Newspapers / Cherokee scout. / July 11, 1946, edition 1 / Page 2
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Reverberations. . . From WNC Weekly Pre** Meeting in Murphy PROGRESSIVE CHEROKEE CO I NT V (Editorial by Curtis Rus s in Waynesville Mountaineer) Last week-end the citizens of Cherokee County, the Town of Murphy, and Miss Addie Mae Cooke, publisher of The Cherokee Scout, entertained the Western North Carolina Press for a two-day session. The citizens of the 'dam coun try" have the art of dealing out true Southern hospitality at its best. They have the knack of show ing their visitors their country, and especially the many recent modern improvements such as the TVA dams, schools, work in forestry and agriculture. The members of the press were shown every phase of life in the "dam country," from the work in schools, farms, industry, mining and even the regilious activities. The extreme western develop ment of this state really started with the construction of the dams along some of the rivers, and to day. a spirit of progress prevails throughout the area. Giant dirt moving machines are building an airport, huge transmission lines carry enough electric current over the county to do anything that power can accomplish. One does not have to linger long with the people of Cherokee Coun ty to be completely ?'sold" on that section of the state. And the best part of all. is that the really have something worth selling. MURPHY - COOKF (Editorial by J. A. McMillan in Charity and Children* We are not announcing a mar riage ceremony at all but we are announcing one of the most de lightful and stimulating meetings that it has ever been our privilege to attend. The delightfulness of it comes from the cooperation of the beautiful little mountain city of Murphy and the tireless efficiency of Miss Addie Mae Cooke. Togeth er they entertained the Western North Carolina Press Association in a way that will be the despair of other communities that under take future entertainments of the Association. Miss Cooke is pub lisher and editor of The Cherokee Scout and was the hostess. The members of the Association began to arrive Thursday night and found j that a room had been reserved for i each in one of the delightful hotels. | Friday morning Miss Cooke, the | town of Murphy, the county of Cherokee, and the TVA authori ties got into action. After enroll ing, the members of the Association were taken in cars for an educa tional sightseeing tour. In the two days they were taken to the Hitch cock Corp. Talc mine where twenty tons of talcum powder and other products are mined each day, the city park, the Hiwassee Dam. Folk School, Ducktown and Copperhill. Tennessee: McCaysville, Georgia; The Fields of the Wood, assembly ground of the Church of God: Columbia Marble Plait, the drive above N'antahala Gorge, along the shore of Santeetlah to Fontana village, and back by way of Mrs G. VV. Cover s at Andrews. This itinerary took the days of Friday and Saturday. On Friday noon the city of Murphy entertained at a de lightful luncheon at one of the splendid eating places. At night the Murphy Lions Club and Mur phy Business Men's Club entertain ed at a bountiful banquet. At noon Saturday Government Services. Inc. entertained at Fontana at lunch that was thoroughly enjoyed. The last entertainment was by Mrs G. W. Cover of Andrews with a tea party. Mrs. Cover is state repre sentative of that county. The busi ness part of the meeting was at tended to in short order at the , banquet Friday night at which time the one address of the meeting was delivered. We have never seen such cooperation by any communi ty and the members of the associa tion will long remember the de lights of the meeting. AN IMPRESSIVE TOl'R ? Editorial by Ed M. Anderson in Transylvania Times) Last week end we had an oppor tunity of seeing the many attrac tions of Southwestern North Caro lina, all the way from Brevard to the Tennessee line, and we were most impressed with the rare beau ties of this entire section, the beautifully green mountains and forests the gigantic water dams and the many natural resources which are beckoning thousands to this area for vacations each summer as well as a place to make a home. Miss Addie Mae Cooke, president of the Western Carolina Press as sociation and publisher of the Cherokee Scout at Murphy, was host to the members of the press association at a two-day meeting in Murphy last Friday and Saturday | With the co-operation of all civic j Shortages are' holding him back We in Southern Bell have been adding telephones at the rate of 350,000 a year. But shortages have been growing worse, and now it's harder and harder for us to get ma terials for manufacturing and building. We aren't complaining for we are in the same boat as everyone else. But we thought you might like to know the supply situation on some of the biggest items in the tele: phone business. LEAD ? There is a world shortage of lead. Even when conditions here straighten out, it will be some time before adequate supplies are available. COPPER ? In great demand but we will probably have adequate sup plies when the smelting, refining and fabricating plants get going. TEXTILES ? Serious shortage of cotton and synthetic yarns and fabrics, with demand greatly ex ceeding supply. STEEL ? Steel and coal strikes have affected supply in faco of Qflh precedented demand. RUBBER ? Synthetics are in fair supply but natural rubber is on Government allocation. LUMBER ? Scarce supply due to unprecedented demand and dislo cation of lumber trade. BRASS MILL PRODUCTS? Used in Central Office switches and other telephone equipment. Supply will be short until disturbed conditions are settled in the copper industry, permitting brass mills to get back to full-scale production. It's a tough situation, but we aren't giving up, any more than you have given up trying to get butter or shirts. We're doing the best we can with what we've got and hoping these disturbed conditions will end, so we can really go full speed ahead. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company INCORPORATED organizations of her town as well as the business men and numerous citizens, the event was most suc cessful and we are confident that all other editors and publishers who attended this meeting have higher respect and regard for the many scenic wonders and many other attractions of this mountain area. OUR STATE OF VARIETY (Noah Hollowell, in column, "Wait A-Minute. in Western Carolina Tribune) From the Atlantic seaboard to the highest peaks east of the Miss issippi, what state can spread out and pile up more scenic grandeur than the Old North State! One that loves the beautiful in wonder ful variety never tires of witnessing it. It was my privilege last week to see for the first time the section of Western Carolina from Franklin to Murphy on through to Tennes see. From "Manteo to Murphy" as this State's extremes in geographi cal bounds is something more than fiOO miles and there is great varie ty in climate as well as the mar velous things you see. Miss Addie Mae Cooke, editor of the Cherokee Scout and president of the Western North Carolina Press Association has for the past few years been extending invita tions to the press to visit Murphy and see another part of the world. This body being reluctant to change its plan of meeting once a month for a meal and exchange of ideas in Asheville. finally took her up and she and Murphy citizens and others in Cherokee County put on the big pot last Friday and Satur day. They went beyond all rea sonably bounds in extending their hospitality. It was a program of sight-seeing and industry-reviewing for two days with three banquets thrown in to a hungry crowd to make the outing complete. The citizens of city and county entered into the program enthusiastically and did n't stop until their assets and those in surrounding counties had been well reviewed, including the talc mine of the Hitchcock Corporation, the John C. Campbell Folk School. Hiwassee Dam, the famous copper basin of the Ducktown and Copper hill sections of Tennessee; the Fields of the Wood and Burger Mountain where the Church of God is establishing a most unique religious assembly ground; the Columbia Marble Company plant It might not be inappropriate to say at this point that marble seems to be about as plentiful there as ordinary stone is in other mountain sections. The courthouse, the town's most imposing structure, was built of native marble about 20 years ago. We saw a barn and also a wall around the barn lot built of discarded slabs of marble. The Regal hotel floor was of beau tiful native marble. Flagstones along walks and drives and steps were of marble. Other visits included the Nanta hala Gorge, Lake Santeetlah. the big Fontana Dam power develop ment. the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest of virgin timber and other things of less magnitude but never the less interesting. Miss Cooke had invited members of the State press association and they joined the publishers of West ern North Carolina in a study of their resources. It was a great compliment to Miss Cooke to have the press meet in Murphy for two days and it was a great tribute to her enterprise and foresight when many business . and professional men accepted her ' suggestion to make the most of the opportunity to give the Cherokee country some extensive publicity without stint or price. Many read ers of these newspapers will learn more this week and by casual refer ences from time to time about this beautiful and highly resourceful country. ? 'This column also ap peared in West Asheville News). SEEING SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA ? Feature story by John Andersor in The Transylvania Times) For many years we have heard of the rugged, towering mountains of the extreme western part of the state. We have heard of the many forest clad summits, the deep gorges and tumbling rivers which make natural sites for great power dams. And we have heard all about the gigantic wonders of the Fontana Dam, Hiwassee Dam and others, but last week end was the first time that we have ever had the opportunity of actually seeing these attractions of southwestern North Carolina. Three of us, the writer, Mrs. An derson and Publisher Ed M. An derson. left last Friday morning for Murphy to attend a two-day meeting of the Western North Carolina Press Association as guests of Miss Addie Mae Cooke, the president and who is also edi tor and published of the Cherokee Scout ? the newspaper there. We arrived at the thriving moun tain town of Murphy shortly after noontime, too late however for the luncheon which was given by the town officials. Upon registration, we were told that Murphy is locat ed at the hub of a mountainous wilderness region, which could be explored and enjoyed for many days. We found this exceedingly true the next day "Gateway To Smokies" Murphy, as you know, has been frequently called the southern gate - ! way to the Smokies, and is situated practically midway between Atlan ta and Asheville. After the three of us grabbed a hurried bite to eat, we caught up with the association group at Hia wassee Dam. We were most im pressed with this gigantic power dam. Hiwassee Dam. itself, rising 307 feet above the bed of the river and 1265 feet across, is a sight worth traveling miles to see. This giant structure, the highest overflow dam in the world, gives Murphj the cheapest electric power in North Carolina. It backs up the waters of three rivers for 22 miles, extending around Murphy on two sides. The lake is fast becoming one of the most popular fishing lakes in the Southwest and has been stocked with millions of bass and other game fish, we were told During the war. the coast guard operated an anti-submarine experi ment station at Hiwassee. which proved very valuable in the war effort. Jaunt Into Tennessee We next traveled to Ducktown and Copperhill, Tenn. ? 25 miles west of Murphy. It gives you a strange and weird sensation to drive out of the beautiful green hills and valleys around Murphy into the great eopper basin of Ducktown and Copperhill. This is a vast area of rolling land, com pletely desolate, on which not a blade of grass grows. It is a not able example of soil erosion. We understand the vegetation was killed off this area years ago by the sulphurous fumes from the smelting of copper from the ore. Today these fumes are captured and sold in the forn. of sulphuric acid. For nearly one hundred years. approximately 50 carloads of cop per a day have been shipped out of this area, and at the present time, many by-products including insecticides, acids, iron, and other materials are shipped to all points of the world daily. The barren, rolling hills are undermined with a lattice work of tunnels, to a depth of at least 3.000 feet. Religious Shrine Visited On the way back to Murphy, we stopped at "Field of the Wood," a religious shrine which is being constructed by followers of the Church of God. It nestles in a val ley between two mountains, and will truly be an inspirational mon ument when completed. Last Friday night we were en tertained at the Regal hotel in Murphy as guest of the Lions club and the Business Men's club. More than 150 persons attended this din ner meeting, and Albert Hardy, prominent Gainesville. Ga., news paper publisher and president of the National Editorial association, was the principal speaker. In his speech, he highly praised our own publisher Ed M. Anderson, for winning the coveted "Amos" award. He said he was truly glad that a fellow Southerner was given the award and being as closely as sociated with Publisher Anderson as he was in Washington during the war years, he knew that Ed was most deserving of the high est honor obtainable in the weekly and small daily field in America ? that being the "Amos" award. Publisher Hardy cited the growth of the NEA in the past few years and said that national advertisers are finally recognizing the posi tion and importance of the week lies and small dailies of America. We were most impressed by this soft-spoken Georgia newspaper man. Stop At Marble Plant Saturday morning we started early on our day's tour. The first stop was made at the Columbia Marble company between Murphy and Andrews, where we saw mar ble cut from rough stones into pol ished blocks for commercial use. Did you know that it takes 24 hours to cut through a slab of marble? A most interesting sight to watch. And seeing the engrav ing done on the stone is even more fascinating to watch. Our next stop was in the home of Mrs. G. W .Cover, Sr., in An drews. She is state representative, and our recess with her proved most enjoyable and refreshing She had plenty of ice cold coca colas and was a charming hostess. Probably the most impressive sight we saw was from the lookout point in the Nantahala National Forest, into the gorge which is re ferred to as the "Place of the noon day sun". Being unable to resist such scenic beauty we shot an en tire roll of film of this wonder cf nature, which is probably the deepest and most rugged in North Carolina. From here we traveled through Robbinsville and followed the shore of Lake Santeetlah to the Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest This memorial forest, dedicated to the author of the poem, "Trees", includes 3,800 acres of exception al virgin hardwood timber pre served in its primeval condition. Houses For Tourists We arrived at Fontana Village at 2:00 and were guests of Govern ment Services. Inc., for a delicious luncheon at the cafeteria. Later, we were taken on a tour of Fon tana village, which is now a rec reational village for summer tour ists. We were shown one of the many prefabricated houses that are rented to the tourists. The rates are reasonable and the vil lage appears to be an excellent place tor a quite, restful vacation. From the village we drove ovef to the Fontana Dam, where R B. Lewis, general manager of Govern ment Services at Fontana, and F. B McKamey, project manager, took us on a tour of the dam from top to bottom. Fontana Dam is an impressive sight. It is the fourth highest and largest concrete dam in the world, being 480 feet high, 2,662 feet long. The reservoir is 450 feet deep and extends 30 miles up stream. Fontana Dam is located on the Little Tennessee river in Swain and Graham counties, and extends to within 63j air miles of the Ten pessee state line. We went down to the base of the dam and through the power house, which contains two huge turbo-generators with space left for a third one. Power from this dam goes as far as Chi cago. Fontana is all that we have heard it to be. and a monument to progress made in these United States. Give Yourself A Lovely U ? WAV ? IT ? Permanent at home. Today, thousands of women are giving: themselves U-WAV-IT permanents in 0 to 3 hours at home. You can do it too? it's Safe, Easy, Gentle even for baby's fine hair. For a profesisonal looking, long lasting permanent get a U-WAV-IT. Home Cold Permanent Wave Kit. It comes complete and ready to use. No Messy Mixing To Do. Ask For U-WAV-IT at Parker's Drug Store - Mauney Drug Co. - Fontana Soda Shop WAVE YOUR HAIR AT HOME \ FARMERS FEDERATION PICNIC ! Saturday, July 13th 10 A. M. TO 4 P. M. MURPHY HIGH SCHOOL , j Everybody Invited ? ? I ? i All musicians have a special invi tation to attend and take part ? on the program.
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