THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24. 1936
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Winning Essays On
"Try At Home First"
Reproduced below are the two first
prize winning essays submitted in tha
"Try At Home First" campaign stag
ed by the merchant's division of the
Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Louise Meseer, of Fines Creek,
won first place in the high school, and
Bill Toy, of Lake Junaluska, won first
place in the elementary school,
WHY IT IS BEST TO TRY AT
HOME FIRST
By Louise Messer.
There are many reasons for trad
ing at home other than jutst keeping
money in the county. It is not the
mail order house who thinks of our
welfare. We expect our home mer
chant to help us so we should help
him. He helps support churches, pays
taxes and donates tochairitable organ
izations. We can repay him by trad
ing with him. If we trade at home
we see what we buy and we can as-t-ure
ourselves of perfect fits.
Mail order houses often have old
stocks of goods and when one orders
from them they pretend they don't
have what he orders and sends him
out-of-style goods. Much postage is
needed to eend it back and get what
he wants. If we buy from our home
merchant he is able to sell his present
stock of goods and get new styles.
In this way we can obtain the latest
styles.
Instead of ordering many people go
to other cities to trade. They claim
that goods are cheaper and they can
git better bargains, but it takes all
their profits to pay the expenses of
getting there and often the cheaper
goods are inferior to those kept by
the home merchant. If everyone
trades at home the merchant learns
which styles and colo-s they like best
and he can supply them with what
they need and want at all times. I
Patronize your home merchant and J
let "Try At Home First" be your !
slogan.
"TRY AT HOME FIRST'' CAM
PAIGN By Bill Toy.
The "Try At Home First" plan
should be practiced by everyone. Rea
sons for this may be viewed from the
standpoint of both the consumers and
the merchants.
It is well for the consumer6 to try
at home first for some of the follow
ing reasons: First trade with home
merchant to keep the money in you?
home community; because over twenty
per cent is going to the mail order i
houses in other states, counties and
town. By trading with your home
merchants you can get the correct ma
terial, color, size and fit for you and
a trial to see if it , is suitable. In
THE
WITH
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Mrs. T. L. Gwyn
J. T. Bridges
C. W. Bailey
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trading at home you might get the
article as cheap or cheaper as when
ordering. Illustration: A woman
went to Asheville to buy a blanket
and when she come back she found the
very same blanket in Waynesvllle
marked one dollar cheaper. By trad
ing with our home merchants it en
ables them to help us in building up
our community. As we all know our
merchants are our most influential
citizens and when disasters occur
such as burned homes, or when we
need credit or when we are needing
money for worthwhile enterprises for
our community nr hii'ivhuntG am th
first who are asked to donate money
to . support .the . enterprise. Then we
must say our merchants are among
our heaviest taxpayers that support
our schools and .our roads. Then why
not trade at home and receive benofits
from it that we would not have if we
F r o m
THE EMPLOYEES OF
MOUNTAINEER
We appreciate the patronage given us
this year, both in the newspaper and in
our modern commercial printing plant.
As you read this, we are remodeling and
adding better equipment to our plant so
that we may serve you better in 1937.
EVERY GOOD WISH FOR THE
HOLIDAY SEASON,
e Mountain e er
W. Curtis Ross
Marion T. Bridges
Robert L. McLean.
Uncle Abe
Paths Now Part
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send it to other cities, states or mail
order houses ?
What the merchants ask of us. we.
also have the right to ask of tilum
Why nut the merchants try at home
first? Instead of the grocerymen
buying truits, vegetables and meats
off truck,; from Georgia, Florida o
other states, why. should he not go to
the larmers in nearby communities
for his produce? We have members
of our merchants' families who go to
Asheville to do most of their shop
ping for weaving apparel, such as
shoes. Should they not also try at
home first : Jf the merchants use this
try at home plan with his customers
he will build up a better trade for
himself and widen his range of cus
tomers. Therefore, if our merchants
and our consumers both U6e this plan
it will do much for the betterment of
our town and our community
I
I Postal Inspectors
I n rri
i rusecuuiig muse
Who Send Obscene
tter Thru Mails
Encouraged by the 15-year Federal
penitentiary sentence meted out to
Gayle R. Cleveland, of Pensacola,
Honda, alias Miss Georgia Clayton
and Miss Gayle Cleveland, on charges
of sending obscene matter through
the mails the Postal Inspection Ser
vice has launched a nation-wide drive
on obscene correspondence clubs con
ducted through the mails, it was an
nounced at the Post Office Department.
Cleveland was the operator of "The
Letter Club Different," one of num
erous obscene corresponding clubs,
which have for their purpose the mu
tual exchange of obscene literature,
photographs and drawings, and which
have been uncovered by postal inspec
tors in various sections of the country.
The Pensacola "Letter Club Different"
of Cleveland, was conducted in the
same manner as are the other obscene
correspondence clubs which are now
the subject of a far-flung roundup by
the Postal Inspection Service.
As operator of the "club," Cleveland
would insert advertisements in the
cheaper magazines offering for a
small fee, usually ten cents, to put in
terested persons in touch with others
in either sex who were interested in
the exchange of literature and photo
graphs of an obscene nature. Upon
remitting the original fee of ten cents
the person answering the advertise
ment of "The Letter Club Different"
were then forwarded an identification
and descriptive blank, which, when
properly filled out and returned to
"The letter Club Different," gave a
minute description as t the sender's
age, weight.. height, features and phy
sical measurement in addition to
stating the type and sex of the per
son with whom they wished to cor
respond on obscene, lewd and lasci
vious subjects.
Following receipt of this informa
tion "The Utter Club Different" then
assigned a file number to the individ
ual, who then was required to forward
two dollars for n year',; membership
in the "club," Upon payment of the
annual dues, the mcmlcr was then
supplied with lengthy lists of both
men and women, with brief descrip
tions of each, who were identified by
number ruther than names. When the
"club" member found a person either
male or female, answering the descrip
tion of his desires, he then started
correspondence by addressing "The
Letter Club Different" enclosing his
sealed envelope with its obscene con
tents, marking the enclosure for No.
I
"The Letter Club Different" then for
warded to the person of the number
so designated the inner letter and con
tents. In many instances, rather than
continue to clear their obscene ex
changes through the headquarters of
"The Utter Club Different" the per
sons involved signed their own name,;
and following receipt of the first let
ter they carried on direct .correspon
dence with the person or persons they
were placed in contact with originally
through the "The Letter Club Differ
ent." Thousands of obscene correspond
ence club mem'jcrs have already been ,
rounded up by postal inspectors in
every section of the country and pros
ecutions are t, follow as rapidly as
the individual cases can be worked up
for presentation to Federal grand
juries. The Federal statutes provide a
five-year jail sentence or a five thous
and dollar fine, or both for any per
son found guilty of sending obscene
matter thuugh the mails, and this
penalty has been invoked on many
occasions for the sending of a single
letter.
A second form of obscene ring un
covered by ;he l'o.-'.al Inspection Ser
vice in its drive on the purveyors of
obscene matter are the magazine let
ter exchange which have for their pur
pose the dissemination of obscene lit
erature and photographs and which
are comiucieti a regular letter ex
changes by the cheaper love sex mag
azines .
A third group which is being
brought to justice by the postal in
spectors an. the dealers who distrib
ute obsceno matter dirivtly through
advertisements and lists purchased
from the operators of tile verious ob
scene corresponding clubs and other
dealers in this type of objectionable
matter.
t.'KKAM SHIITKD TO MOSCOW
Joseph E. Da vies, newly appointed
ambassador to the U. S. S. li ami
Mrs. Davies, the former Mai jorie Post,
and one of America's richest women,
do not intend to pine for cream in
their coffee ill Moscow. In advance of
their sailing twenty-five refrigerators
and 2.(00 pints of frozen cream were
shipped last week.
STRANGE CRKATI RKS
Second of a series of beautiful pic
tures, in full colors, dcniriinv lmni
creatures of the sea. One of many
features in the December 27 issue of
the American Weekly, the big maga
zine which comes regularly with the
HALTl.MORE SUNDAY AMERICAN.
On sale at all newsstands.
CARD OF 'I'll NKS
We wish to thank all our f iends
for their kindness shown us during
(EltrUiitnaS (Smtiiuni
.We are now pulling clown the curtain on 19.16. When we
look back over the past we are made to realize that any sai
cesw that we have attained is due to the support of our many
friends.
We want to thank all for the businesM you
given us, and trust that we may contin
ue to deserve the confidence you have
placed in us.
SERVICE is Our Motto
It will be a pleasure to serve you in any way we can.
We Sincerely Wish For All
A VERY PLEASANT CHRISTMAS
and
A MOST PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR
HYATT & COMPANY
WAYNESVILLE, N. C.
the sickness and death of our husband
and father.
Mrs. J. C. Meseer and Family.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of C. B. Howell, deceas
ed, who died leaving real property in
Haywood County, North Carolina, this
is to notify all person having claims
against the estate of said deceased to
exhibit them to the undersigned at
Waynesville, N. C., on or before the
24th day of December, 1M7, or this
notice will pleaded in bar of their re
covery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate
payment.
Thk the 24th day of December,
lSKio.
W. T. RAINER,
Administrator of the estate of C. B.
Howell.
No. .WO-Dec. 2-1-.'ll-.Jan. -A-2-3&
Want
Ads
Want Ads are one cent a word
for each insertion. No ad is
taken for less than 25 .
FOR SALF A large radiator heater
in splendid condition. I'rieetl cheap
ly.'. Call Mrs. John L. Davis, phone
212-W.
W ANTED 1,MM) bushel of corn. Will
pay ?f cont-s bushel. See Junaluska
1 Supply Company.
STORE OWNERS ATTENTION--Ron
Maivho, department store, of Ashe
ville, N. C, has for sale numerous
store fixtures, including show cases,
counters, electric fans, linoleum,
carpets, et. These fixtures will be
sold before Ron Marche moves into
its new building. Bids will be re
ceived immediately. Communicate
with Mr. J. E. Dorsey at Hon Marche
for full particulars. It
WANTED FEMALE HELP Ten
young white girls ago IN to 25, for
general cooking and general house
work by 'refined families to live in
their homes. Must be neat and
competent. Pay $:!.()() per week with
room, hoard and laundry. Write for
further information. V. I). Ham
bright, Hank of York, Yorke, S. C.
Dec. 2-1 ,'U.
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