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Established July 1889
Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee County, N. C.
ADD1F MAE tOOKE Editor and Owner
MRS. C. W. SAVAGE Associate Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cherokee and surrounding counties: One Year, $2.00: Six Months, $1.25; Outside above territory:
One Year, $2.50; Six Months, $1.50
Entered in the Post Office at Murptty, North Carolina, as second class
matter under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Meditation
To be the thing we seem.
To Jo the thing tee deem
Unjoined by duty;
To walk in faith, nor dream
Of questioning God's scheme
of truth and beauty.
Human Values
Cherokee County long has been famous
throughout the country for its material and
natural assets and attractions, but now its human
assets are coming into recognition.
Carolyn Smith has on numerous occasions
brought honor to her native county through her
accomplishments in connection with 4-11 club
work. I ler latest honor takes precedence over
all the others. Last week she received the nation
al award, along with only one other clubster in
the I nited States, in the achievement program
contest. Cherokee County is proud of this
fine young woman who has spent thousands of
hours using her heart, mind and hands in doing
the things that have brought her this award.
THE SCOl T congratulates her and wishes for
her a successful, useful and happy career.
Another recognition which has come to one
of our people is that of \V. D. Townson's being
elected president of the National Funeral Direc
tors Association. First of all taking leadership
in his own area, he later became a leader in the
state organization, last year being its president,
and now his present position of national leader
ship. We know that at the end of his term the
association will be able to say that it was a year
of progress under his direction. We congratulate
him and wish for him the health and all the
resources needed to have a successful term of
office
Not Deserved
Scott Summers who writes a synicated col
umn. Capital Reporter, gave us credit lor some
thing for which we cannot take credit, in a
recent column. While we should like to have
performed the public service he mentioned, we
did not do it free of charge, it being paid for by
the Republicans of the county. We appreciate
his comments nevertheless. They appear below:
"A newspaper is supposed to be a public
servant, and I have just seen an edition of one
that certainly is trying to be just that?Miss
Addie Mae Cooke's Cherokee Scout, published
at Murphy.
"More than 7.000 voters registered in Cher
okee County. On November 2?two days before
challenge day?Miss Addie Mae printed the
name of every one in her paper.
"The following copies of the registration
books at the close of registration in the precincts
as shown are published to enable the voters of
the countv to check the lists for possible illegal
voters.' Miss Addie Mae wrote.
" 'Saturday. November 4. is challenge day.
and names of illegal voters may be reported at
that time.'
"The press is supposed to be vigilant to see
thai the rights of citi/ens are not trampled upon.
If graveyard names were used in Cherokee, it
is not the fault of Miss Addie Mae and her paper.
She used up some 70 columns of her newspaper
printing names for voters to check. The best I
can figure :t. front her own rates, this space
would have been worth SS40 to Miss Addie Mac.
if she had been charging for it?which she wasn't.
That doesn't include cost of paper, setting type,
etc.
"Miss Addie Mae. I salute you?as a first
class citi/en and as a true newspaperman, who
remembers your obligations to your community,
countv and state."
Scouting
With The Editor
SCOUTIXG IX THE SNOW?Friday the West
em North Carolina Weekly Press Association mem
bers were invited to be guests of Champion Paper
end Fibre Company on a tour through its paper
manufacturing plant in Canton and at luncheon in
the attractive cafetria. As I drove over to Can
ton Friday morning, there were a few flakes of
snow, but we did not have any real snow unt.l
after we had been through the plant, had luncheon
and returned with patrol escort to Waynesville
where we were to participate in the Harvest Festi
val parade.
J1MMIE WILLIAMSON who used to live in
Murphy and is now on the public relations staff of
Champion, was our host at Canton, and other offi
cials joined us at the excellent meal. Jimmie told
mc that his first job <in 1924) was on the Cherokee
Scout when he became printer's devil at 50c a week
for part time. He is a popular member of the
Champion staff now. having had several years*
experience in newspapering before joining that
company.
ANYONE desiring a good laugh may come by
the office and see the picture that "Chips" Editor
Deaton of Canton took as I stood up to say a few
words at the luncheon. No reflection on the photo
grapher. but on the subject! Too much of an amatuer
a* speaking. I never fail to become confused when
a photographer points his camera my way. and the
confusion is clearly seen in the picture.
* # *
OPEN CONVERTIBLES were provided by the
Waynes ville people, under the direction of Curtis
Kuss and Marion Bridges of the Waynesville
Mountaineer, for the press group to ride in. Had
we known that the snow would come so thick and
fast, it would have been our choice to use closed
cars. but once in the parade we had to stay. Mary
C'ornwell rode in the car with Bridges Joe Camp
bell and me. as we passed spectators we experienc
ed the biggest snowballing you can imagine! Patrol
man Pritchard Smith tossed a snow ball our way
and requested that it be brought back to Murphy.
* ? *
THE END OF THE PARADE was the beginning
of a long and difficult journey for me Slipping
and sliding, sometimes across the highway and once
. into an embankment. I wondered if I'd ever reach
Murphy alive. Balsam Mountain was the most diffi
cult place, but Topton was almost as bad. Arriving
in Andrews at 6:15. I was more than an hour late
for an appointment at a tea with Mrs Claude
Tarkington who was honoring Betty Ferebee. rec
ent bride of Jimmie Ferebee. 'Betty and Jimmie
ere making their home at Young's Tourist Court
Et Nantahalak When I got home I was too tense
to hgve the courage to venture out any more until
I went to Sunday School Sunday morning.
* * *
I HAVE A VERY faithful reader of this column
in my beloved friend. Mrs, H. L. Story of Marshall
and Asheville She is from my native section, and
her husband and son publish the MARSHALL
NEWS-RECORD. We have much in common, and
she keeps up with me through the jottings in these
paragraphs She reminded me Friday at Canton
that she always "enjoys reading Scouting".
* * *
ONE CHEROKEE COUNTY family had the
privilege of visiting the historic Plymouth rock at
Plymouth. Mass.. on Thanksgiving. Mrs. E. W Ball
sent me an attractive folder on the town and said
that her family spent Thanksgiving there.
* * *
IT WAS NICE to learn that all the school chil
dren in the county had an abundant Thanksgiving
d oner with plenty of turkey on Wednesday of last
week The government furnished turkeys suffi
cient for all the children who eat in the lunchrooms
regularly to have this treat.
Red Raper Sings
Saturday Night
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Next Saturday, December 2. has 1
been set aside as Burley Tobacco
Day in ASheville to celebrate the
opening of the Tobacco Market.
Fun frolic, and Burley will be the
watchwords of the occasion, as
folks say. "hats off to the Burley
growers" for another good year.
The high prices being paid for
the Burley weed this year are not
expected to dampen the occasion.
In f3ct, these good prices are ex
pected to put tobacco growers in
a mighty happy and festive mood.
Opening day for sales in the tobac
co warehouses was Wednesday,
November 29.
The big Tobacco Festival itself ?
will be held in the Asheville City 1
Auditorium on Saturday starting
at 7:30 p. m. Highlight of the pro
gram will be the crowning of the
Tobacco Queen by Mayor C. E.
Morgan of Asheville Some girl
from the "Land of Burley" will
step forth in the bright spot light
to receive her royal crown. To
her will go the honor of ruling
majestically over the 1950-51 Bur
ley Market.
Many beautiful gifts "fit for a
Queen" will be showered upon the
lucky maiden from some county
of Western North Carolina. Girls
from a number of counties are
competing for the queenship.
Heading uo the entertainment
side of the Festival will be such
widely-known folk singers as
'Smiling" Red Raper. and that
] boy balladier from the mountains
cf Western North Carolina, Ron
nie Comfort. That good old
mountain music wif.l be in plenti
ful supply.
Chamber Conducts
Membership Drive
ANDREWS ? The membership
committee of the Andrews Cham
ber of Commerce, under the direc
tion of Tye Burnette. is staging
its annual membership drive dur
ing the next two weeks. Mr. Bur
nette says that an extensive cam
paign is planned and the Chamber
of Commerce hopes to obtain the
largest membership in its history.
Five dollars is the minimum
membership and entitles the donor
to a full voting voice in all matters
of the Chamber. All people in
Andrews will be contacted within
'he next two weeks for a member
ship.
Since becoming dn active Cham
ber of Commerce in April of 1950,
I he Chamber has leased the athle
tic field from the Town of An
drews and made a profit of $721
cn the 1950 season. Advertising
folders of the Town of Andrews
have been printed and distributed |
through-out the country extolling ,
the advantages of Andrews and
vicinity.
The Chamber is working hand I
in hand with all improvement \
agencies to promote a better An- '
drews.
The industrial committee has
regotiated with several concerns
about placing an industry in An
orews. and it is expected that
soon it will be a reality.
Through the efforts of the !
Chamber of Commerce the week
end mail service has been sub
stantially improved so that now
I the town has daily mail service
I between Western North Carolina
land distant points.
' In the listing of room represen
tatives for Murphy School last
veek three names were listed er
rontouely. The names of Ben
Patmer. Dewey Garrett, and Peari
Swaim should have appeared.
Grape Creek
Mrs. Luther CoraweH was the
guest of Miss Dollie Merlin of
L'naka. Thursday afternoon. Miss
Martin, at senior at Boone spent
the Thanksgiving holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Martin
of Unaka.
Keaneth Lunsford of Tellioo
Plains, is spending a few weeks
with his sister, Mrs. Walter Oar
roll.
Everett Martin was a visitor of
Alien McDonald Friday.
Ms* Neva Jean Bates spent
Monday night with Miss Susie Mil
ler.
Jake Lovingood visited his sis
ter. Mrs. Laura Freeman Friday
afternoon.
M. M. MoLeymore spent a few
days this week in Asheville.
Miss Doris Dockery spent
Wednesday night with her grand
mother. Mrs. Mae Coleman.
Robert Worley of Rotobinsville
spent the week-end with Mr. and
Hey You!
RELAX?
? AND ENJOY
The Four Freedoms
In your home life, too
<1) Freedom from dirt . . .
(2) Freedom from drudgery . . .
(3) Freedom from uncertainty . . .
(4) Freedom from over-taxed budget
Ladies, these can be your freedoms. Send us your Wash.
E wont cost you much, and it will be done well. We'll clean
your clothes beautifully!
FREE!
Moth-proofing service
all garments cleaned.
IMPERIAL LAUNDRY and
DRY CLEANERS
PHONE 13 MURPHY, N. C
LOOK!
Outstanding car values.
1941 Dodge Truck, IV2 ton,
$95.00 down
1940 Chevrolet, 4-door,
$165.00 down
1941 Nash, $125.00 down
1937 Ford, $95.00 down
1S36 Ford, good condition, runs good
$95.00 down
EVANS AUTO CO.
Phone 48 ' Murphy, N. C.
SEW AND SAVE
It pays to be thrifty in these times when
prices are so high. Here are a few of the
values that you will find at our store. Why
not make your own Christmas gifts?
WIDE, UNBLEACHED SHEETING, 81
and 90 inches.
Also wide colored.
Beautifilm Plastics?for curtains, draperies,
tabic cloths.
NEW SHIPMENT
Upholstery, some 2 to 10 yard lengths
CLOSE OUT
Wool and other fabrics for blankets, robes,
and coats. At unbelievable low prices.
MATERIALS
Gabardines, Satins, Taffetas
Nylon Hose, Anklets, for boys, girls and
women. We carry a complete line of Sim
plicity Patterns, Zippers and thread.
FAYOLA MILL END STORE
MURPHY, N. C.
iJtonstftfflS
HEADQUARTERS
fiibbs Hardware
And
Auto Supply
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PHONE 1M MURPHY, N. C.
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SCRIPTURE: Romans 12-i-A- n o
?!so"" Phu",?"an? A?S)^
^DEVOTIONAL READING: Romao<
Stewardship of Life
Lesson for December 3, 195?
1
"AA/HAT S the death rate here?"
** asked the stranger. "Same
as everywhere," retorted the native
son,?"one to a person." Only one
to a person, because there Is only
one lile to I person If you
had nine lives or
even two, you might
afford to watte one
(though It's doubt
ful). But with only
one lite you simply
cannot afford to
i waste It. Of course
you do waste It, In
thousands of Uttle
I ways; and soma of _ _
these cannot be Foremia
helped. But If a faucet leaks, that's
no excuse for turning the water oo
full blast.
God Wants Ton
WITH all due respects to the ar
rangers of these lessons, the
lesson for last week and this one
seem to be in the reverse order
from what is logical. It is very
doubtful whether any one ever un
derstood stewardship of money who
did not understand stewardship of
life first. Now in almost any church
you m^y hear people singing,
"Were the whole realm of na
ture mine,
That were a present far too
small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my
afl."
Very good; wonderful. Surely these
are a devoted brotherhood! But
wait, what is this coming down the
aisle? A man with a collection plate!
Now we shall see . . . There's a man
putting in a quarter, and there's a
prosperous-looking lady laying out
a five dollar bill. (She bought a
$50 cat last week.) But who is put
ting in his soul, his life, his all?
Oh well, they didn't mean what
tbef; sang. But isn't it more than
half hypocritical to sing one way
and "give" another?
The whole realm of nature is not
yours to give; but you do have a
life; and God wants it. More than
he wants what we nave, he wants
what we are. God created you; God
redeemed you; as Paul says, "You
are not your own, you were bought
with a price."
Not for Preachers Only
I JJ COMMON mistake is to think
| that a Christian has a choice
between being a preacher and not
; being one. If he decides to give his
life to God then he will be a preach
I er; otherwise he keeps his life for
j himself.
, This is absurd, when you think
1 about it. God has the first claim on
I every man's life. To be a Christian
i is to recognize this claim. He has
, not a bit more claim on the preach
er or the missionary than he has on
the grocer or the farmer's wife.
Stewardship of life means recogniz
ing God's, right, it means living
your life in partnership with God,
"Who sweeps a room as to Thy
laws
Makes that and the action
fine,"
sang a poet long ago. God cer
I tainly does not want all his
; children to be preachers. Bat
he does want his children to
live AS his children; and that
means stewardship of life.
? ? *
Stewardship of Time
PICKING up again a thought from
last week: Time is the raw ma
' terial of life. Stewardship of life
means stewardship of time. It
means spending each day as if God
had personally said to you: "Here
are 24 fresh, new, unused hours. I
shall want them back. You cannot
keep them. I shall look at them to
see what you have done with them."
What do yon do with yonr
tlmef Does It count for God or
J against him? And yet ? how
many Christians there are who
If .asked lo do some kind thlnr.
some simple act of mercy or
friendliness, something to help
some one else, something thst
may cost them a little trouble,
?how many will oay, "Sorry,
I'm busy, haven't the time!"
Gift Without the Giver is Bare
JUST put together four sentences
from the four sections of the
Scripture for this week, and you
: have the whole business of steward*
| ship of life in a nutshell: "Having
, gifts. let us use them." "First they
j gave themselves to the Lord."
"Honor such men." "My God will
supply every need of yours." No
one ever used for God in the service
of man any gift which God did not
more than repay. The gift without
the giver is bare? and so is the
giver. But giver sod gift, devoted
in love to God and man. are rich
indeed.
sgSSj-LsiS'ttsS
WVO rutin!)
Mrs Wesley Baker. .
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