if IT ISN'T IN
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The Official Orgai
\0LIT.ME X-XXVIL No. 2G.
HENRY DENIES
CAUSING COURT
HOUSE FIRE
9' ores Jordan In StaUaaeai To Scout
For Intimatiing That He was
Wm TO Bltmt
Denying the allegation of Inaart
? Commissioner Jordan that he
a. dentally set the fire that dehtroyed
the courthouse several weeks
ago. W. A. Henry, janitor, In a
statement to The Seout .,thia week,
protests his innocence and states
that there were others in the build?;*K
the morning of the fire besides
himself. He also declares that the
lights burned in some of the offices
till midnight on the night before the
fit and that card playing had not
been an unusualy thing on nights and
aundays for sometime.
Mr. Henry declares that he carried
n?j matches and had made it a rule
not to carry any matches during the
m .en ycats he has held the job of*
janitor, but carried a flashlight instead.
1 ho text of his letter to The Scout
foUt W5 in full:
Murphy. N. C.
February 3rd, 1926.
Editor Scout:
I desire to reply to an article in
juur issue of January 22nd. It
appears that Mr. Jt rdnn attempted to
single me out and place the b!arie
for the Courthouse file on my shoulders.
I did not even carry matches,
the seven years I had been janitor,
1 trade it a rule to carry no matches,,
a- -.'veral of the offirals will testify,
who had asked me for matches. I
bad a five dollar flash light which I
uaed. The mop Jordan talks about:
had never been used to mop floors,
but was a window mop. The sprinkler
he mentioned as having: blown up,
did not have a thing in it. Others,
had been In Courthouse on the morning
of the fire. Why should Jordan
single me out? The Accountant, who
recently audited founty books, commented
on card playing in the courthouse.
said he would just as soon play
In a churehhouse. Lights were on in
some of offices until midnight on
the night before Tire. X have been
treated mighty nice by the County
Commissioners and most of the of-,
ficials, but I did not approve of card
playing in courthouse. I do not pre- (
tend to say how courthouse fire originated,
but I do know. I did not
net it in any way, ana it is a migniy,
lowdown trick in a State official to
single me out as responsible for the,
origin of the fire. I had been there
aevcn years, and County Commissioners
had assured me that I could stay
right on, and I took better care of
County's property than I would have
of my own. I tried to keep the courthouse
locked on Sundays and nights,
but with affices in it, it was an
utter impossibility. If it becomes
necessary, I will tell who played cards
there Sundays and nights.
Yours truly,
^ W.A.HENRY;
FOLK SCHOOL '
AT BRASSTOWN
GETS UNDER WAY
tl* work at the John C. Campbell;
Folk school at Braastown, m weii
underway. though held up somewhat <
kg the inclemency of tha weather.
Tfep farm house has been re-ceiled '
and floored downstairs, and half the i
Ow roof put on, waiting only for a t
few fair days to complete the job. <
The garage is up and half the roof* <
ahtngled, but the cpraent floor cannot <
ho put down until milder weather"
cojnee and stays for long enough to
hfrtre that it will not freeze.
The most interesting thing that is I
f on, however, is the hauling of
the old iiknd-hewa Ion from l?a
fcfclaee of pioneer time*, give* by i
5fr. Jim Zimmerman and Mr. Cliff
Waiproup. These old logs, ready for 1
MWf more years' service, are being
Mt again in pa eat ftrore on the 1
School's property, on n site apparent- 1
If made for Such a building, and the 1
hoaae will be aaed as a Fo|k Myteura,
pegpat gating in concrete from the '
?My tMfory of *i? sectfo.*.
For days aow, a group of from
eight to ten men hare been carrying
?i those underfhkingt, gmag their
tEfjp
i of Murphy &nd Cher
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SIX PRISONERS
ESCAPE JAIL ON
FRIDAY NIGHT
One Caught and Returned and Reward
of $29.00 Each Offered
For Other*
A daring wholesale jail breaking
was effected by six prisoners from
the county jsil here last Friday night
shortly after or during the supper
hour. The prisoners who escaped
are:
Rich Picklesimer, charged with violation
of the prohibition law.
George Bryant, charged with
breaking into J. W. Odom's store at
Qgreeta some two months ago.
Grover TayloT, charged with violating
the prohibition law.
Cliff Taylor, charged with stealing
an automobile.
Dock Groves, charged with barn
burning in Clay County and brought
here for safe keeping.
George Standridge, charged with
white slavery. Standridge was apprehended
Tuesday down in Georgia!
snd was brought back.
Much conjecture is prevalent as
to how the prisoners made their es-j
cape. Standridge, who has bee.i apprehended,
has refused to talk other
than to aay that he and another pris-!
oner found themselves alone and
the door open, and just walked out.
Sheriff Morrow was away at the
ime and P. C. Gentry, a deputy, was'
in charge.
The front of the jail has had to
be left opea since the burning of,:
be court house to accomodate the:
oublic entering and passing out of
rhe clerk of the court's, the register-.
>f deed's and the county school sup-f
?rin ten dent's offices which are locat-j
id on the third floor of the building,;
bio necessitating that tne cage be;
iloaed. 1
Sheriff Morrow states that a key
:o the cage of the old jail, which was {
in the possession of W. A. Henry,
the janitor, would fit and unlock, the j
lage in the new jail, and it waa hisj
opinion that it was used by the pris-1
jners to make their escape. He
avs that the hallway in front of the
ages being open to the publie, a
friend of some of the prisoners could
easily have secured the key and unocked
the door for them. He also
itates that the. key is question was
missing and could not be found.
Mr. Henry says that if any of the
ceye to the cages of the old jail would
..pen one in the new jail, he did net
enow it, as he bad never tried it j
Fie also says that he moved away last >
Tuesday two weeks ago, and had
jot been hack but once. That jras
Monday when he went for his month y
pay ehepk.
A reward ef $2?.td each is being(
ffared for the capture of -the prison-,
:ra, Mr. Morrow stated, and he hoped
o have them hack in jail before
aany mere day*. ^ ^ .
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MURPHY, NORTH CARO \
Dawning
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DAVIS BUYS
WOFFORD HOME
ON PEACHTREE
Murphy Real EUtate Market Begin
ai.g to Flourish, Am Recant {
Activity Indicates
The real estate market in Murphy
Lb beginning: to flourish, to the extent
that outside capital is becoming
interested and seeking investment
here. Local realtors state that not
a week pa&ses but that some inquir- 1
es are received from Florida, Geor- i
gie, Tennessee and other sections.
The property of C. M. Wofford
on Peachtree Street, comprising a
lot 157 by 200 feet and the magnif
icent Wofford home, was purchased 1
recently by E. E. Davis, clerk of the j
j superior court, for the consideration j
of $10,000. The deal was handled,
by John H. Hall, local realtor. |
j Mr. Wofford's reason for selling (
| ..mu ..i?? i..w .iwuo* naa IU large, I1UV- |
;ing some 14 rooms. He will continue!
I to occupy it until about the first of,
July, in the meantime, he contemplates
erecting a bungalow, the location
of which has not yet been definitely
decided.
Crye and Kollock, of Hendersonville,
purchased the Rector home in
East Murphy last week, and contemplate
making a number of improvements.
Mr. Kollock already has
a valuable building lot in Murphy at J
the corner of Valley River Avenue,
and Campbell Street, which he purchased
last summer. The consideration
for the Rector property is understood
to be $2,500. ,!
chased the B. B. Meroney now is h
W. W. Hyde, local banker, recently
purchased the B. B. Meroney property
on Tennessee Street, adjoining the
old Axley home place. The lot is
200 by 216 feet. I
John H. Hall also acted as agent
in these two transactions.
Famous Picture Soon
Coming To Murphy^
"Scaranaoucbe", a Rex Ingram
production based on Sabatini's his-j
torica) novel by the same name will
be shown at the Bonita Theatre. 1
Friday February 12th under the
auspices of the younf ladies Sunday!
school class of the Methodist I r
Church, according to announcement' {
mad* this week. This picture is
historical in character, being based
on the French Revolution of 1789, |
one *f the most colorful and stirring
times in all history.
''Scaramouch*,1' according to
advance reports from the larger
cities, is acclaimed one of the c
greatest Mien production* yat,F
produced., More than 11,009 persons u
were used in producing the picture.jo
It is given a place In screen history t
along with "Tho Birth of a Nation (S
and "The fonr Horsemen ?/ the n
Apocalypse", ^ - |v
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s*d ing Newspaper in tl
v .today February's. 1926.
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YOUNG HARRIS
GIRLS WIN |
FROM ANDREWS
Playing the first half by girls' <
rules and the second half by boys''
rules the Young Harris Girls Basket-'
bail team won froro the Andrews,
xi r- a *
??. v. ua vnt* *narews court.
Soon after the game got under way
they opened up a passing attack
that the North Carolinians could
not solve *nd which landed them on
the short end of a 17 to 4 score, i
Due to their teamwork and accurate]
parsing they kept the hall a greater!
part of the time. Dot Adams led the ^
attack, scoring 12 points. The fact
:hat both Fincher and N. Baker we?
unable to cage the ball in their usual
manner kept the score much lower
than was expected.
For the losers Oliver played th?
neat game. She had to he watched
ill the time, and but for the fact
that she was so closely guarded she
r.ould have made n better showing
n the scoring.
\ndrews Young Harris
"Zawood R. F. Fincher (2)
Oliver (3) ..L. F. Adams (J2>
Swan (1) C?.... E. Baker <2>
SVadleyL R. G Bell
Hontory L.G N. Baker (1) i
Reagan . .Spenco
JOYS TAKE SECOND
GAME FROM ANDREWS
In a hard game on the Andrews
:ourt Young Harris scored a 24 to
16 win over the Andrews team.
The shooting of McCollum, the
loor work of Shirah, and the guard ng
of Davis were features of the
tame. Mediocre team work and the
eduction of the playing time to 32
ninutes kept the score down, most
>f the points being made during 1
wo short spurts of real playing,
''or Uie Andrews team Chandler.'
howed up best. He gives promise:
if making a great player. 1
Andrews Young Harris t
'handler (4) F McCollum (12)'
Yyke (8) F. Shlrah (9) 1
ifatherson (1) C._ Wells (2):1
ting (3) G Davis <2)j'
Vakefield. .. G. . McCollum j1
Substitution: Andrews. Tatham fori
ting. Walker for Wakefield, Waka- '
ield for Walker?'Enota Echoa
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Lyceum Number
Coming February 16 i
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The fourth number of the Lyceum <
ourae wtfl appear Hare on Tuesday. '
obruary 16th, according to'announce- 1
lent made tfaia Week by members <
f tha guarantors committee! The
itie of this number is "Lockhart's 1
Icotch lassies." This is a musical t
umber and advanced reports apeak 1
?*y highly of ft. a i
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-lis Seedon of Western
BARNETT gets i
job wrecking
court house!
Seventeen Bids Received Ranging j
From $3445.00 to
$6,400.00 |
H. D. Barriett, local contractor, j
with a bid of $3,485.00, was avrar-j
dod the onn?ro?? r *
? ? .....uw i ui wrccKing tne old ;
walls of the Cherokee County courthouse,
which burned several weeks
ago. It was a condition of the bid
that the wrecker received the brick,
and the work of removing the debriB
from the grounds was begun Wednesday
morning. The contract calls for
the walls and debris to be removed
in 60 days. All the walls with the
exception of the outside marble
| foundations will be removed.
I Nineteen bids were received as
; follows:
H. I). Burnett $3,485.00
Thomas Gilbert . 4.200.00
' E. L. Townson 4,000.00
J. E. Price 5.400.00
Holder Brothers .3,750.00
M. I.. Gentry 5,900.00
J. C. Allen 4,500.00
H. Noland Wells 4.500.00
J. H. Baker 4,350.00
Noah Gibson 3.000.00'
B. I.. Williams 3.500.00
Ed Kins 5.100.00 j
W. T. Moore .1,080.00 I
Pat Cearley .... . 4.774.00;
Sid Pendley 0.450.00
A. G. Morrow .. G.OOrt.OO'
J. A. Lahce 0,000.00
90-YEAR-OLD
PIONEER CITIZEN
DIED JAN. 27
Wolf Creek, Feb. 1.?There passed
from our midst on the 28th. l: 11.,
in the death of Mrs. Bachcl M. Ricks
one of the oldest citizens in this part
of the county. Mrs. Ricks had been
in feeble health for several months.
The end came quietly aboOl 8
o'clock last Thursday morning. Her
only living sister, Mrs. Harriet Former,
with one daughter, Mrs. Sarah
Garren, with other relatives and
friends were at her bedside when the
end came.
Mrs. Ricks was horn in Buncombe
County January 11, 1830. hcing 00
years and 17 days old at the time
of her death. When she was about
f? years old, her father, Andrew
Jackson Bell, emigrated, with his
family, to Cherokee County and settled
below Murphy on the Hiawassee
river. They lived there until Mrs.
Ricks?at that time Miss Bell?was
grown, when they moved to Wolf
Creek, where her parents lived and
died and where she spent the major
portion of her life.
Mrs. Ricks was the mother of six
children, four daughters and two
sons. The two sons and two daughters
having proceeded her in death.
She has one daughter. Mrs. JohnsonGlass
who lives at Calera, Ala. The,
other, Mrs. oarah Garrcn, lives here.;
with whom she made her home for!
the last 30 or more year*.
For aeveral years Mrs. Ricks
stood at the bead of a family line of'
five generations, there being, to the
writers knowledge at least 10 Great
great grand ehildren. Her children
Grand children and great g.and i
children being seattered ever quite a
section of this country.
Mrs. Ricks was next to the oldest
child in a family of 22 children and
only two ef them survive her, one
Brother, A. J. BeU ef Mineral Bluff.
Ga., and the eiater. mentioned above.;
Mrs. Ricks was a Member of the
Macedonia Baptist church for per-]
laps SO years. She was elwaya attentive
to all the meetings of the j
;*huroh as loflg g) she could get there.1
She had as grteat number of reaiivtff'
and friends, perhaps, as any
itfeer person in this county.
She wae laid .to rest in the ceme-'
iery at Macedonia, on Friday after-'
noon, to await the life Giver. The
Rev. A. F. BViras of Panterville, (
3a. eonducted t\e funeral services. .1
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ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
"IT WILL MAKI
YOU RICH''
North Carolina
i>e COPY??1.60 PER YEAR
jONE HURT AND
4 BADLY SHAKEN
I N COLLISION
Truck Belonging To M urpky Service
Station Completely
I Demolished
I I-oren Davis was badly hurt and
i Frank Ellis and James Axley, of
Murphy, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Coy*'
cr, of Andrewr. received a genera!"
shake-up as the car driven by Cover
j couiaea with a service truck driven
j by Ellis of the Murphy Serviee Station
on the Murphy-Andrews high*
I way about one mile this side of An?*
drews in an unconscious condition
dark.
Davis received a severe gash
wound on the head, two arteries being
severed, lie was taken to Ani
drews inan unconscious condition
j and given medical attention. His
' condition was weakened on account
j of the loss of blood. He regained
I consciousness the next morning:
about four o'clock. Davis' condition
was at first thought serious, but he
returned to school this week appar!
ently much improved.
Other occupants trf the truck and
car escaped without any serious lni
jury.
The truck in which Davis, Ellifl
I and Axley were riding was comptete|
ly demolished. It turned over several
times and tore down a number
of mail boxes which stood beside the
road. The Cover car switched to the
left, ran upon the embankment And
turned over. The damage is estimated
at several hundred dollars.
POULTRY BUSINESS
IN CLAY COUNTY
Willard R. Anderson County AfMf
Hayeville, Feb. 1.?The outstanding
thing in Clay County is two
flock, of a little over 100 hens each,
producing a crate of u
These flocks belong to Bob Crawford,
of Eif Community, and Will Winches,
ter, of Hayesville. I dropped intd
see Mr. Crawford this week, to see
how his flock was coming on, and
found that out of 114 Leghorn hens
he was getting as high as 67 egg* a
day. and averaging over 52 a day,
being a crate a week. He was desturbed
at the price paid him at the store
for his eggs. He was paid only 24c
per dozen for 40 dot. the week before.
So 1 advised that he ship directly
to Asheville, as he would have a
crate each week and that they would
go as fresh yard eggs.
I dropped into see Mr. Winchester
one night this week, to see how his
flock was laying. His flock of 105
white Leghorn are laying ae high as
65 eggs a day and averaging 55 eggs,
or a crate a week. He, too, was not
satisfied with the local price, so I
suggested that he try crate shipment
to Asheville. The time is near at
hand for an egg shipping association
in Clay County.
Mr. Winchester received his baby
(Clicks, from which this flock was
developed, May 25., 1925, when Clay
County was purchasing 12000 baby
chicks. H? beg*a to get eggs about
the l6tV> of (Stw iuunihs)
and in November he produced 15
doi. eggs, in December he got 100
do2. eggs, in January 130 doe.
Nothing like this has ever happened
in Clay County before, as the greatest
i:nvrv*i ?vtr u *?e*ag manifested 9t
poultry. It look* as it Clay County
will go forward ia the poultry business,
in the nezt year considerably
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A BUSY TIME ^
The Senior bay* kaye baas a busy
bunch this waek. Hie roadway Uing
constructed by them ia under Why
and the only thine to be seen oa the
campus % teams, a tractor, aad a
buneb of working senior*.
Nearly all the roadwWy has been
scraped and soon the reek {emulation
will be laid. Bbfore we knew
it the road wfil be sarfaced sad one
ef the greatest monuments ef any
class will be completed. It wiM Met
only be a great monument te
Hm preaeut senior eiaaa hat a great
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