THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
Thursday Aft,
THE MOUNTAINEER
ldata Stmt Phone 700
Waynesvfllc, North Carolina
Th County Seat of Haywood County
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Thursday Afternoon. July 2K. 191!)
Assured Success
The community field days seem to have
gotten off to a good start, and l.ivc every
indication of becoming a vital factor m the
Community Development Program o! the
county.
The fact that one community serves as
lvost to another, and takes their. urnum!
see what is being accomplished, is ere i-t
the best good-will and inspiring project- we
have yet heard.
The people from different cunimiiii:f,t's ..re
thrown together on common ground- m the
field, or on home improvement projects. Hit:-.
titter a picnic, they devote the afternoon to a
general recreation program.
As long as such a program exists, we h.t o
no doubt of success.
Millions; J?W a Split Secottd
Interesting news coming out of Washing
ton is that an appropriation of $8,500,000 has
been approved in order that the Naval
Observatory can be moved to a spot less
t'oggy. less s noky, but much cooler than the
capital.
Those in charge of keeping the correct
time have been complaining about the ob
structions in the atmosphere over Washing
ton. It seems that they cannot get accuracy
through the congested atmosphere: in fact,
the fog and smoke throw the instruments off
about one-thousandth of a second in the
course of a day.
Ot course to Washington, one-thousandth
ol a second is a long, long time, and a mere
expenditure of eight and a half million
dollars to correct such a waste of time, in
Washington's opinion, is a good investment. ;
We know of a lot of things that we feel
would be more beneficial to the nation than
the project which has just been approved. But
then, the 'orld is geared to time-saving ,
devices at any cost, and of course the govern- j
ment must take the lead in such a progranv
even when it means millions of dollars to
check the waste of one thousandth of a
second. Just imagine breaking the tick of a
watch down to a thousand parts, and there
viiii have a thousandth of a second.
The heat wave must have affected more
than the time-keeping instruments.
Learning the Hard Way
Jeff Wilson as director ot the safety oi
the highway division is using practical, every
day language as a means ot impressing people
with the importance of safety on '.lie high
ways. One of his latest questions, with that prac
tical tone, is "What would yur chances be
of walking away uninjured, alter dnvin ..
your car off a ten-story building'.'
Then he quickly tells his audit nee "ti"
physical effect is the same as it yni hit a
solid obstruction on the highway at fid miles
an hour and the odds against vour ge'.tin.
out unhurt are about the same.''
We feel Mr. Wilson has something in this
new approach. We have long ago omu to
the conclusion that cold figures mean nothing
when it comes to accidents on the highways.
But try and make a motorist iea'i;:e that lit
is in the same danger when driving 60 miles
an hour, as he is when skipping a Ion., the
edge of the roof of a ten-story building, and
immediately you get some serious the m. hi
started.
This newspaper has long ago decided that
the only way the average motorist can be
impressed with the importance of highway
safety is to get him to realize that it is
serious business, and that it is possible- 'o ot
killed- oh, the highway's.
Preaching and begging does not seem to
be doing the job it is going to take olain
eld blood and thunder facts to awaken some
people, and sad as it seems, there are 'nine
that will never heed caution about anvthmu.
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
jftiAFtY; MARY, QUITE CONTRARY-
WfcAk5 SLACKS VVntvM IHfc YYC ir-icrca
NOT SO ARY "
1 r'"" "" l,'c t,T','" '"IC'AT': '" I
BUT WHEN ITS WINPtf SHAtffMNP BUMY"
SHE. Wc4K r urccso
THAT'S FLARED A NIP SHOW
Ramblinq i
Bits Of Human Info-,... .
-OfsprJ
Looking Back Over The Years
, He conhln I haw- hen,
.er and hi-; dt-k via- Vl
I when the isilor hi
business llllili- oil ire ! , i
I al pleasan'.i it- Jiatl h, . ,, ,
j the eonversa! ion di , ,! i
1 seconds while tlie hi i i .,
eyed the wuik beio,.. lM
meant nullum- i,, u;, . ,
rapidly (.-aiii'-d a ecei.a
: talked on . ami en
busy man fld-n u ,
scemt d an el, i ,,i
tlie v i.- Hor a .-. d j:! .,
OUS lone: - you v Mi I i.
Will yn.l, ii 1 l.e', ;, , (
1 .-.everal more 1 1 ,, m )
:r('."
Two fiirmls Pot inlo a In . u,i
discussion over .i ,( ;,(., ,.,.
one i enin:; and i.o I, , ., Ml
angrily. The next niuinin-; u,,.,
loipiiruru io men nn (. v
and one jokingly said i Uu-
ci . it en, jiiiin. i inn jiai u,,.
hutthet last nii lif . . . ,o h
replied: "Vis. I hnuu u ,iicl
felt most oi it in m h, ,.
'ir J
1,
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Two-Fold Results
On Monday morning a largo group of
ll.ivwood folk will start on the annual out
i ;-state tarm tour, covering a number of mid
west states, ami seeing everything from largo
bonis to modern industrial plants.
Tins annual out-of-state farm tour has
become a part of the lives of many Haywood
i. u nters anil their wives. It is their annual
vacation, and is spent looking over new ter
rit"iv. and gathering new ideas. So the time
spent is really an investment for the farmers.
This vear the group from here will be
ambassadors of good will from Haywood, and
will carry with them literature and informa
tion about the county. They will show
pictures, give recordings of a square dance,
and distribute some copies ol the farm
edition as recently published by The Moun
taineer, as well as Chamber of Commerce
folders.
No doubt this trip will mean a lot in many
wavs from a promotion of the countv, and
an inspiration to those making the trip.
1. YEARS AGO I 10 YEARS AGO
i Gturg,. E Plnlt is app iuU-l a
l)e-.!e Alley i named president nu.m)t.r ol Hie Ha- .'cod ( on.' t
i"t iuui:i; ui'iiiiii-i.iiu- iiuiii in "ivnjni I'll relKi-e AiMm iii .i-
milli e.
5 YEARS AGO
Havwoud County passes quota on
E Tpe War Bonds.
rl
i.Ui-
"el ;i
Tin i c v. ei i
their hahiN u
ous. Tiicv u-nail
lo'.ii-
i'wlii
U. I....
ljkl' l'i muii.
SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK
Vol i h Carnlma.
.les-e .lames oi Civile, is named
;n t ideiil ol I he A I
Asset la-
Phil and Bealiice Vledl..i:l no
teilain a fioui) ol vnuii- lie mb ;.'
a Ihealie parly.
len el The llavuood lnslilule.
; Mivs Miirjorie I'lu' l w ln is in
Mi-- Hahhie a entertains al . n-aininf. in the New.uk Ciy llu
hi ultie in Iioiioi- oi her house nuesl. ! )j., visits her pan nl- Mr. and
li-- Marv dani-. Ward oi Ashe-1 , , ; l'ioli.
v ill-. 1 ' .
Opening dale of three county
x hools is postponed on account of
Ihe polio situation.
li. V. Livingston assumes duties
sanitarian with the District
Health Department.
The Tannery lias perfect record
for a week in the Softball league.
Mr. and Mrs.
and Mrs. C. li lia -
Coh am; Mr.
II i rtiirii I nun
Women's Auxiliary of Grace :
Miss Ola Francis ol New York.
I- spending a vacation wilh her I rip Ihrough New Lii-lam! and Church has annual musical tea at
parent-. Mr and Mrs. .1. IV Francis Canada. Ihik Park.
Capital Letters
By ELLA NIXON GREENWOOD
THE M 1)1 ST One of the du
M s o Hi,. Fmpliiv mi ill Security I
( "i tumissjon here is to cheek on em-
tll over the Stale, whether
merchants, dr.vcleaners. or :
on unemployment
P.ev
V el s
ll-i.v lie
w ha! -ha e-v ou
hrrilit taxes.
, The stoi y being
a. i ii nil Raleigh is I hal a
i t -citl at it i had to maki
governor said
should be withdr
phone and ligi'l
do not Veach om
ll-.i! fraiv I list .-
ii'Aii Iron lele
i(iiiit); hie-. ', ln'ch
liriiadeii llieii
lacilit ies
homr-
niake tin s(,
ii- main rtt;
vvhisiH red
n KSC rcp-
a call
asl
Haywood's Highway Record ,
Grows Worse
Until Monday morning, the highway
record as tabulated by The Mountaineer was
identical to the same date last year. Then
all of a sudden, the figures jumped, and now
the record stands one more killed and four
more injured than at the date this is written
over last year.
There is not much, it seems, that can be
done now. The record for Haywood is not
as bad as that of the state as a whole, which
i.- steadily increasing in both fatal accidents,
and injuries.
The only bright spot we are able to see in
the entire picture is the steady increase in
the number of vehicles on the highways.
Looking at it from that standpoint, the per
centage, or ratio, is not as great as last year,
but even at that, the number of accidents is
appalling. In fact, just plain alarming.
c k on Ihe nudist camp out from
' r.irham. Reports had reached ESC
! I h; t, i be camp had as many a- eight
I emplov ees and w as therefore sub
' Jecl In Ihe lax.
i Said emploee ol ESC filially
found the plate, went to the gale.
.and inltl Ihe ollicia his hu-iness.
, lie refused In let him enter. Rea
son; too much clolliing. There was
I much arguing and some rather
harsh words. Ihe representative be
ing an extremely modest man. but
'ihe gatekeeper was merely a hire
ling and was extremely stubborn.
No orders was orders.
Well nothing else to do. so Ihe
niotlt -l mi,' removed his chillies,
and. wide-eved. roamed around a
bt tie Tin scenery, he reported.
Was not m good. However, he got
ine inhumation he wanted, found
Ihe camp was subject to Ihe lax.
and row u tin hero of the office.
Hi- conclusion: People look a
lot belli i with 1 heir clothes on.
PS. 'I'ht cllicial publication of
the Sunbalher- ol America. Inc. in
lis current issue, lisls Ihree nud
ist rami's in North Carolina, in
Gaston. Durham and Rowan Coun
t it -.
A pleasant thoughl tor these hot.
humid davs.
services, and
available to
as possible.
His opponents have a, reed that,
w orking w ilh I(E .V iinini -li ator
Gwyn Price. Scott mi hi five the
lighl and power (inns a lot el 1 rou
ble. But. said I hey, vv li.d CUM be
do about telephone service'.'
THE ANSWER I he whole busi
ness hangs around the State l lil
i t ies CommisMoii. which ha- been
accused in pas! cars (,
to big business Tin- bo.
ing franchises to -t in
effect provides Ihiiii vv
olios to operate in ct : I .
If these coiiipanr - mel t :v roo-i
on these franelii-es. do little with
them, and use them primarily a
a means In keep out of com. in titiiin.
Governor Scott can have ihe State
Utilities Commission call them in
and demand ol Hi. 'in to la..'.- v. hi
their franchises should m.t he re
VOICE
OF THE
PEOPLE
Do you think the stores in Way
nesville should remain open one
evening a week?
J
vmmbm.' m . w m u mm ami k e a
ESSBIJ! "S
IK BA-'AK.
YllUli
01 SuMAlRA
ICOK LUCE
-W TROWS 0l
A.NCH0R1P SrflFS.
Mrs. C. B. Atkinson: ' No. 1 think
people have enough time to shot,
dining the day. and the employees
of stores need to have their even
ings free."
ko'.viow lie;
! l'i Cranl-
ls Imp:- in
ill' tllol:o
oli eas.
Mrs. Crayden Ferguson: "Per
sonally it wouldn't make any dif
ference. But I think it would be
more interesting to visitors to
have the stores open one evening.
They could open later on that day
lo keep from working a hardship
on the storekeepers."
YOU'RE TELLING
By WILLIAM MTT
Central Pios Write;
ZADOK rU..!KoPF says lie's '!oi.h Stmt J
discovered so)::. I Inn;; iiiij'lity tl.ur pi
line that y'J can't he hn,
as long as you laivr a few hi
tons or a sea ; hell ol t a h
your po: -( --...ii fll n.ia:
you've got lo he in those :.i
of the woi hi w ht i r tla.si tinii
are regarded as money
Tlx stone M
-i:,i.t ii b
ji.u-t cuine I
-lelal.C ill we.
Mrs. Roy Francis: "Why. certain
ly. II would be a preal thing for
career people and summer visitors
and mothers with small children."
In some afdii the it r ry cush
h some HI
iti.iid mums
tullr eienH
an cn lit t(
fra.ee; is flush whin
UI
ol iiai;'i ti-rth,
and some f.sh.
bnght .riii
voked' This applies
trucking, bussing,
lighting, powering,
operate under Stat'
all firms
railroading.
.-. v.-.'. ieh
MOVING -IHn ing tin war. audi
for three viars after tlie war. ma-;
It-rials were dilTii-uil to obtain. De-i
spin this, however, light and tele
phone lines have betn furl her ex-'
tended into Ihe hinterland. But
Governor Scott wants more speed!
and is determined to gel it. Willi'
Mrs. Dave Cube: "I don't think
o. There is plenty of time for
hopping as. it is and I think people
a ho work in stores need their
vei.ings at home."
Mrs. C. II. Marley: "I think a
hi tier plan would be for the stores
to stay open until six o'clock each
day with the exception of Wednes
day when they could close at one
instead of twelve. I don't see any
reason for them to remain open
Fish rjioney! Imagine going
away on a vccallon fUliing top
and coming buck richti tluin
when you started!
i i t
The island of Y:.: jj. v.v n..!
Is truly the land hta'.y w.u.
Ihe AmiiiiM
use ttumpiiin
tht( got i
htuil smndarrf.
i
,.bitiv m
in. .no All th
r tM.t who (n
1 1,.' ot j WW
,:..,..!, tl it
alter dinner.
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
'.3 m '
By LAWRENCE GOULD
Consulting Psychologist
the meaning of the sounds heard.
According to Dr. Goran de Mare
of Sweden, deafness of the second
type distorts the pitch and rela
tive intensity of sounds, thus turn
ing human speech to a meaning
less jumble, and making it harder
to distinguish it from other noises.
Hearing aids are less effective
with perception deafness.
YISITOK President Harry Tru-m.-.n
is tentatively scheduled to visit
j Western North Carolina dhe Ashp-
v ille area I he latler
! t mher. Tw o or thret
j w hich usually hold their eonven
. lions in ihe fall are awaiting the
final word regarding his visit so
I hal I heir meetings can coincide
with the Truman tour. At least
one has already requested him for
' tlie principal speaker.
three of his appoint! t s on I he State
Utilities Commission. In holds t he
whip hand. Now you may look for
vast expansion.
It is true thai some ot this ex
port of Sep- pansinn program was planned he
organizations fore Kerr Scott was tven a can
didate for governor, but neverthe
less. Governor Scott will get the
credit for every new mile of tele
phone and light run in North Caro
lina for the next several years.
Much of the credit should go to
him. for the utilities are on the
move.
CROSSWORD PW
"PINEAPPLE' BUSINESS
S. Attorney General
was down watching
Can hate b "the tie that binds"?
Aawr: Yet. It can hold people
together who believe they would
anything to get away from each
gtkmr The type of neurotic whose
life Is unconsciously centered in
tlie need to avenge some wrong
suffered in childhood, hiving
found a partner who embodiei
and repeats the grievance, may
be as unable so divdVce or leave
that partner as a normal person
would be to retire from a contest
trhlch be still had hopes of win
niDf. A mas who could never
sXlefii a scolding mother may be
tied to a wife ha hates by the fact
: aip.as jbjso.
Is there more than one type of
deafness?
Ans;er: Yes. There are a I least
two very different ones. One is
called "conduction deafness," and
does nothing but decrease tlie
loudness of sounds, while the
other is "perception deafness,"
which hampers ability to interpret
(Ccprrighl, m, Kins Fotuw rBdlcw, Lot.)
Is facing reality a virtue?
Answer: Yes, in the original
meaning of the word. For "virtue"
derives from the Latin word for
a man Cir") and first stood for
manly strength and courage. It
takes a great deal of courage to
face facts, particularly when they
are unpleasant, even though once
we have faced them, they are
likely to turn out to be less fright
ening than we expected. But fac
ing reality is not a virtue in the
sense of being something which
it is our duty to do, or a form of
self-denial, and the motive which
should prompt it is the instinct
of self-preservation.
noTks i
. I .a mar Caudle
' the grt v hounds gallon at Morchead
! City one evening a few days ago. .
Incidentally, the dog track
had planned lo operate on the af
ternoon of July 4. but the beaches
in that area raised pluperfect Cain,
saving they would have little or no
business, and the race track man
agement dropped the idea forth
vvith . . . Thet's cooocralion . . .
I ... Although there is now ap
I parently no serious criticism of
I the track, the Morchead City Rac
i ing Commission keeps a weather
j eye cocked on Raleigh, and a biue
, print calls for midget auto-racing
I 'to protect the S2S0.O0O investment)
i in the event the Legislature turns
I thumbs down on the dogs . . .
THE SURPRISE The important
point in" Gov. Kerr Scott's "sur
prise " package last week has been
somewhat overlooked in the vari
ous comments which have been
made regarding it.
There is an iron fist nestled snug
ly in the velvet glove.
You may not remember it. but
Kerr Scott as a candidate and as
Bft--!-'. "-. It'
- a In
C 5 COMMIE '
ACROSS
1 In tliis place
5 Biblical
name
9 Metallic
recks
10 Keep
11 Musical
instruments
12 A barrel
strip
14 Public notice
15 Biblical n."nic
17 Marshy
meadow
18 Jewel
20 To howl
23 Right side
(abbr.)
24 Hidden
obstacle
26 Baby's slice
28 Leather from
a young beast
30 Conjunction
31 Antenna
(Insects)
34 Insect
37 Farm animal
38 Praise
40 Compensate
41 Devoured
43 Unit of worlc
45 Exist
46 Canters
49 Verbal ex
aminations 51 Plexus
52 Weathercock
53 A set ot
players
54 Send forth,
as rays
DOWN
1 A bold,
rude girl
2 Blunder
3 Marsh grass
s.lufi-ii ! S.KW
E::Jf:
N'o.8
4 Literary
composition
5 Donkey
6 Cushion
7 Elliptical
8 Stern
11 Loiters
33 Comfort
16 Head
(Humorous'
19 Manufacture
21 Gained
22 Come into
view
25 A meafUie
27 Journey
29 A size of coal
31 Young noi se
32 To wrest
by force
33 Regret
tVriti
3d Org"
Sight j
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