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Vol. 1L.?No. 30.
MINSTREL SHOW
IS DISCUSSED
BY LIONS CLUB
[Committees Report On
Activities; Carmichael
U New Member
Final plans for their Big Apple
Minstrel show to be given Friday
I night in the school auditorium were
discussed by the members of the
Murphy Liohs club at their regular
meeting Tuesday night.
A suggestion was made to offer
the show in surrounding communities,
but action was deferred until the next
meeting.
w. C. Carmichael, of the removal
section of the TV A here, was welcomed
into the club as a new member.
Visitors were: Wayne Holland,
Tom McLemore, Tom Jones and Ralph
Day. all of the John C. Campbell Folk '
School at Brasstown. |
A communication was read by Secretary
Dr. E. E. Adams from officials
of the Champion Fibre Company, of
Canton, discrediting local.rumors that
the company would build a new plant
at Marble, 10 miles north of here.
Plans were made by a number of
Lions to attend the state convention
at Wrightsville Beach June 9 and 10
snd the international convention at
Oakland, Cab, July 18.22.
Lion H. Bueck, who was in charge
of a committee which recently promoted
a benefit bridge party here,
reported that $21.15 had been cleared
from the venture a would be utilized
by the club in ling the blind
and near-blind of t>? ommunity.
Lion Tom Case reported that he
had contacted officials of the Mid.
way Golf course here and that plans
were going forward to enlarge and
improve the course in the near future.
Reports by committees appearing
before the town council recently re.
garding a beautification project in
Sunset cemetem here ?nJ nk
+r wwoc? rcviitc
of local traffic regulations and ordin.
ance& were heard.
Lion Harve Elk ins presided.
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Edgar Taylor Named
To Tax Commission
Edgar Taylor, of Letitia, Cherokee
county, haa received an appointment
from Governor Clyde R. Hoey aa a
member of the Tax Commission of
Cherokee county. r
Mr. Taylor (succeeds W. W. Barton,
resigned, who recently moved to
Tennessee.
Wcsibr Vans
Listed below are maximum and
minimum temperatures-for the past
week compared with temperatures
for the same period last year.
Tenyeratwres
!Ut 1S37
Date Max. Mine Max. Min.
16 64 43 50 29
17 (7 46 54 21
18 66 46 51 36
19 64 43 49 26
*u to SS Dtf 40
21 56 29 61 40
22 5S 40 47 27
RaMaU?Inches
1930 1937
Since February 1 1.02 4.12
Since January 1 ... 4.70 13.64
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Richard Mclver Is
Improving At Home
Kicherd Mclver, who was painfully
injured in an automobile accident nine
miles below bare Tuesday night a
Week ago. was sufficiently improved
to be removed to his home at the
Mnpiaa from the Petrie hospital this
He was suffering head wounds and
tola) led injuries.
Be fc the son of A. W. MclveT,
Mrn&mmerchant.
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Weekly Newt pm per in Wetter* North
Murphy
Mine Officials Thank
Public For Its Help
For cooperation given the Carolina
Talc company by local citizen*
and fire department* during the
recent fire there, officials have
given out the following public
statement:
"An Expression of Appreciation.
We. the Carolina Talc company
and our employee*, take this
opportunity io express our gratitude
to the TV A and Murphy fire
departments and to all those who
helped in our recent aire emergency
in our mining plant. Signed,
Carolina Talc Company, by J.
W. Bailey, president and manager-"
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Region To Get
Month's Service
Of "Bookmobile"
The Murphy Public library in conjunction
with the state library commission
will maintain a "bookmobile"
in the lo^gl library region during the
month of March, Miss Ida Belle
Entrekin, regional librarian, announc.
ed Wednesday.
This novel type of travelling library
will visit each community in the
region four times during the month.
Books may be borrowed for a period
of one week. The books will be
furnished by the local library and
the state commission.
Miss Entrekin said the regular
weekly schedule would be announced
within the next week. The "bookmo.
bile" will arrange its trips so that ]
it will be in each community on the
same day of each week during its
stay here.
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MASONIC MEET
ON FEBRUARY 28
IS AJNINUUINUfcD
An invitation has been extended to
all master Masons, their wives and
members of the Order of the Eastern
Star to attend the public installation
of officers of the Cherokee Lodge No.
146 A. F. A M. to be held in the
Maaonio hall in Murphy Monday night,
February 28, at 7-.30 o'clock. Refresh,
ments will be served.
The entertainment committee is
composed of: P. C. Gentry, Fred
Swaim and J. Franklin Smith.
Band To Feature New
Song By J. B. Moore
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The Rice Brothers radio, stare of
WSB, Atlanta, who are featuring one
of J. B. (Bnnny) Moore's songs will
appear in person on the Strand
Theater stage in Murphy at regular
showings Friday.
The song they are featuring is
"When It's Blossom Time in Old
Carolina". Mr. Moore, Murphy jewel,
ryman, has written a number of songs
and this one was recently arranged
and introduced on the air lanes by the
Atlanta hand.
'The Rice Brothers carry a full show
oi mane and comedy to add to the
rendition of the local songs.
Citizens Are Reminded
Of Chicken Ordinance
Officials of the Town of Murphy
are impressing upA citizens this #eeh
a statute which prohibits them permitting
chickens to run at large in
the corporate limits.
The action followed complaint*
which were carried to councilmen.
The statute reads: "It shall be
nnlawfal for any firm, person or corporation
to allow his hers or its
chickens or other fowls to run upon
any of the streets, alleys, or other
lots, or upon the premises of any person
other than the owner of said
fowls with the Town of Murphy.
"Any person, firm or corporation
violating this provision shall be guilty
of a msdeamanor and fined $10 foT
each offense."
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Carolina, Covering a Large and Pa
, N. C. Thursday, Feb. 2A
Chattanooga
Road Will Be j
Improved Soon
A four-mile paving project on Watt;
Level highway, beginning at the
North Carolina line and connecting
with the Ducktown highway, will be
included in the 1938 budget of the
state highway department, Commissioner
M. O. Allen, of the Tennessee
state highway department, said Sa.
turday, according to the Copper City
Advance after inspecting the road.
The river road, which is too narrow I
m piaces ior paving, will probably
be widened and treated to settle the
dust before the summer stated the
commissioner. There are more than
20 miles of the unpaved road and
the dust in the summer time is almost
unbearable, it was pointed out to
Commissioner Allen.
The road from Parksville to the
new river bridge, near Ocoee, will
also be paved ths year, it is thought,
which will give a paved road all the
way from Parksville to Cleveland.
Increasing demands of roftd traffic
Commissioner Allen declared, are requiring
bigger, better, wider and
stronger highways. There will be
$8,000,000 spent on Tennessee highways
this year, the commissioner
said.
Operations At, Talc
Mine To Be Resumed
The Carolina Talc company which
was partialiy raized By flames at
Kimsay near here two weeks ago imperilling
the lives of eight mine workers,
is being rebuilt and operations
are expected to be resumed within
the next 4<10 days or two weeks",
| according to J. W. Bailey, president
and manager of the mine.
Part of one of the buildings and its
huffe machinery over the mouth of the
110-foot mine shaft, in which the
eight workmen were trapped, were
razed by the fire.
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American Legion To
Meet Saturday Night
A regular meeting of the Joe
Miller Elkins Post of the American
Legion in Murphy will be held at the
Smoky Mountain cafe Saturday night
at 7 o'clock, J. W. Franklin announced
Wednesday.
All members and ex-service men
are urged to attend.
SPECIAL MUSIC, FUN"
IN LIONS BIG API
K rollicking, musical treat is in
stoife for lovers of black-face comedy
and ion- when the huge cast struts its
stuff in the Lions ciub's Big Apple
Minstrel to be presented in the Murphy
high scheol auditorium Friday
night.
All your favorite end-men will be
there to bring smiles with the latest
jokes a la Hal! Cobb. The pseudoline-up
consists of such old favorites
as. Karve Elkins. Mr. Cobb, K. C.
Wright, the interlocutor, and some j
not-so.well-knowns such as Pevton fS. I
Ivie, Frank Smith and ye ed.
This comedy sketch of the program
is under the direction of Mr. Cobb,
while Miss Martha Nell Wells has
charge of one portion of the musical
program, and Park W. Fisher has
charge of anotherUnlike
most old-fashioned minstrels,
the directors are making an attempt
to stream-line this one?that 1
is, if dusky end.men can be streamlined.
Instead of building the songs
and jokes around the 'Shade of the
Old Apple Tree", the leaders are 1
building its theme up around "The Big i
Apple", which incidentally is the i
theme song of the show.
From the end-men and rank and '
file of pulchritude which will grace <
the stage from start to finish there >
will come a large number of new voic. 1
es?some voices you would never suspect
were there, (and some which <
tentialij Rich Territory ir This St
1, 1938
Intangible Tax Must
Be Filed By March 15
A full and comprehensive survey
of the new intangible tax law as
passed in the last session of the
North Carolina General assembly
is presented in this issue.
Persons who are affected by the
law have until March 15 to properly
file their returns, and if this is
not done by that time they will be
subject to penalization.
for tbu reason, and at the ?uf
gestion of a number of local public
officials, much space is being
taken in this issue to fully acquaint
local citizens with inc law.
Mad Dog Bites
Persons, Cattle
Near Culberson
At least five persons and a large
number of cattle are said to have
been bitten by a mad dog near the
Culberson community in the extreme
lower end of Cherokee county.
According to reports here Tuesdayt
the dog roamed at large over the
week-end biting a number of persons
and cows, horses and hogs.
The dog was said to have been shot
Sunday and its head sent to Raleigt
for examination. Tuesday the people
of the Culberson community were in.
formed the dog was found to havt
rabies, according to the report.
Bell Attends Installation
Services Of P reach et
Col- M. W. Bell, of Murphy, tool
part in the installation service* of thi
Rev. Paul Thrower, Presbyterian min
ister, at Andrews and Bryson Citi
Sunday.
The Andrews service was conduc
ted in the afternoon. The sermon wai
preached by the Rev. 0. C. Landrum
of Hazelwood; the charge to the pas
tor was made by Dr. R. D. Bedinger
of Asheville, and Mr. Bell gave th<
charge to the members.
The ladies of the chnrch served t
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! luuuwing tne meeting.
In Brynos City in the morning, th<
Rev. J. A. Flanagan, of Franklin, offered
the sermon; the charge to th<
pastor was given by J. A. Lancaster
of Franklin, while Mr. Bell chargec
the members.
On Sunday March 5, Mr. Bedingei
will speak in the Murphy Presbyter
ian church, and a general meeting wii
be'beld following to discuss plana foi
the obtaining of a regular pasto]
here.
WILL BE GIVEN
?LE MINSTREL. SHOW
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One good thing; tire show is ali
local. It is written and produced locally
and is bound to auute a hit wiii
the audience that attends.
All proceeds from the show wil
be used by the Liana club in eharitj
work.
Rehearsals are heing held ever]
night at the school house, and man]
of the participants, particularly the
musical ones, spend long hours at
home annoying the neighbors trying
to catch them high "C's": but that'.
just so the audience will have perfection
when the curtain rises.
The show is divided into three
parts and features a chorus throughout
of 30 voice*.
The first part will he devoted to
the end men and the songs, and the
scond and third to humorous skits including
a "Jerry Doll" act by Mr.
Cobb and Bass Carroll. They're holding
that act until last?because when
the people get through laughing at it,
they won't be able to enjoy the rest
of the show, and that would be cheat'
ing the customers as its costs almost
a whole quarter to get in.
Other specialties consist of individual
solos by new local talent,
thorus dancing (of all types) and
>uch acts as Park Fisher's "Humanajhone."
The show is being widely advertised
and a large crowd is anticipated.
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TESTIMONY IN
SULKS DEATH
IS HEARD HERE
Two Bound Over to Superior
Court; Two Held
As Material Witnesses
Grady Carringer, 19, and Dorothy
Barnes, 16, both of Murphy, were
bound over to Cherokee County Superior
court on charges grooving out of
the death of Glen Stiiefi, 28, who was
found dead two miles from Murphy
on the Blairsville highway the night
of January 23.
Lewis King, 19. and Frances Head,
17, are being held as material witnesses.
Action followed a preliminary
hearing in the Murphy court house
Tuesday before a capacity audience.
Justice of the Peace George A. Hembree,
of Cherokee county, presided
over the hearing. He was assisted
by Justice of the Peace Fred O.
Bates, of Murphy.
The boys are being held under
$1000 bond each while the girls aro
under $500 bond ??ch. Warrants
were sworn out __ vne four by Pati
ton Stiles, fathei of the dead man.
? about three weeks ago.
Following presentation of state's
! evidence in the case, no evidence was
offered by the defense at preliminary
hearing, and judgment was passed.
The defense was represented by
Don Witherspoon and J. D. Mallonee
while J. N. Moody represented the
prosecution,
i Charges Made
i Warrants were sworn on the contention
that the four defendants,
f who were riding in a car the night of
me jatal accident and who were the
, first to advise Stiles' family of the
s accident, were in the car that struck
Stiles and dragged him approximately
- 75 feet.
Sheridan Stiles, a brother of the
. deceased was the first called to the
stand. He told of first being called
, to his door by the defendants, and
going from 500 to 600 feet up the
. highway where his brother lay at the
. point of death. He testified he help}
ed to place him in the car driven
, by the defendants. Stiles died eu|
route to the hospital.
He said the body had evidently
r been struck and dragged abeut 75
. feet, and he designated officers nhe
l had conic to the scene and made Mr
r vestigations. Stiles stated the ear
r the defendants were driving was a
maroon Ford V-8 and that the accident
occurred between 7 and 7:30
o'clock on a Sunday evening. Hiss
( Barnes, the witness declared, fainted
twice after the body had left for the
hospital and was quoted as saying
she was the cause of him being killed.
I The girls, he added, stayed at the
house while Stiles was taken to town.
Defense attornies went into detail
roncerning the arrival of the oerenaants
to niitifw it- '?-a "
j ...v i?iuiiy ui u?? *C1
cident, and showed the ear was head'
?d toward Murphy when it stopped
at Stiles' home which is situated e?
i the highway. The body, testimony
' showed, had been struck on the right
> hand side of the road going toward
Blairsville and hurled to the left of
! the road with the head and body pro.
i jecting off the macadam surface aad
the feet on it.
Girl Mekea Statement
Stiles said Robbins Robinson, deputy
sheriff, also heard Miss Bamee
say. "I was the cause of him getting
killed."
The witness added that as he left
the house with Carringer, King, his
father and his brother to go to the
body of the victim, another car was
seen to pass going towaTd Blairsville
about 35 or 40 miles an hour, apply
brakes, come to a stop at the body,
and quickly drive on again. The ear
and its occupants were not learned.
Stiles said it did not hit the body ?f
his brother.
Deputy Robiaaon described hearing
Miss Barnes make the statement, "1
was the cause of him getting killed **
but that later she explainad dm had
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