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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE , TODAY'S QUOTATION N-itft.'rtjt fc?**v? Editorial Page of the Mountaineer ? Youne. J ?n hour tm Mr mm% thoa wrtl la *fc?t O <* M KM tat Ihtaekirt-II Citron. ?:?. ?? *. i . ? f ^ n'** -V. .j . j>. ~ ~ Tpr Haywood Doubly Blessed By Smoky Park It's "Happy Birthday" this week to the Great Smoky Mountain* Nation*] Park, with ' Tuesday marking the 30th anniversary of Coiqjjpsaional legislation dedicating the area for park purposes. Ho^jpver, it would be pointless to invite Haywood Couniians to any special eeiebra l thmatnce for those thirty years, as the Park has been opening up to a greater and great er extent, we have been enjoying a party with Old Smoky as host People are often inclined to measure the l'ark in terms of a tourist attraction; and it is true that it is the greatest lure of visitors * hereabouts. Last year more than two-and-a half million people visited the Parte, and for some yearn past attendance has been high ? er than that in any other national park in the entire country. But Haywood County residents are fortun ate in that not only does the Park bring visit ors and a consequent influx of dollars, but v also it in, so to speak, right in our own back yard where we can enjoy its recreational and educational facilities without having to travel across a continent. Like to go picnicking? Campgrounds of ' fer fireplaces, pure water and other conven iences to make "roughing it" easy. LU$a to fish ? Six hundred miles of trout streams tumble through its coves. Like to see black bears? There's plenty, and they're interesting if you keep your distance in or der tortceep your health. Llkil to hike or ride horseback ? Another 600 miles of trails give you a choice of easy strolls to work off that picnic lunch or strenuous climb. Like spotting trees, flowers, birds? Hie Smokies contain 130 species of native trees, 1300 flowering plants, over 200 kiads of birda. Like to absorb history? Pioneer buildings are preserved, where history comes to life. IjQm to stand atop a mountain and release youf petty burdens into the hands of the Create*? The Smokies are waiting for you. Graduation Time Again ? This week, and next, will see many young1 Hayfflbd students receiving their high ? achat! dtpkrtnfcs. Tfhfs is a joyomr occasion, and another miiepost along the pathway of life. ? Many of them will prepare themselves for a collage education, while others will enter the business world or homemaking. The fnanner in which they spent their time in grammar and high schools will determine to a great extent their adjustment and suc cess in college or the world. There are many graduates every year who regret they did not take advantage of more of th? opportunities afforded them in school. But that time has passed, and now they can only take advantage of more things that pre sent themselves in the future. We have noted that with students, and many people in the business world, they do aot have the"W?t conception of the value of time. If the graduates learn nothing more, let them remember that time is valu able. Do not waste It, ever. ONLY TIME CAN TE$,I, One and all agree that the world is in a ferment. Only time oan tell whether the end result will be champagne or vinegar. ?Cincinnati Enquirer. The thousands of miles of smooth-paved roads in this country usually lead to other roads full of cracks and ruts. 'Good Deeds Are Hard To Hide' Jackson County turned out to give "royel welcome" to officials of the Mead Corpora tion visiting the recently expanded Sylva plant last week. The Sylva Herald editorial izes: "The people of Jackson County are proud of Mead, their principal industry. It was a fdrtunate day for Jackson County when back in 1927 Mead began . . . making pa per board." The Herald points out that the operation is "a story of continued progress and expan sion, with the greater portion of the story of progress appearing in entries of the past 10 years." Like our industries in Haywood County, the Mead Corporation has expanded far be yond its original operations and at the same time has taken a keen and friendly interest in the welfare of its neighbor communities. "Mead has proven to be one of the top in dustries in the nation in its progressive methods, pablic relations, benefits, and deal ings with its employees, and its unselfish and helpful interest in aU the civic and progressive movements in the communities in which it operates," the Herald continues. "This means that there is a higher standard of living throughout Jpckson County because of this concordant relation." Haywood County, with its own industries in mind, can echo the Herald's conclusion: "The things that Mead does for the various communities and the people of Jackson Couifty are seldom told, which is as the cor poration desires, but good deeds are hard to hide and they live long in the hearts and minds of the people affected." The Importance Of Voting Predictions for Saturday's vote -was placed at 5,000 here today by political observers. The light vote is based on the small county ticket, and the general lack of interest in the state ticket, except in a few instances. This prediction of a light vote is not en couraging. We hasten to say we agree that the prediction is correct, b.ut mean that the lack of interest on the part of voters hi nam ing candidates for office is not for the good of the county and state. Four years ago, in an *V>ff-^ear**^election, IT candidates on ?ne county tick et, and 6,900 votes were cast. This year there are seven candidates on the county ticket tor two offices ? that of representa tive and one place on the school board. The matter of a light vote is of grave con cern to national leaders and already a cam paign is under way to gtt out a heavy vote in the general election in November. You will recall four years ago in the general election when a hand campaign for "Get Out and Vote** was staged, the results were over whelming. One often hears that "their vote won't be missed". But the records show that the switch of one vote in every precinct would have changed the outcome in New York State in 1954. ? Saturday is the time to start ? get out and vote. IMMORTAL The hen is also an immortal: Her son never sets.?Bainbridge Mainsheet. BAFFLED The world's most baffled scholar is the one who has looked through all the books in economics, trying to find a practical solu tion to the problem of wages and prices. ?Boston Globe. VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS Flat Acreage Cuts lust Aren't Fair When an acreage cat It called for, a flat reduc tion for all aeeais logical; but la it fair? The ma* with 100 acres can stand it, but the man with only : THE MOUNTAINEER Main StrtS*"" ?e. North C^QL 6-5301 The Cemrty Seat of Haywood Coanty Published Bt : The WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, be. W. CURTIS RUSS Editor W. Curtis Hose and Morion T. Bridges, PubBshora PUBLISHED EVERT MONDAY AND ~ ?Y MAIL Of PATWOOD |KW?I One Year ? UJ| Six months m jgoitH QMlttl|NA~~ gJX ? OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Tear . #00 35s^fg^'" ffrarwday Aftorworm, May 34. 1950 w * * r< ? 1 ! I*k.'M : seven acres Is Impoverished. Repealed screage cuts In basic crops are driv inf men off the faftns and Into the towns; the pro cess can he seen rffht In this area. For that reason the proposal of Ralph H. Scott that no tobacco or cotton allotment be less than Ave acres (ft Forth attention. Vivo acMe l| a oasK erop when prices are right will enable a small farm family to survive. But when It Is cut to two or three acres, the line of saftty |s pnwfd The United States is paying out millions for MMplso traps, hnt these asm accumulations #( un salable products come as a rule not from the small hrsafi but fNgs the big producers and corpora Heat When the cuts am ordered, the warm effect f?|h Op the little man. If he and his family have to glm up an* mem to tospi they become candi dates for relief apencln Scott offers another sidelight on the situation The United Stales povsrnment forbids trade with China, which wap faimarly our second biggest one teaser for ctgsreffp tobacco In conanpnonee she baa learned to get per tobacco elsetffwrs. The brunt of that political momreor has fsllan hardest en the small Southern fpraear. The pooplg In ppsrer at Washington and Clse before wr cease being dsxalad by aiseT ?ewpft mrwgwr wia?. LOOK .WHAT'S.STEPPING INTO.THE .VOID . /auiuoVv p. ur ovl\ IS FORCE /Set MOW WE \ ( ARE 60146 j V TO CUT/ / Folksy Little Book Tells About The 'First' Smathers THE LAST PIONEER By Frank Southern , Glade House Those who knew the glories of ' The Turnpike Hotel and those to whom It is a legend, will find keen pleasure in reading "The Last Pioneer of Western North Carolina" written by Prank Smothers and published by the Glade House, Coral Gables, Fla. The book adds personal inter est from the fact that Judge Frank Smothers Is a well known nativ? of Haywood County and retains his home here where he and his family spend the sum mers. All through the book, he pic tures the past so realistically that the reader feels he has ridden on that little train and been deposit ed in the welcome presence of the genial hospitality of Turnpike Hotel. The reader also enjoys the friendliness of "Colonel" John C. Smathera and Mrs. Smothers, the (grandparents of the author. The double tiered verandahs facing the railroad and the towering mountains assume a reality that la warmly responsive. The heavily laden tables that provided so generously for the inner man are so firmly established that the odor of frying chickens and roasting of beef Is carried on the delight ful aroma of the paat into tho present era. T.L m - ? ? vurin s-nanes smathers was born near Canton In 18S6, and died at Turnpike July 11, IMS, after a full life of energetic work and warm consideration for eth ers. Truly, he was "The Last Pioneer of Western North Caro lina." a title bestowed upon him by Wllma Dykerman in her book. "The French Broad". This book contained this paragraph which to aptly puts into words the charac ter of Mr. Smathers: "Sixteen miles west t>f AsiwviUe, at the head of Hominy Creek, lived a man named John C. Smathers who impressed travelers from oth er parts of the country with the line versatility of his office and accomplishments." The glories of Turnpike Hotel have gone into the mists of yes terdays, but the memory of John Chaites Smathers. "The Last Pioneer of Western North Caro lina" will continue on through out the years. , Judge Smathers has given a truly realistic "flash-back" of those early days when life was what one made It by hard work and earnest endeavor. The results show in the splendid characters of those who followed in the foot steps of the hardy pioneers of that generation. Frances Gilbert Fratier. Editor's Note?The following * review wan written by Howard < VnnStarithand published in the Not all Miamians know it but Jndge Frank Smathers. who in cidentally is the lather of the \3. S. Senator, it something of a wrilar. One of his stories in the pate appeared in headers Digest. Ncm ha has written in short book fram the Itary at one of thoo* really ragged and able Americana < we Hko to think peopled America teH More the saetury'i turn. Of course they didst entirety, elthengh it does seem that'in In- ' Stances such as this, we rear*! a rare and powerful breed of man who morally was as strong as he was financially and otherwise. Such a man certainly was John C. Smathers of Turnpike, N. C., the forebear of many Smathers who have attained fame since his time. Most of this book deals with his two-day 90th wedding anni versary party. In the background it also deals with the man, and by the time you are through there is no doubt. Judge Smathers (and this time we mean the writer and not his forebear, has a very "folksy" style. In fact, he makes you won der what he could do with fic tion, tor be can delineate charac ter with the smallest (but per fectly chocen) anecdote. He also has a great penetration and appre ciation of the human machine. But let's admit he had a re markable' man to work with. On page 15, or starting thereon, we quote some of the occupations of John C. Smathers. And this in cidentally is a quote from another Bource. "John C. Smathers," it reads, "was a good rock and brick mason, carpenter, shoemaker, tin ner, painter, blacksmlh, plumber, hareena and saddle maker, candle maker, farmer, hunter, storekeep er, bee raiser, glazier, burcher, fruit grower, hotelkeeper, mer chant. physician, pounterer, law yer, Bible scholar and stable man.'' That "stable man" Is probably the understatement at the year In which it was made. "This kind of guy," you are apt to say when fin ishing this book, "they just don't grow anymore." He's Americana? the kind dt America we like to think we had?and. come to think of it, If there were men like him around, I guess we did. Letter To Editor ' GREAT BRITAIN INDICTED Editor, The Mountaineer: The following editorial from the Atlantis, a Greek newspaper published in New York, will, I am sure, be of unusual interest te readers of The Mountaineer. C. A. George. Greece has indicted Great Brit ain last week for crimes against humanity. The attention of the United Nations and the Council of Europe was drawn on the atroci ties and cruelties committed by the British forces and authorities against the civil population of Cyprus. In enforcing their repressive policies and measures, the British Colonial Office and the British government are responsible for eery serious crimes sucb aa the German Naais and the Japanese Imperialist* perpetrated during the last World War. The institu tion of the rale of "collective re sponsibility" is one of these ma jor crimes . . . The civil popu late Is being held responsible for actions of a local resistance movement generated by British domination forcibly imposed against the will of the overwhelm ing majority at the people. "Collective responsibility" U not only contrary to elementary standards of morality ahd human decency, but it also represents jJSSte" J??*?ZlJZ? practised by 0* "Nasls" and the "Fascists," its abolishment was Looking Back Over The Years 2t YEARS AGO Miss Susie Fisher becomes bride of Robert Trammell. Mrs. B. J. Sloan entertains OAR Chapter at Blink Bohnie. i Master Noble Garrett, Jr. spends several days with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moody. Martin Electric Co. Is celebrat ing its 20th anniversary. Miss Queen Justice, Miss Fran ces Rose, Norman Plott, and Rich ard Queen are graduated from Brevard College. It YEARS AGO D. F. Whitman is new com mander of the American Legion Post. * Miss Patsy Gwyn is a member of the May Court at Randolph Macon Woman's College. Lt. Jack Richeson is home on 10-day leave after 17 months overseas. Dorothy Martel is named editor of St. John's School yearbook, "Mountain Echoes". Cpl. Charles Way is promoted to Technieian/4 while serving in the Philippines. 5 YEARS AGO Miss Fannie Howell is bride of Furman Stinnett. Miss Edna Leigh Callahan is engaged to Robert H. Gibson, Jr. Mary Jane Rogers is winner of annual speaking contest sponsored by the Waynesville Woman's Club. Waynesville Mountaineers end baseball season with victory over Cullowhee. proclaimed by the Allies during the second World War as repre senting one of their major pur poses. President Roosevelt in a mes sage on October 25th, 1941, stated this: "Civilised peoples long ago adopted the basic principle that no man should be punished for the deed of another." Now, this "basic principle" is being flag rantly violated every day. every minute by British colonialism operating in Cyprus Village* and cities are heavily flned, individu al and family property of inno cent people is heavily damaged or destroyed, long-lasting curfews are imposed on n*teosive areas, family life and prtvaey are not reapected, mass expulsion of fam ilies front their homes is ordered overnight, etc. etc. Furthermore, the British auth orities committed la Cyprus and many crimes against humanity The concept at "criaaes against humanity" had heen formulated in the PtoaaaMe of the Hague CrsiLtoisaa ftMT> Mace then tt has evoland sad was adapted in the Nuremberg Charter. Inde (Cinttaaud an Page ? Rambling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Frailer The ladies of the Busy Bee sewing circle had looked forward with interest to their next meeting , . . until they learned It had been transferred to Mrs. Abee's bec&us of the illness of the other hostess. A wave of apprehension floated over the group as they gathered but thic fear was dispelled when one lady timidly inquired as to Little Mary's whereabouts and learned that she had gone to a movie. But the ladies evidently didn't know Little Mary. She didn't like the picture, had walked out on it and come home. She circulated among the guests, giving bits of instruction here and bits pf' destruc tion there. Finally she stopped in front of Mrs. Ceegee who was regaling the ladies with a recital of Ker ailments, of which she al ways had a talkative supply. "Do you know." Mrs. Ceegee was saying, "my doctor has taken salt -completely out of my diet. Not even a tiny little grain." Little Mary, hands clasped behind her back, gazed quizzically at Mrs. Ceegee, then said slowly: "That's funny. Mommid told Mrs. Bebee that every thing you sale should be taken with a grain of salt." Heard in passing: "I don't think I want one of those push button automobiles. Suppose yon lost the button." ' We have just finished reading Judge Frank Smathers' book en titled: "The Last Pioneer of Western North Carolina," which gives a splendid characterization study otf his grandfather's life. This gentle man was John Charles Smathers, owner and proprietor of the fam ous Turnpike Hotel. Turnpike Hotel was, in its day, THE summer resort hotel of the mountains, as well as the stopping place for the touring and travel ing public. The train, which obligingly stopped lp front of the hotel, would wheeze in relief (as did the passengers) when it finally found the rails on terra firma after having just crossed the trestle which seemingly was held up by faith alone. That trestle, by the way, is still functioning in the same able manner as in those days of com petition with ox-carts and covered wagons. One gets hungrier by the minute while reading the book as he visualizes the tables groaning with fried chicken (by the dozen), ham, roast beef and all the trimmings that went with a hearty meal of that day. It was no place for dieters, we can assure you. It is a delightful little volume and carries one pleasantly back to those days when the few luxuries were attained the hard way, and life was lived for the sheer pleasure of living. / The more formidable the task looks from the beginning, the more simple it seems when completed. Blood Means Life To Accident Victims l\\ M W ////? V/ Each year accidents run up a huge toll across the nation. More than 90 times as many Americans were injured in accidents during 1952 as were wounded dur ing the 3 years of the Korean war. A large number of accident victims suffer shock, amputations, or other ser ious injuries, and their survival depends on prompt use of human blood to help them. Often they receive sernm albumin before reaching the hospital. It could be you, the child next door, or the neighbor across the street who will need blood this year. Give blood ? give an accident victim an extra chance for survival. Call your Red Cross chapter to learn when and where you can give blood. CROSSWORD ACROSS 1. Tatters 6. Reality S. Send forth, as rays 10. Genus of the lily 11. Platforms 13. Biblical name 13. Measure (Chin ! 10. Obeervea IS. Resort 10. Fortify 21. Cooking directions 23. Skin 25. Cinemas 26. Larva of an African worm 28. Sailor 20. A woman's garment IS. Snares 23. Devices to determine direction (Maut.) 27. Solar deity (Egypt.) as. Cuckoo as. Troubles ?L Music note 42. Prison > (Eng.) 44. Sounds 46. Parssa birds 48. Entreaty 40. Anglo- * Saxon serf - DOWN 1. Go to bed ?. wine receptacle 3. Light, two wheeled vehicles 4. Guide fi. Music note ?. A wing 7. Plots 8. Wigwam (var.) 11. Strike with the hand 12. Appear 14. Bulk 17. Native of Scotland iv. AgreeaDie to the ear 22. Man'* name 24. Notiy 27. On the ocean 29. Boast 30. Creacent shaped 31. Ireland 33. A menace 34. Proaecutea judicially 36. Spilia over 40. Fodder vat 43. Lineal (abbr.) Awwtr 45. Varying weight (lad.) 47. Southeast (abbr.) | f [ M [I ! I " w - 77 ?~ 1 T ? ^5""~ ? ? m mi Nil 1
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