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Pu dished every Thursday at Murphy. N. C.
ADOIC MAE COOKE Editor and Owner
ROY A. COOK Production Manager
MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cherokee and surrounding counties
$2 00 Six Months $100
Four Months 75c
Outside above territory:
$2 50 Six months $1 25
Entered in the Post Office at Murphy,
North Carolina, as second class matter
under the Act of March 3. 1879
One Year
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Nonh Carolina ? ??.
ESS ASSOC IAIIQN
Vital Objectives
In connection with the spring campaign and
concert tour of the state the North Carolina
Symphony Society has listed several of the vital
objectives o fthe Symphony as follows:
1 . To inspire tile leve of tine music in all of
the people.
2. To prepare the children for creative and
appreciative listening.
3. To maintain a Symphony Orchestra that
will be a source of pride and joy to the people of
our community, state, and nation.
4. To make the programs of the Orchestra
in Cherokee county annual events that we may
plan for and look forward to.
5. To open up a professional artistic career
for musicians, including returning service men
and women, who demonstrate outstanding tal
ent and abilit\ in the performance of orchestra!
music.
6. To advertise North Carolina as a state)
with a vision of excellence in its quest for the
good, refined, and permanent things of life.
Every citizen of Cherokee can do his part in
this great program by becoming a member ofj
the North Carolina Symphony Society. Mem
berships are available for $2. $5, and up. Ycur
membership subscription will admit you to all
adult concerts given by the Orchestra during the
concert season, provided they are sponsored by
the Society, or one of its cooperating organiza
tions.
You can get your membership from the
county chairman in Murphy nr by sending it in
to the North Carolina Symphony Society. Box
Mil. Chapel Hill. N. C. In any event, it will be ;
earmarked toward our local membership goal.
Our State Orchestra has already achieved
national recognition, and if we attain our local
membership goal, the Orchestra will give a spec- j
ial, free program for the school children of
Cherokee county. Seme talented children, who j
successfully pass auditions, are chosen annually
to appear as soloists with the Orchestra in its ?
children s programs.
The cause of the Symphony Orchestra is the
cause of great music itself. It shculd elevate,
uplift, and ennoble people.
World-Wide j
The United Nations as an organization for
world peace is now in its second year. Another
great force in the areas of international friend
ship and good-will is the Boy Scout Movement.
The Boy Scout Organizations of the wo rid.
now number 5 I nations with a membership of
4.413,139 boys and leaders, have worked to
gether in international harmony since 1920. It
has been a definite force for combining patriot- .
ism and love of country, at the same time with
friendliness for other lands and other peoples.
Boy Scout Week. Feb. 7 to 13. marks 37
years of Scouting in the United States. Its
theme "Scouts of the World-Building for To
morrow is additional evidence cf the growing
appreciation of the "U. N." idea.
Incident to the first World Scout Jamboree
which saw 1 8,000 Scouts from all over the
world camp together in London in 1 920, there
was held the first International Scout Confer
ence, a gathering of representatives from many
Scout organizations to promote Scouting on an
international basis.
At this great Jamboree the late Lord Robert
Baden-Powell was acclaimed "Chief Scout of
the World. It was then agreed to hold World
Scout Jamborees every four years and every
two years a meeting of the International Scout
Conference with six representatives from each
nation affiliated by the International Scout Bu
reau. The bureau has been maintained in
London since 1 920 with funds contributed by
individuals and quotas paid by Scout Associa
tions of the 5 1 nations.
Nine member* ;?aj;m the International Seoul
1 OUR DEMOCRACY byM.t
Our Democracy encoura<je? and rewards uition and zeal
qualities that make for true greatness.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN possessed those qualities.
FROM THE BEGINNING HE MAPE THE MOST Of THEM
AQAINST 0 HE AT OBSTACLES.
t Wi i 'iH ' 1 MM T I > TITTI'i i>1riTHi 1 1 . ii 1 i ' ii 1/ ?
HIS LIFE EXPRESSES rOR ALL OF US THE IDEALISM
OF OUR DEMOCRACY? EXEMPLIFIES THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR INDIVIDUAL PROGRESS AN O
ACCOMPLISHMENT OPEN TO ALL AMERICANS.
Committee, which passes upon problems be
tween international conferences. At its first
post-war meeting in London in Nov. I 945, King
George VI welcomed the Committee to Buck
ingham Palace and showed great interest in its
work.
Our County
FARM and HOME AGENTS
Things To l)o This Month
Commercial fertilizers, especial- .
ly those high in nitrogen, will be
hard to purchase this year. In
crder to avoid confusion and de
lay figure your fertilizer require
ments now. Check with dealer to'
make sure those you need will be
available Current fertilizer recom
mendation for various crops are: i
Corn, pounds per acre 300-500 ?
analysis. 6-8-6 or 4-8-8; small
j am. 200-400- -3-12-6 or 4-12-4;
.soybeans. 200-300 0-12-12 or 0-14
7. ladino clover. 200-400?0-12-12:
irish potatoes. 850-1200 ? 6-8-0 or
5-7-5.
Top-dress small grain with 100
to 200 pounds of Nitrate of Soda j
or 50 to 100 pounds of Ammonium
Nitrate per acre in late February or
i?;rly March.
Sidc-dress corn with 200 to 400
pounds of Nitrate of Soda or 100 to i
LOO pounds of Ammonium Nitrate !
per acre when about knee high.
Fertilize fruit trees with one to'
ten pounds of 6-8-6 or 5-7-5 fer- j
tilizer. Spread under the branches
and scratch in
If the garden hasn't been plow
ed. give it a good application of
manure and plow as the weather
permits. Harrow the ground so ;
that a firm seed bed i> formed.
Ladino Clover should be seeded
next month Make sure the land
has received an application of
lime and phosphate and that seed
v ill be available wht-n it is needed.
Cattle grubs. cir warbles, take a
.i\ v toll in losses in meal, milk
".<! leather. If bumps or eysts
noticed on the backs of cattle,
the animal should be dusted with
two and one-half per cent ro
I t< none powder. Hub the powder
! Hub the powder throughly into the
hair along the back with a stiff
I rush. Treat as soon as the bumps
j appear; again about three weeks
| later, and a third time about one
' month later. Effective treatment
jthis year wil prevent heavy infes
tation next year.
!
SON DIES
I A son was born to Mr. and Mrs
| Felix Blackwell on Wednesday
January 29. and died at one o'clock
on Thursday. The burial was at
4 o'clock on Thursday afternoon at
Notley cemetery with the Rev Mrs
Frank Sudderth officiating
l
' I The United States has success
, I fully repelled eight invasions ol
] the dread hoof-and-mouth disease
i one of the world's most contagious
: and devastating livestock maladies
Real Estate
Transfers
C A. Davis and wife, Cordie
ha vis. to Charlie F Bales and wife.
r,( vsie Bales, property in Chero
kee county.
Claude S Kinsland of Buncombe
county. to Lizzie Phillips Coward,
property in Yalleytown township.
Warren Pace. Wayne Pace and
wife. Lena Pace, and Boyd Pace
j.nd wife. Georgia Lee Pace of
Farmville. Pr I'd ward county. Va .
It') Hoy Pace and wife. Mary Pace,
parcel of land in Cherokee county.
T M. Jenkins. Oliver Garland
nd wife. Ruth Garland of Graham
county, to A M. Howell of Chero
kee county, part of W. F. and L. E
Mauney lands in Cherokee county.
M. 1) Gaddis of Polk county.
Tcnn . to Harold B. Satterfield of
Union county. Ga., timberland in
Hot House township.
Eliza Townson. Quentin Town
son. Ruby Townson Stiles and hus
band. Calvin Stiles, and C. H
Townson and wife. Frances Town
sen .1 C. Townson. Jr . and wife,
.lean Mauney Townson. to B. M
Luther, lands in Vallcytown town
ship.
Lay and Company. Inc., to Grace
\ Parker and Walter Coleman and
wife. Annice Dyer Coleman, lots
in town of Murphy.
Lay and Company. Inc.. to Wal
ter Coleman and wife. Annice
Dyer Coleman, lot in Murphy
Manervy B. Cro to John C
Crowe and wife. Florence Crowe
land in Beaverdam township.
Sol Schulman and wife. Lillian
I 7. Schulman to I. J. Londner. un
I divided one half interest in lot or
Tennessee street in town of Mur
phy.
Robert D Piercy and wife. Dolli<
I Piercy. to Howard J. Gregory anc
J wife. Nicha Gregory, property it
. Andrews.
Wade Anderson and Myrtle An
derson to Ola Price and Julia Ric<
and Edith Rice, property in Chero
kee county
Ralph and Myrtle Morrow. t<
Julia and Edith Rice and Mrs Ol;
i Price, lands in Cherokee county.
, I Howard J Gregory and wife
: ? Nicha Gregory, to Robert D Pierc;
[ | and wife. Dollie Piercy. property ii
I I town of Andrews.
Edgar Oliver and wife. Vaudii
Oliver, to J. F Chastain and G F
Chastain. property in Murph;
. township
f Fred Dewcese and wife. Elaim
Deweese. to James H. Palmer. Jr
i and wife Nellie Chaney Palmei
i, lots in town of Murphy.
A. M. Wiley and wife. Lou j
Wiley, to Clarence Sudderth and
wife. Pauline Sudderth, property
in Cherokee county.
Mrs. Donald Wilson to William
A. Eubank, property in Cherokee j
county, adjoining property of F.
W. Swan.
W B. Dockery and wife, Tommie
Dockery, to Harold D Hemp of i
Polk county. Tenn., property in '
Shoal Creek township.
Onie McLean and husband, Bas- I
combe McLean, to Claude McLean,
property in Topton.
G. A. Hembree and wife, Eva
Hembree. to Jason C. Hogsed and
wife. Bertha Hogsed. property in
Murphy township.
Claude Garrett and Artie Gar
rett to Mrs. Lillic Burns Wiggins,
property in Valleytown township
Mrs. Lillie Burns Wiggins to
Harold Coffey and Mary Louise
Coffey, property in Valleytown
township.
J T. Postell to Sherman Postell.
land in Cherokee county.
CI R. Grogan and wife. Anna
Grogan. to S. J. O'Dell, property in
Murphy township
Wesley Brady t<? S .1 O'Dell. un
divided one fifth interest in land
in Cherokee county on Hanging
I -log Creek.
B. M. Luther and wife. Hazel
Luther, to Eliza Townson, property
in Valleytown township
George Stuart and wife. Eva Lou
Stuart, to .1 N. Bell and wife. Es
telle Bell, property in Hot House
! township.
?I E. Henson and wife. Florence
Ilenson, to Fletcher Coleman and
wife. Irene Coleman, property in
Cherokee county.
S B Stiles and wife. Olvie Stiles
to J. B. Roberson. property in
Shoal Creek township.
A. T. Rowland and wife. Ollie
\ Rowland, to Etta Forrester, land
in Cherokee county.
William B. Ilartsfield and wife.
Pearl Ilartsfield. to Robert M
Hannah and wife. Mae Hannah,
property in Valleytown township.
George F. Hughes and wife. Hat
tie Belle Hughes, to Jesse W
Adams and wife. Carrie Bell
Adams, property in Andrews.
W. R. Evans and wife, Fancy
Evans, to Bergan G. Moore and
wife. Ethel Moore, property in
Cherokee county.
Arvil Ledford and wite, Lubelle
Ledford, to B. B Mason, property
in Shoal Creek township.
Tom Palmer and wife. Edna
Palmer, to Hubert L. Hinton and
vife. Gladys Hinton. lot in Mur
phy
C C. Mull to Luther Decker,
property in Hothouse township.
A B. Hampton to F T. Hampton.
br.d in Cherokee county adjoining
property of C. D Hampton, F. T
Hampton. W IV Johnson and Mrs.
T. W. Dyer.
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Legislative ....
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Department of Conservation and
Development seems to be resolute
ly ? and thus far, successfully ?
set against it. As for the legisla
tive fight, more than a majority of
House members and less than a
majority of Senate members sign
id the bill, and it may be supposed
that the sponsors got as many sign
ers as they eould. Which may mean
that the fight may boil down to a
contest between the two houses, as
was the case with the supplemental
pay bill, and that a compromise
will have to be worked out.
Hills pertaining to schools and
school teachers were much in evi
dence during the past week. The
House and Senate received on the
same day separate versions of a
ing Fundschool building equaliza
tion fund. MB 118 would set a
side $11,000,000 from the General
Fund as a "Special Building Fund"
to be allocated to the various coun
ties as grants- in aid for school
plant construction and improve
ment. the amount of the grants to
( i be determined principally on the
1 basis of the value of property local
x ; lv assessed per child on average
i daily membership in the schools.
I SB 55 would set up an initial fund
J of S10. 000.000. which would be in
i I creased by SI 5.000.000 out of anv
, ' General Fund surplus of the next
bicnnium. to be distributed to the
. various counties for school plant
, improvement on the basis of need
. as determined by a number of
factors Of the amounts to be ap
^ propriated. the House bill would
j permit $1,000,000 and the Senate
bill $1,500,000 to be used for school
i bus acquisition. HB 163 would
y : provide that school bus drivers
i must be at least 21 years of age.
' while HB 164, introduced by the
e same representatives at the same
. time, would limit the salary of
y school bus drivers to $60 per
month. HB 137 would permit the
p enrollment of children who were 6
? years old on or before January 1
next preceding the opening of
school. HB 155 would prohibit
carnivals and other shows from
using school grounds (but not
buildings). And finally came HB
194 embodying the "South Pied
mont Plan" for teachers' pay:
ranging from $1560 to $3000 per
year <9 months) for holders of "A"
certificates, and from $2000 to
$3600 per year for holders of
"Graduate" certificates.
Among other bills introduced
during the week. SB 59 would sub
stantially increase the punishment
for drunken driving <a second con
\ icit ion would bring a mandatory
minimum punishment of 90 days
imprisonment and $200 fine>; HB 1
126 would rather extensively over
haul the law relative to truckers;
HB 132 would exempt sales of farm
machinery from the sales tax; SB
67 would require the confinement
of dogs during the months of
April. May and June' the breeding
season of rabbits, quail and other
wild game), and authorize game
wardens to seize dogs running at
large during those months and to
destroy those not claimed within
10 days; HB 185 would set up a
joint legislative committee to study
the barber law and to inquire into
tht' activities of the Board of Bar
ber Examiners; HB 192 would
authorize the Department of Con
servation and Development to rend
(i scientific forestry service (for
a fee) to forest land owners and to
pive free forestry advice; and HR
184 would ask Congress to do right
l?y our Cherokee Indians.
To round out a rather full legis
lative week. 1IB 5 was ratified on
Thursday, so that towns of less
than 20.000 population may now
install parking meters, and HB 148.
introduced on Wednesday, would
make of the second Wednesday in
August of each year a new holiday
which would be known as "State
Farmers Day."
Cherokee County
HB 151 ? Introduced by West,
January 29. "To fix the fees of
jurors in Cherokee County."
'Would fix fees for all jurors ex
cept special veniremen and tales
jurors as follows: $ 50 per day plus
5c per mile for travel from home
to county seat and return.) To
Salaries and Fees. January 31, re
ported favorably by House com
mittee. February 1, passed three |
readings in the House.
HB 152 ? Introduced by West, i
January 29. "To provide that cer
tain officers of the town of An
drews need not be qualified voters
therein." ? Would exempt all of
ficials and employees except the
mayor and aldermen of Andrews
from requirement of G. S. 160-25
that they be qualified voters of the
town.) To Counties, Cities and
Towns. January 31, reported fav
orably by House committee. Feb
ruary 1, passed three readings in
the House.
Upper Wolf Creek
Kenneth Cook who recently un
derwent an operation for appendi
citis at the T C hospital is able
to be out again.
Glenn Cook, Kenneth Cook, Jun
ior Ledford, Marvin Cook and
Guinn Hancock went to Marietta,
Ga . Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Dockery
of Murphy spent the week-end
with the latter's parents, Mr and
Mrs. W. A Bandy.
Several students from here ar?
attending school at Copperhill and
McCaysville.
A. Q. Ketner. Lemuel Goode and
Mack Patton attended a farm
agents' conference in Asheville
Monday.
Potato acreage goals for 1947
have been revised downward by the
U. S Department of Agriculture,
reseulting in a reduction of 152.280
acres.
February 2-8 has been designat
ed as National Garden Planning
Week by Secretary of Agriculture.
Clinton P. Anderson.
TO DUST
This is but a simple field ... so
long and hot and wide
Where shamelessly I shed the tears
I do not try to hide.
This bit of ground is hallowed now,
some friends of mine are there.
They sleep the sleep they earned so
well ? they'll wake without
a care.
My friends they were, and will re
main. and yours they should
be too.
For men like these are worth so
much who give their lives for
you.
So earnestly I beg of you. retain
this single thought.
This pile of dust was once a man
and must not be forgot.
? Donald K. McLeod.
This was taken from the Stars
and Stripes by Zeb W. Chastain
while in the European Theatre.
"scout s of the wbsto
BUILDING -FOR T O M O R P. O W
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?February
7-13, 1947
BOY SCOUT WEEK
Nearly 2.000.000 Cub Scout*. Boy Scouts and Senior Scouts will
observe the 37th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America during
Boy Scout Week, Feb. 7th to 13th. Through their World Friendship
Fund of voluntary Rifts the Boy Scouts of America have given $1H.
164.36 to help Boy Scouts overseas rebuild their organisations.
During the first year of their "Shirts-Off-Our-Backs" project more
than 400 cases ? or twenty tons? of Scout Uniforms and equip
ment collected from Scouts were contributed to Scouts in 13
nations. Scouting has always been an active force In promoting
better understanding and matual goodwill among the nations. Ab**?
is the official poster marking the event.