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Asheville
IT ISN'T ;;<
THE SCOUT
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KNOW IT
The Official Or ~an
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Much Of As!
.Murphy His
During ]
c ' : - racoon Irtt - d ; C. -f z:
! _ p y-A?a? vi'it- Sc . ; i- ; way
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B -;l difficult r er
I vN*jy - past
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?Paid . Lir . iSf.? .
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in.qr i:it . 'he Aj .
- many y ai> r t*.
vrild animals .
and of : - Vi-h.
'i '.In- openinjr ; :iarhv. ?y?
-I V :-tnry i i.'. : I.'-.'
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- - -.-on haw -m .v.thin
i-r six Wythe M.
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.{r.-Uior, engineer u* >in iv'- m.
on work in the 2:! w - ::
( I the SmI .1 to gin
-election anil location ??j* : .ii- :o'<
] art .f UK- yrtai ->>-1
iv,ii not until :h?- pa-sac: f th,?'
h;j'n\vay act appropriating $50,000,-1
much progress! made i ? thcl
of . .'.i-!:- in this section ;.i i,
' yti.r. th ti . v 5 : . th '
N istrict which apiist the
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lachiai S< . j in
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of A hevill V\ th
*>. . mat 'v live
o - f asphalt ; ivemei
i' concrete, >Ilo\ i >utj
iv :? - nt old ; u n wrat< r
hi un I macadam ! iding to I i >ntiny,
St Fi. i,. ti.;,, po n; through toi
th Haywood Couuty line was aj
wholly unimproved country roadl
became impa-sabk i
: Conveyance at rtain p ri (is
the winter. Fiom he Hayu
"i-Buncombe County line to
^yuc-sville the county o| Haywood
u.th ci-o pet at ion of Federal aid unStatt
supervision was building a
Plaii grade t earth roadway with hopes
being abl to surface same with)
shale of gravel. From this point on
'luiujrn t? th,. >\vain county line. a
' -lance <?t about 3a n?ithere c*i'tul
only a men- t:aii. alnu. t ini- i
passable the whole year through and
entirely in-passable throughout the
winter months. From the Swan,
County line at Whiitiei t? Almond j
the county of S'vain had constructed
a very good plain graded earth road
and which was maintain! <1 in exec i
lent condition through dry scn-ons
hut impassable at other reasons of
'he year. From Almond to Old \ alley
town near Andrews the- was only
hero and th??ro ili<?ht trnc* * of a trail
hardly surf arable for walking and not
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>n Dedicatee
Division A;
of Murph> ir.d Cherokee
neville'
T"S 1 ?
way Dunt
Last 6 Years
To Greet Tourists Here
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vt. nos 31 cs :'i will aVriv.- i:.
ab->ui -non M~.ntl:v tvl wtil vhv?U i
the pei.pl this - etion ur.i r tr.
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near P-.rk ' - v. -:?r .
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TO CP EN MONDAY
WITHOUT FAIL
Hip1-. : , ! Accredit d By
.'.rso.ia'ijn o;
Schol ind
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week. Ev i . *> !?: . - : ml ;
:> ; \. rted t ait- .ul t"; ii? >I ?.
Jr.- ni:!j < piop-riv ;>::u il
.i*t : J v- iih every :!it r eiii!.:. j
Sirho< ! will b in m :: all
the first Hny. it was .-CaUtl. s V... i:
will no; b:' j: -mi y f any Mr : ! t y
briny" lunch on Moniisy. It \
d that :?: ! will b -uffie .
wet-: ll' i. i> prop.rly conserve-.:.
Tiu- hijrh <cho:il will t :;!v
ir.1 I. The addition r,f ?I. .t?t -: i:
:?!!'! ;a v
i .i tfcK.- in :!u- hiy-i ,.! >}
*.ts- i t :?<:?! ;< the attractiveness -?t
the work.
Mayor Fain Receives
Letter Frcm ,Ty Cobb
On the occasion of the celebration
the Ibtroit baseball club f thy
^ ..en'ieth ann'v rsnry ni Tv Cobb's
connection with th. club. Mayor W. La
M. Fain, in behalf of the town wired tan
ri>r?<riatul:ition.- :? the famous base- .ill
ball player. rap
!t will be n me inhered by .-onvo the
the more mature citizc-. s of Murphy liri
that Ty Cobb us.d t:> play ball with roc
I he Morpk.v team on ih wry "rounds ?i
that will be the suae of the .rrcat ?
speaking jvn.yrani at f'herokv Park
j Monday night.
! Mr. Fain reee'vfcd last week a
llcttci of appreciation dicta'ed and
: signed by the famous Ty himself, old
It follows: . Au
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Mr. \V. M. Fain. .Mayo: fal
| Murphy, X. ('. Fu
Dear -Mr. Fain: the
i Your communication i.?eived. I*h
' I certainly appreciate- the felicita- Cli
i tio..s expressed. You can not re- tei
j a'izt* just how much I appreciate etc
, hearing from you. }
it mak; - one vtry happy to know :iv
that one's friends a.e so interested, ani
I <-c!t:iinlv hope ':i th? future. Mi
I can merit your interest. ; Fr
I am Jail
Very truly, J lat
Ty Gobb j pa
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ILABORATI
ENTERTAW
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MAIN HIGHWAYS
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J dirtetiy :nt? Murphy T -i. raiie* v.:
x * from Murphy i? Aslu-villp. A?.:-.
The r^a i !?nil i n_' pr > iam of
?i i!y in the la>t t'.v.? y.ar-. : wh
hi-st ami m. >t c>*it>.y >v
it. The State h:j- ajr-. ed to accent a
i!:-s int?> Tenntss v for muiat r.
Mai hy H. !\ Smith. County K srin
.ED MURPHY CsTIZEN jM
CALLED TO REWARD i
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Mr. Th.-odorf X. Unwell. 7i? \v j
I. at his reside-no.. Sunday.
aust 'J Jul. after an illness of i
>rt duration caused by his hor.- ! [;,
linir <n h;m sev ral weks a70. r,
no a I -erviccs were conducted from i>(
.M. h 'tii.-i Church by Rev D. H.j >]
inohnrt. assisted by Rev E. (I. \
?rv and H' v. T. I.. Sas-cr. and inment
was in the M.-thodist c:ni- i vy.
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He i> .survived by hi- veil' . and .-1
; children, thtee boys. Ed. Allen
d dim Howell; and tv. ? daughter-, ti
j*. Virgil John.son and Mrs. Jim v.
anklir, a number ^r:indch:!'Jren.. 'J
of Murphy, bvi.l.s a host of re-,
,ives a d friends to mourn his b
ssing . j >
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Scenic H
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PROGRAI
<MENT OF
ADE MON1
OF CHEROKEE
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i - tli. diffcriTi- in the dist
i. Clint: ^a, and Ktsox unty
hi5 been jr-iniz forwur-.l
; completed wil". constitute one of
. ??. ! >f h?srhwa;.> in >." ? th C nrnd
take ov< - o*e of the three
;i ne as a part of the state >, sl -ni.
eer.
URPHY WELFARE BOARD
HELD MEETING AUG. 27
TJv Murnhy We tare B-?*rd 1 *? * :
rgular monthly mecung in th ofiuo
: tin- County Superintend -nt <?f Pul>
Welfare August 27th at 2 oYlock
i th? afternoon. The following memers
were piesent: Mrs Ed. Adams.
Irs. ?. II. Stoiiy. and Mr*. E. B.
orvel!.
A constitution for the new organatton
was voted upon and pas d,
hich wll be published in The Scout
>on.
Fi sides the business of organ i/.a
on. several local relief problem^
ere discussed and pla - mad, f??t
uB SBSm
Tli- September meeting of th.
oard svtil be held the 17th, Jt .1 P.
I., officers announced.
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)AY NIGHT
To Be Greeted At
State Line Mcnday
By IV. C. Citizens
Many ?.-omi \-nt Jpeakrrj of - KotK
stn(o take part in speaking
program at Cherok-e Park
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' > L'- 'f-U* n:i> h.-i-n arrant; <11 *'
f?>" ?'|. I'lori "livt. :.l of the A; '
?i 1 mr . r th?. Atlanta-Murphy
-Ash division of he Appalachian I
yhighway for Monday niirht. t
when the tour will make the first,'
night if the stop in Murphy.
Pi.ir - al! for th- in- -tin ' of" kite-'
mot-. .1 ? a 1 the G gia-Xoith
Carolina line ami welcoming thtm 1
into tli Old North State. !
It i .expect,-d that Governor A. '
j VY. McLean. of Noith C.-'i. 1 : . will
rirrivt* here Monday Aft .moon and I
!?e one those greeting th. mptor-l
iftrle -? the stilt line, a-d it is un-i
der-ti .?d that Andrews. Il.yson City.
.sylva, \\ nynesvillc. Canton a-.d Asho-i'
ville will h"\\. delegations there also.']
TK' program at Iklteview will be ^
short and informal, greetings being,
j xchangi <1.. and a concert by the;
Murphy Band.
The visitor- will then he escorted
int.. Murphy by the official ear of
the city, where accomodations and
assignments will he made.
Tin y will then be shown point of
' interest in and around Murphv.
At i icht o'clock in th-. evening a
sjKNikinc program will take place in
Chcrok. f Park, a speakers stand having
hern constructed for th. occasion.
At .t meeting of the ntertainment |
Committee Thursday night. the fol-J
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North Carolina
<oad History
Or Cherokee
ELegan 1S13
- . T.? -Pc: V.r.i Road
E - !- - ?
Was 3-_ t i - . *Z
t - TV PROGRAM OF
BL1LDIN0 3EC-N IN 190?
\..rr ?.- -'rort!.. .shifted
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Th? County
a . . Us! 'Wv or the.
- T. . - : . .. . " or.i^ the
;.. LV T? n..
- ' v; . X-?!'th
Hv.i- . ;i .d passed
H
'.us- ' I'.r.'.i t S .ky
r. T.- - V ^"-r 1-UbKi^>ad
w.t- :-j5J fti: .. . nw.t
r. t ; r. ft Ten.
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thr. e Vvar? l:xt . r
Or. the . ff.-ri- t build
: highways, b \ .-v :. v. - made
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T ivn.
. i ' ,i !av. v . wh -.V3S non
< ?!. ! ?hr H. Haul, o,*
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i.i v. : :?li
~ 1 Uuil'iir.-r i ! th . y. :. ? draw
r. a : f' I 7
;i is o. ; T v. shift.
Tiy- id - u f v ! '. ulMinsf
rath r ;v I : ! i i-nsiil-d.tion
vc! ?: i, I'-.v.aially
; it mnd M whit t ? ; bond is'
Hl.-'rivt treated :
part of the town
:: ho X:-. Vf. sM of \Y;->. h
i!v. Dc>. II. Ni v.. :,. G. Webb
. K. G. Hrnnin,:. , -iny .5 the
Mitrii--:-n . i with th- proof
the bo:n! i- vrailoil a road
: . th V. . h Mil! ? !v t;.i -Janat.a
< i?- 1 V. . r_ C -!
Tls and it o i.-'r-o it from th 1
l .-v." l*i\ek to Jur iiska. Th:.- was
i I'.'OT.
The a a! mi - vc Wo- nu'.rio in I'll,
Mr. '.va- a. to-: her ot
i: . -iiMatu o. Knrly in th... session
irti rulm i-i .i t>ii 1 creating a ro.ai
> ?>.o i-Mou !" i! Mm : hy Township
nil out Itoi'ittia: mom! issue. When
- of rli.- '.ill reach .1 Murphy.
: i?-'i opposition was v : ;i <i Mr.
>ili'l v.. - wired r : t . Murphy
<.r .in i v. rvh w. A day was set and
mot-tin h id in the h -r. Bate**
. at which tin Mr. Diitard, a il:
iiitr that th r--a i : r . am tva.< tor
hi- l?C=t ilit'-l*: >tS of the flilinty. teamed
ail rcspon.-il<i!i: y !*.,? the act
ind i;?M th.- meeting that h would
lo all hi could :< _; ; it passed and
ret thr township . thc. mud.
The act chargt ti the c >nimission
vith the duty of maintain! u.tr the- four
naid r ad> out of Murphy and lying
Chin th.- c:> jioratt limits in as much
i> Murphy paid most of the tax of the
wnship. Mcssr . \V. H. Woodbury,
. K. Wood. A. (I. IK v. . . \\ S.
i.irbin, A. J. Davis and M. 1.. Man; :y
composed th commission. This
-ommission graded the road from the
'lay County line to the center oi the'
i<iuai'i. from the square to the Notla
ind Valleytown Township lints. a d
;o Grandview and down the lliawa.-s<e
oward Bi-averdam. and paved the
public square and a part of Pcachtree,
T< nnessee. lliawasseo streets and Vrd
Mr. Oillnrd state one of the re a*
ons prompting th Murphy Township
Commission was to build some good
roads here at the county site, where
prat tici.ily all the people of the county
would set- them at ont. time or another.
so as to create a sentiment for
good roads, nt which time the "county
unit' plan might be adopted.
Sentiment did grow, and in 1913.
Representative A. I.. Martin and Penatot
S. YV. Lovingood created separate
commissions for Beav^rdam,
Shoal Cteek and Xotia Townships.
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