Tb? Scout Be a Regular Via^
to your home. If you know,
nytfciof th*t would interest oth,nd
that would help, upbuild
jggf community, ?end it in.
The Leac
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guHE .XX.WIIE Xl/MHER 17.
KERVANCE '
f GOLDEN RULE
DAY iS URGED
pr Hill Addrewea Letter To
CiUient?Pir*ident Ccolidge
End< Movement
ffeerv&i* ?" International Golden
Ji Sunday. >.h is December 5th.
irped i- addressed to the
jms of V- y by Mayor Frank
SO this u
Golden Ii Sunday was begun
ptnl yea^ in America in an
Umpt t<> <"i" the orphan childi
in the N Past, but today has
en extend- many other lands.
A letter lorsement by Presitt
Cooiiti also carried. Conizations
in: ; be sent to the state
irman. Mi . B. Ivcv, 1200 Realty
aiding. C tte. X. C.
JUror II' letter follows:
CITY < MURPHY, N. C.
0FF1< I THE MAYOR
November 30, 1026.
the Oit of Murphy:
Decern th is Internationa
Men Ru -inday. It is sponsored
ftesifknt 1 olidge and by leaders
all fait and callings. A repreMtive
N nal Committee urges
r pnrta .t:on in its observance
11 am ..'1 to endorse their reit.
Mlden K i!e Sunday is most appriateiv
aced midway between
kfagi and Christmas. Its
itfe -f< Id: To awaken us
i gT- : ippreciation of our own I
sings. . i emphasise our responSty
t> . less fortunate in all
ti ol world.
[hi f. al idea of the day's ob sct
the substitution of a
I pie . meager "orphanage" meal
flic,, i our usual bountiful Sunfdiri:
In doing this the plight
mdi -.itute in the world's poorest
pi is made more leal to us and
r children.
it., erphaaod children who are
M*n? taries of Golden Rule Sun1
the i-cent earthquakes in Arik
ha. v brought additional suffer
I evident that unless we help
iluren they will perish. 1
hope that International
Cole Sunday will be observed I
home in our city.
Sincelerly yours.'
RANK S. HILL, Mayor.
DENT'S ENDORSEMENT
HE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
May 15, 1926.
art! International Golden Rule
o- a movement ol" much imHeg
n in an attempt to
r the orphaned children of
nils, it has been extended to
unixiea.
leal help is the best expresfriendship.
The aid we may
,t of our abundance to those
rtunately situated than we
e of great value in bringing
he application of the Golden
toe settlement of misunderamong
nations as well as
individuals.
e the voluntary observance of
f may become increasinly pret
America and throughout the
Very truly yours,
CALVIN COOLEDGE.
tionnl Golden Rule Committee,
th Avenue,
wli. X. Y.
City Cafe Under
New Management
aw IHU menu; w?ac"
management of the Moun'
Cafe, located in the stand
occupied by the Meroney
mpany. Mr. Fain is continuhigh
standard of service set
"cdecessora. He serves meals
roes during the day, and on
and holidays a special menu
red for customers,
win is a hustling young busin
and invites his friends and
ic to visit him whether hungry
nd Mrs. T. T. Gaston, of Asheent
the Thanksgiving holidays
sir daughter and son, Mr. and
W. Gray. Mrs. Gray's brothr.
Gaston, ol Hiddnlte. N. C.,
o their gueet during the boli
Uift i
ling Weekly Newspaper in
FUNERAL OF
LESLIE BATES
HELD SUNDAY
(Vai Wo.'ld War Veteran and Member
Of One Ot Murphy'* Oldest And
Most Prominent Families
Leslie Olin Bates, age 31 years, b
months and 11 days, died at his home '
i in Peachtreo Street a few minutes
before noon Saturday, November
"27th. after ;:n illness of long duration.
Last summer Leslie's health began
o aevline and his condition was such '
hat he was forced to take his bed on
July 12th. He remained under the
are of local physicians here for about
ix weeks, and was then carried to
he Wesley Memorial Hospital, Atanta,
where he received treatment
"or ten weeks. He returned to Mur hv
about four weeks ago, apparently
mproved in health, but not recovered
rufficient to leave his bed. His re:ovory
was despaired of by his friends
i few days before his death, and the
--nd was not unexpected.
He was a member of tine of Mur>hy's
oldest and most prominent families,
his father, T. X. Bates, at one
ime being sheriff and tax collector of
Cherokee county, and at present is a
Fustice of the Peace and local retail
merchant. Leslie was also a veteran
of the World War, having served
more than ten months in Fiance with
Battery F, :14th Field Artillery, of
the *>'Jth division. He was girssed
while serving his country in this capacity,
and at the time the Armistice
was signed was on the l>att'..' i'cnt.
He entered Germany with the Army "
of Occupation, his particular division I
being stationed in the vicinity of \
Coblenz, Germany. He served his
country well in time of war, and was
honorably discharged with excellent
character. He had many good oitnlities
of character, one cf which was
oeing a friend, and the larg*? number
of sorrowing friends who paid their p
last respect* to his memory, and the
many beautiful floral offerings bespoke
the high esteem f the community
in which he lived.
Funeral services were conducted
from the Methodist Church Sunday '.
iftpitii.on :it hv (hi 1 .
.or. Rev. E. J. Harbison, agisted by, .
Rev. T. L. Sasser, and interment was j
in tl.e old Methodist chuvch yurd. c
He is survived by his father T. N t
Bates; five brothers, Fred, Or??e?t,
vVillard. Glenn and Carl Bates; one (
.ister, Mrs. Fred Dickey. His n;? ther ^
and a brother and sister preceded hnn ,
i ;o the grave.
The following were the pall bear- j
era: Active, Toby Fain, L'-wry Gen- j
. try. Juke Deweese, Bill A da an*, N'eal! v
Sneed, Richard Meroney; Hcn^rarj, c
| P. H. Sword, J. M. Vaughn, F C. j,
I Hall, Glenn Vandiver, P. C. Gentry j
and Mack CaiTinger, C. Tf. Hill, local y
funeral director, was in charge 1;
REV.CLARY "
ACCEPTS CALL
TO SMYRNA GA..
)
! Local Presbyterian Minister Dtliv*?i
Lait Sermon to Murphy j
Audience Sunday Night
Re\. E. G. Clary, the popular pastor 1
of the local Presbyterian Church for
the past three years, has accepted a :
call to the pastorate of the Church
at Symma, Ga. He delivered his last .
sermon to his Murphy congregation
Sunday night, and as has been the '
custohi for many years, the other
churches dispensed with their services
Sunday night in order to worship with
the Presbyterians and bid the retiring
pastor adiew.
Rev. and Mrs. Clary have made j
rpany friends in Murphy during:
their sojourn here, and it is with a
feeling of regret that they see them
leave, but whose best wishes accompany
them to the new field of labor.
Mr. and Mrs, Clary left for Smyrna
this week. No announcement has
been made yet as to who will fill tbe
vacancy made by Mr. Clary's going.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. McCormick, of j j
Berrysville, Va.t were registered at j'
the Regal Hotel this week. Mrs. j1
McCormick is a grand neice of George i1
Washington. They were enroute to j1
Florida. |l
L.. ....
lifers
Western North Carolin<
JIURPHY, NORTH CAROI
| READY~TQ CAKYl"
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Weu.Pous, v
. *WE FEAST V vts
REAPY -
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ajPB
WOMEN VOTERS
HEAR PROGRAM
OUTLINED
Representative of Legislative Couec:1
of N. C. Women Speaks to Audiences
at Murphy and
Andrews
Miss Gertrude Weil of Goidsboro
pent Tuesday in Cherokee county
alking with the women about the
jgislative i rogram of the Legislative
louncil of North Carolina Women, a
ommittee chosen from The Federa
ion of Business and IV :c?donal Wouen's
Clubs Federation of Women's
dubs, League oi Women Voters,
itute Nurses' Association and other
ikt. organizations.
Mis- Weil held a feetir.g with some
i the women of Andrews on Tueslay
afternoon and although the
leather was threatening, a number
I women gathered to talk over the
eghdative nr. gi m: with her. On
Tuesday evening at seven o'clock
diss Weil spoke to a group of wonen
in Murphy about the same program.
The program which the women arc
ponsoring include the following topes:
1. A State-Wide Australian Ballol
-aw.
2. A law limiting the working daj
>f children under sixteen to eighi
lours a day in industrial and mer
-untile pursuits.
3. The establishment of a farrr
rrison for women ofTer.ders other thar
hose received at Saniarcand.
4. Two-weeks notice before mar
iage.
5. Taking over by the ^tate of the
eformatory for colored girls.
'lhe women are also endorsing th?
irogram oi the State Board of Public
A'elfare and the program of the
Department of Education.
No attempt was made in Cherokee
.ounty to organize a league of womei
voters for the county, however. Mis!
iVeil believed that such an organiza
:ion would follow in the course o:
ume. There are several women ii
die county who belong to the state
eague. A great many of the womei
>f the county are*in sympathy wit!
k? i . ..
"r " ivusu?Miss
Weil left Wednesday morninj
[or Asheville and other points in th<
state.
?-B. W. S
Mr. and Mrs. William II. Taylor
>f Asheville, ^pent the Thanksgivini
holidays with Mrs. Mattie A. Ta>lo
?nd laniily. Mrs. Taylor accompanies
[hem on their return as far as Topton
trhere she visited, returning to Mur
phy Tuesday
i krp I
1, Serving a large and Pot:
IXA RT1 \Y. I Kl KMBKR i, 1926
[HU PUDDING
58,268,000%
'RISTMAS SAVI^erS^
JoA--z
5' -'" 2x^
?? - , -XMAS
SEAL SALE
EXPECTED TO GO
WELL OVER TOP
. .ore Than <.ui Of Murphy's Quot;
Already Subscribed?75 Percent
To Be Used Locally
i n. I .il Red Cross Christmas Sea
Mile, which began on Thanksgiving
and will continue until Christmas, i
:ted to go well over the tor
ffi r- staled this week. Murphy'
i;u : i is placed at $100.00, and al
ready more than half of this umoun
ha: b<-cn sold.
Mi.-. \V. M. Axley, local chairmar
is weil pleased with the progress o
the . umpaign. Announcement tha
the Miiie was on was made from tb
; pa1, ts of the churches last Sundaj
and this week the school children hav
ti'i-n offering the seals for sale.
The proceeds of the seal sale wi!
V " ward stamping out tuberculosis
75 per cent being used locally and 2
; percent being sent to the state organi
zaiior.
ROBERTSON
WILL CONTEST
ROANE'S SEA!
Figbt Expected To Be Carried T
Floor Of Senate Next
January
Senator Henry G. Robertson o
Franklin has filed notice that he wi
4 contest the seat in the state senat
awarded to R. J. Roane, of Whittiei
41 Robertson, who is a Republican, rei
[ resented the 33rd district in the stat
"h senate, two years ago, and it aai
I that he will carry his contest to th
floor of the senate when it mee4
| in January, charging irregularities i
, the election of Senator Roane, Den
ocrat.
An article in the Bryson Cit
t Time?- oi recent date says.
"On Saturday night a large numb<
~ of the Republican workers of Swai
^ county gathered in Bryson and hel
a meeting oi the office of McKinle
' Edwards so report says. They ha
? with them Henry A. Robertson c
Franklin defeated candidate for Sei
ate for the 33rd district. It is repor
ed that this meeting was for the pui
peso of formulating plans to contei
? the recent election in Swain count;
T If M-oo nnj nf
r held here, some of the officers bein
i elected by only a few votes, and onl
i two going over 100. There has bee
a lot of reports going the rounds ?v<
since the electin that the result woul
ivnut
sntially Rich Territory in
By A B. CHAP1N
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, ,1026
|!! Jlol
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LAUNDRY IS
NOW ASSURED
FOR MURPHY
s New Business Expected To Be Resd;
For Business By Middle
of December
! Ml-.thy ?*> to have a modern laun
sr dry. This decision was reached earl;
? this week by W. J. Crossley of Ashe
, ville and W. C. (lathings of Memphis
s Tenn., at a meeting with some of thi
- officers and members of the loca
t Lions Club. The J. W. Davidsol
uuuuiiiK on inawa&see fiuroet ,ius
i, across the L. & N. bridge, which wa
f formerly occupied by the Gulf re
t fining company, is being put in cor
e dition for such an establishment
r. Some of the machinery is alreud,
e here. The remainder is on the roa*
and is expected to reach here thi
11 week, or earlv next week. The build
5, ing is being refloored, additional win
5 dows cut and the walls being double
i- so as to make the building warmer.
The new enterprise will be moderi
in every respect and will fill a Ion,
felt want in this section. Pledges o
support have been given by the hotel
and similar institutions in this an*
neighboring towns and by a numbe
of private families. Messrs. W. M
p Fain, EX E. Adams, E. P. Hawkini
[ R. W. Gray, H. G. Elkins and B. W
Sipe are understood to be backin;
Messrs. Crossley and Gathering
financially.
Both Crossley and Gatherings hav
been with the Apex Electrical Com
? pany for a number of years, makini
^ headquarters in Asheville. They ar
e thoroughly acquainted with the laur
r dry business as they have been sellin
^ and demonstrating the machinery fo
e years. The equipment to begin wit
^ will consist of Apex washin
e machines, steam dryers, steam ironer
g as well as a number of electric iron
n and other small equipment to hand!
x all sorts of work. Laundry lists an
other necessary stationery and suj
y ?.>. uvmfc |<tiiivvu vuis wee* an
it is expected that this new busines
r will be ready for operation by th
n middle of the month.
d
y The regular meeting of the Musi
d Club will be Monday night, Dec. 6tl
,f 7 o'clock, at the club roam. All it
teresting program from Schubert, eoi
t_ sisting of violin, vo4^1, and pian
r. j numbers, is being prepared and a rei
treat is anticipated. All nmembci
p. are urgently requested to be pre sen
;r A number of new members are e:
* pectod to join at this meeting.
ly!
n be contested but this is the first mo\
>r I of any importance that has bee
Id made, so far as is known."
, 1
MURPHY U the Jobbing Cooter ?
Extreme Weitira North Caroliu,
North Georgia and Ewt Toot ? leo.
and is Served by Two Rsllntsia.
this state
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR
TOM M'COMBS
CROSSES DIVIDE
SUNDAY NIGHT
Funeral Services Held Monday With
Full Masonic Honors?Interment
in Sunset Cemetery
Thomas Jefferson. McCombs, 20
years old, died at his home Sunday
night of pneumonia, after an illness
of about ten days, being the second
young man in Murphy to cross the
great divide within as many days,
" casting a shadow of sadness over the
entire community.
Tom, as he was known to all, was
also a member of one of Murphy's
oldest and most prominent families,
his father, W. S. McCombs, was for
many years a leading dentist who retired
several years ago on account of
failing health.
Tom was a Mason and Shriner,
holding the office of Junior Deacon at
the time of his death, and was always
prominently identified with the
activities of local Masons.
He was one of Murphy's most
prominent young business men, having
been connected with the Cherokee
Hardware Co., Inc., for the past ten
year?. He was always sociable and
well liked, as was attested by his
nian\ friends who crowded the residence
to pay their last respects regardless
of the downpour of drizzling
rain, and the many beautiful floral
! tributes.
Funeral services were conducted
ifrom the residence Monday afternoon
about 3 o'clock, by Rev. E. G. Clary,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church,
assisted by Rev. T. L. Sasser and Rev.
, l'. J. Harbison, and interment was in
! Sunset cemetery. The Masons took
charge of the body at the residence
Iand it was laid to rest with full
Masonic honors.
He is survived by his father and
mother. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. McComb?,
v four sisters. Misses Ella, Bettie Kate
i D..k? ?
hiiu ?uvj m^umus, huh inrs, w. ?.,
Davidson, of St. Louis, Mo.; two
brothers, Robert and James McCombs.
The paul bearets were: Honorary,
y (Masons) : Tom Mauney, Sheridan
.1 Dickey. Spurge Christopher, Jim
i, Green. Tom Axley, and John White
comb; Active: Virgil Johnson, Elbert
1 Mallonee, Walter Mauney, Meal
u Sneed, Frank Abernathy and Grover
t Mauney. C. B. Hill, local funeral
s director, was in charge of arrange>
ments.
; $15,000,000
?j POWER PROJECT
ON HIAWASSEE
?
a ' Options Being Taken On Land Sub*
B merged By Proposed Lakes, Three
f . Villages In Path
S i
d By Daisy Rice Spiiadling in Knoxvillc
1 Journal.
| ATHENS, Tenn., Nov. 20?Large
power development projects are pendg
.ng along the Hiwassee river, accords
ing to reports of citizens along the
stream and the war department ene
?ineers who are said to be making
t >tvliminary surveys. There is indip
nation that projects calling for the
e investment of about $15,000,000 are
oeinff nres?nt<wt tr. tlin Fn<lo??l
t. ? ?x pun v?
g commission for permits.
r It is stated by engineers, that rek
cently the Hiwassee Power company
g mrchased all the pending water pows
cr rights by the Thompson Power
s company. The Hiwassee Power come
pany, it is stated, is now ready to
j :onstruct four dams on the Hiwassee
t_ river. One at Applachia, one near
^ McFarland, one close to Hiwassee and
ts another at Austral, all in Polk county,
e making four large lakes suitable for
navigation.
It has been stated further by engineers
now on the survey that the
c Hiwassee Power company plans to
construct the dam at Austral 100 feet,
] high, making the peak of the struciure
800 feet above sea level.
o
Higher Dam Sought
rs This, the engineers fear, the Federt.
al Power commission will refuse to
c- sanction, army engineers contending
:hat the dam should be 150 feet high,
_ >r 850 feet above sea level. Until
e :his ditference between the Hiwaasee
,n Power company and the army tagi(Continued
on page 4.)
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