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?In4 (ElrnroW krotit THE LEADING WEEKLY NEWSPAPER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA. COVERING A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TERRITORY JOIN w BEDCROSS JG3N RED CROSS v?. K?*'?? H ICP?\. X. c. riU KsDAV. IIKUIki k 5. i?|o < OPV?SI M. m: YCAK WORK RESUMED ON MONDAY AT NANTAHALA DAM 1000 Men Return To Jobs Following Meeting Thursday p,,i , .illy 1.000 men had returned !0 v Monday on the projects of , the l " Construction Company foi- . lomu: 1 conference last Thursdav i a; Di hertown where the policies 0f tin- I'nion and Company were an nouni 1 and the workers were given ,n , ; ri unity to hear a message rf.id !i?m Governor Hoey by For res H Flwfford. state labor com missioner. Tin Comany opened up for work Fritf i but some of the men formrrly employed did not return until the *ffk 1 nd. Representatives of the company said that at the greatest expansion the company had employ Mi 1.024 men and that the number would be increased a few more hund red during the winter. Work started just nine days after the project shut down as a result of a effort on the part of certain men to drive put the Northern men who were employed on the job. Investi gations made during the trouble In dicated that the attempt to drive out the Northern workmen had been stil ted by several men who were not mployed but included also some miployees of the company. Scores were thrown into the river, a few persons were seriously injured In the fights that occurred Mondny and Tuesday, some of whom were foncd to report for hospital treat men* Many of the Northern men I lef- Tvml accompanied by their ftmiili." some, however, remained in 1 the ? irlnlty and returned to work. I'NION CLEANS IIOVSF. Ji ti S. Turner, representative of the Union, told the workers at the mass meeting Thursday afternoon tha' it was obvious that some house cleaning was necessary in the Un ion. This he said was being done and that it was hoped the men would re turn to work peacefully. Following the mass meeting. Tur ner said, that Robert E. Lee. organiz er and later business manager of the AF of L activities at the Nantahala project had been transferred from the Utah Construction job near An drews and would not return. Lee 'Continued on Back Pan) Final Tribute Paid J. Aberham Green In Rites Thursday J Aberiiam Oreen, better known as "Uncle Abe", passed away at his home in Bras?town November 28. at 5 a m. Funeral services were held At Greencove Methodist church Nov. 29 at 11 o'clock with the Rev. A. J. dimmer and the Rev. D. H. Dennis officiating. Burial was in the church "emeteiy. Mr. Oreen. who lived In Brasstown *11 his life, had been a member of the Methodist church for more than 80 wars. He was a charter member of 'he Oreen Cove church and served as ?tewart there 35 years. He is survived by his wife. 1 daugh t*r- Mrs. Neal Scroggs. Brasstown: frank. Young Harris. Neal. Brasetcwn. Hammler. Marble and Blairsvilie. Oa.: 3 sisters. Mrs. "or* Arrant. Murphy, and Mrs. .Tanie Brasstown. bearers were Oleen Oreen. J^ner Sales. Neal Scrogga. Ed Arrant. Oreen and Lather Oreen. Towmch Funeral Home had charge M funeral Mrs. V. H. Olmsted Passes On. Aged 87. In Home In Virginia ?on did Sunday nlRht at h(r rr 'n Arlin?ton v" .'f -suburb o! Z nZT?n D C Fl,n"al *"lc wS'1Wrehtld 'nV? Mrs. Olmsted was 87 vwr, ?W for 5pv<-ral weeks, death fol lowed a heart attack. Christened "Nancy Elizabeth " hut generally known as "Betty." Mrs. Olmsted was the daughter ef Dr. John W. Pntton. a pioneer who came to the mountains of N'orth Carolina before the Civil War. Dr. Patton married Martha Meroney. auburn haired beauty who wars the belle of the section 'n those early days. The pioneer couple raised a lnrge family, notable among whom were Dr w Oscar Patton. surgeon, legislature, and one time Consul General in the diplomatic service, who died two years ago. and Dr. Samuel Patton. well known as a physician. Henry Pat ton. of Murphy, and John W Pat ton. Jr.. of Washington, D. C. were Other Sons All four srre dead. Daughters in the family, be sides Mrs. Olmsted were Belle Patton, who married Archibald Hunter, of the family in whose memory the Murphy Pyramid was erected: Gertrude, who married John Airheart. a Tennessee mer chant: Bird, who married Frede rick Adams, of Brasstown: and Mary, who married Prof. Craw ford Hicks. Tennessee educator Of these only Mary and Bird, both widows, survive. "Betty" Patton maried Victor II. Olmsted, who came to the mountains with his father, a Nor thern army officer, shortly after the Civil war. The elder Mr. Olm sted established a private school ir> Murphy. During the first years of their marriage the couple lived in Mur phy. where their first two child ren were born. Stanley and Myrtle. Larter moving to Jacksonville. Fla., where Mr. Olmsted entered the hardware business. After two years In Florida the family moved to Washington. D. C.. where Mr. Olmsted received a Government appointment. He rose rapidly, becoming Chief of the U. S. Bureau of Statistics. He also was Associate Director of the first census ever taken in Cuba. leaving the Oovernment to become Secretary of the National Maunfitcturers Associ ation. he later also practised law In West Virginia as a member of a firm representing many cor porations. and returned to the Government to fill several Impor tant posts, among them the di recting of a statistical survey of the Hawaiian Islands, going to Italy as special representative of the TT. S. Oovernment at the World Agricultural and Statistics Congress In Rome. He also was Director of a second census taken by the Government of Cuba Meanwhile a second son. Victor C. Olmsted had been born, and the family made their home in Arlington. Va. There the oldest son. Stanley died, burned to death not quite one year ago. Mrs. Olmsted never completely rallied from the shock of this death, although her splendid courage enabled her to keep her great, constant grief largely hid den. But from that day. her heal th began to fail. She came frequently to Mur phy. which she alway regarded srs her true home. Though 111. she voted, by mall. In the recent ele ctions. and shortly before her death she was planning, eagerly (Continued on B?wk Piff) NEW HEARING IS GRANTED RY FPf ON FONTANA DAM Reconsideration of Power Project Set For January 15th A rehearing on its findings with | relation to the proposed Fontana i itjrdro-clccttis projut in 3*diri itSC Graham counties will be given, the Federal Power Commission has an nounced. following a request by the Nantahala Power and Light com pany. The rehearing will be held in Wa-shinston. January 15. the an nouncement said Reconsideration will be given to the commission's holdins that the project would af fact interstate commerce in the fact that the Little Tennessee rivet, pro posed site of the power project, was navigable. The petition, requestiong the re- j healing, presented by the Nantahala Company asked that the Company ' be given opportunity to present ad ditional data regai ding its claims Among these was citation of the fact that the Knoxville Power Company also planned a similar projcct on the same river below the proposed Fontana site. The commission had formerly held that the building of such a dim would interfere with navigationnon the little Tennessee river, and re quired the company to secure fede : ral license. The license had been I cranted but was not acceptable by j the company Indications are that the power ! generated at the new hydro-electric nlani would be transferred cut of North Carolinr. into Tennessee for use in the plants of the Aluminum company of America, of which the Nantahala Company is a subsidiary. County Council Meet Scheduled on Mondav The Cherokee County Council new ly formed organization representing all public agencies In this section, will hold its first regular meeting in the ounty Agent's office In Mur phy courthouse Monday evening. December 9. at 7 o'clock. A. Q. Ket ner. president, announced today. All members who were present at the organization meeting are urged to attend the Monday meeting. Baptist Association To Meet in Special Session on Sunday A .special meeting of all pastors, promotion committee members and executive committee members in the Western North Carolina Baptist as sociation has bpen called by Rev. E. P. Baker, moderator. The meeting will be held Sunday afternoon. Dec ember 8. at 2 o'clock (CST>. in the Murphy Baptist church. The purpose of the meeting. Rev. Baker explarlned. is to consider work In the churches and to plan extra work for the coming year. The promotion committee is com posed of the pastors and one mem ber of each church in the associ ation. Members of the executive committee are: Rev. E. P. Baker, chairman. R. P. Lovlngood. W. A. Adarms. Mrs. J. C. Ammos. H. L. Mulkey. Leslie Crawford. Miss Violet Spivey. Robert Barker. Everette White. Miss Corena Truett. J. P. Ballew. Mrs. Nora White. Noah Lovingood and Mrs. E. P. Baker. Murder of Workman Is Confessed by Wiggtns i? THREE MEN HELD FOR POSTOFFICE ROBBERY FRIDAY F'' anri i Hun h Snccd were a: vested ami plac et! in the Cherokee county unl Sat urday bv Sheriff Carl Townson on charees of breaking. into Pred Green's ?tore and post office at Ranger Pri | day nicht. The pn*t office is in the -tore building. When notified of the robber. Pheriff Townson secured blood hounds which trailed the men to the Hartne -s house. A lot of the stolen Roods were found in the house, con sistinK of flour, coffee, cigarettes and candy A post office inspector said that a small amount of money r.nd stamps were missing from the post office. According to the sheriff, all three men have admitted participation in the robbery. Federal officers are ex pected to arrive in Murphy some time this week to take charge of the pris oners. MAYOR PUTS BAN ON PUNCHBOARD! CHIEF TO GET 'EM Mayor J. B Gray issued orders to the city Police Department this week to confiscate all punchboards either in operation or on display in the town of Murphy. Chief of Police F:ed Johnson fur- j ther stated that no partiality will be 'howp. any person or group of per sons and issued general warning that all puchboards or similiar devices should be removed to avoid embar rassment and probably other results of discovery. Each year a laTge crop of punch boards springs up in town during the Christmas shopping season but they are no more legal then than at any other time, it was pointed out. The mayor and police feel the action they are taking is necessary in order to forestall probable future expansion of such practices. o Cherokee Land Use Association to Meet A meeting of all count;/ commit teemen in the Cherokee County Land Use Planning Association will be held in the courtroom of the Murphy courthouse Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock 'est), secretary Quay Ketner has announced. Jack Criswell. who has charge of all Land Use Planning in the state, and J. W Crawford, staff member, will be present to address the gathe ring and assist in the meeting. In addition to excellent record in his present position. Mr. Criswell has a state-wide reputation as a good speaker, Mr Ketner said, and all committeemen are urged to be pre sent for the meeting Monday. CHRISTMAS SEAL SALE IS STARTED This year's Christmas Sea! Sale haes been started in Murphy. Mrs. C. W. Savage. chairman, has announced, and is being sponsored by the Wo man's Club. The primary drive in sale of these seals is being made in the local schools. Mrs. Savage stated, under the direction of several of the teac hers. Andy Stiles, Held For Firing Shot, Released Tuesday Fred Wluins. of Andrew >. >iuned n hen T u c ay ? i the ?-layin?,; of Jam?-* Workman, the night < t November 21 .i!:tr Claude Str | wart, alleged accomplice. made a f>nlc ion of his pa. t In the crime, whirl, in vo l v?cl \V: ?-ins Sheriff Town^on ?? innomi vti Workman 1 > im . m-. " ? :i ti?' nix lit mentioned In front of hi* homo near An tin ? Dora Ray, prc ? ni at the limn -.vis wounded bv the same shotcun charwe At at preliminary hearing before 'lislire of the Peace D M Roe*'' in Murphy Saturday Andy Stiles. Claude Stewart and Hoasea Thras her. -all of Andrews. were ordered held for grand jury action in the April term of superior court Mrs Ray positively identified Stiles ?s the man who fired the fatal shot Wir Rins was released. Stewart .sent for Sheriff Townson Monday night and told him that he. Thrasher and Wiggins had been the three men involved in the shooting it the Workman home, and further stated that Wiggins fired the shot. H? also told the Sheriff where to find the shotgun near the ?rene. vliicli had been broken i:p and throwi awav. Sheriff Townson arrested Wiggins T'":rinv 1 d Wiggins^ ? ? ; ? ? r. v ,.vF the gun hnd in ' v T' -heriff then ear ned Wi ? ? t). Murphy iail where h' o: Ft -d tJw killing. Vollov :nrr : . >?' ->rt hen-tnp in the pro-'rv ?' Jus". ?? Reese .4ndy Stiles formerly identified as bring the killr". wr.! r '.eased from Jail, stri Wiggins. Thrasher and Stewart were srll held for the murder George Snodgrass L. D. Schooley. O. B. Sutton and I J MrCartv who were being held as material witnes ses. were released under summons to appear in the April court. In the aetual story of the slaying, a?; told in the two confessions Tues (Continued from Front Page) First Monthly Meet Of Sunday Schools Called for Dec, 15 In accordanop with a plan to hold regular monthly meetings of all Sunday Schools in the Western North Carolina Baptist association, the first meeting has been called by J. P. Ballew. association superinten dent. for Sunday afternoon. Decem ber la. ai. i. uviuvk -CoT' in the Murphy Baptist church A special program of music and other interesting features has been planned by Mr Ballew for this first meeting. An invitation is extended all quartette? and choirs In the as sociation to be present and take part in the singing Mr. Ballew also ask ed that any singing group which had a special number they would like to render, he would make a place for them on the program if notified by letter. His address Is. Route 2. Mur phy. N. C. All teachers and officers In the various Sunday schools are espec.18117 urged to attend this meeting and aTl other interested persons. The association is composed of thirty-six 8unday schools with a to | tal enrollment of 2 M17
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