THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAIN EEK
THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937
The Mountaineer
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937 ;
AND JEALOUSY WOULD BE THE
CAUSE
Seldom does this newspaper express views
on international situations. We have found
plenty of local subject Which command atten
tion, but we cannot overlook the views expressed
this week by T. J. Cathey, on the European
situation. -
Mr. Cathey, like the rest of us, looks on
the European crisis with much concern, and
fears that the fire of wrath and misunderstand
ing will be kindled until the pot boils over and
several leading nations are involved in another
war.
The national resources of the nations across
the Atlantic would be exhausted within a year,
'if those nations should engage in war. America
would keep out of the conflict, as far as legis
lation is concerned, according to Mr. Cathey, but
when the European nations have used all their
munitions, supplies and money, and get des
perate, lie is of the opinion that then it would
i be that the fighting nations would envy the
United States who had stood by with folded
arms and reserved her resources, and stayed at
peace. The envy, and jealousy would ultimately
draw the countries across the sea to invade the
rights of this country, even to the point where
America would have to fight in her waters to
protect the shores.
Mr. Cathey'3 views are well 'taken, and it
-stands to reason that such a thing1 is not only
probable, but very likely in case of another
world conflict.
$100,000,000 VS. $750,000
Last Friday President Roosevelt gave the
go ahead sign for the construction of two battle
ships, which will cost exactly $50,000,000 apiece.
A total outlay of one hundred million dollars
for the two dreadnaUghts, that will in a few
years be sold for scrap junk.
It is our sincere hope, that the president
will be able to. put his hands on a mere sum of
$750,000 witlh which to complete the Great
Smoky Mountains National Park within the
next few months. The sum necessary for com
pleting the park less than one hundredth the
amount spent on two warships will be an im
provement that generations for years to come
can enjoy an improvement that will make the
country a better place in which to live.
PROFITABLE TOBACCO
A. A. Kirkpatrick, of Clyde route one, as
"have many other Haywood farmers this year,
realized a substantial profit from his tobacco
' crop.' '
Mr. Kirkpatrick's crop netted exactly $829.
"This much tobacco was grown on eight-tenths
of an acre almost $104 for one tenth of an
acre.
We have always been of the opinion of the
fact, that farming done right was profitable.
While we would never advocate planting just
cash crops, we do feel that a certain amount of
acreage on cash crops properly cared for in
most instances will be profitable.
TOBACCO CHEWING AND SMOKING
An interesting discussion on the produc
tion and use of tobacco in this nation, is pre
sented today in an article by J. C. Brown, vo
cational agriculture teacher of the Waynesville
township schools.
Do we, a. a nation, use as much snuff to
day as 25 years ago? What percent has smok
ing tobacco increased ? What has this increase
to do with the burley crop in Haywood? All
these questions are answered in Mr. Brown's
ttimely, and nx5t interesting; article.
FIFTY THREE YEARS OLD
Last week The Mountaineer entered into
the 53rd year of publication. This makes this
paper one of the oldest in Western North Caro
lina. Naturally, the publishers are proud of such
a record although the present publishers have
been in charge something over five years. Dur
ing that five year period, however, we have
watched improvements on the paper, and have
made plans for additional improvements.
We are indeed appreciative of the loyalty
of our readers. The paper now enjoys the lar
gest circulation in its history, as far as we can
"ascertain. Not only is the circulation the lar
gest, but we feel that the reader interest is at a
new high level.
In order that our advertisers may know
exactly the status of our circulation, we recent
ly had bur circulation books audited by a certi
fied public accountant, who makes a specialty
of auditing newspapers. From his report to the
press association, we find we Tjp've an audited
circulation of 1,844 (as of October first). There
have been a nilmber of additions since that time.
The government has found that there is
un average of five readers to the paper, this
would give The Mountaineer a list of readers
totaling- upwards to nearly 10,000.
While the age of 53 is considered by some1
people as "getting on in years," The Mountain
eer does not feel quite that way about it. In
fact, we have the notion of staying "young"
staying abreast with the times, and giving our
readers the very best available in the news
paper field.
SETTING OUT FRUIT TREES
One Haywood farmer, who has had years
of experience in orchards, points oat , that one
of the best ways to set out apple trees is to blast
the holes instead of digging them out with pick
and shovel.
The half stick of dynamite, which is suf
fic ient, breaks up the ground, helps keep mois
ture in the hole, and makes the soil loose enough
for the roots to grow.
The cost of blasting holes is about 13 cents
each, but when expensive trees are being plant
ed, such a small cost is not worth considering.
Trees planted in such a manner not only
live, but seem to produce better fruit in later
years.
ROAD PESTS
While there are many different types of
road pests to aggravate and endanger the care
ful, sensible motorist, there are two in particu
lar which are responsible for many accidents.
One is the fellow who pilots a rambling wreck
of a car into a stream of fast-moving traffic
and, crawling along at 15 or 20 miles an hour,
slows up the whole line and subjects everybody
in it to inconvenience .and possible injury from
collision. The other is the so-called "expert
driver," the fellow who believes he knows how
to handle a car so well that he does not have
to observe the usual driving precautions taken
by those thinking drivers who consider the
rights and safety of others. This chap ducks
an and out of the line of traffic, nicks a fender
here, shaves a bumper there, forces other driv
ers to make way for him or run the risk of being
hit.
The state can, and should clear the high
ways of the rambling wrecks. And city, town
and highway police should clamp down on the
smart aleck "expert driver". Ex.
Boy of ten kidnaped ransom demanded
ransom not paid child not returned child
found dead family heart-broken and now
comes the search for the guilty parties thus,
m brief, is almost an exact duplication of the
Lindbergh kidnaping. We just wonder if anoth
er 'Bruno" will burn? They should, and in full
View of the public, at that.
The report that the Waynesville post office
shows an increase of twenty per cent over last
year's business could mean one of two things
business is just better, arid we all have more
time to write, or everyone is optimistic enough
to send out bills once again. We lean towards
the first explanation, however.
There is one thing we like about Mr. Hoey
being governor instead of Mr. Ehringhaus. It
is an easier name to spell. Although not one
out of every three people know how to pro
nounce the new governor's name.
It would have been interesting to us to
have seen congressmen make the grand rush
to get the glass for a souvenir from which Pres
ident Roosevelt drank water while delivering
his address to Congress. At least some of the
congressmen were on their toes.
A lad at the scene of one of the nation's
strikes recently made the statement : "My dad
is on strike. He will win out. He can't lose."
What a misconception. No one ever wins in
the, long run by strikes. V
THE OLD HOME TOWN
by STANLEY
no wonder the county A Ythe othets sheriff- A
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( BASIS YCJ FELLERS V BIS OAME - HE SA.P
( NEVER WENTOUT AFTER, . ( "E N,3HT A,R -
V BIG SAME BAP FB HW r
JWHEM THE NEW SHERIFF "TOOK OFFICE
I TODAY HE CLEANED OUT THE PESK Ollj
pt. Ajp FOUND 26 MOUSE TRAPS J?-
19 Years Ago
in Haywood
Random
SIDE
G LA NOES
By W. CURTIS RUSS
Last week at Rotary, President Sisk
introduced Rev. W. A. Rollins by
reading the following:
IfiERE s the receipe for a good
preacher, as outlined by a noted di
vine: "He should get religion like a
Methodist; experience it like a Bap
tist; be sure of it like a Disciple;
stick to 't like a Lutheran; pay for it
like a Presbyterian; conciliate it like
a Congregationalist; glorify it like an
Episcopalian; practice it l'ke a Chris
tian Scientist; propagate .it like a
Roman Catholic; work for it like a
Salvation Army lassie; enjoy it like
a negro." ,
All last week, wh'le painters held
sway over The Mountaineer office, a
half dozen or o cards, reading: "Wet
Paint," were placed on the wood
work and about the doors, in order
that the unsuspecting public would
not ruin their clothes--and also smear
the paint. You would not believe the
number, if I told you, of how many
grown people touched the freshly
painted walla and doors to see for
themselves. They just couldn't be
lieve the sign, their eyes, nor their
nose.
But aren't we all l'ke that to a
certain degree? if we want to park in
a place where it says no parking don't
we usually take a chance don't we
exceed the speed limit just to take a
chance, so I guess Barnum was
right after all.
Why doesn't someone open up an old
fashioned candy kitchen. One like
Pete, the Greek, had down home when
I was a boy.
Pete knew how to make the best
candy and sometimes he would let
his best customers see him pull the
taffy.
Children nowadays are missing a lot
by not having the privilege of visit
ing the. old-time 'candy 'kitchens, and
smell fresh candy cookincr. and smell
the peanut parching for the peanut
brittle, or seeing Pete rub his hands
in butter and pull taffv over a hip
hook. Until it became snow white, and
brittle as glass.
Pete had a ranrlv
next to mv father's atorp. an A r ,,.o
spent many pleasant hours watching
i-ete mix, cook ana pull candy.
The counters, or
long glass ones, with an open back
wnicn was covered with cheese cloth,
inside these (counters
upon trays of candy. Even- flavor
imaginable, and every color.
Out front, Pete kept fresh roasted
peanuts, and a few "bu-nans."
Pete could fill the little brown bags
with peanuts, and twist the corners of
the bags, or the "ears" so tight that
there was no danger of a bap ever
opening.
Another significant rVil
Pete's peanuts was that he would have
the same number in every, bag, al
though he never counted them.
As vu rdad this T n-ill ha ..J
to bp somewhere around th ranitni nf
the state trying to get eome news
from Representative John Cabe and
Senator McKee.
MARRIAGES
(As Recorded to Monday Voon
of This Week)
Tommy Cordell to Kathleen Shin.
man, both of Canton.
R. L. Stevenson to Ella Watson,
both of Canton. i
Houston B. Buckner to Marjorie
Irene Elkins, both of Stocksville.
Facts On Vocational
Boys In Haywood
Prove Interesting
Tha tenant problem, that thorn in
the side of agriculture, is relatively
unimportant in the four communities
in Haywood county which have de
partments of vocational agriculture in
their high schools. Of the 158 farm
boys who are enrolled in agriculture
in the schools at Waynesville, Bethel,
Clyde, and Fines Creek, 148 are from
owner-operated farms, according to
Tal H. Stafford, district supervisor
of agricultural education, of Aehe
vilie, who has recently completed a
tabulation of a survey of these four
units.
The survey brought to light other
interesting facts. NinetjMne of
these boys come from painted homes,
,and 82 of the homes have shrubbery
plantings, while 53 have permanent
improved lawns. In 40 of the homes
there is running water, and 26 have
bath room "facilities. Twenty-four
have electric lights, and electric cur
rent is available to 23 others, but
not as yet, connected. Only two
homes, however, have telephones.
Turning to the farm proper, the
(survey- shows that the average size
of the boys' home farms in the four
communities is 120.8 acres, with an
average of 33 acres of improved pas
ture on each farm. The boys' farms
in the four communities show that
916 acres are in a definite crop ro
tation. During the present winter
there are 944 acres m winter cover
crops and last fall 513 acres of sum
mer legumes were turned under.
Seventy-nine of the students are
using pure bred seed or livestock in
their supervised practice program,
(From the files of Jan. 17, 1918.)
Attorney J. W. Plese, of Marion,
was 'n town this week.
Prof. Homer Henry was in town
on Monday. His school in Sylva was
to resume work yesterday.
Hunter Blackwell, who expected to
get home for the holidays, was dis
appointed at the time, but was home
last week on a short furlough.
The train going East last Saturday
got off the track at Lake Junaluska,
on account of the ice and snow, and
was delayed several hours.
School has been dismissed every day
this week at 1:45. It save the chil
dren going home thru the slush for
dinner. It also saves fuel.
M'sses Florence Ray, Janie Love
Sexton, Rebecca Boyd, and Willie Edna
McCracken are taking a course in
stenography at the King's Business
College in Knoxville.
Mrs. J. C. Liner, of Seattle, Wash.,
chose a year's subscription to the
Mountaineer as a birthday present for
her husband, wh0 is a former Hay
wood man. We believe she made a
good selection, and we hope he w'll so
decide.
Last Saturday was the first da'y in
about 12 years that the rural route
carriers failed to make their routes.
The freezing of the partly melted
snow made roads practically impass
able. Besides the awful condition of
the roads, it wag bitterly cold.
State Food Administrator Henry
A. Page, announces the maximum re
tail price allowed on sugar from this
date is 10 cents a pound. Any mer
chant refusing to conform to this rule
will invite prompt action from the
Food Administration.
Soon we shall see the passenger
trains take the side track to permit
freight trains to pass. Passenger
traffic is to be curtailed and subor
dinated to freight. The shipment of
munitions, coal and food, is to be all
important hereafter.
Are you patriotic? If so, what do
you do to save coal, sugar and meat?
Use wood instead of coal. That will
hel.p Do you still use two spoons
ful of sugar in your coffee Use a
half teaspoonful instead. Do you
st'll make a cake? Quit it. Meat
once a day should be sufficient.
and 116 have a home orchard. Thirty
seven have home agricultural libra
ries, and 32 have home farm shops.
WHO'S WHO IN MOVIES
For news of movieland and radio
read THE GREEN SPOTLIGHT, the
big section crammed full of interest
ing pictures and gossip. The Bal
timore American prints the GREEN
SPOTLIGHT exclusively in this ter
ritory. Get your copy with the
American every week.
WORLD'S CHAMPION SPEED SKATER.
Kit Klein, uri : "I like to enjoy Camels
the whole day through. I rely on
Camel 'for digestion's aake' enjoy
them while I'm eating and afterward."
mi mmi
TED HUSINS, ace sports announcer, sayei
"Mine's hectic hie but my .digestion
keeps running smoothly. I enjoy Camel
with my meals and after." Camel are mild
better for steady smoking.
"She's Better Today"
Whn a loved one has been ill, what a joy these words
bring to you; and to us, too. For not only is a friend re
covering, for often we have helped in that recovery by
rushing medicines and supplies to the sickroom, ailing
prescriptions for the Doctor.
"Better Today." How glad we are, for the filling of
such prescriptions is a sacred privilege to us.
A S K Y O U R DOCTO R
ALEXANDER'S
DRUGSTORE
Phones 53 & 54
Opposite Post Office
TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR
PROTECTION