THURSDAY, DECEMBER 29, 193$
THE WAVNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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By request the following parody on
an old favorite written by Jimmie
Si-hultz . . is beinfj used this week . .
Twas the ni(fht before Christmas
smi all through the house . . . Rang
din that would frighten the heart
t3t mouse . . . the stockings which
papa had filled with such care . . . .
Jar skipped of their contents on
grandpa's arm chair . . . the floor was
all cluttered with tinsel anof braid . . .
what a helluva day was ahead for
(be maid ... the garlands of lights
which encircled the tree . . . had long
tince blinked out like a beacon at
ca . . from the carpet which mother
tatl sciup'lously cleaned ... a full
lint of orange seeds might well have
lnn gleaned. ...
The train which had cost dud
a half a week's pay . . . had been
broken by junior without much
delay'. . . t'was plain from the
primace on Betty's young face . .
she felt much too old for the doll
dressed in lace . . . and Tommy,
quite frankly, was far from con
tent . . with the polka-dot tie
that Aunt Sophia had sent ... .
firecrackers exploding like guns
in a seige . . . caused Christmas
for Grandma to lose its prestige
... and poor Uncle Oscar, with
ice pack on head , . . wished the
fellows who make them were ev
ryone dead . . . till Christmas
again it would be a whole year . .
Mat strange, as it seems, not a
oul shed a tear." ....
Biily could commercialize the idea
. . quite profitably. . . .
hat are you going to do about
N'ew Year's resolutions? ... at the
close of the year ... it seems inevi
table that we look back over the
page before- we turn the new leaf . . .
we can readily read our mistakes . . .
and it looks such a simple matter . . .
,to correct some of them .... that
is in theory . . not hi practice . . in
the big problems of life it seems
i fairly easy to do the right thing . . .
but it is our petty faults that get us
I down ... as well as those who live
with us ... I am always reminded at
this season when 1 take inventory
'of my numerous failings ... of tlv
1 young husband . . . who said . - . .t
wasn't, the marriage vows the minis
ter spoke that were hard to live up
to .-. . but the many foolish little
promises he had made before hand . .
that gave him the most trouble , . .
for instance . . . it would be no temp
tation for me to rob a bank . . but I
wonder how much "resolving" it
would take to make me keep the
papers on my typewriter table and
my desk in perfect order . . . yet
from time to time I have promised
myself ... but don't let me discour
age you .... just because I am full
of weak points
In a survey recently made by the
Lgue of Women voters it was rath
tr surprising to learn that women
in political offices are decreasing in
numbers ... in other words they have
i t frone "political" as much as they
thought they would before the days
of suffrage v. . but on the other hand
we feel that the right to vote has had
far reaching effects on the woman in
business . . . and the woman who is
unking a career . . . the vote has
eiven her at least an opportunity to
share political responsibility with the
men . . , and this fact has given her
a former footing in the competitive
business world ... it has been pointed
out, however, that the three out
standing women in world affairs , . are
given this place by domestic ties, they
are the wives of prominent men . . .
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt . . . Mine.
Chiang Kai-shek, and Mrs. Neville
Chamberlin .... first ladies in three
of the greatest and most populous
countries on earth ... but we still
tontend they are all three vivid per
sonalities in their own right. ...
Fhilip Ettr
By right of succession, Philip
l'Uer, statesman, educator and
ournalist, becomes president of
.wiUerland for 1939. Switaer-
and chooses a new president each
year from the federal assembly
a liich consists of seven members.
Die vice president automatically
becomes president and a new vice
president is named each year.
Billy Prevost has always been
'very clever about "making things"
. . now since he has taken on the
role of fatherhood Billy has a new
one that might well be copied by
some young couples about town
... who wish to leave their own
firesides in the evening ... he has
rigged up something which is a
cross between a gadget and a
radio . . . he can tune in on the
nursery and hear even the baby's
breathing . . . he can work the
thing in his own home . . . or
when visiting ... considering the
prolific crop of young heirs about
'own this season . . . no doubt
It is always just as good to see
Christmas decorations and trees
come down as it was to see them
go up . . . but this yeiir I have
one regret ... I hated to eee the
tall hemlock in Clyde and Caro
line Ray's yard stripped of its
blue lights ... the tree was a
kind of sentinel at the top of
Main street . you should have seen
a certain young matron at a party
during the holidays . .....with a
turkish towel pinned on her coat
. . . with the Duke colors of blue
and white . . . with a complete
score of Duke's football winnings
. , . woven in white letters on blue
background ... I hear the one
towel cost the price of a dozen . .
think hard and I am sure you can
guess who rates Duke that high
in these parts, . . . if you missed
the Cantata given tinder the di
rection of Evander Preston , . .
you are the looser . . it Was so
beautifully rendered thst it was
a perfect antidote for that "let
down after Christmas feeling."
A DOC LOBBY
WAI.TKKRORO, S. C Mi. and Mi.s.
Albert Nov it keep all their 1,400 doe;.s
in the lobby of their hotel here.
But the dogs including nearly
every breed. never fight, howl or
chew the furniture. They are minia
tures. He put the miniature dogs in show
cases, installed especially lor the pur
pose and arranged them to show to
the best advantage, .Lighting effects
enhance the display.
The toy dogs came from every state I
in the nation and from seveial point:
in Canada. Many have been sent by
guests. These are t igged with the
name df the donor and placed in the
collection.
FSA To Help Farmers
Cut From WPA Rolls
Farmers dropped from Wl'A relief
rolls will be aided by the Rural Re
habilitation Program of the Farm
Security Administration if they have,
or can get, adequate land for fanning
and can meet FSA requirements,
County Supervisor Wilfred Jackson
said yesterday.
"Farmers without adequate land
should make plans at once for the
coming crop season," Mr. Jackson
said. "Where the land is nufficient to
allow the farmer to benefit from the
KR Loan program, and to let sound
farm plans be made, the Farm Securi
ty Administration ftjinds ready to
extend help."
The RR program is helping more
than (iOO.000 farmers in the United
States to get back on their feel. Pres
ent personnel o." the Farm Security
Administration cannot carry a very
greatly increased number of farm
people.
County Supervisor Jackson urged
that every ordinary source of credit
and assistance be sought by farmers
for whom WPA is no longer open
County Farm Security Administra
tion offices will give advice on loans or
other help to families in this group
who cannot get ahead with their
farming through using the regular
kinds of credit.
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OLD HOMES TO BE RESTORED
RALEIGH, N. C An organization
for the preservation and restoration
of North Carolina's old homes and
antiques will be formed soon, under
the auspices of the State Library and
Historical Association. A steering
committee has been elected to draft
a constitution and by-laws for pres
ervation at a meeting of prospective
members soon after the first of the
year. Mrs. Charles A. Cannon, of
Concord, N. ('., is committee chair-
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