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CULBERSON MAN a
KILLED BY AUTO
DODGING ANOTHER |:
Knoxville Dry Goods j'
Salesman Also
Receives Injuries
Mr- j- h. Warren of Culberson, N
died about 2 o'clock Thursday ;
morning: from injuries received in an '
automobile accident about dark
Wednesday afternoon, on State High- |
nav No. 5, a little over four miles
north of Jasper, Ga. on what is J
known as the Cagle hill.
Mr. Warren and his son. were in
; pick-up truck. They stopped on the
side of the road and Mr. Warren
walked behind the truck to flag a
Ford coupe, which was also from Cul1
erson, and traveling with him. The
i-oupe did not stop quick enough and
seeing that he was going to be caught
between the truck and coupe he ran
into the highway in front of a car
M.. T?
ui;>v u ?.y *v. i^. oiuiLn, a ary I j
goods salesman, of Knoxville, Tennessee.
i
The Smith car was, being dliven at t
reasonable speed, and he made an i
(ffort to miss Mr. Warren but failed j
It was reported- Warren's back was to
lam an<J the bumper struck his legs 1
and his head was thrown onto the *
hood. 1
A passing car carried Mr. Warren
to a hospital where it was found that
he had a leg so badly crushed that it
was removed in a desperate effort
to save his life- He also had a frac- 1
lured skull and other injuries. '
Occupants of the coupe were Les- '
ter and Olen Rogers, als of Cul- (
herson. They did not get their car to
. full stop until they had hit the
truck doing little damage.
A hitch-hiker. E. H. Wilkins, of ,
Thomastor., Ga., witnessed the acci- \
dent and his story agrees with thai ,
< i Smith. I
County Policeman Ed Barnes and
C ity Policeman Claude Wheeler, of
per, investigated the accident and ' i
attached no blame to Mr. Smith.
Mr. Smith formerly resided at Elliiav.
sin.l ?- ....--i * ** **
?? mii uitcic ui .urs. U. i>.
Worlt-y, of Jasper- lie has traveled
? territory about twoiity-five
i its. '
TVA Testlmcny Being 1 ^
Heard In Asheville j
The United States government was I
ning their testimony this week I ^
I >re a three-member board in
I ?ii ict court in Asheville t?? fix the |
1 i v ination of 12,000 acres of land j j
I which they are condemning: in Cher- , ^
I 'i county foi the use of the TVA | ?
I mi regards to its $22,000.i:00 11 iwassee
Di'.tn project.
I It is expected the testimony, which ^
I \v;; begun by the government last
I wed: after all claimants had finished
I tin iv arguments, would last another .
I teek.
I Most of the land in question is ' t
I owned by the Southern States Power
| company who claim they planned cxI
tensive developments on the propetry. I
I The respondents in the case requir- 1
vd nearly two months in presenting
I their claims.
| Weather Vane *
S Listed below are maximum and *
I minimum temperatures for the past
compared with temperature* '
for the same period last year.
J
TEMPERATURES 1
1938 1937
Date Max. Min. Max. Min c
7 60 19 32 1 1
* 51 34 32 22 9
45 32 34 9
0 53 28 35 3 F
'1 45 25 38 0 s
58 43 39 15 I
*3 51 33 ?40 32 n
fcMNFALL INCHES 1938 1937 .j
Since December 1 95 .50
I Sice January 1 54.12 50.01 l
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WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WEST!
Mui
>oy Suffering Shot
jun Wound In Hand
Wilford Rose, 15, of the Unaka
ection, is suffering painful injuries
it the Petrie hospital here as the reult
of an accidental shot gun wound
vhich entered his har?d last Satur- j
lay.
The young man was said to ge playr.g
at his home- He jumped off a
eg when the gun went off inflicting
he injury, w rage
Petrie hospital attendants said this
\eek he was "mighty sick" but that
jie was recovering.
dundred* Of !.ettpr?
\re Written To Santa
If Old Santa Claus fills all the oilers
that are awaiting him in this
lommunity he will certainly have a
sig joh this year.
Hundreds of letters have been writen
by Cherokee county boys and
rills to Santa this week asking foi
nany presents- It has been impossible
<> even include even a small part of
hem in the paper. But. even so we
lave forwarded them on to St- Nicks'
leadquarters.
As many of these fine letters are
ieing printed as possible but to print
hem all would require many, many
m?re pages of the Scout than we can
lint.
MEW MATERIAL IS
RECEIVED IN NYA
WORKSHOP HERE
Between .$500 and $600 worth of
Machinery has been placed in the
soy's NYA workshop here and a large
tumber of boys are receiving training
laily from Re id Mallonee. foreman
)f the group.
There are about 80 NYA boys and
-0 NYA girls employed in the com.
ty. About 55 of the boys are employd
on projects in connection with
icautification projects and the re
nnindcr work with Mr. Mailonec i.?
'lie shop.
The groups are divided into about
4 J oys each \voiking: during alt.erinting
weeks.
Much furniture has been made for
lie local libraries and the vimol, and
he gvu':> is plan .in?r t> c.msuuet
>enie material for court houseM
s Wilbbelle Pos. y i th sr. liutendent
of the NYA i.i ( n.k. <
-ounty.
Cherokee Women Will
Have "Sale Day" Here
"Sale Day" for products made
numbers of various ho.-i c dcmoniration
clubs in Cherokee county will
conducted at the Lions club's infornaiion
booth at the Murphy Square
>r. Dec. 17. Miss Alliro Richardson,
lome demonstration agent, has anlounced.
Miss Richardson has urged all the
vomen belonging to the clubs to make
u".icles in the home which will be
aleable to the public and which will
>ring them additional revenue- It is
hese articles which will be placed on
ale.
Mars Hill Students
Home For Holidays
The following students from Cher kee
county will return home Friday
'roni Mars Hill college where they
ire in school: June Almond, Andrews;
Voltai* * -J A 1
ninwiftci, Aiiurews,; Anarew
lanklin, Andrews; Kate Robinson,
ifurphy; Gladys Sue Franklin, Andews;
Lucille Franklin, Andrews;
Jlyde Jarrett, Andrews; Nat Kinney,
lurphy; Paul Lay, Andrews; and
''irgina Shields, MurphyChristmas
holidays at Mars Hiii
ol ege this year will b 'p.n Decemb-r
6 and end January 2.
All-day services will be held at the
'riendship church Christmas Day conisting
of singing and preaching
hroughout the day. The East Tenessee
Quartette will offer special
uartettes. duets and solos- The Wood
uartette will also furnish muisc.
There will be a special sermon at
1 o'clock by the pastor, the Rev.
Idgar Willix.
erotiiM
ERN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING t
phy, N. C. Thursday, Dec,
Burley Tobacco J(
Referendum To
Be Held Saturday
lh
Many local farmers attended a
meeting in the Cherokee county j
court house Wednesday, Dec. 14, I *
when a discussion of the burley to-1 ^
( bacco reierendum to be held Satur- ;
i day, Dec- 17, was held. A state i
field officer was present to answer [ [
\ questions.
i All persons who were engaged if. |
j trie production of burley tobacco in .
\ 1938 are eligible to vote in the re- ; *
: leindum to determine whether to- '
! bacco quotas will be in effect in 193!) I
j rne polling paces in Cherokee
! county will be at P. M. Reagan's store I
i in Andrews and at the county agent's
| open from S) a. m. until 4 p. m.
| olfice in Murphy. The polls will be |
, William P. Payne is chairman of j
i the of the county committee and A. i
j Q. Ketnei, county agent, is secretary,
i About 150 locals farmers are eligii
hie to vote, Mr Ketner stated.
Dr. Edd Adams
Eulogized At
Lions Meeting
Memorial services for the late Dr.
j L. E. Adams, of Murphy, were con1
ducted at the regular meeting of the .
j local Lions club Tuesday night,
j .-\11 members of the club present I
paid respects to one of the clubs '
< charter members and most ardent \
j supporters. Dr. Adams served as sec-1
j leiary ot the club for years and wa.- |
I largely responsible for winning state- j
l wide recognition for the local club, i
Discussion on the maintenance of J
the local cannery and the construe- j
| tion of a community building nere was j
j heard.
| Lion 11. Bueck, superintendent of j
i the A,urpl:y schowi uiut, advised the
j eiub that a speakers guild was being '
j foimed in Murphy ami united ail in:
Uh.-al peisoli lo a.tend the sesj
wile. the\ begin.
; i lie ciub also v?.ted to invest pov ei
I ... m.- treasurer to eoopo. ; aic with '
; i'1- - clubs in .cwu in the matter of ,
beneii. tionations.
Musical Exhibit
Attracting Wide
Attention Mere
. Oi" unusual interest to music lov...
locally is the recent arrangement
j which was placet! in the Murphy-Car-;
! i.egie library by the Murphy Woman. (
J < iub.
| A large number of illustrations
I have been olacotl on ?u
!
J differenr musical instruments and the
-? ating arrangement of the modern
I oichcstra'
Included is an exhibit of Japanese
' musical instruments loaned by Mr.
| and Mrs. Harry Carey of the John C.
j Campbell Folk School at Brasstown.
' Mrs. Campbell also loaned a numbei
I of unusual native string- instru1
ments.
An old concert program from the
collection of Harry Parkyn, of the
National Broadcasting company, has
been loaned. Mr. Parkyn is the son of
Charles C. Parkyn manager of the
Boston Philharmonica club, and Mrs.
Ellen Barg Parkyn. Mr. Parkyn was a
pianist of some note. Also Spillane's
History of The American Pianoforte
has been loaned from the library 01
1 the National Broadcasting company.
There is also a program of a concert (
given by Josef Hoffman at the age ]
I of 10. These contributions were made
j by the son of Mrs. H- L. Paisley who s
i*< employed by the broadcasting j
| company. I
Other contributors include: Mrs- J. .
N. Hill, Mrs. J. C. Amnions. Mrs. Wil- |
lard Axley and Mrs. Jerry Davidson.
Among the collection is a pianoaccord
ian loaned by Mrs. E. L- Holt,
of Murphy.
The display is attracting wide attention.
Mrs. Tom Case is chairman
01 the committee in charge.
t HWi
l LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH
. 15,1938.
luniors Will Render
"hristmas Cards Here
11
Citizens of Murphy are clue for a
tutsical treat on Chris*.mas eve ic !
ording to arrangements being: made
iCie by the Murphy Wo ma re club.
It. was announced by Mrs. Bueck
Wednesday night :hat the two junior i
hoirs under the direction of Mrs.
Iadley Dickey and Miss Mary X? 11 '
Williamson will sing Christmas car ols '
it various places in the town of Mur-l
Fv.'O Filling Stations
/\rP F.nterorl A t
..?w> WM X llglll.
Two local filling stations wore
broken into during the past week, it |
was reported to local police
At the Gulf service station about
$50 in cash was obtained Saturday
night. The following night some one
entered the Texaco station but ran
when they saw the police approach
lug.
One local man was held in jail
here several days on a charge j
in connection with one of the rob- \
belies but was turned loose for lack j
of evidence.
P( 1 iceman Neil Sneed said Wednes- j
lay night, "There will be further developments."
1
Bear West Said 1 o Be
In Critical Conditon
Bear West, well-known Cherokee (
countian who was bally injured in j
an automobile wreck near Bryson
City December 4, is in a grave condition
at :? Sylva hospital, according
to reports here ThursdayWest
and three others were riding
in West's car when it dropped off
the dead-end of former U- S. highway
No. Ill and plunged 60 feet to
the new surface.
West's spine is reported as completely
severed and attendants have
given up all hopes for his life. He is
reported to have lapsed into a coma
Tuesday. He has been paralyzed since
th.f accident.
With West when the accident mcured
were Ed and Cordolle Haney
and Gilbert Nelson, all of Topton.
Nelson is reported to have been driving
the c:u Nolle of the < th- : erinusly
injured.
Quinn Says Tags Must
Be On Cars Jan. 1
l\.tr;Jin : i . B- Quinn. Jr.. sla'.e-i
bis wet k h;u there were a nuni u ;
i-,' fa!.-* ruin.;- circulating toiu. rning
the requirements of
mobile r ; .
T rags must he placed on the
: r tc f :. > fdnight December 31. hi
dated emphatically, ar.cl "no exen - , s
"::1 be :;ict ;> cd.M
"Th i i of tags this year will i>"
nu. mi:ae as last year", he continued.
"In no case will receipts for tags b?
.Meepted as has been rumored".
Tagrs may be purchased locally at
the \\ oco-Fep station in Murphy from
.Manager J. h. Hail who is open daily
fiom X a. m. until 4 p. mC.
C. SIMMONS,
57, OF WEHUTTY
DIfiS WEDNESDAY j
Funeral services for C. C- Simmons,
57, of the Wehutty community in
Cherokee county, will be held at Zio.i
Mill Baptist church near Duektown,
Tenn., Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock
with the Rev. Org Foster officiating.
\V. D. Townson is in charge of funeri!
arrangements.
Mr. Simir.ons, a member of the
Junior Order, died at the home of his
laughter. Mrs. C. I/- Henslcy, at
Ducktown Wednesday.
Surviving are: his .widow; three
sons, Parks, Lakes, and Frank, and
hree daughters, Mrs. Hensley. Mrs.
vyle J. Smith, of Ducktown, Tenn.,
md Miss Helen Simmons, of Wehuty.
A. P. Hoff, of Hinton. W. Va-, was
hot by a cow when the animal backed
l.to a shotgun and accidently dis harged
it while he was milking. His
vounds were not serious.
^ Only 8 More
~ BEFORE
XMA5
TERRITORY
5c COPY $1.50 YEAR
PARKING RULES
ARE AMENDED
BY TOWN BOARD
New Laws Will Result
In Less Congested
Traffic Problem
Parking ordinances in the Town of
Murphy were widely amended at the
last meeting ol' the board of alder
men and will go into effect immediately.
Violations of the new ordinances,
which are designed to solve the congested
traffic problem now facing
the town, will ?-< <! i;? in o
_ ,,, ? uiMirliK-ail*
or which carries a fine of it was
voted by tho board.
The amendments were made public
this week by Mayor J. B. Gray acting
on the board's re-commendations.
The amendment states, "that it
shall be unlawful for any person,
firm or corporation to park any motor
truck or any other kind of vehicle
of greater length and height
thai. an ordinary passenger car or
any horse-drawr. vehicle vlvre the
front or real of said vehicle, or any
part thereof, when parked at the
angle indicated by the ma-ked lines,
would extend over the sar.t. in the
center of any of 4 he public s.'rcts
and highways the Town of Murphy."
! The amendments also stipulate a
parking limit of one hour for any
truck or motor vehicle, whether ati
tended or unattended", on the following
streets:
On Valley River avenue and Iliwassee
Street (U. S. Highway No.
19) from tho Methodist church to fv
L. Townson's store.
On Peaehtree street fiom the public
square to the court house.
On Tennessee street from the public
square to W. s. I>ic*t*y'> place
of business.
The amendments were brought
abou: as the result el" ?. / mi-it* of
objections to parking rule- which
caused the streets to become congested
with vehicles resulting i?? a
lack of adequate parking space foi
vaiv during the i.n.y hours <> the
day. Many local merchants and business
houses ivpor.ed that the lack
' i patkn.g tacilita-s v?a.-? ,,iurious U
then busi ?ess.
The ai i dni: nts .nd r-o.\< 4 Pe- I
' .-engesa-d situation to a large dean*
MANY ENTRANTS
IN CHRISTMAS
i LIGHT CONTEST
! .Mrs. il Bu; ck. caaira an iT the
| Winn club committee in charge nt
: < C. mas live . i.i- <- ate
;:r;nouiiee- tJlil! qii.?v rt
? :iuijiij?-r j I'll i H's hav b. en made in
lie conu : ami a i = .j.- ?? i < !" aLtrncj
. i v disp!:.v> haw already iu'c arranged.
Piizes to be awarded in the content
on Christmas eve ait hei;iy displayed
ix: iiie vwndow of Candler's
store. The judges in the c must will
be impartial visiters in Murphy that
night. Prizes will be given ft t the
best wndov and tree decarotions
Anyone wishing to enter tht con{
test is requested to get in touch with
some member of the committee which
j is composed oi Mrs. J. C. Amnions,
j Mrs. A. E. Vestal, Mrs. E. J. DarI
noil, Mrs. B. \V. Whitfield and Mrs.
Bueck in order that their display will
not be overlooked by the judges.
Post Office To Remain
Open On Two Saturdays
To accomodate the "Christmas
Rush", the'Murphy post office will
remain open on Saturlay afternoons,
Dec. 17 and Dec. 24, until
6 p. m., Postmaster Howard Moody
innox"'?J TI 1
nursaay. I he post office
is generally closed on Saturday
afternoons.
The m?.il is unusually heavy at
this time of the year, Mr- Moody
stf.tes, and he is urging all persons
who have Christmas cards and
packages to mail to do so as soon
as possible.