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Active |V And ^|i| I II Attractive jl MURPHY ] I The Lemdi Vol. 1IL.?No. 24 VANDEVENTER LAND IN DAM > BASIN BOUGHt Huge Tract Of 1882.92 Acres Bought By TV A For $18,135.30 Purchase of 1882.92 acres of land in the Hiwasses dam basin was recorded in the register of deeds office in Murphy this week. The transaction represented the lands of the former Hiwassee River Power company. The dead, the largest ever to be filed here, covered 54 of the 66 tracts owned by the VanDeventer interests in the basin y: area to be flooded by the TVA's new- j est dam project. The land was sold for a consideration of $18,135.30, M. F. Foley, chief title examiner of the land acquisition department of the TV A, said Tuesday. The huge deed named Garafilia Van De venter, James VanDeventer, Hugh F. VanDeventer and wife, and Louise C. VanDeventer all of Knoxville as owners of the property. TVA's condemnation proceedings on the land was filed in the United states district court at Ashcville last January but an agreement was worked out with the VanDeventer interests and all but 12 tracts comprising 335 acres, which contain title defects, I was purchased, Mr. Foley said. As soon as the title on the remaini ing 12 tracts are cleared they will be purchased, he added. Although this is by far the biggest deed ever filed in the office of the register of deeds and even larger one is expected when the interests of the ^ Southern States Power company is " bought over in the future. Tillitt Renamed Head Of Local Wholesale Co. Col. D. H. Tillitt, of Andrews, was re-elected president of the WoffordTerrell company in Murphy at the annual meeting of the stockholders Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, pt- Other officers of the wholesale dry good and grocery named were R. H. King, vice-president, and George Mauney, secretary and treasurer and general manager of the wholesale dry goods and grocery com nan v. Directors appointed for the coming year besides Mr. Tiliitt, Mr. King and Mr. Mauney were: P. C. Hyatt, C. M. Wofford, Tom Terrell and H. B. * Elliott. A report was read at the meeting to the effect that the company "showtj ed a nice profit for the past year" which, they decided, would be put in reserve rather than distributed in gf dividends. 1"The company is making plans for enlargement so we can better serve the trade in this part of the state", Mr. Tiliitt said. Court To Convene For Civil Trials The regular January term of Cherokee County Superior court will I convene Mondav for ? two wnoirV 1 Jj trial of civil cases with Judge F. Donald Phillips presiding. Twenty cases and four motions appear on the docket. 1 Weather Vane Following are maximum and minimum temperatures for the past week compared with temperatures for the ame period last year. Temperatures 1036 1935 Date Max. Min. Max. Min. 5 43 32 51 24 6 52 37 61 32 7 64 46 52 39 8 68 51 51 45 9 74 50 56 45 I 10 70 45 57 24 I 11 60 48 54 28 3 Rainfall K 1937 1936 Since Jan. 1 3.98 inches 6.45 inches ft it i? ng Weekly Hetespnper u> Western A Murph Boomers Split With Robbing ville Teams The Boomers boys and girls teams split with a high stepping crowd ol Robbinsville basketball players on the local court Tuesday night. The girls team won 24-16 while the boys dropped their end of the fracas 23-19. Saturday night the Boomers will meet both Andrews teams on the local court and next Tuesday nighl two Boomers boys teams will pla> Hiawassec at Young Harris. LIONS MAKE UP FUNDS FOR BLIND WORK IN C0UNT\ Annual Dinner Planned Mayfield Elected. Committees Named Members of the Murphy Lions clul Tuesday night subscribed a larg< amount toward $50 needed by J group of blind people in Cherokei and day counties to start up i mattress repairing factory soon. The appeal for funds came fron James Penland, blind telephone sys tern owner, of Hayesville, throjgh hi: friend, Lion J. B. Gray, mayor o Murphy. The money given by th< club to finance the project will b< used as a revolving fund to help ii blind work when It is returned, th< club decided. Mr. Penland, who has been ac tive in blind work in this community was in Murphy Tuesday explaining his plan for a mattress factory fo: the blind and crippled to busines men. He stated that about $5i would be needed to complete th equipment. The amount donated b the Murphy club Tuesday night wa not revealed as subscriptions will b taken for several days yet, but th sum necessary is believed to be reach Continued on page 5, this section (iaddis Will Go On Trial In Polk Tuesday, Jan. 1! Emett Caddis will be tried a Duckttown. Tenn., on Tuesday, Jan 19, on a charge of murder in con nection with the slaying of D. W McFadden. Asheville contractor, nea; Isabella, Tenn., last May 19. Judge Sue K. Hicks, presidjni over criminal court at Madisonville Tenn.. set the date and said he ha? Instructed the P'>lk county jur; cimmission to meet jn special sessioi and summon a panel ?of 300 venire men for this one murder case. The regular session of Polk count: criminal court is scheduled to cpei Monday, Jan. IS. Jointly accused with Gaddjs in th< murder indictment are Clarence BrcJoks, 21 and Loyd Par ton, 30. A1 three are out on bond set by the lat< Judge John Blair. Gaddis was wounded twice at th< time McFadden was killed. Masons Install 1937 Officers Monday Night The Cherokee Lodge No. 146 ol the Masonic order held their regular communication Monday night, Jan. 4, and installed the following Irvf fist Aft, lOOT J. C. Hembree, W. M.: J. Franklin Smith, S. W.; R. R. Beal, J. W. R. D. Ixrvingood, treasurer, and W. A_ Hembree. secretary. The W. M. then appointed the following Officers: Nelson Leatherwood, S. D.; Fred Swain. J. D.; Tom Palmer and Homer Ferguson. Stewards, the Rev. Stewart H. Long, chaplain; P. C. Gentry, arshall, and Sam Oapps. Tyler. Communications is held every first Monday night and all visiting Masons are invited. o NEW TVA FIRE ENGINE A new fire engine was taken to the Hiwassee dam site 18 miles below here Wednesday by the TVA to protect buildings and other property there from fire. ftrpftpl lortk Carolina, Covering a Large and y, N. C. Thursday, Jan. 14 Roosevelt Ball Committees Are ^ Making Plam The President's ball in Cherokee county will be held in the Andrews 1 gymnasium Friday night, Jan. 29, it 1 was tenatively decided this week. While committees under the genral chairmanship of W. M. Mauney were making arrangements for the affair, the commities of this and surrounding counties were anxiously awaiting tickets to go on sale. The Junior Womans club and the Charity League, both of Murphy, and tho Koneheeta club of Andrews will ^ be in charge of decorations, obtaining an orchestra, advertising and ticket sales. A large crowTd is expected as no } other President's ball will be held within 75 miles of Murphy. Believing Friday night would be a better night to have a dance and that it would be easier to secure an ) orchestra than Saturday night, on ? which President Roosevelt's birthday 1 falls, plans axe l\ing made accord. 2 ingly. i Seventy per cent of the money taken in over the expenses of the af^ fair will be retained locally and SO . per cent will be forwarded to naP tional headquarters for the prevenf tion and cure of paralysis following e the annual custom. : Baptist Pastor Arrives Here : To Begin Work a D The Rev. J. C. Amnions, with his e wife and daughter, arrived in MurN phy last week to take up his duties s hero as the pastor of the First Bap0 tist church of Murphy. They are e residing in the former home of W. i- G. Owenby. Speaking highly for Mr. and Mrs. Ammons was an editorial which appeared in "The Leaksville News", of Leaksville, N. C., where the Ammons family has been residing for the past j ten years: "This week Leaksville lost two of \ its best and most influential citizens j when Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Amnions left for Murphy. N. C., where Mr. Ammons has accepted the pastorate ' Continued on back page, this section RELIEF FUNDS TO d BE HANDLED BY WELFARE AGENT * All persons seeking relief in Cher9 ! okee county were advised Tuesday by 1 I Mrs. Margaret Lemay Mauney, county " j welfare agent, to apply at her of% ! fices in the court house in Murphy t | rather than to members of the board . of county commissioners. s j She explained that verv little re , lief is being offered by the Federal 1 government here anymore and that . the county is making no direct expenditure on relief outside of the ? county home. All relief projects either national or local, she disclosed, are being ! handled locally through her office I lone. ' I o Large Legal Document Requires Much Work | A deed filed here during the past week transferring 1882.92 | acres of land belonging to the ! VanOerenter family, of Knoxville, ! to the TVA was described as **bel ing by far the largest deed erer J filed in Cherokee county*", by B. I V D.J ?i * ' ? ? * Cherokee county. The huge legal document required 51 legal-sized type-written pa??? and $18.50 worth of legal document stamps. It took Mrs. Bob McCombs, daughter and secretary of Mr. Padgett, two days to complete the tedious task of copying j * i Containing approximately 25,000 ? j words, the deed took on the pro. I portions of a small sized novel and j 1 used up three perfectly good typewriter ribbon* in its preparation. r ?>tm Potentially Rich Termor-. ui Thit Su i, 1937. Board Takes Steps To f Cut Town Expenses Seeking to cut down expenses, the Murphy board of aldermen Monday night decided to put one of the two town's trucks into temporary retirenjentfc and drop one policeman from the force. JL A successor to W. G. Owenby, member of the town board who recently moved to Marietta, Ga., will be named at a future meeting, it was agreed. SUNMY MOVIES ! BILL REFERRED \ TO COMMITTEE 1 C( Three Other Cherokee 0 County Measures Re- j| ceived In Senate t ti RALEIGH. Jarf 4?The house bills to legalize Sunday movies and base- ]j ball in Cherokee county were received n in the senate Tuesday and referred to tl the senate committee on judiciary a one. Senator Thomas J. Gold, Guil- t< ford, is chairman of this committee, jj and senator A. Hall Johnson, Bun- S1 combe, Is a member. , Tl.? *. ?.:n ...? - * ; wo 'inns ana a tnira measure to fix a schedule of fees for the Cherokee countv sheriff were referred Uo this committee at the request ? of Senator Kelly E. Dennett of Dry- u son. who represents the thirty third n senatorial district composed of Chero- P kee. Clay. Graham, Macon and Swain counties. ft Senator Dennett was aosent from c Monday nights session, but he had previously requested Lieut. Gov. W iP. Horton. presiding officer of the * senate to refer the bills to judiciary one. The three bills were passed by the house at its brief session Saturday under a suspension of rules upon " motion of the sponsor, Represenative SF Harry P. Cooper of Cherokee. la One measure provided that "it shall ' Continued on back page, this section t( Unaka Road Is di Being Repaired By Highway Men ? to A crew of about 45 men are re- 01 pairing the road from Murphy to m Unaka over which TVA workmen and machinery are hauled into the Hiwassee dam site, according to ^ Grover Mauney, superintendent of the work. f Heavy rains recently have pot the v unpaved road in bad condition, but Maunev said Wednsday it was now in a "fair stage for travelling." Three miles of the road from Dockery's Mill to Grape Creek have been paved, he added. ta Four trucks, a rock crusher, an sc air compressor and other machinery pi are being used putting the road in gt good conditions pj ?o 1 Murphy Lions Group Attend Sylva Party ai Ten Lions and Lionesses of Mur- ve phy attended the Charter Night cele- m; bration of the newly organzied Sylva be club Thursday night. a Fred Brown, of Asheville, present- gr 1 :x - 1 *.-? hie umilvi huh il wan na:ejveu ia by M. F. Constantincau, president of sir the Sylva group. Judge Sam Cathey, eai of Asheville, delivered an address ha on blind work in the state. soi The Sylva club was organized recently through the joint sponsorship th< of the Murphy and Asheville clubs. pu About 150 Lions and their escorts from Murphy, Asheville and Sylva at- p"| tended the dinner which was followed by a dance. Attending from Murphy were: Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck, Mr. and Mrs. soi Tom Case. G. W. Ellis, Dr. E. E. Ms Adams, W. M. Fain, H. G. Elkins, th< R. B. VVooten and Sam Carr. Mi o the BEING REPAIRED Ru State highway forces are rebuild- T. ir.g the lower Valley River bridge ch: in Murphy. It is over this structure that TV A workmen and equipment in must go to the Hiwassee dam project. on 1 16 PAGES Hi' of COMICS ?4 Colors at I 1.50 YEAK -DC COPY :0UNTY UNABLE TO BACK HEALTH UNIT AT PRESENT )ecision Made at Special Session Of Cherokee Commissioners The Cherokee County Board of ommissioners Thursday notified the orth Carolina State Board of Health lat "no funds were available" at lis time to finance a county health nit which was proposed here by Late and TV A officials Dec. 14. The action was taken at a special leeting of the pro up in the Murphy ourt house Wednesday. In their letter to the state board f health, the commissioners declared a county health unit was formed ere it would have to be financed enirely by the state until the end of he fiscal year. The county group is generally beevcd to be in favor of the establish" lent of the county unit, but feel ley do not have the money necessry as their part to back it. The let?r said the county board would first ke to "find out how much the homeLead exemption plan will effect the valuation of Cherokee county". Under the plan outlined here Dec. 4, the county would provide $2500, ffices and minor necessities tor its pkeep; the state $3000; the governlent, $8000, and the TVA, $2500 er year. The 'board in stating they thought "best to defer establishing the ontinued on back page, this section. )r. G. W. Dickey Is Visitor In Murphy Dr. G. W. Dickey has returned to is home in Westville, Okla., after tending a couple of weeks with rctives here. Dr. Dickey was reared in Cherokee mnty and 32 years ago went West, here he began the practice of medine in Westville, Okla., which was idian Territory at that time." He ove "Broncoes" to a buggy as di<?, le other doctors of that country. Dr. Dickey who has traveled prac;ally all over the United States and rtensively in Mexico, and Dominion Canada said he had not seen a wn better situated geographically with greater possibilities than urphy. He was very much impressed with le progress the town has made nee he visited here ten years ago. Catholic Pastor Talks. To Student Body Here Father I-ane, pastor of St. John's itholic church at Waynesville, pave a lk during Chapel hour at the high hool last Monday morning. He was escnted to the student body as lest speaker by H. Bueek, princiil. ["he subject of his talk was "Duty". Futhl'r 1 QUO nvr.f.or.t /.J ?~ - -~..v J/Itscmcu ?> il lliue emorial gift a new book on maautraining. He said that he was ry much interested in the new mual training course that had en established this school year in new little building on the school ound. Father Lane preferred to 11 this new little building by the nple name of carpenter shop beiise the ordinary carpenter shop d been highly honored in the pcri of -Christ. This was the fist time that a Cart ic priest had ever talked in. the blic schools of MnrnW. o uneral Conducted For Carl Sciaeotn Funeral services for Mr. Carl Scinn, an employee of the Columbia irble company, were conductor! at Marble Springs Baptist church >nday morning at 11 o'clock with 5 Rev. J. B. O'Kelley officiating, rial was in the Moss cemetery. W Forsythe. of Andrews, was in trge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Scissom died Saturday night Andrews. Surviving are his wife; four tM:n, tv, b brothers and six sisters.
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