BOILING SPRINGS Most of the people around here are about through gathering: their crops. Mrs. Perley White from Andrews, has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Gaddis for the past O'possum hunting is the go with the young boys these nights. Mr. Noah Dockery had the mis fortune of breaking his wagon down last Friday. Mrs. Tina Arms and little son, Junion, were the guests of Mrs. Sam Odell one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Dockery made a business trip to Murphy one day last week. Mr. Leonard Earwood, of Marble was a business visitor at this plase last Thursday. Mr. Edward Lovingood and Mr. Gaston Solsbee was in this section last week cn business. Hi. and Mrs. Joe Abernathy visited Mr. and Mrs. Zeb Odell last Satur day. Mr. Perry Abernathy was the guest of Mr. Wayne Abernath last Friday night. Mr. Flay Arms has returned home from West Virginia. Mrs. Joe Abernathy and little son, Paul, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Andy McDonald last Sunday. Mr. Leonard Earwood was a pleas ant caller at D. S. Davis* Sunday. We are sorry that our Sunday School Superintendent has not been attending since he was elected. Mrs. A. J. Davis is seriously ill at this writing. Miss Daisy, Jessie and Johnie Dockery were the guests of Miss Dott McDonald Sunday P. M. We are glad to hear that the lit tle .son of Mr. J. O. Mundy is improv ing slowly at this writing. Miss Dell Abernathy spent the week-end with Miss Elizabeth Gen try at Murphy. week. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Kephart visit ed her parents, -Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Odell Sunday. Mr. Ilorner Lovingood has moved his family out to his father's Mr. Geo. Lovingood. Please Count 'Em "I've never had a chance," said the man with the hang-dog expres sion. "No matter what I do my un lucky number pops up and gets me into trouble." "How come? What is your un lucky number?" "Thirteen. Twelve jurors and one judge." CULBERSON Attorney, M. W. Bell, of Murphy, was here .Monday on legal business. J. A. Cearley made a trip to Ral eieh a few days acre. He carried some prisoners to the state prison. On Saturday evening, November 19th, the death Angel visited the home of John T. B'aker and taken his companion, Dockey Hyatt Baker. She was G1 years old and had been ill for about three years. Interment was made at the Hyalt cemetery. Rev. H. L. Riddle conducted the ser vice. She leaves a host of friends i and relatives to mourn her loss, and the sweet assurance that her soul has gone to God who gave it. Mrs. Eva Griffith, of Murphy, visited her brother, Mr. G. E. Dick ey here Sunday. Prof. Fulton Thommasson, of An drews spent the week-end here. Mrs. Alvin Raner, of Route 1, j died of pneumonia and was buried ? at Shady Grove Monday. Rev. Ira Helton preached an inte-r V esting sermon at ,th9 Baptist church Sunday night. i J. W. Hyatt and Ira C. Owenby left Sunday for Gainesville, Ga., to attend Federal Court. The school spirit is good here. We think the time will soon come when we can have a consolidated school. Let's keep the good work up. Mrs. W. M. Collins left Friday for her home out in North Carolina. Mr. Collins accompained her as far as Asheville, returning Sunday. There was a Group Center meet ing held at Culberson school on Thanksgiving Day. There were six schools represented in the various contests. Culberson, Hot House-, Snow Hill, Shady Grove, Mt Pleas ant and Sunny Point. The prizes ranged from one dol lar tc five for the contests. The prize winning schools were as follows: Culberson won : Recitation, Ora tion. Declamation, Reading. Story Telling, Fourth Grade Spelling, Grsdc Arithmetic Third Grade Spelling, Composition, "How to Live", Bioghaphy, of Great man, School Song, Stick Relay and Basket ball game. Mt. Pleasant and Snow Hill tied on Seventh Grade Arith metic. Mt. Pleasant and Hot House tied on Seventh Grade Spelling. Mt. Pleasant won Sixth Grade Arithme tic. Mt. Pleasant and Culberson tied on Dramatization. Mt. Pleasant and Culberson tied 011 Sixth Grade Spelling. Mt. Pleasant won the Basketball Relay. Snow Hill won First and Fifth Grade Spelling. Snow Hill and Culberson tied on Second Grade Spelling. Culberson won more prizes than any school represented, therefore is the champion -chool. Mt. Pleasant won second. Every one who attended this meet ing reported a pleasant day. It has been estimated that there were between eight hundered and a thousand people present. The people of Culberson and sur rounding communities co-operated heartily in carrying out a delicious Thanksgiving dinner for the oc casion. The school spirit seems to be the : best it has been for years. We hope j the patrons of the different com- > munities wil continue to co-operate in building a consolidation school spirit in the Western part of Chero kee County. HONOR ROLL FOR MT. PLEASANT SCHOOL J Third Grade: IVirtha Shields, Horn- 1 er Gladson, Luther Mundy. Second Grade: Pat Ware, Lloyd Ware, Gordon Ware. First Grade: Geneva Munday, Ivy Karwood, Grace Gladson, Paul Mull, ::'h GvrAc: TSrr.ory Shield. Fourth Grade: Beulah Shields. Seventh Grade: Earl Mundy, Esth er Goforth, Jessie Jenkins, Bridie Shields. The above pupils were not a'?sent I nor tardy and made an average grade ot ninety per cent or more. L. W. Shields, Prir jipal, Mary Nichols, Assistant. George Remus, "King of Boot-] leg^ers," on trial at Cincinnati for the murder of his wife, shadow boxes, skip.? rope, and runs in the Remus Keeps Fit LETITIA Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Taylor and baby, of Turtletown, Tenn visited Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Taylor Sunday. Miss Mertie Johnson, of Marble spent the week-end with her grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Taylor. Mr. and Mrs. Lon Burrell are spending: a few days, with Mrs. Bur rell's parents at Unaka. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tay lor, November 7, a baby girl. Mr. Raymond Runion was a Unake visitor Sunday. Mrs. A. C. Barton, of Birch, is spending a few days with W. W. Bar ton and family. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ralp Taylor November 28, a baby boy. Mr. Poley Wilcox made a business tript to Turtletown, Tenn., Satur day. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stiles a baby girl. Mr. E. H. Clontz made a business trip to Murphy Monday. Oh, That'* Different Dad ? 44 Why don't you dance with young Thompson?" Co-ed ? "Why, I wouldn't dance with him if he were worth a mil lion." "Well, he is." "Good heavens. Introduce me, quick." 5.000 Miners' Pica Governor Adams of Colorado considering part of the 5000 peti tions from miners ut^ing him to use his power to end the coal strike in Western fields. \\1' ' ' Frequent Bilious Attacks "I 6 offered with severe bflioua attacks which came on me two or three times every month," says Mr. Ollie Miller, of Murray, Ky. "I would become dizzy. My head wjuld r.chc terribly, feeling as if it would almost burst. It j felt exactly like a tight band was being drawn closer and clos er around my temples. "My stomach would be so up set I could not retain any kind of nourishment for hours. I would have to quit work and go to bed. "My color was awful. I was yellow and my skin was drawn and dry. I did not have any energy? no ambition to work. I was just about half sick most of the time because of these spells. "One day one of my neighbors, who has used Thedford's Black Draught for years, said he had noticed how bad my color was and thought it would help me. "I got some Black-Draught im mediately and began to take it regularly until I got my system clear of the poison I had been absorbing. I soon began to feel 1 better and developed a fine ap petite. I had no more bad head aches or bilious spells." ,.,2, LETTTIA H. N. Taylor has returned from Charlotte where he has been spend ing a few weeks with his son. Dr. H. C. Taylor. Henry and Arnold Payne, with their families have returned to Gas tonia after spending some time here. Mrs. Mary Wilcox is spending a fe wdays with her son Poley Wilcox. Rev. J. P. Decker filled his ap pointment at Oak Grove church Sat urday and Sunday. The people of this section have organized a prayer meeting at Oak Grove church, to meet every Sun day night. Everybody come and lets make it a success. TramR Efficiency Tramp: "I've asked for money, begged for money, and cried for money." Man: "Have you tried working for it?" Tramp ? "Not yet. I'm going through the alphabet and I have not some to 35 " The Dooi The Door Graduate ? "Have you an opening for a college trained man?" Manager ? 'Tea, it's right behind you, and would you mind closing ft as you go out?" Reulah Louise Henry? dire ct de scendant of Patrick Henry ? invn tor of 48 toy novelties now cro>iis her efforts with a newly devil d rubber doll which talks, wile );tnd is the nearest yet "huma( Photo taken at Washington cnt office THERE arc a great many ways to <lo a job of printing; hut quality printing is only clone one way ? THE BF.ST. We do printing of all kind?:, and no matter what vour needs may he. from name card to booklet, we do it the quality way ? anil in a nay to save you money. 5 Che Cheroftee ?>cout PRINTING AND PUBLISHING MURPHY, N. C. 1= -T3TZZ OVE RLAND Whippet JT JL The Outstanding Automobile Value of America SUPERIOR QUALITY? NEW LOW PRICES Whippet Whippet Whippet "Six" Whippet "Six Coach $625 $795 Coupe $625 $795 Touring 625 765 Sedan 725 875 Roadster 695 825 Landau 755 925 Prices f. o. b. factory. Wilys-Overland, Inc., Toledo, Ohio. Priccs and specifications subject to change without notice. E. C. MOORE, Dealer MURPHY, N. C.

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