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The Leading if
Vol. XLV.?No. 44.
ROBERT H. HYATT
DIES SUDDENDLY;
FUNERAL TUES.
3
Taught Bible Class At Murphy j
Methodist Church For ,
Sixty-three Years ^
Robert Henry Hyatt, known to his 1
friends as 'Uncle Bob," fell dead at {
his home here about 11 o'clock Mon- ;
day morning. He was working in his ]
flower garden at the time.
Mr. Hyatt had been in poor health 3
for uhe past 18 months. He was born
in Murphy October 3, 1851, and was
one of Cherokee county's oldest citi- 1
zens. His mother was one of the first ^
women to settle in this county.
Mr. Hyatt conducted a mercantile
business in the same building here
for 60 years. He joined the Methodist
church when 17 years old and a week
later became teacher of the Women's ^
Bible Class, which he taught for t
more- than 63 years until his health
failed. ,
^ This class has been known for a ^
number of years as the Mothers'
..IncRdpAiitlu thft namp wac rhnnc
via.". -W o 1
etl to the Hyatt Bible class.
On October 2, 1878, Mr. Hyatt was j
married to Miss Ida May Abbott, ,
daughter of J. D. Abbott, of Murphy ^
who survives. Also surviving are four l
children: Mrs. C. A. Brown, of An- |
drews, Paul C., Robert Hen**y Hyatt,
Jr., and Edward Abbott Hyatt, of
Murphy, and six grand children, Dr. 1
Robert Brown of Hendersonville,
Mrs. Imogen? Hyatt Douglas, of
Knoxville, Tenn. Rebecca Hyatt, of
West Asheville, Charles Hannibal
Hyatt, James Abbott Hyatt and Paul
Henry Hyatt, of Murphy. \
Funeral services were held Tuesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Methodist
church with the pastor, the Rev.
T. F. Rigging officiating, assisted
by the Rev. J. -iH. -Cju^er, paster of
the .Murphy circuit, and the Rev.
Stewart H. Long, pastor of the -Murphy
Presbyterian church. Burial was
in the Sunset cemetery. C. B. Hill,
local funeral director, was in charge.
The pallbearers were: Active: Neil
Davidson, S. D. Akin, Tom Axley, K.
V. Weaver, Sheridan Dickey, Sheridan
Heighway, Harve Ekins, Mercer
Fain. Honorary: Ralph Beal, C. M.
Wofford, Lawrence Beal, J. T. Hayes
G. W. Ellis, M. W. Bell, S. A. Healey B
W. A. Savage, C. W. Savage, W. B. ,
Dickey, Mark West, Prof. L. E. i
Mauney, Dr Hill, Dr. Adams, Dr. J
Heighway, J. W. Lovingood, A. McD. ,
Harshaw, R. W. Gray, J. B. Gray, W.
G. Owenby, Parrot Odom, O. W. Hen- ^
drix, E. C. Moore, J. D. Mallonee,
Bob Fain, Bass Ferguson, P. H.
8word, A. L. Martin, John Keener, ;
R. C. Mattox, J. A. Richardson, and (
Arthur Akin.
The large number of sorrowing
friends and the many floral offerings (
attested to the popularity and esteem
in which "Uncle Bob'" was held. 0
SUter of Mrs. Mauney
Dies At Blairsville I
i
Mrs. Mary E. Candler, 79, wife of '
Ibe late W. E. Candler, of Union County,
and sister of Mrs. L. E. '
Mauney of Murphy, died at her home
>n Blairsville Wednesday afternoon H
at 3 o'clock. c
She war a daughter of T, J. Har- ?
alson, pioneer citjun of Union Coun- h
'I and Mary Logan Haralson, of '
White county, Ga. and was born and t'
NMkaJ -i. TV1 ?. -
I-?'^u at uiairsvute. ^
Funeral services were held Thursday
afternoon from the home by the P
yv. T. J. Sherwood, pastor of the t
Blairsville Methodist church and in- J
torment in Methodist cenetery. w
She is survived by one sister, Mrs. ?
E. Mauney, of Murphy; four tl
brothers, Senator Fat Haralson and *
John Haralson of Blairsvflle; T. J. *
Haralson of Akron, Ohio and J. L. P
Haralson of Donaldsoxwille, Ga.; four ?
daughters, Mrs. C. Lloyd, of Gaines- *
*He, Ga., Mrs. R. J. Butt and Mrs. J
Alwayne Butt, Blairsville; and Mrs. 0
neTce Matthews, of Atlanta, Ga.;
w sons, G. S. and W. E. Candler, }
<* Blairsville, Ga. ]
I Singing Convention
Held at West Liberty J,
I h i"1* liberty Association will ti
I sv 'ti' annu*1 singing convention at
I ohady Grove chnrch near Cnlbereon. 1
I Sui"i?y, June Srd. All singing class- t
I? visitors are invited to attend c
I wd bring lnncb with them. _ i
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'eekly Newspaper in Western North
Murphey, f
Murphy Boy Star
Pitcher On State
Freshman Team
Jerry Davidson, Jr. son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. W. Davidson, of Murphy, is
making good as a pitcher on the
freshman baseball team of State
College. Jerry is an excellent allround
athlete. He starred on the
baseball, basketball, football, and
jrack teams of the Murphy high
school before he entered State College
ir.d his many friends in Murphy are
proud of tie record he is making.
Following are two clippings of |
from eastern papers relative to Jerry's
success:
WOLFLETS LICK CAMPBELL
RALEIGH, May 16. (AP)?Jerry
Davidson let Campbell college down
with two hits heTe today as he pitched
M. C. State's freshman baseball team
to a 4-2 victory.
TECHLETS WILL PLAY
WAKE FOREST FROSH
Freshman baseball teams of State
College and Wake Forest meet this
ifternoon at Wake Forest.
Jerry Davidson, a lefthander who
ritched a fine game for State against
Carolina Monday, will probaibly hulr
igain today. If not, big Mason B'ugg
will get the assignment.
Wake Forest hasn't been beaten
n Big Five freshman circles this
/ear and recently checked a long
yinning streak of Louisburg College,
i team which ha3 defeated State
;wice this season.
Memorial Day Held
At Hickory Stand
Methodist Church
Memorial day at Hickory Stand
lethodist Church was held at the
egular annual date, the third Sunday
n May.
It will be recalled that last March
va* one year ago that this church was
le^troyed by J?re. But through the
ifforts of the sacrificing membets
vho only number afbout fifteen, the
immunity and the friends of the
toirimunity, this little group together
vit*i the aid and assistance of those
vLo long have made the near by
:emetary their burial grounds have
srected the hull of a new building
Hiis building to date has the following
amount of work completed: fram'd,
weatherboarded, covered with metl
roof floored and painted. All the
abor haa been donated, about twenty
five dollars worth of material, and
ipproximately one- hundred ten dolars
in cash, There is still outstanding
ipprorfmately twenty dollars of inebteduess.
Any person who still
fishes to aid in tre re-erection of a
:hurch that in 1855 was a typical log
>chool house may do so with any kind
>f marketable "farm produce, with
abor, lumber that can be used for
eiling or seats finished or unfinish
? ?"j yviouu ui?? viwrnai-t ocaui
>r chairs with or without the name
f the donor or in memory of person
>r event that they may choose.
The following program was rendred
with the pastor Rev. J. J. Wood
i charge; Prayer Rev. Clark Curtis
ralk our friends Pev. J. H. Coffey,
in able address on Beauty by Miss
Hargurette Buttler, of The Camp>ell
Folk School who stressed the
>eauty of our citizen ship by raisin?
; to higher levels by beautifying our
huhches, cemeteries and that even
ur wood piles and haystacks needed
eautifying. Col. G. H. Haighler gave
he history of memorial day and of
le community. In giving the history
if the community Col. Haigler gave
be B. K. Dickey old home as the
lace where the first .troops from Clay
bounty wre mustered into service
his is now the home of Marion
[yers. Col. Haighler said that he nev
r fully understood whey the women
lere cried that day until the boys
'.ere called to go to Flanders field,
lev. Howard Hall preached the eleven
'clock aertnon. Adjournment for
inch was then given. After noon Rev
vas then given. After noon Rev
'oe Williams of Canton, N. C. spoke
n the first church . This was followd
by a quartette by Megdinus Desna,
Beavers, Green and McDonald f
"lattanooga Tenn., Title, How
beautiful Heaven Must Be. Mrs.
dcDonald then made short talk on
>yalty and helping others. Mrs.
leavers and Mrs. McDonaid sang
sveral numbers. Thoy sing regularf
over the Chattanooga Radio Staon
each week.
(The church and comumnity at
arge wish to extend their sincere
hanks for all contributions on the
hurch and to those who made possble
the nice program
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4. C., Friday, June 1, 1934
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Primary Election, June 2nd,
Ministerial Association
To Meet June 4th
The Ministerial Association of the
counties of Clay and Cherokee will
hold their meeting at the First Baptist
ohurch in Murphy, Monday June
4 at 10:00 A. M. till 3:00 P. M. The
public is cordially invited.
The program follows:
10.00 A. M.?Devotional service led
by Rev. Clyd Pipes.
10:30 A. M.?Business session.
11:00 A. M.?Public Worship.
Sermon by Rev. R. W. Prevost.
1.00 P. M.?Fellowship service led
by the President, Rev. W. T. Truett.
1:30. P. M. Address? by Rev. H.
B. Cornelius. "Personal Work in
Evangelism."
1:45 P. M.?Address Rev. Howard
Halt "The Revival Meeting."
2:00 P. M.?Round Table discussion.
"Evangelistic Methods."
3:00 P. M. Adjournment.
Mayfield Withdraws
From Senate Race
C. D. Mayfield, prominent Murphy
lumberman, last week withdrew from
the race for the nomination for state
senator in the 33rd senatorial aistrict,
it was announced this week.
This leaves two candidates in the race
R. A. Patton. of Franklin, and V. A.
Browning, of Bryson City.
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EUGENE ROLEN [
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Eugene A. Rolen, 86, died at the
County Home on May 16th, at 1 A
o'clock in the afternoon. Mr. Rolen
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had been in the county home for "
about five years.
Born in Cherokee county March ?
19, 1848, as a young man Mr. Rolen jJJ
taught school here and in Texas. His
mother was a daughter of G. W. m
Hayes, one of the first settlers, and
his father was once a prominent law- vi
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Funeral services were held on May g
17, t>y the Rev. T. F. Higgins, pastor cj
of the 'Uurphy Methodist church, at w
the county home and interment was
in the old Methodist cemetery. A c,
half unlce and two half aunts are _
the nearest surviving relatives.
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Ice Cream Supper TAt i>
Hampton Memorial o
Tfie ladies Aid Society of Hatnpton J
Memorial Methodist church will give b
an ice cream supper on the church tl
ground, Saturday evnening, June 2, K
at 7:00 o'clock. Proceeds will go to A
the Society for the purpose of building
Sunday school rooms. Cream will a
be five cents and cake five. Games ii
and fun for all. Everybody is cordially
invited.
.00 YEAR?5c COPY
!0B REYNOLDS
CCC CAMP GETS
AREA AWARD
ost Outstanding Camp of 265
in an area comprising
eight states
By: Rupert L. Spruill, Company
Clerk, 435 CCC
To company 435 CCC Camp NC
13, Topton, N. C., better known a.s
amp "Bob" Reynolds, goes the award
having the most outstanding CCC
amp in t?he Fourth Corps Area which
comprised of eight States and 265
amps. This camp is located in the
;art of the Nantahala National Forit,
Cherokee County, in one of the
ost picturesque i?pots to be found
the North Carolina Mountains,
his camp, the home of two hundred
ill blooded North Carolina CCC's is
short ditance off NC State Highay
Number 10, one mile North West
Topton, on a southern slope coveri
with small pines and other young
ee.s'. Here the Snowbird and Valley
iver mountains converge to form
V shape valley with a large gap at
e point of the V, and here at the
ip is where the pioneer OC Boys
nded on June 27, 1933 under the
immand of Captain Clarence L.
:rike, Signal Corps, USA of Ashelle,
N. C.
From the very beginning, the men
alized that it would take months
hard work under good leadership
make their confronted woods .1
orth while place to live. Among
e other Officers detailed with Co.
\b was 1st. Lt. Van R. White, F. A.
?e, who must be accredited with a
tat amount of the success of Camp
3ob" Reynolds. Being very well
guairted with the nature of such
ork, he soon had the men a comrtable
place to live.
On Sent. 26, 1933, Capt. Strike
as recalled to his regular duties,
>d Capt. Robert H. Haag, CJAV-Res.,
New Orleans, La., r.&sun ed comand.
Capt. Haag was commanding
her, the following telegram came
om Major General George Van
orn Mosely, Commanding General
the Fourth Corps Area: "Your
rmpany selected as outstanding C.
. C. company this Corps Area stop
y congratulations to you comma
mr officers and teds and to the Protct
Superintendent and other Fo^pstr
Personnel rtop."
On March 9, 1934, Capt. Haag was
slieved and 1st. Lt. Van R. White,
ho can be termed an "ole stand by"
;sumed command. Capt. Haag be>re
leaving said: "The co-operative
)irit of all those in the camp has
Ben unexcelled and they have relonded
readily to leadership. The
igoroua outdoor life afforded the
ten thru their work in the forest is
highly beneficial experience, and
esidee this, the iC. C. C. is giving the
rmy a rare oportunity to study first
and the psychology of the youth of
>day."
Other officers of the Company at
le present time are 1st Lt. James C.
/right, Med-Res., and 2nd. Lt. Richfd
J. Perkins, Inf-Res. The health
Bootd of the camp has been unusual
good under the supervision of Lt.
Frigth. Since the establishment of
10 camp there has been no major
:cidenta, nor epidemics in the peT>nnel.
Members of the Office force are
etc, first sergeant B. L. McGlamery
r Hayesville, N. C., Chief CleTk
upert L. Spruill of McDonalds, N.
Canteen Clerk Dunach N. Hfuie
I Jackson Springs, N. C., and Storeseper
Harris Dunn of Eagle Springs,
. fi.
Camp "Bob" Reynolds is proud of
any skilled athletes. Recently the
imp basketball team which is superset
by Lt- Perkins, Athletic Officer,
id Coach L. C. Ward, of Andrews
igh School, Andrews, N. C., won the
lampionship in a tournament in
hieh 17 teams of Western North
arolina participated. The large re'eational
hall provides abundant
ace for all indoor sports.
The,forestry activities were under
te direction of Project Supt. J. Holert
Allport until Feb. 28, 1934. Mt.
Itport along with Cultural Foreman
I O. Witt, J. J. Welch, John Royince,
Fred Weise, and Road Foreman
obn Earwood and W. E. Bamett can
e accredited with a great portion of
le success of Camp "Rob" Reynolds,
tr. Allport was succeeded by Mr. J.
.. Causby of Marlin, Teras.
Below is a Roster of the Leaders
nd Asst. Leaders of the best camp
1 the Fourth Corps Area:
LEADERS: Neil C. Bellamy, Har(Continued
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