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Lnited Drive For Funds heeded Here 1 ii ? Several towns in Western North Carolina last week wound up their United Fund drives and the people of those towns donated to any where from 10 to 30 agencies at one time. Operating under the slogan "Give the United i Way" those towns carried out one campaign to raise funds for the Iqpl agencies that function through public donations. But the story is different in Cherokee Coun ty. The citizens of this county are called on too many times d'i'ing the year to dig down deep when the fund raising campaigns start ? and one campaign follows another until the people who donate justly feel that they are being imposed upon, There are some who think one united cam paign for all agencies in Cherokee County would cut down on the amount of revenue collected. That is a hard question to answer, but we do feel that in all fairness to the people of the county ^11 the agencies should be combined into one united campaign or a Community Chest cam paign. Under the united system the activities of all agencies are geared to the amount of money collected. And each agency is awarded a pre-ar ranged percentage of the money collected during the united campaign. The people who give to one campaign are considered "fair game" when other campaigns s come up. This fair game practice is especially \ true of the merchants on the main streets. 1 During every fund raising campaign the merchants are the main targets and the store j keepers are more or less forced to contribute to <*ach and every "cause" that is mentioned in their stores. We feel that a united drive or a Community Chest is the best protection for those agencies that exist on donations. It is a protection for the agencies because the one fund drive system pro tects the giver first. And sooner or later, the most important part of the agencies ? the donater ? is going to get tired of being impose^ upon by too many drives. When that happens the revenue for all the drives will drop off to a dangerous point. A united drive we believe will mean a steady income for each agency. A Dash Of Hokum This is the time of the year when sports fans, especially football fans, are given a large dose of pre-season hokum. We have long been amazed at the amount of this that goes on and' believe there is more of it in the football world than in any c ther sport. We refer, specifically, to the rash of articles which appear in national publications about this time of the year which name the All American teams for 1955. It has managed to escape us, all these vears. how even the finest sports writers, perhaps with a bit of gypsy inbred, can forecast the type of play gridiron competitors will exhib it in the coming months Yet many of the larger publications, and their sports staff or sports editor, present an All American Team in September, 1955. We can go along with the All-American teams picked in December, but we cannot seriously take those in September. Tsa Do..? Since there is no efficient way to chose the national collegiate football champion, because the schedules vary and there are few dependable standards by which to judge a team's real strength, it seems inconsistent for Ail-Americans to be picked on a logical basis in September, be fore the season even starts. J All of which adds up to the fact that the football fan likes a little hokum in his football soup. News Of Orange County Murphy High Alumni Give Band A Boost If the alumni of Murphy High School Ci s tinue on the same vein they started Murphy will have a first rate band. The Band Boosters Club, under the leader ship of Mrs. Robert V. Weaver, sent out some 750 letters asking for donations of $1 each to be used toward building up Murphy's band. At the first count, the club had heard from approximately 65 people and had collected more than 1 100. If that keeps up, the band will receive a good 'financial boost. Murphy And Boston Folks Are Alike In a recent issue of the Saturday Evening Post an editorial writer agreed with the Boston Chamber of Commerce when that chamber "ob served rather in sorrow than in anger that the Public Library, which celebrated its centennial last year doesn't draw the customers it should. Too few people are aware of the treasures it con tains for the asking." The Pbst went on to point out that the B6s ton Chamber's complaint could be echoed in prac tically every community across the country. , And t ews PTA Should Make The Change In a news story in last week's issue of the Scout it was pointed out that the Andrews Par ent-Teacher Association was "pondering on whteher or not to permanently change the name of the PTA to PTSA ? Parent, Teacher, Student Association." The story went on to say that the change had been made in several large city high schools and has brought good results. We would like very much to influence the Andrews PTA to make the change. We believe that the cooperation and understanding between the students at Andrews High School and the grown-ups in and around the town are the finest we have seen any place. We believe this step to include students in the PTA would increase that understanding and cooperation. As for following the examples of the city high schools, we might point out that "if you wanna' be big ? you gotta' act big." reports from OTHER EDITORS ETHETH THTOLEN A Colorado publisher tells of an editor from that itate of a small weekly newspaper who came to vork one morning to find that his printing establish ment had been broken into during the night. The only thing he found missing was all of the letter "S" from his type cases. Undaunted, he inser ted the following apology in his next issue "Thome Thneaking thcoundrel hath thtolen Into our compothing room and thkeendaddled with all our etheth. We mutht therefore apologize to our readerth for the inthipid appearance of thitli weekth Thentinel. "We would altho like to thtate that ir at any time in the yearth to come, we thee thith dirty thnake in the grath about the premitheth, we will thoot him tho full of holeth, he will rethemble a thwith cheethe. Thank you." Pelican Press Messenger Organ of the Louisiana Press Assn.t via The Asheville Citizen HOW SHALL WE PAY FOB HIGHWAYS? It has been accurately stated that everyone wants more and better highways but no one wants to pay for them. At the same time, it's obvious that huge sums are going to be spent on new highway programs and that the financing problem will have to be sol ved one way or another. President Petersen of the Standard Oil Comp any of California rfas offered a logical suggestion. It is based on the idea that a modern, expanded highway system should be paid for out of taxes lev ied upon more of the people and products benefit ting from good roads. This, as he put it. would "in clude all motor vehicles ? automobiles, trucks, buses and trailers. .All accessories ? tires and tub es off all sizes; battel ies, spark plugs and the like." It would also involve additional taxes on the owners of raodside property who gain from highway build ing, and on paving materials and equipment. In addition, he had something wise to say about the emphasis on gasoline and other motor fuel tax es as a source of highway funds. These taxes are high now and, as he observed, "any substantial in creases .... might well push the tax up to the point of diminishing returns." He made still another worthwhile suggestion ? that the federal government retire from the field of motor fuels taxation and leave It to the states, where it traditionally and rightfully belongs. The states, for their part, should ear-mark all high way user taxes for highway construction purposes only. They should never be diverted to other pur poses. The whole point is to extend the tax base so as to cover as many highway beneficiaries as possible. There, is no other sound and just way of raising the needed money. (McDowell News) DON'T BLOW YOl'R TOP Milliors of motorists will agree with the opinion aired at the annual meeting of the American Auto mobile Association, that the slowpoke driver is more deadly than the speeder, and that there should be anti-dawdling laws. But, the problem is not that simple. We can't deny the highways to the man whose car has 40 hp rather than upwards of 200. Nor are we legally equipped to revoke the driver's licenses of the de crepit, the timid, the inadequately trained . ? . until after they've gotten into trouble. And if you hurry these people tip, it could be worse. It will help a lot to be more fussy in granting licenses ? and renewals. But us good drivers will ?till have to exercise some self-control ? and cour tly. ' (Coastland Times) "TIjere is hardly a small town in America whose library wouldn't afford any citizen a magnificent education," The Post said. The library in Murphy and the people of Murphy must have been in the mind of that writ er. For nowhere in .the United States could there be a town the size of Murphy that can draw on the number of books that Murphy can in its lib rary. The people of Murphy are twice blessed: they have the Murphy Carnegie Library that far out shines any library its size, and they can draw on the books of the Nantahala Regional Library that has its headquarters in Murphy. But; like the Boston folks, we just don't take advantage of what we've got. Competition It's the TALKO'THETOWN By Emily Costelio Sunday was cne beautiful day but in spite of that lots of Murphy folks stayed homo. Probably did that to let the tourists have the high way anc'. they really streamed through town on their autumn leaf pil grimage. So yru fo'ks that didn't get out last week end to see th? leaves make a point to take a little trip this week end or you'll miss one of the prettiest autumns in several years. Hut, we can enjoy the leaves right around our homes without even Tetting out. Last Sunday afternoon we drove up to Fires Creek and the coloring up that way was magnificent. I think the coloring in the highest spots must be about past its peak now. although I suppose there is still plenty of color left. Last Tuesday seven Murphy Garden Club members drove over to the District Garden Club meeting in Highlands and the leaves must have been at about peak beauty then. The group was composed of MRS. B. W. WHITFIELD, MRS, F. C. ".OURNE SR. and JR., MRS. H. A. MATTOX, MRS. H. L. McKEEV ER, MRS. S. C. BURGESS, and me. We had a good time in spite of everything", including leaving home at 7:30 a. m., and especially enjoy ed the luncheon at High Hampton Inn. It turned really chilly and started raining while we were at lunch and even looked as if it would snow. But the Inn was very cozy with warm log fires blazing in the giant open fireplaces. There were about 200 ladies ? all looking like ladies at a conven tion ? very dressed up in stunning suits and silly hats. As I say, we had a lot of fun. A number of state garden club officers were present including the state president, Mrs. Little. THE GOBLINS'LL GET YOU, EF . . . . If the Goblins don't get us all this week end it won't be the fault of the various PTA's of the county. At least six Halloween parties ? and few other smaller gatherings ? are scheduled in the county this week end. The Junior Woman's Club is sponsoring a carnival Saturday night in the gym with SKEETER BOCOOK (Mrs. Jack) in charge. And they have planned some bang up entertainment. As VIRGINIA SIZE (Mrs. George) pointed out at the club meeting 'ast week, most parents of very small fry have to go trick or treatin' anyhow, and they might as well trek over to the carnival where they'll all. have fun. Virginia said she not only has to take Tommy out hauntin' but she has to wear a costume yet! That's what I call real ? well, I don't know what ? but you get the point. THE PROCEEDS And besides the fact the carnival will be plum fun, the proceeds will go to very, very worthwhile cause ? namely the Murphy youth center which the Junior Woman's Club will sponsor as soon as enough "undr are on hand. The center will be held in the room on the ground floor under the library. It will be manned by an adult supervisor and will be geared strictly for wholesome fun and a "place to go" for the teenagers. A 12 member committee, representing all four classes at Murphy High School, has been appointed to set standards for the youth center, select a name and decide on nights for the center to be open. MRS. 4NN WARD is the advisor for this committee. . . and a good one she Is. The Junior Woman's Club committee for the center Is headed by ?PTE MrKFFVER. and has as members HILDA OLSON, PEARL *OW>N EDITH IVIE and me. A driv? for the center will be carried on throughout town the week ->f Nov. 6 13. which will be known as youth week. MORE FUN Ouiir back to the Halloween Carnivals, there will be Halloween oartier at Ranger Hiwassee Dam and Martin's Creek on Friday night; Harvest sale at Marble and the Murphy carnival on Saturday night; the annual Folk School Halloween party on Saturday night; and a par ty for the Training Union of the First Raptist Church on Halloween night, Monday, Oct. 31. A LITTLE SPOOK -v m Resides all these parties little RARBARA SMITH will celebrate being six years old Monday, Oct. 31. as her annual Halloween birthday party. I don't know what she'll be besides six years old, but I Imagine her inventive mama, GENE SMITH (Mrs. John S.) is stitching up some Ingenious costume to transform Barbara from a six year old in to a spook of some kind. 'Likewise, -a mamas all over town are becom ing costumers for the time being. STILL TOO LITTLE Still too little for a Halloween costume, but a mighty cute little tot, Uie month-old daughter of LONA and BOYD DAVIS, made her debut at Sunday School last 8unday. She was in good form and happy when she arrived at church and I hope she left in the same happy mood. A FAVORITE A Uttle note from MRS. IDA HARRIS at Rt. a, Culbefron. told us last week that the Scout has been a faintly paper with her for many, many years, being her father's favorite new*pa?er. She says sbe still i has a very old copy at the Scoot with a famous murder story ef a shooting at a Murphy boarding house about 40 yean ago. Mrs. Karris said th e all edged murderer* spent Friday night at her home before the killing. * Mrs. Harris lives on the Sunny Point road and she invited us to drop by and see her sometime. I'm going to take her up on that Invi tation real soon. Cherokee Chatter BY BILL,008TELL0 JOHN BAUGHMAN put me onto some good editorial material this week. He told me about the Satur day Evening Poet editorial on the u?e of libraries. John la a self -con fessed "bug" about the use of li braries. I agree with both John and the Post that the libraries are not used near as much as they should be. SCOUTING Boy Scouting in Murphy is pret ty big business. We have several "roops in town and each troop boasts a large enlistment. Some grown folks in Scouting tell me though that there is not enough adult interest in the boys and their activities. Not so from the boys' angle ac cording to what gARTY AKIN was telling me recently. He said his troop took in nine new mem bers at its last meeting. He's Scout master of Troop 2 ? sponsored by the Murphy Lions Club. BIKE SAFETY Barty told me thab RAY HEF FNER. state highway patrolman, attended the last meeting and joined in the games with the troop. Later, during a special period, Ray told the boys about bicycle safety on the streets and high ways. Barty said the boys really ate it up and had plenty of ques tions for Ray when he finished his talk. I like to hear that kind of report from a meeting- This paper is still cooperating with Gov. Hodges' "Slow Down and Live", campaign and I hope the campaign will save some lives in spite of the Tar Heel motorists' HARD AT WORK I ARNOLD DALRYMPLE told me the other day the reason I had not seen him for quite some time was 'hat he had been in the woods from "sun to sun" since the hunt ing season started. When the sea son opens it means extra pleasure for moat people, but the overwork ed Tar Heel game protectors just have to work a little harder. MORE JUNE APPLE There have been several more reports about June Apples in the county since we first heard from GEORGE HATES. I got a call from MRS. RALPH W. DEWEESE who told me she was making some apple butter from her june apples she got from a tree in her yard. She said the apples were nice and red and ripe.. RED HALL told me on the street that he had some npe June apples over at his place too. v HELPING HAND ( We've really been having a rough time of it at the office with ' 'he power paper cutter I bought, , but it looks at last as if we were i going to get it going. I had It run ning one time but broke It because I didn't know what I was doing JOHN CARRINGER stopped by to 1 give a hand after we borrowed a econd motor from Townson Lum ?jer Co. HAYES DOCKERY also dropped by to see how we were making out. He let us borrow a ?even horae power motor from his monument company and the Town j son motor is 10 horses. When we repair the damage I did that cut ter ought to run right. GOLFERS CORNER I got back out on the Copperhill Golf Course Saturday afternoon "or the first time In over a month. I rode over with BOB EASLEY and JIM ED HUGHES. C. R. FREED joined us at the first tee o make it a foursome. Another Murphy foursome in cluded PREACHER MAXWELL, JOE RAY. ROSCOE WILKINS and BOB BAULT. Preacher and Ros coe beat Joe and Bob. Our four some was not paired off; it was ?very man tor himself. Joe Ray told me after the game that it was hard to tell If the Preacher was playing golf or hunt ing squirrels, he (Preacher) was in the woods so much. Of course, Preacher will claim I got my information wrong. He ?ays that bit I wrote abect the Murphy delegation playing golf at the WNC Methodist Oonvafatkn was not true. But I haven't heard , the others deny It! Since he's th?j A Backward Glance Iburatey, Oct. M, IM ' S YEARS AGO There are 458 students enrolled n Murphy High School, and 344 or 73 percent of this number ride buses dally to and from school, g* rhe total number of students ^ travel 5,582 miles per day, 111,640 miles per month and 1,004,7(0 miles per year. Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ashe and daughter, Patsy of Ashevllle spent Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Frank ?Valdroup of Andrews. Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Almond spent several days last week visit ing Mrs. Almond's mother, Mrs. Eva Sumner. Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Watts moved from Andrews to Canton Monday. 10 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. 25, 1945 Pvt. Ernest J. E. Satterfield Is low saving In the Marines at Parrif sland, S: C. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett Satter field. Murphy, Rt. 2. Miss Kathleen Roberts went last Wednesday to Atlanta where she had an Interview with the Ameri can Red Cross, and was assigned to overseas duty as a clerk typist. Ben Palmer S 1/C of Jackson ville, Fla., spent the week end ?lere with his family. Mrs. Jack 8painhour left Tues day morning to join her husband in Atlanta for a few days, and from there they will go to Florida for a month's rest. Mrs. Ola V. Duggan spent the week end in Knoxville with her son, O. L. Duggan. 20 YEARS AGO Thursday, Oct. SI, 19X5 Misses Elizabeth Franklin and Lucille McDonald spent the week end in Sylva. Miss Margie Prater and Miss Miss Ora Matheson were guests of Miss Ruby Owen by last week. Miss Sue Haigler of Hayesvtlle visited her sister, Mrs. Tom Maun ey last Friday. Buster Bayless has returned from New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Erskine are spending this week in Chattanooga SO YEARS AGO Friday. Oct. SO, 1WS The Kitchen Cabinet Orchestra gave their concert at Andrews Monday night. Walter Mauney has hi? appendix removed at the local hospital Tues day. J. M. Stoner Is visiting relatives In Asheville this week. . , ? J. J. Seay of Tate, Ga., was a^ business visitor In Murphy last Friday. Bible Comment:' Scripture Teaches Importance of The Home ? 'THE history of America's way of life is full of the recced* of men who were reared in Christian homes. From humble homes all over the land have come sons and daughters nation . ally known for their greatness at character and of achievement t All too often, we have not al ways given proper .credit to the home as a prime influence in moulding these, the greet men and women of our times. Among many other lessons to be found in Scripture are the | ones which exemplify the impor tance of good homes and Chris tian family life.' Two instances of this emphasis j are to be found in the 16th chap ter of Acts. Lydia, the devout seller of pur ple, was baptized with her whole 1 household; and when the Jailer, about to kill himself because he supposed his prisoners had es caped. asked Paul what he must do to be saved. Paul answered: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and tfccu shall be saved, and thy house " And the prime example of all is the life of Jesus with Mary and Joseph, as he grew to man hood in the archtype of all hum ble Christian homes The influence exerted by truly Christian homes is the same to 'ay as it was then, arid we ciii nly hope, and pray, that mou nd more homes return to ? trv - of |i preacher, though, -111 take his word tor it and admit that they did" Co to at least ONE meeting. THE CHEROKEE SCOUT ??taldltfMd Jury, 1M ? Published mry Tburaday at Murphy, olerokN County, If. C. WILLIAM V. AMD EMILY P. C08TELL0? PubUahar* and OvMn wiixiam v. oorcuo ; wnor ^ la CharckM County: On Tear, 13.80; Six MnMrtw. *U> a uu> r?? Ounty: Om Tw tS M; Sta Mootte, ?U1> ! trf th? Port (MOM at Hurptj, of Muek a, 1ST*.
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