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B^e Official Organ of P
BpTrxxvii. No. l?
k. nelson, pioneer
citizen, died suddenly
?1 wednesday afternoon
Mayer of Murphy Several
foiei and Well Known throghTO
out This Section
Mi wave of sadness swept wei
Wednesday afternoon when
cews > pre ad that Pryor Edon
H^oq, died sud ienly of heart fail
>u5t a few minutes before three
in h*s office in the Fain
pfciag on Valley River Avenue,
b, Kelson had just instructed
whom ho hnd omnlnvntl
k . I
jo gome clerical work, to got
H papers for Mr. E. B. Xon'ell.
I bad just left the office. anJ ;
* fjcm his cHair to show her
ge they were. He began sinking
tbe floor and struggling for I
ath, and Mrs. Collett, realizing
I something was the matter,;
te, to him and shook him, but he j
sot answer her. Thinking that j
ie fresh air would help, sheer
the door open and called for
stance, whereupon sever*! peri
on the street in front of the
disc Dr. J. N. Hill rushed \
fast as he was drawing his last
ifc. He never aj oke again after
isg from his seat.
[r. Nelson was 76 years old, and ,
pioneer citizen of this section
tu born at Postell. near here
I bad spent practically his entire
in Murphy and Cherokee Coun- ! (
He was prominent in both the >
t ind political life of the town
I county. At the time of his
lb he was a Justice of the Pence
ch office he held consecutively o
more than thirty-six years,
weral times he served cs Mayor I J
Murphy, and his long recc rd as ' ;
ablic vant bespobe the higr
en of the people he loved and> I
Br whom he worked. r
t was also land agent for the r
nssee River Power Company t
k office he had held for many a
v
lr. Xelx n was a prominent Ma- I
having served in a number of j t
till capacities, ar.d was a Past I a
ier at the time of his death. He | o
a charter member of Shoal a
k Lodge at Suit, and served fo: '
sal years as the first Master of |
lodge. Later he affiliated with j:
Cherokee Lodge No. 146 at Mur-jv
and has served it in the capacity t
loth junior and Senior Warden, g
*as one of the oldest members t
Bbe locnl lodge. n
lr. Nelson was n member of the
fct Church for more than fifty n
% having professed faith ir g
11 youth. He was greatly inter- p
i in the religious and civic pro- t
of the town and section, and
lyt heartily supported any move- o
* looking to the betterment of p
*, i,
bnertl services* were conducted
kv T. L. Sasser from the re- o
on Peachtree Street Thurs- c
fterroon at 2 o'clock, with full (
enic honors, and interment was 1
He Bahtist church yard. The
wing members of the local Mas- v
' i?dge acted as pallbearers: J. s
Davidson, J. H. Hall H. D. Smith v
Axley, James Capps, and J. \
Vaughn. C. B. Hill, local fun- c
director, was in charge. t
le is survived by his wife and five r
iren: Four daughters, Mrs. J. W.
* > of Turtletown, Tenn.; Mrs. j
Hensley, Mrs. E. 0. Christo- c
i *nd Miss Ora Lee Nelson, of 3
*y; one son, Butler Nelson j (
**rion, N. C., 13 grand children; r
4L_
wree great grandchildren, oe a
host of relatives and friends. {
a
forbes to appear c
Monday night in
lyceum feature i
Laura Farbes, entertainer ex
will appear at the school
h?ium Monday evening, Dec. 7. j
to announcement made thi?
^ hy member* of the Lyceum ]
This will be the second
of the 1925-1926 Lyceum
^ Miss Forbes is said to be one i
most unique characters on
Wum stage. She is not a read^
Mi actor, a mimic. She is y
Jhed as simple, natural, end ,
1 in all that she does. She |
her audiences laugh and cry ]
lose themselves in the people ,
Mri*ay*.
people of Murphy and this
action are promised an unusu- |
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COMMODITY PRICES ON
ORANGES IN RELATION TO
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
Price fluctuations growing out
>f the marketing of oranges are due
principally to economic factors and
ict to freight rates, according to a
ludv completed by the Bureau of
tailway Economics and made public
ecently as to the effect of freight
ates on prices paid for oranges both
o the grower, the wholesale dealer
nd the consumer.
The study covers the period from
uly, 1924. to April, 1925, or pracically
the entire 1924-1925 season
k.? .;i?.a
btained from both growers and buyrs
of oranges.
The study shows that :
1. Freight rates, since they were
tationary during the period studied
cere not resp msible for the fluctuations
in prices received by the
rower, nor for the price fulctuaions
in the wholesale rnd retail
narkets.
2. Marked fluctuations occured
lot only twenty different kinds and
rades, but also upon the same reiorted
grades on the same date in
he same market
3. Marked fluctuations occured
in idential kinds and grades distosed
of by the same grower durng
the different seasons of the year
4. Florida shippers market less I
>f their product in some of the large j
onsuniing eastern markets than do |
California shippers, although thej
ength of haul is considerably less.
3. The fluctuations in prices
vhether at the grove, in the wholeale
market or retail trade, varied
videly, and the spread between the
lighest and lowest prices recorded
luring the perioa studied in many
rases greatly exceeded the freight
ate to market.
6. A comparison of the trend of
irices paid the grower with the trend
>f prices in the retail trade shows
i very wide spread, which in most
rases is several times the freight
ate.
The study further shows that
>range shipments from California
lince 1318 h'ave increased 177 per
;ent and from Florida 158 per cent.
rOURTH MONTH HONOR ROLL
OF THE CULBERSON SCHOOL
Second Grade: Thurman Cearley,
'- ?? Pourlpv
Fourth Grade: Clarence Collins,
Xay Hyatt, Maggie Bell Kisselburg.
Fifth Grade: Earnest Collins.
Seventh Grade: Irene Kisselburg,
Glen Ellis.
Eight Grade: Pauline Kisselburg.
The following is a list of pupils
vho received honors for being neither
absent nor tardy during the first
half school term of four months:
Howard Bailey, Bessie Mason, Clar?nce
Collins, Pat Cearley, Edgar
Bailey, and Glen Ellis
In looking over the records I find
ihat most every pupil who has been
CSjctc
County, and the Le*c
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
Back n f * * Tr?k*
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D1LLARD URGES yOUNC
MEN AND WOMEN TO
tifcl AN EDUCATION
Mr. Editor:
Pieasc allow one who knows and
loves the people of our mountains,
enough of your valuable space, to
call the attention of our young people
to what he conceives to be a wonderful
opportunity of which they
seem to be either ignorant altogether,
or else entirely unappreciative
This fact is all the
harder to understand, in view* of
the fine mentality which our
young people posess, as well as the
many other admirable qualitics
of hc-ad and heart. That they do
possess this wonderful mentality b
proved beyond al question by the
fact that no one of them who in
time past, has had the ambition to
succeed, and the will to do, has
failed to make good. I need not
mention the many really great men
and women, who have gone out
from our mountains, and who
tower above their fellows, even as
the loftiest pines of their native
hills tower above the forests of the
plain Permit me to say in the outset,
that I have no selfish interest whatever
to serve, but only desire to do
what I can to contribute to the mateRICE
TAKES OVER
SHIELD'S GARAGE
Mr. L. M. Shields announced this
\veek that Mr. M !!. .Johnson had
given up his lease on his garage at
the Beal Branch and junction of the
Blue Ridge and Belleview roads.
Mr. I. S. Rice, of Culberson, will
have charge of the garage now
which enjoys a good repair trade.
They specialize on vulcanizing and
do general repair work.
It is understood that Mr. Jonnsom
will go to Andrews.
Mr. Evan Lloyd has returned fromUnion
and Spartanburg. S. C. where
I he executed a number of contracts.
?
Miss Hattie Axley spent several]
days in Hayesville this week.
,
regular in attendance shows marked
improvements in his grade during
the four months school term. While
on the other hand those who have
been irregular have made little or
no progress, therefore, I want to
urge the parents to keep their children
ij? school everday possible during
the next four months, in order
that they might have equal chance
to compete with their class mates.
(Parents who have children between
the ages of seven and fourteen are
(especially requested to see that thesej
I children are in school every*--r un-|
(less for sickness in the family or I
simular reasons of rwhich they are
lexcurcd. If these children are kept
| out without lawful cause, then you
shouldn't be surprised to see the'
welfare officer. .
Yours for Co-operation, I
FUI.TON THOM'"C::. (Principal
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FSCAV DECEMBER 4, 1?23.
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lial, and the moral or spiritual uplift
of the people of my county, and that'
these lines arc written in the hope
that they may be read by some of our
many young people ar.d may inspire
them with the ambition to take advantage
of, what I believe to be, a
splendid opportunity.
Far too many of our young people
appear to be satisfied with too little
education. A short while ago,
a fine, upstanding young man, who
lives and teaches a school not for
from Murphy, called to consult the
writer about some little trouble in j
his school and the writer was at once
attracted to him by his personality,
intelligence and apparently fine
character. This young man, I believe,
had gone through high schoolj
and adopted teaching as a profession.
int wnier miows uiiuliilt, iuuy mei
equal of the former, in every respect,
who after only one year in
college, seems to have taken up.
teaching as his life's work, and thereare
doubtless many more young men
and women engaged in teaching, who;
appear to be satisfied with the ed-j
ucation they have been able to obtain
in our public schools. The writer
cannot but believe that most of
these are making a grave mistake,
and that if they could only realize
how sadly handicapped they will be
by the lack of more education, they
would move heaven and earth, if
possible, to get it.
Should these young people desire
to continue to teach, they, cannot
hope to command the better salaries
that attach to the higher grade certificates.
and we know that standards
and salaries are advancing all the
time, unless they shall qualify themselves,
by their learning, to obtain
these higher grade certificates. Although
ihis materialistic argument '
in favor of more knowledge, is perhaps
liie weakest that may be put
fcrward. Knowledge is, in itself,
power, and an intelligent citizenship.
makes a state truly great.
When, some months ago, the prop- ,
osition to establish a branch of Ashe-:
ville University at Murphy, that,
would afford our young people an
opportunity to obtain the equivalent
of a two years college course, at
home and at small cost, became j
known, the writer was deeply inter-'
ested. solely because of his interest |
in everything that may advance the
welfare of our people, and after in-1
vestigatign. he came to the conclu- j
sion that it would indeed be fine if j
our people could obtain this school. J
The citizens of Murphy, and espe-!
dally the trustees of the MurphyGraded
School, gave those in charge;
of the project, all the encouragement
possible, with the result that
this school came.
If the writer was convinced that
tfcl~ -*hool would afford the young
people ti rt community a great opportunity
to r-.r-uire knowledge, upon
investigation, it h not puttirr it
too strongly to say that, since these
in charge of this institution, and con(Coatlsued
on
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Section of Western f
MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR F
MRS. FAIN HELD
LAST SUNDAY NIGHT
Services Suspended at Other Chur- T
chc??Many Tributes Paid Beloved
Murphy Woman
The entire community paid beauti- R
rul tribute to the life and work of
Mrs. Jno.. E. Fain, recently deceas- j.
Dd, at a memorial service at the Methodist
Church Sunday evening. Ser-1
irice? at the Presbyterian anil Bapties
churches were suspended so that
the congregations of these two chur- t
:hes might pay their tributes by their o
presence at the serving
ious new Methodist Church, of which ^
Mrs. Fain was a devoted member. ^
and in behalf of which she cave her- t
self and her money so freely, was j
completely filled by her friends, who v
were eager to pay silent tribute by '
their presence. The service was held
under the Auspices of theWoman's j
Missionary Society* of the Methodist !
Church, of which Mrs. Fain was '
President at the time of her death. x
and which position she had occupied 1
almost continuously since its organ-14
ization in 1898.
The large number who gathered for 1
this service was indicative of the re- :
spect and esteem in which she was
held by the town for the betterment 1
of which she so freely gave of her 1
time, energy and means. She num- ]
bored among her friends the entire 1
community. Those who did not pay 1
tribute in words paid it by their pres- '
ence at the service.
Mrs. Fain's life, since her coming '
to Murphy many years ago as a
bride to the time of her death a month i
ago, was reviewed by speaker after
speaker as each one told of some fine '
trait of character, some noble deed,
some splendid service for her 1
church and its organizations, or for '
some worthy community enterprise '
or civic institution. Representat- 1
ives of the Missionary Society ar.d 1
Sunday School of Mrs. Fains own
church and her pastor, together with ; 1
representatives from each of th~> 1
other two churches were given *
places on the program that they
might voice some word of apprecia- 1
tion of her exemplary life of ser-:1
vice for her* community. Special *
music was rendered by the choir. 1
?"ic vim itii wits lasieiuuy necorai- 1
ed with white carnations and pott- I
ed plants.
The following program was car- '
lied out. I
Anthem?Cast Thy Bread upon
the waters.
Devotional Exercises?Rev. D. H.
Rhinehart.
Scripture Reading?From Proverbs
31. i
Prayer and Tribute to Mrs. Fain :
?By her pastor. ?
f olo?By Mr. Boyce.
Tributes from fellow workers in
the Society?Mrs. Kinsey, Miss
Peal. Mrs. McCall, Mrs Elkins, Mrs.
A. M. Brittain, Mrs. Rhinehart, Mrs.
W. M. Axley.
Mrs. Fain's Life Work in the Mis-,1
sionary Society?By Mrs. E. B. Nor- j
veil. j
Anthem?Beyond Today The Choir,
Tributes?Ml. John H. Dillard? j
Mr. B. W. Sipc, Mrs. Nettie Dickey,!
Mrs. T. L. Sasser, Mr. Kelsey Weaver,
Mr. M. W. Bell.
Some Sweet Day?Mrs. Hadleyl
Dickey.
We Shall See The King Some Day(
The Choir.
OWL CREEK
Our Sunday School is still surviving
through the winter months undo"
the supervision of Mr. A. T.
Kcphart.
Mr. Charley Solesbee and family
of Rhoda are visiting his brother, Mr
J. W. Solesbee, at this place this
week.
Mr. Larkin Kephart has a position
at Unaka.
Mr. Oliver Dockery and family
visited relatives at this place last
week
Miss Delthia Kephart was the
guest of Miss Mary Jones last Wednesday.
Mr. Henry Kephart and family visited
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Kephart, Sunday.
Mr. Jerry Solesbee has moved into
his fathers house.
Mr. Ray Kephart was a visitor on
^Cv;! C-?ek one day last week
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKE
YOU RICH"
iorth Carolina
6c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAB
ARM AGENT WORK TO
BE DISCUSSED AT CITIZENS
MEETING NEXT MONDAY
hose In Favor of Continuing or
Discontinuing Work Expected to
Gather From all Parts of County
:eports from several
sections greatly differ
)istrict Agent Goodman Expected
To Be Here Solicitor Christopher
writes in Favor
At a public meeting of citizens of
he county interested in continuing
r ulscontinuingr the county farm
lemonstration work iif Cherokee
bounty for another year will be held
it the court house at one o'clock
n the afternoon, next Monday, December
7th, at which time it is exacted
that some public expression
rill he made for the guidance of the
ount.v commissioners.
At the regular meeting of the
:ommissioners on the first Monday
n November, the commission voted
0 discontinue the county agent
vork. The reasons given were that
1 number of people had registered
cmplnints about the conduct of the
ecent county fair and thereatened
;o sue the county for money lost
it gambling machines.
Following the action of the commission,
friends of the work in the
rounty asked the Scouc to call a
public meeting of those interested
n continuing or discontinuing the
vork next year. The commissioners
expressed themselves as having an
>pen mir.d to the desires of the people,
and the meeting was called.
The columns of the Scout were
>pened to a discussion of the matter,
and reports coming in have been
many ar.d varied.
According to our Marble correspondent,
the people of that section
ire not. interested one way or the
>ther, and some think that the county
agent work is "a job at the expense
of the taxpayers."
Our correspondent from upper
Beaverdani says that most of the
people of that section were in favor
>f continuing the work another year
According to our Letitia correspondent.
the farmers of that section
nre unanimously in favor of
iiscontinuing the work, and stating
that they "think if the money paid
to this office was used in placing
gtood farm papers in the hands of
the farmers more good would be
done than has been done by the attc-nt."
Reports coming in from different
sections are to the effect that many
people are interested, although they
vary considerably. However, most
reports are practically as one with
regard to the people coming to the
meeting next Monday. It is expected
that every section of the county
will have a representative group
present, to take part in the discussions.
It is understood also that District
Agent J. W. Goodman, of Asheville,
will be here to represent the interests
of the State in the matter.
The Scout is in receipt of a letter
this week from Solicitor Fred O.
Christopher, in which he states the
belief that the work of the county
farm demonstration agent should
be continued. His letter in full
follows:
Editor Scout:
The order of the Board of County
Commissioners, made at the Noverber
meeting, to discontinue the farm
Demonstration Work for this County,
has set me to thinking?as no doubt
it has a great many others?as to
whether such step would be a wise
one. After giving the matter a?
thoughtful consideration ar. my ability
would allow, I have had no trouble
in arriving at the conclusion that
such #ep would be unwise, and that
the retention of the farm demonstration
work would inure to the progress
and the best interest-* of the
County.
It is gratifying to note that the
Commissioners have an opvn mind
on the subject, and that they are
disposed to reconsider their order to
discontinue the woTk in question, as
evidenced by a call to ll.c r.'tizens
to meet in Murphy on December 7th,
for a public discu?sion cf the matter.
S;r.ce I shall oerhars rot have the
opportunity to take part in this meet,
irg. I am pree ning my views of the
zr utter through the column* af the
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