" '?_
i if IT ISN'T IN
THE SCOUT
IT S BECAUSE WE DIDN'T
KNOW IT
! The Official Organ
7 ME XXX VII. N . :
TRUETT AND MCCONNELL
TO BE AT FRANKLIN AUG. 1-1
. iinpr to a statement s nt cut
- Franklin the other day >>y R
A Smith, pastor of the Franklin
B Church. everything is in,
rt ' -i- fr*" the jrr-'at Tra tt-M, (
I meeting there from Auurust
14 th 2.".r 4:
[ text of the statement issued
lr Smith follows:
i days are at hand for the
ng oi cne Tructt McCoi l
5! : g at Fianklin. N. (*. Much
j,. i*y has been u.vcn t?? the
and yet I find qui >ti
being nskc 1. 1 am sending,
t)i this lett- r of general infer;.
.' n to as many a? possible in ^
a tions. Some <?f it you know,
y all of it. I shall he glad it
v .11 r- ad it for your own :nf<-ru
?: m and that you may give the
: nti?.si to others. If you know h
f - a;on. who wishc.- to know will j
y !! them or pass the letter on to .
th '
Servie *s
! August 11 to 2d. Place G
F jklin, N. C. 1 j'
K V .-ting to he held in tabernacle ,<
ng 4,000 with room for twice 5.
;i.:. r.umher in dm-'e shade :u good (
h i g distance. ,
t ng begins Friday m-r inif. ^
A ' i 4th, at 11 oV!
: F. C. McConn '! preaches each t
a ning at 11 oVl k. Dr. (Jorge f
W. T:uett prcarho- each evening sit , v.
,S iock,
hably th < , -.rvii-e^ . :i Sunday, j
I> Tructt preachi: morning an I
r.i- Dr. MeCon.i.ll prcaehhg in
:: rni.n. Announcement to h
mil later.
Accomodations
la: rnuttion bureau on grounds.
K 11 vat ions can he made here. Mr. ;
I . : Higdon in charge. Corr spoilt!- .,
t. ct.nctrning reservations previous
t mooting should be addressed to him
o: pastor. A. J. Smith. ?
I* to homes. h? Ids or camping
tii'. i. i h
; A good number ?.f homes pivna- d f
I ?t\< roomers, s ?nit. five and otlu rat
s : y reasonable prices.
H autiful camping sites. Free. \V. i(
i- many as jv ssmi. i avail Went j
B sC\.s of these camp site-. They ari ^.
I ru . at hand .
W Ample parking apace near taber- t
nai !e under careful supervision. i
B \ry sick or crippled old pe>nl I
Bw; be permitted to ?nter grounds
B v. car that th.y will not ha\> to 1
Bw.ii-v. Privilege granted by chief of r
Bp:. :r:g officers. All other cars will h
B '* v parked from 100 to 300 yards from f
I'v made. ! h
jra I idies rest room on grounds. |d
0 i ice vat. r on grounds. c
B Punch stands near at hand. (Umhtir
^ chc::h supervision but not run by the: r
B*hur.h. We have nothing to sell.) a
H Roarii. p
B a . v.- concrete highway to G;o:gia|s
line. Open all tht way. High !
Brysoa City conecting with
10, good all the way. H'ghwavjn
" Pillsboro connectig with N\>. 10 p
under construction. Detouis p
B1 each end fairly good. Only 30, tl
^Brinutes longer to drive by way cf:
^Br\>on City over f'ne roads a!! the j w
Two tiains daily on Talulin (d
R. R., connecting with mair.jw
^fli:n- of Southern at Corn-, lia. Ga. '
at Franklin 1:30 and 6:001 fi
- M. All Northeast Georgia rovd
ja!
Bo FILE SUIT FOR r
B POSSESSION OF I P
I INDIAN LANDS R
r. John M. Taylor, attorney for o,
leirs of Richard Henson. and the '-r
em Rand of Cherokee Indians, in
here this week and filed papers J.
Mr. A. M. Simonds, Register ti
feeds, of th? effect that suit
d be f led with the United States'
"t for the possession of 210 acres!
i-trict No. 5. sec. 11, and 157. jh;
* in district No. 5. sec. 14. with1 le
dy claim of 2,700 acres, together,
the improvements. The lands in
ition are said to be located in' hi
"okee County. ' al
rhile here Mr. Taylor stated that j re
fas born in Murphy on Auir. 14th. G
and that he would celebrate his
i'-fifth birthday Friday. He;
Tuesday for Maryvillc, Tenn., on J pi
iness and expect? to r:t*om t
Thy 3cr* tin-? next week. |t?
!
m*
of Murphy <uid Cherol
The Bis
A." 5 ^ - j. '. ?
--?&&, . ' -- _
Vbove cartoon appeared in The Jour:
-.OOD ROADS MEETING TO ,<
EE HELD IN AND EYVS
Accord itv-i t<- information givi :; out '
iere thi- we k. a good rods mce.ng
will be h-M at Andrew? ?n M
lay evening;. August 17th. at which
;ood rad enthusiast? from North Car- {
ilina and Georgia are ? xpected to 1>
ir sent. It is understood that the
nee ting will seek t ? formulate a p rnanont
organization for the compl
i--:i t t No. 10 highwav and No. 2V. :
liscuss the opo-tunities afforded
Vest- rn North Carolina through th
coning <>f th. J uirnal Tour on S pember
14th and 15th. and th.. bono,
its to he accru.d om the Appal; i
hian Scenic Hi-rhw.y
'OULT-'Y SPECIALIST CIVINC
DEMONSTRATIONS j.
IN COUNTY THIS WEEK
Mr. C. I.. Parish, Stale l'..ult:yM
pecialUt. is in tir county week *
'ssistin-r County Agent IL \V. Gray
n holding demonstrations in the eart.
uul ; ai.-ing of poultry. .Mr. Par-sh!
arii-.s a small poultry hou.?e that is
omplete In every detail and with it
ie i> able to giv practical demon- .
trat'ons in the nv- i - n h using pro-n
h m \\HUT; n i ;?;iry for sucb.ss-j"
ut poultry raisin?.
Thc-o dt-nionstrati-rn- are Wrinir!:
[eld for the ben-fit of those who i
,n inter sted in raisin? poultry for |
noncy. It i.- ' aid that the poult?yjf
this county and immediate seetiori;
s rcarhing large proportions. ?om -11
hing like two thousand dollars Wnrthji
f liv. poultry in-i n; shipped \v. kly. ,
: is stated that with little effort this
mount could i>... doubled or trebled, ;
"his section is well adapted to poultry';
aising, and County Agent Gray is;.
ighly optimistic with the out look[:
or increasing th amount of pouihy ;
etr.tr shipped. II stated the other i
ay that the poultry business in the;'
ounty and section had been greatly j<
etarded in th past from lack of a (
eady market, but that now a ready A
r.aiket had been as. ur d for all the j
-oultry and poultry products that this J,
ection could deliver and that these i;
emonstvatior.s \v? re being held to
how th. raiser the m.thnds that ha J ! t
roven best by years of study andJ
raetice, and it is honed that it will ;
rove a stimulus to the industry in j
rie county.
It is understood that Mr. Purrishj;
ill go to Clay County next w.ek. for;.:
emonstration work in co-operation t
ith County Agent Anderson. :j
Th.- demonstrations held this week i
>Uow: ' y
Thursday, Aug. 13th. 10 A. M.,j
t Mrs. Bertha Ellis. on .Murphv,jCl
oute 2; at 1:30 1*. M. at Mr. Law- g
nee Hatchctt's, on Route 2; at 4:30. r
. M. at Mrs. J. H. Hampton's on!
oute 2.
On Friday. the 14th, demonstrat-' c
-n will he held at Mr. A. M. Lovin-j
ood's in the Gradview section: and
i the afternoon at 3 o'clock at Mr. j,
T. Dockt ry's in the Gradview see- c
on. Jo
I u
And to think, with all of our widevake
chamber!" of commerce no city w
is* as vet sent out a bid for a bootftjrers'
convention! s)
Maybe now some of our pood ]r
ehcrn who claim to know so much ei
jout the Diblc will sit down and
nd at least the first Chapter of ,?
:nesis. |
1 " ; ti
A wife may take a congressman's Ci
ace, out we haven't heard of anyj
- asm an falliac over himself to as
u his wife's place. , fj
i
cee County, and the Lei
MURI'HY, NORTH CAl'.OU
* Event of Septe
?D_
I^ 'I ?' "I
al of Aug. 11th.?Cut Courtesy The .
ZOURT ADJOURNS THURSDAY \
UNTIL VONDAY MORNING,
Criminal Calendar C mydetrd?Jud;r
BrXson To Preside Ovr Court
Next Week
The Superor Cou. t t f Cherokee
bounty, with -Judge James I.. \Y< ' >').
>f Shelby, p.. siding, took r??.:ss adi
iri-nunt Thursday m>rningr f ?V. v.--,
'..tu completion of th-i criminal
i-ckel until Monday morning. Aug. \
iTth. at which tin th .:\il calendar |
. .:!! b tak. rv up and Judge T. !' . Bry::
will a sump the bench as pr aid-j
iur'g.-, according to announc* ment
y i .u:t officials Thursday morning.
Il was * a" . d that something like
i or -i. ?re of the criminal < a- - of;
r.in t offen>'.s v.\ r transferred t1
;I e r; -n. ril county court for trial. Tr.r.
iv11 calendar >.i d to he rath r
heavy ar.d i1 is not likely that it will
no completed a* n xt week's se-sion
>f court. 1 - '
Considerable interest attached to;
the ca?e ot the State against Arnold
Tils on and Welch Tetu-ka, ch . u ei
.
ivith alli-g. d lub. with intent to
mmit rape, which occupied two or
three dayof th- court's att-.-nt <.n.'
1". jury received ih c::-c We :r. <:iay
afi rnoon a? 1 :'.0, u.d v..? out
J -iibc ati:!.' until > 'clock Thu li>
morning, at which time they r? r.deivd
:ht? fallowing finding-: "That the
jury fin ; the d f-.-v.dant Arnold Tii>on
r.ot gulty; and that the jury find (
ii:d..* ndant Welch Tvtu&kn not
of an asault v-nth intent t.' c mi-,
init rape as charged in the bill of in-{|
illviuiciti, uui thai they find him guilty
ofSjjj assault upon a female." The:
?ourt than orderi 1 that Tetusku be J
tentvrcid to the county jail for a p.iod
of ten months. Other counts)
.gainst Tilson and Tetuska, accord-j
ng to court iv cords, were ns follows:'
Ph.- S:.-.to i-gain^t Arnold Tilson,'
h:j*vr;d with ben,- drunk and disorlerly,
$15.00 and costs; also t-haigidi
vith speeding, $15.00 and costs. The!
State against Welch Tetuska. charged
vith being d:unk and disorderly.
>'- >.00 and costs.
Other cases disposed of. according
o court recordj, are as follows:
The State against John Moss, for
tllogt-d violation of the jrohibitlon
aws. $25.00 and costs.
I:j the case of the State against 1
.'hr.rb. s Cothran, Crist Cothran and
Vtthur Rowland, they are to pay the
ourt costs and jail fees, and were <
ilacid under $100.00 bond each for i
heir appearance at court for two i
cars anti .-how good behavior. i
K. O. Green, charged with violation i
f the prohibition law?, drew fint. of 1
>150.00 and costs, with suspended i
oad ser.u nee of four months.. i
Bob Moore drew a fine of $50.00 jJ
nil cost?, with prayer for judgment r
ontinucd. !(
Clifford Taylor, who failed to ap-J
.ar ar.d -how good behavior, ordered. I
y court .hat prayer for judgment be j i
ontinucd and that capias issue byj
rder of solicitor for further punish- f
tent. c
The case of Dave Bryant, charged c
ith murder, continued. \
Ca-c of Clay Kimsey, charged with t
induction. continued. 1
Cord Cothran, charged with barg- i
try, 18 months sentence and assign- v
i to roads of Buncombe County. c
Fiil Hamby, charg. d with violation h
f prohibition taws, fio days in jail. v
C. M. Trull, charged with abduc- 1;
on and violation of prohibition laws, v
jrttinued. p
Henry Rose, charg. d with alleged e
ttirr.-t t> ra~e. continued, and bond r
xed at $3,000.00. :
fott is
iding Newspaper in th
SA M11DAY, AUGUST 15. 1925.
imber
;
S> .
J*Tawf " " -
v--;-:
\ - >r.' . -' >urr.al.
DES RCCHERS TO
ORGANIZE FLORIDA COLONY
Mr. H. D - R capitalist,
f Lc-!?:?j: City, Fl:?., !?- weak purchase*4
12 a- r tract >f land from
Mr. i: : M.imptor, about t-.vi? and
i hair mi: - S >u*h of Murphy about
\ hall mile off of State highway N" >.
10. The ^iil? at Ion was not learned.
Mr. Dv- !'.n-hcrs contemplates improving
the property and organizing
Florida Colony for sunmr and vacation
purno- . The invu'ov eu-nts
. . ".toivplated will h* made ra x:
spriny, he sta! d. as th summer season
was now too near over t > makt
any gr at headway other th :: getting
the plans in .-ha; . The impr
vent n*- will in. lude the grading *?f
. road to th top of the mountain,
th clearing of about two acres for
park and rejr rational purposes, to be
. raipped with .-wings, benches, and
other pa?k fa-'lities. The property
will be cut up and the str ets laid ou'
and several modern cottgg^s built.
Mr. Des Rochets says that a carbide
\ 'ini will likely h,. installed for
i toking and lighting purposts. A
v. !1 will he dug. and a pressure tank
in-failed for forcing th' water into
.: ?* homes an : sewer system' which
wi'l he ? part of the impiowmenis.
.Vr. I>- K chcr- -a d th. other day
tha: he had investigated oth r location
in Alabama. (I. o.gia and Xorih
Carolina, but that th- facilities and
adva tag"-, together with the wonderf
i climatic conditions and beautiful
cenery offered by Murph and
us immediate vic'nity. made this an
rd&ajtwPcat'on for his colony. He
rated that the vi w from the top of
tht mountain on his property was
won-ienui. ana unit me rugged scenery
?>: three states could be seen.
H is highly optimistic over his
purchas.- and the outlook for d velopnient
of thi- section in the future.
NEW FISHING RULES
PUBLISHED THIS WEEK
E!-.-where ii: ihs issue of The
Si-out will be found the new ruling
of the Stat.- Fishing Commission
Bia ?i. of Which. Mr. J. K. Dixon,
of Trenton, X. C. is chairman, at a
meeting of the comm'ssion at More
head City on July I'th. relativ- to
fishing in the stream- and wat rs of
Cherokee County. ,
It will be remembered that Mr.
L>i\ -n made a personal visit to the,
county earlier in the year at which;
Lime Mr. J. L. Fain was appointed
Fish Warden of the county, to have
.-harge of the c-nfore.meat of the fish
aws of the county enacted by the'
ast legislature. Mr. ICron stated at
he time that the commission would
neet at Morehead City sometime in i
Fuly and that in all probability soon
uling as to fi-hing in the water, of
Cherokee would bo made.
In connection with the new ruling!
jy the commission. Warden J.
"ain issued the following statenj-nt:1
"I am having the ruling of the
ish law published through four issuis!
f The Scout so as to give legal notice;
>f the law. and I will appreciate it '
reiy much if the people of the coun-j
y will aid me all they can to en-:
dree and carry out this law. If it !
5 carried out properly, I am -curt wet-ill
see great results. The fish in j
nr streams have been caught and
utchered at stasons that have been i
ery detrimental to them, and if this,
aw is enforced it wili stop all this I
taste and destruction of the fish and
>ut the fishing in our streams on an
qual basis for us all. Please give
ne your support and vou will feel
rouJ vop d d in th. future."
'COUt [
lis Section of Western
JOURNAL MOTORCADE R
PROMISES TO BE BIG
EVENT FOR THIS SECTION
Extensive Preparations Bring Made
For Entertainment of Tourists On
Night Of Stop In Murphy 'i
W; nun:'./ of ears cn'-.T'd P
in the Atlanta -Journal'- great a r. tr
' i tour over the Appalachian p
S . Hiii'hv/.sy 0:1 S - 11th : <
from Ail int.. : ? Ash vi',1..
v.vK i'V.t eighty, the event promise; t
Cm i or.j Of th* b:gg t ever witnc- - v
. i in this section. ;-.r. 1 the 1st ? f
entrants contains many figur s natt??ri
it 11 y pror.k'.n rt in the busim s>. v.
outical a-d pr>?f >-ional 1 i\* <{ thre: "I
state-. TTie com] I te list of 1 ntrant 3
will be found clsewhcr- in these col- o
anir.s. | .
Kxtensive preparations are beir.it
made l ?r the . are and > ntertainment I
of the visitors here on the night l
Fejvten.b.-r 14th. The ??. native pro- t
gram as announced by the committee i|
. i.v. iud- 1 aii-i:es?-.-. Indian singing i
class and fiddler's convention, ! >:lowed
l?v a dance and refreshment.-, t
It i> tind i sto. that a fund of sevir- '
al hundred dollars is being raised for
' this purpose, and that hearty r- spot.
s are meeting the committee en !
ev ty sid -. Hotel aeconvidation- as | *
secured by the committe and sent ?
dr. Harllee Branch, who i- in charge ?
of the Tour for the Journal. Mr. I
Fain .ted Wednesday that already .
fifty creation- hail been made and, i
that , i.r.\ mail brought other requests it
for r\ati<ins t
Alth nigh acconiodations have been j
s cured t*?r nwr. than six hundred, it <
was also stated that additional accomodations
would be no .1.!, am! i
that ;ho?e who could possibly tak.- 1
any mor* visitors should communicate
at once to any member of the committee
or its chairman. 1
B spop.se> to a number of invital-'
ions extended F. Fain have !> i
received, in which the writer* spots.k
veiy highly of the proposed t >ur ami .
what it will m an Co this seitioe.
A letter from Mr. Harlt1,. Brawl:,
who :s in charge of the tour for thy
Journal, stat.s:
"Your \ - ;'y . nr.; i -he:. lette.'.
along with hot:I a.coju..;lations and.:
ratis. received. We arc publishing
these rates for th. various hotels, with .
xtracts from your letter.
"I am convinced that you peopl
at Murphy are going t.? do yourselves
proud, a.ai that th.- . 'ari !
with vclnf.r.tly leave Murphy, ami
Will cany with tin m delightful m n?orio.
of your hospitality.
which you have set out, nam.-ly: ad-: i
dr. -ses, Indian singing class and fid- <
dlers* convention, followed by a dancem
ami refreshmei:.-". is a fine one. <
"Kindly ke ;> me informed of dev
-lopment.-. Ploa-e remind your com-_i
mittee on arrangements that it will
, not only be u? sirabk but necessary :
to arrange for tht. paiking of all cars
so that thev will either be in con- 1
secutiv,- line formation, or in position 1
to d op into that formation without,:
; any difficulty or delay. i
In a b tter from C -v. flifford Wal- i
ker. of Ceorgia. to M*\ Fain, he says: I
"i thank you cordially for yourjr
| favor of August the 1st. 1 am not t
at all sure that I can conic on the (
lour a- I have promised to take a va. \
cation trip into Cuba. If 1 should j.
fail to com-, however, or for any S
other reason I can get off. 1 shall h- ;
di lighted to accept your kind invita- i
tion. I remember with great pleasur- li
rzr my la.-t trip to Murphy and shall e
look forward to an opportunity to e
come again." b
A letter from Mr. J. C. Walkir. a
district engineer for Western North b
Carolina, says: h
"I shall certainly l\ at Murphy t? a
meet the motorcade fronj Atlank- ; s
and am sure that they will enjoy the t
entertainment your town is going to e
provide tor them on the 14th." 1
Mr. .1. G. Stikeleathor, High war ; t
Commissioner, states: >a
"It will give me pleasure to be on s
hand with the Atlanta motorcade reaches
North Carolina line and I accept
your invitation with a great dea!
of pleasure." 11
A letter ronv Mr. Withers, see j F
retary of the Waynesvilk Board of, I
Ttade. states: I
"I appreciate very much indeed in
your favor of July 26th extending
me an invitation to join you on the
rour being planned by the Atlanta I
C
(Continued on page 4) i
' :-!
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH"
North Carolina
*> COPY? t: 50 PER YEAR
EVIVAL AT MKTHOnKT
CHURCH TO CLOSE
SUNDAY NIGHT
I ?
Trv rivval services at the- Methodt
Church will . ;n?.- r . a dose Sunay
right. accord in p t present planhich
will not likely bo changed, the
as; ?r. Rtv. L>. H. Khin. hart, stated
ic othe: day. R- v. .1. E. Abernathy
a-t.?r of Trinity Mdlsfc Church
'Harlotte. a form.? pastor of the
hurch here, - -Join.' the preaching.
: i Mr. J. C -ston, of Hendcrsonill..
is l.-adir? th sinking.
Th. service- are lieiiu well attendil.
both morning and evening. and
nuch interest i.- biing manifest* I
"h- strvie - are all . vnngclic&f,' and
Ir. Abernathy appeals to the r-ason
f his hearers as very few evangelists
? 1. 11.- otfilons a . e all clean, clearut
xpo-.tions of the gospel. and his
learem ar.. hold spell-bound from
Kginnini* to end. He p > ssos an
in usually strong voice, which caries
to all pait - of the large audito'ium.
An unusually go k! feature of the
neeting is the exc !! nt singing. Mr.
>st'?n is an exc* llent soloist and
!iroot or, and with the excellent sing r>
of all three churches of the town
las organized a choir for the meeting
hat ha been excel!-, d by few if any
?ver organized in the town. A number
?f instrumental renditions have aiso
teatured in the musical part of th
ervices. There have been quite ;?
lumber of conversions and many
more int.-re-tod. Practically the ?.n:ire
membetship of the church and a
food many n.embers of the other
hurches have rededicated themselves.
Following are th. subjects an
lounccri for the remainder of the sc
k ici s: <
Fiiday morning: The Bible. ' v.\
Friday Kvening: What shall the
harvest Ik-?
Saturday Morning: The man of
Galilee. J
Saturday Kvening: The Great
Judgement. - *" ? i
Sunday Morning: Th Law o? "j
Character. ^
Sur.d:.y Atei-riion <:t o'clock): Th?
man our * :intrv to ad-. H >
Sunday Kvi. ring: Kxeus* - and Re- I
a-, r.. - v * j7 . c V*
STATE HIGHWAY WILL
BE^BUILT TO TAPOCO ?
Aproximately $300,000 Guaranteed
f" or Construction
Of Road
?
Robbinsville, Aug. 10.?At a special
in ding of the Board of county Commissioners,
of G'-ahant County, held
>n the 27th day of August 1025 a
ontract was signed between the
County of Graham and the State
Highway Commission, by which said
;*ommi:v?ior. agreed to build a highway
from Robhinsville to the Tcnness^
state line, by way of Tapoco, X. C.
The budding of this proposed
highway was taken up with J. G.
Stikeleather about the 2i)th of July
ind th? matter was discussed at a
neeting of the State Highway Comnission
in Raleigh of that day,
numdiately thereafter the board of
ounty commissioners received a leter
from Mr. Stikeleather enclosing an
rder of survey and declaring the
iroposed highway a constructive
rrojcct No. 951. On the following
Jaturday. by telegram from Mr.
r tl?. ~4" :
oners was asked to meet Monday the
!7th. at which meeting J. C. Walker
ngineer for th. ninth district appear*
<1 and presented the contract. The
oard of commission* rs also signed an
grecment to contribute SI00.000 to
uildnig of the road ar.ri to loan the
lighway commission $100,000 and as
,n i vidence of their good faith the
ale of $100,000 of bonds was eonractcd.
A survey of this project is
x pec ted to begin about September
. and construction to begin as soon
hereafter as the survey is completed
nd the contract can be let by the
talc Highway Commissioner.
A CORRECTION
In the announcement last week
hat a gold mine was discovered by
I. C. Ricks, the Scout was in error,
t should have been R eh in place of
ticks. This correction is gladly
-dfc
We don't exactly know where thd
S. C n- rnment got all that $250,>00,000
surplus but we can account
or a tew rent, of it. as* m