Newspapers / The Sylva Herald and … / Oct. 6, 1943, edition 1 / Page 11
Part of The Sylva Herald and Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
High School Boy Travels 591 Miles On A Forty - Four Cent Bus Ticket The man who writes advertise ments for the bus companies, play ing up the ease and comfort which one can travel via bus should in terview a Waynesville high school boy, who proved recently, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that busses afford every comfort a traveler could desire, and most of all, one ( \ travel hundreds of miles for a few cents, if the tactics of this Waynesville boy are followed. This most unusual travel~lncT dent took place late in August. It was also late in the afternoon. The young man was anxious to get to Sylva. He bought the 44 cent ticket for the 35-minute ride, and impatiently paced the station floor waiting for the bus. He was tired and worn from his day's activities, but was anxiously await ing to start his 20-mile trip. As soon as the bus rolled to a ?top, he hopped on, threw open the window, and settled down in the deep leather cushioned seat. The bus eased out of the sta tion, and on towards Sylva. As the bus crossed the crest of Balsam Mountain, our traveler , began to breathe deeply of the cool balsam scented air, and in a few minutes he was off in a sound sleep, dream ing of arriving in Sylva in juBt a few short minutes. Time passed while the traveler QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptoms of Distross Arising from STOMACH ULCERS due to EXCESS ACID Frso BookTslls of HomoTrsatiMiit that Must Hslp or It Will Cost You Nothing Over two million bottles of the WILLARD TREATMENT have been sold for relief of symptoms of distress arising from Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers due to Excess Acid? Poor Digestion, Sour or Upset Stomach. G easiness. Heartburn, Sleeplessness, etc., due to Excess Add. Sold on 16 days' trial? Ask for "Wlllard*s Message" which fully explains this treatment ? free ? at SYLVA PHARMACY slept undisturbed. The bus stopped to pick up a passenger standing on the edge of the highway, and the sound sleeper roused. He remembered he was ! going to Sylva, and giving a short stretch, and looking straight ahead, he saw the glowing lights of a ! town. He gave himself a pat on the back for being able to get such I a good nap, and wake up in the -ftiek-of --tkne--to get off -at its desti nation. He made his way up to t the driver, and with an air of a seasoned traveler said: "Sylva certainly looks pretty at njght, doesn't it?" The driver ventured a quick glance toward his passenger, not sure whether he was being kidded or the passenger was on the tipsy side. "You, you mean Sylva back in North Carolina?" the surprised driver queried. "Yep, the county seat of Jack son county. You know, the place I bought* a 44-cent ticket for be fore leaving Waynesville a while ago," the slightly confused pas senger replied. "Gee whiz . man," the driver splurted, as the circumstances be gan to dawn on him. "Where were you three hours ago when we made a 15-minute stop in Sylva?" "Must have been asleep," came the sheepish reply. "This town just ahead of us is Commerce, Georgia, and we are about 100 miles from Sylva," the driver continued as the Waynes ville boy listened and began to see the predicament he was in. To make a long story short, the driver conferred at length with the passenger during the stop at Com merce. It was decided that the Waynesville boy go on to Atlanta, and there catch a bus back to Greenville, and then on into Ashe ville and back to Waynesville. Of course, it meant riding all night, but that seemed to be the best and quickest way home. The boy was given the proper transfer, and the driver saw that he was aboard the bus for Green ville. Many other people were also going to Greenville and the Waynesville boy found that all the seats were occupied when he got aboard, and instead of getting a leather cushioned seat, he had to stand on leather soled shoes. He stood aU the wayfrom Atlanta -te Greenville. At Greenville he hurried to the waiting Asheville bus*' hoping against hope that his standing was over, but lo and behold, some ten or twelve other passengers had the same thought. He stood first on one tired foot, then the other until he got to Hendersonville where he saw the sun peep over the Blue Ridge Mountains. At Wsheville he boarded the bus for Waynesville, and found one seat left. Needless to say,v he flopped down quickly. He was determined to stay awake and get off at the home station he had left some 11 hours earlier. But even if he had wanted to sleep, his tired burning feet, aching legs and hurting back would not have let him. He was worn _out?_ He had heard the steady purr of the bus motor until it grew louder and louder in his ears. He was just too tired to sleep, or even close his eyes for a short catnap. Up the steep Canton hill groan ed the bus and when it stopped in Canton, the person occupying the other ?part of the seat got off. This gave him a whole seat and he turned and twisted until he was curled up 4 ike a kitten before an open fire, and was just about as comfortable. The bus stopped at Clyde, and the young man gave a sigh of rqlief ? only 7 more miles, and I'll be home, he thought. But then something happend. The position he was in was too much comfort for hhn after the long standing ' trip from Atlanta to Henderson- i ville. He swooned off into dream land. r The bus continued to make all scheduled stops, and when the weary traveler woke up he looked out as* the bus was' slowing down i .for a station. He blinked once, twice and three times as he read ; and re-read the sign just a few feet from his window: SYLVA, N. C. He could stand no more. He | quickly got off the bus, and walk ing around a bit, made sure he j was in Sylva. Yes, sir, the very spot he had wanted to get off 13 ! hours earlier, and now he was -there. 1 The dazzled young man walked up to the ticket window, and with hurting pride, said: "When does the next bus go to Waynesville?" "Due in a few minutes/' came j the answer. "Well, please give me a ticket," j he said as he shoved 44 cents i towards the ticket agent. When the Waynesville bus roll ed in he was the last to get aboard. While there were vacant seats in the back, the young man preferred to stand right near the door and watch the mountain scenery. The driver thought he was a vacation ist from the lowlands on his way back home and wanted to get every thing possible in the way of scenery. The traveler, however, wasn't interested in scenery. He was in terested in staying awake and get ting off at Waynesville. And this time he made good his j intentions. He got off the bus at the Waynesville station, and just as he stepped from the bus, a friend happened to pass and yell ed: "Hey, there fellow. Where have you been?" "Asleep," he yelled back to his friend, who failed to understand the truthfulness in the answer. The traveler had covered 611 miles on 88 cents. He had intend ed going 20 miles. To this day he will walk around the block, rather than meet or see a bus. Anti-freeze for safer winter driving. Batteries charged for quicker starting PROTECT YOUR CAR for MA/rert Take Care Of What You Have! Every minute will be precious this winter . . . (fon't lose time waiting for your car to warm up on a freez ing day. Take care of petty annoy ances now so that your care will re act efficiently. Protect your motor with an anti-freeze; have your oil changed; re-cap your tires if neces sary for your safety while driving. Keep your car on the job so that there will be no absenteeism on your part this winter. Cold Weather Is Coming! Kirk-Davis Chevrolet Complete change of oil and motor inspection Tire inspection and rotation for longer wear EAST MAIN STREET SYLVA, N. C. PHONE 79 State College Hints To Farm Homemakers By Ruth Current X. C. State College To distribute the wear on sheets we suggest to homemakers that they put the small hem at the top of the bed at least half of the time. To protect sheets from snagging and tearing we suggest that a mat tress cover he placed over the bed springs. Remember too that a bit of adhesive tape carefully bound over a rough place on the spring will also help to avoid a tear. Wash rag or chenille rugs just as you-wash blankets; let them drip I dry. W hen_ hanging, fold over line and fasten Two clothespins down each hanging side, pinning double thicknesses. Shake or brush when nearly dry to fluff up. Wash curtains as you would silks. Put curtains of fine material such as lace and scrim in a net bag to wash. Starch keeps them fresh, crisp, and clean longer. Use a large kettle so that all curtains for one room can be starched even ly and at once. Do not hang cur tains on the line to dry but roll up in a sheet. Iron when damp dry. In hanging sheets out to dry, put large and small hems together; swing large hem over the line, with smaH^ hem on the outside. Place clothespins at one-foot intervals. Straighten selvages. When remov ing, fold sheet crosswise again, and it is ready for ironing. Hang tablecloths lengthwise, put ting selvage edges together. Pin closely, like sheets. | Hang guest towels singly with a i third over the line, and with em broidered part or colored edging at I the bottom. ? Hang bath towels singly, a third over the line. Shake when dry to | Huff up nap. Do not iron towels. For handkerchiefs, napkins and washcloths, hang two or three over each other by the htm, not by the corners. * * ? | In spite of the publicity given to War Bonds, there is still consid erable misunderstanding about them. Here are some of the ques tions most frequently asked home agents and suggested answers to them : 1, What kind of government bonds should a farm family buy? War Bonds are the safest in vestment tver offered farm people. Just like a $10 bill, a War Bond is the promise to pay by the strong est government in the world, but unlike the $10 bill, the War Bond pays interest and if lost or des troyed will be replaced. 2. "I bought a $100 Liberty Bond back in 111 1 8 and when I came to sell it, I got only $83.50 for it. Will thiit happen to these 4E' Bonds ? " War B >nds are not subject to market price fluctuations. A Ser ies E Bond may be redeemed at any time after 60 days from issue (and the owner will always get at 'least as much as he paid for it. Interest accrues to the bond by increases in the redemption value (after the first year and at the end of each .half-year period thereafter until the bond is redeemed or ma tured. In other words the bond "puts on weight" and if kept until maturity will return $4 for every $3 invested. The owner of a bond can re ideem it with the United States Treasury but he cannot sell it to anyone else. 3. "Should I buy War Bonds or !pay debts?" I Get debts into shape and then build up a financial reserve in War Bonds. Getting debts into shape, : however, should not necessarily 'mean petting entirely out of debt. If all of any increased income (available is paid on a mortgage, it will probably be necessary after the war to borrow again to replace and repair equipment and buildings jat a time when it may not be so I easy to increase a mortgage as it was to reduce it. I Back the Attack ? Buy More War Bonds and Stamps. YOU, THE PEOPLE WANT THE TRUTH . . . And our policy is to give you the facts as they stand. No coloring: of war news or untrue statements will take you unaware. You have placed your confidence in us and we hold that trust sacred. This paper, in its editorial columns, and local merchants, in advertising, are cooperat ing with the government by running important messages pertaining to war bond campaigns, to recruitments for the service, to salvage drives, to rationing, and to black markets. In this way we, the newspapers are the tie between the government and the people. We are a free press and you as a free people demand the truth. You will never be rocked into a state of false security by our editorials or news. You shall get what you want ? TRUTH. THE SYLVA HERALD / A Modern Newspaper In A Progressive County The Herald Is Dedicated to Progressive Service to Jackson County* J . |
The Sylva Herald and Ruralite (Sylva, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 6, 1943, edition 1
11
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75