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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE TODAYS QUOTATION e jst, x-ts Editorial Page of the Mountaineer ^zxusrjBag-Vs ss.-srtMaorus.'aa-? . J abB^nrV?KShmyGibMB.ln <U7* ?' : -* s? ' 1-" ? : Teachers' Supplements Impractical We l$ree with Governor Luther Hodges and otlter state officials that "lpcal par ticipation and acceptance of real respon sibility" offers the best legal solution to the scjfeol segregation problem. However, we do not believe that the local city and county governments throughout the state will be able, to do a uniformly satis factory job of supplying funds to provide much higher pay for teachers.' Of course eome of the larger and richer counties are already providing supplements to teachers' pay and a few others might be able to afford it, but the majority of the counties pre too poor to do much about it In fs^t many of them, including this one, are having * difficult time of providing enough money to construct and equip mod ern schqpl buildings. If ajmjgram of local teacher supplements is strgMd in the state, we will soon have an unbalanml situation whereby the best quali fied teachers will be attracted to those schools with local supplements, and the poor countieslwill have to be content with less qualifMa instruction. Such 2 condition would simply mean that some of the children in the state would have far better educational opportunities than others^ We jn not believe that would be for the best interest of education as a whole and we are opposed to it.?Transylvania Times. I Atlanta Starts Midnight Curfew Atlanta offidfals have found it necessary to slap a midnight curfew on all persons under 18 years of age, in an effort to halt juvenile delinquency. The sftder was issued after an investiga tion intn juvenile problems by the Fulton County )rand jury and the special police committee. This 9 the course of aetidn that follows, when all other means to curb delinquency appear to fail. Traffic Safety Council Off To Good Start We are elated as to the manner in which the Ikywood Traffic Safety Council has started a county-wide program. The |pur adults, plus the six young men ?with wne from each of the six high schools in the county, have gotten right down to "brasftgucks" in their efforts to find a work able 4?a effective program. The-advisory committees have gone about their' task in an earnest, sincere manner. With'their enthusiasm and determination, we f?el they will not stop until they have every organization in the county not only enlisted but working towards a new safety era in world of traffic. Th| program is being designed to include everyone, and that is as it should be, be cause after all, everyone is affected by traf fic safety ? cither as a driver as as a pe destrian. JL. . ) i ALL THE SAME? A still-operator at Bethel, Mo., arrested by federal agents, protested that what he was making was not moonshine but a secret explotiffcL There's a difference? ?St. Louis Times. ??' ? J\r - VIEW? OF OTHER EDITORS Short'Session a Tall Order Thereyre rumors floating around that the special iteuioaltgl the General Assembly whlbh Governor Hodges Is expected to eall to consider the school segregation question will be expected to last only ?two oat days". . That ti'a tall order. In come states, the buslnaaa of a special session Is retricted to matters mentioned "* .. LAi ? L f-l I IB illl l I t ' 1,1 T* MOUNTAINEER C*D2TGL ft-5301 TM County Seajjjf^H*rwood County the PAYNESVILLK MOUNTAINEER, Inc. tr. CURTIS SUSS? ... ? Edttor W. Curtis Ruse and Marlon T. Dririgsu. Publishers PLBUSfltD KVKBY MONDAY AMD THtTRSDAY ft MAIL IK HATW66D COUNTY Six montto MA^" jyVdriTH CAI$ilNA ' ?? One Tear ?? ? 4 so Six months . 2 50 OUTSIDK NORTH CABOUNA 'Six montai~- ? r .T--T- n?' ? 1.00 LOCAL CARHIXB DELIVERY OfftcT^d- for carter dalteary ?3 ft kirifiy Afferaooa, April S, 1954 [?; '? v# \ . * "J Ugh! We see by the paper they may take a vote, over in Buncombe County, on fluorida tion of the public water supply. The pur pose, of course, is to get fluoride into the* drinking water of all the children, so they'll have better teeth. Fluoridation, usually the subject of bit ter controversy, is a subject on which we've found it hard to get worked up ? either way. For our guess is the results won't be so miraculous as to put all the dentists out of business; they apparently don't think so either, because most of them are for it. Nor, on the other hand, do we anticipate all the dire consequences some opponents predict. Our chief reaction is to wondyr about the waste f fluoride. If the sole purpose is to get fh de into children, why not just pre scribe jt for the children? Why put it into all the water used for industrial purposes? into all the water used for washing clothes and dishes? into all the water used for bathing? Why, in fact, waste fluoride on adults, whose teeth already are formed? And why, in the name of all that is sensible, give it to the thousands with false teeth ? Wouldn't it make equally good sense to put the children's cod liver oil into the public water supply? Yes, sir, it would make just as(good sense. And since it would, it seems reasonable to conclude that if we ever fluoridate the pub lic water supply, sometime we might get around to cod liver oiling it. That thought convinces us we do take sides in this controversy after all. Fluodida tion? We're ag'in it! Cod liver oil in drinking water! Ugh! ?The Franklin Press. High Priced Indigestion The most unfathomable creation of the political factory in our times is the $100 a plate dinner. Most individuals with any re spect at all for their stomachs, considera tion for their home lives, or a decent taste in entertainment will shy away from all pub lic banquets of any nature whatsoever, ex cepting only those for which their business or conscience obligates them. The food is at best mediocre in comparison with the home table, and more often abominable; the social amenities are stilted and artificial, and the speeches ? great honk, the speeches! ? ere either strings of wisecracks by profes sional jokesmiths or flat dissertations on the state of the world that curdle the ham and pumpkin pie. A person who would pay $100 to subject himself to such an evening is either a dedi cated soul qr a lamb who would follow any sheep that said "Baa!" If memory serves, the Democrats, riding the boom of $2 wheat and pie in the sky, inaugurated this political pot with a $26 din ner, which later advanced to $60, $75 and $100. The Republicans not being on the gravy train, promptly countered with 60 cent chicken box rallies which were effective propaganda. Now that the outs are in, the Republican* are shelling out the $100, and the Democrats sneering on the sidelines. It isn't the politics of the thing, but the asininity that prompts these remarks. Even if Marie Antoinette were baking the cake, to pay $100 for a meal and some speeches is a fine example of insulting the human body.?Prom the Garden City (Kan.) Daily Telegram. ? ? I In the Governor'* call. Not so In North Carolina. Once in aeaaion, ? special sesalon of the General Assembly has the same power as a regular aesslon. The Legislature can pass any law It pleases and the, Governor not only cannot atop the bill In advance, he cannot even veto It, although the Governor of every other state has that power. In the paxt North Carolina governors, who have tried to do so, have had small success in restrict ing the scope of special sessions. There is always pressure to broaden the scope and that pressure ha* usually prevailed. Efforts to take up matters out side come from two sources. Legislators who will not be on hand at the regular session are often Irrepressible in their desire to haua a final fling at legislation. And putsiders see little reason why they shonld wait until next year for something that can be done this year. A special aeaaion this year would be confronted by the usual demands; To name only three: the mental Institutions may be expecttd to ask for ap propriations which they say cannot wait until next year without great injury to the institutions! And teachers may be expected to aak for Immediate In carnate to halt the exodus of teachers to better-pay ing poaitlbns in other fields. Also, there would be a strong demand for immediate specific authorisation of limited access highways. And there erf sura to be many others with equal ly insistent pleas. Governor Hodges may be persu enough to confine a special session of the General Assembly to matter* he want* It W *m>. ldlf B it ft will t*h? quite s bit of persuasion, more than mbat of hfe prataecataors have been able to command.?Batotgh News and Observer. 'FIELDER^ CHOICE' _ I GOTTA cakhboth; ? ? - - - ? My Favorite Stories ?r CARL GOERCH There's a Cuban down In Key West by the name of Raul Vas quez?a moat interesting char acter who, for many years, acted as a fishing guide for tourists who came down to the keys. There was a wealthy man from up in Michigan who visited there for several seasons. His one big ambition was to catch a sail-fish, but he never was successful. iFor the sake of convenience we'll call him Mr. Harris.! One day he went down to Raul's boat and told him that if Raul would guarantee that he could catch a sail fish, he would pay him five hundred dollars. On the other hand?no sail fish, no money. Raul is a foxy Individual. He knew where there was a saii-fish near an old light buoy. He had seen the fish there on several occasions and was pretty sure that it could be caught. So he accepted Mr. Harris' offer. They went out in the boat and, sure enough, it wasn't long be fore Raul got a glimpse of the sail-fish. However, in order not to make it appear too easy, he cruised around for an hour or so, with Mr. Harris doing the trol ling. ? Then the boat headed for the light buoy again, and in less than fifteen minutes Mr. Harris had caught his fish. Well, sir; he was the proudest and happiest man imaginable. He paid Raul the five hundred dol lars and he took the sail-fish to show his friends at the hotel where he was stopping. And then there took place exactly what you might expect in a case of this kind From that time on Mr. Harris would talk of nothing but that sail-fish, five feet six inches long, and how he had caught it. He be came a veritable Ancient Mariner It got so after a while that every who stopped everyone he could, one became thoroughly bored with the whole business, especi ally his wife. One day Mrs. Harris went to see Raul. She had a little propo sition to offer him. "How much did my husband pay you to help him catch that sail-fish" she in quired. Raul told her frankly ? five hundred dollars. Whereupon she said: "I'll pay you another five hundred if you will help me catch one that is bigger than the one he caught." Raul took her up, but this time It wasn't so easy. He had to carry the old lady on seven dif ferent trips. She landed a sail fish that measired exactly six feet six inches long ? a foot longer than that caught by her husband. She took It to the hotel and showed it to her husband. He regarded it in a dissatisfied man ner but managed to congratulate her. BUT?he kept right on talk ing about his own sail-fish; the one that measured five feet six inches He kept right on brag ging about it explaining all the details Involved In hooking a fish of this size But not for long, friends, not for long. Mrs. Harris started earn pa urn ing oil his trail. Every time her husband button-holed somebody and itarted off the conversation by saying: "Let me tell you about the five - foot - six - inch sail-fish that I caught," she would bust intp the conversation and, with a bright smile, would announce: "And I caught one the other day exactly one foot longer than the one he caught" Any of you married men know exactly the effect that such a remark has on the general run of conversation. He'd look at her, frown slightly and then say: "I fought this fish for twenty-five minutes and?" But Mrs. Harris would break In and say: "I had to fight mine for forty minutes." He'd get up and walk away.. Finally one day, while they he said to her: "Honey, I dont he said to her: Honey, I don't want to hart your feelings, but I'm afraid you're slightly overdo ing this business about talking about the sail-fish." "Do you think so, sweetheart'" "Yes, I do. I'm afraid people are tired of hearing it over and over." "Maybe you're right, my love," she answered. "I'm Just telling you for your own good," he explained. "I appreciate it," she told him. And that was the last time that either of them ever mentioned anything about the sail-fish they had caught.. Letter To Editor Editor, The- Mountaineer: Haywood County Hospital is to be commended on being staffed by competent, considerate people. During the month that I was a pa tient there I received excellent care. Mrs. William I. Lee. March 31. Looking Back Over The Years 26 YEARS AGO . Choral club to give a concert. ? . 1 . Mrs. L. M. Richeson is hostess to Waynesville Music Club. Mountaineors complete success ful basketball season. Future Fanners of Bethel hold meeting with 54 present. Mrs. R. Stuart Roberson and bfrs. George Blschoff are Ashe vlllo visitors. 10 years ago . ; ..... ? . / $226,000 water project is ap proved. Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Stringfleld opens his offices again. Mrs. P. Knopf gives party for the W. A. Byrnes. Two audience* warmly receive concerts of N. C. Little Sym phony. Haywood sportsmen will organ ize wildlife club. 5 YEARS AGO Wellco's new division to em ploy 200 people. 1 4 Extension program for Juna luska is arranged. Sixty HDC members take part in annual dress review. TwentMve report for WTHS baseball warm-up. A Wildfire Every 3 Minutes 36 Seconds C'VoZ**" 1FOREJT nut J ? D8WOTB8 riU >?' If Saatkara Stataa tkara't a naw wiMfira atari|a |L farasta 400 ||?m a 4ay, tifara^ with 14 Uaaaa a 4a y far tka ' raat af tka ???(?? Praklaaa is ass Ml ka laaiM ky Saatkara Far sal Flra Praraatlaa Caafaraaca la Nrw Orlaaaa ia April I . ? ? _?< W Rermbling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Frazier > Come, dear, let's dance. And dancing, let's Cast from our hearts those vain regrets For days now gone. And all those years That drenched our souls with bitter tears We'll just forget. For why should we . Bring back the past? Ahead we see * A future bright, and oh! so sweet, Enfolding us in peace complete. So let's not take that backward glance Into our hearts. Come, dear, let's dance.' jf- M ? - 1 Come, dear let's dance. And dancing, pray That sunny days will come our way And lift our hearts to heights unknown Until we met. We'll call our own Each measured beat of tuneful song % That throbs with life. We'll dance along The tender sway and lilting tune. Of that sweet song. And when 'tis June, With June's rare days and Jupe's romance. , We'll know it's ours. Come, dear, let's dance. They lay the rain falls on the unjust and the just alike; and sometimes it just rains. A lone time ago we knew a man who was very popular. Faces brightened up when he appeared and he was welcomed by every body with whom he came into contact. One day we asked this man to what he attributed his popularity. He grinned as he replied; "It is contained in four words," he said. And he continued: "These four words are 'Always leave 'em laughing'". Then he went on to say, in a more serious manner, that this was not always possible and should be handled with reservation. That there were times when a laugh would be in bad taste. But, taken as a Whole, to "leave >m laughing" was pretty hard to beat as a farewell gesture. We have never forgotten these words and, while we do not car ry out his advice at all times, we try to follow his example. Of course, on sonde occasions, it would not only be foolhardy but a bit wacky, and probably incur some dirty looks. An elderly lady told us once that whenever she left the com pany of anybody, she always wanted them to remember her as when they last saw her, for she might never see< them again. That's really something to think about in this day of swift de partures. Hope springs eternal no matter how many times it Is crushed to earth by adversity. - IF ^ i ? ^For truly, the earth is the Lards and the fullness thereof, but the ? responsibility for its stewardship is vested in man* . CROSSWORD | ACROSS 1. Manu factured S. Moslem tit* f pi.) ?. More painful !????, ?tontadl 13. DtotfTCt rw. Indian Union) 14. 8teal frotn IT. PeiSoMl 1 pronoun 13. Hanov 20. Ruined town (Palestine) 23. Imitative 23. WeffrtfQal actdl 20. Malt 29. Cleatrlx 27. Drooped 22. Greek latter 23. Indefinite article 24. Weird (var.) 29. Male deecendant 28. BelTovted 22. Signal eyetem pSSt** eo a tarn pin 41. rather * 42. On? (yet) DOWN 1. Sullen and austere 2. Native of Arabia 3. Moisture 4. Erbium (aym.) 3. Conscious 6. 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