Our Aim:?
A Better Murphy / "1
A Finer County
THE LEAD1N
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T. V. A. Carper
Hiwassee Dam
Waikcut Spreads To
Murphy Project From
Watts Bar, In Tenn.
; TV A has been hit today by itsfii
* -trike.
\ -ntal of 88 carpenters, 1.*} enil>
<! m the Murphy division of Conanil
Maintainance, and 75
;t . Dam have joined a walkh
began at Watts Bar, in Tennessee.
'! local forces decided to strike
at t nd of their shifts. The day
sltift r:tded at three o'clock thi?
( I ay? afternoon, and the night
-I; \\to end at 11:30 I'. M.
I trouble, according to Gordan
('; . . TV A Personnel Director is a
"l y jurisdictional dispute" be
tw i two A. F. of L. craft unions,
tl carpenters an<l the iron workers,
as i which shall be the source of
labc supply.
T strike at Hiwassee Dam, unless
sctti' >1. may tie up all the work, as
n as the other laborers "catch up"
wit 11 h?* carpenters.
The walkout also is an open defi.
i c- ?f the recent Federal dec laration
that "no man can strike against the
Government."
Am i ican Federation of Labor's
c ; miction of trades division recent
iy rilled that the carpenters should
have j irisdiction, but TV A announc- I
pci it would abide by that ruling; only
so . n as the union was able to supply
. sufficient number of qualified |
men. i
Ti TV A Personnel department
said i? had been forced to draw on
the in in workers" union for men to .
\v< v on piling jobs at TV A dams at J
( hh amauga, Watts Bar, Gilberts- j
villc. and H iwassee.
MY Personnel department in Knox-j
villi - .id today it had no field re- !
) ?> - from (iilhertsville today, but !
that yesterday no trouble existed
there. j
T\ A officials, asked what policy I
w > he followed, replied that it was 1
ir . luc-rneil, and that the mallei 1
\\; for the unions to decide betw..
themselves.
t K. Blee, Project Kngineer lu iv '
(h? nd there was absolutely no dis-j
put-- : dissatisfaction among the men |
al K'vvas.scc dam. They walked out,!
he declared solely in obedience to
erd'-. from Union headquarters.
Lions Plan To Set Out
Signs Boosting Town
Tin Lions Club of Murphy held its
sect .1 meeting- for July Tuesday
owning in the basement of the
Mi Hindis!) church. Following the
usu:.i upper by the Toadies Missionary
Society, a full hour was devoted to
discussion of plans for the new year's
work of the Club.
Among other projects discussed
was the purchase of three or more
laiy. . metal signs to be purchased
immediately and placed on the leading
highways entering town as part
of thv 'general program of advertising
Mutjhy.
I was also decided to send five
del- :,ies to the charter night mcet?f
the new Franklin Lions Club
Those selected as dele ]
e II. C. F.I kins. Frank Colv:"
V. A. Sherrill, Park Fisher,
*?d .? !>ny.
Mauney, Christ
Alf Penland Fr?
Me-sis George Mauney and Fred
Christopher proved themselves joint r
heroes Sunday when they hauled the 1
Unconscious form ? * A lfL.1 O-..I 1 I
milieu renianu.
colored, from the bottom of a 12
foot pool in Fryer's Creek, near Haycsville.
Under the direction of Dr. J. N.
Hill, the two worked half an hour befor
Penland was resuscitated, and he
still is confined to his bed.
Messrs Mauney, Christopher and
Hill had gone to the creek fishing,
and had taken Penland along to cook
their catch. After the meal Mauney
and Christopher decided to take a
plunge, and Penland, unable to swim,
went farther up-stream to go wad- |
insr. There, unwittingly, he stepped |
?*f into the deep pool.
Not knowing Penland was unable I
swim, his cries for help were i
Jhr Olh
IG WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTEF
Ml
iters Strike; '
Sees Tie-up j
I BULK OF ESTATE
OF CALLIE HALL
GOES TO SISTER
Husband Is Willed $50 lf [
To Be Paid Monthly
In $10 Installments
Property ami rash to the value ?>f
a goodly number i>t thousands of uoiInrs
ivi'rc li't't bv Mrs. Carolyn ,
cm allie ) llall, who died last week. ..
The bulk of the estate, the total value ^
of which has not yet been estimated,
goes to her sister Miss Ada Harshaw. V,
Mr. John Hall, husband of the de- l}|
ceased is left $50 to be paid in month- <t
ly installments of $10 each.
The will, signed December 16. 1936
follows: }.
ITEM I
I take this occasion upon executing ki
this instrument which will be effec- w
tive only after my death, to express
my deep and abiding trust in the ^
| promises of our Heavenly Father and
I my belief in a life hereafter. ^
ITEM II s?
I direct that my body be buried in bt
; decent and Christian-like manner, w;
suitable to my circumstances and i>
I condition in life.
ITEM III g(
1 direct r*.y Executrix hereinafter th
named, to pay all my debts, if any it.
there be, as promptly as is consistent j
witli good business practice. j to
ITEM IV I'
I bequeath to my brother. A. E. j 1
Harshaw, $200.00 in cash; to u\\ , '
brother, Iletiry Harshaw, $200.00 in . P<
cash; to my sister. Miss Helen Hat
shaw, $200.00 in cash; my sist. r. Mrs v,i
Annie Richardson, is not remember
ed with a bequest owing to ;? settle
ment. with her interest, in out father*
state "in? I ??.?<? - !
?' Wlll> . .
with affectionate remembrance.
ITEM V
To my husband. John Ilaii. 1 be- ' "
uueath and dev:se the sum of $.">0.00 I
in cash: payable $10.00 per month. 1
the fir^t payment to be mad.- at the w!
convcni, ?i ( f my Executrix Tl; j'*
amount of this bequest has been felly 11
considered and decided upon by ini'1'111
and 1 now eivo as my reason for not M"'
requoathing more to my said husband. 'n
that he has not aided me in acouir- A
ing or husbanding my estate, and has
shown no disposition to be a helpmate
to me in that regard; I having : vy*
supported him continually for the past1 lo
number of years. j -^1
ITEM VI
All the residue and remainder j tj.
my estate, real, personal and mixed #
wherever located, which is now in my !' 1
ownership ami possession, ami which j
I may hereafter acquire, 1 devise and j '
bequeath to my beloved sister, .diss "
Ada lliirshaw, she to enter upon and ?
own same in fee simple, with no other I
| formality than the probate of tiii: m\ R
wiV; Z
Having K-jm ihmT tnrougli long ; , ti
quaintance and by reason of a great p
number of iiusine-s transaction - will ^
him, thai. S. H. M -C?uir< . of A:!- n:.?, ,
Georgia, my friend ?>:" burr stunning,
is reliable and trust hworthy in I?i? is '
dealings. I roconimcnd to my said
.? ist er. f hereafter appoint as tin; Ex-|*1'
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i an
opher Save
Dm Drowning *
th;
laughed at until he sank a third time,
and failed to come up. Then the t/.
others became alarmed.
Fortunately the water was clear * j,
as crystal, and Penland could ho seen
lying on the bottom about 12 feet ;n
down. George Mauney promptly ^
dove for him.
As Penland was being brought to f ,
the surface, he instinctively clasped '
an arm about. Mauney's neck, all but
strangling him, and dragging him n
down. Seeing this, Mr. Christopher
plunged to the rescue, and together
ho and Mr. Mauney got Penland
ashore. [ s
A humorous finish is given to what
might have boon a tragedy by the
story being told by Penland to friends . *
who call at his bedside. Proudly he 1
says:
"I nearly drowned mahself tryir.'
to save Mistah Gawge."
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tN NORTH CAROLINA, COVERINC
JRPHY. N. C. THURSDAY, JULY
iAL WRITES BO*
XL ABOUT FAIR;
1ERE 'S THE DOPE
New Buildings, Larger
Prize List And Hner
Midway On Program
Dear -Jim:- I
The County Commissioners have I
keel me to write anil warn you no'
make any engagements for the las*
ve daw in September, or you'll be
>o?l and sorry. You see Jim, we an
itig to hold the County Fair on
lose days, beginning on Tuesday,
i'ljlember 2l?- :nnl |h?-,,"u"
iturday.
And dim, it's going to be the vei>
L'St Fair this county has ever had.
he cash prize list will be more than
1,200?and there are going to he a
t of additional awards, such as folic
most outstanding man exhibitor,
ie outstanding woman, und the oulandin^
4-H boy and girl.
And then that midway! Bring a
tic money with you when you come,
m; because there are going to be
me real sights to see? and 1 mean
IGHTS! Of course i don't abide
ith such things myself, but they tell
e they have a muscle dancer?
jotchy-kootchy I believe they call it.
some such terrible thing? who is
taped like Bette Davis, only more
i. and who doesn't seem to have a
>ne in her whole body. And tinny
she shows that body, they do say,
just downright scandalous!
I look for the police to stop such
dugs tin, so I guess you'd better be
ere the first day if you want to see
Of course I hope you WONT want
see it. Disgraceful. I call it but
hear there are some that like it.
' * '-ourse r the : len with 1- . e Is,
d i- s. ..n<! hums, . ul tea
und bags of sugar that i ia l \..
ii.i. bf i.y piaymg toe {addle \c :.< ? 1
i.l I-.' ilu-i loo. Ami I guv.
er? *il be gain alio pre
uy a lot i.l' other torn-foolery. You
. u how i--. .Jmi. ; : i . . . a
to n?ig I llie.. oles |iia\
a- kids a* least once a year ?and
re; i:?.n the Kail* is the wry h. ? 1
t. e to do i1.
Of cnurs there will be plenty f
i ions stuff too. The fair isn't :i!l 1
loopee. Jim. it Jot s a grand i >t ;
good, because it f t farmers and i
L?ir wives jjy-t together from :?1! o. ;
r county and compare notes. T!r v
p the best produce and live >to. !
I handiwork thai their neighborn
put out; and that gives them!
mcihing to shoot at. :?> to speak.
I do believe. Jim, that our t'aru;.-'
iiiidn't be half as good if il weivn
r the rivalry that the Fair create -,
id don't forget it's all FUIKNULY
*alry too.
You know, .Jim a lot of people i
oug'ht we weren't going to have!
y Fair this year. That was hi*-,
use the TVA had been working on j
l' grounds, piling up dirt and re
wing trees from the river hanks.
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ALL TEAM "FIRES"
APPY CONSTABLE;,
IG GAME SUNDAY
Mister Sheridan tthc Happy Con-1
able) Stiles is no longer manager}
the Murphy All Stars baseball}
am... Last Monday The Happy Con- j
hie announced that he an?l Catcher!
ty Barton had taken over the reins. '
<1 were "going places''.
Ordinarily the manager fires th? '
lycrs. Tonight, T. \V. Kindley,
?ca Cola man, and former manager i
nounced that the payers had fired
l' manager.
"There were just a few little things
at the team didn't lii:e" Kindle.s
plained. "Mr. Stiles said the team
is going to play Rnka this coining
inday. We aren't. We're going t?
ay Asheville.
"Mr. SMles had posters printed say
r the game would be on the
iir grounds.
"In the first place, the TV A is going
work on the grounds and they wont
payable. In the the second place,
e town wont let us use the grounds
yhow.
"So we're going to play in Marble."
Therefore, dearly beloved, the latt
dope is that the Murphy All Stars
d the Asheville nine will do thing>
eaeh other on the Marble diamond,
inday afternoon at two o'clock Cenal
time.
The Happy constable when intorcwed
about this said:
"I have nothing to ray.*'
t i>nu
. A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICI
27, 1939.
Power Rai
To Averas
TREES AVENUE
WORK TO START
EARLY THIS FALL
| Formal Request Made
i To Washington For
A AAA ? "
<?iu,uuu Allotment
Formal request for $10,000 appropriation
to create a sixteen mile Avenue
of Trees between Murphy and
Andrews has been made to the National
Youth Administration in Washington.
I). C. by Mrs. Willa Bell
Posey. County representative. Work
on the project is expected to start in
October.
Approval by the Federal authori1
ties had already been practically as'
sured. provided the three towns to
benefit, and -.he County Commissioners
would accept sponsorship.
Nearly 4.000 flowering trees, of
fourteen varieties will be transplanted
from the mountains to the highway,
from the farside of Andrews into
the heart of Murphy. They will
line the road on both sides, fifty feet
: apart. Some of them will be in Moom
! all through the summer.
Flowering and evergreen shrub\
bery will be planted between them,
and the unsightedly dirt banks, re!
cently cut back and sloped 1 y the
WPA will be planted with a green
' blanket of vines.
The State Highway authorities have
promised permission to their i ight.
i-Wiiy, and the 1". S. Forestry Service
.'.as promised the servi e of an
? \;.>'-rt to super-, i < the trans; hinting.
Cnly trees wit!; a ia ;:mv > a i t
of v " ! ...... j.';.hi -d, ....
that the motorist will have a view of
the mountains as .a back-ground.
i in- ii win give employment]
i to st veral score of young tncn, and
will rfcatc a tourist lure that will j
niuue.
Claude Day Named
On Committee For
County FSA Work
Claude S. Day, Mai bit*. X. i . ha>
been appointed by the Secretary tit
Agrit ulturo to become a member ot
the Cherokee County Ti-i.au: Purchase
Advisory Committee, according: to
word received here today by John S
Shields Cherokee Farm Security Administration
Supervisor, from State
Director Vance E. Swift.
The new committeeman was appointed
to succeed Juie \V. Hatchett
Hi. 2. Murphy, X C. whose term expiree'
June .'b?. 1939.
Claude S. Day js a well kwown farmer
in Cherokee County who has the
ability i.i manage l is farm in such a
wry as to ivalr/.e a livelyhood ex-,
ciusivi'.y from the farm. His duties
wi:l be ?. assist other members ot
t}? con; i:s e in helping with opera;i..r
of ;h. Farm Security AdminX
i s.iioM ; Purchase Program in
the Count;'.
Other members of the committee1
Buii a H. McNabb J.etitia. and
l.awson J. -isfoi'd. Rr. 1, Murphy. j
Joe McClure SI
To Save Youth
Playing the good .Samaritan nearly
cost young Jot- McClure, his life ^
outside the Playhouse last Saturday
night, but he has the satisfaction ol
knowing that he may have saved another
youth's life.
As it was. the son of former Deputy
Sheriff Jules McClure received a
bullet wound through his right cheek. |
Had the shot struck an inch higher
it would have cost him an eye. Had it
gone two inches higher it would have
pierced his brain.
His assailant is now being sought
in three States?North Carolina. Tennessee
and Georgia? but the police
are handicapped by the fact that they
do not know his name, and have only!
a meager description of him, and the j
rattle-trap car he was driving. He
had been around town several days
p ing? between drinks?as an ?, x- 1
rt Dedicated
T C
1 o oervice
For Progress
^ TERRITORY
5c COPY?$1.5 PER YEAR
tes Sliced;
;e 3 Cents
Charges In Homes Can
Drop to Minimum Of
Fcur Mills Per KWH
Electric power is gtiirvj to he ? veil
cheaper than had been hoped. The
exact rates, fixed by the TV A and
just received by Mavot J. B. Gray
I will jrive the average Murphy householder
a rate of about three cents
The minimum monthly charge will
be $1. regard;* - of how little powei
i- used.
44 Small power" and commercial
users, such as stores, and lesser busit.ess
plants will pay about the same
The rate for both householders and
for places of business will depend en
tirely on how much current is used.
The more the current, the smaller
the rate.
Early this month, it had been estimated
that the rate for residences
would he four and one half cents.
That meant more than a 50 percent
reduction under the charges levied
by the Southern States Power Go.
Now. however, it has been found
that an even lower rate can be fixed.
Householders will pay four cents
for the first 5(1 Kilowatt hours. Kor
the next 50 they will pay three cents
Kor the next 100 tin-y will pay two
cents; and for the next 200 only oik
cent.
If you want to keep your home ablaze
with lights all the time, the
next 1.000 kilowatt hours will cos',
you only four mills. Any power used
over that however, will be considered
"wasteful", and so you will be charir
ed the stagcenng rati- of seven and
one half mills per kilowatt Ivur.
The new rates are expected to re
suit in a huge increase in use it
I elect! ic irons, stoves, washing ma
him and other appliances,
j Kates for "small j >\vrr" users, and
, : a trial ? -tal'li hnu nts also
. ': * at four cent - per kilowatt, hour.
| and scale downward a follows.
| r i' ' 1 " K W i 1. 1111:i' cer. t s ; next,
j .">0 KWH, thre. cei:i.<: next o KWIl.
twi cc-nts; n. <t. l.aPu KWH oiu
will , OA? < : - 0\-? I V t III'111. 111.lis.
All |?o\\ umts i'i t' . i. . how.
\ f. w i" 1?. n-<|uii < i! i': . i? anio.rti/.atioil
i-h.-.rjro to tr : percent of the
' rnonthI\ bill. I ll it i -ay. ? your
J power bill is $10. the tot. thaicv.
i including amort i:?.ai ion. will bo $11.
Discussing tho now ratos. Mayor
(Ira;, said:
"These rati c; n 1 o made even
lower, in time, if the residents will
I ? ot.pernio, and use electricity fieoly.
Ithey do NOT use power freely,
there may have to be a revision of
I those rates?and that revision will be
UPWARDS.
"So. in tho final analysis, the people
have the rate making power in
their own hands. 1 believe they will
co-operate."
5,000 More "Rainbows"
In Cherokee Streams
Listen, von trout fishermen!
' County Warden I). M. Birchfield
.lias just finished distributinj? 5,00(1
i mere rainbows in Valley rivet and iLI
ivibutarios; makli.u" a totr.l of 10,000
j speckled beauties, that have been
I pla i d this year.
Practically all tin stream.- in Cherokee
i. ivt- now been iis: ckc?l. The
few main will additional
thousands ef raiie -v. s v it bin the near
future.
lot Trying
From Thi^f
?
port: stove repair man. Ho, his wife
i and a small child were camped in a
! tent off the old Culberson road, near
i the Big Cut.
He shot at young: McClure with a
l 22 rifle, from a distance, of only a
few feet. Only the fact that he was
drunk could have caused him to miss
at such short range.
Following the shooting, which was
witnessed by his wife and child, he
jumped in his car, and drove toward
Asheville. He was out of sight
before police arrived, and Chief Fred
Johnson believes he must have turned
cff some country road, for no one
in Andrews remembers seeing him
drive through that. town.
He is being sought on charges of
i driving while drunk, larceny, and assault
with intent to kill with a deadly
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