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VOL XL NO. 1(1.
rutrnper in IT'etlrrn Xnrtlt Carolina. Covering a [.arpe and Potentially Rich Territory in Thi ? Slnt
Ml RPHY. NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDAY, MAY 10. 1929.
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COOPER named!
MAYOR IN THREE
CORNERED RACE1
Three Members Of Old Boor,/ Re ? 1
Eleeted and Three New
Members A 7 anted
Mavnr Harry P. Cooper, incum- j
bmt. was rwlfted mayor of Mur- 1
pkv in Tuesday's election liv a 111a- !
jorit* of 29 votes over his two op
ponents. \\ . M. Fain and W. M. Ax
|rv. while three members of his
board of aldermen met defeat and
three members of Fain's ticked were
named instead.
The tlr.ve members of the board
of aldermen serving last year and
reelerted are R. B. Ferguson. J. W.
McMillan and J. A. Richardson.
The three new members named are
A. A. Fain. V. M. Johnson and W.
S. Dickey.
Virgil Johnson, running on Fain's J
ticket, received the largest vote pol
led. while \Y. S. Dickey, on 'he same
ticket, received the next largest vote.
The official count of the votes
follow s :
For Mayor
llarrv P. Cooper. 231: W. M.
Fain, 135: W. M. Axley. 70.
for Commissioners
V M. Johnson, 280: W. S. Dickey
274: R. B. Ferguson. 265; A. A.
Fain. 259: J. A. Richardson, 249;
3. W. McMillan, 235: G. W. Cand
ler. 200: E. C. Moore. 185: C. M.
Worford. 126; W. J. (Bill) Adams.
114: C. R. Hill. 170; Wm. P. Payne,
74; J. W. King, 70; B. R. Carroll,
43.
NEW EQUIPMENT
IS RECEIVED BY
POST OFFICEl
Mr. A. B. Dickey, Postmaster an
nounced this week that a number of
new machines for expediting the
work of the local post office had
l*en granted to Murphy by the Post
Office Department oif Washington,
D. C. The equipment includes one
electric cancelling machine, one
Remington typewriter, one Dalton
adding and calculating machine, one
automatic parcel post scafc, three
stamp cabinets and one new 8 oz.
letter balance.
With the exception of the elec
tric cancelling machine all the new
equipment has arrived and has been
set up and the cancelling machine
? expected to be installed sometime
this month. This new equipment
*?? granted to the Murphy port of
fice because of the heavy work war
ranted the new and better equip
ment, and the employees of the of
fice will be aided greatly in expedit
ing :he work.
Mr. D. S. Russell and J- VV. S.
Davis, members of the Cherokee
Road Commission and County Board
Commissioners were in Murphy
on Monday of this week attending
'he meetings of their boards.
Mr. Ralph Moody, of Murphy, was
in Andrews on Saturday of th*8
week on professional business.
WISDOM BEGINS WITH MOTHER
BY ALBERT T. REID
MOTHER O" MINE!
If I we:e hanged on the highest hill.
Mother O' Mine. O Mother O' Mine!
I know whose low would follow me still.
Mother 0' Mine, 0 Mother O* Mine!
If 1 were drowned in the deepest sea.
Mother 0* Mine. 0 Mother CT Mine!
I know whose tears would come down to me.
Mother 0* Mine, 0 Mother 0* Mine!
If I were damned of body and soul,
I know whose prayers would make me whole.
Mother (V Mine, 0 Mother 0? Mine!
? Kipling.
SLOCUMB GETS
GUESSING AWARD
J. C. Slocumb, of lvluiphy, re
reived the award of $5.00 offered
by Hampton Brothers to the one
guessing nearest to how long it
would tak?* for Midway Lake to fill,
and Davis Rirks received the second
award of $2.50.
Mr. Slooumb's guess was 64 hours
and Mr. Ricks' guess was 65 hours.
The lake was 63 hours and 20 min
utes filling. It was closed at 9
o'clock on Saturday morning and
water began pouring over the dam
at 12:20 Monday night
The guesses ranged from forty
hours to 1200 hours. The heavy
rain cn Sunday morning and night
greatly shortened the time.
FOUND:- ? One left-handed catcher's
glove. Owner can have same by
applying at The Scout office and
paying for this add.
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CHRISTY ELECTED
ANDREWS MAYOR
J. H. Christy' was elected mayor
of Andrews in Tuesday's election in
i four cornered race, winning over
D. S. Russell, Dr. J. E. Tidwell and
H. H. Hyde.
Four members of the board of
aldermen were also elected, and one
member of the power and light com
mission. The vote follows:
For Mayor
J. H. Christv. 155: D. S. Russell,
102: Dr. J. C. Tidwell, 95; H. H.
Hyde, 21.
For Commissioners
L. B. Nichols, 276: W. W. Ashe,
258; J. W. Porter, 223- W. D. Whi
taker. 186: D. F. Mehaffey. 172; P.
L. Robinson, 165; L. O. Coldwell,
137.
For Pouer and Light Commission
E. A. Wood, 252; Jno. A. Tatham,
48.
CIRCULATION DRIVE MEMBERS
AND VOTES ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION
MRS. T. P. CALHOUN, Murphy 116,500
MISS GENEVA LOVINGOOD, East Murphy 115,000
MISS MENNICE PAYNE, 103 Walnut St., 116.000
'
MRS. G. W. ELLIS, City 115,500
MISS NETTIE HOUSTON DICKEY, 202 Hill St 116,500
MRS. D. V. CARRINGER, 428 Hiawassee St. 114,000
MRS. J. V. BRITTAIN, City 114,500
MISS HAZEL BARTON, Marble, N. C ' 117,000
$50 EXTRA CASH PRIZE FEATURE
j OF CIRCULATION DRIVE THIS WEEK
Close Race Develops As End Nears ? Hard Deter
mined Efforts Must Ee The Slogan For
Those Who Hope To Win
I Register If You Want |
To Vote In Hospital
' Election
Tile rrpistrntinn books of the
oountv open Saturday, Mav llthJ
for thi* registration required in
llie election of a co'unty hospital.
| The hooks will l?c open at each
polling precind, and an entirely
new registration is required. If
'von don t register. you can't vote.,
j Every man and woman who ex
Ipect to participate in the election
! must register regardless of any j
j registration heretofore.
Don't wait until the day of the
"lection and then say you didn't
I know a new registration had been
[called for.
McL^ampbell Elected
Mayor At Marble
Roy McCanipbell who is employ
ed by the Southern Railway Com
pany as agent-telegyapher received
the largest vote that was ever given
a candidate for the office of mayor.
Air. McCamphell is 32 years old
and has been in the service of the
Southern Railway Company for
twenty years in various clerical po
sitions.
Mr. B. E. Robinson is connected j
v ith the -firjn of N. W. Abernathy &j
Co., and is an energetic business
man.
Mr. B. B. Palmer is is farmer and
business man of Marble and uncle
of Sheriff N. W. Abernathy of this
county. Mr. Algie West is a minis- 1
ter of the gospel and a man who is
looked on as an upright business
man an?? Christian gentleman.
Friends wish the newly elected
officers a successful administration
and that our town will be benefit
ted through their official acts.
The leturns were as follows:
For Mayor
Roy MeCampbell, 55; J. H. Mintz
11.
For Aldermen
?? B. E. Robinson, 43: Algie West,
32; B. B. Palmer, 32; H. L. McHan,
26: J. W. Dockery, 25; A. L. Mc
Han, 21: C. M. Trull, 17.
J. H. Mintz whose name appeared
on the ticket for mayor, withdrew
| from the race.
MAUNEY-LAURIA
Miss Eva Nell Mauney and Mr.
N. J. Lauria were married at West
minister, S. C., on November 20,
1926, by Rev. H. M. Merritt. pastor
of the Methodist Church of West
minister.
Mrs. Laui ia is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. E. Mauney. She is a
graduate of the Murphy High
School, and also attended N. C. Col
lege at Greensboro. She was sten
ographer for Wofford-Terrell Co.,
for many years.
Mr. Lauria is the son of Joseph
Lauria, of Philadelphia, Pa. He
graduated from Pennsylvania State
College, 1923, with B. S. degree. He
is now connected with James D. Lac
cev, timber and land factors of Jack
sonville, Fla.
They spent their honeymoon in
Eastern North Carolina, and will
make their home in Jacksonville,
Fla.
Those attending the wedding were
Mrs. Herman Elliott, of Murphy, M.
M. Calloway, of Savannah, Ga., and
Harry Moore, of Philadelphia, Pa.
The wedding of this young couple
came as quite a surprise to their
many friends who extend them best
wishes for a long and happy life.
T!v? prosper! ??f having their sub
scriptions yield surli a p eat vote
value this week and with the added
nl 'ruction of the >.">0 ca*h prize is
bringing home to each and everv
worker realization of the good tilings
whieh are to come t<? them, now
within a ver\ short while for their
aid in helping to boost The Scout's
Circulation list. And with one eye
set on ill" $50 extra cash prize and
the ofhci* on that beautiful shinv
new Pontine Tudor Sedan the Drive
jmembere :ire "combing" the entire
field for those all important sub
scriptions so necessary lo their suc
cess.
A veritable harvest of votes can
l?e gathered this week, and those
persons who wish to help their fav
orite candidate over the winning
line, should give in their subscrip
tions now before votes take another
"slump. ' \\ hat's the use of wait
ing around until the last minute in
order to give the subscription? As
then it will count tlie least possible
votes of the entire campaign.
Ample Territory Left
Drive members are cautioned not
to make the serious mistake of think
ing all the territory has been can
vassed. Hundreds and hundreds of
people in Cherokee county have not
l?een approached yet. Or in other
words, do not assume that the other
fellow has beaten you to it. Go to
it with "hammer and tongs" and d?*
termine that this week's report will
be a good one.
The $50 extra cash prize will be
! awarded the member who succced?
| in turning in the largest amount of
money for subscription payments
j this week. The winning of this prize
1 does- not in any way conflict with
| the winning of any of the other prizes
as the same subscriptions that you
are collecting to win the cash prize
will count you thousands of vote?
; toward winning the Pontiac and
other prizes.
After this week only twelve more
working days remain of tlie big
Drive. Then the judges will take
ovr the records and determine who
will be the fortunate ones. NOW ?
RIGHT NOW is the lime to work.
Last minute attempts will be of lit
tle avail to those who might be de
pending on working along half
heartedly until the last week, then
hope to win by a last minute rush
during the last few days of the cam
paign will be doomed to disappoint
ment.
Close Race
An outstanding feature of the
campaign is the extreme closeness
of the majority of the workers.
I'rom present indications the close
ness with ihe main prizes wi'l be
won will occasion the greatest sur
prise. For as the campaign pro
gresses the race is tightening, and is
really closer now than at any time
of the campaign.
Best Prizes For Best Workers
As in all enterprises where the
clement of competition exists the
winners of the best prizes will be
those who do not become "faint
hearted" or "winded" during the fi
nal stages of the race. Forfusiate
indeed will be those persons who
take fresh courage and a ner.cwed
determination to carry on until the
e?id. Persons who feel that they
have done enough will be the "also
rans" when the winners are deter
mined.
SCOUT LATE
The Scout is several bours late
this week, due to the heavy amount
of work which the office has had to
execute this week, and several ~r
ticles had to be omitted because of
lack of time for getting them into
'type.