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rge 2 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, Xorth CrolIna The County Seat Of Haywood County W. CL'KTIS RUSS Editor W. CurtU Kuss and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION' RATES One Year, In Haywood County $1,50' Six MontliH. In Haywood County 75 One Year, Outside- Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance KniertJ at the post office at Waynesville, N. C, as Second Clasn Uail Matter, pruvi.inl under the Act of March i, 1 7, Nuvember 20, 1H. Obituary iiotir-ea, resolutions if respN-tt cards of thanks add all notice of entertainnienta for profit, will be charged for at tlw; rate jf one cent per word. fssociArioNW THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1937 THANK YOU, MAYOR HARRIS Mayor A. II. Harris, of Brevard, paid a fine compliment to this community last Thurs day, while attending the Parkway meeting here, when he said: "Waynesville has a wide-awake Chamber of Commerce, and the people certainly -.know how to be nice to visitors." NOT CONSISTENT Have you ever stopped to think what queer "'.'Wings we do? For instance. We advertise that we have the most bracing air in the world, and yet when we meet for a Chamber of Commerce or civic meeting to re-tell ourselves of this bracing air, we usually do so in a room so filled with tobacco smoke that even a whiff of foul air from a city slum would be welcomed by our aching lungs. but that is similar to the activities of ;the world just not consistent. $400 IN DEBT The average person, if our observations are correct, irives but little thoue-ht r thB mat of our government whether it be town, county, :state or national. Some, of course, complain when paying taxes, but other than then, we pass the matter up with little or no concern. The past week, the statement was given out in Washington that the national debt is now over thirty-five billion dollars. That figure means absolutely nothing to the average person xvho talks and deals in terms of a few dollars. If the federal government should suddenly decide, however, that each person in this coun try had to pay their proportionate part of this debt, we could then better understand why we .should be concerned. Each man, woman and child in this country would have to pay about '.$400 each to pay off the national debt. " LIQUOR" HABIT DEATH Liquor stores in Eastern North Carolina have sold more than five and a half million dol lars worth of liquor since they were established in the summer of 1935. It seems that might have quenched a lot of thirsts, doesn't it? But it didn't. People of the state are apparently thirstier than ever. More liquor stores will be opened this summer, and bootleggers are also said to be doing well. Drinking grows on peo ple. The more they drink the more they want to drink. Liquor stores don't cure them of the habit. Bootleggers don't cure them of the habit. Death is usually the one who does the trick. Reidsville Review. ENFORCING TRAFFIC LAWS It is interesting to note that the town of Alarion has given motorists due notice that all city ordinances regulating parking and traffic will be strictly enforced. The Marion officials explain further that parking on Main Street will be permitted for one hour only from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Double parking will not be permitted at any time on : any streets, neither will trucks be allowed on Main Street. All deliveries must be made to rear entrances. With such ordinances strictly enforced, Marion, or any other town, should enjoy free dom from the menace of undue traffic viola tions. The citizens of Waynesville do as they please about observing traffic laws. The gene ral feeling in Waynesville seems to be that as long as no one is run over and killed, and no more damage done than fenders bent that the ."law is followed closely enough. TEXT FOR TODAY "Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, -and find grace to help in time of need." He brews, iv., 13. THE PARKWAY The history and development of the RIup Ridge Parkway will probably go down in his tory as one of the most uncertain of all pro jects which grew out of a program devised by Mr. Roosevelt back in 1933, when he sought to put unemployed men to work on worthwhile improvement jobs. The niYinnsorl Rlim r:,l r..i r..,vu u.uc inujje rarKway, is a park i.uuo feet wide, connecting thp Sh sJs-ia-tU XT-i.! 1 T- 1 . UUfl" onai rare and The Great Smoky mountains national Park. It has a wide road down the center, and will be used exclusively as a scenic road with only passenger cars using ii. The adoption of the Parkway plan imme- utaieiy urougnt rorth a discussion as to the rout ing oetween the two parks. The official order was that the Parkway should traverse the most scenic countiy between the two Parks. Much discussion was entered into between this state ami lennessee. Hearings were set, and 500 delegates from the two states went to Wash ington in September, 1934, to present to Secre tary of Interior Ickes their claims. Several weeks later the decision was rendered favori the North Carolina route. THURpAYMAY 13 THE OLD HOME TOWN U S 'MM OHtC By STANLEY Appropriations were made, sui-vpv stnrf. ed, and in due time actual consrrnpHrm h0crn Work was started in Virginia and also this state. The country in Virginia is not a mer ged as that of this state and enabled faster pro gress, ihe plan of building the same mileage in both states, regardless of rugged counrrv still holds. In asking that the route traverse North r i : - . . . . wuinia, one outstanding point stressed was that the entire state was behind the one rout and no alternate mute within tho of...,. .. ewe ocrtic WctS considered. The route adopted by the State entered the state near Blowing Rock, came south to Mt. Mitchellthrough the Craggies, over the French Broad to the Pisgah Ridge, then to the Balsams and into the Park. North Carolina agreed to furnish the right-of-ways for the Parkway, and to make the or iginal surveys. This was done as fast as the lederal bureau of roads needed the right-of-ways. The state highway commission surveyed the entire rout. The federal engineers sur veyed the route as far south as Asheville, but surveyors have not been on the ground west of Asheville. time oiv'tfTe sections near Blowing Rock, and Mt. Mitchell, and a bill now pending in congress if passed would provide five millions for further construction in 1937-38 in that same area. Not one cent of the five million would be used on the route west of Asheville. The construction of the Parkway along the route as adopted west of Asheville will cost more money per mile than in any other section of the entire route, but at the same time, this area would afford the best scenic beauty of the entire route. The federal engineers sur the Parkway after leaving the French Broad River would be about 5,000 feet. For some reason, and started by some group at present unknown but suspicioned four al ternate routes from Asheville to the Park have been suggested and even ordered surveyed by federal engineers. No immediate plans have been made for the federal engineers to survey the original route. And to ask why does not bring forth a satisfactory answer in fact, no answer at all. That, in brief, is the story of the Parkway, from the time of its conception to the present date in so far as this community is concerned. Sensing the uncalled-for changes, a group of civic leaders from eight counties met here last Thursday and definitely opposed any route but the original route as approved by Secre tary Ickes. Resolutions were passed, asking that the bill in Congress be changed to allocate ten mil lions for Parkway construction instead of five millions. It is believed that if ten millions were available, that five millions could be secured for starting work on the route west of Ashe ville, preferably at Wagon Road Gap to Balsam. This 15-mile section would go through some of the best scenery in Eastern America. If this extra money is made available, this section will look forward to immediate con struction on this end of the Parkway. If Presi dent Roosevelt's economy wave holds sway in Washington, it will be several years, maybe never, as far as this section of the Parkwayis concerned. '-:'"'''' All the state is interested. The state high way department is interested, as it is the big gest job that the state highway has at this time. In the meantime, it is a matter of hope ful waiting, and keeping a close eye on officials in Washington, for the people in this part of the state. S ( --we3: "SO ON W . J$- P'T BO.' - BEFORE- fesj r FAINT, WE S v -f 3 I "AS EVEN A SOOO tf?lf I l"- "7 WARMEP UP ) . ON YOU J ' THE OPPOSITOM 1 THE EX-HOCKEY PLAYER. ThE PROPWiElbR of nwuarv " CENTRA!. HOTEL. HIRED TO BEAT THE ' - OFFICE CARPET, WAS BENCHES AFTEI Wt IheP,, mJ W Z (From the fi:e ,T71 train ".' bra- Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS POINTED ARAGRAPHS America's first globe map factory was founded by James Wilson at Brad, ford, Vt., in 1813. Disastrou; Jackson. Waynesville notes. Ku KJux after Heavy rains at .. ers suffer damag, All ready f0i r, wood county pledge Large still k, morning by Deputy sh ' (From the files 777,". , , -'14 , Livestock field , ... .. Farm 'i 1 n ro-n "6c imwas hear p A packing house i, ' ern North Carolina . wvui nainent t at country Club hen- I nomas Price iwrtn Carolina Minerologists repo-t viein rich. T.F 05 (From the files The star Alpha Orionis sends more heat to the earth than any other star. French critics regard Edgar Allan Poe as the father of th, w VW J , U1 -May , anuy uranam t day afternoon Spring flower show w May 26th. C.t . " are rr,.- pairs made to them. County tax rate will this year. Re-indexing books in ce will be big savihg. Martin Electric (C, ,,. anniveisary. slik he: not bf , My Wife Approximately 5,500,000 pennies are in circulation in hte United States. Raindrops .sometimes hour to reach the earth. require an Presented Me With Seven- Daughter Early Wednesday Morning, Therefore My Mind Is Not On Writing The unluckiest card in a pack of playing cards is the eight of spades, according t0 superstition. Napoleon Boneparte ascribed his defeats to its innuence. It is Fishermen cut off the heads of moonfish before bringing them to port, because their human-like faces makes them hard to sell. Mortality amone cutlerlv is 330 per cent greater than thai- in the average occupation, due to inhala tion of silica dust. strange, in vi. u ..... ing stage vogue, that thi",,".' yet a breakfast fo, ,.a:;(. Maybe those aren't hair, ,r, w aurant omelets, but threads. "Trained fleas that just arr; Boston frnni IT n .-1 .. j .Kiuini can W wire." In fact, they Avce pr reared on. wire-haired ti'rniTs. "The medical name V 0 is straKicmne ' p.,.-.. for the fans: ."Hey, ump, y0U uusiuess out tnere with st rabid Forty per cent of our dailv nirnlnno mileage is traveled at night. The United SUtA has 90 per cent of the Spirits distilled from rubber are being tested as a motor fuel in Brit ish Malaya. The first American almanac was published by William Pierce, of Cam bridge, Mass., in 1630. Smoking does not dull the taste ac cording to the United States Bureau of Plant Industry. Four-fifths of. the conversation among the lower classes in China deals with the subject of food, ac cording to careful observers. Ohio is the greatest farm sheep center in the United States, while Idaho and Wyoming are the greatest centers for range sheep. : ' Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec are the provinces of Can ada which lead in cheese production. Column (Mr. Linotype Operator Set Tills In Type To Fill My Column) The .State of Wyoming has many great dinosaur cemeteries, where bones of these ancient reptiles are found by the hundreds, DO YOU KNOW THE M OF FIRE ? ? It is too terrible to r lize: but don't shut yes to the fact thai may strike at any tii Protect yourself n FIRE IN'Sl'RANCE. TheL. N.DavisO TELEPHONE 77 TnsRpnl Estate R" Insurance and Bonds. rhe Foroe Certainly Did Appreciate Tliose Nice Cigars That Were Passed Out By The Editor. Tlie tJnotype Operator. The heart of normal adult pumps about one gallons of blood a minute. Timber wolves sometimes have been broken and trained to draw sleds, Sir Walter Raleigb. first introduced the potato into Europe in 1585. THE "PRINCE OF WAILS" Must Have The Best Of pvprvf hino- Anj ihof ;nitioo f miirsp. needed medicinal and toilet preparations. Alexander's has long been known as a particularly dependable source of supply for baby's needs in pharma ceutical supplies. That's because this institution stocks only the highest quality of everything from drugs do to the least important item of merchandise. Your chu : ren's prescription and other1 orders are safe in Alexano hand. .- ' A S K YOUR D O C T 0 R ALEXAiNDER'S DRUGS T O R E ,, Phones 53 & 54 j Opposite PtstOj TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR Y0l"B PROTECTION
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