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xxxix. KUMBO! I - ? ro 'na, ervmg a ar ;ejmd Potentially Rich Territory in this state
MURPHY. NORTH MDnnv, i.' 1 1 1 , i % " ? ?
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA FKIltAY. SKiTKMISK!:
5c COI'Y ? $1.50 HoK YEAH
BIG DAY PLANNED SEPT. 5
LOCAL POST AMERICAN LEGION
Double Header Ball Game Between
Colored Teams, Tur n'-War
Etc., on Program
\ double header ball frame be
? v.eeii colored teams, speaking ,tug-o*
v. . gioasy pole climbing, etc.. arc
, a of the Labor Day Pi'oirram
, tli? American Legion f :>i* .Monday.
: teinber "?th, according to an
.ku ment this week by members of
? In- i! l'< >t in charge of arrange
pS
The program is scheduled to begin
? 1 i.Vlock with a public address by
ilt-n. I>- Withetspeon. spokesman and
hv:K>r.;r.\ member of th? Legion, af
which will follow a tug-o'-vvar,
urtJ^y ,u>le climbing, and other fea
?,i.ne<. The greasy pole will have a
Sill of good size on top of it ana the
,ne climbing up far enough to re
it from the pole will be winner
? if (he contest and the money will be
his. The tug-o'-war will be staged
y Jill veterans of the great war who
care t? participate.
The double header ball games will
In- between the colored team-= of An
drews and Blue Kidge, and Murphy
will play the winner of the first
match. These games are expected to
be lively, and some good playing will
he exhibited.
This progiam was worked out at
the regular meeting of the .Joe Mil
<r Klkins Post ?.f the American Le
vion Tuesday night. This was the
irst meeting of the post in new
quarters, over Brittain & Axlev's
Hardwaie store on Valley River
Avenue.
Among the important matters com
to the attention of the post was
the condition of Comrade Graves in
the western sectii.n of the county and
a committee was appointed to visit
him and ascertain his condition.
"Next Tuesday night will be an
occasion tor the election of officers,"
-tated Vice Commander Cooper, who
presided in the absence of Command
er Adams, "and we want every mem
jcr of the p?.st present on that occas
ion."
It is the desire of the post to en
list in its membership every veteran |
ot the world war, and especially does
She local post desire a list of the vet
erans from this section. Those vet
erans who have not yet affiliated with
the post are requested to send their
names, the outfit they served with
and the length of their service to
Comrade Ralph Moody, who is histor
ian of the post and who is compiling
" history of the veterans from this
section. Anyway, send him your
name and address and he will see you
and get the desired information.
FALLS CRUSHED
TO DEATH UNDER
PILE OF LUMBER
Lumber Inspector For G. H, Cope
Was Well Known In TlirS
Section
Mr. T. W. Falls, lumber inspector
for G. H. Cope lumberman of this
place, met sudden death Friday af- 1
tcrnoon, August 19th, when a stack !
ut lumber near which he was work- !
mg, suddenly and without warning,
toppled over, ci ushing his body be- \
neath its heavy weight.
The debris was removed as quick- 1
h- as possible by Mr. Cope and others ?
"who were present when the accident ;
happened. A doctor was summoned
*>iit the body was found lifeless, death j
having been instant.
The incident occured on the old j
lumber yard near the Southern depot j
*?*- Murphy.
Mr. Falls was well known through
this section and had many friends, j
was born in ! *72 in Fannin j
v<?"nty, Georgia, near Blue Ridge.
came to Murphy in 11)10 as lum
' inspector for the Murphy Furni
SCHOOL OPENS
1927-28 SESSION
NEXT MONDAY
Teachers Meeting Scheduled For
Saturday to Make Preparations
for Opening
The Murphy S? hool* will open
Morda> of next week at N:i2"> ac
cording to announcement made l?y
chool officials. Kvery child in the
community should begin the first day
and he as regular in attendam-c dur
ing the year as is physically possible,
1 s'^tcd Superintendent B. W. Sipe.
! Th?? eli'ldren will assemble in fiont
J 1. 1' the respective buildings at S:2">
1 when the hell taps and will inarch
j to their rooms .after which they will
i ; a.-' * iiil.de in the auditoiiuin for the
opening exercises. Then will tol
i low an hour or so when classes will he
j c.rjrnnized and preparations made for
the beginning <?f worlv in earnest,
stsited Mr. Sipe.
'Ihe Superintendent desiies to rail
I attention if the public through the
columns of this paper to the fact that
no ciass nf beginner* will be started
after Christmas a* has been the cast
ii> the pa.-t. All chihlren who will be
six ycais old any time before Christ
mas should start in the f'i-t day in
the fall. Those who will be six early
in the new year n ay enter in the fall
by special permission which permis
" ?n will be granted unless the child
- especially small <?i the crowded
< u ''ition ??f the grade will net per-1
As many parents as possible ;ye
urged t ? ? attend the opening on Mon
day morning, and as often during the
yeai as is possible. Mr. Sipe stated ,
that for the school to be a success it
must have the full cooperation of all t
the people, and especially of the par- ,
ents.
A general teachers meeting will be"
held Saturday afternoon at three ]
o'clock to make preparations for the i
opening. The teachers are as fol
lows :
First grade, Mrs. I*. \V. Sipe and .
Mrs. D. S. Grant.
Second Grade: Mrs. H. X. Wells j
and Miss Ella Mc Combs.
Third Grade: Mrs. Margaret Bell
and Miss Leila Hayes.
Fourth Grade: Miss Luceba Trip-;
!c-tt and Miss Emily Sword.
Fifth Grade: Miss Pauline Hood.
Sixth Grade: Mis. C. K. Hoover.
Seventh Grade and High School:
Mr. C. D. Caler, Mrs. K. J. Harbison,
Miss Jen ess Cox, Miss Annie B. Bail- j
ey. Mr. B. H. Cairoll, and Mr. .1. D.
Warrick.
ture Company, at the instance of G. j
H. Cope, who was connected with this ,
company at that time. The Murphy !
Furniture Co., was. succeed by The
Vi.lley River Furniture Company and
Mr. Falls retained his relation as
lumber inspector until this Company j
discontinued business more than a
year ajjo. .Since that time, Mr. Falls
and two of his sons, Yick and Henry
have been constantly employed by
Mr. Cope, lumberman, Mr. Falls be
in jr chief inspector and foreman of
the yard.
Funeral services were held from
the I?aptist Church by the pastor. Rev.
T. L. Sasser, assisted by Rev. E. J.
Ilai bison, pastor of the Methodist j
Church, on Saturday Aujrust 20th. ?
and interment was in Sunset Ccrr.c
teiy.
He is survived by his wife and
three sons and two daughters.
The Music Club will meet in the
*!ul> room.- in the library buildinjr
Friday nwrht, September 2nd. ac
coidin? i ? ? announcement by officers :
. f the club thi.- week. A special pro- ;
m h;is been prepared and all mem
liers of the club are requested and
ursi .1 to 1 e j. resent. ?
COMMUNITY
ROOM TO BE
DEDICATED
Prominent Visitors To Take Part On
Program At Celebration
Saturday
Plans have been compute'! >\- the
{Indication of the Comnuini' Itooni
?>: tin John C. Campbell V ? School i
Jiuisstown next Satutd?-; ? ptem
???r a. according to ai r: <?. .-mcnt
ly officials of the school ; week.
1 continent visitors of tv. nations
j will l?c present at tin de<! .. .<?n ex
excises, which bejfin at 1!>: 1 clock,
unci take part on this pre aei.
The .services will be < , - ? ? ? ? 1 with
?a welcome address by II- ? ? '??an H.
Pillard, prominent Murphy .ittorney]
and a member f ? f tin board 1' direc
? tor-. Other speakeis on the program
includ< Messrs. Jacob I.at:-.- and
Hazier Renmche. of Denmark; Dr.
Wilii;. m .i. Hntcl'ins, jte detu of
I'ciea College, liercu, Ky. : dr. Chris
Christei.son, head of the i ? ; artmcnt
ol t o-operative Market under
the I'nited States Department of
Ajrrrciilture. Washington. P. Dr.
lJrooks and Dean Schaub. of the ,
North Carolina State College, Kal- 1
eigli; Mr. John \V. Goodman. District
I 'emonst ration Agent for Western
North Carolina, of Ashevillc.
At the noon hour a basket dinner
will be served on the grounds.
Tiie Community room i> by <>o
feet. and will be used as a gathering
pia.f e of tiie IStasstnwn e<>inmunily
and other gatherings. It will also
. ( "\e as the main lecture hall of the
? John C. Campbell Folk Si-hool, which
I begins its first session in I >. -ember.
I The room was made le by
I <!t. nations by the people ?.f lirassiown
and adjacent communities of lumber,
1 labor, etc. Seats for the room were ,
furnished by citizens and business j
firms of Cherokee and Clay Counties, j
in the form of chairs. The Communi- i
ty Room is the pride ??t" the people of ,
Rrasstown, and indications ate hun- i
dteds of people float this sc.' t ion will
attend its dedication.
REV. C. F. MARIN
HEADS BAPTISTS
ANI'RKWS, N. <\. Aug. lil?. ? Hie
WesU-rn Xorth Carolina Baptist asso
ciation has just closed its forty-third
annual meeting at the First Baptist
church here. The association was in
session three days.
Office** elected for the coming*
year are Roy. F. .Martin, modera
tor, Rev. Algia West, vice-modera
tor; George W. Ivimsey, clerk; Rev.
T. L. Sasser. of Murphy, historian;
and II. M. Whitaker. treasurer. All
of these were re-elected except II. M.
Whitaker.
This was one ??t* the most largely
attended associations that has heen
held for years and practically all j
c hurt* lies w ore repicsented hv v ?od
delegations.
Among the visitors present were .
\\ . R. Beach, of The Bibical Record
er; Rev. E. X. Gardner, pastor of 1
the Orphanage church at Thomasville;
Rev. A. (*. Haniby, repres mutative
missionary interests; Rev. M. I,. Lew
is of the Carolina Association; and A. (
L. Corpeuing of Mars Hill College.
All of these men made stiring speech
es with the single exception of Mr.
Beach, who had t<? leave before he
could get a ch'itw o to speak for The j
Reeoi der.
Owing to limited time, only two
verm* ns were gi\en during the meet
ing. Rev. Mr. Martin, the modera
tor preatlied introductory ser
noii, and Rev. Mr. Sasser preached
Friday night. Both Sermons were ex
?epti? nai'y ?roo<i.
The elite, rlaii meiit of the delegates
including* h'.nchi > at he noon hour
were ample and many who desired t?? '
furnish homes <!ifI noi get to do .*o
because many ot the delegates we:it
home at j . i;. hr sin<e th?v came ill car> i
INTERNATIONAL MOTORCADE TO
ARRIVE IN CIT Y AT NOON SEPT. 5
EX-SECRETARY
OF THE NAVY
VISITS MURPHY
Hon. Jor.ophiis and Mrs. Daniels
Pleasantly Surprised With Trip
To This Section
H ? :i . Jn>ophiis I Janiels. See retail
or tin Navy under the Wi'son Ad
ministration and publisher of trie
ltaleigh Xi ws and Ol. i-rvrr. and Mr-.
Dan els. of llnlci h, wen visitors to
Murphy I * ? r about two hours Monday.
.Mr. Danie!> had ? ome to t hi- ecti'.n
to deliver an addre at Cullowhi ?
State .\? rn :ii < ?dlege, following which
lu-y came on to Murphy.
While heie Mr. Daniels called on
his life long fiiend. Hon. John II.
Dillard. and together with .M : - . Dan
iels they inspected Cherokee County's
.lew court house now ncarinK com
pletion.
"It is a magnificent structure, and
a distinct credit t?? the State of Noiih
Caiolin;4." cumim-n!' ?( Mr. Daniels
after lieinji shown through the huild
injr. According to Mr. Dillard. he
also expressed the opinion (hat it
seemed utter folly for North Carolina
to t?o t?i other -tatc- for building
stone when right here w ithin her own
'?orders could lu* found the most
beautiful and substantial building
stone in the country.
Mi. Daniels, a newspaper man of
enviable record, always interested in
new. |\\ rs. and . rinting off* ? s. v =
also a pieasant caller at The Scout
nil ice. The editor remembereu shak
ing his hand on another occasion dur
ing the world war. when Mr. Daniels,
together with the,, Colonel hut now
I rigadiei General Smedley D. ISut
lei , of the Marine Corns, came
through the troop train enroute to
Hoboki'ii. X. J., and thence to France,
between Washington City and Ualti
nioie, shaking hands with the boys of
the 1 :5th Regiment of Marines and
bidding them Godspeed.
.urs. Dan:c!s was fondly known as
the "Mother of the l.'Uh," and it was
she who presented the colors to this
tiginient at (juantico, Va? just prior
to its leaving for France, and it was |
a distinct pleasure to "one of the
boys to make her acquaintance in
civil lit e. Their son. Josephus Jr.,
was a Lieutenant in this regiment,
and we believe later became a tap
? ain.
While heie. Mr. and Mrs. Daniels
were introduced to a number of our
citizens. This was their first \isit
to Muiph> and the extreme western
section of the state, and they ex
pressed themselves as being pleasant
ly surprised with the trip, especially
< ur beautiful little city and the won
derful scenery.
Harshaw Family Have
Annual Home Coming
Mi . ;mcl Mis. A. McD. Harshaw j
having with them sit their old home!
on the ".Juir Farm* all their children, !
if! and children and great grand ehil
dren. excepting Mrs. K. II. May. of
Knoxville and Mrs. S. S. Williams :
who is on a tour through Canada.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. ?
I. A. Richatdson and Miss A!l.ne|
Richatdson. Mrs. John Britton and
three children. Mrs. Callie Hall. Miss j
Ada Hawshaw. Mr. S. S. Williams, of ?
Asheville; Mr. Edgar Ha f haw. f
Newport News. Va.: Miss Helen Har '
shaw, of Asheville and Mr. an?l Mrs.'
Henry M. Harshaw. of St. Petersburg ,
Fia.. I
? v ?r ;mo.! fro u every v- >iv.--r I
the as-o< iation.
\ special motion was offered by '
R' Mr. Sasser extending the hearty
"thanks"* to Andrews for us hospi
a!ity an?l the motion was unani:v.<<u?
adopted.? heville Citizen
Murphy Will Be First Luncheon Stop
F.n Route From Atlanta to
Quebec
Originatin-j in New Ot:?*an- and
mo, >oliv.ing to great strength in At
lanta. the Appalachian Scenic High
wax International Motorcade. sp?>n
sored by thi- Atlanta Journal, w 'I
arrive in Murphy about noon Monday
Soptenilnv 5th, and be. es? ok'led to
Cherokee I'ark and Fair Grounds for
, lum 1h''?ji by citizen-: of Murphy.
i In* motorcade, which will add new
car to its rank in e.v h c v ib?n
t ?? ate t" lea\e Mur
phy at l o'clock and will pro ? ed ov? >
tin Appalachian Sin it Highway
tl. ; . th ? i'< -iV.t ifal Val'?-y Kiver
V.-r?-:. . Nantahala ( ".01 go and ??n to
A ? ville. whicB avitt l?e the : rst ni^ht
st < ? _' i?ovcr after leaving Atlanta.
I ru* Murphy Lions Club, of which
, V. . M. Fain is president, will be in
charge of the luncheon, which will be
served in the main building of the
1 fair grounds at the edge of the city,
v In re many similar events have been
he'd. '1 Here will le a brief welcome
addw by Lion Withcrspoon and a
briet ? ponse which will conclude
' the i ll-making. Some of the
notable in the tour will probably be
; M?t?n<!uc d. An official car will meet
, the tour at the Georgia-. North Caro
l fi:'. state line and escort it to the
fair groan :s. where ample arrange
ments have been m ule for pal kiijafil
the ? <irs.
.Amonu. thu.-e traveling with the
motorcade will be included represen
tatives of state highway commis ions.
: . j > ? i*ntati\e:- oi'.-tate govei nmetits.
hichway enthusiasts, officials of the
Appalachian Scenic Highway, repre
sentat'vev of chambers of commerce
am! representative* o| the press.
The committees in charge of the
etnertainment and reception, of which
W. M. Fain is general chairman, are
as follows t
K. P. Hawkins, parking; K. .1. Har
bison and C. \V. Bailey, advertising;
K. K. Adams and H. G. Rlkins, food;
G. \V. Ellis, C. K. Hoover and H. D.
Bainctt, finance; I). Witherspoon,
Welcome; R. W. Gray, grounds; B.
\V. Sipe and W. \V. Hyde, program.
The Dickey Hotel has been selected
1 by the manager of the tour as heari
j quarters at Murphy.
I POULTRY WEEK
Mr. ('. F. Parrish will ho with us
i on the following dates and we will
j hold culling demonstrations with
j feeding and care of poultry. I hope
i that each person where we have meet
| ings will try to have up several old
j hens so that we will have some to
CUll.
! Tuesday, Sept. ?? t h 10 o'clock, Mrs.
? -I. 11. Fllis. Martin's (.'reck.
^ Tuesda>, Sept., (?th, 2 o'clock. C.
i C. Kvans, Ranger Road.
Thuvsday, Sept.. 8th, It) o'clock.
Mrs. W. I?. Johnson.
Thursday, Sept.. s th, o'clock.
Mr. Hud Sales, Tomotla.
Friday, Sept.. i*th, 10 o'clock, Mrs.
F. .1. Watkins. Peachtree.
Friday, Sept., 9th, '?> o'clock. .!. C.
Campbell Folk School.
Saturday, Sept., 10th. lo o'clock*
Mrs. II. B. McXabh. Suit.
1 trust that we wil have a good at
tendance at each place as Mr. Par
rish will have something to teli you
that will be of some service to you in
your poultry work.
R. W. GRAY, County Agent.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many friends
ami neighbors for th?_:.r kir.dnetv? to
us in the 1< of our loved one.
.May God's ri; ?? he with
you all.
;;p.S. T. W . I'M nr.'l family