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.tnii ni: ' ? ? , \ ? r tf.nper in !. stern \orlh Carolina. Covering a Ixirge and Potentially Rich Territory in Thii State Vol- XLII.? No. 11. Murphy, N. C., Friday, October 17, 1930 $1 .50 YEAR -5c COPY DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES MADE BY REPUBLICANS MEETING HERE TUESDAY OUT LINES PLATFORM FOR COUNTY CAMPAIGN a meeting in the court hou-ej la Tuesday, a Declaration of Prin was made hv the Republicans ' Cherokee, outlining the platform ? party's campaign for county ? ' *"f ccs. A speaking tour will al?o 1.,. made of the county by the party 1 candidates and leaders, dates of w i i. and the time and plare are he rn- worked out by Fred T. Dickey, chair man of the county Republican Executive Committee. The meeting: was presided over by ' unman Dickey, with Roger A. war, of Andrews, as secretary. M . Dickey called the meeting ?to order and briefly stated the object of tht gatherin. Secretary Dewar in ti .?i Tied the Declaration of Princi pl and spoke upon it, urging its no isiion by the meeting. Attorney F. 0. Christopher and J. M. Lovin >i. a candidate for county commis sion. also spoke briefly, following which the principles were adopted unanimously, as follows: Declaration of Principles of the Re publicans of Cherokee County: The Republicans of Cherokee County adopt the following as the I riruiples for which they stand in the coming election: 1. The time has come when taxes mu-; be reduced, and to that end we favor a further reduction of the road tax to a rate lower than is now levied. 2. We commend the action of the Republican Board of County Commis sioners in making the reduction of fifteen cents for the current year. We favor the repeal of -the Lrllard Road Law. 4. We favor the enactment of a V,? creating : tniform system oi taxation for the support of the public schtx Is. We favor abolishing the wholf time Health Officer and his staff, and such "thcr officers as will be consist ent with the efficient carrying on of the affairs of the county. '??We favor the election of all of ficers by the people. V. Real estate is carrying a great deal more than its share of the tax es. and the burden has become stag gering. We favor fair and just tax laws whereby the burden will be lift ed from real estate and the farmer and placed on those better able to cany the burden. Commencing about October 18th, the candidates of the Republican par ty will conduct a speaking tour of the several voting precinct?, and at that time enlarge upon the issues of the campaign. RESOLUTIONS PASSEDFOR SLAIN OFFICER Whereas, in His allwise providence our Heavenly Father hath permitted our dear friend and brother, Mack Carringer, to some to an untimely death and hath called him to that homo whence no traveler returns, Therefore, be it resolved by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Murphy First, that his family has lost a lov ing1 and affectionate husband and father; Second, That his parents have lost a loving and obedient son and the joy and pride of their lives; Third, That our town has lost a be loved, respected and honored citizen, and a faithful officer who grave his "f? in the performance of his duCy . Fourth, That his church has lost a '?yal and faithful member; Filth, That we with his family and ones mourn ^*s loss Sixth, That a copy of these reso lutions be delivered to his family, one spread on the minutes of the town one published in The Cherokee Scout. R. R. BEAL, Chairman, C. B. HILL, G. W. CANDLER, Committee. Adopted October 15th, 1930. .. J. W. McMILLLAN, Mayor. "? A. FAIN, Town Clerk. Road Commission To Meet Second Monday Scout rekuested to announce MU?t the meeting of the Cherokee Road Commission will not be eld for November until the second * onday, officials postponing the j 'feting until then on account of the ection and superior court. Cannery C'oses Successful Season The Murphy canneri 1 ? d a sue- 1 ce sfi 1 season L v.. ? s? T'd Mr. ' Mark 'am. in char-c ? : operation . I with Mrs. Markham, las* Thurs- 1 ay fo !!<<;:: I. I ?!.. i c g > ng to Florida. Mi. Jackson and his family left i ?\\ . > - > k > .iv v a i ief \i i* with i ?lat'.ves in Alabama i ? ? ? ? . ? ? ? uoirg t^ 1 ? ruin, where h?- will i>?- with Mr. Markham :?i the iteration of the i lorlda plant. The cannery lu re at *t? 7C,000 1 case55 of beans and m >stly lean.?. this sea^n. 14. '*<'0 doz ??a or 1 75,20" cans. Tr.e canneiy - aer.t between t?- ? and twelve thous thousand dollar:- here, which money ?vent directly to the farmers for pro luce delivered at the canne?*v. and i nnnloyed about 7"> women at the nt while i' was in operation. I .ova! citizen interested in seeing! this industry stay here next year are already preparing to make a concert ed effort to get Mr. J. \Y. Gillaspie, owner and opeiator, to continue it here. Some confusion and dissatis faction arose between he official? and some t' the farmers conti acting acreage the past season, and the im pres ion has been given that the riant would he moved out when the plant closed this season. However, local citizens are nego tiating with the officials in an effort to keep the cannery here, and those farmers and business men who are in teies ted sufficiently in the propo . ition are requested to >ee W. M. l ain and members of the l.ions Club and co-operate with him in the mat Opportunity School At Brasstown Nov. 1 and 2 There i to be an Opportunity School at the John C. Campbell Folk School on Friday, Saturday and Sun nay, October 31. November 1 and 2. On the first two days 'here will be night as well as all day meetings. Everyone is welcome. Bring your dinner and a cup of coffee, which t*ie school will provide, and spend the day with us. Four members of the faculty of Berea College in Ken tucky are coming to Brasstown for these three days: Dr. Hatcher, who gave a series of splendid talks on a variety of subjects at the school last November; Miss Dingham, the exe cutive secretary of the Conference of Southern Mountain Workers; Dr. Morgan, Berea's son*; leader and Miss May B. Smith, teacher of English in the college department, who is noted for her telling of stories. These three days will mark the orening of the fourth winter term of the Folk School. We welcome calls from any one who may be interested in coming to school this year, and who would like to talk things over with us. .Mrs. Campbell returned to Brass town the last of September, after an absence of about six weeks, during which time .'he attended and read a paper on "The Folk School in Ameri ca ' at the Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia, and then spent some time on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts. Miss Butter took a Mediterranean trip this summer, and returned to Kia.-stown some little time ago. Mr. Deschamps and his family are once more in Brastown after a sum mer with relatives in Belgium. His vacation did him a great deal of good, and he has returned to this country very much improved in health. Miss Elizabeth Gates is also back at the school, after a summer on her farm in Conneticut. George Bidstrup is at present giv ing ten day courses in Danish gym nastics and singing games ot two Western schools, one in New Mexico and one in Arizona. He will return on October 28. Miss Louis Pittman is at her home in New Jersev. and is speaking about the Folk School before various churches and other groups in several towns. She is expected back before the 30th. There have been many quests at the school thic summer. Among them were four members of the school board of Greenville, S. C.; L. P. Mol lis, Margaret Coble, J. Henderson, and J. F. White; George W. Hinman of the Congregational Headquarters Board in New York City; Ernest W. Riggs from Boston, a member of the Foreign Missions Board of the Con gregational Church; Miss Vryling Buffum and Mfss Lucia Danforth, both of whom were for many years associated with Lincoln Memorial University in Tennessee; Lerutenant John R. Pitman, Jr., of Fort Sam Houston, Texas; Miss Mary C. Catlin from Brooklyn, New York, Mrs. Nin or Podmore. Miss Dora Jane Pod more of Honolulu, Hiwaiin Islands; and M?^. Bertha E. Ledbetter of Ed neyville, N. C. MURPHY LIONS TO HEAR DIST. GOV. WHITAKER SPECIAL MEET HERF. TONIGHT OF CLUBS OF WESTERN SECTION The Murphy i.ions are prenarin? <> ?-ivo District <k?verm r Whitake* a royal welcome here Fridav night in a joint meeting of Lions Clubs of this mountain section, which occasion j will also be combined with ladies* ni'.1 ht. Anions? the clubs receiving invita I ons to participate ir. the meetini? here are the following: Asheville, Brvson City, Robbinnille, and Telli col Fiains. A pumber of special RU'jrts have also been invited. Following arP the comnvttees nam ed b% Pre ident Fain at the last meet ing some two week* ago: Program Coirmittee ? G. \V. Ellis, Di . Geo. R. Salisbury, Dr. Edw. E. Adams, and Rev. Howard I*. Powell. Invitiation Committee ? V. M. Johnson. II. G. Elk'n-. C. \Y. Bailey, and T. N. Bates. Reception Committee ? Walter W. Hydrt. Don Witherspoon. and G. T. Whitlock. Purkinir ? E. P. Hawkins, Sid Pcnd Carl Townson. Arrangements, R. W. Gray. E. C. Moore, B. B. Cornwell, and Johnnie Shields. Mashburn Named Reporter on Mars Hill Publication At the regular meeting of the Hill Top staff, of Mar- Hill College this month. David T. Mashburn, Andrews lad attending colleere there was elect ed as one 'of 4the reporters to the Mars Hill College paper. For a number of years Mr. Mashburn has been connect ed with newspaper work in Cherokee county. For some time he worked with (he paper at Andrews and for the past few months he has been co respondent to the Cherokee Scout. He ha-5 also benn correspondent for the Asheville Citizen. In addition to his work as reporter of "the Hill Top staff, Mr. Mashburn has taken the responsibility of gathering informa tion for the different papers of the ^tate, in sending them articles of in terest about students attending Mars Hill from their vicinity. Although Mr. Mashburn is preparing for the ministry, and is not studying to be a newspaper man, he has made quite | a success in his newspaper work. Oct. 26th Baptist State Mission Day Sunday. October 26th has been des ignated by the 24,000 Baptist church es of ? he Southern Baptist Conven tion a State Mission Day. On t hi Sunday it :< expected that a special ?>re*r ram will bo rendered by each Sri. ' iy School netting forth the work < f the State Missions and a special oi'feing be made. i>i. Charles E. Maddry, Raleigh. General Secretary of State Mission of North Carolina has arranged a very helpful and instructive program for the school- of this state. The Title is: "The Acheivement of one hundred year ." and ip a breif but vivid description of the work of the Cnntist State Convention from March 26th, 1800 when it organized in Gieenviile. N*. C., with seven preach ers and seven laymen present. From i" .">00 Baptists in North Carolina in 1830 the number has grown to well over 31)7,000 white and 250,000 ne gro Baptists. !t is hoped by the Baptist leaders that a sum of $25,000 will be raised j in North Carolina on this day to re 1 (luce the debt on State Missions and help to carry forward the work. If each person enrolled in the Baptist Sunday Schools of the state would contribute 10 cents each, there would i?e more than $34,000 raised. Many of the schools west of Asheville have et as a goal, $1.00 per class in Sun day school. A. V. Washburn of Sylva who is field worker for this section <>: he state is expecting many more of the schools to adopt this goal. The programs are already in the hands of the pastors and superinten dents. If any do not have them, they may be had from Perry Morgan, Re corder b'ldg., Raleigh, of A. V. Washburn, Sylva. Four Students From Cherokee Active At Mars Hill College Each of four students from Chero kee county, who are attending: Mars Hill College this year, have taken on active part in one or more of the Society organisations this year. Paul ! Ree e of Andrews, who is in his sec ond year at Mars Hill has been chos en General Director of the B.Y.P.U. Department of the college for this year. David T. Mashburn of Andrews is serving as lender of the Intermed iate B.Y.P.U. in the First Baptist Church of Mars Hill and is President, of th ? Charles Roppr B.Y.P.U. Miss Ma . el Jone3 of Andrews has been chosen to lead the Junior B. t'.P.U. of tin- Mars Hill Baptist Church, and was also electoJ Second Vice Presi dent of the Ruth Sunday School Class A j^fp TO PALESTINE i ?I-:-:-:-:-:-:-:* By Rev. Howard P. Powell In the afternoon of April f>. we I pulled into port at Piraeus, which is ' the port of Athens, Greece. While i several miles at sea, we could see ; the Acropolis, which was at one time the religious center of Athens. To he in poi't at Piraeus, where Paul ! doubtless sailed to and from, was to I many of the party a sybject of deep meditation. Early in the evening there was a : group formed of the members of our party for a little trip to Athens. Aft er some difficulty we found the street car leading into the city. The street j car designation cards were all print- j ed in modern Greek, and were not i intelligible to one knowing only a little ancient Greek. With the aid of , a guide, who thrust himself upon us, i vvt had a visit in "the city of Athens. walk through the main street of i the city convinced us tnat the Greeks ( are still a people of pride and ambi- j tion. The main street of Athens compares favorably with many of the best cities of America. We returned from the crty to get on board the steamer for the night. It was necessary to use small row boats to go to and from the larger ship. We found the man who brought us ashore was gone. His competitors assured us that he was gone home and to sleep. However, after we in sisted that we were the passengers of number 722 and would wait for him, they called him. He came and honestly confessed that he had only gone for a drink. And he had. Monday morning we left under a competent guide for a tour of the | city of Athens. We went first <to .Mars Hill. Here was the spot on which Paul the Apostle stood and I-reached the sermon that is Record ed in the seventeenth chapter of the Acts of the Apostle*. To his right was the market place in which the 'i?crrsion started, while almost fac m.k him was the Temple of Thesus, which is today the best preserved of all ancient monuments, having been built 469 years R. C. to receive the remains of 'the Athenian hero who had conquered the Minataurians. It i- constructed in the doric style and entirely of Pentelian marble, trans formed by Justinian into a Catholic Church. It now serves a? a museum. Just back of Paul stood the Acropo lis, which was the religious center of Greece. This was brought to ruin by Xeres and restored by C'imon and Pericles, to whom we owe the mon uments we admire today. Farther back stood the Temple of Jupiter, which was to have been the eighth wonder of the wofjd. It was this most unusual position that the Apos tle Paul stood and said: /God Chat made the world and all things there in. seeing that he is Lord of Heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands; neither is worship ped with men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things." There was not place where more courage was needed to speak such words than the spot on which he was standing. With uncovered heads we stood upon Mars Hill and reviewed in our ? inds the scene of the great Apostle. Together we sang "Iraith of our Fathers Living Still." Our hearts were stirred and our devotions re kindled as we worshipped ?there upon such Holy Ground. From Mars' Hill we visited the Acropolis, and the Acropolis Museum. At noon we had lunch at the Minerva Hotel in Athens, where we enjoyed one of the most delicious and whole some meals of the entire trip. Later we visited the royal palace, the white marble stadium, which is an evidence of how much the Greeks still enjoy their games. The stadium is built of bueatiful white marble and will seat more than one hundred thousand spectators. 9 Early in the evening we left for Salonica, Greece, the site of old Thessalonica. DEATH CLAIMS JOHN WRIGHT IN CALIFORNIA ?"OR M F R CHEROKEE CO. MAN DIED SUDDENLY AS HE AROSE FROM BED A letter and clipping was received M week frem Mrs. Ablie Wright Hencken, ot Richmond. California, vlative to the death of her father, fohn Wright, former C herokee Coun y citizen. The letter is self explan itor and, together with the clipping, Follows: Richmond, Calif. Editor Scout. Murphy, N. C. Dear Sir: I am enclosing a clipping, and kvculd like t<? have you (if you have not already done so) put a nice ar ticle in your paper. Mr. Everett Wright lived and was raised at Peach tree and has many friends and relatives both there and in Murj hy who I am sure would be Bin prised to learn of his death. He had been wrih Santa Fe Company for 22 years and was due for a pen sion. Mr. Roy Wright, his brother, is General Car Foreman of the same company. Mr. Everett Wright and wife visited there last in 1922 at yhich time his mother parsed away. He had been well and healthy and had just returned from a trip to Washington and Oregon with his wife Just four days when he was stricken as he attempted to arise from bed. He died of dilation of tne heart. You can send me the Scout to gether with bill for same for six months. Thanking you in advance for all, I am Sincerely, (MRS) AB'BIE WRIGHT HENCKEN No. 2 Yuba Avenue, Richmond, Calif. Plea>e put this poem in al^o. by James Whitcomb Riley, if you can. It .'ems so sweet and gentle, like my Dear Daddy. Please send me Che paper from (he time you receive this. The poem follows: AWAY 1 cannot say and 1 will not say That he is dead ? he is just away. With a cherry smile and wave of the hand. He has wandered into an unknown land, And left us dreaming how very fair It needs must be since he lingers there. And you, O you, who the wildest yearn For the old-time step and the glad return. Think of him faring on as dear In X.he love of There as the love of Here. Mild and gentle as he was brave When the sweetest love of his life he gave To simple thinggs: where the violets grew Blue a*4 the eyes they yere likened to, The touches of his hands have tsray ed As reverently &s his lip$ have pray ed; \Vhen the little brown thrush that harshly chirred Was as dear to him as the mocking bird; And ho pitied as much as a man in pain A writhing honey bee wet with rain. Think of him still a* the same. I say; He is not dead ? he is just away. ? From Afterwhiles, copyright 1887 1914. The Bobs Merrill Co., used by special permission of the publishers. The clipping follows: DEATH CLAIMS JOHN WRIGHT Stricken suddenly when he attemp ted to arise from bed at G o'clock this morning. John Everett ^Wright, veteran San?a Fe Employee, expired at his home, 453 Twenty-second street, soon after. When Wright left his work as wood machinist in the mill at the Santa Fe shops yesterday, he complained of not feeling well. However, his condition did not be come grave until early this morning. Deceased was the husband of Mrs. Paralee Wright, father of Mrs. Abbie Hencken of Richmond, brother of O. Leroy Wright, general car foreman at the Santa Fe here; Lon Wright, Mr *. A. R. Patton and Mrs. Inez Til son, all of North Carolina; Mrs. Nina Brittain of Tennessee, and uncle of Carson Wright of Richmond. Services have been arranged for 2 o'clock Monday afternoon from the chapel of Wilson and Kratzer, with Rev. D. A. Williams officiating. En tombment will follow in Sunset mau soleum. Miss Vey Adams, of Murphy, has been elected secretary of the Volun teer Band and as pianist of one of the B.Y.P.U.'s. We feel sure that Cherokee county is proud of its young folks who are taking this &e tive part in Mars Hill College.
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