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tigt 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MARCH U, The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main .Street Phone 137 Waynesv ill-, North Carolina The County Seat Of Haywood County W. CL'ltTIS KISS Editor W. Curtis Kus mid Marion T. Bruises, Publishers i'Ul!I.ISiu;i) KVEItV TIIL'H.SUAl' S i; iiSC 1 1 I I'T I ( N It A Tt'.b' One Vi'iii', In Haywood County. J1.09 Six Moiithi-.. In Haywood County 50 One Vcu; Outside Haywood County $1.50 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Ciilercl l tile t nffi.f at W.i)ii-sill'. X. C, a Swonil C!j M ill M itter, is .ruviil-. imji-t the Aft of M.in.'tl 3, 1 j7'J, M.irenilier id. ivlt. Obitii.iry notice, resolutitjni of respect, cartU of tbankd, anil all not!' of entertainment fur profit, will b charged for at tlie nite t,f one cent per word. PPESj irolina 3 North Carolina THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1957 CITY SLUMS AND MOUNTAIN HOMES We were struck with the similarity of two pictures that came in the mail today. One was in a daily paper and the other in a religious periodical. They were both pictures of a di lapidated shack with the roof patched and the yard filled with litter. They were both given to show the squalor and filthy surrounding's' in which some human beings live. The pictures were similar but the titles of the pictures were different. The secular paper called its "A view of the city slums"; the relig out periodical called its picture a "Mountain Home." City slums and mountain home! Secu lar paper and religious periodical ! A truthful statement, and an insulting misrepresentation. The secular paper did not insult the citizens of the city by calling jt a "Charlotte Hume." That would have been a misrepresentation, for al though it was taken in Charlotte it was not and did not pretend to be typical of the homes of that fair city. The "Mountain Home" picture purported to be typical of the mountains. If it did not so ..purportwhy the caption "Moun tain Home"? Both pictures were photographed . One was taken in the city, the other in the moun tains. Neither was typical. One did not pre tend to be, the other did. The Charlotte News not only publishes the picture of a squalid scene but calls upon the citizens of that city to do something about those shacks. The paper would have them torn down and decent houses built on the site. It calls the attention of the citizens of the city to the fact that there are breeding places of crime and disease in their midst. The paper makes no claim that the shack is typical of the homes of Charlotte but simply calls attention to the fact that there are shacks in the city that should be torn down. The picture in the religious periodical is not so easily understood. That periodical is supposed to be interested in people lather than in the conditions in which they live and yet the -only thing seen in the picture is a shack. There is not a single human being visible. The shack is shown but there is no intimation of any de termination to tear it down and rebuild. The very suggestion is taboo. Why picture a shack without a call to tear down and rebuild? '.Why call that shack "Mountain Home" When the caption is flagrantly misleading? We never saw the mountains until we crossed them on our first trip to the Seminary at Louisville, but we are sick and tire of photo graphic misrepresentation of our people of the highlands. Some of them are poor; some of them are ignorant; some of them are vicious; some live in squalid and unhealthy conditions just as some people of the cities do; but to in timate that such are typical of a great people is a gross misstatement of fact frequently made hy the sob-sister photographer. There is neith er truth nor religion in it and therefore it has no place in a religious periodical. Charity and Children. . DANGEROUS PRACTICE Money is a good thing to have, but it is not safe to have too much money around the house. A story from Johnston county last week told of a 70-year-old farmer of that coun ty losing his lifetime savings of $3,000, which he had hidden about his Tiome, being relieved of same by robbers. ' Under the present banking setup there is no danger of the depositor losing his or her .savings when placed in a bank, but there is danger in keeping money at Home. The ex perience of the Johnston farmer, who found that his "bank" had been robbed upon his re turn home from church, should serve as a warn ing' to others who take like chances. Ex. THE INCOME OF HAYWOOD W. D. Smith, county farm agent, in his column on the Farm Page of this paper, points out this week, in no uncertain terms, that things are "getting lop-sided and out of balance" in this community, when members of the Chamber of Commerce failed to place a representative of agriculture on the board of directors of that organization. The county agent goes on to explain that agriculture is the balance whetl in the economic life of the community. We agree with Mr. Smith in this last state ment, when it is applied in general terms. He also points out that the chief topic of discussion at the average public meeting in this community centers around tourist activities. We have no comment to make other than to say he is correct. We do not feel, however, that the statement should stop right there. Haywood County has become prosperous because there are three distinct, yet closely connected sources of income in this county namely, agriculture, industry and tourists. To our mind, agricultural interests in the county should help promote more tourists and industrial business, because when those other two lines of business prosper, the farmer pros pers. The industrial life in the community pro vides a steady, year 'round cash income for farm commodities, and in hundreds of instances, provides employment for members of the farm er's family. During the past few years the general cry of the people in town 'has been that the tourists are seeking rural places to spend their vaca tions. It is a known fact that last year places in the outlying sections filled more rapidly and had better tourists business than the places in town. Farmers who are aware of the opportuni ties that are afforded them by reason of this being a tourist center, have made money. They have planted such produce as the local market demands, and many have also made their farms a mecca for tourists. Not all farmers can make their farms into places for tourists to stay, but we believe that if they will check up close enough, they will find that there are hundreds of dollars worth of produce being brought into Haywood County that could be grown here at home. Knowingly, this paper would not support the Chamber of Commerce if we did hot feel that it would spend a proportionate amount of its time and money in the promotion of the three lines of business which have made this county what it is today agriculture, industry and tourists. THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY r - x 1 PONT ASK ME TO OESS A I f VoUffE J 1 ( VJMAT C0M48ESS WIU. OO.J . ? FiRfED, ) . VWY JVB BEEN CAUJ&AJLJL; -'farM? SAOAlN 1 FOR THE PAST (TWl m in " 19 Years Agc in Haywood '.V .v.., i . Random SIDE GLANCES -By W. CURTIS RUSS While rambling through some files the other day, 1 came across this flipping, which caught my eye, ami am passing it on to you for what is is worth: RESULT OF POWER RATE REDUCTION The thriving town of Smithfield, the coun ty seat of Johnston, has one thing in common with Way nesville, both towns buy electric power from the Carolina Power and Light Company, and retail same to the citizens of the town. Effective with the March bills, the board of aldermen of Smithfield reduced the light and power rates. Citizens of Waynesville are hop ing that ere long Waynesville will likewise have this in common with Smithfield. The bills were mailed out March first and in the issue of The Smithfield Herald on the fifth, there appeared an editorial which states that within the five days twenty electric ranges were added to the lines, and two new business firms opened because of the lowered rates. The Smithfield Herald went on to say : "Local electric lights and power users are expressing satisfaction over the recent rate re ductions which showed up for the first time in the March 1st bills. "While the individual consumers are de lighted, the members of the town administra tion are equally so, for the expansion which they anticipated under a lower rate is already evident. Instead of a meagre half dozen electric cook stoves which were in use in Smithfield homes prior to the rate reduction, there are now twenty and more are in prospect. One good-sized manufacturing concern that had been buying directly from the Carolina Power and Light Company is now purchasing its power from the town. In anticipation of a larger consumption of power, the town was recently able to effect a saving of approximately $75 per month, on the basis of the amount used last year, on a new contract made with the Carolina Power and Light Company, and the saving Will be greater in proportion to the increased amount used. .''.' . :' ' "Two new business firms have opened here, in part because of the lowered rates which now make this territory a good market for electric stoves, refrigerators and other electrical appliances. "On the whole the decision to reduce the price of, electricity seems to have been a good one. Consumers can have more conveniences for the same money and the town is not likely to lose any revenue." J L st fok(;kt Forget' the slander you have heard. Forget the hasty unkind word. Forget the quarrel and the cause. Forget the whole affair because Forget it is the only way; Forget the storm of yesterday. Forget those with the sour face. Forget and smile in any plate. Forget the trials you have had, Forget the weather if it's bad. Forget the knocker, he's a freak. Forget him seven days a week, Forget you're not a millionaire. Forget the gray streaks in your hair, Forget wherever you may roam, Forget when traveling or at home. Myrale May Dryen. Of course, the above is good advice in every sense of the word, but I must admit that it is. much easier to give such advice than it is to follow it, sometimes. Averages that IiOever knew before: On an average, one per cent of all prisoners make their escape from prison. That the average farmer has better health than the average city man, and lives about five years longer, on an average. Lake Junaluska, X, C. March 5th, l&.'iT. Mr. Editor; Because I believe you are among those who lament the passage of the liquor bill by our General Assembly, I believe you will be glad to publish in our fine Mountaineer an extract from yesterday's church bulletin of Long's Chapel of which Rev. John H. Carper is pastor. I do not think Mr. Carpel- will ob ject to this use of his message to his own congregation. I believe he would be glad to be numbered among those of us who are proud to be called tem perance cranks: ".Sometime in ' April the voters of Haywood county will vote for or against the ABC liquor stores. Let us he clear in our thinking for we are first Christians, and secondly citizens of the state and county. To vote for the stores is to become a partner to the liquor business. "ABC liquor stores mean 'Alcohol Brings. Calamity," rather than Alco hol Beverage Control. "The official record of the Alcoholic Beverage Control board of the state (of Virginia) shows that for the year ending July 1, 1930, the sales of liquor in ABC stores in the state amounted to $13,262,641. This does not include beer and wines bought elsewhere than at ABC stores. It was an increase of $801,000 over the year before. Arrests increased in all parts of the state. The number of persons committed to jails in Virginia for the months of July, August ami (From the files of M,(1, Mrs. W. W. .Shay, of c, wn Tuesday. .Mrs. Wesley Dickey a!..j ren of Sweetwater, Ter.r quests ot the Hon. and Lee parents of .Mrs. Lii. , Mr.i. Geo. W. Coble w; week to visit Mr. Colli.: Xews, Va. Mrs. B. I'. Smatheis !. from I'enxaeola. Kla., u !, tended the marriage of h. Miss Wilsie, and visjteil daughter, Mrs. Jack Hui:z :,1VV Private Charlie Adams u Camp Jackson, and wii; v;, mother Mrs. Mac Adams. Miss Meta Adams, of Ralv.-l, here. County Treasurer C. IS. AU;:n. Joe Sehenck spent Friday .( "uri3 ui x i&cun rwver .in trout. A. H. Spears and wife, uho recM, retired from the management of mey nave leased the p. I).- where Hotel. Dr. Thos. Stringfield. h,, . ilt s inspecting armories, property. .inrj . .-tate militia, spent Sunday 'her,. .t his family. Corporation Commissi, ner w r .... A.,irin.i ........ r v.iwf hid V'niVitlllU M. .,, I,r). Doro t nuay returning to ,nvn sunuay, He visited his sup x.ni l who is with the Kngineer Curps Haywood County has a woman food administrator, and sh,- :s : inw after her job. Publishing the list of soldiers killed abroad h.is continued by the War IJu;, tives will lie notified when , til casualties. We believe i! Some people say they art inquire oi an tne eantlldates as to h) iii.uiv laoerty iionas and War S;iv;r,i Stamps they have bought.' We hrt give the boys a friendly tip. Wh ha actually heard voters say they wou not vote tor any man who w,,uldn aid his country In this irreat' tin need. ; The Kenmore Hotel, one uf , town's most centrally located place on Main Street is now for rent. The . primary notice we publish last week was unfortunate in its word Ins. It only referred to Dfinocnt organization meetings. '"-!, i il He! 'SS'.liI, September, 1936, was 23,587 and it i; estimated by the state authorities that the total for the year will k yo.UUO, which is 17,000 more than Ow year before. Judge Coleman of Fred ericksburg: estimated lately that per cent of all arrests were traeeablf to the use of liquor. On that bast 76,000 will be committed to jail thu one year as a result of intoxication. Yours for the protection of the horn and lives of the people of our I loved state; MRS. FRANK SILER. The average consumption of sugar j today per person is seven times more I than that of 100 years ago. (A sweet thought.) The navy represents an investment i of approximately three billion dollars, i and this is more than all the col- ' leges in the nation cost. And according to a reliable source, ' tears contain a certain chemical that; will kill almost any germ. The story came mv way the other day, that in a nearby county, a color- i d couple, who had partaken of too i much liquor, were married by a magistrate. m m xr Ml 1 JOHNNY BEHR siys: "With Camels, my di gestioa works smooth ly Camels speed up the flow of digestive fluids alkaline fluids. During the ceremony the magistrate told them to join hands. Both in stantly held up their hands, and the groom said in a faint voice; "N0 sur." After the ceremony, the magistrate offered his congratulations, and wish ed for them a long and happy life ana may eacn ol you be a blessing to the other," he concluded. Much oblige, and same to vou." said the smiling, and staggering bride. Cames C&ttiei Ikltt &1TA of pi FOOD EDITOR, Dorothy Malone, says: "The smut touch is to have Camels on the table from bort d'oeuvres through del- sere Camels add a world easure to eating." Sometimes, for lack of amusement. and not wishing to hear any particu lar radio program, you can have a lot of fun by finding about three or four stations that are featuring a speaker, and turning quickly from one to the other. Sometimes their phrases will fit in and make sense, but on the av erage, it is nothing more than amus- ng. I have tried the same stunt on sev eral orchestras, and am frank to say, that I can't tell much difference be tween such dialing and a regular modern orchestra that butchers uO good music. i Dave Cabe back from a trin in Eastern North Carolina, and reports that at one time he resented beinp called a mountaineer, but since this trip he is proud of the fact, and from now on will make it known to strang ers that he is a native of the moun tains. ; GREAT MINDS In a study made Bublk last week Dr. Joseph K. Hart, of Teachers Col lege, Columbia University, it was re ported that America has morp - ifoetrtra I of phioslophy per square mile than any other population, 1 Service On The Phone There's a lot of satisfaction, when the emergency unfortunately arises, to know that your hurry call to Alexander's will be answered by an experienced register ed druggist he understands, for he knows his business; there is no delay and annoyance due to misunderstanding for which inexperience usually is responsible. ASK Y O U R DOC TO R ALEXANDERS DRUG Phones 53 & 54 STORE Opposite Post Office TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR PROTECTION
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