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I LOCAL CANNERY j
I SOON TO ACCEPT
I GOOD TOMATOES
If '$2800 Is Paid Out For;
1 I 1,500 Gallons Of Ber?
ries; IV AC AdminisI
trator Here.
M Tomatoes will be accepted at the
I- Murphj cannery beginning Monday
S morning. August 13, J. H. Hampton.
I iranagt-r. announced Wednesday, folhS
l-aing the expiration of berry cann
jng. A got (1 crop of first class tomaIg
toes are expected when the doors
swing open again.
|i According to figures complied by
Dalt Lee, secretary and treasurer of
? the Murphy Canning Co., approxi|?
mately $2800 will be paid out for
nearly 11,500 gallons of berries that
w have teen canned there during t.'ie
ill past two weeks.
m Arthur C. Jackson, TV AC ariminIP
i?trator, of Knoxville, Tenn., was here
jig Tuesday to inspect local canning operB|
ations and was reported as well pleasEl
ed with the way things were progress
ing. He is said to have been very
n much impresed with the cooperation
an?i support the business men and
EE merchants of this section have given
H the canmry.
K Official reports show that a great
H number of persons thave been taken
E otf the direct governmental relief
rolls with the initial operations of the
H cannery thi sseason.
\ general upswing in busines has
S been reported from all sides.
B MASONS TO rONFF.R
third degrees on
members monday
The West Gate Club, of Haywood
county, consisting of members of the
Masonic bodies in Canton, Clyde,
Woodrow and Waynesville, will conler
second section of the third degre.
in Murphy, Monday evening
August 0 at 7 p. m. Refreshments will
be served.
The Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of North Carolina, Mr. Roy
Ebbs, of Asheville, will be here. We
urg all members of Murphy and adjoining
lodges to attend.
E. O. PALMER, Committee.
I). M. SIMMONS, Committee.
"jiggs", 3 children
sunday provide
town amusement
"Jiggs", Walt Mauney's big Boston
did thf lion's share of disturbing the
peace Sunday afternoon -much to the
delight ot several children and the
amusement of a group of spectators
that were seated in their care.
Thr-e k cdies, "a little r?'? wagon",
a tough piece of rag, and the bulldog
all had parts in the fray that apparently
was won by the latter. "Jiggs"
?rabbed cne end of the raer. the child
*fcn the cihcr, and the "tug-o-war *
Hj began. Jiggs jumped and shook and
ttjj quivered and ran over the place wich
H "ibe boys holding on for dear life.
H Then when the boys ran down ihe
H street with the wagon, "Jiggs" jumpSB
td in and rode a while. Who said
|U ^?gs do not have a sense of appTe^B
nation?
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B Presbyterian Church
B Notes
B There will be a community Bible
K School at the Methodist and Presby
terian Churches beginning Monday
B ?oraing, August 6, at 9 A. M. RegMi
"tr>tion will be at the Presbyterian
B ctrarch, Saturday at 2 P. M.
The school will last two weeks,
B ginning on Monday and running
B '"'ough Friday of each week. School
B .' ?Pen promptly at 9 o'clock and
"I close at 11:30.
oi'nce tl>is > ? community Bible
B oonool the leaders are asking the cooperation
of the town people in help H
"rio make this school a success.
B .There will be preaching service at
jH e . ^esbpterian Church Sunday
B St 7:30 P. M.
B j, * Young People wil meet at the
H *,ns? at 6 P. M. for their regular
""(! people's meeting.
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Veekly Newspaper in IFestern North
Murphy, N
Gala Celebrati<
For Valley
TENATIVlfPLANS i
FOR BIG PROGRAM
BEING LAUNCHED
A huge celebraton, featuring a big
parade from East Murphy to the court
house, a host of reknowned sp< akers,
a banquet and a band concert,that is
expected to draw thousands of people
is being definitely planned .for the
opening of the Valley Rivtr bridge
here August 4, according to a committee
of Lions club members. The!
Lions club is sponsoring the affair. I
Flans for the occasion have been
formulated as completion of the
biidge neartd. With official announcement
from highway authorities
that the bridge would be ready for [
I opining a week from Tuesday indc- j
finite plans were whipped in line in
preparation for the mammoth event, j
| A list of invitations to state and
| county officials is being prepared by
th committee. A.s it stood at press
time tenative arrangements lor a large
I motorcade, led by Governor Ehring|
haus and highway officials will proI
ceed from East Murphy to the bridge
' where the leading car will break the
ribbon that officially opens the new
TWO REGISTRATION
DATES REMAIN FOR
POOL ROOM VOTING
Only two mi-re Saturday? are left,
to register for the special election on
the pool room question. The registration
books will be open Saturday,
August 4 and again Saturday August
11 from 7 o'clock in the morning until
7 o'clock in the evening.
The election on the question
''whether or not pool rooms under the
supervision and direction and for the
benefit of the American Legion Post
of the Town of Murphy may be operated
within the corporate limits of
said Town", will be held at the court
house Tuesday August 21.
Special attention is called to the
fact that the polls will open at 6 a. m.
irtsteau of 8 a. m. as was previously
reported. They will close at 8 p. m.
Josh Jor.hnson is the registrar for
the election.
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Ministerial Conference
To Be Held On Aug. 6
'The Cherokee and Clay County
ministerial Conference will meet in
rtgular session Monday, July 6, 1934
at The First Baptist Church, at ten
n'/>ln?lr Pi nfrol Standard Timp
10:00 Devotional by Rev. H. W.
Faucom, Jr.
10:15 Business session and reports.
10:30 Stewardship in its application
to our church life?Rev. Cloyd
Pipes.
10:40 Round table discussion.
11:15 Sermon by Rev. W. T.
Truett.
12:00 Adjournment.
Postell Girl kills Self
With Gun Last Week
(Fv Lewis Jones)
POSTELL, N. C. (Special)?Edna
Hughes, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Wig Hughes, shot herself near here
last week with a single barrel twelve
gage shotgun. A physician from copperhill
was called. Miss Hughes died
Vie next day and was buried at
Shady Grove cemetery.
Her father and mother have been
dead several years and she has been
-taying with her aunt, Mrs. CPmp
'Hughes.
Rent Shelf Is Added
To Murphy Library
A rent shelf for books has been
added to the local library, Miss Josephine
Heighway announced.
'There are ten books on the shelf.
Among those is Caroline Miller's
Pulitzer prize novel, "Lamb In His
Bosom," given by Mrs. Susie d?
Martine. The other book? were given
by the Junior Woman's Club, Miss
Heighway said.
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Carolina, Covering a hirze and Pot
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I. C., Friday August 3, 1
>n Being Arrang
River Bridge O]
structure.
Distinguished Speakers
I A number of addresses will be ?iej
livered by diautuguiahed oelebreties
to the enormous crowd thtat is exj
pected here from all over this section
of :h country. The line of automoI
biles will then proceed to the court
house. The Lions will hold a banquet
for the honored guests at the Regal
Hotel.
The Copper Basin band, 30 pieces
strong, will march in the parade, and
j as a climax to the glorious event will
play a concert in the school auditorium
in the evening.
Definite arrangements have been
made to have th? band here that is
composed of talented players from
Etowah, Copperhill and Ducktown.
Besides two former members of
Sousa's band, a number of musicians
1'rom other famous bands will be in
the march. The Copper Basin band
is known throughout the south as one
of the best musical units of its kind.
Members of the committee are: C.
' W. Bailey, chairman, G. W. Ellis,
Dr. E. E. Adams and H. Bueck. In
the absence ? f Mr. Bailey and Mr.
Butck, who are off on vacations, Mr.
Ellis was in charge of detailed arrangements.
R. F. Williamson is
handling the appearance of the band.
' roth* r meeting of the committee was
MURPHY PLAYS
AIRTir.HT RAII
x 1X1 \ x 1VJI11 unLL
TO WIN OUT 2-1
i
Hiawassee Downed By
King's Hurling And E.
Hensley's Fielding.
Murphy continued on t*hoir winining
streak Sunday afttmoon by noting
out Hiawasee in a fast ball game
here 2-1.
E. Hensley, left fielder for Murphy
vith seven long flies to his credit, and
Lloyd King, with eight strike-outs and
no passes to his score, were the stars
of the game.
Both teams got live hits and both
were charged with three errors.
Plesko made both of Murphy's
scores?one in the first inning and the
ether in the third. Caldwell scored
Hiawassee's only run in the fifth inning
after a couple errors by the local
team.
The game was called at the seventh
inning.
H. H. Hickman said that he was
"well pleased with the turn out and
support the team is getting". The
boys are playing a good fast grade ol
bail now and are drawing right nice
crowds.
POX SCORE:
Murphy ab b r c
Il^ko 3b 2 12 0
Part on as - 3 10 2
H. I.tatherwood cf 3 10 0
G. Leathe'.wood c 2 10 0
E. Hensley If 3 10 0
Fain 2b 2 0 0 0
Davidson lb 2 0 0 1
Townson rf 2 0 0 0
King p 2 0 0 0
Totals 21 5 2 3
Hiawatiee ab h r e
E. Birch If 4 10 0
J. Barrett 3b 4 0 0 0
Johnson lb 4 0 0 1 i
Sutton c 2 1 0 01
Gibson 2b 2 1 0 1 1
Wilson ss 2 10 0
Cox cf 2 0 0 1
Caldwell rf 2 0 10
Kinsey p 2 10 0!
Totals 24 5 1 3
SCORE BY INNINGS H R E
Hiawassee 000 010 0 5 1 3
Murphy 101 000 x 5 2 3
American Legion Meets
Here On Friday Evening
The American Legion will meet on
Friday evening, August 3rd at the
Scout office for the purpose of electing
officers for the coming year, 1935.
All members are urged to be present.
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t frcpi
lentially Rich Territory in This Stai
934.
fed Here j
pening Aug. 14;
called in the Sc^ut office at 2 o'clock
Thursday evening for final details .
Invitation* Being Sent
Invitations are being sent t- Governor
Ehringhaus, and the following
members ?* the highway commission:
E. B. Jeffress, chairman of the State
Highway and Public Works commission.
Raleigh; James A. Hardis n.
Wadesboro; Ross M. Sigmon, Salisbury;
Frank M. Miller, Waynesville;
Luther Hodges, Charles Wedbee and
W. C. Woodard, of Raleigh.
Others to receive bids include:
John D. Waldrop, state highway engineer;
J. W. Mills, state construction
engine-r; William L. Craven,
bridge engineer, S. H. Williams; J.
Ray Wilson, associate construction engineer;
J. C. Walker division engineer
Ashevilh ; S. C. Austin, Asheville; E.
L. Kemper, Asheville; R. II. PI mmon=
district engineer, Andrews, and J. T.
Knight and B. F. Teague, in charge
oi construction on the local bridge.
Also m mhers of the mayor and
members of the council and county
commissioners and promicnt local
citizens from surrounding countiewill
be invited.
Work on the bridge over the Valley
River on Xo. 10 highway b. gan last
February and traffic has been dctourcd
through the lower end of town
to Valley River avenue.
BRUMBY WILL BE
HERE NEXT WEEK
WITH MACHINERY
B. G. Brumby will arrive here the
early part of next week to install the
dye machine and other necessary
equipment preparatory to opening ...t
local knitting mill in the near future,
it was learned in a letter to W. M.
Fain \V\ dnesday.
Mr. Brumby was backed up in his
proposition relative to opening the
| mill here and said in his letter "I am
working on the mill and when we do
*et started will get started right."
Mr. Brumby in his visit here was
vtry optimistic concerning the output
and facilities in every phase ot th?
milling work whioh he says should be
working at a maximum capacity this
fall.
CCC CAMP WANTS
READING MATERIAL
TO AID EDUCATION
This week t.he CCC camp at Tellico
Plains is making a direct appeal
through advertisement for second
hand books to be used for educational
purposes at the camp, Ross Bryan,
educational adviser at company 426
announced.
Elementary school training and
education is one of the primary interests
of the camp, and Mr. Bryan
deeply appreciates any support given
him alo-ng this line.
School books, novels or reading
material of any kind, for which the
owner has no more use, may be left
at theScout office to be turned over
to the camp authorities.
The camp educational division is
sorely in need of this kind of material
and it is hoped that proper
sympathy is built up for this purpose
to materially help educate and
instruct the members of the camp.
Everyone is urged to respond as
best they caa.
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Virgil Lovingood Is
Marketing Produce
Virgil Lovingood has betn hauling
some of the best peaches seen this
year to Murpby where he has been
exchanging them for other produce.
He said he plans to bring them in
from the mountain tops of Tennessee
this week where a good grade of
peaches are ripe for canning. Mr. Lovingood
said he intends to bring them
in as long as he can. He has been
exchanging them mostly for beans and
cabbage. "My main object"; he said
"is to handle surplus produce for the
people that raise it and are looking for
a good market".
> Devoted To
Iff Growth
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? County j
$1.00 YEAR?Sc COPY
SUPERIOR COURT
IN COUNTY OPPNS
HERE ON MONDAY
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr.,
To Preside Over Criminal,
Civil Session. - >
The regular August term of Cherokee
Superior court will co-nv? m
here Monday for an unlimited session,
;or the trial of both civil and
I criminal cases.
Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., ol Marion,
who was recently appointed to succeed
Judge Michael Schenck, will
preside over this term. Judge
Schenck was elevated to the Stat#
Supreme Cuuit bench. ? ^ ,
J. E. Keener, clerk of Cherokee
county superior court, said the* attud]
number at" cases oil v.e docket* were
not known, but stated that it would
x robably be pretty heavy and a
number of important cases were coming
up at this session. The warrants
have not yet all been presented.
A number of cases brought over
from the oid docket represent cases
which have been made but principals
have n been caught, cases which
I have been continued, cases wherein
! sentence required good behavior rei
porting, and cases held over on acj
count of defendants having been given
time in order to get up fines and
j costs.
Twenty-three casts, including .six
motions, have been placed on the
civil calendar which follows:
The jurors drawn for the first week
are: Escu Wakefield, Purde Tatham
and II. L. Luther, Andrews; Ed Gentry,
Murphy; L. E. Collins, Suit; Lou
Guthrie, Ranger; Dewey Kephart,
lurphy, rou; * 3; G. B. vox, Rangr*;
Will Ltdford, Rhodo; Walter Witt,
Murphy, route 1; Oscar Mashhum,
Jimmic Allen, Postell; G. E. Dickey,
Plrch; Oscar Hampton, Ranger;
Culberson Ben Mintz, Marble; Jake
Robinson, Vests; S. S. Akin, Ranger;
Tom Curtis, Culberson, routi 2; A.
R. Hatchett, Murphy, route 2; Rolland
McDonald. Murphy, route 3;
Steve Evans, Unaka; Victor Raxter,
Marble; G. B. Lovingood, Murphy;
route 3; Alfred Crcwder, Murphy,
route 2.
The.jurors for the second w*ek
are: Will Hall, Unaka; J. R. Hyatt,
Culberson, route 2; W. A. Stiles,
Birch; J. M. Bryant, Ranger; Zcb
Gibson, Murphy, route 2; W. F. Taylor,
Violet; D. T. McNabb, Suit; Luther
Gentry, Murphy; A. J. Jones,
Postell; Elisha Elliott, Murphy, route
2; Cole-man Rich, Letitia; Cross Pulliam,
Andrews; N. A. Quinn, Postell;
B. L. Fox, Ranger; S. W. Carringcr,
Murphy, route 2; Mark Stalcup, Murphy,
route 2; J. R. Arp, Culberson;
E. A. Kilpatrick, Culberson; Charlie
Stalcup, Murphy, route 2; E. B. King,
Topton; Bob Porter, Marble; C. F.
Martin, Murphy, routr 2; Will Sneed,
Ranger, and W. L. Garren, Culberson,
route 2.
MR. JOHN JOHNSON
PASSES THURSDAY;
WAS 82 YEARS OLD
Funeral services for John Simonds
Johnson, 82, were conducted from
the Union Hill Baptist church, at
Vests, Friday at 3:30 p. m. with Rev
uonn l^ocKtr oinciatmg.
Mr. Johnson died at Enka, at the
home of his daughttr, Mrs. Harlcy
Schuler, last Thursday. He had been
sick about three days and died of a
stroke of paralysis.
He was a member of the Union
Hill Baptist church for 52 years. He
was born in Cherokee county, March
26,. 1852, and ?had lived in this section
all his life.
Mr. Johnson is survived by nine
children, Mrs. Alfred Hall, Tomotla;
Mrs. Emma Cagle, Ttllico Plains.
Tenn.; Mrs. Lavina Thomas, St. Louis,
Mo.; Mrs. Harry Schuler, Enka;
Benjamin Johnson, Marcus Johnson
Banjamin Johnson, Tellico Plain?.
Tenn.; Harley Johnson, Enka; Joel
Johnson, Franklin; Marcus Johnson,
St. Louis, Mo.; and J. C. Johnson, of
Oklahoma.
He was also survived by two brothers,
James Johnson, of Ramhurst,
Ga., and A. L. Johnson, of Murphy,
and one sister, Mrs. Livana Levin ct
Robbinsville.