The Cherokee Scout
Official Organ of Murphy and Cher
okee County, North Carolina
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
C. W. Bailey Editor-Owner
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matter under Act ol March 3, 1897.
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JOHN H. DILLARD
( By Marshall \V. liell)
Taken from the proceedings of the
Thirty-third Annual Session of the !
North Carolina Bar Association,
held at the University of North
Carolina, Chapel Hill, Julv 23. li 4 .
25, 1931.
" lack" I'illard, as he almost uni
versalis known, was barn near Leaks
ville, l&ockingham ' ounty. on June
17. ls?;2; i.e was the youngest son of
Hon. John H. Pillar i ( For whom he
was named), one f the Associate
Justices of the Supreme Court 1"
North Carolina (and former Confed
erate sohiier). and Annie (Martin*
Dillard. He died in Keidsville on
February 11. 11)31, while on a visit
to his onlv living -ister, Mrs. E. F.
Hail.
His early education was bosun at
:t private school conducted b> Miss
Lina Porter, i'i Greensboro, of whom
he always spoke in terms of sincere
affection; one of hi.-, schoolmates
was the well-known writer, Sidney
Porter, known to literary fame as O.
Henry. Later he attended the Fin
ley Academy at Lenoir, and that of
Prof. N. S. Smith, at Leaksville.
where he was prepared for college;!
he entered the University at Chapel
Hill in 1878, but left during his
junior year and did not graduate.
He then attended the Dick and Oil- j
lard Law School at Greensboro, and :
studied under these eminent teachers
and lawyers, finishing the prescrib- i
ed course and standing examination ,
for the bar at February term !88;>,
and being under age. his license
was withheld until June of that year,
when he was duly licensed. His first
four years weie spent in practice in j
Greensboro and Wentworth, and in [
1887 he came to Swain County for a
fishing trip on Forney's Creek and
was so pleased with the mountains
and people that he moved to Mur
phy in 1888. He formed a partnership
with Ben Posey, under the firm
name of Posey & Dillard ; he return
ed to Greensboro in 181*1 and was
associated with his father and Mr.
Robert R. King; some time was spent
by him in Wentworth, but the call of
the mountains was strong within I
him and he returned to Murphy 1897.
In 1898 he, with M. W. Bell, formeo
the firm of Dillard & Bell, which |
?was dissolved in 1911, and he then
became the head of the firm of Dil- |
lard & Hill, Mr. T. J. Hill, now of j
Greensboro, being the junior mem- j
ber; this firm continued until 1924,
and, upon the removel of T. J. Hil!
a partnership was formed with Frank I
S. Hill, which continued until the j
death of this subject sketch.
In his early manhood Mr. Dillard
was happily married to Miss Dixie
King, a daughter of Capt. J. Wiley
King, who was one of Forrest's cav
alrymem; there were no children, b'-it
the home in Murphy was always one
of content and culture and hospital
ity. Mrs. Dillard survives her hus
band; he left her comfortable provid
ed for.
He was elected a member of the
House of Representatives of 1911
1912, and that of 1923-1924; and
in November, 1930 he was again e
lected to the House, but died before
that body assembled. In these
elections he carried a majority of
the voters in a county which was,
normally, of adverse political affil
iation by several hundred votes.
Mr. Dillard waa preeminently a
lawyer and his professional life was
identified with Western North Caro
lina; ho v/as trained and brought up
by eminent lawyers, and discussion
of rights, liabilities, pains and pen
alties, and all legal problems was
natural to him. He has often said
that he first decided in his own mind
what the law ought to be and then
went to the books to see what the
authorities said on tfhe subject. He
was thorougWy grounded in the
principles, and knew Blackstone
"by heart." As a leader he excelled,
for his use of words and language
was accurate and he argued a cause
with great skill and learning; he was
sepecially strong before the court,
and before a jury he was an advo
cate of strength and power.
".rack" Dillard was* a magnetic man
to a degree seldom attained by many
men ; it has been said of him that he
I could walk through a town or vil
lage ?nd have more fiiends than
other men who had lived there for
years. And he numbered his friend*
: among the people of hi? adopted
j county by the hundreds, who sought
I his advice and accepted hjs veiws as
lit" confirmation wore not necessary.
N'o sketch of him would be com
I pU'te without reference to his delight
in hunting ami fishing; for years in
i his earlier lite he kept a pack of dogs
| for hunting bear and other large
irame in iigenous to t he mountains,
i lie devoted frequent vacations to
the beloved and admired 'Snowbird
Valley." where he hunted and fished
, in ?eason. and made tiins to that fav
ored and virgin land. He had a zreat
fund of anecdote, was a splendid re
jconteur. and often regaled his friends
with tales of feat.- performed with
? r<i and gun; but h;> talks of the do
ings of his favorite bear dogs, "Jude,"
"Jule. * "Watch." "Jolly" and others,
wer gems; if they could be written
as he told them, he who penned them
vould have fame as a writer as fine
as was his as a lawyer. He exhibit
ed great interest in the establishment
of the Great Smoky .Mountain Park,
<or he was familiar with much of it
by reason of his hunting tiips and
fishing trips into that splendid do
main. A well-rounded man. all mat
ters of general and public interest had
his attention, and he discussed them
intelligently and well.
In his young. r day- Dillard was
the gayest of the gay, full of life, fun
and frolic; in lKli? he made a pro
fession of religion in a series of meet
ings conducted by Rev. William j
Black, of sainted memory, and lived
a consistent life from that time; he
united with the Presbyterian Church j
of Murphy, and shortly afterwards
was ordain d one if its Ruling Elders; i
his attendance upon public worship
in hi.- church and upon its vaiious '
activities was exemplary. Often he 1
attended Piesbjtery to the General !
Assembly and a.- siuh was present !
at its >e.-sions. His demise is a dis- j
tinct loss to his local church and he
will b? greatly missed in his activ
ities and benevolences and worship.
The son of a Confederate veteran.
Mi. Dillerd was loyal to the tradi- j
tions and 1 -sons of the old South;!
he was filled with its devotion to the '
rights of the State, and its fine teach- i
ings of respect for women, good 1
breeding and manners, sincerity
and loyality; devotion to the Consti- \
tution, laws and liberty of that old- ?
er civilzation found a field in his '
mind and heart, where they bore !,
fri it, and he exemplified those j
teachings in his daily life. He was
truly a gentleman of the old school, j
and he looked and acted that splen- j
die! part at all times.
He lies in the spot he chose for |
his resting place, in the cemetery j
overlooking, from its hill. Valley i
River, among the mountains h? loved i
so well; the dancing waters of that!
beautiful stream sing an everlasting '
sornr near his grave, lulling to sweet I
repose one who felt its magic lullaby j
and ever loved the beauties reflect- \
ed in the pools and depths of the
river, with the grand, everlasting
hills standing sentinel above his place
of final sleep.
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Why Every Church
Member Should be
A Law Observer
(By Clarence A. Voyles.)
The relation of Church and state
are so closely united that one can
hardly break a church law without
at the same time violating a state
law. When a person finds himself
or herself a member of some estab
lished church they owe to that
church implicit obedience to God's
laws and the rules and government
of His church. When we find our
selves a citizen of some community
state and country, we owe to that
community, state and country im
plicit obedience to their laws. As
the constitution of our country was
founded upon the word of God, we
owe obedienece and loyalty to that
great body, in consideration of re
spect and enforcement at its laws. It
is a thing that is due and must be
paid by the citizen that would be loy
al and true to his country-is duty.
Duty we owe to our church. What
ia duty? It is obligatory service.
Then the question is before you. Is
it right for you to see a man violate
the prohibition law and you hold it a
secret for fear of offending your
neighbor or church brother? Does
not your Bible condemnn secret
sin? There's two persons aside from
! yourself that know your sin, they are
| God and the man that violated the
] law. God says "you're already con
I demned. The law breaker says he is
as good as you are, and rightly con
sidered he is. I am not flinging this
at anyone but just trying to prove
that if every church member would
take a hand in trying to enforce
prohibition then it would indeed be
a huge success .
True, every officer that is loyal
to his oath is doing all he can to
trample the enemy down, but he
neecs the aid of the church to help
conquer the foe. You must know
that the eyes of the people that is the
citizens as a whole can see more than
the individual eye of the officer.
Then fellow church member if
you were to do your conscientious
duty and if I were to do mine and
the officer his. then we as an army
would win a victory- What every
church member should do, to be loy
al to God and to the community in
New Chevrolets Now Displayed
Aid Employment Throughout U. S.
Above: Special Sedan
Right: Head-on View
Chevrolet's new car for 1932. em
bodying silent Syncro-Mesh trans
mission in combination with selective
free wheeling as standard equipment
at no extra cost, and practically evory
proven automotive advance of recent
years, is now display < d at dealer show
rooms throughout tne country.
While remaining in the price class
in which it won world leadership this
year, the new 193'J models offer fea
tures heretofore considered exclusive
to the high price field. an well as a new
front end mounting never before
shown on any car.
Called "Tt.e (ireat American Value
for 1 932." the linn offers in support of
?his slogan a twenty per cent inircaso
in power, faster n< <-elcration, top
speeds or 65 to 70 miles an hour, new
hisher bodies with h modern stream
line styling, down-draft carburetion.
counter-balanced crankshaft, linger -
touch front seat adjustment and
many ot her refinements over the 193 I
models, which. from t he standpoint of
public acceptance, were t ho most suc
ce?sful in the history of t h?? company.
Twenty standard and de luxe
models are in tho new line, of which
the Special Sedan, pictured above, is
the aristocrat. The lower view shown
the new front end and the massive
powerful appearing hood enclosing
the improved engine.
In audit ion to interest centering on
the cars themselves, tho announce
ment at this time has national sig
nificance in that activity brought on
by production of the new < ars is
expected, at conservative estimates,
to add materially to the earnings
of 200.000 people throughout the
[eountry iu*t before the holiday season
and before the severe winter season
sets ?:i.
Tbe company's 21 domestic plants
all ?ro busy prod in iiik cars as fast as
precision manufacturing limits will
P'-rrisi' so that deliveries may be made
with the least possible delay More
than 30.000 of the new cars already
have been built for dealers' showroom
d isplays. and more t liau that quantity
are expected to roll off the assembly
lines during the prch.-nt month
h" ciir i# th* Mr#t in 1 *<" low
P'tce neld to offer the com t>i nut ton
or tent Syncro-MHHh transit iimmoii
with selective tree wheeling as stand
ard equipment at no extra coat. A
control button on the instrument
panel enables the driver to iim the
rreo wheeling device only when he
desire* und he m thus a hie to utili/.e
the full braking power of the engine
when desired.
I h? front end offer* a radically
< -flanged appearance, with a new type
radiator, a radiator grille built integral
on all models. a double tie-bar arch
ing gracefully between the fenders, on
which are mounted bullet-shaped
headlamps and a trumpet -ty pe horn
just beneath th#? left heuUiainp AM
models have adjustable hood ports
| chrome plated on all the spurt and
tie luxe iiKxlt'lri. anil all havo cowl
ventilators controlled from the dri
ver a arat
With the now streamlined bodies,
the external sun viaor has been elimi
nated . and its purpose id now served by
an internal visor adjustable to any
position in front of the driver. The
; ,,Ir,onk win(1ow has an equalizer
built in so that th? driver may adjust
the window with little effort. On the
top rail of the instrument panel it a
removable ash tray for the con
venience of front seat pasaengem
Hobe rails, ailk assist cords, window
?hades, arm reals and ash trays on
both sidea of the rear neat. dome light,
foot reats. iarjc4* door pockets ami
many other big car refinements ars
standard with various models in the
new line.
which he lives is to see that this law
is enforced in his comumnity and not
hold these things a secret for fear of
offending neighbors and friends.
Who is it that helps you to rise in
popularity in a true way? Its
certainly not the man that dram
drinks or the drunkard for he would
throw you down for a trifle and if
you can compromise with him in
the least, your record will sooner or
later be no better than his. The
people that know you as a sound |
man in loyalty and duty, those are j
the people that will lift you up. |
What matter then if you lose the
dram drinking friend, what matter
if the church lose the dram drinking
members? Both are far better off
without them
In a christain country such as we
live in, every tine citizen should
rightly understand christain or un
christain, that he or she is to fulfill
the duties of citizenship. Today the
enforcement of the prohibition law
depends more upon the enlightened
sentiments of the good citizens than
upon the officers. It may be argued
that the law is in the hands of un
principled or undutiful men, but we
as a people help to select and elect
them.. So this is a base argument.
We are responsible, we christain, to
a great extent. We look around and
see that it is a hindering cause to
the growth of our churches, then it
should inspire within us a desire to
right our country of liquor, a menace
to society. Should everyone who is
loyal to church and country take up
arms and make a drive against the
i giant with one united effort, soon we
| would have a Bone Dry Country.
MARBLE
The Marble Basketball team split
a double header with the Andrews
All-Stars in a game, Thursday
night in the Marble Gymnasium.
The Andrews boys won by a score of
38 to 18. The Marble Girls won by
a score of 21 to 10.
Mr. R. L. Wilson made a business
trip to Robbinsville Tuesday, Return
ing Wednesday.
Mr. Forest Abernathy and Vernon
Bryson left Monday for Jacksonville.
Fla.
R. I. Queen and son, Venson and
B. E. Robinson spent several days in
Graham county last week.
.Mi. J. C. Parker haa been confined
to his room for several days with
blood poison, but is able to be out at
this writing.
Mrs. M. A. Crisp has been very
sick for seveial days.
Mr. Cofford Dehart had the mis
fortune to fall and break his collar
hone a few days ago.
Mr. R. L. Beavers has been confin
ed to his room for several days
with "flu", but is able to be out at
this writing.
Mr. Oscar Abernathy made a busi
ness trip to Copperhill, Tenn. Fri
clay, returning Saturday.
Mrs. J. B. Smart is very ill at this
I writing.
The Columbia Marble Co. is still
running full time at their Quarry
here in town, and we understand
that they will commence work on
their finishing plant in a few days.
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Thirty-seven steers on the Fran
cisco farm in Craven County gained
990 pounds from December 16 to
December 30 and are not yet on full
feed.
f Bargains in Merchan
dise that Mean Big
Savings to You!
Brand New Silk Dresses, $5.00 tl OC
values, Sale Price *
Good assortment of Piece Goods, including
Prints, Ginghams, etc & |[)C
1 Father George Domestic, reg- 7c
* ular 10c grade, yard
We are selling Shoes, Overcoats, Men's
Suits, Shirts, Ties and Hosiery at the most
( , attractive prices in the history of our busi
' ness. Let us show you!
i | Ladies Best Grade Silk Hose 75c
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, i You Will Find Many Money-Saving Items 1
At Our Store ? Come and See Us! |
' 1 Davidson & Carringer ]
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