Thursday, May 6, 1937.
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Official Organ of Murphy and Cherokee County,
North Carolina
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina
?J second class matter under Act oi March 3, 189/.
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Murphy. North Carolina, Thursday, May 6, 1937
THE NEW HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Cherokee county is fortunate in the appointment 01
Mr. E. L. XlcKee, of Sylva, as a member of the new stati
highway commission. Not only is Mr. McKee a neighboi
of Cherokee county and thus well aware of the needs ir
this section, but those who have the pleasur of knowing
him personaly recommend him very highly for the position
Prominent in business and civic affairs, he is chairman
of the Jackson county Democratic executive committee
anil his wife is a member of the state senate. Mr,
McKce is a nathe of Jackson county.
This wed:, at a meetng in High Point, Mr. McKee
was re-elected president of the Industrial council of president
of the Western North Carolina Manufacturers' association,
vice-president of the Sylva Paperboard company,
president of the Parsons Tanning company of Sylva, and
is at present, serving as mayor of Sylva.
Mr. McKee also is vice-president of the Jackson county
bank of Sylva, a director of the Western Carolina Telephone
company, and is the owner of High Hampton, Inc.,
which operates the widely known High Hampton inn in
the Cashiers valley region of Jackson county. He also
is president of the Sylva Supply company and president of
the Builder's Supply company of Sylva.
Since 1920, Mr. McKee has been greatly interested in
good roads and has spent much time and energy in behalf
of road improvements in Western North Carolina.
Mr. McKee is of the opinion that road projects in
Western North Carolina should be considered from two
standpoints: economic and tourist. He believes in better
roads as an aid in the commerical and industrial development
of the mountain region and he believes in better
roads as a means of developing the tourist business.
COLLECTING MUCH-NEEDED TAXES
Certainly the 100 counties in this section of Western
North Carolina, north Georgia and East Tennessee that
have sold their lands to the various government agencies
recently will welcome the news carried in this paper last
week to the effect that Mr. C. D. Mayfield and others arc
infftppctful in Ivnviniv .? nlon v?i/\wl-n/l on* ?**- ?
.u?v<.?-?.vu nuwiig (i )>i?u nuiAcu uui< nucicuy lilt: guv
ernment will make up for tax losses to counties and municipalities
that have been deprived of their land by the
Forestry service, the TV A. or some similar federal agency.
Simply. Mr. May field's plan is to have the government
assume the obligation of keeping up the tax payments
which wili result in the payment of thousands of
dollars annually to these sections that stand to lose muchneeded
tax revenue through federal land acquisition.
The total payment in the area, of course, is incalculable
at this time, hut Mr. Mayficld estimates if the plan
works out the government will refund some $50,000 annually
to Cherokee county and its incorporated municipalities
through taxes that will be lost due to forestry division
and TVA land acquisition.
Mr. Mayfield has carried the plan to Hon. Zebulon
Weaver, congressman, of this district. Upon Mr. Weavers'
advice Mayor J. B. Gray, of Murphy, will get reports
from every board of county commissioners and every town
clerk in each county in Mr. Weaver's district specifying the
amount of land bought up by the federal government.
The tax loss to each county will then be figured and
Mr. Weaver has promised to ask outright for a return of
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sum 10 me counties ana xne municipalities.
While much land has been taken over by the Forestry
service, the TVA, and possibly to a much smaller extenl
some other government agencies in the past 10 years ir
the south, no effort has been made, with one exception
to get a return of lost taxes.
The Tennessee congressman in the Norria distric
was known to have introduced a bill one time that woulc
have the TVA pay back to counties and towns whenerii
it operated certain percentages of its profits from powei
sales to take care of the lost taxation. The amoun'
paid would depend on the amount of taxes and the out
standing indebtedness of the town or county. This bil
has never passed.
Personally we think it is a hard job to be tackled anc
The Cherokee Scout, Murphy, North Ca
AN INTERESTING BOOKLET
This office is in receipt of an interesting booklet giving
a comprehensive view of the vast and varied TV A
program.
It appears to be the most notable publication put out
by any of the various government agencies. The entire pro'
gram of the Tennesse Valley Authority is outlined in nine
the I
The booklet covers the period of 1933 to 1937, a.id
we suggest that any one interested in the work of the TV A
obtain a copy of the book.
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WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW
The Sanford Herald raises a question that we have
^ frequently heard asked but for which we do not know
. whether or not we have known the correct answer. Pre'
jsumably somebody pays th<^printing bill (if not the postage
bill) when some leaflet or pamphlet issued from the
Government Printing Office is marked "Not printed at
f Government expense." At any rate that's the explanation
j we have been given. The edtorial in the Sanford paper
i* makes interesting reading. Here it is:
i "Every time a conrtroversy starts among the lawf
makers up in Washington and the Hon. senators and Hon.
. representatives commence making speeches from the
Senate floors, over the radio or any other way there can
be heard, then the bulk of our daily mail is suddenly swell,
ed by rank, officious looking envelopes, bearing no stamp
save the stamped name of some Senator. This is known
as 'franked' mail.
"Today we found two of these envelopes lying in the
n:ail box, one docilely lying over the other. We use the
word 'docilely* for a purpose; for it. rather surprised us
when we discovered the contents, to think these two envelops
could have remained side by side wihtout scrapping
each other. You see, one contained a speech of 'Hon.
Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee in the Senate of the
United States, greatly praising the President's court revision
proposal and the other held a 'Radio Address by Hon.
Jcshia W. Bailey, United States Senator from North
Carolina,' damning with no praise, not even faint, the same
proposal. a
"Incidentally, in each corner of both envelopes was
printed a large square revealing, really advertising, the
contents.
"What fascinated us about these pamphlets, of which
probably thousands were sent to all part of the country
free of chaige, was the little pareuthetcal sentence in the
middle of the front cover saying, (Not printed at Government
expense), and right below this phrase were these
words:
"Bfnited States, Government Printing Office, 1937."
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KNOWLEDGE AND SUPERSTITION
Recent press dispatches from China told how several
hundred coolies went on a rampage, rioting and destroying
machinery in a textile mill. The reason, of oourse,
was that they thought the machines were robbing them of
jobs.
Most of us who read those dispatches probably
smiled and thought about those "poor ignorant Chinese."
But it wasn't so long ago that some the "more enlighten
ed"' races were doing the same thing. And even today we
occasionally run across people in our country who think
that machines create unemployment.
Actually, the Chinese who raided the mill knew
only one side of the case. So do some Americans. While
on the subject, let's look at a few facts:
1. Between 1870 and 1930?the period of the greatest
expansion of machinery?the population of the United
States increased only 218 per cent while those gainfuly
employed rose 291 per cent. In 1870, without many machines,
it took 324 persons per 1,000 to produce goods and
services; in 1930, with many more machines, it took 400
persons per 1,000 population.
2. In 1860, when everything was done by hand, there
were 4,369 office workers per million of population; in
1930 adding machines, typewriters, and so on, there were
49,805 office workers per million.
3. In 1850, only 38 per cent of the national incirne
went to the working men; today, they get more than 67
per cent of it.
All we have to do is comDare the Int. nf
tious Chinese with that of the average American. That
1 comparison shows clearly whether machines are helpful
or harmful. Etowah (Tenn.) Enterprise.
, one that is by all means just and fair. If Mr. Mayfield,
Mi. Weaver and others that arc interested in the plan can
t get it passed and approved it will certainly mean a lot to
j this section of the South which has been so greatly affect,
ed by land appropriations recently.
f Another feature of the bill as outlined by Mr. Mayt
field is the fact that it will take care of future evalua.
tions. If a change were made in the evaulation of the
] property then the government, under the bill, would be
required o either pay more or less taxes as the case may
] bo no matter how long the land has been acquird.
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IMPROVED [
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sunday 9
chool Lesson;1
Bv REV. HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST,
Doan of the Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago,
ft Western Newspaper Union. ,
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Lesson for May 9
ABRAHAM A MAN OF PRATER ''
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LESSON TEXT?Genesis 18:17-32. P
GOLDEN TEXT?The effectual fervent
prayer of a righteous man availeth much. c
James 5:16.
PRIMARY TOPIC?Abraham Praying for J"
His Neighbors.
JUNIOR TOPIC?A Great Man's Prayer. !n
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC?
Praying for Others. ?
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC?
The Ministry of Intercession. t{
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Prayer?how many are the books j
that have been written on that subject
and the sermons preached, and
yet how little it is actually prac- "
ticed. One can attract an audience
to hear it discussed, but only a
handful will come to pray. We as
Christians agree that it is God's ap- h
pointed way of blessing. We put up
mottoes such as "Prayer changes
things," or "More things are
wrought by prayer than this world
dreams of," and then (may God tl
forgive us!) we try to change
things ourselves. We struggle with a
problems when we ought to pray.
The lesson of today, from the life (l
of that great hero of faith, Abraham.
cfrpticpc fho imnnrfonnn ?F I
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tercessory prayer, that is, the giv- i
ing of ourselves to pray for the "
temporal and spiritual welfare of ,
others. In an age characterized ' ^
by a grasping spirit of acquisition jv
for personal advantage it is like '
a breath from heaven to read of is
this man's prayer for others. Iti
I. The Nature of Intercessory j
Prayer.
1. It is a Privilege. Abraham |,
had been honored by a visit from
God. The covenant had been renewed,
a son had been promised.
The three visitors looked out toward
Sodom. God who had thus appeared iv
to Abraham in visible form and had I (
shared the hospitality of his home J f
now extends to him the privilege of , s
sharing in God's purpose. How
glorious to be on such terms of con- ' a
fldence with God, to know him and s|
to know his will and purpose! K
2. It is a Responsibility. "Abra- j
ham stood yet before the Lord"?
why? To pray for Sodom and
Gomorrah. Privilege and responsibility
go together. Those who have
audience with the King of kings
are there to carry the blessed bur- s
den of prayer for others. Are we T
praying for our children, our families,
our church, our nation? If n
not, who will pray? vi
3. It is Objective, not Subjective.
Some modern "religious" leaders hi
would devitalize prayer by making
it a sort of spiritual exercise which J 0
has only the value of developing '
our own soul. The prayer room is ' ...
to them a sort of spiritual gym- j '
nasium where the soul develops its 1 11
strength and a spiritual sense of
well-being floods the soul.
Undoubtedly the very fellowship : F
with God which is inherent in prayer I
is spiritually beneficial, but prayer jP
actually aeais witn sucn tilings as |ti
cities, men, sin, sorrow. It con- I
cerns men's physical well-being, ' \\
their material prosperity, as well ti
as their spiritual welfare. It is the ,h
means designated by God for the
release of his power on behalf
of the object for which we pray.
II. Characteristics of fetercessory
Pfayer. (ll
1. Unselfish. Abraham already
had his promise and his blessing.
The cities of the plain were wicked,
yet he prayed lor them. Those
who. know the spirit of God are not selfish
in prayer. dt
2. Courageous. Note the reverent
boldness with which Abraham t<
pleaded the cause of the condemned hi
cities. The Bible reveals that God
honored men who had a holy courage.
History tells the same story. "
We celebrate this year the centenary
of one who prayed boldly?and
believed, and labored?Dwight L. ai
Moody. w
3. Persistent. No one likes a "quitter."
Christ spoke of a man who M
was heard for his importunity c
(Luke 11:8). See also Luke 18:1-8. Si
Some one has said that when we
pray we are all too often like the ?
mischievous boy who rings the door- . 1
bell and runs away without waiting "j*
for an answer.
111. Results of Intercessory
Prayer. tc
The cities were destroyed, but the J
righteous were saved. God hears
and answers Drayer. This is the
testimony of His Word, of countless
Christian men and women of
all ages, yes, of the men and women
of our day. We know by experience ?
that it is true?"I cried; he answered."
He says to you and to
me, "Call unto Me and I will answer
thee and show thee great and
mighty things, which thou knowest
not" (Jer. 33:3).
FURNING BACK |
HISTORY'S PAGES
From File* Of The Cherokee Scout J
10 Year* Ago I
Friday, May 6, 1927 I
Mrs. H. M. Candler, of Athens, I
onn,. was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. I
r. W. Candler the first of the week. I
Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Hall and chil- I
ren spent several days in Waynes- I
ille last week the guests of Mr. Hall's
arents.
Dr. N. B. Adams, visited hl< mothr,
Mrs. Jane Adams in Copperhill
ist week.
Charles Candler, Jr., Dick Wilson
nd Dexter Hooper, of Sylva, are
uests of Miss Anne Candler.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Lee were in Anerson,
S. C., last week, having been I
ailed there due to the illness of Mrs.
ee's sister, Mrs. Harry McBrayer.
Mrs. J. W. Thompson spent last
oek-end with her daughter, Mrs. R.
Barclay, in Copperhill, Tenn.
Messrs. J. B. Moore and Jim Franklin
were business visitors in Copperill.
Tenn., last week.
20 Year* Ago
Friday, May 4, 1917
J. W. Davidsun visited Ashcvillo
his week.
Mrs. P. E. Nelson visited relatives
t Turtle town this week.
E. A. Davidson, of Atlanta was a
usiness visitor here this week.
Col. E. B. Norvell, v?as a business
isitor to Ashevillc the first of the
reek.
Earl Avlov of rhs*.?~*
... VUIVU^V, ?ll\l flSUT,
lisn I.ois Axley, of Statesvilie. arc
isiting relatives here.
.M is. E. T. McKaig, of Andrews,
pent several days here this week as
lie guest of her sister, Mi's. J. N.
loody.
Mrs. W. H. Woodbury who has
ecn spending some time at the Dicky
House, returned to her home in
isheville Tuesday. .
Mrs. W. H. Harrison, of Haycsville,
rho has been visiting i.er father.
!ol. L. L. Witlierspoon, left Friday
or Atlanta, where she will visit her
ister, Mrs. Annie Kestlcr.
Mrs. J. N. Haygood, of Knoxville,
nd Mrs. J. H Abcrnathy, of Andrews
pent several days here this week the
uests of their parents, Mr and Mrs.
, S. Meroncy.
35 Years Ago
Tuesday, May 6, 1902
Mrs. W. H. Woodbury and Miss
tella Woodbury went to Atlanta
hursday.
Capt. It. L. Herbert, of Hayesvile,
as here Friday on his way to Asheillc.
J. M. Kilpatrick, of Nantahala, was
ere the past week.
Mrs. J. F. Hampton and children,
f Unaka passed through town yeserday
enroute to visit her grandather,
Turlcy Hampton, about two
liles from town.
John Posey, Jake Deweese and
laud Mauney have returned from
lorida.
W. B. Fisher, of Andrews, accominied
by his sister-in-law, Miss Hato
Colvard, were here Thursday.
Mr. Deveraux Hyatt and little son,
'oody, who have been visiting reiaves
in this county, returned Saturly
to their home near Athens, Tenn.
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40 Years Ago
Tuesday, May 4, 1897
Mrs. J. D. Abbott returned Saturly
from Atanta.
Earl Combs and Ed Quilliam were
)wn Thursflav frnro
> uuitg nanio>
Misses Hettie Cooper and Effie
immeminn, of Peachtrcc, spent Snnly
in town.
Miss Maggie Axley, who has been
iaching school at Rabun Gap, Ga.,
is returned home.
J. C. Herbert, of Clay county, anil
r. G. Payne, of Hot House, went to
shcville yesterday.
Mrs. J. G. Tatham, of Peachtree
xompanied my Miss Fannie Tatham
ere in town shopping Thursday.
Messrs. Bob Penland and James
cClure, two prominent citizens of
lay county, were in town trading
Iturday.
Miss Gertrude Patton returned
iturday from an extended visit to
ir sister, Mrs. J. C. Hicks, at Phila
slphia.
John W. Hyatt, of Warne, was in
iwn Friday.
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