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mm Official Organ of Murphy and Cber<
' k?? County, North Carolina
KVaN^W. STPE Editor-M anager
^P$S H. M. BERRY Associate Editor
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P SOME THINGS THE SCOUT WOULD
[ LIKE TO SF.F. IN MURPHY AND
i CHEROKEE COUNTY
la Murphy
1. An active Board of Trade or Chamber
of Commerce.
2. More Manufacturing Industries.
3. New Passenger Stations?A Union j
Station.
4. More Improved Streets.
6. Regular Library Hours.
6. A Reading ClubIn
Cherokee County
1. A System of County Roads Supplementing
the State Highways,
a. Mviiv and Better Cattle Raising and
Dairying.
5. More Fruit Growirg.
4. Scientific Poultry Raiding.
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Letters of a Carolinian
Jk S ONE travels from Durham to Rail igh
i ? over the Southern Railway ,.r.c may
see standing near the railroad an old house
of colonial style of architecture, two storied,
with chimneys at either end. porehed
the full length, behind which projects the
typical "L" and in front of which Ntar.da
giant trees. In thi?? house one of North
Carolina's most distinguished families wan
reared. Under these trees one of the State's
best known sons often played.
The recent publication of the letters of
Walter Hines Page, nrho died in 1918, h?i
served to bring his merit* to the attczitior
oI the public as perhaps they w re nevei
known before. While he lived he gained
tha reputation of being one of the ables'
statesmen America has sent to the Court o
St. James. Following the publication u
his letters, motsly written while Amhasta
dor to England, his name is being associat
ed with literary achievement. He has beei
called "tha Franklin of our day," and "th
greatest letter-writer of his generation."
It is said that after reading the life an
letters of this distinguished son of the Tai
heel State, four ex-Premiers?Lloyd Georgi
Boa a r Law, Asquith, Balfour?asked that
tablet be erected to his memory in West
minister Abbey, the tablet to bear thea
words: "To the glory of God and in Men
Walter Wines Page. 1855-1918, An
baasador of the United States of America :
the Court of St. James. 1918-1918, th
friend of Britain in her aorest need." Stri
chey say* of him: "Ha has a jrreat-T faci
ity for photographing moral situations i
words than any other man I ever can
acToae. His Life and Letters has bee
paid a most sought-after cemplin^ent by b
Ing awarded the Pultizer Prize.
Statesmen. educators, authors and thou
aada ? readers acclaim the literary nter
of those letters. Undoubtedly, here is
North Carolinian who has achieved immo
tality through his pea, mod all unconsciou
ly, too, for his letters were written as a pai
e4 his official duty and not with the intei
tioa of publication.
A Miracle of Science
A RECENT number of Ptthlie Welfai
Progress relates the story of a littl
twelve year old boy of Vance County wh
frer? ^ Orthopedic Boi
pit*} af Gattonia. having left his crutch Tx
hind, rant into the outstretched arms of h
niethar, a perfectly normal child agati
wfeile hia grandmother cried ia thaakfulaei
"Pmfca the Urd! Praia# *i? same! It's th
^jini ta aag paayer!" Urn Utile fellow'
hp Uhereala*
THE CHER<
Welfare Superintendent of Vance County.
found *he little fellow and took him to the
hospittu.
His return marked the competition of the
' job in Vance County. His case was the
eighteenth cripple that had beerfi restored to
usefullness and was the last in the county.
, whom the chief surgeon of the hospital had
> examined at a clinic held in the county and
| declared! could be benefitted by treatment
at the hospital.
No doubt there are a number of children
in this section who are doomed to go throueti
, j life a>j cripples unless they ere discovered
auu provision iiiUili for Carrying then* to ?*
institution provided by the state for the
treatment of such caso. No official of the
county is charged with the duty of discovering
these castts but any official or civic
miiuiud citizen would be glad to interest
him If :n such cases il' brought to his
' ittention.
Appreciative of Art
THE success with which the Lyceum
Course, which closed Monday evening,
met with effectually demonstrated that the
people of Murphy and this immediate section
are appreciative f entertainment of
j the better sort. The encouraging thing
about it was that the number of those who
njoyed and appreciated these vari< us numbers
gradually increased until the last night,
which was most unfavorable, and ?ven then
there was a good audience.
The Oakley's, Miss Means' and the Zedeler's
programs were presentations of distinct
merit. They were of a quality rarely heard
i in the smaller towns. It was only the abiding
faith of a comparatively small number
of citizens in the good taste of the community
that made possible the bringing of th-. se
Lyceum numbers here. The confidence of
the committee has been justified. The community
has, by its co-operation and support,
made the Lyceum Course a success financially
and thoroughly demonstrated that it
appreciates the better things in music and
I other form* of art. This is a pood omen
' for the community. this sense of values
become keener and ?ver continue to
prow!
I _____ __________
> Cannot Standstill!
IT IS an infallible law of nature that life
in none of its forma can standstill. Na.
ture will not tolerate stagnation. There !?
# no neutral ground. There must be progres.
. : sion or retrogression. When plants and anl
_, mals cease to eeolute they devolute.
j The same law holds in the case of instl.
' tutions. organizations and associations. An
' ,
^ institution cannot standstill. It mtut grow
j' in power and influence or else becomo les?
' able to serve. So it is with towns and com
] munition. When they i-ease to grow thej
n lose ground. There is not neutral ground.
^? Murphy is t>n the side of progress row. I'
?is going forward faster than at any perior
j I in recent years, if nof in its entire existence
More building and activity is now under con
!structton or in prospect for the present yeathan
at any time in the recent past. Thi
t past year was a most helpful or..-. The fu
ture holds out the brightest prospects. Trub
^ Murphy is on the road that leads to a larg
, Far Sighed Busines*
1^
QECAUSE of th*1 remarkable develop
n ' mentof Its natural resources, the Souf
le today is taking a new leadership in th
,n economic progress cf the nation.
p? Bat this leadership, if it is to be main
tained. must hare a more enduring: founds
Bw tion that the possession and exploitation o
it material thing?.
The South of tomorrow will be made b
p. the children of today. The boys now ii
school and attending the churches will b
rt the captains of industry and the lenders i
i. the professions a few yearn hence.
Citizenship is in the making in the school
and the churches. A great respousibilit
rests upon the shoulders of the teachers o
the South?in the pulpit and ir\ the clas
-e room.
I* Fat the compensation accorded the gree
ia majority of them is inadequate.
The Southern ftaiyway System, whir
j. pays three milium dollars per annum i
T, school taxes, voices not only its own opinio
it bat the ambitieg) of Its 60.009 employees ii
is respect to the futufe of their children as
>e their section, when it expresses th- view Cam
* greater rewards should be offered the m?
E? and women who are beiWmg Southern cit!
3KEE SCOUT, MURPHY, NORTH CAROL If
TARHEEL TATTLE
By Carl Wilitam Bailey
A-needin' of Sunshine.
The violet's sleepin' on the hill,
A-dreamin* through the nieht.
Waitin' for the voice "f Spring
To call it forth to Light.
It's tired of idly rest in'
An* longs to he in bloom?
A-needin' of the Sunshine
To clear away the gloom.
The Mookin'bird's a-growin* \v-ary
Of the cold dreary rain.
A-ycarnin" for to sahv forth
An' sing to the w.-rld again:
To "iinp n ?nntr of y?nrin..?inu>
On a happy day ir. May?
He'? needin' of the Sunshine
To drive the clouds away.
The world's a-ploddin* onward
In the mud o' Winter's night.
Trudgin' thru the gloom o' Darkness
A-lookin' for the l.ight.
Huntin* Spring's Highway of Life,
'Neath a load o* fare?
A-needin' of the Sunshine
To light the thoroughfare.
All Of Em.
Carleton Collins has this hit of "Listening-in"
in the Charlotte News: "A headline
says: 'Woman Talked Too Much.' Which
une?"
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Wadiineton. "or Instance.
The Puzzle Man of the Sunday Constitution
is scratching his head this way:
"I've often stopped to wonder
At Fate's peculiar way*:
For nearly all our famous men
Were born on holidays."
And Then "The Deserted Village."
Senator Reed, of Missouri, says "show
nve" when he prattles: "1 should like to
see the Capitol chunsed of every bribe-giver
and bribe-taker, every buyer and seller
of influence, and honest government restored."
Question of the Hour.
The Cherryville Engle is puzzled this war:
"A scientist says Eve arrived before Adam.
If that is so, why has woman been late ever
rinee?"
t Saekin' Sympathy.
The "Lone Chaser" of the Otcen Echo
? makes this plea:
"Love me, love my dog-r
Hate me, hate my 'kolum*.
Aw, friend, have a heart,
t Doa't look so awfully solemn!"
!
A Strong "Reminder."
The Asheville Time* makes this forecast:
r "This blizzard ia a pleasant reminder of
* what ia going to happen in the fall elecTim#
to Act.
The Jackson Journal aays: "When they
b.-gin killing rattle snake? in the heart of
Hendersonville. in the middle of February,
as was done last week, it is time to start a
real prohibition enforcement drive."
h
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Around tka Bar*. *
Slate-away, my babT cow, ."f
i- *
^ 1 like to year yon cry;
* I'm not worried, for you'll be
'* v.
A veal calf by and by.
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n | Progress In Education
n||N 1900 the expenditure* for school* in
j * North Carolina amounted to les* than $!,la
000,000. Thia year the total expenditures
nill reach 23,000,000.
f In 1900 the expenditure* for new school
* building* were $41,009.' last year the total
expenditure* were more than $$,000,000.
it In 22 year* the value of school property
increased from $1,G00,000 to $35,000,000.
h In 1900 the average salary of teacher*
n was less thfn $26.00 pe month. Last yeai
n it was $102.
a In 1060 the average length of school term
d was 73 days. Last year. 14! days.
i$ HIih i.hool enrollment iacreaaed in 22
h years from 22,000 to 4#,000.
I- In IfOO there were ne rural public libray
rim i a the state, hi 1021 there were mon
j
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THE great exposition of road building
material, methods, and machinery which
j now is in progress in Chichago emphasizes
' as never befor the position which highway
j construction and use is to take in this county j
Hen. under one root" are gathered together
[such an educational exhibit of all that per-!
i tains to highway making as the world has
j nevt r seen. Road builders from all ovv r the
I country :?re attending; road buyers have
sent their representatives to sec what projxrrts
has been made in the art; road users
j come to see wether or not their own roads
are up to the best standard, and If the mom y
J their community are spending is being wisely
| spent.
Attracting a major amount of the attention
of their visitors are the two exhibits
I which have nothing to sc 1?; nothing to pair.
! except the spread of an idea. The Bureau |
;<-f Public Roads. I'epartment of Agriculture,
has a high educational exhibit, showing the
work of the bureau, the administration of1
the Federal aid road net. and the right way'
tot build roads. The National Highways'
Association, occupying a great space across'
the end of the gallery, shown very large j
I and elaborate maps, illustrating the idea I
j hack of the association. It shows, which
| literature an I other xhibs, its educational
|work looking to the creation ..f siticss!
sentiment for the theory that the National
Government should build, own, control, and
forever maintain a system of National
Highways to which States would build feeder
roads, which in turn would be served by
county and township roads.
The great throng* of people coming to
the Coliseum are but an indication of the
interest we, a* a people, take in the highway
transportation problem. and the
absolute necessity of this Government taking
the next step in its solution, which is. of
course, the creation of a National Highway
Commission to locate and build the fins of
the truly rational roads.
( I ptterc From Tha Pennla l
| a > a ??W a j
1
j Editor Cherokee Scout:
We want to take this method of express-1
i ing our thanks for the gracious co-operation '
accorded the women last Saturday at the j
| luncheon and supper in behalf of the new;
Methodist church and to give expression to \
' the hope that the generous spirit of the con*- '
munity may eontinue to manifest itself an- J
til funds shall have been raised to complete
the new church.
On every hand men and women are showing
a rediness to fall in with our plans for
raising funds fcr this beautiful structure.
This leads us to Helicve and expecte that the
special effort* on Saturday of this week are
going to be fruitful of tremendous results, j
May we solicit the wholehearted efforts and j
^Up|>ui v "i mi" i umniUrii t y iu tuio ttOlUlf
undertaking?
WOMEN OF THE CHURCH
BUILDING FUND COMMITTER.
Cows Need More Feed and
Better Care
"INHERE is no farm animal that responds
more readily or with more profit
to good rare and protection from exposure
and othrr hardships than the dairy cow.
It pays to protect her from the cold and
dampnem in winter?from told wind*, rain
and mod in winter, or from heat in aommer.
The dairy cow ie a hard working animal
1 and moat hare feed and protection from
hardship?* if ahe is to do her beat work. She
' in a delicate machine in the aenae that Insufficient
feed and lack of care show quickly
in her production?more feed and better
care are more needed to make Southern
dairy eown more profitable.?Tait To tier,
1 ia The Proereaaire Farmer.
' * ,
In 1900 the ralue of mjmufac tared pre.
1 duct* in North Carolina was $85,274,000
and 1920 it was $3,1.19.705,00.
I
In 1900 the expenditurea for acboeta in
North Carolina amounted to lean than $1,.
' 090,090. Thia year the tetdf axeenditxrea
Sfiw?ek lh.Ht.M4
d' A.
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Friday, February 29, 1924
PROMOTING THE
CATTLE INDUSTRY
(The Asheville Citizen.)
IN ORDER to promote the liv n.
* dustry, the farmers of Cher 1(j
Clay Counties are organizing the Western
North Carolina Veal-Growers and Shippers*
Association. The first cai'oad of calves will
he shipped about May 1, this shipment heing
arranged hv County Agent Ellis of
of Cherokee and Anderson of Clay, as a
demonstration of what these counties can
do in the production of veal.
This association may reasonably he expected
to do much mnw <""? ru?'
? vuvrvMij and
Clay than stimulate interest in the ' ?.;nK
of calves for the market; it shots" <??aken
the farmers of that section to the re-ngm.
lion ..f their advantages in the wh .lo livestock
industry. Clay and Cherokee are generously
endowed in rich grazing land . well
watered and protected by high mountain
ranges from the storms of winter. If the
marketing of veal proves profitable, as it
undoubtedly will. Clay and Cherokee should
give more thought to the growing of beef
and dairy herds.
The only way to develop the livestock industry
in Western North Carolina on the
scale commensurate with the resources here
suited to the purposfl? is to organize fo ce.
operativo labor in the cattle business. These
western counties have never done for thenselves
what their natural advantages make
possible in the raising of livestock, but there
are now many signs that Western North
Carolina will some day be famous for ft|
rattle and that its .t ck raiser- wi'.l h.ckW ^ji
"home the money tnev are now speeding f5^9
meat from the West. One a;gn is the VflW
Growers and Shippers' Association. 1
In 1900 the capital invested in manufat-VBH
turing enterprises in North Carolina vu< il
$(>8,283,00. In 192(1 this had Increased to sB
$609,141,000. J
FAT MAN'S CORNER I
"Mother, why did you marry father?'* ' J
"So you've began to wonder, too. have
you?
You n-mvtr seem to t-take any interest is
anything 1 ever do." .sobbed the bride.
"Ilon't be unreasonable, my dear." remonstrat^d
V>#?r kimhund "I Had n-j-nkf
last night and wondered what you put In
those darned biscuits."?Pipe Progrtss.
"1 want a shave." said the deteimsined
looking mar. as he climbed into the chair in
the barber chop. "I don't want any bay
rum. witchhezel, hair tonic, hot towels, or
face massage. I don't want a plain shuve,
with no trimmings. Do you understand?'*
"Yes, air," said the barber. "Wiil you
have some lather on your face, air?" New
York Mail.
*
"My sister's feller kicked my dog yesterday,"
said Willie, "but I'll gvt even with j
him." i
"How'll you get even?" said Willie friend. |
I "I'm goin' to mix quinine,** said Willie, I
| "with my sister's face powder!"?Hfrt a
Progress. I
I
"With all due deference my boy. reafy
think our English custom at the telephone I
is bettering than saying 'Hello!* as you do. fl
"What do you say in England?" B
"We say: 'Are you there?' Thou H
course, if you are not there, there is * flj
use in voinir on with the conversation.
Exchange. *
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"Now, my Httla man," aid the berH^M
to a youngster h? the barber's chair,
do you want your hair cut?" JH
"With a hole ia the top, like dad's,"
the reply.?Pittsburg Sua. fl|
Wife treturaiag home from a
George, where did all thorn empty
in the cellar come froaff flB
George?I don't know, dear, f
I an emnty bottle ia my life.?Tehf"^^M
News. mm
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"Can't you make that little hoy dff
in*t" mikrd a klad), lady #f ?
wa* coatwylrthj a MtalUr cWW 'j^m
Mm y dam a *?<- I
coaM. am?r km taylM.
ba aaMad la da Mat *?? "?
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