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The Leading Weekly Newspaper in Western North Carolina, Serving a large and Potential! y Rich Territory in this state VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER 11 uiidduv MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1927. 6c COPY ? J1.60 PER YEAS IXulv/lN TLrtlNO BIG PROGRAM FOR NOV. 11 TH Parade and Patriotic Exercises in Co operation With Local School to Be Features Flans for the November 1 1th pro gram of the Joe Miller Elkin? Post ol the American Legion were left up to a special committee appointed at the regular meeting Tuesday night. The committee named was Dr. X. B. Atiams, Commander, and B. W. Sipe. superintendent of the local schools and also chairman of the Legion's committee on Americanism. A number of suggestions were dis cussed with reference to the tentative program, one of which was that the Legion and the local school co-oper ate in the exercises, form a parade through the downtown section and disband at the Methodist Church, where it was suggested the exercises be held promptly at 1 1 o'clock. An effort will be made to have as many as two buglers stationed on as many buildings uptown and blow taps at 11 o'clock, which would be ne signal for the services to begin. The program will consist of patrio tic music by the congregation with -peeial songs and instrumental num bers by members cf the school and school orchestra; addresses by prom inent local speakers, etc. The civic organizations and citizens of the town will be asked to participate. An effort is also being made by a special committee to have the picture. | "The Man Without a Country," shown at the local theatre on the evening of the 11th, this picture be ing available only through the picture trvice maintained by the national organization of the American Legion. Adjutant F. O. Christopher was requested to secure a list of all the < x -service men in the county who had not applied ft adjusted compensa tion, and urge their, to take steps to make application before January 1st, 1928, as the time limit expired on that date. It is understood that quite number of the ex-service men in the county have not yet made appli cation for this compensation, and Mr. "nristopher has secured a number of application blanks for this purpose, and urges that rll wfir have not done so see him at < ice. Announcemert was made that the Legion would snonsor another dance in the new gar. ge building of Thos. S. Evans on th<> evening of October 25th. Through the courtesy of Hom ey Brother, auctioneers, of Asheville, ^nd the Home Realty and Auction Co., of Frankin, which companies will be in this section conducting sales the Legion has been granted the use of the colored jazz orchestra for the occasion. Ladies will be admit ted free, while a charge of $1.00 will be made to gentlemen. The regular meeting nights of the Legion have been changed to the and third Tuesday uights in cach month, it was announced, and all members are urged to bear this in mind. The meeting place is in the building and over the store of the Brittain-Axley Hardware Company. FIFTH SUNDAY PROGRAM WITH MACEDONIA Program of the 5th, Sunday meet ing will be held with the Macedonia Church, 21 miles west of Murphy, N. C., beginning Friday, October 28. Friday Charitable Obedience ? Rev. E. A. Beaver, Rev. Phillip Chastain. Of the Preservance of Saints ? Rev. Will Hogsct, Rev. L. N. Marr. Saturday Church Discipline ? Rev John Mor row, Bro. Dave McNabb. Church Literature ? Rev. R. R. Bell. &ev. Arey Helton. Sundaw What Relationship is the Sunday School to the Church ? Rev. Thomas Crowder, Rev. Sherman Simonds. MUKPHY FIRM BUYS OAK LANE KNIHING MILLS Machinery and Equipment Bought at Sale Monday by Company Own ing Real Estate At a sale of the property of the Oak Lane Knitting Mills Monday at Ion o'clock the machinery, office rouipment and the entire assets of the company w^re bought by Murphy Real Estate Company, a local corporation which already owned the building and real estate where the irill was housed. The new owners are now making preliminary plans to operate it, or with the prospect of leasing it to some responsible parties, or perhaps of finding an interested purchaser. The mill is equipped to turn out knit underwear and it is thought that it is capable of producing two hun dred dozen garments per day or mor* . It is believed that satisfactory selling arrangements can be worked jut in a short time. ANNUAL REPORT WOMAN'S CLUB ACTIVITIES Number of members on roll: forty (40). This is an increase over last pear of sixteen (1(>) members and is due, largely, to our having organ zed a Music Department. This De partment has helped not only in in creasing our membership but has en abled us to purchase a piano ? on which we have paid during the year Two Hundred and Seventy-five Dol- ! lars (275.00) Through the efforts of our Civic Committee, a pb.t. of ground on Val ley River Avenue has been beautified and shrubbery placed around the li brary. At Christmas, Forty-seven (47) filled Christmas stocking were sent to soldiers at Oteen and one hundred and twelve dollars ($112.00) worth of Red Cross Seals sold; twenty-five dollars ($25.00) worth of this amount being purchased by the club. Railroad transportation, to Oteen, has been furnished for one tubercu lar patient and his family and nurish ment and bed supplies furnished for (Continued on page 10 COUNTY FAIR BIG SUCCESS: A final check up of the Cherokee County fair reveals that it' was one of the most successful ever held in Murphy in every respect. Even though the opening day on October 12th was extremely rainy, the exhibits came in in much grtfater number than was anticipated. The flower : section and the pantry department and the hand work departments were 1 especially worthy of mention. There i was a marked increase also in the number of exhibitors in the livestock departments. The dairy cattle sec- i tion, the poultry section and the hop: ?ection being especially worthy of < note. 1 A check of gate receipts against ; the premium list shows that the fair tvas a financial success and premium 1 checks are now being mailed to ex hibitors. When all expenses are paid 1 it is thought that there will be a small sum in the treasury with which to make some improvements on the grounds. It is anticipated that the Fair Association in cooperation with the town and county will be able to erept a building for poultry and live stock sometime before next year. Everyone seems well pleased with the way the fair went off and it is anticipated that it will continue to crow from year to year as it has in ' the past. 1 A list of the prize winners will be published at an early date. CLAY COUNTY PEOPLE HOLD ROAD MEETING Want Immediate Action on Road From Hayesville to Murphy A mass meeting of the* citizens of Clay County ar.ti the Clay County Club was held in the Court house at Hayesville Monday night, October 17th. The purpose of the meeting: was to discuss the road situation, the treat ment we have received at the hands cf the District Road Commissioner and to try to work out plans where by, the attention of our plight might be brought before our road Commis sioner, Mr. Stikeleather. A good crowd of business men and farmers were present and heard the resolutions read which were drawn up by a committee at the instruction of the Clay County Club at a previous meeting. The resolutions, as set out, were adopted as a whole by the peo ple which are as follows: Resolutions Whereas, early in the year 1025, Hon. James G. Stikeleather met with the citizens of Clay County in the courthouse in Hayesvillc and at that time stated to them that he had a surplus of maintenance funds and that he would during tin- summer of 1925 Rive an oil treatment to the part of State Highway No. 2* between Hayosville and Murphy; and whereas, the summer of 1025 passed and this was not done, the summer of 1926 passed by and nothing was done, and now the summer of 11127 has passed and still nothing done; and Whereas, in addition to this the Highway from Hayesville to Murphy does not have sufficient maintenance and is now practically worn out: Whereas, Dur ing the winter of 1026-27, the road was at times impassable; and whereas, the road is now worn to the extent that with the first heavy rain* and freeze the road will be again impass able with the prospect of it remain ing so all winter of 1027-1028 and Clay County isolated from it's mark ets; and whereas, this part of No. 28 is the only outlet for Clay County and is an absolute necessity as we have no railroad; and whereas, for more than a year an average of over 100 tons of freight have daily passed over this road in addition to passen ger cars and Clay County can not market her products during the win ter unless this road is immediately re paired; and whereas. Clay County does not have one foot of paving and the State Highway Commission has never expended one cent of construc tion money from fiVasstown Bridge to Murphy: BE IT RESOLVED: That the citi zens of* Clay County do indignantly protest against the treatment at the hands of Mr. Stikeleather in, 1. Absolutely disregarding the rights and necessities of the citizens of Clay County in 'failing to keep a face on Highway No. 28 from Hayes ville to Murphy for three seasons after stating that he had funds with which to do this work. 2. In failing to maintain this road as to give the citizens of Clay Coun ty an all year outlet to markets and an all year road when he admitted to them he had a surplus of mainten ance funds. 3. In failing to maintain the part of No. 28 from two miles above Hayesville to the end of the grading on Shooting Creek though the State Highway Commission took same over for maintenance more than three years ago, and in permitting same to be impassable for four months of the year. 4. That Mr. Stikeleather be re quested to meet the citizens of Clay County at the courthouse in Hayes ville and explain these things. 5. Be it resolved, That this reso lution be published in the Clay Coun ty News. The Cherokee Scout and a copy be furnished Mr. Stikeleather. The following letter was received (Continued on page 10 ASHVILLE PRESBYTERY AT ANDREWS Inspirations. Services Delegates Impressed With Fine Spirit of Local Churches The fall meeting of the Asheville Presbytery convened in Andrews on last Tuesday and was in session sev eral days. A number of distinguish ed members of same were in atten dance, and much constructive w vk was planned for the future. The Springs Orphanage is sustained by this body and some sixty or more orphan children are given all the comforts of heme life in this in stitution. Arrangements were made at this meeting of the Presbytery for the installation service of Dr. J. T. Andreson in the local church. This service will take place on the fourth Sunday evening of this month at the Presbyterian church. Several visit ing ministers will be present and a cordial invitation is exit-nueo io ihe other churches to attend upon these services. Among those attending from .Mur phy were Dr. J. P. Anderson, Col. John H. Dillard. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Savage, Mr. and Mrs. B. \V. Sipe and others. 'ihe following article is taken from The Andrews Outlook, official publi cation of the Andrews school: The Asheville Presbytery held its regular fall meeting with the An drews church, beginning Tuesday1 evening of last week and continuing through Thursday. There were forty-six delegates present from the various churches in the Presbytery. All the session | was interesting, inspiring , and hely *? ful. Tuesday night Dr. Campbcih I made a forceful address. Wednesday was largely given over to routine business. Wednesday night the ser vices was held in the Methodist church and was in the interest of the orpha nage at Black Mountain. This orpha nage is supported by the Asheville Presbytery, but is for all needy or- ; phans. The fact is that less than two j per cent of the children are from j Presbyterian homes. Four children, two boys and two girls, rendered an impressive program. Dr. Smith told ! briefly of the splendid boys and girls ! who had gone out from this institu | tion to make useful men and women. , The delegates were all of one ac- j cord in saying, "Never have we seen ; such a fine spirit of cooperation as we find in Andrews." The welcome address made by the pastors of the j various churches and by the Mayor rmde a fine impression on our visi tors. Can it be true that we all have J one common cause? Winning over people to Christ. This is what other people think of us. Then let us try as never before, to pull solidly to gether, not to make Baptist, Metho dist, Lutherian, or Presbyterians, but to make our town a Christian town. In doing this v:q accomplish the end j for which we are working. GRAY ? ROBERTSON The marriage of Mr. J. A. Gray, of Hayesville, and Miss Rliza Palmer Robertson, of Morristown, Tenn., 1 was solemnized at Bryson City Fri- j day afternoon, October 14th, at the Methodist church, at 5 o'clock, in the presence of a few close friends, the ceremony being performed by the j pastor, Rev. David Howell. Mrs. Gray is the charming and , talented daughter of Mr. and Mrs. j A. J. Robertson, of Morristown. ; Tenn. She is a graduate of the Mor- ' ristown high school, and Peabody \ College, at Nashville, and is now teaching in the public schools of Bryson City. * Mr. Gray is the son of Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Gray, of Iredell county, this state, and received his education in the public schools cf that county and Smithfield Business College. Rich mond, Va. He is now editor of The Clay County News, published at Hayesville, and is one of Clay Coun ONE INJURED AS YELLOW JACKET CAUSES WRECK Driver Attempts to Kill Insect, Loses Control of Car, and All Go Over Embankment A yellow jacket and a freightened irirl caused Albert Hendrix to lose control of his Ford touring car Wednesday morning near the Tomot Ip. school house, plunging car and oc cupants over an embankment into a barbed wire fence. (). F. Hendrix. the father, who was riding in the rear seat, sustained a broken arm, several cuts about the face and head, and was perhaps ser iously injured internally. Albert and his sister. Margie Hendrix. escaped with a few minor scratches and cuts about the head and hands. The top of the car was completely torn off and badly damaged otherwise, when it turned up on its side into the fence. I Thp elder Hendrix was rushed to Andrews by a passing motorist and given med*' intention, but the ex tent of his es were not learned. Young I < said that his father was in a us condition when taken frf wreckage. Young m ,.or^. statj [ that he was driving along a. . ] of about twenty-five or thir'.. miles an hour when a yellow jacket strayed into the car and frightened his sister, who was riding in front beside him. He if leased one hand from the steering wheel and attempted to kill the in sect when the left wheels of his car ran off the pavement with a lurch and before he could riirht the machine it plunged over the embankment into a barbed wire fence which parallels highway on eith- . side at that point. ^ The Hendiixes are from Gastonia and had been visiting relatives and friends in the county. They were on the return trip home when the accidnt occuri d. WINNERS IN WORD CONTEST ANNOUNCED ! Cecil Mattox Awarded Capital Prize I in Contst Conducted by David son & Carringer Announcement .was made this week | of the winners in the Robin Hood I Shoe contest conducted for the past several weeks by Davidson & Car ringer, local distributors for this fam ous brand of shoes. The contest was limited to hoys and girls under 15 years of age, and the letters used in making words" were contained in the name, "Robin Hood Shoes." Cecil Mattox, daughter of Mr. and I Mrs. R. C. Mattox. of Murphy w?? awarded the grand capital prize, a handsome sport style wrist watch, or any pair of Robin Hood Shoes. Cecil took the shoes. First Prize for girls was a rocking chair, won by Willie Lou Wells of Marble, Route 1. Second prize, a vaunity compact, was won by Marcel la Hampton. First prize for boys was won by Henry Tuckett, of Tomotla, a regu lation size football. Second prize, a Robbin Hood watch, was won by Marshall Bell III. tys most brilliant and promising young business men. The marriage of this popular young i couple came as a surprise to their many friends who join The Scout in . wishing them a long life of wedded I bliss. I CARD OF THANKS j We wish to thank the many friends for their kindness shown during the ; sickness and death of our dear moth er. Also for the beautiful floral of ( ferir.g. ? SWAIM FAMILY.
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