i-fte Only Newspaper Published in
the Three Most Westernly Counties
of Western North Caroline.
CHEROKEE?CLAY?GRAHAM
T he Leadi
VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 4 4.
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MALLONEE AND
MOORE RUNNING
CLOSE RACE!
Reynolds leading Overman in Tenth
District, But Overman's Election
Conceded Over State
SECOND PRIMARY
; SET FOR JULY 3
Weaver and Leatherwood Lead ia
fl All Counties, with Haywood
County to Be heard From
A run-over primary on July 3rd
is certain to he held in the race for
-I. d of the Superior Court in the
10tl judicial district, between J. D.
Mai! >nee <>f Cherokee County, and.
W. K. Moore, of Haywood County, ::
cordii r to the returns oil the
counties with the exception of Haywood,
which county is said to have
g .. both candidates a larjre vote,
.in. effort was made by The Scout to
):(' "io returns from Haywood without
success.
The counties of the district gave
Reynolds a lead over Overman of 2,in
the race for United States
Senate; and with the exception of
Haywood, Leatherwood a lead over
Davi for Solicitor of 484, whiW
Weaver led Alley by 1741.
Mr. Mallonee's friends all over the
district are urging that he make the
run-over race, and they concede his
nomination by a large majority. It
is understood that he will make the
race. It will be between Mr. Mallonee
and Mr. Moore.
The tabulated return as secured
f. ;.i tollable sources by the Scout are
found elsewhere in these columns.
J. N. ELLIOTT
DIES AT ANDREWS
HOME JUNE 7tr
Funeral Strive** at Andrew* Baptist
Church and Interment In
Churchyard at Murphy
James Nathaniel Elliott, 64 years
old, promi ent Andrews merchant
and pioneer Cherokee County Citizen,
died at his home in Andrews on June
~th, of paralysis and high blood pres.
sore. Mr. Elliott suffered the first
stroke about three months ago, and
Inter went to Asheville for treatment
but doctors there informed him that
they could not help him any. About
a week ago he suffered the second
stroke, which rendered one side completely
ntvaliitJ.
Mr. Elliott was a native af Hall
County, Ga., and located at Murphy
in the year 1885, and at Andrews
in 1901. He served as chief of
Police of both Murphy and Andrews.
For many years ho conducted a mer*
cantile business at Andrews.
He professed faith in Christ at the
age of 19 and joined the Baptist
church. He was actively identified
with the social, political and religious
life of the county and section.
Funeral services were held Wednesday
morning at the Andrews Bhptist
Church by the Rev. T. D. Deitz, of
Beta, a former pastor,'and interment
was in the Baptist cemetery at Murphy.
Short tributes were paid the dented
by D. H.TilKtt and D. S. RusMtfl,
and the large number of sorrow*g
friends who gathered to pay their
last respects, and the many beautiful
''oral offerings were tributes to. the
high steem in which he was held. I
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Laura Elliott; two sons and a daughter*
Herman and Jack Elliott of Andrews,
and Mrs. Hen*^ Greene, of
Rtndeisonville; four brothers, H. B.
EUiott, of PeachtTee: W. A. Elliott,
?f Murphy; John Elliott, Winder, Ga.;
Elbert Elliott, New Holland, Ga.; and
fcwe sisters, Mrs. Georgia Hall, of
Fart Valley, Ga.; and Mrs. Nannie
Miliums of Gainesville, Ga.
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Governor Peay
Promised A.id To
Monroe County
..iiuc..?c .wAcvunvr JpuKe ?t inlico
Plains; Praised Scenery
and Talked Roads
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Following arc extracts from a ,M
new? aitide in The Knoxvillc Sentin- .\i;i
>1 icporting the recent visit to Fast To
Tennessee of Governor Austin Peay. j',..
'.he Governor was the guest of the
Tellico Plains Lions Club, and spoke h
to the people of that section on that
occasion: g0
"The Governor was met at Madi* Gr.
sonville by a committee of citizens Og
from Tellico Plains. He was first Be
taken to the old toil gate just be- Up
yond Coker Creek where he review- Lo
ed the Murphy highway for the purose
of using: his influence in fret Wj
iing state aid for this road. Cu
"Governor Peay also visited the
\nnette Gold Mine and was shown
jther points of interest. * * * Sk
"The delegation esci>rted the Gov- ^
ernor and his party to the Joe Brown LU
highway. The visitors were much Mi
impressed with the beautiful seen- Mi
ery. The governor especially praised (
the Ball River Falls, where the Tellico
River takes a 100 foot dive over y
a large precipice. Many out of town
visitors who recently viewed the scenery
along the government highwaydeclare
it to be the equal of any they
have ever seen. * * *
"The plan for the Knoxvillc to | M;i
Murphy, N'. C., road was endorsed J Jol
by the governor. He said that he [ M,
was very much in favor of it anil j.,
that he could not see any reason for ,,v
Monroe County not having state aid Re
on this pike. \y<
"Monroe County, Governor Peay j All
said, is behind in receiving her share I v.
of state aid for roads, and he prom- 1 Da
ised his assistance in this matter. j
"In conclusion the Governor prais- '
ed East Tennessee scenery and said | ~
that every opportunity he {rets, he j would
slip away and come to Ee *t i
Tennessee."
J. M. Stoner To Da
Re-Enter Mercantile
Business Here
J. M. Stoner has bought the Moore
lot next to the Coca-Cola bottling hn.?
plant, and will erect at once a one Di
story brick structure. He will stock tat
it with goods and re-enter the re- Hn;
tail grocery business. I $<?!
He expects to have the building "a"
erected and open shop the latter part oaj
of August.
lifers
Western No; h C i ' >iina; S
MUR1-1IY. NORTH CAROLINA
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School's Out
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REcixrr t
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pton 141 2
drews X. Ward 44 i'
diews S. W ard 106 j
uble 24 2
mutlu 46
luhlrec 107
usslow n 4i?
itgliigdog 5!
em ei # 5
iling Sirring? 5 1
a;. Creek 11
retta 16
uverdum 6S
per Heave dam 6
ug Ridge 6
rat Meeti.'.g House 40,
dkei School House 31
Ihetsori 1!)
thouse 0
>lf ('reek 5
ml C.cek 22
sts 15
>erty 14
i pliy S. Ward . ... 212
irphy N. Ward 223
li .! 1098 22
OTE BY COUNTIES IN 10th D1S'
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illtinee ..J i 6
hnson 1
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n. ..h 2
ennan 2300 7
ynolds 3279 6
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i cr.vood j ' 12
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: Complete returns from Haywood coil
EW LONG TIME ?
LOAN COMPANY jnn'
ORGANIZED HERE |ca|
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v ('son, Akin & Axley appointed ,
Representatives of Carolina
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Mortitajje Compny I
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A new lore time loan company | ;np
s l>een organized in Murphy with me
v'dson. Akin & Axley as represen.
ivrs. The company is the Cnro-1
n Mortgage company, capitalized at I
50.000 and officers of the com- i pri
n v state that in all probability the (the
>ital would go to one million soon, de
The Carolina Mortgage Company j wh
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erving a large and Poter
FRIDAY. JUNE II, 1926.
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it Carolina organization, organized
i financed entirely by Carolina
>ital. This company specializes
making loans for from seven and
f years to twelve and a half, on
ns not less than one thousand dols,
on improved real estate and conuction.
The terms are very realable,
the capital and interest be:
payable in ^mall monthly paynts.
Davidson. Akin & Axley is one of
i "cw firms recently organizeH
marily for selling real estate, but
y have added insuvance and loan
Wtments. See their ad elreere
in this issue.
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Transplanting the <
Folk School to N. C.
BY BRYAN W. SIPE
In the Red Cross Coutier, June, 1926. I
The eyes of educators sociologists, 1
and social workers are focused on the '
activities of the experimental folk
school established in North Carolina
last November. Beginning with noth
mg out a plot of ground and many
willing hands, the work of building
the chcol i nthe eastern part of
Cherokee County has gone steadily
foiward under the direction v>f Mrs*.
John C. Campbell and her co-worker.
Miss Marguerite Butler. The dwelling
house on the farm is now receiving
finishing touches and thy* i
museum is under way. The workers
have heen living on the farm and
directing the work at first hand?
work done largely by voluntary aid
from the people living in the area (
surrounding the school.
The site of the school is about
8 miles from the town of Murphy
just off a .State Highway, which lead
to the county seat of the adjoining
county of Clay. The school is close tithe
dividing line between the. , two
counties, .Murphv is the railroad point
The school property includes e.bou;
75 acres, most of which was donated,
principally by Mrs. John O. Scruggs,
in order to secure the schooL for the
community. In addition to the land
many days of labor, supplies of wood,
telephone poles, stone and other
building material have been pledged
to the school as it may be needed.
The people are all native and perhaps
of a? pure a strain as can be
found anywhere in the United States
They are open-hearted, frank and ,
genuine. They are interested in their
community and for some time have
heen advising with frier.ds in Murphy
and elsewhere as to how their
social and economic condition mig1 '
be improved. When it was learned
that a folk school was t.-. be establish (
ed somewhere in the Southern Appli
ehians they were enthusiastic and.
at their request. Miss Marguerite Butler
was sent to make preliminary
investigation.- and report to Mr?
Campbell. She came, held two pub
lie meetings, visited the homes, talked
with the people individually. She
was so impressed with their earnest
ness and with the general economic
and social conditions of the sectio*
j that she brought Mrs. Campbell tlook
over the ground.
Sites in several other States touch
ing the Appalachians were heme con
sidered, but soon after Mrs. Campbell's
arrival, announcment of the
location of the scohol in the RrnssI
town section of Cherokee and Clay
Counties wa smade. Both Mrs. Camn|
bell and Miss Butler have been there
-incc that time laying the foundatior
*or the school.
The school is to be conducted so
far as feasible on the Danish folk
-chool plan. Mrs. Campbell and Mis?
Butler spent two years in Scandinavia
in preparation for the founding
of a school in the Southern .* upalaehians.
In the establishment of the
school Mrs. Campbell carrying forward
the work of her late husband,
who so well understood the needs of
the people of the Southern Appalachians.
and v/ho had rlnnned to r-nkn
a study of the schools of Denmark
Sweden, and Norway preparatory to
bringing their host things t.? thi? section.
The World War inte-fo'Tc1
and before the nlan could be started
Mi. Campbell died. Mrs. Campbell
thereupon took up the work.
Thi? folk school is for adults between
the ages of 17 and vonrs
It is the plan to brine the st*?de<j*
together into one big family of no'
more than 100 for a course of trailing
covering one to two years. If
! the Danish idea c m be carried -c"t
! as in planned, the lessons wi'l consist
1 largely of singing in gronns. lectures
on economics, social, and agricultural
sciences, and studies of nature in this
section. The duties incident to its
operation will be divided among
tho?e attending the school.
It is expected that the school will
achieve its greatest good through de(
Continued en page 8)
MURPHY is the Jobbing Center of
I Extreme Western North Carolina,
North Georgia ar.d East Tennessee,
and is Served Kv Two Railroads. !
:s state
S, CUFT-ILM PER YEAS
'M
Cherokee Superior
Court to Meet
Next Monday
Criminal and Civil Cases To Be
Tried Judge Oglcsby
to Preside
The regular June term of Cheroce
County Superior Court will conene
he:o on June 14th, which is
icxt .Monday. Both criminal and
i\il eases will be tried, with Judge
!. .M. 0glesby presidinp.
Tho .1?:
uwBi-k u- rstiiui iigriu,
vhilc the civil ducket is crowded and
.rill not likely be disposed of durthis
session. t
The juriors drawn for this term
>f court follows:
Fir?t Week
I K. Curnwell, \V K. Tilson, O.
J. Anderson, G. L. Burgess, D. Jeniirs,
G. W. C'taig, Archie Walker, W.
I. Robinson, \V. L. McXabb. John
V. Dockery. S. H. Parker, W. !l. AlI'.ond,
George Hogsed. G. J. John
<ii. U. I... Abernathy, J. M. Dock ry,
J. H. Payne, W. P. Odom. B.
U Clayton, I 1?. Rogers. W. R. Evans,
?V. W Killian, Henry Ingleman, C.
II. I.ovingood.
Second Week
W. W. Anderson, Sam Capps L.
M. Fisher, J. P. Johnson, J. H. Dockiry,
Sr., W. P. Phillips, Roll in l.ovin;ocd.
T. R. Johnson, Jr., R. E. Dock.
!>. Ed Willix, W. W Rich, J. W.
Barker, U. S. G. Philips, Ire Sneed,
U. 11. Tate, H. L. Stale up, J. O. Penland,
B. W. Chastain, Creed Bates,
Edgar Taylor, 11. S. Stewart B. B.
Cornwell B. E. Dockery. Jep Bradley.
Following is a list of the civil
rases:
Monday, June 14
144 Thomas vs. L. &. N. R. U. Co.
99 Cover vs. Tabor.
i ;:. .\ici. I'JIIK vs. Holder.
138 Auton vs. Wikle.
1 -tli Mauncy vs. Mauney.
Tuesday, June 15
130 Spin..* vs. Ludlow Engineers.
145 Falls \s. So. Ry. Co.
151 Anglo-Saxon Supply Co. vs.
Nantahala Construction Co.
155 Davis vs. Evans et als.
157 McLemore vs. Lovingood.
161 Carrinfcor vs. Const.uetion Co.
Wednesday, June 10
08 Railway Co. Vs. Hayes.
160 Loudermilk vs. Wofford-Terrel
Co.
00 Mintz vs. Akin et als.
170 to 181 Evans Cases inclusive
Laborers Liens.
182 Ledford vs. Champion Fiber Co.
Thursday, June 17
1S5 Crisp vs. Marble Co.
180 McClure vs. Marble.
1.37 Webb vs. Howard et als.
188 Moriow v>. McCary Co.
IS*.) McMillan vs. Campbell.
100 Lee Owenb.v vs. Talassee Power
Co.
Monday, June 21
116 Crowder vs Mason.
132 Price vs. Highway Commission.
130 Heaten vs. Kilpatrick.
Saturday, June 19, 1926
14 Coppinger vs. Coppinger.
37 (,'hastain vs. Chastain.
73 Shelton vs. Shelton.
105 Woody vs. Woody.
12:2 Dai ton vs. Dalton.
143 Ploti vs. Plott.
148 Thomas vs. Thomr.s.
160 Hyatt vs. Hyatt.
164 Patterson vs. Patterson.
183 Howell vs. Howell.
184 Hyde vs. Hyde.
Motions
34 Payne vs. Brannon.
88 B;,nk of Murphy vs. Walker et
als.
97 American Wholesale vs. C'arke et
als.
100 Brown vs. Exnres? Co.
103 Grant vs. Watkins.
104 Gentry vs. Gentry.
106 Wofford Terrell Co. vs. Gardner.
107 Heator. vs. Coal r.nd Iron Co.
Ill Cover et al vs. Road Commission.
124 Earwood vs. Southern Ry. Co.
125 Turner vs. Andrews Mfff. Co.
126 Rogers vs. Rogers.
Cherokee County vs. Hunnicutt