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Vol. XLII.? No. 47.
Murphey, N. C., Friday, June 24, 1932
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uons meet at
GREENSBORO
JUNE23 AND 24
W M. Fain, Pre?id?nt of Murphy
Club, Member of Convention
Committee
Greensboro, June 18. ? Inspection
of the official program for the 10th
annual convention of the 31st dis
trict Lioi, International, embracing
all Lion- club? in North Carolina, j
jcheduled for Thursday, June 23, and
FYiday, June 24th. ill Greensboro, j
disclose- that three officers of the
international organization are to be
-resent. They are Ben A. Ruffin,
of Richmond. Va., past internation
al president; Roderick Beddow, of
Birmingham, Ala., second interna
tional vice-jfresident ; and Lyle Orms
b*e. of Charlotte, international com
missioner.
Registration will begin at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning: at King Cotton
Hotel, designated a> convention head
quarters. The convention will open
at 1:30 Thursday afternoon.
Addr< sm s of welcome will be de
livered by K H. B'rown, president
of the Greensboro Lions club, and
I'harles M. Ketchum, secretary -man
ager of the Greensboro Chamber of
Commerce. The *respoif>e will be
made by Judge G. 11. Hastings, of
Winston -Salem, past international di
rector. New clubs will then be in
troduced, and the final activity of
the opening session will be a memo
lial service for deceased Lions.
At the Thursday afternoon session
report.- of club secretaries will be
cubmittcd. as will those of the dis
trict governor and the district sec
retarv-*u,*-.uTer. Committee ap
points will also be made.
Activities Friday morning will be
pin at ^ o'clock with simultaneous
b|:eakfa<ts /of the 'club secretaries
and the club presidents at the King
Cotton Hotel.
At the session beginning: at 9:30
o'clock Friday morning, a number of
fpeechcs will be made by prominent
Lions from over the State Busi
ness matters scheduled for F'riday
morning are committee reports, elec
tion ot officers and selection of the
1933 convention city.
Entertainment activities will in
clude the following:
Thursday ? Theatre party for the
todies; golf at Sedgefield Country
club at 4:00; informal Dutch sup
per at Sedgefield Manor at 8:00;
aancing at the manor at 9:30.
Friday ? Golf finals and swimming
at Sedgefield Country club at 2:30; |
ladies bridge paity at Greensboro
Country club at 3:00; annual ban
quet at 7:30 and annual ball t 9:30 j
in the King Cotton ballroom.
It is proposed to award attendance, j
achievement, secretaries and golf |
trophies.
W. M. F^ain, president of the Mur
phy Lions club, is one of the region- ?
*1 chairmen of the convention com- .
Hiittee. Hugh G. Mitchell, of States- 1
^He, i< district governor.
GRAPE CREEK !
Rev. T. F. Higgins filled his reg- ;
ular appointment at Salem Methodist
church Sunday afternoon and also
conducted the funeral of Bettie Eliz
abeth Roberson, infant daughter of
Mr. Sherman Roberson, who died Sat
urday, .June 18th.
Miss Hollis Dockery spent the
week-end with home folks at Ebe
neezer
Mrs. Amanda McDonaldand little
Krandson, Claude, spent Monday and
Monday night with Mrs. James Timp
and family.
Misses Willie Nix and Novella
Isham, of Maltby, spent Friday night
MY. and Mrs. Gamie Nix.
Mrs. Eliza Pope spent Saturday (
n>tf?t with Mr. and Mrs. D Stiles.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Timpeon and
Mr- and Mrs. Ralph E. Dockery and
kittle daughter, Doris Ellen, were
supper guests of Mrs James Timp
a?n Sunday nijjfct.
Scenes and Persons in the Current News
1 err ejl..
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1 ? Mary K. Douglass of Wisconsin presenting t !??? Hag t<? Midshipman Kirn for liis company which was ad
judged the best at Annapolis Naval academy. 2? View of Memorial day parade in Detroit, which was typical of t l?c
parade held in nearly every city in the United States, o? American Davis cup tennis team defeating the Aus
tralians at the Philadelphia Country club.
Dr. Brown To Preach
At Robbinsville Sun.
The Rev. J. M. Woodard, pastor
of the Robbinsville Baptist church
has announced that I)r. F. K. Brown,
pastor of the First Baptist church of
Knoxville, Tennessee will preach at
the Robbinsville Baptist church next j
Sunday morning: at 11:30 o'clock.
This i> an unu-ual opportunity of- '
ft'rcd to Graham and adjoining coun
ties to hear one of the most popular
preachers of the South states the
Re\. Mr. Woody and extends an in
vitation to everybody far and near
to attend and hear Dr. Brown.
?Western North Carolina has fur
nished the world three great minis- j
ters 01 the gospel. Dr. Geo. W.
Tructt. Dr .F. C. McConnell and Dr.
F. F. Brown.
Soon after finishing college D'r.
Brown was called to the pastorate
of the First Baptist church of Knox
ville, Tennessee and has served the
same church for more than ten
years. His sermons a're broadcast
each Sunday and this section is fami
liar with his sermons received over
the radio.
At the meeting of the Southern
j Baptist Convention last month Dr.
Brown was elected to the presidency
of the Southern Baptist Association.
| WOLF CREEK j
I Our farmers are having a hard
i time fighting weeds and raising mon
1 ey to pay their taxes but a're havinp
no trouble about making up their
minds whether they will vot3 for a
j candidate who has or v/iil cause them
to have to pay more taxes next year,
j by their over-desire to get into of
fice.
There was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Garren las: Thursday morn
ing a girl.
Prof. George Crawford is ^till car
rying on hi? Jec?ii-*s a*, the tent. 7i;
I spite of storms and rain most of the
i time, the tent seats ire practically
| all taken. He speaks each night at
I 7 :30 o'clock.
! With almost a solid week's rain, a
j run-off primary and many of our
citizens having to go 12 miles to the
polling ground, I fear the weeds will
get a start in otfr crops that will
cause us to feel the result this time
next year.
The health talk and demonstration
of simple treatments given at the
tent Sunday morning by Prof. Craw
ford and Nurse S. F. Hance were
well received by a latge crowd.
j A candidate T*h? wiD force a run
The Public Library
I he people of Murphy have rea
son to he ffroud of the publie library.
The building is a credit to the town.
The selection of reading matter is
3uod, though not extensive. The pa
tronage is encouraging. The libra
i ian, Miss Josephine Heighwa/v. is
fficient, up-to-date and obliging.
| !**e\v if any families in the town are
I lot on the list of borrowers, as well
' as many from the surrounding coun
j try districts.
A crying need of this free institu
| tion i> a source of income. Books
I must be replaced when worn out,
new books obtained occasionally, coal
is needed during the winter months,
now and then a broom gives out and
.mce in awhile repcfrs must be made
The trustees serve without pay.
Only the librarian is paid a small
5alary, less than she deserves.
It is hoped that every family in
Murphy will join the Library Asso
ciation and pay $1.00 a year into a
fund that will be used, principally in
purchasing books, and for other pur
poses, of the Murphy Public Library.
I This would furnish a small income,
but it will help this enterprise. If
you have not already become a mem
ber, will you not do so by giving
you'r name to Miss Josephine Heigh
way, handing her $1.00 and renew
ing your assistance by June 1st of
next year?
Why not visit your library wheth
er or not you join the association
Below are the names of those who
have already subscribed fo'r 1932.
>1. \V. Bell, Mrs J. H. Dillard,
Xcil Davidson, E. B. Xorvell, C. B.
Hill. D. Carringer. Mrs. Eva Griffiths
T. N Kates, Frank Bristol, I>r. S. C.
Heigh way, H. P. Cooper, C. U. Wil
liams, R. C. Mattox. Virgil Johnson,
Ed. Moore, G. W Candler, D. With
ei spoon, Miss Sara Cook, W. H.
Murray, Mrs. Carolyn Bryson, W. M.
Axley, A. C. Huber, V I. Butt. J.
A. Richardson, George Mauney, W.
M. Fain.
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Colonial Powder Horn?
A powder horn was part of tlic
equipment which a Colonial irtilitia
man was required to have at hand
for service at a momeut s warning.
Requirement was continued by act of
congress May 8, The require
ment was not repealed until 1820, and
the use of the powder horn was con
tinued until during the Mexiean war
in 1S4T.
off primary in times like this, must
have a judgment like a Justice of the
Peace who Jhad : issued vrfarramts
against some parties and said that
he knew they were sruilty or he
wouldn't have issued the warrants,
although he hadn't heard testimony
in the case. Blah! but I suppose it
could be woVs*.
Sunday Train On
L. & N. Stops June 26
The Sunday train of the I,. & N.
Kaihoad company, operating; between
Murphy and Blue Ridge, will he dis
continued next Sunday. June 2Gth,
according to announcement by local I
officials of the railroad company this
week.
The North Carolina Corporation
recently granted the railroad com- ,
pany to discontinue this frain on j
! Sunday, and the company puts the
permit into effect Sunday.
Miss Whitaker
Taken By Death
Near Andrews
Miss Margaret Cora Whitaker, OS. j
deid at her home near Andrews early I
Tuesday morning:.
The funeral services were con
ducted Wednesday afternoon at 3
o'clock at the Valley River Baptist
church with the pastor, the Rev. H.
C. Whitaker, officiating, agisted by
| the Rev. Algie West, of Marble and
' other ministers.
j Miss Whitaker was a daughter of
j the late Mr. and Mrs. James M.
I Whitaker, .III. Surviving: are one
brother, J. P. Whitaker, and four
j sisters, Mrs. Iowa Garren, Mrs. B. A.
Rickett, Miss Mary Whitaker and
? Miss Elizabeth Whitaker all of An
j drews.
FUNERAL SERVICE
HELD FOR MRS.
McTAGGERT
Funeral service for Mrs. Bettie
I McTaggert, of Peachtree was held at
10:00 o'clock Tuesday morning at the
Ptachtree Baptist church with the
Rev. Floyd Pipes in charge. The
? following children survive: Mrs. H.
( H. II u skins, of Clay County; Mrs.
i Dixie Robinson, of Peachtree; M'rs.
; Kelley Aubury, of Cleveland, Tenn.;
j Mrs. Bertha Robinson, of Gastonia
! and Shuford MeTaggert, of Benton,
j Tenn.
i Pension Board
To Meet July 5th
The Cherokee County Board of
Pensions will meet on Tuesday, July
5th, instead of Monday the 4th, which
is national holiday, R. B. Ferguson,
chafrman, announced this week The
board is composed of R. B. Ferguson,
chairman; Miss Marvir Walker and
Ed Waldroup.
About Our??lvca
Never what yo? don't know ap?
set what yow rto knew.
BOB REYNOLDS
T 0 SPEAK AT
MURPHY JULY I
County Organization Formed For
For Atheville Man In Senate
Race Run-Over
An enthusiastic meeting of sup
porters of Roheit R. Reynold-*, can
didate for the United States Senate,
was held in Murphy Wednesday
morning at which Wythe M. Peyton,
western manager, was present, and
an organization ??f a Reynolds Club
for Cherokee county formed.
It was announced at the meeting
-hat Mr. Reynolds will speak in Mur
phy on Friday night, July 1st. at
7:15 Central Time, at the court
house. Mr. Reynolds will leave
Asheville with a motor tour com
posed of about twenty-five cars fly
ing Reynolds banners and led by a
.ruck with a brass band and the
State police patrol, stopping enroute
for short talks at Canton, Waynes
villc, Hazelwood. Sylva. Dillsboro,
HVyson City and Andrews. He will
arrive in Murphy in time to speak
that night. Before the speaking, the
band is expected to give a concert in
the public square at Murphy.
Ha'rry P. Cooper, who has been
appointed campaiirn manager lor Mr.
Reynolds in Cherokee county, pre
dicted that the court house will not
hold the people who will come to
Murphy t?? hear "Our Bob," as Mr.
Reynolds is known in western North
Carolina, and that this will be one
of the greatest political rallies ever
held In this part of the state. Num
erous people from the surrounding
counties who det-i're to hear Mr.
Roynolds have already sent word
i hat a large crowd from those coun
ties will be present.
"All indications in Cherokee
county art that Mr. Reynolds will
receive the largest vote ever accord
ed a candidate fo'r public office in
the county," Mr. Cooper paid.
The Reynolds organization in the
county follows: Harry P. Cooper,
chairman; C. B. Hill, vice-chairman;
J. S. Russell, vice-chairman.
Executive committee, Harry P.
j Cooper, chairman, C. B. Hill, I). S.
Russell, MYs. A. II. Chandler, II. H.
Enloe, Joshua Johnson, Frank S. Hill,
i T. B. Gray, M. L. Mauney, Dr. J. N.
! Hill, K. B. Norvell, T. P. Rogers.
Finance Committee: E. B. Norvell,
j Chairman: Dr. J. N. Hill, Walter
Mauney, Morris Moore, Joshua John
son, M. L. Mauney. T. J. King, D. S.
Russell, John Earwood, H. X. Piercy,
and W. T. Forsyth.
Precinct Committee: Joshua John
son. T. J. King, Morris Moore, J. R.
Leach, Walter Mauney. Bruce Bat
tle, Z. D. Morrow, W. H. McGuire,
I W. B. Moore.
Transportation committee; C. B.
Hill, chairman; Walter Mauney,
Hayes Leatherwood, T. J. King, W.
B. Conley, J. A. Earwood. G. E. Lail,
H. X. Piercy and G. Wayne Walker.
EHRINGHAUS TO
IN COUNTY SAT.
It is understood that J. C. B*.
Ehringhaus, candidate for Govern
or in the second prima'ry, and lead
ing candidate in the first primary by
nearly 50,000 votes, will be in Mur
phy Saturday morning, and will
probably speak to the voters while
here if time permits, as to his posi
tion on matters of interest to the
public relative to the governor's race.
'Mr. Ehringhaus has made no def
inite speaking engagement here, but
his supporters in the county are go
ing to make an effort to have him
make a short address. The time is
not known, but will probably be in
the morning.
Valaabic Block
The monetary gold in the w?ri<J cast
in one solid bloelc would form r. cube
SI feet in en oh dimension.