Thurs , July 23, 1936.
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Offrcuil Organ of Murphy and Cherokee County,
North Carolina
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina,
a.\ second class matter under Act of March 3, 189/,
SAM CARR Editor
L. A. LEE Owner and Business Manager
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Murphy, North Carolina, Thursday, July 23, li'3?5
NOW THAT ITS HERE. WHAT ABOUT IT?
The Scout is amonjr the f**\v that have consistently
said that the TV A would build on the Hiawassee river in
this vicinity "in the near future."
We had no proof of this matter, of course, but
merely based our opinion on the logical situation as it
appeared to us. Several so-called "scares" left many
of our citizens gasping; and we were not immune to the
sensation of feeling that something we had been striving
for. building towards and foresaw as a great help to
Murphy and Cherokee county, might be slipping.
However we hoped for the best; and preached the
best. Many called it misleading and "ruination to our
community il it uia not maierwue.
How ancient that expression seems now. It is
easily forgettable when the clouds have broken, so to
speak, and the warmth of the sun is felt.
Of course all these things have been forgotten?
and forgotten for good. But the significant point is
that the dreams of most of our citizens have been realized.
There are those who have felt all along that the
building of the Hiawassee dam would be of no benefit
to our community. Few of them have ever pointedly
said so; but they are known} to exist and if that is their
view of the matter, they have a right to their own
opinion.
But the vast majority of our citizens and even our
neighboring towns and counties have shown an unlimited
aWftSISTu materi^^n'TheTcfeveropments"of*the*Hiawassee
project.
Thousands have been looking: to it as a momentous
event. But why?
Undoubtedly this section is more interested over the
a. ??i?\4 ucvciu^iLcui 01 cne lennessee valley Authori- j
t.v in this section than they have ever been over any >
other program designed to benefit the community.
They realize, in the first place, that no matter what ?
part the Fowlers Bend dam plays in TVA circles it is
the integral movement that, for the first time, intro- j
duces the TVA and its power program to North Carolina, j
one of the most important states in the Union.
Secondly, it means the expenditure of $15,000,000
in this immediate area. And that coveted sum of money
must be protected. Murphy, of all the interested communities,
is the town that has "gone after the dam".
When things seemed to be going in reverse, or being
"pushed off the track", as it were, Murphy stood up and
a;;ked for it.
The town has built much in the past several years
in the anticipation of the dam and its business. More
st .res have been opened; others have remodelled, and
others have added to their stock.
Every bit of rental apace has been turned into
housing and office quarters. Already the benefits of the
project are brim; felt.
Then comes the hiring of workmen. Hundreds will
be put on a regular payroll building roads, carpentering
and pouring concrete in the mammoth project, working
in the offices. For this some $4,000,000 will be spent
in wages alone. It means increased buying in all lilies,
ll means better provision than the "lean years" have afforded.
And the increased buying will mean a more
immediate demand for the farmers products. Some will
find it easier to pay their taxes and their debts. For
when money is circulated it means a better living for
everyone IF KEPT AT HOME.
After this comes the benefits of the dam itself to
this apmmunity in two different ways.
Vollowing the principle of the TVA "yardstick", better
power should be furnished this section at lower rates
than the people have been accustomed to paying. Industry
here will have something new to offer. Resources
that have lacked economical means of production
will find a field open for them.
As an aftermath there should be the lake offering t
all the advantages of fishing, boating and camping. 1
With roads approaching the completed dam from I
Murphy along each side of the river and over the dam's 1
crest, new scenic wonders should be instituted. This, 1
The Cherokee Scout, Murphy, North
if properly deveioped, wll be a perpetual source to act as
a drawing-card for tourist trade, hitherto unknown to
such a large scale in this section.
The TVA, it is understood does nothing haphazardy.
The water lines of the lake will be regulated so as
to leave no breeding place for mosquitoes and other
vermin. I
All ;n all the TVA is beginning in North Carolina!
a program that i.s not a profit venture nor a moneymaking
scheme. It is a program that goes far beyond
the benefits of its dams as a means of flood controls in
the Tenne -sco valley ar.d the dispenser of cheap power
rales.
It is a rehabilitation, soil-conserving program as well.
It is erected and maintained for the comfort and the
well-being of the people within its realm.
The:, if t -i'sc things must be; if those who oppose it
!' take for granted that its advantages will outweigh
any disadvantages Murphy wili not cnly profit from
the building of the dam but will share the distinction of
being the "key noter" at the convention of North Carolina
requests for TVA benefits.
But still if these things must be. we as the citizens
who fought to bring it here mu3t not be blind to what
it requires.
To disregard these is to defeat our * impose.
If the TVA requires recreation it must be provided;
it it requires a better H?ss of merchandise it must be
supplied, or else the material part of its benefits will be
lost.
Anyway Murphy is definitely facing a change. It
can either be met or disregarded as the people wish,
and in no event can any one man say that any thing has
been lost.
The dam i* here and it will have natural consequences.
What they will mean to the community at large
depends on the consideration they are given.
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AN ENVIABLE PUBLICATION
Mr. Luther Cobb, publisher in our sister city of
Blue Ridge, Ga., recently produced an excellent special
edition of the Fannin County Times portraying picturesquely
all the advantages of that section.
Mr. Cobb is well-known here. He is equally wellknown
among his fellow publishers as a man of much
enterprise who through his own industrious nature promotes
and publicizes that which is good in his com
munity.
The Fannin county publisher, largely through his
rtoin invMitinnik Haa built a modern up-to-date printing
nearby creek, and when he gets his paper out, he and hu
brother Lewin, go out in the garden and "work a spell"
Mr. Cobb's genius is heralded in his edition?something
that can be pointed at with pride by every one in
the Fannin county community.
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THE FUNCTIONS OF ADVICE
Advice is a good thing, in its place, when judiciously
handled; and especially when sought. Many people
just love to give advice free, on all occasions, and a
great many more do not act on the advice given them.
Many people are adverse to following advice given
them for their good. They want to follow out the trend
of their own judgment, which may not always be the correct
thing to do.
The giving of advice should be done discreeilv TKio
thought brings to mind the fact that no one liveth to
himself. lie must be an Abel, who by his immortal righteousness,
being dead yet speaketh, or an Achan the sad
continuance of whose otherwise forgotten name is the
proof that man perishes not alone in his iniquity. Every
human being is a center of influence for good or ill.
No man can live unto himself. The meshes of a net are
not more surely knit together than man to man.
We men forget this secret, silent influence. But
we are exerting it by our deeds; we are exerting by our
words: we are pvprtin? * v
vui Liiuugms?and fte is wise
with a wisdom more than that of earth who seeks to put
forth the highest powers for good, be his home a hut or
hall, a cabin or a palace.?Ex.
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WOULD DO AWAY WITH HANDSHAKE
A young army officer down in San Salvador has
started an anti-hand3haking campaign. He claims the
practice, a relic of feudalism, is "unsanitary and unnecessary."
He goes on to explain that handshaking came into
vogue in ancient times when enemies, meeting on the way
clasped hands, each to prevent the other from knifing
him in the back. Which moves the Statesville Daity to
observe: "If that is a fact the custom has lost some of
its effectiveness, because many a hearty handshake has
been followed by an under-hand wallop when the back
was turned.
"The Chinese do not shake hands and they are said
to be the friendliest and politest people on earth?but
who wants to be a Chinaman? Handshaking is more
ban a mere friendly salutation: As an evidence of
Friendship and even affection it is exceeded only by the
frenchman's kiss.
Carolina
TURNING BACK H
10 YEARS AGO
Friday, July 23, 1926.
Mr. T. S. Evans and Mr. Fred
Johnson were business visitors in AtI
Ianta last week.
' Mrs. G. W. Fleming is visiting
friends and relatives in Asheville and
j Columbia. S. C.
: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sneed and
| little daughter, Ruth motored to At
lanta and spent the week-end.
Mr. J. F. Palmer, of Franklin.
I spent Sunday with his niece, Mrs. E.
' E. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Darnell and
-ons, of Marietta, Ga.. are visiting j
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Wofford.
; Miss Hattie Palmer, Jake Palmer.
Frank Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. J. i
C. Palmer motored to Tallulah Falls.
Cornelia and other points of interest
on that route, Sunday.
Mrs. Emmaline Sneed accompanied
by her daughter, and son, Miss
Margaret and Max Sneed arrived
Tuesday from Lemon City, Fla., for
a visit with relatives.
Mrs. A. A. Fain is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Butt, in Blue Ridge,
Ga.
20 YEARS AGO
Friday, July 21, 1916
Col. M. W. Bell was in New York
City last week on business.
Miss Lynda Tuberville, of Atlanta,
is the attractive guest of Mrs. Edgar
Darnell.
C. M. Wofford left Wednesday
for a business trip to Nelson, Ball
Ground and Atlanta.
P. E. Nelson returned last Friday
from an extended business visit to
Knoxville and other points.
Miss Nan Tucker, of Atlanta, is
the attractive iruest of Mrs
| White at her home near here.
Mrs. Florence, Hagan who spent a
few days here with her sister, Mrs.
Neil Davidson, returned to her home
at Comer, Ga., last Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry P. Cooper
who have been visiting the former's
mother, Mrs. Grace Cooper, in this
city left for their home in Miami,
. Fla.
I J. M. Vaughn left Tuesday for
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I arm el Baptist church Sunday.
! A large crowd from here attend.
ed the reunion at Mineral Bluff Sunday.
Miss Irene Standridge and Mr.
Leonard Standridge spent Saturday
night with their aunt and uncle. Mr.
and Mrs. Lon Raper.
Mr. Fred Kilpatrick, of Liberty,
spent Wednesday here.
Mss Vaul Hamby, who has been
spending some time in Ducktown,
Tenn., spent a week with her mother
and father, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hamby,
and returned Ducktown Sunday.
Mss Virginia Blackwell was the
dinner guest of Miss Delsie and
Pearl Hambv SnnH.v
Doc Hensley and wife and mother
and father of Ducktown, Tenn.. were
in Oak Park Sunday.
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MURPHY ^
[ISTORY'S PAGES H
John Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, ?
accompanied by Dr. N. B. Adann. K
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30 YEARS AGO \
Tuesday, July 24, 1906 5^
E. A. pavidson. of Atlanta, arriv- B
ed Saturday for a short visit. SI
Miss Lily Deweese returned Satnr- I
day night from a visit to Asheville. f'.
Miss Winnie Sneed left Saturday f|
to visit relatives at Andrews and *
Robbinsville. I
B. Y. Dickson, of Atlanta, arrived [
Saturday to spend a couple of weeks i
with his family. j
W. B. Pass, of Atlanta, arrived !
Friday to spend a while with bis B
wife, who is here for the summer. ,
Mrs. R. I- Williams and little son, I
of Macon, Ga.. and Fred Hall, of
Atlanta, are here visiting their bro
ther, J. H. Hall. i
Mrs. I,. E. Bayless left yesterday to
visit relatives at Jonesboio. Tenn. i
Her two daughters, Catherine and >
Virginia will return home with her. [
W. T. Forsyth. O. W. Lowe and i
John Hartness left Thursday for B
Waynesville, where they will mani
pulate the merry-go-round. fl
43 YEARS AGO
Tuesday, July 25, 1893
W. G. Payne, of Hot House was ?
in town yesterday.
W. T. S. Dickey, of Mineral Bluff,
I Ga., came in yesterday evening. K
Mrs, W. A. Bryson and little j
daughter, Lillian, are down from B
Coalville on a visit to her parents, '
Capt. and Mrs. J. W. Cooper.
F, J. Axley, who has been here ,
for two weeks with his wife and lit- '
tie son, left last Friday for his home ?
in Statesville. I
Miss Pearl Sanders, an amiable D
young lady from Knoxville, Tenn., [
arrived Saturday evening to pay a f
\isit to her college mate. Miss Edith i
Dickey.
Miss Laura A. Siler, with her little
niece, Rebe Arthur, who have
been visiting the Beals and Morgans
for several weeks, left last Thursday
for their home in Macon county.
Mr. Lon Raper has had another
fish Pond built.
A Davis boy of Mineral Bluff is
spending a few days with his aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Stiles,
and attending the meeting at Mt.
Carmel.
Mr. Author Payne and wife are
spending the week with Mrs. Payne's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. Horton.
Mrs. Bob Beaver is spending a
few weeks with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Thompson.
FOR SALE
9 Lots, Nice House, modern conveniences,
Sia rooms completed, two
rooms upstairs not yet ceiled. About
one quarter mile from Western Carolina
Teachers college, Sacrafice price.
Terms can be arranged. Write D.
H. Brown, Cullowhee, N. C .
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