tir IT ISN'T IN
HE SCOUT
IECAUSE WE DIIIN'T
KNOW IT
Official Organ of J
XXXVII. No. 33.
ERY'S PLAN
ELECT ROAD
"S OPPOSITION
)f Hot Houie Township
to Selection by Straw
But Would Favor Regular
Election
fit* disproval of the'
fed in these columns
i .T T. Porkery, a comntixens
from Hot House
the editor of The Scout
veek and stated that they
. illing to leave the selec- ,
proposed state route inee
to a general election,
ed. but were unalterably
leaving the descision up
a straw ballot.
Hie mmittee spoke for Hot
U?c 'I .'.chip and was composed
H. I' <-olden, A. R:ee, T. T. John,
O. ('. Shields, K. N. Rice, L.
R :' ! and O. CJ. Anderson. j
I number of citizens from other
tic- rf the county have personal?x;-'
--ml the same opinion as the
: H delegation, and the se:ion
f the route by a vote of
P seems destined to be an
le for settlement in the coming
e Primary.
{ r .'iiber of letters from citizens
th- nty aic anrried this week
re mr views on the question.
i j rity of the loiters come _
n ns of Shoal Creek, to the e
ct - '.it the route through their '?
ion should be considered in the w
] and passed upon by a >
' ' the people. h
SUIT N. C. I
March 22, 102C. !i
I'M* < hcrokee Scout, K
phy. N. C. li
r Sir: ! ti
f*- reading your sugestion in
S.-Miit, also Mr. Dockery's as to
tie vtate might determine which
:l 1-.' take over and maintain,
verdam or Hothouse. If my me
'\ serves mo right I hoard Hon.
nk Page say at Murphy something F
two year ago that they would
i an engineering crew here and .V
fey and plan the road and if we o
i <! grade the road according to d
r plans,and the Legislature dp* s]
triated more money nt it's next tl
i -n which he said that he thought gi
it would . They would take a;
load over and maintain it. !e
Mr. Editor t h e S h "al
load WaS nil the road that S
was any provision made for | a:
li tion at thai time now it is ti
eted and all that we ask is for C
Frank Pago and H??n J. (1. Stike- w,
her to oome on and carry out ei
promise, which I think thoy | m
have done if thoy had been let r<
c thoir Choice one engineer said a)
were no rocks suitable to un- bi
ay. I can show him a mountain 1 el
ie granite and they have got w
ig the round that Mr. Welch in
Engineer of Tennessee ??i?l
t "the Shoal Creek road was not hi
table route." If you leave it n<
a vote run all three road Shum m
is n very large Township and fi
'I to have an equal show with H
pr folks. The Shoal Creek road (if
tow completed to the Tennessee of
a- near as could be in accord- fS|
c with the state plan and it is t?
only one of the three roads that
been planned by the state to my ta
v.ledge. ci
Respectfully, 5;<
1) T. McNABB. i?
NT
SUIT. N. C. ,?
March 23, 1!>2?.
'tor The Scout, . W>
n regard to the rood, will say. I . ;
not in favor of just voting on two &i
d-. We have n pood prade and *0
?ink \vc oupht to have a show. Our' w
d will pive more service to the v of
Cherojcec County than either xv
e of the others. So pive us a r
ince to vote for our road. 1 don't tr
nk one man oupht to have so much hi
do iwth decidinp on the route. So
'6 us a chance to vote our sen tints
for we can't vote fov either!
the others and feel that we aniline;
a fair deal.
Yours Respectfully,
M. M. RITRGER
K
" of The Scout,
Inst a Word ahoul the road. We x'
?t a road .just as the others do, ''
d think If some disinterested mar.; I
>uM p,., over all three routes and[*
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onsidor the guides and what has
cen dune on the roads that we
ould have a chance with the other,
hoal Creek road started first and wo
ave the best show for a road, and ,
think Tennessee will meet tis at the ?
ne. They are to proud of the j
Limsey Highway to not finish that
nk between us. So lets play fair, i
live us a chance.
Respectfully,
LF.THA WOOD. i
SUIT. N. C.
March 22. 1926. ,
lidtor Cherokee Scout,
Having road your suggestion and 1
Ir. Dockery's plan of electing one ?
f two routes (Hothouse and Beaver-,
am) to connect with Tonnes e
/stem of highway, I wish to state '
int I think the plan and your suggestion
a very fair one if properly
nd honestly carried out. This plan 1
aves the issue entirely in the hands
f the people. But what about us
hoal Creekers? We have practically
i good grade as there is in the coun/
and the road completed. Shoal 1
reek route is centrally located and
ill be of as much service to the
tizens of the county, and probably
mre as either of the other two :
lutes. Therefore, we feel that we j
lould not be kicked out of the game,
ut that we should have an equal!
lanee with citizens who are likeise
Intel ested in the routes travels-1
ihis section of the county. ! (
We are nil Chcrokeeians and we|
?ve three routes survcyd to the Ten-J:
cssee state line route is finished the t
ssru state line She?*' IfrreW route is s
nished the other two (Hothouse and s
eaverdam) partially completed. Now |it's
going to be left up to the voters a
' Cherokee to select a route, lets plav! r
;ir and cast our votes for all three <
mtes. j t
1 appreciate very much the view n
ken by Mr. Webster State Highway, r
mm'sisoner of Tennessee, in that i
* did not believe Tennessee should e
? railed upon to select state routes in t
. C. Should we call upon our Tenn (
-ee Brethren to nssist us later iu i
leeting the most nracticnble route?'
t< orrpnge for them to go ove (
ich route, gi%iig *ach earefu! conderation.
This has not been done,
i my knowledge?and who ran guess .
hich route will be of the greatest j
rvice and the most prae'i-able
hen they are not thoroughly fami- ?
ar with the sections of the county ^
a versed by these three routes. Lets
ave all the facts in the mattr, an
,pnl show, and then go nhend.
Yours Respectfully. j
WALTER N. ANDERSON, j
MURPHY. N'. C. |
March 112. 1920. j
ditor Cherokee Scout.
1 have received a letter, dated
[arch 17th. from Mr. E. W. Holmes
P .. rhilfttnAnmi \ntikmnhilp Club, f
hairman of the Ducktow -Murphy- 1
sheville Roa<1, stating that Mr. <\ ?
County, and the Lead ir
MURPHY, North Carolin
he New Occupai
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4s* . . i
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... I!.i , Conimiss:oner of Highways
' the stat" of Tennessee, had notified
hini. and also Mr. Stikelealher. of
Ashevillc, that the state of Tenia --co'
Gal 1
iv:is now ready to connect their state,
highway sy>tem with North Carolina
ivith the Hothouse Route at the Angelica
Gap near Ducktown, Tenn.
Mr. R iss stated that it would only J
rcn-iiie the state of Tennessee to'
uuihl an additional two and one half
miles of road and this could he placed
n t ravel aMo condition immediately.
I want to urge all the citizens f
Cherokee County to lay ol! piojurlice
aside, and go to work in dead
earnest, and huild the road that the
?nginvers of botn North Carolina and
rennes.see have selected as being the
most practical route from the- Pix'e
Highway at Chattanooga, to western
S'orth Carolina.
When this road is comuletcd and I
connects us with the Dixe Highway
it will connect us with ten of the rich
date* of the Union, nnd I think tb*?
people should favor the route that
ail five of the engineers of the state
of North Carolina, and the engineers
of the state of Tennessee have selected
as being the host and most p.actical
connection between the two
dates.
Yours very truly,
C. \V. SAVAGE.
SUIT. N. C.
March 22, 1926
?herokec Scout:
In reply to your suggestion and
dr. Dockery's letter or plan for deer
mining which route should he'
elected to con nee t up with Tennes* j
ee's systm of roads, will .-ay that the J
eople ??f Shoal Cteck Tp, has as good J
i grade as is in the county and theoad
completed and we feel that we
hould be given an equal chance in
he voting. If Mr. Webster of Ten-!
lessee would look over Shoal Creek J
oute together with the other two
outes he might reconsider hi- foim-,
r expression in regard to a connec-!
ion. Personally I don't think Shoal
"reek is willing to enter the election
in less \vi are given an equal show.
Respectfully,
J. J. ROSE.
SUIT. X. C.
March 22, 1926
l..,r Cr.
hi regard to the road question w'.l!'
ay I think that the people of Shoal
'reek Township ought to have equal
ights with the other people in votngr
for our road. We have a good
rrade to the Tennessee line and it
vould not he treating us fair not ?
live a choice. I am not in favor of;
foing into such election. (Jive u - j
i chance with the other Townships. ?
Respectfully.
.1. F. WOOD. 1
i
It is regretted that some of the!
ettevs concerning the toad proposi-!
'l it had to he mitted in this issue !
!ue to lack of s. cc matter.
jtee Hi
v?
ig Newspaper in tht^
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C. 1 POWER CO.
DEMONSTRATING
FR1GIDDAIRES
A a a part ^ the National Demonstration
wee! oeing conducted by the
1'eleo-Light ( ompany from March
2Mh to Ajsril* rd, The Carolina-Tennessee
Power Company is exhibiting
the new line of metal cabinet Frieda
ires at Its -ales room at the Bates
buildup during the week.
The idea of a National Demonstrarion
Week for* the exhibition of these
new metal caoinet electric refrigerntuis
y:as aiii .natd by the DelcoI.ight
Company. It was designed to
eiw everybody, in every locality, an
opportunity to learn about Improved
features of these newest and latest
models of electric refrigeration equipment.
Just as here in Murphy, it was explanned,
in every frigidaire saels room
in the nation, during this National
Demon-tration Week, those interested
wii: have opportunity to study
tno sunjeci ?i electric refrigeration,
have it explained by experts who will
be in attendance at these exhibits and
! "irn about the advanced steps that
have been taken to make this newest
household convenience, electric refriiriM
iinn, the satisfaction that it is.
The -ales rooms here in Murphy
are open from U o'clock in the mornlift
to 1? o'clock in the evening each
day during this week of special demonstration
and opportunity as never
before, is offered the people of this
city to learn about the possibilities
for labor-saving, convenience, ithi
proved sanitation and economy afforded
by modern electric refrigerators.
High School Track
Meet To Be Held
On Local Ground?
The first high school tract meet
among the schools of southwestern
No l!i rand in a and North Georgia will
ho he id Friday of this week in Ani1
r\v- Tryouts were held at the
Murphy -"hoc! cn Wednesday for the
selection of students to represent the
local s ltool in the meet. There will he
the usual races anil jumps, pole vault,
baseball throw, chinning the bar, etc..
making about fifteen events in all.
The public schools of Andrew-,
Murphy. Havesville. Robbinsville Almond.
and Blairsville, Ga,, are cxpcctecl
to participate. The evej^
is attracting considerable attention
and eliciting the wholehearted enthusiasm
of the students of the local
school.
Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mis. II. M. Johnson announce
the engagement of then
daughter. Julia Mae, to Jno. C. Covet
< f Elhlon, Va. The marirn. .- wil
. ti e p? r in early sniing.?Chase
City (Ya.) Progress.
5>C0UI
I WHI i EV/AY FOR 11
j MURPHY BEING
INSTALLEL
, Completion of New Street Lighting ^
System For Murj-.Sy Expected
Withn A Month
Rcpre?entati\ c? of the Graybar
Electric Co. of Atlanta, the supply de- f
partment of the Western Electric y
1 Company arrived this week to begin the
installation of a while way licht- ?
! intr system on the streets of Murphy. R
The cable to take care of the eieci
trie circuit and the contract for th j
vvhiteway was let last fall. There will ^
I be more than sixty lights at inter- c
j vals of one hundred feet on Hiawas- j
see, Peachtree, Tennessee, Depot sts. j,
:in<] Valley River Avenue. The pre-- f
j ent lighting system is the zone to be
covered by th whiteway will be ^
discontinued as soon as the installa- tioii
of the new system is completed.
The Carolina Tennessee Power j,
Company and the Southern Bell Telephone
and Telegraph Companies arc
removing their poles from the principal
corners around the public- square (
so as to give way to the new lighting
system. It is hoped that within a
short while all the poles may be moved
off the main street.
The whiteway standards and other |
electrical equipment have arrived and
and it is expected that it can be installed
within a month. The standards
. are 14 feet high and will be mounted
1 on a low concrete base. The -tand- <
ards are of the latest design, with a j
single light on the top.
I This new lighting system will add (
i to the appearance of the streets of j
Murphy and city officials and local ^
citizens look forward with anticipa- ^
tiofi to the completion of the system. ,
I _
New Dispenser
Now Being Shown
By Abernathy i
Boyd Abernathy, youthful inventor
of Murphy, is this week demonstrat- (
ing to friend? his third major device "
fui the nutomotic Hir.nension <?f soft 1
drinks. The machine now being '
shown is one for the automatic dispension
of still water drinks. With '
I the insertion of a nickel in a slot and.'
the pulling of a handle, the machine 1
puts in place a ounce paraffin cup '
and pumps it full of any still water j
(leverage, such as lemonade, orange- j,
ado, pineapolo, etc. The machine is 1
! constructed so as to accommodate a. '
I five gallon demijohn of the beverage
it is dispensing.
Recently Boyd disposed of the
i manufacturing rights to an Atlanta.
Georgia firm of the first automatic'
liquid dispensing machine. The ma- i
chine is called an automatic soda
i fountain. It will dispense any car-'
bonnted be vera cc such as is bought
1 over the counter at soda fountains. It
is absolutely automatic. The purchase
inserts a coin, pulls a lever, a
cup filled with a carbonated beverage f
is dispensed by the machine. This i
machine will pump the syrup directj!y
fr?m the barrel, mix and dispense j
it without the attention of anyone. It j
is the only machine of the kind on j
j the market. The local inventor holds .
a general letters patent covering all j1
; automatic liquid dispensing machines ^
ver, separate patents are being
*! on out on each two subsequent
" bines. 11
The third machine in the series was
! completed not long ago and sold to v
a mineral springs company in At- 1
lanta. This machine disposes min-1'
| eral water at one cent per cup and 1
is being used on lire streets of the 1
Georgia city.
Dr. Wells Appointed
Fish Warden For
Cherokee County'
Dr. H. \\ Wells, of Murphy. has ^
been appointed Fish Warden for :
Cherokee county, aceordinfr to announcement
by J. K Dixon, chairman
of the North Carolina Fisheries
1 Commission, who spent several dayin
the county this week.
Dr. Wells succeeds Mr. .T. 1.. Fain,
resigned, who found it nee* ss try t->
irive his attention to other interests.
It was state! that Dr. Wells will
have auhority to enforce the rules
I and regulations nf the eommission
>; relative to fishing in the stream > of
' Cherokee.
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INfc IN
)UT
MAKE
RICH''
oiiliA
t V $1.50 PER YEA!
LIONS CLUB
ORGANIZATION
IS COMPLETED
district Governor H utingi lo De?
liver Charter?RffuUr Meeting
Dates Second and Fourth
T e day Night*
The organization of a Lions Club
or Murphy was completed here thia
win dc aenverea
n about three weeks by Judge G. H.
lasting*, of Winston-salem, district
;ovornor of Lions International.
This announcement followed the
tanquet at the Dickey Hotel Tuesday
light, and was made by J. L. Brown.
Secretary of the Asheville Lions, who
las been here several days this week
it the interest of this civic organizaion.
The regular meeting dates have
>cen set for the second and fourth
Tuesday nights. Delegates from
\sheville and Bryson city will be
?ere on the night the charter is deivcred.
The Murphy Lions flub has the
lestinction of being the youngest
dub within the state, and will be the
1010th club in the United States. The
nternational organization is com>osed
of membership of sixty thousind
and goes by the name of
.ions International.
The* Murphy Lions Club is composed
of the following charter officers
and members:
\V. M. Fain, president; B. W. Sipe,
Secretary; .1. 15. Storey, and E. P.
Hawkins, directors for two years;
L S. Parker, first vice-president; E.
*. Moore, second vice-president; Dr.
Sdw. E. Adams, treasuier; A. C.
tichmond. Tail Twister; C. W. Bailey,
,ion Tam AmBM e m hers are: D.
Vitherspoon, H. G. Elkins, G. W. Ellis
v ? mr t> j * *
. .x. nuutci, *?. Lsuvmson, u. m.
lirchficld. T. L. Susser, J. G. Greene?
L L>. Harnett. K. G. Clary.
\nother Real Estate
Company For Murphy
A new real estate company has
icen organized in Murphy to do business
under the name of the Murphy
O 'viinunfl ,>f f_
Savage, L. E. hay less and others. Organization
was effected the past
wok. The office will be located in
room G8 of the Regal Hotel for the
present, and it is hope ! later to erect
t building on the corner lot between
Fownson's store and the drug store,
in order that the office might have
ti ground floor.
They will deal in general real
estate business.
Oldest Lady In
Clay Co. Dies
Hayesville, N. C. March 22.?
The friends, and relatives of Mrs.
Itufina Smith are bereaved because
of Iter departure into that unknown
country from whose borne no traveler
returns.
Mrs. Smith is supposed to bo
ibe oltlest lady in the county. She
kvas born. Rufina Led ford, Jan. 17
ISJ5, and was married to Mr. Edr.ond
Smith, F??h. 22. lsii.'i. But on
he 17 of March, 1926. she took her
leparture into the great unknown, to
ioin her companion, who proceeded
ler some years. She was 91 years
ind 2 months old.
She made a profession in Christ
arlJ ir life, and joined the Metholist
churcn, and had been a good
hurch member, and consistent Chrisian.
Her life and death seemed like
i great struggle that came to a triimphant
ending here. Her quiet and
mobtrusive life had many worthy
tcconiplishmcnts.
She was laid to rest in the church
card at I.edfords Chapel, on the 19
?f March, the Rev. Chas. S. Plyler.
Xi-UK II II U?-I?
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tnd Alex. Wood, assist in*:.
General County
Court Postponed
| The General County court has
been postposed to the first Monday
in May, court officials announced
this week. This action is
taken because of the meeting of
the Superior Court, and there will
he no place to hold the General
County Court. Witnesses and litigants
are requested to bear this
in mind, said Solicitor F. O. Christophci",
who made the announcement.