IDEAL v5!T|l VACATION (i)|| i I RESORT thf leadin V . 50.?No. 13. library ft In Murph Dr. Frank Graham, Of U. N. C., To Be Principal Speaker J'.anj? have been completed for the \\, i rn Carolina library rally to be hi-, here Friday. Nov. 4, which will .1 e ii.. u1 ?i. ine iippcttiaiiti: Ui UI. ilium (r iam. president of the University , . i tli Carolina. Chapel Hill. Mi Ida Belle Entrekin. regional l_ i an, announced Wednesday the -am of he meeting and the com1 general meeting will convene Cherokee county courthouse j;: : phy at 10 a. m. (Central Stani;:; Time). The meeting will open a talk on "TVA and Library 1 >? sMnent in Western Carolina" G ..rge I*. Gail t la ad of the section of TV A. Col. Marshall Bell, local attorney and chair mai ? ^jgj -?i* . p ,. * - Ijs ??_?_____ I DR FRANK LIVINGSTON BAND j | TO PLAY ANOTHER 1 DANCE IN MURPHY j Another dance featuring: the music y of Jimmie Livingston and his famous j orchestra which made such a hit at ! Andrews several weeks ago will he held at the Murphy gymnasium Fri- j day night. It is being sponsored by the Char- { i ity League of Murphy, with 1' J. I Honn. 1 h?* thoatPi* mun in i*K?vir.t ??f ; arrangements. | 7 I Livingston is making another toui 1 of this section at this time and local j { , dancers can count themselves fortu-1 t nate that they will have another ( I chance to hear his music?possibly t I the las- chance before he swings east- N ward again. s The dance is well advertised in Murphy and surrounding towns and ( Mr. Henn is expecting a huge turn- j out Tickets are now 011 sale by mem- ( bers of the club. Lions Discuss j Civic Projects | A large number of civic improve- * ments and projects were discussed at y a meeting of the Murphy Lions here t Tuesday night. j ^ Club activities concerning erection v of road signs, obtaining of funds for g a new community building and provi- g sions for the Lions advertising booth _ now located in the public square were m reported by various committees. I 1 Two new members were initiated | into the club. They are: Wade Massey, local contractor, and A. N. Hinton. Southern Railway agent. e The chib recognized the work dur- ^ ing the past two years of one of its j. most faithful members, the Rev. W. c Arthur Barber, Methodist pastor, who will leave next week i\?" his p new pastorate at Boger City. a Special buttons were presented to 10 members of the club who had perfect attendance over a six-months t] period. They were: W. M. Fain. K. j, j C. Wright, Peyton G- I vie, Sam Oarr, Q I T. W. Kind ley. Tom Case. H. G- | Elkins, E E. Adams, Mr. Barber j and Park W. Fisher. w nrnkfi N NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING / C. i hursdsy, Oct. 2/, ; f Convene1 VI a! GRAHAM Request For WPA j School Fund Fails fo Get Approval An ap; lication tor a government J oan to finance the erection of a new i chool building im Murphy has failed o get approval of I'WA officials, according to word received by II. Bueck. j iuperintendent of the schools of the Vlurphy unit. Wednesday. Tho letter sta.ed: "Alter a careful eview our examiners have concluded hat. they could not recommend ap>1 oval of the above-entitled applicaion for a loan and a grant with vhich to finance the construction of a tchool building. "In these circumstances, I regret .0 inform you that this application las been disapproved". The letter was signed by II- A, j ray, assistant administrator. Local citizens have long pointed ?ut the need for a new school building lere. The increase in population here ind the advent of tfie TVA in this erritory has doubled the enrollment 11 the past five years and the local chool buildings are housing twice is many students as they are designid to accommodate. There are as ligh as 80 pupils in some classes- Ofen classes are held in the halls, in a rood-working shop and sometimes in rarm weather on the lawn. Most ingle seats are accommodating two tudents. J. S. Moves T o Condemn ..and In This Section i * - - am: government i uesaay institut- J d two condemnation proceedings in J. S. district court at Asheville for and to be added to the national forsta One action, brought against C- E. tabb and others, involves 610.10 cres in Graham and Cherokee coun- j ies. John T. Harwood and others are j le defendants in another suit, which j ivolves 868.4 i acres in Clay and j herokce counties. Mr. and Mrs. L. A- Lee spent last eek-end in Atlanta and Dalton, Ga. V LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH T Ji?o6 Political Part End Of Camp As Contest G !( iiuiidogs Beat Ducks I-] 20-0 Here Thursday j j The Murphy Cul.do^s avenged j a former scoreless tic at the ha ads J of the Ducktown, Tenn.. Ducks by l winning 20-0 this (Thursday) af- J \ tcrnoon. Wallace Arrant grabbed two I passes in each of the first and ) fourth quarters to score touchdowns while Palmer did likewise i fo. another tally in the third. Harrison Named New Pastor Here The Rev. Van A- Harrison. 01 | I'olkville. has been appointed the new pastor of the Murphy Methodist ehuieh to succeed the Rev. \V. Arthur Prober who has accepted a new pastorate at the Roger City church near bincolnton. The appointments were made at. a meeting of the Western North Carolina conference of the Southern Methodists held in Asheville Monday. Rev. Barber plans to preach his farewell sermon here on Sunday evening Having been pastor of the local church for the past two years, Mr. Barber, his wife and family have been real favorites with the Murphy congregation who regret to see them leave. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barber hi \'ii f otiin ?i?? ....... --- O? ' ...... c**-??v?- I'lll I III LIU* j civic and social affairs of the town ami won many friends. The Presbyterians of Murphy will worship with the Methodists on Sunday evening, it was announced. The Rev. J. A. Fryo, who has been pastor of the Laurel Springs church, l as been named pastor of the Murphy circuit to take the place left I vacated by the Rev. .1. J. Edwards who died recently following an ac-j cident. The Rev (I. X Dulin. of Morven, I was appointed to the Andrews Me thodist church to succeed the Rev. I W. S. Smith who will go to the LinJ coir, circuit. j Many Tourists Stopping I At Information Booth I Miss Mary Jo Davis, who is attendant at the Lions club's new in; formation booth located on the town i square, reports a large number of visitors stopping there regularly to get information and incidentally make a little fuss over the novel idea. Several outstanding persons have stopped there and the Lions will provide a guest book (along with a heater) for the benefit of the visitors (and Miss Davis) duriner the I coming; weekIt is planned to change the location | of the booth to a different site within a few days. TVA Employees Are Transferred Recently M?*. Byron D. Cueriy. i?f Hit* engineering department, transferred to Pickwick Dani. He will live at Corinth, Miss. Miss Anna Mae Wilson of the land acquisition division, transferred to Chattanooga. Tenn. Mr- H. M. Hayes, left the authority and accepted a position with the Sam T. Cooper project near Charleston. S. C. JOHN L. MASON HERF. John Loftin Mason, former Cher- ! okee county resident, and brother of j Sheriff L. L. Mason, is spending a few days here. Mr- Mason is con- i nected with the police department at Washington. P. C. 1 Ml TRPHY ERRITORY be COPY $1.50 YEAR ies Near >aign Here iets Hotter Campaign Football fakes Severe Beating rrom Both Sides Tn .1 football game they cat- it ' '1'reo ball'* In politics it's "campaign ;inie". When thereV a "free ball" in foottall game anybody ?n the scramble of mmariity can get it and do with n what t? ? y want to- -run with it- kick it. throw i:- hide it 01 their grandmother. Th< ;..-al c.i.i paiim Lion in this instance. Elections will be held on Tuesday. N'ov?*m:n i v. Followim. p: * t ' tnias practice we'll say it's only "eleven more days to campaign iti". Wth the local campaign at t pitch, the Democrat> wound i t.heir scheduled campaign meetings in the court house Monday. While tie Kpublicans are completing their sci ond trip through the lower end of the county this week they will start up at Topton Monday nigrht and work their way down to UnaUa by the end of next week. Huge turn-outs have greeted both parties as they carried their campaigns?ami their music?into every nook and cranny of the county. You (Continued on back page) SUPERIOR COURT TO OPEN SESSION ON NOVEMBER 9 Opening Postponed Two Days Because Of Elections The regular November term *'1 ! Cherokee county Superior court will i convene in Murphy on Wednesday* I Nov. il* Judge Felix R- Alley, of I Waynesville, who is scheduled to preside* hatl notified John Donley. clerk of the court hereThe two-weeks session which was originally scheduled tor Monday. Nov. 7, was continued for two days by authority vested in Judge Alley sc it would not conflict with the | general elections which will be held I November 8. | The following juries have been selected: First week?Coleman Rich. Ranger: W. A. Evans. Ranger; W. N. LaFevers. Culberson; lrvin Taylor, Ranger; Clifton K'-phart, Murnhy; J. L. Rowland, Andrews; D. \V: Jenkins, Culberson; Will Hatchett. Murphy; C C. Crain. Andrews; Ernest Barnett. Murphy. Route 2: N E. McDonald* Murphy. Route 3; F. K. Sparks. Suit. May ford Hughes. Murphy. Route - Continued on page five Mistaken Fnr A R-? ? vs Jt } Man Wounded By Gun Ed Colvin. of the Yellow Creek: section of Graham county, now confined to Petrie hospital. Murphywith gun shot wounds in his thigh and two Grade "A" fingers missing, can tell you how it feels to be a bear these days and look down the muzzle of a real "bar weap?B" Ed and a companion said to be . a preacher, went out hunting bears Saturday. In some manner, it is reported, the preacher mistook Colvin's actions for those of a bear and let him have it. Fortunately, the preacher's aim was slightly off. and while Mr. Colvin is painfully injured, physicians at the Petrie hospital say there is no danger of the wounds being fatal unless something unforseen develops