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The Leading Weekly Newspaper in %n'"' Cnvr"n* ? <""1 Potentially Rich Tern, or, in Thi , State Vol. XLII.? No. 37. Murphy, N. C., Friday, April 17, 1931 $1.50 YEAR -5c COPY town politics BEGINNING TO SHOW ACTIVITY _o_ Mclver Announce# For Mayor; Meet ing Called For Saturday Night To Nominate Ticket ? O The municipal political pot is be pinning *?oiI with the date of the election <>f a mayor and council just 19 days away. The election is to be held on May 5th, and candidates have until o'clock April 30th, in which to he certified to the clerk of the town. Winsl u Melver has thrown his hat into the ring for mayor, his an nouncement appearing this week. Several others are being mentioned as possible timber for the mayor's race, but as yet have not definitely entered. A n j :i : s meeting of the citizens and voters of the town is called for Saturday night at the court house at 7:15 o'clock for the purpose of nom inating a candidate for mayor and a ticket for aldermen. The registration books for the town election are now open, and all who want to vote who have become of ape or moved since the lrst regis tration should see that you are quali fied if you want to vote. DICKEY FEED CO. IS ROBBED SAT. The Dickey Feed Store, owned and or*' rated by Sheridan Dickey, was entered Saturday night by rob belfc who were evidently bent on petting something to eat, and Jim Patterson is being hunted by offi cers charged with the robbery. Following the discovery of the rob bery Sunday morning by Mr. Dick ey, officers secured information and went to the home of Jim Patterson in Factory Town. A search of his house revealed two big hams reposing between the mattresses of two beds, a peck of coffer, a half barrel of flour and a case of lard, hidden about in other parts of the building. Patterson was at home when the officers arrived, but while they were making the search, he made his get away. W C T C Wins Dual Debate April 10 O Cullowhee, N. C.? April 13. ? A dual debate was held between the Mars Ilill boys and the Western Car olina Teachers College Friday even ing, April 10, at which time the question for debate was Resolved, That the Nations of the World should adopt a policy of Free Trade. West ern Carolina Teachers College won both decisions or five of the six votes Ross Zaehry of FS^nklin and J. R. Porter ? f Andrews defended the af firmative side of the question with Milton Hamby and Ben Cox of Mars Hill opposing theb J. Wylie Smith of Murphy and George Gibbs of Mills Spring debated the iMars Hill team there. The next foronsic encounter will be^with Kuthefora College. MA5SEY BUILDING I SWIMMING POOL ? ? ? Wade Masse v has a crew of men at work in the E. C. Moore past ut ? next to the river making excavation for a swimming pool. Mr. Massev h i leased the ground on which the p .ol is being built. The pool will be thirty by seven ty feet, and from one and* a half to seven and a half feet deep. Th? walls and bottom will be of con crete, with a six foot concrete and rustic masonry shoulder or walk .around the pool. A four inch drain j will be built in for draining the pool. ' 1 e water used will be from th< city mains. A hath house of rustic style will be erected, containing two >ho\ver baths, lockers and dressing rooms. The pool will be equipped with two Spalding spring boards. The approach to the pool from the "uhway will be by steps leading down from the road bank. The pool is expected to be completed and ready for use by May 10th. This pool is going to prove a pop ular spot for the people of Murphy and vicinity, lit will fill a long felt need for a modern swimming pool, where the citizens can go and enjoy a swim, take a shower and come out clean and refreshed, and Mr. Ma - sey is to be congratulated on his ?fntdrprise in providing the public j with that sort of bathing pool. Manager Local Phone Office Receives Let ter From Australia Mitts Sara Conk, manager nf thr j local exchange of The Southern Bel! ' Telephone and Telegraph Company, j has received a letter from Australia ] asking for a copy of the Murphy Tel- 1 ephone directory. The letter is fiom a Mr. Wild, and was nearly a month i in transit. Miss Cook has forwarded Mr. Wild a copy of the telephone di- I rectory, and this copy of the Chero kee Scout is also going to him. His I letter follows: Post Box No. 27, I)alby, Queensland, Australia March 16, 1931. The Manager, Telephone Company, Murphy, N. C. Dear Sir: 1 have for a long time desired to know how many telephones there are in Murphy and district, so 1 de cided to write and ask if you could let me have a copy of the Murphy and district Telephone directory. If you could let me have a copy I would be very grateful, and it would not matter if it is an obselete copy as an obselete copy would do me just as well as a new copy. Thanking you in anticipation, and hoping you will be able to grant my request,, 1 am, Yours faithfully. Charles K:. D. Wild. BAPTIST CIRCLE MEETS Circle No. 3 of the Baptist Mis sionary Society met Tuesday after noon at the home of Mrs. Tom Ev ans. This mission study, "The Min istry of Women," was given by Mrs. Juanita Ferguson, her subject being "The Ministry of Soul-Winning." After a business session, the hos tess served brick cream, cake and coffee. Those present were Mrs. Paul Hy att, Mrs. T. S. Evans, Mrs. E'en Gar trell, Mrs. Jaunfta Ferguson, Mrs. Noland Wells, Mrs. A. M. Simonds, and Mrs. J. W. Davidson. MADE - IN - CAROLINA COSTUMES FEATURES WOMAN'S CLUB MEET The Murphy Woman's Club enter tained with a "Made?-in-Carolina" party at the club room Wednesday afternoon. Club members were ask ed to come wearing dresses made of Materials manufactured in North Carolina, and many beautiful cos tumes were noted, most of the ma terials beinfe? rayon from the mills at Newton, N. C. The president, Mrs. T. S. Evans, wore a rose printed rayon from Win ston-Salem. Mrs. J. B. Storey had ?J very attractive lavender ensemble, Mrs. J. W. Davidson, white with coat ?f red print; Mrs. M. W. Bell, a sleveless blue print rayon; Mrs. P. C. Hyatt blue and tan print; Mrs C. W, Savage, white; Mrs. G. W. Candler, a blue cotton print; Mrs. P. Powell, rose lad-lassie cloth; Mrs. Pittman, of Andrews, a two blue and sold rayon; Mrs. A. Chandler, of Andrews, navy ray n-r?on su^ ^th white blouse. The following program was ren dered: Etude do Concert, No. 1? Charm inade, Miss Annie Graham An derson. First Movement of Accolay Concerto No. 1, for violin. Miss Mil dred Akin, with Miss Anderson at the piano. Paper on "Art", Mrs. J. P. Anderson. Liebestraum No. 3, Liszt, Mrs. H. H. Keener. Carolina Hills, Mrs. T. W. Axley, composer, was sung by the Junior Club, with Mrs. Keener at the Piano. Mrs. John C. Campbell, in behalf of the Brasstown Woman's Club, pre sented the Murphy Club with a beau tiful seatlet for the president's chair, made by the women of the Brasstown club. Mrs. D. H. Tillitt, president of the Andrews Woman's Club, made a short talk, which was much en joyed. After the program, refreshments, consisting of chicken salad, cake and coffee, were served. Visitors included Mrs. John C. Campbell and Miss Louise Pittman, of the Folk School, and Mrs. D. H. Tillitt, Mrs. R. W. Prevost, Mrs. C. W. E. Pittman, Mrs. C. A. Brown, Mrs. A. BT. Chandler, Mr?. Harve Whitaker, and Mrs. Jame? Knifrht, of Andrews. revival pianist ?Mr. Ktifus S. Perkins, of Old Or chard, Maine, pianist duriiiK the rc vival services n< w in prncr. - at the Methodist Church. LIONS CLUB HOLDS MEETING TUESDAY ? o ? The Murphy Lions Club hold its regular .meeting: Tuesdtiy night at the Maples as the guests of Mrs. Lei-] la Dickey. Mrs. Dickey served a mos: sumptuous dinner, and the Lions ex pressed thanks and gratitude for the good feed, was regretted that I ions Cray and Steele were absent. They are usually the biggest eaters of the Lions, and sure did miss some thing. Mr. Fain, the president, brought a number of important business mat ters before the meeting, one of which was a request; from T. M. ?looking of Robbinsville. that the Murphy Lion" meet soon with that club to work out plans for a motor cade over the new road to Knoxville, Tenn.. early in July, or as soon as the road is opened to traffic. Mr. Jenkins was in Murphy Tuesday morning enroute to Copperiiill, and stated that highway authorities ex pected to have the road by way of Rohbinsville to Knoxville finished about the middle of J-:ne. It was also stated that a commit tee of five from Murrhy would be amed soon to act as Murphy's quo ta in the organization of the Neel (Jap-Smoky Mountain Tours, an or ganization of Bryson City, Andrews, Murphy and Blairsville for the pro motion of tourist travel over U. S. 19. A resolution was unanimously adopted opposing the proposed mer ger of the Department of Conserva tion and Development into the Agri- , I cultural Department of the State, j The resolution carried with it in- 1 structions to the secretary to tele- 1 graph the committee to that effect. It was pointed out that the Agri cultural Department was primarily interested in farming, and if the De partment of Conservation and Devel opment were merged with that de partment. it would suffer great hand icaps and perhaps pass into oblivion. Right now the Department of Con servation and Development is doing its greatest (good in these western counties by developing a public in terest in our game and fishing possi bilities, hatching and stocking the streams with fish and stocking the wilderness with game, and in vest i- 1 gating and giving out valuable sta tistics and information on our mines and mining possibilities. Mr. Fain announced that the can- I nery would not operate this year, | as negotiations for its operation had i been definitely rejected. Mr. Perkins pianist for the evan gelistic meeting now in progress at the Methodist church, was a welcome guest of the club. Last year Mr. Perkins was a valuable artist of the Murphy Lions Club entertainment City. program at Robbinsville and Bryson The meeting was well attended and was enjoyed by every one present. T. N. Bates Improves Home Place Property Mr. T. NT. Bates has recently add ed some improvements to his home place on Peachtree street which have greatly enhanced its value and made it beautiful and attractive. A brick wal| curbing has been erected around the l<#t al<4ng the front, .a concrete drive vrtay coiy structed. ai*d the yard and banks sodded, and other improvements have been made. This place is now one of the most attractive in town, and Mr. Bates is to be commended on his progress iveness and public spiritedness. The improvement of property like this adds ereatly to the beauty and at tractiveness of the town. We need more property owners like Mr. Bates EVANGELISTIC SERVICES BEING WELL ATTENDED The series of evangelistic services now in progress at the Methodist cburchc i- being attended by large crowds, and interest is growing daily 1 he pastor, Rev. Howard 1*. Powell, is doing the preaching, and ub song service and young people's work is in charm- of Itufus S. I'erkins and Herman L. Cochran. The ?eries of sermons being de livered by the pastor are taken from the Go-pel of st. John. A feature of the services is the reading of the lesson text by the congregation and pastor together before the sermon at each service. Small pamphlets of the Gospel of St. J elm have been dis tributed. Following is a list of the sermon subjects for the remainder of the meeting : Friday evening: "Everlasting Life Wrath of God," John Sunday morning: "Jesus and the Discontented." John 4:13, 14. Sunday evening: "Omnipotence 1 meets impotence." John 5:6,7 Monday evening: "The Clod He- ! vealing Christ." John 5:17. Tresdaj Morning: "Christ and I the Impossible." John :1 14. ^tli'sdax evening: "Christ The) Hread of Life." John 0:48. Wednesday morning: "Living Wa ter for the Thirsty." John 7:37. Wednesday evening: "Living Vic toriously" John 8:31, 32. 36. Thursday morning "The Sinless (Christ." John 8:4fi. Thursday evening: "We know" "1 know" John 9:24, 25. Friday morniijg: "The Lord is my Shepherd." John 10. Friday evening: "Love's Delays" John 1 1 :0. Third Week Sunday morning "Love's Gifts." John 1 'J :3. Sunday evening: "Christ the Great Magnet." John 12:32, 33. Monday evening: "He Humbled Himself." John 13:4. Tuesday morning: "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled." John 14. Tuesday evening: "The True Life in Christ." John 15:1. Wednesday morning: "Prater that Prevails." John 15:7. Wednesday evening: "Overcoming the World" John 16:33. Thursday morning: "Christ in the Holy of Holies" John 17. Thursday evening: "Drinking the Cup" John 18:11. Friday morning: "The Trial of the innocent." John i'J: 12, 40. Friday evening: "The Three Mary at the Cross." John 19:25. Sunday morning: "It is Finished" John 1D:30. Sunday afternoon: "Thomas and His Doubts." John 20:25. Sunday evening: "That Disciple Whom Jesus Loved." John 21:7. W. N. C. MEDICAL SOCIETY HOLDS MEET AT TRYON O Dr. Edw. E. Adams, of Local Society, One of Speakers During Session ? O The Tenth District Medical Society met in regular session at Try on Wed nesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A large number of Western North Car olina physicians, members in the society, were in attendance. Dr. S. C. Heigh way, of Murphy, is first vice-president of the district so ciety, having been elected when the last district meeting was held at Murphy last year. Dr. Edw. E. Adams, of Murphy, was one of the speakers of the meet ing. He left Murphy Tuesday night to attend the meeting, and returned Thursday morning. Dr. M. D. Mcintosh, of Old Fort, president, presided ; Dr. S. O. Black of Spartanburg, S. C., was among the guests. Dinner was served at 6 o'clock. Wives of attending physic ians were entertained by the hospit al auxiliary of St. Luke's hospital. Officers of the society are: Dr. Mcintosh, presidertt; Dr. J. F. Abel, Waynesville, councilor; Dr. S. C. Heighway, Murphy, first vice presi dent; Dr. A. Greenwood, Asheville, second vice president ; Dr. W. E. Brnckett, Hendersonville, third vice president; Dr. F. L. Reeves, Canton, fourth vice president; D?. C. M. Cheadle, Bumsville, fifth vice presi dent; Dr. A. J. Jervey, Tryon, sixth vice president; and Dr. A. C. McCall. Asheville, secretary-treasurer. Not in Homeland The lar?e*t Spaijisii-speakiug city in tha world ia not in Spain, but in South America? Buenos Aires. 16 PRISONERS CARRIED TO BUNCOMBE CO. Will Work Out Road Sentences Rang ing From Four To Twelve Monti. ? Sheriff Bristol and a number ? f deputies carried 15 prisoners to Bun combe county last week to let them begin working out sentences of fiovn four to twelve months on the roads of Buncombe county. The sentences were handed down in Superior Court week WMM lasi aa Judge Offlesby. presiding. The prisoners were carried to the I Crappy road camp. Those included were : T'itt Carter, ? ? f Andrews 12 months for violation of the prohibition law. I John Ilenscn, of Shoal Creek, four I months for larceny. Zeb Whitaker, of Andrews, twelve : months for manufacturing whiskey. Fred Donaldson, Brasstown, 12 I months for non-suppcrt. Arthur Gibbey, of Anfclxews, 12 month.- for violation of the prohi bition law. ! James Hughes, of Shoal ('reek, 12 months for whipping his wife and child. John Bruce and Ben Graves, of Tenncs < ??. four and twelve months, respectively, for larceny. R-11 Foister. of Shoal Creek, 12 months for manufacturing whiskey. Horace -Jones, cob red, of Andrews I four months for violation of the pro jhilition law. Waterman Wiley, colored, of Mur phy. four months for violation of ihe prohibition law. Mark Curtis, of Andrews, twelve months for manufacturing whiskey - Sullivan McClure, of Andrews, 12 months for manufacturing and hav ing still in his possession. Jimmy Hunt, of Murphy, twelve months for violation of the prohibi tion law. Henry Elliott, of Slow Creek, this county, six months for manufactur ing whiskey. Number in Jail The following were in jail Tues day afternoon, either se.rving ;eiv tences, being held or awaiting trial: Bass Roberts, of Tomotla, senten ced to 12 months for violation of the prohibition law, but held up from being taken to the road on account of his physical condition. However, he is now ready to start work. John Cantrell, of Andrews, sen tenced to twelve months on the roads but turned down on account of his physical condition. Gar Ledford, of Andrews, senten ced to from ten to fifteen years in connection with the fatal shooting of Artie Phillips in April, 1930. Ijcd ford appealed his case, and his ap pearance bond was fixed at $2500. Charlie Hickman, serving 18 mos. for violation of the prohibition law. Hickman was sent to Buncombe county, but because he was unable to work, was returned to the county. Efforts are now being made to have nim paroled. Luther Shuler, of Top ton, twelve months for larceny and breaking- in to a box car. Ernest VampbelL of Andrews, awaiting trial for violation of the rohibition law. Fond $300.00 Frank Ledford, of Brasstown, 20 days for payment of fine and costs. Ledford was fined at the last No vember term and paid part of tho fine and costs, and was given until April term to get the remainder, and for failure to pay was ordered back to jail. Rufus Amburn, Garland Brown, E. L. Johnson, of Tennessee, await ing trial for larceny. Hazel Ashe and Winnie Ashe, of Murphy, charged with prostution and assignation. Tried in mayor's court Wednesday afternoon and sentenced to thirty days. Appeal bond fixed at $300.00 each. On another count, bonds were fixed at $100.00 each. Lester Bates, of Murphy, Charged with violation of the prohibitum law. At a preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon he was bound to superior court under $300.00 bond, which he made. Miy Davis, of Murphy, charged jointly with Lester Bates of violating a town ordinance for lewdness and public nuisance. At the preliminary hearing Wednesday afternoon both drew 30 day sentences, suspended upon payment of costs, however, the thirty day sentence to go into effect if the two are caught or seen togeth er within twelve months. Wilbur Hickey, of Murphy, charg ed with simple assault. Preliminary hearing set for 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Floyd Ledford, of Clay County, j being held for safe keepii*.
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