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Published every Thursday at Murphy. Cherokee County. N. C
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WE'RE ALL WITH TOD. SKIPPER!
S> JANUARY 1*11
Every Man, Woman,'Child
Should Join Dimes March
With most of the time gone in the March of Dimes, Cherokee
County has not exactly set the woods on fire with its contributions
There is no reason at all why every man, woman and child
should not be willing to give their dimes or dollars in our county's
fight against infantile paralysis. It is a hard, uphill battle the
nation is waging against the disease and the tide is just now turn
ing in favor of the doctors, nurses, scientists and technicians who
have dedicated their lives to the fight against polio.
Any person, regardless to race, creed or color, can turn to the
National Foundation for assistance when the dreaded polio strikes.
And, as the foundation points out, very few persons can afford to
pay the immense cost polio incures. A victim of the disease would
have to put out some $50 a day for treatment, the foundation says.
Polio is no respecter of persons and any of us may fall victim
to the disease at any time. That reason alone?discounting the
wonderful opportunity to help others?should move us all to add
our bit to the collection.
. Join the March of Dimes is more than just a slogan; it is a
plea, a necessity for fair play, a strong command from our con
science. i
Looking
Over
A Four-H
Gover
B7 FRANCES PUETT And M. B. WRIGHT
PROJECT SELECTIONS
Four-H club girls enrolled this
year show a variety of projects
selected. There are approximately
400 girls enrolled this year. Each
girl carries three projects on the
average. Two hundred seventy
four (274) are enrolled in cloth
ing projects; two hundred forty
two (242) are enrolled in food pre
paration projects. One hundred
twenty-four (124) in health and
safety; one hundred eighty (180)
fa gardening and preservation;
eighty-seven (87) in home manage
ment projects such as Improved
Ironing and laundering or related
work; sixty-one (61) in family re
UHonship projects; fifty-four (54)
ir\ home, room, or grounds im
provement; thirty-seven (37) In
recreation or crafts; twenty (20)
In public speaking. Sixty-nine (69)
girls are enrolled tn farming pro
jects such as forestry, poultry, pig,
wildlife
COUNCIL PROGRAM
The 4-H council held a program
on Saturday especially for officers
and leaders of the 4-H clubs. Fred
Van Horn, president, was In charge
of the meeting.
T. J. Harris, ? secretary, from
Wolf Creek A doe* a wonderful
job of writing up council meetings.
And be comes such a long way to
get to the meetings T. J. makes
a real contribution to tha 4-H
council
On Saturday Jerry Ruth Smith
gqve a special talk dh the impor
ud type of recreation for
4-fTari to uaa in club, community.
Mother of Mrs.
Hill Passes
Mrs. Maude Ann McKaahan,
Mother of Mrs. J. N. Hill of Mur
phy, died at 10:45 p. m. Monday
in a Detroit hospital after a short
Illness.
A native of Bostwick, Ga? Mrs.
McKaahan moved to Detroit sev
eral years ago to live.
Both her daughters, Mrs. Hill
and Mrs. Edward S. Lindberg of
Atlanta, Ga., were with Mrs. Mc
Kaahan when she died. She is sur
vived by the two daughters and
a sister, Mrs. Russ Daniels of Best
wick and six grandchildren.
Burial will be in Atlanta. Funer
al arrangements were still Incom
plete earlier this week.
gave a speech on citizenship.
Fred won third in the state last
year, and looks like Fred is out
to do 'his best this year.
The agents gave a program on
"How to Keep a Long Time 4-H
Record." Records are very Import
ant in 4-H work. The greatest
value we think is for the member
to measure herself or himself in
progress made. Records are Im
portant in selection of outstanding
4-H'ers
Miss Maud Collins and Mrs.
Truman MoNabb. 4-H leaders,
came all the way from Wolf
Creek and Suit to attend the meet
ing.
The next council meeting will
be. held the third Saturday in
February.
Cherokee
Chatter
BY THE EDITOR
After sneaking an hour off from
a busy newspaper day to watch
rirt of the inauguration on TV.
can no* identify each and every
Secret Service man assigned to
guard President Eisenhower. 1
can Identify them provided I get
a view of the backs of their necks
For some reason the vehicle car
rying the TV camera was assigned
a spot at the right rear of the
bodyguard car. giving the audi
ence a wonderful, but unromantic,
back view of its occupants.
However, I understand the cam
era got into a better location after
we left and it was like having a
grandstand seat for the occasion.
OUR HOSTESS
Mrs. R. C. FULLER was our
hostess during our TViewing of
the bodyguard backs. 'But just to
be fair I'll have to agree with the
Rev DELBERT BYRUM who said
it is a wonderful country when we
can sit in our homes and watch the
inauguration of our president.
WASHINGTON SNOW??
Mrs. Fuller had some sand
wiches. coffee, cake and ice cream
ready for her TV guests. MRS.
I H. BUECK sat next to me and,
once in a while gave out with a
few bits of information about the,
governor's inauguration. Her hus-1
band dropped in just long enough |
for a coke and cookie and to ask:
"Is it snowing in Washington? ^
The hostess left him stay. |
BOB CHENEY came in after we
finished eating and the last time
I saw him he was still eating.
1 NO ED
I kept a weathered eye peeled
for ED HYDE but I didn't see
him . ... <
We were over at Ed's beautiful
house the other evening for din
ner and we had the best biscuits
I ever put past my heart shaped
lips. VIRGINIA HYDE put up
small tables in the living room
and we served our plates from
the dining room table. Being a
wise old head at this eating busi
ness, I found myself a table with
three women. That way I was
able to put away plenty of food
without attracting any attention,
except that favorable glance wo
men reserve for a man who eats
a big meal.
HOT TALK
Ed showed the men folks
through the house with the: tour
including the heating plant in the
basement and the den on the sec
ond floor.
BILL HOOVER was mighty in
terested in the heating system and
I believe he picked up a few
pieces of helpful information.
JOE RAY entered the heating dis
cussion and the building of homes
in general while L. L. MASON and
I enjoyed the bouse, and the
1 beautiful view the Hydes have
| from their hill.
Illness Fatal
To Slayton
Thomas O. Slayton, 62, of the
Peachrtree section of Cherokee
County, died Thursday in a Knox
ville hospital after several weeks'
illness.
Funeral services were conducted
at 10:30 a. m. Saturday In the
First Methodist Church here.
The Rev. R. Delbert Byrum of
ficiated and burial followed in the
family plot in Peachtree Ceme
tery.
The body lay in state in the
eh'urch from 10 to 10:30 a. m.
Pallbearers were Hugh Hen
sley, Fred Zimmerman, Brown
Caldwell, Jack Wimpey, John Mc
Guire, Porter Axley, Neil Sneed
and Dr. Jack Davis.
He was a native of West Virgin
ia, the son of Mrs. Flora Slayton
and the late Frank Slayton. mem
bers of prominent West Virginia
families, but had lived in Chero
kee County for the past 25 years.
He was a shriner, a member of
Oasis Temple in Charlotte, a vet
eran of World'War 1, having serv
ed over seas and was discharged
July 29, 1919, at Camp Lee, Va.
He bad been superintendent of
State prison camps for eight yean,
and 'bad been employed with the
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49 Patients Treated At Clinic)
Eisenhower Takes Office
As Area Folks Attend
A new president is in the White
House today after Dwight D
Eisenhower, first. Republican com
mander-ln-chief in 20 - years, was
inaugurated Tuesday after an
hours long parade.
Area-people who were in Wash
ington to see the parade and the
swearing in of "Ike" were E. C.
Hyde, and O. L. Anderson, both
of Murphy, and Reuel White and
R. N. Tiger, both of Hayesville.
With the biggest TV hookup in
history listening in. President
Eisenhower called for peace with
honor.
"A soldier's pack." he said, "is
not so heavy a burden as a pris
oner's chains."
After he became the nation's
34th chief executive. President
Eisenhower led the Inaugural par
ade down Pennsylvania Avenue.
He then reviewed it from a stand
in front of his White House home.
North Carolina's float was a re-.
minder to the viewers to keep
America green.
Funeral Services
Held For Keith
At Bear Creek
Funeral services for Allen
Keith. Jr., 35, of Robbinsville who
died suddenly of a heart attack.
January 1 in Chicago, 111., were
held Sunday at 2 p. m. in Bear
Creek Baptist Church near Rob
binsville.
The Rev. Clarenece Adams offi
ciated and burial was in the
church cemetery, with Townson
Funeral Home in charge.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Hazel West Keith; one son, Rob
ert of Robbinsville; one sister,
Mrs. Paul Gasque of Dillon, S. C.
and two brothers. Archie Monroe
Keeith of Dillon, and Robert
Keith with the U. S. Navy.
Two Nurses At
District Meet
An. organizational meeting of
District 23 of the N. C. State
Nurses' Association was held in
iBryson City Wednesday, Jan 14,
with Mrs. Alice Swain and Miss
W i 1 lie Lovingood representing
Cherokee County.
The following officers were in
stalled by Mrs. Louise P. East, R.
N., vice-president of the N. C.
League of Nursing and president
of the N. C. P. H. A.: President,
Mrs. Shope, Franklin; 1st vice
president, Mrs. Joe Baines, Frank
lin; 2nd vice-president, Miss Helen
Ghormley, Robbinsville; secretary,
Miss Margaret Rofcer, Cherokee;
treasurer, Miss Betty Price, Cher
okee; and board members Mrs.
Pauline Potekin, Bryson City; Lela
i Padgett, Sylva; L u 1 a Gloyne,
Cherokee; and Willie P. Lovin
good, Murphy.
The district includes Cherokee.
Clay, Graham, Swain, Macon and
Jackson Counties and the Chero
kee Reservation.
Refreshments were served by
the Bryson City nurses.
The next meeting of the new
group will be Feb. 11 at the. Pres
byterian Church in Franklin. All
graduate nurses in this district
are invited to attend.
Revival Begins At
Free Methodist
Revival services will be held in
Andrews at the Free Methodist
Church beginning Jan. 27 and last
ing through Feb. 8, the Rev. R. C.
Eastham, pastor, announced.
The Rev. C. E. Anderson of
Geneva, N. Y., will preach and
there will be special singing as
each service.
Services will be held daily at 7
p. m.
I
patients, edulta (id abUdrm,
ww? treated Friday, Jan. 16, at
the District Orthopedic Clinic held
in Aaadrewa at tha Health Depart
ncijnt over the BanV Sblldlng.
The Orthopedic Clinic is held
In the district, including Cherokee,
Clay. Graham. Swain, Macon,
Jackson and the Cherokee Reser
ve lion. every two months and Is
sponsored in this county by the
Andrews Rotary Club. The clinic
program Is planned by the local
health department and the state
crippled children's society.
Forty-nine * paUents were seen
Friday, including in addition to
the 29 from this county, 7 from
Clay, 11 from Graham and two i
from Macon
The Andrews Junior Woman's
Club served ice cream to the
children patients.
Dr. S. S. Atkins of Ashevllle,
Orthopedic surgeon, treated tfie
patients.
Also at the clinic were G. R.
Galloway, rehabilitation councilor
of Ashevllle; a representative
from W. A. McElduff's Brace Co.;
physical therapist Miss Hicks and
acting secretary. Miss Georgia
Nesbitt, both of the Orthopedic
Hospital In AsheviUe; and Miss
Augusta Appelt of the State Board
of Health, consultant In physical
theropy.
Mrs. Ledford Dies
At Son's Home
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
E. Ledford, 75, who died Friday,
Jan. 16 at the home of a son, Wal
ter Ledford of Hiawassee, Ga., af
ter an illness of some weeks, were
held at 11 a. m Sunday in Ebe
nezer Baptist Church.
The Rev Henry Brown officiat
ed and burial was in the church
cemetery, with Townson Funeral
Home in charge.
She is survived by another son,
Clyde Ledford of Blairsville, Ga.;
two brothers, C. C. Gerrard of Ox
ford, Ga., and Gus Gerrard of
Blue Ridge, Ga.; three grandchil
dren and one great-grandchild.
lanfRiua
BY OR KENNETH J. FOREMAN
Two Hardest
for luurr 15. IMS
WHEN YOU see a pole-vaulter
sailing like a bird over the
high bar. it looks like the easiest
thing in the world. When you see
a watchmaker putting a hairspring
into place, or a good cook whipping
a cake together. It looks simple.
But the simple things are seldom
as easy as they look. So it is in the
Christian fife. It can be made -to
sound absolutely simple; but it
never is. And it never is easy,
either. Perhaps the two hardest
things sound the easiest. Jesus
made it plain that without them
one cannot call oneself a true
Christian. One is humility and the
other is forgiveness. How easy they
sound! But try them. They will
test your spiritual muscle.
Can This Be Right?
There is another paradox about
these two indispensable qualities
of Christian living.
They are not only
much harder to
practice than they
sound, but they
sound worse than
they are. What is
the quality which
all Americans ad
vise, imitate and
practice with all
their might? Isn't Forem>I1
it aggressiveness,
the go-getting spirit? Humility
sounds like the opposite of that,
and so we seldom hear it praised,
at Rotary luncheons, in political
speeches or in school textbooks.
Even in church we don't hear much
about it. Advising people to be
humble sounds like advising them
to aim for the bottom of the lad
der, not the top.
As for forgiveness, this too goes
against the natural grain. We can
forgive people for mistakes, we
can forgive them with good grace'
when they haven't hurt us par
I tieularly. But when other people
have actually done wrong, serious
wrcng, and done it to me or to
some one I love, how then can I
forgive them? Won't I be lowering
myself to their level if I forgive?
Won't it be the same as saying that
what they did was quite right after
all? Shan't I be calling wrong,
right? Isn't forgiveness turning
right ard wrong upside down?
Humble Like a Child
Let us look into these matters a
moment. Take humility first.
Jesus' illustration of humility is
not some d&wn-and-out lazy person
without dreams, desires or ambi
tions. His model is the child. What
is the humility of a child? It is the
quality of teachableness. The child
is not set in his ways. He is trust
ful. Even the liveliest child, even
the most stubborn, will believe
what he is told, and has a never
satisfied curiosity about every
thing. You can't tell the college
sophomore much; he thinks he
knows enough as it is. But no child
thinks he knows everything. He is
not suspicious, cynical, sophisti
cated, superior. He can grow.
Call the roll of the world's truly
great men; they all have this qual
ity of childlikeness, whether a
greatly daring person like Scott,
the explorer of the Antarctic, or a
greatly wise person like Abraham
Lincoln, or a greatly imaginative
person like John Bunyan. All forms
of greatness have in them the qual
ity of the childlike. And the special
humbleness that is essential for
Christians is not only this, but
humility before God. For the one
sin that keeps one farthest away
from God is the very opposite of
childlikeness. namely pride.
Seventy Times Seven
Consider that other quality, the
forgiving spirit. Does this really
mean calling wrong, right? We
should remember that forgiving is
jot the same thing as condoning.
You condone a wrong when you act
as if it were not a wrong at all,
really When God forgives us he
does not pretend that we have done
no wrcng. and when we forgive
others we should not confuse wrong
with right. Condoning means ap
proving; forgiving does not. You
can condone without love; it takes
love to forgive.
But nowhere in the Bible is H
said that God forgives,.or that we
are expected to forgive, apart from
repentance. The hard and unre
penting spirit makes forgiveness
impossible. Forgiveness is not a
one-sided affair. It calls for hu
mility on both sides, for forgive
ness is a restoring of fellowship,
and that cannot be done in pride
But is forgiveness a sign of weak
ness? Wait till you have been in
sulted. injihred or wronged, and
you will learn the truth about it.
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Bgg production In November
was 4 per cent larger than Novem
ber of last year, setting a near re
cord for the month.
Announcing
the new location pf
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USED CAR DEPARTMENT
Located on U. S. Highway 19, Next Door To
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Natural Springs Mjotor Court
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We invite you to visit us where you will find courteous,
honest salesmen to help you.
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1945 Army Jeep
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