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THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1938 The Mountaineer Published Bv THE VVAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat Of Haywood County V. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. uitis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County $1.50 Six Months, In Haywood County 75c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.00 Ail Subscriptions Payable in Advance KnU' ed al U MNt office ut VVayntsvillt, N. O., 8 Second Oliiw. MMec. as provided uiiJit the Ai of March S, ISVtt, N omlxT 20, 1H14. Ol.itHuJT notice. resolutions of repcit, cards of. thanks. :iml all U."C of entertainments for profit, will ls. cfiarfti fr ut Oie rut f n cent per word. North Carolina 3 petss association' THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1938 BIBLE THOUGHT will instruct thee and teach thee in the ways which thou shalt go: t will counsel thee with mine eye upon thee. Psalm S2:8. FARMER'S AND DAIRYMEN'S PROBLEMS Ilaywood-County farmers proved by their votes last Saturday on the hurley tobacco crop control question, that one out of every 20 agree on this one particular phase of agriculture. This 13 a much higher percentage than is usually found on similar questions. Yet, it was expected that such a vote would be cast, inasmuch as Haywood farmers are working closer together, and giving more thought to their problems than at any time in many years if not in the history of the county. During the lean years of the depression, farmers, a.s well as others, learned the necessity of closer co-operation, and the advantages of working out mutual problems collectively in vstead of individually. Along this same line, tihe farmers and dairy men are staging a banquet next Wednesday night at the Masonic Temple. The affair is be ing sponsored by the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce, and the Rotary Club, and the purpose is to discuss together some ways and means for increasing the cash income of farmers, we have been informed. Certainly there ks not any subject in which farmers and dairymen are more interested right now. The meeting promises to be one of distinct value and. should be attended by all who are anxious to see good agricultural and dairying methods improved. COMING OUT OF THE MUD It has been most unfortunate, that the area served by Highway No. 209 below Crabtree, has had to battle long stretches of mud this wint er. News this week from Highway officials, however, is encouraging in that immediate work will begin on these muddy stretches which are the result of the grading and relocating of the highway. Fines Jreek and adjoining territory have suffered many years for adequate roads. For the most part they have kept their suffering to themselves. They are entitled, and should have as good roads as any section of the county, and every effort should be made to give it to them.. .' Now that there is available in the state, two million dollars for improvement of farm-to-market roads, it seems that Fines Creek citi zens can look forward to getting an improved ;road. . Members of the board of commissioners are keeping in close touch with the situation, and have been given an assurance of early action. Fines Creek has been isolated long enough. AN EDITOR'S PRAYER Blessed are the merchants who advertise, for they have faith in their business, and their prosperity shall increase many fold: Blessed is the woman who sends in a written account of a party or a wedding, for she shall see the details and names of her guests correctly reported. Blessed are those who do not expect the editor to know everything, but who tell him whenever an interesting event occurs in which they are interested, for they shall have a better news paper in their town. Blessed are they who get their copy in early, for they shall occupy a warm space in the editor's heart. Blessed are they who cooperate with the editor in his efforts in behalf of the community, for their town shall bo known to all men, far and wide, as a good place in which to live and do business. Blessed are they who do not think they can run the paper better than the editor runs it yea, thrice bless ed are they because there are so few of them in the community. Transylvania Times. THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP There has been discussion of late relative to the Federal Government taking ever opera tion of some of the weaker railroads of the country. Occasionally one also hears of arguments in favor of Government ownership of all public utilities. As a matter of principle, we never have been in favor of the Government going into business, whether that business be railroads, public utilities or operating peanut roasters and popcorn wagons. However, there is another angle to the proposition of Government ownership to which the average individual apparently has given very little attention. Suppose the Government were to take over the railroads of the nation. The first thing that would happen would be that practically every county in North Carolina would immediately lose many thousands of dollars in ad valorem taxes. In the majority of instances, the rail roads are the biggest taxpayers in those coun ties. How would this loss in revenue be made up? In addition, the railroad companies pay a heavy franchise tax in North Carolina. How would that loss in revenue be made up ? The same thing applies to Government ownership of power companies and other public utilities. Take the TVA project, by way of illustration. All of the vast area of land in cluded in this project is immediately made tax free, and the counties lose the revenue. As a result, they have to raise money in some other way. If the Government were to take over all of the power companies in North Carolina, the in dividual counties and the state as a whole would lose each year in excess of ten millions of dol lars in taxes. And you and I would have to help make up that loss. On the other hand, you can single out seve ral counties in North Carolina that are in the same position as Haywood, in the western part of the state. One of the power companies has a project in that county whidh constitutes quite a sizable development. This company pays to Haywood in excess of $70,000 a year in taxes. Take away that revenue and you can readily see that the people of Haywood County would be in rather dire straits. So, after all, before advocating Govern mental ownership too strongly, it might be well to consider the entries on the debit side of the ledger, as well as those on the so-called credit Mide. The State, Raleigh. The average telephone conversation is about eighty per cent repetition. The business is usually stated in the first half minute of the conversation. The rest of the conversation, whether it lasts two minutes or twenty, is a repetition of what was said during the first half minute. If you don't think this is true just listen in on the next telephone conversation held in your presence. We did the other day and the party at our end of the line made the same identical statement to the party at the other end of the line thirteen times. Is it be cause people like to talk on a telephone or don't they just pay any attention to what the other party is saying but only think of what they are going to say. There must be some such reason for the senseless repetition. Some folks dissipate much of their energy by allowing themselves to worry over how a decision shall be made. The best policy is to make the decision that seems right at the time and put the matter out of the mind. A decision, once made, is made. It does no good to worry about it and fret about it and talk it over with others. This disturbs and. upsets the mind and keeps one in a constant state of turmoil, and, in the end accomplishes nothing. Fortune awaits the person who can perfect a flattering mirror. - TWO MINUTE SERMON BY THOMAS HASTWELL RIGHT AND TRUTH INEVITABLE I happen to be one of those who believe implicitly that the right, and the good, and the just, and the fair, will finally triumph. To me it is the only belief to which a man can hold. To believe anything else would be to live in a world of dispair, a world without hope. To doubt this would- be to doubt that the kingdom of heaven would ever come upon the earth. I am material minded and practical minded enough to believe, how ever, that many of the steps that the human race will take in this direction will, be brought about by the force of necessity, by the exacting process of economic law, rather than by the preachment that they are right, and a step in the direction of final perfection. God's will has triumphed in the past when stubborn, resisting, and wayward man has been brought to his knees and forced to recognize His will, and it will triumph in the same way in the future. We do many things, not be cause their virtue commends them, but because exper ience has forced their recognition as the right. I believe the liquor question will be settled in the same way by the final sensible recognition of the pressure and direc tion of sound economics. To me this is but following God's law, for his law is the very essence of right, and truth, and justice, and sound economy. THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY -IS I Random SIDE GLANCES By W. Curtis Russ NOTE The following article ap peared in The State, iialeigh, and has been the cause of many a hearty laugh. It was written by Carl Goerch, editor of The State: It may sound funny to you and to me but it was almost tragic to the people who were involved in the in cident. It happened in State Theatre, in Raleigh. There's a certain gentleman in Ral eigh (we'll call him Mr. Brown, for the sake of convenience) who weighs well over 200 pounds. One night last week he went home to supper and found his wife had prepared back bone and dumplings a dish of which he is particularly fond. So he sat down at the table and gorged himself until he could hold no more. Then he suggested that they go to State Theatre and see a picture. Mrs. Rrown was agreeable, so down town they went. Making Himself Comfortable They found seats at about the center of the theatre and after they had set tled themselves comfortably to enjoy the picture, Mr. Brown began to feel that his belt was too tight. Inas much, as the theatre was dark, he didn't hesitate to unloosen it. But even then he didn't feel exactly right; there was still too much pies- sure around his middle. He had on a pair of trousers with zippers down the front, so he reached down and ran the zipper-jigger down a few inches. After that he felt fine, and gave a huge sigh of relief as he prepared to enjoy the picture. - Everything went along fine for ten or fifteen minutes and then a lady sitting on the same aisle, about three or four seats away, decided that she had seen all she wanted of the show and prepared to leave. The people sitting next to her obligingly rose in order to make way for her, When sha approached Mr. Brown, he too rose to his feet. And then he suddenly re membered that his zipper was unfas tened, so he reached down hurriedly to pull the jigger up. When he did, he caught the lady's dress in the zipper and couldn't work the thing up or down to save hjs life. She felt a tug at her dress and turned around to give him a hard look. She felt another tug, whereupon she leaned, forward and hissed: "What are you trying to do." That 'attracted Mrs. Brown's atten tion. She turned to her husband and whispered hoarsely; "John, what are you doing to the lady?" "Not a thing," whispered back John. "He is, too," said the lady. "He's tugging at my dress." Mrs. Brown half-way rose from her seat. "Turn her loose this instant!" she commanded. "Whatever in the world has come over you?" ; Brown protested. "Why not?" "Her dress is caught in my pants." Mrs. Brown gasped, and so did the other lady. People sitting behind them were beginning to get impatient and there were cries of it down!" and "Down in front!" Mr. Brown began to prespire freely. He tugged at the zipper for all he was worth, but the more he tugged, the more firmly the lady's dress be came entangled in its meshes. What are you-all trying to do?" asked a gentleman sitting directly be hind Mr. Brown. "Her dress is caught in my pants!" hissed Brown. "Good Lord!" said the man behind, and after that he didn't say another word. 'Do something!" insisted the lady. "I'm doing all I can!" gasped Mr. Brown, "but it's getting worse and worse all the time." By that time everybody in the neighborhood was taking a keen and almost unholy interest in the pro ceedings. "We'll have to go out in the lobby," finally said Mr. Brown. "Together?" she asked. "You're darned right together," he told her. "Think I'm going to take ofF my pants and let you walk off with them?" She agreed that there was nothing else to do but act upon his suggestion. Moving slowly toward the end of the aisle, she led Mr. Brown along with her. Then they started toward the lobby It was the side of her dress that had caught in the zipper and so, while she was able to walk along all right, taking rather short steps, Mr. Brown had to go sideways, something like a a crab on the beach. Folks sitting on the aisle almost fell out of their seats as they saw what was taking place. . Ttheir eyes follow ed Mr. Brown and the lady as they waltzed in the direction of the lobby. By the time they got there, both of them were so mad that they couldn't see straight. One of the ushers after the situation had been explained to him-took them into a little sideroom, where Mr, Brown took out 'his' keif e and proceeded to do some effective work with it. : At last the lady was free. She shook down her dress, shook herself all over, gave Mr. Brown a final dirty look and sailed majestically out of the theatre. Mr. Brown returned to his seat, where he had to listen to Mrs. Brown's whisperings and also to the chuckles which emanated from all the seats surrounding him. He sat through the rest of the show iiMim iiii r if free of "personal' " welcomed. All letters ., .;, Y 4li uid 'the opinions e.nvss '" '. ! est are not necesarii -t:'- , , " The Mountaineer. ''J"uai ( A CHALLENGE TO CITIZENS Editor The Mountaineer: A Q Mfa gnnrnali U . i fir-i... every citizen who is eligible V ' is charged wirh thu .. not only safeguarding his in ,1L ,.tJ his ballot, but likewise -v,, l pr. AT his pntnmnmfii auu CCMJn, . vaK a uaHOl 13 more tU. , vating a friend or neighbor to 2 . .".sms tu nun trie now. ucviirc iui juu me government or Daa, unaer which you should v What laws should govern th. .J? ties of your business, what priviU. you shall or shall not have, what!! you should pay and where the nl shall hi Ktwnr VnfiV ; 1 entering a booth to mark a vZ icvuiu- iiuuie, .mrn on tne radw : i etcve uie welcome or unwefot news of the election. Ballou dec issues and issues when decided 4 tcrmine the character of governmt unuer wnicn we snail live. If government is to be attained, citizens must De staoie and respon Die, intelligent; ana miormcd enourt to judge issues and love democru, well enough to vote their convicfa ana tneir prejuaices. r i i i .. .. uur puuucut situation win not fe. prove until our citizens by their It lot proniDii men and women fn buying their way to office. The tin has come when the voter must hif a mind of his own when he casta k ballot if we would protect our deoct racy from the irresponsible exerd of political favor. The man ik buys a vote and the man who seli vote are both dangerous alike it both an enemy of good government It is obvious that we are drifts toward moral and political chaos only by the concerted action of I best citizenry of the county, coupk with wise leadership, can the lisped ing catastrophe be averted. W become a better nation only as i become a better people. We impmi as a nation only as we improve individuals. The time is at hand wit we must face the issue, and acccep the challenge if we would have better government and a better t mocracy. F. E. HAYNES, : Clyde, N. with his belt tightly fastened andmt; his pants zipper fastened all the wiij up, but the damage nad already bw done and he really didn't get nwe pleasure or enjoyment out of the pit' ture. If anybody wants a pair of pu! with zipper attachments, I can tit him where he can get them at a raj reasonable price. He'll have to be a rather fat mil though. Personal Service -IN Real Estate - Rentals - Insurance Bonds L. N. DAVIS & CO. Telephone 77 MEDICAL SKILL Can be completely nullified by incompetency at the com pounding desk. The diagnosis and prescription may be absolutely correct and still the patient may not respond properly, simply because the ingredients of the prescrip tion were carelessly mixed, or were of inferior quality. You may not realize it, but your druggist plays a tremen dously important part in the treatment of every case. ASK YOU R D O C TOR ALEXANDER DRUG Phones 53 and 54 STORE Opp. Post Office TWO REGISTERED PHARMACISTS FOR YOUB PROTECTION "
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