THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1936 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Y AS HE SEES THE HUMAN SIDE O'LIFE 1 Farmerette Displays Steer jlr. Editur an' kine reeder6 of the better off than he thawt he wuz. Sea 1 M,ount'neer: he'de bin a-prayin' to the good Lord to J My observashuns endiirin' the past not send titch awful hard rains, freez- j wk led me into varryus an' sundry es an' thaws so's he cood hold on to i seckshuns of ol' Haywood, an' seein' , his hill sides a while longer, but had as 1 didn't have my I's shet ail thti ' found out that the tood Lord wuzn't j time I observed a few things. , on the Soil Program. . but thus man had jist sold 2 steers I YYHOOZ ACROAKIN? day before fur ?S5.00 Furst, peeple a haulin' their back- "So if I have good luck, an' the er to Asheville in droves . . truck, ol' woman don't hatf to go to the tourin Kvais. An Jist nurse puiei enny more, sez ue i nick-uos an think, flokes, the weeds a-bringin' don't think I'll haff to brake on the the best price in history , . all the way , $S5.00 before Xmas f,,m 30. 40., an eab m over oue a lb.! Why, I wuz told that one man dawn on Hyder Mt. jist razed hiz shui't tale full; but he took it on to markit tnnyway an' got Over $6 fur-it gloary be! Cattle still a-tellin good An' hawgs a-runnin' high Corn a-bringin' 'round ti bits An' backer a-tetchin' sky (Hush yore croakin', ol' Croaker Hush!) Fackt'ries runnin' nite an' day Payin' bonus wages, too Pokes with plenty cash to spen' Caze thy've got work to do (Shet yore mowth, uP Critic k Shet! ) Plenty to eat an' plenty to ware See fokes a-buyin' ever whir Then, too, with Xmas drawin' nigh Thar's peeve an' joy, an' chir ((jit out o' here, ol' Whiner Git!) les, sir-ee: evertnineK prosperous nulf 'round here now, fokets as Unkle John Mar;- yooce to say, when feelin' good, "Everthing's lovely an' the goose is hangin' hitrh." Our Farm Agt. I find Mr. Editur, is makin' hiz work count fur sunip'm loarg a mare pergressive farmin'. Crop rotashun Better marketin' Trench Siloze Pyore bred cattle "Ppsydeezer" an' so foarrh. Course, a few fvikes air agin him or ruther agin the oflis; but you no how that is. Mr, hditur. sum fokes air agin cverthiiig that is peigiessive like. I don't think our Farm At. is big- j hedded, a' tall; he goze reddy to lope i into cow-barn, ditch or brar patch 'thout changin' hiz cloze . . o, it'. j like a feller ed in speakin' uv him a wnue uacK "Hiz feet's not big for nothin'." t ut Smith I Av &r . Yh A t: . , . 1-1 i -. a. s Booster Club Observe Annual Ladies Night On Thursday evening the Booster Club, of Hazelwood, entertained their i wives, friends and tachers of the Ha I zelwood school, with a dinner party given in the Town Hall, and served by the women of the Baptist church, of Hazelwood. The tables and all appointments bore the Christmas motiff, and another seasonal feature was a visit from Santa (."laus who preseiiU'u each of the guo ;ts of honor With a lovely gift, which slosed the evening's activities.. L. M. Kicheson served as ma-ster of oervmonies., R. L. Provost trave a toast to the teachers, to which Mrs. Whitener Provost, in a very clever of the Booster Club, responded. Causing much merriment was the toast by Mr. Joe Davie, young bach elor of the club, "To the wive," in which he gave advice on how to man age husbands. Mrs. E. C Wagenfelt responded. Congratulations were extended to Mr. and Mr. R. L. Prevost aa the occasion marked their thirty-first wed ding anniversary, and to their son, Mr. Whitener Prevost, mayor of Ha zelwood. who was observing his birth day on Thursday. MARINE TROUBLES More and more complicated last week became the sequence of strikes and counter-strikes on ships of the Atlantic. The strike strategy commit tee, a rank and file group, which has renounced the established leadership of the International Seamen's Union, continues its walkout for higher rhyme, whuh included atl the names wages and better conditions. The Soil Konservashun Program is beginnin' to git under way in this kounty, Mr. Editur. One man over on Pidgen, wuz axin me about it . . . sed he didn't no what it wuz all about, but if Rozyvelt had "doped it out" he felt shore it wuz all rite. (Rite at this pint I Want t0 say that Prezident Rozyvelt orter be mitey keerful 'bout what he duz or tells the 'Merican pee ple to do, caze thar's a hole lot o' that 20,000,000 that wood go an' jump into the oashuri if Rozyvelt axt em to do it.) . . But I had started to tell ye 'bout the man over on Pidgen: Well, he Mowed as how if Unkle Sam wuz a-goin' to pay him sunip'm fur the patch what he'de alreddy desided to give to the brars an' rabbits he wuz When Um 37th annual International Livestock exposition opened at Chicago, Not. 28, Ruth Smith, pretty 4-H club member from Wash ington, bu, entered the steer which she raised especially for com petition in the show. HOW I HELP KM OVER Mr. Editur, 1 want tell the reeder of this kolyum that Unkle Abe's git- my modisty don't kompe tin' to be an Eckspurt in helpin' the niy looks. fare Seeks akross fences & so loarth . . out in the kuntry, ye no. 1 sum times help em to git their aigs an' chickens to markit -.. . not becaws I'm so -shivvnlrus ' or sunip'm, but mon speshly to git my Mount'neer munny. Well, thar's alius 'bout 3 war fences to jump. 4 ditches to krawl under, 5 mud holes to krawl thro an' gates to go aroun'. So, when we gU to a "war" fence (as our good S'licator sez) I jump akross furst, then I hole the chickens an' baskit of aigs while the woman takes a run & go at it (I'm alius keerful to look t'other direck- hunjist aitei- she jumps t a m'ch it is do (the same), only me to change W inn we conic to a li.o mud holt I throw a '"ck 'i )h" i.: Id o uv-it an' 1 ... . . .i. . jump HKross, nex ine woman mcncs (In.lan trie .Mi" an chnkeiis over to me, men I tell the woman to jump. "An' if ve fall, I'll ketch ye," sest 1. SS A HI SH So, yi' sec fokes, I shore do urn my nuiiidy then sum; caze I never do git a chanct to help enny young, purty gals to markit. .list ol' winimeii ol' aigs ol' hells ol' , roosters. It's shore a strange ol' worl! UNKLE A HE. i advances into 1937 with the The ADDITION of a new ()0-liorseiowrr engine to the Ford line for 1937 lirings vou a now, lov' price ami givvs you ii rlioicp. of two V-type 8- ) limlcr n pincs. 83 horsepower for niaxiiimin prrforiiinncr. 60 liorsi power for maxi mum economy. The 60-horsepovver V-8 engine was originally developed for use in Eng land and 'Fra'nrcy where fuel costs are high. It has been proven there for t wo years with brilliant success. Now, brought to America, it creates ,in entirely' new- ln-ndar-d of inoilei n 'motoring uiii:n ! The "Ml" engine, availalile in five bodv types, in lmilt in cxin lly the same bodvize and w heelliase to llie same advanced design with tin tine eom- -. ' ...I fort and comenierice a- the "155, it delivers V-3 sinoothncs.i at speeds up to 70 miles an hour. r Two engine sizes--hiit only one ear and one purpose to give you more miles and more satisfaction for your money in 1937. FORD BASE PRICES FOR 1937 mm mm m At Dearborn Plant Taxes, Delivery and Handling, .Bumper,. Spare Tire and Accessories Additional ; "' ' AUTHORIZED FORD FINANCE PLANS $25 A MOVTH. aftrr nnl down-paymtin, ba, .nT model l3T Ffd V'..C-I'"" '"T Ford de.l .nywhrre In the Inlted Stale.. Ask yoor Ford dealer .boot th. eaT payment plana of the UnWersal Credit Company. FORD FEATURES FOR 1937 APPEARANCE Distinctive design. Headlamps - in fender aprons. Modf-rn lid type himd. Larper lup;:ap? 'puc New in teriors. Slanting V-type Windshield. , BRAKES Easy-Action Safety BraW -with "the safety of M'1 from pedal to wheel." Cable ami conduit cr iro, Aliont tine-third less brake pedal pre required. BODY All fteel. Top. fiil.-s, floor and frame welded, into a finple steel unit. Safely Glass throughout at no extra charge. COMFORT AND QUIET A bin. roomy car. Center-Poise comfort increased by smoother spring-action with new pressure lubrication. New methods of mounting Lody and engine make a quieter car. FORI) MOTOR COMPANY Those stales n ml t eri i t i ies which do not pass legislation by IWv. .'il to v (inform with the Kederal So iul Se curity - Act will lose a lot uf money, 1, the 1 percent lax tin lilliCi's pay roils lor the unemployment com pensation fund will be collected from all the stattv. the niony from states lacking unemployment insurance laws will tfo into the tieasuiy's general I fi.nds. Or.'v sist i'li ctali's . n the 1 h-t I ic! of Columliia have fulfilled the requirements 'of iho SSA. Some iveinors have u.ked Washington for an extension of the deadline, to be permitted by the next t'ongrws Others, as North Carolina's governor, have called emergency sessions t their stale legislal ilres. if you cnn'T be there "feUyik one! A tifl lliat you know will lie VJ1J lfA weli'ome. is a lonji ilislance tele phone call Id those friends ami relatives in oilier cilies whom you cannot visit in person during the holidays. Such a gift, you will find, really rewards the giver with as much pleasure as il does the one who receive. If you want lo make eerlain tins parly you wish lo reac h will he at tin- telephone, notify them in ad vance of the day and hour of your call, and use the lower cost Slalion lo Slat ion service. Ivx press your holiday greetings in your own voice. You will lirul a "long .distance." telephone call is quick, personal, low in cost, Ask llie operator for rales to anywhere. Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. INCORPORATED 0 0 0 Xm s n r n : n n m mi ' v ' II II II II li 1 II I JViiib m ' a ww mm mm ai aa mm jkh.wj'.w. vrjy. . 3 ?iWf whs. x X 'niwMk -"r v V 'l !' : y'ifr tr .m . n 1 'fXt 1 H f?4 She deserves the jfri'ndest pifl in tjie worTd because she's the person you care for most. And she'd rather have jewelry, because it lasts a lifetime, and it's the most precious reflection of your affection for her ! Chandler & Credit Jewelers PHONE 19 CHURCH ST. WAYNES VILLE, N.C. CHAMf ION MOTOR CO. PHONE 196 CANTON, N. C. ABEL'S GARAGE PHONE 52 WAYNES VILLE, N. C.

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