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JyOLUME XXXIV. No. 22.
W:SENIOR CLASS OF M. P. W.
SCHOOL CELEBRATE BANQUET
' CU*t Rings Awarded in Unique
Ceremony on December the 12th.
H
I" Blue Ridge, Ga., Dec 22. 1922?
1 The Seniors dressed in white filed
into supper singing "The Boat Song"
and assembled themselves around the
tables formed m a square in the center
of the dining hall. Vesper sertice
was conducted by Dr. Cutts,
'ho with Mrs. Cutts, held place of
onor. The school was then seated
>r supper.
k A cone of black and gold was suspended
from the ceiling over the
center of the table, and black and
gold ribbons were attached from the
cone to each placard.
As soon a.} supper was finished
the class still sitting sang the "Bicck
and Gold". A toast was then g?ven
to Dr. and Mrs. Cutts, faculty and
student body by a member of the
lfIass- ?
The little mascot, little Eiane
Styles, dressed as a little queen with
f a long white dress, embroidered with
pearls, and silver crown resting on
her soft brown hair, stood upon her
throne, and gave a toast to the Senior
cla?e.
,
The ceremony was then given by
Dr. Cults, with readings from tfle
I Book of Esther. It was very sweet
I and impressive and the seniors drank
in every word.
[ Then the class held their breath.
The time had arrived! The time that
means so much to a Senior?the re1
ceiving of a class ring?the emblem
, i that would show to the world they
i had at least reached the goal. The
\&ad and happy point of their life?
I the completion of the jolly school
. Igirl day3. All eyes were turned up
Iward to the cone in eager expectancy
5 the mascot pulled the ribbon, the
h bottom of the cone fell out, and the
rings came circling down to the different
places.
The class rose as they slipped the
shining ring on their fingers, and
repeated together:
"We place on our finger this emblem
of goid;
I I May it bind us in friendship that
) 2hall ever hold.
/ 'Tis an emblem that we shall wear
alweys
To show to the world thai we have
completed our high school
days."
?
The class song wa? sung as they
and exclaim over the emblem that
' means so much to them.
The ceremony was one o the most
beautiful and interesting events of
the school tern., and will always rer
main in the memory of the Senior
class and student body.
MURPHY IN DARKNESS FEW __
HOURS LAST FRiDAY EVENING
The candle supply of ^ocal retailers
was completely exhausted late
last Friday afternoon and evening
when the city current was off several
hours caused by tearing down
of the electric line to Kegal. The
construction company working on the
streets of Murphy, in blasting late in
the afternoon, knocked down the
o,ouu voit line to itegai ior a snart
distance and the current had to be
turned off until the line could be put
up. It took longer to repair the line,
explained city officials today, because
Chief eElectrician Elkins was
out of town on business, and assistants
from the power house had to
come to town to handle the situation.
^
The session of the County Comi
missions^vns pleasantly interrupted
k Monday when John Love an^" Alice
Penland, colored, presented trsemselves
at the court house and called
on Rev. Gay Bryant, one or the!
Commie "one 12, to mairy them.
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ORGAN OF MURPHY AND CHER<
REPRESETATIVE DILLARD . '
OFF FOR LEGISLATURE!
|
Vttorney T. J. H>-1 to Look After
Legal Bu*inesi in His Absence.
Representative J. H. Dillard left
Wednesday after Christrr.ks for !
Raleigh to make arrangements and
get settled so as to be ready to as- !
-urae his duties in the Legislature
when it convenes the first of Uie j
year. Mr. Dilard was .accompanied
by Mr?. Dillard and they planned |
to go by Greensboro and Reidville,
N. C.f and . pend a short while with t
Mr. Diilard's sister before going to
Raleigh. Mr. Dillard announced he- !
fore leaving that Mr. T. J. Hill, of ;
Murphy and Asheviile, for a long
time his law partner, would occupy
their office here in the Parker building
during his absence and attend
to all their business.
"I would like it to be fully understood,
too," said Mr. Dillard, "that
I go to Raleigh in the hope that I
may be able to be of some service
>to the people of Cherokee County,
and that I hope everyone wiil feel
free to write me at any time, about
any matter, in which he or she may
feel an interest. I shall gladly welcome
any suggestinons from any
"quarter, and it shall be my pleasure
to serve my peopla." ^
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Cherokee county is to have very
able representatives in the persons
of Senator G. B. Walker and Col. J.
H. Dillard and the entire citizenship
of the county should feci confidence
in their leadership and co-operate
with them to the end that something
worth while may be accomplished:
for this section of Western North I
Carolina.
SPECIAL TERM SUPERIOR
COURT TO CONVENE MONDAY
.
The special term of the Superior
Court of Cherokee County will convent
Monday.
The following cases have been
docketed for this term:
Monday, January 8, 1923
12 Power Co. vs. Hunsucker.
13Pcwer Co vs. Johnsonet al.
14 Power Co. vs. H. W. Rogers et ai J
15 rower vs. mary Rogers ev ??. ,
16 Power Co. vs. Power Co. et ai. I
18 Power Co. v?\ Whitner et al.
19 Power Co. vs. Mashburn et al.
20 Power Co. vs. lair et al.
31 Bryson & Barton vs. Anderson.
i3 Wright vs. Bottling Co.
Tuesday, Janunry 9, 1923
17 Mills' vs. Tabor et al.
53 Graves vs. Dockery.
60 Low ranee vs. PickLeoimer.
67 Lowrance w. Pie*le?dn;ec.
I' 81 Futch vs. Dorsey et nl.
84 Allmnn vs. Christopher.
Wednesday, January 10, 1923
frn Gentry vi. Gcuuy.
98 Sochet vs. Davis Bros. Hfl
i 02 Bank \i. Tauntassor..
! 03 Bank vs. Raxter.
I 107 Entrikon vs. Culber ;on.
! 110 Stiies vs. Kilpr.trick & Mason.
Thursday* January 11, 1923 {
111 McDonald vs. Kil pat rick. i
115 Rogers vs. Railway Co.
117 Barton vs. Marble Co.
130 Lethie Anderson vs. W. A.
Nichols.
131 Cherokee Bank vs. Sylva et als.
Friday, January 12, 1923
137 Allman vs. Wells Constr. Co. '
138 Ridley Watts et aIs vs. Gartrell
Dry Goods Co.
139 Ensley vs. Andrews Mfg. Co.
140 Virgil Johnson vs. Neal Reese.
Saturday, January 13, 1923
11 Dockery vs. Dockery.
42 Lefovers vs. Lcfevers.
79 Garrett vs. Garrett.
94 Patterson vs. Patterson.
109 Henry vs. Henry.
MOTIONS
21 Power Co. vs. Martin.
22 Power Co. vs. Green.
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CHURCHES HOLD
CHRISTMAS EXERCISES
The Methodist and baptist Sunday
schois held their Christmas
exercises in their respective churches
Saturday night before Christmas.
A number of songs and recitations
were rendered by the little folks after
which the gifts were removed
from the Christmas tree and dis
.nuuvcu to me ciuiaren, aiong wun
special Christmas bags provided by
the Sunday schools of the respective
churches.
The Christmas services of the Presbyterian
church were held on the
evening of Christmas Day. One
unique feature of this service was
the provision made* for receiving
gifts from each member of the Sunday
school to be sent to the orphans.
Two large barrels were sitting at the
head of the aisles on either side
of the church and at the proper time
each one carried his or her gift forward
and deposited it in one of the
barrels. The exercises and the distribution
of gifts was simlar to that
held at the other churches.
WANT PHYSICIANS TO I
JOIN COUNTY ASSOCIATION'
mm
According to the report of Dr. N. j
B. Adams, Secretary-Treasurer of
the Cherokee County Medical Socio- j
ty to the State Association, made I
i'ui>!ic ? few uKjrn ttgu, inure are now t
sixteen practicing physicians in the'
itsuiiiy. i/r. .vuums rciiwrt utaii |
iargcly with the public health condition
of the county and with the work'
of the county medical society. "It
is a matter of great regret/' said the !
Doctor, "that six physicians of the;
county do not yet belong to the coua-1
ty medical society and it is very
much hoped that they will affiliate
with it soon. Many problems of vital
interest to the doctors as well ^
as the public are discussed in these
county meetings and every member.
of the profession should belong to'
the county society/' continued Dr.
Adams.
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The organization of the medical
profession is a subject in which Dr.
Adams is very much interested as
disclosed by the "Proceedings of the
North Carolina Medical Association,
1922," just off the press, in which
is published a paper on this subject,
which was read before the State
Association in session at WinstonSalem
la:t fa!!.
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J1NG NEWSPAPER IN THIS SEC
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 192S
E PAEON OF THE |*
F3
1
iressing before a hug* assemblage
/ersary of the Bolshevist Revolution
Third Internationale in Moscow.
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS PASS
OFF WITHOUT ANY ILL
CONSEQUEtCES
With the exception of the explosion
of considerable fire works, the
Chriitmas holidays passed off very
quietly. So far as has been learned
there were no accidents of any kind j
kti* caunrol wi.\!n? ?n? tko nrnhl. i
hit.on laws were detected. On
Christmas Day officers arrested E.
J. Williamson, F. H. Haney, Lester
Bates, and Lowry Gentry for having
nearly a gallon of whiskey in their
posessiort on one of the roads leading
into Murphy. They were brought
before Justice T. N. Bates and
bound over to Recorder's court.
On Tuesday evening officers Odom
and Allen arrested George Stiles of
Birch and brought him before Justice
Bates for alleged sale of whiskey
against the prohibition laws of
the state and nation and upon his
inability to give bond for his appearance
in the Recorder's court was
committed to jail to await triof.
On vhe afternoon of Christmas
Day officer? got word that one of
the Hickey boys was intoxicated and
disorderly in factory town. Hickey
was arrested and as the officers
were passing through town with him
he broke and ran but Policeman
iSirchfield soon recaptured him and
committed him to jail. The outcome
of the case has not been made public
a3 yet.
PRELIMINARY SURVEY
BI?!NG MADE OF
HIAWASSEE RIVER
A party of twenty four suiveyors
arrived ir. Murphy Monday, December
25th, and early Tuesday morning
began a preliminary survey of
thp Rivpr ft r> fcnh-ilf ftf
tjie Hiawassee River Power Company.,
It is understood that the party
is to gather preliminary data to
be used during the trial of the land
condemnation suits of the CarolinaTennessee
Power Company against.
the Hiawassee River Power Company, j
which will come up in the spdfeial J
term of Superior Court, which has
been called for January 8th. Contour
lines were run down either
ride of the river, beginning at the
bridge at the L. & N. station. One
group began at the bridge and surveyed
down to the Coleniap proposed
dam site, I* is understood, while
the other group began at the Coleman
dam site and surveyed down aa
far as Shoal Creek These engineers
were here only a few days as the
work they were doing is only preliminary.
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rriON OF WESTERN NORTH CA
~ Z 'JLATURE MAY BE ASKED j
lO TAKE OVEF5 FAIR PROPERTY
!air last October Showed Deficit of
$25,000.00?Exclusion of [ Shows
given an rea??n.
B y Maxwell Gorman
Raleigh, Jan. 3.?Mrs. Vanderbilt's
IJea" manager, named Wol
wuu su rumiessiy KiCKea UUl j
,y of the Jule3 Carr and Jod
Pogue accessories that went far to
foot the bill of conducting a State I
Pair for many yeara, fell short by
$25,000 in making ends meet last
October. Since then that group of
:he Fair committee has tried to Issue
$60,000 in bonds (with mortgage
on the Fair grounds) to pay
the deficit and spend $35,000 more
discharging other obligations. But
they have met with such opposition
that there is now a plan of making
to have' the State "take over" the
Fair and its property and future
conduct. Mrs. Vanderbilts rich name
dqesn't mean anything to paying
the bills of the Fair, which mistaken
zeal, plus some unpopular attitudets
assumed by the "Ohio Idea" manager's
"mismanagement" of North
Carolina affairs, partly was responsible
for. r
If the result finally reached will
insure a different "management"
next Fair, it would be possible yec
to restore the third week in October
each year, as a week of reunion and
rejoicing of thousands of North Carolinian
a all TV- ?
ngcmer.t r?f the last Fair is credited
with the Remcnt that "those who
do not 1 k > that sort of fair can
abstain fr>m lending." But people
who live ii? Nortfc Carolina know thot
all the people who come to Raleigh
to attend and enjoy a state fair are
not all alike?-and it is a safe bet
that unk-ss the word gocsdown the
not be entirely like the last one, the
deficit will be greater, and not more
than half the usual number of people
coming here for years and years
will attend.
And that is something. While it
is necessary to make the State Fair
self-sustaining, it is also important
to provide a week of enjoyment in
which all classes of North Carolina
folks can enjoyably participate. Th^
fair can retain all of its newly acquired
^respectability" and at the
same time provide features that the
"common people" like to see and
enjoy and spend money on.
Governor May Ask Legislature
In this connection Mr. N. W. Jones
a member of the executive committee
of the N. C. Agricultural Society, and
who has actively figured in the conduct
cf the State Fair for many years
raid: "The society through its proper
officers has proposed to the
St3te to turn over this property,
worth between two hundred and
three hundred thousand dollars, subj?ct
to the bonded indebtedness and
for a permanent exhibition of our
State developments agriculturally, a
fair to be operated there one week
in every year, the whole control to
bo under the officers appointed by
the State, and the grounds to be
ured very largely as an adjunct ir
the development of the State by our
State College. I have seen in the
papers that Governor Morrison sfiyS
that this proposition has his approval
and will recommend the same to the
Legislature.
LOCAL POST AMERICAN
LEGION TO MEET
The regular meeting of the local
post of &e American Legion will
be held in the Library Building
Monday night, January 8th, at seven
o'cleci, according to announcement
recently made by the commandant
of the local pest. Not only
the present members but also all exsewice
men in and near Murphy are
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aomf.rtiseH
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willi
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REVIVAL OF^BKhB
favorabliMBMH
chr^H^N
(oyeitiftlior,
Wm Batter
al Year.?M<^KSS
A partial ran^BgK&S
of the town foin^^Kj
shopping
trading durir^^_^^M|w
| her this year
has been for *ev^Hj$||
ly. One merchak^^^^^
ment that his bu^HfiBg
December was b^^^H
ever been before^^E|j^j
in certain lines
as in otho^^fta^H&Si&S
a good
enc ou rage^Rf^^^^^^
Un usua4^HBSfiB5|
the last
mas undouDti^^^^^^B
with stimulatin^Kj&iljm
alone doe3 not^H^^H
ed sales accord^K&||j?j
many business
improvement in^Hgftgl
is responsible f^K8j|?|
the ir creased
1 ter industriMr^i^^^!
country coupled w^^H
lumber and all
advanced in pri^Hij|SS|
unusually large
tion under way
ing the last six
has brought
this part of tiJtmSffijn
the
The outloo^EpSSsI
is espccklly b^^htf^Efi
th^rrcr unforscen haf^H
I to be one of the Hh|
experienced by *hBHI
ests of Murphy. ^1^8$
MEMBERS OF TI^H
LECISLATUR^B
wmJI
Session
on Haad/A^^^^Bj
&y
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new legislaturJ^E&HH
in Raleigh
this wri!inf^.^Hg|H
ready to. bJf^^HRijKS
branches-. -y^Tt)MMEI5
Cooper >rt
with Speaker ^Hdq5?9
reigns in the MhgSuEoQ
Senator Var^^HJ^B
Representative ^SBKJl
u red so successtfi^BBH
klature ar, i-hairm^^^H
committees of thiJ^^HH
: at the head of tnd^MKj
j again, the most irJ^Bi
I though announcement I
I mittee chflirinnreV!"-^?
formally, as yet. Oj
The session promiBj
most important and ifl
of many years, and thJ
will be unfolded as thl
vances will verify the!
There is not much oS
j "jobs" as in former yfl
reason for this is thifl
' can come to Raleigh aifl
1 ably (not to say comfefl
small pay allowed
old pay, but with
j in thie city increaj^H9|
fifty to sevent^^QBB
a few^^^^^H
are a
force hlb^^^JHB
they have he^Hj^HH
new appiican^J^B^HH
on "sta^K^H^H
who land^^HH||^^B