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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1932 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Public Opinion May Hold A Nation's 1 Or An Individual's Ideals, Says Supt. R D. Bunn In Address At Rotary Club f (B. D. Bonn, Supt. of Schools.) Sntriniettde&t 8. D. Bonn read the plowing paper before the local Ko- Club on Friday. , paper mi so impressive that Rotary Club officials wanted the tic to tiave th opportunity to U it. J. Years age, when whiskers and per-toed boot were in style, the Jo and Mississippi Rivers were the ctier of America. Today there is frontier. We can circle the globe) ten minutes. In the neighborhood of these great ten lived a hearty aad adventur- i people. Few educated: all were jr. They kd " cquaintaace with rury. and little contact with the hnicalities of law. imong them were many men who no acquaintance with common ncy. These used foul language, ited at book learning, boasted of u" toughness. "They fought among selves, rough and tumble, goug- out eyes, biting thumbs. Descend- of this same tribe are numerous ' ' ' i I man's standing in a tommuni 'depended somewhat upon the gh he could lift. Muscle ruled. 1 heroes were good wrestlers. Ihere were horse thieves in the i Men taking pork and corn n the river in flat boats were tiered and their cargo stolen, fe were fights with knives and cultural implements; and when a was over, one of the combat tihad to be buried. 165 years ago Had no church or schoolhouse. rl Then conditions changed and standards appeared- Homes be , acquire comforts. The people t to school and learned to read. built churches and learned to clean, mentally, physically and o.-ally. They learned to rank honor above muscle, learning above physical prowess.'.'. The toughs disappeared, Manslaughter became ah uncommon "ccurrence. Can that be said of us ii a world of progress in 192? There as omewhat an advancement in liv- 0 aim uic i rvTiwrr nia only moved out a little. This did not mark the end of front. ler life, however. A new frontier had ypvarra out in tne short grass country, and here again life was raw, hard and uncertain. The toughs were of a new kind, bat no less tough. They did not boast of their muscle, but of their quickness with a gun. The man who could "draw" more quickly than his neigh bors was a prominent citiaen. There were few women at this new frontier, no school houses, no church' es. There were many saloons, many gambling places, many fights, fre quent funerals. Bandits were romantic figures, clothed in myth. They were hunted, perhaps, but they were respected by their hunters. There was no law ex cept public opinion and expediency, and these were tolerant to the point of indifference. III. And then here, on this last frontier of all, the story of reform was repeated. School, church, and court house became centers of commu nity character. And the toughs dis appeared. Now what was it that effected the change on these frontiers? Was it hangings? No; criminals were caught and hanged, but the hanging was a result, not a cause. There were at one time a great number of "hanging crimes" in England; but hanging served only to make an end of individual criminals, not of crime. The fear of punishment operates but seldom to deter one who is bent on crime. The promise of profit and the hope of escape combine to offset fear. Death only ends the one who participates. The crime wave keeps rolling unless the individual is edu cated to a higher plane '.of living, and to higher ideals of thinking. What, then, worked the miracle? Nothing more than public opinion. While public opinion tolerated bru tality the brutal flourished. While public opinion gave to the bandit a hak) of romance, a young man might hold up a stage and rob its passcn- SPECIAL EXCURSION FARES TO . . CHARLESTON, S. C. ACCOUNT MAGNOLIA AND MIDDLETON PLACE GARDENS I . ROUND-TRIP FARE FROM WAYNES VILLE, I :-y.- N. C. $7.50 Tickets Sold February 19-20, 26-27. .March 1-5, 11-12, 18-19. J Limit Wednesday Following Date of Sale. ROUND-TRIP FARE FROM WAYNESVILLE, l ' . V N. C. $17.10 : Tickets Sold February 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, and 28 j March 1, 3, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17, 20, and 22 I Limit Seven Days in Addition to Date of Sale. ASK TICKET AGENTS SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM J H. Wood, D P. A., Asheville, N. C. ger without loss of self-respect. TV. But when the public learned to scorn dirt and foul language, and to voice a wholesome contempt of thieves and murderers, the toughs found themselves out of harmony with their environment, and thot that survived either reformed or scattered. You can be assured that ths two will not mix today. Crows and blackbirds may fly together, but pigeons aad blaekbjrds will not lire together. Han always changes his environment or his environment changes him, this either for good or for bad. There are few greater fortes than scorn. The fear of it drives the soidier forward when he tongs des perately to retreat. The fear of it gives snen strengtn to overcome temptations that otherwise would break them. The fear of it ericourages fair play, cleanliness, study, and graces to which mortals may espire. Is there a "crime wave?" Then it exists because pablic opinion does not, for any small reward, deliberate ly invite the contempt of his class and his associates. The man who does not cater to public opinion will have to (1) change public opinion, or (2) allow public opinion to change him, or (3) he had as well move out. If you don't watch, public opinion will rule your community; whether that opinion oe ngnt or wrong, it is your duty as a Christian leader to educate public opinion. The man who will not wear a red tie with a dinner coat, or lift food on his knife, or strike a woman, or wear a dress and take in washing, will not in any other particular invite public derision, ridicule, contempt, or scorn. Public opinion has in times past cleaned up America, and human na ture has not changed. If you want public opinion to clean up your town, county, of state, then educate public opinion. When those who are not criminals feel and express a sincere and un bounded scorn for those who are, in stead of vesting them with glamour and romance, and playing them up as "super-men" in the newspapers ami through public opinion, npno but those whose minds are warped will remain in the criminal class. Is it criminal on your part and mine tx allow the following conditions to ex ist in the educational world today? When you have an idea that would help public opinmn, why swallow it and allow it to give you the indiges tion the remainder of your earthly days? 1. Allow ourselves to become vic tims of pessimistic influences and waves of educational depressions. 2. Allow propoganda to gain wide circulation that will impede the pro- 3. De baring our young leaders gress of Christian citizenship. from thinking straight, acting wisely and speaking courageously. 4. Propaganda to defeat the dem ocratic principles of a democratic re public. Public opinion can mould the des tine; of a nation for many genera tions to cone. According to our opin ion, yours and mine, what will the ideas of the nest generation be? Are we victims of circumstances and powerless to change our environ ment or are we creators and change our environment as well as being changed by environment? God is not a God of stone, a statue or an immov able being, He is creator, a being of service. Man was created in the im mage of this creator, therefore we become creators and not doomed by environment or circumstances. We are both potter and clay, We plan' our own destinies and dwell therein, j The man of vision and leadership re fuses to be overcome by conditions, circumstances and environment, but leads out and transforms the unde sirable to the desirable. The scientist speaks and the uni verse moves at his biddings. Your success or failure depends upon you and your convictions and not upon things and circumstances. If one never climbs higher than his pres ent status its his fault and not mine or yours. Why worry about thjngs that cannot help or hinder? Some people worry about how long they will live and allow their thoughts to circumscribe a life of service and then cliam circumstances keep them from doing their greatest work. Some people worry about eternity o wonder what they can do to change tho hereafter. Personally I think everyone has all ho can do hero with out a"ying to help run eternity. Life is not a gambling board for everyone to try to understand, but a channel of service, an opportunity for us to do what we choose and the choice' made altogether on our own volition. Full many a gem, its purest ray serene The dark unfathomed eaves, of ocean bear; Full many a flower is' born to blush unseen And wastes its desert air. sweetness on the. The kerfew tolls the knell of a part ing day The lowing herd winds, slowly the lea, The plowman fiomrwa-ro" plods weary way And leaves the world to darkness to me. W"H I I 1-H I I I I 1 III II Hiil-H-hl-l-l-W-H-H- i COOPERATIVE POULTRY SALE : At Waynesville, Saturday Morning February 27th : Prices will be based on New York Market on Monday previous to sale Payments made by check on local bank ' -- - ii ! EASTER HOLIDAY FARES ANNOUNCED By SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM One Fare Plus $1.00 For The Round Trip To All Destinations In The Southeast. March 23, 24, 25 and 26, 1932 FINAL LIMIT 15 DAYS Tickets Will Be Honored in Parlor or Sleeping' Cars Upon Payment of Proper Chavges for Space Occupied. Stopovers will be allowed and baggage checked An Excellent Opportunity to Take a Two Week's Trip Over the Easter Holidays at This Great Sav ing in Fare. Consult Local Agents or Address J. II WOOD, D P. A Southern Railway System, Asheville, N. C. For Bargain Days We Have I $' I J 'I " I mlm I I 'lm I V I I l m l f f ! I I "I i f $ f . : ' r. s C LOTHES LIVE L O N GER WASHED OUR WAY: Je have made a business of washday. Here each lor and fabric is given the scientific washing i rmular that best meets its needs. For each class e use from nine to twelve changes of filtered city water an average of six hundred gallons far your family washing. ' . . . v. - p wonder clothes laundered here are cleaner and st longer. We also do odroless Dry Cleaning nesville Laundry Phone 2 0 5 ON EVERYTHING IN STOCK We Are Too Busy Marking Down Our Stock For This Big 3-DAY BARGAIN EVENT To Write a Large Ad We Have Bargains MEN'S AND BOY'S SHOES Boys $2.25 Field Shoos Men's $2.50 Fieid Shoes Men's $1.50 Fieid Boots $1.69 $1.89 $3.49 Men's dress Oxfords (values up $1.95 $4.95 Way 9 Ladies' Pumps Straps, Oxfords And $1.00 "'$4.95 (Values up to $6.00) Men's Flannel shirts Boys Work Shirts 3 for . 79c $1.00 Ladies' Silk Hose 29c 39c 49c 79c AH the Wanted Shades UNDERWEAR Men's Hancs union suits 7A medium & heavy weights I C All Woolen Underwear 1-3 OIT Hanes Summer Union rf Suits . . . . . . DuC Men's Full Cut Union Suits 39c Boys Medium Weight Union Suits Full Cut, Made Well, 3 for Boys Summer unions 3 for:;.;....:';..;.::;.:,:, HOSIERY Big lot of Boys "Cadet" A 50c Hose, 4 pairs DUC Men's silk socks, not first quality $1.00 $1.00 CLOTHING Any Overcoat in Stock. 'i price Any Hart Schafner and Marx Suits in Stock '2 Price 6 Prs. all wool O-I) Pants 2 price Big Lot Men's and Boys Slickers and Rain Coats l2 Price 1 lot of $h.5() & $7.50 fr M Qr corduroy & sport coat5DT'yD Ladies $1.95 Caloshes J 29 Childrens $1.65 (Jaloshes $1.19 Men's Heavy Dull Hood's Overshoes $1.19 1 Table Shoes This lot dl nn consists of men's wo- tD 1 UU mens, boys and childrens oxfords ii II II II II II II II II : ' II 9 5c 9c 14c Men's 50c Inter woven woolen socks $1.00 6 pairs for .... Just a Tip-Be Here Ear- j J&l ly-Bargains Like These IISl Can't Last Long. Ever Read The Like 0' These Prices? fl fi iciuracBen .iLiornin "OUTFITTERS FOR MEN AND BOYS-SHOES FOR THE ENTIRE FA3IILY" o Co. ii 1 a aJ' a 1 i 1 i If; 11 i .1 - D h
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