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CThc dhiTjfcec Sknwt Official Or nan of Murphy and Cher okee Count \ North Carolina. IM IIMnIIKU kvkrv rill KSDAY Entered in th?* Post Office at Mur phy. N? rth Carolina a; > ? ? md claw matter under \ )f Ma.vl. 3. 1897. Victor Olmsted < K Daniel lta?ll?*\ \\ :!liam??n ll.iib.ir.t Mrront'\ PublUhrr Rll?in?'\> ^1; r. Fditor Social I ?li tor si inscription pi: h i on.- YtOi $ ! J50 Six Months ... 75c Payable S*v!ctly In Ad'.aflC? Le^al Advert seinent-. u-ant ad*, rcadir.: ^otio obituaries. card> of thank > e* 5 * !in? earh insertion, payable n advanc1. Di-play rates furnisher. or. requc?* Obituary notice-. card; t -hankv tribute if r >pect by individuals * d.'c> lurches, organizations or societies, will be re-: -.rded as adver tising and insetted a* regular classi fled advertising rates Such notices VI J 1 OT ItllllKru nu ? . ".I". with, postal regulations TRI-STATF. LEAGUE LEAGUE STANDINGS Murphy Blur Ridge Hayesvllle Hiawassee Robbinsville Morgan ton 18 10 17 11 IS 12 13 15 11 17 9 19 SATURDAY Robbinsville 12. Blue Rid?e 8 Hi wassee 5. Murphy 4 SUNDAY Blue Ridge <i. Robbinsville 5. 12 innings. Hiwassee 9 . Murphy 7-19. THIS WEEK S GAMES ?All 0:im? at Murphy SATURDAY Hayesville v< Blue Rid?.1 Hiwassee vs. Murphy. SUNDAY Hayesville vs. Blue Ridge. Hiwas see vs. Murphy. TYPING COURSE AVAILABLE All persons. whether students in the local school or not. are eligible for the typing and business courses, which are being 1 eld each afternoon ' from 3 until 4 oclock at the school , the typing director announced this ' week. These courses are sponsored bv the federal government and is given free except for a smarll fee to cover materials and renta'. of type writers. Tri-StateLeape ! Plav-offs To Bern Hore On Sa+nrdav Play-offs for the Tri-State league championship will begin in Murphv Saturday afternoon, the first game scheduled at 1 :00 o'clock and the second at 3:00 o'clock. Murphy, first place holder, and Hiwassee. fourth place winner, will meet in a three game series, the i first two of which will be plsrved off j here Saturday and Sunday. Second , and third place holders. Blue Ridge and Hayesville. will meet in the other J preliminary r'ay-offs. All play-off Karnes will be played in Murphy. , with succeeding games being con ducted the following wet* end. The , winners of each division will meet in another three-game serri?s to de cide the championship. "Pit" Pitzer. manager of trt^ locaT ! aggregation. has announced tfiat one- i of the coming games will be pitched ; by Rudy Sowder. oopular frurler who carried Murphy's colors through. , last season. I Nanta^^n Orrr?3*w The Nantahala Power and L'?ht company with officer in Fran'-: Tin and Andrews is extend1 ng th? serv ices rpnd<?red in Graham county by building lin?*s in'n communities without eleetric'.tv at Milltown. Long Creok. Atoah r*re?k. and Rrccket Center. Building linrt; and extending serv thpco communities w?s started last *vook bv m?ws of worltmen. AT! are rural !ine* that qr* bein? ?x*"nd ed frnTT. T?obVr-**uio ^'b^ch has bo<*p served for ^ r* rr"iw? b** War.4 aha** P T _ ran". o ? o ? F.xT>aTr'?; Tn Ora^srn Murphy Ends Season In Lead Position In Tri-State StandingsH \! ba^ball club went to . Im1 for them**!*. c?? durina t;:e past end und sewed up ! he ftrxt :>l ? ' ?? it: ? ? ? 'frt-Stjre league | ? !. i*.n ? ,n 'heir final game. ho!i- I I tnu the position by virtue of a one :.<mp load. Hiwassee won .? hard-fouaht r.?rrp : 'in t'v !> f.s on the Hiwassee 'mono Saturday afternoon by tlie )f "--i but M ilPphy tCMR ! rough* 1 'lie baron in a re'um omrn? < *. ' ' v* 'oca! f r'i Sun : ?v 1>v ?? :r. ? Hi" a-s?r ?? ??? <r, to-'* Ou'^ar.^in.: f<^aM:r - ' ?' TT ?? ?? ? xn*JPhrr" M 1 t*-v? ? "H "? ?>v ?' lo sa'ional. Trailing the v^'or< bv ?? ! >f,or fv"1 swonri inning. ! .r h.? > \ n ner* wound up an-? iv ? ir after *'vun : *he ? vurt!*. scor ing 14 run* and ' .ix.ns a tear! that ! co'i!dn'* be pas<* "' The !oca! club a"*o pu*: another ? ? ? 1 ! Henderson v'.I> A". -Stars in a Labor n,\v :anv? bv i score The S?n - ,l of '.he g rrr ???>.?? ? h? <'itv*-h 1 ( n- Russel w hose record : has bwn anything but Miat of a baseball pitcher. bu' who showed the boys bark home that he still had | lot.-t of dynamite in the old right 1 wins. " j pev. R'cxSam Coes To Unceintcn T"'" Rev- Frank Bloxham. who for the oas* .oven years has been con nected with 'he Church of the Mes ?i'-. ha, accepted thr position j, r of Sr. Dike", Church Lin coin'in. V r and will leave for r' r'MV field at the end of this month Wrh headquarters at Franklin. Hlnxlllm Has served the Epis c'Pial Churches a' Highlands Cash es. Franklin and Murphy since ? anuarv 1940 mid in that time much las he,?n done in the repair and maintenance of the church building, la* well as in the upbuilding of the Church work generally. Service will be held at the Church of the Messiah next Sunday Seo "?mber 8th at 11 A M and' this fe the last service Mr. Bloxham will hold in Murphy. His many friends Murphy are given a cordiarl in t itation to attend this farewell ser- ! V1C?. I Captain Swan Helps Organize American Lesion a? Havesville Captain Frank Swan of Andrews is assisting Frank Sasser. state service officer, organize a post of the Ameri can Lesion at Hayesville. An initia' meeting was held Thursday. Augu.-r Mr Swan pointed out that in ad dition to the civic sen-ice rendered by the organization to a community, the legion was of service in helping the veterans of the former World War rile claims for hospitilization pensions, etc. ,members are required to start the legion. Clay county prev r vt,prted the Robert R"ach TrTer n ,r 177' Which was after the only Clay county man kill ea in action in the World War. Andrews Volunteers To Assist Flooded Areas When news reached Andrews Fri -?f-!(fl00dS in nParby commun '^ndreds of families , ? ?? ? leir homes. Mayor Wade A C?v wf8"' ',reeS Whir]in^ like Cit. where he personally voiunteer o^T^- T that Andrews (?'vn I could give to Hood refugees While watching the river. Mayo Recce say fees whirling along like briSr trPe StrUCk the ma;n ic .v dnT05-: th" r,Ver at Brvs?n O f? V-T n throv*h the concrete of the b -idge ?nt ! it protruded 12 or ' fP.1r"d Z'1"" the tree was broken ? , r>'P" " br the current that ' ' .. f a~d 'r""; !n all direction-. F"> - win" incident. Mayor :r: **;; ,,,-v ??*??,,. mnud. u 'va,! best to "" hr:fl7? and sr safe dis ; tance from th. swollen river. I'M MAKIN' A ONE-MAN TASTE-TEST. / VOTE FOR MUMMOU ISOT ONE HOT TWO FULL CLASSES & You d be surprised how many folks say (hat alter their first try! R?yi| Crown has won 9 out of 10 certified tajte t?ts against leading CoU> from coast to coast: BEST BY TASTE-TEST! A Product of N*Ka Cor?. P S. Rerr vrr : i*r t ?o. to ord.*r those ~ u* .Neh. we?e:*jev You ca buy '.Kem la a var e:y cf delicious ( 0r% i he bij t v?c J\ e-oanco bct*..<? for fiv .* cents. 105 DEPOT STREET NEHI BOTTLING CO. telephone u Slight Damage Is Done Bv Storm In w Cherokee County HOMES WASHED AWAY." CROPS DESTROYED. LIVESTOCK IS DROWNED VEAR BRYSON CITY Slight d was r?:>ortei fr^m Cherokee County as a result of th * heavy raintal! Thursday and Friday S?iit? damage was d in> t> crops, some roads wr' washed an i ^vod*1 i and creeks ur.d rivers wer 1 flooded as a result of the constant downpour of rain. E.is: cf Andrews g"?at dam-Vi* was dan v C : or. - wer washed av av. a y;\ ?>. destrov-.-d. o. oovp. bridge; swept away, hundreds of persons were driver, frnm their homes. miles of roads were washed out. and fa:tor:es or business place; were flooded. Th? rcard between Andrews and Ashevitle was clas*d a: Bryson City Fr:day. Train service was discon tinued for several days as a result of the damage done to the railroads between Andrews and Ashevitle. Tel ephone service was disrupted and the single " ire functioning by way of Atlanta to Asheville was in constant service. Greaf damags was reported frcM Br-son City. Sylva. Canton. Cullo whee and neighboring communities, although B' ' ? ~r. City sremed to be as fat* west as the s'orm area readi ed A- Bty*on City the river reached a 16-foot flood stag" covering the marin part of the town to a depth of four feet. A dozen homes were washed awav, three houses piling up a* on3 point near the city limits. More than 100 people were home less in the City and approximately 100 families were known to be home tit tile aira. Wcic be ing made to care for them by the Red Cross, the Chamber of Com merce. and the Fire Department. Hundreds of people from Cherokee County flocked to Bryson City and along the highways thart were open, to see the high waters and view the damage done Friday evening. At Bryson City near the bridge, houses, refrigerators, pianos, horses, mules, cattle, and hogs were seen among the logs, brush, driftwood and bebris floating by. From Bryson City there were no deaths reported but several persons were said to be missing in the vic inity of CuIIowhee. including five members of a Parker family, but no drownings are definitely reported. At Bryson City it was the greatest flood since 1879. The Nantahala Power and Light company is now building a dam at Glenville which is in the center of the flood area. Contractors are re ported to have suffered heavy loss es. The Glenville dam and tunnel is a similar development to the one un der construction near here, on the N'antahala River. o Or. the complaint that his neigh bors. John MaTcholewski of Wilming ton. De!.. who talks in his sleep after he's had a few drinks was placed on parole for a year on the understand ing that he cr*it drinkinz. A NEW RESE/??CM DEVELOPMENT ?S GAS ?ZTOfiMSB FOR. APPLES TO KEEP THEM FRESH Till, SPRING THE POCKETBOGK of KNOWLEPCE ^ ?N THE LAST CtWTURy. ViHCM GOAPErRUlT W??? CON^IOER^O Of NO VALUE. TH6V TAKf^ >t TRADING VES5CL4 IM "THt TROPlC* /A EKCi* /O? &411AST WMCM Twe MOLD WA? EMPTy 4-H Club Has First Meet Of School Year The local 4-H Club met for the first time during the present school year on Thursday afternoon. The meeting was held for the purpose or electing officers for the year and planning the year's program. Officers elected were: Jean Dyer, president. J. C. Townson. vice-pres I ident. Tlielma Hall, secretary-treas ' urer. Elfrieda Price, song leader, and i Doris Bailey, reporter. I o Reaufiful New Floor Installed In Regal Hotel A noted improvement in the in terest of tourists now flooding Mur phy has been noted in the new lob by floor recently installed at the Regal Hotel. This floor, installed at great cost to the management, is constructed of individually cut marble tiling in five different colors and representing the quarries of threw states. The entire lobby floor is covered with the new marble and is the only floor of this type or quality in Western North Carolina. A number of improvements have frtso been made in both th? lobby and dining rooms through painting, repairing, etc. Mr. C. W. Savage and Mr. W. A. Savage are owners of *he hotel. ? ? o Joseph- Bullock of Baltimore has iu't finished r^dnlling his bicycle r2<5 miles t" Knoxvillr. Tenn.. nn'i I back to see 'lis girl. I iPCSTELL NEWS Mrs. I>Tina Jones visited Mrs. Oc la Stiles Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Brendle and M. C. Stiles attended the reunion in ! Bryson City Sunday at the home of Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Brendle's mother. Mrs. Narthan Brendle is visiting , relatives at Bryson City and Asheville. PATRICK NEWS Mr. and Mrs. Robert Panther of i Murphy were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lon Watkins Sunday. j John Picklesimer attended church ; services at Turtletown Sunday where ,a series of meetings are in progress ; conducted by the Rev. Clyde Barnes ; and the Rev. Lovingood. Mrs. Effie Ledford was the guest of Mrs. Ora Horton Friday afternoon. Eugene Croft of Earner was the guest of Lee Horton Friday night. Mrs. Mary Hamby was in Postell last week receiving treatment fro"1 ! Dr. Young. She Is in ill health but is ! slowly improving. I Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horton and : children visited friends and relatives: jat Oak Park Sunday. I The many friends of Mrs- Otorft ? Payne will be sorry to hear she | Mrs. Vestie Hamby and daughter I are visiting here with Mr. ar.d Mr 1 George Paynes. Mrs. Mary Williamson and r1-' ren were the guests of her parent' , Mr. and Mrs. George Payne. Fr.cW Mrs. Ethel Eller and children | the euests of Mrs. BertVifl ^Sunday afternoon.
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