Vol. XLV.?No. 37.
PENLANDGETS 1
12 MONTHS FOR
MANSLAUGHTER
Many Case* Tried Court.. Adjourns
| Wednesday After Nearly
I Two Weeks Session
Alfred Penlarid, colored, was seni
teruod to 12 months on the read- bv
ludc- 1 A. McElroy in superior
c u Wednesday after a jury had
returned a verdict of guilty of man1
: in eonnecticn with the death
J h vden Patten, 6 year old Murphy
Storey and Wise
Begin Sentences
I B. Stor y, cashier of the deli
( ke< l ank. Wednes?
day was carried to Raleigh to beerving
his sentence of thre
v t five years in States P:i on for
i Iraey and obstruction. Ailon
Wise, who r?'.*e;\eJ three to five
I; y,:irs for 1? teeny, was tn* -n
I !iaic:ih at the same tim.. Sheriff
i . L. Maton. and Deputies Ohar;
i asier and P rtei Mas i? ma 1c
| i ip with Storey and W'\
E A. Davidson, president of the
| . k, and .his son. J. W. Davidson,
i : . ctor, convicted with Storey on
the same- charges, entered States
Prison in April 3rd to begin sentences
of from five to eir.it years
.?ach. *
-oh >ol boy, last September. The child
was. :un over by a car driven by Penland
a he was walking along hijrii
1n anA (lio^ fwim Ulilll ip?
I about and hour and a half later.
A met ion of J. D. Mallonec, attorney
for Penland, to have the verdict
set aside and a, mnvt tiial granted,
.as denied by Judge McElroy anu
roticc f appeal was given in open
cojrt. Penland's appeal bond w*f
i'.xeu at $50 and his appearance s:t
a: >1.000.
Witnesses testified that Penland
\va driving at a rate of speed b?.ween
20 and 30 miles an hour when
his car struck the boy, and he failed
to sound his horn. It was also brought
out in the evidence that the boy was
muling about 18 inches over on the
concrete and that Penland passed a
with trailer attached just before
the tragedy. The truck was parked
a: the eastern end of Valley river
bridge waiting for Penland's car to
clear the bridge.
Alter passing \'ie truck about 15
feet, witnesses said Penland's car
stiuck the boy, dragged him 25 or
30 feet, and both left wheels passed
over his body. Penland stopped his
gathered the boy in his arms,
tntered the car of Mrs. W. M. Fain,
tvh,. a u:?.
naa tmaoiUK, aiiu oiuugui >'"u
back to town to a doctor.
Dr. Edw. E. Adams, who attended
the injured hoy, testified his leg was
b;oken and his chest crushed. He
said an internal hemorrhage caused
his death about an hour and a haH
wier.
Penla id .ook. the stand .11 r/s r.wn
behalf and 3aid when he saw the boy
he blew his horn and turnel left in
an attempt to miss him, but the toy
ran in front of the car and he did
not have time to apply his brakes
before the car hit the boy. Penlanc
alio testified he was not driving more
than 15 or 16 miles an hour, and when
he saw the boy he did everything he
cmil/4 ~.?J J J -??
?? tu a?uiu iue acdueiiu
J. B. Colvsrd and Henry Moore,
two other negroes who were in the
car with Penland, corroborated the
testimony of Penland. On cross examination
Moore testified the car was
coasting down the hill just before
crosing the bridge, but was in gear
at the time of the accident. They al -o
testified t.hey passed different
groups of children on both sides of
the highway just before the accident.
The accident occurred on the afternoon
of September 22, 1933, between
2 and 3 o'clock, shortly after
school had dismissed for the day.
One of the strongly contested
'oints of the case was whether the
place where the accident occurred was
a residential section and in the school
tone as defined by law. The defense
contended it could not be termed a
residential section, nor was it in the
achool zone, and the defendant was
not moisting any law when he was
"ng 20 to SO miles an hour. The
state contended the accident occurred
residential section and wMhin the
achool zone, and that the very fact
ij achool children were on both
shies of the highway on their way
"ne from school waa a circumstance
su.i came the, meaning of
law against reckless driving, rei-adless
of whether the defendant
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U -rkly \rwspaper in tP e.iirrn ftorth I
Murphey, 1
Election Board To
Meet Saturday, 14
ho recently appointed county
joari of elections la^et at the e
ccurt house Saturday morning, April
14, at 10 o'clock, it was announced ]
nis week. The board is composed oi
L. C. Hill, Samuel H. Paiker and B. -1(
B. Morrow. Mr. Morrow served on 0
. e Doard during the last two years
..nile the otjjer two members were j
ceently appointed.
Inc board will organize by elect
a chairman and secretary. T.rcj j
will aho appoint registrars and
judges of election for the 24 prej
..?vs cf the county and transact t
h other business as may be
brought up. t
Filing time for congressional, state
nd judicial offices closes Saturday
d o'clock, while candidates foi
l.^isiature and county offices car. .
until May 5 wibi the county
oard of elections.
Quilt Shows To Be
Held In County
T.'ie fiist step in the new Rural Re inn
program '? the quilt conte
h was started several weeks aco
and which has been the cheit sub- <
?e^t of conservation in the many dif- i
.ercnt rural communities for the past
nonth. In a great many of the h raes
he women .lave been busy piecing
md quilting a new quilt for which <
h;y were badly in need of. it t
drought to mind the good days when
us ait wa.- an every day duty of the 1
ther or wife in the household. It i
.vas also amusing to see the men edgearound
the quilt frames to get
about Me house, but they were good
natured about it, because they real- t
i that this was a step towaid t
something better, i
This quilt was the effort of the j
women of the homes who had been j
on the relief roll. And meant that (
hey had used ever resource to get t
Me quilt scraps together and in a (
reat many cases this was no little t
job.
In the next tew weeks the long t
looked for quilt show will be held in ,
the various communities and the best ,
quilt will be awarded a prize on the (
points of merit. 1
1st. Hand work. 50 percent. ]
2nd. The amount of effort used to ,
jet the quilt top. 25 percent.
3rd. Ine serviceabieness of the 1
it. 25 percent.
The schedule of the quilt Mow is
as follows: <
1. Texana, April 9th. 3:30 (
2. Grape Creek, April 16th. 10
A. M.
3. Ogreeta, Apiil 16th, 1 P. M.
4. Unaka, April 16th, 3:30 P. M.
5. Peachtree. April 18th, 10 A. M ,
6. Boiling Springs, April 19th.
3 P. M.
7. Cqlberson, April 20th. 10 A. M.
8. Tcmotla, April 20th. 3 P. M.
9. Murphy, April 21st. 1 P. M. (
It is hoped that every woman who
has made a quilt for the show will be
aJcle to attend the show. If it is impossible
to do so she may send her J
quilt. 1
On Saturday April 21st. the county
show will beheld in Muvphy at which ;
time prize quilts from the different
communities will be shown and a
-ounty prize will 'be awarded.
Each woman is asked to take her (
quilt to the nearest jtoint where a
i how is being held.
Funeral Rites Held
For A. E. Wright i
<
Funeral services for A. E. Wright, j
lb, who died Saturday at his home at t
Topton, was conducted Sunday morn- i
ing by the Rev. H. C. Whitaker at 1
the Andrerws funeral building. Burial
was in the Andrews cemetery. i
Surviving are three sons, C. M. and
D. D. Wright of Topton, and K. T.
Wright,'of Andrews; and three daughter,
Mrs. Pa Usee Franks, of BVyson .
ity, Mrs. W. M. Eller of Hazel- i
wood, and Mrs. A. D. Murray, of i
Waynesville. t
Pallbearers were Mr. Wright's <
grandchildren: Sloan, Hermit, and 1
Tonfcnie Murray, Gwinn and J. A. 1
Franks, and Gerald and Ray Wright.
Mr. Wright bad conducted mercantile
business in Graham county
md at Topton, had served as U. S. \
deputy marshal, and for a long time <
kept a boarding house at Topton. i
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Revival Service* Under
Way at Baptist Church
A series of revival services began
at the Baptist Church Wednesday ,
night with the Rev. W. F. Staley, of
Winsto's-Salem doing the preaching. |
he services are being held twice j
daily, in the morning at 10 o'clock,
and in the evening at 7 o'clock.
mik*
rnrolinn. flown nc n Larfrrr and Pot
M. C., Friday, April 13, 1
SCHOOL NCWS
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BOCK*
^lementary school has receivd
some b'.autiiul uouK with large
rint and splendid full page colot
[lustrations, The 1 .ooks are Winder re
Series of Young People's Closes,
illustrated by Mills Winter, edition
if 1933. Some of the books include;
anhoe, A Wonder book, Robin
lei, and Many other interesting
coks for youngster .
The books were bought from Rand
tfcNally and Company with the renainaer
ot th: money made from
he minstrel given by the faculty in
he fall.
SLEE CLUB PRESENTS
CHAPEL PROGRAM
The high school Glee Club girls. I
the direction of Miss JVIoser,
ind Mrs. J. W. Davidson presented a
rhapel program in the high school on
ruesday ?-t this week.
The progra'.n was on cla sical ,
1 usic. Mrs. Davidson made a splensii
talk vn the lite of the great Aus.
ran composer, Frank Shubert. She
Id the circumstances under which
re wrote two of his most fa-.r. us
mpositions: "Mar..i Militaire" and
4Sernade." Then the girl of the Glee '
lub sang the words of T:cs c:m)
iJons and the music was given on
u? victrola, as played by the New
Dork Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Moser also gave an account
)f another famous Au-trian comp sii,
Johann Strauss, and his mast fa?rus
composition, "Blue Danbue
Waltz," was played on the victrola '
ind sung by the glee club girls.
EAST COMES WEST
n.- - -
me ucginning ot the school
erm Miss Hall's seventh grade wrote
he seventh grade of Atlantic School
Atlantic City, in t)fe extreme! eastern ;
>art of the state asking to exchange
rroducts of the two different parts
>f the state. A box of materials
dong with some other interesting prolucts
was sent to the school of Atlan;ic
City.
A unique collection wa- sent back ,
o the seventh grade of Murphy. ,
Among the articles received were:
mall nets, oars, boats and crab float
rysters, shrimp, clam, crab, and star
fish have been presented and will be ,
left for the school. Compo otions 1'
vere sent to explain each article.
Winner* of The First
Art Appreciatian Contest
The first preliminary art Approbation
contest was held in the rooms
)f each section of the sixth and sevenh
grades Friday April 6.
The winners of each section are:
Miss Hall's seventh grade; Mildred
Hill, Joe Miller Elkins and approximately
12 perfect papers; Miss
Mauney's seventh grade, Gladys Craig
lo^hine Dockery; Mis? Mayfield's
sixth grade, Hallie May Hinshaw, Wil.
m iownson and Miss Axley's sixth
?rade, Jean Daniels and Luther
Hampton.
To make a perfect paper the constants
gave the name or the picture
he artist, the nationality of the artist,
and a paragraph on how the artbt
enured the effect of artistic satisfaction.
Fifty pictures were prer-nted
for tho
? ?iv vvukCBt. ine winners
will be required to learn the preceding
information about fifty new
.ictures.
BOX SUPPER
A box supper was given Friday
,:ght at the Murphy School Audinriu'm.
Twenty boxes were sold, the
lowest bid on any box being fifty
:ents and t.he highest bid $1.25.
A short program was given after
he boxes were sold and a cake walk
vas held afterwards. The proceeds
vill go to the athletic association.
Henry "Peck" Hyatt was the
tnctioneer.
Alumni Honor Students
Mr. James, Mallonee and Mist
time Candler, juniors in 9tate University
at Chanel Hill and former
trsduates of Murphy High School, '
ire honor roll students for the past !
"tarter. This makes a total of six '
Murphy High School Graduates who '
lave made the honor roll this year. (
Ac Announcement !
All seventh grade students in the
vestern part of Cherokee county who
rxpect to enter High School at Mrrr>hy
for the school term of 34-35 will 1
>e required to take an examination
ril 31st at the local sdhool buildng.
Murphy Downs CCC's 10 to 6
r.Vurphy defevf. I V t'c Satur- i
lay on the local field 10 to 3 in the
first game of the season. Murphy
collected 10 hits including home runs
>y Loyd King and Frank Hensley.
King local hurler allowed only three
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entially Rich Ttrri in This Su
934
iV. B. Raper Dies
In Atlanta Hospital
William 13. (Whola) Raper, 48.
if Cherokee county, former corpora
it the Urited 'I ates Army, died Apri
in the Grady Hospital, Atlanta '
ollowing an attack of pneumonia. |
. Itaper had been suffering wit.
'jfctrculosis of the bones for about
0 year.*, and ha J spent much tinu
o d during the pa t few years.
Mi. Raper was n the Regulr
my for about 9 years and 1
liod of service carried him ...
Vlaska, Atlanta, and . e Phillipin
slands. He was a member ol the Oak
i,/e Baptist church.
Funeral services w r. held Apr:
> at Mt. Zion Baptist church, Ga.
i>y the Rev. Fred Siilos, the Rev
larence Voyle . and 4.he Rev. Hunt
.nterment was in the churchyard.
He is survived by his wife and two
roil, J. D. and Dewey Raper; hi
. : 1. M. Raper, seven brothers
Lon, Jim. Clifton and Ernest Rape
ill of Oak I'aik, Mark Raper of I'at
Lk, W. B. Ra* r Rrasstown, ant
Raper of Washington, D. C.
visiters, Mrs. Mary Carroll, o'
Big Cabin, Okla.; Mrs. Lizzie Reed,
. ..nivi, Tenn.; Mrs. Julia Runion
of Farner, Tenn, Mrs. Lula Stiles o.
Oak. Park, N. C.
WOLF CREEK
T.he Bird , t.e.s, insects and A1
ranac3 all tell us that Sprint* is here
Who among us do not welcome it.
^vcii if it does bring on "spring
fever."
Mr. Thomas Seward it Cjppe:hill.
'pent Sunday night ir. our midst.
The farmers in our little se.tion
? sowing around 1,000 pounds of
10 re?an Lespetlezu ee.i this spring.
Wish every community in our County
;vere doing likewise.
.Many of our citizens arc having to
ittend Superior Court this week.
Mesdames M. M. Withrow and Delia
Henson have both been very sick
for the last few days but we are glad
Jj report uiem much improved.
Sheriff's officers in appi oaching
?. supicious looking automobile in the
Angelica Gap, last week, saw its occupants
rushing for cover and discovered
they had left behind a half
gallon of liqifor. The car was taken
L*o Murphy, and was reported to belong
to Frank McGee of Isabella.
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Peachtree School News
(Lflst week's items)
The Peac.htree P. T. A. and Health
Club will hold a joint meeting at the
i.hool auditorium Friday night, April
13. All narents ar?? PsrwiaUw nsk to
be present as a special program is
to be presented. Mrs. John C. Camptell
of the Folks School will give a
talk on "The T. V. A. and what it
Means to us". E. L. Troutman of
Andrews will give a talk on Citizenship.
This is the final meeting of
the P. T. A. for 1933-34, and many
nrorant matters are to be "discussed
A Bible will be presented the school
from the P. T. A. Everyone is cordially
invited.
The new pupils that have enrolled
in our school are: Lorene Adams
and Mark Roberts who are in the Second
grade and Leila Mae Adams who
is in the First grade.
The Health Club held an interesting
meeting at the home of Mrs. Jchn
Shanks, Friday, March 30. Many
members were present, Miss Nina
Bryant, dietician of the Folk School
save an interesting lesson in home
choking. Mrs. Oscar Duckworth was
welcomed as a new member and Miss
Irowbridge of New York and Miss
Nina Bryant of the Folk School as
visitors.
The P. T. A staged their play,
"The Red Headed Stepchild" at the
Dgrien Softool auditorium last Friday
evening. The proceeds will be used to
boy school materials for commencement.
The Folk School will present an interesting
program at the school
auditorium Friday night, April 6.
Proceeds will go to the Murphy Pari-onage.
Credit Man To Visit
In The County
Joe Henson, of Franklin, of the
production credit association for this
district, will be in Murphy Saturday
at the office of the county agent foT
the purpose of conferring with farmers
and giving out information on the
Droduction association relative to
loans. All who are interested should
make it a point to aee Mr. Henaon
while he is ip the county.
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SI.00 YEAR?Sc COPY
PINE SEEDLINGS
ARE PLANTED ON
CHEROKEE FARM
xfcnrion Forester Of State College
Visits County
R. W. Graeber. ex Tension forester
>i Stat: College, Raleigh, spent severil
days in Cherokee county last week,
nd, with County Agent Quay Ketr.\
planted 1,000 short leaf pine
seedlings on the farm of Miss Rertha
layfield in v.e Martin's Creek seeon.
He inspected timber thinning pioj :s
bein^ carried out by Mr. Kissle'
urg and W. F. Anderson, of the
ulberson section, where he found
good examples showing how farmers
an manage their timber for quicker
growth and greater profit.
A geneiarsurvcy of forest conditions
was made in the Grandview,
Hangingdog. and Unaka sections.
Mr. Graeber said "The two greatest
drawbacks to forest development
in Cherokee county are the repeatel
forset fires and grazing the woodland.
I saw at least a dozen fires
where farmers were deliberately
burning off their woods. Suen practice
destroys humus fertility, and
oil bacteria, as well as killing or injuring
the trees. Cattle are next to
tire as a destroy r of the young tiecs.
Cattle always choose the better trees,
yellow poplar, white oak, red oak.
hard maple, etc., but seldom bite a
iilack gum or other -crub.
"Sc.ne forest pluming will be necssary
and is advisable on abandon?
fmliie U.J, l.rnu, IV
esneeially urge farmers and timber
owners to leave nlentv of good see-1
trees along the ridge tops, especially
short leaf and white nines, and yellow
no-plar. A few white pines on the
hardwood ridge will soon remake th >
forest type there."
Mr. Graeber also gathered information
on possible location.- for small
.vcod-working industries, both as 10
cvpi'able raw material and type of
ndsutiv that might be established.
He said "the Tennessee Valley
Authority is interested in fostering
uch industries a* markets for timber
u-oducts and to give employment tcv
'ccal labor."
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To Give T. B. Tests
To Herds In County
A. A. Husman, inspector, and Dr.
Faulhabei, of the United States deait-ment
ot Agriculture, co-operating
with the State Department of
Agriculture, are expected to be in the
county next Monday and Tuesday for
the purpose of testing a number of
herds of cattle for tuberculosis and
lohnej disease, Quay Ketner, county
opent. announced this week.
I.Mr. Husman and Dr. Faulhaber
are coming to inspect several herds
for which arrangements have already
been made for inspection, but Mr.
Ketner said if there were others in
I thvs countv whn wantpd horHa
tested to see them on next Monday
and Tuesday.
PATRICK
(Last week's items)
'Mr. and Mrs. Perlie Croft and children
of Farner, Tenn., were the guests
>f the latters parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Picklesimer Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Quinn of Vests,
N. C. were the guests of the latters
nfother, Brs. Mary Hamby Sunday.
Messrs. Lester Ledford. Hobert
Picklesimer and Ed Adams left Saturday
for the CC camps.
Mr and Mrs. K. W. Shearer left
Saturday for a visit to Mrs. Shearer's
Darente, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Adams
U>-0' WVVWa 1CIIII. 1 llCli tar WICVR"
ed dear Parksville dam breaking Mr.
Shearer's arm iu two places he was
carried to Copperhill hospital for
treatment. We wish for him a
reedy recovery.
Mr. Elden Dobbins was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horton Saturday
night.
Me.srs. John Picklesimer and
Grady Williamson were the dinner
guests of Mr. Tom Pickleemier Sunday.
Mr. J. T. Dobbins was the guest of
his sister and family, Mr. and Mrs.
John Pickleentaer Sunday night. Mrs.
Picklesimer has been in very ill
health for some time.
Mi"?e? P"riha and Miza Grain of
Boetell, N. C. were the guests of their
cousins Misses Icy, i.lla and Ruth
Hamby over the week end. They
were accompanied hom by the Misses
Hamby'a.