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Dial System Is Progressive Step By now, all telephone subscribers have at least had time to try out the new dial system, which was put into operation Saturday night. The citizens of this area can take justifi able pride in the inauguration of the system, which represents an investment of more than $800,000. The system also gives this area one of the latest in the entire Southern Bell system. And in looking ahead, the engin eers and management have provided us with a system that will eventually be used throughout the nation. , . The most modern devices known to the in dustry have been installed in the Waynes ville exchange. And this is an encouraging note, because a telephone system holds a strategic position in the commercial and social life of any community. In time of na tanal crisis it is most urgently needed; and in time of peace it is indeed a vital necessity. We are happy that the far-sighted officials of the telephone company have provided this community with such a magnificent system. Addition Of Another Rural Route The establishment of route four from the Waynesville post office, will mean that the number of routes have been exactly doubled in the past few years. The new route, of course, is to take the place'of the two rural post offices?Dellwood and Cove Creek?which were ordered closed on June 30th. The four routes from Waynesville will serve about 1800 rural families, according to conservative estimates. The three present routes now serve 1,400 families.' The growth of the post office reflects the general growth and business conditions of the area which it serves. As we have often said, the post office is a true barometer for judging business conditions. And the fact that the number of rural routes here have doubled in the past few j'ears is indicative of the general btisiness development of the area served by the post office. Accident Record Little Worse Almost ten months went by without a single fatal accident on Haywood highways. Then came the time when the record could stand no longer, and two deaths re sulted from one accident. The record, as this is written, is two deaths, and 23 injuries since January first. Oddly enough, on the same date last June the record was two deaths and 22 injuries. By that figure, 1953 is just a little worse for the traffic count than last year. It is a fact, and we can't get around the truth. The time has gome when we must be even more careful on the highways. THE MOUNTAINEER Waynesvllle, North Carolina Main Street Dial GL 6-5301 The County Seat of llaywood County Published By THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, Inc. W. CURTIS RUSS Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers Y1 BI.ISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year $3.00 61 x Months 1.75 NORTH CAROLINA One Year $4 00 SU Months 2.25 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year $4 50 Hlx Months 2.50 Entered at the nost office at Wayneavllle, N. C.. as Sec ond Clasa Mail Matter, as provided under the Act of March 2. 1879, November 20. 1B14. MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Pres.* Is? entitled exclualvely tn the use for re-publicatlon of nil the local news nrlnted In this newspaper ns well as all AP news dispatches. Monday Afternoon, June 8, 1953 What Coal Means Suppose you had a quantity of that com mon black fuel, bituminous coal, and the necessary machanical and chemical equip ment to transform it into different commodi ties, What could you produce and manufac ture? First of all, you could produce heat and light. Coal is the source of a great part of all the electric power we use?and it is re-% sponsible for practically all of this power in ? some of our greatest industrial regions. You could also make the coke that is es sential to steel production. It actually takes a ton of coke to make a ton of steel. After you'd done these things, you'd be just beginning. For the chemical delivatives of coal?existing and potential?are close to endless. Here are some in common use: Tar, roofing, explosives, sulfa drugs, fertilizer, nylon, livestock feed, perfume, paint, plas tics, and a large number of pharmaceuticals. How Times Have Changed! Over the years. American retailing has made enormous advances in its services to the consumer?there is simply no comparison between the typical retail store of today and that of the past. And its employment policies have shown comparable progress. An amusing and significant exarnp^ is found in a set of rules posted in an Illinois store back in 1880. These included the follow ing: Store must be open from 6 A. M. to 9 P. M. the year 'round. Store must be swept; counters, shelves and showcases dusted; lamps trimmed, filled and chimneys clean ed; doors and windows opened; a pail of water and a bucket of coal brought in before breakfast. The employe who is in the habit of smoking Spanish cigars, being shaved at the barber's, going to dances and other places of amusement, will assuredly give his em ployer reason to be suspicious of his' integ rity and honesty. Each employe must pay not less than $5 a year to the church and must attend church regularly. Men employ ers are given one evening a week for court ing. After 14 hours in the store the leisure hours should be spent for the most part in reading. That was the situation 73 years ago. In re tailing, as in other enterprise, the lot of the American worker has improved to an almost unbelievable extent. More Cattle For Slaughter Since Haywood county realizes about two million dollars a year from beef cattle, it is interesting to know that estimates this year show that about 5,000,000 more cattle will be slaughtered this year than last. Predictions show further increases of even 2,500,000 more for next year. We are pretty much a nation of beef-eat ers, so that comes as good news. And equal ly good news is found in the fact that we have a meat industry which is admirably equipped to bridge?efficiently and econom ically ? the long gap between the farmer and the rancher on the one hand, and the consumer on the other. Most of our cattle are raised Wesf of the Mississippi, while m,ost of our beef is eat en East of that river. Hundreds of thousands of miles lie between our major producing regions and our largest consuming areas. And meat is a perishable commodity which is lost unless it reaches the home of the buy er in a relatively brief period of time after the animals are sold to the packers. Reliable sources show that the packers make less than one cent per pound net on all meat sold. This, the report shows, is because of so many packing plants scattered around the nation which affords keen competition. | They'll Do It Every Time -<?By Jimmy Hatlo r/AND SO.OVERHILL.OLP FRIEND--1 ON THIS THE EVE OF YOUR RETIREMENT, WE YOUR CO WORKERS VV4NT XXJ TO HAVE THIS ALLIGATOR BRIEF CASE-)?=. /AND WE WANT VOL) TO KNOW < THAT THOUGH WE ARE LOSING \ \ A V4LUED EMPLOVEE .YOU'LLJ -A /4Uv!Ay5 BE IN OUR ?^ V-^ HEARTS? i HVrrTTTi?m?\i? j77 N WHAT'S ME 60IN6 10 OQ ?1 WITH A BRIEF CASE NOW 4 CARRY MIS CXARy TO THE ^ A OLD SALESMEN'S . \ DOME ? _^^Vr? /* TU4TS A 1 \ / RDLITE MINT 1 I > I TOOET A JOB \ / WITH ANOTHER ) I OOTFtTANDNCrr / SQUAWK ABOUT/ L. /M0R4L\ "IVIPV IS^DON^ BE I SEHD4 eS/ W M ALLHjATOR is? ^16 BUSINESS ?WINS No.i^.-TNE6uyvviwo ROCS OCT 7WE dlFTS FOR NORSES PCT OUT 10 FHSTURE. JVAMX AMD A TlPoe hatlo>S mat "J&A S\ To Samuel 3. kraut, MV CtM**UM6* AVE,., CLeOELAtJO, OH*) Voice of the People What do you think of the new dial telephone system? Acnea Shapter?It will increase the simplicity and efficiency of telephone service. Bill Potts?To me, it's like com paring an electric range with a wood stove. The new system is much more convenient and certain ly a step ahead for the community. Stahley Williamson?It's in keep ing with modern day telephonic advancements. Frank James, Jr.?The dial sys tem will certainly save time and increase efficiency. At one period in the history of armored knights, it was customary to wear steel shoes with toes so long that the man could not walk in them, and the toes were attach ed after the knight was mounted. Arenlc is a metal. SHES BEAUTIFULTB BOT CAM SHE M BAKE A CAKEj Looking Back Over The Years 15 YEARS AGO Three hundred and twenty-five stones from six continents have been received for Masonic Marker at 'Black Camp Gap. Miss Mary Palmer and Miss Catherine Palmer are graduated from Brevard College. Mrs. Frank Smathers and son, George Smathers go to New York to visit the former's daughter, Miss Virginia Smathers. Miss Vera Hosaflook, Miss Em elyn Haynes, and Joe Ramsey have formal dance at the Legion Home. 10 YEARS AGO Pet Dairy is shipping a carload of milk to Camp Blanding each day. Joe Davis is named assistant cashier of the First National Bank. Miss Virginia Kellett is gradu ated from Lenoir-Rhyine College with highest honors ever given at the institution. Pvt. Garrett Howell, who Is sta tioned at Maldon. Mo., is spend ing furlough with his family. Master R. Stuart Roberson, Jr. has sixth birthday celebration. 5 YEARS AGO Miss Ruth Inman is winner of the annual Beta Sigma Phi scholar ship presented to a member of the senior class of Waynesville High School. Tommy Gibson has perfect school attendance* record for elev en years. Miss Lorraine Martel graduates from Rosary College in River For est, 111. Capt. and Mrs. F. H. Marley, Jr. of Mitchell Field, N. Y. arrive for a visit to the former's mother, Mrs. i F. H. Marley. Views of Other Editors HAS CHRISTIANITY BEEN A FAILURE? ] The classic statement on this question was made by G. K. Ches terton, who said, if I remember rightly, "Christianity has not been j tried and found wantitng; it has ] been found difficult and not tried." < I have always thought that this . oft-quoted sentence?which I be lieve to be essentially true?was i an extraordinary utterance to come ( from an orthodox son of the ' church, as Chesterton believed 1 himself to be. Surely he must have remembered that for centuries the church to which he belonged was practically all powerful. Nobody questioned its authority; it could ex-communicate kings and emperors at its will; over all Christendom its sway, in the Middle Ages, was absolute. If ever an opportunity wa$ given to any man or body of men to dictate their way of life to whole nations, that opportunity was given to the medieval church. If what Chester ton says is true, if Christianity was never tried, whose fault was it? To me. at any rate, it seems that Christianity has never failed, but that mankind, including the lead ers of the church, failed to apply Christian principle to life. It was not Christianity, but Christendom, that was tried and found wanting. It was the so-called Christian na tions that failed to rise to the height of the Christian ideal. And who can deny that we are still failing? It is impossible to read the New Testament attentively, and then to look around with clear eyes at the dealings of the nations with one another, without realizing that we are not applying the teachings of Christ to life. Everywhere the cry still is, "Not this Man but Barabbas!" My answer to your question is an unhesitating negative. That statement may surprise sofhe read ers of this column, who have grown accustomed to regard me as a damnable heretic in matters of theology. "It is sad." a recent cor respondent tells me. "that you, who appear to be a person of some intelligence, should be a rank un believer". Yes, I suppose I am, if that means that I am sceptical' of many things which this correspond ent believes. But I do believe, firmly, that Christianity, far from being a fail ure, has been a success whenever, in the lives of individuals, it has been whole-heartedly applied; and that if it were applied, as it has never yet been ,ot the lives of na tions it would be a triumphant success. Will it ever be so applied? It is not for me to prophesy. One can only hope that mankind may some day learn the bitter lesson of ex perience, and, having tried every other solution of our problems including the atom bomb?may see at last that the true solution Is to be found in the teachings of the Galilean. At all events, We must not say Ihit Christianity has been a fall I I lire till we have tried it. t ?Prof. Walter Murdock, in the West Australian. t ( SHIFTING THE TAX BURDEN 1 MAY BRING UNDESIRABLE I SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC RE ACTIONS IN THIS COUNTRY < With the national administration committed to ending the 30 per cent excess tax on corporations < next month and reducing income < taxes by 10 per cent on January 1 1st. the search for new taxes is now on. t Republican leaders, in campaign i speeches, contended that taxes < could be reduced by cutting ex- 1 penses, and. as is so often the case, specific tax cuts were prom- : ised before specific reductions in expenses were outlined. Now the administration finds that spending commitments cannot be voided, and the pressure for tax cuts mounts day by day. Among the new taxes being con sidered is a national sales tax. Al ways easy to collect because mer chants become tax collectors. And they are rigidly policed in their collection vyork. Here in North Carolina, a sales tax was imposed back in the Depression years of the early '30's, and it produced so much revenue and was so easily collected that it has now become a permanent part of the tax struc ture of the state. We have always felt that the in come tax is the fairest of all, be cause it takes into consideration a : man's ability to pay. We realize that the rates are sometimes un fair, but generally speaking, the rates are fair in the lower income tax brackets. A sales tax. however, does not take into consideration the ability to pay. A ten per cent reduction in in come tax will not give much relief if a national sales tax is imposed to replace the revenue lost by the reduction. And once the sales tax has become a part of the national lax system, there will be little hope of ever removing it. as has been the case in North Carolina. On the other hand, if the income tax rate is maintained at the pres ent level, there can be some hope of reduction when expenses have been cut. And we also doubt that the excess profits tax should be abolished entirely, even if it is con sidered a handicap to the further development of industry in this country. Some relief in rate should perhaps be afforded, but hardly a complete elimination of this tax. There is little wisdom in shift ing the burden from one group to another less able to bear it. Such steps can lead to undesirable social and economic reactions. ?Stanley News and Press. VENISON, Tex. (AP) ? President Eisenhower's birthplace has been ermed a firetrap. A team of fire-hazard investiga ors. making a routine inspection >f the little white house in this Vorth Texas city where Mr. Eisen lower was born, discovered: A serious gas leak in an antique :ookstove. Two open chimney flues. A weakened structural condition :aused by a previous fire which ?harred walls of a bedroom and lall. They recommended painting in :erior walls with fire-resistant paint, filling chimney holes with :oncrete and replacing the roof with fire-proof material. The birthplace is now a national shrine. Regalia of the peers at a Brit ish coronation include a fur cape on which are two rows of ermine ror barons and viscounts, three for earls, three and a half for mar quesses and four for dukes. life's Birthplace Is Firetrap Rambling 'Round Bits Of Human Interest News?_ By Frances Gilbert Frazier During a visit to New York, Mr. and Mi> atteadafi 1 lar quiz program, and much to Mr. AbeeA surprise JUd t(J tlon) he was selected as a contestant. A11 dent well nJ until the final question. "Now, Mr. Abee." the q 1 his most genial, Jovial voice, "just one muiv question aafe J you and the thousand dollars: that is, of course 11 3 rectly." Then the announcer took over and for <*? ,mutes J the virtues of the sponsor's output. By the time the qm t3 Abee back into the fold, Mr. Abee w?.s a nervous wreck and J the voice as from a great distance, saying. "Now u. ,, ttJ and dollar question. Listen closely for 1 cannot repeat it Mfl what is an antimaccassar?" Mr. Abee shut his eyes tulped J a shot in the dark. "An antimaccassar is the old maid auntl Mac Cassar family". The Q.M.'s voice was deeply sympathy I'm so sorfy, Mr. Abee. An antimaccassar is .... ? Do >(1 what it is?K Rudeness is something that lies dormant but ever real spring at its victim. 1 Johnnie was the possessor of what every ten-year-old J in abundance . . . curiosity. So naturally he ua .ill attentive] pew dial arrangement on the family telephone He managed! in trouble every time he attempted to make a call and tinallJ on his mother for assistance. "You work it too fast Johns! told him. "See, this is the way?" and she carefully sbofed J to separate the numbers. But when Johnnie again took ?\rr, 1 no success and he turned away in disgust. "Well, at least, 1 knj the GL 6 stands for," he muttered. "It means 'Got Left 6 uJ Classified Ad. Dept.: I "Young lady driving alone to Miami, would like company! erenccs required and must pass husband's approval. ij Miami-Bound, this newspaper." She was one of those sweet young girls who had just ?rl and was about to embark on a business career. Her. first asJ on her new job was to take record cards to the various depal and fill them out for filing. A very surprised auditor read these cards later and founfl "Remarks:" such enlightening sentences as: "Very compifcjfl "Say, where have you been all my life?" and "Oh. you beautifij No matter how bright, or dark, the day I Remember: This, too, will pass away. / OUT OF ?... tT? ? ?> P) ^ ^ W ^ jr . 1 OUT OF 12 U. S. T^'i IN * MENTAL HCS- ,?j w- BABIES BORN THIS fa "?* ) PITAL SAYS THE . |jv YEAR WiLL SPEND N A T 10 N A L ASSO- /'. r* it j PART OF HIS LIFE J I CIATION FOR MEN. W; ?? ???r**- - y-,"** ? *5 "t? w X -r-^ An A* h y^udewsm Gig * MARCH OF EVENTS = TVA Grows to Sevtn-Stafe Development Affecting I l"dustriol Giant Since 1933 | Of Necrly Four Million P? Special to Central Press vw^ASHINGTO.V?In the two decades since Congress creatci Tennessee Valley Authority on May 18, 1933, this expert in multiple-purpose river valley development has grown into 8 ? our young giant whose industrial biceps bulge in sr.cn states to duce atomic energy and transform life for nearly four million pe in the 41,000 square miles of the Tennessee valley. Chairman? board of directors of this huge enterprise is Gordon R. Clapp TVA dams have created a 630-mile navigable channel in the .nessec river. They have prevented damaging floods that for" ravished the Tennessee valley. They have prod vast quantities of electric power lor miuimr" new industries, and rural electrification of i farms out of eight. They have established a < of southern great lakes affording recreation f ties previously unknown in the region. President-elect Franklin D. R; >sevelt mac first visit to the Tennessee valle\ on Januar 1933, for an Inspection of Muscle Shoals night at Montgomery, Ala., he expressed hi actions and proposeiL course of action He "My friends, I am rjetermined on two dnr| a "result of what I have seen today The firs: put Muscle Shoals to work. The :->?<.nn<l istoi *?AfAtnnment Gordon R. Clopp Muscle Shoals a part or a greaw, MR.. from the mountains'Jr ?ke ?" a11 0f that magnificent Tennessee] Roosevelt sent ? Virffinla down to the Ohio and the Gull tion suggesting 1 poT,?86 l? Con?ress fiv? weeks after his maul On May J8 cwl to create the Tennessee Valley Authl y 18 Passed the act creating the TVA. I nanoy agJcuu^f&F?RMED THE VAST VAUFV from a pJ Place rapidly, reg'?n to one where industrial expansion is J TVA power ''Tw^^r^^r made the Kreatest growth as a resi at Oak Ridge T 'argest, of course, are atomic energy pi and other svn'th?^n'?uand Paducah, Ky. Others include rayon, i tilizers and v??i?,C 3- Phosphorous, chlorine, plastics, drugs! TV a' newer o !? ^Um and w?Od chemicals I million newsprin^min ^er deve,0Pments have attracted a ne?l capacity of no nnn eastern Tennessee. This will have an *4 Since the ir? S 0f new?Prmt and 50.000 tons of sulfate I billion have heen^" *i8r started nearly three years ago. sbouj with an exnan nvested 'n the new atomic energy plant at P'^i S p.^X"S IS*" ?*? ??"?<? ?j the imDroXV^IA' S ESTIMATE that the huge tonnage of shippifl ahippers aStMer ^anne' Kn0^"e a"J Great lakes ^ .k""0" tra"sP<>rtation costs , I are on the t, *?Uth re?u'tlng from TVA dans nine of J dollar r?-?ni' n'leasee river Itself, have stimulated a muld-fll tourists. 10n usincss that attracts millions of I ??*? and JSy tva i"'nn"f ol the Ttnnesscr v 01J have been . direction 236 million seedlii J and erosion control program ot reforcstale a the largest^of5'i?? Ui?,Cd,in TVA'a experimental plant at Muscle J agricultural ?v .? ow ned by the government, are dutritw# tested on nearfu stat'Ons over the nation. These hi' I have been soM ti test-demonstration farms. Vast q" I TV*.rivel,*hrough 'arm co-oPer?ives ? J ttoh. Last 'harnessi?g experiment has attracted worM^J tors from n^i^S? t,lan 2000 scienlists, engineer* activities TVa foreign nations visited TVA t dud)'1 t w war./ a" lndu,tr,al giant girded to m'f the p J SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK , By R. J. SCOTT a?r? f oi^tio. [VTJ '? bu"%mD ^ "/W pokcho-LIKI w"iw Lone HAS 8m covtsTu*L.? I ' h ill carmlht" is BUM h BlVlRA^L - ""*" < *y ?<<1 PRlVViM< IO.OOO YtXR.S. A^lPUA^O.^
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