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THE LEADINl
Vol. 50.?No. 23.
LOYD PARTON, I
4 OTHERS IN
COUNTY JAIL
Arrest Follows Raid
On Still By Sheriff's
Department
LiOyd Parton, of Ducktown, Tenn., |
who was one of four indicted and !
later acquitted in the alledged murder
of D. W. McFadden, Asheville contractor
who was shot to death in the
Ducktown basin several years ago,
is one of five men being held in
Cherokee county jail here fcTi an illegal
liquor manufacturing charge.
Sheriff Carl Townson said Parton
held a eun on High Deputy Patton
Coleman during the raid on the still
near the Tennessee state line Tuesday.
The others in jail charged with
making whiskey are: Floyd Parton,
a brother; A. L- Loudermilk, Jess
Roberts and his son, Albert.
The sheriff's department said
Lewis Roberts, another son, escaped.
The mid wn? made bv Sheriff
Townson, Deputy Coleman and Con-1
stable Sheridan Stiles, who was!
specially deputized for the occasion.
As the three surrounded the house
where the illegal distilling operations
were going on, Parton is alleged to
hare held a rifle on Deputy Coleman
until he was told to "drop that gun"
threo times.
A 60-gaiion copper still was captured
and 600 gallons of beer were
destroyed.
The sheriff said as the officers approached
the house, a woman who
lived nearby ran ahead and warned
the men. Three rifles and a .38 calibre
special pistol, which Deputy Coleman
described as "mighty heavy and
mean-looking artillery", were also
takenSheriff
Townson said the men
would be held for federal authorities.
Tess Roberts, the father, was jailed
Wednesday when he came to visit
t ha others.
The sheriff said he believed whiskey
hod been made in the hide-out for
at least two years. He added that a
iaKe had been built near the house to
supply the still
Herman Akin Named
Page In Legislature
Herman Akin received word this
week of his appointment as page in
the Legislature which convened in
Raleigh Tuesday. Herman is 16 years
old and a member of the Junior Class.
He is the son of Mr. and Airs. Arthur
Akin. Herman's appointment came
through State Senator Jack Morphew
of Robbinsville.
Can't Use Old Tag
To Go Get New One
While a record number of auto
tags have been sold locally this yeai
and practically all persons driving
cars have purchased them, Patrolman
E. B. Quinn, Jr., has reported several
arrests.
"You can't drive over to get your
new tag with the old tag on the car,"
the patrolman stated. "You've got
to have the new tag on the vehicle
before you drive it anywhere."
Use Snuff To Keep
Bloodhounds Off Trail
The Cherokee county blood
hounds?efficient as they are
would have gotten their sniffers
full of snuff Saturday night if
they had been turned loose on
theives in Murphy who stole a
quantity of cigarettes from the
Murphy Supply CompanyDuring
the night someone tore
the bars out of a rear window
in the building and entered it.
After helping themselves to the
cigarettes, they left not only
foot-prints in the sands of time
but a trail of lip snuff as well.
The purpose of course, was to
keep the bloodhounds off the
trail. Which it did.
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Ci WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WEST]
Fred and Bob Fain Bag
Fred and Bob Fain returned from
a very successful wild boar hunt in
the Teliico River Basin this week. The
hunt began December 21 and lasted
a part of one day.
During this time three Prussian
hogs were tracked by, the hunters in
the snow and killed. The largest hog
weighed 318 pounds, the second 178
and the third 136. They returned to
Murphy on December 29 bringing
with them a large supply of meat and
p. number of their friends have been
remembered with sufficient meal fui
chnpsrand roasts, and the hunters have
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Second Son Born On
Holiday To Couple
. When a f?ne *on wai born to
Mr, ?nd Mr*. Glenn Dockery, of
the Unaka section of Cherokee
county, on Christmas Day, an
unusual event was created which
can go down in the "believe it or
not" annals.
The lad made the second son
born to the prominent couple. ,
The other was born oddly j
enough, two years before on I
New Year's DaySo
a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year is readily their
slogan from now on.
Ruth Ramsey, Age 3,
Laid To Rest Monday
Funeral services for Ruth Ramsey,
three-year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Garland Ramsey, of Cherokee
county, were conducted from the
1 White Church near Grandview TUon
<ii?y uitornoon at 2 o'clock with Inc j
I Rev. J. \Y. Truett officiating. Inter- J
j mcnt was in th - church gravenar?i. J
j W. I). Town-on. of Mitrpiiy was in ,
| char;; of funeral arrangements.
| The child died of pneumonia 11.
| day before.
: Surviving besides the parents are:
two small brothers, the paternal
grandfather, Zack Ramsey, and two
in a tern: I grand;, a rents, Mr. and Mrs.
Maynard .Mill .
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jCentennial C
Of County 1
Public Exercises To Be
Held In Murphy Court
House On January 23
The one-hundredth anniversary of
the establishment and organization
of Cherokee county will be celebiated
with exercises in the Murphy court
house on Monday, Jan. 23. according
to plans announced by uoi. r.clmua
B. Norvcll, distinguished Murphy at
torney, Wednesday.
As per following statement:
"As Cherokee county was established
by the General Assembly of North
Carolina on January 4, 1839. and political
organization of the county was
had March 17, 1841, we deem it but
proper that jiublic exercises should be
had celebrating these events. Therefore
we take the liberty of calling
upon all citizens of Cherokee, Clay
and Graham counties, especially the
older citizens to meet at the court
house in Murphy at 12:30 p. m. i
(Central Standard Time), January I
LRN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING
, :
>hy, N. C. 1 hurrday, Jan.
Three Large Boars
a large amount left on hand for curing.
This is one of the most successful
hunts ever known for this species of
game, especially so in view of the
fact, that no dogs were used.
Fred Fain was attacked by one of
the hogs, after shooting his gun
empty at it, and Bob Fain seeing the
position in which he was placed, ran '
to his aid and succeeding in killing the
attacking hog.
The hoar* wove killed on the headwater
of Peckerwood Creek.
Townson Gives Address
Before Funeral Group i
\V. D. Townson, Murphy undertaking
establishment owner, was honored
last Thursday evening when he attended
the Tennessee Funeral directors
association meeting in Knoxville
and made an address before the
group.
The meeting was held in the Andrew
JachsoTi hotel.
Robert Heaton Has
Story In "Archive"
An excellent short story entitled,
"Four Hours", written by Robert
Heaton, son of Mr- and Mrs. R. T.
Heaton of Andrews and a Duke University
student, appears in the mo-t
recent issue of "The Archive" college
literary publication.
The lively yarn is a dramatic incident
in the life of a taxi driver.
RANGER CHILD DIES
Funeral services for five-year-old
Caili" Ruth Elliott, of Ranger wen
conducted at Snow Hill last Thursday
morning at 10:30 o'clock with
Norman KM} at? ick officiating. \V. 1>.
Towi.s-n v s in * harg of funeral 1
ana!' limits. The child died Ike. 2h.
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CHILD BREAKS ARM IN FALL j
Little Billy Savage, son of Mr. and i
Mrs- Burt Savag; . bioke his arm in !
: fall wl?:!e playing this week.
Celebration
s Planned
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23, for the purpose of celebrating I
these events. We hope that there will
he large attendance at these exercises.
T. P. Calhoun, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners; J. W.
I Inn 1?.,? a1??1. Z-_. . .
l/uiiivv, viciiv *-?* mi* superior court; j
J. C. Townson, sheriff; L. L. Mason, j
tax collector; B. L. Padgett, register
of deeds; J. B- Gray, Mayor of Murphy;
P. M. Reagan, Mayor of Andrews;
W. B, Mulkey, Mayor of Marble;
P. A. Mauney, chairman of the
board of education; A- L. Martin,
supt. of public schools; Edmund B.
Norvell, W. A. Adams, D. Witherspoon,
J. D. Mallonee, G. W- Candler,
F. O. Christopher, J. W. I-ovingood,
M- W. Bell, J. N. Moody, C. E.
Hyde, W. M. Axley."
Mr. Norvell said in making the announcement
that no definite program
had yet been arranged but that
a number of prominent citizens would
speak on different phases of the
founding and growth of the state's
westeumost county.
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A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH
.5, 1939
Case Against
For Murder
Tcwn Clock Will Be
Repaired, Board Says
The old town clock on top of
the court house will undergo an
overhauling ''up to and including
$25.*', it was 4 ordered by the
Cherokee County Board of Commissioners
in a busy session here
on Monday.
The decree to renovate the
"poor man's watch" was one of
many minor orders passed by the
board at its second sitting.
Two Plants To
Be Moved From
Basin Property
Two Cherokee manufacturing
plants wiii be moveu to new sites
near here soon as the result of the
TVA's Hiwassee Basin removal decree,
it has been learned here.
The firms moving are the Crown
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v ciit-er riant located in the tiealtown
section of Murphy and the Hayse
Dockery Mill three miles west of
here on the Hiwassee riverProperty
has been purchased by
Sam Coffin, owner of the veneer
I plant, and Mr. Dockery from Allen
Ramsey. The new structures will be
located just beyond the town limits
I on the Asheville highway.
These are two of the last structures
to move from the Basin before
clearance begins for water which
will be impounded from the $22,000,000
dam site 22 miles below here up
the Hiwassee, Notla and Valley rivers.
The veneer plant has been located
here for ten years while Mr. Doekery's
mill has been located at its
present site about eight years.
A great ileal of machinery and
space is housed in both plants. The
intricate task of moving them is expc-cter
to begin soon.
Ministerial Group
To Resume Meetings
The Cherokee-Clay county miniserial
conference which has held regular
monthly meetings for nearly
five years, except for the past few
tiontk . will resume its meetings
Monday at. the First Bap:is cauivli
a. Murphy at 10 a. in.
The Rev. J. Amnions wiii epv-n
the meeting with a devotional service.
Following reorganization and
ed i tion of officers a round-table discussion
of a suggested subject will
complete the meeting.
Al! pastors and church workers
are invited to be present. A special
invitation is extended new pastors
\vh?> have recently taken work in the
two counties.
Former Cherokee Lady
Buried In Etowah
Mr. H. C. Tilson was called Wednesday
to Etowah, Tenn-, to attend
the funeral of his step-mother, Mrs.
I. S. Wishan.
Mrs. Wishan was a former resident
of Cherokee county. She was widelyknown
in this section and will be
kindly remembered by her many
friends here.
Large Sum Paid To
Unemployed In 1938 !
In North Carolina close to 7.000
employing units, operating nearly
9,000 establishments and employing!
about oOO.OOO workers, are under
the Unemployment Compensation ]
Law. Benefit payments to totally)
and partially unemployed workers in ^
North Carolina reached and passed i
'the $.8000,000 mark on December 15.!
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Around
County
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5c COPY $1.50 YEAR
: Three Held
Is Dismissed
State Declines To Offer
Evidence; 750 Hear
Judge Reese's Decision
Cast- was dismissed against three
persons charged in a warrant with the
murdei? of Wayne Zimnvrman. :'?4
year-old mass town farmer, ai a preliminary
hearing in magistrate's
court in Murphy Friday morning.
Those freed by Justice of the Peace
I>. M. Reese's decree were: Mrs.
Zimmerman, wife of the dead man,
Roy Scroggs and Aud Wilson, all of
the Brasstown section.
No evidence was offered by either
state or defendants.
Zimmerman's partly-clad skeleton
was found on a secluded mountain
top three miles from Murphy on the
old Hitchcock property by Allen
James, a hunter, December 17.
The state declined to present its
evidence in the case at the hearing
and Mr. Reese ordered dismissal.
Th<? trio had hern hold in jail and
questioned a week by Sheriff Carl
Townson who arrested them December
23.
About 7f?0 people?said to be the
largest crowd to ever attend a preliminary
hearing in the county?milled
around the court room as the trial
opened.
T. C. Cray, of llayesville, attorney
for the state, opened the hearing by
asking for a continuation of the case
on the grounds that all the state's
evidence had not been obtained.
He said there were two prominent
witnesses who could not be obtained
for the hearing. One, he said, "is
a man in Florida" and the other,
Thurman Painter, of the Brasstown
section, "who is ill and can not attend".
He added "there are several
other matters that need more complete
investigation" before the evidence
could be properly offered.
Painter lost hnih ?
. w?vli 141 inn A cti'iiny
when a full box of dynamite caps he
was carrying in his home accidentally
exploded.
Attornies for the defendants then
asked for dismissal of the case on
grounds that the state did not haveevidence
enough t<? hold the trio.
They demanded that the state "present
its evidence if it has any." I hestate's
evidence was referred to by
tie- defending attornies as "a flock of
1 wild rumors."
j Defense atto.imcs were the fnm of
, Gray a.ul Chrhtupher, of Murphy,
and C i.. Hyiii . ci Murphy.
Certain <-v:.-K us then j . - sentid
to JiuLo Ki'i '-- in the presence of
! < ?iiy attornies for both sides, and he
; then crib red the i.r- mi-sal of the er.se.
Tin c?'i pse v. . > i.nd in : h.-uoly
: : pot ci.ise to tiu i. ud t? .t.uds to
I the South . n St 1 -.vei C\ rnpany's
| dam. Vol ev. a cu i-uivi's inquest
at the scene of the body on December
i s members i Zimim:man s family
j claimed the remains, and burial was
, held.
Zimmerman was last repented seen
I *-n Saturday, July 2, in Murphy. Idenj
tification was made by his clothing,
stature and teeth.
Three pint wine bottles containing
a white sediment were found near
the body by Sheridan Stiles, an investigating
officer. Coroner Dr.
Harry Miller said the contents of the
bottles would not be analyzed unless
ordered by a grand jurv
Weather Vane
Listed below are mi ;imum and
minimum temperatures tor the past
week compared with tempcraturet
for the same period last year.
TEMPERATURES
1939 1938
Date Max. Min. Max. Min
2R 51 30 63 45
I 29 43 27 64 36
! 30 51 33 62 23
| 31 51 25 56 28
1 59 15 54 40
! 2 62 16 54 30
3 68 20 58 18
RAINFALL INCHES 1939 1938
j Total for December 3.31 3-26
j Total for year 56.50 51.84
I Since Januaiy 1 0.00 1.23
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