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A Utile Change.... Can Make A Change At this moment we are in the middle of the Crippled Children's Drive and it would be inter esting to note exactly where we stand. One might visit the Orthopedic Hospital in Asheville, or for that matter any hospital in any community and you will see and feel the need for such a wonderful program. Your editor has worked with the Crippled Children's Drive for the past seven or eight years and the most convincing thing about his exper ience has been to see the children that are af flicted, continuing to smile because they know that thy are being taken care of when they need it most. ? How easy it is to pass things by and say "let Southern 's Message Important here The Southern Railway System last week had some words to say that are especially appropriate for the citizens of this county to think about at the present time. If Cherokee County is to continue its prog ress, its citizens must always remember that the community has to be the kind that makes people glad they came here. Here's what Southern Railway had to say in an advertisement in The Scout: "It's a fine thing to have the 'welcome mat' out for a new factory on opening day. But it's not enough! A community's long-range industrial growth and prosperity depend on sincere and con tiuing hospitality to industry, long after the wel coming committee has gone home. This is a jot for all of us in the South today." Cherokee County already has that kind o continuing hospitality, and it is well to review th< advantages of keeping it. Our eyes are to the future, as shown by th launching of the Murphy Planning and Develop ment Commission by Town Council. That grou] is charged with the great responsibility of plann ing for the community's growth and progress. Murphy and the county has what it takes ti progress. Its many assets must be told to pros pecfive new citizens. As this is done; we would do well to remem ber Southern Railway's point: If we are to attrac business and industry, our community must bi TODAY the kind of community of which we an proud and they could be proud. Let's keep Chero kee County that way! some one else do it," but we must all refresh our] memory with this quotation, "Suffer little child ren to come unto me." A Lot Of Fun, Though Ftom Murphy comes word that that county's newspaper, The Cherokee Scout, has a new pub lisher, Mr. George N. Bunch. He formerly was with the daily papers in Spartanburg, S. C Having come to the weekly paper in Frank lin, after daily experience, we have an inkling of some of the adjustments that may lie ahead of the Murphy publisher. We could tell him, f'rinstance, that he won't I work till about noon Thursday, as we thought we'd do; then, when the paper was out, go fishing. He's much more likely to work 60 hours ('scusin' Sundays) than 40. We could tell him he won't be the editor y alone. He'll be the business manager (and that means not only the difficult problem of paying bills, but the sometimes even more difficult and always more embarrassing one of collecting 'em). He'll also be the personnel manager, maybe the advertising manager, certainly the public rela tions man, and, unless he's lucky, sometimes the janitor and bookkeeper. (Of the two, #e person ally prefer the janiting.) We could tell him that, if one thing goes wrong some week, everything will. If you're run ning late already, that's the week the press will \ choose to break down ? on the final press run. That's the week, too, when the man who told you last Friday, he'd have a page ad will tell you, right at the deadline, he's decided to run a want ad instead (what to do with all that yawning page space?). It'll be the week, too, that you get he wrong initials in front of the name of the man who has thought all the time you were gunning for him; those wrong initials are proof. And, un less you're unusually lucky, Mr. Bunch, it'll be , the week the biggest story of the year breaks min utes after you've put the week's issue in the post ! office. / We could tell Mr. Bunch all these things. But we won't. Instead, we welcome him to Western North Carolina ? and to the weekly newspaper busi ness. It's a whale of a lot of fun! THE FRANKLIN PRESS P. S. To Weimar Jones, Editor of the Franklin Press, I can only say, how true ! How true ! It is my pleasure to become a member of the Western North Carolina group of newspaper editors and publishers. LETTER TO THE EDITOR (Editor's Note: Henry M. ' Mason of Andrews Route 1 has written a fascinating ac count of his knowledge of the forest. He takes exception to a recent article In The Scout . which said that oak trees are dying because there is too much cutting of the best trees, leaving only the poorest trees to carry on. Following is Mr. Mason's remarks. The Scoot is pleased to get expres sions from its readers and _ would like to publish more of them.) Editor, ,% Cherokee Scout In looking through your paper I came upon an article entitled "The Tlmberline" in which the author attempts to give the reason for the <tyng of the oak timber. I can't agree with him on the matter. I think they are dying from other causes. I was born In the year 1IN in a log cabin in the woods and have made what living I have had by cutting and market ing timber product* and should know seme^ilng About the forest. I have been minded to write an article many times settag forth my views as to what is menarlng our forests of today, tat did not think any paper could spare the ?pace, as it would require almost a volume to explain it. Besides I was aware if it was published it would bring down the wrath of the thousands who would not agree with me on my head. My experience as a man of the woods has taught me that there ar eas many diseases and parasit es that attack trees as attack man. ?Many different kinds of funguses finish their deadly work on one species and then slowly but surely adapt themselves to another species. Many different sorts of parasites such as aphids that suck the sap from the leaves In the summer and live around the base of the trees in winter and in the fallen leaves cause unsightly knots to grow on the trees. In may Instanc es, they die. Many different sorts of worms live In the dead leaves during the attack of the foliage. In many In stances, they strip the branches completely of their leaves. Prom where I sat on my porch last tell the beautiful Valley Riv er Mountain could be seen tower ing op heavenward more than 400 feet ? a beautiful sight with bar October drees on. However, this beauty was marred in many places by numerous dead-topped oaks. Hare and there was a cluster of slosh pines with their brown tops giving evidence that they too were on ther way out. They seemed to be a solemn warniQg to their neighbors of the tree family of their impending doom sooner or later. What's the cause? As before stated, diseases and parasites. If they were in a pasture, someone would say it was the tramping of the land by cattle. There is ample evidence to prove that the woods have been burned down through the ages. Nature provided this in its great great plan. The woods were fired periodically by sliding stones. Lightning set the woods on' fire many times. I witnessed this fact three times in my lifetime. His tory shows that the Indians burn ed the woods as often as there was enough accumulation of leaves to burn. After they were burned, the Indians picked up the roasted de licious chestnuts and ate them. This systematic way of burning the woods did not 'kill all of the timber, but left a tree here and there similar to a farmer taper ing the weeds oat at He com to five it a bettor chance to grow. Hie fire was a cleanser. It de stroyed the fungus and tnesrts that Words Of Life ' By Vtanont, Paslor Andrewi Free Methodm Church SO YOU AUt A "SQUARE SHOOTER" WHO BELIEVES IN FAIR PLAYT Turn tp the Word of God and read n Corinthians Chapter five, versea 14, 15, and 21. Paul aald that the love of Christ Constrained him. Does the love of Christ Con strain you? , "Christ died for the sins of the whole world."; for your sins and mine. (I John t :t) The sinner is "dead in tresspas ses and sins." He walks "accord ing: to the course of this world, ac cording to the prince of the pow er of the air, (Satan) the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: among whom we all had our Conversation (life) in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind ; and were by nature the Children of wrath, even as others." (Eph. 2:1-3) God says "all were dead" and Christ "died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live into themselves, but unto Him which died for them and rose a Saln." You say you want to go to' heav en when you die^ You know you have sinned (God says any man who says he hasn't Is a liar, I John 1:18-10) Now read n Cor. 5:12 "For He (God the Father) hath made Him (Christ) to be sin for us, who (Christ) knew no sin; that we might be made the righteous ness of God in (Christ)." If Christ was willing to take the wrath and curse of God that was due to you, why don't you thank Him for it and let Christ by His resurrection power make you a new Creation? If he took your place on the Cross in death and the curse of God, why won't you let Him give you His life here in this world, an<l eternal life when He comes again? Don't go on telling folks you are an honest man or woman and treat folks right and pay your debts when you won't confess that Christ 1 1 died, for you and you won't pay the biggest debt any man or woman ever owed! You don't even get on your knees and thank Him for what He did for you. Some of you .men go to lodge meetings and Clubs and let on like you are a good fellow and heap -flattering titles on each other and you don't even "shoot square" with Jesus Christ. You want to go right on living to suit yourself. God said "he that saith, I know him, and keepeth not His Com mandments is a liar, and the truth is not in him" (I John 2:4) Some of you profess to be born again. You joined the Church and say you love Jesus. Yet you run your life to suit yourself. It is not "Lord what will thou have me to do in every thing" but "Lord, bless these things I want to do." Some of you 'think you've paid your debt to Christ if you go to Church once a week and p&y a tithe and serve on a few Commit tees. You are hopelessly in debt to Christ and He asks that you really love Him. If you want to be honest and fair begin w|th God! Ask him to put His love in your heart by tAe Holy Ghost a"<l ask Him to show you how you can show His love to Him and to all whom He loves. So you say you're a "SQUARE I SHOOTER" "BEGIN WITH GOD!" The Cherokee Scout Established July, 1889 Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee County, N. C. GEORGE N. BUNCH? publisher and editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Cherokee County: One Tear, $2.60; six **?!???, mo Outside Cherokee County: On# Tear: 13.00; Six Months, *1.71 Entered In the Post Offloe at Murphy, North Carolina. u sec ond fill matter under the Aot of March ?, Ml. ~ Member ef North Carolina T I ? 11 THE AMERICAN WAY DEAL ME IN. CENTS' It's tbe TALK 0' THE TOWN By Emily Costello JUST BULLY "DCffc" and ANNETTE WHITFIELD'S young bull "WHF Portrayal First" and heifer "Proud Princess First" last week were judged re serve champion bull and reserve champion female at the WNC Here ord Association Spring Show at Enka. And you can see how the Whit ields would be proud as punch. The Whitfields sent three animals to the show and all three won ribbons .... a real record. These animals were the first cattle bred right on the Whitfield's farm that had been sent to show and from the outcome of the judging it looks as if the cattle have been getting the right treatinent. Annette went over to the show for the judging, I think, and I believe Doc spent a couple of days at the show and sale. By the way, reserve champions of the show means that the Whitfield cattle were on the same level as the show champs but were just younger animals. I think Herefords are pretty anyhow, with their white curly faces. Jt's a wonder women don't wear Hereford fur coats ? or maybe they do ? I've seen some coat collars that closely resembled collie dogs. Meowr ! A HERO Nine year old GARY BARNETT week before last probably saved the life of his younger brother, RANDY, three years old. The boys are the sons of MR. and MRS. BILL BARNETT of Peachtree. Mrs. Bamett j was telling me that she was in town and her husband was staying .with I the children Saturday. Randy and his puppy were playing in the back yard in a cardboard box when the box toppled over in to the fire where the Barretts had been burning trash. The child and puppy were trapped in the box which caught on fire and Randy received burns on his arms and began screaming. Gary, who was in the utility room rushed out when he heard his brother and turned the flaming box over out of the fire and rescued his brother and puppy. Mr. Barnett was In the living room and had not heard the commotion. It was really a heoric deed on the part of Gary Barnett. UP AND WENT MRS. A. B. CHANDLER, Sr. of Ancrews up and went to Society | Hill, S. C. (hejrhome, I believe) to see her mother for a few days last j week. She was accompanied on the trip by her son who was visiting from New Orleans, La. I believe they returned Saturday. Society Hill is a nice little "community in the lower part of the "sta-yut". V NEXT TIME Next time you're in Raleigh ? or at any rate the next time after April 6 ? be sure to see the newly purchased major art collection at the N. C. Museum of Art (adjacent to the State capitol). The collection contains over 200 paintings, valued at more than two million dollars, and includes masterpieces by Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Dyke, Andrea del Sarto, Frans Hals and others. The paintings were bought partly with State appropriated funds. In addition to the purchased works the museum includes a number of valuable donated paintings and tapestries. The museum will be open to the public, year round free of charge from 10 a. m. until S p. m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from two until six p. m. on Sundays. It will be closed on Mondays'. NATURALLY Naturally it comes as no surprise to Murphy folks that PETER OLSEN is racking up many honors for himself and Ills school. Peter, a former student at Murphy High School when his father was with TVA and stationed here, recently was one of 4,000 high school seniors in the i entire nation to be named semi-finalists in the National Merit Scholar I ship Program. The merit exams were given to high school seniors all over the country in an attempt to pick out seniors for scholarships on the basis of superior ability and their capacity to benefit from a higher education. Peter is the son of MR. and MRS. S. E. OLSON and now lives in Mapsena, New York, where Mr. Olsen is working on the .St. Lawrence Seaway project, I believe. The Olsens left Murphy in January of 1955. i Peter is editor in chief of the Massena High SchooJ paper, "The ! Northern Star" and is active in the mixed choir both as a bass singer and piano accompanist. He is also a member of the school dance band, "Hep Katz" and is organist at his church. He is 17 years old and he would like to take a liberal arts course at Cornell University. FRANCES RAY (Mrs. Joe) waa Peter's home room teacher when he lived here and she has received a number of 'Interesting: letters rom the talented ex-pupil. Here's hoping he goes on to win a good schol ar ship in the merit finals. UP YONDER It seems an unusual coincidence that the same week we writing about Peter Olsen in Massena, N. Y., that we should hear from other former homefolks also working on the St. Lawrence Seaway. MILTON MASHBURN and DEWEY NICHOLS both of Andrews wrote us from Waddlngton, N. Y. that they "get a kick out of' reading the Scoot way tip there.' They said It has been awful cold up there this winter. And they sent us a great big eight column picture from a Muss ana paper showing where they are working along with 1,600 other persons on the American half (I guess the other half will be made by Canada) of the Bamhart Powertufc? ? It must be a tremendous Job. 1 TO HOB CITY HILDA OLSON (Mrs. C. K.) left Sautrday with MRS. ABBOTT from Bryacoo City to spend eight days in New York CJty attending a national chool supervisors meeting. Hilda, you know, is elementary supervisor n Murphy awl Andrews school systems and Mie U also president of sup I irvisors of the Western North Carolina area. The ladles traveled by train from Asheville and. were looking forward to a valuable ttmtf in J be big city ? sad I hope they have time for a little diversion and see A Backward Glance ? YEAB8 AGO Thursday, March St, 1H1 Cherokee County folks were jet ting ready for the earliest Easter In many years. ? Sunday, March 25. Dawn was to be greeted with a service on the lawn of Petrie Hos pital, with all chiirches represent ed. Murphy High School's Girls Chor us won rn excellent rating in the Western District Music cent est. the ? first year the chorus ever took part In the event. I. B. Hudson, then superintendent of Andrews city schools, annouDc- , *d the previous week that he would not seek re-election to that posi tion. The news story noted that during Mr. Hudson's 16 years as superintendent "notable progress" had been made in the schools. Newly elected presidents of var ious organizations included: R. M. Deegan, Murphy unit of the N. C. Education' Assocation; Mrs. C. H. Townson, Murphy Junior Woman's Club; Mrs. Edwin Bristol, And rews Parent-Teacher Association. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 21, 1946 Mayor W. M. Fain announced that he would run for re-election. Neil Sneed already had announced that he would be a candidate. . Fred Brendle Jr. and Sam Stal cup were announced as leading players in "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," to be presented by the Murphy High School Beta Club. Nine families were told to vacate houses on Old Hospital Hill to make way for new tourist cabins. V. M, Johnson had purchased the property from Mrs. J. N. Hill. Mrs. Jane Orr spent the previous week-end in Atlanta, while Miss Elizabeth Troxler visited in Haley Tenn. wth her parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Nichols and son, Lee, of Andrews spent sev eral days with relatives in Villa Rica, Ga. T. A. Case was elected presi dent the Murphy Business Men's" Club. E. H. Brumby was elected first vice president, and C. R .Freed second vice president. Miss Sara Sue Brandon, student at Western Carolina Teachers Col lege, spent the week-end at home. Mrs. Tom Hay was elected pres ident of the Andrews Parent-Teach er Association. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, March 26, 1936 A heavy wind and snow storm struck Cherokee County the pre vious week. Don Witherspoon, lo cal attorney, received a letter from A. J. Haas of the Tellico River section which said that "It has blown down thousands of trees up the Tipton Creek trail ' which is positively impassable.^ The storm at one time got so fierce that Bass Dockery and his family had to retreat to their barn where } they were marooned without any- I thing to eat for 20 hours. The J storm lasted 24 hours." J Harve Elkins, popular m&nageW of the Southern States Power Co.,! was able to get out again after} being in the hospital several weeks with an infected hand. Bill Whitaker of Andrews, in a talk to Murphy Lions Club, asked the club to cooperate In a cam paign to help crippled children . Dr. L. U. Lumpkin of Baltimore ( arrived to become associated with j the Petrie Hospital. / [ Misses Margaret Yount an a Julia Mcintosh spent the week-ena , in Chattanooga. , Henry Hickman was unanimous* ,? ly elected manager of the 1936 Murphy baseball team. Hickman nominated himself and "that then announced the election, saying the only other man present. Doc Park er, voted for him. / A plan for completing the liqui; dation of The Bank of Murphy waif . ? announced. SO YEARS AGO ' Friday, March M, lKt Dickey Motor Co. was advertis ing the brand new 1828 Chevrolet ' for $646. The Scout received a rash of let ters from Suit In opposition to a proposal by J. T. Dockery that a decision on whether the state was to take over Beaverdam or Hothouse road be mad* by straw ballot. Letter* were written by D. T. McNabb, M. M. Burger, Letha Wood, Walter N. Anderson, C. W. Savage, J. J. Rom and J. F. Wood. | Dr. H. N. Wells was appointed | fish warden for Cherokee County. He succeeded J. L .Fain, who re 1 signed for business reasons. Boyd Abernathy, youthful Mur i ptoy Inventor, was demonstrating his latest creation. It was It ma chine to dispense a bovai sta in a paper cop when the buyer deposit ed a coin. Be had sold manufactur ing fights to an Atlanta finn.
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