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'eekly Newspaper in IFestern North
Murphey, I
ANDREWS
Mr. William Gordon Rodger?, of
Canton, X. C. spent several day- thi
past week as the truest of hi- a
Mro. Anna I. Rod per- and hi- r.
Mr-. D. H. Tillit.
Dr. E. Howell and son, f I!
ville, X. C. were businc-s vi.-i* in
Andrews on Monday of this w
Mr. M. W. Ik 11 ,Attorney < Murphy
was in Andrews on M ay of
this week attending to pi -ional
business.
Mr. D. F. Griffith of Ash
in Andrews on last Thur day on
business.
Messrs'. H. C. Whitaker, TI. M.
Whitaker, E. A. Wood. 11. A. I war.
('. 11. Jarrett, I). H. Tillit and J. .1.
Stone were business visitors n Murpy
on last Fiiday_^|
Mr. W. D. Whitaker was a iness
visitor in Murphy on last Saturday.
Mr. F.. K. King of Topt was a
business visitor in Andrew- th- later
patt of the past week .
Sunt. J. .1- Stone and D 11 t no
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I The Leading ff
I Vol. XLIV.?No. 28
FROM GOVERNOR'S I
OFFICE OF RELIEF
Ra'' . N. C., Jan. 16.?Nearly j
51 dividual North Carolinians
are bv .njr provided with the neces-|
5itit- fe by relief and welfare !
or. >n the various counties |
f t:K. > t a:e, according to figures re- J
lea- lay by Dr. Fred W. Mor- j
ri?on. r of the Governor's Of-,
fici i: iieliei.
\ ;i! f 122,281 families was
ai _:ven aid in the various J
cour."' luring the month of Decern-'
ijcl. < *he basis of four to a family, j
4SIM-4 individuals were thus affect l|.
I addition to these families.
21.'.'!- n-faniily persons were given
ai.i : D< c embe'r.
Th> n presents an increase in the
relief d of more than 100 per cent
0vt: Oct : . r and more than 50 per
t, \ vember. The total number
; <1 in October was 211,784
a;.,: i 4 in November.
mated relief need for January
February shows an equally
|i: rate increase. Careful estima:
v that 143,325 families
will :: help in January and 151,272
I hruary. The high rate of
incr attributable to the fact
that imily reserves available for use
during rreviou? months have become
txhir d. Particularly is this state
f nf . true among families der
ndent upon agriculture for their
living.
Tin amount of money spent in
rrovidirv this relief has increased
in practically the same ratio a* the
case load. During October $444,"t>
was pent. $779,310 in November.
ami $1,028,926 in December, or
a total of $2,252 821 for the three
rr i neriod. Of this amount $1.147."
wn? provided from Federal
ieli? funds and the remaining$1
105,." 72. - r nearly 50 per cent, was
provided locally, either through local
government or Red Cross appropriations
>,. private gifts.
P (iMr'rvi?on th.vt_r.ot
all families who have been aided were
completely dependent upon charity.
I in many instances they have been
given only Hed Cross flour and in
the '"ise of many rural people their
aid ha- been confined to clothing,
largely for children entering school.
The total nuniber of families and
non-family persons aided in Cherokee
and adjoining counties during
October. November and December
Counties Oct. ' ' Nov. Dec.
Chei.kee 100 193 605
Graham 200 270 412
Mae 135 200 198
Swain 42 202 300
Non-Family Persons
C u: . s Oct. Nov. Dec.
Cher V. o 3
Graham 5 5
Macon
Swain 16 22 25
postfxT
Mr Arthur Drown and Miss Jessie
Hughes was happily married last Wed.
*ihsday . Thei'r many friends and
relative wish for the young couple
a long and happy married life.
Mr. V. Payne has just completed
a good bridge over Shoal Creek on
Mr. T. M. Allen's farm.
^r- Quince Allen is very sick at r
this writing. His many friends and
relatives wish for him an early recow
rv.
1
M*\ Ileaden Stiles has bought Mr.
J. M n - ?
^luwii 5 iarin near jrosieu,
N. C. I
Mr. J. M. Cotters two year old boy
has been very ill for several days j
^'ith colitis, but is somewhat improved
at this writing. <
Prof. Crawford and others gave a s
ttusdcial entertainment at the seven
day adventist school last Saturday \
^ nich was enjoyed by all present.
Mrs. J. H. Suit and Mrs. J. LMason.
was last Thursday guset of y
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Allen.
Mr. J. J. Teague, of Ranger, N. C.
*as the guest of MY. and Mrs. T. M. t
Allen last Wednesday night. t
Mr. Carl Suit and Mr. John Suit, ]
2, Postell, motored to Chattanooga, <
last Monday and returned
Tuesday.
The word "and" occurs in the old c
estament 35,543 times and the same y
ord in the new testament occuYs t
were business visitors in Murphy n
a?t Saturday afternoon.
Mr. L. B. Nichols was a business
ivisitor in Murphy on Tuesday of this
week.
Mr. Percy B. Ferebec was in Murphy
on Monday of this week on business
in connection with the receiving
office for the Citizens Bank & Trust
Company.
Mr. Osca'r Pitts and Torn Pendergrass
of the State Highway Commission
were in Andrews on last Friday
on business in connection with
the State Highway Commission of
North Carolina.
Mr. A. J. Crisp of Robbinsville was
a business visitor in And'rews or
Monday of this week.
Mr. C. B. Osborn of the Westerr
North Carolina Times ^pent the weel
end in Asheville.
Rev. R. W. Prevost, nastor of tht
Andrews Baptist Church, spent ji
poVtion of the past week in Waynes
vil!e attending: a meeting of the Bap
tist Ministers of Western North
Carolina.
Mr. Pitt Almond of Coalville was
a business visitor in Andrews on Monday
of this week.
Tin wonieji of the Missionary Soei
ety of the Methadist Church of which
M'rs. G. B. Hoblitzell is the leader
gave a New Kngland dinner in the
basement of their church on last Friday
night.
Wry Is a Woman Like a
Newspaper?
This reason why women are like
newspapers, given by Mrs. Bruce Palnier
a subscriber, won the prize at recent
contest held by the (Redding,
Cal.) Courier Free Press:
"Because every man should have
one of his own and not run after his
neighbor's."
Other answers sent in were:
"Because their work is never done."
"Because both are tactful, desirable
interest inir and indisnensable."
"Because they have forms."
"Because they have bold face
types."
"Because they are easy to read."
"Because they are well worth looking:
over."
"Because back numbe'rs are not in
iemand."
"Because they are not afraid to
T>eak their minds."
"Because if they know anything:
they usually tell it."
"Because they always have the last
vord."
^Because they carry the news
vhereever they go."
"Because they have a great deal of
nfluence."
"You may often disagree with them
nit you can't get along without
hem."
10,854 times. The word Jehovah
>ccurs 6,855 times.
There is some families in North
Carolina so lazy that it takes two
>f them to sneede ,one to throw the;
lead back and the other one to make j
he noise. __
twit?
Carolina, Covering a Large and P
*4. C., Friday, February 1
Texas Wsed Ms
,
MEN employed in the hop fields of
them to reach the tall branches
in preparation for the coming of the
this work for the past 100 years.
Time tc
-:'.y
BSBBMES^ haMiH l/i')'i1 :
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That heretofore useless Texas w
out t<? be a ^roi.i mine for the Lone St
by the Departtnent <?f Agriculture ex]
LBBioisons fatal to insects, which pnisoi
usable form, may very well take the
I iiuwvrs wmcn are now imported eacli
photograph shows It. C. Rourk, clieml
some "devil's shoestring."
Ws Just an Old
\r /
' Kent. England, employ stilts to enable
as tlie.v string the hops over high wires
f hop pickers. Stilts have been useit in
> Restock
fiatjaiov rm
a ^?_
"
t Hot
utenlially Rich Territory in This St
0, 1933
y Yield Fortune
?j
oed the "devil's shoestring," may turn
ar state if experiments now being made
>erts prove successful. It is chockful of
'is, if they can be extracted from it in
place of 10,000.0(10 pounds of p'-rethruin
year to make American Insecticides. The
st in charge of insecticide division, with
' Kentish Custom
.
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ate
$1.00 YEAR?5c COPY
BUD CALLAHAN KILLED
WHEN CAR HITS WAGON
Mr. Bud Callahan died Sunday
night in the Coker Hospital in Canton
as a result of injurie * received
when his wagon was struck by an
automobile belonging to Mr. Genrg?
Crawford, t' Copperhill, ami *driven
by Mr. Frank Cunimings. of Carter-ville.
The acident occurred on the Fair
mount highway four miles w st of
town Sunday about noon. Mr. and
Mrs. Callahan accompanied by Mr.
L. Stone, Mr. McDaniel an<l Mi .
Oscar Callahan and children were on
theft* way to Pickens county convict
camps to sec their son, Oscar Callahan.
who i- serving a sentence in
connection with the Hamrick store
r< bbery. Trey wore riding in an
<.p ;n wagon drawn by two mules and
driven by Mr. Ston . when *'ie auto
truck th? back of the wagon throwing
Mr. Callahan about forty ket.
his head striking the pavement, fracturing
hi skull, and tie died yithout
regaining consciousnes
Ail occupant- of the wag n were
thrown out and Mrs. Callahan and
Mr. McDaniel were also injured, ubt
not onsidtrcd serious. Tie injur (1
were carried to the hone of Mr. U.
L. Mullins whe'r Dr. Atherton administered
to thtir needs. Mr. Callahan
was rushed to the hospital at
Canton.
In addition to Crawford and Cummings.
Mis-- Irene Burge'i and Miss
Meryl? Roberson were riding in the
auto that struck the wagon. The
car tu'rned over two or three times
and went off the embankment. Botr
ladies were injured, hut not thought
serious, and were carried on to Ducktown,
their home. Crawford and
Cummings were lodged in jail at
Jas>per charged with manslaughter
and bi ing intoxicated. Solictor
Vandiviere came 1111 Mondav and the
defendents yaved troal. Crawford's
bond was set at $2,000 n one case
and $100 in the other. Cuniming's
bond was fixed .it $3,000 and $100.
Both made bond. Crwford is a deputy
sheriff of Polk county. Tenn., and
Cummings is the son of Engineer
Cummings, of the L& N Railroad.
Some wriskey was found where
the carturned over. Also a pistol
and apair of knucks were picked up
at the ame time.
The wagon was broken up, but the
mules were unhurt.
Mr. Callahan was about 65 years
of ape nd resided in Gordon county
between Ranger and the Pickens
county line. He was well known in
this county and has many friends
among ou'r readers who will be saddened
over his untimely death. He
is survived by his wife, who was a
Mrs. Long befort her manage to
MY. Callahan, and several children.
He had been married before to Miss
Higfrtowcr and Miss Moss, who have
been dead for a number of years.
The body was brought to Bethel
Wednesday for burial.?ITeckens
County Progress.
BIRTHS
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ocsar West,
of Patrick, a daughter, Clara Louise,
November 29.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Isham Payne
of Hiawassee, a son, Carson, December
6.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Chapman,
of Suit, a daughter, Fay Novel,
November 3.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Arvel Stewart,
of Wehutty, a son, Charley,
November 6.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Crain,
of Partcik. a daughter. Opal Mae,
November 15th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lakes Quinn
of Postell. a son, Ralph T'lman, November
19.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Venar Bedford,
of Postell, a son, William Frank
December 15.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Noah Craig,
of Postell, a daughter, Bettie Bell.
December 19.
Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Owen
Picklesimer, of Patrick, a daughter,
Lula Maria. Decembe'r 25.
Martin County farmers report excellent
results from the rat killing
campaien eonaucteti in tna? county
in early December.
Gaston County fanners haye filled
58 curinfr houses with hifrh era do
sweet potatoes this winter.