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OLllME X XXV U- NO. 48.
;0AD OFFICIALS
Kg!' OF TWO STATES
? GO OVER ROUiE^
J,?w Route Enters for Consideration
( WhicK Causes Turther Delay in
Decision of Tennessee
3 Connection
A new ite, crossing the North
Caro.iru a lennes&ec line at the
aeaovaU'i iell.co Kiver and en,'U?poscd
iicuvcitiuin rout
r.r*t luuk.i. ?r entering Mur^ny i?>
? ) ui .? t-iit,- alio iiaugaiguo)(,
uu* ueveiopmem in tile p.o
ja-m-u ? tvlioi. Willi il'.lucw,.
IIV-. AUI u Oi.ua, WbiCA proiii.se
., ..via,. uCClrmll III li.c icuia."
Krntnu.ec >. liOlli iueius?r uiuihj
,vi wvu uiUlJi.
% iM? . on cement followed a p?iii.:,
. .on oi me u'ii.ic.?cc
W .'CClliC IIIULl- .1.1 111.
ituu> i. i' i.o Lite line <ii me twv :
:ut? u. oiiheibuiuer, LuinmiitMu.i?r
< .>.01111 Vjuiuiuta, ana t. ,
u?.v, * o. iii?8iuaer 01 u'un^e,
,u?. in... .uj, una came at tue it- (
4ut-ji . . - i>?ss uiat me icosiuinij
at .wn > .uoitiiu connecting waii;
laaiio...? e investigated. The North
crnvtiiwi 1'iiiwtBSiuiicr sta.vu u.ui
au& io... mouiu he investiguceu
Uiuiott.- 1 .> us soon us possible,
j u-.i. ... - .oner ?>UKelcuinei a..u JJls......a-r
vi a.&er, or'tsorUi t-.aro-;
v ^.iu, ... . .?? ruioxvt.ie last i natsuat
??ia 1 .... jvutieu commissioner
?.... ?. ...wi dig.uecr tVcUbtcr, ?>.
1C.U.W-.-LV, AO. .it. lltspecliou Ll'tp lulu
teiiueoc.ee and v\ es.eru '
.xuiui ...uiina. lney maue the trip
Irow iviU'.wuie lu Jiuuisonv.lic aim
leu.v inns in tne uitenioon. spenu.ug
1 ... Miay mgm in leluco i'luius.
rr.uaj. monitng tney journeyed on 111;o.x.i..
i nroltJiu over tnc Joe tirown
m hifiiit ay, accompanied oy h lieuguJ
Uuu 1 iciinesseeuns fiom .UadtsonulJe
ini lciiu-o 1'iuins. A nuniocr
i/i Horn .uuipny and Uiiuku rae.
__ lAeut ;it ar the 1 eihiessec line ana
tut??;;e?i iuoiu 10 Uuaka, where union
. sciveu by Ur. J. li. Crawfoid j
luu 1..s son, Geoigc. A warm reception
was given the visitors uy the peol?e
cnaka and vicinity.
?>.iu tnc exception of commission-:
er and Kngine?r Webster, the ,
T??ik see deligation turned back at i
Unak t, and the others of the party 1
can.i- on to Murphy.
The North Carolina and Tennessee ,
ofla :?is accompanied by the editor 01
ihe Scout, motored over the Shoa.
Creek route into Tennessee, through
Dni-riton, the Angelico Gap, and baca
int.. Murphy over the Hot House
route. Mr. Bass and Mr. Webstc.
continued on to Asheville with Mi.
Stikolealher and Mr. Walker.
This trip of inspection was made b>
the North Carolina and Tennessee
toa.i oificials for the purpose ol' obtaining
tirst hand information anil
studying the proposed connection witli
Tennessee from North Carolina.
Tennessee oificials have agreed to put
two routes, Beavevdam and Shoai
Creek, on the state Highway system,
but North Carolina officials declare
the state can take over only one for j
maintenance.
At a meeting at the court house ,
in Murphy in March, 1925, at which |
Mr. Stikeleather and state engineers,
delegations from Monroe and Polk j
Counties, Tonnnronn
County Commissioners and Road Com
mis>-ioners and citizens interested in
road building in the county were
Present, Mr. Stikeleather and the
state engineers were delegated the
power to select the route most ac- j
cepiable to the State. The report'
submitted by the engineer met with .
such opposition in the county that
definite decision by Mr. Stikeleather
has been withheld until he could per- j
sonally investigate the routes. At a
joint meeting of the County Com-1
missioners and the Road Commission-.
crs here on May 18th, Mr. Stikelcath-1
er stated he would investigate the i
routes personally and make his re- ,
port the first of July.
The suggestion of Mr. Base rela- j
tibe to the new route, Mr. Stikeleath-!
er stated,appeared to be a meritorious '
one, and since the Tennessee officials j
had asked that it be considered, he I
would with hold his decision until the
feasibility of a connection there could j
he investigated.
When asked how long it would be
before an investigation of the new
route could be made, Mr. Stikeleather
stated that it might be a month,
two months, three months, or maybe
longer, but that investigation would
be made as soon as possible.
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BAPTISTS TO
ISSUE 5)30,000 IN
10 YEAR BOND.
Pkft a Adopted Unanimous!) Iu or
iftsuvd in Dcncminstionp of
$50. $100 and $500
The Church voted iihI..
morning to issue $30,000 in U n . ear
bonds at tin* recommendation <?f the
building committee. They will ' .
coupon bonds beating interest at . \
per cent, and in denomr .aliens of $50
$100 and $300.
The church ha already received e
cash subscribed ami negotiable <: t.approximately
$-0,0(10 supph iih u..- '
by the bond i-.-llc will i ..he a total
of $50,000, which i e?pei ted to complete
the building.
The brick work is getting umUway,
the marble coping is being laid,
window frames placed, and construction
work pushed as rapidly as p?>sible.
STANDARD OIL
CO. BUILDING
FILLING STATIO !
Work was begun this week on the
tilling Stnt'on to be erected on the
Wells coiner by the Standard Oil
Company, which will cost approximately
$5,000, and will be completed
within about six weeks.
J. II. Eudy, filling station constructor
of the Standard Oil Co., is
directing the construction work.
The filling station will be a retail
plant, and will be a supplement
to Standard Oil Company's wholesale
and storage plant already located
here. It will be a brick building,
tarrying three gas pumps, a crank
case pit, dispense free air, water and
crank case service. Rest rooms will
also be built in for the convenience
of the traveling public.
When completed it will represent
an investment of some $17,000.
COUNTY SCHOOLS
TO OPEN JULY 26TH
Cherokee County public schools
will open the 1926-'27 term between
July 26th and August 2nd, according
to announcement by school officials
this week.
There are several of the schools
over the county which have not yet
been supplied with teachers, but
school officials hope to have teachers
for every school by opening time.
Applications sufficient to supply all
the schools are on file, officials said.
The school year will open with
bright prospects for one of the best
years in the history of this section,
end officers are expecting a great
work to be done.
Strawberry growers who wish to
know how to control the disease
known as strawberry leaf scorch may
have a "copy of technical bulletin fb
recently issued by the Experiment
' Station at State College.
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Western Nor*I* Caroans
MLIil'HV \oi:t ii . aimlin
lish Sen son Is H
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uliLF KEFIN1NG
L.o. l O EKECI
b iOrtAGE FLANi
$.i0.o0U Structures to B? Buhl (Li
Kamtey Property >u L. Jc N. "V ,
VVork Begun i his Week
A l.lO'.tl" !. jllaitl fot I't'lllg 7. .1 ?I i
-..alloll. of gasuiil.e and oil . - Inj
t'tills oil iti< iCatii^L-y piot crt> ai ; <
' I . vV N. " lij the G'ilf licliiipi
t'ojtijuiiiy. the I'iatit I a
i investment of $30,uoo.
Alt. . rprgei"?u. pluui . i!
- .r actor of the Gulf Kenning < <o?,
,*i.y arrived Wcd::e*da.. -1 this w
arid work was gotten under way
j Thursday. The tnojicrly i heinu
; cleared tiii-s week and excavating will
i c*irill 1 lit. nf ??* 11...
I ropcrty comprise five Sots, or a.umt
; ?,nc and a half acre*.
The plant will consist t" a v . ^
warehouse, pumphouse. and five I .
U00 gallon tanks. Three wails In
feet long and 1:1 feet high wi i nerected
to ujipt.it the tanks,
-pur tiack from the I . W N. will be
laid, and the town authorities will he
asked to either build or cooperate in
the building of a street front Hi;-was see
River Avenue so that the plant
can be reached with cars and tracks
lr. Torgerson, who will direct the
construction, plan* to have the plant
New York's 0:d Gn
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At an Imposing ceremony befon
i lie famous OK' tlaard of Nc v York
meyer Snyder, commuiidaut of the 01
ihe officials of the Seaqul-Centetini;
Philadelphia June 1 and continuing t
American Independence, to attend tl
all the historic military commands
assemble for a big military display i
Captain James A. E. Franclscus, of
Sesqui city. Is presenting the invltat!
left stand the comiaandlng officers <
the mei^bors of the two famous cot
In tfceir striking dress uniforms.
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. S?;r\i i 'ar<?e and Potenl
A RIDAY, .IVLY 9, 1926
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COME OUT OF
11 :E KITCHEN" IS
WELL RECEIVED ?
V,
I f nine latent Play For Benefit Li- t
I. ..i Net* Sum Of Thirty- u
live Dollars ?
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'I " Out of the Kitchen," home i v
"ah i :i\ presented ut the school c
i '!-- - Tuesday night was well j w
. s large crowd who had
red it. vmi^s it. Due to a
r "? i. in which fell just before ^
opened, the audience \va- ii
inige lad been expected.
. ? !.:.i::e o' the play stated. (
ll .wmr, each actor performed
"f her part with skill of a veteran
. t at d n any were the favorable
? nts laerd after the perform<V??ite
? number have rei'.i
-i ii to it : be presented again. -s
whellu : it will is not known. In 1??
vent it is given the second time,, h
oped that a larger number will i ?
- ..iu<. out. it
The proceeds were around $75.00,
inn the royalty and incidental ex- t
; , i;-i - cut the net down to about a
> '. "0. library officials stated. n
in operation during the next two (
hs. He has erected sixty plant*
for the Gulf Company during the
past eight months.
nd Coming to Sesqui
? their headquarters in New York City t
under the command of Major E. Have- ^
rgauizatiou, received the invitation from
il International Exposition, opening in *
o December 1, to celebrate 150 years of 1
to Flag Day exercises on June 14, when
of the thirteen original colonies will ;
ind parade headed by General Pershing,
the Old Guard State Fencibles, of the ^
on to Major Snyder. At Major Snyder's
af the Philadelphia organizations, while ^
uuiajida are grouped about their leaders 1
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Wilt
ially Rich Territory ii> "h
lUDY PLAN FOR i
2 iNfc.W HlutiWAYb
iNlO
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FY?/\ I ERlALLY UNi>LK >UCli
PROPOSAL
< Ashvilk. Times)
i'wo new hignwuyc connecting
ennessee ami the lip of Weaterii | '
orth Cut ohna are being; invcsti- j '
tied by joint highway commission i1
ten at both state* it was learned si
night.
J. O. Stickeleather, of the .\on.
arolinu commission ami < . N. Ua
i the Tennessee department arrived
i .vshevilie yesteiUay ai'tei v ,n
ays spent along the border making
study of tiie proposed routes.
The purpose oi' the iniestigni.on \vj
? tie:ermine the hut t ia\ura.-i'- 1
ttion on a basis ol' cost and di >a:u
'I'Be new highway rouurrnish
important connection* be- 1
keen Asheviilc ami Chattanooga and !'
>.oxville. They would converge ut !
lurphy. One of the proposed r?-uu-> I
ould connect Tennessee highway
i) ut Ducktown with Murphy. The 1
ther would take one of two rou'u tatting
from Tedico 1'iuins, lean.,
would follow eithei the 1
ixcr valley or the okl path -u tiu
Blown Highway,
these loutes would furnish praccaily
the only connections betwec.. II
oil and Monroe counties in Ten?
rsn and Cherokee * uimt;. ;n t.,i
ale, the officials stated.
Mr. Stikcieathe' and .Mr. lia-- are
Iso interested in the highways t:.u;
ic -. on io becoit).' realities through I
le Great Smoky National park,
hicii lies in both North Carolina ana
eunessee. The Tennessee depmtlent
has co-operated with the roan
ten of this state atul arrangements
or the two roads, on from Sevier ille,
through Indian gap into Swain ?
aunty, the other from Maryvillc i \
ay of Deal's Gap into Graham couny,
have been completed. Survey
ave already bern made and the i
nancing of the project made posible.
Construction work will begin
i the fall.
JHK1S fOPHERS TO
MOVE STORE ON
FIRST OF AUGUST
Christopher's Leading Dry Good
tort* will move their stock of good
11 August 1st. to the Ben Grant
uilding between Davidson & Car- i
inger's store and the Murphy Bakery
. \va< announced lust week.
Their new quarters will be smaller
hun what they now occupy, and they ;
re conducting a sale during the
lonth to reduce their present stock.
Christopher And
McCall Move Offices
Brittain-Axley Bldg.
Attorney F. O. Christopher and .1.
I. McCall have moved their oifices to
he second story of the new Brittainixley
building on the comer of Tennessee
St., and Hiawassee River Aveine.
They announce that clients and
riends will please bear this, in miie
nd come to see them.
^ed Cross Wot iter
Here This Wee\
Miss Cordelle Kemper, field repreentative
of the American lied Crospent
several days in Murphy and the
aunty this week. She plans *o reive
the local chapters in the county,
r.d will return about the 10th of
Lugust for reorganization meetings.
J. Arthur JetTers, assistant to the
ice chairman of the Southern and
-astern area, will be present at the
neetings and it is expected that one
r two other officers will be appointd
to supplement the organizationshat
already exist.
There are two chapters in the couny,
one at Andrews and the other at
durphy, with a membership of fifty
or Andrews and fifty-two for Mur>hy.
All farm animals need salt. It
vhets their appitites, stimulates the
digestive glands and aids in presenting
digestive disturbances. Even
the pigs must have a supply to be
most vigorous.
MURPHY i? the JoMi.ig Center of
Western ' orlh Carolina,
' orch Cieorjjia a >' blast Tennessee,
a '< >y ? no Railroads.
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VIOORE WINS
NOMINATION IN
JUDICIAL RACE
rukee Live* Mlullonee 1600 Mn
jority Moore's Lead In District
Placed at 2119
Tin il i returns gave Walter E.
uo'Me, i?i Syiva, a lead of 211'J over
i. 1?. Ma Lion ee, < f Murphy, in last
>aturdu> run-over primary for the
m nation oi Judge in the twentieth
Acini district. The election was
;> contested in Jackson and Hay
iv. p .<1 Counties, where it is charged
\ Mallonee's iiiends, more than 2,oj
vol,, were cast AleguLj. Mr.
.dailonee's friends ami high officials
i- i\v.j counties, have wntteu
iiect Lii.it under the circum...o
they would rather have his
i'eiit than Moore's nomination.
< iftokee County gave Mallouee a
i. ntv < iiioi< than ItiUU; Clay
ii "' thai: 100O; and Graham more
than 200
Ihe unoi! ;ei:.i returns by countiefollows:
County Mallonte .Moore
Cherokee 17 7 5 113
I In -, 1057 11
Ci.ah. in 251 40
i. 824 501
, on 201 3031
8wain 831 800
.: .. u 2005 2986
1OTAL 5259 737o
i o Auction Johnson
r arm At feachtree
she St . a i. t.anti and Auction
onij.uny, ?.t Ashevhic. will sell the
!\. .oli 1...V, -i: I . ,u ht?-?? nt
. . t?"!i the iut. : j ait of this month.
. .? tcontains 17^ acres and is
. to i e one of the best farms in
..Limy. It is now owned by Wil?
oper md B. ii, Meroney. The
:... <>t' the Auction has not yet been
Mrs. Joe Abernathy
Died July 2nd
.Wi. Jo.- Abernathy. 42 years old, of
ti rand view, died at the local hospita.
i ..i.iy night .July 2nd, at 10:30.
Mi Abernathy had been in bad
health far several years, and for
-.i.me time had been under the
treatment of Dr. Smart at Marble.
She was brought to the Murphy Hospital
on June 2Gth, where she underwent
a major operation. Complications
inter set up and her condition
g < <. '> K'.?dually worse, death relieving
her -uttering. Dr. Lynn, speciai.
l of Knowil'e. performed the operation
I'aneral services were conducted at
tiie Hangingdog church by Rev. J. L.
Mulkey, last Saturday and interment
was in the Hangingdog cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
: iu live children; Mrs. Kate Mundy,
Henry, Perry and Paul Abernathy,
of Grand view, and Miss Eva Abernathy
of Jamestown, N. Y.; her
mother, Mrs. Kate Hodge, of Gastonia;
one brother and three sisters:
lie..-; Leavers, of Malty; Mrs. Rowan
Lunsford and Mrs. Martha Palmes
of \ irginia; and three half brothers
and -i-ters of Gastonia.
Mrs. Abernathy was a woman be>ved
..i her community, a member
of the Seventh Day Adventist Conference
church, and a reader of The
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MOORE PROPERTY TO BE
OFFERED AT AUCTION
Sixtv lots of the Valentine property
recently acquired by K. C. Moore
will be offered at auction on July
21st. Holtsinger, I.ummus, Trulnck
Auction Co., have charge of the auction.
which begins at 10 O'clock.
Features of the auction will be a
tree barbecue, cash prizes and band
i-.'i'" : t. The property lies about
two blocks from the public square
. ml i- valuabl residential property.
WOR ; ON STONER
BUILDING. UNDER WAY
Work was begun on the J. M.
.Stoner building this week on Valley
River Avenue, next to the Coca Cola
Bottling plant. The forms for the
concrete foundation have been built
and most of the concrete will be
poured this week. The lot had already
been excavated for the purpose
of erecting a building by E. C. Moore
before purchase by Mr. Stoner.
The building will be a one story
s ucture and when completed, Mr.
Stoner will open a general retail
grocery store. Barnett Brothers
, have the contract for building.