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THE CHEBOHEE SCOUT Fnahlidiad July. l(t> Publuhad every Thuraday at Murphy. Cherokee County. N C. i JERUE BABB. Publisher PHYLLIS B. BABB CARL CARROLL JR. Mechanical Supervisor SUBSCRIPTION RATES In Cherokee County: Om Year. } 2.50: Six Months. *150 Outude Cherokee County One Year. tS-Ot; Six Months, $1 75. Paid At Marphy, N. C. 117 Hiclury St. Asheville Club |. Offers Music Scholarships ?r;, The Asheville Music Club is M offering a scholarship to Trail 15 sylvania Music Camp at Brevard. h N. C. fc. Two runner-up scholarships to Western Carolina College Music 7 * Camp at Cullowhee will also h ? r given The music club is a mem ber o I the National and State Federations of Music Clubs. All interested musicians through high school age are in vited to compete for these scholar ships before a panel of judges about the last of April. Details and application blanks may be obtained by contacting Mrs. H. A. Lewis. 74 Patton Ave.. Asheville. | ON THE FARM- I I IN THE CITY ! ANYWHERE! ? ? ? ? ? ? ? NOTHING^ DOWN' If YOU OWN A LOT OR BUILDING SITE NO MATTE* WHERE IT IS, JIM WALTER WILL BUILD YOU A CUSTOM BUILT HOME! HIGHLANDER ? Ifcytfift .www* * no wtn oost ? First yw (m muranu indutai ?"? jour l?n< ? Aluminum wminf wmkxn (aid is found hi llt.OOO Irnml ? Full-tmt^ www ? Two coits toe p?h tiWnor pant ' ? TMfMMrtiraowflowni ? Ml fmaocni iwxSeti tar TO* ? lo?. low monthly iwyn<?nts ? Ow <0.000 atisfad customer* ? Built on your tot. form, o< likt stt property ? By addfflf your Hxctracli, mrmt ptuTsiunj and d??itm| ttw miM yoonetf-yo? sivt up to TOR JIM WALTER CORPORATION ON VJL 78, 3'i MILES WEST OF ATHENS. CALL COLLECT: LIBERTY 6-1428, OR WRITE P. 0. BOX 583, ATHENS. GEORGIA. Backward Glances BACKWARD GLANCES By UatUe Palmer 1* YEARS AGO Sixteen Southern Railway can overturned at Nantahala Wednes day morning causing disruption of train service from Murphy to Asbeville all day Wednesday and Thursday, and also interrupting .elephooe service oo the Sylva and Asbeville circuits. No oat was injured. Bids for hard surfacing 14.1 miles of county roads in Cherokee County were accepted by the State Highway Commission in a meeting in Raleigh Thursday of last week. Announcement of low bids was made the day before, and the full commission met Thursday to make final approval Percy B. Ferebee of Andrews was re - elected president of West ern North Carolina Associated Communities in a meeting ?t Waynesville Tuesday. He has served as the organizations presi dent since its organization three years ago. 30 YEARS AGO Electing Attorney Fred Christo pher as secretary and Dr. Elmer Holt as treasurer, the Chamber of Commerce last Monday night launched a drive to secure a rec reation park, a fish hatchery and five rearing pools for this section. Charles Mayfield, who recently | vent to Washington as a one j ?nan delegation seeking an ainri iary dam for Murphy, received a | elegram from Congressman Wea- , /er on Wednesday asking for a -eport on the amount of taxes the bounty will lose as a result of .aking over all lands by the TVA, and also asking the amount of the county's bonded indebted jess. The past month has been one , >f the most destruction to roads i if Cherokee County experienced , n many years. The weeks of sub- ; tero weather followed by the ; hawing has damaged, to some tx- , ent. probably every road in die | :ounty, although the damages lave been greater in some areas < han in others. i i 30 YEARS AGO I The Furniture Factory, belong- < ng to W'. H. Woodbury and others, >. vas burned to the ground Tues- I lay night and the building and all ,ts contents, estimated at around [10.000 was a total loss. Ite plant Tad not been in operation for several months, and was sold at auction recently by the Bank. Mr. Woodbury and others bidding it in. A report has been received at the Black Mountain District Game of I ice stating that 39 bears have been Jailed in seven counties of the Western District during the ?pen bear season. The Music Club met in the club room on Feb. 10th. The program was one of the most artistic which has been presented by the club, [his winter. The beautiful com-' positions of Chopin furnished the I jntire program. i weekly. ABC-TV. ITS FUN-TASTIC - ? Impala Sport Sedan STEP OUT IN IT Get the quiet proof of Chevrolet t superior performance on the road? No other car in the low-priced three can match the borne-on-the-wind sensation you get from a ride in the 1960 Chevrolet. But that's not ap prising when you consider to what lengths Chevy has gone to provide for your comfort at no extra cost to you. As you drive, count the ways Chevrolet has been thoughtful: Supple Full Coil suspension? Coil springs at all four wheels melt bumps as no other suspension can. Taking the punch out of rough roads is their only function? they don't have to anchor the rear axle. Butyl rubber body mounts Thicker, newly designed body mounts further insulate you from the road. Body by Fisher? Only Chevy in its field offers the polish and crafts manship of Body by Fisher. Foam cushioned soots? Chevy offers foam cushioned seats in bolh front and rear in all series but one. Sofoty-Glrdor fro mo? X-built and not merely X -braced, the Safety Girder frame affords greater rigidity to minimize twisting and squeaks. Hydraulic valvo I If tors? Oil hushed hydraulic valve lifters reduce engine noise to a whisper. Cushianod stoorlng shaft? A universal joint and cushioned coupling keep those annoying rood tremors from the stewing wheel. Precision balanced whaals and tiras? Here again Chevy haa ihowa concern for your comfort by elimi natinc vibration in thia vital area tire life ia longer, too. Easy steering rati*? Chevy'a high ratio Ball Race ataering takea the work out of ataering for you. Suparior weight distribution Chevy ridea better, handlea better and atopa better becauae the ear'i weight ia more equally divided be tween the front and rear wheela. Uflal* jtlaAlatA *1 BAtuaa A ? wllwlv? ?I P" wWI Iwlflla Chooae from 24 different power com binationa to aatiafy the itehiaat driving foot? mora than any other ear. !?> Now? fast delivery, favorable dealt! See your local authorized Chevrolet dealer! DICKEY CHEVROLET -OLDSNOBILE CO., Inc. MURPHY, NORTH CAROLINA THIS WEEK ?la VuUiftM With Ctlrdvn Daridson " " < ? r.' It i* apparent that this session of Congress after a month of argu ment, will not pan farm legiala two which would be acceptable to President Eisenhower and Secre tary of Agriculture Ezra Benson. Both the Democratic leadership in Congress and the President agree on the problem, and on the necessity for action, but they are as far apart as ever on legislation. The problem is caused by too much production. President Eisenhower and Sec retary Benson contend that the problem can be solved by re moving production restrictions and permitting farmers to make their production decisions on the basi> of free market prices. Democratic farm leaders in Cpn gress insist that this would re sult in more production and in creased surpluses, as well as low er prices and reduced income for farmers. It would, they contend, "bankrupt American agriculture." A Question of Supports Differences are mainly over the question of how much, if any. responsibility the government has to protect farm prices and income. Democrats who favor high sup ports point out that the govern ment sets minimum wages for labor and gives manufacturers tar iff protection on prices. Republican leaders contend that price supports which encourage excessive farm production and result in huge surpluses are both costly and, in the long run, dam aging to farmers because they prevent "necessary adjustments in production." There is doubt as to whethei price supports have been the only. Dr even a major, cause of the tremendous increase in farm pro duct ion in the past 25 years. Price supports have not prevented a JO per cent decline in farm prices and a 33 per cent drop in farm income during the past 10 years. Farm income, in terms of what dollars farmers earn will buy, has dropped to the lowest level since IVorld War II while non - farm buying power has doubled. Farm ers, unquestionably, have not shared in the general rise in na tional prosperity. Economic Report President Eisenhower's Econo mic Report to Congress throws considerable light on what has been happening in agriculture over the past quarter of a century. It does not. however, ofTer a solu tion to the problem. Farm output per worker, he re ports, has increased by almost 350 per cent over the 1930-39 aver age. It is almost two and a half times the 1940-49 average. Farm production per worker is increas ing at almost three times the in crease by industrial workers. Crop yields per acre in cultiva tion have almost doubled in the past 25 years. Farmers are using three timet is much power ma chinery u they did in the 1990s niw4 five time* at much fertilizer The number of farm workers has declined by almoet St per cent. Mr. Eiaeohower compared American agriculture with that of Russian. Production per capita in the U.S. in 1951 averaged 1.J25 pounds of grain and the Its pounds of meat In Russia the average was 1.200 pounds of grain and 70 pounds of meat. In the United States workers spend an average of 24 per cent of their income for twice as much meat and food grains as Russian workers buy for 40 per cent of their income. There should be more emphasis on our food lead and less on Russia lead in send ing a man to the moon. New Book On U.S. Ships Now Available WASHINGTON. D. C -The first book of a multi-volume "Dic tionary of American Naval Fight ing Ships" has been published by the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. The series will cover the 10.000 phis Navy ships that have served the United States. Research for, and production of the series is a project of the Naval History Division, under its Director, Rear Admiral E. M. Eller. USN (Ret.). Writing in the book's preface, he says the series "has been compiled to fill a long felt need ... to have . . . basic information on every naval ship, each of which in large or small part has helped shape the des tiny of the United States at sea." The listing for each ship in the alphabetically arranged Diction ary includes, where known, the characteristics of the ship, plus historical data covering the ship's career. Volume one. covering ships having names beginning with the letters A and B. also includes appendices on all battleships, cruisers, submarines < including tenders and rescue vessels), tor pedo boats, destroyers and es cort vessels. The book is for sale by the Superintendent of Docu ments, Government Printing Of fice, Washington 25, D. C. i Price tS.00). Sanitary Rates Given By Dr. W. S. Cann Sanitary ratings for a number of Cherokee County establish ments ofr October, November and ments for October, November and follows by Dr. W. S. Cann, dis trict health director. RESTAURANTS -Andrews Cafe. 90%; Hampton's Grill, 71.5%; Mauney Drug, 91.0%: Parker's Drug, 94.0% ; Shell Din ing Room, 90.5% ; Tracy's Restau rant, 90.0%. SCHOOL LUNCHROOMS-Hia wassee Dam. 92.5%; Marble School. 90.0% ; Martins Creek School, 95.0?c: Murphy Graded School, 93.5%; Murphy High School, 94.5%; Peachtree School, 92.0%: Ranger School 94.0%; White Church School. 92.0%; Wolf Creek School, 92.0%; Unaka School, 90.0%. HOSPITALS? District Memorial Hospital, 90.0%. MOTELS ? Andrews Motor Court, 94.5%; Hiawassee Motor Court. 95.5%: Martins Motel. 90.0%; Murphy Motor Court. 92.5%: Riverside Motel, 81.5%: Valleytown Court, 93.5%. MEAT MARKETS? Hartman '? Food Market, 90.0%: Hembree's Super Market, 90.0%: Howell's Market. 90.0%; Jordan's Market, 81.5%; Murphy Food Store, 90.0%; Murphy Sanitary Market. 84.0%; Quality Market, 90.0%; Walter Dockery Store, 86.0% ; Wood's Super Market, (1.5%. SCHOOLS ? Andrews Colored, 73.0%: Hiawassee Dam. 91.0%; Marble School, 87.5%; Martins Creek, 82.0%; Peachtree. 71.5%; Ranger. 94.8%: White Church. 91.0%; Unaka, 90.5%: Texano. 86.0%; Murphy High School. 95.0% ABATTOIR ? Stiles' Abattoir, 34.5%. Other places were not graded during last quarter of 1MB. Area Men In Service FORT HOOD. Tex. (AHTNCl Army Recruit Mack A. Dockery. son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde A. Dockery, Route 3. Murphy, N.C., completed eight weeks of ad vanced individual training Feb. 1 with the Id Armored Division at Fart Hood. Tex. Dockery entered the Army lad September romplitid bisic combat training at Fort Hood. Tie 10-year-oM soldier it a Pension Law Raises Income LimifSs The new veterans' pennon taw which goes into effect July 1 Mti up higher income limits o i eligibil ity (or pensions, so that many veterans and the widows and or phans o ( veterans maj hirn? eligible under the new law even if they had had their claims dis allowed under the old law. Present law requires that a vet eran, otherwise eligible, may re ceive pension only X Us income is no more than fl,400 without dependents, or 12,700 if be is mar ried or has a minor child. Under the new law, the Veterans Ad ministration said, the ***ri'l*iw' is increased to 11,000 with no de pendents and IS. 000 if the veteran has dependents. A sliding or grad uated scale is established for vari ous income levels below those limits. Also, VA said, women who have recently become widowed through the deaths of their husbands should investigate as soon as pos sible whether it is to their advan tage to qualify for pension under the old law ? wboee terms ex pire June 30 ? or under provis ions of the new law. The same considerations apply to the de pendent children of veterans who have recently died. Higher income limitations are provided under the new law for vidows as well as for veterans. Widows may earn up to $1,000 if childless or up to $2,000 if they have dependent children. If there are children but no widow, the child's income can reach $1,800 an nually, not including his own earn ings. and he will still be eligible for pension. t Full details of income and other eligibility requirements as well as assistance in reopening claims may be obtained at any VA of fice. GARDEN TINE By M. E. GARDNER "My pyracantha leaves have a grayish cast and do not look healthy. Can you suggest" what is causing this trouble?" My guess is Hawthorn lace bug damage to the leaves last summer. This is a sucking Insect and causes severe damage to pyra cantha and Washington Hawthorn. It is easily identified by the lacy wings of the adult form. Watch for this pest when growth starts and spray with Malathion. You can use either the 25 per cent wettable powder or the 50 per cent emulsifiable concentrate. Use two tablespoons of the wettable powder or two teaspoons of tbe emulsifiable concentrate per gal lon of water. Spray when the in sects first appear and again in 10 days. Give special attention to the under sides of the leaves. "The trunk and many of the lower branches of my privet hedge are covered with a white cottony substance. Pplease tell me what I can do to kill it." 1 feel sure that your trouble is white peach scale because several speci mens, similar to your description, have been brought in. Go to your seedsman, or in secticide dealer, and ask for a 3 per cent dormant oil. Mix ac cording to instructions and spray thoroughly. This scale insect is one of the more difficult to con trol so spray again in two weeks, using the same material. Do this as soon as possible but select a day when the temperature is about 50 degrees. "The leaves on my gardenia plant are covered with black smutty substance. Will thiTinjure the plant? What can I do?" My opinion is that this condition was caused by aphid* (plant lice) suck ing juices from the leaves last summer. As the aphids feed, they exude a honey-dew. This is sticky and soot and dust will col lect on the leaves causing the dark sooty appearance. Watch for these Insects when growth starts in tbe spring and dust thoroughly with 4 per cent Malathion. If you would rather spray, use Malathion, 25 per cent wettable powder, ltt tablespoons per gallon of water. Film To Be Presented "New Faces la Africa." pre sentation in film of the surging continent with the issues confront ing Christianity, is to be shown at 7:30 next Sunday night at Murphy Presbyterian Church. Other emphasis being made in the study of this World Mission field, including tbe Belgian Congo where Southern Presbytaisna ham their largest work, in a School of Missions which began last Sunday evening. The second session of the school is set for Wednesday night. Feb ruary 10; and the third, the eve ning of February 17, at 7 o'clock. Classes are provided for a^uks, youth, junior and primary chil dren. on the nature of God being naaa nfc?il |??T ft nli ?? I A prwiCBWi o> nooen A ? i ocxei * 9 TkuJJbf, About Yon Sy Hwnz tofcw What'i more up ? to - date in ?ur nation, teaching or super markets? A* an inventor I am often asked whether I can after any suggest ions on the subject of education and what my opinions are and how we can solve our school without incurring ever-increasing taxes. We can meet the educational needs of our growing population without overburdening ourselves with greater taxes The hey to solving the problem lies in more constructive thinking concerning our education facilities and methods of teaching. Basical ly, our concepts of what to teach and how to teach have not kept pace with the rest of our civilisa tion. Much of it is still in the "horse and. buggy" stage. Much of our planning for the future is based on the simple arithmetic of "for every hundred pupils we need so many teachers, so many rooms, so many books, so much of this and so much of that." On that basis, if our student population doubles, we'll need twice as much of every thing we now have, and will naturally have to spend twice as much to get it. TUs apprach to the problem of education lacks the constructive imagination we apply to our other pursuits. Several progressive communities have found that an excellent way to solve the teacher shortage is through the use of closed . circuit television, where by one excellent teacher can teach ten or 15 times the num ber of students now considered the ideal number for a teacher to handle. And, obviously, the number of teachers required to teach the subject is drastically reduced. Take the city of Miami, for instance. Their school system is rated as one of the finest in the country. Through the use of TV, their school authorities estimate that during the year 1958-59 they saved $300,000 on teachers' salaries alone, plus another mil ? lion dollars on school room facili ties they would have had to build in order to provide classroom space. They use auditorium or cafeteria space during "off hours" for education TV classrooms. This is not necessarily the only or the best soultion to the pro blem. but it demonstrates what can be done with a bit of im agination and constructive think ing It may 1 also be possible to shorten the actual number of hours per day or days per year now required to give our chil dren a decent education. The degree to which a child grasps what is being taught, and the speed with which he or she grasps what is being taught, and the speed with which be or she grasps it, depends to a large extent upon the child's attitude. In elementary texts on arithmetic, you'll find problems such as? "If apples cost 60 cents a dozen, how much will you have to pay for IS apples?" Now what child cares the least bit about the price of apples? To him, apples are something his mother buys and he helps himself to them whenever he feels like eating one. The price of apples is something for mommy and daddy to worry about. He simple cannot project himself into the situation where he feels he ought to learn how to figure the cost of apples. Now suppose the same problem was presented in terms of pack ages of bubbie gum or anything else that a child normally spends his allowance on. The whole pro gram would take on a far more personal meaning to him, he'd be able to imagine him self in a situation where such knowledge would he important to him. Ytm will have added the motive to learn that is now non existent. Many professional educators will claim that thinking in terms of apples is far more wholesome than thinking in terms of bubble gum. But I believe these people are closing their eyes to reality. Tlie same principal applies to the teaching of history. geagrapb?, languages and many other sub jects. Many students feel no other motivation for learning the sub ject matter presented to them than being able to pass their tests or get decent grade* If we feel that learning these things will do them some good in later life, let's make the proper effort to explain to them, in terms they will understand, why and bow they will benefit from that know ledge. And If we cant hint of the right answers to these questions, maybe we should start asking ourselves why this subject matter it toflmhd to the school cur riculnm other than for reasons of tradition ? habit. As we find better and more effective ways to teach our chil dren the things we know they should learn la our schools, it la only logical that we will be abk to teach them theee subjects ia less time. Reducing the amount ef time needed to provide each child with a proper education wtil mean that we will be able to increase the usefulness of the fae ilitiei wf nqafai for ?ur *82" I certain tint those i of planning our educat Valentine Crop ? * Reaches All Time High : TW aly ci-rub D? <*U. aort active than with bow tod am>? thi* 19M L?ap Yoar. ? It h* ?ppro*to# h""** i .^.on For e<en fa tbto *P** Hi the February 14 faM* << St Valentine it rtill the mo* v tic day ?( the yew. t In proof. *" *4- . lion America wfl aach^^d eo tines this y?* ?"?".?""I ton women will I Year aentiment*, the mahar* of ? Hallmark Card* report. And whde/ T, mall percentage of the oewcwpono^noteakdeiagaed 1 for the Leap ^ I message U as unmistakable as ? ever. 1 A "Leap Lear Lm*?1" ? ?* I valentine ?ay*: 1? "Jt M good as 1 poesible c^ajijd hop- 1 ing and praying for something - A "A MAN!" d Another, an off - from the Hallmark selection. de- y 2s:^"V=-iS z-JW-t. a friends?" * A bigger demand than ever for valentines of wacky humor i* re flected in the card, for I960, a y company spokesman *a?d. If )<w don't real^ honestly. suvwreb t love me," says the text on the cover of ooe "Fake it." the mes- \ sage concludes on the inside page. ( But the most noticeable ? and surprising - styling trend fa v I960 valentines is backward, to ward the lacy. sentimental, so popular in the 19th Century. y These are hinged cards that open. out in three dimensions to reveal^ ? old-fashioned gondolas, steam lo- ^ comotives, cupids. bowers and. lovers. One contains a music bo* , that plays Sigmund Romberg s "Will You Remember." Based on the originals in the y HaUmark Historical CoUecUon^ n which numbers some 40, 0? , pieces, these "heirloom valent ines are priced from 50 cents to five dollars, it was said. The i replicas are the first to appear in more than 50 years. v Inflation notwithstanding, there are still penny valentines for the youngsters, both the ready-made v. variety and "make - your - own kits from which hearts, lace and i other traditional symbols of the day can be selected and as sembled. , . ... v Once again, the most popular sweetheart of St. Valentine1* Day. Hallmark statistics reveal, win be Mqfeec; She's a three - to -one favorite over sweethearts when { it comes to collecting the sent imental messages. % There are valentines, too, for grandmothers, aunt*, babies, and dads. And one is intended to be Y useful in any relationship. It simply says: "I'm yours . . . whatever that ^ means." AMONG THE SICK Patients admitted to Providence Hospital: Samuel Baker, Murphy; Mrs. Clita Mae Beaverf Murphy Route 2; Edward Davis. Hickory: Mrs. Ettie Elliott, Murphy: Wal ter Gibson, Route 4, Murphy: Mrs. Merzie Hemphill. Route 3, Blairsville. Ga.: Mrs. Kate Mau ney. Murphy; Morris Stiles. Rout* 4. Murphy; Mrs. Nancy Stiles, Route 1, Murphy; Mrs. Evaj Scroggs. Route 2. Hayesville/ Floyd John Stalcup. Murphy and Robert Womble, Route 3. Murphy . Patients admitted to Protestanr Hospital: Mrs. Helen Hogsed. Brasstown Route 1,; Jimmie Hib berts, Suit: Francis Cook, Brass town. Jane Pallium. Andrews: Martha Fain, Copperhill, Tenn.: Bill Teems. Brasstown. Arthur Cheat em, Culberson. Dismissed from Protestant Hos pital: Mrs. Marvin Garland, Mur phy Route 4; Mrs. Ted Anderson. Marble and Mrs. Homer Sneed Murphy Route 2. and conscientious Job, I further believe that many excellent sug gestions for improving our educat ional program as a whole can come from people not engaged in the educational profession. People in the business and pro fessional world are constantly faced with problems of systems being outmoded and too costly. All of the mass production we now have in our various indust ries is a direct result of that type of creative thinking, often done by people who had no real background in that particular in dustry. Take something as com mon as today's supermarkets. Fifty years ago there probably weren't five merchants in the whole country who would have felt that you could run a store by letting people pick their pur chases from the shelf. Tradition is a fine thing, but when it stands in the way ?T real and needed progress It becomes a handicap. As citiiens we should all take a more active Interest in the problems confronting our schools. Tfceee problems are no more insoluble than are the other problems we face, and I'm cer tain that tboee In charge of our education programs will ' Mr NMkwmr can offer Ad ?