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The Leading Weekly Newspaper in m?_?l ^ . STrarS ~ ' ? h Carol, na, Servmg a large and Potentially Rich Territory i? this .late UIUIIV NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, JLNE 15. 1928. ~ 5c COl'V $1.50 PER YKAR democrats of COUNTY HOLD CONVENTION fleet awl Instruct Delegates to State , tdopi Resolutions of Respect for Hon . G. B. If alker f 1,,. DemcM rats ?>t Cherokee Conn l_ | , in i onvention at Mur|>h\ l&st Satur?la\ morning at 11 o'clock and r!, clej ales t<> tli?- Stat.- Con n which met in Raleijrh on Tue><la\ ??t this week and elected delegates lo the National Conven tion al H< iston, Texas. The meeting was opened by Chair man C. B. Hill, of the county execn tju committee. E. B. Norvell u.i> elected a- secretary. Later Mr. Hill Lgs , d as Chairman of the U County executice com mittee f?>i another two years, and C. g. Ma I ' was elected as secretary . II alker Resolution j Amoiiir tin- important business matters, the convention adopted the following resolution: Tin* Democrats of Cherokee Coun t\ in Convention assembled adopt the following resolution: our midst one ? ? I ?>ur members and our midst ine of our members and fellow workers, the Hon. George B. Walker, who with distinction and honor held office as Precinct Chair man o( the County Democratic Exe cutive ( oinmittee; Trustee of Mor ganton Insane Asylum; Member of pie North Carolina Legislature and Member ol the North Carolina State ^Senate: who was a man of wisdom and Ure.-ijiht. progressive, always advocating and assisting in each and even movement for the betterment of his section. County and State. Now. therefore, be it resolved by, the Democrats of Cherokee County,! V ( .. in Convention Assembled: !? IKS I : I hat in his death the Democrats ol Cherokee County and the Slate of North Carolina have lost an able, fearless and courage ous co-laborer and fellow worker who was always willing and ready to give ..| }|js time and means in or !?ler to advance the interest of the Democratic Party ? the party he lov ed so well ; SI.C()\D: Thai in his death tin* community has lost a friend and helper whose heart always pulsated in unison with all movements whieh went to make this section better and lilt' condition of its people happier: and especially have good road ad vocates lust one of their best friends Mr. Walker tendering free of charge any of his land upon which 1 1*> build a road, or dirt or stone or gravel with which to construct or | repair road: Mil R 13 : That in his death the wife has lost a husband, tender, loy al i ? " . . ? ..uuuaiiu, ICIIUC1, IU)* al and true and loving; and the children a father whose supervision and fare always guided them in the paths of right and whose ambition for their welfare set, for them a goal SoUuil* 112 the heigths: KOrUTH: That a copy of these resolutions he spread upon the min wte> of our Convention: a copy fur nished fc?r publication to the An drews Record; Cherokee Scout; Asheville Times and Asheville Citi zen and a copy be furnished the be reaved family. This the 9th day of June, 1928. D. H. TILLITT. D. S. RUSSELL, PERCY B. FEREBEE Committee. The delegates were elected and instructed to support Governor Al fred E. Smith, of New York, as Cherokee County's choice for presi dential nominee at Houston. The delegates elected were as fol lows: E. B. Norvell, J. H. Dillard, A. Davidson. J. D. Malionee, Mrs. G. W. Cover, Mrs. G. B. Wal ker. I). H. Tillitt, P. B. Ferebee, Ralph Moody, Frank S. Hill, J. W. Davidson, and Dr. J. N. Hill. Thi- Democratic convention which "id at Raleigh on Tuesday of this ARTHUR BEAL LAID TO REST HERE SUNDAY urphy Boy. II ho Died in Akron. Ohio. Last If eek. If as Member of Prominent Family \rlhur Hugh Real. 20 years old. member oi one of Cherokee Coun ty's oldest and most prominent fam ilies, died at a sanitarium in Akron, Ohio, last Friday. June 8th. and the hody was brought to Murphy for burial and interment. Arthur had been sick for about two weeks, but his family did not know it until four days before he died. He died of flu and double pneumonia. He had been in Akron for about eighteen months working in the Goodyear factory there. The body arrived Saturday night, his brother and wife. Mr. and Mrs. \\ . P. Real, meeting it at Ktowah, Tcnn. Funeral services were held from the family residence in Realtown Sunday afternoon at 2:30 by Rev. T. L. Sasser. and interment was in the family burial ground on a knole just to the rear of the home in which he was born and reared. He is survived by his father and mother. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Real, four brothers and three sisters: \\ . I*, and Charlie Real, of Murphy; ! R. T. Real, of Hayesville. ami (). F. I Real, of Asheville; Mrs. Fred 1-. Scroggs. of Rrasstown; Mrs. George j Stalcup, and Mrs. R. R. Cornwell, of Murphy. OWL CREEK | Mrs. Jeff Kephart of this place | spent the week-end with her father ! and mother, Mr. and Mrs. Milton | Ash, of Rates Creek. j Miss Hattie McRae was the guest I of Mrs. F.rnest Kephart Saturday ! afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. \Y. F. Davis were | visitors at Grand view Saturday. Mr. Will Young and his son. Frank, of Gastonia, spent the week I end here with relatives. Quite a number of folks of this ] place attended the singing conven jtion at Marble Sunday. ! The boys of this place attended j the show at Murphy and reported a j nice time. ! week sent North Carolina's delega | tion to Houston un instructed al | though the fight was about oven for Smith and Hull. The delegates I elected from this district to the na ' tional convention at Houston and , their probable presidential prefer | ence as tabulated by the Raleigh News and Observer: Tenth District j J. Q. Gilkey, McDowell (Smith)* j C. Y Malone. Buncombe, (Smith), j Alternates: T. H Shipman. Tran jsvivania: (Smith ?' W. H. Francis, | Havwood (Smith ) . The state Democratic executive committee for this district for the next two years, elected by the cau cuses of the various congressional districts held in connection with the state convention Tuesday follows: Tenth District Tenth district: Mrs. G. B. Walker, Cherokee: John H. Harwood, Swain: Mrs. J. E. Shipman. Henderson: T. J L. Gwvnn, Flav wood: John Ruther ford. Buncombe: Mrs. J. G. Stike leather. Buncombe: R. 0. Self, Jackson; J. W. Winborne, McDow ell: Mrs. J. H. Holmes, Polk: and C. 0. Ridings, Rutherford. REPUBLICANS NOMINATE HOOVER AT KANSAS CITY Herbert Hoover was nominated on the first or test ballot at the Re publican National Convention which is in session at Kansas City this week as their nominee for president in the coming fall elections. FAIN IS NAMED HEAD OF LIONS FOR THIRD TIME Officers Elected at Meeting; Tuesday Might ? Other Important Matters Taken i p W. M. Fain was elected president of the Lions Club at their regular meeting Tuesday night for the third consecutive time, and the other offi cer? named were: Dr. Edw. K. Adams, first vice president; C. \Y. Bailey, second vice president: Har r\ P. Cooper, secretary: \Y. \Y. Hyde, treasurer; C. k. Hoover. Lion Tamer: T. L. Sasser, Tail Twister: and K. V. Hawkins. G. H. Cop?? and E. C. Moore were named as direc tors. Lion Cooper suggested that the ; Lions get behind a movement to ? have the Southern Railway and L. \ N. Railway have a pullma;i car , run from Asheville tu Atlanta and return via Murphy. H?* stated thai he had been in touch with persons close lo the railroad executive and it was their opinion that Murphy could get the pulman service by go ing after it. Mr. Cooper also said, during the course of his remarks, that it might be a wise thing for Murphy to begin to look around for an air port, or landing field. He stated that within a few years travel j by air would be as common a- auto mobiles today, and the town that did not have a landing field would be greatly handicapped, and consider ed a back number. While it is per haps not yet ripe and too far advanc ed for such a step, it was his opin ion that it mi^hl be expedient to | give the matter serious considera tion. Lion Gray ga\e a report on tin* 'Club s registered Guernsey bull. | which was purchased last fall. He stated that he was now ready for service and had been placed in th?* I Peach tree community with Mr. F. J. \\ atkins. and arrangements had j been made for a service c harge of I $1.50. The Lions purchased this registered animal last fall in order to help tin* dair\ program of the county and the movement for belter (dairy cows. I Lions K. P. Hawkins. Harve F.l kins and \V. M. Fain went to the I State Lions Convention at States \ille Thursday and Friday as dele gates from Murphy. Lion Fain, in accepting the presi dency of the Club for the third time, expressed his appreciation of ! the confidence the club had expres sed in his leadership, and stated that he could say, without boasting or any fear of contradiction, that he had had the best co-operation from the Murphy Lions in doing things than any other club in the state, and he was proud of the record the Murphy Club had made in the past. MARTIN CREEK On account of the continued rain the farmers arc gelling very hadl\ behind with their crops, hut here's hoping we have some fair weather in the near future. Mr. W. E. Henson spent the first of the week in Georgia, on busines. There was a very interesting Bible lecture delivered by Rev. Sommers at Old Martin Creek church last Thursday night. Miss 01 lie Crisp who has been attending school at Fainer. Tenn.. is now at home where she will spend her summer vacation. Mrs. Hyde, and daughter, Marga ret, Mr. Glenn Cunningham and sis ter, Norene, of Farner. Tenn., were (visitors on Martin Creek Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Sm^th were visitors on Brasstown one evening this week. Everybody is cordially invited to attend prayer services at Old Martin Creek every Tuesday night. MOTHER OF MRS. W. M. AXLEY DIED FRIDAY JUNE 1ST Body Carried to \(t. Pleasant For Funeral ami Interment o Mrs. Mary Cooper Barrier, 77 years old, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. \V. M. Axley, in East Murph\ on Friday. June 1st. about 5 oVlork in the afternoon. Mrs. Barrier's home was in Spokane. Wash., but she had been visiting her daughter some time. She was sick only about two weeks. She was born in \ irginia and lat er moved to North Carolina, and still later going to Spokane, Wash. She lived to a ripe nld age. and saw her children occupying places of leadership in the business and social affairs ol the country. She had \ been a member of \it. Pleasant j Methodist church for more than fif- j t\ years, and it was fitting that her bod\ should be carried back to rest in the church) aid where sli?* met her Master. Funeral services were conducted at the home of a relative, Mr. Dan Barrier, of Mt. Pleasant. V C.. Mon day. June 1th, b\ the pastor of Ml. Pleasant church. Hex. Wolf, assist, ed by Rev. J. (i. Fisher, and inter ment was in the churchyard. She is survived by two sons and l one daughter, Horace Barrier, of j Spokane, Washington; Balph Bar I rier, Indianapolis. Ind.; and Mrs. \V. M. Axley, of Murphy. Two sis ters also survive her, Mrs. E. J. Sears, and Miss Ellen Bangle, both of Cb Y.ngo. MAD DOG IS KILLED BY POLICEMAN j (.it\ Fathers I'ass Ordinance Making It a Misdemeanor To Allow Dogs to Run At Large Last week officer Neil Sneed was ! railed on to kill a dog said to have been mad, and from all actions the dog was afflicted with rabies. ami the city council passed tin* following ordinance at its meeting Tuesday night : WHEREAS, it has been brought to the ttaention of the Board of Al dermen that a mad dog was recent l\ killed in the Town of Murphy, and that other dogs have been bitten by mad dogs and are running at large in Murphy and vicinity, thereby en dangering the health of the commu nity, and constituting a public nui sance. THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Hoard of Aldermen of the Town of Murphy that it shall be unlaw ful for the owner or keeper of any dog to permit or allow the same to run at large within the corporate I limits of the Town of Murphy be tween the dates of June 1st and Oc tober 15th. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than S5.00 and not more than twenty-five dollars. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its pas sage. Passed this the 12th day of June, 1928. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends and neighbors and especially to Arthur's young friends for the kindness and sympathy shown in the great sorrow that has come to our home in the death of our dear son and brother. May God richly bless and reward each of you. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Beal and fam ily. MINISTERS WITH COLD SPRINGS BAPTIST CHURCH Tuesday M. 10:30 Devotional, Rev. J. S. Smiley . I I :00 Sermon. Rev. John Hoag land, Alternate. Rev. J. I). Sutton. Dinner. 1 :30- Devotional. Rev. \V. L. Buchanan. General Topic- The Fu ture State. I - !??"> ? Of the Redeemed Heaven, Rev. T. L. "visser. 225 Of the Lost, Hell. Rev. Wal Iaee Hartsell. 3 :05- Open Discussion. Rev. A. \ . Joyner. 3 : 1 5 ? Business. Adjournment. Tuesday Evennig ??:00 Devotional, Rev. Oscar Crisp. ??:!;> ? Sermon. Rev. A. L. Soles h\ . II er/nesf/a) I. ]/. 9:3 (V Devotional. Rev. J. H. \\ i I son. General Topic Israel's Com mission. 10:?MI ? Old Israel. (a) Old Is arel at Home, Rev. W. II. Ford. I0:.t0 1 1 ? ? Old Isarel Abroad, Rev. <;. \. Martin. D. D. 1 1 :00 t a I New Isarel At ilo:ne, Dr. Walter M. Lee. 1 1 :30 (hi New Isifrel Abroad, Rev. I. k. Stafford. Notes: Cold Springs is five miles southwest of Bryson 1 *ity, 1 t mile fiom No. 10 Highway on Franklin I ike. \ 1 1 visitors will lie entertain ed by the members of the church. \nyone whose name is on the program will kindly notify Rev. T. I'. Deitz. Beta. N. C. in case lie can not aOeud the conference. MAPLE GROVE, GA. Mr. Edgar Bryan and Ray Stiles were visitors ul Hemp Thursdav. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Beavers were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Newman Sunday. Misses Flettie and Alice Thomas were (he gest of Mrs. Birdie Cole Sunday . Mr. and Mrs. F\an Mashbuin were visitors of Mr. John I). Daven port Tuesdav. I' ay and Ka\ Sliles were the guests of I asker and Kvalee Beaver Wed nesday evening. Miss Myrtle (.ole was the cuest of Mettie and Flossie and Ada Cob* Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Cole were vis itors of their daughter. Mrs. Yestie Newman. Friday evening. The sing at C. F. Cole's Sunday '' vn ii'" was enjoved l>\ a large crowd of youngr people. Mr. and Mrs. Willie Deweese were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Fisher Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. j. S. Bryan went to Canton Sundav. Mr. Elgon Thomas was a visitor at Maple. Grove Saturdav evening. | y Miss Mvrlle Cole wa- the iruest of her sister, Mrs. Vestie Newman, Wednesday night. Mr. Lorn Hunter was a visitor at Maple Grove Sunday. Among the visitors to the Garden in the Sk\ were noticed M. M. Eslrs Agent of the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. Angus Newman, the Mis ses Newman. R. W. Gray of Mur phy, Mr. Howard Hall, estaoin nn phy. Mr. Howard Ford, Clay Ford, Dilly Raxter, the Misses Helen and Lenna Hamilton, Mr. C. M. Trull and Barnie Coffey. Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Bell and children are on a visit to San Diego, San Francisco, and Merced, Celo fornia, to he pone for about a month. DO YOUR OMELETS FALL One way to he certain of success with omelets is to add a tiny bit of baking powder to the eggs when whipping them.
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