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Rf"" > r r- ! Newspaper Published in - J1: - it Wc."tera!y Conn N?iih Carjhna. hKKO >-t -CL AY (.'(All AM j I I ! he Lead: VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER T. F. P. HAWKINS RETURNS FROM STORM AREA Wicrd Tale of Narrow Escape and Describe* Horrors of Stricken Florida 1'. Hawkins, local hardwood Ti* manufacturer, who was in i. Fla., on business when the ri.:;ne swent th:;t city, returned Mn:phy Thursday night, bringing t>? t eyewitness story to M irphy the *e. rihle disaster which wrough u'i i t<> both life ami ;?:?.*;ert> v.,r Floridr.. \\r. Flawkir.. aid I- reached , t. < <! sit t' H t' 1. in the r ?.f Miami" hush v di-trlct. torm started at 1- r.-.idr.tjrht, by bio win ir wind .vd rain, sjtd o'M'i'ii "d viifferin*! by the hurricane that f?i...? of desert*) del :it whi b he was >-t >ppin? ' concrite rtnirtuw. i are-H'v was as little damaged ' ? building in Miami. ' vis. :!> t an -f it was blown epi t\v r on . ?>no of which ] . : : adjoining. ;if '*. i-l Saturday morning. i-h?s i.r . * y went out. the I { v. . . the town beine 1 ivii i ! tie power house) W, collapse of the i . ,iid I? 'i j tnrdities of the. . .. . Hawkins stated that ki d out u. window and the 1 pro n' iil < \'T town was j of . t- ? t ?!! i haiirc of fireworks,j loaded v e- fl. !:miv. cracking! 1 , ,iin with tremcndais efTect I 'toil the came together. He dri sM-il hy r flash light which carried ; id entered the < "?!?y. j ht-ie the | . iple were in an uproar, i oiee screaming hysterically. and J ethers t?M- i..g. A large raft of timbers wa >vn against th hotel on the ide fr? n the wind, and with Mr. rt..\k'r-- -m he. the pro uric-, t r anil oth 'ook the timhe-s and a ed the late irhi whidows end doors of ?ht I .it i so that th v with ? od the t' riiflc wind. They kept i till doors and window- shut and this i-elpod t? - e the goes'; and what . e - ined of the h 1. The storri ' iwtinui"! : vd ahout ' a oVik 1 Saturdev nvvrning. Mr. 'I:\vkir tr.ted th: f !. elements .? *-?> d.:,k in the hotel lohhy 1 ne rould r * see to distinguish any- j: thing, id :h? o iring caused l?y the I wind, s-nd water and d .jbris flying Itiouuh in air made it 'eceryiry to \ oil rig t a body's ear it o-der to hea ! vo i it twenty or I' t e.I uiies was its dark as mid-. ght, he said. After Lb - stn-i i.!o?l. which' w:>s nearly sundown Saturday, the was left a mass of ruins, with ? th and uiffovlng on evety hand, j and th.- pi:ivincKs ot b all raided to j 'i::terirl!y 1 y a sh ?vtage of f. ?d and water, "go! corairjf m and n-? lights ' and candles all Mown away. In Biscayne park, about '200 yards from the wharf wher. was docked, j was a i : e stearm where t had | been { irked up an pla *ed by the ; torm. M . II .whins said he stepped I if 120 step*; alone the side of the j vessel. A - b.vc a - or ' tug about 200 feet 1 ui" and sixty ."eel wide, loaded with stone blocks, was also picked' rp by the storm nnd carried 200 aids !t would require a large d eight engine to even budge such a < 1* nd <>ii a main railroad, he stated. In one instance, he stated, a three toiy concrete hotel remained intact, ( with the lower stories flooded. The ; upper story was dry and it was quick ly transformed into a sort of an emergency hospital, and 27 injured , placet) theiein. hate- the building , collapsed, killing all hut four per Local people suffered heavy prop- j erty damage in the storm area, and it , 's reported that the family of Frank j Coleman, formerly of this place, who lived in Lemon City, a suburb of j Miami, we:e killed. However, this' could not be verified by a representa- , five of this paper, and neither did i Mr. Hawkins know if they were. He said he was all over Lemon City, but l"c did not see or hear anything of the j Colemans. The Colemans had just ; rc turned to Florida from Murphy j about a week ago. Mr. Hawkins stuteA that Luther J Cooper's residence had suffered heavy i damage, but withstood the storm J (Continued on page 6) IL lift ( rig Weekly Newspaper in CHEROKEE'S NEW Q I _J Photo shows architect's drawing of Cherokee County's new Marble veneet court house, which will cost $229,000. Woik has progressed to the extent that the concrete slabs for the second REVIVAL SERVICES GOING ON AT THE M. E. C H U R C H Revival services have been in progress at the Methodist Church for the past two weeks, Rev. D. H. Rhinehart, the pustor, doing the preaching. Much interest has been shown in the meeting and the pastor expressed himself as being agreeably surprised . ith the results being obtained. -a special effort is being put forth 10 reach the young people, and the pastoi addressed the following letter to members of the church this week: Murphy, N. C. September 22, 1926 My dear Friend:? Just a few words concerning the .raining of children. Is there any reason why children should go to church? l'es, i believe every Mother and Father owe it to their children to take them to church regularly. No character is complete without Li ait w hich needs training nowadays. Hut this is not a reverential age, nor are we a reverent people. The best method of development that we have is in the church. The great Oliver \\ ended Holmes, far from an Evangelical, but u man of keen insight into the human heart says, "I have in the corner of my heart a plant called reve enee, which 1 find needs watering at Uast once a week." A little boy or girl goes to church with a child's receptivity. He knows it is God's house he knows there is talk about God and tail: to God, and that the hymns all refer to God. He knows because it is Cod's house he must set aside for a time his own impulses and desires and must be quiet like other people around him, and some way there grows into his consiousness a sense of the reality of God that will never be unless taken to church while young to secure this result. If you wait till after your child is ten you have lost one of your finest opportunities for character hiiilrlincr It' you can teach your child to sit still and listen with eyes fixed on the preacher, the mind following sentence after sentence, you have secured more real mind training in half an hour than he will get in a months schooling. Not that he will have acquired more facts: he will not have increased his knowledge very much, but let bin* do this for one hundred and twenty minutes, Sunday after Sunday, and he will have gained the secret of concentration, strengthened his judgment, sharpened his perceptions, developed his reasoning powers and quickened his whole mind. It is not necessary that he should understand at first; the understanding will come very fast as soon as he learns really to listen. Christain friends, let us gather them into the fold, children of all ages and let us use every means in our Slfen ? ? i Western North Carolin MURPHY, NORTH CAROL UARTER MILLION LX k g> IP floor are being poured this week. I It is to be a fireproof building, o i steel, concrete and brick constructioi on the interior, while the exterior wil be of the beautiful blue marble quar Another Entrant For Atlanta Motorcade H. R. Mcintosh, of Hayesville made known his desire to enter th< motorcade from Murphy to Atlanta on October lHth, which travels ove the Appalachian Scenic Highwa; from Axheville for the internationa convention, which brings the entrant up to 13. Those who will are urge* j to enter their cars, as Murphy want not less than twenty-five when thi 1 motorcade leaves here. | The list of entrants to date ftdlow E. A. Davidson, proeidomt of tho ! Chorokoo Bank; C. W. Savage, coaroDrUlnr itf tKa Raval Hotel- P.. I C. Moor*, local Dodge, Overland and Willya-Knight dealer; W. M. Fain, proaidant W. M. Fain Wholeitla Grocery Co.; J. B. Storey, caakiar of tk* Ckorokoo Bonk; Dr. Edw. E. Adami, practicing pky ciaaj A. B. Dickoy. postmaster; G. H. Cop*, lumberman; C. K. Hoorar, manager Coca-Cola Bottling plant; Rickard S. Parkor, druggist; S. D. Akin, traveling aaloaman; H. B. Elliott, faniar; H. R. Mdntoak, of Hayeavillo, grain marckant. I CHEROKEE FAIR WILL BE GOOE l Plana Being Mapped Out For Bast Skow In Yoara | The annual Cherokee County Fai j will be held this year in Murphy 01 , October 13 to 16 inclusive. Tin j premium list and catalogues are abou ready for distribution and the adver tising is being put out. All countie adjoining Cherokee have been invit ed to make exhibits at the fair thi year and compete with the farmer and artisans of Cherokee for thi premiums which run into hundreds o dollars. Farm and field crops, live stock fruits and vegetables, the natura resources, pantry products and al , kinds of handwork will be placet in competition at the fair. Libera premiums are being offered in al departments. I Negotiations are under way to various amusements for the ground during the four days of the fair. Be sides the various rides, shows an< power to bring them to a knowledg of the truth and if we have the pray ers and co-operation of God's people let us be thankful. There's one thini certain, we shall have the blessini 1 and appreciation of Him whom w< j serve. Behold now is the time to come t church and bring the children. Please remember a her.rty hand shake awaits you at church tonight Tours in the Master's service, D. H. RHINEH4BS } afef 11 E? a, Serving a large and Potei INA FMDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1926. 3LLAR COURT HOUSE ... T? lS2B&J , l it'cl Ity the Re^al Itlue -Ma: bit* Cum- . ' f ! pony ju>t outride of Murphy, and will)1 :i compare favorably with the finest [ 1 court house buildings in the South. | Sale of Cattle Increases s Farmer Ready Cash . K>e also Reported to be Good Money Crop For Cherokee Farmers This Year r ^ Cherokee County farmers are cashing in unilj taking the profits I "j ,this fall. \\ ithin the last lew days nine carloads of beef cattle have been s shipped out of the county, netting the farnieis around ten thousand dollars. These cattle were bought b> John W .Adams of Richmond, Ky. right off the range. They were whut is known as grade cattle. .Mr. Adams ( shipped them to Kentucky, where he expects to put them on the blue grass pastures of that State for a tew weeks, then stall feed them for beef. These cattle included all ages and sizes and were bought from all purts of the county. County Agent R. W. j Cray was instrumental in bringing Mr. Adams here to buy these cattle and materially aided the farmers in ' selling their surplus stock. This was an opportune time for selling as they ' coulu not have been kept on the pasture mucn longer und many farmers did not have enough roughage to cariy them over the winter. ) Wholsule merchants report that to date about thirty thousand dollars . worth of rye has been bought on the local market from Cherokee farmers and shiped out of the county. r There is still some coming in and the ^ grand total will lar exceed this bes ..-re the season is over. Rye was ^ good this year in this and adjoining counties. It is a sort of a cash crop g here. It brings a better price right from the thresher than do the other g small grains and it seems to thrive s well on the local soils. e 1. f concessions there will be a number of tree acts and it is hoped that several! 1 of the high schools of this and ad1 joining counties will stage some ath 1 ietic events. In every way, therefore,, ,1 it is anticipated by the officers that I this will be by far the largest fair ever belt! in this section of the State. I r s ? . , , ??n II DIPPING INTO SCIENCE P Smallest Church !f The original "smullcst church | J In the world" was that at St. g Lawrence, Isle of Wight. It Is e 2T> feet long. 11 feet wide, and about 8 feet high. It originally accommodated 12 people. An 0 other small church In England Is 30 feet long and 12 feet wide. I- It has 7 pews. 2 galleries, and t. accommodates 20 persons. ??>. ltit. Western Nrwiptptr Union.) | \ P 1 ^ . taint itially Rich Territory in t Republicans Name Candidates For County Offices A. M. Simonds Named County Chairman. And W. P. Odom Namad As Candidate For Representative ? The lleublicuns of the county inet: at the Library assembly hall Saturday and named candidate* for the various offices. Following are the | minutes of the meeting, together with, the tesolutions passed: According t<? announcenment by H??n. F. O. Christopher, acting county chairman, the Republican County Convention met at Murphy. N". C., September 20, 1920, at 1 o'clock P. M. The house was called to order by Hon. D. Witherspoon. Rev. C. F. Martin invoked the blessing of the Deity. The Convention was addressed by Hon. !). Witherspoon. after which the following business was transacted: A. M. Simor.ds elected County Chairman. The following tovmship chairmen were elected: Hothouse. Harley Golden; Xotlu, Ross Ellis; Murphy, .1. II. McClure; Shoal Creek, R. I.. Keenum; Valleytown, Geo. Hoblitzell; Beaverdam. J W. Shakleford. The following committee was appointed to draft resolutions: Geo. Hi|b-1 litzell, J. H. McClure. D. W. Swan, G W. Candler, and D. Witherspoon. j The convention was addressed by Hon. Henry Robertson. The following resolutions were read and adopted : I The Republican Party of Cherokee ; County in convention duly assembled, i endorses and reaffirms the policy ol j it protective tariff, and points with 1 pride to the universal national prosperity under a Republican adminis- i Dation, and declares confidence in ! the present President of the United ] Slates and his faithful, honest and efficient guidance of our national polices. We favor and endorse a uniform r \stcm of state taxation for the support and maintance of our publicschools, so enacted as to distribute the tux levied therefor upon a uni-i form basis in all the Counties of the , State and thus enabling the State to perform the public duty of educating] the children of the State upon an equal basis, and taxing the wealth of the State in favored sections to the end that poorer portions of the State may realize a just share of thr? public revenues for such purposes. We favor an extension of the State Highway System so far as prospecitvc revenues from license fees and gas taxes will justify and urge an early selection and construction of a State Highway kading to the State of Tennessee and pledge our united support of the public authorities whichever route is selected. We endorse and approve the action of our Board of County Commissioners in pledging Fifty Thousand Dollars in aid of this Highway, and we endorse any approprate legislation that will carry such plans into effect. We approve further a sufficient expenditure of public funds to grade and construct the Highway leading into the Town of Murphy so as to eliminate the grades and curves on the Patterson Hill. Beyond these expenditures, we do not favor the creation of County indebtedness or issuance of further bonds for Highway purposes. We fuither favor the election of the members of the Cherokee County Road Commission by a vote of the people instead of by exercise of appointive power in whomsoever vest ed. We endorse the efficient and economical administration of County affairs by our present Board of County Commissioners. We pledge our candidates for public office to honesty, faithfulness, and sobriety, in public and private life. We favor fair elections, which eliminate factional strife and bitterness. D. WITHERSPOON, G. B. HOBLITZELL. D. W. SWANN. J. H. McCALL. After which the following candidates were nominated: W. P. Odom. Representative; W. M. Axley, County Judge; F. O. Christopher, County Solicitor; E. E. Davis, Clerk Superior Court; B. B. Morrow. Sheriff; W. A. Boyd, Register of Deeds; W. A. Adams. Surveyor; Jud Dockery, Coroner; J. W. Martin, W. T. Holland, Tom Axley, County Commissioners. - M.IRPHY > the Jobbing Center ?f ] Escir*.--.e Western North Csrellas, North Csorgia and East Ttnaiim, . ?<i i* Served by Two Railroad*. ' his state -?c COPY??1.50 PER YEA? STATE GEOLOGIST STUCKEY VISITS IN THIS SECTION State Geologist Jasper L. Stuck?y ent several days in this section the first part ??f this week making some preliminary examination of mineral deposits and other development of interest. While here the geologist examined minerals near Tomotla, out from Andrews and in Clay County. These were merely superficial examinations made in the field. It Is the expectation ??f Dr. Stuckey to come hack here in the spring and spend mr time in the field as the ores and arnerals in this section are quite valuable. While in this vicinity the large power development in western Graham County was visited by the State Geologist. He was especially interested in the large tunnels that are being dug in connection with this development. on which about twelve million dollars will be spent and about fifty thousand horsepower of lectrical energy developed. INDIAN FAIR OCTOBER 5-8 The Cherokee Indian Fair will be held at Cherokee on October *th to sth inclusive. The tentative program includes: First day: Final setting up of exhibit;; and an Indian BaU game in the morning; afternoon a ball game between Cherokee and some nearby j team will be staged and other interI esting features. i Second day Morning ball *ram*; ; afternoon a singing contest between six different choirs; an archery contest will also take place between the Indians and Whites. On the third day a beauty contact ' between the Indian maidens on tbe I reservation will be staged by tfcs Ashevillle Chamber of Commtrct. The last day will feature two ball games, one in the morning and one in 1 the afternoon. A baby show will also ! take place on this day, including the i prettiest, fatest, and best dressed In dian babies between six months and three years old. The Koch Amusement Cojapany {will furnish a midway and several good vaudiville acts, having also a merry go round, chair swing, ?tc. I Sibbuld Smith, advertising agent fot i the Fair who was here last week, statj ed that something of interest would begoing on every minute of each day. They expect upwuids of ten thousand | people at the fair this year. Industrial School For Colored To Be Opened Next Monday The Christian Neighbor Business League Industrial School and Old Folks' Home for colored at Murphy, in Texana, will formally be opened Monday, September 27th, according to announcement made this week by Rev. S. H. Bram, promoter,- in the form of circulars being distributed by the colored people of the section. * A great day is being planned for me occasion ana it is expected that a number of prominent white people of the section will be on the program : for speaking, as well as the outstanding leaders of the colored race in 1 Western North Carolina. A barbecue will be given by the school committee, composed of Georgia Harshaw, President; Maggie Fain, Vice-President; Hassie Simmons, Secretary; Zadie Alexander. Treasurer, and others. The school wift be in the form of an industrial training school and or1 phans and old folks home, which Is being established for the benefit'.tit' the colored race in Western North . Carolina, to the end that unfortunate j youth may be trained in different I crafts and thus become self sustaining when they go out into- the world to earn a livelihood, and to provide j a home for those who have become I feeble from old age and are not able to provide for themselves. The undertaking is a worthy one, > and officers stated that a great en? couragement for the success of the ; institution had been given by both 1 white and colored of the section.
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