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Vol. IL.?No^20.
murphy to be
decorated for
xmas holidays
Charity League Raises
Money for Lighting
Effect on Square
Murphy will be decorated like thf
ki?P*s palace after all. And when
St. Nick comes tearinK over in his
fleiph Christmas he won't have to
lock twice to hPo<- me town.
Through the enterprise of th^
Charity League an<i the merchants
and the citizens of the town, a
beautiful canopy of lights will be
strung up from each of the eight
points of the public square to a
Christmas tree in the center of the
Bull Moose pen.
Realizing that other towns in this
section had provided Christmas lights
and decorations for the holidays seasen.
the drive on the part of the girls
was begun Wednesday morning.
More than $60 was subscribed in
the direct canvass of the town and 1
assurances were given that the re. <
mainder would be donated.
Immediately H. G. Elkins, of the 1
Southern States Power company. 1
ordered the fixin's from Asheville,
and preparations were made to raise t
the decorations today (Thursday).
They will consist of 240 vari.col.
ored bulbs on green-trimmed wire.
From the top of the huge tree in th<
pen. the rope will be swung out to
each of the eight points of the
square; and the resulting effect will
K quite different from any other in
western North Carolina.
Meantime business in town was
taking a great upswing as real Christ,
mas buying was getting under full
sway.
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Federation
Has Mppfintf
On Saturday
Plans for opening a Farmers Federation
warehouse in Murphy moved
a step nearer fulfillment Saturday
when a number of persons attending
a federation meeting in the courthouse
made cash payments for stock
to which they had previously subscribed.
Despite cold weather, which made it
difficult for persons living at a distance
to attend, 75 were present for
<he meeting.
The farm cooperative's aims, its
past record and its plan of organiza- <
Hon were discussed by James 0. K.
M Clure. president; Guy M. Sales,
general manager, R- Church Crowe]!,
i vice president, and Vance Browning.
<'ideational director.
More than 270 persons, Mr. Crowe?!
fid, have subscribed to stock shares
nnection with the proposed new
federation unit, which will serve
< :okee, Clay and Graham counties.
-North Carolina, and Towns. Union and I
? . n counties, Georgia.
nother meeting of those interest'
in the Cherokee unit of the fed--'
e > i is to he held early in January.
t Saturday's meeting a resolution !
^*l UJianimnnsslv arinntpd diverting*
1 requests be made to both North j
Carolina senators to sponsor an andrnent
to crop control legislation
row* before congress to exempt from
any restrictions the production of
bur'cy tobacco by individual farmers
UP to 5,000 pounds. ^
Prior to adoption of this amend- (
roent Mr. McClure had pointed out. ,
the necessity for Western North Carolina
farmers to have at least one cash |
crop. At present very little tobacco ,
is grown in this section of the state, ,
ie*cept in Graham county; but many j
farmers in Cherokee and Clay cour.- ?
jics are becoming interested in bur- l
lcy Production.
Every farmer in Western North
Carolina," Mr. McClure said, "should
j*r?w at least an acre or two of toMr.
and Mrs. R. B. Sought* of
K?bbinsville, were visitors in Murphy 1
Monday.
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IFeekly Nctotptpcr ut WeUerm Norii.
Murphj
Church Basement L I
Flooded?Meal Off
Tough luck teems to dog the
step* of the Methodist ladies who
furnish the Lions club with their
meals.
Tuesday night the ladies, with ' _
tender chickens and home-cured I
hams dangling from their arms, entered
the church to perform their
semi-monthly task.
But once inside thev founrl *h??
the water pipes in the church had
been frozen, had thawed, and that 1
there was about eight inches of i
water all over the basement. The 1
meeting was called off.
Not a year ago, it is recalled a
dog jumped in the window and
stole all their meat.
Henn Is Named
Chairman Of
Roosevelt Ball
i
P- J. Heen, Murphy Theater owner
has been appointed general chairman
of the fifth annual Cherokee County
Roosevelt ball t0 be held on Friday
night, Jan. 28, it has been announced
here.
Although Mr. Henn said Wednef-f
lay that, no definite plans had been
made so far. he is expected to appoint
a county wide committee to help him
with the arrangements within the next
few days.
Mr. Henn has already made preparations
to contact a number of good
orchestras and stated that he "hoped J
to have the best music here ever heard
ir
in iJiurjiny .
On four previous occasions dances
have been held in Cherokee county
with all towns and communities
cooperating. Last year the affair,
which Is held annually on President
Franklin D. Roosevelt's birthday for
tho benefit of Infantile paralysis victims
and research, was held in An.
drewa and was sponsored by the
Konaheeta club with Miss Josephine
Bradley in charge of arrangements.
W. M. Mauney, Murphy druggist was
the eeneral chairman.
This year Western North Carolina's
newest yiliiage?the Hiwaflsee Dam?
is expected to add materially in
making the ball in this county a
great success.
TOY MATINEE IS
GIVEN WEDNESDAY
AT HENN THEATER
Good folks always see to it that
Santa Claus doesn't miss the children j
on Christmas night?110 matter how 1
poor or rich they may be.
A fine lot of used toys were oh.
tained for children of this community.
W dncsdny when r? toy matinee was
given at the Henn Theater.
The movement was sponsored by j
the Charity League and was promoted |
through the courtesy of P .1. Henn, i
the theater owner.
Children were admitted free t ? the)
^ for me?"'y giving a ' oy for his i
admission. The toys will now he!
mended by the club members and j
distributed among the needy children !
during Christmas.
twiNEPAt .pt TTF~.
PEACHTREE WILL
PLAY ?N FINALS
Mineral Bluff and Peachtree will!
engage tonight (Thursday) in thei1
*"T*p]s of 111" eicht-tcam basketball J J
tournament which has been conduct.'1
?d here Tuesday, Wednesday and (
rhursday nights.
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Mineral KUHf went to me
ast night by virtue of a ono.point s
victory over the Rayesville qtijnette,
tnd Peaehtrce hail a thre,? point near. *
?in over the Varsity club. Th?- *
?cores were Mineral Bluff 22 vs
FTayesville 21 and Peachtree 34 vs 5
Varsity club 31. r
The first nights scores were as '
f^l'o"?: Vanity flub 50 vs Unaka
50, Hayesville -13 vs Murphy 20,
md Mineral Bulff 17 vs Elf 15. ?
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MKs Sara Ruth Posey spent the r
.veek.end with her Grandparents in v
\ndrews. ^
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t Carolina, Covering a Large and L
r, N. C. Thursday, Dec. 1'
CIRCUIT PASTOR
KILLED IN FALL
ON ICE AT HOME
^ev. J. J. Edwards, 70,
Had Been in County
During Past Month
Funeral services for the Rev. J. J.
Edwards, 70-year-old Methodist minster
of the Murphy circuit, who was
killed almost instantly last Thursday
morning when he shipped on ice at
his home near Murphy, were conducted
at Troutman, N. C., near WinstonSalem,
Friday.
Mr. Edwards came to Cherokee
county three weeks ago from Franklin
where he had served in the same
capacity for the past year, liis appointment
was made following the
annual conference at Asheville recently.
The minister, who became extremely
popular with his congregation in
this section, is said to have left his
house for his well about 8 o'clock
Thursday morning to draw a bucket
of water. Near the well curb he slipped
and fell, striking his head on a
projecting rock. Death was almost
instantaneous.
Mi. Kdwards took the place of the
Rev. J. C. Starling, who was transferred
a month ago. anil had been
living in the circuit parsonage on the
Copperhill road four miles south of
here. The attractive home was built
by the Rev. Johnnie Carper who serv- j
ed the same circuit two years ago. j
Rites were held in the Methodist
church at Troutman with the Rev. \V.
A. Rollins, presiding elder of Waynesville,
officiating, assisted by the
Rev. W. A. Newell, of Morganton,
the Rev. John Hoyle, Jr., of Statesville,
and the Rev. J. W. Moore, of
Marion. Funeral arrangements were
in charge of \V. D. Townson, of Murphy.
Although born and reared in Virginia,
Mr. Edwards moved to Haywood
county in his youth and had
spent most of his life there. He became
affiliated with the Methodist
conference in 1901 and was considered
one of its leading ministers.
No successor to his leadership in
the circuit had been named this week.
Surviving are: his wife; two daughters,
Mrs. Ivor Vance, of Plumtrce,
N. C., and Mrs. B. L. Hayes, of
rranKiin; a son, Tevis, of Mars Hill,
and two sisters, Mrs. T. P. Evans, of
Wilmington, Va.. an'! Mrs. Lloyd MrGee,
of Enoree, S. C.
Ralph Moody Accepts
Position In Raleigh
Mr. Ralph Moody, prominent .Murphy
attorney, left Saturday for j
Raleigh where he recently received an |
appointment as assistant council in :
the North Ca' ? i Unemployment :
v ompensation department.
F?u* the past number of year- Mr. 1
Moody has practiced law in this sec-]
i ?n of Western North Carolina with j
his father, ("<>!. X. Moody He was '
memo r of the firm Moodv audi
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II ; ,.f the West.-r.
flcVcf "v '"e Lions
Ciub Is Sponsored
A group of Murphy Lions went to
lobbinsviih* Wednesday night to
istablish a new club i" t-hat common,
ty.
The Final outcome of the trip and
he per.sonel of the newest Lionism
?rganizat-ion could not be ascertained
it press time.
Those going from Murphy were:
I. G. Elkins, Dr. Edd Adams, Pe.von
G. Ivic, and W. A. Shcrrill.
This makes the third new club
ponsored by the Murphy club in the
last year?those being at Sylva,
Hairsvillc and Robbinsville.
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Jerry Davidson, Jr., who is connect
d with the Public Safety division of
'VA.. at Guntcrsvil'e. Ala., will ar.
ive Thursday t? spend Chris tm'1 rith
his parent . Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
lavidson
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6, 1937.
Phone Rate In
Be Required
System Is
Raymond Nix,
Of Copperhill,
Slain Sunday
Raymond Nix. 23-year-old employe
of the Tennessee Copp^. Co., died in
a hospital at Copperhill about 2:30
p. m. Sunday from a pistol wound
received two hours earlier. The
hooting occurred at McCaysviile, Ga.,
across the river from Copperhi.l.
Police Chief B. L. Blair of MeCaysvillc,
had arrested two suspects
for questioning Sunday night and had
them transferred to the Fannin coun
*y jail at Blue Ridge, Ga., He gave
their names as W. I'. (Bill) Nidifcr
and A. B. Hall.
Nix was shot as he wa.ked toward
the home of his parents in Hawkins
Town, suburb of Copperhill. He walkon
home, stumbled into the house and
told relatives someone fired at him
from the window of a house. His
condition at first was not thought to
be serious, but he was transferred to
the hospital. The wound was in his
right shoulder.
Nix is survived by his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Nix; his widow, two
I small children and several brothers
j and sisters.
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Real Opportunity For
Santa Claus In Letters
Old Santa Claus is receiving a lot
of letters but veiy few like the one
that follows. We would all do well
to read this one and then stop to consider
what Christmas really means.
Murphy, N. C.. Rte. 1
Dear Santa,
i am a little boy 10 years old. don't
get to go to school much, am sick
most of the time, i live with my
Grandpa and Ma. they arc old and
not able to work. Grandma is sick all
the time, if Santa don't come i will
get nothing for Xmas. would like a
gun, a harp, a pair of gloves some
candy and nuts some c'.othes or anything.
i would be thankful for anything.
With love,
Howard Henson.
j In can- of T. ( Kdwards, Rte. 1.
Mars Hill Students To
Return For Christmas
Miss Kdith Bi t edlove. Miss Kate
j Robinson and Hubert Rodgers, all of
Murphy and Miss Glena Franklin. Miss
-June Almond and Miss Mary Lou
Almond, all of Andrews, wi.l return
iiTin .wars ] L ! i collrge on Friday,
December 37. r the Christmas heli
'lays.
The \ will bt lack at college in t;:r.c
.or the reope:.n:;r "1" session on
January .'J.
Miss Lalh?.m Writes,
Appea-s In Coined: *;
By presenting a one-act folk play j
of her own origi? ution, and taking a |
h ad part in a siniiar production all |
in the same night Miss Ix>is Latham,
of Itainbow Springs and Murphy, became
even more eonspicious in Playniaker
circles at flu- University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Thursday
nightMiss
Latham's play was entitled,
"Hello Hanging Dawg", a comedy of
the mountains of North Carolina, and
the production sho appeared in was
"Washed in De Blood", a symphonic
play of Negro life.
Through this dramatic feat. Miss
Latham becomes the only student at
the University of North Carolina who j
has had two plays produced in one ;
quarter. Of the eight plays produced
in three months, she has written two ,
>f them. She is taking a course of I
social playwriting study under Paul |
Green.
installed Mere
, Utilities Commissioner
Passes Information to
Local Citizens
W A NTS REACTION
Slight Increase Over
Present Rates Would
Bring New Outfit
An improved te.ephone system wiii
be installed in Murphy if the subscribers
are "willing to a slight increase
ir. monthly rental charges".
This, in substance, was the information
received here this week
from Stanley Winborne, utilities commissioner
of North Carolina. The information
came in the form of a letter
addressed to Mayo/ J. B. Gray
and to Dr. J. N Hill, chairman, and
Dr. Edwaid K Adams, secretary, of
the Cherokee County Medical society.
In event new equipment were insailed
tiie new iatey toy independent
iim would be: husines.- phones, $3.50
per month, and Residence phones,
sl!.iir? p< month. At present the
business phone rental charge is $3.25
and the ii idenliai phone $2. Four!
party line rate* are $2.25 for the
J business phone and $1.50 for the
j residence phone Two-party iine
j rates are $2.75 for the business phone
and $1.75 for th?* residence nhone.
j The letter also stated that "in order
j to convert the present magneto sys1
tem to a common battery system
j would require a total expenditure of
1 $10,500" and that the new rates
j would be "in line with rates this ComI
mission has fixed for other exchanges
!of compaiable size, and where in
v0me cases the annual revenue which
the Company receives is greater than
in Murphy" Over the past ten-year
period, the communication pointed
out, the annual profit of the Murphy
exchange has been 3.11 per cent.
The entire letter is as follows:
This is in further reference to
change in the telephone exchange in
your town, which has been the subject
of our recent communications,
j An a result of conferencea with Wr.
\V. K. Duncan, Carolina* Manager of
"he Southern Bell system, in which
the matter has been thoroughly gone
int??. Mr. Duncan has written n.e a letter
cot,firming what was said in the
conferences.
As examination of the accounts of
i he Company for :he last ten yea re.
it vea's that th? a" rua! piofit. made
at the Murphy exchange for said per.
:<>(! of time h ; he o: ly '? I 1 per cent.
The urvey hy tie Kny ?!! - 1 ing Dej
partment show.-- that in o; ? . t ? conver.
the present magneto : nt X. a
j cimn.n!! battery system would require
{ total \p nJiture * ;" > l(?."u?0.
In h-rat i 1 !' the smallness
! til " it. ; . : <! the
; (Connnuod on : vc-r)
PPTTP 7!Mr E* A IMC
CAUSE ACC1DFT,TS
ON LOCAL RC \D
I Rain at freezing tempo: inures
made lo<:?l highways a menace diving
tli? pa?t w<Hk and a number of
minor automobile wrecks were reported.
No one is known to have suffered
serious injuries.
Included in the lt?t of accidents
was the turning over of the ear of L.
A. Lee, publisher of the Scout, throe
miles south of here on the Copperhill
highway early Monday morning. It
was reported that five similar accidents
took place on the same highway
that morning and proceeding night.
TEMPERATURES
1937 1936
Datp Max. Min. Max. Min
3 32 22 60 22
9 34 9 60 23
10 35 3 62 49
11 .IS 0 55 45
12 29 15 4I> 21
12 10 >2 53 19
M 59 39 53 2!