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The Official Org a
BjuJMEXXXlV. No. 39.
BifHRO BROUGHT 1
here TO ANSWER
H FOR KILLINC
BValter Bowman capturK1
ed in Ohio, is bound
PI Over to Court
IB Ch ' <>f Police D. M. Burchf .'.il
the local police force returned
Hj.i from Columbus, Oh
^Lith Walter Bnwtnan. nogm wanted
Ken the killii of Pi H?
K
fill' iliruiu i*'?u uuufau mi I
i office of Colui 1
H i* ?t :it Bowman was being held for
this Statu to answer he
f killing Hall. Mr. Birchi
: < i mediately started fot G?lum
. turning last night with Bow
I
U I: tmt learned just how officers
H]:> rod Bowman. It i-? surmised
lr t one of his negro acqunin
nr. n ? uum -u> I'V aim c^'
it I'.?>wman and tipped off the ofYi
r< there.
I: :in?!:atcly uj on his return Bow.
an was given ? preliminary hearing
rfori Justice of the Peace T. N.
!at' " id hound over to the supeor
court under bond. Failing to
lake bond, he was lodged ;n jail to
wait trial.
E - man u accused of shooting
fall t a drunken brawl in the n
i d: tricfc following a quarrel
b> ut sixteen months ago. The delib
of the encounter are n ?t known.
JME FACTS GIVEN
STOCK FEEDERS'
>r. H.,Ivrr?on Comp>r?i Rrg.ont
Which Have Lime in The Soil
Kaictgh.?is iinte niia-:-snry in
grnculture? If it ia, has it not been
u; lied by tht. soil in the past and j
fill ?t nut be furnished for some
inn1 to come? These are some
toufchts suggested by i>r. J. O.
far\rson, nutrition specialist f??r
i. North Carolina Experiment
tation.
As a background to qustions
Uih as them*." says Dr. Halv??r^??n.
let u . look at the limestone regions i
r.t:, larnung is practiced and at ?
ho-e regions which contain on lime- r
I or at lust tontain very litti.- ,
imt it: the soil. Such regions are I
hi- >andy tracts. i
"i.ime forms the background of t
igncuitural prectice in tho sfcnse }
hat it forma the backbone of an- l
It is needed by both. Un- t
ortunateiy for farmer . lime is wasted
Ut of the soil by heavy rain d
More is also removed by t
arresting the grasses and field i a
Tops. ] |
Stockman living in a region boun- t
led on one side by a sandstone t
egi n have long observed the dif- I
pence in quality of stock. They
ave recognized the fact th.it reg.on t
bounding in limestone maintain i
nd support good grasses and along 5
^th that,good stock. Such a region; s
ccurs in Sumter County.Alabama. | t
)an T. Gray, director of the i
Agricultural Experiment Station at1
Auburn, tells the story in a fascinatng
manner. The northern part of j
us vounty is limestone; the south-!
rn half is sandstone. When good [
took is wanted, the farmers go to j f
he northern part of it. No one , I
ver goes to the sandstone soil for! C
ood stock. Perhaps the reference j t
0 * is the backbone of animals 1 e
a, more of truth than of poetry i a
1 it.
**Another *uch reg'on as told bv ir.
Arbuckle. a iea? her in chemi*ry
at Davidscn College, occurs in
Jreenbrier County,. West Virgma.
iere th? limestone region is boun- j v
ed on two sides by sandstone. ; f
n this county there is not only s g
fferenoe in the character of the j v
ock but also in the grasses and in t]
ie cropi,. ; o
"In order t<> initate nature there- a
?re, and nr^vidc condition resomblig
the above, we lime our land, our o
dtivated fields and our pasture I
rasses. This only partially re- c
Ut-es the depleted stoiw& of lime, p
"Our heavy lime feed in* plants, *
'? legume*, such as alfalfa and the s>
overs, need a good supply of Umej
? well known that these legumes r
fe; thrive on line-poor soil." j b
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Whz
m of Murphy and Che
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National Leagu" of WoMen
Voters Hear Lord
Cecil on League
Via Radio
?
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jfJll
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JySinJVsf
LORD ROBEK'l CECIL, noted
Enxliih statesman who hat cosnc to
:he U. S. in the interest of the
Ltt^ue of Nttiom, drtirrri an ?>dIrctt
fnm Desmoine?, Iowa, during
he assembly thrre of the National
_cague of Women Voters.
3YLVA COLLEGIATE
INSTITUTE STARTS
EXERCISES SUNDAY
Dr. W. L. Poteat, of
Wake Forrj? College
f Plolnror Arlr lrp?c
I
Sylvn. May 1.? According t?i an
mnounccmon? made hcr-.T recently
*y Professor R. F. Hough, of the
Syiva Collegiate Institute. 1 comncnctmont
exerciser will begin
ith. and continue through May 9th.
li'v. A. J. Snvth. nnstor of the Bap st
Church at Franklin, will preach
he baccalaureate sermon Sunday. '
day 6th, at 11 oclock. Monday at
10:30 the recitation and declamnion
contents will he held and the aniun!
concert will he enjoyed Mon-1
lay evening at 8. Tuesday evening,
he commencement play will be given
md Wednesday evening the graduiting
exerciser will he given, and
he addrers of President W. L. Poeat,
of Wake Forest College, will
>e heard.
Superintendent Hough believes
hat this will mark the elose of the
nost successful schoolyca r at the
sylva Institute and he ?s very deirous
that friends and patrons atend
the exercises.
Posey-Rector.
I'
Of interest to a wide circle of,
riends was the marriage of Miss
.eila Posey, of Murphy, to Mr. L. I
). Rector, of Lenoir. N. C. which;
ook place in Asheville Sunday aftrnoon,
April 29th, and came rather
s a surprise.
Thc wedding was to have taken
!-?*** :n the summer. The bride
<*f- Msrv- for Virginia where she
*d ? i*os;t nn with a manufacturing .
-f?*'r?}-~en*. She was met in Ashe
ille by her fiance, and the marriage
ollowed, after which the bride and
room left for Lenoir, where they
rill reside. Mr. Rector is in business \
here. He is a member of the firm I
f Clay A Rector and is a prominent i
nd popular young business man. i
The bride is the eldest daughter i
f Mrs. Elisabeth and the late Col. <
(en Posey, and i8 a young woman <
f unusual charm and rare accom- 1
ilishment*. Sl?e w widely known j
nd very pbnular throughout this
cction. 1
Her many friends in Murphy will <
sgret that her marriage takes her '
o another town. i
djcrc
rokee County, and the L
MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA
LOCAL TALENT
MUSJCALE PROVES
\ BIG SUCCESS
riiirty Dollars Realized
for Benefit of Library
?C.ub is Pleased
The- i'.. : -icale piven at the school
mil mv \pril 26. for the benefit
of the ;.:nog'.e Library, proved
ning to the more than
r ? in attendance. A varied
nrn'-'i : .1 nf vnr?| - or >| r.itrjstcnt"!'
mua'c aid reading: and pisnologues.
was al ly presented by local talent.
T! o'?- tun follows ip order:
Quartet. Dav'd-on. Daniels. Donbs
. !? d Hyatt; Piano Sd]n, "Butterfly,";
(l eg, Mary Bell; Song-. Nettie
Houston and Frances Dickey; Solos
'y Mi.-s Ida M. Johnson: "Cradle
S np."' McKay i n, and "Little Irish!
Girl." Lohr; Piano Solo. "Valse ]
"hroinatiqinv" Godd?r#i. Elizabeth j
Urittain; Duet, the I>obb ?A^nth<-r>
; Reading, "'Hie Soul of ihe Vioi
ii," by M:?s I.ynn Albright; Pre.odc;.
Opera --L Nos. 7. !iS>. and 15. r
' y Mis John-??u; "The Slav Song."
Del Uiepa, and "Si: g Me to Sleep,"
CP ir, 'y. Miss E-Jwartl-. She al.o
:ng "Annie Laurie. "s Then followed
a duct by D>bK= Brothers: Piano
Solo, "Shergs in K Minor," Savino,
by Knlhryn Thompson; selections by
male quartet; "Gondoliers" and
"Gn od Night," Ncvin, by Mary Elia
Clegg; and some closing selections
by the Pobhs Brother::.
Nearly thirty dollars wero realized
from the sale of tickets. The
! iccoeds will be used by the Woman
s Club, under whose auspices
the music&le was given, for the benefit
of the Carneg'o Library.
w _ _ u
a Boiling Springs ?.
.%
We are having som> nice spring
weather at this writing.
We are having some real Sunday
School at this place, and everybody 1
ir invited to attend.
Mr. Gaston Solesbee. of Grandview,
was a welcome visitor at our
Sunday school last Sunday. He also
made a nice talk for us.
MicSPK Ilnnnuh on,I HovJa
spent a little while Sunday afternoon
with Miss Anna Lou Dockery.
Mrs. Ruth Dockery is planning to
join her husband in Ohio soon.
Mr. Harry Arms and family left
Sunday for West Virginia, where
they will make their home. i I
Mr. and Mrs. Burton Sneed are
planning to leave us very soon. They '
will he greatly missed by their manyfriends
here. i 1
Mr. J. B. Beavers, of Murphy, '
passed through our town Sunday.
Mr. A. B. Anderson, of Bee Gap. 1
N. C., spdnt Saturday night 'and
Sunday at Mr. M. B. Davenport's.
Mr. Ira Sneed, who is working for
Mr. C. C. Mills, was called home on j
account of the illness of his family.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearley White spent!
Sunday with his parents, Mr. and i
Mrs. Aaron White, of this place.
Mr. Charlie McDonald and Bob j
Jchr.^oi., of Grandview, were Dust-1
ness visitors hero last Sunday.
Mr. Harve Thomas was out horse-j
back riding Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Hartie Raxter, of Marble, J
was a business visitor here last week !
Messrs. Ben and F<?ed Dockery j
went to the mountains Monday on ;
business.
Senior Play To
Be Given Soon
The High School Senior play, entitled
"The Wren," will be given In
the school auditorium Friday even-|
ing. May 11th, according to an-i
nouncement made by tdachers in
:harge. The cast will be made up
if members of the senior class, students
from the tenth grade, one or
two teachers and several young people
not connected with the school.
The play is being given *t this
time in order to lessen the over-i
crowded program of commencement j
sreek proper, which begins Sunday
nag im
' J '?!
ikre ?
.eading Newspaper in
, FRIDAY. MAY 4 1!)23
THE CHEROKEE
COMPANY BEGINS
RAILROAD WORK
Mr. Oscar Latt to Have
Charge of New Operation
Work was begun Tuesday
morning on the logging railroad from
Murphy into ? o M u t:ain.
so a . to br.ng ti?e timber from the
Mountains t>? be c : . v The I hero
the band saw mill n.ul timber rights
of the Whit 1 ? ? Boone Fork Manufacturing
<' mj-.ti y. Mr. O-ear
Latt. of Boyev. W. Vu.. an cxperleiiced
lumberman, has been placed
in charge of the operation and will
push the railroad to complvtion so
the mill can be started. Nine miles
and a half of the -ad was built before
the mill scopped over a yea.
ago. and there arc still six and u
'naif miles to be built. Mr. I-att estimate!
that this can be completed
and the mill started within sixty
days. Mr. t\ F. Stonecipher, son :n.
law of Mr. Latt. will help managthe
operation.
The Cherokee Company has
of the largest boundaries of timber
in one body in this who!e section. It
has been e :imated that it will take
twenty years to cut and log it. Th
mill and t mb? r rights is a part of
the Whiting or Boone Fork Manufacturing
Company's laoldings. The
property was sold under orders of
the court on February 9th, and was
bid in by the creditors of the Boone
Fork Manufacturing Company. The
creditors organised and put some
new capital in.
Mr. Latt, one of the most successful
lumbermen in the southeast, was
olwiAit have charge of the op-'
oration ami he experts to get the
mill in operation just as soon as possible.
u/xt ef> >
-? nv/i nv/uoc. ncwo v
Mr. ami Mrs. A. L. Colo visited
Mr. and Mrs. K. S. Wallace Sunday.
Mr. Alvin Colo had the misfortune
to fall and badly bruise his arm a
short timt? ago.
Miss Mao Golden visited the the
home of Mrs. J. X. Bell Sunday.
The little son of Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Amburn ? very sick at this
time.
Mr. Keuben Mngness was called
to attend the funeral of his brother,
George, last Sunday. Mr. Magness
died of the measles.
Mr. Samuel Moor,? made a business
trip to Coppcrhill Saturday, returning
Monday.
Mr. Ernest Johnson, who is attending
school at Ducktown, spent
the week-end at home.
Mrs. A. L. Brown has been sick
but is some better now.
BILL BOOSTER SAYS
i
Xfc VAAOvlEXS tWAA DPAVJ
V7 -TOAJOt AUO HOVAC. SKEKeftS
AH.6. ATTRACTtve SOSIUCSS
PiAeeV \U?U.-KEPT ereee**,
COXH MOUi?4, UVW LOOGEE. I 1
HOSPITABLE CHURCHE4, GOOO '
SCHOOLS. PSUEUOLM PEOPLE'
sue HAMS. ALL -THESE, BeCAOSt
Witt all ooua out b>t\ |
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5>C0Ut
this Section of Wester
FARM LOAN
CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD IN MAY
Commission will Co-operate
With Similar
Body from S. C.
By Maxwell Gorman
Kakitrh.?The Farm Loan Com
mission, created by the 1923 session
or the North Carolina General As
ociuuij v<_i Mutiv tenant problems
of the State. will co-operate with a
niaar body appointed by the South
Carolina Legislature, and a joint
conl*erence will be held May 11. Senator
I>. F. Giles announced follownig
a meeting of this State's coinin:.
ion in Raleigh.
A complete program of investigation
was decided upon. Senator
Giles, said, and a meeting was held
in Raleigh on April l!l, when a tour
of t..>- eastern section of th^. State
was begun. Stops were made at
Chadbourn, Wilmington, Wa-hington,
Klizubctj. City, arid other counties.
Follow'ng this tour, conditions in
other . etions were investigated.
Member.- of the South Carolina
commissi on have hem in communication
with Senator Giles, and the
proceedings have reached a state
whe;e it is possible, according to
Senator Giles, a joint report may be
submitted to the state general assemblies.
STATE GOOD ROADS
ASSOCIATION HOLD
MEET IN RALEIGH
Review Past Achievements
emu make plans
For Next two years
Raleigh. May .'t.?The North Car
o'una uooa iioacis Association h?!.l
its annual convention in the hall of
the House of Representatives here
today with a fair crowd of state arid
county officials and contractors and
materials people in attendance
Three sessions were held, morning,
aftcrnoon and evening. Governor
Morrison, Highway Commissioner
l'age, Chief Engineer Upham occupied
prominent places or. the program.
What the State Highway
Commission is now accomplishing,
its plans for the next two years,
and the future policy of the Good
Roads Association with special reference
to the next General Assembly,
were discussed.
The report of the Secretary. Mis
H. M. Berry, showed that the Association
has been very active during
the past seven year*. during
which time the fight for better highways
in the State was being vigorously
waged. "During the years
1917 to 1923." said Misg Berry's report,
"the Association has been active
in organizing public sentiment
in three regular and two special sessions
of the General Assembly,
which has resulted in the issuance
of sixty-five million dollars in bonds
for road construction and the appropriating
of over two million n
year for road maintenance: worked
cut and secured the passage of
what is generally regardec as the
best state road law in the country;
and has been able to have establish-)
<J one of the he?t highway departments
in the United States. Our
Association has done all of th*? at a
coiai cost oi D?*i\\een twenty live and
L!-!ity thousand dollars. Tvo West'
Virginia Associ; tion spent over a
hundred thousand dollars it* it< iniii?.
chmpai^r, for a fifty pillion
bond is?*ne; Illinois spent a
:l-e amount in yetting its tond ia?ur
of sixty i.iillion; Virginia has
p. nt over a hundred thousand
? ?-out visible resuits; and similar
s* v campainpM have been conducted
by other States."
Mr. Sam Hunnicutt, of Peachtree,
a as a Marble visitor on business on
r uesday.
Quite a lot of folke were at Mt.
Vforiah Sunday School Sunday. It
certainly was gratifying to se? the
ichool growing so fast and it only
fprlng !???
? "it will make ^
you rich" ?
ii North Carolina
$1.50 a year in advance
C. OF C. SPONSORS
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
Plan Public Dinner soon
Much Interest in the
organization's work
At a special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce last Friday night
in the Library assembly hall, the
organization went on record as favor.
ng a celebration in Murphy on
the Fourth of July n<-*xt, and Mem
Tc*.vr.?.en, Robin?"" ?"d Fllcin? were
named as h committee to make plana
for the occasion. People from ail
11:< n.-ighhoiTng towns find i?nnnH??
will i' vitcd to cotue to Murphy
and cclebrat.- thb day with us.
Preparation> are being made for the
comfort and ?mu: rnent of the visitors.
and other announcements will
follow from time t > time.
The organization al-o voted to
hold a public d'*?i?or at the library
in the near future, and M -rs. Davids:,
n. Hyatt, and Storey, were
named a.s a committee to make the
arrangements. Thy co-operation of
the Woman* Club in putting on the
dinner has be(.n asked.
A number of business matters
\\ t re discus-ed ami much enthusiasm
hown in the work being done by the
organization. A goodly number
?vt r present. Several new members
joined. The organization Is
now larger and nvov active than
ever before in its history.
P. V. VOYLES
MAKING GOOD
RECORD IN NAVY
Son of Mr. S. A. Voyles
Carries Off Trophies
in Athletic Meet
cccrdir.g to word recently received
here. 1*. V. Voyles, cf the
receiving ship ?r the No?foH- Navy
V; id, who is a fun of Mr. S. A.
\ oyU-s, of this place, topped the
list, in the recent V. M. C. A. Army
and Navy athletic contests held at
Norfolk. Competing against 1,814
men. representing ever army, navy
and iturin.. rflriw ;?> >?? ?
Voyles piled up a total score of
426 points in the five field events
of the day. thereby winning: the gold
medal. Voyles also stands a good
chance of winning: the gold medal
for the man scoring1 the highest
number of points in the country.
His fine record included 10 feet
inch in the standing broad jump;
46 seconds the potato race; 46
push-ups; 5 feet 1V? inches in the
running high jump; and 36 feet 8
inches in the shot put. Voyles closest
competitor was Crudgington,
also of the receiving ship, whose
score was oniy 382. The receiving
ship, to which Voyles had recently
been transferred from the Submarine
Base, led all other units for the
ten highest men in each event,
Voyles was among the first three In
all events and first in three cf them.
Voyles also made a fin*- record
on the Submarine Baw N. O. B.
basketball team, just before he WQI
transferred to the receiving ship.
In the fifmi Naval District league,
this team, on which Voyles was
star center, won every game played,
having a record of 1,000 per cent,
when it was forced to disband or
account of the men being transferred
to other units. The Norfolk papers
refered to Voyles as "a tower
of strength at center. althnnfl**
ing his first year at basketball."
Mr. Voyles is justly proud of the
fine record his son is making in
these athletic contests.
'Gooae of the Golden
Egg' Over Twenty
Years of Age
Mrs. Nettie Dickey is showing
her friends a large goose egg brought
to her a few days ago by Mrs. J.
M. Dickey, of Ranger. The remark,
able thing about it iR thct it waa
laid by a goose over twenty years
of age, possibly twenty five years
old. Mrs. Dickey brought ten of
these goose eggs to market a few
days ago and sold them for a dollarr.
The goose is now laying a second
litter of eggs. This is consid*
nre f?r s sreoic
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