North Carolina Newspapers

The Leading Weekly Neuspa/^r in Vestrm North Carolina, Covering a l.arz* and Potentially Rich Territory in This State Vol. XLfll.? No. 8. Murphey, N. C., Friday, October 2, 1931 $1.50 YEAR -5c COPY CHEROKEE FAIR OPENED WED. EXHIBITS FINE Snore And Better Exhibits Thi* Year Carries Out Motto Of "1 he Association F:?vured with clear, cool, ideal , the Cherokee County Fair L'( ? to an auspicious start here \\ .-day morning, and the gates sw open t0 what officials believe will fhe biggest event in the his t try < f the association, and if quan ta- and quality of exhibits mean anything, it far surpasses anything vet shown 111 the big building down be- id'; the river. So plentiful arc the exhibits, the official# were holerin<g "calf rope'* "before the noon hour closed the en tries W cdnesday. The fair is crowd ed >o that- many exhibits had to be turned away because of a lack of room or space for showing or dis playing the stuff. All indications point to the fair thi- ear being the best in history, Which is the eighth annual event, and carries out the mottor of the as s . ration of '* Bigger and Better." The midway attractions are furn ished this year by the Dixie Model Shows, a unit of the B. & B. Shows, wrich played the fair here two years A special feature of the day Fri day will be field day or athletic events participated in by the various schools of Cherokee, Clay and Gra ham counties. Mrs. Dickey Entertains On.- of the pretties occasions of ; rly autumn season was a birth dinner given by Mrs. Nettie K ' to her daughter. Mrs. IQdith ' ? . of Ashe v ile. . nd h.?r gmnd - 1 . ; ? Mrs. Edith Dobbs, of Mur . > lite;: ion being the <!o i !??? ? if Mrs. Dickey's visitors. h;ige hirtlidav cake, wlich ad< r- ,i the a-UT ?'f the table, had ; ' ...ad* . A '? 5 ?' ? lav ? i" ' ham? and the many goodies V/ i" .., i?ber.pVak iW v ' ' "? J.: .? v. a .- la'.! j'or twtv ? , :r ??? diate relative.- were all ; e - i.l eve.A o:. pronmit -t it f the loveliest of t:ie hoi. ;e eti . ..i: mcnts. ..r O^'Jer Council (Jrganized in Murphey in a very inter< s. nu and vycll ' 1 1 Itui meeting in tit ? Ma-onie Hall !;i v Friday night, Junior Oiv.o I . ? .1 American Mechanics had ?' s i'ii---: meeting: prepaiutory t<> a later ii c. ting at which time the council will be initiated into the V. 1*. L. A name was selected that recalls ti.e history of this section. The ?? - ? ir will be known the Archibald Murphey Council. The following m?n were nomina te! a.s officers and are to be installed ?'?t lie next regular meeting', at v. hich time the State Vice Couneil ? il??r and District Deputy of the J. <>. U. A. M. will be present, a- well :i a large delegation from Hayjs ville, Andrews, Robbinsville, and Sylva Councils. B. E. Warner. Junior Past Coun cilor; Ralph Moody, Councilor; Frank 1'. Dickey; Vice * Comu iior; T. W. Axley, Recording Secreatry; W. G. C rawford, Assistant Recording Sec retary; F. A. Fain, Financial Sec etary; R. II. (Bob) King, Treasurer. '? G. Hampion. Cond'-.etor; Ii'. li. Carroll, Warden; II. S. Bowles, Out side Sentinel; II. C. Rogers, Inside j Sentinel; W. A. Cooke, Chaplain; V. I. Butt, A. G. Smith, and D. H. i hambers. Trustees. I- T. McColl, organizer, expects ; to have about seventy-five ready to be obligated on the night of insti tution. 1 Services at Episcopal Church Next Week A series of services will begin at the Episcopal Church next Monday j night, October 5th, and continue ev ery night through Friday night, Oc- j tober 9th, accordirfe to announce ment made this week by members of ' the congregation. The Rev. N. C. Duncan, pastor of , the Franklin Episcopal Church, will do the preaching. These services are open to tre pub lic and everybody i cordially invited to ^me out and hear the gospel mes *. vhich will be brought by Mr. Du: Our iulvicrib?rs w.il finu I that v. aie t. c r:?jt for produce. What have yju? See ns Sidna Allen, Member Famous Clan, Displays His Work At The Fair Nineteen years ago. the barking of ? 8 -gun? shattered the judicial q-.iiet i of the little country cuuit house at' ilillsville, Va., and the v 11 of injut" ed and dying men filled the air. When tVu- smoke cleared away, four men lay dying and two other persons i were fatally wounded by bullets. And tiie prisoners d? i-'k, where but a motv ment ago. Flo\d Allen, a member of the famous Allen Clan of Virginia, 1 had heard pronounced upon him a ! sentence of one year in jail for free ing prisoners, was empty. So were the seats in the court room which had been occupied hv other members of the Allen and Edwards clans. When the casualties were checked 'up, it was found that Judge Thorn i ton Massie, who pronounced senten . c2 upon Floyd Allen, was dead as were prosecutor William Foster and Sheriff Lou Webb. Augustus Fowl er, a juror, and Betty Avers, a wit ness. were fatally injured, and died later. Dexter Goad, clerk of the court, was badly wounded. Whether all were struck by bullets from re volvers hold in the hands of members of the Allen and Edwards clans or by bullets fired by court officers at the mountaineers, will, in all prob ability, never be definitely known, j The law claimed that the Aliens and : and Edwards clans were to blame i and since the law w'?3 the stronger, Floyd and Claude Alien were elec I trocuted for their part in the tragedy Iand several other Allen- and Ed wards wen to prison for long terms. It is with one of the Aliens that i we shook hands the other day land with whom this article deals. His iname is Sidna Allen. While in jail Sidna Allen labored long and dilli gcntly over the building of a num j ber of pieces of furni u at the of each day wren hi lahoi lor th; state were completed. Sidna Allen, who with 'he mid way attractions at tlr- Cherokee ("inty fair, ; showinc -<? n, exam ples of wo d caiving i::at sta- is alone in that field t . ay as te t Hernials to ;i.e r kill a <! g.ni us the ioiiner Virginia I'ei'itentiarv. Ik He us :k i Off in trans to a fine polish. A lie: polished glas 1? " 'hi lata! .-ho : iru; in the tl 1: - v.lie cw.;ri house, he was -aid to luvt been v. . ? : t i i n:- u- than tifty thousand liars, but relatives of parties whose lives were cut short by blczing guns Inoughi sails attain t him and di -i i.? ted his fortune. Methodist Zone Meet Held At Bryson City The regular semi-annual meeting of l he western zone of th_* man's Missiona.'y society o! the Methofist Church n.et Saturday morningUjS-p tember ? oLls, at 10 o'clock at Bryson City. The meeting was called to order i-y the president, Mrs. T. \V. Axley, ol" Murphey. i So ok ? Jesus Called l*.-. Devotional conducted by th,. Rev. (J. .1. Jones, pastor of the Bryson J City Church. He gave a wry inter- ! ! esting antl helpful talk on the 1 "?th i chapter of Second Corinthians, tell-; | iftg us <? T Paul a> a Missionary. Song' ? We've a Story to Tell lo (the Nations. \\ vlcome address by Mrs. Carroll,! of Bry.-on City. Response by Mrs.] G. T. Posey, of Muiphey. Piano selection by Bryson City i | Girls. Reports from societies were good. : A paper on young people's work j 1>\ Mi.-. Garland Posey, Murphey. Mr.-. O. J. Jones, of Bryson City, read fine paper on mission study. A talk by Mrs. G. W. Hampton, district secretary, was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The meeting was closed with pray er by M Ham, ton. The next meet ing will be held with the Murphey church. A splendid lunch was served in the ladies parlor of the church, and was enjoyed by all present. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Axley, Mrs. E. B. Norvell, Mrs. J. H. McCall and Mrs. Garland Posey attended the meeting from Murphey. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for the many kindnesses shown during iitiier. Also for the beautiful ti.e illness and death of our husband .1 ral offering. Mrs. L>. \\. Whisenhunt and Children. "A Trip To Palestine" By Rev. Howard P. Powell Wo a rived at Palermo, Sicily, at | about <ix o'clock Monday morning. I Palermo is the largest city of Sicily ' and oii'ers many interesting sights \ for the tourist. Many of the struts < arc paved, the avenues are regular. j and Palermo is, on the whole, well | built and clean. This cannot be said i f many of the other cities \vc vis- j ited. Palermo was the cleanest city, i and with the exception of Athene, j Greece, the most modern. The Cathedral of Santa Rosalia,] j which was originally built in llG'J-i ">?"?, stands in a prominent place in ! ; the city and contains many fine lombs, including that of Ficdrick 1]. ; 1 In the chapel of Santa Rosalie lies I the saint in a silver sarcophagus > 1631-, which is exhibited to the peo ple thrice annually. It is said that this j saint saved the people from a terri ble plague and brought them relief. The 1'alazzo Reale, or royal pal ! ace. stands on the site of a castle, j built in Saracensc times. The spot is associated with the lives of Man fred and Robert G'nscard. There is here, perhaps, the finest attraction in the city ? the Arabic-Norman Cap- J pella Palatina. It owes its origin to J . Roger II (1132). <\s a palace chapel | I it is unsurpassed. It is beautifully | j ornamented with mosaics, those of the interior being especially notewor thy. Around The Piazza Vittoria stand, in addition to the ;oyal palace the Palasso Selafani, now serving as barracks; tht. archiepiscopal palace, dating from the fifteenth century and possessing several graceful ar chitectural features; and the Palazzo Mtinicipio, containing a beautiful IS Gre<k statue of Antinous. Perhaps the fine t palace is the massice Pal azz > C'hiaramonte (1307-80), now usfi a ;; courthouse. 1 !:?? most horrible experience of .liter ha- :>i ? : ; ? r.- th:t was taken in lie rata nir - and will be glad to how it t ; \ ' ir who may lie in ? -aMl. X t of the.- C boiiie.v had ;' > n plu, d ?. plnee f.?r ti;.- pa- 1 fifty years. Many of them had been there for hundreds ?<f years. For the 1 pa>t fifty v?m' ? they have not usi?d jtl. eustom ' >i caring for the J dead. A t ier lea\>.g Pale rmo W?. sailed i for Fuchal. Maderia. where we laud ed on Sunday morning, June 1. II re , \e found the flower garden of the world. Maderia i noted for her beau itiful flowets and they were there in jail their beauty and glory. The hoys ?u'.eeted u> in rowboats, ready to dive for a ruckle, or anything above that. I More than i n dollars wa< to-sed ov erboard f r the boys during the day. As we left f- r a trip to the beau tiful mountain overlooking the city we rode in I d drawn by ovtn. was almost nec.-sary because of tin narrow street -. A - we rode up the streets the boy- gathered around the sleds to sell us flower.-, and tn do lit tl.' stunts t' r our entertainment, af ter which they would always hold out their hands for the tip. We had our dinner at the Grande l>el Monte Hotel, whe>c we were de lightfully entertained by an orches tra and served a mo-t appetizing din ner. From this hotel we had our to boggan slide to the streets of the ? it y. which was a distance of some three miles, and which was a very ex citing ride. We had the privilege of visiting a protectant church in Funchal, Ma teria ?the service was a great in -niration, although the language was Portuguese. We found the pastor to ?>e very cordial and very pleased to eo an American clergyman. Furflchal, Maderia, was our last stop, save Ponta Delgada, Azores, about which we have written in an earlier chapter. So now our story comes to a close with our eyes wide open to see again the shores of our homeland. After we passed the Nan tucket Lightship on Monday after noon, June 9, there was no other - point of interest before reaching Providence, R. I. On Tuesday morning, about six o'clock, on the tenth day of June. 1930, we saw arrain the shore? of \rv.orica. One will hnvp to exr?er;c?ce for h;mseif the thrill that com^ with such a "<*r.e af'er th'^e month'- ?t sea r -^or" other neoplec of o*.her Continued on Page Eight Murphey and Bryson City Play For 0-0 The Murphey football boys played Bryson City here- la-t Friday after noon for a score of 00 and 00. It was ne of the prettiest pieces j of team work local fans have wit ne ^ i on the Murphey gridiron. The ' same can he said ??f b??th teams. j Murphey'r- line j lunjring was at it* best, but the Bryson Cuy boys soon ' got wise and when they did. at cru cial moments, held the line like a brick wall. Murphey can be declared the win ner for having trained the most yards and greatest number of fir.-t -downs. The b??ys suffered several bad breaks when op three occasions, with the ball next to the goal line by a mat ter of inches, the time element en tered, and the hopes of the local boys for scoring went blooey. It was bad boys, heqf't-breaking. but the fight and* spirit showed on every side niofe than made up for any glory that would have been brought about by scoring. The Murphey team meets Steele's S. (\ I. ajrtrroiration from Sylva, on the local field next Friday, October j l*th, at which time it will be doubly i interesting to local fans because of | the fact that two Murphey boys hold | places on the S. C. I. team. Woman's Club Gives Reception For Teachers A delightful affair of Friday eve ning September 25. was the recep tion given by th, Mlirphey Woman's <*luh in honor of th" teachers of the Murphey schools. The club rooms ^en- attractively lecorated with jars of lovely dah ! lias. Th< . receiving the quests were: ' M'.-. S. Evans. presiia-ft "f the Wonwii/-- Club; Mrs. ('. \V. Savage, ? r t : * v; Mr-. K. B. Novell and Mr W. M. Axley. post presidents; .?? lid Mis- 1 '" ! 1 y I \ i . president of i i ? .1 unior Woman's Clu! . Mr.-. Evan - wel? nud the teat her - ; e\pi ? t'd th?- pleasure ? ? t t ii eh ii in having til* -in as gUV>ts f..r | h. n. K. pr? iu l?e''t ) , WiUiar. ' ? Dlivid on. a. < all; In Mi I'. Bowel!. Si ;.rk- . M. . 1 i). i'olonais in II 1'hi: (Chopin), Mi ? Met all. 1 a) The M . ? 1 ! the lio e. (Ciottschalk ? ; Smile-'. (Wan ? oioughl. .\|rs. Iv-il it Moody, Mis. C. W. Savaire. mpani>t. During the .??? in I Noar, if fresh m i nt. w.vc sei .. hoste.-ses for the, ? vening being Ms -. M. W. Bell and Mrs. L. K. Baylc-r. a--.-ist.cd by mem bers of the Junior Woman's Club. WOLF CREEK (Last week's letter) Our farmer- a-'e till 'nusy saving th !r hay and apple crop?. There will be more J\ ed saved in our sec tion than in several years, and thciv | has been more fo >d canned for home consumption and dried than ev e l before. Master Howar.i (Jarren If-ft eaily ! a.iay morning for Fletcher, N. ('. lure he entered the Rural Moun tain Industrial School, for this school term. Excitement ran h:gh here Satur- j day night and Sunday when it was I learned that an SU year old citizen. ! .r. M. Garren, had been held up with I a gun and robbed by tw0 of our j ! neighbor boys. One of the boys was I | apprehended in a few minutes after i j the crime and the other ran into the [ | hands of a possee just before day light Sunday morning. They were brought before Esq. J. M. Payne ;in(i I given a hearing eaily Sunday where , they both entered pleas of guilt and were remanded to jail for want of a $1,000 bond each. The gun used in the hold up was still in the posession of Arthur Bell when he was apprehended Sunh.y morning. He said it belonged to his companion, Ernest Davis, and I avis claimed the gun. Deputy Sheriff A. L. Cole and Mr. L. A. Verner, along with sevral others are to be corn mended for their efforts in app. e nending the criminals. They did- 'I get but a few dollars in money, hich Bell bad in his posession when r .?ested, and he surrendered it without Protest, saying that his companion had given it to him a fc?w minutes after the crime. LAST RITES FOR W H I S ENHUNT HELD FRIDAY Pioneer And Leading Business Ma Of Andrew* Passe* On Last Wednesday La-t rites for I>. W. Whisenhunt, Tj yar- < h!. a leading citizen and usint man ?> f Andrews, who diet! ! at hi.- home la.-! Wednesday follow 1 nir a Ion;: illness. wer?. held at the ] Andrew- Meihodi-t Church Friday ? afternoon at 3 o'clock. The Itev. R. S. Kskridjje, pastor of the Andrew- Presbyterian Church, of which Mr. Whisenhunt was a mem ber. conducted the services, assisted by the other pastors of the town, the Rev. Walter .1. Miller. Methodist; the Rev. E. F. Troutman, Lutheran, and 'the Rev. R. W. Prevost, Baptist. In terment was in the Andrews ceme tery. Active pallbearers were I-ee Wat kins, H. M. Whitaker, W. W. Ashe, I-. O. Caldwell, Allen Fisher and i Hardy Creasman. Honorary pall | bearers were T. J. Bristol, 1). S. Rus Isell, J. W. Walker, C. F. Woodward. I Dr. B. <;. Webb. W. K Fisher. Mack Cooper and Bud Nelson. Mr. Whisenhunt, who was born near Marion, came to Andrews about 181*0, and had taken an active part in the civic, business and relipiou* affairs of the community. He was one of the town's first merchants, and w.i a stockholder and director in the Merchant* and Manufacturers bank fro the time it was organized t'Titil his death,. Mr. Whi.-'-nhunt was twice mar ?ie t. Hi first wire was Mi s Sallie M <Kee, ?>? n<:,r .v Aansionoa. Of the * arrive. iiildreii ,-urvive: John M. Wiii . t . of faster. Wyo.; !?? ? ? m \Y.. ? ? ! S'.-airis. Ky.; James K. : Wl.lit , r; Mrs. I'. \V. Sawyer, of I'hiladelr.i. ... l a.; Mrs. R. .1. All n. <>{ I T nil n, S. tw<. i.-ter#, Mrs. Timey ' ;a?ld? . < ? F Marion, N. < . ; and Mi-. <\v. olina i.?ioi,>on, of Black .Mountain. N <*. M . .v'hi ? ahunt's <? i v. i <? \v;i ??? ; 1* Vane - -louey, 1U ? Mour.t.. n. She al-o Mi> Mrs. Ga; ^re' E?f:ci.-d President of v . M. S. Hymn ? Joy to "'"hi World. ?"lit : ??? Arq .ait., ,j YV:th Afri ? :i.M l.y Mrs. Neil Davidson. Hymn From Greenland's Icy X\ "uitain-." '"Southern IJaptist Light--,*' by Miss Sara Cook. i n t-c-n Stones," by Mr.-. Will j lJamsey. Hymn? Send the Light. Prayer- That we may be willing j to ?aer.ti? tha the work in Africa ' nay go on. by Mrs. Ben Gartrell. At the business session, the nom jinatinv; committee presented the fol lowing name- for officers: Pin idem, Mr-. 1? in Gartrell. V ire President, Mrs. Edward E. Adams. Secretary. Mrs. Fred Christopher. treasurer. Mi.-s Sara Cook. M:s. DiWeese. the retiring pres ident, and Mis. Gartrell each made a .-hol t a; \ ropriate talk. Daring Mrs. DeWeese's term of j leaiiersl.-ip, the society has made ! narked progre; s. Two debts, one on j t he nu morial window s and one on the ! niano, have men paid in full. A ! debt on the church building was tak ? ?n over, and the auditorium plaster ed. The society has also adopted the Standard of Excellence and hopes to reach it before the new year, and the circle plan adopted. The \V. M. S. is fortunate in se lecting Mrs. Gartrell as president, and under her capable leadership hopes to continue the progress of the past year. Woods Colored by There is i ,? Kr.-.w n n?e:sns of fixing the color of any soft woods when they are exposed to li^nt and weather. All woods fade in a more or less de cree (ebony, satin wood, Cuba or Span ish mahogany, toe least) under ? x posure. The richness and color of ic woods chiefly ? iow in furniture and paneling is 'v ? odeced by tlie art of the Fr? . \ . ! er. but fine quality hn.*d w 1 re* *1*1 tfteir color (indoors turies. .