POPULATION
CHEROKEE COUNTY 18,813
COUNTY SEAT
2,500
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Cherokee County
CLOTHED IN NATURE'S SCENIC
WONDERS IS AN IDEAL
VACATION SPOT
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MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, TIIURKDAl. U'Gl'KT 5, 1*41.
EIGHT PAGES THIS WEEK
Superior Court
Convenes Monday
Following is the court calendar ?
for the August term of Superior
(( i! i which convenes here Monday 1
the trial of both criminal and j
' cases, with Judge H. Hoyle j
S iik oi Lexington presiding.
Driving automobile while intoxi
, ..?( (I Harry Walton, Allen Coffey,
K .bert L. Cherry, Fred Deweese,
\V Sheridan Watson, James E.
Hi i .lean Keener, Archie Payne.
K Forrester, R. M. Moore, Grady
i. Virgil Davenport, Blaine Pat
t, ?ii, John Henry Sims, Frank (
s ?. uison, J. A. Roberts, Claude I
T .iil, Burrell Mason, James L. ?
M. vliburn, J. N. Reagin, Alfred
Hartness, Dean West.
i ;o! man Dockery, driving Auto
ni<'t?;le while intoxicated and as
! with deadly weapon.
I homas D. Garrett, forgery:
Daniel Jones, assault with deadly
wt ipon; Jewel Twigs, reckless
driving; Ethel Miller, reckless
d.aing: Ben Allison, writing and
pa ng worthless checks; W. S.
piukett, reckless driving and car
r\ . . i l? concealed weapon; Clyde
1a i reckless driving; Bill Crow.
\ii ition prohibition law; Myrtle
KubtTson, disorderly house; Albert
(i os. reckless driving; Paul
M.i: tin Nold. carrying concealed
u? ;>?>n; Charlie Dale, assault:
.Mi Gillie Williamson, taking and
removing flowers that did not be
liM to her: Ralph Fugate, non
.?uj'i?ort: Charlie Wise, violation
l'i i bit ion law; Roy Rich, non
.?>upport of children.
.1 .. k?* Wise, robbery: Arnold Dye.
i I Dye. Vernon Gibson, dyna
m."!ig fish: Vaul Frankum. forci
1)!? trespass: Will Herring, driving
air -mobile while intoxicated and
>ut license: Wayne Wilson
Sni:'!i. abandonment and non- ?
suiM'"rt : Lester Chastain, Wayne I
( public drunkenness, assault
ond disturbing public worship:
('.. I Stiles, drunk and disorderly
assault with knux: Calvin Ku- ?
Garren. reckless driving: Nor- ]
vi- Peek violatiog section 4205; J. !
B Ledford. James Ledford. Doug- 1
la< Parker, rocking a dwelling I
house: Harold Hall, violating sec
l 'on 4333; V ester Kent Edna Sea
bo!' abandonment and non-sup
port and disorderly conduct.
C ! if ford Murray, violating sec
tion, 4264: Max Swain, carrying
concealed weapon: Robert Mc
Clure. Gilbert Hall. Homer Green.
Floyd Stewart, manufacturing non
tax paid whiskey; Marshall Mar
tin. driving after license revoked:
John Gredory, assault with knife:
Howell E. Higgins, speeding, 90
miles per hour: Charles Hogsed,
assault with intent to rape; James
Rich, driving drunk and no brakes;
Garland Crisp, reckless driving;
Lake Gibson. Mrs. Lake Gibson,
abandonment of children, taxi bill
and worthless check: Martha Bul
ges* practicing medicine without
a license: O. F. Smith, slander;
?'ohn Anderson, Onie Carringer,
Faye Carringer, assault; Ran Sto
vall. Hula Mae Stovall, alias Eula
Mae Colvert larceny of rings and
concealing stolen property: Brodus j
Carringer .violation prohibition J
law J. B. Wilson, abandonment I
and non-support.
Civil Calendar
Jayne Grace Dye. vs. Charles
Paul Dye: Fred Olen Palmer vs.
Georgia E. Palmer; Virginia
Dickey Townson vs. Clyde Town
son. Almond Satterfield vs. Louise
(Continued on page 8)
Three Enlist
In U. S. Navy
The following Cherokee County
men have been enlisted in the
United States Navy for a period
of three years: Arthur G. Jordan
of Murphy for Hadio School;
Howard A. Lovingood of Murphy
for Radio School; Robert A. Wor
ley. of Warne for General Sea
Duty.
Funeral Is Held
Thursday For
David T. McNabb
Funeral services were held this
afternoon (Thursday) at 1 o'clock
ft Friendship Baptist church for
David Taylor McNabb, 82, who
died at his home near Turtletown.
Tenn , Tuesday morning. August
3 at 5:45 o'clock. The Rev. Tho
mas Truett and the Rev. Fred
Stiles officiated Burial was in the
church cemetery with Ivie funeral
home in charge.
He was twice married. The first
wife. Mrs. Elvira Torrence Mc
Nabb. whom he married GO years
(i ted Jan. 13, 1MB. To titif
union were born four children. II
Burton McNabb. and Mrs. Ola
Sparks of Suit. J. L. McNabb of
Jamestown. Ky. and Mrs. Lora
Johnson of Copperhill. Tenn . all
of whom survive. Also surviving
are the second wife. Mrs. Jessie
Morrow McNabb. to whom he was
married May 24. 1946, and six
grandchildren. Truman McNabb.
Coy Sparks. Randall Johnson
Klainc Self, Roberta Rogers, and
Patricia Johnson.
An outstanding farmer in his
section. Mr. McNabb was a deacon
in the Friendship and the Pleasant
Hill Baptist churches for 40 years,
a member of the school board one
term, and clerk of the West Lib
erty Baptist association for sever
al years.
Funeral Held
On Tuesday For
Paul Buchanan
Funeral services were held at
1 1 o'clock Tuesday morning at
Green Cove Methodist church
near Brasstown for Paul David
Buchanan. 54. who died Sunday
morning at 2:30 o'clock at his
home on Martin's Creek. The Rev.
Alfred Smith and the Rev. Thomas
Truett officiated. Burial was in
the church cemetery with Ivie
funeral home in charge.
He is survived by the widow.
Mrs. Maggie Ashley Buchanan: one
son, Howard. Murphy Route 2.
cne daughter. Mrs. Violet Davis
of Murphy: three brothers. Hayes.
Murphy Route 2. Ephraim of
Trenton. Ga.. and Caulie of India
napolis, Ind.: four sisters, Mrs.
Maude Barnes of Hayesville. Mrs.
Martha Meadows of Spring Creek.
Mrs. Florence Williamson of Mor
ristown, Tcnn , and Mrs. Mary
Crisp of Sand Mountain. Ga.
Final Rites Held For
Sgt. Donald H. Dockery
The body of Sgt. Donald H. i
Dockery. who was killed in action j
June 20. 1945. on the Island of ,
Luzon in the Philippines, arrived
in Murphy Tuesday afternoon over J
the' L & N. railway.
A member of the 43rd infantry,
enlisted Dec. 26. 1942. and 1
volunteered for overseas duty in !
1hree months. He saw action on J
Guadalcanal, New Georgia, the
Hussells and the Philippines, lie
Was a holder of the combat infan
tryman badge. He was 22 years of
at the time of his death,
funeral services were held at 2
0 clock Wednesday afternoon at |
Hangingdog Baptist church, with
the Rev. Thomas Truet t and the
Rev. Weldon West officiating.
Burial was in the church cemetery,
with full military honors by the
Joe Miller Elkins post of the
American Legion.
Ivie funeral home had charge of
arrangements.
Surviving are the mother: Mrs.
J. S. Dockery. Route 3. Murphy;
lour brothers, Walter of Hiwassce
Dam. Vernon of Murphy, Clyde of
Route 3. Murphy, and Julius of
Oregon; two sisters, Mrs. Maida
Amos of Murphy and Mrs. Lona
Voyles of Oregon.
BAPTIST SPEAKER ? M. A
Huggins, executive secretary of
the Baptist State Convention.
Raleigh, who will deliver a mes
sage on "The Cooperative Program
and Christian Stewardship" at the
64th annual session of the Western
North Carolina Baptist association
on Tuesday. August 17. at 2:45
p. m. The association will meet on
the 17th and 18th at Mt. Pisgah
Bapti* church.
SPEAKS 17th? Rev. G. W. Bill
iard. superintendent of Associa
tional Missions of the Baptist Slate
Convention. Raleigh, who will
speak on " Assoc iati una 1 Missions"
at the meeting of the Western
North Carolina Baptist Assoeia
tion at Mt Pisaah Baptist ehureh
Tne?da.?. . August 17. at 10:35 a. m
$1,217 Contributed
To School Rand
Through this week contributions
to the Murphy School Band have
amounted to SI. 21 7, reports Mrs.
J. L. Hamilton, treasure)
This week's donations of S120
include:
B. G. Brumby. Jr. $50.00
Noah Hembree 25.00
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Gray 25.00
Miss Elizabeth Gray 5.00
E. E. Stiles Produce Co. 5.00
F. O. Christopher 5 00
A Friend 5 00
Masonic Lodge
Entertains At
Steak Dinner
Members of Montgomen Lodge
AF and A\I 426. Hanger. and a
select number of guest > attended
a steak dinner at Dean Simpsons
Cafe. Oak Park. Saturda evening.
July 31. The dinner was intended
as a token of friendship to Mr.
Simpson and family, he being a
member of Montgomery Lodge AF
and AM No. 42f> and who recently
had the experience of having his
home and complete furnishings
burned to ashes.
The dinner consisted of West
ern "T Bone" steak. French fried
potatoes, fruit cocktail- aiad. and
choice of drinks.
The following were present Mr
and Mrs. W. P. C.uyton Mr. and
Mrs. Gay Hawkins. Mr. and Mrs
W. U. Francis and (laughter, .lanell.
Mr. and Mrs Allen Brendle. Mr.
and Mrs. Pender Brendle. Mr.
and Mrs. J. (' Quinn. Mr and Mrs.
Arville Williamson. Mr. and Mrs
Pearl Stiles and son. Mr. and
Mrs. Byers Brendle. Mr and Mrs.
Bill McCoy, M V. Garrett R. L
lveenum. (' L Anderson.- .1 C. |
Anderson. \ K. Anderson, Fred ,
Hoi brooks. W. T. Owen by. Pat Col
lins, Jesse Rich, Hampton Mon
teith. Master Lowell Keenum. Mrs.
Let ha Woods, and Mr. and Mrs.
Dean Simpson.
Mary Farmer, Dorothy Shields
Win State 4-H Club Dairy Awards
Frank Maunev
Makes Eagle
Frank Maune.v, who takes
golfing seriously and plays
frequently at his winter home
of Washington, <ia., and at Cop
perhill in the summer while be
ing in Murphy, on Saturday ac
complished what he never ex
peeted to do and probably never
will again. He made an "Eagle" j
on a 385 yard par four hole,
when playing with four other
Murphy men, T. A. Case. C. K.
Freed, II. Bueek and R. VV.
Fasle.v, Jr. These men were
witnesses and eame back to Mur
phy lauding their fellow-golfer.
Dr. C. D. Fulton
Speaks Sunday
The speaker on the Presbyterian
Hour next Sunday will be the
distinguished Moderator of the
Presbyterian Chureh in the U. S.,
Dr. C. Darby Fulton. The program
will be heard from the sanctuary
of the First Presbyterian Church
in Atlanta, Ga., where Dr. Fulton
was elected and where he moderat
ed the sessions of the eighty-eighth
Assembly. The music will be
furnished by the choir of that
church under the direction of Dr.
Charles Sheldon.
Di . Fulton was born of mission
ary parents in Kobe. Japan. He
was educated at Presbyterian Col
lege in Clinton, S. C ... at the Uni
versity of South Carolina, and at
C olumbia Theological Seminary,
lie did post-graduate work at
Princeton Semin y and was
awarded the 1). D. by hi> alma
mater. Presbyterian College. After
?. short pastorate in New Jersey,
he went to Japan as a missionary.
In 1925 he was called home to be
come field secretary of the As
sembly's Foreign Missions Com
mittee of which he became Execu
tive Secretary in 1932. lie has
served as a trustee of Hangchow
Christian College and of Nanking
Theological Seminary, is a mem
ber of the executive committee of
the Committee on Co-operation in
Latin America and in 1939 was
chairman of the Foreign Missions
Conference of North America. His
topic will be: "Christ, the Only
Answer to the World's Need".
This program will be heard over
stations WSB, or VVNOX, Sunday,
at. 8:30 A.M.
CHILD ILL
Sally Bault, small daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. K S. Bault. has been
sick for the past several days.
Mrs. Robert Reid is spending
some time in Baltimore. Md . with
her husband, who is employed
there.
DANGEROUS /
POOR ROAO UCHTS J
ANO TOO MUCH SPfCO I
FOR NIGHT ORIVINO \
SAFE
0.000 LIGHTS AND
SPftO RtOVCEO TO
KteP CONtHOL WITHIN
HEADLIGHT RANOf
4-H Girls Selected For Screen Tests
These four girls, members of 4-H Clubs, have been chosen out of
nearly 10,000 entries, to go to Hollywood for screen tests. One will
be chosen to play a part in a film called "The Green Promise." With
Robert Paige, screen actor, above are, left to right, Marian Freed,
Stevens Point, Wisconsin; Patsy Ann Meyer, Canton, Oklahoma; Judy
Stewart, Mukwonago, Wisconsin; Jeanne LaDuke, Mount Vernon,
Indiana. Paige is co-producer of the film with Monty Collins, who
wrote the story for the movie. The film will be produced by
McCarthy Productions, a new independent film company. "
Farm Tour To Be
Conducted 12th
The Annual Cherokee County
Farm Tour, conducted by the
County Farm and Home Agents
and the Veterans Farm Trainees
Instructors, will be held on Thurs
day. August 12. beginning at 9
o'clock. The groun will assemble
i:i front of the Courthouse where
they will be organized and in
structed as to the day's activities.
The purpose of this tour is to en
able a large number of farm people
io see outstanding farm and home
improvements and to encourage !
tli.' practice of better farm and !
home methods.
Plans have been made to visit
farms and homes in the Marble.
Valleytown. Slow Creek. Mission,
end Peachtree areas with special
attention being called to projects
in dairying, beef cattle, hogs, pas
ture. hay crops, home improve
ments and corn production with
heavy applications of fertiliser,
nitrogen, and stable manure being
used.
Transportation will b*; available
to a limited nurrle;* ?u persons
who do not have a car.
L u n c h w ill be sold by
?the Peachtree Home Demonstra
tion. Club at the school cafeteria.
All farm men and women are
welcome to join this tour and study
some of the better practices being
carried out in Cherokee county.
Carolyn Lime Winner
In County Dress Revue
Noted Educator
To Speak At
Annual Electric
Association Meet i
YOUNG HARRIS, GA? The
Blue Ridge Electric Association.
Inc.. will hold its Rth Annual
Meeting August 10, at 10 o'clock
a.m., Luther Cobb president of
the cooperative, announces.
Business of the meeting will in- 1
elude reports of the past year's j
operations, the election of three I
directors and other miscellaneous I
business. Other features of the
meeting will be the awarding of
prizes.
IV. Robert L. Kincaid, LL. D
president of Lincoln Memorial
University, Harrogate. Tenn . will
he the principal speaker of the day.
Di\ Kincaid is a nationally known
educator, author and editor.
Bible School
Closes Friday
The Snow Hill Bible School
commencement exercises will be
held Friday night. August <>.
The Bible School at the Second
Bapti.-t church was well attended
The principal of the Bible School
was Mrs. Colvin Thompson, who i
al ? was Junior principal. Interme- }
diate superintendent was the Rev.
Colvin Thompson. The beginners I
and primary had Miss Fave Head |
for a principal. The Pianist was
Mr Thelma Brendle.
Total enrollment for the Bible ,
School was 52. The average at- {
tendance was 39.
Carolyn Lime. Andrews high
school 4-11 Club member was de
clared county winner of the Dress
Revue staged in the home agent's
office Saturday morning. Carolyn
modeled a cotton three-piece suit
of green and natural Indian head
She will represent Cherokee county
in the State finals this fall.
Other winners named were: Sub
Junior group. Jane Smith. An
drews. first: Shirley Matheson. An
drews. second: Betty Cooke. Mur
phy. third; Susie Miller, Murphy,
fourth.
In the Senior cotton group win
ners were: Carolyn Lime, An
drews. first; Carolyn Trull. Marble,
.second; Wool dress group. Dorothy
Shields, Murphy, first: Wool Suit
group. Mary Farmer. Murphy, first.
Prizes donated by merchants of
Andrews and Murphy were award
ed the winners.
SINGING
The regular Saturday night
singing will be held at Murphy
school auditorium Saturday eve
ning. announces C. C. Crain.
Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Eaton and
J H. Douthit of Maryville, Tenn.,
spent last week-end in Murphy.
$ Mary Farmer, granddaughter of
the late Mr .and Mrs. J. T. Hayes
of Tomotla. and Dorothy Shields,
daughter of Bert Shields of To
mot la. have been declared state
winners of the 4-H club dairy
team demonstration for 1943.
Each of them will be awarded a
17-jewel wrist watch for this ac
complish mini.
The subject chosen by this
couple for their demonstration
j was, 'A Simple Dessert for Every
Day's Use". They have given the
demonstration before several
groups in this county and were
district winners in the contest held
in Asheville July 15. In the state
contest they competed with the
winners from the four other dis
tricts in the state, who were from
Edgecombe. Johnson, Wake and
Catawba counties.
Both of these girls are members
of the Murphy 4-H club. Mary,
who is 16*. is a senior this year,
and Dorothy. 15, is a junior. The
former has done 4-H club work
for five years and the latter, four
years. Their major projects have
been: Food preparation, clothing,
dairy calf, and better electric
methods.
Announcement of the state
winners was made Saturday by
State College Extension service,
Raleigh, to Miss Mary Cornwell,
home demonstration agent, who
directs the girls' 4-H club work
in the county.
Dr. L. 0. Grant
Preaches Here
In the absence of Rev. J. Alton
Morris, who is in revival services
at Cross Roads Baptist Church
near H.\rtwel! Oa., thi* v-oeV, Dr.
J j. O. Grant, ^rofessc. *,1 w^li^ion
and Philosophy at Shorter College,
Rome, Ga., will fill the pulpit next
Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and
evening at 8 o'clock at the First
Baptist Church.
Other services will be held on
regular schedule.
The musical program last Sun
day evening under the direction
of Miss Patricia Hicks, education
al director, was attended by a large
congregation, including members
from other churches in town that
were not having services.
To Observe
World Mission
Week, Fruitland
| World Mission week will be ob
I served at Fruitland Baptist as
! sembly near Hcndersonville Aug
| ust 9-15. Among the out-of-state
speakers will be Dr. R. G. Lee,
president of Southern Baptist
Convention. Memphis; Dr. O. T.
Binkley. professor of New Testa
ment. Southern Seminary, Louis
villt . Ky.; Dr. Courts Radford and
Dr. L. W. Martin, home mission
board. Atlanta: and several from
this state will be on program.
Speaks On "Doing
The Impossible"
"Doing the Impossible" is the
subject announced by the Rev. T.
j G. Tate for his subject at the 11
I o'clock service at the Presbyterian
! church Sunday morning. Sunday
j ?chool will meet at 10 a.m., and
| >oung Peoples' meeting at 6:30
I p.m.
Final Rites For Dockery
To Be Held On Sunday
The body of Marshall R Dock
cry who was wounded July 23.
104-1. and died July 27. in Italy,
arrived in Murphy from Charlotte
Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock
by government transport. He was
a member of the 135th infantry.
Funeral services will be held
Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
Bbenczcr Baptist church with the
Rev. Weldon West officiating.
j Burial will ho in the church
cemetery with full military honors
j !>y the Joo Miller Elkins Post oi*
| the American Legion.
He is survived by his mother,
Mrs. Lois Rowland; two half broth
ers. Miles Rowland. Jr.. and Doyle
Rowland, and a half sister, Lou
Ellen Rowland, all of Gastonia.
Townson funeral home is in
charge of arrangements.
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