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THURSDAY. MARCH 11. 1926 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Way oesville Mountaineer 14 Church Street Wm. A. BAND, Editor-Owner POLITICALLY DEMOCRATIC Display Advertising Rates: Forty Cents per column inch Guaranteed Circulation SUBSCRIPTION RATES Subscriptions payable in adranee ($1!.50 if not so paid) i Year $2.00. 6 Month 1.25 3 Months .65 Filtered at the post u:Fice, at Waynesville, N'. ('., as Second Clans Mail Matter, as provided under the Ait of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1514. I'l'IM.ISHEI) ON 'Mil RSDAY IMF. AMI Nil A.' IKtb.i-M'l ! THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1S26 OI K NAVY. ,1 Thi- inhabitant.1 of thi country in 77' numbered ib.iUt one-half of tho present population of New Yor'; City, but there were probubly as many na tive born hail'irs following the dee) e.i for h living a there lire today. Then uas a reuioti f ir thi. All of the i.ll'e to'.Wl- ut-rt' oil tile M'ilcoat. M.i:h.i.ts ami roads were few and iliioll k. p' m t.Mii (i in: h one i :i liy thi' i at erv ay i arne.l on their commerce. oloMl -t MT'e .-till drp.hd- a; Britain tbe li.t.l beuri It a coltirnelvla! lrclej . In 1- imiii the New Kniriatnl .hip. .ui. had conn Meets of merchant 'ill, and thev mailed to eerv ih.i , in the world. In the olden da in I fait up to sixty or -evenly years a'o ha' r fio training t of less than 1,697 privately armed vessels, and the number of men em ployed in them was no less than 58,400. Many had set sail and brought in prizes before the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776. Four months after this declaration Con gress authorized the construction of the first American line of battle ship of 74 guns the America. However, she took no part in the war, not being finished in time, and was in 1782 presented to Louie XVI, King of France, as a token of the country's gratitude for aid lent by that mon arch and his country, and to replace a French vessel lost in Boston harbor. Fur live years the naval service was dormant. Then came a near war with France. From 1801 to 1805 the resurrected navy of the United States was engaged in the Mediterranean in a war with Tripoli. There were u naval actions of any moment in this war except that of the Phila delphia with the swarm of Piratical small craft. At the beginning of our second war with Great Britain in 1812, our navy had again dwindled. The whole navy made a list one could take in at a glance, but the names of the ships soon became household words. There was not one that did not make a record to be proud of. The war of 1H12 found America at the high tide of commercial pros perity, and beginning to compete with Kngland for the carrying su premacy of the world. The number of vessels flying the American flag in foreign ports in the year previous to 1K12 was greater than in 1912 a hundred years later. The outbreak ,n I.. the .th.-r; it 'he tin U lu! U . 1 k i i.i i - ,i k lull a mi r. hant -aiior into a man of -w;u. man. There was no complicated ma chinery to learn and ma iter; tiie rope.- and orders were the same; and the guns on a merchant vessel ships sailing in foreign waters were all aimed in those days were the samn as thos,. on a vessel in government servile, only smaller. It was this adaptibtlit y of the American mer chant sailor that did much to save the country in its two wars with Fnglaml. Of course at the outset ot the Revolution in 1775 and I77t, tho l't colonies had no navy at all, and the neci'ssiy for possessing armed h 1 , was n: of the first things to he discussed when Ule Congess of the Tinted Cot :nes first met in 1775. A naval committee consisting of ,)i hn l.angdon of New Hampshire, Sila l)"ane of ( unmiticut, Christo phere Gladsdcti of North Carolina, Ii'hii Adams iif Massn.M'husetts, Jo seph llewes of North Carolina and Richard Henry I.ee of Virginia was appointed. This committee decided !o . t : rt building immediately l'l Ve -els. They were to he of three ila-'e-; the -hips ,,f ;;J guns, five of 2s guns a,nl :hr. c of 2 I guns. It was i.n 1 lec. l-'.tii 177 that this' dei i-:oii was mini, rind tin. faith placid in tli' iiirly -lupvanls and th:1 ab.l.'v of the ship IruiMeis was liein- i on dated when it was declared that ; all th. r vrs-,h should he lltVd '..I ' ,. ,.f the coming M.i'vh. It wis bv sen thill"' w"r wl,n "exico ill mnu iguiii I m ule use for regular armed vessels, , but they lie re mostly employed con (oying transports, and bombarding I a few cast, towns. The Civil War once more found the navy reduced and disorganized. Hut soon the shipyard- were busy, and the end of thu ( :.: War found the U. S. the great i est naval power in the world. Without effort the President could illcd into active service more turn I trained, experienced men than the thi Th. -I Ot not ! I a! d th - ban .f o this the port h i-e 1 nn. ir.t n bit- had ltd man i 1 l.-hno-nt wa of Js, ',7 mill. (In, or rrllth of the t tle-lim. Previous been four ess,.l turned, 'he tune I war. Ai. of thiol taken from pea ful . alln.g .he .rade of 'igbtirg. It se.-med a It. pele- i ask .hai iVn American . o.u ics had undertaken. Without a int'.e regular vessel of war they were going to oppon tho magnificent navy ef (ire it Pritnin, that at this time consisted of not less than :!.V, essels. 140 of thorn being 'hipi-of-the-line. that is reat floating forts mounting 74 guns md more. Put a way was found to even matters in a measure. Although Great Britain from the outset at tempted to blockade the American port, there shipped to sea from al most every harbor numbers of "pri vateers" vessels that were sent out under private ownership, hut .with papers furnished them by Congress authorized them to prey upon tho commerce of the enemy. Well did they account for themselves. These American cruisers captured during the years 1778 nnd 1777 upwards of 800 vessels, and taking 250 English ships employed in West India trade and valued with their cargoes at ten million dollars. The Yankee cruisers penetrated into the English Channel and made captures almost at the entrances of the English har bors. In the records of the American c .alition of any two great powers of Kurope could have brought together. Not lonir however, did this state of (..IT..;-., ...,i in..,, i,. nvil Within ten ... years England and France had begun to outstrip this country in building ships. There was an excess of officers in the American reserve at this pe riod, but there was no well directed attempt at naval construction. Amer rican born sailors had practically dis appeared; 72 per cent of the enlisted men in the service were foreigners, who were attracted merely by the pay they received. In 1884 the V. S. had n ached its lowest ebb as a maritime nation; the country had not sold all its ships, as it had a hundred years previously, but those in commission were obsolete, not one vessel of first class being afloat. About this tima Secretary of the Navy Wm. H. Hunt, began a great work of reconstruc tion! A board of naval officers was then appointed to determine the re quirements of a new navy. It was reported by the board that the U. S. should have 21 battle ships, i un armored cruisers, 20 torpedo boats, " torpedo gun boats and 5 rams. As ,i the first class, they, perforce hail to exist on paper -there was not a hipvard in the country that could l.titM oiie! To construct the half .i. zen small cruisers it was necessary to purchase armor plate abroad, and he 'White Squadron" as it was ,-,!: '.the beginning of our modern . was con tructed in a measure I v f.n;i-n workmen, with foreign ..i oi.t ,,f foreign material! More over tin1 ve--els were built, not by the government, but by private con tract. Conditions had improved some-vh-it in regard to the personnel dur- j ing this period, but as late as 1897, 25 per cent of the enlisted men wern foreign born. Today it is completely changed- the service has all Ameri can crews, the foreign born element being less than 2 per cent; and thoy must he naturalized citizens. As the II. S. began to build larger ships and as the shipyards and their capacity increased government con struction, under proper direction was successfully undertaken. In the Spanish war the United States navy acquitted itself brilliant- ly. During the "Great World War" the U. S. navy accomplished the great est feats in all history. They pro tected the submarine infested sea lanes, malting it possible for thous ands of our soldiers, vast army sup plies and provender to be delivered to our allies without loosing any transports or any lives, and few mer chant ships. This enabled the al lies to carry on and finally win the war. The U. S. navy today has no su perior, and since the disarmament conference, Is on an equal footing with that of Great Britain. The greatv Panama Canal has made it possible to deliiver the navy from one Revolution there appears the names j ocean to the other in a few hours, thus affording us protection with all cur naval strength in both the At lantic and Pacific Oceans. Officer Personnel. The wen, human beings, and with hearts and' brains and souls, are the true measure of the power of a navy, just as they are the true measure of the power of a nation. It, therefore, follows that any institution that de velops self-reliance, self-respect, in itiative, intelligence, executive abili ity, and useful knowledge in large numbers of young men, is peculiarly valuable and important to the wel fare of a nation. The navy each year develops the essential qualities enum erated above in thousands of our young men. It develops men mentally and physically. The principal source of officer personnel is the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. The naval academy is one of the most truly Democratic institutions in the world and thoroughly representative of the American people. Every boy who enters the academy is imme diately placed on an equal footing with all others. He lives a life of Spartan simplicity, governed by rigid dicipline. He lives In an atmosphere of high ideals of personal honor and conduct, which is the prized tradition of the academy. He receives an ed ucation that not only fits him for the career of a naval officer, but in the event of his giving up the sea as a profession after graduation, provides a solid foundation for future success in many other lines of endeavor in civil life. The largest part of the graduates of the academy remain in the navy. Many however, return to civil life and some of them have made important contributions to the indus trial and economic life of the nation. Enlisted Personnel. Imagine n boy of 18 who desires to enliist in the navy. He is of av erage intelligence, average physique, sound in mind and limb, and has been brought up in accordance with the ten commandments. He applies for enlistment at a recruiting station and i.? accepted. He is sent to a training station, in reality a large school where he spends several months. He is first taught to look after his phy sical person. He finds truth in the old ailage that cleanliness is next to godliness. He is taught the rudi ments of military discipline and ab sorbs a respect for and recognizes the necessity of constituted authori ty. He is taught many useful, fun damental things that will stand him in good stead all of his life. There is plenty of play as well as work. He is fed well and his health is closely upervised by competent medical and dental officers. Most important of all, he is thrown into intimate per sonal contact with self reliant, self respecting, forceful instructors. Af ter a few months our young man is sent aboad a cruising ship, a battle ship, perhaps. There his training continues and progresses, and depend ing on the individual, takes a special turn. A man may be interested in electricity, radio, engineering, cook ing or bookkeeping, or a score of other useful trades and occupations. If he hns the will to work the navy will make him competent in his trado an ', pay him well, clothe him well, md feed him well while the process is going on. As at the training sta tion, there is plenty of play mixed with the necessary work. Every com pany plays football , baseball and basketball and indulges in track athletics. There is also boxing, wrestling and rowing. Every man must learn to swim. AU sports are directed and supervised by the officers An effort is made not only to teach every man to win like a gentleman, but what is much harder and much rarer how to lose like a gentleman. After four years our young man's enlistment expires. If he decides to return to civil life, he has an honor able discharge from the navy. In short he is a proved man. He has forgotten that there are such words as I "can't" in the English language. He is neat in person and clothing, is brimful of self reliance and selfi respect. He knows how to take orders and incur reasonable . responsibilty in carrying them out. There are 20,000 such men going back to their homes and communities to live each year. They are valuable citizens. Young men in the navy are not a drag on industry and commerce. They are not parasites on the body politics. As well consider that young men and boys in schools and colleges are a drag or parasite. Our Navy person nel - is a Bound investment, a gilt edge investment, and should be con sidered as such by all thoughtful cit izens having the true public interest at heart. For the year July 1, 1921 to July 1, 1922, the navy returned to civil life, with honorable discharge, total of 18,901 men, all of whom were trained and qualified In some useful trade or occupation, or had received training In executive duties. (By Mrs. William A. Band.) See us for Lawn Grass, JTertiliiers I We sell Field Seed and bulk Gar and Seeds. Hyatt A Company. den Seed. Hyatt Co. INCOME TAX RETURNS. In Income Tax payers seem to havn confused their State returns by those required by the Federal Government, which has just enacted its revenue law. The State income tax law is the same as last vear. Every- resident or non-resident hav ing a net income during the income taxable year in this State of ono thousnnd dollars ($1,000) and over, if single, or if married and not living with husband or wife, or having a net income for the income year of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or over, if married and living with husband or wife, and every corporation doing business in the State, is required to make a return under oath on or be fore March 15th of their taxable in come for the calendar year 1925. Of course, tax payers using a fis cal year must make their returns within seventy-five days after the expiration of the same. The State Department of Bevenuo now has its deputies in different sec tions of the State to assist tax pay ers in making these returns. Penalties are provided by law for those who fail to make their return to the State within the time fixed by the statute, and, therefore, every on liable for the payment of income tax is requested to make their returns with the time allowed, and escape penalty. R. A. DOUGHTON, Commissioner. Hurpee's bulk Garden Seed are fresh and trucrsto name. Get them at Hvatt & Co. When You Shop Here you know that your basket will be filled with the choicest of the seas on's edibles. We specialize in the best the market affords, yet our prices are no more than you pay anywhere. Buy .your groceries here. sajs VVAYNESVILLE GRO. CO. J. S. JONES, IManaser PHONE 45 ' MAIN S1Y BEST HOUSE PAINT $2.80 to $2.95 per Gallon Use Davis' "Ever-Bright" House and Barn Paint this season at a big saving. Sold direct from man ufacturer to user on a rigid guarantee that really protects you. Don't risk "fly-by-night" salesr men to give you .the kind of a deal that I will. I am permanently located in Waynesville, and will appreciate your business. Drop me a postal to the address below, and I will call on you with samples, color cards, etc., and will show you how you may save 50 to 75c on every gallon of house or barn paint you use this spring or summer. It is not convenient for me to use a telephone, so an appointment with you by mail places you under no obligations to buy paint. Address: T. T. MclNELLEY, Sales man, Box 432, Waynesville, N. C. u cirayamwiiiiiinfliMtfai C. J. JEFFRESS Realty Company Asheville, N. C. Telephone 1086 Box 143 Now Booking our Spring Sales. Sell Real Estate the Auction Way LIST WITH US. ft C. J. Jeffress iMayo CarlanJ C. J. JEFFRESS REALTY CO. J. M. Ghampion WATCHMAKER Jeweler and Engraver All Work Guaranteed Ik new Jewelry Store located in Scnulnoffer bnilJinj. opposite the post office, is now open for business. J. M. Campion, Proprietor of TLc Ctsmpion Jewelry Store! completed watclmakinf at Bradley Horolotfical Institute. Pe oria, Illinois, wkick is recognized as toe leading school of its kind in America. He also finished a coarse in Engraving at this In stitute, and Lis work in hoth lines it reported to he first-class in every respect. His work in either Vatchwork, Jewelry or En graving is dependahle and he invites the patronage of this com munity. A. G. Westlak; Dean, U Champion Jewelry Store MAIN STREET " WAYNESVILLE, N. C
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