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tkDAYi OCTOBER 2, 1941 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER You've Got A Newspaper! Beetle Hough I Jg Vineyard-Gazette, nd author of "TtaA- "Country r .ver "tand acro w feS the 1,601,16 f M 8 newspaper of- are old, some most of then, a citizens, T inL.w aM Tint the town. 'v". In. customers, sucu -fcve. but they go into Zper office or pnnunop sf1 ..nHa with items W. , mncern births w , with changes ftK. mailing with notices of ar- nd found w,. k.rc EIS u " ' n eo inw luo " ,-, rself-any time you like il t tn aav will, the an Urine upon what appears PSfrt. next week. This rc'J v have which T'-AnnHreds of thousands P!.-" i- i world do not il " - ., EL which rround8 this f .. u mainly yours. W ., i. what eoes renerai r eekly paper that comes out long run tne the prmtea pi(w .nner as into , it what masee vo . if vou do not like what lib. iL - in the prmtea pages, wv ..rtw vours, for you have ... h trouble to put any- Bn item, a vote, an idea, something said, or iuiji ------ - . . L pne of the word, the H" ! . t if L J -1. paper is not puoiisnea at grows. It senus oui iwuw, . mots brine in whatever L find of proper nourish The paper belongs, just as rch and tne scnooi oeione. Just like them, it is part and par eel of the organic process of de mocracynot democracy in the ory, or written about in some pro fessor's book, but real democracy, in the street, in the homes, in the business places, among men, wom en and children. To Help You Understand This is National Newspaper week, and some people may think the idea is a dodge to help the newspapers. But it is not. It is far from being that. It is an effort to help people understand what their newspapers are, and how they can get more val ue from them for their town and for themselves. : No- newspaper in the world is as close to the people as your weekly paper is to your town. At other times in the history of the world, this 'might not seem important. There are a great many services which newspapers strive to per form, but perhaps there is no need to mention them now. Just this simple fact is the greatest fact of all. You've got a newspaper, to speak for you, to report for you, to represent you. This does not mean that you have to be one of the citizens going into the newspaper office, although that is a good place to go when you have something on your mind. The vote that you cast on election day is something which goes into the paper, not by itself, individually, but collectively. ' A Free Marketplace. The work that you do gets into the paper, too, and if you look care fully you will see that the pages of the weekly newspaper are a kind of free marketplace. They are i marketplace for the thoughts of cit izens, and a channel of communi cation and, in a modest way, en lightenment. Your .town can do things through its newspaper, and you can, too, as an individual, in "your own right, because unlike so many submerged and darkened souls on the surface of this aching world you've got a newspaper, This Press Fascinates Visitors v This automatic press will be in operation Friday from four until six for visitors attend ing The Mountaineer's "Open House" to see. The press prints 60 pieces of paper a min ute, picking them up, printing, counting and drying, all in one oper ation, without aid of a pressman.; NEWS REPORTS AT FT. JACKSON Peace Or War-Press Is Vital R. Howard U National Editorial As sociation. , first week in October has imated as National News- kwlt This annual observ- b done much to bring . the pers and the general public wr understanding. , toramendable that this great iper-reading nation give its to the press, particularly this special week. But it not be confined to a single the people of the United should have an everlasting in the welfare of the news- thevread and in the news- which serve their communi- their eountrv. r Merest should be as great in peace as m time of war. i only to look to other na see how the freedom of s was undermined in time i, only to find a crumbling, It nation nracticallv de- s in time of attack. ie Press Is Needed. is important that we give (ration to the undeniable there are at least two which newsDanera both lad small -are vital In Ampr. i important that thev be V support necessarv to en- ttn to continue to give their I full niefiirA nf tha no. i, , - fomestic and foreign policy. i oasis oi our democracy is S"ienea neon p M eauallv imnnrfant. tVmt f given the support which jwem to continue to give to pome comrriunit 1A tVtaf full P of unselfish service and I" causes which build and P the institutions of the piy. ,; ft often KniM th.f P He much stronger than its fiws and it is difficult f. if. prs to be stronger than the E. iney are so inter w should be in common L1 tney prosper or pner. When guch team. I'.tte other and too many LV? indifferent commu- rc" Wlks linnn It. P Pack horse" to carry i - nnancial welfare tinitv PJmnig these two points in terms' news- la? tv. l lZ IO,e ,n America, PL&? at, k. ;. """"lymoua. wo r strong from the top il rT in5 "rength of its ?T tW :: . 13 "ereiore k ti" . t0 nore comma- ""uiv a vi . . imbued witi. ! "M ttarf ... "IB iir n n,,ti7".B Bnfli tnat its f" "Wtltut on. Ka j. j on'y. the Home ln.e and that its 1 Needs the Press, r re not me j-i as'Z88tl,rMd0m At. M not heen worn gave up freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of worship and freedom of assembly. The freedom of the press and the welfare of newspapers in gen eral is not something which news papers alone must guard. The en tire citizenry of this nation has something at stake in the mat ters and should be just as alert to freely tell and discuss the news, as the newspapers themselves! Since we are all prone to leave those matters which seem to be of national or world importance to others, let us bring our discussion of National Newspaper week closer home. Any benefit we may re ceive from this discussion in our home communities will certainly reflect itself in the large scope of nation unity, since we have agreed that the nation cannot be stronger than its smaller centers. Home Town Newspapers are do ing a year-round job of acquainting readers of the news of the com munity. They do more than that. They keep . the public attuned to the needs of the community and the dangers which confront it! The home, the school, the church all are faring better or worse through the varying degrees of sup port which the Home Town News paper gives. That bond issue needs the support not only of the news columns but of the advertising pages of the Home Town Newspaper for an intelligent discussion of the needs presented in such a measure. The Community Chest isn't filled through the use of handbills, or the old party line. No, the days of the town crier are gone forever but the newspaper does the job, ad mirably, as usual. tk. L nas t"6 Hexibili-lSnpJ?m-,, woff amly the p60 Cfoni . even though the dark and now realize j ,T,"P much when they I AM THE PRINTING PRESS By Robert H. Davis. v I am the printing press,' born of MaW TTarth. Mv heart is of steel. my limbs of iron, and my fingers are of b' s. ; I sing songs of the world, the ora tories of history, the symphonies of all time. ' . . I am the voice of today, the her ald of tomorrow. I weave into the warp of the past, the woof of the future. I tell stories of peace and war alike. . I make the human heart beat with passion or tenderness. I stir the pulse of nations, and make brave men to brave deeds, and soldiers die. 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By Sergeant Bobby Sloan, j On Thursday morning, Septem- ber 25. 1941. the 120th Infantry moved out with it's sister ! regiment, the 117th Infantry, in brigade motor march to the base j camp near Great Fall, S. C, to! establish the initial bivouac, where during the rest periods and during , thrwa times when we will not b( I engaged in combat the regiment can come back and rest during tne com-, ing ordeal of the war game to be held in North and South Carolina this fall, to be completed with the greater army phase of the man euvers in which almost half a mil lion men will take part. The motor march was completed shortly before the lunch hour on a cloudy day, which helped a great deal in keeping off the hot rays of the late September sun. To avoid 6YPPHR hac-raffe the 30th Division changed from the summer khaki uniform to the winter woolen olive drab, ao had the un been out in full force, even the breeze from the ride would hardly have k apt the trucks cool enough for comfort. The woolens feel good in early mornings, though. Mnndav mornincr. September 29. our coros ensraired the 8th Divi sion (which is our sister division at Fort Jackson) in a brief, two-aay battle, more to give our soldiers the feel of being "on the field" again, rather than anything else. Next Monday we start on the first big maneuver, which will last for a week. Until later, when the army phase of the maneuvers starts we shall be maneuvering around in our immediate section, getting no further than perhaps thirty miles from our base camp, and even this dnen not: seem probable, in view of the large number of troops in this area. George M. Milner "lead the class" as far as top score was concerned of a recent firing on the range, sharing top honors with Samuel A. Jenkins. The gun fired was the rifle, and their score was 196. They qualified as experts. Two other members of Compay H qualified as experts, Paul M. Mull with a score of 189 and Mark Edwards with a score of 188. This shoot ing was done a while back but was just published officially since we have been out on maneuvers. Ten, more members of Company H did excellent shooting, qualify ing as sharpshooter, John W. Phelps, score 186 ; Charles Curtis, Jr., score 184; Fred B. Merchant, score 184, George F. Scates, score 183; Harvey R. Seasoms, score 182; James R. Kennedy, score 182; Albert L. Mathis, score 181; Walter Nelson, 180; Robert Cope, Jr., score 180; and Kenneth Moore, score of 178. To qualify as a sharpshoot er is something hard to do, attest ed to by the fact that so few out of the company did so in this group ring. The rifle is the basic weapon of the soldier, even in a heavy weapon company, and all men at some time in their - training, are taught it's use. . ' Scoring as marksmen were eighteen men with scores ranging from 177 to 141. Rufus R. Lovdahl was at the top of the list with 177 score. Then came Alvin R. Deitz, score 174; Charles E. Phelps, score 174; William Aldridge, Jr., score 173; Johnnie Morris, score 171; Kermit Murray, score 171; William T. McGee, score 170; Homer H. Boone, score 167; Edward E. Ar rington, score 166; Samuel A. Carswell, score 164; Felton. H. Huffman, score 162; Keisler W. Roach, score 159; James (E. Overhy, score 162; William G. Arrington, score 156; G rover A. Robinson, score 156; Wiley Williams, score 156, Ralph D. Jenkins, score 147; Raymond W. Lay, score 141. Also running, among those pres ent, was William F. Pinnix, score 139; Walter W. Franklin, score 137; Paul R. Truitt, score 137; Thurman Lowery, score 122; Eugene W. Rule, Jr., score 116; Raymond G. Queen, score 113; Jack L. Hovis, score 101; James H. Hunt, score 100. The highest possible score was 220, so you can see what a good percentage the whole company shot on an average. I might say that Company H had more men qualify ing as experts and sharpshooters than any other single company in the 120th Infantry, a record which Waynesville and Haywood folks might well be proud of. ' '! ' In another course of firing, the following scores have been pub lished: William B. King and Glen R. Gunter. aualifvinsr as sharp- Hhnntern with a score of 174 an other of those times when Company j H. boys tied for top he" or" leorge N. Lawson had the neiu nighnt t score, qualifying as a mark' j t with a score of 162. Firing on the range, both enlisted men and officers take part. In an other course published, Lieutenant, Plott had a score Of 169, top honors . for the officers. In this same quaH-1 fvintr iAiirA nrflntfoflllv thn entirA t company took part, with 23 men qualifying. This was not as good an average as the round of qualifi cation above, for so many more, men participated. The highest possible score was 300. Among the non-commissioned officers, Cor poral James A. Knight had first honor with a score of 222, wita Corporal Larry C. Arrington, Cor poral Rufus E. Smathers, Sergeant Max G. Edwards, Sergeant Joe G. Shipley, Corporal Grey C. Win chester and Sergeant Charles Burgess also qualifying as marks men. The score of the company are listed below. Thomas M. Proctor 'was high man with a score of 252; Robert E. ' Knowles was second with a score of 245, and Claude O. Gray , third with a score of 242. TbM were the only three who quabWl'ut of the entire company J " round as sharpshooter i .J As marksmen, William tr. Ile- Entire, score 222, Ernest R, Har vey, 217; James A. Knight, 222; James R. Jefferson, 214; Larry t. Arrington, 212; Odus F. McCoy, 210; Rufus E. Smathers, score 204; Max G, Edwards, score 203; John T. Bears, score 203; Roe Hill, score 190; Joe L. Leming, score 199; Floyd M. Sanders, score 198; Rob ert W. Gilliland, score 192; Law rence L. Moody, 191; Geo. G. Ship ley, 189; Grey Winchester, score 188; Floyd E. Mehaffey, score 187; Alfred Knight, score 187; Charles E. Burgess, 187; James W. Pruitt, 185; Willie L. Messer, 183. . These are all who qualified. Be low are the scores of those who failed to qualify, but the scores in many are high enough to war rant their being published. You will see that it takes very few points to make the difference be tween qualifying and not quali fying.::. ; Theodore L. Vittulo, 183; Clyde M. Robinson, 182; James H. Lingle, 182; Jonathan G. Mullinax, 178; Thad O. Chafin, 178; John L. Aiker, 177; Roy Champion, 177; Luther Manning, 175; Sylvester Mull, 174; Dennis E. Lindsley, 172; Williard W. Reed, 171; Paul D. Hobbs, 169; Michael Spenser, 168; Paul S. Shee han, 168; Robert H. Wright, 166; Jethro F. Lattimore, 166; George W. Rickman, 166; Jack Mangum, 160; Homer W. MoUinger, 160; James J. Hargess, 158; Jack C. Coley, 166; Marvin E. Huffman, 157; Harry J. Hyder, 150; Samuel Morrow, 150; Rufus T. Carswell, 149; John R. Arrington, 148; Charles R. Nelson, 146. Jack McSwain, 143; Homer Franklin, 142; Jack 1 Smith, 141; Edward E. Moore, 141; John H. Mayce, 140; Harry C. Lewis, 139; Paul W. Lowe, 139; Gilmore C. Joyce, 137; Otis P. Sams, 136; Sam uel H. Moitow, 135; John HiU, 131; OdeU Hunt, 128; Hersey T. Posey, 128; Carl D. Jones, 126; Columbus O. James, 126; Joe M. Millwood, 125; Edward Hill, 121; Clyde E. Shuler, 120; Fred W. Barker, 120; James H. Howell, 120; William L. Morrow, 118; Mack E. Robinson, 112; William E. Mitchell, 112; Samuel Norton, 101; Williard W. Sherrill, 98; Cecil, Hrimp, 95; Frank H. Shook, 94; Roy F. Mil ner, 90; Rex O. Kincaid, 88; Sam Sellers, 87; Charlie' Kirsey, 79; Jesse Bates, 31. Company H. Stages Square Dance Company H received a great deal of publicity in a recent article which appeared in the Raleigh News and Observer, written by Master Ser geant Lues, Regimental Sergeant of the 120th Infantry concerning the square dance of Which our Waynesville company was host, with invited guests from Waynes ville and Haywood countyand also from the officers and men through out the regiment. The'square dance was held in the 30th Division Service Club, which Company H had reserved and was given during the week before we left for maneuvers. With Sam Queen, famous Haywood county entertainer, calling, a happy social evening was enjoyed. Con siderable comment resulted, all favorable, both from Company H and the other members of the rear" iment. We hope we can have an other as soon as we get back from maneuvers. The writer was on . furlough in Waynesville and didn't give Sergeant Liles the basis for his article. a . . , . ' . Out of town guests included Mrs. John Carswell and daughter, Miss Sara Ann Carswell, who came down for the dance and also to visit the Carswell boys, sons and brothers of the two, who are non commissioned officers in the com pany. Mrs. James Robinson was present, the guest of her husband, Top Sergeant James Robinson of Company H. Miss Helen Morrow, sister of Choate Morrow, was among thise present as was Miss Ruth Wright, Miss Hazel Miller, Miss Margaret Milner, Miss Jane (Bill) Phillips, Mrs. Anna Lee Owens, Miss Mil dred Morrow, Miss Mildred Scruggs, Mrs. Roe Hill, Mrs. Clay Dunavant, and Mrs. Rufus Cars well. , ) Mrs, Roe Hill came for the dance and also to visit her husband who is a member of Company H., as did Mrs. Clay Dunavant and Mrs. Rufus Carswell. The entourage came to Fort Jackson in private cars and one taxi. Rufe Kerley was also one of the guests. Fum ing the music for the occasion was Boney Franklin, Wallace Swann, "Red" Smith,! and Leon Scott. I am sure that all the out-of-town guests have a wonderful experience to look back upon, and may I say, forward to, for we hope you will come and see us again as soon as we get back to Fort Jackson. That's all for this week, folks! PRODUCTION Crops production in England this year is at a record peak, arable cropland having been increased by one-third in the past two years. in Front That's Where Out F f7'z Hv if """s . ( '"' ..... A lL n 1 I -1 GOOD PRINTING Puts You A firm is known by the printing: it uses. Good print ing is always a good investment. This modern printing plant is prepared with equip ment and highly trained men to turn out good print ing for you. Suggestions and lay-outs gladly submitted without obligation. Printing That Satisfies AT The Mountaineer "We Never Disappoint" The Mountaineer hoi the largest printing plant west of Athe-ville. Phone 137 Main Street
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