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VOLUME 60?NUMBER M MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 1?51 lt , EIGHT PAGES THIS WkKIt
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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
<o be present.
Mr. end Mrs. Jack O iw, ^
Newport News, Va., announce toe
D*Wla. Winn.
Mardi It. Mrs. Thomas it thai
former Miss Mildred Gentry
Morris Announces
Sermon Subjects
"God's Wonderful Salvation"
will be ,the sermon subject of the
Rev. J. Alton Morris Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock at First Baptist
Church. On Sunday evening at
7:30 he will preach on, "God's
Bountiful Love". Baptismal ser
vices will be held after the service.
Monday night at 7:30 in the
court house, the Rev. J. A. Rich
ardson, Jr. will speak at the meet
ing of Forces for Temperance and
Law Enforcement.
The Rev. E. A. May a former
Fighter Pilot will give testimony
of miraculoux escape of death
while fighting in the Philippines
during World War II at the youth
services Friday night at 7:30.
The Rev. R. G. Commander will
oeliver the closing message of the
revival.
JULIA COOKE BLANCHARD
Mrs. Blanchard
Is Laid To Rest
At Ahoskie
Mrs. Julia Cooke Blanohapd, 68,
died at the home of her dsaghter.
Mrs. Alex D. McColl, Little Rook,
S. C., Monday at 8:40 p. m.
I She had been an invalid for th?
past 12 years.' Funeral services
| were held at the McColl home
I Wednesday at 8:30 a. m. with the
\ Rev. Oswell Smith, pastor of Clio
Baptist Church, officiating, assisted
by the Rev. J. Sherwood Davis,
pastor of Clio Methodist Churoh
Graveside services will be held
Wednesday at 5 p. m. at the
Ahoskie. N.. C., Cemetery, with
the Rev. Oscar Creech, pastor o(
Ahoskie Baiptist Church , in charge.
Mrs. Blanchard. a native of
Ahoskie was twice married. He
fiirst husband. Thomas B. Cooke
of Ahoskie. died in 1928 and the
second, J. P. Blanchard of Gates
ville, in 1940.
She is survived by three daugh
ters, Mrs. McColl. Miss Addie Mae
Cooke, Murphy. N. C..and Mrs. D.
M Harrall. Columbia, S. C.; one
sister, Mrs G. W. Phelps, Ahoskie;
three brothers. Gene Godwin.
Ahoskie, N. C? C. B. Godwin,
Rocky Mount. N. C? and H. O.
Godwin. Social Circle Ga.: and one
foster grandson. Philip MoColL
GARRETT CHILD BURIED
Graveside services for the in
fant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Arthur Garrett of Murphy who
died Friday at 3 p. m. in a Murphy
hospital were held at 3 p. m. Sat
urday in the Hangingdog Ceme
tery at White Church. The Rev.
Ham Coffey officiated.
Surviving other than the par
ents are two sisters, Betty Sue and
Reba Jean, and four brothers.
Oren, Odean, J. L. and Arthur, Jr.
Ivie Funeral Home was in charge.
EASTERN STAR TO PRACTICE
Murphy Chapter NO. 10, Order
of the Eastern Star will hold a
practice meeting Tuesday, April
10, at 7 p. m. for the purpose of
preparing officers for initiation,
Mrs. J. M. Hughes, Worthy Matron
has announced. All offlceis and
members are urged to attend.
CANCER CLINIC TO MEET
The Cancer Clinic will meet at
C. J. Harris Hoapttal. in Sylva,
Friday April 6 Registration
hours iwdl be from 9 to J0.-18 a. m
The 'DtvMon of Cancer Control of
the N. C. State Board of Health
provides examinations for cancer
to women above S3 and man above
40 years old and to any person of
any age with ttmtoia <
Murphy School
Offers Schedule
Spring Activities for Murphy
School were announced last Veen
as follows: On Friday and Satur
day Evenings March 30 and31 the
I seniors presented "Boarding House
i Keach", a three act comedy by
Donald Payton.
The pre-school clinic will be held
in Primary Building on Monday
and Tuesday April 9 and 10.
The Tennessee Wesleyan Chorus
Swill present a program in the
school auditorium Friday after
noon. April 20. The public is in
vited.
Members of the Junior class
will honor the Seniors with a ban
quet at the Regal Hotel on Friday
evening April 20.
Field Day will be an all day
program with all high school stu
dents participating on
April 27. That evening in the Gym
nasium a "P. T. A. Family Night
will be held with the grades pres
enting the program.
On Friday evening .May 11 the
Band and Chorus will present
their Spring musical program.
On Sunday, May 13 at 11 o clock
in the school auditorium Rev.
James R. Crook. Pastor of the
Presbyterian Church, will preach
the Baccalaureate Sermon.
On Friday evening. May 18 in
(he gymnasium the Rt. Rev. M
George Henry D. D. Bishop of
the Diocese of Western North
Carolina will deliver the gradu
ation address to the seniors.
The Rw. Helton
Hies At Culberson
The Rev. Ira Helton. 60, of Cul
berson, died Friday morning at
his home after a lor.g illness
He was a native and lifelong
resident of Cherokee County and
i had been a Baptist preacher for
more than 30 years
Surviving are the widow; six
! Children by a former marriage,
Miss Birdie Helton of the home.
M'S. Beulah Kilpatrick of Conover.
Herman of Blue Ridge. Ga . B. T.
and Otis of Culberson and Leo
i nard with the U. S. Army in Ger
Tn Also the father. 3. T. Helton of
Culberson; two sisters. Mrs. Fan
nie Loudermilk of Gastonia. and
i Mr" W R Kilpatriick of Culber
! son: six brothers. Poley. Wesley
| and Org of Copperhill. Tenn., Ben
Gus. and Norman of Culberson and
11 grandchildren.
Funeral serrvices were held
Sunday at 11 a. m in Fnendship
Baptist Church. The Rev. Grady
Chastain and the Rev. Duther
Swan-son officiated and burial was
in the church cemetery with Town
son Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. S E. Leatherwood is ill
at home. She is wished a speedy
recovery by her many friends.
Bloodmobile To Visit
Murphy April 18
Alvin Cearloy
Of Culberson Dies
i
i
' Alvin Cearley, 73, of Culberson,
died in a Blue Ridge, ,Ga, hos
pital at 10 a. m. Sunday follow
ing a short illness.
Funeral services were held in
Mt. Zion Baptist Church Tuesday
at 2 p. m. Burial was in the church (
cemetery with Townson Funeral i
Home in charge.
He was a native of Union Coun-1
ty. Ga., and a son of fthe late j
Frank and Emmeline Owenby
Cearley, prominent residents of
that section.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs W. H. Collins, Mrs. A. L.!
Bruce and Mrs. Howard Cole, all
of Culberson. Mrs. Delmer Patter-,
son of Clevel ind. Ohio; four sons, j
Ralph of Mineral Bluff, Ga., Ran- j
dall of Culberson, Ford of Morgan
ton, Ga., and Powell of Cleveland; j
a brother, W. L. Cearley of Cul- t
berson, and four sisters, Mrs |
Nora Bowers of Mineral Bluff, |
Mrs. Ollie Bowers of Detroit, Mich.,
Mrs. Hattie Riddle of Wayne, j
Mich., and Mrs. Elsie Smith of
Long Beach, California.
,
JAMES LEROY HENSON, 12 j
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Henson, of Murphy, who was mur- |
dered September 4, 1950 by his
tmcle, Will Hanson.
District Governor i
Monteith To Speak
Lions and Lionesses from six,
clubs in Zone 1. 31A will observe
a "Zone Ladies' Night" meeting
at Junaluska Terrace Hotel. An
| drews, Friday at 7:00 p. m. Dis
| trict Governor Hugh Monteith will
speak and there will be other
entertainment features.
"Be Prepared for Atomic Attack"
is the slogan for Murphy dvitan
blood-donor recruitment which be
gins next Monday. The next visit
of the Bloodmobile to Murphy will
be Wednesday. April 18, 12 noon
to 6 P. M. Civitan has undertaken
the entire recruitment for this
visit.
Teams wer? organized in the
c]ub at its meeting last Monday .
night with Dr. A. J. Headrick and
Ike Olson as captains. The teams
challenged each other to a contest
in recruiting. The team which gets
the most units of blood will have
a free supper at the expense of the
losing team at the first Civitan
meeting after the Bloodmobile visit.
The two grv'.ps will organize to
canvass each industrial plant in
the area in hopes that the owners
of the plants will give workers
two hours off to give blood. In
addition there will be the usual
canvass of the town to get pledges
from individuals to render this im
portant service to humanity.
The American Red Cross Blood
Program is an important part of
our present mobilization for civil
ian defense. It has been found that
plasma, derived from blood given
through the program, is the best
treatment for radiation sickness
caused by atomic warfare. Realizing
the vulnerability of our nation to
attack by atomic bombs. Washing
ton has ordered the Red Cross to
build up a "stock-pile" of dried
plasma. All blood that is given
through the Bloodmobile that is
not needed in our local hospitals
and for the Armed Forces in
Korea goes to the laboratory to
be converted to dried plasma and
other important derivatives for the
treatment of disease and injuries.
The plasma thus produced can be
stored indefinitely for use when
and if atomic warfare comes.
IP-Gas Industry
Is Expanding
For the second consecutive year,
tiie liquified petroleum gas in
dustry added a million new domes
tic customers in 1950, C. L. Alver
son of Smoky Mountain Gas
Company, local LP-Gas dealer,
announced today. Citing the re
sults of a recent national survey,
Mr. Alverson revealed that th<r
fast-growing LP-Gas business has
made such tremendous progress in
the past, few years that it now
supplies modern gas service, di
rectly or indirectly, to more fam
ilies than the manufactured gas
industry and to abaut two-thirds
as many as the natural gas industry.
LP-Gas (also known as butane,
propane, bottled and tank gas) is
used today in upwards of 7,500,000
American homes. Domestic con
sumption of the fuel In 1960
reached an estimated 2.143.000,000
gallons. This outstrips the indus
try's total sales fcr all purposes
in 1947 and represents a 31.7 per
cent Increase over the 1949 do
mestic figure. Sales for all classes
of business, excluding products
used in the manufacture of aviation
and motor gasoline and synthetic
rubber, are believed to have ag
gregated 3.333.000.000 gallons last
year, a gain of 25.4 per cent over
1949.
Used in the home for cooking,
water heating, refrigeration, heat
ing, clothes drying and incinera
tion. L/P-Gas also has hundreds of
applications in agriculture, com
merce and industry. The total retail
value of equipment and applian
ces sold by the-LP-Gaa industry
for domestic purposes alone in
1950 approximated cne-third of a
billion dollars, Mr. Alverson said.
Byrum Announces
Sermon Subjects
"What Are You Living For?"
will be the sermon subject of the
Rev. R Mkert Byrum Sunday
morning at 11 o'clock at First
Method!* Church. The Bar. lames
R. Crook, pastor of the Pudjth
Un church, will preach at 7:30 p. tn.
Sunday 9ehool will he held at
MS e. lit aid Evening Youth
meeting asffl be at ? tMoek Sun
day i nuilag
Brown Trout M la. tone caught la Valley River near Andrew* by
John Pooey ot Murphy. WelghJ hV4 lb. Latgeat Brown Tront taKmm to
be caught la Weatern North CoroHri on a plug.