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ronnell h. stone writes on SCENIC VALUES OF MOUNTAINS AND U. S. HIGHWAY NO. NINETEEN Blairsville. Ga.. July 20, 1030. F. *i r Cherokee Scout; Your last week's issue carried a let tv from NV. H. Powell, of Indian Sprinps, Ga., and it is pood to see that i- still boostinp the Nantahala Gorge highway route to the Smoky M- untain National Park and the State i :irk at Neel Gan. In addition to grvat scenic values, the people of this section have many hip assets in th<"*r pood friends who live in other parts of the country and never miss an opportunity to boost our mountain section. Mr. Powell has personal ? ntacts in all parts of Florida and t'.eorjria, and his wide experience as ?wspaper man and commercial sec i?-tary brinps to our Neel Gap-Smoky Mountain Tours organization a real j uMicity expert who knows the pame and who continues to tell the world ah wt our "BEST HUNDRED MILES ?>K TEN THOUSAND THRILLS. ' 1 often wonder how many people living in this territory ? between Neel Gap in the Georgia Mountains and the National Park in the Great Smokies- ? really appreciate what Nature's God has created for us to enjoy every day of our lives. We are delighted to see the people of other sections advertise their natural advantapes and promote their hiphway routes. If we fully appreciate the value of ex < optional scenery and the unsurpassed ? * auty of our own mountain ?epion. there will be no cause to depreciate what other sections may have, while we continue to advertise and extend a welcome here to the world on wheels or wings. When the civic organizations of Kryson City, Andrews, Murphy and Biairsvillc set up an Executive Com mittee last March and called it the Neel Cap-Smoky Mountain Tours, there was no thought of knocking any ther section or of depreciating the efforts of others to promote their cwi: interests. Our hats are off to the citizen or club promoting local towns or local roads or local interests < f any kind in every legitimate way. for Patriotism begins at home. This local Executive Committee perfected its plans and before April 10th, a large amount of advertising had been done in Florida, which brought much tourist travel over U. S. Route 19, through this section. On May 7th. the State Highway Board of Georgia passed a resolution for the establish ment of U. S. Route 23 between Ashe ville and Atlanta, via Franklin-Clay ? on-Tallulah Falls; only changing U. S. 11) south of Neel Gap to go into Aslanta by way of Dahlonega-Cum i v.ng-Alpharetta-Roswell; and extend ing U. S. No. 129 north from Gaines ville through Cleveland-Neel Gap Blairsville to the State line south of Murphy, North Carolina. The Geor gia Highway Board still stands upon these resolutions and recommenda tions and knows nothing about later plans in Washington to change the situation. Regardless of details and ^arvelous ideas, we are delighted that I . S. No. 19 was not taken from us, ior we have featured that number in our publicity and the plan to give us No. 23 came as a big surprise. We naturally appreciate all efforts in our behalf by Highway Commis sioners in Georgia and North Caro lina. and we know that this matter of cc operation does not mean that one party can supply the 44co" while the other party completes the "opera tion.' We are now anxious to see U. S. Highway Route No. 129 extended north through Murphy-Andrews-Top ton-Robbinsville in North Carolina, &nd through Maryville into Knoxville, Tennessee, and we call upon the High way Commissioners of the three states of Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia, to assist us in this ex tension of U. S. No. 129, which comes up from Florida into this great moun tain play ground. As a native Georgian, I wish to ex press the opinion, as on many oth^r occasions, that the South will not have a greater asset in the future than the Great Smoky Mountain Na tional Park. Now that U. S. No. 19 is established as a vital interstate con nection along the east side of this wonderland of the Southern Appa lachians, we hope soon to see another t . S. Highway extended along the west side of this National Park area, *o that Knoxville will be the third point in a great triangle with Atlanta and Asheville to completely connect up the Smoky Mountains with Federal Highways on all sides. The South- is proud of these three cities and our lit tle mountain towns on U. S. No. 19 are always glad to testify to that fact. Our mountain people should re member that no city on earth can compare in beauty, and no man-made mountains of brick and mortar are even suggestive of the grandeur of ASK GOVERNMENT TO CHANC.F NAME OF MT. KEPHART Petition from Knoxville Cause of Trouble ? Says Error Made In Naming Peak for North Carolina Man (Asheville Times! An unwitting mix un of r.ames of , two peaks in the ('.rear Smokies, threatens to start a hitter controver sy, but the United States Geographic hoard, which hold.- all the act- cards, j isn't proincr to jret mixed up in th?- 1 controversy^ Horace Kephart. the most modest of men. is the unwittinp occasion of the controversy, which now rapes around Knoxville. Tenn. He never askt d that a peak be named for him. but his friends thoupht he oujrht to have that honor. They irot up a pe tition that was s'jrned by prominent men all over the United States. The petition lay in the archives of the Geographic Board in \N ashington for four or five years, but eventually it pot consideration. No objection was raised by anybody sind after con sulting a topographic map drafted by the Geological survey the board as certained thai the peak, which lies near the Tennessee line between Clinpman's Dome and Indian (?ap. had no name. Knoxville Petition A?U? Change The peak was officially branded as Mt. Kephart and the Bryson ( it y author notified that he had been thus honored, lie acknowledged the hon or with a polite letter of acceptance, and no more was thought about it until a petition was received from Na tional Park boosters in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Tennessee petition set fortn that many years ago the peak named Mt. Kephart had been named Mt. 1 ol lins. and that the hoard had commit ted a breach of mountain eliquctti Sure enough it was found up. Ill fur ther investigation that the peak had been named Mt. Collins, and that an other higher peak some ten miles away, on the side of Indian (iap. had been incorrectly put down on the t.e ological Survey map as Mt t ollins. Mt. Kephart lies between i lingman s Dome and Indian Gap. There the matter stands and will stand until the National Park boosters of the two state- agree on proper names for the two mountains. Arm. li Cammerer, assistant director ..I National Parks. who has direct super vision of the park, will undertake the job of adjusting the controversy. Arou?e? N. C. Suspicion. Some North Carolinians are sus picious of the Tenneseeans because thev tear that they hope to substitute the' name of one of their owr. N^ tional Park pioneers for the- North Carolina author. It ha.-, been sug gested that the Tennesseans want a peak named lor ' ol. David C. Chap man, of the Tennessee Park con.mi. sion. The North Carolina suspicious are aroused on rumors, now afloat, in the communities along the N'" th Caroli na ?ide of the park are*, that the "rategy of the Knoxville petition is 'to eliminate the name of lvephart on the map of the Great Smoky peak= and substitute that of Col. Chapman. The Mt. Collins argument, according to these rumors, is intended to be an artistic way of eliminating n-ephart s name and at the same time name one of the outstanding peaks ,th- 'lre c' Mt. Collins) for (. ol. Chapman. T he rumor has it that the plan back of the Knoxville petition is to give back to Mt. Kephart its old name < f Mt. Collins. That would leave 'hc hufh neak now shown on the L S. Gcolog fcal Survey map as Mt. Collins with out a name ? and that s . ?J-f '1h' Chapman" would fit in nicely, < rumors picture the petition plan cor "However, since there are several unnamed peaks around n the Great Smokies it may ''^'''^ .-NU tTap for naming one of them Mt. J. P man " for Col. Chapman, of Knox vifle', but no- at the expense ofob literating the honor done Horoct Kephart. of Bryson City. (Continued on Page 8) our sky-line peaks and towering: tem ples of forests that the Supreme Ar chitect has created in thi.^ section of Tennessee, Georgia and North Caro lina, where a cordial welcome awaits the people of all cities and communi ties and towns who need rest and rec reation. To this end we believe all highways will serve their best pur-i pose. BONNELL STONE, Chairman Neel Gap-Smoky Moun tain Tours. 1 BATES INSTALLS TALKING PICTURES IN HIS THEATRE Securf? Contract for Vitaphone Fir?t ! National Singing and Talking Pictures. The people of Murphy are now t<> i en jo v privilege cf hc?i itit: ami i seeing talking pictures a* home, for] the Bor.ita Theatre. Fred O. Kates, manager. has installed all-tal'.ing j j equipment and will open to the public with hi- first all-talkin^r picture Fri | day of this week. I The oj ening program is "Sally." , j starring the inimitable stage star. ; i Marylin Miller. This is a modern musical romance, all talking, sing 1 ing and dancing. Another in the cast j is Joe K. Brown, who perhaps will be i new to Murphy people, as Mr. ; Brown's debut in picture.-, came with j the talkies, and he has not appeared I in silent productions. You will en j joy his elean comedy and funny ca per-. Don't forpet to look for him. i He is easily distinguished by his un usually larpe mouth. Mr. Bates has jrone to preat ex ' pense in installing talkinp equipment, j The theatre had to be especially wired throughout, and a new and modern sound projection system installed, in . cludinp a new and especially made 1 screen for talking pictures. "It is our purpose to show only the i best in talking. singing and dancing ' screen entertainment," M?\ Bates said in making the announcement. In ad ! dition. Mr. Bates said he had secured j a contract for thirty-five of the best ; pictures made by the well-known Vi taphone First National company, and the contract calls for the pictures to he shown in Murphy, in some in ; stances even in advance of many of the surrounding key cities. This as sures Murphy people the privilege of seeing pictures that have not been shown before, even in towns like At lanta and Asheville. Mr. Bates is to he commended for hi> progressiveness in providing the people of this section with up-to-date screen entertainment. The equipment he has installed is the best on the market of its kind. Before definitely deciding on what make of sound-pro jectinir equipment, he visited many cities in the surrounding country, and the results and satisfactory service of the other theatres and managers caused him to make the decision to install this equipment. The programs of the Bonita Thea tre will appear regularly in The Scout. Fen Friday and Saturday, the propram will be Marylin Miller in "Sally." Next Monday and Tuesday, "Resurrection." a United Artist Sil ent attraction, with a good all-talk inp comedy in addition; Wednesday and Thursday, "The Case <>f Ser geant Grischa," a 10-reel all-talking j war picture. A special matinee on Saturday af ternoons will be a regular feature each week for the benefit of the peo ple who live in the country, and want .o come ?n Saturday afternoon and see a pood show and return home be fore nipht. Two Andrews Negroes Badly Cut In Brawl Andrews. July 22. ? In a fight last night, among several colored folks, in I the Oakward Height section of An , drews. two negroes were seriously I cut. Horace Jones, the most serious, ' was cut clear across the stomach and in his chest, both wounds going very ; deep. Stanley Jones, was cut in the ; leg below the knee, his leg being al ; most cut off. Ben Jones, brother of j the two negroes, and Lila Wilson are ' charged with the cutting. Nothing could be learned of the affair, why 'the fight or who did the cutting. I When questioned, the only reply the I officers got was "It was too dark to j see who did it." The trial is scheduled [tomorrow at three o'clock. It is prob j able that it will be held at the home of the two men who were cut, as they | are unable to be moved. Andrews Boys Win From Hayesville In Thrilling Contest In a merry -go-round game between Andrews and Hayesville, here today, Andrews walked away with the Hayes ville lads, with a score of six to ten. The first inning of the game was a scoreless inning, but beginning with the second inning, Andrews started ; off with the lead and managed to i easily keep it until the end of the game. Box Score H. E. R. Andrews ? 14 2 10 Hayesville 6 9 6 Batteries: Andrews, Wilson and Wright. Hayesville, Mangus and Rogers. NINE YEAR OLD SCHOOL GIRL IS KILLED BY AUTO Elizabeth Oliver Runt In Front of Car Driven hy G. C. Tkomat Elizabeth Oliver. nine-year-old [Martin's < " i school ?'irl , of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Oliver, was j struck by a car driven by (J. C. i Thomas, Monday afternoon about .'i o'clock as she started across the road after having- alighted from a truck j and sustained injuries from which ? -he died several hours later. The accident happened in front of the Ingram home on highway No. 10, I about five miles south of Murphy. 1 Elizabeth was returning from school. She and several companions had been j given a ride on a truck driven by Tom J Campbell, which was coming toward I her home and Murphy. According to witnesses and the best | information obtainable, when the ! truck stopped to let her and her com 1 panions off. a car driven by Mr. , Thomas was approaching from the I < pposite direction. Her companions I had already jumped from the rear end I of the truck and started walking off. | when she jumped off and ran across the road, darting from behind the truck in front of the approaching car. driven by Mr. Thomas. It is said Elizabeth was looking at her com panions and did not see the car. Mr. Thomas could not and did not see her until she was struck by his car. Mr. Thomas was so upset by the ac cident he could not drive, but com mandeered a driver and returned to Murphy for medical aid, while others carried Elizabeth to her home a short i distance away. Upon examination it was found that j her skull had been fractured in three places, the right thigh broken, and her chest crushed in. The accident happened at three o'clock, and she (lied at f?:30v three and a half hours , later without regaining consciousness. Oxford Singing Class To Be Here August Fourth The Singing Class of the Oxford Orphanage. Masonic institution, will maki' its annual appearance at the school auditorium here Monday ev ening, August 4th. according t <? an nou ncement and posters placed in the windows of business houses here. There are eighteen in the class this year, twelve girls, four boys, a teach er and manager. Rev. Creasy R. Proctor, superin tendent of the Orphanage, in a com munication to local Masonic officials, has this to say: "Through the means of the Sing ing Class, the Oxford Orphanage and the work it is doing for the children under its care, the people of North Carolina have one of the best medi ums in learning of this work. "The need of funds for carrying on the work of the Orphanage is urg ent. We value very highly the impor tance of the Singing Class and \ et it is becoming more and more difficult for the Class to make its annual round?. Trains have been taken off, bus schedules are irregular. In fact, the Class is so large that it would take a whole bus to carry them. The children, therefore, are worn out by the present modes of travel, and at the same time it is quite expensive. I am asking, therefore, that you breth ren of the lodge in the community in which the concert is to "be held, assist us if possible by the use of your au tomobiles and carry the Class to the next place where the concert is to be given. Mr. Alderman can easily tell you how many cars will be needed and when you think of the saving in money, and more than that, the sav ing in the care of these precious chil dren, I am sure that we can count on you to give us such help as is pos sible along this line.** 1 Man And 2 Stills Taken Last Week Deputies Lee Crisp and Luther Beal brought in a 25 gallon still Wednesday of last week, taken in a raid on Crowders creek near Kinsey. The officers stated that the still had been in operation just a short while before the raid, as there was nothing on the ground but slop, and it was hot. They destroyed the fur nace and about 100 gallons of slop. The outfit was said to be of the "thumping" variety. On Saturday, the week before, Dep uties Nicholson and Stiles, of Culber son and Suit, raided a still in the San dy Gap section, near Suit, which net ted them one man and about four and a half gallons of whiskey. Two oth er men got away. This outfit was in full operation, and they stated there was enough mash left to finish out twenty gal lons of whiskey. PRESIDEN T OF Y. H. C. HEARD BY LIONS CLUB LOCAL CIVIC ORGANIZATION TO P A?\TiC?r a l L IN UNVEILING OF HUNTER MONUMENT Prof. T. .L Lance, new president of Young Harris College, was heard in a stirring anpeal for the greater ed ucation of the hoys ami girls of this >? tion at the regular meeting of the Lions Club. Tuesday night. Prof. Lance and Prof. K. L. Adams, also ?>f Young Harris College faculty, were ! special guests of the Lions, and both made interesting speeches. Following the banquet. Lion pres id< nt Fain, introduced Col E. B. Nor vell. who explained that the pyramid monument erected during the past J few weeks to the memory of Col. A. ; K. S. Hunter, would be unveiled Thursday. The Lions then voted to appoint a committee to work in co operation with the Mayor and Cham ber of Commerce and other commit tees in the unveiling ceremony. Lion Powell then introduced Prof. I.ance. who has recently been elected President of Young Harris College, to ta'.e the place of the late I)r. J. A. Sharp. Prof. Lance was a student under l r. Sharp, and later was a member of the faculty for some six years. His home is in Waynesboro, (la., where he has been a prominent figure in educational circles for many years. Prof. Adams was then introduced by Lion Powell. .Mr. Adams has been connected with the faculty of Young: Hart is college for many years, and is alieady known to a number of Mur phy people. These two men made good speech es and were extended a standing invi tation by President Fain to visit with the Lions any regular meeting night. Prof. Lance and Prof. Adams ex 1 tended the Lions an invitation to hold a meeting soon at Young Harris, Lr.c, ? partake of dormitory meals once I again, which brought applause from ' the Lions and assurances that the in j vitation would be accepted. Committee* Named ; l.ion Fain announced the standing committee chairmen for the ensuing I year as follows: Ladies Night, I)r. Geo. R. Salis bury. Goon Roads, Col. Don Witherspoon. Extension, .1. (". Townsun. Major Activities, John Shields, Jr. Telephone Squad. (?. T. Whitlock. Resolutions, B. P. Corn well. Attendance, V. M. Johnson. Finance, K. C. Moore. Transportation, Sid Pendley. Parks and Playgrounds, E. P. Haw kins. Program. Geo. H. Ellis. Agriculture, R. W. Gray. Educational. Rev. J. L. Steele. Boys Work. Rev. Howard P. Powell. Activities, H. G. Klkins. Advertising, C. W . B'ailoy. Resolutions. Theodore N. Bates. I Public Relations, Walter W. Hyde. Membership, Dr. Edw. E. Adams. Shields Opens New Filling^ Station L. M. Shields announces the open ing this week of his new and up-to date filling station Sunday in con nection with a bargain day, in which he is offering one quart of oil free with the purchase of five gallons of pas. The new filling station is located at the junction of No. 1 0 and No. 23 highways, and will be known as the South End Filling Station. Mr. Shields has been operating a mercan tile business and garage at this place for several years. When the grad ing on Xo. 28 was completed, he built a modern service station, of brick construction. Four tanks have been installed, together with other modern fixtures. He will handle the well known and popular Gulf Refining Company gas and oils. His brother, Johnny Shields, Jr., will be in charge. Johnny says he wants to thank his friends and the public for past patronage and ask them to remember him in the future. 'The surfacing of the remaining three mile stretch of Number 28 with slag was begun this week. The slag will be shipped to Murphy over the L. & X., and trucked out and placed on the r<rad. NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS By order of the Board of Town Commissioners, all delinquent town taxes for the year 1929 will be adver tised for sale on all real estate listed for taxes and levies on all personal property will be made on August 1, 1930. (2t) W. T. COOPER. Tax Collector, Town of Murphy.
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