A TRIP TO PALEsffNE
By R-v. Howard P. Powell .x-H-X-X'
The drive from Damascus. Syria
t Baalbek. Syria, was anions the
mo : beautiful of the trip. The drive
took us through ^'>me ? f the beauti
ful plains of Syria, and in the dis
tance we could ?ee Mount llermon
with i*> >rj"W and al-o the Lebanon
M A number I saered
I ? I : i ? - ? - are said to lie along this
route. b-.;t there is little foundation
for the claims of many of them.
Among this number we are told that
the ton;- of Noah may be seen.
At <? iii>ta:^ e fr :n Baalbek
one set s the columns of the Temple
of Jupiter standing out boldly from
the quarries. The little city of Baal
bek has a population of approximate
ly ">200, with Chn.-tains and Moslems
about evenly divided. It has been
difficult to determine the origin of
Baalbek, though, from the name, it j
is i-educcd that the inhabitants of
tin Bjka a. or i oeiesyria,, maliish
ed here their chief center for the
worship of Baal; Egyptian and Assy
rian inscriptions call the place
Ba'albeki. It is impossible to iden
tify th, s it t- with any Biblical place
with any iIhitpo of certainty. "Aft
er traveling up and down and across
tha* whole region for twenty-five
ye;:rs." ay- Dr. Thompson. "and
? ;<iyirg ev-.-ry ancient site in it. I
find no other (iaal-Gad. and ask for
noi;''." I. oral tradition chooses to
consider Its founder as Cain, who \
erei-ted its fortifications as a pro- ;
t ? tin against the vengance which
he feared might follow his murder,
of Abel. He i said to have peopled
i? with giants, who perished in the;
1 '< luge.
The ruins of Baalbek were com
parable to the Acropolis at Athens.
Greece. W,. were directed by the
son of Dr. Michcel M. Alouf. who is J
the Curator of the ruins of Baalbek.!
The evening following our visit to ?
th' ruins we formed a class for a !
lecture bv Dr. Alouf himself. This;
LEGAL MATTERS
TRUSTEF/S SALE
I'nder and ? :? virtue - f tho power
of sale contained in a certain deed
of trust executed t?> the undersigned
trustee by Cephas White and wife,
I*T1 !;i White, date.i January 21st.
102-1. and rec-rded in the office of
Register of deeds for Cherokee Conn
ty North Carolina, i n Hook No. 7 1.
pa^i- and default having Keen
made in the payment of the indebt
edness secured by said deed of trust.!
and ihe holder of the notes thereby
secured having made demand upon'
the undersigned trustee that he exe
cute said tru<t and sell said property
hereinafter described as provided in
said deed of trust, to sati.-fy said in
debtedness. therefore, the undesign
ed truster, will, on Monday. July 27.
I'.!''! at the court house door in Mur
phy. Cherokee County, North Caro
lina, >? 11 to the highe-t bidder for
cash, at ten o'clock A. M. (Central,
Standard Time) the following de
scribed real estate:
A certain tract of land lyin?r and
being in Cherokee County. N. C.,
and described as follows: In Mur- i
phy Township (District No. 5) on'
the waters of Hates Creek. BEGIN
NING on a stake on the east bank
of Bates Creek in the line of old
survey, and runs west 6Vi poles to
a stake, corner of same; then with
original line between Patton and
Ashe, north 3 1 j east 38 poles to a
stake; then S. <34 E. 20% poles to i
a willow on the east bank of Bates'
Creek; then down said creek with its
meanders about 29 poles to the be
ginning, containing 2 M acres, more ;
or less.
This the 24th dav of June, 1031.
L. E. BAYLESS,
(47-4t-foc) Trustee. \
LAKE CARROLL
Notice To The Public
.
Lake Carroll is now open for fi?h- |
in^. Charges per day for one person ?
$1.00. Bag limit 10 Bass 9 inches j
and up. 20 Brim any size. Good
camps. No fishing license required.
HERBERT & CURTIS
J(ILLS RATS |
and mice? --that's RAT-SNAP, the j
old reliable rodent destroyer. Comes
in cakes ? no mixing with other
food. Your money back if it fails.
35c size - 1 cake - - enough for
Pantry , Kitchen or Cellar.
65c ii>e - 2 cakes - for Chicken
House, coops, Or small buildings.
$1.25 size - 5 cakes - enough for
all farm and out - buildings, storage
building*, or factory buildings.
Sold and guaranteed by
R. S. Parker, Druggist, Murphy, N. C.
lecture brought t- our minds some !
of the facts about the ancient place j
of worship. Dr. Alouf told us that j
Baalbek - ruins rank anion? the I
mojlt wonderful architectural crea- |
tions of the genius of mankind. He 1
says. "Not only the archaeologists. !
but numerous tourists, who sur- '
mount he many difficulties of trav
eling in this country, unite in declar
ing Ti.e ? ruins a masterpiece of
Greek architecture."
When one looks upon these ruin
standing as a testimony to the faith
of the people in their nods of the
first and second centuries, he cannot
be content with the evident lack of
faith in and for the Christ of the
? nipty ?omb. Until this day it ro
, mains a mystery as to the construc
tion of these temples. With all the
modern equipment for construction
it would be impossible to get such
huge stones together and raised to
such positions as these occupy today
after .'.early two thousand years
standing. All this adds weight to
the faith these people had in their
irods. The largest of these stones
was never moved from the quarries.
the r?nsnn uro lonrn.
It would tax the skill of an Ameri
can engineer in this modern day to
plan a ystem of transportation for
this stone t ? the Acropolis.
While we were in Baalbek, which
was from noon on Thursday until
Friday noon, we were guests at the
Palmyra Hotel, which is owned and
operated by the sons of Dr. Michel
M. Alouf. From the lobby of the
hotel we could se<? the ruins of the
Temple of Jupiter, and farther on
the snow of th<, Lel-a non Mountains.
This hotei was comfortable and hom?. i
like. Th? beds were provided with '
mosquito netting so constructed with j
a cord as to provide instant protec- ,
tion from the insects. However thi-?
carried us back to our babyhood
days.
In the late afternoon the writer
wa visiting with Mr. Moussa Alouf
on the roof garden <>f the hotel when
a young man passed along the street ,
below. Mr. Alouf greeted him as ,
h,. pau>t d. Afterwards he explain- |
<-.j the meaning of his name in Kng- 1
li-h. We found that in Syria, many
people were known by the name
which ?\pr? --ed their particular dis
position. This young man had the
happy distinction of heintr a person'
po-<e--ing unusual tri f t - of cheer and
intelligence. One could >ee that he
wa- properly named.
Returning from our vi- t ? tl.e
ruins we wer,. met on the street by,
one of the business men of the little
city who insisted 'hat we \i-it in his'
i me. W,. accepted his invitation
and had the privilege of going ;
through his home, which was one of 1
comfort and beauty. His wife and
daughters served refreshments, aft
er which they < \er. ised their keen
ability in offering for sale their in
teresting collection of wares.
We are now leaving Baalbek for
Beyrouth, Syria.
(To he continued)
ANDREWS LOCALS
Mayor I). S. Kus.-ell and Mrs. D.
S. Russell, Mrs. Chelcy Tatham and
daughter, Mrs. Virginia Shoots, spent !
several days the latter part of the |
past week in Knoxville. Tenn.. visit- j
ing Mr. and Mrs. Russell's daugh
ter, Mrs. C. S. Johnson.
Messrs. E. A. Wood and D. H.
Tillitt were in Franklin on last
Thursday on business.
Mr. J. W. Walker made a busi
ness trip to Dillsboro on last Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. B. Chandlor and Mrs. W.
F. Turner were visitors in Murphy
on last Friday.
Mr. 'arid Mrs. Clyde H. Jarrett
and daughter and son. Sarah Evelyn
and Clyde Jr., spent the week-end as
the guests of Mr. Jarrett's parents
at Dillsboro, N. C.
At a recent meeting of the board
of trustees of Andrews School Dis
trict, Mrs. ^G. K. Hoblitzell, ftfrs*.
Giles W. Cover, Mrs. R. A. Dewar,
Mrs. James Knight and Mrs. D. H.
Tillitt were appointed a committee
to have charge of the grounds of the
Andrews school
Mr. B. L. Padgett made & business
trip to Asheville on Thursday of the
past week. He took with him Mrs.
Lucy "Wakefield "who has gone to
make her home in Asheville.
Ml. Amos Ay era, of Sue Falls,
South Dakota, spent several days
in Andrews the past week. Mr. Ay
ers is with the International Rotary
Club and was visiting the Andrews
Club.
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Heame and
I daughter, Jane, of Louisville, Ky.,
:are visiting in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. D. H. Tillitt. Mr. Heame s
an uncle of Mrs. Tillitt and t> e
brother of Mrs. Tillitt's mother who
makes her home in Andrews.
Mr. H. M. Whitaker and W. W.
Ashe have been spending several
| day- in Murphy in connection with
| their opening a furniture store there.
I Mr. K. A. Wood was a business'
visit- r in A>r cville n Friday of the
j past weok.
i
Mr. -Tames Kn-irht spent the Pasl
(week 1 !i Ashev:i'? ? n business for the
State Highway Commission.
' Mrs. P. Wit-. over. of Asheville,
N. < .. is visitii u i: the home of her
brother, Mr. J. A. Morgan.
Mrs II. A. Dev/ar. who has spent
overal weeks in Washington, D. C.. '
visiting her daughter. Miss Alice
Dewar. returned t" her home in An
drews on last Saturpaay.
Mayor I?. S. Russell was in Rob
binsville. X. < .. on Tuesday of this
[week participating in a celebration
of the opening ?f the road from
Knoxville, Tenn.. through Robbins*
Mr. and Mrs. (>. P. Robinson and
family are -ponding several days in
Georgia visiting relatives and friends
Messrs. R. F. Williamson and
Howard Moody were business visi
tors in Andrews on last Saturday.
. ? o
Junior Club Donates
To Needy Families
Provisions f'-r eight families un- '
dor ti?e direction of County Agent
II. W. Gray, was nated by the
Junior Woman's Club. The dona
tions consisted of Lard, flour, meat ,
and coffee for one family; clothing!
and substantial food for six weeks
for a woman with pellegra; clothing :
and other necessities for a needy!
mother, and food for two colored j
women.
Any one knowing of needy cases!
art. requested to cull them to the at- 1
tcntion of the officers of the Junior
Club so that steps may be taken to]
relieve them. 'Hi,. Club has .-pent]
SlO.Oll on provisions for the neodv,
and the treasurer reports that they i
have some money yet left in the
charity fund.
Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Clarke and
daughter. Miss Marian Clark, of
Copperhill. were registered at the
Dickey H< tel last week.
OAK PARK
The topic of the day in this com
munity is harvesting small grain.
Mrs. Luther Thompson visited
Mrs. E. E. Thompson. Saturday.
Mr. John Beaver spent Saturday
night with his uncle, D. C. Stiles.
We regret very much to learn of
the serious illness of Mr. Lum Stiles
of Postell.
Mr. Virgil Allen <>f Suit pas*sed
through our section last week with a
load <-f baled poke salad on his way
to Ducktown. Mr Allen says this is
a new industry "baling poke" and is
very likely one at home. We hope
him muc'n success in his new venture.
Mr. Clifton Henry has Keen on
sick list for a while but is swiftlj
Mr. E. E. Thompson made i bj
ness trip to Murphy Saturday.
Lloyd Thompson was a visitor i
nnr section Seturdav.
RATS DIE
so do mice, once they >-_at RAT-SN^I?
And they leave no odor behind. ~
take our word for it ? try a
agc. Cat* and dogs won't touch
Rats pais up all food to get RAT*
SNAP. Three ?ires.
35c ?ize - 1 cake - . , . i
Pantry , Kitchen or Cellar. ? H
65c size - 2 cake. - for Chi L
H01U.,2^C00P*' V T" bu,,d>"?i I
Sl.25.ua 5 eke, . e J , L
?II farm and out - building.,
buildings, or factory building,.
Sold and guaranteed by
R. S. Parker, Druggist, Murphy, N.
FOURTH OF JULY EXCURSIONS
via
SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM
THURSDAY, JULY 2ND
Chattanooga, Birmingham
Savannah, Brunswick, Florida
Points and Havanna
FRIDAY, JULY 3RD
Washington, Richmond, Norfolk,
| Old Point Comfort and Virginia
i Beach
For detailed information,
ASK TICKET AGENTS, or write
J. H. WOOD
Division Passenger Agent
Asheville, N. C.
MONEY
RAISING
STARTS
Friday July 3rd
AND ENDS SATURDAY, JULY 11TH
BIG LOT OF DISTRESS MERCHANDISE HAS |
BEEN CONSIGNED TO US TO TURN INTO
CASH, AND INCLUDES
Towels, Shirts, Enamelware, Aluminumware, Chinaware
, Stockings, Socks, Toilet Articles, Notions, Bloomers,
Beads, Combs, Brushes, Mirrors, Men's Ties, Garters,
Ladies Rings, Dolls, Toys, Soap and Face Powder ?
ALL AT THE BEST PRICES IN THE HISTORY
OF OUR STORE HERE
WATCH NEXT WEEKS PAPER FOR FURTHER
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND PRICES
HEADQUARTERS FOR 4TH OF JULY GOODS
INCLUDING BUNTING, AUTO FLAG SETS, AND
FLAGS RANGING IN PRICE FOR lc TO 75c EACH
A&B 10c & 25c Stores
MURPHY, N. C.