KEEP YOUR MONEY IN YOUR COMMUNITY TRADE AT HOME; \V IT PAYS PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS ? If*?ff rmktt mmt VOLUME <3?NUMBER U MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. 1, ItSS EIGHT PAGES THIS Dockery Gets Isew Trial Set For November Court A new trial was ordered iMt i week by the North Carolina Sup 4 reme Court tor Noah Dockery 43, of Hanging Dog, who was sentenc ed here April 18 to death In the gaa chamber. Ihe sentence followed his conviction in'Cherokee County Superior Court of the shotgun slaying of Sheriff Frank Crawford. The new trial la aet for the Nov ember term yof Cherokee County Superior Court, which opens Nov. 9 here. Dockery was said to have shot Crawford as the sheriff attempted to serve a warrant charging Doc kery with arson of a sawmill. The court, in ordering the new trial for Dockery, said that argu ments made to the Jury by a law yer for the private prosecution were improper. . The lawyer, in arguing against recommendation of mercy by the jury, had asserted "there is no such thing as life imprisonment in North Carolina today." If the jury had recommended mercy Dockery's sentence would have been life Imprisonment The court said the argument "was an appeal cadcuated and in tended to induce the jury not to exercise the 'unbridled discretion ary right' given to them by law. Furthermore, in support of his ap peal, counsel traveled outside the record' and argued facts which were not in evidence." Dockery's lawyer did not take exception to the argument. But Judge Allen H. Gwyn, who presid ed at the Superior Court trial, call ed it to the attention of the Sup reme Court. The high court said that where lawyers do not take ex ception, K will not grant new trials for Improper arguments except in death McGuire, Hit By Lightning, Dies Fred McGuire of Alcoa, World War 11 fighter pilot, died at St. Mary's Hospital In Knoxville, Tenn. Sept. 22 from burns inflicted by a lightning bolt on Norris Lake while he and a companion were on a hunting trip Sept. 11. He was 32. Mr. McGuire has a number of re- | latives in Andrews. The funeral was held Thursday, Sept. 24. . Mr. McGuire suffered head, I hand and shoulder burns when ! struck by the bolt. He never re- i gained consciousness. He and his companion, Harley Lyons, of Alcoa a grocer, were in a small boait at the time. Mr. McGuire was un-1 loading his shotgun. A thunder-, Shower broke and the lightning bolt struck the boat, splintering it Mr. .Lyons was injured less ser iously. The former piolet of a P-47 fig hter plane flew several missions, over Germany during World War 11. He was a member of Alcoa Methodist Church. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Margaret Queen McGuire; two daughters, Darla Jean, 8 and Carol Ann, 4, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Grady McGuire of Maryville; a brother, Gwinn, of Maryville; two sisters, Ms. Faye M. Gilbert, Mary ville; and Mrs. James R- Mull, Chattanooga. J. W. Jones Buried In Andrews John Williams Jones 04, a form er resident of Andrews, died at his home Stanley, Route 1, at 11:15 p. m. Sunday, Sept. 20. He bad been ill since January. Funeral services were conducted at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the Valley Town Baptist Church, near And rews. Buriail was In the Andrews Cemetery , The body lay in state in the church one hour prior to the ser vice Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Mrs. Aggie Anderson; two daugh ters, Mrs. Louise Curtis and Mrs. Darthy Bradley of Stanley and CpJ. i Boyd Jones of the Marine Corps In California.; three brothers, R. T. and Lavador Jones, both of Blalrs , vllle, Ga. and Theodore Jones of Andrews; one sister, Mrs. Hsttie , Taylor of Canton and 11 grand , children. Carotbers Funeral Home of Gaatonla was in charge. Meeting Called To Organize C Ot C The organizational meeting of Murphy's ne$179,000 To County; Strong Vote Sought SCHOOL BUS PATROL ORGANIZED 22 MURPHY SCHOOL students are serving on the School Bos Patrol, to load and seat students, and help them across the highway at stops and generally promote safety to and from school. The patrolmen, and ladies, have been outfitted with official badges and Sam Brown belts. The patrol, pictured above, Includes, front row, left to right, Howard Killian, Jr., Mack Ledford, Roy Barnett, Dale Price and Mar vin Hall. Second row, standing, are Max Arms, James Crisp, Zelda Kephart, Ruby Radford, Virginia Mlllsaps, Christine Dockery and Harold Chambers. Third row Joe Anderson, Jimmy McCombs, Dallas Hall, Bobby Stalcup, Paul Luther, Caste Gunter, Ralph Bradsbaw and Herbert O Dell, chief of patrol.' Rudine Simonds and Don Hancock were absent when the picture was made.' (Scent Photo) Cherokee County voters Satw day will express themselves "for" or "against" better school build ing, when they v