National Figures In Boat Races Sunday
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Two Old Murder Cases Are Set for Trial Here Next Week
Permanent Site
On Hiwassee Lake
Scene For Races
From far and near will come
crack professional drivers to par
ticipate in the boat races 011 Hiwas
>ce Lake, near the boat docks, on
Sunday, August 3, at 1:30 p. m.
The regatta is sponsored by the
ncently organized Murphy Boat
and Racing Club.
The Forest Service has set up an
area as a permanent race course,
lor the annual events here. Perma
nent rest rooms are being built,
and large parking areas are being
cleared. The club will have drinks
and eats for sale.
Temporary officers of the club
are: Elmer Stiles, commodore; Jim
Gibbs, vice-commodore; C. L. Al
verson, second vice-commodore;
J . J. llenn, rear commodore; and
Charles Johnson, secretary-treas
urer Permanent officers will be
e'ected soon.
Sixty boats are expected to be
ur-ed in the races. Outboard racing
a thrilling sport for the specta
tor as wel as the racer. Some
times the boats leap right out of
! n water for no apparent reason
all as they roar along at speeds
jr 50 to (>0 miles an hour. Class
\ h>iats have reached speeds of 4?i
in rs an hour. Class ii. 53 miles,
i'nd Class C, 60 miles. Class F
> reached 63 miles an hour. The
? >11 hoards, called hydroplanes by
tlu r owners .are classified accord
in o size, weight and cylinder dis
i iacement.
\I1 drivers are required io wear
. : ..v ; ? 1 Hfi J . -"h.
helmets are small affairs resembl
half a cocoanut shell and in
1a of a spill, the life jacket holds
a racer above water until help ar
? rives.
Boosters Of
U. S. 129 Map
Plan For More
Tourist Travel
NASHVILLE, GA. ? Delegates
lrom towns along U. S. Route 129
from Murphy, N. C., to Old Town,
Fla.. gathered last week in Bran-I
lord. Fla., for a get-acquainted
meeting, to welcome the extension
cf the route south in Florida and
to make plans for further promo
tion of tourist travel along U. S.
12!*.
-Numerous inspiring talks were
made, pointing out the advantages I
of Route 129 and of the scenic at
traction of North Georgia moun
tains and the historical attraction
ot the Suwanee River in Florida.
S T. Bragdon. traveling repre
sentative of the association, report
ed on the plans of the Georgia
Highway Department to widen and
pave the road in the mountainous
Blairsville-Murphy area. He also
detailed the work already accomp
lished in the preparation of maps,
erection of sign markers and of the
future plans.
Delegates were reminded of the
importance and need of more and
better facilities for the travelers.
Emphasis was laid on common
courtesy by filling stations opera
tors and waitresses of businesses
"long Route 129.
After the business session, visi
tors were treated to boat rides on
Suwanee River, followed by a de
licious fish-fry.
Those attending the meeting
from Murphy were: Mayor Neil
Sneed, Chief of Police Sheridan
Stiles, and Councilman E. E. Stiles
Mrs. Bryson Dead
News has been received here of
'he death of Mrs. Carolyn Harrison
bryson which occurred on June 13,
Hot Springs, Ark., where she
>?d spent the last several years.
|he body was taken to Huntsville.
Ala. for interment.
NATIONAL CHAMPION ? Paul Wcarly, Muncie, Indiana, who ^
races in Classes A. B and C hydroplanes, has entered for the Sunday
races. He is national professional champion in Classes B and C. and ^
holds the world's record in Class C at 55.419 miles per hour. He is t
one of the leading drivers in any outboard meet. ,
ENTERS RACE ? Harry Nicodemus, South Bend. Ind . whirlwind
driver in Classes B. C and F. who will be in the races Sunday. He was
winner of Colonel Green Trophy in the Florida circuit in 194<5.
START OF RACE ? Hiwassee Lake near the boat docks will be | ,
the scene Sunday afternoon, beginning at 1:30, of the second annual | t
Murphy Boat Regatta. Shown above are the boats as they appear at | j
the start of the race. .
Aunt Of Doctor
Whitfield Dies
Mrs. Bryan Whitfield, Sr.. aunt
of Di Bryan W. Whitfield of Mur
phy. died at her home in Harlan.
Ky., last Friday. Dr. Whitfield was
there when she died, and Mrs.
I Whitfield joined him there for the
funeral which was held Saturday.
Revival Service
Begins Sunday
Revival services will begin at
the Peachtree Baptist Church Sun
day. August 3. and will continue
tii rough the week with services
( ,jch morning at 11:00 a. m. and
P p. m. daily. The Rev. R. Lane
Akins will conduct the services.
WNC Associational
Baptist Meeting I
Is August 19-20
Claud Gaddy, executive secretary
A the Council on Christian cduea
ion of the Baptist State conven
ion, and representatives from sev
?ral of the Baptist colleges and
>ther institutions in the State, arc
?xpected to attend the sixty-third
innual session of the Western
v'orth Carolina Baptist association
it Valley River Baptist church
Vug. 19-20.
Peyton G. Ivie. moderator, of '
Uurphy will preside. The Tues- 1
lay morning session opens at 9:30, 1
vith the following scheduled pro-!
;ram: Song service, devotional by
lie Rev. J. r. Cable of Mt Pisgah;
veicome. Rev. Robert Barker; re
ponse, Rev. Algia West: associa
lonal activities: reading rules of
rder. order of business, recogni- ?
ion of visitors and new pastors, ap
>ointment of committees, report
>f moderator, report of clerk and
reasurer. roll call of churches.
i?d report of association worker,
.luss Mildred Whitfield: report on
hristian stewardship. Clarence M.
lendrix. Peachtree: report on ,
'tate of Religion. Re\ . T. Karl ,
Andrews: report on Christian |
iteiMture. Miss Add'.e Mae Cooke. |
iiirphy: miscellaneous: music, i
liurphv Junior choir* annual ser- '
i ( n, the Rev J. Alton Morris. |
Murphy: adjourn for 1 incji.
'flie Tuesday aftcrnuo.i version
iill begin at 1:30. with the follow
ing scheduled program: Song serv
er?. devotional Rev. Blaine Led
ord. Brasstown; report on Chris
| tian education and Christian
j M-hools, 1 B. Hudson, Andrews; re
i port on Training Union. Mrs. Clay
j Rogers, Hayesville; report on Sun
I day Schools, Miss Kate Robinson.
? Murphy, Route 1; digest of church
letters, clerk; election of officers,
honoring of deceased. Rev. Algia
I West, Marble; and message on "Our
j Youth". Rev. A. B. Lovell. Brass
i town.
The Wednesday morning pro
gram. starting at 9:30. is as follows:
I Song service, devotional. Rev.
! Leonard McClure: report on Co
operative program. Mrs. Charles
Carringer: mission rerports: W M.
L.. Mrs. C. T. Almond. Andrews:
state missions, Cyrus C. White.
.Murphy: home missions. Rev. I. P.
Smith. Hayesville: foreign missions.
Mrs. Nora Ford. Warne: report on '
ocial sen' ice. Rev. ,1. Alton Mor- '
lis: miscellaneous: missionary ser- '
moil. Rev. Robert Barker; adjourn '
for lunch.
Starting at 1:30, the Wednesdav
al'tciiMon program is as follow- i
Song service, devotional. Rev. Tom t
Truett. Culberson: miscellaneous, j
it port*.: Ministers ret :i eme^it. M; s |
I.loyd Hendriv Murph> : hospitals.
Frank Walsh. Marble: orphana.:e.
-Mis- Catherine Moss. Hayesville:
report of committees, miseellan
? ? 1
(ens. music, evangelistic sermon.
Rev. L. P. Smith; adjournment.
The program committee is com- .
posed of: Rev. .1 Alton Morris,
chairman: Clarence Hendrix. and (
Rev. M. L. llall.
Freezer Locker
Plant Under Way
FownTo Protest
Removal Of Trains
On Murphy Route
O. L. Anderson will represent
he Town of Murphy at the hearing
cheduled for August 13. before the I
? tilities Commission in Asheville,
? 1 1 the question of the Southern
Railway's removal of "passenger
rains Nos. 17 and 18 from the
Hurphy-Asheville run. The town,
everal civic organizations, busi
less people, and private citizens
vill protest the discontinuance ol
liese trains, on the basis of its bc
ng detrimental to the business life j
)i the community.
A large delegation of citizens |
from Murphy and Andrews is ex- '
Jected to attend the hearing, to
lend strength to the formal pro
csts. Already several wires, let
ters and calls have been made in
jchalf of this community, to the
Utilities Commission, requesting
Kat the Southern's proposal be
ieni<xl.
Methodist Music System
Honors War Veterans
The lovely music that Murphy
has been hearing for the last week
from the dome of the First Meth
odist Church has been coming
through the Schulmerich Electron
ics Deluxe Music System, which has
been installed in the church by the
women of Circle Number Two of
the Woman's Society of Christian
Service to the memory and in
honor of Veterans of World War
II. A suitable bronze plaque with
all the names of those who went
cut from this church will be placed
soon.
"The beautiful music that shall
move across the ethereal waves
into our homes and hearts, as it
calls us to worship and daily Chris
tian living, shall be a constant re
minder of the long and faithful
service of our soldiers and these
good women". Says the pastor,
the Rev. Russell L. Young. "Eacfi
one of both groups has won the
Well done of our church and com- j
munity."
"The System will not be used for
relfish purposes, but as a gentle re
minder of a higher way of life, the
glory of God and the upbuilding
of this community."
The dedicatory services for the
system will be had later, along with i
that of the new pipe organ, which j
is expected to be installed some
time the latter part of August or
f rst of September.
P. J. Henn announces that he is I ^
building a freezer locker plant lor' j
Murphy, to be ready for use within | j
90 days. It is located back of Henn I
Theatre. I
He states that he will have 80
units at first, and add others as
there is demand for them. The {
pant he is installing is named the I
Iceberg Refrigerated locker sys
tem. and a new feature is that no
one has to enter a sub-zero room (
to gain access to the individual '
lockers. He has exclusive rights '
in Cherokee county for this type '
of system. Each locker has a ca- '
parity of six cubic feet which will
hold 370 pounds of meat Reserva- j
tions are now being accepted. I '
First Methodist
Services Listed
"The Chase Versus the Catch'
will be the subject of the Rev. Kus
s.ell L. Young for his morning ser
mon at First Methodist church j
Sunday at 11 o'clock. For the eve- j
ning sermon he will use the sub
ject, "The Biggest Prayer Ever j
Prayed".
Sunday School will begin at 9:45 |
a m.. with classes for all ages. I
Youth Fellowship is at 7 p. m. I
Piayer meeting is at 8 p. m. Wed- 1
nesday with choir rehearsal follow- 1
ing. C. R. Freed will lead the sing j
ing and the pastor v\ i 11 have charge j
ef the devotional.
Stewards' regular monthly meet- 1
ing will be held at the church at I
8 p. m. Thursday. All members of |
the board are urged to be present. 1
ANDERSON HOMECOMING ,
Members of the .1 M. Anderson.
Sr.. family are invited to attend the
rnnual homecoming day at the old
Shady Grove church. August 3.
The program will begin at 9:30 a.
m. Persons attending are askec
to bring a basket of lunch.
CONTEST WINNER ? Eddie
Graham, 14. son of Mr and Mrs.
IV. E. Graham of Letitia. recent
.? inner of the Farmers Federation
^ssay contest on. "The Advantages
>f the Farmers ('operating To
gether as Exemplified by the Farm
ers Federation Co-op". The prize
?as $50. Eddie competed with
ontestants from nine counties,
rhis is the second consecutive year
le has won the prize He has
>ecn an active 4-1! club member
or five years and done some out
landing work with hi* project*.
\sks Farmers
fo Sign For
fheir Lime
Fiinnors in Cherokee county arc
irj.i >1 to come to the A \ A office ]
:n<! .-i un for lime if they have not j
; I ready taken up liicir allowance,
u lime, phosphate or seeds, an
tounces Victor Raster, chairman j
'herokee County Agricultural Con
servation association.
He further states that farmers
ran now get A. \V. Peas and rye
grass to sow for winter cover crops
mder the service fee plan at a
miall cost to the farmer and urges
he farmers to call at the office for i
i. formation regarding the AAA
1'onservation materials which are
ivailable to the farmers in Chero
kee county, especially those who I
lave not taken any materials in i
1947.
I
late Announces
Sermon Subject
The Rev. T. G. Tate will preach
3n the subject "Not Weary in Well
Doing", at the Presbyterian church
Sunday night at 8 o'clock Youth
Fellowship will meet at 7 15 p. m..
and Sunday school at 10 a. m.
There will be no morning serv
ice. this being Mr .Tate's regular
appointment at the Havesville
Presbyterian church.
Judge Gwynn Will
Preside; Moore
To He Prosecutor
Two murder cases and a man
slaughter case will be tried in the
Superior Court of Cherokee coun
ty when it convenes Monday morn
ing with Judge Allen Gwynn pre
siding. Walter Bryson, whose case
has been carried over since 1924,
and Rov Scroggs are charged with
murder. Robert L. Taylor has been
charged with reckless driving and
manslaughter.
Other cases on the docket are as
follows:
Driving an automobile while in
toxicated William Gait. Barney
Owenby. Harvey Akin, Newell
Moore. John Henry Corn. L. D.
Henson, Henry Burris, Otis Bur
nett. Hoyt McGee. Frank Byers.
David Phillips. James Elliott, J. O
Posey, A. W. Hatchett, Claud An
derson. Waldon Hatchett, Marvin
Hawk. William V. Hughes. Jessie
Ray Williams. Walter Panther,
Frank Dickey, Jr., John Woody
and Walter Bowman.
Violation of Prohibition Law.
Clyde Dockcry. O. Bera Thompson.
Jim Olvey. Glenn Beavers. David
Philips and Charlie Black.
Attempted rape, breaking and
interim threat and assault with
(!t adly weapon Willard Moore.
Assault OUen Chastain, L. D.
Henson James Nichols. Joe White
. iid George Picklesimer.
Assault and trespassing: Arthur
Nichol
Abandonment and non-support:
Willard Clark and Lewis Carringer.
Disorderly House: Bess Murphy
and Wanda Murphy.
Fight with deadly weapons:
Milt \ndersoii Melvin Hedden and
Parrot Hedden
A>-. ult with deadly weapon with
intent !?? kill Bunny Holland.
Carrying a concealed weapon
Horace Q lliekey and Earl F. Stan
ley.
Passing worthies schecks: Wade
Helm*.
Violation of the Marriage con
tract Garland Allen.
Larceny: Thelda Picklesimer.
alias Sue McEUiott.
Reckless driving: Clifford H.
Stalcup. Dewey Thompson. W. H.
Coggins and B. F Presswood
Forcible Trespassing: Charlie
Garland and Will Tranrell.
Breaking and Entering: Haden
Carl Johnson.
Breaking, entering and larceny:
Fate Chapman and Le Roy Black
man.
Trespassing and killing a dog:
I lyses Lovingood.
Taxi bill: Otis Tanner.
Speeding Lloyd Young.
Speeding and reckless driving:
Tommie Shields and Albert Graves.
Driving an automobile while in
toxicated and driving after license
Continued on page 8
James P. Pace
Dies By Hanging
Athletic Field
To Be Lighted
W. D. King, manager of the Mur
phy ball club, announces that the
local athletic field will be lighted,
for night games, within about ten
days. He states that the poles and i
transformers have been secured.
Mid that local electricians are going J
to donate their services.
Frank Forsyth is treasurer of j
the club, and contributions will bo
received by him.
When the field is lighted, pro- 1
vision will be made for night soft- ]
ball football and baseball games. |
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Penland and
children spent the week-end in
Asheville as guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Jas. C. Penland.
James P Pace, 82. of Topton.
was found Tuesday afternoon hang
ing from an apple tree in the back
yard of his son-in-law and daugh
ter. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Matheson.
with whom he lived. Officers in
vestigating declared his death
suicide.
Investigation was made by
Coroner Harry Miller, Sheriff
Frank Crawford. Patrolman Char
les Galowav, and Deputy Wade
Lunsford.
Mr. Pace's body was discovered
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon,
about 30 minutes after Mr. Pace
v. as last seen alive. It was stated
that Mr. Pace had been despondent
for several weeks.
Funeral services were scheduled
to be held this afternoon (Thurs
day* at Red Marble Baptist church,
with interment* in the Red Marble
cemetery. Forsyth Funeral home
is in charge.