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FOR MURPHY
,->- C/'irn Herewith
?;, ' ; -!???: -?? M:p j'!l V Ml as
, i , , 10:20 in tin* 1110111
. \ i
. \ew 1 ork hi lime
b( deliver!
|j... i; i-'rs. i? now a possihil
in i * ! i 1 1 - !?> a li-tler of si-hrd
i.. ixi-il ll'i- wi-rk from the
su|>?*rinli""'l,"til "f fourth division
Ka!l?ai Mail Servicr. with offices
in Atlanta. 1
The Irttrr follows:
Atlanta. C. a..
May 21. 1928.
Tim* Poslnitsaer,
Mnrphv. Y C. |
\|\ Dr.ii >ir :
Vmir attention is respect full) in
vjtcd t<* schedule of Contract Air |
Mail Routes 19 and 23, New York,
Y V. t?? Mtanta. Ga.. and \tlanta. i
Ga.. t<? New Orleans. La., published j
iti Jlli Division General Order No. I
27(? ??: \pril 10. 102ft. ^ our atten- I
lion i- respectfully invited to llie i
I n?niiccti?ni from train 1 ( >3 leaving !
I Murphv 10:20 a. in.. Kllijay 12:52!
p. in., la Iking Koek 1:26, Jasper;
1:15. Talc I :5f>. Nelson 2:03. arriv- |
injr Atlanta 1 :30 p. in., connecting
with the northbound plane on Con
trail \ir Mail Route 19 leaving j
Atlanta ?'?:00 p. m. W estern Time,
arriv hip \ew ^ ork, in time for de- j
liven l'\ first carriers the next j
morning.
Nour mails for New Orleans will
also i on ncrl with the southbound
plane 'Hi Contract Air Mail Route'
2.'t leaving Atlanta 8:30 a. m. the
tla\ after dispatch from your office,
arming at New Orleans 11:00 a. in.
i out office can also receive
mails from points on Contract Air
Mail (O'Ulcs 23 from New Orleans
t? Atlanta, and 19 New York to At
lanta. as follows. Mails dispatched
from New Orleans and New York
in the afternoon by mail, will be de
livered l?> train 101 leaving Atlanta
?'l'; a. in.. Nelson 10:02 a. m..
fate 10:00. Jasper 10:21, Talking
Koek 10:37, Kllijay 11:13, Murphy
l-''1 p. m.. the day after dispatch
from I. ..ill \ew Orleans and New
? ork. It is suggested that you call
the attention of your patrons to this
service, iu order that advantage
nia\ lie taken of this dispatch when
ever desired, in order to advance
mails and save time in receiving re
plies. Should you desire any fur
ther information relative to this
service, same will be gladly furn
ished oil request.
Respectfully yours,
C. G. GOODLOVK, Supt.
foresters were
here last week
' H. Flory, who is to succeed W.
C. McCormick as assistant State
forester, Mr. McCormick, J. S.
Holmes. State Forester of Raleigh.
\\ . K. Beiehler, district forester,
of Asheville, were in Murphy last
week on a tour of the mountain
district ot acquaint Mr. Flory with
the work in this section. Mr. Mc
Cormick goes to Florida.
MORE STUDENTS
OF J. 0. H I C K S|
Following b another list of the
students of Prof. John O. Hicks,
who will hold a reunion at Hay
?sville sometime this summer:
Florence Haipler Curtis. John Mc
Combs. Clara McCombs Lovingood.
Ella McComhs Mauney. Alice Sud
derlh Parker. Mildred Sudderth.
John Hyatt. Dora Hvatt, Delia Cur
tis Matheson, Bragg Rav. John Har
der. Stanhope Harper. Marsh Hais
ler, Verge Haigler, James Truitt,
George Truitt, Harvey Truitt, Luth
er Truitt.
MURPHY OFFICE
WINS SINGER
LOVING CUP
! !??? S tiger >ewin2 M-n l^ne (
i?an\ o'lered i prize to t : ? ai- i %
:si {???? Kast ? iin l)i\i-inn vuk
! ?!>,. |...o r-houiir: l< ! rr ;r il!i
? ' \ ; ? '?. mil the sh ?p at Mnra >*i\ -
? I which Mr. ( y k. kivl?\ i-^ ni.r?a
I 'for. c.irri?*d ??ll the laurcN md
[ brought the lo\ing cup t?? Murphv.
Mi. Kirhy is proud of this accom
plishment. and well he might hi*,
when il is considered that Murphy
is the 44 hah y shop" of the ten com
prising the East Tennessee Division,
ami in competition with the shops
at Asheville. \. C.. Morriston. knox
ville. with two stores: John City.
Chattanooga, with two stores: Cleve- ;
land and Harriman. Tenn.
Tli< personnel of the Murphy i
shop are elated over this outstand- \
ing victorv. and Mr. Kirhy slated |
that he deeply appreciated the ef- j
fort that the men of his organiza- |
tion put forth io help him win such!
a signal honor.
NEW COUNCIL I
COMMITTEES
ARE APPOINTED
Organization Meeting Held Last
Thursday Xight ami Xete City
Fathers Plunge into Business
The first meeting of the new cits !
>la\ or and Council was held in the
offiee ol ihf Mayor in the Lilnarv
building last Thursday night and
the appointment of committees, elee
tion ol department heads, and pas-,
sing of two new ordinances marked
t lit plunge ol the new governing
l?ody into the management of the
affairs of the town.
Committees
Following are the committees ap
pointed In Mayor Cooper:
Chairman Street Committee. K. |
L>. Ferguson.
Chairman Water Committee. J.
W. McMillan.
Chairman Sanitary Committee, C. |
B. Hill.
Chairman police and lights com- 1
m it tee, J. A. Richardson.
Chairman finance, traffic and ad
vertising. E. C. Moore.
Chairman cemetery and parks, J.
M. Vaughn.
Mayor pro tem. C. B. Hill.
Department Heads
Following arc the department
heads elected In the council*
City clerk and water superinten
dent, Sid Pendley.
Chief fire department, Sid Penr1
ley.
Assistant fire chief, Fred Johnson.
Building inspector. Sid Pendley.
City Electrician Harve Elkins.
Secretary and treasurer of the
board, Sid Pendley.
Other Business
As a beginning of the crusade to
give the town an economical admin
istration. the board decreed that all
requisitions for supplies and mater
ials must be approved by the board
before being purchased,* and that all
billr presented and okeved by it be
fore being paid.
Among other measures taken up
by the board was the placing of the
city clerk and treasurer under bond
in the sum of $2500.00: retaining
Willard Cooper and Neil Sneed as
police officers raising Sneed's sal
ary: retaining Charlie Fish and
West Sneed on the street force: vot
ing to move the drinking fountains
awav from the park in the center of
the square and placing one on the
sidewalk on each corner of the
square.
Ordinances
The two ordinances passed deal
with jay walking and discharging
firearms by minors in the city lim
its. The jay walking ordinance re
(Continued on pa?:e 8)
i MEN, LIQUOR
STILLS TAKEN
BY OFFICERS
!>" \s I: , mist /'r,
' ioltnors FruiHut
I N,M" '""re than ,-i? I,
l,r ...i,-;';,.
" ??e fifty-gallon siili ,,,
! "f a,,"l" khi ?a||?M> of |>ror
iuZctrr\ ,,r rai,u "? ???<?
> officers during the |);M f(.M
"''"'i """'ufa. turers. dealers. ,Ilns.
Si,,'1,'! '"'"sumers ?f |;
iraae in tho county.
' ^'ttird.iv afternoon, Jim Ho, .,?.r
fci-;: tirzz zrt s
? >,!" ?
over lo'sm ' nl'" ,VH*' i
-
"<<> ?ere taken I ^
on "ighwax \,. ?>;; '
>?'- of Brass,,,;,,.
Saturday night .
-hH 'f
is r"r v i?Ii"u,?s.
"? {Wo atll| a Woma||
trailed 1^ ?rf,,.rs t,,^ Mu^h"
and overtaken \?. |,( p
I fn ""''T S,a,,<' 'list
I' i" ?""'???, s before I hex
I taken an eight gall,,,, container
' ind'V I** a'"l broken
i . r""" ?n'aini.v lhal ti,
i i hi * " n"M
,ri il iiid r" " l,ri li,?innr,
I I ami ,n(.r Superior
;'"!r i""., is
I 'hiel, the* made. Offieerl
"I need a,?| |),.pilU
(.raw ford made the arrest
I Ired'r'i ""r,,inr ?'??'?> lain and
? ( "'vard. colored, found tliem
;'r . P'^sesMon of II
V - ?' -1 ex idenre
|a a,"St then,. They were ,ak. ? i?
? .,s " fcrred to as Hap,,. Hoi
;;u- "?? <"'?- .1 secio,,
'r
liearin;: ami
I'nurt under bonds ?f SSOO.Ot, eaeh
"hieh they made. Officer \,-j|
|Snee< and Deputies ClaWon and1
Crawford made the arrests.
| Sunday night. Carl Greenwood.
; . . "> nesville. ran afoul of t|?.
uhen'l" pa"?ns. of faach brLdx
Fast V T ,';,k<>n in'? cu?'* i"
I r-ast Murphy l? Officers Cooper
.intl Sueed and l)cpu(v Crawfo'r(|
' *as p'ven a preliminary heariu
and his bond f.x. d at S500.0(t. IV
, kC """I ,<>f ?"inS 10 he had
not been al.le to make bond, and re
posed m the county jail.
l T"e?lai morning, as the
sun began elimbing above the east
rn range of mountains. offieeiJ
were'1! ? S"" 0l,era,"r--i ?'?s thev !
?ere beginning to start the day's |
1 work, captured one man. a fiftv
of l?n 0l" ' :l,r,r">?' 100 gallons
|"f l-eer. seized fifty gallons of s?.
par and chased another man throuL-l,
'he mountains without avail. The
Has located three or four miles
to the left ,,f Andrews on what is
known as Brittain's Creek, and when
the o, ficers arrived the fire was
just beginning to bun, good; Oak
en i . " ,Mar 'f10 man laken into
j u tody and his brother is believed
l? Ih- the man who eluded the offi
81^omartns ho,nd ,vas fi-d a'
? . lOOftOO at a prelim, narv hearing.
. f,e.^au,t "f "hich he was lodged
m tail to await the next session of
Superior court. Those taking part
in he raid were Sheriff I). M. Birch
'e -1'"1 I>eputies Crawford. Cla\
[ton. and Phillips.
"Have vou figured out your al
lowance?"
"No. What's the use in bother
ing about nothing."
REPUBLICANS
MET HERE ON
TUESDAY 14
! he an- <;? the Thirtv
thi??! - jjaio District met in con- ;
\ fill Ml al i: )il\ fo lli: - pU!
<?1 ''i m m..; . ri>>t-.:inat!on i <ena!or.
Promptl) al i!:: ?? o*< lock the nt'Tl
in*r was < :i ' to . rder i- Dean
?i I lklin. \vh-' wa- elected !
temporar) ? hairman with \\ . I'.
Odom as temporal \ secretary. This
temporar\ organization was al once j
made permanent, and the eonven- ;
lion ?t down to business.
Chairmen of tin* eount\ executixc!
eommittees were then elected as fol- |
lows: Maeon. \. 11. Stockton; Gra
ham. A. J. Orr: Swain. S. A. IV
hart: Clay. Bob Tiger; Cherokee.
K. \. V oyles.
The chief business of the eonven- j
tion was I hen taken up and nomina
tions for Senator were in\ ited. Tin*
firsl nomination went to Don W illi
erspoon. of Murpli). but in a few
well chosen words explained that
f?ir business reasons he would be
urtahie to accept ibis honor.
Hon. Joiui Bnr'ietie. of Swain
Counlv. was then offered and he!
was unanimously selected as the j
standard bearer. ilis speech of ae- !
ceplanee was a well rounded expres- j
sion of (it-termination to bring hon
or to the party and work it) the in
terests of his constituents. Andrews
Record.
DEMONSTRATIO N
AGENT TO BE,
IN THE COUNTY
Following is the schedule of the j
Home Demonstration rluh meetings
Cherokee County, week of May 28.
1?\ Sarah Porter KUis. District Home
Agent, of Asheville:
Monday. Mav 28. 2:00 ? Marble]
V omens'' and Girls* Home Demon- 1
si ration Cluh. school house. Sub- 1
ject: "I se of Milk in Cookery.
Tuesday. May 29. 10:0ft? -Slow
("reek Girls* Sewing Club: 2:(K) ?
Slow Creek Womens" Clul?. suhject:|
"Planning of Meals" and cooking
demonstration. Kach of these meet
ings is to he held at the home of i
Mrs. Phil Ferguson.
Wednesday. May 30. -0:00 ? '
Brasstown Girls* Sewing Cluh, Com
munity House: 2:30 ? Brasstown
\\ omens* Community Cluh. home of
Mrs. Deschamp. Subject: "'Planning'
of Meals and cooking demonstra
tion.
Thursday. May 31. 10:00 ? Kim
sey Womens' and Girls* Home Dem- 1
onstration Cluh. home of Mrs. I
Pearley Mauney, subject: "Use of
Milk in Cookery."
2:00 ? Suit Womens' and Girls*
Home Demonstration Club, subject:
"I se of Milk in Cookery."
Friday. June 1. 10:00 ? Martin's
Creek Girls" Sewing Cluh. school
house. 2:00 ? -Martin's Creek Wo
mens' Cluh. school house, subject:
- Use of Milk n Cooke \ .
An invitation is extended to all
women and girls of the county to at
tend the nearest meeting.
R. W. GRAY.
Singing Convention
At Marble June 10
The Cherokee County Sinking
Convention will meet in its annual
session with the Marble Springs
Baptist Church, at Marhle. on the
second Sunda\ in June, which is
June 10. according to announcement
this week by E. L. Rallard. secretary
and treasurer.
All classes arc requested to be
present. Some good quartets are
cxpected from the different classes.
Everybody come and bring dinner.
The best music wins the banner, the
announcement concludes.
PROPOSE N. C
TENN. GOOD
WILL TOUR
\totor cm! ?? Until' I'w 7hrougk\
Viirp.'l) Orr> Until H ll"
I t; I cull' C?i' ?>
hi ail interview with Mr. >?
llu?->ell. ?>t \ndrcw - Wednesda\ "f
tiii> week : Mr. Ru?11. informed us
dial he had proposed a motorcade
illid *?< ??>< 1 will lour Irom the terri
tory. l\ inir we<t ot Ashevilh', lo
Copperhill. Clc\ eland and Chatta
lumsa. Tcnn.. ;i> soon as the road
was opened. This proposal has met
with ii'?' co-operation <?i leading ? il
izens from Asheville and other Wes
tern North Carolina towns, and the
conditions of the roads are being
watched with much interest, and if
thev are found to be in a satisfac
tor\ eondilion. it is proposed to
sponsor the will tour some
time in the month of September.
Mr. Russell has received a great
:tian\ flattering letters from promi
nent ? iti/.ens hoth in North Carolina
ami 'letuicssce: one of which is from
Mr. 1,. T. Rogers. of Cleveland.
If nil., who claiul- lo be of Cherokee
Count*, -lock, and i- much interest
ed in iliis section.
Kxtraets from Mr. Rogers* letter
i> reproduced. !>elie\ing that it will
!w? ??! interest t* ? our re aders.
Cleveland, Tcnn..
May 22. 1<>28.
Mr. I?. S. Russell.
\ndr?-ws. V C..
Dear Mr. Russell
It is a \crv great pleasure to have
\ ou introduce yourself to me in your
letter of Max Vst.
Thought I would reph every day,
hut x on outclass me in letter writ
ing ? badly, thai I just put it off
and hardh realized it had been so
long.
\\e arc very much interested in
?r?ltin?z good road connections from
here to vour section. We are going
In send that good letter of yours to
Gov. Morton and ask that he have
Maj. Berry. State Highway Commis
sioner get in touch with you, as we
feel a man like you at that end oi
the line will be a great big help.
My father was born near Murphy
and we havt "intended" all our lives
In go up in that section and find if
we have many kinsmen left up there,
but 1 am 6T years old and was never
in North Carolina.
When vou get ready to start your
motorcade lei us know anil we will
have our Chamber of Commerce
lake it up with >011 and arrange for
details for this end of the line. I
assure you 1 appreciate your letter
verv much and think it about the
best written letter we ever received.
W ith the wish that we may meet
soon and know each other l?'lter,
1 am
Verv trulv vours.
T. 1- ROGERS.
ABERNATHY
ANNOUNCES
FOR SHERIFF
Announcement is made this week
I by Noah W. Abernalhy. prominent
I merchant and citizen of Marble, for
i Sheriff of Cherokee County subject
j to the coming Republican primary.
Mr. Abernathy states in his an
nouncement that this is the first time
he has ever asked the party to con
fer an honor upon him, and prom
ises. if elected, to give the county
a "genteel, clean, sober administra
tion" of the affairs of the office.
His announcement appears else
where in this issue.
Ill ? ?? null I ?rr nun n in
you as wc used to Mrs. Farlcigh."
She: "No. my husband objects to
low-cut dinner gowns."