Welcome, Legionaires and Visitors, on July Fourth ! The Leading IP cell ? Xruspnprr \\\ x Vol. XLIi. No. 48. nrfh. Carotin tt . f'itt rnne '? In'-- iir.l t'-itrr tti-l ' \ l{? t, T'rriin in Thi* Stale Murphy, N. C., Friday, Ju'y 3, 1931. 31.50 YEAR 5c COPY THOUSANDS TO CELEBRATE 4th AT MURPHY FRANCIS KILLED WHILE WORKING ! 0' PHONE POLEi La?t Rii( Held Sunday For Youn? Haw d County Man ? Married Murphy C?rl. . . .Jr., 21. of Waynes- j . <.i' ilu- Southern Hell. .1. 1 villi. . . y, mpnny, was almost in la a Thursday after . , , , 4 o'clock when he came v. ith wires <>n a telephone . which i e was working in tj.. ? ? eck section of Hay v . i ? near the Madison j r, i; . about 20 miles from j \\ a" ? i'.h I T: . . it is believed, had slid- j (l,r/ '?? me charged as a result of . j,n - " al storm at some distant , point a i result of being hit by I lij?< Electrical experts, who havi- investigating the death,] w? i Me to determine just howl tl ? w became charged. 1 and Ceorgo Ware, also of Vl vi. ii'e had been working on j a .1 ir the Spring Creek section when discovered th? wires had In ! ?? lightly charged. Upon this, they decided to quit work; I,-: uti the pole and had started to ? . n d when the wires became hen s Rubv McCombs, daughter of tht. late IV. and Mrs. W. S. Mc Combs. of Murphy, about a month ago. I'c-ides his parents he is survived by hi- wife, two brothers, Henry, of Waynesville, anl Morgan, of New Port News Va., and four sisters, Mrs. Robert Miller and Miss Ola Francis, of Xew York City; and Mrs. Pat ton. of Hollywood, Fla., and Mrs. Louise Lupton, of New Bern. MURPHY LIONS club honored ; At the recent convention of 31st district of Lions International (North Carolina Lions Clubs) held at Wrights ville Beach, the Murphy Club was again honored by having one of its members placed on the official board. Hugh G. Mitchel of Statesvillg was elected District Gov ernor. Fred Morris of Kemersville was elected Lieutenant Governor for the western district of the state and W. M Fain of Murphy was ap pointed Deputy District Governor Representing Clubs i n extreme western North Caroline. Reports read at the convention show Lions clubs throughout the state in a very healthy condition and that much good work is being done ?y each individual club, as a whole Lions Clubs are showing more prog ress than many of the- service clubs which have been established for a much longer period. The Murphy Club had an excep tionally fine report and was a close second for the achievement cup. Two years ago the local club tied JJth the Durham club, last year they won and this year they lost to Charlotte. In each instance they Vv? c.omPeting with the strongest C1 i *n 8tate aI,d Murphy *nould be proud that they can boast ?' a service Clvb with sue** a splendid record. The local boys are living up their motto: "We roar lor Murphy." CELEBRATION SPEAKER RALPH T. O'NEIL National Commander of the American Legion Ralph Thomas O'Neil of Topeka, Kansas, was elected National Com mander of The American Legion at the closing session of the twelfth , national convention in Boston. The Natioal Commander is an ot-l torney in Topeka and has been ac tive in national affairs of the Le pion for several years, haviftg served as national vice-commander in 1927. He was commander of the Kansas department of the Legion in 1926 and was chairman of the depart ment's legislative committee from 1019 to 1926. He was chairman of the Legion's national C. M. T. C. committee in 1929, and was a mem ber of the National Defense Com mittee for 1930. Commander O'Neil entered World War military service in August, 191 7, He attended the Reserve Officers Training Camp nt Ft. Sheridan, III., where he was com ir" 3ioned First Lieutenant of Infan -y, November, 1917, and was as signed to the 11th Infantryfi 5th Division, fle went to France in (Continued on f>af ? 8) PROGRAM OF EVENTS FOR THE FOURTH 10:00 A. M. Arrival of Special Excursion over the Southern from Asbeville. 11:1 5 ? Speaking by National Commander O Niel State Commander Johnson and Col. Don Witherspoon in the Public Square. 12:00 Noon ? Luncheon at the Dickey Hotel for the official guests, and which all Legion aires may attend. 1:30 P. M. ? Parade, led by Asheville's High School Band and Waynesville's Legion Drum and Bugle Corps. 2:30 ? Ball game at the Fair Grounds, Murphy vs. Canton, N. C. 8:15 P. M. ? Legion Ball at the Regal Hotel, ryu- : sic by splendid orchestra from Asheville. ! ANDREWS PLANS BIG FOURTH CELEBRATION Final preparations are being rush ed to completion for a day of big events in Andrews on July 4th. Committees in charge of the various phases of the day's program have been aft wttrk diligently for some time to give the local people and visitors a day full of interest to all. The festivities will open at 9:30 with a big parade in which the many organizations of the town and com munity as well as individuals will I participate. After the parade An drews and Hayesville will play ball, j an event which is expected to draw a full gallery on account of the long standing friendly rivalry be tween these two teams. When the j game is over the cro^vd will be at | leisure for lunch until 2:30. The afternoon program will open ; with a scries of amusement* at the ' ball park. Catching the greasy pig, tug of war, bull frog race, and other similar contests will give abundant . opportunity for both amatuers and piiofessionals to exhibit their skill for the entertainment of the spec tators. At 3:30 another ball game between Andrews and Hayesville will be played. Prizes for the winners in the va rious contests will be awarded at 7 :00 following which there will be a program of old time string music and a special picture at the Caro lina theatre. W. D. Whitaker is general chair man of the celebration committee and cooperating with him are the following special committees: auto mobiles, Mrs. W. W. Ashe, Mrs. L. M. Ellis, Mrs. R. H. Montony; base ball: L. M. Ellis, John M. Archer; other amusements: L. B. Nichols C. W. E. Pittman; refreshments: Z. L. Whitaker, L. O. Caldwell; ad vertising: R. A. Dewar, W. D. Whit aker; parade: Boy Scouts. Advertising matter has been placed in all nearby communities and towns and special invitations have been issued *0 all former resi dents of Andrews to attend the cele bration. A record crowd i9 expect ed. GALA EVENT TO FFVn Rr O'NEIL VISIT Nat ion a I and State Commanders of American Letjion to Be Honor Guests <;? that day. National Commander Ratfin T. "Neil; and S?ta*? < 'omniundc r Con. . .l t of the oc usioti. together with prominent Le ion officials of other sections. Murjhy is prcpaiing to dress up r i its visitors one of the ?vo?t ? val welcomcKj the history of the pwn. Stores and re-iderices art' bc iir decorated, *nd th- j.ppearance f the t- >wn i> expectc ! to Ik- beauti i 1 on the morning f t'ie Fourth, ith flags flying and red. whitt. and lu- bunting .treaming-. Prizes are being offered by t h? ical Post of tlu American Legion oj the be>t decorated store, re-i enct. and lust decorated car in the aiade. The prizes art : S 1 0, for he best decorated st re; $"? for the iv-t decorated residence. and I'1 or the best decorated ear. Th? ?i> - < ? f thi- : -T.ttir ar- Mrs. M. V Bell. Mr \\ M. Axley. Mrs. H. \orv< !1. Mi -. He-sir De\Yee.-? ud Mi-- Josephine lleighway. A -peak* r platform has been reeted in the < enter of the public quarc. which is surrounded by cap u red German machine guns. The datform will lie covered, and tleco ate.l with bunting and American lag-. One large fla-: has been )laced on top of the fountain, and uu* . placed an each light post sur ounding thi square. An effort i- being made to have lii speak in tr pr? irram broadcast over ?station WWNC, A.-heville, and ow rur to negotiations being incomplete Wednesday evening. definite an noucement a> to this feature of the irogram will be announced later. The speaking program i> schedul ed to beg-in promptly at 11:1-1 cen tral standard time, in the morning instead of 1 :.'?0 as advertised. This, change in thc. time of speaking had to be made on account of the fact that Commander O'NeU had to be in Washington. D. C.. early Sunday morning to attend an important committee meeting This feature of the day's program will be presided over by Col. Harry I*. Cooper, master of ceremonies. Col. Don Witherspoon will deliver the address of welcome, and the re Johnson, State ommander of the American Legion. Hon. Ralph T. O'Neil, National C ommander, will then make the principal address of the occasion. Because of the change in the speaking schedule the parade will begin promptly at 1 :30. Capt. Frank Swan and Lieut. J. W. S. Davis, of Andrews, will be marshals of the parade, both having served in cavalry units during; the war. and everybody who takes part in the parade is requested to co-op prate in everyway possible so that no delay will be experienced in getting started and traffic jams eliminated or reduced to a minimum. The parade schedule follows: Form at intersection of Tennessee street and the street running down to the Southern on toward Payne's ?tore across the river, depot at 1 :00 o'clock. Order of Parade: Apheville High School Band head ing the column, followed by the marching units, composed of all ex service men of the county, and vis iting Legionaires and units and civic bodies. Waynesville's Legion Post Drum and Bugle Corps will bring up the rear of the marching units in the parade. It will be followed by the automobiles and floats, head ed by the Murphy fire truck. Line of Parade: From the point of assembly, the parade w^l pass up Ter.rccsee street to the Public square, t urn right down Hiawassee street to the L. & (Continued on page 8)