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Ig @! The Leading Vol. XLV.?No. 16 PETR1E HOSPITAL OPENED HERE WEDNESDAY Robert Benton McDonald 8 Year Old Bey First Patient To Undergo An Operation The N w Petrie Hospital opened here U - ne-day morning with Robert McL < s year old s*>n of Mr. and Mr.-. T. . McDonald, of Murphy as the a;lent to untfergo an operation in the niw institution. Young McDo:.. : underwent a tonsil and 2 ier id pe ration, and reports from the h: tal are that fie is doing nice" Th spital is expected to fill a Iang : of such an institution in iy territory, for the care of I all r : -f medical and surgical cas\Y.:;t the hospital was opened f* Wed", -day for the reception of Petrie said it would b j? om. i e later before It would be 1 throw pen to the public for inspection. Th h.opital has a capacity of 20 bed-, eluding three wards, with jj? mo ,:n clinical <and surgical equip$ ment. including a new X-ray ma* chine. An annex has been erected for nu:>*- quarters, including dining jj talis and refrigeration plant. Those who . inspected t'he building say i: i- ,?f the most completely equip. , h spitals in this section of 2 the -late. D.. Petri said that the impre-sion had L tic abroad that only eye, ear, i] : throat cases would be 1 c pie but this impression was wrong Hi aid that all cases of whatsoever nature uld be handled, and the hospital wa> equipped for general medica surgical cases. i . Petrie, who came to .Murphy tat it in the year, is a native of Lincoln County, X. C. He received hi> foundation education at LenovPh. College, Hickoiy, and is a Igiaduat- ol the University of Mary land, Baltimore, Md. He has 7 years f at Lincolnton, N. C. when he was associate d with Dr. Crowell !. . - npeiation of the Lincoln Hos1 For 16 years he engaged in . : d practice at Charlotte, and l> < years w?s manager ana owned *? . dialling interest in the CaldvHl Hospital at Loioir at Lenoir N. C He a member of t?ie American ColI t Surgeons us well a* a mem^er oi the ota-e Society. Associa-ted with him in the i oeratii.ii ot the hosoital will be a -aiaif of expc ienced doctors and surgeons. Dr. \Y. M. Junkin, of Elkin, W. Va., will be in charge of the general surgical work. Miss Ted Nelson of Lenoir. i> operating room supervision while Miss Edith Baxter of Lincolnton, is an>;ihetist. Mrs. Nino Ilubbell and Mr-. Lilla Adams, who have charge oi the nursing, complete the hospital star:'. D.\ Petiie and Dr. Junkin have both occupied offices in the hospital building. Dr. Petrie moved into his new offices there the first of the week. Dr. Junkin arrived Tuesday with his family. JURY INDICTS H. P. COOPER AT ASHEV1LLE v * Ame persons received sentences in.'posed by Judge E. Yates Webb in 1 S. district court yesterday and 102 were indicted by the Federal grand lory. Df the 102, 89 were charged with violation of naHnnnl rvmhibition laws. The others faced a variety of charges. Harry P. Cooper, 'Murphy attorney was indicted under tihe adjusted compensation act. He is charged with retaining $46 front Mrs. Annie Killian -tr services as her attorney and ?P nt while collecting $1,246 due hci &n adjusted compensation as the result of the death of her son, a World War veteran. The law permits a fee ef only $3. Cooper at one time was *ecietary to Senator R. R. Reynolds Washington. Cooper was former mayor of Mur1 -erving during 1929 and 1930. He is a veteran of the World War. He was recently mentioned as a prospechvc assistant U. S. district attorney !o_r thl? district.?Asheville Citizen, ednesday. fWhen aiked about the matter, Mr. Co per declined to make a statement, *od said Che charges would be taken c'are of at the proper time. Miss Sara Ruth Posey who has he en attending The Asheville Nor va.l was brought home sick one daj wekk and is stfll confined to hei bed. If t 1 Weekly Netcspaper in Western North Mutphey-, I E. C. LUNSFORD DIED OCTOBER 24 E. C. Lunsf id, v . i. . 7. | of Martin*- Creek a: ' Ion the nig..- of Oct. 24th. at 11 *-1 clock. He had gone . tow a i T ; day an: cam. home : ling a> usual. He went to bed a " clock and went i<> e;-. H sudiendly at 11 o'cicok. In hi demise .hi.- county lost -i o? it.-, best citizen- th- church n " 'aithtui in: u bers, nis family a fa . .. : companion. LncU' Lish, a> h, vas famil ary call d, was one of :.n? hie , ! of christain character. U. ha : ],' - member of -the Hap:!- eh. eh about 42 years. H was ?J8 year. <11. His ! vr. > 1 were numb-Ted by the \u<hl : his ac juaintence. Th. church, the Sunday school, the r in etinu. yea V.e si -k an i d..- i thi , lion will miss the m nee. t.-e -nitI and council of uncle Lish. He was laid to i ; in th > Martin s reek uineiery. Hi- pastor, R.v. h. Martin conducte. the funeral i service. I He 1 aves a wife and fiv.- children tc ? utn his loss: Mr-. J. M. Bureh. M.s. R.bert Ro(1lu-, Mrs. V. K. Evans, Mrs. Fred Col-.man and Mrs. Parthenia Owen by. JUDGE ALLEY WARNS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Order* Grand Jury Repurt Bf Served Upon Cherokee County Board Judge Felix E. Alley list Saturday 1 ??rd r.j tha: a copy of th.- grand jury iepor. be serve j u;?>. the Hoard of i .unty Commissioners of Ctiei-i.e.* and stated tit at u; ! s- -ore u.'.ien is taken by Lie n xi April term ?i court trie conditions pi iit.-d oUl u? .he report the j;? iter should b directed to th. attei ion of Solicitor John M vjaeen : ji acti-.-u. The gran , jury* nport, after reciting* tha'. all the .*ount> ottice had been \i - -d anl so t'ai as *:icy were able to tell Were well k pt, statedt **\\ y iia .i- also examined the county court house and fin that it i> in >?ie what an unclean a . unsanitaiy conuition. We find t a th-r?- U only one janitor tnipl-ytd. -ll on^" Per month, wh i.- ' paired to do all the sweeping and clean.ng of the court hous. and al-o take care of the iicat ? I nnr.' I1|||N|> UIlll in?r plain xvi Hit county jail. We 1i.imend that the county commissioner- aild a sufficient sum to th Hilary of the janitor to enabk him io employ help, especially during com-.. "We find that the transom over Lac door of the mane jury room is out. Thm is a ureal amuyonce to the grand jui iv. since they cannot keep the public from hearing what .akes place in the grand jury room, and they being annoyed by the nois outside. \Ve have made this complaint heretofore. 1\\"e find the county jail in good condition except a lev. broken windows which we recommend should be , repaired at one.. The only complaint fiom the prisoners were that they needed more bedding. 'Phis condition would pi' 'babiy not exist if the borken windows were repaired. "We find the County Home in goou condition and well kept. However, we recommend .hat some repairs are needed to the roof of th. building. "We find that the condition as to illigitimate children born at the county home and heretofore complained of by us, -till remains a: the home." The report was sigrnti by J. S. Keener, and foreman, and read in open court ?y the clerk with all t?ie grand jurors present just a? they were dismissed for the term. .Judge Alley commended the grandjutors for the manner in which their work was expedited, and directed that the commissioners be served with a copy of the report Services Sunday at ?* 1 Presbyterian Cfturcn Rev. Stewart H. Long, ot Gunst . ?ersville, Ala. will preach at eleven o'clock A. 31. next Sunday morning i N'ovcn.btr 19th at the Presbyteriar church, Murphy. A large congregn tion will be- appreck.ed. o 31isses Virgina Deweese an.i Wood fin Posey who are teaching school at * Gnaka spent t?he week end with theij parents. rrukf' Covering a Largr and Poi S. C., Friday, November 1 CRIME DOCKET TAKES ENTIRE COURT TERM I I Many Cases Have Be*n Disposed of. While Many Will Be Continued t ii e*. County Superior Court J v.-tll finih ti two-wet1'- ^^ion here! Saturday with the ciminn' docket] th. a't n'i t the v-Utt | the enure terrr. -T :d;re Felix E. i AlUy. ut Waynes\ille. presiding, 1 S licit r John M. Que n, of | Wayu sville, pros^cntirg. | ! u iv_? : number of minor cases| :.ave been disposed -.f. a *i several .. uses have been ren r.de.i back to J ! i-iK- of the Peac t.-.r disposition. I urt 'tiled We lines. ;iv morning l 1.1- Week with m irt tfc n 260 \ a-e> on tne criminal doc:.el. <- art jwi still on -;h.- crinii: :.l docket at^ I '"*? " 1 il >" uiuuiiViUu nat . nday and Satu:-iav would he jtaken up With triai .f criminal Ja.k Bio a n, of .V.oal Creek town-idp. * iiei-.k e county. was found uilt\ of assitult with a deadly wtap1 a v. .:ii intent to kill upon Logan i awivuve. and his brother. Wo ,;r \\ : I rown. and a cousin, Lloyd Johnson, v 1 found guilty with'aiding and ai e.ting by a jury in upcrior court 1 - Thursday. iu la..- Felix E. All y. who is preding over the coutt sentenced all three boys to work n the i . ads. Jack Brown was given J y ar-. while W'.-i .tou Brown and Lloyd Johnson -ach lece.ved Ih months. "V- i are the luckiest u y- 1 ever -a : Judge All y in pa sing sentence. "\-.u came very near to being tiled 1 i murder."' Win >es t.Svified that L gan Law: ce asked the boys if they knew iwho had torn down a hand rail of a loot log aci a branch on his place. Brown, it was testified, said: "You ar. not accusing me of tearing it .own are y u?" Lawrence is .-aid t havv. :eplied: "1 wouldn't put it past you?" A iu. t en-ued between Brown ami Law; and the latter was severely -tan .. four times. The knife used was nU i.ti'ied a- belonging to Lloyd .! hn-o.i, Bi.ovii cousin. Lawrence wa. eai a neighbor's hous. in ia civ ul t ;... :. where he remained fr n Tue-day until Saturday, witnesses test::: d. before his condition 1 would permit hi- removal to his home. Following the assault, which took piact- last .May, the two Browns and John.-' : fled t Tennessee. Toey were a r -iurded August 29th by T nn- . t iters who had b en notified . >:i the look out for them by She iff L. L. Mason, of Cherokee county, ho held a warrant far their arrest, lii-.y t light extradition and were ! in jail at Ben-toil, Tenn. until .m-it ion papers could be piocured. Logan Get# 18 Months The very law he supported on November T:ii roved the undoing ol one f Murphy's bootleggers. A ver ' diet of it;, n four counts, silling I whiskey, j .-.-ion, transporting, am attempting to mtimiuate a witness 1 was returned by a jury last Frida: ' afternoon against Henry Logan, ol Murphy, with recommendation o! m.iey by the jury on the count of at tempting to intimidate a witness Logan admits he was against repea of the Amendment, and supporte< the dry cau>-- in the recent election Koch Howell, of Murphy, testifiei that he bou^.t a pint of whiskey fron Logan about a year ago and pai< him 50c for it. At the last Augus term of court, Howell said he wa calhd before the grand jury to givi testimony against Logan. After hi had appeared before the grand jury I Howell said Logan accosted him on thi I Street about the matter. Later tha ' J day Logan came to his home to sei ; him, and .he had gone for his cow iand he said Logan found him dow in his pasture. Logan cursed and a bused him, Howell testified, for gi\ 1 ing evidence to the 'grand jury agains ! him. I Jess Grady, colored, state s wrcnes : testified that early last spring he ws I [arrested in town by Fred Johnsor chief of police, while on his way t J town with six pints of whiskey, whic I he -aid Logan hr. l given him an I told, him to bring: to town and kee ' | until he (Ligan) called for then Grady told the officer that the whi: I key belonged to Logan and that L< igan had some more over on the hi (just outside of town. Grady also sai i he told the officer that Henry Logai t j Julius Coleman and Willie Strang rjwere then out on the mountain sid I (Continued on page 8) t Hw entu.'.lj Rich Tcrri lory Li This S 7,1933. RED CROSS ROLL CALL UNDER WAY The annual Red Cross roll call in Murphy was held Monday and Tu ; day of this week, under the direction oi Mrs. C. \V. Savage roll call chairman. The Junior Woman's Club made canvasss the merchant and busin >> men of the t wn on these two days, and efforts were put forwaru net to miss anyone, Mrs. Savage said. - Irs. H. Bu.ck, director of the Juunior Woman's Club, is chairman ,ol the roll call publicity and inaugurated an intensive campaign in the :ocal newspaper, m the pulpits, .he local school, and by posters an i u.sI clays 111 the win Jo of stores in .own. intee merchants, Candlers Department Store. Whitakers Bargain Store, and the Southern Stages Bower Com Christopher, chief local examiner s Mr. Christopher said arrangemer a had been made to give abo'* 400 c animations. The local school prin 0 pal and his staff will assist in givi h the examination. About 170 P^O] d took the first examination which \n P held several weeks ago, for skill 1* and unskilled labor for employmt 5" by the Tennesee Vally Au-.horiiy. >- Jo Mrs. Chas G. Gulley and Mr. A. Potter of Cuilow?hoe who gave delightful mu-ical program for 1 e V.'oman'? Club Wednesday atttrne le were the dinner guests of Mr. s Mrs. H. Bueckafter the program. j y. contributed their window space to special displays leatunug the lieu Cross and its activities. The winoows of the thr.e merhanL contained Red Cross posters, pictures of Woodrow Wilson war time President, and American flags. Members of the American L.g: n . -operated by lending some of tht.it A*ar relics for display in the windows >uch as German and American helmets and gas mask.-, French ana German money, a German rifli, artillery shells, vasts made from shells, etc, The windows are very a It i active an. rave been a source of consider&blt interest and comment. k. \\. Gray, county agent and chaii man oi Ui county chapter, said tni county oiganization had made plan to bung tile annual Red Cr-ss rol call to the attention 'of every persoi in the county between now ana th< close of the enlistment period or 1 hank, giving Day. l'ne county-wi.it organization plans to reach tin \ pie through the Softools and teacher; oi the county, he said. Arrangements have be n made for taking wood potatoes, canned goods pid-ee, etc., -on Red Cross-member >hip dins, Mr. Gray said, and he fell that every person in the county win could ought to give something. H? irain the county nad benefitted gr at ly during the past year at the *iand. ot the R.u t russ and future relit 1 an! h ip depended largely upon wha! the people tncms.lves con.ributet locally. Woman's Club Met Wednesday Afternoor The Woman's Club met on Wei nesday afternoon in tlu club roon Mrs. J. W. Davidson had charge o the program. Outside visitore wer Mrs. Gulley, District chairman of th t\... ',1... Wumnn'c ( ll.h n f C.l ! low he-, ami Mr. Potter director e music lor \V. C. T. at Oullo\v?ie? 1 hey gave the following mu.-ical pre I gram. "Until", by Sanders; Song c Tbaskgiving, by Frances Allison,sun as a tolo accompanied by Mrs. Ciu ley on the piano. Duct by Mrs. Gulley and Mr. Po ter "Sylvia" by Oley Speaks an "Roses ot Picardy" by Wood ace .1 r panied on the piano by Mrs. J. V i Davidson. A solo by Mrs. Gulley, 'Sheep wit ' Lambs'' by Sidney Ilom.r anti "M ! Hcait is like a singing Bird", f peom by Rosettk. "Nightfall" 1 Metcalf. For encoces. "Shortening vBrea j I hear a Thrush at eve, by Mrs. Gu 1 ley. and Mrs. Poter sang a solo. A large number of the regular cli j members were present. The teac.11 1 of th public school wrf visitors. Cli 1 adjourned for a social hour with Mi t K. C. Mattox, Mrs. T. F. Higgins ar s Mrs. Dixie Dillard as hostesses. J TV A To Hold Civil J Service Examinatio t e The second examination of t! Tennessee Valley Authority, und n the Civil Service, will be held Satu " ..ay morning, November 25th, in t. " Murp.hy school 'buildings, accordii it f/? annmincomnnt.' this WP'k hV F. j [Jit 11 tate $1.00 YEAR?5c COPY JUDGE ALLEY SAYS RELIGION IS INHERENT Lectures on A Comparison of Religion At Methodist Church On Tuesday Night Relinkn is inherent in the h'art of mankind and the relink*us idea is so old that it is lost its auiiq?**y? Judge Felix K. Alley, of Wayr.esville. who is holding court at Murphy this week told an audience i several hundred people at the Methodist church Tuesday night in tae opening remarks of his lecture on "Religion?A Comparison." Judge Alley, who ha- made a special study of the religions of Me|world and in an auhtority upon th subject delivered the lecture at the lequect >t Murphy iiicnds. H spokfor about forty minute- and was introduced by the Rev. 'I. F. H.ggins, -r.ii toil, .win ? r; a.. ......r and prayer. bed&iing that his subject was as. old as the numyji race, Judge Alley said that counties.- volumes had been w.itien upon it, an ; it mattered not how lar ack a r.ftign u? tatih mnau Ut traced, unnn.-ak.ible evidence was always f und that it is the ^accessor ut a faith that lived before. "We may pond r over th j ; hecie. of tne Uid T> stament and hie revelations of the New le tani-.nt," he said, "until we are gray with age; we may read the Koran of Mahomet, and tn. Z.enda-Vesta- ol Persia; we may study the Vedas 1 In.iia unu the Analects of China; We may refie-h "Utselves with reading the Sagas ot Scandinavian climes and th*. mythologies f Gree-e and Home; we may read all th-. religious literature of all t..e ages oi ail tne world, and we have one ii'hi-.t . y .{ *he ;. 'V"r-tnding search of diai .tma f .i li^ht? k ln.--.Oiy i th quest of man for God.'* Alter reviewing the early idea- of religious bfclivfs, Judge -Alley said to the pople living in this marvelous age ol progress and Christum civilization, the religious ot the ancients Seem ciude and foolish. "Yet 1 i-.ain* tain .nut their religion was vastly better than no religion at all," he said "History abundantly proves" he Jsuid" ihat when a nation begins to 'doubt its Gods; \wien i. begins to ik1 gleet its rtligion, it begins u. lose its gloiy. And when you destroy the lel_ iligion ol a peopLe, let that religion u be what it may, you reauce th-m to j- the level of beasts." e lie traced the rise of civilization e under th pagan religions down t? l_ the time the Israelites thiew oft the I bondage 01 Egypt and encamped in L.ie wildtiness. Ihe Ked Alan of * .\oitli America havi never seen t?he .Mamto, he said, but his trvu'. was in ^ the hap! y hunting grounds, and the 41 countrynun of Contucious had their P taith in a system as equally as film unrelenting. L_ "The Hindu religion/ he continued, , us iu as india and shrouded in mysII cicism, embraced today by well over two hundred million souls?more ' than :?ie number of prostestant , Christuins in all the world?as exI , tmplitieu in the life and works of the /great Gandhi, teaches the doc*? trine ol non-violence in all relations ^ ox mtn with one another, and en, joins upon them tr.at amity and j' friendship and truui and peace constitute ttte supreme law of life. , "Not only by reason of his wisdom, but as well by the example of his saintly life as so many little children, he leads three hundred and six.y-one million human souls with1 cisoever he would have them go; and 1 maintain that a religion that can produce a Gantiii should not only challenge the admiration of all right thinking men, out 11 is> emuieu iu uit n respect and reverence of God-fearing men everywhere." he After comparing the all the reliei i ?ns of the world, and describing the ir- teachings of each, he declared that he the lowly Nazarene taught t.ie only rig religion that makes love the highest C law of life. "It is the only religion that teaches its* the universal fatherhood of God, t.h^ 'X- univprol V?rr?tV?r?rV?r?fw1 rtf ntnn und thu ei- sisterhood of states and nations," he np: said. >le "it is the only religion whose diras vine authority dep- nds upon miracle, ed The infidel, the aVieist, the agnostic ft an(| *he skeptic, although some of .hem admit that Jesus of Nazareth was in fact a hl.toric character, deny W. that anything miraculous took a in his career; that He was not divine the and never wrought a miracle, because on miracles would involve the suspension ind of or interferon jo wkh nature's laws (Continu al on page S>
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