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I The Official Organ
XXXIV. No. 51.
CLYDE PLOTT SI
RECEIVES BLOW
ON THE HEAD
H<
0ovf lodged >n J*'l For Theft.
Quarrel and Til en Have Lively
Encounter
CI:-?i aPc 20, one of the su]
: * 111 ?tody by officer* ' "
In v ; v- th th- recent robfiery
* i S. Nichols' store, at CuT- ^
her* on. taken to the Murphy
' " an unconscious condition
Tue-fi:.y M rn v-L* as the result of a
| blow : the back of th,. head from a t )
(piece i"1! broken jcnair weiided by : ,1
Clan: - r . 17. whom, it is said.
Pint: ittd as an accomplice In . "
the r UM j
.V ' information, th,. two ( '
bo}quarreled early Tuesday 'rt1
mom i the jailer had warned
the:: . f irht:n? within the jail. aji
!t ' Plott was ta|kinjr to jj
' 1 1
'
up 1 imi truck him from the ,al
rear w th itind secured from ? '
bn>K ' Plott if said to have Sr
throv - : his h.? -Is to \var<l off th- |n
blow-. 1 th,. two had a rather live- H.
ly , ' ! v before he fin; ly \
itr. ; . I'og? rs alleges that Plott Lc
mah remark about the forir.ei':
f . 'v that was not to his ,1.
[X - ! that WM; 'h, cans. ?>f the ?
fipfc: However, it is generally be- r(
pert v - enraged be ?-.
fa.:-. his implication in tht> af. <c
fair PI tt. l,?i
A I i hysi. :;-n was called in M.
ard i ?1 rmiud aid. and H.
1' .i .cmoVcd to th- Mup- no
phjr 1! itai. H.i .emained uncon- S;
s.- >tnett:m and th,. blow M
via* fi?vt thought f ital, but he Pha*
i ; nd :t i* believed that th. .V
ir - rimis. He has been
?ht. jail. i
K . - a'ul Plott were gven a prolan:
hearing before Justice of ]
th. V 1 W. Shields for the rob- 4
l-ry I w.r bound over to the
next * f the superior court. No
bond I being fixed,
th . brought here and lodged ]i
in ja anil are awaiting trial. !RELIGIOUS
?
CENSUS OF TOWN
lAK-tN bUINUAT
I
Will Show Increase in Population?
Result* Are Now Being
Tabulated
I . Sunday afternoon under the
au>pi < ..f ?he churches of the town !
a j' ' : committee of forty or fifty
I*! made a canvass of the town
for purpose of determining how l1
m;?: v [K ople there ?re within the 1
com- uo limits and what their 1
chur.i. affiliations and church prcf- 1
er-v.--- arc. with, the idea of in T
cr church and Sunday School
alter (1 in the churches of the 1
tov Rev. T. L. Sasser, of the Bap-' '
t->t Church, acted as chairman of 1
l the until tee and seven group cap- '
tail seven natural divisions of 1
tf>- wer< appointed, and under J
h ??f these . there were several! 1
committer, which visitd each house 1
in town and secured Jcertain data;
fil : each individual member of the, j
household. L i
Th<- name. >treet address, church j
rumbership, church preference, and j
s:ui!lar data were taken. This infor- j
mation 'f now being tabulated by ]
th various church and Sunday
1 officials for us? in encour- ^
aeimr better Sunday School and
church attendance on th{> part of ^
tb' who belong to some church and
to atttnipt to get those who do not
belong to a church to affiliate themselves
with one. All members of.
ether church, or all who prefer any
one church nrd all who hav> no
church j rcf cence will be tabulated
and recorded by the respective
churches and in this way a check i
system will be formed so that it can i
be determined who should attend
**ch of Sunday Schools and *
I churches* and those wro are not now
Attending will be. invited to do so
by the respective church and Sun-; '
<ky School officers.
The inf?n*.at:on will also be valuable
t0 c.ty officials, the chamber
?f commerce, school officials (?and
Ioth.r- :it is a complete rejrister of
every jHi>on in Murphy in so far a*
it was possible to obtain.
?be
of Murphy and Che
UPERIOR COURT
TO CONVENE ON
4 AUGUST THE 6TH
>?- T. D. Bry?on Will Preside
Will Be B?th Criminal and
Civil Term
The rcgular August term of the
|>erior ciart of Cherokee County
nven* ^ v, re Monday, August 6th
r the trial < i criminal and civil
?>? Ju.k.- I. I>. Bry-on if .chrltd
to pre idej at thi t\v0 week*'
m of court. \ numWf of crimil
cases are scheduled to come up
:it will attract a good deal of atition
over the county Thpr. ?re|
?? quite a number of civil case*
tht. docket.
At their last r? gular meeting the
untr Commissioner.- drew the folving
jury for this term of court:
Fort the first week: J. P. Whiter.
Zala Adams, John Picklesimer.
M Berrong, Will Sne <1. Floyd
aytun, VV. !> Burrell. I- W. Brit
n. A N. Kephart. Manuel Sti! *.
S. Keener, Z. B. Conlev, .1 B.
i d. F. Martin. .1 P. Bryant,
ring Taylor. S. W . Davidson. D. G
tney. FUgar Taylor. H. L. Hughes.
B Dickey. Oti-? Gre rnwood. Z. V
vingood. J. E. Ingram. Jasper
er, G. F. Hendrix. W. S. Green,
F. Ghambcrs. J T. Watkins, J. C.
wiison, B P. I.o vingood. Bob
berls, S. It. Kephart. Walter Tallin,
Jacob W Palmer. Z. g. Ram.
y. For the second week the folic
ing were drawn: W. O. Wilson.
S. Stewart. W. M. Anderson, W.
Keen. Oliver Stiles, G. W. Ar-td.
G. B Wells, G. W. Harris,
inford Led ford. Rd King. A. J.
art in, Giady Smith. J. P. .1 ?hnson,
by lledden. J. I.. Fain. W. A.
Jams. 11 B. Stalcup, L. I.. Mason.
Thq following is the docket of
v:l ca-, for this term:
Saturday, Au|uit 11
11 Dockery vs. Dock cry.
Lef. vers vs. I.efevers,
lit Cook vs. Cook.
?ft Allen \ Allen.
?'. Moore vs. Moore
>7 Fair vs. Pair.
15 Clontz v-. Clontz.
?0 Guthrie vs. Guthrie.
?1 Kilpatrick vs. Kilpatriek.
Mondsv. Aut?u?t 13
!0 Cooper vs. Nelson.
18 Fair vs. Carver.
59 White vs. Highway Com mis.
72 Baxter vs. Murphy et. al.
79 Cover vs. Johnson.
S8 Parker vs. TurnbiU.
91 Myerg Dry Goods Co. vs
Leach.
f>8 Led ford vs. Eager.
Turidtv, August 14
99 Anderson vs. Nichols.
03 Walker vs. Walker.
94 T.edford vs. Railroad.
96 Fain vs. Betts.
22 Rogers vs. Construction Co.
23 Fidelity Co, vs. Gentry.
Wednesday, August 15
24 Walker vs. Walker.
25 Power Co. vs. Power Co.
26 Radford vs. McDonald.
29 Daniels vs. Savage.
30 Nichols vs. Telegraph Co.
34 Hampton vs. Lumber Co.
37 Self vs. Highway Commission
28 Truell Co. vs. Leach.
Thursday, August 16
38 Davis v. Meroney.
39 Davis vs. Meroney.
40 Devis vs. Meroney.
41 Davis vs. Meroney.
42 Davis vs. Meroney.
44 Killian vs. Manufacturing Co
FridaV, August 17
48 Lumber Co. vs. Farner.
53 Davis vs. Lumber Co. et als.
55 Reese vs. Woods.
159 Monteit^ vs. Manufacturin
Company.
60 Rich vs. Manufacturing Co.
MOTIONS
8 Adams vs. Manufacturing C<
53 Bryso,, vs. Bryson.
78 Bank vs. Duvall.
78 Wofford-Terrell Co. vs. Dorse
Lumber Co.
81 Walker vs. Odom.
13 Wofford-'Terrell Co. vs. Burge
92 Walker vs. Walker. (alimony
[05 Brook? vs. Brooks.
Il-J McDonald vs. Farner.
117 Lumber Co. vs. Farner.
!21 Davis vs. Mason ot als.
I.imc is .'n ever present hel
round the farm as ?n to san
..lion, and in helping to improve tl
ci! also.
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Cberc
rokee County, and the L
MURPHY, NORTH CAKOLI.N
ENGLISH LABOR LE
TUG-01
A gioap < : '-he I ngli.-h labor
Party engage in a tug-of-war on the
occasion of a gala labor rally recently
hi ;?1 in Kngland. The first man
HtCOCKllES'' is
PRICE'S SUBJECT
SUNDAY NIGHT
One-Half of Tent to Be Reserved
for Men?Srrmoni Annaunc.
rd for Friday
? 9
Fvangelist Thur. ton It. Price announces
that "Hypocrites" will be
th?? -ubjcct of h - rmon fi4 the
Sunda ynight set vice >n the union
meeting that is being held under
the big tent. Or .-half of the seats
in the front of the tent will be reserved
for ment at this service. Mr.
Price has announced, and ht. is expecting
the tent to he overflowing
for this service.
The meeting has been in progress
nearly tw? weeks and the crowds are
growing at each service. All the
business h?>u- - i? th?- town are closing
for the services r.t ten and again
at seven-thirty o'clock, except on
Saturdays \\h n there is Tio service.
The sermon Thursday night on "The
Trail of An American Boy,'* is by
unanimous consent declared to be
the best sermon >vl delivered by Mr.
n-;. t,: ;.. \l.>.r,Kv TTit.
younir people of the t?wn occupied
specially reserved seats in the front
of the tent at thi> meeting. Tonight
the front scats in the tent nr,? being
reserved for the Sunday Schools,
which will attend in a body.
The subjects for *ht. next two days
are: Friday morning: at 10 o'clock,
"While I was busy Here and There,
He wfij Gone": for the Friday even*
inn 'ervicc. the subject will be:
"Missing Life's Greatest Opportunity."
There will be no services on
Saturday. Sunday morning the sub.
ject will be: "Wht is the Matter
with the Church?" and on Sunday
night the subject as announced.
"Hypocrites." Special seats will be
reserved for the men at this Sunday
night service.
Convict System Is
Effective July 15th
According: to a resolution passed
by the Board of County Commissioners
at their regular meeting: the
first of the month, a convict system
p was inaugurated for the county to
tak,? effect the loth of July. The
Murphy Township Highway Com
mission will have The prisoners lor
>. the exclusive use of the roads In
the township, hut they will b? under
the care of the sheriff and jailer
y and any guard- thev may see fit to
, employ. The Township Commission
however, will bear all the expense
r. of the guards and food. The pris)
on??rs will be housed in the county
jail at n:ght. The chairman of the
, Board of County Commissioners is
! authorized t<> enter into agreement?
with other counties for orisoners to
he worked on the roads of this
lp county under the provi>ons of the
1- resolut'on. As yet th^ county ha?
ic not acquired any prisoners since
this system was inaugurated.
ike i
eading Newspaper in I
A. Friday. July 27, 1923
ADERS ENGAGE IN
F-WAR
gVq
on the rope is Ramsey Mac Donald,
the Labor Party's foremost representative
in th0 House of Parlim.nt.
SUNDAY SCHOOL
BOARD PRESENTS
CERTIFICATES
The following were presented certificates
of award by th,. Sunday
School Hoard of th<- Southern Baptis
Convention for having completed
th,- count- given by their representative
in the Junior H. Y. i\ U.
Manual. Th? presentation was made
by Pastor T. L. Susse,. at the morning
church service la>t Sunday:
Lyle Martin, Hart Cope, Granville
Ratcliff, Wallace Green. John Bayl"sa,
Blanche Logan, Polly Davis,
Mary Dtweese. Clara and Charlotte
Williams, Irene Sosebeo. and Annie
MeJ unkin.
Likewise the following fo,. the
Senior B Y. P. L". Manual:
Bertha May Cope, Roy S. Hart,
U. F. Williamson.: Mennice Payne,
i Carrie Payne. Meh Sudderth, Lena
McJunkin, Lucius Cope, C. W. Bal,
ley, Mrs. C. W. Bailey. Noah Lovingood.
Mrs. Noah I.ovingood, Kitty
Heflin. Christine Bowles. Kate Corn
, well. May Williams, Fred Gree*v
Mrs. T. L. Sa<ser, Norma Logan, and
Howard Moody.
The following were given tccrtifi,
cates of award upon tht. completion
of an examination of a mission study
, course by the Woman's Missionary
j l*nion of the Southern Baptist Con,
vent ion:
I Mrs. Noah I.ovingood. Mrs. T. L.
Sasser, Mrs. I>. R. Bay less, Mrs.
! Bessie Deweese, Mrs. CJ W. Bailey,
Mrs. \V. P. Beal, and Mrs. Frank
, Dickey.
Marcus-Kephart.
A wedding of much interest and
surprise to their many friends took
place Saturday, July 21, 1023, when
Mis- PaulineiMarcus, the attractive
daughter of Mr. C. J. Marcus, of
j Owlcreek. became the blushing bride
of Mr. Tom Kephart. also of Owl
Creek.
The happy pair were quietly mafrit
d at th0 home of the bride's fath[
er, Mr. C. C. Hass officiating.
After the wedding they went to
the home of the groom where there
was spread a most delicious supper.
. About 9 o'clock in the evening a
party of their4 friends aroused their
sweet dreams by shoot ng guns, blowhorns.
ringing hells, etc.
They will reside at home of
the groom's parents at present.
Here's wishing them a long and
happy life.
Undergoes Operation.
s ( Little Miss F.louise Fair, was car
i ritd to the Murphy Ho-pital Wednes
?, day about noon upon recommenda
: tion of her physician, who found il
*jnecessary for her to undergo an op
? erntion for appendicitis. Miss Fair
stood the operation well and seem;
j to be recovering nicely.
kout
:his Section of Western
*1.?
W.M. U. IN
SESSION HERE
ON THURSDAY
Delegates in Attendance From the
fh,,rrK,.. J. n,.r?L.. I
Clay Caunties
The annua! meeting of th' Woman'?
>!.- naiv U. ?n of the \\ ?
cm North C.ii"!ina Bapti-* A
ti??n waa held in th,. lotii B:.j*i-t
Church Thursday. with >.s-i
f?oth i? the morning and afternoon
Delegate^ were present from the
Vtiuouco MM CM?JT Aim |
Cherokee Counties. Then were
about fifty in attendance upon th - !
sessions. Mr- He sc LVweese. a>
pn <idcnt <?f th?? Unoin. presided at
the meetings. Mrs. H. M. Whitake
of the Andrew- Baptist Church, acted
as secretary-.
The session opened about nine
o'clock Thursday morning with devotional
exercises. tr... rgmizaion
meeting, etc. The Society iiifj""! lied
at tert and attendetl tie- rvice
under tht. tent in n body, following
which the session was resumed.
There were a number of talks
and address* by the pastors ami
leaders 'n Missionary Unions from
many of the churches.
Bearpaw S
The death angel visited the home
of Mrs. H. I.. Williamson on June
>. 1923, and took from them their
nly darling child. Dorothy. Her
years were few here on earth, only
1 years H months and 27 days. She
was loved by all who knew her >nd
was a great joy to the home. Only
the father and mother knew how
-he was missed. But our loss Is
H? nven's gain. God will take care
of her till the Resurrection Morn,
then w'e shall all arise and live with
Dorothy, again, where there will be
no dying, nor sad parting, and no
tears will dim the eyes.
Twi lve d-iys later the deat^ ang
visited th,. home again an*' took from
the home the husband ami father.
God said: "Your work is finished;
come up a little higher and livt? with
:lie." Ho staved hero only a short
while t? mourn the loss of his flatting
girl till God vailed him to come
and live with her. He was a member
of the Baptist Church. He was
J7 years of ape. He had been martied
nearly eight years. His wife
being the only one of the family left
it is sad to think of her being left
alone. He was a dear loving husband
aad father. We miss him very
much, but God said come home to
rest from ?*"d toil and care.
While his place in the home is va.
cant, another seat is filled in Heav<
n. jit is sad to give him up hut
God knows best. So let us all live as
God would have us live and we snail
meet ?ur loved ones acrsss the river
on the golden shore.
Our revival will begin Saturday
July 28 at 11 o'clock. Everybody
is invited.
We are having good Sunday
Sehool at this place ami everybody
is invited to conve and be with u?.
Mr. Ben Reese has returned home
i from Akron. Ohio. We are 4flatl 1?
have him with us in our Sunday
School again.
Mrs. H. L. Williamson has gone
to her father's. J. 11. Payne's, win re
^hc will make her homo since the
death of her husband.
\ err a rayne is ai n >mt irain
after waiting on ht r sister at Suit
tor about sevt-ri week^ throuerb a
, very serious spell of dysintery and
pneumonia.
Mr. and Mrs. Crisp visited Mr. J
H. Payne Sunday.
-? ?
Card of Thanks.
We wish to thank the mani
. friends for their kindness and sym
t pa thy durinp the illr.ess and deatl
- j of son and husband: also th>
i beautiful floral offerings.
? Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Williamson.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Williamson.
X ADVERTISE IN X
X THE SC ? U T X
X "IT WILL MAKE ?
;i; Y O U R I C H
i North Carolina
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0 A YEAR IN ADVANCE
ANDREWS SCHOOL
TO OFFER TEACHER
TRAINING COURSE
County Board of Education and Andrews
School District Cooperating
in Work
Bb F. C. Nye, Superintendent
Andrews. July 2S.?T'n? County
Board of Education of Cherokee
' ?unty. with the co-opcration of the
trustee.' of the Andrews Graded
School, have made an appropriation
$7">0.00 to equip a r > ni in the
Andrews Graded School buiulinp for
the establishment of a teacher train
ing ?1 partir.ent for any young man
r woman who ha.* completed 12
unit.* of high school work in a standard
high <hool. or one who is a
graduate of a non-standard high'
school, or holds an >mentary B certificate
in *h? ' "uir.\ r in any adjedning
county.
Ch< lokee County gr, ally needs
thi.? d> part men t for her you ng teacher.-.
We must hav,. at least ten to
establish this course. The county
and town have provided for the room
and the State will furnish an expert
teach* r to conduct the course. There
will he no tuition charges. The only
expense to those coming from out
of town will be hoard.
The salary of a teacher who has
completed ten grades of high school
work is $."i5.00 per month. After
such teacher has taken a year in the
normal department, he will bt. granted
an ' Elcmentar} B Certificate,
whicjj will draw fO.'.OO. If h,. takes
on*1 year of normal training he will
draw $75.00 per month, with ttn elementary
A < ertificate.
The course of study in the normal
department will have one recitation
a day on either arithmetic.
Geography, ??r Grammar for the entire
year, one recitation tn, day on
p* dagogy, one on drawing, writing,
etc.; on on teaching ar.d observing
in regular class work.
Whc-n thud work ha* been completed
a teacher will beel at home at
th very beginning in a class roof
and will be able to grasp the situation
at once. Here is where th?- untrained
teacher fails?in not being
able t ? grasp th,. situation in the beginning.
It means everything "To
know how."
We urgt ntly invite any young
me,, ur woman in Cherokee, Clay
and Graham, who desires *-> make a
teacher and to makt? a worth-while
teachtr, to join this normal course
class.
There will be ten of these classes
started in North Carolina this year.
Let's have on# in old Cherokee. We
need it. Let's get in the front ranks
education ally. Supt. A. L. Martin,
of Murphy, or Sunt. F. C. Nye, of
Andrews. Bell of Clay, or Moody of
Graham will bt. glad to furnish you
nrollment blanks. See onc ?f these
In 'Memory Little Troy
John Ratcliffe.
On Monday morning:, duly 23rd,
at twenty minutes until nine o'clock,
the death angel visited the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ratcliffe, and
took from them their darling: little
haby, Troy John, who was only seven
months and nineteen days old. He
had been ill for six weeks and had
suffered much. About thy fifth
week he almost recovered and it was
thought that, he was going to got
well, hut Jesus need him for an angel
and called him home. The best
of medical aid and attention was
given him hut Jesus knew best ard
took him from our midst. He was
. u very clear sweet little baby, and
Jesus could not have plucked a lovelier
flower. He budded on eartj^ bo
bloom in Heaven.
The parents And loved one feel
heart broken and in their home there
f is a vacant chair that no one can
fill. Jesus plucked, their choicest
and loveliest flower to transplant him
in Heaven in His Mansion, bright
and fair. So let us not grieve and
think little Troy is dead, but only
gone before to await his loved ones'
T coming on the other shore.
NADA. R. RAY.
i . ..
t Over 6.000 farm boys are enrolled
in the agricultural ctilh work of
the North Carolina State College and
Department of Agriculture this year