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191 Friday, August 17, 1934 Bridge Op 600 People, Dignitaries / cade; Luncheon Held fc Members, at Local Hotel Approximately 600 people attended the opening of the new bridge across the Valley River, on Highway No. 10, within the city limits Tuesday. Appropriate cermonies were sponsored by the Lions club in corporation with the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, and the Board of County Commissioners. The program began in the morning at 11 o'clock at the bridge, with brief opening exercises attendid by 600 people, arid ended with luncheon and speaking at the Regal Hotel at one o'clock. Fain Master of Ceremonies \V. M. P'ain, former president of I ceremonies. After a short address of welcome, to the "state within a state" Mr. Fain introduced J. T. Knight, rosid nt engineer, who responded with an address in which he expressed remits from the State Highway and Public Works commissioners on their inability to attend. Th- committee on arrangements had extended invito. :ll tions to each member of the commisBjj fion anil each had replied personally that previous engagements and the | pre?s of other important matters pre-1 aH rented their attending. ? Mr. Knight described the dimen-j ^R sions of the bridge and gave the varH| ious amounts of material which had H been used in its construction. Ke alIjjjH &o expressed the appreciation of the B Highway Commission and Builders of iH the bridge for the splendid co-oper- 1 B ation which .had been accorded them HI by the people of Murphy and Chero^R kee county. He said he had received 1 very few complaints by people travH elling the detour in the past eight H months. 1 H Norvell Speaks Former Mayor Edmund B. Norvell 1 O was then introduced and told of the t B negotiations for the construction of j H the bridge, and gave a brief history : H of it from his recollections. It was ; Hj while Mr. Norvell was mayor in the i Fall of 1931, he said, that S. H. WilQB tams. engineer with the State HighH Wa>' Department, came to him and i asked if the town preferred receiv- 1 4 \ 4 y\^y ( Soft, Natural-Li | With Perfect I All Beauty Work At ? State License* \\ For the convenience have installed four new three modern wave n electric fans. Our shop S to-date in every particu ? Our operators are w | quality of their work. I Candler's Bei | CANDLER' | Phone 59-J Iff Wf The Cherokee iened Befo attend Ceremony, Motor?r Visitors, Lions Club I After Celebration. ing $3/200 of relief money to h , spent on improving the streets of the town, or have the bridge built at a j cost of around $15,000.00. Mr. Nor-i veil said he preferred having the! bridge built, and called a special1 meeting of the board of aldermen at which a resolution was unanimously, adopted asking t?he authorities to, coustruct the bridge. Thus began the negotations for the first PWA project awarded in the county and the first one completed. While traveling through the mountains in August of 1887, Mr. Norvell said he spent the night at Murphy. He said the road then throug.h East Murphy crossed the river on a wooden structure at the present site. Prior to that time he said the road crossed ] the river at a. ford above the bridge, and followed the meanders of the river up to what is now known as Hayes ford opposite the county home. \^h n t.he bridge was built in 1886, the ford and river road were adandoned. Had Seen Old Bridge Flooded He related that the road through I East Murphy had not been in use I very long, as the stumps of the trees! cleared from the roadway were still in evidence and had been trimmed down close to the ground. Mr. Norvell said he *had seen flood waters up to the floor boards of the old bridge, and during the summer of 1897 the roadway fills approaching, the bridge had to be rebuilt twice. | Cloudbursts on the upper waters of the river swelled the waters of th? stream so high it swept over the fills I and washed them away. J Between 1911 and 1913, he said t.he wooden structure was torn down to make way for a more modern oneway steel structure. However, with the advent of good roads and the general use of the automobile, this steel structure soon became obsolete and inadequate. The new concrete rtructure replaced it. On behalf of the people of Murphy and Cherokee county, I wish to express to the members of the State Highway and Public Works Commis i FOR 30 DAYS ? :roquignole f * VAVES f (3.00 coking Waves kinglet Ends ;|: wwmwwmmw jReasonable Prices ! I i Operators X | of our customers we ? r electric hair dryers, | lachines and large |j and operators are up- :j: i lar. J , widely known for the % | iuty Shop s store | Murphy, N. C. | SECOND SECTION Scout, Murphy, North Ci re Large { j iraternity Holds Annu | ^ \ BERMUDA .. . The Alpha Delta 1 fraternities, celebrated its 102nd yt nd election of oflicen on th?> Vitrl? j of Bermuda of the Furncas Lines. Pho j the Kent School, Kent Conn., electe< (Above), \V. L. Monism, sec re tar V/ordcn, chairman Executive Counc airuian of the Columbia U. cbapte sion, the engineers and builders. our appreciation for erecting: .1 beau4; tul as well as a permanent structure and something that our peop1e are really proud o#f," Mr. Norvell concluded. Plcmmons Speaks Following a short talk hy Roy Plemmons, district maintenance supervisor wit.; headquarters at Andrews, a I motorcade of more than 100 cars | started toward town. Sergeant R. G. I Duncan, of the State Highway Patr 1. riding a motorcycle and leading the possession, broke the ribbon which denoted that the bridge had b<en officially opened to traffic. Sergeant Earl Huggins, also of the State Highway Patrol, brought up the rear. W. M. Fain, past president of the local Lions club, G. W. Ellis, vicepresident of the local Lions club, acting in the capacity of president during the absence of regular president, H. Bueck, and E. C. Moore, c.hairman of the county commissioners, rode in the first automobile to cross the bridge. (The motorcade traversed Valley River Avenue from the bridge to the public square and disbanded in front of the Regal Hotel, where luncheon was served some fiftv in vited guests at 1 o'clock, including highway enthusiasts of both North Carolina and Georgia. Luncheon-Speaking at Hotel At the Regal Hotel a luncheonspeaking was held presided over by W. M. Fain. Mayor J. B. Gray, who could not j be present at t.he bridge opening,: made several brief remarks welcom-j ing the visitors and officially expressing appreciation of the considera-1 tion shown Murphy by the highway department. Judge J. Will Pless, Jr., of Marion,' said he was very much pleased with Murphy. "I do not want to talk shop | on this occasion", he said, "but it ir only through the cooperation of the good people of the city and the county that crime can be cut down." Although there were four homicide cases to greet the judge at the first court he held here, he recognized the fact that it was very unusual to have such a .heavy" docket in this district. Witherspoon Speaks Don IWitherspoon, local attorney, who introduced the first bill and secured its parage in the North Carolina General Assembly in 1915 for the erection of Murphy-?A?hevill r highway, gave a striking talk on the help Murphy has already received from the highway officials and expressed the need for a f?w more miles of highway to make this one of the busiest highway centers in the country. After explaining his part in fighting for the highways already given Li -, he apprcached U\e subject of the proposed highway to the Tellico Fas-1 t H,w arolina Irowd Her al Election on High Seas 'hi, one of the oldest American College sar by holding the annual convention was enroute here aboard the Queen tos show, (insert), Dr. Fredrick Sill of 1 Alpha Delta Phi President for 1934. v of Executive Council, Eugene C. il, and Irwin H. Cornell, committee ?, s|Kjn?ors 01 me voyage. in, which would bring the work of the Wcssels Lumber Company here. Mr. 'Witherspoon said he had been reared over in that country and knew cv ry inch of the ground. lie said he had walked it time and time again and &ad seen favorite trees, that he had stepped under for rest, ehopp d out. He commented at length on the scenic beauty of the road and the advantages it would be to Murphy as Well as travellers. "The ribbon of concrete and macadam from here to Ashevillc is but the first step," he said. "With the aid of the highway commission and government officials the road to Tellico Basin tout would directly connect Murphy with every main highway in this part of the country, will be realized." Regret* Absence of Officials Mr. Witherspoon expressed his regret that other members of the State Highway and Public Works Commission and Miss Harriet M. Berry could not be here. Solicitor General John M. Queen, of the 18th judicial district, explained the difference between productive and consumptive debts, and said he ferred to was built as that would be [ hoped the road Mr. Witherspoon reja productive debt. Prof. Jack Lance, of Young Har| ris, remarked on the fact that four of the most beautiful valleys in this , part of the country joined at Murphy i Vw. ...?? * - - I no *v?a \eiy mucn interested in ; any construction that would add to the beauty. Bob Hampton, of Mineral Bluff, Ga., said that increased highway I facilities was bringing the states and the country close together. "The United States is not cne-fourt.h as big now as it was formerly," he said. He added that Georgia would cooperate any way necessary for co.nleciiiig highways. Other Speakers Rev. R. W. Prevost, president of the Andrews Rotary club, said, "Andrews shares your pleasure and your joy in the opening of the bidge." E. A. Wood, of Andrews, in charge of construction for T. M. Strider company, successful bidders for the project, said he appreciated the cooperation the people of Murphy and Cherokee county had given him. Park W. Fiaher, chairman of the Carolina Motor Club's Cherokee county committee on highway beautificiation, addressed the gathering by saying that he congratulated Murphy on the new structure and offered and hoped for cooperation on his highway beaut if ication plan. J. A. Gray, of Hayesville, editor of the Clay County News, commented on the connecting highways in this section cf t.he country. B. F. Teagu., inspector of the construction of the bridge for the Page 1 e Tuesday HAYLSVlLLE IS LOSER OF THREE MURPHY GAMES Good Pitching On Part Of Davidson, Hill, Nichols Beats Hayesville. Murphy won three ball games from Haytsville during the past week. Over ih re Thursday Jerry Davidson le1/ the Hayesvilte team down with four hits to win the game 10 to 4. He had 14 strike-out? to Hit credit. The icatur of the game was Hermit Davenport's home run in the sixth inning. Murphy collected M hits during the game. SUNDAY'S CAME Sunday J. N. Hill, pitched nine fine innings with the exception of the seventh. when 1 e Rave up four hits and two runs to win the game 7 to 2. Parker, .Murphy third baseman was ill- star of the name. Barton, Murphy second baseman, with three hits nd two runs out of four trips to the plate, and Bristol, initiul-sacker for Hayesville, with four hits out of five times to bat, to his credit, were thbatting stars of the game. With one run collected in the scond by Parker's and E. Hensley'. hits. Barton, Hal and (leorg Leatlie. wood, F. Hensley and Hill hit to all corners of the park in the third to aggregate four runs by the end of the inning. Hits by Barton, Hal Leatherwood and Parker in th. fifth brought two more scores across the plate, and Townson hit to score on Barton's hit in the seventh. Dailey, Booth, Bristol and White jumped on Hill in the seventh to score their only two runs of the game. Hal Leatherwood, Parker and F. Hensley got two hits apiece far Murphy. while R. White got two for Hayesville. TUESDAY'S GAME Hal Leathcrwood, Murphy's 15year-old center fielder, Tuesday afternoon wen the gam. when he wrapped out a hot two base hit in the last of the ninth inning sending in all the runners while the Hayesville team walked off tin field, and Murphy took the game on an cficial store of 3 to 2. Nichols let the Hayesville ieam i ff with three hits and had 10 strike-outs | to his credit. Bryson struck out s'X. (Continued on page 8) state highway department, expressed ! hir gratitude of having been h re on j tins jou 101 me past 10 momns. 'W. R. Farnham, extension dairy specialist, said the inceased highway facilities would help the haulng of produce and milk in t.his section and eventually serve in a large capacity in building up the farm. "1 can see a great deal of futue to it", he said. W. B. Wess.Is, president and general manager of the Wessels Lumber Company, owner of the lagest boundcounty, expressed his heartfelt cotperIary ofvir gin timber remaining in the ation, and said he hoped the road would soon be built over to the Tellico Ba.-in that he might haul his lumber here for a shipping base. Those Attending Luncheon ; Those attending the luncheon were: ; W. M. Fain, G. W. Ellis, E. O. Christj opher, V. M. Johnson, Walter Coleman, L. A. Lec, Mayor Gray, John M. | Queen, Jack Lance, R. W. Prevost, W. T. Hampton, F. R. Farr.ham. J. T. L. Hartness, B. F. Teague, T. W. Smart, rL. L. Whitaker, M. E. Huggins, G. R. Duncan, Bryan W. Whitfield. W. P. Crawford, Porter Axley, Don Witherspoon, C. W. Bailey, W. B. Wessels, E. A. Wood. T. F. Higgins, Dale Lte, Park W. Fisher, J. Will Pless, Jr., Sam Carr, | Peyton G. Ivie, H. L. Bearden, R. W. Gray, A. H. Plemmons, J. T. Knight, i Dr. E. E. Adams, Dr. R. W. Petrie, E. C. Moore, R. F. Williamson. H. G. E11:in=\ J. A. Gray, Stewart H. Long, A. Q. Ketner and D. S. Russell.
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