"Here Comes Arabella"
\ throe act musical comedy spoil |
sored by the Woman's club to be
the. school auditorium Friday night.
August 2. at 7 :^0. Act 1 opens with
two friends in their studio trying t ?
pet away from the flappers. But
ke< !? watching and see what happens,
arc! who comes into the studin look
intr for something lost. See what
happens to Arrabella when she en
ters the home of Josh Toppincroft
in Act two. Who cause? s0 much
trouble for "Poor Arabe'la." Won
der what happens in Act th~ee two
year< later on the college campus. P
Arabella's wish comes true? See wh<
"omes home just before she leave*
for New York. You wiil see the
beautiful chorus girls and Robin
Redbreast also thp Little Grandmoth
er doing their parts all through th*
act-.
Bob Adair. J. LeRoy Steele. T<s r.
Ftruwrlintr young art;st.
Arabella. Mrs. E. C. Mallonee, she
is an orphan girl.
Sydney Hopewell, B. W Sipe
n.mate ofl Rob
T- *k a?d Jill. .Tobn Davidson and
W:lTiam Thompson. college chums of
I? *b and Svd's.
Henrietta. Tmoerene anl Crvstabell
Pn??mon<l Conner o" 1
I r???'oth** Hoiirliwav. cute flanper g'vK
frr". the school
" - Dobbv. Richardson
! o??? mn'd ?"in* of Bob's.
Aunt Prudence. Mrs. Steele. TV-li
b,v s'- t r?*
1'ncle Josh. P-*\ E. K. Adams. T>. ?>?*>
ii"'-1'' :i'?o brother of Aunt Dcbby
ar ? Prud^neo*
Mr* Wadd*?s. Mr*. T u-kins. Mr<
Mooks. Mrs. T* V Sin*. M:st IT. C,.
Elk'ps. Mrs. C. \V. Say;*? <\ town
go.=!' in*.
I.evinsl:y, C. W. Bailey, Jewi.b
chr?***?<?*er
Little Grandmothers ? Ellon Conn
er Axlev. Mary Rob'nson. Ruth De
weeso. Martha A^'n. Wnifved Town
ron. Prances DVkey, Blanche Grant,
Luoile McDonald.
Robin lipdhresst? ? Vireini^ Dick
er, Marv Willard Conner. Elizabeth
Packer. MMdred Hill. T ou%p Christo
pher. Catherine Cole, Christine How
ell. Frances Christopher
Choru? girls ? Mrs. Glenn Bates.
Mrs. Terr Mauney, Dorothv NeaL
Mr?. Ralph Moodv. M;ss Cathe,,;np
*Hiomoson. Mrsfi Harr* Coonor. Miss
Cathleon Axlev. M?s? T.ois H:ll. Mi<s
Anne Candler. Mi?s Polly Davis, Miss
Mar'ha Nel' Well*. Mi*' Marv De
?-oo?e, Mrs R. S Parker, Miss Mabel
Ellis.
WESTWARD HO!
(Written By Request.)
Being Brief Resume of an 8000-Mile
Cross. Country Auto Trip Made Re
cently by Mr. and Mrs- Noah
Lovingoo<f
We left Murphy 6:00 A. M . June
5th, and wont by the way of Kimsey
Highway to Chattanogoa. Tenn. At
thijs city we visited the Signal Moun
tain, a very beautiful piece of scen
ery. From Chattanooga we drove to
Nashville, and from Nashville to Dix
on Tenn., and snent the night.
The country from Dixon to the
Tennessee river to Jackson, Tenn.,
the countrv is poor and not interest
ing.
Prom Jackson we drove to Browns
ville a town of 3500. and a nice
place to live From 'Jackson we went
to Memphis and throueh the city ant!
across the Mississippi river. Mem
ph's seamed to me to be a verv old.
dirtv r?itv. and I was intprested
At West Memphis we learned that
we would be forced to chancre our
foi^te a?d go North on account of
Vgh water. So we drovo about a
hundred r> ' our route through
the sv wkansas and spent
the rio-ht in small town called Cot.
ton Plant, and if you do not believe
that they have slow trains and roos.
ters that can crow loud you spend a
(Continud on Page Eight.)
ELUDES OFFICERS
Kd Higdon, for whom officers of
North Carolina and Tennessee are
hunting as the slayer of H ?i-crt
Kidd, so far has eluded the dragnet
thrown around the mountain f ?? t.
ness in which he has been hiding for
more than two weeks. A reward of
$50.00 has been offered for Union's
caj ture, and effor's are be.;?*r made
to boost the amount to $325. Gt.
ARRIVALS AT ~~
WO At, HOTEL
R. R. Stewart, Gastonia, X. C.;
Jimn-ie Chester, Chattanooea, Tenn.;
Geo. A. Xiles. Griffin. Ga ; Mr. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Xi'.es, Griffin, Ga.; Geo.
?\. Xiles, Jr.. Griffin, Ga. ; Miss Fan
nie Wills Xiles, Griffin, Ga. ; L. H.
Ilein. Atlanta. Ga ; Mr. and Mrs. W.
A. Crary, Columbia, S. C.; E. K.
Mat* s, N. V.; .Ino. Montgomery, At
lanta, Ga.; II. H. Compton, Aslie
\il>. X. I W Sellers. Ellijay,
Ga. ;*J. A. Mullinax, Gaston ia, X. C.;
.1. X. Con\crse ind party, San An
to.vir Texas R. F. W?? . ' Tlelhh
hem. l*a.! C. R. Daniel, Morristown,
Tenn.* H. A. Armstrong and party.
Chfvl?-Uc, N". I.. G B'.irsrerstaff,
A shevi le. X C. : Mrs. Otis Arp. Cop.
rerhil!. Tenn.; l?. L. Lew's. Atlanta.
Ga.; I?. A Rate.; and wife. Miami,
Fla. : Mr and Mrs. A. II. Davis, C:n.
cinnat', Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. .1. D.
Adai . Xenia, Ohio; Mr. J. P. Wilkin
son and son, Xew Orleans La.;
Prank Bohme, Xew Orleans, La ; E.
F. Til'ey, Atlanta. Ga.; Mr. J. May
nnii dauehters. Atlanta, Ga.; C. 1).
Pri'chett and brother. Atlanta, Ga ;
Mrs Joe S. Cooper and baby. Eto
wah. Tenn. ThosP arriving in the
Bartley tourinp: party from Cincir
pati. Ohio, to soend Wednesda /
r. ;jrhf. h?re and leaving Thursday far
Chattpnootra T#^nn.. wore: Mr ai.d
Mrs Raymond Ware. Mrs. Ida He5n
bach, L:llip Chrisman. Ros;na IIa? -
-injr. Christine Hansinp, Amelia
Risob, Laura Masehmevev. fJertrudo
MoDonou~h. FVrK Mr. and
Mrs Lyon. LHlie Writz Janet Weist
mer. Lou*s? Lei'-ht, W. W. Ver
nedere, A. Fppnrd.
TT?ap>'? Murohy Peop'e
For Entertainmenet Of
Oxford Orphanage Class
Oxford, N. C Julv 17, 1929
Mr. R. F. Beal, Master,
Murphv. Norrh Carolina.
Hear Sir and Brother: ?
Word has eonie to my office of
the very solendid manner in which
you and your committe- and others
received the children of our Sine"'
Class on their recent visit to your
town. I just felt an urjre to <
"Thank you" t0 your prood people.
If is indeed a comforting thought to
us to know that while our little one3
travel around the Stat* they arc in
the rands of friends The** enjoyed
their stay with you immenseh* I
want also t0 thank -iu for the check
for $.>?.60. which represents the Pro
cee do f?-om the concert these chil
dren pave I know if meant hard
work on the part of von and your
committee to m?ke it this amoun'.
and I am grateful to all who had a
part.
Como to see us some time, and
*><rn;n thank'.?* you and w;th very
best wishes, T beg to remain
Sincerelv.
C. K PROCTOR.
Sunerintenden*.
ni^ht in Cotton Plan*, Ark., and you
wi" hr. convinced.
F'-om tlrs place we drovet o T.ittto
Pr*'*!-. A ?*V . . and th's is a v?rv m""h
Vetter looking countrv than th*
cwaniP6 a beautiful
-ity. From Little Rock we drove
SEEK $325.00
AS REWARD FOR
CAPTURE HIGDON
SLAYER OF HOBERT Kinn IS
BELIEVED TO STILL BE IN
HIDING IN MOUNTAINS
A toward totaling $."125. 00 is being
sougtR iu oner tor tne capture oi r.:i
ior Miuumig nuMft iviau, .i ,
p?a*u? oi oi?e..xi *n. ?? . rvoernai go
iiiiou^u wikiiout a nitcn, it was lean
eu iiiis week.
. w^e.natny slated he ha 1
wr.tten Governor Ga?dner asking
u?at tne otate put up .>iuo.00 lor i
liifeuou s capture, the county w.li bo
asi.t.u to supplement by i o.uo the
vo ai.tfauy posted oy tne county
to matcn tne vkfo ou oilereu oy David
iv. uu, tauitr, ot tne victim, and Mr.
.\Oernathy stated tnat it ihis was
aoi.e ne wou.u personally put un an
other $10U.U0, mau.ng the total re
ward $325.00.
bnexili Abernathy and a posse oi
men took up the hunt for Higdon
shortly alter ihe tragedy occurred
bat u ran y July 13th, and trailed him
irom his home down the river ami
through the mountain fastness ail
night Saturday, Sunday and Sunday
night without avail. They were on
a hot trail se\erai t-lnes, but due to
the density and ruggedness of the
country, and the enveloping darK.
ness of Saturday night, Higdon elud
ed his pursuers and escaped. Through
bunda" the hunt continued, every
{.oss.ble clue and tip being run down.
Oft .cei's were placed at stragetic
points, all bridges were guarded, bu*
somehow or other Higdon slipped
through th?. dragnet. Some believed
he swam the river, while others be
lieved he remained in hiding on this
side until the officers, haggard and
worn from trudging the mountains
for two d&vs and nights, abandoned
the hun* Monday morning, leaving
deputies of the district to continue
J the rch.
Seen ^ev^ral Times
Higdnn was reported ?to have been
; t'en several times Saturday afte-.
I noon and niirht at places widely sep
:? rated. Officers were only about
thirty minutes behind him when ho
left his home and fled. He was
trai-iied through fields, across
ridges. up and down eoves alon>*
trails by a peculiar mark in his trad:
caused by a small piece of leather
taiked on the sole of one of hi*
shoes, which officers discovered by
the t:acks ht? made as he left the
house.
When nigh' fall made tracking dif
ficult, flash lights were brought int ?
use, and thc search continued, and
was lost way down below Una'r.a on
the road toward Appalachia The
flash light batteries gave out, and
darkness kept the officers from fol
lowing the track which was said to
hav> been so easy to follow.
Hig-don is reported to have spent
the night only a short distance from
the trail which officers were on and
which they werc following when the
flash light batteries went dead.
No Arms and N0 Money
It was said that he did not seem ill
jit ease or worried in the least. So
far as our informant could ascertain,
he di'l not carry anv arms and did
not. have anv money. It was sta'ed
that be was dressed in a sort of bla'-k
suit, wh'te sh*rt, sleeves rolled un
and his coat off until shortly before
he left Sunday morning.
When asked how hp slept durine
the night. Hip-don renlied that * he
p'ept a ? sound as a lo?\ He sat out
on the front porch with his host Sat
urday n;^ht until about two h"?nrs
after davk. and onlv casuallv looked |
down the road up which he had come,
as if he did not expect pursuit.
Another report was to the effect
that he called at a restaurant in Ap
ralachia about 1 or 2 o'clock Sunday
morning for something to eat, and
when he learned that officers were
in the vicinity, left. Another report
was to the effect that he was seen
going toward Benton, Tenn., in an
automobile Sunday afternoon.
From meager reoorts gathered
here and there it is H:??dor.
claims that he shot Kidd in self de
fense. According to Higdon's story,
when Kidd and his party reached the
snot of the tracedy. he stepned out
in front of Kfdd and told him to
throw h;s gun down and he (Hiedon)
would throw h'"s- down. He said Ho.
berf was carrying his gun on his
shoulder, and he fired when Robert
was in the act of bringing his gun
?o a firine position.
Says He ^Vas Not Mean to Hobert's
Wife
David Kidd, father of the victim.
AMBUSH VICTIM
Hobert K'dd who was shot from
ambush as he walked a'on^ a lonelv
mountain trail with his wife and son.
After receiving a load of X<?. -1 shot
:n the chest, hf ran about forty
yards bad: down the trail at ?' re
lapsed, and officers are hunting for
I'd H'grdon as his slayer.
ARRIVALS AT
DICKEY HOTEL
B. F. Brown, Spartanburg, (' ,
?i. G. Martin, Fnartanburg, S. C ; R.
Ii, Bierress, Atlanta, Ga.; Mr. and
Mrs. Grady Oarham, Atlanta, Ga. ;
Mr. and Mrs. S. IV. King. Atlanta.
Ga, ; .1 T. Parham, Atlanta, Ga. ;
Harry K. Bishop, Knoxville, Tenn.;
Robt. Matri'l. Athens, Tenn.; R. T.
Hrrri:- Le\:npton, Iv*\ ; .1. y Drake,
Atlanta, Ga.; 1 . M. Rose. Knoxviile,
Tenn ; W. Y. Hyat'. Bryson City; I".
A. Watson. Spartanburg. S. C.; J. V.
MfCo;l;oy, Athens. Tenn.; I!. F.
Knoxv lie, T"in.: Mrs.
thrr-. Miami. Fin.: W. A. Gait, Car
tersvil'e. Ga ? Mrs. Turner. Cartors
\ i 1 1 1 . Ga. ; daughter of .Sam Jones; .1
K. Andrews, Elrin. III.: Ada M. An
drews. Flgin, 111.: Florence An
(!'i\vs, Fltr'n. 111.: Mrs. Woodward
Ouinc y. Fla. : Mr. -md M?*s. W. A.
'rary, Columbia, S- C.; A. G. Under
wood_ Chattanooga, Tenn.; .1. W.
Win ford, Sal'sbur'** Joe W. White,
knoxvi'-e. Tenn.: Ii K. McClam ai?d
wife. Kn'?vv)|le. Tenn.: S. F. Smiti .
Atlanta. Ga.: J. F. Vauehn, Atlanta,
Ga : Till :e Hill, Greensboro: W. II
Blair, Huntington. Tenn.: Mr. a d
Mrs. Chas. Wcstall, Asheville; F. ('.
Westall. New York Citv: C. T.
Thcmoson. Cleveland. X. C.; J. F
Konned* . Cleveland. N. C.: O. B. Fr.
nigh?, Washington, D. C.: M. L. Wal
ke~. Knoxv;lle. Tenn.; C. S Day,
Helen. Ga.. ; A. \V. Reddinjr. Atlan
ta. Ga.- G. W. Brock. Livingston,
A 'a.; Mrs. M. Davis, Chattanooga,
Tenr.
Allied S'^ver Gives
Up to Macon Officers
(Soecial lo The Citizen.)
FRANKLIN, July 20. ? Jim Wish,
on. charjreH bv a coroner's jurv with
slayintr Pink Solesbee on the Nant?
hala river a few days ago. surren
deree! last night to Jim Morgan of
the Otter cretk section of the county
and was udged in Macon county
jail early this morning. Wishon
waived preliminary hearing and is
being hod for trial at the August
term ol the superior court. Accord
ing to the officers Wishon admits
ki lnv- Solesbee and claims tself de
f'- ? * so far !;nown there
grist mi l and is said to have been
were no eyewitnesses to the sla**
* .}"* time V ? ;as 1 "11c ti Sol. ;*oee
was returning from Grant Wishon's
shot whle on his mule.
strongly denied that he ever n?is
treated Hoberl's wife, after reading
her version of tjj affair in The Scout;
last week Mr. Kidd stated that he
never once cursed her, nor did he
ever threaten to kick her out of the
house, as she accused him of doin?\
and that all of his neighbors knew
that her accusation was false.
Higdon's mother and his son mo --
ed from the home near the scen0 of
the tragedy the first of the week t"5
Benton, Tenn., where it is said she
was going to make her home with
her father.
Officer? believe that Higdon is
??11 in the mountains in the vicinity
of the Hawassee River T.oop. an J
will remain there in Wd?mr until he
can make a "stake" sufficient to
carry him out and away, unless he is
apprehended in the meantime.
NEW STATE
HIGHWAY PATROL
VISITS MURPHY
?Speed demons. curve cutters. driv
' - wi.hout lijrh and licenses, road
h 'Sis. drunken drivers, etc.. etc., be.
ware! Traffic co'is, known as the
Stat.- Highway Patr.t , are riding the
n.jihways of this section
Hour boys of the new State High
way Patrol, created by the last ses
SI"n the legislature, dressed in
neat gray uniforms, caps, black lee
Kins and shoes, with a wicked look
in* gat strapped to their sides, and
"ding motorcycles capable of treat
'P-ed. put in their appearance at
Murphy last week f?,- ;1,e first tin)e
?n history.
?r>rhp'% "!?? ,h! PnrtV were '-'euten.
ant E. . Guthiie. of Asheville. who
;S \h:'r*v "f th* Ninth district pa.
j o'," A. W. Welch of R,-vson Civ G
Zelm on Weaver!-^;
c?,Tl3o.fi,>Vrip "as more "r an edu
ant r'i hri T. ,wi" """? I-ieuten.
Patrol nnH lta.ted- introduce the
he . Whf ,ts P.U'P"S<? are to
li n , , - 'in 'o seek the co-opera.
?i. . ? r? in creating a sen
1 linor of highway law rn.
forcement.
lined' l .foatur^ as out
follows; <JU,hr"'' ar>" -
u.^," ,m?'or vehicles must have twr
head lights, no more, no less. Tail
, I? , ';e so s,'t as t<> illuminate
the tags, and tags most be kept wash
ed clean so that they can be read at
all times. And * I must have at
least wo I, a..es in proper mechani.
cnl condition.
AH ti" ks. busses, heavy loaded
and slow t ravel i ng v chicles must at
"''hi l? th,'i|' side "f the
liusses. truck, and all motor vehi.
* ''s owned and operated by counties.
t..wn<. cities, utilities companies and
' orp..r..tons must have tat license on
vi" .1 .II ,'. ;>,-i per lirt.'s and ' wo brakcj
ui (rood mechanical condition.
All dealers til special privilege taps
i: i issued fo,. demonstration purpos
es only, and must not be used for
I'.iivate use. and special police or mu
nicipal tag permits are to lie used
only whr e on offical duty.
''!8h spccdets whu pass' cars over
hil.s. around curves, 01 anywhere
when the view is obstructed, are dan
Keroi's drivers, and will l,e punished
to the full extent of the law. Those
who cut curves and cornets, ano who
drive out a side road into a main
highway or street without first stop,
ping, are vic.iiii.ing the law and will
< erlanly be nunished.
v ''!u Patr"!inK the highways of
?North ar* ina. a tendency is found
to greatfj overload trucks, and this
feature of tne violations must stop.
A ton and hid I truck that is carry
two tons, and licenses for a ton "and
a half, the driver or op<.:-<?-ris vio
lating and defrauding the state, end
w;l> certainly he punished. For
trucks the state law allows BOO
rounds to the tire inch, a five inch
tire being at owed 11.000 pounds.
However, when a truck is licensed
lor a load less than it is carrying
the operator will he punished.
Trailers and semi-trailers must
have licenses, and must bo fo a
tached to the true': or car that its
wheel, Wt l t; ail along in the tracks
ot the pulling car and not be running
and wobbling all over the road VI
trucks with trailers attached '.mtlintr
logs or lumber, or other long loads"
"he r /' lcfl flat' displayed on
the ,la-v- an<! a red
light displayed on the front at night.
ENTERTAIN FOR MR. AND
MR?. W. EARL ROBINSON
The Woman's Missionary Socicty
of the Baptist church ontortaim t' it
r. miscellaneous shower in hon ?r of
Mi*, and Mrs. W Karl Robinson, of
Chattanooga.
The social rooms of the church
were decorated in 'avender a. J
white, tho colors of (he Missionary
union. Baskets of lavenders an*'
white phlox beir- used in profusion.
From a table imbedded the lavender
and whitp sweet peas, punch and
sandwiches were served by Mis.
Harry Ferguhon, Mrs. Xeil Sneed,
Miss Mennice Payne, Dorothy Neal
and Lucilp Hall.
After a most enjoyable reading.
"High Culture." by Miss Lucile Half,
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson were shower
ed :*h many attractive ?r
thei? ? heme.
Be<\ o* lack of space church
notices were omitted thij; week along
with several other live articles.