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CHEROKEE CO
G. 0. P. PICKS
TICKET SAT.
Hon kins \ominated For Represen
tative and Abernathy for Sheriff
Ernest I*. Hawkins, prominent i
shuttle Mock manufeturer and busi
ne>- man of Murphy was nominated
as a eandidate for representative, by
the Republican county convention
which met at Murphy Monday after
noon. and Y W. Abernathy, promi
nent merchant of Marble, received
the nomination for Sheriff.
The meeting of the Republicans
was largely attended, and followed
the meeting of the county precincts
last Saturday afternoon.
I. \\. Axley, acting chairman of
the county executive committee,
opened the meeting and Clyde H.
U, postmaster at Andrewv. ?vas
ma?le chairman of the meeting and
Sid IVndley, of Murphy, was named
secretary.
The following nominations were
then made by the convention:
For state assembly: E. P. Haw
kins of Murphy. J G. Burrell, of
Murphy was defeated by 16 votes.
For sheriff: N. W. Abernathy, of
Marble, defeated A. M. Simoiids, of
Murphy, 57 votes to 50. The vote
was later made unanimous by accla
mation. on motion of Mr. Simonds.
Register of Deeds: W. A. Boyd,
of Murphy, by acclamation without
opposition.
Coroner: Dr S. C: Heighwav, of
Murphy, received more votes than
ap\ of his three opponents and was
elects! by acclamation. The other
candidates were: Dr. F. L. Herbert,
Andrews, J. R. Davis, of Grand view,
ami Dr. Edw. E. Adams, of Murphy.
Coifnty Commissioners: J. W. S.
Davis, \ndrews, G. B. Hickey, Shoal
Creek, and \V. J. Martin, of Martins
Creek, were the high men out of
about 17 candidates and wer then
elected by acclamation.
County surveyor: W. A. Adams,
Murphy, without oppisition.
County board of education: Roger
A. Dewar, Andrews, no opposition.
After the nominations a perma
nent county Republican organization
for the ensuing year was effected
with B B. Morrow, of Murphy, as
chairman. The other nominations
for this office were William Lovin
Murphv. W. P. Odom, Mur
phy, and Col. Don Witherspoon.
Murphy.
One executive committeeman was
chosen from each township, as fol
low*: Valleytown Township, J. B.
Hoblitzell. Andrews; Murphy, Fred
Stiles: Shoal Creek, R. L. Keener;
F'averdam, Uly Farmer: Hothouse,
Polev Bell: and Notla, B. L. Fox.
Alter the business of the meeting
*as over the Republicans were ad"
dressed by George W Pritchard, of
Asheville. candidate for congress
fr?ni the 10th district.
w. M. S. MEETING
The regular monthly social meet
of the Baptist Missionary Socie"
was held at the home of Mrs.
^aul Hyatt Tuesday afternoon, Sept.
11th.
CHEROKEE LEADS j
SISTER COUNTIES j
HUNTING LICENSE
Cherokee County led the five ex- I
treme western counties last year in j
the sale of hunting licenses, accord- I
ing to a table of hunting license re- j
ceipts published this week in the |
University News Letter.
The receipts taken in from the I
sales of the hunting license for the |
season 1927-28 for the five western
counties are as follows:
Cherokee SI. 352.00 j
Graham 686.00 (
Macon 619.00 j
Swain 619.00 1
Clay 250.001
Forsytli County led all the 100 ,
counties of the state with a total of !
SS, 459.00, from the sale of hunting
licenses, while Dare County's total
was the lowest with only ?84.00.
For the season, according to the
figures compiled by the department
of Rural Social Economics of the
I niversity of North Carolina, a to
tal of 126.035 resident county, 11,
686 resident state, and 878 non-res
ident hunting licenses were issued.
The grand total income from hunt- 1
ing licenses was S204.000.00, which j
sum is used in the development
of the game resources of the state
under the direction and supervision
of the Department of Conservation
and Development
Welfare Worker From
State Board Visits Here
Delighted With IT ork of Mrs. JT ar
ren: Congratulates Hoards and
Public on Splendid Support '
Mrs. Mary Camp Sprinkle of the
Stale Board of Charities and Public !
Welfare. Raleigh. N. C., was a visi- ;
tor in Murphy and Cherokee Coun- i
ty from Tuesday until Thursday of
last week. Mrs. Sprinkle has charge
of the Division of County Organi
zation of the State Board, and she '
came into the county to get a first"
hand view of the welfare work now
being carried on under the leader
ship of Mrs. Cathleen W. Warren.
She accompanied Mrs. Warren on
several trips into the county and
conferred with her on her present
program of work and discussed
plans of future importance. While
here Mrs. Sprinkle interviewed a
number of the County Boards and
other public spirited citizens of the
county*
Mrs. Sprinkle was highly pleased
with the work of Mrs. Warren and
the splendid support given to it by
everyone. In a letter received last
Saturday by Mrs. Warren. Mrs.
Sprinkle summarized her impres
sions of the work now being done
as follows:
'"Let me say again how much I
enjoyed my stay in Cherokee and
?he opportunity afforded me to
learn to know you and your work.
The work in Cherokee County is go
ing wonderfully well."
"Please tell the Cherokee Scout
about m\ visit and quote me as say
ing: "I am delighted with the work
now being carried on by Mrs. War
ren and I congratulate the Boards
and the public for the splendid sup
port they are giving the welfare pro
gram. It is a mark of progress to
see the county continuing the work
which was demonstrated by the
Rockefeller Foundation." i
After the business meeting a de
lightful social hour was enjoyed. |
A delicious salad course was serv- '
ed. The following members were
present: Mrs*. L. E. Bay less, Mrs. G.
M. Fleming. Miss Sarah Cook. Mrs. !
C. M. Wofford, Mrs. Pearcc Flem
ing. Mrs. Paul Hyatt. Mrs. Tom
Evans. Mrs. Harry Ferguson, Mrs.
Neil Davidson, Mrs. W. H. Murray,
Mrs. F. C. Hall, Mrs. Geo. Cope,
Mrs. Bessie Deweese, Mrs. Ralph
Moodr. Mrs. W. H. Keener, Mrs.
Jerry Davidson, and Mrs Ben Gar
trell.
MAUNEY WRITES
RELATIVE TO THE
CO. HOSPITAL
Has Found Sentiment Unanimously
Favorable . and Corrects Rumor
That Haywood's Is a Bur
den On Taxpayers
Murphv, N. C.
Sept. 12th, 1928.
Editor Cherokee Scout,
Murphv. N. C.
Dear Sir: ?
Believing as I do that a County
Hospital would he a great asset to
our county as well as being greatly
needed. I am personally interested
in securing this hospital.
I have found the people unani
mously in favor of securing this
public hospital where I have been,
but unfortunately the rumor is being
circulated that Haywood County
Hospital is a burden instead of an
asset and 1 took the liberty to write
the hospital authorities. The letters
both mine and their reply are at
tached and I will be very glad if you
will publish these letters, they will
clear up any misunderstanding that
might have been caused from these
reports.
I wish to emphasize the fart that
XVaynesville, the location of their
hospital is around 40 miles from
Asheville, where the roads are con
creted and less than an hour will
?et them into Asheville where many
hospitals are located, while Chero
kee is 80 miles from any hospital
and our county joins Graham, Clay
and the Georgia counties are just as
inaccessible to a hospital as ours
and would naturally be served by
our county hospital.
P. A. MAUNEY.
Murphv, N. C.,
August 29, 1928.
Supt. Haywood County Hospital,
Waynesville, N. C.
Dear Sir: ?
There is a growing sentiment in
this county for a bond issue for the
erection of a County Hospital along
the line of the one you have in your
county. We are, as you know some
what isolated from the rest of the
state and cannot always reaeh a hos~
pital in time with our patients.
We are anxious to put this propo
sition over, and for the sake of ar
gument, we would like to know
something first-hand as to whether
the proposition will be a liability
or an asset. W e feel that if wc can
assure our people that the maintain
ance will not be too burdensome, j
we are in a position to get it over. ?
Therefore, may I ask that you give j
me some of \our observations along j
this line, and what we might expect
as the institution grows and gains in
service.
Thanking you in advance for any
information, I beg to remain.
Sincerely yours,
P. A. MAl'NEY. j
Waynesville ,N. C.
September 8th, 1928. |
Mr. P. A. Mauney.
Kinsey. V C.
My Dear Mr. Mauney: ?
Your letter of August 29 acknow
ledged. and we are very glad, in
deed, to give you any information
concerning our hospital.
We have been open eight months, j
Our operating expenses have been j
about equal to our cash receipts. Of I
course the first three or four months i
there was a great deficiency but the '
past four months have nearly made
up this deficiency of our first three
months of operation.
We, of course, use graduate nurs
t s for bedside nursing which elimi
nates the expense of training nurses.
Mv opinion is that the first year of
operating a hospital is much more
expensive than after a hospital has
been organized for a long period of
time.
Should you be interested in com
ing over to see us, we would be glad
DEMOCRATS TO
MEET SATI IRDAY
The Democratic Convention of
Cherokee County will meet next
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in
the court house here for the purpose
of nominating candidates for the
various county office?. The pre
cinct meetings were held last Satur
day in the different voting precincts
of the county and delegates elected
and instructed for the county meet- ,
ing. I
COOPER TIES
FIRST 'KNOT'
OF J. P.-SHIP
Mayor Harry P. Cooper, who is !
also a Justice of the Peace, last |
Tuesday, September 6th, performed
the first wedding ceremony since he j
received his commission as a justice j
of the peace some time ago. 1
The happy young couple married
by Mayor Cooper were Mr. Jerry
Presley, 28 years old, of Marion, !
and Miss Fannie Panther, 19 years
old, of Murphy route 3, and the
ceremony was performed in the of
fice of Mr. Cooper in the Briltain
Axley building at high noon. The
witnesses present were George Leath
erwood, of Murphy: Mrs. C. S.
Wood and Mrs. J. A. Austin, of
Tamp.i, Fla.
Mrs. Preslv is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. James Panther, prominent
citizens of this county, and the
gimim is a son of William Presley,
of Marion.
Other weddings of recent date, ac
cording to record in the Register of
Deed's office, are as follows:
HUGHES- -ROGERS
Mr. Carl Hughes. 29 years old.
and Miss May Rogers. 24. were hap
pily married by Rev W E Ledford
at Kinsey, September 8th. The
bride is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Rogers, and the groom
is the son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hughes, of this county.
WH1TNER-SMITH
Mr. Garfield Whitner, -1 years
oW. of Murphy, and Miss Elizabeth
Smith. 18, of Andrews, were mar
ried recently by Rev. H. M. Baker.
Mr. Whitner is the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Zeb \\ hitner. and the bride is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dolph
son Smith.
COLfr ELL-ENGLA\D
Mr. Albert Colwell. 37 years old,
of Blairsville. Ca.. and Miss Gra
pelle. England, 21- years old, of
Blairsville. Ga.. were married Au
gust 11th. by Rev. T. L. Sasser.
Says Dog Ordinance
Does Net ExDire
Until October 15th
? i !
Attention is called to the fact !
tliat the ordinance prohibiting dogs
from running at large does not ex
pire until October 15th. stated May
or Harr\ P. Cooper this week, as a
result of what seems a laxity on the :
part of some to disregard the ordi- i
nanr*p.
Mayor Cooper also stated that j
there was a state law against ehil- |
dren under 16 years of age driving ;
motor vehieles. and that it would he
enforced.
e do not wish to cause hard
feelings on the part of any one."
Mr. Cooper stated, "hut these laws
must he enforced and the enforce
ment officers of our city and county
are charged with the responsibility
of seeing that the\ are."
to have you do so. and go over our
records more thoroughly in order ,
that you could explain the situation !
to your community.
I am planning to leave town for
THREE LIONS
CLUBS MEET
BRYSON
heed. hurt and Fellowship arc Fea
tures of Friday .Xight's Pro
gram
Lionesses anil members of the
roaring cluks of Murphv and Ashe
ville bore down upon the Lions Club
at Bryson Cily last Friday night,
Murphy twenty in number and Ashe"
ville sixteen in number, locked
arms and together marched against
the delicious feed in the dining
room of Kryemont Inn like the
beasts of prey their emblems repre
sent devouring everything but the
dishes and tables.
I his was the first get-together
meeting held bv the three clubs since
Murphy and Bryson City clubs were
"rganized l>\ the activities of the
Asheville club some two years ago,
and was marked Itv a good feed,
plenty of fun and the spirit of good
fellowship that permeates all get
together meetings at which chicken,
ice cream, and cake, coffee, cigars,
etc.. are served before the speaking
begins.
'I he meeting was presided over
by Rev. R. L. Creel, former presi
dent of the Bryson City club, and
was opened by singing "America,"
after which B. W. Sipe of Murphy
offered thanks. Just as all started
to flop in their chairs and charge
into the food before them. Lion
Creel roared halt, and an informal
intr?Mi"ti. n of all members present
was made.
The first number on the program
was a piano solo, beautifully ren
dered by Miss Daisy Freeman, of
Bryson City.
The welcome address was made
by Lion Creel, and was responded
to by Lion I) Witherspoon, of Mur
phy, ami Lion Hiram Tidwell and
Lion J. A. Patla, of Asheville.
Several stunts were indulged in.
Choosing the ugliest man afforded
lots of fun and the prize, a bandana
handkerchief, fell to J H. Brown,
nresident of the Asheville I. ions.
"Biggest Liar," was voted to J. M.
Cooper of Cooper Clothing Co., of
Asheville For the largest foot pre
sent Dr. I\. L. Creel, was given a
pair of baby shoes. A monkey was
presented to Mayor Harry P Coop
er. of Murphv. as the best example
of the Darwinian Theory. A "cu
pid*' was given to Mrs. Lillian Lvda,
??f Asheville, who was winner in the
beauty contest.
Twenty motored from Murphy for
the meeting and sixteen from Ashe
j \ illc. It was lady's night and this
added a note of gayety to the occa
sion The three presidents of the
clubs \ . ere there, j. L. Brown of
Asheville. \\ . M. Fain of Murphy ,
and Dr Berlin Thomassou of Bry
son Cit\.
I he theme of the most of the talks
was the accessibility <?f the different
towns in Western North Carolina
since the building of good roads. It
was a get-together meeting of rep"
resentative men and women of the
western section. A four course lunch
was served and the evening was
greatly enjoyed.
Those attending from Murphy
were: Mr and Mrs. W. M. Fain, Mr.
and Mrs. Harry I'. Cooper, Mr. and
Mrs Harve F.Ik ins. Mr. and Mrs. G.
If- Cope. Mr. and Mrs. F. P. Haw
kins. Mr. and Mrs. D. Witherspoon,
Mr. and Mrs. B W. Sipe. Miss Lu
ceba Triplett. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . W.
Hyde. Mr. and Mrs. G. \\ . Ellis,
and C. Vi*. Bailey
two weeks, but any time after that
I would be glad to have you visit us.
Very sincerely yours,
Haywood County Hospital,
By ELLEN PANOTT, Supt.