$100,000
CAPITAL BILL
HEARING SET
FOR FEB. 27TH
Hawkins Introduces Hill For Paying
Cherokee Jurors and For Support
County Home And Jail
OTHER XElfS OF LEGISL ATURE
AFFECTING II . X. C.
<*lnr?>ko?' St'vui, U.iNi^h Itun'iiu
RALEIGH. Feb. 21. ? Representa
tive John C. Herbert's bill to abolish
capital punishment in North Caro
lina in three of the four instances in
which it applies will be hear J be
fore the house committee Febiuarv
27. by special request.
At that time a large number of the
backers of this bill from all pails
of the state will be in Raleigh for
the regular meeting of tiie welfare
organization which they represent
and Representative Herbert has been
requested to hold the hearing at that
time.
This bill, or rather I lies* bills
since there are three, one for the
thiee crimes covered, murder, bur
glary and arson. No attempt is to
1m* made to repeal the death penally
in the case of rape but a vigorous
ficht is expected to be put on the
ether three crimes with the possibil- j
itv that one ai"! mayb* two of them >
will get throng?1!. It is a recognized I
fact that sentiment against capital
punishment has been growing in the
Male but whether or not it has reach
ed a stage where the bills can be
safelv put through is a question to
be answered iHiMl the matter conies
up on the floor of the house.
Representative Ernest Hawkins, of
rherokee eounty lias introducer] a
bill in tlie House to authorize l lie*
eonnty commissioners of h;s county
to levy a special ta\ not l ? exceed
fifteen cents on the hundred dollars.
The hill sets forth that an emer
gency exists in the county and em
powers Ifie commissioners to use the
? >oncy for the purpose of paving
jurors and state's witnesses, support
the home for the aped and infirm
;.nd maintain the county jail.
Representative George Brock, of
Graham county has introduced a hill
providing for the establishment and
maintenance of a count v home for
I he aged and infirm in Graham
county. Action on this measure is
expected to 1m* taken during the com
ing week.
In connection with this measure
Representative Nash from Richmond
?tmty remarked that it would he
cheaper to board the inmates at the
!,csi; hotel in the county than to
build and maintain a home for them.
He said the same would !>c true of
most of the counties in \orth Caro
lina.
An interested visitor to the halls
of the geneal assembly thi?* week
was Bob Phillips, prominent attor
ney of Robbinsville. Grahim coun
ty, and a former member of l lie Gen
eral Assembly from Graham. Cour
tesies of the floor were extended to
Mr. Phillips bv Speaker A. H.
"Sandy" Graham at the request of
Representative J. A. Porter, of Ma
can county.
Representative Porter has intro
duced a measure which would re
quire a vote of the people on all
bond issues before the bonds could
be sold by the countv commission
ers of IVfacon. A similar bill to this
has been introduced by Representa
tive H. R. Leavitt and Don C.
Young of Buncombe county and oth
or counties in the state are taking up
the idea. This is regarded here as
the evidence of the reaction tha* has
set in against extravagant and huge
expenditures for public improve
ments and is in line with the views
of Governor O. M?x Gardner who
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CORPORATION LOCATES HERE
regal, hotel
; UNDER NEW
| MANAGEMENT
j Chr.Mrr Secures Uase and Hi//
i ersonatfy lU^ Business
rile consumation ??f a business
transaction was c omplied last j
Week. wherein w. M. Chester I*..
ri?wrs proprietor of the Regal Hotel.
Mi. and Mrs. Chester came to Mur
phy everal months ago from Chat
tanoojsa. intending to I>e here onlv
' "r winter. They liked the town !
,*?? well and the- business that the\
j ? ured the lease eif and are now to j
[operate the hotel themselves.
Mr. and Mr*. Chester arc- hotel
j people of wide experience, having
j Iwen iM charge of the Lookout Moun
tain Hole!. Chattanoog. Itefore com- I
?" Miirpln . The hotel i*. .1 sum
r.ier resort, and closes down during I
; the winter season.
In taking o\er the operation of i
the Regal. Mr. Chester stated that
he had leased the hotel for a term of
j > ears.
"In making Muipliy m\ home. 1
want to join in and do m> hit for the
i little city and counts. he continued. I
| "I i mist have the good will of the
j ouhlic and the onl\ way to get this 1
j is hv fair and honest dealing.
**An\ wa\ I can serve the people.
T will gladly do so. I want m?
friends to come to the Regal and
f<el at home. My polic\ is not to
knock any business or competitor.
\e\Vr have, and when time comes
that I have to lower the standard
ami Income a knocker. 1 pull up ami
leave . I want the business of the
people of Murph) and can asure
'In in of th?* best accomodations anel
lest tile* market affords in the* wa\
? f fe?od properly piepared.
"I am very optimistic in the fu
ture of Murph v. the proposed new
industries that are* about t< ? come,
and the new highway i?? Chaiianoouu
and that portion of the country, will
be a grea inlet for tourist business
as the greater part e?f that South
wf*se"n travel will come h\ Murphy.
It cannot be estimated iu?t the value
this road will be te? this section.
"1 want the friendship of all the
people both local and those from
other parts. I have te> have their
friendship and business. I am de
pendant upon the public and it will
receive at all times the very best ac
comodations that I have to ofler.'
1 Mrs. Chester, in commenting on !
raking up her residence here said: j
' "At first I didn't think 1 would
!,;ke Miuphv. but after l>eing here,
1 for some time I have become attach*
i ed to the place and the people whom
I have met have been so very lovely
that I decided that Murphy would
l?* hard to beat. I am right here to
dei my l>est for our little city, too.
We nre prepared to take care of
\ our bridge luncheons, church ban
quets, and, in fact, anv gathering,
laige or small, and will appreciate
tin business e?f the people of Mur
ph) and this section."
Lowe Takes Charge
Arcade Pressing Club
Otis Lone, of Canton, widely
known pressing club man, has taken
charge of the Arcade Presisng Club,
located in the Adams Buildin at the
rear of the Cherokee Drug Company,
according to announcement this
week by the management.
Mr. Lowe has had a wide exper
ience in the pressing, dry cleaning
and repairing busines sin some of
the largest shops in this section, and
comes to Murphy highly recom
mended. The1 business of which he
v ill have charge is owned by Jerry
W. Davidson and Elbert Mallonee,
Andrew Wiley, who had charge of
1732-1929
REV. POWELL LEADS
STUDY OF MISSIONS
On Monday. Tuesday and Wednes
day evenings. Fehnjary II. 12. 13,
Iie\. Howard P. INiwt'll. pas!or. Mur
phy VI. h. (. I lurch. conducted a
School of M issions in observ ance of
the J anuary-February pc;iod of Mis
sionary Cultivation. At this time,
'* 1 he Methodist Evangel."* I ?\ Dr. O.
I- ( ?oddard. was studied and to
those attending this hook proved to
!>e one of the most interesting yet
studied. Dr. ( Middard has presented
in a most ii^piiiii" wax the Mis
sionary Policy nf (lie Methodist
Church "Evangelism.** The classes
were attended by the majority of the
Women s Missioiwr\ Society togeth
er with other members of the ehureh
and visitors, and to those who could
not attend the classes, this hook i*
recommended as a iielpiul stndv ? f
the secret ol the influence and prog
ress of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. South.
Women Of County
To Hold Meetings
Monday February 2 5. 2:30
o'clock .Marble W omens' Club meets
at the home of Mrs. Mae Farmer:
Dt monstration : "Smocking/'
Tuesday February 26. 1():(M>
o'clock: Kimsey Clul).
2:00 O'clock: Suit Club.
Wednesday February 27. 2:30
o'clock: Brasstown Womens' Club.
Thursday February 2J'?. 10:30
o'clock: Girls Club at Peachtree
school.
2:30 o'clock : Slow Creek Wo
mens' Club to be held at home of
Mrs. Pb : I Ferguson.
At each of these meetings a dem
onstration in the preparation of bis
cuits will be given. This lesson is
to be followed by a community bis
cuit contest in each of these commu
r.ies to be held in connection with
March meetings of the Clubs. At
each time small prizes are to lie of
fered to the girl or to the woman*
submitting the best biscuits.
Friday March IsL, 10:30 o'clock:
Martin's Creek Girls* Club: Contin
uation of sewing course.
2:30 o'clock: Martin's Creek Wo
n ens' Club: Biscuit demonstration
c< preliminary to the biscuit contest.
MRS. S \ K Mi PORTER F.I US.
the plant up until several weeks ago,
t\as tak?*n charge of the Hughes bus
iness next to the Regal Hotel.
FEDERATION
GETS POULTRY
BID IN W. N. C.
Smokv Mountain Mutual Exchange
4 wards Yearly Contract
Here W ednesday
The Farmer's Federation of Wes
tern North Carolina, with main of
fires at Asheville, was awarded the
yearly poultry contract for the com
ing year at a meeting of the Smoky
Mountain Mutual Exchange, a cor
poration composed of poultry rais
! crs. dealers and shippers, of Chero
kee. Clay. Jackson and Swain coun
ties.
The exchange association met her*1
\\ ednesday for the purpose of
! awarding contract on poultry for
I he coming year, and the Farmer's
I Federation hid was the hest of two
. presented. Tin* contract calls for
? two poultry cars to he operated on
the Murphy Branch of tin* Southern
i monthly, or oftener if the poultn
products of this section warrant it.
One car will be in Murphy for load
ing on Wednesday at intervals of
two weeks apart, leaving during the
day for loading at other towns in
the western section between Murphy
and Sylxa.
The prices governing the contract
are to he based on quoted prices of
! the New ^ ork market on W ednes
day week in advance of each sale
week, the prices paid for poulti<y
j here being o cents under the New
^ ork market. A sum in addition to
this of 1 \ cent per pound will lie
paid the poiiltry associations of the
se\eral counties comprising the
Smoky Mountain Mutual Exchange.
The contract places the Farmer's
| Federation under bond of SI 0,000.00
as a guarantee that checks on all
poultiv bought will l>e honored
w ithout delay which has coused mis
understanding and confusion in the
past.
Geo. E. Evans, promotion mana
1 ger of the Farmer's Federation, told
i the meeting of the extensive educa
tional work his organization was
doing in the promotion of the poul
| try industry, pointing to the Hatch
ery at Sylva as one of the steps be
ing undertaken in this immediate
al and extension work being carried
'' on at the present time by his organ
j ization included the development of
every branch of the agricultural pro
! gram.
Mr. Evans stated that the mini
; r?i?m amount of poultry needed by
the Farmers Federation at the pres
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HOSIERY MILL
FOR MURPHY
NOW ASSURED
I f'apers Ol Incorporation Applied
For untl Mnrhinerx Expected
To ? Irrivc Xex t // <?"/.
I In* \u Fashion Hosiery Mills.
I a S|(KUMKl.nO corporation compos
j ? -< I of oui>ide and local business
I men. i*? a im'\\ industry tor Murphy
thai i* now an assured fart, art'ord
i ninjr anonn'-emcnt ihis week by
I those promoting the mo\cment to sc
\ ? ?lire tin* plant.
? Papers of incorporation were ap
plied for the first of thi> week, and
? expected to l?e granted during
It be next ten days. The machinery
i- .?rlie(C.irled to arri\e in Murpbv
next neck and the work of install
I inv if begun without delay.
The new corporation will occupy
' the l ain knitting mill building. The
I stockholders of the building have
I taken I he amount of theii; holdings
in the building in slock in thi new
i corporation, which amounts to 830.
1000.00. \ working capital of 812.
J 00(1.00 has been subscribed bv local
people. C^. T. Whitloek. of Hender
sonville. has put in the machinery
| * alucd at S( .0.000.00. thus making
: the new corpoiation a concern capi
? tali' ?d at ?102.<M*0.n0 f ? begin with.
The oroposition on which local
people have l>een at work during the
J past week follows:
To the Citizens Regarding Hos
I Mill*?
I (?. r. Whit Sock offers I ho follow
ing proposition as regards the hosi
? er\ proposal. to-wit:
In acccpt a rertaiti building lo
j rated in the ritv for an agreed
amount of ihe ronnnon stink, of the
, hosierv mill corporation.
2. To install an equipment of
120 lull automatic hosiery knitting
marhinrs for t he* production at full
rupu?-ii\ of 2000 dozen pairs per
j week of ravup uusr f??r women, and
accent stock in the hosierv mill cor
poration for the sum of Si\t\ Thou
sand Dollars in the common stock
i of the incorporation under the fol
j lowing lei ins and conditions:
; I. That t lie citizens pledge to
subscribe and pay to the common or
| m o posed stock to an extent of $30,
000.00 in the hosierv mills corpora
? tion at par: (This amount was lat
er reduced.!
I 2. That not less than ten percent
| of the S30.000.00 stock shall be paid
in stock at once and other payments
! to he made as promotlv as posisble.
| Stock certificates of denominations
of $100.00 each shall l>e attached to
anv and all notes for stock in the
hosiery mill corporation, and being
released to such subscribers as pay
ments in full may be made, each
subscription to be secured by bank
able notes.
j G. T. Whit lock agrees, if neces
j sary to show his faith in the project,
i to place any and all of bis stock in
| escrow for a period of eight months
j to prove his abilitv to pav not less
i ban C>r' on the. entire stock for such
j period based on twelve months time,
land further agrees to get the entire
machinery in operation as fast as
sufficient help may be trained on
ilnits to do so. and further agrees
to within a period of twenty-four
months to have an equipment of 400
machines either in operation or
readv to operate.
The full production of first unit
of 126 machines will be about 2000
dozen per week or 100.000 dozen
per vear of fifty week?, minimum
profit of 30c per dozen, which will
mean about 40 rr net profit at the
above minimum. an?! < f tb*s amount
' p reasonable per cent will be paid
i as dividends.
That an equipment of four hun
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