Our Aim: ?
A Better Murpl.y
A Finer County
Dedicated
T o Service
For Progrens
VOl-. 53? NO. 23
THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY
Ml KPIIV. NORTH CAROLINA THI KSI1AY. JAM ARY 1. 1912
Sc ( OPY ? SI I'l.lC YKAR
L. E. MAIINEY, 94,
NOTED EDUCATOR
TAKEN BY DEATH
Played Leading Part In
Establishing Public
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ocnouis in wu nty
Death robbffl Murphy of its oldest
?uxi one of Its mos: widely known
and best loved citizens Tuesday
morninp when it took Prof. L. E.
i'Curs"' M annoy, after a short ill
ness. He was known, probably, to
every man. woman and child in the
mountain counties, and in nearby
Georgia and Tennessee.
Until weakness, born of his many
V?ar? prcvcivtcd. he siific daily tips
to the down town section of Mur
phy. walking both to and from his
home
Funeral services were held Wednes
day afternoon in the Methodist
church, at 2:30 o'clock with the Rev
erends A B. Cash and II. L. Paisley
officiating. The Rev. C. B Newton.
Prof. Mauney's pastor had been call
ed out of town and was unable to
return in time.
Mr. Mauney wins born five miles
east of Murphy. April 4. 1847. Re
ceiving his early education In the
Murphy school, he later attended the
University of North Carolina where
he graduated in law in 1879.
lawyer and teacher. known
throughout Cherokee County as
"Professor" Mauney. he practiced
few for ten years and spent 43 years
teaching. He obtained the first, char- j
icl iiwit the State lOi a i'.lBJi aCilOOl. :
He also played a leading part In <
bringing about the erection of the 1
first high school building in Murphy,
and whs appointed the first superin
tendent of the grammar and high
schools. Professor Mauney also
taught in schools of Texas and Geor
gia, and In Graham and Clay coun
ties. in North Carolina.
He was equally prominent In re
ligious work. Joining the Methodist
church when 18 years old. he servsd.
for many years as superintendent of
the Sunday School and teacher of
Vto Men's Bible Class.
Married to Miss Eliza Haralson,
ef Mainrvllle, Oa. in 1882, he was
ttie farther of nine children, seven ;
at Whom survive. Hiey are : Torn j
Mauney. Mrs. W. T. Cooper, and
Mrs. N. J. Lauim, all of Murphy;
Mrs. S S. Christopher, of Atlanta;
Mrs. Ralph Harbin, Maryvllle, Tom.;
R. H. Pope, Knoxville; and Prank
L. Mauney. Newnan, Oa.
He also is survived by two sisters; J
Mrs. Clara SherUl. Knoxville, and
lbs. Mary Dams, St. Louis, Mo., and
a number of grand, great-grand and
freat-greait grandchildren.
Active pallbearers at the funeral
?wene: Ool. Harry Cooper, Walter
Mauney. Harve Elk ins. Paul Hyatt. 1
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Merle Davis, Bombed
At Pearl Harbor, Safe
Says Letter To "Folks"
1
llfrf is a letter from Pea: 1 H.ir
, bor. '.vritten the day after the bomb -
:nn ;<> Mr and Mrs Frr<i Davis,
of Cirandview by their son. Merle.
, who is in the army in Hawaii. The
letter he.<l been censored but noth
me blacked out.
Dear Father and Mother: tlie mail
service will necessarily be a little
1 irregular, so don't be alarmed with
I the irregularity of letters. I am ok
and in need of nothing. I don't think
I I have ever given you my A. S. N.
I 'Army serf.il number > It is 14049426
I "I don't know how much trouble
| it will be for you to draw my money
l out of the bank without my signa
| ture. but If possibln chaw it out and
. buy dcfcrui wiUi all ut it- X
i intended to request this some time
! ago but neglected it.
I "If you can't buy the bonds in my
' name buy them in yours.
A
John Henry Axley
Passes On, Aged 42;
Rites Held Snnday
I John Henry Axley. 42. year old
I head of the trucking company that
l bears his name died in an Atlanta
hospital Saturday morning, follow
ing an illness of several months.
Death was the result of a heart af
fliction.
His wife was at his bedside when
| the end came.
FiiTipral anr/iRM were held Sunday
| afternoon, in the Method is t church
i in Murphy, with the Ivie Funeral
Home in charge of arrangements.
Priends from all over the county
came to pay last solemn tribute to
one of the most popular young busi
ness men of this section.
The Rev. C. B. Newton, pastor erf
the Murphy Methodist Church and
the Rev. B. J. Harbesan, pastor of
the Biltmore Methodist Chirrch, i
Biltmc~, N. C? afficteited, and Inter
ment was in Sunset Cemetery.
Surviving are Mr. Axley's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jchn W. Axley. his
widow, Mrs. LeJa Axley, a son. John
and a daughter, Marion. He also is
survived by three sisters: Mrs. Gar
rison Maneval. of Henderoonvllle;
Mrs. Glenn Scutes and Mrs. John
Davidson, both of Murphy, and a
number at relatives throughout the
county.
Active pallbearers were Messrs.
Walter Mauney, John Brlttaon, Harve
O. Elk ins, Ed Jedrick, Elmer Stiles,
Toma Mauney. Vinson Stiles and
Robert Akin.
Honorary pallbearers were: Messrs.
Abe Hembree, Howard Moody. R. O.
Bueck. Sheridan Stiles, K. C. Wright,
Prank Ellis, Jim Oibbs. W. H. Mur
ray. J. W. Davidson. Porter Axley,
Dr. Harry Miller and E. E. Stiles.
County "Home Clubs" Elect Officers
And Map Program Based on War Needs
Officers for Home Demonstration
clubs throughout the County have
been elected for the year 1942 and
the various (rroupe will Ret down
to business o nthelr new program,
based on war needs, with the Jan
uary meetings.
The meetings for the coming
month have all been set for one
ocfock In the afternoon E. 8. T. and
ail clubs will feature a discission at
wtowt Warm FamiKce Pace in 1M3.
A Ait entitled "The Aduns Fami
ly Pfcuis for 1942" will also be pre
sented. Every Home Demonstration
dub member Is asked to brine at
least one non-member guest.
Officers of the various clubs fol
low:
BSULVBW
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Vat Wit ill. Mm BM Kk?: Bec
ratMT Wl Tn sin. Mm. Oar SOB;
Rom UMer. Mn. Bffi WHiHI
SUIT
, Mm. *. K. (hH?;
Vice President, Mrs. Jim Wood; Sec
retai-y and Treasure, Mrs. Stanley
Wood: Song Leader, Mrs. Charlie
Wood.
TOMOTLA
President. Mrs. Robert Hall; Vice
President. Mrs. Bob Lowe; Secretary
and Treasure. Miss Evelyn Stiles;
Song Leader. Mrs. Bill Palmer.
MARTIN'S CREEK
President, Mrs. Florence 8mith;
Vice President. Mrs. 8. W. Ketaler;
Secretary and Treasure, Mrs. Ernest
Hughes: Song Leader. Mrs. Bexrn
Mann.
RANGER
President. Mrs. Dot Hayes; Vice
President, Miss Medley Pea; Secre
tary and Treasure. Mrs. Charles KU
jwtriek; Seng Leader. Mrs. Ctaries
Ite.
BRAVER DAM
Rwldent, Mrs. llmV Radford:
Vice TMAmt, MM. Bertt* Radford:
Secretary and Treasure, ID*. MU*
FIGHT RENEWED
TO GET GEORGIA
TO PAVE "NO. 60"
State Legislator Plans
To Urge Action Now
As "Good Politics"
Cecil G Hartra v. native of Choi -
okee County but now of Mineral
Bluff, whence he was elected last
year to the Georgia Legislature, vis
ited the Scout office Tuesday and
declared he still hoped to get Oov.
Taltnadge to pave the nine miles of
ruts, holes and mud on Highway No.
60 loading to Atlanta.
He said he plans telling the Gov
prpnr ftiwt ih? StZ*.C H!;h
way Commission thui unless this
I stretch is improved, completion of
! the proponed new road to Ciutllw
nouga will not only divert hundreds
of thousands of tourists away from
Georgia every year, but will cos*.
Atlanta the trade of this section,
permanently, in favor of the Ten
t nessee city.
Hartness sees some hope of ac
tion in a letter he received from Gov.
Talniadge declaring that he 'Tai
madgci was ' very much interested
, in this road", and urging Hartness
i to keep after the Highway Com-|
mission".
Meanwhile, Hartness has sent Tal- '
madge and the Highway Board
members a letter, signed by the leg- 1
islativc representatives of all the '
counties between Uie N C. State line |
and Atlanta. including Pulton Coun- j
ty, this letter points out the im- ,
portance of the link, and pleads for !
I immediate action.
j On his most recent visit to At
lanta. Hartness said, lie had a long
' conference with the Highway Com
' missioners. in a group; but could
accomplish nothing. The Commis
sioners would not even promise to
request Federalization of the nine
mile stretch, until 'some future
time".
Backed with the support of the
legislature, the unanimous endorse
ment of the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce, and the backing of every
business man along the entire route
to the Capital. Hartness now plans
advancing from a different angle.
"Thb stretch of road has been a
political football" he told ithe Scout.
"Every candidate for the Governor
ship promises to do something? and
then goes back on his word.
"I Intend to remind Gov. Tal
madge and his aides, that if he plans
to run for reelection ? which Is re
garded as likely ? he cannot expect
to get the support of the counties
between Carolina and Atlanta unless
he does something now. If he welts
until campaign time, and then makes ,
promises, nobody will believe him.
"We want that stretch of road i
paved as a matter of right and jus- :
tice. It is vital to our economic wei- j
fare. If we dan't get it on those j
grounds, we'll have to try and set j
it as a matter of good politics.'
Farm Land Neglected
As Men Work For TVA
!
Of the $19,000 appropriated for
! payment, to Clay County farmers for
? Triple A improvement practises, less
j than half will be earned this year.
! according to Fred ScrogRS. Super
visor for Brasstown township. He
said:
"Nearly every time I would call the
County Agent to ask whether a
farmer was doing all he could to
aarn tits full share T would be told:
"Tim man is off with the TVA. earn
ing $8 a day' "
Cable From Lt. Miller
In Manila Say. "All OK"
Mm. Mel Miller received a cable
gram fro sober 000. Ueut. "Bill"
Miller V. 8. Army Medical Corps,
-who is ntatiooed In Manila The
meaaage im a hotMta? greeting, and
stated that everything "all
- - ? ? ?
Tire Rationing Board
Appointed for County;
Task Begins Monday
Gov. Broughton has nnmvd the
three nu;i who will have the thank
less job of tf'lliru Cherokee County
auto owners they can't have any
new tires. They are. Town Cierk E
O. Christopher -and Police Chief Pr?jd
Johnson. i?i Mtiii/n.r. iuui ruiivr
Chief Fr;ink Mehaffey, of Andrews.
The three, comprising the County's
Tire Rationing Board will go to
Aslwville Saturday for a meeting of
groups from the 19 countice of West
ern North Carolina. They will re
ceive final instructions from former
Mayor Pen H. Douglas, of Char
lotte. the Assistant State Director for
Civilian Defense.
Rationing will begin Monday. Ban
nn Mr*? win lifted, '.lifn. but
it will be practically impossible for
the average pa-ssenger car or taxi
owner to get a "ration".
T. D. Hickey Aged 71,
Ex-Commissioner, !
Claimed bv Death
Former County Commissioner T
D Hickey. 71 years old. died at his
home in Suit on Tuesday, Dec. 30.
He was a lifelong resident of Cher
okee County and for 45 years Wiis
an active member of the Friendship
Baptist church. He also was a Mas
on. of 35 years standing.
Funeral services were set for New
Year's day. at one o'clock P. M. Cen
' fi-nl 4<nt* U J-ui_ _1 Bj
?? ??? *ii urn. a > tvtiuaiu># utuitu,
with interment in the church-yard
cemetery. The Reverends Fred Stiles,
| of Murphy Route 3 and C. C Conley,
| of Blairsville were to officiate, with
Ivie Funeral Home in charge of ar
rangements.
Mv. Hickey is survived by his wid
ow and eight children: Mrs. Nora
McNabb. of Suit: Mrs. Leora Mc
Nabb. Culberson; Mrs. Vesta Pack,
and Mrs. Bertha Hamby. Akron, O.:
Mrs. Margaret Mason, Duck town:
Mrs. Rutfi Bryant. Patrick, Howard
Hickey, Turtle town, and Hiayden
Hickey. of Akron. O.
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Rev. Grant Folmsbee
Ordained And Assigned
As Rector In Murphy
The Rev. Grant Folmsbee. in Mur -
phy last summer as student rector
of the Episcopal Church o t t*ie Mes- ,
siah, lias returned from his studies
at Yaae with the degree of Bfachelor
of Sacred Theology, and will be here :
permanently . He was ordained here
Jasl Sunday by Bishop Robert E.
Gribbin. D. D assisted by the Rev.
A. Rufus Morgan, of Franklin
The Rev. Folmsbee will conduct
services every Sunday morning at 11
A. M.
BIG CHAIN TAKES
OVER OWNERSHIP
OF REGAL HOTEL
C. W. Savage To Go
Under Knife; Then To
Buiici Home, Store
Tii#* Kegsi Hotel in Murphy. has
been sold.
Afier twenty t?ne yctus of operat
mtr tht bis orirk hostelry. which
probably ;s tn<- large?.: in tint ex
l : cmr Wi -tern Counties of the State
I as well as in nearby Georgia -and
Tennessee. C W. Savage iia^ decided
to retire from ac tive business Plans
<-f >iii UMIj ifcuw*.. ?eS?5 Is
trnii own rr of uir noiei are not
I Known.
The Regal has been purcliased by
1 1 ov, art; L. Dayton, of Albany. G?.i
V .a head of a chain which operates
eight large hoRtelries tiiroughout the
South, most of them in smaller t itles.
The new owner will take over ac
tive opetation on New Yttirs day.
He probably will remain in Mur
phy for a brief period, to get things
running smoothly. Later, it is ex
, pected. he will turn the manage
ment over to one of the executives
of his chain. The purchase price
| was not disclosed.
Mr. C W Savage plans to build
a combined home and business t stab
lishment on the comer property di
? rectly acids', from the Regal and
next to the Parker building. Tlie lot.
which measures 30 by 93 feet is con
sidered one of the best busine??i sites
. in Until. Mi . C. W. Savage has own
! ed it for twenty years, and has re
fused downs of offers, some of them
for fat prices, to sell.
The retiring hoiU-1 man plans
erecting a two or three story Imild
i ing. The first floor will <* rented
! out for business purposes. Hie upper
I story, or stories will be used by Mr.
! Savage, his wife and such of his
' family as may be ait iMine, as a
i residence. While the building is being
1 constructed. Mr and Mrs Savage
their son, Bert, and the tatter's fam
ily, will continue to live at tlie Regal
this time as guests
Mr. Savage was not prepared to
i say who would rent the business part
: of the proposed new building. Be
I said he Had received several appli
cations from would-be tenants.
It is reported that the best offer
, was made by the proprietors of the
five and ten cent store adjoining
the propmy. Mr. Lay k said to
wish to enlarge his establishment,
and if he can comae to terms with
Mr. Savage, he will cut a large en
trance in his side -wall, leading into
the new building.
Before starting any building chel
ations. however, Mf Savage plans
going to Atiuita. next Sunday, where
he will undergo a major operation.
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Red Cross Starts $1,000 "Blitzkrieg"
For War Work, With Joe Ray Chairman
A $1,000 drive for war relief got.
j under way Tuesday, under the chair
manship of Joe Ray. who started
j : iglit out and raised more than $100
j from those attending the meeting.
The drive is being made by the
Cherokee County Chapter of the Red
Cross, and is entirely separate from
the annual roll call. The latter is for
peace ? time work: floods, ft es and
other disasters. The present drive Is
to raise fifty million dollars through
out the nation for mercy work with
our armed forces.
War relief drives have already been .
completed in Clay County and hi j
Andrews. Andrews, with a quota of !
$500, raised more than $?00 in less
than two weeks.
In addition to bein* in charge of
>'ie war relief drive. Joe Ray also
win function during the year as Roll
Call chairman, succeeing Mrs. C. W.
Sarac? who retires after several
year* of rgpaufcataty efficient serv
ice R?y was chosen at a. meeting |
held Tuesday in tJic hi>m< of M. .
and Mrs. H. Bueek. Mrs T. A CftM>
was elected Clipt-er Chairman Oth
ers elected were:
Mrs. Willard Axle;.'. Vicf -Chair
man: Frank Forsyth. Treasurer; MI*.
C. W. Savase, Secretary: Prof. H.
Bueck. chairman of the committee
on Disaster Relief: K. C. Wrlfrti*.
Piryt. Aid: Mrs. Harve Elkins. Home
Service chairman; The Rev. Grant.
Polmsbee. Home Service secretary:
and Mrs H Bueck. chairman of tire
Junior Red Crow. Forsyth succeed*
"Pete" Hyde, forced to retire after
lonft. fine servioe. by poor health
The Rev. Paisley. Mrs. K. B. Car
tis. of Hiuassee Dim. and W. II.
Tain were named to serve m an Ad
visory Committee.
Chairman Joe Ray has divided lot
lover end of the ou unity Into dis
tricts and plane a "liin^iiT Mm
to raise the $1,000 var rntttf farad In
record time. Be wlD be aoriaMd kr
an able corps of ???>??