Tfce Only New?p?p?p Published In
l].e Three Moil Westernly Counties
"I Western North Carolina.
CHt?CKEE--CLAY?GRAHAM
The Lea
VOLUME XXXVIII. NO. 2
ST AG I
CAROLINA TO SEE
DREAMS REALIZED
AT MURPHY FETE
Prominent Road Enthusiasts of Nortl
Csr^'ina, Georgia and Tennessee
To Take Part in Event
ASM VILLE TO
ATLANTA LESS
* THAN 8 HOURS
Asiieville and Atlanta are less
than light hours apart by automobile
over the Appalachian Scenic
Highway via Murphy. This fact
wast demonstrated last Friday by
Kmciic A. Marvel, president of the
AMI nd a fiarty composing the
scout car which went over the
highway between the two cities in
t!(, interest of the meeting here
August 21.
I lie trip from Aaheviile to Mur.
|.h> *.-?? made in three and oneha!
hours, and from Asheville to
At>,inta in seven hours and fortyfive
minutes. The return trip was
mauc in seven and one-half hours.
'I his is a record breaking feat, and
wa. made in a Chrysler "80" furniched
by the Consbeer Motor Co.,
ol Asheville.
Comprising the party were Roaenc
Aiarvri, president of the association;
W. C. Merritt, field secrriarv;
E. L. Oden, sales manager
of :he Conabeer Motor Company
which furnished the new Chrysler
"ttO" for the trip; Emory Marvel,
son of Roscoe Marvel; and Dr.
holly Bennett, of Bryson City.
i -<i test toils are that the joint meet
ii.i- officiate of the North Caro
Iniik and Gt-oigia districts of the Ap
]hii;u iiian Scenic Highway ussociatioi
ht-io .Saturday will be one of th
gi'-ateat and most important meet
ings m the South, and the stage 1
ail set in anticipation of such.
Curphy is preparing to entertai<
ruou: than bOO delegates from Geor
gia, North Carolina, and Tennessee
ai. i literally thousands of visitor
l??.*n the outlying districts and neatly
towns uie expected to be in Mui
phy ior the celebration us u result o
the widespread publicity given thi
event by Asheville and Atlanta News
paper*.
Many visitors are expected Iron
lennessee, including delegations frou
1 huttanooga, knoxville, and man;
t wns in the eastern part of tha
Mate. A telegram to Mayor Hi!
trom the Mailibonville Chamber o
< ommerce states that twenty-hve del
?gate* will be sent from that city.
N. C. To He 250 Strong
Every town in North Carolina alonj
the ASH, including Waynesville, Syl
va. Canton, Bryson City, will huv
delegates at the meeting. A tek
gram from President Roscoe Marvt
states that upward of 250 delegate
from North Caiolina will be in atter
dance. The telegram from Mr. Mai
vel follows:
Asheville, . C. Aug. IS), lD2t
Mayor F. S. Hill,
Murphy, N. C.
N. C. will have 200 to 250 at you
luncheon. Most unexpected interes
has developed this week. Am ei
pressing to you today package may
would like to have them distribute
at your luncheon.
DACror A UiDVPI
uvuvvu n. waui ui
260 Expected from Georgia
Reports coming from Atlanta an
other towns along the Georgia sectio
of the Appalachian Scenic Highwa
are to the effect that more than tw
score cars will leave Atlanta. Th
whole street for two blocks near tl
Atlanta Journal Building has bee
reserved for the autocade com in
from that point, and others will joi
the autocade at every city and tow
enroute, which will bring the tot
delegates up to about 200 or 250 1
the time they arrive in Murphy.
To Opoa Last Link
The autocade leaving Asheville
6:30 on Tuesday morning will witne
the official opening of this gre
scenic highway between Murphy ai
Asheville. Just this side of Almoi
the motorcade will stop while Ho
James G. Stikeleather and other Sta
officials remove the barriers to pe
mit travel over the last complet
link of State Highway No. 10, ai
(Cast law ad m peg* I)
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ding Weekly Newspaper ii
E SET
CHEROKEE COUNTY
FAIR ASSOCIATION
; MEET, ORGANIZE
^ Fair To Be Held This Year on October
13, 14, 15 and 16; Committees
Named
At ;v public meeting held in the
city Council room of the Library
Monday afternoon officers of tin.
Cherokee County Fair Association fot
li>26 were elected aiul (October lit- 14
I ?, and 1 *J named us dates tor holding
the fair this year.
Motiou carried to re-elect the officers
who served last year a> follow-;
W. M. Fain, president; F. S. Hill, \i .
president; I". O. Chiistophci, Trea> '
<-r; U. \V. Sipe, Secretary
It was the opinion of those attending
the meeting that the fair this year
would he the best ever held in tiie
. county, as the crops this year are exceedingly
good and vegetables and
I fruits and latin product.- were pletili|
ful.
At a meeting of the officers Tue !
day night, department superintendi
cuts and an executive committee wci e
j named, us follows:
t'epuitimnt Superintendents: Farm
and iiehl crops, R. K. Heal; Horticu ture,
N\. 11. ilughes; Livestock: Cattle,
T. J. Bristol; Horses and Mules Wm.
I'. Pa>ue; Poultry, i-. J. Wat kins;
Natural resources, U. Witlier&paun;
Schools, A. I.. Mat tin; l lovrt-r.., 5li.?.
K. A. Uuvidson; tiorne Economics:
Hand sewing, Mrs. J. li. Storey;
Canning, Mrs. J. 11. Hampton; Pantry
Supplies, Mr>. Giles Cover; Industrial,
A. G. Linthicura.
Executive committee: J. L. Fain,
E. A. Sudderlh; J. W. Shackleloru,
. T. II. Cole, J. F. Palmer, J. 1*. Wood;
n manager of tne ground*, gates ami
i? police, K. I' iluwkin*.
The officers also made arrange
. ments for printing the premium lists,
...n K? -.u ... .......
,, siblc, and distributed. Moie than a
. thousand dollars in {.icmiunu will be
offered.
s The fan will be held during four
. days this year for the reason thai
. many requests have been made that
! it continue through Saturday, officers
t stated. A carnival, merry-go-round,
? and other amusement features will be
included in the midway, but no gambn
ling devices, machines or gambling
will be allowed on the grounds.
I Children under 12 years old will
t be udmitted free during the day
^ while a small charge will he made foe
t their admittance at night.
An added feature of the fair will
' oe prizes given i?.i the truck or uutourgest
number
* ,.uid adm ssmns th ough the gates
? i ...i. I lih. and 15th. The
1- 1 irize will be $5.00.
c ...a., i extreme western
n v . North Cieorgia and
it Fast Tennessee will be invited to
is i ,.s .nil prizes are offered
i-^for the best county exhibit.
; Officials expressed themeslves as
being highly optimistic over the outlook
for the fair this year. From a
financial standpoint the fair was
highly successful last year and a
number of back premiums which were
11 [ left over as unpaid from the 1921
I fair were paid and officers hope to
i pay the remaining unpaid premium>
i this year.
"!
| Revival Closes
At Regal Church
a'
n ' Rev. Roy Scarlett closed a suc*;
cessful revival meeting at Regal on
^ August 16th, 16 having been con
lc; verted during tne nine days meet
ie . ing.
511 j Henry Barton led the singing, ant
& ' excellent music was furnished by th<
'n Regal choir.
to j Rev. Scarlett is a young minister
*1! 22 years old, and attended Ruther
>y j ford College for two years. He con
I templates entering the local higl
J school this year.
at |
s? Miss Ella Simonds returned thi:
at j week from an extended visit with rel
id atives and friends in Asheville an<
id j Hendersonville.
n.,
te Mrs. D. H. Moak and little sons re
ir- J turned last week to their home il
ed , Norfield, Miss., after having spent se\
ad eral weeks with Rev. and Mrs. T. I
| Sssser.
Wfer?
i Western North Carolina, ?
MLRI'HY, KnRTH v'AROLIN
FOR BI
ISl
>.-mi
SIX SPEAKERS AT i\1
V!>I?i:J <>! > AT THK MITRPin
Carolina and Ge r^U division <?i the /
. oiution wiii '> ! .< i'i?| t?? tiv?- and ton
i: < i i <>nt:i .-ul sjuak i> for tl
l{< ? i. Ma? .. .1 Ashevi. ? . ;
Highway ... . ialion, will preside;
Gi'ortrin l-.it"!-.. .nI. and W.
lanta t hamhoi ? I omraerce. Bottom,
dent of iK- Georgia Automobile amoei
. Abbeville, ;.ml i" ank T. Keyn.'lii*,
' lor Hotel SvhU-m.
Fail Term Murphy
School '! o Begin On
September 6th
The fall term of the Murphy Public m'
j schools will begin on Monday. Sepi
iember Gtii, accenting to ann?-"n?:e;
ment given out a few days ago by
school officials Practically the entire
school faculty ??f lust year is return- ev
ing and a good school is anticipated. w'<
\ general teachers meeting will be
I held on Saturday afternoon, Septemjber
Ith, to make plans for the year.-'
j work. "l
Superintendent B. \Y. Sipe stated
j to the Editor that the same general
| policy would be pursued this year as
last in the conduct of the school. The ,,,
! welfare ?>f the children would he giv:
n first consideration and the cooperation
of parents would be sought
* as far as possible, he said. A larger
. enrollment is expected both in the pi
I 4ra<l? s and in the high school. Chil- *>r
dren from ali over the county will he ?
welcomed into the high school with- ei:
out the payment of any tuition. As ir
a general however, it will be necessary ch
to limit admission to the grammar la
r ~
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'iff v<
(CwiH*.!m
Im I
ierving a large and Port
lA FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, :
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IURPI 1Y MEETING
* ( I ! KS'.K \TION of the Nortl
ippa eh! .rs Scenic Highway asso
minutes ich. Above are a hall
lis b; . % :.t. Top, left to right
lent > he Appalachian Sccni<
, n N. Holder, chairman of tin
l>. H 1m; 11, president of the At
let': . ? : .ht, \V. T. Winn, presi
ation; Mayor John H. Cathey, oi
tant the president of the Dink
ad. pupils living inside t
ur| i District stated Mr. Sij
tit ?niisultAtioii with members
1 hourd. In exception
. > filial- will l?e admitted to t
: seventh grades and to t
i livt _rade- if the pupil nappe
ve nearer ;he Murphy schi
: i ti.e senool in his district. Ho
it. it was stated that no ch:
>uld l>e admitted to the gramm
ades win liv? outside the Murp
-: - ic-t without special permissic
the Superintendent of the Murp
hool. - . mahii this ruling the
is i.o ure o*- the part of scht
ii rials to limit any child's edu<
nal advantages. 11 was ma
cessary in order not to overcrow
c lower giales in this school.
one of the evils of the distr
un thai is generally used in t
ganizuiiun oi the school system
.?>t North Carolina counties. Pi
a.- living outside the Murphy d
id and are thinking of sending thi
lildreh to the Murphy school shot
ke note of this ruling.
Good Bye!
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Irutrt
tentially Rich Territory in th
1926
\D MEE
NEW STANDARD
FILLING STATION
OPENS SATURDAY
Erected at Cost of >5,000; J. W. j
Davidson To Manage New
Business
The i.cw filling and service station .
erected by the Standard Oil Company I
<?n the Wells corner will unen to the I
public Saturday, ai d a feature of the
iii'W business fur opening day will |
be a hall gallon of oil to each customer
purchasing ten gallons of gas.
'1 he new business will be managed
by J.W. Davidson, local lluick deaier
and owner and manager of J. W. I
Davidson, gent's furnishing store,
'l'he plant was erected by J. 11. Kudy, ,
station constructor of the Standard 1
Oil Company, at a cost of about )
15,000.
It is uttractively built, carrying;
three gas tanks, crank case pit, ca: i
wash pit, rest room, etc. 1'laces have
! been made fur flower and grass beds.
Mr. Davidson has just installed a
large electrii sign in front of his
? stoie, which will flash red and white
' light.- or. a blue back ground. A
x switch has been ordered to make the
lights go on an.: oil* at regular in-'
f vala.
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MRS. J. k. MARTIN
DIED WEDNESDAY
r
Mrs. J. K. Martin, 72 years old, i
mother of Bryan Mrrtin and Mrs.
-J T. J. Loyd, and well known in this
he section .died at the home of her
Je daughter Mrs. Lloyd, Wednesday.
Mrs. Martin was born April 10, |
1854, in the state uf Virginia. She '
j with her husband moved to this sec- (
u* lion and have been prominently iden-!
lifted with the social and civic life i
ns of this section for many years. To !
)ol this couple were born eleven children
w_ nine of whom survive her.
iiti was a member ol* the Baptist
ar Church for mone than fifty years. ,
and just before pasing told members
of her family that she was ready to ;
,n meet her Master.
by | Funeral services were held fsom
:re th?- Baptist Church Thursday morn>ol
mg at 10 o'clock by the pastor. Rev. |
' T. L. Sasser, assisted bv Rev. E. G.
;a^
Clary. Interment was in Sunset,
cemetery.
She is survived by her husband I
b and nine children: Mrs. T. J. Lloyd,
ict | with whom she resided; Mrs. .1. M. \
he I.ovingood, of Marble; Mrs. A. L.'
of Weaver, John Martin. Harry Martin.
*r- Jesse Martin, and Mrs. f. F. Mat-'
is- thews, of California; Mrs. Joe Hall, j
sir of Ogreeta; and BVyan Martin, ??t ]
lid ' Asheville; twenty-four grandchildren \
and two great grandchildren.
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MURPHY is the Jobbing Center of
iixtre: ? Western iorth Carolina,
Ncrtb Georgia a tl cut Tennessee
i id ?? Served by Two Railroads.
lis state
5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR
STING
A. S. H. OFFICIALS
OF TWO STATES
TO BE WELCOMED
Official Car To Meet Visitors At
Andrews and Blairsville On
Saturday
CARS WILL CALL
AT HOMES FOR
BASKET DINERS
The committee in charge requests
that all who have agreed to
furnish one or more baskets of picnic
dinners please have them ready
by 9 o'oclock Saturday morning
for the truck will call for them at
that time.
Those who live out in the coun
try are requested to have their
baskets in by 1 I o'clock.
I he committee also requests
that those who prepare the baskets
put in enough for three or
lour persons more than they
agreed to, if it would not be atki
ing too much. Latest reports as
I to the number of p.eoplc who will
| be here on Saturday far exceeds
previous estimation, and they are
desirous tt at none go away
hungry.
.Murphy is preparing to y \e the
visiting: officials and dclepn'ior.s ->!
the North Carolina and (\ >rpia dl
visions of the Appalachian Scenic
Hiphway association a royal reception
when they meet here tomorrow
ut noon. An official car will meet
the visitors from the south at Blair5
ville, and another official car wll
meet the visitors from the north at
Andrews, and escort theia into the
city about noon, where a road meeting
of south-wide importance will b?*
held in the afternoon.
A Lincoln nilot car in-.?n
nated by the Thos. ,S. Evans Motor
Co.. local Ford and Lincoln dealers,
which will go to Atlanta Friday afternoon
to escort the Georgia visitors
i.? Murphy. It will be driven by
Fred Johnson, who will be accompanied
by W. I*. Odoui ami Co!, and
Mrs. P. Witherspoon.
The delegates on arrival will go
dh ettlv to the Regal H tel. headquarters,
and be given an opportunity to
wash up and make reservations it
they wish. Then they will be escorted
to Cool Spiim-s where one of the
most bounteous feasts ever spread
in Murphy will be awaiting them.
Hundreds of baskets of picnic din
w-rs will supplement the more than
100 gallons of B unswick stew being
prepared by E. It. Xorvell and hi"
barbecue committee.
The roadway to Cool Spring?- has
been widened, rock, gravel and < tnders
put down and a road rollirti engine
was busy Thursday packing 1?
down. A number of tables have been
erected on the grounds, parking
pace cleared, water piped down
fr< m the spring to the tables, and the
place otherwise put in teadiness.
More than five hundred white rib???n
badges were printed and sent to
the oGorgia and Noth Carolina officials
by the local committee this
week, bearing the following wording:
"Guest. Appalachian Scenic Highway
Association, Murphv, X. C.. Aug. 21.
1926." These badges will be worn
by the visiting delegates, who will
also be wearing othe. badges. The
oars of the autocades fr->m the arth
ard from the south will h.' trayly bedecked
with banners and signs
After the picnic luncheon, s number
of prominent speakers \ ill be
i heard.
| A meeting will he held at t'ie Reigal
Hotel at X o'clock Saturday night
! to make plans for the annual convention
of the AnpabchL.n S:eMc
i Highway association to l?e held in Atlanta
October 18. 19. and 20.
j The committees on arrangement as
j announced by Mayor Hill follow:
Picnic and refreshments: Mrs. E.
i B. Norvell, Mrs. W. M. Axley, Mrs.
| R. C. Mattox. Mrs. S. P. \kin, Mrs.
T E. Sayless and Miss Josephine
j Hc'ghway
^ 1 inances: W. P. Odom.
Advertising and Publicity: Don
| Witherspoon.
Barbecue: E. B. Norvell.
Grounds and Parking: E. P. Hawkins.
W. D. Townson, J. W. Davidson.
Reception* John H. Dillard. chairman;
W. M. Bell, D. Wither(Continued
0n page 6)