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Vol. XLV.?No. 34.
FOLK SCHOOL
CLASS GIVES
PROGRAMS
Visit Tryon, Southern Pines Anc?
Other Eastern Sections
Last Week
A group of yvcng people fro-* th<
John C. Campbell Folk School at
Brasstown, accompanied by Miss Butler,
Associate Director, and Mr. Geoi?
e Bibstrup, gytonasium and singing
games leader, visited Tryon and
Southern Pines last week in a program
of singing games. English CounMorris
and Sword dances, ballad?
and folk songs.
In Tryon a program was given on
Monday evening, March 12th, at the
i'arish House of the Holy Cross Epis.
pal Church, under the auspice? of
*ne Lanier Clu'b. Tuesday aiterncon
Miss Butler spoke at a tea meeting
of Vie Women's Auxuliary of the
Holy Cross Church at the home of
Mrs. W. C. White, Miss Durand hostess.
The gtoup were the supper
guests of Mrs. Lennie Doubleday, a
1 r.ner summer term student at the
Folk School. Tusday evening, under
auspices of the Parent-Teacher
. A- -i'Cmilt'II, a ficcunu wa.iiven
in the Scriool Auditorium.
in Southern Pines, a program was
given Wednesday evening in the
chool auditoiium, under the auspice
f the Library Association. A local
.ig quartette gave several numbers,
i . Mowing the formal program, the
. udience joined in several Singing
Gaines. There was also an exhibit of
tografahs from the Doris Ulmann
collections of Southern Mountain subjects,
afkd of Folk School handciaftsrk
in weaving and animal carving.
Mr. Frtderiock Stanley Smith, director
of music in the Southein Pines
>chools, and Mr. Arthur Stringfield,
director ot the North Carolina Or.estra,
attended the performance
and expressed keen inteiest in toe
program and the oossibilities for Me
evilopment of thv? type of groun rev.eation.
Mr. Ailreu B. Veoa. s,
Januscuv^ aicUtvct, who had attein^d
the summer course in country life
problems and recieation leadership
lan June at the Folk school and who
had been instrumental in arranging
the meeting at Sou'oern Pines, entitained
the group at supper.
In both SouTnern Pints and Tryon
local residents opened their homes for
he entertainment of the group. On
the return trip from Southern Pines,
the young people spent Thursday
i.igtht with Miss Mildred Giles at Campobello,
South Carolina, a former
iL _ T7-.ll. 1 1
imivm ui uie rum scnuui.
The Folk School students participating
in the programs were: Katherne
D. Eller, Robbins ville; J. Leonard
Hall, Murphy; Virginia Howard, Marble;
Vassie McEntyre (Polk County)
Chesnee; W. J. Martin, Murphy;
Houglas H. Smith, Murphy.
Burnham S. Colburn
Visits Brother Here
Burnham S. Colburn, president of
the First National Bank of Asheville,
spent the past week end with his
brother, William B. Colburn, of Michigan,
who is at present at the Regal
Hotel in Murphy, attached to the
Smithsonian Institution and in charge
01 the labor which is excavating the
old Indian mound at the Month of
PcflfhtrOfl Pfraolr eonon milne oAsifk *vf
Murphy.
While here Mr. Colfcurn, in company
with hia bother William B? J.
D. Jennings, of Chicago, archaeologist
attached to the Smithsonian Institution,
who is in charge of the
scientific work of the mound excavation,
and J. S. Parsons, of Saphire,
N. C., who is in charge of the photographic
work in connection with the
xcavation of the mound, inspected
the mound Saturday morning. At
noon they were guests of the John
C. Campbell Folk School at Frasstown.
In the afternoon, the Messrs. Colbuin
and Prof. Hreronymous Bueck,
superintendent of the Murphy school
unit, and Mr. T. A. Case, Murphy
agent of the Champion Fibre Company,
went to CtfppertHll, Tenn.,
where they formed a congenial forerome
for a round of golf on the Coppehill
course. Mr.
Rurnham S. CoFbnrn is greatly
interested in min ecology and arc ha e
okWJ of this section. He has a museum
at Asheville featuring one of the
most complete collections of minerals
and Cherokee archaeological soeci<mene
ever assembled by a private
collector. His mineral specimens
cover the entire southern apnalacMan
t-ea, while his collection of archaeological
objects covers the Cherokee
Nation from Revolutionary days down
? the present. Hir museum contains
! e .(lift
r hlr Vrwipaprr in Western North Ca
Murphey, N. (
CULBERSON
i (Last Week's Letter >
I We are pleased to see work begun its
n the Murphy and Blue Ridge High- i ei
way beginning at the Georgia Nort? an
Carolina line near Culberson and
: nnecting with No. 28 at J. W. Kil
Patrick's near Ranger. This will bt i^a
l.ne road when completed, a truck
ine into western North Carolina ant. ^
he Great Smoky Mountain National >5
Park. The shortest most practical tis
Route between Murphy and Atlanta. ar
Our school begun Monday on account
of so many cases of measles in 1
.he community.
I read a fine article in the press
viitten by Hon. Jocsiah W. Bailey, U.
S. Senator (N. C.) Title "Whatt
wrong with Nor'o Carolina". I*
jrought to me this question. How 1 ]
he average farmer going to cloth v
?.nd feed his children, pay his tax.
'nd keep them in school eight mon- .v
:hs out of the year.
At the end of the first two thousand g,
ears, The Flood. The Second, two
.housand, the Birth of Christ. We
are n earing the end of the third?
vhat will happen. ^
'We are hoping that president R eelt
in his great readjustment drive
vill take some privilege form spe.ial
asses, reduce the great tax buru
prosperity, succeed in getting into
!e:i that stands so much in the way "
effect his plan for a more equal di>- fi
rlbuticn of wealth and a chance foi n<
he little man to prosper. ti
If you are hunting for the meaniest FI
man, don't pass the fellow up, who
would graft on money put out to ieHcve
suffering humanity. T?
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Rev. W. T. Truett and F. C. Silvey a
were business visitors in Murphy last cj
week. H
JD to
Penn Bell an aged citizen died a \v
few days ago wifu measles and pneumonia.
Win ford Collins of Rar.ger spent T\
5atuiday night here with Byers Truett M
v\
Mrs. W. C. Mason was a business }\
visitor at Copperhill, Tenn., last week. ?1
Clifton Bruce, after being here
?ring the illnes and Death of his n
"ather, W. L. Bruce, returned a few F
days ago to his home in Texas.
PATRICK S
(Last week's letter)
Mr. Lawerance Hamby of Ivy, Tenn. '
wsj the guest of Jiis father-in-law Mr. ^
Tom Piclesimer one day last week.
Rev. E. A. Beaver of Suit, N. C. ^
filled his regular appointment at
Pleasant Hill church Saturday and
Sunday.
?
The measle epidemic seems to havel
broke out again in the Hiawassee|
section there are several cases.
. si
Mr. S. C. Ledfoid has been very ill
but is reported better at this writing. Si
Mrs. Carl Quinn of Vests, N. C. is
visiting- her mother and family this te
week at Patrick. Ip,
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Mr. John Pieklesimer ? ' the guest | p,
of Jlis son-in-law and daughter Mr. j pi
and Mrs. Perlie Croft at Farner, is
Tenn.
Bi
'Mr. and Mrs. Wade Pieklesimer '
and children of Turtle*own, Tenn. er
were tne guests 01 tne tormers parents i?r
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Picklesimer Sun-;?<l
day. I m
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Mrs. Luretta Williamson who has |
been very ill with measles is reported
better at this writing.
Mr. T. J. Shearer of Copperhill, jeI
Tcnn., was a business visitor at Pat- ftl
rick one day last wek. jm
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Miss Grace Hamby and sister Mrs.j^
Carl Quinn were the guests of Mrs. <0
Ora Lee Horton a while Monday afternoon"
Mr. Arvel Williamson visited his *t
mother at Hiawasses over the week
end. 3
valuable specimens from east Tennessee,
the western tip of Virginia, the ps
northwestern corner ol South Caro- bj
na, northeast Alabama, north Georgia
and western North Carolina. is
>rcikei
rolina. Covrrint a Larrr and Poten
Z., Friday, March 23, 19
SCHOOL NEWS s
APPRECIATION
T.he Junior class wishes to express
appreciation to the following who
idered their services free of charge
d in that way helped to make the
nior-Senior banquet Dossible. _-c
They were: Mr. E. C. Moore, Mr. .
m Akin, Mrs. J. D. Mallenee, Mis. ^
i sic DeWeese, Mrs. H. Bueck, Mr.
. D. Towns en. Rev T. F. Higgins.
r. Carl Townson, Mr. Josh Johnson,
r. Hobert Hughes, Regal Hotel, Bap- ,
t Church, Candler's Dept. Store, *
id Murphy Hardware Co. 4<
The class also wi v.es to thank Mis'- t
arie Price and her corps of helpers 01
r the efficient manner in which w
ey served the banquet. a
narcial Deficit Prohibits ;<
Baseball At M. H. S. ]
O. W. Deaton Athletic Director of .a
uiphy High Scv.ool ha5 dc-cided not
have a baseball team because of the h
ck cf r.ece'sary equipment with i'_
hi - h to play and because neighborhigh
schools with whom the games
culd be played ar:- not playing base- ill
this year. 11
Mr. Deaton states Viat he has paid -v
175.00 for a?hlet:c eouinment this
ii and that there still is a deficit
approximately $60.0U. He also
an* that the cost and income of
rsketball would have be n on a par 1
it having to rent a ball court cost '
>0.00 plus the lights, the budget is
ipicted tJ be balanced socn.
CHAPEL CHANGED
Chapel period in the high suiool Jj
r been changed from twelve fortyve
to one forty P. M. it was an- ^
:-unced by Mr. Bueck, :hc superin- 1
ndent today. ?
IFTH GRADE LEADS GRAM- '
MAR SCHOOL HONOR ROLL T
FIFTH GRADE: Jamss Bnttian, ^
. m Dickey, Lowen Lovingood, Wade \
ic':s, Joseph Simons, Fannie Bell
beinathy, Roberta Carringer, Magdene
Cooke, Kate Gray, Mildred j
anipton, Mildred Rebecca Hainp- n
n, Effie Barbara Mclver, Helen
ells. Geneva White and Jane Hill. v
.. Miss Addic Leatherwood, teacher. ^
FOURTH GRADE: Katy Higgins, t,
istine JcVinson, Geneva Loving-aod, ^
auiine Lovingood, Bill Leatherwood,
illard Hembree, James Abbott,
yatt and Cecil Ja?:nes.?Miss Emily .
wcrd, teacher. u
THIRD GRADE J. C. Town.-on. q
harlene Bowles, Wanda Bowles and ranees
Hampton. Miss Wells, teacher
SECOND AND THIRD GRADES: ]
aimel Hembree, R. W. Dockery,
i:hil McLiggaret, Thelma and Hall.
Mrs. Patton, teacher.
SECOND GRADE: _Kenneth Rice, j i
aui will, and Kita Hawkins. .Miss 3
artha Mayfield, teacher. i
I
SIXTH GRADE: Ruby Townson, 5,
led Johnson, Jr. Mrs. Axley, teacher Q
b
SEVENTH GRADE: Billie Jack- 0
n, Mildred Hill. Miss Hall, teacher
SEVENTH GRADE: Gladys Craig ?
Miss Mauney, teacher ~
FIFTH GRADE: Dorothy Hun- icker.
Mrs. Case, teacher.
upt. of Peachtree Mound
Project Makes Speech to School
Mr. Jesse Jennings, who is superin- '
nding the wo:k "being done at the
eachtree Indian mound, made a
eech to the school on archaeology r
iday, March 16. Mr. Jennings exlained
how arid why such excavation '
done as that being done at the *
rachtree mound. Given at Mr, *
neck's request, his speech was but
continuation of the. instruction givi
by the pictures which, Mr. Colburn s
id Dr. Parsorv--, who are also engagI
in the work at the Peachtree
cund, showed to the school the pre- ^
ous Tuesday. c
THE SUCKER SEASON
There are- suckers and suckers in *
ese hyar hills. There are the suck- -1
s which inhabit the little mountain
reams. There are the suckers which
habit the little mountain towns. But
is season for is for neither of this
ass of suckers. Don't get excited
Iks?its only the candy sucker sea- 1
n. c
Approximately 4,800 suckers have c
en sold in 24 creeks at the school *
hletic candy store. Approximately a
15.00 has been made in spite of the t
ct that the store has been broken J
to several times and fountain pens,
iper, pencils, and candy removed
r unknown villians. 1
Each teacher on duty in the halls 1
also in charge of the candy store, f
t
tutllv Rich Terri tn?* in Thin State
34. $1
ENIORS GUESTS C
OF JUNIORS AT L
ANNUAL BANQUET
A most unique courtesy was paid
e senior cla-s of the Murphy high
hool here Saturday ni;?it when th _
On
niors held their annual banquet ir.
e Woman's Club rooms of the Carnie
Library building.
The prn*rram throughout iepr*sentI
an in-aginary trip to old Ireland. *n
tie room wa trasfoimed into a scent 1
:picting old Erin. Green and wh:* a
stoons and gray m :ss formed tn
ickground for the banquet table Sh
ith the main centerpiece of a "Blar- i
jy Castle.*' Large ...amrock has- 10
?ts filled with jonquills, silver and t
aid harps and green tapers, were Ci
aced at vantage points to make the in
tbles complete. se
To car v out the Irish not - further,
ainty St. Patrick cup; held mints, ed
re en hats were the favor*, and on hi
ich plate the guests found a pip H
i;h a characteristic verse. hi
Piuden Davidson, president of the
mior class, acLd as toastmaster, bind
each nie.t ber on She program m
as introduced with clever Irish .vit ct
nd humor. u
The junior girl- gave two musical -.v;
umbers, "Take Me Home Again, be
.athleen," and "Where the Rivei fe
hannon Flows." They also sang a
?ng to the seniors. -Miss Kuth LK- pj
feesc rend*.red a solo, and Miss Maty ,h
dng Mallonee and Mis- Jennie Lee
pivia gav reading.-. d;
Toasts rendered during the evening v<
ere: Welcome, Ray Suit; response, th
[oyt Phillips. To Erin's Colleens. st
lartin Montgomery; response, Grace hi
eague. To Erin's Gosoons, Kathryn ta
t?inson; response, Erne-t Hawkins, vc
o the Murphy Board, Tom Axley, pi
r.; response J. B. Gray of the Board,
o the faculty, Ruth Hampton; re- th
ponse, Miss Hathcock. To our Mother w\
lachrees, Fain Weaver; response, in
Irs. J. N. Hill. To Tara'- Hall, Vaul
idams; response, Supt, Bueck. ju
The junior boys presented a skit, N*
rish Humor, and the dainty Irish m
naidens danced the Irish Lilt. tu
The progarm was broupVit to a close
rith the Decision of the Oracle, by to
ilenn Enloe and Kuth Akin. ac
A four course dinner, carrying out
he St. Patrick idea, was served by ro
liss Marie Price, proprietress ot
larie's Cafe. a
The juniors are indebted to their vi
ponsor. Mis- Ruby Courtney, lor hei pi
intiring tffoits in making the bar.- lj
uet one of the most outstanding *.-3
ocial events of the Murhpy school VV;
his year. it
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Dr. and Mrs. Angel
Visitors in Murphy
Dr. and Mis. Furtr.an Angel, of
'ranklin, were guests of friends in
lurphy Sunday morning. Dr. Angel lu
chief surgeon of Angel BroV.ers c
lospital at Franklin? which instituton
he established about 15 years ago,
nd which has come to be one of the ^
>est known and leading instututions '
f the southeast.
Dr. and Mrs. Angel have recently v
eturned fiorn a trip to Florida and
louth America, where he went for .
muc?i needed vacation and rest. He ^
.as much improved in health.
he money made is turned over to
). W. Deaton to be used for athletic
urposes. ,n
be
iLNIORS LEAD HIGH
SCHOOL HONOR ROLL a
Aga:n the Seniors lead the thonor i
oil for he month. The list follows: ta
ELEVENTH GRADE: Hoyt Phil- w
: D..L.. , r?n. 17" a. ri I lU'
rps, xvuuy ncus, CiHruesi. nuwnnis, **
r.d Beatrice Davidson. Miss Latham M
eachei. ^
M
TENTH GRADE: "ruden Davidoil.
Miss Courtney, teacher. 'to
T1
NINTH GRADE: Mervin K lland, b<
leorge Tat Williamson. Miss h.-th- h:
ock, teacher.. f'
EIGHTH GRADE: Charlette Troter,
Annie Lee Payne and Rut.h Pal- to
icr. Miss Moser, teacher. oi
ENIORS PRESENT THEIR oi
FAREWELL CHAPEL PROGRAM th
The Senior class presented its final 1?
hape! program Tuesday. March 20. hi
rith Hoyt Phillips, president of the ~
lass, presiding. The stage was deorated
with the class colors, green *
ind white, and the class officers were
eated on the stage. Following ;.ie c<
.ripturi' reading, which was given
y Robbie Williamson, three members
if the class gave short speeches:
'What the class carries away from
ligh school", Fredand Ballew; "High- J
ights of the last four years," Clew h
tapisev; and ''What the Class looks n
orward to", Irene Rarcsey. si
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t.OO YEAR?5c COPY
XPLOSION OF
BOILER TAKES
TOLL 2 LIVES
e Killed Instantly, Another Dies
Of Injuries and Third At
Point of Death
One man was killed instantly,
other died iater of injuries, and a
ird 1 in the Hospital at the
int of death, while two others were
ntd by flying water and steam,
a result of a boiler explosion at
iook' gust mill 14 miles sou V. west
Murphy Saturday morning about
o'clock. The scene of the explo>r
was just across tlu Georgia-Noith
udina line a-jout 3/4 of a mile,
v.-at is known as the Gum Log
ction.
Travis Jones, 36, was instantly killI
when the force of the explosion
irled him 50 feet against a wagon,
is hea l struck the biake block and
? skull was crushed.
Torn Kradley. 24, who suffered a
oken arm and severe burns on the
ce and body, died Sunday morning
the Petrie Hospital where he had
brou^.it fo: treatment. 1 radley
as struck in the chest by the fire
>x door and was hurled about 100
et by the force of the explosion,
itnesscs -aid Bradley, after the exosion,
walk d about 130 yards to
le home of A. S. Shook.
Alex Stewart, 17, who suffered a
;uble fracture of the l:jg and . e?re
bums on the face and body, when
e wagon, beside which he was
anding was biown over on top ol
m Rtowart U??11 -?:
?... . ... . utr I Cine
! at the point of death, having deloped
double pneumonia during tho
tst few days.
Joe- ShooK. who suffered burns on
e face and body by flying steam and
ater, is said to be steadily recoverg
at his home.
Manson Stewman suffered an inry
to his foot, is also recovering.
I'wman and Shook were given trc-atent
at the Petrie Hospital and reined
to their homes.
Jones, Stewart and Shook were said
he bystanders at the ttme of the
'.cid-ent. Bradley and Stewman were
ees of the mill, Bradley being the
iller and Stewman the firtuian.
1 ne explosion was at first believed
' have be n caused when the water
ilve failed to 1 unction and the steam
essure became too gnat. However
iter A. S. Shook, owner of '?ie mill,
lid he had been informed that the
ater pump Jiad been started only a
fw minutes oeiore the explosion oeirred.
He said he put chased the
piler two weeks ago fiom a citizen
f Murphy and it had been operated
aly one day,* and the day on which
exploded was the second day of its
peration. It was being fired up prearatory
to starting when the explosn
occurred.
Travis Jones a woild war veteran
ime to the Gum Log section frorm
le Sandy Mush section nf Bnn^nmU
)unty about ten years ago. The
?Jy was taken Saturday night back
t Bunco-mtoe county for funeral and
trment. He is survived by his
idow and two sons.
Funeral services for Bradley were
sld Tuesday aftrnoon at the Many
3i ks, Ga., Baptist church, with the
ev. James Lee and the Rev. Milton
rown officiating. He was a native
Haywood county and had been livg
in the Gum Log section for a numr
of years.
Bradley is survived by his wife and
five months old son, his father and
other, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bradley;
to brothers, John, of Maggie, Hayood
county, N. C.; and Troy, of
arne: Five sisters, Mrs. Hub Brown
rs. Orcar Chastain, of Warne; Mrs.
, Massey, Mrs. James Bradshaw. and
rs. Clayton Finger, of Maggie.
rT*t- - * j? - -
me uagtuy was one ol the worst
occur in this section in many year?,
tie blast was so terrific that the
liler weighing about five tons, was
rted up and dropped down 22 feet
om its original position. Sacks were
id to have been blown off corn fifty
et away. Bradley's overalls were
rn off and Jones rVioes were blown
'f by the force of the blast.
The boiler exploded on the inside
' the fire box. A hole was torn in
e quarter inch boiler steel 30 inches
ng and 18 inches wide, as though it
id been a piece of paper.
The last number on the progarm
as a play, "The 'Minuet", presented
y three of the Dramatic Club. The
ist oi characters was as follows:
The Marquis?Glenn Enloe.
The Marchioness?Grace Teague.
The Jailor?Junius Posey.
After '.">e program, Mr. Bueck
ave the school a lecture on the triors!
ide of school training, taking for
is strating point the words of Soloeon,
"A good name is more to be deired
than great riches".
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