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ttty? (Ehmikrp Puolished every Thursday at Murphy. N. C. SUBSCRlPriON RATES Cherokee and surrounding counties One Year $2.00 Six Months 11.25 Outside above territory: One Year $2.50 Six Months $1.50 ADD1E MAE COOKE Editor and Owner ROY A. COOK Production Manager MRS. C. W SAVAGE Associate Editor /wis^ask i Entered in the Post Office at Murphy. North Carolina ^ ^ ^ , r tss association - j North Carolina, as second class matter \? under the Act of March 3, 1879. \J MEDITATION "The 'all things' do not always come simply for the ask ing, for the reason that God is ever seeking to teach us the way of faith, and in our training in the faith life there must be room for the trial of faith, the discipline of faith, the pati ence of faith, the courage of faith, and often many stages are passed before we really realize what is the end of faith, name ly. the victory of faith." FIRE IN THE FORESTS Summrr and fall constitute two of the most serious fire periods in this country, l orests and fields dry out. awaiting onl\ the touch of a spark to hurst into flame lourists throng the highways. Thousands of campers go into the woods (Commercial camps and vacation spots of -ill kinds run at capacity. I \ er\ year sees the destruction of magnificent forests, accom panied by a tragic toll of wildlife. Some forest fires do occur spontaneously, from lightning or other natural causi v But a far greater number can be attributed to human carelessness and ignor ance I he motorist who throw s burning cigarette hut t ^ and matches from hi> car. and the camper who leaves a lire without dousing it with water and burying it with earth until every -park is out and every ember is cold, are two of the worst offenders. The whole nation i- the poorer because of them. A plain duty confronts everyone who got- into the outdoor for an\ reason It is to protect a heritage which, once destroyed, may take centuries to replace. The various public and private bodies which dea! with fire are doing a fine job. They are making available to all simple, easy rules for fire safety. They maintain patrols and fire lighting organizations. But they can do little with out public cooperation. A forest fire can spread with incredible swiftness, and be completely beyond control in a matter of minutes under certain conditions. Make the most of the woods ? and save them for the future. BE ALIVE ON THE FIFTH I lundreds of people ari killeii ever} year by accidents during the Fourth of Julv holiday. That plain fact is borne out year after year by figures from the National Safety Council. Wh\ are the\ killed'' It is easy to advance a lot of deeply philosophical reasons, j The hurry-up world we live n The adventurous take-a-chance | American spirit. File animalistic discourtesv of man to man. lint there is no need to do anv hea\ y thinking on the reasons ! for the holiday death toll The reasons are cj uiti* simple, really. For one t h i n . more people are driving automobiles When more cars are on the road and the> are traveling farther, the chances 1 for accident go up proportionated'. Flea- are-bent drivers usually are in a Inirry. I hey want to get s.,meu here to start having fun. or they are pounding along on the first leg of a summer vaation trip. A lot of people are doing ; the s, .- ,? thing, and. it becomes a sort of race Driving too fast, passing v hen the view is obstructed, following other cars too close ly ? all Mem important in the senseless race to save a minute. aches are crowdul. too. A lot of occasional swimmers 1 overe-timate their skill >r their endurance. Children excited by holiday lexer elude adult supervision, \mateur boat handlers find that small boats reouiiv a practiced hand and prudent conduct During this holiday sume parents permit their children to pla\ with tire and explosives that on any other day would bring swift ' and curtain rebuke, i a en adults, not satisfied w ith the machine gun splatter of firecrackers, have been known to rig up lethal , concoctions of dynamite. The tonic of celebration leads to excesses in exercise, eating, exposure to sun. All of these things contribute to Fourth of July deaths. And it ] would be simple to prevent such accidents. Don't take a trip just to be going somew here. There are many delights near home. Drive slower. Don't become impatient at unimportant delays Ik' courteous to other drivers and pedestrians Be temperate in your sw imming. Keep an alert eye on chil dren. lake your family to a public fireworks display instead of | risking tragedy bv personal handling of explosives. I hese are the simple things that will ensure delight in a sum mer holiday ? that will bring you home relaxed and refreshed that w ill sei your children safely in bed to dream of the day's pleasures I hese are the simple things that will make this Fourth of July mean j joy instead of tragedy. Kipling said it. "leach us delight in simple things anil mirth that has no bitter springs." Truett-McConnell Junior College DEFINITELY CHRISTIAN ? Christian education provided (through courses of study, organizations, and activities. EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM ? Basic courses leading to A. B. and B S. degrees. Special departments include Art. Christian Education, Commercial Education. Elementary Education. Guidance. Industrial Education. Music, and Speech LIMITED ENROLMENT, modern facilities, small classes, attrac tive social and recreational program dramatics, glee club, Write L. C. CUTTS. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, GEORGIA xkkk~xk~x~xk~xk~xkk~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~x~> I * | i Monday being July 4, the Commis sioners adjournes to meet on Tuesday July 5. E. A. WOOD, Chairman Sailplane .... (Continued from page 1) the occasion. The Soco Gap oam | has won many honors in reg.^nal and national competition, and Queen is renowned as a square dance caller. By agreement with air show personnel, July 3 has been made d "weather date". If the weather in unfavorable, the show will be held July 10. and tickets will be l honored on that date. Mary Farmer .... (Continued from page 1) care of a school dress and en- ^ couraged all 4-H clubs4.ers to be , aware of their choice of materials j and the necessary care involved in , their care. Other winners in the contests . were as follows: Junior Division: | Best skirt and blouse. Shirley , Bandy. Tomotla. first place; Jean Trull, Tomotla, second place; Best j school dress. Carolyn Dupree. An- ^ drew* Elementary, first place; ? Lucille Hyatt, Andrews elementary, second olace; Best dress up" j dress. Betty Cook. Murphy ele mentary, first place: Neva Jean I Bates. Grape Creek, second place, ' with honorable mention to Shirley Matheson of the Andrews ele mentary club. In the Junior and Senior Divi sion Winners were as follows: Best sport dress; Carolyn Lime, Andrews club, first place and Martha Hill, Martin's Creek club, second place. In the Senior Division winners ( were as follows: Best school dress, I Carlene Kilpatrick. Murphy club. | first place and Annie Ruth Stiles. | Murphy club, second place Best "dress up" dress. Mary Farmer, Murphy club, first place and Dorothy Shields. Murphy club, second place. In the "Wear And Care Of Clothing" demonstration Dorothy Shields of the Murphy club was awarded 1st place and Shirley Carver of the Andrews club second place Prizes were awarded to all these winners by the local mer chants of Murphy and Andrews. Local Crafters ... J (Continued from page 1) hooking will be seen in one tent. In the big weaving tent all pro cesses of weaving will be shown from the making of the warp on the big warping bars and drawing J of the draft to weaving on looms 1 with two harness, four harness and twelve harness and fly shuttle 1 looms of intricate design. Cotton, linen silk and wool with j pattern weaves, inlay patterns and plain weave will be seen. The i xpert spinners will take bunches' jf fleece and flax and before your j ?yes will draw them out into wool , yarn and fine linen thread. In the adjoining tent will be seen the r'ye-pots of iron, copper, enamel ?nd brass full of conections of walnut hulls, madder, indigo and broom sedge. Visitors will be amaz- 1 ed to lear that the beautiful array ; of rainbow colored yarn hanging on the line to dry came from these grasses, hulls and roots. The textile decorators will do fascinating pattern-making by silk-screening, stenciling and block printing. The ease with which these demonstrators work will prompt many people to attempt it at home later. Glass blowers will have an admiring crowd to watch them dlip out a lump of molten glass from the glowing furnance. blow it into a bubble then skillfully shape vit into a vase or pitcher. The demonstration in the Pot tery tent will show the prepara tion of the raw clay and all proces ses to the finished piece that has been carefully turned and shaped on the potter's wheel ready to be glazed and fired. in me namve crams tent line ? making of interesting corn shuck i dolls, purses, belts, hats and other "pretties" will be Shown. Here too. will be the chair makers. ! putting chair bottoms in of white | oak splits and cait tails. The broom j makers will show how they remove the seed from the corn and lace the handle of the finished hearth broom. Basket makers will be I busily at work weaving the color ? ed cane into lovely patterns. Jusit outside this tent will be an au/then tic old boo m-<a nd-t readl e lathe ? that rare and ancient device which our ancestors used for wood turn ing. Nearby will be the furniture makers using modern equipment alongside them the metal workers will be pounding away on a piece of copper showing how a bowl or a tray is made with a mallet and mold. Gems from our native stones wiill be polished and silver cut. shaped and soldered to show Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Leila Weslev V Mrs. Leila Wesley, a native of Clay County, died Thursday morn ing in a Baltimore, Md., hospital, i She had resided in Baltimore ( since 1941. She was a member of Little Bnasstown Baptist Church. Funeral services were held Sun day at 4 p. m. in Green Cove Methodist Church. The Rev. Henry Brown and the Rev. Mr. Rogers officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery with Town son Funeral Home in charge. She is survived by the husband. | Jack Wesley; two sm.ill children I a son and a daughter: her parents M.\ and Mrs. J. W Ledford of < Hayesville. Route 2: four brothers. I Amos, Ray, Oarl and Barney of Hayesville; two sisters Mrs. Pat Ryan and Mrs. Willie Hughes of Hayesville. J Rollin Carter Taken By Death Rollin Carter died Sunday about noon in a Murphy hospital on his 79th birthday anniversary. Funeral services will be he'd Friday at 2 p. m. in Grape Creek j Baptist Church with the Rev. Wei- 1 don West officiating. Burial will be in the church cemctery. with Townsom Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are the widow. Mrs. Julia Johnson Carter; three daugh ters, Mrs. Ed Buckner, Mrs. Roy Dockery and Miss Josephine Car ter all of the Grape Creek section; <?even sons. Cliff. Rufus, Tom. Homer, Buitler and Jack all of Grape Creek and Sheridan of Oak Ridge. Oregon; four brothers Carl and Roscoe of Greenback, Tenn., Poley and Austin of Maryville. Tenn.; a sister, Mrs Nannie Spen cer of Maryville, and 17 grandchil dren. A native of Cherokee County, he had been in the lumber business most of his life. He was a resi dent of the Grape Creek section of the county, and was a leading member of the Baptist Church for many years. Pallbearers will be: Ernest Car roll. Roy B. Lovingood. Don Hall. Arvil Woods, Norvel Peek. Ralph Stiles. Wayne Dockery. Franklin Oapps. Flower ir i r is will be: Mrs. Ralph Dockery. Mrs. Nolle Littlejohn. Mrs. Bill Carroll. Mrs. Pearl Dockery. Miss Annie Ruth Camp bell Miss Doris Jean Littlejohn. Miss Frances Fisher. Miss Jean Graves. Mis< Frances Ricks. Mrs. Arvil Woods The Rev. ;ind Mrs James R Crook spent Tuesday in Atlanta. Mrs. W. A Banner and daugh ter Alice, of Ashcville. and Miss Margaret Maimey of Washington. D. C., are voting their father. P. A Mauncv this week. Mrs. George A. Mauney. with her daughter. Emily, will leave Sunday for Sm.thfield to visit her! mother. Mrs. T. W. LeMay who I has been ill in a hospital for a month. She is now able to leave the hospital. the making of jewelry of many different designs. A great clanging will draw visi tors to the wrought iron tent where in the forge the iron grows red and white hot and on the anvil will be hammered into a poker, long handled fork or candle stick. Wherever the wood carvers sit they will have a group of admiring j spectators as they carve from blocks of holly, walnut or apple the wooden figures of people, birds or delicately shaped animals. Members of the Cherokee County Crafters and the John C. Camp bell Folk School plan to attend the Fair and demonstrate this craft. Closely related to the crafts is en art enjoyed by hundreds today ? 'folk dancing and singing. In a large tent near the stream young people from the area will dance some of the old fugures found in different parts of our mountains and sing some of the loveliest of the mountain ballads sometimes to the accompainment of the dulcimer. After having seen the actual making of these crafts on the ground the visitor will examine with great interest and aprecia tion the finished products on dis play in tihe Exlbibit rooms. Some of the arrangements with their blending and contrast of texture form and color carried out in such combinations as of woven hang ings. carved wood, glazed pottery, enameled metal could easily be called art achievements. Not only the crafts being produced now but those now considered museum pieces and (treasured by .their owners will be loaned for displays. Ken's Kolumn By M/Sft. KEN COON u. S. Army Recruiter Once again after a three months' absence, this column is being written by Yours Truly and will appear weekly as before. I've missed writing, and I sincerely ' hope you've missed reading. To start with, so far this month four men have been enlisted from Cherokee County: Clyde W. Hughes of Murphy, Route 3, was enlisted in the U. S. Air Force; three men from the 1949 graduating class of Murphy High Scrool Fred Brendle, Lloyd Arrowood and Robert (Bob* Fricks. also were enlisted in the Air Force. Judging from the correspond ence received by the families of these men they like the Air Force fine. I talked with Buddy Brendle's mother, and she says that Buddy is about to make the swimming team of his particular unit. Let's all hope he makes it. Next week I will give the ad dresses cf these men in case any of t'he readers would care to write them. For the past four months it has been somewhat hard for anyone to choose a branch of service other than the Air Force, Infantry and Regular Army, but now a man with or without prior service may choose one of the following branch es of service, providing he will enlist or re-enlist for a period of ?three, four. five, or six years: In- 1 fantry. Field Artillery. Coast Artillery, Armored Cavalry, Corps of Engineers, the U. S. Air Force or the Regular Army unassigned. This office is open from eight A. M. L^til five P. M. six days a week, so don't hesitate, fellows, let Old Coon fix you up with an air-tight career in the U. S. Army or the U. S. Air Force. There is a large display of printed matter and a bulletin board giving information on a career, in either of these branch es. located in the lobby of the Cherokee County Courthouse in Murphy. Write call or telephone for information. If you can't do any of these, watch for me because I'll be around. See you next week. Mrs. Morrison Dies At Age 68 Mrs. Gallic Mary Morrison. 68. of Marble, diod Thursday nighi in a Murphy hospital. The widow of George W. Mor rison. she was a native of Clay County, had lived in Marble for J 6 years and was a member of the Methodist Church. Funeral services were held Satur day at 2 p. m. in Peaohtree Metho d!-t Church, with the Rev. Rob ert Barker and the Rev. W. B. Pen ny officiating. Burial was in the cluireh cemetery with Town son 1 Funeral Home in charge. Surviving are three daughters. Mrs. Vernon Parker and Miss Flor ence Morrison of Marble and Mrs. Albert Morse of Canton; four brothers. Nick. A. J. and Ed Rowland of Marble. H. A. of Asihe ville; two sisters, Mrs. Jim Jones of Whittier and Mrs. Gus Johnson of Marble; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Miss Virginia Brannon is visit ing her brother, J. T. Dockery and family in Gastonia this week. Mrs. Howard Barnard will leave Thursday for Asheville to join her husband who has been transferred there with the State Highway Commission. The Rev. and Mrs. W. B Penny will have as week-end guests, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hobson and son. David of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Neal O. Jones of Nashville, Tenn.. and Mrs. Penny's nephew. Bill Jones of Tahlequah. Okla. Joe Sidney Fulmer of Sylva is spending the week with his grand parents Mr. and Mrs. Jim Frank lin. Miss ouise Matthews spent the week-end with friends in Gatling burg. Tenn. ! Mrs. Alex D. McColl and son. ' Phillip, of Little Rock. S. C.. will arrive Thursday to spend a few days with her mother. Mrs. Julia Cooke B tan-chard. Mrs. J. W. Donley Mrs. Verlin Crisp. Joan Crisp, and Mrs. Bill Gentry will leave Saturday for a week's visit in Akron, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Asa James of Murphy, Route 3. have received word that their son, Noah Cecil, who recently enlisted in U. S. Navy has arrived in San Diego. Calif. Carl Suddeth of Miami. Fla., is spending a few days with relatives on Peiaohtree. Misses June MoGnatih and Mar garet Hudson of ElLijay, Ga.. and Tom Evans attended the horse rac es in Knoxville. Tenn., Saturday night. Scouting With the Editor IT WAS LATE AFTERNOON, almost twilight, Saturday when Mrs. W. C. Morrow and I strolled through her beautiful Rhododen dron grove at Rhododendron Court, just a mile northeast of Andrews. All in natural growth, she has the most Rhododendron 1 have seen in any one place in Western North Carolina. Most of it is white, but there are a few shrubs with a tint of lavender. In the tree-shaded area with cabins for visitors scattered around, the Rhododendron, singing of birds and the rippling waters of Worm Creek, which flows through the property, make an ideal setting for quiet meditation, rest and relaxation. Mrs. Morrow says she likes to share the beauty of her . grove with her friends, and it was a treat to me to have an oppor- . t unity to visit there. ? * * | LIONS-FOOT is a wild flower, 'jhat is common in this areaa but I one has to walk through the woods and observe closely to find it. | Mrs. Ben Warner gave me some | Monday as I visited in her home It is used for a mediieine and is fragrant and pretty. Mr. Warner 1 was laid up in bed with a broken 1 left leg, sustained last week when he was assisting in loading some crossties for Hitchcock Corp. * * ? DR. FRED BROWN, pastor em eritus of First Baptist Church. KnoxviMe, is conducting revival services at Andrews Baptist Church this week, each morning at 10 and evening at 8 o'clock. Monday night he spoke on "The Church", stating "The Church is the biggest business that God will ever let you touch. It seeks to meet every clamoring need ? physical, mental and spiritual-and is the only insti tution that is doing that. The Church carries on the biggest and fullest program on earth. There would be no banks, no schools, no courthouses, no community up building unless underwritten and guaranteed by the teachings of >he Church. The Church is the only institution telling the lost how to be saved and how to live after they are saved." ? * * ATTENDING the revival Mon day evening were Dr. and Mrs. Winston Pierce of Durham. Mrs. Boy Missed Only Two Days School After Starting On Scalf's Mrs. Will Burns. Haleyville. ALa.. writes: "My son. Neil, was very poorly. His appetite was weak he looked pale, was nerv ous and lost weight. After starting on Sealf's Indian' River Medicine, X e i 1 ' s appetite perked right up. | h i s color im- 1 proved, he gain Neil Burns ed weight and seemed like a new boy. He has lost only two days school since starting on Scalf's over a year ago." Get Scalf's Indian River Medi cine at your nearest drug store cn a money-back guarantee today. Listen to Scalf's Harmoneers Quartet over WWNC, Dial 570, at 9:30 A. M. Mon through Fri. Pierce is the former Wiruue Rickett, who with her children will spend this week with her parents near Andrews. Dr Pierce is pastor of First Baptist Chmth Durham. He left Wednesday lor Ridgecrest to participate in the Sunday School week activities there. ? * * MRS. MILDRED MARTIN JAMES is the owner of a home grown goard which was (landed down for four generations, and actually grew in Ireland in the year 1760. It was grown by her great grandfather, James Thomas McTaggart. The antique was used as a play toy far his son, James Fletcher McTaggart one year old, while sailing to tihis country in 1761. The McTaggarts came to Cherokee County and made their home at Kirvsey. Mr. McTaggart was the grand father of Mrs. Olive Elmira Mc Taggart Hall, widow of Robert Pat ton Hall, born May 6, 1839, and died February 1, 1937 Since Mr. McTaggart saw his son was determined to reserve the antique, he later made it into a gunpowder pooch, in which he caried gunpowder for reloading his old musket gun while on wild turkey hunts. Mrs. James says her red hair is jusit a liittile Characteris tic inherited from Ireland SUBSCRIBE TO THE SCOUT mmmmsmmmsM DICKEY THEATRE Murphy, N. C. Watch For Our First Run Picturei! ADM. 12c - 30c DOUBLE FEATURE Saturday July 2 "Billy The Kid In Texas" With? BOB STEELE "Gun Code" With? TIM McCOY Serial: "The Lightning Warrior" With George Brent - Rin-tin-tin Chapter 8 "The Man Who Knew" LATE SHOW 10:45 "Harvest Melody" With ? Rosemary Lane - Johnny Downs Sunday - Monday. July 3-4 "Sunset Carson Rides Again" With ? Sunset Carson - Al Terry - Pat Starling News ? Short Subjeet Tuesday - Wednesday July 3-6 "Jungle Man" With ? Buster Crabbe - Sheila Darcy Short Subjects Thursday - Friday, July 7-8 "State of the Union" Starring ? Spencer Tracy-Katharine Hepburn - Van Johnson News ? Short Subjects ; Announcement ! ? The Management of The Farmers ^ F ederation announces that the local ^ store will remain open six clay's a week ^ in the future in order that members and ^ patrons may receive full and complete | service. | I Farmers Federation Cooperative ^ Phone 62 Murphy, N. C. |
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