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Established July 1889
Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee County, N. C.
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Meditation
Anton* the group of slave; there v. as
an unusual personality All the others v.ere
...: and Useless, but this one teas erect.
p'ruJ. alert and uorked diligently When
i ?: -_jj asked about the dtiierence. he re
plied that he teas the son oi a great chier.
a king and that he could not aijord to re
flect on his noble ancestry. He would rot
fornet that he v.as the son oi a king Fol
lowers oi Christ are sons oi a king. 7 hey
-?'J never target that sonship. and. as
..ve. never reflect cm this heritage
Easter
We celebrate birtn> It i- a great occasion
when a bab. jr-;\e- into our world well anu
s'.r r.g anu reg;r.- the >I<m p:oCe-?- ??: growth
towuru manhood or womanm*>j P-.-rhap* ove
i ." Tie Other ?icc ! the riv.cr o! death lev C-te
hrate death. a- we celebrate birtr !: rntfct- iv ..
?ilu.-aa-on when the immortal- weicomt ? new
:>> m the world ot pain and -utte-rmc into
the world oi k-u an.: eternal lite M. b
11 > i n]\ wc kriuw m? ?i I! i c u! iile jl.Tcr
death that we tear death Je-u- (?hri?t Ju! rot
Star death a- we do After 1 am ra:-cd :r(in* the
dead 1 will go before;><>u into Galilee. re -at.:
.\l_-tt 2'> *2 ? The Christian \ ie.-.point
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Drivers' Commandent
I The good driver keepth his car in safe con
dition.
2. He driveth only when sober, and never to
great weariness.
3. His mind doth not wonder, for safe driving
keepeth a man busy.
4 : ie keepeth always to the speed which giveth
perfect control.
5 He passeth intersections and grad crossings
with care.
6. To children and pedestrians he giveth
thought, for over them he hath the power of
life and death.
7. He obeyeth the law of the land, knowing
obedience may increase his years.
8. For the hazards of driving in the night, he
maketh allowance.
9. Though his soul be tried, the good driver
remenrbereth that courtesy is the first law
of self-preservation.
If When he goeth on foot, the good driver re
membereth the Golden Rule.
Scouting
With The Editor
EASTER is a time for rejoicing New life is
evidenced all about us. in the
flowers, trees grasses. the
singing birds, bright sunns
days. spring cleanings, new
clothes, new ambitions! On Eas
ter we observe the resurrec
tion of One who brings new life to all who will
accept Him.
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THE GOSPEL WRITERS recorded for us the
story of events that took place nearly two thousand
years ago. but a story that is ever new It is the
greatest news story: the world has ever known and
will continue to be news until every person in
the world hears it and believes.
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MATTHEW gives this story: And they crucified
Him . Jesus, when He had cried again with a
loud voice, yielding up the ghost. And. behold the
veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top
to the bottom: and the earth did quake, and the
rocks rent: And the graves were opened, and many
bodies of the saints which slept
arose, and came out of the
graves after His resurrection,
and went into the holy city,
and appeared unto many . . .
And when Joseph had taken
the body, he wxapped it in a
clean linen c'oth and laid it in
iiis own new tomb which he
j jd hew n out n the rock: and
hi ro.i d a great -'cne to the door of the sepulchre.
:r.i departed
In the end of the sabbath a= :? bee <n to dawn
j-d the first day of *' ? week, came Mary
.. delene and the other Mary to set the sspji-.
And bt-h-jlri. the;-.- v a.- a great earthquake
.?>' ? :e angel of the Lord descended from h.aven.
-.t'? ar.d roiled ba'k the stone from the :ioo>-j
up'-n ;t His countenance was like lightning.
? i ... raiment white as -now And for fear of
the keepers did shake, and became as dead
re.r.. And the angel answered and said unto the,
ncn. Fear not ye: for 1 know that ye seek Jesus,
hich was crucified He is not here: for He is
? n. as He said. Come, see the- place where the
l ord lay And go quickly, and tell his disciples that
- is riser, from the dead: and. behold. He eoeth
, fore you into Galilee: there shai' ye see Him.
\nd when they saw Him. they worshipped Him:
?ot some doubted. And Jesus came and spake unto
tiern. saying. All power is given unto me in
- raven and in earth Go ye. therefore, and teach
a'i nations, baptizing them in the name of the Fa
ther. and of the Son. and of the Holy Ghost Teach
?:.e them to observe all things whatsoever I have
commanded you: and lo. I am with you always even
.ur.tr the end of the world."
SL'NRISE will find many people worshiping
Christ on Sunday morning. Throughout the day
there will be singing, teaching,
and preaching to point them
i , , . .to this One who "has all pow
v er" and suffered the agony of
the cross to give new life,
eternal salvation, to all who
repent and believe on Him. ,
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THE MAJORITY of the people in the world
have not heard the story of Jesus, and many who
have heard have turned away and failed to accept
the blessing and hope He offers. He said: "Verily,
verily. I say unto thee, except a man be born again,
he cannot see the kingdom of God Except a man
be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter
into the kingdom of God." For God so loved the
world, that He gave His only begotton Son. that
v hosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but
have everlasting life. For God sent not His Son Into
he world to condemn the world; but that the world
through Him might be saved.
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MAY WE ABIDE IN THE LOVE OF JESUS
this Easter and every succeeding day He will
quicken the spirit, give radiance to an otherwise
clouded countenance, give joy
unspeakable when we bear
witness for Him, sustain us in
the trying times of life, work
out for us the perplexing prob
lems that arise, give triumph
over evil, heal broken hearts,
give grace sufficient for every
need. He wants our loyalty and service. He com
mands us to witness. He has promised His power
and rewards if we are faKhful.
A GENUINELY HAPPY EASTER TO EVERYONE'
BOOKS AND PEOPLE
Bj PHYLLIS M. SNYDER Regional Librarian
Did you know that there were
more book* classed a* religion
published In 1991 than any other
subject field? That the Journal of
the National Education Associa
tion hats a religious book, Elton
Trueblood's FOUNDATIONS FOR
RECONSTRUCTION, as "the Ml
Important book of 1991"? That the
only typee surpassing religious
writing in number were fiction.
and children'! books? That sci
ence publications were a close ri
val with just nine less titles?
These are Just a few of the facta
about modern religious writing
praeented in a feature article by
Harry A. Owarstreet in the March
? issue of the New York Herald
Tribune Book Review But Mr.
Overstreet. best-known as the aut
hor of THE MATURE MIND, does
more than offer statistics about
the 731 reliflous books published
last year. He analyses develop
ments and their significance
It is impossible to condense this
stimulating discussion. (I was par
ticularly pleased that he called at
tention to one of the most rever
t?opc iU'born
THIS YEAR, April IS is Easter Sunday. Whether beneath
the vault of a sunrise sky or that of a church, religious services
will devoutly observe the Resurrection of Christ from the dead,
and re-birth of hope in the hearts of men.
THERE will be, too, (for this land is free), those traditional
superficial symbols which date back to the ancient Anglo
Saxon rites for Ostara or Eastre, legendary goddess of Spring:
the eggs and the rabbits which denoted life's reproduction, the
first flowers of reburgeoning Earth, projected today into new
finery and hats.
IN THESE bright tokens, however, the deep and holy sig
nificance of Easter should not be lost. Neither should we
forget, in marking the Resurrection, that there is something our
country and all who cherish it stand today greatly in need of?
a spiritual rc-hirth. a national regeneration of morals and men.
Looking
Over
A" our-H
Clover
r.y FRANCES PI ETT md M. B. WRIGHT
F.-cd Whitfield. Western Dis
. Evtcnsion Forestry Spee.a
. -? is spending two weeks in our
county working with 4-H Clubs on
Forestry. He is our guest writer
week Let's hear what he has
to say
A knowledge of farm forestrj.
applied along simple lines, will
make farming more prot.taDle
There are four forestry projects
d< .-igned to guide 4-H Club mem
bers in the study of some of the
ti.nd-imental facts concerning
far i.forest lands. These protects
are: Tree Identification: Tree
P ant ng Woodland Protection:
and Thinning or Timber Stand
Improvement.
Tr-e study or identification is
a project to help acquaint farm
s >uth with the main characteris
of important trees in the
wood lot. One way of learning
'b n is to gather leaves of trees
rn ' press them betw een pages of
magazines until dry and mount
?hem on paper with scotch tape or
"'up The common name, scientific
name, and chief uses are then
listed at the bottom of the page.
\ not her method of leaf collection
is to make an impression of leaves.
us:ng printers ink. on paper. This
a- oids breaking of dried leaves.
" hen the leaf itself is attached to
? sheet. Unfortunately, trees
ent and inspiring men of our time:
Albert Schweitzer, doctor, musi
cian. theologian, writer of MEM
OIRS OF CHILDHOOD AND
YOUTH. ON THE EDGE OF THE
PRIMEVAL FOREST. MYSTERY
OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD.
PHILOSOPHY OF CIVILIZA
TION.! Perhaps the title of the
article best hints at Hs richness:
"Re-examining the Foundations of
Our Spiritual Life: The books of
today reflect man's search for ba
?ie values on which to build his
life"
Dr Trueblood figures promi
nently in another magazine piece.
Each year the members of the Re
ligious Publishers Group of the
American Book Publishers Coun
cil sponsor a Protestant Lenten
Reading List The 1952 List, rec
ommended by Dr Trueblood. is
reorlnted in ful' In the Feb. 16
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.
Yes. the religious book most
popular in the Nantahala Region
is one of the 28 titles selected.
The brief sentence used to des
cribe it is an example the skillful
Trueblood annotations The book?
Catherine Marshall's A MAN
CALLED PETER! "The death of
the man who glorified the office
>f Chaplain to the United States
Senate almost ceases to be a loss
when the impact of his charming
and dedicated life goes on
through such a book as that which
his widow has written."
Any of the books mentioned in
this column may be borrowed thru
your local library or bookmobile
station. Plan an extra half-hour
at the Andrews or Murphy Libra
ry to read the magazine articles.
They're well worth the time!
vt* a
great many common names
n a locality. For example. Vir
tinia Pine has over twenty names
in one county. To avoid cofusion
a sei ntific name is given to trees
that is the same in Cherokee
County as it is .n Africa. A book
let entitled "Aids in Tree Study
for 4-H Clubs" is available to 4-H
Club members to help with this
project. The booklet describes
many important trees and their
chief uses In connection with this
project work specimens are moun
ted and identified by many num
bers.
"Since trees are a farm crop, if
intelligently cared for. they will
yield an income in addition to
wood for home u?e. Tree planting
is another forestry project for 4-H
members In addition to the pres
ent woodland there is some land
on almost every farm that would
be more profitable growing trees
Last year Cherokee County 4-H
members planted 1.200 trees and
this year, up to now. 25.500 have
been planted.
"Forest Protection is an import
ant part of 4-H forestry. Fire, in
sects and disease, and grazing cat
tle do a great damage to the farm
woodlot. Inasmuch as the damage
from fire, insects and disease can
be readily seen, most folks are
making a good effort to keep these
menaces out of the woods. Damage
from grazing cattle however, is
not always recognized. The dam
age cattle do is done so gradually
that it isn't even noticed. By com
pleting this project a 4-H'er will
learn first-hand how to care for
the forest.
Thinning or Timber Stand Im
provement is probably the most
important forestry problem facing
young 4-H members. There are
thousands of acres of woodland
that are not producing timber as
fast as they are capable of pro
ducing. simply because they are
not fully stocked, not stocked with
the better type species or too
thick to grow.
"If all the so-called woodland
was producing what it could pro
duce we would have an abundant
supply of timber. Many of us think
that one should let nature take
its course in the woodlands. Well,
why not let nature have its own
way in the tobacco fields? When
nature plants a forest she some
times plants many trees on the
land that will never develop into
lumber. These undesirable trees
may crowd out trees of better
species
"To encourage farm youth to
take better care of the woodland
in Western North Carolina, the
Champion Paper & Fiber Compa
ny Is sponsoring a contest and of
fering prizes totaling $175. The
first prize is 1100. second $50, and
third $25. Last year the first prise
was won by Boyd Fisher of the
Crabtree Iron-Duff 4-H Club in
Haywood County."
FOVB-H COUNCIL
4-H Council is sponsoring spec
ial program to be ghren by BUI
Shoan. Field Representative for
NPJiL Company, Tuesday even
ing. April 15, 7:J0 p. m.. Court
Directs Workshop
For PTA Members
A workshop for PTA roembrrs |
in Cherokee County will be held
at 10 30 a m Monday. April 21.
in the Murphy Primary School
auditorium
The function of P T A work
in school will be the topic of the
n.eetia? which will be in charge,
of Miss Blanche a Haley. I ield
Secretary
| She will be accompanied by
' Mrs Weimer Jones District Pres
ll is desired that as many PTA
members as possible from over
the county attend the meeting i
Lunch will be served in the school |
lunch room following the meet- ?
ins
Miss Haley is a native of Clin
ton. Mass She was trained as a j
nurse in Massachusetts General |
Hospital. Boston She earned col- i
lege credits at Boston University. I
Simmons College and Harvard E\- j
tension School and the University |
of North Carolina
At Massachusetts General Hos
pital she served as head nurse,
and later as supervisor and ad
ministrator of the emergency de
partment. and worked in Michi
gan with the Branch County
Health Department, her work be
ing primarily educational that of
instructing field students
Miss Haley served four years
with the Army Nurse Corps
Three of these were spent in Mo
rocco and Italy She was honor
ably discharged in 1946 with the
rank of Captain
The work of the field secretary |
includes meeting with local par- i
ent-teacher leaders to help with
their problems, organizing new as
sociations. interpreting the parent
teacher movement to educators. I
visiting education classes in col- <
leges for the purpose of acquaint
ing future teachers with the move
ment. helping with schools of in
struction and conducting pirent
education classes
Mrs. OTVeil Crisp
Is Club President
Mrs. O'Neil Crisp was hostess to
, Peachtrec Home Demonstration
I Club Thursday at 1:30 p. m The
?"oi'P beean the mee'ing with the
I r-ring of "The Old North State",
j ' "rved by the club collect ,
I Nancy Lunsford gave the
1 A ??-orio"-'
1 V* n'viin Smith spoke on
r" ods *nd Nutrition", and Miss
" 'on Bishop, home agent. ?poke
i *o "Color In Dress"
Rp'nshmrn'- were served to
the following: Mrs Brown Cald
?II. Mrs. Clarence Hcndrix Miss
' a > Sudd-uh Mrs Frarklin
-oii'h. Mrs \V A. Boyd. Mrs. An
?-??<- Barton. Mrs Paul Suddeth.
Mrs. Oran Witt. Miss Elsie Sud
deth. Mrs Noah Hembree, Mis
Ben Brown. Mrs. Lloyd Sirr.onds
Mrs Jim Hembree. Mrs Lov
Lunsford. Miss Edna Bishop Mrs
Lawson Lunsford. Miss Nancv
Lunsford and Mrs. O'Neil Cr'sp
Klected Master
Mrs Frank Battle was elected
Master of Marble Grange Friday
evening'to replace R W. H. Ram
sey. who has resigned. The Chap
ter was closed at this meeting
with 28 members.
Victor West was elected secre
tary and J: V. Hall lecturer or
program chairman
The Grange voted to maet the
first Friday night of each month
at Marble School Building at 8
p. m. All the officers have been
installed.
Letters To Editor
I am an American soldier in Ko
rea. (Native of North Carolina).
If you will .please put my name
and address in your paper. You
see, I would like very much to
have someone write me. It's awful
lonesome here in Korea. And
since I don't get very much mail.
I will more than appreciate any
one who will write me. Of course
I may not have time to answer
every letter as soon as I get one.
But I'll do my best to recognize
each, and everyone as soon as I
(Ban
Mail is the most wonderful mor
ale builder there is fo rus poor
GI's.
Sgt. HUGHIEB BREW1NGTON
R. A. 14281304-8228th. Army
Unit.
Mobile Army Surgical Hospital
APO 301 Care Post Master
San Francisco, Calif.
To Get Seed Orders
Cherokee County PMA Commit
tee requests all farmers who plan
to seed a pasture this spring to
come to the PMA office before
April 15 to get their purchase or
ders for the seed as this is the lait
day to issue orders for this mater
ial.
TO GIVE~PLAY
The Parent-Teacher Association
of Peacbtree School will sponsor
a play. "A Ready Made Family",
given by the senior class of Hi
wassee Dam last week, at 7:30 p.
m. Monday. In the auditorium
there.
The public is invited.
I Mr. and Mrs. S. H. McCulre and
granddaughter. Peggy McGuIre of
Atlanta, are spending the week at
the McGuire cottage at Peach tree.
They attended church at the Pres
byterian Church here Sunday.
. house. Mr. Sloan will show slides
{ made at 4-H Club Camp last sum
mer and will feature a program .on
the "Use of Electricity on the
Farm and Home". Four-H'ers. par
ents and leaders are invited to
attend this me*ing.
lafliaius
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BY DR. KENNETH I FOREMAN
SCRIPTURE: Joha 1114-U; 14:14;
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DL\T)TIONAl. READING: Matthew
The Risen Lord
Ussob for April IS. 1951
TN all the chorusing Easter music.
* in all the multitudinous many
voiced "I believe . . in the midst
of the Easter lilies, is it hard to
believe? Some find
it so: and feel
ashamed that in
the presence of
others' bright faitn
their cwn doubts
rise darkly dim.
their faith once
clear and warm
now grown opaque
and cold. It is at
Easter time that f)r faietrui.
such a person finds
his case most tragic. Doubt that
echoes a universal loss of faith Is
almost natural: but why must doubt
stand like a dark rock in a sunny
meadow, cold in the midst of flow
ing springtime?
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The Man of Dark Mind
?pRAGIC such loss of fa.th may be;
* but not new. For in Christ's first
Twelve?we must say first Eleven,
for Judas had sold himself to an
other? even In that choice com
pany there was one who. on the
First Easter, when the voice of all
his friends spoke as one: He Is
risen! could only answer. Is he
risen, indeed?
The church has given the name
of Saint to these eleven men; they
will not deny it to Saint Thomas
For sainthood is not confined to
those who have never wrestled with
doubt: saints are not only those in
whose eyes God and his ways have
been always clearly seen.
High In the roll of Christian
saints Is the name of Thomas, a
man of dark bat honest mind.
His doabt was very Uke him.
1c was not a man who most
easily believed what was most
pleasant.
When Jesus had set his face to go
to Jerusalem, the other Ten looked
for a Throne, and thrones for all;
Thomas alone looked for death. Vet
in the very hour, cheered by no
bright illusion. Thomas could sav
'ud ' L-? us go too
, ? di - with -.im."
It ;ti- L(,er room at the Las^
i'r gair. the voice of Thomas
esj nis dark mind. "We know
| r.et w.other thcu gocst; and how can
-it K..OW the way?"
j So it could have been small sur
| prise to the Ten that when they went
:o Thomas with the glad news of
1 .aster Day. be was slow to believe
. . .
The Last Beatitude
Mow the Lord Christ did not re
buke this man Thomas, when it
last the two came face to face once
I more; nor did he praise him He
: knew Thomas had acted as a
j Thomas will.
I Cut our Lord also looked down the
centuries, 'o us and beyond. Thomas
had not asked the Impossible; but
soon, soon would come the 'time
I when a request like his could not be
granted.
Not forever ceold Christ be
seen on earth with the visible
eye. Te only a few weuld be
granted even the dream er ri
sloo of what Saint Thomas could
have toocbed If he had dared.
The time was shortly coming
when men must believe. If they be
lieve at all, without seeing. Easter
days would come and go. the voice
of faith would rise in a thousand
songs: He is risen! But not on any
,*?r? *or twice a thousand rears
at least, would Christ return to
break bread with his friends In such
a way that doubt could no longer bo.
Blessed are they that have not seen,
and yet?I
The Risen Lord
SO Saint Thomas was wrong. an#
right He was wrong it be
thought: I cannot believe unless I
see. The Christian way is not the
seeing that is believing; it is the be
lieving that Is seeing.
Bet be was right U he thought:
I mast believe far myself, I can
take ne ether man's faith fee
my own. And he was right at the
last: "My Lard and my Gad!"
Was Thome- only a man of tem
perament a man easily blown from
depth of doubt to height of faithT
By no means. He knew what differ
ence Easter makes, once the tr tb
i of it comes home to a man's mind.
If the message of Easter is. not
rue, Christ Is dead,?rather Jesus
< dead and there is no Christ; his
sin la dust his dream a cobweb
I i the wind of death. But if the
essage of Easter is true?and the
hole Christian church Is witness
iat It is true?than Christ who lived
gain on Easter morning lives for
mer past all the mornings of the
orkt lives to be man's only king,
rlgning from the vary right hand of
lodL "
If Easter Is not true, we shall
walk softly as baCta those in mourn
ing on the return of a day of sorrow;
if Easter Is trua we shall say and
sing wtth Thomas and all tha saints:
My lord and My Oodl
Mr. and Mrs. J. J Hamilton
spent the week-end with relatives
in Fair Bluff.