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Our Aim:? | \ M W Dedicated ^c?zhy Shi* Qlh^rflkp^ s^jrniit ntsL THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGF AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY VOL. 51- NO. 41. Ml KI'IIY. X. C THURSDAY. MAY 2. IE40 > COP1 ( PEK YEAR BRADY MURDER NOW CHARGED TO MCK SAUNOOKE Jackson Changes Tale; Denies He Even Was Present at Killing USfe"' th? ,ndi?" chared ... . , "" vg ""1 ?f ,s l;, 'ra<,yAf ^ changed ooke o|' ?"suit. Nick Saun 1' ? old Cherokee who?,, confession brought about J?ck?on'? ?'"est in Kobbinsville, fa now afao charged \v,th the mur.ler. Jackson's latest story fa that h, mer,, y knocked Biady down, and that ?a!. k,lh"K *JS '<"">? by Saun , ?'J"ks,,n declared he had walk '"J! "" I,hl' road. :,n,l knew nothing ,h'' "!"rd*r until Saunook.. ; Tfw"il ' and t0,<1 him. eed js'h C<l Bradv- and draK Md his body out in the field. We'll say an automobile hit him." of W ?YV"!I ki",?*, ?n ,ht' evening ?1 September ... 1937. Late that nigh' .1 passing autoist was hailed by Jack son toRive Saunooke a lift Ami. slashed '?,fhSa|!n0l,k'''S leRS h,", b""" th , bnn<"- near th?' trroin ? the cut circling half the limb. The two B.-ryfwrfcss ) H- f * % , their companion ? ft a rod ho had been killed bccnV^rcrdaOn1baUn0<>kC'S had eke, R ? WaS ln th'' Cher He ?inT.^,w"hh0Tital for raonths Will. Ilmp: and always Next day the mangled body of :vrd in a fie,dth' T an autofat was ar V-iJ ? bI vWi:h the but T. to establish an alibi bv ,U save Br^"al,y WaS forf?tten iL J t Brady* s'ster*- who re =?^3-3 investigation. P 3 secret About three weeks ago, Saunooke who"*! h^nved onX on his conscience \^had if Carl T notified Sher Redskin imoTu8t^0v.t00k the y?Un* ?on 4r^vy-1,0 t0!d ^Pnt{ To? rtory " . ? ' oe the whole ^ feared became enratretl n R j"!? Jackson later wou"dTot A l * b<?Cauw the felled h?m with a h'ln ^ and with a two 1 JI T over ?he head lie said r i ck stick. Then knocked hfa c"" t"rned ,on h'm. and -tick. When h"50 eSS ?W'th ^ same ?.ess. he safd jartga,ned him up in a ,,ff- was Elding was cut "ntar^oP?S?Ure- ""<? hi" all Z/Vd Jackson told him to say i i"he dfdnn't,tJaWLth 8 Car' threat? "like I did Br;dy." S0" ^ him Attorney MoroheMnn>hy' at which a,?1tl I knocked Bradv dawn insists L . * Sau,nooke- Then he ! Br*#i '? j f a Saunooke beat off thV? fth- and dra?ed to borfy " the road 'nto the field alone. William Crane Dead At Peachtree Home William Crane, ape B9. a native of Madison county, but a residenf of this section for the last, 25 years. Hied at his horn.' in Peachtree April 27, at 10 p. m. He had been ill several months. Funeral services were held Sundav. April 28, in the Sweetwater church, with the Rev. Ledford officiating Interment was in the church cemet ery. Mr. Crane is survived by his wife: j one son. Gradv of Smyrna. Ga.: and j "ne sister, Mrs. Elbert Nichols of Murphy. Townson Funeral Home had -charge of funeral arrangements. I Mu Utotljfr - A Praija* OR the body you gave me, the bone and the sinew, the heart and the| brain that are yours, my mother. 1 thank you tor the light in my | eyes, the blood in my veins, for my speech, for my lite, for my being. 1 All that 1 am is from you who bore me. r or all the love that you gave me, unmeasured from the beginning, mv mother, i thank you. 1 thank you for the hand that led me. the voice that directed me, the that nest-led. the arm that shielded me, the lap that rested me. All that 1 am is by you. who nursed me. For ycur smile in the morning and your kiss at night, my mother, 1 thank you. 1 thank you for the tears you shed ever me, the songs you sung to me, the prayers that you said for me, for your vigils and ministerings. All that 1 am is by you. who reared me. For the faith you had in me, the hope you had for me. for yout Li ust and 1 your pride, my moter, 1 thank you. I thank you for your praise and your ! chiding, for the justice you bred into me and the honor you made mine. All that 1 am you taught me. For the sore travail that i caused you. for the visions and despairs, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me the peril 1 brought you to. the sobs and means 1 wrung from you, and for the strength ! took from you, mother, for give me. h or the fears 1 gave you, for the alarms and the dreads, my mother, for give me. Forgive me the joys 1 deprived ycu, the toils 1 made for you. for the hours, the days and the years 1 claimed from you, mother, forgive me. Forgive me for my angers and my revolt for my deceits and evasions, for i all the pangs and sorrows 1 brought to ycu, my mother, forgive me. For your lessons I did not learn, for your wishes 1 did not heed, for the j counsels 1 did not obey, my mother, forgive me. Forgive me my pride in my 1 youth and my glory in my strength that forgot the holiness of your years and and the veneration of your weakness, for my neglect, for my selfishness, for all the great debts of your love thai 1 have net paid, mother, sweet mother, forgive me. And may the peace and the joy that passe t h all understanding be yours, my mother, forever and ever. Amen. Your Son. Five Admit Guilt 11 Others Held In TVA Plant Blast With five defendants having al j ready admitted their guilt. eleven I others, including a C. I. O. organi | zer are being: held in the Hamilton i County Jail, in Tennessee, according ! to reports from Copperhill, charged with conspiracy and destruction of the j TVA power lines serving the Tennes see Copper Company, and several communities in nearby Georgia and Tennessee. Those who have pleded guilty, and ten of the others are striking employ ees who walked out several months ago following an argument as to whe ! ther the C. I. O. or the American Fed-J eration of Labor should have the sole i right of bargaining with the company. ? The A. F. of L won an election held j to decide the question, but the C. I. O. refused to abide by the ballot. Later , the strikers were "locked out**. The C. I. O. organizer held in con nection with the blast, which threw several towns in darkness, and caused j a shut-down of the Copper company's i plant for several hours, is M. C. An - J derson. representing the Union of, Mine. Mill and Smelter workers. He j denied any connection with the blast, t and was held in default of $25.000 bond. Ten other workers who deni ed guilt were held in default of $3.000 'bond each. The charges, in every instance, were brought by "G" men from th ? U. S. Department of Justice, who have 1 born working on the case, "under i cover*' ever since shortly after th*.1! b'ast. The plant was blown up and partly destroyed by dynamite. The accused men will be given hearings next Monday. GA. PRESS JOINS MURPHY'S FIGHT FORPAVEDROAD Strong probability now exists that something actually is going to bo done by Georgia about the ton mile stretch of unpaved road leading to Blue Ridgre. In Thursday's edition of the Atlanta Journal there appeared a lengthy article, illustrated by pho tographs. warning: Georgia merchants that unless the road K paved. Atlanta may lose thousands of dollars an nually iii trade. The article points out that Knox 1 villi* already is available from Mur phy by a uniformly splendid high way, and that Chattanooga is taking immediate steps to repave regrade | and widen the route here from that I city. The Journal frankly admits that i the Georgia strip is a disgrace, and ' that Murphy is justifiably getting I fed tip on empty promises. The Journal sent a special writer and photojrrapher here to prepare the article, and they interviewed a number of business men, who are quoted at length. If you did not see the ismjc of the Journal containing the sfory. you probably can get one from Mrs. Harvc TSIkins. Sho says she has ibout 50 extra copies, which she will will be glad to give out. free of charge, 44os long as they last."* Danger Of "Mud Flats'' j From Dam Disappears There need be no more worries about "mud flats" and "mosquito breeding places 44as a result of reced ing river waters about Murphy, ac cording to C. W. Savage, local hotel nroprietor and leading citizen. Mr. Savage has received assurance from TVA that there will be no withdraw-i a Is <?f water until October. This will mean that Murphv will have a considerable stream, connect ing directly with the 65,000 acre lak^ all during the coring-. ?ummer and fall. Last Tribute Paid William L Barton, Former Resident Funeral services for William Ish Barton were conducted at Roper? Chape! near Murphy, April 27th at 11 m. The Rev. W. B. Mayers, Pastor of "ho First Baptist Church of Fonda, assisted by the Rev. Ed Enjrle, also of Fonda. K>\. and the 1 Rev. Fred Stiles, paster of Ropers Chapel, officiated. Interment was in the church cemetcrry. Mr. Barton was killed while on duty where he was employed by the Clear F'ork Coal Co. April 24th. Ho was a m( mbt-r of the Fonda Baptist church, member of 1. O. O. F. Lodge. Juniors, and Red Mer?., an active mem ber of the VoIenteeT band and was also active in church and Sunday .school work. He was a native of Cher licee County but had been living at Fonda, Ky., for a number of years. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Dixie Ropers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Ropers of Mur j phy; four sons. Harold, Edward. Ron i aid and Charles: two daughters, Hel en and Joan; two brothers. James. | of Coppcrhill and Joe of Fonda. Ky.; and by one sister. Mrs. Foley Payne of Copperhill. Honorary pa!l bearer- were Jess i Wilson, Herbert Majors, Charles Wel ch, Arthur McCullery. Darsel May ers and John Rogelj. Active pal' bearers were D. H. Sweet, Anine Jenkins. C. R Smith. Earnest Gar land. Edd Enjrle. W. M. McCullcy. All of these accompanied the body from Fonda. Mrs. Bob Garland, and Mrs. Sam Friar, also from Fonda, were in the company. Towns >n Funeral Home, of Murphy was in rfcarjrc of arrangements. FORMER CONVICT IS HELD HEREON KIDNAP CHARGE Georgia Girl Missing 24 Hcurs, Is Fcunci En Auto Near Ranger She riff Car! T. wn.-on add? <1 anoth er achievement to his fine record vi < <:ncsdiH| mom nip wnen n- mmw what \va t h ught 11? i? a kidnap murder iny t cry involving 15 year old Paul in?* Roso, daughte. <>f a farm I c r living ne .t Blue Itidgo, il.? Sh >ri!; after day-bn-aV, Wednc* da\ tli?- Sheriff. driving the loss fiv qii? nted roads in the Rang* ? vctinn, ? iw a b'-r shiny 1' ?!?*..i: automobile half hidden behind a ham. Investi gating he found the missing girl, fiii- whom an alarm Ka l boon broad ca ' for 24 hours. With her was a man wh i identified himveif as Kober'. Rap* r. aged 'JO. of Athens, Tenn. Sheriff Towns; n says Raper, brought to the County jail in Murphy, admitted stealing the car from a man >r: Athen? and then kidnappng and outraging the girl. Ho is o said to have admitted being a paroled prisoner from the Stat* penit? ntiary i n Tennessee. According to the story told by th" ciil she had accompanied h<r sister to work and was on her way home when Riper drove up and offered her a lift, promising to take hei home. Instead he drove on. crossed t he Slate line into the Ranger section. There he drove up at a f. rm house where he was known. The wife of the farmer late? told She i iff Tow ?. n tha* she knew Raper as n convictcd thief, hut was afraid to forbid hira the right to park be hind her barn. Indication of a pos sible dangerous character of the prisoner was shown by the finding of a two headed hand axe in the car. Jailer Patton Coleman says Raper told him that if he had time to use that axe he would have "made things interesting for the Sheriff." Young Pauline is being held as a material witness against Raper. Meanwhile Sheriff Townson has no tified her parents of what happened. They sai?' thty would be here today, and th ? gi~! nr.-^abiy will be released i* ?heir custody. The girl, tiny and prettv seems puzzled about the whole affair and .?parently does not realize just what i ha? happened. Sheriff Townson says j :*.;?! when he first received the report tha! she was feared kidnaped and per haps slain, he investigated her rep utation and found it spotless. Raper is being held on a federal charge of automobile theft and tran?* porta* ion across the State line, on a charge of kidnapping, and on a char ( go of rape. Either of the latter two j offenses may be punishable by death. i n i. 39 OF TEACHERS ARE REELECTED FOR NEXT YEAR The following t cache t s in frhe Mnr phy Unit were re-elected for the school year of 1940-41. Mr. Kr-rnoth Clayton Wright, Mr. Jul in n If ustrn Pit zor. Mr. Bascom P. Carroll, Miss Meredith WhitaJcer, Miss T .a ura Hucdinc Overton, Mrs. Virginia S?ehom Corhb. Mi?*?? Margaret Virginia Ronton. Miss Dorothy Lido, Mis?? Geneva T>ot H ipd on. Mr. C. Ii. Chambers, Miss Nell Mv r.'i McLaughlin. Mrs. Ann Candler Ward. Mis? KTizabcth Anderson Strickland, Mrs. W. F. Stndstill. Miss Mary K:r?sr Ma:lonee. Miss Bouisc T>or othv O*ook. Miss Ann Hill, Mrs. Kmil.v Cambcll Miller. Mr. Reid Mallonee. Mrs. M i ram Sfillwell AlJen. Mrs. Winslow Jerry Davidson. Mrs. Leila C ay Axley, Mrs. Martha Mayfield Adams, Miss Kmil.v Sword. Mis* 7)air MrCraek^n. Mrs. T. If. Patton, Miss f""iry Nel! Williamson, Miss Clara McCombs. Mi?w Addiv* Loathenvood. Mr, James Frank Wal sh. Miss Franees Dickson, tfiss Lefin ITayes. Miks Forth a Mivt eld. Miss Willie l/Oii Wells. M:ss Klla MeComhs, Mr. John Franklin Smi*h. Mrs. RK*h ard Meroncy. Mr. J. Willi/m Wade, Miss Minnie Zenobia Lattrier.
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