FOR FATHERS AND MOTHERS
Following are some selected articles, which, if read,
will provoke some worthwhile meditation for the minds
and hearts of honest parents.
JUST FOR DAD
THE QUESTIONER
I called the boy to my knee one day.
And 1 said: "You're just past four;
Will you laugh in that same lighthearted way
When you've tUrned, say, thirty more?"
Then 1 thought of a past I'd fein erase ?
More clouded skies than blue ?
For it seemed to say:
"Did you?"
I touched my lips to his tiny own
And I said to the boy "heigh, ho!
These lips are sweet as the hay, new-mown;
Will you keep them always so?"
Then back from those years came a rakish song ?
And I thought lie asked:
OH
uiu you:
I looked in his eye3, big, brown and clear.
And I cried: "Oh, boy of mine!
Will you keep them true in the fater year?
Will you leave no heart to pine?"
Then out of the past came another's eyes ?
Sad ones of tear-dimmed blue ?
Did he know they were not his Mother's eyes?
For he answered me:
"Did you?"
? From Associated Men.
WHY I AM A B. S. A.
I am a B. S. A. because it teaches
you to be a good citizen. It "helps
you to get started in your life work,
and trains you to be pepared for
anything that might happen. The
B. S. A. also teaches high moral
standards.
Best of all you learn of the great
out doors, and brings you closer to
nature. These are some of the crafts
you learn in scouting, conservation
of will like and forestry study,
health craft, camp craft, citizen craft
and handicraft. After you are be
and handicraft. After you have
leaned this you are beginning to
know Scoutcraft.
FRANCIS AXLEY.
WHY I AM A SCOUT
I want to be a Scout because it
teaches a boy the things that he
needs in life when he goes out to
make a living for himself. If teach
es him the ways of woodcraft when
he goes out camping and gives him
picniiy m exercise.
It teaches him ?o swim and put
up a camp in the forest. It teaches
liim to be truthful, obedient, and
loyal to all whom he associates his
friends and Scoutmaster. It teach
es him to work lor himself and to
put the money in the bank that he
earns.
KERMIT DAVENPORT.
WHY ! AM A SCOUT
I want to be a Scout becausc it
?will teach me how to help people
when they need help. You can go
hiking and see lots of the country
for a little cost. It teaches you how
to cook and any other things that
is needful on a camping trip. It al
so tells how to build fires without
matches and how to stretch a tent
where water will not get under it.
It also teaches you to save your
money. It teaches you woodcraft
and gives studies in al kinds of lan
guages and codes. >
BUREL ADAMS. |
WHY I AM A SCOUT i
i
The reason I am a Scout is be
cause: First in this organization are
personified the laws which go to
make a man mentally, morally, and |
j'hysically. Mentally, it necessitates
quick thought and action, morally,
if a Scout retains his badge he must
adhere to the laws made by the
Scout organization and enforced by
the Scoutmaster, physically, you can
not become a Scout until you have
passed several tests which some phy
sical development is required. Also
during the hikes when a pack must
he carried more physical "energy is
required.
Those are some of the reasons why
I am a Scout, and reasons, I think,
why any boy should be a Scout if
possible.
WILLIAM THOMPSONI
WHY I AM A SCOUT
This is why I am a Boy Scout.
Every boy should have training that
he ran get from being a Scout. It
will help you lots if yoU belong to
the Boy Scouts but if you are one
and do not obey the Scout laws it
will not do you much good.
If I obey the Scout laws it will
help me in my home, school, play
andwork. To be a good Scout is to
be a cood a 1 -around boy.
FREEMAN HENSHAW.
WHY ! AM A SCOUT
The reason I am a Scout is: a
Scout gets to go on camping trips
which are great pleasure. He learns
to think quick and to ark quick. He
learns to cook. A Scout learns
things which he would not if he were
not a Scout. He knows the diffcr
things about trees and animals. A
Scout learns what do do it a bad ac
cident happened or a simple one to
a per>on. A Scout docs a good turn
daily to some one.
BEN OaKTRELL.
WHY 1AMA SCOUT
T The Boy Slou is of America
is an organization of more than three
million boys. lis purpose is to help
boys to become better citizens nlien
they grow up and to lead more help
ful, useful, and cleaner lives.
Their motto is "Be Prepared,"
and it means more in less words
than any other motto. A Scout is
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,
thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
These laws a Scout promises to
obey. A Scout keeps himstlf physi
cally strong, mentally awake, and
morallv straight.
MARSHAL BELL.
WHY I AM A SCOUT
I am a Boy Scout because you
have all kindi of good times such
as crimping, hiking, learning to cook
how to build an improvised shelter,
etc. When we have a meeting we
take exercise, drill, play games etc.
Yo'u are taught to be a clean minded
and clean-bodied citizen. You are
supposed to do a good turn each
day. Basket-ball, football and base
ball teams are organized and any
bov likes to plav ball.
NELSON HENSLEY.
WHY I AMA SCOUT:
L am a scout because 1 like the
out-door life and have an opportun
ity and privilages that I could not
have otherwise, and do my duty as
a good turn daily to others. To
travel with the other boys that are
scouts, and have the privilege of
studying the scout hook and learn
ing all the laws and emergencvs and
duties to others, and the greatest is
to wear the Scout badge and to have
the honor of being a Scout.
H ORACE McLELLAND.
WHY I AM A SCOUT
A bov who is a member of the
"
Boy Scouts is fortunate in many
ways. He not only enjoys many op
portunities and privileges that he
would not otherwise have but learns
to appreciate the higher and better
things of life. The Scout motto is:
"Be Prepared." A Scout must be
trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, thrifty,
cheerful, brave, clean, and reverent.
He is prepared for any emergency
or opportunity that may present it
self.
LYLE MARTIN.
THE SCOUT OATH
On my honor 1 will do my best ?
to do my duty to God and my coun
try and to obey the Scout law: to
help other people at all times; to
keep myself physically strong, men
tally awake and morally straight.
THE SCOUT LAW
1. A Scout is trustworthy. A
Scout's honor is to be trusted. If
he were to violate his honor by tell
ing a lie, or by cheating, or by not
doing exactly a given task when
trusted on his honor, he may be di
rected to hand over his Scout badge.
2. A Scout is Loyal. He is loy
al to all to whom loyally is due; his
scout leader, his home, and parents
and country.
3. A Scout is Helpful. He must
be prepared at any time to save life,
help injured persons and share the
home duties. He must do at least
one good turn for somebody every
day.
4. A Scout is Friendly. He is a
friend to all and a brother to every
other Scout.
5. A Scout is Courteous. He is
polite to all. especially to women,
children, old people, and the weak
and helpless. He must not take pay
for being helpful or courteous.
A Scout is kind. He is a friend
to animals. He will no tkill nor
hurt any living creature needlessly,
hut will strive to save and protect
all harmless life.
7. A Scout is obedient. He obeys
his parents, scoutmaster. patrol
leader, and all other duly constitut
ed authorities.
8. A Scout is Cheerful. He
smiles whenever he can. His obe
dience to orders is prompt and
cheery. He never shirks nor grum
bles ai licit uAiiips.
9. A Scout is thrifty. He does
not wantonly destroy property. He
works faithfully, wastes nothing,
and makes the best use of his oppor
tunities. He saves his money so
ilial he may ps.y his ov.t. vsy,
generous to those in need, and help
ful to worthy objects. He may work
for pay but must not receive tips for
courtesies or good turns.
10. A Scout is Brave. He has the
courage to face dangei in spite o(
fear and to stand up for right
against the coaxings of friends or
the jeers or threats of enemies, and
defeat does not down him.
11. A Scout is Clean. He keeps
clean in body and thought, stands
for clean speech, clean sport, clean
habits, and travels with a clean
crowd.
12. A Scout is Reverent. He is
reverent toward God. He is faithful
in his religious duties, and respects
the convictions of others in matters
of custo mand erligion.
The Scout Motto: "Be Prepared/'
ORDINANCE
Be it unanimously ordained by the
Board of Commissioners of the
Town of Murphy, N. C.
1. That it shall be unlawful for
any Parent or Guardian to allow his
or her children to skate on roller
skates, or coaster wagons on the
Streets of the Town of Murphy.
2. Anyone violating this ordi
nance is guilty of a misdemeanor
and upon conviction shall be fined
Five Dollars (85.00) for each of-'
fei;se. ?
3. Ratified this the 19th. dayvbf
January, 1929.
C. B. HILL, Mayor Jiro-tem. j
SID PENDLEY, Clerk. /
FOUND ? One Scheaffer fountain
pen. Owner can have same by
identifying and paying for this,
ad. ? Mennice Payn'.-. Murphy.
Visitors to the Garden in the Sky, ,
at Marble, N. C, on last Sunday ]
were: Robert Ciffey, of Charlotte, !
N. C., L. B. Nichols, of Andrews, N. |
C., Misses Marguerite Melon and j
Sallie Mosteller, of Andrews, James j
Martin and John Paliner o fthe Mar- |
hie quarries, Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. j
Garrett, of Hiawassee, Ga.
Murphy, N. C., Jan. 18, 1929.
Cherokee Scout,
Murphy, N. C.
Gentlemen :
Please find enclosed check for j
Si. 50 to pay for 1 year subscription |
to The Scout. Please note my name j
is A. F. Cunningham instead of A. |
are getting the paper out on Friday;
E. C., please change. I am glad you J
there was several times I did not get
our paper until Monday. I love to
lead the news while its fresh.
Your friend,
A. F. CUNNINGHAM.
WOLF CREEK
Here is to the Boy Scouts of Mur
phy. May their tribe long remain
and their numbers increase.
It has been very rainy for the last
week with one of the hardest wind
storms on Friday night of last week
in many months.
The flu still has a hold in our
community but not many families j
rre involved at the same time.
Little Floyd Page, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L. R. Page, died here from flu
and pneumonia on Thursday of last
week. Mr. C. E. Smith, of Knox
ville, conducted the funeral services
from the Macedonia Baptist church
and he was laid to rest Friday after
noon in the cemetery close by. He
was ncarlv eight years old. He had
the flu when he was two years old
which left him an almost helpless
invalid.
i Mr. Herbert Garren had an oper
j aton at the Angel Hospital in Frank
l lin, on Tuesday of last week for goi
| ter, and last reports from him said
he would be able to return home by
i Monday of next week. Hi-; sister,
| Miss Omega Garren. R. N., is stay
I ing with him.
"Number 29 road to be hard sur
faced this year." That certainly
sounds good to us who live near it
and know how hard it is even for a
wagon to get over it at this time.
Tennessee has her end alreadly hard
surfaced from Ducktown, to the gap,
and tarred to Isabella. We are all
so interested in the "Water Level
Route" up the Ocoee Gorge, which
will give us an outlet west. Georgia
is hard surfacing a road from Cop
perhill. south, to Blue Ridge. When
these roads are completed there will
| be no section in the mountains which
! will have a better outlet than our
I immediate one.
Several of our citizens are having
to attend court at Murphy this week.
Mr. A. E. Cloer has moved to Mr.
J. M. Simonds place where he will
farm this year.
Mr. B. H. Harris is moving into
the home of his uncle. Rev. F. R.
Carter, where he can help to care for
I him as he is getting somewhat feeble
and has been living all alone for sev
| eral months.
VERY LOW EXCURSION TO
MIAMI, FLA.
Account the Stribling-Sharkey prizefight at Miami, Fla.,
February 27th, The Southern Railway Company will
sell from all stations in North Carolina round trip tick
ets to Miami on February 23rd and 2 k h.
Final Limit lo reach original starting point before mid
night, March 4th.
Unusually low rate of fare plus 25c for the round trip
Through sleeping cars and day coaches to Jacksonville
and similar accomodations on many trains Jacksonville
to Miami.
A splendid opportunity to visit one of the most bccaitijul
tropical resorts in the world.
For additional information cal Ion your ticket agent
or the undersigned.
J. H. WOOD
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Division Passenger Agent
ASHEVILLE, N. C.