ROY M'ABEE, COPPERHILL HIGH
SCHOOL STUDENT, DROWNS MAY 15
funeral held
SUNDAY A. M. IN
THIS COUNTY'
u aS NKPHEW OF MR. AND MRS
Vl'NYON SMITH. OF
MURPHY
The ? ?"iy of Roy McAbee. 17-year;
rid* ro^V" r hill High School student,
who ,i drowned last Thursday in
!m. o ? River, was brought t<> i
Mur Friday and lai<l to rest j
ihc' Hampton cemetery Sunday
morriir Rev. .1. L. Steele, pastor!
f t - Murphy Baptist Church, con- 1
,j:;, ? ? the services from Hampton
< ; < 1 10 o'clock in the morningr. j
y. McAbee was a nephew of >
31 r. Mrs. J. B. (Bunyon) Smith.;
, ? Mr.-, iiy. and his people were for-'
vifj n i'-rits of this county.
The 'Mowing story of the deplor- j
able ident. is taken from last I
week' i -?tic of the Co'-^erhill News.
R McAhee. ape 17. member of
the tr. vhmen class of the Copperhill
Hitrii >? -1m>oI lost his life Thursday
mor. .-j al<out 10:20 o'clock when'
he jun.rod from a smiill boat into tin*
0co< < iver, near the I>. & N. sta- j
tion.
Mv \'"(r was in the attempt of
rov.-i* the river, going from the |
r.crtl; - de t<? the south side, when ?
hi- i t v.e frightened and left the \
noat. 1 1 ?? swam a short distance be
fore ?. 1 u down.
A runch of hoys nearby saw him !
jump to the water and notified
"Salty" Mavis and W. L. Jones, who
were lose by. Mr. Jones tried to
the l?t,\ out but the water was too!
dec) uid swift, so he had to abandon
the attempt. Davis, we understand.)
>a\\ tin boy and dived for him, but]
na.- hie to pet hold of his body.
Becomes Frightened
V. n? -ses to the drowning said that!
McAi < ;? hecame frightened when the
heat vtrrted down stream and
jumped. The boat never was upset.
Tin1 alarm was spread that a boy
was : . u rn d and in a few minutes the
'a: " .iie rive, were cMvei .d with |
people. The father of the boy, B. B. |
MeAl.ee, lpon securing: a rope swam I
the river n order to stretch the rope
allow boys who, by this time,
har! ?ur? (1 bathing suits, to go into'
the water tnd hunt for the body. The j
eurrent \vn; so swift that the rope was
broke Frank Middleton swam back
with the broken end and it was doub
led. Ahotr ten boys jumped into the
cohl water and begran searching for
the bo<:y.
Body Found
I ? McGee. Winfred Arthur, and
-?"> Eppei on discovered the body
r.hcut 11:15 and dragrg-ed it to the
bank.
1 - its vere made by Dr. C. W.
St i au - - at 1 the Tennessee Copper
Cuc.i.any estoration crew to revive
the i ut. failed. He was taken
] * enter & Abemathy's funeral
noi:;. ;,aci prepared for burial.
li-<- body was taken to Murphy, N.
' ? e.-.rly today, where interment took
plaec .
1 vii.g Roy are, his father andj
two sisters, Ethel Lee; and]
: rot hers, Everett, John and,
n.
COOKE PLAYERS
IN MURPHY ALL
NEXT WEEK
I .-. Cooke Players will he in Mur
:'r0 all next week. And with the
com, of the Cooke Players, all Mur
r.'.y - I l?e feathering in the bip: tent
eve-y :iitrht.
A*?;: it' past appearances can be tak
yn as an indication, all nitfht meet
ln?r-. public and private, will be cut
s' *. pushed up, or postponed until
a? r. , ? *j|ne> por everybody will
:<? see tihat crazy red-headed
{?h' k ' ?rn Hicksville, portrayed by
' in. Brasfield, who is with Mr.
t ooiic ;ieain this year.
Mr. Cooke was here this week and
sta;c<i that he had an even better
H' -' am this year than last. Fol
are names of the plays to be
i ring the week: "The Awak
of -John Slater." **Th<' Push,'"
. 1 ae Hoodlum," "Playthings.** "With
ln,y?e "Toby's Sweetheart."
ihe company this year is composed
twelve neople, as follows: Mr.
-awrence Bra^field, Miss Neva Fish
fri ;Y,r- Harry J. Pamplin, Miss Ma
Rhodes, Mr. Jack Irvin, Mr. Frank
' ?a?on, Miss Doris Condon, Mr. Rod
"ev Brasfield, Mr. Wm. Clarkson, Mr.
'?anlc Reynolds, Mrs. Mabel Cooke,
and Harry Cooke.
Candler, attorney, of
Pi .ens, Tenn., accompanied by Judge
",air' Attorney General Witt. Attor
neys Watkins and Wheeler, of Tenn
essee, who are holding state court at
W. N. C. Counties Plan
Establishment Of A
District Hospital-Home
I
Italeigh. May 19.- Steps an- b. ?ing !
ta're i in Western North ? arolina. i
which may result in the establishment !
of the fi?st district hospital-home in
the state according to R. Eugene j
Brown, director of institution^ for)
the state board of charities and put
j lie welfare, who has just returned
from a trip to that section.
The county commissioners of ("lay.
! Cherokee, and (Ira ham counties are i
j considering consolidating their coun
ty homes as a measure of economy,
i Mr. Brown reports. A small geneial'
hosrital under the same management
would provide adequate hospital fa- j
:litie- for the indigent sick, he points ;
out. Macon and Swain counties may ?
join the project.
Facilities Needed
Graham county has no county i
i home, but has found that facilities j
are needed to care for a few aged i
citizens. Instead of building or buy
ing a county home for these few 1
aired men and women, the commis
sioners are anxious to combine with
other counties in a joint institution.
Thev feel that better care for a
smaller outlay can be secured. Clay j
and Cherokee both have county
homes, but find it expensive to oper
ate them for the small number of 1
inmates, in addition to the large
amounts they have invested in coun
ty home properties. Mr. Brown re- |
ports. With better supervision <>f
cases, the number of poor sent to the
j yublic institutions in the future is ,
1 expected to be reduced.
i The General Assembly of 1023 en
acted a law by which co? nties are
permitted to combine in building and
1 operating district hospital- Mines. but ,
up to this time no group f counties
has taken the step.
Mr. Brown, while away, presented
the combination plan to commission
ers of Mitchell. A very, ind Yancey
counties, and expresses the hope that
other counties will also take tbe plan I
under consideration.
OLD COUNTY
JAIL BUILDING
BEING RAZED
The old jail building i- being torn
down this week. A. B. Martin has
the contract, and some of the bricks'
from the building will he used in un
I dor-pinning the county home, it i-<
I understood.
This old land mark has stoo<l for
more than forty years. The building
used for a ji.il before the erection of
[ this old one stood on tihe lot where
now stands the large tin building <?f
the Oakland-Pont'ae motor company.
An effort was made by the county
to obtain more ground at this spot,
but failing to do so an acre of ground
was purchased from A. H. Sudderth. I
sr.mc being where the court house and ?
jail now stands.
In digging back into the old rec
| or.ls. the>?e interesting bits of news
was unearthed:
A committee' composed of .1. 11.
Hennesa. chairman, and .1. S. Mor
on ey reported to the county coni
| missioneis on August 7. I^ns. the j
i purchase of one acre from A. II. Sud
j derth, for $2250.00, t be paid in j
bonds running for thirty years, as
the cheapest and most eligible prop- ,
erty for the site of the jail, on the I
market. The Commissioners were
G. G. Whitcomb. chairman; A. H. I
Sudderth, and A. S. Hill.
Also at this same meeting, a eon- j
tract for the ereetion ? f the jail, to :
co>t -Sl?, 000.00, was let ' > the Pauly
Jail Company. of St. I.ouis. The cm
it act spccifb .i that ii' the eommis
sioners decided to use any of the
*br:ck in the c>:.! jail, 11 contractor
would purchase same at $"?.00 per
thousand, after inspection by the
commissioner-. The agreement was
made and by and betw?-?-n :h?- c ? 'v.- J
missioners and Will 1.. I.andruni. by
John A. Sc.itt. Agent. Ti.e o:.! jaii
was orde red advertise;! . : ?! sold.
A ! the meeting Sept. 18KS. b< ?.
for the Paulv Jail Com; any was ten
dered and aci ?-pted.
At a meeting on*Xov. !SV the
ch.-.irman of the commissioners was
instructed t make a deed of the old
jail lot to P. f>. Meroney for ?1.000.
00.
November 27. 1R8K, G. G. t
Ducktown, Ten:)., drove lo Murphy
Wednesday evening, taking supper at
the Iiegal hotel, returning to Duck
town that night. It was Judge Blair's
first visit to Murphy and nil v *?.?,. de
lighted with our town and t*.e sur
rounding country. Col. Candler, who
is the present state .Senator from his
district, is a brother of G. W. Candler.
FAIN NAMED
LIONS HEAD
FOURTH TIME
ROv STEELE ELECTED SECRE
TARY AND PETE HYDE.
TREASURER
W. M. Fain was elected President
of the Murphy Lions Club Tuesday
night for the fourth consecutive year, j
The balloting for president was by se-j
cret ballot, and the motion to elect '
this way carried the qualification that
the two highest nominees should be i
voted on for the presidency. When
the ballots were counted. Fain re
ceived every one of the 14 votes hut
one. and this member made a mo- ,
ti <n. wh?< h carried, that the election j
he unanimous.
The othei officers elected are as ?
follows: K. i*. Hawkins, Vice-Presi
dent; Rev. .?. LeRoy Steele, Secre
tary; \V. \V. Hyde. Treasurer, re-elec
ted; Tail Twister. Dr. E. E. Adams,
Lion Tamer. Sid Pendley. I>. With
erspoon and George Ellis, were re
elected as directors and R. W. CI ray ?
was elected as a new director. Oth
er diiectors are the officers of the
club.
The club voted to send a delegate
to -he State Lions Convention at
Kinston. V June 9th and 10th,
and that the club pay $25.00 toward
his expenses. President Fain was
n;.med ;i- the delegate. The Club al- j
so voted to -support. Bryson City in
an effort to It ring the Convention to,
that town next year.
A sum of $10.00 was also voted to |
the Murphy Graded School to be j
used as prizes in the high school dee- 1
lamation and recitation contests.l
This has been the custom of the club
for the past several year-.
icmmittce composed of l?. \V.
Si I e. Dr. K. K. Adams, and Rev. .1. I. |
Steele was appointed to prepare the
rep. i t for the convention at Kinston
covering the past year's activities of
the C|uh. The Murphy Lions are out!
for the state prize this year on ac- ?
tivities. Last year this club tied I
with Durham for this piize, but the
nidges awarded Durham the prize, on j
the fact that Durham was entertain- 1
the Convention.
The Murphy club has been one of j
the most active clubs in the state for
even,! years, ami has been favorably
pointed to with pride by Lion offi
cials ..13 over the United States.
The local club was one of sixty
from the entire United States selec
ted by the Lions International to be!
icpusented on a moving picture reel I
made recently, and which has been |
;.nd is being shown all over the coun-j
ti\. Members of the dub feel hiuh
!.v enthusiastic over the prospects for
taking the state prize this year.
Wfll Hold Clinic
Wednesday, May 28.
Wednesday, May Dr. D. C.
Morrow. County Health Officer,
through the cooperation of the Mur
phy P.-T. A., will conduct a pre
ach "1 clinic for the examination of
chihiivi who will enter the Murphy
school in 19o0, for the first time.
We are very tnxious to have n
record of a physical examination for
all children who are six years of age.
*4The clinic will be held in Dr.
Morrow's office hi the Court House,
he tween the hou? s of 0 A. M.. and -1
1 . M.." stated .Miss Estelle Mauney.
supervisor of Count v Schools.
DICKEY RESIGNS
COUNCIL SEAT
Fred Dickey, member of the Board
of Town Commissioners recently elec
resigned hi.- -tat last week and
Grant I). Ledf t.i was elected to fill
the vacancy.
Mr. Dickey -tat d that he resigned
? ca.i se he felt his nte rests required
it. He stated that he* was not a pol
'? an. and saw that he could not
k?-i " his friends ::nri his council job
a t the same time.
Mr. Led ford = s ,vil! known, having
? een :n the hardware business in
Murphy for several years. He is also i
an -\nert >beet metal worker, and
has served as a Town Commissioner
before.
<.<mb, . 1 . H. Hennesa and John S. I
Merr.ney were appointed a committee j
to i spect material and construction
of the new* jail, and to receive and
accept said jail when completed. This
order was revoked at meeting of
December 4, 1888, and J. H. Henne-1
-a. J. D. Rector and .1. E. Fai.. vcre]
appointed to supervise and Insp-. c* '
the work.
Mr. Rector is ti.. living in Murphy '
and the only surviving member of j
this committee. It might also be oi
Annual Cherokee Co.
Singing Convention
At Marble June 8th
The annual meeting of the Chero
kee County Singing Convention will
?* helil at Marble Springs church or.
June Rth.
Music classes and sinners from all
over the county will be in attendance
t? compete for the banner which is
awarded every year to the class mak
ing- the best music.
The occasion has always drawn
i;t' 1 ?'< wds. and n exception is <?\
pected this year. Everybody is cor
dially invited to < me out and hear
some good singing. and all the sing
ers and singing classes are urged to
come prepared to compete for the
banner.
All singers and -inging classes of
adjoining counties are invited to at
tend and take part, although they will
not be privileged to compete for the
banner.
Krnest Trantham. Secretary.
34,000 TROUT
PUT IN STREAMS
OF THE COUNTY
HEADWATERS OF THE COUNTY
CRCEKS TO BE PROTECTED
FOR TWO YEARS
Brook trout fingerlings to the I
amount of .'*4,000 were placed in the j
streams of Cherokee county last week I
by County Agent U. \V. Gray in c?- ]
peration with citizens of the differ
e t communities along the creeks re
leiving them.
The fish wen- r. laced in the head- |
v atei- . f the following streams: I
Hiasstovvn ( reek. Owl Creek and
tributaries Copper <-ieek and triiui- ?
?' es. and Turkey IN n Creek. They i
were secured from the hatcherv at I
Hulsam.
l ater in the year, during August j
or September, it is planned to stock
? Ue rime streams lower down with
< :.lifornia trout. Applications have
also 1 pen made for a supply of Bass
fingerlings to stock private lakes
nd larger streams of the county. If
je-sible. it is also planned to stock
Hiawassee River with bass.
The streams receiving" these fish
will be protected for two years, and I
Mi. Gray stated that citizens living!
? long the >t reams named had pledged
themselves to see that, they were pro- j
tccted. The state Game and Fish I
Commissioner is the only board hav
ing authority to close the streams,
against fishing, and if the streams arc
j propel ly pr otected it is pointed out j
that this will not likely be done.
From time to time the waters of
; the county have been dynamited and
1 fish killed wholesale. This practice
j is in violation of the law. and num
I bei> of citizens have been protest
ing against this practice lately. Coun
j ty Fish and Game Warder. 1>. M.
I Hirchfield has personally offered ::
i reward for evidence leading to the
| conviction of any person or persons
.dynamiting the waters of the county.
"This practice of dynamiting the
? 'reams of the county is the worst
and most destructive practice of fish
( rmen," Mr. Hirchfield stated, "and
we want t<? break it up. That is why
we personally offer a reward for ev
; idence leading to the conviction of
j anvoiie dy namiting the streams."
It is also a violation of the law t??
dumr -aw dust and other refuse which
| kill fi>>. into the streams.
Last year about seven thousand
I ? rout were placed in :he streams of
the county, and Mr. Gray stated
that the\ were now five to seven in
ehes long.
REV. FORD TO
DO PREACHING
BAPTIST MEET
I
FIFTEEN DAY SERVICES TO BE- I
GIN JUNE 1ST.? PAS|rOR
WILL LEAD SINGING
Rt'V. W. li. Ford. rnier pastor of 1
Andrews. '' lit now attending Wake J
Forest College, will fin the preaching I
in the revival servi < ? - which begin |
at the Baptist church or. Sunday, June ?
i j-t. The past*-:*, iiev. ?>. LeRoy J
Steele, will lead 'he singing.
Rev. Ford has preached at Mr.:- J
phy several times and is well-known
in this section as a ?speaker of un
usual ability, and Cor his fearles- ex
pounding of the gospel.
In a recent issue <>!" The Pastor's
Assistant, official bulletin of the First
Bantist Church, Murphv, appears the
following:
W. H. Ford To Preach In Revival.
We are happy to announce that
we have been a bit* :? secure the
? to mention the fact that the
./aii ? -rnpany er< '.ted the pres
modern jail building .f the coun
ty.
MAUNEY BROS.
BUY CHEROKEE
DRUG STOCK
NEW DRUG COMPANY WILL
OPEN TO PUBLIC SATUR
DAY- WALTER MAUNEY
TO BE IN CHARGE
The stock of ibe Cherokee I) rug
Compary. bankrupt, was purchased
:ast. V'j i k by Walter and George Man
ner. the building rented, and a new
drug ?tore known as The M; uney
' "?"?'any will open to the pub
i Saturday. according to announce
, J?y th?- purchasers.
Wp!*' r Ma unev will be in charge,
A'.th Robe?t Mv^oml.s assisting him.
I' ?? -t irk has been tearranged. new
"??'?k purchased. and the place given
a th- r ouirh cleaning.
The fountain is one of the most
up toriate founts in this section, be
iinr a Frigidaire electrically corded
outfit. It also ha> a water heating
service. and all glasses and spoons
will lu? thoroughly sterilized with
boilinir water each time used.
The Matimv It-others are native
'??is of Cherokee Co.mty. having been
borr and reared in she Peachiree
se tion. being sons of Mr. and Mr.-.
M. 1 . Mauney.
(?e ii-ui Mauney hn*- been connect ?i
it i the W of ford r?'i i ell ( i*ni|<an\.
wholesale dry good.* am! pro.in o mer
chant.*. for the .out yo.tr* in tile
capacity ot boo-. keeper He will con
tinue i that capacity, being connec
ted with his brother in a financial
ca- .-eity.
Walter Mauney i< w< ]| and favora
bly known throughout this entire sec
tion. He received his education in
tlic public st book of the county am!
at. ? n<.Y?| high m Iioo! .it State ville.
He received his Ph. degree from
the I'uiversity < f North Carolina.
F* or the past eight years he has ooen
vith !?? I!, s. Parker at Murphy, and
alse was connected with a drug stor -
in AsheviHe for about six months.
In making the announcement. Wal
ter Mauney made the follow ing state
ment :
1 wish t o announce that I have
purchased the Cherokee Drug Com
pany's stock, and a,fter having had
time to thoroughly restock with new
mcdicines, and to purchase as many
sundry items as I am able to pay for.
I will open my door, in the Adams
I'ldg.. for service to the public Sat
urday morning. May 24th.
I also want to say to the general
public- that it affected me deeply to
have to leave Dr. Parker, for he' has
been my friend in every respect, but
the opportunity came where I could
purchase good stock and fixtures at a
reduced price. And the time comes
in every man's lite when he has to
think and fight out for himself his
own career, and I came to the con
cision thai this is mv home, my
P?- ?r!e. my friends, and f have defi
; itel.v decided to begin my life's work
by myself and right with my own
people.
N' xt. I want to say that I have no
!-artner? hip m any way, no financial
aid. except from my brother.
I e public will be served prompt
ly courteously and efficiently."
Decoration At Shady
Grove On May 30th
The annual Decoration for Shady
the cIui,vh
.nth, l>i.pn;:mg at ;i o'clock.
Mhiit- to announce:, lent this week
1.. and C. A. West, of
whe < omniittee.
The program will he composed of a
V service and welcome address bv
? I. I. U Marines*. of Mineral ISluft.
<.a followed l.v short talks from
hn^ citizens of the community and
irom any visitors.
The decoration of the craves will
,at ton o'cloc :. and the eon
;re;:atn;n will then retire to the
?' i' tor the "ecoratioi: sermon hy
pastor. Rev. F. C. West.
T:ie services will he concluded a;
noon.
;:vice? f Bn-thcr W. H. For ], for
. . j.;;stor at Andrews, to preach for
\i< i <-ur series ?. revival services
. line 1st to 15th. We are sure thjit.
this .v ll be good news to all who
know Brother Ford. It has been your
pastor's privilege to have hin. in sev
er: I meetings in the past and we have
- een r.ov; the Lord has m\::htily used
'rim in the winning cf the people to
Christ. Let us bear in mind however,
that, the success of our meeting will
not be dependent upon the p.eacher's
ability, but v n the willingness of the
church for God to use the preacher.
Please keep the meeting on your
mind and in your heart and remem
ber it in your prayers from day to
'Jay. How we do need a revival; May
his be our aim. "The biggest thing:
| we have ever done for God."