ffce Only New?piper Published in
the Three Most Westernly Countie?
of Western North Carolina.
CHEROK EE?CLAY?GRAHAM
The Leadi
VOLUM XXXVII. NO. 51
MURPHY'S NEW
FILTER PLANT
IS COMPLETED
Ha* Caf. ty of 500,000 Gnllons Per
Day And Was Erected At a
Cost Of $30,000.00
The Municipal filtering plant,
which h been in course of construct
' for the past five months,
wi? com ?id this week, water filtered
thr' , an?l the system and pumps
thorough... tested by C. R. Quinn.
superintendent of construction. The
plant ompleted and in operation
in le> '.an two weeks over the estimated
t . and the delay was caused
hv :i 'li't in the motor e<minmuot
from tor to a gasoline engine, it
was st by Mr. Quinn and former
Mayor I . in. The J. B. McCrary
Engii Corporation, of Atlanta,
G re designers and builders.
The > v.- plant is located in the
Pat t ei * field on the Hiawassee
River t a mile above Murphy. It
wa. i d at a . ost of $.'$(>,0?*0 and
ha> a a parity of 500,000 gallons
daily
Tin latest design and engineer
in; kill is represented in the
plant. \ testing room or laboratory,
eqaipi < ; in accordance with the
spevi: '.ions of the State Board of
H< provided a a part of the
eit> a water system. In this
room water can be analized and
testi ' m time to time by the water
super! ndent, and although samples
must i nt to the state chemist at .
ftali. at regular intervals, any impurit
can he detected even before
the ales leave Murphy. This will ^
assur tire water for the city at all
times.
A large concrete intake has been
con- icted near the middle of the
river i d. and the water is carried by
gravit; through a fifteen-inch pipe
into what is known us the suction
well. From this well it is pumped
into the coagulation basin, where it
is nuved with chemicals. The mixing
proic - comprises l."J4 baffles through
which the water passes after the
chemicals are deposited in it, which
insui i a thorough mixing.
Water Lifted 288 Feet
Ft in the coagulation basin, the
Water passes through two quarter million
tiIter units, with a capacity of '
500.uUO gallons per day, and is de- '
poc.ivd in a 12,000 gallon clear water *
wel.. located between the plant and
the river. It is then lifted by a pump 1
through an eight-inch main t.? the ;l
10" "oo gallon reservoir <?n Sop of
the mountain above the riant, a ?
height of 288 fee:. It is then car- '
lied by gravity through a r other
tight-inch main into the city mains. *
A wash water tank of 34,000 gal- *
Ion .-opacity has been built across the *
roa l fifty feet above the plant to be u
teed in washing the filters as the s
Bevd arises. Mr. Q j nn, scptr ntend- 1
en o: construction, explained that e
th:- tank gave the required amount ^
of preasure for washing the filters
without disturbing or blowing up the 1
bed, and also makes it unnecesary to c
draw on the feed reservoir located on *
top of the mountain.
Three Pumps Required
The plant is equipped with three
pomps, two run by motor and one by c
u gasoline engine. One motor pump u
dikes the water from the river into
the filter at the rate of 350 gallons 1
pvr minute, and the other - motor 9
pump carries water to the filter wash- 1
tank at the rate of 250 gallons per
minute. The gasoline engine pump
lifts the water from the clear water I
well a height of 288 feet to the res- 1
e< voir on top of the mountain at the 1
rate of 350 gallons per minute.
The gasoline engine being used is '
a four cylinder Hercules auto type, f
equipped with batteries and starter.
^ iwu tnousnnu ?UIIUII guauimc avui - ^
age tank is located just outside the
building.
The entire plant is operated from
the platform inside the building by
eight valve stands, with indicators I
registering the amount of water pas- *
sing through the filters. The pumps, i
motors and engine are located in a i
pit or basement beside and below the J
surface of the filters, which insures
the prevention of any oils or greases I
Retting into the water either before 1
or after it passes through the filters, ?
The foundation of the building, the 1
'Odlgulation basin and the filtering ]
basins are concrete, while the upper I
portion of the walls are brick. It is |
so constructed that it can easily be I
kept clean and sanitary, and is one
of the finest and most complete small i
Plants of its kind in the south. The
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ABSENTEE VOTE T
ATTACK LOOMS
Vlccklrnburg Delegation Will Saek Its
Repeal In State : V
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< Asheville Citizen) D
Raleigh, N. C., July 12?The Meek- <j<
enburg county nominees for the next ni
General Assembly have chosen for
hemselves what the politicians re- U
Curd as a stupendous task in their de- 0i
rision to seek the repeal of the State- w
vide voting law in the 1027 session.
Press despatches from Charlotte, t|
-epotting that the Democratic nomi- a]
lee for thte Senate and three Demoratie
nominees for the Househavc \|
initcd on such a program, recalled e|
lere that for several sessions
>axt members uf the Buncombe #lelegufion
have been trying to ex- ^
mpt that county from the law.
Vnd? since Buncombe has failed
n its attempts to extricate itself, 1)1
ilone, from the law, the politicians c'
ee the Mecklenburg delegation's pro sal
to repeal it for the State at lt
argc as an unpromising venture. ^
The reason for the stronghold of c<
he absentee voting law on the Legi- c<
la til re is difficult to understand. ^
Nobody speaks any good of it, and
ftentimcs some very- bad things are 1>S
aid about it. But suggestions for
ts repeal have invarably been smothred,
ami the Legislature has never ci
riven them much attention.
At the iast session, Representa- '!l
ive Marcus Erwin, of Buncombe w
ounty, succeeded in getting through ^
he House, by a meager majority, a l)
ill to exempt his county from the tl1
provisions of the law. But Mr.
Erwin'a bill was chloroformed in
lommittoe when it reached the Sen- ^
ite, and Buncombe's Senator Plato
Cbbs, told his consttuents in the last
irimary campaign that he didn't
tand a chance of getting it through
hat body.
If the Mecklenburg delegation
aunches its attack, it may find sup)ort
from some of the members of
he Buncombe delegation. The Republicans,
too. may rush to their
lelp, but the very activity of the Remblicans
will shoo off any other
otential Democratic assistance.
3PENS DENTIST
OFFICE HERE
Announcement was made this week
>y Dr. E. L. Holt that he will open
in office in the Brittain-Axley buildng
on August 3rd, for the general
>racticc of denistry and dental sur
tery.
Dr. Holt is a native of Princeton,
M. C., and is a graduate of the Atlanta-Southern
Dental College, one
>f the foremost institutions of its
Icind in the South. He comes to Murphy
highly recommended, and states
that he has already been much im
n.uyuanJ nritK ?)>o p<u?nnfiAn QP/'ftrtlorl 1
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Kim by the people of Murphy. <
Dr. and Mrs. Holt have already ar- j
rived in Murphy and are occupying
an apartment with Mr. and Mrs. J. (
H. McCall.
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Vestern North Carolina,
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
nnocence Abroi
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iJEW DRUG STORE I
TO OPEN SAT DAY!
i
Mr. Walker I l.imloniun. of
fashinirlmt, Ind., arrived Wudnesay
to take eh a r ire of the People's
rujf Company, which ojnna its
aors to the public on Saturday
orning.
Mr. Limicmaii is a graduate of the
niversity of North Carolina School
C Pharmacy, and comes to Murphy
itli high recommendations. He will I
p drug clerk and house manager of'
le new company, in which he holds
n interest.
Announcement of the opening of
lurphy's new drug store is found
Isewhere in these columns.
Complete Road Saturday
Cvei street and Nance ami The Apalachinn
Construction Company, the
infractors who arc paving Highway
o. It) from Balsam to Sylva, hope
i complete pouring the concrete on
aturday of this week, if weather
mditions continue favorable, ac>rding
to Mr. W. A. .McNeill, resi nt
engineer in charge of the work.
The lower end of the road, being
ived by Overstreet and Nance, halt
a short link from Scott's Creek
ridge, this side of Addie, to the
imp at Foster siding, to be poured;
r. Waldrup, while his distance is a
ttle long, on the other end. expects,
ith his larger paver, to pour to
'oodfin creek bridge, and complete
le job as soon as the lower end is
nished.
Engineer McNeill states that he
jpes to open the road for travel by
ugust first.?Jackson Journal.
FILLS NEW OFFICE
Creation of a new division in the
Post-Offlee department to handle gen
era1 engineering problems of the postal
service has Just been announced
by Postmaster General New. The uew
division will be known as post-offlce
quarters and engineering, and Frank
0. McMillan will be Its chief.
tfctr I
Serving a large and Porter.
FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1026
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Dk. GEO. TRUE IT
AT FRANKLIN
AUGUST 6 TO 16
Trurtt-McConnell Meeting To Be
Held Again in Big Tabernacle
Franklin People Making
Preparations
t Franklin Press)
l> George Truett, of Dallas, Texas,
uurlde renowned divine, and Dr. F
t . >Ict'onnell, of Atlanta, will again
at : l a great revival meeting in
Franklin's big tabernacle on the southern
outskirts of town, for ten days
com August Oth to 10th. Rev. A. J.
Smith, formeily of Franklin, und
now pastor of the First Buptist
< hurch at Goldoboro, will arrive next
week to assist the local people in the
necessary preparations.
In July of last year these two
minent divines preached to approximately
To.noo people during a ten
days revival at Franklin. Both Dr.
Iruett und Dr. McConnell were born
nd reared in the mountains of this
immediate section, the former in
lay county, North Carolina, and the
.utter in Towns county, Georgia,
fhey have never lost their love for
the mountain people, from among
whom so many great men go out into
i.e woild to leave an indelible im
cession of the rugged honesty and
deeply religious characteristics of the?
mountain folks.
The tabernacle in which the coming
meeting will be heid is located in a
natural amphitheatre, and will seat
approximately 4,000 people, whi.e
thousands of others may gather unJer
the trees and listen to each sermon.
The roads leading into Franklin
are all in excellent condition.
With good weather conditions, Mr.1
Stikeleather reports that No. 10
across the Balsams will be opened by
August 5th. Asheville will then be
within two hours of Franklin. The
road from the south by the way oi
Tallulah Falls, while not surfaced, is
nearly all graded and in excellent
condition. The road to Murphy by
way of 286 and No. 10, is open approximately
all the way. Good detouis
are provided where tnc road is i
under construction. In view of these'
better road conditions Franklin this
VPfir is PYnprtintT ta Ka knot ta 1 OA
000 people who will come to hear Drs
Truett and McConnell.
Our exchanges are requested to
g.ve publicity to the Truett-McConnell
meeting.?Franklin Press.
Mrs. Mattie A Taylor returned
home Saturday from a few days visit
with her daughter^ Mrs. Mary E.
Nelson at Topton, N. C. Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Wilson who are spending
the summer at their summer home
at Topton came down in their car to
bring Mrs. Taylor home, Mr. Tom
I^anier, of Tampa, Fla., accompanied
them.
Mr. H. T. Gaddis, of Ducktown,
Tenn., was a business visitor here
| Monday.
r
itiall y Rich Territory in tl
Great Meeting
Will Mark Cc
Appalachiai
CAPTAIN ORR
PRAI<JPC NEW
"a. sTh. route
Road Follows Along The Crest Of
Mountain Practically AH Way
That the new route, north to south
on the .rest of the range of mountains,
practically all the way from
Canada to Ashoville, will prove the
most popular for touring during the
ensuing season, is the prediction ot
Captain T. V. Orr, at the Kenitworth I
inn for a brief sojourn.
Captain Orr lives in Villa Tasfo,
Florida, but has recently been motoring
o\er the route of the Appalachian j
Scenic Highway, which extends frcn;
Quebec to New Orleans, almost a
straight line on the map when drawn
through Ashevillo. The new route iover
roads paved practically all the
way. There are a few short stretches
that are under process of hard-surfacing,
hut the few detours are all
good roads and there is no longer any
apprehension that one may gel
through safely and speedily. This
route was discovered and logged by
Uoscoe Marvel, who is now president
of the corporation called the Appalachian
Scenic Highway. Maps have
been made and the AS11 as it will Inknown
?s now officially recognized by
most of the tourist bureaus and prom
inencc being given in motor publications,
and guide books.
Road signs of metal have been
placed over u good portion of the
ASH, and more will be placed as
funds are 011 hand to defray the expense
of so doing. The route is officially
recognized in club circles and
all that is now required to make this
prove of wonderful benefit to Asheville
is to advertise the beauty and
advantages of a trip over the ASH,
and thus attract them to Asheviilc
and Western North Carolina, according
to Captain Orr, who further said:
"My recent travels over the route
of the ASH is a revelation. Two
years ago when I made the journey
there were many stretches of frightful
roadway and rather difficult to
negotiate. Now these gaps have been
filled in with smooth paving anil from
.Montreal to Asheville the road is fine.
From Asheville to Murphy it is mostly
hardsurfaced or paved. Severalsections
of paving have been completed
within the past few weeks,
and this portion of the ASH is one of
the most beautiful in Eastern America.
Beyond Murphy the state of
Georgia is rushing its connecting
roads to completion and by early fall
will be finished. Even now the sand
clay roads are good and quick time
can be made all the way to Atlanta.
"I learn that early in the fall it is
proposed to form a motorcade at
Montreal, add to it representatives
of various other parts of Canada, and
proceed to Atlanta via ASH and
Asheville. Enroute it is proposed to
add recruits from various cities passed
through. All these folks will be
interested, I believe, because it is the
first opportunity this route has had
to be placed prominently before the
people of every state through which
it runs. Canada expects to have fifty
in line and hundreds more will join
as the motorcade proceeds upon its
southbound schedule,
t "Practically all the large cities ol
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, New York, New Jer
sey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mary'lands
and portions of Virginia and
Tennessee. The AHS comes dowi
the Shenandoah Valley to Roanoke
Bristol and Johnson City, Tennessee
into North Carolina.
"Atlanta is making wonderfu
preparations "to entertain this motor
cade which will probably be the larg
est one ever assembled, and certainlj
the first long distance Internationa
motorcade ever opevated. However
the occasion will mark an epoch in th<
history of scenic mountain highway?
and bring prominently to the atten
tion of the traveling public the oppor
tunity afforded to make a plcasan
all-year trip, in all kinds of weathei
under pleasant conditions."
Mr. Orr stated that the motorcad
itinerary will be arranged by Pres
dent Roscoe Marvel so that amp]
time will be allowed in Asheville an
other places where 'members of th
.MURPHY is the Jobbing Center of
Extreme Western North Carolina,
North Georgia a d Eaat Tcnneuiee,
. r.d is Served by Two Railroads.
lis state
6c COPY? $ 1.50 PER YEAR
At Murphy
>mpletion Of
n Paving Work
COMMITTEES TO
BE ANNOUNCED BY
MAYOR HILL SOON
Date Of Georgia- N. C. A. S. H.
Committee Meet Set for
August 21
Prominent men and women from
Gcorgic, North Carolina, Tennessee
and Virginia will attend the big Appalachian
Scenic Highway meeting in
.Murphy, on Saturday, August 21,
I when the citizens of this city will celebrate
a general holiday and serve a
bounteous picnic lunch at some beautiful
and picturesque spot on the
I lliawassee river.
This meeting at Murphy is being
arranged by the Georgia and North
Carolina divisions of the Appalach
inn Scenic Highway association to
plan further development and advertisement
of this wonderful highway
and to celebrate the completion of the
paving of that entire section between
Murphy and Asheville, a distance of
about la"? miles, and the surfacing
of that section between the North
Carolina line near Murphy to a point
near Cleveland, Ga., with waterbound
macadam.
Mayor Prank S. Hill announced
this week th.it committees for the entertainment
and reception of the visitors
expected here oil that date
had not yet been completed and
would be announced next week.
Also at the Murphy meeting plans
for the unnuul convention of the Appalachian
Scenic Highway association
in Atlanta on October 12 and 13
will he discussed as will plans for
the great Atlanta-Ashevillc-Montreal
motorcade to be run over the Appa
lachian Scenic highway in the summer
or foil of next year under the
.Tv<i?vV?iip Ui Ii.? nviaiuu uuuillill.
Among the cities to be represented
at the Murphy meeting will be the
following:
Georgia: Atlanta, Lawrenccville,
Buford, Gainesville, Clermont, Cleveland
and Blairsville.
North Carolina: Ashevillc, Andrews,
Bryson City, Sylva and Waynesville.
Tennessee: Bristol.
Virginia: Roanoke and Staunton.
Speakers ol' Occasion
Short addresses will be delivered
by Roscoe Marvel, of Ashevillc, president
of the Appalachian Scenic Highway
association; Henry 11. Estes, of
Gainesville, president of the Georgia
division of the association; Major
John S. Cohen, edtor of The Atlanta
Journal; Charles Webb, editor of the
Asheville Citizen; John N. Holder,
chairman of the Georgia highway
board; James G Stikclcnther. of
Asheville, Highway commissioner for
the Ninth North Carolina district;
W. D. Hoffman, president of the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce; Roger
Miller, executive secretary of the
Asheville Chamber of Commerce;
Preston S. Arkwright, president of
the Georgia Railway and Power company.
and Mayor Frank S. Hill, of
Murphy.
In addition to the picnic luncheon
the Murphy people will provide other
, entertainment features for their
guests, many of whom will remain
* over Sunday.
Mountain City Cate
i Opened By Mesdames
Axley And Akin
Mrs. J. W. Axley and Mrs. H. I).
I Akin have recently opened a new cafe
in the Meroney drug store stand on
- i Tennessee Street, known as the
} I Mountain City Cafe. A number of
II tables have been placed, a lunch coun
, | ter built, and the inside repainted
eland otherwise made neat and ati,
I tardive.
-! Signs have been placed on all the
* i leading highways into Murphy, and
* they are already enjoying a splendid
'? business, which they expect will continue
to grow as the cafe and service
e they give becomes more widely known
e caravan will likely enjoy a few hours
d time for closer inspection.?Ashevflle
ie Citizen.