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Ruled Unlawful Sell Wine In County Wine will be outlawed through-* out Cherokee county after August 15, no person or firm having a right to sell it within the county bound arv. The board of county commiss ioners on Monday passed a resolu t,on prohibiting the sale of wine anywhere in the county thirty days after July 15. Similar resolutions already has been adopted in the Towns of An drews and Murphy. All three members of the board of commissioners, E. A. Wood. T. P. Calhoun, and J.'M. Anderson, voted for the resolution, which was pass ea at a special meeting held Mon day. The resolution read as follows "Be it ordained by the board of county commissioners of Cherokee county, North Carolina, in regular ly adjourned meeting duly assemb led on this the 15th day of July, 1946: "Section 1. That the sale of wine be and it is hereby prohibited in Cherokee county. "Section 2. That from and after this date it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale wine in Chero kee county. North Carolina; provid ed. all persons, firms and corpora tions now engaged in the lawful sale of wine with proper licenses shall have thirty days from and af ter the effective date of this reso lution. to-wit, thirty (30) days from and after July 15, 1946, In which to sel land dispose of their stocks row on hand. "Section 3. That this ordinance and resolution shall be in full force and effect from ind after July 15, 1946. "Section 4. That any person violating the provisions of this or dinance shall be punished as pro vided by said chapter 1006, Laws oM94.V^, ^ Oi Glenn Crowe Of Unaka Killed Glenn Crowe was killed about 11 o'clock this morning (Thurs day) from an explosion of gas from a welding apparatus which he operated at his home at I'naka. He was welding on a gas drum, which it is believed he thought to be empty, when it exploded. He was brought to Petrie hospital, but was dead upon arrival from an injury to his head, physicians reported. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Minerva Morrow, and some children. The body is at I vie funeral home but funeral arrangements had not been made when the I Paper went to press. Garnel Lee Craig, W. C. T. C., Cullowhee, spent the week-end *rtth Mr. and Mrs. George Howard. Mrs. G. H. Haigler Taken By Death Mrs. G. H. Haigler, 84, the form er Miss Mary Pass, died at her home in Hayesville, Monday morn ing June 15, at 7:30 o'clock. Funeral services were held Tues day afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Hayesville Methodist church with the Rev. George Carver, pastor, and the Rev. L. P. Smith pastor of the Baptist church, officiating. Burial I followed in the Methodist cemetery with Ivie funeral home in charge. Surviving are one son, Neil B. Haigler, of Oakland, Fla.; and seven daughters, Miss Sue Haigler, and Miss Louise Haigler, Mrs. Mark | Weaver and Mrs. Pearl Scroggs, all of Hayesville, Mrs. Myrtle Reagan ol Andrews, Mrs. T. J. Mauney of Murphy, and Mrs. Donald Ryder of Pooler, Ga. Mrs. Haigler was born in Clay county where she resided her en tire life. She was a loyal member of the Methodist church to which she belonged for 68 years She was preceeded in death by her husband, to whom she had been married to for 64 years, about two years ago. Simonds Is Killed In Fall at Gap Gene Simondft. 16, son of Mr. and4 Mrs. E. L. Simonds died at Petrie hospital Wednesday night at 7:10 o'clock from injuries sus tained when he slipped and fell over Notley Falls near Neel Gap, Ga., about 2:30 o'clock in the af ternoon, while on a picnic with others from Murphy. Witnesses stated that he lost his footing and went over the preci pice, but landed on a ledge about half way down. He was rescued about two hours later by members of a Georgia Boy Scout Troop en camped nearby. It is reported that Ralph Warner, a member of the party, went down the moun tain side and reached the youth be fore the Scoutmaster, who was let down on a rope, could reach him. Young Simonds had gone with a picnic party with Mrs. Margaret Akin, her daughter, Margaret, Ralph Warner and Joyce Coleman. Funeral services will be held Friday afternoon at two o'clock at First Methodist church with the Rev. Ralph Taylor, the Rev. Alfred Smith and the Rev, J. A. Morris officiating. Freshman College Work Possible Here The Governor's committee on Veterans Education through its steering committee, has worked out comprehensive plans to set up "off campus college centers" in communities in the State where there is a demand for them. These centers will be run by qualified teachers at the Freshman level *ith credit being given as if the *'ork were done on the campus. In order for the committee to know where the demand is, it is requesting that all veterans who are interested in securing a col lege education make application at the office of the city and county school superintendents on July 22 and 23. School superintendent? u'iU be furnished forms by R. M Gnnnman, secretary of the steer tog committee. Chapel Hill, on ^hich the veteran will make his application. If as many as 30 students are in terested a center will be started here. These "off campus college cen ters will not be confined to vet erans alone, but can be used by non-veterans as well. The class*? run in late afternoon and eve mn8 Libraries and laboratories I will be those required by college standards. It is the plan of the | I committee, through the coopera tion of the colleges and high : schools, to bring all the facilities required to do Freshman work to I the communities where the cen ters are set up. Senior Institutional Training Officer W. B. Harrill of the Vet erans Administration was in Mur phy Thursday morning (today) to discuss the proposed plans with interested local citizens. Veterans interested and seeking information on this or agricultural training should contact Miss Jus tine Johnson, service clerk, in the courthouse, or D. E. Sigmon, as sistant state service office of the N. C. Veterans Commission. Satur days 9 to 12 or Mondays 9 to 4:30, at the courthouse. R. E. Cheney, with the Veterans Administration, is here to work with on-the-job training of veter ans, with special attention to dis abled veterans, assisting in plac ing them and supervising. Robert Bamett of Cincinnati. Ohio, spent Thursday here with Mrs. Dixie and Miss Hattie Palmer ON BAPTIST HOUR ? As un usual as it may seem, the subject "The Church in Our Day," will be discussed on the Baptist Hour next Sunday July 21, as announced by the Radio Committee of the South ! em Baptist Convention. S. F. Lowe Director, Atlanta, Georgia. The speaker pictured above, is Dr. W. Douglas Hudgins, popular pastor ol the First Baptist Church of Jackson, Mississippi, having recently come to this important re sponsibility from the pastorate of the First Baptist Church of Hous ton, Texas, according to the Atlan ta announcement. Mr. Lowe states further that Dr. Hudgins, a gradu ate of Carson-Newman College of Tennessee and of the Southern ! Baptist Theological Seminary of Louisville, Kentucky, has won dis ! tinction in the discussion of this timely subject. It was disclosed in the announce ment that the next Sunday, July 28, is Junior Breakfast Day in the Baptist Hour schedule, when Jun 1 ior boys and girls in eighteen states will meet in groups for breakfast to hear the Baptist Hour with Dr. H. H. Hobbs of Mobile, Alabama, as the speaker. The program can be heard in this section over: WWNC Aslievilie WPTF, Raleigh; WSJS, Winston Salem- WSB, Atlanta; WNOX, Knoxville; and WRVA, Richmond, at 8:30 a. m. TVA LAND RENTED Tennessee Valley Authority has licensed tracts of land in and around Murphy suitable for pas ture or hay, to H. N .Wells and A. M. Howell. Bids were received from those interested in renting the land, and the highest bids were accepted by the TVn. The li censes are for one year. Baptist State Convention To Meet On July 30 The Baptist State Convention of North Carolina will meet at First Baptist church, Greensboro, on Tuesday, July 30. at 11 a. m., hav ing been called for the purpose of studying and voting on the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation offer to Wake Forest College. The resolution of the General Board, in pursuance to which President Casper C. Warren, Re cording Secretary C. B. Deane, and General Secretary M. A. Huggins, called this session of the conven tion, follows: "Whereas, in pursuance of a I proposal made by the trustees of the Z. Smith Renyolds Foundation to allot and assign perpetually the income from this Foundation up to three hundred and fifty thousand dollars (350,000) per year upon condition that Wake Forest Col lege move to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, there was held on the 11th day of April, 1946, i special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the College, at which there was unanimously adopted a resolution recommending to the Baptist State Convention the ac ceptance of such proposal upon the conditions stipulated in the resolution; And whereas, on the same date there was held a special meeting of the General Board of the Baptist State Convention and of the Council on Christian Edu cation. each of which groups unanimously concurred in the I resolution of the Board of Trus tees: "And whereas, since the unani mous adoption of such resolution circumstances have indicated the desirability if not the necessity of having definite consideration of such proposal in advance of the Continued on page four Officers On Tour To Have Lunch Here Saturday J. Wiley Bowers, general man ager of the Tennessee Valley Tour ist Agency of Chattanooga, has written Mrs. Thelma Dickey Phipps, that he will bring approxi mately 37 officers from Fort Ogle thorpe, Ga. to Murphy Saturday for lunch at Hotel Regal. These officers are being taken by the Tourist Agency on a week-end trip to points of interest in this area. The tour will take the officers to Hiwasee Dam, Fontana Dam ?nd the Smokies. A. D. Heiger, manager of TVA property in the Chattanooga area, will direct tour this week-end. Similar tours are planned each week-end. First Graders Must Be Six By October First For the benefit of parents who have children entering school for the first time this year, the North Carolina School Law governing the age requirements, established in 1939 is quoted below: "Children to be entitled to en rollment in the public schools for the year one thousand nine hund red Thirty-nine-forty, and each year thereafter, must be six years of age on or before October first of the year in which they enroll, and must enroll during the first month of the school year." Moore Testifies In Maddox Hearing Approximately 40 Murphy citi- , zens met at the office of Sheriff L. L. Mason Monday morning at 9:30 to register protest against the incident that happened to the Rev. Samuel E. Maddox of Florence, Ala., here on Sunday evening, July 7, when he was wounded on the mouth and taken to jail by a deputy sheriff, Willard Moore. The Rev. J. Alton Morris was spokesman and told the sheriff the group had assembled for the purpose of registering protest and to offer their cooperation in get ting better law enforcement. Lol tin Mason of Washington, D. C., who stated that his brother, Sher iff Mason, was sick and he did not want him to be too much disturb ed, asked that the story of the in cident be repeated, so that r 11 could understand % had tft ? penei*. He declared that only one side of the picture had been told ;.nd that his brother and his de partment had been drug through the mud by the press. After the Rev. Mr. Morris had recounted what the Rev. Mr. Mad dox had told him occurred, the story printed here last week, Lof tin Mason called upon the men in Postell's car to tell the story. Boyd Stiles stated that he was riding in the car with Willard Moore. Wayne Fostel and George Postell. that George Postell a deputy, had been drinking, and said that none of the others were drinking. He said that the Maddox car passed the car in which they were riding on the right side, near the L & N de pot. and that Willard Moore said, "Let's follow him and see what he means by passing on the right side.'' According to Stiles, they drove to Shield's tourist camp, where the Maddox car had stop ped (Mr. Maddox stated Sunday night that he stopped there for in formation as to the right highway to take to Chattanooga), and Mr. Moore asked him did he know it was against the law to pass a car ? ii the right side. He saW Mr. Moore was about to get out of the car when the Maddox car took off, without a word from the driver. He stated that they gave chase to the car, which speeded up. and finally blocked the road so that Mr. Maddox had to stop. He said Mr. Moore got out of the car and he did not know what occurred (Continued "on page four) Clubsters Awarded $100 In Essay Contest Doiiie Martin and Eddie Graham both Cherokee county 4-H club members, were winners in the statewide Farmers Federation's an nual essay contest. Announcement of the outcome of the contest was made at the Farmers Federation picnic, attended by some twelve hundred people in Murphy Satur day. The announcement came as a sur prise to both winners and audienco The winners were present, and were introduced by James Mc Clurc Clarke, field secretary of the Federation, who conducted the pic nic. Tier prize of $50 was present ed t:. Mi. ; by Miss Mary Cornwell, county home agent, and Mr. Graham's prize of $50 was pre sented to him by A. Q. Ketner, county farm agent. As an explanation of why Chero kee county turned in so many good essays, Miss Cornwel stated that a preliminary contest was held in the county, at which two prizes of baby chicks were given. All the essays entered were then entered in the state contest, she said. Essays were on the subject "How the Farmers Federation Helps the Farmer." The day-long picnic featured music and entertainment. Mu sicians included the Mosteller String Band, consisting of A. V Mosteller, Gar Mosteller, Carroll Mosteller, and Elmo Mostgller, of Andrews; Tom Ellington ot Duck town. banjo player; the Owensby Singing Trio of Marble, consisting of Rachel. Helen, and Billie Owens by; Rosalind Amnions, 6-year-old daughter of Roger Ammons, Mur phy manager for the Federation; a trio consisting of Frank and Cor bett Reed and Peggy Wright; Bun combe county; a duet composed of Mildred Hendrix, Murphy, and Gwendolyn Der*on, Robbinsville the Waldroop t?.>, consisting of Rusty and Catherine Waldroop of Franklin and Van B. Higdon, of Sylva; Cicero Calton, Murphy fid dler; and the Farmers Federation String Band, consisting of Johnny Rhymer, Gaither Robinson, Frank Nanny, and Harry Tallent. Mrs. Johnny Rhymer was vocalist with the Farmers Federation String band. Quarets and choirs competing in the afternoon included the Mos tellers. the Ed Owenby Family choir of six voices; the Upper Pcachtree Choir: the Upper Peach j tree Quartet, both led by Bill | Leatherwood. Ed Bowers, cowboy fancy rope twirler formerly with the movies; was one of the entertainers. Others included Alexa Houston, Ventrilo quist; Neil Ann Allen, acrobat; and Yates Bailey, who does animal calls Those who spoke briefly included Mrs. G. W. Cover, of Andrews, rep resentative in the State legislature from Cherokee county: James G. K. McClure, president of the Farmers J (deration, and the Rev. Dumont Clark, head of the Religious depart ment. The Rev. Ralph Taylor, pastor of Murphy Methodist church, pronounced the invocation. Athletic contests were held dur ing the lunch period Some of the winners were: Boys 10 to 12 years: Roy Barnett and Charles Battle; Girls 10 to 12 years: Betty Gibson Betty Hughes. Ruth Stewart and Allene Burnett: Boys 13 to 16 years. Jack Raxter. Edward I. Painter and Dillon Chastain: boys under 10 years: Dale Rowland; girls under 10 years: Ottus Martin: men: Jack Adams. Lester Newton. Samuel Kephart and R. D. Garrett; Tug of war: Fred Lunsford. Jack Adams. Chester Green. Bland Anderson, Wilbur Onsby. Ralph Rogers and Arthur Barnett. The picnic was planned" by Rog er Ammons. Murphy, and Max Rob ert? educational director of the Farmers Federation. Free lemon ade and watermelon were served. School To Open August 26; Faculty Members Named SPEAKS TO CLUB ? J. C. Easkerville, managing secretary of the Lenoir Chamber of Commerce, who will speak at the meeting of Murphy Business Men's club in the basement of the Methodist church tonight (Thursday) at 8 o'clock. In addition to Mr. Bask erville's address, the club will hear a solo by Miss Jean Dickey, ac companied by Mrs. J. W. Davidson Boat Races To Be Held Here Sept. 1 Boat races, with at least 35 na tionally known drivers, will be held on Hiwassee lake on Sunday, September 1, in the afternoon, an nounces P. J. Henn, who is assist ing in arranging the races. Two national champions are among those expected here to participate in the races. Names of drivers will be announced later. The races are sanctioned by American Power Board associa tion. Some of the boats to be brought here for the races will make 60 to 70 miles an hour, ac cording to Mr. Henn. The idea for having the races here was originated by the follow ing: P. J. Henn, Duke Whitley. C. L. Alverson, Jim Gibbs, and Elmer Stiles. Veterans Foreign Wars To Organize Veterans of Foreign Wars are asked to meet at the Woodmen hall here on Wednesday evening, July 24, at 7:30 o'clock, for election of officers and institution. Jlmmie Davis. Jr., deputy chief of staff, and Coy H. Newport, both of Al bemarle. will be here to assist in the organization. Mrs. Jean Hennessee has gone to Hickory to join her husband. Jack who is in school there. f The Murphy City schools will open on the 26th of August this year announces Supt. H. Bueck. Following is a list of the faculty for the coming year: Grammar School: First Grade ? Miss Clara McCombs. Miss Fran ces Dickson, Mrs. Vesta Wiggins: Second Grade ? Mrs. Evelyn Pat ton. Mrs. Boyd Davis; Third Grade ? Mrs. Elmer Stiles, Mrs. Dair Shields; Fourth Grade ? Miss Emily Sword; Third and Fourth ? Miss Kate Hayes; Fifth Grade ? Mrs. Buel Adams; Sixth Grade ? Miss Addie Leatherwood; Seventh Grade ? Miss Talitha Moore; Eighth Grade ? Mrs. J. W. David son. Porter Raper, Miss Lucy Win ston, and Carr Hooper. High School: Mrs. Emily Miller, C. A. Smith, Miss Annie Laura Mulkey, Mrs. Joe Ray, Mrs. Ola Duggan, Miss Jane Hill, Mrs. Karl Weiss. Miss Doris Alvis, Harry C. Watkins. Miss Ruth C. Humprey, R. S. Bault. and Garland Stroud. Tomotla: Miss Bertha Mayfield, Miss Leila Hayes, and Mrs. Willie Lou Shields. Bates Creek: Miss Ella Mc Combs, Mrs. Bonnie Kimsey. Grape Creek: Mrs. V. M. Sells. Texana: Miss Ella Belle Beatty, Mrs. Elma Rai Dennis. An addition to the school this year will be an Agricultural De partment. The teacher of Voca tional Agriculture will be Garland Stroud. Mr. Stroud taught in the Bryson City schools for a number of years before entering the Arm ed Forces. He recently received his discharge fr?m the Artny Air Corps after serving for 2V? years Boys interested in taking agricul ture should contact Mr. Stroud im mediately. The office will be open for the next two weeks, each morning from nine until eleven. Carr Hooper will serve as Prin cipal of the high school. Mr. Hooper was principal for four years at the Sylva City schools, resigning to enter the United States Department of Education. Stationed in the Philipines, he was Head Master at one of the govern ment schools when the islands were taken over by the Japs. He and Mrs. Hooper were prisoners until they were liberated by the U. S. forces. Since his return to the United States, he has been su perintendent of an Indian School in Florida. Mr. Hooper is a na tive of Jackson County, North Carolina, and a graduate of West ern Carolina Teachers College. He | expects to take up residence here ] about the 15th of August. SUBJECTS OF SERMONS Sermon subjects for Sunday, at First Methodist Church by the Rev. Ralph Taylor, minister, are: "The Supreme Rule", at 11:00 A. M.; and i "Work Your Own Garden", at 8:00 I M . WNC Associated Communities Formed Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews was elected chairman of the newly crganized Western North Carolina Associated Communities, at a meeting held Wednesday evening in Bryson City. Charles Ray of I V/aynesville was elected vice- j chairman and C. M. Douglas of Brevard, secretary-treasurer. Murphy Business Men's club which has joined the organization j was represented at the meeting | by: C. R. Freed. T. A. Case, W. D. j King, P. J. Henn, and Miss Addic Mae Cooke. The following from Andrews i were present: Percy B. Ferebee. R. E. Heaton. I. B. Hudson, and E. A. Wood. The next meeting will be held at W. C. T. C.. Cullowhee, on Au , gust 8. Communities represented at the I meeting here included: Asheville, Brevard. Waynesville, Sylva, Cher okee. Highlands. Franklin, An I drews, Murphy. Robbinsville, Bry ? son City and Cr'lowhee. The pur pose of the organization is to: To cooperate with agencies of the state government such as the Department of Conservation and Development, the State Planning board and others. To cooperate with agencies of the federal government to promote and expedite the fullest possible development of projects such the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional park, the Blue Ridge park way. the national forests, and Fon tana dam. To advertise Western North Car I olina as a whole in cooperation with the state news bureau. To endeavor, in cooperation with the State Industrial bureau, to at tract more industries to the region. To further the development of regional highway systems in coop [ oration with the State Highway and Public Works commission. To promote hunting and fishing in the region in cooperation with the State Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. To better tourist facilities In the region through an educational campaign.