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Page 2 THE WAYNESVIIXE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MAY U The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phono 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County Get Aboard W. CURTIS RUSS.... . . MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN ..Associate Editor W. Curtis-Jtuss and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County ... . .$1.75 Six Months, In Haywood County .. 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County ....... 2.60 Six Months, Outside Haywood County ...... 1.60 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Entered at the post office at Waynesville. N. 0., Second Class Mail Matter, as provided under the Act of March 3, 1879, November SO, 114. , Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, and all notices of entertainmentr, for profit, will be charged tor it the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL DITORIAL -ASSOC AT ON Did you get aboard the "Bond Wagon" last week? In case you failed to do so, re member it is not too late, but the sooner you take a ride the better off your country will be, the better prepared for travel on the Editor :, road to victory. While you yourself will be saving for that rainy day that will in evitably come around. Washington Spring Note The garden of the Japanese Embassy on Massachusetts Avenue is as lovely as ever. The lawn is neatly cut, the edges of the walks as trim as the back of a miner's neck on Saturday evening. Can't find out who does it but a sign on' the door says the Spanish Government is looking after things. Additional trimming of Japanese is now being planned by the United Nations f.o.b. I Tokyo. Nation's Business. s-Wonh Carolina vA PRESS ASSOCIATION '(J! THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1912 C lean-Up We don't suppose there is an individual in the entire community who would deny the fact that above all years it is of vital importance to have things looking spic and span here this summer. We accept the fact that there is uncer tainty about the coming season. It may be above normal and on the other hand there may be comparatively few visitors due to several well known reasons. (We are still optimistic, however). In view of this, we will be compelled to put out best foot fore most this year if we wish to attract or keep visitors here. We urge you to join in the clean-up and paint-up campaign the town authorities are trying to put across this week. Cleanliness is not always a matter" of money, with little expenditure a place can be made to look immaculate. Make a clean sweep of your back premises, Do not go about your spring cleaning in a half hearted manner. Leave nothing to blow either on your property or your neighbors. Let's have the cleanest town we have ever asked a visitor to ' stop and spend a vacation. This is not alone for the house wife, but also the business man. Patriot A popular magazine states in this month's edition that the "great word patriot is com ing back. For a long time it has not been spoken. Nobody used it about anybody. The question was asked, how can you tell a patriot and the following were cited as patriots: "A worker in the shops invented what is now considered the best rifle in the world He refused to cash in. lie gave his invention to his country. His name is Garand. 'BOUNCER!" j HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN We would like to honor this week . , the teachers of Waynesville school district for their efficiency in handling the sugar rationing A young man gave UO $48,000 a vear and registration . . . under the capable V,Q e xt v..i. c..., supervision or Jack Messer u.ramwi UA U1B iew lOfK OLOCK thX-fw AlA u lik nA rnnrinp at.iff change. He refused to seek a commission. . . . we made it a point to visit He went in as a buck private. His name f!md JO;ee-hoW; the' public wa. r baniitg 1.11,0 iivv uiuui ujr uiivh. 13 Kltll till. I Sum nml if wa o-rntifvino- to "Another, the son of the irrefl'rpsr nnrnp observe the fine spirit ... if it in j- ,;u-.. i i a t x taKes sugarless meais to win mis in modern military annals also refused to war , t .Kthat js at least one thing wangle his Senator for a commission and we at home can do . . . was the a Piishinn TTia tinrria Jo POr0nir. attitude on all sides ... the teach . I ava w i rVl f Yi air a Kann niran alnlanta me manuiaciurers 01 gasoline pumps in their own home rooms . . , they announce they will give to their country seemed that much at home in the all ogi-n nrro V,: .S4. roies "1 imervieweia . . . no uuuuv . .u...6c iuHral)ul tiicii vciitgj piouts aSkinr nnosHnns Hav in nnrl Hav mowers Woar our 11 i x . . - . " - ' . ior ine past live years. Their name IS BUSI- put makes one good at that sort of .steel fly swatters ness man. Of new things the-following are rather startling .' . . as by pro ducts of war . . . you can be bur ied legally in a gold or silver cask et, but not in a coffin of any other metal ... We may be saving fats for soap making like Grandma did long years ago . , , if you are old enough you may recall the ash hopper in the back yard . . . brass iere hooks will be be no more and thy say corset clasps and metal garter trimmings will have to go , . .'bankers they say will be making loans on cars as to their tire value . . . we are all advised to get a cow and park her on our lawn to eat the grass short for us . . that is when our present lawn no more just get Summer Band We are glad to note that the school band will hold regular practice periods and will give weekly concerts during the summer months. We are going to need some music this summer. It will not only help out with entertainment of the visitors we are hoping to have, but it will boost our own morale. 1 A lot of money has been invested in the band, which has been wisely used, but in order to realize the most out of the organi zation, both from the standpoint of the band student and the supporting public, it must be kept up by study and practice. thing . . . we were amused at our- ready to make a newpaper into a an una ' .i-l . nn t tl.. in I n I Mnnl lin.il JnlA nnJ iU I . n T-. , .- I ociivo vyiig uiio ui me. iiibi-i iici. uctiu iwm nu g J ailcr tueill group 01 noosier iarmers nave piedg- viewers started telling us of a com- ... and blow to Haywood countv ed themselves to return all government I mon mistake that so many of the . . . cuspidors are out . . we com- rhppkq -while trm war "is ri registrants maae tney took no mentea on tnis delicate subject to . ... v.. I aftAniinf nf Uma in tho . . - I VJ-l bllllC 1(1 Vlltl . urea I A J? i. , 1 . , I..-. a laciory worKer, wno When men are I if their hair was white it was mutterincr acainst AnvtViino- loaa tVion VlnKla brown or black or golden . , , as f V.ll .TT.11 11 .. . Miovow ..Hgmut... wcwuiu. M1"c'- "uircis- UUW mis am t no lea it funny too . . . and then suddenly party. This is war. Let's shake hands all we realized that we had been guilty around and get to work'." V oitjim. ui tiio xc.b (sua C Iiatl We venture to say that right here in more than generous sprinkling of Haywood County we have many patriots. Prey V, ; a"d e had answered ..V,. !it . i very guoiy to . oior 01 nair who are neither conscious of the fact, nor ... "Brown" . . . we hope the it so, are not wishing to be praised, but are hrovemmeht doesn't check up on working for victory as surely as the boys ?T.rSl in uniform. nocent liars last week. .. , Holding the Bag The Reconstruction Finance Corporation's willingness to take unsalable automobiles, tires, refrigerators, etc., off the hands of manufacturers is a commendable step to ward relief of an extremely hardhit class of little business men. The real beneficiaries will be the distribu tors. Having been deprived of their normal means of livelihood, these distributors should not have their capital, including loans on which they must pay interest, tied up in definitely. Reidsville Review. Sorghum Indications are that with the sugar short age sorghum will be in greater demand than in recent years, and it will also bring a better price on the market. It seems there is a lot of difference in the varieties of seed and that some make much more juice than others. We under stand that Japanese Seeded Ribbon is one of the best, despite its name. It is said to have a high sugar content and will turn out more molasses than most varieties. 4 What's In A Name? A government scrap iron collector recent ly introduced himself to the Governor of Kansas as ."Senior Commodity Specialist of the Automobile Graveyard Section of the Bureau of Industrial Conservation of the War Production Board." Mathematics Comes Back Certain parents and educators who believe that schools have tended in recent decades Nr., to slight needed fundamental subjects are hnding their judgment dramatically sus tainea by events. Admiral Chester W, Nimitz, commander in chief of the Pacific Fleet, recently stated, "A severe weakness in mathematics on the part of college men is proving a major obstacle in the selection and training of midshipmen for commission ing as ensigns." It is difficult to believe, but 68 per cent of a total of 4,200 college freshmen examin ed recently failed to pass an arithmetical reasoning test. These were not merely border-line cases; the great majority were far below the passing grade. That this failure on the part of high schools is widespread is evidenced by the fact the 4,200 youth come from many states. Only 23 per cent of this group had had more than one and a half years of mathematics. This is a serious lack of fundamental edu cation, and one for which our educational leaders may fairly be held responsible. It is admittedly hampering the defense effort; algebra, plane geometry, solid geometry, and trigonometry are vital in all branches of the armed services. Dr. William R. Reeve, of Teachers' College, Columbia University, has been asked by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to prepare a condensed arithmetical course to bridge the present crisis. - The situation should be a guide to home and school when helping young people plan for the future. The era after the war will still need the fundamentals of arithmetic. New worlds remain to be conquered. Chris tian Science Monitor. Look at the bright side for there is always one. For instance, stopping -autos from diminishing the rubber supply will stop them from diminishing the pedestrian supply. "Mrs. Gwyn, why don't you write about it in your column next week, for they tell me its Clean Up week and that would be a good time?" . . . said Noble Garrett . after we had extended him our sympathy one day last week as he was picking scraps of paper from among the shrubbery at his home . . . not sympathy for working . . . but for the fact that it was necessary to waste so much time, all because of somebody's carelessness ... we told Noble that we had written on the Sub ject many times . . . because, we, personally had a lot of feeling on the subject . . . for our house seems to be the key place on South Main to start eating . . . and we find daily wrappings from every known variety of food and candy ... and this week we had a large size shoe left in our hedge . . . of course we admit that reaching Sown is splen did exercise for your waistline, if you are on the plump model . . but even so one is not likely to appreciate that fact when you are trying to extract a chocolate bar wrapper from under a prickly hedge .... . leaving put any personal aversion . . 4 we just can't help Dut ieei that a person who dehber ately throws paper on the streets ib lacking in community pride . while on the' subject we want to appeal to the town authorities for additional waste paper containers on the streets . . . we know they accuse the public of not using them . . but please give us another trial . . and we hope that they place one near the cement bench on our street, . . one of our prominent county of- cials ... and he was not the slight est bit perturbed . . . 'and instant ly replied . . . "Well, that won't bother me, for what I really need is a wash tub anyway, Sunday afternoon all Haywood county must have been on wheels one last fling over the highways . . . with enough gas to go where they wanted to , . , without count ing the quarts and the pints as they will be doing soon . . a last extravagant American gesture . for it won't: be long before the chief topic of conversation will be "how much I got on one gal lon. . We like things that are done for so many years in succession that they become traditional . . , some how they bespeak character . and a steadfastness of purpose . . . an appreciation of things of un changing value . . ." though time brings improvements there are cer tain sentiments that never grow old . . . and the charm of association that new things cannot possess . we are thinking of the Alma Mater song written by Miss Mar garet Stringfield in 1909 . . . which has been sung at commencement at the local high school since that date . . .we hope it is always done . . . for it is very beautiful . and there will never be any thing new about a song of this type ... to make a change for an other. . . . A jingle contributed by Mrs. Ruth Craig. ... "I had a little pony, His name was Dapple-Gray: Ana an that he was good for Was eating oats and hay. Then motor-cars got scarcer Now Dapple-Gray's my pride And all the careless people . Are asking for a ride," (Richmond Review.) Rambling Around iy v. wubus KUSS ' Bits of this, that and the other picked up nere, mere and yonder A 11 t thespintofthecle "m J the flower plot. ' na The colorp spirits, too, but h JM 1 be in a lio ,i.i l.ls PN otanea in n.;.L r rush, and apparently camp crosfid ' n" f: pened. An.WaWhSe0n'fe h nWWS , Feeling 'he had done,, he raked th a. 8 I uKr lenaer lai-ks Voice OF THE People QUESTION "What do think of rationing of gas?" you Mrs. W. A. Bradley "As for the oersonal standpoint, it doesn't bother me. I don't know how it's going to work out from the com mercial standpoint," Mrs. T. L. Bramlctt "I think it's perfectly alright. If it will help the government, and help us win the war, I'm glad to do my part," John E. Barr'If there is really a shortage of it, it's a good thing. People who really need it should have it and joy riders should be cut out." Mrs. Charles very good idea. Hurgin "It's ' a We're going to up ad nn i 1 bomedav uK,. l. river to the othr M, ?' ine- to u-alfu i. i , t . . . . v "uiuini th "Mile U1V. o .1. - conserve tires anyway so it doesn'i make much difference. ' Mrs. N. M, Medford "I think that since the boys are sacrificing their lives, and giving up their homes and loved ones, we can cer tainly give up our pleasure trips." Rev. H. G. Hammett "Under the circumstances it seems to be the thing to do. I'm glad to co-oper ate in using as little gas as pos sible." Mrs. Fred Martin "'If it means help to our arnjy of course we'll be glad to do our part. ' Dr. R. H. Stretcher "I think it is a necessity and we'll just have to do the best we can. For a while it may be hard, but the hard ship will ease off." W. R, Francis "It appears to be a very fine thing for the gov ernment to ration the people on gasoline and oils to conserve it for the war effort." J. M. Long "I think the ra tioning of gas will effect this sea son and the tourist area, but we will have to adjust ourselves to anything that will help win this war." What Made News Years Ago MARRIAGES Floyd Jenkins to Annie D. Bur. gess, both of Cove Creek. . The treaty terminatina- the Rus so-Japanese War was signed at Portsmouth in 1905. an vvTt which gave the state an interna tional significance. A Weirton, W. Va.. steel nlant participating in the War Produc tion Drive broke record in 9nn departments during a single month. Ridge Parkway, FIVE YEARS AGO 1937 Group of vocational boys leave on an extended tour of 6 states with J. C, Brown, agricultural teacher, in charge. Hazelwood dogs are killed bv poisoned foods and citizens are up in arms. L. N. Davis states Chamber of Commerce has three point program. with equal stress to be given in dustry, tourists and agriculture. Chas. E. Ray, Jr., named chair man of recently organized West em North Carolina group to work out problems of section. Mayor of Brevard savs "Wavnes ville has wide-awake Chamber of Commerce and that the people cer tainly know how to be nice to vis itors." ; Fish Hatchery in Piseah Nn tional Forest is now in oDeration. Miss Lillian Wvatt admitted to the Apha Phi Sigma honorarv f ra ternity at Western Carolina Teach ers College. father Howard V. Lane a-ives series of lectures in Clvde this ween. State highway officials are hlr. ing the original route of the Blue bial think what he 'would do -! , A Waynesville housJ V..M.-ICU into the sr clean-up decided every 1 c i.ct-ueu Ousting B -..oua. auout mat t morning, however, her v with 1.; 1 i . , .' f c cocKed to o u ior W0!k mumbl; Ao, sir li possible." A fellow workraa ed the trouble, and the said: . "You just can't strafeJ me w an to suit a J SatnrH..,,, "imig a mo: was ueinjr puiie,J up the J1( a car, with what looked' j li, mat many stopped to ; signt. A traveling ink salesj wvcia me greater part ofl ern America, reports that t erage motorist from Ohi Pennsylvania have not cut df tneir speeds. He has -WU fully, and found this J holds true no matter wl,J are, out ne nas no answer I query why. Haywood citizens now fJ shipyards bring back the! story regarding food, workiJ ditions and seeing so natiJ trom back home on the Their comments about Thel taineer being a "letter from! seldom changes. One Haswood man just i one of the shipyards this I said a detective worked amol crew for about six montrj two of the men talked tool and the next day both weri War talk is not toleratedl hours on duty, they reporttJ Good wages, high pricJ very little after pay day usual comment of most men coming back, and run true to form through the defense areas. SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK BvR I .SfOTT AK OClAH-AOIMd oik-rAMKtn.cwuty? OIL ftURXia- 30 (HtlUPPlHt IStAMtS) CAMyeiqARtffesv m-HLVK MAef4 V AW W WlUMWEaV A 7-page article from ural History Magazine, W. Gudger on "Giant xsorth American 19 mos: esting While I do not claim to erman, I found the article ing, and here is part of auction: The question perhaps quently asked of us in partment of Fishes in the can Museum is, "What is gest fish?" To this e? answer has been, "The wbii is the largest fish in the But occasionally the querr "What is our biggest M fish?" The question cannot be M offhand. For vears I M in mv mind to die un evidfl answer it. But the task The information is wid trnd. thnrmiirhW hidden nical works or in books of and hence is to be paM with much work di(rpm? word), and good illustrat: almost nonexistent. Then tionatelv most writers fficmaclvpa with saving, lorrro tiu Or thev mewt "Said to reach a length w to fourteen feet"-withw tho nthoritv. Every en been made to verify the . weights given herein. The nuestion of w",t 1 largest fishes will have 1 ......i ...win since K'l minir mnro than one caM'i fho HiatiTK-Hnn To set V- of these creat fishes for all the big fish know, and the reader I. get into his "dugout ; uiii.il me. v j Rill" in World War I, i gets tired and knows 'ole" let him go to it t t...- f heein W DUL UHU'C " ... .rll tales, let me pray v 3 the ardent fisherman W1 well as of him wno dred of years ape: "Lorde, on a omefti mji nnV and A1 And innplashynfgesle Lord, suffer me to ISO large - When talkynggeof"- j (Continued o"
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