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B.Sraftf8"A6opt 35,857 Acres in ICit Carson
Country From Mr. and Mrs. Waite Phillips
Boy Scouts of America will enjoy wilderness camping on the new 35,857-acre tract In New Mexico's Kit Carton
country, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Walte Phillip of Tulsa, Okla.
A GIFT ftom Mr. and Mrs. Walte
Phillips, Tulsa, Okla.. of 35,857
acres of land a few miles northwest
' of Cimarron, New Mexico, and $50,
000 to be used in Improving and de
veloping the land for camping pur
poses, has Just been accepted by the
Executive Board of the National
Council, Boy Scouts of America.
When he made this announcement
Wsjter W. Head, President of the Boy
Scouts of America, said, "Mr. Phillips
offered the property without any re
striction whatsoever save that It is
to be used for the benefit of members
Of the Scout Movement At a matter
of fact, he specifically stated, 'If this
proposal were being made to any
other organization, whose rating was
inferior to the record of service made
by the Boy Scouts of America, I would
be inclined to be mora particular in
outlining the program, to be assured
that the property, would be put to
full beneficial use as I visualize it'
In accepting his gift the National Ex
ecutive Board has in mind the estab
lishment of a Boy Scout reservation
for the development and furtherance
of wilderness camping.'
Kit Carson Coon try
Before formally proposing that the
Boy Scouts of America accept the
ranch property Mr. and Mrs. Phillips
and their son Elliott entertained a
party of Scout officials at Phllmont
Ranch near Cimarron, immediately
adjacent to the new Scout Reserva
tion. The party included, besides
President Head, Dr. James E. West
Chief Scout Executive, and Arthur A.
Schuck, Director of the Division of
Operations. The entire group was
greatly impressed by the scenic
beauty of the area ana its usefulness
tor Scout camping purposes.
Much of the property is virgin ter
ritory and under the careful manage
ment characteristic of Boy Scout
camping those small parts which have
been grazed recently will quickly b.
restored to their natural conditions.
Mr. Phillips has proposed. In accord
ance withjwneral Boy Scout practice.
that the property immediately be
designated as a game preserve.
In a statement issued to the Execu
tive Board Dr. West described the
reservation in this way: "The prop
erty Is in the Rocky Mountains, all
above an elevation of 7,000 feet and
rises in spots to at least 11.000 feet. It
is the Kit Carson territory and the old
Santa Fe trail passes through it There
are nine main canyons on the tract
converging either at the Cimarron
River or the main branch of the Ponil
River, which later flows into the Cim
arron. Older Boys' Paradise
"Each of the canyons is of the same
general "make-up. Banked on each
side by ever-changing vistas, rock
palisades, timber growth, and with
smaller canyons in endless numbers
fingering out from the main ones.
There are alto several high land
meadows or mesas, offering excellent
additional camping area spots. Bear
Canyon, Dean Canyon, and Turkey
Canyon have an extensive amount of
timber growth, comprised, principally
of western pines, Douglas fir, balsam,
quaking aspens and cottonwoods. It
is the natural habitat of deer and
while on the property we saw mule
deer, wild turkeys, and dozens of
beaver dams and many evidences of
bear.
"While thert are few Boy Scout
Local Councils throughout the coun
try which do not have camps both for
short camping trips and for summer
vacation camping," Dr. West con
tinued, "there is a need of opportuni
ties for Troops and Patrols with ex
perience, training, leadership and
proper equlpmentfo secure the bene
fits of wilderness camping, which
I believe will appeal to older boys
in all parts of America. By this Is
implied a more rugged experience
with 'nature in the raw" than Is pos
sible in the customary local Boy Scout
Council camp but at no sacrifice of
our essential safeguards of health and
safety."
A recent digest of Scout member
ship records revealed that more than
100.000 Scoutt in nearly 4.000 Troops
live within a 600 mile radius of the
property. From this group will come
those who use the property most fre
quently, although Scouts from all
parts of the country will head for it
on roving tours under adequate lead
ership and according to provisions
laid down by the National Council of
the Boy Scouts of America.
Before reaching a decision to accept
the Phillips gift the National Council
sought advice from the local Boy
Scout Councils In the area to be
served by the reservation. Forty such
groups indicated that they would be
gin to make use of the spot in the
next camping season and many evi
dences of enthusiasm and offers of
active cooperation in the development
of the property were received.
Wilderness Camping Popular
George W. Olmsted, Chairman of
the Camping and Activities Commit
tee for the Boy Scouts of America,
reports great need in the Rocky
Mountain section for facilities for
Troops from far away which seek
wilderness camping. The Pikes Peak
Council of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
last summer bad requests from New
Orleans, Shreveport Toledo, Chicago,
five towns in Texas, four in Kansas,
and many Individual requests for
camping places In the Rocky Moun
tains. They were able only to help
one Troop from Kansas and this dem-;
onstrates that there is great need for
a place where these Troops can have
adequate facilities for mountain
camping under proper supervision.
As an evidence of the magnitude of
this problem and how the Waite Phil-,
lips property would help to solve it,'
he adds that In 1937, 200 touring per- j
mlts were granted by the home office .
of the Scouts with a total mileage of
153,354 miles, averaging 776 miles per
tour, with 4,201 Scouts and 674 Scout-1
era in attendance. To date, in 1938,
338 Touring Permits have been Issued j
with an estimated attendance of 7,098
Scouts and 1,115 Scouters. Eighty-1
nine of the tours during 1938 traveled!
more than 1,000 miles. Thirty-six trav
eled mor. than 2,000 miles, '
Chevrolet Takes Big Strides Ahead for 1939
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. ' Mew Aero-stream styled bodies combine with major mechanical improvement, to provide new beauty, aafetv
comfort and operating ease, in the 1939 Chevrolets, presented October 22, and featured at the big auto shows thfe
toontt. The new models are offered on two chassis, the Master De Luxe and the Master 85, both of which arc powered
with Chevrolet's famous six-cylinder valve-in-head engine. . ,':.:. . ..v.-,. 3 , "
i A new vacuum gear shift mechanism with steering column control, optional on all model, at Mn'all extra cost does
80 percent J the work of shifting gears. The Master De Luxe series feature, a new riding system, Ja which a brand
new Chevrolet Knee-Action mcchamagoi is scientifically co-ordinated with new ride stabilizer and double-acting
hydraulic shock absorber, to furnish a smooth, soft ride, f J . , , t , t V7J ,v
' Central picture is the new Master De Luxe Sport Sedan. Upper right: front end view of the 1939 car! Upper left:
Master De Luxe front suspension unit,; complete; Lower left: accessibility and finger-tip ease of operations two
; major features of Chevrolet's vacuum gear shift with steering column control; Lower right: As the handbrake on
vail models k re-located under the cowL front compartment floor is cleared in car. with vacuum tear shift.
NEW PEAK EXPEQTED
Milk production, which In the Bum
mer and fall of this year' was the
Vat in'14 years of record keeping,
is expected to reach a new peak dur
ing tfie coming winter, sayB' John A.
Arey, t 'nsion dairyman f aO State
CLOVER INCREASED YIELD
ALFALFA GROWS
Despite the prevailing dry weather,
Where J, W, Burtpn,'of MQton,
Route 1, CaflwelL County, . plowed jfou? rew planting8 Beede(,
under a crop of cntnson clover W hmt September 1 in Cleveland Coun
poor land, he secured a yield of 12 S . . . .
bushels of corh an ,acre. On land; y r? ? ? 1
without the clover plowed under, hein heiht snowin& Jh ot pre
produced only 9 bushels of , corn per paring the land properly before seed
acre. , 1 , t . , y y-,''i ;iing, , ' I ' ,
FAIR GLAMOUR
We certainly do hear a lot these
days about the New York World's
Fair 1939. We keep right on hear
ing it, too, day after day. It seems
you can't pick up a newspaper
anywhere, or a magazine, either,
that you don't run across some
thing about the tremendous, stu
pendous, glamorous gorgeous
ness of the Fair, or words to that
effect.
Sometimes we lean back in our
worn editorial chair and wonder
whether the fellow who's send
ing out all this press literature
about the exposition isn't kid
ding; us. just a little. New York,
you know, likes to kid the country-folk
now and then. However,
it doesn't seem there are any
grains of salt sent with the press
news of the Fair, so perhaps
we're supposed to take it as is and
believe it.
Let's see, now, what some of
the wonders are going to be, as
they are told to us in all sorts of
flowery language. If you want to
stick your tongue in your cheek
afterward, that's up to you. We're
just sitting still till it's time to
journey to the Fair and see for
ourselves.
To begin with, we're told that
the Fair has built a steel globe
200 feet high, the biggest thing
of its kind ever put up, and that
there's a steel spire 700 feet tall
right next to it, and that you are
going to travel from the spire
into the inside of the globe on the
biggest escalator in the world,
and that it took a camera man
more than half an hour to climb
up into the spire to take some pic
tures of the scenery thereabouts.
Well, mebbe, mebbe.
And now try some of these on
your imagination:
A statue of George Washing
ton 65 feet tall, the largest por-
PENDER ROAD NEWS
CUMBERLAND NEWS
Miss Marjorie Perry, of Belvidere,
spent a few days last week with
Miss Esther Perry.
Mrs. George Twine, of Norfolk, Va.,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Effie
Miller.
Miss Mary Elizabeth White spent
the week-end with Miss Celesta God
win. Leigh White, of Norfolk, Va., was
the week-end guest of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C. B. White.
Shelton Morgan, a member of the
CCC outfit at Manteo, spent a few
days last week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Morgan.
Mrs. J. R. Roach spent last Thurs
day with Mrs. George Roach.
WHITESTON NEWS
Mrs. Luna Layden and daughter,!
Yelma, of Belvidere, were week-end
quests of Mr. and Mrs. John Lassiter.
Elsberry Lane, Miss Mable Lane
and Miss Johnnie White motored to
Greenville Friday and Miss White
and Miss Lane attended the North
Carolina Education Association meet-
Tower Enhances View Jf
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From this tower, located at the end of the most beautiful drive on the
south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Colorado, can be seen in all
its glory, the Painted Desert, Coconino Plateau, Hopi and Navajo
Indian country, and in the distance San Francisco peaks, highest
mountains in Arisona. i
The Watchtower at Desert View,
on the South Rim of the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado, is a faith
ful recreation of the lookout sta
tions or towers erected by the an
cient inhabitants of the Southwest
many centuries ago.
Constructed of native stones on
the brink of the chasm, the Watch
tower rises from a huge foundation
of green-stained Canyon boulders.
At its base is a low round Kiva, a
reproduction of the ancient cere
monial chambers or temple of the
Pueblo Indians.
On the walls of the Kiva and at
each level on the ascent to the
tower are a number of actual
specimens of Indian pictographs
drawings and carvings, many cen
turies old.
From the top of the Watchtower,
the view embraces vast expanses
of the Grand Canyon, the Painted
Desert and the Kaibab National
Forest.
Bright Angel and Kaibab trails
built by government engineers per
mit a closer study of the Canyon
walls and of the story of centuries
of erosion which is recounted daily
by Government geologists at the
observatory near Yavapai Point
Sure-footed saddle mules carry one
safely over the trails while motor
coaches cruise leisurely along the
rim drives.
.J37s3W"-'
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barber, their
laughters, Misses Hilda and Martha,
and son, Edward, Mrs. Milton Dail
and son, Broughton, of the Edenton :
Highway, visited Mr. and Mrs. H. b.
Davenport Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Moody Mathews, Mrs. Tom
mie Mathews, and Mrs. Lucius
Blanchard, of Hertford, motored to
Elizabeth City Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Mary J. Wood and daughter,
Minnie Wilma, visited Mrs. L. R.
Webb, at New Hope, Sunday after
noon. Snelton Bateman, a member of the
CCC outfit at Manteo, spent the
week-end here with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. L. Bateman.
ing of the Northeastern district.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Wiggins, ol
Sunbury, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Wiggins' parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. U.
Winslow.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Winslow and
children, of Elizabeth City, visited ;
relatives here during the week-end. j
Preston Winslow, of Chuckatuck '
Va., is spending sometime with rela-!
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Winslow and
daughter, of Norfolk, Va., were week
end guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. U.
Winslow.
Willard Baker, of Norfolk, Va.,1
spent the week-end with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Baker.
WE DO
COMMERCIAL JOB PRINTING
BESSIE LEE HOLLOWELL WEDS
HALLET LAFAYETTE ROUNTREE
Mids Bessie Lee Hollowell, of Ry
land, and Hallet Lafayette Rountree.
of Hobbsville, were quietly married
in Suffolk, Va., on Saturday after
noon, November 12, at 5 o'clock, with
the Rev. I. W. Johnson officiating.
The bride was lovely in a three
piece costume of grey with accesso
ries of navy blue. Her flowers were
a shoulder corsage of Sweetheart
roses and valley lilies.
The bride is the daughter, of Mr.
and Mrs. Algie Hollowell, of Roland
and is very popular with a wide cir
cle of friends. The bridegroom is a
son of Mrs. G. B. Rountree and the
late G. B. Rountree, of Hobbsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Rountree will make
their home at Hobbsville.
Auction Salef
On Wednesday, November 23, at 10:30
a. m. I will sell at auction all my farm equip
ment, several items of household furniture,
four mules, one fine milk cow and 12 tons of
soy bean hay to the highest bidders. The sale
will be held on my farm near Okisko in Pas
quotank County.
Mrs. J. K. Miller
Don't Fail To Visit
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find them in every department. WATCH FOR SUPER
SPECIALS FROM NOW UNTIL CHRISTMAS ... Our
buyer is in the market and we expect to offer you some
unusual values.
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