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THURSDAY, MARCH 19, i93G THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Gill? Utauntainm Published Iiy THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. l'hone 137 Main Street Waynesville. N. C. W. ('. KtJRS Editor W. C. Ituss miuI M. T. U.idnes. Publishers ITI!I.I.-iIKI KVKIiV Tllt'ltSDAY SI'HSI'IUI'TIoN KATKK 1 Yeiir, In Ci unity $1.00 6 MunUi.s, In County 5'J 1 Yciir, Outside of Haywood County $1.00 Sultsi'i'iptions payable in udvuiici; Knteied at the post oltiee at Wayii.-BVille. ' an Second Class Mai-1 Matter, as provided under the Act of March 3. 1S7'J, November 20, 114. in t M r 1 "'North Carolina 'PPESS ASSOCIATION 'A THURSDAY, MARCH 19, 19.36 TIKHKiilTS IHIlt SKKHM S MOMKXTS To Im Mie weakest ramp Is to lie in I'" strong est srlimd. Otiewterton. Them is iiUiin n lionect "I"" should fear more timorously Hut" K"lti" and sKiidlns more limn deserves. St-'plM-iiso". Few iiumi iimke llioniselves masters of the tilings tin-- write w sea.k. Solden. Ilewaro Umh fury of a patient num. Dryileii. Music, tli KrewUist (jimhI tliut mortal-i know, and till of hearm vi have ImiIow, Addison. Youth is to h brought into subjection by reason ing, not by form. -1'iihlilius Syrus. ALL MEANT I OR THE OTHER FELLOW One of the most' discussed topics of the day is "Drive Safely." While newspapers are devoting column after column in support of the campaign, and speakers on thousands of plat forms point to the horrors that result from reckless driving, the average motorist still fails to see the point, thinking all the time that the warnings that are issued are for the other fel low;. We dare say, that it wtuild be impossible to find in the State of North Carolina one person who would admit that he or she were a reck less driver, hut anyone could easily point out fifty persons whom they term reckless. That is just the point. All these safety campaigns have been meant for the other fel lowyet someone must have been reckless or there would have been over .'36,000 people alive today in America that were killed by auto mobiles last .war. On every hand we hear criticism of the traffic on Main Street here, especially the con dition on Saturday night, yet there is not a person who uses Main Street that will admit that they add to the present condition it is all the fault of the other fellow. This country is known for its "buck-passing" and there is perhaps more of it done re garding reckless driving than in any other one thing. The truth of the matter is, we all believe in the other fellow being a good driver, keeping to his siik- of the road, driving slow, and obey ing all traffic laws, but we want the privilege of doing as we darn please when we get under the wheel, and let the rest of the motorists look i jut for themselves. Now, truthfully, isn't that the whole thing in a nut shell? Not so l ing ago, a certain speaker in this community addressed an audience in safe driv ing. He made an impressive address and yet when he drove away from that place of meet ing, he was called down by an officer for violat ing a traffic law, and instead of appreciating the fact that he had been called down, he rais ed all manner of sand, and had quite a bit to say about the affair. In short, he was willing to tell in glowing terms what others should do, but he was exempt. In the eyes of the world, every person who gets under the wheel is a reckless driver, and the only way to prove that such an impression is not true is to drive carefully. A DESERVING LEADER During 1935, no three people gave more time or "thought to the Chamber of Commerce, and the general needs of this community than did the president, Charles Ray, As a result, more was accomplished last year than in any like period in a number of years. Mr. Ray has been re-elected president of the organization for 1936, and while it will mean a sacrifice on his part again this year, the community is indeed fortunate in having a man of his ability, the forsight and leadership to again serve as president. We sincerely feel that there is a determi nation on the part of the community to sup port him and the work more this year than ever, and certainly under his guidance, we are as sured of a successful year. COMBATING DANGERS A splendid piece of work just completed, was the erection of an iron rail in front of the former basement of the livery stable on Church Street. For several months that was one of the most dangerous places in town for pedes trains, because one step off 'the sidewalk would have meant a tumble of about ten feet. Such improvements indicate that someone is on the job. GOOD SPORTSMANSHIP IN HARD TIMES There are men who have traveled through the depression annoyed, stung, and embittered by every mental upset and every financial loss. One cannot blame them, perhaps, but one pities them. There are other men who, having adopt ed the philosophy that this is a revolution, ser up certain reserves, like Emerson's friend, "to be robbed of," and in so doing are able to see things more calmly and to make wiser decis ions for themselves and for their businesses. Apart from the philosophy of the thing, it seems to me that for many of us it ought to be a matter of good sportsmanship to go through troublous times in reasonably good humor. After all, we who are in the middle years had ten very sweet years from 1920 to 1929. We had our innings; we can't expect to be at bat all the time. Money flowed in to us. We made a lot of it. To be sure we lost most of it. But we had fun. And thank the Lord, we didn't lose it all. We didn't lose what we spent. Our extra vagances were our really gilt-edged invest ments. The trips we took with our families that we really couldn't afford. The antiques wj bought; the automobiles; the jewelry for our wives. God be thanked that we didn't try to save all our money. Our richest possesvsion from the boom is our happy memories. Wo have those good memories. We had our good times. Surely we ought to take what follows like men. Liruce Barton in the Rotarian Magazine. THEN AND NOW According to ."the "Living Church," High Church Episcopal weekly George Washington could not be elected president today. Washington, says The Living Church, would be opposed by the following elements; " by the American Legion, the Daugh ters of the American Revolution, and the Lib erty League, because he was a known radical of revolutionary tendencies ; "by William Randolph Hearst, for the above reasons, and also because he was born an Englishman ; "by President' Roosevelt and the New Dealers, because he believed in the Constitu tion and in rugged individualism; "by Bishop Cannon and the Methodist' Board of Prohibition, Temperance, and Public Morals, because he believed in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, and kept the best cel lar in Virginia ; " by the Roman Catholics and Missouri Synod Lutherans, because he was ailason; " by the Atheist Society, because he was a churchman ; "by the Negroes and the Civil Liberties Union, because he kept slaves; "by the Communists and other radicals, because he was an aristocrat and a capitalist; "by the aristocrats and capitalists, be cause he believed in democracy and the rights of the common man; "by the League of Nations Association and the internationalists, because he warned of entangling foreign alliances; "by the isolationists and hundred-per-cent-ers, because he entered into a treaty of alliance with France; and welcomed Lafayette, Von Steuben and Kosciusko as his allies ; "by the conservationists and the Amal gated Fruit Growers of America, because he cut down the chcrrv-tree." NO WONDER Cap'n Charlie Farmer, head of the State Highway Patrol, had not been unaware of all the criticism f rom those who say they never see a Patrolman on the highways. So Cap'n Farmer called in the newspaper boys and show ed them some figures. The figures showed. That members of the Patrol a' aged 14 hours of duty a working day, during February ; that they 'traveled an average of 2,426 miles each in that month, or 100 miles a day; that there are 11,000 miles of primary roads and 46,000 miles of secondary roads in North Caro lina, with only 114 men to ride them. This would seem to indicate that the pa trol really is, in spite of invisibility, on the job. On the other hand, it shows that the patrol is on pretty much of a stationary job. To spend an average of 14 hours a day covering an ave rage of only 100 miles would be to make an average speed of but seven miles per hour. And to patrol 57,000 miles of roads at seven miles per hour would take a regiment of patrolmen. Charlotte News. THE OLD HOME TOWN bv STANLEY, i DAOJABBT. THATS )b BEEN A-TEU-IN TOUr- ) THREE TIMES IVE UlC y mapE THE MISTAKE. BEEN SNACLEDUP)! ( OF YoU(5 UFE WHEN IN THE FirtST I THAT STRAIGHT- sVS" . -i i STATION A4ENT OAO KE5 ucri-i u-cik' T CHOCK THE vioi-IM roiY wncjH HE BECAME HOPELESSLY ENTANSUSP IN THE WSTTgUV" - 23 Years Ago in Haywood Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS I almost jf o nuts at having to lis ten to the same yarn told over and over by the same person. There is one man in town who insist on re peating the same story, and now I can stay a full sentence ahead of him, , Things we could do without tough envelopes, that are too hard to open. Abo people who blow their nose in public without a handkershief Add to pitiful sights girls without stockings with bruised or scratched let's. Can you imagine the feeling Alvin Ward had when he was .mistaken for me the other day. A lady met him on Main street and cheerfully said: "Good morning, Mr. Kuss." What he said or thought is not on record. Paul Martin comes forth and1 .shows that he has. an ample stock of the little gadgets .which fasten on light switches and tan be easily seen at night, and also that none had been neen lately. Yes, sir, Martin Electric has plenty of them now. One of these first days, when George Plott gets over campaigning lor .sher iff, I'm going to corner him and get about five yards of war yarns from him. He can tell one after the other, and with as much enthusiasm as li they happened yesterday. He told 'one about a Haywood man, while in France, during an inspection whi.h was being made bv General I'ershing, which proved that Hay wood men are plain spoken when they want to be. This man in question wa slightly beside himself that particu lar morning, as the result of too much French "joy-water." General Pershing asked the man how the food was, whereupon the cook replied: "Dem cats we had for dinner was terrible, hick." Of course, the general did not un derstand what the eook meant by cats, and when asked for further informa tion, took the general to the door and pointed to the skins of Australian rabbits. From that (lay on, no rabbit watv served. One of the best of the week: Judge: "Guilty or not guilty " Rastus: "Not guilty, suh " Judge: "Have you ever been in jail?" ' Rastus: "No, suh, I never stole nuttin' before." And that yarn brings to mind this one: "Folks," said the colored preacher, "the subject of my sermon this even ing am 'Liars'." "How many of you all in de con gregation has done read the 69th chapter of Matthews?" Every hand in the audience went up. "Dat's right. Ise glad to eee dat, 'cause you is just de folks 1 wants to preach to. Dere ain't noi 69th .chap ter of Matthews." And speaking of liars, and preach ers, brings to my mind an incident of last week, L. K. Davis and I were confabing, When up walked Dr. R. S. Truesdale, pastor of the Methodists, looking to L. N., he said: "You know Mr. Davis, the two best liars I know of anywhere are Curtis Russ and WilJiaim Medford. They Can lie with the straightest face, and with the most convincing language of any two fellows on earth." i and what the parson had in imind was he fact that he was one of those taking the "Boston negro" stunt at Rotary to, heart, Any way, thanks Dr. for putting me in a "best" class even if its with "Slim" Medford. Warship Bell in Canterbury Canterbury cathedral contains the bell of the British warship Canterbury and a model of the first H. M. S. Can terburv. built In 17-14. TRANSACTIONS IN Real Estate (As Hecorded to Monday N'oon of this Week). Beaverdam Township H. T. Tatham, et al, to T. C. Lowry. W G. Duckett to James Lidford. Clyde Holtzclaw, Tr., to National Bondholders Corp. Annie Queen Bradley to Paul Med ford. Dr. W. C. Johnson to George H. Johnson. George II. Johnson to Dr. W. C. Johnson. J. V. Smathera to Dr. W. C. John son, Clyde Township C; V. Jones to Troy W. Crawford. W. R. Thompson to Crawford San ford. W. R, Thompson to Jarvis Thomp son. W. T. Medford to A. F., Ralph, J. T., and Hilliard Smathers and Mrs, Daisy Smathers. Jonathan Creek Township C. M. Moody to Rosa Burgess, J. A. Henry to Mrs. Elizabeth Henry an) other heirs of W. W. Rathbone. Vaughn Rhjnehart, et al. to Walter Rathbone, et al. Pigeon Township C. F. Christopher to T. H. Wells. John P. Mann to O. C. Jones. Wayneeville Township May FowJer to Leslie .i.Moody. John P Morrow, et al, to A, L. Ensley, Jr. Edward Glavich to May Fowler. M. H. Baldwin to J. M. Stamev. W. M. Roe to J. P. Scates. Pearl Russell to Ralph Provost, Jr. W. C. Morrow to Edgar Morrow. (From the files of March 7, ; civ; , Mrs. R. O. Covington spent VtJ. nesday in Asheville. Mr. Dan Tompkins, of Sy'.va. Wa. in town yesterday. Mrs. R. H. Blackwell an.i smai: Paul, have gone to Lenoir, N. r' . ; visit relatives. Misses Nanette Jones, A!:-.v Qu -lan, and Amelia McFaydtn w.-n- jj Asheville iMonday to see t,he Sp'--, Maid." Mr. Clem Satterthwaite, whi va. been traveling South, is at horn,, aa -on a visit. Wtednesday afternoon the br:.. club met with Miss Nan Killian. T, present were Mrs. Carraway, Mrs. Ji-t Killian, and Misses Lizzie Cole, Wii'j Willis and Miss Young, of Selma, A:a , Did not require an inaugural ball ;j attract. The crowd was larger bv 70,000 than ever before in Washing for an inauguration. It ig stated that Josephus DaniU the first cabinet officer to come frorr, North Carolina in sixty years, the last one being James C. Dobbins, wh held the same position. Haywood county .must meet Bun combe county on the road proptiti.n for a through sandclay or macadam road fiwn Asheville to Waynesvi:', and remember it is worth intiniit:y more to Haywood than it is to Bun combe. While in Asheville this week one of the proprietors of the Langron, that ! mammouth, elegant hotel on .-;h Main street, near Pack Square, said to the writer, "When are you going to complete your road from Canton to Waynesvi'l.Ie? "Do you know," he continued, "if you Haywood people would' finish that road and make i: as good as it is from here to Canton, you would get hundreds and hundil. of people you don't get?" AFTER LAPSE OF NEARIY HALF CENTURY SOUTHERN. BORN (MAN AGAIN SITS I.VPRFS IDENTIAL CHAIR Woodrow Wil son, of New jeraeyywtts-inaugurated' today as president of the United States, with Thomas R. Marshall, of Indiana, as vice president. .Denwc- . racy the vehicle of its destiny, Wilson as.ks all "patriotic hones; men to help hlmTaft, the first to volunteer Wilson, Bryan, Taft, a political picture1 beyond .conception. March 4th, Washington, D. C. Countries in World War The countries that . participated In the World war Included: (lermany, Austria-Hungary. Turkey, niiinaril Great Britain. Canada, India. Austra lia, New Zealand. Smith Africa. France, Rn.-isia, .P.nlginin. ' Serbia. Monuwiei, .la pan, Italy, .Uuiiinnia. I'orttiL' a I. ('"hi. ". raniuna, Greece. Liberia, China. S.iii Marino,. Jsiam; Iira7.1l, .ii;i:'Mn;tla. i.o. ta (ilea, Niearaytnn. Il.-iiu- .and. ti U mt imI States The 'iMorrissey"(6foii) in a ticklish spot. Harold McCrackcn, leader, says: "In the Arctic, stomach upsets are a constant bother. I've discovered that smoking Camels at every meal and after helps digestion." 3 li i TRY CAMELS YOURSELF! :;s They stimulate natural i processes of digestion restore well-being. Camels set you right! "QUALITY DEPENDABILITY" If some member of your family is seriously ill we are sure that you would not wilfully consent to the use of inferior drugs in their treatment, However, if you are shopping for inferior drugs at a lower price do not bring your prescriptions .here. The label of Alexander's Drug Store will never be placed on a bottle that is not filled with the best standard drugs obtainable, and prepared exactly as your doctor ordered. We're cranky about that. A SKY OUR D O C T OR ALEXANDER'S DRUGSTORE Phonttj 53 & 54 Opposite Post Otfiee TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR PROTECTION '".''v; I
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