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Vo!. IVL?No. 46
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2 BALL GAMES
LEAD PROGRAM
Cherokee Indians Turning
Out To Play
Ball, Sing
ThciisanQs of pleasure-bent citizens,
coining from all over Cherokee
and neighboring counties, are expected
in Murphy Thursday, July 4
to take part in the most giganti<
celebration ever staged in this county.
The gala event is being planner
through the active cooperation o1
the outstanding citizens and merchants
in this community. All towns
ij the county are lending their invaluable
assistance tc make the
event a tremendous success and al!
plans under the direction of Luke
Ellis have neared completion.
wuisianding among the day?
events are the glittering pa;ad? of
f! at. at 9 o'clock in the morning
and the two ball games?one with
Haycsville at 10 o'clock and the
other with the Mable bat-busters at
3 ' Ock.
l arked with thrills will be the
Indian baseball game at 1:45. Those
who have witnessed the spectacle
agree that it is the Toughest and
most exciting sport that has ever
been played. Twenty-two fighting
braves, playing a rough and tumble
game just as they did when baseball
a -i"hn Q. Citizen knows it had not
yet been born. This feature alone is
expected to draw hundreds to the
scene of battle.
All of the Cherokee Indian reservation
is turning out, it was said,
and they will sing their weird songs
for the public at 1:30.
The fair grounds, where most of
the program will be held, will be
fixed for an array of fun-provoking
events such as climbing the gTeasj
pole and catching the greasy pig.
A dog parade, under the directior
of William P. Payne, will lead off
the day's festivities.
Prizes will be awarded to the
I best floats. Up to press time tin
following had been entered: Marphv
t -i~* - - ?
_ ciud, Murpny Junior Woiram
I club, Murphy Missionary Society
I Murphy fire department and gevera
I Murphy merchants. The prizes wil
be $7.50, $5 and $2.00. A largt
number from Andrews and othei
towns will be entered.
H According to W. D. Whitaker
B cashier of the Citizens Bank aoc
Trust ompany, and chairman of the
B committee appointed to make plans
*or the celebration, Andrews wil
fl enter eight floats in the grand flora
9 parade to take place through th<
H main streets of Murphy at 9 o'clock
fl The following local business firms
fi and clubs have entered floats: Rotarj
I club, Junior Woman's club, Ameri
I can Legion post, Woman's club, An
I 'Irews chapter of the United Daugh
I of the Confederacy, Neil C
I ^ay, Reeco Motor ompany, and th<
fl Andrews theatre.
fl Andrews theatre. Other floata from
fl Lirphy, Marble, and Hayesville wil
fl Lke part in the parade.
I Local Cannery To Open
I Within Next Few Day a
I fountain Valley cannery i'
- ',rPhv will open sometime withii
9 " n? few days, E. R. Thompson
I cannery manager said Wednesla;
9 Hcht.
AI! Machinery has been put ii
| a "less and a large quanity o
I a,*e said to be ready to be c
there.
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Weekly Newspaper in IT extern \'o~th 1
Murphy
nation !
July Cele
SATURDAY, 5 P. fvl
AND JOURNAL
I Manv Cams Tri?l In
or a truck rear Blairsville Friday
morning were held at the Antioch
, Baptist church Saturday afternoon
'r -at 2 o'clock. Peyton G. Ivie was in
charge of the body,
i Mr. King dud in the Pet He hosr
pital &t 10 A. M. after he had been
conveyed here following tKe acei?
dent. Severely injured internally
. ho died 15 minutes after arriving at
r the local hospital. The accident oci
cured about 8:30 Friday morning
while he was attempting to load logs
I on a truck at his sawmill near
| Blairsville.
- Born in Ala. he moved to Union
r county when he was a boy and had
been one cf that se-ti -n's leading
. farmers ever since. He was a devot1
ed member of the Baptist church
; since childhood.
5 Besides his widow he is survived
1 by four brothers, Gene, Will, Claud
1 and Aud, all of Marietta, Ga., and
* three sisters, Mrs. Ola Owen by and
* Mts. Ernest Dunn, both of Kenne3
saw, Ga., and Mrs. William Allen, of
r South Georgia.
I Cole, White Recovered;
Are Conveyed to Homes
T. Cole and Sephus White, two
j men that were seriously injured
when an automobile in which they
were riding crashed into a telegraph
pole in the city limits & month
^ ago, were sufficiently recovered
at the Petrie hospital Tuesday to he
, conveyed to their homes,
i Both men received injuries to
> their bodies that for a while appear*
ed to be fatal. Recovery, though
^ l.ot complete, assured both men to he
f out of danger and was as great as
_ could be expected, hospital attendants
said.
June Superior Court
j The June term of Cherokee County
Superior court whi-ch has been in
session for the past two weeks was
expected to close Thursday or FriHflV
flffpr thu trial r\( n 1 - *?1 *
^ Wi a mi liuniun
of civil cases.
5 Judge Felix E. Alley presided
over the court.
! demonstration
farms sought
i for this county
i Several an ore TV A demonstration
farms are being sought in Cherokee
. county it was brought out at a meet1
ing of the county agent's staff and
. community committees in the court
house here Wedneday afternoon.
; Al) wishing to offer their farms
for demonstration purpose.? arc a?k- j
. ed to get in touch with R. B. Wooti
en, assistant Cherokee county ger.t,|
. or their community committee.
The meeting was attended by R.
W. Schoffner, farm management
supervisor for the North Carolina
. counties in the Tennessee Valley
area, of Shelby, who generalized an
outline o_f their woTk and spoke on '
j enlaigement plans of the work.
I blairsviluFman
crushed to death
by log on friday
Funeral services for Mr. Frank j
King, 56, of the Ivey Log community
t wh > was flushed to death by a
1< g which he was attempting to load
| there Tuesday night which was pionounced
successful and friends pass!
ed the word Wednesday that she was
j doing very well many people here
! will be glad to learn.
; Murphy To Meet Team
From Chicapee Sunday
With several new players in
| the line-up the Boomers, an unusually
fast and successful team
so far this yes', will tie up with
the team from the Chicapee Mills,
of Gainesville, Ga.t Sunday in
what Josh Johnson, the manager,
expects to be one of the fastest
games this season.
With practical completion of the
grandstand a record-hrealcing
crowd is expected to see the
game. More than 2000 people attended
the game last Sunday, it
was estimated.
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"Help Your Favorite j|
Candidate"
MOST CANDIDATES ARE SO ,
CLOSE THE CAMPAIGN
MANAGER HASN'T THE
HEART TO PUBLISH
YOUR STANDING
One Word:
DON'T SLOW
DOWN?
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Cherokee Scout, Murphy,
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Carolina. Covering u Corge and Fotrn
, N. C. Thursday, June 27,
Sought 1
bration PI
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CAMPAIGN; CANDlt
EVERY MINUTE IS
VALUABLE UNTIL |
\7ATF nrniAr\
vuil rLI\IWU
Each candidate makes her 1 st report
Wednesday to Crmpaign Manager.
Saturday's report must be pl? ed
in Ballot Box at the Citizen*
Bank and Trust Company, Murphy,
before 5 P. M. If you fail to do this ;
you lose all votes that are in your |
last report. REMEMBER THIS- ]
Now is the time to really find out
who your real friends are. A 5 year
subscription counts 150,000 voteand
votes aline will win. No candidate
should hesitate to go to hn
friends for -a 5 year subscription as
there are s> many that are so close,
one 5 year subscription may mean
a new V-8 Ford.
Think of th?: wonderful vacation
this summer in this? outstanding automobile,
and please bear in mind as
stated early in this paper, that there
is no occupation where one can make
enough money by only working spare
time for six short., weeks to buy an
| automobile like thi.-. Let us state
. once again, this campaign has been,
and will contoinue to be absolutely
on the square, s , with this thought
in mine, the Campaign Manager will
say?"GO TO 17 ! KELT GOING
AND GOOD LUCK.*'
F? EM EMBER
1 All reports must her in the Balot
Box at the Citizcr B?r.K and 1
TVust Company, Murphy, Saturday
by 5 P. M. Cash only v.Hl b**
i counted, at which time the Jud|
ges and Campaign Manager will 1 |
open Ballot Box and check ah re- j
cords. Then some ere will he I '
glad they DIDN'T SLOW UP
DURING LAST DAYS.
Mrs. A. W. Mclver
j Mrs. A. W. Mclver, who was removed
to an Atlanta hospital sometime
ago, underwent an operati ?n
tially Rich Territory in This Stole
1935 !
For Loc
ans Made
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UL iiUHJi
)ATES ARE CLOSE
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Several Buildings Are
Repainted In Murphy
Painting on severs! buildings- and ,
dwellings in V..rphy was being done |
this week adding materially to the j
. ttr.activer.ess c; Mur hy.
The new P'ckey sic.-i was finish-J
ec' en the outside with a c at of
trick red and Johnson's Meat Ma
ket was repainted on the frcnt.
FIRST OUTDOOR
LIONS MEET IS
HELD TUESDAY
The Murphy Lions club hold its
first outdo -r meeting here Tuesday
night with a group of Lionesses '
serving refreshments. A picnic
meeting will be held once a month on j
the club's reg'ulaj meeting night !
throughout the summer.
Mayor .1. B. Gray was welcomed J
int i the club and give r few appropriate
remarks to the occasion.
Plans for a iloat in the Fourth of 1
July celebration t be held here were
discussed and Chairman l ark W.
Fisher. Peyton G. Ivie. R. F. Will- i
iamsor, Mr. ar, _ Mrs. T. A. Ca.-f . '
Mrs. Dale Lee and Mrs. Stewart II.
Long were appointed rs a committee '
by acting president G. W. Ellis to [
r<i ke arrange mint- tor tie float.
The club also voted meet with
the Rotary club oi Andrews tr<
eve ng ?l Jul\ 4 aft> the ctle* .: i
ion heie.
UMPHRY TIMPSON,
OF TOMOTLA. DIES
ON FRIDAY EVENING
Funeral services for Mr. Umphry
Timpson, 78, ol Tomotla, were held
at the Hiawassee River Baptist
church Saturday aftejnoon at 2:3$!
o'clock with the Rev. Mr. Comwell j
and the Rev. Mr. Mingus officiating.
W. D. Townson was in charge of
funeral arrangements.
Mr. Timpson passed away Friday I
evening at 7 o'clock of a heart di- |
sease that he had suffered for several
months.
Born in Cherokee county near
Murphy, he had lived here all his
life. Mr. Timpson had never married
and for the past 20 years he made
his home with his nephew Mr. John
Timpson. He had been a devoted
iqember of the Baptist church since
he was 14 years old and had lved a
devoted christian life. In his passing
the church loses one of its best
members.
He is survivtdby two nephews
and thrte nieces.
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Changes To Be Made
At Postoffice July 1
Further changes to take effect
when the local postoffice goes back
to second class on July 1 were announced
this week by Mrs. Thelma
Dickey, postmaster, upon the return
from her vacation.
The windows will open from ft A.
M. until 6 P. M. The post office will
close at 1 o'clock on Saturday afternoon
and no delivery except perishable
goods and special delivery maii
will be made. The lohby hours wiil
bo the same as heretofore, closing
at 8 P. M. and opening at 6 P. M.
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Dr. R. W. Petrie has announced
that the adenoiu and tonsil clinic at
the hospital will be extended through
July 6.
51.50 YEAR?5c COPY
al Dam
HALF OFFUNDS
FOR HIAWASSEE
DAM WiTHHELD
Officials in Washington
Wire Lncouragement
Here
Thrust into disappointment Friday
morning by news tha' an appropriations
committee had whacked off
half ol the $12,000,000 appropriation
f r thi Hiawassee dam which
would be built on a local site, the citizens
of Cher'/.ee county this week
jwam.ed senators and congressmen
in Washington with wires in an ef
fort to have the $6,000,000 put- back
in the appropriation.
Up to press time assurances poured
infc> Murphy that Washington officials
and Murphy's two representatives
Harry P. Co oper and E. B.
Norvell, "were doing everything
possible", and the outlook before the
crucial moment appeared unusually
bright.
New* Received
The latest news received was a
wire to Mayor .1. B. Gray from Norv<
11 Wednesday morning which said
that Congressman Weaver and Senator
Bailey had been contacted and
that "everything was very favorable".
A wire to the Scout from
Senator Reynolds said he was appearing
before the appropriationscommittee
Tuesday morning but no
word has yet been received as to
the out come.
A SPVinti.
???-vwiiuiiin.re .vjonaay
heard strong pleas for including: in
the TVA appropriation for the fiscal
vea>- ?f 11*36 sufficient money to get
the r-t posed Hiawassee dam under
construction according to an official
j < port from Washington Tuesday.
Scnr.ti r Bailey. Senator Reynolds
and Representative Weaver appealed
before the sub-committee, which
if headed by Senator Adams, of
Colorado, and urged that the $6,000000
item struck from the estimated
appr 'priation by the house appropriation
committee, be put back in the
bill. *
To Cost $12,000,000
The dam is to cost $12,000,000
j and is being urged by the TVA as
| essential to carrying out the pro
gram and was approved by the bud|
get buieau. The sub-committee reacted
favorably to the proposal but
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j Urges Farmers To Plant
Ensilage Corn by July 10
1
With the announcement that the
date for planting ensilage corn will
end about July 10, A. Q. Ketner,
Cherokee county agent, is urging all
farmers who are planning to dig a
trench silo this year to get in touch
j whh him at his office in "the court
I house in Murphy that the acreage
I and dimensions of the silo may be
! planned.
Under his tutelage m ire than 25
trench silos were dug in Cherokee
county the yast year and that many
more are expected this year.
The digging of trench silos as a
cheap and practical means of feeding
; beef and milk cattle through the
i winter has been one of the main ob
j jccuvcs oi tne county agent since he
i went into office mo'e than a year
ago.
Fidelity S. S. Class
Sponsoring Supper
A chicken dinner under the ausi
pices of the Fidelity Sunday school
!j class will be held in the ladies par1
lor of the First Baptist chtrrch Tues|
day evening from 5:30 until F
; o'clock, it was announced Wednesi
day.
Tickets are en sale at 50 cents.
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