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The Leading Weekly Sew spa per in Western S or til Carolina , Covering, a Ixir^r and Potentially Rich Terri
to** in This State
Vol. XL1V. ? No. 16.
Murphey, N. C., Friday, November 18. 1932
$1.00 YEAR 5c COPY
LEGION GIVES
NEW THOUGHT
IN VETS FIGHT
Cominandcr Says Disabled Vets j
Would Become Wards of County
|f Deprived Of Federal Aid
Publicity is being Riven to the Na
t-rial Economy League and its at
ii-mpt to organize business men of the
country in a drive in the coming w-s
?: on of contrroJ^ to curtail bv some
<450,000,000 the bent-fits now being
na:H veterans of the World War. and
othoi wars.
"\\v wonder if the business men of
> immunity have given thought j
?o .V amount, of money that is
h- ight into this community oach
mon; :i a result of the vums paid
4 World War veteran?," Allen W.
, ?'?nod commander of the local
?.<-? The American I.egion said
'i<r. -h;s week.
"We will le*. the other? answer for
*hwr -elves/ >v continued, "hut for
? ?v- World War. the total disability
r ? . n-TJt'-." for the entire nat'on
f $204,o20.000 and Vie Hi-*.
? ' 11 r.llowapei' $104,2777.000. The
? ! (??? that the In'r^er fiVn'o
' disability '-onne*?ted directlv
? ?- ? ? v tf 'pns' war v'erv'i'p, :?v? '
nall< r sum i-- not. Tb?' tntnl
' 'terns i? 000
v.v?r. which amount. N what i
v"d bv veterans an?' e*?ont by
!h< ' for the pnfpp'itie? ?->f life. etc.
'"^hc pftnn1nl!f>n rf IVi^d
1 22.775, 0.t?. .norordir'r fn
' ? : ? census. Therefore, for ev
c "Min. woman and :n ^
?he above sum of S;lfl8.807,000
'r nronerly divided 1 ~wn.
1 :'0 nor c^nit'*.
*h NOT whi?? i* cost* the"** - f;?r
f ? 1* i< wbnt th*?v r roi\(> ;n
?H- tbro"<*h th" i? ? - t fn-nw.. The
. iii?> ? ,iut of ^i,tli,ra' *axe?.
4 '?niv # *? ? T* leral Tneonip
. i ? ,1 V.,. j>) 000 ners^iv who
I NTT >nenme< of m ?re tb*n
r ? is' 000 000 nor V'fli". In 1rt0i>
? * i^eome. or profits, totaled
*?' ? ' ooo oro
"H a Htv of 10 000 thi-- 20 cenN
mi ">fb '>? ? ef,r"*p. n,rtar.-_ ? ?r* -i n
th"' *bo W nv rli.pMu''
?*?<> of t hr?t eonimu****v rnooived
?])(. o-ovrnnvrif 000 nrv
??.?n*h. or a ?nf?l ? * ooo f .
' 1 In ;i oi?v of 5,000 it would be
?Mnl of Si. 000 nej* month.
"A.-- a matter of cold fact, the
^ ount is much larger, because dis
ildtd veterans naturally reside in the
vn> and cities. A careful survey
Tiade recently of a typical American
ity of about 20,000 population (In
plewood. Calif.) revealed that the dis
thled veterans residing there re
ceive approximately $10,000 per
month. If that ratio would hold
tfood throughout all towns and cities,
then the one ot the 10.000 population
?*-. uid Ret $5,000 per month, or $60,
000 per year.
"Does this money mean anything
? " the merchants, to the doctor.-, the
dentist* ? yes, and to the bankers,
-chool teachers, taxpayers and labor
f-rs? Of course it does, because they
would miss that money each month
3nd each year. It could easily be the
difference between profit and bank
uptcy for many firms.
"Then there is another side to the
story. Many of these veterans have
no othtfr means of support than the
small sums they receive from the
government. Take this support away
from these disabled veterans and
what is going to happen?
"They are almost certain to be
come wards of the city and county, j
Remember, the disabled veterans are
Paid out of Federal taxe^, ana not
from local and state taxes. Their
pay comes out of the huge profits
of the Federal income tax payers.
But if they become burdens on their
iocal communities, then they affect
the average American home owner
and business man.
^Besides, tfyey fought for the Fed
t ~al government and it is a federal
obligation, not a state or local lia
bility. Our State Commander Bryce
I'- Beard stated in his Armistice Day
address in Raleigh that this i? a Fe<* ?
fral obligation and wiJ1 remain :;o.
That's the way this Post <vep it also,
an^ it i-oks to us ver. 11 ? I ke
that grcv > ??; 1 rxer incoii. t : j
<r ,ir, ai tamptlr ? to tr; . .sf-: trMj
feder-.i obligation from the iirg<:r ?
i?Komo tixonying ;rro* p. r-any c - i
whf-.n v.- *re kroi'i*.e ?r dv'lncr w A j
'<> le <*??' a c' the ave a.' -\mori j
? uii cit- n. We hopo that non 3 of i
tht l .cal citizens will be d< ei -d hy|
i.he misleading propaganda of the so-,
called 'economy* leacue."
We lake produce on subscription,
also wood and anything we can use
? including (sometimes) greenbacks
in the amount of $1.00. What have 13.
2 Constitutional
Amendments Win
Out In Cherokee
Two of f.'ie Constitutional Amend
ments in North Carolina won out in
the balloting last Tuesday while two
of them were beaten, according to
the official returns filed with the
clerk of the court.
Amendment No. 2, permitting pi -
po-ed Contitutional Amendments to
be voted on at a special election, car
ried by a vote of '{711 for. and 1H86
against. Amendment No. permit
ting the Constitution to be changed
t" protect insurance for widows and
children against creditors -?f insured
*airied by a vote of 1N70 tor. and
1 31 7 against.
Amendment No. 1, making term of
(office for sheriff- and cornel's four
years instead of two, lost in Cherokee
I county by a vote of 821 for and 2853
apainst. Amendment No. 4, pro
viding for solicitorial districts. lo>t
J by a vote of 102s for an i 1777 a
gainst.
.lust how the amendments tared
j throurfiout the state is not yet known
! definitely, but it is thought th:i most
of them carried.
The vote in th>- different township
I for Justices of the Peace and C'on
| stables follows:
Township Officers
: For Justice of the Peace
Geo. Hendrix (P> 1244
Geo. Hembree (I>) 1239
Collie Wells (D) 1409
For Constable
Henry Hickman < I ? I 1 1
For Justice of the Peace
T. J. Gilbert (K> 130*1
Will Odell (K> 1 1 Hit
W. B. Raper (Hi 1201
For ConstaHe
Jack -McMillan ( K > 1266
VALLF.YTOWN TOWNSHIP
For Jurtice of the Peace
F. R. King (D) 1263
J. H. Bryson (I>) 1265
Mark Morrow (I)) 1262
D. B. Wright (R? 565
Will Math "son (R) 566
W. B. Muilcey (R) 567
For Constable
J. C. Parker (D) 1239
E. L. Rector (R) 557
BEAVERDAM TOWNSHIP
For Justice of the Peace
G. J. Crowe (D) 139
Luther Waldroup (I)) 140
Fred Martin (D) 132
U. S. G. Phillips <R) . 323
J. L. Taylor (R) 339
G. F. Rose (R) 340
For Constable
Pearl Johnson (4) 116
HOTHOUSE TOWNSHIP
For Justice of the Peace
John Newman (D) 77
Bowman Harris (D) 77
W. L. Garren (R) 201
For Constable
Harlie Shields (D) ..... 77
SHOAL CREEK TOWNSHIP
For Justice of the Peace
IW. W. Barton (D). 170
W. F. Hill (O) 156
G. W. Jones <D). 162
T. M. Allen (R) 72
For Constable
Jeff Jones (D) 89
H. C. Allen <R) 19
Wes Keenum (R) 73
NOTLA TOWNSHIP
For Justice of the Peace
J. W. Hatfchett (D> 393
J. W. Kih>atrick (D) . 396
For Constable
Milt LefevCrs (D) . 90
L. R Collins (R) 1
GccdWill Club Meets
T^p. C jor' Wil. Club rn'-t Fri-lay I
i^-^iTOor V t>* h nr* <.f Mis? Mary
Mcin In Fast Munjhr. Work was j
b'-jrnn on 9ev??rr J morts. M-, '
/kin ossn.?4 ?d n entfinp and Scwic#. j
? lie ' Vs- tc . vej (le'icicus -ak
art* c . ja. ,A nio^* en; ?ya If -V - j
?vaa litid y Ml. Those ^*nt
??ero Mr. Allen Lovinpooc*. Mrs.
Noah Lsvinprood. Mr.s C. W. 3 'allar 1,
Mrs. H?7?ier Ro^fr*. ana Eliza
beth Gentry.
Join the Red Cross and Help
The Distressed and Needy
I
It. f. higgins
IS RETURNED
TO MURPHY.
W. G. McFarUnd Comet to Andrew*, j
While Miller Goes to West
Greensboro
|
The Rov. T. F. Higgins was re- !
turned to the Murphy church by the :
Western North Carolina Conference I
meeting; at Winston-Salem this week, '
according t?? news despatches in the I
daily press. The Rev. J. H. Carper j
was likewise returned to the Murphy ;
Circuit.
The retunring of Mr. Higgins and
Mr. Carper to these charges is an
occasion of much rejoicing by their
congregations. They are now en
I tering upon the second year of their
work and these charges.
The Rev. W. (I. McFarland comes
to the Andrews church, while the
Rev. W. J. Miller, former pastor of
the Andrews church, goes to the
West Greensboro church in the !
Greensboro district.
The Rev. H. R. Cornelius goea to
Hayesville, while the Rev. J. G.
'Wilkinson goes to RobbinsvilK.
Other ministers who have former
ly pastored the Murphy church wen* j
given charges as follows:
Rev. M. F. Clegg, to Concord Cir
cuit in the Salisbury district.
Rev. D. H. Rhinehardt, to High
Point-Calvary in the Greensboro
district.
Rev. E. J, Hat*bison, to Race Street
Church, Statesville, in the States\ille
district.
Rev. H. P. Powell was returned to
the First Church at Marion in the
j Marion district. ^
Seek To Discontinue
L. & N. Passenger
Train To Blue Ridge
I Application has been made by the
; Louisville & Nashville railroad to
, the Georgia Public* Service Commis
sion for authority to discontinue it?
present mixed passenger and freight
trains on the Murphy branch between
Blue Ridge and Murphy, and sub
i stitute daily except Sunday on this
, branch line by operating via Murphy,
| Blue Ridge and Etowah its local
[freight train No. 14 North bound.
! Authority is asked to do away with
| all passanger service on this line, and
? petitioner shows that th<> bus and
I truck service operated between
j earnings of the railroad company to
i points served by this line has been
reduced to such an extent that it is
no longer possible to continue the
present operation.
Hearing on this application is
scheduled before the Georgia Public
Service Commission. State Capitol,
(Atlanta, December 13th, beginning
'at 10 A. M., at which time those in
terested will be given an opportunity
to submit such views as may be rele
vant.
o
This Is Some Big Radish
Dr. J. W. Thompson is displaying
this week what is believed to be the
largest radish ever grown in Cherokee
county, and probably the state of
North Carolina.
The radish is a white variety, looks
like a turnip but has t.he tarte of a
radish. It was raised by Marshall
'West, of Patrick, and measured
20 1-2 inches around and 16 1-2 in
ches long. Some of the leave* on it
wc: e longer then your arm, and th??
ad'ch. including the top, weighed 11
'jo; j ,d<.
'!hr i* ti : 1 *? v st radish v.e have
ever seen. # -<r. Ti,? mpson
lit'-- n Y' \) K .<>> c't ndi-?i -tnj
i - . V .
*V\ Iv - VvJl.iC ? n
? ?in s -P n at ocrt:et.'?
I 'There **?!] ' e i p'e supper J h'it
jOgreeta eh ol Thark^ v n
night, beginning at 7:30. Everybody
is invited to come.
TOWN ADOPTS
STANDARD MILK
ORDINANCE
blurphy Only Town West Of Wnyncs
rillr To Put Thi? Ordinancr
Into Effect
Murphy lias officially adopted ih?*
initoim Standard Milk Ordinance,
is i ^'commended by the State Board
Health, making the <59th town In
:ho - tate of North Car-dina t *? adopt
his ordinance.
M. M. Melvin of Asheville, Dis
trict inspector ot the State Hoard of
H? alth. wa in Murphy Wednesday,
ronfeirinu with the town officials.
Murphy is the only town west ??f
Waynovilli- n??w operating under the
Standard Milk Ordinance. Labora
l??r> equipment has been purchased
and set up at the city'.-- wateV plant.
K. O. Christoplv 1 , city clerk and -up
rrintende.nt of tin- watei works, will
make the inspection of the daiiy
fain', and al.-.o m:tl\e laboratory
test.-.
The Standard Milk Ordinance, in
b'rict . requires the labeling of milk
aci rdinu to the uradv produced, in
order t ? lot the consumers know ex
actly thi- jiiade of milk they arc u>
in^.
The pu'dic health -i-rvice milk
sanitation program ha- been in exis
tence for a period of eight years, and
during that time. more than 4.ri0
Am- rican municapalities, located in
20 states and embracing over 7,500,
000 population have adopted the pro
pram in a coordinate i effort to im
prove and unify milk santitation
methods
Requirement- for grading raw
n. ilk include: Kxamination of cow
for tuberculosis and other diseases :
Dairy barns' lighting, air space and
ventilation; floors. floor construction
floor cleaniness, walls and ceilings ;
cow yard, cleaninoss of cow yard,
manure disposal. Milk house or room,
construction, flours, walls and ceil
injr, lighting and ventilation, screen
iiifr. ? ...
? - ? ? n
MURPHY WOMAN
SERIOUSLY HURT
IN AUTO MISHAP
Ml\s. J. \Y. Davidson, of Murphy.
[ was seriously injured Saturday when
Iher auotmobile collided with ;t state
) highway truck near Reliance, Ten
nessee, and was* thrown over an em
bankment. Mrs. Davidson, with her
two sons. Jerry and Pruden. were c>
route to 1'alton. Georgia, to atten<l
the funeral of her aunt. Mrs. Lily
Kryjtnt Walker, which was held then
Sunday when the accident occurred.
She wa-' taken to a hospital in
Chattanooga and is said to be suffer
i ing from a severe scalp wound and
i possible fracture ??f the skull with
j great loss of blood anil shocks.
' The two hoys e^vaped with minor
injuries. Her b'rother, Harry 1'.
Cooper, with Mrs. Cooper and their
daughter, Mrs. H. A. Mattox. and Mr.
Mattox and Dr. .J. N. Hill went t?>
Chattanooea Saturday night. Mrs.
Davidson is director of music in the
Murphy Hiirh Schools. Mr Davidson
was in Jackson, Ohio, where he is in
business.
Latest reports from the Hospital
at Chattanooga are to the effect that
Mrs. Davidson is cetting along nicely,
and is expected to be able to maVe
the trip home Sunday or the first of
next week.
Boyd Appointed
Representative Of
Singer Company
C. D. Thorpe, of Asheville, dis
trict manager of the Singe*r Sewing
Machine Company for western North
Carolina, who has recently had the
counties of Cherokee, Clay, and Ma
con. n this state, and Towns and
Union counties, Georgia, added to
his t ritory, is spending several days
i rphy this week, looking over
*b;.s territory, and che-cking up ac
counts.
s I 'or several ve,?rs, these coun#: s
j <7er ir eluded in Mr. Thorpe's terri
tory. but a f- .v years r.^o. they wore
it '.u' controlled l?y he
: ?a,*.:svill? . Cf , effice. This office
j eir;r re <n ly d^contit.ued, th se
iv? counties h-ve \? on * jrnrd ba^'c
. . '??. "hor e's ? ?. itory. Mr.
.it h: a riir4r?d "V \ Tic yd of
M rr < hi Iccal ager.t.
j i the pa-^t f've yenr , the Singer
jSov .ng Machine Company has main-*
Itan d an office in Murphy, but this
office has recently been given up.