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Page 2 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, X'orth Carolina The County Seat Of Haywood County V. CUKTIS RUSS Editor W. Curtis Kuhs and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERV THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year. In. Haywood County $1.50 Six Montlm, In Haywood County 75 One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.00 Ail Subscriptions Payable in Advance EntereJ at the post office at WayneHville, N. C, as Second Class Mail Matter, as pruviJeij under tiie Act of Marcb i, 1879, November 8(1, 1914. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cariis of thanks, and all notices of entertainments for profit, will be charged for at the rate of mie cent per ord. North Cftrolin,! x,Jv PPESS ASSOCIATION THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER .'50, 19.57 DAIRYING IN HAYWOOD To those of us who look on Haywood Coun ty as a coming dairying center, it is interest ing to note that at present over seven million dollars worth of butter and cheese is imported in North Carolina each year. The present farm value of the milk and cream produced in this state exceeds twenty millions a year, while the people of the state spend about twenty-seven millions of dairy products. When it is 'remembered that this imme diate area is the best natural adapted section in the entire state for dairying, it seems that those figures should be of more than passing interest to us. As often related in this column before, the Pet Dairy Products Company will handle all the milk produced in this area. They have unlimited market for the milk and cream, so there is no danger of lack of marketing. The consumption of milk and Ice cream in North Carolina has increased 20 per cent dur ing the past five years. Indications are that even a greater increase will be noted during the coming few years, as the educational cam paigns are staged showing the value of milk and ice cream as food, to say nothing of being a cherished and tasty food. While Haywood County has made much progress in the dairying field during the past five years, it would seem from the record that there is a bright and profitable future ahead for those who continue or enter the dairying industry in North Carolina. BETTER LIVESTOCK NEEDED This vigorous- appeal for better livestock in the South is made by Dr. Tait Butler in The Progressive Farmer: "The marvel of the livestock now on our farms is the large percentage of low-quality individuals; the wide range in quality or effi ciency of production between the highest-quality and most efficient producers and the lowest quality and least efficient producing individuals, even in the same pure breed or family, is great. The difference between the average dairy cow of the South that produces two gallons of milk a day and the cow that produces 12 to 15, betw een one that produces 3,000 pounds of milk a year and one that produces o0, 000 indicates a wider difference in value. "A large proportion of the livestock on our farms is of such low quality as to make it al most certain that it cannot produce a profit. Perhaps 75 per cent of our livestock are of such low quality. In the average herd of dairy cat tle, and probably in better-than-average herds, as shown by herd testing, one-third only is pay ing a profit. The middle third is no more than paying for its keep and the lowest-producing third is having its board bills paid by the highest-producing third. POLITICAL CHARITY KILLS CHURCH CHARITY The churches and other elemosnary orga nizations are going to have a diffcult time in the ministration of charity. It should not be so, but with the wide sweeping and costly set-up of government to furnish work, other subsid ies, feed and clothe the poor there will be a grad ual slump in interest of all the organizations that have heretofore extended a helping hand. Governmental aid is always indoctrinated with politics and can never reach, in any large way, the needy. But the fact that it has been adopt ed causes a falling away in the support given to charitable institutions. The Union Times. "State Farmers Are Fast Paying Off Mort gages," says a headline. That's encouraging, because several years ago some farm homes were so. heavily covered with mortgages that the roof seldom got wet litexUy speaking1. ROBERT H. LATHAN In the death of Robert H. Lathan, editor of The Asheville Citizen, not only our neighboring city has lost a friend but Western North Caro lina, also, ha3 lost one of its most able and in fluential leaders. With the culture of the aris tocracy of the Old South, and the spirit of mod ern democracy, Mr. Lathan was an outstanding figure wherever he happened to be. He was an enthusiastic booster of this section and had done much during his ten; years residence in Asheville to publicise the many advantages of Western North Carolina. A PROGRESSIVE BUSINESS A special section of today's paper is being devoted to Massie's Department Store, the firm beginning their tenth successful year in busi ness. Starting in business just a year before the "bottom dropped out" in 1929 was a rather risky business venture, but nevertheless, the business expanded, bought their own building, remodeled it into a modern place, and has kept abreast of the rapid change in merchandising methods. Some philosopher once remarked that the first ten years were the hardest, and if that be applied in this instance, we will not be sur prised to see Massie's Department Store a semi metropolitan place of business ere long. CONQUERING WASTE By utilizing discarded materials and find ing substitutes for needed articles, Germany aims to reduce her imports and make' the na tion self-sustaining, as some 12,000 skilled chemists engage in extensive research. The very fact that Germany is a densely populated country, necessitates them using every available foot of farming land, and mak ing the most of every natural resource. In a recent trip to Germany, Arthur Weid lick, of Jackson County, found a family of six living on an income derived from 2 acres of land. Of course, many practical applications had to be applied in order to make ends meet. The German people do not use wood as fuel. Instead, every thing from sugar, to wool is made from the wood that heretofore went up in smoke. From the same source, we learn that the wood erosion is not in the German language, They love their land, and care for it under strict government supervision. If any farmer neglects to care for his farm, the state is quick to take it away from him. That is quite contrary to the American system. In' fact, while the CeiTnan people are trying to conquer waste, we here in America, continue to plow under profitable crops, and curtail the growing of others, and in many in stances just "throw land away" from lack of proper care. As the 1!).")S farm program is being whip ped into shape, it might be well to remember a few of the practical things that Germany is accomplishing. WHEN TO KICK A rather unusual remark for a humorist to make, was that of George Ade, in The Ro tarian Magazine, when he said: "It isn't always advisable to be satisfied with things as they are. It is all right to advo cate optimism and smiling faces and serene confidence for the future, but sometimes it's a good idea to be a grouch and register an oc casional kick. In other words, don't accept half way results and compromises as an easy way to solve problems. Be the devil's advocate and try to find out what is wrong with your sur rounding conditions instead of taking it for granted that everything is "O. K." THE LOW COST OF LIVING , In the Toronto Health Bulletin we find the fallowing facts: We hear very much of the high cost of living, but we overlook the fact that many of the best things of life can be had for nothing. It costs nothing to stand up and breath properly. It costs nothing to chew our foot! thor oughly. It costs nothing to select the food best suited to one. It costs nothing to clean the teeth twice each day. It costs nothing to stop taking patent medicines. It costs no more to read good books than to read trashy literature. It costs nothing to have a cheerful,' happy disposition, and stop being a grouch. These things cost nothing, yet they will bring content and reduce the doctor's bill to a minimum.-- Richmond Christian Advocate. Some gardeners find that the best way to enjoy the hobby is to don a pair of gloves, a broad brimmed hat, and while holding a hoe, show tjhe hired man where to dig. THE OLD HOME TOWN rfl'rd U J ' By STANLEY rmmmmmi ' - "pardom "y"'W'T. y ' ' jf T r... y -STAMifrf, 30 Alona ih pOLITlCAl Random SIDE GLANCES By W. CURTIS RUSS I'm not press agenting for the event scheduled at the Park Theatre Friday evening, which is advertised as an amazing, astounding and bewild ering performance by Fayssoux, a hypnotist and telepathist. One of the outstanding things in the way of entertainment that I re member, was the time 1 attended a similar entertainment sponsored by the football team of the school. Al though only 12 years old, I remember the exact details Personally, I've never thought enough of hypnotism to agree to come under the "spell" of it. In the first place, one of the requirements, seems to be that you must have brains, be fore the hypnotist can "put you to sleep." That qualification, alone, lets me out. Anyway, it's more fun watching: the other follow, than having him watch you. In the town at that time, was a typical bully. He had his way in almost everything. He was rough, coarse, and more of a brute, than any person I've ever ran into. This bully was the first to volunteer to be hypnotised. In a few minutes, he was down On his knees, making love to the audience a feat he would not have done for the world if he had known before hand what was going to happen. Perhaps, the stunt that brought forth the most laughs, was when the score of boys were given Irish pota toes, and told they were apples, and to eat them. As they took the first bite, the hypnotist called out that he'd made a mistake, and that they were not apples, but raw potatoes, and all were suffering from stomach ache, and then is when the fun started The same group were given pans of flour and told to wash their faces in the warm soapy water, and if ever there appeared a score of ghosts on a stage, that was the time. In the meantime, someone had tip ped the hypnotist off that the bully was so well known that a baby act for him would bring the house down, so the tough guy was made to cry for his bottle, and call for mama- It is hard to describe the reaction of the audience. All of them knew the general make-up of the subject, and realized how absurd such remarks would have been if he had been nor mal. '' And in every town, besides a bully, there is always a sissy, and it so hap pened that oii the same occasion, this sissy was persuaded to join the group, and instead of doing sissy tilings, -he was put into the role of a bullv. The sissy was made to argue with a pillar on the side of the stag , and even started to strike it, when he was taken from the "spell" and returned to his seat, The grand climax came, when every one of the group Was sent forth into the audience pretending to sell red hot peanuts.'Their shrill voices pierced the roof, and all were brought out from under the "spell" except one man, who was allowed to sell his lone stale "pender." : As I said in the beginning, I don't understand hypnotism, and don't care to ever come under the "spell" of it, because I do so many absurd thine' I in real life, that I don't feel it neces sary to De hypnotised to do more. POINTED ARAGRAPHS Scientists say that sun spots will interfere with radio reception for the next two years. Oh well, if it isn't sun spots it would be the announcers. (Continued from paef colors, the old worn ing betwppn tk .. ' "-e-i chief "I tr.r drink. South Carolina. It the present govern, olinas will not take a Contrary to gm,.,..d k , f master Farley, chairman '7'. uonai Democratic KW!r; ." mittee, does not gvt tl, (,.,,.'?' as he did before Jan,.., i. f ..ueni, Ut.t..Uu. lathers secretaries. tf ': that the President left th,-V details largely up t M, v'"' recentlv F. n u u. . ' r James handling the matt,.. ,7t out jobs. So, fa,-, uv p f seems to h- !... , , ' ' i"iM-u tm with his selections Tk,,.. , . i no "w'"ul wnac -' has a Iu,.n mind, and is keeping his . f.r0U"d-f S J,.s became J, the White House secretary JE been more persistent th, v- - U'ill anrr 1,.. ..... " u-oil- me post take over a good paying jb industry. t in .J- 11,11 if P0 "Students of the feminine trend see the glamor gild on the way out." Well, it will only take us a second to find our hat. Christopher Columbus was paid $.'S00 for discovering America, and we have just found out the earliest Amer icans came to America from Asia, perhaps 10,000 years ago. Either we should relearn our history or Chris got that money under false pretenses. President Roosevelt J . to the west coast in order tn t'3f hand information as t ,'., J. rating of his administratinn v ... ij, ..c is expected to make it gtess. opinion that there will ! aout a special s,.sm JL Political leaders ;Uv j that there will 1, n I session iirtlucc . . , .T far t,ast situation If the sn,,-;i1 .. .- .,n . , 1 f siun is caneu, it will lu,iv vemDer. .Motorizing the army may be a good idea, unless the enemy gets the inspiration to fight with red lights. If a man isn't naturally onery why does he forget all the Bible pas sages and remember all the dirty stories he hears. A typical American is one who will fire you for incompetency and then give you a letter of recommendation. Maybe the reason some citizens are are not taking a vacation this year is because they haven't got the last one paid for. Old-time fables started out with "once upon a time," but nowadays they start out with "there will be no new taxes." Money isn't everything, but you never hear a poor man telling one of his creditors to "take it up with my lawyers." If he wears a dress suit but has his picture taken in overalls it's a safe bet that he's a politician. A N'ew York doctor says nasal trouble is often the sign of plain dumbness. Sure poking your nose into other people's business. The average man isn't worrying as much about where the robins are go ing to when summer is over as he is about where his first ton of coal is coming froni when winter arrives. They call this the "horseless age," but so far they haven't found a sub stitute for horse sense. LETTER TO THE EDITOR See Page Five This Section As the President continued hi t through the West, he ,,aust'j: , enough in Wyoming to irmnii 1, Federal spending, and at the( time took a mighty swing at tht only gave "lip service" to guverir objectives. Republican leaders from th ; tion's big cities met in WVhjf last weeK anu reported l.mpmvii; ty prospects in many section! talked strategy, with national man John I). II. Hamilton, predicted a big tm n-ovrr ii i year s congressional election's, canvassing trends of the politia' uation with the chairman. If Jim Farley leaves his A post and job as postmaster jjt for the presidency of a law at bile concern, it will be a sure fat President Roosevelt will not third term. Should F. D. R. d a third term, of course, he w sist tnat tsig Jim rarlev rem handle the campaign as he h the past two years. So, Jim's will determine to a large dcerei F. D. R. has in mind about thi election. Some Washington political are charging that, the President ed Hugo Black as a member Supreme Court as spite work. same time Attorney General I mings said it was not custcmi investigate the past of a man mi ed for a Supreme Court appoint as the matter of Justice Black I chareed as being a member of t Klux Klan grew more intense. eral nights ago, a cross a near the home of the reporter l Pitt.shiive-h Post, who first broul the rhai-B-o that Justice Black is a Klansman. The treneral opinion of Iwra' 1 t. .l. T,wti,'e Rlafl seem 10 oe inai um " AanSAa wWhrn. hn VpniaillS 011 thf court bench. Since he was conl by the Senate, there seems to i wav of removing him except own accord, as an outgro alleged Klan charges it tl A Store Is Known By The CustomeR It Keeps J The most convincing proof of the satisfaction f ai store's service is to be found in the ability of that t to HOLD its customers' patronage. I Alexander's is proud therefore of the larue numhj i lusiuiiiers wio nave oeen patronizing im " for a quarter of a century. Surelv ihp nicinmiv unlu noi have continued . ' - wj.uhi ttvuiu a.ww , ' give us their business unless they had found -"' v i Service consistently satisfactory. f A S K Y O U R DOC TOR ALEXANDER nRiir. store Phonpa S.I X, K i t,mnse L TV'r Dl?IC"rrr7r. nil Tn A PTCTO l-'flR Ol PROTECTION. I
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