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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER 193: age The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNES VILLE PRINTING CO. M.nn Street Phone 137 1 Waynesville, North Carolina Tiie County Seat Of Haywood County W. CUKTIS HUBS Editor W. C'urlifi UuHd and Marion T llridtierf. Publishers I'UIIMSHED EVEliV THURSDAY SSI.'H.SCUIPTION KATIW j One Yen, J i) Muywoud County $1 00 Six Moirth. In Haywood County - Du One Year Out.-i.di' Haywood County $1 60 AU Bubsiriptions Payable In Advance al Uir i..jst uffire t WuvncsUllc. N. C, as SpCoiuI j Clum Mi M .liter, an iiruviJnl under tiit Ait of Mar-ota 1, l!)71, Nivetiilii- ill, 1(1 U. Obitiury iir.lit-M, rmfilutluiis of reot. card of thiiikn, nn.1 uf uulireH of entertainments for profit, will bt vburg-ei for ul ttie fs'f of one cent per word. North Carolina iA ' petss ASSOCIATION 5 j THUltSB'AY, FEBRUARY 18. 19J7 THE SOCO GAP-CHEROKEE ROAD Present indications are that the bill which has been introduced in Congress, relative to a transfer of land between the Indian Service and the Park Service, will be approved and passed, thus giving a. right-of-way for the Blue Ridge Parkway from Soco Gap to Cherokee. For the past four years. Highway N 29.3, from Dellwood to Soco Gap, has been a "dead end" road. The road is now to the edge of the Jndian lands, and there it has had to stop. The Indians do not feel obligated or justified in giv ing outright, enough land for the required right-of-way for the Parkway from Soco Gap to Cherokee. They feel that they have given to the white man until they cannot afford to give more. Their position is clear, and respected, and for that rexson, the Park Service' has offered to give th" Indians an equal amount of land along the rich river bottoms, within the Park, in exchange for the rugged, hilly land over which the road would pass between the .gap and Cherokee. This propasition is unquestionably more than fair to the Indians, since it will give them additional lands which they can cultivate, in exchange for lands that 'are now practically worthless to them. The Indian chief, Jarret Blythe, has expressed himself on the proposal, saying that the proposition was sound and fair. The building of the road from the gap to Chero kee would al.so afford the Indians a nearer route to the east. The transfer of the land, and the building of the road, would put Waynesville 40 miles nearer the Park, and give a scenic loop that would be second to none in this entire area. Congressman : Zebu Ion Weaver said recent ly he was keeping in close touch with the bill, and was urging its passage. The citizens of Western North Carolina should get behind this bill immediately and let it be known that this section will suffer until the road from Soco Gap to Cherokee is built. A FII1E OVER 100 YEARS OLD Harry M. Ha!J has h it upon a plan of try ing to create interest among some patriotic or ganization, or possibly Henry Ford, to take over at th? ieath of William Morris, now 76," the crntury-oi.i fire which has been burning in the Morris c-i bin, near Saluda, since his parents seti!,-d in t'.- v:tl!ey soon after the Revolution '' ary War. . Mr. Morn- xrtat grand-father placed an im portant part ; v the Revolutionary War,; arid for that reason if; would seem most fitting that the D. A. It. m. ;( shrine of the place, and make plans to fe, the fire burning; The fire was started, over 10) years ago, it has never been cut. Mr. Morris' parents carefully guarded it, and for th? past 16 years he has guarded the blase alone, in his two-room cabin. i HIL1) MARRIAGES What :s 'o U done about America's child marriages? ft has just come to light that there is a bride of only nine years of age in Tennessee, in d another aged 12 in New York. "With these slartling facts, a number of states : have started to give serious attention to the " question. ': '' -,y ..,;','''''; . Thirty-ojne states in the union have mini mum mamie. age laws, the minimum varies from 14 year; to 20. In this state, the mini mum marriage, law us 16 for boys and 14 for girls. That i,i iii cases where the parents give their consent . Both the girl and the boy must be 18 before they can marry without getting the consent of the parent. We feel that the sooner a ban is placed on child marriage, the better off this nation will be. NATIONAL PUBLICITY Once again the Great Smoky Mountains National Park breaks into national publicity limelight. This time, the story titled: "The Land of The Cherokee," by Herbert Ravenel Sass, consumes six pages in the current issue of Collier's magazine. Not only is the story of historical value, and written almost like fiction, intermingled with the best of "advertising copy" for the park, but there are five large pictures accom panying the article, which portray at a glance some of the scenic beauties of the Park country. Occupying the center of the magazine, is a large picture of a Park stream, in moonlight, with the high peak of the Park in the back ground. As a foreword to the article, the editors of Collier's had to say : "The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, within 21 hours' travel of half of us, is being spruced up for your vacation trip. Its roads will be open all year so you may visit its snow-capped mountain peaks, and its hun dreds of miles of clear, swift trout streams. Here is the last remnant of Eastern wilderness." . . . .... That is what a national magazine tninks of the Park. They think enough of it to spend thousands of dollars in telling the story to their millions of readers. THE OLD HOME TOWN B U Hum i OAca b STANLEY AN? THEY f vsierte my. BEST SPOONS X 1 f I SIPt SO FAl WE V TMI?EE OYSTEf SUPPERS. A RuMMASC SALE AND TWO SOClAI-S THe BOOKS SHOW WERE OUT 3i " BESIDES, we i?e sY e teaspoons, at foi.d CHAINS. A DOZEN. KONOOPrrn PPCORDS AMD A COFPEC TOT. AND WE OWE THE PRINTER J " fcrVWVT AUNT SARAH PEABODY, PRESIDENT iL-VVW-1 O b-iS OF "WE CV,C "MPROVEMEMT CUI, I rt-lAutiSr 5AD AN IMPORTANT PAPEJ AT "DEATH TRAPS ON WHEELS" "School buses now in use in Haywood Coun ty are in a dilapidated condition, some beyond repair, and 90 need repairing. All buses are overloaded, with some to double their capacity." The' -above paragraph is taken from the Grand Jury's report to the court here. School patrons of this county should offer prayers of thanks, that there have not been scores of deaths among the children that have to 'depend on these "death traps" to transport them to and from school. We do not feel that the use of the phrase "death trap" is out of place at this time, and if every one of the "dilapidated buses" should wreck, or catch on fire, we are sure it would be a certain "death trap." A VALUABLE ORGANIZATION We believe it would be conservative to say that 1,000 people were thrilled and inspired by the lectures given by Dr. Charles E. Barker here last week, under the auspices of the Waynes ville Rotary Club. We would not attempt to elaborate on the three addresses given by Dr. Barker. Those who did not hear him were the losers, and heavy ones at that. This contribution of the Rotary Club to the community is just one of the many things that this service club has done in the past. Th organization is not just an "eating organiza tion." Those, who are familiar with its ac tivities are proud that such a club exists in Waynesville ; and the members are equally proud of their organization, and they should be, because this is a better community in which to live because of the club's activities. Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS KUSS Evidently there in some consola tion in jethng revenge, according to tne aiurns a trailer which stopped on Main street here last week. The owner of the trailer felt that he had not 'rotten his money's worth, and when the manufacturer of the trailer refuse to make an adjustment, the peeved owner of the house-on-wheels covered it with signs. ative forest fire protection, co-operative distribution of forest planting Btock, forest roads and trail and highways, He had large arrows pointing to the . Beams - the leaky roof, the "rot ten materials" and almost every part was due tor criticism. And around the name-plate, which bore the name of the manufacturer, he had a red circle. I just wonder if all this "getting even'- -was actually worth what he thought it was. As for me, such methods failed to make an impres sion. No doubt, his adjustment re quests were unreasonable. While I do not know the man from Adam's house cat, I do know that there are a tot of unreasonable people still alive. But eettinrr off of grudges, what about the debate staged at State Col lege, on the question: "Mae West has more 'it' than Mrs. Wally Simpson." The judges decided that the debating teams upholding Mae West won. Now what I would like to hear, is a triangle debate on the same subject, but in clude Sally Rand, less her fans. DO AS YOU PLEASE ON THE HIGHWAYS We read about safety campaigns, we hear about them from enthused speakers, and some times when an individual almost gets hit or crashed into, other angles are brought up. Sometimes we feel that the American people are immune to all such 'warnings and advice. At times our better judgment almost com pels us to.. begin, campaign'' urging that every one drive as reckless as possible, and as fast as the car will go, ignoring all traffic laws and. rules of common sense. Perhaps in that way, the American people will become aware of the fact that it is more practical to practice safety on 'the highways than to preach it. The latest thing out in radio equip ment, are nickle plated rods that stick up over the ear. serving as a radio whip, according to Tom Rainer. In the Department of Interior we have grants for colleges for agricul ture and mechanical aits, co-operative vocational education in agricul ture, and in trade, home economics and industrial subjfcts, co-operative vocational education of teachers and vocational rehabilitation. The Department of Labor super vises grants for maternal and child welfare, crippled children, child wel fare employment service. The Treas uary offers grants for public health and education of the blind. The Navy aids state marine schools, and the War Department the National Guard. 1 9 Years Ag in Haywood We have Federal emergency relief, Federal emergency administration of public works, grants for public works projects, emergency construction of highways, and grade crossings. And we have other activities in the form of grants that are too numerous to mention. The purpose of this article is not to discount the value of these ro- jects and activities. But simply to cite how far we, as a people, have come in our new conception of the Dart the Federal Government should have in carrying on public works. Fortun ately, we have a program for over hauling the vast machinery of the Federal Government and for plannine for the future. The President re commended such a step as not only important but necessary. Our people will be the final arbiter of public works. They are beginning to real ize that w cannot have economy, re duction of the public debt and lower taxes and at the same time maintain airs. Clarence Miller and you. daughter have gone to She wetjjta. v i n.'!iki, , ana aaugnier 10 new xork thi, wvj io vitrn. uci ptucm-s. air. With will return in a few days. Mr. H. R. Reno, of route one C . . - ( n ...... . . ' . IAII, O IWMllb Vi&HOr at rN A Eat less wheat and le Help win the War. xe iuu luut. lorn painotssm is, about patriotism, and write about M utiaiii, wiiiic awnftc iiiu uream of wnen sleeping. This no time for a stingy There are calls for hospitals, libraries navy leagues, nea cross, and other jj. ganizations besides, the governmetr loans and war savings campaign The boys basket ball team won heJ rnaay nigm. irom me Lenoir boyi rf 1 n rt . c m i ne score was o t to 24. crnesi nyan expecis to commonw the erection of a handsome 10 rooti residence on his six acre lot near L. Prevost's residence on the old N wood home place, which will be aboc: two miles from his place of business it ig aiso said mat live or six n homes will be built at Lake Junalust this summer. The audience at the Waynewd Thi atre on Friday night shows our peo pie are interested m tne home guard The boys need about ?800 for uniform which the Stat cannot furnish. the aldermen of Waynesville, Clydi and Canton will help and the count; commissioners will come acrocs the! uniforms will soon be provided. Tow and counties are doinr this ever tt, state. Why not ours ? Friday night the O'Henry Literal Society held its regular mcetine the school. Several of the number were especially interesting and wen well delivered. The subject of thi debate was, "Resolved, that Sunda newspapers have a demoralizing it- fluence." On the affirmative we' Howard Leatherwood and Ruth bright, and the negative, Paul Hy and Lura Mae Noland. and increase public expenditure. Th; is the situation today. One of the problems, of course, the proper allocation of cost. If had a unit system of government ft question of a proper diversion of tr cost of public works and public iw tions would not arise. But under c. Federal system, the powers, funrtior. and responsibilities are scatwri among a variety of wits. When a tivities affecting raort than one w are undertaken by a central gover? ment, or when several units joint' undertake activities to satisfy Iective needs, the question of cos: comes up. Should they be drndi among the units affected? Shall tbe; be met by one government? The t swer to these question must be foun I doubt if there is anyone who en joys coffee better than M. C. Green and Theodore MiCraeken. ;r fwn5 mmy camels as . Xf.;tr,:-,vT-Jb.T.-..i 1 I WANT!" Kay Allen appears to be happy every time I see him. And if he has a group of farmers to talk to, or given a chance to discuss county af fairs, he is contented. His latest idea is for the county to acquire sufficient land at Clyde for the fair grounds, since ctydVUt about the center of the county, and already hag cattle sheds there. . And talking about Clyde, I under stand that there is no legal beer sold in that town. One of the few such places in the state. The passing of Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon, last week, means a great loss to the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, and the state. Per haps no other single unit of the church organi zation will miss him more than the Southern Methodist Assombly, at Lake Junaluska. It is comforting to know that he lived to see the debt paid, and plans made for a bigger and a better Assembly. He took a keen interest in the affairs at the Lake, and was a leading figure in "keeping the Assembly going during : the lean years of 1930-33. ; r ELECTION HOURS Aa we see it, there is no earthly reason for the voting places to open at sunrise and close at sunset. From seven to seven seems long enough. The same work could be done, and in many cases in a more efficient manner. Veterans' Administration we have grants for state and territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors. In the Department of Agriculture we aid agricultural experiment stations, ag ricultural research, co-operative dairv ! mA livASfrwL' avnarimonla .... The legislature would do well to rriake a change f tive agricultural extension work co in the present election laws as to hours. operative conservative conservation of I agricultural land resources, co-oper- I have never felt s0 queer in all my life, as I did last ; week-end. Filling the gas tank on my car three-fourths full, I drove a little over 100 miles. Before starting home I checked the gns supply, and was amazd-to find that the guage registered over half full. I drove 20 miles, watching the guage, and instead of getting lower, the indicator showed more, and at the end of the 120 miles in all, the guage registered a full tank, but any way I bought 10 gallons, and the guage then registered empty. I'm still puzzled. IN WASHINGTON liipii m V By REYNOLDS United States Senator ' V says SIG BUCHMAYR, Ming wizard "SKIING TAKES GOOD DIGESTION," this great skiing master (above) ex plains. "Camels definitely help my diges tion. And they don't get on my nerves." SOCIETY HOSTESS (right). Mrs N. Grif fith Penniman III, says: "I've noticed Camels help digestion." Make it Camels and enjoy a sense of ease. ' ' CAMELS COSTLIER TOBACCOS : ' YOUR DOCTOR your, 'teniiienuure.: makM liu rti,,.,.,.' .1,.. , .......r.-u., niiu? let C, nllhout IhinWIiLv ........i... ...-;' ... ' hat an easy oh lw. n,i,l,H .w & T U US thi,t 5W,rs - t after .lisnt inurh int. . ..shi,v,oars of ,.a ti.v and stra?Kle and .niW. , Wlioir your dH tof examines you. it may only take a -lion lime .but he Rives you the eeflt of his ex, Hlnvw iuiirs. nod's itsTiitioii. to say. ....1.. t. 1 . . ....... i.u,,..s i.ni moorious rears of - w,v -i,i Toil Jor ThiIVfs Never To IU Forsott. n. ': ONI.YFwTvt,ma,0,W ynU' yUr I),Ht0r IT ,S T1"' A S K YOU R DOCTOR (Continued from page Ope) ALEXANDER 'S DRUG Phones 53 & 54 STORE Opposite Post Office TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR PROTECTION '
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