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THURSDAY, JANURAY 29, J THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 2 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING 00. Main Street Phone U7 Waynes ville. North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN - Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Pridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County SiK months, In Haywood County. One Year, Outside Haywood County ..L6 . 76c . 2.0 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance bund at th port offio at WrwilM. H. C, M Oinni rVa Mill Matltr. aa promted under tta Act of Harah . I1'. N'mibtt II. 114. - etofaarj Bottom raaohitloM at map, oar4a of ttaaks, and all notice ol slartaiaaMBta lot profit, vOt m eharfad far at Um nu of on eaat ft ym Carolina vlw Ufa. AtsociArnjr NATIONAL DITORIAL W ASSOCIATION THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1942 iVotes 0 Patriotism We have had occasion to commend the Waynes ville High School Band on the pro gress it has made since its organization less than three years ago. We have at various times lauded their .accomplishments in a musical way and have somewhat wondered at the ability of the students, most of whom never had a musical instrument in their hands until they joined the band classes, have displayed. For we recall it was less than a year before they could "get by" fairly well with a simple program. . This time we are giving them a generous slice of praise, but not for their musical attainments, but for their services and spirit of cooperation during the patriotic rallies that have been held throughout the county during the past two weeks. They were required to meet at the court house around 5:30, an hour before supper in most homes. They have often gone with out a hot evening meal. The weather has often been unfavorable for trips into the country, but they have iiot fciled to keep their appointments. When the Civilian Defense office was opened in the courthouse, they signed up one hundred per cent as a body and as indi viduals to give what aid within their power. They have played at eleven of the twelve meetings, and we understand, with no dis respect to the oratorical talents of the speak ers, that the band has served as a majol card for drawing the crowds at each of the rallies held. The members of the band have set their elders a fine example in the patriotic "notes" they have sounded throughout the county in the name of National Defense. "Lest We Forget" The rationing of tires is about the first real dent the war has brought to our com munity, in its application to the great ma jority. It is only the first of an uncertain number of items that will be rationed to us from time to time. We admit that it is a very far reaching one, for it will bring many changes. We will have to learn to plan and think ahead and make each trip count, for the. luxury of idle motoring is temporarily a thing of the past. ' We have noticed a change in our local chairman of the rationing board. At first he seemed somewhat worried over how the public would take the situation, but during the week he has worn a relieved expression, and we feel sure that he has found that the people have accepted conditions as they are with a philosophic attitude. In some of the cases of those things that will be rationed in the future we may be able to buy substitutes for industrial re search is busy developing new materials that may relieve certain conditions, but in some cases well just have to learn to do without.- But of one fact we must be mindful as we adapt ourselves to a new standard of Education Expands In Haywood The official dedication of the new Clyde school building marks another milestone in educational advantages in Haywood County along with the advancement of the county in material progress and has come greater educational opportunity. The first statistical records in the office of the county superintendent of education. which carries the date of 1886, reveals that there were 55 schools in the county - with 2,869 students enrolled. One of the 55 schools was for the negroes of the county. The average attendance was 1,500 or 52 per cent. The valuation of the school property was set at $1,600. The school term was eleven weeks. Today there are 28 schools, which include 26 for whites and two for negroes. There are nearly 10,000 students enrolled with an average attendance of 96 per cent. Back in 1886 the one room schoolhouse was the order of the day. It was a necessity for there were practically no roads and little means of transportation and each small com munity must be served. Since that time there has been a great reorganization of school systems, with the awakening of the need for better educational opportunities -and the building of the network of highways over the state and county. Since those 55 schools served our people North Carolina has passed through that We have heard a number of the educational era when the school authorities members of the First Baptist k u u church speak recently of the heart- woalcu ",at " one twin jnuwi felt and appropriate prayers that being torn down every day in the state, in their minister, the Rev. H. G. the consolidation system which has brought Hammett, gives . . . the kind that w...-u: j : . j ..i , come so dose to one's deepest ucttci uutiumss aim uieiu nu emotios . . . jn hours of trial and Those small one room schools with chil- ..orrow ... and rive just that-di dren trudging on foot to school are in wide vine spark of sympathy that can contrast to our present new buildings and S- S: the busses that travel for miles between was rather singular that so soon schools and homes carrying the students.- after . . . the following should Voca,vU,, n.Qt?noi ,..a u,.,.0 hv handed to us by a mem- "lwu"J v-.- ., ber of the First Methodist church limited in Haywood County, only a few who as a contribution to this column were fortunate enough to have independent means went beyond the lower grades. It took a hardy student to attend school with the leading evangelists and best even its limited courses regularly in those loved ministers of the Southern parlv Hav nf IRflfi Methodist church ... Dr. Stuart early days 01 18b. - . gave the prayer at an annual meet- Today the bus COmes to the door, and it IS mg of conductors and railroad an easy matter to attend school. The high men many years ago . . . it appear schools the equivalent of many of the SO called Colleges of that period in 1886.' The as an example of how a preacher high schools Offer ODDOrtunitieS for the boys may help his fellowmen by know onrl rirlo r fit thomooK'a trt hniA inr im. m their lives . s . Many Haywood . . . '- county folks recall Dr. Stuart mediately upon graduation mat nnng a who was one of the founders of salary that would have been unbelievable the Southern Assembly, at Lake c,.n. Kol, 5 1 qqc JunaiusKa . . . where he maintain lu .ul.1 Ua1i, .w. led a summer home i et tne vital lactors or education nave not changed, the principles of character and the fundamentals of right living and fair treat ment of others remain the same. The question arises, have our people kept pace mentally and spiritually with the great material progress and the intelligent oppor tunities that have come to them? -ELEVATING OUR SIGHTS" Riy IK. Iplp Til Never Forget-- HUMAN INTEREST STQRJES CONDUCTED BY UNCLE ABE Voice OF THE People HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN it is a prayer given by the late Dr. George R. Stuart, father I of Mrs. J. Dale Stents . . . one of "Sweet Tooth" The rationing of food is coming sooner than most of us expected, at least that of one item, 'Men of the Road . . . O Lord, we meet as a body of railroad men, with; our wives and daughters to consult for our interests . . . We are reminded that life itself is a train and the road to Heaven is a railroad, God's truth the rails, God's love the fire and His prom ises the signal lights . . . We rec ognize Thee as the General Man ager of our road, the Superinten- Jent of the train, and our Chief Dispatcher, along the line show the white signal . . . Let the light of Thy promises burn bright to the last dark tunnel of death . . . And as we run through it into the Grand Central Station of the Skies . . . may we have the approving smile of the General Manager and Su perintendent . . ... . sign with joy, the pay roll ... receive our wages . . . and have an honorable and eternal retirement with God and the Angels . . . and our beloved ones at home . . . And we will praise Thee forever . . Whether or not we are in the circle of conductors or other rail road employees . . . this prayer had great significance ... and today in America . . . as we enter what will no doubt be the most critical hour in our history . . . the prayer has deeper meaning . . . for us all as we face the years ahead . . in the greatest conflict our nation has ever been engaged . , . What stands out ta yoar mem ory of your early school days? Dr. C. N, Sisk "I would say the time when I was about eight years old and I was put on a debating team and the students laughed at me, and I have been self conscious ever since. Tne suDjeci was ae solved that the American Indian has suffered more at the hands of the white man than the negro. I was attending school in Morganton at the time." Mrs. Arthur Meade "The thing that stands out is the game of 'Stealing Clothes that we used to play. You had a pile of sticks on each side of the walk with teams chosen and the side that could steal the most sticks won. I was the boss runner so I remember when they picked sides how pleased I was that I was always chosen first." pastorate. ! Boastful j minister haj ft' in Buncombe, n , Swain. rvJt The IRev. George Pi ueu minister, living near Wavn, " "wring nia ninetr. markable experiences in the in ine mini rar, xi ucu swrcea preachin . VT.liiliy-ung , , iiui. iiuiniuu , aa ne DUbi il -.1 . r " 1. 1. awuh Kim i tM rm n ---- a agg fcj his memory began to fail him J he became too weak. nhv.,l M 4.1 A. I , " " Not This veteran tored churches in Bunc and Graham counties, and 2 evangelistic work in Tenn3 Georgia, and South Carolina. W ing all these years he avtl sorter kept track" and v.J that he is safe in saying that! has had at least 2,000 conv..J and additions to the church, j rruett was not boasting he nj il.- i , - me writer to unaerstand. I'm glad,' he said, "the Lord use rae in my weaK, stumii way. . "Indian, He Like Soup' "I had a funny experience "J ..... we jcar i was fc sionary to the Indians, back bnowDira and santeetlah in tJ O. D Patrolman "The number of whip pings I got stands out in my mind more than anything else, but I know I deserved them." Mohela MoodyDellwood road "I remember my first day in the first grade with Miss Opal Reeves as my teacher, I was scared to death and cried nearly every day, until I got used to school and then I liked it." "Thou didst survey the right-of- sugar. We are told tnat it is not! w"y ana 1 7 purchased it with the result of any actual shortage, but that d--r. it has come as the result of Americans buy- Thou hast furnished the roliine- stock, and art the Owner and Con- a, i r . ii . Considering the gravity of the situation ;! it is disappointing to learn that we would must sign the checks for our daily allow our "sweet tooth" to get the best Of bread ... Be merciful in handling numan mistakes and do not Thy unworthy ser- ua at a uiuc imc ims. discharge inose in a position to know state tnat vants . . there is really no shortage, at the present. I but at the rate DeoDle are buvinc un suirar L "We are grateful for the Bible, W fc;,. v4. ... 1 Book of Rules and Instruc "v4i. -, uMi, ou aviuai ouuimge is tions . . . Be merciful in our ex not iar away. ammations and look with charity It is said that the hoarding has progress- "P J faUures ... Thy prom ed at an increase during the past few weeks ijhts he since mere was talk of a possible shortage to ns wem so as to save our train since th (Wlftratinn nt . Jfrom wreck ... deliver us from Whil- no BArinn,,, V., b.rokeT rail8' blind itches, false . "e uca signals and mistaken orders uune, as u is understood that under the ra tioning, the individual will be allowed a suf ficient amount of sugar, it should be a warn mg to the American people how easy it is i onng anout an "artificial shortage-. While it may be well to look ahead in many in stances we feel that such unnecessary hoard ing can be called nothing short of "unpatriotic".. Boy With Bike A boy with a bike sat waiting to be reg istered bv th Wnmm'. . -mas we are nome iJeiense of his country Therv eQuipment for our men m the armed forces, are and our rationing means that industry is busy with war production that we trust will mean ultimate victory. many such boys thronirhont boy was volunteering as a messenger for blackouts. We hope sooner or later Japan is going to respect the old tag, "China handle with care. Tm not seventeen yet," he said, "but I can serve this way." Boys like him know their towns welL can find their way without lights. And the dties are coming to know their boys.-Christian Science Monitor. Be with us on every high bridge of responsibility, on every sharp surve of emergency and in every dark tunnel of doubt let the light of Thy promise shine bright Grant us passes for our wives and children and let them go with us . . . Separate Cabinet Post For Aviation Is Still Possible By CHARLES P. STEWART (Central Press Columnist) As Senator Pat McCarren puts it, aviation today is "co-important" with armies and navies. That ex plains the fight the Nevada Solon's waging for creation of a separate cabinet department of the air and the investigation that Chairman Robert R. Reynolds' senatorial committee on military affairs is conducting, to settle the matter. The surface's professional war riors, ashore and afloat, rather generally opposed the separation of the flying arm from their re spective forces. They don't dis pute its value for offensive and defensive purposes, but they con tend that it's more effective as an adjunct of their two services than it would be as an independent unit. To this Senator McCarran re plies prettingly that they didnt employ it very effectively over Honolulu and Pearl Harbor. There's no doubt that that initial Jap raid's success was something that the surface folk find it extremely difficult to explain satisfactorily. They do try to make the point that the Japs surprised their aviators as much as anybody's else, but the senator's come-back is that that was because the flyers were tied by the legs under orders from sur face commanders. . The airmen unmistakably would like an organization of their own. The average cloudland enthusi ast isn't ever prepared to agree with Senator McCarran that he's merely "co-important" with a Noble Ferguson 'One thing stands out with me is the fact that got so many whippings. ,1 could n't keep Count of them. I well re member the whipping techinque of Dr. Nick Medford. M. H. Bowles vHaving to stay in when I was in the second grade and writing the poem, Try, Try Again'." G. C PIott "The main thing I recall and I will never forget is walking from Plott to Dellwood barefooted over three miles of frozen ground." Mrs. Jimmy Boyd "My brightest : - . ii: .a ' v -i i iinruiuijr is uut spvuuij i& cniiaren on the word physician. Mr. R. E. Sentelle was giving out the words and the 42 had missed and he came to me and said, "well I know you can spell that because your father is a physician,' and I did." H. A. Hall "I never was satis fied unless I could have a scran with the teacher or had a prospect of haying one on my way home from school with one of the stu dents. But those were my haDDiest care free days." Tom Lee, Jr. "My verv first day in school when Miss Sallie Roberts gave me a spanking." Dr. S. P. Gay "I remember a teacher I had in the 5th grade who whipped me because my books fell out of my desk during recess, and I well recall that the same teacher slapped a girl just because she could not understand an arithmetic lesson." lieves he's MOKE imnortant than either of the other two. Planes' Advantage There's considerable test! mnnv to the . purpose that, at least for certain utilities, he IS. If a bel ligerent power's objective is quite largely to shatter an enemy's civil ian morale, it obviously can be done from overhead in the meanest way. a hostile ham county. I was living ; Roberts State Highway ham county then that was W ago. I "Well, I went home with the! dians sometimes, spent the ni maybe, or took meals with tW And so, one meal 111 alwayii member the time we had a soup. When we sat down to f table," Mr. Pruett continued,! squaw motioned to the big vtf bowl of soup with its m ladle and said, 'Dip deep, noodles'. I dipped deep at told me and, with the first dq brought up a big stewed ti Well, my appetite was, yon n say, ruined for that mealjl them Indians just eat right - as if nothin' had happened i seemed to enjoy the soap I kind.". Bro. Pruett said he asked question, but took it for gm the frog was put in for i "stock." Some Salary ! "How about that big year1! ary you got at the Graham ty church?" prompted Mr. Pm daughter. Yes, I must tell about sai he. "I was called to 'tend hurch there, 1 them 'it was too far to wall asked if they could furnish j horse. This they promised to but I had to sign the note 4 two or three of the brethren beif the man would turn over the k But the worst of it was, I ft had to pay that note." Then, you didn't get anyttt for the year's Dreachine?" 1 1 ed. ' "Yes, he replied, laughing, paid me one pair of wool m 1 box of shoe nails, and i of pop-corn." . But God A'mighty showed tif people somethin'," said Mr. K spiritedly. "He sent lightnin'iif down thru' the roof of that ven before they got anotherif tor, and the pulpit was all split ed up. It's a wonder it v caught on fire. And they j did open up that church V. they went off and built then other one." (To be concluded next vd grand! ing or a seafarer. He be-1 planes can be they'll have done their dirty first, and what aviator crashing into eternity, in w One of Washington's subiA the way, has an undertaker m air raid warden. Appro?! what? I As an alternative to Senf ArGA Cfln't vnr i Carran's nlan th siieireP. well be occupied and held from a,,nte that consolidation of d vertical direction. Parachutists can ny and aviation under J be landed in it, but even civilians command would be better-; can kill 'em off about as fast as father than to split 'em up. t thev land. Tn knmk v i j.. .. mf aloft, into stacks of rubble, and lander the president, as cot then scoot away, js a simple ; der-ln-hief. That's a nnityi enough stunt, though, and darned I the senator doesn't prop! w iruara sminaf a hrsoV an its shot down, but THE OLD HOME TOWN .aw. When the storms of trial and! temptation come, save us from the fatal slide and washout that nave wrecked so many trains on the Road of Life ... Let our way, kept secure by Thy guardian care, always show the steel rail and the rock ballast ... and be solid and firm and free from ob struction - . Deliver us from the snares of our enemy . . . Hay the headlight of Thy truth shine bright on any thrown switch, any false signal ... or any fatal ob struction placed for the wrarkam of our train . . . May onr emar. gency brake of strong will save As we make oar last Rnn . heeded Homeward ... if ft by Thy will . . order onr train Rj CTAkll CV - . , , YBV. I JTf--AaoOT -n W1 r rf ( lT so i can speij. vr wror won't . i's natj of so' rather than a dual sub-divie der specialists, sub-managof: each triplet Collectively, ident's to continue to boss 'i Some a via tori al authority diet that the current eonflietj: resolve itself presently into most exclusively overhead r that surface forces wont much before its end. Senator McCarran': give the thrM orniins a reasonable amount of 4 changability. That is to general or an admiral nee1 tail of flvera for his land outfit's assistance, such IW required will be assigmea temporarily. Or, if the K chief wants a few ships or of earthly troops, hell whfle the necessity exists. W be more or less flopping f. forth between the war 1 departments, too, j A tkt Three Depart But there 11 be three cabinet departments, as a r. ey, if Pat has his way. J Let every semaphore-block That there's a good bit , (Ceatuned ea Me
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