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Page 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, N'orth Carolina The County Seat Of Haywood County W. CURTIS RL'SS Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges. Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION R ATE'.S One Year. In Haywood County ., J1.50 Six Months, In Haywood County : 75 One Year. Outside Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Entered at the post office at Waynesville, N. C, ms Second Class MaK Matter, aa provided under the Act of March 3, 187, November 20. ml 4. Obituary notice, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, and all noticea of entertainments for profit, 'ill b charged for at the rate of one cent per word. L r I " .North Carolina vA XPMSS ASSOCIATION v -Jpr THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1937 CHILD MARRIAGES Ever so often, the world seems to go just a little daffy on some new craze or fad. Once it was crossword puzzles, then minature golf, and soon afterwards the yo-yo was the go, and shortly thereafter, the jig-saw puzzle came into 'being. -Just what the national pastime is right now is hard to say, unless it is "viewing with alarm" the number of child marriages that are being brought to our attention by the press both in words and pictures. This newspaper, like the average, has no doubt published too much of this degrading '-type of news that, of course, is debatable. However, Dorothy Knox, special writer on The Charlotte News thinks too much has been said on the subject, and in a recent column said, in part : "Personally 1 cannot use any more child bride news stories. What is very obvious to me but apparently hasen't occurred to the press yet, is the fact that these United States are full of child marriages and will be more so. That's no more news than a dog biting a man. Don't all of you realize that little gals are maturing about five years earlier in this day and time than they did in the gay ninties? Girl children are sophisticated at six, blase at twelve and "bored with life at fourteen. They figure there is nothing left to do but to get married. They are teased about their sweethearts from the time they can talk, their mothers start worrying about whether they will make a hit with the boys from the time the poor brats attend their first party, they are greeted with howls of ap plause from the grown-ups when at the age of four or five. they roll their eyes and lips "Come up and see me some time" or dance with a baby imitation of suggestive wiggles, they cut their second teeth on sex literature from the more lurid pulp magazines and the pictures in "Es quire" and they are nursed at the movies whose theme song is, and ever wi 11 be "Boy Meets v,r": - ': "And don't give me any back talk about the child marriages being the products of the backwoods and the mountains. I'll bet there are more child brides in the cities per popula tion than there ever were in the hills. A 12-year-old city gal-child can pass for 20 any day." "The 'brides' are bad enough, but the pic tures of the child-mamas make me want to howl like a dog. How about the future? Think of what their families will have to live through. If a gal is married at 14 by the time she's 24 she will be perfectly sure she's been done wrong by. She'll be swamped in the mire of self-pity for the rest of her life. 'I never had any fun, my life has been nothing but work and babies from the time I was a child myself. Other girls had their good times, went to dances, had a fling, dated with lots of beys, but I've missed all that. And now that I want to step out I have to mind the children,' she'll wail from morning Jo night." "And by the time she's 34 she'll be trying to be a sister to her daughter. She'll tell every body that she and her child have so few years between them that they are just pals. She'll be eying daughter's boy friends and double dating with her: I've seen these kittenish women who married young in action, and if there is anything on God's little footstool that cramps a girl's style, it's to have mama tiy to be a sister to her." o '- ENCOURAGING CROPS An encouraging agricultural note, is the statement of County Agent Smithwick, in re porting that corn prospects in Haywood County are unusually bright, and that crops are far ahead of those last year. As we have said time and time again, "As the farmers prosper, so does the county." ACCIDENTS DUE TO DRINKING INCREASING The number of persons killed or injured in the United States in automobile accidents involving drivers who had been drinking, doubl ed between 1933 and 1936, according to facts gathered by The United States News. In the same period, the number of pedes trians under the influence of liquor who were killed or injured in traffic accidents, also.more than doubled, it was found. These figures, traffic experts explain, mean that proportionately there were nine, times as large an increase in the number of traffic facili ties and injuries involving pedestrians and mo torists, who had been drinking as in the cas ualties involving pedestrians and motorists who did not drink. The News made an extensive survey and found that in most instances, states are staging educational campaigns to prevent driving under the influence of liquor. A drive is also being waged to insure the maximum number of con victions of drivers guilty of drinking offenses. A slogan has been adopted: "If you drink don't drive. If you drive don't drink." This seems to be a timely slogan, when it is learned that an automobile traveling at 40 miles an hour moves about 12 feet eveiy fifty seconds, and one drink of whiskey or one pint of beer will increase the lapsed time from the eye to the wheel or brakes up to as much as four-fifths of a second. NO CLAIM HERE The Charlotte News, always seeking some thing different, this past week made mention of Senator Reynolds in their editorial columns, and instead of saying-"Our Bob" as most papers do, The News had it: "Their Bcb" Reynolds. The Charlotte paper is frank enough, it seems, to admit that they do not lay claim to North Carolina's junior senator. And right along- this line, it is interesting to note that every possible candidate to oppose "Bob" Reynolds next June has decided not to run. As far as political observers can now tell, the "glebe trotting" senator from Asheville, will not have any opposition. . - - o THE NAMELESS COURT HOUSE Even The State, Raleigh, devoted several inches of comment on the fact that Haywood County's court house does not have the name of the building inscribed on it. The State went on to mention that nowa days with modern filling stations going up, that every public building has to be marked in order that strangers won't drive up to a court honse or post office for gas, oil and free air. Now that the' new: budget is being made out, it seems logical that a few dollars be set aside for putting the name on the building. o- . A PROGRESSIVE GROUP It is interesting to note how many Hay wood young people make good in state-wide agricultural events. They are called upon for programs, elected officers of state organizations, win state con- tests, and stand out in front in whatever comes up that has ah honor. This one fact alone, should be convincing proof that Haywood County is specially adapted to farming, to make no mention at all of the good soil and ideal climate. EXPENSIVE SLEEP INDUCER A publisher of a chain of newspapers re fers to the Congressional Record as his "sleep . inducer." He is about right at that, although it costs the taxpayers exactly $55 a page to publish the congressional proceedings that easily brings on sleep to those who dare attempt to read the contents. NOT FOR PUBLICATION In her interview with Hilda Way Gwyn, Dorothy Dix said: "A woman who will wear pants in public must possess superhuman van ity." Now if Miss Dix had witnessed the 300 pound female visitor parade Main Street in shorts, what she might have said would prob ably never made a headline. ' o The Jackson County journal fails to under stand why some newspapers played up Gover nor Hoey's visit into The Park. As far as we can learn, Governor Hoey is the only Governor to take time off and visit this section. Of course, all others came by at election time when they were beating the bushes for votes. '' ' o . . Encouraging news is the price of Georgia tobacco. The market has started off averaging a little above 25 cents a pound. With a good crop of burley again this year, and high prices, Haywood farmers will have considerable cash on hand again this fall. ' - -o ' 'V-. ' The list of delinquient taxes that will ap pear next week for the county will be the small est in years call it what you may. That proves times are better. '', THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY J MAW. I PlCKEO UP A MESSAGE - -ABC calling OEFG Rea-ayed to H TJK 'oM LMNOP -though f MS5 PINKETTS I LITTLE OT I . I ikt liF I ITS J I 5TS CAKC LCi NOXESLOCAL, AMATEUR I ucM, RADIO URATOg SrMJ To BU 6T-rv sons "THRILL , , HEADLINES T PAST - Star ;i!.ar. ui3 Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS POINTED ARAGRAPHS In China a wife is never seen by her husband before marriage. In this country husbands seldom see- them afterwards. The Spanish civil war is in its sec ond year and it begins to look, a if they might as well prepare for tile third year. Several Weeks ago, it was decided that several new parts should be re placed on the two linotype machines that east all the type which is used b n but .ne,.haiiS someone will say three husbands isn't bad in a hundred A woman in Poland, 100 years old. is preparing to marry her third hua- in this newspaper. Replacing uiror type parts sometime brings on grief not only when it comes to paying for them, but in getting the new parts t fit perfectly where the old parts had worn. Arrangements wore made to Iiave a special linotype machinist to come and make sure everything was in top shape before the machines were put back into use. Sometimes one of the 5,051 screws in a linotype machine gets out of ad justment and causes the entire ma chine to stall. Now some of these 5,051 screws in the linotype machine are as small as the ones in a watch, so jt is easy to get them out of adjustment. Without going too far into the me- years. Between rich men who evade their taxes and foreign countries who wua't pay their war debts, our poor old government is having a financial time. A western, stock-raiser says that cattle in his suction are exceedingly restless this' year. They havt been moved around, so often in search of feed that every time they hear a train whistle they want to take a ride. One thing to be said for ALlb West -she managed to stay married to one man for 2ft years, probably a near record for Hollywood, though she has not been actually living with him all that time, which may invalidate the record. Tkti raon L-n.i,..., t tUn chamcal features of the lmotype , it b()ss o be m.ght interest you to know that a ,y he . knows h(J can of high grade oil and a fine-haired paint brush (and common sense) can keep one of the complicated machines running longer than 40 chests of to"!s. ' Keeping dust out, and the parts well lubricated, and every screw tight, keeps linotype operators from turn ing gray before their time. gets fired.' In summer we all wonder how heet can get so cold in winter. Why is it that the fish always seem to go for a vacation just about the same time you doT In case you would like to buy a linotype machine to play with, they are now priced at $5,800 f. o. b. New York, and a machinist won't charge over $'',) a day to erect it and see that it runs smoothly. Well . dn I remember, the time when l machine refused to work. The operator failed to find anything wrong. He hail checked every part. As a last resort, a mechanic was called in. A generous friends away. man never gives his I (From the files na)uuu snort S' of $462,000 War Sa W. T. Lee made ..! poration Commission 73 men leave here worth. Inspiring patriotic ,m. Episcopal church, bard, superintend, ' Good-bye to sumn ..... .. . ! fall. '-fcL (From the files ,,. juiv , Jame Atkins num, ceiver of Lake Junaluska i Great Smoky'' Muur;. fmb Parle nllofreH iw ,. . ,5 '- provements. Corn stalks grow is fwt ,. First official r,,.:.,-,. : , 1 y-. . . . i J unme crusaue Junaluska. IJTan:zr,i a! J 56 4-H club boy, return hm Farm. $21,000 paid in (From the files of August i wo gypsies get money frt,a SJ Over month. Illustrated lecture on Passion to be given at Lake Junalaaka. First farm tour to be held Fines Creek to be host. Proposed addition to hospital, give 40 per cent more room. vai f win j junra UOUI1LWJ Ifl pi A widow in Ontario, TO yeirs permitted to work it out, put::r shame some men who urt tiw to work for what they receive. A Parish novelist and mairkpJ pert who is doing some invested in this country, announces the opj that American men "appear J tuperb husbands." Us Ido bad this expert announced such a dec: it may swell the heads u s: American husbands and mikt harder than ever to g-t along In spite of the lesson learned bj country in the last war we are to wager that those who control currencies of all the laixe cduhi will see to it that a way is fowl the United State to atjain play Si Claus to the foreign powei-s 40 they can put on another war to the people's minds off their ecua troubles. No matter how certain you M It is usually wise to have the mentarv evidence before start;r. argument. The man who rocks the boat J same fellow who never slow for a grade crossing. The public seems to lx ncht enough to keep its critics Rue: Political candidates say they f afronil ninnv ice ClViinl ?W they get turned against ice c In our opinion no office ouMV' that great calamity. In due time he arrived. Listened for a minute, jerked out a screw driver, tightened one screw, turned on the switch, and the machine work ed like new. While putting on his hat, he re marked the bill was $45. N'ot that he had put in that much time, but he wasn't charging for what he did, but for what he knew. So, it is with lifejust like a lino type. It is keeping the little things adjusted that makes everything run smoothly. The proper application of common sense goes a long ways. REAL ESTATE - Uur listings include everv tvne Dlace than ne .f'W want houses, improved property, lots, farms, urchard-. , in all sections. LIST YOUR PROPERTY WITH US L N. DAVIS & GO Insurance Real Estate Rentals I!"iul. PHONE 77 .:. MAIN STREET As a photographer, it seems that I have lost the art. From the time I caught a flash of lightening in a per fect picture, I thought I was .good until recently my time exposures have been rotten. However, after seeing a mountain scene taken by 'Dr. Robinson at mid night, 1 am all tuned up to try again He gave it 45 minutes exposure, and it could pass for a noon picture any day. At the suggestion of Joe Shipley. I read the interesting article "Too Many College Graduates" in the cur rent issue of The Commentator. It is. worth your while to read it. And in the event you are interest ed in knowing how millionaires spend their money, read "The Worse Show On Earth" in last week's Saturday Evening Post. GOOD SOLDIERS It is doubtful if any of us ever outgrow a childil tendency to rebel against doing anything we are f01"' manded to do. And so when the doctor orders a cure, more exercise, strikes certain foods off our mnUi or prescribes some medicine, the execution of his inslrUf tions become distasteful and we are apt to di-recar them. Of course this isn't fair either to the A'01 or ourselves. If we ever have to consult a physician arain lets be good soldiers and obey his orders to the letter. A S K YOU R D O C T 0 R ALEXANDER'S DRUGSTORE 1 Phones 53 & 54 THREE REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR PROTECTION. Oppositeo; VOIR 4
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