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Active d And A jflll Attractive I MURPHY I The l.'adir q (T?, Vol. 1VL.?No. 17. MR. C. B. HILL ji DIES AT AGE 67 i ON WEDNESDAY j, Prominent Cherokeej' County Resident Sue- ! cumbs To Long Illness 1 Mr. B. Hill, prominent Murphy merch nt and Cherokee county resi- 1 der.t, died Wednesday night at 12 o'clock after an illness -of two months-. ' Death was attributed to h mmorages of th1 brain. Funeral arrangements had not been made Thursday morningg. Mr. Hill was chairman f the Cher. J okfe county Democratic executive committee for the past twenty years. p In 1912 he served as Sheriff of Cherokee county. Later was chosen a? chair* man of the county board of commissioners. On several "occasion he serv-i] ed as* l oth county commissioner and J J city alderman. He was a member of - His wife, tJ.e former Kate King, died about four year4; ago. To them was 1 n five daughters and two Surviving Mr. Hill are: Five daughter . Mr?. M'ona Franklin, of Mur- 1 phy. Mr-. William Ckwlmd, f Bin : gham. Ala., Mrs. IIu Gibert Ah thy, of Gopperhill, Tenn.. Mr-. Mu t?r. y ry Xell. who was )< r ntly mai i< i Maryland; t.w . Tin! V Hill and L' wry Hill, y y'\ < sisters, M * . .V.nvv of ' h, Tenn., Miss Hot- Hi". . . Hill, f Detatoit, Mich.; A. U, Hill, of Ij W urg, W. Va.. T. J. Hill, ofj, C i\>. Felix Hill, of Cherokee) co. . .1 Dr. -T. N. Hill, of Murphy. COUNTY OR STATE LICENSE REQUIRED RY ALL TRAPPERS J. E. Hall, local gfanne warden, pas- 1 ?es a reminder to all trappers and 1 fur dealers this week that they must ' procuro a county or state license or suffer the consequence of hhe law. ' A fur dealer's permit costs $5 in 1 the county and $25 for the state 1?- ' cense. The eouny tiappcr's fee is ' $2.25 and the state fee is $3.25. t "I want to warn all trappers that there is n!o trapping allowed on the land land anyone caught at it will bej4 Iseverly punished by law," Mr. Hall 1 said. t MR. E. DUCKWORTH FATALLY WOUNDED LAST WEDNESDAY:, 11 Emory Albert Duckworth, 37. of j i the Sweetwater community in Clay t county, who was shot allegedly by pan. V. Yates, of the same commun- j tty, was buried from the Sweetwatc ^ church last Thursday at 2 o'clock t with Rev. Nicbbls officiating- Pey- , ton G. Ivie was in charge of funeral Arrangement*. _ Sheriff Harry England, of Hiawas- J 5ec. has taken Yates into custody and is holding him on a murder charge. Mr. Dn cVwo h was killed at 9 o'- i clock last We '?>esday morning. He ^ had been shot in the mouth with a v ^ clgun. i Me i? survived by his wife, Mrs. Bkncfle Duckworth, formerly of v Murphy; a son, Emory, Jr.; a sister, * Mrs. Mamie Scroggs, of Choi; three bro**"-*. Tim an<j Oscar, of tV? sec- a and Raymond, of California, R and his mother, Mrs. Clareid Duck- _ worth. T Hr. W. W. Hyde Mf. W. W. Hyde, cashier of the Horphy branch of the Citizens Bank v ''hi Trust company, was confined to ' ' bed with illness this week. His nt?~ beiag taken by Mr. g ?ian? Whitaker, of the Andrews B baai. 3 it tfi hly Newspaper in ITrstern North C Murphy, N. BOOMERS TO PLAY COPPERHILL HERE -RIDAY AFTERNOON i Murphy's "Boomers praciticcd hard his week priming themselves tor ~riday s came with C^ps^hi!!, Illla. ho last game that will be played on he home ground this season, and the joys arc expected by coach O. W. Beaton to reach away down in the >ld grab bag to hurl everything they at the vuiUra, who bid tair to1 >ut out the stiffest competition the Vlurphy lads have run up against this fear. A battling team fi<m Murphy put ;heir heads together down at H?ayesfille Friday and unrekntlc.-sly rani-odded their way through a weak hut fighting line for eight touchdowns ind held the opposition Scoreless, the inal score being 53 to 0. It is the second time this year that (Continued on back page) COCALBUILDING PROGRAM TAKES /^\ T XTrni * nr?n/>m U1N1NLW AbrtU Number Of Stores And Buildings Are Under Construction In Murphy With the compl- i n et * w . n- v. eon-ruction on two miuv*i*if3: forward, renovauohs in t..u building; and the construction ?f another. Murphy' t uildinu program took *now his week in heralding exi . n i i t.Ho town and intui .n -.r pv Scaffolding has t>? m oat =ido the twn-story Grant ( !; p ?ratory to complete !: >'. both inside and out by N" : li L \ . <!. manager of the Murphy Supply :*any. who will occupy all thr-. * 1 < ipaces upon completion. \V;th increased floor facilities, Mr. Lovlngooci plans t? enlarge his stock ivith a view to increasing his already flourishing business. Mrs. Lillian I.ah " fhi< week moved ler complete stock ftoin her old stand text to the Scout office to her fine, tew building on Tennessee street bewecn Maries and C. B. Hill's furni;ure store. Mrs. Lahn Moves The entire front that she is now xreupying has been rod-^gned both nside tand out and besides r.-nvc.lmg Annnm->ir<-i. 111' <11 r?l, > i! XI HUiactivi: ?(i|? .m ..w ... o give her increased facilities in tory. r; -ounter d;' nlav and furnish rooni for liree apartments an the second storv. W. J). TownFon's new building: directly behind the Se>ut building was ftact'c- lly ready for a stock of new iii'n.rir.e> which will be displayed in he building. His offices will be located in the xotHnni floor his mortuary establishment and display rooms will occupy he top 'story. Mr. Townston also dans to expand his shop where he (Continued on back page) rfarry Miller Visits Mother In Murphy Mr. Harry Miller, who is serving his ntemship in the Geogria Baptist lo'spital in Atlanta, was here this week visiting his mother and grcetng his many friends. Mr. Miller finished his medical ourse at Emory university some time go and has only a few more months o serve on his internship. His younger brother, Bill, is now trtendirg Eiriory and was said to be ettin? along fine. Margaret Akin Wins Another Baby Prize Margaret Virginia Akin, daughter f Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Akin, of Green*, oro, N. C., has been awarded a silcr cup as one of the prize winners n a n?t;onal baby contest in which 00.000 babies were entered. This is the second cup little Mar:arei has won whiln visiting her Tandparents, Dr. and Mr*. B. Ji. leroney. here. rrpfet! Carolina, Covering, a lAirizr and Potent C., Friday, November 23, 1 TVAC PLANS BIG |] PROGRAM TO AID ' I LOCAL bARMLRS 'D. S aples Named To Assist Director In Con- . tracting Acreage Aceord.ng ;tn .1. i. unccment by i T. E. Barr, TVAC i-auneiy supervisor, iheiv this week. L. P. Staples has been (appointed by the Tern esse authority | K ' i a?sit in the large canning and g 1 planting program th -t is being map- y ped out for n-xt summer. "Mr. Staples' work will be mostly ^ field w rk and will consist largely in a dirpptorc in tUc- field in which wc will : contacting county agents and cannery ( v\* rk when our plans have been com- v plefeed", Mr. Barr said. Mr. Staples has had much experi- ^ ence in t?ie canning industry and wa ^ connected with Mr. Barr f r years . in the business in Minnesota, Mr. Barr ; j added. Five Cannrries Established Under Mr. Dirr's direction, and ^ !with the- aid f county official.;, five 1 Tanneries were ? tablished by TV A I - Mids last r-uninur. They are locat-j' i>d at M :rphy Wayne-ville, Cranberry!. , and Saddy, Tenn. t i "Wo ale figurirgHn a different1 jplnn next year designed ti worl: our r I whereiby a largto number of canning j ] ! 11. ' - , ' wii! h iivi.ii-. Tl hoi sch m< will * -k a ton??]! and we n to promote it by a if iv ofinsrs in the \.annus c v - \ wh :i \* will operate",|j ' r rv declared. Th<> canning p- 1 ? f \ < Ten no- , Valley auth r will be gre tly j : ( . ;.r i ti tin infr the c >miir_> :eon. ' t :;,e t ' i??r. and chief among i~s innovations will ho the,' raining at a marketing agent to t-on-r tract greater acreage with the farm- ' ] ,-rs for canning produce. "Under the new progiam the acre-!, i age contva.ts will call for increased! produce of tomatoes, corn and beans. All that can not he canned will be nooled and disposed of in that man- J ner". Mr. Parr said. "The new prnjresition in mind will bring many j times the production even figured on i last year", he added. TV AC To Furni.h Seed "The TV AC will furnish first class j 'seed for a uniform product adaptable1 11' > the soil of the section in which it i, 'i; to be grown and the cost will be i ! taken out of the proceeds of the j' j crop", the director revealed, j Although he could not name an ap- !. ; proximate figure. Mr. Barr said there ij I would he an addition of a large nnm: her of TVA-direetod canneries in ! North Carolina, Tennessee and North [ I Georgia during the coming season. ;j Mr. Barr was particularly interest-L led in producing a good gride -of seed l. .and termed the shipping of plants in-j Ito this st-rfion a? "no good." j^ Mr. Barr's headquarters are now a- j Waynosvlle and it is believed that ( !?dr. Staples will-be connected with ' j there until further plans are decided 1 ( 'upon. j( SURFACING WILL ' BE STARTED SOON 1 ON NEW HIGHWAY ? I 1 According to word received herejj contractors are preparing to lay an j <; eight-inch coat of gravel on the. new ^ highway which leaves No. 28 at Kan- } ger and connects with the Georgia i highway near Culberson. v Work on this new stretch of Toad began last spring and the surfacing' a comprises tJie last work to be done on it before official opening. Traf- a fic has been travelling over it for the J past six weeks. a The decision of secretary of the in- ? terior Ickes to route the Parkway * through North Carolina adds to the importance of the local road as it is (he shortest route from Asheville to Atlanta eliminating sfeveitel lenghty, detours in this section. It will be the trunk line from the ' I South and -t.he West into Western' 1 the Great Smoky Mountains National , Norn Carolina, the Parkway route end ; Park. it t $roi ially Rich Territory in This State 934! i Lions Club T< Annual Mini T I \XT J Here wear -AST CATTLE SALE < OF SEASON IS TO RE HELD HERE NOV. 20 The last cattle -ale of the .reason 1 vill be hi Id at the Southern railway tock yards here Tuesday and a large < turn'er of Cherokee and surround- j ng counties' cattle are expected to , 1 r> under the auctioneer's hammer, r tccording to annuoncement by Hoi. , I /aftton, of Frankiin, A. Q. Pelncr, 1 \ ounty agent, and J. K. Hall, game j 1 carden. sponsors of the sale. r T.he Iff-t three sales have proved i rery successful they said, a large >rice having been p?aid for g"d'l trades of cattle. i ^ The terms of the sale will be the {1 ame as those of the last three with i i fee nf fifty cent?.-- being charged jt or each head disposed of and a fo \ >f twenty-five cents being charged for rattle bid back by the farmers. "Altogether there has been around ' 150 head f cattle - Id here this fall". ' xt-i'iitrr -am. * otnnion grade hoilcr ' -t\ pin have brought anywhere ir m 1 *1.50 t?? Si.50 per hundiviwe:- ? mil c<nvs h.ve averaged from -1.70 per hundre weight which luit V( : \ ? .111 'ir bier y , nv irke .ire i:;v. Iiitr and t.h <! yonre ?' i-' rule w n weight and c?>st of i.i-:> ig is taken il-t v.r"iii v.il. ' , added &r?-J "'1 hi rq , 1< ha tamrb' the faim.-Js ?>;' ihis -ecti n no the count \| vent continued. hat ' y ung en tie is worth more than old." i cattle. For insiarce the youn- "t ! stc<^ sold at the ia-t am', n wei-rlvd ' 505 pounds and brought S 1.50 per hundred weight an i sold at $2:2.75. . li was IS months obi. Ann-. . *< < of absolutely the same grad? that'' (Continued on back page) MACON COUNTY DISCOUNTS TV A LAND PETITIONS A telegram discounting petitions recently cirucfcated in Macon county by pand workers requesting the Tennessee Valley Authority ?to stay! nut of the territory of the Xantailiala j1 Power and I.ight Company in Western North Caitolina, was serr Satur- I Jay to l)r. Arthur K- Morgan, chair, man of the TV A. The telegHam, signed by a group of county officials and ; >ihers, declared that many who had attached their signatures to the peti. Lions were willing tx? "furnish affi- 1 iavits that; the facts were misrepre. 1 tented.') Sending of the telegram was, prompted by a news story appearing 1 n last FridayV Af.'.eville Citizen un-l' icr a Bryson City dat? line, stating ihat the petitions "will besent to he * >ffice of Dr. Morgan Friday by regis.? ?red mail. It is understood that a " >arty of men from the three counties ; 1 (Swain, Macon and Graham) will g^ ( ,o Knoxville, Tenn., Monday and will' >e received by Mr. Boch, one of the 1 issistants of Dr. Morgan." ) As far a* The Prcss-Maconian 1 las been able to learn, no one from '1 klacon county went to Knoxville Mon-; lay in behalf of the movement to i a lisoourag-c TV A entry in this area, i c Vhether the petitions were sent to 'v )r. Morgan, as it was reported they T trould be, lias not been announced, j 1 The Telegram sent Saturday read ii s follows: 11 "A petition from Macon county I gainst TV A in favor of American :c Aluminum on way tto you. Please Jvold * iry action until both sides are shown. B fany signers of petition willing to, * uroisih affidavits that the facts were j (Continued on back page) Mrs. Hadley Dickey i The many friends of Mrs. Hadley 1 )ickey are glad to know that her ' land, which became sore and infected 1 ome time ago, is greatly improved. I Mr?. P'ck**y wi'1 a solo in 1 he coming Lions club minstrel. i / M \ Friday, Nov. 23, 1934. I17 |USTORY'S PAGES ... j lHyefvile, were hwt fi*ridajr night on their return r.-.m federal court. B. !>ijkc.* left the . >??t ofi'" Wi ok for Wa h.nj-ton, Ga. j| A. G. 'towep'e lef* yestci-'.if jTl7cO~V EAR?5c COPY 3 Present istrel Shov/ lesday Night I-ALAXY OF STARS VVII.l. SING. OFFER JOKES IN MINISTREL With ! chorus .<f 30 \ i < - prac:cing every night and a huml or of f hilarious '.-kits and side-splitting okes being prepared fir the best dack face artists in this part of the [ountrv. members of the Murphy Jons club are aiming to "shoot the vo:ks" in a twclry of sosS and aughtcr when t.hey present their anuial minstrel show in the whool audtoridm hero Wednesday evening. The complete porgram could not he carmd at this time but Mi's. II. Burck vho is directing the show, is whip>ing it into fine shape and there will io a thousand laugh-provoking antics o rlease the huge crowd that is exK toii when ho cumin ?"?n An.w T! ? ! : club nvnstel shew is ar? innunl affair that is rated with the np.notch amateur theatrical presenatiors of the year. Since the show ,e - not produced la?' yuir, there :av : < m hur :,o h ?f requests to not rvn ;.m tVcr thv eas n. .1 indu atioi * thi vi 11 : t the b? -' and \ inn:.? 4 , ever pn ontnl an F. > y ? . -. b r r 111* P "* t (Contituied on 1? trig vau 1 GOLF COURSE FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY BEING CONSIDERED Considfc rahli discul-bion has been hehl .here recently in the hopes ..f ol ' ininu a cc.munity u* If couirse in Cherokee county to he built by FKR \ fund . according to T. A. Case, of Mu'phy. FERA workers have recently comrh ted a beautiful, nin' -hole golf course at Blue Ridge, Ga.. and it i? believed by a nu.vhfr of local jy'ople that the same arrangements could he n#ido for a course here. R. \V. Gray, Cherokee county rt-luidminislratJor, Iras been appr-cacher < n 'he subject and he said he believed it would he rii sible to build a coutsc from the FERA funds, according to Mr. Case. "T.here seems to be a favorable reaction t the m vement and everyone \ hnvo talked f on *h subject i; "n to- sted in having a course built near here, possibly between here and An urn -. .?ir. ?. ase sain. It" n<? - rinus objection come-; up concerning the movement a committee will bo former! tx> "work out the details ot the plan. "The c "u-e, in case it were built t v , would by ro means be confine 1 0 any one community or group. It .vould be a public cours* open 4o my ne who wished to play," M:. "'ase added. "Considered from another angle, a rood golf course in Cherokee county could go a long ways toward bringng tourists and s'J on visitors to his comunity," he said. The idea of having the FER \ hu'M 1 golf course somewhere in Cherokee, ounty was first introduced several veeks ago and many persons in Mur- . >hy have commented favorably on he acftion. It is ^iko underwood hat Andrews is anxtous to have the dan worked out. There are several id^al s;t"s for a ourse on th? highway between Mur. dry and Andrews and it is believed v golf course ther: would be a r a! mx?q to Cherokee county. Mr. C. W. Savage Mr. C .W. Savage, who underwent in operation for a isericus throat rrouble in St. Joseph's hospital in Atanta Tuesday, is said to be doing licely. Mr. Savage has been sick for some vxpected to return here week.
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