?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
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_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
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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.
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Sports provide good competitive training
for boys and girls.
The more advanced modern science becomes,
the more dependent we are on the dirt farmer.
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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
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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.
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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.un<ford gave tr. -
votiona Miss Phyllis Sny.ier
a' p sev wul honk rev i??v?.
Mis? Eds-a Bishop, hom*- agent,
ave e <*e instration on and
'"?re of Stoves and Krfric-r.it
rs .
R<-'r"s>m<-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?
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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
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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.