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VOLUME XXXVIII. NUMBER 12.
farmers are
interested in
cow, hog, hen
More ("ream and Milk Being Sold
Than Vt \n\ Time In Hi*l?>r\
of Count)
By B. W. Sipe, in the Citizen
On a fount inspection trip of the
farm agent work of Clay County,
District Agent -John \V. Goodman, of
AsheviUe. found much to elicit commendation
and praise. County Agent
W. R. Anderson has a progressive |
farm program under way which is
fast producing resuts. His program
i> progressive in that it is planned
so that one thine will lead nat
orally to something else.
When Anderson came to Cloy Coun
ty on January !. 1924, he mnrie a
cursory survey of the county and planned
a program for it. Although he
'had many obstacle* to meet with, he
has been carrying that program out
Anderson's program culled for dairying,
poultry production and pig rais
ing. together with all the minor activities
that ate required to make
these mttjor activities successful. A
moment's reflection will reveal the
progressive nature of such a prog am.
The dairy industry culled 'or good
dairy cattle. In order to find an outlet
for the dairy products, the milk
had to he separated and cream sold
to creameries in Atlanta, Asheville.
Knox villi-. Hickory, pnd now at
Franklin. Some use had to be found
then for the skimmed milk. Once the
dairy industry was firmly established,
attention was turned to the second
step in the program, and poultry
was brought into the county. When
County Agent (ioodnmn was in Clay
.County a few days ago he found that
the first two parts of this program
Mas on n sound basis and Anderson '
Bnts beginning to push the third part,
the raising of hogs. The hog industry
will furnish still another means ,
of utilizing the otherwise waste pro- 1
ducts from the dairy industry. Thus
in Clay County a beautiful piece of
farm work iy lifinc ni'i'iininlish
; ' i
Works From Start
County agent work was established
in Ciay County on January 1, 1924.
AniU i -on hud his program mapped '
out and succeeded in getting the first j
tan of cream ready for shipment by
the 20th ?.f February. This cream
was produced by an old black cow ,
without breeding. This cream was f
shipped over the Southern Railway ;
from Murphy and is believed to have '
been the first can of cream shipped i
from this section.
Anderson soon convinced the farmers
and dairymen of Clay County that
if the cream business was to hi- a suc
e; better cattle must he brought into
the county. Accordingly, two
Jersey bulls were imported in June
1921. The bulls were brought in as
it was easier to build up a herd from
grade cows and good sires rather
ften from good cows and grade sires.
When those bulls were brought to the
county there was only one blooded
ore there.
It was a registered bull brought
in several years before by attorney
R- 0. \nderson of Hayesville. Interest
grew, and before the summer
was over, twenty registered cows j
were brought into the county. In j
the spring of 1925 about twenty-five i
bead c.f grade jersey cows and heifers !
*e."e brought in, bringing the num- |
of imported animals up to nearfifty.
During 1926 sixty-eight
registered cows and twelve bulls have
been brough to the county.
With the bringing in of better
ttiimals the production of cream
Puduaily increased. BTy the 15th of
August, 1924, when a cream station
established in the town of Hayes- |
fill*, three ten-gallon cans of cream
*ere being shipped per week. At |
present time 86 farmers are j
dipping a total of a bout 2,000
Pounds of cream per week, containto?
approximately 600 pounds of
totter fat.
The shipping of cream called for
eream separators. Early in 1924 the
cream separator was sold. Purthat
year ten or twenty were
distributed throughout the county.
Aitchens built the first silo In 1925.
"uw there are about thirty-five in
** and the number is steadily grow*?
V better Jfrade of cows called for
?etter winter feeding if the farmers
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?!ft i
ing Weekly Newspaper in
i ? Hershell Garrison, and the
ropistered .Jersey he now owns that
has taken the place of four grade; I
COWS. , :
No. 2.?I. H White. Haycsvillo. N
C. and his registered Duroc with ten !
pig*. I I
MUSIC CLUB 1
ORGANIZED
MONDAY 11TH
To Purchase Piano For Club Room;
Next Meeting November 1st.
The Murphy Music Club met in
the parlors of the Regal Hotel Monday
evening, October 11th at T '
o'clock for the purpose of perfecting
the organization. The meeting was
called to order by the president, Mrs.
<\ W. Savage, and the following officers
were elected and committees
appointed:
Vice-President, Mrs. E. C. Malloene;
Secretary, Miss Blanche Howard;
Treasurer, Mrs. Ralph Moody;
Choral Director, Mrs. C. W. Savage;
Accompanist, Mrs. J. W. Davidson.
Program Committee, Mrs. Henry Axley,
Mrs. L. R. Kohloss, Mrs. E. C. .
Mallonee, Mrs. J. W. Davidson, Miss!
Mary Roberts; Membership Commit- '
tee: Mrs. Hr.dley Dickey. Mrs. Ed
Adams, Mrs. J. B. Storey.
On motion of Rev. T. L. Sasser, it ,
was voted to order at once a piano
for the Club rooms. It was also voted
that the club give an entertainment .
on the evening of November 11th for '
the benefit of the piano fund. A ,
large number was enrolled and every (
i one seemed very enthusiastic over j
the work. The club adjourned to
meet again Monday evening, November
1st.
CLAIMS BIGGEST
PRAYER MEETING
| Out of Resident Membership, 450
Present at Mid-Week Service
| The first Baptist Church of An|
drews, N. C. is claiming to have one
j of the biggest prayer meetings in the '
[ South. This church has a total mem- ,
oersnip OI ouu aim u csiuvuv ...VI..- ,
bership of 450. The prayer meetings
have grown steadily for the past four
months under he leadership of the;
new pastor. Rev. W. H. Ford, form- 1
erly of Atlanta, Gn.. and Fort Worth,
Texas, and on October 20th there,
were 450 present. This was not a
community prayer meeting, but the;
regular mid-week service of the First'
Baptist Church. The meeting has1
gone over 300 a number of times :
before.
There have been 120 additions to.
the church in the four months of Mr. ;
Ford's pastorate and the Sunday
School has increased 63 per cent. The j
Sunday congregations have doubled j
and every department of the chvfrch
has taken on new life. Mr. Ford ,
does not use any sensational or claptrap
methods, but is an untiring work-1
er and preaches the old-time Gospel J
In a faithful and forceful way. '
Iljrrj
Western North Carolin
MURPHY. NORTH CARJ
N. ?Second sit- huilt by 1
Kitchen, Hnyesville, W C. This
luts been painted. He built the In.
din ever built in Clay County.
No. ?l.? Hen Kitchen. Hayesvilh
C.. and I. c , (Silt ?f Frank.
Kitcheti, a club member. This fiv
BRASSTOWN FAIP
A GREAT SUCCESS
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The Brasstown Fair which was lie.
it Brasstown on October 2'lrd, w:
a success in eve y respect. Th
was strictly a Ribbon Fair, no ca*
prizes being offered, ami every ot
ivas sutprise 1 at the vntiety anil gie;
number ol exhibits on display. Th
goes to show who: the people of th
section are genuinely interested
lheir Work anil that ca ll prizes are i
inducement to these progressive f?>l!
to exhibit their products.
The Premium list contained I."
items for which there was aiTeietl
fiist, second and third ribbon. Nur
erous articles came in from all tl
adjoining communities repiesentiti
practically every item on the pre*
ium list, besides numerous articli
not listed and for which no ribbon wi
offered.
The fair was held in the Alethodi
Church and school building ar.d hot
buildings, which contained two roon
aech. were chock full of high gia<
farm products, relics etc. Also tl
type of Ii\e stock on exhibit wou
compare favorably with any to 1
found in the State.
Conservative estimates have pla
ed the total attendance at hetwei
1000 and 1200 people. This atte
dance by the Brasstown people wl
have worked so hard for more the
i week arranging for the Fair. The:
people financed the fair theniselve
charged no entrance fee nor admi
sion, hut feel they will he rcpa
many times over in friends they hai
won for the community.
This is the fourth fair to be he
at Brasstown. This Community h;
the honor of holding the first fair evi
held in any part of North Carolin
west of Sylvn. The great success <
this last fair proves that Brasstown
the logical place for a greater at
better Rural Agricultural Fair, ar
plans are aready being made for
two or three day fair at this plat
aext year, with several added i'eatun
calculated to bring larger attendanc
and to provide more cntertainmei
for tho.-e attending.
Brasstown which is on the bordi
of Clay and Cherokee counties, is
progressive farming center. It
easily accessible to the adjoinir
communities, of Peachtrce, Missio
Sweetwater, Ogden, Pinelog and Ma
tin's Creek. The community is e
tremely fortunate in that it has in i
midst, the John C-. Campbell Fo
School, which is now under constru
tion, and as we all know, will prove
be one of the greatest assets to 01
entire mountain country.
At present this community is ha
dicapped on account of not havii
ample buildings and spase for a fai
The hoard of Education having r
cently sold their two room scho
building erected some years ago 1
(Continued on page 3)
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?' . Registered Jersey imv
L\ bought ly W. H. Pattctscp. Have ie
ville. N. C., itnpo:ted from Georgia
in P.?2<>.? Photos by Asheville Citizen
SERVICES AT
5 M. E. CHURCH
SUNDAY A. M.
is
1 Harbinson Come* To Murphy, and
Phinehart. Former Pastor, Goes
To Salem
it
S. v.;M ht? held at the Metho(ij
dist Church Sunday morning at the
eeven o'clock hour, the Rev. Roy
ll)
Scarlett. of the .Murphy Circuit, doing
the preaching, according to an
j announcement by members of the
hoard of Stewards this week. No
services were announced for the evenj
ing hour.
Rev. K. J. Harbinson. of the Park
Place Church, Greensboro, was as
^:n- l to Murphy by the Conference
which met in Gastoniu over the last
us
week-end, and Rev. I>. H. Rhinehart,
^ who wrs pastor hero lor the past three
t^ years, goes to Salem, N*. <\
^ Rev. Harbinson js said to he a man
of high character and an excellent
u> preacher, and this church is fortunate
j(j in securing his services. He has not
yet artived in Murphy.
The three years spent in Murphy
| by Rev. Rhineheart are brimful of
n accomplishment by the Methodist eonn
gregation under his leadership. He
came to Murphy at a time when the
10
in local church was strngglingun der the
^ | burden of building a new church and
; which building was only partially com*
s-1 pleted. During his stay here the
id | church has grown in strength both
j spiritually and materially.
Mr. and Mrs. Rhinehart made many
friends here who regret to see them
leave, hut whose good wishes go with
pr ,
them.
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in Mis. C. F. Rhineheart, of Canton,
id spent the last week-end with relatives
here.
a
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,s Miss Ella Cline 01 Englewood, Tenn
e, was a recent visitor in Murphy,
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LIONS HELD "
REGULAR MEET
TUESDAY NIGHT
li? 1 i'-: I'luh hold its iocular
meeting on Tuesday evening of this
' wo ok in flu* basement of the Met ho list
Church. There were fourteen
present. .11 \ niing the guest of honor.
Mr. Stentz, of l.ake Junaluska, who
talked following the dinner. The
speaker complimented the club on
it.- spirit and on the things it had
been doing and praised the spirit of
this and other civic clubs, which interest
themselves in the welfare of
men communities ana tneir ieuows.
I'tesidcnt Fain reviewed the ac?
omj-lisl ments of the Club during the
past few weeks, mentioning in particular
the entertainment of the recent
motorcade and the success of
the committee of Lions in persuading
the County Highway Commission to
repair the Patterson Hill. In connection
with the motorcade entertainment,
the Club by unanimous consent
passed a resolution thanking the
general public for their aid in helping
the Committee of Lions raise funds
! to take care of the serving of lunch
to the visitors; and especially thanking
Women of the Methodist Missionary
Society for thir work in making
arrangements for, preparing and serving
t'ne lunches.
The Club derided to appropriate
funds with which to have some moving
picture film of the Town and
surrounding territory made. A photographer
is expected here this week
to make ti e film. When completed
this film will be shown in all the towns
throughout the entire length of the
Appalachian Scenic Highway, from
Canada to the Gulf. This will be
, advertising that will reach millions
' of people throughout the entire ens
tern part of the United States.
COLVIN HELD
IN JAIL HERE
i
P. Colvin is being held in the Chero
kee County jail awaiting preliminary
hearing for the shooting of Tom Jor|
dan Sunday evening about six o'clock
! about one mile from Robbinsville.
Colvin states that Jordan and a com
panion came to his father's home and
: began to make disturbance. When
remonstrated with Jordan as is to
draw a weapon, whereupon the young.
Colvin shot him.
REV. J. A. BRENDLE CLOSES
REVIVAL AT MARBLE
' Rev. J. A. Brendle closed a most
I successful revival at the Marble
church last Sunday morning, when
19 candidates were baptized. There
weie over thirty professions of faith.
The meeting had been in progress for
three weeks, and much good has been
accomplished, it is felt. Rev. Brendle
left immediately folowing the baptismal
service on the ten o'clock train
Sunday morning for Knoxville, Tenn.
| Next Tuesday is election day. Let
everybody vote.
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MURPHY ii the Jobbing Center of
Extreme Western North Carolina,
North Georgia ard East Tennessee,
ind is Served by Two Railroads.
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lis state
be COPY?S1.50 PER YEAR
AMRA GROTTO
OF THREE STATES
MEET IN MURPHY
Tennessee Delegation Headed By
Monarch Deaver Stage Big
Initiation
Monarch I. M. Beaver headed a
, hand of several hundred members of
the Knoxville Antra Grotto to Murphy
to-day to stage one of the biggest
initiations in the history of the
Grotto. A special train brought most
of the members from the vicinity of
Knoxville, arriving here about noon
over the L. & X. Railway. Monarch
Denver and several high officers of the
Grotto came last night and have spent
smost of the day in making ready for
ihe ceremonies to-night, which will be
held in the public school auditorium.
Inaddition to the special train, n num.
* her of members of the Grotto came
by automobile.
The public school was dismissed
at two o'clock so that the children
could participate in an afternoon parade
through the business section. The
, official band of the Grotto furnished
a band concert on the square this afMayor
F. S. Hill officially welcomed
the delegates to Murphy, to which
welcome Judge Boh Williams of Knox
i vim', rwnown as me rteu v amauon
{Judge, responded.
The delegates, many of whom wore
their tasseled hoods and royal robes,
started a parade from the square
about six o'clock, headed by their
thiity piece band, which ended up at
the school building where the eere|
monies were held.
More than :. hundred candidates
are to he initiated. These come
from Cherokee County. North Caro.
lina, Fanin and Union Counties, Ga.t
and Polk County, Tenn. Chief Justice
Jimir.ie Cassidy and Master of
Ceremonies Guy Smithson will have
charge of the ceremony tonight. The
| special train will leave about midnight
tonight.
ONE DEAD AND
2 IN JAIL AFTER
SHOOTING
Koch and Daniel Peary, colored
i are being held in the county jail for
the shooting of Allen Brannon in the
negro settlement of Murphy Sunday
night about seven o'clock. Brannon
was shot with a shot gun. The negj
roes refuse to tell who did the shooting.
Brannon was accompanied by
; his brother Clyde, but the latter is
' unable to identify the slayer of his
I brother. ?
Koch Peary has a flesh wound in
j the side apparently from a pistol
j hall from Allen Brannon's gun. Bran|
non died with a pistol in his hand, in
j which there were two bank cartridges
between which was a shell on which
I the trigger had snapped.
( Neither of the three witnesses to
. the <himrincr will fnll/
trouble between Brannon and the
iv. roes is not known. Rumor has it
that Brannon was probably connected
with the running of some negroes out
of a logging cammp in the mountains
several years ago. The trouble Sunday
night may have been an outgrowth
of that.
Brannon was shot just to the right
>f his heart, the full force of a shotgun
load taking effect. He fell on
his face with pistol in hand. The
shooting took place in front of the
Peary home. Brannon was in the
road. The slain man is about twenty-three
years old and leaves a wife
and one small child. Funeral services
were held Tuesday.
HUME BOWLES WITH
DICKEY MOTOR CO.
Hume Bowles, who has for the past
two years been connected with E. C.
Moore, of this city, has accepted a
similar position with the Dickey Motor
Co., here and began his new
duties Monday. Mr. Hume has many
friends in Murphy who wish for him
much success in his new work.
The Dickey Motor Co., are Cherokee.
County dealers for Chevrolet
automobiles and are enjoying a splendid
business on this populad par.
These boys are hustlers and have built
up a splendid garage and accessory
! business as well as their automobile
agencies.