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Page 2 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, AUGUST The Mountuineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat Of Haywood County W. CURTIS KL'SS Editor W, Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bsidges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County , $1.50 Six Monthx, In Haywood County 75 One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Entered at the punt office at Waynesville, N. C, as Second Class lijil Matter, as provided under the Act of March 3, 1879, Xovemlier Jo, 114. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, and all notices of entertainments for profit, Mill b charged for at the rate of one cent per word. -Nonh Carolina I3v 9 THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 19.57 IS WOULD PEACE NEARING END? Not .since 1917 has u niajjr nation declar ed war, During the past 20 years, armies have been mobilized, soldiers and civilians slaughter ed, cities destroyed and governments changed, but officially speaking, war has not existed. Italy took over Ethiopia without declar ing war.. Today in the Far East, the world is again witnessing a war without a declaration of war, yet the consequences are most significant n;t only to China and Japan, but to this country, and even this state and county. As a Waynesville visitor from Shanghai rt marked last week, China, alone, uses thous ands of pounds of North Carolina tobacco. Japan has gone the limit in building up her army and navy. For a small country she has an amazing, military machine. China has made progress in strengthening her borders, but is far behind Japan. History shows that China's greatest weakness has always been the corrup tion of her local governments. The central, Nanking government, has had little control over the local war lords. The local situation in China can best be compared with an imaginary picture of Ameri ca, with each of the 48 governors having a great army Which he could use for any purpose, even to the extreme point of fighting his neigh boring governors. Since Japan has a modern and efficient war machine. he will not likely encounter much trouble in conquering China's northern pro vidences. Japan will then probably follow the course taken when she look over Manchuria and set up a Chinese government controlled by Japanese. Revert in ir back to history again, it must be remembered that Japan's success in carry ing out her plans are dubious. China i- a tiv mendous country, with more than a half bil lion people, as compared with Japan's popula tion of 73.0()0,i)0. Xot since the dawn of his tory has China permanently c nquered. It seems inconcih able that the world would stand by and st Japan conquer China, yet Italy accomplished that in Ethiopia just a few years ago. . While Japan is trying to conquer China, she must also keep an eye peeled on Russia, because Russia is strongly anti-Japanese, and according to experts, Japan could not win over a Russian-Chinese combination. England, Fiance and the United States do tremendous trading with China, and naturally their interest would be at stake, should Jsran go too far. Probably the sole determining' factor as to how far Japan will go depends on her treas ury. She has a soaring national debt, and at present over 50 per cent of her national income is earmarked for the army and navy. With that state of afFairs, her financial resources could not stand a long conflict. So here is another grave threat to world peace, saying nothing of the intense situation in European countries. While no war has been declared, all the intends and purposes of a major war are now underway in the Far East, and everv nation in the world is directly affected. AIN'T IT GRAND? Why shouldn't we feel good? Congress has adjourned; this has been a good tourist season; crops are the best in years ; tobacco prices are high; the world series is not far off; football is on the way; the children will be back in school Monday; fall weather is the best of the year; and there won't be another election until next June. Ain't it a grand and glorious feeling? MODERN SCHOOLING Schools in this community will open again Monday, with almost 3,000 students enrolled. In the entire United States, millions of chil dren will soon begin the new school term and pursue their studies in the hope of being edu cated. The basic idea behind education in the old days was that it helped a man or woman "get along in life." Education as an end in itself was not the goal, but rather education was a means to a more successful life. The Marion Progress expresses a timely thought in this way: "Teachers everywhere have a great responsibility as they contact the students who study under them and are obliged to obey them. More than ever, the character of boys and girls depends upon the teachers they have in public schools. Most of the in structors are unduly rewarded financially for their work, but with few exceptions, they take a great interest in the welfare of their pupils." In years past, and probably in some schools new, there are teachers who stress memorizing rules that are soon forgotten by the student and are worthless in applying them to prob lems of the world. We might be a little extreme in our views, but we feel that a student taught "how to live, mingle and work with his fellowman" is far better off than is the student who is made to cram their brains with a lot of dry obsolete "book-learning." THF OLD HOME TOWN mil ir" !"" By STANLEY POR -TSNO YEARS HE HIJI ti UW--' grTll CANT SLEEP WITHOUT 'j $ ''j? JJi -THE SOUND O" WWES ' s7,JlV: l S 1 -j., ' WONDER WHAT PAPA BOBBLE VJIU. DO WHE JOE COMBS HOME FOR A VISIT, HES BE EM A 6UNNER OM "THE BATTLESHIP ''NSOMMIA rvtK. vwr comic, nn-m w nrr-a: hawjum sywcxt b. e-ir-T7 CHARACTER WITX ESS ES Judge Wilson Wan'ick thinks that "there are too many lies being told in this court house." and in taking Gaston county lawyers to task for bringing in long strings of character wit nesses, he makes out a good case -on this alle gation, thusly : "Anybody can prove a good character wit ness by his friends. You can bring the black est negro in the country in here and find some white man who is his friend to give him a good character because he was kind to a rabbit hound. "Ami you can bring in a morning-coated white man with diamond shirt studs and show he has all kinds of good character in the court room, and then go out on the street and discover he has robbed all the widows and orphans in town. "I doubt if we get as much as .to per cent of the truth in the court house, and I Wouldn't be surprised if there haven't been as many as fifteen people who haven't been paid for what they have come to the witness stand and sworn here this week." Judge Warlick was talking to Gaston Coun ty lawyers about Gaston county conditions, but what he said about character witnesses is just as applicable to almost every other county in the state. Even the layman has accepted character-witnessing as a sort of institution that is not t be taken seriously except by a jury, lint the judge's uncertainty about whether some big part i f them do not come into the courtroom and swear what they are paid to swear will be interesting to a lot of us, coming as it does from a jurist who is n 't given to -talking to' hear how it sounds. In this character "witness business Judge Warlick is putting his finger on a fault that i as old as the hills, but one that stands little chance of being corrected as long as human na ture is what it is, and until the lawyers get together .on a more adaptable court procedure, it will continue to slow up the work of the courts and add to the costs of justice. Statesville Landmark. Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS I wonder if there is any adult who doesn't have a thrill at the sound of u school belt? POINTED ARAGRAPHS Kspecially oil the first day of school. HORSE TRADING BY COURT OFFICERS Down at Wilson last Friday the high sher iff was let oil" on three serious counts by; the horse trading method which is sometimes re verted to by courts, and which is one big reason why respect for court? is on the wane. This particular case was nolle prossed by the solicitor after the sheriff had tendered his resignation, The sheriff was charged with two cases of drunken driving, and another of as sault upon the arresting officers. .'.-,.'.". Evidently; the sheriff is a big wig in the political world of Wilson county, and very prob ably the "good of the party" was considered in the trade that was made. If the charges were not true, the sheriff ought to "have stood trial and let the courts clear his name of the stigma which had the precedent of having been removed from office a little less than a year ago by the Superior Court after he had been charged with pub lic drunkenness. If the charges were true, (and the pre sumption of most people will be that they were) then there is no legitimate reason under the sun why the high sheriff should not have been tried, and sentenced like any other criminal. Looks fishy from this long distance. And certainly does not make the average person look with any greater favor on justice as it is meted out in this day. Transylvania Times. When the schools open here Monday morning, I imagine there will be many who will remember their first davs at school ami also their last or does one ever finish school? A nobody is a person who is despis ed if he tells lies and breaks promises, unless he is a politician. Two Chicago bandits dressed in overalls to robe a filling station. Well, isn't that the proper thing to dress in to (Jo dirty work. Since the part of an argument most enjoyed by the average man is his arguments to himself. Lands ruled by a dictator have one advantage. They can act without waiting for everybody to get mad. While we may not attend classes in the designated buildings, do we not learn something new every day ? How well I recall my first day at school- to .say thrilled was putting it mildly. The greatest disappointment of the day came when I found that my outfit would include a pencil box, a box of crayons, a drawing book, a tablet (with slick 'paper) a book satchel but NO books. How well I remember the first day, when the photographer made a pic ture of the grade. I had a tempera ture, and was on the front row, and judging from the picture which I now highly possess my first day at school was an ordeal. Germany is now rationing chewing tobacco, which would indicate there is a shortage over there of sawdust for the saloon cuspidors. HEADL -1 m ta . (From the files of a.. No credit on zZ .September. F r-s Col. Harley B. F,-. s-adier Gpnortil Jn n 42 more boys Cf,Te June Will be called , Major Claude Eh;,., across continent. Champion Fibre G n--, brate Labor Day. ' The government str.d for typists. (From the files of AuL'u 40 to 50 men to be v England-Walton cVs Work to begin trails. Apple growers to nV. , . Orchard Thursday. Finds business than last year. Work on vocational h-: . der way on school van I :: Clyde has regular piw.ic.r.o (From the files of Au"u uuarus neened lor car-; a tr. Noted traveler heani bv R C. N. Allen building ud.'w '.!' zelwood store. Weaving center will be James Atkins given praiv"f.T! at Lake Junaluska. University alumni t . Saturday. When a man feathers h: , there are usuallv many uk ns standing around vh- 8re , fully thinking it over. nr.... t ii i iimsi an uusmess Cur.ar:'.; - cover too much territory, i-uvn' engaged in manufacturing W suits. It seems that there should be some one who could devise a plan to instill in young lives that their first days at school are among the happiest days of life. Within three weeks after I began my school career, I contracted a case of mumps, and within a few weeks every member of the class had expe rienced the disease. ... Summer is always bad u; u": its dog days and hay fcv.r w: congress sticking on the j .i,. C 1. .1.. 1 i oomeuouy nas truly a: i needn't be afraid of a uiu:: a lot of talking. When ws the thunder, the lighnii ha-:. ; you. An Oklahoma man arlvertiM-J u lows: "Found, lady's purse ;r, rfy If the owner will explan: u y that I had nothing- to vj,. u;:h will pay for this ad." It is far easier fur smu w..i make Up their faces than tk ir e. llycs Kxanilned i--llr Appointment ilass-)4 Titled Telephone 2;tt Consult DR.. It. KING HARPE OPTOMETRIST 127 Main St. Wells Bldg. Canton. Y C. Within a few days we were taught to spell C-A-T, and when I wrote the word on the board, I had a feeling that Daniel Webster was quite an ig norant old fool. But getting back to the first day of curse all parents had to accom- any their children for the first day ind see that the proper impression was made on dear teacher. Sly teacher in school also happened to be my Sunday school teacher, so during the course of the year she found out not only how dumb I was, but just how much religious training I needed. My biggest concern was lunch. Al though school was out in time for lunch, I had a feeling that unless I carried enough to feed three working men I was somewhat under-nourished. LIKS A MUD SMOKE! During the course of time, the first week passed by, and according to my own views, I was not becoming very educated, us the rest of the group were just learning their ABC's, and I knew mine before starting to school which was not 'brightness" on my part, but due to patient parents who gave me a start. mmHmmmrnmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmimmt "The first package of Came!' I smoked convinced nie chit (.j.nilf have real mildness.'' says DICK DEGENER, springbuarJ champion. "With my ciftarctte. anyone can smoke steadily," continues !):- "And say, it's great. v,hcnl teclti.--J after a strenuous diving evhie tion, to get a 'lift' in energy i:h Camel." ..-..v.iiiM GET A JJPTWffHVI CAMHl When it came time for drawing les sons, the teacher, through a heartful of kindness, let me wash the black board, dust the erasers, or other odd jobs, because she soon learned that as an artist, I was an utter failure, and without one bit of talent. Down in the part of the country where I started to school, we were bothered with sandspurs. Almost every clump of grass had a bunch of the sticking spurs, and as the school yard was not mowed, it was necessa ry to wear shoes And wearing shoes all day after going barefooted all summer is about as severe punishment as can be in flicted upon anyone. There was always a big toe bruised. or a cut heel, and then to put on heavy hot shoes for school no wonder we were called "backward." Who could have thought under such circumstances? If we could-Tiave just realized it then that those were days that we will never forget, yet never live over sim ilar experiences. READ Well Before TAKING In the handling of Drugs, none of us can he t' ( 're" ful. It is always a good plan to read carefully the i;hel :in every bottle of medicine BEFORE we take or S" 1 d'"f of its contents. Certain preparations that are similar in appf;"an-e have entirely different properties, and the best of nume rics sometime play peculiar pranks. Fatal mi-4ake occured as the result of people being too sure. I f (i,H"n pay to take chances. ASK YOUR DOCTOR ALEXANDERS DRUGSTORE postOffirt Phones 53 & 54 Opposite TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR Yl B PROTECTION. 1
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