North Carolina Newspapers

Request Paving Of Joe Brown Highway A group f Cherokee county citi- 1 jens in. i est. d in getting the Joe Brown highway, from Murphy to jjni. c.i G.ip. via Unaka. paved, | app.a i d before District Highway , Ccmm. iner John A. Gooae in | AslU'vilie Wednesday presenting i the rcas ns why this highway ' should be improved. Those piesent'ng tliis petition to the commissioner were: Ben Morrow. George Crawford and U. S. G. Phillips of Unaka; Mrs. G. W. C ver of Andrews; and Mayor W. M. Fain. C. L. Alverson. R. W. Easley, Jr., C. E. Woody, and W D. King of Murphy P. B. Fere bee of Andrews also attended the mteting. Mr. Goode and Engineer Walker promised to come to the county and see the highway. It is understood that the State of Tennessee is ready to meet the proposed highway, with a paved road frorm Telioo Plains to the North Carolina line. Council Will Accept Gifts For Men At Army Hospitals Plans for furnishing Christmas gifts for patients at Moore General hospital were discussed at a meet ing of the camp and hospital coun cil of the Cherokee county chap ter of the American Red Cross at the home of the chairman, Mrs. W. M. Ax'ey. Thursday evening. The council is asked for 270 gifts valued at $1.50 to $3 each. Gifts suggested are: Address books, meiium size. Manicure sets, snapshot albums, leather-framed mirror?, walle.Si. sna^ng *ets, njney bflts. cigarette cases, mili tary brush sets, white handker chiefs, white scarves, tobacco pouches, pipes and pipe tobacco, mechanical pencils, shoe polish sets, sewing kits, small dictionaries, small books, ilate editions), shav ing cream, tooth paste, decks of cards, cigarettes, socks, puzzles, dice, small magazines, stationery aid writing port-folios, leather traveling playing card sets, whisk brooms in leather cases, small leather or plastic boxes for in signia. Members of the council are: Mrs. Axley, chairman. Mrs. T. J. Mauney. Mrs. H. Bueck, Mrs. Dale Miss Addie Mae Cooke, Mrs. T. A. case Mrs. H. G. Elkins, Mrs. Bobert Bault. Mrs. J. H. Wilson, fe. R. W. Easley, Jr., Mrs. Bessie Dewee.se, Miss Mary Cornwell. to. Sarah Lloyd, Mrs. C. W. Sav age, Prank Forsyth and Peyton G. lv:e. New Chevrolet Is On Display M Dickey Garage The gleaming new 1946 Chev Utet, sounding an appealing note ? sleek, modern stylig, and em toying tlie latest results of new jffljineering progress, is on display * Dickey Chevrolet Company of Wurphy. "The new models mark an out lawing step in Chevrolet's pro Pks as top producer in the auto ??i?e industry," said Hadley ^key, dealer. "More Chevrolets wan any other motor car were sold ? 10 of the last 11 years of pre :*lr automotive produotion. We I*" confident that the new post *# car will once again be a sales dinner. One of the most striking new ?'ures, which gives evidence of ** inherent over-all artistry of cars, is the completely new pnt-end treatment, designed to Whasize the low, modish lines. I ? Jumper, bumper guards, r Jorl 8ri"e' Peking lamps, hood j^larnent- and name emblem all , an appearance of new, | |?ceful ruggedness." A. Rousseau of North is here this week with ? ,Udge R?*""8**1 wh0 t^Ang over Cherokee county Duel Burgess Killed In 1944 In Germany Mrs. Duel Burgess of O.ik Park has received a message from the war department stating that her husband. Pvt. Duel Burgess was killed in actioi. in Germany No vember 22, 1944. He was previous ly reported missing on that date. His wife and two children lives at Cak Park and his mother, Mrs. Elden Allen, lives at Patrick. Book Week To Be Observed November 11-17 The week of November 11-17 has been proclaimed as National Book Week, The theme for this year is "United Through Books". You are invited to visit your local library and enjoy the display of new bonks that are of interest to both chil dren and to adults. The librarian. Miss Josephine Heighway, has sug gestions for your Christmas gift books. On Saturday, November 17. at 10 o'clock in the library Miss Clara McCombs will tell stories for chil dren. All children are invited. Book Review Is To Be On Nov. 29 The book review sponsored by the Carnegie library and Murphy Woman's club which was scheduled to ue given on tht evening of Thursday, Nov. 15, has been post poned until Nov. 29. At. that time. "Our Western North Carolina Literature" will be the subject of the review by W. E. Bird, dean of Western Carolina Teachers college, Cullowhee. New Jewelry Store To Open Merle Davis of Murphy, Howard E. Adair and J. P. Costner of Lex ington will open a jewelry store known as "Davis' Jewelers", about December 1, in the corner room in the Regal hotel building now occupied by the Cherokee Scout office, in Murphy. The store will be remodeled and an up-to-date jewelry store carry ing nationally advertised watches, jewelry, silver and china will be operated. Mr. Costner, who owns and op erates a jewelry store in Lexing ton. has had much experience in the business. Mr. Davis and Mr. Adair have recently been discharged from the service. The former is a na tive of Cherokee County. Alvin Beaver Is Discharged Alvin Beaver, Fireman 2/c of Murphy, Route 3. was discharged from the Navy on Monday, Novem ber 5 at Charleston, S. C. He has participate*! in the Pa cific and Atlantic Theatres of war. He wears American Pacific and Atlantic Victory ribbons. Officers Capture Liquor Still On November 2, John Stratton and Henry Rose raided a still on Junaluska above Andrews at Ed McClure's house, finding a com plete outfit, pouring out three gal lons of beer and five gallons of whiskey. They arrested EM Mc Clure and put him under bond. Thpy also found a sack of malt corn buried in the garden and some whiskey In the house. Mrs. McClure said the sprouted corn was for her old mule, who could not eat corn unless it was sprout ed. District Legion j Meeting To Be Held Sunday An acUn . by Hcnlt-y Ledford f FayettevU.?, with the rehabili tation department of the Veterans comm. > .in .? former Clay county boy. will ft ?ture tl-.e district mcet :njr f the Amu ican Legion to be held at Haycsvillc on Sunday, November 11, A mistice day. ac to announcement by C. A. Bales, distiict commander. All legionnaires and veterans of Wc:!d Wars I and II and their wives and friends are invited. The program will open with a memorial service at 11 a. m., fol lowed by lunch at 12:30. and the t.dJrcss by Mr. Ledford at 1:30 o'clock. Schools To Have Victory Program "Vki in the Schools Week" v. .11 bo i bserved in the local school I F'i day morning with special as- j s. mbly program n the auditorium i at 9 o'clock. L . Helen Ward Caldwell, USN i , Corps, who has seen active duty at Okinawa, Siapan, and Pel- ;u. will be special guest. All , service in n discharged or home on leave a.e urged to be present. Parents and friends are also in \ i'.ed t i this spucial program, stag ! td to promote the sale of bonds | and stamps fofr the Victory Loan. Junior Red Cross enrollment week is November 12-16. Mrs. Martha Adams is chairman for the elementary school and Miss Jean Dickey, for the high school. Jarrett Elected State Grand Master RALEIGH ? Clyde Jairett of Andrews, who served as deputy grand master of the North Caro lina Grand Lodge of Masons dur ing the past year, was elevated to be giund master W dnesday night as the annual communication of the grand lodge was brought to a close. Jai-ret t succeeds Julius C. Hobbs of Wilmington. Other officers include: William J. Bundy of Greenville, deputy j grand master; Luther T. Hartsell. Jr., of Concord, senior grand war den; Dr. Maxwell E. Hoffman of Asheville, junior grand warden; Herbert C. Alexander of Charlotte, grand treasurer: and Charles B. Newcomb of Wilmington, ?rand secretary. If tradition is followed, Bundy will be elevated to the post of grand master at next year's com munication. Appointments Made Grand Master Jarrett announced these personal appointments: J. W. Fitzgerald of Asheville, grand chaplain; Z. V. Snipes of Dunn, grand lecturer; Wilkins P. Hort.in of Pittsboro. senior grand deacon; Wallace E. Caldwell of Chapel Hill, junior grand deacon; Herbert M. Foy of Mount Airy, j grand marshal; Fred F. Hardking, I of Raleigh, grand tiler: Guy L. ] Houck of Franklin, grand orat'or; J. Edward Allen of Warrenton. grand historian; Robert B. Spencer of Raleigh, grand auditor; T. L. Klutz of Marion, assistant grand' chaplain; P. C. Scott of Wendell, and Joe F. Marquette of States tille. assistant grand lecturers; and William H. White of Sanford and Ed T. Howard if High Point, grand stewards. The new nfficer.;, ..'Oth elective and appointive, were installed at the night session. Grand Jury Finds Schools Needing New Buildings Following is a report of 1 he grand jury to the November te m of Cherokee county court, as m: de by W. F. Forsyth, foreman: The county officers: county ic countant, clerk of court, and .ax collector are audited by certified public accountant at least once each year and according to reports from last audit show books to be well kept and in good order. Recurds of county home reveal that it houses only four inmates, all of which are paid for by old age assistance except one, and maintainance for that one is paid by Cherokee county. An investigation was made into Cherokee county schools and found that in most school buildigs, rooms were overcrowded with chil dren. toilets facilities were indae queat and in the Andrews and Murphy schools class rooms were very overcrowded. L. W. Hend rix, sput. county schools, was call ed before the grand jury and testi fied that four new buildings were being planned, and wo recommend ed to the Board of County Com missioners that these buildings be built as soon as possible. The Peach t ree prison camp was found to be in perfect order: clean, and well kept, with the existence of no kangroo courts. Tlie county court house is badly in need of paint and repair to plas tering. We respectfully recom mend to the county board of com missioners that this work be done. An inspection was made of the Cherokee county jail and it was found that the jail was in need of some immediate plumbing repairs. Also, some blankets were needed for the beds. The prisoners re ported that they were well treated and that the food was adequate. The county recommended to the sheriff's department that in event any property damage be made to jail property it be reported to the trial officer and that the prisoner be made to pay for such distruc ticn of property. The committee, also, reported that no special privi lege be given the prisoners and that kangaroo courts were not tolerated. Mr. Woodv Is Honored Sunday Chattahoochee National forest gave Ranger Arthur Woody a pic nic dinner Sunday at Woody's Gap high school, in honor of his retirement. Mr. Woody was pre sented with a Forest Service badge inlaid in gold in memory of his 30 years' active duty. The entire Chattahoochee forest was repres ented. with one supervisor and wife, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Schilling of Franklin. Mr. Woody, father of Cline Woody of Murphy, forest ranger, had a large number of friends, in cluding General and Mrs. King of Bataan, to call on him and send greetings during the week-end and on Monday. SUNDAY SERVIC ES Church School ? 9:45 A. M? David King. Supt. Morning Wor ship ? 11 o'clock, Sermon: "Why Do Men Go To Hell?" Youth Fel lowship ? 6:30 P. M.. Elizabeth Ann Elkins, Pres. Evening Wor ship ? 7:30 o'clock, Sermon: "The Gospel of the Kingdom". IS DISCHARGED Pfc. Vernon Jenkins, Rt. 2, Murphy, was given a discharge from the Army at the Port Knox Separation Center. Fort Knox. Kentucky, on Nov. 4. BANK TO CLOSE Sunday. November 11. Armistice Day, being a legal holiday, the Citizens Bank and Trust Company will be closed Monday. November IS. Whichard Case Given Jury After Two Days' Testifying REV. T. EARL OGG New Pastor To Assume Duties November 11 ANDREWS ? Rev. T. Earl Ogg, pastor of the Mountain View Bap tist church in Knoxville, Trim., for the past two years, will become the pastor of the Andrews Baptist church here Nov. 8. The Rev. Mr. Ogg will preach the initial sermon of his pastorate here Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. Ogg is a college and seminary graduate, having graduated from the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1944. The Andrews church will constitute his third pastorate. In Fort Worth he served as pastor ol the Haslet Baptist church. Mr. Ogg was married in July 1944 to Miss Margaret Isola Walk er of Mobile, Alabama. Mrs. Ogg is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. F. D. Walker of Mobile. Her fath er is pastor of the Oakdale Baptist church of that city. Mrs. Ogg is a graduate of Coker College, Harts ville. S. C.. and has had two years of seminary training at the South western Baptist Theological Semi nary. Mr. Ogg was born in Greenville, Tenn., in 1918. Most of his early life was spent in Knoxville where he was ordained to the ministry in December 1936. The local pastorate has been vacant for the past two months since Rev. L. P .Smith, the former pastor, left here to accept work as pastor of the Hayesville and Peachtree Baptist churches. To Organize Wildlife Fed. A Cherokee county unit of the North Carolina Wildlife Federa tion, Inc.. will be organized at a meeting of interested persons at the Business Men's office in the Mauney Building on Friday eve ning, at 7:30 o'clock. Ross O. Stevens, executive secretary of the federation, will be present to ex plain the purpose of the organiza tion. Seventy-two counties in the state are organized. Walt Mauney is temporary chairman. Harry Dickey * V Is Discharged Harry Dickey, Apprentice Sea man, received his discharge Sun day, November 4, at the U. S. Navy Personnel Separation Center, Naval Air Station, Charleston, S. C. He will continue training in Dental School at Atlanta, Ga. SERMON SUBJECT "The God of Peace" commemo rating Armistice Day, is the sub ject announced by the Rev. T. O. Tate for his sermon Sunday at 11 o'clock at the Presbyterian church. The topic for the eve ning service at 7:30 o'clock is "Whose I Am and Whom I Serve." Dr. M. P. Whichard, 58, for six years district health officer fcr Cherokee-Clay-Graham health department, was tried in Cherokee county su perior court this week on a charge of second de gree murder or manslaughter of Wayne Town son, 32, local business man, in Murphy on Mon day, August 1 3, of this year. Judge J. A. Rousseau of North Wilkesboro presided, and Solicitor John Queen of Waynesville presided at this term. The case against Dr. Whichard was called at noon 1 uesday and was given to the jury at noon 1 hursday. The verdict had not been rendered when the paper went to press. Clyde Townson, 30 brother of Wayne Townson. testified that on August 13, about 7 o'clock p. m., ; he and John Carringer returned j to the funeral home after having j been to a cafe to eat supper. Dr. Whichard and his wife were stand ing on the walk between the fu neral home and the William Town son. Jr.. home. He said that Dr. Whichard called to him and said that he could tell his mother he had got all of his belongings out of the house and she could throw Peaile's out when she got ready. He said that as he started to go to his car to leave. Dr. Whichard said: "Don't come another step, "and that he stepped back. About that time Dr. Whichard said to John Carringer. who was standing by. "I don't want you around this house any more" .and John said: "What do you mean by that. Dr. Whichard?" He stated that Dr. Whichard had a gun in his hand in his pocket, and that he forced him back to the curbing and caught his arms, calling to Wayne, who had been standing beside a car parked on the street, telling him to help him get the gun away from D;\ Whichard before he hurt somebody. Wayne, he said, got Dr. Whichard by the right arm. and Dr. Whichard fired the gun and hit Wayne, who did not speak and toppled over. dead. He said that he told John Carringer to hit Dr. Whichard in the head "with something before he shot them. John did hit Dr. Whichard, he said .and he wrenched the gun from the doctor's hand and hit him over the head with it. Tire pistol was introduced as evi dence and was identified as the one which killed the deceased. John Can inger had a room I lented in the home of Mr. and I Mrs. William Townson. Jr. ' He testified that J lin Carringer ? went into the funeral home, after I the gun had been fired, and got I the knife with which he hit Dr. I Whichard. Asked if he were married, | Clyde said: "Yes, I don't have a c'ivorce". Asked if ho did not have supper in a cafe with a Coffey woman or Tuesday night following: the shooting, he replied that he | old not remembeer. He said his wife is in Seattle. Wash., and the i defense attorneys asked him if she I did net go to Seattle because he was running around with other women, he said he was not run ning around with any women Asked if he had a fight at the Stiles' house sometime ai*o. with his wife's brother. Buddy Dickey, he said that he had a lick in the face that did not amount to any thing. He denied that the fight was over his treatment of his wife. Dickey's sister. He denied that a few weeks ago he went drunk to a dinner party his sister was giving, and florished a pistol, running Dr. Branch of the State Board of Health away. John CaiTinger cousin of Wayne Townson, testified that on August 13, about 4 o'clock. Dr. Whi chard went to his room in the Townson home and asked him where he had carried a radio, gun and clothing which he had got from the house at the request of William Townson. He Stated that Dr. Which&rd was mad and said that he was not afraid of him nor any of the Townsone. He said that he re fused to tell Dr. Whichard where the things were, because he did not think tt was any at hia busi ness. He said Mrs. William Town son came into the l oom and told her father: "Daddy, leave him a lone. This is my affair," and Dr. Whichad left. He gave the same account of the affray and shoot ing that Clyde Townson had re lated. On cross examination he was r.sked why Dr. Whichard went to his room that afternoon, and answered that it was to see what he load done with the radio and gun. He told the jury that these articles had been given to Mrs. W. D. Townson, Sr., at the request ci William Townson. Asked where he was, Carringer stated that he was in Cleveland. Tenn. He stat ed tint William left town Satur day, August 11, and he left with him. The lawyer asked him if he did not know that William had been indicted for assault on his wife and that town officers were looking for him. Neil nSeed, uncle of the deceas ed. corroborated the testimony of Clyde Townson, stating that Clyde told him the same story soon after the tradegy occurred. Dr. W. A. Hoover, testified that he treated Dr. Whichard. following ihe shooting, and that he had a laceration to the skull of about an inch and a half on top of his head, a contusion on h:s left forward, also a contusion and small lacera tion below and to the right of his nose, and an abrasion on the lower third of the left upper arm. He | stated that he was bleeding when brought to the office. He stated J that on August 3, 1942, Dr. Which ard had a severe heart attack and had had some symptoms all along since then. He said the doctor could not be very strong, his blood i pressure has teen high for a num ? ber of years and that Dr. Whichard was in the Army Reserve and was discharged because of his blood pressure. He stated that he i would Judge Wayne Townson to have been about five feet ten inches in height and weighed ap ' proximately 175 pounds. Asked if ] he examined Wayne Townson's j body after the shooting he said he did and that it appeared the wound was below the apex of the heart and ranged upward. On cross examination he testified ".hat Dr. Whichard is about six fi c high and weighs approximate ly 190 pounds. He stated that he was not as strong as a young man, and that he knew Dr. Whiclia'rd drank some but had not heard of l.is drinking to any extent for the past year. Dr. Wliichard testified that he was 58 years old and had practiced medicine for 35 years. He had b< en district health officer heie for the past six years, coming here from Edenton. He stated that his daughter married W. D. Townson, Jr., brother of the deceased. Ask ed what he had been doing the day of the shooting, he replied that he worked most of the day. He stated that he saw his daughter about four o'clock and went home with her, to see John Carringor and find out where he took the gun which had been taken from the house. He said that he went to CSairinger's room and asked him why he took the shot gun and radio out of his daughter's house. Asked why he was interested In the Shot gun. he said his daughter had several abrasions on her fore head. He said he was in the house about three minutes. He denied making the statement that he wm not afraid of OuTinger and the Continued on pace four