Tuesday, Nov. 5
Is Election Day
Citizens of Murphy and Chero- <
lee county will go to the polls next I
Tuesday to vote for their choice j
of the following candidates:
Solicitor ? <D> Dan K. Moore:
State Senator, ID) Baxter C. Jones,
Hi F Herbert; Representative ?
i0i Mrs. G. W. Cover ? <R) Bruce
West: Sheriff ? <D) Frank Craw
ford. Hi Hadley E. Dickey; Clerk
superior court, iD> J. L. Hall ?
1R1 C. H. Townson; Register of
Deeds. 'D1 B. L. Padgett, (R) John
W. Axley; Coroner, (Dl Dr. Harry
Miller. < R > Dr. W. A. Hoover;
County commissioners ? ? D ) E. A.
Wood. W. E Moore, Allen Brendle;
iRl N. VV. Abernathy, W. D. Town
son, J. E. Graves.
Justice of the Peace ? (R) D. M.
Keesc.
Amendments making the con
stitution equally applicable to men '
and women? the words "Man" and |
"Men ' in the old law being chang
ed to read "Persons".
Amendment allowing limited
neccssary expenses of members of
the General Assembly ? Provide
that for the duration of both regu
lar and special sessions the mem
bers shall receive, in addition to
the salaries provided for, the sum
ot ten dollars per day for each day
not to exceed sixty days in any one
tession in commutation for ex
penses incurred for travel to and
from their homes to the seat of
government, subsistence, and other
necessary expenses.
Club Members
To Study Arts
And Crafts
Home demonstration schedule
for November is as follows:
Friday, November 1, Violet, Mrs.
Gay Murphy, 1:30 o'clock; Tues
day, November 5, Brasstown, Mrs.
Bert Smith, 2:00 o'clock; Wednes
day, November 6, Postell, Mrs. G.
W. Young, 2:00 o'clock; Thursday,
November 7, Peachtree, Mrs. Noah
Hembree, 1:30 o'clock; Friday,
November 8, Sunny Point, Mrs.
Homer Bryant, 11:00 o'clock; Tues
day, November 19, Bellview. Mrs.
Guy Hill, 10:00 o'clock; Tuesday,
November 19, Grandview, Mrs.
Howard McDonald, 1:30 o'clock;
Wednesday, November 20, Unaka,
Mrs. James Carter, 1:30 o'clock;
Thursday, November 21, Tomotla,
Mrs. Bob Lowe, 2:00 o'clock; Fri
day, November 22, Slow Creek,
Mrs. Gus Johnson, 1:30 o'clock;
Tuesday, November 26, Martin's
Creek, Martin's Creek School, 1:30
o'clock; Tuesday, November 26.
Valleytown, Mrs. Bill Cathey, 2.00
o'clock; Tuesday, November 26,
Ranger, Mrs. Charles Kilpatrick,
1:30 o'clock.
"Arts and Crafts" will be the
topic for discussion at the Novem
ber meetings.
Superior Court To
Open Wednesday
Cherokee county superior court
will convene Wednesday, Novem
ber G. with Hon. Zeb. V. Nettles of
Asheville presiding for the trial of
both criminal and civil cases.
Criminal cases on the docket
include:
The state against John Byers,
Oney Panter, Wayne Postell, and
Lloyd Ramsey, for violating the
prohibition law.
For driving an automobile while
intoxicated: James Brown (col),
James Radford. Russell Sims, Her
bert Taylor. Bauzell Justice, John
Byers. Gordon King, Ernest Young,
Abe Hullander, Willis Foster.
James Andrews, J. L. (Chillie)'
Baugh. D C. Barnett, Jr., Roy
Henson Chambers, Kenneth Burch,
D. A. W I. and reckless driving.
Reckless driving: Charles S.
Young. Lester Hary Ragan, H. F.
Hall, F. S. Deason, Henry Logan,
and Fred Hall.
Lester Newton, rape; Ernest
Bowers, larceny; Lewis B. Dewbre,
carrying concealed weapon; Jetter
Cearley, rape and bastardy; Wade
Coffey, driving after license revok
ed; Roy Alston, (col) peeping into
room occupied by women: Earl
Forrester, assault with a deadly
veapon with intent to kill; C. M.
Gregory, public drunkenness; Cecil
Taylor, Ralph Guthrie, Calvin Mc
Donald. and Earl Payne, highway
robbery. A. C. Jones, alias W. W.
Stagelee, forgery; Lee Brendle,
issault with a deadly weapon with
intent to kill; Ernest Young, driv
ing after license revoked; Wilburn
Golden, escaping prison: Jeannette
Logan. Eliza Ingram, alias Eliza
Carter, lude and disorderly house;
Arthur Mallonee, assault; Jean
ne Logan, cheating and defraud
ing.
Civil cases on the calendar are:
Emma Passmore Kittrell vs Eugene
Kittrell; Fred A. Raxter vs. Betty
Clarice Raxter; Robert G. Wilson
vs. Violet Mae Wilson; Jane Cover
Orr vs. Marshall P. Orr, Jr., Horace
J McLelland vs. Helen Mae Hall
McLelland; Paul W Davis vs. Irene
Elizabeth Gentry Davis; Sol Stiles
vs. Beulah Stiles; William A. Mc
Gee vs. Ruth J. McGee: J. F. Mull
vs. Alwayne Robinson Mull; Town
ol Andrews vs. Andy Dillingham;
Estelle Stegall vs. Otis Stegall;
Ruth Southard vs. Clyde Southard;
Fred O. Palmer vs. George Palmer.
Gussie Hampton et als vs. Will
iam A. Hampton et als; John
Graves vs. Ernest Carroll, (protest
ed); S. L. Kisselburg vs. D. S.
Owenby; In the matter of the will
of W. D. Burrell.
MOTIONS
Hampton vs. Hampton; Fain vs.
Cherokee Lumber corporation;
Fain vs. Cherokee Lumber corpo
ration; Witt vs. Taylor; Gasperson
vs. Gasperson; Bristol vs. Harden;
Hill vs. Mauney.
All Farmers
Favor Quotas
The burley tobacco referen
dum was held last Friday in the
AAA office in the courthouse.
Forty-seven farmers participated
in the voting and all voted in
favor of three-year quotas.
HEADS DEPARTMENT
E. G. Hughes has been elected
by the town board as head of the
city electric department to suc
ceed C. C. Richardson who resign
ed several weeks ago.
SW
MOVfO TO TIXAS
1889
TRUETT HOME ? The old Truett honest e now
George W. Truett was born and reared. This prop ^
? owned by the Baptist State Convention and is kept > P
intact a. it was from the beginning Thousands of people visit the
old home place annually.
Penland Heads
New Chapter Of
Disabled Veterans
J. M. Kennedy, Jr., senior vice- i
commander of Disabled Veterans |
for North Carolina, and assistant !
| veterans employment representa
tive for North Carolina, met with j
a group of about 50 veterans at the j
courthouse here Wednesday night, |
October 23, and organized a |
Cherokee county chapter of Dis
1 abled Veterans. Mr. Kennedy
I spoke to the veterans, as did Mon
roe Redden who was here for the
Democratic rally.
Mr. Kennedy was assisted in
the organization by Fred Burnett,
Jr. asistant vice commander. The
following officers were elected:
Hugh Penland, commander; Abe
Zimmerman, Jr., vice-commander;
Winslow King, Jr., vice-command
er.
The next meeting of the veterans
will be held at the courthouse
Thursday night, November 7,
when the organization will be
completed.
Two Accidents
Occur In One
Same Family
MIDWAY ? Mrs. Mamie Rich
is at her home in Murphy with a
bruised, possibly fractured, leg
caused by a fall at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Cleo Davenport,
near Culberson Tuesday night.
Mrs. Rich, who has been employ
ed at the Georgia Baptist Chil
dren's Home, at Hopeville, Ga.,
went to her daughter's home to
spend Tuesday night. The same
night Mrs. Davenport was called to
a Dalton, Ga., hospital where her
husband. Ira, and two relatives
had been taken after being serious
ly injured in a car wreck. The
fall which injured Mrs. Rich oc
curred while she was caring for
the four children and the live
stock at the Davenport home.
Librarians At
Southern Meet
Miss Josephine Heighway and
Mrs. Sara Lloyd. Murphy librar
ians. attended the meeting of the
Southeastern Library association
which was held in Asheville last
week from Wednesday through
Saturday. The association com
prises nine states. Approximately
500 people were in attendance.
Mrs. Lloyd reported.
The George Vanderbilt hotel was
headquarters, and other meetings
were held at the City auditorium.
Scout Executive
Board Meets
The Executive board of Murphy
Girl Scouts met at the home of
Mrs. Clyne Woody recently to
plan the winter program. Sister
Virginia Hetherington, the new
scout leader, was present. It was
decided to start a patrol of ten
year-old girls and to invite them
to the next meeting. Mrs. Ben
Warner reported on the nature 1
study activities of the patrol. Sev
eral completed notebooks on leaf
collections with block prints of
leaves were admired.
Mrs. Woody served coffee and
cake to the committee. The girl
Scouts is sponsored by Murphy
Woman's Club. The executive
board consists of Mrs. Jerry
Davidson. Mrs. E. H. Brumby. Mrs.
R. G. Alexander. Mrs. Ben Warner.
Mrs. C. E. Weir and Mrs. Harry
Miller.
SERVICES ANNOUNCED
The Free Methodist church
makes the following announcement
I of their services for Sunday:
[ Sunday School. 10:00 a. m.;
Morning Worship. 11:00 a. m.;
Young People. 7:00 p. m.: Evan
gelistic Service. 7:30 p. m.
The pastor. Rev. Fred R. Hor
ton, will be speaking at both morn
ing and evening services. Also
prayer meeting is Thursday at
7:30 p. m. A welcome awaits each
one
HAS OPERATION
Mrs. Jack Taylor underwent an
operation at Woman's Clinic in
Chattanooga last Friday. Her con
dition was reported to be fair
Tuesday. Mr. Taylor was with her
during the operation.
ON RADIO HOUR? Dr. Walker
B. Healy, pastor of the First Pres
byterian Church of Hot Springs,
Arkansas, who will be the speaker
on the Presbyterian Hour next
Sunday morning, November 3, at
8:30 A. M. E. S. T., over an inde
pendent network of southeastern
radio stations.
Dr. Healy was born in Lynch
burg, Virginia, and took his college
work at Lynchburg College. He
was graduated from Union Theo
logical Seminary, Richmond, Vir
ginia, in 1935, and his first post
was that of assistant pastor and
director of religious education in
the First Presbyterian Church of
Houston, Texas. From there he
went to the pastorate of the Pres
by+arian church at Monticello, Ar
kansas, and a few years ago began
his present work at Hot Springs.
The subject of Dr. Healy's ad
dress will be "Better Homes for a
Better World."
The program can De heard in
this section over: WWNC Asheville
WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston
Salem- WSB, Atlanta; WNOX,
Knoxville; and WRVA, Richmond,
at 8:30 a. m. EST.
WEEK OF PRAYER SERVICE
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service will hold a week of
prayer service at the Methodist
church on Friday, November 1, at
2:30 P. M. The public is invited
| to attend.
Book Week To Be
Celebrated Here
Book Week, November 10-16.
will be observed here with a spec
ial celebration sponsored by Mur
phy Carnegie Library and The
Cherokee Scout.
On Monday, November 11, from
2 to 5 p. m., and from 7:30 to 9:30
p. m.. the library will entertain at
lea, to which the public is invited.
Miss Josephine Heighway, Mrs
Sara Lloyd, and Mrs. Mable Ray
burn, librarians, are making the
plans.
On Saturday, November 16, be
ginning at 10 a. m., a story hour
for children will be held.
The Cherokee Scout is cooperat
ing with the library by providing
a large number of new books for
display at the library during the
week, and has invited Robert Eng
land of Atlanta, book distributor,
to be here on the 11th to discuss
books with those visiting the li
brary and attend the tea. Stickers
calling attention to Book Week
will be placed on store and car
windows to remind the public of
the celebration.
Funeral Held For
Mrs. Will Monkus
Funeral services were held at
Green Cove Baptist church, Brass
town, Wednesday, October 23, for
Mrs. Will Monkus who died on the
21st after several days' illness.
The Rev. Ham Coffey officiated.
Burial was in the church cemetery
with Ivie funeral home in charge.
Surviving are the husband: five
daughters, Mrs. Loy Panther, Rt.
1, Murphy, Mrs. Stella Whitaker,
Mrs. Edna Panther, Mrs. Dora
Deweese, and Mrs. Dorothy Panth
er; three sons, Ernest, Arvel and
David Monkus of Clay county; four
sisters, Mrs. Martha Meadows, Mrs.
Florence Range, Mrs. Mae Crisp,
and Mrs. Maudie Barnes; four
brothers, Hayes Buchanan, T. B..
Ephraim, and Collie Buchanan of
Cherokee.
y
Members Observes
Girl Scout Week
"Girl Scout Week" is being ob
served here this week by visiting
manufacturing plants in Murphy
under the leadership of Mrs. Clyne
E. Woody, assistant leader.
On Wednesday at 1 o'clock they
visited Coble Dairies and observed
the processing of milk. From
there they went to the ball park to
witness the practice of the fire de
partment.
At 3:15 they held their regular
meeting at the Baptist church.
The meeting was opened by Mrs
Woody. The Rev. A. Rufus Mor
gan of Franklin conducted the de
votional exercises.
The flags were brought forward
by Sally Morris and Carolyn Alex
ander. with Ann Shields and Jane
Sneed as guards. Pledge to the
flag and Girl Scout pledge were
given, followed by Girl Scout laws.
Sister Virginia Helhcrington
who has taken over as Girl Scout
leader, had charge of games, as
sisted by Edith Barnett. The girls
assembled in their patrols, col
lecting dues and discussing plans
for next meeting.
Girls present were: Ann Shields,
Jane Sneed, Shirley Bates, Betty
Sue Swaim, Emmalou Woody. Jane
Brendle, Carolyn Alexander, Mary
Bolan Brumby, Mary Helen Hatch
et t, Sallie Morris and Rosalind
Stalcup.
The following girls were taken
in as a new patrol:
Ollie Beal, Betty Jim Davis,
Susie Miller, Cecilia Justice. Carol
Sue Vaught, Yvonne Monteith,
Betty Jean Moore, Betty Recce,
Glcnda Ivie, Judy Nichols, and
Sarah Posey.
On Thursday the girls assembled
at the town office for a demonstra
tion of the fire department, fol
lowed by a hike to the town water
supply.
Friday, Anthony Fisher will
take the girls who have been work
ing on Nature booklets through the
Cherokee Lumber corporation
mill.
Saturday: "Do a Good Deed"
will be the slogan, and the girls
will visit some shut-in.
Many Expected At
District Meeting
Indications point to a large at
tendance at the 20th District meet
ing of post officers, adjutants
chairmen of post committees oi
American Legion posts to be held
Andrews at 7:30 P. M. on Nov
9th at City Hall.
William M. York, of Greensboro
State Commander of the Ameri
can Legion. Paul R. Younts, ol
Raleigh. Executive Vice-Command
er. and other State and national
officials of the Legion will be prcs
cnt al the District meeting to ex
plain the Legion program for the
coming year.
As was the case in the recently
held Division meetings, which
were well attended and which were
termed successful in every respect
emphasis will be placed on the
State Legion's program of renewal
j of memberships, the securing of
new members, especially among
veterans of World War II, expan
sion and stabilization of the Legion
program as a whole.
The Commander said he is
anxious for Division and District
officials, all post officers, chair
men of post committees, and rep
resentatives of the Legion Auxil
iary in the district be present at
the meeting. He pointed out that
a representative of the Auxiliary
will be present to explain the Aux
iliary program.
In addition the members of the
Host post are invited to attend the
meeting.
The State Department of the
Legion now has a membership in
excess of 67,000 and the goal for
the year is 100.000 members or
more. It was pointed out by Com
mander York that there is a po
tential membership of more than
400,000 Legionnaires in the State.
Candidates Asked
How They Stand On
Certain Questions
Representing the Western North
Carolina Baptist assoeiation. West
Liberty association, and the Chero
kee County Ministers' association,
a committee composed of: The
Kev. J. Alton Morris, chairman,
the Rev. L. P. Smith, the Rev. T.
Earl Ogg. and the Rev. Fred Stiles,
last week wrote candidates for
office in this county in the Novem
ber 5 election letters asking for
answers on certain pertinent ques
tions of interest to the public. The
groups above represent all denomi
nations of the county.
Following is the content of the
letter:
4,To the Candidates for State
Senate, County Representative and
Office of Sheriff, the following
information is desired that the
voting public may know how you
stand on certain issues that are
pertinent in the coming election.
Let it be understood that your
answer, or failure to answer the
following questions will be pub
lished in next week's issue of the
Cherokee Scout, and the Ashe
ville Citizen. Please make your
reply to the Chairman of this
Committee, not later than Monday.
October 28.
"No. 1 ? Do you favor outlawing
the sale of all intoxicating bever
ages in your county or counties,
and will you work to that end?
"No. 2 ? Do you favor state-wide
Prohibition and will you use your
influence in accomplishing this
purpose?
"No. 3 ? Do you favor strict law
enforcement and when it is within
your power, will you use your in
fluence in placing men of good
character in law enforcing posi
tions?
"No. 4 ? Do you favor Sunday
amusements: Movies, ball games,
boat races, .
"No. 5 ? Would you favor ? and
wil you work to that end ? to se
cure such legislation as would per
mit the citizens of Cherokee Coun
ty to express themselves by vote
on Sunday amusements?"
At the time this paper goes to
press neither candidate for senate
? B. C. Jones, nor Frank Herbert,
has given a reply.
Bruce West, candidate for rep
resentative. replied as follows:
No. 1 ? For this purpose I ac
BAPTIST SERVICES
The Rev. J. Alton Morris, pastor
of the First Baptist church, has
announced sermon subjects for
Sunday. Nov. 3. At the 11 o'clock
service the subject is, "Am I My
Brother's Keeper?" The regular
Training Union services will be
held at 6:30. and the topic of the
evening worship at 7:30 will be
"The Woman Who Wrecked the
Life of a Good Man."
BOX SUPPER
A box supper will be held at
Martins Creek school Friday. No
vember 1, at 7:30 P. M. The pro
ceeds will go to the Little Glade
I church. Everyone is invited to at
I tend.
cepted the nomination and I am
fcoing to do every thing I can to
drive this evil from our people."
"No. 2 ? I feel that North Caro
lina made the greatest mistake in
repealing the Eighteenth Amend
ment that it ever made, and I will
spare no time or effort to help
drive out this evil."
"No. 3 ? I sure believe in law
enforcement and will strive to help
place men in office who will en
force our laws."
"No. 4 ? No, that is a day for
worship and God's people should
cry out against such profaning of
the Sabbath. We should reverence
the Lord's day and worship Him."
"No. 5 ? I will do all I can to
bring this matter to a vote of the
people."
Mrs. G. W. Cover, candidate for
representative, replied as follows:
"In reply to your letter of Oc
tober 23rd containing a question
aire, I wish to say that each and
every question is of such a con
troversial nature, both locally and
state-wide, that I do not think
it would be fair for me to commit
myself, one way or the other, until
I have had the opportunity to dis
cuss the several questions with
citizens of the county represent
ing both sides.
"At the convenience of your As
sociation, I would be glad to meet
with you and discuss the issues in
question.
"I do not desire any outside pub
licity, and request that you do not
publish this letter outside this
county.
"Since you and other members
of your committee have been resi
dents of Cherokee county such a
short time, I appreciate your inter
est in the county affairs."
Frank Crawford, candidate for
office of sheriff, replied as fol
lows:
"No. 1 ? My answer is 'Yes'.
"No. 2 ? My answer is 'Yes'.
"No. 3 ? My answer is 'Yes'.
"No. 4 ? In your question five
you suggest the answer to your
question four and this is a mat
ter that should be decided by the
citizens and when decided, if I am
clccted sheriff, I will enforce what
ever law is adopted.
"No. 5 ? If the citizens of Chero
kee approve or change the present
law, if elected, I will enforce what
ever law is in effect."
Hadley Dickey, candidate for of
fice of sheriff, replied as follows:
"No. 1 ? Yes.
"No. 2 ? Yes.
"No. 3 ? Yes.
"No. 4 ? No.
"No. 5 ? Since Sunday amuse
ments have been made legal by a
previously elected representative
of the people of Cherokee County
through special act of the legisla
ture, I feel that the people of
Cherokee county should have a
chance to express their opinion on
a change. I therefore favor a
referendum on the question and
will abide by the results thereof."
PROPOSED TRUETT MEMORIAL ? Above is shown the church
which people of Hayesville. with the assistance of Baptist friends else
where and the Baptist State Convention, expect to build as a memorial
to the late Dr. Geo. W. Truett. A special homecoming service will be
held at Hayesville on Sunday, November 3.
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