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0% (Ehmikrr ^rflut Published every Thursday at Murphy, N. C. ADD1E 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 Months $1.00 Four Months 75c Outside above territory: One Year $2 50 Six months $1.25 Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second class matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. MEDITATION "If your place in God's ranks is a hidden and secluded one. beloved, do not murmur, do not complain, do not seek to get out of God's will, if He has placed you there; for without the polyps, the coral reefs would never be built, and God needs some who are willing to be spiritual polyps, and work away out of sight of men, but sustained by the Holy Ghost and in full view of Heaven. The day will come when Jesus will give the rewards, and He makes no mistakes, although some people may wonder how you came to merit such a reward, as ihey had never heard of you before." An Aroused People Murphy and Cherokee county hang their heads in shame over the manner in which a min ister of the gospel was treated here by a man who was wearing the badge and weapons of a deputy sheriff, Sunday night. As ministers said in a meeting at the court house Monday evening, protesting the lawless ness occuring here, such treatment of a minister of high standing and a chaplain of the U. S. : army has not been heard of before in the whole country. However, a similar incident happened in Murphy not so many weeks ago when a Negro minister of Brooklyn, N. Y., was accosted by two white soldiers in the city limits of Murphy and caused the minister and his party no little trouble. An Amsterdam paper published a story of the case when the minister returned to New York, saying: "Indignant over the attempt ed lynching and barbaric treatment that he, hi? family and two friends suffered in the town of Murphy, North Carolina, during May, a borough pastor is back in Brooklyn vowing never to expose himself or his brood to the in sults and abuse they experienced while travel iner to Asheville to visit his wife's mother." Following this Chief of Police Frank Craw ford received a note from a Brooklyn man say ing: "Just read your expert handling of a situa tion that comes up much too often and is hand led much too often by men who have no regard for law and order when color is injected into the case. All cases should be judged on their merits of justice and not on the issue of white or black. You and your policemen are to be commended for the way in which you did your duty as you saw it.' We are happy that our officers commanded these comments. Officers of the law are hold ing their jobs to protect men's rights, defend in dividual liberties, and to apprehend those who are infringing on the peace and rights of others. ' When they lose sight of the high responsibilities of their office, they should be relieved of their j positions. A man who does not himself seek to uphold and observe the laws of our state and j city cannot expect to carry out a full law-en forcement program. ? The people of this community are aroused to the point of demanding honest and just offi cers and strict law-enforcement. It is regrettable ' that it took the disgraceful Sunday night inci dent to accomplish this, but the SCOUT hopes that from behind the black-eye the community received will shine a light so brightly that local evil will hide its face and finally fade away. If that boy of yours has been talking about getting his first pair of long pants, better realize that he's growing up, and in a few short years the problem will be how to provide a college education for him. The best way is not to wait but to start right now investing a little money each pay day in U. S. Savings Bonds through the automatic payroll savings plan. Every three dollars you invest now, pays back four dollars in 1 956. Can you think of a better, easier way to buy a college education? Back His Future with U. S. Savings Bonds! Mrs. Robert Reid and daughters. Jean and Barbara, spent last week In Clinton, Tenn., visiting Mrs. Reld's sister, Mrs. Gaines Phillips and family. Jewell Alice returned with them for a visit. I I The Rev. W. A. Hedden and the Rev. J .J. Baine wil start a re vival meeting at Pleasant Hill Bap tist church next Sunday night July 14. Services will start at 8 o'clock at night and 11 o'clock at day. DESPIU .HE RETENTION of 2,000 persons In the largest mass arrest In the history of Palestine, the Jewish resistance movement appeared still active. In the above maps, are shown the centers of trouble. Map 1 is a close-up of the Haifa area. In which one of the largest Jewish settle ments is at Mt. Carmel. There an arms and ammunition cache was seized. Map 2 shows the Tel Aviv section where curfew laws are in force and troops took over the General Federation of Jewish Labor. Map 3 shows the Jerusalem rone where the big round-ups have been staged. Map in upper right, shows locations of these areas in Palestine. (International) Reverberations. . . From WNC Weekly Press Meeting in Murphy ENJOYABLE OCCASION (Editorial by Harvey Laffoon in Elkin Tribune) The Western North Carolina Press Association, of which Miss Addie Mae Cooke, publisher of the Cherokee Scout, is president, Fri day and Saturday held one of the most enjoyable meetings it has been the good fortune of its mem bers, and a number of guests of the North Carolina Press Associa tion, to attend. The meeting, held at Murphy, in Cherokee county, was staged amid st some of the most beautiful mountain scenery our State affords and a number of tours of the sec tion were both instructive and en tertaining. Both the town of Mur phy and Cherokee county went all out in their entertainment of the visiting newspaper folks. One of the most interesting parts of the program in the opinion of the publisher of this newspaper, who had the good fortune to be present, was a trip to the Fontana dam where officials of the project were hosts to the group at a lunch eon. This great dam is a notable structure, being the fourth highest and largest concrete dam in the world. It contains 2.800.000 cubic yards of concrete, and is 480 feet high and 2.662 feet long. It will ultimately contain three turbo-gen erators with a total capacity of 202.500 k. w. Two units now in stalled are in operation. One of the outstanding things concerning the Fontana dam is the fact that construction was started in January, 1942, with the first electric power production begin ning in January 1945. three years later. Ordinarily such a project would require from five to six ] years, but the wholehearted coop- 1 eration and enthusiasm of Fontann ' citizens, th<? project went forward in record time to supply power for wartime needs. A visitor to the dam. and to the Murphy section of the state, is impressed by the fact that North Carolinians need not leave their na tive state to see some of the most beautiful scenery in the world, and the scenery at this time of the year is exceptionally beautiful. And best of all. well paved roads carry the visitors through a primitive wilderness of unmatched scenic beauty. Every minute of the two-day press session was interesting and worthwhile, and visiting members of the press association counted themselves fortunate indeed tc have had the privilege of attend ing. SO I HEAR? iBy Albort S. Hardy in column 'So I Hear', in Gainesville, Ga., News) Western North Carolina is a great resort territory and its people make the most of their opportuni ties. T had the privilege of meet ing with the Western North Caro iint Press Association at Murphy Friday and Saturday, and I found the Murphyitea on their toes. Thev have recently had a beautiful litho graphed folder iraued which is at tractive enough to make you want to visit that wonderful section 01 the Old North State and take in the many beautiful sights nature has provided. Their hotels, tourist homes, motor courts, etc., are clean and inviting, their rates are reason able, and guests are showered with hospitality, all of which counts heavily in tourist promotion. The building of a number of TVA dams in that area has provided wonder ful lakes, all of which have been stocked with fish, and hundreds of sportsmen are drawn to that vicini ty every day by these attractions. The Murphy Business Men's Club and the Lions Club were joint hosts to the press, with Miss Addie Mae Cooke, publisher of the Cherokee Scout, and president of the West ern North Carolina Press Associa tion, at a dinner at the Regal hotel Friday night after the visitors were taken on a tour Friday to Hiwassee dam, which impounds the waters of the river of that name, and to Copperhill, which was denuded by the fumes of the cop per mines before these fumes were harnessed and put to useful instead of destructive use. The Copperhill mines comprise a great industry for eastern Tennessee, but it seems that nature is having a hard time to restore the vegetation and trees which were killed by the fumes years ago. Erosion has played, and is still playing, a damaging part on the hills which surround the plant but in the valleys along the river the people have thejr gardens, in which vegetation now seems to thrive. The copper basin is always an interesting sight even though when you look at the denuded hills you regret that a method of har nessing the deadly copper fumes was not found long before so much damage was done. Many of the editors visited on Friday morning the John C. Camp bell Folk School a few miles out of Murphy at Brasstown. This school was established in 1925 b> the gentleman for whom it is nam ed. but who died some years ago, and it has done a great and useful j service to the mountain children j of that area, for whom it was pri j marily established. In crafts and trades the boys and girls have been taught with much patiencc and care, and the institution is serving a fine and useful purpose Souvenirs of the handiwork of the students were given the visitors These are much sought after bj people from all sections of the country and the revenue derivee; from their sale amounts no little to the support of the institution. On Saturday's tour a visit was made to the Joyce Kilmer me morial forest, which consists of ? 3,800-acre tract of some of th< most magnificent trees in easterr America, a forest of superlative beauty. It is dedicated to th< memory of the late Joyce Kilmer the man who loved trees as fev have ever loved them. Kilmer i the author of the poem, "Trees,' which has gone around the worle in words and music and has thrillee millions. Joyce Kilmer was a Ne\ York newspaper man and a brilli ant member of the staff of the New York Times. While serving as a member of the 165th infantry. Rainbow division, he was killed in action in France on July 30, 1918 This forest is a virgin stand of Ap palachian hardwoods and some of the finest and largest specimens of poplar and hemlock are within the forest. It is located within the Nantahala National Forest in Gra- \ ham county, North Carolina, about eighteen miles northwest of Rob binsville. Perhaps the most interesting part of Saturday's tour was a visit to Fontana dam, which is a notable structure, made so by its size and I speed of construction. In size it is | the fourth highest and largest con crete dam in the world. It contains 2.800,000 cubic yards of concrete, and is 480 feet high. 376 feet thick at the base. 30 feet at the top. and i is 2,662 feet long. It will ultimate ly contain three turbo-generatorj j with a total capacity of 202.500 k w. Two units are now installed j and in operation. The reservoir is 450 feet deep and extends 30 I j miles upstream. It contains al most 1,580,000 acre feet of water. Construction was begun in January 1942 and the first unit started power production in January 1945 ? three years later. The second unit went into service in March 1945. The dam is situated on the little Tennessee river only a few miles from Topocoa, some 30 miles northwest of Robbinsville. just off the highway from that city to Maryville, Tenn., where another dam built by the Aluminum Comp any of America was built and has been in operation for ten or twelve years. Four thousand people wero engaged in the construction of the dam and prefabricated three, four and five-room cottages were put up for the families of the employees. Barracks near the dam site housed unmarried men. An auditorium, school building, recreation estab lishments, hospital, cafeteria, etc , took care of all activities while thi dam was building. These facilities have now been leased to Govern ment Industries, Inc., to be operat ed as a pleasure resort open to the public. Fontana dam is a great sight and it is well worth any one's time to visit this great structure and marvel at what man's ingenuity can bring about. ?A. S. H (Continued on pages 2 and 7) Pleasant Hill The Rev. W. A. Hedden filled his regular appointment here Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Posey Garrett and family from Camp Creek were Sunday afternoon guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Deaver and family. Miss Imogene Allen was Sunday guest of Geneva Deaver. Bobbie Griffins from Ducktown. Tenn., is spending some time with his uncle, J. D. Allen. Mr. and Mrs. Pless Blair and Lacy Garrett of Knoxville spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Garrett. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Beaver has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Beaver. PERSONALS Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Odom were week-end guests of their brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Claude L. Love in Asheville. Mrs | Odom returned to Murphy, but Mr. Odom went to Lenoir on business. Mrs. Eric Lloyd and son. Edward, and Mrs. L. A Lee of Dalton, Ga , left last Thursday for a visit with | relatives in Norwood and Golds - boro. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Curtis and daughter, Barbara of Gilbertsville, Ky., will spend the week-end with Miss Josephine Heighway. Mr. and Mrs7 W. J. Benton, guests last week of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Hyde, left Friday for their home in Raleigh. Mrs. P. R. Cagle and son, Jim my, of Knoxville, spent the week end here with her mother, Mrs. J. H. Queen. A. C. Huber, manager of the Robert E. Lee hotel, Athens, Tenn., spent the week-end here with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Case. Nick Seminoff of Stanford. Conn., was the guest ast week of Miss Gladys McCleskey. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN My reason for publishing this is. there seems to be a number of citizens of the Town of Murphy who think the mayor has the au thority to hire and fire the Town employees. The mayor does not have a vote on who is hired or who is fired except in case of a tie vote of the Town Council. NEIL SNEED, Mayor. grouting HHitlj ?he ^ibitor ABOVE is the proposed Peach tree Memorial Baptist church, of which the Rev. L. P. Smith is pas tor. It is the plan of this congrega tion to build a $15,000 structure, using native stone, as soon as ma terials are available. ? * * * BECAUSE the whole community deserves credit for the success of our press meeting held here June 28-29, I am printing below sbme excerpts from letters that have been received since the visitors returned home: * ? * * JOHNNY ANDERSON, Brevard: "Congratulations on a swell meet ing. We enjoyed every minute of it . . . Sorry I don't have tine tc go more into detail about what a marvelous time we had. but we really did, and it is thanks to you." ? * * * CURTIS RUSS, Waynesville "We certainly enjoyed the day. . . You put on a grand program and everything clicked to precision clockwork. * * * ? MRS. ALBERT HARDY, Gaines ville, Ga.; "We had such a good time! . . . We enjoyed it to the fullest. You were the perfect hos tess, leaving nothing undone that would add to our pleasure . . . The memory will always be one of the brightest pages in my memory book of happy press trips." ? * * * MRS. HARVEY LAFFOON, El kin: "I want you to know that we enjoyed your party all the way through. . . Harvey joins me in best wishes. Give our regards to all who made our visit so nice, both in your town and your home." * * * * KITTY ANDERSON, Brevard: ' John and I want to express our appreciation of the wonderful time and warm welcome we received in Murphy. We enjoyed every minute of the trip and in being given an opportunity of seeing the many places we had always heard about. It was indeed a pleasant week-end. We wish to extend to you and the friendly citizens of Murphy our sincerest thanks." * * ? * ALBERT S. HARDY, Gainesville. Ga.: "May I again express my very great pleasure at being your guest at the meeting of the Western North Carolina Press association. It so happens that I know many of the North Carolina press people and it was a joy to meet them again under such pleasant conditions Mrs. Hardy and Charles, too, greai ly enjoyed our visit with you." ? * * * JOHN ARCH McMILLAN. Thom asville: "I wish to thank you and through you all who made our stay in Murphy so delightful. I have never seen such hospitality and such beautiful cooperation that the people of Murphy and Cherokee county showed in entertaining us ... I am sorry for the individual and the community that undertakes to entertain the Western North Carolina Press association in the future. It is bound to be a terrible let-down. Thank you most sincere" ly for the delightful and instrufr tive time you gave us." Parish Picnic To Be Held At Cliffside Lake HIGHLANDS ? Next Sunday. July 14, the annual Field Mass and parish picnic of St. John's church will be held at Cliffside Lake five miles south of Highlands on U. S. 64. Holy Mass will be offered in the Cliffside amphitheatre at 11 a. m. The sermon will be given by the Rev. John A. O'Brien. Ph. D.. Professor of Religion, University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame, Ind. Delegations to the Field Mass are expected from Canton. Brevard. Waynesville, Sylva, Cherokee, Bry son City, Franklin. Fontana, Mur phy, Highlands, and Clayton, Ga.' In case of rain the services will be held in the Highlands auditorium. Upper Peachtree Mrs. Dora Lunsford and threo daughters of Gastonia spent the week-end with Calvin Lunsford and family. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Thomasson and children of Kings Mountain spent the past week with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Thomas son. Mrs. Nela Lunsford and daugh ter Freddie of Gastonia spent the week here. Mr .and Mrs. Lewis Wilson and son of Canton visited C. W. Thom asson the past week. Miss Joan Thomasson of Kings Mountain spent one night last week with Mr. and Mrs. Loy Lunsford. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Vandiver and daughter of Murphy visited Mr. and Mrs. Fird Moore Sunday after noon. ? Patrick Henhel Pickleslmer of Pennsyl vania, Noah Picklesimer of Tennes Honored With Birthday Dinner Sam Barnett was honored at a J o'clock birthday dinner July 5, by Mrs. Barnett and daughter Ruth. Mrs. Barnett's uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Swaim, Miami, Fla.. also celebrated their wedding an niversary. The room was decorated with various colors of gladiolus. Invit ed guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Biil Barnett. Mr. and Mrs. Boyi Scroggs. Brasstown. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Barnett. STREET TEACHING IN ANDREWS NEXT WEEK The Catholic evidence guild of Rosary college. River Forest. 111., is conducting street teaching tours in St. Johns Parish in Western North Carolina again this summer. Three undergraduate girl students, accompanied by two Domician nuns, faculty members of Rosary college, are delivering public ad dresses one week in each of the following towns: Sylva. Bryson City. Franklin and Andrews. The girls will speak in Andrews on Main Street, starting next Mon day and continuing through Friday, each night at 7:30 o'clock and Sat urday. July 20, at 2:30 p. m. see. Charlie Picklesimer of Georgia. Mrs. Lilly Coleman and Lula Ham by of Tennessee have returned to their homes after being called to the bedside of their father, Tonl Picklesimer, who is seriously ill. Lum Crain of Gastonia was guest of his sister. Mrs. Mary Hamby, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Junior Croft and children of Famer, Tenn., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Horton Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Patton Williams of California have returned to their home after visiting the latter's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Pickle limer for sometime.
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