Thursday, Mar. 23, 1939
ilhr CChrrukrr Srmtt
OlfirttA Organ i f Murphy and Cherokee County,
iSorth Car it Luia
n HUSht l) El'PRY THURSDAY
ft" d in Post Office at .1 turphy. \orth Carolina
*.< , lass matter under Act of March 3. 139/.
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' S ai'dina, Thursday. March 2-1. 11139
Cherokee County's Problems
. -vtioiis. it , i. t at a:! imj ?v-sib!?
o.iie kind *?? vt-p <n tin finished
. t . ituation last week. Imagine reading on
1 your paper about a mass meeting
.hit j i ized and has begun functioning for th* j
cjvational interests of the county, ana
then turning over e iirht or ten pages ami finding: an edi |
: ' iu'irt"'riL' such a meeting. But that is the very
... that .-rut red last week. And we are glad of it.
\ committee has been named and is actively function- !
1; . ? pi --ale adequate recreational facilities for th?
<e --it v \ ; 11 account of the meeting: has been carried
tin the paper.
^ S'-rm i ?pie want to know. Why, with the neees
'v : * be . itige planning in the various economic and
ociob :n* t':.ct ?> of the county, should anyone concern I
w ith 'ho problem of recreation in exclusion J
' i 'tiler-.'
bi :"kst pla . Cherokee county (the powers have |
> s ;A.o;:o in WI\\ funds to \p< <i i\n
?? pur before many months p,v. and it
ramp-met fod the xpemlit e ate no: made, th?
on > will g. I...
In *; mt ]11i place, thi- fanners of the county ;
: - ;iaci thoi; T\ A phosphate, TV A trees, crop loans ami j
.lyiin'iit.- : li. - wonn-n of the county have had their V\ I\A
help through .-u tr ro?>nis and cooking rooms; the youth
i iV'.' b d their b n.-i'its through NVA; the men have ha .
;(i. ' TV A and Wl'A and FWA work.
So far as we know this the first time the recreant
ional faeili tin- of the county have had a "break" from j
? ft dera! government. Why, then, not utilize the oppor |
tunny h ' it. too, is lost?
Monday night quite a crowd of Cherokee eountians
. -b i a meeting in the library. It was stated, through
t!:e county agent'.- department, that Cherokee was one ol
'r few count'e.s of t'uo state that had chosen as eligible
t *eive the benefits ??f the state and TVA planning
boards.
1' accmpli.shn.ent of this end, the various propK
a?- aid i. -.- iree - 01 the county were outlined. Chairman
v.a-re -elect- i to chose committees, study their par-j
phase of pi Mem and report hack to another J
meeting later where a composite report will be made up!
and f rwariled to the state and TVA planning boards.
Then, a. we understand it, systemized planning undei
the supervision of experts in this line will be available
jo, tlie county.
All in all. it'^ great thing?just what Cherokee coun- j
t\ had needed for a long time. Now the big task of work |
and cooperation. '
D committee heads have been vested with the right
t" all en help anywhere they seQ fit in making their survey
and their recommendations. If this help is not given
then the whole thing shall have been for naught and we
.-hall be l ight back where we started.
The problems of the county to ge studied are: heautification,
recreation, crafts, agriculture, housing, general
industry and government and advertising. With benefits
Cherokee county wil receive from the state and TVA
planning boards on the reports made by these committees.
.Resultant systematic planning should do a lot to solve
the problems.
Apparently one group is interested in the recreational
work, not only for the county's own benefit, but for the
inducement of tourists as well. The committee is actively
functioning to the best interests of the county.
Some fine results should soon be realized.
PTheii, let the other committees* named at the meeting
Monday night follow the same example. Let not sect
nor personal motif interfear. Then we shall reap the benefits
of the planning boards.
The Cherokee Scout, Murphy, Noi
Ouch! They've Dene It Again
\Van- officially advised that Highway N?>. 11) bej
twcit Topton and Bryson City will be closed again thi> j
| suirtjue?.
Last year the- highway department -pent all tht .
month- it-bisildicg portions of No. 11' ncces.-ita.
i in: .. ??et?cir practically cut Cherokee county off j
t.?i;trade. A four-mile stretch of the highway j
: oil tin- Nantahala Gorge was left untouched. The!
sumine; : will be rebuilt. J |
Acting as spokesman for the county sr this matter, we J
1 ;a\ assured the highway board how greatly we appreciate#
fhway >1' velopnunts such as has been tendered ur
iw< en Topton and Bryson City. The road is shorter,
uid< c and much getter. !
But why this additional work could not have been j
done this fall or at some other time more suitable to the
ti-uris? industry, we can not fathom.
So a the summer tourist road maps will be disa!!
country, and Murphy and And'ews
' r. gt ...a*eil from all recommended traveling
i? . 1 doloin warnings. ?
A" ha- w- .in look forward to the summer of 1
I i" win- . ii t ott ing goes wrong, Cherokee county wil
again he connected with the rest of the world.
.
Let The Dictators Fight Each Other
Nn't there a phrase to tho rffoct that "one ciook <
doesn't trust another"? Isn't the "Dictator" as we
understand the word today, made up of the egotistical \
attitude that he is supreme, omnipotent, beyond the phy- *
sical reach of any other human being? i
Wo thine: so. Whv then, do not some of the smarter c
'
democratie countries put these supreme dictators against ;
each other by "fighting fire with fire" rather than '
' luapi. g coals oil the fire" with words and notes ol ?
resentment.
After all, a dictator knows the is despised especially by ,
tb" \v! tr. he opnand it is not logical to believt
that V - will ! : a.?y such a small thing as a good cussing !
" threat stand in 1 i way. (
(' aid no* < ;! lide.' -r l?e proclaimed smarter and j
v.. powi-rful than the other through subtle praise and ;
: ? That sh aid urt the other man's ego and make
i
e lie Igh , get tile idea he's be- j
in.- tl : Man. wouldn't tin' fire-works flare 1
ther '
Of com.-.- ali tins sounds kind of balmy. But it '
i
? :'t :>e In lp. -i. It's very beautiful outside today. It's the ,
* day of |ain.a Kvi.-rything looks so alive; the kills
I
going to school and all.
\\ e'-l hate like the dickens to see it all glown t? <
I its and splinters by bombs. And the streets running
red with blood. i
"Itinerants"?Not M ich Help
To Community
I
Your local merchant is a home owner. Some real- j
tor sold him his lots, some builder hnil? hnnw. i -
i
lumbermen. hardware nu n. plumbers and various other y
men nid the materials for tliat home. Your state, county ^
and eity gathers taxes from him, and probably charge
him license fees to do business.
I
His advertising is printed in local newspapers. He i. j
a member and a contributor to local civic organizations, i
At his place of business, he pays rent, and he employs j
local people as his clerks and assistants. 1
If you buy from your local merchant, he is there {
every day, ready to make good any guarantee to right any 1
mistake and to see to it that the things you purchase are
all they were supposed to be. 1
Your local merchant is a dependable, desirable
citizen. His children are going to school with your jchildren,
and his taxes are helping to maintain the police
department, the water department, the fire department j
and the sanitary department of your city.
Who is that itinerant salesman who rings your dooi
bell? Most likely he is a man who does business only'!
uunug ine ousy season in your town. The money you '
pay him is sent out of town. He pays neither taxes
nor license fees. He contributes nothing to the welfare
or the income of your town. More than likely, he will
not be there when you discover that the thing he sold you
is of poor quality, oi* not suited to the purpose for which
it was purchased.
The last thought on the subject would suggest that
every citizen request or demand that members of his
family never buy anything from itinerants at the door.?
They represent the most unfair competition to local mer-?
chants, and should not be patronized.
There may be a few exceptions to this rule, but they |
are so rare that they are hardly worth mentioning. "Buy |
in the home town from the home merchant" is a rule!
which has in it the best interests of the town which I
gives you your own living? Kiwanis Magazine. I
-th Carolina
NOBODY'S BUSINESS
HOW WE SPEND ALL OF OUR
I iivIE AND MONEY
Our t it in. meaning ttie one that
this so-called writer is affiliated
wi.ii. which i>. by t.ic way. a piuct
where merchandise is bought for cash
{ ail.. ) and sold on credit (mostly),
has figured out a plan for continuing
in bu.-i.'M - till something else hapi'eiis,
and here it is:
We will work for the state, in
otih r that our state taxes might be
oil's- i, during the months of January,
Eebruaiy and .March. We will devote
April May and June to taking care of
what our city and school district demands
of us. We will work for the
federal government during July and
A gust: we don't pay Uncle Sam
any taxes much, but we are busy for
I months making out returns and dodging
inspectors and would-be collectors.
(Eight months gone).
By applying ourselves steadfastly
and intelligently, we can possibly
settle with the insurance com:
anir f ? policies covering our stock
against fire loss, our trucks and cars
against personal property damage
;111< 1 running into or over somebody hiring
the months of September and
jO<t ?b?r. (We will have to do better
than we hav* been doing if we make
nough during these two months to i
NEWS PICK-UPS
A page in St. Peter's record book: t
Name: Carr, Samuel Ezequal. Ad- i
iress: Murphy, X. C. Date: Tuesday, 1
March 22, 1939. 1
Arises at 9:27 a. m. and begins day
vrong by claiming to have gotten up t
it 6:30 a. m. and sasheyed to county
for story which never broke.
I This was quoted to the boss later,
>1 course).
Spent the first 15 minutes after
irising try i?e to make big toes and I t
loles in socks come out to the satisfaction
and comfort of the day, and
have with razor with no blade in it.
Gets to the office and finds Mr. J.
H. Wilson whom he engages in conversation.
Learns how the Cigarette
silts Company was born resulting
n another imlustry being added to
tlurphy. Mr. Wilson, it seems, was in
Gainesville, recuperating bis health,
.vhen a drug store tried to hold him
ip by charging him $1.70 for a caron
of cigarettes.
"Now, il' somebody was to move |
in a town close to Georgia and Ten- j
lessee and mail cigarettes into cus-:
Linn* i - in those states at a decent:
I rict-. . Thus you have it. Mr. Wil !
on ditl just that, lie took the initia
;ive in court action that cleared the j
ivay for anyone to ship cigarettes into
Georgia and ell them, just at what ,
ton buy them here. Said Carr thinks
his is mighty interesting. J
Attempts to write story about golf 1
oui <- hut after variously spelling
4golf" gold, fofl, folf, gives the job
iip and decides to see what is going j
on in the th ug store, if anything.
There is reminded by one man that |
Walter Winchell recently wrote in hi.- |
famous column: "The only reason why j
jeopie take weekly papers is to see |
1 they heard the news just like the t
?ditor did it." \ i
Carr smiles wryly and walks off j
snowing at least that all weekly odiOUR
FORESTS .
CHEROKEE CITIZENS URGE
FIRE PREVENTION ]
Leading citizens in Cherokee Coun- j j
Sy recognize the importance of pro- | 1
iecting our forests from fire. These j |
people know conditions in the Coun- i ,
ty and have given the matter of fire ! ]
prevention quite a bit of considera- j 5
ion. t
"The placing of Cherokee County j
under organized fire protection is the (
greatest thing that has come to thi.County
in years" is the statement ot
Mr. Don Witherspoon, Murphy At- j
torney. "I can remember back when j
certain parts of the County were ,
burned every year. Young trees could
not get started. But now that the l
burning no longer occurs, fine stands 1 j
of young pine have come up on these j
treas." I *
Mr. A. Q. Ketner, County Agent,
said: "Burning every fall and winter
will not kill weevils, bugs, ticks and *
snakes. We havu had lots of fires in 1
this County, but these pests are still J
with us. 'New Ground* fires, 'Tobacco 1
Patch* fires and 'Trash Fires* are a '
necessary part of farm life, but the '
farmers should watch these fires and '
not let them get out. I always urge 1
farmers to be careful with fire where- 1
ver it is used around the farm.*' 1
Mr. C. W. Savage, hotel operator J
in Murphy has been living in Mur- ;
phy for many years. He tells of the 1
damage of forest fires to the beauty 1
and recreational value of the fooests.
"Hundreds of people staying at the j
hotel each year say that this is one '
of the most beautiful sections in the
whole country. The tourist trade
moans a lot to Cherokee County be- 1
cause these people spend a lot of 1
money in the County each year on
gasoline, food, places to stay, fishing
tnekle and in other ways. Wo
should keep fires out of the woods
and keep the County beautiful so
these people will continue visiting
us."
By Gee McGh<* B
iieet ?>?r insurance iK-uu.n.! M ^
,1 -ten months gone).
We will be under the imp;
.1 the Salvation Army and th T. B "S
eal drive and the community
;ush and our own church >o', 'ITlitiorta 1
. well as the solicitatioi ?f .<5|
lunches of my dear brethren, the "5
ian-hamllers, the "ad" getters forotg 'K
..me "ii book-backs. and pr,,gram
cnerally. water an dlight bills, head,
iche pills, taxes on gas and oil, and
ran}' other things, too nunn n,u, lu
lent ion?during the months of No.
ember and December.
' Kind friends, if any. you will
deserve that our entire 12 month,
lave been taken up working for oft.
r folks. Not a minute has In n Ustlj
'or the benefit and welfare of ourselves
and family. W'e will u.,v fr? & '
lir breathing purposes, buy i little ; ' i
i eat here and a little gread there on '
credit, and try to borrow a few rag, L
from the folks more gainfully em- lL-ji
iloyed?those that have jobs and V
>\vn nothing and employ noli |y. an,j K
naybe, by diligent effort and the Bfl
irayers of our loved ones (loth of I
hem), we will get by some w; We H|
lope the day will come when an indi- I
Lidual will have ' a chance to get s
lolar that he doesn't have to tun,
nt?? the tav-cratherer, etc.
By Sam Carr
ors don't depend on some Anti-Hit- |
er l'ubiicity orgnization to git what * '
ittle news they do print, and wonders {
tow he got away with it.
On way to post office is advised:
hat there is a TVA man in town
tamed Paul Jones: that Harry Ward, c >rother
of Mrs. Doctor liolt, (and * .
limself a good journalist) is now |
uniting a weekly paper called the V
'Belmont Bannaner" near Charlotte; I
hat there are two men in (Jrahara 1
county who buy a pair of shoes be- jd
tween them (one has no left leg and 1
he other has no right leg); that Vic |
Dlmsted here on vacation from the 1
iesk of the Philadelpria Record is v
looking well again, and is asked what Ijg
vind of a "tater" is Dictator.
Post Office force reveals nothing t
is usual and Carr decides to ^
to to jail in quest of news. There j
earns that High Deputy Pat Coleman, *
.vhilo helping to raid a still, sees a ?
:alf break through some straw in a
barn and fall into a barrel of mash
uul is about to drown. Coleman atenipts
to rescue the calf, but hhnself
falls into another barrel of hidden
v.ash. This causes great mirth among
L'at's fellow deputies.
Then Pat reveals that a Negro in
ho look-on oiorht lit. .... a
lay. "Them fillers wouldn't pay an?
:t tent ion to him at first", Pat says.
'Hut he's about to get them all conerted
up there now. He uses my
[lible to preach from." (St. Peter's
personal note: "Better had pray boys.
Court's almost here").
Decides there is nothing new under
.he sun. Spends rest of the day conducing
his conscience that he has
iono a day's work.
Score for today: Not so < -?d. Bet- K
er wait and see what he does to- ?
110now before making any entries.
Attesteth
St. Peter.
In pointing out the effect ot fore*
fires on game, wildlife and fishing,
Mr. I). M. Birchfield, County Game
Warden, had this to say: "Fires will
vill the food and cover for game.
Some kinds of game, when nesting
will not leave their nests when fire
tarns the woods and are killed in this
way. Ashes and silt from burned
and washes down into the streams
ind kills the fish. Keeping fires out
>f the woods will mean better fisting
and hunting for Cherokee Coun
JFederal,
state and local funds are
novided for organized fire protection
n Cherokee county. Fire towers are
ocated on high points throughout
he -County to locate fires when they
?et started. A County Fire Warden
oatrols the County and when the
fires are reported by the towermen,
jets a crew of men together and goes
*> put the file out.
The Fire Warden for Cherokee
County is S. S. Birchfieid. He has
the following 1.0 say about forest
fires: "A lot of peojiie don't know
iust how much damage a forest fire
lan do. Our 1 fires get started gc?ause
people arq just careless. Hunters
and brush burners start most of
the fires in this County. They ought
to know that 'burning will kill the
fame and ruin the hunting. We have
a State Law that requires people who
are going to burn brush to have a P*1"
mit. This law is for the good of the
people. Brush burning has to be
watched all the time. The people
are learning all along that fires are
bad and I know we will have less
fires all along.*'
These statements were made by
men that are interested in seeing
Cherokee County come to the front
in the way of timber * alues, good
hunting, good fishing and tourist
trade. They have watched the County
come forward during the past years
and know that keeping fires out- of
the woods will be a big factor in future
progress.