Vol. XLIII.? No. 31.
Murphey, N. C., Friday, March 4, 1932
$1.00 YEAR? 5c COPY
FOLK SCHOOL
AT BRASSTOWN
CLOSES TERM
Dinner Pr epared By Student*. Sing
mi Gtmei And Address By
Mrs. Campbell on Program
The exercises which marked the
close of the fifth winter term of
The John C. Campbell Folk School
were held last Thursday, the 25th. ,
The first event was a dinner, pre
pared by the girls, and served cafe
teria style. To this were invited the
students. The menu, with the names
of those preparing: each dish, follows:
ham croquettes, Dorothy Howard and
Betty Pearson; tomato sauce. Anne
Mae Hensley; green bean*. Lola
Clayton; creamed potatoes. Zoa Wil
son; apple salad, Nell Young; oat
meal bread, Martha Voyles; peach
gelatine, Bonnie Logan ; chocolate
cookies, Lucile Scroggs; coffee, Stel
la Wilson.
The guests at dinner included: Mr.
and Mrs. Leon F. Deschamps, Alfred
Deschamps. Clothilde Desvhamps,
Mrs. Joe Clayton, Mrs. E. A. How
ard, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watkins,
Mrs. Fred O. Scroggs, Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Penland, Tom Wilson and
Blanche Wilson, of Highlands, N. C.,
Wade McKinnev of the same plarp,
and Mrs. John Shanks and son, John
Head.
Program Varied
In the afternoon,, many friends of
the school came for the varied pro
trram. Either before or after it,
most of them visited the weaving
room to see the attractive and inter
esting exhibition of handwork, done
during the school term ? sewing,
weaving, and carving. The program
opened with the singing of two
hymns by the entire school, students
and teachers: "The Son of God Goes
Forth to War," and "A Mighty Fort
ress is Our God." Alexander Ware,
music teacher at the school this past
winter, arranged a musical accom
paniment for the second hymn, to ,
be played by sexeml ? ?netruments.
Then came two numbers by the
school orchestra"; 'Titter Patter," !
and "The Campbells are Coming."
Mrs. Campbell gave the address,
which was an exceedingly inspiring
one. She said she would like to see !
written over the door to the school,
"Give us an understanding heat that i
we may know right and wrong."
Following her talk, the band played
"The White Cocade," "Charlie is My
Darling," and "Horses of Eger." !
Several interesting ballads were sung
by the entire school group.
Singing Games
Then the audience moved their
chairs up on the platform, leaving
the main floor clear for the singing
games. Several of these were given,
and all were interested to see how
many new ones had been lctarned
this year. "The Sword," "The Mor
ris," and "The Bean Setting," were
perhaps the most admired. The fin
al game was "Gustzi's Toast," es
pecially requested by the students,
and after they had played it for a
few minutes, the audience were in
vited to join in. Those who took
part in this, and also other people,
joined in the Danish Grand March,
whidh concluded the program.
The day following the close of the
school, a number of tha students
went with Ttfrs. Campbell, Miss But
leT, George Bidstrup, and Alexander
Ware to Asheville, for singing game
meets with the Asheville Normal
School and the Asheville Farm
School.
From Asheville, Mrs. Campbell
went on to New York and Boston;
and Alexander Ware to his mother's
home in Claremont, California.
Brasstown Woman's
Club Has Meeting
The Womon'9 Club of Brasstown
had a very interesting and enjoyable
meeting at the ho;ae of Mrs. William
Clayton, on Wednesday, February 24.
Special guests were four friends
from Peachtree: Mrs. Hall, Mrs.
Elliott, Mrs. Shanks, and Miss Rob
inson. Mrs. Kird Adams and Mrs.
L. F. Deschamps gave interesting
talks on George Washington; the for
mer taking up his life, and the lat
ter telling something of this year's
bi-centennial celebrations, and also
of hL> love of all growing thing*,
and hi* extensive planting. Delicious
refreshments were served? .by Mr~.
Clayton.
The iMarch m ating cf the Wo
man's Club is to be held on the 3Gth
at th' home of Mrs. PJuyi Clayton in
the Mission.
a i.ext join*, r.cetlng o t!.e !
Men's and Women's Clubs i? to t" I
?t the Folk School on S;uu?-d. y|
night, i?iarvh i2th.
F. J. Watkins Has
Champion Sow
F. J. Watkins. of Peachtree, is the
owner of the champion sow of the
county, a Duroc, the sow having
brought 42 pips in less than a year.
On March 10, 1931, she delivered
a litter of 16 pigs; August 15, 1931,
15 pigs; February 8, 1932, 11 pigs,
making a total oi 42 pigs in eleven
months.
So far as is known, thu< is the
record for the county. The 42 pigs
brought on the market six and eight
weeks old a total of $184.00. The
first litter sold for $5.00 each; the
second for $4.00 each, and Mr. Wat
kins is asking $4.00 each for the
third.
This sow is worth nine acres of
land growing 40 bushels of corn to
the acre, at the present price of
about 50 cents a bushel. Or you
might might make a closer conipan
| Virgil Johnson
Moves Market
Virgil Johnosn moved his meat
market last week next door to his
old location, in the building formerly
occupied by Slocumbs variety store.
This move gives Mr. Johnson more
floor space and he says he is in bet
ter position now to serve his many
customers and the general public
all kinds of meat, and the prices are
cheaper than ever.
ANDREWS STAGES
ART EXHIBIT
The art exhibits staged bv the Pres
byterian ladies of Andrews last Thurs
day anil Friday revealed u wealth of
painting and handicraft hitherto lit
tle known by the people of the com
munity.
Most of the paintings was the work
of local artists. Among these were
the works of Mrs. H. E. Davis, Mrs.
L. AI. Ellis, .Miss Ruth Morgan, Mrs.
George Wpjker, Miss Frances Cover,
Miss Catherine I^edford, Miss Mary
Forsyth, Miss Sallie Bradley Pitt
man, Mrs. C. V. Orr, Mrs. J. W.
Whisenhunt. Miss Sallie Mae Alphin,
Miss Ruth Clarke, Mrs. E. F. Car
penter, and Miss Josephine Bradley.
Three paintings of Miss Lucy M. Stan
ton, anji artist of national repute,
were exhibited by Mrs. Donald Wil
son.
The various collections of antiques
were of special interest to the vis
itors. Mrs. Georg* Walker exhibit
a wooden sugar bowl and bobbin
stand made in 1850 by her father,
John Barker, who was a native
Englishman. In her collection also
were two photographs made in
England in 1868, one of her husband's
father, George Barker, and the other
his sister, Sara Barker.
The collection of Miss Ellen Cozad
was quite unique in that the various
pieces were brought from many def
ferent countries of the world. A solid
silver hand perforated basket came
from Rusria and was of 16th century
origin. Another 16th century bas
ket was hand made of pure salver and
came from English hands. There was
a Greek oil lamp made of copper and
of very ancient design. It is thought
to be like the lamsp referred to in
the Biblical story of the ten virgins.
Completing the collection were a wire
basket made by a French soldier
from braid taken from the uniform
of a German officer whom he had
captured in the World War, a small
Spanish copper kettle, Italian needle- j
work, an early New England bread
toaster, a Quaker sewing stand, and
a curiously designed iron stand and
mirror found in an abandoned
graveyard near Quebec, Canada.
A collection of ancient wearing
apparel was furnished by Mass Mary
Frances Cover. The pieces exhibited
were a dress, a muff, and a Quaker
bonnett worn by Miss Mary Jane
Paxson Hough, Miss Cover's great
grand mother.
An assembly of Scotch relics brought
to America by Neal Hay and now in
the posseion of Mr. Hay attracted
much attention. In this group there
were a tea kettle, balances for weigh
irg gold, scales designed for general
weighing, a copper kettle, candle |
-nuffers, and candle moulds. Mr. 1
Hay also exhibited a number of relics
of the colonial period among which ;
were a gun, powder, horn, bullet
moulds, and ammunition bag.
Other items of interest were a lan
tern 200 years old belonging to the
Rev. W. J. Miller, a trnnk that has
been in the Walker family since the
first Walkers came to America, a
sword u?ed by John A. Scott in the
War 1812, and an ancient mortar for
cringing coffee owned by Mrs. J. A.
ttristol.
Mr>;. J. W. 6. .Javis exhibited a
* :niaturj bed room suite mad?- in j
wicker by children of tihe Orthped.c
[hospital at Oastonia, N. C. and a
hr?n?? painted table runner and cjshion
top from Russia.
MRS. HYATT
CELEBRATES
BIRTHDAY
Surprise Party Given By Friends On
I 18th Birthday Of 72 Year
Murphy Woman
Monday, February 29th, being: the
j"18th" birthday anniversary of Mrs.
I R. H. Hyatt, members of the Muiv
phy Presby.terian Woman's Auxiliary
and other friends, assisted by her
daughters, pave her a surprise birth
day party at her home in the after
noon.
The guests walked in unannounc
; ed, bearing gifts which they pre
sented to the honoree, and she was
as much excited as any 18 year old
at her birthday party.
After guests were seated, quilt
pieces were distributed among them
? and each one a^keti to piece a square.
These will later be made into a
quilt and sent to the orphanage.
! Mrs. Hyatt's daughters, Mrs. C. A.
'Brown, of Andrews; and Mrs. Paul
? Hyatt, and Mrs. Ed Hyatt, of Mur
I phy, served salad, cake and coffee.
The guests were Mrs. M. W. Bell,
'Mrs. J. B. Gray, Mrs. Thomas Spcn
I cer, Mrs. Mary Daly, Mrs. J. H.
j Phaup, Mrs. Dixie Palmer, 'Mrs. A.
I C. Huber, Mrs. R. W. Gray, Mrs. J.
H. Dillard, Mrs. C. W. Savage, Miss
Mary Beal, Airs. Don Witherspoon,
Mrs. G. W. Ellis, Mrs. R. S. Parker,
Mrs. .1. N. Hill, iMts. W. W. Hyde.
Miss Hattie Palmer, Mrs. Ed Hyatt,
Mrs. C. A. BVown, Mrs. G. W. Can
dler, Mrs. Paul Hyatt, Mrs. Dale
j Lee.
! Mrs. Hyatt was before her mar
riage, Miss Ida May Abbott, daugh
i ter of the late James D. Abbott. She
was born at Tellico Plains, Tenn.,
I February 29, 1860, her parents mov
ing to IMurphy in 1868. She was
! married October 2, 1878 to R. H.
j Hyatt.
I Her father organized the Murphy
j Presbyterian Church which is locat
: ed just across the street from her
! home, which home was built by him
| more than 30 years ago. Mrs. Hy
jatt has taught the beginners Sunday
'school class in this church for more
? than 27 years, and is affectionately
I called by ail the -children as well as
grownups, "Granny Hyatt." She was
(president of the first missionary so
jciety organized in the Presbyterian
Church, helped to organize the first
'woman's club in Murphy, known as
'the Civic Improvement Club, and was
| its first president. She also was
? president of the first parent-teachers
| association in Murphy. She is a
great lover of flowers, and spends
much of her time in her flower gar
j dtn.
Mrs. Hyatt has four children, Mrs.
C. A. Browti, of Andrews, Paul C.
i Hyatt, Robert Henry Hyatt Jr., and
Edward Abbott Hyatt, of Murphy;
and five grand children, Dr. Robert
Brown, of Philadelphia; Miss Emo
gene Hyatt, Charles H., James Ab
bott, and Paul Henry Hyatt, of Mur
j phy
GRAPE CREEK
I Mr. Laurence Lovingood who has
been visiting relatives in Tennessee
I returned home Saturday.
.Mr. Howard Hall was a pleasant
caller at Mr. S. H. Graves, Saturday
, afternoon.
Miss Nettie and sister, Bonnie
Hunsucker made a pleasant trip to
Murphy, Saturday.
Isac Lovingood and brother, Elisha
'and Lon Graves enjoyed a fox hunt
Thursday night.
People of this section are very
sorry to see school close here on ac
count of giving up Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Walsh, Misses Bessie Crain and
Martha Mayfield.
Mr. Elisha Lovingood made a busi
ness trip to Murphy on Thursday of
this week.
Mr. and Mrs.Marl McLymore spent
Saturday night with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. G. C. Comwell.
Mrs. Annie Nichols visited her
uncle, Frank Hunsucker last week.
Mrs. Sarah Graves made a trip to
Murphy last Saturday.
Mr. Luther Hunsucker has been i
very ill, but is improvinng some.
Jdiss Laura Chambers sper.t S r
day with Mi.- "ar.ette Hunsucker
Wilson County farmers are i
ing about the sum-.. ni;:nb?' of qua -e
yards of tobacco .seed beds this sea
son as thy did last year
Mrs. Holt To Open
Beauty Shop Monday
Mrs. E. L. Holt will open the Mur
phy Beauty Shoppe at the Maples on
Monday, March 7th, and will do per
manent waving: and general beauty
parlor work.
The work of Mrs. Holt is already
well known in 'Murphy. She receiv
ed her training at Clayton's Beauty
I Parlor and the Rose Beauty Parlor,
j Atlanta, Ga., and has had wide ex
perience in some of the leading beau
ty salons of the south. In her train
ing she made special studies in indi
vidual pernosality, and her parlor
will be equipped with the latest
machinery for permanent waving
and beauty culture.
J. W. STILES, 71,
TOMOTLA CITIZEN
DIED MONDAY
J. W. Stiles, 71 years old, well
xnown farmer of '.he Tomotla com
munity, died at his home Monday
morning about 8 oVlocI:, following
an illness of more thnr. a year. In
May, 1930, Mr. Stiles sufferel a
stroke of paralysis froir whk-h he
only partially recovered. He had
been seriously ill for about a month.
He wa? born an1 -?a:v.i in Cher
okee county, and professed faiih in
Christ when he was IS years old,
and joined the Baptist Church. He
was identified with the Marble Bap
tist Church at the time of his death.
He was a good citizen and a faith
ful Christian, and will Jje greatly
missed in his community.
Funeral services were held Tues
day morning at 10 o'clock at th* To
motla church, the Rev. Algia West
officiating.
He is survived by his wife; four
boys: Gilbert and Howell Stiles, of
Cherokee county; Oliver Stiles, of
Canton, N. C. ; and Clem Stiles, who
is a member of the United States
Navy; two daughters: Mrs. Minnie
Lambert, of Cherokee. N. C. ; and
Mrs. Emmy Burrell, of Virginia.
Foundation Work s
Is Being Done By
Marble Company
Nearly a hundred men and boys
gathered in the dining1 room of the
Andrews 'Methodist church Friday
evening for the first father and son
banquet to be given by tfoe church
board of christian education.
Prof. J. A. Batson acted as toast
master and in his introductory re
marks explained the purpose of the
banquet as an effort towards a bet
ter understanding between the
fathers and sons of the church and
community. J. M. Boone was then
called upon who spoke for the fathers
present. He emphasized the influence
of a Christian father upon his son.
Fred Wood speaking for ttoe sons ex
pressed the appreciation of the young
men for the privilege of meeting with
their fathers on tfoe occasion.
Dr. B. L. Hayes, presiding eldei
of the Waynesville distri-ct of the M.
F. church South, was presented by
the Rev. Walter J. Miller, pastor of
the church. Dr. Hayes in his address
emphasized the close, intimate re
lationship that should exist between
father and son, the son needing the
father and the father needing the son.
He appealed to the fathers to put the
interest of their son9 ahead of their
attention to business or social affairs.
The minister's talk was abundantly
illustrated by personal experiences
and reminiscences.
PATRICK
Mr?. John Picklesimer is on the
sick list at this writing.
Mrs. Glen Rodgers was the guest
of Mrs. Buna Williamson one day
last week.
There is a singing school in pro
gress at the Liberty Baptist church
conducted by Mr. FVank of Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Picklesimer and
daughter, Alma were the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. George Reid and fam
ily ewhile Saturday evening.
Mr. John Picklesimer visited the
ringing school at Liberty church
Saturday ninght and reports a good
success.
Files Bankruptcy
Candler, of Murphy, doing
!'?- r.t-ss as the Candler Department
i>- has filed a petition in volun
kruptcy in United States
|u. strict court here. Mr. Candler lists
hU liabilities &t $46,071.19 t id 1.'
; &i.
LION'S DINNER
TO BE MADE OF
HOME PRODUCE
Speakers And Guests Invited To
Participate In Annual
Home Event
A dinner at which only Cherokee
County products will be serve will
take place at the Regal Hotel Tues
jday night, March 8th, at 7 P. M., ac
cording to plans which are being rap
j idly worked out this week. This
Cherokee county dinner was inaug
urated several years ago by the
Liohs, and has proved to be one of
the most successful annual events of
tht local club.
A special feature this year will be
speakers from out-of-town who will
tell about the 5-10 year farm pro
gram for Western North Carolina,
rtich is being sponsored by the
Asheville Citizen-Times. Bruce Webb
ja member of the Citizen-Times staff
[and promotion manager, will tell of
I the work and the benefits to be de
| rived by the plan as applied to this
section.
The committee on this farm pro
gram for Cherokee county has been
invited as guests for the dinner.
They are: J. M. Lovingood, Mar
ble; E. L. Townson, Murphy; L. M.
Shields, Murphy; A. L. Martin, Mur
phy; W. D. Whitaker, Andrews; E.
A. Wood, Andrews; Wayne Walker,
Andrews; N. W. Abernathy, .Marble;
Mrs. F. J. Watkins, Murphy Rt. 1 ;
Mrs. C. B. Wood, Andrews; Mrs. H.
B. McNabb, Suit; Mr. and Mrs. J.
11. Ellis, Murphy, Rt. 2; Wm.
Payne, .Murpv; Mrs. Olive D. Camp
bell, Brasstown; Noah Lovingood,
Murphy; A. A. Fain, Murphy; J. A.
Kichardson, Murphy; Chas A. Brown
Andrews, and J. E. Wood, Suit.
Other guests invited include Hugh
E. Mitchell, district governor of
Lions International; J. E. S. Thorpe,
i president Nantahala Light & Power
Company, BVyson City; Roy Phil
lips, president Lions Club, Asheville;
Bruce Webb, promotion manager of
[the Citizen-Times, Asheville; E. B.
Jeffries, chairman of tJhe State High
way Commission, Greensboro i?nd
Raleigh; Mrs. E. G. White, Murphy,
Route 2; and others.
The tenative program ca".3 for
the address of welcome to be made
by Lion Don Witherspoon, and the
I response will probably be made by
one of the visitors. The entertain
ment features will include vocal,
piano, and instrumental solos and
duets, and stringed music, all by
home-grown talent.
The committees in charge of the
event are: Reception: Lions W. W.
Hyde, W. M. Fain, Don Witherspoon,
G. W. Ellis, and R. W. Gray, and
their wives. Entertainment: Lions
E. E. Adams, Virgil Johnson, Carl
Townson, and their wives, and Lion
George Salisbury. Arrangements:
Lions Harve Elkins, E. C. Moore, J.
Frank Bristol, Johnny Shields, and
their wives.
The occasion also become "Ladies
Night" for the local club, and is be
ing looked forward to with much in
terest and anticipation.
SUIT
The Suit Homo Demonstration
Club met at the home of Mrs. Ida
Pope on Feb. 23rd. Devotional by
Mattie Lou McNabb and Mrs- Pat
terson. Those present were: iMrs. J,
F. Wood, Mrs. J. M. Patterson, Mrs.
W. R. Pinkerton. Mrs. Nora McNabb,
Mrs. Edna McNabb, Mrs. R. L.
Keenum, Mrs. Ida Pope, Misses
'?Mattie Lou McNabb, Ruby Decker,
Kate Curtis, Hattie and Aaddie Par
ker.
Demonstration forthis meeting was
bean loaf. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. R. L. Keen
um on the fourth Tuesday in March.
In the afternoon, R. W. Gray,
County agent, and Mrs. Foard met
with the school here and organized
a 4-H Club.
Corrections
Mistakes were made last week by
the Scout force in the advertisements
of two firms, the Murphy Supply
Com: any, and the Dickey Feed Co.
In the Murphy Supply Co., ad, we
had oi! cloth ;t 10 c?nts a yard and
it should have been 19c a yard.
In t'r e Dickey Feed Company ad.
we hs 1 16 per cent if id. 200- lb
bag.\ <1.20 a bag, when honld
have fc en $1.70 a bag.
Th2 Scout is entirely rasper T?!c
for these errors, and we regret them
very mu^h. Correction i? c '..dly
made. Read the advertisements oi
these two merchants in this paper
jihis week.