FOUR-B. ?li? (Ifymik?? Bwxxt Official Organ of Murphy and Cherokee County, horth Carolina PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered in the Ro%t Office tit Murphy. North Carolina. as se. nn f . > r. >t'l r unler Act of March 3, 187/. SAM CARR Editor L. I l:h.L Owner and Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One \ II $1.50 Six M m. ;?.<* .75 Payable Stn ll\ in Advance Legal advertisements, want j?i-, reading notices, obi tuaiies, cards ??f thank.-, etc., 5c a line each insertion, payable in advance. l)ispla\ rate.- furnished oil request .Murphy. North Carolina. Thursday. August 27. 103*5. THESE IMPROVEMENTS WILL HELP Just now when Murphy is holding strongly for the public eye. it seems that an active interest in the several phar.cn of beautifying and making mere attractive t*,t* town of Murphy should meet with the approval ?>f the people and gain their support. The Town council, it appears, will be greatly interested in its next session to discuss the possibilities of having historic old Fort Butler across the river built into a fine public park, and repair the road leading into it. Even many people who have lived here f??r years have failed to take a drive over to the Fort, and many could not give its location. It offers a beautiful view of Murphy and the Valley and could be used to great ?.??i |rogram to completely beautify thetown. Several efforts have been made in the past to hold a successful "clean-up" week, but through lack of cooperation they failed. Since the TV A has regular paid employees in community heautification, and this town falls in among their list of those receiving the Authority's benefits, it is assumed that his services could be secured free. Besides a community-planned beautification drive means more than "old-homegclean-up-week". It means the job would be done thorouljbtly, permanently and as reasonably as poss$le. Of course if a land owner does not care to clean up his vacant lot there is nothing, sadly, that can be done about it. But the town could so thoroughly do the job that said landowner would become so ashamed of himself that he would make improvements in self defense. Too few living here now. we often feel, really are conscious of the beauty of Murphy. One man pointed un the street from the Regal hotel the other day and said he could remember when everyone of the beautiful j maples, lining its either side, were planted. Other- tell us they an remember when there were no paved streets and traffic was done in carts. The change is gradual and easy. It takes the visitor i * remind us that "Murphy is really one of the most beautiful and peaceful of towns". To satisfy those who want to live here and those that wie living in*vtt n, must do Kept that way. Murphy, t appears to us, is a typical American village of 1D3G. Its streets are paved. Ninety per cent of its buildings are kept in fine, attractive repair. The streets are well-lighted and there are no cumbersome wires dangling in the air. Most homes have well planned and well-kept gardens and lawns. And the people are really proud df it. Community spirit must keep it that way. Next we feel that every effort must be made to keep our schools large enough to provide for its record enrollment. Every citizen should lend his cooperation to Dr. J. N. Hill, chairman of the local school board, in raising some $.'10,000 to make the local school ADEQUATE IN| SIZE TO CARE FOR ALL THE CHILDREN. No teacher nor pupil can do their 'best work in crowded, stuffy and dark classrooms. They must have air and light and plenty of room to study and think. The Cherokee Scout, Murphy, Nor It has been proven by recent phsychological experi-' ments that children in modern comfortable surroundings not only do twice as much work twice as well, but actually ta';e more interest in their work than do those in less fortunate surroundings. Much has been done for the safety of the school hildren of Murphy. Now the interest should be turned to making them comfortable and happy in the school and providing safe recreation for them. By all means the school room hould not be forgotten. Of interest to the more athletically-minded citizens should be the recent movement to enlarge and improve the g ?if course at the former Midway lake. Golf has its following and can not be denied. Tt !ess and soeminiHv has no to it. But golf. like many other things, is like that. Once you try it. you seldom ever give it up. And golf is strictly a game for the men and women of means. Most of them would rather miss their breakfast regularly than miss theier 18 holes of golf. So it goes. These and other things that are going to be required by She new comers and the coming generation can, but should not be, denied. It would be a wise thing to provide for their needs now. Another requisite, of possibly less importance, will be the establishment and maintenance of an airport or landing field somewhere in the close vicinity. Already one group of men are at work on this, and its realization is expected soon. As all would suppose air traffic avoids the mountains of the proportions of those of Western North Carolina for the simple reason they must land ocassionally. What with the dam and one thing and another it would be hard to imagine the amount of air traffic there would be around Murphy if a landing fields of adequate proportions wore provided. AUTOCRATS AND AUTOS Recently a striking comparison was made between ?ne United States and the three greatest countries now under the rule of dictators, in a statement by Stanley F. Morse of the Farmers' Independence Council of America who declared that while this country had an automobile for every 5 persons there was only one for every 68 persons in Germany, one for every 109 persons In Italy, and one for every 921 persons in Russia. Mr. Morse pointed out that if the radicals succeed in making over America only a chosen few will benefit, as is illustrated in Russia, where out qtf more than 150 million people only about a million and a half are members of the dominant Communist party, and the country L> ruled by a committee of 27 men. This committee is ruled by the dictator, Joseph Stalin, whose power is virtually absolute. A similar condition uxists in both Germany and j Italy, where Hitler and Mussolini, respectively, hold | autocratic power and Mr. Morse fears the United States I is drifting toward a like concentration of authority in | Washington. Many thoughtful and patriotic citizens in both political parties share this apprehension, and view with 1 misgivings the extension of bureaucratic activities by the notional government. If the experience of other countries is worth consi-! deration, it appears that with autocrats in control we may have fewer automobiles, and fewer comforts and conveniences for tin* average family. Our form of government is the best ever yet devised by man, and we should guard against any radical attempts to change the fundamental principles upon which it was founded, and under which equality of opportunity has been open to all. QUACKS AND SUCKERS The ease with which charlatans of all kinds, particularly medical quacks, defraud the public would be incredible were it not for the evidences to be seen on every hand. A few of the schemes whereby the gullible an(j superstitious have beeet separated from their money by these swindlers are mentioned in an article by Dr. Morris Fishbein. Soon after Franklin made Us famous kite demonstration in electricity everyone was discussing the wonderful new force. A- doctor named Elisha Perkins manufactured a lot of short metal rods which he claimed were charged with electricity and therefore cap4>le of drawing disease from the human body He sold many of the rods ?one pair to George Washington. We read: "A skeleton?with a cigar in its jaws and a whiskey bottle by its side?is being used as a warning to speedy drivers at a dangerous curve near Marysville, Oal. The skeleton is seated in a wrecked car". Orir only comment?"Complete". th Carolina TURNING BACK HI: j c?:?r?r 10 YEARS AGO Friday. August 27. 1926 Mr. A. J. Martin is in Douglas. Ga. j Little Miss Grace Parker is the j guest of relatives in Hickory. Miss Hettie Kate Akin returned j to Lumberton, Tuesday. Mr. Will Haralson, of Atlanta. Ga. i spent part of last week with his sister Mrs. I?. ci. Mauney. Mr. and Mrs. George Leatherwood - and children of Lemon. Ci*y Fia., are ( visiting relative- in this section. Mi's. Frank Tate and children, of | Ducktown, spent the week-end with iier parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. . Green Master Richard Mauney returned | Monday night from a visit with rela- j tives in Knoxville. Mrs. Edith Clark. Mr. and Mrs. P. E Alexander and Mr. Buddy Clark : I of Asheville were week-end guests ' of Mrs. Nettie Dickey. Mrs. A. L. Simonds and daughter. Miss Bertha, are visiting their son ' and brother. Mi. A. L. Simonds and wife this week. 22 YEARS AGO Friday, August 28. 1914. John E. Posey and family visited on Peachtree Sunday. Mark King, Jr.. of Copperhill. ' motored over to our city Sunday. | Miss Cullie Marsh, of Charlotte, is visiting her uncle, A. B. Gillispie. | B. M. Harbin, of Toniotla. was a I pleasant caller at the Scout office ! Friday. Miss Minnie Ferguson, of Peachtree left this week for Stem, where she will teach school for ensuing eight months. Alfred Morgan returned Saturday from n wpuL-'c t n ?^v?o vou>|/ll^ Uip LU 1 eilICO 1 River. Miss Hattic Axley left Wednesday | morning for Asheville where she has | accepted a position with the Pied-1 mont Electric Co. Mrs. J. J. Clarke and daughter re-1 turned to their home in Asheville | Tuesday morning after two week's} pleasant visit to the former's mother, Mrs. Nettie Dickey. Mrs. R. E. Howe who has been apending a month with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Cunningham of Ballew, has returned to her home at 1 ? ? A Diploma From 1 hi T College Means L X The following paragraphs a v D. C., Newspaper. By J. Earle 1"Good Stenagraphers are ni type of workers in the GoTernn College or high schoo) gradi jobs at waiters , etc. While wai Few of them would have any tr took the Stenographic test, and better positions after a short ti We are prepared to give yc Service training. f. GAINESVILLE BU BOX 237 I-:-.:-.:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:-:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:?:? i V |r fl QUESTIONS THAT ARE > ii '#? I *'* A LOAN is a busim XX more of a favor j 1*1 money than it is foi j X rent you a house. B | Y when the business is j X This bank welcomi 1 v this is one of the way ylo not have to say "] nrhen you borrow h udged strictly on it >usfocss matter. If v proper investment f< are shell approve it p pttiai it. If your a| but requirements of tell you so frankly to * This bank is actn zens Ban] i| MURPHY ^ Thursday, Aug. 27, 1936 1 STORY'S PAGES I Desoto. Ga. H Dr. N. B. Adams made a visit to I Knoxville this week. 1| Mrs. T. H. Wetmore is vis tinj? | her sister. M rs. Nettie Dickey. 30 YEARS AGO I Tuesday. August 28. 100C I E. B. Norvell went to AsheviU? I Saturday on legal business. I Master Harold Hawkins I etta, Ga., has been visiting R Porter Fain. I Leonard Palmer and sistt . I Maybell. are visiting relat I Franklin. I Mr. and Mrs. John Ford i n . re- I turned and are at the home to their | friends at Mrs. Rose Patton's. f \V. X. Lovingood of Andrew . was here Thursday. Ernest and Willoughby Whitcomb of Ogreeta. were here Friday. C. C. Matherson and wife, of Topton are here visiting their daughter, Mrs. J. E. Norton. Rev. Taylor and Alfred Morgan returned Friday from a short trip to Bushnel and Andrews. 43 YEARS AGO Tuesday. August 29, 1893 Miss Belle Patton is at Hay sv.lie for a week. Capt. R. L. Porter, of Franklin, spent a few days in town the past week. 1 V v vt ?t-i- ^ ... ... .v?^. v/*. inatuie, was in trie city Friday. \V. H. Haralson, of Augusta, Ga., paid a visit to his s:ster, Mr-. L. K. Mauney. Prof. J. L. Rogers and A. M. Bryant, of Patrick, were in town Saturday. Gov. John Reid, of Valleytown, was in the city last Thursday. Mr. Samuel Housed and son, J. L., and daughter. Miss Lou returned last Sunday evening from a trip out ji W est. DR. E. L. HOLT Dentist - X-ray Specialist Hill-Parker Bldg. Murphy, N. C. e Gainesville Business | .ife Employment ire clippings from a Washington, V Moser. y X tore in demand than any other *:* sent Service." > $ nates who go into the CCC or get V iting for a break make a mistake. A ouble entering the service if they they could easily transfer into X ? 1 SINESS COLLEGE GAINESVILLE, GA. | rely seeking good loans. ? | k & Trust Co. | jp)) I ANDREWS \