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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 19,,
1
The Mountaineer
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Wayneaville, Nortn Carolina
The County Seat Of Haywood County
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PtESS ASSOCIATION c,
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1936
ON INCREASING THE NUMBER OF
SUPREME COURT JUDGES
There i considerable discussion at present,
find rightly so, of the proposal to increase mem
bership in the Supreme Court of North Caro
lina from five to seven members. The Smith
field Herald has this to say about it:
"The amendment ought not to be looked
upon as an attempt to increase the number 0
state office-holders and the public pay roll.
Neither should it be viewed as merely an effort
.to lighten the work of the Supreme Court
justices and make life easy for them, though
t is doubtless . a fact that they are over-burdened
and need relief from the standpoint of
.''heir health.
"The voters ought first to ask if the inte
rests of the people of North Carolina are being
properly served by the present Supreme Court
sot-up and, if the 'answer is no, can these inte
rests be better served through a larger court.
"The facts certainly tend to show that th-j
North Carolina Supreme Court is over-burden-
d with increasing labor. And it follows that
fhis increasing labor placed upon the shoulders
f the members affects the quality of their work
nnd decisions of important legal questions, and
that a larger membership is the logical solution
vo the problem."
.MISSED OPPORTUNITIES IN THE TWO
CAROLINAS
Astounding figures were given at a meei
tng of Spartanburg merchants last week in
regard. to the tremendous amount of needless
money going out of the two Carolinas. The
Greenville Piedmont rightfully calls this situa
tion "MUs d Opportunities" in the following
tiitorial :
"More than :;75 million dollars go out of
the two 'Carolinas every year for food produci s
from other states. John Paul Lucas,. of Char
lotte, executive of the Duke Power Company,
told Spaitunb irg merchants at a meeting the
other day.
"North and South Carolina, he said could
operate 'Within their borders 50 packing plants
and 100 canneries if they kept this business at
home.
"Mr. Lucas has studied his subject closely.,
and his facts are thought-provoking.
"The field of manufacturing opportunities
in the Carolinas has hardly been more than
scratched." .
MAN'S (jHE AT ENEMY
I am more powerful than the combined ar
mies of the world.
I have destroyed more men than all the
wars of the nations.
I am more deadly than bullets, and I have
wrecked more homes than the mightiest siege
guns. , . . :
I spare no one, and I find my victims among
the rich and poor alike, the young and the old,
the strong and the weak. Widows and orphans
know me.
I loom up in such proportions that I cast
my shadow over every field of labor from the
turning point of the grindstone to the moving
j of every railway train.
I massacre thousands upon thousands of
wage-earners in a year. 1
I lurk in unseen places. I do most of my
work silently. You are warned against me, but
you heed not.
I am relentless.
I am everywhere in the house, on the
street, in the factory, at crossings, and on the
sea. .
I destroy, crush, and maim. I give noth
ing, but take all.
I am your great enemy. I am Carelessness.
Mecklenburg Times.
J WHERE COUNTY TAX MONEY GOES
On the front page of last week's Moun
taineer, an article was published to the fact
that Tax Collector and Tax Supervisor W. H.
McCracken had collected approximately $380,
000 during the past year. This, within itself h
;i splended report for a Haywood tax collector,
and this paper offers congratulations to Mr.
McCracken and his assistants on the work they
have done.
Since $380,000 was collected by Haywood
County in one year, the average taxpayer does
not have the slightest idea where the money is
spent, and in order to give our readers this in
formation to which we feel they are entitled
we asked T. J. Cathey, county auditor, to pre
pare for us a statement showing where the
$379,539.98 was used.
The new system now being used in the
auditor's office enables Mr. Cathey to give in
an instant, the accurate balances in every de
partment every day, and here, in brief is the
statement which he so willingly prepared for us:
"Major expenditures from county tax col
lections from October 29, 1935 to October 7.
1936:
County schools ,..$56,162.65
County general, and maintenance . . 43,519.17
County, poor, aid, gifts and donations 17,482.81
Retirement of bends and interest. . 181,240.00
THZ OLD HOME TOWN
by STANLEY
doc. a feuler in the parade, spoke tome .
I COUlBNT THINK OF HIS NAME, ftOT 1 OFPEKt
, to CAvf his Bass drum-- i cool&nt let
GO OF IT FO NINE MliES VJHEN i SOT
HOME I REWEMBEREP He WAS THE SCAMP
I MAP JAII-ED HeiCE LAST SPt?;N6 Fof? PiCKiNft
POCKETS'.'. -----
Now on deposit in banks, about
Sinking fund account, on interest
It will be noted immediately
the $40,000.00 now in the sinking fund did not
come from last year's collections, but is an ac
cumulation of odds and ends for several years.
The $56,162 spent for schools In Haywood
out of last year's collections, represents about
$10,000 spent on new buildings. The remain
ing $16,000 was for maintenance. No teacher s
salaries are paid by the county.
It was learned from Mr. Cathey, that all
btind obligations have been met promptly, and
no defaults. Pecause of the splendid financial
standing of the county, the bond market is now
quoting Haywood bonds at $106 and $108. Some
other counties in this immediate area have
their bonds offered for as little as $15.
The citizens of this county should feel
proud of the present condition of the county
treasury. We seriously doubt if there is anoth
er, county In western North Carolina that can
come any where near producing such a report
as Haywood officials have just made public.
W HY TRUTH IS NAKED
Several years ago on a hot, sultry summer
night my friend, Snead Sanders, and I stopped
at a small Negro church in Pentonville town
ship and hearing a great commotion entered
the church to observe what was going en. The
church was poorly lighted by a single kerosene
lamp which was without a chimney, and tli.
little flame from its wick emitted a black smoke
as it fitfully tlared to and fro in the warm sum
mer breeze. The preacher had reached the cli
max of his sermon and the congregation wns
in an ecstacy of religious fervor. Pehind the
smoking lamp a little man stood preaching with
all his might. He had ascended sucli heiglrs
of oratory that he would somewhat efl'eivence
at the end of each third or fourth sentence with
an ejaculation between a puff and a snort. This
excess in oratory, by the way, is a thing pecul
iar to the Negro race. His color blended so
perfectly with the dark smoky background that
at times nothing of his form was visible except
the whites of his eyes, two rows of gleaming
white teeth, and his celluloid collar.
He launched far out in the field of rhetoric
and began using figures of speech, one of which
has not been forgotten. He told his wailing
audience the difference between the Truth and
a Lie. He said that one time Truth and Lie went
in swimming together, and he emphasized that
with emitting one of his most Vehement snorts.
He said they swam around together for a whi'e
and then old lie conceived a wicked thought.
Acting upon, the idea, he got out of the water
and stole Truth's clothing and ran away leav
ing Truth in the water and his own dirty clothes
on the bank. Truth came out and saw what was
left to him, and he preferred to go his way
stark naked. Ever since that time Lie has been
stalking the earth in the vestments of Truth
and Truth has been making its rounds in his
naked form. H. V. R., Smithfield Herald.
WHAT COLLEGE CAN AND CANNOT DO
Thousands of young people are now turning
their faces toward college many for the first
time, others to resume their previous courses.
In some minds there is the idea that a person
who has gone to college is educated. This does
not always hold true. It is a fact, however,
that college definitely shows up a young person.
If they have the elements of success in them
college will show them up. if they do not it will
reveal that also. Morganton News-Herald.
VPtS (
I cnrAK. . I
W ry (
) (1 HAD JAII-ED HeiCE LAST SPtg)N6 Fof? PiCKiNft
MAIWHAi- OTftY WAL.KE& LOST HIS WATCH
POLICS OAD4S AMt NWHISTLB, VSHIUE
VIACA.T1ONIN6 Wvl THE BKSCrTY
23 Years Ago
in Haywood
$301,403.6:;
75,000.00
40,000.00
that all 'f
Here
and
There
Hy HILDA WAY GWYN
1 hear that the committee on ar
rangements, down in Shelby, when the
President made his recent trip to this
section, forgot to instruct the high
way patrol escort ot the presidential
mils- that there were two routes tnat
mnrht he taken through .Shelhv . .. and
that the citizens lined up many teet
deep on the street they expected the
party to use . . . then all ot a sud
den the report went through the crowd
that tiie pa:tv was pa-sing another
way . . . there was a perfect stam
pede lor the other street . . . that
night our former Governor iMax Gard
ner went up to Washington on the
train with the presidential party . . .
and he wits quite pleased that the
president had been through his town
. . lust like you anil I were . . . and
lie referred to it . . , whereupon
i-restilent Roosevc t said, "V'S, Max.
1 pa ised through your town and it s
a nice looking 'place . . but all the
people eemcd to have some sort of
running tits . . they we.e going
around in every direction.' ... .
I he emtor ot our paper is not
.poetry minded . . . and I have
had Mme poetry ent to me to be
used in tins column, with an ur
gent request that I quote it in lull
. , it is one of htlgar Guest's
"Just Folks Seiies" . . so it puts
me on the snot . . . what shall I
do with a faithlul and admiring
; eader . . on one nand . . and
the editor, whom I like to please
on the other. . . 1 hink I'll take a
ihance . . maybe as this passes
his dek in route to its ttnal
resting place . . . his mind will
be on other matters . . and it
will escape his notice. . .
It is strange about my grocer.
I was sure he knew his tea . .
And his sugar and his onions, but
never dreamed that he
as- -a scientist anil scnoiar, stockei
with all the lore of man
And could settle every problem till
this campaign time began
Hut today, while buying apples I was
backed against the wall
W here 1 had to stand and listen, am
and 1 found he knows it ail.
I had always thought my barbel
had an .ordinary ' mind, .
One for shaving and for clipping hair
most perfectly designed,
nut 1 una nim so much wiser now
the campaign booms along
I'nr he took an hour this morning just
to tell me what is wrong.
Me has very fixed opinions on ail mat
ters grave and small;
Elder Statesmen should consult him,
for I'll swear he knows it all.
I have six or seven relations who are
little known to fame.
But each one could run- the nation if
the call to do so came.
Xvrw the campaign tires are raging
and at times they visit me;
1 am forced to sit and listen meekly,
yes, and patiently.
While they tell witn calm assurance
w hy great statesmen rise and fall,
And there's nothing I can answer
since they seem to know it all."
New Thone Book
Going To Press
- W. L. Lampkin, manager of the
local telephone office, announced this
week that the fall edition of the
local telephone directory would be
sent to the printers Saturday.
All those who want to make a
change in the 'phone numbers, or
have telephones installed before the
new directory i3 printed are urged
to see Mr. Lampkin before Saturday.
Mr. Lampkin stated that there are
at present about 550 'phones at the
local exchange. This is juet a little
unuer tne peaK or the boom days.
80 Dta Withoat Etlih
More than 80 per cent of people die
leaving no estate, while 95 per cent of
them lea les than $1,000.
TRANSACTIONS IN
Real Estate
(Ax Recorded to Monday Noon
of this Week).
Beaverdam Township
Virge McClure, et ux, to W. N.
Freei.
Virge McClure to W. N. Free!.
Z. E. Reno, et ux, to H. W. Reno.
Clemintine Nease to M. F. Caldwell.
Milliard B. Atkins, rec, to C. A.
Cogburn and B. C. Truluck, et ux.,
('. V. Pressley, et ux, to Carey P.
Sheppard.
("amelia Wood t0 Evelyn Hughes.
G. C. Moore, et ux, to Claude C.
Moore,
K. H. Mann, et al, et ux, to J. B.
Mann.
P. t ... Hicks, et ux. to (J. C. Moore.
Homer Henry, Com., to Frank
Henry.
Iw Hill Township
Homer Henry, .Com., to Frank
llenrv.
Wavnesville Township
George H. Ward, et ux, to
Poteat.
iMarv 1). Hall U H. 1). Ilart
I. M. Long, et ux, to Marvin
Adams.
F. W. Miller and J. K. .Morgan
ux, to G. ( . Sumner-
A V
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A-r
(From the tiles of October
Mr. Homer Plott. of I)t. i,A
in town this week attending r
M:s3 Annie Travis left ."
day for her home in Rub-" -visiting
Miss Clarine I ' '"
The Bryson City Band 'is . ,
week furnishing music f.jr
ty Fair.
Mr. Hurst Ferguson, r,
is in town this week 'at ten;'
fair.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T.
son have returned to Asuew
visiting Mrs. SharpV paii-n ',
Messrs. James Atkins y3
Swift, Tom Davis, Thurniur. W
and Hilliard Atkins, Wen; .
ville Saturday to atr.Hn..i" 'u.
Bailey circus.
Mrs. S. T. Graves and s
Philpot, after spending the u-', -at
the Graves Farm, left VL..v.'
for Bristol, Va., where they .m v
several weeks.
Hon Clyde Hoey, the assi-- ,... ;
trict attorney, who delivered t-V'i
ing address at tne Ha v wood 1 ,j.
Fair, returned Wednesday .. h, i
Again the people of Hayw;
horrified by a Sunday killing
again whiskey is responsible ""
A k!UI..- ) 1
uuuuiug auu loan assoc;a
Charlotte matured a series
amounting to $200,000, whi h re:r-.'
us that Waynesville could use .u -h
association. a
The exhibit made by the Sju'-"
Railway at the County Fair '.va- t
vided into three sections, thfs,. '..
devoted to housenold ecommii.., ,,.','.'
ing and horticulture.
Senator Simmons, chairman'.--
Conference Committee, w hn-,- ' -
has guided the tariff- lull f.M 7 ,
months, will go t0 his .I,.n,-,
farm fnr a rest, ys t.
hill is signed.
According to estimate. ,..nr'
today bv the treasu-y expert- 1 "- n.-.
Americans must keep such
account ot their in.-oiiies iin ... .
that they will be able to report t -income
tax collector next 'wO--
ictlv how much they ,. ti, ,:
ernment under the new iii.- 'i.-
aw.
HS.1
ADMINISTRATOR'S Mill
Only an Intelligent Look
I'oi'ter here s Vour trunks, sb-?
Salesiiifm 1 use no tntnks.
l'lirter-l'.iit. I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 vou tvtiz one
of them 1 ravelin' salesmen
Salesman-I , am, but I sell brains,
ilnderstanil? I sell brains.
Porter .Sense me. boss, but vou Is
do hirst Iclbi that's been here who
nint carnim; no samples: American
.Mutual Safety P.iiMetin
Having qualified as adinn:
of the estate of Miss Jatnue I:
deceased, late ot Huvwoml 1
North Carolina, this is to !..;
persons having claims a tram
estate to present tnem to the
signed at hnka, N. (.:., mi r.
lbth day of September. p.i:i"
notice will be pleaded 111 oai n
recovery. All persons :it,..
said estate will please ma he
diate settlement.
This the Kith day of Sept
193(5,
JAMES 15. Ti V1
Administrator ot tin- t-:a
Jannte B. Towles.
o 4'i() Sept 17-21 ( t 1
"CAMELS MAKE EATING a real
pleasure," says Hank Siemer
below, deep-sea diver. Camels
speed up the flow of digestive
fluids-r increase alkalinity.
I
I
had
I ii&S-irrsrsJ Ml
1 JjftJ&ibS
NOTED GLIDER CHAMPION
abate. Mrs. Russell Holder
man says: "Tired and tense jy
I may get, a few Camcds at meal
time and after seem to bring
my digestion right back."
COSTLIER TOBACCOS
$2.98 Professional Service (?)
People will go "bargain hunting" for weaiins "!'
parel and other things, but when it comes to medical an'.'
allied services, selection is made strictly on a basis ol
skill, experience and reputation. Where health or IHV
is concerned, price has no appeal and the doctor whu
offers his services at $2.98 per call would be the very
last one you would engage.
Alexander's prescription charges are consistently
reasonable but our chief concern is also YOURS, is tfuif
each prescription be compounded EXACTLY RIGHT,
A SK YOUR DOCTO R
ALEXANDER'S
DRUGSTORE
Phones 53 & 54 Opposite Post Office
TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR
PROTECTION