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Dedicated Tc Service __ _ "rr Progress THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERINC A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY Ml'RPHY. N. C THIRKDAY. Al'G. 21. 1940. 5?- < OPY (I '.l PER YEAR Fair Directors For Area Festival Announced Today A i mip of 22 directors and asso < directors to aid in the promo t 'lie Western North Carolina A ural and Induct rial F^tir. i. , been appointed bv the fair as ? nn. and will handle exhibits a-, rrancementn from this cotin'v the fonr-dav festival which - i ? ? held In Hendersonville Sep ? m'- r 16-21. 7 . Cherokee county directors are j. H Hampton, of Murphy, director pi iticulture, and Sam Cover, of Ai c' -vs. director of agriculture. T -,'v nssociate di:ectors who will ? Cherokee county include: J. C T *nson. J. Franklin Smith. Mrs D iierrpoon. R H. Foard. Wade M Turner Holland. A Q Ket ji, . ' : Idabell Entrekin. Mrs. T A C':' Mrs Ben Warner. C. E In Miss Linnetta Dean and Miss Jom pl le Heighwary. all of Murphy : Mi> I W. Dyer, and A. B. Stalcup. of Murphy, Route 2: Mrs. j. C. Campi ' 11 and Mrs. George Bidstrip, of Bra-stown: E. A. Wood. Mrs C. S Frefl. Turner Holland and Mrs G t If- Cover of Andrews. The regional fair is making its first appearance next month, and officials state that indications show that it is already an established permanent institution. Construction a I the '-'rounds was begun this week and will be completed in time for the fair. o ST. JOHN'S SCHOOL TO OPEN SEPT. 3RD \Va\nesville, N. C. ? St John's School, in all departments, will open on Tuesday. September 3, it was an nounced yesterday. The academic year will last nine months till the first week of June Registrations for the coming term are already under Tay at the school building. S* John's School was founded in September 1939 as a private school for pupils from the First through the Ninth Grades, t is the only private Grammar and High School in North Carolina west of Asheville. Addi tional features of the school are a kindergarten and music department. The school opened with am enroll ment of forty. On Jtme 5, 1B40 Bish op Eugene J. McGuinness tff Raleigh conferred diplomas on the first five graduates of the school. St. John's School Is conducted by the Teaching Order of the Sisters of St Francis. The teachers of St. John's School have been etiuipped by long training and have dedicated their ontiTe life to the work xfl edu cation In conformity with the Ideals of Christianity and Americanism. Student's Adviser Service Is Available ?r One More Day Wednesday, August 28, is the last day in which high school and college way receive the Reader's Adviser 8ervlre which is being offered at the Murphy Carnegie library, it was announced this week. For the past several weeks. Mrs Marry Miller, high school librarian, has been at the library every Wed nesday aftenoon from three until five o'clock to give aid to students in selecting books for academic cred it and for pleasure reading. Due to the opening of high schools and col kfces In September, this service will ** available for only one more Wed nesday, and everyone interested in delving this valuable advice is '"'K'd to take advantage of this last Advertising Pays, Even For Rainfall LITTLE SIOLX. IOWA? When temperatures hit (h<> 1 lOft-decree mark two woi-kv ago. endanKerins: the corn crop, farmer Harry Bald win walked into rditor II. \Y. Kerr's offiee and placed th?* following ad: "Wanted, a nentle two- inch rain." "I'll pay you when vnur cause ??hows the two Inches," Baldwin told th" i?*norter. who is the lor a I weather bureau reporter. The ad ran two issues. Wednes day Kerr summoned Baldwin and exhibited his chart which showed that four inches of rain fell this week. "We doubled our order." the edi tor said. "Then I'll double the paw" Raid win tame bac' T*"* -*s corn crop had been saved. EARLY FOOTBALL PRACTICE STARTS HEFE ON MONDAY Murphy's high school footbali | team for the 1940 season will be gaug ed as an "unknown quantity", ae- I ; cording to Coach Pitzer, who will , begin early practice Monday alter - ' noon. August 26. Twenty-two lettermen are lost to j the team this year through gradua I tion and this year's squad will have | to be built from a foundation of the ' only three or four lettermen sur ' vivlng. About 50 candidate? are ex pected to vie for the eleven positions, however, and a fair team should re sult. Practice will be held on the foot bell field at 4:30 each afternoon from Monday through Friday of the week. The full schedule for this season's games will be announced within a few days. Mrs. Dillie Radford. Beloved Unaka Citizen, Bur'ed Last Monday Pinal tribute was paid Mrs Dollie Radford. 75, who died August 11. In services conducted from the Beaverdem Baptist church Monday. August 12. at 11 o'clock with the Rev. George Martin, assisted by Rev. J. B. Moss, Rev. Wm. Young and Rev. Garfield Morrow, officiating. "Interment -was in Unaka cemetery "Aunt Dollie", as she -was known to all her friends, had been at mem ber of the Baptist church since she was 14 years old, and had been an ardent worker until she died She wars loved and adored throughout her community for hei deeds of | kindness. Pallbearers were grandsons. Surviving -are her husband. W. R. Radford: three sons. Garry. Charlie and Garland, all of Grand view: four i daughters. Mrs. Mamie Garrett of ! Grandview, Mrs Oprtmdp "Farmer of Unakar. Mrs. Isadora Crain of Dan ville. Va.. and Miss Sadie Radford of Belmont: thirty-seven grand children. and twenty great grand children. New York Fair Will Close Permanently i I The Fair corporation of the Now j York World's Fair announced this j week that the fair will close perman- j ently on Sunday. October 27 of this i year. For those people who have post- j poned their trips for various reasons J the corporation pointed out that onlv 65 days remain in which to make thr visit to the fair. It was nrlso stated that all publicity and advertising in j the future vould dwell specifically | on the closing df-te Large Advertising Program Begun For Annual County Fair A '.Trzfi p. p.-r! cf advertising for t hn annual CI *?: okee (v>un' v Fair is b<"r.n plrnred by the Fair assoc iaticn **ii^ yar. A. Q K? tner coun tv p " nt , c*a*rd today, and th?* larcr ? and mc successful f"tiv?l eve- held S? at-*;cipated. Tn addi'icn :o nam* n< w premiums I k^ink' >ffrrfd during (ho fair t*-u i v?p-\ several cf the premium'; on fo'-m^r exhibit; have been Increased ar rdderl incentive tn farmers i ar.d housewives in this section. The IotI fair '?mbrar-'s five counties in Nr:'li C r. i;iy and O'-oreia Within a few days -everal h'.in dreri butrner rard- in vf iou- colo - will t'-1 pined about town for mo' ori' ts to attpcii to *1ieir aiitomfkbik ^ ?p(' another lat . ? amount of window and po'-'rr card- also colorful, will be placed at hundreds of points throughout the entire area The pretr.uim catalog, soon to be releasee!, will be mailed to every farmer in -he five counties included in the ?cope of this fair, in order that they may tegin preparing -*eir exhibits. Of especial interest this year are the livestock exhibits, in which de partmen' fhe premiums have been increased and many new ones added I The county agent particularly urged i that the livestock farmers make an ' extra effort to have their exhibits I in finest shape for exhibition. New Bowling Center Is Named "Man-Mur" A new and very modern howling center said to be the largest pnd most elaborate in North Carolina, and which Is now under construc tion at Raleigh, will bear the name ] "Man-Mur", a contraction of the names Mar.teo and Murphy. The builder explained in this I manner: "It will be the- gathering j place for bowlers from all over the ? state, so it's only natural that it's name be taken from the old say j ing, 'fram Manteo to Murphy', thence 'Man-Mur' ; 1 Murphy Florist Shop ; Now In New Quarters Another step for Murphy in its aggressiveness Is a modern little floiist. shop recently opened at 114 Peachtree Street, a location formal ly occupied by Tne Specialty Shop. ? In it's windows are attractively displayed novelty pottery, funeral and wedding baskets: there are to be found artistically designed funeral offerings, original flower arrang j ments and fresh hot house floweTS. | Mrs. Roy Stalcup. owner and man ager attends the State floral display every six months m order to keep up witn tne uemsnas 01 iier ciieuu. Sim has also had past experience in the Whiteville Flower shop. Whiteville, prior to the opening of her shop in Murphy. j Alfred Gaddis, 20, Is Buried Saturday Funeral services for Alfred Gaddis, 20. of Wolf Creek, who died at his home August 16, were .Conducted froir the Pleasant Hill Baptist church Saturday. August 17. with the Rev. Peake officiating. Tnterment was in the church cemetery. Townson funeral home was in churge of ar rangements. Surviving are his parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. A Gaddis: two brothers. Windon. and Ernest: three sisters. Margaret. Marie and Edna. Scout Subscribers Get Free Flashlight As an ariiled incentive to those subscribers for the Scout who have allowed their subscriptions to lac a little, or to new subscribers, i he Scout is now offering a SI. 00 flash - liclit. complete with bulb and bat teries. (o ever* person who buvs a new subscription for one vear or pays up for as much a* one year. This offer will be limited to a short tinv- onlv and thov,- wishing Ito pet the 7rec flashlight should come as soon possible and subscribe. The Scout will still have the same subsrnption pri?-e of SI. 50 per vear. In offering the flashlight, the subscriber is sure of not get tine a "pic in a poke", so to speak, as the licit t i* a full-size ttvo-?-ell searchlight and is given absolute ly free with each subscription >or one vear or more. Sara Ruth Posev I? Candidate For Democratic Post "... lair.palcri was bectm thi ' week by Mist Sara Ruth Posey in j her drive for election to *he rfficc of National Committee Woman of the North Carolina Younc Democrats | clubs The election will take place at the annual convention In Ral eiph September 12-14 Miss Posey -vho an r.rpar. ;7fT ; and charter member of the Cherokee cotintv elub. has received personal j i endorsements from Democratic lead- . ers all over the state, accenrinc her I qualifications for the office. In the past she has held several ! posts in the state orcanization A ! mcnc these were vice-chairman of ! the 11th district, vice-chairman of j the state finance committee, and is now western orcanizer for the club. Younc Democrats in Cherokee j county and ne ichborinc rovntie? are civinc Miss Posey solid backinp, and i indications all over the state are | that her election is practically as ' sured. ! Fyial Rites Held For | Haze1 Patterson. 18 Pinal rites for Harzel Patterson. ; 18 year old daughter of Mr. ar.d Mr?. Lester Patterson, of Black Gap. who died Monday, were held from the Bethel church at Shooting Creek Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the Rev. Earl Moore and Rev. Mc Daniels officiatinc. Burial was in Bethel cemetery. Ivie funeral home was in charge of arrangements She is survived by her parents: : three brothers. Earn. Ode and Lau j phton : three sisters. Monda. Elsie ; and Mae. Survey Of >1urphv Is Made Under TVA Recreation Plan Two ??!? ("tnMtiw ?-pont all of !a w* ?? V: n .md around Murphy "ink ni* a - m - v of hcntnr and bus ine; locution proprty and real ? -'at* it? anci pif^nt recreational fac 'ifi* v. ,l ??;<? ? m nvnri of ? i??rr Tin" r? v :?* ? ri pro n, ... ?rv.r of Murray 'or Bc t v?>lrr\w(ir^ T? f< i T.olftr vttrvrv i < xpected to \ f >r> l i d V v t ry ' on?! a plait p.fwtnlcd to the town ^ommi^-ion rr* for their :?p;v A* .1 rv rMnr ' wo week- atjo. sr v ,i ? f prf ? rva* < r the various c!f p;- : * rr.'-n* - rf * ? TVA whir: pcr tfi ?i to * * ?-?? * .i? !onr?! developments ?rid city official* ?hat every cooper Vio?- of t}-< TVA would be Sivfu in developing ??>? -rnp^m Nothlni' concrete wo.' arranged at the mart in". ho\v? v"* due tn la k o' stntis tu A?- voot', ak 'he '-tirvcy 'v complrtod and possibilities of development aro | rrali'/ed. the town of Murphy in co operation with the TVA, will take step*; toward a full procram of rec realion for the town. The TVA prom ised to lease n large amount of Its property to the town for only one tlcilar per y a: ,:i the even- such a program is pur Into effect Water C?rriv?' Mjv Steal chr*" A? C^'ebr?tinr Hie water carnival of the liner TVA celebration a! Chattanooga. Augti't 31. September 1-2. in which Miss Mary Prance Bel! the "Spirit cf Murphy", will take par; promises !o rrat' the lamest sc: otion of the entire procram. Following dnv motor ^at races, a >>ea-itif'il pr.radr of boa! and barge floats will open the night ceremonies on beautiful I.akr Chicami"ga. The spirits cf the various cities will have honor seats cn the f!eats during this parade. Following this yachts, cruisers, motorboats and sailing craft will stage a huge parade unde- brilliant, colored searchlights playine over the lake waters. Several huge dance bands will be playing over the lak? during the entire ccremonv. Outstanding feature of the evening however, will be the acquacade show, involving daredevil divers. comediaiy<. and tricky acts, followed by the syme trical swimming dance of 9fi expert swimmers, performing in unison, to the strains of orchestra music and forming beautiful humaii r*""rn> under glaring lights. The finale for the night will b<- an aerial display of fireworks, amid the playing bands, and a pigantic chorus of negro singers chanting old-time spirituals from a barge in the middle of the lake. Hiwassee Lake To Revolutionize j County, Noted News Writer Says 'The following article was a press release from the state department of ! Conservation and development re | rently. Boh Thompson, well-known I in news circles, is the author of the article. The article was published in a large number of newspapers over the state. We reproduce it hern for the purpose of elvin? local people an idea of some of the publicity this county is receiving. ? Ed.) By Bob Thompson A few years ago the people of Cherokee County, here in the high western tip of North Carolina, con sidered a mill pond quite a respec table body of water. Today they have a 65,000 acre lake which ? coi'pl ed with their mountains ? has Riven t ho county recreational possibilities for fc<\vond i.he dreams of the most optimistic citizens of the early lS.'tO's. Bncineers have conquered the tur bulent Hiwassee. Over this stream, which in time has cut a 400 foot corge through eranite. man has erected the highest overflow dam in the world And behind its 307 feet of concrete and steel a new lake ? a lato> which may mean new life to Cherokee coun ty ? has forced. Power was the Idea of the federal men who built the dnm. And undoubtedly it will pro vide great power. But it Is the lake, ( Continued on Back Pare)
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