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THURSDAY, AUGUS THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER ST Page 2 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street phon 137 Waynes ville, North Carolina Th County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS - Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN .... Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County Six Months, In Haywood county One Year, Outside Haywood County ... All Subscriptions Payable in Advance ...fl.50 75c 2.00 Enured at tht poM office t W.ynenil!., N. 0., M Second Clan Mail Matter, u provided under the Act ot Mareu , 1878, November tO, lilt. Obituary notice., resolution, of respect, card, of I thnlu. nd U notice, of entertainment, for profit, will be charged tat at the rate of one cent fer word. 'SS ASSOC! AW VJ1 NATIONAL EDITORIAL- THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1910 200 Million Road Maps One of the nation's largest oil companies recently announced that since 1914 they had distributed free, more than 200 million road maps. Some figurer found that that was enough paper to circle the globe three times at the equator. Present day motorists take for granted the excellent numbering system of the highways that span the nation, and the free maps which are available at every service station. But it was a different story back in 1914 when the first highway maps were distributed. It is rather simple for a motorist today, to select one of the several routes to any desti nation, and with a modern road map, make the trip of many thousands of miles without asking a single question as to the way. Oil companies claim that road maps are the largest give-away item in the country. Certainly the average motorist takes it for granted that they are free, and usually "stock up" heavily, without giving much thought to the cost. Buncombe Leads And while on the subject of taxation let Us look over into Buncombe county where action has been taken by the County Com missioners which merits for those gentle men the striking off of medals and the re cording of their names in history. Completing the year's budget, and find ing the financial condition of the county not altogether satisfactory, the Buncombe Com missioners struck more than forty thousand dollars from the appropriations and in order to accomplish this purpose abolished the county court, the rural police, the county ga rage, and the county draftsman and electrical inspector. This newspaper, of course, knows noth ing as to the details of Buncombe's affairs financial conditions, or otherwise, but the marvel is that a group of public officials has the bare faced nerve to abolish a lot of offices and the jobs of around 25 public employees. That is revolutionary procedure. In addition to this news coming out of Buncombe, comes the additional news that the Commissioners reduced the salaries of county employees from $5 to $25 per month. As to the wisdom and justice of this last named action, The Times-News is not alto gether certain. Useless departments of government, courts employees and all useless expenses should be abolished. If they are not needed and are not giving the people value received for their osts, they should be wiped out. However, government is essential and cannot be en tirely dispensed with. Government depart ments, courts, and the employees to man them efficiently are necessary. It is a mistake to under pay public ser vants. It is also a mistake to over pay them. The logical procedure is to demand and se cure high class, efficient, satisfactory public Service, and pay full value for it. Satisfac tory service cannot be obtained, certainly in positions of responsibility, by the payment of salaries amounting to only a fraction of what qualified men and women can make in private business. ' v: Demand first class service of public of ficials and all employes, and pay for it at just rates. One of the most damaging defects in our system of management of public affairs is that in many cases the amount of remuner ation is such as to secure for the public service only mediocre officials and employees. Persona thoroughly qualified to fill the positions will not accept them for the salaries or wages paid.., ; On the j udgment of Buncombe County Commissioners the public services in that county which have been abolished can be dispensed with without detriment to the welfare of the county. How many additional services could be abolished with large savinga to the county and no inconveniences or loss to the tax payers? In the answer to this question lies the heart of any discussion of public services and taxation. If municipal, county, State and national governmental costs were brought down to rock bottom and confined to essential pub lic services, many billions of tax money now being sweated from the hides of taxpayers would not be demanded by the tax gatherers and one of the nation's biggest and most troublesome problems would be solved. Hendersonville Times-News. How Is Your Sleeping? It is now possible to read a person's char acter by watching how they sleep, according to Dr. Richard C. Hoffman, phychitarist, which makes us want to ask, "What next ?" If your husband sleeps with his knees up in tent fashion, and his hands clasped, around the back of his head, then he is a "great lover type", the doctor explains . The doctor hastens to explain that when a person hugs a pillow while sleeping it shows that they are not getting enough affection. Those who sleep with their arms outside the cover in both summer and winter are of a "trusting, generous nature." And we add, not as an authority on char acter reading, that tonight while listening to yourself snore, that you keep one eye open and read your own character from your sleeping poses. Here and There -By-HILDA WAY GWYN The following contribution was written by Odin G. Buell, of Buell ton, Calif . . husband of former Waynesville girl . . . Josephine Thomas, daughter of Mrs. James R. Thomas and the late Mr. Thom as .... It is significant not only for its forceful message ... but also for the fact that Mr. Odin's parents are English born . . . and yet in one generation he has be come a full fledged American citi zen . . . with the ideals of an "AH American" . . . with the heritage of a pioneer background. .... "We all know if we sit in a poker game long enough . . . with the house taking its customary per centage from each pot . . . it must eventually have all the chips with out taking the gamble . . . the same applies to interest . . . this gour met, by preying upon production soon develop an appetite that pro duction cannot both satisfy and leave enough to sustain the pro ducer . . . . then comes mutual ill health expressing itself in periodic depressions ... this condition sets up very definite . . . tides of public sentiment . . . which our statesmen try to translate into action by means of man-made laws . . . the eventual manifestation of this nat ural phenomena will be solved only when we all understand that the only permanent remedy rests in the acceptance of the common law . that any great concentration of the fruits of labor in the hands of the few . . . results only in poverty and hunger of the many, with its . . resultant unrest and sad repercussions. . . The Cost Of Crime Judge J. J. Burney, in speaking before the Columbus County grand jury recently, called attention to the enormous crime bill which the taxpayers of the United States are forced to pay annually. As quoted in the Whiteville News-Reporter, Judge Burney said that crime cost the tax payers $28,000 every minute of every day of every year; $4,447 a second. He asserted that crime cost the taxpayers of the country a total of $15,000,000,000 annually, as com pared wirjh the $2,978,000,000 to educate the school children of the nation. He deplored the condition which permits 4,000 of the 12,000 murderers of the country annually never to be apprehended, and less than 1 per cent of those who kill their fellow man to ever pay with the death penalty. Those are rather startling figures, and in these days and times when such huge sums are needed for defense purposes in order to protect us against any possible blitzkrieg, it would seem a wise policy to start a blitzkrieg of our own against this terrific waste. While we are guarding against spies and saboteurs we should also take steps in an effort to bring about a reduction of our crime bill. The State Magazine, Raleigh, N. C. "The solution doesn't necessarily lie in the utter elimination of profit interest . . . this man-made invention seems to be as necessary an ingredient with the average hu man being ... as religion . . . . Interest debt is both the spur and the carriage essential to direct a natural outlet for energy along paths . '.. . to conform to society's demands for proper civilized con duct. . . . . This gives full vent to that primal instinct of accumula tion . . . with the law of compen sation the unfailing brake. . . ." The Choice Of Wise Men Somewhere we recently read the story of a king of old, who commanded his wise men to prepare a six word sentence that would be appropriate on all occasions in perversity or prosperity. The wise men came forth with this statement, "And this, too, shall pass away." ' Whether the incident ever happened does not matter. It gives us something to think about certainly something encouraging in international crisis as these. Non-Saluters The man who has developed a silent celery might try his hand at taking the squirt out of grapefruit. Ex. Fifteen thousand Jehovah's Witnesses the sect whose members refuse to salute the American flag have just held a convention in Detroit. . ' . They avail themselves of the privilege of assembly while they refuse to salute the flag under which that right is guaranteed. They avail themselves of the privilege o: having their children educated in public schools and refuse to salute the flag under which free education is furnished. They will avail themselves of the conscien tious objector's privilege to fight for the flag which they refuse to salute and whose protection they invoke when misiguided pat- nota try to force them to salute it. We don't care if they salute the flag or not, The flag is not honored by any salute that is not as much a gesture of the heart as of the hand. Rock Hill Herald. " cun NOW! A Wf I x y I ifell rjr rwoeN &AIuiM v I him op I Voice o-jj ke people "In1 the present process of our evolution, when interest and pro duction become greatly out of pro portion, . . they are forcibly but temporarily balanced again through the medium of wars . . . . whether democracy or a dictatorship . . . no amount oi moral rearmament alone can change the fundamental ffects . . . Since the laws of na ture are inexorable it is only through an understanding ... by men, not to abuse . . , these laws . that they will cease . . . to exact their penalties . . . . For example . . , in the same propor tion as our natural resources tend to become exhausted . . ... must our democratic government become one of more rigid controls in the inter est of posterity . . . hence the utter necessity for national con servation . . . to avoid absolute dictatorship. . . . . ." If a beautification project for the town of Waynesville and Ha zi'lwood should ever be carried out, as has been suggested from time to time, with a general planting by all property owners of one variety of shrub or tree, which shrub or tree do you think would be the most appropriate for planting? Mrs. Rufus Siler "I would sug gest a combination of native dog woods and azaleas," G. C. Plott "I would say dog wood, because it blooms in the early spring. There are enough dogwood cut each year in this county to beautify the entire towns of Waynesville and Hazelwood." Mrs. S. P. Gay "Rhododendron. So far I know of no town that has made this particular use of thi3 shrub. It can be grown without too much attention to make it worthwhile. People come here to see rhododendron, so why not bring it to them in the towns." Harry Rotha- "I would say my choice would be a combination of native rhododendron, azaleas, and hemlock." Miss Caroline Alsteatter "It seems to me that the Carolina hemlock is the most beautiful ever green we have whether large or small and it is a joy forever." Mrs. Harry J. Hyatt "From the luxurious manner in which they thrive in this soil and climate, I would suggest prostrate juniper." Jarvis Palmer "I balsams and spruce." would say Mrs. R. N. Barber "I would say rhododendron or our native moun tain laurels or ivy. These.are not only beautiful when in bloom, but are evergreens and are typical of our mountains." Clyde II. Ray, Jr. "I would like hemlock, as it is beautiful in both summer and winter and lends it self to pruning in any shape desired." Dr. Gladys Osborne "I would suggest a combination of dog woods and azaleas. I look for ward each spring to the beautiful dogwood tree on Main street." . CLIPPINGS "Those so violently resisting the New Deal . . through much fear from lack of understanding . . . should remember the lessons of similar groups and races down through the ages .'. their reasoning seems to be that since nature has given superior abilities for accu mulating wealth and power v , . it is theirs to do with as they choose . . . even to the extent of obstructing the normal processes of democracy . , . Would it not be much better . . . for everyone . ." . if this selfchosen group would re study this natural phenomena as they have . . . preached it is the past . . , and not try to change the irrevcable laws of nature? . . ." utner Beauty spots since a re cent reference to the bank of rho dodendron at the depot was men tioned . , . have been called to our attention which include . . . (and we gladly admit the merits of each . ) the view from the porch of the Barber residence , .', the gar den of Miss Caroline Alsteatter . with its musical brook . . the cool refreshing grounds around the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will Medford . . . the utter peace . and the sweeping view from Green hill cemetery . . , the planting at Mrs. Holtzclaw's cabin . . . . at Balsam . . . Uncle Will Shelton's lawn , . . the view of Waynesville from the sun room of Blink Bonnie . . . Mrs. Clayton Walker's garden . . . Rufus Siler's outdoor fire place . . . Mrs. Saumenig's immaculate lawn . . . the trees on the Withers lawn . . . Mrs. Charles R. Thomas's garden . . . her granddaughter's (Pat Prevost's) outdoor living room . . . the holly trees on the Henry Gaddy place ...... . on East street . . . the inviting woods back of Mrs. J. F. Abel . . . and what can beat sitting on the porch at the Country Club and looking across the golf course . . . rimmed around with towering peaks in the background. . A LOT OF SUGAR (Statesville Daily) Three North Carolina groc erymeh were given heavy fines and suspended sentences after convic tion in the United States district court in Greensboro on charges that they had failed to make com plete report of sugar sales, as re quired under the federal alcohol control statutes. The news item that tells of this action relates that "Agents of the alcohol tax unit reported 2,000,000 pounds of sugar sales not properly reported by the firm." That's a lot of sugar for one firm to sell, and mind you, those figures take into account only the "unreported" part of the volume. There are other wholesalers in that progressive lit tie city, too. Off-hand and unfamiliar with the Wilkes technique, you'd think the natives were anticipating in a big blackberry crop and were getting ready to harvest and preserve it. But Judge Johnson J. Haynes, who knows every cove in Wilkes that would shelter a still, in passing sentence ori the offenders, explain ed that a close tie-up often exists between sales of sugar in bulk and the operations of illicit distillers. N. C. HISTORICAL MARKERS (Hickory Record) Tar Heel citizens should be pleas ed to find Upon examination of a new "Guide to North Carolina His torical Highway Markers" that al most three hundred of these mark ers have been erected. The Record considers this work extremely important, due to the fact that it not only brings to the attention of tourists the many places of historical interest throughout the Old North State, but because it serves to make our own people more keenly conscious of traditions that were being lost sight of by the present generation. The new guide lists the markers and their locations, giving their futt inscriptions. The historical mark er program was begun in North Carolina in 1935, and i conducted jointly by the Historical Commis sion, Department of Conservation and Development, and the High way ana rubiic Works Commis sion. An appropriation of $5,000 annually is available from the high way fund to meet the expense of casting and erecting the markers. Under the law, all inscriptions for these markers are written bv a group of the state's leading histor ians. Each marker bears the state seal in a scroll at the top center, in double-faced, has black lettering on an aluminum-colored back ground, and is mounted on an iron pipe imbedded in a concrete base. Each is placed on a numbered, hard-surfaced highway. The in scriptions have been made brief in order to facilitate reading from passing automobiles. It is to be hoped that the work will continue and that the several hundred additional markers, which will be required to do an adeauate job, will be erected. HOME, SWEETER HOME (Christian Science Monitor) One hundred seventy-three thou sand, eight hundred ninety-six vac uum cleaners can't be wrong. Not in an age moving toward lighten ing the housewife s burden. That number is reported as sold in the United States in May, to set a rec ord. Today largely because of this and other adaptations of the elec tric motor, homemakers are beiner relieved of much of the drudgery which until two-score years ago, had been regarded as the house wife's lot. The little "power box" has been taught to perform a mul titude of time-and-Iabor-saving tasks. It washes and dries dishes. does family laundry and ironing Because of it, woman's place is no longer endlessly and wearingly "in the home." And the home can take it proper place as a center for in terests not necessarily bounded by four walls." Letters Torf Editor aineer;. lets GROW lP Editor The Mounui Let's RP , tance of the title "East. t "'eai ftmokies A taxpayer has a dumped n -.. m1 mg in disgust for Wan the eruests nf ti, . " tv.;7 Q 10is of 4 This carnival has WB k 1 Waynesville at year when we Wtn, " Town lnnH , 1 10 M . "'s us oest i. and expensive camju. nut nn : .1 . r-v ra ill me Snr n- . v.v. c w.cuesi town it J v-aioiina and yet i., minea tnis carnival to J ,c.v uic neignt of season Tvim-la. j.' conglomeration of d;rty VI noise get the impression 4 '""' "l "r town, tha permanent installation i ,a,sf "lusl "e permitted l yesvine. to tempt, away the livelihood of i cm3 oi people whi ford to throw ran y them go to the edge of ton1 ine cneap cries of hawkers ling devices, squecky m scuciai ucuia.m win notdis- citizens ot y aynesvill, , not give the impression to mat it is in any way C0J witn tne town of WavnesrJ ELAIXE HUdJ uwner harkwjy GEMS For Your Scrap Bool THE BIBLE" The Bible is the only toJ an cnrisuan truth ; the oclJ for the Christian ljfe;-rJ DooK that unfolds to us the ties of eternity. Sir Ma Hale. T t .1 T.l 1 . . i Know tne BiDie is mspird cause it finds me at greater i of being that any other bl Coleridge. The Bible is the learned master-piece, the ignorant dictionary, the wise man's d: ry. Mary Baker Eddy. . Nobody ever outgrows ture; the book Widens and d with our years. Spurgeon, The whole hope of humit gress is suspended, on the growing influence of the B; William H. Seward. . To say nothing of its ho' or authority, the Bible conl more specimens of gecim taste than any other voluir.i existence. Landor. FAITH Now faith is the substar. thinirs hoped for, the evider- thine-s not seen Hebrew 11 . Throuirh love, through faith's transcendent dower. We feel that we are greats we know. W ordsworth. As LIVE OR DIE FOR IT (Rock Hill, S. C, Herald) The United States of America is what it is today because the founders of this great nation loved liberty more than anything else including their own lives. In an effort to obtain indepen dence, they staked their puny strength in what must have seemed to them a hopeless struggle against one of the world's mightiest pow ers. And they were successful only because they were willing to make any sacrifice for the principles for which they were fighting and every one of them was ready to lay down his life, if that was nec essary. The United States of America the only remaining Btronghold of liberty in this war-torn world will survive only if it people re main true to the traditions of their forefathers and continue to con sider liberty their most valuable ntcps3irtn It may not he necessary fc of us to die to . preserve A. canism, but it is abso!u:l f,-oi w ail nf us live fa nurnose. Ampricans must be Wl fnr Americanism as W " ing to die for it-if democr. - u. nn this eani rr ivrtR FOB COINS Working feverishly to iled-ub orders, J ed States Mint sid 093.000 coins dunr.g n! ending last June 30. R,,t even this ali-t-me ducion record-more tW .l om,r rears ou.pi trA hphind demar.d. with its stocks of coins J jiQt tVio mint w , pided to Place its coinage"; adelphia and Denver u-.: a fha unit at Sanf ic Vai, Ka.;is. on a , VjK ,ever .u the mint, accorui.. - He Tayloe Ross, has there other important factory- ing use of coin--- chmes tnrous.. wt. States. But J the unpreceaem (-- probably tne Jdyi whicn went i"w v ding extra v ' a movie admissions. 3 nn. r,d a host of I items. ; " w .because vl .,r . rgjw taxes, the mint likelihood top vu- --,,,. last yeh4rr 632,000 nickel. n pennies.
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