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Page Four The Cherokee Scout Official Organ of Murphy and Cherokee County, North Carolina PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second class matter under Act of March 3, 1897. C. W. Bailey . . Editor-Owner SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year $1.00 Six Months 50 Payable Strictly in Advance Legal advertisements, want ads. reading notices, obituaries, cards of thanks, etc., 5c line each insertion, payable in advance. Display rates furnished on request. All communications must be signed by the writer, otherwise they will not be accepted for publication. Name of the writer will not be published unit s agreeable, but we must have nunie of author as evidence "?f good faith and responsibility. MINE SHAFTS BELIEVED WORK OF SPANIARDS (Continued from page 1) that wh ever sunk the shaft had augers, saws and axe:. . e aeciare . On a ridge soir,. 500 feet noi-.h of chis haft, he pointed ju\ another, sunk into solid rock, as the walls indicated. This one is 8 feet square and about 30 feet de^p. Mr. D-ck.ry believes it was first dug even deeper, and to his knowledge 'i ha? never been explored. A pine -lump, long dead, 10 inches 'n diameter njv e.ands on the dump fium th* shaft. West of hiis shall, alcng the ro.k.v ridge, many arrow herd-1, bones and I..... U l ._?_ I . .1 t. I . >-cuu3 uu.tr uevn luuau, aua ne reiaie?i that racition has always been that the Spaniaids under De Soto engag'.r' the Indians in a battle there. Mr. Dockery said he first hea-d the story ? f 'tie Spanish mines and battL between De Soto and the Indians from 4'LTncle John" Lunsi'ord, who died 22 years ago at the age ot 71, ana who was a native of this country and had lived practically all of his life in the immediate section. And C. C. Smith, who has lived in Vie section for more than 30 years ana i. a son-in-law f Mi Lunsford, added his vilification to the story. Mr. Dockery further related that a number of years ago some kin i meld was found at what appeared to 1. an old furnace several hundred yards down the mountain South ? u et>- sha'?s when excavation- wsrmade for the found*.' icn of a iiou-v. The late John II. Dillar i. f Muiphy h? said secured the mould and sent it to a museum in Atlanta, Ga. He .said Mr. Dillard declared it to be a Spanish coin mould. The site of oie shal.- ind tunr.e! is about 14 mile northeast Of the Pcachtree mound, in the heart of .he region where in recent years considerable gold has ! -c.i mine t e river bed and alonu -.he banks of . Valley nver. It i* on the : r;v of N. W. A hern a thy, former S jriit of Cherokee county, and prominent merchant of Marble. Mr. Abetn.uhy has. several hundied dollar* worth of p.old nuggets which hav: been taken lram t.'ie river in -.hat section. Mr. Dockery plans to have Mr. Cc burn and Mr. Jennings examine Me pick while they are here excavating the mound in an effort to iden.ifj ir pnd learn its age, if possible. ANDREWS? (Last Weeks' Letter) Mr. William Gordon Rodger . f Canton, N' C., spent portion ?i hi past week with his mother, Mrs. Anna L. Rod.'.*.vs. in Andrews. Mr. jWfV. W. Hyde was a busin visitors in Andrews on Monday ol tnis week. Mr. and Mr-. .D. H. Tillitt and little daughter, Bettie Anna returned h nn la?-i Sunday ni'.ht after having spen a week with Mr. Tillitt's sisters, Mrs P. P. Gregory, Indiantown. N. C. ant Mrs. W. S, Godfrey, Shiloh, N. C. Mr. Ernest Hyde and Arthur Wat kind left Monday of this week fo A. & E. College; Misses Mereditl Whitaker, RuCh Morgan and Aten Watkins, left Monday for Meredi*."' College; Miss Jane Cover has gon to Converse 'College; (Harry War and Harold McGuire left Monday fo M?.r? Hill. Miss Prances Mashburn who i teaching at Old Fort. N. C., spen the Christmas Holidays with her aun Mrs. W. C. Sandlin. Mrs. R. H.'Mbntoney and daughtei f Winifred an i Dorc' hy. have return? 1< Andrews! after "having spent thei CViristmas Holidays with relatives an friends in- Virginia. Miss Margaret Boone of Washing H H ton, D. C., spent several days th past week w*itih her parents, Mr. ar Mrs. J. M. Bcone. The ( Charles A. Face Died January 7th Ch'iles A. Pace of To-ton. for thirty year* a love J and re j>. ?1 i:m of th it community, in. 1 l\v::y Sunday in- vnir ary 7. n ? *c.y . Inief *llne-?. He wa* . ! \... . ,.s M- Pac. : rr rchant and fi:nv*r. i> . n r v ietir" on recount : "? he-'lth s, vc"?.l yenr< He n: Y hi ' re \v* Vi his daughter M. D. B. Wriirh . The -on 1 f *;n offrer in the Unit 1 States atr.iy : ring 'he War be* * lie State- his edtic "ti.m wr= li rrit-vl to the training offerad by the public j sell ? ?1-' of his boyhood in Tennessee ! ! h (*. rolit Hp was con"u 1 ed 1111 unusually well-bred man, I'.einJ purti. ularly well informed or matters of public interest and thing" [scientific. Poet**y, also. amounted to v.-*. Mnu 1 twi vear- a?io Mr-. Pace had died, shortly after she and her husband had celebrated their golden anniversary. . " ed hv h"- -,y child. Mrs. Wiicrht; by a sister. Mrs. Rowland; a brother. T. P. Pace; and four grandchildren, Mrs. W. F. Coljvai . Kot.b i ! Mrs. T. 1*. Gib!)-. ,'illov. e? K. Wright. Murphy a"-! , Vim . nt Wright. a student at th University of Xo h Carolina. I Mis.- Blanche Ledford who is | t.aching at Belmor. X. C., spent her vacation with her parents, Mr. and * Mrs. J. \\\ Ledford. I Vi;? - aij/nw r? r i I P.. J." spent: several J^y.4 this past week with her parents, Mr. and Sirs. : R. A. Dewr.:*. Mr. Biuc*j Wyke of P.troit, Mich. | br< ? t hi wife here for burial which look place i' the Old Whitaker Church n Tu. -day of this week. , Kiwir. Hyde. z. P. Conley, W. B. Conley. Bruce Battle, J. W. I Walker and P. H. Tillitt were business visitors in Murphy on Tuesday of this week. Mi. K. A. Wo d left Andrews on 'a -t Sunday for a trip to Raleigh where he is attending to business. i | . louisv ri Le An All-S / 1 tares as I 20 per mile for rou J for round trip ticke e No surcharge. Pu p but reduced one-t d While this was on< its entire system, c have now reduced those sections at c< CHEAPER T1 ?. Ask any L. & N. Pass ir d LOUISVILI ? ' BSfflMSBSB Iherokee Scout, Murphey. Funeral Service Held For IVirs. Wyke, 3G T>? funeral of Mrr. 3rue2 Wyfci. >C, \va< eon iucied a. the .viidrowBaptist church Tuesday afternoon by the Rev. H. C. W hi taker agisted' Ly the Rev. K. V\. i'rey > . Uur.a: was in tb_ Valley River cem H--iy. .i... wyxe una iiom aspn^Xiati u in L>c.:oit la.-t ihursday ana nor booy arrived in Andrews accompanied o> her husband Monday aiternaon. ntr niainage -?irs. Wjke was Miss bocia West oi trie Risgun community. Soivivmg b-sides ncr husband are her father an ! niothei, -'lr. and Mrs. Charles ; oi.\ bromers, lie v. .-vigi.* west, i>ruee, /iij, \ lccoi, Loi^uu, ami i.aw.on West; a-id Six sister Mrs. tvaue Flumps, Mrs. Cora liyde, Mrs. Eaiih i'Uu?>? ...a-. ueAge xU? in.| iln Ml" . .ufie McConnell and Mrs. Gar .ia l\eiii. lanuca.ere- vuie ia.a \jia-a0. ... r>. ..uaier, Jr., Harry Dewar, Wakvi Calhoun, L. E. Hyue and 1 rt belmy.? Western a. C. urn... Civil bervice Lxam for bhove. Operator xne Lm j ? Civil. Sclrvke t onimisiion announces an open competitive examination tor the position ... oasoiu.e ?>no\ei "U;pcra.or Applications for this position must be on file with the Manager, Fouiaii t. ?>. Civil service Uistric., Washington, D. C., not later than January J 3, 1934. fhe examination is being ?ield to I' ll vacanices in the United States Forest Service, Department of Agr;cokure, in the States of North Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia, and vacanices which may occur in positions inquiring; similar quauncanons at approximately the same rate of pay, in ti.e same locality. The entrance salary for thU position is $1.10 p.r houi. Competitors will not be required to report for a written examination bat will be rated on their experience. Full information may be obtain d fiom the Secretary, Board of U. S. Civil Service Examiners, Post Office Murphy. N. C. ILLS ADER IN I DUCTIONS. "C u - ..4-1. . i uruu low as are av; #OJ rmm. wmmz A per mile in coach< per mile in Pullmai for one way ticke ad trip tickets limited to 15 da^ ts limited to 30 days?both goc Uman space (parlor or sleep hird by the elimination of : of the first few railroads to 1< >ther lines in the north, west their fares and through tickets >n*espotiding reductions. HAN YOU CAN DR] lenger Representative for Further D . E & MASHViLLE MARBLE (Last week's letter) Mr. and Mrs. ' Forest Abernathy spent several days during the .:oli 'ays with relatives in Florida. M.s. Arnold Bryson was carried io tii! Pi trie Hospital at .Muvpliy last wjek for reatraent. >i.', and Mi ?. Lail and daughter of Mordant >rt spent several day.-? las: , week with Mr. and Mrss X. W. Aber, nut! y. [Mr. an. Mrs. William Dockery and j T.i:le dai??hters. Ruth ar.d Franc s J are visiting relatives in Ashevill?. Born to Mr. and Mrs. .lames Par-; ker on Dec. 26, a daughter, Joan. Misses Ruth Barton and Mary ; herine Mintz are vi-iting rtlativ j in <"..nt-n Miss Vaul Adams cf Murphy spent 1 Christmas \vi?. >lr. and Mrs. W. li. Mulk?y. Mi. ai-.d Mrs. James Stout ani ?on Jan s Jr. an i Mr. S. Odell spent ! Christmas la Knoxville, lenn with j relative . Miss Stella Coffey of Gastonia visited her /..rents. Mr. and Mrs. Sm h i Coffty durirg the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Pal.v.er and son of Akron, Ohio have been visit- ! ir.g his parents, Mr. and Miv. F. B, ! Palmer. i Mis. Sa*:n Paiker and son, Ja:-k j 'spent Christmas w b her daughters,1 Mrs. Elsie Turnbill, and Mrs. Earl ; Rogers of Youngstown, Ohio. I Mr. and Mrs. Creed ,Vandergrift ' , of Cnattanooga, Tenn. spent Christi fa. with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. I Newman. Mr. Sidney Fo.'Ler visited his si;ter, I AT?*c Hiont PBillinc ot- Anrli'ou'c la?t 'week."" I I Forn to Mr. and Mrs. Horace | Denton on December 26, a daughter. | Mrs. Noah Lovingood and family i of Knka spejit the week-end with relatives heic. A community Christmas tree was riven at the. church on Christmas eve A very interesting program was rendered 'by members of the Sunday I school aftev which presents were distributed by Santa Claus and c.hers. The second -grade has elected Mrs. George 'Mauney as their new grade mother. Hot lunches are now heing served SEVILLE R/ ^assenqer .. Anno uss if Reduction ] 1_TL1_ ailaoie on an^ i + .\ - E ST. LOUIS llll - I B cvAN^ml EVANSVILL m\ ' . MEMPHIS ac* is; IT i MOBI m.W per mile <^6^*' >d in Pullmans. ;ng cars) extra the surcharge. Prices iwer fares over *n?. atid southeast : can be sold to fast c? eon 7 5* [VE?SAFER, MORE ( ctails and Reservations VjSSS^Q RAILROAD ?? Friday, January 12, 1934 1 In our sctiool sponsored by the P. T. 31 A. A large amount of vegetables have % been brought by, the puoils for the : preparation of heir lunches. ] Gordon C a they, lit*1: . f i? - ! Mr. ai:i Mrs. Andrew Cr.they who had \ n I operation for appendant i* is aVe to j enter school. j Miss Imogene Foster spent the 1 Christmas holidays with 'er parents j at Marble. * CARD THANKS V iv hind exr-ress'on of sympathy ; U deeply appreciated and gratefully j acknowledged. i MRS. HARRY 1.AI1X AND DAUGHTERS FOR THAT WORN OUT FEELING and RUN DOWN CONITDION Due to Stomach Disorders We R?ccomnend SEMINOLE SYSTEM REGULATOR The powerful reconstructive tonic -hat Is helping thousands of ailing men and women and put| ting thorn on the road to normal I health. j CONTAINS NO HARMFUL DRUGS OR IRRITANTS SFATI NOLE is purely vegetable, compounded from roots, barks and herbs. Get a bottle today from your druggist ai\d enjoy the heal-th and strength that nature intended should be yours. For Sale By R. S. PARKER DRUG STORE, I Murphy, N. C. kILROAD Fare ICES providing / railroad CINCINNATI I , .r | I ?^PTi^ j in L. & N. Din' rs have been ma< reduced?Breaklow as 40c,Lunchz and Dinner $1.25 COMFORTABLE
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