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VOLUME XXXIX. NUMBER 15. u.pm.TT =
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turkey and
BEANS SERVED
AT BANQUET
Chevrolet Dealer* and Salesmen
Gather at Asheville for Annual
Contest Banquet
Sitting directly opposite each other
at the banquet table. some
Chevrolet dealers and salesmen of
W-'*iern North Carolina dined, some
t sumptuously on a juicy turkey din
nei . others far less sumptuously, and
only on beans. This novel feast was
heid Tuesday night at the George
YamVbilt Hotel in Asheville. and
marked the culmination of the "tur
key-^ean** sales contest in which
every person connected with the sale
of Chevrolet cars in the United
States has been engaged during the
month of October.
Mr. Hadley Dickey, of Dickey
Mot? r Company, of Murphy, stated
that he dined sumptuously on tur
key. while Lowry Gentry, of the
Dickey Motor Company sales force,
who was pitted against another
salesman in distant territory, had a
great big plate of bean?. It is un
derstood that Mr. M. L. Mauney,
manager of the Ideal Motor Co., of i
Andrews, was another who ate beans.
Under tbo rules of the content
which pitted dealer against dealer,
those winning the highest percen
tage of sales quota ate turkev, while
those selling a lower percentage of
quota during the month of October
are only beans, and paid t?.i the
winners* turkey. Good sportsman
ship was shown throughout the af
fair, and bean eaters drew a high
tribute from C. \V. Luce. Sales Pro
motional Manager for North Caro
lina. "Even though some dealers and
salesmen are feasting on beans to
night, they deserve a great deal of
praise. With only two or three ex
ceptions, every dealer in North Caro
lina over-sold his October qui ta,
which was set nr.ch higher than l ist
year's sale.-, and so practically every
person eating beans has made a rec
ord to be proud of. This fine indi
vidual work of dealers and salesmen
enable Chevrolet to deliver more
cars in North Carolina in October
than was possible during the three
mentis of October, November and
1 .'cember combined last year", stat
ed Mr. Luce.
Enthusiasm greeted the announce
ment that Chevrolet sales for the
United States during October total
ed 112,064 cars, the biggest single
month frorr. the standpoint of retail
deliveries that! Chevrolet has ever
had. In North Carolina more than
4,200 units were sold.
Representatives of the Chevrolet
Motor Company attending the Ashe
ville banquet included C. W. Luce,
Sales Promotional Manager for the
North Carolina zone, W. D. Har
wood, Chevrolet Repr| tentative in
charge of the Asheville district, and
C. R. Talley, Representative in
charge of the Hickory district. R.
V. Owens, Jr., of the Campbell
Ewald Company, the concern doing
the Chevrolet advertising, also at
tended the meeting, and showed a
moving picture of the General Mo
tors Proving Ground, showing how
all General Motor cars and trucks
are tested before they are given to
the public.
Chevrolet dealers and salesmen
fro in the following points attended
the meeting: Tryon, Hendersonville,
Brevard, Asheville, Marshall, Can
ton. Cullowhee, Franklin, Bryson
City, Andrews Murphy, Hickory,
Newton, Lincoln ton, Rutherfordton,
Marion, Morganton, Lenoir, Burns
ville, Spruce Pine, Boone, West Jef
ferson, Sparta, North Wilkesboro,
Taylorsville.
The Methodist Missionary Society
niet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
E- B. Norvell. Mrs. McCall and
Mrs. Elkins presented talks on
Tithing, after which a delicious
salad course was served.
!
Cherokee county'* fine new marble courthouse, costing a quarter of a m.'.Iion dollars and formally opened
?it h dedicatory exercises Armistice Day. ? Courtesy Ashevillc Times.
FORMALLY OPEN
CHEROKEE'S NEW
COURTHOUSE
Spacious Bu.'.ding Of Native Stone |
One of Finest Of Kind
In State
Murphy, Nov. 12. ? Superior court
recessed two hours Friday afternoon
and pave way to the dedication exer
cises of Cherokee County's new quar
ter million dollar court house, just
completed and accepted by the coun
ty.
The exercises were presided over
by J. D. Mallonee, prominent local
attorney, and were attended by a
large number of people from Chero
kee, Clay and Graham counties, and
part? of Georgia and Tennessee.
The speakers of the occasion con
gratulated the people of the county
upon the completion of the beauti
ful and magnificent building, and
highly commended the commission
ers for having the foresight and vis- 1
ion enough to erect such a court |
house, declaring that it was not only j
a credit to Cherokee, trounty, but j
the State of North Carolina as a i
whole.
Among the speakers taking part
on the program were Mr. E. B. Nor
vclJ, of Murphy; M?% O. T*. Anderson.
Hayesville; Mr. John H. Dillard,
Murphy; Judge T. J. Shaw, who is
presiding over the first term of
court to be held in the new building,
Mr. M. W. Fell, Murphy, and Mr. |
W. J. Martin, one of the commission- ,
ers under whose administration the |
building was erected.
One of Finest
Cherokee county's new court j
house, which is said to be one of
the finest court buildings in the
state, is of marble, steel, concrete, j
and brick construction, and fireproof !
throughout. The exterior is of the j
beautiful native blue unpolished mar- |
ble while on the interior is the polish- 1
ed regal blue in the windowsills and j
wainscoting base, with polished
clouded white marble die and cap in
ihe halls and stairways. The rotun- j
da and hallways are floored with al
ternate polished white and blue mar-!
ble squares, with a large eight point
star in the center of the rotunda.
All marbles used in the building are
native, quarried by the Regal Blue
Marble company at their quarries
about two miles above Murphy.
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The county commissioners, shown seated. Left to right, A. M. Simonds,
auditor; W. J. Martin, T. W. Axley, chairman, and W. T. Holland. These
nen are chiefly responsible for the construction of thfe new native marble
1 jilding. Courtesy Asheville Times.
MRS. JERRY WINSLOW
DAVIDSON HONOR GUEST OF
LOVELY RECEPTION
In a beautiful setting: of roses prul
chrysanthemums Mrs. Harry Gordon
MeBrayer and Mrs. Henry Gordon
Ezelle entertained their friends at
the Country Club on Tuesday after
noon in compliment to Mrs. Jerry
Winslow Davidson, of Murphy, North
Carolina, who is the guest of Mrs.
MeBrayer, at her home in North
Anderson.
Bright and cheery was the inter
ior of the Country Club* in contrast
to the dreary winter rain outside.
The guests were amply repaid for
braving the elements by the beauty
of the scene, the meeting of the
charming guest of honor and other
visitors, and many of the young
matrons of this city.
Welcoming the guests were Mrs.
James Shumate and Mrs. Louis Gray.
After their cordial greeting they were
in charge of Mrs. Jim Sullivan, Jr.,
and Mrs. Samuel Prince, who direct
ed them t(. the receiving line. Mrs.
MeBrayer stood at the head of the
line, next to her the guest of honor.
Mrs. MeBrayer wore a handsome
gown of black chiffon with cut jet
trimmings, and a shoulder bouquet
of pink rosebuds. Mrs. Davidson's
(Continued on page 5)
CULBERSON
31 r. and Mrs. Carl Townson, of
Murphy were visitors here Sunday.
Rev. J. O. Fry filled his regular
appointment at the Methodist church
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A large crowd enjoyed the exer
cises at the school house friday
night. Messrs Bill Henson and Tom !
Ellington made the music which was
excellent. The order was good. This
place has made a change under the
leadership of Prof. W. M. Collins
and our sheriff force.
Everybody is invited to attend the
' Thanksgiving exercises at the school
I house Thursday, Nov. 24th. There j
! will be prizes given for the best in
the different grades. Several schools!
| ai e expected to compete. Prof. F. |
R. Carroll of Ranger will make a
talk on the consolidation of schools.
Bring dinner and come to spend the
day.
We are having a good Sunday
| i ;h< ol with Prof. W. M. Collins sup- ;
i orintendent. Hfce number has in- |
I creased from three, a short time ago
to seventy-four, last Sunday.
GROUP CENTER SCHOOL RALLY
AT CULBERSON THANKSGIVING
There will be a school rally at
Culberson school house Thanksgiving
! day. There will be S.J5.00 in cash
1 prizes given away to the winners of
MUSIC CLUB TO
GIVE PROGRAM
AGAIN NOV. 2iTH
The Music Club will rentier a train
at the school auditorium Fi iday night
November 'J-'th. the program given
on SaiuiuM.v iii^ht. November oth. it
wi.- announced this week by officers
01 the club. I'ue t<> the inclement
weather, the first rendition of the
program was n< t attended by many
pe< pie, and th who heard it
thought it was >uc'n an excellent en
tertainment thai they have urged ?.he
club to render t again when weath
er conditions mi*;ht be more favor
able, tha" more people would be
given an opportunity to hear it. The
programs heretofore rendered by the
Music Club have been unusually good
and have always been attended by
large audiences.
The program includes a "Soldiers
Chords from Faust, and "Caledonia
Cradle Song" of mixed choruses.
"Stiuirniing". and "Golden Crown"
? a negro spiritual ? by male quar
tets. A one act play, entitled "Shat
tered Nerves" is the commc ndietta.
Mrs. K. Ci. White will render the
reading. "A Race with Time." Violin
and piano solos will '.?? rendered by
Mr. V. (I. Osepoff and Miss Annie
Graham Andersen, with many other
interesting features.
RED CROSS
ROLL CALL
Trams To Canvass Town This Week
in Annual Membership Drive
Teams will canvass the town Sat
urday in the annual Red Cross Roll
Call or Membership Prive, it was
announced the first of the week by
Mr. J. B. Storey, Cashier of the
Cherokee Bank, and Chairman of
the local chapter.
Besides the teams making the can
vass, Mr. Storey stated that member
ship clues would he received by him
at the bank and Mr. W. W. Hyde
at the Bank of Murphy, who is vice
chairman of the Murphy chapter.
The local chapter has been instru
mental in relieving: suffering and
distress not only at home but in oth
er communities of the nation dur
ing the past year, and all citizens
are requested and urged to renew
their membership in this humantar
ian organization.
The R. S. Parker Drug Company
has kindly devoted a part of one of
their display windows to the local
chapter, and an attractive display car
lies a message without words. A
large map of the Mississippi Flood
area is also exhibited in the window,
and gives valuable information on
one of the greatest flood* and nat
ional calamaties occuring last year.
The membership fee** are as fel
lows, with a statement of how they
are distributed:
Annual Membership, $1.00 (50c
for local work; 50c for national and
international work.)
Contributing Membership, $5.00
($4.50 for local work; 50c for nat
ional and international work.
Sustaining Membership, $10.00
($9.50 for local work; 50c. for nat
ional an dinternational work.4
Supporting Membership, $25.00
($24.50 for local work; 50c for nat
ional and international work.
Life Membership, $50.00
Patron Membership, $100.00
(Life and Patron Membership
fees go to the National Endowment
Fund, of which the interest only is
used.4
the different contests. The schools
that will compete are Culberson, Mt.
Pleasant, Shady Grove. Sunny Point,
Happy Top, Johnson and Hot House.
The program will begin at nine
I o'clock. The public is invited to
! come and bring dinner to spread.
| The purpose is to work rp a better
] school spirit toward consolidation.