% Children 's Books
Are Emphasized
Governor Luther H. Hodges this week issued
a statement suporting the Know Your Library
Month observance throughout North Carolina
in November.
The local libraries this week are observing
National Book Week through special open house
celebrations and are especially emphasizing good
books for children.
The Murphy Carnegie Library has on dis
play some 100 new children's books. These col
orful new books have all the glamor and adven
ture and excitement that children thrill to ? and
many of them will literally be worn out by the
little fingers turning their pages back and forth.
But many children in Murphy will never get
the enjoyment from these beautiful new books
just because the parents don't guide them to the
library. The theme ? for this week is simply,
"Let's Read More". Give the children the fun of
picking out their own books to read. Take them
to the library ? today ? and let them choose
from the hundreds of children's books there.
Gov. Hodges statement designating Novem
ber as library month said "Libraries are a bul
wark of our freedom. They provide information
for those who need it; education for those who
want it; inspiration to those who seek it: under
standing to those who would discover it."
The Governor pointed out that the month
of Novmber, including both National Education
Week (November 6-12) and National Book
Week (November 13-19), is an appropriate
time for our citizens to renew an awareness of
the value of libraries."
Preparations Are
Made For S-D Day
Tar Heel safety officials are beginning to as
semble their strategy m preparation for a nation
wide challenge of the President's Committee for
Traffic Safety to drive accident free for one full
day.
For the second straight year the Nation's
Drivers will attempt to complete one full day
unmarred by a single traffic accident. December
1 will be S ? D Day, or Safe Driving Day,
throughout the land. The 48 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia will participate in the big
demonstration.
In North Carolina officials of the State De
partment of Motor Vehicles said county coordi
nators have been appointed, and that S ? D Day
staffs were rapidly being assembled. The drive
will be spearheaded by the State Highway
Patnfl working in cooperation with the local co
ordinators and their assistants.
Motor Vehicles Commissioner Ed Scheidt,
who has been r jinted statewide coordinator
by Governor 1 lodges, said, "The enforcement
facilities of the Highway Patrol will be used
extensively on S ? D Day. But more than that
are depending specifically on every Tar Heel to
assume a personal obligation to drive and walk
with the utmost regard for safety on December
I The idea of walking and driving for one full
day without a traffic accident is indeed a form
idable challenge. But other states are putting
their best foot forward to see the fact accomplish
ed. In North Carolina, despite the fact we have
over a million and a half licensed drivers, I like
to think we can, and will, meet the challenge of
S ? D Day with determination and success."
The Vehicles chief recalled that last year's
S ? D Day was rtiarred by a single pedestrian
fatality in Charlotte.
From Patrol Headquarters, Major C. A. Speed,
who is in charge of the Patrol's Traffic Safety
activities, said, "The proper emphasis on S ? D
Day will have to come from the people. No acci
dent prevention formula ever devised will save a
single life if drivers and walkers fail to give it
their wholehearted support. Whether S ? D Day
goes down in history as Safe Driving Day or
Sudden Death Day depends solely upon the at
titude of the people it challenges. The challnge
of a completely accident free day is great ? but
not so great that a little extra caution and pre
paredness on December 1 won't pay off life sav
ing dividends."
Inct ease In hew sprint
Price Is Severe Blow
Another severe blow to the newspaper pub
lishing industry was the increase of $4 and f 5 a
ton on newsprint Monday morning. In addition
to the sharp increase in price, the commodity is
so scarce that some publishers fear a curtailment
in the size of their newspapers between now and
January first
just a feaw years ago newsprint was selling
delivered in Waynesvitle at $40 per too. Today
the same item, delivered in "Waynesvilfe is |I30
per ton.
Some representatives if newspaper groups
predict that the cast of newsprint today will
mean discorttiifti*?ce of some publications. We
cannot speak with any authority on that state
ment, but we know the mere** presents another
major problem for publishers, as does the short
The Waynecville Mountaineer
WAS THE PRINCESS WISET MOST PROBABLY
We weren't coins to mention It, but somebody
told us that they wouldn't let us Into the next meet
ing of editorial writers If we didn't get around to
commenting on Princess Margaret and the man
she didn't marry.
Without trying to go out on a limb, and especial
ly without thinking stodgy thoughts about the
Course of True Love, which as you know never runs
smooth, we think the princess made a pretty wise
move.
For one thing, Group Capt. Peter Townsend is
some older than Margaret, and since he hung a
round the palace as King George's trusted aide
when the monarch's daughter was just an adoles
cent girl, he would probably have thought that he
-could have sorta run things. From what we hear
of Margaret, gay girl though she is, this wouldn't
have been so good. Reliable reports say she even
"pulls rank'" on close friends; they call her
"ma'am" not matter what their age.
For smother thing, we believe the gallant World
War II flier, one of the few to whom Mr. Church
ill said Britain owed -so much, had grown fond of
what might be called the palace life. If the princess
had been banished to some small island, like her
uncle the Duke of Windsor and his Wally, that
might have upset her duke, if they made him a
duke.
We talked to one Englishman on the subject,
and he said the people he knew were generally
shocked at the idea of the young princess, high in
the nobility and the Church cf England, marrying
a divorced man.
Whether this is a general opinion in Great Brit
ain or not we'll leave up in the air, but it well
might be.
At any rate, we think everything came out pret
ty well.
The Forest City Courier
ADVICE TO THE EDITOR
A list of the suggestions, advice and questions
fired at weekly newspaper editors by would-be
helpful reader-, was recently listed in a column in
the Forsyth (Mont.) Independent written by D. J.
McCausland.
Here are some of their suggestions, advice and
questions : ,
"Why don't you print on Wednesday instead of
Thursday?"
"I hate farm news. Why clutter a paper up with
the stuff? I don't believe anybody reads it."
"If I ran a newspaper I'd have a real live sports
page. I'd have material* by some of the best
sports writers in the sports world."
"I think your farm page is good, but there's not
enough of it."
If there's anything that disgusts me with a pap
er, it's all that dribble about who entertains who.
Who cares about society news?"
"I think that column is corny."
"Keep that column going. It's the best thing in
the paper."
"If I couldn't write an editorial any better than
you do, I wouldn't have any at all."
"Why don't you use larger type In the head
ings?" \
"The front page is all taken up "With headings."
"I don't always agree with your editorial slant,
but keep em in there anyhow. I like to read 'em."
"Why don't you ever publish poetry?"
"I don't see where poetry has a place in a
newspaper."
(To operator running linotype) : "Where does
the paper come out?"
"When do you cut your stencils?"
"Where's the comic section? Don't you have
one?"
"Hump, is this all the classified ads there are?'
"The Billings Gazette prints their paper from a
a roll. Why don't you?"
"Why don't you have more news and not so
ifluch advertising? I think advertising spoils a
paper."
"I find the ads as informing as the news, and
always read them.'
"Why don't newsboys deliver- the paper?"
"You're lucky. You only have to work one day a
week."
"Why don't you have a magazine section? I
would."
"Don't you give anything with subscriptions?"
"Why don't you put out a daily?"
"How do you get your news?"
"Why do printers get drunk?"
American Press, via The News Record,
Marshall, N. C.
PENALIZING Sl'OCESS
Today's incime tax rates are undermining the
primary source of our nation's new investment cap
-ital ? the retained earnings of business and of the
middle and upper income groups. They place a
penalty on success.
Many people think of our current system of
taxation as a "soak the rich" scheme. Certainly
many of its sponsors intended it to dractically cut
down income from established wealth, as witness
the #1% tax slice from top-bracket incoq^e earn
ers. But there is no economic or moral Justification
for this approach.
crease with particular severity over the income
dynamic Americans on their way up. The rates in
Progressive tax rates "soak" the energetic,
range of small businessmen ? the Job-makers of
tomorrow.
The McDowell News %
THE CHEROKEE SCOUT
Published every Thursday at Murphy, Cherokee
County, N. C.
WILLIAM V. AND EMILY P. COSTELLO?
Publisher* and Owners
WILLIAM V. OOSTELLO Editor
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
In Cherokee County: One Tear, $3.80; Six Months,
fl.fo. Outside Cherokee County: One Tear MOO;
Six Months, $1.79.
Thanksgiving
Letters To
The Editor
Andrews, N. C.
Nov. 14, 1955
Dear Sir:
As a mother of one of the "An
drews Wildcats" and fan of the
rest of the team, I would like fori
you to print this letter in your]
paper.
First, I would like to express
our gratitude to our Coach, Billy i
Teas, Jr. We think he has done a
wonderful job coaching our boys
and teaching them such good sport
smanship. And we thank God for
a man that is humble enough to
get down on his knees and pray
with our boys before every foot
ball game, regardless of rain, mud
of the big crowd of fans therp. Al
so, for taking them all to church
and sitting with them. Again, I
say, for all the mothers, "Thanks,
Coach Teas."
Next. I want to thank the "Cats"
themselves. You are the most won
derful group of children and foot
ball players. We love everyone of
you.
Now 1 want to thank, on behalf
of all the mothers and fans, the
Cheerleaders. You have done a
wonderful job and we have enjoy
ed every yell you have given for
the "?ats" and our entertainment. 1
And I want to thank the Scout
for the interest you have shown in
our team, and the editorials and'
write-ups about them.
Mrs. Kenneth Stover
Mr. William V. Costeiio
Kuitor, The Cherokee Sccut
Murphy, N. C.
Dear Mr. Costello:
Now that the football togs are
tucked away for another year, I
>.-ant to express a worj o? ap
preciation for Coach McConnell
and his football squad. This es
pecially, as relates to the last
game that with Andrews the night
of November 4.
The squad, made up in consid
erable portion, of inexperienced
players, came on handsomely. In
ha closing game the team gave ^
a fine exhibition of heads-up foot- >
ball.
Not having seen the Bulldogs
play after the Bryson City game
until the closing one with An
drews, 1 was happily impressed
.vith their spirit, dash, and elan
(oae of the definitions for this
word is "eagerness for action").
These characteristics were
maintained through the game.
Unfortunate errors, mis-cues, I
breaks, did not daunt Murphy's
eleven. They wei^ on playing
the kind of plucky, purposive
football that made the game a
delight to watch.
Tackling was* good and clean;
when the boys missed they were
reaching out and trying to grab
the runner anyway. -Our bftcka
kept going, plowing on foe. extra
yardage.
When setbacks came ? as
through fumbles ? I saw no
whining, but a get-up-and-go-at
it-again spirit. Andrews, alive to
its opportunities, was deserving
in its victory. What I write is
in no sense derogatory to the
Wildcats and their excellent seas
onal performance. Bat with a
fumble- or so leas on the part of
our Bulldogs and the Andrews
passes more closely walcMO, the
story could easily have been dif
ferent.
I appreciate the good cleaa
play of oar team as directed by
Coach McOhumO. In number ef
victories, one might not call the
the
A Backward
Glance
JJ YEARS AGO
Thursday, Nov. 16, 1950
Mrs. Mollie Martin spent Sun
day with Mrs. Oliver Moore.
Miss Trilby Glenn and Mrs. Mar
garet Mauney attended the profes
sional meeting of the NCEA in
'Greensboro Saturday.
Frances Davidson, a senior, and
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Lee Davidson was crowned foot
ball queen last Saturday' afternoon
at the Murphy-Andrews game.
Mrs. C. W. Savage, who for
more than 20 years has been chair
man of the T. B. Christmas Seal
Sale in this part of Cherokee Coun
ty, announces that the annual seal
sale will begin Monday, Nov. 20,
and last until Christmas day.
Mrs. Jake Abernathy of And
rews who has been ill for several
weeks is able to be up.
10 YEARS AGO
Thursday, Nov. 15, 1945
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wohlt,
[Jr., after a two-weeks visit here
with Mrs. Wohlt's parents, Mr.
land Mrs. J .B. Gray, left Tuesdav
| for Houston. Texas where they will
make their home.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Birmingham
of Charlotte are here this week
(while Mr. Birmingham, certified
public accountant, is auditing
books of Graham County.
Miss Joyce Coleman was crown
ed football queen at the Murphy
High School homecoming game
with Ducktown.
Miss Jean Dickey spent the week
end in Atlanta where she attended
I the wedding of her couain, Miss
Helen Yancey.
Mrs. K. D. Crowther and son,
Bill, Mr. and Mrs. K. D. Crowther
Jr. of Knoxville are the guests of
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Vestal at Dick
I
ey Hotel for a week.
? YEARS AGO
Thursday, Nov. 21, 19*5
Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Long spent
Monday in Hayesville.
F. J. Watklns has been ill for the
past three days, but his friends
will be glad to know of his im
provement. v
Mrs. Bessie Deweese spent the
week end with her daughter. Mrs.
Frank Crawford,, of Ducktown
Tenn.
Mrs. Eddie Carver of Robbins
ville was the guest Monday of
Mrs. Dixie Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W .Gray spent
idst week here. They returned h.
Asheville Sunday to be gone until
Christmas.
M YEARS AGO
Friday, Nov. M, 1*25
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McCaughin
and children of New York City
were guests this week of Mr. and
Mrs. W. W. Hyde.
Col. T. 8. Rollins of Asheville la
attending court here this week.
P. H. Chastaln of Culberson waa
I a business visitor bar* Monday.
I Miss Bessie Barton la bome at
I Marble from bar school.
manner in which they wrapped up
the autumn pigskin day* I cer
tainly call it that: successful
| Being a preacher, I am inclined
to make awna application at a la*
son they bare left ' us; and this
is it: To kaap on resolutely, vig
orously, la ths Hiilrtlll Mr
?van though the going be rough.
Let as of Mhrphy and neigh
borhood jota Mr. Editor, la giv
1 lac Coach mm A his
j Bulldogs a resounding port sua
Its tb*
TALK 0' THE TOWN
By Emily Costello
You can thank aome mighty hard working teen agers for that One
littlo band concert In the square Saturday morning. The musicians
were the Murphy High School band member* who make up the dance
band. They really had a good repartolr and aounded wonderful.
Tta little musical program waa the final activity of Youth Week In
Murphy which waa sponsored by the 'Junior Woman's Club to raise
funds for the teen-age center ? which by now is past the dream stage
and ready for the hammer and paint brush.
So you tefen-agers can look forward to a club all your own (of
course with an adult supervisor) to be opened with a bang-up party be
fore too long, we hope. OPIE McKEEVER (Mrs. Hobart) heads the
committee for the teen-club and PEARL TOWNSON (Mrs. W. D.), HTL
DA OLSON, (Mrs. C. K.). EDITH IVIE (Mrs. P. G.) and the Junior
Woman's Club in general have thown themselves Into the project with
full force.
And it looks as if the men's clubs are going to help the ladles and
the teen-agers out ? what with the Kiwanis Club getting set to spon
sor some Saturday night bingo parties at the Hotel Regal with pro
ceeds going to the youth center. The first of these bingo events will be
this Saturday at 8 and I hear the prizes will really be worth playing
for.
The Junior Woman's Club will have a benefit bridge and canaata
party tomorrow night at the primary school auditorium for the youth
project. DOT MASON (Mrs. L. L.. Jr.) is chairman for this event.
And. of course you saw the parade Thursday put on by the teenset
themselves., launching their house to house campaign.
The teen parade and the band numbers in the square Saturday did
?no re than just stimulate interest in the teen age club. They added ac
tivity to the town's main streets and showed shoppers and passers
through. that Murphy is alive and interested in itself.
The drawings on the square during trade week. MARIA TRAVIS'
high school art class sidewalk exhibits in the square, Coble Dairy's
free buttermilk day ? all of these orderly activities add interest to
the town's face and I'd like to see more of it.
SURPRISE OF THE MONTH
We vote as the surprise of the month the announcement last weak
of the marriage of pretty BETTIE LOU DOCKRY and PRESTON B.
HENN, both of Murphy. And, we think it's a happy surprise.
I They have been married 8ince September and I'm only mad that
j they had to wait so long to let everybody in on the good news. They
j are making their home in theMcCall apartments where Bettie who is
wearing a dazzling diamond ring, is now devoting her time to being
a housewife.
By the way. Bettie is not the twin who works in Parker's Drug
Store. That's her Identical twin sister, NETTIE SUE, who has been
feliciated about as much as Bettie by folks who don't know them
apart.
SPEAKING OF WEDDINGS
Not exactly to change the subject we might as well get In our two
cents worth about Princess Margaret and the romance of the hour. I
was interested in TIME magazine's coverage last week when they re
printed excerpts from editorials in eight publications, British, Vati
can, and several American newspapers. I especially liked the editorial
comment of The Minneapolis Star which said: "Princess Margaret's
decision not to marry Group Captain Townsend will come as a disap
pointment to those who are 'in love with love' and will |>e a reassur
ance to those who value tradition, stability and the indissoluble sanct
ity of marriage."
Commenting on the Paris reaction to the announcement. Time said
the French were more intrigued by Margaret's renunciation than they
had ever been by her romance. Novelist Louise de Vilmorin said Mar
garet's case did not become interesting to me until the moment she
raid no."
Princess Margaret is having hearthaches that most young women
have when they fall in love. Daily such dramatic romances are ended
or continued in spite of religious, social,, paternal and other barriers.
The only difference between those love affairs and Margaret's is the
Princess' high station in her country.
I do not think of Margaret's renunciation as just doing "what was
expected of her". I think she came to her decision through prayer and
advice from those from Worn she sought it.
THE LIGHTER VEIN
In case you noticed the little ad in last week's paper about a lost
yellow kitten named "Peanuts", you'll be glad to know he is now at
home again.
He was found by a pupil in MARTHA DREHER'S grade. And now
at home again he is properly identified by a gold necklace with his
name inside ? "Peanuts Beerkens". So this tale has a happy ending
even if the princess' love story doesn't. ,
NEW CLOCKS FOR OLD
A. G. SMITH of MtHtn'i Creek la shown here with the mne it
antique docks recently hi hla ahap lor repairs. The largest clock
hi the picture is also the oldest and belongs to Mrs . Nora Oobfc
8peooer of Kt. X. Murphy. It some lit years rid.
A. O Smith of Rt. 2, Murphy
make* old clocks run like new.
ft mi til, a Jeweler, combine* a
business with a hobby and It (oes\
like dock work.
Recently lCr. Imt? had tonw
a antique clocks In his abop for
repair*. The clocks together (whan
they ware running) would have
ticked ott about 1,000 years. .
Included among the clocks was
a IT* year old clock bslnnglng
to Mrs. Nora Oobb Spencer of Rt.
t, lCurphy. It has wooden aor*>
years old. a weight clock with
wooden movement, belonging to A.
B. St&lcup of Rt. 2; and <0 year
old clock In a lady figure caae be
longing to Mr. Stalcup's slater,
Mr*. Delia Oonley, Ht 1,; aad
clock* belonging to llark Elliott at
Andrews, the Folk School at Brass
town, Miss Emily jhrard, the Ode
man family, fee Smith family and
Mrs. W. V. Oostello.
Moat of the docks had not run
for mhny years. Now all of them
an ticking away.
Mr. kaith has bam doing jewel
ry aad cloak aad watch rsfalr
work la Cherokee Oountyfor over
40 years.
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