Johnny Moore, Forgotten Man Of
Aviation, Is A Celebrity No One Knows
About; Flans 1948 Picnic
By BILL SHARP*:
COLINGTOV ?Johnny .Moore
is a celebrity, but nobody knows
it. and Johnny doesn't care. He
tends to his crabbing, hunting,
trapping and guiding on this little ;
island which lies behind Kill Devil
Hill, and which <till reminiscent
oi the 18th century settlement
built around the placid waters of
Blount's Bay. Tourists hardly
ever get over here ? 1 1 lion - h ii
just a couple ol miles from the
"big road runniiu v -
Head Bea? h, and J^honj is .?
likely to pay much : * : ? ? 1 1 :
them it they did conn
Hut Johnny Moore - ? 1 '
ten man ol v la: He -
surviving w* n.->s oi I !? 1 r-'
powered
FOR SALE
We Carry A Full Line
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Roll Roofing
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R' ESTER X At ro \SS(). STORK
Dr. J. !!. Hell
Murphy, N. C.
Dentisi
Residence 4b
Murphy General Hospital
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living man who actually lent a!
hand to Lhe Wright brothers on |
December 17. 1903 when they put
their flimsy eraft into the wind
;md Hew the astonishing space of
120 feet.
H is 62 vears old now. weather
ed id can free. and was 17 years
oid ie 1 1 n chanced l>y Kill Devil
ti i ill:.! memorable date, and 1
, I pu: the Wright plane in J
i * . i : i :>r it* run down the.
i . upon which it \va> j
! so became t rul> air
I! ' s loaned a couple of
? v :: ! > this historic event
t ice other fi ghts
cr.i-h . :itoMy am.tni: J
? >v > ? k-. Johnny i.;:suall> j
? ,.c ?. to . > eel .pots and |
(: id now Wj.ll l) > i. :i
'
> m :: ? i iu>t a (i at 'or Wil
t
? H n. Ohio N'one <?f them
ved id d I unwe->! . unhonored
? . i.n . lur : 1 1 ' .1 ?h ;ny. !?%??? ' ?
on K:'l Devi! there as
embled h th \ i.>;tiiK dignitaries
nd local ? 'ivnv with speecho>
oinmemorative wreaths and often
s no' a band and squadron of
nodern militar> planes to fly
?\ er .Johnny Moore, who lives
thin a hop and a lope of the
mmument. never attended the>t i
vents. His fellow-witnesses were i
Iways on hand until they, one by
in succumbed, but Johnny for i
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come reason was ud the crick, or j
up to Norfolk, or over to the main- ;
land or down the beach. Not that |
Johnny was ignored by the local j
committee. Especial pains were
taken to invite him and to get him :
e.top the hill for the ceremonies. '
but somehow Johnny managed not :
to show up. He doesn't seem to
like the crowds, the oratory, and
the bands.
Johnny Moore is the son of King j
Solomon Moore and Mavy Moore. I
who was a fortune teller for the |
summer cottagers He lives in aj
*mall home hard by the water, in |
the firs! house on the left after!
\ou cros< the bridge beyond the
monument. The father of !4 child
ren. Johnny ? stock .i >ke. when
. kc ! hr \ many children he ha>
to :>l\ Can't tell you: ain't
i urut i: ; !;e brc.-!> yet this year
t ?? ton. a r.:n'-coveral in
- ' ? :ui settled before h!-tor.
\ i > recorded in this section, with
I'OUm nuilt in the woe.U. alon ;
v \ m i "fected by the bur
? ; J I . - ;
? : . i . around t !i
mself take ~
-me is, and
- ' d ? > do - ii he In not other
v. se engaged.
? ? 19 M is u o : i 4 to be a bi
lor h ni lie o'ans a famil
n ca: . ? : i Ma> and lias in
? ' ? d ai ! l:i ? f in, and friends
\ t with li .a I'm a poor
man." he said, and we II ha\ e 1 ?
? ?'Id i sort o| : . n i<- as I have so
many friends l couldn't hope to
' Nit I Would like
o M'e them all before I die."
v nan Herbert B o n n e r
lias promised to attend and make
die s.peech. and from the response
the invitation is getting, Johnny
W jet to be a recognized celebri
y after all.
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factured in North Carolina in
reascd from about one million in
192(5 to more than 16 million in
I94(>
Although the acreage of corn
srown in North Carolina has re
gained about the same since 1880
otal production has almost tripl
ed. due to the increase in yield
?er acre
NOTICE
Upon motion made, seconded
nd carried that is is ordered by
the Board of Commissioners of
the Town of Murphy that an elec
tion be held on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in May.
1948. it being the fourth 4th
lay of May. for the election of a
Mayor and six (?> Commissioners,
jf said Town of Murphy, said
lection be held in the Courthouse
in the Town of Murphy, the poli
ng place established by the gov-1
.?mini? body of said Town.
Ben Fox is hereby selected as
Registrar for said election who
?hall register those entitled to
register, .1 W. Franklin and L
V Shields are hereby appointed
judges of said election, who shall
open polls and superintend the
election they shall keep polls
books in which shall be entered
the names of every person who
-hall vote and at the close of the
election they shall certify the
same over th? ir proper signature
:ul deposit them with the Board
ot Commissioners. That the Regis
' i ition book shall be opened for
: r "4i Oration of all persons entitled
:?? be i '- .i-lered on the third 3rd)
' . < i April. 1948. and each Satur
iy in April. 1948 these bein^ the
"!i. 17t!i and 24th days of said
onth. That Saturday May 1st.
1 948 shall be challenge day. That
' !i. Clerk of the Town of Murphy
l?;.ve published this ordinance in
i he Cherokee Scout and at the
Courthouse door for thirty >30?
:..iys as required by law. The Clerk
<?' the Town of Murphy shall
prepare an 1 have printed suffi
cient necessary ballots for said
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election as previously prescribed
by law.
Be it further ordained that all
candidates for the office of Mayor
rnd Commissioners must have
their names certified to the under
signed Clerk not later than six
o'clock April 24. 1948. in order to
appear on regular ballot.
Town of Murphy
36-4tc E. G. HUGHES. Clerk
NOTICE OF SALE
OF REAL ESTATE
NORTH C AROLINA
CIIEROKFE COUNTY
IN TIIE SI'PERIOR COURT
lll'FORF TIIE CLERK
DRtCILLA H. COLLINS.
Plaintiff,
vs. i i
PAT COLLINS and Wife.
'OSKPHI N K COLLINS.
Defendants.
Under and by virtue of a judg
ment ar.d tit* r of the Superior 1
Co: i t of C'lu rokee County. N> rth
Carolina wade in t h .* above e.itit- i
led special proceeding, the under
signed Commissioner will on the
7 1 h day of April, 1948 at 12 o- j
clock noon at the Court House
door in Murphy, Cherokee Coun- [
ty. North Carolina offer for sale
to the highest bidder for cash the '
following described tract of land
in Shoal Creek Township. Chero- 1
kee Township, Cherokee County. 1
North Carolina, to-wit:
BEGINNING on a Small Span
ish Oak on the North line of Tract !
\ ... 114. in the 8th District. Shoal
Creek Township. Cherokee Coun- !
ty. North Carolina, and runs 1
Si -uth with a cross fence with the
tvttcr and Robinson line to the
[)!d Line near a bunch of Sassa
; then West with the Old line
!o three small Chestnuts: then
\ '. h to R. R. Post el Is ft ncc:
:* m Northwest with said fence to
1; ? Creek; thence down the creek
? ;t lar;-e Maple on the North
I'.i'.k of ? .id Creek: then North
it-! to i do wood on the hil'side.
near the corner of the Postell I
fence; then North East with the
Old Line to a pine in a Hollow;
then with said Old Line to the
Beginning, containing 58 acres
more or less, and being a part of
Tract No. 114 in District 8.
EXCEPT, however, from the
above boundary the 12 acres, more
or less, conveyed by Meigs Collins
rnd wife to J W. Barnes and
wife by deed in Book 102 at page
560.
The successful bidder will be
required to make a good faith de
posit of One Hundred <$100. 00>
Dollars at the time of the sale or
the property will be at once resold
at the same time and place.
This the (>th day of March, 1948.
.1 B GRAY
34-4te COMMISSIONER
VimiMSIKlX NOTICE
II . \ 1114 qualified as administra
tix of the estate of I. L. Mason. '
i'( ? '-ed. of Cherokee County. !
Worth Carolina, this is to notify
all persons having claims against
the estate of said deceased to ,>x.
hibit them to the undersigned a(
Murphy, N. C. on or before the
12th day of March, 1949, or thi5
notice will be pleaded in bar of
their recovery. All persons in
dcbtcd to said estate will please
make immediate payment.
This 12th day of March, 1948
MKS L. L MASON
Administratrix of
34-6tc L. L. MASON, Estate
,v COLO DISCOMrOPT
NOTARY PUBLIC
FANNIE McGUIRE
SC'Ol'T OFFICE
THE LONE RAKGER By Fran Striker
*146. >oy hElPED That T suf}? I DID! 1
MASkED WAN ESCAPE ! ] I'LL TELL VUH
VOU DISARMED ME WITH J WHV! THAT MAN
THAT SKILLET? DIDN'T MURDER
ANYCNE.' KieVER
( IN ALL HIS LIFE '? 4
WE'LL LOOK AT THAT OFFICE BEFORE
THE SHERIFF 6CT5 PACK ! ,,M
IT 15 WRITTEN. MURDERED
RETl'RN TO ScENE OF C<>
NOW CHINESE COC< BECO
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