THE CHROKH SCOUT
EwWi^wl Jily. 1M?
Published every Thursday at Murphy, CherotoeCoaity.N.C.
JERUE BABB, Publisher
PHYLLIS B. BABB, EdUor
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Murphy, N.C.
117 Hickory St.
Is Driving a Right
or a Privilege ?
His driving record reads like a police blotter:
1955-Ran red light, struck pedestrian. Fined $25 and costs.
1956 -Collided with parked car.
1957-Drivtng while Intoxicated. Fined (100, license suspend
ed 30 days.
1957-Careless operation, driving while under license sus
pension. Fined $75.
1958 -Side swiped truck while passing on hill. Fined $50
-and costs.
. Latest entry; March,1960-Failure to maintain assured clear
distance ahead. Damage to the other car, $475.
Why is this man still driving? Because a driver's license
today is considered almost an Inalienable right, to be revoked
only for the most extreme violations.
What does all this have to do with you, a good driver who
has never had any trouble? You and other good drivers are
paying for the losses of mushrooming number of poor drivers.
Is there anything you can do to help solve the problem?
Yes. There can be no real solution until careless, unfit drivers
are removed from the highways. Give your support id safety
groups working for consistent law enforcement and stricter
licensing requirements. Bring up the subject at club meetings -
and solicit support for needed legislation.
As long as these drivers are on the road, you'll be paying
part of the cost? possibly in property damage, injury, or
death.
Service Heating System
It could be a case of a stitch in time saving nine if you get
your heating system checked now.
-Call your fuel distributor or your heating representative
and have him do what is necessary.
A system unused for months may have rusted flues or
pipes. The flues may be partially or wholly filled with soot- 1
or leaves or debris. Some bird nests will be found in some
places.
If you wait until the first cold snap and then call the main- '
tenance man, he will probably be swamped with calls from
many others. Right now he has the time. Right now you have
better assurance that the service check will be better done.
You will need that heating system within a couple of weeks.
Don't risk burning your house down, or having it damaged
by failure to have your stoves, chimneys, flues, plants put
in A-l condition.
Don't Kill A Child
Schools are back in session.
' Every morning and every afternoon streets and hlgiways
are a-wlggle with happy children going to school oc from
?chool. They are happy in their own concerns.
Look alert, drive with care. You never know when a young
ster will dart from behind a parked car or behind a tree and
all unseeing run into the path of your vehicle.
Local records prove that territory adjacent to rural schools
on highways can be as dangerous, if not more so, than city
streets. Too fresh in the minds of many are cases where
little children near schools were killed or badly injured. 1
Be careful, keep your mind on your driving particularly 1
when near schools or places where school children go and '
. come In droves. 1
Quotes J
The story of the Western North Carolina Regional Plan- 1
rang Commission is an exciting and hopeful story. Western i
North Carolina is the State's last great economic frontier.
It is going to grow; it will come into its own. I am glad to t
see you planning to protect its future. I
Terry Sanford I
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1 As long as politicians write the laws to suit themselves and i
as long as people want eyewash, 1 think nothing will change s
and people will remain forever in the dark as to the real s
costs in a democracy to elect the thousands and thousands 1
of people to all the city, county, state, and federal jobs. t
Heinz Rollman t
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Ole Men Murphy Says i.
Too often the bonds of matrimony fail to draw enough
interest.' j
'Don't be Just yourself with other people. Try always to *
be your better self.' "
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Murphy's Recreational
Program - Fan For All
(BdUor*s Note: The Scout will, from dm
to Ohm, amp la weekly affairs of reporting
the new* of Far Western North Carolina
eo recognize business, educational, civic, and
religious leaders of our area.)
This -week the Scout salutes, not Just one
man, but a group of people, who have made
the Murphy Summer Recreational Program
an overwhelming, popular success.
Murphy can be Justly proud of Its rec
reational program. The program is far reach
ing aad broad la scope. It appeals to almost
everyone, young and old, rich' and poor. It
attracts tourists; it fills a gap during the
simmer months for our school children;
It provides the "recreational facilities so vi
tal to acommulty.
The Murphy Recresdonsl Program is led
by Hobart Mckeever, Chairman, John Jordan,
Director, with Arnold Beerklns, W, A. Single
ton, sad Joe Rsy serving as Board Members.
The Board Is an official body of the Town
of Murphy by an act of the Legislature, and
is operated by the Town with the aid of
donations, public subscriptions, and receipt!
from the swimming pool.
The program boasts one of the flneat staffs
to be found anywhere. Its members bold a
total of five college degrees sad two are
rising collage seniors. The staff for this
past season Included John Jordan, Director;
John Thompson, Assistant Director; Bill
Browning, Laura Bailey, and Hubert Saeed, ,
lifeguards; Buck Hill, Youth Baseball Super
visor; Ruth Cheney, Kiddle Park Supervisor
and J lmmy J ordan.
The well -rounded program offered this sum
mer included tennis lessons, swimming les
sons - for both children and adults, tennis
tournaments, the 4th annual water meet. Life
Saving courses, Little League Baseball, swim
ming dally and a Kiddie Park for children
2 to 7 years old.
Over 500 people used these facilities week
ly.
SWIMMING POOL
The Swimming Pool has proved to be the
biggest attraction (or Charokaeans and wall
as tourists stopping over (or the night. Thare
have been many cases of passing tourists who
saw the pool and decided n> spend the night la
Marphy. '
The price of admission to the swimming
pool was IS cents far children and 35 cants
for adults. The reason for such a law price
was the pool was built by local people to
give all children an equal opportunity to.
participate.
The pool was available for private parties
for a fee of five dollars. This proved w be
popular during the nest season.
Swimming classes were taught all simmer
for children and adults. Mrs. George Size
taught the adult classes.
KIDDIE PARK
The Kiddle Park opened dally, Monday
through Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,
and 2 pjn. to 5 p.m. The smaller children
enjoyed swimming, swings, slides, aandboaes,
and Jungle gyms; always under the capable
si^ervlslon of Mrs. Ruth Cheney. There waa
no charge for this service.
YOUTH BASEBALL
Youth Baseball, headed by W. A. Singleton
and supervised by Buck HU1 consisted of
three leagues with three to four teams each.
Uniforms of the various teams were furnished
by local merchants. All boys who were Inter
ested In playing were given an opportunity;
no boys were turned down. Local men do
nated their time and services as coaches
and umpires.
Mr. McKeever and his fine staff - the
good folks who donated their dollars - and
the Town of Murphy, have the thanks of all
of Murphy's youngsters, scores of tourists,
and every parent and their children who
us< Aese facilities. ?
Words of Life
Rev. D. P. Smotherman
Pastor, First MethodistChurch
Andrews, NJC.
* ' COMMUNISTIC ?COOS' THAT
WE WORSHIP"
In II Chronicles 25:14 Is a
very interesting story of how
a king defeated his enemies
bat in the process demoralized
himself and became like his
enemies.
"After Amaziah came from
the slaughter of the Edomites
he brought the gods of the men
of Seir, and set them up as
his gods, and worshipped them,
making offerings to them."
Today Christianity isengaged
in a life or death struggle with
the forces of Communism for
the minds and souls of men.
The Communists have rot tried
to hide the fact that they are
intent upon taking the world.
They have said that our grand
children shall li\e under com
munism. They believe that the
philosophy of Marx is infall
ible. They cannot fail.
une 01 tne clangers of the
struggle is that we in church
nay become so intent upon
fighting again Communism, that
we make its gods, our gods
rod fall down and worship them.
Hie fact that this has already*
aken place to a certain ex
en t, is the reason we do not
lave a clear note to sound to
he rest of the world.
One of the Communistic gods
hat we worshipis materialism.
Economic values are most im
tartant In Communism. It is
lot how you produce but how
nu'ch you produce. They pour
ill of their resources into the
itudy of science. It is the only
lope to solve the world's pro
ilems. Religion is nonsense,
hey say. Because if you have
ertilizor you don't need faith,
? you have the state you don't
eed the church, if you have
Cience you don't need God.
This is customary thinking ,
n America today. We only turn
i God or think of God when
fe can no longer provide for
ur own needs. We are some
rhat like the lutle girl who
'Most everywhere folks are noticing that there really is extra flavor
in JFG Special Coffee. It's there because of a very special
blend of select coffee beans. And also, because JFG is so
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ucsu. x uu ?ee, ix, s ruastea practically next
door, so it comes to you fresh as fresh can be.
So have a cup and youll agree, there's extra
flavor in JFG . . . "the best part of the meal?
?was visiting in a home where
they said Grace before meals.
She had never heard a blessing
before a meal. She asked her
young hostess what grace was,
and why they said it. The little,
girl she was visiting said,
"Grace is when we thank God
lor our food." "Oh," said the
little visitor, with a knowing
smile, "We pay for ours."
The things that drive us to
, action today are 90 per cent
material and 10 per cent
spiritual, or less. We are con
cerned more about the house,
the car, and providing for our
children's education, than we"
are about the kingdom of God. -
These things are good, but If
?they take first place in our lives,
they are wrong. Christianity
teaches that all our loves must
come second totheloveforGod.
Another practice of Com
munism that we have made
ours is the sharp line that
is drawn between the secular .
and the religious;' the failure
to realize thatChristianity must
have a voice in all of our life
or it will be of little value.
The government in Russia
nas saia inat we i.nurcn may
exist as long as it does not
make any unfavorable com
ments about the ruling order.
The church may minister to
the individual, but it cannot
carry on any educational pro
gram, any youth program, or
do any kind of social work.
.This is a very imminent dan
ger in our world today. There
are numbers of church mem
bers who do not believe that
'their faith in God should have
any bearing on how^they con
duct their business. They think'
that when they give the church
.a token offering it has no say
in how they spend the balance.
But this is limiting the voice
of the church to your own sat
isfaction, just as the Com
. munists are doing. ,
The third Communist pra
ctice that we have made ours,
is that expediency shall deter
mine our morals. If what you
?are after is worthwhile, it
makes no difference how you
get it. Lenin stated the Com
munist position in these words:
"We do not believe in external
morality. Proletariat morality
is determined from day to day
by the exigencies of the class
struggle." Anything is right
that helps us attain our goal;
anything is wrong that stands
in the way of our human de
sires. The only thing that is
wrong in America todaylswhen
you get caught.
' These are some of the chief
gods of Communism that we
?have made our own. We must
set our own house in order
?oefore we can convince the
rest of the world that we are
"One nation under God."
VA Hospital
Nov* Will Nat
Inpair Traotatat
WASHINGTON, D. C.--The
Veterans Administration as
sured the North Carolina Con
gressional Delegation today that
the consolidation of theVAhos
pital at Swannanoa with the
Oteen VA hospital will not im
pair future medical care for
the veterans of North Carolina.
At ? meeting arranged by
Representatives Roy A. Tay
lor of the 12th District and
Bull L. Whltener of the 11th
District, VA officials promis
ed that the consolidation would
result in better medical faci
lities. In addition to Congress
man Whltener and Taylor the
meeting was attended by Sen
ators Sam J. Ervln and Ever
ett Jordan and oiher members
*A the North Carolina Delegat
ion.
Corrected Holy
Mass Schedule
The new Holy Mass sche
dule carried in the Scout last -
week was misleading and con
tained several errors. The fol
lowing schedule is correct.
The following Holy Mass
schedule for theCherokee.Gra
ham, and Clay county area has
been announced by Father Ray
mond, pastor of the tri-county
area.
In Murphy: Providence Hos
pital - 6:15 a.m. Sundays and
daily. St. William's Catholic
Chapel - Sundays at 8:00 a.m.
In Andrews: Holy Redeem
er Chapel - 8:00 a.m. on Sun
days.
At Fontana Village: Our.
Lady of the Lake Chapel -
11:00 a.m. on Sundays.
? In Hayesville: Holy Cross
Chapel - 11:00 a.m. Sundays.
? Mass has been temporarily
discontinued at Lance Cove.
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? INSTALL NEW HEATING SYSTEM
? INSULATE FOR FUEL SAVINGS
? ADD NEW ROOFING OR SIDING
It's time to check your home to see what's needed to make
it more comfortable, more convenient, more livable (and more
economical to run) during the upcoming winter. This may be
anything from a new heating system or an insulation job to a
modernization of your kitchen or an extra room finished off in
basement or attic. Whatever it is, it's sure to cost money. That's
where we come in! See us for a Home Improvement Loan. Cost
is low, service prompt, terms arranged to suit you.
CITIZINS BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
Murphy - Andrews Robbiasville Haytsvillt
SERVING SOUTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
GaMllna tarn
up 61%
In tan ymmrm
In North Carolina, car own- ?
ers pay SI. 10 tax on every 10
gallons of gasoline they buy.
Does a tax this high? on a
basic commodity like gasoline
?really make sense? Gasoline
taxes in this state amount to
a 50% sales tax? and that's
over five times as high as the
tax rate on luxuries like dia
monds and mink coats.
How did gasoline taxes got
to hight Well, since World
War II, there have been three
increases in the federal gaso
line tax alone. This brought the
hedcrai tax to 4 cents a gallon, in addition to the State
tax of 7 cents a gallon.
looking at It another way, in the last teo years gaso
line taxes have tkyrocktttd 31%?ytt the price of gaso
line itself has tistt t only SJ% during the same period.
$96 a year for gasoline taxes I O si Ion by gallon,
these taxes add up to a lot of money. Each yew the
average motor vehicle owner in this state p*y* $96 for
gaioilni laxtt atom That's actually more then the aver
age week's pay (or most people 1
Your gasoline retailer? who must collect these taxes
from you? feels that gasoline taxes are much too high.
More and more, thinking people are coming to agree.
What do you think?
HIGHWAYS AND OASOUNC TAXiS
Your gasoline retailer, naturally, favors construction at
the roads that the motoring public needs. He believes
in fair and reasonable taxation (or this purpose but
feels thst taxes on gasoline have now reached unreason
ably high levels. He also believes that ell special taxes
on the motorist should be used only for highway pur
poses. Yet last year, out of every automobile Us dollar
collected by the Federal Government from highway
users, more than 40 cenu went for non-highway pur
poses. If these automotive tax revenues ware dedicated
far highway purposes, there would be no need for the
latest increase in the federal gasoline tsx.
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