North Carolina Newspapers

Roosevelt Da And lldl Attractive PL|FJv IS ! That'sMURPHY 1 The Leading VoTlL No. 26 PREPARATIONS COMPLETED FOR GALA EVENTS Buccaneers To Play At I Murphy Gym, Aristorats At Hiwassee Dam To tlie rythymic tunes of Bill Stringfellovv and his Buccaneers from Asheville and the Aristrocrats of Copperhill, Cherokee county wi.l celebrate the Presidents birthday in a ing way with two balls on the night f Friday, Jan. 28. AH arrangements for the two dances were completed this week by P. J. Henn, general chairman, and his committees. One dance- will be held in the gymnasium in Murphy where Stringfellow's musicians will hold forth, while the other dance will be conducted at the Hiwassee Dam community build- i iny. Tickets were on sale this week at $1.50 for stag or couple, and are being handled by members of the var- I ious womens organizations of Murphy and the Hiwassee dam village. Mr. | Henn reported Tuesday that more than 300 tickets had been disposed of already and that there was no estimating how many would be in at ondance at the dances as it has been learned that dancers are planning to come from Bryson City, Franklin, Copperhiil. Blue Ridge, and other surrounding townsThe Murphy gym, Mr. Henn and committeemen assure the public, will he warm and exquisitely decorated when dance time swings 'round, and everybody knows that the community building at the Dam is dancer's para(Continued on back page) Fashion Show Here Is Postponed Indefinitely A fashion parade originally scheduled to be given at the Strand Theater in Murphy 011 Friday nightr Jan. 27, j has been indefinitely postponed. Mrs. W. Arthur Barber, chairman of the Organ Circle of the Methodist; church, which organization was to sponsor the show, said that the date | would conflict with that of the Presi- j dents ball, and that a definite date ] would be announced laetr. 1 SCOUT OFFICE IS PAI1 BY BOVINE BERT Meet Bovine Bertha the "freshest" thing in town, or out-of-town for that matter. Bovine Bertha is a cow?and a pretty good one at that?who be jongs: Nolnnd Wells. On her first! official visit to town last Saturday Bovine Bertha endeared herself to the local populancc much to the glee of a large crowd and much to the consternation of the little world of "make believe" who putter about from week to week to put out this paper. Bovine Bertha, along with a group of her kin, made her entrance into this prominent position by virtue of her willingness to get her name in the paper. It all happened Saturday morning : when some boys that Noland had hired i-i? i ? " [u uikc nis orove ot came across town chose the main through fare to do so. Everything was lovely as the group rounded the top of the hill at the Methodist church. The cows were I marching like a group of greenhorn R. O. T. C.'s. The boys, tapping them with sticks lee, port and aft. had them in pretty good shape until they got in front of the office. Then the boys began to look nround at the sites of the town and unbeknownst to them somebody in a big car raced up on the crowd and showered down on a brace of airhorns making a terrible racket. That's when the cows bolted and ; Bedlam broke loose. Beef, and lots of it, headed out. in every direction of the compass?and Bovine Bertha, the inces To Be I if mp Ifeekly Newspaper in If eitern Nort Murphy Distinguished Democrats Are Heard Here Arch T. Allen, president of the Young Democrats of Xoriii Carolina, of Raleigh, was the principal speakei at a banquet given by the 11th congressional district group in the Rega hotel Saturday night. More than 200 prominent Demo ^ i.. j;, n.i T-? i l ?-- ' I ciuus, liiciuumg duo ivoymmx.?, jr., 01 Asheville, from North Carolina attended Practically all counties :n the district were represented D. H. Tillitt, Cherokee county attorney, of Andrews, opened the dinner with invocation- Jerry Rogers, of Canton, called the meeting to order. Frank Forsyth, chairman of the Cherokee county chapter. of Andrews, gave the welcome address, and it was accepted by Judge Sam Cathey, of Asheville. Short talks were given by a group : of the guests, and distinguished visitors were introduced by Edwin Wnitaker, Bryson City, toastmaster. Miss Sara Ruth Posey, vice chairman of the local group, of Murphy, introduced Mr. Allen who spoke on the Young Democratic organizationOn the reception committee were: Mr. and Mrs- L. P. Robinson, Dr. and Mrs. J. N. Hill, Mr. and Mis. Walter Mauney, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mauney, Mrs. Luke Ellis. Mrs. G- W. Cover, Sr., Mr. and Mrs. Willard Cooper, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Chandler, Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Forsyth, Mr- and Mrs. II. H. Enloe, Mr. and Mrs D. II. Tillitt, Mr. and Mi's. John Davidson, Mr- and Mrs. .John Bayless, and Mr. and Mrs. J. NMoody. Pruden Davidson Gives Broadcast Over WPTF Pruden Davidson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Davidson, of Murphy, who is a student at State College, Raleigh, gave a news broadcast of the school over station WPTF in Raleigh Monday evening. Reception was bad here, but a number reported hearing portions of the broadcast. "Women who play tennis should beware of love matches", was r-art of his timely advice. Mr. Davidson is business manager of "The Technician", student news publication, and last summer was employed by the Scout. D SOCIAL VISIT HA, 700-POUND COW most beautiful and the most thoughtr,,i ..11 ~ ?;i ? *1.- ?* I ui v?a tiicm tin, act sail iui nil." ocwiii office steps. Now there were lots of people in town who hesitate before tackling those 23 steps that lead up to the Scout Office, and for a cow such as Bovine Bertha to do it is something unusual. But she did?and howBovine Bertha never hesitated. She took them two at a time, and her 700 or 800 pounds romped up those 23 steps like a boy wanting to gel into the scrap-paper barrel. At the top Bovine Bertha halted. Shucks, nobody wanted her up here. Why Miss Hattie has shut the door in her face, and had it barred- So Bovine Bertha went to the stock room where she stopped and had a good cry. But her guiding stars, who were in i a frenzy in the street wondering how | in ihe world they could ever round up all those beasts, decided that Bertha's 1 escapade was one of their most. nor. ! plcxcd problems. So they hurry to the top of the steps, panting, sweating and out of breath. "Hey, anybody seen a heifer up here?" Well, its all over now. Everybody's had [heir fun, especially Noland Wells, Frank Ellis and Mr. Avery Martin, who vows its the funniest thinje he ever saw. And Bovine Bertha got her name in the paper, and it will go down in posterity. Yes, friends, meet Bovine Bertha, the homely Guernsey whp dared and did. ~ield In Murp prultfi 'Ji Carolina, Covering a l^argr and / N. C. Thursday, Jan. 2" LAST RITES ARE~ CONDUCTED FOR DR. N. B. ADAMS Prominent 70-Year-Old Physician Passes After Lengthy Illness After more than a score of years of medical service to this community. Dr. Noah Bunyan Adams. TO, succumbed to a long illness at Oteen hospital near Asheville last Thursday? morning. Funeral services, which were largely attended, were conducted from the | First Baptist church Friday afternoon I at *2 o'clock with the Rev. J. C. Amnions, pastor of the church, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Arthur W. Barber, Methodist minister. Interment was in the family cemetery at White church in the Ilangingdog section of Cherokee county. Peyton G. I vie was in charge of funeral arrangements. All business houses in Murphy closed during the hour of services. Dr. Adams, who had faithfully practiced medicine in this community since 1908 and was second oldest from the standpoint of service in this work I in the county, passed away after | , having suffered for 11101 > than a vcar. i .. j lie was taken to Oteeil about three : months ago. Dr. Adams was born in Macon counI ty and lived in the tri-state area as . a youth. He taught two years in j Cherokee county. lie entered Mary (Continued on back page) I SUNDAY HUNTING TO BE PROHIBITED AFTER FEBRUARY 6 Hunting on Sunday in North Carolina will be prohibited and violation will be a misdemeanor beginning Feb. G, D. M. Birclifield, local game warden was advised by the commissioner of the state conservation and development recently. The law was passed at a meeting of the board on January 19' Sunday fishing is not prohibited, Mr. Birchfield was advised. "Weather" Man Is Here Again, Folks The "weather" man is here again? you don't know from one minute to tho next whether it is or whether it ain't. Springtime blizzards, hail, sunshine and snow?all have greeted Cherokee countains within the last four or five days- The perfect Indian surnmex Monday, the weather monster got I fretful + 1 VJ,WV uiiu ucsccuueu in ail his wrath with snow squalls, hijrh winds and freezing temperaturea. Lasted below arc baximum and minimum temperatures for the past week compared with temperatures for the same period last year. Temperatures 1938 1937 Date Max. Min. Max. Min. 19 55 39 59 50 20 60 39 01 53 21 58 48 70 56 22 62 50 74 57 23 66 42 68 59 24 69 51 68 56 J 35 63 26 65 53 Rainfall?Inchc.i 1938 1937 i Since January 1 3.19 8.6G o MISS WELLS AND MR. COBB TO DIRECT MINSTREL i 1 Miss Martha Nell Wells, assisted by Mr. Hall Cobb, of the Murphy School j faculty, will direct the Lions Club Minstrel, it was announced today by K. C. Wright, Chairman of the Committee on Arrangements. The minstrel is scheduled to be presented Feb. 25th- With Miss Wells to direct th" musical part of the urogram, and Mr. j Cobb to put over the jokes and dia logue, a very entertaining show is ex- I pected. hy, At Dam 1 t &T0! 'olentiallr Rich 7cri inr-v ir This Si 7, 1938 1 Functions Are Discussed Here Bv Lions Club Plans for three forthcoming activities were by Murphv Lions at their meeting Tuesday ni^ht. Arrangements are being made for a benefit bridge party for the blind and ! those with poor vision in the club 100111 of the Murphy Carnegie library Friday evening, Feb 3; a minstrel show to be given for a charity other than blind work on Friday night, Feb. 25, and the annual Cherokee County dinner to be held March 8. The club voted to sponsor two ladies in the Grand March at the Presidents ball to be given here Friday night. Secretary Dr. Edd Adamn reported that recently four pairs of glasses had been obtained for the needy in this area with Lions funds. At the suggestion of Lion W. Ar11 uh arber, the club paid tribute to Dr. X. R. Adams, father of Dr. Edd Adams, who died recently. ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR BENEFIT PARTY The Murphy Lions club Benefit Bridge party tor the aid of blind and 1 those with por vision will be held j in the Woman's club room of the I iibrary Thursday evening, club room of the ibraryshrdlshrdlunio library Thursday evening, Feb. '3, the committee in charge nas announ; ced. Those rraking arrange vents for the 1 liai'tv !>? ?. Plloirmon VI L. W i M. Fain and T. A. Ca^e and then Lionesses*. Mrs. Peyton G. I vie and Mrs. K. C. Wright ate requesting merchants of Murphy to donate prizes. The sale of 1 ickets at 60 cents each is in chazge of the Charity League. ) young wor.ians civic and social organization of Murphy. Dr. Ed Adam.-, secretary of the Lions club, said Wednesday that a j large number of tickets had been sold | and that wide attendance was expected. Prof. Lance To Speak In Methodist Church : ! Prof. T. J. Lance, President ol I j Young Harris College, will speak at. s the Methodist Church Sunday at the | | 11 o'clock services. | Prof. Lance is well known throughj out Georgia and this section of North j Carolina, and is very popular as an educator and speaker. The Methodist j church and all of Murphy will be glad ! to have the opportunity to hear him : next Sunday. I Poxr W A..?1 ?? ... nuiiur uarupr, pastor or I the Methodist church, will speak at I the .evening: service at 7:00. I The public is cordially invited tot j each of these services. j I STRINGFELLOW'S BU IN MODERN DAN< Lilting: tunes, soft fox-trots, roI mantic waltzes, hot music, rhumbas, 1 '*come on down", "groove music", i Susie Q and what have you, played ' to perfection, will greet dancers who attend the President's ball in Murphy Friday night. It's Stringfellow's Buccaneers?the celebrated Buccaneers from Ashevilie 1 ?that are going to make all this j modern music, and it's Stringfellow's Buccaneers that are going to entertain what, is anticipated as a record crowd of dancers in Cherokee county. Bill Stringfcllow. just in case you've never seen him, or better, heard him, is a promising Ashe vide lawyer whose hobby is music. And it's a profitable hobby, too, for Stringfcllow has built up such a good dance band that he would have to have a pretty good salary to make more than his band Friday Night jrf Largest I lt^T Circulation li-H ^nyp;p" ^ v N Lver Published Hereraff >1.50 YEAR?5c COPY GLENN STILES KILLED BY CAR SUNDAY NIGHT Officers Probing Death t n l no v ui a upuior i carOld Resident Local officers were investigating this week the death of Glenn Stiles, 28, popular young Murphy nian, who was killed on the Blairsville highway near his home fine mile front Murphy about dark Sunday night. A coroner's investigation Monday showed that his body had been badly injured when struck by an automobile. Grady Carringer and Lewis King, both of Murphy, reported that they were driving toward Murphy and saw his body lying in the road around a curve about 100 yards above his home. They drove on by, they said, and were going to his house to notify his relatives when they saw a car pass by and heard it hit the body. They reported picking up Sitles' body to bring it to the hospital and that he died en route. Funeral services were conducted from the Martins Creek church Tuesday morning at. 11 o'ciock with the Rev. Will Heddcn and the Rev. E. .Nichols officiating. Interment, was in the old Martins Creek cemetery. W I>. Townson was in char:', i f fui eral arrangements. n.dlbeaiv.. \v< : W Franklin, Dch D . \. ry. A F a i?? well Ii' ! 1 Ger? tin. Julius (Vleir.an and Edwin Uarnett. biowt girls were: Ruby Decker, Mi's. Oil lard .'till.-. Mrs. |j>wu'.n Sin.ms, Mrs. E. G. S !-s. and Mrs. Kay Dickson. Mr- Stiles is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 1*. Stiles, and .six brothers, Sheridan. \\'. R., Bass, Cecil, Odean. and Jake all of Murphy Young Harris-Warne Road Will Be Paved The Young Harris-Warne highway will he paved in the near future, I*rof. Jack Lance, of Young Harris College, said Monday. This portion of the road, which will complete a paved route from Young Harris to Murphy, is about ! miles long. Mr. Lance said that the Georgia highway board had authorized the paving of the route and that contract would be let soon. Inauspicious Term of Court Is Held Here An unusually quiet term of Chero} kce county Superior court for the 11 iai of civil cases only, was held in Murphy the earl;, part of the week. No , particularly important, trials were entered on the docket and business ! coming before the bench was rapidly dispensed with. Judge John Clement presided CCANEERS "TOPS" CING MELODY, SONG u,.:?? u:? " r?.niK> mm. out Mnnglellow's salary is his own business, and the band is oars. Friday night he will set his band down in Murphy gymnasium which will be decorated like a dream-land. From then on it will be happy hours fo** Jovers of good dancing and good dance music. The Buccaneers are featuring a 10 Viece band replete with simple harmonies, special arrangements, solo and choral numbers and a desire to answer as many requests as possible. Mr. P. J. Henn, local theater owner and general chairman of the balls in Cherokee county this year, announced last week that the contract with the Buccaneers had been signed, and that Murphy was assured of the finest dance music it has ever been their privilege to have in person.