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Death Drives DANGEROUSLY Dont Crowd Him 1 . ? MSJtaS K NTJMRER? IS rout PROMOTING MURPHY AND ANDREWS MURPHY NORTH CAROLINA THURSDAY, OCT. ?, IMS TRADE AT HOME; PAYS FnintTKRM ptnu i-ihm ut k k People You Know MURPHY Mrs. Johnsie Nunn, Cherokee County Welfare Superintendent, at tended a meeting; of the Southern Regional Conference of Welfare Workers in Atlanta last week. The meeting was held at the Atlanta Biltmore Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Agnew of Summerville, Ga., are visiting their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Singleton and family. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Squier of Columbus, Ohio, are spending the week with Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Mc Guire at their country home at Peachtree. They attended the Presbyterian Church Sunday. Mrs. Squier is a sisiter of Mrs. Mc Guirc. Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard Barfield and daughter, Mrs. Eugene Eason and baby of Marietta, Ga. were week end guests of Mrs. Barfield's sister, Mrs. E. H. Brumby, Mr. Brumby and family. Mr. and Mrs. solin L. Savage at tended the wedding of a niece, Miss Shirley Tolbert in Gainesville Ga. last Saturday, Oct 1. The wedding was in Central Baptist Church. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey G. Elkins, Jr. of Asheville, were week end guests of Mr. Elkins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. G Elkins. Students from Murphy High School who will attend the Edi tors' Roundtable at Western Car olina College, Cullowhee Friday and' Saturday, are Ida Brumby, Nancy Sales, Mary Lepscler and H. C. Bueck. They will be accomp anied by Miss Maria Travis. For the past week Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rltch have had as guests their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Bowers of Tampa, Fla. Mr. and Mr*. George Bowers ?vre returning horns after spending s summer at Mohawk Lake,, A. ANDREWS Dr. and Mrs. F. E. Blalock and sons have returned from * two weeka motor trip to point* in Florida. Mrs. Giles W. Cover left Sunday for Fort Myers, Fla. for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jane On, and her son, Plnchney Orr. She was accompanied as far as Bu ford, Oa., by her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and -Mrs. Marion Ennis and their young son, Giles Cover Ennis. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Nichols Jr.. and sons, Lee m, and Steve of Oenterville, Tenn. are spend frg this week here with Mr. Nichols' parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nich Mrs. Louise Rogers and Mrs. Charles Delaney spent Wednesday in Asheville. ' Miss Elisabeth Waldroup who has been the house guest of her aunt. Miss Ruth Waldroup, for the pa st two weeks left Friday for Bere* College, Berea, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Palmer of Akron, Ohio, are spending a two weeks vacation here with Mrs. Palmer's sisters, Mrs. Carrie Wil son and Mrs. Victor Wood. Mrs. A. M. Brittain who has spent the summer months here , with her daughter, Mrs. Giles W. Cover and her grandchildren, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Ennis, left Saturday for Coppwhlll where she will spend sometime with her son in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Burns. Supt J. E. Rufty attended meeting of North OamHna i al conference for the school beard at Western Caro Oct. 6. Murphy Teachers Hold NCEA Posts Teachers from Murphy City Schools who attended the Western District N.C.E.A. meeting in Ashe ville last Friday were, Alfred Wallace, president of the Murphy Unit of the N.C.E.A.. Mrs. T .A. Case, Miss Wilma Tate Mr. and Mrs. Clair K. Olson, ar.d Mr. and Mrs. H. Bueck. During the afternoor business Eession, of the various groups, Mrs. Olson was elected president of the supervisors; Mr. Wallace was elected, vice-president of the Modern Language group; and Mr. Olson elected president of the Physical Education Group. Miss Maude E. Collins of the Ranger School represented, the County Schools, and Mrs. Joe Pin son County Supervisor, was a mong the group. Baptist Revival Set In Andrews Dr. Percy Ray of Myrtle, Miss., will lead a series of revival ser vices at the Andrews First Baptist Church Oct. 19-28. Services will be held at 10 a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. daily. Fred Hill will lead the singing for the series. The Rev. John C. Corbitt is pastor of the church. Delaware Hamby Dies Suddenly Delaware Hamby, 70, died of a heart attack at 6:15 p. m. Wed nesday, Sept. 28, while shucking corn at his corn crib. A native of Cherokee County, he was a son of the late Llna and Louida Runion Hamby, and lived in the River Hill section of the county on Murphy Route 4. Ha was a retired railroad me chanic, having worked for 22 years with the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. fwwNl services were bald at X p. m. Sunday in Mt. Carmel Bap tist Church. The Rev. S. M. Wolfe officiated and burial was in the church cemetery. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Grace Champion of Kevll, Ky. Mrs. Bonnie Quinn of Great Mills Md.f Mrs. I vie Pierce of J as per, Oa.; Mh. Ella Queen of Gastonia and Mrs. Ruth Allen of Farnar, Tenn.; four sons, Ralph of Ft. Worth, T?xas; Hoover of Jeffer son, Mass.; Glenn of Murphy, Rt. t. ; and Roosevelt with the Navy In Japan; and one brother, L. C. Hamby of Murphy Route 4. I vie Funeral Home was In charge. Miss Cover Gives Demonstration A demonstration of dying and drying of grmaaes, leave*, reeds and flowers collected from woods fields and gardens was given by Miss Prances Cover at the meet ing of the Valley River Garden club. | The meeting wss held at the home of Mrs. O. A. Reschke with I Mrs. Paul Jordan as associate 'hostess Thursday afternoon. Miss Cover listed and had on dis play flowers that dry well such as sinnas, carnations, celoaia, chrysanthemums, scarlet and blue .sage, and others. These she dried In clean white sand or borax In the stove oven. Dried decorative grasses and flowers used in the three dried arrangements she made were collected from her gar den. She gave the general pro cedure for both drying and dye ing. Mrs. J. H. Christy received or ders tor the Garden club note pap er At the conclusion of the business period the host esse served coffee and cake. There were IT members pres. ? ""?SStYcSVi RAUdOH ? The Motor xUemm Department's summary of traffic deaths through 10 a. m. Oct. S. SUM ttia ymr; 77#. KBM to data teat jraar: T01. If nMr to worth a lite, drt*t and walk carafully! Dan Cathey Gets House P.O. Appointment D&niel McDade Cathey, son ofi Mrs. Ruth Phillips Cathey and the j late W. A. Cathey of Andrews, has ', received an appointment to the 1 Congressional Post Office Depart- j ment in Washington, D. C. The ap pointment was granted by Con- , gressman George A. Shuford of Asheville. Cathey ha? applied for a page ship in Washington for the first part of 1936. but Rep. Shuford said he appointed Cathey to the Post Office position since Dan "did a splendid Job as page in Ral eigh this year and has been highly recommended". 1 Cathey's duties will be to carry mail to the House of Representa tives and he will receive a salary of $360 monthly. He will go to school in the Capitol building. Mrs. Cathey will accompany her son to Washington as the position will be a permanent one. The required age for the position is 16, but since Cathey is four months short of that age, Rep. Shuford obtained a waver in or der to grant Cathey the job. DAN CATHEY ASC Elections Set Oct.18; Polls Told Community ASC committeemen and delelates to the county con vention will be elected Oct. 18, the ASC office announced today. Balloting will take place at the following poling places from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. that dAy: Hothouse, Charlie McGill'g Store; Shoal Creek, Sam Robinson's Store; Val leytown, Andrews City Hall; Not la, Fred Kilpat rick's Store; Beav erdam, Morley's Store; Murphy, ASC office. Courthouse. The following persons have been nominated for a position on the community committees, with three men from each to be elect ed. Hothouse, C. T. Gllley, Alfred Newman, Joe Golden, TO West moreland, John Wallace, E. O. Jenkins, Lester Cole, Howard Or ton, Dlllard McAfee and George Wood. Shoal CreeK, Pearl Stiles, Mil ton Verner, Arthur West, Fred Jones, Claud Patterson, Stanley Wood, Guy McNatob, Oliver Myers, J. C. Prince and C. C. Jones. Valleytown, Carl Breedlove, Jeff Brooks, Willie Russell, John Bradley, Albert Conley, Will Puett, Clarence West, Leonard Sharp, Prank Watklna and Fttd Palmer. Notla, Clyde Helton, Emory An derson, J. W. Mai one, Oliver Ore gory, Wade Anderson, BUI Hat chett, T. L Martin, Jim Martin,1 Ed Foster and Fred Kilpatrick, Jr. Beaverdam, Willard Graham, Herman Jones, D. B. Roberts, Clfford Rose, Allen Chambers, F arris Bryson, Floyd English, Walter Dockery, Pearl John son, and Willard Morrow. Murphy, Charlie McDonald, Wayne Abcrnathy, Judd Stiles, B. B. Cornwell, Roy Gillenwater, Will Moore, Hoyt Arrowood, Posey Crisp, Billy Wells and Wilbur McCombs. The community election hoard who will hold the election are: Hothouse, Lloyd Newman, chair man, Elijah Roach, vice chair man, Charlie McQill; Shoal Creek, H. N. Brendle, chair- ! man, Sam Roberson, vice | chairman, Frank Sparks; Val leytowr Victor Raxter, chair man, Jake Brown, vice chair man, Lee Williams. Notla, Fred KIipatricK, chair man, Lawrence Hatchett, vice chairman, S. W. Grt>by ; Beaver dam, Winfleld Martin, chair man, Lloyd Murphy, vice chairman, Fred Martin; and Murphy, Dillard Stiles, chair man, James Myers, vice chairman and Luther Dockery. Petitions signed by 10 or more eligible Vetera favoring nominat ion of additional persons will be received by the community elect ion boards in each community at any time, not later than Tues day, Oct. 11. The names of per sons petitioned for will be includ ed in the slate of nominees if found eligible under the regulat ions of the secretary of agricul-'. ture. IWiss West, Miss Smith Win Contest I Miss Bedy West and Miss Jerry Ruth Smith won first plus with Ian accordion duet in a talent 1 show at Western CadoHna College, Cullowhee last week. Hie show was sponsored by the North Caro lina Federation of Women's Clubs. They will go to Greensboro to compete in the state contest, also sponsored by the federation. Hornbuckles To Leave Andrews; Carter Assigned The Rev. James Hornbuckle who has been pastor of the Andrews First Methodist Csurch for the past two years has been assigned by the Methodist conference held last week in Charlotte to a pastor ate in Winston-Salem. They plan to leave next week. The Rev. J. E. Carter has been assigned to the Andrews Metho dist church. FHA Notes Office Hours Change The local office ofthe Farmers Home Administration, located in in the Cherokee County Court House, will be open each Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a. m. .to 5 p. m., Daniel B. Willis, county supervisor, announced. The FHA makes loans in this area to eligible farmers to pur chase farms, for necessary build ings, to improve and develop farms, to purchase equipment and for general farm operating expen ses. Loans are made only to farmers who are unable to obtain credit at reasonable rates and terms from private and cooperative lenders, Mr. Willis said. Hire Handicapped tVeek Observed Mayors L. L. Mason of Murphy and A. B. Chandler, Jr. of And rews have ordered by proclama tion that the week of Oct. 2-8 be set aside for local observance in their towns as "Hire the Physical, ly Handicapped Week" in conjunc tion with the national observance. The citizens committee for the week in Andrews are: W. D. Whit aker, chairman, S. J. Gernert, Dr. Charles O. Van Gorder, Capt. Frank Swan, J?ck T. Burrua. The Murphy committee is made up of Don Ellis, chairman, Joe Ray, Max J. Hannah, Dr. B. W. Whitfield, John Davidson. Supervisor Visits Jehovah's Witnesses William Sims, circuit supervis or of ministers for the Watch tower Bible and Tract Society arrived in Murphy Monday to visit the Murphy Congregation of Je hovah's witnesses. Mr. Sims travels In three states for the witnesses and this is his sixth visit to Murphy and Chero kee County, it was announced to day by H. J. Swanson local repre sentative of the group. A number of meetings will be held during the week at the King dom Hall in the Mauney Building and the Witnesses have set a meeting Sunday at S p. m. in the County Court House. Mr. Sims will speak on "How Bible Principles Apply To Tour Life", a talk which will be given simultaneously in over l<0 other, cities in the United States Sunday. The public is invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Sims are the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Coffey of Peachtree. ANDREWS BETA CLUB INSTALLED Superior Court Jury List Is Told Parker, 30 Dies Of Gunshot Wounds The death of Morris Parker, 30. was termed suicide by a coroner's jury after his body was found in the woods in Martin's Creek sec tion Saturday. A nephew, Bobby Blaine, discovered the body a bout 5:30 p. m. A high-powered 8 mm Japanese rifle was between his legs and a stick was in his hand, according to J. C. Townson, corner. A shot had been heard about 3:30 p. m. Sheriff Claude Anderson's de partment reported Parker was shot through the head, the bullet going through he mouth. Parker's automobile, its wind shield cracked, was found in a logging road nearby. The coroner summoned a jury composed of Charles Coleman, L. M. Beavers, Ben Martin, Bryan Chastain, Frank Stiles and Ver-j non Ashe. The jury deliberated until late Saturday night and nearly all day Sunday before rul ing that Parker die* from a self inflicted b'Ulet wound. The coroner said papers found in the victim's pocket indicated that Parker had been working for a marble company at Ball Ground, Ga. Funeral services for Parker ? were held at 2:30 p. m. in Lower Bell Creek Baptist Church near Hiawassee, Ga. Burial was in Mc |Nabb Cemetery. Burviving are four sisters, Mrs. Wilma Beasley and Mrs. Annie Beasley, bot hof Dillard, Ga., Mrs. Inez Parker of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Minnie Blaine of Murphy, Rt. 2, and two brothers, Willie of Ball Ground, Ga., and Earl tit Tate, Ga. Townson Funeral Home was in Charge. ? The November term of Cher okee County Superior Court will open hero November 7 with Judge Dan K. Moore of Sylva presiding. The jury list wag announced this r/eek as follows: KIB.ST WEEK J. M. Donley, Murphy; Guy Crisp, fit. 1, Brasstown, Clar ence Sylvester, Rt. 3, Murphy; Dennis Sharp, Rt. 1, Andrews; A. T Rowland, Rt. 1, Marble; Albert Kilby, Rt. 3, Murphy; D. F. Buchanan, Andrews; and Max Ladd, Marble. J. M. Anderson, Rt. 2, Cul berson; Charlie H. Smith, Rt. 2, Murphy; Cecil Jonea, Unaka; Frank Ingram, Sr., Murphy; Wayne Crisp, Rt. 2, Murphy; F. W. Kilpa trick, Rt. 2, Murphy; Clarence Stiles, Rt. 3, Murphy and Walter R. Martin, Suit. Marion Adams, Famer, Tenn.; Charlie McDonald, Rt. 3, Mur Iphy; Allen McBrayer, Unaka; [Lon Farmer, Rt. 3, Murphy; 'Lewis Hicks, Andrews; Homer | Almond, Marble; Joe Hamil iton, Murphy; and Clyde Ellis, Andrews. SECOND WEEK H. W. Moody, Murphy; Pres ton H. Brown, Andrews; I. M. Winfrey, Rt. I, Marble; L. J. Hughes, Rt. 2, Murphy; G. C. Fair, Marble; Marshall ClonU, Rt. 1, Marble; Char lie McChire, Rt. 2, Murphy; Cliff Kephart, Rt. 3, Mur phy ? end Wilson Truett, An drews. Harvc IRoae, Violet; M. F. Farmer, Rt. 2, Murphy; Claude Rogers, Marble; Jake Davta, Marble; WU1 Bnsley. Marble; G. R. MUia, Rt. 3. Murphy; Howard OTXtU, Rt_ 3, Murphy; F. P. Brendle, Rt. 1, TWUetowa, Twin.; wd Henry L. Carver, Andrews. Mrs. W arner On UN T our This W eek Mrs. B. E. Warner this week is in New York attending sessions of the United Nations. She is one of some 80 North Carolina women on the third annual Home Demonstra tion Study Tour of the U. N. Mrs. Warner, represents (he Cherokee County Home Demons tration Council. Mrs. Warner has been active in Home Demonstra tion Club activities on state and county level. She is a member of the Martin's Creek HD Club. This year Mrs. Wamer is serv ing on the state pictorial aids torn mlttee which Is working on scrap books to send to foreign countries depicting the American way of lite. Mrs. Warner is the fourth Cher okee County woman to go on the UN tour. The first year of the tour Mrs. Dallas McKowan represented the council. Last year Mrs. Clay Hopwood and Mrs. Frank Hogan were the representatives. The toor group left Monday Oct. 3 at 6:30 a. m. from Raleigh and went straight through to New York arriving around 8 p. m. The tour this year allowed for a long er stay in New York City as well as a visit to Hyde Park, Pough keepsle, Philadelphia and Washing ton, D. C. Their sightseeing in New York includes a trip to the Statue of Liberty, Radio City and The Prick Art Gallery. The N. C. Women will return Saturday. Ranger Home The annual home coming and all day singing will be observed at Pali-view Church at Ranger the third Sunday in October. Everyone is Invited to attend, especially all singers. LEOION AUXILIARY , Ilia American Legion Auxiliary ( will meet today (Thursday) at i 7:30 p. m. at the home of Mrs. W. K MCKetver . New officers are es- | pecially are asked to be present, j WAKNKR Bctaw< "Mfc 9m at United Nation, College OpoM la CtpperhUl, NeCaysville Smi College at At lanta, am., this w?k the opening of an axt< ... mm college tn McCkysviUe. Enrollment la now takfe* place at Ike acteal, which ?fll be locat ed in the McCaysville Masonic Temple. Mis. Dona vie Robertson, mpceseoUtlve for the ooUefe, Is taking local enrollment. Miwy is Hie largest business eokool to the south. Both day sat night school win be held at the leather Information college is listed i- y.
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