_ The /.ending W eekly Neu, paper in Western North Cnr r r " Covering a l.arpr an, I Potentially Kirh Territory in This Slate Vol. XLIII.? No. 36. Murphey, N. C., Friday. April 8, 1932 $1.00 YEAR -5c COPY CHANGE VENIRE IS ORDERED IN STOREY CASE CLAY COUNTY JURORS TO HEAR EVIDENCE AGAINST FORMER BANKER Judge A. M. Stack, of Monroe, presiding over Cherokee county Sup erior Court, Wednesday ordered that a special venire from Clay county be summoned for the trial of J. B. Storey, former cashier of the Chero kee Bank, which closed its doors last October, who is charged in a bill of indictment, returned by the grand jury Tuesday, with embezzlement, abstraction and misapplication of $13.0(,r> of the bank's funds and with false entries and forgery. Attorneys are expected shortly to agree upon a date when a special term of court will be called t o try the cas? It is considered likely that the cas will be tried within the next 30 day . Tht vusv against Storey was called Wednesday morning by District So licitor John M. Queen, of Weynesville but was continued when Storey's attorn v. J. N. Moody, read an affi davit by Storey stating that he could not get a fair and impartial trial by a Cherokee county jury. After con siderable discussion between attor neys on ooth sides and the court. Judge Stack ordered that a jury be brought from Clay county to hear the evidence in the case. o ? ? ? BOYD NAMED CHAIRMAN OF REPUBLICANS Township Chairman Named At Con vention Here Saturday ? Del egates Elected The Cherokee county Republican convention was called to order Satur day, April 2nd, at 1 :3o o'clock at the county courthouse by the County Chairman Fred Dickey. He turned the meeting over to D. Witherspoon, who presided. Mr. Witherspoon made a brief talk on the importance of the Repub lican party uniting in a solid body throughout the United States to bring the country back to prosperity. C. H. Jarrett of Andrews, was elected secretary, and D. Witherspoon was elected county chairman for the next two years. Mr. Witherspoon resigned and W. A. Boyd was elect ed in his stead. The following executive township chairmen were elected : Yalleytown township, R. A. Dewar, of Andrews, Murphy, Fred Dickey. of Murphy,; Beaverdam, G. W. Hall, Unaka; Shoal Creek, R. L. Keenum, Suit; Hothouse, J. N. Bell, Culberson; Notla, M. N. Collins, Culberson. These township chairmen are to appoint precinct chairmen. A com mittee was appointed to select dele gates to the State Congressional and Senatorial conventions. The follow ing delegates we're elected: T. S. Evans. Murphy; F. O. Christopher, Murphy; R. A. Dewar, Andrews; G. W. Hall. Unaka; R. L. Keenum, Suit; D. B. Wright, Tapton: J. N. Cell. Culberson; G. B. Hoblitzell, Andrews; John Conley, Murphy; Walter B. Dockery, MuYphy; Turner Holland, Andrews; B. L. Fox, Murphy; W. A. Nichols, Culberson; Drew Davis, Boiling Springs; Fred Dickey, Mur phy; and Dr. C. N. Young, Postell. Resolutions endorsing Attorney Fred 0. Christopher for assistant U. 1 attorney for the western district *>f North Carolina were passed and delegates to the convention were in structed to work for Mi*. Christo pher's appointment. . It was pointed out that Cherokee js the banner Republican county in the western part of the State, having neen in the Republican column for years and has nevet received any reward or recognition from the Re publican party of North Carolina. G. B. Hoblitzell, of Andrews, was ^a?rjed as alternate delegate to the national convention and Cherokee "j^gates were instructed to work for E. B. Norvell Seeks Senate Nomination Mr. E. B. Norvell, prominent Mur phy attorney, was in Bryson City this *eek in the interest of his campaign "or the Democratic nomination for ?*nat>or in the 33rd district. This ??Wct was represented by Dt. Kelly 5* Bennett, of Bryson City, in the ^ General Assembly. New Fords To Be Shown April 14th Thos. S. Evans, local authorized Ford dealer, will have one of the new Fords on display here on Thurs day. April 14th, he announced this week. The new Fords are built in both fours and V -eight cylinders, and] price ranges give the new four ap- j proximately $40.00 under the 1931 | prices, while the eights range about I $50.00 more than the fours in the different classes. Mr. Evans said that much interest is being shown locally in the new Fords and hundreds of people are expected to see them when they are displayed in Murphy. LAST RITES FOR J. L. DILLINGHAM HELD ON FRIDAY J. L. Dillingham, 84 of died at his home in Andrews after a brief illness late Tuesday afternoon. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at the Andrews funer al building and will be in charge of the Rev. Walter .1. Mille'r, pastor of the Andrews Methodist church. Surviving are the widow and five | children, Mrs. Cora Whitaker, of San Deigo, Cal,; Mrs. J. II. Dalton, oi l Rock, W. Va,; Dan Dillingham, of Huntington, W. Va.; and A. C. and J. \V. Dillingham, of Andrews. There are also surviving t wo bro thers, T. B. Dillingham, of Beckley, W. Va.. and .1. R. Dillingham, of Spartanburg, S. C. Mr. Dillingham was a member of the Methodist church and a Confed erate veteran. LOAN INSPECTOR GIVES DATES FOR APPOINTMENTS' S. S. Williams, field inspector for j seed loans to farmers by the Federal ; Finance Corporation, has announced the following: dates for appointments at which time those interested in se curing loans for seeds from the gov ernments may see him. All applica tions must be filed by April .'10th. .Monday afternoon, 1 oYlock Cen tran Standard Time, at the county agentV office, court house. For the convenience of people un- | able to ^et in for Monday, a special] appointment will be made for Wed nesday morning from 10 to 12, Cen tral time. Ag the. time is getting short for fil ing applications, persons wishing to make application are urged to do so at once. Get in touch with one of the following committees foV full in formation, or apply at the Scout of fice: General county committee ? W. J. Martin, N. E. Dockery and A. M. Si monds. Murphy township ? Fred Davis, Z. B. Lovingood, anl Fred Stiles. Valleytown township ? .1. M. Lov- I ingood. and K. B'. King. Shoal Creek ? J. F. 'Woods. W. A. ' Curtis and Poley Quinn. Hothouse ? T. H. Cole, K. E. Jen- j kins and T. T. Johnson. Beaverdam ? Steve Evan.-, U. F. j Farmer and E. E. Stiles. Notla ? Carl Stiles, B. L. Fox, and>| W. S. Garland. Or apply at the above office on dates given and forms will be made out and instructions for getting thean signed and acknowledged will be giv en. NEW GRAND JURY TO SERVE FOR ANOTHER YEAR Followisg is the list of new grand jury chosen and sworn in by Judge Stack in superior court here Mon day for the ensuing year: C. I. Calhoun, foreman; Jim Allen, Arthur Nichols, I.. M. Nicholson, Bruce Bristol, W. B. Sneed, W. H. Nelson, Robert Roberts, Maynard Palmer. J. W. Keenum, C. M. Trull, J. F. Tabor, H. S. Sudderth, Bill Stiles, H. M. Morrow. A. A. Fain, C. C. Mills, H. H. Hyde FUNERAL SERVICE HELD FOR MRS. T. T. ANGEL, 59 Mrs. T. T. Angel. 59, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Gib won. of Andrews, Friday following an illness of several months. The funeral service wa? held Saturday afternoon, April 2nd, at 2:30 o'clock at the home, with interment in the Andrews cemetery. The R^v. R. S. Eskridge officiated, assisted by the Re\. R. W. PVevost. Surviving are the husband and five children. POSTAL FOLKS ENJOY MEETING ON SAT. NIGHT Murphy Office Host To Postmaster* And Clerks of Clay, Graham And Cherokee The postmaster and clerks of the Murphy office were hosts to a sump- 1 tuous banquet honoring all the post- ! masters, clerks and ca'rriers of Chero- i kee. Clay and Graham at the Dickey House last Saturday night. One long table was spread across the bis din ing room, which was laden with many good things to eat as only Mrs. Dickey can prepare in her own inim itable style. Names were placed on a small slip | of paper and placed on the plates, so that no man would be sitting be ?nde his wife. The program of the evening later proved this to be a most excellent ai rangement. Following the banquet, a number of speeches were made. Mrs. Thelma Dickey, Murphy postmaster, made the wclcome address, which was re sponded to by Clyde H. JaVrett, post master at Andrews. C. W. Bailey, editor of the Scout, then made a few remarks. after which the topic vital to all postal employees, especially the married men, was discussed. K. V. Weaver, Murphy ru'ral car rier. acted as master of ceremonies, an announced that the subject for dis cussion tor the evening was "Why should a married postal employee get his own b'reakfast every morn ing?" Mrs. Carolyn Lovingood, opened the discussion and gave some excellent reasons. The discussion then got down to a whirlwind of pros and cons, with the inevitable result that most of the men did get their breakfast in the morning. Those speaking on the subject be sides Mrs. Lovingood, were C yrus White, Mrs. Porter Axley, John j O'Dtll. Frank Colvard, S. D. Stiles, ' Allen Lovingood and W. W. Gudger. The affair was a most enjoyable one, and nearly every speaker ex pressed the hope that the occasion wot'Ul be repeated often. Thanks to Mrs. Dickey for the wonderful ! spread was expressed by the entire gathering. Those present were : Mrs. Thelma Dickey, Mu'rphy; K. V. Weaver, Murphy; Frank Colvard, Robbinsville; Mrs. Carolyn Lovin good, Murphy; Clyde H. Jarrett, As Drtws; Mrs Kdythe H. Dobbs, Mur phy; \V. \V. Gudger, Asheville; Mrs. Winnie Bailey, Murphy; Ralph Ad lams, Grandview; Mrs. Clyde II. Jar rett, AnaYews; Mrs. Ralph Adams, Grandview; Mary Jo. Chambers, Hayesville; S. D. Stiles, Murphy; J. , P. Stiles, .Slurphy; J. C. O'Dell, Mur phy; J. S. Woodard, Bryson City; J. K. Axley. Murphy; Mrs. J. C. j O Dell, iMuiphy; Porter Axley, Mur phy; A. W. Lovingood, Murphy; Mrs. Cyrus White, Murphy; Cyrus White, Mu'rphy ; Mrs. Thelma Axley, Mur phy; Charles Dickey, Murphy; Mrs. K. V. Weaver, Murphy; J. A. Cham bers, Hayesville, C. W. Bailey, Mur phy. ? o MRS. PACE, 69, DIED MARCH 28 AT TOPTON On Monday, .March 28, shortly] after 9:00 in the morning, Mrs. C. A. | Pace, 60, for many years a beloved resident of the little community of Topton, passed quietly away. M"re. Pace had been ill for two weeks, having been confined to her bed for about ten days. She was afflicted with several bodily dis orders brought on by heart trouble. Loved by all who were personally acquainted with her Mrs. Pace left a host of friends who grieve at her passing. She and Mr. Pace recently celebrated their golden wedding an niversary at the home of their dau ghter, Mrs. D. B. Wright, where they have long resided. A gentle spirit, she was never too busy to offer sympathy, advice, and | personal assistance to any one in i need. She was a Christain lady of | the highest type, having bet^n a de- 1 vout beliver for fifty-five years. Paraphrasing a part of Bryant's! great poem, it may be fittingly ap plied to Mrs. Pace; for "She so lived that wh en her summons came to join The innumerable caravan that moves To that mysterious realm, where each shall take His chambeV- in the silent halls of death. She went not, like the quarry slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, but, sus tained and soothed By an unfaltering trust, approached her grave Like one T^ho wraps the drapery of his couch About him, and lies down to pleas ant dreams." Grace Moore On Radio Saturday Miss Grace Moore, of Jellico, Tenn., Southern star of the Metro politan Opera Company, will sing ov er the radio from the opera house in New York at 1 :45 P. M. Saturday. She will sing Romeo and Juliet, op era by Gounod from the play of Shakespeare. When Miss Moore! sang over the radio some four or five i weeks ago, the reception in Murphy was as if one sat in the opera house | listening. according: to friends in j Murphy. Miss Moore's father was born up ! on Peachtree in this county, and many of her friends and relatives in this section will be glad to knou the hour she is to appear on the radio so that they can listen-in. FOLK TEACHERS I MAKE TALKS AT ANDREWS MEET I Miss Marguerite Butler and Miss j Louise Pittman, of the faculty of the I | John C. Campbell Folk School at J | Brasstown, were the quests of the' ] Andrews woman's club at its regular j i meeting Tuesday afternoon. Miss Butler spoke of the origin, j the founding, and the history of the; folk school, presenting in her re marks the purpose and methods of the institution. Miss Pittman, who directs the school's handicraft de partment, spoke on that phase of the work. At the business session the club aVranged to continue the serving of school lunches for two weeks. It was j reported that more than 3,000 lunch- j ! es had been served to undernourished I children this winter. The week of April 1H-2.'} was desig ! nated a.- c lean up week tor the town I j and conunittiees were appointed to| ? have the work in charge. ; The club met at the home of Mrs. i II. M. Whitaker with Mrs. R. VV. j Prevost acting joint hostess. MRS. DORA IRONS BURGER BURIED TUES. Funeral services fo:- Mrs. Dora Irons Burner, wife of L. I). Burger j were held at Old Liberty Baptist | church Tuesday afternoon, April 5 at 2:30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. -Morrow. MYs. Burger was 73 years old and is survived by her husband L. i D. Burger, three sons, A. P. Burger j - chief of police of Murphy. Bills would provide for $5,000 cach i foi Geo'rge Leather-wood and Btorfc Savage for injuries sustained in at tempts to assist in apprehending Mc Pherson and the Br\>ons. They were summoned by Chief of Police Carringer to assist him in taking the robbtVs. Other bills call for $2,000 apiece f r Frank A. Fain and J. A. Cearley I l'or service rendered on the occasion of the apprehension of McPherson ami the Krysons. MY. Weaver thinks that he will get favorable reports on these measures ?oan after the tax bill is out of the way in th. house. NEW LOW PRICES ARE ANNOUNCED FOR CHEVROLET Detroit, April -9. ? Ckcv'ro1*' price reductions, ranging up to $55.00, were announced here by W. S. Knud son, president and general manager of the Chevrolet Motor company. At the same time .Mr. Knudsen stated that the Chevrolet Six would continue to be built exclusively by the company for an indefinite period and that at no time has there been thought of changing the present six cylinder car which has led the indus try in sales durinjr the past fifteen months and brought the company its highest percentage of total business Chevrolet has ever enjoyed. The price reductions affect four teen passenger car models. Base price for the passenger car line is now $445 fo'r the roadster, lowest priced model. Mr. Knudsen pointed out that the annouscement, which came on the eve of the opening of the National Exhib it of General Motors products, at 55 leading cities begin April 2, served to arouse renewed interest in motor cars, and that the cumulative effect of developments now undeV way in the industry should b<* a major factor in stimulating the automobile, which admittedly is the key to American business recovery. Reduced prices on individual mod els, all f. o. b., flint, Mich., as an nounced, are as follows: Roadster $445; Sport roadster $485 ; Phaeton $495; 5 window coupe $490; 3 window coupe $490; Sport coupe $535; coach $495; deluxe coach $515; standard sedan $590; special sedan $615; 5 passenger coupe $575; cabriolet $595; deluxe coupe $510; landeau phaeton $625. The reduction took effect April 1, and all dealers were advised to make I immediate delivery of all models at | the new low reduced price scale. MRS. F. G. HALL DIED TUESDAY Funeral services for Mrs. F. G. ' Hall who /lied at her home Tuesday i morning followinng a few days ill j ness from pneumonia and pleurisy I were held at Ogreeta Baptist church ?at 11 o'clock Wednesday, the Rev. I C. K. Turner pastor of the Murphy | Baptist church officating. Surviving ' are her husband and two children ' Evelyn and Pred Jr., her mother, i Mrs. Sarah Johnson, three brothers : Pearl, Edgar and Oscar Johnson and ; five sisters, Mrs. W. 1. >1artin of I Hiawassee, Ga., MVs. Bill Bates of Murphy; Mrs. I>ewey Lloyd of Marble | and Misses Effie and Lily Johnson of Ogreeta. GREEN-AVERY William B. Grein, auditor of the Ansley Hotel, of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. Ruth Avery, cashier of the Ans ley Hotel, married at the R.gal Ho tel Sun?lay night in the paYIor, the Rev. T. F. Higgins, pastor of th. Methodist Church, officiating. They were accompanied by W. S. Griffin and Miss Ruth Speer, of Atlanta.