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THE WA YN BSVTLLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, MARCH :!0,
f?e fHoimtaittm
Published By
THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO.
Phone 137
Main Street Waynesville, N. C.
W. C. RUSS Managing Editor
P. D. DEATON General Manager
Owners
Published Every Thursday
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THURSDAY. MARCH :0, 19,.'J
THE MASS MEETING
The committee appointed recently to ar
range lor the mass meeting to be held for the
purpose of di.scus.sing the proposed District
Chamber of Commerce has set Friday night
for this meeting.
At that evening, we understand, the peo
!. '' ihi district shall determine whether. or
tiie matter shall be carried through, n- .shal1
' . i; ne .-.way with.
T:i ;.,;;! e" a - ! ' iV.-el) t ei 1 to the peuj ac-
;.' .. f.at:;, . :- the only .lution to. the
I ;"ii'iii ad 'ei'tising Vayne ille and vicinity.
':i!-;- .'eel t'lat tliu'e aiv other means of do
ing ! i'i ta.k.
No matter what position you take on the
'iLie.-iioii, The Mountaineer feels that it is most
important that everyone be present at the meet
nig Friday night at the courthouse, and support
'lie taction that is in accord with your views.
.We would not think of letting a friend -or
relative going to the poles and casting our vote
n election day, and it seems to ns that we
should feel the. same way in regard to this
matter.
We should all -bee there and express our
sentiments. We have been told by members
of the committee in charge that everyone will
be given an opportunity to express his views
from the floor of the meeting.
Both factions will be represented. So re
gardless of how you stand on the matter, you
will be needed by your faction to help carry
the point.
Does Waynesville and community need a
District Chamber of Commerce ?
Or is there some other plan better than
this one?
These two questions will be answered and
missed on Friday night. And you will be need
ed there to help do it.
OUR HIGHEST COURT
It is interesting to note that white :5l citi
zens of the United States have been elevated
to the presidency, only 11 have been appointed
chief justice since the foundation of our gov
ernmentJay, Iiutledge. Ellsworth, Marshall.
Taney, Chase, Waite, Faiker, White. Taft and
Hughes.
One of these, John Uutledge, was never
confirmed by the senate, as evidence of ap
proaching insanity developed about the time
of the appointment by President Washington
in 1795, and Ellsworth wa named in his stead
a few months later.
John Marshall served longer than any
other chief justice, -M years, and died in office
at the age of 80. Taney served 28 years until
his death at the age of 87. Jay, the first chief
justice, was the youngest at the time of his
appointment, being only 11. Marshall was ap
pointed at the age of 1G,
' .;, Among former associate; justices, of the
Supreme court, Joseph Story, appointed at the
age of ;52 was the youngest : while William
Johnson was at the time of his appointment,
: Associate Justice Drandeis. still in active ser
vice aF the.; age of 70, is the oldest member of
the present court,
: The high; ability and undisputed integrity
of our highest court have always been a source
of pride to every American citizen. The court
as at present constituted firmly maintains the
best traditions of the distinguished jurists who
served in the earlier days of the republic.
Reidsvillo Review. .
The less work a man lias to do the more
time he has to keep others from working,
; The most promising young mart these days
is the boy who owes everybody.
It requires neither talent nor rehearsal for
a man to make a fool of himself.
BONNER RAY
(By Mrs, T, Lenoir Gwyn)
In the passing of Bonner Ray at the early
age of thirty seven it is noteworthy of the man
that he had accomplished so much in the few
years allotted him. His success in life came
through certain determined qualities of mind
and heart. Limited though he was in his phy
sical resources he was a lavish spender of his
vitality in the interest of the things that held
his attention.
Possessing the indomitable courage and
will power of his pioneer ancestors, who on his
maternal side have been making history in Hay
wood county since the days when Jacob Shook,
his great, great great grandfather first settled
here, he had a rare understanding of the people
and the problems of this section.
He was a true patriot, exemplifying his
patriotism both in times of war and peace. He
was a leader, whose prominence of leadership de
pended upon the clarity of his ideals, often be
yond the expected maturity of his years. He
did not force himself in the lead, but when
moments for definite action came for the com
mon good, he could ever be relied upon to do
his part. He was opened minded always and
quick to see an opportunity for usefulness.
His interest in those about him and in
civic affairs was not passive a flair today and
gone tomorrow but interest with a quicken
ing throb that inspired those about him to
greater efforts, lie was always alert and noted
affairs' with an observant eye. the quality of
mind imahiabF in facing new problems.
His devotion to his home and family were
dominant factors in his life and the responsibi
lities oj' fatherhood a sacred trust.- In his.
church work he perfected the details o;
organization and enriched its 'spiritual
growth. He was an exceptional success in
his chosen business. To each organization he
served he brought a breadth of vision and a
revival of interest. He accepted the Christian
philosophy of life as expressed in the daily
practice of living.
The final estimate (if a man, that 'appraisal
which time will care enough to keep, must be
in. terms of character and human relations. His
sympathetic attitude toward his fellow man,
and his genial companionship endeared him to
those with whom he associated. His friend
ship and charity knew no lines dividing the
high and the low, or the black or white. Church
worker, soldier, civic leader, gentleman of
courteous mein, wise counselor and steadfast
friend, he still lives with us and for years to
come the memory of his record will be cherish
ed in the annuals of his native town and in the
hearts of those who knew and loved him.
"Clean, simple, valiant, well beloved, flaw
less in faith, whom neither ease nor honors
moved a hair's breadth from his aim."
TELL THE WORLD
Being a "Mountain White" from
Haywood, I am greatly interested in
the development of the Smoky Moun
tains National Park. A brief visit
there last summer convinced me that
I even we who grew up in the moun
tains oi tne state nave no adequate
conception of the grandeur and beauty
to be found in the Park area. Multi
plied thousands will come to see it
when they learn of its marvelous at
tractions. I hope your District Chamber of
Commerce materializes. We who love
these wonderful hills must tell the
world. You who have been to Silver
Springs, F'lorida, or the Endless Cav
erns remember how th very road
sides shout to you: "See Silver
Springs," "See the Endless Caverns."
And as you head back home the front
bumper .of your car echoes: "See Sil
ver Springs," "See the Endless Cov
eins," unless you refuse to advertise
for them free of cost.
It is remarkable that 700,000 peo
ple have already seen the Park in view
of the fact that Tactically no adver
tising has been done. I am pleased
to see Park publicity in practically
every issue of your paper. J hope -you
keep it up.
C. S. KIRKI'ATRIC K
WIFE CANCELS DIVORCE
SUIT AFTER HUSBAND DIES
The funeral of Matthew Stulk of
Chicago was halted at the door of his
home while his widow, accompained
by her t.iwyor harried to court. She
sai3:
"I had a di-.vee bill pending and
couldn't bear the thought of burying
him with that sui in progiess. Will
you dismiss it: plea .?"
24 Years As
so
in
HAYWOOD
CLOTHESLINE SAVES
FALL OF SMALL CHILD
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Dear Mr. Russ:
I note from your paper that the
people uf your community are plan
ning to organize a district 'hambe!'
of Commer.e, and I am ju-t writing
to a.-k if I van help in anv way.
Ilegi lining with Am
Iris Joyce Ward, two, of Beaumont,
Texas, did a little amateur balancing
on the clothes line and saved herself
from death or broken bones. The in
fant fell from a second-story window
in her home to a clothes line in the
back yard, bounced off and got up uninjured.
CANADA PRODUCES
5,513,571 IN GOLD
Production of gold in Canada lust
December amounted to 266,719 ounces
of Statistics reported. This compares
woith $5,513,571, the Dominion Bureau
with 252,517 ounces valued at $5,219,
iKH) in the previous month and 241,
Si'j ounces for the con esponding
month of 19:51.
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PEDDLER PEDDLES
"NO PEDDLER" SIGNS
( '. -lark's If. H.iggin-. t.f Ithaca. X. V.,
was peddling to end ptnWKnjr. but hi.
campaei: blew up with a bant:.
him with a nocketfu!
:. 'X,. Peddler-':" 1'atn
(From the file of March 26, lrjy)
A Building and Loan Association fa
Waynesville will be organize i :n !
few days. Applications for ste. e "a,v
being solicited by Messers E. L Wit!
ers and W. M. Hollowell.
Tuesday of this week va the da
that will be remembered by many '
the one devoted to the reception 0f
Miss Bina M. West, Supreme Record
Keeper of the Ladies of the Macca
bees, whose central office i in port
Huron, Mich.
The severe storm on Wednesday
night blew off the tin ornament mi
the roof of Lee and Mock's store.
Miss Nan Killian entertained a
number of her girl friends on m
Monday evening at a dinner party jr
honor of her birthday. In the even
ing several young men were invited
in when informal games were played
and delicious refreshments were ,erv.
ed.
Miss Caperton Bowles entertained
Wednesday afternoon at a very de
lightful Guessing Contest party it,
j honor of Miss Lillian Ferguson. The
hrst prize, a beautitul hand-painted
Gibson head, the work of the hostess,
was won by Miss Mary McFadyen!
The booby, a beautiful water c'oloi
-ketch, was awarded to Miss liessic
Love.
We knoW that the. people Way.
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-vine will rejoice to lean:
city is to nave an
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W'a vnevil
Vou know
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at '-la p'.ib-
-a: ..II cover- the rail: a-, a venule.
i.ut ju t one -ectiuii. 1 think thai it
makes the publicity' -tii.il;:';- wlen
V'-u show the att; act ion.- fn.ii. a!!
.-itie--. and gou (lie-,- kn.)W-- there are
plenty.
I plan to be in yuae city uine time
before very lonir, and shall look you
up.
With- 'ben V is her , I ,.m
Your.- very truly.
I. L. (''ATI IX, Publisher
Knoxville. Tenn.
NON-INTOXICATING BEER
The Congress has now legalized the sale of
"non-intoxicating" beer in the United States.
This beer will have an alcoholic content of '..2
per cent, of alcohol by weight.
In pre-prohibition days the following popu
lar brands of beer had these alcoholic contents :
Pabst Blue . Ribbon, 2.9 per cent. ; Tosetti Bo
hemian, 2.5 per cent: ; Schlitz Pale, .3.1 per cent. ;
Anheuser-Btish Budweiser, 3.8 per cent. ; Cream
City Pilsener, 2.3 per cent.; Blatz Muenchener,
3.5 per cent.
By legislative act the Congress not only
declared that the new beer will not bo intoxi
cating, but also, in effect, that there never was
any intoxicating beer in the United States.
This should certainly be reassuring to those
who have been complaining that Congress has
been stripped of its power. It would seem to
be in order now for Congress to pass a joint
resolution simply declaring that there is ho de
pression and there never has been. Raleigh
News and Observer.
WEILL
ME
LITTLE THINGS
It's the little things we do and say
That mean so much as we go our way.
A kindly deed can lift a load
From weary shoulders on the road.
Or a gentle word, like summer rain.
May soothe some heart and banish pain.
What joy or sadness often springs
From just the simple, little things.
We can always give a smile, a happy
thought, a cheerful word to those we meet, and
this practice makes; ae joyous ' mental atmos
phere and brightens the darkest clay. There,
is nothing more contagious than kindness; if
you go about; with a we'll developed case, your
neighbor will be sure to catch it. We increase
our. own happiness by being faithful in the
little situations to which ordinarily we attach
no importance. Never fear that any cheer you
manufacture will be confined to your particular
corner; it is bound to get out, radiating in all
directions. These are the things we should
all do and see good in every individual and cir
cumstance. Selected.
I5KVKRLY HILLE. Well all
know is just what I read in the pa
pers e and what I hear bv word of
mouth. You can hear an awful lot
by word of mouth nowadays. In fact
there is almost twice as much dis
tributed by. word of mouth as there
is by the written word. Never was
people; chattering so much. Every
body 'has. got their heads together, but
not so many have their heads.
But I am telling you my honest
opinion gathered here and there. We
got the puncture fixed and are headed
away. Course I don't know when we
may have another one. but its a ter
rible relief to get this one mended and
get m the old car with a sigh of satis
taction and get started, and that's
what .Mr. Roosevelt has done for us
I never was one of those predictors,
tor 1 never tlul know what to predict
but we are off to somewhere.
This guy hasent been on there, over
three or four weeks, but he certainly
hasmt spent that time'. in 'front of the
newsreels. He told Congress I want
some authority, and for once in their
lives they did the right thing they
gave it to him, and for the minute
they give him some authority, why
things begin to him. Course the first
move away back when he first entered
the oihee w..s to close all the- banks
He beat the depositors by about 24
hours. They would have closed 'em
anyhow. But here is the : difference,
when a depositor closes one it stays
c'osed. but when the President elosed
one, it has a relapse and opens later.
That was the one big thing that he din
that really started the whole "Back
to Normalcy."
That's an old Republican expression.
Poor old Republicans, they wasent a
bad bunch of fellows but just dumb.
You know a dumb f ehow can oe the
most likable fellow .in the world. You
can just kinder love 'em and pity 'em
at the same time. Well vhat do you
think is a Republicans thoughts now?
Here they see a guy come in and do
everything in the world that they
ought to have done years ago, but did-
ent think of it. So its as I sav, they
meant well, but was just dumb. Thev
dident put the Country on the bum
purposely as lots of folks, think. They
thought they was getting somewhere.
i ou see a Republican moves slowlv.
They are what we call conservatives-A-
conservative is a man who has
plenty of money and don't see any rea.
i son v ny ne snouiueni always nave
plenty of money. A Dembcrat is a fel
low who never had any, but don't see I
any reason why he shouldent have
some. So the idea of closing a bank of
your own free will and accord is as
foreign to a Republican as selling
stock which you don't own is foreign
to a Democrat, Its not the Demo
crat's conscience that would hurt him.
Its just that he never thought of the
thing.
The Republican think? the boat
shouldent be rocked. The Democrat
says "Rocked beamhed, why sit here
and starve in it? Go ahead and turn it
over, .maybe the bottom side has got
.-iene barnacle- on r. we can eat.
It did'-nt take Mr. Roosevelt l''n t"
.see that a major operation was nee
(ssaiy. Asparin wouldent dr a thing
for the patient but' prolong the agony.
He had had that for years, so when
Roosevelt started operating it kinder
threw a scare into the old conservative
Republicans, hut 1 am going to give
the rascals credit. When the operation
was a .success why t.uy was the first
to applaud, i hey every one admitted,
"Boys we were wrong."
You see the Republicans as I sav
have all the money, and they would
mui-h.-rather.be saved, by another Re
publican but they would rather be
saved by a . I lemocrat than not saved
at all. And Roosevelt today has some
of his staunches! admirers in what
used to be humorously called the Re
publican Party. You keep a - Repub
lican' getting interest on his money and
he don't care if its; Stallin of Russia
that is doing it.
.So we are just off With a flying
start- , .
And then the next best thine was
that Mr. Roosevelt did was to lose Eu
rope's address for a week or so. That
was always the main trouble with Mr.
Hoover. He was the most able, con
scientious man, but he just couldent
help but worry about Europe, or
China, or Madagascar, or Liberia or
somewhere. If he could have just
let them carry their own load for
awhile, why everything would have
been better, but he was what you call
a world humatarian, and Roosevelt is
just a local humatarian.
McXaught Syndicate. Inc.
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11 YEARS ACO
Harry Rotlia, M. .
Virginia Rotha, aiej M:
bene- went to Asheviile
-t- Buster Brown.
M;-se.- Adora and J .it la Sm:
retuined Monday from Chatta:
Ji'.'in., where they have spent th
i ww weeks shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F, Ashton and
daughters went to Asheviile Monday
to attend Buster Brown at the Grand.
Opera House.
;Mrs. James Reed and son.- leave
the first of April for New York City,
where they .will visit Mrs. Ueed'n
parents. Col. and Mrs. Minthorne
Woolsey for a month.
Friends of Miss Josephine Gilmer
will be interested to know that she
is - progressing nicely with her v oire
culture in Xew York City. Miss Gil
mer is to sing this week at a conoct
given at the Plaza Hotel.
Miss Ruth Knight entertained the
members of the Sew So Club and
several invited guests Tuesday after
noon at the Kenmore.
'We learn from Mr. B. J. Sloan the
owner of the Haywood White Sulphur
Springs propertv, that this famous
resort hotel will be conducted the com
ing season by Mrs, W. R. Hyman and
Mr, E. E. Norman. There is no resort
in Western North Carolina more noted
than Haywood White Sulphur Springs
and the Courier wishes for it Hie
largest measure of success.
TEXAS UXDER SIX FLAGS
Texas served under six flags, as fol
lows: Fleur de lis, France: Lions and
Castles, Spain; Eagle and Snake, Mex
ico; Lone Star, Republic of Texas;
Star Spangled Banner, United StateB.
BE OPTIMISTIC
But Remember
You Can't Keep Your Chin Up
With Run-Down Heels!
Bring Your Shoe Repairing To
THE CHAMPION SHOE SHOP
E. T. Duckett, Prop.
NEXT WESTERN UNION
MAIN ST.
in your
own
"home!
NO. YOU DON'T have to be red and you don't have
to be cross to join the first aid home guard nurses.
We sell a certain number of reliable home remedies
that belong in your home. Buy a complete assort
ment from bandages to arnica, from quinine to
peroxide.
Alexander's Drug Store
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