MURPHY j
I The Leading
Vol. I1IL.?No. 33
DELEGATES TO
CONVENTIONS
ARE ELECTED
Republicans Name Sixteen
To Attend State
Meetings Monday
Sixteen delegates were selected to
attend the Republican state, congressional
district and state congressional
conventions at a meeting in the
court house in Murphy Monday morning,
it was announced by D. M.
Reese, chairman of the Cherokee
county Republican committee.
The state convention will be held
in Raleigh on March 24; the congressional
district convention at Asheville
on April 2, and the state con.
gressional convention will be held at
Bryson City at a later date to be
designated by Clyde Jarrett, Andrewattorney.
Following the elections the club
endorsed W. C. Meekins, of Hcnder.
sonville, for another term as state
chairman of the party, and his fa.
ther, Judge Isaac Meekins, of Elizabeth
City, "North Carolina's favorite
son" for president of the United
States.
Those named to the committee
were; J. H. Hampton, D. M. Reese.
C. C. Ramsey, C. E. Hyde, R. L.
Keenum, D. H. Jarrett, H. L. Higdon.
J. F. Bristol, G. B. Hoblitzell, H. G.
Dills, J. C. Townson, Don Witherspoon,
E. A. Voyles, Fred Dickey
and Fred Davis.
Any of the delegates who can not
attend any of the meetings is permitted
to appoint a self-chosen delegate,
Mr. Reese explained.
Mr. Reese said another convention
would be held in Murphy to select
candidates for county offices prior
to the filing date for primaries some
time in 'April.
A news article received here Tuesday
stated that Mr. Jarrett was nam
ed by the Republicans of Swain coun
ty for the office of United States
congressman.
WADE ANNOUNCES
FOR REELECTION AS
STATE SECRETARY
Raleigh, March.?Stacey W. Wade,
secretary of state, today anncunccd
as a candidate for renomination in
the Democratic primary in June.
Wade was the first incumbent of a
state office to formally announce for
re-election.
"I am a candidate for re-nomination
in the Democratic primary anil
for re-election as secretary of state
on my record of efficient and meritorious
service," was Wade's brief
statement.
Wade in ending his first term as
secretary of state, having been elected
in 1934 to succeed the late James
M. iHartness.
A native of Carteret county, Wade
was born in 1875 at Morehead City,
where he attended private and public
schools. He entered the insurance
business and in 1909 was appointed
chief deputy insurance in that post
for 12 years until he became insurance
commissioner in 1921.
Twice elected to that office, Wade
resigned ia 1927 to re-enter private
business, remaining out of public life
until 1934.
ED RAXTFR. 20.
OF MARBLE, IS
BURIED AT HOME
Funeral services for Mr. Ed Raster,
20, of Marble were held at the
Marble Baptist church Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock with the Rev.
Alga West officiating. Interment
was in the Marble cemetery. W. D.
Townson was in charge of funeral
arrangements.
The youth had died Friday night
at 10 o'clock from general compli
cations that had kept him ill for several
months. He was born and reared
in Cherokee county and had been a
church member for a number of
jiears.
He is the son of the late Harrison
Raxter and is survived by several
brothers and sisters.
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Murphy Will Meet I
Clyde In Tourney
The Murphy high school basket,
ball team has been, entered in the
Cullowhee tournament and will
play Clyde at 5:20 Thursday afternoon,
it was learned this week. f
Due to their past record, the *
Boomers are given an edge over i
their Adversaries.
It was feared at first that Murphy
had been entered too late to
play in the annual tourney, but
Coach O. W. Deaton was given V
word to have his team in shape 1
this week. N
A large crowd from here is ex- t
pected to attend the game. i
TOURNAMENT IS
CALLED OFF AS
ELF WITHDRAWS ;
The Tri-County Basketball tourna- ?
ment which was scheduled to have ^
been played in the Murphy gymna
sium last Friday and Saturday after. (
noons and nights was called off after (
the Elf coach refused to bring bis y
teams here.
It was learned at a late hour that
Hayesville and Robbinsvlle could not
come, and Elf's* unwillingness to participate
warranted the action, O. W. |
Deaton, coach of the Murphy team ,
said.
Flf won the trophies in both the
boys and girls division last year, and
since they play on an open court over ^
there the coach did not feel that he
wanted to defend them on Murphy's
court. J
The coach wanted to play at Andrews,
but both Deaton and James ^
Osborne, the Andrews coach, wanted
to play in Murphy as they claimed j
"it was understood" that the tournament
was to be a rotating affair and
none of the other teams have a court
Work Is Resumed
On Filling Station
Work was resumed Friday on the .
w orn Pon fillimr stntii?? ;it flio
of the old C. B. Hill homstead in
Murphy and completion is expected
in about five or six weeks. Paul
Owenby, Wofford Oil company distributor
in Murphy, said.
The Hill home was moved last fall ?
to an adjoining: lot and ground was i
cleared for the erection of the sta- t
tion but work was discontinued until \
last week. 1
Lawrence Hall, who now runs the 1
Woco Pep station at the T. S. Evans t
motor Company, will be in charge of ,
the new n ation when it is completed, j ]
Mr. Owenby said.
Crop Loan Applications
Are Filed In Murphy
A good many applications have t
been filed with Mr. L). M. Reese, I
Asheville Production Credit association
representative in Murphy, during j
the past week, he reported Tuesday,
and some of them have already beer,
approved, he said.
Loans may be had from the Association
through Mr. Reese for five
per cent interest on the number of (
days it is borrowed.
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Improve Beauty Shopped
r. G. W. Candler is making exten- J
sivg improvements in the Candler t
Beauty Shoppe, he announced this (
week. j
When completed, Mr. Candler says. I
this shop will be equal to any. shop r
in Western North Carolina, and the
improvements are not interfering j,
with the regular work of his opera- n
tors. a
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Burial Association s
Has Many Members
Mr. W. D. Townson, Murphy fun ^
i ral director, has announced that his 0
Western Carolina Mutual Burial As ^
sociation " has gone over the top"
and that he now has more than the
800 members and is gaining more
every week.
Everyone interested in Mr. Townson's
(burial insurance, which sells as o
low as 20 cents per year, is asked r
to get in touch with him at his Mur. t
[ nhy office or with one of his writers ' <1
as thov will be glad to explain the i o
I proposition. |i
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i Carolina, Covering a Large and I
hy, N. C. Thurs., March
:UNERAL FOR
MARBLE MAN
HELD FRIDAY
Vlr. j. M. Kilpatrick, Esteemed
Citizen, Laid
Away Near Here
Funeral services for Mr. J. M.
Lilpatrick, age 7j0, of Marble was held
ast Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock
vith the Rev. Alga West, pa.-tor of
he church, officiating. Interment was
n the Marble cemetery. W. T. Foryth
was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Mr. Kilpatrick, one of the pioneers
and finest citizens in the Marble secion.
died Wednesday afternoon,
IIarch 11, 1936, at 2:30 o'clock with
istfiuia and other complications which
tad caused him to be in failing health
or the past five or six years.
The funeral services was conlucted
by the Marble Masonic order j
>f which organization Mr. Kilpatrick
iad been an esteemed member for
nore than 40 years.
Mr. Kilpatrick was born in Cher-1
iKee county dui moveu to tswain
:ounty when he was a boy. In 1906
le moved back to Marble to raise his
family. He was primarily engaged as
i lumberman among his many other,
ui-suits.
He wa3 a devout member of the
Christian church for 55 years. He
vas a man of high resolution and will
lower and had served his section
uithfully for years, was recognised
is a leader and held in the highest
egard by all that knew him.
Surviving are his wife; four sons, i
R. T. (Royal), S. H. and E. C., all of
Vfarble, and Jack of Sylva; one
laughter, Mrs. Emma Starnes, of
VVbrthington, rnd., three siters, Mrs.
VV. S. Howard, of Kannapolis, Mrs.
A. J. Barnes, of Che-ter, S. C., and
Mrs. Ada Garrison, of Rock Hill,
and a number of grandchildren.
manyTannery
contracts are
signed at meet
While a small group of Cherokee
ounty farmers attended a meeting
n the court house Monday at which
ime officials explained the cannery
urograms and contracts and unani.
nous approval was given the plan, E.
Ft. Thompson, cannery manager, said
hat the acreage signed up so far
.vas "far short of the goal to assure
ceeping the cannery here."
The group is said to have support./I
tin. l.lnn ?n,l I lv> t tvt ncfr .? ' tll.in,
igncd acreage.
' \Ve urge all growers who plan to
ifcii contracts to do so as soon as possible
as we must show the TVAC
hat farmer-: really want this marjet
here", Mr. Thompson said.
FORMER BEAUTY
PARLOR OPERATOR
IN MURPHY DEAD
Funeral seiwices for Mrs. Betty
Seawell, 33 a former Cherokee coun:y
resident, who died of pneumonia
n Asheville last Wednesday, were
leld at the Pine Log Baptist church
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock with
he Rev. John Green and the Rev. J.
j. ouiiey uiJLiviauui;. imciineiii was
n the church cemetery- Peyton G.
vie was in charge of funeral arangements.
Mrs. Seawell, a former beauty paror
operator in Murphy, had been
flaking her headquarters in Asheville
lthough she traveled extensively beween
Miami, Fla., and New York.
!he was ill four days before she died
n the Biltmore hospital ?n Asheville.
Surviving are a daughter, Janette;
er parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Gugc,
f Greensboro; three brothers, Huert,
Clyde and Rollin Gugc, all of
Jreensboro, and a sister, Mrs. N. I\
Irown, of Pine Log.
TAKE OVER MAPLES
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Hatcheit.
iwners of the Murphy cafe in Murihy,
opened The Maples, local hotel,
his week. Mrs. Leila Dickey, and
laughter, Nettie, former proprietors
>f the Maples, have moved into the
Vllcn Fain home in Bealtown.
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Pofenfiai/y /?ic/? Territory in This ?
i V2, 1936
Moody Recommended
As New Postmaster
Howard Moody, local legal counsellor,
was recommended to the
United States Senate as postmaster
I of Murphy by Congressman ZebuIon
Weaver, it was reported Thursday.
He expects to receive the official
appointment any minute to take
over the post office which has been
under the direction of Mrs. Thelma
Dickey for the past six years.
Mrs. Dickey's term expired Mon.
day.
SCHOOLMASTERS
CLUB MEETS AT
HAYESV1LLE H]
The Tri-County Schoolmasters
club met in its regular session al
the Hayesville high school dining
room last Thursday night at which
time a number of important school
room subjects were discussed by the
group.
Twenty-one members and guests
were present.
The dinner was pre ided over by
Prof. I. B. Hudson, superintendent
of the Andrews schools.
Extra curricular activities in the
giades was discussed by A. L. Pen
land. Mr. A. L. Martin, superintendent
of the C.herolceo rnunv srhnnl
gave a 'brief talk on school teachers'
pensions. Mr. A. J. Bell then spoke
on students' preparation upon grad
nation, and O. W. Deaton talked
about high school athletics. Sam Can
a guest, offered a short address.
It was decided to hold the next
meeting at the Andrews high school
on Thursray night April 9. This was
designated as the last meeting of
the school year and will be observed
as "ladies night."
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Andrew a Golf Chib
Seeks Members Here
A drive for members in Murphy t<
join the Andrews Golf and Country
club was begun last week after off;
cials of the organization held a re
organization meeting.
Believing that Murphy golf en
thusiasts would rather play on ;
Cherokee county course than else
where, preparations were made i?
have the nine-hole course, situatec
near the Junnluska Terrace in An
drews, repaired and improved until i
is the finest course west of Ashevillc
The officers of the club are: Johi
Archer, president. Dr. Charles T. A1
' mond, vice-president, and Bill Whit
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aker, secretary and treasurer.
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Near-B1 Izzard Strikes
Cherokee Co. Tuesdaj
OKI man weather got real meal
and nasty this week and after fooi
ing all the Cherokee county folk
with a lot of warm sunshine whirl
caused all the ibaseball players to gc
sore arms and all the trout fishermei
to pet that hazy look in their eyes
he handed down about as near a bliz
zard as has been seen in this count;
Tuesday.
High winds caused snow to drif
a-i much as three feet in some place:
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UIIU lldlllL wa.1 LICU up A UCM1UJ
night. It is said quite a bit of dam
age was done to farm lands anc
crops.
However the sun came out again
Wednesday and the old chimney cor
ner almanac gave no reason to be
alarmed for it revealed spring doesn't
officially begin until Friday.
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Buy Chickens And
Eggs Every Tuesday
The B and B. Feed and Seed Com
pany, of Brevard, has been runninp
a truck through Murphy every Tues
day morning between the hours of 7
and 11 o'clock buying poultry and
eggs at the Wofford-Terrell ware
house at popular market prices.
The company has been jurying an
ad in this newspaper each week netting
forth their prices and instructions.
All farmers are asked to have their
chickens and eggs there for sale.
SHAVER ILL
Mr. E. Shaver, an employee of the
Murphy cafe, has been suffering the
past week with an infected hand.
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JURY SELECTED
FOR NEXT TERM
OF COURT HERE
Judge Felix E. Alley To
Preside Over Civil and
Criminal Term
Sixty-six jurymen were sele ted
this week to serve during the terro of
Superior court which will open in
Cherokee county March 30. Judge
Felix E. Alley, of Waynesvillc, ry'll
preside over the criminal and civil
session.
I From this list will be selected an
annual grand jury for the purpose of
; hearing true bills on the cou t's
t docket.
Those selected were?first wee*,
, Gordon Crawford, Andrews; Marion
Trull, Marble; B. F. Mingus, Murphy,
Route 3; Neil Sales, Marble; Bod
Nelson, Topton; Bruce West, MarbJe:
Z. B. Conley, Andrews; Jud Bristol,
Aniliono VValt Win !>..?
Charles Re vis, Peachtree; Jasper
Fain, Murphy; Jim Martin, Ranger;
Fred Coleman, Murphy; T. G. K?nsey,
Marble.
Jim Ware. Culberson; 13. B. P;2
mer, Marble; P. R. Graves. Murphy,
Route 3: I.. R. Kissclburg, Culberson;
Will Moore, Murphy, Route 1; N. P.
Odell, Murphy. Route 3; E. W.
Queen, Tomotla; M. 13. Doekery,
Giandview; Floyd Oliver. Brasstown
V. M. Wood, Andrews; Sim Ware,
Culberson; Josh Johnson, .Murphy;
I.um Green. Birch; G. O. Simomls
Culberson.
Bruce King, Topton; S. I). Horton
Wehutty; C. L. Dobbs, Murphy; J. E.
I Farmer, Unaka; Homer Long, Aid
rews; Fred Hampton, Murphy; C.
Crain, Andrews; John Lay, Andrews;
j C. H. Cavender, Murphy; Max Ham.
| by, Farner; E. S. Burnett, Murphy:
* ! L. -T. Brown, Postell; Albert Watson,
Culberson, and George Abbott, Mur3
phy.
(r Second week?J. W. Jones, And"
. rews; E .0. Christopher, Murphy; 11.
. C. Whitaker, Andrews; J. R. Lambert
Suit; W. X. Crisp, Brasstown; Carl
j Town son, Murphy; J. T. Hayes, Teijinotla;
Glenn Vandiver, Murphy;
- John Newton, Murphy; Harw Caii
i ringer, Murphy; Jess Barnard, Ar,d1
rews; Glenn Kephart, Grand view
- ! J. R. Burnett. Murphy, Route '3;
t I Gerald Walker, Andrews; Frank Doi.
! kery. Murphy, Route :3; Glade Lo\
n ! good. Murphy; Ed Oweiihy. Murphy,
-{Route 2; Andy Whitner. Murphy,
. Route 3; Jim Baker, Murphy: Cross
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I uiiiuni, "i... (lii'W-;
H. C. Tilson, Mar hy; '1
i Puctt, Murphy, Route 2, and Jen
i Kranklin, Murphy.
FORMER BEARPAW
RESIDENT DIES IN
; TENNESSEE WRECK
^ Funeral services for Mr. Ed John.
son, about 40, a former resident of
' Bearpaw section of Cherokee county
who was killed in an automobile at
cident Saturday midnight, were held
at the Bearpaw Baptist church Mor.t
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. W. D.
* Townson was in charge of funeral
'' i arrangements.
Mr. Johnson, well-known in thin
section, had been living in Maryville.
Tenn., for sometime. While return^
i ing from Knoxville to his home late
Saturday night, the car in which hewas
riding with another man crashed
into two other cars that had wrecked
on the highway and which, it is
said, had no lights on them. Death
was attributed to a broken neck.
He had lived in the Bearpaw section
as a boy and following his marriage
to Miss Elizabeth Mashburn of the
same community he moved to Maryville
for work. He is the son of the
late Abel Johnson.
Surviving are his wife and a 12
year-old son; a sister, Mrs. Boh
Roberts, of Peachtree. and a brother,
John Johnson of Chicamauga, Ga
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ARRIVES IN PUERTO RICO
| A card was received here Wednojday
from B. C. Moneymaker, TV A
I1 geological engineer stationed at Murphy,
from Ponce, P. R.. where he
has been transferred for a month do.
ing work on Puerto Rican dam sites.