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TOWN PROJECTS GIVEN TVA APPROVAL
89 Seniors Will Get Diplomas
At Exercises Monday Night
?
Baccalaureate and
7th Grade Rites on
Friday and Sunday
The 1941 class of 89 seniors ol
Murphy high school, 45 girls and 44
boys, will receive their diplomas in
rraduation exercises Monday night
at the school auditorium, final cere
mony in the program.
Dr. D. W. Daniels, member of the
English faculty of Clemson college
and noted speaker, will make the
final graduation address.
The seventh grade graduation
ixercises and an elementary grades
operetta will be staged Friday night
and the baccalaureate sermon will
tr given by Rev. C. B. Newton, pas
tor of the Methodist church Sun
day morning.
An elaborate program has been
worked out for the seventh grade i
exercises in the form of an operetta
The International Festival," which
will be held in the auditorium at
7 :30 o'clock Friday night. About 230
children will take part including the
8? members of the seventh grade.
The progmm \14ill feature folk i
dances and songs with each of the
elementary grades representing
children of foreign countries. These
are entertained at a huge festival
the climax of which is the awarding i
of diplomas to the seventh grade i
students.
Tne seventh grade students, the j
high school glee clubs, and other ,
individual students will have part [
m the program for the baccalaureate
sermon Sunday morning at 11 o'clock
:n the auditorium. Rev. J. C. Am
mens and Dr. H. I. Paisley will also I
take part in the rites. Rev. Newton :
will deliver the sermon.
H. Bueck. superintendent, will di- !
reet the program of the graduation I
exercises Monday ni?ht at 7:30
o'clock in the auditorium, and will '
also present tiie diplomas to the !
retiring seniors.
Thi alutatoiv address will be !
Tr.--'-' y Miss Lois Thompson. II. G
I..< a.-. school board member, wil'
? n? special awards. The valedic
;y address, closing part of the :
? :a;n. will t\ made by Miss Mary
. Fain.
V ..Us for the commencement
? - .ii'e: Anna Jean Dickey.'
Thoraasine Slay ton. Well
Hei.n Carringer and ICr.tue
- Crisp.
FEREBEE NAMED
TO HIGHWAY POST;
TELLS OF HOPES
Declares Many Roads
In This Section Are
"Sadly Out of Date"
For the first time in the history ol
the section, a Cherokee County man
has fc*en named Road Commissioner I
lor this District. Appointment of
Percy B. Ferebee as member of the
State Highwav Board for the tenth
division was announced by Gov.
Broughlon in Raleigh last Friday.
In addition to being hailed with
delight by members of both political
parties in Cherokee. Graham and
Clay counties, the appointment is
the more noteworthy because Mr.
Ferebee made not the slightest per
scnal effort to win the post. On the
contrary, indeed, he made strenuous
objection to any efforts being put
forth in his behalf fey his friends.
Against this, at least two other can
didates were boosted by intensive
mail campaigns and a vast deal of
political activity, including the send
ing of delegations to see the Gover
ncr in Raleigh.
Mr. Ferebee. of course. is widely
known as president 01 the Citizens
Bank and Trust Company of An
drews and Muiphy. It m;:y not be so
genera!!? known that banking is a
comparatively recent profession with
him. Originally he was a civil pn
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SATURDAY IS LAST
DAY TO REGISTER
FOR CITY ELECTION
All persons who have not register- !
ed for the coming municipal elections ]
are urged by registrar Porter Axley !
to do tr> mncdia'xly as the resist- 1
ration books close Saturday. April
26.
Filing date for candidate i!j .he
town election also closes Saturday. !
So far oniy one ticket has been fil- |
ed, that of C. D. Ma- iirld for mayor, j
and the incumben board with the I
addition of L. M. Shields.
May 3 has been set as challenge |
day. The el: c i jr.;, will "oc held May 6. ,
economics classes. Foods of every
l kind were prepared with the electrit
ranges and refrigerators. Further
j displaying the adaptibility of the
electic ranges, complete meals were
prepared on individual units, show
ing the wide possibilities of combin
ing all the units for a super meal.
During the Friday session draw
ings were held and electrical prizes
were giroi. Walter Coleman. Frigi
daire dealer, gave a glass coffee mak
er which was won by Miss Mary
Willard Cooper. Peyton G. Xvie, re
presenting Weslinghouse, gave a
floor lamp, won by Mrs. Ross Lloyd
of Hiawassec. Ga. The City Electric
department gave a percolator, won
by Mrs. Aivin Buchanan.
Vf.rious food prizes were won by
the following. Mrs. G. W. Candler.
Mrs. E. S. Miller. Mrs. Elizabeth
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Successful All-Electric Cooking School
Staged By Dealers Thursday and Friday
The electric dealers of Murphy,'
in cooperation with the town electric
department, staged one of the most
successful electric appliance shows
and cooking shools in the history of
the annual event here Thursday and
Friday.
Large numbers of women from all
over this section attended the ap
pliance exhibitions both afternoon
and night on Thursday, but ap
parently the most interest was arous
ed by the cooking school Friday
afternoon. Between 75 and 100 ladies
*ere present for this feature.
Mrs. Beaulah Harris, TV A specia
list, conducted the appliance show
Thursday and served refreshments
to visitors, assisted by the high
?chool home economics classes.
Miss Parker, another TV A specia
conducted the cooking school
0,1 Friday, also assisted by the home
J. D. MALLONEE JR.
IS LAID TO REST
HERE WEDNESDAY
Hundreds Gather
To Pay Tribute at
Funeral Services
Final tribute was paid James D
Mallonee Jr., attorney , Murphy
school board chairman, and member
of the state legislature, in funeral
services conducted from the county
courthouse Wednesday afternoon.
Hundreds of friends from all over
Cherokee county, and from all sur
rounding counties gathered to pay
heir respects.
The services were held at 1 :30
o'clock with the Rev. C. B. Newton,
i Methodist pastor, assisted by Rev.
E. F. Baker, pastor of the Andrews
Baptist church, officiating. Inter
ment was in Sunset cemetery. Town
son Funeral home had charge of all
arrangements.
Mr. Mallonee. who was only 27
years old, died near midnight Sunday
night in a local hospital from a bul
let wcund received early Sunday
morning. Mr. Mallonee Sr. said that
the injury was inflicted accidentally,
apparently while the young man toy
ed with R revolver still in its scab
bard. The bullet entered and passed
through his left side just below the
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Elbert C. Mallonee
Dies Thursday m
Chicago Hospital
Elbert C. Mallonee, 47, prominent
in Murphy business, social and po
litical circles for many years, died in
a Chicago hospital Thursday after
noon at 3:15 o'clock. He iiad been
seriously ill for more than four
months.
Funeral arrangements, which arc
being made by Townson funeral
heme, are as yet incomplete. Mr
Tov r.s?n stated that the body would
be brought to Chattanooga at 4:40
o'cicck Saturday morning and would
arr.,r in M.:rp'ny at approximately 9
o'clock.
M.'. M-lic.ir p had bten in declining
health for many months p.id became
scricuiiy ill abo;:'. the fi.st of Janu
r.ry. K v.a^ u.ken i<- several hospit
als and put under care of specialists
:n A'lanta and other places. Lastly
he -ruered Hines hospital in Chicago
for -n extremely serious operation.
The operation was performed Tues
day. rne entire lung being rmoved.
Originally from Franklin. Mr. Mal
lonee had lived in Murphy for the
past 40 yeaTs. Up until two years ago
he had been in business here as a
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Rev. Paisley Is Elected
Presbytery Moderator
The Rev. H. L. Paisley, pastor of
the local Presbyterian church, was
elected moderator of the Ashevillc
Presbytery, Synod of Appalachia. at
noon Tuesday at a session held at
the Mountain Orphanage near
Swannanoa.
Dr. Paisley succeeds Rev. J. Clyde
Plevico. pastor of the West Ashcville
Presbytrian church, as moderator
Rev. Paul P. Thrower, of Bryson
City, is the stated clerk.
A special communion service was
conducted by Dr. Paisley during the
Wednesday program of the meeting
of the Presbytery. j
Areas Leased for Erection
Of Two Recreation Centers
TOWN RELEASES
STATEMENT OF
YEAR'S FINANCES
Report on Condition
Of Electrical Dept. Is
Submitted In Detail
The financial and operating state
ment of the Town of Murphy for the
fiscal year ending June 30. 1940.
which is puhl- :icd this week, shows
an over expenditure of appropriations
for the period of $1590.54, one of the
closest estimates nf administrative
expenses in tr.e history of the town.
The appropriations, wl-ich are es
timated by the town clerk and ap
proved by the Mayor and board of
commissioners, are made to lake
care of approximately 50 operating
and expense accounts. These ac
counts range in totals from $40 up
to 511,500, and involve a total oper
ating expense of approximately
$36,000.
Totals arrived at for administrat
ive expenses, etc., do not involve the
electric department of the town
which income and outgo do not re- 1
late to the general administration of ;
the town of Murphy. The r.ssets of '
the town are approximately $350,000
while the assets of the electric de- ;
partment are approximately $75,000.
making total assets at approximately
$425,000.
In addition to the fine record ol
appropriations made for operating j
the town, a cash on hand balance of ;
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I H. BUECK RENAMED
TO HEAD SCHOOLS
FOR NEXT 2 YEARS
H Bueck superintendent of the
Murphy School unit, was re-elected
to that office at the last meeting of
the Murphy school board to serve
for a term of two more yeaTs.
Mr. H. Bueck. a native of eastern
North Carolina, came to Murphy to
?rve a.s superintendent in 1932 and
has held the office ever since. The
two year term to which he has just
br< n elected will bring his service
age to eleven years.
The remainder of the school faculty
lias not yet been completed but will
be announced soon.
Mayor Gray Gets
Official Notice from
Knoxville Tuesday
Two projects ol the town ol Mur
phy for constructing recreatiun areas
I <in Hiwassee street and Valley River
I avenue were given official approval
Tuesday according to a notice re
ceived by Mayor J B. Gray. Leases
were granted on both properties
Pinal details of the projects and
approval were expected to be com
i pleted at a meeting of the town
planning commission with N. B
Guyol, of the urban community re
1 lations division in the town hall
i \V?t'r.. :lay n: ...
Mayor Or?;,- ;?< -cived a letter from
William J. H. yes, general manager
' the TV/.. Monday stating tliat
, the plan for the two recreation areas
had been given approval but that
I the third plan, which called foi a
much larger project to build a. golf
j course, had been temporarily reject
! ed.
These projects approved are to be
located in the area known as the city
park now on Valley river near the
bridge on the school campus, and in
the area on Hiwassee street between
the Shields and Townson properties.
Tlie Valley river project calls for
construction of two tennis courts,
badminton, shuffleboaTd and cro
quet courts, fi-rnaces and picnic,
grounds with tables and benches,
and one or two shelters.
The Hiwassee street project would
primarily be a picnc ground with
outdoor furnaces, tables and benches
conveniently placed about the area.
The small winding creek would be
crossed at two or three places with
rustic bridges.
Both projects would be constructed
according to plans laid out by the
TVA in a recent blanket plan sub
mitted for the entire town.
Cost of the two pro;tcts wt'j'.d
amount to approximately $4000. Tlie
t'i?n plans to se :u.<. a WPA proio-.t
lor the actual construction which
would divide the cast nearly evenly
between the two.
Leases will be permitted by the
TVA for one-year periods subject to
annual renewal Thi.c lra.ss would be
given for a nominal consideration.
Plans, maps, cost estimates, ami
all other material have been pre
pared and are ready to submit to
the WPA for a project. Mayor Gray
said. Tlie project itself will, of course,
be set up by the WPA.
The iron mining industry,
which made fat bank accounts for
several residents of Cherokee County
during the first World War is likely
soon to be revived on a big scale, 1
according to word reaching the Srout. '
Preliminary steps are being taken,
according to report, to get iron ore
out of a huge tract on Upper Peach
tree. Other developments, in other
sections of the county may follow in
the near future, for it is an accepted
fact that, iron ore is to be found, in
vast, quantities, throughout the j
county.
The new mining field is said to
cover a trac! A some 300 or more
acres known as the Cooper heirs
property." The Savage Brothers,
hotel owners of Murphy, are said to
be Interested in the property, and so
s Cyrus Witt. The actual mining
Big Iron Ore Operation Soon To Start
On 300 Acre Tract At Upper Peachtree
will bo done, however, by t lie Bir
mingham Steel Company.
Arrangements have progressed to
the degree that Mr. Turner Holland,
who recently purchased the Tennes
see and North Carolina short-line
railroad running from Andrews to
Hayesville has been asked to make a
price on hauling the ore from the
mine to Andrews.
Mr. Holland agreed, if work Is
started, to build a spur- track direct
ly to the scene of operations, thus
doing away the necessity of hauling
any ore by truck.
Arrangements arc said to have been
made to deliver the ore at Its sale*
destination for $3.50 per ton. 8uch
a price will necessitate huge produc
tion by the mine operators, but the
quanitity of ore. easily available, 1*
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