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Vol. XLIII.? No. 3. Murphy, N. C.t Friday, August 21, 1931 $1.50 YEAR? 5c COPY
SUDDERTH
REUNION HELD
AUGUST 16 !
The ; * *mal reunion of the Sud- t
?jerv ?.unily met at the home of Mr.]
Eli S - rth, on Peachtree, Sunday.
Augu-t l^th. with one hundred and
thin v five members present.
Mr hur Boyd called on Mr. H.
g K . -t ? r a talk. Mr. Elliott said
in part "1 would not address the la
dies and gentlemen first. Taking a
, v r.\e view by an eye of faith
I would addre** the pioneer and
staunch family or Sudderth Tree, the
father-, mothers, grandfathers, great
gre:f grandfathers and mothers, who
made n possible for this present as
semMv. who labored so faithfully,
i?owinkr the seeds of liberty, hospital
itv. also .he spiritual seed, which has
produced this present, honorable
Suddtr'h J-'amily Tree. May this re
union be ever remembered, reaping
what those pior.eers sowed in the
Ion*: ago. uni'.ed they shall be called
tn that grand reunion, and be con
veyed by a convoy of males through
elvsian Yields, there to be reunited,
th* r?- to remain foirver with the
I ord."
Mr. Boyd then called on Mr. J. D.
Mallonee, who paid a glowing tribute
of respect to the Sudderth family
In all of his 25 years as a prac
ticing attorney in Murphy, he had
never known or seen a Sudderth on
th?- criminal docket of our courts,
all of which was honorable, prais
worth and dignified for the highest
reasons, they were reared by noble,
honorable parents."
Soon tne long table was laden to
overflowing with the most delicious
eatables that I could see or heart
could wish. Mr. Eli Sudderth invit
ed ai: to come near the table, call
ing on Mr. H. B. Elliott to return
thank.-, alter which all partook of
the mo-t sumptuous dinner evt*r
spread in Cherokee county- After
all partook, there were several bask
ets left over. This was the largest,
most enjoyable one by old and young
of any reunion. May th*1:' *11 I'***
to enjoy another.
Those present were:
H. B. Elliott, Murphy, N. C.
J". X. Conley.
J. E. Norton, East Laporte, N. C.
R. F. Roberts, Murphy, N. C.
-J. M. Barnett. Murphy, N. C.
.John Tatham, Andrews, N. C.
J. D. Parker, Marble, N. C.
John I). Norton, Whittier, N. C.
0. L. Norton, Cullowhee, N. C.
W. C. Lee, Charlotte, N. C.
Geo. F. Hendrix.
Neil Davidson. Murphy, N. C.
H. S. Sudderth.
W. D. McCombs, Murphy, N. C.
H; A. Crisp.
W. C. Norton, Cullowhee, N. C.
?1. D. Mallonee, Murphy, N. C.
W. P. Brittain, Murphy, N. C.
W ayne Sudderth, Oklahoma City.
E. A. Davidson, Murphy. N. C.
Bob Witt, Murphy, Rt. 1.
Glenn Crisp, Akron, Ohio.
Dean Witt, Murphy, N. C.
Troy Sudderth, Murphy, N. C.
Dock Sudderth, Murphy. N. C.
^ ? H. Sudderth.
Aud Sudderth, Murphy, N. C.
H. J. Ferguson, Murphy, N. C.
Mrs. A. E. Sudderth, Murphy.
- "irs" Ferguson, Murphy, N.C.
t ? Rt. 1 .
Mrs. Neil Davidson. Murphy, N. C.
Mrs. J. M. Barnett, Murphy, N. C.
Mrs. H. B. Elliott, Murphy, N. C.
C. w. Witt.
Carl Hendrix.
Paralee Sudderth Erwin, 41 Mont
Ave., Asheville, N. C.
ivate Sudderth Abbott 216 Hay
wood Street, Asheville, N. C.
John Sydney Sudderth, 508 Hay
wood Road, Asheville, N. C.
Judith Crisp, 296 Kryder Ave, Ak
r?n. Ohio.
D. McGuire, Andrews, N. C.
t*lenn Hendrix.
?Julia McGuire.
Paul Sudderth.
Forest Abemathy.
Lloyd Hendrix.
D woody Raxter.
A ? Boyd.
7. vV a?nd Mrs- F. L. "Wells, Tomot
,a' N. C.
Hazel Watkins.
Opal Sudderth.
Max Witt.
Ada Sudderth.
John s. McCombs.
Kebecca Mauney.
Mary Ferguson.
Marylou Ferguson.
n'fi K'ZVO"
"ill Ferguson.
?y Ferguson.
Lon Wright.
Willard Sudderth.
Oval Sudderth.
Uuder.Se. ^ Ft
n5,n,J? J" Moeser.
Dale Sudderth.
Sylva Collegiate
Institute To Open
On August 31st
aMJ I
The trustee: of Sylva Collegiate \
Institute, Svlva. N. C., announce its
opening on Monday. August ill '
The prospects for the school are the
brightest they have been in several I
years. The Baptist State B<>ard ha>
assumed all debts, and the schcl |
: ooens this year unincumbered with
debts. i
Sylva Collepiate Institute is an ac
credited hiph school, and students
who graduate there may enter any
college or university in the South
without examination. Courses arc
offered to meet the requirements of
the State, and in addition course^ in
Bible are offered and required of all
students. A commercial course will
be offered if the number of student*
desiring such a course justifies it.
The faculty has been completed
with the exception of one teacher,
and this place will be filled soon. The
trustees were fortunate in securing
the services of Rev. James LeRoy
Steele, foimer pastor of the First
Baptist Church at Murphy. Rev. Mr.
Steele is well known throughout
Western North Carolina a^ a force
ful and eloquent preacher.
The complete list of members of
the faculty, with the exception of a
teacher of history and French, fol
lows :
C. L. Cope, B. 3., Principal and
teacher of mathematics and science.
B. S. Science, Wake Forest College;
Summer School, Asheville Normal;
four years experience as teacher in
State high schools.
Rev. James LeRoy Steele, Teacher
of Bible, athletic dicertor and field
representative. Graduate of South
western Seminary, Dallas^ Texas;
several years experience as pastor.
Mrs. G. M. Futch, A. U., English
and Latin. Converse College, Spar
tanburg, S. C.. rwenty-five years ex
perience in State schools of Georgia;
tearher in Sylva Collegiate Institute
1P3A-1931.
Eva Keener. elementary
grades and matron for pzrls. Four
teen years' experience as teacher in
North Carolina public schools; tcach
.r in Sylva Collegiate Institute since
1**28.
Miss Agnes Brown, primary grades.
Sumner school N. C. C. W.; teacher
in Yancv Collegiate Institute; teach
er in Sylva Collegiate Institute since
1928.
Kate Witt.
Margaret Boyd, Murphy. N. C.
Annie Ruby Watkins.
Mrs. E. A. Davidson.
Alice G. Parger, Marble, N. C.
Gertrude Parker, Marble, N. C.
Grover C. Mauney, Murphy, N. C.
Neal Sudderth. Mnrphy, N. C.
S. J. Sudderth, Jefferson, Ga.
Mrs. Julia McGuire.
Mrs. C. W. Arnold.
Mrs. Nina Brittain.
Mrs. Austin.
Clara McCombs.
Bennie Jo Davis. Charlotte, X. C
Mae Sudderth, Murphy, N. C.^
Mary Jo McCombs Davis, Char
lotte, N. C.
Mrs- W. A. Boyd.
Carl Sudderth. u
Mrs. Carl Sudderth.
Mrs. Jane Valevie Wright.
Carson Eli Wright.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Hendrix.
Charles Franklin Hendrix.
Guy Sudderth.
Mrs. Pauline Mauney
Mrs. John S. McCombs.
Mrs. J. C. Albright.
Mrs. S. J. Sudderth.
Mrs. Bettie Thomas, Jefferson, Ga. [
A. E. Sudderth.
Ethel Witt.
Mcb Hendrix.
Mildred Hendrix.
Claudia Ferguson.
Junior Ferguson.
James Ferguson. .
Mr*. Edna E. Hasty, Ft. Lauder- 1
dale, Fla.
Mrs. Emma Sudderth.
Mrs. Grace Mauney.
Mrf. Callie Sudderth.
Mrs. Fannie Roberts.
Clarence Hendrix.
Geo. C. Mauney. -v
Bruce Mauney.
Wayne Mauney.
Hayden Kergruson.
D. H. Boyd.
Jean Ledford.
Ralph Sudderth.
Gerald Raxter.
Ralph Raxter.
Catherine Raxter.
Edith Raxter.
Irene Raxter.
Elizabeth Raxter.
Eloise Witt.
Louise Mauney.
W. C. Messer, Atlanta, Ga.
Mrs. Wood Raxter
Mary A. Messer, Atlanta. Ga.
n
Spencer'* PH ?
Herbert Spencer cohj^u the phrase
?TThe survival of the fittest.
' A- .
REV. JAMES LEROY STEELE
Pastor of the Murphy Baptist Church
who ha.s resigned his pastorate, ef
fective Sept. 1st, to accept the po
sition of l'rofessor of Bible at Sylva
Collegiate Institute.
Agricultural Picture
Shows Schedules For
County Are Given
We have some very Interesting j
pictures and we will he at the fol- 1
lowing plat es on the dates mentioned
and we will be pleased to see you at
t these metings.
Should there i?e any meetings that
will conflict with these dates please
noify me ^t once and I will change
the date to <ome other community
that is wanting the pictures.
We wilJ be at the following places:
Grape Creek School House. Mon
day. August 24th.
Unaka School house. Tuesday. Au
gust 25th.
Boiling Springs School houfe, Wed
nesday, August 2Gth.
Martins Creek School house, Thurs
day, August 27th.
Peachtree School house, Friday Au
gust 28th.
Brasstown Community Building,
Saturday, August 29th.
Culberson school house, Monday,
Aupust 31st.
Sonny Point school house, Tues
day. September 1st.
Suit school house, Wednesday, Sep
tember 2nd.
Marble school house. Thursday,
September 3rd.
Wolf Creek school hoa^e, Friday,
September 4th.
Walker school house, Saturday,
September 5th.
Cut this article out and ?ave it so
you will not forget the date in your
community.
R. W. GRAY.
County Agent.
POSTFIL
The revival services commenced
at Shoal Creek church Sunday Au
gust 16th. Introduction sermon by
Rev. J. C. Whitner, of Pierceville,
Ga., text Luke 5:4. His sermon was
of real interest. Come one and all
and assist in the work for the Mas
ter. You are invited.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Stiles last week their first baby boy.
Several of our citizens were at
tending court at Murphy last week.
Some had business and some none.
Dr. and Mrs. G. M. Young have
been attending a camp meeting of
the Adventist Church near Chatta
nooga, Tcnn., last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clate Stiles and chil
dren, Mr. and Mrs. Lakes Quinn and
little girl were Sunday evening
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. Z. Jones,
of Wehutty.
Principle mf Justic*
T! "e ??f i?jrn. ? f -in ?elf
lo\ ?-? * principle of justice
? Ruuwseaii.
Sid Pendley Instantly
Killed in Auto Wreck !
Iff .
Sid Pendley, well known Murphy |
citizen and proprietor of the Mur
phy Service Station, was irr?stantly !
kill in an automobile wre^k late j
Thursday afternoon on the highway |
between Murphy and Gainesville near
what is known as th?* Roy Head Mem- J
morial Bridge, in Georgia, and G- I
W. Ellis, a Mr. Kinney and a Mr. i
Morrow, who were in the car, suf
fered injuries the extent of which is >
not known.
The details of the accident were I
net learned, as the news came just \
as we were putting the forms on the
! press. Details will be carried next
week.
BAPTIST PASTOR
RESIGNS: GOES
TO SCI AT SYLVA
Rev. James LeRoy Steele Becomes
Proffessor of Bible and Ath
letic Director of Bap
tist School
Rev. .lames LeRoy Steele, pastor
of the Murphy Baptist Church, last
Sunday morning tendered his resig
nation to the Baptist congregation,
to become effective September 1st,
and at the same time announced that
he had accepted a position with the
Sylva Collegiate Institute, a Baptist
school, at Sviva, N. C., as Professor
of Bible. In assuming his new du
ties. Mr. Steele also becomes athletic
director and field representative of
the school.
For the past two and a half year?.
Mr. Steele has been pastor of the
First Baptist Church here, and dur
ing that time has made many friends,
i specially among the young people,
He is a very forceful and interesting
- peaker, and is noted for hi- fear
less preaching ?>f the gospel.
He is one of the beat teachers of
Bible it has ever been the privilege
of the writer to know, and during his
pastorate here has built up one of
the largest and strongest classes of
voung men ever in the Baptist Sun
day school. This class was gathered
and made up of yountr men and boys
who otherwise did not attend Sun
day school regularly, and some of
th-ni did not attend any Sunday
school until the class was organized.
Mr. Steele is a young man of ver
satile abilty. Besides being an ex
cellent preacher and teacher, he is an
ardent athlete, and has always taken
an active interest and leading part
in the athletic events of the city and
community, and thus was enabled to
come in close contact with many
young men and boys who otherwise
might not have been reached.
He was educated at Davidson Col
lege, now Duke University, and at
the Southwestern Theological Semi
nary, Forth Worth, Texas. He also
took special work at Emory Univer
sity, Atlanta. He came to Murphy
from Rome, Ga., where he served as
pastor for nearly three years, and
has had wide experience in evange
listic work. He is fitted
for the work he goes to do at Sylva
Collegiate Institute.
The many friends of Mr. Steele
and of the family regret to ate them
leave Murphy, but their best 'vishea
go with them to their new home
and field.
Fair Catalogs Are
Being Distributed
The Catalogs for tiie 1931 Fair
have been printed and are now being
distributed, fair officials announced
this week. The catalogs can be found
at your community stores, or copies
can be secured from any of the of
ficer 9 or from County Agent R. W.
Gray.
Officials are looking forward to
the biggest fair ever held, and crop
outlook promises to help make it the
biggest and best ever.
Part of the premium list is print
ed in this week's Scout and the rest
of it will be printed next week.
It behooves every farmer and
housewife in the county to get one
of these catalogs, note the prizes in
the various entries, and prepare to
enter something for a prize. It also
will be a good place to show your
neighbor and the public in general
what you are doing, and perhaps
what you are doing will be an en
couragement to others.
Get your Fair Catalog today.
Politeness Pays
"To smile anj bow low,** said III
Ho, the sace of Chinatown, "make an
easy task that sometimes proves sur
prisingly remunerative." ? Washington
Star.
GARDNER WILL.
MAKE ADDRESS
AT PARK MEET
Five Hundred From All Over West
ern North Carolina Expected
lo Hear Governor
More than 500 btisine-s ami
t'-Tr'Vin 'atl" W'-torn North
? n al! expected to h.;.r Cnv
r ? Vax '?"?"?Iner address the
?at Mnoky Mountains Park ban
quet .Wjich Will I... held at the Geo.*e
* ;md"rhilt hotel, on Kridaj -veninr
' ???>? the au-pi, "? o^
' f/4" V,U" merchants Association
and the civic clubs of the city.
I . Hiden Ramsey, of The Citizen
r ?" company. ,s the other speaker
im occaMon. Die purpose of the
oanyuet ,s to n.ake plan" for hand
V ,1. V- V'S:t"rs lnH tourists On the
North Carolina side of the park.
We should all be ready to take
advantage of the laiy,- number of
tourists that are expected to come
to this section, Archibald Nichols
rv-.7>ar!aL'"r "f the Asheville
-Merchant s Association, said in a let
ter this week to The Scout.
e park authorities estimate as
rifi?yfKaS XhL''' m'IIipn people will
.Pf.r ?" ? year. Mr. Nichols
-aid, and this means about ten per
sons to every inhabitant in the four
teen western counties.
All W N. C Affair
Vn?I""!y official-! ,.f the I!: wwtern
North ( arolina counties participating
M Irh KUCS'S of tht' Asheville
.! fchan, > association at the ban
^ri,,h.\nd ih%KAshtvin- ci?
den. f I?"" l. "" I?*"' the pre*i
dmts i of all the civic clubs in the IK
Wh T" V Wi"- h" ?ll-westVr
lion "r"'"la aifair and the discus
and its ?' V'r "n "" park
and ,t? significance to this section
The counties which will participate
?rford ";V<,'nK a"': Buncombe. Kuth
McDoweH \f ' ,?'Rvwor"d- Henderson,
e I V L' vl","n' Jackson, Mitch
Ciraham and < iay ^am,
Kzx"iolir- ,he and
western Vr. r" """est of these
that ti.ev J) ^ ,"erthcnMi C"!,,m,;niti?'"=
North t a, oi? Z
section over the hardsurfaced ?hi,rh
Highway No. lo whiek
smmrn
Horace M -\lhrin-\t r park.
.^p^?z3
I" "?? ?
the nark " has" l"1' s?Per'ntendent of
should b" done bv tli thinjrs that
on this side of.u, communities
f ' ?ki of th*' I>ark to Ket readv
'or the opening of thic /
aSSSSSaa
intensive publicity SmS J "
Car" rd OUtJ and Naders on ^he No-th
Carolina side feel that- ^o.in
in this section t^iat are interested 'tn
promoting the park as a tourist ??
:?c.t,on, should take immediate stew
way! P ,ht' -North Carolina Rate!
the^reat'smoV est'mated that
nark whL , y fountains National
attract ,.s. finally opened, will
nariro u- visitors than all other
parks combined, lar^eiv because of
ts comparative nearness to the (rrea*
population centers of the eaat.
Singing At Maltby
There will be a singing: held at
Maltby on the first Siyiday in Sep
tember, which is Sept. 6th. The
singing will be held at the Maltby
school house, and all singing clashes
and singers of the county are invited,
as well as the public generally.
Wfc.t Ail. You
When a man all over ke
an ensemble.? ?? I>efttb*?f
Reporter.