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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER thursdayaugust Page 2 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phono 187 Waynesville. North Carolina The Count Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS BUSS MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Editor Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County , Six Months, In Haywood County - . Ibc One Year. Outside Haywood County tM All Subscriptions Payable in Advance ntmd at Om tout offlo at WajnMMrllte, . 0., aa Sana Olaai Mall Matter, aa prorldad undar Uw Act Max S, 17, Moraabar 10, ltlt. ebltnar nohoaa. resolution of raapact, earda at tfauaa, ad an aotlcaa of aotartalnmaoU for profit, tu W tkif far at tka rat of oao era par word. sHant Carolina w f reus i AicuTiojpj) NATIONAL DITOR.AL. IVW ASSOCIATION 1 THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1941 Wheels are turning at the Rubber Plant. Manufactured goods are being produced. Haywood people have jobs. Thus another dream becomes a reality. Longer Hours On every side we have reports that this is a record breaking tourist season. There are many reasons given why this year should have broken all past records, but even so we cannot but feel that most of it has been due to increased publicity of this section to the outside world, and that much of the busi ness is of a permanent nature. We have heard many complaints regard ing the hours at the Chamber of Commerce office. The tourists are saying that the of fice is closed before the real rush starts for information in the late afternoon when the majority of people are arriving in town. Now this is not meant in any way as criti cism of the officials or the secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, but merely as a re minder that a new phase of the tourist busi ness has been developed and that it is up to the community to meet the need. As in business of every kind there are changing tides so one has been reached with our visitors. In the increased demands for over night accommodations after closing hours of the Chamber of Commerce it is now necessary that the office remain open longer in the evening to render this service. Whole Time Service We congratulate the board of aldermen on the extension of the duties of Grayden C. Ferguson, town treasurer, and also their selection of Mr. Ferguson for the larger field of work. When a town arrives at the size of Way nesville a full time manager is badly need ed to have supervision of the municipal af fairs. The various departments of work need the correlation of services that only an officer on a full time basis can give. Running the business of a town the size of Waynesville is a full time job within it self and having one person in daily charge will not only save money with one purchas-. ing head but also should provide better municipal service. Defense Moves Up To hear some persons talk you might think that with all the defense program we are not getting anywhere in preparation for war if it should come to that. You hear com plaints about how slow the government moves about its plans. Maybe this is just a hang over from a national habit. At any rate after hearing a man discuss conditions from this angle we picked up a report giv ing facts relative to what had been accom plished since last July. Between July 1, 1940, and July 1, 1941, the army jumped from 174,000 to 1,941,000. From1 a mere skeleton of three and one-third divisions, it jumped to four armies, nine corps, and 29 divisions. A year ago the air corps had 62 squadrons of between 13 and 28 planes each. " Today it has 54 combat groups of between 61 and 121 planes each. ' These facts should be encouraging for they show that we are in earnest about de fending this country and will be ready to protect our own if i the occasion arises. Home Owning We were interested in both an editoria and an article regarding the cost of build ing and owning a home which appeared last week in the Chapel Hill Weekly, well known newspaper edited by Louis Graves, former head of the school of journalism of the State University who for many years was con nected with several New York papers. Arguments for building a home now with the uncertainty of the costs in the future were set forth against the increase of labor and the prospect that lower prices would prevail later were all included. We have noticed that this matter of ac quiring a home is more of a personal ques tion that that of economic conditions pre vailing either in the immediate section or the country at large. When a couple reaches '. the time they are ' ready they seem to go ahead with the idea. Certainly the higher costs of building are not discouraging in this section, as new homes are constantly being built and im provements and renovations made on old buildings. We liked Mr. Graves' summing up of the situation in the closing paragraph of the editorial as follows : "The man who is sure he wants a home of his own had better go ahead and build one. Going ahead now is a gamble, but so is waiting. The span of human life is none too long, and if a man puts something off he is eager to do some thing that is as wholesome and desirable as owning a home he is losing something valuable." Farsightedness vrlw , X TOLD HIM HE H S ltKf' , - COUUD PUT UP HIS SIGN . SyH Pr ON A FARM, IF HE'D IS kiUla1A 2Z ADVERTISE PUREBREDS S2 1 . ALON3 WITH Hl 1 ADVANTAGE in i f Raising- puSbs ;5f EXAMINED AT A "jV Rrm it j let OP TBK Peopl Sin.. D our side in P.:..- . Bore e Germany, hag i , opinion .of Staling Russia in general" K State To Aid Of Cattlemen As printed elsewhere in this paper. Gov ernor Broughton's livestock program is about to become a reality and not a promise. This will be welcome news to Haywood County stock men for while Haywood County has never suffered for an outlet for her cattle, additional marketing facilities are always encouraging. : This agency can also be used in purchas ing additional purebred animals and in im proving our own herds. Again especially in the spring there is often a scarcity of de sirable cattle to graze and it is quite possible that this new project may be of great- help in securing stock cattle for those who have pastures but are low on feed. At any rate it is a progressive movement and much good may come of it. , HERE and THERE V. By " HILDA WAY GWYN Not Yet It may be that a general sales tax in the United States will be necessary in order to pay for this war. But administration lead ers in the Senate have acted wisely in de cnning to consider the inclusion of such a tax in the pending tax bill, which was too small to begin with and was made smaller by the House action in eliminating joint in come tax returns for husbands and wives. The revenue lost in that way be recovered elsewhere and the time to consider a sales tax, if at all, is1 only after all other available sources of revenue have been exhausted. It will take a long time for the Federal government to pay for this war, but the experience of North Carolina and other states show that it will take even longer to get rid of a general sales tax once it is imposed. Why Advertise? In our experience, advertising, month in and month out, is like an onion sow the seed and you hang around a long time be fore it sprouts and shows up over the ground. But stick around and in time you've got something that's pretty strong. There's another thing about newspaper advertising in particular that makes an appeal to me as the outstanding best advertising buy and that's this: People remember most of all they see we are an eye-minded, race. Of course, you can't expect to expose an idea all in a flash and expect everybody to grab the idea and run for the product. That's why you've got to stick to' an advertising program and this should mean something to those who hesitate to advertise, because profitable results are not forthcoming im mediately.; Edward J. Clarke in the Poco moke City (Md.) Democrat. Many people whb pass for optimists are just too lazy to kick. It is said that no one appreciates- the perils of motoring quite as much as the pedestrian. Nazi claims of great success on one front are always encouraging. They are trying to nide trouble on another. . ... imagine such a change since 1910 . . , . the report further stat ed that neither the county nor Waynesville township had any bonded indebtedness . . . which in the light of today would mean that things were at a standstill . . . there were no improvements in progress. . . . She was six years old . . . her eyes were shiny with pride as she said . . . "I'm going to school . . . and I am learning how to make figures": . . . we talked on . . . . we asked about her school . . , did she have 'to go far? . . . . and her answer . . . "Oh, yes V . . I even have to cross a highway" . , ! we lamented the fact and spoke of how very careful one had to be I Ere another week sroes bv everv about cars and trucks and so on j school house in Haywood county i initiative, . and her face brightened up as much as to say she had solved all those kind of problems . . . and she said . . . . "But you see a big girl holds my hand when I cross and then I always look both ways" . . . . we have thought of that last remark many times . . . a simple childish statement . . , . but how much it holds for the adult and life in its intricate pattern . . . for regardless of the protec tion thrown about us . . . we must look both ways in making de cisions ... to avoid the traffic that can muddle one's life . . . we must consider both sides of a question . . . for decisions crowd one's ex istence ... new angles . . . new phases come up to make each sit uation and each problem a little different to handle . . . than the one so much like it . . . we faced before We were interested last week in reading of the proposal by a patriotic group of butchers at tending the convention of the Na tional Association of Meat Mer chants in Detroit .... to rechris- ten the hamburger to "defense steak . . . now we want to vote against such a change on the first ballot . . it seems that the ham burger originated in the Cerman city of Hamburg . . . but it mat ters not where it hails from, we coniena that now this chopped form of steak ..to popular . . is as American as the soft drink naoit . . we don't for n minn fear that it's German name will affect the public's demand for it . -. in ract we are convincpri that if we call a hamburger "defense steak" it will result in confus ion . . . and the majority of hambur ger consumers would be suspicious . . . and immediatelv ret tha that something had been left out of the old favorite . . . so we are for keeping "hamburgers" out of the war. . will resound with the scuffling feet of youth . . . starting another year of work and preparation . . V full of themselves . ; . and of the joy of life . . . some merely counting time , . . others for sake Apar ents putting forth effort V T"J be cause it is expected of then and though we regret it . . we fear only a small per cent very seriously intent on doing their level best for the sake of acquir ing knowledge . . . and the teach er's biggest problem . . . how to inspire that thirst for information . . . and what some parents expect of a teacher is past all under standing . . ii we have always held that it is the parents duty to instill that spark of ambition in the child and the teacher's job to keep that light burning . . both are necessary in the life of the child . . ..many a boy or girl falls below average because they fail to get at home from their mother or father the proper attitude toward school . . . they do not un derstand that it is a preparation No Draft For The Navy 9 So Service: Suffers By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist. NAVY SECRETARY FRANK KNOX remarked rather complain ingly the other day that enlist ments in his branch of our armed forces lag somewhat in compari son with the army's acquisitions of manpower, Well, isn't that natural? A blue jacket's an enlistee. In order to become one he's got to take the He may prefer not to Norman Caldwell, . J gamp nninin. i i . ' -", out lor uu sons I am more ,v !S ward t,.. n -'M G. C. do it, or the idea may not occur to him. Prospective doughboys, how ever, get pointed reminders from selective headquarters. And, whether they like it or not, into uniform they go, provided they can't give a good legal excuse for exemption or deferment. Army service is not optional with an eligible youngster, as naval service is. If it were put up to me to take my pick between the two, I'd vote aminations given by the teacher are only the first tests in a life later, competition will be keener . . for there will be more contestants . ; t . the longer we live the more we are impressed with a person's attitude . . . you can't succeed if you do not have the proper ap proach .. . but even the child who has been made ready . . . with the desired attitude toward school and study , . . must be understood by the teacher reflected in after years 1 A 1 . . wuo must see oe season of I yon the lesson the child . . . that will surely be I 8nd what the knowledge acquired ex- will mean to him. ; . YOU'RE TELLING ME! By WILLIAM RUT Central Press Writer We have been wanting f -.u Eastern Carolina for some months . . to see what it 1rlr. i;i.. have miUions turned loose in a f!,jn u now 8ince w talked with Josephine Coman Cook . we are more anxious . to go and see for ourselves than ever oefore--. . . to hear "Joddy" tell what has happened to the small town of Jacksonville in which her with the Farm Security Adminis tration sounds like an ofd-fashion-ed gold rush in the West . . i SanTu. , theu'49er Uncle aam is a lavish snemi. ,k. ren t complaining for we'd rather ,,lMlvf" Potion than take -T-v ....Ki nappen without it. But then ther ho. v. ... taking place right he ZZr'oZ hZ ; not jn h a hurry but over the years .. . as brought to our attention by an old paper found in the 7,,pa?.er 'J . . . It wan in j - the establiaW ninn i?ik. j T lne Cham pion Fibre and Paper Company . . Harden B. Moo who served m SUr of deeds 20 year, wt " , ' ; Property valuation fa Haywood county was set at $3,674 -025 ... and today it is saa.ooaow) WHAT IS man's greatest In vention? asks an editorial writ er. Any brld can answer that It's the can opener. . ' ! !..;. This war is becoming more end more mechanised. The newspapers no longer say any thing about Trojan horses. ! ! Two Spanish trains collided head-on. baagte Europeans retting klllea) tm such aa old fashioned manner! t : ' i In ancient Egypt, according to an archeologist, a man displayed his grief by raising a beard. And, no doubt, when his friend viewed the result it waj their turn to weep. ; I I. ! The most optimistic fellow, says Zadok Dumbkopi. is the college football coach who buys a bouse lust off the campus. lit A minor leaguo manager la a dentist daring the off snason Jnst the fellow, thinks Gnad pappy Jenkins, to lead the New York Tanks. '. Ill There are 112 hidden taxes In a pair of shoe, statistics show. However. It's the pocketbooJc and not the foot that f eelr the pain. . r changed my 0Dinin .i , t ,V . out I think. " v." "Sams; Uermanj J f.9BVIAn. V I Biijr USB IOr Kliaci. L. her winning against Gernm, ra...:j i t a.iu reiaman-"! thinl uur own government i have t.rt tnlayot.. .1 . - mem, Dut wnen the w i we want to lorget them." Miss Lou Silverthore-.' ibluih me same opinion at I and Stalin. We could n prove of Communism in i J try. Roy Moseman "Xo, J l, Changed my opinion, r like Russia or Germany f,l mawer ana i leel that they J evils trying to destroy ecb Mary Palmer "No, I tiJ as I did of Russia and ! fore they joined Britain j war for they have not i Even though they are on t I will never approve of wha stand for." L. E. Hudson "I think i I always have about Bos Stalin, but of course 1 1 win against Germany." Mrs. C. J. Rece-"I lil approve of Stalin or RusikJ would hate to see Gen against them." Dr. H. O. Champioi-1 have not changed my opiaj Russia, but they do have i army than I credited thetd "OUT ON A LIMB" for the navy every time. 1 j have had a cracking enjoys! nerience when I've been i true, my voyages invamKj been as a passenger. Posi foremast hand's lot isn't fcl ant. Still, even a gob gets I and sees the world. It sin has variety and color Al isn't penalized, like a del every time he hollers yoo-bj It's suggested that ok for a disinclination tovolunt man-o'-war activity t I belief that such fighting i Sam's scrappers may promises to be mainly on s rather than on land. Youths Disregard W Parsnnallv. I dont W the average 'enlisted W ticularlv concerned as chances of being perform T.- a nnsineriuCl Liuii. its ..KfiQi xt-pitrhs with papas and mammas, thotir j uc iv . i than twice as mujl cans have been killed W I automobiles, while tne koon trnin? on, a! ' tiBh have lost m sailors i aamo npriod. r---- , Mf An enlisted goo, -1 term of service -pretty long pull i wf with a landsman' select m,i.h the latter's W tended by the national erj I t. uvolv that that 1 to the navy. jacket's training .11 time than a aouKu- .i six-year stretch 1 a candidate think twxM v, .vral from the u: Uvintr nn and IB Selections into the rt V IJ necessai.t . . j i . o-oTPcatioB 1 country a . ftrtt wArVp narticularly c. ; a hanDens ""J i ..4.-K- ant to 1 ne s e"cini'j sistent upon having hM i..a I tunng " ;. ', aK him Denina i, ing to tne:iiv.w . Pa can't P"tJ. being selected, for pulsory, f less f-J local boards to besi from headqua.J liDerai as Vv- m . .OEM. in narasnip v-7 In the last n.lP th. hov has to go. 00 old man's objectk in.. Rut the ST; to enlist in the navy. kicks "5.gT. he sUys m the i , So that, .pi-.-- - tt.. matter witn u . ,,v " h. t The navy, ; , ing up a c - ft hi- lot m -i. i. Winn , ,rm ..m j; ft ftfi ll (Continue
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