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Vol. 1IL.?No. 37.
Municipal Situa
"Vague" As M<
Announces ;
Letter From Attorney
General Friday Contracts
With Former Ruling
RUMOR PREVALENT
Gray Apparently not Adverse
To Another Election
On Tuesday May 4
While "vague" was still the word
for Murphys municipal election situation
this week, it appeared as if
all candidates were satisfied to have
another election on May 4 and start
Murphy's two-year term from that
' date.
The situation became tauter Friday
when. Mayor J. B. Gray, who on
Monday announced his candidcay to
succeed himself, received a letter
from general attorney A. A. F. Seawell
which was in contrast with the
wire received two days earlier by
candidate Harry P. Cooper.
Nor was the attorney general's letter
any more specific than the law
which was introduced by Mr. Cooper
in the last session of the general assembly
and was ra'ificd during the
closing days of the legislature.
One thing is certain-the term has
been extended to two years but
whether that law was to come effictivc
on the day of ratification of with
the next election date, which is May
4, not even the attorney general
seems to know.
At any rate the incumbent mayor
and board apparently have no intentions
of contesting action to hold the
municipal election on May 4.
Mr. Seawell's letter to Mayor Gray
is as follows: "While House Bill 1231
is rather vague in its provisions, the
presumption is against the continuance
of the term of the present incumbents
without election for two
years. In my opinion the act can not
be said to be entirely without meaning
but a common sense construction
(Continued on back page)
FIRE~DESTROYS
HALF OF COVER
TANNING PLANT
Fire Friday Said To Be
Worst In History Of
Cherokee County
a
wuiai xire in i_;neroKee county
history Friday destroyed nearly half
of the large F. P. Cover and Sons
tannery at Andrews. Loss in the blaze
was estimated at nearly $100,000.
No announcement has been made
as to the amount of insurance carried.
The leach house, boiler room and
extract building were dstoroyed by
the blaze that began from a spark
from a motor in the chipper room.
The firse started about 2 o'clock
and spread quickly. The Andrews fire
department under chief Bill Whitaker
joon had charge of the fire. The fire
"i-pariments Murphy and the TVA
assisted in fighting the blaze.
No one was injured by the fire.
Monday the ruins were still smoking.
Hundreds of people flocked to the
"eene of the fire as the smoke and
blaze leaped high in the air it was
feared that sparks would endanger
two large storage gasoline tanks nearby
and property of the Teas Extract
company about 100 yards distant.
AHen Arrowood, an employe, was
praised for his quick thinking. He had
*one home, after completing his shift
work, when he heard an explosion at
the plant. He rushed back and cut off
the steam and cold water supply,
thereby preventing a boiler explosion.
Officials were planning to replace
the destroyed parts of building this
week. About 100 men are employed
at the plant and on the yards and they
* " be effected temporarily by the
fire.
iThe Cover tannery was the first
industry established at Andrews and
the town virtually grew up around it.
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Murphj
tion Is Still
lyor J. B.Gray
For Reelection
Marble Will Meet
Peerless On Sunday
The first baseball game of the
1937 season in Cherokee county
will be played at Marble Sunday
when the Marble Blues meet the
Peerless Mills team from Chattauooga
Tenn. Last Sunday the Blues
won 6-4 from Peerless at Chattanooga.
Saturday Marble will go to Chattanooga
to play another team.
The game at Marble will be the
j first game to ever be played there
| on Sunday, and as the Blues are
j considered to be one of the best
I teams ever formed in this section,
a large crowd is expected out.
TVA ASKSFOR
$3,842,714, FOR
111117 A CC1717 H A 1UI
niTTxiooCEi vt\m
Presents Fiscal Budget
Before Appropriations
Committee Monday
Directors of the TVA appeared
before the house appropriations committee
in Washington Monday with
a budget calling for the expenditure
of $48,500,000 of which $3,842,714
is for work on the Hiwassee dam dur
, ing the fiscal year starting July 1
[according to the Chattanooga Times
Less than five millions have al
ready been appropriated for worl
on the Hiwassee project, 22 miles be
low Murphy, which will cost npprox
imately $15,000,000.
They will ask for an appropriatior
of $43,000,000 and authority to con
tract for $5,500,000 worth of equip
ment. Last year the TVA asked foi
an appropriation of $43,000,000 ant
got $39,000,000.
The hulk of the proposed budget
the TVA revealed is for dams am
reservoirs. This item totals $39,000,
371.117.
I The break-down is as follows:
Wilson dam (improvement). $135,
000; Norris dam (for completion)
$82,299: Wheeler dam (for comple
liton), $86,023; Pickwick dam (fo
substantial completion), $8,423,123
iHiwassee dam, $3,842,714; Gunters
ville dam, $17,043,620; Chickamaug
dam, $9,758,338.
An additional $1,394,377 is aske
for exploratory work at the othe
dam sites on the Tennessee river an
tributaries, including $739,243 fo
Gilbedtsville dam below Paducah, Kj
$240,085 for Watts bar and $224,45.
for Cotlter shoals, dam sites on th
Tennessee river between Knoxvilli
and Chattanooga.
The authority's agricultural pro
gram, including fertiliser experiment
is set at $3,606,600.
The hearing in Washington is ex
pected to last most of the week.
Mrs. Ramsev
f
Dies At Home
On Wednesday
Mrs. Cora Ramsey died at her home
in Murphy Wednesday morning at
10:40 o'clock after an extended illness.
Funeral arrangements which will
be in charge of Peyton G. Ivie will be
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Rogers Chapel.
Mrs. Ramsey, who had lived in this
community many years and was widely
known and related here, had been
ill for several years.
Surviving are her husband, A. J.
Ramsey; two daughters, Mrs. Roy
Cooke and Miss Irene Ramsey; four
sons, Leonard, Loyd, Floyd and .Jack
Ramsey; her mother, Mrs. Alice
Stiles, and three brothers, E. E.,
Fred and Carl, all of Murphy.
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'.arolina. Covering a Large ana Poter
r, N. C. Thursday, April
GOV. RIVERS IS
ASKED TO SPEAK
IN MURPHY SOON!
Lions Club To Sponsor
Address; Other Matters
Are Discussed
Governor E. D. Rivers, of Georgia,
will be invited by the Murphy Lions
club to speak here "sometime in
May".
Tom Case, a member of the club,
reported at a Lions meeting Tuesday
night that R. T. Hampton, of
Blue Ridge, Ga., state senator, had
advised him that Mr. Rivers, who was
born and reared in North Georgia
near the North Carolina line, would
probably be available for an address
some time next month, and as paving
is scheduled to begin soon on highway
No. 10 from the state line at
Culberson, 10 miles south of here, to
Blue Ridge, that this would be an
opportune time to have him here.
Two years ago this spring Eugene
Talmadge, who was governor of Georgia
at that time, snoko hif ...?< i
I presumed that he would speak on the
"road situation" but instead he
launched his attack on the New Deal
[ which later became of national importance.
| Dr. Ed Adams, secretary of the
1 i club, was intruded to extend the inj
citation to Mr. Rivers, and President
G. W. Ellis said he would appoint a
committee to be in charge of arrangements
for the occasion within a day |
I or so.
At the meeting P. J. Honn, local i
i theater owner, was elected to mom.
bership in the club.
\ W. M. Fain reported that the
. Mechanic Amusement company was
f setting up a number of rides in the
Fair grounds here and that the seven.
day show to be sponsored by the Lions
t cub will begin Saturday, April 24.
Other committees reported that $50
. worth of seals had been sold by the
club for the benefit of crippled chilt
dren, that additonal funds had been
. collected for the Lions Workshop for
. the Blind, and that an eye specialst
r who will conduct a clinic at the Petrie
| hospital here soon, will cooperate with
the club in examining a number of
chidren's eyes.
Says Georgia
Highway To Be
; Surfaced Soon
A great deal of importance is bea
ing attached locally to the statement
of ex-Senator Wade Allen, of Blue j
1 Ridge, Ga., to the Blue Ridge Sum- j
1 mit-Post that "completion of the Min- j
eral Bluff Georgia-North Carolina i
1 road is expected to be let on contract
soon".
* For the past year only state day
e labor has been used on the 20-mile
E unpaved stretch of road from nine
miles north of Blue Ridge to the state
line, and completion of the paving of
5 this link has long been sought by res1
A 4-n
shortest and fastest trunk line between
Asheville and Atlanta.
North Carolina built their portion
of the road from Ranger, five miles
below here, to the state line at Culberson,
about five years ago. Now
that No. 10 is being rebuilt from Topton
to Sylva it is hoped that both
f roads can be opened at the same time.
The Georgia road was built during
the administration of Eugene Talmage
as governor of Georgia, but
paving was never started. Mr. Aliens
statement tends to show that Governor
Rivehs will see that the surfacing
project is let on contract soon.
Mr. Allen also said that Gilmer
County-Fannin county road and the
Blue Ridge-Copperhill, Tenn road
would be resurfaced.
Will Organize Golf
Club On Friday Night
A meeting to organize a golf club
in Murphy will be held in the club
room of the Murphy library Friday
night. All who are interested in golf
are asked to attend.
t j$flt
itially Rich Terri-orr ui rhis State
15, 1937
More Than Hal
Dam Workers
County Men,0
Indefinitely Addressed
Letter Received Here
The reputation of C. W. Savage,
local hotel owner, as an authority
on the scenic trips in this section, is
apparently wide-spread.
Three days after a letter was
mailed from Martinsville, Ind., to
"Great Smoky Mountain Park, Information
Division, North Carolina
& Tenn." it was delivered to
Mr. Savage.
The letter was from Lloyd Maxwell
who was requestng information
regarding the Park.
For years Mr. Savage has routed
trips for scenery-seeking tourists
and hardly a mail comes
through but that he gets a reply
commending him on his service and
knowledge.
1937 GRADUATION
PROGRAMS ARE
ANNOUNCED HERE
Gainesville, Ga., Vicar,
State Senator To Speak
To Seniors
The graduation and baccalaureate
programs of the Murphy high school
which will mark the final days of higi
school for 61 seniors, have been an
nounced by H. Bucck, superintended
of the schools of the Murphy unit,
j The baccalaureate sermon and pro
I gram will be held at the high schoo
.auditorium Sunday morning at 1!
! o'clock, and will feature a sermon bj
'the Rev. Geoffrey C. Hinschelwood
|vicar of Grace Episcipal church
Gainesville, Ga.
The program will begin with thi
i prelude, "Largo From New Worlc
Symphony" by Dovark, played bj
Mrs. Emily Davidson, music teacheij
in the Murphy school. Following th<
pro.sessional by the Seniors, seventl
grade students and the ministers, th<
hymn, "Faith of Our Fathers," wil
be sung by the congregation. The
Rev. J. C. Amnions, pastor of th<
First Baptist shurch of Murphy, wil
lead in prayer. The scripture read
ing will be rendered bv the Rev. Stew
art H. Long, pastor of the Presby
terian church.
(Continued on back page)
$208,492 Spent
By WPA Here
In 13 Months
The workers Progress Administration
has spent $208, 493.53 in Cherokee
county during the 13 month per
iod from Dec. 15, 1935, to Jan. 15,
1937, a representative from the oflfic
of W. E. Breese, WPA director oi
Asheville, said here Saturday.
Of the amount $194,317.13 was
spent on labor, he revealed, and $4,176.40
went for materials.
Most of thp WPA wnrlf ir? OVorA.
kee county has been concerned with
the rebuilding of 83 miles of farmto-market
roads. On this project
alone $104,355.01 was spent. Othei
work done by the WPA workers consists
of sewing rooms, town street
paving and beautification projects
Two hundred and eighty-one men
were working for the WPA in the
county on January 15, the representative
said.
Education Board To
Meet Again April 24
No decision was rendered by th<
Cherokee County Board of Education
at its meeting here last Wednesday
afternoon. The group decided t<
meet again Saturday, April 24.
The meeting will be for the purpose
of electing a superintendent oi
county education and naming com
mittees in all county school districts
? r
.w Largest
Circulation
ill Any Paper
~ Ever Published
Here.
1.50 YEAR?5c COPY
If of Hiwassee
Are Cherokee
official Declares
More Thau 200 of Less
Than 400 Total Workers
From Here, He Says
! TALKS AT MEETING
j More To Be Hired But
1 Perc'tage May Be Smaller,
Clapp Declares
Exploding the fallacy that the TV A
was using "outsiders and Tennessee
men'* on the $15,000,000 Hiwassee
dam project 22 miles below here,
rather than local labor, Gordon Clapp,
director of personnel of the TVA, of
Knoxville, Tenn., told a group of town
and county officials in the court
house here Friday afternoon that
more than 50 per cent of the total
number of employes on the pdoject
were from Cherokee county.
, It was estimated that about 400
'people including technical, specialized
* and office employes were being used
" on the local project, and that over
half of them were from this county.
As the peak of production on the
dam project nears, more people will
i be hired from Cherokee county, Mr.
Clapp pointed out, but it is possible
the percentage of local citizens hired
on the job will decrease.
(Continued on back page)
AIITft INJI TRIES
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' PROVE FATAL TO
, C. SATTERFIELD
i
' TVA Employee Killed, 2
Injured, In Wreck Near
Murphy Friday
1
j Funeral services for Came Satterr
field, 35-year-old TVA employe, who
, died Thursday night of liead ;njuries
1 received in an automobile wreck seven
3 miles south of Murphy at 4 o'clock
I that day, were conducted from the
? Shady Grove Baptist church Sunday
, afternoon.
j His head crushed when the car he
. was driving turned over an embankment
at the intersection of the Shoal
Creek and Copperhill roads, he was
brought to the Petrie hospital in Murphy
in an unconscious condition where
he died at 10:30 that night.
Vernon Ellis and Charles Gergory,
also employed by the TVa, who were
riding with him at the time of the accident,
were not seriously injured.
Conveyed to the Whitfield hospital
for treatment, Gregory was dis[
missed the following morning after
' | having wounds dressed, while Ellis
was being kept there this week with
a back injury that is not considered
serious.
All three of the boys had been liv,
ing together in the Culberson com
munity. Several days prior to the acr
cident Ellis had received a leg injury
while on the job at the Hiwassee dam
; where he is employed, along with his
. two companions, by the construction
and maintenance division..
Because of rain none of them were
, working Thursday, and Satterfield
. and Gregory were bringing Ellis to
ur. r,. a. uieen, Jr., TVA physician,
. who is established in Murphy, for
. treatment.
It is said they were going at a high
rate of speed up the unpaved Shoal
Creek road toward Murphy, and that
when they got out on the Copperhill
highway Satterfield lost control of
his "A"-model Ford it turned down
over a bank.
Passer-by brought them to Murphy
in a truck.
, W. D. Townson was placed in
charge of the body. The Rev. Tom
, Truett conducted the funeral Sunday.
. Interment was in the church ceme.
tery.
( Pallbearers were: Lee Shields, Joe
Hawkins, Lee Garland, Ed Dodson,
E. Johnson and 0. Gregory,
j Surviving Satterfield are three
small children, his father, three broitbers
and two sisters.