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Puolished every Thursday at Murphy. N. C.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cherokee and surrounding counties'
$2.00 Six Months $1.25
Outside above territory:
$2.50 Six Months $1.50
ADDIE MAE COOKE Editor and Owner
MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor
Entered in the Post Office at Murphy,
North Carolina, as second class matter
under the Act of March 3. 1879.
MEDITATION
"A laddt-r is a way for feet to elimb: C hrist is the way.
therefore, bv which sinners can go up out of their sins to the
purity and blessedness of heaven. One thing to mark spe
cially is that there is but one way. Christ is the only Media
tor. We can enter the Father's family only through llim.
iirace can come to us only through Him. There is. then, no
choice of wa>s: if we do not go by this one way we can never
reach home. Nor must we forget that a way is meant to be
walked in. We must put our feet on this ladder and go up
rung bv rung until we reach the topmost step, which will be
heaven."
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FINDING RESOURCES
,\lu\ inn i 1 1 1 \ at t hi- end "I i nit* ot the best seasons in \\ estern
North l irolina resort" Jn^tor\ anil in t he midst of a fall Color I
Cruise campaign to lengthen the season, Western N C Associated :
Communities Inc.. is planning a comprehensive survey of basic I
resources in n. ember counties in an effort to correlate travel, agri
cultural and . immercial industries in a year aroun program. ,
A steering committee, Dean \V. R. Bird. Western North Quo i
lina l eachers College presiding met with I \ \ officials I larold I
Van Morgan and II 1 Hudson ami State Advertising Director
Charles Parker of the N. C Dept. of Conservation and Develop
ment I he survev will attempt to uncover all facts concerning:
I. Basic Resources (not already reported by last war's indus
trial .survey ? : - Scenic Resources: t. facilities ("from federal
Parks to lunch wagons"): and 4. Cultural facilities.
Assistance in field work has been offend by the N. C Recrea
tion Commission. The newly formed subsidiary of WNCAC,
W estern North Carolina I'ourist Association, it is anticipated, will
assist materially through its J 4 local directors and alternates, repre
senting 1 1 counties and 22 Chambers of Commerce.
I his >urve\ should be of invaluable profit to our countv.
PLANT SEEDLINGS
1 irrmr-. of Cherokee and Cla\ Counties have requested trees
for plantinv: this winter, .is follow* Cherokee. M.IHH); Clay, -t MM).
Those deseiring to put some steep eroded land that is not being
used, to tret- now is the ti ne to go by the County Agent's Office
and apply for them.
Tret seedlings are available from TYA at no cost. \ our only
cost is the labor in planting One man should plant l.(KK) jvr day
on one acre, spacing them t> to 7 feet.
Trees secured now ina> he healed in" (Bundles opened and
put in shallow t renclu - 1 and planted on good days when the ground
is not fro/en throughout the winter I'rees requested prior to
November I. will be delivered in November.
I'rees available ;ire White Pine. Shortleaf Pine Black locust
and Tulip Poplar.
i .irmers can h .?!?> ; lake and keep Cherokee Counts green b\ j
planting these seedling*.
Graham Opposes
Cut Of Burley
Allotment
Senator Frank i' Graham. North
Carolina's Junior Senator, together
with Senator Clyde Hoey were j
Senate leaders in helping to defeat |
51-22, the Chapman amendment
to the Anderson Farm bill.
Over one half of the burley
growers of North Carolina would
have had their acreage allotment
cut one tenth of an acre in case
a reduction is ordered had the ;
Chapman amendment been adopt
ed.
North Carolina, as a burley pro
ducing state has many small grow
ers. and the next cut when ordered
under the provisions of the Chap
man amendment would have had
a drastic economic effect on the
small burley farmer, who is
dependent upon his tobacco crop
for his chief cash farm income. j
Senator Graham said this burley 1
dispute, when closely analyzed. I
was between the large burley grow- i
ers, most of whom live in Kentucky, i
and the small growers, most of
whom live in North Carolina and
Tennessee. He stated that Ken
tucky had 138 959 farms having
burley allotments growing 311.956
acres of burley. while North Caro
lina had 14.790 burley farms with
allotments totalling 12.834 acres, j
He said that the average burley
farm in Kentucky has an allotment
of 2.4 acres burley tobacco per
farm, while the average burley
grower in North Carolina has 0.8
of an acre allotment oer farm.
Under the present l*w a farmer
growing 0.9 of an acre or less
cannot be reduced. The Senator
is in favor of letting the burley
tobacco farmer continue to operate
under the above -mentioned law at
least until the small acreage grow
ers have had a chance to be heard.
Sen. Graham emphasized on the
Senate floor that the small bur
ley growers of North Carolina
should have an opportunity to
testify before the full House and
Senate Agriculture Committees
31,950 Licenses
To Drive Granted
Driver's license examiners of
the North Carolina Department of
Motor Vehicles issued a total of
1 31,950 licenses to drive during
September, the Department an
i nounce-.
Of this number 27.000 were ;
operator's licenses issued on new
applications, bringing to 682.000
the number granted since the re
issuance program began. Two
operater's licenses were issued on
old applications during the month
and 1.293 duplicates were granted
on old applications
Chauffeur's licenses for the cur
rent fiscal year issued during the
month totaled 1,738. boosting the
number for .the year to 33 638.
Xinety-nine duplicate chauffeur's
licenses were issued. Net revenue
from issuance of license amounted
to S54.5 15.28, of which $49,244.50
came from original operator's
licenses; $1,637.25 from duplicate
operator's licenses; $3 598.53 from
original chauffeur's licenses and
$35 from duplicate chauffeur's
licenses.
Wayne Crisp
Buys Jersey
Wayne Crisp, of Murphy, has
purchased one registered Jersey,
Ena's Riltmore Beauty. The ani
mal comes from the herd owned
by James Crisp, of Murpihy.
The purchase adds to the steadi
ly growing number in this area.
Dairymen buy Jerseys because of
the high quality of the milk they
produce.
Purebred Jerseys are registered
by The American Jersey Cattle
Club fwhiidh ihas its national head
quarters in Columbus. O. Several
before any laiws or regulations con
cerning their welfare and future
be considered in Congress. He
stated that they had not been
heard in reference to the Chapman
amendment.
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BIBLE
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ITl CunJ?T Srfcaoi I ??Men V ?l
SCRIPTURE: Isaiah 7; 12:2; 23-20
10 1-17.
DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 27.
Trust God
Lesson for October 23, 1949
SHOOTING WARS and cold wars
were going on. A great whirl
pool of international intrigue was
roaring around and arour.d, and
Judah was in the midst of every
thing. The star of
the once-great em
pire of Egypt was
setting, and tne
star of the new and
powerful nation of
Assyria was rising.
Judah was only
one of 20 or more
little countries be
tween those giants.
Some of the little
nations were try
ing to take advan
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tage ol the disturbed siiuanon Dy ;
getting up little empires of their !
own. All of them were scheming j
and scrambling for a place in the {
sun. Some were betting on Assyria, !
some on Egypt; no one knew just
what to expect, but every one was
afraid.
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Cowardly King, Bold Prophet
tNTO ISAIAH'S little country of
* Judah an invading army was
marching, and the hearts of king
and people trembled "like leaves
in the wind." Little Judah was
being invaded by a combination of
two ambitious powers, Syria and
Israel, either one larger and strong
er than Judah. Isaiah had to go out
and try to calm the mind of the
King. It was of no use; it was clear
that King Ahaz did not believe the
prophet. But Isaiah was right
nevertheless.
The foreign army that looked j
so big would not win the war. j
The alliance that looked so j
frightening uid not last. It could
not last, because God was
against it. Military men and
others too find such things hard
to believe.
Is not God "on the side of the j
largest battalions"? Is not "Git j
thar fustest with the mostest men" |
the one and only recipe for victory? !
Nevertheless, the prophet was
right. In fact, whenever a prophet
raised a banner inscribed. Trust i?
God, it v.- a a not likUy to be at ??;
time when things were going
smoothly m the world. That banner
most often appeared in times oi
trouble, of darkness and dismay,
of wars and invasions.
Leagues Don't Always Last
The situation had a different I
angle, later on. The Syria-Israe j
invasion collapsed, just as Isaiah I
said it would. But still the little :
nations jockeyed and maneuvered
It looked like a death-grapple be '
tween Assyria and Egypt, and ;
every nation wanted to be on the I
winning side. So it was a great |
time of treaty-makings, of pacts j
and agreements and alliances.
Isaiah changed the form of his
message to suit the changing times,
but the core of it was still the same.
To King Ahaz he had said: Don't
be afraid of hostile alliances; trust
in God. To King Hezekiah and
others he said, in effect: Don't put
all your hope in alliances; trust in
God. Egypt will fail you, any al
liance you form will melt away in
time.
Bat God will not melt away.
You can depend on him. Now
in oar time the situation is
strikingly like what it was in
Isaiah's day. People today are
tempted to put their trust in
what is big and imposing. Big
nations, big armaments, big j
armies, big alliances.
Men once put their trust in the
League of Nations, and it died (of
cowardice and dishonesty, among
other things). Millions put their
trust in the Axis, and for awhile it
looked as if the Axis powers would
overspread the earth. But the Axis
vanished under the blows of the
Allies.
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Are All Alliances Bad?
THIS does not mean that no al
liance is good, or that no treaty
can be relied on, or that the United
Nations (for instance) is bound to
collapse. What Isaiah is driving at
is this: God has a Purpose to work
out in this world, and the name o4
it is Justice, Righteousness, Peace,
Love.
Any nation or combination of
nations, any pact or agreement
or program, that goes against |
God's purpose is going against
the grain of things and is bound
to fall. Pure "power politics"
always looks impressive; but
the question is: What is the
power going to be used for?
If it is really for the benefit ol
mankind, God will bless it; but
if it is selfish and unjust and
against the peace of the world, it
will fail, because the God of Justice
las set his face against it.
programs are available through
The American Jersey CatJtle Club to
help breeders get the most profits
from their Jerseys.
Drunken Driving
Tops List For
License Revocation
A total of 1 291 persons lost their
driving privileges during Septem
ber, the Department of Motor Ve
hicles reports.
Of this number. 1.010 had their
licenses revoked and 281 had their
licenses suspended, bringing the
grand total of revocations to 98
538 and suspensions to 17.683.
A total of 910 were convicted of
drunken driving, 58 on two of
fenses. three on three offenses
and one on a fourth offense. Sixty- ,
eight persons were driving after
licenses were revoked and 15 after
licenses were suspeiu ed. Two had
convictions of hit and run with
personal injury involved.
Other causes of revocation and
suspension were: tw > offenses of
reckless driving. 21; needing over
75 miles per hour. 3:. two offenses
of speeding over 55 miles per
hour. 16; larceny of automobile,
8; obtaining license under false
pretense. 2; transp ting liquor.
41; aiding and abetting in trans
porting liquor. 2: unsatisfied
judgment, 8; incompetency, 10;
habitual violator. 15: failure to
maintain proof of financial re
sponsibility. 100; involuntary man
slaughter, 1.
In addition 8.317 persons were
found guilty of moving violations
on the roads and streets of North
Carolina. These violations do not
constitute revocations or suspen
sions on first offense. Of those
found guilty of moving violations.
7.254 were North Carolinians and
1.063 were out-of-state drivers.
Speeding topped the list of viola
tions. accounting for 2.728 convic
tions.
Other convictions were as fol
lows: failing to have driver's
license. 2.263; faulty equipment,
such as brakes and steering apara
tus, 799; improper lights. 391;
running through a red light. 367;
driving on wrong side of road.
113; failing to stop at intersection.
54; failing to dim lights. 73; pas
sing on curve. 55; passing school
bus loading or unloading. 31.
Clubs To Observe
Achievement Week
More than 115.000 4-H Club
members in North Carolina will
join with nearly two million other
boys and girls throughout the
United States in observing Nation
al 4-H Achievement Week, Novem
ber 5-13, L. R. Harrill, 4-H leader
for the State College Extension
Service, has announced.
Special programs will be held
in practically all of the' State's 100
counties. Harrill said. Newspap
ers, radio, exhibits, and posters
will be used extensively in calling
attention to the accomplishments
of club members during the past
year. Church seiVices. special
meetings, window displays, stunts,
and membership drives are among
the activities which have been
planned
The three-fold purpose of the
observance is to report to the
nation on over-all 4-H achieve
ments. recognize outstanding club
members, leaders, and paren'-s
and provide a basis for planning
next year's program.
Harrill said reports from State
leaders indicate that a new record
has been set by 4-11 members this
yea.'. More than 76 per cent of
the boys and girls enrolled have
completed a wide variety of farm
ing and homemaking projects, and
achievements in these projects have
topped those of any previous year.
Use Care In
Storing Clothes
By Rt'TII CURRENT
State Home Demonstration Agent
Care in packing away summer
clothes this fall will pay dividenJs
next year when warm weather
returns. Stains and soil, easy to
remove now, may be "set" if left
to age on clothing.
Store clothes where they are
protected from dust, rust moisture
mice insect pests ? and also from
unnecessary wrinkling or crushing.
Remove any pins or metal orna
ments which may leave marks. For
clothes that hang up over the win
ter sturdy wooden or plastic hang
ers are recommended rather than
Scouting 1
With the Editor
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SOMETHING new in organiza
tions in our county is the recently
organized Community Council on
Elementary Education. Its pur
pose, as announced in last week's
SCOUT, is to study the welfare of
the school child, from the stand
point of fire drills, teacher load,
crowded conditions of the class
rooms, over-crowded conditions of
the buses care of sick children.
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health of the school child| and |
other phases that effect the school ;
child. It is composed of some ;
outstanding community leaders,
and no doubt the council will
serve a real need in the life of
the school.
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JAMES CHADWICK, one of
Cherokee Ccunty's very few poets,
has won fame throughout the
United States and even in foreign
lands with his poem. "The Un
marked Grave", which we publish
ed in the SCOUT last year. He
has received a letter from H.
Walsh of Detroit, of the Detroit
Monument Works, who states that
C. Walshe and Company of Bally
mena. M. Ireland, had requested
from him a copy of the poem for
use in their library on Memorial
Art. Congratulations. James!
mrs john alleyn urrr
field, Ala., and some fa'
stopped by to see us for ? !!?
visit Thursday, as they w.?
route to Morgan ton to visit
sister. Miss Beatrice Cobb Th
said they were enjoying the beauiT
All coloring in our mountains
UNITED NATIONS is celebrat
ing fourth anniversary Oot. 24
This week is being observed as
United Nations Week The record
of UN to date is as follows:
Wars involving a fourth of the
world's inhabitants ? stopped by
the UN's "cease fire."
The deadlock in Berlin? lifted
after the UN had opened the way
to negotiations.
Dangerous conflicts in other
trouble spots? toeld down or en
tirely avoided through UN inquiry
or action.
A Universal Declaration of Hu
man Rights proclaimed.
A million war refugees looked
after, millions o' cli 'dren and
mothers kept from starving. 50
million children being examined
for TB. 200 million ople being
helped to achievc .{reater self
government.
metal hangers which 'may leave
rust marks.
Clothes worth keeping are worth
keeping in good condition.
What kind of dresses are most
comfortable for little girls 2 to 6
years old? Mothers would like to
know the answers whether they're
studying pattern books or rummag
ing through racks of dresses at
the store.
Clothing specialists suggest for
little girls dresses without waist
lines and belts, roomy sleeves
without cuffs or bands, and col
larless necklines ? low enough in
front to be comfortable. Short
sleeves, they say, are good for all
vear round ? and for summer,
sleeveless dresses with wings or
ruffles.
Three fruits? apples, grapes and
pears? head the list of plentiful
foods for October. These fre;h
fruits deserve generous use i3
budget meals and school chil
dren's lunch boxes while they arc
at their peak of supply and reason
able in price. Also plentiful on
October markets will be dried
prunes and other dried fruits. For
a lunch-box confection, remove
pits from prunes, stuff with pecans
or other nuts, roll prunes in sugar,
and pack in waxed paper.
SOCIETY PRESIDENT
Evon Davidson, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Sam Lee Davidson ol
Murphy, who is attending Brevard
College, was recently elected
president of the Mnemosynean
Literary Society.
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Studebaker
does it again !
The new 1950 Studebaker
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with "next look" styling has already
set a new all-time sales record !
More people bought new Studebaker
cars from Studebaker dealers
last month than in any previous
month in history !
Studebaker^ September was its
biggest month ever
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both in production and in sales !
STU0?6AKtR<S KCAUY K0UIN6.;.WITN TN? "NCKT LOOK" IN CARS!