Letter Over 100 Years Old Concerning
Cherokee's "Old Charley" Found By Bird
( By Al Booze)
A hundred-year old copy of a
still older letter, concerning Old
Charley, the Cherokee Indian
Chief, and Willian H. Thomas, the
If Indians' benefactor, was recently
discovered by President W. E. Bird
of Western Carolina Teachers col
lege while going through some pa
pers he inherited from his mater
nal grandfather, Captain JAmes W.
Terrell, who was the administrator
of Col. Tfiomas's estate.
The letter, dated December 3,
1838, was written by Col. William
S. Foster at tie headquarters of
the Fourth Infantry, Cherokee
Agency, to Major-General Winlield
ScoiX. The copy now in t;ie posses
sion of President Bi.d was made
ten years later by tne Adjutant
General's office for Mr. Tnomas,
who became a colonel during the
Civil War.
In his letter C^l. Foster referred
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General Scott to a previous letter
he had written, telling of the dis
posal of the Cherokee "murderers."
"In my letter to you of the 24th j
ultime," Col. Foster wrote, "I stat
ed, that of the twelve murderers,
eleven had been taken, and that of ?
the five males three had been ex
ecuted, by the Cherokees them
selves, and that also one, from his
youth, I had with me a prisoner; I
have now to state that old Charley
himself, was finally captured and
executed by Wa-chu-cha and
Euchilla, at noon on the 25th ul
timo. the day after I marched." .
In his letter Col. Foster included
the information that "the honor
of the nation had been fully cared
r r, as well as the honor of the regi
ment to which I belong ? at, and
> ve: the graves of our murdered
comrades ? Funeral honors were
paid ? fur twelve days the men of
the regiment passed the mountains,
crossed the streams, and threaded
the valleys of the country, in de
tachments of from two to sixty
men, in search of the outlaws, or
as hunting parties prepared for
battle or for game."
In recommending Mr. Thomas
to the favor of the government,
Col. Foster wrote General Scott,
"I should do my feelings great in
justice were I to omit to represent
to you and through you to the
Government, Mr. Wm. H. Thomas,
in the most favorable light, and as :
an individual, deserving the confi- |
dence and patronage of the coun
try, both for himself and the O
co-nee-lafty Indians, over whom |
he appears to exercise unbounded
influence for good purposes."
William Thomas became a coun
sellor and protector of the Indians
when the band was allowed to re
main in the mountains on Col. Fos
ter's recommendation.
"I hope," Foster had written,
"that Euchilla and his band (in
cluding Wa-chu-cha,) may be per- I
mi tied to remain with Mr. Thomas,
and the Lufty Indians, with whom
they fraternized in my presence ?
Permit me also to state, that the
conduct of the drowning Bear, the
aged Chief of the Oco-nee lufty ,
was favorable to himself and tribe 1
and useful to me, and I ask that j
it may be remembered in his and j
their favor."
Thomas was elected chief by the
ndians. He had himself been rear- I
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ed by Yonaguska, the chief who
had, in a vision, seen God appear
before him and command that his
people cease drinking, and who,
upon telling his tribe of his vision,
had secured their promises to let
liquor alone.
Col. Foster's letter closed with
the statements that he had in con
finement the families of the mur
derers, and that he had succeeded
in his trip "beyond my warmest
hopes and expectations."
Along with the Foster letter,'
President Bird found a number of
other old liters and documents,
among them a badly mutilated re
port containing an account of Col.
Thomas's purchases of land from
1833 to 18G0, for from 10 to 20 cents
per acre.
In 1869 Col. Thomas became in
sane, and Captain Terrell became
the official administrator of his
affairs, and spent the greater part
of the rest of his life straightening
out the intricacies of Col. Tfrtfmas's
affairs with the Indians, with debt
ors. and with creditors.
While talking of the letters,
President Bird recalled that his
mother, the former " Miss Sarah j
Terrell, had learned to play on the
piano that belonged to Col. Thomas.
The piano, said President Bird, was
in excellent shape in the home of
his sister-in-law, Mrs. H. G. ^Bird,
nee Miss Josephine Patton, the
great granddaughter of Col. Thom
as, until a few years ago when
house and piano were destroyed by
lire.
EGG-FEED RATIO
IS AT LOW LEVEL
The lowest egg-feed ratio ever
recorded for December was exist
ing in December 1947, according
to C. Bnce Ratchford, in charge
of Farm Management for the State
College Extension Service.
The egg-feed ratio is a' rati,, of
price ?^s us compared with
pnee Of feed. Mr. Ratchford said.
The lower the ratio is, the higher
the ?l' feed in relation to
prices of eggs.
It is expeced that the egg-feed
ratio will continue low at least un
til spring, when estimates for the!
J 948 gl i,in cr0P are available, the I
specialist said. If, at that time, a!
large feed crop- is predicted, the1
ratio should rise, he added.
Despite higher feed costs, egg
prices are only 96 per cent of pari
ty or 3 per cent above support lev
el. At the same time, feed prices
are well above 100 per cent of pari
ty.
The poultry industry has made
real progress in North Carolina
dui ing the last 10 years, Mr. Ratch
ford said. Poultry is normally a
good enterprise for Tar Heel farm
ers, as there are ready markets,
and poultry fits in well on small
farms. For these and other reasons,
North Carolina needs to maintain
her poultry industry. The" situa
tion should improve within a few
months or in a year at the latest
Farmers who are losing money
cannot stay in the business, but
those who are making a little mo
ney and keeping their poultry will
be able to realize more profit wS
the situation does improve, he said.
Additional Workstock
Clinics To Be Held
In County
Additional workstock clinics have
been announced by the County
Agent's office as follows:
Thursday, February 12th ? John'*
Creek School? 10:00 a. m.; East
La Porte? 11:30 a. m.; Hopkin's
Store (Speedwell) ? i;3o p. .
Cullowhee ? 3:00 P. M.
Friday, February 13th? Gay Post
Office 10:00 a. m.; Webster ? 11*30
a. m.; Sylva Supply Barn (Sylva)
? 1:30 p. m.; Beta ? 3:00 p. m. .
Monday, February 16th Jess
Browns Store (Canada) ? 10 00 a
m.; Fowler's Store (Cashiers) 12:00
noon; Norton Post Office? 130 n
m. ? 1 '
Feed should be withheld from
animals for approximately eigh
teen hours prior to treatment.
The veterinarian will examine
1 1 animals brought to the clinics
free, however, a charge of $75
will be made for the bot treatment
and $1.00 for the round worm
e'ltment. The veterinarian will
> be prepared for floating teeth
necessary.
* are requesting all farmers
? their neighbors about these
clinics and additional information,
'ired, may be secured from the
ar.an, Vocational Agricul
"achers, or the County or
t County Agent.
Service* at
The Churches
Sylva Methodist
(The Rev. W. Q. Grlgg, Pastor)
Sunday school will meet at 10
a. m., Gudger Crawforu, superin
tendent.
11 a. m. with the pastor using
for his sermon subject, "Christain
Experience."
6:30 p. m., tfouth fellowship.
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Choir Re
hearsal.
Sylva Baptist
(The Rev, C. M. Warren, Pastor)
Sunday school at 10 a. m., Mr.
Carl Corbln, Supt.
11 a. m. The pastor will use for
his subject, "Keeping The Sab
bath Day." Exodus 20:8-11.
B. T. U. at 6:30 p. m., Miss Hat
tie Hilda Sutton, Director.
7:30 p. m. The pastor will use for
his sermon subject, "Alpha and
Omega", Rev. 1:1-8.
Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Prayer meet
ing.
Thursday, 7:00 p. m. Youth choir
practice at the church. All between
!3 and 20 years of age are urged
to be present.
Fri., 7:30 p. m. Choir rehearsal.
Each Monday at 10:30 a. m. the
Baptist Ministers' Conference i
meets here.
Cullowhee Baptist
(The Rev. Mark R. Osborne, Jr.
Pastor)
9:50 a. m. Sunday School
11 a. m. Morning worship.
4 p. m. Intermediate B. T. U.
6 p. m. Young People's B. T. U.
Wednesday ? 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school lesson pre-view.
Friday ? 7:00 p. m. Choir Re
hearsal.
Cullowhee Methodist
(The Rev. R. T. Houts, Jr., Pastor)
10 a. m. church school.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
6":30 p. m. Youth Fellowship.
Sylva Presbyterian
(The Rev. W. ri. Wakefield, Pastor)
Services held in Episcopal
church.
10:00 a. m. Sunday School. Mr.
M. C. Cunningham. Supt.
11:05 a *m. Sermon subject,
"Buying Without Money".
7:30 p. m. Sermon subject,
"The Joy of Divine Worship."
Glenville Baptist
1 (Rev. W. A. Todd, Pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
7:30 p. m. Evening worship.
Scotts Creek Baptist
(The Rev. B. 8. Hensley, Pastor.
10 a. m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning worship by the
pastor.
6:30 p. m. Baptist Training Union
8 p. m. Evening worship.
Cashiers Baptist
(Rev. Edgar Willix, Pastor)
Sunday School e?ch Sunday at
10 a. m.
Worship service each 1st and 3rd
Sundays at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.
St. John's Catholic Church
8chedule of Masa
Sylva, 4th Sunday 8:00 a. m.
Glenville Baptist
(Rev. Hoyt Hadaway, Pastor)
10 a. m. Sunday School.
11 a. m. Morning worship.
7 p. m. B.T.U.
8 p. m. Evening worship.
Lovedale Baptist Church
(Rev. G. E. Scruggs, Pastor)
10 A. M. Sunday School.
11 A. M. Worship Service.
2$0 P. M. Worship Service.
Tuckaseigee Baptist
(Rev. Edgar WilUx, Pastor)
Sunday Schools each Sunday at
j 10 a. m.
Worship service at 11 a. m. and
7:30 p. m. each 2nd and 4th Sun
days.
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'FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION? How can I best re
finish enameled furniture?
ANSWER? If finish is not brok
en or checked, it may be thorough
ly sanded with 00 sandpaper and
one coat of enamel applied. I
If old finish is badly broken or
checked, it should be removed. J
Build up new finish, using one
coat flat paint, one coat half flat
and half enamel, and finish with
one coat^enamel. This treatment is
also ne'cessary to change dark pie
ces to light color, In case mahogany
and mission stained pieces are
painted, a coat of shellac is neces
sary before enameling, otherwise
the stain will bleed into the new
color.
To apply enamel, it should be
brushed on to the surface Quickly
and freely, with the grain of the
wood.
QUESTION? What can I do to
prevent intestinal parasites from
infesting my poultry flock? j
ANSWER ? Have good wood or
preferably water-proofed concrete 1
floors, and not dirt floors, in all i
brooder houses. Do not crowd the '
chickens. Do not let the young
chickens out on the ground around
the brooder house if the ground
was used by chickens the previous
brooding season but instead let
the chickens run out on a wire sun- j
porch constructed on the south or |
east side of the brooder house or, 1
if the brooder house is movable,
move is to a clean range.
When the chickens reach range
stock size and weather permits, j
move them to clean range ground
and house them in movable sum
mer range shelters. When the pul
lets come into production move
them to laying houses having good
wood, or concrete floors and allow
3?/2 square feet of floor space for
light breeds and 4 square feet of
floor space for heavy breeds.
Place all poultry manure and
old litter in an insect proof man
ure pit or place this waste material
on ground not to be used by chick
ens during the current or following
season and plow it under immedi
ately.
In the proper handling of a herd
of cattle, it is quite important to
have several pastures. This makes
it possible to segregate various ages
and sexes when necessary. It also
makes rotational grazing possible.
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