ritirt X2aso VOLUME 60?NUMBER M MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1?51 lt , EIGHT PAGES THIS WkKIt Jtunh'.' Li'ir ,r\r n *_ Henson Sentenced To Life Imprisonment Here Wed. For Murder Of Nephew Will Henson, 55, was found gull-s ty of first degree murder by Ule Jury in Superior Court on Wednes day. The Jury recommended mercy. ' Judge J. A. Rousseau of North Wilkesboro, presided at the trial and sentenced Henson to be ^on fined in the North Carolina State Prison at Raleigh for the rest of his natural life. Henson was charged with the rex slaying of his 12-year old nepherw, James Leruy Henson of | Murphy on September 4, 1960. On ; the morning of that day the boy left the home of his parents for I school. That was the last time his parents saw him alive. On Decem ber 27 his skeleton was found by two hunters in the Kinsey Cove section of Cherokee County. Solicitor Thad D. Bryson said that the boy* had been strangled with a rawhide thong and that the defendant had confessed to the slaying. Sheriff Prink Crawford, Deputy Homer Davidson. Homer Sneed and Troy Hughes, the two hunters who found the body, Mrs. Edgar Henson, tbe boy's mother, and Mrs. Sadie Hepson. the de fendant's, wife were " witnesses beard during the trial. Judge Rousseau discussed the, question of whether a jury selec ted from the normal panel should be used, or, whether to call a special venire to avoid the possi bility of prejudice. A special venire of 40 was called and a Jury of 13 was selected. They were Charles Gilley, Fred Shields, Ted Lee, Allen Bryson. Jeff Brooks. Bruce Matheson, Wayne Battle, Presbyterian Church Opens Sunday Nursery "I Believe in the Forgiveness of Sins" will be the topic of the ser mon by the Rev. James R. Crook, pastor of the Murphy Presbyter ian Church, next Sunday morning at the 11 o'clock worship service. This is the fifth in a series of ser mons on the Apostles' Creed. The text of the sermon will be II Corin thians 5:21. The church has recently organ ized a nursery to take care of pre school children during the morn ing service. Parents are urged to bring the entire family and take advantage of this facility. Sunday School will open at the usual hour of 10 A. M. with J. Franklin Smith, superintendent, in charge of the opening exercises. The Presbyterian Youth Fellowship will meet at the church at 6:30 Sunday night to continue the study of Youth's Part in Evangel ism. The Pioneers will also meet at 6:30 P M. Fred Garren, Ed. Graves, N. N. Barton, Floyd St3lcup, Ransey Cearley and Clyde Fraley. The Jury came to a decision in about one hour. Solicitor Brysan represented the State and O. L. Anderson and Ho bart L. McKeever. attorneys, re presented the defendant. Gordon L. Butler Active Civic Leader ANDREWS?Gordon L. Butler of Nantahala Power and Light Company was born and spent the early part of his life near Daiton, Ga. His maternal foreparents five generations back were reared ?within 25 miles of Andrews. Mr. Butler attended public schools in Concord, and Martha Berry College, Mt. Berry. Ga., continuing studies in electrical engineering after being employed in electrical work. He was married to Miss Hassie Perkins in 1930. They have two children Gordon Lee, Jr., who is a sophomore at State College, Raleigh, and a daughter, Anna Marie, who is a soohomore in An drews High School. Mr. Butler has been with Nanta hala Power and Light Company for 22 years. He moved to Nanta hala as plant superintendent before the plant went into operation in 1942. In 1949 he moved to An drews as Division Operating Super intendent and has lust completed a new home in the Valleytown sec tion. He has served in various capa cities in Boy Scout work, from scoutmaster to chairman of troop committees. He Is an active mem ber of the First Baptist Church. He has been a Mason for 19 years, and Is now a member of An drews Lodge No. -529 A. F. and F. M., a past master of Robbdnarville Lodge No. 072. A. F. and A M.. past District Deputy Grand Mas ter of the tflrd. Masonic District, Grand Lodge of North Carolina, j Member of Doric Council No. 20, Royal and Select Masters, Wsynes ville, member of Waynesville Chapter Not 69, Royal Arch Mas ons, member and officer of Waynesville Commandery No. SI Knights Templar, a Shriner; mem ber of Oasis Temple A. A. O. N. M 6.. Charlotte, a certified lectur er In Masonry bring authorised by the Grand Lodge to instruct any Masonic-Lodge In North Carolina, in their work, past Patron of the RobMnariUe Chapter No 2M,Oider of the Eastern Star, pari District Deputy Grand Prison of the Slri uukDON l. butler : District of the Order of the East ? ern Star of North Carolina. I He is a past president of An drews Rotary Club . While presi : dent he set an attendance record ! for the club. He served one year I es chairman of the attendance cora , mlttee. That year the <;lub broke its own attendance record and ' established a record for the state, j At present he is serving as chair [ man of the program committee, j When the Andrews Chamber of i Commerce was organized in March I W50, Mr. Butler was elected presi (fent. In October, 1880, he was i delegate to represent the Cham ' ber of Commerce with various | organizations and agencies in Raleigh in the interest of getting | sn Industry to locate in Andrews. | This trip was made in November and late in December negotiations were started with Berkshire repre ! seatatives He served as an active member of the industrial commit tee of the Chamber of Commerce [ during all negotiations with Berk shire. Including efforts to Berkshire on Andrews as an Ideal tlaoatlon.v He assisted in securing : options on thr land for Hie plant | site, and assisted Berfcrfiire in all ways possible sines they bare started opent$ns In Andrews. 3C9 Gal Still Is Taken By Sheriff At the Cherokee County Jail a copper still, said by ^herttt Frank Crawford to be the largest still ever captured in Cherokee County, is in custody. It was found in the area between Hiwassee and Appa lachia dams by Sheriff Crawford and his deputies on Thursday (-March 29. y | As the officers made their way j through rough country, and were within a quarter mile of the lo cation, a dynamite blast was set off by the watchman as a warn ing No persons were found at the still which was operating as it had been deserted by the fleeing crew. Sheriff Crawford said that they checked the flow of alcohol be fore they stopped the operation. They found that It ran a gallon W five minutes which would a mount to twelve gallons per hour Its capacitiy was estimated at be tween 275 and 300 gallons. There were eight boxes each measuring approximately four feet square and five feet deep They were for making toe beer and each box was of bT tP Produce 640 gallons | Presbyterians To Plan Revival The Presbyterian Committees on Worship, Eduction and Fellowship will ali meet at the Church Night 1-our. next Wednesday, April 11 al17:30*. M. The Committee on L:?e mid Worship is for a sPecia! session that night to complete plans for the peV^3 4? be con'il|cted in the Pierian Church beginning The Committee on Education and that on Fellowship will hold their wiTt" bi"m?"thly "Stings and wiU tie in with the plans for the Revival. The former will also be concerned with plan, for th y a .sxsr>? - - Rev7Corw?nWilt Lead Revival The Key, Jones Earl Corwin of er^M^"oin Wi" be the Preach Murnh ?L^ri"g "evival >at the Murphy Presbyterian Church which begins April 22. Mr. Corwin hv served several large churches in die East and middle West and. is XtS" "? *?-* This will be the second of three Revival campaigns conducted hy he Protestant churches in Murphy m April ,?d May. The cooperate of all Christian people in the com munity is being enliyted in these services. rJfr 2rln iS ? "wmeian if *>Mty. She will be in charge ol e music for the services. Mrs. R. H. Foard wiH serve as pianist for the meeting. ,'dr^and Mrs- Corwin will meet with the young people and children of toe church each afternoon after school for a period of worship, in struction and singing. Shady Grove Service Announced The Rev. P. w. Helton will preach at Shady Grove Baptist ?burah APrtl 8 at 2o'clock. The T. Truett will pre?* April 18 at toe same hour. All members of the church are urged