THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, MARCH
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VV. C. RUSS Editor
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THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 1955
MOKE HOIS K S N E El) E iVl NT HIS ( O.MMIN
ITY II' Wayiii'SvilV is : maiiitair. v v r:mk ;;s
a lcailini: .-.uniMHT tourist .enter, there must
be piMvid. ,1 i;i(,re ami Letter accommodations
than theft' are :,vailab!f present.
If Vaym--.ville expects to enlarge and in
due" pe'ipl.' tu come here, there must be more
u. uses f. r rent.
To s-ty that there is today a need for fifty
more houses within this community would n t
in the least be exaggerating To say on top of
that statement that :here is also need for im
provement and painting of To per cent of those
already hi use is not . 'tfoinjr beyond the bounds
of reason.
Work is to bet'in immediately on th? Gor
don Hotel with the improvements and new
furnishings costing several thousand dollars.
The owners of the hotel realize that without
modern facilities and an attractive, inviting'
place that they can't expect to get business. The
owners of the (iordoii are to be commended for
their forward step and business judgment.
There are a number of lots in town that
would afford ideal building sites, and with a
crii.g demand for houses it seems that we
would do well to interest those who have capi
tal to invest in houses. This community is ftir
from beinir over-built.
A GOOD SAFETY MEASURE
The installation of automatic electric sig
nals at the railroad crossing on Highway No.
10 at Canton is one of the best safety precau
tions made in the c unty in some time.
Although not a blind crossing, there has
been a nuiaber of accidents at this particular
crossing, some of which have been serious.
With faster cars, and an increase of
thoughtless drivers on the highways, every pre
caution taken to assure safety for those who
drive carefully is money well spent.
HAYWOOD "BOYS" ARE DRY
Representative J. T. Bailey was one of the
leaders in the house last week who led the light
against increasing the legal alcoholic content of
beer from ..2 to 5 per cent. The measure, how
ever, lost by a vote of 55 to 31.
Lining up with Mr. Hailey included Rep
resentative Ii. E. Sentule, of Brunswick County,
a native of Haywood. he drys are proud of
the two Haywood "boys" and their stand; while
the wets maintain that the cr.ly piace Hayvvood
is dry is in the 'vgislature.
FALSEHOODS IN THE COl'RTS
Is it possible that the devil has so organiz
ed his imps to that state of sinful sordidness
that one may go out and commit crime and
others come along and prove them clear by
falsehood? Probably not, yet that is the case
too often. No offense is more detestable than
falsehood or perjury.
Of course, the man who steals your purse
or robs you in any way is a very undesirable
citizen, yet it is doubtful if his crime is as black
as the man who deliberately falsifies to defeat
the ends of justice.
What we need in our courts is a system of
ferreting out the falsehoods in court procedure
in our country. The witness who deliberately
and knowingly swear? falsely for either the
prosecution or the defense needs to take the
place of the defendant under indictment.
Our country, our homes, our lives, are un
safe when dominated by falsehoods. Williams
ton Enterprise.
READY TO PROTECT THEIR PROPERTY
Bold rr bberies are once again being staged
in this community. This seems, however, to be
in keeping with the wave that is spreading in
other towns in Western Nortn Carolina.
During the past few weeks a number of
places hae been broken into, and as high as
$100 taken from one place.
This timely warning mighr save some
.would-be-robber his life. There are a number
of places in Waynesville that are well prepared
for any intruder. A number of guns have Ix-en
wcl! placed, and also several night watchmen
placed on the job. Some places have men on
duty in their stores all night, and these men
have been given guns with instructions to use
them when necessary.
Sometime a-ro chicken thieves in the Rat
cliff Cove community got so bold that citizens
there armed themselves and kept watch over
their flocks by night, and the chickens stayed
at home from then on.
The citizens of the community don't want
any trouble, or any shot robbers, but it is a
known fact that they expect to protect their
property to the fullest extent.
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Random
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GLANCES
By W. CURTIS RUSS
WHERE THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY
The following story comes from Albany,
(ieorgia. :
Hitched to a plow, sixty-three-year-old
Hansom McCoy, a blind Negro, paused at the
end of a long furrow, freshly turned, and re
marked: "The Bible says we have to live by
the sweat of our brows and that is what I am
doing." Guiding the plow was his wife, Sall'ie
Anderson McCoy, who said she and her husband
were earning up to eke out a living from the
soil. McCoy said he was working toward the
day when he would no longer find it necessary
to get his corn meal, salt pork, coffee and other
feedstuff's from relief agencies.
Although blind for :J0 years, he said i: ha I
been only (luring the last three years he had
had "to be on the county," He is a man of
medium size but his wife says, "he is a -mighty
powerful man." He has to be to pull a plow
through land laced with miss roots. His wife
guides him by her voice. She said they had
rejected an offer of a mule because McCoy was
willing to work and "I couldn't plow no mule,"
Some of these able-bodied huskies that
hang around complaining of nothing to do could
certainly do as well as the old blind negro in
Georgia.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD TOWN
The best job that a Chamber of Commerce,
here or anywhere, will do in the future will be
that of looking well to its own household, of
concerning itself with purely domestic prob
lems, with focusing its energies upon conditions
that locally abound with a view of making life
more attractive, business better, people happier
and the atmosphere cleaner and more salutary.
The fact jry grabbing day is behind us. The
civic genius of motorcading and otherwise
whooping-her-up has lost its edge.
Communities are going to grow because
of energies expanded within rather than efforts
directed to affairs without.
To that end it becomes a Chamber of Com
merce to turn the light inward and ascertain
from within its own environs what duties are
incumbent upon such an organization touching
upon the needs of its own people.
A d once that is intelligently done, it will
lie found that r. community's business and eco
nomic expansion depends, moiv than anything
else, upon its social and cultural developments
and opportunities.
Good schools, a contented citizenship, a
people living in satisfactory adjustment one
with another, the absence of classisms and cli
ques artificially erected such as these are the
assets a town must have to take wings for
tomorrow. The Charlotte Observer.
WE HAVE SAME CONDITION HERE
The Sanford Express says members of trie
committee appointed to raise funds to the
amount of $1,000 for the relief of families in
needed circumstances in Lee county discovered
a family of children keeping body awl soul to
gether by living out of garbage cans. Upon
making an investigation it was discovered that
the father of these children was earning $20
per month and that it was going for liquor and
in the slot machines. This man should be strap
ped to a whipping post and 39 lashes put on his
bare back. Monroe Enquirer.
Some people will do almost anything for
publicity. In Illinois a 19-year-old co-ed re
quested that she be allowed to spring the trap
at the execution of a condemned man.
Her request was denied, and rightly so.
We are of the opinion that if her request had
been granted that she would have failed to have
performed the task.
Las' week Colin Mdnnes had just
bougnt his two children a kite each,
and with a longing look in his eye
made the remark that as a boy he
would work for hours on a kite, anci
would never think of flying a "store
kite." "After working for hours," he
said, "it would usually take me about
five minutes to land it in a tree."
Speaking of kites . . . there's
nothing that thrills a boy more than
to have about four hundred yards of
twine out on a good kite .... ami
nettling can upset one more than to
have it break away, unless it is fail
to fly it when a crowd is looking on.
For myself, I've experienced every
one of the abo- thrills and disap
pointments . . . and for a little
would like to get out wi'h a kite r.jw.
24 Years Ago I
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Real Estate
Transfers
Since nudist colonies are in vogue,
I have been trying to think who 'would
join from here.
Look out for the dust . . . the jan
itors in the court house will likely
get after it this week.
I
Charb- K. Kay,-Jr., t...k' me :o see
see his recently placed plants and
shrubs . , . and tney hmv promise
of 'leing as pivii.v a u;c buildings he
is trying to get turn onwn look ugly,
ami that'- ayirg a lot for the plants.
He evidently ha ado; ted the slogan:
"Ilie.vn wfi. siu'v Mil Up with the
beautiful."
A certai:. vung lady received a
ral' fr.mi New York the other night
from her be-t yiung man friend and
!ne i .iari'ers in the home made it im
P '.-s;hle for v m to discus.-; anything
b it the weather . . . both parties were
mor'iried . . . the young lady because
or' her failure to talk "sense" and the
young man because of the cost and
a'l he found out was the vvet-.thcr condition-.
. . whatta world.
if the hamher of t 'onuncive here
wants to get u nudist eolony, they
have one talking point ... no mos
quitoes ... and. t h t point alone
should sell a nudis: on any community.
Guy Massie -took time off to take
me 'through., his n-. w funeral home re
cently. ... and is he going to
have a nice place . , . the floors are
covered with the kind of carpet that
makes you feel like you're walking
in quick sand.
Edwin Fincher has a profile like
a well known judge in this district.
These new all-steel top cars re
semble in some respects a bald-headed
man not that all bald-headed men
have heads a.s hard as stell, but just
the outward appearance.
Few people use more gestures or
expressions than J. V. Killian.
Tom Rainer tells the yarn on him
self that in one duy before the war
he bought over $500 worth of clothes,
but did not buy any more for three
years.
About the cheapest and best thing
to eat when you're real hungry is
vanila wafers and- cheese ... I made
a meal of this in a country store
Mrs. Newly wed "I took great
pains with the cucumber salad."
The Unfortunate One "And so did
I."
This is to announce the action of
the commiti.ee m the North Carolina
General Assembly who reported un
favorably on the child labor amend
ment. What most parents really need
these days is a goodbristling law
that woulu assist them in putting j
ineir mie yuut.ters . to work at
some wholesome employ .lent.
Anyway this is not a "child", labor
amendment, for it includes young men
and women of sixteen and eighteen,
many of. -whom think they are old
enough to leave school, get married,
and who knows more than iheir par
ents or even the law-makers them
selves. , (rortunately many people
live down that wise, heedless ige!)
; Moreover, the fact is that: neither
Northern Maine, Southern Florida,
nor Western Oregon are supposed to
know or say , wmit we need here in
North Carolina.
MRS," W. T, CRA WFORD.
Stop Getting Up
Nights
Make Tni 25c Test
Use juniper oil, huchu leaves to
flush out excess acids and Waste mat
ter which irritates the bladder caus
ing, backache leg pains, frequent de
sire, burning, scanty flow and get
ting np nights. You are bound to
feel better after you get youi regular
sleep. Get juniper oil, buchu, etc.,
in frreen tablets called . Bukets, the
bladder laxative- In four days, if
not pleased your druggist will re-
iuna your zoc. w ajmewville Phatr
nacy. .
HAYWOOD
(From the files of March 10,1911.)
Mrs. J. V. Keeu ana cu..jrtn spem
Tuesday in Ashevilie.
Hon and Mrs. V . i". Lee visuea
friends in Aslieville the nrstf c. the
week.
Mr. Laurie Hardin is spending ,ni?
week in Jacks m county on business.
Mr. Ed Kronian, of Ashevilie, spent
several days ti.b week with Mr. anu
Mrs. A. M. Simons.
Mr. W. . Bieese of Brevard .spent
several days in town this week on
business.
Miss Minnie Boyd returned the last
of the week from Raleigh wnere ihe
has oeen for the past two months.
Miss Florence-rYice U illiams has
arrived from Florida and win spend
the summer with her mothe. and sis
ter. Misi; Jenn;e Ray w:l arrive next
week from Converse Culk-ge .n ipai
Unourg, to spend a week ak honici
with her family.
Miss Giaje Lee celebrated ner
birthday anniversary on Friday at
the home of her parents. The usual
games were played and refreshments
were .seiveu the young guests.
The Musical Club had a very de
lightful meeting with Miss Mary
Caldwell on Monday afternoon, i'.e
Sijes trie members piesent, M,ss Oaid
well had as .-pt-cial guests Miss Grace
Bowles and Miss Alice Quinlan. A
delightful program was given. I
The Sew-So Club was beautifully
entertained on Tuesday afternoon by
Mrs. S. H. Bushnell at her home on
Walnut street. The prize, a beauti
ful hand made jabot, was won by Miss
Clarine Lee. Dainty ref rt - nients
were served.
On Monday, April the .'ird, the cit
izens of Waynesville wiil be asked to
contribute to the new book fund of
the library association through the
medium of Tag Dav.
SOUTH KKX RAILWAY ADVERTIS
ING WAYNESVILLE That the
Southern Railway authorities are in
terested in Waynesville and this sec
tion and are going to do more than
ever before in the way of dvertN:iig
the many advantages and attractions
Ar t p.
Pao..nMJ -.-
"co.ciuam low
Board of Education
J. H. Kirkpatrkk r .
Clyde l own.
W. G. Byer, to L. F
Bon-a-Venture, IiK-Sprinkle.
Crabtiee Tow;:..-- .
Welch Meiser to R. . ....
Fines Creek T,...iP,,
W. S, McCraeken k
Pigeon Tow
E. B. Rickman tj Jo,
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Ma...
J. W. Rhinehart to I.
as eviuenct d by the a
past few cays. Vie.v-
ville, Eagles Nest s..;j ,
have been taken. It u- vic'. f
the coming season w... t.
the history.
WAYNESVILLE IX rH, -
OF THE SK TO BE WklTTFv--
Waynes ville will r0n-.e to he "
yet. Th.tt is to say mar.v ; . 1.?
are coming to Waynesv;.!
she is entitled to them"uy S'
And the world la ' finding t ,rj-'?
will find it out mu'e and mn'
F. F.Fogg of Boston, staff -.J.
the National Magazine, arC.J
town and will meet with UhBm
Trade and discuss some afv:.
for Waynesville. '
Job
Prinfiii
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