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AL EDITORIAL.
SSOCIATION
THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1941 .
"Old Maude" Goes
This week marks the passing of "Old
Maude", the 34-year-old linotype machine
which has been in constant use in the com
posing room of The Mountaineer since 1907.
J. T. Bridges, veteran operator, named
the machine many years ago, and after be
ing its master for the 34 years, has become
attached to the fascinating ' piece of equip
ment as if it were almost human to which
typesetting machines are frequently com
pared, "Old Maude" has given faithful service,
but the years have steadily Crept up on her,
and many of her "joints" have become worn
with age, and she can't travel as fast as
Bhe did in her younger days.
The present demand for speed and more
production made "Old Maude" a back num
ber, and experts said it would cost too much
to put her in good physical condition, so this
week ends her life of usefulness as a type
Betting machin. '
Millions upon millions of words have beet
tapped out on her keyboard, recording tht
events of the community for these 34 years,
, From her molds have come shining slugs of
type telling the story of births and deaths;
weddings and divorces; disaster and prog
ress, records of revivals and mud-slinging
political campaigns; good news, and bad
news, but to "Old Maude" it was just another
stick of type.
This week as she was moved across the
composing room to continue in service while
the new and late model machine was being
erected in her place, she seemed to realize
her days were numbered, and the hundreds
of moving parts seemed to click with new
life and vigor but to those of us who have
watched and tenderly cared for her during
her aging days, knew it was the last desper
ate struggle before her "Swan Song."
Come Wind,
Come Weather
This is the title of a most interesting
book we are reading by Daphne Du Maurier.
It is a book of true stories written for the
British people in the hope of giving them
courage and strength., in a time of crisis. It
was published last August . and contains
eighty pages of most interesting reading.
In England over' 600,000 copies have been
sold. There it is called "The Book of the
Moment". It is read in air raid shelters as
a means of fortifying the inmates against "
the terror of bombs. An Egyptian and an In-.
dian edition have been issued. In Canada
it is called "A War Need."
Some of the comments on it are: Gould
Lincoln, political columnist of Washington,
D. C: "It has a message for the people of
America today. These stories make for na
tional unity and for national morale."
, "Charming ... throat-catching . . . glor
ious." Philadelphia Inquirer.
"It has the sweep of the wind and the
universal interest of the weather." Bangor
(Me.) Daily News, editorial.
". . . Miss Du Maurier has hit upon a
message that while it is part of the war, at
the same time it is bigger than the war v. .
The story of a new kind of world." Peter
Grant, radio new commentator, WLW.
"Her style is undimmed and fluid . . . her
message heartening." Indianapolis News.
"When the history of the part that men
and women of letters played in the battle
of Britain' is written, more than a passing
reference must be made to "Come Wind,
Come Weather." Boston Post.
While we as a Nation are making our
selves strong in military might, we should
not overlook the vital need of keeping our
; defenders strong in body and spirit and
this is precisely the purpose of the United
Service Organizations for National Defense
It would be a sad commentary on our defense
efforts if the fine young men we have sent
and must continue to send returned to us
hardened and callous to the better things.
The U. S. O., which is a combination o:
the efforts of such organizations as the
Y. M. C. A., Y. W. C. A., Jewish Welfare
Board, Salvation Army, and the activities
sponsored by the Roman Catholic Church
etc., will provide the needed wholesome so
cial and recreational contacts which mem'
bers of the American Legion will recall as
their only escape from the rigors of camp
drill and discipline during the World War.
In many cases these organizations acting
individually overlapped in their efforts. But
in the present emergency, the groups will
present their programs in commodious and
comfortable buildings provided by the Gov
ernment; and the $10,000,000 to be raised in
the Nation-wide drive will be used to sup
port the joint effort. North Carolina's quota
is $124,000 (Haywood County's, only $500).
Every dollar given will be used, without
executive expense, in making the lot of our
soldiers a more cheerful one. The praise
worthy drive gives us all the opportunity,
during the hectic days of the national de
fense emergency, to defend our nationals.
McDowell News.
Buy Defense Bonds
When President Roosevelt the other night
proclaimed in the United States a state of
unlimited national emergency, it was no
dramatic gesture on the part of the chief
executive to stimulate the imaginations of
a hundred and thirty million people.
President Roosevelt took this far reach
ing step because America faces such a crisis
that such action was deemed necessary. That
America must arm to the teeth is no longer
a political theory subject to debate in Wash
ingtonit is a stark reality which every
citizen of the United States must face.
Even the defeatists such as Lindbergh,
Wheeler and Nye, agree -upon the necessity
of the United States' making itself invulner
able to attack. With the full cooperation
of the American public, that can become an
accomplished fact we can become in acta
ality the "arsenal of democracy."
But America cannot become the "arsenal
of Democracy" by American citizens simply
reaffirming their faith in the democratic
principles, or by speeches about liberty and
freedom.';- . .'':'.;
Our citizens now are being called upon
to make sacrifices, to work, to "do or die
for democracy.
Right now, 1,300,000 boys and young men
have given up their personal life to join the
armed forces of the United States. More
are being inducted into the service daily.
To put the tools of modern warfare at
the disposal of these men will take money
lots of money. Uncle Sam today wants
your dollars for national defense not as a
gift, but as a loan.
Moreover, Uncle Sam promises to pay
you handsomely for your investment A de
fense savings bond costing you $18.75 now,
the United States government promises to
redeem in 1951 for $25.00.
In this gigantic loan program by private
citizens to the United States, there is a
place for everybody. For as little as a few
cents, defense savings stamps may be pur
chased, so every citizen may participate.
Uncle Sam needs your dollars for defense!
Whiteville News-Reporter. -
PJSFOR'SrUTAJN"
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Voice
OF THE
People
What ia your pet pee re?
Mrs. Jonathan Woody-
a golf ball"
-To fan
Frank Ferguson, Jr. "Tall,
dark, and handsome men."
Mrs. Howard Hyatt "The ear
being over on Cataloochee or aome
such place every time I get ready
to go somewhere."
J. W. Killian "I don't know of
blooming thing I'm peeved
about" ,.
HERE and THERE
HILDA WAY GWYN
The date 6-3-41 is written on , bones yet tw0 small ones broken
cast on our left arm extending 'can put the entire system to ach-
from our elbow far over our hand
with our four fingers out . but
only the tip of our thumb visible
Tuesday, June 3rd, will be a
Red Letter Day on our calendar
up early in the morning to
start the household affairs moving
. . . just an ordinary busy day . . .
as far as we knew . . . but the
Fates had other plans . , ... a
highly polished floor ... a scat
ter rug . . . and the next thing
we knew we were picking our
selves up and calling for help
, . , for a strange sight greeted
us when we saw our hand knocked
up from our arm , all having
happened in what we would have
called the safest place in the
world . , . our bedroom in our own
own home ... . . now if we had
been crossing Main street .
from The Mountaineer office to
the court house ... as we, do
many times a day . , . it would
have been a different story.
It Came To Pass
The life of Alfred Nobel the prize giver,
has always interested us greatly. His fortune
grew out of such hard and strenuous work,
as he and his father took upon themselves
the task of taming nitroglycerin.
He left his fortune, which amounted to $9,-
000,000 to found a prize for distinguished
peace workers. Later he included the prizes
for science and literature.
In a recent story of his life we read that he
did not first intend to found a perpetual peace
prize. He even suggested that it be discon
tinued at the end of 30 years, for he believed
that if international peace were not assured
Dy then, the world would relapse into bar
barism. This he said in 1893.
Reviewing history during the period that
followed that date, it is interesting to note,
and also depressing that his judgment has
been vindicated. For it was just about 30
years later that an Austrian house-painter
was coming into power in Germany.
Suppose . it had been a "first
Monday" and we had been deep in
thought about what George
Brown and the county commis
sioners might be up to this month
. .. suppose it had been "press
day' ... and court week . . . and
we had been rushing over . . .
just before the paper was to be
"put to bed" to get word from
some important trial irom our
friend Katie- Williamson assist
ant clerk of the court . . . just
suppose we had been all worried
about how many marriage licens
es Charlie Francis had failed to
sell . . . we knew by the number of
"Clayton, Ga." weddings we had
written for the paper . . suppose
we had been on our way for the
pleasant task of "covering" the
famous farm trio, Lynn, Reitzel,
and Corpening on their latest new
f angled farm theories for Hay
wood rural folks . . . jut suppose
we had been deep in trying to
"extract" and untangle a story
from Noble Ferguson in the sher
iff's department . . . just suppose
we had been on our way to get a
county budget and tax story from
Auditor Cathey . . . wending our
way through the continual jam
of cars rounding the curve in
front of the Hotel LeFaine com
ing on Main . . . as we so often
do . . , it would have made sense
to have been knocked down and
suffered, two broken bones . , .
but not at home in my own room. .
One thing we have tried to teach
our young daughter is that what
ever happens . . . regardless of
its face value . . . no matter how
tragic it may appear at the time
. . . that there is always a les
son of life to be learned . . . if
we salvage the debris from the
wreckage , . . and hunt through
it . . . we will always find some
thing to keep . . . maybe gain an
experience . . . that will become a
permanent asset . . hut we must
confess that when she was taking
her turn at nursing us a few days
after the accident and she came
out with the following ... we were
a bit taken back ... "Well, Moth
er, I would like for you to tell
me what possible good could come
from your arm being broken , , . .
now please explain that" ...
ing ... man with all his talent
has never been able to equal this
God made piece of machinery
. . . broken bones can renew one's
faith '.. . . then along with the
wonder of the human body . . . .
is the marvel of human kindness
. . . and thoughtfulness . . . the
revelation of such in hours of mis
fortune breaks like an egg shell
any tendency toward hardness aiid
cynicism . ;.- . that so often fails
in the path of the news reporters
, . . as they see life from all angles
. . . but we start all over . . . and
actually believe in Santa Claus
again. "...-.; .'
Personal lives are marked by
experiences 7 broken bones are
no respectors of age or person
. . . from the cradle to the grave
they seem to meet this sad fate
. . . one cheerful visitor we had
the week said ... "Why, Hilda,
don't worry, you can get used to
anything . , . '. . and what's having
your arm in a cast, for three
months , . . they tell me that you
get used to hanging . . . . even
. , .... you hang long enough." . . .
And we have teen a "sucker"
for all 'this advice . , . and have
worked ourselves into a swell
state of philosophical fortitude . . .
and we recommend it as a wonder
panacea for physical disability
. ... . and gives one a mighty spir
itual uplift. . .
Mrs. Mattie Payne "Little boys
who ride bicycles on the sidewalk
and don't look where they are go
ing. One ran over me yesterday
and nearly broke my foot. ' He
didn't stop to say, 'I'm sorry,."
Morty Rabham -"People who go
to Florida and come back with a
Northern accent."
Joe Ramsey "When we have
finished a sign to the best of our
ability, to have someone want part
or all of it changed."
Mrs. Whitener Prevosi "In
terruption in the movies. There
are three things that get me
squalling babies; mammas explain
ing every little detail to Junior;
and persons who sit and figure
what will happen next, and then
announce their opinions."
Miss Katherine Queen "People
who drive like mad to get some
where, and then when they get
there say, 'Now, what are we going
to do?"
Miss Debrayda Fisher, Clerk to
the Draft Board "Men who reg
istered with the draft board that
go off and don't say where they
going."
6,000
many
But how in the heck are we
going to leam to comb our hair
and tie our shoes with one hand
. . . . to say nothing of keeping
enough copy on hand to feed a
brand new linotype machine that
arrived in the office this week T . .
Church Group Plea
For World Peace
BOSTON, Mass.-Some
Christian Scientists from
parts of the world gathered in
annual meeting Monday in Boston
were called upon by the Christian
bcience board of directors to con
secrate themselves to the defense
of the democratic system of gov:
ernment as the best human instru
ment for preserving the basic
rights of mankind to "life, liberty
ana we pursuit of happiness."
In thus definitely allying this
world-wide religious movement
with the defenders of democracy
everywhere, the directors stated
that it was their conviction that
if social and political freedom
to be preserved "democratic forms
or government must be
tained."
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
-By WILLIAM RTTT
Ctntitl Prtss Writer
SCENES showing Rudolf Hess
have been clipped from news
reels being shown currently In
Germany, according to a cabled
dispatch, that makes Rudolf
the first Nasi to be purged at
the hands of a movie editor.
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Tho chief trouble in trying to
establish a budget tor the tome
is that it runs into too much-'
-But,' "YetS
'; 1 i t ' ;"--. "
The Shah of Persia (Iran), we
read, bate barking dogs. Espe
tally, we Imagine, dogs of war.
:V,:' 1 I -- -!
An eastern 10-year-old is re
torted to nave suffered a severe
It was a stimulating thought
to bring us out of the fog that
physical pain has a way of be
fuddling us . . . the question has
kept coming back to us . ... . it was
a challenge ... to illustrate our
pet philosophy-. . . little did she
realize that she had said just the
right thing to snap us out of
feeling too sorry for ourselves . .
and so our thoughts changed their
route , . . we have been deeply
impressed with the wonder of the
human body ... more than 200
scoro SCRAP book
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Undermining Axis In South
1 America To Be Jones' Job
By CHARLES P. J
Central D ?rI
's Coli
merce Secretary jes" 1
Federal Loan Vm
Jones Pra.iio-i
'em when he tSl
Administrator Je8w J
I nan .
drafted to direct theS
tended to hunt the 7i
out of Latin Americ,
An act of conirre.'J
essary to broaden the!
ministrator Jesse J J
struction Finance
thority adequately for
but the needed legUUti
is pending and sure to 1
xou see, dear readP3
mans are pretty strongl
ed economically in th J
publics. So are tha nJj
last war weakened theJ
ably. This was W
folk called on their sJ
cn wrancn establishl
every cent they could
scrape to finance thei
Europe. Consequently
mistice found their h,
badly depleted financial
haven't fully recovered J
The kaiser doubtl
head off to his branches
many, however, was n1
blockheaded that its si
however hard they may
couldn't transmit th
Hence the war ended
branch banks and eomm
cerns simply bursting 1
accumulated cash. They
locally thereupon, in u
all sorts of things. In
way, this made 'em pot
part of the world.
V. S. Missed Oppo
The World War No.l
the United States had
chance to horn into tha
we bungled our job, an
opportunity except a I
panies, like InternationJ
ter, Singer Sewing Mac!
brand or two of autonJ
typewriters. Thus we
away outclassed by the!
gregation likewise th
but they don't matter
since we like 'em as we
Italy, never having haj
money as Germany, isn1
Nevertheless, it has
utitlity holdings and s bit
of Italianly Bympathetis
second generations.
The French have quit
hold rather mean onrf
in" process of flopping
over to the Axis,
The Japs aren't numed
ulent, but they've got si
ists on the west coast
and in Columbia Equal
and Chile.
Now, what's apprei
Washington is that this
will undertake to extenl
nomic Latin-American
into politics to twist
governmentally Axis-waJ
The thing to do, the
soned, is to undermine
gang economically.
That'll have to be dorJ
Yankee investments soil
Rio Grande, down to Cal
literally swamping the
with our dough.
Jones' Job
That's to be the Jones
A kitty of $1,500,000.
posed to underbid the
in Latin-American m
take their trade away fH
bankrupt 'em and gobbli
properties. Yankee col
are to be backed financi
throusrh the drive.
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It's a form of weuai
sounds good, but 111 S
I was in South Am4
the last war ended. We 1J
an ooenintr there then al
now and muffed it, dj
f at-headedness. It certaiq
hoped well show bettef
sense now than we aiuj
takes an understanding
Latins to make a blt
fnTilrli'n WnnseVelt A
Wolli.ro anH Cordell
signs of such a compreM
Our commercial agenis "i
have it. too.
Whv. we didn't seem M
1918. which coasts Ri 1
Callao and Vaiparaii
We didn't appear to ret
our summer is winter d
and vice versa. It new
to ns that "on that s
main.
sprain while having his neck
washed. Clip and carefully hide
from Junior.
. til '.: . !
Whet we have never been
able to Bgure out is what does
the army do during maneuver
when it, runs into those "De
tour" signs.
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Now pre - dunked doughnuts
are available. No good. Half
the fun ta dunking Is the effect
on fellow diners who hate It.
, -. ' i I I
' There's a book UUed "Retreat
Prom dory." Grandpappy Jen
kins thinks It must be about the
Cincinnati Reds.f"
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with 'em and they love j
The other day. it "1
that the Reconstruct"'
om-nnrstinn had maae
loan to a South AmericM
The Jones twins were -M
it at one of their p"i
"Oh." rejoined w 1
lar number, since
the
merged), "I can't remew
sums like that.
boasting aU through
FinaUy he held up - j
matically and J
ten fingers have m "I
famous." "
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. . . n Aimus"
ed dryly, "Pianist
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