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To Service
fcr Progress
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Our Aim:?
A Better Murphy
A Finer County
THE LEADING WEEKLY NE'
WSPAPER IN
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
COV ER1NC A LARGE AND POTENTIALLY RICH TEVtRITORY
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Ml KPHY. N. t. THI RSDAV UCOMBLK ?S
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EIGHT PERSONS
IV COUNTY JAIL
all converted
Inspired Visit by Mrs.
J. H. McCall Results
I In Spiritual Rebirth
A sudden urge which came to Mis
H Mi-Can to visit the Cou'Hy j.-nl
, week ago has resulted in the con
wraon of two women prisoners and
i totally changed attitude on the
| jart of the six men inmates. Accord
M to Jailer Pat ton Coleman there
lasu t been a word of profanity
ipoier. for a week.
Instead of roaring out rough
aw?.". they are now singing hymns"
!* said. There are no more argu
ment.- or complaints. The jail is a
different place."
The most marked changc. accord
ing to jailer Coleman, is Iowa Ste
??rt. a pretty young woman serving
i 12 months sentence as a confirmed
Squor addict, and in Mrs Dora Ray
?ho deserted her husband and child
sr. :o come to this section with a
?orter on tile Nantahala Dam pro
ject. and who is held as a material
?itnes.i in the recent slaying of her
ptramour. near Andrews.
Both these women were what
m might call mean" said Coleman
"They quarrelled with each other-'
ilK.v cursed like sailor?- >k.
' "'ey seemed
mad at the whole world, all
tne :une."
"But they're different now. A
eouple of days ago. lOWa Stewart
uked me to get her a hymn book I
wen out and bought one. and now
?e?erW???hTnd h0UK
together. Both have pretty good
sweetly.^ hannonize mighty
Mrs. McCall paid her first visit lo
?heKul Sunday a week ago. She had
tet M, thP VlSit She said She
Wk within UrBe to RO ^d
with the prisoners.
That evening. Fatten Coieman
hioxnWaS qUletest the had
tao,n m months. Indeed, the pri
qulet u,at
suspected they might be plotting
?oned'uiem 80 and quest"
wwhem. They told him that Mrs
*C*i h=d "set them to thinking?"
id 2T thai hoped she
ThL I C?me 10 ^ them again
jnns word was telephoned to Mrs
the verv""" 1"* Paid 3 56001111 visit,
hi*- ? ? day. Since then she
visited the prisoners three times
,m- Paying with them.
thZ ZtTrenCe ?f the ettect ? t
Sunday ^/?wa stewart arsked last
held ;n\h ? religious services be
joinpti in the J' ThC 0ther 'mmates
?as only ut, ^ a"d Mr. Coleman
Iowa happy to consent. At
Thooias wTSt' the ReV' Gord?n
toryto^ ^ summoned, from Fac
5ervice<; q came with a choir, and
Never befo^ Sunday afternoon,
cerZ Z*? Was there a more sin
congregation. "
though the County jail, today.
"" vcnr l bars are ?till there.
?i:h ^e tn.?SP^re 18 surchar^d
"Peace on P?fh lstmas spiritu
alen. ? hl Good will toward
Child's Death Saddens
Xma8 for Forresters
There will be no merry Christmas
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Forrester, at Culberson, Route 2. In
^ad of the say spirit of St. Nicho
the home Is stalked by the grim
Angel of Death. Little J. B. Forrester.
eleven year old son, died Mon
da* night, and will be burled on
cluiEtmas Day.
The boy died at a Laural hospital
?ollo^ing an emergency operation
? appendicitis. Funeral services will
5? held Christmas day afternoon.
,r?a his parent's home.
?ht Hinbt Mtfavt
(Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, not even
a mouse;
The stockings were hung by the
chimney with care.
In hopes that St. Nichols soon would
be there.
The children we'e nestled all snug in
their beds,
While visions of sugar-plums danced
through their heads;
And Mamma in her kerchief, and T
in my cap.
Had lust settled our brains for a
long winter's nap?
When out on the lawn there arose
i such a clatter.
I sprang from my bed to see what
was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a
flash.
! Tore open the shutters and threw np
the sash.
The moon on the brest of the new- I
j fallen snow
! Gave a luster of midday to objects
below:
When, what to my wondering eyes
should appear:
But a miniature sleigh, and eight
tiny reindeer:
With a little old driver, so lovely and
quick.
I knew in a moment It must be St.
Nick.
More rapid than eagles his courses
they came.
And he whistled, and shouted and
called them by name
"Now, Dasher! now. Dancer! now,
Prancer and Vixen!
On! Comet: on! Cupid; on- Dunder
and Blit/en;
To the top of the porch, to the top
of the wall.
Now dash away, dash away dash a
wa.v all!
As drv leaves that before the wild
hurricane fly.
When they meet with an obstacle,
mount to the sky.
So. up to the house-top the courses
they flew.
With the sleighful of toys-and St.
Nicholas too.
And then in a twinkling I heard on
the roof
The prancing and pawin* of each
little hoof.
As I drew in my head, and was turn- j
ins: around.
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came
with a bound.
He was dressed all in far from his
head to his foot.
And his clothes were all tarnished
with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys had flunr on his
back.
And he looked like a peddler just
opening his pack:
His eyes, how they twinkled! bis
dimples, how merry!
His cheeks were like roses, his nose
like a cherry!
His droll little mouth was drawn up
like a bow,
I And the beard on his chin was as i
1 white as the snow!
The stump of a pipe he held tighi
in his teeth.
j And the smoke, it encircled his head
like a wreath.
I He had a broad face, and x little
j roundbelly.
' That shook when he laughtcd like |
a bowlful of jelly.
' T To was chubby and plamp_a right j
jolly old elf:
And ? laughed when T saw him. in
spite of myself.
A wink of his eye and a twist of his j
head.
Soon Rave me to know I had nothing \
to dread.
He spoke not a word, but went str
aight to his work.
And filled all the stockings, then
turned with a jerk.
And laving his finger aside of his
nose.
And giving a nod. up the chimney
he rose.
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team
he gave a whistle.
And away they all flew, like the
down of a thistle: .
But I heard him exclaim ere he drove
out of sight.
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all
a good night**
WINNERS CHOSEN
IN LIONS CI.I B
XMAS CONTEST
Especial Interest
Shown in School's
Exhibit by Judges
Winners ;n the annua! Lions dub
Chrtstma- decorations contest were
: nr.oun rd Monday night by Peyton
G Imp club president with cash
prizes being awarded in three clsss
w of decorations.
First prize of ST no went to Mrs
Margaret Aiken for window decorat
ions. second prize of $3.00 was won
by Mr- Joe Rav Firs; prize of S" 00
for Entrance decorations was won by
Mrs J w Axlev. and second prize
of S3 00 was taken by Mrs R H
Foard First prize in outside decorat
ions. $7 00 was won by Mrs Wade
Massey. and second priz.e. $3 00 was
; won by Mr Pred Dickey.
J'Jd?PS for the contest were all
( from out of town and were- Miss
' Mary Ann Davidson, art instructor
j in the schools of St. Louis. Missouri:
I Edwin Davidson, student in civil en
gineering in the University of Mis_
souri: and W P Shook, railway mail
clerk.
Especial interest was given by the
judges to the Christmas exhibits of
Mrs W E. Studstill. Mrs. A Q. Ket
ner. Mrs Pain. Mrs Case. Mrs. Elk
ins. Mrs. H Bueek. Mrs Frank Ellis
! and the Petrip Hospital
, Although not made eligible for
' contest competition, the exhibit of
the Murphy schools was proclaimed
ven- superior by all' three judges.
This exhibit depicts the three wise
men following the star to the birth
place of Christ 1940 years ago.
Mr Ivie expressed great pleasure
; at the response to the contest, in
j which entries numbered 50. Com
i petition was so close this venrr that
next yule season is being looked for
; ward with anticipation of a comp
lete toivn-full of beautiful decorati
ons.
As a whole, the entire city is well
lighted and glows with the Christy
mas spirit that is always prevailing
in the towns and rural sections of
Cherokep county.
Bullet Wound Fatal
To HiwasseeMan
Death wrote "finish" to the quar
rel Fred Ballard had with his wife,
near Hiw,issee. Ga.. last Sunday
afternoon. Baiiard died in Petne
hospital. Monday night, as a result
of a bullet wound from 1 he gun of
Deputy Sheriff Bradshaw of Towns
County. Ga.
Bradshaw says he was forced to
shoot in self defense.
The Deputy Sheriff haa tried to
stop the quarrel, he says, when Bal
lard turned on him. with a knife.
The enraged husband was shot
through the stomach the bullet, cut
ting his it. > s f ines in five places.
He was rushed to Petric hospital
here an emergency ope.ation was
performed, but Ballard lingered only
a little more than 24 hous.
He will be buried from his late
residence, probably on Christmas
day.
Mrs. Clara Lovingood
Passes on, Aged 81
Mrs. Clara McCombs Lovingood,
age 81. died at her home In Peach
tree December 22 at 9 a. m. Funeral
services were held in the hom. Dec
ember 22 at 3 p. m. with the I tayes
ville Methodist preacher officiating.
Interment In Peachtree cemetery.
Ivie Funeral Home had charge of
funeral arrangements.
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