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.-Carolina. 'i ae sale will no doubt
B have a tendency to hasten the de
velopment or" the H La was see River
.and its tributaries in this immediate
H section, and that thousands of horse
powf.r now dii.y going to waste will
.soon be harnessed and put to work.
It is believ:d by many that the
m Carolina-Tencesste Power Company
- will use power from the Notla plant
I in connection with the construction
f of the first hrgi dam on their site
I aome mile.- Murphy on the
' Hiawassee Rivfr. This will be a
tremendous benefit of far reaching
importance to Murphy and Cherokee
i Coupnty and this entire section as it
| will undoubtedly bring in other industries
. ,d reate much taxable
wealth ii. thi county, furnishing labor
to m .ny of our people and utilizing
our natural resources now going
to wast and flowing merrily on
-down thi Hiawassee.
The Carolina-Tennessee Power
<Comparo has been in this section
. so-me ten or fifteen years buying up
the righ along ;ie Hiawassee River
and r a goculy portion of that
time.it as been in litigation with
other p ver companies over the fight
to develop the river, and it is bdUeveded
that the purchsfee of the hfcotla
power plant is the f'?st steptoward
getting under vay the huge developments
of this company down' the
.HUwffic River.
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B Miis Aloah Ththem, and Mr. Ceylpn
I JPrederick, of Ifcbbinsvtiie, were hap.
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JM december 22nd, Mr.
the ceremony.
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Mr. and Mrs.
Robblnsville, Mr.
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i EMBARGO bN
I LIVE POpLTRY
CAUSING ALARM
Thi* embargo several weeks ago
j by New York state-officials on live
I poultry fron Texas e?nd other western
; states, has been' e.xtended until it
now has been adopted by several
| nearby states. This status of affairs
pointed out local poultry dealers, the :
, other day, makes it; difficult, if not
practically impossible. for them to
forward poultry shipments.
Sometime ago N< w York States
oficcials placed and Embargo on live
poultry from seven 1 western states.,
it being found that ; peculiar disease j
infested the shipments of poultry I
iironl me west to (tnat state. The
disease is peculiar ih that, it is said,
| the more the poultry is fed the thiner
| or more lanky and ean the bird becomes,
finally dyinj- It is claimed
, that millions of dollars worth of poul!
try had died as ^ result of this
| peculiar disease in JNew York alone.
I It seems to be baffflirg poultry ex;
perts as to what k^nd of a disease
it is and how it cap be controlled.
It is said to be European in origin.
As a consequuence of the extension
of the embargo and its results
looses to raisers land shippers of.
poultry, the federal goverment has J
appropriated one hundred thousand
dollars to be used in investigating the
disease and measures as to how it
may be combatted. ' Several states
agencies are co-op$rating with the ;
federal government'in the investigation,
but as yet no definite decisions
have been rendered.'Local
poultry dealer* say that this
state has not been! included in the
embargo rulings, an<J that the poultry
from this section if free from any
such disease, so far u is known, but !
the fact that it exist? In states in close
proximity of North! Carolina makes i
it difficult and almpst impossible to
forward their shipments of poultry.
Accordingly, very litftle poultry Is being
hnnght nnri ^flipped by local
dealers. It was statjed that this con-1
dition has caused lire poultry to be I
less in demand, and shipments have
been' curbed to sucH an extend that]
down considerable. J A number ofi
prices for poultry hJve been brought
points in this state ?*nd only
Ctjerc
County, and the Leadi
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
ferwh<
far the
rfpor lOPOE
Little Robert Barnett I
Laid To Rest Wed.
Tuesday morning Robert Smith |
the little 19 months old son of Mr.
and Mrs. J. V. Barnett, died olj(
whooping cough and meninigitis. He I
had been suffering from a cold and ,
cough about scve nweeks, and on I
Sunday night his condition became J1
suddenly worse, everything possible | >
that loving hands could administer
wa$ done for him but the end came
Tuesday morning about ten minutes J
past nine o'clock. ! <
Funeral services were conducted 1
from the residence in East Murphy ]
Wednesday afternoon at 1:80, Rev. t. i
L. Sasser being in charge, and in-j,
terment was in Sunset Cemetery. 11
Besides his father and mother, he '
is survived by one brother, Henry;
and two sisters, Loucile and Eloise. ; 1
The many friends of Mr. and Mrs. [
Barnett deeply sympathize with them
in this their hour of bereavement.
card of thanks.
We wish to thank each and everyone
of the good people in and around !
Murphy who helped so generously i
in bringing Xmas cheer to our home.1
which otherwise would have been deo !
olate on account of the sick mother, '
We appreciate the gift made by thej<
Valley River Manufacturing Com- 1
pany employees more than words can | i
ever express. |l
May God*8 richest blessings be <
your reward. ]
MR. & MRS. FRANK COT.EMAN.
1
card of thanks. i
1
We wish to express our sincere i
gratitude and thanks to our many i
friends for their many acts of kindness
during the sudden death of our
son. Many God's richest blessings
abide with you always. ]1
MRS. SALLY PHILLIPS. 1
points ra uie other states which have i
not yet adopted the embargo are i
receiving poultry shipments. i
It is to be greatly regretted that i
this condition has been brought about 1
and it is hoped that the authorities i
will be able to prevent its spread and I
that it can be brought under control 1
shortly. j.
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ng Newspaper in this
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SPECIAL TERM
SUPERIOR COURT |.
IN SESSION HERE
A special term of the Cherokee
County Superior Court Convened here ' (
on Monday, December 29th, James L. a
Webb, of Shelby, on the bench. This i
will be a two week's term and only 1
civil cases will be tried, according to *
information given out by court of-|c
ficials. This special term was made ^
necessary by the overcrowded con- 1
ditions of the docket of the local court 1
together with the fact that the last re- t
gular term of court had to be passed *
on account of the vacancy in the 9
judgeships made by the recent death '
of Judge Bis Ray.
There are nearly a hundred cases on' *
the docket to come up for trial, but'*
it is expected that not near all of 11
these % will be tried at this special 11
term, as the time required to try1 *
many of the ceses necessarily is long. 9
GENTRY-HOLDER <
Miss Olia Gentry and Mr. Connie *
Holder of Murphy were happily mar- y
ried at the residence of Rev. D. H. *
Rhinehart at high noon December 1
25th, Mr. Rhincbart officiating.' Miss t
Gentry is the charming and talented c
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Gen- *
try andMr. Holder is one of Murphy'3
most enterprising young business men, s
teing a partner of the well known firm c
?f Holder Brothers, heating and *
plumbing contractors. ?
Mr. and Mrs. Holder left immediate ^
ly for Asheville to spend their honeymoon,
being guests at the popular *
lew Vanderbilt Hotel. They are
low at home to their many friends
in East Murphy. t
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WATER LINE EXTENDED <
The water line was recently ex- a
tended in the McCall section of the *
town to the extent that six or seven t
more families could be supplied with
water from the city's mains. This t
is in keeping with the policy of the t
ooard of cotmiitsaiviiers Ir. csdcstcr *
ing to give service and improvements' (
to all section of town possible. Dur- t
ing the past two years the water line
has been xtended into several sec- r
tions of the city and many additional
families are now being served. (
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CITIZENS OF
CLAY COUNTY
HOLD MEETING
Hayesvillc, N. C., Dec, 29, The
itiznes of Clay County met in the
Courthouse in Hayesville on Decmber
19th 1924, for the purpose of
iffeeting an organization of a citizens
ommittee and requesting the county
luthorities to take such steps as they ]
night be advised to secure freight
md nasscnger service, at reasonable
-ates from the railroads betnween
tfayesville and Andrews, or any other
relief that can be obtained.
The meeting was called to order
>y James Per.land, an dorganfzed for
?usiness by the election of James
?enland as permanent chairman, and
jlover P. Ledford, Secretary.
After full discussion by the citzens
as to present conditions and
is to reasons for transfer of the |
liawossess Valley Railway, to the
rarolinu and Georgia Railroad Com-j
Jtny, and conditions upon which j
ransfer was made, the following re-j
lolution was unanimously adopted. J
Whereas, Clay County has floated j
evenly -five thousand (?75,000.00)
lollars in bonds for the purpose of,
securing a railroad for said county,
md has for a number of years anlually
paid the sum of four thousand
"ive hundred (?4,500.00) dollars as
nterest on said bonds, which annual
jayment does not include one cent as
i sinking fund to retire said bonds.
And Whereas, It has been more
.han five years since the noted eel- .
ibration of the completion of the layng
of the track on Hayesville,
And Whereas, We are still without
iny appreciable railroad facilities, as
s evidenced by the face that our
imber products are transported over
he highway to Murphy, because of
ho
id by the Carolina and Georgia Raiload,
and the descentinuance by the
ailroad of carrying local freight.
Now, therefore, be it revived that
e* citizens and taxpayers of Clay
bounty, in mass meeting assembled, ,
isk the Board of County Commiss- ,
oners of Clay County to immediate- ,
y call a meeting of said Board, and
o entertain a motion to employ local
ounsel, and an expert corporation
awyer with an established reputation
o help obtain relief in the present j
ailroad condition. Furthermore,!
hat we urge this Board to see to it I
hat this counsel act immediately and
itrenously, in whatever way they see
'it, until relief is obtained.
Begins Further resolved that the;
Chairman appoint a committee of [
eighteen men to be composed of three'
ictive, interested citizens and tax>ayers
from each Township of the
bounty, who shall represent their reipective
Township, to be known" as
he Citizens' Advisory Committee, to
tonsult and advise with the Bosrd
vf County Commissioners with a
riew to securing the relief dbove set
>ut and to contiune as such comnittee
until the relief sought is obained,
the Chairman and Secretary
>f this meeting to be ex-offico mem>ers
of this Cimmittee. |
Be it further resolved, that the j
ccretary furnish a copy of this res- L
dution to the citizens of Valley-1;
own Township, Cherokee County, j
ind to the Chamber of Commerce of j,
Indrews, N. C. and to such other in- ,
erested parties, property owners and
axpayers of Clay County and Val- ,
tytown Township, as he shall see fit.
Be it further resolved, that Valley 1
own Township, and all non-resident j
property owners and taxpayers in i
/lay County be requested to co-oper- |
ite with the Board of County Conv 1
nissioners and citizens of Clay Coun- ,
y in securing such relief. h
Be it further resolved, that a no-' ]
ice of this meeting and the action I
aken thereat be furnished by the sec- J <
etary to the Tri-County News and j;
Cherokee Scout with a request that:;
hey publish same.
There being no other business the
nesting adjournd.
JAMES PENLAND, Chairman 1
3LOVER P. LEDFORD. Secreatry. j
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POWELSON AND
FAIN EXCHANGE
GREETINGS
rresent Status Of Power Plant Sale
Discussed In Telegrams And
Letters
On Wednesday morning, December
24th, following a meeting of the
mayor and council, at which meet
ing the report of the board of elections
was received, Mayor W. M.
ham wired President vV. K. V. ruwelson,
of th' Carolina-Tennessee
Power Compar.y. congratulations upon
the acquis- n | the Notla develoinnent
fror the town, which
was approved . an <verwhelming
majority and thu .?e v board of
commissioners wt e no--1 ready flo
complete the deal and tn n. fer of the
property as per contract.
President Powelson wired in Teply
his thanks and stated in the telegram:
"I am deeply gratified that
our efforts to work out this step in a
IBpnstructive iihffiifflliaftoripfe I
hensive power development .f your
section of Wctsern N??rth Carolina
has been so heartily approved by the
people."
The correspondence and teleg^irms
exchanged betwen Mayor W. Al. Fain
of the town of Murphy and President
W. N. V. Powelson of the CarolinaTennessee
Power Company, in connection
with the present status of the
sale and transfer of thd Notla River
development is selfU xplanatory
and follows below in full:
MR. FAIN'S TELEGRAM
December 24, 1924.
W. V. N. Powelson, 40 Wall Street,
New York City.
Congratulate you upon acquisition
of power plant.
Voters approve sale by overwhelming
majority. Three hundred twenty
registered for special election. Two
hundred ninety two favored sale,
two opposed. four thrown out. one
died, onp disoualified. twentyfour
did not vote. Weather disagreeable
or would have voted hundred percent.
Now ready to complete deal.
W. M. Fain Mayor.
MR. POWELSON'S TELEGRAM
December 24th, 1924.
Mercer Fain, Mayor of Murphy, Murphy,
N. C.
Please accept my thanks
for your wire of today stating:
that the citizens of Murphy by a
practically unanimous vote at yesterdays
election approved the contract
negotiated by you and the board of
commissioners with the Carolina
Tennessee Power Company for the
sale of the municipal electric
property. I am Deeply gratified that
our efforts to work out this step in
a construceive plan for the comprehensive
power development of your
section of Western North
Carolina has been so heartily approved
by the people. This evidence of a
purpose on the part of the public to
work with us is greatly appreciated
we are etaonitaoetaoletaoetaoietaee
by me and all of my associates. The
work of development upon which we
are engaged is a very large one, requiring
a large amount of capital
and it must proceed in an orderly
manner and in accordance with
sound economic principles. Patience
Dn the part of the public, coupled
with a clear understanding by It
vt the problems involved in making
the development, accompained on
both sides by a spirit of fair play
and mutual gov>d will, will go far
towards hasting the time when the
public will experience the benefits
that will come to it from these large
developmenia. I ato sure that the
relationship which theypeople of murphy
and the CaroliKa Tennessee
power Company have eptered into
can be made one of mutuVi benefit,
respect and esteem, and do
my best to bring ^
public out o fit. I
Murphy,^H|H|^^9^HB8ft
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