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A Better Murphy
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1 HE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER
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MURPHY
ENTERS TV A CELEBRATION
Veteran Performs Heroic ?
Rescue of Drowning Youth
Saves Life Of
floyd Baker In
Hiwassee Lake
F.cyd Baker. 16 year-old F&ctory
tpvn youth, was snatched from a
,atfry crave here Thursday after
r.ron :n a sensational nick-o-time
jescic by a crippled world war vet
eran. ' 10 swam 100 yards across
H:xa '<? lake and pulled the boy
to safetv aTter he <Baker> had sunk
from .alit beneath the waters of
tj-j. H.was^ee Lake.
The re sourer was Fornie "Crip" Mo
Cnry occupant of the lccal CCC
veterans ramp.
Baker who was given medical
treatment immediately after being
revived was reported Saturday as
?jms ? fully recovered.
About 3 o'clock Thursday after
noon Baker and several other young
people were swimming in the lake
near the Southern railway trestle,
which is directly across the lake from
the CCC camp where McCrary and
a companion were swimming. Baker
ha3 swam across the lake several
times, according to witnesses, pro
pelling a log before him and using
it for ? float. On one trip across as
he neared the bank he suddenly re
leased his grasp on the log and sank.
He rose to fhe surface and gave a
cry for help, and sank again.
His companions on shore apparent
ly became panicked with fear and
also beean to shout and scream for
help. "Hearing their cries. McCrary.
although hindered by c. crippled
hip leaped into the water and swam
all the way across the lake to the
spo.t where the "boy sank.
McCrary said he dived as near the
spot as tie could and searched the
"Dot torn tor the boy's body. After
almost a minute he discovered Baker
Cunning to a snag on the bottom
of an old ditch which extended
ou- into the lake. After several ef
forts he managed to break the boy's
grip and brought him to the surface.
McCrary towed the boy to shore
and administered artificial respir
ation Tor approximately ten minutes
before bringing him back to con
sciousness. He -described the boy as
Ving very near -death witb his lungs
filled with water and his breathing !
halted lor an ^definite length of
time. As soon as he was revived a
voiunteer carried ?Baker to a local
hospital where medical treatment
ras giver..
Efforts are being made to secure a
Carnegie Medal for MiCrary. who in
addition to performing a heroic act 1
ih saving the boy's life, did so under !
a huge handicap. McCrary 's hip was
crushed in a train wreck several ;
years ago which almost completely
disabled one leg and his trip.
McCrary was very modest about
ft? whole affair, however, merely
stating, "it would be a lot safer for
'hose kids swimming down there if
they had life guards and some kind
fules to protect them."
Witherspoon Cultivates
New Variety Of Dahlia
i
Col. Don Witherspoon has taken |
his place in the line of horticultur
ists. For many years he has taken
Pride in his flower garden and rec
ently has been experimenting with |
the development of new flowers.
A Wutiful red dahalia is the re
sult of his experiments and he has
named it "Cherokee Warrior". The j
<iahalia is larger than most of this 1
variety and has a brilliance and light
tl"ai undeniably makes it outstanding.
TVA TO CONFER
W!TH LOCAI. MEN
HERE TUESDAY
To Discuss Plan
F or Boat House
And Golf Course
A delegation of TVA officials will
come to Murphy frcm Knoxville nrxt
Tuesday. August 6 for a conference
which may Rive Mi'rnhy a boat house
near the L and depot, and a golf
links alcng the Hiwassee river, ex -
tending from the bridge up beyord
Martins Creek.
Four, and perhaps five or six high
officials of the TVA are expected to
fc-e in the party. Accompanied by
Mayor Gray, Secretary of the Cham
ber of Commerce Fred Christopher,
pnd probably Jack Blase. TVA en
\ cineer. the party will tour the river
; site, and also two alternative golf
links sites farther distant from town.
, The land slcng the river is regarded
I as preferable because of its easy
; accessibility.
The TVA already has .agreed to
| lease all the land needed to the town
I for an indefinite period of years, at
; a rental of only one dollar per year.
, Funds for building the course are ex
pected to be secured from the PWA.
i Construction of a big boat house.
: on the Hiwassee river, near the L
and N depot also are expected to be
; gotten from the PWA. The building
i would be designed to house smarll
craft with anchorage for larger boats
i provided in the waters nearby. The
! building also would have sufficient
j floor space to permit the staging of
dances there during the summer.
Mr. Schenider was in Murphy on
business connected with the local
store. Tuesday evening while sitting
in the lot>by of the Regal Hotel, he
complained of feelmg ill. and was
helped on a couch. Failing to rally,
plans were being made to drive him
back to Syhra when his attack took
a turn for the worse, and he was
taken to the hospital instead. He
died there, about three hours later.
Hospital physicians attributed his
dearh to a heart attack.
Mr. Schneider was about 40 years
ould. and was one of the leading
business men of Western North Car
olina. The Cherokee Furniture Com
pany store in Murphy was closed
temporarily in respect to his mem
ory.
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BLUE RIDGE REUNION
Blue Ridge. Ga. ? The alumni of
the old Mary P. Willingham school
for girls will have a reunion at Blue
Ridge. Ga.. in the former Baptist
assembly auditorium 'now Blue
Ridge jrym> on Sunday. August 4.
AH alumni are invited to come and
bring their families and a basket
lunch. Former faculty members are
..V<j jnvKtu.
Furniture Chain Head
Dies of Heart Attack
Stricken In Hotel
i R. J. Schneider, head of the chain
! of ftirniture stores, one of which, the
I Cherokee Furniture Company is in 1
1 Murphy, died Tuesday night m Pe
[ trie Hospital, a few hours after a
heart attack. His remains were ta
ken to his home in Sylva. N. C.. for
internment.
Itinerary Of Farm !
Tour Is Announced
A' i t .V- been til? cii-iom in the'
pa>-t year' in Graham County to '
held farm tours, this w ill be repeated
in 1940 It i -ea!</ed that farm '
tourr. art- very important ways of
?ti ipuin mh. iMIMtia lu ar? mm imlll ;
what the other farmers in the county
art dome They are very educational 1
as well as in^pirine to those who j
?pke advantage of them
In 1939 there were four commun- I
lty tour?, and one peneral county
iteur conduct- d in Graham County.
jThe attendance on these tours wa<
ecod. and it is hoped that more suc
cessful ones may be conducted in
1940.
Dunne the week of Aliens* 5-9 j
| there will be five community tour I
conducted throughout the differen' '
sections of the county. These com
munity tours are chiefly for the
demonstration farmerr. However, the
public is invited to attend any or
all of them.
The countywide tour will he held
on Thursday. August 15. This tour
will reach practically all sections of
the county, however, the exact route
will not be determined until alter
the township tours are completed.
Each farmer and his family are in
vited and urged to attend this tour
August 15. A number ci outstanding
farms will be visited and a number
of result demonstrations will be seen
durins the day. This tour will cer
tainly te worth any farmer's time
and effort to attend. Anyone wishing
to make this tour who does not have
means cf transportation, if they will
kindly get in touch with the county
agent's office, transportation will be
provided for them.
TEACHERS FOR
MURPHY SCHOOL
UNIT ANNOUNCED
Six County Unit
Schools Will Open
On August 29th
The election of two teachers to
the faculty of the Murphy city unit
of schools in a meeting of the school
boaid here Tuesday morning com
pleted the entire teaching personnel
for this year.
Mrs. J. H. Pitzer was elected to
teach m the Grape Creefc schools
replacing Frank Walsh who resigned
to become principal of Marble school*.
Mrs. Rebecca Wells was elected to
I the high school faculty of Murphy
schools.
The complete list of teachers for
che Murphy unit Is as follows:
Murphy high school ? K. C. Wright,
principal. J. H. Pitzer, B. R. Carrol.
Meredith Whitaker. Virginia S.
Cobb. Margaret Virginia Benton,
Dorothy Lide. Geneva Dot Higdon,
C. B Chambers. Mrs. J. L. Meyers,
Elizabeth Strickland. Mrs. W. E.
Studstill. Dorothy Crooke. Anne Hill.
Mrs. Emily Campbell Miller. Mr.-. C.
B. Chambers. Mrs. Rebecca Wells,
and Reid Mallonee.
Murphy elementary school ? Mrs.
Miriam Stiliuell Allen. Mrs. J. W.
Davidson. Mrs. Lola Grey Axley. Mr . J
Martha Adams. Emily Sword. Mrs.
Alonzo Shields. Mrs. T. H. Patfon.
Mary Nelle Williamson. Clara Mc
Combs. and Addie Leatherwood.
Grape Creek ? Mr.-. J. H. Pitzer,
Frances Dickson: Tomotla ? Lelia
Hayes. Bertha Mavfield. Willie Lou '
Wells: Bates Creek ? J. F. Smith,
Ella McCombs: Kinsey ? Mrs. Richard
Meroney: Texana 'colored) ? J. Wil
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Float to Represent
Murphy in Parade
AUGUST TERM
COURT CONVKNKS
MONDAY, AUG. 5
Indian Murder Case
Features Docket Of
169 Indictments
The August term of Cherokee
County Superior Court will convene
in Murphy. M< nday August 5. with
165 rases listed on the doek'-t lor
disposal this session, including on
| murder case. Honorable Wilson War
! lick is judge presiding.
The majority of the cases to come
before the court are .small cases or i
carryovers from the last Krm. These '
Include violation*-" of the prohibition
laws, assaults, traffic violations and
larceny, with one or two cases of J
arscn.
Feature case of this term is the
murder trial of Ed Jackson and Nick ;
Saunocke. Cherokee Indians charged |
with the murder of Clyde Brady of
Topton over three years ago. The j
killing tock place September 5. 1937.
and the accepted story at the time
was that Brady was killed by a hit
pnd-run driver on the highway near
Topton.
About the first of April this year
Saunooke made t^e statement tha' j
Jackson had killed Brady and that he ]
had been badly injured in the fracas i
that took place at the time.
Arrested and brought to trial in '
preliminary hearing .Jackson admi*- j
ted that he slew Brardy and slashed I
Saunocke's leg with a knife, but
claimed self-defense, stating that all
three were drunk at the time At the
(time only Jackson was charged with
Ithe murder.
Later, however. Jackson told a |
different story about the death of '
Brady, charging that Saunooke had
killed him after all three had been
fighting. He admitted that he knock- ?
cd Brady down and that he cut
Saunooke. but claimed that he im
j mediately walked away and after he
' was gone Saunooke beat Brady to
'death Healso claimed that Saunooke
: originated the story that they had
i.11 been hit by an autolst.
! Following this statement by Jack
sen, charges were also placed against
Saunooke la r murder and the two j
wl.1 stand trial together.
Announce Schedule
Of Dog Vaccinations
The following schedule of rabies
vaccinations has been announced for
the coming week by vaccinator B.
C. Walker.
Monday, August 5. Oereeta. 9 A.
M.: Monday. August 5. Unaka. 10 A.
M.: Monday August 5. Violet. 12
r.oon: Monday. August 5. Buckfcerrv
school house 2 P. M.: Tuesday. Aug
ust 6. Grape Creek school. 9 A. M.:
Tuesday. August 6, Ebeneezer school.
11 A. M.
All dog owners are warned by the
health department to have their dog
vaccinated as the vaccinator comes
to their community. Failure to do
so is" punishable by law.
Mary Frances Bell
Is Selected To Be
"Spirit Of Murphy"
? Murphy wii! be rmi of U>r s'irr per
. forme r.1 n the South r.rcatest pa*?
'? n* t'-n T' un< -r Valley Celetra
'inn, which wii be } .? Id during the
\\i r\r f ? (j 0f Luix r Day in Chattan
1 cry a.
Arrangement; hav? be??n m.txir by
F O Chri ropher. rhairman of the
J >r1 committee. to place a lame
float ir. the parade. depictinc a scene
n Murphv nloni! Hi\v;i ^ Lake the
cnlv mountain lake in the TVA sys
tem. Harve F.lkins has been placed
in charce of thi* particular phase of
the prrcram and is now making trr
ranEemcnts for the fcuildinc of the
float
Mi^- Mary France1 Bell has been
chosen to represent this city as the
"Spirit of Murphy" and will reign
over the Murphy in try in the pa
rades. pageant, receptions, etc.. dur
ing t!i< three hie days of the celebra
tion Attending her will be six local
girls chosen by a committee from the
local woman's clubs. These are
Elizabeth Gray. Martha Brumby.
Mary WillaTd Cooper Mildred Hill.
Winifred Townson. Billie Jackson and
Louise Leatherwood.
On the gala side balls parades
barbecues, receptions, dinners, and
boat races will vie with the more ser
ious dedication events of citizenship
day. when over 3000 young men and
women will be given awards of citi
zenship. Governors, senators and
other high officials will participate
in the solemn dedication ceremonies,
representing all seven states included
in the Tennessee Valley Authority.
During the three day period. August
31. and September 1-2. two glamor
ous balls will be held, in which all
representative young people will par
ticipate The young ladies from Mur
phy are exected to shine there!
In addition various other features
will be presented including the an
nual cotton t?ll and the Happy Val
ley Hone ? how.
Complete details of the plans fot
the Murphy delegation are not ready
for release as negotiations have not
bee n finished.
The entire plan is being sponsored
; onci arranged by special committee
j from the chamber of commerce. th<
j Lions Club, the Woman' . Clufc- and
I the .Junior Woman's Club, headed by
Fred Christopher, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce and appoint
'd chairman for this event by the
TV A celebration chairman.
iCalifornians Visiting
In County; Renew
Scout Subscription
B. T. Smith, of Wasco, Cal , drop
rd by the Scout office this week to
place his subscription for another
year before returning to his home in
the "sunny state". Mr. Smith ha",
many friends and relatives in this
section and Mrs. Smith is a nativf
of Union county. Ga.
Mr. and Mr- Smith and daughter,
Betty Leu. have been visiting with
Mr. E. L. Cook of Notla for about a
week and plan to return to California
around Auzust 5 Mr. Smith said he
wanted to be sure to eet the Scout
so he could read the news about
"homcfoljis."