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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<w Chamber of Com
merce will be held at 7:30 p. m.
Tuesday in the Courthouse, Frank
Forsyth, temporary chairman, said
'today.
Enough pledges to fill an est
imated 36,000 budget ihave already
been received for the new organ
ization, It was reported.
The first meeting to elect tem
porary officers was held August 4
in the Courthouse. At the first
meeting it was decided to hire a
full time secretary and a member
ship committee, headed by Merl
Davis, was appointed
Those merchants who have not
been contacted and who wish to
Join the organization are asked to
attend the meeting.
All business and professional
men interested in the new organ
ization are invited to attend the
meeting and assist in the organ
ization of the Chamber.
Murphy Council
Will Hire Firm
For Water Study
Murphy Councilmen this week
heard representatives from three
consulting engineering firms dis
cuss proposed reports on the town's
water system.
The panel was expected to de
cide late this week which engineer
ing firm is to be awarded the eon
tract to investigate the system.
The consulting firm will be hired
to study the water system and sub
mit a report on what Is be done
to relieve the heavy load on the
Murphy filter plant.
i
Andrews Downs Hayesville
On Rain-Soaked Field
By Evelyn Baker
The Andrews Wildcats kept in
the win column Friday Night by
trouncing a stubborn Hayesrville
team 18-6 on a rain soaked field.
Jimmy Holland provided thrills
for tfhe crowd as he scampered 70
yards with a punt return in the
first period and brought the fans
to their toeg again la the second
period with a pass interception
good for 75 yeards and a touch
down. Another touchdown was
scored by a pass from Jerry Gil
bert to Charles Thomas.
Hayesville scored its only touch
down in the third quarter.
Coach Hamilton lauded all mem
bers of the team for their fine t
play.
Friday Night the team travels to
Bryson City for a game with un
i defeated Swain High.
Mrs. McKozvn Represents
home Demonstration Council
?Mrs. Dallas McKnown of Oak
Park will represent the Cherokee
County Home Demonstration Cou
ncil as delegate -on a special six (
day educational tour to Washing
ton, D. C., New York City and the
United Nations Headquarters next
week, with other North Carolina
Home Demonstration Club mem
bers.
Mrs. McKnown, a member of the
Suit Home Demonstration Club, is
also secretary of the County Home
Demonstration Council and county
citizenship project leader. On her
return, Mrs. McKnown will give an
account of the educational tour at
home demonstration club meetings
in the county.
The tour leaves from Raleigh and
travels via Richmond, Mt. Vernon.
Arlington and other points of in
terest in Washington. A night tour
of the Capitol Plaza and the Con
gressional Library will be conduct
ed and time will be left for a stage
and screen show.
The second day, the group will
visit the U. S. Department of Agri
culture, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, White House, National
Art Gallery and will leave Wash
ington in the early afternoon for
New York, via the Deleware Mem
orial Bridge and the New Jersey
MRS MCKNOWN
Turnpike. An evening tour of the
National Broadcasting and Telev
ision Studios wll Ibe conducted and
the group will go to Radio City
Music Hall for a stage and screen
show.
The third and fourth days of the
tour are reserved for sessions and
conferences at the United Nations
Headquarters. The fifth day will
be New York Day.
Hire Handicapped Week To
Be Observed Here Soon
'Mayor L. L. Mason of Murpihy j
has ordered by proclamation that'
the week of October 4-10 be set
aside for local observance as "Hire.
The Physically Handicapped Week'
in conjunction with the national
observance.
Mayor Mason has appointed a
citizens' committee to take charge
of plans for city-wide observance
of National Employ the Physically
'Handicapped Week.
The committee chairmen is Ver
non Ayers, County Welfare Dep
artment. Other members are John
Davidson, Veterans Service Officer
Or. Bryan WhttfMd; Rev. Amend
Maxwell, Pastor rirat Method tot
Church; Emily Costa Ho, co-publis
her herokee Scout;; Jack Burros,
Manager of Murphy State Employ
ment Office; S. S. Williams, Pres
ident of Civitan Club.
The mayor said prospects for ex
ceeding last year's fine placement
record are excellent In view of the
general good employment condit
ions.
The mayor said the slogan of the
week locally will be "Ability, not
disability, counts". Every employer
should "put this slogan to work in
feis hiring program," the Mayor as
serted.
The local office of the State Em
ployment Service will cooperate
closely with the committee by sup
plying the committee with Infor
mation from Us flies concerning
the kinds of Jobs handicapped
wakets can perform.
School Bond Would Meai. >$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<ote on the SO mill
ion dollar mental hospitals bond.
North Carolina Schools as a
whole need 7,783 classrooms. Che
rokee County is abort 54 class
rooms and 10 special type class
rooms (auditorium, lunchrooms,
etc.) Passage of the bond issue, it
was said, will assure meeting at
least one fifth of Cherokee Cou
nty's school needs.
In the Murphy school alone, lack
of space has put classes meeting
in the halls of the new hitfi school
building and primary building. A
class is also meeting in the old
green building on the fairgrounds.
The school bond issue, if carried,
will mean no Increase In taxes, as
payment and interest will be taken
from the general fund of taxes of
the state over a 20 year period.
Cherokee County will receive at
least $179,000 from the bond, and
additional allotment on basis of
"need and ability to pay".
It has been stated that the size
of the vote turned out in a county
will express need, and interest in
the need and may encourage fur
ther allotment for the county
Cherokee County Commissioners,
school officials clubs, and other in
terested individuals are backing
the vote locally and seek a lfrge
turnout to the polls October\3
here.
Voting will be sunup to sundown
at the regular polling places and
all persons now registered on the
books are eligible to vote.
State Treasurer Edwin GUI calls
the vote for the school and mental
iostntioas bonds "? wise invest
ment in North Carolina's future."
Three Youths Injured
In Two Wrecks Here
Friday's rains were a boon to'
?area farmers, but proved dis
asirous for at least two autos on
Cherokee County highways Friday
night. j
Two Atlanta girls received slight
injuries at 10 p. m. when the car in !
which they were riding ran off the
pavement, onto soft shoulders and
into a cornfield on U. S. 60 about
two miles out on the Culberson
road.
Sheriff M. G. Crawford; who in- |
vestigated the accident with Pat- j
rolman C. H. Long said the wom
en, Mrs. Frances Fain, driving, and
Miss Dottie Alexander, a passeng
er, were motoring toward Murphy
from Atlanta. They were, he said,
apparently blinded by the rain,
and ran off the road. Damage to
the car, a 1952 Plymouth, was es
timated at $300 to $400.
The girls were treated, but not
i admitted at a local hospital.
About on? hour and a half after
the U. S. 60 accident, three Mur
phy youths were injured, one ser
iously, when the car in which they
were riding overturned down an
embankment on U. S. 64 at the in
tersection with Highway 294 (turn
off to Hiwassee Dam).
The- youths were traveling to
ward Murphy in a 1953 Chevrolet,
when. Sheriff Crawford said, ap
parently the driver lost control of
the car. and overturned. The top
of the car was flattened, and other
Hombuckle Goes I
To Andrews Church
The Rev. J. O. Hornbuckle Jr. ]
last week was appointed pastor of 1
the First Methodist Church of An- j
drews, at the 15th annual session ?
of the Western North Carolina con
ference of the Methodist Church
meeting in High Point.
Hornbuckle replaces the Rev. E.
L. Kirk who has gone to an Alber
marle pastorate.
The Rev. A. L. Maxwell Jr. was
reappointed to the Murphy First
Methodist Church and the Rev. C.
A. Smith, to the Murphy Circuit.
Maxwell is also district director of
evangelism.
damage was extensive. Patrolman
Long was investigating officer.
Fred Brendle. a student at Wes
tern Carolina College, and son of j
Thomas Fred Brendle, Sr., of Gas-1
tonia and Mrs. Pauline Brendle of |
Atlanta, is reported Improving at a
local hospital after being seriously
injured. The two girls in the car,
are also improving from injuries,
though ail are still patients at a
local hospital. Ann Carriager, em
ployed in Murphy, is the daughter
of Mrs. Jack Pierey and Sue Ferg
uson is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Hayden Ferguson.
The top of Ah IMS Chevrolet wog
it overtone* wtU three Morphp
of C. 8. ?4 end the Htwaaoee Dm
Lovingood Reunion, Hanging
Dog Homecoming Set Here
HANGING DOG BAPTIST CHURCH
Organized Saturday, March 5, 1844
Mrs. Millsaps
Dies After Alness
'Mrs. Martha Wilson Millsaps, 89
died at 6 a. m. Wednesday, Sept.
23 in the home of a daughter, Mrs.
?Frank Amos, Route 1, Murphy fol
lowing a long illness.
Funeral services were held at 2
p. m. Thursday In Peachtree Bap
tist Church.
The Rev. Weldon West and the
Rev. Lester Stowe officiated and
burial was in the church cemetery.
Grandsons were pallbearers and
granddaughters were flower bear
en.
Surviving are five daughters,
?Mrs. Amos, Mrs. Mary Palmer of
Maryville, Term. Mrs. Alice Palmer
and Mrs. Doshla Carroll of Mur
phy, and Mrs. Ada Ledford of Mur
phy Route 2.
Also four sons, Earl of Tocnotta,
Nell and Fred of Murphy and Ray
of Gastonia; 25 grandchildren; 29
great-grandchildren and ItJutee
great-greet- grandchildren.
Townson Funeral Home was In
charge of arrangements.
Ranger PTA Meal
The PTA of Ranger School will
sponsor a supper Saturday. Oct. 1ft
at 6:30 p. m. ? the school. Pro
will goto
The 13th annual Lovingood Re
union and Home Cooling of the
anging Dog Baptist Church will be
held Sunday, Oct 4 with the Rev.
Paul Lovingood chairman of Fair
view presiding.
Church pastor, the Rev. Fred
Stiles, will give the welcome add
ress. The morning sermon wW be
delivered by tne Kev Sheridan Lo
vingood of Athens, Tenn., Music at
the morning and afternoon sesions
will be sung oy tne Gospel Trio of
Maryville, Tenn.
The morning session begins at
9:45 and lunch will be from noon
until 1:30 p. m. The afternoon ses
sion beginning at 1:30, will be a
program of sacred music by the
Gospel Trio and other visiting
singers.
The Hanging Dog Church, now a
modem brick structure, bad Ma
organization Saturday, March 5,
1844, and i? the mother church of
several other churches In the com
munity.
Church officers are Quintoo ?.
Lovingood, clerk, Loftio Lovin
good, treasurer, and A. K.
Sunday School Superintend
are Carl Gentry,
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