?lf e Cljrriikrr fik uut Established July 1889 Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee County. N. C. ADDIF MAE COOKE Editor and Owner MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Cherokee County One Year, $2 >0; Six Months, $1.50; Outside Cherokee County: One Year, $3.00; Six .Months, $1.75 ?'Sonk-c ??. . , Entered in the Post Olfice at Murphy, North Carotin,) as second Jas _mtn - matter under the Act of March 3, 1879. Meditation lit !'old, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that tee should be eailea the soi.s of llod: therefore the leorld knoweii us not. beeause it knew him not. Beiozed. now are tee the sons oj clod, and it doit: not yet of fear w hat we shall be; but ui liin _? when he shall appear, we shall be m.i Ltm. 'or we shall see hint as be is. And eiery mar. that hath this hope in him purlin:" himself, even as he is pure, li /v ?H't it ex-mmnnth sin transgresseth also the law : tor sin is the transgression of the law. . I na i ki.ow that he was manifested to take away , :o sins, a d at htm ts no sin.?I fohn i: I - * The Difference I hc;v is nut necessarily any difference in I ar i icei chiluien so lar a> size. age. or facial leutuies arc concerned. I hey will. of course. grow up an.. aault. taster than we usually realize, i ne duu-rence is in an opportunity not offeieu 10 children in any other Mate on so vast l\ >cak. 1 he amazing fact is that tuliy one-third of the students in grades 3-t> hear the North Caro lina Symphony Orchestra each year. I hey at tend concerts in their own counties at no cost and many more hear broadcasts specially designed Jfor the schools. That does not mean that there ?will be lOu.UUU musicians developed each year, ?but it dues mean that North Carolina children .have the opportunity of finding out for them selves what fine music has to offer them. The N. C. Little Symphony will play in Andrews Thursday, March 20. The adult pro gram at 8 p. m. in the Andrews school auditor 'ium has been selected to appeal to all. not only those training in music. The free children's con certs are supported by admissions to the evening appearance. Tickets may be purchased in ad vance through the committees or may be bought at the door. | Tne Cure For T. B. I Several months ago one hundred and ninety ?persons who vfere. suffering with incurable cases lot tuberculosis were given a Mew drug, known tas ny draiid or rifhifon. A few days ago the re sults on these tests on human beings were dis closed. Some doctor indicated that the new drug would wipe out tuberculosis in a few y ears at an eventual cost of approximately ?J00 a case (pres ent cost is about f?A00 per caset. Other physi cians empnasize the fact that the use of the drug is still in the experimental stage In the -\trly part of the nineteenth century, four our of every one thousand persons living in Great Britain died of T. B. It was not until 1882 that the German physician. 'Robert Koch, iden tified the I" B. germ. Since that time the treat ment for tinerculosis has been rest, fresh air and diet. There nad been no specific drug capable of killing the tuberculosis germ The drug, tibione. was developed by a Ger man chemist about five years ago. While this drug killed I B. germs, it was also fatal to hu man beines Since this development. I nited States chem ists have worked on variants of the German pro duct in the hope of finding an effective drug against tuberculosis which would not endanger the lives of the victims It was about a year ago that two compounds were synthesized from coal tar and it was found that mice which were given the drug survived "while T. B germs were killed. These are ihe compounds that some six months ago were-administered to the one hundred and ninety incurable cases in a New York City hos pital. All America hails this great discovery, rea lizing that this advancement in the field of medi cine will alleviate a tremendous amount of mis ery and suffering. ? Life will be sweeter when you stop trying to remake your husband or wife. The iiest way to get ahead in life is to stOD talking about it and do something about it. ? ? ? Sports provide good competitive training for boys and girls. The more advanced modern science becomes, the more dependent we are on the dirt farmer. ? ? ? The best way to get along with people is to smile, be friendly, and seldom say what you think. ' s r You ntty not know it but your dog can sense your ifcriugftTs and moods before you an nounce {hem. 7mtnw*. . Have y?y made, your contribution to the Red Cross this year? If not, this is the month to make it Scouting With The Editor TO MOST OF US t!ie world revolves around our own little spheres. Nothing can change tiia*. [' liking bet' r than taking a trip to new plac si ing the sn-'.ry. industry and the 'i'e of the ople in olhsections. This serves al t to in i vise our appreciation of "In things we have that c .mot be e ill .! U d by oihc sections. LAST FRIDAY' afternoon five of us?Josephine Heighway. Phyllis Snyder. Ruby Hill. Margie With ?irspoon. and the writer?left for Savannah. Ga . and Charleston. S. C . to see the azalea and camel lia gardens in their height of beauty. We spent the night in Savannah and had Saturday morning for a tour of that city. At 9 a. m. we visited a ftiend. Catherine Mauduit. who had her century and two c.ntury old furniture from France shipped there to furnis.i her "Chateau", a charming home Other friends. Misses Ola M Wyatt and Lucille Pot tinger. joined us there, and these three showed us the city The city cemetery " Bon Adventure" is Sa vannah's No. 1 attraction in azalea time, and we spent some time there enjoying the riotous color ing. the hanging Spanish moss, and the landscaping. At the private estate of Judge A W. Solomon we saw the most gorgeous camellia that can be found., The judge is the camellia-growing champion of1 two states, and he has about 200 varieties in his I gardens. Also, the azalea and other spring flowers ' added their charm to the scenes. The squares and boulevards of the city are full of blooming flowers. FOLLOWING LUNCHEON at the Chateau. French style, we left for Charleston, where Satur day afternoon and Sunday morning before church time we did much sight-seeang. The Middleton gar dens were chosen, as the only garden we would have time to visit, principally because the management a few weeks ago had extended me a personal invi tation to see their beauty The azaleas were not as far advanced as in Savannah, but there were camellias in profusion. The live oaks, with huge trunks and spreading branches, and hanging with moss, made the visit there worthwhile, whether we had seen anything else. The other shrubs and j trees, flowers, lakes, with their quiet beauty In the [ sixty-five acres of gardens are charming on this historical 7.000-acre plantation which dates back to 1741. Seeing such beauty always makes me want to share it with absent ones who are near and dear. We visited many other historical places, including SL Michael's Church, established in 1751, where some of our group worshipped, the First Baptist Church, established in 1683, where the others wor shipped While the boxed pews, the high balcony and antique furnishings attracted our attention for a few minutes UDon entering, the atmosphere that would have existed anywhere else with good preach ing and ???xcellent music soon took possession, and ue were Inst in the spirit of worship ? ? ? MANY OTHER THINGS could be mentioned? the visit iO the Isle of Palms, where we picked up sea shells . . . the eating places where we enjoyed j all kinds of sea food . . seeing Miss Elsie Nunn. daughter of Mrs. Johnsie Nunn. at a restaurant Saturday evening . . . bringing home an Edisto river shad, a delicious eastern Carolina fish that we do not get here very much . . . the privilege of picking camellias in a commercial garden and nursing them on the 340 mile trip home, picking yellow jessamine . but. this is enough. We just wish every reader of The Scout could see what we saw. Y BUD ALVEFSON and his son have just re turned from Mobile, Ala., and New Orleans, La., and they saw the flowers in their glorious beauty there. Mrs. Tom Mauney arrived home Saturday after spending the past three months in Raleigh, Savannah. Ga., and Lakeland. Fla., and she says she saw so many flowers the almost'got tired of seeing them. She says nothing looked so good to her as good old Murphy. That's the way we feel. too. ? * ? THEO. B. DAVIS, native of Graham County, for many years editor of The Zebulon Record, Zebulon, writes the following much appreciated letter: My dear Miss Cooke: Primarily my interest in The Scout is that it brings me news of the people who live across "the Ridge", for there was my boyhood home. I was one of the "poor mountain whites" and lived ariong the "mountain moonshiners". Those days and conditions are loag past. Now I boast with pride to remember I am from up in "God's country", as C L. Stringfield called it. For the sake of the peo ple of my youth and the cause of righteous living I rejoice tnat you have cast your lot among my sort of folk. f ->6 You are the first newspaper editor I know who had the courage to tell the honest truth about liquor people. You have rescued the good name of christian people from being consigned and classed as just "drys" along with "4rets" who claim to be just about as good, or perhaps better than many of us woo claim that it is a matter of religion as to where one stands. Every "dry'' may not be a christian, but I feel assured that every christian (the right sort) must be a 'dry". The difference you make and the distinction you define is logically correct I know many wets who are for beer and whiakey, but few indeed. If any. sincere christians OUR DEMOCRACY ?*>?? SPENDING OR. SAVING ? IVH/CH COMES FIRST? That Question is reminiscent of the old Saw about Ti.E chicken AN3 THE EGG- SO INTERDEPENDENT HAWE SPENDING AND Saving BECOME IN OUR MOOERN COMPLEX Society. ThE MACHINES WHICH MAKE POSSIBLE THE VAST ARRAY OF GOODS ON WHICH PEOPLE SPEND THEIR. MONEY ARE FINANCED BY THE PEOPLE'S SAVINGS. in THE PRODUCTION OF ALMOST EVERYTHING YOU USE, FOR. EXAMPLE - WHETHER. ITS CLOTHING OR CARS, TOASTERS OR TRACTORS. PHONES OR PLANES - THE INVESTMENT OF LIFE INSURANCE FUNDS HAS A ?ART. Lookingi Over B.v FRANCES PUETT And M. B. WRIGHT AFour-H Clover BETTER LIVING Of the 1940 farms in Cherokee County 1231 farms have less than 10 acres of cropland. What is the future of farming in Cherokee County? What can farm life offer A committee to publicize North Carolina History has been appoin ted by the State Literary' and His torical Association. Miss Addie Mae Cooke has been appointed for this area The Hi.-'orical Association this vear is launching an expanded program of greater service to the people of the state, says Christo pher Chittenden, secretary of the association Other or the committee in Western North Carolina are Wei mar Jones, Franklin: Marton Harmon. Kings Mountain; John 1 Xnderson. Brevard Home Cluh Meets Peachtree Home Demonstration Mub met at the home of Mrs juin Arrowood Thursday at 1:30 > m. After sinking "The United Na ion? Hymn" the group gave th ? o!Vet in i.nison Miss Ncncy l.unm<-nts were sen vcl to following: Mrs 51 oi>s Crisp. ?--- Brown Caldwell Mrs. Frank - Smith. Mrs Paul Suddeth. 'is- Phyllis Snyder. Miss Mae wHdeth. Mrs Ben Brown. Mrs. 'Mo Suriderth. Mrs Clarence Vndrix. Mrs. Jim Hembree. Miss "?shop. Mrs Noah Hembree and 'iss Lunsford. ional average and even the state iveras-. which was fm '.S.Vi ? ftecn percen' of the pv ?plc : is, t.'n food and fibei n?cess.iry or this country This means inat ncrea^cd knowledge an 1 better neth.ods ot f irming have been '.lie eason.-- :or this output Cherokee County today f..ci i a 'eed for better farming since the ?ounty ntes 91st ir. the s'lte W< annot turn our eyes to industry md say that is our answer indus rv and farming must work hand n hand for a balanced economy Thir month county extension igents have been meeting in com nunities over the county in an ?ffort to help each community de elop a farming system that will ncrease farm income. Through 'ommunity organization this pro tram can be accomplished The ommunities which have met so rar are: Violet. Bellview. Tomotla. 'naka. Peachtree and Martin's L'reek. This community development is mportant for our farm youth. Our uture farming needs to begin to 'iy. In order to help youth roa ize the value of a farming enter irise, farm and home living needs o become attractive and profita >)e in order to insure the security >f our county and nation. At these community meetings 1-H'ers have attended in large lumbers. They have helped to de velop recreation programs which s a part of all good community irganizations. Where people can ?ome together, discuss their prob cms. and join in fellowship, this nakes for a stronger community. The 4-H pledge is based on a ?ommunity and county citizenship 'our-H'ers are interested in com nunity development Now is the ime for adults to take up the ead in developing better farms ind homes so our youth will carry n. to youth? Toda> 15^ of the families in the United States farm. The me dium net farm income is around $1600 in the United States-Chero-. kee County is way below the na THE AMERICAN WAY Not Much Left who are -vets personally or politically. There are no good wi t christians. You are everlastingly right. May God increase your tribe and strengthen your arms for battle. It is going to be a mighty battle, costing great effort and sacrifice. We need news paper editors who love the church more than they do beer and liquor or revenue. And while we are about it. let us ask the good Lord to give us more preachers who have courage and consecration enough to speak boldly the "thus sayeth the Lord" in every matter of morality and righteousness, in cluding all degrees of drunkenness. Som>rime ago the good women in our town asked me to speak to the pastors oi local churches about certain evils among the young people. I did so. asking them to preach against these things. The substance of their reply was: "I can do it, but it will not do any ,good. It will just make them mad." My reply: Well, any way. they will then know where you stand. That will be worth something." It has been years since I heard a sermon on Hell, Drunkenness. Gambling, and such popular preva lant sins. Our watchmen need to cry aloud and spare not. ' :Mtvocek ? Sometime ago a leader In a local church was seen to leave the local ABC store with a bottle under his arm. The next morning he was seen en tering his church with a Bible under his arm. If our churches would get rid of their beer gocalers and liquor soakers, the biggest obstacle we hare to prohibition and temperance would be removed This Is a christian, a church problem. If all our church members would take and bold the christian attitude is expressed in our covenants and church creeds. ligal and moral "dryness" would prevail and be assured. Our pastors arc the key. and the churches are the locks that will close and hold shut this now wide-open door to eternal ruin. You arc everlastingly right. There are only two classes. ihe wets and the drys. There is no neutral nor middle ground. There aqe a few who might be exceptions and not the rule. Their lives usually consistently prove the rule. Many of our church members need to have the (ear of God put into their hearts. Something is badly wrong with the man who cannot or does not pray God's help in ridding our country and the world of this curse, or at leapt does not aid and abet its strangle-hold on millions. I have never ;?een a "wet" christian. I'm quite sure, '.here is no such animal! If so. he should have long since been embalmed with Barn urn's "humbugs" or burled with all Pharisaical hypocrlts! Yes. Miss Editor, you are doing the "unusual" in refusing cash to advertise liquor and in calling names as you *i. God does some very unusual things too, and I like to be on God's side, especially when I know what He says about it. Keep it up. You are in the very best company. When the Lord has cleaned out all the "wet" church members, there will be no need for beer or liquor in heaven far there will be no one there to drink it! You are right, right on God's side. He says. "I am with you." To Publicize N. C. History ?BY 0*. KENNETH J. FOREMAN KKIKtl'HC AtU 1? 1-3; 1 r. fttK- 4 ;e-i?- II Timothy 3: 1-13. ULVOTIO.n'AL reaping 11 Timothy J. 11 22 Youth Today Le??an l-'-r .VUreb it, 1952 YCl'TN toa.-r hit a hard time of >: V.'itti b. d exarrjiei in high i> r.cvr. prctar.ce rt gambling, .uor ad; or ?? try billboard and ?jor on too many "smart" tables; ? .'h divorce almost as easy as mar i ;e and bctb as easy as '.vhims; dJested in elcmen -i? " rm is considered -one for the teach e? to "fsil" or pun sh an> one. in bi(h uhfols that em wiasize the bod > .lore than the mind. .. r j in colleges . re coaches r.ake more than .ofessors and vi'cr* ?as two lead ng universities cccntly learned) almost half the viudcnt body, it seems, admits to cheating: living in a country where success is measured in dollars and where the Christian church is still in a minority: what chance has a boy or girl to grow up straight and strong instead of weak and crooked? ? ? ? It Has Been Worse THE best answer to this question is that youth has always had a hard time of it. yet always there have been some who have grown 'iraight and strong If this 20th century la a bad one. what about the first? At that time there was certainly bad example In high placet, con sidering that Nere waa the em peror and that many persons actually worshipped that rroel scoundrel as a god. Gambling was done by the "best" people all over the Empire, liquor was even more a part of "hlgn" so ciety than it is today: as tor divorce and marriage the Roman iecord was worse than oura; a> to educa tion. most young pe. pie didn't get it. and most of those tha* did found themselves fitted for only one occu pation: politics The Christian Church was in a far smaller minor ity than today ? ? ? The Right Friends xyET it was in that bad century ^ that some of the most famous Christian saints and heroes lived, riniothv, Paul's young understudy, was such a man. He had everything against him. but Paul thought well of him. and Paul's standards were extraordinarily high His life (or what we know of it from the Scrip lure references to himi had many qua ities worth studying Let us look at two of the causae fc i this young man's high char acter One was the quality of his friends He seems to have been the sort of boy who might have gone down fast if he had taken up with ihe wrong crowd; but a list of his friends as we know them is, a list of strong, original, true-blue Chris l tians He literally knew the best I people, not "best" by standards of j Roman society but best tn the scale of true manhood We have a hint, too, thrl bis mother had something to do with this. She "steered" the bey to the right crowd, one auspecta ?and that waa enough. One of the best things parents can do for their children la to see to it that they run into the right kind of people This does not necessarily mean the richest or the beat edu | cited, but the people with the best i kind of character. Youth will grow 'o be like the older people It moat admires; and admiration grows with acquaintance. Tell me who ? boy's friends are and I can forecast his future. Self Control THE other reaton tor Timothy*! character came from inaldo: self-discipline, self-control. Followers of these lessons may, wonder why "temperance" has to be dragged in every once tn so often. It's not dragged In; we lust dare not dodge It. Temperance ]ust means self-control. In general. In particu lar. one of the drugs?by all odds the most popular drug?that tends to make the users lose self-control, la alcohol As the proverb hat it: First the man takes a drink, then the drink takes a drink, and then the drink takes the man Y oeng people get mere than enough urging to become alco holics. One ef the best things I one can do for yeenger friends Is te awaken them le the real ? facto and dangers ef all aloe bo lie beverages. There Is a book. "Fruit at the Vine," by Grace H. Turnbull, (print ed by the Lord Baltimore Press and published In 1 MO at ? Chancery Road. Baltimore M. Md.) which la' a mine of facta shout liqour?the kind of Information you will not got; to the advertisements. Young peo ple who loans these things the easy way (by reading such a book, tor Instance) may bo saved the beast break at learning them the hard Dairy cow numbers In the Uni ted States decreased 13 per cent In the last tour yuan.