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^ III Attractive f 1 That's? ^ MURPHY Vc>. IVL.?No. 52. Actual Cherokee ! i ARf,F PRFMTI1M ! I LIST IS DRAWING | WIDE ATTENTION i I Ketrer Urges Early Registration of County Exhibitions Fat live-stock and 500 pound lies; fragrant flowers and snake banners; vegetables and "hootch ' ncers; r.eedle work, and the man on the flying trapeze?these and | M-.-re?much more-?will make all ads lead to Murphy Sept 25, where ' f r four days Cherokee county wi.l I celebrate its annual fair. And with j .t*w and unusually attractive ex hit.-, set off by a big time "midway \ this year's fair promies to make tven the memory of previous celebrations something at which Mr. and Mrs. Cherokee will wrinkle their s in fine disdain. The gates of the Fair grounds will be open to the general public K o'clock the morning of Sept. Bntries will be accepted up r.'il 11 o'clock A. M. that day i \ ided there is room for the exWise ones, however, will list liieir entries as so-On as possible, otherwise according to county agent I-^uuy rveiner, wno i? uuiug a nuu a ; share cf the work of preparation, 1 would-be exhibitors may find th.'illselves crowded out. Mr. Ketner sounds a special warnu to prospective exhibitors regarding the condition of their entries. A ule of the Fair committee allows e admission to an exhibitor, and .! happily, in times agnne, there have been those who took, undue ad\antage of this fact. Ther^ have een cases where a farmer would . ?mc in bringing a single, sad and oping turnip, or a bedraggled :>udv or a mangy mule that had no jsiness being anywhere but in the ne-yard, and solemnly list said urnip, or potato, or mule as an enThat got the owner in free. But those days are gone forever attle, to be eligible for entry, list be sleek, fat and well groomed; . as Mr. Ketner describes them, 'itted." Vegetables must be maniired until they look good enough eat raw. And eo with all the her exhibits, from needle-work to made hickory chairs; each must something worth ?hov*;"T with rf the big fc3*ii 'j? * *vis fj?tv xvill be the roTn^etitjer n "anty cxhiU.. There will Izes ranging 'rem $25 for t e ' r and ?20 -for the runner u.i, !i to s'l i) the teinth bcsr. To e for this thg entrant i... s?t 1" at least itfu proauc^s em. - i -r made on his own farm, 'his may seem like a large ; .t should be re mem here \ t"*t 'Y low!;' wild blackberry can be made to do yeoman service by be ng disguised as jam, jelly, juice, win . or "au natural". Then there are doilies, bedspreads, table-cloths, mforts, and myraid other articles li'tm the slender fingers of th? w ;e. Even little Tommie may help by carving a nice willow whistle to call the dog or something. At any rate a large number of entries are expected. Many entries also are expected in the various other departments, prizes which will total more than $1,-| Cim. Prospective exhibitors should arrangements, at the earliest Possible date with the heads of the departments in which they are csPc .ally interested. These are; jarni and field crops, R. R. Beal; f Horticulture, Gerald Martin; cattle, \nvr'0 Walker; horses and mules. Williafei) p. Payne:'poultry. F. J. j B Continued on back page 1 ft Sf IV -rklv .\eus paper in ir estern V Building County Fi Murphy Will Meet Sylva Team Sunday The Murphy ball team will meet i new foe this year when they play the Sylva All-Stars her? Suncay afternoon. The team from Jackson county has made quite a record for itself h?3 year. They lost to the Marble rine by a score of 10 to 8 during 'he past week. Hickman wants everybody to come out and assures a good game. MAN IS BITTEN BY COPPERHEAD SNAKE MONDAY Ritten on the hand by a 4-foot c 'p rbead snake while grazing a i \v near his home Monday eveninir. Amos Bruce who lives 2 and onehalf miles out on the Copperhill road was greatly improved after reviving Imedical attention in Murphy. I hr cow, Bruce said was startled y she presence of the snake and gave a sudden jerk that threw him down on the ground, his hand landing on a board under which the re pitle was hidd *n. The snake I jit hi i. op. the knuckles of the right hand. Home remedies and pui.k medical attention in Uuupky 4 Via youth Through without any ?oriou> consequences The snake was killed. Cliff Passon Returns Here For Several Days fi'.ff Passon, Murphy's cift t.? I the North Carolina Highway Patrol, was back in town over the week-end I -wtpping yarn? vith the boys (at the latter'? request) and thrilling the girls with his uniform. Cliff has made an enviable record for himself t ml is rated one of the patrol's top-irotchers. He x pe.ts to be located in Robbiusviile urti! the first of text week at which time he will return to his regular -taiion at Forest City. "Hoi*>e" Morrow, son of Dr. B. B. Morrow of Am rews who i? one of nearly 100 in trai ling at the Patrol's schuol in Raleieh, is reported making an excellent howing. o Man Is Lodged In Jail Facing Forgery Charge Facing charges of forgery, Glenn Tanner, of the lower end f Cherokee county, Wednesday was lodged in th Murphy jail after allegedly attempting to pass three chqeks totaling SS9.S5 on Murphy merchants The Signature allegedly forged was that of Mrs. Nora White, Ch rokee county school teacher who resides near Tanner's home. In the opinion of Sheriff Zack Ramsey, who made th arrest and Deputy sheriff Poley Bell, Tanner would probably waive his h.-aring before the magistrate's court scheduled for Thursday. o Mr. Carroll Eggers Dies At Peachtree Air. v^arrut loggers a resiuniu ox Upper Peachtree died at his home July 28th. after an illness of many irr?onths. Mr. Eggers has been a resident of Cherokee County for about thirty-five years and has made many true friends who regret his going. He was been a member of the M.thodist Episcopal church. South for 43 years. 'He is survived by his wife, two sonr, Mildred of Struthers, Ohio, rjififin of and Mrs. Alice Watkins aso of Peachtree. - . o th Carolina. Covering, a Lar^r and Murphy, N. C. Th ; Of Dan air T o Ope JURORS DRAWN TO HEAR CASES * IN COURT HERE Judge Wilson Warlick To Preside Over August Session The August term of Cher??ket Superior court will o; en her M n , day for the trial of crimina and c v i causes. Judge Wilson Warlick wiii p reside over the two weeks - .-ssion. j The jury commissioners have selected the f llowins to serve: firstj week?Dillard McCombs, Murphy: Boyd Hogan, Murphy , Route 2; M. D. McGuire, Andrews; Cloyd I'ip-s. Murphy, Route 1; P. i\ Rixter. Marble; C. C. Mills, Grandview: Guy Fox, Birch; O. C. Hall. Marble; Posey Crisp, Murphy; Jeff Trull.' Marble; I.um Evans, Murphy; J. R. Jones, Andrews. Ebert Bates, Unaka; Allen Fisher.: Sr., Andrews; Fulbert Nelson. Vests; Eula Palmer. Unaka; Sinn West, Andrews; Frank Price. Mur , pny; J. H. Allen, Patrick; Harley G Id n, Culberson; Job: Keener, fomotla; George Hemlriek, Murp y. It 'Ute I ; Fulton Newman, Fame: I en.:., and r.ai. iruuaKcr, .-in.n Second Week?G. D. L.dford. Murphy; D. C. Rogers, Persimmon Creek; Georjre Towns-n, .Murphy. Frank Watkins. Murphy, Route 1: Harve Elkins, Murphy; .1. M. Kil-j patrick, Marble; K. M. Bryant. Ran Kr r; Mark Staleup, Murphy, Route., Steve Evar.s, Unaka; S m Yoyles. Vests; .1. M. Collett, Andrews; JesLtdf rd. Murphy, Route 2. Martin Raper, Farner, Tenn., 11. G. Jones. Postell; Ilob Peak, Murphy; Perry Kephart, Murphy ; G. \V. Candler, Murphy; S. ('. Gentry.' Mirphy; C. D. Mayfield, Murphy; J.isper Glads n, Culberson; Howell I Hedden, Murphy; Carl Cunningham. ? j Bra.-stown; R. A. Akin, Murphy, and . I C. C. Colo Andrews. DOG ATTEMPTS COMMIT SUCIDE AT BIRCH SUNDAY i Rucker is a 4-months-old GerI man p lice puppy and. believe it , j or not, tried to eon mi:. suicide. As told by the Rev. Clarence , Voyk-s. of Birch, father ?>i .ittle Charles, owner of the do2, the family h:;d started to church Sunday followed by rucker who scampered, froliced a d nirped at hi* j master's heeds. Of course there is no place in j I church for a dog, so Kucker was , [ severely reprimanded and returned home where he was locked in a crib. Upon returning from church it was found that Rucker. in some i laid loft and had deliberately sus- j pended himself with his head j hanging between two planks. He I was scarcely -ble to whine, and I when freed he was off-red food | 1 ut refused to eat. Tusday morning the veterinary said his case looked doubtful but by careful treatment he m y recover. And Charles, like evtny iitt1 boy who owns a dog, with big tears rolling down his checks, is i giving Rucker every attention. o Sunday services at the Church of the Messiah Episcopal were announced. Wednesday by the Rev. George Lemuel Granger, rector. Holy communion and sermon will be observed at 11 o'clock in the morning and evening prayer and sermon will he held at 7:30 o'clock. ITvownn#* is eordiaTlv Invited to MMpgHaBB. S attend the services. ? Potentially Rich Tetntof? in This iurs., August 1, 1935. o Believ n Sept. 25 Legion Officers For Coming Ye?r Elected j The American Legion, at its rc. gvi.ai meeting last week, elected j tK following men to office for the coming year: Henry Hickman, post commander; Carl Dobbs vice :ommanaer; Jim Franklin, ser! geant-a -arms; Dr. J. N. Hill chairman membership committer; j Marion Simonds, grave registrar, and Clyde Gennett, adjutant. 30,000 ACRES ARE ADDED TO TWO FORESTS 'Washington. July 30?Almost 30.00 acres ol' North Caroina timbeh lands today were added to the Xartahala and Cher kee rational forests through a purchase made by the | National Forest service. The lands are in Cherokee, Macon, j .fa kson. Graham Clay and Swain j counties. Largest f "the j ut chases is a tract ?f 17.-ML'! acres in Clay and Chero-I l-.... - i- ?? ?* * viram.v- .1 in i . i. vovrr Hint : Sons company to be added to the' Xantahala forest. Most ol the to be added t Xantahala foest und r the purih today are in North aCr lina. \ .-.nrlino tn fitmres released hv the I ! n et >ervice, 27,058 acres of the , 29.727 purchased today are in the 1'ar Heel -tale. The remainder are in Georgia and South Carolina. Today s purchase will bring the acreage or the Xantahala forest, by . ent purchases, t 444,120 acres, | o.-ting $2.529,404,177.90. Hunting, Fishing License Now On Sale In County Combination hunting and fishing license for the c ining fiscal year be-1 ginning Aug st 1 for the state of North Carolna are now on sale for $3.10 in Cherokee county, John K. Hall, local warden, announced Mcnday morning. They may be purchased at the following places: Murphy, Dickey and Sons store; Marble, Arthur Palmer's filling station, and Andrews, I . M. Reagan store. \I l? Hall 1c "V".vV obedience of the game laws for conservati n the sport of hunting and f >hi:?. He announced that he was holding warrants for several violator: nd would push the law to the extent in all cases found guilty. Bryson City Editor Hurt In Wreck Here After his car had collided with another on a curve six tmtiles out on the Blue Ridge road Tuesday afternoon, H. G. Singleton, editor of the l-rys n City Tinges, and his wif were treated by local physicians for cuts and bruises received in the wreck. Th- rear end of Singleton's cat struck the front end of a car driven 1 y Ed Franzell. of Pittsburgh, Tenn. while rounding the curve Singleton said. Frar.zell was unhurt. Following investigation no charg tvere made. "Buddy" Hamilton Now With Cooke Players Tit rough exchange papers from Copper-hill and Blue Ridge coming into Murnhy it is noticed that ' Buddy" Hamilton?known here as Thurmond?is now in the regulai as* of the Cooke players, annual -how that mak s a visit t? Murphy. Thmerond i> well-iemembered a^ tho roy that turned over Wade Maseey's spe.d boat. "Dutchy", when it .vas 1 lunched on lake Santeetlah several weeks ago. State I i $1.50 YEAR ocC'.-fY ed iNear LOCAL PRO iF.CT BEING THRESHED OUT IN CONGRESS Firs: $1,000.00 nstallment Hinsjes On House Action ^ ' " oinaiy work virtually com: of TV A ttaff stat:< Ci.erokee unty. with mi* vea<!<; ;arters in Murphy are u ' mt* awaiting the word v- T start actu. I obstruction ' ' " " okee dam. This word ' . anivc any day. ami it is re ? akin st < ci r in that i1 v. <? !? within th next three weeks. Tk<- ? :,* .1 nlflftin r flU' ic; in A?n .'ereme, in Washington, the approillation of $ 1.(!('?(!,<100 for th first instalment of the $ 1 .'l.b 'ft.000 projet t being threshed out by two members ?,?' ?he House of Representatives. and two morbers of the U.S. Senate. Their decision will b" final. and assurances have been received in 1 tters from both Senators Bailey and Reynolds, and also from C ngrcssman Weaver, that the verdict will be favorable. Just when th y will take action is problematical; but with both Houses oi Congress bending every effort to clear the legislative docket to bring about adjournment, twineces.1. .... i. >. i ? 1 - Once the conferees have agreed to the appr nation, the road will be smooth, and tut ion fast. The measure already h-s passed the Senate, and with a favorable re por . it will be railroaded through the Hous Fr m there it will be hurried, tie same day to President Roosevelt, who pra?i*l>ly will sign it at once. Then will come the welcome wire to Murphy?and the project will get. under way within .24 hours"* there Hiring of lab r probably will not be necessary until the massive machinery has been moved here from the Norris Dam. but from then on, ther will be work for virtually every one who wants it. About 1,2OH men wiil be employed, and, 1 cal labor will be given precedence. The pay will range frwn 45 cents t:> $1.10 cents per hour, according to whether the labor is skilled or unskilled. Teachers Appointed To 2 County Schools To: i her- aw ointment to the Martins' Creek and Wolf Cre-k wheels in Cherokee county which will open on August 5, were announced as folows Tuesday: .Martin.-' i re k?L. W. Shields, principal. 7th grade; Miss Candis Hogan, -ith and 5th grades; Mrs. E. G. White. 3rd grade; Miss Ahvaync Burnett. 2nd grade, and Miss Ruth Coleman, 1st grade. Wolf Creek?Mrs. Kate Shield . and Miss Maude McAllister. Wednesday the following appointments wer: learned: Sunny Point. Miss Edith Mull; Johns n school. Miss Edith Shields, and Mt, Pleasant Miss Evelyn Shields. ? o Successful Revival Held At Peachlree What is sai<l to he on- >f *1)0 best revivals in years i- i eing conducted at the Peachtree Papt:-- church with the Rev. Jack Mem y. of Campbell College, the Rev. Crowell Shearir. and the Rev. Jo" ?.:e t arwr in charge. The revival began the night of July 21 and expected to last through S 'in-day niiiht. Capacity ciowd* are attnding the morning and evening session* 2nd mere then 7" eenfeoc;'k"r esd renewals were report ! Tuesday. __
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