THE WAYNESVIL.E MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, MARCH
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The Mountaineer
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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1938
BIBLE THOUGHT
ISy humility and the fear of the Lord are riches,
and honour, and. life. Proverbs 22:4.
CHINA, A COVETED LAND
Without question, the most loyal people
in the world, are the Japanese. They readily
sacrifice their personal gains and pleasures for
their country, and they never know when to
.stop giving.
Sinc-L' the conflict in the Far East, there
has been' a number of Japanese in this country,
who have left their work anu are now traveling
over the. country explaining- their country's part
in the. Far Fast affair. One such Japanese, M.
T..Yaniamolo, lecturer and aut hor, addressed the
Wayr.tsviile Rotary Club last Friday, and as
was expected, upheld his country in their in
vasion of China.
He tried to present a clear picture of tihe
situation, and in so doing, did stick to the truth,
but even at that, we have to admit that he failed
to convince us that Japan is justified in her ac
tions.".': It must be remembered, that Japan is a
progressive nation. They are thrifty. They
are shrewd traders, while just across the nar
row strip of ocean, is China, contented to go
along as their ancestors did centuries ago. But
the Chinese want to be left alone. On the other
side of China is the mighty country of Russia;
And Russia, like Japan, desires to control the
north 'Pacific,' but realize that they must first
have an upper hand in the affairs of China in
order to gain this desired control,
Russia, through the communist organiza
tion, has gone into China, and organized the
Chinese, or as Mr. Yamamoto explained it, has
"Sovietized" them.
This action, is resented by Japan, because it
gives Russia, their natural enemy, the advan
tage of them on the mainland of Asia.
Japan has-a right to fear Russia's control
of China, because of the importance which
China plays in furnishing crowded Japan with
food and raw materials.
Japanese have failed to design a plan which
they can successfully combat, without force of
arms, the progress Russia is making in "Soviet
izing" China. Although the Japanese claim
they are only interested in keeping Russian in
fluence out of China.
Of course, the Japanese say the cause of the
actual fighting, is the result of the killing of a
naval officer by the Chinese, and several other
unimportant incidents.
As we said at the first, Mr. Yamamoto
failed to convince us that Japan was in her right
in trying to keep China from becoming "Soviet
ized," by using armed forces. We are printing
the highlights of his address in this issue, in
order that our readers may get a first hand
picture of what the loyal Japanese are present
ing to the world.
The whole thing, sums up in our mind, that
both Russia and Japan realize that China is not
a progressive nation, yet very important terri
tory, and both want control of her vast area.
Russia adopted the plan of making the Chinese
communists, to win their favor and confidence;
while under disguise of helping the Chinese
from falling into the stronghold of the commu
nists, Japan is usin force of arms to carry
their point.
Naturally, under such circumstances, it can
well be expected which nation the Chinese are
looking up to, and in which they (have lost confidence.
There is one advantage in Haywood's can
didates waiting a long time to announce. There
will be less time- in which to make promises
which they know can't be fulfilled.
10,000 PROSPECTIVE HOME-SEEKERS
To date, over 10,000 persons have written
in for information regarding North Carolina,
as a result of the state's national advertising
campaign. These peoplle are interested in com
ing to North Carolina to live, and to invest
money.
The board of commissioners of this county
have acted wisely, in having prepared an illus
trated folder to be sent to all those who make in
quiry about wanting to invest or move to North
Carolina.
The commissioners readily, realized that in
order to derive the most benefit from the state
campaign, was to publicize Haywood County
and attract new residents and home-seekers
and eventually receive direct benefit from the
advertising campaign.
The advantages that Haywood can offer
to prospective home-seekers compares favora
bly with any county in the state, and we believe
that satisfactory results will come from this
timely tie-up with the elaborate state advertis
ing campaign.
LIVING LONGER
The reader probably thinks he would like
to know how long he will live. For that reason
human beings are always interested in reve
lations that tend to reveal the causes of death
and the habits that tend to prolong life.
Prof. Maymond Pearl, noted biologist, has
recently come to some interesting conclusions
about longevity. Inasmuch as they are based
on a scientific study of data the statements of
tthis scientist are worth passing on, although
every reader will "know" immediately that the
student is entirely wrong on any conclusion that
does not coincide with his or her prejudices.
Prof. Pearl's study reveals that inheritance
is a major factor in the achievement of great
longevity. It is not surprising that ripe old
wzi is based on a "pretty good egg" at the begin
ning. He finds that smoking means a definite im
pairment of longevity, proportional to the
amount of tobacco used. Contrary to some ideas
he reports that "no measurable effect of the
moderate use of alcdholic beverages can be dem
onstrated" although heavy indulgence "definitely
and considerably impairs life expectation."
, Hard physical labor, says the professor,
whether performed in indoor or outdoor occu
pations, has no effect upon life expectation up to
the age of forty but considerable effect after
that age.
In the case of persons dying eventually of
diseases of the 'heart or the blood vessels, his
study convinces him that it is possible, even
when such persons are in a state of good health,
to distinguish the groups that will be short
lived and those which will be long-lived.
Prof. Pearl reports that life tables show
a great improvement in the average duration
of life in the past forty years but this is due
to a great improvement in infant welfare and
not to a lengthening of the biological span of
human life. In fact, he asserts that "actually
fewer persons alive at the age of 70 today sur
vive to the age of 90 than did forty years aggo.
The wife of a textile worker in Gastonia,
last week gave birth to a 19-pound boy. Eight
days have passed, and the youngster has not
received an offer from a football coadh. in the
country. That's news.
Game Warden Cody Plot has just completed
his year's work, and finds that hunting and fish
ing license sold in Haywood County last year
brought in $4,899. Whidh is further evidence
that we still have confidence in ourselves as
being good fishermen and hunters.
The pesky little groundhog is getting
credit as being a good weather forcaster, and
we'll give him all that's due, provided we get
by March without a big snow.
Although about six years late, the letter
ing now being placed on the Court House is
further evidence of showing to the world that
we are proud of wfhat we have.
Our statistics department reports that "the
outstanding social event" of the season has al
ready occurred 47 times in 1938.
Some of these days a smart man is going
to igo somewhere by telling the people some
things that tJhey don't like to hear.
The modern flapper knows how to give a
man the run-around without letting the guy
catch on that she is complimenting him.
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OPINIONS
OF OTHERS
March 10, 1864 General
made commander of all Feuvral
March 11,1850 Congn-vs
first vessels for United Siau
Gr.
March 12, 1817
armed for defense
submarines.
Merchant
again:. Gtrn
March 13, 1462 The
first printed at Mentz.
Bible
March 14, 1794 Cotton
issued to Eli Whitney.
warcn id, wo, Andrew
7th president, born. Maine adiriT
tea lu union, ioiu.
March 16,1761 James
fourth president born, at Port C.
way, va.
Adolph Hitler, German Dictator:
"The claim for German colonial
possessions will be voiced from year
to year with increasing vigor."
preme Court Justice:
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i uiuai expense 01 au tip
sive noDDies is me collection of wiva;
Frank C. Whitmore, educator:
"ihe biggest dtmculty with m
kind at the present time is that m
knoweldge has increased so much In.
ter than our wisdom.
It is not very often that this col
umn i.s devoted to shop talk, but this
week, we are breaking over, and cer
tainly anyone who has been in the
oiliee during the past week can under
stand why.
Alf M. Landon, former Governor of
Kansas:
"I abhor Communism. It cannot
permit the freedom, privileges and
tolerance which we enjoy under a
representative democracy.
Sinclair Lewis, author:
" "" " 1 "The United States has grown so
Our determination to keep our s(,ft and luxurious that perhaps it is
plant modern in every detail, prompt- time for the barbarians to come in and
ed us to purchase and have installed take possession."
last week, in what we believe, to be . -
the latest in presses for commercial Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War
printing. under Hoover:
" I "If we just let these Democrats
This press, a compact piece of ma- alone, they're sure to elect us (Re-
chinery, is known to the printing in- publicans) in 1940."
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, First Ladv
"Cities are places one should visit
but never live in.
We see where an expert says thj:
taxes are hard to understand. Worse
than that, they are hard to pay.
No matter what you do or how yon
do it there will always be wiser meth
ods that friends will point out.
It is much better to prevent a bo;
from becoming a criminal than it is
to put him in prison after he violates
the law.
dustry as the Miehle
nouneed mee-lee.
Verticie pro-
It is an automatic, high speed ma
chine. The pressman can put as
many as 5.00U sheets of paper in one
end, and the press prints and deliv
ers them at the other end without the
aid of any pressman. The sheets are
picked up by an air suction appara
tus, put in place for printing, and
then taken from the printing gadget
and stacked in a neat pile.
The setting of the type for this
machine is the same as for the other
four presses used in the office.
The new press has two large air
pumps which supply air for the ap
paratus which picks up the sheets of
paper, and also some other features
of the press, which are too technical
for me to understand.
Henry G, Wcnzel, Jr., N. Y. Su-
Just about the time we are convin
ced that somebody has a cure for bus
iness woes another expert starts ex
pounding another cure that is just tht
I opposite from what we thought was
agreed upon.
The press is what is known as fool
proof. It will not start until every
thing is all Bet, and then if a sheet of
paper should happen to become crum
pled, or torn, the press automatically
cuts off until the bad sheet of paper
is removed.
So accurate is this automatic press,
that a sheet of paper was run through
the press three times the other day,
and it was impossible to tell but what
the paper had only been printed once.
Even the dot of an "i" in small type
did not vary in size.
The machine is especially adapted
to the reproduction of pictures on
paper. High class color work which
requires the utmost in accuracy is
usually done on this type of press.
Just what steps will be taken
to improve presses, or make them
faster in the future, I would not ven
ture to say, but it seems that a press
that will operate by itself, at the speed
of 3,600 pieces an hour, is just about
all that can be expected for sometime
to come. There are certain type
presses that will run faster than this
one, but different kind of work is
printed on them.
Spring Is Nearing ...
The real estate bug is nibbling list your
property with us. We have a number of prospects
now.
YVE HANDLE RENTALS AND SALES
L. N. DAVIS & CO.
Insurance Real Estate Rentals Bonds
PHONE 77 -:- MAIN STREET
"It's Getting
Near Spring" ...
Time to let us put New Life
Into Your Old Clothes.
CLEANING DONE RIGHT
CENTRAL
CLEANERS
MAIN STREET
Phone 113
1 Now that the average citizen has about
learned contract bridge some bright foreigner
comes out with a five-suit game, with sixteen
tricks.
A pretty face and a pleasant smile, girls
of the growing-up class, will get you a long way
on the path of life but if these are your only
assets don't bank too heavy on the finish.
Leaving the subject of presses,
enough to acknowledge the sample box
of homemade candy from Mrs. Ame
lia Burnette, of Route 2, Canton.
She appropriately named her candy,
"Pigeon River Homemade Candy."
She has started a candy kitchen at
her home, and right now is special
izing on six flavors, or perhaps it
should be fudges. A national mag
azine recently gave her a score of 100
per cent on her candy. That, within
itself, is an accomplishment
Never before have I seen as many
kites being flown as this year. It
seems that every boy in town must
have a kite up. The box type teems
to have met with - more favor this J
year than the old stand-by cross-bar. J
Anyway, ther. art but few things
can give a boy more enjoyment than
to oat-sail another boy.
PRECISION
There is no such thing as a "pretty good bridge." It
must be PERFECT or it isn't a bridge very long. Alex
ander's conception of prescription compounding is exactly
the same as the engineer's conception of bridge building.
In our opinion a prescription that isn't filled EXACTLY
right is as unsafe as the bridge with a flawno matter
how seemingly small that flaw may be.
A S K Y O U R D O C T O R
ALEXANDER'S
DRUG STORE
Phones 53 and 54 Opp. Post Office
TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUR
PROTECTION