! THE SEASON'S CHEER !
! TO EVERYBODY !
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( To our many friends ond customers ? the .]
Season's best wishes for joy ond hoppiness. j
i By your thoughtfulness you have helped to ?:
( make our Christmas a merry one and we i|
j' wish the some for you. ?;
GARRETT'S GROCERY STORE j
Church and Willow Streets ]
Murphy, North Carolina :j
THflG Of you
THIS CHRISTITIflS
E ore wishing you
heaps of cheer and
hoping these wishes will bring
you joy every day of the year.
May your voyage through
the days ahead carry you over
pleasant ways to a new and
full contentment
CHEROKEE GRANITE CO.
Murphy, North Carolina
Slight Decrease
In Fatalities
; During October
J RALEIGH, N. C., ? During Octo
f bei . 78 persons were killed and
? ,657 were injured in 1.311 traffic
1 1 accidents on North Carolina
C streets and highways, as compared
M with 89 fatalities and 503 injuries
j? in 918 accidents for October of
|> last year, the Motor Vehicles D>>
i* partment announced today.
? These figures showed a 12 per
;? cent decrease in fatalities and a
J 43 per cent increase in accidents,
? along with an increase of 11 per
j* cent in persons injured over Octo
f ber. 1946.
]? The October figures brought
I highway accidents for the first 10
* months of 1947 to 9.473, with 673
persons killed and 5.158 injured.
;? This is a decrease of 19 per cent
? in fatalities and an increase of
!* 14 per cent in accidents over the I
\ same period in 1946. when 829
persons were killed and 4.963
C were injured in 8.307 traffic hc
jj cidents.
During October, 27 pedestrians
were killed when struck by motor j
vehicles. (35 per cent of all fata- .
lities were pedestrians.) Twenty
one persons met their deaths when .
their motor vehicles overturned or |
ran off the roadway; 17 lost their j
lives in collisions; 3 were killed in
motor vehicle-bycle collisions; 3 '
died as a result of motor vehicle- I
train collisions; and 7 died in
ether non-collision accidents.
Twelve of the persons killed and
67 of those injured were children
under 14 years of age. Two of
them were killed and 9 were in
jured while riding their bicycles.
In cities and towns 15 persons
were killed and 186 were injured
in 553 accidents. Sixty-seven pjr
cent of all the persons killed and
30 per cent of the injured were
pedestrians. The leading cause of
pedestrian deaths was "not cross
ing at intersections." Winston
Salem led all cities with three traf
fic deaths, all pedestrians.
In rural areas, there were 758
accidents (58 per cent of all acci
dents) with 63 persons killed and
325 injuries for the same month
last year. Rural accidents showed
a 73 per cent increase; and a 15
per cent increase was noted in
persons injured.
During October, Gaston led all
counties with six fatalities. Cum
Aj
CHRIST MAS . . . the time of year when loved ones
gather round, eld friends get together and our thoughts
turn to the pleasure we can bestow upon others.
And it's the time when we think of all you have
meant to us during the past twelve months for it is your
friendship that has enabled us to enjoy many of the things
in life.
Before another year comes marching along may we
say thanks, and from the bottom of our heart wish you a
Merry, Merry Christmas with a New Year crowded full i
of joy and happiness. ,
Citizens Bank & Trust Co.
Murphy-Andrews-Robbimville-Hayesville
berland and Forsyth had five eash:
Rockingham had- 4; and Bun
combe. Mecklenburg and Wilson, i
three each. I
Eleven counties reported two
fatalities each: Columbus, David- <
son, Durham. Onslow, Kobeson,
Rowan. Union, Wake. Catawba.
Cleveland, and Nash. Twenty
seven other counties reported one
fatality each.
For the first 10 months of 1947.
accidents in cities and towns have
totaled 4.128 with 133 persons kill
ed and 1.454 injured, This is a 23
per cent decrease in fatalities over
the same period last year when 1
172 persons were killed and 1,534
were injured in 4,072 traffic acci
dent j.
In rural areas. 5.345 accidents,
with 540 deaths and 3,704 injuries
were recorded during the 10 mon
ths' period. This was an 18 per
cent decrease in fatalities and a !
26 per cent increase in accidents J
over the same period in 1946.'
when 657 persons were killed and
3,429 were injured in 4,235 acci
dents.
Mecklenburg has led all coun
ties in fatalities for the 10 months'
period, with 39 persons killed. ;
Cumberland was second with 33; '
Wake third with 28; and Bun- '
combe fourth with 25.
Real Estate
Transfers
W. T. Forsyth and wife, Xena '
and Lee Watkins and wife, Lettie '
Watkins to J. L. Rowland and
wafe. Bertha Rowland, lot in Val- j
leytown cemetery.
Claribel Morrow, widow of Dr.
IV. C. Morrow to Ty W Burnett e 1
end wife, Janice M. Burnette, '
property in Valleytown townshio
J. E. Graves and wife, Asalfe
Graves to Luther Hunsucker and i
v. ife. Necie Hunsucker, property j
in Cherokee county.
Rosanna Davis to Dewell Dewey ?
Davis, property in Cherokee eoun- !
W. T. Curtis and Lena Curtis, to '
Lloyd Curtis and iMyrtle Payne, (
property in Cherokee county.
John M. Davis and wife, Velda J
Davis, to Warren E. Carter, prop- j
trtv in Cherokee county.
H. A. Barton and wife,, Ada
Barton, to Gus Rogers and wife. |
Elva Rogers and their heirs, prop- j
trty in Cherokee county.
David Garrett and wife, Gardc
nell. and T. \1. Jenkins, to F. O.
Christopher and O. L. Anderson.
Clyde H. Jarrett, Jr . to Mrs.
Willa Beck, property in town of
Andrews.
H. A. Barton and wife, Ada
Barton, to A. J. Thompson and ,
wife, Eva J. Thompson, property j
in Cherokee county.
W. A. Adams and wife, Liza
Adams, to Alnie Adams and wife
Willie Bell Adams, property in
Valleytown township.
Roe Wilcox and wife, June W'l
cox, to Guinn Wilcox, property in
Beaverdam township.
E. S. Weaver and wife, Lou
Emma Weaver, to Luther Weaver
and wife, Lillie B. Weaver, proper
ty in Shoal Creek township.
F. O. Bates and wife, Bertha |
Bates, Creed Bates and wife, Bon- 1
nie Bates, Carl Bates and wife, i
Mae Bates, and Willard Bates, to
Glenn Bates and wife, Emogene
Bates in consideration of division
of property, in Murphy.
Carl Hogan and wife, Tib Hogan
to J. C. Hancock, property on
Junaluska creek
Otis Hardin and wife. Maudie
C. Hardin, to J P. Matheson.
trading as Andrews Builders Sup
ply company, property in Valley
town township
Herbert Holoway and wife. Lora
Holoway, and Dillard Hardin and
1 wife, Eunice Hardin, to J. P.
1 Matheson trading as Andrews
Guilders Supply company, an in
dividual. property in Valleytown
township.
Frank Robinson and wife. Lil
lian Robinson, to Harley Hyde and
wife, Nancy Hyde, property in
town of Andrews.
Herbert Hardin to his wife, Hat
tie Hardin, property in Valleytown
township.
. . . brings to each of us on
appreciation of those fine
friendships and memories
which make life worth living. And so
ot this glad Holiday Season, we extend
to you our cordial greetings and wish
for you both health and happiness
throughout all the coming year.
I iTm
, roMjERror0{RisTNi\s ?ffl\pprjN^w^EAat>gir
FARMERS FEDERATION
Murphy, North Carolina
It's Christmas Eve. Everything lies in wait for the Big Day . . . the
stockings ready for the filling ... a tree adorned with multicolored
balls prepared for the laughter and joyous voices of all who search
'ncath it on the morrow for splendid gifts . . . warm, roomy chairs
awaiting visitors to share Yuletide with the family. . . . On this
night before Christmas, we wish one and all, a very Merry Christ
mas and a Happy New Year!
NANTAHALA TALC & LIMESTONE CO.
MAGNESIUM LIMESTONE
Plant and Quarry: Hewitt, N. C.
Main Office: Andrews, N. C., Phone 104