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VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER 4:!.
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA ; it. i . WH . i.-JT.
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SJACOOCHEE
ASSOCIATION IN
MURPHY MEET
Elect Officers, Name Highway, and
Enlarge Scope of Organ
ization
Election of officers, plans for en
larging the scope cf the association
to include all the mountain counties
in North and South Carolina, Geor
gia, Alabama, and Tennessee, and the?
namiu;- of ihe new highway from
Rome Blairsviile, Ga., the llollu
mon Hi Jnvay. were features of the
annual - --ion of the Nacooehee-Ria
\\n>?ee R< ad and Recreation Associa
tion. meet 1 nff in the Regal Hotel here
Wednesday night.
The mct'injr was opened with ; a i
c ];il>or<ite 1 anciuet. which was atuind- 1
td by n:: -iy prominent visitors and
road enthusiasts of North Carolina |
and Georgia. It was the beginning of i
a two day session of the association, ,
which v as concluded Thursday at j
Xeel's Gap, Ga.. with a picnic and
barbecue dinner, followed by a speak
ing program.
Stone Presides
At Murphy Wednesday night the j
meeting was presided over by Bon- !
r.eH H. Stone, chairman of the com
mittee on arrangements, in the ab- i
since of the president. Don Wither- j
spoon, prominent local attorney and
president of the chamber of com- j
mercc, welcomed the visitors to Mur- j
phy, and James P. Davidson, secre- 1
tary of the association and editor of
the Cleveland (Ga.) Courier, respond
ed.
Ju&ir esses were made by W. M.
| president of tl e Murphy Lion:
Club; B. S. Baker, executive vice
president of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce; H. A. Jarrard, of Cleve
land; ?). L. Weaver, Postmaster, Eili
j?,\, Ga.; O. L. Anderson, prominent
Hayesville attorney and vice president
of the association; A. J. Nitzschke,
rice president, Blue Ridge, Ga.; L. M.
Lufburrow, Georgia State Forester,
Atlanta: Henderson Hallman, Atlan
ta, president of the Georgia branch
of the Appalachian Trail Association;
W. H. Foster, secretary of the cham
ber of commerce, Rome, Ga.; E. B.
| Xorvell, prominent local attorney;
Sam Wilkes, publicity agent Georgia
Railroad and Atlanta and West Point
Railway company; Harry P. Cooper,
prominent hotel promoter of Murphy;
and others.
Holomon Speaks
The speaker of the evening was
James A Hollomon, associate editor
the Atlanta Constitution, in honor
of whom the highway from Rome to
Blairsville, Ga., was named, and who
sponsored and brought the first mo
Arcade into this mountain section
S'me five years ago. A burst of ap
ipkuse greeted Mr. Holomon when he
wose, and it was with great emotion
words fell from his lips. His
,?ddress was a glowing tribute to the
tople of the mountain sections and
[V gre^t strides being mads in road
Instruction and the progress which
|* following in their wake.
Officers Named
meeting named B. H. Stone,
Blairsville, Ga., as president of
^ association for the ensuing year,
'4 0. L. Anderson, Hayesville; A. J.
^scMce, Blue Ridge; and W. O.
ks, Hiawassee, first, second and
I vice presidents, respectively.
P. Davidson, Cleveland, Ga.,
1 named secretary, and J. F. Hol
| ll,?ue R'dge, treasurer.
following, of the states and
tie5 designated, were named as
J^Wcative committee: North Car
? W. M. Fain, Cherokee; G. H.
f,er' Clay; Georgia: H. A. Jar
l ??Write; G. A. Curtis, Fannin; J.
r 'aver, Gilmer; Dr. J. A. Sharpe,
[>:Bob Edge, Pickens; Dr. Dover,
't"1: Tennessee: Dr. Kimsey, Polk;
^ T. S. McKinney, Knox. As soon
counties within the scope of
planned by the. meeting here
admitted to the association other
( Continued on page 8)
How $230, C 30 Murphy Hotel V/iU Lcck
SITE IS SELECTED,
MONEY COMES IN
ON BIG HOTEL
The campaign to erect an eight
story hotel in Murphy at a cost of
a quarter million dollars is gaining
momentum, with more than $18,000
already subscribed and the movement
hardly two weeks old.
The structure will be of reinforced
concrete, consisting of eighty rooms,
with the very latest conveniences in
modern hotel construction. On the
top floor will be located a ball room
and convention hall, with a roof gar
den on top. The ground floor will
consist 01 store rooms for business
concerns, Jobby and entrance.
The site selected for the hotel is
the home place property of C. B. Hill,
with a frontage of eighty-four feet
on Valley River Avenue, which is
State Highway No. 10 coming into
Murphy from the north, and a depth
of 173 feet fronting on Hickory street
The property is located close in and
the building on this site can be seen
from every approach into Murphy.
The name selected for the new hotel
is the Carolina Royal.
The plan of finance, according to
Harry P. Cooper, prominent promoter
and developer of Murphy and Tam
pa, Fla., who is promoting the pro
ject, is to form a corporation with a
paid in capital stock of $125,000, di
vided into twelve hundred and fifty
shares of preferred stock at $100 per
share, and twenty-five hundred shares
of common stock. With each share of
preferred stock purchased, one share
of comomn stock is being given as a
bonus. It is the purpose of the cor
poration to retire the preferred stock
as soon as possible, at which time the
common stock holders will be owners
of the property. Fifty percent of the
total cost of the building and lot will
be borrowed from one of the big loan
companies on a long time basis with
easy amortization.
Interest in the proposition is grow
ing daily, and the enthusiasm of the
people of Murphy is running high.
Outside capital is interested in the
project, it is undestood, and a com
mittee of citizens will thoroughly can
vass the town next week for stock
KELLY COMES TO
MURPHY BAKERY
Ff. L. Kelly, 01 Atlanta, an ived the
lirst ot the 'week and took charge
of the baking department of tl e .Mur
phy Bakery and Cafe, L. M. Cearley.
proprietor, announced the other day.
Mr. Kelly conies to Murphy highly
recommended as a baker, having for
merly been with the Federal system
of bakeries ( four years of which he
spent in opening and establishing
their bakeries throughout the south.
He also has three years experience
at- pastry chet for the leading hotels
in Atlanta, such as the Piedmon,
Winecoff, Henry Grady and Ansley.
Mr. Kelly stated that he was also
experienced in preparing special or
ders for parties, such as wedding
akes, birthday cakes, cookies, etc., i
and the equipment for preparing ]
these special orders will be installed
next week.
Besides supplying bread, hot rolls,
etc., a cafe is operated in connection
with the bakery. Mr. Cearley pur
chased the Murphy Bakery and Cafe
from Quinn and Campbell sometime
ago, completely renovated the entire
interior, secured a good baker, and
says he is now ready to supply the
people of this section with a first
class cafe and bakery products.
subscriptions, which is expected to
total around sixty thousand dollars,
the amount being asked of the local
people.
The need for more hotel accommo
dations has long been felt in Murphy,
and the situation is getting to be !
acute. With six main trunk line state [
and national highways merging at |
Murphy, the tourist traffic at this ,
point is exceedingly heavy, and the 1
local hotels are turning away large
numbers every day.
The erection of this hotel is ex
pected to materially relieve this sit
uation and give tourists who other
wise must pass on through the town
an opportunity of stopping here over
night. Murphy is the half way point
between Asheville and Atlanta, and is
approximately the same distance from
Chattanooga and Knoxvilje, Tenir., ;
Greenville, S. C., and Athens and 1
Augusta, Ga.
M. E. DISTRICT
SESSION NEXT
AT FRANKLIN
Waynesville Conference At Andrews
Names Delegate* To Meeting
At Asheville
Andrews, June 2. ? What is consid
' ered one of the most successful and
inspiring sessions ever heid by the
Waynesville District Conference has
| just come to a close in Andrews, and
, deiegates Wednesday had returned to
their homes.
*he conference opened Sunday
morning in the First Methodist church
and was called to order by Rev. P.
W. Tucker, presiding elder. After a
business session the conference ad
, journed for an intermission after
which there was an hour of devo
tion at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. T. Man
gum, the pastor of the Waynesville
Methodist Churchc, delivered the ser
mon.
An old fashioned picnic dinner was
served in the basement of the church
by the women of Andrews. The aft
ernoon session was given over to the
laymen and was led by James At
kins of Waynesville, who is the dis
trict lay leader. Charles Ireland of
Greensboro was present and gave an
inspiring* message upon the duties of
the laymen of the church. His mes
sage gripped the hearts of all who
heard him.
The night service was given over
to the young people of the church,
ana Rev. W. A. Barber of High Point
spoke to the conference on what the
Epworth League was doing for our
church. Mr. Barber is the confer
ence Epworth League secretary for
the western North Carolina confer
ence and is an enthusiastic worker.
He has every phase of t?e league
work at his finger tips, and his talk
was instructive &nd inspiring. Rev.
T. A. Sikes, business manager of the
Christian Advocate, brought a help
ful sermon to the great congregation
that had assembled for the hour's
service.
On Monday morning the confer
ence entered ir.to the business of the
district, and led by Rev. P. W. Tiick
( Continued on page 4)
LOCAL SCHOOL
YEAR COMES TO
CLOSE TUESDAY
Class of Ten Awarded Dip'iomas ?
Prof. Coates Delivers Com
mencement Address
The Murphy Graded Schools closed
, a most successful year Tuesday night
when diplomas were awarded to ten
students, as follows: Catherine Mil
ler. Jessie McClure, Ruby McCombs,
Rill:: belle Palmer. Flank Kl:is. Baine
Haney, Carl Hendrix, Lloyd Hendrix,
Glade Lovingood and James William
son.
The commencement address was de
! live' e l Tuesday night by Prof. A. M.
Coat: >. of the University of North
Carei na Law School. Prof. Coates
was to have delivered the commence
ment address last year but upon his
arrival at Murphy was taken ili and
could net do so. However, he made
up for the occasion this year, and
his address wa- one of the most clear
and concise discussion* of the "Young
er Generation*' as well as the "Older
Generation*' ever heard by a Murphy
audience.
The commencement sermon was de
livered last Sunday night by Rev. G.
A. Martin. l>. D.. Pastor of the First
Baptist Church, Waynesville,
Speakeis for the graduating class
were: Salutatory address by Carl
Hendrix; Recitation by Riila Belle
Palmer; Oration, by Blaine Haney;
Valedictory Address by James Wil
liamson.
Prof. W. C .Boyce, principal of the
High School, awarded **ie medais and
prizes, as foilows:
B"est Recitation ? Lower Grammar
Grades ? Nettie Dickey ? Prize $5 in
ji old given by W. M. Fain.
Second Best Recitation ? Lower
Grammar Grades ? Grace Parker ?
$2.50 in Gold, presented by Cherokee
Bank.
Best Declamation ? G r a m m a r
G radii* ? Hadley Williamson ? $5 in
gold given by E. P. Hawkins.
Second best Declamation ? Gram
mar Grades ? Tom Posey ? $2.50 in ?
gold, given by B. W. Sipe.
Best Recitation ? Upper Grammar
Grades ? Edna Patton ? S5 i n gold,
given by Lions Club, Murphy.
Second best Recitation ? Upper
Grammar Grades ? Mildred Akin ?
S2.50 in gold, given by Cherokee
Rank.
Best Declamation ? High School ?
Samuel Tilson ? $5 in gold given by
Murphy Lions Club.
Second Best Declamation ? High
School ? Carl Rice? S2.50 in gold, giv
en by member Asheville Lions Club.
E'est Recitation ? High School ?
Annice Dyer ? $5 in gold given by
member Asheville Lions Club.
Second Best Recitation ? High
School ? Fannie Kate Coleman ? $2.50
in gold given by member Asheville
Lions Club.
Rilla Belle Palmer, of the Senior
Class, was awarded the Lincoln medal
given by the Illinois Watch Co., for
the best essay on the life of Abraham
Lincoln.
Prof. B. W. Sipe, Superintendent
of the schools, awarded the diplomas,
with a strong appeal to the class to
"carry on" and npt let the occasion
be the last time they would receive
awards for meritorious accomplish
ment.
The teachers of the high school
were as follows:
B. W. Sipe, Superintendent; W. C.
Boyce, Principal; Mrs. E. G. White,
Miss Blanche Howard, Miss Mary Rob
erts.
'?he Board of Education follows:
Dr. R. S. Parker, Chairman; J. D.
Mallonee, Secretary; Dr. J. N. Hill,
S. D. Akin, T. S. Evans, W. S. Dickey.
The professional at the Country
jClub tells us that more than 3,000,000
men are now playing golf in the Unit
ed States.