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THE MOUNTAINEER
Main Street Phone TOO
WaynesvlTte, North Carolina
The County Seat of Haywood County
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Thursday Afternoon. August 23, 1919
Shocking Disclosure
Comptroller Lindsay C. Warren's disclo
sure just made that a mere sampling ol con
tracts made by the uovernment revealed
more than six million dollars in fradolent
payments on settlements, is shocking to say
the least. There was only a si niplmu of the
large number of settlements hut the comp
troller revealed that fraud ai.d bribery are
indicated in more than 111 pt r cent nf the
cases.
Warren criticized aL.'ain the 1 944 Contract
Settlement Act which authorizes contract
inj agencies to settle their terminated con
tracts without prior indepen lent audit hy
another government agency.
The act should have prove ited fraud in
stead of providing only for recovery for pay
ments found later to have btvn induced' by
fraud, Warren said. He compared it to lock
ing the barn "after the hoise is stolen. '
Of more than $6.2:10.1)00 fraud lent pay
ments reported. Warren said, ppai entlv
only $107,882 has been rccoveied and he
predicted not much more will be. He said
the Justice Department is not to be criticized
On this because of the problem of establish
ing in court at this date that 1 rain.! actually
existed.
If many more instances of fraud and
bribery turn up, or if the whole is anything
like the sample, then we will be convinced
that not all of this country's enemies speak
foreign languages. No siree, not by a long
shot. Shelbv Star.
The Same Old Story
Sadness hangs over Washington. N. C.
A little four-year old bty picked up an
innocent looking .22 rifle. And as most chil
dren, as well as adults, played with the lain
until he found the trigger. He pressed the
trigger, and a bullet left the barrel and went
into the top of the head of a two-year old
cousin, as she sat in the lap; ,f an aunt.
Some of the men of the house had been
target practicing, and left the lone bullet in
the. rifle.
There are many, and lengthy editorials
that could be written on this subject, but we
shall let the reader finish this in their own
minds.
Similar sadness has been caused right
here in Ha v wood.
Haywood Farms Cost More
Than California's
Long ago we were told never to be sur
prised at any news that came out of
California.
Somehow, we cannot get over the story
of the farmer who wrote 600 movie stories,
and received 600 rejection notices.
But in that land of undiscouragement, he
decided to take one more chance, and here
is the clii hx of the story. He sold his farm
for $3,000. Just imagine, a California farm
for $3,000. That is lower priced land than
here in Haywood.
Anyway, he took $2,280 of his farm money,
and paid it to a movie magazine to print his1
latest story in full, in the hopes that some
movie producer would see it and make a
purchase.
Now he is sitting and waiting.
He says if he does not get a buyer, he will
get a job and start all over again.
This should end all of the try-try again
;tories, and more especially since a $3,000
California farm is involved.
Doubt If It Was Mentioned
Down at Fort Jackson the other day. Gov
ernors Kerr Seott of North Carolina and
Gordon Browning of Tennessee met to re
view the National Guard of the 30th Infan
try Division and to cicwn the queen of the
company.
That would have been a mighty good time
for the two governors to have talked over
the details of starting work on the Pigeon
River Road between here and Newport.
After all. we don't expect much to be ac
complished until the two governors get to
gether on the project, which will be of ma
terial benefit to both states.
They'll Do It Every Time
easier' U
By Jimmy Hatlo
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THAT'S IT THE SOFT-TALK HANNAH INTO
CVwt PiPP enf? MF... GIVING HIM A CU h
AND DON'T F0R6BT THE WAIT TILL HE 6ETS A
CUSTOMER 15 ALWAYS ( CHECK FOR A VOU3t
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HE WANTS MORE
EXTRAS THAN)
CECIL B. DE AAILLE-
MOT A SKINNY SLICE VsnZZT
VEGETARIAN-
HE TOOK ME
TO A DIME MOVIE
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Al THE STEAM Ao
fHANX TO
JOB TAPPANj
8 EVERARD ST.,
REVERE, MASS.
Looking Back Over The Years
15 YEARS AGO i 10 YEARS AGO
R. L. Prevost is luinnd piesi
Suctessful season is ended at I don, of ,he wt.slel f,is,ri, l of the
Lake Junaliiska. 22.000 people are N- c Buiding an( L(Kln i.eii.au.-.
legisuiio inning me period.
Present indieat ions are thai
Haywood will have a C'ounly Kai'
this vear.
5 YEARS AGO
R and P has perfect softball sea
son. Finals to be played this week.
The Rev. Albeit New. beloved
former rector of Grace Kpiscopal
Church, died sudileii 1 in Char
water, Kla.
Tech. Sgt. James Eavenson is
awarded Oak Leaf Cluster.
Rambling
Bits Of Illimon . .. N
imprest
Dr. J. C. Davis, native of Hay
wood, is named to the Texas State
Hoard of Health.
Reversed Procedure
A young Fayetteville man stole a car the
other day, and of all places to go to throw off
suspicion, he entered a long farm day parade
in Smithfield.
There were cops leading the parade, some
bringing up the rear, and officers at every
street intersection, yet the young man went
merrily on his way. He wanted to go to
Virginia, but was afraid to cross the state
line with the car, so he just ditched the ve
hicle, and was seeking other means of trans
portation when arrested.
He stated from his cell that he enjoyed the
parade, and trailing the cops. Heretofore, in
previous cases, he had been in front of pur
suing officers.
j Miss Frances Ray, head of the
Mr. and Mrs. Kirkpatrick enter- i ladies' ready-to-wear of C. K. Ray 's
tain with .square dance at (heir Sons, is on a buying trio lo New
lamp al Crabtree. Figures are York. She is accomnanled hy her
called by Fred Ferguson. , sister. Mis.s Helen Ray.
Mrs. James A. Gwyn is winner
in the Dupont Country Club gold
playoff at Wilmington, Del.
Jules Welch of San Francisco.
Mrs. Aaron Prevosl gives hridsi
C;!if. is here for a visit to his par- party for Mrs. Joe Gill of Grei
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Welch. wich. Conn.
Rev. C. H. Green, pastor of the
West Canton Baptist Church, is
named moderator of the Haywood
Baptist Association.
The two men bad worked Mil,. )V
side for a couple of years, t,t.n lle
of them look a position in a distant
city. After an absence of t.rjl
years, he returned and had las uj
time friend spend the evening vuih
him at the hotel. A very pieasanl
lime was had by both friends bul
the following morning alter ilfc vis
itor had left for home. th,. t;w"
man remarked: "You know. e
spent all morning and part el ial
night trying to remember that M.
low's name." Fame is Heeling
If we could briiiK back the
past, we wondtr how much jt
we would want to restor,. t jls
original status.
They had struck uu an acquaint
ance on one of our green bemli,.,
where both had sat duun t ,,.S'
Finally the man asked t. vuni!
lauy: re you a visitor ,m.-- ,
which she replied: "Oh no! 1 ;.. '
here." Then out of poliieiie.ss. u,i
inquired: "Where are vou i .,
And he told her he was tinm pu..
ida. Loyally she informed Mm thai
Waynesville bad hei n unusualh
warm this summer, and thai ihl.:
rains were not as plentiful uvn. !
erally as they had been in July '
The joke of the whole tiling
that both has misrepresented them
selves . . . the lady a lifelong resi
dent of Florida and the man horn
and raised in Waynesville.
No conqueror in war can feel
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PEOPLE
Capital Letters
By EULA NIXON GREENWOOD
Letters To The
Editor
It Could Happen Here
Down in Dunn late the other afternoon, a
dense fog settled over the community. In
a few minutes a plane loomed overhead,
living low, in fact dangerously low.
A citizen who owned a plane ran out into
his yard, and called to the lost pilot, who was
seeking the airport. The citizen hurriedly
jumped into his car, and with lights blinking,
led the fug-bound pilot to the airport four
miles away, where a safe landing was made.
The plane was returning from the coast
when the thick fog settled down, and the
pilot knew he was in the vicinity of an air
port, but that was all.
The pilot literally hugged the neck of his
new friend, as he left the plane.
' Think nothing of it," the pilot was told.
' You see I fly a plane, and know just how
you felt up there lost in that fog."
. Another case of one man's misfortune be
coming a blessing for one who understood.
LAWYER KSTATES Former I "five percenter" probe which he is
Governor J. C. IV Ehringhaus, who ! pushing, labor forces supped out
passed away on July 31. left an 'the word that Congri -snan C. B.
cs'.ate ot S16I.41.1. most ot which Deane of the Kighlh Congressional ,
was accumulated alter his term as District is on its promotion lis!.;
j Governor of North Carolina. j Labor has money to spent!, make j
i Back in the twenties, the saying I no mistake about that, helping thel
, hereabouts was to this effect: "Our late J. M. Broughton ralhcr maieri-!
I Governors usually leave office ally during the last tso weeks ot !
! broken and broke." However, this his campaign and lending a hand j
I has certainly not been the case to Kerr Scott at a time when he
i in recenl years. Former Governor I desperately needed ii i
O. Max Gardner left an estate well Labor is tickled pink with Sen.
up into six figures, so did Angus Frank Graham and is looking with
I W. McClean. J. M. Broughton. and : longing eyes in the direction of
woi rvei
COMMENDS STAFF
Editor The Mountaineer:
We commend your staff for their
excellent work in producing such
a fine newspaper. We assure you
we greatly enjoy the Mountaineer.
With very best wishes for your
steady growth. I am.
Sincerely yours,
FLOYD C. CHRISTIAN,
Manager General Board of
Education Cafeteria.
Lake Junaliiska.
Mrs. Sam' Queen: "What are the
prospects for work for unemployed
people later in the season?''
Mrs. Roy Moseman: "Why don't
the Waynesville civic clubs set to
gether and sponsor a Community
Development program similar lo
those being carried on in the riirnl
eommunit ies?"
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rur a lenity
Somethinf U,
way,
It's been J
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AI L S HELLTHI
t'OEl'R D'ALff
lieturning boj,
h''rf, Mr and Iq
MompHier.o.
odenl thai iJ
wr car. It nJ
luck was not ill
turn. Mrs Huii!
hrr ticket mitl
I hat un kp,
hval tliev siiegt
as a 1949 ait:
and. coi'.itqiMi.
live'.'"
so will Kerr bcott unless some
thing unforeseen occurs between
now and his passing.
Senator Josiah William Bailey's
estate ranked a little heavier than,
very-thing included, that of Eh-
Ueane. who is an ambitious man
Being an aitorn.-y. recording secre
tary of the Stale Baptist Conven
tion from 1932 to 1!)47. and a mem
ber of the Board of Trustees of
Wake Forest College, he would like
ringhaus. Former Governor Mor- J to pick up the support of BroMgh
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
By LAWRENCE GOULD
Consulting Psychologist
cannot "own" your wife or hus
band, even in the sense ot "know
ing all about" her or him. Mar
riage at best is a partial union ot
two individuals, each with his or
her own interests and feelings,
and for cither to invade the other's
privacy by force or subterfuge
destroys the spontaneity that
keeps it alive.
ran
Can olUrgie start with a
A newer: Yes, say Drs. Hyman
Miller and Dorothy W. Baruch in
Psychosomatic Medicine. In a
study ot the histories of 63 "clin
ically allergic" children, 98.4 per
cent were found to have the fcel
.inc that their mothers iid not love
them, or that their binh was "un
wanted," whereas only 24.3 per
cent ot children whri were not al
lergic bad this idea. Perhaps the
most serious emotional and even
physical disaster that a child can
suffer is to grow up with the new
tion that he is a nuisance or a
burden' to the person '.vhom his
very lif depends u, , ' :
"rejecting" mother?
Should a wife open her
husband's mail?
Answer: No, nor should a hus
band open his wife's. Like niost
dictates-of good breeding, respect
ing your partner's privacy has s
sound psychological basis. For to
have a happy and successful mar
triage," you must realize that you
(Copiricfat, m. Kla( raturM SyB4iU, lu.)
Is disgust a feeling that we
have "by instinct"?
Answer.' No. It's doubtful
whether anything would sceni dis
gusting to a person who had not
been trained in childhood to asso
ciate that feeling with it, or with
something of which it reminds
him. Unless he is otherwise "con
ditioned," every child will do
things that appear disgusting to
his parents, and while the condi
tioning is necessary to keep hinj
from eating decayed food, for in
stanceyou must take care not
to make the child feel that it is he
himself whom you regard with
loathing. Such an impression will
do grave harm. - , - .-
rison. thanks to a fortunate mar
riage largely, will also leave his
beneficiaries exceedingly well fixed
Due to the fact that attorneys, al
ter they have been governor, can
because ol their prominence and
influence, command much larger
fees in trreir practice. Former Gov
ernor R. Gregg Cherry should be
lather well fixed in another 10
years, bul this isn't lo infer that
ton. which like Novili t I.eacuck's
famous character, now :-eenis to be
"riding off in all directions".
If Dearie runs againsl nt,cy. (he
next Congressman from the turb
ulent Eighth will no doubt be Bill
Horner of Sanford, who -till has
an eye on Washington. In fact.
Horner may be a eandidaie for
Congress whether Diane is or riol.
He barely lost out to the Hockin
he is a pauoer hy any means at the ham resident in thiir last setto and
present. Senator Clyde R. Hoey,
it is said, is tdso linanciallv inde
pendent.
So. since 1920 at least, our lead
ers our political bellwethers -
have done all right turning a dol-
"uu a nine mis ini: iii emerge tri
umphant should he seek again the
office.
POLICE GET WISE
CHICAGO 'L Pi - Two experi-
A NEWSY NEWSPAPER
Editor The Mountaineer:
Now I am really speechless!
I felt equal to writing a thank
you for the wonderful sfory about
me, bul when the splendid editor
ial appeared 1 find myself simply
stymied for words to express my
appreciation.
Of course all of it is much too
good for me bul as such expres
sions do not often clutter the path
way of the publicist I am just go
ing to let myself be sinfully proud
and enjoy them.
Thank you again, not only for
this courtesy, but for all the pleas
ant relationships through the years.
And let nu- say to you as 1 have
said to so many people, I don't
know of a newsier or better edited
paper anywhere than The Moun
taineer. Sincerely.
MRS. .MAUD M. TURPIN.
Lake Junaluska.
Boy Parkmui: ' Why cant wi Joe Tate: Dc
have a swimmirg pool and recie- Soj(( c-n get viluj
ational facilities sponsored In (lit road pmjram!
Town, if Canton can''"
W. II. Tilth
Mrs. llallett Ward: "Why wm'l Wiiy nt-sville have
our streets be kept tree ol (rash system""
YOU'RE TELLING
By WIltlAM RIT1
Central Press Wtitn
RUSSIANS now claim their
beer is the best. Until recently.
as we recall it. they always
spelled it B-K-A-Ii
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That WS-year-uld New Yorker
who claims he can't find any
more of his favorite brand ot
cigurs certainly had time to put
in a stock pile.
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Solomon islands continue la
expand, geologists so However,
il'i hardly possible they'll take
t.ir the United Slates.
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Most of the chiidii-n rt'gif-tfi-id
at the Hollywood easily
i.thcs are two years old ol
it -.- In Cintmalai-.J hfe ( cellu
loid variety! d
at 411-niuLliii
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flicydfs Mi
become ptM
bnk snf dnwi
A man'! brain
per cent il M
Thot'i what
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The milk ot '
we read is B'-i
that of i H
This ilem will
only KlltD si
a watet buffJM
Hy of a cow
CROSSWORD PUI
lar. It also seems true that most of enccs prompted police to schedule
LOTS OF COLOR
them would have, earned as much
had they not sought and won polit
ical office.
EXPECTF.D TOO MUCH Be
lieving no doubt that thev would
receive tremendous orders and containing $300.
contracts as (he result of this
State's adopting the $200,000,000 i
road program, roadbuilders and!
machinery companies carried the
major portion of the financial load
in putling it across. One of the1
contractors provided Governor
Scott wilh a plane for his speech
making tours.
Now they sec the error of their :
ways. North Carolina itself, they
find, wiil do much of the road
building in fact, most of it. with
ils own machinery. These contract-,
ing companies and machinery- firms '
for the past three weeks have been !
raising quite a rucus. thinking this'
would deter Scott and the Stale '
Highway Commission frrtrri going!
ahead wi!h their Dlans Thnt 1
for the Governor which came info '
lun iruition with the adoption of!
the bond issue is no morn Mem. l
time, Scott and his highway ap-1
punuees are going along merrily
with their own ideas and seem to
be paying not the least attonH
to the boys in the grandstand seats.
Rucuses never sway Kerr Scott
when he starts moving in a certain
direction.
And, to auotc brieflv fmm nun
jonn c-nanes McNeil's poems
people
shine".
a strip routine of pirkpocket sus
pects in the future. They were
about to free one suspect, when
they found a victim's wallet under
his garter. Another, they lounrl.
had secret Dockets in I, is shorts
1 LANSING. Mich. iUPI The
; Michigan Stale highway depart
ment, completing its pavement
marking program, estimates it will
paint some 12.000 miles of yellow,
black and white lines on the state's
trunk lines (his summer.
DEEP FREEZE INVESTIGATION
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'like a man whut kin cut a
DEANE VS HOEY? Last week,
about the time you were reading
here that Sen. Clyde R. Hoey would
be a hard man to beat because or
.ir in ft w. n--s. sta
ACROSS
1 A short
stocking
5 Fellow
9 Hazy
10 Book of
the Old
Testament
12 Narrow
passage
13 Vexed
14 Falsehood
15 Tavern
16 Father
(child's
term)
17 Flags
20 Vitality
21 Tantalum
(sym.)
22 American
editor and
23 A kind of
wine
24 Suitable'
25 Obese
26 Grow s old
28 Fasten
29 Indefinite
article
31 Wander
about idly
32 Delicate
skill
34 Mulberry
35 Slice
38 Donkey
37 Precious
stone
39 Civet-like
animal
41 Rub out
42 Affirms
43 Fencing
sword
44 Saucy
DOWN
1 Salt marsh
2 Eyes
3 Hint
S.UIiil U I'H
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11 it
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4 Part ol a
lock
5 Pulls ones' -U
up. as on
bar
6 Musical
instrument
7 Question
8 Chn per
9 A man
servant
11 Conform
15 Writing
fluid
18 Wading bira
19 Obtained
20 Kettle
23 Sheet of
window
24 Nourished
25 pddle-Uke
proces
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tvpe
27 Crest
28 At!S
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