THE MOUNTAINEER, WAYNES V ILLE, . t.
THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1933
Published By
THE WAYNRSVILLE PRINTING CO.
Main Street
Phone 137
Waynesviile, N C.
W. C. RUSS .. Editor
W. C. Ruio and M. T. Bridges, Publishers
Published Every Thursday
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THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1935
TllOI ;HTS HUt SKKIOI S MOMKNTS
Kcai-niim by tud.v niii-1 be it on, 'Tttas ru"rc email
itl I'l'tun .sirt lo mmi. ay.
lie i nol only idle ttlio (loo iiolliin'. bill lie is
also idle tt ho might lit' better employed. noeiule.
II.iiiih grows at our own lire-side, mid is not
lo lie picked in a M ranger's garden .lerrold.
"Ilconoiiiy nuiKcs happy homes mid sound nations.
In-lill it deep." ;'rse Washington.
YOUTH AND CRIME
The average citizen has long been fed up
on figurt's and statistics, but recently we gath
ered some figures that present ;i sad story, in
asmuch as it shows the amount of crime that is
committed by the youth of this country.
The average age of the prisoners in this
country is 23 years. While forty percent of the
crimes committed in the -'United States are by
boys 1!) years of age.
Those who have studied the crime situation
have come to the conclusion that a general dis
regard for law and environment is the greatest
cause of crime. And 'when we stop and consider
the fact that crime in this country today is cost
ing over twelve billions each year, it is time that
serious thought he given to the question and
incidentally an idea of ju.st what constitutes t
billion can be had from the comparison that it
would take a person 33 years of steady count
ing to count a billion, if one unit.:, per second
were counted.
When we consider the fact that there are
now 11,700 prisoners in the United States,' we'
must remember that each of them is costing the
tax payers hundreds of dollars each year.
Prison officials, in general, have come to the
conclusion that to "make a bad boy worse, send
him to prison."
We heard the consulting physician of Sing
Sing Prison make the statement before a Ro
tary convention recently, that during his 3o
years of service with the prison that lie had
rfflver had a prisoner admit that he had been a
Boy Scout, and only about six of-the many,
thousands had ever been regular members of
a Sunday .School class.
Evidently there is remedy for the excess
crime in this country but are we willing to
do the most towards curbing it, or do we per-,
fer to continue to pay out huge tax bills to
wards keeping the prisoners and increasing the
law enforcing agencies?
A NOV EU 1'UIJLICITY SCHEME
The publicity committee of the Chamber
of .Commerce has worked out the plan of Post
Card Day for June first, at which time it is
hoped that thousands of cards with views of
this section will be mailed to all parts of the
country. The cost to the individuals will be
only tvventv cents.
It is the general opinion that the result of
such an inexpensive campaign would go a far
ways in creating an interest in the community
from outside souroes. The cost is small, and
the returns should be large.
FAITH IN HIS COMMUNITY
An example of faith in the community and
in the future business, was expressed by J. E.
Massie, when he made the announcement that
he would begin immediately on a new $10,000
theatre here. The theatre will be a credit to
any town twice the size of this, and certainly
there can be no greater faith in one's com
munity than to provide a business twice the size
of the town's needs.
Mr. Massie is not the type of business man
who hurriedly makes a decision, and this makes
it all the more gratifying that such an under
taking is being started.. His faith is based on
facts carefully weighed and given due consider
ation. ' ,..'.
VERY INCONSIDERATE
There is little doubt but what the present
generation is the most inconsiderate of ail, and
as a rule, almost everyone is guilty of the of
fense. Most of us wait until the last minute to get
things done and then wonder why the service
or salesmen were not up to par. The majority
of the people have their cars washed on Satur
day, thus over-working the service stations. A
large percent of the people buy their week's
supply of groceries on Saturday, which makes it
hard on grocerymen. And the barbers are us
ually forced to work twice as hard on Saturday
as any other day.
And when it is boiled down, it will be found
that it is just a bad habit of waiting until the
last minute to get things done.
And we are as guilty of this as anyone, m
that we broke everyone of the above rules last
week. But have decided that we'll get more
for our money by avoiding the rush hours. Per
haps you'll agree with us that it will be worth
trying.
('HANGING WAYNESVTLLE'S APPEAR
ANCE A number of people have remarked of the
changes that have been made in the appearance
of Waynesviile during the past few months by
the extensive clean-up, paint-up campaign, and
we might also include, the "tear-down" cam
paign. It only takes a comparatively small bit of
work on the part of every one to make a big
difference in the looks of a community, and we
believe that those who have put forth some
effort along this line during the past are now
proud of their work.
The campaign is not over in fact it has
just begun, and we believe that with the con
tant going after the dirt and old buildings that
Waynesviile will eventually be a "new" town.
THE EDITOR'S HEATITUDES
"Plessed are the merchants who advertise
because they believe in it and their business;
for their prosperity shall increase many fold.
"Plessed are the country correspondents
who send in their well written items every
week; for fame of their friendly neighbors
shall go abroad in the land.
"Plessed is the woman who sends in a writ
ten account of a party or wedding, for she shall
see the details of the function and the names
of guests correctly reported.
"Plessed are those who do not expect the
editor to know everything, but who call up and
tell him whenever an interesting event occurs
to them for they shall have a newsy paper in
their town.
"Blessed are they Who get their copy in
early; fer-t hey shall occupy a warm place in
the editor's heart.
"Blessed are those who co-operate with
the editor in his efforts in behalf of the com
munity; for their town shall be known far and
wide as a good place in which to live." Cherry
ville (Kan.) Republican.
APPRECIATION OK NATURE
It was only a few years ago that the peo
ple of the United States were living in close,
everyday, communion with the birds, wild (low
ers and other wild life. That was before Ameri
cans became predominantly city dwellers and
before the little v ild things had been crowded
into a few isolated corners of the country, if
not exterminated or nearly so.
. But with the massing of a large proportion
of the population in cities and towns has come
a. keener appreciation of the simple joys of
nature, of which so many have been deprived
by conditions of modern life.
Humanity long believed all birds were para
sites and of no good to man until many of the
most valuable winged creatures were extinct.
Where there were once laws forcing farmers
to kill a certain number of birds each year arid
offering bounties for all birds slaughtered,
there are today laws prohibiting the killing of
many different kinds of birds.
There was a time when the United States
was a veritable fairyland of wild flowers, but
today so destructive has been the progress of
commerce and agriculture and so zealpus have
been the vandals that state legislatures have
found it expedient to forbid the picking of wild
flowers along public highways and to outlaw the
taking of plants, their leaves or blossoms,
whether cultivated or in the wild state, from
private or public lands.
So intensely interested in nature are the
multitudes today that they annually buy mil
lions of books and crowd natural museums and
zoological gardens to read about and see the
very flowers they are crushing under foot and
animals they were wantonly slaughtering but a
brief span of years back. Ex.
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24 Years Ago'
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HAYWOOD
A hus.ami is one who --et.s i-he
alarm for ti:M atiu iifce the
rottenest kind of baking powder.
Alter Li's sii.e M
Hie lire, l.e guts ulK
hubbies il'. n't o!jec'.
ing il hoi !p them.
. u,f has built
i.l oeii. .Modern
lo women mak-
He st retell.. . and walks to the bath
room for hi.- morning shave. Razor
gone. He yell.- down stairs and tells
the wife ihe baby hould cut teeth
during olliee hours and not before.
But as usual, he
fiirht where lie put
tile break fas' table
la:er wun a
pe'' cent giouch
t'mds the same
it, and reaches
thirty minutes
new laee and a hundred
Oniy i hive minutes to (jet to the
olliee, and evei ytniny ho. as the devil.
Blahkety- blank iblank meow . . . .
Lawyer Slep right up with the di
vorce papers.
He winds up with a lotteii orange
and swears he'll murder the first
I'e.nler he meets. The wile helps him
mi with Ins '.nut when she feels like
helping h.m with her bij;- toe.
(From the files of May 26, 1911.)
Mr. Robert Osborne made a busi
ness trip to Asheville on Monday.
Mr. Charlie Owen, of Dellwood, was
in town on business Saturday.
Mr. Lindsey Wharton, of Cruso, is
spending several days in town as the
guest of iriends.
Mrs. S. C. Satterthwaite has re
turned from a via it to friends in
Asheville.
Mrs. J. E. Clarke returned Wed
nesday from LaFayette, Ga., where
she has been on an extended visit to
relatives.
Mr. Dan Tompkins has returned
from Wake Forest College where he
has been a student the pant winter.
.Miss Mary Davis has gone to Ashe
ville to complete her business course
at the A.sheville Business College.
'Mrs. J. W. Reed and children will
arrive tomorrow from New York City
where they have been the guests of
relatives.
,Misses Mah'Juerite and Helen
Bnggs will arrive on Monday from
Bristol, Ya., where they have been
-tudents at the Virginia Institute.
Mr. Hugh Abel has returned from
Weaverville College where he attend-
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THE GIFT .il-
is .n inteitstii...
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me laUnt. Ac ,. . ,
the man w;. . .'-'.'..,'
and mauc the- ,'."
with larg.r rZ
man who buii- ,j ;
P'ived of any u .
rewarded i...
and developed hi, aC,
able teaches anvth.'., '
responsibility of a niv.".
talent he po5esse ' "yl '' '"',v
bility carries with :c'';i '-'-s..
developing an.i nu-il- tZ, ' j-'-'-i' i
Or talents whatever t'u-v" V""s :K
tells us plainly that ,m, . ay : I:
oped will bring to u.-, "!":
ties and other talent UiM ' i?'J"
us that one talent wK'
deprived of even the one u'V
.rue . How many time, have':,,
his borne out. There a. t
on a'l sides hundreds of e'u'"l: ,Ji
testing the truth of this paran 'r '
mo e worthwhile the talen- T"'
v.on diligent the effort -he 'M
the rewa.d. The individukl aw
ers away his life with little
things of no consequence wi" P
lealize the reward that tomes'
man who chooses Somethm "w
while and puts his life and .Yi'
it. If we expect large
must think big things and plan's-!
things and work for big thin; "
ed school the past year.
Mrs. Wr. C. Allen has goiu- : Rd.
eigh where she went to a-.vni -h
commencement exerci.-es at Mt.jVi
College.
Miss Ellen Smathers arrived Than,
day from Montgomery,' Ala., wheie'
she has leen the guest of her
Mrs. H. T. Banlett.
The Kenmore i.s weivina a k&
coat of paint which adib mud to it
already attractive and inviting ap,
peaiance of this 'popular hostelry.
The ladies of the Methodist chare's
are having a rummage .sale at the old
First. National Bank building. Ice
cream, cake and candy will be 'served,
Great bargains will he otfcivd.
One of the most eiaiKrate and ex
pensive soda fountains ever brought
to Western North Carolina has
cently been installed in the Annei
Pharmacy. This fountain .will io
credit to any city.
Fiiend husl)..nd rushes to the front
door and the wife tackles him below
the knees. Wait! cries she, ".How
about the house moiu'.v'.'" "Brr-r"
says he, "you're too darned extrav
agant. I'm going to ride to the office
in a taxi."
Thus ends the first chapter of what
could have been a double murder.
On the way to the oliice he stops
at the Horist and buys Mowers for the
stenog. "Ah," says his conscience,
"That's Where the grocey money
goes."
He spends the morning opening cir
cular letters and showing the stenog.
how to write long hand with short
fingers.
About llioO the phone rings and
the wife desires to know what time
he will be home for dinner. He says
aiound twelve, so she sets the table j
aooui two.
THE PICK OF THE GROVES ARE IN
Arriving back at the oliice about
three, friend husband spends , the re
mainder of the day smoking dollar
cigars and trying to reduce the fam
ily expense account.
(After closing hours he pulls his
"overworked'' frame in the front door
and ,-emoves his sIkh's ; . . no wonder
women leave home.
(At a later date, if I can muster up
courage, the other side of this pic
ture will be presented.)
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ICE CREAM
i his is being typed on a new type
writer, so none of the stuff should be
tale, eh, what: Not that the type
writer is mine ... it isn't . . . but
just a loan until the old mill can be
repaired and brought back from the
typewriter hospital. . .
Would you ever believe it, but Tom
Rainer once told a lightning rod
salesman that he would buy some rods
for his housebut that he had religion
and didn't feel the need of making
the investment. . .
What has become of the salesman
who used to sell rods, anyway?
Your
Horoscope
May 27, 28, 29, 30, 31. You are
somewhat conceited and generally well
satisfied with yourself. You love to
mix with, and have great regard for
people ot wealth, lou are very fond
of flattery, which, is not always good
for you. You like social or public
work if you can be conspicuous in it.
Your affections, do not run very deep
outside your family.
JUNF: 1, 2. You are quiet, faith
ful and loving, with a faculty of find
ing some satisfaction in any and
every condition. You are fond of
your home and family and would sac
rifice your convenience and comfort
for them if necessary. You have
periods' of deep depression but do not
make a public exhibition of them.
Made Under the
Seal ted
System of Laboratory Protection
Prescriptions Are Not Filled By
Machinery
They are filled by human hands and their accuracy de
pends on the knowledge and care of the men who fill them.
Even in a mechanical age, the human element must still
play a vital part in the preparation of the very thin? that
warrants the highest degree of accuracy, It is small
wonder, that such a large multitude of Waynesviile peo
ple are so particular about having their prescription5
filled by ALEXANDER'S veteran pharmacists.
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Phones 53 & 54
J Opposite Post Offi
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