North Carolina Newspapers

(Sht dbrrafeee ftmif 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 In Cherokee County One Year, $2.50; Six Months, $1.50; Outside Cherokee County: One Year, $3.00; Six Months, $1.75 ?!?|SS ASSOC! Ctroiir.a yl ASSOC1AIK* Entered in the Post Otfice at Murphy. North Carolina, as second class matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. Meditation Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do y od; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou sbalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the Lord; and be shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commie tby ways unto the Lord; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him; fret not thyself because of him who prosper eth in his way, because of the man who brir.getb wicked devices to pass Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, thev shall inherit the earth?F'alm 17:1-9. A Code Of Living In these days when the evidence points to a widespread weakening of the American moral fibre, with major crimes climbing faster even thap> the increase in population, it is encouraging to note that a great moral force in America is growing even stronger. The Boy Scouts of America celebrated its -L?nd birthday during Bqy Scout Week, Febru ary 6 through 12. It is an occasion when we can pause and consider its mark on the youth of rhc nation. Since 1910, more than nineteen million American boys and men have been influenced by this Scout Oath: "On my honor I will do my best? To do my duty to God and my country, and to obey the Scout Law. To help other people at all times. To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight." For its young man members, known as Ex plorers. the Bov Scouts of America has this dedi cation pledge, which could well be adapted by all Americans: "I will live the Scout Oath and Law. I will be familiar with the Declaration of Independence the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights of the I nited States of America. I will respect and obey the law in order to have security and freedom. "I will share the responsibility of my home, school, church, neighborhood, and communitv. and when legally of age. 1 will register and vote in all elections. I will deal fairly and kindly with my fellow-citizens of whatever race or creed in the spirit of the Scout Law and America's tra dition of equality of opportunity. I w ill work tr preserve our American heri tage of liberty- and responsibilitv. I acknowledge that the privileges we enjoy were won by the hard work, and sacrifices, faith and clear thinking of our forefathers. 1 will do all in my power to pass a better America to the next generation." Today over d.tiOC.COO bovs and men are actively enrolled in over SC.LOO different units. Scouting is indeed a great asset to the nation. May it continue to succeed in influencing the lives of countless more boys as you go "For ward . . On Liberty's Team." uia i ou Pluow That Cancer ?has orphaned one-half million American chil dren ? ?is the second disease killer of children, first for children 5 to 9 years of age? ?enters one American home out of two? ?claims the lives of 2,000 youngsters each year' ?is the number 2 killer for the nation as a whole, taking 197,000 lives irt 1949 alone? ?is FREQUENTLY CURABLE when treated in time? Know Cancers 7 Danger Signals They are: 1. Any sore that does not heal. 2. A lump or thickening in the breast or elsewhere. 3. Unusual bleeding or discharge. 4 Any change in a wart or mole. 5 Persistant hoarseness or cough. 6. Persistant indigestion or difficulty in swaHowing. 7 Any change in normal bowel habits. Though the danger signals only MAY mean Cancer, they invariably mean a visit to a Doctor. Open Forum There are eleven of them, now orphan*, ages fifteen yeara down to six weeks. The newspaper says that they "are the children of Mar ry J. Moore, thirty-six, and his wife, Mary Jane thirty-three, who were killed In a head-on collision with a party of beer-drinking teen agers, four of, whom also were killed." Not a very long story sorely, but a rather Important one to the eleven orphans, to the parents of the four "beer-drinking teen 236,000 liquor outlets in this na tion, tens of thousands use bar maids, sell to minors, sell out of legal hours, shelter criminals and prostitutes, corrupt our polities, and divert tens of millions of dol lars from every legitimate enter prise to what brings only blight and curse and poverty. If f dollars of the taxpayer's are psoatJ by those on the counters of the tavern. In fact, the tavern-keepers in nws are allowed to rash relief < 80, like the "tavern," it; Scouting With The Editor AMONG MY TREASURES is a lovely hand made sandwich tray made of gopher wood. It was a farewell gift from Mr. and Mrs. Howard Kester as they left the Folk School last week to make their home in Black Mountain. Our whole county re gretted to see the Kesters leave, as they did a splendid work at the school. We hope, however, that they will find continuing happiness and success in the new field which they are entering. Mr. Kes ter is executive head of the Fellowship of Southern Churchmen, in which he has been interested since its organization. ? ? ? GOPHER WOOD, from which my prized tray was carved, is the unidentified wood of which Noah's ark was built. The gopher tree is a rare ornamental tree, and. is found only in a very few; places in this country. This was found on the land of Mr. Bob Anderson in Clay County. There are many versions about the wood of the ark: The Re ligious Tract Society says it was acacia: Arabian commentators, boxwood: Dawson, bulrushes, daubed over with slime; Targu Of Onkelos cedar; Fuller, cypress; Bockart, ebony wood; Castellus, juniper wood; Asenarius, Munster, Persie, Taylor, pine; Geddes, wicker-wood, and others, deal or fir-wood However, my tray is of the long-lasting, yellowish wood properly identified as gopher wood, and I shall enjoy using this beautiful gift. ? ? ? THIS WEEK has been marked by many things that made me happy, for instance, a friend came by Wednesday morning with a whole dozen of my very favorite flowers?red roses, exquisite ones? and I have enjoyed them immensely. It wasn't my birthday nor any special occasion. * ? ? EARLY THIS WEEK I had another happy priv ilege. Monday was the 90th birthday of a newspaper friend, Mr. J. W. Noell of Roxborj. editor of the Roxboro Courier-Times, and Miss Beatrice Cobb of Morganton and I went down to celebrate with him. A committee representing the North Caro lina press Association and many friends from Rox boro met for a luncheon given by the Association at Roxboro Hotel. It was a complete surprise to Mr. Noell. This newspaperman is a remarkable person. He still goes to his office and works several hours every day. He attributes his longevity and good health to the fact that he has taken a short nap after lunch every day for over fifty years, has taken a walk every afternoon, has never taken his busi ness problems home with him, has lived a temper ate life, adhorring alcoholic beverages, and has exercised a great faith in God and His Son. Jesus Christ, whom he has served well since a child. At the luncheon were four generations, the youngest being six-months-old Noell Clayton, the only great granddaughter. THE WEEK also brought its sorrows. Last Thursday afternoon I attended the funeral of Cpl. Andrew J. Gaddis, a Murphy boy who was killed in Korea, and my sympathy goes out to the family. Tuesday at noon when I returned from Roxboro and Morganton, I learned of the death of Mrs. A. A. .Morris, mother of my pastor. Mrs. Morris had visit ed here many times. I cherish sweet memories of her. how she used to sit by the bed.ide of Mother and talk with her for hours, or eat with us, and I always made it a point to visit her when she came here. She was loving and kind, and also had a keen wit. I share with the Morrises a deep sense of loss, and they, too, have my deep sympathy. O. G. ANDERSON, county surveyor and a cor respondent for the Cherokee Scout writes: "I'd be glad to see a movement started in Cherokee County to put signs on No. 10 at the junction at L. M. Shi" is' Store and over near Bellview, also those curves straightened out on Morgan Hill. Also, a very important road that needs completing la the Joe Brown Highway from Murphy through Una ka to the Tennessee line. It would cut the distance from Murphy to Knoxville by several miles sad greatly contribute to the development of our county." the Individual under the law. It b baaed upon the tenets of Chris tianity, the Ten Commandments, the Sermon on the Mount the Gol den Ru)e?yes, on the very prin lane' elides enunciated by Christ. Our churches are crowded with those who say they believe In the prin ciples of Christianity. Our stares and places of business are ituffed with the folk who fill the pews on Sunday. To these believers of the American way I would ask: Is It true that the legal sale of beer and wine or whiskey combat the evils of drink? A recent Issue of the Klwanla Magazine reminded the American public that alcohol Ism had become not only a nodi cal problem hi' which seven per cent of the adult males and one and one-half per cent of the adult 'emales were directly Involved, BEER end Bl A CHILD'S SCREAK I Looking*! Over AFour-Hl Clover BY FRANCES PUETT. AS SISTANT HOME AGENT COMMUNITY SPIRIT Four-H'ers are being observed giving a life lo community spirit. Friday evening the Bell view' Home Demonstration Club sponsored a pie supper for the purpose of raising money for the March of Dimes drive. Families appeared, both young and old targe and small, bringing their fa vorite pie to be auctioned for sale. Anyone knows that a delicious pie can be a treat In itself. But every one doesn't know that families in a community can have a wonderful time together. These family groups brought along their talent that night in addition to the pie. Four-H club Uers very soon had everyone en tering into the recreation; re sult was?the old clock was tick ng on toward twelve before the 'roup realized bedtime whs nigh Jerry Ruth Smith had everyone inging and playing to her new accordian. To the other people there it was hard to resist the en husiasm of the young clubsters in taving a good recreation time to "cther. These club members did jive a life to community spirit that light, besides making a contri bution to the March of Dimes. If you want to know who did the most bidding on the pies ask Bil y Hall. 1REEN PASTURES "Few things are more inspiring han a lush green pasture against background of dark trees and llue shy. Down through history, he view has inspired musicians to aplure the beauty of pastoral yriiphonirs and has challenged ar ists to reproduce the splendor in andscapeS .... North Carolinians lave probably dreamed of lush pastures as much as any people, jut their hopes have been a long ,ime In fulfullment .... Today j Ihe dream has been realized. Pas ures may now be grown in every county of the State." What pas-, tures does North Carolina need? North Carolina needs 2 million icres of ladino pasture; she haS . 1-2 million acres of pasture; but >f this only V> of a million acres is improved pasture! The N. C. Bankers Association and Agricultural Agencies Cooper atnig are sponsoring a Green Pas .urer Speaking Contest. The topic his year is "Green Pastures, Their Use and Management." This contest is being carried out in the high schools of the state. Con testants make a study of the sub ject and write a sptech not longer han 12 minutes. Further regula tions for this contest are available through the county extension of .ice. MONEY IN YOUR POCKET. (Club program) Very few people are lucky as "arolyn Woodard of Andrews Elm. Club, who dreamed of finding noney and wakes up to behold her Iream has come true. But every i no dreams o? always being able I ? jingle "money in the pocket". | Four-H'ers are learning this ca" | >o more than just a dream. But it j ekes piore than a dream to mak" j t come true. The whole secret I hinges around making a wise , -pending p!an and being able to ! tick to that plan Happy spending ncludcd In that number are 750, ?00 problem drinkers. The U. S. appropriates one trill ion dollars a year through gov ?rnment and private agencies for coping with this evil problem and ?et spends a half billion to pay for ?s ravages. Is this sane thinking? 3he pays out $31,000,000 to main ain those same alcoholic offenders n hospitals. $22,000,000 each year 'or the relief of their families, and 525,000,000 each year in wasteful ,'xpenditure of maintaining the of "enders In local jails. Who gets he coffee money. There does not eem to be a big profit for the tax payer. Could it be we are being rocked o sleep? Unquestionably we need to wake up to a fuller realization of a can cerous problem which, if its ma ignant spread is left unchecked <111 eat our very hearts out. It will destroy the health and the youth of our country. Alcoholism is Increasing. Is it my wonder that 12,000 people a ear are killed by alcohol? That ',000 are killed in automobile vrecks resulting from alcohol? That when an individual becomes enslaved by the drinking habit be is unmistakably an ill person and n dire need of help. The old approach of dealing vith alcoholics through punish ment Is taboo. Beer and wine are excellent starters and better to keep you from stopping. Could a man call himself Christian and vote the evils of beer and wine on hose he loves? la It any wonder we bear the echo of the anti-Chris tian? The sounding of brass and the tinkle of cymbal? Is it any wonder that today sta tistics show a 90 par cent increase In alcoholism over the record of the past four years? Is It so easy o understand why the Word says, "Blessed is the man that wslketh not In the counsel'of the ungodly." Thank God there are some who re fuse to render the things of God into Caesar. Or have I forgotten that we have become broad-minded in our religion? Nevertheless?we shall ha re sponsible. Wa We are a It la not what a ssyi Is I or any man stye. God aays so [HAYSEED I By LhcU Sum ' Character cuort be must be lived. Education cannot be bought. It must be worked for. Efficiency cannot be bought, it must be acquired. Good habita cannot be bought, they must be formed. Love cannot be bought, it must be won. Knowledge cannot be bought, it must be attained Respect cannot be bought, it must be merited. Health cannot be bought, but it! should be protected Time cannot be bought, but it should be used. Defense cannot be bought, it mutt be prepared. Democracy cannot be bought, it must be sacrificed for and de fended. Salvation cannot be bought, it is free. letters To Editor Feb. S. 1932 Dear Editor: Circulars and 'otters have been going the rounds laying stress up on tne word "boycott". Intimations tave been that a group of our ciil rens has threaten d to boycott an other group. Th'is far, there hat ;eci\ no proof of this threat. L's ;ulte apparent that this term ts ning used to confuse and mislead -any people in our community. Perhaps there are those citizens .1 town who would like to have .omeone prove that a "boycott" hreat has been made. Such pro paganda?not based upon truth ui facts?hardly seems to be In ine wkh the best in our American eritage. The citizens of Murphy will aake their choice on February 14. they want beer stores, then .ley automatically choose the con .quence. it they do not want sucli .ores, then that choice has its onsequence and its responsibility, too. R. Delbert Byruni I I is as important as happy saving. . oig pan ot the success of a 4-H iud project is wise money man agement. WELCOME duosiers over the country are extending a hearty welcome to our .ie>. /assistant County Agent, M Wrig.n. Having been a former 4-H'er himself, Mr. Wright is very ?nucn interested in helping club members with their projects. The extension staff along with all the elubsters extend a welcome to Mr. Wright as our club leader. I COUNT* COUNCIL The Council is sponsoring a nu trition program to be given by .diss Nina Lee Corbett, State Nu .ritionist, Thursday evening, Fefc . uaiy 14, 7:30. All club members -nd adult leaders are invited to mend. Alter the program 4-H'ers will be in charge of a recreation program. I am persuaded, that neither deaht, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come ror height, nor depth, nor any oilier creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, | which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. ?Rom. 8:38-39. Unforgetable Trip By DORIS WELLS Hump Almond came to me a few days after my return from the windy city, Chicago, and asked if I would write an article for the paper concerning my trip. I didn't know what all I had done and had seen until I started thinking over and trying to put it on paper. Since I'm such a master with the pen. I told him I'd do It. Well, I'll' have to star* some where and it might as well be W. C. T. C. I left here by car ?t 2:40 Friday, November 23, and left A sheviHe by train at 6:30. We. the four delegates from Western North Carolina, were to meet the rest of the North Carolina delegation of which there were 23. in Cin cinnati at 7 a. m. Saturday and there board a special 4-H car on the New York Central to Chicago. It seems that fate had a hand in It. We got started from Ashe-dlle ex actly one hour late of the schedul ed time. Then to top this we had -ngine trouble which made us 2V4 , hours later. We had been told that H we were delayed for any reason and missed the 7:49 train for us to catch the 0:43 which was held up for us in Cincinnati. We arrived in Chicago at 0:10 p. m. E. S. T. and rode a street car to the Stevens Hotel. We un- i packed the first thing. A' 7 we j had a North Carolina delegation meeting and Mr. Harrill, our state leader, secretelv announced to us the national winners from our I state. By the way, we took our | share of the honors by having seven national winners out of 133. We got up bright and early Sun day morning, put on our Sunday best and went to the Grand Ball room In Stevens for breakfast. From there we went to the Central Church of Chicago for the morn ing service. How could are better have started our week off? HI tTT to hit 'he high lights of the trip. ? Just about every meal waa fur aiahed to the entire d?levatlon, which waa 1,230 coming from all 40 states and 17 foreign countries, by several rnmpr.nle* What ! there is, including several big name bands, choruses and ?ports celebrities, and a comedian. We were taken for a motor coach tour of Chicago, and we went to several parties and dances. I do not think the International Livestock Show should be left out, for it certainly was an interesting affair. There were some of the biggest Herefordk I have ever seen. I thought we had big Here fords in Cherokee County, but they are quite ordinary. I guess the highlite of the trip was Just before we left the Arena. Every state delegation inarched out on the Arena bearing their state name and flag and.the for eign countries came right behind us. It made one proud of their state, and prouder that they had the opportunity to represent H. Each delegate was sponsored by some company, individual or by their county. This trip gave me a brighter outlook on life by proving to ae that we in North Carolina or we at WCTC are Just as good as any other group of people In the world. We can work together for world " 1 mention this be was tibe of the Club Coo BY OR KENNETH J. FOREMAN msassix. W'jJ^SfkJSiuS; Ml Two Rich Men tor February It. INI Everybody know* that Jesus took as Interest In the poor But there la another aide at the pic ture: Jesus took Juat aa keen an In terest In the rich. Some at his mml famous and pene trating s t y i n g s were spoken 1 n conversations with wealthy men. The truth is. J a s u a was interested in people, as people. Whether they were rich or poor was. Or Foreman tor him, a ?ide Issue. And still he knew that a man with money has both temptations to evil and opportunities tor good that the poor man never has. ? ?' ? Two Rich Men JESUS met two men of means who were quite different from 'each other. j One. who remains nameless,' had much to recommend him. He was rich, but perhaps that was the last thing people thought about when they saw him. He was young and vigorous; when he came to Jesus tor an interview he did not walk, he ran. He was a man of execu , tive ability, for the story calls him 1 a "ruler." He was good, at least he claimed to have kept all the j Ten Comir.ardments, and Jesus did not contradict him. Furthermore, he was eager tn the right direction. His prin cipal ambition was not te have more money but te have eter ' nal life. On top of an this, j Jeans loved him. Ton would certainly think that a man like that eonldn't miss. Bat be d!^ | *On the other hand was the man Zacchaeus. Being a publican, and rich, it is perfectly obvious that be couldn't have been either honest or generous, for it was only the greedy j and the dishonest in those days vho could amass fortunes by collecting taxes. He was no doubt middle I aged, for it took time to rise to the top in the publican game. As for eagerness tor spiritual things, he seems not to have felt a bit of it ? We may guess that Jesus was not the only one who loved the rich young ruler; but if Jesus loved Zac chaeus. and he must have, he was perhaps the only person then in Jericho who did. No community loves a man who bleedj it white. Yet. strange as it seems, it Is this rich man. this bad rich man. who comes out in the end with a higher rating than the "good" rich man. Money the Master THE last thing we see ol the good rich man is his turning bis back on Goodness. He had a chance te follow Christ?the same chanae that Peter and .Matthew haJ, the command. Follow Mel What great service Chitet I In mind for him we shell I knot*. All we know la made the great refusal haps he thsoght better af It sad came back later aa; hat It la not likely. The last wo see of him Is his back, aa ha "went away sorrowful." Jesus never said of him what he said of Zacchaeus. Salvation never came to his house. He never in herited the eternal life ha wanted. When it came right down to a choice: money, or sternal life, ha chose money. Ha was willing to be a Christian, but not a sacrificing Christian. He only wanted to be an inheriting Christian. Ha thought of himself (no doubt) as master at his money; instead, money eras his master. His money talked so load he could not hear well what Jaaoa said. His money talked ao fast that it made what Jesus demanded sound like nonsense. ? a ? Money the Servant JESUS did not ask an his follow ers to get rid of every penny they possessed. Zacchaeus, far fa stance, did not renounce an ha had. What he did was to give back an that did not belong to hhn, and give away a good deal that did. .Jaaoa did not ask this man to do tfon. A doctor deoo net always pre heWt II ta. Jesus could see that the ?MUM was about to be his master; ee fa deed it was tor the older man. But the first could not tyranny of his wealth, htr 1 wealth; the other man could For the servant at Christ, Is not to itself a sin. ft Is a1 sis whan Its votes is kmfie