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NEIGH BOMUNG CHEROKEE
tOtNS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Businessmen In the Town ot Cherokee have teamed with 1,800,
000 others throughout the nation to work for good citizenship, good
government and good business.
By joining the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, the
Cherokee C of C takes itsplace with more than 2,700 chambers and
some 500 trade associations in an organization which wields a pow
erful influence in national affairs, and which will bring Cherokee
the advantages of pooled information, ideas and advice about im
proving the local community. tltkh..
The future of Cherokee becomes a matter of concern to business
men all over the country. At the same time, local businessmen ob
tain a voice in framing policies which guide the national organize,
tion as it copes with the urgent and complex problems of these
troubled times. .
In the stimmer of 1912, President Taft called a meeting in Wash
ington of local chamber of commerce representatives. Thus, the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States came into being. Its
beginnings were small but as businessmen in cities and towns over
the nation came to know of its work the membership grew. The i
bulk of the country's trade associations came into the member
ship so as to give voice to specific industries. The chambers gave
representation to business geographically and to civic interests as
represented int he activities of the local chambers.
Today, the Cherokee Chamber or Coipmerce is a part of this far
flung fabric of business representation? big and little ? which
might be called the nation's "business front."
This is another note of progress for the Western North Carolina
area. Congratulations to Cherokee on joining this fine organization.
WORDS OF LIFE
By
Hie Reverend Vltolds Gobtns
Pastor St. Andrew's Ev.
Lolheraa Church
Andrews, North Carolina
(atthew: 8:26: And he said to i
hem, "Why are yon afraid, 0|
len of little faith?" Then he
ose and rebuked the winds and
le sea; and there was a great
^alm.
| Rembrant in one of his paintings
ictures Jesus Christ rebuking the
arm on the lake of Gallilee. The'
reat artist points out very clearly
tat Jesus Christ is the center of
le painting. Every line of the pic
tre is converging on Christ. There
a beam of light coming through
rift in the clouds, a token that
ie help is coming from God.
verything else is tumult and shad
v, a token of frantic helplessness
the disciples.
painting helps us to picture
to what happened on the lake of
ilee. We can imagine how his
[es felt. The lake of Gallilee
a fitting symbol of our life,
ith its alternate sunshine and
idows. How suddenly the storms
me - in sickness, wars and
ith, discouragements at home
in our business places. They
as unpredictable, as far-quick
ig as this temptest on the lake
Gallilee. The disciples were in
ic, and panic multiplied the
at. They lost their heads. They
afraid.
'ith definite sureness wc can say
fear is one of the greatest
aces in the world. No home, no
munity, no nation can be built
in fear! Just look in the history
you will see that many nations
irted their downfall just because
prestige was based on fear,
lose of you who have been in the
wars will fully realize that
nic is what causes most of the
table casualties in the
war. The crew of a sinking ship
can be saved only then, when there
is confidence and trust in the
master of the ship. How many peo
ple have been crushed in burning
theatres just because panic got
loose in the midst of the audience!
Fear kills physically and spiritual
ly!
The Arabs have a story which
tells that Pestilence once met a
caravan along the desert road to
Bagdad. "Why," asked the Arab
chief, "must you hasten to Bag
dad?" - "To take five thousand
lives," Pestilence replied. On the
way back from the City of Caliphs,
Pestilence and the caravan met a
again, "you deceived me", the
chief said angrily "You were not
content to take five thousand lives;
you took fifty thousand.*' - "No,"
said Pestilence, smiling. "No, I
took five thousand and no more.
Fear took the rest."
Now let us look from another
angle - Being afraid is not an un
forgivable sin. Look at St. Peter
who was coward outside Pilate's
house, but a Hero, facing the ene
mies of Christendom. Unforgivable
sin is when we willfully nourish
this lack of faith within us. Unfor
givable sin is - consciously never to
reach out your hand, at the height
of fear, for the strengthening hand
of God through the Holy Spirit.
Every one of us has them both,
fear and faith, even as weak as our
faith is. When our life is smooth
and peaceful and > when no storms
are raging in our souls, our faith
has a tendency to fall asleep. In
the sunshine of our life we like to
[ trust our own powers and imagine
ourselves self-sufficient; theft our:
science and skill seem to be ample i
defense. We have a tendency to for
get God, because we do not feel the |
'actual need for His help and com- j
fort.
But when a "Titantic" strikes
the iceberg, or hidden microbes
start to destroy our health, or we|
feel the shadow of death, we learn
U. S. Savings Bonds
Sales In February
Sale* of U. S. Savings Bonds dur
ing the month of February amount
ed to $3,790,721.82, bringing the
cumulative tales for January and
February to $8,531,810.00. This a
mount is 15.7 per cent of the an
nual Savings Bonds goal of $54,400,
000.00
Nine counties of North Carolina
have sold over 2S per cent of their
annual quota. Chowan, with 40.5
per cent and Alleghany, with 39.2
per cent, lead the state in percent
age of quota achieved.
In Cherokee County, sales for
February were $23,213.25 and for
the first two months of this year
$52,351.38.
Mr. W. D. Whitaker, Cherokee
County Chairman in releasing this
monthly report expressed pleasure
over the action the House of Rep
resentatives took on March 18th in
passing a bill to give the Treas
ury flexible authority to increase
the present interest rates on Sav
ings Bands. The new interest rate
bill, which lias been sent to the U.
S. Senate for approval, would apply
to Series E and H bonds bought on
and after February 1, 1957, and to
bonds purchased previously but
maturing after February 1, 1957.
Andrews Boy
Stationed With ?
Army In Korea
Specialist Second Class Daniel
Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. Vernon
M. Jones, Andrews, N. C., is a
member of the 7th Infantry Division
in Korea.
Specialist Jones is a cook in
Heavy Mortar Company of the di
vision's 31st Regiment. He entered
the Army in 1944 and arrived in the
Far East in December 1956.
Jones is a graduate of Andrews
High School. v
anew the truth that man is neither
able nor intended by the creation
to live on his own resources. Then
we ask the ultimate question, "To
whom shall we go."
The power of God cannot be
mocked, without His blessing and
providence nothing can exist. It is
the irony of human life. "There
is no need for God", and a little
while later, "Nearer,, My God,
to Thee, nearer to Thee ..."
The disciples of Jesus Christ
found the Deliverer in the person
of Our Savior, and they found
Him on time. He is the Lord of na
ture and the Master of its forces!
Even the naturalists in explaining
this miracle have trouble in the ex
planation of their answer ? "coin
cidence". The word "coincidence"
itself hides a mystery and a mir
acle. Can they answer the ques
tion about the identity of the One
Who puts the incidents together?
Jesus Christ broke through the
fears of His disciples and convinced
them of their power and presence
of God. That is the essence of this
miracle. St. Augustine comments
on this passage, "Lo! What is the
cause, stouthearted man, that thy
heart is disturbed? That ship in
which the Christ is asleep is the
heart in which faith is asleep . . .
So then the tempest beats furiously
against thine heart; beware or
shipwreck, awafte up Christ . . .
Christ dwelleth in thee by faith.
Present faith, is Christ present;
waking faith, is Christ awake;
slumbering faith, is Christ asleep.
Arise and bestir thyself; saying,
'Lord, we perish . . . ' Let thy
faith awake, and Christ begins to
speak to thee."
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Thursday, March 27, 1M7
Miss Mary Cornwell spent the
week-end with her family in Harts-(
ville, Tenn.
Mrs. C. R. Freed is visiting her
son in Elkin. She was accompanied
there by her husband, who made a
business trip to Lexington during
the week end and returned home
Sunday, accompanied by their son,
Jake,, of State College, Raleigh.
Mrs. Edward Brumby and Mrs.
W. A. Barber spent last week in
New York City on business.
Mrs. Robert Akin of Fontana
Dam spent a few days here last
week visiting relatives and friends.
Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Benton of
Cornelia, Ga., were week-end
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Ed
win Hyde and Mr. Hyde.
Fred Bates, Jr., student . at the
University of North Carolina, Chap
el Hill, was here last week with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Bates and sister, Shirley, for the
spring holidays.
Mrs. Ben H. Brown and daughter
Barbara, of Marble visited the
Harshaw Farms the first of the
week.
Jimmie Ferebee, University of
N. C. student, Chapel Hill, N. C.,
spent the spring holidays with his
father and aunt, P. B. Ferebee and
Mrs. Verna Tarkington.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray McDonald vis
ited Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Cornwell
last Sunday.
ZO KfiAKS AUU
Thursday, March 25, 1937
Mrs. Ruth Carringer and small
daughter, Mary Evelyn, are visit
ing relatives this week in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Lay spent
the week-eqd at Scottsboro, Ala.
Miss Marie Price and Miss
Celestine fTlce will spend the week
end in Maxeys, Georgia.
Mr. Jerry Davidson Jr., spent
several days In Raleigh this week.
Mr. Alden Coward of Sylva vis
ited friends here last week-end.
Robert Ctok, Maggie Bell Kissel
burg, Merle Davis, Annie Ruth
Watkins,' Duth Hickey and Ona Bee
Hickey students at WCTC are
spending the spring holidays at
their respective homes.
Miss Madge Stalcup spent Sat
urday afternoon with Mrs. Pres
ton Engle.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Crisp visit
ed their parents, MBr. and Mrs. W.
N. Crisp and Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Chastain last week.
Misses Ruth McNabb ,Ruth Hickey
and Messrs. Truman and Ersa Mc
Nabb of Cullowhee, visited home
folks over the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McNabb and
son of Belleview, attended preach
ing services here Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Elliott and
son Mark, returned home Sunday
after spending several days last
week in Atlanta.
Mrs. Tom Mauney, Miss Adella
Meroney, Miss Catherine Morrow
and Dick Mauney spent Saturday
in Chattanooga.
Mrs. Sam Akin, Misses Mary and
Mildred Akin passed through Mur
phy Saturday enroute to Chatta
nooga to spend the day.
Miss Ellen Cooper Axley and
Miss Elizabeth Parker students at
Greensboro College are expected
the latter part of the week to
spend the Spring holidays.
30 YEARS AGO
Friday March 25, 1927
Miss Loucine Wells, of the Can
ton High School faculty, accomp
anied by Miss Hawkins, Miss Bail
ey and Mr. and Mrs. Sherrill mo
tored to town and were the spend
the-day guests of Mrs. R. V.
Wells.
Miss Aline Richardson, who is a
student at U. T. at Knoxville,
spent the week-end at home. ?
Mrs. J. H. Hall motored to Ashe
ville last Week on business.
Mr. and Mrs. , Harry Fain and
children of Clinton, , Tenn., were
guests last week of Mr. and Mrs.
A. A. Fain.
Mrs. Henry Akin and son, Jack
Barton, will leave Sunday to join
Mr. Akin in Greensboro where they
Wjll reside.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elliott of
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Cash rtoelpU from farm market
ings in North Cira.ua durinp ??e
calendar ypar of 1956 amounted to
1890,283,000. At thu ievel the re
ceipts were well above those for
any other itate in the Southeast
and ranked 11th among all states
in the Union. This is the fourth con
secutive year in which North Car
olina cash farm receipts have in
creased. As compared with 1955,
total Tar Heel receipts were up a
bout one and a half percent. Re_
ceipts for crops were down slightly
over six million dollars, but these
were more than offset by receipts
from livestock products which
were up $20,860,000 or a little over
nine percent.
In the Southeast, South Carolina,
Georgia, and Alabama registered
decreases in total cash receipts
from those of the previous year.
Showing increases were Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, West Virgin
ia, North Carolina, Florida, Ken
tucky, Tennessee, and Mississippi.
Nationally, the receipts over the
previous year were up two and one
half percent.
Peachtree were spend-the-day
guests of relatives in town, Sunday.
Miss Hattie Axley was in Bobbins
ville the first of the week, in the
capacity of court stenographer.
Mr. Noah Abernaihy of Marble
was in town Monday.
Col. M. W. Bell attended court in
Robbinsville, first of the week.
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The jobs to be done in v the fruit,
vegetable and. flower garden are so
numerous that it is difficult to de
cide what to emphasize. Perhaps
some general suggestions of a
seasonal nature will be in order.
Spring flowering shrubs .should
be pruned after the season of
bloom. Only i^cessary pruning is
recommended. If evergreens, such
as ligustrums, need heavy pruning,
now is a good time to do it be
cause the plants are beginning ac
tice growth and will recover rath
er quickly. Be real careful with
the berry producing evergreens
such as holly. The berries are pro
duced on shoots that grew last
year so any heavy pruning out of
this one year growth will reduce
the berry crop for this fall and
winter. I have seen so many Pfit
zer juniper plants get completely
out of hand. A little judicious prun
ing each year, if needed, will pre
vent plants from outgrowing their
usefulness in the landscape plan.
Fertilize shrubs and trees. Apply
fertilizer to the lawn. Use about 20
pounds of an 8-8-8 mixture for each
1000 square feet of area. If this
treatment is followed with light top
dressings of quickly available ni
trogen, your lawn will be pretty and
greeo during the summer if rain
fall is sufficient. For a real nice
lawn.^you should be prepared to
irrigate. Nothing takes the place
of water tor growing plants.
StraV berries should be mulched.
The mulch will keep the berries
clean. You'll be glad you did. Dew
berry canes should be tied to stak
es without delay. Save 8 to 10
canes of red raspberry plants and
tie them loosely to a 5 foot stake.
Cut the canes off at the top of the
stake. Prune the side branches of
black raspberry plants back to a
bout 6 to 8 inches. Prune grapes.
They may bleod some, but don't
worry about this. Prune roses.
Get ready for insects and diseases.
You cai> purchase combination in
secticide and fungicide materials
for apple and peaches. Use accord
ing to instructions on the package.
The same is true for roses. As sug
gested last week, Malathion will
control most of the insects attack
ing ornamental plants. Watch for
insect activity, as this is the time
when they can be most effectively
controlled. '
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