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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936 15 QJIjf iSmintainm Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Phone J 37 Main Street Waynesville, N. C. W. C. RUSS Editor W. C. Rum and M. T. ririclges, Publlnhers riMSMSHKD KVKRV THUHSDAY SUBSCKIPTIOX RATKS 1 Year, In County 1 .00 Montha, In County..; 50 1 Year, Out.slde of Haywood County $1.50 Subscriptions nayable in udvanin Entered at the poat ortli-e at Waynesville, N. (J.. Second Class Mail Matter, as provided under the Art of March 3. 187, November 20, 1914. North PArnlin MtSS ASSOCIATION) 1 THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936 HATS OFF TO WAYNESVILLE Asheville newspaper people were proud of the way in which the people of Waynesville, aided by Canton and Clyde and Lake Junaluska and Hazelwood, by Bryson City and Sylva and the Cherokee Indians at the Reservation, en tertained the North Carolina Press Association during the past week. We do not think that a better job of this kind has been done in North 'Carolina; and the spirit with which Waynes--ville and her neighbors entered into the task of making the press convention a success was impressive. What stood out significantly was the reali zation on the part of Waynesville and her sister communities that they stand at the very en trance of the great park and that this is open ing up for them new and larger opportunities than any they have had in the past. Their hos pitality to the newspaper people of the State -was obviously genuine, motivated primarily by the sincere desire that their guests should en joy themselves. 15ut it was a hospitality that -was admirably organized, a hospitality that revealed in the hosts a fine and vigorous com munity cooperation, a hospitality that exempli fied a thought-awareness of the new and larg er role which their immediate region is now to play in making Western North Carolina one of the commanding recreational centers of the .nation. Here in the mountain country we have dreamed of the Smoky Mountains National Park for so many years, and have followed its creation so anxiously as to details, that it is not easy for most of us to realize that at l;u;t the day is close at hand when the dream will have been brought to fulfillment, and on a grander scale than any one visioned forty years ago, or ten years ago. At Waynesville it is - evident that the picture of what is about to be is unfolded itself to the appreciation of the -citizens of that community. That is as ,t should be. The opportunities of Western North Carolina as a resort region are in process of tremendous expansion. This will involve new responsibilities and Waynesville has shown that it is prepared to meet those responsibilities. Asheville Citizen-Times. "DRUNKEN MOTORISTS MURDERERS" This week we heard of a man who refused to buy an automobile because he could not stay sober. While he did not drink all the time, he would occasionally take on more than he could get by with, and he was afraid that if he had a car he would sometimes while drunk, get under the wheel and either kill himself or some : one else. This incident came right along with the news from New York, that Supreme Court Jus tice William H. Black charged reckless and drunken drivers as being "murderers at heart." His statement came during a trial in which judgments totaling $25,000 were assessed against a motorist whose automobile was in volved in an accident in which one man was killed and several men seriously injured. A whisky bottle was said to have been found in the automobile and court testimony was to the effect that the driver had been : drinking. ..-.'.. J '"In these days of callous and reckless dis regard for human life," Judge Black said, "the court is moved to remark that, at least as far as his victims are concerned, the man who drives a car while he is under the influence of liquor or who disregards the most obvious traffic signals and who 'hogs' a highway at early morn ing when there is no traffic in sight; who drives on the wrong side of the road; who fails to giva the right of way to the car coming from his right, or who gambles on his mistaken ability to get by, with any sort of foolish driving is every whit as much a murderer at heart as a man who kills with knife or firearm." PRESS MEETING TERMED A SUCCESS The summer meeting of the North Caro lina Press Association ended in WaynesviHe Saturday at noon. Praises for the manner in which the members were entertained and treat ed while here continued to arrive on every mail. The members of the press went away well pleased. The meeting just held had the largest at tendance of any regular summer meeting dur ing the 64 years the association has been or ganized. Some of the older members report ed it thj best they ever attended. No one individual, or any one committee or group can rightly claim credit for the suc cess of the meeting. The entire community co-operated as near perfectly as it was human ly possible. Every one had a feeling that they could not do enough for the visitors, and as a result, Waynesville and community are being lauded to the skies for their hospitality. Without question, the meeting of the North Carolina Press in Waynesville, was the largest single event to take place in this community in many years. More publicity has gone out about the meeting than on any other one event. More high ranking officials were brought here for the Press meeting than have assembl ed here at any other three gatherings. Such people as Arno B. Cammerer, director of all national parks; governor-elect, Clyde R. Hoey; Senator Robert Reynolds; Senator William Smathers; Col. and Mrs. Lindsey, former na tional cemmander of the American Legion; and Mrs. E. L. McKee, Democratic nominee for the state senate from this district. With one or two exceptions, every large paper in the state was represented in person, and scores of the smaller dailies and weekly publishers were here. The outstanding event of the entire meeting was the explanation by Mr. Cam merer about the Park, and this followed by a trip into the park by the publishers the next day. Few of the visiting publishers had ever been in the park area before. They had but little conception of what it was like, and natur ally they were not prepared to write about such an unknown subject. Now they have had first hand information, and can inform their read ers of the section of the state that is destined to become the playground of the South. The suggestion was made by one mem ber of the association that Waynesville enter a bid to become the regular summer meeting place of the Press group. While that is an idea, it will not likely be worked out. In looking back over the three days, the only thing that was neglected was that of hav ing the publisher from Murphy and the pub lisher from Manteo shake hands in a public meeting. The publishers from the extreme ends of the state were here, as were about 185 from the "in-between points." THE OLD HOME TOVN by STANLEY If Since ' opened UP -at ) T-" ' r-j r"' ' I sipe pool?, oie -J . Csi25 ( CATCH IN6 A l'JT of "Ss-a V. jlje BRIOCS who have sSBsJS; HERMAN, -THE SAKE. REAULY OPM T.mmp, A MA-TW10NJA1 UeiAVfNA STATION WHEN HB UNLOCK THAT SlDe Dooft- 23 Y A ears ldn in Haywood Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS SAVE JUNALUSKA The appeal of Methodists to save Junalus ka from the burden of its debt comes approp riately at a time when the excellencies of this summer church retreat are most apparent. "Look unto the hills, whence cometh our strength," wrote the psalmist. In the great religious centers of the mountains, Methodists, Baptists, Presbyterians and Episcopalians have laid out for, purposes beyond the narrow con siderations of denominations, summer assem bly grounds where clergy and religious-minded laymen may meet and may gather each sum mer fresh inspiration in their propagation of the gospel of the good life. From purely selfish State considerations, these assembly grounds are of vital importance to North Carolina. Through them thousands of people are brought into North Carolina each year, and by them North Carolina has become favorably known to those who otherwise might have identified it only as a colored area on a big map. The appeal of Junaluska, therefore, is an appeal to the whole State without respect to denominational affiliation. Not only would its loss represent a distinct humiliation and a reverse to progressive church work in North Carolina, its sacrifice would de prive North Carolina of an important economic asset. -Raleigh News and Observer. I hiive. w:iiteil until the editorial )iiKe in ready for press before staftliiK mi the ordeal this week of getting'' up a column. After running around with about -'OU newspaper folks for over three days, It would seem that cony and subjects should be plentiful, but t hey are not. Not only were there plenty of news paper folks here last week, but did you ever see sueh a list of dignitaries at one banciiet in a small town us were there last Friday niht Clyde Hoey. Robert Reynolds, William Smathers, Mrs. K. K. McKee and Col. and Mrs. Ijndsey, of Texas, besides notables of the press, and others. I heard some people remark that they (jet nervous even thinking ubout talking to people of high standing In slate and national affairs. That is all a -mistake. . The binder a man, thi: easier he is to talk to. It is the small fry w ho want to appear to be big that are hard to carry. ,nn a conversation with. A person who is really someone will not try to impress on you ills 'big ness," but those who are not ninth of anything have to spread It on themselves and pretend to be bits- I was much surprised to learn that several editor friends take time out to read this column weekly. One in particular. l;ditor 1!. 1' Suite of Newport, recalled the time 1 penned the episode' of a three-point landing I made alter losing mv tooling on an icy street. And 1 would almost lie willing to try the same stunt again this week it I could tind that much ice, Mr. Suite. And everywhere I went Ktidtv someone mentioned the talk that representative-elect J. Cabe mnde Ihursday evening when presenting the special token to the press' presi dent. Mr. Cabe admitted afterwards hat he was a bit sick, but he never let on that he was at the meeting. lie brought the liouso down wll.li hi native wit. , Speaking of court houses, the Haywood County temple of justice is just about the most ornate, well-appointed, clean and altogether pleasing edifice that we have been in. The North Carolina Press Association held its busi ness sessions in the court room which was im maculate. There were no cuspidors to stumble over, and not a single tobacco juice stain to be seen on the walls, in the corners or on the floors. Lawyers, as well as jurors and the assemblage of citizens who generally look on at court ses sions, manifestly think a lot of the new build ing, and are doing their part to keep it clean and attractive. Kinston Daily Free Press. A certain paper salesman from ; wet county continued to brag abou he brand of liquor he had back home nil after so much of it. a certain loca utn could stand It no longer so he took the salesman out and gave him an over-dose of Havwood dew The salesman quickly passed out and the next day admitted that the best stuff in his county 'Would be considered rot ten here. i"u uy uie way oi news., tnls one salesman was the only person to get mgn; wow beat that for a convention just outside the window at the Hotel Gordon there is a robin's nest, with two little birds in it, and every day when the mother bird fed her youngsters, the scene created quite a bit of comment. The wood novelty souvenirs given to members of the press brought about as nuutjr questions a did the view from Newfound Gap. Some of the members of the group Just could not understand how ten and twelve different pjeces of wood could be stuck together and made into all sorts of useful pieces. One member said that at the ave rage convention, everyone Was schem ing some way to get your money, but in Waynesville no one but the bell boy would take money. Another member of the group was at a total loss to understand how" we mountaineers ever learned to drive around curvesi and stay on the right side of the road. No explanation was given that some had not learned to stay on their side. U. SRUSSIAN TREATY RENEWED The United States and Soviet. Rus sia have renewed the trade pact for a period of one year, under which Russian purchases in the United State, roae $12,000,000 a year to over $35,000,000 a year. w. Curtis Ru., editor The Mountaineer, Waynesville, N. C. You people are great hosts. We enjoyed every minute of our stay there. My only regret was that I could not remain through the se&sion I think Waynesville is one of the most delightful places in the moun tains. Meats were good and your peo pie are so cordial and friendly. I don't know any place I would rather go to live if I ever retire from bhelby, than in Waynesville. With kind regards, I am Fraternally LEE WEATHERS, Editor-publisher The Cleveland Star, Shelby, N. C, July 11, 193G. W. Curtis Russ, editor, The Mountaineer, I told" you before leaving Waynes ville what a good time I had had while attending the Press Associa tion meet and again, I reiterate there has never been any meeting of any sort that I have attended which could come within a mile of the prese meeting. C M. DOUGLAS, Editor, ' The Transylvania Times Brevard, N. C., July 13, 1936. BEST MEETING IN 23 YEARS W. C. Russ, editor, The Mountaineer. Mrs. Story and I regret not being able to remain over for the Saturday morning session of the press meet ing;. We both were unanimous in pro nouncing this the most enjoyable and (From the files of July 4, Miss Winifred Swift spent Wedr day in Asheville. Mr. Will Coble was in Ashev-V the day on Sunday. "' ,r Miss Lucile and Miss v ... . Blackwell left this week for Durvl Va., where they will visit revive ' Mies Georgia Miller left y.terd' for Salisbury, N. C, where she wM visit Miss Marie Hardin. Lieut. W. H. Lee, 0f Charleston Navy Yard, is expected home -h? and will be the guest of his Daren. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Lee, Miss Rebecca Boyd, who has visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs J R. Boyd, left Sunday for Ashevii'e Mrs. George Nile, and her !ife daughter, Fannie Willis, left 'for her home in Griffin, Ga., after visit:- relatives. " Mr. Beal H. Siler, who has been the guest of his cousin, Miss Hatt? Siler, for the past week, left Monday for Asheville. Yesterday evening Miss Lillian Allen entertained with a "Declarat, of Independence" party, ecmplimen tary to Miss Olive King, of Ra'eiirt, and Miss Fannie Webb, of Oxford who are hep house guests. About fif. invitations were issued. Yesterday Miss Clarine Lee enUr. tained with auction brids-e in hnn.ir of Misses Caroline Thomas and Ml inline hatterthwait. About thirty-six were present. Our folks are so accustomed to ,-,,' breezes, that when the temperature starts upward, they simply get fiabvr. gasted. About twenty thousand veterms from both armiea are camned this week at Gettysburg, in fraternal re union, with the blue and erev min. gled under the Stars and StriDes and the Stars and Bars, It is worthy of note that last Mon- day was the first time in twelve months that there was nothine' coin? on in the police court. There was not single case brought before the court. No arrests had been made for the week. Only two have been made so far this week, which is in- leed a mater for rejoicing. Marshall-News Record. Marshall, N. C, July 1930. profitable pres meeting we have ever attended. In my 25 years experience. I have had some good times, but we do not recall ever attending one where there was a finer spirit. You people up there know how to make us have a good time and you did it. Regard- ess of the hot weather, which, of course, no one could foretell or pre vent, we shall continue to look back pon that occasion with keen de light. Yours trulv. H. L. STORY, Editor-publiisher. "DIGESTION GOES ALONG i& - 7l v-.:.-v?i.vv,.. JOHNNY FAR. RELL (left) says: "SmokingCamels during and after meals is a great aid to my diges tion." Enjoy Camels steadily! They never get on your nerves. U s? t ,"j3i FIRE-CHIEF FRANK GIL LIAR says: "My digestion goes along smoothly when I smoke Camels." Camels increase the flow of digestive fluids alka line digestive fluids. COSTLIER TOBACCOS Rockefeller's Rules Of Health One of John D. Rockefeller's "Ten Rules of Health" recently published in the newspapers, reads as follows: "CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN REGULARLY AND FOLLOW HIS ADVICE." Alexander's has been preaching this gospel for 20 years and we are very much gratified to have our advice confirmed by this world figure who has just celebrated his 97th birthday, and who therefore ought to know what he is talking about. AS K YOUR DO C T O R ALEXANDER'S DRUG STORE Phones 53 & 54 Opposite Post Office TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOCR PROTECTION
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