THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1933
Since this is National Fire Protection
Week, we suggest that the profluent tobacco,
chewer be given some recognition.
Four hundred and forty-one years ago
today Columbus discovered America.
If he had waited until 1925 we doubt if he
would have found us unless he used an airplane
we were all up in the air.
Thar might not be much gold in these har
hills, but there is gold in them thar hills where
apple orchards are planted. Every day large
numbers of trucks are seen loading up with the
fruit and heading for places that crave good
Haywood apples. People who don't like Hay
wood apples just don't like apples. That's all.
It is no more than we expected to learn
that the Haywood County Hospital had again
been approved by the Hospital Standardization
.Conference at its 16th annual meeting in Chi
cago. The local hospital is recognized as one
of the outstanding in the state. For the past
several years this institution has been given
this honor.
With the completion of the $12,000 Nurse's
Home, we will have here in Haywood County
an institution second to none in the South in a
community this size.
J. M. MOCK
The death of J. M. Mock last week sadden
ed the entire community. For thirty years Mr.
Mock had labored here in the business and social
life to make Waynesville a better place to live.
He did not devote all his life in making money
for himself, however. Much of his life was de
voted to the welfare of others.
During the past five years he was chair
man of the Red Cross Chapter of this, county,
and he worked untiringly day in and day out
in trying to help those who needed help, and
flatly refusing those who did not deserve it. On
a number of occasions we 'have heard him talk
to seekers of donations in a way, which would
affect them more and do more good than if he
had given them the things they wanted. He
detested laziness, and would not under any
circumstances help those he thought affected
with it.
In practically every enterprise that took
community cooperation to bring to Waynesville
he was one of the first to contribute time and
money.
Mr. Mock took and active part in the af
fairs of his church. He was a Steward of the
Methodist church. He was also an active mem
ber in a number of lodges.
;.:;--: sounds scandalous
Society editors the world over always ap
pear eager to describe their brides as beautiful,
and all other women parading in their columns
as charming. Verily they dip their pens in
honey when recounting events of society. They
leave the salt and vinegar to other departments
of the paper perhaps to this one.
The gal who outdid all other society editors
of all time, and even herself, described a wed
ding recently. It follows, in part:
"The bride is a woman of wonderful fasci
nation and remarkable attractiveness, for with
a manner as enchanting as the wand of a siren
and a disposition as sweet as the odors of flow
ers, and a spirit as joyous as the caroling of
birds, and a mind as brilliant as the glittering
tresses that adorn the brow of winter, and with
a heart as pure as the dewdrops trembling in
a wreath of violets, she Will make the home of
her husband a paradise of enchantment where
the heaven-tuned harp of Hyman shall send
forth those sweet strains of felicity that thrill
the sense with the ecstatic pulsing of rythmic
rapture." Charlotte News.
CRIME IS EXPENSIVE
Very few weeks pass in Haywood County
that there isn't some major crime committed,
to say nothing of the smaller ones that nothing
is said about until court convenes. There is
seldom a day that passes that someone on the
streets or at the court house does not make some
protest about high taxes.
j Some people might not think that there is
any connection whatever between the two state
ments above, but there is. They are interwoven
so tightly that it is impossible to separate them.
This week we went to the records at the office
of the Superior Court and found some figures
as to the cost of certain cases that we doubt if
many realized were as high as they are. The
court officials cannot help the situation.
Going back to July term in 1932 we found
that the cost of that term to this county was
$976.04. The November-December term cost
$1,031.85. The following February term, which
was the first term of court held 'here by Judge
Felix Alley, cost $795.83.
The grand total for the last July term was
,$1,258.61. Note the increase over a year ago.
Some of the outstanding cases tried during
the past eighteen months cost the county as
follows:
Carl Howell, manslaughter, $174.51.
Sigsbee Parton, second degree, $111.50.
Marshall Jenkins, second degree, $140.55.
Charlie Rose, murder, $63.00.
Charlie Rose, assault, $97.30.
Homer Brown, murder, $110.55.
It is also interesting to note that a number
'of what the public terms small cases cost as
high as $50 and $75.
The figures above do not include what the
defendants in the case pay their attorneys.
The average murder case, we learned, costs the
defendant about $500. The figures shown above
as gathered from the office of W. G. Byers,
clerk of superior court, is what the taxpayers
have to spend on certain cases and regular terms
of court.
Crime in Haywood county is expensive to
both the taxpayer and the defendant.
Speaking of the cost of crime, the Charlotte
Observer saLl recently;
"The biggest business in America is crime.
.You thought the automobile industry held that
honor and it has for several years topped all
the legitimate businesses, but it is only about
a third as large as that of crime.
"The annual output of the automobile in
dustry, when it was at its peak, amounted to
$5,000,000,000.
"Two estimates are before us as to the cost
of crime. The Manufacturers Record has cal
culated it at $11,800,000,000, but the crime com
mission of the American Bar Association figur
es it to be nearer $15,000,000,000.
"If what is expended for crime in this
country could be conserved for other purposes
for no longer than 18 months, the total debt of
America could be wiped out. With that un
imaginably collosal sum put back into useful
and constructive channels of trade and business,
depression would give way to the most bound
ing period of prosperity on the history of this
land."" -
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WNU Servlc
The Fear of Death
By
LFONA I'D A. BARRETT
DEATH RIDES HIGHWAY
Sunday was one of those rare October days.
Not too hot, not too cold, a gay breeze to en
liven the sombre sun rays, it was a day to be
enjoyed in the open. Thousands upon thous
ands ventured forth in automobiles upon the
highways. Some were content to walk or per
haps ride horseback, but mostly those going
out did so in automobiles.
Death was also riding the highway Sunday.
The grim monster took no note of the fact that
it was a great day in which to live, and was as
sisted by the recklessness or carelessness of
hundreds of automobile drivers, who either en
dangered their own lives or the lives of others.
.These drivers were in a hurry to get by the
fellow ahead, and took, chances on a curve or
tried to pass on the brow of a hill.
J (Death must have laughed when the day
was ended, for he had claimed a total of ten
lives in North Carolina as a result of accidents
on the highway. Ten persons who had gone
forth to enjoy a wonderful day in the open did
not return again.
Ten out of three million people isn't a large
proportion, but it is much higher than it ought
to be. Not long ago humanitarian Tar Heels
were alarmed because fatalities from automo
bile accidents in North Carolina averaged two
a week, That was a hundred a year. Now
nothing is thought of the fact that ten are kill
ed in a single day.
Death will continue to ride the highways
until such time as public opinion outlaws reck
less and careless, driving. Of course, it will
never be possible to avoid all accidents, but it
is possible to decrease the number materially
in North Carolina. Raleigh News and Observ
er. "v: ,V( :'':.:.l
The throo major fours may bo classi
fied as death, poverty and disease.
The fi'iir ot death
while lint the most
important or most
serious, is ;erli,'ip.5 -more
coinnion than
r lie Other two. The
Tear of poverty un1
disease .seems to at
laelc those In more
mature life, while
Ihe fear of death
manifests itself to
persons of almost
all ages. While the
less dangerous
from n psychologi
cal point of view,
the lour t death Is the most terrible.
Persons shudder at the thought of It
and a superstition still clings to many
circumstances connected with the ext
perience. Some persons still believe
it Is a sign of approaching death for
ona to see in a mirror the form of a
dead person ; or, to pass between car
riages in a funeral procession is an
11. omen. . i
Much of this fear would doubtless'
be dispelled If we could only under
stand Just what does happen In the
event of death. It Is not a case In
which, "Who knows what dreams may
come." or. a condition of semi-material
existence afterward. Death is the
most natural experience in the world.
.Tust what happens in all material life, ,
occurs in the physical, when the tissue
breaks down. Death occurs when the
body ceases to function. When the
mind, or soul, passes on, the body is
ot no more value than its component !
parts of lime, water, etc., all of which
parts, when rueasured In dollars and
rents, Is not-e'vn worth a dollar, only
US cents. Strange that we should ex
nit the body when it Is of so little
value. Place a true value upon the
body and one of the causes for fear
of death will have been removed.
The fear of death will also be dis
pelled if we think of it more as a
transition than a finality. Death Is
only the passing of the personality
from one state of existence Into an
I'ther. It does not mark the end of
things, in truth it Is the beginning of
a larger and more beautiful life. Im
mortality iii ! being proved true today,
not only by teachers of religion; but,
tire latest discoveries In the fleli of
science attest the reality of an Immor
ial world. Death cannot destroy those
things we love any more than it can
'destroy ' love Itself. "Love is stronger
than death." said the wise man of long
ago. :
A wonderful journey into a world of
spiritual realities seems as though It
might be heartily welcomed for those
whose rare is run. Why fear?
. 1D3, Western Nu-wsf.aper Union. :
field and was informed that the fight
had been over some twenty or thirty
minutes. It appears to me that there
was discriminating on the part of
the persons who reported the affair
to the p;ipers. in that out of all the
officers who were present on the
field, towit: J- A. Lowe. Sheriff of
Havwood County, W. A. Carver.
Chief Deputy Sheriff, J. W. Patton.
plain clothe- officer cf Waynesville
and J. C. Kerley, leputy Constable
of Waynesville-.Township, only two
officers Francis Milncr and myself
werP singled out for censure by the
school authorities and some of the
citizens of Waynesville.
I have not hail a hearing before
the Police Committee or any other
body in authority and as far as I
am able to ascertain, there has not
been an examination of unbiased wit
nesses to the affair. I write this let
ter for the sole purpose of letting
the public know that there were two
lilies to the affair and that the true
facts have not been presented to the
people through the press- I hope
that you will give this letter the same
publicity that has been given reports
of the affair and heretofore pub
lished by your paper. I am
Very truly yours.
F. H- CALDWELL.
Waynesville, N. C. Oct. 11, 1933.
EXXEfi
Editor. Waynesville Mountaineer:
I have just completed reading your
editorial in the Mountaineer of Oc
tober 5, 1933, under the caption,
"Rather Mis-leading." You state
that the Charlotte Observer in an
editorial refers to the slayers of Mr.
Price as "North Carolina Citizens."
Personally I believe thaV I have
grounds to disagree with the Char
lotte Observer when they pass judg
ment and identify the slayers of a
man, any man. as citizens of North
Carolina or any other place; before
such a fact 'ha: been established and
proven in due course of law. In your
editorial you attempt to dis-claim, if
I properly interpret it, the citizen
ship of the three men and boy now
held in jail charged with the murder
of Thomas Price. Had these men
been non-residents of Haywood coun
ty and the State of North Carolina
and should they be convicted of the
crime for which they stand accused,
from my viewpoint, it would be suf
ficiently early for the newspapers, and
particularly our home newspaper, to
pniter a disclaimer,, However, 5n
order to get the record straight,
please permit me to say that Dewey,
Clarence and Wayne Potter are citi
zens and residents of Waynesville
township, Haywood County, North
Carolina and that, as such the form
er two. being, of age. are entitled to
25 Years Ap,o
in
HAYWOOD
(From the file of October 13 i I
Mrs. J.H. Wav spent ia ,
Charlotte attending the mer? 2
the Daughters of the Amerkan P 3
obution. ' 1
Five coaches left here Surd.v J
ternoon for Asheville, a'.i crow i J
with people for the circus. i
In comnliancp u-ith tv i. J
- .. iHiV
by our last legislature th,
commissioners are
arranp;ntr t.. u, '
a clock put in the court hm',.'-0V!2
inc nui. win nave iour tacej.
dials so that it can been een fr,,
ocij unc-v.--i.iuii anu xne tnwn
agreed to light it at night
strike the hours and half h
Rev. C. S. Kirkpatrick
was here last week.
county boy and is well known" he-i
t i .,.!, l: , . f
iasi. vvcciv ins pinuie appearea in t
rop;n uaronna cnnstian Advocati
m.. T r TT u 1 ,
.ur. o. u nja. wno na,t sp
some weens in tne commumtv vnith
J. J .. . , '
iiicnua nu iciciiieh. reiurnta i
Washington yesterday. He cam ;;Jl
gie. Dut ne went away workin? i
double harness.
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hours. j
He is a HavwrJ
22 YEARS AGO IX HAYWOOD i
(From the file of October 1:!. isn,
Miss vvusie timatners has g me t
Atlantic City, New Jersey whei -'
will spend the winter with her Wl
er ana sister-in-iaw. .ir. ami M
Frank Smathers-
The babv show at tin- fair
held last Thursday mominir an,: -prizes
were awarded a follow. :
First prize Evelyn lnirwi:.
Second prize. Marshall M it
Third prize, Wilhurn Cantpln"..
Prettiest babies under twv yi-:r--
First prize. Allie Well-.
Second prize- Anna (lorii- !. K
Dowel 1.
Third prize, Mary Ashworth H;.r
. Prettiest baby under three ycar:
First prize. Tibby Hardin.
Second prize Mary Low.
As a special compliment . fr M
Mary Boone, who is a bride-elect
next week, Thursday afternoon i
Alie Quinlan entertained with a
party at her home on- Pigeon .strwt
Misses Sarah arid -Margaret .":;::.
field are entertaining this after
with a linen shower in honor of x:4
Marv Boone, whose marriage t' 5!
W. W. Blackwell will be an -inter-ing
event next week.
vote, as electors., upon proper n
istration; in fact they are 'subject
ali the duties, liabilities and pti
leges of any and other citizens
this township and county, and
serve the full consideration fxttr.:
to any other citizens.
: FlrptVi Trf-rlfnrd is. I understand
citizen of the State of Georgia, li
Potter family has lived m itayw
and adjoining counties since the yd
1919. It is not my wish to cniic
or in any manner embarrass!
nress but to the contrary I H
tried to cooperate as best I cot
However, as their attorney, I do:
sent insinuations that my clients s
ali foreigners. Furthermore; :
ters of this nature, when, so Aim
,i tnnJ in fnmmnn narla'nce. to t
LCHU) ,11 I I
one charged of a crime, without "Ml
efit of clergy," and tiuc pnu-,
the law. All that my clients m
the public and the press. ,s such e
F-ideration as all citizens are enut
to receive at the har- is t V
fellow citizens towit, 'nyarvee
judgment until they hav.- had
day in court.
SincereK your?,
DOYLE D ALLbi-
October 5, 1933-
THE REAL STC 3V
The old varn is misleadii ' z:
Here's how the trick . w:-s.iP.'V,
The hare was pinched f spet-i-And
so the tortoise wor
: The Editor
Waynesville Mountaineer:
Much has been said relative to the
"free for all fight" two weeks ago,
but only one side of the affair has
been published thus far. I have been
asked by the Police Committee of
the Board of Aldermen tn rosii m
position with the Police Department
for an alleged breach of my duty as
a Police Officer.
The trup facts concerning my con
nection or lack of connection with
the affair are these: I was in at
tendance at City Court that after
noon and received a call that there
was disorderly conduct on the part
of some at he game. My duties at
Police Court required that I remain
there for some time, but as soon as
I was released from the duty as above
stated I proceeded to the football
JOHN RUSK1S
is credited with saying: "There is 'hardly anything in the
world that some man cannot make a little worse -nd !
a little cheaper, and the people who consider price only. ,
are this man's lawful prey."
Drugs are by no means an exception, for there aiv a
many different grades as there are of any other c!m-;
modify. ' That is just another reason why it pays to i::;u'
your prescriptions filled at ALEXANDER'S where tl;
best ingredients are used regardless of price.
AS K YO IT K DO CT OR
SUPPORT THE NEEDLEWORK GUILD
ALEXANDER
DRUG
Phones 53 & 54
STORE
Opposite Post Office