Thursday, Jan. 13, 1938 Th< Sty? Gty?rok?? 8>rout Official Organ of Murphy and Cherokee County, North Carolina PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered in the Post Office at Murphy, North Carolina, as second class matter under Act of March 3. 139/. SAM CARR Editor j L. A. LEE . Ouner and Business Manager j SLUSCKlPTIOiN PRICE *yrie ^ ear $1.50 j I Six Months .75 j Payable Strictly in Advance Legal n? I vert i-ments, want ads, reading notices, obi "uaries, cards of thanks, etc., 5c a line each insertion, i&vabie in advance. Display rates furnished on request. Murpi'jy, N rth Carolina. Tki: day, January 13, 1938 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK WILL BE FEATURED SCENIC ATTRACTION OF WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING 1938 TOUR1ST TRAVEL SEASON Already occupying a position, second in popularity among all of the national parks in the United States, the Great y ':y Mountains National Park, comprising 100.boundary between North uiru acres o? atv-mv ??v.. ?- - ? , arolina and Tennessee, is expected to be one of the principal nic at' racti ?ns r viators in Western North Carolina during the travel seasons of 1938. In recent years, the Great Smoky Mountains have been second only ' the Shenandoah National Park in Virginia iit i v-'lume of visitor travel. Last year over / tCOOe entered the Great Smokies. A somewhat 1; i . r total ent-1 d the Shenandoah, a sister national I a . \ -ginia situated close to several large cities whose i e il.i ns no '!' 1 d cqu or exceed las: year's volume of 727,243 n reported I' u* 1 t ravel year ending September 30, 1937. 1 ' ! r . park has been developed as to trails and highways to main points of ii.u rest. The principal travel route through the Smokies i< from Cherokee, X. C. in the Indian reservation on the eastern boundary oi he park i" Xewfoud Gap on the summit of the Gn at Smokies ami thenc*; to Gatlingburg, I ennessce on the western boundary. The famous seven mile Sky Line Drive from New found Gap to Clingman's Dome, highest peak in the park is a principal touring route of great scenic interest. The Great Smokies will be particularly popular in Way and June when the azalea, laurel and rhododendron ftower seasons are at their height; in midsummer whan tourist travel in the highlands reaches a peak, and in autumn when leaf colors blanket the mountains in every shade conceivable, as the 150 or more varieties of tree? present their autumnal hues in indescribable varity. 0 BABSON THINKS FUTURE BRIGHT Many people base their hopes on the predictions of Roger Babson, the Boston Statistician who keeps tab on business and wri-cs weekly letters covering the field. Mr. Ba:.s.on is not one of the gloomy prophets for 1938. We are not entering a major depression, says Mr. Babson. On the contrary, 1938 will see a resumption of upward trend which began in 1933. The first quarter may bo poor?much worse than the early months of 1937; but later in the year I look for a substantial revival. Do not confuse this current sharp recession with a major depression! Pav rolls, prices, stocks, real estate and jobs should all be on their way to new highs by the end of 1938. ' This December presents a tremendous contrast with a year ago. Then the old year was riding into the history books on a great wave of optimism and hope. 'Good times' hlay over the horizon of 1937. The dark years of 1929-35 were drowned out in a hurricane of wage boosts, dividend extras and gigantic Christmas trade. My forecast at that time was '1937 will be the first year of real prosperity since 1929- The entire year's (tain should average seven' to eight per cent above 1936' i "Prosperity did come. Business did average 7 per cent above 1936. This past August the Babson-chart stood at 6 per cent above normal, higher than it had been for seven years. But after Labor day the squall, which had been brewing all year, suddenly struck. High taxes, political muddling, labor agitation, and thin stock markets created a tornado of distrust and fear. The result has been one ef the sharpest business declines on record. The Babsonshart is now 19 percent below normal. "The current gloom will continu 'o hurt business e Cherokee Scout, Murphy, North Carolii THE ALL-UNAMERICANS Not the least of the mythical "bests" for 1937 is the New York Gourmet society's "All-American" dinner which the 150 lovers of fine food consumed rece^ly at a Go- I tham hotel. The menu, which claimed "many unique ' foods from our American paradise" was, we suspect, a j . condescension to our simple native gastronomy, for the ( ^curments regularly dine on alien delicacies strange to j c American folkways. However, like most All-American selections, The New , Yorker's leaves much to be desired, rising, of course, to de- ^ i fend our sectional dishes. The sins of omission should ^ bring a mighty wail from the cook-page columnists: too few Bershaks, no Hackneys. hip after >o long a time. For that ' e. the wi.-e heio doesli' encourage his admirers to j i-rdo it. In ei.r own country we have seen popular per- f ub . o an extent that has been no less than ridiculous. j, , hnough of anything is a plenty and when people get ^ fed up with hearing and reading about someone, that some- i mi' us usually on the way out. H Kr ?< o I THE WAYS OF CROOKS An interesting sidelight on the ways of professional ,, criminals is given in a magazine article which declares a -hi'.t cities where these gentry habitually congregate to 1 p elioriil tlti.ii* 1 API f H'O ditlllfllli tin* w>f>n<> nf tlx.if Knmlitvtr t The writer cites the caste of Toledo, long known as being unusually free from underworld crime, yet all the time the rendezvous for safe-crackers, hold-up men and other desperate crooks. It was an unwritten law among them that no "jobs" were to be pulled off in Toledo, and although the police knew of their presence, they were not molested, because, as the chief said: "We never bother them, because they never bother us." Finally a new public commissioner was appointed, and when he learned of the situation he ordered a clean-up. Then, to quote the article: "There were immediate retaliations. Safes began to explode like fire-crackers on the Fourth. Hold-ups became as common as measles. Cops shot crooks and crooks shot cops. Today Toledo is no longer immune." . One difficulty said to be experienced in catching I present-day criminals of the professional class is that I many of their old underworld haunts which were former.y well-known to the police have been broken up. The crooks are scattered througholt the cities, often living in actum* in mgn-ciass neighborhoods- Thua 1 a new and serious complication of the criminal problem ^ lias arisen for which no solution appears to be forth- ( coming. ! during the early months of 1938. But while activity will 1 average at least 15 par cent below the first quarter of ' 1937. it should not fall much below current levels. Dur- J ing this discouraging period the base for resumption of the ] upward trend will be laid. The spring rally in 1938 will ! be much stranger than seasonal. "By next Fourth of July, business should have recov- j < red from a third to a half of its late 1937 loss. The re- l rival will pick up momentum during the second naif. Hov j 'ar it will go, r; is of course, impossible to say now. Nevertheless, as a long shot, it would not surprise me if the . 1937 peaks were equalled before next Christmas." If Babson is any kind of a prophet?and we hope he ?the prospects for 1938 are bright and cheering.? Morganton News-Herald I ? - " "THE OUTLOOK IN C< OF RADIO TALK BY The following radio address entiti d, -The Outlook in Congi ess," was ie.ivered by U. S. Senator Robert R. Reynolds, of North Carolina, over Hie Columbia Broadcasting system Thursiay evening: Friends of the radio audience?I mi grateful for the opportunity to peak to you from the Halls of Confess, here in the United States ( apiol, and over the facilities of the Colimbia Broadcasting System. All Washington seems in tiie grip of ctivity that comes with the beginning f a Congressional session. The pecial session running ui.til nearly Christmas, while not noteworthy from he standpoint of new laws enateed, lid lay much of the groundwork or what is to be done during the reeks ahead. Thus the legislative ourse is clearer. There is a new neermination to act on necessary legisation as speedily as possible. It eems obvious to everyone that busiess, agricuiture and labor need the uickest possible assurance as to .hat effect, if any, Federal policies rill have on their respective prob ?ms. I wish that I might tell mY listenrs just what is going to happen in ongress between now and the Hate of djournment, whether it be in April, lay or June. But it is not easy to o this. However, some things stand ut and may bt. summarized briefly. The President's message, delivered our days ago, has been received with eneral favor. Its effect on the counry has been helpful. There seems u be an easing of tension in Confess. The Chief Executive gave a old picture of what is needed. More pecific. recommendations may be exected later. But it is already orient that he wants the members of ongress to do son e legislative think- 1 g. As a result, it may be expected iiat there will be a better spirit of coperation between the legislative and | xecutive branches of tl " government. j t w:li be a sort of ''middle of the 1 oad" cooperation, designed to pro- ! ec* the gains we have made since 932, and guard against, lo. -cs in the | uture. Farm Bill In Conference Had the farm hill not been passed V both House at the special session, he Congressional situation would not j e as hopeful as it is at the moment. : farm bill, designed to raise the t evel of farm prices through voluntary oopcration of farmers in limiting traduction, is now in the hands of | enate and House conferences. Its | inal enactment into a law to be speed- ; d to the White House for Executive pproval, may be expected within j easonable time. I am advised that em- i basis is being: placed on voluntary ontrol of production by farmers hemselves. There seems to also be evident in his new session, an easing of "class onsciousness", often reflected in the lemands of members of Congress for pecifjc gains for specific groups. Per.aps it is due to the realization that .nless there is greater unity of action luring the current business recession, lie national situation may become worse. Congress is ready to avoid hat all costs. The President's budget message is low being studied b.v Congress. The estimates are not as low as some bail j loped they might be. Yet these hopes were not built in anticipation of the ruthlessness of Japan in China nor new drops ir. employment. The lat- i Ler, of course, places a heavier burden >n th0 relief program. Naturally, mention of the budget brings us to the subject of taxation an unpleasant subject anywhere, but a tiecessary one. There is much evidence that some phases of our present system of revenue are having some effect on business. Many members of Congress have long been impatient with some of the so-called "nuisance axes" which were levied at the height >f the national emergency and hav*? >inee been continued from year to irear. These latter have undoubtedly t)orne heavily on ?*- - --- f-'uvuiar industries md businesses and particular groups it citizens, even though they have jeen passed along to the buying pubic where all taxes are eventually assed. New Tax Plan Expected It is extremely likely that new tax cgislation and relief expenditure wi I le live issues in Congress about the DR. E. L. HOLT Dentist - X-ray Specialist . Hill-Parker Bldg. Murphy, N. C. DNGRESS", SUBJECT ^ ? SENATOR REYNOLDS I same time. The House Ways and R Means Committee, which originates S revenue legislation, will probably lE* .urn to hearings on a new tax pro- R gram during the week beginning I January 17.. This would indicate II House Action early in February and B consideration of the measure by the |;Senate sometime during the same I month or early in March. Some Congressional tax experts R state that a strong effort wii! be made R to give tax relief to spialler business- w es and thereby encourage expansioon y in this field. It seems to be true that some large corporations which have I bitterly protested existing taxes nr.-* those which showed heavy profits I during 1936, as compared to losses in I 1932. In this connection, there is hope that monopolies may be better defined and constructive action taken to correct such evils as may exist. Some / of these have been pointed out from time to time by the Federal Trade Commission. Obviousiy we cannot fight evil monoplies in 1938 with I laws designed to fight conditions in the eighties. There is a distinct dif- | ference between some corporations, 1 however large and greedy monopolies I The job is to draft laws that will reach the latter without hurting legi- a timate industry and business. DANGEROUS 4 II is dangerous to sell a SUBSTITUTE for 666 just to make three or four cents more. Customers are your best assets; lose them and you 'lose ycur buisness. 666 is worth three or four times as much as a SUBSTITUTE. CTRANf\| |J THEATRE \j MURPHY, N. C. Friday & Saturday JAN. 1<.-15TH THE THREE MESQUITEERS, In? 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