Montgomery County sentinel., 1950-11-30
Montgomery SideIights
ELSIE WHITE HAINES

trouble to her for us to spend the
night and have breakfast with her.
Perhaps it was a nice change from
the usual love birds, though she did
not say so.
Now for a look at the wizard
who has parlayed an investment OF
$127 in shoes until he owns not
only a string of shoe houses across
the nation, but twelve farms
around York, a ranch near the
Black Hills of South Dakota and
has finger in many another pie.
At rs, he looks 60 or less with his
heavy suit of hair, ruddy skin and
deep dimples. Exercise and his phil
osophy have kept him young in ap-
pearance as well as spirit. He
describes himself as: Colonel,
Commodore, Mahlon Nathaniel,
Yorkshire, Shoe Wizard, Indian
Chief, Cowboy, Rancher, Scout,
York, Rapid City Haines. He
frankly says. "If you can't blow
your own horn and throw your own
bull, who'll do it for you?"
About his shoes, he said: with
the Wizard Ranch in York County,
and the Flying Eagle Ranch in
Dakota, we are raising our own
cattle, tanning our own leather,
making our shoes and selling them
in our own stores. Hoof to hoof =
and that's no bull"
We were taken out to the man.
sion at Haines Acres, to meet Mrs.
Haines = were shown seven large
books filled with newspaper clip
pings about Mr.. Haines and his
possessions = the Scout book pre-
sented him on his SEVENTEEN birth
day - yet he seldom says 81" OF
"mine" - it is 1--WE" and "ours.'
"Our" trophy room with walls
lined with cups and ribbons won
by their pure bred cattle and their
race horses = our silver and our
antiques.
A Boy Scout leader for 35 years,
when the Scouts had their jam
boree at Valley Forge last sum-
mer, he appeared in a covered
wagon drawn by four oxen = fed
the 1000 scouts four buffaloes, four
steers, twelve pigs and other pro-
visions and entertainment to the
tune of about $4,000.
Newly married couples who are
his guests are handed typewrit-
ten sheet containing what he de-
scribes as thousand dollars worth
of advice, or "just few common
sense suggestions on how to be
happy though married" Some OF
the bits of advice are: Before re-
tiring, kneel down and thank God
for each other. If you have a
misunderstanding never go to bed
until it is cleared up. Never buy
anything you havelnot the cash to
pay for, except home and in that,
don't overbuy your income. Far
better to sacrifice and do without
than be slave to debt. Neither
one should smoke because it costs
money, ruins your health and stinks
like hell. What youNhrideGgoom,
spend by smoking in a year could
buy yourself a suit of clothes and
your wife two dresses and have
money besides. Same holds true for
the wife. n3iulfr
"Do not drink liquor of any
kind. The same reason holds true
as in smoking = and more. Drink
ing liquor may be the end of your
happiness. Also, you don't need
coffee and tea or soft drinks. Water
and milk are enough.
"Have a small book and keep ac-
count of every cent you spend for
five years, at least. 1t is the 5, 10
and 25 cents that you must watch
The dollars should be put in bank
for the "rainy day" that is sure
to come along life's way. Get your
life insured, not paying weekly
but by the year, as it costs less. y
Mr.. Haines says his ancestors
were "hardy Norsemen and Ger
mans, daring Englishmen, canny
Scots and wild Irishmen. He is
the son of the Mrs. Haines who
owned a large furniture store in
south east Washington many years
ago. Both he and his mother often
figure in Dick Mansfield's "Those
Were the Happy Days" in the
Sunday Star. We Immediately
claimed him as a cousin (by mar
riage) many times removed, OF
course - but kin anyway.
What character! What a
week end!