THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 1937
The Mountaineer
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 21. 1937
A LIVING WAGE
School teachers and those who are concern
ed with the welfare of the public schools are
Interested in a larger appropriation for schools
for the next biennium.
One item in the school budget which needs
at least a twenty per cent raise is teachers' sal
aries. The average yearly salary for white
teachers in North Carolina is $780 as compared
with the national average of $1200 for white
and -colored; 'a fifty per cent raise would not
bring salaries up to the national average.
The pupils iv North Carolina schools de
serve teachers who are just as well prepared
to teach as 1o the pupils in any school in the
United States. There is not much inducement
to select as a profession a job paying $780 a
year and spend years of time and thousands of
dollars in preparation for that amount. One
cannot criticize the well trained and experienced
'teacher for accepting a position in some other
state or for even changing professions in order
to get n living wage. The job of training fu
iture citizens should be important enough to de
mand a well trained personnel and at the same
time should be respected enough to pay a liv
ing wage.
The increased cost of living last year
wakes an increase in salary necessary. The
lousiness men of Waynesville generally agree
that clothing has advanced 15. to 20 within
the last year and that the advance will likely
be 25 by next fall; food ihas advanced 15
to 20. Remember, that the school appro
priation now must cover the next two years.
If the price for the necessities of life has ad
vanced 20 in the last year, what do you ex
pect will be the advance within the next two
years? A 20 raise in teachers' salaries now,
would in effect, not be a raise, but a recognition
of the advance in the cost of living. The in
creased salary would not go any farther than
the salary received last year
It is generally conceded that it is a good
business policy to pay a living wage in any
business. Teachers are only asking for a liv
ing wage.
A COMMUNITY BUILDER
There are Tout few communities in the
state that are fortunate in 'having a Building
arid Loan Association as progressive and sol
vent as the Haywood Home Building and Loan
Association of Waynesville.
; A careful study of the financial statement
as published in this paper today will prove that
the Association is not only solvent, but is doing
good work in enabling home owners to build
their own homes.
The Association does not cater to specula
tion as do many financial organizations. The
Building and Loan instead, is interested only
in community development.
We are fortunate in having an organiza
tion in this community managed by such capa
ble officers as have been in charge for the past
few years, and some since the Association was
first organized.
This has been queer weather,
r In California, fruit growers are having to
burn oil in their orchards to keep the cold from
: killing the trees, while in Georgia owners of
peach orchards are putting fifty pound blocks
of ice at the roots of the trees to keep them
from blooming. If this rain doesn't soon stop,
the orchard men of Haywood will have to hold
umbrellas over their trees.
The business map of the month, as pub
lished in The United States News, shows that
only Vermont does not have as good business
as a month ago. All except two states show
business to be much better. Vermont would be
WANT PAY FOR PRAYER
The Raleigh Ministerial Association sent
a letter to the House of Representatives last
week, asking that they appoint a paid House
chaplain to offer the prayer each morning be
fore that group of North Carolina law makers.
Speaker of the House, Gregg Cherry, de
ferred the matter, and for the present, the
reading clerk, who is Dan Tompkins of Sylva,
will lead the group with the Lord's praper.
From what we can learn, there are 36
protestant churches in the city of Raleigh, and
certainly, it does not seem that it would have
worked a hardship on the ministers of the city
to have taken turn about in going to the capitol
once every 36 days and offering a public prayer
without expecting pay.
It seems that the Raleigh Ministerial As
sociation has tended to cheapen their associa
tion by making such an absurd request. Cer
tainly they will not have the same influence
over the members of the House by reason of
their request of being paid for offering prayer.
No doubt it will all work out for the best,
inasmuch as the members of the House will be
conscious of the fact that now they will be sup
posed to repeat the Lord's Prayer, instead of
listening to some man say 'pretty words" in
Biblical language, just for the money.
A PROGRESSIVE TOWN
Hazelwood voters expressed their vivs for
better streets in no uncertain terms Tuesday,
when they voted seven to one favoring the is
suance of $10,000 in bonds for street improve
ments. The citizens of Hazelwood are up on their
toes, so to speak. They readily realize that
WPA and the other government agencies can
not continue to appropriate money for streets
and other projects, .so the board of aldermen of
Hazelwood were quick to grasp the situation
and passed an ordinance, backed overwhelming
ly by the citizens, to put up $10,000 and get
WPA to donate $20,000, thus giving $30,000 for
street improvements.
Present indications are that Hazelwood,
although an industrial community, will before
long, be one of the most beautiful towns in
Western North Carolina. The citizens in our
neighboring town are civic-minded to the point
that they take much pride in their town.
A MODERN AIRPORT IN W. N. C.
Air travel has become so common in this
country, that the average person hardly takes
the time to listen to an air traveler describe
experiences of sailing through the clouds.
Naturally, when air travel increases, there
is a demand for larger and better landing fields,
and airports. All of Western North Carolina
should be proud of the airport which is now
being completed between Asheville and Heif
dersonville. I
The Asheville-Hendersonville airport is a
WPA project, and when the job is completed,
the airport will be one of the best in the south.
Something like $175,000 will be spent on the
project before it is finished,, according to those
in charge.
Asheville contributed $15,000, while Hen
dersonville and Henderson County, between
them, gave a like amount. WPA set aside $70,
000 for the project, but an underestimate of the
cost will necessitate about an additional $50,
000 to complete the job. The first appropriation
was for $109,000.
It is indeed fortunate that such an air-;
port is available in this section. Many busi-i
ness men now resort to air travel, while a nura-l
ber of summer visitors travel in planes, in order'
that they can spend the week-ends in the moun
tains and be back at their business Monday
morning. - V.
As the world becomes more air-minded, we
will see that the Asheville-Hendersonville air
port will become a big factor in our business
and tourist fields.
NOT A SURPRISE ;
. The announcement that James Atkins has
been re-appointed general manager of the
Southern Methodist Assembly at Lalle Juna
luska, does not come as a surprise to th'ose who
know the type of programs he has given capa
city audiences at the Lake for the past four
years.
Mr. Atkins has had a number jf major
obstacles to overcome at the Lake, inj order to
make the Assembly a success. He did make
them successf ul, and for that reason, for no
other, his re-appointment was expected
THEN AND NOW
When President Roosevelt was inaugurat
ed in March, 1933, the bank deposits of this na
tion totaled $40,645,000,000. When he took the
oath of office yesterday the estimated bank de
posits were $62,000,000,000. This so happens
to be just one of the many contrasts that, can
be used to show what has been accomplished
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SIDE
GLANCES
By W. CURTIS RUSS
As intimated in this column last
week, 'I spent the week-end in Ral
eigh and Chapel Hill. At Chapel
Hill I was only one of about 125
newspaper folks attending the Mid
Winter institute. But in Raleigh, I
was just "Another fellow from baik
home."
It was only a matter of minutes,
after reaching the capitol, until I was
in company with Representative John
Cabe.
Mr. Cabe was down in the mouth
that morning, as it marked his tenth
day in Raleigh and he hadn't seen
the sun since arriving there. The
murky weather was getting under
his skin, but lie seemed a bit cheered
when informed that the same weath
er prevailed in good old Haywood.
It was from Hugh Leatharwjood
that I learned that Haywood's rep
resentative gets up earlier than any
member of the North Caroilna Leg
islature. From all sources. It seems
that Mr. Cabe arises about six each
morning, and has his dinner right
about 12 each day, and retires rea
sonably early.
Of course, Senator MeKee is easy
to spot in the hotel lobby, as well
as on the floor of the Senate, since
she is the rdy woman in the Senate
this year. There is only one in the
House, Mrs. Chas. Hutchins, of
Burnsville.
Mr. Cabe ha3 seat number nine
up on the front row, just to the left
of the speaker's desk. At least he
is near enough to let them know that
he wants two liquor stores in Hay
wood county, as well as to abolish the
absentee vote "'law, and change the
board of commissioners back to three
members with a full time chairman.
It does not take long to get up
with a group of politicians if you are
headed in the general direction of
Raleigh, No sooner had I boarded
the train than in walked W. E. Breese,
who is WPA director of this district.
With him was J. H. Yelton, of Hen
dersonville, who is strongly mentioned
as a possible appointee to the state
highway commission, and also E. C.
Greene, who is being groomed for
chairman of the road group. Then
there was a Mr. Coffey, of Lenoir, who
heads the Democrats in his county,
and operates a large furniture plant
on the. side, and at Morganton Miss
Beatrice Cobb, National committee
woman, got aboard of course she
talked newspapering. but mingled in
plenty of politics during the course
of the evening.
Not to be outdone by some of
Western North Carolina's leading
politicians, in came Governor and
Mrs. Dave Sholtz, of Florida. He is
the one who failed to put the woman
mayor of Daytona Be'aoh out of of
fice a few davs before his term nf
office expired. By way 0f mention,
Mrs, Sholtz resembles in many ways,
the much talked-of Mrs. Wally
Simpson. .
cordial
Editor Mountaineer:
I aDDreciated the very
Christmas greetings in your columns,
and really took them as quite person
al, since I am perhaps among the
most remote of your readers. I have
noted with interest the several hap
penings since I left Waynesville last
July.
I was verv nroud of the fine descrip
tive account of President Roosevelt's
visit to North Carolina. I could see
all as it happened, and I could just
see how spic and span Waynesville
must have been (only I was sorry
that somebody insinuated that the
President did not get a real rou6ing
ovation!) Yes, the streets must
have been tlean which again leads
me to ask, as I have often asked be
fore: "Is there no way to keep peo
ple from throwing trash on the
streets?" Just who is it that throws
trash down, anyway? I had thought
it was the idle men, until one day I
saw a beautiful young lady toss a
paper cup from an auto. And what
class of people is it that spits on
the streete ? When I came away there
wss no waste boxes or containers of
any kind so where are the folk3
going to dispose of their trash? At
least three containers are needed on
Main street and a good stiff ordi
nance that is really enforced.
(From the files of Jan. 24, 1918.)
Lebo Massie, of Orlando, is spend
ing a few days here.
W. C. Garrison and 6on went to
Weaverville on Saturday to visit
relatives.
W. G. Byers, who is teaching school
at East Fork, was here Saturday on
his way to his home in Clyde.
Mayor Robert E. Hipps and At
torney J. T. Homey were here on biu
iness Saturday from Canton.
David Miller, who is in the supply
department of the engineering cuips,
at Camp Sevier was at home last
week for a few days.
E. P. Martin says a farmer offered
to sell him a dozen eggs at a nickel
a piece but he turned the purchase
down on the ground that no egg is
worth a nickel.
Mrs. W. F. Swift, wife of Captain
Swift, who has been with her par
ents about a week, expects to join her
husband next week at Newport News,
where he has lately been transferred,
and put in command of a machine
gun company.
Administrator Page is giving in
structions at length about flour reg
ulations. If all towng are like Way
nesville, there need be little said.
Only one merchant in town has any
flour this morning, and his supply
will soon vanish, and the local null
have not made the required changes
yet to fit the government regulations.
At the epelling match last Friday
night pulled off by Manager Glenn
Miller, of the Waynewood Theatre
for the benefit of the local hospital,
J. E. Carraway won when his oppo.
nent went down on the word "scur
rilous!" The words to be spelled
were shot from Webster's old blue
back speller, as from a French nun,
by Prof. E. J. Robeson, superintend
ent of the graded school.
Soy beans were selling this week
in the state for $2.75 a bushel. They
have advanced to $3.02. This is suf
ficient to show the trend in prices of
this crop. It should be the aim of
every farmer in Haywood county to
have some of this crop growing on his
farm. Soys are no longer an expe
riment in this county.
luska was met. That is one of tho
very finest enterprisei that ever
came to the county.
And perhaps by that time we could
persuade people not to trample the
court house lawn bo death!
I want to sanction what Uncle
Abe and others have said about men
hanging around town in their filthy
clothes, smelling to high heaven.
Outsiders criticize our town and we
ourselves do not enjoy the sight.
With such quantities of cheap soap
and water thg women should keep
their men folk's clothes cleaner for
them to loaf in.
And since Waynesville is a health
resort, our people should break them
selves of the bad habit of claiming
to have had colds even when they
are perfectly well! It is only a habit
and a most universal one at that.
Ask one hundred people: "How are
your family today?" and ninety-five
will say "Pretty well except for
colds." (With proper care there h
little excuse for colds anyway!)
There should be a better fire works
law. Make all the harmless noise
possible on the Fourth of July, but
I" j t uv ircuric wauw
tn itoloKrorA tha kivVio.. n t, C
iour with .fire works? It is outland
ist, if not downright heathenish.
Parents, teachers and merchants hold
the key t0 that (situation.
I enjoyed Mrs. Gwyn'g great "es
capade" in securing Christmas holly;
also her fine description of October
in the mountains. Amid all the splen
dors of the Great West I did not see
what I called autumn. Nowhere in
all my rounds in these United
States have I ever seen anything that
approaches autumn in the Carolina
mountains. Superb scenery else
where of course but I'm speaking
of autumn which sets me thinking:
Instead of eo many local fairs why
could not Western North Carolina
capitalize on an "Autumn Festival?"
It would at least sound lots prettier
than the age-worn "County Fair " and
to my mind be made more effective, 'r
Witn co-operation of travel agencies
providing Fall Excursions to the
mountains, and with others coming by
automobile it could be made as at- i
tractive and profitable an outing as
that to Magnolia Gardens. Farmers ;
with roadside markets could no doubt .
sell many bushels of their products
to people who wished to stock up for b
winter. I am sure such a project
would bring people and money to our i
mountains.
I rejoiced as much as most Meth
odists when the debt on Lake Juna-
But as a loyal trader-at home I
want to join the "It Ain't Rig-ht"
crusade! I once saw a woman bring
ing home some thread and cotton
batting for quilts, which she haJ
bought in another county. Then at
the next club meeting I announced
that, for those who persisted in buy-
ing elsewhere, a certain place in an- t
other city was advertising earned t
rattle snake meat, although to this ,
day I do not know what its uses are! ,
Sincerely yours,
MRS. W. T. CRAWFORD.
San Francisco, Cal.
Jan. 9, 1937.
Hugh Leatherwood .took time off to
introduce me to a number of the mem
bers of the Legslature, all of whom
seemed to be so nice that I just won
der how they could get so .crossed up
at times on matters, such as sales
tax, reducing automobile tags, etc.
But from what I can learn thpv r.
tainly do cross up and in no uncer
tain terms.
Th last I saw of Mr. Cabe. he m
on the front steps of the Capitol., He
was chewing the end of a long cigar
similar to "Banker" Jim Boyd-nd
looking longingly at the sky to see
if by chance the sun wu rn;nr t
shine.
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nicotine at a poisonous alkaloid; mor!
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