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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 193G The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina T.t- County Seat Of 1 fay wood County V. CUHTIS Itl'SS Editor V. Curtis It us md Miirioii T. lii-ldes, Publishers I'UHMrfHKD EVKItY TIK'KSDAY S U SC 1 U I'T I U N It ATI :s One Year, In Haywood County $1.00 Six MonllM, In Haywood 1'ou nty 50 One V -ir Out.-tid Haywood County $1.50 All Su User i K ion-i Payable in Advance hntett I .it Ute ti.st offire at Waynesville, N. C, as Sepond ( l.i.ss M.nl M.ittet, iri provided under the Art of March 3, li7'.t. Niivi-mlwr 1(1, 19 11. oi.itu.try mdiccji. nKilution9 of respect, cards of tbunks, ainl ill notice of entertainments f.ir profit, will be charged for at (tie rate of one cent per word. I - r J North Carolina PttSS ASSOC1AIICS ' j THURSDAY, NOVEMHER 26. 1936 PULLING TOGETHER A sincere desire on the part of the mer chants and business men of this community to co-operate on civic matters was clearly demon .stratea Friday of last week when they all clos ed from three to five o'clock for the annual Vavi:e-;vi!L'-Canton football game. For several years the stores and places of Ijiisiiu-ss in'' Canton have closed when the game was in their town. It was understood that several there closed this year. Several years ago it would have been im-,os-ilile to have gotten such co-cperation. Evi oentlv, the return of better times has brought about a i Liferent feeling among competitors. 'WHY-ALL THE FUSS? Xevv.pi'.pt rs and radio commentators are making a loi, to do over the ' approaching mar riage of Miss Ethel dul'ont and Franklin D. KooseV'U, Jr. We fail to see why there should be any aiarni about their marriage. They are two normal young people. They should know what they want to do, and even if their mar .nage isn't, a success, it would not be the first. Jut bvca use their families do not agree on r- htic. ! or economic matters does not mean that t':ev c'Mi't be happily married. GOO!) ( HPJSTMAS FUSINESS AHEAD Every indication is that the 19-06 Christ-ma.-, bu.-mess will far surpass any similar period since 1!2J). Trie factories are behind with" ord ers.. Transportation facilities report heavier business, and the retail outlets feel that this will be a banner year, Mcifh-'.ni.? have stocked heavier this year than u.iud, and are orl'ei-ing a wider variety of goo 1- to sel;;et from. Of cour,,e, the siiggesl.inii i.s thread-bare, but if ever it win- timely, it seems that this season we should remember to "Shop Early". Those who do will be better pleased. 'I HE ORPHANAGES Thf Thanksgiving season always brings to mind.tne orphanages, because it is at. this time of year that most orphanages make an appeal for contributions. A gtiicral rule is to give one day's wa'e to some orphanage. Certainly that is not too much to ask of anyone. There are many causes that the public are asked to support that we sometimes wonder if they are worthy of our support, but there is no question in our minds that of all worthy causes, that of orphanages comes as near being at the top as any other. ENFORCING TRAFFIC LAWS The city officials of Durham recently in augurated a campaign to enforce traffic laws. Policemen were instructed to arrest any and all persons breaking any traffic laws, regard less how small. Even the needless blowing of horns on the principal streets was prohibited. The motorists of the city were warned, The penalties were made public. The campaign .started. The result is that everyone is having more respect for the city traffic laws. They talk about it, practice it, and now they enjoyi motor ing in the city. .. One woman accidentally drove over a red light she paid a cost of $9.95. Today she stops for all signs, and drives with care. The city officials would not change back to the old order of things for any sum, and the people of Durham would not allow it even if the officials so desired. What has been accomplished in other places can be done anywhere if such a change is wanted. A THOUGHT FOR THANKSGIVING Of all the holidays which we customarily observe, there are two of distinctly American origin which are celebrated all over the United States. Those are Independence Day and Thanksgiving Day. Both of these have pecul iar significance to all Americans. They go back to the roots of our national life. Independence Day is, or should be, an annual reminder that our national liberty was achieved only because free men were ready to fight for their right to govern themselves. And Thanksgiving Day, should be a reminder that the foundations of America were laid by men and women who cherished spiritual liberty even more highly than they held personal and political liberty. "Liberty," said Woodrow Wilson, "Is a spiritual concept." Liberty of conscience is one of the fundamental precepts of our national structure, guaranteed to every citizen under the Constitution. Spiritual liberty is, perhaps, the most precious of all the bounties for which Americans should give thanks on the last Thursday in November. So far in our history America has been more abundantly blessed than any other nation has ever been since the beginning of recorded time. We have prospered as no other nation has ever prospered. We are just beginning to realize that the latest world depression let us off more lightly, as a people, than it did any other race or nation. We are now beginning to realize, too, that we are well on our way out of the depression, heading swiftly toward re newed prosperity of a magnitude beyond our present dreams. For such material blessings it is well to give thanks to the Providence which has guided us; but it is also well to remember that there are greater treasures than money and the wealth of which money is a measure. Let us, in the midst of our Thanksgiving feasting and merrymaking, not forget that we are possessors of a great spiritual heritage, and make the day an occasion for pledging our. selves anew to the upholding and perpetuation of that spiritual liberty, that freedom of con science and of thought, which our forebears sought and found in their New World Selected. THE OLD HOME TOWN by STANLEY f f SOMETHING VWULP HAPPEN ) &j 1 , Y "3 I IM Town, now. -it would at I " f " a (.EAST TAKE MY MinP OFI" S - ' w , f.l!TV , I THOSE LAST Two PIECES ) ' .-j y.t'H ( tT ' MARSHAL OTEY WAUKEPa,MHO HAt Dinner at aunt sarah pcaBodys home' topa.v. 5ponged twc savy ' SPOTS OFF OF HrS VEST AND VMEMT a. " YrytB. 23 Years Ago in Haywood Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS A FEW UNDESIRABLES It was indeed unfortunate, and certainly uncalled for, when several Waynesville people tried to rub it into Canton football fans last Friday after the game. The Waynesville heck lers stood near a trallic light and poked fun at the Canton fans because Waynesville had won. This much can be sa'id for the Canton fans they took their defeat like good sports. They acted the part of ladies and gentlemen through out. It is regretted that the same can't be said for all of the Waynesville fans. But every town has a certain number of undesirables. I must be 'ffuttinjt soft-hearted every time I go to a football jrame my sympathy goes out to the losing team, and after its all over I find myself kinda down in the dumps. As long as a team plays clean and fair I'm ful' 'em, whether they win qr lose. COLLI) THERE BE ANY CONNECTION? We were quite amused at the editorial columns in the last issue of the Newport Plain Talk. The lead editorial' was titled: "Cocke County Doesn't Give A Damn." In the adjoin ing column was this paragraph: "It may seem a little funny, but the elec tion revealed t he fact that "La n don and Knox received more votes in Knox County than they did in the three states of Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina. Which indicates that Cocke County must be largely Republican." GOODBYE, REX Rex Tugwell has typified perhaps more than any other New Dealer what the country mistrusted in this administration. He was an agricultural expert who had never tied a name string or thrown a bell cord over a mule. He was a professor who had arrived in Washington directly from the class room. He had written a book and, worse still, he had written poetry. He was young and handsome and he had ideas. He was a political tyro put in charge of inno vations in government, and the combination smelled of fresh pink paint. As a matter of record, Dr. Tugwell never tried to do anything more subversive than to root hopeful Americans in the soil, to establish other worthy citizens in better homes. He and Thomas Jefferson had in common a belief that the bedrock of democracy lay in this stratum; and while Jefferson was content to preserve democracy, Tugwell in his day sought zealously to restore it. -"' Even so, we are glad he is gone. As an administrator, he was an easy mark for the job seekers. His department mushroomed all over Washington. As a planner, he was visionary. He built $10,000 for families with $2,000 annual incomes. As a public official, he was provoking. His speeches had the quality of disaffecting the very people ihe needed to placate. He was a greater handicap than a help to the cause with which he allied himself. Charlotte News. Emmett Ballentine starts the tab bit season off by bringing back a rabbit that he shot the head off while the cotton tail was on the run. Me believes this is one of the few times in hunting history that uch a thing has happened-. ,1. W. Caldwell, of Dellw-ood, is dead He was a man highly respected by all who knew him. There seems to be some dispute about his age. He claimed just before he died that he would be 100 next February. His chi.ldien, however, figure he was 100 when he died the 15th of this month. Regardless of his correct age, he said his prayers every night, accorded to Joe Price, with whom he lived. When this paper started a hunt for the oldest citizen in Haywood county about a year .ago, it was Mr. Caldwell who was considered the oldest person. 1 wonder if there is anyone older than 97 in Haywood now? Joe Palmer Is 4-H Club County Head The County Council of the 4-H Club met at the court house Saturday, Nov. 21, The meeting was called to or der by the vice president, Margaret Green. The club pledge was given after which the club sang the plow ing song. Mr. Mitchener urged that all mem bers get their project books com pleted and turn them in, along with their health project book. Officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President Joe Palmer. I Vice President Margaret Greene. Secretary Tommie Davis. Treasurer G. C. Palmer. Recreation Leader Mary Davis. Song Leade:wMr. V. A. Carpening. Reporter Ruth Hooker. Historian Geraldine Rogers, Miss Mary M. Snrith gave a plan of work for the 4-H club which met with the approval of all members. Kveiy one enjoyed a Christmas story by Miss Mary Davis after which the council members played some interesting games. We adjourned to meet again Dec. oth. Reporter Ruth Hooker. (From the files of Nov. 21, l;n ; ( Mr. Fred Howell was an Ash.'-'w'' visitor on Sunday. "' 1 Xff.. r.- 1. n .ui. rraim n.ay was in t,,w. . Tuesday on business. Miss Margaret Stnngfield wL- Canton Tuesday on business ' Mr. Wesley Smith left Tuesday j his home in Reidsville, where hi visit his parents. Lt. W. H. Lee, of the Chark-- ,. Navy Yards, has arrived in tow, '. spend two weeks with his pa-t'nr-Mi. and Mrs. W. T. Lee. Miss Anna G!osser, of Phila.K-;-,h u arrived Tuesday to take .harge of t'l0 music department of St. Cathenm-' School. Mis6 Glosser is a graduate of the Boston Conservatory , an i ( very fine musician. Mr. Walter Dungan left yesteriav for Cresmont, where he accepted a position with the Champion Lumbi'r Company. Mrs. Byra Wilson, Miss Byra Wr son, and Mr. Arthur Wilson, of .Sa vannah, have arrived and are guests at the Suyeta Park Hotel for the winter. Mrs. R. 0. Covington was hostes Saturday afternoon to an informal auction bridge party at her home on Walnut street. Mrs. James K. Car raway won the prize. Mrs. Charles E. Quinlan entertain, ed the Friendly Dozen yesterday af ternoon, at her home on Main street. Ihe people of Haywood will be abK to return thank to the Creator with hearts full of good cheer for their many blessings. We fully appreciate the kind woid that are coming to us about thi.s pa per, and we are trying to deserve them Our own Josephus Daniels seems to be running a race with Secretary Bryan, in the matter of speech maki.nL away from Washington, but the Tar Heel ie not getting $500 for each ad dress, which is considerable dilfercn.-e. We would like to have been watrh ing the fa.e of the Waynesville citi zen who was expecting that little parcel post package that met with disaster the other day, when he dis covered whit had happened to his spirits. FLORIDA CANAL O. K.'I) A special board of army engineers after studying, the .Florida, ship canal project, reported: "it was' justified in the public interest," to the War De parment. A public hearing on the re port was called by the department for December the Kith in Washington, before the board of engineer for "ivers and harbors. After much de bate and wrangling the last Con gress failed to appropriate the funds for the project. NATIONS ARE LINING IT The situation in Europe become.; more serious. Last week European' developments have pro jet' ted nmre sharply to the foreground, the fac. which . has been growing -more ap parent each week and each month. that Spain is the dirst battlefield on which Fascists and Communists, are coming to grips in a struggle f.; world power, and that other .nations'' $ tally interested, because they arc affected, are lining up in what, may end in a general war. DEATH STALKS THE HIGHWAYS According to Associated Press tabu lations traffic mishaps on the 'high ways of North Carolina last week resulted in ten deaths and 2S injured. A clever bit of native wit was dis played recently, down at Canton, when two high school boys were standing on the side of the highway thumbing. As a girl .on kates hassed thev thumb ed all the harder. She sensed the humor in the action, and turned up her nose at them and skated on. The Thanksgiving season alwat? brings back memories of boyhood days, when I was allowed to w.atch the an nual shooting match between rifle teams from neighboring towns, The match vas considered on a high plane, and afforded some thrills for those who liked to see crack shooting The two most dreaded days in the ear are Friday after Thankseivini' -nd the day after Ch"istmas. That let-down, and over-stuffed feeling al ways gets on my nerves. The outstanding Thanksgiving in mv mind is the time I was allowed to null the tritrger of a double barrel "hottrun, letting co of both barrels at the same time. For some reason I've walked just a little one sided ever since. Rack in the days before drivers got bo vpkle9 on the hie-h-wavs. we -v,nii(rVit- noth;n nf driving 150 or 20n milec on Thanksgiving to a foot- oan game. There is a certain thrill about rid ing on a train. The smell of the Rmoke, a"d o.'pnRional cinder, the "1'Vkctv click of the rails, the brogue ff the flagman, the roll and jerk of the train it is always interesting. T o"e?(tion tvtiethe-r it is right to Ml children fairv tales and phot stories alwv anneared ton farfetch d t me. Sometimp -when I pet time, T think 111 read Alice In Wonder 'and. To date I have plways been busv with sfimetline else "suallv rending about Ben Franklin or Thomas EHion, or t-avel stories which in mv mind are about as good a past time as can be found. Tomorrow will b Thankseivino- will it be just a holiday, a feast day, home rominer-dav or Thanko-ivinir Day? Think it over. C. E. Ray's Sons Oxydol . . 2 f or 11c Get Contest Blanks From Us : . "Me for Camels when food comes around!" - mmummmmmmmtimimm SIMON THEM A UL T CRANE OPERATOR belou ), ixMflkJ&Wl Peter Gillen. says: "Tor d- il. gestion's sake-smoke Cam- ! elS' str"ck home ,th mt " j "I GIVE CAMELS a tidy I M , iZrn p bit of credit for my good M Jrt" I P I digestion," adds Captain I 1 I Simon Theriault. . I 11 - .-ll COSTLIER TOBACCOS A Good Reputation Must Be Preserved. Reputation, like its synonym, good will, must be fresh ly earned each day. The name that ALEXANDER'S has won through twenty-five years of careful, conscientious co-operation with physicians in the treatment of their patients, could be lost in a single day of departure, how ever slight, from the high standards we Jtave always maintained. Our appreciation of this fact and the value we place in our good name is the best protection insurance a cus tomer of our store ever had. . ASK Y O OR DOCT O R ALEXANDER'S DRUGSTORE Phones 53 & 54 Opposite Post Office TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOCK PROTECTION
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