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M ? Leading it Vol. XLV.?No. 18 " VENEER PLANT TO OPEN HERE THIS WEEK Appalachain V-neer Company Has Latge F*ant At Regal?Headquarters At Murphy The* Appalachian Veneer Company, ; corporation which will furnish regular employment to from 25 to 30 men and an annual market for millions t feet of veneer logs from Western North Carolina, North Georgia and Fast Tennessee, will begin operation h re about December 1st, it was anj unced this week by officials of the omnpany. Headquarters of the new corpolion will be at Murphy. The plan; i located on t.he site of the old Regal Marble Company about 3 miles east i town. J. ? Foard is president; R. !i. Foard, vice president and general manager; and R. G. Alexander, . ccretary-treasurer. Ihe plan-t, which has capacity of i two car loads-of finished veneer weekly, includes two buildings in addition i ti the boiler room and offices. One .1 these buildings is 100x40 feet, and i he other is 100x60 feet. The boiler lo m is 20x40 feet, and the capacity i .he boiler is 150 horse power. The plant will operate entirely by steam, wo engines being ustd, one of 50 h. p. and another of 25 ?h. p. Tho lathp or cuttinor machine w * take logs up to 90 inches long, ar._ handles from 5 to 8 'thousand hoard et of logs daily. The installation of an automatic drying machin, will 1. completed thi3 week by Mr. Duke, Painesville, Ohio, with tests completed and "the machine ready for us. | by t*ie time operation begins. All iher machinery has been erect-d and test runs made, but very little cutting has been done. The corporation is capitalized at $50,000 and will manufacture veneer trom the dominant hard and soft vvcods native of this rection. Mr. Foard stated that orders for two car 1 ads of veneer were already booked. "The Appalachian Vcnc r ComI any will operate under the code of the Southeastern Veneer Association," Mr. Foard said in announcing t.'iat the plant would be ready for operation by December 1. "We are planning to - ive employment to 25 or 30 men to begin with," he continued, "and if business justifies it we will piocablj uss more men." The Foard brothers are natives of Cleveland, Rowan Co., N. C. where they operated a venetr manufacturing plant lor many years. Abou-;; four years ago they established a large u-ne;r plant and business at Hays Iff dMfl 7eekly Newspaper in Western North ( Muiphey, N. MRS. ALL1E BELL DIED LAST SUNDAY Mrs. AHie Bell, 79, wife of the L'te Dr. J. M. Bell, Confederate Army doctor during the civil war and for many years afterward one of 'the leading physicians ol this ?ection, died Sunday filming ai 5 o'clock at the county home f"Howling a three weeks illness. I b'oin in Macon county. May 2, i 18.V4, the daughter of the late l'leat iand Mrs. Rhta, her parents settled in 1 Murphy when she was aboi-. four j years old. S?ie affiliated with the|? Murphy Methodist church in girlhood I and was married to Di. Bell in 1876. 1 Following the death of her husband ' I she mad e htr home with her sister. Miss Sis Rhea, until death separated 1 them about a year ago. Mrs. Bell po-sessed an excellent j memory and could relate in detail J many instances of her early lift in Murphy and this section. At t?he age 1 cf 10, she was an eye-witness of the ?iuKu^ ?j> a utrcacnmeni of the Federal Army shortly after the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox, whi .h swept down out oi .he mountains, ransacked the town and buined the court housa. N*ws of Lee ^ surrender did not reach Murphy l until about a month later. The incident so impressed Airs. Bell at the time that she could relate it in the minutest detail as though it had happened only a few days or a week ago. One of her prized possessions was a copy of the first newspaper ever published in Murphy, The Chtrokee Herald. It is dated Dec, 11 1873, and was published by James O. Koberson. Mrs. Bell's brother assisted in getting the paper out, sin once said, and he bi ought .home the first copy to conic off the press, and she had preserved it. Funeral services wire held at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev. T. F. Hlogins, and interment wan in the old Methodist cemetery. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. S. Z. Hubbard, of Dalhart, Texas. FUNERAL SERVIC 5 FOR MRS. DAVIS HELD LAST FRI. Funeral services tor Mrs. Eulali Davis, 81, who died Wednesday of last week at the home of her son, I). S. Davis, 5 mil north of Murphy, were held last Friday morning at 11 o'clock at the old Hangingdog church by tin Rev. J. L. Mulkey, and interment was in the churchyard. She had been afflicted with pell gra for more than a year. Mrs. Davis was f.he wife of the late A. J. Davis, cnce chairman of the 'Chtrokee County Commission, and a s;ster of th- late D. W. Deweese who served as postmaster at Murphy and as sheriff and representative of the county in the general assembly. She was born in Macon County July 2, 1852, and moved with her parents to Cherokee county when she was several years old. She .had been a m mber ot the Baptist church since she was 14 years old. Surviving her are four sons, Baxter, Drew, Walter and John T. Davis, of Hangingdog; five daughters, Mrr. Yula Abernathy, of Hangingdog; Mrs. E.nma Fair, Mrs. Vista Palmer, and Mrs. Blanche Welch, of Springfield, Ohio; and Mrs. Osie B 11 Martens, of Pittsburgh, Pa. One brother J. T. Deweese, of Ellijay, Ga., and I two sisters. Mrs. Jane Adams ami Mrs. Catherine Mundy. bot.h of Cherokee county, also survive. o Faculty Minstrel Proves Big Success The faculty black and white minstrel at the auditorium Tuesday night proved to be a big hit and a success l'rom every angle. A sum in excess of $75 was realized from the affair, all of which goes to purchas supplementary reader? for the elementary dorr. rtment. The program was made up of five pats, as follows: The Minstrel circle proper, a skit entitled "Deviled Crabs" a dancing and preaching act by Akin and Axley; a square danc. act by "The Carper Cutting Cherokees," "Airport Airs," a dancing and joking act. On: of the surprises wa? the singing by a number of < olored CCC incn from Bueck Creek Camp, and he buck dancing by Dude Townson. The entertainment lasted about two and a half hours, and the evening was brimful of good jokes, songs cnmriBfc Tli o nlavrre ivoro greeted with hilarious iauehter throughout the performance by a full house. !? mSSEES^BR \uitr. Aoout u year ugu cue . plant at Hayesvi^e was destroyed by fire. Several months ago they began negotiations for moving the plant tc Murphy, and Don Witherspoon. piominent local attorney, and W. M. I ain, president of the Murphy Lions Club, worked unceasingly with them in their efforts to locate a site and assisted in securing a lease on it. Alreday thousands of feet of logs have been placed on the ground, and besides furnishing employment to 25 or 30 men directly, it is expected that hundreds of others will find employment cutting the timber and hauling it out of the woods. The plant will create a market for more than two million board feet of veneer logs annually. LIONS CLUB HOLDS MEETING TUESDAY The Murphy Lions Club held an ininteresting meeting in the private dining hall of the Murphy Cafe, and the ciub voted to hold regular meetings there in the future. Ths next meeting will be ladies t ight, and T. F. Higgins, C. W. h'ailey and Dr. Edw. E. Adams were named a committee on arrangements, afld W. M. Fain, H. G| Elkins, and G. W. Ellis were named as a committee cn the program, with H. Bueck, Abe ~r.br. e rnd R. F. Williamson as a committee on decoration. A committee, composed of Dr Edw. E. Adams and C. W. Bailey, v as named to take up the matter of U\e park road with Mr. C. W. Savage, and see in what way the club could co-operate in the matUr. Virgil Johnson, who had been absent for several meeting?, was again | ^"ith the Lions. Dr. R. W. Petrie and P.o.ro#A?,l wava tn I emberr^ip. In the absence of the president, H. Bueck, first vice president, presided daring the first part of the hour, and the meeting was then presided over ty G,W. Ellis, second vice president. wokr Carolina, Covering a Large and Pol C., Friday, December 1 MERCHANTS OF MURPHY FORM ORGANIZATION Temporary Officers tlectcd Monday Night At Meeting In The Court House An association of merchants and business men was organized h?rc Monday night at a meeting in -the :ouit house, to be known as the Murphy Merchants Association, when temporary officers wer; elected and \ proposed .?et of by-laws discussed. C. W. Bailey acted as Chairman of ;he meeting, and -temporary officers wert named as follows: Noah Lovin?ood, president; G. W. Candler, vice resident; and B. M. Reese, secretarytreasurer. Anot.ier meeting will beheld next Tuesday night, December 5th, inth private dining hall of the Murphy Cafe, to perfect the* organization on a permanent basis, adopt by laws, and name a board of directors to have general sup rvision of the- origanlzatidi's business. The meet ing will be a Dutch affair, supper being served at 6 o'clock for 35c etach. Th purposes of the association are to promote the general interests of its members, co-operation and promotion of trade, and the general upbuilding of the co.Tj.munity at large. Tht primary purpose to begin wi'.h will he for toe protection of its member against bad credit risks, and as the organization progresses other branches of benefit will b3 developed. The secrttaiy will operate a credit rating and r.porting bureau with ti'e< ol information on all persons within the trading territory of Murphy, and reports will be furnished to members upon request regarding the financial condition, and whether the custom r seeking credit has a reputati ii of being bad or slow pay. All thi information will be gathered ty the secretary and kept up to date at all imes, so that it will be immediately available to all participating m.rchants. No opinions will be given by the secretary, only actual ledger reports being given out a> reported by credkors. The reports will includ-- all items ol* record, such as judgments, mortgages, and transfer , enabling the merchants to abandon the old fashioned hit and miss methods of exLending cr.dit and collecting. The system proposed is the same as is now in use in practically all the larger citiis and towns. p. t7a. thanks The Ways and Mtan- Committee of 'the P. T. A. want4 to take this opportunity to thank ail those who helped to make the Benefit last wc k a access. Twenty-four tables were in play end everything was donated for refie.vim nts. About $30 was realized lion. Ihis affair. We are especially greatful to merchants who gave the priz-s. A list of which follows. Fain Gro. Co. 1 lb Cocoa; Davidson & C UTinger, 1 can of Apricots; Muiphy Theatre, 2 tickets; Candler's $1.00 pair hos.; Mauney's 2 bottles beer; Akin Hwde. 10c; E. L. Townson 10c; Whitaker's 1 pair socks; Payne's Market 10c; Dickey's Market Jar pickles; Lahn's 7 small gif'ts; A. &. P. 1 lb coffee; E. C. Moore Bill folder; Hatchetts, Cigarette*. Wofford-Terrell Salt; Noah Lovgood can p.aches; Mr. P. Hyatt 25c; Parker Drug* 25c; Mrs. R. W. Gray preserves; Mrs. Emily Davidson linen handkerchief; Mrs. J. W. T.homp son 2 linen handkerchiefs; Mrs. T. S. Evans 1 set bridge tallies; Mrs. H. Pueck 1 men's handkerchief. RHODO MAN LOSES LEG UNDER TRAIN J. K. Stover, 3d section laborer, lost his right leg Saturday night about 6:30 o'clock when an embankment he was climbing in a railroad cut near Riiodo gave way and he rolled do^n the bank and was thrown under a passing Southern train. His 1 g was completely served above the ankle. He was given treatment at Andrews and rushed to the Fctric hospital at Murphy where it wa^ found that an amputation below the knee was necessary. Stover's condition was greatly weakened by loss of blood, and while it was still considered serious Tuesday, hoepital attendants said he had better than a 50-50 ohance of r?ctvery unless complications developed. Stover lives wiVi his mother, Mrs. S. M. Stover, near Rhodo. The train t Hwi lentially Rich Ttrri tory iu Thii Stat , 1933. ~j SCHOOL NEWS i DECLAMATION AND RECITATION CONTEST Several high school students under the direction of Mr. B. R. Carroll are j lanning to er.ter the annual Deiclamation and Recitation contest to b. htld at Mars Hill college Dec mb.' <sth and Uth. T.ie following students have registered to enter the contest: . Ann Hill, Arnold Stalcup, Glenn r' Tanner, Frank Stalcup, Elbert Mai1 mee and Mary Lou Coleman. The preliminary will b held in th< \ sohool auditorium December 5th at the r-gular chapel period. One boy li and one girl will be chosen from tht preliminary to enter the contest. This is the second year the high a( school has been represented in the 1 ccntest. Last year the reprensctativ.s f', iwtre Paul Posey and Mary King ' iMallonie. { c 'Jiuucn 1^ Mrruill I LL? 1U ASSIST LIBRARIAN 11 In order to cave time for bus 1 ivudents borrow books from th public library, two students from each c I of the eight high school bus?s have ( been appointed to assist the librar- 11 ian, Miss Js.phine Heighway, in L' checking Vie books in and cut of the '' library. Those appointed for this purpose, all of whom arc juniors and seniors, since they are naturally con- s sidersd the students most capable of * t erforming such work, are, together , vith the reps^ective buses from which 4 they were a ppointcd, the following: 1 Ann; Ruth Stalvup, and Freeland Ballew?Martin's Creek. Ruby Wells and Blanche Keener? *" lomocla. J Beatrice Davidson and Neva Hyatt ?Culberson. Eugene All n and Hoyt Phillips? ( Unaka. , Virginia Lovingood and Nancy ' ( Lunsford?Peachtree. r Maysie and Zane Davis?Grandview. 0 Ray Suit and Martin Montgomery t '?SVioal Creek. r Maud Anderson and Alvin Glad-ir son? Wolf Creek. L So far the students J assisted !jj only in checking the be in, but Jv Mks Heighway says that if they do |g the work well she may have them to j check the books out also, after they j bccom. more accustomed to the work ! r As well as being an advantage -to |y Miss Heighway in .her work and sav- j. ing time for the bus students, this i work affords excellent training for the rtudent.-, and th y seem to enjoy t it. Miss Heighawy seems to be satis- j c :?ed with the work the students are j doing and says she appreciates th ir L assistance. THANKSGIVING PROGRAM PRE- \ SENTED BY 10TH GRADE An interesting Thanksgiving pro- t gram was given, by a group of 10th ( grade students under the direction of <, Mary Catherine- Hensley, for the J nome room section Friday Nov. 24. ( The program was as follows: j Song by the class?"Thanksgiving . h'ong." The First Thanksgiving?Fain ; "Weaver. j Our Modern TRank-giving?Tom Axley. t Jokes?Junius Posey. Meaning of Thanksgiving?Aileen , Hampton. \ SCHOOLMASTERS CLUB MEET AT HAYESVILLE The Schoolmaster's Club held its . second meeting of the yea'- at Hayes- ^ ville in the High school building f Thursday November 23. Four members of the local high school faculty attended: Mr. Bueck, Mr. Carroll, 1 \lr. Deaton and Mr. Wright. 1 An excellent dinner was served by * the Home Economics Department of ' tho Hayesvilte High School. Mr. Ralph Smith gave several impercon alions ol various ptople during the j jinmr. ' HONOR ROLL FOR THIRD MONTH J 1ITH GRADE * Hoyl Phillips, Ruby Wells,, Maysie Davis, Ernest Hawkins and Freeland Eallcw. 10TH CRADE ' Aretta Franks, Ersa McNabb, : Ruth Hampton,. 9TH GRADE GIRLS Kathtrinc Coleman, Anne Hill |..nd Moselle Moore. 9TH GRADE BOYS Jake McClure. PERFECT ATTENDANCE RECORD I1TH CRADE t Louise Axley, Earnest . Hawkins, (Continued on paga 4) < which i'.ruck him was a special pas- ] reng:r train bringing CCC boys to t Camp Reynolds near Topton. ] wt si e >1.00 YEAR?5c COPY 170 GET WORK IN CHEROKEE ON NOV. 30TH hanktgiving It Day Of Real Rejoicing For Many Job* Last 3 Months Thanksgiving Day was a day of al rejoicing and thanksgiving for ^proximately 170 men and women i Cherokee's unemployed. Thursday loyment on public works projects i l:he county under the Federal Civil forks Administration, and their >bs are assured for the next DO days .cording to It. W. Gray director of i-lief for (Yierokee County. This umber of persons were taktn from le relief rolls of the county and put j woik, about 104 more men will reel v. work in Lhe county between ow and the loth of December from tie rolls of the re-employment ofice, it was stated Eight projects are included in the ix*.l works administration pi o gram n which work began Thursday 1110mng, and two oth r projec s have een approved on which work is exacted to begin by Dee nicer loth. Thirty-five men went to work [Thursday morning on a four mile tre'ech of road in Shoal creek townnip, from the Shoal Creek chuich to Vehutty. The type of woik b ing L?ne iiC widening, draining and suraciiig. Thirty-five men began similar work n 4 nules of roa 1 lying ?n t.ie south ide of Valley Kner, between Marbl ind Andrews. At Murphy, 20 men began widening and improving tho treets, while i J more wer. put to :ork on .In school ground1:. Ten wouen received empl >y mem in the sevvng r on at Murphv which has been stablished for making clothes for eliei and needy famili s. At Andrews, 20 men went to work n water main extensions of the own, and widening and extending a lumber of streets. ?ivj women also eceived employment in the Ajfrdtcws ewing room making cl?j:?hes for ioitf families, while five men w.nt to fork upon improvements to the sch'ol rounds. Thirty men will be put to woik on December 1 on a road project of 4.2 niles, beginning at Jim Bob Bevins aid ending at Grandview, on wha. is mown as the Hangingdog road. Labor for these first projects wer aken from the relief rolls of the ounty, but the next contingent will cine iroixi .ne runs 01 mc .National tc-imployment Office, Mr. Gray said, vhich will include about 104 men. Two projects which *have been approved and on which work will begin >y December loth include the remodeling and rebuilding of outdoor oilets in Murphy, Marble and AnIrews, and another road project in jlioal Creek township. The sanitary aojects at Murphy, Marble and Anlrews will be under 'the direction of nnis Barnett, of Murphy, county unitary inspector; and Edgar Johncn, of Murphy, district sanitary .upervisior for al 1 counties west of i ay wood. The road project in Choal Creek ownship calls for widening, grading ind surfacing a link from the Keenum dace to the Shoal Creek bridgi near Jak Park. Applications have been nade for several other projects unier the Civil Works Administration ?ut have not yet bien formally approved, but it is thought they will >e approved in time for work to be,in December 15th. Mr. Gray said tha't only persons egistertd in the National Re-eniploynent Office on Noeember 16, or prior ould be considered for employment lpon these first projects, according o instructions to local relief auu.. ^ I.UIIHI.O uy IIIC v ??n. nuoui o<u )ersons had been registered by V. I. 3utt, director of the local re-employnent office prior to November 16th, ^hile since that time the registration .as reached approximately 1,000, it vas stated. The amount of money made availible for the payroll of relief workers m the civil works administration protcts in the county will be a pproxinately $15,000 per monf.'i, Mr. Gray aid, and the program had been plan ed to continue for the next three nonths. Infant Of Mr. and Mrs. Edd English Dies Little Franklin Bruce English was urn October 20. and Jived "onlv about i hour after birth. He was the son >? Mr. and Mrs. Edd English of ^each-tree. Rev. Mr. Sinclair of riayesville conducted the services and he little body was laid to rest in the Peachtre* cemetery. _
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