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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY
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The Mountaineer
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Waynesvillo, North Carolina
The County Seat Of Haywood County
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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 1957
AT LAST LOWER RATES
The city officials' have found it is possible
'to reduce the electric and power rates for Way
nesville to the same schedules as charged by
Carolina Tower and Light Company in neigh
boring towns.
Needless to say, this is indeed welcomed
news.
It -will bring to a close, a long argununt
that the town should give its patrons lower
rates.
With everything considered, Waynesville
"is now wi.joying lower rates than towns that
are served by the Carolina Power and Light
Company, in that the. city light department
takes care of the street lights without costing
the property owners. In other towns the prop
erty owners have to pay a tax bill of something
like $10,000 a year for street lights alone.
The very fact that the new schedules make
it possible to use an abundance of electricity
and the greater the number of kilowatt hours,
the lower the rates, we are of the opinion that
"many housewives will now avail themselves
'"with electric ranges and other electrical' appli-'
iiTices which will lift the drugery of housework
iVMXi their shoulders.
There is no question but what electricity
Vias made housework a pleasure, Homes are
sas5er to keep. Meals are prepared more quick
ly, and under much cooler conditions, and the
rfoii us even better when prepared under such
tMivnmstances.
lift it be said right here that the city offi
cials did not come to the conclusion of reducing
the 'rates without first making a very rigid in
vestigation of the matter. They are not jeop
ardizing the credit of the town by reducing the
atttt-K If anything, we believe the gross profit
derived from the lower rates will far exceed
those of the past
We are fortunate to have a board that was
'willing to spend the many extra hours of their
time to work-out. the: hundreds of details neces
sary to make this reduction. We can now prove
whether we appreciate lower rates by "using
jksnty of juice."
CLEVELAND I)OU(iLAS WELCH
The people of Haywood County join the
UizeTis of Gaston County, in their grief over
,he 'deuth of Cleveland Douglas Welch, native
of trhs section. He was a man of exceptional
opalines. The manly traits he showed when
growing up in this community, were indicative
mF thw matured man which his adopted county
"Son of the late beloved Luscius and Annie
IVlom-e Welch, he spent his childhood and early
rnannood here. After graduating from college,
he went to Gastonia, where he started his car
vtr in the textile business, with the Loray
Mills. Later he became associated with the
Cramerton Mills, Inc., of Cramerton, one of
tJhe outstanding textile plants of the South, of
which at the time of his death he was vice
'president.'
He was highly respected, greatly loved,
recognized as an efficient executive, his indus
trial opinions sought, his community spirit felt
In all worth while projects, to his family all
"that a husband and father should be, and' a
personality admired by all who knew him.
WILL TACKLE ANYTHING
Down in Clinton the other day, a drunk
climbed into the cab of a locomative and open
ed wide the throttle, but fortunately for those
an. that section, the brakes held until officers
arrested the would-be engineer. This parti
cular drunk ran true to form, in that he open
ed the throttle for speed but gave no thought
to brakes. We have too many such automobile
engineers, on our highways now.
GOVERNOR HOEY IS RE-SOLD
Governor Hoey has been re-sold on the im
portance of the Great Smoky Mountains Na
tional Park to North Carolina.
That sentence alone tells the story of the
trip which Governor Hoey made into the Park
in company of about 20 Western Carolinians
on last Saturday. Net for one minute would
we even hint that the governor was not sold
on the Park before this visit, but he saw on
Saturday some sections' that heretofore have
not been available to anyone except park offi
cials. None of us will ever fully realize the im
portance of the Park until the federal gov
ernment takes it over, and of course, we are
aware of the fact that there remains 28,000
acres to be acquired at a cost of about $750,000,
before the National Park Service will take com
plete charge of the Park.
North Carolina does not have the money,
neither does Tennessee. In fact, this state
could not legally appropriate money for the
purchase of the necessary acreage which lies
in Tennessee. Right now it looks like the $750,
000 will have to come from a federal grant or
be donated by some individual. If it comes
from the federal government and that will
be the easiest method, it is going to take some
constant hammering away by the governors
and state park commissions of North Carolina
and Tennessee.
Governor Hoey and Governor I'rowning
are "sold" on the Park and are anxious for its
early completion. We are confident that both
are ready to "go to bat" for the cause, and will
not stop until the Park is in the hands of the
National Park Service.
Those who have watched for years the
gradual development of the Park, are more
hopeful today of an early completion than ever
before, as the movement on foot has been
launched on a solid basis, and backed by men of
sound judgment.
THE OLD HOME TOWN
liwid u s
By STANLEY"
HIGH TYPE PROGRAMS
The program as arranged, for Lake Juna
luska this year is most inviting, and should
be of real benefit to those who take advantage
of what is being offered at the capitol of South
ern Methodists,
On "three occasions of this season, out
standing musicians will appear in concert at the
Lake auditorium. Such events as these are al
most unheard of in communities this size.
The purpose of the high type programs
are not for profit. While the organization can
not afford to lose money on them, they are not
seeking to make money. It is a service which
they feel is due to those who look on The
Southern Assembly for inspiration and guidance.
PRISONERS VS. ORPHANS
Something seems radically wrong, when
the State of North Carolina finds it necessary
to spend 89 cents a day to feed and board a
prisoner, and only 19 cents a day for orphans.
Our source of information on this subject
is Senator Patton, of Macon County, who has
made many a fight against such a situation.
It seems that under such methods, the
state is putting a premium on prisoners, and
turning a deaf ear on helpless orphans.
A person gets in prison because of their
own fault. Children become helpless orphans
from no fault of their own. Such a one-sided
situation is indeed a reflection on the state.
Prisoners are entitled to sufficient food .
and clothing, yet at the same time they should
be made to realize that they are being punish
ed for breaking the law of the state, and that
punishment should carry with it sufficient hard
ships to impress upon prisoners and would-be-prisoners
the importance of obeying the low.
SURE METHOD IF COLLECTING
Although 83 per cent of the 1936 county
taxes have been collected, the law provides that
all property on which 1936 taxes have not been
paid be advertised the first of August. This
is always a sad thing to see in print, yet it is
about the only means of bringing about the col
lection of many dollars in taxes. For the days
to come now, the tax office will be flooded with
taxpayers making settlement before the ad
vertising is started. For some reason, people
just don't like publicity on the fact that they
owe taxes.
IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME
In today's column, Senator Reynolds, goes
into detail of what constitutes a senatorial day,
pointed out in detail that every minute is taken
with important matters. It was not until the
last sentence of his column, that "Our Bob"
mentioned about going about the country mak
ing speeches. No mention was made about the
'time it takes to appear wherever important
national figures might be, and kissing movie
actresses on the capitol steps. ""j
Senator Reynolds might have added, that
this thing of being a "first class showman and
senator" is quite taxing on one's time.
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GLANCES
By W. CURTIS RUSS
Tla' best way to find what's in n
man, is to thrown with hin'i in an
informal uav for Pi'Vcial hour?. :
hoavtn" inspired him make a clean
breast of everything, so he up and ex
plained that in a poker game when he
was 18, he lost everything but his
underwear. The man who had won it
told Mr. Shelton then and there, that
he was "too thick headed to be a suc
cessful gambler." To Mr. Shelton,
this was an insult, and he wanted to
, tight it out, but the other fellow
: wouldn't fight, saying that he would
i return all his clothes on the promise
1 that he never would gamble again,
i That explains why ''Uncle Will" won't
make even 5 cent bets totlav.
(From th.-
! . Effort .
I manent.
Many buy
Proclamation .
garding chuu-i. -i
Masonic c!::
; here.
! -Major. J. h.
i Greene, after i ,
! at army ho.-p;:i
j Annual rejioi
chapter, of gr,.;;-
j (From the f:!,-,
Haywood iur
case, says tra;i v. ;
j Junaluska V..::
tial meeting.
I Ram sale and i
i to be held at CI'. .
Legion membei
tion in Ashevilh- ,
Choral club to i
Large still ca;.
i on Motidav.
i
(From the. tile
Smoky MotHltai
'Mr. Cammerer's
200 newspaper
selves while in tiI
Three streers k
storm on Springda
; Hail does dainagt
Local National
cam) on July i':;.
Many Mason- t
summer meeting.
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Fans,
I" it a wO'jfl
1 -atiu-r hw.
liegardless of his position in life,
or the thick crust of officialism
with which he may be clothed, the
deep inside spirit and ideals are
bound to come out.
Saturday I was fortunate enough
to make the trip through the park
with some 20 others, and during the
course of the day was thrown in one
way or another with practically every
one of them.
While making a Clean breast of
everything, "Uncle Will" told that his
worst fight was with two girls. He
was mail carrier at the time, and out
in Jackson county, he saw two girls,
both about drunk, engaged in a tight.
One was red-headed and the other a
brunette. He called to the red-headed
one, w ho was then getting the best of
the other, and told her to stop. Where
upon, both of them jumped on him.
He would not tell whether he got out
of the affray scratchiest or not.
DOINTEtf
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Chinese girls
chopsticks, while
l'er to have it thn
'M' tnwr net I
AnHT'air; slrl.
wis .at tht-m,
There mav be a
I but there seems t
This is a great old world, nd still
Of course, the occasion was to ac- has many people that have a lot of
company Governor Hoey through the j things in their hearts that we would
park, and point out some of the J be better off to know and the only
scenic high spots. The Governor js a j way to find out, is to associate with
lover of nature. That alone explains them.
that those designated to entertain him
by calling attention to beauty spots
had an easy job.
I'm sold on this idea of hobnobbing
around.
Mr. Hoey devoted most of his time
to looking yet carrying on conversa
tions with those in his car. Never did
he fail to call attention to views that
he thought surpassed others. He was
constantly on the lookout for some
thing different, and he got it at every
turn in the road.
I found that E. L. MeKee is very
much road-minded. He is taking his
job as highway commissioner serious
ly. He is weighing every request
with much care and deliberation. He
is frank enough to say when he thinks
certain projects can be taken care of.
Neither does he beat around the bush
in telling when he thinks a project is
impossible because of the budget set
up,
Those 5 Dionne babies were given a
million to one chance to live almost
three years ago when they were born
and now are well and happy and, will
be worth a million dollars apiece in the
course of time.
other kind
rap a.'n
of scran-.
The Indiana fainu'r who pi
his own funeral has set a fa.-kiod
others might follow, thus savir.J
minister considerable cmbarrw.J
A . Baltimore doctor explain:!
an explosion of gas in a patient-
killed the patient .during an opd
Was it a spark of life that.cati.--i
gas to ignite?
A man may fail at everytktd
he undertakes, but when he star:
to make a fool of himself he t
to make a whale of a success.
Success and excess never t
good team.
If more of us said what etr.i
there would be less conversatior. I
0VERWmimk
Mulford Scull Class "A"
Outboard Motorboat Champion -siyi:
I rode with Mr, McKee, W. T. Shel
ton and Senator Patton, of Macon,
from Waynesville to Gatlinburg. Of
course, everyone knows that Mr.
Shelton could not go 50 feet without
telling of Indians in the West or
dahlias. ;
While I've heard many of the topics
before, they never grow old, because
he always has an expression of de
light on his face when he tackles eith
er subject.
This was the first time I've ever
been thrown with Senator Patton for
any length of time. He is now United
States Commissioner, but from his
conversation, you would gather that he
is guardian angel for Macon county.
He never fails to get in a good word
for his county, and is a loyal booster,
While Mr. Patton is a loyal booster
for his home county, he is broad-minded
enough to appreciate and say so
of the progress ether counties are
making.
This. Macon booster was frank
enough to say that he thought Hay
wood county was the best balanced
county in the state having splendid
agricultural lands, and weather con
ditions; ideal settings to attract tour
ists, and in the midst of abundant raw
materials for manufacturing.
The trip via Black Camp Gap, and
Round, Bottom, was the first for Mr.
McKee, Patton and myself. All three
of us were thrilled at the scenery, and
did not hesitate to enjoy it, but I
honestly believe Mr, Shelton was
thinking of some of his 15-inch dahlias
at the time, because he refrained from
saying too much about the views. And
to tell the truth, a 15-inch dahlia has
worlds of "scenery" in it, if you are
in the frame of mind to see it.
! ( HEALTHY NERVES, I FEEL READ FOR THEM. I LIKE
7 A MILD CIGARETTE THAT DOESN'T JANGLE MY flL 'JT
I have no idea what brought up the
subject maybe the high altitude, but
Mr. Shelton took occasion to tell that
since a boy of 18, he had never bet on
anything. Perhaps his "closeness to
THE PILOT
The master of an nrenn liner is DrobaWv one n
most efficient of experts. However in 'unknown Baler1
.he trusts to the highly specialized guidance of a Pl0
no matter now Deauiiiui or emcrem a.
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min( 9nrl nrociriKinir fm- it iliav fnrn over the Olu - I
nf TTaaKk :if 4i, nnrTfiR if they 'ire
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i iiv is iiic vfii is one mat is qu'""
through these waters.
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