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The Leading: Weekly Newspaper in Western North Carolina. Cot
VOL XL. NO. 25.
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA,
S " t-arge and Poter&oSy Rich Territory in This State
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FRIDAY. JANUARY yfC 1925
COPY? SI. 50 PLK YEAR
LEGISLATORS
FAVOR VISIT
TO ASHEVILLE
Plan Recently Carried Out Success
fully In Texas
RALEIGH, Jan. 23. ? The 1929 j
General Assembley would be tickled
pink to aeepet an invitation to visit
"The Lank of the Sky*1 as quests the
people of Asheville, representative
members indicated tonight when
asked how such an invitation would
be received.
The movement to take the Legis
lature to Asheville, suggested by The
Asheville Citizen and backed by
John A. Goodc, president of the
Chamber of Commerce, would be in
the opinion of many members give
a large part of the law-making body
its first glimpse of the mountain
country of North Carolina.
Bv way of a survey, ten members
of the Legislature picked at random
from counties east of Raleigh, were
asked for their reaction to such an
invitation, should it be extended.
All ten agreed that they would wel
come such an opportunity to view
one of the South's most famous re
Siirt cities and expressed pleasure
that the idea had been suggested.
Fight of the ten stated that they had
nver been to Western North Caro
lina. It was estimated that at least
eighty per cent of the legislators
from the Eastern part of the State
have never been to Asheville or to
Western North Carolina.
There would be some difficulty
in arranging the work of the Legis
lature to permit such a trip, but be
lief was expressed that such matters
could be handled, probably by des
ignating a minority group to hold
the Saturday session required by
law. in order to permit the journey
to the mountains as guests of the
people of the City of Asheville.
8 MONTHS SCHOOL
TERM IS SOUGHT
I
RALEIGH, Jan 23. ? The House
legislatice hopper was crammed to
overflowing today witli 28 new bills
that included a measure sponsored
by Representative McLean. Demo
crat, of Beaufort, to provide for an
eight months school term for North
Carolina.
The McT,ean hill provided for a
40-cent tax levy on the SI 00 of
property valuation in the counties,
with the State bearing the cost of
the schools where the levy would
not produce sufficient revenue. No
plan for financing the measure on
the part of the State was set forth.
Estimate of other members of the
education committee of which Rep
resenative McLean is chairman,
were, however, that it could be ac- j
complished through an equalization
fund of eight and one-half million
dollars.
The House also had placed before
it a bil lto require candidates in the i
State primary t opledgc support for
all nominees of the party. It was
introduced by Representative Ewing,
Democrat, of Cumberland.
W. M. S. TO MEET
ON TUESDAY P. M.
The Woman""* Missionary Societ v
of the Methodist church will meet
in the ladies parlors of the church
Tuesdav afternoon, January 29, at
2:30.
Because of the prevailing illness,
no meetines of the Society have heen
held during the month and at this
time the nrogram and business ses
sion will he combined.
An interesting program has been
nreoared hv Mrs. R. C. Mattox. as
leader, assisted by Miss Ada Har
sbaw and Mrs. J. H. Hbmpton and
all ladies are urged to be present.
GRADING NO. 28
GIVES NEW ROUTE
Asheville . Tennessee Distance Re
<1 u ced By // i gh way
The distance from Asheville to
Chattanooga and other points in
Tennessee has been materially re
duced by the completion oi grading
work on the Murphy -Tennessee line
section of State Highway No. 29, ac
cording to information compiled at
the Asheville headquarters of the
Appalachian Scenic highway, it was
announced last night. The Ashe
ville-Murphy route is preferable to
the present Ashevi lie-Hot Springs
Knoxville route in that the former
highway is shorter and more direct,
the president. Roscoe A. Marvel,
stated yesterday. The route, which
is a part of the Appalachian Scenic
highway connects with the new por
tion of No. 28 at Murphy, Mr. Mar
vel pointed out. and represents con
siderable saving in mileage.
l The new route, opening the ex
treme western section of the State,
affords access to a region unsurpas
sed in scenic beauty and agricultu
ral and mining development possi
bilities in Western North Carolina,
it was said. Already noticeable pro
gress has been induced by the open
ing of the highway in Andrews,
Murphy, and other sections. Mayor
D. S. Russell, of Andrews, stated
yesterday that the highway would
prove of great benefit to that towi\
and section, and that already a num
ber of important developments are
located along the A. S. H. route.
A nine-hole golf course and a
large marble industry, both near the
town are am one the recent develop
[ ments. Mayor Russell stated. ? Ashe
! ville Citizen.
i
Annual Stockholders
Meeting of Cherokee
Hardware Comoany
The Cherokee Hardware Company
held its stockholders meeting on
Tuesday, January 8th, 1929. The
company has enjoyed one of the
most successful years of its history,
and declared and pai iilo its sauck
holders a dividend of eight percent.
The statement of the company
showed that the business is in a pros
perous condition and officers feel
that they have passed through a sat
isfactory year and were well pleas
ed with business.
The meeting re-elected all offi
cers for the ensuing year, as well as
all directors, as follows:
J. A. Richardson. President; E. A.
Davidson, Vice President; V. I.
Butt, Secretary and Treasurer.
Directors: E. A. Davidson. C. S.
Wasson. R. C. Mattox. Fred Moore,
M. W. Bell. J. W. Davidson. J. A.
Richardson, T. S. Evans, V. I. Butt.
Editor Cherokee Scout
Pays Asheville a Visit
C. W. Bailey, editor of The Cher
okee Scout, was an Asheville visitor
last night en route to Chapel Hill
to attend the Newspaper Institution
there th(? middle of the week. He
will also look in on the Legislature
at Raleigh during the trip.
Southern T o Discontinue
Trains No. 19 and 20 1st
Train** No. iO and 20 wil. on and
hfter February 1st, lv onerated only
.between Asb^vill**, N. C.. and Brv
son N. C. Details in resrard to dis
eontinuancc of this service between
Brvson. N. C.. and Murnhv. N. C.,
w?'l he furnished you later.
No. 19 will leave Asheville 1:30
P. M.. arriving Brvson 4 P. M.
No. 20 will leave Brvson 6:45 A.
M.. arriving Asheville 9:25 A. M..
both central time.
REV. J. L. STEELE
ACCEPTS CALL TO
MURPHY CHURCH
Former Rome Pastor Is Called To
Fill I acancy Caused by Resig
nation of Rev. T. L. Sasser
On Wednesday night, the mem
bers of the First Baptist Church at
Murphy met in special conference
and called Rev. Jas. LeRoy Steele,
of Rome. Ga.. as pastor of the
church. Mr. Steele preached at
both hours last Sunday and his
forceful and inspiring messages
were haerd by large and apprecia
tive congregations.
Rev. W. H. Ford, pastor at An
drews, preached for the Murphy
people on Wednesday night and at
the request of the church, presided
over the business meeting in which
Mr. Steele was called.
Mr. Steele is a young man. 28
vears of age. lie was educated at
Davidson College and the Southwes
tern Theological Seminary at Fort
W orth. Texas. He also took special
work at Emorv University. He has
been pastor of the South Broad Bap
tist church of Rome. Ga.. for almost
three years and has made an envia
ble record in the First Baptist
church of Chickamauga. Ga., which
resulted in 1 16 additions to the
church.
While pastor at Rome, he was
President of the Rome Cit\ B. Y. P.
U.; moderator of the large Flovd
County Association: chairman of the
Jubilee Mission Committee of the
Georgia Baptist Convention and
Vice-President of t**? R'^ie Minis
terial Association.
Mr. Steele is a man of magnetic
personality and attracts the people
to him by his fearless preaching of
the gospel. He is a very forceful
and interesting speaker. It is pre
dicted that he will build up the
Christian and Baptist cause in Mur
phy in a great way.
Mr. Steele has signified bis inten
tion of accepting the call and will
be on the fd ielthe first Sunday in
February. He will preach at both
services on February 3rd. He and
Mrs. Steel, with their two little
girls, will move into the Baptist pas
torium in the next few days.
B. M. S. HOLDS FIRST
MEETING OF YEAR
? _ J sL.
The Baptist Missionary Society !
met in the ladies parlor of the !
church January 22. 1029. The pres
ident, Mrs. Tom Evans, presiding.
It was the first meeting of the new
year and important business matters
were discussed.
The Devotional was led by Mrs.
Ralph Moody with responses from I
the members of the society on "crea- .
tion."
The Bible study. "God's Claim to j
Ownership," was presented hv the
program committee and enjoyed by
the societ).
A letter from Air. Sasser to the
W. M. S. was read.
Mrs. Raymond Hall was cordially
welcomed as a new member. Plans
for a George Washington party were
made.
The next meet ins will be a social
meetinc to be held on February 12.
at the ladies parlor with Mrs. George
Cope and Mrs. Yt . II. Murray as hos- j
tesses.
Those present were: Mrs. Leila
Dickey. Mrs. Ralph Moody. Mrs. L.
E. Bavless. Mrs. \\ i ley Green. Mr?.
Neal. Mrs. W. II. Murray. Mrs. JohM
Posey, Miss Sarah Cook, Mrs. Paul
Hyatt, Mrs. Harry Ferguson. Mrs.
.Terry Davidson. Mrs. Tom Evans.
Mrs. Fred Christopher, Mrs. Neil
Davidson. Mrs. Ra\mond Hall. Mrs.
Bessie Deweese. Miss Gillie Martin.
Mrs .Mattie A. Taylor is spend
ing a few davs with her daughter.
Mrs. Mary E. Nelson, of Topton.
ANDREWS BANK
HAS GOOD YEAR
Officers And Directors Are Chosen
At Recent Stockholders' Meet
ANDREWS. N. C., Jan. 23.? The
annual stockholders meeting of the
C.itizens Hank and Trust company,
was held in the offices of the hank
Saturday afternoon. Approximate
ly ninety-five per cent of the stock
was represented in person or by
proxy.
Officers and directors wer .'-el
ected for the ensuing year as fol
lows :
IX S. Russell, chairman of the
hoard of directors; Percy B. Fere
bee. president: John A. Tatham. vice
president: G. B. Hoblitzell. vice
president: \\ . T. Forsyth, voce pres
ident: Clyde H. Jarrett. secretary:
\V. 1). hi taker, cashier: M. L. Ev
erett. bookkeeper.
It was staled that the year just
c losed had been the most successful
vear the bank hud experienced; that
it had shown a steady growth dur
ing the year and that its profits had
been satisfactory.
An amount equal to 7 per cent of
the capital stock was ordered to be
transferred from undivided profits
to pemanent s urplus. This is in
keeping with the policy of this bank
to credit any sums that might be
available for dividends to stockhold
ers to permanent surplus, and an
amount equal to 7 per cent on its
capital stork has been placed to per
manent surplus each year since the
first year after its organization.
Th?? various details of the bank's
business were stated to be in excel
lent condition, and the outlook for
an increased business in 1929 was
promising.
B. M. S. Hostess To
George Washington
Birthday Party 22nd
The members of the Baptist Mis
sionary Societv will be hostesses at
a George Washington Birthday
party in the ladies parlor of the
Baptist church on the evening of
j February 22. 1929. at 7 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
fee present
STORK'S ANTICS
BRING DOUBLE
JOY TO GRANDPA
CHARLOTTE. Jan 22.? Hcnrv J.
Trby. former police chief at Hunters
ville. near here, is wearing his Sun
day clothes all this week ? and he
has a reason.
Mr. Trby says that when the stork
comes along and leaves a lusty in
fant daughter in the home of a 60
year-olcl man its time to throw out
vour chest but when the old bird
leaves the same man a great-grand
daughter the same night it's time to
put on the Sunday outfit.
The other night the stork visited
the home of the former police offi
cer and left a girl and on the other
side of town left another tiny miss
at his granddaughter's home, and
now grandpa is waiting until the
time he can take his new daughter
over to see ger grand-niece. ? Ashe
\ille Citizen.
TRIED TO TAKE
OWN LIFE AFTER
SLAYING WIFE
! Attorneys Deny Report That Price
Dramatically Announced Crime
| (Special Dispatch to The Times)
I WAYNESVILLE, Jan. 22. From
i the time he shot his wife to death
Friday afternoon until he was lodg
I ed in jail about 2 o'clock Saturday
| morning. Wilson Price. C'-year ohl
: Haywood county man. lugged for a
j gun to end his own life, it was Icarn
j ,.,j i .n. Tuesday.
Priee was intoxicated when he
j rear lied Wavnesville. those v ho saw
hitn o vlared. and S.'.!?eilo?* Crover
C. Da\is Tuesday quoted Fred Han
1 r. ?h. who is said to hi've witnessed
the shooting, as saying hat the man
was "* ra/.N drunk'' as he stood in
?he coorway of hi* home and shot
his 37-year-old wife to death as she
lay on a hed in their home, about
35 miles from Wavnesville.
Mr. Davis Tuesday expressed the
opinion thai liquor probably was re
sponsible for the crime.
Did Xot Seel; Arrest
William T. Hannah, of Hannah
and Hannah. Price's attorneys. Tues
day denied the report that the man
had dramatically appeared at the
sheriffs office to announce his guilt
and demand that he be arrested.
Price, as a matter of fact. Mr. Han
nah said, appeared at his home
about 10 o'clock Friday night, a few
hours after his wife was killed, and
Mr. Hannah and Price went to the
former's office to discuss the ease.
About 1 :30 or 2 o'clock. Mr. Han
nah said, he telepl the jailer
to prepare a ivll f i uic man. t?id
lie personally accompanied Priee to
the jail, where he remained until the
i following morning, when Sheriff
Welch was apprised of the crime.
i Price will Ik* bound over to supe
rior court without the formality of
a prelim inar\ hearing, his attorneys
having waived the hearing. The ease
expected to eonie up for trial in
the next term of Haywood superior
court, which opens on February 4.
Meanwhile no effort will be made to
| secure Price's liberty under bond,
his attorneys announced.
Teacher Tells of Shooting
I tie shooting occurred anout 5
o'clock in I h?- Price home near
Mount Sterling, a few miles from the
Tennessee state line. Fred Hannah,
a young school teacher, who is a
graduate of Rerea college, happen
ed to be passing, he said, and he re
vealed to Solicitor Davis that he wit
nessed the shooting. He isunde r
stood to be a relative of the woman.
Horace Bennett, age about 25, was in
the room at the time, asleep in front
of the fire, he is quoted as having
told the authorities. He was awak
i ened by the report of the gun, he
said.
Mrs. Price was the accused man's
third wife, and hail herself previous
lly been married, it was understood.
1 She and her husband had had no
j previous domestic difficulties, so far
as could be learned.
' On Friday -lie had been to Wav
nesville. having been sent on a busi
ness errand l>\ her husband, it was
learned, and was accompanied home
by Bennett and Hannah. Sheriff
? Welch at fir>l believed that the
1 crime was prompted by jealousy,
but th solicitor Tuesday announced
that hp believed the man had no rea
son for jealousy, and that he was
inclined to blame the shooting on
Price's* drunken condition at the
time.
I \o material witnesses have been
i arrested, and Solicitor Davis ex
pects no further developments in the
j case until Price goes on trail in su
perior court earlx next month.
?
Mrs. I?. E. Barcla\ and little son,
i Bobbie, Jr.. returned to Copperhill
last week after spending the holidays
with Mrs. Barclay's parents. Dr. and
Mrs. J. W. Thompson.