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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, MARCH 3, ij
The Mountaineer
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Wayneovlllo, Xurth Carolina
The County Saul Of Haywood County
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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 1938
BIBLE THOUGHT
Withheld not-good from them to whom it is due,
when it i'a in the power of thine hand to do it. Proverbs
3:27.
COMMUNITY GROWTH
The source of a town't soundest and heal
thiest growth is the intelligence and energy
of its own citizens.
A town is just like a business. The best
businesses '.find', their' executives right in their
own ranks.,, -.They make sales managers out of
stock boys, superintendents out of apprentices,
find presidents and directors out of salesmen.
No town is ever too small, but what it con
tains within its own boundaries the ability ne
cessary for the vigorous growth. Unfortunate
ly, this growth does not always express itself
without encouragement. Only those with vis
ion, energy, brains and encouragement, can be
expected to step forward and lead.
The secret of community growth is the
mental attitude of the leaders. If the leaders
have lost their ambition and have quit striving,
this attitude will be quickly felt by the entire
' body of citizens of the community.
People make cities. Natural advantages
properly used enable men to make communi
ties larger faster.
We question whether there is a community
fast of the Mississippi that has more natural
advantages than has this one, but unless we
take advantage of them, we might as well not
have them.
MODERN RAILROADING
The public- in general, takes a railroad for
granted, assuming that they will operate, re
gardless of patronage or volume of business.
The same fickle public, seldom, if ever, gives
a thought to the fact that the railroads are the
background of all transportation, and one of the
pvincipal factors in the development of any sec
tion. No section can ever hope to show much
progress without the facilities of a railroad.
While -motor transportation, both in pas
senger and freight, is continuing to expand
their business, the railroads are also keeping
abreast of the times with increased service, at
a minimum cost.
The business of a railroad hits directly at
the pocketbook of every citizen. The taxes paid
into local governmental units amounts to a stag
gering sum. All told, something like $20,000
is paid in Haywood County by the Southern.
Next Sunday the Southern will discontinue
trains Nov 19 and 21, because of lack of patro
nage. It was learned from an official of the
system, that the two passenger trains 19 and
21 were bing operated at an approximate
loss of $12,000 per year. That is a staggering
sum to the average person, especially wthen in
red ink in the ledger. Even to a railroad, doing
milions of dollars worth of business a year, it
is too much to continue to lose.
THE REAL CHARITY
No man, no honest man, wants coddling. A
ffir chance to help himself is all he asks. If
blind or deaf or crippled, still for himself he
bespeaks no more. The greatest gift one person
cm give another, Helen Keller has said over
and over, is not to do something for him, but
to enable him to do something for himself,
A case in point is Miss Keller herself, to
men everywhere the symbol of a fruitful life
grown from a blighted blossom. . .through pat
ient nurture by a friend. March 3, the 51 anni
versary of Miss Keller's first meeting with her
teacher, was observed a3 National Helen Keller
Day, in aid of the blind. Civic and service club
groups, which, on many fronts are doing much
to help the blind and incapacitated, may wish
to remember this word from her: "The heaviest
burden on the Wind is not blindness, but idle
ts." Rotarian Magazine.
ORIGIN OF BASEBALL
Present indications are that thic communi
ty will become baseball minded this spring and
summer as never before. The prospects for a
winning team at Hazelwood in the Industrial
league is far ahead of past seasons.
In view of this increased baseball interest,
the origin of the game should be of interest to
the fans.
While baseball as we know it is a sport of
comparatively recent development, a game in
which a tossed ball was batted with a crude club
has been traced back to tihe 14th century in
Europe. The present American game was prob
ably an outgrowth of that of "town ball," play
ed in New England from about 1830, in which
the runs were made around posts set in the
ground, instead of bases.
The first code of baseball rules was for
mulated by the Knickerbocker club of New York
in 1845, the first match game was played the
following year, and the first gate money series
of games took place in Hoboken in 1858. The
development of the game was checked by the
Civil War, but was revived in 1865, when a con
vention was held at which representatives of
30 clubs were present.
A Rockford, 111., team first employed regu
larly salaried players, but the Cincinnati Red
Stockings organized in 1868, is considered the
first professional club. It made a tour in 1869,
winning 69 games without meeting a single de
feat. In 1870 it won 29 straight games, being
defeated in the 30th game by the Atlantics of
Brooklyn.
Gamblers having gotten control of the
game, a convention was held in Louisville in
1876, at which strict rules to overcome bribery,
betting by players and other abuses were adopt
ed, and the National League was formed. There
are now more tlhan 20 professional leagues, of
which the National and the American (original
ly the Western, formed by Ban Johnson in 1893)
are the two "big leagues."
The most significant event in recent base
ball history was the appointment of Judge Kene
saw Mountain Landis as "baseball czar". in 1920.
THE OLD HCffiE TOWK?
f ZSy STANLEY
WHY EDITORS ARE SUSPICIOUS
If tlhe newspaper reporter isn't too enthus
iastic when you say you have some news, there's
a reason. He wants to know whether it actually
is news or something else.
Many organizations, both national and local
ask newspapers if some news would be accep
table. The editor or reporter is always glad to
get news and answers in the affirmative. Per
haps the first two or three offerings are real
news, something of interest to readers, actual
events or happenings.
But it isn't long until good old propaganda
rears its head. The "news" turns out to be
an exposition of the theories of the organiza
tion, a mild form of advertising to promote the
aims and objects, cleverly worded reasons why
there should be more members. In many cases,
the publicity is to help someone hold a job at a
satisfactory salary.
Newspapers are usually generous in giv
ing free publicity to worth while undertakings.
But demands always far exceed what is reas
onable. Many of those responsible for supply
ing the news either can not or will not distin
guish between events and free publicity. They
think in terms of putting over an idea instead
of providing interesting information.
Anyone worth his salt around a newspaper
office knows the readers soon tire of this stuff.
A few who are particularly interested in a cer
tain organization or undertaking may read it,
but 99 per cent of the subscribers hardly give
it a glance.
When the editor tries to do something
about it, he takes a chance on incurring the ill
will of a few persons. They are likely to think
the newspaper unfriendly just because the paper
wants more news and less publicity and propa
ganda material, Consequently, editors and re
porters are probably overly suspicious and like
to find out if what comes within shooting dis
tance of the correct definition of new3 before
they grab it. Courier, Stafford, Kan,
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THIS WEEK
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HISTORY
WHEN PE&RAM CRABS GOES OVE TO
HIS SISTERS HOUSE -HE NOW SLIPS AM
ICON PIPE ON HIS WOODEN L FOK
PROTECTION
March 3, 1845 Florida ad
the Union.
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fen tk TTninn ri.. ,
March 6, 180& Elizabeth B. Brow,.
ing, poet, uuru.
March 6, 1831 General Philli n
March V, IS ;t first telepl
paiem issueu w Aiexanaer urxaM.
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Random
SIDE
GLANCES
By W. Curtis Ruse
Georgia peach growers are sleeping
with one eye open at this time of the
ytar. The warm days of February
have caused their trees to bud, and
some of the earlier varieties are in
full bloom.
As a matter of precaution, the or
chard owners have hauled truck load
aiter truck load of sawdust to the
orchards, and have it all ready to burn
n case of threatening frost or cold
nipping winds.
.xiii(!h wlt. nn it ininf rn( Atv ra.
luinueu onu oi pussuig enrouga an
aeu wnerti lorest tires were raging
.iig sawausD gives orr, noverea over
ii i ll- . i. i
uie Duuaing trees iiKe a DianKet, ana
proteciea mem irom irost.
With peaches the principal source
of cash in that particular section,
every precaution is taken to guard
gamst crop shortage, either by
weather or fruit diseass.
While it has never seemed profita
ble, or good business to depend solely
on one crop for income, it was impres
sive to see the care that is taken of
J Georgia peach orchards. They know
full well that their living depends on
the crop, and so everything goes into
the orchards.
TWENTIETH CENTURY ONLY ONE-THIRD
gone ..'.
Ir 1900, not one family in a hundred owned
a hon. , and buggy ; today, three out of four have
cars. .''.). -
Away back there one family in thirteen had
a telephone; now, one family in two.
Then, modern plumbing was a luxury; now
it's part of Willie's bringing up to flush the
toilet painissimo when mother's bridge party's
in session.
In 1900, every family had a cradle and
perambulator in the attic, all ready. Today
every attic has a victrola, crystal set, saxophone,
all through.
In that old day, electric refrigeration was
unknown; today 7 million families own refri
gerators, or will after twelve more payments.
Today 22 millions have radios; or the radio
has 22 millions.
And we've etill got 62 years to go. Ex.
The slow-burning sawdust does not
make a flame, and there is not enough
heat in any one point to cause damage
m nearby trees.
South Carolina has started a high
way beautification . program along
rieir newly constructed highways,
and although a new experiment with
.hem in some sections, the work seems
to have gotten off to a good start, and
certainly one that makes the entire
countryside more attractive and in
viting.
The majority of the folks in Geor
gia do not pronounce North Carolina
correctly in fact, few Tar Heels do
for that matter, Georgians appar
ently overlook all "a's" in Carolina.
Maybe that is their method of get
ting even with those of us who pro
nounce the name of their state as
Jorgy.
I have a different impression of a
certain town way down in Georgia,
just because the owner of a drug
store took time out to make our few
minutes stay there pleasant. His
soda jerker was a snobby sort of
smart aleck. He had soured on the
world. He was grouchy, sassy and
careless with his work. The owner
of the store was exactly opposite
He made up for all that his despisa
ble clerk did. As a result, I think
more of the town. I just wonder if
a Waynesville visitor ever experienced
the same thing here?
Motorists today are more consider
ate of each other than in former days
although IH admit they try to hog
the road, pass on curves and the such,
but if a tire needs air, or something
wrong, the average motorist will let
you know about it when passing. If
you question this, just bum your
lights in the day time, and one out of
every three motorists will blink their
lights as they pass, to say nothing
of the scores of pedestrians on the
highway that call out: "Your lights
are on."
All of this is commendable, and
while it misrht Drove a littla nerve-
racking at time, it does convince one
that the old world is a pretty nice
place, and there are some friendly
people still in it
VIEWS OF
EDITORS
Observation
Our reputations are made by what
people say of us behind our backs.
William Feather Magazine.
Department of Free Ad fie
If the police only knew it, the quick
est way to disperse a mob is to pass
around the hat. Guelph Mercury
(Canada.)
March 8, 1855 Railway suspa;
Driage openeu across Niagara Fafls
March 9, 1862 Battle beteB
Monitor ana merrimac took place.
precarious way among the topa&t
branches of the maples. Brattktort
(Vt.) Keiormer.
"Anything," declares a mmici,
"that's too silly to be said, may b
sung."
And anything that's too silly to be
said or sung will go big on the air,
Toronto Star.
Definition
Die-nitv is when vou're hit in neck
with a snowball and you can look as
if you duln t know it. Toronto btar.
Wrong Note
In its grocery department this week,
a New York store called attention to
"pure maple syrup from the tender
boughs high in the maple trees." No
doubt the writer could almost see the
brave syrup gathers working their
What's In a Name?
Columbia University now offem i
course on how to understand a war.
or, as they say in Tokyo, a poac&
Des Moine Tribune.
Soar Note
Complaint Dept.
There ain't no justice. The as-
thorities placed in jail a hobo wh
caught a ride on the President's train.
and let go scot-free thousands of eai
didates who caught a ride on his co&t,
tails. (Conn.)Times Star.
Let Freedom Ring
Thank goodness we live in a free :
country, where a man may say what
he thinks if he isn't afraid of hit
wife, neighbors, or boss, and if M
sure it won't hurt his business or his
reputation. Patterson (Kans.) News.
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