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RESORT 'thf leadin VoS. 51.? No. M ire Thai murphy UNIT ! SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY All Details Being Worked Out For Enrollment \t h practically all details worked out ' the school term, a large group ,.f , liluti is expected to enroll in the Murphy City I'nit next week. Eli n . ntary children will report on Monday morning at 8:30 for inB ftrm ' inns and brief chapel period. At nine . High School children wiii ...... . in the auditorium for chapel, n?o:r. ;i>igr?ments and instructions as o i etc. Pupils arc u?ped not u , to school until the hour mentioned I'., y meetings have been schedule ; i Friday and Saturday at whi, ! plans and preparations foi w- .-very department will be discus.m i. S ul additional courses will be ofi'. 1 .11 the High School to take tan the increase in enrollment thai i expected. Second year short- | hai ;i id typewriting will he added j to \ . i. ' of commercial courses. A | course in Hygiene will be open to I senior girls. In .?rder to relieve the congested ! classr m situation in the High school building, a library-study hall combi- J nation has been arranged in the audi- ' toriuin. This room will be used I throughout the entire day for supervised study period and will be in chare of Mrs. Fannie Hathcock Lee. Students will have access to all the parallel reading material they need for their classroom work, four daily (Continued on back pa^re. This Sec.) , Information Booth Is Being Erected j In Murphy Construction on an information booth to bo erected on the Square in Murphy was begun Wednesday. The frame portable building will be 10 feet high, nine feet long and six feet wide. Funds for lU construction were raised by the Murphy Lions elub. NY A workers will stay i? it during the day and evening hours to give information to motorists and keep in contact with loca' tourr-t homes. The building will be erected or. the western corner of the square on a ph adjoining Shel l ill's Servicentcr. 1 will he moved to the other throe corners of the Square during the remainder of the tourist season. Plans for the building and weatherboarding were donated by Wade Ma.ssev. local contractor. The booth is fashioned after one recently erected ir? Robbinsville oy Lions elub there- They report a I Rreat deal of benefit from the veil lure. This accommodation represents but ?ne ?f the many innovations to spring t"P'in Murphy this summer to facilikc the town's cver-increasincr ^ ? ^es of State To Be On Murphy Saturday I Few events in Murphy have atl ''acted ^o the state-wide political 1 interest that the Democratic rally 1 here Saturday will manifest. 1 Every newspaper and news I "Kency i? North Carolina will have 1 'heir eyes and ears on Murphy a? ft 'he first gun of the Democratic I c%Tn'aiKn i? the state is fired. I "^"he list of some 30 persons who I *peak here are "news" where t*er 'hey go or whatever they say I | do. if* ilifi G WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WF.STE ~~M 15000 Exp< ? WILL HEAD LIST OI m-'' <" . k** w My " ^P5 GOVERNOR CL (Additional Pictures Will Be Fou ALL-STARS PLAY ELI FREE BASEBALL GAIV The Cherokee County All-Stars* swing into action again this weekend hy engaging the Copperhill Cop* perheads in Murphy Saturday afternoon and Elberton, Ga., at Marble Sunday. It was announced in this paper last week that Elberton would play both days but it is impossible to get the Georgia team due to the fact that a league game prevented their appearance. As an added attraction to the Democratic rally and barbecue at tht Fair Grounds on Saturday, the All- j Stars will oppose Harry McNaliy, I Tiny Swafford and Company in a ? contest that promises plenty of excitement from beginning to end. It is expected that Rudy Sowder will engage Howard Turner in another of the tight pitching duels that marked their initial combat at Marble on July 4 in which Sowder emerged victorius by virtue of two-run ninth inning rally culminated by Johnny Tatham's pinch single with two on. Sunday at Marble fans will get another glimpse at Melvin Ensley, the left handed fireball ace of Andrews who warmed the hearts of his fellow townsmen last Sunday by striking out 15 of the highly touted Etowah sluggers. Add the fact that it is Tom Coggins and a pair of Marble favorites of last year providing the opposition and the result should be the largest paid admission crowd of the local season. Fans will once ' more get see to Henry Burnett and Gudgcr Kirkland in action. Admission Sunday will be 10 and i 25 cents while Democratic leaders | have arrancpH f**?* o_.- ? .v. lIIV oaiuraay coil- | tost to ho free to the public. ? I Miss Deane Named To County Position Miss Linetta Deane was formerly | appointed to the past of welfare agent in Cherokee .ast week. Miss Deane has been serving for 1 the past two months following the ' resignation of Mrs. George Mauney. ' tmkt RN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERINt urphy, N. C. Thursday, ectedToA - SPEAKERS HERE ? y v;;'; ; i . .' rasS "' C . v. ,YDE R. HOEY nd On Back Page This Section) 5ERTONSUNDAY IE HERE SATURDAY Dr. Mitchell Accepts New Post at Shelby Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, health officer of Cherokee, Clay and Graham counties for the past two years has resigned his present position to accept a similar position in Cleveland county. The resignation will become effective September I. No successor has been named. Dr. Mitchell will reside in Shelby upon leaving here. LIONS ENJOY SECOND PICNIC SUPPER LOCALLY The second Lions picnic supper o the summer season was held at th Fair Grounds Tuesday night. Following a fried chicken dinnei a short business session was held b; the club during which time furthe plans for advertising Murphy wetdiscussed. 11. G. Elkins, presiden of the club, reported that construe tion on a tourist booth to be built oi thi? "jniini-i. htwl K. * ^ ^ ..., ? ...... uvkuii, ami i oni ^ as? reported that a committee composet of himself, \V. A. Sherrill and T. W Kindley bail motored to Chatlanoogp. Tenn.. to erect signs advertising: Murphy ami correct mileage on ex isting sigi?s. Plans for a cannery picnic were outlined by Lion W. M Fain. The committee in charge of th? dinner was composed of the following: Mrs. H. G. Klkins, chairman; Mrs. Walter Colon.an, Mrs. Jim Franklin, Mrs. W. C. Carmichael, Winslow Mclver and Park Fisher. DENNIS BARNETT IMPROVES Mr. Dennis Barnett, Murphy Contractor, was greatly improved this week following an emergency oper;ion at an Atlanta hospital last week. t HlPP ; A LARCE AND POTENTIALLY RICH Aug. 25 1938 J ttend Rail} ' Gov. Hoey, C To Attend F More than 5,000 people are exp political rallies ever held in Cherok< Democratic campaign is opened here. Governor Clyde R. Hoey, Congre: state dignitaries and prominent pers< gathering. Lavish preparations are being ma j ?? a iree barbecue dinner and a pre ' a baseball game and. music. I ~ " 1 Flood Damage Here Estimated At $10,000 Damage estimated at more than $10,000 was caused in the Hangingdog and Notla valleys recently by flood waters. Farmers were trying to recuperate this week what they could of what was left of their river bottom-land crops, farm buildings, fences and bridges and live stock. The rains hit hardest on the night of August 4 when most of the low land along the rivers in the lower end of the county were completely inundated. The county agent's office this week estimated that reports from various sections would place the loss at over $10,000. It is one of the most disastrous floods ever witnessed in the counI *y 30 ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ANNUAL FARM MEETING About .'10 people from Cherokee county are expected to attend a farm and home meeting at Cullowhee Tuesday through Thursday, Sept. 6; s. j Local arrangements for the annual farm nicotinic which is held on the Western North Carolina Teacher College campus are being made b> the coifniy agents* office. Arrangements for the meeting which embodies I he western district have been mad*, by F. S. Sloan and Miss Anna 0 Rowe, district agents. Conferences and discussions of al phases of agriculture in the mountah section are discussed at the meeting Total cost of attending the scssioi including lodging and meals is $.'5.50 A. Q. Ketner, county agent, slated. Governor Clyde R. Hoey is expect ed to he present. ? Ijjist year seven from Chorokei county attended. Three New School , Busses Are Added c Three new school busses have beei added to the Cherokee county schoo unit bringing the total in use thi; r year to 14 in the three units of th< county. In addition there are two contract i lines operating in the county unit. ^ I The three new busses have been ad! ded to the eight maintained by the ^ j county school system which provide? I transportation to the Murphy high ! school from various sections of the ' j county south of Marble and Peachj tree. The other three busses are op. j crated by the Andrews City adminisI trative unit, which server Marble and : mo \ aileytown area. Ralph Moody Given Birthday Party Mr. Ralph Moody, former Murphy attorney, who is now connected with the unemployment compensation commission in Raleigh, was given a surprise party hy office workers on the occassion of his birthday last week. A large picture and a great deal of newspaper space was devoted to the party. v Active if iff A"d (Ell IB Attractive & That's? MURPHY TERRITORY __ pi.50 YEAR 5c COPY r Saturday )ther Notables ree Barbecue ectod to attend one of the greatest i-c county Saturday when the stale ssman Zebulon Weaver and a host of ?ns will be present to speak to the j de by a committee to treat the public igi'am of entertainment consistii^g of More than 2,500 pounds of meat are being cooked this week to furnish a repast for the huge throng that is expected to attendSpeakers on Program Governor lloey will open tin- dawI festivities at 1 1 a. m. when he beI gins the speaking program. Scheduled to follow him with brief talks are' \V. I'. llorton, lieutenant-governor of I North Carolina; Tliad Kure, secretary of s".ate; Charlej- .lohnsoii, state treasurer; George Ross l'ou, state auditor; W Kerr Scot:, head ?>f tinstate department of agriculture; Congressman Weaver; Gregg Cherry, chairman of the state Democratic executive committee; Attorney-general John M MuIInis; Judge Felix K. Alley, Marcus Krwin, I". S. District attorney; Charles R. Price, U. S. Marshall; Solicitor John M. (Jucen. Highway Commissionci K. L. McKee; J. D. Chalk, commissioner of state department of conservation and development; Clyde F.iwin, state , superintendent of schools; M?s. J. B. Spilln.an, head of the state unemployment commission and national committee-woman of the Democratic party; Judge Sam Cat hey, of Asheville; Col. John II. Manning ami Col. Graham Hobbs, both of the United States Army; Robert R. Reynolds, Jr., of Asheville; Oil worth Cocke. chiiit-woM *' - - t?i me Young Democratic Clubs of North Carolina; and Wythe M. Peyton, Asheville postmaster. I Ralph Moody, who is connected with the unemployment commission in Raleigh, and E. R. Norvell ami M. W. Hell, local attornics, will he among the local speakers on the program. Following the speaking program, a ' baseball game will be played between the newly-organized Cherokee County All-Stars and the Copperhill. 1 Tenn., team. Music will be provided ? throughout, the day. Festivities To Start Early ? Although the program doesn't ac, tuallv begin until 11 a. m., a courv ty-wide invitation has been extended - (Continued on back page. This Sec.) 1 Date of Fox Hunt Will Be Set Soon John Donley, chairman of tie committee in charge oi st tting <- and 1 place of the annual Tri-Com iy Foxi hunters association nice' ing, said. Wednesday the Committee would 1 meet soon to make arrangements for ' the 11*38 meeting. s Resales Mr. Donley, the comittec ? j is composed of Ervin Stiles, George | Mauney, W. B Wiggins and John. ' j Jones, of Sylva. I Officers of the association art-: -1 l)r W. O. Tallanr r ^ ? _ | j^v/mill, oresi I dent, Fred Moore. Murphy, vice prcsij dent, and C. I Calhoun, so. rotary an:l 11 treasurer. | Many Unseasoned Football Men Report With one week of football fundamentals behind them, sent 30 Boomer aspirants have been appearing for afternoon practice under Coach J. Pitzer. j Only a few of last y< ar's letter | men have shown up so far and at his date. Mr. Pitzer can not be sure j of what kind of material he is goj ing to have to work with this year, i Upon the opening of school next I week, the full squad is expected to I appear and begin going through I thougher drills.
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