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VOLUME 58 ? NUMBER 25.
Ml'RPHY, NORTH CAROLINA. THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1948.
TEN PAGES THIS WEEK
Petition Asks Election On Beer And Wine
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Truant Officer For County Will Be Miss Emily Sword
Leave 01 Absence
Given Miss Sword
To Do The Work
Miss Emily Sword of Murphy,
who has taught the fourth grade
here for several years, has been
selected a truant officer for Chero
kee oounty. serving all three
school units and beginning work
immediately.
Miss Sword has been granted
a leave of absence from Murphy
schools, announces Supt H Bueck.
and Mrs. Robert Alexander will
supply the vacancy.
The matter of securing a truant
tofficer was discussed in the fall
at a Parent-Teachers meeting in
Murphy, following which a com
mittee composed of W. M. Davis.
Miss Mary Cornwell and Frank
Crawford was appointed to pro
mote the idea and request the
county to appropriate funds for
the officer. Murphy Lions club
?nd other groups also discussed
the plan The commissioners grant
ed the request and appointed
Supts. Lloyd Hendrix, H. Bueck
;ind I. B. Hudson to secure a per
son for the work.
The compulsory school attend
ance law which Miss Sword is
obligated to enforce, has the fol
lowing provisions:
Every parent, guardian or other
person in the state having charge
??r control of a child between the
aget of seven and 16 years shall
cause such child to attend school
continuously for a period equal io
the time which the public school
in the district in which the child
resides be in session, ilipfcc viola'
ing this law shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be liable to a fine not less
than five dollars nor more than
twenty-five dollars, and upon fail
ure or refusal to pay such fine,
the said parent, guardian or other
person shall be imprisoned not
exceeding thirty days in the county
jail."
Murphy Native
Is Killed Tuesday
In Florida Wreck
Mrs. W E Davidson, native of
Murphy, was killed in an automo
bile accident at Winter Haven.
Fla.. Tuesday afternoon, and her
husband sustained serious injuries, j
according to information received
here by relatives. Mrs. Davidson
was the former Willie McCombs. J
daughter of the late Dr. and Mrs.
W. S. McCombs.
Funeral arrangements were in
complete Wednesday. It was not
known whether burial would be
in Murphy or the Davidsons' home
town of Avon Park. Fla.
Surviving are: The husband, a
son. Edwin of St. Louis. Mo.; two
daughters. Mrs. Mary Ann Red
dick of Avon Park and Betty Sue
of Tallahassee. Fla.; a brother.
Robert McCombs of Oak Ridge.
Tenn., and three sisters. Mrs. Ed
win Winchester. Miss Ella Mc
Combs of Murphy, and Mrs. Rob
Hardin of Oak Ridge.
ATTEND FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs Dale Lee attended
the funeral of the latter's aunt.
Mrs. Hershel Candler, in Athens.
Tenn . ^Wednesday.
Hamby Turns In
His Beer Licenses
The beer licenses of Mart Ham- ,
by of near Hiawassee Dam were :
relinquished by him here Monday, '
at the request of the Cherokee
county commissioners. through
Sheriff Frank Crawford, according
to the sheriff A hearing to give
Hamby an opportunity to explain
whether or not he had been com
plying with the beer regulations 1
was set for Monday but was waiv- '
ed and his licenses turned in.
j
Snow And Ice
Made Highways
Hazardous
ASHEVILLE ? All highways in
Western North Carolina were re
ported open to traffic Tuesday
night, but ice and snow continued
to make driving hazardous in some
areas.
Travel was resumed yesterday
morning between Lake Junaluska
and Cherokee, which had been
blocked Sunday night by an eight
inch snowfall Snow plows and
sandcrs of the State Highway and
Public Works commission were in
operation on this and other rout">
throughout this section.
Buses were running on schedule
last night after a slight delay on
>ome routes. Train service wis
i.ormal through the day. and coun
ty rchool b" '*s op e*"?# *1 without
difficulty throughout Buncombc
county.
The temperature, which remain
ed below 35 degrees yesterday, is
t xpected to rise to the upper 40's
toda>. the weather bureau pre
dicted Officials of the bureau said
all ice and snow would disappear
by mid-afternoon except in shaded
areas with a northern exposure.
Warmer weather will continue
through most of Wednesday, bu;
a mass of cool air will bring a
?light drop in temperatures tomor
iow night, they said, adding that
some rain or snow is in prospect
lor tomorrow night.
A total of five-tenths of an inch
of snow and rain was reported to
have fallen in the city in the 24
.hour period ending at 7 30 a. m
yesterday. On Mt. Mitchell, where
wind and snow disrupted tele
phone communications for several
hours, three inches of snow fell,
the thermometer dropping to a
low of 13 degrees early yesterday
ASSI MRS NEW POST
K L. Norton. Northampton
County farm agent, assumed his
now duties as Northeastern Dis
trict agent for the State College
hxtennon Service on January 1.
according to Director I (). Schaub.
Mr Norton succeeded B. Troy
1'erguson who retired Decern b t
j 31 following 32 years of continu
ous scrv ce in Agricultural Exton
i sioir.
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B. W. C. FEDERATION
Miss Ruth Provence executive
recretary of the state Baptist VV
M. L'.. will be the speaker at the
meeting of the Business Women's
circle federation to be held in
Franklin Baptist church on Friday
evening. January 23. at 7:30.
Largest T. B. Seal Sale In History
Conducted In County In December
A total of $178.66 worth of
Christmas seals was sold this year I
in Murphy. Hiwas^ee Dam. Brass- J
town and Wolf Creek. Mrs. C. W j
Savage, seal sale chairman has j
announced. ,
Hiwassee Dam school' under !
direction of James Osborne, s(/lrl 1
its usual quota of $30 worth.
The John C.. Campbell Folk
school at Brasstown sold the usual
$5 worth, and Miss Maud Collins
school at Wolf Creek took $2
worth to sell.
The balance were sold here
through the Murphy schools, un
der the chairmanshio of Mrs Karl
Weiss for the hij?h school, and Mrs.
Jerry Davidson in the elementary
school. This is the largest amount
ever to have been sold in this sec
tion according to Mrs. Savage, who
has been chairman of the sale for
18 years.
Edwood Dairy
Again Leads In
Milk Production j
Edwood Dairy again leads the
list of producers in the milk test
ing for the past month, states [
Frank Ghiringhtlli, who makes J
monthly records for the dairymen (
of the county. The high cow.
Wildman No. 5, produced last
month a total of 1.165 pounds of
milk testing 5 6, making a total of
65.2 of fat. The Edwood herd of ,
79 cows made 36,100 pounds,
testing an average of 5.2.
Randolph Shields' high cow.
Glow, produced a total of 930
pounds of milk, testing 5.8 and
making a total of 53.9 pounds ot
fat. His herd of 44 cows produced
a total of 17,526 pounds of milk
testing an average of 4.4.
At the Folk School the high cow.
Buttercup, produced 961 pounds of
milk, testing 6.4. making a total of 1
61.5 pounds of fat. A total of 1?.
132 pounds of milk was produced
by their 38 cows. The average test
was 5.1.
Franklin Smith's high cow
Bertie, produced 812 pounds of
milk, testing 40 and making a
total of 32.4 pounds of fat for the
month. His 25 cows produced a
total off 4.967 pounds, testing an
rveragc of 4.6
A. Q Ketner's high cow. Annie
produced a total of 930 pound. v
testing 4 1 and making 42 7
pounds of fat The entire herd of
four cows produced 1,908 pound-,
testing an average of 4 4
Bulldogs Win
Fifth Straight
Game Tuesday
By PORTER GRIGGS
The Murphy high school Bull
dogs. led by Hughes and Brendle.
won their fifth straight basketball
game here Tuesday night with
Cherokee Indians by a score of
33 to 31.
Th?* fans stiw the score shift
hands several times during *he
game. With 45 seconds left and
Cherokee leading. Alexander hit
the basket for 2 points and sent
the name into an overtime period
Again the score was tied and
forced the name into a second
overtime with the game tied at
?1 all In the second overtime per
iod. Coach Raper's boys began the
famous defense and held the Ind
ian's scoreless while Hughes hit
the basket with the winning points.
The Bulldogs started excellently
?iid held a 7-4 first quarter lead.
12-10 halftime. but the Cherikec
Cagcrs came back hard in the
second half to take the lead, until
Alexander sent the game into an
overtime quartet
The Cherokee girls and female
Bulldogs battled to a 26-2<? (lead
lock. The Indians were lead by
Tubby with 23 points, while Taylor
| with 18 points lead the Murphy
ciuintet
Friday night the Murph> high
C'sgers travel to Andrews to battle
Coach A1 Smith's Wildcate. and
to Hayesville the following Tues
day to engage the Yellow Jackets
in a double header.
LINEUPS
Girls
Murphy i2H? Pos Cherokee 26)
Hall ?3) F Tubby <23)
Taylor <18> F Chiltoskie 1 2 )
Ledford *4> F A. Bradley <1>
Stiles G Bradley
Shepard G Craig
Beal G Cooper
Subs ? Murphy. Wells <1>. Mclver
Boys
' Murphy <33) Pos. Cherokee ?31)
| Hughes <12? F Huff (8)
: Brendle <9> F Sequayah <6)
Hampton <8) C Smith (12)
Alexander (2) G Maney
Davidson G Larch <8)
Subs ? Murphy. Hall <2), Meroney
Cherokee ? Bradley, Tominef
Murphy Post Office
Is Near First Class
Postal receipts advanced so
greatly during the past year at
Murphy's second class post office i
^hat it would have required only
57.430.39 more to make this a first !
L-lass office.
Postmaster Howard Moody an- 1
bounces that postal receipts at I
he local post office for 1947 were |
&32, 569 61, as compared with $21.
560.22 in 1946. a gain of $11,000.
3S, oi 50.9%.
He stated that money orders
and postal savings gained almost
proportionately.
When postal receipts reach in
annual total of $40,000 a post of
fice becomes first class.
There are eleven employees in
the local office.
W. T. Teas Again ;
Heads Polio Drive
ANDREWS? W T Teas. county ?
chairman of the Polio fund, an
nounces that the drive for funds
will start January 15 and last until
January 31. The quota for the
county is $1800 The chairman
states that he feels sure that this |
nuota will be raised. There will be
no President's Ball Dime boxe.>
will be placed in the business
places, business men will be con
tacted. and school children will be
; sked to help with the drive
Already there has been one
death from polio in the community |
of Topton.
Mr. Teas will announce com
mittees and further plans next
week. )
Scouts Select
Chaperones
The Girl Scouts of Murphy have
selected chaperones to meet with
them at the recreation hall on
Friday instead of Saturday anil
Sundiy The recreation hall wHI
open at 6:30 every Friday Miss ?
Adtlla Vferoney ?nd Mrs Ku >y
Reid will be the chaperones foi l
January 0. and Mrs Roy Cook
wiP serve on January 16
The boy scouts will build a fire
before time for the recreation hall
to open find the girl scouts will {
clean up after it closes
ALL-8TARS TO PLAY
The Murphy All-Star basketba.l
team will olay the Fontana Dim
All-Stars Friday night. January :?
at 7:30 in the Murphy gym.
The Murphy All-Stars have play
ed and won six games this season.
Farmers Should
File Income
Tax Returns
The beginning ol a new ye?"
means that income tax reporting
time is here, says C Brice Hatch -
ford, in charge of Farm Managt
n>ent for the State College Ex
tension Service, and farmers alotv-:
with most other people will ha\?
to consider filing their returns
Many Tar Heel farm families
will not have to pay any income
tax. Mr Katchford said, but the
greater majority of them will have
to file a return.
If you are in doubt as to wheth
er you have to file a return, then
here is the deciding factor. If the
,ross income from your farm was
more than $500 during the year,
you should file a return Since a!l
farm expenses may be deducted
along with the personal exemp
tions of $500 for self $500 foi
wife, and $500 for each depend
ent relative, this will mean that a
large number of farmers will not
have to pay any tax However,
there is a severe penalty for not
lilin* ? return
Farmers should study the in
structions issued with the income
lax forms and take all legal deduc
tions. Mr Katchford said
SKKMON SIBJECTS
Rev. .1 Alton Morris pastor of
the First Baptist church announces
he will preach Sunda> morning at
1 1 00 on "Ascend this Mountain"
and Sunday evening at 7 30 on
A Dangerous Backward Look "
please!
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14 Boys Receive
Tenderfoot Awards
The Boy Scout Court of Honor
ot the Daniel Boone Council, Nan
tiihala District, was held in the !
recreation room at Murphy Tues- .
day evening at 7: 30 The Court
was opened with songs led by
James Osborne of Hiwassee Dam
The meeting was called to order
by James Avery Means, field ex
ecutive from Asheville
Fourteen boys received their
Tenderfoot awards, presented by
Mi Means.
One boy received his second
class award. It was presented to
him by Clarence Bales of Robbins
vttte.
The Rev W B. Penny then gave
a talk, after which the Court was
closed by singing "Taps."
Sixty people were present for
this meeting.
Three Charged
With Murder In
Whatley's Death
ROBBINSVILLE? T h r e e men
held in the fatal shooting here i
Dec 28 of State Highway Patrol- 1
man Thomas B What ley were j
charged with murder at a hearing
Monday before Magistrate J J !
Dula.
Boon** Carver. 32. and Carter
Kiddle. 25. held without privilege
ot bond, were taken to the Swain
county jail at Bryson City to await
trial, said Sheriff Booth Crisp.
Claude Jones. 31, is h ng held
n (iraham county jail here in lieu .
of (Misting of a $5,000 bond All
three are from Robbinsville
A coroner's jurv recommended |
at an inquest Dec 29 that all three'
be held without privilege of bond |
Patrolman Whatley died Dec 29 I
in an Andrews hospital
iv i n ? i iv i l
rinai Kites Hern
For J. E. Trammel
John Knulus Trammel. 77. dud
at his home in Culberson Monda*
bfter an extended illness He had
been a member of the Culberson
Baptist church for 15 years.
Survivors include the widow:
two daughters. Miss Myrtle Tra;n
niel. and Mrs Jessie Owen by. and
*on. William Trammel all of Cul
berson one brother. Vance Tram
mel of High Point: and one sister
Mi? Melle Waldroup of Topton
Funeral services were held to
day Thursday* at 2 p m. with the
Ke\ Tom Truett officiating Buri
al was in the church cemetery
v. it >i Townson funeral home in
< hargi
SKRMON TOPICS
Tin Re\ Wm B Penny pastor
at the First Methodist chureh
v ill preach Sunday at 1 1 -00 a n
en "The Power of the Gospel
;.nd at 7:30 o m. on "The Self
( onqiieroi Sunday school will
begin at 9 45 a. m . and the Metho
t'.sl Youth Fellowship will meet
at 6:30 p. m
Wednesday. January 14. Fellow
ship Hour will be held at 7 30 p
m . youth choir practice at 0 30.
and adult choir practice ;it 830
l m.
After 15 Percent
Of Votersr Sign
Petition Will Go
To Elections Board
For the purpose of having an
election called to vote on the
question of the sale of beer and
Mine in Cherokee county, a peti
tion is now being circulated
througrout the county. It reads as
follows:
"The undersigned residents and
citizens of the county of Cherokee,
State of North Carolina and
registered voters of said county
and state who voted for Governor
of North Carolina in the last
election respectfully request and
petition that the question of the
sale of both wine and beer be
submitted to the voters of Chero
kee county. North Carolina pur
suant to Chapter 1084 (HB 1051)
ci' the 1947 statutes passed by the
General Assembly of North Caro
lina. Each of the undersigned pe
titioners hereby certififes that he
or she is a registered voter of said
county of Cherokee and State of
North Carolina."
When 15^ of the above des
cribed registered voters of the
county have signed the petition,
the county board of elections will
call an election, according to the
laws passed by the last General
assembly, to determine the voice
of the people.
Jury Drawn For
January Court
Following is the jury list for the
I January term of Cherokee county
| superior court which will convene
i here on the 19th for the trial of
civil cases.
First week T W. Chapman,
j Patrick. Stanley Wood, Suit: Ed
mund Deweese. Ht 2. Murphy; Roy
\ Cook Murph>: Sam W Jones.
Andrews; .1 W Stover. Andrews;
George C Breedlove. Tomotla; W.
F Graham. Letitia; Guy Hill. Rt.
2. Murphj R W. Coffey. Marble;
Ernest Graham. Letitia; W. R.
i Cruise. Andrews; Hadley Robert
son. Rt 2 Murphy; K C. Hawkins,
Culberson H F Wallace, Rt 2.
Culberson; C I* Wells, Murphy;
Lawson West. Marble; Lee Coker.
Murphy R F Anderson. Rt 2.
Murphy Edwin Bristol. Andrews;
.1 \N Farmet Grand view; .1 A.
Richardson. Murphy; Trent Ad
ams. Andrews. .1 C Wells. Mur
l M
Second week Bruce West. An
Irewi \ ester Kent . Rt S Mur
phy Carl \damv Suit: F M
Hemphill. Murphy: H F. Rose.
Murphy. I H Davis, Murphy;
John C West. Rt I. Andrews. R.
It Flowers. Andrews; Fred L. Gar
: . n. Andrews. Albert Conley. Rt. 1.
Andrew^. F T. Hampton. Murp'iy;
Wayne Palmer. Murphy; Clifton
Loudcrmilk. Rt 1. Turtletown.
lenri .lack Conley. Vndrews; W.
? \ llyde Nantahala. W A Patter
son. \ndrows Joyce Younce. An
drews ^ i: Barton. Murphy; Mrs
(' W Covci \ndrews; Ix>n Nix,
Marble. (lassie Long. Marble: J.
W Stalcup. Rt. 2. Murphy: L. M.
Shields. Murphy; J. W. Barnett,
Murphy
Ministerial Association Has
Dinner Meeting On Monday
The Cherokee County Minister!
i ..I association held its regular din
I per meeting Monday at Hotel Reg- ^
' ,?l Wives of the ministers, and
i
j other Church workers, and the
I Rev R. E. McClure. executive '
,-ecrctary of Asheville Presbytery
were guests. Among subjects dis
j cussed at the meeting was the peti
I tion being circulated in the county J
j to call on election on the sale of
beer and wine in the county. Mem
bers pledged themselves to sup
port the movement.
Present at the meeting were:
The Rev and Mrs. J. C. Lime, the
Rev and Mrs. T Earl Ogg, and
the Rev. and Mrs. C. C. Washam
of Andrews, the Rev. and Mrs. J.
Alton Morris, the Rev and Mrs.
VV. B. Penny, the Rev. and Mrs.
F MeConnell Davis, Sister Vlr
fiinia Hethertngton and Miss
Mildred Whitfield of Murphy, and
the Rev R. E. MeClure of Ashe
| villc.