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vol.. WX1X. NO. 4H.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. FRIDW Jl IA
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As port raved by Atty. Ralph Moody
M I D -SUMMER
GOLF SEASON
OPENS WITH BANG
Loot I Course Of Conahceta Country
Chit * Covered If it It Novices July
hourth ? Local Editor Stars
Eunor's note: The following teas
written hy Dr. Edw. E. Adams, as
th*> result of a dial len fie iss'^'d the
editor sometime ago, when in these
same news columns . a "break" teas
made which showed him in a rather
unpleasant plight. We accepted the
challange and the game was played
on the glorious Fourth . and he had
his lawyer along as a material wit
ness. The challenged carried the
agreement the* he would write a
neu s story on it and we were to print
it verbatim. The result, of the game
was: Adams ( 7, Bailey 104. and
Ralph Moody lost so many balls he
couldn't kef p count of his scon~ for
trying tit keep count of the lost balls.
Here is Doc's literature? -now go on
with the story:
In proof of the fact that Murphy
and Cherokee County people enjoy
the opportunity to indulge in the
latest and most popular of America's
sports, golf, was the number of peo
ple that played over the local course
on July Fourth, totaling thirty three,
with several spectators. This course
answers a long felt need, and bids
lair to become tie pla\ grounds of
the county. The course has nine
hoh's. is well laid out. ami the mem
bers aro ronstan ly improving it.
I i l.lition then is a splendid ten
ni- !i:t nearing completion, which
*'!! '??? fallowed 1>\ another one.
1 will also ? a bath house with
a 'lintr beaeh. dressing and res!
roi ~ for both ? en and women, and
a 1 house til;. I will overlook the
eniin grounds. In the middle ? ?!
the i ourse and n<*ar the tennis courts
I1' is one of the best springs in
the county, welling up from tin*
roots of a spreading beech tree. The
grounds consist of twenty-six acres
and are a part of the Harbin farm.
Ivitior four miles north of Murphy
on \o. 10 Highway.
Among the many players on July
fourth was one novice, in particu- 1
I ,r. who. judging by his record of
that afternoon, will soon threaten
the record of the country's best: who
will be to Murphy all that Bobby
Jones is to Atlanta; who will be to
g^lf what Lindbergh is to the art of
living, and that man is our Editor
Bailey. With many clubs and more
halls, with good coaches and better
caddies, and further reinforced with
the holiday spirit and the desire to
excel 1 this budding genius started
on his first game of golf, and fin
ished his first round in ouly one
hundred and four. But the number
of strokes was not his point of ex
cellence. His golf form was what
excited admiration from players
and spectators alike, and the climax
came and WPn| the fourth tee when
hf missed the ball entirely and his
club sailed out of bounds twenty
>ards behind him, into the top of a
poplar tree, and from there fell into
a ncarby creek from which it was
rescued by his caddy before it was
into the Valley River.
There being no ground rules cov
STANDARD BEARERS OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
?3ttON*WB?
ANDREWS CLUB
TAKES PRIZE
IN AUTO SHOW
P tirade, hitiH Came It ith Indian",
and Pti^iiisiic (Ionics! arc Fea
ture of Celebration at Andrews
Tin* Vndrew> Woman*:* Club wa>
awarded first prize in the decora led
automobile contest staged at An
drews W ednesdav as the opening of
the Fourth of July Celebration. The
parade started at the Motor Inn
Service Station at 9:30 and passed
through town to the ball park where
the prizes were awarded.
A ball game between Andrews ,
and the Cherokee Indians from Yel- j
low Hill was held at 10:30, Andrews :
winning by a shut-out, of 14 to noth
ing.* Dug Wyke (sometimes called
the Hon. Dug Wyke. so this reporter
was informed ) allowed only 25 men
to face him in the eight innings, i
Wyke's pitching is said to have caus- !
ed such a one-sided score.
The evening game was rained
out.
The boxing features of the day i
were held in the afternoon, staged
by G. E. Lai I and Dr. W. C. Morrow
at the school auditorium. Several
preliminaries were held, and the
main bout was between Benny CI*ie,
of Atlanta, and Tot Wilson, of Ashe
ville. Wilson took the count in the
eighth round and Cline got the de
cision on a knock out. Johnny Sims,
of Andrews, refereed the bout.
banishment from the course, and it
being a holiday, and he such a bud
ding genius, his playing partners al
lowed him to continue on his play
< Continued on page S)
[PARKER INSTALLS
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Than Band
The now automatic \ ictor Ortho- '
phonic Electro !a, installer! this wctki
!>\ Richard S. Parker, local drug
:?sl. is the subject of quite a l??t of
I comment and unusual interest.
The machine is electrically driven
and will play twelve records with
out being touched 1?> human hands,
the change of each of the twelve rec
ords being made 1?\ the machine it
.self. The volume of the music
| ranges from a whisper to even loud
er than a band, or louder than the |
| actual volume of the orchestra mak
ing the music, It can he heard all
over town when in full volume, and
? the machine is also equipped for use
[as a loud speaker for a radio receix
jing set.
The new automatic Orthophonic
Electrola was purchased by Dr. Par
ker from W. D. Town son, local fur- 1
niture and Victor dealer, and it is \
believed that the record made in de- i
livery of the machine sets a new high
mark for this kind of service in Mur
phy Mr. Townson called the Char
lotte office of the \ ictor Company, j
headquarters for this territory, and |
placed the order at 1 P. M. on July j
3rd. The Charlotte office did not j
have one in stock, and the nearest
house having one was Baltimore.
Md. The machine was shipped by j
express that afternoon from Balti- '
(Continued on page S)
STATE STOPS
MURPHY BULL
FIGHT JULY 4
( '7'r-N. Grias\ ! . C,reas\
! ???liri f/rxl Da ii' . ( <m~
/ f//?v boxing / \ ??// s
lc"',nn's (.eiebn:!1
Then was 110 i.ull fig!: iu Mm-,
phy on July llh. although the pro
<?l tin* \merican l.? rion cftle
bration. with this except '??n. was
quite a success and everybody had
good time.
Definite' aiinouncemcnt that there
would he no hull fight as a part of
the celebration was made Tuesday
'he 3rd by Mayor Harry I'. Cooper,
who is also commander of the local
post of the American Legion, after
telegram had been received by C.
F>. Hill, member of the citv council
and one of the leaders of the oppo
sition to this feature of the program,
from Governor McLean to the effect
that the staging of such a, spectacle
would be in violation of the state ,
law. " . i
?"The American Legion has no de
=? re to do anything that would bring
discredit to our town," stated Mr.
Cooper in making the announcement.
The fight, in which two fifteen
hundred pound bulls were to have
locked horns, was to have been a
part of the American Legion cele
bration here on the Fourth.
Some residents of Murphy, who
had been protesting against the pro
posed fight, solicited the Governor's
ruling on the show. Gov. McLean1
referred the matter to the office of
the attorney general. The reply was
that local officers were charged
(Continued on pare 8)
STORM SWEEPS
OVER MURPHY
AND SECTION
Trees I p rooted. Twisted Off , House
T o ps Removed. If ires Down and
City Spends Xight in Darkness
One a tin- most severe storms in
about forty years, in the opinion of
some of the older residents, swept
over the town and section from a
northern direction Thursday after
noon. and large trees were uproot
ed and twisted off and great limbs
were sent hurtling through the air
like autumn leaves, telephone and
electric wires and polcr. weie blown
down, corn and <rops suffered gen
??rall\. and property damage esti
mated at thousands of dollars was
I left in its wake.
Reports drifting into Murphy
?from as far as Topton on the north
'and Gainesville on the south, are to
J the effect that limber is uprooted
and large trees literally t\Visted off
eight to ten and fifteen feet from
the ground, house tops removed,
I fences blown down and damage to
? rops. especially corn, appears to be
general. From as far west as (Mop
pet hill considerable damage appears
to have been wrought.
As a result of the storm, the peo
ple of Murphy found themselves en
veloped in darkness as night came
on. Several trees were blown down
across the power lines coming into
?own. and the wires were torn from
the poles in a number of places. At
a number of points in town great
trees were blown across the lines
and in several places' the wires
broken. Power service was inter
rupted ail over town for ' nearly
twenty-four hours. The power com
pany kept a force of men at work
until midnight, and had them on the
job again early Friday morning,
clearing the trees off the lines and
making connections and repairs.
The I ines had to be inspected from
beginning to end before the power
could be turned on again, which
was accomplished about five o'clock
! Friday afternoon.
So far as tan he ascertained. iu>
person has suffered death or serums
; injurs from the storm. \ report
rt.niin.j from Haye<\ille i< to the ef
! t'eel that a man was found uncon
scious in the ditch In-side the road
. ; 1*1 ? -f ill** <torm had subsided, and
whether In* tell from a tan hark
i v ? _?? n or was Mown from it. could
not !??? i-cert. tilled. neither was his
an ?? t.:i umi. One r< moiI was to the
i'< l lii.it a cow was killed at lla\
?s\ille when a barn was blown down,
< which i~ the oul\ in-tance in which
an\ lif?' was lost.
OaUKc c to property :n Murphy
! was considerably hcav\. It appears
that the force of tin* storm was di
vided. one w ing coming down \ al
ley river valb y. and another coming
?up Hiawasscc River valley, uMivnj;
jing at Murphy, where the damage
I appears to have been heaviest, pas
sing on over the town and up the
| Hiawassee river.
A check-up on the damage in Mur
phy from reports a\ailable is about
as follows:
A number of trees wer" uprooted
along the highway coining into Mur
phy just below Payne's store, and on
the hill to the rear of his house.
Two large trees were blown down,
literally twisted off; at the bridge
crossing Valley river near Payne's
store, tearing down all the telephone
and . electric wires and blocking au
tomobile traffic for several hours.
Liml>s and tops were twisted from
trees at the Porter Axley House.
Limbs off at the home of Dr. S.
C. Heighway.
Part of tin roofing blown ktoff
Sword's livery stable.
Top torn off shed at Haw kin's
Shuttle Mill plant.
Two large trees down across the
railroad track beyond the L. & \. Y.
Belcher's pasture fence blown
down and his cow* turned out.
(Continued on Page Four)