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VOLUME M?NUMBER S MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, AUGUST II. 1853 ' TEN PAGES THIS WEEN
50 Criminal Cases Are Disposed Of
In Court Term Here;Shields Sentenced
Superior Court closed ben
yesterday after crkakjal cases were
disposed if including a contempt of
court charge against L. M Shields
well-known Murphy
Shields drew a 3ft day
from presiding Judge F. Donald
Phillips on changes of alleged at
tempts to influence a grand Juror.
Shields tied been served April
18, 1053, with a bill of indictment
for drunk driving, by Patrolman
C H. Long and Deputy Guy Rob
erts.
According to contempt proceed
ings record, the defendant, know
ing that Frank KllMan was a mem
ber of the grand jury of Chero
kee County, approached Kiilian on
August 10, 1953 and apprised the
grand juror Chat there was a bill
of indictment befloce the grand
jury against him (Shields) upon a
charge of driving a motor vehicle
upon the highway of the State
while intoxicated.
The record says Shields stated to
the grand juror that the law for
driving while intoxicated. If he was
convicted, would take his 'license
for driving away from htan. The
defendant. Court record says, re
quested Frank Kiilian not to vote a
true bill against htm (the defend
ant).
Shields again approached Kil
ljan on August 11, 1953, accord
to the record, again inform
the Juros of the bill pending
against him and again requested
Kiilian not to vote to find a true
bill against him.
Shields declined to testify in'
t
contradiction of Kal ban's testim
ony. I.^r
V* OTHER CASES
Cart Wilburn Bowers; speeding;
no contest; Judgment continued for
12 months; costs of action.
J C. White; driving under the
influence; pleaded guilty; four mo
mffihs, suspended for two years,
$100 fine, license revoked 12
months.
J C White, driving under the in
fluence. 12 months suspended
3 yean, $250 fine; licence revoked
Hiram Arnold RrumbLey, speed
tag; pleaded guilty judgment oone
itoued 12 months on good behavior.
$50 fine.
Thomas Andrew Truett. speed
tag pleaded gutUy; judgment cont
inued 12 mouths; $150 fine license
suspended 6 months.
John W11 lard Hanrby, drunk dri
ving; pleaded guilty; judgment
continued two yearn, $100 fine;
12 months license suspended.
ALSO
Luther Lemmons, driving under
the influence; pleaded guilty,
judgment continued two years;
$100 fine, 12 months license sus
pension. ,
Joe Boyd Deaiton, drunk driving;
pleaded guilty, $700 fine.
L. L. Day. drunk driving; judg
ment continued two years; $100
fine; two years license revoked.
Dale Earwood, speeding; plead
ed guilty; judgment continued two
years; $100 fine. .
Howard Odus Thompson, reck
less driving; judgment continued
18 months; $50 fine; pleaded guilty.
A. O. Stiles, driving under the
Influence; .pleaded guilty; judg
ment continued two years; $100
fine; license revoked two years.
Wade Mull, driving under the
influence; pleaded guilty; con
tinued two years; $100 fine; two
yeans license revoked.
Lon Jefferson Freeman, driving
under the influence; pleaded gull
;ty judgment continued for two
years; $100 fine; 12 months license
revoked.
Herbert Gibson, driving under
the influence; judgmgent contin
ued two years; $100 fine; 12 mon
ths license revoked.
Hillard J. Swink, speeding;
pleaded guilty; judgment contin
ued 12 months; $50 fine.
James Marion Fowler, murder,
nil pross wtilth leave.
David Phillips, driving under
the influence; continued for state,
Alien Wise, carrying concealed
?weapon; 90 days to run concur
rently with sentence defendant 4s
now serving.
Willard Rogers, driving under the
influence; found guilty by jury;
judgment continued for two years;
$100 fine; two years license re
voked.
Ervin Coleman, speeding; plead
ed guilty; judgment continued 12
months; costs.
Allien Dockery, larceny; plead
ed guilty of larceny of goods leas
than $100 value; judgment contin
ued 12 months.
Billy Cannon, Mrs. David Phil
lips, Mrs. Wills Mae Phi Hops, dis
orderly conduct; ndl pnoss with
leave.
Eugene McDowell. speeding;
pleaded guilty of speeding and
reckless driving; judgment contin
ued 18 months; $50 fine; six mon
ths license revoked.
Harry Zimmerman, violation of
prohibition laws, for possession,
six months; transporting, 12 mon
ths; second count suspended far
three yeans.
Jack Hartness and Hairy Green,
breaking and entering and larceny
of ahicks; nol pros with leave;
changed to probation.
Jack Hartness and Ola Mae
Hartness, breaking and entering
and larceny; Jack pleaded guilty,
State (PitBon not more than one
nor less than two years, being 18
years old, not to be placed with
hardened criminals; Ola Mae, two
years. State Prison.
OTHER CASES
Charley Stewart, assault with a
deadly weapon; pleaded guilty;
12 months.
Odds White, assault; pleaded
guilty to simple assault two years.
Evelyn Gladsoin, violation prohi
bition law; nol proes with leave.
Evelyn Gladson, violation prohi
bition law; pleaded guilty of poss
ession; judgment continued two
years; $50 fine; for possession to
sell; four years suspended for
three yean.
John (MrMUhm, murder, corftin
ued.
Ralph Oarrtager. breaking and
entering and larceny; thee years
probation.
Jerry Green, breaking and enter
ing and larceny, thee years proba
tion.
Andrew Green Jr.; breaking and
entering and larceny; pleaded guil
ty .not leas than two nor more than
four yeans, State Prison.
W. T. Teas Jr.; reckless driving;
nol pross with leave.
Marion McTaggort, false pre
tense, nol pross with leave.
Ray Swanaon, violation of pro
hibition law nol pross with leave.
Howard Trantham, driving under
the influence nol pross with leave.
Joseph Hamby, reckless driving;
pleaded ndlo contendere-, judg
ment suspended 18 months; $25
fine.
Ethel Foumg. violation of profii
ibitlon law; pleaded guilty to pos
session judgment continued for
two years; payment of costs.
Oscar Smith, driving under the
influence; judgment suspended
two years $100 fine 12 months lic
ense revoked.
Oscar Smith, driving undre the
influence; 8 months, sentence sus
I pended for three years; $200 fine;
two years license revoked.
James Jackson, drunk, disorder
ly, resisting arrest, contributing to
delinquency of a minor; case re
commended to the justice tor trial.
S J Taylor, Jack Taylor, James
Crisp, larceny of gasoline; pleaded
guilty; judgment suspended two
yeee; $25 fine; six months license
suspended.
James Elbert Anderson, driving
under the influence; pleaded gui
lty; judgment suspended two years
$100 flue; license revoked 12
-months.
Frank Guffey violated conditions
of suspension sentence of 12
months put into effect.
School StartsSoon Plans Made
For Enrollment, Ft.ball Begins
School days begin for Murphy'
children August 26, and in the 12
days left before the opening, school
officials are attempting to enroll
ell children who have mot yet been
enrolled at the school.
GRAMME GRADES
Mrs. Hilda Olson, elementary
supervisor, has announced that she
will be at the primary building of
Murphy School to enroll all chil
dren not enrolled in Murphy
Grammar School from last year,
on Tuesday, August 18, and Thurs
day August 20.
Mrs. Olson requested all chill-I
dren not properly enrolled in the!
school to visit her an one of these
days, in order to save time and con
fusion on the opening day of
school.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
(Meanwhile, Supt. H. Bueck's of
fice will be open Wednesday and
Thusday, August 20 for all new
high school students, end all old
students, unregistered, Mrs. Pau
line Bault, high school dean said.
FOOTBALL TEAM
Coach Ike Olson h also issuing
a soli tor students this week, asking
the 44 dandidates for the football
team to meet Mm at the school
Saturday, August IS, to begin plans
for the team.
Junior and Senior players am
to oome at 10 a. m. Satur
?t 2 p. m. .
Practice will begin nesot week,
the coach mid, and inedimts eg
be given Monday.
The opening game of the aeeson
will be played September 4 against
Andrews.
Lodge To Hold
Special Meeting
Cherokee Lodge. No. ltf, AT
and AM. w?l (hM ? ?MCial meet
fag ?n ?w Lodge A* Monbp ?*
7 JO p. n. lor At my ct ooo
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Record Number Men
On Probation Here
A record number of nine men
were placed on probation during
the term of Superior Count ended
here yesterday, probation officer H
A. McGlamery said today. Two of
the probationers ore on temporary
probation until the next term of
court.
(McGlamery said the boys will be
required to be in by 10:30 p. m.
and not to come into town unless
accompanied by a parent,
The record number for one term
of court here Includes; Billie Wal
ker and Kenneth Bailee, breaking
entering and larceny; pleaded gui
lty; make costs and restitution; on
temporary probation untU the next
term of court.
Other* on probation are: Grady
Farmer and Hildred Elliott; reoeiv
ed sentence for 6 to 8 months, on
probation; receiving stolen goods.
Bill Ware and Bryan OomweM,
Guy Ware, breaking entering, and
?larceny, 18 to 36 months, three
years probation.
Jerry Green and Ralph Oarrin
ger one to two years, three years
probation.
At the same time two boys, pre
viously on probation had their
provattan rights revoked and were
sent to the road for failure to
comply with their probation rules.
Ellis Hogsed placed on probation in
October 1950 for five years, was
sentenced to 12 months; Barl Mc
Clure, sentenced in April, 1953
for two years probation, and failed,
also received a 12 months sen
tence.
Test Farmers To Go
On Haywood Tour Fri.
Hie first out-of-county farm*
tour tor Cherokee County fir
men In many yean will be held
Friday when Cherokee Test Dem
onstration Fai men to to Hey
Wod County on luvltsttun of fir
men of the Thickety commun
ity.
Cherokee Ouuttty Farm Agent
G. H, Farley said tbe eome SO loc
al farmers -will go by chartered
bus to Haywood leaving at 7:18
a. m. fir the tour and field day.
Farley aald there la room fir
a few other aooagy firmer* If
thay would Uka tola 11m tour k
by the TV A Tart
of fit
hwhH
Peach tree Church
Revival Starts Sun.
Revival services will begin Sun.
day, August 16 at PescWree
Memorial Church, witn the Rev
Kane Stomas at West AahevtHe
Church conducting the
Sue Miller Wins
On Talent Show
SUE MILLER
Sue Miller, 11 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Jewell T. Mil
ler of Murphy, last week took lop
honors on the KNOX "Stars of
Tomorrow", children's amateur
hour. The Murphy girl
"The Sweetest Stoy Ever Told'.
The prize was a CBS raido.
Sue competed with fiwe other
girls, 12 and under. Lowell Blanc
hard is master of ceremonies of
the program. Mrs. Margaret Akin
accompanied Sue at (he piano.
Mr. and Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
Margnet Akin, and Miss Margaret
Akin accompanied Sue to Kaox
vtlle.
Murphy Race Ne~ *vednesday
TYKER MILLER
Tyker Miller will be in Murphy Saturday with his Soap Box racer
with which he won the Asheville (Derby and entered the national
derby in Akron, O.
Mrs. Anderson's
Death Is Told
[Mrs. Bessie Cook Anderson, 73,
widow of Robert L. Anderson, died
Saturday at 9 a. m. in a Young
'Harris Ga. Clinic following a long
illness.
Mrs. Amdenskm was a native of
Fannin County, Ga, the daughter
of the late Rufus and Caroline
'Reed Cob, and had resided in the
Oggden Community of Clay County
since her marriage to Mr. Ander
son, a pmminest farmer and mer
chant of that section.
Until her health foiled, she was
active in church and community
affairs.
Funeral services were held Mon
day at 11 a. m. in Ogden Meth
odist Church. The Rev. Grover C
Green, the Rev A B Lovell, and the
Rev. John H Green officiated and
burial was in the church cem
etery.
The body lay In state in tne
church for one hour prior to the
service. The body was taken to the
home at 2:30 p m Sunday to await
the funeral hour.
Pallbearers were O L, James W,
Harold and Early Anderson, El win
Cook. Lloyd Smith. Clyne Tiger
and Monroe Wilson.
Surviving are four daughters,
Mrs Allen J Bell, Sr. of Warne,
Mrs Robert N Tiger, Sr HayesviHe,
MSss Christine Anderson of .Ral
eigh, and .Mrs Henry A Tjlley of
Chapel Hill; one son, Robert L of
Warne; five grandchildren, and
five great-grand children.
Townson Funeral Home was in
charge.
Honorary pallbearers were
Marion and Joe Myers, M A Payne,
V H Bell. Gass Hyatt, Glenn Swan
son, J M Ingram, Claude Moore,
H B Estes, K B Sherlin, Dr Tanner,
Dr Whitfield, Dr. Staton, Earl
Standridge, G J Bradshaw, Pink
Ledford, Mont Reece, W J Miller
H J Swamson, Willis Loudermilk,
Donald Ledford, Wade Beaah, Hor
ace Garrison, W A McGLatnery,
Fred Allison, Frank Bell, William
Groves, Ray Williams, Ralph
Smith, Gus and Q E Townson, Ed
Hyatt, Alvin Penland, J T 'Booth. A
number of friends from all over
the state were present.
The some 20 young auto builders
are scurrying to complete their
racer? before the Murphy soap box
derby set for next Wednesday af
ternoon.
The race will be'held either on
Tennessee St. or on Hilton SL ac
cording to chairman of the Sum
mer Recreation Program, Hobart L
McKeever.
On Saturday, August IS, Mur
phy boys will have a chance to look
over racers built by tvao Waynesv
ilie boys and used in the AahevMle
Soap Box Derby. Tyker Miller, win
ner of the AsheviUe race, spo
nsored by Allison & Duncan Tire
Co. of WaynesviUe, also raced in
the National Derby in Akron, O,
last Sunday.
Tyker Miller will be at the All
ison & Duncan Tire Co in Murphy
Saturday, August 15, with bis
racer Sammy Lane, also of Way
nesville, will accompany Tyler,
and bring (his racer, which was
judged the best built car in the
AsheviUe race Sammy will adao
have bis tool kit to show the local
boys.
Murphy Soap Box Derby win
ners will be awarded the above
four shining trophies Wednesday
here. .Top row, left to right,
runner-up trophy and winner
trophy. Bottom row, left to
right, best car ann third place
winner.
Former Andrews
Woman Dies
Funeral services for Mrs. G. C.
West, 56, who died Saturday in
an Aslheville hospital, were held
at 3 p. m. Monday in Calvary
Baptist Church, Ashevtlie.
The Rev. J. Lester Lane, pastor
the Rev. Nane Starnes and the
Rev. J. B. Grice officiated and
burial was in Green Hills Ceme
tery.
The body lay In state at the
churdh from 2 to 3 p. m.
(Mrs. West is the former Miss
Pansie Rickett of Andrews.
Two Men Uninjured
In Peachtree Crash
"It's hard to -get hurt in an air
plane," pilot George Stephens of
Carbondale, 111., said ,'ifter plowing
through a concrete waV; at Smiti
mont Farm Service in Peach tree
today ait 3 p. m.
The veteran pilot, who has flown
all over (the United States, said the
accident (today, which occured dur
ing a take-off, was his first mis
bap.
Stephens was accompanied by
Rev. James Webb, also of Carbon
dale, 111., and the two were en route
to Ridgeorest Baptist Assembly.
They received slight lacerations in
the crash. The plane, Stephens said
was a total loss.
However, the' two were still plan
ning to go on to Ridgecrest to
night by (bus.
Smith moot Farm Service owner,
J. Franklin Smith, said the plane, a 1
Luscombe 65, landed in the field
behind the store about 2 p. m. and'
the passengers came to the store
saying they were lost, and asked
directions to Ridgeorest. They had
lunch at the store, Smith said,
and returned to the plane for the
take-off.
Both the pilot and onlookers at
tributed the crash to lack of
room tor the take-off. Hie plane
had gained an altitude of about 50
feet before it fell into a concrete
wall about 32 feet behind the store
proper. The wall was part of an
addition being made to the store.
Hiwassee Dam
Very Wet In July
Is spite of unusually dry July
for most of North Carolina, rain
fall at Hiwassee Dam was far ab
ove average for July according to
the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Hiwassee was the scond wettest
spot in the Tennessee Valley ill
July registering 9.99 lsches.
Hamby Infant's
Rites Are Held
Funeral services were held at
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
Tuesday July 27 for the infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Namon
'Hamby. The five months old baby
was found dead Monday morning
in bed at the home.
Funeral services were conducted
by the Rev Earl Hughes of Copper
hill, Term with Pack Funeral Home
in charge. ?
Surviving are the parents, pater
nal grandmother, Mm Pal he Ham
by of Cleveland, Tend'; aix bro
thers and one slater and several
uncles and aunts.
Andrews Scouts Get
Star At Honor Court
The Andrew* Senate Ite week
were awarded the Star Renk at (be
Boy Scout Cam* at Honor beU In
Andrea. Wayne Battle and Joke
'anion McOurry, field
We
U B.
mm pcMldad. Pad Geraeit of
Andrews Troop 1 aerved m clerk of
court and Tommy Moon of Troop
X Murphy, led Mm platted to Mm
TmderfDtt ewarda
ad toy Mr. MoCunry
Ooctim of Troop S,
' ?
Recorder's Court Is
Recommended
Miss Pullium
Dies In Andrews
Miss Little Mae Pullium. 40, died
at the home of a sister, Mrs Glenn
Cooper of Andrews at t p. m.
Wedenariay after a lone Illness.
She was a native of Cherokee
County, the daughter of Joe E and
Sadie Queen Pullium.
Surviving in addition to the
treats and Mrs. Cooper, are one
Mrs H aady Annans of
Akflon, Ohio; tour brothers, Paul
of Struthera, Ohio, Charles and
Jade of Akron, Ohio, and
BeUvUBe. Otno.
held Fri
day at 8 p. m. In
diet Cburcrh. The Rev I L KM
and the Rev John Cortdtt oMdah
ad and IMM nan hi the
>? Hie immediate establishment of
a Recorder's Court for Cherokee
County was recommended here
this week by the Grand Jury, C A
Kilpntrirk, foreman, amnounred.
(Mr. Kilpetrkk said the recom
mendation was made otto it was
known that some 80 per cent of
oaaea on the Criminal Docket of
the Cherokee County Superior
Court for itds term and for all
during the
of
of a
op the docfcr
at of the Superior Court