THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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The Mountaineer
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PBESS ASSOCIATIONS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1938
JULIUS C. WELCH
The .sudden passing of Julius C. Welch takes
from Haywood, one of the best known men in
public life. It is doubtful if there was another
man in the county that had as wide acquain
tance as did Mr. Welch.
His easy going, and sympathetic manner,
made him many friends. Any one in need, was
no stranger to him, and he gave freely of his
means and time in helping those unable to
'help themselves.
He gave many thousands of dollars to the
needy, and never questioned the return of his
gifts, for these he did not seek.
It has been said that he could cail more
Haywood people by their first names than any
other one person.
At an early age, the business of his father's
large estate and affairs fell upon his shoulders,
and he carried on successfully.
Because of 'his kindness and ability to
make friends, and his ability as a leader, he
and his brother, the late Samuel C. Walch, were
predominating factors in the political life of the
county.
t For the past two years he has not held
a public oilice, yet every day, he stayed in the
sheriff's oilice, and there kept in close touch
with all public affairs.
He was a fearless officer, and resorted to
friendship and tact rather than weapons in
handling his prisoners.
For many years he bought and sold cattle
throughout Western North Carolina, and was
always known for his fair dealings.
Truly, the passing of Mr. Welch takes a
true friend from thousands of Haywood citizens.
HOME-TALENT SCHEMES
It is just about this time of year that a
representative of some producing company,
from away off, blows into town and contacts
some organisation with the idea of putting on
a home-talent show, as a benefit.
Too often the heads of organizations, des
perate for funds for the treasury, will swallow
t'toe smooth line of talk handed out by the rep
resentative, who promises everything under the
sun, in order to get a name on the dotted line.
There has been few exceptions, where the
sponsoring organization realized enough from
such a scheme to justify the time and worry
connected with it.
The producing company usually sends some
amateur director, and several trunks of dirty,
flimsy costumes, and for this, get the major
part of the profit as their guarantee.
Not fcr one minute would we turn our
thumbs down on home-talent shows. We think
they should be encouraged, but at the same
time we feel that the shows can be successfully
put on by local people, and justify more sup
port, than to have some outsider come in just
to fill their pockets.
Already one or more organizations have
been approached this year on a proposition like
we have just mentioned. So far all schemes
have been turned down.
If the time comes when an organization
finds it absolutely necessary to put on a show
to raise funds, we suggest that they organize
and put it on, and keep all the profit at home.
And if it becomes necessary to employ one
of the professional promoters to stage the per
formance, then for the sake of keeping the
record straight, and not mislead the public,
why not be frank enough to say that the show
is for the benefit of the company putting it on,
and if anything is left of the proceeds that the
sponsoring organization gets it.
A headline says the "Trend is towards
nudism." Judging from bathing suits, we'd
say considerable headway has been made since
the gay nineties. J
GOLD STAR MOTHERS
It seems most fitting, right at this time
when the world powers are in turmoil, for Presi
dent Roosevelt to proclaim September 25 as
Gold Star Mother's Day.
In issuing his proclamation, the chief exe
cutive said: "The Gold Star Mothers suffered
the supreme sacrifice of motherhood in the loss
of their sons and daughters in the World War."
We are sure, if it were left to mothers,
there would never be war.
A FEATHER IN OUR HAT
The last count, showed that there are about
12,500 non-daily newspapers in the United
States, and from their number Hearst Publica
tions, have selected 200 in which they will use
advertising space.
The Mountaineer was among the 200 select
ed, and is given the distinction of being a "key
newspaper" in the non-daily field.
It is needless to say that we are proud of
this distinction, yet we are ever mindful of our
duty to give the community a better newspaper
with every issue. To that end, we are doing our
best.
THE OLD HOME TOWN.
... By STANLEY
CANTON'S WEED CAMPAIGN
The town of Canton has passed an ordi
nance which will mean the imposing of a $10
fine on any landowner or tenant who fails to
dispose of "noxious weeds" within three days
after being notified in writing by a town au
thority. If, at the end of three days, the weeds re
main on the property, the town can have the
weeds cut, and the cost will be charged against
the property, and will constitute a first lein.
Canton has gone about the eradication of
the weeds in what we feel is the right way, as
we have about decided that the world is immune
to "civic pride" and thoughtfulness of neigh
bors, so we heartily endorse the action of the
Canton officials in putting the "law behind the
movement."
The strict enforcement of the ordinance
will bring about the desired results.
. L HIS HAM ANI ECS 3REAKFA5T,
"... . . i -TU.MK- WE FOROOT TO TAKE J"
-ruPUEi.S OFF OF THE ESGS - - V?EGS2ACTLX)
fVoU F ME UP A --tt- I J y-
O- BAKING SODA OR f
SRANPPAPPY GALE WNDPENNY
ALMOST CHOKED ON HIS LATEST
TALL. STORY
WHAT NOW?
On every hand we hear rejoicing for the
way voters in South Carolina, Maryland and
Georgia turned deaf ears upon the pleadings of
President Roosevelt, yet we must remember,
there is another side of the picture, and that all
states have not voted just opposite to 'his wishes
as the three states named above.
In fact, the president is not so much worse
off than when he started his series of "purges."
The Charlotte News, editorially, had a kin
dred thought when they said:
"Smith, Tydings, George three successive
rebukes of the President, three notices posted
by citizens of South Carolina, Maryland and
Georgia that they are competent to select their
own Senators without outside direction. And
it serves the President right for having commit
ted a political blunder' of the first magnitude.
Put it isn't going to save the country.
"For every anti-New Deal Senator nominat
ed this year, a 100-per-center has been nomi
nated. Cancel out Cotton Ed with Pepper of
Florida. Cancel out Tydings with Reynolds of
North Carolina, cancel out George with Earle of
Pennsylvania. Cancel out McCarran, a border
line case, with Barkley of Kentucky, and there
are no more "antis" tS offset the "pros" which
Alabama, Washington, Ohio, Arkansas, Louis
iana and a dozen other states, barring Upsets,
will send back to the Senate this year. And
the composition of the remainder of that body
assures, to begin with, a working majority for
the New Deal. And mark this, messires: the
President's principal setbacks in the Senate, ex
cepting the Supreme Court Bill and Govern
ment Reorganization, have been suffered in
legislation reflecting his foreign policy, which
is excellent, and sporadic attempts at economy.
"And mark this, as well: that you can't
beat something with nothing. The President
has a few more rabbits left in his hat, and he
has the enacted part of his program to defend.
The symbols of the rebellion haven't anything
very much except a profound conviction that
things aren't going as they should and that they
ought to do something to stop it. What or how,
they have only a vague idea." ''.' .-
'TIS ADMITTED
It is beyond our ability to visulize the vast
amount of detail work necessary to complete
the tobacco quotas for the year.
We like the tone of an interview, recently
granted by E. Y. Floyd, AAA executive officer,
who said that every1 care was being taken to
prevent errors in determining the correct quo
tas, but when the quotas were wrong, they
would be changed.
Too often, government agencies take the
attitude that they do not make; errors, and re
fuse to make retractions of orders, whether
right or wrong.
Usually a woman's desire to go on a strict
diet is always strongest just after a good meal.
BY D. SAM COX
STORY 3
When Sallie Cat jumped off of
Blackie's nose, Blackie didn't stop
running. He kept light on running
and woofing till he got home,
and he made so much noise that his
friend, Jay Bird, heard him and flew
over to sec what was the matter.
"Looks iike a briar has been tick
ling your nose, Blackie," said Jay
Bird.
"No it wasn't any briar," said
Blackie. "it was a wildcat. Hut no
matter what it was that scratched it,
it hurts, and I want a doctor. Is there
one on the creek?"
"There certainly is one, and he is
a mighty good doctor, too. His name
is Doctor Coon," said Jay Bird.
"Well, fly for him, and fly fast.
Tell 'him to hurry and to bring all
the medicine he has. Tell him a wild
cat has scratched me nearly to death.
Now fly, fly!"
Doctor Coon didn't live very far
JJrom Blackie's house, but he was
asleep in his bed away up in the top
of the highest tree there was on
Bear Creek, and Jay Bird had to
peck on his door several times before
he could wake him. Then it took the
doctor some time to wake up good and
get the medicine chest packed and
get down to Blackie's house. But
when Jay Bird told him that Blackie
was a new neighbor and a mighty
good fellow. Doctor Coon was anx
ious to see him, and so he hurrted
along as fast as he could.
Jay Bird introduced the doctor to
Blackie and told him that Doctor
Coon could cure anybody from a toad
frog to a moo cow. Then he went into
Blackie's kitchen and got some hot
water tfor Doctor Coon to wash the
blood off of Blackie's nose with.
Blackie w'as mighty glad to see
Doctor Coon, and he told him that it
really wasn't a wildcat that had
scratch him up so, but a house
cat over at Aunt Lindys house. It
seemed so funny for a bit of a cat
about the size of. Blackie's paw to
whip a big bear that Doctor Coon
just had to have a good laugh oyer it
before he got through fixing up
Blackie's nose. This made Blackie
awfully mad, but he didn't dare do
anything but "woof" once or twice
at Doctor Coon, for fear he would go
off and leave him before his nose was
fixed. '
When Doctor Coon got through
washing the bipod ' off of Blackie's
hose, he went down to the creek and
What's the Answer?
By EDWARD FINCH
1 14
'iHYDOIAYTfeETU L
CHATTER WHEN
I AM COLD 1
YXT HAT really happens when your
V teeth "chatter" is a series of
spasms caused by the reaction of
the cold on the muscles of the jaw.
These spasms occur so repeatedly
as to cause the chattering sound
You cannot control these muscles
by force of your will because
spasms act independently of the will
and those muscles under spasmodic
action cannot respond to the com
mand of the brain.
e WUn Newspaper Union.
The Doctor put a nice plaster on his
nose
got some alder leaves and mashed
them all up and made a plaster that
he spitead on some bear grass and
tied on Blackie's nose. This made
Blackie feel so much better that he
walked with Doctor Coon a long way
down the creek towards his house,
and Doctor Coon told him a lot of
things about the other Creek Folks.
Coons go about at night to get their
food, and they sleep in the daytime, so
Doctor Coon told Blackie good-bye,
and went back up the tree to hishouse
and went back to bed. But before he
left, he told Blackie that he had bet
ter stay away from the kitties.
"You bet I will," said Blackie. "I
never expect to get near enough to
another kitten to tell the color of her
eyes.'
(To be continued.) .
EGGS NOT INCLUDED
A Scottish farmer had agreed to
deliver twenty hens to the local poul
terer. : When the birds arrived, how
ever, the shopkeeper found that there
were only nineteen in the case.
Just before the shop closed for the
night, the farmer came hurrying into
the poulterer's office, bringing the
twentieth hen.
"Man," said the poulterer, "but
you're late with this one."
"Ay," agreed the other, "but she
didna' lay until this afternoon."
Answers.
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