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I MARTIN, PROMINENT CHEROKEE "OUNTY CITIZEN. DIES SUNDAY IN CHATTANOOGA AFTER OPERATION ^ lews OF DEATH IS ?shock to friends ? Had Gonr lo Trnnciicf City To (? H Attend Wedding of His i? ? Nephew *" I A ?*. Martin. 02 years old, prom ? a?d widely known business man Kf North 1 nr??lina and Georgia, died Kte Suwla; nrht at a Chattanooga. ?Tenne-svt ' -pital. following an op Hration f? appendicitis. ? The nc ? "f Mr. Martin's death Iran? a a ?- > eat shock to his many I ?friends and relatives here, as n was ? Ir.nt gene- ally known that he had un ?df^ont aeration. Saturday af ? temoon a telegram was received by ? friends th; h< had undergone an op H (ratinii earlier in the week and his Bc?ndition was critical. Late Sunday I nicht. a telephone message told of H his death. B Mr. and Mrs. Martin had pone to ? the Tcr ? ee city to attend the wed ? (jjnjr cc , n y of his nephew, Edwin ? Martin. They arrived at Chattanoo ? L- s in rhc Wedding was sched I uleil ft Wednesday. Monday, Mr. ? Mariin w - taken suddenly ill with ? appendicitis His condition was such ? that an immediate operation was ne I cessary. Following the operation* I complications set up, which resulted I in his death. I Mr. Martin was perhaps the best ? known and most influential man in Cherokee County. He was horn in tfcMinn county, Tennessee, and while still a young man, moved to North Carolina He received most of his education at the old Hayesville Male and Female College. He was a prominent leader in the political and business life of the coun ty IK served as hi?*i sheriff two I terms, was at one time a member of the county highway commission, and servul as chairman of the county ex ecutive committee of the Republican party. He also served as tax super visor of the county, and his expert knowledge of real estate values and his business ability and experience made him a counsellor sought after by nil alike. Mr. Martin had been in Cherokee County for more than forty years, thirty five of which had been closely associated with A. B. Dickey, now postmaster of Murphy, under the firm name of Dickey & Martin. The remains were brought to Mur phy Monday, and funeral services were held Tuesday mornintg at nine o'clock, at the Martin's Creek North ern Methodist church, conducted by his nephew, the Rev. LeRoy Martin, of Bristol, Va.-Tenn., assisted by Rev. C. F. Martin, a second cousin, and Uev. Somers of the Murphy cir cuit. Coulters, of Chattanooga, Ten nessee, were funeral directora in charge. The funeral procession was more than a mile long as nearly a hundred cms accompanied the body from Mur phy to the little white church which stands back from the highway in a beautiful cove on Martin's Creek, where the deceased, as a young man, sang and served and worshipped. The church was crowded to overflowing. Not half those attending could get inside, but crowded around the doors and windows in an effort to catch the words of commendation and consola tion which fell from the preacher's hps. interment was in the Martin's ('reek cemetery, located about a mile north of the church, on top of a spreading knoll. Mr. Martin was a Master Mason, member of Montgom ny Lodge No. 426, of Ranger. At the grave, the Masons of Ranger and ; Murphy lodges took charge and the : body was consigned to mother earth i with full Masonic rites. Surviving him is his wife, formerly , Miss Julia Mayfield, of 'Murphy. He was the last of his immediate fam- j ny, and his next closest kin surviving , bin; are his sister-in-law, Mrs. B. M. Martin, of Chattanooga, Tenn., and three nephews, the Rev. LeRoy Mar tin, of Bristol, Va.-Tenn., Warren Martin, of Syracuse, N. Y., and Edwin Martin of Chattanooga Tenn. The dishevelled stranger made his way into the police station. ''Are you the sergeant in charge?" "I am," replied the man in uni form, who was seated at a desk and . writing in a large ledger. "I'm lost," said the dishevelled man. ; "You are ? eh?" replied the ser geant. "WeH, if you can prove that anybody's missing you, we'll take up the case." Ayers, Injured In Wreck On Nantahala Mountain, Dies ' Porter Ayers, young man of the Rriartown section of Macon county, ?vho was carried to the Angel hospital in Franklin Sunday night, suffering f^m injuries received in an automo bile accident, died at 2:3ft o'clock ; Tuesday morning. According to news from Franklin. Mr. Aver? wa> in an unconscious con dition with a four-inch skull fracture, and ;> skull decompression on the 'icht side of his head, when br? uirht ! to the hospital there. The accident occurred on Highway No. 10. near Nantahala Station Sunday afternoon. He died without regaining con < ious ness. Mr. Ayers was riding with John and Manuel May. brothers, also of Rriartown. John May was the .iitver ??f the fatal car, which suddenly !? ft the highway and overturned. A< cording t<? first-hand reports, i: seems the boys were attempting t?> pass another car on a sharp curve, and ran too close to the edge of the ? or-,1. the car suddenly plunging down and embankment, turning over sever al times. The boys were picked up \v passing motorists and rushed to Andrews for first aid. Funeral services was held Wedne. day at Flats, in Macon county. B.YP.U. TO MEET AT HAYF.SVILLE ON JUNE 29TH The Western North Carolina It. Y. P. l\ Association will hold its annual) meeting this year with the Hayesville I Bapt'st Church. Hayesville, N." on the last Sunday in this month, which is the 20th. The Associat'onal pres j ident, David T. Mash burn states that i he has never planned a program that will he as interesting and helpful as ! the one which will be held in Hayes ! villc this year. He has secured Miss Winnie Rickett, State Junior-Inter ; mediate B. V. I*. U. secretary to speak 1 and lead the Senior Conference. Rev. C. P. Conley, pastor of the Notla-I.it I tie Brasstown churches will preach I the opening sermon. A special quar j tet has been secured to sing during | the lunch hour. Lunch will be served I on the ground in the good old fasli j ioncd way, furnished by the good peo ple of the Hayesville church. In tin* (afternoon Conferences will be hekl i for the pastors, deacons. Senior B. Y. | P. U., Intermediate B. Y. P. U.. and Junior B. Y. P. U.'s. Also several five J minute talks by different B. Y. P. L*. workers of the Association. The full j program is given below. Read and j see for yourself what has been plan ' ned for this meeting. Every church |is invited. Delegations unlimited: * * * "Because We Love Him" 1 Western N. C. B. Y. P. U. Association Program Morning Session 10:30 ? Sing His Praises. 10:45 ? President in charge. 1 1 :00 ? Morning worship. Open ing sermon will be delivered by the i Rev. Mr. C. F. Conley. pastor Little I Brasstown and Notla churches. 1 2 :00 ? Benediction. Dinner Dinner will be served on the ground by the good people of the Hayesville ] Baptist church. During this period a special quartet will sing. Yes, sing- j ing while you eat. Afternoon Session 1:30 ? Sing His Praises. 1 :40 ? Devotional ? Miss Norma Lee Hogan. 1 :50 ? Committees appointed. l:-,5 ? The Deacon and B. Y. P. U.? Dr. N. D. Wells. 2:05 ? "The Mother and B. Y. P. LV ? Mrs. H. M. Whitaker. 2:05 ? Conferences: Pastor's Conference, Rev. R. W. Prevost in charge. Senior Conference, Miss Winnie Rickett in charge. Junior - Intermediate Conference, David T. Mashburn in charge. Five Minute Talks In Conferences ^ "Pastor. Success or Failure" ? Rev. W. F. Sinclair. "The Senior an Example, Paul Reese. ? ? i r .?> "The Junior Being Helpful ? Narvel Tatham. . "The Intermediate Pressing For ward," ? Burke Grey, Jr. 3:00 ? President in charge. (Continued on pa*e 8) CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR JUDGE THOMAS L. JOHNSON, of L-umberton, who i* t!ii> week presiding: over the June term of Cherokee Superior Court. It is generally understood! that Judge Johnson will be a candidate for the nomination for Governor in 11132. JUDGE T. L. JOHNSON, CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR, MAKES GOOD IMPRESSION PRESIDING HERE I WAS PRESIDENT OF STATE SENATE DURING YEAR 1929 Is Native of Western North Carolina And Ha? Mr'Ii* Enviable Record !n Public Service ?Judge Thoiras L. Johnson, former-'' 1 Iv of Buncombe County, hut now of i Lumberton, and generally looked up- ! ; on as a candidate for the nomination ; i of Governor in 1932, presiding ov |(.r the special civil June term of Cher- j i okee County Superior Court at Mur hy this week. Mrs. Johnson is with , the Judjic, and they are stopping at I the Renal Hotel while here. This is the first time Judge John- i I son has presided over the Superior j I Court in Cherokee .-ince his appoint ! ment to the bench by Governor Gard- j ner in March, 1929, but he has made i a most favorable impression on law- ' ! vers, litigants and spectators. Judge Johnson has a record of pub- i lie service that well qualifies him for j Governor of the great state of North ' Carolina. He is a Western North I Carolina man. born in Leicester, Hun combe county. He moved to Lum berton. Robeson county 23 years ago. and since that time has been active in behalf of the Democratic party throughout the state. He was chairman of the Hoard of Education of Robeson county for 15 years, and resigned this position to accept the nomination to the State Senate from his -district in 1025. He was author of the State Banking Act, enacted in 1925. In 1928 he was again elected to the Senate, and was unanimously chosen as president of that body, which car ried with it the position of Democrat ic floor leader. He was author of the State-wide Australian ballot law enacted in 1929, and used for the first time in the primary of June 7th, 1930. He was appointed to the Superior Court Bench by Governor Gardner on March 3, 1929, where he has since been serving. He is also a member of the General Board of the Baptist State Convention, and for the past 21 years has been teacher of Bible j Class of the First Baptist church, the largest B'ible class in Lumberton. Judge Johnson will be a most for midable candidate ? t clean-looking, learned of law, a high-toned gentle- ! man, a friend of the people, humane RETURNS SATURDAY I I Rev. Howard P. Powell, pastor of ! '.lie Alurphy Methodist Church, who is! expected to return Saturday from a trip of three months through the . Holy Land. He will fill his pulpit Sunday morning, ami the Metho-; dists are planning to give him a rousing welcome home James ? I've always had great luck j in love affairs. J Lucille ? Why, what do you mean? j Aren't you unmarried? James ? Yes. that's just where the' luck comes in. in his sentences, firm in his rulings;! and yet a most likeable man who knows how to "mix," ami yet not to the point where the proverbial 4<fa maliarity breeds contempt." The impression he has made here is an usually strong one. He attends strictly to the judicial business of the Court, and is not campaigning; and yet the many friends he has made on 'his, his first trip to Cherokee, will undoubtedly stand him in good stead in 1932. DEMOCRATS TO CONVENE HERE ON JUNE 28TH PRECINCT CONVENTIONS TO BE HELD SATURDAY TO SELECT DELEGATES AND GIVE INSTRUCTIONS 1 ?. i<i i ratio County Convention will lu- held at Murphy on Saturday, lune 2Kth. acceding to a call la.-t wee!; from C. II Hill, cha rman of the county executive committee. The object of the convention will * e to select twelve delegates and wclve alternates to the State Con v< '-.t'ori. which meets ir. V-:.' 'r'\. on July :u<i. The county nrecinct conventions will he held Saturday, .Tune 21st, to ele t precinct executive committees and send delegates to the county con vef.lion. 1 he cail of Mr. Hill follows: "At 2 r. M., Juno the 21st. 1!?80. the Penxx rats of each voting pre cinct will meet at polling plan* and "led a precinct cou-mitte of five. This precinct committee shall elect one of its members chairman. These everal Mvcinct chairmen shall con titute the county executive commit - i ee ami tiii- executive committee at 1. he first convention in election year shall elect a cmnty chairman. You will also .vend one delegate 1 ' each 100 vote i r fraction thereof to the county convention to he hell in Mur hy at 2 i M.. Saturday, .lune 2Kth. I he cdun'.j c onvention shall elect 12 ! delegate.- and 12 alternates to the I .-tate convention, to i-c held in Ual | cigh. July .'?rd, liKl'*. BRYSON CALLS SECOND VOTE FOR SOLICITOR I The twentieth judicial district faces 1 a second primary on July 5th, as a re sult of the decision of T. L). Bryson. I Jr., of Bryson City, announced late | i lie:- day, to call a s?* ">nd vote in the i race for the Deniociitiic nom'natic.' I t'nr solicitor. The vote will be between John M. 1 Queen, of Waynesville, who led the i t ive-co*nered race on June and Mr. Kryson. The district comprises Cherokee, 1 < lay. Graham, Macon, Jackson. Swain and Haywood counties. Andrews Has Tom Thumb Golf Course The golf fans of Andrews are elat ed over Andrews' new recitation cen ter, a genuine Tom Thumb golf course, which is nearing completion on the lot next to the residence of Mr. Z. L. Whitaker and just across the street from The Motor Inn. The engineering and supervision of con struction has been under the manage ment. of Mr. George R. Porter, who lias been with the Tom Thumb Golf Course Co., Inc., since its infancy. Mr. Porter assures the press ihat this course will be equal t<> any within our state, since neither time nor funds have been spared to make it attrac tive and interesting. The management, Mr. Lee Wat kins and G. B. lloblitzell, of An drews, state that a formal opening will be had the early part of the com ing week. The course will be lighted with thirty-five two-hundred candle power lights, which will enable the fans to play at night as well as day. It is expccted that many tournaments and matches will be held. The course has all the hazards that a large course has, including tunnel shots, water hazards, twenty degree curves, sand traps and log traps. La dies will be admitted free on the jpening night. Thirty Gallon Still Captured Monday In John Cantrell Home In the early hours Monday morn ing, .1. M. Bryson and J. A. Cearley, made a raid on the home of John Cantrell, on Underwood Creek, above the Ice plant, about two miles west of Andrews, and captured a trirty ..callon stilL With the still they captured six gallons of whiskey and one hundred twenty gallons of beer. The beer and whiskey were ready for use. The still was concealed between the walls of the house and had been used on the cook stove wlven making whis key. Whcr. the officers entered the house they found only the woman of the house and one small boy. The man who was making the whiskey had disappeared.
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