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Flood Of 1898 Is Recalled By Story At this time when so many sections of the country are ex periencing floods because of the heavy snows and rains, a contrast of the situation many years ago and now since the building ol TVA, this county is free from the damages described below. P. L. Robinson, formerly of this county and now residing in Mul Jins. S. C.. has furnished the An drews correspondent with a clip ping from a paper, thought to be . Asheville Citizen, dated Dec. 2, ' 1933. which reads as follows The story of the disastrous floods of September, 1898. which washed away bridges, crops and mills in Cherokee county and i disrupted train service for more J than a week, is told in an ab breviated issue of The Cherokee Scout published Tuesday. Septem ber 6. 1898. It is a reminder of the great strides made in com munication and transportation dur- 1 ? ing the past 35 years. I This copy of the Scout is the J prized possession of Mrs li. H. I 1 Hyatt of Murphy, and was brought 1 to light the other day when the 1 editor of the Scout made inquiry ' of Mrs. Hyatt relative to history ' concerning one of Murphy's older citizens. It was sent to her brother. ( G. E. Abbott, who was subscriber ' at the time and who is still a ? resident of Murphy The paper is a pink colored i sheet 9 by 12 inches in size, with . a few ads and reading matter < printed on one side only J. S < Meroney and A. Don Towns were ' editors and publishers. "Owing to the fact that no trains have reached Murphy since last Friday on account of wash- ' outs" the editors explained in one of the articles, "we were unable to get our paper which reaches here every Saturday, and the further fact that bridges may or may not be repaired in time to get trains through this week, we are compelled to issue this baby size of The Scout. This is done in order to make good several legal ' ads". In describing the damage of the flood in an article headed. "The Deluge" the editors said: It is impossible to tell our readers or estimate the tenth part of the damage done alone in Cherokee County to crops, roads, bridges, mills, farms, railroads, to say nothing of the dewasting ef fects in distant parts "We venture to mention a few of the many reported loses: Sam T Farmer's flouring mill, with the buildings attached, were swept away with over 3.000 pounds of flour besides other grain belong ing to customers Down it swept taking the new bridge at the mouth of Hangingdog Creek. Dr. J W Patton had just completed a new flouring mill further up the creek, and it was swept away but he will recover some of the machinery Hayes' Mill at Tomotla s gone, while the lower Valley River bridge. Thompson's bridge ind the bridge near Kisselburg's >n Not la River were swept away. \otla River was the highest known >ince 1840 "The bottom lands in the county Acre deluged, the waters sweeping way much hay and grain and damaging the growing crops to an ixtent indescribable, to say noth ing of fences, lumber, logs, etc As we can get no mails of any consequence and no trains have reached us since Friday, we are unable to give any news from i points outside the county but will in a few days, as the railroads are making repairs as fast as men can do the work." Sports Review Baseball ? The beginning of baseball training for 35 unexper ienced boys over at Murphy high will find Coach Dick Yow tack ling his hardest job yet To pro duce a winning team out of this group of green boys, only Coach Yow knows where to start. Alex ander and B. Lovingood will prob ably serve on the mound. Brendle in either center-field or short stop and Hampton on the receiv ing end, and from there on it's anybody s guess This is also the first time Mur phy high will field a diamond team. Coach Vow in producing state champions at Lenior will need every body's support. W I) King, manager of the loc al semi-pro Mountaineers, de serves a salute or a bit of reeogni zation for carrying the burden of the club business matters. He has announced that most games will be played at home on the nights of Tuesday. Friday and Saturday. Other baseball mangers in the county are: Luke Ellis of Andrews team, champions in the Smoky Mountain League, and Ol son Hall, who guides the Marble GIVEN AWAY A Crosley table model Radio, either electric or battery set - APRIL 3rd For Details Inquire At Our Store We offer a wide variety of House V hold Goods, Electrical Appliances and General Hardware. We make every effort to keep prices dcwn and offer outstanding bargains. We are constantly combing the market for hard-to-get items. Visit our store - You will be pleasantly surprised. Acme Hardware Phone 318-J Murphy, N. C. r.'ne also in the Smoky League. Hall takes over from Giles Bry son, who was responsible for bringing baseball back to Marble after a lapse of years. Ellis is an old hand at managing as he has Euided Andrews through many winning seasons. Salute of the week goes to the officals of Andrews high for bring ing Head Coach Henry <Red? Sanders of Vanderbilt University and Fred Kussell. Sports Editor of the Nashville Banner, for prin cipal speakers at the annual ban quet honoring the Wildcat grid ders. This will be the final ban quet for Davis and Bradley, co captains Gregory. Rogers. Cham bers. and Holder, all of who saw plenty of action on this year's squad and will graduate this spring BITS AND ENDS?' This is to remind the readers that any sports article is welcome. Notes or a complete story in immediately i'fter the event will be appreciat ed W ith the addition of 500 seats the baseball fans won't have to worry about standing. Fans are longing to see Charles <Dugger> Cole in action again. Cole was the field captain of the Mountaineers last year and from all indications will be the fans' unanimous choice for the post again this year. Nantahala Tops Murphy Twice The Murphy high Cagcrs journeyed to Nantahala Tuesday end before a small gathering dropped a doubleheader to the Macon county hosts, by scores of j IS to 11 and 17 to 14 In the first part of the twin bill the Nantahala lassies made up for the two previ ous games the Murphy sextette I had defeated them by taking a i close game by a score of 17 to 14 Taylor. Hall and Stiles paced the | Bulldog attack The triumph for the Nantahala boys also was sweet revenge tor j i one point loss Murphy handed j i hem here a month ago The Bull j dogs never got used to the small I court as Nantahala took an early lead and led throughout the game. Hughes and Brendle each with four points paced the Raper coached five, while H. Bateman stood out for the winning Nanta hala quintet Lineups Boys j Nantahala 18) Murphy 11' H Bateman '<>> F Hughes <4> I Dewesse F Brendle (4) j B. May 4? C Dockery IT. Bateman G Alexander (1) ! C. May G Thompson >2) Subs Nantahala Douthit. Denny 3) Murphy? Hall. Hampton. Meroney Bulldogs Triumph In Final Game The Murphy Bulldog cage powerhouse rolled over a stubborn Blue Devil quint from Bobbins ville here Tuesday night by a score of 32 to 21. after the Mur phy lassies had dropped their part of the twin bill 38 to 28. This ! "was the season's final games for I the Bulldogs The Murphy boys led by Hugh ! es and Hampton, who were play , ing their last game in a M 11 S uniform, got off to an early start ! by taking a 14 to 6 intermission | lead and coasting on to victory, i The Blue Devils never threatened the lead till midway the third quarter when they came to within one point The Bulldogs rushed the boys from Graham county oft their feet in the final four minu tes as they poured in 12 point* for the margin of victory. Hughe and Alexander each with tcr points stood out for Murphy while Classified Ads RATES: One cent per word per insertion, minimum of 35c. Cards of Thanks, One cent per word, 50c minimum I Resolutions of respect, memoriams. obituaries, one cent per word, j ALL ABOVE ADVERTISING STRICTLY CASH IN ADVANCE FOR SALE ? One 6-foot hotel restaurant coal range; three . coal heaters. Murphy School. Phone 68. 28-tfc ; FOR SALE ?At reduced prices I 7 ft. Frigidaire. and Electric I Frigidare stove Used only a 1 few months. Moving. Phone | :)4?-W ' 32-2tc CARD OF THANKS The family of Mrs. R. B. Fergu son acknowledges with grateful appreciation the kind expressions of sympathy in their bereavement. 33-1 tp NOTICE Sealed proposals will be re ceived by the Board of Education of Cherokee County in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction in Murphy, N. C., until 10:00 A M April 1. 1946 for construction in connection with the school building to be known as the White Church School Build ing. near Murphy. N. C. Plans and specifications for this build ing may now be received from the office of the Architect, Lind sey Madison Gudger. 52 Carter St., Asheville. N C. No deposit is required. Bids will be received upon the General Contract, including the electrical only. Each proposal shall be accom i panied by a cash deposit or a certified check drawn on some bank or trust company authorized to do business in North Carolina, of an amount equal to not less than FIVE PERCENT (5%) of the proposal: said deposit to be re I tained in the event of failure of | ' the successful bidder to execute | the contract within ten days after I the award, or to give satisfactory surety as required by the specifi cations. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for the receipt of bids for a period of thirty days. The Owener reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to waive formalities The Board Of Education Of Cherokee County NOAH IIEMBREF. 33-4tc Chairman Varieties of roses lacking in vigor and those comparatively ueak, such as hybrid tea varieties, should not be pruned so heavily. The hard.N climbing varieties of roses, those which bloom only in the spring, should be pruned im mediately following the period of flowering. The manufacture of smoking tobacco in 1947 is estimated at 105 million pounds, almost the same as the 106 million pounds produced in 1946. J Deyton was the spark plug of the Blue Devil quint. The girls' game saw a rough. ! tough, and ready game from start to finish as Hall. Elkins Sr.eed ! and Taylor sparked the Bulldogs I against the high soring L. Davis and company but it was all fruit less as the Murphy sextette went down in defeat by a score of 3fl to 28 Taylor with 25 points shone j tor Murphy while L. Davis of ' Robbinsville took high scoring | honors for the night with 27 | points. i . Lineups: Boys 1 1 Murphy < 32 ) Robbinsville 28> | Hughes >10) F Thompson <3> | Brendle <7? F Millsap? <5) 'Hampton '2) C Walters <3) ; Meroncy <1> G Deyton '6' i 1 Alexander ? 1 0) G McMonigle <4 ? Subs: Murphy-Thompson <2> WANTED? Ex-G. I with experi ence in Army hospital ward work. Write % Cherokee Scout. 32-4te \ K ? XL BARGAIN OPPORTUNITY A 12 room two appartment modern house and brick service station and grocery store, together with 5 modern Tourist Cabins and 16 acres of good bottom land with barn and other out buildings well located on a main highway and near a lake shore, for sale at a sacrifice price less than the act ual cost of buildings. Owner has other interests. I). >1. REESE. .Real Estate Broker. Townson Bldtf. Phone 214, Murphy. N. C. WHY TOLERATE sore, tired, ach ing. burning feet when you can walk in style and comfort in Aerotreds! Their soothing sup port and cushioned tred con form to the natural curve? of your feet, and provide a degree of comfort you never dreamed possible. Consult your local shoe counsellor - Tyson I). Smith. Copperhill. Tennessee. Phone 591 W 33-2tp WHAT THINK YE OF CHRIST? Judge Felix Alley's book, or sale at Scout office, Murphy. Arthritis Pain For quick, delightfully comforting help for aches and pains of Rheumatism, Arthritis. Neuritis, Lumbago, Sciatica, or Neuralgia try Romind. Works through tha blood. First doee usually starts alleviating pain so you can work, enjoy life and sleep more comfortably. Oct Romind at druggist today. Quick, com plete satisfaction or money back guaranteed. WANTED? Reliable man under 40 | years of age, with high school ^ education or its equivalent for , insurance salesman, and collet- 1 tor with well established N. C Co. Excellent pay while being trained. Write Superintendent, Box 351, Murphy, N. C., for appointment. 30-tfc LOST OK STOLEN? Blue speck led, blue tick hound dog. with red legs. $10 reward to finder. Earl Payne Culberson, N. C. 33-2tp FOH RENT- A McCall apartment, furnished. Phone 106. Mrs. J. H. .McCall 33-1 tc FOR SALE ? One Maytag washing machine, gasoline motor, and one sanitary ice box. Mrs. Bob Cearley. Culberson. N. C. 33-ltp | PLANT A ROSE GARDEN NOW and enjoy beautiful roses this summer. We offer the following six beautiful Everblooming Ros es: one each Red and Pink Radiance. Talisman, Victoria. Golden Dawn. Editor McFar land - all six 2-yr. Blooming Size - Special Offer No. 26 - $6.85 Postpaid. Write for Free Copy 48-Page Planting Guide in color. Salesmen Wanted. WAYNESBORO NURSERIES - Waynesboro. Virginia 33-ltc TEN-UNIT BRICK APARTMENT HOUSE Located near Asheville. Build ing in A-l condition Stoker steam heat. Fully rented. Electric stove, refrigerator and standing furni ture in each apartment. Now nett ing $420 per month. For price and terms contact: FIDELITY BUSINESS BROKERS, INC. Lobby Jackson Building, Asheville. N. < .. Phone 3166 "SERVING SOUTHERN BUSINESS** Asheville. N. C. Nashville. Tenn. Houston, Tex. FOR SALE ? At Englewood, Tenn 80 acre rich farm, good build ings. Only $5,250.00 Terms c N. Hackney, Blue Ridge, c.a 32-2tc It is time to make INCOME TAX RETURNS For assistance with your return, see D. M. REESE, Townson Bldg Murphy, N. C. WOOLENS FOR SALE? 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Moke* 3 QUARTS Pure Buttermilk or tkimmed SWEET MILK Notice of Republican County Convention Notice is hereby given that a Republican County Convention is hereby called to meet in the courthouse in Murphy at 2:00 O'Clock P. M., on Saurday, the 6th day of March, 1948, for the purpose of electing delegates to the congress ional and state conventions, and for such other purposes as may come before the convention. % It is urged that all precinct officials, espec ially the precinct chairmen, be present at the meeting. This 28th day of February, 1948. ELBERT TOTHEROW, CHAIRMAN REPUBLICAN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WANTED -OAK TIE LOGS Apply for prices and specifications in our office Cherokee Lumber Corporation, Murphy, n c. VETRRAN AUTO PARTS = wholesale and retail ' 1 ^ PHONE 24 MURPHY, N. C.
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