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The Official Orgi
ppERiJR ^OURT
Jo CONVENE HERE
ON NOVEMBER 5TH
civil and criminal tarm?Judga '
jS Bryson wiQ preiide
B|k# regular November term of
Super;-': court of. Cherokee
HgutF trill convene Monday. Nov- i
fith for the- trial of both1
^Ljoft] ac<J civil case?. There are {
criminal cases of any import on
? docket and it is expected that
(criminal calendar can be cleaned
jj, three days. Tho civil calendar
this term follows:
THURSDAY, NOV.
,Bowznan vs. Coley
Anderson vi Kilpatrick
Kilpatrick vs. Anderson
Parker va^ Turnbill
Anderson vs. Nichols
Walker vs. Walker
FRIDAY. NOV. 9
Ledfbrci vs. L. & N. Ry. Ca '
Fain vs. Betts
Alley. Trustee vs. G art roll j
Axley, Trustee vs. Smith, et. al
Axleyf Trustee vs. Sellara
Alley. Trustee, vs. Gartrell 1
U'alirsr (Divorce)
IT nai*vi
? MONDAY. NOV. 12
ft Shelton vs. Shelton
ft McParUn^ vs. McFarland
ft Franklin vs. Franklin
ft Darkery vs. Dockery
ft Lefevers vs. U fevers
I Burt?*1-.- vs. Burgess
f Chastain vs. Chastain
I Moore vs. Moore
8 Ropers vs. Roger's
; Fair vs. Fair
Odell vs. Odell
i Harttu -s vs. Hartness
McDonald vs. Farner
Waodburr-Mauney Lumber Co.
vs. Farner
Power Co. vs. Power Co.
I Radford vs. McDonald
I Healon & Mohaffey vs. Calhoun
1 Truett Bros. vs. Lcaeh
Daily vs. Daily
I Bowvn vs. Bowen
TUESDAY. NOV. 13
Dan it Is vs. Savage
I Mauney vs. Anderson
i Smith vs. Patton
i Hampton vs. Lumber Co.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14
..Davis vs. Meroney
Divij vs. Meroney
Davis v.*?. Msroney
Davis v?. Meroney
\s. Andrews Mfg. Co. j
Woodbury-Mauney Lumber Co.
vp. Faroe?
Wofford-Terrell Co. va.Sellars
B*i t vs. Montvale Lbr. Co. i
THURSDAY. NOV. 15
Falls vs. L. & N. Hy. Co.
Montr-nth vs. Andrews Mfg. Co
Rich vs. Andrews Mfg. Co.
Shattmr vs. Eirod
Baxter vs. National Council
Walkir vs. Railway Co.
Prince vs. Jones
White vs. Woods.
Town.*on & Ander*on vs.
J. J. Jordan
Rayden Fakes & Co. vs. Leach
MOTIONS
19 Power Co. Coses
Power Co. vs. Martin
Power Co. vs. Greene
Power Co. vs. Farrow
Nimrud Development Co. vs.
Puett
Champion Fibre! Co. vs. Puett
Dewar vs. Puett
MeAdcn vs. Puett
Bryaon vs. Bryson
White vs. Highway Commission
Wofford-Terrell Co. vs.
Dorsey Lumber Co.
Wofford-Terrell Cb. vs. BurgC"
Fain Gro. Co. vs. Wadsworth
Rait Pa
vs. Highway Commission S
fl High way Commission
jb vs. Harwood
B. Church Sunday
W^china^lethodist
" B. \J;|eKc announce* th?t
preach at the Methodist'
Sunda^ mornta* at the retro- J
He is Very desirous of
r ^'/tge congregation. The j
-v icea may wbe the last to i
v_ u. <*i J
t- ?? *<KK< ?* i"e rwtiit |
N. C. Conference meeting'
on-Salem assigned him to
Junatuslca Cchurch.
m of Murphy *nd Cher
TEXAN VISITING 1
FRIENDS, LOOKING
AFTER BUSINESS
Ma M. TtyWr On Way to Wuh* 1 |
iagton with Important Paper?
for Interior Department
John M Taylor, of Claremore.
Oklahoma, spent several days in the 1
county last week filing pnnerf with \
the court officials and gathering le- :
gal information t0 be used in filing !
certain legal documents with the j 1
Department of the Interior fofl the-t !
Oklahoma hand of the Cherokee In-'t
dians, which he represents as legal. .
adviser. Mr. Taylo4 was born In ;
this county hut went west many! i
years ago and settled in Oklahoma, j 1
Mr, Taylor was here in June, which I ,
was his first visit to this county in 1 :
fifty years. The only person here
whom he knew o nhis first visit a 1
few months ago. stated Mr. Taylor,
the other day, were Mr. and Mrs. j ]
Dickey. Mrs. Bet tie Patton and the
Pies Ray daughter*.
Mr. Taylor's visit was here for I I
the purpose of filing deeds for large I
boundaries of land in Cherokee, Clay <
and Graham Counties, which were.
said to have hi en willed to him and'
his heirs by his father. Jam?* Taylor,
who diid in 1907. In this connection,
Mr. Taylt r stated that hi* ,
father was. just prior to his death, i
the only living charter number of
the Murphy Blue Lodge, which was
organized 52 years previously.
Mr. Taylor left Cherokee County
the first of the week for Washington,
D. C., to apear before the
Bureau of Indian Affairs on behalf
of the Cherokee Indians, and al o
t0 appear in a suit between Oklahoma
and Texas, he stated.
Rehabilitation Officer
Visits This Section
\\ C Corpening, representing the
civilian rehabilitation bureau of the
Department of Education of North
Carolina was here the latter part of
the week looking afttr training caa-j
es in Cherokee and Clav Counties.
No new cases were investigate^ but
the progress cf the half dozen or
more young people now in training
in these two counties under the suae
rvis ion of this bureau was noted
by the representative.
Read* r will recall that this bureau
of the Department of Education
is primarily to aid people betwccn
the agiS of fourteen and fifty,
who have become crippled or
maimed in any way, tQ become selfsupporting
again. Thw is done by
helping such cases buy artificial appliances
and by training them in
new occupations.
Mr. Corprning ha* headquarters
in Asheville, and has charge of the
western district of the State. Applications
for assistance will also be
received by the local committee, of i ,
which County Superintendantl A. L.
Martin is secretary.
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MURPHY. NORTH CAi"" 'NA, I
*EV. REINHART A
ASSIGNED LOCAL
M. E. CHURCH
ler. Clefg to go to Lake Junalut- R
ka?Appointment, fiTen for
this District
In the appointment of preacher*
>y the annua! Western North Caro- w*
r- t ?u:_u 1~J.J u.
j..... ?.?U?..UU*,U ? UU
Uth annual session in Winston-Sa- ?.
em late Monday afternoon. Rev. M.
B. C!rss, v.h0 has beeu pastor of the tea
oeal churcjj for three years was jjn
ransferred t0 the church at Lake ^
lunaluska. Rev. D. H. Reinhart was JU
assigned to the local church, accord- vvt
ng to presse reports given out at th<
Winston. Mr. F. L. Stetzer waa giv- Di
>n the Havesville charge. Rev. Mr. ef
stedman was returned to the Murphy no
circuit and D. R. Proffitt assigned
to the Andrews church. er
I.ocal Methodists will be sorry to vi<
lose the services of Mr. Clegg from en
this "church as he has served ably ph
here for the past three years and an
has won his way into the heart* of Ci
the entire community. \ Mr. Clegg er
expressed a regret to leave Murphy ap
without seeing the new Methodist m
Church completed. His many nv
friends here wish him every success pi
in his new field at Lnk? Jurmluska. ur
The complete list of appointments pi,
for the Wavnesville District follows: re
R. S. Howie, Presiding Elder; An- fit
drews, D. R. Prof fit; Bethel, J. M. m
Green, Bryson City Circuity L. 1 m
Cordell; Canton, A. L. Aycock; Cul- sit
lowhee Circuit, A. W. Lynch; Dell- pe
wood, J. G. W. Holloway; Franklin, is
W. M. Smith; Frinklin Circuit, R. A. at
Truett; Fines Creek, A. A. Sum- Ci
mers, supply; Glenville, to be supplier!;
Haycsville, F. L. Stetzer; Hay- m
wood, P. L. Terrell; Highlands, to gt
bo supplied; Hiawassee, T. L. Noble,) hi
supply; Jonathan, E. K. Whitton;! Bi
Judson, J. G. Smith, supplj , Lake ; ea
Junaluska, M. B. Cle-gg; Macon, Van j al
B. Harrison; Murphy, D. H. Rein-! n?
hart; Murphy Circuit, C. E. Stead- w
man, A. E. Blanton, supply; Sylva, hi
O. J. Jones; Waynesville, T. 3. to
Mangum; Webs tee Circuit, C. S. Ply th
ler, supply; Whittier Circuit, H. A.
Bryan, supply; Win. Hornbuckle Jr. | p
preacher supply.
Vests News
Misses Allie, EstelHarton and. J"'
Kate Mickens spent Sunday with j
n. u, uuic. 5 ()l
lis
Rev. Trull filled his last appointment
of the conference year at Reids
Chapel Sunday. Rev. Trull has serv- ^
cil us faithfully and we hope that we * *
will have him with us next year.
se
ne
Misses Clifton Rapcr and Mitcrell jg
Stiles visited Shool Creek Fails ?>uni-v
*c
en
Clifton Hemry of Suit visited his sh
cousin, Fred Reed the Past week. pa
?
Mrs. Rufus Hunsecker visited Mrs
Amu Berrong Saturday. bo
Mr.- Mollie Hunsuckcr spent Sunday
with Mrs. George Pres -wood. ap
Su
Mr. and Mrs. James Raper returned
Friday from a visit to Chattanooga.
vi<
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Mr. Gusj Nelson of Copper Hili
spent the week end with hie parents
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Nelson. wi
Ri
Miss Mae. Chapman of Farnc r
Hgih School spent Sunday with Elma
Rapcr at Wax Park N. C. ?'
at
Mr. andMrs. Bob Hunsurker, Miss
Julia McCombs, and Joe Hembree
motored across Kim soy Highway ^
Sunday and found plenty of chestnuts
and passed cars and at every
cams with the people were out
pwwrinK nuta. wnicn is pientuui. cr
CO
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Hen>bree t?
returned Sunday from Cdppkr Hill, ar
kft ?i
iding Newspaper in t
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 2?. 1923
. B. DICKEY IS '
NAMED ACTING
POSTMASTER
F. Crooks resigns t0 Enter upon
Business Career in State of
Tennessee
According to announcement from
ashington a few dajr.f ago given |
i by .Toit.-nsGtcr Cfcr.era! H-rrr ;
New, Mr. A. B. Dickey, wenown
business man and political
Mi.cr in aoutnwesiern .surtn Laio-:
a, has been named as acting posti*ter
for the local postoffice. ?o
cceed Postmaster R. F. Crooks,
10 has tendered his resignation to
e poatoffice departmen. Mr.
ckey's appointment will become
fective October 30th. says the anuncement
With the resignation of PostmantRobert
F. Crooks, the postal ser;e
loses one of its most efficient
iployeea and patrons of the Muriy
postoffice lose ? most obliging
d oourteous postmaster. Mr.
*ooks has been the local postmastfor
nearly eight years, having been ,
pointed early in the Wilson adinistration,
and he has made a
ost excellent ^postmaster. Always
easant and obliging, Mr. Crooks la,
ilversally liked and Murphy peo j
e will learn of- his resignation with
gret- The Patrons of the local of- J
:e arc pleased with the appointent
of Mr. Dickey as acting post-'
aster. The Civil Service Commis)n
has announced an open com titive
examination from' which it
expected to fill the vacancy creed
by the resignation of Mr.'
rook J.
Mr. Crooks, it is understood, will
ove to yorristown, Tenn., to en-1
kge- in the automobile business. He ;
is acquired the agency for the
nick automobile in several Tennisee
counties and exp< cts to be
?!e to assume charge of this hust?ss
early in November. Mr. Crooks
ill be nr.atly mis*od in Murphy and
s many friends here will be sorry
learn of his intended removal from
is city.
Recruiting Officer
To Leave Nov. 1
i S. Army Recruiting Officpt,
i Avery has received orders to
it\e here on or about the first of
ember. During his stay heie.
" tr Avery hat acccp.- ! f ?r
itment tlie following nomed men:!
William A. Hembree, Allen F.
embree ma L lyae l>. McJunkin or
urphy n?.d also Janus P. Hicks of
inton, N. C. The young men that
ft here are going to enter the trade
hool for Automobile Mechanics
ar Baltimore, Md. James P. Hicks
returning to Panama where he has
rve six years.
Any young man that would like to
ter one of these trade schools
ould see Officer Avery at the!
itton House.
Mr. George Quinn is busy making
ards.
Mr. Georgtf Quinn and children
ent the Sunday at Mr. Curtis at
lit.
Mr. Ed. Scoggins was a pleasant
ntor to Reids Chaple but failed to
e his best girl.
Mr. Bright Re per of Bra-"Stown
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US UUWII IU sev IMS IUUKT t (Mil
iper the past weekMrs.
Graner was a business visitor
vests Sunday but found nobody
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Reid visited
r sister Mrs. Mary Henry at Suit
e past week.
T ni>L nf tn/ficiotif V.'-ltCr i" CIV.' ",?
e most frequent eauses for deeased
milk flow Give the dairy
w? plenty of water, say dairy e*nsion
workers o fthe State Solljpid
Department of Agriculture.
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OAKLEY CONCERT I
TRIO DELIGHTS
BIG AUDIENCE
Two hundred' And fifty People En- |
joy First Number of Lyceum
Course
Not in a long while has ar.y kind
of entertainment feature been more
heartily enjoyed or more enthusias*!
tically received than was the Oakley
Trio Concert Company Monday evening.
appearing as the first number
of the fall and winter Lyceum
Course. An audience of some 250
people gathered at the school" auditorium
to enjoy this versatile company
of artists and profuse were the
words of praise o nthe lipd of every
member of the audience at the
conclusion of the one and one-half
hours of entertainment furnished
by the gifted artists of this company
Every number of the program
elicited a hearty applause from the
audience. Composed of vocal and
instrumental solos, duets, trios, and
readings, the program had enough
variety to hold the' wrapt attention
of the audience throughout the evening.
of the artist* was a
master in his or her profession. Mr.
Oakley, manpger of the company,
was a master of the Cello and trombone,
and a pleasing baritone singer.
Mrs. Oakley pleased at the piano
and as a vocalist, but her clever
humorous readings convulsed the
audience. Miss Dalin, the third
member of the Company, was a master
violinist and accomplished vo- j
calist and pianist.
Theis company came here under
the auspices of ^he Red path Lyceum
Bureau, with which rf grroup of Murphy
people have contracted for five
corses during the fall and winter. T
This the opening number. Miss1
Edna Means is booked to appear |
November 21st, as the second in the
course of five numbers. Miss Means
is one of the best known readers on
the American platform, and she '3
expected t0 draw a capacity house.
Miss Means is referred to as a
"Purposeful Reader," because her
readings are so practical and worth-,
while, yet at the same time highly
entertaining. Murphy "people donsider
themselves fortunate in being ^
able ic obtai,, 2 dating with the I
Redpath Bureau for the appearance
of Mi% Means, as her reading are
so much in demand all over the
country. It is expected that every
seat will be sold for this attraction
when they are put on sale early in j
November.
ine otnor numbers jn tne c0u5.se
include the Marion Quartet, Decern-1
ber 10th, and the Bamaby Enter-,
tamers, to appear sonfttime in Jan-'
uary, and the Zedler Quintet, which
will close the season sometime in
February, the exac t dates t0 be arranged
later.
The Oakley Comany came to Murphy
from Asheville and left here on
Tuesday morning for Bryson City
where they were booked for an engagement.
Following the North Car
olina datings, they were booked for
engagements in Tennessee and other
Southern States for months to come.
U. S. District Court
Postpone to Nov 12
According to announcement re-!
ccived here yesterday, the regular,
November. 1923, term of the United i
States District Court at Ashtville Is'
adjourned to convene Monday Nov |
ember 12th. at 11 o'clock a. m. |
Franklin Sherman says that the
cotton leaf worm will prooably be
epidemic this fall. No need to worry,
though, for the peat only strips
the leaves, generally, after the cotton
is made.
If you won at the Fair, don't
crow; if you lost, don't grouch.
Find out why you did either. The
judges will explain.
MThe ho?t paying inh I ever had."
said on^ farmer who selected his
seed corn i nthe field. This man increased
his acre yields the next year.
B A YEAH IN ADVANCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
NURSE VISITING
SCHOOLS IN CO.
Defective Eye* and Other Abnormal*
itiee Being Reported To
Parent*
Miss Buchanan, a public* health
nurset is in the county this week
the children in an effort to discover
and bring t0 the attention of parents
any defective vision, adenoids or
other abnormalities that would interfere
with the child's doing its best
work. Miss Buchanan is making her
headquarters in Murphy and driving
out to the schools in;the various sections.
Mis Buchanan is one of a corps
of public health nurses working in
Western ^*orth Carolina, endeavoring
Uf visit all the schools by the
first of the year. These nurses
have been conducting clinics in other*
sections of the State and will follow
up their inspection trip with a
clinic in this county sometime next
year. Defects found by the nurses
will he reported to parents and it
is expected that many of them will
do corrected at once. Others will
bo corrected when the public clinics
are held next year. These clinics
will treat children under thirteen
years of age. Those visiting nurses
are sent out by the Bureau of Medical
Inspection of the State Board of
Health.
Murphy Boy Now
In Honolulu
Word has been received by the
realiUves of Gay Barton that he is
enjoying the best of health and life
in Honolulu. Fart of young Barton's
letter is as follows: "After leaving
Murphy, 1 went to Fort Bragg
the largest Army Post in the world
whuie I stayed about two weeks, and
from there 1 went to New York to
set sail for the Hawaiian Islands. I
stayed in the big city about a week.
From New York, where we set sail, we
took one of Uncle Sam's large boats.
Our next .*top was down in Panama.
After taking on coat, we left for the
Islands, landing there about thirty
days after sailing from New York.
We sure did have some trip down, but
thai was no trip at all. as 1 have
made some trips around the islands
that has got it beat to death. Tins Is
some place?like the place that we
read about when We were going to
x'hool. This is some place for
fruit, any kind, that you want, and
just about half the time. My buddy
and I always go down, and take a
swim right after school. I am
going to a school to learn t0 be an
auto mechanic. You can tell any of
t0 pay me a visit, they can db so by
enlisting in the army."
Boiling Springs
Rrv. C. A. Hembree filled his tegular
appointment here Saturday
and Sunday and preached two good
surmounts.
Mr. Ira. Mundy of Pa. spent a few
days with his parents Mr. and Mrs.
L. F. Mundy of this place.
Mr. Charlie Dockery of this place
spent last week at Murphy having
some dentist work done.
Mr. Raiin Lovingood and family
of Murphy were visiting here Sunday.
Mr. J. W. Odedl and family of
Grandview were welcome visitors at
our Sunday School last Sunday.
Mr. N. W. Miwtz left for Hayesville
Sunday where he has a position
with C. B. Cucles sun and company.
Mrs. Joe Abenathy is spending a
few days with friends at Murphy
this week.
Mr. Cuderson of Andrews. KU.
spent the week end with friends
h?, t
Our School is progressing nicely.
Miss Grace Danie entertained a
crowd of young folks Sunday.
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