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THE LEAUINi
Vol. 50.?No. 27.
HIW ASSEE BASIN |
CLEARANCE WORK I
IS BEGUN HERE i
Eight Units of Men
Expected To Be
c?? i i? T..I,
AH A UOIV
The task of clearing the huge Hiwassee
Dam basin has been started
by TV A workmen.
At present 2 units of about 60 men
each are being used on the project
and it is expected that six more units
Vill be engaged in March to complete
the project.
Of the o,240 acres of land to be in- i
undated by the water backed up from
the $22,0o0,0t0 project abou. 3,700
acres of woodland will have to be
cleared.
Completon of the clearance project
is expected sometime this summer.
L. V. Clackler is unit foreman
in charge o? operations here now.
All property within the basin has
been jure based oi is in the process
of litigation and all structures are
being removed.
It. will be necessary to relocate
about .".1 miles or* highway and about 1
two and one-half miles of railroad.
These projects have been surveyed
by TV A Engineers and this work wa>
scheduled to get underway Feb. 1.
The Hiwasseo Dam reservoir will j
be somewhat smaller than Norris and
other reservoirs of the authority. A
shoreline of abou' 150 iriles will be!
created by the waters backed up from !
the dam when it is finished. Comple- |
tion o? the project is scheduled for j
1941.
The ?lamsite is located about 22 j
miles northwest of Murphy on the
Hiawassee rivoi* as it twists and turns |
through the lower end of the great
Fmokv mountains. j
Southern Railway Pays
$24,407.40 Taxes Here
The sum of $24,407.40 was paid in
taxes for the year 193b by the Southern
Railway system to Cherokee
county and the Town of Murphy, it
was reported here Wednesday.
Of this amount $23,333.33 was
paid to the county, and $1,104.07
was paid to the town.
Thg evaluation of the road's property
in the county has been lowered
$150,000 in the past two years by the
corporation tax commission at Ral
njaik, touuty accuunumi,
stated.
Mr. Tom Spencer
Reported Improving
Mr. Thomas Spencer, of Murphy,
who was injured in an automobile
crash in which his wife was kill ed atI
Deleware, Ohio, on January 13, was |
reported to have regained conscious- ;
ness at a Deleware hospital this week
and to be on the road to recovery.
He has learned of his wife's death,
it was said.
Funeral arrangements for Mrs. |
Spencer have not yet been an- j
nounced.
The couple, prominent residents of
Murphy for the past 10 years, were
on their way to see an ill sister of
Mr. Spencer when the crash occurred
or a .snow-covered highway.
Square Dance To Be
Held In Andrews
The Konnaheta club of Andrews
will sponsor a benefit square dance
at the Andrews gymnasium Saturday
evening, it has been announced by
Miss Frances Cover.
The public is cordially invited to
attend.
Miss Mary B. Walker will act as
chairman.
Weather Vane
Listed below are maximum and
minimum temperatures for the past
week compared with the temperatures
for the same period last year.
TEMPERATURES
1939 1938.
24 40 27 63 26
26 48 19 26 16
27 41 25 26 10
26 46 15 35 7
29 53 39 61 15
30 59 35 59 28
31 48 29 56 32
RAINFALL INCHES 1939 1938
Total for January 5.62 3.68
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Murpj
Require 83 Stitches
To Sew Up Wound
E'ghty-three stitches were req
.'irtd to sew up knife wounds inflicted
on Ed Dodson near his home
at Cuiberson Sunday afternoon.
He was brought to Petrie hospital
here in a serious condition but
attendants reported this week he
was improving. He was cut oround
the chest and waist.
Mr. Dodson would not name his
assailant or give any information
concerning the affair.
VOTE ON BILL TO
EXTEND REGISTER
or nrrnc tcdm
V/l I 1-iJTVlTl
Tho senate committee on judiciary I
!v>. 7 Wednesday reported favorably j
three bills to extend the terms of office
of the registers of deeds in Clay, I
Swain and Cherokee counties. They
como up for vote Thursday.
The three WIN?two already passed
by the house and needing only senate
: i- ion before enactment into law ?
extend the terms of the present register.
< ? deeds in these three counties
to the first Monday in December,
j 042 and provides for four year terms
beginning with the 1942 election.
Representative A. L. Penland of
C:ay sponsored the house bill to extend
the office of the Clay count),
official two years, and Representative
] T. I). Bryson, Jr., of Swain introj
(luced the one for the Swain county
j official. Both will probably be enacted
into law before the end of the
j week or at the Monday's session of
I both houses.
Senator R. B. (Jack). Morphew of
(Iraham, whose district embraces all
three counties, introduced the bill
giving the Cherokee county register
of deeds another two- years.
| Representative Clyde H. Jarrett of
; Cherokee is opposed to the Morphew
bill, and it. is expected that he will
| fight it when the measure reaches
: t b" house Friday.
Foreign Nations Are
Discussed By Parker
Made possible by the help of about I
20 local citizens is the series of lectures
being held every two weeks by
Dr. Willis A. Parker, member of the
faculty of Western Carolina Teachers
College. These lectures are based
on the events and happenings of the
present day.
In these lectuuvts on world problems,
Dr. Parker discusses each nation
separately and after his discussion
he gives the audience the opportunity
to ask any question concerning
I the topic he has spoken on. Coming
I in the order as listed each nation is
I being discussed separately and show-1
| ing through current happenings how I
! they are throwing the nations into a!
chaos. In the preceding lectures Dr.
Parker has discussed Germany, Italy,
Russia, Spain. For this week he has
chosen Japan a* the topic forhis lecture.
These lectures held by Dr. Parker
are opened to the public and are held
on Thursday evening from 7:30 to
8:30 o'clock every two weeks at the
Murphy 'Carnegie Library.
Public Speaking Group
Holds Interesting Meet
The Public Speakintr erroun of
Murphy held another in their series
of interesting sessions to which all
persons are invited at the library
Wednesday night.
Miss Alline Richardson spoke 011
"Making the Most of What We Have"
and E. C. Van Horn gave a dissertation
011 "Cursory Examination of Parliamentary
Procedure and Public
Speaking."
Last week C. E. Hyde and T. T.
Lindsey were the speakers The next
sessioin will bring H. Bueck and
James U. Snyder to the group.
Free Movie Will Be
Shown Here Tonight
A free motion picture sponsored ,
by the North Carolina State Forest ,
Service and the TVA, cooperating, i
will be shown in Murphy tonight
(Thursday) at 7 p. m. The program j
will consist of a one-reel short subject
entitled "Big Game in the National
Forests" and a 4-reel feature
entitled "Frienda of Man."
There will be no admission charge
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
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-RN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERING
tiy, N. C. Thursday, Feb.
Verdict Of $2200
Awarded Estate
Of Earl White
A $2,200 compromise verdict was
it-ached in superior court here Friday
iUternoon in me $50,000 .suit brough
against tne Southern States Power
company by the estate of Earl White
White, chief electrician with the j
Keystone Shows, holders of the midway
concession at the Cherokee coun- i
ty fair, last year, was electrocuted
the night of September 25, 10oi>, the
night before the fair opened.
The fair association, which was
named a.^ a co-iltfendant in tne suit,
took a voluntary non-suit in the case
which was tried before Judge Zee V.
Nettles, of Asheville. The case term inated
a week of trials of civiL cases
ir. the regular January tern, el Superior
court.
J. N\ Moody and C. C. Hyde, both
of Murphy, were the attorneys for
the defendants. The firm of Gray
tul Christopher, of Murphy, and
Smathers and Meekins, of Asheville,
t> - -Tit' * 1 tin- estate.
Murphy Teams
DROP GAMES
At Havesville
The Murphy Basketeers met ?
streak of losing luck when they met
llayesviile's strong and well-trained
teams on the Hayesville court Tuesday
morning.
Coach Higdon, sending in her first
>tring consisting of Roberts, Pipes, I
West, Zimmerman, Head and Cooke,
had the game in the bag for Murphy
at the half. Murphy was leading theii
opponents 9-8 at this time. In the second
half the strong Hayesville girls
calme back in a terrific rush ami
with Waters setting the pace and
Pat ton shooting long and perfect
-hots from mid-court, defeated Murky
lassies 29-15.
Mildred West starred in this game
for Murphy, making 12 of the 15
points scored. Ada Ross Waters scorid
12 points for Hayesville, with
Led ford coming next with a score of
points, and Patton with 8 points.
In one of the fastest and most exciting
games of this season, the Murphy
boys were defeated 38?22 by the
Hayesville five, following the girl's
game. Tuesday morning. The llayeswlle
boys set a terrific pace in this
game and Murphy kept up with them
the first half of th?. mimn
opponents came back even strong r
in the last half ami took a good lead
and kept i t.
The line-up and personal scores for
this game are as follows: Murphy
Girls?Roberts, Pipes (2), West
12), White (1), Zimmerman, Head,
Cooke.
Hayesville Girls?Fatten (2), Waters
(12), Ledford (9), Mease, Crawford,
Garrison.
Murphy Boys?Tate (2), Mall on ee
(9), Stalcup, May, Weil (5), Bar- !
net* (2), Pipes (4).
Hayesville Boys?Crawford, Mease
(9) Ford (10) Long (2), Swaim (3),
Kitchens (12). McClure (2).
HIGH GRADE OF
WATER IS BEING
SUPPLIED TOWN
Exceptionally pure water is being
consumed by Murphy citizens, state
reports required by town authorities
indicate.
E. O. Christopher, town clerk,
states that no acid forming bacteria
of any consequence are to be found
in the samples taken each month from
the town's supply and sent to Raleigh
for analysis.
Few municipalities in the country j
have the advantages of such an excellent
cnnnlw of
As a result of much work done by
the town and the WPA on the Murphy
water lines during- the past year
the town is said to be inthe best shape
it has been in for many years as far
as tho watei4 supply is concerned.
Judge Hill Reported
Slightly Improved
Judge Frank S. Hill, of Murphy,
was removed this week from Johns
FTonkins hospital. Baltimore. Md? to
Richmond, and i^ reported improving
fiom a recent illness.
Judge Hill, who was appointed to
the Superior court bench in 1032, has
been ill about three weeks.
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A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICf
2,1939
Police Condt
For Man For
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ROOSEVELT BALL
CELEBRATION IS
bUCCESS AT DAM
The Cherokee County President's
Birthday Ball, held at Hiwassee Dam I
last Saturday niftht, was a success
Loth socially and financially. There
large crowd was well taken care of.
The decorations of the Community
Building auditorium and lounge weie
exceptionally effective, and represented
a large amount of work on the
part of those in charge.
Returns made to date indicate that
the net proceeds from the dance will
lie close to $230. In addition, th
school children at Hiwassee Dan, on
their <>wn initiative, raised $11.81) by
.? ".March of Dimes." A complete
i inancial statement will be published
as soon a.> the returns from the sale
<>i tickets are complete.
The thanks of the entire commonly
and of the Naicnai Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis are due to
the committee responsible for carrying
out the arrangements for the
dance at Hiwassee Dam, to those who
undertook the sale of ucko". -a and to
those members of the many communities
who supported the ('resident'.*
Birthday Celebration by the purchase
of tickets.
The comittee in charge of arrangements
at Hiwassee Dam for the dance
((insisted of Mr. Garnett Davis,
( liairman; Miss Ann Pegram, Mis.
W. S. Pigot, Mrs. C. K. Blee, Mr.
John Keedy, Mr. Jesse H. Murdock,
n?( M? . (>. D Johnson.
Bi-County Ministerial
Association Formed
For the counties of Cherokee ami
Clay a Ministerial Alliance ha> been
formed with the following officers:
Chairman, Kev. E. F. Huiu r, pastor
Baptist Church, Andrews, vicechairman.
Rev. 11. F. Paisley, pastor
Presbyterian churches, Muiphy and
Huyesville, Sec re La i y. Rev. Fred
btiles. Murphy, Route 2.
A program committee composed of
the pastors of Murphy churches with
Rev. 11. P. Paisley "s Chairman was
instructed to arrange a program for
the next meeting to be held at the
Baptist church in Murphy, at 10:00 o'clock
A. M. Monday February 6th reports
as follows: DcvotionaU by Rev.
ti. N. Dulin of Andrews with Rev.
1 om Truett of Culberson, leading
the singing.
A discussion on "Fellowship" led
by the Chairman, Rev. E. F. Baker.
The Alliance voted to meet at. 10
A. M. on Monday following the first
Sunday of each month. The meeting
will be held at the Baptist church in
Murphy.
All ministers of the two counties
Cherokee and Clay are invited to
these meetings which are intended to
promote fell'owship ami to consider
in' ncoblems and interests.
To Hold Health Exams
For County 4-H Clubs
The following schedule is the date
of the Hclath Examinations for 4-H
Clubs. The County Health nurse and
doctor will be at these schools on
these elates to give the Physical Examinations
to the 4-H Club boys and
gii ls. Everyone please be prepared to
take the examination and bring your
health record with you.
This is the schedule:
Monday. Feb. 6, Andrews 1 :00
(EST)
Wednesday, Feb. 8, Martins Creek
9:00 (GST)
Thursday. Feb. 9, Suit 10:00 (CST)
Friday, Feb. 10. Grandview 10:00
(CST)
Monday, Feb. 13 Murphy 9:00
(CST)
Wednesday, Feb. 15, Peachtree 9 00
(EST)
Methodist Church
Choir Organized
The Junior Choir of the Metho-I
dist Church has been reorganized. A I
practice is held every Tuesday night j
at the home of Mrs. F. C. Mallonee, |
with Mary Frances Pell assisting
Mrs. Mallonee. After each practice a I
social hour is enjoyed. All boys and
girls of ibis church who do not belong
to the Choir are invited to join.
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?ct Search
2 Crimes
Nurse Attacked,
Woman Robbed In
Hospital Here
Town and county police were eon- *
ducting an extensive search here thi
| week for a "Masked Man" who enI
tered Whitfield hospital before day|
light Sunday morning, attacked a
I rursc and took a purse containing
em U-J ?
v~\, iiwui ct f ? 'metii who iutu oi'cume
.. mother only a few hours before.
Tho officer- were apparently without
any definite clues in the double
rime, and were operating with abj
solute secrecy this week. No arrests
have been tirade and no aspects have
been named.
The two women were spending the
night alone in a room in the one*
?rv hospi* il when 'he 'ran ? n v. ..
L.'pr-arentiv from a rear door.
Steins told by badly lY ghtoned
women, whieh conflicted or were
-_riie in some d tails, and the apparent
ease with which ' n r-auder
worked. left little for the police to
wo'k from.
M'*s. Frank Kiln .' irk. < f Marble,
1 the mother, was r< turned to her home
J Sunday, and tho nurse, a 45-year-old
unmarried woman, w. recovering
this week from shock as a result of
the accident.
-The nan <?pciatcd so quietly tha*
the women did not know ho had entered.
where he was ur what was going
on most of the time", Dr. 13.
\V. Whitfield, said.
Officers reported the man entered
tho rear door of the hospital about 4
a. m. and began railing the name of a
mil so who had bet n working at the
hospital. lie then entered the room
where the two women were. Threat
ning their lives with a largt knit
which the women said he held over
them, ho learned that Mrs. Kil; at rick
> had just become a mother.
Telling the women he would kill
them if they n.ade an outcry, he went
to Jllinthi.i' --! *
uuiaint'd gauze and
so nit* towels. Ho disconnected a small
hgh' in the room where tin women
wort; sleeping tied the nurse's hands
behind her, stuffed her mouth with
i gauze and attacked her.
He then demanded the purse which
had been laying on a table by Mrs.
Ivilpatrick's bed. end which she had
slipped under her bed.
Departing he pulled the switch of
I the hospital's 1 i.u'htiii?r system at the
I front door and di connected the telephone.
He warned the women not to
notify anyone for an hour.
The i urse later crawled out of a
side window, went to a neighbor's
house and notified Dr. Whitfield.
Police first learned of the crime about
0:20 a. m.
An intensive search for the man
was begun. Bloodhounds were
| brought from the Andrews prison
can p but lost the trail in the rainsoaked
alley adjoining the hospital.
Neither women could accurately describe
the man and it was not defin
itely ki own whether he was a white
man or negro.
Finger prints were obtained by a
member of the Buncombe county
sheriff's office, but it was not believed
they would prove very valuable
in running down the man.
Chief of Police Fled Johnson pointed
out that both crimes?entering
where people are sleeping after dark
and the attack?carry the death
penalty ill North Carolina, lie said
i ine "Climes are the worst ever coni'
mitteil iti Miii j.hy".
i Murphy Boy Trains
iFor Golden Glove
I Harold Harrison, son of Rev. and
| Mrs. V. B. Harrison, will fight in the
annual Golden Gloves Boxing: Tournament
held in Charlotte, February
15. Harrison weigh 142 pounds and
although having: had some ring: experience
in Brevard College, he will enter
the novice class. In his prehnenary
workouts, young: Harrison has
shown that he has plenty of courage
anil a good right. h.;nd.
Harold attended th - tournament
last year from Shelby. C. This
tournament has contestants from
j every part of North and South Carolina.
COMMISSIONERS TO MEET
I The Board of County Commissioners;
of Cherokee County will hold
" th?*ir regular monthly business session
pt thd court heus" in Murphy on
Monday.