North Carolina Newspapers

fig I Let Th? Scout Br Regular V?s? ;tor to your homr. If you know m laytking that would interest othB ert. and that would help, upbuild gS your community, send it in. ? I 3 VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER 11. 9 AMRA GROTTO TO I I BE HERE OCT. 29 || Friday. October 29th, will he a big j 3 day in Murphy. More than 150 mom-, \w bers of Antra Grotto, No. 67, Mystic '9 Order Veiled Prophets of the En1 chmtcd Realm, wearing the famous I potto smile, will arrive in Murphy jl about noon on a special train over J| the L. and N- railroad. t|3 The delegation will be composed of . 9 tie office' s. past monarchs, band, pnJl trol and other uniform bodies of the j gl grotto. A parade will be staged dur- [ Si ingr the afternoon and a band concert will be rendered. The band under all ... & j 5 rl ^flM I a. 1^ ^UBI 1 Monarch I. M. Deaver of the Amra Grotto. the leader, hip of Dr. W. T. DeSautelle i and Prof. Fred DeRoberts won first ' honors at the National Grotto Conven-1 tion held in St. Louis last summer. Spreading "brotherly love and good fellowship." the motto of Amra , a big time is promised the Master Masons of Cherokee county and sur- , rounding territory. A big class of candidate will be ushered across the 1 roaring River Styx and be made full Hedged prophets. The class will be known as the Davidson-Stone class in honor of J. W. Davidson and Mr. Stone, well known Masons and men who Murphy and Cherukee county people know. | Amra Grotto has a membership of | over 5,000 members and is the fourth : largest grotto in the United States. ! The organization has a widow's and orphans fund and when a member d:es a check for $1,750 is paid to his widow or relatives. m ? large number of members of B the grotto from Copper Hill and buck town will bring candidates to i I the Murphy ceremonial. The day B should be long remembered by citiB xens of Murphy and vicinity. I. M.1 B Deaver, Monarch of Amra is a pro duct of North Carolina and the day *ill b*. a home coming event for the I Amra Monarch. I HERSHEL COBB I TY'S SON CLAIMS I FRECKLES TITLE I Hershcl Cobb, the ten year old so I of the famous ace of the diamond, I "d who attended school at Murphy during the fall term last year, claims I 'ke freckles title of the country. Hershel's picture appeared in the B Rotogravure section of last Sunday's B Journal, showing the lad's claim 10 B the titleship, with the following comB iftent: "Ty Cobb's Son Claims FrockB Title. Hershel Cobb, age 10 : B years, doesn't intend to base his claim \ B to fame on 'beauty' alone, however. | B Re means to follow in his dad's foot. 1 B *teps on the diamond." I While attending school in Murphy, fl Hershel stayed with his aunt, Mrs. B ^ora C?bb White ,of the Beilview B *ction, who is a teacher in the Mur ^y H'gh school. He was a good H an<* an act*vc pftrt *n ^ 1"> Mblcticg. hurricane smashes over cuba Hivana wag struck by thft West "Niien hurricane early Thursday by J*130 mile an hour hurricane. The ^ we flooded and littered j debris of all kinds. The storm Cuba headed northeast towards | jy West and the east coast of Florif Methuselah would be outclassed for lie if we could adopt all of the rules I** long Hfe and have them all work. ?Hf?< ng Weekly Newspaper in Murph Lun MORGENTHAU AND OCHS SPOKE TO OUR C1TZENS MONDAY Murphy was hostess to some of ;he nation's notables on Monday at a luncheon served on the Cherokee Park, the Appalachian Scenic Highway motorcade beinp the event that brought the hundred or more cars and thrice as many people together r.t this point. The motormrln included people picked up all alone: the line from Toronto, and Quebec, Canada, arrived in Murphy just before one o'clock and stopped on the fair grounds. Chairman D. Witherspoon of the Lions Club Committee met the delegation at Andrews and piloted them to Murphy. Rev. T. L. Sasser, pastor of the Baptist Church formally welcomed the visitors to Murphy in his usual genial way, to which welcome Adolph S. Ochs, owner an dpublisher of the New York Times, and Henry Morgeitliau. former Ambassador to Turkey, responded. During the course of their remarks they praised the spirit that actuated Murphy in tendering the luncheon, lauded North Carolina and especially this western section to the skies for its progress and its promise. Mr. Ochs is himself a southerner and freely tendered space in his world famous paper. The New York Times, for the publication of doings of this southern | country. A photographer accompanied the motorcade and secured a picture ot the party while it stopped on Cherokee park, which picture. Mr. Ochs promised to carry in an early issue of this paper. James G Stikeleather, distr:et . commissioner of the >Jinth for North Carolina, presided at the meeting in the grandstand of the fair building. Harlee Branch of the Atlanta Journal, long a friend of | Murphy, in a short speech, never lost the opportunity to praise our little city. The speaking ceremonies was closed with the reading of an origi- , nal story of his own. by Harry Stillwell Edwards of Macon and Atlanta. Before leaving the grandstand, however, president Roscoe Marvel of the ASH had the visitors stand and thus express their thanks tor the luncheon served by the people of Murphy. The luncheon was sponsored by a committee of the Lions Club, but this committee had the cooperation of a great many others, who made ' contributions and who gave their time and labor in preparing and serving t the luncheon. The woman's Mission-' ary Society of the Methodist Church had charge of the actual prepara-| tion of the luncheon. They were j assisted by Miss Blanche Howard, teacher in the high seohol and one of her classes in Home Economics. The motorcade left Murphy about two o'clock for Gainesville and Atlan ta, accompanied by a number of local cars. On Tuesday and Wednesday the second Annual meeting of the Appalachian Scenic Highway Association was held for the purpose of electing officers and planning for a campaign of advertising for the ensuing year. EDITOR BAILEY'S BABY HAS ITS LEG BROKEN Editor C. W. Bailey left Monday morning for Atlanta to see his baby who had the misfortune to get its leg: broken Sunday. Mrs. Bailey was I visiting her people and while walking over the wax floors slipped and fell on their four month old baby breaking the little ones leg. We are glad to state though that the baby is resting well and should be able to come home with its mother in a few weeks. Mr. Bailey returned to Murphy today. Germany joined the League of Nations in order to get the world-rights on the manufacture and sale of pretzels. Forty-four hogs belonging to two farmers of Pasquotank County were vaccinated by the county agent in time to stop an outbreak of cholera. The hogs were valued at $500. Stftw Western North Carolina, MURI'HY. NORTH CARO iy Was cheon j Buffalo Paper iv/i 1? * iuo tTiuipuy jiory On October 10th the Buffalo Time? carried the following article in it? Sunday issue. together with an advertisement setting forth the possibilities of this section. In the rotogravure section of the same issue appeared a number of pictures taken alone the Appalachian Scenic Highway. It is understood that J?- W. S?pe is responsible for the advertisement and the article which was as follows: "The ton rise and the casual traveler alike are made to prick up their, ears when they come into the little j city of Murphy. N'. C.. which is situated on the Appalachian Scenic Highway in the southwestern part of he state. Its spacious square where the four principal streets meet; it< whiteway system; and the many up-' to-date places of business are so in i contrast to those found in other j towns of its size as t ? make then conspicuous. "The business section, makes one believe he is in a town of seven o" cight thousand people, when a s:i matter of fact there are scarcely, three thousand. When one engagen Chamber of Commerce or city of ! ficial cr business man in conversation he soon learns the reason for the building of such a remarkable town. Murphy is in the heart ?f the Great Smoky Mountains and near the southern entrance to the famous j Nantahnla Gorge. It is situated othe hanks of the Hiawassee and Valley rivers and i* rimmed by a cham of beautiful wooded mountains, out! of which flow many clear water streams, it is a heautnui town. 1 beautifully situated. "The all-year climate is making it | a mecea for peiple from the far South who want to escape the heat of the Gulf region. Many people 1 are coining into this section to es- i cape ti e extreme weather of the far North also. "Murphy is served by good high-! ways and two railways. For this reason, it has become a wholesale distribution point for a large area round about it. Its large water powers and its excellent transportation facilities make it an ideal place for manufacturers as there is an abundance of intelligent labor throughout the section. Those who know the town, therefore, believe that it will become a large manufacturing center as well as a place of homes for , those seeking its ideal climate. "This season is the first that the Appalachian Scenic Highway, lying; between Asheville and Atlanta, has . been opened and the north and south tourist is just heginning to find out i about the beautiful route. Since Murphy is the halfway point between Asheville and Atlanta many stop over there. For this reason its hotel facilities will have to bo increased before another year. Murphy is a town it will pay to watch. It is destined for great growth." World War Vets Sons w? n I 1 Oets free schooling Senator Wm, J. Harris, of Georgia, is anxious to secure the names and postofFice addresses of any Georgia boys whose fathers were killed or died of wounds or illness in connection with the World Was as he introduced a bill which became a law at the last session providing for the education of eighty such boys by the United States Government at West Point Annapolis. Only boys made orphan by the War are eligible, and under Senator Harris' bill these are presented an excellent opportunity to secure an educa-1 tion of an advanced order whereas [ otherwise some of them might be . able to obtain only a very meagre j j one. As this is a national law it also ayI plies to boys of oNrth Carolina. , It's too late for farmers to think of ! holding cotton after it has passed. j from their hands. ifett i Serving a large and Potent UNA FRIDAY. OCTOBER 22, 192C,. Hostef \sh No CHEROKEE FAIR BI< Large Crowds and Extensive Exhibits Wednesday aiternoon xne ;*iurjjny: High quintet defeated the Robbinsvi!le boys team, following which the j I Robbinsville girls defeated the Mur- j < phy girls. On Tuesday afternoon the ' < boys team of the Hayesville High 11 School defected the Blairsvilie, Ga., 11 High School team; while the Blairs- < ville girls team defeated the Murphy :! girls' team. On Friday afternoon the j Murphy boys team defeated the fast j qunitet from the Andrews High, ] School by a magin of one point in 11 an exciting game which remained in ; < doubt until the last whistle blew. ! i Again on Saturday afternoon the 1 Murphy boys defeated the Andrews j I boys by two margin lead in a fast I game, which, during the first half, looked to be Andrews' game. Financially the fair has been a 1 success. All premiums will be paid as j soon as the records can be gone over , and the winners determined. Satur(Continued on page S) ! Well Displayed Cherokee County concluded the most successful fair in its history Saturday night with the removal of the exhibits from the f.:ir building and with the silencing of the mer yge-round organ and the dimming of the midway lights, which have shown on Cherokee Park for four days. Every one agrees that the Fair Association has lived up to its slogan "The Biggest Event of the ear." and t ( its motto: "Something of educa- | t -n value, interest or amusement for j every person, every minute in the day" for this event has brought more people together than any other oC' sion during the last twelve months ! in Cherokee County and there has not b -on n dull moment for a visitor on any one of the four days during which | the fair lasted. Even though the o| ening of the fair on Wednesday ] v greeted with a deluge of rain, ..hich undoubtedly kept away many exhibits, still visitors expressed surprise at the quality and variety of t products and resources the people of ^ this section assembled for this an- ^ nunl event, n the whole, however, the weather man was good to the fair Association for the last three' days of the fair have been ideal nu- >' tunin days, days with a touch of chill " in the mornings and evenings and ' war mi ngsunshine during the day. Throughout the four days good ^ ordei has revealed or. the grounds ami in the town and not a single accident has been reported. Events j have gone off as planned and practically everyone has gone away smiling. The midway has been clean and j yet entertaining for the cihldren; the exhibits have opened the eyes of mar.y 1 people and those who did not have exhibits here this year have resolved 1 to begin immediately to plan for the ! fair next year. Representative citi- I 1 zens from all sections of the oeutny 1 have pledged their increased support and cooperation for the bigger and better fair next year. This truly \m? been the "Biggest event of the year" for the people of Cherokee and ad- ' joining counties. Each morning during the fair at 1 about ten o'clock the Andrews Caval- ' ry Company put on cavalry drills and ' maneuvers before the grandstand. i which proved of a great deal of interest to visitors. At about one, thirty daily the Murphy Fire Department gave exhibition demonstrations ] in throwing water with its new La France pumper, which picked up water from Valley River and threw it about a hundred feet into the air from two hose connections. About j ] the middle of each afternoon the ' < high school basket ball teams of this , < and adjoining counties contested on ? the fair grounds. This was also an event to which many looked forward 1 with considerable anticipation. On 1 . mast ially Rich Territory in thi >s At tables COUNTY G SUCCESS Chiet Justice James E. Cassidy, of the Arma Grotto. Murphy School Makes Good Record at Fair Tht local school made a record at .he recent fair of which it may well \ t>e proud. Tin- school exhibit a? a whole was very creditable and won nany favorable comments front vial tors. It was awarded first premium J.' the best school exhibit by the judges. Individual grades and cht!liren won premiums as follows: Bt-t ires*. Kloise Fain, first prise. Eurenia Holcombe, second prize. Best laundry bag, 2nd premium, Ellen May Ashe. Best post 1st premium, Fifth jratle, sccontl premium, fifth grade; Best Crayon work, first premium, Mnttie Davis, Third grade; second premium, Edith Frankum, third grade Best map Cherokee County, first premium. James McCombs, Gth grade , second premium, Lyle Martin, eigh- , Lh grade; Best towel, first premium. Mildred Akin, seventh grade; Best j center piece. Mildred Akin, seventh j srade. Also during the fair the hoys high school basketball team won three basketball games. It won from ltob-, Irinsville on Wednesday by a score ; af 23 to 12 and from Andrews on Friday and again on Saturday by margins of one and two points respectively. However, the girls team lost games to Robbinsville and Blairs rill by a very small margin. The Haycsvile boys won from the Bairsirille boys on Thursday afternoon. L. & N. PURCHASES NEW EQUIPMENT The L. & X. Railroad has just approved an appropriation for additional equipment, new rail for 1927. and ather various improvements aggregating a total of $8,164,f>73. The largest part of the order authorizes the acquisition of the following equipment for 1927. at an es.' timated cost of about $4,700,000: 18 Mikado J-4 freight locomotives, 10 Standard middle smoking room coach es. 6 Standard end smoking room5 coaches, 0 Straight coaches. 2 Com ^nation passe riper and baggage, poaches, 2 Diners, 2 Standard postal I pars, 1,000 Standard steel gondolas,' 250 Steel underframc flat cars. 2501 Automobile cars. The total, 8,164,573, plus the ex penditures and authorizations here- \ :ofore made or outstanding during the } current year, plus other authorities. . makes a grand total of actual ex-: penditures and outstanding authori-1 ties during the year 1926 amounting) to $38,860,226. The schools of applied psychology, are showing some results. For ex- i ample, real estate always sells better | and higher in lands where the salesman can tell the prospect that it may i be fifty years before there's another 1 hurricane, tornado or earthquake. MURPHY ia the Jobbing Center of I ?.?tren> Vealem North Carolina, North C'TT -jia arj Ea?t Tenneasee, -nd is Sc^_ ed by Two Railroads. I V . s -state 5c COPY?$1.50 PER YEAR DISTRICT WOMEN'S MEET AT FRANKLIN The annual meeting of the First District of Women's Federation Clubs of North Carolina was held in the Methodist Church of Franklin on September 30 with the 3 92." McDowell Club and the Study Club as hostesses. There were one hundred and sixty-eight club members registered. The meeting openel by singing the Club Women's hymn and repeating the club collect in concert; the welcoming addresses were made by Mrs. Dick Hudson, president of the 1915 McDowell Club and Mrs. Neville Sloan, president of the Study Club. ii>. i?iaiiMin. president 01 tno women's Club of Canton, responded to these addresses. Mrs. R. I,. Allen, chairman of the Anti-narcotic? committee, was not able to be present but sent her report jwhirh was read by the secretary. The Chair appointed the following i-ommittees: Nominaing committee. Airs. A. S. Nichols, of Sylvia, Mrs. C .11 Mcdowell <-f Waynes vile, Mrs. M. A. Udder of Canton. Resolutions i-t>mniilt? . Mrs. D. II. Broan, cf Culv< . Mrs. p. II. Tillett, of Andrews; M Fredrick Johnson, of Franklin. Fonrtscy committee. Mrs. S. W. Black of Bry-on City; Mrs. J. R. Thomas, of Wayne-ville; Mrs. Ford King, of Sylva. Greet 11 g to Spring, an arrangement of the Blue Danube Waltz, was most artistically rendered by the double rjuartet of the 1 It 1McDowell Club. Mrs. F. I.. McKee. state president of the federated Clubs of North Carolina was now introduced in n few well ;hosen word by the president. Mrs. Charles Quinlan. The First District :> our state presidents own home dis:rict, and so we members of the First District feel that she belongs to us in a very special way. Mrs. McKee reviewed briefly the history of club work in our state, and paid a tribute to ti e women who were pinneers In dub work when it took real courage to belong to a woman's club but who have made possible the splendid club work that is being done today. The ?tate president showed how closely i ,.1-L .. l" i lmmft ?irwl flirt cr.m. munity, and how great a factor women's clubs have been in developing rot only a local conscience but a state l onvunce. Mrs. McKee closed her remarks with seven suggestions to : II . lub members but especially to lub presidents: 1st. Vote yourselt at the coming election and see that every woman in your community cotes, '2nd. Work with might and main for the Legislative program; 3rd, Stand fearlessly behind the State Roa' d of Public Charity and Welfare, 4th Use your influence to secure an eight months school for the state "vth Add the new division of Law Observance to your program, fith Interest yourself ir. Junior clubs. 7th Use freely the various departments and committees in our organization. It was regretted by all that Mrs. K. H. Williamson, state chairman of District was not able to meet with us. Mrs. Rufus Siler. state corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Duke Hay, a form eV president of the First District, were both present and gave us a word of greeting. The following clubs gave full and interesting reports of their activities during the past year. The Community I ife Club of Cullowee, the Young Matrons' Club of Bryson City, the Fortnightly Club of Sylvn, the Woman's Club of Andrews, Parent Teachers Association of Bryson City, the Woman's Club of Canton, the Civic League of Clyde. 1015 McDowell Club of Franklin, Woman's Club of Murphy, the 20th Century' Club of Sylva, the Woman's Study Club of Sylva, the Study Club of Franklin, the Civic League of Waynesville, the Woman's Club of Waynesville, the Sulgrave Club of Waynesville, the Community Club of Waynesville. A most bountiful and appetizing luncheon was served cafetera style. The afternoon sesson was opened by singing America, followed by a delightful instrumental solo by Miss Marguerite Smathers of Asheville Invitations were received from the following Clubs for the next district meeting; the Young Matrons Club of Bryson City: th? Fortnightly the 20th Century, the Woman's Study Club, all of Sylvia; the Community Life Club, of Cullowee; the Woman's Club, of Murphy. As the district meeting has never been held further west than Franklin, Mrs. McKee, spoke favorably of accepting Mur(Continucd on page 4)