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Vol. IIIL.?No. 42.
M'DONALD HITS
N.C.'MACHINE'
IN SPEECH HERE
Anti-Salestaxer Tells
Where He Will Replace
Sales l ax Revenue
Dr. Ralph McDonald, anti-sales
tax candidate for the governorship
of North Carolina, told some 500
persons who crowded the court house
in Murphy Monday what they had
wanted to learn most about his candidacy?where
he is going to get
the money to take the place of the
sales tax which he proposes abolishing.
The young Winston.Salem college
professor was introduced by Harland
Enloe, of Andrews, who declared
that North Carolina had not cooperted
with the present national
administration.
McDonald began his address by
stating that North Carolina farmers
and workmen had gone to Herbert
Hoover when he was president of
the United States to seek relief and
the chief executive said, "It can't be
done."
Declaring the new presdential re
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gillie uttu auc'iumci.y piuviucu iui
the needy, he said the present administration
at Raleigh had fallen
down on the same pleas with the
same excuses.
He then drove his talk to the
"machine" which he has attacked
with bitter discourse ever since his
candidacy was announced.
"I am a Democrat", he said. "I
stand on the principles and the
platform of North Carolina."
Declaring the present vegime was
not Democratic, Dr. McDonald said
they had broken two of the main
planks in the Democratic statutes of
the state; namely, by creating a sales
tax and by lobbying, both of which
are in direct opposition to the Democratic
principle.
"I oppose the sales tax because it
taxes production, liither than consumption.
The Democratic platform
of the state has never favored the
sales tax or even been favorable to
it", he declared.
"Why the sales tax is even so
completely bad that the Republicans
don't like it", he added. "I ask you
to throw off the yoke of the machine
and put the government back
in the hands of the people. I am not
interested in politics, I only want
right to prevail. When Franklin D.
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RUTHERFORDTON
WOMAN DIRECTS
ICHILDS' REVIVAL
The Revival services at the Methodist
church are being well attended.
The pastor, Rev. W. Arthur Barber
is in charge of the evening services
at 7:30. Miss Swan Hester of
R atherfordton, N. C., has charge of
the children's services each morning
at 10:00 and of the Young People's
Service each evening at 6:43. It is
a rare privilege that comes to all
children and young people to hear
Miss Hester each day.
The churches of Murphy are co
I operating in the work of these special
services in a beautiful way. The
Rev. Stewart H. Long, of the Murphy
Presbyterian church, preached
at the Wednesday evening service,
and the Rev. H. W. Baucom, Jr., pastor
of the First Baptist church, will
bring the message at the service
Thursday evening.
On Friday evening the young ladies
of the Methodist church will present
a pageant, "The Challenge of the
Cross". Preceding the presentation
of this pageant the Rev. Geo. L.
Granger, Rector of the Murphy Episcopal
church, will bring a message
on "The Transforming Power of the
Cross". The pastor will bring the
messages Saturday evening at 7:30
and at the Sunday Services at 11:00
and 7:30 Miss Hester will speak to
fbe young people of the churich
school Sunday morning at 10:15.
The motto for these services is
Pot God First". Everybody invited.
Singers from other church choirs are
cordially invited to assist with the
music.
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LILLIENTHAL GETS
QUICK APPROVAL
AS TV A DIRECTOR
Washington, May 18.?The nom.
illation of David E. Lilienthal for a
nine-year term as a director of the
Tennessee Valley Authority was confirmed
today by the senate almost
immediately after it was submitted
by President Roosevelt.
Shortly after the nomination went
to the senate Dr. Arthur E. Morgan,
TVA chairman, conferred with the
President. He declined to discuss
reports that he and Lilienthal had
differed sharply, and said he had
taken up general TVA business with
Mr. Roosevelt.
Lilienthal, who has been power director
of the TVA, was a member
of the Wisconsin public service commission
before he was apointed a
TVA director when the agency was
established.
Ordinarly the senate delays confirmation
of nominal ions until they
have been considered in committee,
but at the request of Senator Norris
(R., Neb.) confirmed LilienthaPs appointment
shortly af.er it reached
the Capitol.
Norris explained that LilienthaPs
term expired today. The nomination
was confirmed without objection.
RESERVE OFFICERS
IN THIS DISTRICT
ORGANIZE MONDAY
A large group of Reserve Officer.:
of Western North Carolina met under
the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander L. P. Johnson, in- j
spector-instructor of the regular
army in North Carolina, whose headquarters
are in Raleigh met at the
Regal Hotel Monday night for the
purpose of having the regular monthly
meeting and course of instruction
in army tactics, and the further purpose
of organizing a chapter of Reserve
Officers in this area.
The Nantahala Chapter of Reserve
officers of the United States was duly
organized with the following officers
elected for the ensuing year:
President, Lieut. Col. Harry P.
Cooper, of Murphy; vice-president,
2nd lieut. Fred S. Swanson, of Hayesville;
and secretary-treasurer Kirn
pv I Holt. 1st T.ieut. Dental Corns. I
Murphy, N. C.
Murphy was chosen as the official
meeting point of the Chapter and
school of instruction twice each
month.
1st Lieutenant S. B. Churchwell,
of Hayesville, was elected as Delegate
to represent the Xantahala
Chapter at the Reserve Officer's
Convention to be held in Charlotte
May 22-23.
Lt. Col. Alexander L. P. Johnson,
of Raleigh, and Captain Lovick B.
Pearce, instructed and installed the
officers of the New Chapter of Re.
serve Officers organized in Murphy.
The New Chapter enrolled twelve
charter members at the meeting last
night.
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BOX SUPPER
There will be a box supper at
Factory Town church Saturday night,
May 23. Proceeds are to go for repairs
on church. Everyone is cordially
invited to" attend.
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th Carolina, Covering a Largr and
N. C. Thursday May 2.
MARBLE YOUTH
IS DROWNED IN 1
VALLEY RIVER
Funeral Services for Har-;
rison Holden, I 5, Held
Monday Afternoon
Funeral services for Harrison
Holden, 15-year-old Marble youth,
who was drowned while swimming in
the Valley liver near his home Sunday
afternoon, were held at the home
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Anthony
Holden, Monday afternoon at
4 o'clock with the Rev. Alga West
officiating. Interment was in the
' Tomotla cemetery. VV. D. Townson
| was in charge of funeral arrangei
ments.
Harrison went swimming with
] some friends Sunday after dinner
| and after having been in the water
a little while it is believed he took
I cramps. His companions struggled
vainly to bring him to shore and several
of them were endangered in the
attempt.
1 About an hour after he wen* nn
dor the last time the body was found
near where he went down and all
efforts to resuscitate him failed.
Many of the Marble citizens paid
tribute to him as one of the finest
boys in the community and expressed
deep regrets and sympathy at his unfortunate
accident.
Besides his parents he is survived
by three sisters, Elva, Clara and
Esther Holder, and two brothers,
Harold and Carrol Ilolden.
A. W. M'lVER IS
ELECTED HEAD
| OF DEMOCRATS
' Other Officers Named
I At Convention In Court
House Saturday
A. W. Mclver, Murphy merchant,
j was elected chairman of the Democratic
organization in Cherokee
county last Saturday morning at the
party's bi-annual convention.
! Mr. Claude Dorsey, of Andrews,
i was named vice-president and Hayes
j Leatherwood, of Murphy, was named
secretary.
' Renresentatives from 21 of the 2-1
precincts in the county were present, I
and the chairmen of each precinct
made the selections.
Upon taking over the leadership
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Bean Seed Is Ready
For Cannery Members
E. R. Thompson, cannery manager,
is asking that all persons who have
contracted to pi* it beans for the
cannery to contac* him and get the
seed at once.
Also, Thompson declared, he needs
about four or five acres of good
okra. "We have a lot of gardens
close to town, and especially child-1
ren, that could furnish this for us". |
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Funeral Director
Buys New Hearse
Mr. W. D. Townson, Murphy fun.
era director, has purchased a new
LaSalle combination Ambulance and
hearse to help carry on his increased
business here.
Mr. Townson says he now has two
cars and is fully equipped to handle
any kind of a funeral that the people
want.
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Saturday Last Day For
Primary Registration
Saturday is the last day Cherokee
county citizens can register
for primary elections.
Books are open in various voting
precincts all over the county
and will remain open past Saturday
for general elections registering.
Primary elections will be held
in the state on Saturday, June 6.
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Potentially Rich Terri'or-f w This *
I, 1936
GRIM REAPER IS
NO RESPECTOR
OF COINCIDENCES
Proof has been asserted here
within the past several weeks that
the Grim Reaper is no respcctor
of coincidences.
This fact was emphatically made I
when the shocking deaths of three
of the county's oldest and most
respected citizens died within a
few days of each other, and,
strangely enough, all were within
a few months of the same age.
May 7 Lady Dickey died. She
was 81 last January 12.
May 8 Mr. J. M. Barnett died. ,
He was 81 May 19.
May 14 Mrs. G. W. Cover, of
Andrews, died. She was 81 years
of age the day of her death.
DELEGATES NAMED
RY nFMfirc a tc rur
CHEROKEE COUNTY
Delegates and alternates to the
Democratic state convention to be
held at Raleigh at noon Friday, June
12, were annonnced as follows Tuesday
night by A. W. Mclver and Hayes
Leatherwood, chairman and secretary
respectively of the Cherokee county
Democrats.
The first name in each instance is
the degelate and the second name is
the alternate.
P. B. Fere bee. Bob Mashburn; Mrs.
G. W. Cover, Frank Forsyth; John A.
Tatlram, William R Dockery; Bill
Dockery, Bruce King; Mrs. Gladys
Dorsey, H. H. Enloe.
E. B. Norvell, E. C Mallonee; F.
O Scroggs, L. L. Mason; Dr. J. N.
Hill, J. S. Keener; Walter Mauney,
Sam Carr; Harry P. Cooper, Mrs.
W. T. Cooper; A. W. Mclver, H. A.
Mattox; Ralph Moody, R. S. Parker;
W. S. Dickey, Fred Moore; J. D. Mallonee,
E. C. Moore; C. D. Mayfield,
F. O. Bates; Clarence Hendrix, W.
E. Moore; Horace Sudderth, Frank
i Abernathy; Dewey Kephart, Rolin
j McDonald.
L. M. Shields, P. A. Meutiay; Tom
| King, Charlie Akin; J. W. Hatchett,
S H. Hughes; T. T. Johnson, J. W.
Newman.
ELLIS ANNOUNCES
LIONS COMMITTEES
FOR ENSUING YEAR
George Ellis, newly elected president
of the Muiphy Lions club, lias
announced the following committees
for the coming yea*
Attendance?Chairman Dale Lee,
Abe Hcmbree, Dave Carringer.
Constitution and By-Laws?Chairman
V. M. Johnson, A. W. Mclver,
E. H. Hatchett
Civic Improvement?Chairman J.
B. Gray, E. C. Moore, Dr. It. W.
Petrie.
Education?Chairman H. Bueck.
Dave Carringer, Grady Crawford.
Finance?Chairman E. C. Moore,
T. A. Case, V. M. Johnson.
Membership?Chairman H. G. Elkins,
Dr. E. E. Adams W. M. Fain.
Program and Reception?Chairman
W W. Hyde, P. G. Ivie, T. A. Case.
i-uuncity?vnairman u. l.ee,
Kenneth Wright, Stewart H. Long.
Blind Work?Chairman Dr. R. W.
Petrie, Dr. E. E. Adams, Park W.
Fisher.
Boys and Girls work?Chairman
Kenneth Wright, Park W. Fisher
Dale Lee.
Community Betterment?Chairman
Fred O. Scroggs, Walter Coleman.
H. Bueck.
Lions Education?Chairman Peyton
G. Ivie, W. W. Hyde, E. C.
Moore.
Health and Welfare?Chairman
Dr. E. E. Adams, Quay Ketner, Dr.
R. W. Petrie.
Safety?Chairman J. B. Gray,
Grady Crawford, R. W. Gray.
Extension?Chairman W. M. Fain,
H. G. Elkins, Walter Coleman.
Other committees will be appointed
as the need arises, Mr. Ellis said.
ATLANTA MAYOR HERE
Mayor James Key, of Atlanta, was
touring through this section of the
country Sunday and stopped in Murphy
long enough to fill his car up
with gas, Paul Crawford, said this
week.
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$1.50 YEAR?5c COFV
INVESTIGATION
INTO M'FADDEN
DEATH STARTED
Weil-Known Contractor
Is Shot I o Death Near
Isabella Sunday
A preliminary investigateinto
the death of David \V. McFadden, 48.
Asheville contractor, who was found
riddled with bullets on a uet< 1 nea?
Isabella. Tenn., Sunday aftumon,
began Tuesday, and Attorney (Jen.
eral P. Beecher Witt, of Madisorville,
Tenn., said he had talked to
three of five eye-witnesses to the
crime.
McFadden was well-known here
having many close friends and buriness
associates in this county. His
death, has appalled the citizens and
they are asking for vigorous investigation
that the perpetrators cf the
crime might be brought to justice.
A few minutes after five o'clock
Sunday evening when the shooting
took place, Emmett Caddis, a Polk
county deputy sheriff, was taker, to
the Ducktown hospital wounded in
the side ami leg. .Monday he was
returned to his home.
The fatal shooting of McFadden
Sunday is believed to be the culmination
??f ;; feud that started when the
contractor was fired upon and shot
in the head and body several times
last November over alleged labor
troubles.
McFadden, who was in charge of
the building of a stretch tf Toad
from the North Carolina-Tt r.nessee
line to the Ducktown-Copperhill highway,
had refused to hire ? rlain
WPA workers to drive his trucks as,
he raid, they did not kn< w how to
handle them.
Other differences brought about
the shooting after several weekof
threats on his life if he did not hire
certain ones of the Copper Basin
workers.
Caddis Shot
Christmas eve night Deputy Caddis
was called to his front dooj and
fired upon several times and wounded
by an unknown assailant who hi
claimed was McFadden, and whom
he had brought a $10,00 damage
suit against.
McFadden said he was in the Iittid
hoiiM in Chattanooga Lt t ::t time
asleep.
Questioiud at his home Monday
Caddis said he had no statement to
make, according to daily press; dispatches.
j "He saiil ' a lot i f rumors' had
been going around hut they ..ere
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FINAL DATE FOR
FILING NEW FARM
BL ANKS NEARING
With the closing date for fifirg
work sheets in order that benefit
payments may be drawn undei the
new farm progam, A. Q. Ketner,
Cherokee County agent, Tuesday
said that "the farmers were not signing
them as quickly as they should"
and for that reason some of them
might be left out.
If the farmer does not have his
work sheet filled out and filed by
thc closing date he will not bo eligible
for any benefit pa3*ments, Ketner
said.
"It is a simple thing to have thorn
filled out", he added. "It doesn't
take a half hour of the individual's
time and we have a large staff to
help them. Particularly are they de
lir.quent about signing the -work
sheets in the Andrews area."
Mr. Ketner says that farmers near
Andrews will he allowed to have
their sheets filled out at the American
Legion hut in Andrews Firday
or Saturday as there will be a representative
there on those two days
to handle the applications.
There will also be a representative
at the Suit school house Saturday,
and a corps of workers in his office
at the Murphy court house at any
time.
"I can not urge too strongly the
importance of having these work
sheets filled out at once. So it the
farmers want to get their benefit
payments they had better come in
at once", Hetner said.