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II fAY, DECEMBER TIIE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER PAGE TWO (Seeoad Section) THE MOUNTAINEER Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS BUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Fridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY AND SERVICE MEN One Year $3.00 Six Months -1-75 NORTH CAROLINA One Year f Six Months iM OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One vear .50 Six Months Hits Peak Food prices have reached their peak and "the direction is somewhat downward" now, according to Clinton P. Anderson, secretary of agriculture. It is reported that the secre tary speaks rather cautiously about this downward turn in food prices, for he does not want to be held responsible for depressing farm prices. It is easy to see his point of view, but a person in ell fairness should not hold hir, responsible for this trends Mr. Anderson attributes the fall of food price increases to high production in the United States and also increasing production elsewhere which have been relieving short ages. He made the statement that domestic sur plus of about 400,000 ,000 buehels of corn in 1947 would mean increased meat production at lower cost. Enters at the ,,ot offl-e t :,y,i)W. V C, as Soond t'luan Mail Mattir, as provi.M un.ler tl.e A. t i.l Ma;. -II 2, IS. J, Nuveinbir 2V, IS 14. - Obituary nuticra, resolutions of resi.c t. -ar,l of thanks, aria nil nutiets i.f MitertainnnTit (.,r profit, will !. i-lurgul for at th rate en' ullf ami a 1 If i-flils per ttor.l. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- W.ASSOCIAI IUN -Nortfi Carolina w. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 20. 194(i Forceful Speaker Not only the members of the First Meth odist church, but also the public in general should be grateful to the Rev. Paul Town send for bringing Bishop Hughes to Waynes ville at this time. His sermons which at tracted many from other churches were packed with enduring spiritual messages and all who heard him have had nothing but praise. It is stimulating to see a man who though he has passed the retirement age set by his church for active duty is still able to render a set vice that many younger men could not give. With a background rich in experience and a fine appreciation of the reai values of life, and the power to impart to others through his sermons aid and comtort, Bishop Hughes made a deep impression upon the congrega tions who assembled to hear him during the past week. Mr. Daniels In Mexico The following account by W. J. Hooten in the El Paso Times regarding the recent visit of Josephus Daniels to Mexico City will be of special interest throughout North Caro lina. In Haywood county we recall with re gret the visit for it interfered with Mr. Daniels coming "home" to his adopted coun ty to join in the Homer L. Ferguson Day celebration: "One of the most astounding things to me in Mexico Ctiy was the agile manner in which the 84-year-old Josephus Daniels got around. "Another thing that happened that im pressed me very much was the apparent af fection held by the Mexicans for our former Ambasasdor to Mexico. "Mr. Daniels was practically lionized dur ing the ceremonies in connection with the inauguration of Miguel Aleman as president of the Southern Republic. "Stephen Aguirre, U. S. cousul general, in Juarez, who was assigned by our government as aid to Mr. Daniels during the ceremonies, had considerable difficulty in keeping up with the elderly North Carolinian. Mr. Dan iels was ready and willing to go at all times. "It was my pleasure to renew acquaint ance with him on several occasions in Mexico City. The first was at the reception given last Saturday by U. S. Ambassador Thurston. I saw Mr. Daniels on a number of occasions after that and if he was slowing up he showed no signs of it." 0 I DECEMBER 16-22 I ! T 1 rna V ffig"" "j WEEKOseoPE m 5 l34vTV3l yl JtMM 0eUM"WiWMf'MReR-ruB&oys rrt firSl U. THE MIUTArV HOSPITALS WITH VyS, i hfylL, VjX ' fi,rTS ,MP CHRISTMAS CARDS -'lr-l,'-V ' .. &RIUINT8flSc8MI. lOMAWKK "ft (75"AMWERSARV0I 1 Pifiy'ERS HE BATTCP fejazR i VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Would you like to see a Christmas this year? White THF FIRST SUCCESSFUL AlRfUANE HUM MUX THii PA, I9C?, B V.'PI6hT BROS. FROA KIU PtVll. OM Thf NORTH CAROLINA COAST 4 ilAHES SOOTH Or Kl .7 KWK 0 H 150 YEARS ASO THE FIRST UMDAy NItNtSPAPER AFPEAREP ikI , BlRTrtPAOF JAMfS tDMRP. 061ETHCKPB J, CB0RN 1696) iff! WO FOUMPEP vlrd RFFU6E Fun MtW JfllLrTP FOR DCBT WltT BEGINS- riofnfST'BAy AMP LONSE6T NI6HT OF THE yFAK ill ftli VEfrHfRD 70 SHAVE Ah' $6 - Neel Tucker "No. There are too many people yenning io uvci during the holidays, and bad roads will cause a lot of accidents." Robert C. Ferpuson "It would be a lot of trouble to me on the milk route, but J would line to see one." 3 -js Edna McCracken "Yes. It doesn't seem like Christmas with- I out snow. But 1 aon i want any before then." Carlyle Haynes "No. rather be where there snow." I would isn't any Charlie Ruff "I'd like to see it snow the night before and on Christmas day." Jimmy Reed daughter can se" 'Yes. So our little her first snow. VEGETARIAN FISH TO GET SPINACH FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER By JANE EADS WASHINGTON Vegetarians among fhe fish family of Fred G. Orsinger, director of the fish and wildlife service's aquarium in the Commerce Department building, will get a special helpoing of spin ach for Christmas. Other fish, who Orsinger says hate spinach worse than our own small fry,' will get special helpings of fried beef heart. As for Ollie Orsinger, the jovial director's understanding but really long-suffering better-half, she'll get "$5 for groceries and a special oiling of her vacuum cleaner and electric washing machine." That's what Fred says, but of course he's kidding. "Hey, what's the use of being serious, anyway?" Fred queries, his grey eyes twinkling., "Nobody wants a lot of stuffiness. The folks I know prefer just plain garden variety nonsense." age. mileag ' suing Orsinger added that Ollie would i ecl "P about a Letters To The Editor dnnp .t n - s.i-ui 'K-.ll to bj nr'rin.'ii' ..... "1 m, hie (V-l. r . """"'. .-"id il isl ne is lor(,( bv to retire next J,tlv in rid will U.. ' . " a skvI l,,n8t'iic and fun ,.f hoc ll,n u! ;K,K -""-'nee and i"ii is. a sipn dl "I've got s.;;,:, told me, 'anil I , and use it." 1S ln'"K'n'4 of goilJ ,u" ",1 a spell Wllh 0I ;"T n '" grown fend for themselves -.v., KniKers nave a fl uie soutnern s;,n. Fre( nis mind to (leci;lin uh next. '-- "u ii.ki ::uee of0 TIni veril - .... ,. to open a new aquariw would like to have a m; BinBei s expeiienee lake! """" i'iJ'e in :iaana new. modi HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN It has come to us as we hoped ' the water that he filled a bottle Maybe a Change We read that rumor has it that the 1947 General Assembly will be asked to make the Department of Tax Research a division of the Revenue Department. It has been reported that Governor Cherry does not plan to appoint a successor to the late A. J. Maxwell as director of the depart ment, at least until after the Legislature con venes. If the department is relegated to division status, no gubernatorial appointment would be necessary. There would be one less political reward to offer by the future gover nors. Maxwell had headed the department since it was organized in 1942, following the crea tion by the 1941 Legislature. Maxwell was named director with a salary of $6,000 a vear. While it is said that the department will probably become a division of the Revenue Department, there are no plans to stop any of its functions, but rather to expand the tax research with a view to making all possible improvements in the state's tax structure. WTe would like to indulge in a bit of wish ing, thinking and hope that in the improve ment of the tax structure it might be found that the state could be run n lower taxes. Christmas Programs If the spirit of Christmas escapes us this year in the county and the community it will not be from lack of reminders. All organi zations, schools, and churches have taken time out to give heed to the event. Despite these programs and celebrations life seems to.be moving on at such a rapid rate that most of us do not seem to have time to pause to let the meaning of the sea son give us the peace that it holds in store for us. We commend such groups as the Salvation Army, Woman's Club, and the Lions Club as they give cheer, to countless people in the area. They give us an opportunity to take part in their program and we trust that no matter how small your gift may be to them that you do not fail to give. it would the real spirit of Christ mas which carries one along dur ing the hectic days that come be fore December 25th. We had be gun to get a Dit uneasy ior tear we might miss the big thr'U of anticipation. It came in a most ordinary manner. We had not made a fruit cake since the first year of the war. We had forgotten how long it took to make them but as we creamed the butter, we began to remember the last time we had made such a cake. Then from there we went back several years, and the next thing we knew he happy memories of Christmas iust piled up in one grand heap and suddenly we were deluged with the Christmas spirit for after all Christmas to the very young is looking forward and to the adult t is a mingled emotion of both looMng forward and backward. At any rate we are taking Christmas so won't you come along for it is much better to join the group ind enter into the day. Congratulations Traveling Companion We note that in Chicago last week the National Safety Council, in view of the recent disastrous fire in Atlanta set forth seven rules to remember in case of fire. These rules would make fine traveling companions on a trip,- which had overnight stops and stays in hotels, or in your own home. They included the following: 1. When you go to your room for the first time, locate regular and emergency exits. 2. If you detect fire or smoke, act quickly, but cool; notify the telephone operator; give exact information. 3. Feel your door before you open it, if it is hot, keep it closed; also close transoms and cover the cracks around the door with wet towels or sheets. 4. Do not act on impulse or take unneces sary chances to get out of your room; you may be safer where" you are. 5. If your door is cool, open it a little; if the hall seems safe, leave by a known exit. 6. Close doors and windows behind you to reduce drafts. 7. If there is much smoke, hold or t,ie a wet cloth over your face and go on, your hands and knees to an exit. We congratulate the Chamber of Conv merce and the secretary, Miss S. A. Jones, on the calendar which has just been issued by the organization. It is well planned and ex ecuted and the pictures of unusual attraction We wish that we had more of this type of publicity, for if properly placed, the 1947 cal endar will bring many guests to this area by its pictures. We have only one criticism to make. In the section which is marked "notes" which of course is a fine thing to use as reminders, we would have liked to have had the space devoted to more ihforma tion about this section. However this is not serious, and perhaps we are merely overly anxious to get the outside world "told" much as posible on every opportunity about our advantages here. We admit that the cal endar is more attractive as it is, rather than cluttered up with too much' printed matter. full of salt water to take home to show his family. On the train he began talking to a friendly con ductor, who asked him what he was carrying in the bottle. Gard ner explained that his folks had never seen the ocean so he was taking part of it home . . . "Well," said the conductor, "you know the tide rises at 6:30, don't you?" . . . "Yes," young Gardner replied . . . "It's 6 o'clock now and in half an hour the tide will rise and your bottle will overflow, if you don't empty part of if ... So Gardner did as he was told and he says that he didn't know until he was 21 years old that he was being kidded" . '. . We know that the British will like the Gardners . . . and are proud that North Carolina will again represent this country at the court of St. James. Aren't the Christmas cards gay and attractive this year? During the war they grew a bit stale and we had the feeling that we -lid not like to send such merry ones they did not seem appro priate, but now we can go back to the joy in Christmas. We read this week that the exchange of Christmas cards began in England n 1844 when an artist, W. C. Dob- ion, sent a card he designed to a friend instead of a Christmas let ter. The lollowing year he had his card lithographed and sent copies to his friends. Little did he realize what he had started and how the custom would grow over the years. It is said that this year almost 2,000,000,000 Christmas cards will be mailed in the United States. It is no wonder that the postmaster has rsked us to start mailing cards early for from the looks of people having cards here, the clerks in the P. O. are going to be plenty busy, but we -4hink Christmas cards are one of the nicest things about the season True, they clutter up the house, but each one has a special place with you as a reminder of some friend, and it makes you glad to be remembered. Deputies Wade McDaniels and John Kerley and Revenue Officer Roy Reece had a pretty busy time last week;. The Haywood men however did not have quite as j strenuous a se-'en days as Mr. j Reece. He took part in the cap-1 ture of no less than six stills two in Buncombe, one in Jackson and three in Haywood. We always ike to boast about Haywood being first and biggest, etc but this is one time we will put on the soft pedal on our record. HOMER I,. FERGUSON DAY NOV. 9 IN HAYWOOD Editor The Mountaineer: My copy of The Mountaineer having the full plans for Homer L. Ferguson Day was lost in the mail and the second copy only leached me recently. Old Haywood surely 1 "did herself pro'id" in her cele bration of the d:y and in her trib- ; ute to her distinguished son. I am proud of the splendid celebration, but (as a little five-year-old girl onee said), "my feelings is hurtcd" that I could not be there and do my part. As I write, my thoughts go back to the far past I saw the first Ferguson home (a frame building) go up on Haywood street. I was often in that house and its suc cessor. Our family and the Fergu sons were very intimate. The hus bands were old Confederate veter ans and as lawyers together they rode the mountain judicial circuit on horseback. The wives were the closest of friends and there was a constant coming and going of chil dren to borrow tools and various household things. Then if one gar den abounded, for instance, in peas and the other in potatoes, there were boys going from house to house with a "mess" of such prod ucts in exchange. We were neigh bors. Mrs. Ferguson was "Aunt Laura" to me as a boy and indeed long after I became a grown man. I have known Homer Ferguson all his life. As a boy I knew his decent. (Continued on Page Seven) i Damon allowance to a dollar for the holi day. "We've been married 43 years," he said, "and Ollie has never been stingy yet." Seriously, though, Orsinger has They have spoken hi 0rs Then C;,pl. William Pass Christian, Miss, a iui Miuiiy years and autl recent book call, 1 "Sharif 'ioiiiiimei on j 'ajj( j MEEK AND MIGHTY FEEL BROADWAY'S LOSS OF RUNYON NEW YORK It was tragically ironic that Damon Runyon should lose his voice two years before he died. No one in the history of Broadway, the street he loved and chronicled so superby, got more ol a boot out of conversation. But Damon wasn't defeated by his in ability to speak. With all the re sourcefulness he showed in his daily newspaper career, he over came that handicap with a pencil stub and a scratch pad. I sat with, Damon a good many nights since I first met him in 1937, when I was breaking in on a New York police beat and was more than a little in awe of this great reporter. I learned before' very long, how ever, that such fellows as Damon Runyon were the easiest to , get along with, the least arrogant, the best behaved, and of the "big shots" of the working newspaper trade, he was just about the most carried no startling I spears in defense or often: ol the new culls and out: of the latter-day column believed first that a colum oe entertaining, ills ccrta: 1 hree years ano. when started writing about Broi met Runyon in l.indy's. Ho up the fact that hod mot years before, and had h I was beginning a Hroadul ing stint. You II like it. he san he asked nu exactly wti doing. I told him. "Do you know how n lows would give their r for your job?" Damon Knowing a little of hmd envied anyone closely journalistically with Bin said 1 guessed 1 did and said: "You'll be all right. Jai don't get to thinking yoi sort of deity press agents you are." Then he gave nie a tew hints on how to stay Broadway in good standinl (Continued on Page Tli The following clipping handed us with the request that we reprint here "Former Governor O. Max Gardner, who is due to cross the Atlantic soon as U. S. Ambassador to Great Britain likes to tell a sUjry on himself concerning his first glimpse of sea water. At the age of 16 he went to Wilmington and saw the ocean for the first time. He was so fascinated by One usually thinks of writers as persons not particularly versed in the art of cooking, but in the case of Caroline Ray, both talents are combined. She can cook a meal with the same versatile touch that she can describe scenes in the swamp country ol her native Geor gia. Not so long ago we helped her serve some turkey for a party at her home. The room was lighted only by candle light and the large bird in front of us cast such lengthy shadows that in the dim light, we hardly knew whnt was on the plate someone had filled for us. It was a very fascinating experience, for we did not know what we might be eating the next moment, but since every morsel was something "out of the world," we had no objection just enjoyed the novel procedure. She seems to be in the class with Sophia Kerr, who is said to be as good a cook as she is writer. Faint on Automobiles Paint used on a typical 1942 mod el passenger automobile with ac cessories has beea estimated at 81.40 gross pounds and 26.38 net pounds, says Automobile Factand Figures. The net represents the paint that adheres to and remains on the automobile after spraying. Avoid Holiday Fires With Christmas trees ana other holiday decorations set up, the people of Haywood county should be extremely careful in con nection with the danger of fire from the in flammable material. Fire-fighting experts and other safety en gineers urge families to be careful during the holiday season. They suggest' that trees be removed from the house as they dry out, that Christmas wrappings be put In the trash and that special care be given to heating plants, electric wiring and hot aihes. A little atten tion might avert a dUartroui fir during the holiday season. : ' - YOU'.RE TELLING ME! A RABBIT, caught in the British isles, walks only on its forepaws. Probably is a thrifty Scotch hare saving wear and tear on its hind legs. it; Walking on two fett only it dtngeroui for a rabbit. Some hunter might mistake it ior Mint other hunter. ! ! ! . Todays raincoats are to bright that if to wro not for wot foot wo'd think tho tun was shining. . , ! ! S A horse, according to our dic tionary, is a perissodactyl quad ruped knows aa equus cabailus. No wonder we can't pick the By WILLIAM RITT- Central Press Writer nags we can't even pronounce 'em! it, Zadok Dumkopf says a chap who talks through one of those new yellow or pink hats might be called a colorful speaker. i ; It's tho pessimist who enjoys tho fact tho days are growing shorter. It gives longer nights in which to lie awake worrying. i j t A mysterious package sent to the British Board of Trade, fist feared to contain a bomb, held, instead, a Scottish nudding made of tripe, chitterlings, suet, oatmeal, etc. Orandpappy Jen kins thinks it was Just another kind of infernal machine. S ,-. . i.,. -j. 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