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Page 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MARCH The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina i The County Seat Of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS - : -, Edit MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN ...... Associate Edito W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription rates, Due Year, In Haywood County $1.50 Six Months, In Haywood County .... 75c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance i:niercl ut the post office at Wuynenville, N. C, as Second CIiims Mill Matter, as provided under the Act of March 8, l7:i. Nnveinljer 20, 1914. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, a.ni all notices of entertainments for profit, will be chanted for ut the rate of one cent per word. sS'timh Carolina vv MESS ASSOCIATION") THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1939 TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE WOMAN'S CLUB Mrs. Felix Stovall was elected president of the Woman's Club, largest organization of women in town, last week. We congratulate the club on its choice of Mrs. Stovall as the leader. She has been active in club ' work for several years. She has held offices in both the present larger Woman's Club, and in the Community Club, before the two merged into one group. She brings to the office, enthusiasm, civic pride, and ability to work with others, and a wide vision of service for the Woman's Club. ' "OUR BOB" FOR THE PRINTERS Senator Robert Pv. Reynolds gave a straight dig at the editors of North Carolina last week when he made the statement that he was glad there are more printers in the state than editors.. . After reading into the Senate record a resolution from the printers of San Antonio, Texas, endorsed his proposal to suspend all immigration "Our Bob" is quoted as saying:. "I like printers very much," "I have found in my state of North Caro lina those who do the mechanical work of mak ing up newspapers are always for me, while the editors are always against me." "But I thank Heaven there are more print ers than there are editors so that I may add that I have fared very nicely." THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY - The dream of the Blue Ridge Parkway that will make its winding way over the crest of the hills of Haywood County, has become a reality, when actual work was stalled last week on the Haywood-Transylvania line, with 450 days set for its completion of 5.1 miles. It is another encouraging sign that those who have labored long in this section for great developments are seeing another one realized. Individuals and groups have worked hard for the building and completion of this 400-mile-long highway, and runs from the Shenandoah National Park to the Pisgah-Balsam range near the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It will be another link for this area with the outside world. It is hard to estimate the thousands who will travel this highway into this section. It will be another attraction to the list of interesting drives in Western North Carolina. Thus has been ended any further specula tion of the routing of the Blue Ridge Parkway west of Asheville, Haywood County is espec ially fortunate in having already, practically completed, two connections with the Parkway State Highway No. 284 is in .fair condition to Wagon Road Gap, and the other road from Sun burst to the Transylvania line is near completion. So that at least in the near future a short loop over the Parkway and one of the most scenic drives over Western North Carolina may be enjoyed by going up one branch of the Pigeon and down the other. SOMETHING OVERLOOKED From the South are being distributed color ful and alluring booklets on the Magnolia, Cy press and Middleton Gardens. They make one Want to fill up the car and load up the family and take a vacation, just to see these interest ing beauty spots of man and nature. The Craggy Gardens, of Asheville, are coming in for some timely advertising and lite rature is being sent over the country inviting travelers to include a trip to this scenic spot on which is located a "natural garden" of moun tain shrubs. The Apple orchards in Virginia are being brought to the attention of traveling America, and the season is gaining prestige each year, as an important event, for those who "take the road," to include in their itinerary. Bnt "Apple Blossom time in Haywood," is being kept as a secret as far as the outside world is concerned. Only those visitors, who hatraen to pass this way will know this spring about the exquisite beauty of the apple covered slopes, when they are clothed in their ethereal blos soms of delicate pink. For several years this paper has reminded the readers of this opportunity that knocks each spring, but so far it has not met with an active response. THE OLD HOME TOWN -- - By STANLEY fCOMEW PAA- VJELL- STICK TO YOU KNOW WHAT v- A FELLER JM OIXZ Town has am epucattep rat that SOf?S OUT AN1 ORGANIZES SAMS RATS . ANt THEN MARCHES TMEMNTOA CASE? AN5 TUfcNS THE KEY Oft EM - HE CLEANED UP OUR. FEED STORE M FORCED MARCrtE S ABC STORES VERSUS ILLICIT DEALER Down in Durham recently, 32 persons faced trial in the recorder's court as a result of a series of liquor raid? conducted by the city and county police working in co-operation with State ABC undercover agents. The round-up was said to be the biggest assault on illicit whiskey operations in Durham since a wholesale arrest last spring of 120 per sons. Most of those arrested in the recent raid, posted bends of $300 each, but others spent the night in jail. Police stated that more than half of the persons arrested were under suspended sen tences of six months or more for previous liquor law violations. This is very interesting to counties that have not as yet voted to operate ABC stores. Many of the advocates of this system of handl ing and controlling this type of beverages, often lead us, in their enthusiasm, to believe, that the ABC store would put the bootlegger out of business, and sober the drunks. Yet, when we read such accounts in vicini ties where the ABC stores are run, we ponder on whether or not there may be room for both to flourish. For there will always be the op portunity for the bootlegger to under-sell the legalized dealer, and likewise those who are looking for bargains. Bring the question home to our own front door, would the bootleggers in Haywood County take to other vocations, if we voted in ABC stores, or would competition add zest to the illicit business? YAvVEU- STICK TO If OUR CAAM KINpy O GUERILLA, j V VARFAREV ' Xf : i i GfrANDPAPPY SALE WMDPEAIMY Of -'tllSLvv- HURRICANE CORNERS SIVES THE " 'fr LOCAL RATCATCHERS A UNF IVISTFULkoS H. E. C. Bryant in Ch "Pel Hii Mv mnfrioi- , taa a shni- i:. , and I inherited that is an that I w tiait. ant ni ton, when I attack,,; "7;'T' WMl-6c was Tint k.,.., . study until one oVlock L T ing and get un at . :"e thought that 1 nl.. i ' V uf- days I looked sleeDv Another weakness ur b' from my mother was .." 1 Duk e drink coffee, a Cup, morning lor a week, me into an airplane. Utah,'; me 10 a to;-v i markabU man. vvv,.,., , 1 ineton to l-pnni-t ti,., cl c'nt t ... 1 ' tlllWi.ll trial in ISO . ' 'y nrst hmv, signment I spapt: tian, then on The Raleigh V cached an i Observer. He had then t aie age and seemed like TT me. was nervous - c6cuua. ne took greenhorn and a rival ,.- under his wins, ami .. , JUV Ann,,,- resnltPfi in a f,.;.i.L- 4 ... iiciiuM n tu0. until his death. N " IW -I W BY D. SAM COX: rn ... .nr. y. 10 me iur. Christ an uai , xlc maun. ,( cups ot coffee 4 day I met him. I said to 6ws a gooa iellow to his oy tne cotree route." He lived" eigniy-oaa, ana died in Washit.J v w liic time oi nis last was as gay and uebi youngster. bona U' as THERE'S GOING TO BE A PARTY lilackie Rear Book Two Story 26 When the animals got the news that Blackie Bear was on his way home they were the happiest lot of folks you ever heard of, and they be gan to plan to give him a big party when he got back. They talked a lot about what sort of a party it should be and where they would have it They couldn't have it at Blackie's for they wanted to have it all fixed and ready for him before he knew anything about it. Each animal want ed to have it at .his house, but none of them seemed to have a house that was big enough. After they had talked and talked and talked about it, they decided that the big spot of green grass around Doctor Coon's house, where he always had his big Sunday dinner when his friends came, would be the best place, and so it was set tled that they would have it there. They thought sure that Blackie would be there in another day, so they had to hurry to get the dinner ready. While they were all making plans for the dinner, Doctor Coon jumped up on a stump and hollered out for everybody to keep quiet a minute, as he had something mighty important to say. Then he told them that Blackie Bear was the biggest animal on the creek and that he was the wisest animal, too. That he had done lots of favors for all of them, and had been the best sort of friend. He il.l i-l iL.i ti !- i i .i i Annrho Mrn.fU n i- tuiu uieiu uiai DiacKie naa siappeq ,uli.ii Carolina Kover JJog into the creek one dav "-'e vvno puzzieu me wm when he had caueht Dr. Coon anJ fM Messer, who lived tn waa. alvinf In till 1,;.., 14. f tliail 110 Ht Vllo linm .L MWUb KJ Jlli 11J1I1, dllU Ul a 1UL Ul I . O ...mi. M I n. . it other good things that Blackie had Lalns 01 naywood County. n. done for the creek folks. He told miies on norseback lor an iW them about the big Christmas dinner witn mm, and he told me they had all had at Blackie's house, chewed tobacco from the time k. and what a good time they had all ten anp nad taken "a little a had. "And now," said Doctor Coon, "am liquor every nioinm? k. "I move that we give. Blackie Bear oreawast lor ninety-odil years. the biggest party that ever was, and that we crown him king of the creek. rseing unaoie to carry nioie tla; an in iavor oi tnat motion will say wsionai ui-iuk oi -wmskey, of fe aye'." tobacco at all, I have wondered a: Well, it's a wonder that Mr. Man ,uncie rea,. I have been bi and Uncle Joe didn't hear those ahi- without those necessities for mals aiid birds scream "aye," for Christian and Mr. Messer but soJ you never heard such a noise as they times I wish I could have conas. made in voting to make Blackie king lcott.ee and liquor and tobacco. of the ci-eek. The idea just seemed Colonel bwitt Oallowav of Gi-J to tickle them most to death, and County used to indulge in a djsst Billie Possum and Jocko Monkey got tion on the beautiful green frog out on the grass and danced and climbs out of a pool, mounts a turned somersaults. Who-Who Owl, sock and looks out on the world. who is always so wise, said they must said that, in a conversation will make up a yell to give when amphibian, he learned that it they crowned Blackie. All the not happy animals thought thia would be "The frog complained' he d just the nicest sort of thing that while bees went buzzing ovh; to do, and they asked Who-Who Owl head, and birds flitted f rom tw to make up one for them. He prom- tree, and deer went bounding 'over. ised to have it ready, and told them land, he, a miserable piker, J to go ahead and fix up the party. through life a-bumping his anal And now the next thing to do was upon the ground to get up the things to eat, and they Sometimes I wonder if I am a pi all started out to see what they Scruples have not deterred me.' could rind. They certainly must have a supper fit for a king. (To be continued.) BRAKING CARS Two weeks ago a run-away truck made its way two blocks down Main Street. Not so long ago, a car parked in the court house driveway, started down the hill, ran over the shrubbery and fortunately for the owner, stopped on the brink of a steep hill. On numerous other occasions, owners have gone back to where they left parked cars, only to find that the cars had rolled away. So far, we have heard of no serious acci dents, but some have been narrowly averted1, w hich makes it a concern of all, to see that cars are properly braked, and some prefer to leave them in reverse gear, and cut the tires into the .curb. '. Here and HILDA WAY GWYN : GEMS : For Your Scrapbook "BUSINESS "Any exception to the old wfc some rule, 'Mind your own busia is rare." -Mary Baker Eddy. Arthur Brisbane could take a sheet of paper worth one-tenth of a cent, write and edi torial on it and make it worth $5,000. That's genius. Henry Ford can take a similar sheet of paper, write a few words on it and make it worth ten million dollars. That's capital. A workman can take three cents worth of eteel.make it into watch springs and collect hundreds of dollars. That's skill. ' : A merchant can take an article worth 50 cents, advertise it and sell it for $1.00. That's business. Anon. THE MOVIE AWARDS OF 1939 We have not always, from our acknowledg ed unprofessional view point, agreed with the annual selections made by the Academy of Mo tion Pictures Arts and Sciences for the best acting of the year in their eleven years of mak ing these coveted recognitions, but when Spencer Tracy was chosen for his work in "Boys Town," we would like to commend the choice. The play, " Boys Town," is as impressive as a great sermon, with the same desired reac tion. As Father Flanagan, Spencer Tracy play-, ed his part with feeling and sincerity. As the actor, himself described the charact er of Father Flanagan, "as so great and so good that I am sure a little of his light shone even through me," he left out the fact that the combination of the Father's character and his magnificent acting made the play an unforget table story. ... ; It is simply astounding how the public disregards . . . or perhaps, we should say, ignores . . . signs . there hangs in the vault of the clerk of the court in Haywood County court house ... a placard with red letter ing . . . that would attract anyone's attention immediately upon entering . in bold type , . . "Please renlace books on shelves after using" . . . . Saturday around noon . . . almost "losing time for the office ... we law no less than 25 enormous books . . by actual count . . . and two filing cabinets ... piled on the long table in the vault . . . we asked about th,.m . and pointed to the sign . . . we were told that 7 were index volumes . that were supposed to stav on the table . . . accessible for those who wished to consult them t. . . yet there were 18 books but of place . . of course, Bill Byers would never com plain . . . neither would his assistant clerk, Miss Kate Williamson . ... . but we felt a lot of sympathy for Miss Kate as she prepared to tidv up the vault before leaving , . . most of the books had been used bv men wno could have lifted them back in a second . . . and would never have missed the time the gesture took. . the salesman had made his way to his home beyond Asheville . ; . being late in the afternoon he had made no stops until he reached his destination . . . then getting out of his car he discov ered a pocketbook on the running board ... he examined it . . . so the next day he returned the pocketbook to the owner in Hay wood . , . . some people do have all the luck. . . . . Everyone lives by selling so' thing."- Stevenson. It's the fruit of good works, not the blos soms of good intentions, that count. If you don't believe in cooperation watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes 'Off. '-, .. ,'"..-". ::''':'; Some well-meaning folk talk about the value of saving. That's jaw-bone. Some wish they had saved or were saving. That's wish bone. A few people resolve to begin now and do it. That's back-bone. Mrs. R. H. Blackwell contribut. es the following rather remarka ble incident ..... a customer of Mr. Blackwell, who wishes to open a country store in this county . . . was visited by a sales man ... Who lived beyond Ashe ville . . . the merchant got in the salesman's car and they discussed business ... after the salesman had been gone an hour or so the man missed his pocketbook . . which contained S230 . , naturally he was quite upset . . . remembered he had had it in his pocket in the afternoon . . . but had no recollection of havimr taken it out . . . he spent a sleen- . less night ... in the meantime . . The story of last week in this column of the disposal of cows by the various political groups brought the follow ing from one of the readers . . . it seems that Pat had turned Socialist and tried to induce his friend Mike to accept the doctrine. . . . Mike Was trouble and asked Pat to explain the principles. . ... "It means dividing Up your prop erty equally" said Pat. ,"Tis this way, if I had two million dollars I'd give you a million and keep a million myself. See?" "And if you had two farms Pot what would you do?" "I'd divide up, Mike. I'd give you one and I'd keep one." "And if you had two pigs, Pat would you share, those too?" ' "Now Mike," cried Pat, "You go to thunder. You know I got two "Business was his aversion; pit ure was his business. Edgewortk "To business that we lovc e r betime, And go to 't with delight." . Shakespeare ', "Wist ye not that I must be 'it my: Father's business?" Luke. into many lives will be transmit ted from generation to genera tion." . Miss Sallie, in particular it was said . . "How dare est;nia.i her worth to the orphanage her wn-ld of wide interest's ia" lifted the eyes of children workers from the dirt of ro1. villages . the corners of cottar. fields ... the business places, a very busv eitv. to far horizons. so that the children have left ( home, citizens of the world." We were interested during the week in an editorial that appear ed in "Charity and Children" . . titled "Three Elect Ladies' in which tribute was paid to Miss Annie Hall, Miss Eulalia Turner and Miss Sallie McCracken, the latter of this county, who have served an aggregate period of one hundred years teaching in the Baptist Orphanage at Thom asvule . . "trying to heal the hurt of little children . . to guide the ideals of boys and girls ... and their influence, which has seeped With the . cattle' iirulustiy ' O -ft 111 UV.11 1 W v, .- wood county . . . the division oi" famous King ranch in Texas, the heirs of the former o . . caught our attention ... 11 c prizes 1 00.000 acres . r than Rhode Island ... . started in '; bv Tnntain T?inViav(l K'il'.cr . ' ' nucleus of which he bough : Mexicans . . . he added to his r. ings . . , encouraged settler? . ' towns and railroads . . a1 piuuigmus iieius Ul WH'V ' related that a few year r meat packers were short of ca and in the market fof 20.000 heac representative from the Kin? 13 urns in Dii'.onn orr.) s.lid . h f' ... . . . . suppiy mem ... tne skeptical . . . and asked tha ranch be wired to find out... whether such a lars-e number really be furnished . . . the f.t. came .". . "Yes, do you want - horns or Herefords?" ... .
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