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the scout
M BECAUSE WE DID NT
know it
Tie Official Organ
IE XXXVII. No. 14.
'
yy ACENT WORK
TO BE DISCONTINUED
FIRST OF DECEMBER
, Taken as Result of Protests
pttrcd with Commissioners '
Orcr Conduct of Fair
IUNG MACHINE LOSERS
[HIEATEN TO SUE COUNTY
g Called For First Monday In
avber to Determine Desires
Of People In Matter
its learned this week that the
of County Commissioners. at
^jar monthly meeting fori
fer, votes : discontinue the)
igent work in Cherokee)
v De mbei I st. According::
iters oi me own, me action
out of protests of a number of
made t< them relative to the
rin which the recent Fair was
fed, and by threats to sue the
for money lost at the gatnblichir.es.
lucnce, Mr. R. r. Beat,
id and beliver in county apent I
isfced The Scout to call a meetrouph
it- columns to be held
court house on the fir-t MonI
December, of all those rail
in continuing or discontinuu
work.
n interview with a Scout rofctivo.
Mr. T. \Y. Ax ley,
ui of the board, made practhe
same statement as Mr.
Holland, which is hereinafter
ted. Letters were written to
oiiand and Mr. W. J. Martin,
ambers f the board, askr
some of the reasons udvancthem
as l<> why the work!
It discontinued and how*
Ut sb >ut the matter. Mr.
d's lett r follows:
Andrews, N. C.
November 11, 1925.
W. Bailey
Cherokee Scout
t Mr. Bailey:
r letter i Regard to Farm,
work in Cherokee County,
td, ami ir. reply to same, beg to
you thai I for one of thel
Wonei s of Cherokee County,i
iatc very much that you arel
an interest in this matter, at!
Bf. for 1 fpi'l that cnmnthim. 1
:o be done and bo done now, i
state in your letter that it is j
teal occurrence.
r I am only speaking as one of |
urd when 1 toll you the Reason,
I have been against the FarmI
work in this County. In the
(bee, had not been sworn
Iffice Five hours till there were
fcg like from forty t- fifty
i mostly farmers, that came
rphy protest against the
gent work in this County, so
like that I wanted to represent |
wple. and I did as the Other
Cflinmissioners did?Voted to
tiaue the work for a year and i
that would please, so we noti-i
fr. Ellis that the Work wasj
toned. And I will say here
I do not think that this wasi
^ about only for the reason
b County Fair in 1924* proved
So1 after Laying Mr. Ellis
? there Came another Group
teited the farm work to go on
I suppose that Mr. Martin
^ Axley wanted to give it anknd.
and they voted to hire a
^ agent up to December the
ted see if that would get the
t*o factions together. So the
' *?nt to work and secured
think is one of the best farm
1 ? North Carolina, and I think
ha3 done good work and
to County could not get a
^?an for the place if it should
w nave the work continued
^^county. Now getting down to
Bjjtt where we ordered the work
for the coming year:
B? tkat I am gpeaking the truth
Bj*bole board when I say that
B^ that the last fair was the
Rouble. There have been
^PJaople come to ua and protest.
B*?* the way that the fair wai
Bj and Threatened to sue the
U money that they had
BJ^? gambling machines, so we
V matter over and informed
B*tk? people that the countj
Jjt to do with the fair at all
claimed that the counts
^J^Nented by the farm' agenl
Kwi,.^ WMI|)
of Murph> and Cherol
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PEOPLE URGED TO VOTE
IN SELECTION POWELSON
GIFT TO LOCAL LIBRARY
Time Limited?Ballot Found On Another
Page This Issue?Vote
Early
This issue 01 the Scout carries the
official ballot for the selection of
the gift of Mr. W. V. X. Powelson
of 100 books chosen by the people
to the local library about Christmas.
The selected list must be turned
over to Mr. Powelson by December
1st, so that he can have plenty of
time to make purchase t and have
them delivered by Christmas.
There are more than three hundred
books in nomination. Each
person is allowed to vote for only
100. Look over the list, and mark
an X*in the parenthesis to the right
or the title or the OooK you uesire
to Vote for. When you have thus
marked 100 bo.oks, sign your name
to the bottom of the bnllot where
indicated and turn it in to the librarian
at once. Delay may mean that
your vote will not be counted. A
number of extra ballets have been
printed this week and should any per
son desire to secure one they can do
so by calling at the Scout office.
It is hoped that everybody wil
take part in this balloting. Vote
j early so that your ballot will b<
! counted.
DETOURS ON STATE
HIGHWAY NO. 10 BETWEEN
MURPHY AND ASHEVLLE
i In the Detour Bulletin for November,
published Monthly by the Stat<
Highway Commission, the followmf
detours are listed on State Highway
No. 10, between Murphy and Ashe
ville:
Hazelwood to Balsam?Westboun
traffic turn to right at large detou
sign about one fourth mile pa;
grade crossing, follow well marke
detour coming back into No. 10 a
i church about 2t? miles East o
! Rnlunm flan.
Eastbound traffic reverse
Whittier to Bryson) City?West
bound traffic turn to right at larg
detour sign about one fourth mil
west of concrete block church op
posite Ela, N. C., follow well market
detour into Bryson City Courthous
square.
Eastbound traffic reverse
Bryson City to Almond?Wesi
bound traffic turn to right at larg
detour sign about 1 mile west o
Bryson just past old mill and follow
well marked detour coming back int
i No. 10, just around curve froi
Alarka Creek bridge at DeHart'
I mill.
j Eastbound traffic reverse
I Bryson City to Topten?West
r bound traffic leave No. JO at larg
. detour sign about four miles west o
r Bryson and follow Route No. 28
t thrdugh Franklin to Georgia line
tbenco through Clayton and Hi*
wassee, Ga., into Ronto No. 38(
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Cfjen
kee County, and the Lei
MURPHY, NORTH CAR<
Armistice Da\
m ^
.DECATUR F. ROSE.
EX-WORLD WAR VETERAN
CARRIED TO HOSPITAL
Unaka Boy Hai Excellent War Record,
Having Been Cited For
Bravery In Act a
Decatur F. Rose, of Unaka,
World War veteran, v/ho was on the
I front in France for eijrht months
and who was cited for bravery in
notion, was sent the other week to
the government hospital in Atlanta
for treatment, it was learned last
week. ,
Sometime ago Rose sustained a
severe cut in the knee while workj
ing near his home at Unaka. Blood
I poisoning developed and he remain.
ed bedfast for about five weeks,
j About two weeks ago, Dr. J. X.
Hill, local physician, was culled in.
Dr. Hill diagnosed his case, and seeing
his condition, reported the matter
to the Veterans Bureau at Char1
lotto. Director Britt of the Vetrans
| Bureau immediately came to the as
sistanee of Rose and carried him tc
! the Government hospital in Atlantii
i Sunday Xovember 1st. Rose is saic
to be about thirty years old ant
1 j unmarried.
Director Britt stated that Rost
I. bad an excellent war record, hav?,
ing been cited for bravery in action
s It appears that Rose's outfit be
came cut off from the rest o
American Army by the enemy
Rose volunteered to carry a message
through the enemy lines and while
I returning to his command or
countered a bunch of Germans. H
opened^fire, killing a number of th
' enemy, who also opened fire. Ros
' continued firing until he fell seven
7 ly wounded, and was not found unt
- the next day.
d WOLF CREEK
r It is reported that Mr. John Col
't has sold his saw-mill to a Mr. Runio
d and A. Shadwick of Farner, Tenn.
t Mrs. Harriet Fortner of Kenesav
f Ga. who has been spending som
weeks with her sister here, Mr
Rachel Ricks, who has been bed fat
h for some time, returned to Mineri
e Bluff, Sunday on her way home,
e A little work was done on ou
- roads last week and much more i
i nunHinc done.
I Mr. Frank Ledford and Wif<
| Alice, and his sister, Mrs, Edit
j Hencock and Mr. W. L. Garren, mad
t"ja business trip to Murphy, on Frida
e, of last week.
' Prof. W. H. Harbolt and Mr. Henr
v Burgess swapped Forda a few daj
0 ago.
0 Mrs. Cordelia Dills is still on th
? sick list.
Several of our people have bee
summoned to attend court in the E
:"{ R. Bryan case where he killed Lewi
? Adams nearly two years ago.
f
6 State line, thence on to Hayesvil!
; and Boute No. 28 into 10 at Mut
?- phy.
K East bound traffic reverse
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5LINA FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 13, 195
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, S150.000 TO BE RAISED BY W. i
N. C. FOR NATIONAL PARK
IN SMOKY MOUNTAINS
j Ferebfe Named Chairman For Chero.
kee County, and Mr*. Giles Cover
Heads Women's Work
With its quot# fixod at $150,000
' Western North Carolina, outside of
| A*hevilWaa4^ . Buncombe County,
I has begun work towards fulfilling its
| part in tne campaign to purchase the
(Jieat Smoky Mountains for n great
j national park. Asheville and Bun;
combe County are pledged to raise
$250,000 and it is expected that the
eastern counties will contribute the
-1 other $100,000 to complete North
j Carolina's share of the half-million
for the park purchase. Tennessee is
: jointly carrying on a campaign for
. a half million dollars. The quotas
|for the district towns and counties
will be apportioned later.
: At a luncheon last Wednesday at i
Asheville the quota was agreed upon.
> and chairmen for the various comi
munities were named. Intensive work
I in raising the fund will begin simulI
taneously throughout Western North
! Carolina on December 1.
, P. B. Ferebee. of Andrews, has
been named Chairman for Cherokee
, County, and Mrs... Giles. Cover of
- Andrews has been appointted local
f women's Chairman.
SONG RECITAL BY SCHOOL
PUPILS NOVEMBER 20TH
e A song recital will be given by the
c pupils cf the local schools on Friday
evening, Nov. 20th. at 7:30 o'clock.
- Each grade or section of e grade in
'1 the school will render two songs. A
small admission charge will be made
the proceeds to be used in purchasing
assembly song books for chapel
e exercises.
n The program promises to be a valiod
and interesting one, and it is
expected that a large attendance will
e be had for this entertainment.
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t HISTORY OF THE
>1 PEG HARRIS WAR
r Plairsville, Ga. Nov. 9?The re's
moval of a small log cabin neai
Blairsville. obliviates the last mom
J> ento of the renowned Peg Harris,
" who has long been famous, as the
I? cause of the War that bears hei
y name. This war or rather rumei
of war, according to tradition of t
y very dim memory, took place 3
r? short time after the removal of the
Cherokee tribe from what is now
? known as Union County, Georgia
In the eventful year of 1838 ther<
n settled on Coosa Creek a woroat
' known as Peg Karris. She was one
'* of the first to live in that, part oi
the country. Raving no husband sh<
lived alone in a little log cabin. Pcf
I? was very nimble of foot, and was
p~ noted for horseback riding. Sh?
was a follower and worshiper oi
A ,s?r *>rooe t<
'COUt
I SfiSinn nf WoatAvn
w? f?v?ivi II
55
SUPERIOR COURT IN
SESSION THIS WEEK WITH
JUDGE BRYSON PRESIDING
Criminal Docket Disposed Of During
First Three Days?Many
Civil Cases
The regular November term of
Cherokee County Superior Court
opened here Monday morning with
Judge T. D. Bryson presiding. Solicitor
Grover C. Davis'and Mrs. Lassie
Kelley Cunningham, reporter, are
also in attendance, besides a number
of prominent attorneys.
The first tnree cays of the court
was taken up in the disposal of criminal
docket, which was said to have
been light.
Thursday morning, the court entered
upon the civil docket, which
is said to be rather crowded, and it
is not likely that it will be completed
during the two weeks the court will
bo in session. It follows:
Wednesday, November 11,
127 Gentry vs. Gentry.
67 Cherokee Bank vs. Silvey.
114 Hiker vs. Cherokee Mfg. Co.
119 American Wholesale Co vs.
Clark.
Thursday, November 12
123 Brown vs. Express Company.
126 Grant vs. Watkins et als.
130 Wofford-Terrell Co. vs. Gardner.
131 Heaton vs. Coal & Iron Co.
Friday, November 13
134 Mehaffey & Heaton vs. Calhoun
& Calhoun.
136 Bank of Murphy vs. Barnes
et als.
149 Stiles vs. Forester.
152 Earwood vs. Railway Company.
Monday, November 16
153 Turner vs. Andrews Mfg. Co.
D ... T>..
155 Bell vs. Cooper.
159 Davidson vs. Bryson.
160 Davis vs. Moore.
Tuesday, November 17
161 Cox Hat Co. vs. Heaton et als.
163 Spinks vs. Ludlow Engineers.
164 McGee vs. Southern Railway Co
165 Mason vs. Town of Andrews.
166 Price vs. Highway Commission.
171 Carter vs. Hall.
Wednesday, November 18
172 Hoyles vs. L & N. R. R. Co.
173 Heaton vs. Kilpatrick.
176 \uton vs. Wikle.
176 Jim Rose vs. Asheville Times.
177 Edwards vs. Andrews Mfg. Co
1180 Leonard & Sons vs. Gentry
et als.
181 Abernethy vs. MeClure.
182 Abernethy vs. MeClure.
Thursday, November 19
183 Stover vs. Stover.
187 Davis vs. Wright.
188 Thomas vs. L. & N. R. R. Co.
189 Pagett vs. Appalachian Construction
Co.
' 190 Falls vs. Railroad Co.
1192 Garrett vs. Appalachian Construction
Co.
Saturday, November 14
J 42 Burgess vs. Burgess.
I 51 Chastatn vs. Chastain.
j 92 Shelton vs. Shelton.
.120 Stalcup vs. Mills.
132 Waldroup vs. Waldroup.
11150 Dalton vs. Dalton.
(156 Rogers vs. Rogers.
!(167 Lee vs. Lee.
.179 In Re- Hamby Will.
11186 Plott vs. Plott.
S Thomas vs. Thomas.
MOTIONS
44 Bryson vs. Bryson.
1 48 Payne vs. Brannon.
70 Axloy, Trustee, vs. Gartrell.
71 Axley, Trustee, vs. Smith.
72 Axley, Trustee, vs. Sellars.
! 73 Axley, Trustee, vs. Gartrell.
89 Hunt vs. Hampton.
129 Long vs. Long.
137 Cover vs. Cherokee Co. Ros
Commission. .
143 Hnmby vs. Queen.
mount her thin white steed and ric
into the smaH town of Blairsvill
1 like the place snowdrift that flii
1 before the storm.
One evening in late autumn, Pc
r mounted her steed and rode f<
Blairsville, and like Paul Rever
> alarming the people that the Cher
1 kees were on the war path from tl
f Cherokee reservation murdering tl
' population. The citizens were call*
> to arms, and betook themselves
r the log courthouse for protectee
i Just at thia time a band of Indii
t squaw* who were returning peac
f fully from the cane brakes of Cho?
? toe were passing through the Till*
the" scout
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH''
North Carolina
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAB
MANY ri^rc nrrnor
GENERAL COUNTY COURT .
HERE LAST WEEK ^
Outrivals Superior Court in Interest
i Manifested and Attendance
Record
?? ?
I The Regular monthly term of f
Cherokee County General Court,
which held sessions on Monday Tuesday
and Wednesday of last week,
j disposed of many cases and quite
a number were continued until the
I December term. Even the Superior
Court, which is holding forth
here this week, with all the brilliant
j barristers it usually brings into
I1 town, is without the interest manifested
last week in the General
County Court.
1 The cases of the State against
Julius Beaver, charged with disturbing
the public school at Hangingdog;
and the case of the State ngainst
: Mack Gibbey, Arthur Palmer, Nath
Lovingood, Boss Gentry, John
Marcus, an others, charged with
Killing and marking hogs in the
mountains are said to be the cases
which attracted such a large unmber f
(of visitors. Julius Beaver was
' acquitted of the charge ' against
him, while the case of Gibbey and
, others was continued to the next term
I of court which meets in December.
| Among the cases tried before
Judge W. M. Axley and Solicitor
F. O. Christopher of the General
County Court and defendants convicted,
nccording to court records,
are the following:
Chester Former, charged with asj
sault with a deadly weapon, was
j given a fine of $75,00 and costs.
Joe Rose, charged with Public ^
I drunkness, prayer of Judgment con\
tinued upon payment of costs,
j Fred Gilbert, charged with killing
'fish with explosive, prayer of judgement
continued upon payment of
costs.
Bill Ross entered a plea of guilty
of compounding a felony and was
! given a fine of ?100.00 and costs.
I The case against Cecil C. Rice,
! and R Blake, of Rice Brothers
Shows, charge with gambling, was
i called out and defendants failed to
i appear. A capias was issued until
I December "ourt.
j Allen Whitner and Weldon Sneed,
I charged with disturbing religious
service, were found guilty ar.d plac|
er under ?200 bond each for their
jappeatance at court and show good
i behaviour.
Nolan Wells pleaded guilty of
simple assault and was given costs.
J. A. Bright, charged with viola*
tion of the prohibition law, drew
fine of ?50.00 and costs.
Riley Jenkins, charged with violation
of the prohibition law, prayer
! for judgment continued upon payi
mont of costs.
I John Woody, charged with carry|
ing concealed weapon, drew fine of
?50.00 and costs.
METHODIST MEN'S BIBLE
CLASS ANNUAL BANQUET
The annual banquet of the Men's
Bible Class of the Methodist Church
will be held in the social rooms of
the church Friday evening.
An elaborate and sumptuous
spread will be served by the ladies.
Hr .1. A. Sham. ^resident of
j Young Harris College, will deliver
j the annual address, and it is expected
that Judge T. D. Bryson, who is
holding court here, will also speak.
Dr. H. N. Wells is president of the
class; Mr. George Abbott is secretary
and treasurer, anti Mr. R. R. -jid
Beal is teacher.
That noble malitia held their breath
until they had got as far down the
le Murphy road as where the Methodist
e, church now stands The command
is "charge" was given and the garrison
rushed from under cover. Someone
(g fired an old hog rifle, whereupon
>r the squaws unslung the long bows
e. from their keepers and sent a snow0s
storm of flint arrows Into them,
ie They would have annihiliated the
ie noble troope but for their hats which
fd were hand-manufactured from lambs f
to wool and rye dough hammered out to
n. fit their cranium* by the village
in blacksmith, which was tougher than
e- the seven bull hides of the invinsi?
ble Ajax. So ends the story of the
? ] Peg Harris War.