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B Vol. XLV.?No. 50.
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9 Local Organization Plans
II Mill. Sponsor Celebrat:
I| And Aid Other Local I
jfi A far-reaching program backii
Copied at it director's meeting of tl
^B Tuesday night.
fi A program designed to raise $5
in completely stocking a knitting mi
^9 finely adopted by the meeting.
^9 Mr. Brumby has definitely deci<
B placing a la. go amount of machint
M pjdion so it can.be formally opened
* Lacking $500 for the completion,
^ Lion? club appointed a committee
9 oi W. M. Fain, chairman, Dale Lee
ma A. Q- Ketner, to raise t'#j r.ec-'
^9 essary funds among local business ,
^9 men i. be r paid in monthly pay-.
Bents with interest.
B When the mill is opened not only !
B 'ill '''icro be reru'ar w. rk for a I
umber of local p opie out anou.cr
Uuhing industxy will be added to
Iwphy.
W. M. Fain proposed two new
ambers, Dale Lee, local mercnant,
ind L. A. Lee, owner and publisher
c: the Scout?which wdn unamimous
approval of the members of the club.
C. W. Bailey proposed an advertising
campaign for Western North j
Carolina whereby a number of |
pamphlets could be printed and distributed
at proper sources. The
pamphlets would contain much interesting
material of this part of the
country.
The club gave the proposal its |
sump of approval but took no imme- [
djate action on the measure pending j
further investigation. ,
A proposal was unanimously adopted
whereby tfie club would heartily
back in any way it could, a fair to
be held here this fall.
Lining up behind another proposal,
the club pledged itself to get up a
celebration when the Valley River
bridge is opened up in about six
weeks. A regular holiday will be
planned with state highway officials,
honorary guests, and possibly many
other features.
On the committee in charge of the
celebration are C. W. Bailey, George
Ellis, and Dr. E. E. Adams.
R.F. Williamson then proposed the
idea of a band counsellor. Under a
m cvmmittee of Mr. Williamson, chair
man, H. Bueck, and Rev. T. F. Hig
gins, plans are being formulated to
have the Etowah band, a 60-piece orI
Sanitation, to play a concert here
won. The proceeds will be split
The local organization will
H stand the advertising expenses and
other incidentals and the proceeds
go to charity.
I Ross Hensley Sells
I Monuments Locally
H Ross Hensley this week announces
that he is handling a high grade of
monuments, and all kinds of marble
*ork.
I Mr. Hensley, who has had more
I lhan 20 years experience in every
I pkase of marble work, has an atB
tractive shop located in the Bealtown
section between the ice plant and
the,Southend Service Station.
I Mr. Hensley says he has a complete
uie of granite and marble for all oc
casions, and besides the best of ma
?nal can sUppiy expert workmanship
at JeasonabU
For 16 years Mr. Hensley said he .
I was with the Regal Blue Marble Co., I
and has been connected in different 1
opacities with the Georgia Marble
company and the Columbia Marble 1
H c?ffipany.
Mh. Hensley thus brings a new in- l
dustry to Murphy and appreciates as l
*ell as guarantees all services ^en- 1
I ere(* the community.
1 i o - 1
S^ge FrankS. Hill j
I An?l Wife Visit Here
I Jud(?e and Mia. Prank S. Hill are 1
jWnding this week with hia father,
I m' ^ and other relatives in 8
I wP!'ly' ^"nk a abort vacation from <
I unties on the bench.
11. * Hill has just completed a '
I i> wf?nth" tenn ouperior court
I ^J^'^ton-Salem. He will return to '
Mtu-V ^inston^alem or Charlotte
^"^*tt?Psrtrfthe week. ?
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7tekly Newspaper in fTestern North
Murphey,
3ACKS UP
IC PROJECTS
To Aid Brumby Knitting
ion Of Bridge Opening,
'ropositions.
ig a number of civic projects was
te Lions club held in Marie's cafe
00 to cooperate with D. G. Brumby,
ill in Murphy was discussed and
ded to set the mill in running order
?ry in it, and ordering more for comsoon.
UXTORESTERS"
ARRIVE HERE TO
SURVEY TRACTS
Several Parties Work Out
Of Andrews Also; Indians
Confer ^C^ith Them.
Several parties, sanctioned by the
United States Foiestry servic'-, under
the Department of Agriculture, have
located here to survev different, tracts
of land in the lower part of the
county.
One party under R. O. Lowndes,
Jr.. will survey and locate old boundary
lines of timber near Unaka.
In the party under Mr. Lowndes
are: O. G. Carpenter and S. E. Paii*ter,
tran-dimen; W. H. Cane, Jr.. and
A. H. Perkins, draftsmen; F. S. Hooper,
Hunttr Painter, Boyd Burris,
Julian King, Carl Ferguson and H.
E. Pinson, rod men, and Lathe Pinson,
asistant todman.
Mr. Lowndes and his wife are staying
at the Dickey Hotel and intend to
be here approximately six weeks depending
upon the time it will take to
complete khe work.
In the other party under W. R.
Cab*, party chief, of Franklin, N. C.
are Karl R. Mayer, Jr., O. J. Peery?
Nat Kuykendall and Joe Floyd.
This group is studying a tract of
about 11,000 acres near Unaka and
(Contiued on page e:ght, this section)
PRIZED LETTER
HERE TELLS OF
SLAVE MARKET
A letter -written in 1840 and remi- i
niscent of the slave traffic of antebellum
days, is a prized document be-i
longing to George W. Candler, prominent
Murphy merchant and collector
of old documents and relics.
Dated December 8, 1840, the letter
was written from New Orlenas by
Newton Bodey and addressed to William
Crow, Cnarleston, Jefferson
County, Virginia, now West Virginia.
Its contents are relative to a shipment
of slaves Bodey had received from
Crow to be sold in the slave marketIt
sheds some light uponN the slave
traffic of the early forties, as well as
bearing evidence of the postal service
of the time.
The letter is written on a regular
letter-size sheet of paper, doubled,
all four margins being folded toward
the center, forming a packet about
the size of an ordinary commerical
(Contiued on page eight, this section)
ALL OF MURPHY TUR
JOHNSON AND REI
HIRE! FIRE
The alarm spread from one end of I
Vlurphy to the other instananeously |
Wednesday night. An electric tenseness
was in the air as curious hund- <
reds strained to know the source of
:he big blaxe. 1
A local reporter tore himself away
from a pile of work, pencil and paper i
n hand and hurried into the seething i
nob.
Chief of police Johnson had just
ranked up and the reporter hurled i
limself in the front seat to blaze the I
rail to the ravaging flames. With 1
lirens screeching and tires screaming
>n every curve, the chief's car tore
hrough the ink night. The thought <
>f human life being trapped in the
mrning inferno quickened the roar 1
>f the motor.. <
Out toward East Murphy the chief 1
end the reporter flew, the wind merci- a
rrplkti
Carolina, Covering a Large- and Pol
N. C., Friday, July 13, 19i
TVAC TO OFFER
HIGH PRICE FOR
FINEST BERRIES i
Local Cannery To Pay
Twenty-Five Cents Per!
Gallon For Best Berries
Twenty-five cent? per gallon will
be paid for first class blackberries
at the TV A cannery when it opens
here Tuesday, according to information
given out by the cannery committee
this week.
Emphatically stated was the fact
by the operators that the berries absolutely
must come up to the specifications
as stt by the committee.
Only berries that are plump and
sound will be accepted. Berries that
are soft or shrivelled will b turne i
down. They must be free from all
leaves, sticks, stems or other for ign
matter.
*4The cannery is paying an excellent
nrire fnr 1?1???WH-rrin- +W.*
must be absolutely up to ce tain
specifications before they will be accepted",
A. Q. Ketner, county farm
agent said.
"The berries to be r. vpted must
be neither too rip' nor to green.
There ate plenty of goo-i berries to
be found, and only the uioicest ones
^ ill bt used, ' he added.
A note of caution was passed along
in regards to gradnig '.he oeiries. A
few bad berries mi ted with many
good ones will ruin th :m ah. .Mr. Ketner
says the belies must be graded
when they arc picked as it Is impossible
to so afterward.
"Another thing is thev should net
be kept over night if possible because
they tend to becom soit", Mr. Ketner
said.
It was definitely decided at a committee
meeting Tuesday night to open j
the local TV A cannery Tuesday morning
with J. H. Hampton as manager. (
Blackberries will be canned until j
they run out and then the cannery
will be turned over to consumption
of tomatoes, the committee decided. '
J. A. Barr, who is in charge of the
TVAC of this section reiterated the
words of Mr. Ketner Wednesday in
saying that t.he TV A is paying an unusually
high price for the blackberries
and added to the necessity of ac- 1
quiring an extra fine grade.
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run nrncrvwi dav
LULDLI\JUn OV/ 1
IS RUN OVER BY
LOADED WAGON
Run over by a wagon load of acid ,
wood, Vernon Gray B'allew, 9-yearold
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ballew,
of Culberson, was being treated
for abdominal injuries at the Petrie
hospital Wednesday.
Following an operation, the serious- f
ness of the injuries could not be determined
exactly by members of the
hospital staff late this week.
The boy riding on a wagon loaded
with pulp wood. As the load was near- j
ly completed, one of the big logs
rolled off carrying the lad wit?h it and
threw him under one of the front wheels
of the heavily loaded, moving (
wagon.
He was carried immediately to the
nospitai nere ana iattst reports saia
he was resting veiy well.
NS OUT FOR FIRE;
'ORTER BLAZE WAY
?; i
lessly whipping in on trie lone occu- <
pants of the speeding automobile.
Faster and faster the car went, i
There were lives and homes to be sav- '
ed. i
As the end of the rot-! was neared
the chief slowed up wondering where
the fire could be. . Finally it was lo- <
rated?a good sized bonefire on an 1
empty lot. I
So back the chief and the fire truck '
?ame sans sirens. The hullabaloo of '
?oing out had drawn the folks from 1
heir homes, their beds, and their boy
friends. Three house parties and two >
hurch meetings had been broken up.
Back in town the people were anxi- 1
>usiy watining to gather the details. 1
The chief didn't have the fire he
iad looked forward to, the town <
lidn't have the fun of attending a >
?ig blaze, but?the reporter had his 1
toryl I--'
* Hwi
entially Rich Territory in This Stat?
MURPHY TO
NEW BRID
Lions Club And Scout Lir
Event When Valley Ri<
Weeks; Tenative Progr
The biggest celebration in years
Lions club in cooperation with the Cli
bridge is opened here in about six w?
The event was suggested at a me
held here last week and the Scout ii
assistance in launching a gala occasi
over $15,009 for completion will opt
great Smokies.
LAST RITES FOR ];
MRS MAI I ONFF
mi ifi; xi ii d\_si mi J
HELD THIS WEEK
Death Takes Mrs. Mallonee.
Age 79, Monday
Evening; Burial Tues.
Funeral services for Mrs. Laura '
Jane Mallone, 70, were held at 3j
o'clock Tuesday afternoon at her
n me here with Rev. T. F. Higgins
pastor of t?ie Murphy Methodist
church, officiating. Int-rmcnt was in !
Sunset cemetery.
Mrs. Mallonee died Monday evening
at 7:30 o'clock of paralysis which
affliction had been with her since
last November.
Born in Franklin, N. C., April 5,
ic.55, as Laura Jane Reid, she marJed
C. B. Mftllor.ee, ?>f Franklin,
September 3, 1873 and moved t-?
Murphy 40 years ago. Mr. Mallonee
succumbed to the same death more
than six years ago. Mrs. Mallone- n&d
been a member of the Methodist
church since childhood. She had endeared
herself to many friend; who '
grieve her passing.
Active pallboareis w?re: Tom Axley,
E. O. Christopher, H. G. Elk:ns, ,
A. W. Mclver, Sheridan Dickey, Sher- ;
idan Heighway. J
Honorary pallbearers were-: Ira
Butt, Bass Ferguson, E. B. Norvell, ,
Dr. N. B. Adams and Rollin Lovin- ,
good.
Flower girls were: Mrs. Hadley |;
Dickey, Mrs. Ralph Moody, Mrs. Dale'i
Lee, Mrs. W. G. Crawford, Miss Lellia ;
Hayes and Mrs. T. F. Higgins. ];
Surviving Mrs. Mallonee are seven !
Cbhildien :Misses Carrie, Lydia and
Bessie Mallonee, Mrs. J. J. McGuire,
all of Murphy; Mis. J. G. Greene, of
Lake Wales, Fla., and J. A. Mallonee
and E. C. Mallonee, of Murphy, and
10 grandchildren. 3
Peyton G. Ivie was in charge of
funeral arrangements.
Summer Vacational
Bible School Starts
BY H. W. BAUCOM, JR.
Pastor of First Baptist Church
Vacation Bible School time is al- !
most here!! That means plenty of 1
good times for the youngsters. On
Monday morning, July 16, at 8 A. M. i
the school will begin at the Baptist j
church. For three hours each morning,
except Saturday, for two weeks
we will have a great time together.
With Bible stories, songs, handwork,
memory work and playing. It is understood
that a picnic will come into
the program for one of the days. .
The school will be featured with a i
parade through town following the '
registration at 9 A. M. Friday, July 1
13. It is hoped that all the Baptist rhildien
between the ages of 5 and 17 :
will come to the church Friday morn- i
ng and join us in the parade.
There has been gathered together ;
i group of the finest teachers we 1
;ould find anywhere in the state and i
.hey are ready to help the young
isople have a good time. Mrs. H. W.
Baucom, Jr., will be the leader and is 1
ooking for 150 or 200 young people
:o join her in these days of happiness.
Don't miss the great times that are
n store for you, young people 1
On Friday night, July 27, at 7:30 i
he children will have their com- i
nencement exercises in the church, i
To this all the parents and friends are .
rordially invited and urged to attend >
n order that they may see what has
jeen done by the children and 1
eachen.
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TODAY
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1.00 YEAR?5c COPY
CELEBRATE
GE OPENING
le Up To Observe Gala
ver Bridge Opens In Six
am Now Under Way.
is being planned by the Murpiiy
icrokee Scout when the \ alley Ri i
?eks.
eting of the directors of the club
ninediately lined up in offering its
ion when the construction that ?x?st
n up the main highway to the
A holiday of gloricus fun will gre? L
the official opening. A temporaly
pr <g:am that will draw thousands of
people to Murphy, featuring a cele
bration of state .highway < fficaN, '
distinguished speakers, and possibly
a barbe-Ue, is being drawing up by a
committee of C. W. Bailey, CI. W. Ellis,
and Dr. E. E. A ;ams.
The definite date of the opening
has r.ot yet been ann unced but 5>" '
c n*pl tion of the Vallev River bridir. *
nears interest in the Lions proposal
-i ?\vly comes to a c]i:iiax.
People from every town in thfv
section are expect d to come in and #
aid in the festivities.
"We are going to have a regular
holiday when the bridge is officially
opened," Dr. Adams said Wednesday.
"The committee will start work
inn out its plans at one ."
Everyone is extended a cordial in
vitation to attend tht event and help
out in the big celebration.
With work 80 percent complete, the
new bridge across Valley river or*
highway No. '10 in Murphy will bo
cady for traffic in another six
weeks, J. T. Knight, resident enginneer
for the State Highway and Public
Works Department, said there this*
week.
Construction of the bridge has been
under way for the past four mcnthr
jnder the general supervision ol E.
A. Woods, of Andrews, for the T. M.
Strider & Company, successful bid
tiers for the project. B. F. Teague, of
Murphy, is inspector in charge for
the State Highway Department.
The work is complete for the pouring
of the hand rails, applying the
wearing surface and pouring about
100 feet of pavement on the road
abutment ends of the bridge. The
biidgo will be complete in about
thirty days, Mr. Knight said, an<!
another ten days will he required to
pour the pavemeht on the approaches
and let it set before it could be opened
to traffic.
The bridge is 132 feet long, and a v
24-foot clear roadway and a firefoot
sidewalk. It is of concrete ami
re-inforced steel construction, costing
approximately $16,500.00, and re
places a narrow one-way all-steel
structure. Two new type illuminat
ing stanaards at each end will light
foe bridge at night. The project is
f-ne of the first PWA projects awarded
in Cherokee county.
Traffic over No. 10 now enters j
Murphy over an excellent detour,
turning left just before reaching the *
bridge and following N^ell marked
streets for about three-quarters of a
mile into town. ^
DAILY NEWS IN
BRIEF
'War, which had appeared imminent
of the German front the eaily part
of the weeek following Hitler's
"purge", took a turn for the better
later in the week when France sud
ienly and unexpectcdlv showed
self willing to grant important nrir.;>
:oncessions to Germany.
The motive for the concession can
10 moie be understood by authorities
tian can Germany's motive to keep
peace with France be understood.
Germany cancelled regular autumn
maneuvers of the reischweir, and
France made the arms concession providing
Germany joins her EastEuropean
Peace pact.
The homely philosophy of our own
Will Rogeis probably voiced the true
sentiments of thet skeptic more than
anyone else when he said (about Germany)
"it all sounded so friendly you
started to peep under the bottom 10
?ee what was hid".
Monday our old friend, Raymond
Moley, former assistant secretary cf
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