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THE GREAT SM(
There is no project now 1
which means more for the r<
than the Great Smoky Moun
North Carolina whether or m
this great national forest tr*
is to remain in the hands of
the greatest and most beau
Rockies.
Together with Tennessee
450,000 acres of the wildest
of great beauty, including e
Colorado, seven of which ari
great mass of the Appalachii
dense tracts of virgin trees, t
dash waterfalls into deep gori
nowhere else in the East.
There is no national pai
few thousand acres on Moun
the gift of a benevolent man
were made by the governmei
have to be bought from the f
of the-Mississippi live 80 per
peak will be midway betwee
cinriati and Charleston, Deti
2,000 miles to the Western j
thirtv hours reach the Greal
North Carolina is asket
pui-chase, the money pledges
Buncombe county have plec
Henderson county has pledge
have come in with commens
placed at $1,000.
Think what it will mean
highways leading to this ma
ernment will take over from
improvements which go wit
the park will be policed, gam
derfully beautiful playgroum
at our own door.
It is estimated that neai
the park from every directi
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merely <% uimciiai oiuc, una ?
an almost uncountable forti
will'increase wherever they
But aside from the mon
pride to the State. North Cs
a playground which may be ]
needed to visit the great pai
This opportunity will u
property is not soon acquire
grandeur of the Smokies, bul
great trees, drouth will follo\
power, now potential farther
North Carolina cannot i
portunity, and Polk County,
good causes, must not prove
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LET'S BUILD 1
Coleman D. Brown, heac
ment of the United States (
for a statement to the effec
more solidly and permanentl
from without.
There is something wror
not write an editorial on this
is the constant cry for outsid
side populations, which has
proportions and called for thi
has been the cause of intern?
neglect. Worthy as may "be
the "bringing in" of industri
to home institutions and to 1
midst.
It is. well, in this connect
Every local industry, howev
facto./ of national and Wi
business house, however sho
a successful factor in larger
it the seeds of greater prospx
well known to deny the exis
cessful merchants who were
est goods and excellent servi
of the home people
It should be the aim of
nities to look upon one anoth
cess rather than as compet
should be the ambition of al
with the idea in mind that 01
notable proportions as will 6
The old "huskin' " bees
about are splendid lessoris ii
helping the other fellow, so t
help us. The world is lean
and the finer processes of ec
in from without, but are dev
from the heart and from coi
lessons taught are but guid
tional progress. None the '
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[)KY MOUNTAIN PARK.
lefore the people of North Carolina
jputation and prosperity of the state
tain National Park. It. depends upor
ot she will participate in establishing
ict as a national park, or whether it
lumber men who are fast denuding
tiful mountain region east of th?
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our state has a chance to buy about
forest land in the country, a domain
;leven of the highest peaks east of
2 over six thousand feet high. The
in range is full of wild beauty, with
owering rocky palisades, down which
ges, the like of which are to be found
*k east of Colorado, except one of a
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t Desert isiana on uie manic tuooi,
t. All the other parloB of the nation
it from its own land. Our park will
irivate owners. In the territory east
cent of the nation's population. Our
n New York and New Orleans, Cinroit
and Atlanta. Instead of going
jafks, the people of the East can in 1
t Smoky Mountain Park.
1 to subscribe $600,000 towards its <
i to run three years. Asheville and
Iged $200,000, a third of the sun;
d $25,000, other counties in the west 1
urate sums. Polk county's quota is <
for us to be across one of the main 1
gnificent playground which the govus.
Roads, rest-houses and all other (
h a national park will be instaUed; 1
ie laws will be preserved, and a woni
for all will be developed practically *
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-ly 100,000,000 visitors will pour into
.on each year. Looking at it from j;
stream of travelers will leave behind i j
ine on their way. Property values j
pass. I I
ey gain, the park will be a source of a
trolina will present to the whole East
reached in less than half of the time (
*ks of the Far West. <;
ot knocjt twice at our door. If the 1
:d, there will be nothing" left of the (
; naked peaks bereft of their present '
v in the loggers' wake, and the water
down the rivers, will not then exist. 11
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ifford to neglect this wonderful op- j
which went over the top in so many ; (
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rRYON FROM WITHIN.
i of the organization service depart- ^
Chamber of Commerce, is authority ^
;t that those cities and towns grow
y whose growth is from within, not j4
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lg with the man or woman who could j
i. Current in the march of progress (
e capital, outside industries and out- ^
not only grown to absurd and vain (
e most extravagant claims, but often r
il industrial decay and local business
the enhancement of population and
es, there is undoubtedly a first duty
the business men already within our
;ion, to remember these salient facts:
er small, is the nuclei^ of a manuorld
importance. Every store and
rt of stocks or capital, is potentially
trade and commerce and has within
srity. The history of business is tdo
tence of examples of eminently sucgiven
the opportunity to return honce
for a loyal patronage on the part
the people of this and of all commuter
as partners in the scheme of sucitors
in the struggle of failur^. It
I of us to support home institutions
le or all of them may prosper in such
ring credit to the entife community,
our fathers and grandfathers tell us
i the noble att of "pitching in" and
hat the other fellow will pitch in and
ling that the structure of character;
lueation are not imposed or crammed !
elopments from within that emanate
ascience and innate intelligence. The
leposts to real character and edtlcaless
is sound community growth de,
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jendent first upon takjing care of tl
ilready have cast their lot in this cor
ime offered them an inducement tc
nves something to them in backing u
nake the choice worth while. We c
lebt andvthus cancel the mortgage o
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:OULD NOT THE POSTOFFICE B
MAN?
The important thing in America
ined to be the President, the Postr
:hanic and farmer of the comings gei
The important thing for the bal
ca's future is MILK.
Postmaster New mows that th<
r five cents a quart for his milk. lilk
for her children pays from fifteIn
other words, the farmer, if
he calf, weaning it, teaching it to di
ip before dawn three [hundred and si
ing out the stable, raising the feed i
sets three to five ceits a quart foi
omebody, usually an "intelligent cor
wenty cents per quart for delivering
Mr. Postmaster, why can't you
.tie milk? You deliver eggs now, a
vith minimum breakage, as poultryn
Fresh eggs in cit es are worth 6
lepending on the season Parcel po
:mts per dozen. If itjcosts as much
;b distribute milk, and if the farmer
;ggs as in Winter timje, the city cons
east 53.00 a dozen.
The distributor of milk adds fror
Ired per cent to the cost of the milt
t to the consumer. Milk, of cours
undling than eggs, out there shou
iven in milk combines.
If it is possible to distribute egg
t'not possible to distribute milk witl
ipoil?
The parcel post is well managed
hs could be replaced with paper cont
jottles thrown away after use. The
pass bottles?the consumer pays ths
The Postoffice of the United Stal
1 e farmers, carry it on rapid trains
t through its great distributing age:
;very day. The milk|for which the f
x delivered to the mjothers of childr
>f the most costly corpbines would be
ri2nt efficiency.
WHEN Chicago burned, Its bankers
were In despair, until its leadin
operator, who at the time was in Ci
reached by wire with the queslion, "W
do?" The one word answer came bai
It was that faith In j the future that rem
ocean metropolis.
Every city la as great as the faith of
citizens. No greats?. The real asset of
its past but Its future.
Complacency Is aa deadly to a coinmi
' | individual. The town that waits to be <
| hardly a gambler's chance of growth. 1
; has discovered itself has opened futi
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iroaiucoo. xuc U1UJ ;WJOU ni/uiu uuu iw
must utilize the NEW and not the ol
demands Improvement on the past
The merchant who so respect* ancient
he ignores the newest idea* In mercha
lgse his lead to the merchant Who Is ea
the last in salesman efficiency.
The town that holds fast to obsolete Id
surrenders supremacy. The community
to fall by accident Into Industrial grea
no effort of'Its own] has a chlld-Uke fa!
i miracles, and has as little chance of Its
j ment as has the youjth who, by wishing,
river change to honey.
/ Tl.e wish is worthless without the w
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le people and concerns who
nm unity. Someone at some
) locate here, and posterity
p the claim that they would
an do no less than pay the
f inflated development.
E THE NATIONAL MILK
\ is the baby of today, desnaster,
the millionaire, mpleration.
jy and therefore for Amer;
farmer gets at most fouir
And the mother who , needs
en to twenty cents, j
he does well, after raising
rink <^>ut of the pail, getting
xty-f^re times a year, cleah
and'doing all tjhe rest of it,
r producing the milk. And
nbine," gets from twelve to
the milk.
be the milkman and deliver
nd handle millions of them
len will testify.
0 cents to a dollar a dpzen,
st delivers them for a few
to distribute eggs as, it does
got present prices for fresh
sumer would have to pay at
a one hundred to three hun1
for his trouble in handing
e, involves more expensive
Id be reason in all things,
s without breaking them, is
lout spilling it, or ietting it
I and powerful.1 Glass botainers,
sealed with paraffin,
re is gigantic waste now in
it. I
tes could take the milk from
to the cities, and distribute
ncy that visits every house
armer gets four cents could
en for seven cents, and one
abolished by simple govern
aafeil?p~
and builders tion Iprecedes the a*
g real estate the mason must foil
ilifornia, was air Is anchored to ea
'hat shall we Ethical laws nre :i
:k, "BUILD." 0f things as physic]
ade the Inter- cording to a well-oti
^ mere ly the commod
its staunchest town that is withoul
' a city is not and deals, is as coj
divid ual who lacks
mtty as to an without blueprints b
Usoovered has Th? town that pe
Che town that common interests, th
ire's door to community ideals, ai
itself a future hand caps its chano
d. Bach age Ma ay minds are i
instruments of govt
methods that merne and elnhn dm
ndlaing,. mast the ! ntelllgence of
gsr to employ town whose destinle
judgment of minds,
ees and ideals 0011111 sense.
that expects Th i satisfied mind
taeos through ootnpishes nothing.
1th in modern with a wholesome u
hope's fulfill- with benefits,
would see the So with the town.
be be ter is destined
ill. Imagina- and viser.
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ETIQUETTE
By FLO.
Readers desiring personal points oi
Etiquette oi1 heart affairs may write
Flo, care of this newspaper, enclosing
a self-addressed and stamped envelope.
Dear Miss Flo: Should a wedding
present be sent before the wedding,
or after the wedding, if the donor
receives no invitation to the wedding
V. C.
A wedding gift should be sent b<
fore the wedding. If not, a lette
explaining thp delay should be sent.
Dear Miss Flo: When traveling on
a Pullman car is it considered proper
for a lady to go into the dressing:
room attired j in a negligee, or kimc
na? Thank you. S. W.
It is quite all right for a lady 13
go into the dressing room of a Pu
man car, in the morning, and in tl
evening, in a negligee.
Dear Miss Flo: Is it consider
good form for a gentleman to ma
calls with his fiance? Is it necessa
for him to do so? B. G.
It is not necessary?nor is it co
rect for a gentleman to make calls
with his fiancee. Except, of course,
when they return visits paid her by
members or friends of his family.
Dear Miss Flo: When a bachelor
wishes to entertain a few of his
friends?both ladies and gentlemen?
is it necessary for him to arrange to
have a chaperon? - B. B.
Yes. When an unmarried man entertains,
he Should ask a married
woman of his acquaintance to act as
chaperon. She should be the first
person invited,
Dear Miss Flo: vIn a crowded
train, with no seats available, Is it
proper for a Ionian who is ill to request
a gentleman to give her his
seat? C. S. | if
A woman who is really quite ill
should not hesitate to aBk a gentleman
to give up his seat.
chitect's [Hiiicil in Its course, but |j
ow that tracing ere the castle in ji
rth.
r? essential to life and the growth i:
?l laws. The flower unfolds ac- |j
tiered plan. Town problems are jj
i problems of individuals. The |j
, plan and purptfee, without idfeas !{
orless uiul as hopeless as the in- j
these attributes, as the mason :
tforc him. |
jrmits selfish Interests to Outplay jj
at allows personal wants to warp :
Id low aims to thwart high alms, \
? of being bigger and better,
viser than one mind. We icreate :
irnment, develop boards of coi 1- j
Jieated to civic interests to pool 1?
thinkings minds. Secure Is the :
S are carved out by the common I;
endowed with the enthusiasm of
wants nothing, does nothing, ac- j
But the mind that is obsessed :
nrest is likely to bless the world \
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The community! that Is eaeer to I
to be bigger, healthier, wealthier1 |
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Tilings You Should' Know
"Colitis."
Most every one knows the locatioi
and general outline o'f the grea
newer of the body. Colitis is define<
i;s "any disturbance of the secretioi
( r innervation in the Colon." It ii
i i ot necessarily inflammatory. Dis
I lacement or sagging of the colon ma;
be a partial cause, and overloadinf
cantributes to the ugly procdss. Pro
t;'acted errors of diet are probabli
tile most real source, and these errori
/ 11 -i known may be avoided. I hav<
seen chornic colitis intensified bj
surgical operations in the abdomen
leiaving the patient wondering whi
st)e didn't get entirely well?the op
erjator apparently overlooking th(
complication. And, too much, evei
ofl the right kind of nourishment
will keep colitis active.
Diet is all that may be suggestee
hejfe. Swallow no fibers, skins, 01
sends. Fibers may be animal or veg
?tible; tough meats, fried steaks
ceiery, radish or hard, raw fruitsabandon
them. Skins of grapes, baked
apples, prunes, cherries, tomatoes?
aH harmful. Seeds of blackberries
raspberries and pies made of" those
beiries?avoid them. It is well alsc
to exclude dressings such as art
ser red with baked fowel, and sharp
peppery Condiments. Do not use ir
ritating cathartics, unless you would
kee j the smouldering fire burning
k Use boiled or stewed meats and vege
, tables; stewed fruits are better ^than
raw fruits, though citrous fruit-juices
are advisable for the nerves. Sofl
F cereal with cream, butter and toasl
. are excellent. Eggs, too. Brown
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bread and.not white bread, should b
1 eate 1. If you are over-stout, cut yout
dieti.ry in half until you reduce. But
tern: ilk is most valuable?sweet milk
is objectionable, unless ordered by
your physician. The treatment of
colit s may involve many months.
! Next Week "Golden Health Rules."
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A i eal estate agent has had great
luck making people sell by telling
them a family of saxophone players
had t ought next door.
Stranger?This certainly is a dead
party
"Ye 8, I wish it would liven up a
little. '
"Come on, let's go home."
"I san.'t. I'm the host."
Time Worketh Changes.
Cus omer?This butter isn't nearly
as fre sh as what you sent me last
week.
Groi :er?That's strange?it's from
the same tub. ,
Wright Gaines says that he fell
out of a ten-story building one time,
but it didn't hurt him because he
was oi: the first floor when he fell.
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Two rough workmen were repairing
the li1 e wire lines in front of the
preachpr's house, when something
happened causing a few heated remarks
in loud tones. The reverend
gentleman wrote the company employing
thi: men complaining of Uie language
they used. Called up on the
carpet by the manager to explain,
Bill sa d: "Me and Pete Smock wuz
on this job. I wuz up the pole and
Pete wuz on the ground. There wuz
two w res, one wuz dead and the
other wuz live?carrying 3,000 volts.
Pete h< picks up the live one by mistake.
'Tien he said, 'Say, Bill, please
clinch ip and shut off the current.'"
Wjlfe--Why are you taking three
umbrelUs along?
PTofe isor?I'll forget one In the restaurant,
one I'll leave on the train,
and | the other I'll use if it rains." '
Dick Watson says he's in great
lnn.fr?a diatant
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him a ton of hard coal.
Immune.
It was a wet, slushy day, and little
Johnny wanted to go out and play.
"No, rou can't go. It's too wet.
You'll gi st your feet soaked and catch
cold." V
"Aw, jlease, mamma. That won't
hurt. I' re got one already." '
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; GATING HARD COAll
, HEAVIEST BABY LAM
v. ^OODLES. 2 AND4M
| DURBAN K AN INFIDtl
Failure o( another effor I
( the coal strike brines coal > fl
i nearer to control by t he Gcv-1
Foal under eronnrl U nurj ..!
viduals only through publ.c
t Everything that r?-pr. .-c-nt? J
i public necessity (air, wat-: J
railroads), must naturally t, J
. to public control.
Mine owners ar. said b Cfl
leaders to be forcing a pra v.H
! out. The unions brought t: -;H
themselves in the beginning-H
' ant refusal of arbitration.
Unions and owners are worbjfl
as they have done in England
Government control of mine? H
come in England before long
come here eventually. Th ;.H
will not forever consent ??. <:H
while "capital and labor" fish H
the terms on which the p> ; H
have heat.
The heaviest new horn
record arrives on the faint : :.^H
Magee in Michigan, weighing! .*fl
pounds.
The new horn cult of .. >
bear weighs only a few our.e-B
the mother is usually Miami fl
in laie winter, wuen uer out;
Why should nature int'lat .H
cale human mothers inf.;in.- >-.;H
twelve pounds and more? A: vH
doctor believes that the r.v!.* .H
the mother would mak* tin- i. - fl
| much lighter and strom.'. r a:.: -H
I birth much easier.
The fattest, heaviest baby -S
necessarily the best.
Profits on the Pennsylvania
| road for one year reach a
for all time, more than SI"""'
This, and increasing railruai?
its everywhere, should gjin a fnfl
ly hearing and better pay it
road workers.
To raise the pay of millions
would cost hundreds of niila-B
year. But that is the stale
now geared up to, nationally, auS
hundreds of millions would be P-fl
back into general prosperity, th-1*
roads getting their share
Hundreds are gradually losing
ancient "rights." The marriap j
ice nd longer makes woman f'-:M
to obey. English law no lunger?
mits a man to beat his wife
stick no1 bigger around tbac
thumb." A Russian husband no
er beats his wife gently on their?
riage day to prove that be is
And now a wife gets her divorce '
cash alimony simply because the?
band, during the past eight ?;f
has had a way of calling lief
morning by throwing cold ?at?t
her as she lay in bed at '< **
casional, not frequent beatingto
the effect of the cold water
An expert says poodles and '
lap dogs "go mad" often? r than that
take more exeraise. Another Pert,
friendly to poodles, says
isn't so. One thing IS certainMAN
poodles, petted and painPbv
inheritor! mnnov cm ni.Kl. $ '
their balance much more t;1
those that work for a living
the divorce and "high cla news
in your daily newspe] <'rS
Luther Burbank in f. San Kra?cpulpit
gives more informa'.i"?
cerning his views on a S<n effl*
ing. He says he is an innihi
believes in God. Of course 'I1*
KNOW that he is an infidel, a?'
can't tell whether he believes i? _
or not. "Belief" is a word ?
monly to describe a menta1
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