(Wferoltee fwirt
Established July 1889
Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee County, N. C.
ADDIE MAE COOKE Editor and Owner
MRS. C W. SAVAGE Associate Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES .
Cherokee and surrounding counties: One Year, $2.00; Six Months, $1 25; Outside above territory:
One Year, $2.50; bix Months, $1.50
Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second class
matter under the Act of March j lg79
Meditation
"Tbe circumstances of life she could not
alter, but she took them to tbe Lord, and
banded tbem over into His management;
and then she believed that He took it. afid
she left all tbe responsibility and tbe worry
and anxiety with Him. As often as tbe anxie
ties returned she took tbem back; and tbe
result was that, although tbe circumstances
remained unchanged, ber soul was kept m
perfect peace in tbe midst of tbem. And tbe
secret she found so effectual in ber outward
affairs, she found to be still more effectual
in ber inward ones, wbicb were in truth even
more utterly unmanageable. She abandoned
ber whole self to tbe Lord, with all that she
was and all that she bad; and, believing that
He took that wbicb she bad committed to
Him, she ceased to fret and worry, and ber
life became all sunshine in tbe gladness of
belonging to Him".
Let Your Heart
Move I our Hand
The .March of Dimes is now under way.
Public response to-the annual fund-raising
driv/e of the National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis in previous years has enabled this
humanitarian organization to do a magnificent
job in meeting the increasingly widespread polio
challenge.
The need for an enormoiisly successful
March of Dimes this year must be fully under
stood. Not only was 1950 the second worst polio
year on record, but its timing, immediately
following the worst year, in 1949, has created
urgent financial problems. A recapitulation of
some facts concerning the cost of infantile
paralysis brings this home vividly.
By last fall, epidemic aid funds of the
National Foundation were gone, despite a most
successful March of Dimes the previous January.
Evety available dollar had been pressed into
service to provide for aid of the stricken. Not
only for 1950's cases, but also for patients from
1949 and other years who still required care and
treatment.
The patient-care bill alone for the three-year
period 1948-50 took more than f58,000,000 in
March of Dimes funds?exclusive of the millions
that went to underwrite research, and education
.for professional personnel.
Right now, in hospitals, homes and clinics
throughout the country, there are thousands of
boys and girls?and adults too?who look to the
1951 March of Dimes for continued assistance.
They will get the helping hand they need?
only I f We Do Our Part.
Edgar Allan Poe once said: "Childhood
knows the human heart." Let that heart now
know the need for happy childhoods for our
young people?all of them within reach of our
generosity. Let your heart move your hand?
Join the March of Dimes!
School Benefits
Veterans, discharged before July 25, 1947,
must begin their educational training before July
21st, 1951, under the terms of the present law,
which extended to veterans the right to go to
school after their discharge.
Because most educational institutions begin
their second semester in the next few weeks, the
legal requirement means that veterans must
soon get under the wire in order to be assured of
their training benefits. There are some excep
tions to the requirement but they do not apply
to most of the veterans of World War II.
Scouting
With The Editor
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A HISTORIC MEETING of the committee on
? Baptist Home tor the Aged was held Tuesday at
Bowman Gray Medical School, Wtatton-Salem, as
it was at that time definite plane were made far
opening the institution on March 1, and a general
superintendent and matron elected The Rev. J.
M Hayes pastor of North Winston Baptist Church.
Winston-Salem for the past 13 yean, was elected
superintendent, and Miss Edna Heinaeriing. direc
tor of the School of Nursing alt the Baptist Hospital
for many years, was elected matron. Already many
applications for admittance to the home have been
received. I am sure that all Baptists In the State
will be glad to know that it will not be long before
the home will be in operation.
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COMPRISING THE COMMITTEE which the
Convention last tail asked to serve as a Board of
Trustees for the home, are the following, most otf
whom attended the meeting Tuesday: Dr. John
Wayland, North Wilkesboro, chairman; the Rev. W.
E. Pettit, Winston-Sal em; the Rev. J. M. Hayes,
Winston-Salem; J. B. Efird Charlotte; Dr. E. H.
Potts, Spencer; the Rev. J. Clyde Yates, Charlotte;
the Rev. Zeb A. Caudle, Aberdeen; Dr. Ronald E.
Wall. Greensboro; the Rev. P. T. Worrell, Oolerain;
the Rev. W. N. Dong. Belmont; Mrs. Edgar L. Coun
cil, Durham; H. C. Phflpot, Lexington; R. N. Sims,
Jr., Raleigh; Dr. Wingate M. Johnson. Winston
Salem; R. E. Earp, Sehna; W. M. Matthews. Pilot
Mountain, and Addle Mae Oooke, Murphy.
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ENROUTE TO WINSTON, I had visits with
Miss "Be" Cobb in Morganton and Louise and
Harold Myrick in Dinoohston, spending both Mon
day and Tuesday nights with the Myricks. Louise
went to Windton with me Tuesday.
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GHL. JACK RITCH's mother told me a few
days ago that her son is receiving the SCOUT
regularly and enjoys reading it He is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. Chester Rrtah of Murphy. Enlisting
in the Air Force in August, 1949, he spent several
months in radio school St Scott Air Force Base,
Illinois. He arrived for duty in Alaska on Novem
ber 6 1950. On January 2 of this year be was j
promoted to the grade of corporal. In case Us
friends want to write to Mm, his address Is Cpl.
Jack Ritch, 5001st Res. and Dev. Group, APO 731,
c/o Postmaster, Seattle. Washington.
A NEW YEAR'S GIFT that I have foiled to
acknowledge here was a large pumpkin, presented
"by W . F . Hill of Wehutty. Mr. HiM is one of the
SCOUTS loyal subscribers, and the pumpkin cer
tainly is appreciated.
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IN ANTHOLOGY?The National High School
Poetry Association of Los Angeles. California, has
announced that a poem entitled "Autumn's Sacrifi-1
ciif Offering", written by Betty Jean Robertson. I
senior in Andrews High School, has been accepted
for publication in the annual, "Anthology of High
School Poetry," in the spring.
Miss Robertson is now enrolled in the English '
class of Miss Jean Christy, and has studied English
In the high school with Mrs. Aline E. Bristol and
Mrs. Eleanor C. Hudson.
The poem follows:
AUTUMN'S SACRIFICIAL OFFERING
Along about this time every year,
Dogwood berries begin to appear.
Drops of( bltxxl with nails speared through;
Even the leaves blood-spattered too.
In the spring, the white cross was there
On the dogwood tree, bent with care.
Each corner mil dented, with dried blood brown;
In the center the thorns which were his crown.
The tree is small, and bent lew with shame
Because our Jesus on it was slttn.
To beg forgiveness, each year this tree
Brings forth gifts to keep alive his memory.
Wildlife News
By PAUL CRAWFORD
Well folks the big election is all
over and here are the new offi
cers of your Hhvassee Dam Wild
life Club: George W. Zirbes, presi
dent; Dr. B. W. Whitfield vice
president; E. T. Smith, secretary;
end John Posey, treasurer. In
addition to the elected officers
the foUowing committees were ap
pointed: Program: B. B. McCoy,
chafcmmi. R. A. Martin, and R. C.
Fuller; Membership: Hngfa Hens
ley, chainnan. George Crawford,
Fletcher Graves. V. M Sells, and
B. B. McCoy; Essay contest: E.
T. Smith, chairman, J. T. Ofnrn
and H. Bueck. WDdHfe News
ispmbei. Paul Crawford.
We feel that the dub sleeted a
capable group of officers and that
of
of
of the
make. We are sure a better Wild
life News reporter could have
been appointed. However, your j
present reporter is stuck with the
job. and you readers are stuck'
v-itfh this reporter. Maybe we can
make this column more interesting
if you readers will drop us a card I
here at Hiiwiassee Dam and give
us any news item that wfll be of
interest to other sportsmen.
On addition to the election of
officers, the club voted to chance !
the feme tor the regular monthly j
meetings from the first Monday
night of each month to the flrat,
Thursday night of each month. Use
reason tor the change is that at,
least two other organisations meet
on the first Monday night of each,
month, making it diflfaxstt tor some ,
to attend. As Car as we
licenses and fewer tourists in the
strte. ,
The January issue of "Wildlife
in North Carolina" has a very race
article on the statewide wildlife
essay contest Use editors failed
to mention the fbdt that the'
Hrwassee Dam club originated the
oontert, but we feel that every
member of the dub is entitled to I
give himself a greet big pet on
the back for helping Start this1
project.
Everyone will be sorry to hear|
that one of our moat active club
members. Hugh Henaley, is in
Petrie hospital recovering from a <
very aerious operation. We sin-'
cerely hope that by the time you
read this. Hugh wiH be up and
around again.
Changes In bunting seasons for
this week are: The dose seaaon
closes Jan. 10. The season 00 all
noo-oSttve varieties of pheasants I
dosed Jan. 10.
Cherokee Ooudty are not very
won informed as to what the wHd
Hfe oUba are doing. Nest weak
aw wiH rive you a brief summary
'lendme a hand
. MGHT
I NTANTIlt
PARALYSIS
TO ARM A FREE WORLD
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New Plymouth
On Display 13th
Spectacular new qualities which
produce driving and riding ease
heretofore unknown in automo
biles of any price feature the new
line of Plymouth cars. Combin
ing smart new body lines with
unprecedented interior luxury, the
row Plymouth will go on display
in the rirawnootn of E. C. Moore
here Saturday, January 13.
Designers have given the Ply
mouth a striking new sUbouctte,
and refinements in the interior are
imtovatUona in the lowest price
field. The styling improvements
retain the traditional roominess of
the can.
Easier to drive and more com
fortable, the new oars have greater
beauty, more safely features and
of i
THRIFT WON IN VI
You can wta a victory this year
?a personal triumph In thrift by
beginning the systems!*: Payroll
that tUa plan for the ragutar ]
chase at United State
Is tat of the best
Vs
$8,76 In
O.S. Ledford
Qbie Simpson Ledford, 68, of
j Shooting Creek, died Friday at
i 1:30 p. m in a Block Mountain
Hospital after ?n illness of e&rt I
i Funeral services were held Sun
day at II a. m in Union Hili Metti
'odist Church- with the Rev. R. L.
. Poindexter and the Rev. Andy
Clove officiating Burial was in
the church cemetery with I vie
Funeral Rome in charge.
- FarreU Poniard, Worth Davis,
Harold. Verlki, Zeb and Alvin
I Ledford. nephews, served as pall
bearers.
' Surviving are the widow. Mm.
Amde Penie Ledford; two sons.
Howard Ledford of ? Tuscaloosa.
Ala., and WlHand Ledford of Can
ton Ohio, two grandsons; Ave
brothers, Herman and Oner Led
ford of Shooting Creek, Lom&e
.and Hsulie Ledford of Dalton.
Oa, and Robert Ledford of Osr
I rolton. OUo; three sisters. Mrs
Jack Pentend Mrs Cfora Woody
and Mrs. Need Rogers all of
Shooting Creek. >
TOMb. Bmnony. and Truth are
rjwney of Nbrth Oiprdifli villages.
Norf <h OaroMm has 906 :
ed i
m
H.F. Carpenter
Taken By Death
Funeral services for H. F. Car
penter, S3, who died at his home
in Cheoah Tuesday ait 6:30 p. m.
were held today (Thursday) St 2:30
p. m. in Sweetwater Baptist Church'
near RottoinsviHe.
Burial mas in Old Mother
Chureh Cemetery with TOwnson
Funeral Home in charge.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Mamie Green Carpenter; two sons,
Capt/ Claude Carpenter with the'
armed forces, Tom of the heme,
one daughter, Mrs. Bdllie Foust of
Knoxville, Tenn.. and three grand
Children. Also surviving is the
mother, Mrs. L. A. Carpenter of
Graham County.
Carpenter had taught for 36
years in the Graham County
schools, and at the time of his
death was Soda! Science teacher
in Robbinsville High School.
H. J. McFalls .
Harve J. McFalls. 81, of Hiawas
see, Ga died at his home Friday
after a brief illness.
Surviving aire the widow, Mia.
Allie Foster McFalls; two sons,
Harold and Carroll, and one daugh
ter, Miss Alma MdFalls all of the
home; two brothers. Ed McFalls
of Cleommoi*, Ga.. and James Mc
Falls of Detroit. Mich. He bad
been a member Of the Baptist
Church for many years.
Funeral services were held in Mt
Zion Baptist Church Sunday alt 11
a. m. with the Rev. Sim Martin
and the Rev. A. D. Swameon of
ficiating. ' Burial was in the
church cemetery with Townaon
Funeral Home in charge.
OLD TEAK'S RESOLUTIONS
"rtris time of year everyone talk*
about New Year's resolutions. Hoiw
about last year's and the year
before that? If you have resolved
to save more money la the years
past, and Sailed, this year why not
try the Payroll Savings Plan? lUs
plan, avnUUile to you where you
work is systematic, simple! Only
$3.76 per week in this plan will
return $2600 in United States Sav
ings Bonds in }ra* ten years
Join-up! j,j
IDEA or THE TEAR
There we boots of die yew.
movie* of the year, here's the "Hot
of the year"?reguW wring
You've had that idee tor * long
time, why not rot R Mo pnuUue
year? Here's aH you bare
to do In order to save i egulwty.
eyfemettoeUy?sign up tar the
FUproll Swviage Fton .where yon
work Ociy $8.70 neb ireek will
in
In In* ton;
of Mtoe AnnrtM n
tS&Xjtf-.SC'
? nans >
Lile of Action;
Lam tar Iwujr 14,1*1
DEVOTION AL " RE AD INC?:' Pulms
?|>H?Y M7 that In tour redan* aI
* the United States there are tour
different questions which are asked
of newcomers. In the New England
slates tney ass a
stranger "How
much do you
k n o wT" In the
wealthy notbera
states they ask.
"How much have
you got?" In the
South where pedi
grees are so much
treasured, they Dr
ask: "Who w a?
tout granfather?" But out til the
wide-open west they have only one
question: "What can you da?
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Action In Religion
rls a lair question. II the answer
1? "Nothing," then it does not
make any dilference at aU what a
man can answer to the other three
questions.
Te be sure, they leek at this
differently In the Orient. Ac
cording te the ancient phho?
ahy of the East. It Is only the
Inferior man who rushes around
doing things. The superior man
oils and thinks. The West's ad
miration for action, and the Or
ient's admiration for contem
nlation. enter into religion IteeU.
The typical Oriental "saint
may be a man who never terned
his hand to a piece of work In
all his life. The typical western
"saint" Is likely te be a very
busy and active sort of person.
It is all the more interesting that
Jesus combined both the western
and the eastern ideas of religion.
He was a man of prayer and medi
tation, yet a man of strenuous life
too.
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Life of Action
?giHE Gospel 'by Mark, reliable
1 tradition claims, actually comes
from Simon Peter. During Peter's
missionary travels he used to speak
often about the life and work of
Jesus, and young John Mark would
take down notes of what he said.
Then later Mark worked up into a
connected "gospel" many O' ^os?
Story-sermons. It is easy to believe
the tradition, because this dospel
sounds so much like what wmdd
appeal to Peter, a man of action.
At any rate. In Mark we have '
very tittle said abeut Jeeaa
teaching, a great deal said abeut
what be did. Jesus does pot have
' a spare minute, not a day off.
What about the rest of us? Sup
pose some biographer were to write
up you who read these lines. Sup
pose he could use in his story only
your actions, not your words or
ideas. Would there be enough ma
terial for him to write a book?
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Words of Powfer ,
WHILE Mark almost never tells
us what Jesus taught, lie does
teti us that Jesus was a teacher In
describing the synagogue-service In
Capernaum Mark tells us the peo
ple were astonished, and even two
demon-ridden men were struct
down with terror.
What Jesus sJtid that aston
ished the people and alarmed
the demoniacs we do1 not know.
Possibly Peter, who was there,
may have been too busy watch
ing people's faces te hear what
Jesus was saying. However that
m?, be. Jesus Is here Introduced
te us not only as a doer hat as
a ^initPT ami teacher.
Life is not all action; it la also
thought Jesus' acta were full of
power; so and not less *0 were M.
Ideas, words, teachings. Lot* at
the rest Of ua again; We may ho
full of talk, but how much power
is there in our ideas?
Straightway
ONE word is found many times
. in Mark's stories of Jesus:
1 "Straightway" aa the older versions
have it?that it, immediately. It
Is not Just Mark's sty la. It to hla
way of bringing out something to
^rtant about Jesus' life and habits.
?^There were ua Mash
waste, -? ?- .
Let the honest reader try to make
e realistic budget of his time. At
the beginning at a week let him draw
un a of chart showing how ha _
expects to spend hto U waking
hours each day.-yoo much tor work,
recreation, study and so fortiv. Than
at the end of the week tot him a*
himself: Where dM my time got
? He will often have te admit that ha
.'did m* really Uv? tbT?W^f*, ***;
any day.?only parts of It. Living M
I a christian meant living onus fqll
tima. living 00a of thosa If hours a
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