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. ^AGE FOUR Che Cherokee &eout T)w Official Or|?B of Murphy ?d Cbor- ' koo County, North Coroiioo BRYAN wTsiPE. ~7T. Editor-M.???er 1 MISS H. M. BERRY . A.toc.oto Editor J PUBLISHED EVERY' FRIDAY t Subscription RtUi ONE YEAR Si-50 ? EIGHT MONTHS 1 00 y SIX MONTHS SO g FOUR MONTHS 60 PAYABLE STRICTLY IN ADVANCE __ ' Display Advertisements, 25c per column nch; legal advertisements, want ads. readfi: ing notices, obituaries, cards of thar.ks. etc.. c yor 5c line each insertion. Contract rates will ;J be furnished immediately upon request. r We reserve the right to refuse advertise- * merits of a shady or suspicious character. : which are likely to mislead our readers, or v r.y other advertisements or reading notices ^ rot in keeping with the dignity this paper maintains. Entered in the PostofSce at Murphy. North Carolina, a? Second Class Mai'. Matter un- 5 der Act of March 3. lhTO. a- m i j SOME THINGS THE SCOUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS MURPHY AND CHEROKEE COUNTY f I I la Murphy t An active Board of Trade or Cham- t her of Commerce. t 2. More Manufacturing Industries. 3. New Passenger Stations?A Union 1 Station. a 4. More Improved Streets. | |s 5. Regular Library Hours. t , 6. A Reading Club. t In Cherokee County 1. A System of County Roads Supple- ' menting the State Highways. < 2. More and Better Cattle Raising and * Dairying. 3. More Fruit Growing. 4. Scientific Poultrv Raising. 4 ? 9 Cultivate the habit of boosting. i Good roads i;- the forerunner of Progress. , The farmer* of our section are not pest- i ered with the boll weeyil?nor the life in- < surance agent. J i ? i 1 The coal man is beginning to wear a smile I these days, while the ice man countenances H unP.llB. L?'.nu uvnrsulnn V When bad roads are abolished, the speed\ er and road hog- appear.?Tri-County News. And ao does the cop. * JAn East St. Louis woman has been married fourteen times. A modern Solomon of 0 the feminine persuasion, one would think. 4 _ As vice-president, Coolidge was merely a figurehead, but since his elevatioa to the Presidency he is letting the party leaders ; do the figuring. They have filmed "The Face on the Barroom Floor," but the censors may change it to "The Face on the Drug Store Floor."? Hagerstown Mail. An Irishman named kennedy has just died j at the age of 125 years. It is only fair to \ state that he lived in Canada all his life? | The Passing Show. ! Another American explorer is planning to ' return from the frozep north this winter. We advise him .to bring plenty of good warm clothes with him.?Life. A recent Tennessee visitor to this section j admits that the AndrewsTopton Highway la ? equal to the Kimsey Highway in Tennessee, t if not really surpassing it in scenic gran- , dear. *j , Our neighbor. The Tri-County News, jov- i ally remarks: "Happiness is success; mis- ? ery is failure." It might be well to reverse * it, too, brother: "Success is happiness; fail- i tire is misery." e The presidental race in Mexico is rather ' warm, and is acquiring such proportions that 1 it might be termed "hot." At any rate, it t is managing to occupy a little space on the c front page of the American dailies. a The first number of the Redpath Lyceum Course proved quite a musical treat, and ir those sponsoring the course of five numbers r.i were highly pleased over the outcome. Such wholesome entertainment is elevating and V educational, and judging from the quality of the first number, the next -one will be $ looked forward to with trrmmr THE CH The Lyceum Course PPROFESSOR J. RUSSELL SMITH. In listing the necessities of man in bis text ?ook on Commercial Geography, names a* me of these necessities. Amusement. The taid person of a former generation would lave been inclined to take issue with th> insertion of Dr. Smith'*, but now it is prcty generally recognized as true. However, one imagines that Pr. Smith vould limit the kind of amusement he would lassify a? being a necessity. Perhaps thtre * a time for all thing"?all clases of amuse, ner.t as "well as other things?according to ' iing Solomon's statement: but one would magine that it is the amusement that prookes "thoughtful laughter" that the Professor had in mind wh'.n he wrote the ab.'\e tatement. It wa? thi? sort of amusement and this ort of lauphter that the Oakley Trio Con ert Company pave a Murphy Audience la?H Uor.day nipht. It was not mere entertainI nent. When one left the school audito/ium le felt that he had passed through ? preat iphftinp experience: and ae one *at under he mast* r music of these artists of the Oakley Company, he was made to feel a cera:n sense of incompetence, his jnothinpress, ind within him there arose a desire to pe ihead witjj all one's mipht and try t0 achieve j omethinp worth while. It is this sort of enertainment that is most worthwhile. It !s his sort that the other numbers in the Ly? earn course wnl supply and a preat audience' s predicted for the Edna M<ans reading; ourse oR the 21st of November. The American Red Cross rHR Wert and Southwest can nil longer' boast a monopoly on tornadoes, floods i ind the many other little practical jokes; Hother Nature is prone to play on poor mor-: als. In spite of the boll weevil, shortape of ain in some sections and too much ?n others, the year's crop of serious disasters in j :he South compares favorably with those of ;he most devastated areas of the country. Figures gleaned from th* annual report nf the disaster work of the Red Cross received, which covers activities from June. 1922. to June. 1923, show that in the twelve months' period there have been, fifteen serious disaster resulting from terrfffic storms, floods, and fires in the South, which destroyed millions of dollars in property, ] took a toll of many lives, and inflicted se-' rious injury to hundreds of people. The year has been one of almost unpre-l cedented natural calamities for this section of th{. country, the report states, and has' necessitated the expenditure by the organ- j ization of over $163,50U.0U in extending relief to the thousand? of people deprived of food an(^ shelter, and left destitute without warning by a freak trick of nature. Relief given, it is stated, was administered in accordance with the policy of the American Red Ooss. and was in every instance based on the actual needs of the individual. Co-operation CO-OPERATIVE cotton marketing is ar. indictment of the waste and sharp practice of the present system. We boast :he eficiecicy of the American commerce. !>ut it fails miserably in the supreme teat, vhich is the total cost of getting the commoiity from the producer ? the consumer. T??e \merican farmer iy the best farmer in the. vorld in that he produces more per man, but te receives less of the consumer's dollar than .he farmer of any other enlightened coun;ry. That is the damning charge which com. nerce must meet. The farmer is in revolt, fie may be defeated in this attempt; he may fail by his own blundering, but he will win iltimateiy by one means or another. They ire blind who d0 not see in the present motnent a desperate resolution of those who 'eed and clothe the world's income' and quitable share of the world'g income anfl ccumulation. Heretofore the Americam armer has been conservative; his eo-operaive undertakings for self and self proteeion are conservative. Let commerce be areful not to make him radical.?Commerce nd Finance. Judge: "Rastus, you are guilty of steatig Mr. Brown's chickens, last Saturday ight?" Rastus: "Yes, suh." i Judge: "The fine will be $5." ? Rastus: "Well, Judge. I'll just give you i 10, and that will pay me up for next Sat- 1 nVai ?oieuDenviiie Herald-8tar. 1 EKOKEt SCOUT, MURPHY, WOKTH CA? IN ITS editorial column. The Industrial i Index note* that "road building ha? developed into a great?a really tremendoxi?? industry in America. It is an mdustry with many ramifications?the mining or manufacturing of Voad-bridge building materials; the transportation of these bulky commodities; the distribution of the*e materials by agents and jobbers: the professional energy of the many engineer who have made a special study of this branch of construction; the activities of thousands upon thousand* of read and bridge contractor?; the armies of workingmen who are out on the firing line of these imimerable project?. The investment in rcsd building, when considered in its various aspects, is enormou-*. And it will grow heavier with each pas?ing year.'" It will, indeed, grov heavier. Road building is shortly to be the premier industry (not considering farming! of the United States. It will be a< much greater than Is automobile making, in the men and money required, as that industry, now the first In this country, is greater than railroading, which for many years held premief place. And as yet we have scarce begun to build road?! In all our years of national existence we have succeeded in building les? than three hundred thousand miles of improved roads, although we have almost three million miles to improve! Of course, the need of roads was not felt until the automobile demonstrated the economy of a lew transportation. but the nutonvbile is already old! men and women now in college do not re. member when there were no automobiles! It is not enough that thiy country build roads; it must build roads which connect with each other, thus securing the maximum use of each mile, and it must build roads which last. As the several States have found that only a central Slate Highway Commission can lay out and construct State highway {.ystems to which counties and town can build their feeder roads, ao must the nation come to realize that only a eer. irai .Annonai Highway Commission cgn lay out and build (and forever maintain) a national system of roads, to which States car build, ay a part of their own systems, those roads which will make the national system serve all the people. Ten years ago any 9#rt of Federal participation in road building was looked upon as chimerical idea. Since 1916, we have spent hundreds of million dollars of Federal money for Federal aid roads. In another fen or twenty years wo will Spend not hundreds of millions, hut a billion or more, for a national highway system which will, indeed, l'ft American from the mud. I Increasing The Punch WHEN a man ha? done big things in the pursuit of his own ambitions, he has demonstrated his ability to add grendeur to the destiny of his community. He is fit for great service. Each of the seven new directors of Western North Carolina, Incorporated. is a man of that kind. Moved by patriotism, they have volunteered to contribute their talentBBeir energy and the fruits of their large business experience to the organization whose sole object is to enrich and uplift our mountain counties. The* will add mightily to the efficiency of Western North Carolina, Inc. They will give it a clearer vision. They will increase its punch. Consider them and their qualifications; B. B. Dougherty. Watauga County, director at-large, progressive and dynamic, the crea-( tive spirit of tho training school at Boone;! J. K. McClure, Jr., Buncombe County, dl-i rector-at-large, a genius at organization and J the strongest force for better farming In Western North Carolina; H. E. Buchanan, Jackson County, director-at-large. indefatlg. able in achievement and a disciple of progress; A. M. Kistler, Purke County, directorat-large, Highway Commissioner for his district, one of the pioneers for good roads In North Carolina, a synonym of success; and B. W. Sipe, director from Cherokee County. Editor of the Cherokee Scout, Secretary of the Board of Trade of Murphy, formerly associated with Joseph Hyde Pra^t in his Chapel Hill office, a clarion call to progress ive effort; J. Dale Stenz, director from Ffavwood *- *? - Mg man, fnll of idea* for the betterment of thitf sec- = ? nffiHf OL1NA How and When and Why We Die Statisticians of national reputation. dirgirg into the United States Census Reports, coroners* records ar.d the experience table of big insurance companies. Jn their efforty to learn how ar.d when ar.d why ?e die. have unearthed these startling facts. 20.000 mcn in perfect health today will be taken to a hospital tomorrow. Four cut of every 100 employees are ab!?*nt from duty every day in the year en account of sickness or accident.. Excepting only consumption and pneumonia. a person is more Jiablf to accidental death than from sny other cause. 15,000 wage-earners yearly have work, permanently disabled. Between suns, every day in the year, automobiles kill 39 persons, 27 are murdered, and 41 commit suicide. Automobile- killed 14.000 people in the United States In 1922, which was otle fatality every 38 minutes. Between the ages of 20 and 60. one death oat of every eight is accidental, and foi every accidental death thcre ate from 12n I _ lid rliokllrw. Five times a> many ptople arc killed and injured every year a? d'e f*-op? natural causes. There are 111 accidents to one fire. .17 automobile accidents every hour 1.370 every day. 500,000 every year. More than. 5.000 people are killed every year by fires and over 50.000 injured; 6.000 drown; 7.000 die in railroad aecidents. One person is accidentally killed every six minutes; 10 ? very hour; 240 every day; 87,900 every year. This mrain that at the present rate 876.000 persons are sentenced to die by accident within the next ten years, Twenty-three person., are accidentally InI jured every minute; 1.380 every hour; 33,j 12*0 every day; 12.088.800 every year. Careful and painstaking research has dcm. 'onstratcd, beyond question, that 85 percent of our fatal and disabling eccidtnts m cht hjave been prevented by exercis? of ordinary i care and foresight. The past cannot be helped. but the future lies ahead, and it i* the duty of every citixen to d0 what he can to make North Carolina safe for life and property?NortK Carolina Insurant- Dept. Letters From the People 'Dear Editor: As I have a great love for old Cherokee j County and feel that we hove many true | friends in the county and a good Christian mother laid t0 rest in the old Peachtree ' cemetery, I can never forget the county, j Since T have visited your county this simper and assisted tw0 of your best pastors Brothers Hambaee and C. F. Martin, in a I revival meeting in the big Hangingdog vicinity. I became much attached to the good people ther* and shall never forget the kindness shown us by the good people, and shall always praise God for saving so many from sin and making happy homes. I long to see them again. I wag sQ glad t0 get your paper, and trust I will now gft it regularly. I don't know whether you get letters from my county or not, but 1 will say that Haywood County is on top for most all things?Labor is good, and good kind people. We honor our people for helping of their mean? to build church houses and carrying on of the Lord's work, trusting they will do more in the future. Well. I will make my letter short this time. As I am a subscriber. I can write again, and will d0 so. May God bless your little city and all the good people of your county. Remember us to people of your county. Brother ?ipe. Sincerely your* in Christ. U F. CLARK. Canton. N. C.t Oct. 21, 1923. ? Editor Cherokee Scout: Please correct an error appearing in the Scout recently concerning Joseph Smith. He I did not have any children. He only'left a Ition; and George F. Harper, director from I Caldwell County, vice president of a bank, chairman of the Caldwell County Road Commission, progressive, of big vision, a prophet of big things. Added to the force personified by the men already in Western North Carolina, !nc., they make up an assemblage that is a guarantee of success. They ar* known af all men in Western North Carolina. They imprest upon the consciousness of our people that ? greater and grander Wtatem North Carolina is in the making.?AafceriUa Citiien. Friday. Octet** 14, 1*23 The Fat Man's Corner * A cert*in young man from Lynn Was so exceedingly thin When he went to his tire ( To (five it some air He slipped up the valve and fell in Ex. * In the old days when a man reached for hi. pocket the other ft How held up hie hands and looked scared. Now the other fellow holds <?ut hi? hands and looks hop^fc; ^ Pithy Paragraph Film. * <r > An old darkef got up in the meeting and aid, "Brothers and sisters: Yo'all know, an' I know, that 1 an t been what I orter been. 1'se robbed hen-rdosts an* stole hog* at tole lies an' got drunk an' flashed folks wid mah razah. But I thank the Lawd there'< - . ne thing I ain't never done?I ain't nevtr lost ? mah religion."?Storagram. Teacher: "Bobby, how many time* have you whispered today?" 1 Bobby: "Onct." Teacher: "Johnny, what should have jj I Bobby said?" j K Johnry: "Twict."?Boy's Life. I ? Old Lady: "Doctor, don't you think I J should go to a warmer climate?^' Doctor: "Yes. madam, but I'm doing all I 1 can to save you from it."?Phoenix. ? > ? A trip that formerly took two hours can now' be made in twenty minutes with the car. You can spend the other part of the tw0 hours looking for parking space.?Canton Repository. wife and relatives. He did not resist the officers only by running and while running one of Sheriff Odom's deputies shot him. as can be proven. It was Odom's deputies that caught him and not prohibition officers, though there were some near and cani" after the county officers had erught him. MRS. J. J. SMITH. Mr. Editor: i m mere room in your column!* for the opinioij of a mere woman? (Though I muft confer from what I hear it. must he the opinion of the multitude.) The other day I stood and watched a very interesting scene; a scene in which a nunvI ber of hotel patrons, salary drawers. non? taxpayers, (from the Lord only knows where and he won't tell) walk up and in an a I too apparent pantomime manner rote for a Librarian. The taxpaying element, the pood old home citizens, were a mere sprinkle, as it were, conspicuous mainly by their absence. I understand that nQ such things as the qualification s of the applicant or the welfare 0f the Library wtre considered, m, no: even mentioned. The liberal offer of $i-*V for books which one of the applicants made in case of her election waR not so much ?*> mentioned. In fact her application bating ' name was not even read to the ladies, though ; addressed to: "The Women's Club." In this instance the Club was acting in the lawfcl place of the City Council and should there ( fore have considered thia from a purely , business standpoint and taken up the best ^ offer nvade them, considering o# course tlx welfare of the Library. When the righte of all the applicants are not considered it Is TIME for an election?by the proper a? thoritv, the Town Council. And right here. Mr. Councilmen! You are supposed to conform to the wishes of the citizens, not the boarders and salary drawers of the town. The strangers within our gates should he welcome?but not to run the city, school, library, club, an dhold the pulpit in the absence of our ministers, library, club, hold the pulpit in the abi hanged over night without warning? Why were several of Murphy's beat women, wom^p wh0 had worked long and faithfully for the Club's welfare and who, though it? very backbone, were not allowed to vote because they were unable to cast their vote in person? (Heretofore it was perfectly all right to even mail votes) while a number of outsiders, new arrivals, and what-nots, compelled to pay their dues at the poles before voting, were bunched up enmassealake a bunch of cattle and voted 1 * Murphy needs no Dictator, no C^jpatta from the broom sage. Her women? brains, yet not one was called upon to take part in this meeting. This matter is for the city council and should be taken in hand by it and wiJJ be, if it stands, as I think k does, fo* islr^play and the welfare of the taxpayipg cltiie<*. LET MURPHY BE GOVERNED by HER TAXPJtvrs?. Respectfully, ^ a errant.
The Cherokee Scout (Murphy, N.C.)
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