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VOL. ? ? NO. H
MURPHY. NORTH CAROLINA
THURSDAY. APRIL 2. 1M2
5c COPY? SI. 5* PER YEAR
MORE TO LEAVE
FOR ARMY CAMP
EARLY IN WEEK
Two Volunteers Listed
jb Group; ? Deferred!
Men To file Studied
Anoiiier proup of Chrrokci Coun
ty Youths will leave fo. the army
early next week. Two are volunteers;
the rest are 1-A draftees.
The volunteers are Oliver J. Creas
man. of Andrews and Willard Fan
Taylor ,of Letitia.
The others are James Lyie Hamil
ton, Boyd Gibby, and William Clyde
Cable .all of Andrews; Oscar Porter
Jenkins, and Mackcy Dcrreberry. both
of Marble
Henry Lee Sneed and Elislia Craig,
both of Letitia
George Tweed, of Brasslown: Char
lie Bry-int. of Culberson: John Arvel
Harp< r. of Tomotla; Edie Taylor, of
Unaka.
Ed William Hedrick. Idris Adams.
Wayne Robert. Bowles and Hugh Ed
Hensley. all of Murphy.
Don Ernest Johnson, Murphy. Rt. 1 ;
Theodore Henry Frankum and Glen
"William Crisp, Murphy, Rt 2; anJ
Horace McRae. Murphy, Rt. 3.
William E Chambers, former TV A
policeman At Hiwasoce Dam ? iso was
notified to rcr>ort. but will start for
ramp froiri Knoxvllle. where he now
if makin ; li:s home.
The call tills month was expected
to be larger than that of February:
but Instead was considerably smaller.
This is believed due to the fact that
a number o fresidents of the county
have enlisted In both the army and
the navy, in Asheville, and elsewhere.
Numbers for those who registered
In the third draft were received at
draft headquarters in Murphy this
week and Capt. Wayne Walker, sec
retary of the Board and his assistants
are studying instructions as to where
to place them.
Numbers in the first and second
drafts were merged, and the men call
ed according to the sequence in which
their numbers were drawn. The Board
(Continued on back page)
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All But One Stay Sober
As Court Term Open#
Believe It or not. the mere fact
that court is in session seems to have
more effect on the gents who go in
for serious drinking than all the po
licemen and churches combined.
The police are a 24-nour-a-aay
warning of what's going to happen
,iust as soon as somebody gets crock
ed The ministers are ready with in
formation as to what will happen
hereafteT. None of it seems to matter
much to the over-thirsty.
But let Court open, and Its n dif
ferent matter. During the present
term there hasn't been a soul arrest
ed for drunkenness In Murphy, ex
cept Mr. Snake Frankum.
Rev. W. A. Cook Catches
Another Whopper Bass
Just Outside of Town
The Rev W A. Cook, one tinv
Murphy police chicf. and fisherman
extraordinary proved on Tuesday
. that his catching of a bass weighing
mul/ riniu pounds a few days be- I
fore was not ? fluke.
Tuesday afternoon the retired
minister hauled another big fellow '
out of the Kiawassee river. Though I
smaller than the first one. It weigh
ed four pounds and twelve ounces I
And Just to f Kitten the report tha
even ministers can't always be be
'icvcd when it comer, to fish stories j
; the pastor-sixirtsman left his catch
on display .for hours .at Walt Mau
ney's drug store.
The catch was made near the fil
tering plant .fishing from the shore,
with a plug bait. It was one of sev
; eral. lire smallest weighing well over
a pound.
Self Defense Plea
Made by Bob Slen
In Bry on Shootrtg
On trial for his life. Bob Allen
i went on the stand in Superior court
j in Murphy Thursday and swore that
he shot and killed Lawrence Bryson
when thi latter threw rocks at him.
The killing took place December
13, on a street leading to the homes
of both men. Formerly good friends,
the latter had quarreled less than an
hour before and Bryson had been
fined $5 75 for attacking Allen in a
dispute said to have arisen over pol
itics.
The accused man is defended by
Attorney Tom Jenkins, of Robbins
ville. and Oray and Christopher, of
Murphy.
Allen's testimony came after Dr.
Bryan Whitfield. Policeman Prant:
Crawford and the widow of the slain
man testified that the victim told
them. Just before he died, that he
had been shot in the back while he
was running to escape. Bryson was
quoted as saying that Allen had shot
him a second time after he was
down, and then had stood over him
and fired a third bullet into his body.
The State concluded its testimony
Thursday afternoon and the case
was expected to reach the Jury Fri
day.
Eighty five special veniremen
were summoned for the tri?l, and
til of Wednesday and part of Thurs
day was consumed In selecting a
jury.
Allen testified that he had tried to
old Bryson after their fight, but
met him on the way home. Without
warning .he sold. Bryson began hurl
ing rocks at him. Allen said he shot
| ir> self defense
Sales o fnatural gas last year were
19 per cent over the 1940 total, the
biggest increase on record.
Drunken Duck Goes On The War Path
And Lands Self and Owner in County Jail
They've had ail kinds of drunks,
in the County Jail .but last week
Jailer Patton Coleman had a new
?*? sprung on him by Prank Craw
ford. one time cafe owner In An
drews. but now r. well liked member
of the Murphy Police force.
It was a drunken duck named
Sustace. the bird was raised as a pet.
and ordinarily Is a perfect little gen
?Meman? but he drinks. And When he
to tn his liquor, Crawford and Cole
man agree that he acts scandalous!
The owner of Bustace brought him
to Murphy last week .leading him oy
* string. Eustace would follow with
out any cord, but la led, his owner
explained, to keep htm from attack
in* dogs. Bostace doesn't like dogs- ? i
and he's a big drake, with a long,
taogh bin. When he pecks 'em, they
stay jjouked.
Eustace and his owner went first
| to the Smoke-house. Somebody
i bought the owner a beer. The latter
drank half, then put the glass down
on the floor .where Eustace emptied
It.
After that, Eusttace was definitely
In on the party. Everytlme a drink
was bought .there was a glass for
Eu?tace. Pretty soon he was honking
challenges to any and all comers.
Bud Alverson came around to an
nounce that Eustace would haye to
quiet down, or leave. Eustace didn't
like his tone of voice, went Into a
staggering charge, and bit Bud on
the leg. For that Scstace and his
owner both got put <rat.
Eustace and his owner then pro
ceeded to make the rounds otf the
beer taverns. It waoit long before
RALLY IS CALLED j
BY REPUBLICANS
FOR SAT.. APRIL 15
T~ M r? ? | t?.i. ?
? w ? nunc v^uuiuy l ivnci
As Democrats Keep
^ Sfient About Plans
Gei ia Oarbo wnni give out aiu 111
intervlt ws. She wont tell wnat slie
plans. hopes, or expects And thi
Democrats of the County, mostly an
".he same way when anybody mention^
the primaries, due the last of May.
With the exception of Bass Padgett,
who has announced himself as a can
| rlidate for reelection to the office of
Register o fDecds not a single Df-mci
cratic candidate ha.; said a word a!
i< st no. fer put .eivon.
There is a well founded report, that
County Commissioner FV| Wood, of
Andr ews. one of tlx- leading business
men of all this section, will refuse to
run again His reason, it is said, is
that he cannot spare the time from
his many private business interests.
The latter are far-flung. How the
others feel about running again is not
known
Thus far. no definite plans have
been announced to hold a Democratic
convention. The county organization,
as such, is dormant, and whether it
will swing into activity before the
primaries is a matter of guess-work.
Democratic waters are particularly
muddled as regards the coming race
'or She'iff. Loste ? Mason, formei
Sheriff refuses to state definitely that
he will be a candidate. Most people
think he will run: but Los told the
writer: "I'm playing dumb, and just
listening. Ihaven't made up my mind '
There is no such condition amon<
the Republicans. The organization Is
active, and the party will put out a
full ticket, backed with both work
and money. They hope to make a
clean sweep of all the County offices
except the Commisionerships. There
the party is doomed to a minority as
a result of the re-districting of the
County put thorugh by Col. Harry
Cooper when he was in the State
Legislature.
In all the other county races, how
ever. the Republicans see a good
chance for victory. As this is written
there .ire two or more aspirants for
every post.
To do away with any possibility of
friction, a County Republican conven
tion has been called by County Chair
man C. E. Hyde for Saturday. April
11. Delegates will meet in the court
Outstanding Rating
Is Won By Ranger
In School Contest
The Ranger school covered itself
with glory in the recent. World Study
Scrap book contest conductei
throughout the 14 uouiiMea of Wes
tern North Carolina by the Ashe
vllle Citizen Times. Its students took
the first four honors in the County,
and also won one of the "grand
prizes." in the elementary division.
Also the Ranger school was select
ed as one of the five outsanding in
Western Carolina, and the school
library will receive the newspaper
free, for one year, as a reward Mrs
John Shields is Principal.
The four count winners are:
1st. Christine Gibson ?Seventh
Grade: Mrs. John Shields, teacher
2nd. Ralph Quinn ? Fifth Grade:
Maggte Bell Kisselbury, teacher.
3rd. Annie Mae Henson -Sixth
Grade: Mrs. John Shields, teacher.
4th. David Rice? Fourth Grade:
Maggie Bell Kisselbury. teacher.
Christine Gibson, also won third
grand prise in the elementary di
vision. Her prizes totaled $13.
Ralph Qulnn. of Ranger, won hon
orable mention, and t3 In pri*es.
David Rice and Annie Mae Henson
won tl each.
Town Loses Fire Chief
As Fred Swaim Takes
Andrews Tannery Job
The town of Murphy is without a j
i fire chief
Pied Swain, who has been head of '
j ii;~ volunteer fire filler* u.. ?; !ook- 1
if ? aft??- ? 'ire er.? e. :i J acted
pactlcil.- a one- -nan Firr Dc
I artme.u ?cr years, h %s go*~t to An
drews to be chief mechanic for the
reopened tannery. He began his n?-w
duties Monday.
Swaim will continue to make his
; home in Murphy, defying the tin*
.shortage to drive to and from work.
However, he will be home only at
night. A fire chief must be available
24 hours .? day
So Fred has resigned
The Cherokee Motor Com pan;/.
own*?<1 by Swslffl, wi\] continue in
operation, with Swaim ? xercising
j general supervision.
Farmer Kills
Fearing Invasion
Of Nation by Japs
Insane fear that the country was
i bout to be invaded by the Japs i.,
believed to have caused Harvey
Hicks Dyer. 37 year old farmer, to
kill ihmself in his home in the
flweetwater section ot Clay Count"
last week
The young farmer sent charge
1 om % double-barrelled ahot gun
i.uo las heart, ate-" ' a k mi: l is wife
and niother-in-lav ?>: a funeral,
burlier in the mo m ig, wnen he
sent hi.; two so'i.i to school, he told
i hem ? <ocbye and rer^arkrj t ll f t
they would never r,e" him again
Before that, brooding over the
war situation, he had told several
people that the Japs would never
take him a prlsonrer.
The victim drove his wife, the
former Pauline Chance, and her
mother to a funeral on Fires Creek.
Leaving them at the church, he
drove to Hayesville and bought two
shot-gun shells. Then he went home
and killed himself. His wife found
his body on her return.
Funeral services were conducted
last Thursday at the Sweetwater
Methodist church, with the Rev.
Denis, of Shooting Creel; officiating
and with Ivie Funeral Home :n
charge of arrangements. Burial was
in the church-yard cemetcry.
The widow and two sons. Glenn
and James survive.
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StNKISK SfcKVli t
Beginning promptly at 6:15 o'clock
there wMll be a special early Easter
sunrise service at the Methodis.
Church in Murphy. The choir will
sing special music and the story of
t he resurrection will be told in story
and in song.
Read The Want- Ads
BARTON-DICKEY
BATLE BRINGS
FEDERAL CHARGE
r ' i5" ?l* Arrests Athlete
In Row Over Drafting
I Of Brother Harley
.fThnT',"1; il" * " 1 inv?^tK)?
th( fist (nrht between Ray Barton
. " a" '?<*<?> Barton
! m Marble WednewJ.v
" ' mi a Federal warrant.
Antsti'ii by "G-man.- B h Bui
r" Amwiii,.. Barton w?, reieaaed
' rr bund u
rrm >???? Bates. U s
U? afternoon of
' ? ? 11 ? ? !?'? probal>;. wijj t*.
,r;< d in AslicvUle.
The fight took pla., m front
? Smi-ke-House cafe. Th<- p b I
v'.'uiT,'" tnn,b'' *
lo mvc resulted from the draft
>n<: of Hn: ley Barton. broth,, of ?y
on him f'" "a"'nL- w,'r' indent
'?> him for support Dickey Is Cliair
Bfli'rd h< Chfr?k"' c<?'nty Draft.
.ndKra ' ha'-'' a(!ainKt >"'th Barton
hofn^M , WOrC tVlVr bC"' tr"-"
I. for,. Magistrate D M Ree.s, bl|i
,rql"'S' ?f FV',rml author
i^;. these cases were nolle pressed
The Federal warrant was sworn
out largely on the story Ray Barton
himself tow t|lc F B j ,nv?tlRatt)]
Rey related this story to the Scout.
was in the pool room, and Shei
Idan Diekey came In with a basket
of ?rks. and stood next to me" he
said. "I turned to him and said:
You bin y?u ^ deter_
mined to send rev brother to the
army whether he is needed at home
<r not, wern't youV"
Dickey said romething, and I told
inm to put down his basket. He did
and we went outside, and had it out
until they separated us."
As chairman of the 'Draft Board
Dickey is a Federal official. Com
plaint was made to the Federal au
thorities that he was attacked in
connection with his Federal duties
The penalty for such an offense mav
'hr P???tiary. ?r
-1.000 fine, or both.
Meanwhile. Raleigh authorities are
still holding the papers in the draft
In? or Harley Barton, and he is still
i here.
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Jail Breakers Given
Long Terms in Pen
i Tfin/I nnt*. i p f
: - ~4i ' 1 6 co vi ureakiijv
n om jail Homer Cheatham. Clarence
Cornwell and the Beasley brothers
i ltenM',n",J T W<>re K'Ven IOnR P?1"
| Herniary terms Monday,
j Cheatham and Cornwell, who broke
tail twice rerelred sentences of 18
J months from each for the first of
, tense, and two years each for the
second escape. The sentences are
| NOT to run concurrently. The Beas
! y brothrIS- who got away onty
once, got two years each.
Bomb To Explode Atop Mount Berger
To Mark Start of Huge Easter Pageant
A huge bomb will be exploded Just
at the break of day on the topmost
of Burner Mountain. N. C.. heralding
the opening of the Easter Dnwn Ser
vice exercises. The terrific detona
tion will typify the Biblical descrip
tion of the earthquake given in St.
Matthew 28:2.
"And behold there was a great
earthquake: for the angel of the
lord descended from heaven, and
came and rolled back the stone from
tho door, and sat upon It."
Completing the pageant "Roman
soldiers will fall bach: an angel will
sit upon the stone before the tomb
realistically prepared In the Fields of
the Wood, natural amphitheatre
between Ten Comandments and the
Sermon on the Mount Peaks: Mary
?US hasten to Jerusalem, represent
ed by a huge design about a thous
and feet distant .and an Intrepid
Peter and a more fleet Apostle John
I will run to the tomb and find it
open."
In making the anonuncement.
Rev. A. J Tnmlinson, that the pro
gram would start In front of the
world capitol of the Church of God
in Cleveland. Tenn., at 3:00 A. M
Easter morning, by the assembly of
a motorcade of cars and b isscs from
many states.
The group will proceed fifty mllon
: to the MountAtn. between Durfctown.
j find Murphy .arriving at the mouo~
j tain about 4:30.
After a time of worship the Bomb
is expected to burst at 5:00 A M .
Central Wartime, and the worship
and pageantry w?.ll continue for
about two hours.