(Ebr QUjrrnkrr ^nutt Published every Thursday at Murphy, N. C. ADDIE MAE COOKE Editor and Owner ROY A. COOK Production Manager MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES Cherokee and surrounding counties: One Year $2 00 Six Month' $1.00 Four Months 75c Outside above territory: One Year $2.50 Six months $1.25 x " i T Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, 'North Carolina ? \ r ' bess assuc iai ion ? j Is.orth Carolina, as second class matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. A.IAI IV* ' I MEDITATION "Humility in the search for the meaning of Ciod is a necessity. Lour-mouthed orators, pulpit or otherwise, who presume to see all. know all. and tell all about (lod are not to be trusted. Anyone who has traveled even in the border land of Eternal Truth is an humble person. After God had spoken to Job from the storm, had asked him question after question that no man can answer. Job confessed: " 'Therefore have 1 uttered that which I understood not. Things too wonderful for me, which I knew not'." Food For Europeans "Hunger and starvation for thousands of people, and potential and economic chaos for whole nations will sweep over Europe, if far greater supplies of food are not shipped into the liberated coutries, ill and prostate despite their new freedom, within the next year. That is a statement from the Office of War Information. Daily there are news i f leases telling of the need for food in European coun tries. and the American people are doing some thing about the situation. Through the Victory Collection of Canned Foods, now being conducted throughout the na tion, people have an opportunity to share with their less fortunate brothers across the seas. In this county people are responding generously to the appeal made last week through this paper by Mrs. Frank Ellis, requesting local people to place canned food in containers in several stores. Participation in this project is a privilege, as well as a duty. Everyone will want to send at least one can. You Are The Red Cross This is the heart of the people . . . the em blem of humanity . . . the hand stretched out in comfort to the homeless and the hungry, the lonely and the troubled all over the world today. Here come the children, without shoes, who are hungry. Here come the destitute, the people without shelter. Here come the lonely and the cold without comfort. Here come the men and women who are troubled. If you would seek them, look about you. Hear them speak. It's lonely here in Germany. It's very cold. We worry here in Germany about how it is at home . . . the wives who may be ill, the child we haven't seen, the sweetheart who could be re membering ? maybe not. But there's a man here with us who can get in touch, straighten out the worry, a kind of trouble-shooting guy who wears a small red cross in his cap. That man is you. ^ S(. In the hospital the days take a very long time to go. The hours are all the same. But there's a girl who comes through the wards with magazines and books and cigarettes and stops to talk. She'll write a letter for you when your hands are hurt. She'll read a book or play a game. There's a small red cross pinned on her collar. That girl is you. * * * * * * I came home from Tarawa, Saipan, the islands where we fought. I was discharged. And 1 was lonely and discouraged, bewildered, without funds. But there was someone here to talk to, who loaned me money, told me where to go for help. On his desk a small cross stood. That man was you. * if. * s(. st * We are the lonely, and the anxious, and the lost. We are the cold and hungry people, the children who have no shoes, the people without shelter. But everywhere among us is the sign of hope . . . stamped on a sack of flour, a crate of medi cine or milk, worn on a uniform, painted on a building fresh and red. It is the emblem of com fort. It is the sign of hope. It is you. THE GREAT PEACE HANDICAP V ifSf Pf ACE Miss Curd Hostess To Fidelis Class Members of the Fidelis Sunday School class were guests of Miss Margaret Curd at the business meeting held Tuesday evening. The program was featured bv Mrs. Mar tine Manthey's reviewing three hymn stories from "Stories of Favorite Hymns", by Kathleen I^lanchard. which the class is study- | ing at its business meetings. Mrs. Manthey told the stories of the following hymns: Come, Thou b ount of Every Blessing, by Robert Robinson: Come. Ye Thankful Peo- ^ pie. by Dean Alford of Canterbury; and Faith of Our Fathers, by Fred erick William Faber. The class voted to purchase a case of pork and beans for the Victory Canned Foods collection, to be sent overseas. The devotional was conducted by Miss Addie Mae Cooke, president Miss Curd, assisted by her moth er. served refreshments to the fol? ; lowing: Mesdames Ruth Carringer. Alvin Buchanan. Arden Davis. Mar- } tine Manthey. J W. Davidson. Rae Moore. Ruby Reid. J. W. Donley. Charles Galloway. Verlin Crisp. Laveita Hemphill, W. M. Lay. H Bueck. W S. Dickey, and Miss Ad die Mae Cooke. Mrs.Loren Davis Hostess To BWC Mrs. Loren Davis was hostess Monday evening to the Business Women's circle of the W. M. S. of first Baptist church. The topic for discussion was Come Ye, Walk in the Light of he Lord." Mrs. John Berry discussed Needs and Problems of the Rural 1'hurch". and Mrs. Joe Hamilton liscussed "Why Proclaim the jospel". which was followed by prayer by Mrs. J. C. Amnions for he work in our rural churches and n the cities. Mrs. Ruth Carringcr discussed Home Mission Work Among the Indians", and Mrs. Ammons. "The Appeal to Our W. M. U.'s for In creased Efforts in Our Home Miss on Work." The program was closed with prayer by Mrs. Berry that gifts might lead many to Walk in the Light of the Lord. Those present were: Mrs. Ruth [Tarringer. Mrs. Ethel Hamilton. Mrs. Kenneth Davis. Mrs. Lena [.ovingood. Mrs. Esther Buchanan. Mrs. J. C. Ammons. Mrs. Opal Crisp, Mrs. Lavita Hemphill. Mr? Presbvterian ?> Ladies Meet Mrs. Harry Miller was hostess to , the meeting of the Presbyterian Woman's auxiliary at her home J Tuesday afternoon The meeting was opened with prayer by Mrs. T G. Tate. Mrs. J. B. Gray, president, presided and this being the last meeting of the church year, reports of the year's work by the secretary. Mrs. Myron Jensen, and the treasurer, Mrs. C. V.', Savage, and from secretaries of causes were given The auxiliary voted to donate canned foods to the Victory Col lection of Canned Foods on be half of the UNRRA. which is being sponsored by the Wesleyan Service Guild of First Methodist church. Mrs. Gray read a paper, "My Dutch Uncle", which told of the conditions in Holland. Mrs. Miller was assisted in serv ing refreshments by Mrs. Bruce Gordon, and a social hour was held at the conclusion of the meeting. Miss Hattie Palmer and Mrs. George Phillips were installed chairman and secretary-treasurer, respectively, by the pastor, the Rev. ! T. G. Tate, at the meeting of the Kxening circle of the Woman's auxiliary which was held Monday J evening with Mrs. R. H. Foard. Prior to the instalation. a pro gram was given. Mrs. Foard dis cussed the topic, "Because the Church Must Win," and Mr%. Phil lips gave a study of the hymn Tell Me the Old. Old Story." Mrs. Foard served a salad plate during the social hour that follow ed. Present at the meeting were Mr. and Mrs. Tate. Mrs. Phillips. Miss Palmer. Miss Elizabeth Gray. Miss Marvie Walker, and Mrs hoard. 23' INCH TROUT C AUGHT BV LIGHT Waynesville ? Maybe fishermen i in this section have been using the wrong gear. Recently, a car driven ! by Wayne Owens skidded off the highway into Jonathan Creek. He v\as uninjured, but the plunge broke a headlight. When the car was recovered, a 23' ?> inch brown trout was found firmly caught on the broken light. Miss Mary Cornwoll attended a meeting of home demonstration r^ents in Franklin Wednesday. Lois Davis, Mrs. Elizabeth Berry. Mrs. Ruth Chandler. Mrs. Opal Davis. Mrs. Mary Crawford. Mrs. Oval Donley. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualifier as administra tor of the estate of Andrew Walsh, deceased, late of Cherokee Coun ty, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to ex hibit them to the undersigned at Murphy. N. C , Rt. 1, on or before the 20th day of. February, 1^47, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons in debted to said estate will please make immediate payment. This 20th day of February. 1946. G K WALSH, Administrator of Andrew :<2-6t Walsh, deceased NORTH CAROLINA. CHEROKEE COUNTY. In The Superior Court REBA SMITH MOORE. Plaintiff, Vs. lUCHARD M MOORE. JR.. Defendant. NOTICE The above named defendant. Richard M Moore. Jr. will take notice that an action entitled as r.bove has been commenced in the Superior Court of Cherokee Coun ty. North Carolina, by the Plaintiff. Rc ba Smith Moore, to secure an .-.bsolutc divorce from the defend ant, upon the ground that plaintiff and defendant have lived separate rnd apart from each other for more than two years next preceding the bringing of this action; and the defendant will further take notice, that the plaintiff will ask that the custody of their child be awarded to her; and the defendant will fur ther take notice that he is required to appear at the Office of the Clerk oi the Superior Court of Cherokee County, in the Courthouse in Mur phy. North Carolina, on the 30th day of March. 1946. or within twenty days thereafter, and answer or demur to the complaint of plain titf in said action, which is now on fi'e in said Office, or the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the re lief demanded in the complaint. This February the 27th, 1946. J. L. HALL, Clerk of ?2-4tp the Superior Court. NOTICE Having qualified as administra tor of the estate of Mack Plem mons, deceased, late of Cherokee County, North Carolina, this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the un dersigned at Murphy, North Caro lina. Route 1. on or before the 20th day of February, 1947, or this no tice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will pledse make im mediate payment This the 20th day of February, 1946. Marvin Plemmons. Adminis trator of the estate of Mack iear. Your food, clothing, quar ters, medical and dental care FREE. Get all the facts ? without obligation. Apply U. S. Army Re cruting Station. Franklin or Ashe ville, N. C. ?rmrtitui Hitlj ?hc ^5itor ' MRS TIIOS SPENCER this week brought me a copy of the MURPHY I BULLETIN, dated April 10, 1890 | This particular issue was Volume 4. No. 49, which indicated that the j paper was almost five years old at the time. The editors and pro prietors were. Leslie E. Campbell ! A. Don Towns, and A. A. Campbell. ? * ? AMONG THE NEWS in that 1890 | paper was the following which ap ! | lies well to the present time: "As the time for our town elec tion approaches, the question who I will we have for Mayor and Alder ; man is uppermost in the nnnds of cur citizens. We want a Mayor and I Hoard of Alderman that will pull ; together." ? * * I AM ANXIOUS to know the his W.S.C.S. Guest Of Mrs. Mattox j The Woman's society of Christian : service was entertained at the 1 home of Mrs. R. C. Mattox Tuesday . afternoon, with Mrs. J. H. Hamp ! ton. Mrs. D. V. Carringer and Mrs. | Nettie Axley serving as co-hostess- j cs. Mrs. Neil Sneed, president, pre- j sided over the business session. Mrs. Tom Axley. Mrs. R. A. Akin, 1 and Mrs. Merle Davis presented the program on "World Order and . Peace", and 'World Order in Peace." "Abide With Me", and "A Charge to Keep I Have", were the hymns sung. The meeting was closed with prayer by Mrs. Ralph Taylor, after I which refreshments were served to ! 35 members present. AMONG THE SICK Mrs. Dock Lovingood is improv | in# but is still confined to her bed. ( Pvt. Claude Monteith who is sta tioned at Fort Eustis, Va., spent the week-end here with friends and relatives. tory of the newspapers published in Murphy and Cherokee county, i know of the following that were published prior to 1900: Cherokee Herald. The Independent, Murphy Advance. Murphy Bulletin, and the Cherokee Scout. Our records in dicate that the SCOUT is 57 years old. and therefore was started in 1889. 1 always appreciate the gift of any early paper published in this county. * ? * ONE OF THE SCOUT S faithful correspondents, Mrs. Ora Lee Hor ton. who writes Patrick news, tells us that she has been correspondent for the paper for 20 years. Last week she failed to get her paper, and she did what we want every subscriber to do if his paper doesn't arrive ? complained. She wrote "When I fail to get my paper it seems as some of the family haven't rrrived. 1 enjoy your "Scouting" column and all the new thnigs you added to the paper." W i ? ANOTHER SUBSCRIBER, Mrs. Mark Wilson of Canton expressed appreciation of the paper when sending in her renewal: "It doesn't seems like I can do without it." i * * * MOST VISITORS to Murphy find a cordial welcome and a nice town in which to visit. One who came recently wrote: "Murphy is certainly a fine town, and it is the public spirited citizens . . . that make it so." * * * LAST SATURDAY, March 2, was ' Mother's birthday. She and her twin brother, Geno Godwin of Ahoskie, celebrated their 61st an niversary together at my brother in-law and sister's, Mr. and Mrs. Alex D. McColl, at Little Rock, S. C. It had been four years since they had been together on their birthday. My uncle's daughter, Mrs. Lois Sprague of Norfolk, Va., who is only a month older than I also was there. It was a happy oc casion for all of us. * * * IN SOUTH CAROLINA spring | flowers are blooming in all their glory. Spirea, forsythia, japonica, camellias, hyacinths, jonquils, and many other colorful flowers were seen in all the picturesque little towns in the vicinity of my sister's. A People in Confusion HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By NEWMAN CAMPBELL (The International Uniform Lesson on the above topic for March 10 is Judges, the Memory verse being Hebrews 13.6. "The Lord is my helper, I will not fear.") JOSHUA DIED and all his generation, and another genera tion arose that did not remember Jehovah and all His goodness to His people. Living as they did among the nations whom they had not driven from the land as the Lord had directed them, these peo ple corrupted the Israelites and they became again worshipers of Baal and Astarte or Ashtaroh, who was worshiped as the moon goddess and as Venus. The anger of Jehovah was kin dled against His people, and He "delivered them into the hands of ' spoilers that despoiled them, and He sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could no longer stand before their enemies." Jehovah raised up judges to lead j them, but they would not listen to them, but ran after strangO gods. Their groanings brought help from Jehovah again and again, but always they backslid and Je hovah's wrath was raised against J them. Numbers Increase They increased in numbers, however, and tilled the soil, keep I ing down the wild. beasts and were | trained in warlike skill. They en dured numerous oppressions, and j a number of judges were raised up | to lead them, but finally the Midi | anites and the Amalekites, nomad tribes, made yearly forays on | their territory, so terrifying them j that they hid in caves, dens and 1 strongholds. They were brought I very low after seven years of such forays. * So reduced were the Israelites that they were forced to hide their scanty crops in wine presses and other secret places to keep them from the enemy. One day a man named Gideon, son of Joash, was threshing wheat by the winepress, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him, say ing. "The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour " No doubt Gideon was astonished by this ad dress, and asked why. if the Lord was with them, had all the mis fortunes befallen them? "The Lord looked upon him and said. Go in this thy might, and thou shalt save Israel from the hand of the Midianites; have I not sent thee?" Gideon protested that he was not an important person, "Am I not least in my father's house?'* The angel promised that the Lord would be with him. Gideon went into his house and returned with food for his visitor. When this food was put upon a rock, the an gel touched it with his staff and it burst into flame. Thus was Gid eon convinced that he had indeed been chosen to lead his people. Told to Break Baal's Altar The Lord told Gideon to take 10 young men, and to break the altar of Baal and cut down the trees of the grove, and to build an altar to the Lord in that place. At night Gideon did as he was told, and when the people saw tt In the, morning and protested to his fa ther that he should die for the deed, Joash answered, "If he (Baali be a god, let him plead for himself."i That silenced the protestors i The great battle Gideon waged ( and won against the Midiamtes must be told very briefly By two miracles Jehovah assured Gideon of His aid, and the people rallied to Gideon's standard, but Jehovah said there were too many, so at last the force was cut down to 300 men. The Midianites were camped on the north side of the Israelites in the valley The 300 men took food and trumpets, and all the rest were sent to their tents. That same night word came from the Lord to Gideon to get down to the Midianite camp and hear what they were saying. Taking one man with him he obeyed, and heard a Midianite tell his dream of seeing a cake of barley bread tumbled into their midst which struck a tent and it fell. The other man said that meant nothing else but that it was the sword of Gideon, "for into his hand hath God de livered Midian." , Returning to his own camp Gid eon took his men, dividing them into three companies, with a trum pet in each man's hand, an empty pitcher and a lamp in the pitcher in the other. He told each of them to follow his example. They ar rived at the enemy's camp, and as Gideon blew his trumpet, each man did likewise, and at the same time broke the pitcher and let the lights shine out, shouting. "The sword of the Lord and of Gideon." The Midianites thought they were surrounded, and grasping their weapons they began fighting among themselves, not knowing friend from enemy, and all were pursued by the triumphant Israel ites. Again the lesson la too long to tell here, but the teacher may re late more of the dran>atlc stories to be found In this Book of Judf?* to emphasise today's lesson. , n?atrl>Mita4 K? Tlx* VaiahiMM ftvmA ImU TMt