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THE LF.AD1NC
Vol.~50?No. 35.
PARTISAN TOWN
ELECTION BILL
KILLED IN HOUSE
Non-Partisan
Elections To Be
Held On Mav 2
^ ?
A bill designed to place tthe Town i
of Murphy under a partisian munici- |
pal elections law was reported killed
in the lower house Wednesday and ,
government of the town will remain i
under its present non-partisan system.
Formal notice of Murphy's municipal
election to be held on Tuesday. '
May 2, has been ordered by the Town '
Board and is being advertised. 1
Mayor J. B. Gray and other citi- 1
zens of the town of Murphy Satur- 1
day protested against the passage of 1
Senator Jack Morphew's bill to pro- 1
vid# the partisan municipal elections. "
The senator's bill to bring the town <
under the general statute for partisan
elections to replace the present nonpartisan
method, was passed by the i
senate Saturday and ordered sent to ]
the house.
Mayor Gray, E. C. Moore, C. I).
Mayfield, K. S. Parker, P. C. Hyatt, I
W. M. Mauncy, J. N. Hill, H. A. Mat 1
tox, R. C. Mattox, and John E. Posey t
telegraphed Representative Clyde Jar- 5
rett of Cherokee county as follows: f
"Please kill bill affecting officials
end elections in town of Murphy, i
Town growing rapidly, many changes :
and new people. All are working in a
harmony to promote best interests; t
we do not want anything to cause r
friction. We Democrats and tax- ?
payers of Murphy request laws of t
Murphy be left alone." c
The Morphew bill would have >
broup tt Murphy under the statewide
law iQjorning municipal elections the I
same,, t he town of Andrews, also in ,
Cherc KCfc county. Recently, Senntoi I
Morphew killed Representative Ciyde
II. Jarrett's measure to provide nonpartisan
elections in Andrews.
Marble To Vote
On Repeal Of
Town Charter
Residents of the Town of Marble,
said to be the smallest incorporated
town in North Carolina, will vote on
repeal of the town's charter at the ,
municipal elections to be held on Tues
flay, May 2.
Following a meeting on Itfarch 14,
th? town board of aldermen, filed
formal notide of the repeal and announced
the continued incorporation
of the town would be submitted to
the voters of the municipality at the
time set for the regular town election*.
^
The meeting followed a regular
adjourned session on March 6 ai
which time the charter was first
brought up. At the meeting on March
14, .the mayor and all members of the
board voted in favor of submitting
i ne question of the repeal of the
charter to the people.
W. B. Mulkey is the mayor. Board
members are: B. B. Palmer, N. W.
Ahernathy and C. M. Trull.
Mars Hill Students
Return After Holiday
March 23 marked the opening of a
five-day spring holidays period at
Mara Hill college.
The following students from Cherokee
county returned home for the
holidays: June Almond, Walter Whitaker,
Andrew Franklin, Gladys Franklin,
Lucille Franklin, Clyde Jarrett,
Paul I?ay, all of Andrews; and Viri
pinia Shields, Nat Kinney and Kate
Bobinson, of Murphy.
Weather Vane
Listed oclow are maximum and
minimum temperatures and rainfall
?r the past veek compaied with
' similar data. ."or last year.
X ' MPERATURES
r 1939 1938 1
22 73 27 77 48
22 79 31 70 54 i
24 80 35 66 39 I
25 78 41 72 31 ?
25 71 48 71 Jt4
27 66 55 62 46
28 66 1- 67 44
RAINFALL lNCHe-o 1939 1938
Total since March 1 4.96 6.26 1
Total since January 1 20.20 11.92 i
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1 WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WEST
Murph
PLANNING GROUP
FOR CHEROKEE
IS PROPOSED
Senator Jack Morphew has introduced
a senate bill to authorize the
establishment of a county planning
ommission in Cherokee county.
The measure would authorize the!
board of commissioners to establish!
and appoint the planning commission j
of five members with power In adopt
master county plans and to certify to |
the county and municipalities for ap- j
proval or rejection. The planning i
commission would consist of one |
county commissioner nrirl
bers named by the board of com mis- j
doners.
The county board would be au- I
thorized to make necessary appropria- |
tions for work and to levy special j
lax therefor. After adoption and certification
of the master county plan
10 highway, park, forest or other
county way, groundN structure of
property could be located or constructed
with county funds unless in
conformity with plan.
Andrews Map Bill
Passes Legislature
Representative Clyde 11. Jarrett's
>ill authorizing the recording ol' a
.rue copy of the original map of the
own of Andrews was passed hy the
Senate and ordered enrolled for ratiication
Saturday.
It authorizes the recording of the
nap upon proof of authenticity, b>
iffidavit, with register of deeds with
i provision that any reference to
he map in any instrument heretofore
>r hearafter executed to have the
?me effect as if the description of
he lands as indicated on the record
>f said map was set out in the instrument
Officials Of Southern
Railway Visit Here
A group of Southern Railway officials
were visitors in Murphy and at
Hiwassee Dam Tuesday afternoon,
rho five men were said to be on an
inspection trip of the division and
visited at the dam to see the progress
taking place there.
Those in the party were: O. B.
Keistor, general manager, of Knoxville,
Tenn.; W. H. Cheney, superintendent,
of Asheville; J. (\ Morris,
trainmaster, of Asheville; a Mr. King,
head of the maintenance division,
and C. W. Sigmon, supervisor, of
Bryson City.
They were accompanied to the dam
by Jim Robertson.
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A WPA "Bookmobile" is now <
to county cross-roads and rural hi
mission, the TVA and the WPA. T
March, April and May to demonstrati
"loses that about! one-half of the popul
providing worthwhile employment for
to the end that permanent library prog
all North Carolinians.
At present sixteen bookmobiles a
the current year, have provided mean
skills?resulting, ninety-si* counties h:
the clergical work, routine duties; i
million public school textbooks and lib
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ERN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERIN(
ly, N. C. Thursday, Mar.
| MELICHAR HEARD
BY LIONS HERE
TUESDAY NIGHT
Civci Projects Discussed
At Regular
Meeting Here
Charles Melichar, supervisor of the
Xantahala National Forest, of Franklin.
was the main speaker at a meetj
ing of the Murphy Lions club Tues<lay
night.
I Mr. Melichar described the work
and purpose of the national forests
in Western North Carolina and exj
plained the game management areas
: in this section.
R?>- orts were given bv various rfuh
members on the raising of funds foi
the local ennnerv and on voaiotiAiiol
projects being: undertaken locally at
this time.
Lion Park Fisher, who presided in
the absence of President Harve Elkins,
said he would appoint committees
to confer with civic clubs at Andrews
and Bryson City relative to
delaying until fall construction on
work contemplated in the Namahala
Gorge by the state highway department,
and the establishment of a
park in the "Bull Moose Pen."
Both these projects were discussed
at length. Construction on highway
Vo. lit between Topton and Bryson
City this summer was seen as a distinct
threat to the tourists industry
Continued on back page
DATES ANNOUNCED
IN STREAMS OF N. C.-l
All streams in six state-federal cooperative
game refuges, with the exceptions
of six streams, will be open
for trout fishing in the 1393 season, it
has been announced by C. N. Mease, j
chief refuge supervisor.
Mi1. Mease announced the open :
dates for fishing on the various refuges
as follows:
Daniel Boon and Mt. Mitchell areas
May 6-7, 18-19; June 3-4, 15-16; AuIgust.
5-6.
cu? 1 f ? ?
. mi. i wuwu?i"11 si <u ea : ?viayrzr, rr>
; nd 14; July 2. 3 and 4; August 4t 5
and 6.
Standing Indian and Fires Creek
areas: May 18, 19 and 20; July 3, 4
end 5; August 10, 11 and 12.
Wayah Bald area: May 20-30; June ;
23-24.
T'i'1 ;>< apnroved. provide
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e" Is Serving Four W.
operating in Clay, Cherokee, Graham a
rrnies. The books are made available
he "Bookmobile" shown will be in tY
e the value of this type of library ser
ation of North Carolina is without libr
many needy, the WPA objective is to
rams be established and that obtaining:
re making: regular rounds. Other phas<
s for 1384 unemployed needy to earn
ive library service in 15^ public libra
n the schools 548 have been maintai
rary volumes have been repaired and r<
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I A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH
30, 1939 "1
Armed Escoi
| Charley Fain
Scout New Member
Half-Century Club
The Cherokee Scout has recently
been made a member of ,
the "Half-Cen?ury Club of
Newspapers", an organization I
formed by the American Press.
The Scout celebrated its Gol- i,
aen Anniversary in 1938, and
a special edition was recently
issued commemorating the occasion.
A certificate of membership,
sent only to those papers with a
half-century of service to the
community in back of them, has I
been received.
Services At Cherokee i
Churches Are Planned ;
Special services planned for several
Cherokee county churches have been
announced by the Rev. Edgar Willix.
A revival for children at the Friendship
church will begin Monday even- 1
ir.g. April 3, at 7 p. m. 1
Also a meeting will start Sunday
evening, April 9, at the First Baptist 5
church of Unaka with the Rev. B. P. '
Kincnid, of Benton, Tenn., assisting j
Mr. Willix. j1
FOR FISHING j
J. S. REFUGES
that 2,025 fishermen will be given
! the opportunity to fish on a total
I of 175 miles of trout streams. The
2,025 fishermen will be distributed
on the areas as follows:
Daniel Boone, 375; Mt. Mitchell, j
100; Sherwood forest, 450; Standing j
j mien, 4mi; rues v-reex, auu; and i
Wayah Bald, 100. ,
Special fishing permits will be sold |
at checking stations at the rate of
one dillar per day, this to be in ad- <
<lition to the regular fishing licenses. ]
The streams to remain closed on j
the areas are Linville river on Daniel (
Boone area. Lost Cove creek on Mt. i
Mitchell area. The left and right
prongs of Pigeon river on Sheiwood
forest area and Pryman fork and i
Jones creek in the Standing Indian
nt*on. |
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9N.
C. Counties
nd Swain counties, bringing free books '
by the sponsoring State Library Comle
above counties for the months of
vice. The annual library report dis- 1
ary service of any kind. Other than 1
awaken interest throughout the state 1
good books be the easy privilege of
i
es of the WPA library project, during '
their livelihoods, maintain and obtain I >
ries, WPj* workers are assisting with
ned; in book-repair units, over one I'
turned to circulation. 1
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t To Bring
To Trial
Faces Two Counts
Carrying Death Penalty
In N. C.
Charlie Fain, Murphy Negro, charged
with assaulting a nurse and robbing
a woman patient in a hospital
here the night of January 28. will go
on trial for his life when Cherokee !
L'ounty .superior court convenes here
lor a busy t\v??-weeks session Monday.
Judge Zeb V. Nettles, of Asheville,
will preside.
It was learned this week that Fain,
who has been held in the Asheviile
jail since he confessed to the crimes
on February 3, will be brought here
for trial toward the end of the criminal
calendar which is expected about i
Tuesday or Wednesday.
It is raid that Fain will be brought
here in the company of 15 highway
patrolmen who will aid local officers
against any demonstration that might
be made by the large crowd that is
expected tiv pack the court room during
the trial.
One officer said that all persons
entering the court room during the
trial will be searched.
It is believed that Fain will not be
able to hire counsel, and in that case
ludge Nettles will have the authority
to appoint a legal representative for
aim.
Sheriff Carl Townson, who, with
Murphy's Chief of Police, Fred Johnson,
was instrumental in capturing
Fain at Maryville, Term., six days
after the crimes were committed
would not comment on how or when
Fain will be brought here.
Wife U Held
Fain's wife is being held in jail
here charged with possession of part
of the $90 Fain admitted taking from
the patient, Mrs. Frank Kilpatrick,
of Marble, who had become a mothei
only a few hours before the crime
was committed, and with failure to
cooperate with officers in locating
her husband
Following the crime, said to be one
of the worsl ever committed in Murphy,
Sheriff Townson, Officer John
son and two officers from state bur
?au of identification and investigation,
traced Fain to Atlanta, C?a., and
Maryville, where he was arrested.
Most of the money was located and
two rings taken from Mrs. Kilpatrick.
were found in possession of one of
Fa ill's wives at Blue Ridge, (la. ('hurled
remains of Mrs. Kilpatriek's purse
was also found in Fain's home here.
Fain had been employed b? a local
garage and suspicion was first thrown
on him when he failed to appear for
work the Monday after the crimes?
both of which cany a death penalty
in North Carolina?were committed.
The Negro had been tried for the
attempted assault of a white woman
at Blue Ridge several years previously,
and officers state he i- known to
have made advances on several <>thes.
women.
Frazicr To Be Tried
Also prominently listed on the unusually
heavy docket to l?e ti ied in th?
coming session of c> .:!. is ihe case
of Charlie Frazier, of Andrew, win
shot Night Policeman Kimst y Wyke.
also of Andrews, the nigh:, of February
o during an alleged argument
between the two.
Although Mr. Wyke was not oil
duty during the time of the shooting,
he was wearing his uniform. The
argument occured in frdnt of Frazier's
home after he and the office*
had spent several hours of the evening
together.
Frazier fired a shot pun blast into
Wyke's chest which caused death <i
week later. Frazier, a former township
constable, gave himself up to
officers after the shooting.
Nearly 200 cases of all descriptions,
many of them cases held over
from previous courts, are scheduled
for trial at the session.
Dam Supplement To
Scout Is Resumed
The Hiwassee Dam news supplement
to the Cherokee Scout has been
esumed with Miss Florence King
acting as e'ditor.
All news from the village ami
;icinity will be handled by Miss Xing
ind those have contributions of news
ire asked to get in touch :th her.
Any business or subscri; -ansictions
can also be taken up with the
Hiwassee Dam representative.