M -.'a
In a few yean, an invitation to
Ike Casbah may evoke ao more
myftery than an offer of a Sunday
?trail in a park.
' ? ? k t I
The labyrinthine active quarter
of Algiers Is being demolished and
replaced with modern apartment
buildings, the National Geographic
Society says. However, bulldog
with special historical or areBTOc
tural interest will be presetted.
The district, immortalized in films
by the fictional Pepe le Moko,
teems with some W.OOQ residents.
Many of them will move to a new
housing project in the Climat de
f France, a valley west of the C as bah.
'?About 25,006 persons will remain in
Ntie renovated quarter.
The razing will be carried out
gradually over a period' of several
yean. In the meantime, romantic
visitors will be able to absorb at
mosphere ? mostly unromantic ?
in the tangle of dark, winding steps
and alleys that twist downhill from
tit*' old fortress which gave the
Ca&ah its name.
Once the principal nest of Bar
bar/ pirates, the fortress has been
converted Into a museum. There,
on April 30, 1827. the ruling Dty
Hussein supposedly struck the
French consul with his fly Whist,
setting off the French conquest of
Algeria and writing the end to Tur
kish rule.
The Casbah spreads in a wedge
from the fort at its tip. The narrow
passageways ware built for walk
ers, not vehicles. In some places,
three men cannot walk abreast.
There are many blind alleys.
T(ie cube -shaped, flat - roofed
houses lean toward each other,
leaving a thin strip of blue sky vis
ible above the alleys. Some of the
over t)angs touch, converting lanes
it to dark tnnnels. The doors are of
heavy, carved wood, studded with
nails. There are a few small, grated
windows. Passers-by cannot see in.
The district bustles with life. Men
drii^c mint tea in Moorish cafes;
aged wood merchants splinter their
wares witlj curved cleavers: open
air meat apd fruit stands clutter
the strtets; veiled women in long
while rotas pick their way deftly
through the . jumble.
Here and there are surprising
oases of calm. Three ancient fig
trees bepd quietly over tombs in
the Cemetery of the Princesses. At
the end of an alley rites an 18th
century Moorish palace, housing
the National Library and a collec
tion of richly bound, illuminated
Turkish and Arabian manuscripts
?< In the past, French police seldom
penetrated the Cos bah unless a
major crime occurred. Two years
ago, French authorities cordoned
<4 1 the district and searched for
terrorists believed hiding there. Al
though many suspects were arres
ted, it is likely many more were
missed. The Casbah has devious
hiding places, below as well as
above ground.
A casual visitor, however, should
have little diffictuly in finding his
way through the maze. All one has
to do is keep descending and even
tually emerge into the European
section of the city.
Church Women
Study Ancient
Churches
* C * I '
Application of the conditions of
the seven ancient churches of Asia
Minor, addressed in the Book of
Revelation, to Christian churches
today were made by Women of the
Church of Murphy Presbyterian
church in the May meeting Monday
night.
Each of those attending studied
a particular church and took part
in a survey of Revelation under the
direction of Mrs. Harvey Wilson
Jr. The study of the book ts to con
times at subsequent monthly meet
ings.
Presbyterian women are sending
Mrs. Harvey Kincaid as their dele
gate to the Interdenomination Chris
tian Conference of Appalachia Sy
'?od at Knoxville beginning June 8.
Mrs. Kincaid is a ealder in church
activities at Texana Baptist.
Mrs. R. M. White has been nam
ed to attend tthe Women's Training
School of the General Assembly of
the Church at Montreat, July 15-22,
it was reported at the meeting. Mrs.
Evelyn Sneed, president, presided.
to modernize your bathroom
the AMERicAN-J&attfford way!
** fi"Wt i kh for ? 'me ? ^
smt'jsi. ?' ?*?".'?- (m
Mf Siyies J * pfc? installation! N^>/
Com* in or call for FREE ?stimatel
Financed Through
NOLAN D. CREDIT COMPANY -
DEWEESE AND SON
PLUMBING AND HEATING
MURPHY, V C.
PHONE VE 7-2990
TYA Pays $148
Million
In Local Taxes
Taxes or payments in lieu of tax
es of about <14.8 million will be
paid to states, counties, and muni
cipalities by TVA and distributors
of TVA power during tlie fiscal
whicb ends on June 30.
This is an increase of a million
dillars over such payments in the
the previous fiscal year.
Payments this year by TVA to 7
states and 137 counties will be
S5.900.3yi and payments to states
and local governments by the mu
nicipal and cooperative distributors
(excluding the City of Memphis,
whose long-term contract with TVA
expired a year ago) are estimated
at $8.9 million.
Chairman Herbert D. Vogel and
Director A. R. Jones of the TVA
Board issued the fallowing state
ment iu connection with the an
l ouncement of the 1959 payment:
"We are gratified that the state
and local governments are sharing
In the fruits of TVA's dynamic pow
er system through increased tax
receipts as a result of the rising
residential, commercial, and in
dustrial power use.
' The combined distributor-TVA
payment of $14.8 million is double
the payment of only seven years
ago, and a million dollars above
evidences that the electricity users
of the region are bearing tlieir share
of taxes to these governments."
The TVA payments are $4,581,504
more than the minimum payments
required by the property tax re
placement provision of the TVA Act.
They are $628,484 more than they
were for the 1958 fiscal year and
$1,155,990 more than for the 1957
fiscal year.
Stale governments will receive
$4,795,052 Of the 1959 TV A pay
ments of $5,900,391; county govern
ments will receive $1,105,339. The
county payments represent the
amount equal to the average annual
ad valorem county and district
property taxes paid for the two tax
years immediately preceding ac
quisition on power property pur
chased and operated by TVA as
of the end of fiscal year 1958 and on
that portion of land acquired for
reservoir purposes and allocated or
estimated to be allocable to power.
Payments to 100 counties are the
same as tney were last yeor. Five
counties have small increases. Pay
ments to 32 counties are smaller as
they were last year. Five counties
have small increases. Payments to
32 counties are smaller this year but
the decrease mounts to as much as
$100 in only 4 counties. The pay
ment to Shelby County, Tennessee,
is rcduced by $6,101 as a result of
sale of power property to the City
of Memphis.
Sales of surplus reservoir land
by TVA account for the other coun
ty payment reductions; however,
land sold to private owners is sub
ject to assessment for property
tax purposes.
Rising TVA revenues from non
Federal customers account for the
over-all larger payment this year.
These state governments will re
ceive increased payments from
TVA this year over last year:
Alabama, up $113,718; Kentucky, up
$25,753; Mississippi, up $19,709;
North Carolina, up $7,444; Tennes
see, up $4Gfi.a3b, and Virginia, up
$2,549. Georgia's payment remains
substantially the same as last year.
Payments to state governments,
with the exception of Georgia, rep
resent 5 per cent of TVA's gross
power levenues apportioned to
each state, less the replacement of
former ad valorem (axes which are
paid directly to the counties. Be
cause Georgia's share of the per
centage payments is less than the
property tax minimum provided for
in the TVA Act, the payment to
Georgia is equivalent to former
We Have Very Reasonable Prices On
ALL TIRES
CHECK THESE BARGAINS
6.00 x 16 - 4Pty Gulf Cushion $11.95
6.70 x 15 - 4-Ply Gulf Cushion $12.95
7.10 x 15 - 4-Pfy Gulf Cushion $14.95
Plus Tax
AH Tires Guaranteed at
THOMPSON'S GULF SERVICE
IN EAST MURPHY
v i
We Gmmrmmtee FmH, Ell leietU Cmurtmmu Smmwtme
________
| TW mAQtC Of MACAKOONSI |
k The "magic" of macaroons lies in the fact that they call for
only two basic ingredients: flaked coconut and sweetened con
densed milk. And - they're EASY to make . . . wonderful to eat
. . . and are the perfect accompaniment for ice cream, puddings or
a mug of milk.
Try these delicious variations, starting with the basic recipe,
which, by the way, is excellent "as is". With chocolate: omit
almond extract and combine 1/3 cup cocoa with condensed milk
before mixing. With wonderful almonds: add 2 squares of un
sweetened chocolate, melted, and 1 cup chopped almonds. Increase
almond extract to 1 teaspoon. With peppermint: add 2/3 cup
crashed bard peppermint candies.
^ ? ? Coconut Nuggets )\
2-2/3 cups flaked coconut
j 1 cup sweetened condensed milk
\ 1/8 teaspoon salt
_ ' I 2 teaspoons vanilla
*"L 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
Combine all ingredients and mix well. Drop from teaspoon 1 inch
apart on greased baking sheet. Bake in moderate ovp- "ir>0?F.)
10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from ; sheet
at once. Makes about 3 dozen macaroons.
stale and minicipal property taxes
levied on the property acquired by
TVA and allocated to power pur
poses.
The state government of Ken
tucky, Mississippi. North Carolina,
and Tennessee redistribute a part
of TVA's payment amoug local
units of government. As for a num
ber of years past, TVA continues to
rank as the largest single taxpay
er to the State Government of
Tennessee, according to the State
Department of Revenue.
SUBSCRIBE TO THE
CHEROKEE SCOUT
k
Woman's Club
To Give
Benefit Party
The Murphy Woman's Club will
sponsor a benefit bridge on Fri
day, May 29. at 8 p.m. at the re
creation room of the Kpiscopal
Church.
Admission to the benefit will he
$1 per iierson and all proceeds go
wbevib entillhio ftl - autOGBPnioo
toward the clubs' project, a score
board for the Murphy High Schol
football field. Tickets may be ob
tained from a club member or at
tl]e door on Friday inght.
At the regular, monthly meeting
of the club on Thursday evening.
May 21. a report was m^de from
the project committee that $800 has
s far been raised toward the score
board.
iMr.s Paul Hill is club president.
r
11 (ire strikes your home, would
your policy be adequate to cov
er your loss at present day val
ues? Better look into this with,
out delay!
Kb Sine Ton
'$ policy will
met you Ion
Because of rising replacement costs,
many homes have outgrown their origi
nal life insurance coverage. Let us check
yours . . . without obligation.
IcrnZENS BANK and TRUST CO.
INSURANCE DEPARTMENT
VEmon 7-2141
Murphy Andrews
1
GARDEN TIME
By M. E. GARDNER
When the hpt summer weather
reaches your neighborhood, spring
greens will lose quality. There is
cne leafy vegetable that you ran
h; ve through tiie summer. If you
like spinach, plant seed of the New
Zealand variety. In Hit* mountains
leafy vegetables should still be a
vailable. Keep them side dressed I
vi.th nitrogen to promote rapid
growth and quality.
Petted amaryllis plants that have
finisTicrt blooming should be placed
outside in partial shade and kept
growing during the summer. Occas
ional light applications of complete
fertilizer will assist in storing food
reserves in the hulh. Sinking the
pot in the ground will help prevent
water loss, hut water if needed to
l.eep the plant growing. Do not dry
cut until time for frost.
Tl.U is to remind you about Jon
quils and similar bulbs. It is not
necessary to move or divide them
every year, but it is highly desir- !
able to do this every third year. I
They may be lifted, divided and re
planted at once, or they may be
carefully dried out and slored in a
cool place until fall. Do not lift I
litem until the leaves have begun
to turn yellow.
Now is a good" lime to plant dah
lias in the Raleigh area. Some pre
fer to plant earlier but the profus
ion and quality of bloom seem to
be better when planted in May.
You still have from two to three
weeks to do this in the mountains,
depending upon elevation. Be sure
to have one good bud on each root. I
There are many good varieties so
take your choice. Use the larger
flowered types for show in your
garden and the smaller types for
cutting and house arrangements.
Keep your vegetable and orna
mental plants free from weeds. A
good mulch will help control mois
ture. suit temperature and weeds.
Spray or dust as needed to control
insect and disease pests.
? ? ?
Tiny Maine Sardine Hailed As Health
Food As Well As Boost To Industry
The Maine sardine has come Into
its own. The fish is a healthful food,
am? industry uses it to produce
many tilings ranging from artificial
pearls to flour.
The Maine sardine actually is a
ihri-e- to five-inch Atlantic herring.
"Sardine" as a name applied to
several species of small fish that
have soft bones, a rich flavor, and
tan be preserved in oil.
The fisheries were cheered re
cently when Harvard University
scientists reported that fatty acids
in canned sardines apparetly de
crease the amount of cholesterol
in the blood, considered a factor in
heart failure. Meanwhile, scientists
at the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology have determined that
the sardine is a biologically com
plete protein food, with ail the es
sential amino acids. It is easily di
gested. Thus sardines may help
build strong muscles.
Industrially, sardines are prized
for their scales. A coating washed
from the silvery scales, called pearl
essence, turns glass beads into arti
ficial gems. To untrained eyes, a
$10 "sardine" necklace rivals the
luxurious luster of a $10,000 choker
that came from oysters.
Iridescent fingernail polish is now
made from guanine, a waste pro
duct found in the sardine's air blad
der. Sardines are also used to make
protein flour, cat food, and rust In
hibitors.
The Atlantic herring is strictly a
sea fish. Unlike the shad, alewife,
and some other members of the
herring family, it does not enter
fresh water. But it ranges the Ame
rican coast from Cape Hatteras
northward to Labrador and Green
land. and the European coast from
tlie Strait of Gibraltar to Norway.
In America incredibly large schools
swim north of Cape Cod. Maine is
the center of the sardine industry.
Sardine factories stand mostly on
points jutting out into the sea. Men
catch the fish, and their womenfolk
work in the canneries. Lubec, a
cinter of the Maine sardine indus
try, is the most easterly town and
past office In the United, Mn>
Visitors report there is ma rnmm
picturesque sight in New Batfaaf
than a Lubec sardine factory at tow
tide, standing on stilts and rw|H
in clouds of swirling gulto.
The cwnings and goings pf sar
dines are of vital import now IV
Maine since more than lOJOO'dMTO
Easters depend on the- tiwltiw '
Most years, the fish appear in huge ,
schools up and down the coast- At
times they play hooker, and the in
dustry comes to a standstill.
From seaplanes and boat*, fisher
men spot the schools by the irides
cent flash they create on the water
in moonlight. Some modern craft"
also hunt by sonar. Fi4h are encir
cled in a seine and held entrapped
until a carrier boat arrives from
the cannery. The carrier pumps -
the sardine into its hold with a
hoselike device.
Newly hatched herring measure
only a quarter-inch. They grow rap
idly and may reartl swftae-size at
the end of a year. Eventually, If
neither caught nor eaten, adults
reach a length of 18 inches. Numer
ous animals, including the cod, had
dock, halibut, squid and whale, prey
upon herring. They are consumed
fresh, salted or smoked by humans.
FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION: Should sweet potato
growers use a weed killer on their
crop
ANSWER: No. Not until further
research is conducted. Some off
flavors have been detected in sweet
potatoes traeted with weed killers.
QUESTION What happens to cot
ton allotments when they are re
leased for reapportionment and are
then not planted by other farmers?
ANSWER: The allotments are
lost to the county and to the state.
QUESTION: Wha is the 1959 sup
port rate on North Carolina grata
sorghums?
ANSWED: $1 64 per cwt. Ths I: ^
31 cents lesss than the 1958 rate. ??
OFFICIAL RULES
1? Just write your nam* and address on an official entry 11
blank. Bring or mail it to your Power Distributor's g
office. Enter as often as you like.
2. All winners will be determined by drawing*. Grand &
prize winner will be chosen from all entries. Winners *?
o! air conditioners will bo drawn from entries received
by individual Power Distributors. All entries must bo
in your Power Distributor's office not later than mid* t;
night, July 22.
3. Contest open to all customers of participating power %
distributors an? members of their families 18 years i?
of age or older except the follow ing and their families:
power distributor employees and advertisingMpeeeaat- [i
?tires; appliance distributors and dealers. Subject f
to all federal, state and local laws. g
HIRING THIS CONTEST ONLY
PMI-MO
CASH BONDS
Here's your chance to take a vacation from Ke?t.
Buy your room air conditioner before July 19 . . .
get a $10 cash installation bonus firom your Pow er
Distributor. Installation bonus oner applies to all
residential consumers of participating pom die
M
NOTHING TO BUY
Just visit any electric air concBttaiiag ?
dealer and ask for your entry blank
in the Tennessee Valley Public Power j
Association's "Let's Take a Vacation 1
Contest." Fill out the blank and
mail or bring it to your Power t
Distributor'* office. . J ?
That'* all! -s
Second priz* .. . FUT^fiW
Electric Air ConiitieMrt
As second prise, ssch partkipating ^
distributor 'will iivs spray a fraa slsctric rodk ' -
sir oonditionest One ?e>Uy bUftk w>?w> fc?
eligible to win.ths wmk kBf OR ? |
room sir coretitinniv
SO COM ON. .. hf, td. .
? ' ?. .'??
MURPHY
; .
>?< v'
lv
.. - ?