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The Official Organ of
VOLUME XXXVII. NO. 36.
REALTY FIRM
FROM ASHEVILLE
TO LOCATE HERE
To Open Office* In Brittain-Axley
Building ? Already Have Over
Million In Option*
1 Cherry Real Estate Company
f \ Seville will open a real estate'
... n Murphy in about two weeks |
s rding to an anounceinent made
at t sblic meeting at the larary
1 - Jay night of this week. The
c r. ny has leased space on the
of the Brittain-Axley i
Bull:'m? and plan to vigorously push
the red estate busine-s in thi* see?
The pomrnnv nlr/.n,!.. I.. ... i
(,; ,n within a radious of 20 miles
" rphy more than one million
worth <>f real estate, it wat
R ? entatives of the company
( here last Saturday and ask^d!
: Iayoi to call a public meeting
la; night. A number of
1 . ! realtors and public spirited citi- j
2i gathered at the library to welthts
new firm to our town. Repr
nting the firm at the meeting
v. Manager W. K. Way of Ashe*
. Captain C. E. Morris, formerly
oi Hoston, Mass.. but now of Ashe-'
\ : P. E. Stone of Greensboro-,
Vrthur Palmer of Marble, Mayor
W. M. Fain presided at the meeting
i. which Manager Way a n d
i oiain Morris spoke. They asked
the cooperation of the people, and
ially the local realtors, stating
tl ey did not want to be looked
n as competitors. They spoke
hly of the many advantages of
rphy and western North Carolina
predicted an unprecedented
l wth here during the next few
: nths.
.Mr. Stone and Mr. Palmer arc on
t: e ground now but will not have an
fice other than their rooms at the
h In'rI Hotel until the upper floor of'
the Brittain- Axley building is competed,
when they will open offices j
there with a reception.
E. D. MAYkESON,
AGED CLAY CO.
CITIZEN, PASSES
Wm Father of W. L. Matheton,'
Present Clerk of Court?Funeral
April 2nd
Hayesville, April 12.?Elisha Dal-j
las Mathesor, Confederate veteran. J
ttnd father of the present clerk of
Clay Superior Court, one of the oldest
and most prominent citizens of
Clay County Court, died at his home
here on April 1st. He was 82 years
Id and well known throughout this
section.
Mr. Matheson was bom in Iredell
County, in 1844, and later came to
what was then Cherokee but now'
Clay County. He enlisted in the Confederate
army on Sept. 1, 1862, and
was assigned to duty with Company
"D", North Carolina Regiment, and
served with distinction until the close |
of the war. He was a member of the 1
Methodist Episcopal Church and later ,
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
South, for 64 years.
Funeral services were conducted
from the residence by Rev. Chas. S.
Plyler, April 2nd, and interment was
in the old Methodist cemetery.
He Is surived by five children as
follows: Mrs. Dora Ledford. Marietta
Ga.; Mrs. Cora Prater, and W. L.
Matheson, Hayesville: J. P. MatheRon,
Andrews; and Mrs. Minnie Led-_
ford, Young Harris, Ga. j
Indian Enrollment
Extension Made
The Secretary of the Interior has
extended the time for filing applications
for enrollment with the Eastem
Rand of Cherokee Indians to
May 15th, according to anouncement
this week by Superintendent Henderson,
and A. W. Sinningtoa. special
allotting agent of Cherokee, N. C.
Moody and Moody, local attornys,
?rc representatives for the Indians
here.
Life Is full of regrets. About the
I time one gets the old car repainted
end overhauled the manufacturer
comes out with tempting reductions!
on the new ones. '
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Funeral Of
Mrs. Hastings
Here Tuesday
Funeral services of Mrs. Harry
Hastings, of Bryson City, were held,
here Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock.1
from the residence of W. A. Elliott,
brother-in-law, hy Rev. I). H. Rhineheart,
and interment was in the old
Methodist cemetery. She died at a
Bryson City hospital Monday morning
and the body was brought here
Tuesday for funeral and interment.
Mrs. Hastings was a member of one
of the most prominent families of
western North Carolina, and was well
known here. She was the daughter
of late Dr. and Mrs. M. C. King, of
Mnrnk.. anJ U ? ?- ' ?
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relatives here. She was 38 years old
and had been an invalid for the past
fifteen vears.
She is survived by her husband, I
two brothers, John King, of Copperhill;
Dr. R. W. King, of Philadelphia:
five sisters, Mrs. W. A. Elliott, Mrs.'
J. D. Mallonee, and Mrs. C. B. Hill. J
of Murphy; Mrs. Mable Davidson, of
Maryville, Tenn.; and Mrs. Mary'
Patterson, of Struthers, Ohio. I
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'Peg O' My Heart
Well Received By
Andrews Audience
The play, "Peg 0' My Heart." presented
by local talent at Andrews last1
Friday night, was given before a j
large and appreciative audience.
Quite a number of Murphy people accompanied
the the players to Andrews
to witness the performance the
second time, and stated that the play
was even better there than it was in;
Murphy.
The play was well advertised, the
beautiful posters prepared by Mrs. W.
M. Axley, publicity director for the
play, were used. These posters were
exceptionally good and a large measure
of the success of the play is
attributed to the skill with which
Mrs. Axley presented the play in poster
form.
Many favorable comments were
made by prominent Andrews citizens,
and the house at all times greeted the
climaxes of the play with laughter
and applause. The house at Andrews
netted a mtie more man ^oo.uu,
which was divided between the Andrews
and Murphy schools, the play
being given there under the auspices
of school.
Episcopal Services
There will be services at the Episco '
pay church Sunday, April 18th, at
11 o'clock in the morning and 7 in
the evening. Arch Deacon John H.
Griffith, of Ashevillo, will do the
preaching. The public is cordially
invited.
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County, and the Lead ir
MURI'HY, North Carolina
seball Season Oj
JUNIOR CLASS
WILL PRESENT i
FOUR ACT PLAY
"A Fisherman'* Luck" will be given
April 23rd for benefit
of School
A melo-dramu in four acts entitled,
"A Fisherman's Luck" will he
given by the Junior Class of the
Murphy High School at the Audi-,
torium on Friday evening. April 23rd
at 7:30 o'clock. The .setting of the
play is on the coast of Maine. The
streams of humor and pathos in it
often flows at high tide and it promises
to he one of the best entertainment
features of the season. The
play is being directed by Mrs. E. G.,
White. Mrs. White has presented,
this play before, to a lrage audiences,
which received it well..
Royal Arch Masons
Elect 1926 Officers
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At a special convocation of West |
Gate Chapter No. 55, R. A. M., held
on Friday evening April 9th, the
following officers were elected for j
the ensuing year:
Comp. J. B. Storey, High Priest:.
Comp. R. R. Real, King; Comp. R.'
M. Fain, Scribe; Comp. J. M. Vaughn,
Treasurer; Comp. W. S. Green, Secre-'
tary; Comp. J. W. Axley, Captain of,
the Host; Comp A. L. Martin, Prin-'
cipal Sojourner; Comp. J. L. Hall
Royal Arch Captain; Comp. J. C.
Odell. Master Third Veil; Comp. J.
Palmer, Master Second Veil; Comp*
Porter Axley Master Third Veil:
Comp. W. A. Evans, Sentinal.
These officers will be installed at
the regular convocation Monday even- i
ing, April 19th, by the District Depu-:
ty Grand High Priest, Comp. J. R. |
McCracken, of Waynesville. AH Royal
Arch Masons are cordially invited;
to be present. Refreshments will
be served, in connection with other'
very interesting features that will!
be presented at this meeting.
Buying Motor Cars
The State Department of Revenue
reports that during the year 1925 the
people of Noith Carolina spent $71,561,400.00
for new and used automobiles.
There were 65,596 new cars
sold in North Carolina at an approximate
cost of $54,116,700.00 ,and 49,842
used cars at an approximate cost
of $17,444,700.00. The money we
spent on purchasing motor cars
amounted to almost as much as the
value of the entire tobacco crop of
the state for the year 1925. We
spent more than three times as much
in purchasing motor cars as we spent
on public education. We probably
spent more on automobile repairs
and spare parts than we spent on
public education.?University News
Letter.
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Wilson Birth
Place Memorial
Chairmen Named
Ralcieh, April 10.?I>r. A. T. Allen
North Carolina State- Chairman for
the Woodrow Wilson Birth palce Me.
morial. today announced the names
of the County Chairman for the
Birthplace Memorial appeal in North
Carolina. The dates for the appeal
in North Carolina are the two weeks
of April 15th to 30th. as previously
annour. ,-d by Dr. Allen.
Dr. Allen has been advised by
National Headquarters at Stuanton
that North Carolina is one of the first
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-" ' .I (ii mv v.?ion iu cDiiipieie its
county organization, and will bo
among the first to make the actiud
canvass.
The program of the Birthplace Memorial
provides for the setting apart
as a national Woodrow Wilson Shrine
the house in Staunton in which Woodrow
Wilson was born; restoration of
the chapol in which he was baptised:
and the erection at Staunton of a
Wilson Memorial Hall, in connection
with Mary Baldwin College, where
Mr. Wilson's sisters and cousins were
educated and of which Mr. Wilson's
father was Chaplain during his Staunton
pastorate.
The Chairmen nemed for Cherokee
Clay and Graham counties are:
Cherokee, John H. Dillard, Murphy.
Clay, Allen J. Bel. Hayesville.
Graham, Bruce Slaughter , Robbinsville.
CULBERSON
Dr. W. C. Mason carried Bowman
Harris to Atlanta Sunday where he
will take treatment for rheumatism.
Borned to Mr. and Mrs. Moody
Nichols a ten pound boy.
Borned to Mr .and Mrs. A. M. Collins
a girl.
Mr. W. A. Nichols carried his
daughter Cora to Atlanta where she
iiTunTweiu an operation ior appendicitis.
She is improving slowly.
The death angel took from our
midst Uncle Silas Goforth, an aged
and respected citizen. He will be
missed by all who knew him.
Charley Haney of Franklin, N. C.
is here this week trading horses and
mules.
Mrs. V. C. Hughes has .returned
home from Gary, W. Va. where she
spent several days with her husband.
Rev. Long is teaching a ten days
singing school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Malbcrt Kilpatrick
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. T.
J. Shearer.
Mr. B. L. Fox of Ranger made a
business trip here one day last week.
Mr. T. J. Shearer left Monday for
his old home in Shoal Creek where
he went to look after some business.
L. M. Shields is having a new
coat of paint put on his dwelling
house.
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Section of Western Nor
EDUCATION IN
CLAY COUNTY ON
FIRMER BASIS
i Superior Court l.i Session?Other
News Of Clay County
i Hayesville, April 12.?With the
i -ompietion of the fine school buildj
ing at Ogden at a cost of $18,000, th?
, educational pr -'ram of ("lay County |,
, is being put on a firmer basis, stated ;
I Superintendent Allen J. Bell, her* ,
today. This makes the third consoli
dated schood district in the county \
, The building has been completed and
will be occupied at the beginning oi
(school next August. The equipment i
will cost some t'"*o thousand dollars
This building will consolidate th< j,
. schools of Bra>st< v. n township, con: ,
1 posed of I'isgah. Ilrasstown and Og
1 den. It will accomodate 250 pupil- i
and the necessary number of teacheis 1
The other consolidated school district j
in the county arc Elf and shooting.
Creek.
Commencement At Elf
The Elf school recently held com- 1
mencement. at which nine were promoted
to the ninth grade. Rev
Charles S. I'lyler preached the commencement
sermon. The prog ran'
for commencement was cut short or
account of a flu epidemic in the community.
Those graduating from the Elf
>chool are as follows: Fred, Sam and
Charles Henson, Harold Hodden
Pearl Kitchen Willa Mae Long. Hilda
Mcintosh, Wade Grisp, and Perry
Tipton.
The school this year had an enrollment
144 pupils, and an average
attendance of 121. Allen-J. Wood
of McMinville, Tenn., was principal
and he was assisted by the following 1
teachers: Miss Lucy Green, Mis> i
Bettie Kabe and Leslie Crawford, ofj
Clay County, an Miss Carmen Kir.gj,
of Cherokee County.
Court In Session
Clay Superior Court met here to-j
day for a two weeks session with |
Judge J. M. Oglesby, presiding. The 1
criminal docket is light and is ex
pected to be completed during the!
first two days, while the civil dockc
contains many cases and in all probably
will not be completed at this
| term. j
The case of Mull charged with se i
, duetion, and the case of Fleming: <
charged with forgery, are the most i
important on the criminal docket. A
large number of people were in town
to be spectators at the two trals and
hear Judge Oglesby charge the jury j
Ernest D. Penland was made foreman
and the followng grandjurymen
M. B. Ledford, Ebb. Bradley Gus
Patterson, Van Evans, E. P. Eller
J. M. Davis, Roy Woody. R. A. Dyer
D. E. Ford, Joe Mull, Bynnm Penj
land, R. R. Alexander, C. C. Cunning
ham, W. P. Dailey, C. A. Nelson. L.
W. Anderson, A. M. Renfield, and
W. M. Dailey.
j The following served as regular
| juriors: J. A. Wood, L. B. Crisp.
| Ne'l Rogers, C. Z. Swan son. L. R.
Moore, S. J. Bristol, T. D. Deweese
F. W. Wimpey, Allen J. Bell, S. D
Mull, H. K. Patton, Will Loving, E.
H. Scroogs, Pat Sawyer, and C. G.
Reecc.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles S. Plyler
and children Frank and Marvin
motored to Webster March 26th, to
attend commencement.
Miss Margie Passmore has returned
from an extended visit to her uncle
in Texas.
Mr. Neil Scroggs is very ill, his,
many friends will regret to learn, j
Otherwise, most of the sick of the j,
community is convalescing.
Miss Edith Crawford returned j
Saturday night from an extended
visit with her uncle at Clemson Col-'
lege.
POSTELL
Rev. C. F. Conley from Belleview.
preached a very interesting sermon
at Shoal Creek Saturday night.
Mr. Poley Allen made a trip to
Farner Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd attended the Egg
hunt at the Shoal Creek school house
Sunday afternoon.
Miss Emma Jones visited Miss
Vaud Quinn Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Quince Allen and
children Jack. Geralidine and Wenl
dell from Blue Ridge, Ga. visited j
? Mrs. Allen's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S.
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SUNDAY NIGHT
Almond Man Surrenders To Author!*
ties After Shooting Fracas
On Mountain Road ^
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??r. ry i nimps. 01 Almond shot
und instantly killed O. M. Oderick,
>f Sevier county. Tenne-see, as the
latter attacked him on a lonely sector
of mountain road Sunday night
Phillips is being held in Bryson City
vending the fixing of the amount of
his bond.
M- Kinky Edwards. BVyson City a? orney
has been retained by Phillips.
Phillips, an ex-serv"co man and 0
former deputy Sheriff of Swain couny.
had stopped his car on the side
f the ro;\il Sunday night to fix a
ounctured tire. He was taking Fannie
Smiley from Wesser to his home
to attend his wife, who is ill. He
was also accompanied by Charles
Bailey a friend.
Oderick a truck driver employed by
the State Hghway department, rode
by in another automobile with Fred
Mcintosh and a companion. He cursed
Phillips, who paid him no attenion.
After driving on down the
road. Oderick turned his car and
came hack, with his companion, he
ilighted from the car.
Cursing Philips and threatening to
"fix" him Oderick attacked him wit*
iesses stated. Phillips got one hand
free in the struggle and seizing his
revolver, shot Oderick, the Ivulle't
striking Oderick near the heart, killing
him instantly The ex-servico
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after the shooting and pave himself
into the custody of Sheriff G. T. Ferguson.
CLAY COUNTY
FARMERS GO IN
FOR COWS, CHICKS
Farmers and Business Men Hold
Banquet Wednesday Night Clay
County Bank to Give Financial
Aid
Hayesville, April 13.?Clay County
farmers are going in for registered
cows and standard bred chicks, ac.ording
to information given out here
this morning by County Agent W.
R. Anderson.
At a banquet of about twenty
prominent farmers and business men
it the McClure House here last night,
a committee composed of Col. 0. L?
Anderson, F. R. Farnum. extension
dairy specialist, and W. R. Anderson,
was appointed to go into Eastern
Tennessee and North Carolina and
select the best registered dairy cattle
that can be had, and orders were
received for 20 head.
The plan is that each dairy farmer
interested take at least one registered
cow for the cornerstone or
foundation for a registered herd.
The Clay County Bank is interested
in the establishment of registered
herds in the county to the extent
that it is giving financial aid to the
venture.
Chick Industry Growing
The movement to otow stamloT^
bred chicks is also gaining momentum
in Clay. There are eight brooders
in the county against only one last
year. White Leghorns are being used
largely by raisers, for the fact that
they are layers the year round.
Last year a number of the farmeri
brought something like six thousand
chicks into the county, and the venture
proved such n success that about
four times as many were brought
into the county this spring. Those
who have poultry products for
sale are experiencing little difficulty
in marketing them at the highest
prices, and this fact alone is quit*
an encouragement to the poultry Industry
of Clay County.
Y. Allen at Postell Sunday.
Messer. Ben and Birt Beaver.
Clint Keenum. Bob Craig and Henry
May all from Suit attended the Egg
hunt at the school house Sunday afternoon.
Mr. John Jones house came very
near being burned up Saturday afternoon
but was discovered just in time
to save it.
Those from Shoal Creek that attended
Murphy court last week were
Mr. Tnnk Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Birt
Mason, Rev. and Mrs. Tom Crowder