORATORY HYGIENE.
The dog in question is said to have
irted our from up toward Hayesle
and Brasstown. hit.incr e?u<i?i
gs in that section. H** came on to
arphy and bit quite a number of
ccs here, also biting Miss Addic
atherwood He was finy
killed and the head sent to
iteiprh for inspection for rabies.
On Thursday morning of last week
? County Board of Health held a
eting and took steps looking to
* confining of all dogs of the
unty to prevent further outbreak*,
restraining order was passed maktheir
dogs run at large, punX
it a misdemeanor for owners to
lable by a fine not exceeding fifty
liars, or imprisonment not execedr
thirty days.
Officers of the town stated the
tier day that the co-operation of
izens in the matter of keeping all
gs confined had been most ex*
llent, and as a consequence very
w dags have been running at large
e past week. Several dogs have
en killed by officers on request, and
hers have killed several dogs found
nning at large. . H