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8 LUNCH ROOMS *
ARE OPENED IN
LOCALSCHOOLS
Citizens, Organizations
Have Contributed To
Their Welfare
Lunch rooms are being operated
in eight Cherokee county schools at
present. Mrs. Walter Witt, head of 1
the WPA project in this county, fear I
announced.
Approximately 160o meals are being
served each week to the children
in these schools and their weights
are being cheeked monthly.
The students themselves furnish
produce for the meals and the lunch
room operator is furnished by the f
WPA. Many donations have been a
given the lunch rooms <by individuals s<
and organizations. The following C
have been given: F
Peachtrec school?Complete cook- 11
ing utensils, dishes, spoons and oil
cloth by the Peachtree P.-T. A.; a C
four-humer oil stove by Mrs. John a
Shanks and a two-burner oil stove by C
Mrs. Tom McCombs. r
Tomotla school?The lunch room Y
has been completely furnished includ. p
ing a wood-burning range by the a
P.-T. A., and Mr. John Keener has a
donated one acre of peas to its use.
Marble school?At Marple the P.-T. ?
A. has furnished the lunch room i
complete with five serving tables, one l
china closet and une wood range. v
At Martin's Creek complete oquip- f
ment has been loaned by individuals <]
in the community and one fourburner
oil stove was donated by Mrs. jj
Lillian Fitxstevens, of Miami, Fla. s,
At Suit the lunhes are being pre. ^
pared in the home of Mrs. Jim Wood p
who has not only donated the use of a
her new kitchen for this purposee but c,
is also supplying the fuel.
At Rates Creek Mrs. Bertha Kep- ^
hart also donates the use of her
kitchen and cooking fuel. t,
Equipment for the lunch room at ^
Wolf Creek has been furnished by
the school and a stove has been donated
by Mrs. Abe Cole.
One room in the Hill school has
been completely furnished by the
citizens of the community.
Other schools are expected to have
lunch rooms as soon as the arrange- "
ments can be made for their opening. ~
All lunch rooms are furnished with
curtains in harmonizing colors; plants
are being grown in boxes and many |
flowers are placed in each lunch
room making them very attractive in
appearance, Mrs. Witt added.
MINE EXPLOSION ?
PUTS CHEROKEE
MAN IN HOSPITAI i.
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As the result of an explosion in
the Duektown mines, Mr. George t
Reid, of the Patrick community of P
Cherokee county, is in the Copper- ?
fcill hospital in a serious condition,
Mrs. Ora I^ee Horton, Scout corres- a
pondent, reported this week. ^
It was necessary to remove one of ?
his eyes, it was said. ^
Mr. Reid has been working in the l'
mines for about 12 years. ^
1 To Give 2 Original
Plays Tuesday Night
f Two plays produced by the famous
Carolina Playmakers will be re- Ci
[enacted at the Murphy school audi- n
torium Tuesday night under the di- 0
I rection of Mrs. Virginia Cobb, local a
I teacher. "
I Several of the faculty who have *
I seen these original plays presented
I hy the University of Carolina dra- 11
ft matic club, say that the parts are
I handlede superbly by the students
ir
I N"<> admission will be charged.
DR. MASON GOES HOME
Dr- W. C. Mason, prominent CulV
wrson citizen, was conveyed to his r<
home Monday after having been con- n
I in the Petrie hospital about two ^
months with a fractured hip* which C
he Reived in an automobile wreck w
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Murpl
York On Transmission
Line Is Completed Here
Construction work on the transmission
line from Rhymers Ferry
in Graham county to the Hiawaasee
dam site was completed this
week, it has been learned here.
About 150 employees, most of
them from Craham county, have
been working on the project for
the last eight weeks erecting the
line to supply power at the TVA
dam site from Rhymers Ferry.
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7annin County
Policeman Shot
Fatally Sunday
Copperhill, Nov. 12.?Resentment
elt by a 15-year-old youth over the
rrest of his cousin, led to the slaying
Bveral miles south of here over the
ieorgia line early Sunday of J. T.
"rye, Sr., special policeman of Fanin
county, Georgia.
Patrolman Frye, who had arrested
'arl Balilef, 22, a few hours before
nd had jailed him at Blue Ridge,
*a., on a charge of murder in conection
with the slaying of his father,
larley Balilef, six weeks ago, had
auscd on the roadside about 12:3d
. m. to investigate an automobile
ccident.
While talking to the drivers, anther
automobile bearing Roy Balilef,
5, cousin of Carl Balilef, drew up.
Tie youth stepped out and without
rarning fired twice, both shots enering
the patrolman's chest. Frye
ied within a few minutes.
John Howard, one of the drivers
ivolved in the automobile accident,
eiied the youth and took him tc
he Blue Ridge jail, where he wac
laced under a charge of murder, in
cell next to that occupied by his
ousin.
Patrolman Frye's appointment
'ould have expired next January. He
as favorably thought of in his counjr
where he served as a peace officer
or four years.
He is survived by his widow; a son,
. T. Frye, Jr.; two daughters, Mrs.
Uis King and Mrs. Cliff Panter, and
ive grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at the
'irst Baptist church of Copperhill at
p. m. Monday. The Rev. L. C.
lutts was in charge. Burial was in
lames chapel cemetery.
-ookout?For Friday
Will Fall On The 13th
Superstitious people should have a
are this Friday?for it's Friday the
'hirteenth again.
The only other month in this year
i which a Friday as fallen on the
hirteenth was March.
Although all events happening beween
the midnights on that date are
redicted as being ominous, nothing
f public importance locally seems
> be happening on Friday outside of
regular criminal court session and
lurphy High's football game with
[noxville Central. And both teams
ave been undefeated in the past
bree years.
lecord Death List
Is Recorded Here
Fourteen deaths were officially re>rded
in Murphy by Funeral Di*ctor
W. D. Townson since the first
f this month. This figures exceeds
ny number of deaths taking: place
i any one 10-day period here since
3 were recorded in one week last
inter during an epidemic of pneuionia.
Less than the average number of
eaths have been recorded here durig
the spring and summer months,
fr. Townson declared.
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BOOK WEEK NOV. 15-21
Have your Library contribution
?ady when you are called on. If
o one should solicit your help and
ui want to give a donation for
hildrens Library books please call
[iss Sara Ruth Posey or Miss Joseiine
Heighway.
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Carolina, Covering a Large and Po\
iy, N. C. Thursday, Nov. 1
| RED CROSS DRIVE
WILL BEGIN HERE
ON NOVEMBER 23
Quota of 225 Members is
Set For Annual Campaign
In Murphy
m The annual
Cherokee County i
will be conducted
in Murphy during
the week Novem-!
r Fain general chair^
roO man <>f the Iocal
" organization a n - |
noun ted Tuesday.
This year's quota is set at the
, regular figure of 225 members. Mrs.
C. W. Savage is the roll call chairman
and will be in charge of solicitation
of funds. Plans are being mapped
now for the campaign which proI
fcabiy will be taken by members of
local women's organizations.
Fifty percent of the regular quota
for Murphy will he used toward r> _
viding lunches for undernourished
school children here, Mr. Fain statI
ed. The regular subscription price is
$1.00. All contributions over the
regular quota will be used locally also,
he added. The chairman estimated
that $500 would be needed to properly
take care of the local fund
which would provide hot lunches for
46 needy school children.
Last year the quota here was not
quite reached, but both Mr. Fain and
Mrs. Savage are planning more ex1
tensive drives this year and it is be>
lieved that through services rendered
' by the Red Cross to Southern cities
1 and towns during disastrous tornadoes
and storms last winter will enable
them to surpass their goal. '
All the country looks upon the Red
Cross as an organization that provides
aid to trillions of destitute annually.
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The drive in Andrews opened this
week. The Rev. C. F. Troutman is
general chairman of the organization
there and Mr. L. B. Nichols is
chairman of the general campaign.
I To Pay Elections
Bet With "Burial"
An election bet will be paid here
Saturday afternoon?and in plenty
of style.
Instead of the regular w heel bar"row
ride, a "funeral" will be held
' in the Bull Moose pen.
According to an agreement Fred
O. Scroggs (Democrat) will bring
Doc Teems (Reoublican ^ in?n
on a plank from Brasstown, where
both reside, for the losers "burial".
Mr. Teems will be lowered to
the ground and buried under a
shower of sunflowers.
Officiating pallbearers and officers
will be announced at the
"graveside". Peyton G. Ivie will
be the undertaker.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS
AMENDMENTS PAJ
Official elections returns filed
with the Cherokee County Board of
Election last week reveal the election
of the following township officers:
Valleytown township?Constable,
Charlie Frazier (D) 560, Herman
West (R) 638.
Beaverdam township?Constable,
H. L. McDonald (unopposed) 103,
Murphy township ? Constable,,
Henry Hickman (D) 1135, Ed Davis,
(R), 1045. Justice of the Peace, T.
J. Gilbert. 1002, F. O. Bates, 29,
I George Hembree, 4.
1 Hothouse township?Constable, R.
T. Bell (unopposed) 200.
Shoal Creek township?Constable,
Guy Eller (D) 178, O. J. West (R)
267. Justice of the Peace, Stanley
Wood (D) 249, K. W. Shearer (R)
334.
Notla township?Constable, Will
Sneed (unopposed) 89.
Official returns also revealed that
all constitutional amendments passed
in Cherokee county by handsome
? majorities. The ret" ? ^ere zz fol- i
lentially Rich Territory in This State
12,1936 i
Murphy Will Meet
Knoxville Central High
A large number of Murphy people
are expected to accompany
the Boomers to Knoxvi'Ie Friday
where they will meet the Knoxville
Central High eleven. .
Originally Murphy was dated to 1
meet ChereoUee here but Coach O.
W. Deaton has decided to pit his
Murphyites against the almost invulnerable
Tennessee huskies.
Both teams have been undefeated
in three years. i
Scroggs Death
Case Up Before
Court Session
The Waldo Scroggs death case wa> ,
reopened in Superior court here 1
Wednesday as the highlights of the
I criminal calendar of the two-weeks :
session which appeared to be near'
ing a close. ,
A civil session will follow. Judge !
I W. F. Harding is presiding. 1
Witness were heard Wednesday as 1
! the death of Scroggs, prominent
Brasstown farmer, was probed.
Scroggs died in the Petrie hospital
June 13 of injuries which a coroners 1
jury decided were sustained in a J
fight near the home of Gay Johnson
six miles out on the Brasstown high- {
way. May 30. J
After the preliminary hearing on j
j June 14, the jury decided Scroggs f
"came to his death by blows on the j
head at the hands of parties un- known,"
ami Opie Clayton, of Brass- |
town, who, with several other boys, ,
were accompanying Scroggs at the 1
alleged fight, was ordered held under
$1000 bail in connection with his
death.
The case was continued from the (
last term of court and the jury is (
expected to receive the case late
Thursday.
DOG QUARANTINE
PASSED AT MEET
ON LAST FRIDAY
A 90-day quarantine against all ,
dogs running at large in Cherokee
county was ordered by the Board of
Health of Cherokee County at a special
meeting in Murphy last Friday.
Upon the report of Dr. J. N. Hill, ,
county physician and county quarantine
officer, that a mad dog had been
running at large in the Shoal Creek ]
community and had been known to j
bite other dogs, his recommendation j
that all dogs be confined for 90 days ]
was passed by the board.
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wuwr stipulations in tne ordinance i
were: that all dogs known to have ]
been bitten by the mad dog be killed j
and that any officer in the county or (
its towns enforce the ordinance. 1
Violations are subjet to state laws.
Members of the board are: W. A. t
Adams, chairman; A. L. Martin, J. <
B. Gray and E. L. Holt. j
ELECTEDAND
5S RETURNS REVEAL 1
. . t
lows: i ^
Amndment to the judicial section a
of the constitution, 1498 for and 978
against. [
Exemption from taxation of homes
to the value of $1000, 2211 for and
842 against.
Classification of property, 1621 for s
and 713 against.
Increasing limitation of income tax S
to 10 per cent, 1455 for, 892 against. S
Limitations upon the increase of c<
public debt, 1429 for, 850 against. w
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Brasstown Girl Is j'
Student At Berea ai
Berea. Ky., Nov. 12.?According
to a statement just issued by the ad- ; n<
ministration, Miss Carol Daschamps, j
Brasstown, Cherokee County, is a- I
mong those students from North j
Carolina registered at Berea College. 1 P<
She is enrolled in the academy de- I vr
partment. j 41
Total enrollment of the institution Si
I ? e
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\NDREW S SCENE
OF CELEBRATION
ARMISTICE DAY
-arge Attendance From
3 Counties Marks AllDay
Program
A TiumbtT <?f Murphy veterans,
ncludir.g members of their families,
were anion;' the 1 <\r* crowd that atended
the Armistice Day celebration
it Andrews Wednesday.
The entire town cooperated with
he Leslie Stillinan lot of the
American Legion there in presenting
tn all-day program that drew some
2500 veterans from Cherokee, Clay
and Graham counties to the city.
The Andrews post fairly outdid
:hemselves in arranging a program
that would appeal to all veterans.
The celebration began with a parale
that carried them to the Anirews
cemetery where memorial services
were held. Ba< k at the Andews
gymnasium at noon a picnic
uncheon was held ar.d Col. W. A.
Pair, of Lumberton, addressed the
gathering.
A football game between the
Andrews Wildcats and Maryville
(Tenn.) high school followed, and
that night a dance was held at. the
\ndrews gymnasium.
Kimsey Wyke was the general
hairman in charge of the day's prorram.
Other committee heads were
*. S. Wilhide and John Christy,
uncheon committee; Isham B. Hudson,
football schedule; Vic Wood and
loe R. Klingsmith, refreshments;
Wayne Walker, flag committee; Horace
Rector, table arrangements committee,
and. Frank Mehaffey, contact
committee.
Bill Whitaker was the publicity
committee chairman for the at fair.
Much praise was heard in behalf
the. Andrews post for their interest
in providing the program. ^ f
CANNERY HEAD
MEETS TUESDAY
WITH DIRECTORS
Mr. John E. Barr, head of the
Land O' The Sky Mutual Canning association,
of Waynesville, of which
the Valley River Mutual Cooperative
Canning association here is a member,
was in Murphy Tuesday to attend
a meeting of the local board of
directors at which time the program
for next year was discussed.
Among new possible developments
planned was the extension of operaions
next year to include the packaging
of walnut kernels and the canning
of syrup.
Mr. Barr said- fnllAw^n -v..,
ng, that a questionarre sent out by
E. R. Thompson, l<K-aI can r. cry mana*er,
had indicated more interest over
continued operation of the tannery
lext year than ever before.
A successful season was noted here
his summer by the directors in spite
>f the fact that the weather ham)ered
and lowered production to
iome extent.
"But the peopie have indicated
hat they are satisfied with our op.
rations, and that is the main thin*:,
tou can be assured of our interest
,nd cooperation", Mr. Barr said.
Raises Daddy Of All
"Taters" On Suit Farm
The daddy of all sweet potatoes
eems to have been produced.
According: to the report given by
cout correspondent Guy McNabb, of
uit, Miss Cora McNabb, of that
ommunity, has grown a potato that
eights eight and one-quarter pounds
leasures 24 inches in diameter and
ist about brings all this excitement
ver who grew the biggest "later" to
i end.
He adds the Irish potato crop is
>t so good in that community.
RAISES LARGE YAM
Another claimant for that big
>tato race was announced this week
heix a Nancy Hale yam weighing
pounds was brought into the
cout office. It was raised hy Mrs.
ffie Roberts, o;' Tomotla.