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THE HEAD OF MAIN STREET By Bryan W. Sipe, of the Depart ment of Conservation and Development ' Ed.'s Not.?: This is one of a num ber of articles prepared by Mr. Sipe :it the request ? f one of the reporters for the afternoon newspapers of the State that the Department of Con servation and Development prepaid some tourist articles about the State f?-r use in the afternoon dailies. This particular article deal-? with Murphy and this section, and will bo cl much interest to our readers.) The Southwestern corner of the State is a great "closed book" to the majority of the people of North ar olina, yet that section is within a day's journey 1 ver paved highways t<> the easternmost point o nthe coast. The first turnpike into the Cherokee Country was authorized in 1844; two Railroads have operated into that section for nearly four decades: and Number 10 highway ha* traversed it during the past ten years. More recently the region ha^ been made accessible over highway 28, which leaves Numbe'r 20 at Bat Cave and goes bv way of Hendersonville, Bre vard* Kignlaiiu>, riaiiiuiu, Iljyc." 1 6 vine, and mumtm ?uu io Ll*c Tci'?n- 1 essee line near Ducktown. Believ ing that many North Carolinians might like to explore the head of "Main Street" as a part of their va cation this summer, the Department of Conservation and D?velopment gives the following facts about the region : Murphy, the county .'eat of Cher okee County, ten miles from Georgia and twenty miles from Tennessee, n as named for Archibald D. Murphey j but through an ciJror in spelling in 1 the act creating the town the "E"| was left out. So the Cherokee capi tal still bears the shofttened Irish form of spelling. The business sec tion is grouped around a one acre square, where the four main streets converge. Just off the square is the Cherokee County eourthouie, con structed of locally quarried marble, and said to be one of the few court houses in the country built of such material. No other county in the State is so well supplied with mar ble. Blue, gray, and white species are all being quarried, cut and polish in a modern plant near the town o:* Marble. Eight Miles west <f .Mur phy near highway No. 2* a modern talc mine and mill may be seen pre paring this mineral for the talcum powder maker, the tailor, and iron worker. And just over the T nn < ssee line lr.ru ' copper smelters nay be seen at Ducktown and Copper hill. The Hiawassec and Valley Rivers flow together within the corporate limits of the town of Murphy and art joined three miles away by the Xot ley, making one of the largest unde veloped streams in the State. Over looking the Hiawassee near its junc tion with the Valley is the locally famous "Lover's Leap," a high cliff over which an Indiaji youth is re ported to have cast himself because of his disappointment in a love af fair, On an eminence in the south ern part of Murphy stand? a marble slab marking the site of old Fort Butler. This fort was headquarters f? r a detachment of soldiers undei General Winfield Seott during the round-up of the Cherokees for de portation to the West in 1S37 and 18.18. The grave of Junaluska, per haps the most famous Chief of the band, may be seen a few miles from Robbinsville, in the adjoining coun ty of Graham. Andrew?, named fo'r a former vice president. of the Southern Railway, is situated near the head of Valley River. There a large leather tan ning factory, a tannic acid plant, and a band saw mill may be seen in op- , eration. The Folk School, on the Cherokee Clay county line eight miles from , Murphy is a unique institution, the I only one of its kind in America. Pat i terned after the Danish Folk School, ! it is both a demonstration and prac- j lice school. Young people between; the ages of eighteen and thirty make j up the student body. No credits are j given. The students live in dormi-j tories as one big family du'ring the \ winter months and study history, J geography, surveying, handicrafts, ! hear lectures, sing songs, play games, j and do many chores incident to the j operation of a farm and la'rge home. J Th^farm and the gymnastics are un der the direction of a real Dane. \ The objects of the school are to awaken a community consciousness and to teach people how to work to-! gether. Under its leadership a coop erative savings and loan association, | a cooperative craemery, hatchery. I grist mill, and lime grinding plant1 have been built. Fishing, swimming, golf, hiking, and motoring are among the amuse ments avai label. Many scenic trips may be taken into east Tennessee, North Georgia, and ito Graham, Swain, Macon, and Clay Counties, each one forming a loop so that the motorist may go and return over dif ferent routes. Thfrty-five miles a way in Graham County are two large hydro-electric development of the Aluminum Company of America and i in the lower corne'r of Swain County | near Nantahala. another power plant is being built. This one, whenjcom- j : pitted, will have the highest head of j any large plant eart of the Rocky Mountains. Vacationer-* could r.ot ? iio better this summer than to spend some time along the head ol "Main Street." numbe'r ten highway has bten called. BATES" CREEK PUPILS ASK FOR TEXT BOOKS The following letters are from pu ? pils of Bates Creek school a.-king for story books o'r textbooks you may have to spare: Murphy, N. C.. August 5. 1932 Dear Readers of The Cherokee Scout: We are trying to start a library down at Bates Creek School, three ' miles from Murphy, where I am a pupil in the seventh grade. We have about sixty-two pupils who are !in need of textbooks. We sure would appreciate them if you have any story I o'r tefctbooks to spare. If you have ? any yog would like to give us, please turn them over to our teacher. Mr. pWMiSkgHKHBiWBBwBHB CLYDE MILLS. Bates Creek School. Aug. 5. 1932. Dear Readers of The Cherokee Scout: We, the students of Bates Creek school, are trying: to get a library started and would appreciate any text books you might *rive or lend to us, for we have more than sixty stu dents in need of books. Yours truly, EDITH CARROLL. i I Bates Creek School. Aug. 5. 1932. Dear Readers of The Cherokee Scout: I shall write you a few lines to ask if you for a few books if you have any to spare. I want sixth glade books. Wp have more than sixty pupils in school, and they are all short of hooks and would appreciate i it if you would let us have any you have to -fare. Yours t'ruluy. LONX1K KILLIAX. Bates Crook School. A up. n. H*32. Dear Readers of The Cherokee Seoul : I would like for you to .-end me and the other boys and girls down here some story books or textbooks ii y u hav?- any to spare, for we! don't have many pood books to read. I thall take pood care them if you will send them. I am in the fourth ft' rude. From. CHARLES WHITE. .Bates Creek School, A up. 5, 1032. Dear Friend-: I am in the fifth prade. We are trying to start a library at Bates Creek school with the help of our teacher- There are sixty or more -tudents in school that like to read and need story books. We would like to pet some books from you, both story and school book?*, if you have any to spare. We surely would ap preciate and use them. Yours trulv. EDNA MAE COLEMAN. I Note: These ar> a few of the | letters wYitten by the scho. 1 children I at Bates Creek asking for books. The children are badly in ned ot books. I and they will use them if they can pet them. The public is invited to visit the school, which is three miles from Murphy, just off the Grandview road. A visit will convince you of the need and worthiness of these chil dren who are trying to work without books. If you have books or ma terials you would like to pive to the school, please see J. Franklin Smith, or call telephone number 27-J, and he will come to see you about them. ANDREWS LOCALS Messrs. Clyde H. Jarre tt, W. D. Whitaker, and Z. L. Whitakor and D. H. Tillitt were business visitors in Murphy on Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Watt of Char lotte are spendinp some time as the quests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Stone. Mr. Win. Gordon Rodpe'rs of Can ton, N. C. spent the week end as the aruest of his mother, Mrs. Chas. W. Rodpers and sister, Mrs. D. H. Til litt. Mr". Barnes who t aupht music in the Andrews School last year was in Andrews for a few days this past week. Mr. J. C. Edgkorth of Atlanta, Ga. was a business visitor in Andrews on Monday of this week. J. V. Hall who has benn wokring for the Southern Railway Company in Sylva is working this week in the place of L. M. Nichols who is attend ing court as a member of the Grand Jtfry. Among those on the jnry from Andrews this week in Murphy are H. H. Hyde, J. H. Abernathy and C. A. Brown. ______ A $2.00 Dinner for 6 ALL the way from tomato Juice to demi-tasse with steak and shoestring pota toes, buttered hrn?<oli and bread and butter and a delicious dessert sandwiched :n between ? that's Vh?f thta -M-V -<?. ZZZt I an average of a mori* than I thirty-three cent* a person in most communi:ies, offers. Here's the menu: Iccd Torn. to Juice 17* Minute trnli Shnr-Strinv Potatoes 10* Buttered Itroccoli SOc Apricot C.rrnm Dessert 48* Hread and Hutter 10c Pemi-tasse !?( And h??rp ar<? the recipes for the dishes which are not familiar to everyone Iced Tomato Mix to gether the contents of two 12H I ounce cans tomato juice, salt and pepper to taste, two teaspoons sugar, a few drops Worcestershire sauce and a few drops tobasco sauce, and chill thoroughly. Apricot Cream Dessert : Beat | ime cup cream, ana add one*third drops of aimond flavoring and one-fourth rup chopped nuts. Break up four vanilla wafers and add, and put in the refrigerator tray for several hours. Scoop out onto dessert plates, and lay the drained apricots from a No. 2 can around the ba*?e. If desired, a fruit cocktail can be substituted for the tomato juice. Use the syrup from the ranned apricots, pep up with lemon juice and add a couple of diced bananas and a dicod apple to make enough for six.* Mr. and Mrs. .Khn Baskerville and' ? two children of Raleigh after having ! -pent his vacation the Riverside j Inn in Andrews left the first of this* ! week for their horn* . Dr. W. C. Schaeffi Luther Pas-I 1 ror in Allentown. Pa.. > spending a| i Portion of his vacation in Andreu - I visitinp his many frenns here. Dr.. j Schacffer each year spends- the jrreat- 1 I or poi-tion of his vacation in Andrews i Mr. Percy H. Ferebee wa* a iuisi- , ne*s visitor in Asheville i ia>i Thurs i iav and Friday. Mrs. \\*. T. Holiand a* tv ?iau^h t? :<. Mary Catherine a-d Margaret; returned to her home here after hav- i ing spent some time near Binning- j ham. Ala. visiting her parents. Mr. W. T. Holland ?? getting in i Brick preparatory to putting up a j brick store on the site where h?- is I now merchandising :.n a frame build ; mgr. The many friends of Mr. I.ee Wat 1 \ins will regret to le am that he is | confined to his home suffering with ( rheumatism. .Mr. Kdwin Whitaker.. Attorney of ; Bryson City spent Sunday with his { parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Whit aker. Mr. 1. H. Abernathy was a business visitor in Bryson City on last Satur : day. Mr. W. M. Bradley is constructing ; lop cabin* on his property which is i located about ? ?e mile to The East J of Andrews on No. 10 Highway. I Mr. .T. W. S. Davis wa- a business ' visitor in Murphy on Tuesday of J this week. BRASSTOWN B6rn to Mr. and Mrs. Ralph De weese a fine boy. ?Miss Coy Carringer spent last Sun day with Misses Anna Bell and Ethel Coker. Mr. D. G. Carroll and son. Oliver and daughters. Ruby and Daisy of Etowah, Tenn. are visiting relatives on Brasstown for several days. Misses Romie and Talitha Sparks I and Mr. Bealoth Sjarks left Monday j of this week for a two weeks visit j with relatives in Alabama. Messrs. Verge. Lee and Hardie ! Coker and Bob Garrett visited Mr. | Walter Coker of Young Harris. Ga. Sunday. He has been very low with typhoid fever. Mrs. Fulton Cunningham and Nan nie Carroll made a trip to Knoxville. Tenn. last week. Mr and Mrs. Edd Cunningham returned with them for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. Bass Carringer and children spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Carringer. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Payne and chil dren of Ogden spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. .T. Coker. Messrs. George Almond and Will Burchfield <pent Sunday with Mr. Zeb Tweed. Miss Bertha Hogan spent last week end with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hogan. VSS Representatve Vsits In County L. E. Raper, of Cary, X. C"., rep resentative ol the Virginia Seed Ser vice. a co-operative purchasing: ser vice owned by some 50,000 farmers in Virginia, North Carolina and ad i ? irrnjr state-, was in Murphy this week in the interest of establishing this co-operative service with the far mers of this section. The VSS was ?rjranized in I t?-3 and is entirely a ? o-optrative movement among the farmei >. 1 NEW EQUIPMENT placed in p. 0 (Continued from p?, ?vail in sicht of all to r<V 7 1 that the mail must be wjlj?** schedule time in ?,der (0 J** ? frain or out-goinp bu-. and to? ' this, perhaps. nu.u. f? thins els.-) when thv dav's Uk/ ^ ended. J 5 tolK)r* The buildinc ha= been >. and new liKhtinE f.xtur^ A new coat oi pair- has been ?1 -i on the inside walls. A new fi** will be plaved at an anclt riv?,p".* first story of the building anJ ^ Glory is to be unfurled daily 12* a new siBn will ad .rn the frc?. I dows. "? In ether wonts, the MUrphv office is now equipped with ?! most modern fixtures and actorfe to the latest approved practic,'?, the United States Post Offic* tu I pa'rtment, and the pioplo 0f Murj? | and thi? section sWuiu be prood of the postoffice and our profrrfish. postmaster and her efficient p*r-*QQ. nel of clerks and carriers. MY. R. K. Dauch, inspector for th* Post Office Dpn* it rr.,jr* ;u cnarft of buildings, and who spent jttya here ttns week supervising the i installation of the new equipment j told a representative of this j that thi5 equipment was the latest ( approved type, and if we had our ! own Federal building, the equipment | would not be any different. He left j Wednesday and expi- t to return ia about ten days for :? final cheek-up I before acceptance by the depart I ment. i The Murphy postoffice is in the : -econd class realm, employing regnl ! arly ibes'des the postmaster, three 1 clerks, two city carriers and three ! rural carriers. They are. Mrs. | Thelma Dickey. Post Master; Mrs. Edith Dobbs, Porter Ax ley and Had ! ley Dickcy, clerks; A. W. Lovingood and Cyrus White,, city carriers; asd J. K. Axley, J. C. Odell, and K. V. j Weaver, rural carriers. Flower* in H?m?Uya? An explorer for the Himalayan re i search Institute of file lioerlch inn seum reports that in the Himalaya mountains "fragrant. -iiowy tlowres abound at elevations ?f 1\tMi 19,000 feet ; these are not dwartel stunted plants stieh a* one usually , finds in alpine /ones, hut often a f?'t or two In heiirht." SAMSON TRIUMPHANT, ALL ELSE HAD FAILED Gains 7 Pounds, New Strength and Says He Has Taken a New Lease on Life. Lon'i !et bad he 1th get the best of you ? Face each day with new energy and the fighting vlgot to "carry on" with the aid of Sargon Head what A. H. Costln, Routt 4 AbhevlUe, N. C., well known fnrjil ture man, says about this motl-n. compound: "I was unable to eat a square men. tliout suffering tortures with In digestion. My stomach was In ter rible condition. 1 was losing weight steadily and got so weak I could hardlv keep goin . 1 had terrinle pp'ns like neuritis, in my neck, arm*, back and knees. I had X-rays made and tried all kinds of medicines and treatments but nothing seemed to reach my troubles. "It's Just wonderful how Sargon took hold of my troubles ? I've taken five bottl<- and Just seem to have a new .se on life. My appetite Is li % every sign of Indigeston and atomach trouble has disappeared and I haven't a pain In my body. Tve gained seven pounds and am 1us? flved with new life and energy. "Sargon Soft Mass Pills ended a bad case of constipation tor me: they regulated my liv.r without nauseating or upsetting me In the least. I feel lust fine." In nil ca?p? wh?re constipation Sargrn Soft Mass Pill# are n iec-imry part of the Sargon treat A. H. COSTIN men l. They should lie taken d?il> ? connection with 8argon rrs*** larilj of bow r I motrinrnl "? Ushetl Then nod then ualj ???? ??" their o*e be discontinued sett Mast Pills do o*>t act ??u. ?u> other Pill* or laxative f*at -?rr taken. Their action In directs i. ? crease the prod net i?>o of llrer. When ?hl? bn* ?*? ,r enmpliahed. the hile mnw* icilur*' and thorough bowel movement. Dr. Roberts Rouses Public to Rea-ize Sargon's Importance in Ffefc-ig Indigestion, Acidity, Lost Vita !ity "Calomel bas no effect upon the liver," declares Dr. C. J. Roberta, of Philadelphia, who was ex pressly retained ' ? examine the Jar gon formula and repori his finding about this new medicine which has already become the largest tonic of its kind in the world. "The bile which comes from the liver Is a veritable life-sustain Ins fluid and has many nil-important fu -lions. When the liver Is active and pours two pints of bile each day I?ko the bowels. CONSTI^ VTION RARELY EXISTS. "Bile keeps us from becoming over-acid. It promotes the flow of other digestive lulces without which indigestion, heartburn, biliousness headaches, dizzy spells and nervous ness result. It fights Hein^st :r'c decay of waste in th~ inti-stlne*? prevents the toxic gas of cunstlpa* tion ? tiie greatest single ailment oi the American public today "Not only do find Sat con Sarcon Sof? Mass Pills to contain | the only re^oicnliivd means of i,r0 moling the fl.?\v or nv?r bile. uur ?> is rich ?a th.^v elements winch f""1 to bring revitalized visor strew-'"* ano endurance to pale, ttrert on* debilitated men &< d women it too-s uj worn-out. over wo-ked orpins !t enriches tha blood of those suffering with eim,)Ip anemia !? is wt?hn?T doubt a splendid, deseivina forma-* that the entire public should know about.** Sold in Murphy by R. S. PARKER'S DRUG STORE
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