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Vol. 1IL.?No. 17.
WILD HOG HUNT <
NEAR TELLICO
ATTRACTS MANY!;
d
Boars Are Harder To ?
Shoot Than They Are to ti
Find Many Discover
ti
Wild hogs, said to bo a delcctib'e u
dish when caught hut harder to shoot
than >ee, have been offered to the 0
public in the Unaka mountains in the s<
western end of the county and in the
adjacent Tennessee area. but the (>]
hunters are failing to conquer.
The hunt, on a 25.000 acre area in- ;r
side the Cherokee National forest,
\vi.! continue through Nov. 28 with I
eat set of .'50 hunters allowed three I ?
dav in the woods.
Only seven hogs were killed during
the first three days of the hunt
and forest rangers said none of them
were of the true Prussian type.
Hampering the nimrods' chances j
j- a decree by John \V. Squires, feci- Jj
era ranger in charge of the hunt,
that dogs would not be allowed as
they "might frighten away or kill
the deer with which we have stocked
the area."
And this wild hog catching is ^
dangerous business. In one respect .
it nke hunting elephants or other j.(
big game?when they come at the J..
Imnti'i* h?? Hr??* t<> chiiitt -jtwl .l,,...'
straight. j,.
Only a few women have tackled p
the proposition, but it is doubtful if
many of them, or the men folks }{
either could give the collective wild t)
hog industry in the Tellico area as c|
many fits as could Miss Edkh Iiass, j
20. who has had plenty of experience I
shocking them. D
Besides obtaining the permission
of Mr. Squires to hunt the wild hogs, Ci
regular hunting licenses must be
obtained, Debcraux Birchfield, Cher- L
okee county game warden, has point- #
ed out.
Hanger Squires, 30-year-old grad.
rate of Louisiana State university,
explained today that the so-called
Prussian boars have developed into ^
an "unique bread."
Before the Prussan boars were
brought here 25 years ago there were
"wild hogs", he said. ^
"By wild hogs 1 mean domestic
hogs or their descendants which had ^
run wild in the hills," he explained.
"These are now crossed with the ^
Pn sian strain. The result is a larg- J.
i and stronger hog than either the
Prussian or wild hogs and more viciou
and agile than the other two."
Mountaineers attributed the lack n
nf success so far to poor marksman- j.
snip, rney said the hunters saw ^
plenty of the boars. Because of tin .
brush, nearly every shot has to be
a quick one. t(
New Officers To Take
Office Monday, Dec. 7
Successful candidates in the recent
f'horokee county elections will form- ^
ally take office at the court house
m Murphy Monday, Dec. 7, it is g]
announced.
Those taking over county offices i
are: House of Representatives Harry
T. Cooper; Register of Deeds, B. L. |
Padgett; Sheriff, L. L. Mason; Core- m
nev, Dr. Fred L. Heibert; Board of j)(
County Commissioners, L. B. Nichols, q
Sam I.ovingood and W. A. Adams. 3C
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The Weather Vane < <
d;
FollowiriR are temperatures for af
the past week compared with temperatures
for the same period last year: ^
Temperature!.
1936 1935 <"
fate Max. Min. Max. Min. ?
18 60 26 61 29 ^
, 64 18 51 35
I 19 63 27 59 88 in
I 20 65 25 52 43 .
| 21 58 31 61 27 in
I 22 51 34 51 26
I 22 56 17 43 16
K Rainfall _
| Since Nov. 1 Since Jan. 1 .
8 19S6 1.29 inches 56.32 inches
1935 5.20 inches 39.14 inches "
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IFeeldy Sew*paper ut IFesiern Sort
Mur
jroup To Meet To 1
Discuss Health Unit
Dr. Carl I'. Reynolds, secretary
f the North Carolina Hoard of
lealth, of Raleigh, and E. L. Bi.-hop,
irector of health of the TV A, of
inoxviile, will be in Murphy to toner
with Dr. J. N. Hill, chairman of
ic County Board of Health, the
ounty commissioner? and other oficials
Thursday, Dec. 15, regarding
te establishment of a county health
nit here.
The meeting will be held at 2 |
'clock in the aTternoon ar.d all per- ?
>ns interested in the establishment j j
f sUvli a unit arc ashed to be pies- , (
nt.
Dr. Hill gave notice of the meet- j ^
ig Tuesday. t
,AST RITES FOR :
l)R. PETRIE ARE HELD
THURSDAY
J I
mpressive Ceremony Is
Held In Lutheran
Church In Lumberton
I I
I .
Funeral services for Dr. Robert W. ! ,
i
et lie, 60, who died suddenly of a j
eart attack at his hospital in Murphy j
st Tuesday, were conducted from the ;
mmanuel Lutheran church at Lum- ]
erton Thursday morning at 11 o'- ^
ock with the Rev. Dr. J. L. Moryran. ]
resident, of the North Carolina
/nod, officiating assisted by the j
ev. Dr. C. F. Priegler, of Charlotte, j
\e Rev. Dr. L. A. T homas, the <
hurch p&stoi;, and the Rev. E. F. ,
rout man, pastor of the St. Andrews ;
theran church, at Andrews, where! :
ir. Petrie worshipped.
Interment was in the Lumberton
emetery and Peyton G. I vie, of ,
lurphy, and Warnick Brothers, of
umberton. had charge of the funeral ]
rrangements. ,
Characteristic ol* Dr. Petrie's large
dlowing of friends and the quiet i 1
aspect they hold for him, was the *
irge gathering that attended the
st rites and the gorgeous array of
owers.
Special organ and vocal music was
rranged, and the funeral recessional
as impressively accompanied by t
r. Petrie's favorite hymn, "God Be
/ith You 'Til We Meet Again", on J
le church chimes.
A numben of men associated with 1
le medical profession in that sec- 1
on acted as honorary pallbearers t
hile his nephews and close friends ^
ere active pallbearers. <
Speaking of Dr. Petrie, Mr. Trout- *
:an said at his home Saturday: "Dr.
ctrie was a loyal church member. <
e was an inspiration to the church, <
s membership and the medical pro- <
\<sion. He was regular in his at- 1
ndance at worship and prove<l him- <
If to be a man of Christian ideals." i
All Murphy paid their respects and
ibute to Dr. Petrie after his shock- ?
ig death.
Attending the funeral from Murly
were: Mrs. Don Witherspoon,
rs. R. i1. Parker. Mrs. Dale Lee. I
rs. Albert Stanford, and Mrs. James c
malls haw. t
DANCE TO BE HELD
A dance will be held at the gym- <
isium in Mui*phy Saturday. Decern- j r
?r 5, under the auspices ol the ; ci
harity League. Muisc for the frol- 1 c
, which will begin at 0 o'clock (Cen- j
al Standard Time), will be furnish- | *]
i by Jimmy Cinciolo. A sindar i
mce was held here several weeks |
;o and proved very popular.
o
ILLING STATION BEING BUILT ; 1
About one more month will be re- tl
.lired in the erection of the new a
ulf filling station being run -by c
rank Ellis in Murphy. n
The new and modern station is beg
built on the same and adjacent p
t that the present station is occupy- a
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NEW THEATER OPENS
The Strand theater opened here I f
t turd ay in the Bates theater build- I 1<
g. It is being run and managed by h
r. C. D. Sherrill. h
ftvfcfi
ft Carolina, Covering a Large arui
phy, N. C. Wednesday,
MURPHY FACES
WILDCAT TEAM
THANKSGIVING
Annual Classic At Andrews
Expected To Be
Game Of Season
I
A lar*r<' representatio: from Mur-'
hy is expected to follow lh<- Boom rs.
to Andrews tomorrow for the anlual
Thanksgiving day frolic between
he home team and the inspired AnIrews
Wildcats.
Past scores are a matter of record.
>ut no matter of fact when thes<- .
wo football teams meet in the year- i
y classic. Which team is scheduled i
o win merely depends upon which i
rommuniiy the supporter is from.
Coach O. W. Beaton has been j
vorking steadily with his Boomers to !
overcome any threat - of the Andrews. I
earn coached by the former Cullo-'
.vhee player. Xed Tucker, which has !
wade an exceptionally good showing >
luring the latter part of the season, i
As the records stand Murphy i
should win by the margin of one or J
wo touchdowns. The Boomers have 1
ost but one game his season while \
\ndrews has been on the -ow end of |
three.
The game will start at 2 o'clock;
Murphy time and adniis-u.ji will be \
55 am! 10 cents. Tlu officials will J
be: Referee, Archer < Franklin);'.
Umpire, Roach (Cherokee), and!
Headlines-man, Jeter.
The probable line-ups will he:
Vlurphy Pos. Andrews
Luckett ... L K VVnitakei
smith I.T Arrowood
Cole ... . L G Hogan
H. Tayloc . U H. Plemmoite
Rowland R G Hawk
Woods RT Moore
Leatherwood . K K Thomasson
0. Taylor ....... Q .. Love
Mauney . 1. H 1'almet
Harnett R li Wilson
Cross . .. F Herb Plemmons
i*ED CROSS QUOTA
EXPECTED TO BE
REACHED LOCALLY
The drive for Red Cross funds
his week was being conducted by
Mrs. W. R. Carpenter. Mrs. I!. M.
Erskine and Mrs. II. Bur: k.
Mrs. C. W. Savage, chairman of
no roll call, said Tuesday it was apparent
that Murphy's quota of 125
vould be reached by the end of the
veek. However, donations will be accepted
any time until Christmas,
?he announced.
W. M. Fain, chairman of the executive
Red Cross commitee here, has
ieclared that 50 per cent of the proceeds
will be used for a fund for hot
unchcs for school children, and any
lonations above the regular $1 fee
vill also be used for that purpose.
>cout Appears Day
Earlier This Week
The Cherokee Scout is armr?rin<r
ne day early this week in order
hat the office force may have a
loliday on Thanksgiving.
Moreover the local pot office is alo
observing- the Thanksgiving holilay,
and therefore the Scout would
lot have been circulated until Frilay
if it had not been entered on?lay
earlier.
Twice As Much Water
Used Here As Before
Practically twice as much wafer is
eing used ir. Murphy at present a.;
here was one year ago. according to
. report given before the town counilmen
at a meeting last Tuesday
ight.
The aldermen and mayor discussed
aving. water supply and other plans
t the meeting.
BARTON STILL AT LARGE
Luther Barton, who last week
ought his way out of jail here as
>cal officers were attempting to lock
im up for authorities of other states,
ad not been apprehended this week.
t Hwi
t'olrruially Kich Ierr*rr.?-? in This S
Nov. 25, 1936 J
Petrie Hospital To
Continue As Before
"The Petrie hospital will be run
on in the future as it has been".
Mrs. K. W. Petrie. w fe of the 60year-old
physician who died here last
week, said Tuesday.
Dr. Pet tie's will was probated in j
Murphy Monday and besides dividing }
his estate between his wife and I
three children, he named the law j
firm of Jonas and Jonas, consisting I
of Charles A. Jonas, a bro*.her-in-1
law, and his son. Rapei Jonas, of i
Lumbcrton, as executors of his es- ]
tate.
The board of directors of the hos- \
: piLai i.- cuu^?at| of. Don Wither-j
spoon. I)r. R. S. Parker, \V. II. Graham.
J. D. Mailonee and the Rev. K
F. Troutnian. j
DEATH TAKES i
TOLL OF CIVIL
WAR SURVIVORS
Two Confederate Veterans,
24 Widows Still
Pensioned In Cherokee
I
The death of one < ivil war veteran I
and the widows of four veterans henIn
the past month has thinned the
remaning ranks to two living? confederates
ami 24 widows i- Crerokee
County.
The survivors of the civil war here
are J. E. Stewart, of Andrews, and U.
E. Kelly of Suit. Of the 24 widows,
15 of them draw pension under class
"A" an dnine under eass MB" according
to figures in the office of
John Donley, clerk of the court. ;
Mr. A. Fulton was the confederate!
who passed on during the last I
month, and the deceased widows
are Mrs. Martha A. Mosr. Mrs.
Julia McDonald, Mrs. i>. A. Martin
and Mrs. Sadie Ear wood.
01ass"A" widows now drawing
pensions are: Mrs. Sally Arrowood,
Marble; Mr-. Xancy Palmer, Murphy;
Mrs. M. A. Logan, Brasstown; Mrs.
Rcbeca K. Hall, Kinsey; Mrs. Elmiia
Hall, Kinsey; Mrs. Vina Welch,
Andrews; Mrs. Mary E. Robinson.
Andrews; Mrs. Jane Dillingham,
Andrews; Mrs. Harriett A. Keener,
Murphy; Mrs. Ruth Huskins, Marble;
Mrs. Lizzie May field, Murpliy;
Mrs. Jane Adams, Marbe; Mrs. |
Sophronia A Id ridge, . Murphy; Mrs. ]
Lucinda Warner, Marble; and Mrs.
Malinda McDonald, Grandview.
Class "B" widows now drawing
pensions are: Mrs. Clemetine
P. I'icrcy, Andrews; Mrs. Liilie Wiggins,
Marble; Mrs. X. L. Williams,
Andrews; Mrs. Quincy W hi taker
Andrews; Mrs. Lizzie Matoy, Andrews:
Mrs. Elizabeth <" Stenhens I
Murphy; Mrs E. L. \V eese, Culberson;
Mrs. S. K. Kir.pr, and Mrs. N. C.
Muse, both of Murphy.
TVA Men Are
Not Required
To Buy Ta?s
? " i
North Carolina automobile taps ,
tvIII ?-.?? i >
..v.? iviiuiicu %JI H'lllll'SSCC
Valley Authority workers transferred
here lately until 1937, Col. Harry
I'. Cooper, who returned from Raleigh
this week, has announced.
Mr. Cooper appeared before A. J.
Maxwell, commissioner of revenue,
last week ami stated that some 75
TV A men would have to buy tags
for only one month's use if the lawwas
enforced. Mr. Maxwell said this
would not be necessarily until the
new tags come out in January.
This will mean an approximate
saving of about $750 to the TVA
men, it was pointed out.
Mr. Cooper said he also learned
during his stay in Raleigh that there
"is every indication that the proposed
maximum $5 tag law and the
social security bill (which includes old
age pensions) will come up before '
tho generally assembly just as 90
as. it meets and will be favorably re-j
ceived.
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^ 16 PAGES
% it^T today
1M And 4 Pages
~ of COMICS
?4 Colors
tale _
M.50 YEAR?6c CUPY
YOUNG MAN IS
ACCIDENTALLY
SHOT TO DEATH
Floyd Dockery, 20, Killed
When His Gun Goes
Off Saturday
While hunting in - the
wood4 near his hour Saturday, Floyd
Dc.ckory, 20 of the Kheneezer action,
was kiilvd when h.s y;: r \v? :;t off accidently.
t discharge w through
hi-filLl.t eye.
Mr. Dock*. v told re? r< of his
famiiv h was .i ; : ;rr* \* that
rnoi rang. Later they heard a .-hot
but thought. nothing of it. That evening
his dog <arr.?- ixt a. and the
family and friends l>< gan a s? arch
for him.
It was after midn t ' v. n the
party finally came a."**--. w body
which v.r.s lying . a -tw.0. The
' 'nr. i -a: !< 1 .we ?-u suffering
with a foo and while
crossinjr the log ?. .rt went off
acidentily. Coroner C. II* r.-hway
and Sheriff Zack La rose-,- invej-titratcd
the accident who;. ,s of it
were leit- ved he?e Sunday.
Funeral mtvico were held at the
P"t.? : llapt.-t h- ? .Monday
morning at 10 i.V;<>r-4wit:: > . Rev.
John Mulkev officiatinj . In:< rment
wa. a the chuivh giaveyard. \V. I).
To ison was in charge of funeral
an ungement*.
Mr. Dock* ry is survived by his
wifw, his parents. Mr : Mrs. H.
| A. Dockery; one hrotht r and five
, sisters. He was a nephew to Messrs.
Will, Noah and Allen Lovir.gmid, all
| of Murphy.
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Annual Union
Thanksgiving
Service Here
All the residen - of Murphy are
cordially invited <? attend the Union
Thanksgiving Service at the Methodist.
('hutch on Wednesday o\ening at
7:00 o'clock in which all the churches
of the town will participate.
Rev. Stewart II. I-ong, of the I'nsbyterian
Church, will preach the
Thanksgiving >.rm> and the Choral
I Club under the direction * f M.s. O.
i P^. Madden wiil sit- a Thanksgiving
' anthem.
An offering- will ie reit Ned which
will he divided equal:;." an.. :.y the
orphanages of the M? l &pti t
and Presbyterian Churches.
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Post Office To Close
All Day Thanksgivine
Th Murphy post off] < w clos.
ed all day tomorrow (Thar -
| according to Postma-te: leward
Moody.
Only special delivery : ; . ?' j-?
ishable good.< will i . ? : rf
the local office, and : .t . v.di
not be run on that
Incoming mail v . ??i! in
boxes and mail ?:?<;; . m
office will be sent out, h v.t ? r, ho
announced.
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Henn Installs Heating
A new steam heating i-.ar.: vt,iJ] hi
Jii tne Menn Thfj.if here
shortlly. P. -I. Henn, ewnt . t ay announced.
The new system he
connected wth the > .. ;.i i aratus
there and guarantee t\or temperatures
at all times.
YARN CLUB STARTED
Mrs. K. Oscher. wife ? f < wner
of the Regal Departnur.: store
here, has announced the beginning
of a yarn club. Ladies are welcomed
to come there at any time and use
the redecorated balcony of th? 'tore
to spend their time. Mrs. h'tM-her
will give lessons in knit ir.tr.
Mrs. Kate Lenz of St L< was
d a divorce because h? r husa
catfish in the bathtub
for two weeks, preventing members
of the family from taking a bath.