The.Only Nr*?pap?r Published in
ibe Th?? ?' Most Westernljr Counties
of Western North Carolina.
CHEROKEE - CLAY?GRAHAM
The Leaczii
VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 5a
4 MURDER CASES
ON DOCKET FOR
SUPERIOR COURT
Regular Term To Open August 9?h.
Willi Judge W. F. Harding
Presiding
Four irder cases will uppeur on
the v:.i ?I docket for trial at the
irguh-r rm of Cherokee Superior
Court w h will begin a two weeks
"ii -Monday August 9th, it
*a- ! ! i from court officials this
seek. i?e W. F. Harding will preside
"J-is term of court.
Tht i-iininal docket, besides a number
of minor offenses, will contain
the following cases:
W. G Garrett charged with tin*
. I'M. M..f !?.-? A ...:i '
! Garre t lodged in jail.
Jim Waldroup charged with the!
inunlvi one Burgees several years'
ag?. Waldroup is at liberty under
bond.
Kay Millsaps charged wilh shoot-;
ing ;i Voyles boy last year. Milsaps I
isai-i . 'iberty under bond.
,\i iRose, Knrnia Rose and Jake
Ri<>? ' irged with the murder of Bus-1
tcr ' i 'ii sometime ago. These
pi.r.cii . l are also under bond.
Ihc ii-t ??f cases appearing on the]
civil ket for trial at this term follow
:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 12
14*1 1 i t inker vs Construction ComI
.ny.
110 Crowder vs Mason.
12L inks vs Ludlow Engineers.
Railway Company vs Hayes,
t RID AY, AUGUST 13
lis lingers v:? Rogers. ,
12 1'avidson vs Bryson.
12. lieati.n vs Kilpatrick.
MONDAY, AUGUST 16 ?
u Masmi vs Town of Andrews.
Ml Kt als, Twenty four Laborers
Lien leases. 1 1
l.')0 Hull vs Wurley et als.
151 I.oudermilk vs Wof ford-Terrell]
Company.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 17
I I .\li?tz vs Akin et als.
!n'.l Webb vs Howard et als.
17u .McMillan vs Campbell. J
171 Owenby vs Talassee Rower Co.
1" I'almer vs Palmer.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18
17 i Kinsey vs Woodberry Lumber .
I ,
' McClure v* Cole et als.
1"' Hank \s Carringer.
IT; Bryson vs Doraey.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
l-i Coppinger vs. Coppinger. I
37 Chastain vs Chastain. f
40 Moore vs Moore. I
al Fair vs Fair.
1Cover vs Cherokee County Road t
Commission.
1! i Burger vs Crowder et als.
13- Plott vs Plott.
13.? Thomas vs Thomas. (
1 C. Hyatt vs Hyatt.
i4'.? Patterson vs Patterson.
l-">2 Adams vs Adams.
1^7 IJowell vs Howell.
1??S Hyde vs Hyde.
MOTIONS
So Bryson vs Bryson.
34 Payne vs Brannon.
4"? Wofford-Terrell Co. vs Burger. 1
94-95 Stiles vs. Highway Commission ?
99 Grant vs Wat kins. '
100 Gentry vs Gentry.
128 Bell vs Bell. <
180 McClung vs Heaton.
181 Fain vs Rail Road. 1
Cherokee County vs Hunnicutt.
A f ?V,,, {hmim rl-ourn ti\ y thw
term of court follows:
First Week
P. H. Sword,%C. N. Coleman, Ray 1
McDonald, W. T. Fisher, W. T. Stalcup,
R. C. Pipes, Frank McGuire,
Harve Rose, A. L. Tippett, Z. E. Guffey,
A. .1. Williamson, Frank Parker,
D. V. Stiles, J. O. Henseley, W. R.
Simonds, Dave Bryson, R. T. Heaton,
S. C. Mingus, E. W. Bates, L. C.
Hawkins, J. W. Odom,"fLM. Carringer,
J. F. Kephart, Z. C. Romsey, D.
W. Grindstaff. Walter Gibson, C. C.
Roberson, J. A. Frazier, E. C. Lovingood,,
W. Y. Jones, E. B. King^V. D.
Kephart, Vester Kent, W. L. Munday,
L. W. Shields, Guy Suit.
Second Week
F. W. Radford, J. M. Murphy. T\
W. Falls. W. P. Brittain, S. F. Abernathy,
J. V. Barnett, J. R Martin,
Walter J. Dockery, S. H. Dockery, J.
A. Rogers, J. V. Hall, Frank Conley,
J. B. Blaylock, A. G. Linthicum, J. B.
Allen, Haden Furgeson, Fred Moore,
H. C. Dickey, J. W. Hampton, R. S.
Barker, O. C. Payne, W. B. Fisher,
John McRay, J. B. Gregory.
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I'residoin foolidge inspecting ihe
who jui- sriAinu a> a guard at White
lu Ilu Adirondack*.
Mrs Hainby Died At
Parent's Home In
Andrews Monday
Mrs. Winslov. Ilamby, 23 years old,
of Etowah, Tenn . died at the home
i?t* lo r j arents Mr. and Mrs. D. I'.
Haxter, in Andrew* Monday August
2nd, at I o'clock after an illness of
some eight weeks. She was taken
siek a! her home in Etowah and later
brought to the home of her parents
Eon oral services were held at the
i-liurch at Mai hie Tuesday afternoon
;tt l o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
\V. II. Ford, pastor of the Baptist i
Church at Andrews, and interment j
was in the churchyard.
.She ;s survived i?y her husband,
father and mother; three brothers,
Roy Baxter, of Baltimore. Mr.; Jake
Baxter, of Kubbinsville; and Ernest
Baxter, of Andrews; two sisters, Mrs. |
Mis< Hztsvic Kaxter, of Andrews.
Skull Fractured
When Thrown From
Car Against Stump
Arxo Hughes, of the Martins Creek
eetion i- in the Murphy Hospital suffering
with a fractured skull as a
result of being thrown from his car J
ind his head striking against a stump, j
rite accident occurred Tuesday even*
ng about 5 o'clock several miles out
from Murphy and was said to have
>een due to a bolt dropping front the
.leering gear, which became use'ess, |,
he car leaving the road and striking i
t stump antl throwing Mr. Hughe?
igainst it also.
Savs Regal Hotel
One Of Best Three
In Southern States
John K. Ottley Jr., member of the
staff of th" Atlanta Journal, Atlanta,
is authority for the statement
that the Regal Hotel at Murphy is
;>ne of the three hotels in the southern
states having a reputation of
serving the best meals and extending
the best service in the south, according
to Mr. C. \V. Savage, one of the
owners of the Murphy hostelry. The
other hotels are located at Thompson,
Ga., and Shelhyville, Ky? according
to Mr. Ottley.
Mr. Ottley and his mother were repent
quests at the Regal Hotel, and
it was while here that he made the i
statement. The senior Ottley is pres- :
ident of the Fourth National Bank, '
Atlanta.
The Messrs. Savage, owners and
proprietors of the Regal Hotel, are
in receipt of a letter from Fred
Houser, executive secretary of the
Atlanta Convention and Tourist
Bureau, to the effect that the Regal
had been suggested as headquarters
for the meeting of the Appalachian
Scenic Highway officials here 011 j
August 21st.
Mr. Savage stated that the hotel
is full practically from one week to 1
another and that they are daily turn- i
ing traveling men and tourists to the '
other hotels and private homes in |
town, and sending some also to An- j
drews.
A master plumber is the kind who
makes the charge for the time his
helper takes to jjto back after the
tools.
lifw
Western North Carolina,
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
irine Guard Is O. K.
SP
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encampment of tin- marine rarity men
I'iue camit, ili? summer While llonst
DR. RANKIN OF
DUKE FOUNDATION
VISITS MURPHY
Dr. \V. S. Rankin. ?.f Charlotte,
director of the Duke Kndnwmcnt
Hospital Fund, spent Tuesday in
Mtiiphj. Dr. Rankin came ai the request
of citizens of the county in the
interest of securing charitable help
for needs case- and a ho?pitai in this
section.
Dr. Kankih spoke t-? a repr? -entative
group of citizen- at the Library
building Tuesday afternoon and explained
that the foundation could ->t
help private hospitals and that the
assistance of the Duke hospital fundi
hinges on publicly owned and operated
hospital-. He stated that as yet
r-o assistance could be rendered in
helping counties or towns build hospitals.
Those who heard Dr. Rankin were
well pleased with his discourse, lie
is reputed to be one of the leading
health authorities and tatisticiuris in
the United States.
Improvements Made
By C.T. Power Co.
Mr. T. N. Bates, manager of the
Murphy Plant of the Carolina!-Tennessee
Power Company, announced
this week that a five loot layer of cement
ha?l been added to the dam of
the company across Xotla river at the
power house, which gives several
thousand gallons more of storage water.
This measure was taken, he stated,
to take care of a possible shortage of
water this summer caused hy another
drouth. However, the rains of the
past few weeks have about dispelled
the fears of everyone of a shortage of
water this summer.
The company has also made an exf
Prep
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Serving a large and Potei
FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1926
Elaborate
Made I
Of A.
Movie Play Finished
On Santeetlah River
In Graham County
Mr. S. M. Miracle, of the Famous
Players Iutsky Corporation, Long Island,
N. V.. was a visitor in Murphy
Wednesday, ai <1 announced that the
picture which this company has heen
filming in Graham County on the
Santeetlah River was completed
Tuesday Mr. Miracle was enroute
to hi- home at Barhoursville, Ky.,
for a Miort visit.
The title of the play is "Stark
Love." and is based on the famous
old folklore- souk entitled "Barber
Mien." Mr. Miracle was one of the
four leading charaeters, playing the
part >f the father of the hero.
Helen Monday of Knoxville, Tenn..
. i I. ..dint; lady, supported in the
opposite role l?y Forest Jamea of
. .: ;irn. Ala. T. F. Brogan, of
Lari'ota -ville. Ky., was- the other
u ead in# cha raote r.
Th: company of players have
been in tin- mountains of Graham
^Ceui.ty on the Santeetlah River near
; R-.l.hinsvilh- for the past three
uioiit h? during which time more
than a thousand scenes were "shot"
in t1 language of the cameraman.
The include the old pounding mill,
old , inning wheel, hand loom weav1
iriir and mountain scenes. The closi?ng
?c? nc was of a tremendous flood
! t : a mountain stream, a large dam
jhavukg Keen built and blown up for
tl:: purpose. The hero and heroine
together in the flood, according
to Mr. Miracle.
Special Communication
Of Cherokee Lodge
A special communication of Cherokee
Lodge ,\. F. & A. M. will he held
Tuesday niuht August. 10 ami Thursday
night August 12, according to announcement
this week by Worshipful
Master A. .1. Hums and Secretary W.
S. Green.
What this country needs is some
cooperative buying power for the consumers
as well ais cooperative marketing
privileges for the producers.
tension line to the new municipal filtering
plant, a number of new residences
and business buildings wired
and extensions made. Mr. Bates expressed
himself as being well pleased
with the porgress the town is making
as shown by the demands being
1 made for additional power.
taring for the Big
rjf WE TON'TW/M'^S^S
the first
i ill miss
my ouess wmmtim*
krntt
itially Rich Territory in t
Plans Beii
"or Entertc
S. H. Meet
ROAD PROJECTS
IN GRAHAM AND
CLAY SCHEDULED
Contract* for Augutt 24 To Con*titute
Largest Single Letting In
History of Commission
Two important road projects in
Clay and Graham Counties will be included
when bids, on twenty-one projects
involving: a total expenditure of
$2,000,000 are let August 24, at
Raleigh, by the State Highway Department,
it was announced recently
by James G. Stikeleather, commissioner
for the Ninth District. The
awards to be made in August will
form the largest single lcttings in the
history of the state commission.
Ninth District projects to be in
eluded in the August lettings in this
immediate section are:
The grading of 0.4 miles of roac
in Clay County, between Hayesvillt
and Franklin, on a section of Roui<
No 28, leading from Bat Cave tt
Murphy.
The grading of 'J miles of road ii
Graham county, from RobbinsvilK*
the county scat, westward, towar?
the Tennessee state line.
Clubs Of Gainesville
Will Be Represented
At Murphy Meeting
Gainesville, Ga., Aug. 2.?Practi
tally every civic organization ii
Gainesville will be represented at tht
.uurpny mceiing 01 tne ucorgia ant
North Carolina divisions of the Ap
pulachian Scenic Highway associatior
[on Saturday. August 21. Announce
j meat to this effect was made toda>
i by Henry H. Kstes. president of tht
i Georgia division of the Appalachiai
Scenic Highway association, who wil
go to Murphy and take a party o'
friends.
Those who will head the delegu
lions from the various GainesvilU
organizations are: President Martii
of the Kiawanis club; President Sid
ney Smith, of the Rotary club; May
or W. G. Mealor, representing tin
city commission; Chairman P. M
Tumi in, of the county commission
President J. W. Jacobs, of the chnm
ber of commerce; President O. A
McDermed, of the Merchants' asso
ciation; Commander Ernest Holdt, o
the American Legion, and Carl F
Barrett, of the United Commereia
Travelers.
Show
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MURPHY is the Jobbing Center of
I txtrrirr Western North Carolina,
North Georgia a J East Tennessee,
..lid ik Served by wo Railroads.
his state
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAB
linment
: Aug. 21st
.
MAYOR HILL
A1SIMOI IMPF^s
A &A 11 1 V/ V/ 4 1 V_X
COMMITTEES
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TO PROVIDE
PiCNiC LUNCH
AND BARBECUE
. I'ENAIIVE PROGRAM INCLUDES
j PROMINENI SPEAKERS OF
GEORGIA AND NORTH C AROLINA.
Elaborute plans ate be<ng made
for the entertainment of the Appal
aihian Scenic Highway ui'iciaL oi
Georgia and North Carolina and the
? many other prominent visitor3 the
> meeting will bring lu-ie on August
ill, accoiding to annouiu-einent made
i this week by Mayor Frank S. llili,
. who is planning and working unceas1
ingly for the access of the occasion.
Committee - have lieeu appointed
t?. eailvass the town for funds and
basket lunches, and these committees
j are meeting a ready response by the
people of Murphy, he stated.
r j The people of the county are cor'
! dially invited and urged to bring
i basket dinners, Mayor Hill said, and
*' a hearty welcome is extended to all
M to come to Murphy on August 21
2 ami participate in one of the most
1 I mportant and far reaching road
-; meetings ever held in the city.
1 A general holiday will he declared
for the occasion, and a barbecue and
' basket picnic dinner will be served
? the visitors. Mayor Hill stated there
1 would be around six hundred visiting
' I delegates to the mooting ?Vo... !*?
towns and cities between Asheville
and Murphy and Atlanta and Murphy.
and that several thousand were
expected from the county and nearby
towns. The committee will make
all preparations possible t<? take care
of the large crowd expected here on
that day, and the people of the county
are urgently requested not to forget
the full basket of picnic dinner.
The K eg a I Hotel has been designated
as headquarters for the meeting;
and Cool Springs selected as the
place for serving lunch.
The visitors are expected to : rrive
in Murphy around 12 o'clock noon on
August 21st. They will he met by
members of the reception committee
I and given information and directions
desired. It is expected that a large
number will spend the night in Murphy
and an opportunity will be given
to make reservations as they d ?sire.
Those desiring will also he giv< n an
oportunity to wash and spruce up a
: hit for the grand feast which w'll l?e
spread for the opening of th oc- y
1 casion. /
They will then he escorted and di /
i reeled to Cool Springs where tables
and benches will be erected. The
roadway to Cool Springs is being
i made wider to allow rmBsino- of cars
traveling both ways, a parking pace
cleared and the ground- otherwise
put in readiness.
It will be of interest to the visitors
to see and quench their thirst from
Murphy's famous spring of ice water
flowing out of the top of a mountain
' of massive rock, as clear as crystal,
and as unceasing as the Hiawassee
river into which it flows a little more
than a hundred feet away. This
? spring was an important factor and
greatly relieved the water shortage
in Murphy during the" terrible drouth
r of last summer, the cool sparkling
waters of which did not cease to flowabundantly.
Besides the speaking and picnic
? lunch, the visitors will be entertained
with band music and other features.
The tenntive program as announc'
ed by officials of the ASH will include
the most outstanding leaders
and road enthusiasts in the entire
country. The program follows:
' (Continued on page 8)
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