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THURSDAY, MARCH 17 Page 2 tj fBomttatnpfr Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Lessees Waynesville, N. C. Phone 137 Main Street Published Every Thursday w. c. itus; .- I'. I). DHATON Managing Editor General Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES ----- - fS 0 Months ufr 3 Months . b0 Subscriptions payable in advance Bintered at the post office at Waynesville, N. C as Second Class Mail Matter, as provided un der the Act of March 3,1879, November 20, THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 1931 BIBLE THOUGHT The God of heaven, He will prosper us, NEH. 2:20. Have you ever stopped to think of just how much beauty the people that do not live in the mountains really miss? Farm experts told us last week that the snow and cold weather killed most of the bugs and insects that have survived the previous cold weather. Maybe so, but there are plenty of hum-bugs that'll get by. The Iiocky Mountains with their towering snow-capped peaks afford little competition to ih Inanity of these ever-changing mountains of Western North Carolina,' especially after a snow. WAYNESVILLE. THE GATEWAY TO THE (J HEAT SMOKY MOUNTAIN in.ihi-PARK ''Tonight one of the largest civic meetings ever held in Waynesville is scheduled to be held in the banquet hull ot th2 Methodist cnuicn rha niirwi nf Ihis meetim? is to got the un 'divided cooperation of every public spirited W.ivnpjvilU- to back the three out standing projects now before the Chamber of Commerce. They are, make Waynesville the gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park; the tourist center oi ine mono tjiins! Jin d develon industrial possibilities. The officers" of the Chamber of Commerce :i I'd in lip f fill crrntnlatfld for not sterjmng Oil and trying to undertake some project that would be an almost impossibility to pur over, im-y h:ivp nspd sound iudtrment and have placed be fore the citizens of this conimurv'ty three goals that can be reached provided -we 'do what we are called upon to do and not try to pass the burden on to our neighbor. These three achievements are linked hand in hand and if one is put across successfully the others will be much easier to add to the list of accomplishments before many months. The outlined program will take some time to perfect but the day they 'U'c accomplished you will see that the city of Waynesville is entirely a different place in which to live and that the whole world will be pointing with pride to "the city in the midst of nature's, playground," Nature has -'wonderfully blessed our com munity, perhaps more than any other City of like size in America, and it seems that even if we lacked civic pride, we would have enough praise in our hearts to our Maker fr giving us these unmatched advantages, and - u out ana spread the news of our good fortunes to the wide world and let them know of the things we have been keeping to ourselves for years, yea centuries. Nature has done more than her part, and the citizens of Waynesville are made of such calibre that they will do the rest. In looking over the proposed projects, it seems to us that the most important M making Waynesville the gateway to the park. We be lieve that if this is accomplished the others will follow in due time. The park is our main "special" in this tourist sale, and once we get the public sold on the Tark and it's beauty, it will be rather easy to sell the public on the other two matters. What The Mountaineer proposes in this matter, is for every person in this community to work for the same goal, Waynesville The Gateway To The Great Smoky Mountains Na inn;il Park The first thinor necessarv toward reaching this goal is to know what we are try ing to sell before we present it to the public. We must have all the advantages firmly fixed in our minds so that no matter what question arises it can be answered quicKiy ana correcu. TVio nvprnffp citizen will no doubt say. that is a job for the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, to answer all questions ana sena mh ?nfnrmatinn about Wavnesville beino: the gateway to the park. That is true, it will be his duty to do this along with hundreds of other matters that no one but the secretary coma ao, but the average citizen is in a better position to give out this information than the secretary. We say that for this reason, the secretary ' knows only a small precentage of the people living away from here as compared with those ahown by every citizen in Waynesville. Then take it upon yourself to mention the park and the advantages in every letter you send out of Waynesville, even if it is only a dozen words Write to friends that would likely go else when to spend their summers. Tell them about the Bark and we believe you will be pleasantly su jprieed at tne results uiw inowiy ucwo mtf' letters will do. If we only had the faith of the old maid who lip-sticked' her lips and looked under the bed expecting to be kissed. Everything comes to him who waits. We waited all winter for the snow, we got it. Now let's wait patiently for better times, we'll get them too. The Mountaineer's mineral selection is con tinually growing. The latest addition is a pure sheet of mica. The following statement might make some old fogy smile and say the editor is crazy but who knows but what some day Haywood county will be one of the richest min ing centers in America? A stranger dropped in the other day and sarcastically asked if the court house was a new post office. We unexpectedly took him up and replied that it was ; explaining that Hay wood County was receiving so many orders for apples and other farm products that the gov ernment had to build a larger post office to take cart of the extra mail. He took it as the truth and trudged over to inspect the building and perhaps look for the stamp window. Perhaps it would be worth while for par ents to remind their children that it costs the taxpayers 22c a day to send them to school, and Impress them with the fact that they are doing themselves, their parents, and the state an injustice if they fail to make the most of their opportunities. Twenty-two cents a day for each school child amounts to millions of dollars every year, but then at that price it is one of the best in vestments a state can make. The more money we spend for schools the less we will have to spend on building prisons. The total true wealth of North Carolina is $ 1,(;98,000,000 or $1,482 per capita, according to an item in the University News Letter. Everybody admits that North Carolina is rich but the individuals that will admit, that they have money, are hard to find. People who have very little money are always talking of being rich, while the rich seldom refer to anything but hard times; which leads us to believe that practically the entire population of North Caro lina is rich. WE SHOULD HE PKOU1) OF HAYWOOD COUNTY James F. Barrett, editor and publisher of The Brevard News and Western Carolina Tri bune, two of the best weeklies in the mountain region, recently carried an editorial that throws a compliment to Haywood County that many of our own citizens hesitate to admit He terms Haywood County as one of the very best coun ties in all Western North Carolina. What more could a non-resident of the county say? We are reprinting this editorial and would give almost anything we own if every knocker of this county would read it. Fine Word Comes From Western Carolina Towns "Reading of exchanges coming to our desk from many towns in Western North Carolina bring cheerful news, indeed. Over at Sylva the bugle sounded and word comes forth that 'business hums' these days, with wider opera tion of the tanning industry, increases in opera tions of the paperboard factory, the resumption of operations of the big plants at East La Porte, and elsewhere about Jadkson County. Mer chants and hotels report increased business, and there is cheerfulness on every hand. "Down Morganton way one hears the justi fiable boast that that city is among those at the top of the list, being given that place by at least . three state and federal agencies, as result of good business conditions and satisfactory in dustrial activity. Lenoir, another of Carolina's best centers, is in enviable place among those cities of continuous business activity and in dustrial progress. "W. C. Ituss, editor of The Mountaineer, never tires of telling of ever increasing activity in Haywood county, where farming and dairy ing, fruit growing and the cattle business give constant indome to the farming life, while the big industries, like the Champion Fibre company at Canton, the big tannery at Hazelwood, and other industrial activities added to the fine agricultural activity makes of Haywood county one of the very best in all Western North Carolina.- ''''. "So from all sections comes word that busi ness is good." The newspapers 'vnd public spirited citizens of this county have tried every' w&y possible to convince some "doubting citizens" that, without a doubt, Haywood County is now en joying better business than almost any other section of the state. Regardless of all this persuading some still fail to grasp the full meaning of it. The best method would perhaps be to have these "doubters" visit another sec tion of the state and be convinced first hand that "there's no place like Haywood County." Every day we hear residents of this county express themselves as being dissatisfied with the conditions here. A similar remark was made recently in the company of a county offi cial who immediately took up the remark and said, "there's dozens of roads leading out of this county if you don't like it, and if you are too lazy to walk and can't afford to ride, I'll buy yau a ticket or carry you out myself." To this "perfect, suggestion" we said with a loud voice. Amen. - We honestly believe that this method would be a "sure cure" for the dethimental chronic knockers. In behalf of the loyal citizens of Haywood County, the Mountaineer thanks Editor Barrett for his word of cheer. LETTERS TO EDITOR Political and Otherwise The North Carolina 1931 General Assembly did at least two mighty line pieces of legislating titfmng the road system over to the State and re lieving the property of the burden of mointsininrr the school exnenses above 15c- They marred a very fine pic ture of an ideal system by wtaming the 15c ad valorem tax, but the spe cial interests with their high priced lobbyists proved too much for our solons. One poor, all but pauper ized industry in the Piedmont section had cleared only the measly sum ol $35,000,000 the previous year, and of course could not stand a fair tax. In fact, it was so badly off that it had to raise the price of manufacturing to bacco 15c on the pound, and pay about one-half the previous year's price for leaf tobacco. The wails and the lamentations of the manufac turing interests were so loud that the solons did not have the heart to take them in proportion with the farmer- The farmer will stand just any thing that put upon him. Not so the manufacturer, or in fact, any other class of people. He will en dure a raise in hin taxes year after year until he can no longer pay, then he meekly stands by while the sheriff Bells his property. But he will prob ably come into his own sometime, if it is a fact that the meek shall in heiit the earth. In transferring the schools n ml the roads to the State, the lawmakers made a drastic salary cut for rf the teachers and employees, which was right and proper for the period of this depression, or oppression, which if uom; tn mu to bo a more proper term. In fact. I believe all on the State payroll had to take a salary cut. But what I cannot understand is, why did the county machinery in tu' MM ,.,,inHj pc;m(' this ('.it? Surely their nerve failed them, or va it the lack of somethiiiK Josephus told them (if in a spco;-h before that body during the stormy session last winter I see the candidate;' aiv beginning to announce themselves in the press, They will begin shaking hands soon Some will have to nrac-tiir on the pump handle in order . to get the ir usdos h".-k in trim. Wonder if they would not iust volunteer to take i, reduction, provided they arc nomi nated and elected The say Bob Hipp:' will make the race again. Bob is a safe bi t when it comes to doing his best for the tax payers. Still there is a lot more need ed' to be done down at Raleigh next winter. Bob and Sam would make a fine team if they could agree upon a m.ni.uivi lniiK-inp- to the eoualdistii- bution of the tax burden. Of course 1 the power and tobacco companies art' I entitled to u square deal, but th farmer and other property owners are j entitled to a like deal. ! Prof. Wm. C. Allen ha.- had some very fine articles on the tax .situation., and I hope to sec more from time to time. Perhaps if he will keep ham I mering the tax payers will w-ik. m j to their danger and demand justice, j TAX T KB . tt:.j Ctate nro nav'inir ac oi tne " ' wmnn in cording to Biawsww taxest which would amount to U a. d one quarter billion dollars. Add o t0h?s the ten billion which it cosU O .V, nt;irnmlnt i)l I.U1 101 U ! eight states and you have a total I twenty three arm one wumi j dollars. According to our statistician Uhere are ten million persons in the i United States, not including the one and one half mUlim pensioners, who I are supported entirely or in part uy I the government. This would amount i to millions of dollars coming out of the tax payers' pocket and not one (dollar would find its way into the Li..ili .f tjivHtion. With these facts before us. how long will our Government stand up under such strain? under tnese conations is it any wonder that our people are in the financial condition they are? Did it ever occur to you that the pro ducer has to pay the cost of Govern ment first and the consumer -econd? This is why the farmer is s imanciai i,. mhimii9iH and unless w can re duce the coist of Government of both state and nation, he will nnaiiy oe closed out because h is being choked out of existence. How is this reduction to be brought ubout? The tax payers wiil never refoim themselves. No chance of tha. The more tax money to spend means more jobs to out; it means more power, more prestige for the tax spender. The tax payer has protested and accomplished nothing. He relied 'on the promises of the politicians and mot with rlisannointnient. So it BD- ' " - ...... - r i ( nora that if there is anv reduction accomplished, the tax payers will have to get togetner and tio some real nara intelligent study. Most or our enorts f- reduce taxes began at thR top but the place to begin is at the bottom. The school tax is the biggest we have to pay and from what we hear talked on the streets and throughout the country, there is some need of reform in that line. 11 that be true, if i- tVin Intv nf rnnh tnv nnvp to dig into the proceedings of the board of education and county commission- I eis. iuvn. inio me cla m- s.' j nam iroww ftniuvhr Only by getting at facts wjj? l'4tll LUC tA UttiCl niatJM 'in.. in reducing the level of taxe0 a jit. wtvi mine wner. aT1j taxes can be reduced and I..,"; Jnur no. 1 Iia irin .... !-"""") is onl-.i nmnthc nff Jin1 Qnn , i- , ' ' V Z . . loauiaatto I. tkiniDn flloil- linto :.. .. it. others have been snnW.-n ..'.r-U be necessary for the taxpayer l ' candidate. Ls he a good citizen Li1 tmp apnsp of tho u.iivl' t . " i - y-.u; is ne if with any corporation? Is v dodger? "e8: ,What we need at the presents is men iiu aie real men-rr. cannot be swayed by any ring - i 1 - -uu 'IBVg tiK.mKplvpa t-ne to tK.;w Mil nf itfl rp.nuirmpntk. ...k - . - - - --- niiu nay. .. confidence of their fellow citiimj" looking over the Held I can'tL anv man who wouLl mi-nt n .i- T oil UIIK Fir J P Ahlp a if 1 p ;.,tL' one of the people, public epiritaU nus CTiiinuuieu Breaii" m the ml con-vent to enter the race, he pull a good vote and if elected t make t 'deal reDresentative, J. A- FRANCIS WATCH FOR "HELL Dim NEXT WEEK, ITS ONE $ tU.MlMUUS AVATION TBI' TH AT YOU WON'T FORGET s5 SLUDER-CARRETT FUNER.J tMUtVlUH Reasonable Prices on both o dise and services Licensed Emhalmor Lady Assistant - Amr-nlam Scl uay j nones i & iw - .Night 31-t t a. in mm, km b M n toi Rc acheel?.. i There is much, being-said'. and "dis cussed about ways and means of re ducing taes. Now the only way to n,i..in ikiwi ii tn snend less. This simple fact is often overlooked by the j tax paver and ignored anu tieiueu u tax spenders. Tax reform generally implies the shifting of taxes. It in- volves taking taxes off orio irroup and placing on another; nnd while the t;i" j payeis are scrapping about who is to! pay the taxc. the tax f pendei s go ; mc'rvily n spemling the money onrt . devising moans of spending move. j Now these are facts that cannot V1, denied and to piovo the assert io:i .i t u-. look into the expense of the y- v-, ernment nf our country which ha creased from seven and one quarter j million in 191 1 to four and ono iu:u t- r ci billion in WM. If we incres- ? our expenses the next twenty yinrs at tne same ratio we will be paying nintecn and three quarter billion to in.ur.tain our government. 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