THE CHEROKEE SCOI/T
(established July. 1IH
Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee
County, N. C.
CLAUDE McEVER
Publisher and Editor
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Smtetff Campaign Starts in Cherokee County
Among the major causes of traffic accidents are mechanical fail
ure o i the car and carelessness on the part of the drivers. A safety
campaign which started in Cherokee County this week is aimed at
doing something about those two faults.
First step is a safety check lane jn Andrews starting this week to
be followed by one in Murphy next week. Then a "Slow Down and
Live," campaign will .run through most of the summer.
Gordon Butler of Andrews, is county ocordinator for the drive
and he and his chairmen for the various phases of the campaign
plan to see that every driver in this area is made aware of the
hazards of driving an automobile on today's highways.
Mr. Butler met with representatives of civic groups from Andrews
and Murphy last Friday night at the Citizen Bank and outlined plans
for the campaign. Mr. Butler's enthusiasm and his wise choice of
heads for the campaign should make it a successful one.
Today, with the powerful automobiles being made and particular
ly In this mountainous area where accidents can happen to even
the most careful driver, every motorist should be made aware of
the consequences of a faulty automobile or careless driver.
And, as Mr. Butler said, if one life is saved because of the safety
campaign, the efforts of everyone involved will have been made
worthwhile. \
WORDS OF LIFE |
REV. LAWRENCE R. SMITH
Andrews Free Methodist Chnrch
Andrews, N. C.
DEAD BONES HAVE POWER
"And he said unto me. Son of man
can these bones live? And I ans
wered, O Lord God, thou knowest."
Ezekiel 37:3.
There are at least three types of
bones which are worth considering,
namely ? living bones, dead bones,
and resurrected bones. There are
' many bones walking around with
flesh and skin on the outside and a
spirit and soul on the inside that
do very little for the Lord. ?
It is sometimes hard to see if
some Christians are very enthused
in the Lord's work because their
bones are so heavy when they
should do something for the Lord
and seem to have very little life.
As we know, bones are very im
portant to the body, because they
furnish the framework which sup
ports other tissues. In the body
there are approximately two hun
dred bones of various sizes and
shapes. Many so called Christians
use very few of these two hundred
bodes for the Lord.
Many a person has lost his reli
gion after he found it, because he
didn't do anytning with it. Some
thing happens to us spiritually
when we are not active for God.
Our bones are to be alive and act
ive for the Lord. Bud Robinson
once said, "The Lord loves to work
with people and He loves to have
people to work with Him. With all
the power God .has, He doesn't
work by Himself, and the Lord is
looking for people that will work
for Him, and if you are willing to
work with the Lord, you will have
a companion to work with."
So much for living bones. We
must go on to the second type of
bones ? dead bones. So many
times we think that dead bones do
not have power, but there is at
least one case in the Bible where
dead bones did have power. You
probably ask whose bones they
were. Well; they were the bones
of that God-fearing man by the
name of Elisha.
We read the miraculous account
in 2 Kings 13: 20,21. Here we see
the Israelites burying a man, and
as they were burying him, a band
of Maobites invaded the land, The
Scripture records the incident as
follows:
"And Elisha died, and they bur
ied him. And the bands of the
Moabites invaded the land at the
coming in of the year. And it came
to pass, as they were burying a
man, that behold, they spied a
band of men; and they cast the
man in the sepulchre of Elisha: and
when the man was let down, and
touched the bones of Elisha, he re
vived, and stood up on his feet."
I This showed that the prophet did
not perform his miracle by any
power of his own, but by the power
of God, and God chose to honor his
servant by making even his dead
bones the instrument of another
miracle after his death.
Our bones, more than likely, will
not bring a dead man back to life,
but our influence while we are liv
ing on this earth can and will have
power after we are dead. A consis
tent Christian life is the best in
terpreter and proof of the gospel.
Abraham Lincoln said, "The
world will little note nor long re
member what we say here, but it
1 can never forget what we did
here." The influence of great men
such as Wesley, Finney and Moody
have lingered down through the
years because of what they did
while they were living. May our in
fluence be such that will help men
and women to seek God.
Let us briefly look at the third
type of bones ? resurrected bones.
Jesus said after His resurrection to
the ten, "Behold My hands, and
My feet, that it is I Myself: hand
le Me, and see: for a spirit hath
| not flesh and bones, as ye see me
have". Luke 24:39)
In Ezekiel 37 we have Ezekiel's
vision of th? valiey of dry bones.
This vision was designed first as
an emblem of the wretched state
of the Jews at that time, and sec
Backward Glance
1* TEARS AGO
May 1, 1M7
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Franklin vis
ited their daughters, Mrs. Joe Ful
mer, and Mrs. Doug Simpson and
their families at Sylva last week.
Miss Nettie Dickey, of Brenau
College, Gainesviille, Ga., spent
last week-end here with her moth
er, Mrs. W. A. Phipps.
Miss Josephine Heighway visited
her sister, Mrs. Jack Lovingood,
Mr. Lovingood and daughter, Kay
in Hendersonville last week.
Miss Janice Hall of Bessie Tift
College, Forsyth, Georgia, recently
vsited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. B. Hall.
Mrs. W. M. Fain has been yisit
ing her mother, Mrs. S. C. Mount
in Knoxville for the past several
days.
Mrs. E. V. Amnions of Franklin
is visiting her son, Roger Ammons
and family this week.
Dr. and Mrs. Harry Miller and
daughter, Susie, returned Sunday
from a week spent in St. Augustine,
Florida.
Misses Thelma, Kathleen and
Annie Lou Keenum, Becky Morgan,
Maggie Bell Kissleburg, Mary
Nell Hawkins and Marion Jones .
and Ted Brown attended "Wake
Up and Dream" Tuesday night in
Murphy.
Mr. and Mrs. Hartild Butler re
cently visited friends in Chatta
nooga, Tenn.
20 YEARS AGO
Thursday, May 6, 1937
Dr. William Thompson and Dr. '
Bill Miller of Atlanta, were guests '
of their parents here over the week
end. 1
Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Wright re
turned from a ten days stay in j
Asheville, where Mr. Wright sub
stituted in the Business Education
Department at Lee Edwards High 1
School.
Mr. Bob Patton of Franklin, was
a visitor in Murphy Tuesday.
Mr. H. P. Cooper spent the week
end in Atlanta on legal business.
Miss Fannie Deweese spent Mon
day in Parksville, Tenn., visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Welborn are
spending some time in Statesville.
Dr. B. W. Whitfield attended a
Medical meeting in Atlanta, Fri
day night.
Mrs. Glenn Bates, Mrs. Tom
I Mauney, Mrs. G. W. Ellis and Mrs.
Wade Massey spent Friday in
I Asheville.
? Mrs. Eva Nell Lauria has gone
to Atlanta to spend a few days.
ond, of the resurrection of the
body. The question is asked in the
third verse, "Son of man can these
bones live?" and the answer comes
back, "O Lord God, Thou know
est".
Then we see the next verses the
progress of the resurrection. The
ligaments, called here sinews,
are to be added in order to unite
the bones, that the skeleton might
be complete. Next the flesh is add
ed, And then the whole muscular
system. After that the skin was
put in place, and last, but not least
the breath was given that they
might live.
One of these days our bodies
will be changed, but it will have a
distinct relation to the former
physical body. We read, "For as in
Adam all died, even so in Christ
shall all be made alive, but every
man in his own order: Christ, the
first fruits: afterward they that
are Christ's at His coming". (1
Cor. 15:22, 23)
Let our bones be lfving bones
working for the Master, so that
when the trumpet of God sounds,
our bones might become resurrect
ed bones and live with Him
through all eternity.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Davidson and
Mr. Kenneth Denny were supper
guests of Miss Nettie Dickey on
Sunday evening. ,
Miss Hattie Palmer, Mrs. Her
man Elliott and Mr. Austen Arrant
spent Sunday in Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Palmer and
Mr. Frank Davis, of Canton were
visitor in town Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Christopher
of Atlanta visited Mr. Christoph
er's father on Sunday.
Mrs. W. M. Axley has returned
from a visit in Knoxville.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lee have re
turned from a ten day visit with
relatives in Horn beak, Tenn.
30 TEARS AGO
Friday, May ?, 1927
Tenn. was the Guest ofl. yl.. iR
Mrs. H. M. Candler, of Athens,
Tenn., was the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. G. W. Candler the first of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall and chil
dren spent several days in Waynes
ville last week the guests of Mr.
Hall's parents.
Dr. N. B. Adams visited his mo
ther, Mrs. Jane Adams in Copper
hill, last week.
Charles Candler, Jr., Dick Wil
son and Dexter Hooper, of Sylva
are guests of Miss Ann Candler.
Mrs. J. W. Thompson spent last
week-end with her daughter, Mrs.
R. E. Barclay, in Copperhill, Tenn.
Messrs. J. B. Moore and Jim
Franklin were business visitors in
Copperhill, Tenn. last week.
Hints For Easy
Venetian
Blind Cleaning
Venetian blinds, because of their
construction, are usually difficult
to clean. Here is a tip from the
professional Venetian blind wash
ers (the kind who contact for
cleaning blinds in large apart
ments) and it's no trick at all.
For removable blinds up to 4
feet long:
1. Pull cord to shorten blind
length to shortest length.
2. Slide Venetian blind from wall
bracket.
3. Put blinds in bathtub, and fill
with hot water to cover blinds.
4. Add one-half cup cleaning
powder and three tablespoons!
aitionia.
5. Let the blinds soaw a minute,
then move up and down to lossen
dirt and dust.
6. When they look clean, drain
tub. Stand on one end to drain.
7. Put blinds flat in tub- again,
and cover with warm rinse water.
Drain and refill tub if necessary.
Rub each slat separately.
8. Tilt blinds, stand on one end
and drain as completely as possi
ble. Dry and rub with liquid wax.
9. Re-hang Venetian blinds.
10. Leave in wide-open position
until dry.
On Our Street
By SALLY DAVIDSON
Back to boyhood ? Dignified
businessman rolling automobile tire
down the street.
Little girl about six, being ask
ed "Why aren't you riding the car
ousal?" "O! I'm too big to ride
that".
Postman at 6 a. m., getting out
of car at mail box, taking time to
lace and tie shoes, before opening
box,
"Get the D-Con ? Large black
rat scurrying between cars, on our
street!"
THE CASE OF THE
HIDDEN HOME-WRECKERS
Termites we guilty o( deliberate^
wrecking homes. Termites must be
stopped.
Early detection, plus our proven
methods can save you untold damage.
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Visitors arc always impressed,
one way or the other, when they
pass through your town or com
munity. They may not have time
to stop and enjoy your friendliness
and hospitality, but they do have a
chance to observe your homes,
yards, streets and certain places of
interest which may have been call
ed to their attention. They also see
the trash dump* and wrecked car
lots.
Many things can and should be
accomplished by group action buf,
in my book, nothing can take the
place of individual responsibility.
This is especially true as far as
our immediate bom$ surroundings
are concerned. Need we be re
minded of our obligations as home
owners and parents by: "Clean-up
Weeks"; "Paint-up Weeks" and
such proddings? Could not we re
solve, as individual citizens, to
devote 52 weeks in the year to the
improvement of our surroundings?
I can think ' of no better medium
of advertising North Carolina. I
am not an idealist in this respect.
It is just something I would like
to see accomplished.
Don't envy your neighbor's pret
ty lawn and well landscaped
grounds! Get in competition with
him. It will boost your own morale
and please your neighbor no end.
Hayesville VFW
Post Plans Home
Allison-Bristol Post 6812 of the V.
F. W. at Hayesville, recently pur
chased a track of land in Hayes
ville for the purpose of building a
a post home, according to Jack
Groves, commander.
A Qounset hut was also purchas
ed from the TVA about a year ago
by the post and plans are being
made to erect it.
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Don't have time. One of the busi- ,
est men I know has one of the '
most beautiful homes in our neigh- 1
borhood and he does ail the work <
himself, with the assistance of an <
occasional helper. t
Since I began writing this col- ,
umn I have been more observant (
as I travel over the state. A couple
of weeks ago I passed through a ?
small town which I have always <
admired. The homes are well kept, i
the main street lined with maple*,
ind moat at the yard* well planted
and maintained. A lew could
itand a little help. While not too
bad, they detract from' the others
by companion. Get in frieqdly
competition with your neighbor.
Timely reminders: Prune flower
ing shrubs | after blooming. Mow
your lawn often and never too
close. Top dress your ' grass with
luickly available ' nitrogen often
enough to promote growth and
good green color. Side dress leafy
vegetables with nitrogen to make
them tender and succulent. Keep
pour sprayer or duster in good con
iition so that you can keep insect*
ind diseases in check.
For
SPRING!!
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SEAT COVERS
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$30.00 Values .... $28.00
$25.00 Values .... $18.75
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