The Leading If ,,,/./ v Sn,spaprr
X"r,h Carolina. Covrnnp
a l.arpr and Potentially Rich Territory in Thit - lair
Vol. XLII.? No. 17.
Murphy, N. C., Friday, November 28, "1930.
9 1. 50 YEAR 5c COPY
CHEROKEE BANK WEATHERS
STORM 'PUBLIC HYSTERIA'
Conditions Quiet and Buiineu ? Us
ual Follow* Closing of Bank
Of Murphy Saturday
T1 ? Cherokee Bank Successfully
weathered the storm of "public hys
teria which Saturday morning fore
t,i . closing of the Hank of Mur
phy for the protection of the deposit
ors. and threatened to cause a '"run"
on the town's other hank.
It wa? a hunch of level-headed,
prim taced and determined business
uh t h gathered Saturday morning at
lh?- call of the president of the Chero
ke? Bank and took emergency steps
? :: vent a run on the hank's . :t j
by hysterical depositor . Y? t they
sin . r.le.i in stemming Lhe tide,
frien "f the institution rallied t<
| aid. expressed their confident'*
ar ; ait li in the hank and its office r- .
a '? r! <? hank continued on undet the
? 4t: usics* as usual."
It was considered a- a mirach- hy
man;.. and is perhaps without parallel
that 'lie hank succeeded in keeping
it^ moots open in the face *. f tl 'ail
? many other hanks pra? illy
all over Western Carolina which was
sv ? t t'.v what has been termed "pub
i ( >teria" following the closing
of "th?- Central Hank and Tru.-t Com
puny, of A-heville.
Bank Thanks People
The Cherokee Rank expressed it
era*, ide and appreciation in a sign
. ! statement for the press, as follows
\\ . . the undersigned officers of
the Cherokee Hank wish to extend
cur thanks and appreciation .o our
many friend- and the public in gen
oral, * their loyal support and
<ai < operation during the past
?Ya i when financial depreoion
and excitement has prevail' ? over a
? at ortion of our land. W. .avc
fell 'ident and have known that
itution was testing on a fiv
.1 ] basis hut on account of tin
(, ? r: several of the hank^ in th?
? a-. .> .-m natural that* then
- ? anxiety on the pa t o
seiiu ! tho-e who know tin -1
xierstand fully that the cl
in lt - jany, if not all. of the Slate
?; well as those in othei State -
ra- ??? !?. caused by purely local con
?lit 1 'The hank examine! . 11 t
? m1\ North Carolina. btK .11 the
Noi and tiic South, states that
? conditions in the Sout ar
exceiient. and there is no rcasun t
feel any anxiety or fear as to their
ahili;;. to sand the sir:' '.1 of general
Jinam .si unrest.
We thank you, one and all. for
your confidence and support in the
|;ct. nd wish to assure you thai we
will continue to serve you with the as
sui;.:. that our hanking institution
is en safe financial foundation, an !
with yi-ur continued loyalty, and
with Ihvine Help, we will all mach
foiwai'd to nobler service in the fu
ture.
Faithfully yours,
K. A. DAVIDSON. Pres.
?I. B. STOREY. Cashici
CHAS. W. CARRIN( M.
Asst. Ca ilier.
"Children of
Old Carolina"
"Ch ldren of Old Carolina" i> a
?*stoji al pageant that tells ??! the
story of our state from tin- "Last
Colony" down to it? persent magni
ficencv. Striking features and beau
tiful scenes, songs, dances folk panic
and tasks of -the period45. Speeches
are '? ? u?f and simply help to carry
?n the story. Costumes and music
Rive the effect of moving: pictures.
Jmprjrtant science
Important secenes rep" e -en ted in
the p?Qenat are:
1 -Children of the Lost Colony.
II ? Children of the Primeval Day
"[ C hildren of Old Colonial Days
IV ? Children of the Wert.
^ ? Children of the Revolution.
VI ? Children of Old Plantation
Days.
VII Children of the Confederacy
WII- Children of the New Freedom
Ia~~( hildren of Today.
SQme of the important characters
art>: Father Time, Sir Walter Ral
f'f*. Manteo. Edward Mosely. Dan
lf"' ?ne, Cornelius Harnett, Gover
n?v {:.rahani? Vance and Aycock.
Various committees are actively
J work under the direction of Miss
Lively.
Make your plans now to see the
Oili n of today in "Children of
, Carolina" Thursday evening Dcc.
? j?t 7 :30 o'clock. Murphy School
A"dit< num.
Look at the label on your paper and
e<? that your paper is not in arrears.
?
?
{ A Correction
?
l In the Ext i a K< ' >.n printed t
{Saturday morn njr, the Scout vi I !
| to correct inn with i<t?i i
J- .<?<? t th< ? i . i <>i heavy will.- J
* drawals irom ?!!?? Bank MUr-|
I pi; v. J. a ;i \ - iday i ead of ?
J ! i: i.-'iay. a- ? i -tate<: The edit- j
? i < ?n \va - tit ? oui ?
..ou om ? linn w o .. wa J
-n it a:.. >urse with |
only two men working m it, writ- 1
' n.aUii .
i , ' ' ' 1 ' * : ? . ;i ;
jrihlc rush, and during the attend-!
i ' ^ the .!at. were I
I 'Witched ami not nut iced until !
J -"ini'tniH- Is,., | .
I ' 1 ' f'-l" ' \aiiunel : ... ,j ?
(going ovet the bank's re nuicc, ,.|| }
I s *w? and will complete hisl
i work about Saturday. <?fficiu!s|
J of thi cloaed bank tated thai I
j they .ti,i ??t have any rtatcmeut !
(<o make as to definite plans to|
Ji.e adopted until art.-; the audit!
Iwaa completed and the Corpora-)
Itlon Commission had made it* re- i
I l-ri.
? ?
XMAS CHEER
FUND STARTED
BY LIONS CLUB
$50 Donated and Committer Named
Tucsdft" N i cr |> | To Co-opcratr
With Town Organi *..tions
The .Murphy Lions \otei Tuesday
ii.": iu to dona t e - iu?n to a communi
? hist ma.- < heer fund to In* u ?m!
_ comf. : i ami <?' ????,* to the
1 edy tainili'.* ? ?* coming 1
vt iil?* ic Sfii-n; . ami a < onimittee '
com: n-ed <?:' iv.. I* liawkiiv-. < hair*
r-;. !.'. M <? . . an i'. 1 .. I >uf ree.
:?> cooperate v. th the other club.-. of
the r ?A", and ; -a -tors of the churches
n >e'.-kif:i: ?? t and deter mining the:
n?M-ds .if familie in benefit Irom
tf'. ?> i!*!. Tin are a! t ? ? -co and i
eo- operate with .lie ??? - r organiza- ;
ions in helping t?? ra:-o more fund !
f ? ? ! this pufj <?>e.
The meeting I' cmIuv night was
infen-si in :. ;-nd n.arke I tin* login- !
Ili In- I'd] l e ;.et\v? 1-n tile
! ??;> and : h ? :? at- ??' the club. They
vt : ' .'\en!; i\idei t ?vo weeks ago. j
ami he los.ng . i<i ? to give the win- 1
ners :< banquet and other entertain- '
menU i -id< * were evenly match- i
i : Tuesday night.
I. ion T. I . Dufiee wa ; welcomed,
I ; the I'ro-ident a> a new member, j
I .ion Powell. pastor ??! the -Methodist j
church, was welcomed hack to the
cl i" and community ' t another year
? f km vice eie. Dr. N. R. Adams was
welcomed in the place ol his son- I M .
. i a . K. Atian .-. wh?? is in Knoxville
taking trea'.meiit at a hospital.
l.ioji Powell reported that he was i
.naking arrangement.- :'oi the Father j
and So; P.a.ui < ' . ard h ped to be j
y i t-pare - o ma! . sonic detiaite an
norncement a- t ? the speaker at the
next meeting.
I >e :i! !i. l ain r-a?i a letter from
.1. W. (li'a-pi". in whi Mr. Cilaspie
stated definitely that lie woubi not
'.??orate the cannei v ne\: year. One
v a s i. a?l al ? fiom I. (t- Markham. j
?Ah wih in charc? the Murphy
, laiit, expressing his regrets that his
? lii'pruiy seen fit not operate the
cannery another year, and expressed
. ; wish*-- to hi- f i :ond- and assoc
iates here.
The following were present: .sheep
Adams. Powell. Gray Hailey, Klk
ns. ami Monie. C< at- Fain. Hawk
in,. Johnson. .Salisbui y . I'endiey. and
Pufree.
Miss Mauney Visits
Schools of E. Carolina
.Mi - K.tolle Maiincj , accompan
ied l?y Miss JVarl Martin and Mrs.
?I. II. McCall. loft Friday for an ex
tended visit to Eastern Carolina.
While in Raleijrh. Miss Mauney and
Miss Martin, will be the guests of
Miss Hattie Parrot*. State Supervis
or of Rural Education and Miss Ann
Holford. Supervisor of Wake County!
Schools. Here they will vi-it the Ral- j
e'jrh City Schools and Wake County i
School--. From Raleigh Miss Mauney
and Mis-" Martin will go to "Beaufort j
by the Sea" there to be the miests !
of Mi-> Margaret Gu.<in. Supervisor.!
rnd to be carried on an inspection!
tour of the Cataret County Schools, i
i
NEW OFFICERS
OF COUNTY TO
TAKE OFFICE
Will Be Sworn in and Aitum; Reigns
of Government Monday
Morning
The new county officers will take
charge of the county government 011
M ;ulay morning. December l^t. and
with the- changing of the county of
ficers a number of change- in the
* licv are i\pecte<l to be made.
will likewise several appointive of
fices.
i- < Mowing is the platform of both;
i'olitkal parties upon which the* ra,cc ?
w.is made prior to the election on No
vember 4th in which the Pemcrat
' i three j laces and jrave tfn Re
p.d l ean h -t races in the othei '-on
? t Whether the parties will seek .
t coi -ordinate \heir efforts yet re
mains to be seen. however, in some
In tame, planks in the two jlatfos in.-'
- r *? identical, as a perusal of t?oth
will reveal.
The Republcan Platform foil ??v
"1. The time has come when taxes j
i. list be ledueed. and to that end we .
;.vor a further reduction of the road
ax * ' a rate lower than is now levied
W e con. mend the action of the
lie. ? Mican Hoard of County ('ommi
ioneis in making the reduction of
f fteen cent- f? r the current year.
We favor thr lepeal of the
Dillatd R.md Law.
"I. We favor the enactement of :?
law creating a uniform sy-teni of
ta: atb n foi the support of t >??? public
schools.
We favor abolishing the vhoh
lime health officer and hi staff, and
? h other officer- as will be consist
??ui with the efficient cairying on ?f
the affair- of the county.
"??. We favor tin election of all 1
officers by .he people.
"7. Real estate is carrying a great!
leal m 1 ire ' i an .t- -haie #?!' the tux
. anil the burden has become stag '
< i : . We :'a\o? fait and .iust tax]
b.v. , v. hereby the burden will be lifl-i
e i from leal < state and the fanner j
and placed on tb"-e l??t er abytn
carry the burden."
The Democratic IMatlorm follows:
"1. We are in favor of a State
wide chool system **oi all of the
public shools of the stale.
"L\ We are in favor ??f a reduc
tion i t taxes for Cherokee county
\ini for .i more economical expendi
ture of the money collected for tax
and to that end we declare ourselves
to be in favor of aholi-hing the All
Time Health Office for Cherokee
County, to discontinue the School
Supci v sor. to abolish the office of
County Auditor and require the Reg
? er oi Deeds and Sheriff to perform
the small duties of the Auditor, anil
require the salary of the Superin
tendent of the County Home be re
duced.
That whereas the State has
tal.t ? over most of the roads of the
?ot i v. we are in favor of repealing
the Dillard Law and all amendments
thereto by which the Cherokee
County Highway Commission was cre
ated.
List New Officers
Fallowing urc* the- officer* who will
he inducted into otfice Monday:
County Commissioners, two Repub
licans and one Democrat, as follows:
! !?*. L. Townson r. ?l. M. I.ovingood,
I r. and Lee Shields, d. to succeed Dr.
J.I. \V. S. Davis. W. J. Martin and T.
I). Hickey. all republiqans.
John Keenei republican. takes of
fice as Clek of the Superior CouK.
succeeding !'. C. llyattt democrat.
Frank Bristol, republican, takes
lover the Sheriff's office, succeeding
X. \V. Abernathy. republican.
H. L. Padgett, democrat, take* over J
the fofice of Register of Deeds, suc
ceeding W. A. Boyd, republican.
W. A. Adams, republican, succeeds
I himself in the office of county sur
veyor. and likewise. Dr. S. (\ Heigh- j
way, republican, succeeds himself as
coi oner.
Col. John M. Dillard is the other
Democrat winning in the county, as
representative, and will take his seat
when the Legislature meets next Jan
uary. K. P. Hawkins, republican, was J
the last representative.
XMAS SEAL SALE
TO BEGIN FRIDAY
The Tuberculosis Christmas Seal j
Sale begins Friday, November 28, |
and will he sponsored again this year;
bv the Woman's Club, with Mrs. C. ?
W. Savage as chairman.
iWHY THIS PAPER!
! I he readers of I he;
| I
{Scout are receiving!
'this copy in addition toi
J the regular edition of J
!the paper this week!
jdue to the fact that thej
! legal advertising was!
? ommitted Irom the reg-j
jular edition. In mak !
? ing up the paper, the J
! legal advertising of the!
? Clay County News was |
jused and the "switch !
'was not discovered un->
i .. i
[til our attention was J
{called to it.
I I
BOOK WEEK
IS SUCCESS
The annual ??l servance of Hook
Week at the ('it metric library last
week. was pel haps the most success
I f 1 and most enjoyable yet held.
Mi s II eighway had the rooms most
.. t,acti\cly decorated, with beauti
ful new honks on di f lay, and in this
V ing. the children were grouped
ai< und the story teller.- each after
noun in iapt attention.
St< ry tellers Wednesday afternoon
'.vi if: M -- F.loi-e Fain. Miss Adella
i Meroney ami Michael Fryga. On
: hlii sda\ aftei noon Mis>es Grace
ifyntt. Pearl M? Nahb. Mat t ic Lou
1 MeNahh. A ? !* i ? ? Han i and Maude
, 'oakery, fnitn t:ie Teaclu ? ' Train
ing School. On Friday afternoon.'
.he childrei came dres ed to repre
sent thoir favorite b >ol. characters
and wi re ? nt? i ta ne I with stories i \
Mi I.elia Hay*.- . of tl;e public chnol
faculty.
I* olio wing is a li.-t of book- donat
ed hy f. ???!!?.!.- of the I s > .
From Mrs. \\ H. Travi of I'hila
delphia. I'a.:
The Royhood of Great Men. The
Wind Wagon. The Magi> S< i Hub
bies. Ire Magit Cmbrella. The Crui-e
| of Noah s Ark. all by Cory.
The Little Washington.-. The Lit
:|e Washington- at School, The Lit
tle Washington* Holidays. b\ Roy,
and Mai ie Claire-" Workshop, hy An
j doux.
Mrs. Raseom R. Carroll pi evented
Robinson "Smiles". Royal Road to
Romance, by Halliburton, and Favor
ite I'oenis. were pre-ented by Mrs.
Susie de Martine. and Gospel Pic
tures and Story Sermons, hy Whittle,
presented by Michael Fryga.
List of Kooks pruchased by the li
brarian :
Riyant Children's Rook of Cele
brated Pictures.
Milton -I'ook of Stars for Young
People.
Rail our Candidate for the Line.
Rates? The Sunny Spain.
Spyri- Moni the Goat Boy.
Rowe- My Magic Storyland.
\nderson*s Fairy Tales.
Perkins The Japane-e Twins.
Perkins ? The Irish Twins.
\ erne- -Around the World in
F.ightv Davs.
Raibour The Half Rack.
Turner ? Aii craft of Today.
Field ? Poems of Childhood.
Roosevelt ? Letters to His Child
ren.
Terhune Lad. a Dog.
Spyri ? Little Miss Grasshopper.
Andrews ? Stories Mother Nature
Told Her Children.
Harper ? S?ory Hour Favorites.
Browning? -Pied Piper fflHa.vlin.
Dodge Donald and Dorothy.
Who's Who in America 1930-:>1.
Peterkin- - Black April.
I } rant ? Story of Philosophy.
Wells Outline of History.
Grey- The Shepherd of Gauda
loupe.
N'orris ? Passion Flower.
Bailey ? Wild Wind.
Best ? Gorram, the Hunter.
Mrs. R. C. Mattox and son. H. A.,
loft Wednesday for Knoxville. Tenn.,
to <per.d tho Thanksgiving Holidays
with their daughter .?nd sis* < r. Mrs.
Frank McDonald. From there they
will qro to Alco. Tenn.. to visit Mrs.
Carl Knight, sister of Mr*. Mattox.
CLAY COUNTY
BANK CLOSES
Follow* Cra*h of Central Bank &
Trust Co. of A*h?-villr
w ord received in Ii:ivcs\ille
about noon last Thur day of the clos
, ir - o? the Central Bank A: Trws*
!< mpany. one of As .eville- laiir?
1 ankinjr house-.-. Immediately. upon
i ir formation. the din-do;-.- oi t i.t
' lay County Bank ordered it cloyed.
' and ii - ..M \va- made on the hank
I here. The Central Bank & Trust Co.
v.a- the < orre-pondinj: Bank for the
< la\ < ounty Bank atul at :hc time of
itv <l?i-ir?jr tin Clay County Bank
1 had a con ide:; Me sum of money in
! the Central Bank. which u the princi
I f I iea- ?ij T' r t e i-l**- ntf of tin- "local
l bank.
Mr. \. rhambers. president -f
| the BaiiV makes the following state
ment: Mr. Blake. State Auditor. is
t i ? \\ in he k ank pointf ovei the books
makinu a complete a :dit. and if cort
dit "i - aie f< and favorable the Bank
will he re-oper.? rj in the near future.
S . !. \. ( II AMBERS.
President.
Smokey Mountain
Mutual Exchange
Will Meet Here
A M iy intei estinu meeting of the*
directors ?,f the Smoky Mountain Mu
tual Kxchanjre \va- held in i lie office
of Count v Ajrent I!. I? Bowditrh Sat.
No\. This oruitn ion of poul
try u? -?vei> f tin counties ? ?f Hay
wood, Jackson. Swain. C . roi.ee and
Clay.
I he purpose of tie meeting was to
iisrus- u.ai kiting of poultry and
. 1 ; i 1 "he S >utlu*rn liailroad
from llaye^ville and M'.nphy to Ashe
villi . I'lan to elec. one member of
t <- ? t rani /.at ion to . > to Kal^ifrh in
Becemhcr to meet with directors of
-iiiiihtr or'--:tni/a* ion io.i over * 1 1 * -
1 Sta'?- and nUo wi.h Mr. Shelling,
member of the Kcderal Farm Board.
The inee int in Kalcitrh will jio into
the mat ketiri'.; a- a State :md ha\"
the Federal Farm Board ' help in
any way it po. sihiy can in the ser
vice of market mj poultry and eirirs.
I'h.ie- are now nwh way to bold
aiidthci me.-lnr/ i ? tin- trnmp sonu
tinn- in January : e .mpht? the ai
tanirenu-n - 'i handling poultry and
eje^s from this action dining next
yea i .
Mr. John W. Goodman. histrict
Ar-'iit. meets w ith tin ?: I t *-? toi.- here
today.
I
' P. M. Scroggs Dies
At Sylva Hospital
The citizens of Hayesvillc and com
munity were shocked early Saturday
morning when they learned of the.
death early Friday night of Mr. I*.
M. Scroggs, at the hospital in Sylva
where he had been taken only the
da\ befoie foi treatment following
a five weks* iilne *-? with flu and com
plications. Heart failure w;i- the di
rect cause of Mr. Scroggs death.
Funeral services were held Satur
da> afternoon a o'clock from
the Hayesvillc Methodist church, by
Rev. < >. K. Croy. pastor of the church.
Mr. Scioggs wa> laid to rest in the
Methodist cemetery l?y h:< father and
other relatives.
Paul Mathsoi) Sci"ug wa- horn
September 1. 1 lit- was the -on
of the la'tc John O. Scroggs who pass
ed this life in His mother died
sometime years ago. He is sur
\ived by h;- ' -mother, one brother
Mr. Pearl Scroggs. of this place,
and three sisters. Mrs Jarrett Thorn] -
so nand Mrs. Ralph Heal of Hayes
vi lit?, and Mi>. John Swanson. of
Canton. N. an older sister, Carrie
and younger brother. Neal. passed on
some years ago. He is also survived
!y his wife, who was Miss Mary
Standi idge. Also his four daughters.
Mi-ses Myrtle. Pansy, Tonnie and
Margie, all of Hayesvillc.
Mr. Scroggs was a man everybody
lifted, he always had a kind wor dam I
cheeky smile for everybody. He wil
be greatly missed in the community
He was a member of the loca!
Junior Order, a merchant in Have
ville for a number of years and hehi
responsible positions with differen
firms in Western North Carolina.
His ability a- a stora salesman wa?
the best to be found.
The sympathy of the entire com
munity is with Mrs. Scroggs ami her
daughters.
Look at the label on your paper and
see that your paper is not in arrears.