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Page 2 THE WAYNESVTLLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, Apftjr . The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNES VILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS............ ..Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN.....,,...Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers " PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County ....... ..... $1.76 Six Months, In Haywood County . ... 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County ........... 2.60 Six Months, Outside Haywood County .. 1.50 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Entered at the post office at Waynesville. N. C, ai Second Class Mail Hatter, as provided under the Act of March 8, 187, November JO, 1914. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, and all notices of entertainmentn for profit, will be charged for at the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL DITORIAL IMOCASSOUAIIUN -1. "'s North Cnrnhnrt PRESS ASSOCIATION 5 THURSDAY, APRIL 30, 1942 Bad News For Enemy Your Responsibility The local campaign which is being held this week is one of nation-wide scope. The American people are going to have to fi nance this war, and those in authority fee that the, fairest way in which to ask them to help their country is by making an in vestment, which in turn will be a benefit to the purchaser. Six months ago it might have taken more argument to convince an American citizen of what might happen to us here in America than it does today. Now that the facts are brought home to us daily, as we read the last word about the war and listen to the news commentators over the radio, we ap preciate the gravity of our situation and also the cost of the relief. When we think of , it, the purchase of stamps and bonds may mean a pinch to us now, but in reality it is not only a way to help win the war, but a very fine way to save. If we win the war, which we are sure we are going to do, we will have something laid away for that rainy day, that we know will follow war, regardless of which side wins. If this country should fail our money will do us no good. So either way it looks like tnere is not but one answer that is buy bonds and stamps until it hurts. Among the worse news our enemies could hear right now, would be for every, person Back To BeCtrds wno spends money 10 say: "Give me part of my change in war sav ings stamps." i With every person taking part of their change in stamps, it would not be long be fore many books could be filled and then exchanged for bonds, and a bond is a slap in the face of the enemy. Every business house should "stock up" on war stamps, and call it to the attention of their customers to take some as change. America needs money, and every stamp sale means that much. No American can afford not to invest in these war savings stamps and bonds. We do not have time to wait until next week to start. This is the week that counts, and then every week. Merchants, business men, and customers, NOW is the time America needs your money. Stock up. Buy. Do your part. , ' Forest Fires The following comments were made by The Washington Post when the question of limiting production of razor blades came up: "Mr. Nelson may go down in history among other things, as the sponsor of a new bearded age. We are thinking of the WPB order curtailing the production of safety-razor blades to an average of one blade per week per adult male American Some men may get along on such a ration. But how about those in households where the paternal razor blades must do extra duty as pencil sharpeners and carvers of toy airplanes ? "Doubtless the transition from a bearded to a shaven age, or vice versa, has always been accompanied by war. According to tra dition, it was Alexander who introduced the habit of shaving among the Greeks, Scipio Atricanus among the Romans, the Norman conquerors among the laity of England. Yet it was the Norman Crusaders who made beards again fashionable in Medieval Eu rope. Then, with the mtnm -viiimii aiiiMUiVllj VIIV Ere this is nrinted there mav be many eustom ot the demi-beard or mustache be revelations regarding the sources of some ns- The American Civil War, as we all of the forest fires that have been raging on know was accompanied by a spontaneous our verdant hills during the past week tak- ana luxuriant outburst of facial foliage on ing every sign of life with them as they oth Sldes especially among general officers, spread in their course of destruction. Few, to be sure, achieved such magnificent Whatever may have come to light, we effuteence as Generals Longstreet and Jack speak ahead of time in vehement tones re- son; However, an elegant form of cheek garding the punishment that should be whlsker much favored by our grandfathers meted out for such a crime. For the burn- slH bears. the martial name of 'Burnside', ing of our forests is not only a crime against hourh this is often vulgarly inverted into the present, but a sin committed against Sldeburn3' generations to come. "After the end of the first World War We feel sure that some of the fires must shaving became virtually universal. Even have been "set by hand", but whether from in France the square-cut beard of the poilu deliberation or from carelessness, the re- and the bristling warrior mustachios of the suits have been the same, untold dollars marshals gave way to absolute hairlessness worth of young timber has been destroyed, or to a slender vestigal crescent around the and the destruction of the fertility of the base of the upper lip. In England the char soil can not be estimated. acteristic blacking-brush mustache of the We have suffered draughts in this sec- early 1900's gradually vanished and in tion and we know what they mean. The America those 'handlebar' mustaches whose fatality to the rainfall we are told will be tapering ends had twitched so proudly at even greater than that to the timber and an juan mil and at Manila Bay became a the soil. ' ' - theme of jest and scorn. But it looks as if It is said that an acre of forest releases we shall now have to accept them and more moisture than an acre of water, and beards, too as part of the national land- that the forests are the chief sources of scape. our rainfall. These hold moisture. They :'v;:;; -; . soak up rainfall like a sponge and the trees " ' ' draw the water through their roots and send Hereford Gofll it into the air through the leaves. The very air over forest lands becomes filled Last week's Mountaineer carried the in- with moisture until the moisture returns dlvldua and total amounts paid for Hay to the earth in the form of rain. wood Hereford cattle shown and sold at the It looked at one time as if the forests North Carolina Hereford Breeders Asso- in this mountain area would find their way ciation show and sale held recently in Wilson to the markets in lumber products until the The fact that five out of the thirty-five government stepped in and took a hand head in the sale and show were from Hay in its work to preserve for years to come wood alone is significant and should offer certain areas. Through these reservations encouragement and inducement to the Here- and government controlled properties fish- ford breeders in this section. ing was coming back and wild life was in- We join County Farm Agent Howard creasing in the forests. Clapp in his appeal that each Hereford Now thousands of acres are in desolation breeder in Haywood (and we understand and waste, awaiting years before they will there are around thirty) make their plans be reclaimed by Nature and brought back now to enter at least one animal in the to a state of vegetation and fertility. The show and sale next year. Certainly the re- picture is depressing and regrettable. For cent record shows that Haywood Herefords, those who are guilty of this destruction only given a chance, "can go places." drastic punishment could fit the crime. SPRING TONIC HOO MAVt HO IDEA MOW GOOD yV , . , ; Voice of the Peonl Everv week The Mountaineer asks a anosr;nn - . . ... . r u a cnr. . in mis column in,e readers give the an- "I1 What Made News Years Ago HER E and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN of About the most engaging spe cial edition we have seen in some- ime is the "Raleigh's Sesquicen- tennial" of The News and Observer . it is a happy combination history brought up to date th clever handling, that it seems to be the latest bit of news . . . story after story dealing with the history of the state s capitol which is after all the history of the state and a picture of life in North Carolina . . . yet on every hand the facts are brought up to last development in that particular field ... we highly recommend the edition to history teachers . . . for the articles could so easily be incorporated with history lessons ....... one article of special interest to us is about the newspapers of Raleigh . starting with the first one published, written by none other than the "Old Man" himself . . ; Mr. Josephus Daniels . :.. . which all brings to mind . . . that our local men in uniform may find the Sesquicentennial a tender subject . . and one that fills our State Guard with deep regret . as they had planned to take part in the grand parade . . . and in stead they are here tramping in the hills . . , guarding smoked charred entrances into our forests yes, they are in uniform . . . but not exactly on parade . , . While on the subject we Would like to pay tribute to the local unit for the manner in which they swung into action when mobilized last Friday ... we had occasion to visit the armory as the first patrol of 14 men was ready to take off for duty in the forests . . . and it gave one the spirit of a camp to see how the uniforms seemed to transform the men into real soldiers on duty ... Captain Bradley was in Brevard checking up at the hour. . and Lt. Byrd was-in command . . . but the Cap tain had left things in capable hands . . . we noticed a couple of young wives hovering near the doors . , .. with rather strained ex pressions . i ... as if their men might be ready to get into battle . . , A westerner in whose car an explosive was found wired to the ignition insists he has no enemies. Friends, eh? As we understand the Hollywood divorce, they were so perfectly darling to each other it was unbearable. And well they might have felt that way . for the fires that have been raging over our moun tains . . '.. have certainly offered a challenge ... and we feel that the men who. have been fighting them hour after hour in heat and blinding smoke . . . are just as heroic as the boys in uniforms now in our armed fighting forces on the battle fronts ... if you have any doubts ... Just take a look at the haggard worn face of a man off duty ... after several hours fighting fire . . . they tell us that after about one hour the thirst one suffers is beyond de scription . . . and when we con sider how difficult it is to get to some of the picturesque spots of our rocky hillsides even under fa vorable conditions . . we Won der how a fire in such inaccessible places could be fought . . . it would seem impossible to make a "fire line" on certain types of our ridges , incidentally we have not been on the Beech Gap Road . . but we hear it is a very depressing sight . which reminds us . . . that we are having a hard time decid ing what drive will rate first now that our most popular one is such a devastated sight . . . . principal of the local high school and thletic coach he has a man sized job . . . But on Monday Buck Bowles . . superintendent . . . was Lt. Bowles, aide to Major Howell in command of the 8th Battalion of the State Guard . was with the Major on duty in the forests . , . some of the teachers were being instructed in sugar ra tioning technique . . . others were busy giving exams . . . Sara Jane Walker ; . ..'. band director, was at home recovering from an op eration . . . so there were extra jobs at every corner , . . for Coach Weatherby ... the band must be directed . . . the choral groups must be led . . . but in due time Coach covered all fields . he admits that he may have got ten more quantity than quality he says he noticed that the band students would stop every now and then and rest themselves and their instruments . . . while others played on . . . and he did not intend to have any loafing on the job . . . so he demanded that they all play at once ... but later he found that his technique was a little off . . . for that it was law ful for them to stop , . . as they had certain parts only to play . . . and when he directed the choruses he told them to sing . . . and sing they did, he says . . , we take it that Coach must have applied his football tactics to his music di recting, . . but it is obvious that Coach is a volume expert . . . And sneakino- n nhunW. we have one here at The Moun taineer . . . for we are represent ed in the State Guard . . . by none other than Corporal Mat-inn T Bridges . . . one of the owners and managers of the shop . . . when we came to work we were crwtoH with ... "Did you know that Mar ion won't be here today . . . and that he might not be back for the FIVE YEARS AGO 1937 v.,, v.. Land 0' Sky making plans to pack 200,000 cases of fruits and vegetables in 1937. County farm agent W. D. Smith is distributing this week checks totaling $25,000 to Haywood coun ty farmers for ' payment of farm activities participated in during 1936 . Major Boatwright well pleased with Company "H" of the 120th Infantry after inspection at local armory. Plans completed to surface Ha- zelwood streets. Miss Emily Palmer crowned May t h8Ad ou think of to draft women f, J naval reserves' l Mrs. J. H. BrysonIZ, many jobs that '4 take the places of Z hfe and releaso A.men eligible for m liT I do not think it nL nave such a reserve, W. L. Hardin .i . fine thins anH thu4 .n many positions to rrfT for sprv no . . . . ... ,, ,. , tn .. . , ' not be able sure that eventual., tl this country will L. Miss ModelTMZT. , la a fin ,i 1 .. . . . - r11"11- 1 have b they wou (i R. H. Blacken .i j tVio . 1 Bo- Queen at Western Carolina Teach- but of course if the I r "niLftl l ihn.,. . Ninety candidates are slated to ! all right receive W. T, H. a. diplomas. - Dogs of Grady Boyd awarded ribbons at show held at Middle boro, Ky. Seniors from State College will make inspection of forests in this section. TEN YEARS AGO 1932 Mrs. Paul Walker-"! 7 r ui ine plan I l home front and the 1 joos will keep the woma, aim mat they can meir way." country j, J. W Killing r. 'asooj vice presiueni 01 wortn Carolina r ran t i . . it, iHpa if . .-y. umer ream Dr. J. R. McCracken is elected I "lease men for duty Medical Society, Haywood county will receive 220 barrels of flour for the needy families, sent here bv the Red cross, Weaver H. McCracken withdraws from race of register of deeds, Sixty-six students receive diplo mas from Waynesville high school. Inside information is given about Haywood County Hospital by Au ditor iroy Wyche, who says people are fortunate in owning such an institution. Eighteen registered bulls sold at Clyde to Haywood county farm ers, prices ranging from $30 to $65 each. $188,796.41 was spent on Hay wood county schools during last six months. Judge William Smathers. form er resident, is honored by Good Deeds Award given by Kiwanis club in Atlantic County, N. J. Miss Nanette Jonen-n.L fi,uth!ne and 1 think, ..vuiU oe trained to take th men iu.uus emergency.' Tnhn TW f . . .... ueen 'IheM ""'"c" are going to havelo work that women ran a, Strongly in favnr nl j. them for service if it become coooiy ior tne defense of out try. But on the othpr i,obj willing to trust the inJ i" autnority to work pians out." Human progress can1 be boiled down to the mastery of emotions by men and women self control. in other words. duration of the forest fires and that we may have to get Out the paper this week without him?" , that remark seemed to be the keynote of the day . . . seemed to knock the props from under us II . , . from the editor down . and it brought the war a little closer for no doubt if it had not been for the conflict raging thou sands of miles from here . Marion would not have joined the btate Guard . .. and if it had not been for the war, the State Guard would not have been or ganized to take the place of the National Guard . . . and so it eoes in every nook and corner of this country ... will be felt the deprivations. . . . Norman CaIdwpll"Sn J )nr.lra in.c wuinen are joiif i"e cnuugn 10 ao at honietol mis war, without drafting the: J. Q. Allison "As far J women are Concerned in tkit I feel that it should be le! them to do as they pleas, there should be only .-volunteer I feel sure, that without to pense of a draft there will hJ ficient number of those who i offer their services without tl mg them to sign up." Editorial ComM YOU'RE TELLING ME! -By WILLIAM RITT Central Press Writer HITLER, we read, has recalled Field Marshals von Brauchltsch, von Bock and von Rundstedt back to the jobs from which he fired 'em. It seems Adolf did his spring house-cleaning too soon -.-! ; ! Zadok Dumbkopf knows an ex-motorist, now a pedestrian, who still looks over bis shoulder to see if a traffic cop is trailing him. . ' '. ! t Grandpappy JTenklns thinks the odds against Fldo getting his dog food Is a can are now ap proximately tin to one. " ! Gosh, maybe we won't even be able to get wooden tires! A recent scientific article claims that trees have a very high sugar content. :r,t. ';!';77.v:7 Hitler has postponed bis offen sive, they say. from spring to summer So be can blame its failure on the beat? Wouldn't It be fleroe if those three Navy flyers who drifted for weeks eating only shark meat started a new food fad f ' ! !' '!' And then there was the man-about-town who. when told he should get Interested In gardens, thought what was meant was the roof variety. , We have tried to do several things at one time . . . and be in two places at once . . . so we always have great sympathy for anyone caught in such a tran . . . but we hand it to Coach Weatherby lor holding down more jobs in the course of a day than we thought possible . . , on Monday of this week Coach was expected to be a super man . . . and he was . and proved for all time his THE OLD HOME TOWN SlMiaf J VMM By STANLEY THE BOOK NOBODY I 1,1 Mill -r- THKjTtSHj I SOUP W1U. WEAR HWCP O jf ILL HAVE TO FIX 4rxpv l' -- -r7l that chair anc c' S lill'l v S SOHB WONT MISS LrrV5-3 J. W TMS: BALL M lr 70 .W TKLV Recently Judtre Johnso: Hayes, of the Middle Distrirl eral court, decided to read young delinquent who had ed far from his horne the the Prodigal Son. A courtroom Bible was able, and Judge Hayes ttirr.l the large audience and askec someone tell him the bod chapter wherein the story in the New Testament The crowd seemed embsml The vast majority of the m women present were unable the required information. F; an old Negro called out the book and page. He read his Bible. He where the truths that have ed the fire and flame may be We would like to know w Neerro. We have an idea tts is a man of character, an tional force in a land where today read all sorts of book the Bible, though the Bible ed with the greatest poe sweetest love stories, the M philosophy and the most M prose to be found in all the ture of the apes. We would like to know tui Negro. We believe he w virtue of humilitv and the of the bended knee. that in men of his mold m devotion to simple Christiu ing lies the hope of Ameria. the redemption of a trout --Winston-Salem Journal, ;, TEN GOOD RU1$ Thn m"a s Jpfferson, hst founding father of the M drew un this decalogue n l i j..-litl!3 cai ruies 01 cohuui-i. v. - pertinent today as bf 1. Never put off tul ! what can be done tooay- I 2. Never trouble other! 4 what you can do yurs"V, o xt rnuf m . 11 lore you nave iu 4. Never huy wn i' i . a i fr want Decause ii - ,ki 5. Fride costs as muv.- iinirsi ana cum. . jf nr - vafW!U I o. we nevei 'r- too little. ,,.. 7. Nothing is trouo-c- I we do willingly. ; 8. How much pa" T ,.r happen- 9. Take things Vj y handle. . .)!) 11. When angry versatility ... to begin with as . l,-. ' - a ,1 I ten before you sP. I
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