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The Leading if eekl , \eu.$paper in Western .\orth Carolina, Covering a Large and Potentially Rich Territory in This State
VOL. XLI.? No. 47. Murphy, N. C., Friday June 27th, 1930.
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POWELL TELLS
OF HIS VISIT
TO HOLY LAND
WATER FROM RIVER JORDAN IS
USED IN CHRISTENING
SERVICE SUNDAY
REV. W. F. SINCLAIR
Rev. W. F. Sinclair sends out a last
invitat on to the Annual Western
North Carolina Associational H. Y.
r. U. Convention which will be held
in Hayesville on next Sunday. Ser
vices will begin at ten thirty Kastern
Standard Time. Every church in the
Association is invited ami requested
to he there tor the opening song and
stay through the remainder of the
day. Many churches are having only
a few minutes Sunday School, and
are meeting at an earlier hour, then
coming from there on to the conven
tion.
Rev. C. F. Conley will preach the
opening sermon, at tin* morning wor
ship hour. David T. Mashburn, As
sociational President will preside at
the meeting. Dinner on the ground,
furnished by the Hayesville Baptist
church. And don't forget the after
noon program.
Let every church in the Association
be represented. "Not a church with
out a delegation" ? Come "Because
we love Him." 1
LIONS VIEW
ACHIEVEMENT
TROPHY TUES.
SILVER CUP AWARDED MURPHY
OVER OTHER CLUBS OF THE
STATE BY CONVENTION
The local Lions attending the meet
ing Tuesday night viewed with float
ing enthusiasm the beautiful silver
cup awarded the Murphy Club by the
State Lions Convention at Kinston on
July 9th and 10th.
1'he award was made by District
Governor Whitaker, and is known as
the Achievement Trophy. Last year
the Murphy Lions tied with Durham
lor the cup, and it was awarded to
Durham on the ground solely that
Durham was entertaining the conven
tion.
The cup is about twelve inches high
and is mounted on a green base. On
the front it has the Lions emblem
mounted, with the following engrav
ing: "District Governor's Achieve
ment Trophy, awarded to Murphy
Lions Club. Ed. S. Whitaker, Dis
trict Governor, 1929-1930."
The Murphy Lions voted to have
the cup placarded and placed in a
downtown show window. Secretary
?I. L. Steele was made custodian of
the cup.
President Fain, who attended the
con vi j tion at Kinston and brought
b; < thi* cup, made his report at the
convention at the regular meeting
Tuesday night.
The Murphy Lions feel proud of
their record and achievement during
the past year, and are making plans
to bring the next year's achievement
trophy home.
nied tne Christ, and other points of
Biblical history.
Jerusalem Not Modern
Jerusalem is not a modern city,
Mr. Powell stated. There are no mod
ern shops, except one fairly modern
grocery store. The streets are nar
row, and the sidewalks are hardly
wide enough to allow two people to
walk abreast. The traffic regulations
of the city are directly opposite those
of American cities; instead of the
pedestrain watching the motorist, the
motorist must watch the pedestrain,
and stop to allow him to cross the
street.
In concluding the morning service,
Mr. Powell stated that his Bible was
a new book to him. He iwll continue
to narrate his trip from week to week
until he has covered it thoroughly.
The topic for Sunday morning at
eleven o'clock will be "From Jerusa
lem to Nazareth." At the union
services at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night at 7:15 he will speak
on "Oriental Religions."'
I, : : i f outline of his trip to the
holy iaM'i. Rev. Howard P. Powell,
pastor < * the Murphy Methodist
chur< ? who returned and filled his
pulr'* Sunday morning, told his au
? f the landing at Joppa. or old
Jaffa. " trip to Jerusalem and the
visit ide to interesting points in
the h< land of the Lowly Nazarene.
Th?- Methodists had advertised the
retui of Mr. Powell. an<l the spa-!
cioi: auditorium of the ehurch was
filled ??? overflowing with the people
of Murphy and the surrounding sec
tion.
A ft< expressing his pleasure at
being i aek with homefolks, Mr. Pow
ell h 1 Christening service in which
wat r taken from the River Jordan
was ;.-ed. The following children
were Christened during the service:
David William Maneval, Elizabeth
Ann Elkins, Carl Porter Meroney,
Manrarrt Meroney, George Vaughn
Howell. Edward Brittain Dickey, El
oise I tart on, Richard Leatherwood,
William Leatherwood, Madge Leath
itw' - i. Maxinc Davidson, Mclbcr
Holder. Effie Barbara Mclver, Chris
tin* Davis, Oleida Davis, Gennette
I'avjs Mary Sue Brannon, Betty Da
vidson. Betty Fain, Mary Porter *Fain,
John Ellis, Mary Elizabeth Hickman,
Lorene Krankum and Gladys Moore.
Exhibits Souvenirs
h?-l!owing the Christening service.
Mr. Powell displayed a number of
souvenirs he collected on the trip.
First was a minature plow, said to
have been the kind used in the time
of < hrist, and now in use throughout
the Holy I^ind. The plow has only
ont handle, and he said it bore out
t'hri>t - declaration: "He that putteth
his hand to the plow . . . . "
Among the souvenirs were also the j
following:
A bottle of water from Jacob'.* i
\N ell.
A water jug like the ones said to I
navt heen used at the time of Christ.
A lamp like the lamps used by the
e and foolish Virgins.
-\n egg beautifully carved, which
ne i. und on his plate on Easter morn
ing at Jerusalem.
\ one-cent piece of the money now
ustil in Palestine.
A piece of stone taken from the
r; ? Vhich is said to be the tomb of
<? nnst.
A ling said to be like the one Da
vit. u ed in slaying the giant, Goli
ti L an a stone from the Valley of
Man.
A piece of crystalized salt from the
Dead Sea.
A piece of stone from what is point
ed out to be the quarries of Solomon.
A stone from the Sea of Galilee.
A >eed from an apple which tra
dition says was the forbidden fruit
ot kden. The seed is unusually large
and Mr. Powell stated that the fruit
most delicious.
A Passion flower from the Garden
' c<ihsamene.
A husk which tradition says, was
Mnd the Prodigal Son filled him
l. with "which the swine did eat."
A shell from the Sea of Galilee.
*n old coin taken from the exca
vations of Capernaum. The excava
tions are now going on.
12 Days In Jerusalem
M r. Powell , spent twelve days in
? ? < -rusalem, staying in what is known
t , American Colony. From this
vntral headquarters he visited many
points of Biblical history.
He visited the house of Simon the
anner, on the roof of which Peter
nad his vision.
1 he Mt. of Olives, where he saw
wiat was pointed out as the place of
? ne Ascension.
"e looked down upon Jerusalem
ri?1^ Point where tradition says
i WePt over the city and cried.
. V, ? Jej*usalem, Jerusalem, thou that
u 1 Prophets, and stonest them
wiicn are sent unto thee, how often
WoJ? d I have gathered thy children to
oK* ifr* even as a ^en ga^hereth her
' 'Ckens under her wings, and ye
would not!"
t. ^e Inn of the Good Samaritan,
?n are still standing,
ne rode around the walls of Jeru
n* a donk?y
9 . n , niorr.ing, Mv. Powell and
everal other ministers who were mak
f * *"* Journey, went early to the
m . ,?f Christ, before sun-up, and
Participated in a sun-rise service.
? A^ong the other places mentioned
his brief outline, that he visited, j
ie?<*o, the River Jordan, Beth- j
^Apostles Fount, the Dead
? klisha's Fountain, the spot where
ePhen is supposed to have been
rv?nfv death; Golgotha or Calva- 1
* P<\o1 of Siloam; the place,
here tradition says, that Peter de
( Editorial )
A wave of righteous indignation has justly engulfed the citizens of
Western North Carolina and North Georgia living along what has here
tofore been designated as Federal Route No. 19, by way of Bryson City,
Andrews, Murphy and Blairsville, between Atlanta and Asheville. over
the nonsensical change of numbers by road authorities.
The people living along this particular section have spent thousands
of dollars in the past few years advertising this particular link of route
19, and its scenic attractions. Only this spring, some forty-five thous
and pamphlets were distributed throughout Florida and other sections
of the country; a radio broadcasting program was sponsored and paid for
by the citizens residing along this link of No. 19, and advertisements
carried in leading newspapers throughout Florida, all of which emblaz
oned Federal Route No. 19. between Gainesville and Dillsboro, before
the tourists throughout the length and breadth of the land.
And this has all been for naught. The number here has been changed.
The people who sponsored this advertising and paid for it, have been
irreparably injured.
On top of this, the number we have so faithfully and so widely ad
vertised at great expense, has been given to the route which is recog
nized as a competing route and that is adding insult to injury.
We are not jealous of the other route, neither are we over-zealous
in advertising it. It is a competing route, with many attractions and
many advantages. We have simply been telling the world of the scenic
wonders and attractions of our own route and footing the bill. Now
we suffer an irreparable loss with insult added to injury when the
very heart of our advertising message is taken away from us and given
to our sister and comDeting route.
We are loath to believe it, but we think Jim Stikeleather, our poli
tic-ing District Highway Commissioner had something to do with this
change. Federal route numbers are not changed by the Federal road
authorities without pressure being brought to bear and that pressure
usually come: from the sections so affected.
We call upon all of the citizens in this section to get behind the
authorities, protest, shout and demand that Federal route No. 19 by way
of Bryson City, Andrews, Murphy and Blairsville be restored to those
who first had it, who so faithfully and consistently advertised it, who
have spent thousands of dollars of their own money in telling the world
about it.
And, Mr. Stikeleather, we ask for an explanation. We also ask that
you use every ounce of your influence and the influence of your posi
tion, to help right a wrong ? a flagrant wrong ? a great injustice
which has been perpetrated upon the people along this particular section
of the route.
Mrs. Mintie Sneed,
71 Years OM, Died
At Tomotla, June 14
Mrs. Mintie Sneed, 71, died sudden
ly on Saturday .June 14th, at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Venice Maxley.
of Tomotla. She had been in had
health for several months, and on the
day of her death, complained of a pe
culiar sensation like pins sticking or
pricking her mouth and body. She
called in the doctor, who was visiting
a sick neighbor. He gave her sopie
medicine, which she took. About an
hour lated she said she felt sick and
and the prickly sensation again. Mrs.
Maxley, her daughter, left her side
and stepped out doors to call her hus
band. and when she returned Mrs.
Snoed's body was still in death.
Mrs. Sneed was the widow of the
late V. Sneed. She was a member
of the Peachtree Methodist Church,
having professed her faith in Christ
and joined this church at the age of
*2<>. Her husband preceded her to the
grave by years.
Funeral services were held Monday,
June 16th. from the Peachtree Metho
dist Church by Rev. Rufus Perkins,
upply pastor of the Murphy Metho
dist church, assisted by Rev. J. L.
Steele, pastor of the Murphy Baptist
Church. Interment was in the Peach
tree cemetery.
She is survived by seven children4
four sons, J. B. Sneed, of Andrews,
C. \\*. Sneed. of Murphy, John D.
Sneed.. of Rainbow Springs W. M.
Sneed. of Andrews, three daughters,
Mrs. Fannine Teems, of Brasstown,
Mrs. W. M. Vaught, of Rainbow
Springs, and Mrs. Venice Maxley. of
Tomotla. Two brothers also survive:
?f. C. Sales, of Tomotla, and Gus Sales
of New Mexico; also 20 grandchild
ren.
Relatives of Mrs. Sneed, attending
the funeral from Atlanta, Ga., were:
Mr-. R. Patton. Lester and George
Patton. Miss Verdie Bonds, Miss Ger
trude Watkins. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Watkins, of Peachtree.
Cannery Opens On
Monday : Receive
Beans, Tomatoes
The Murphy Cannery wilj open
Monday for receiving beans and to
matoes, according to an announce
ment this week by the officials.
Mr. Mark ham. who had charge of
the cannery last year, and Mrs. Mark
ham arrived last week, and prepara
tions were immediately made for the
opening.
The capacity of the plant for beans
has been trebled, as more acreage has
been planted to beans this year than
last. The crop this year also promises
to be even better than last year, and
cannery officials are optimistic over
the prospects for a larger output and
a better product.
Operations will begin Tuesday
morning with a full crew, provided
enough beans are brought in b> the
growers Monday. All growers are re
FOURTH JULY
CELEBRATION
AT NEEL GAP
A Fourth of July celebration
will be held at Neel Gap and
Bonnell H. Stone, of Blairsville,
invites all the people of this sec
tion to come and bring basket
dinner.
The program is being worked
out, and many prominent speak
ers are expected to be there.
MRS. PENDLEY
LAID TO REST
LAST SATURDAY
The community was saddened last
Friday by the death of .Mrs. Sid Pend
ley, who died at her home i.i Kast
Murphy of uremic poisoning at 12:35
P. .\1., June 20th.
About three weeks a*ro, Mr. and
Mrs. Pendley announced the birth of
a young son, and the mother ap
peared to be doing nicely. However,
complications set up whlfch resulted
in her death.
Funeral services were held from the
Baptist church last Saturday after*
j noc n at 2 o'clock by her pastor. Rev.
! J. L. Steele, assisted by Rev. J. P.
? Anderson, pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Interment was in Sunset
cemetery.
I Surviving her are her husband, Sid
Pendley, and three small children,
Flora Jean, Jean and the infant son;
two step children, Frances and
Charles Pendley ; her father and moth
er, .Mr. and Mrs. Ben Harbin; two
sisters, Bennie Lee and Flora Har
bin ; and two brothers, Ralph Harbin,
of Maryville, Tenn., and Dewey Har
bin. of Kansas City, Mo.
: Mrs. J. V. Brittain is temporarily
' caiing for the infant son, while the
I two little girls are being cared for by
i their grandparents.
Mr. Pendley, who operates the Mur
[ phy Service Station, is well-known
I here, and the family have the deepest
sympathy of their many Iriends in
j their bereavement.
Sipe Accepts Position
With Conservation
Dept. At Raleigh
j .
j B. W. Sipe, who for the past five
years serve j as superintendent of the
Murphy schools, has accepted a posi
tion as statistician with the Depart
i ment of C on?servntion nnd Develop
ment, with headquarters at ftaleigh,
it was learned this week. (
Mr. Sipe will assume his new duties
about July 1st. He and Mrs. Sipe
have been attending the summer
school at Chapel Hill for the past sev
eral weeks. Mr. Sipe has withdrawn
from the summer school and i 3 spend
ing several days in Murphy this week
i quested to pick all beans ready and
' bring them in.
i
NO. 10 LOSES
U. S. ROUTE
NUMBER 19
Scction By Murphy To Gainesville
Designated as Route 23
Federal Route No. 11*. between
! ? ! !s!*or and Gainesville, by way of
Kry on City. Andrews, Murphy and
Blairsville. has been charged to Fed
eral Route No. 2*1. and the4 route from
\shev He hy way of Dillshoro. Frank
lin and Clayton to Gainesville has
been designated Federal Route No.
1 according to news dispatches from
Raleigh, as an announcement given
out by .lohn 1>. Waldroup, State High
way Engineer.
The two routes, as announced,
take the following courses:
l~. S. 19 ? Starting at Bristol,
Tenn.. to Bluff City. Tenn.. U. S. 19E
from Bluff City. Eiizabethton and
Elk Park to N. C. line, via Cranberry,
Minneapolis, Plum Tree. Ingalls.
Spruce Pine, Burnsville to Swiss. U.
S. liiW, from Bluff City, via John
- on City and Erwin. to N. C. line, via
Sioux to Swiss. At Swiss U. S. 19,
reunited, continues via Asheville,
Waynesville. Sylva. leaving N. C. 10
at Dillshoro, via Franklin to Georgia
Line, and via Atlanta. Thomasville,
(la., and Tallahassee to St. Peters
burg. Fla.
F. S. 12 '1 ? Starting at Portsmouth,
Ohio, and via Ashland and Jenkins,
Ky.. Wise and Big Stone Gap, Ya.,
Kingsport, Johnson City and Erwin,
Tenn., to N. C. line via Sioux, Swiss,
Weavei ville, Asheville, Waynesville.
Sylva. taking the place of the pres
ent L". S. li? at Dillshoro, via Bryson
I City, Topton and Murphy to the Ca.
{ line, and on to Atlanta, Ga.
DURANT HUGHES
! IS SHOCKED BY
' LIGHTNING BOLT
j
UNCONSCIOUS FOR THIRTY MIN
UTES?LARGE TREE IN
YARD SPLINTERED
Durant Hughes. 12-year old son of
L. H. Hughes, who lives at the left
rear of the Dickey Hotel, was knocked
unconscious by a bolt <if lightning
Tuesday evening about 7:30 o'clock,
during: the electrical >torm which
swept over Murphy.
Lightning struck a large weeping"
willow in front of the Hughes home,
tearing through the branches to the
trunk of the tree with such terrific
force that it literally splintered the
huge tree.
Young Hughes was sitting just on
the inside of the doorway, about
twenty-five feet from the tree, in line
with the direction in which the bolt
was traveling. His father wa> stand
ng on the other side of the door, but
his position from the tree was shield
<?<1 by the wall.
A wire fence about five feet high
attached to the tree is thought to have
diverted the force of the bolt and
carried il on into the ground, as the
great splintered streaks stops abrupt
ly where the wire is attached.
So terrific was the bolt of light
ning. that great strips of the splint
ered tree was found next morning
i several hundred feet away.
When the bolt struck, young
Hughes was thrown over backward
on the floor, unconscious, and rc
mained so for about thirty minutes.
I Mr. Hughes was stunned for sev
eral minutes, and other members of
j the household who were in the room,
were shocked rather severely. How
! ever, young Hughes was given medi
cal attention and was back to normal
Wednesday morning, although some
what nervous from his experience.
! Mr. Hughes said the house was
Bghted up with a brilliant red, as well
as he could remember, and that it
! looked like a great big ball of fire,
j A hail storm the first of the week
| in the Hothouse section is saki to have
i beaten corn and garden crops into
| small bits, while a hail storm swept
the Martin's creep section Tuesday
j afternoon and likewise did much dam
age. The accompanying wind is said
to have torn a part of the top off the
Midway Lake Bath House. The es
! timate or extent of the damage is
| not known.
! making preparation^ to leave lor Rai
j ?igh.
1 The work#and duties of his new po
sition are not new to Mr. Sipe. Hi*
spent several years with the Depart
ment of Conservation and Develop
ment, before coming to Murphy to
take over the editoisnip of the Scout
some eight and a half years ago.
Mr. Sipe's host of friends in Mur
phy and this section regret to lose
these fine people, but wish them well
wherever they go.