? I IF IT ISN'T IN THE SCOUT ITS BECAUSE WE DIDNT KNOW IT The Official Organ of ^ ??^^ VOLUME XXXVI. No. SO MURPHY asked to entertain journal tour Bo?*!*r Party Prominent Georgians To Leave Atlanta Orer Ap^jia. chian Scenic Highway For Atheeille via Murphy Har!" Branch. City Editor, and \V. C. Sparks. staff photographer, of The Atlanta Journal. were accorded a, *rm r-ccption in the council chamI r )f t'ie Carnegie Library Wednes. h] night by a special committee of Murphy citizens who were appointed it a trass meeting Tuesday night for this purpose, and a delegation of prominent citizen? from Bryson City. T- meeting of these represent:*tive? : the Atlanta Journal ar.d c'.tBryson City and special comir." of Murphy citizens was th? result of a request from Mr. Branch t> Mayor Fain in a letter, which folAtlanta. Go July 15. 1925. H v W M. Fuin. Mayor. Murphy, N. C. [tear Mr. Fain: [ know you will he pleased to earn that The Atlanta Journal has pefltd to requests of a number of the lighwny enthusiasts to sponsor and ron.luot a great automobile tour from fctianta to Ashevillc over the new IP lian Scenic Highway. I am quite sure we will be aocord:d the fullest and most enthusiastic inspiration from you and your felo* citizens. If the tour is n two day tour, as s a: present contemptated. it is quite iv'.y that the tourists will spend the irst night in your city. In this event, ' t would he very pleasing if we could ' . range some entertainment there or them. I want to invite you, and any other ' f y >ur civic spirited citizens who 1 'it., to enter their automobiles in this our and to make the trip with the 1 party. I am sure that Murphy rill he represented and well repreented in this tour. I do not see how re could successfully make the trip rithout having; Mayor Fain as a prom- 1 afrit member of the party. ' I will be in Murphy within a few 1 ?ys to discuss arrangements with 1 )u, at which time I hope it will be 1 ovdble for you to assemble those whc ' ill be in charge of affairs in Mur- J r Sincerely vaiin. ( HARLLEE BRANCH i At the mass meeting Tuesday evf-nig a committee was appointed to I fret the Journal reprcscntives and i lie the necessaty steps to arrange I ?r the entertainment of the proposed i ntorcade and instructed to pledge s ill co-operation of Murphy toward < J success, as follows: W. M. Fain, ( Jajrman, Mesdames E. B. Norvell, . A. Hasty, H. G. Elkins and C. W. | nsley; and Messrs. J. W. Davidson, < S. Hill, W. Christopher, and G. \V. ] Midler, who were present to welcome i Journal Representatives, together | ith Mr. C. W. Savage, and Messrs C. Ricks, State Sanitary inspector, t I Raleigh; Dr. R. D. Bryson, presid- j it Bryson Cit^ Chamber of Com- . erce; Horace Kephart, noted writer } id author, and Dr. K. E. Bennett , id I. E. Stearns, of Bryson City. The meeting was opened by Mr, < ?in who welcomed the visitors and * *dlT*d the co-operation of Murphy the proposed automobile tour over fc Appalachian Scenic Highway, and ?ured them that everything possible txild be done toward their entertain- ^ tnt, and extended a hearty invitat- j ? for the motorcade to spend tho ( r\f tk iu?._iiau innr in Murnhv. . ? ?.e - < ?ich will be made sometime early in ptember. He also referred to the *at timt Murphy and the Georgia 'tors had on th occasion of the coniding ot the celebration of the open\ of this great scenic highway here the night of the Fourth. Mr.. Branch?was then called upon tddrc8s the meeting. He began by dbg that he had been much imaged with reports of Murphy being ?ve, wide-awake town, and the spirof co-operation that the people of >rphy hod exhibited on other*ocior.s. < la the course of his remarks, Mr. nch pointed out the fact that 1*07; Major John S. Cohan. Editor1 Atlanta Journal, became inter-j (Coatiaaed 0? pag* 6) I w* Murphy And Cherc Have Him F< ft \ PH. '-y K.TM D. S GRANT DIES AT EAST MURPHY HOME David Sidney Grant. 33, died at tor an il!ne.*s of same two y ars his home in East Murphy Sunday atiuratinn. Mr. Grant was the son of Mr. annd Mrs. V. E. Grunt, and was i native of East Tennessee, having been born at Gopperhili, Monroe County, on January 11. 1802. His parents moved to Maryville in 1012, and he was mazried to Miss Irene Wells, dnughttr of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Wells, of Tomotla and Murphy, in June 1017. He was a civil engineer by professon. and was formerly employed with ihe Aluminum Company of America, now the Colderwood Aluminum Com.any, of Maryville, Tonn., more than fourteen years. About two yeare igo his health began to fail and he' ind his family went to Los Angels, Cal. About four months ago he reurned to Murphy and bought ? h?rv.e n East Murphy. He was a member cf the Masonic Lodge, having taken the 32nd degree n Nashville, and a shriner, belonging .l__ pi.: :n?. vas said to have been an ardent itudent of the Bible and found great .-omfort in the word of the Lord ven to the last of his illness. Funeral services were conducted from the home in East Murphy Moniay alternoon at 4:00 P. M., by Rev. 0. II. Rhinchart, and interment was n Sunset Ceraetety, with Masonic honors. Mr. Grant is Survived by hrs wife, ;wo daughters, Blanche Mildred and \nna Jean; father and mother; teven sisters and three brothers, and i host of relatives and friends to nourn his passing. Singing Class Has Profitable Trip To This Section The following. taki n fron- tho! Orphans' Friend and Masoniic Journal of July 17. is relative to the visit ! >f the Oxford Orphanage Singing "lass which appeared here July 6th: I MURPHY i Monday. July 6th.?It was a beau- i iful and interesting trip to Murphy. 1 following down the Tuckascegee | < iver up the little Tennessee and 1 hen up the Nantahala rivers takes 1 he visitors through some rorgh and 1 uggrd mountain country. The child- ] en enjoyed this trip. 1 In Murphy, we found the Master, | Iro. Lawrence Hall, had represent ng him Messrs. J. M. Vaughn and i f. W. Davidson. They had arranged *o lake- the , 'lass to the Regal Hotel where the , .arty was entertained. Me?r*. Savige Bros, who run the hotof sr* ?hriners and Mrs. Savage all gave , he ehildren the most cordial and , undest attention possible. On the *th of July a rreat celcbra Ctjcro >kee County, and the Lei MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA :>llow You on Yo Ir t 4 Clay Farmers To \ Build Concrete Silos According to information given out here the first of the week, by Wiil ird R. Anderson. Demonstration agent. *r the farm* rs co-operative Association ir of Clay County has ordered a carload f| of cement to be us.-d in building three concrete silos. According to Mr. Anderson, the 01 silos will be built in three different tl townships as follows: One in Brass-1 n town Township by W. M. Clayton: d one in Hiawamee Township bv Witt ? Penland. at Flf; and one in Shooting| Creek Township by Frank Rogers. J v It is expected that the silos will be i fi completed by the fall season. j f "We already have one silo in the c> county," stated Mr. Anderson. "In p snooting i reek township which was n built last year by Ed and B?*e Kitch- it ens. si This silo is built out of rough lumber. and it has proven such a success < that these three farmers nave de- y cited to build concrete silos. The 1 success of th^ fiist one. am# he in- e creasing d? mand for expansion in the h dairy industry in Clay are reasons f; why more silos are being built this h year." he stated. -\ Mr. Anderson also stated that Clay p county would soon be offering stan- p dard bred poultry for sale in pens of a five each for four dollars per pen. o Sometime ago about fifteen thous- l< and chickens of standard breed wore it brought irto the county and will h soon be ready for the market, according to Mr. Anderson. I fa ??? , a: tion, at the formal opening of the a< Asheville-to-Atlanta Highway, was u held in Murphy. Governor Walker, ai of Georgia, was the principal speak- f cr. [ "Murphy July 4.?Murphy v/a* host to the Governor of Georgia ard the Georgia legislators Saturdrv i vening at the concluding portion of thp celebration of the opening of the highway from Murphy byt way of T Blairsville. Gainsville. Stone Moun- bi tain to Atlanta, which iryirks the ci breaking down of th mountain at barrier below Blairsville which ha> le been bottling up this whole mountain in region for years and years. Follow- hr ing the exchange of felicitations be- bi tween Murphy's leading citizens and ri| Georgia's governor and members of fa ber legislature and Atlanta's Cham- or ber of Commerce rxcutivps. one nf r.l the most beautiful fireworks dis- al plays ever witnessed in this sec- dl tion was put off in Cherokee Park, th to the delifrht of the seven thousand nt or more people who had (fathered lor the occasion. J di The people we?e very enthusiastic re r-ver the occasion, having enjoyed im-.in mensely the speeches and also the J ei splendid display of fireworks. fr There is a summer school m pro-Jth ifress durinp this month for the con- ol rnienre of the teachers in Murphy, sk (Cantimad oa 6) life H>i id ing Newspaper in thi FRIDAY. JULY 24. 1925. H ur Vacation ?????^ to Nt in or " " "**r ?; ito "** " WJ Hi Gt . j wi Vater Supply Gets Discussion At Mass Meeting n. At the mass meeting in the Library uesday night, the subject of secur- ^ tg additional water supply for the awn was discussed at length. It t() 'as brought out that the city coun- ed il were taking steps looking toward he getting of more water, but that ll*1 iany citizens of the town were of." ifferent opinions and views as to 'here the water should come from. ^r Mayor Fain stated that some *l. re advocating taking the water 1 rom the Hiawassee River and some rom Colvart's creek, and that the ouncil was at a loss as to what the ? eonl,. did wnnt !?nd a ot want to begin anything and have blocked by an injunction or law- .C uit. j ftr The discussion as to where the wat- n.C r should come from was at variant.;' Ir. Kain read letters from Mr. *"V 'hoindike Saville, Chief hydraulic . ngineer, of Chapel Hill, in which e said: "I have just received a letter ^ rom Mr. Sipe requesting me on he-1 alf ot the town council to come to . lurphy and make a preliminary re- ^ ort relative to additional water suply for the Town of Murphy. 1 will ry to be there sometime the middle ^ r latter part of next week." The Iter was dated the fifteenth, and ^ is expected that Mr. Saville will bt* ^ ore this week. The meeting went on record as iivoiing the coming of Mr. Saville, nd that any steps toward securing ^ dditional water be held in a be vance! ntil Mr. Saville could investigate ad make his report. jy tecommend Tax Ordinance of Town v Be Amended K'' at ' eri At a meeting called by the mayor hursday morning of the farmers and jsiness men for the purpose of disissirg an ordinance of the town relive to the legality of the town col-1 cting a tax against any person sellg farm produce from house to ^ >use or on the streets. It was . * ?__j _ I Mc ou^ni uui inai int* larmrr nau a (?ht to sell the products of his own ^ irm or his own raising, but that the ^ dinance in question was only to apy to the person or persons going ^ ?out the country, buying up pro-,^, icts and bringing them in and selling ^ em for a profit and making a busi-i *s? out of it. The mayor explained that the or-isJ nance was on the town's ordinance] -cord* and that he was carrying out) structions of the council that it be! Kc iforced. He also cited a telegram I pr om Attorney Gcneial Nash stating| lat the law was valid. Some were I f the opinion that the ordinance I lould be repealed entirely, and oth-[f^ | m. (Continued on page S) 3;l tout [ is Seclion of Western lighway No. 28 S Organization Formed At High Hampton i A road delegation keenly alive a.-the importance of Stat." Highway S >. 28 from Pat Cave to the Tenr.- l] see lint* met at High Hampton Inn aay ana \ ?aniz.*d for the building of this t ad through six ountUs touching .4 >uth Carolina. Georgia and Tern- > see. 0 J. B. Gray, attorney of Hayeavlle. c lied the meeting and presided over a e session until the permanent! ornization was perfected. O. L. An- e rson, of Hayesville, was the prin- e ?al speaker. Hj outlined the n.*- v ssity of such a highway and pointed . it its vast possibilities in th d vei- p rment of western counties. H * ^ ctured the matchless scenery and i linted to the agricultural, stockrais- .. ? and fruitgrowing possibilities and ^ attractiveness of the country and - ng appeal it cauld make to y Following the address of Mr. An- ^ rsah Holowell. Henderson County. The vice presidents were called on a stat,? the condition of the highway Sl rough their respective counties. v lerokee was not represented by a legation but th?. road from Murphy the Clay county line has been gradand graveled. From Hayesville to { p Clay County line Clay County s been graded and given a top coat sand gravel; towards Macon from tyesville most of the route is unim-' ovi d. Clay County has authorized a loan of $100,000 to the stute for *' e building of this highway. Jack- n n county has done some grading v ar the Transylvania line. A private ,v II load was purchased last week by 0 ckson county and turned ov?r to" e state as a link in the highway. 1 unty officials are interested in and ..l iKnl I urill iKr.iu- ^ i obstacles in the way of the com- v etian of the highway. Macon coun-j n was represented as being highly in a vor of the highway and is orguniz- a g with the view to financing the I lilding ot the highway. Twenty of 1 e 37 miles in Transylvania have * 'en hardsurfaced and the grading * the Toxaw&y section will soon be ^ lished and properly topcoated. * :-ndersi.n county has oil coated the s ad from the Transylvania line to o >rse Shot? and paving forces are now a the link from Horse Shoe to Hen- ti tsonville. The 15 mile link to Bat C tve, where the road intersects Highly No. 20, has been graded and C ruled and eviyi more permanent con- 1< 'uction is anticipated at an early tl te.?Hendersonville News. ' c , a lurphy Wins Game j) Over Civil Engineers ? Murphy proved too much for the vornment engineers in a fast game w the ball park last Saturday aft?oon, ending with a score of 10 to "W in favor of Murphy. The engineers f< t up a good fight, but could not cl ?re on account of the excellent ti ching of Fain and the wonderful ts Id work that supported him. ' c< The line* up follows: ti Engineers MurpJiT i tl awford rf Ricks M Ewen c Gibson' irris 2h Davidson , fi iner cf Savage b; iderson lb Sneed si Bager 3b Hoover w e If Couch! Baker p Fain ynolds as White ^ f Interest To Bee Keepers Mr. C. L. Sams. Specialist in Bte.f 'eping, will be in the County on j tl iday. July 31th. 1325. We are go-J^, 5 to give two demonstrations in re- T eening and all parties interested p U meet us at the following places: (, o. Lovingood. Grandview. 9:30 A. s W. H. Hughes. Martin's Creek, c 50 P. M. H ADVERTISE IN "IT WILL MAKE YOU RICH"' North Carolina ,6j COPY?*1.50 PER YEAB >. S. Convention Meeting This Week With Presbyterians The Cherokee County Sunday school Cinvention met with the >cal Presbyterian Church on Thursay night at 8 o'clock, with Mr. P. & V. Sinut. general superintend ?nt of Y he North Carolina Sunday School ** issociation and Misw Freda Bose, of * lew Orleans, La., educational >uprintendent of the New Orleans C .mail of Religious Education, present nd taking part in th discussion. The session Thursday night was opn?d with scripture reading and prayr by the pastor. R v. E. G. Clary iio took occasion t> welcome the i>iting workers to the city. Mis-; *ose was the next speaker on the iro^ran;, her topic being "Youth and iij Church." Mr. Sims then spoke oil The key to a greater SunJav Ichool." Th full program wa- printed in ist week's issue, and anion* local ounty workers taking part in the liscussions today and t>> night are he following: R?v. E. G. Clary, lev. L. P. Smith. Rev. T. J. Houck nd Rev. T. L. Sasser. One feature of the convention will ie th. presentation of a beautiful ennant to the Sunday School havng present the largest number of epresentatives, sixteen years of age nd over, according to- the number of tiles traveled. The contest is open i) all Sunday schools in the county, he pennant will be presented at the lose of the st si on this afternoon. The session met Friday morning t 10:30 o'clock, and an afternoon ession at 2 o'clock. The association -ill close with the session beginning / riday night at 7:30. Constitution Motorlog Being Distributed ?? The Atlanta Constitution's person- 1 lly compiled 1925 Mountain Motor- ^ )g is now being distributed by a umber of concerns in Murphy. It < /as compiled personally by a repres- * . ntative of the Constitution, amf nrries valuable information ospecia- i ly compiled lor tourists and motor v raveiers. The motorlog carries a cornpre- ! ensivo map of the different high- ? rays' from Atlanta into this entire I 1 mountain territory of North Georgia nd the two Carolinas. together with . complete motorlog of each route. 1 t carries advertisements from prac- y ieally every city in the mountain sec. ion, including one half page adverisement of the Murphy Chamber of 'ommerce, and smaller ads for the legal Hotel and the Murphy Service tation. The Clay County Chamber f Commerce carries an entire page dvertisement, featuring the advanuges and opportunities offered by The advertisement of the Murphy Chamber of Commerce reads as fol>ws: "Murphy, North Carolina, in 'le heart of the Groat Smokies, welome_1 home-seekers, manufacturers nd visitors. Murphy Has: Cometing railways; abundant supply of , itelligent labor; hardwood timber 1 quanity; good mountain water; ? lectric power, through state highay; nearby mountains; hunting and ishing; scenic beauty unparalleled. Lurphy needs: A tourist hotel; imiture factory; chair factory; texlimate, scenery and other ad vanle plants J*more people to enjoy outf iges; on your north and south trip >me by Murphy and spend some me with us. Free sites to manufacirers. correspondence invited. % [urphy Chamber of Commerce." The motor log is being distributed ? ee to tourists and moter travelers y filling stations, garages, hotels. ? ; ores, etc., and places where tourists > i ould likely go seeking information. , ' Cherokee Students At Cullowhee Cullowhee, July 17.?Cherokee ounty has four representatives at fie Cullowhee Summer School, the econd term of which began July 14. "hey are: Miss Clara McCombs, Mac hy,N. C.; and Misses Margaret Jreen, henna HanJIton, and Annie Itewart, Andrews, N. C. Forty-three ounties are represented at the secotuf ix-weeks* terra. ^