The CHEROKEE .
1
SCOUT
and Clay County Progress
ESTABLISHED JULY. 1889
JACK OWENS Editor and
Publisher
Published every Thursday at Church Street, Murphy,
North C arol ina.
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Carolina.
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EDITORIAL
4 Modest Proposal...
A few weeks ago this column
presented the readers with the
problem of the Harshaw Chapel, the
oldest church building in the com
munity, ond the dangers it pre
sents in its present state. This
week we will offer a possible so
lution to the problem - it may not
satisfy everyone, but even dis
satisfaction is an expression of
interest, and only interested citi
zens can provide the solution.
Newcomers to this area o'e
quickly made aware of the contri
butions made by our forefathers
to the growth and development
of Western North Carolina.
We don't h ave a ' ' Ghost
Town" or ' ' Frontierland", how
ever, with which to stop passers
through long enough to acquaint
them with our past. Few tourists,
for example, knows that there is
strong evidence to indicate that
DeSoto passed through this area
on his way to -the Mississippi, or
that General Winfield Scott used
Fort Butler as his principal head
quarters during the removal of the
Cherokee Nation.
It vculd seem thot Murphy
has a rich and interesting history.
It would also seem that Mur
phy should take steps to preserve
that history for tourists, for new
comers, and most important, for
our children.
We suggest that Harshaw
Chapel be made a Cherokee
County Historical Museum. This
would require that the roof and the
steeple be renovated and rebuilt,
thereby preserving the outer ap
pearance of the building.
It would also require that the
interior be completely rebuilt to
house the museum exhibits ond
artifacts. It would require that
someone collect and identify the
exhibits. It would require the time
and money and interest of all
citizens*
IT WOULD REQUIRE THAT
WE, AS CITIZENS OF MURPHY,
STOP TALKING ABOUT OUR
PAST AND START DEMONSTRAT
ING A DESIRE TO PRESERVE
OUR HERITAGE.
It could be done -but will it?
Shoal Creek
By Beulah Slaughter
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hawkins
and family of Coltewah, Tenn.
spent the weekend with Mr.
and Mrs. Casteel Hawkins,
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Wm. Hayes of Knoxviile,
Tenn. was a Sunday visitor of
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Ray
Jones.
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl Elrod
and Mr. and Mrs. Royce Bur
nett were Sunday visitors of
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Slaughter.
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Rev. J. C. Swanson of
Turtletown , Tenn. filled the
vacant pulpit at Shoal Creek
Baptist Church on Sunday
morning . Mrs. Swanson and
children were with him and his
father J. C. Swanson, Sr., who
led the song service.
Morris Brown, Archer, 111.
came Friday to visit his
parents Mr. and Mrs. Burl
Brown. On Saturday he drove
them to Gastonia, N.C. Sunday
Robert Johnson and Mrs. Ger
trude Weaver of Gastonia were
visitors of the Brown's.
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Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Brown
spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Baker.
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MURPHY. ANDREWS. RAYESVIlLE, R08BINSVIUE, SYLVA
Anna Bruce Makes
Dean's List At
Carson - Newman
JEFFERSON CITY - Miss
Myrtle Anna Bruce of Murphy
has won a place on the deans
list for excellent scholastic
work during the spring se
mester at Carson-Newman
College.
To be on the honor list at
Carson-Newman, a student is
required to post a 2.5 ave
rage. A 3.0 mark is the top
mark that can be made.
Miss Bruce is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Robert D.
Bruce. She is a graduate of
Murphy High School.
FARM NOTES
by: James M. Stewart
County Extension Chairman
Tomato growers and home
gardeners from Cherokee
County who plan to success
fully produce tomatoes must
maintain a very strict pre
ventative spray program.
Early and late blight
organisms are now working on |
all tomato plants. Growers
must spray their tomatoes
every five days and after every
rain if they intend to control
tomato leaf diseases.
The chemical Manab which
is sold under the trade name
of Manzate and Di thane M-22,
will control both early and late
blight. These chemicals must
be applied to the entire leaf
surface of theelant. This can
be done either with a fine spray
or a thorough dusting.
Tomato disease organisms
such as early and late blight
are so small they cannot be
seen with the naked eye, and
before the damage can be
seen on the tomato leaf, the
organisms are there by the
millions. The tomato grower
should see that a good pre
ventative program is carried
out by the keeping the disease
controlled before it damages
the plant.
For additional information
on tomato disease control,
contact the County Extension
Office.
C. B. Newton of the Slow
Creek Community, in co
operation with die Agri
cultural Extension Service
will conduct a tobacco variety
demonstration. This demon
stration will consist of ten of
the top Burley tobacco
varieties. All of these
j varieties were planted at the
same time and will be grown
under similar growing con
ditions.
The varieties in this de
monstration are: Burley 21,
Burley 37, Kentucky 9, Ken
tucky 10, Kentucky 12, Ken
tucky 16, Kentucky 9 crossed
with Burley 21, Kentucky 10
crossed with Burley 21, Ken
tucky 12 crossed with Burley
21, and Kentucky 16 crossed
with Burley 21.
The purpose of the demon
stration will be to compare
tobacco varieties to determine
the yield, field appearance,
cured leaf qulaity and the
relative resistant varieties to
diseases.
Insects which are causing
livestock producers a major
problem now and need to be
controlled are the Hornfly and
Face Fly. These insects will
cause reduced milk production
with dairy cattle and reduce
gains with beef cattle.
The hornfly may be con
trolled on dairy and beef cattle
with a Methoxychlor dust using
1 tablespoon of 50^ wettable
powder per animal, or a
Malathion dust using 1 table
spoon of 6% dust per animal.
For beef and dry dairy
animals, these two materials
may be used as a spray. The
face fly which is now a major
problem, may be controlled
with DCVP (bait) or as a mist
spray which can be purchased
commercially.
A new product, Ciodrin
sprayed as a 2% oil solution
has given very excellent con
trol of the face fly. Beef cattle
producers and dairymen will
have to contact local farm
supply dealers and have than
order this material If it is not
in stock. This treatment will
also give excellent control of
hornflies. Care should be used
In following directions on die
label.
Anyone wishing additional
information on the hornfly or
face fly should contact the
County Extension office.
Cherokee Scout 4 Clay County
Progress, Thurs., June 11, 1904
4th I 5th
Graders Visit
Palmer Mesewai
MURPHY - The fourth and
fifth grade classes of Mr*.
L. W. Hendrlx's room of the
Murphy Elementary School,
visited Palmer s Museum In
Marble Tbeaday, May 26.
Arthur Palmer, who owns
and operates the Museum, has
gathered an Interesting
collection of over 350 kinds of
rocks from all over A merlca.
hundreds of Indian relics, and
a picture made of items taken
from the Peachtree Indian
Mounds after they were opened
by people from the Smith
sonian Institute. Mr. Palmer
has worked collecting these
articles for over thirty years.
Fourth graders making the
trip were Joe Bridges, Rheta
Bryson, Brenda and Junior
Hogsed, Danny Chastain,
Linda and L. C. Mann. Judy
Morrow, Ronald Queen,
Johnny Roberson, Jack Robin
son, Don Phillips, Rex Taylor,
and Terry Ware. Vickie
RoUnson was sick and did not
get to make the visit
Fifth graders who made the
trip were: Mary AnnBryant,
Charlene Carroll, Hazel
Carroll, Shirley Caylor,
Malinda Martin, Gall Queen,
Wanda Roberson, Leonard
Amos, Douglas and Mitchell
Chastain, WlllardDavis.Allen
Dockery, Wally Arrowood,
Keith Ledford. Charles May
berry, Albert Martin. Larry
Walls, Bobby Welch, and
James Young Rebecca
Ramsey was unable to go as
she was practicing with the
band for the commencement
exercises.
Those providing cars for
the trip were Mrs. Loy
Bridges, Mrs. Fred Welch,
Hoyt Ledford, Mrs. Bob Hen
drix, Lloyd Hendrix, and Mrs.
Marie Hendrix.
ASCS
News
By Bus Hyatt, jr.
The agricultural conservat
ion program has made a tre
mendous contribution to water
conservation in North Car
olina. A total of 23,004 farms
have constructed either live
I
stock or irrigation pondc
under this program.
These ponds have added ma
terially to the water storage
on farms throughout North
Carolina. They help control
runoff during periods of heavy
rains. This excess water is
stared and is made available
when needed for livestock or
for Irrigation, as a result of
this large number of farm
ponds in North Carolina, the
severe effects of drought have
been relieved to some degree.
Farm poods also have sane
vary beneficial fringe bane
fita. A large portion of the
poods constructed under tte
A CP have been stocked with
fish. Farmers and their neigh
bors have spent many boura (
In good wholesome recreation
trying to catch a "whopper"
out of these farm ponds.
Many of these poods are also
used aa a community recrea
tion area for both adult and
youth groups.
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Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, N. C.
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