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1 B The Official Organ of
. VOLUME XXXVII. No. 28.
local masons
s to hold meet
i monday, mar. 1
. Baldhradcd and Tonguetied Mnonj
. H Especially invited, Saya
. H Announcement
i ^B The regular communication of i
i Cherokee Lodge A. F. & A. M. will'
^B bo held on Monday evening, March I
I H 1st. at f?:30 o'clock, and al! "bald-'
!Hheaded and Tonguetied masons arc!
^ especially invited, according to an,
H nouncemcnt this week by J. L. Hall \
H Worshipful Master, and W. S. Green, j
H Secretary.
H| The meeting will he held at the {
I Masonic hall, and all members are |
urged to be present. Visiting j
Masons in Murphy are cordially in j
^|vitod. E. E. Smith, W. E. Rtudstill'
^ and Luther Ellis compose the com-j
mittee in charge of refreshments, j
^ anrf a good meeting is anticipated, j
PICK.LESIMLK
CAUGHT AND NOW
BACK IN JAIL
Three of Si* Priionrrt Who Re- |
5 cently Escaped Have Been
Apprehended
Rich Picklesimcr, charged with j
violation of the prohibition law and
one of the prisoners who escaped j
from the local jail several -weeks j
ago, was apprehended in York, S. C.j
last Friday night and brought back
Saturday, Sheriff B\ B. Morrow
stated this week.
This is tTie fourth prisoner of the
six that escaped to be apprehended, j
Cliff Taylor and George Standridge
are two others. G rover Taylor,
who was apprehended and escaped
again shortly afterward, is still at i
large, as is also George Bryant and I
Dock Groves. i 1
BOY. 10, HURT
WHEN DYNAMITE
CAP BURSTS
I y
Ernest Dockery has one Eye injured (
And Loses Three
Fingers s
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Krnest Dockery, suffered injury '
to one eye and the loss of three ?
fingers when a dynamite cap with '
which he was playing Sunday ex- 1
ploded. His left hand was so badly
mangled that the thumb and two <
fingers had to be amputated. The 1
extent of the injury to his eye is not :
known, but it is bought hat is Svill
not impair his sight. I
OPERA 'ESTHER'
WELL RECEIVED
B Y MURPHY
"Esther," the Biblical story of the
same name, was retold in song to a
crowded house at the school auditorium
last Thursday night. It was
given by the combined church choirs,
school faculty and high school of
Andrews, and the large audience
that greeted the musical play was
well pleased with it. Many and vari-:
ed were the favorable comments,
heard after the performance.
The proceeds were divided between
the Murphy and Andrews
Schools.
NEW MUNICIPAL
FILTERING PLANT .
BEING ERECTED
Work Begun This Week And Will
Be Completed As Soon As
Poeeible
ti i .us. i. AV
"ut* whs uc|(un mis wee* u? wie
now municipal filtering plant which
U to be erected in the Patterson field
?n the Hiawassee River above town.
This is part of the forty thousand
dollar water extension and improvement
program of the town, and work;
will be pushed on the plant as rapid-,
ly at possible.
C. R. Quinn, of the J. B. HcCrary
* Co., of Atlanta, contractors, ia in
charge of construction. |
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PASTURE EXPERT j[T
TO BE IN CLAY 1 '
AND CHEROKEE
Those Interested In Renewing Old J
or Building New Pastures Request- ;
ed to See County Agents
i
J. It. Sams, Extension Pasture
Specialist, will spend the week of
February 23-26 in Cherokee and
Clay Counties, the county agents,
it. W. Gray and W. R. Anderson, announced
this week.
Mr. Sams will work in cooperation |
with the two county agents. He
will be in Clay County Tuesday and
Wednesday, February 23 and 24, and ^
vill be in Cherokee County Thurs- jp
lay and Friday, February 25 and 26.
He is a great old man, the agents ^
stated, and it is a privilege to be
associated with him, for he has been
i man that has worked for advancencnt
and progress for sixty years.
fie is especially fitted to do pasture |
work from practical experience, as ^
ie has done some of the state's
outstanding pasture work in Polk 0
County, which county he served as
agent for fifteen years.
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Anyone interested in renewing old
pastures, or building a new one, J
are requested to get in touch with
the county agent of their county, 1 a
immediately, as Mr. Sams will be in
?ach county only two days. i
er
Lyceum Number ^
Proves Popular ut
The fourth number of the Lyceum '1 ^
course, which appeared in the school ?
auditorium, Tuesday night, was well I ^'
received by a fair sized Murphy "
audience. Many expressions of sat- ^
isfaction were heard among those
who attended this number of. the
Lyceum. Many frankly stated that 1
it was the best number that had *'
appeared thus far this year. The ;
name of the company was Lockhart!
and his Scotch Lassies. The company s
rendered many fine musical numbers
both vocal and instrumental. The Jl
Scotch touch given the program was1
well received.
Court House Clock
Tower Blown Down ?;
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T1
The clock tower to Cherokee coun- j pr
down by Barnett Brothers Monday j
afternoon. The inside foundation n
walls were weakened by knocking a' bc
number of brick loose and dynamite c0
applied. The first blast brought (m
down only half of it, the side facing Cl!
the building. The blast was so
smoothly handled that it appeared p8
as if some strong man had taken a th
larke axe and split the tower in( th
half. It took two more blasts to th
bring the other half down. Seven- in
lean sticks of dypamite were eaei. led
OjCli
bounty, and the Lead in
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLS
Washington of'
> ' \ DID IT 1
UTTL^XE 1
COUNTY COURT
TO MEET FIRST
MONDAY IN MAR
Ocneral county court of Cheroiee
will meet the first Monday in
Vlarch, Which ia March 1st, anlounced
Solicitor Fred O. Cbristo.her
this week. Court will he
ieli in the Library Building.
Solicitor Christopher stated that
tome did not understand the announcement
that appeared in these
:o!umna several weeks ago, and
ill witnesses and defendants are
notified to be present.
EPAIRING STREETS
ilvage Material From Court House
Being Hauled and Placed
For Small Sum
The city fathers are taking adntage
of the material salvaged
sin the desroyed couny cour house
improve some of the
reets of the Town. Through arr.gment
with Burnett Brothers,
io have the contrac for removing
e tuins of the courthouse, the
ick bats and pulverized brick are
ing turned over to the Town for
nominal sum. Thus far the
reets between E. L. Townson ar.d
e Wofford-Terrell Company chicki
ranch; and between Messrs. W.
. Bryson and James Palmer have
en improved. Hilton Street is
ider construction this week.
City officials stated the first of
e week that it was their intention
roll down these brick surfaces
ith a steam roller as soon as all
e streets were completed. It is
ought that thi9 will then make a
eet that will last many years,
le pavement that has already been
>ne on the principal streets, togethwith
what will no wbe done on
e lateral streets will put most of
e streets of the town in excellent
ape.
ournal Party In
Murphy Headed For
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Smoky mountains
Captain H. L. Carroll and R. P.
rmer, representing the Atlanta
urnal, passed through Murphy on
lursday the 18th, enroute to the
oposed Smoky Mountain National
irk area.
They are to leave the rail at Bushill,
proceeding directly to the back>ne
of this gTeat range. Their
urse is to cover something like 100
iles throjgh this region. coming
it at Btyson City.
The Journal, as a representative
tper of the South, is interested in
is proposed resort, and hope by
e efforts of this expedition to furer
the good cause by increasing the
terest that has already been arous1
in the project.
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iA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1926
Today F
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J. D. MALLONEE
TO ENTER RACE "
FOR JUDGESHIP m
Friendt of Local Attorney Force |>
Decision Following Judge it
Bryson's Acnouncment 0
I - *
Colonel J. D. Mallonoc, prominent j
I member of the Murphy bar, has
consented to enter the rare for the j v
nomination as judge of the 20th judi-: c
cial district. Following the announce-] p
ment of Judge T. D. Bryson, of i f
PFjfcon City, in last week's issue of v
the Scout, that he would not stand c
for reelection, the many friends of v
Mr. Mallonee have been urging him t
I to make the race, for the nomina- <
tion. \
Mr. Mallonee has been practic- tl
j ing law at Murphy for more than
! tu'Sntv?An? v#?rc unH -
| practiced before the state Supreme \
1 court. He has served as mayor of t
Murphy, and acted as solicitor of the C
i Cherokee superior court a number J c
! of times in the absence of the re-< t
i ?ular solicitor. He is a graduate of <
class of law of 1904 of the Universi- j
I ty of North Carolina, and his know-; [
| ledge of law and wide experience t
i well equip him to discharge the; t
' duties of the office he seeks.
There are seven counties in the , i
i 20th judicial district, Haywood.'t
1 Macon, Jackson, Swain, Graham, f
Clay and Cherokee. Cherokee has j f
i never had one of her sons to he | r
! judge or solicitor, and the people of i ?<
j the county believe that they are en- s
titled to the judgeship at this time, j c
stated C. B. Hill, in making the an-is
j nouncement that Mr. Mallonee hadr
I consented to make the race. P
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CLAY FARMERS \
ASK QUESTIONS v
j i
^ By W. R. Anderson, County Agent j "j
Hayesville, Feb. 15.?The County' j
Agent started off the weeks work [ f
by assisting Ivary Hall doctor a j
sick cow. She died. Mr. Hall's autopsy' ^
; examination showed him what had c
killed his cow. He found on hrs
post- mortem examination that the |
feed (dry fodder, shucks, cottonseed
meal, and corn meal) had not trans-1?
formed but was dry and hard as it
was fed. This is further evidence
that we must provide ensilage,
mangles, or green rye for a succiIlcnt
feed if we are to get along
well with our stock through the
winter months.
[ All day Monday and throughout
, the week, these questions were proI
pounded at the agent. "I've got an
archard. Where arc you going to
have one of the demonstrations in
, our community?" "Are you going
jto order any baby chicks this year
j like you did last year?" "Can a
I man make anything by putting
I'chickens up in a lot and feeding
(Continued on pago S)
tout
friion of Western No
:orest Proctective
Association And Its
Value to Cherokee
and Clay Counties
y Thos. W. Alexander, District
Forester.
The organization of the Forest
rotcctiv4 Association in Cherokee
ad Clay counties is the result of
le realization of the tremendoxu
nportance of the forests and woods
rod nets in the lives of the people
f these two counties. 87 p?re n1
f the land area of Cherokee county
nd 82 percent erf the land area ol
lay county is foiested. In the twe
aunties together there are 364,89*
cres of land devoted to forest
rowth.
These forest lands have provide*
ie only important pay rolls ir
indrews and Murphy. They havi
rovided labor for three fourths o
he people. either full time, oi
uring their idle farm periods.
The object of forest protection i
o make these pay-rolls and raurd
f income permanent in these tw<
ountios. Both of them arc for
unate in that they still have a largi
uamily of timber of m rchantahh
ize and grade. Neither has yet
elt the shortage of wood such ci
as been felt in Madison. Buncombe
lacon, and other counties of west
rn North Carolina. There is stil
nough timber in the two eountie
o provide wood until the younj
;rowth can come back on the cut
ver areas and cic?\v to ?ncirr.wnta
le size.
But this cut-over land must hi
rotected so that it can he produc
ig wood, while the remainder of th<
Id growth is being cut, and it ii
o give this protection that the as
ociation is planned.
72,979,600 board feet on woo*
rill giow each year in these tw<
ounties. forever, if only the land a
resent in woods is protected fror
ire and indisciminate grazing. Th
alue of this yearly growth at pres
nt prices, uncut and standing in th
roods is 364,895 dollars. Cut int
olephone poles, cross ties, fuel woo
>r lumber this materia! would b
vorth over one and one-half millio
lollars.
The total value of all cereals
rrains, hay, forage and fruit an
egetables produced in the two cour
ies during 1919 was only $1,600,
100, according to the United State
census. In other words, the woo
hat will grow in the forests o
Cherokee and Clay county in on
ear is worth as much at the ship
>ing points as teh farm products lisl
;d above that are raised in thes
wo counties in one year.
Yet the cost of raising this woo
s practically nothing, while a trc
nendous amount of money and el
ort is expended in producing th
arm crops. While, to produce corr
nan must plow the ground, plan
eed, fertilize or feed the grounc
ind then the young crop; in the foi
:st nature does all these things hei
elf, and at absolutely no cost t
nan. By freezing and thawing th
rround nature loosens and plow
t, she produces her own seed for a
ler different kinds of trees, sh
ertilizes her ground with leave
ehich are tree food, and turns thi
ortilizer under by lotting the leave:
:nd she prunes and thins the cro
>y shading the smaller trees am
ower limbs and causintr them tt
lrop off or die.
Two enemies, both man cnu?ec
under the production of the woo
:rop?forest fires and indiscriminat
grazing. Fires buvn the fertilize:
till the seed in the ground, kill a
he young trees, and damage an
etard the growth of the old t'*mbe
Grazing tramples down the youn
rees, hoge eat the acorns and otht
eeds, cattle and sheep nip the buc
>f the young timber and break- th
imbs and trunks. Wood cannot i
aised at a profitable rate on th
lame land with cattle, nor on lan
;hat is burned.
Forest protection from fire an
crazing is essential if the productic
wood products is to be made
permanent industry in Cherokee ar
Clay county, and it is to provide fo
?st protection that the Associate
is planned. In the association pli
the cost of this protection is smf
to the individual owner. The Stat
Continued on pago 6)
ADVERTISE IN
THE SCOUT
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YOU RICH"'
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I REPUBLICANS TO
HAVE CANDIDATE
IN COMING RACE
i Cnpt. R. Kenneth Smathers, Wtf
Veteran, to Run For
Congress
Asheville Feb. 14?According t<J
reports current in Republican circlet,
Capain R. Kenneth Smathers. Drom?
| inent Asheville attorney, ex-servic#
officer, former college athletic star,
! and college professor, will be the
Republican candidate for Congress
from the Tenth District in this
. coming election. Captain Smathf
era, in an interview with repre>
sentative of the Citizen today,
; confirmed the report that he would
t be a candidate, but said that he
would not make a formal announce
I' ment for several weeks,
i Captain Smathers is widely known
? throughout the district and has many
f friends who are advocating his canr
didacy.
He is the son of C. F. Smathers,
? postmaster, of Canton,
r. Captain Smathers came into
>! prominence in 1916 and 1917 as an
.' athlete at Trinity college now
pi Duke University, at which institution
. he received his education. He wsi
i a commissioned officer during the
s war and had charge of physical train,!
ing at one of the army camps. After
-I the war, he became a member of the
I j faculty at Emory University. He
s i has also been very active in the army
jr reserve and is a strong advocate of
. preparedness and an adequate de.
| fense. He is a Captain of Infantry
I in U. S. Army Reserve.
L, Captain Smathers is associated in
.! the practise of law with the Hon.
P George H. Smathers, one of the
s oldest lawyers in this state. He is
.'a Mason and a Shriner and also a
, member of Pi Kappa Phi college
I fraternity, of which organization he
j is one of its National officers.?
t Citizen.
NEW CHAPLIN
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SUPREMACY
.1
"The Gold Rush," Latest Comedy,
Places Him in Place of Undisputed
Leadership ^
\
i- The question of leadership in the
photoplay has, seemingly, once and
s for all time been decisively settled,
d And fildom's crown now rests with
f the one and only Charlie Chaplin,
e His latest and greatest comedy,
i- "The Gold Rush," a United Artt
ists Corporation release, proves cone
clusively that the owner of the most
famous feet in the world?more
d famous than Trilby's, though, per>-j
haps not so beautiful ? has parked
them firmly and trimuphantly on
e the pedestal of popular fancy,
iJ With Chaplin away from the
t; screen for over two years, it has
1,' been easy for other comedians to
- surge toward the front line of
- popularity. It was natural that pico
I turegoers should lend an ear to
e! their claims in the comedy field and
s f forget somewhat of the man who
11 once won their unswerving allegiance
c| Now, with the showing of "The
s; Gold Rush," at the Bonita Theatre
IS next Monday and Tuesday,, the
* Charlie the whole world has known
'' is brought back, the Charlie with^
5 . the big shoes, the funny little derby
i i hat, the baggy pants and the trick
cane; not to forget tho famous
mouse mustache? is back to prove
^ that he still stands unchallenged;
e; the king of all coraidians.
r-1 "This is the picture I want to be
"1 remembered by", is the only com[
ment that Charlie has to make re'
. garding his triumphant return t.0
1 leadership. And as Manager F. O.
>r J Bates remarks:
^ j "How could anyone who see*
ie | 'The Gold Rush' ever forget Charlie
,e^ Chaplin. The laughter and enjoyieVment
he has brought to the world
| will be rementf>ered forever."
A j '
m A representative of the State
a Department of Revenue will be at
1{j Regal Hotel in Murphy, on Tuesday
r_ February 23, 1926, to aid tax-payer*
>n i in filing income tax returns. Tki*
?n may k? your only opportunity to get
help. If you are due a return, orf
e | if you are in doubt, make inquiry
_ | of the representative of the Reveml*
iDepvtmsnt. ^ ^ ^