The Cherokee Scout
Official Organ of Murphy and Cher
okee County, North Carolina
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BY OI.K MAN Ml'UPIIY I1J*-SF.I.F
N'l-w York. X. Y., Feb. 13. 1032.
Editor Cherokee Scout,
Murphy, N'oith Carolina.
Dear Sir:
Your issue of January 5, 1932,
carried in it> editorial column a
tatement to the effect that people
arc slaves of taxation. Your paper
has published some good editorials
that is, when it has hit on all four
at the same time. It seems your pa
per is doing its duty toward awak
ening people to the realization that
something is wrong. That we are
really tolerating a financial depres
sion, that should lv no means exist.
But reminding us that we are being
burdened with taxes and that some
thing is lacking in our banking laws,
and other statutes, is certainly not i
getting down to the bottom of our '
troubles.
It has not been so long ago thai !
moat people regarded disaster and |
other phenomena as an expression of
the Omnipotent, while others accept- i
ed it a> unavoidable Since that time j
generally speaking, we have not he- ;
lieved that the Omnipotent has had )
anything to do with us at all. We ,
became civilized, we learned by rc- ,
search how to build great bridges,
how to combat disease, how to use
capital. We as a nation prospered
as never before. Then came the i
baffling depression! It so complete- |
ly swept us otf our feet we are not i
alert to think. Isn't it strange, we S
who know so much should be bother- j
ed wit a troublesome depression? |
First, we begin to wonder who caus- ]
ed it, and begin to lay the blame to j
each other's door.
Isn't it clear, that with all of our j
raising things to the sky, all of our
speeding here and there, all of our j
unbelievable recreations, that we I
have not one time centered, our j
thoughts to one source of intelli- I
gence? Really, haven't we overlook- j
ed the fact that every human being is
a direct inlet to this Source of In
telligence? And if an inlet certainly
an agent. In all of our building,
acheiving and experimenting have we
been enough concerned about the
materials we used, especially the in
gredient of spirituality? Yet we in
vent innumerable methods to check
our statutes, our crooked bankers and
unreasonable landlords. Isn't it
high time that we begin to open our
eyes and see that everyone, more or
jess, has had some hand in causing
the Omnipotent to express himself
unfavorably? We could possibly pre
vent it's recurrence and: at least
somewhat change our attitude to
ward our present economical dif
ficulties.
Yours very truly,
FRED C. GREENE
R. W. Gray Writes On
Poultry Marketing
On February 9th we made our j
fiist mn with our poultry car for I
1932. At that time we had very lit- j
tie time to get the information out
to the poultry raisers and did not !
iret a very heavy loading. Our plan |
is to run this car every two weeks I
from now on and by so doing; we will
be able to market all of our poultry I
to the best advantage.
This car will be at Murphy, N. C. I
again on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd. 1932 I
and we hope to have a good loading j
at that time.
Our Cherokee County Poultry i
Association and the Smoky Mountain !
Mutual Exchange which has been j
j marketing your poultry for several ,
years has now joined the Mutual !
Poultry [Marketing Exchange of
North Carolina with headquarters
at L-urham. N. C. By doing this we
have a stronger organization that
will be able to market all the poul
| try in the state
The State Excnange needs your
co-operation to be of the best service
to its members and the poudtry rais
ers certainly needs the co-operation
of the exchange.
The Exchange has made arrange
ments to get the highest possible
price for your poultry and we hope
that you will bring your poultry to
tho car and help your self and at the
same time help to build up a strong
marketing organization.
One of our greatest needs* Tight now
is an organization that will aid us in
marketing our surplus poultry and
Other products on the farm. If the
people do not assist inthis we will
not bo able to build up the organiza
tion that we would like to have.
We aie going into a new era now
in agriculture with an organizatios
farm plan which all have read of as
the f> and 10 year plan. This plan is
to assist the larmer and his wife to
make the farm a better place to live
and if the farmer docs not give it his
hearty co-operation it can not be a
success. I hope that all will do all
they can to make Cherokee County
a better placa in which to live.
Thet poultry car will be where it
has always been loaded at Murphy
on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 1932.
Bring your poultry if you have any
to sell and get the highest cash price.
If you do not have any to sell tell
your neighbor and* let him bring his. j
Remember the car will run every
two weeks if you want it to.
R. W. GRAY,
County Agent.
Subscribers Honor Roll
*The following- is th?? honor roll ;
of subscribers for this week. Since 1
The Scout has been reduced to $1.00 '
a year, everybody can read the old |
home paper. Who is there who can \
not afford to spend two cents a week ?
in order to keep up with the cur- \
rent happenings going; on in the
county? That's right, pay us 2c a
week to work like the very Dickens
to get yju the ue?vs of the people
you know ? your own neighbors ?
news you can't get anywhere e!?e on
earth for ten dollars a week!
Look at the list of new subscrib
ers, and see how the list is mount
ing, the Sout family of readers glow
ing ? and the old readers ? standbys
? coming in too,. Reading The
Scout is getting to be habit.
New: Mrs. W. E. Studstill, Mur
phy; Mrs. J H. McCall, Murphy; M.
B. Dockery, Grandview, Rt. 1; Leon
ard Johns?on, Murphy; Mrs. Thelma
Dickey, Murphy; Porter Axley, Mur
phy; F. A. Baity, Murphy; B. F. Ho
gan, Brasstown.
Renewals: John Payne, Patrick; I
J. D. Rector, Murphy; 'W. B. Dick
ey, Murphy; J. H. Ellis, Murphy, Rt~
2; L. F Beal, Murphy; A. F. Cun
ningham, Murphy Rt. 2; George Lov- 1
ingood, Murphy; W. R. Hughes, Mur
phy, Rt. 2 ; .Minnie Smith , Highland
Park, Michigan; A. E. Sudderth,
Murphy, Rt. 1.
FOLK SCHOOL
On Friday, the 12th, most of the
students and some of the teachers of
the John C. Campbell Folk Sshool at
Brasstown went over to the Ok den
School to give a program. Principal
McKinney first said a few wordn of
introduction, and then Mrs. Camp
bell explained the meaning of the
program about to be presented.
KIMSEY HIGHWAY BUS
SCHEDULE
Bus will leave Murphy at 6:00 A. M. and at
2:30 P. M. for Athens, Tenn, and make con
nection there with busses for Maryville,
Tenn., Knoxville, Tenn., and Chattanooga,
Tenn.
Ride the Busses and Save Time
Careful, Dependable Drivers
KIMSEY HIGHWAY BUS COMPANY
j These games, the band, and the sing
!ing form an important part of the
recreational life at the Folk School,
and aret considered i^ood training
[ for them ind as weel as for thebody.
I T here is music inside of all of us,
which it is well to try to reload
and express. Mrs. Campbell stated
i that of course these things in no way
I showed all that is done at the school,
and mentioned the courses in histto
ry. geography, arithmetic, English,
i art, earning, wood-working, agricul
ture, forestry, surveying, weaving,
and sewing. Then, too, there is the
practical experience the students
Ket in the work on the farm and in j
I the kitchen. 1
The program opened with the sing- J
ing of two old local ballads: "Barbry
Allen," and "Lazy John." The
group of games were partly of Dan
ish. and party of Swedish origin.
Included in them were: "Paul and
the Chickens," "Meadow is Mowed,"
"Crested Hen," "The Shoemaker,"
"The Weaving" (which came from
Denmark, and is three or four hun
dred years old), and two of the old
English country ones, ? "The Sword"
(which used to be; part of a religious
ceremony), and "The Morris."
The Folk School Band played five
numbers, all of them old folk tunes
from different lands.
A similar program was given this
week, Tuesday at the Murphy School.
On the 27th seme ofthe Folk School
students are to have two singing
game meets in Asheville, one at the
Farm School and the other at the
Normal School. The Folk School
boys and girls will give demonstra
tion of some of their games, as well
as joining in games with the students
of the ohter schools.
The winter term of the Folk
, Cchool will close on Thursday, Feb- !
! runty 25. FcVllowin*? the custom !
of the pa3t three years, there is to i
I b? an exhibit of handwork done by
the students during the term, and a
' varied program. Parents of the stu
dents are invited to dinner, which
? will be cooked by the girls, as a prac
tical demonstration. The afternoon
! program to which all frfiends are
cordially invited, is to commence at
1 :45, slow time. Mrs. Campbell is |
' to deliver the address. There will be
gymnastics and singing games, play- ,
ing by the band, and singing.
| ?- 1
WOLF CREEK
I
Messrs. James Hickman and J. G. 1
Burdick of Etowah, Tenn. spent sev- J
cral nights with friends here last j
week. It will be remember that Mr.
Burdick is a former citizen of our )
section.
There are several cases of flu and
colds in our section
Herman Brandy left last week for
Knoxville to join the army.
Mr. H. M. Ballew is about to lose
his voice a? a result of a throat trou
ble.
Mr. J. C. Cook made a business
trip to (Murphy, .Monday.
Mrs. C<Vdelia Dills-Ho-ised of
Hayesville, is spending an indefinite
reiiod with her daughter, Mrs. Earl
Helton.
PATRICK
The Rev. J. J. Barnes of Alarka, N.
C. brought his revival services to a
close at the Pleasant Hiil church
Saturday night after a successful re
vival of one week. Rev. Baines was
a former resident of this place and
liked by all who know him.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Pack of near
Ducktown, Tenn. visited Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Smith Monday night.
Mrs Nuncy Mashburn of Duck
town, Tenn. was the guest of her
brother and family, Mr. and Mr*.
John Cram, Monday.
Mr. John Picklesimer attended the
Mt. Cahmel Sunday school at Oak
Park, N. C. Sunday and report a
good Sunday school with a good in
terest.
Rev. J. J. Bain s preached an in
teresting sermon at the Shearer
school house Sunday afternoon
Mrs. Jane Burger who has been
seriously ill for sometime is not very
much improved at this writing .
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Runion of Far
ner. Tenn were Patrick visitors, Sun
day.
Messrs. John Picklesimer and Ralph
Horton were the Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Mash
burn and family at Oak Park, N. C.
? M. George Hamby of Hiawassee.
N. C. made a trip to Mr. M. T.
Ha per' s Friday.
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