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NATIONAL DITORIAL
550CIATION
North Carolina !
' PB ESS ASSOCIATION J
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1942
The New WPA Bill
We quote from a news item which ap
peared in the papers last week:
'Washington, June 9. A $280,000,000
WPA bill designed to give employment to
400,000 persons, starting July 1, was sent
to the House by its appropriations commit
tee today with a warning that a sharp re
trenchment program was inevitable."
"Inevitable" should be the proper word
in this case. With conditions the way they
are in the country today, we do not believe
there is any logical excuse why an able
bodied person should not be holding down
some kind of a job. If he isn't, the chances
are that it is his own fault.
Factories are clamoring for more men.
Hotels, restaurants, retail stores, manufac
turing plants, shipyards all of them need
more workers. The only excuse for a per
son not being at work is that he is physl
cally disqualified. Such persons, of course,
deserve assistance and should be given it
The State.
We often hear the expression, "Well, we
must complete the job this time."
Everyone seems to agree that the present
war is a direct result of our failure to insure
peace twenty-five , years ago. We did not
finish the job after the First World War.
Today we are fighting for a definite pur
pose. When you balance freedom and de
mocracy against homes, happiness and little
children growing up to face life, we realize
that the sacrifices we are called upon to
make should be met with response every
where. Twenty-five years hence it is doubtful if
the countries now at war could survive an
other such disaster for it will take years for
either to recover in both money and sacri
fice and the upheavel in our American way
of life will take time for readjustment,
When we see our boys leaving for camps
it would be more than we could stand to
feel that the babies of today would also
have to shoulder a gun and continue to de
fend this country against armed forces
when they reach manhood.
This feeling of perservance in war effort
must be shared by every American citizen.
To save the children of today from the
the horrors that our young men and boys
now face is a responsibility that we must
see realized in a victorious conclusion.
VITAL TOOLS TO WIN THE WAR!
The above editorial from The State, in
Raleigh, hits the nail squarely on the head.
There was a time, back in the early
thirties, when there was a place in our
economic life for WPA. That day is gone.
WPA has served its days of usefulness, and
now instead of being an asset to the nation,
it is a distinct liability.
We don't believe that Congressman Weav
er and others who voted for the bill would
have done so, had they visited the rural
sections of the state and consulted with
farmers who are trying to hire people to
help on the farms.
Without Warning
We rather like the idea of a "blackout
without warning," for it will test the com
munity's ability to meet an emergency. It
was necessary in the beginning to stage a
"dress rehearsal," so to speak, but certain
ly at this time we should be learning that
we must be able to take the unexpected.
It seems little to ask of the civilian in the
matter of training when we think what the
boys in camp are taking as their preparation
to meet the enemy.
While we are optimistic about the actual
need for a serious demonstration, "anything
can Happen ' and in view of such it is a safe
gesture.'
Headaches Ahead
There are a lot of things that are going to
give those who manipulate North Carolina's
finances sleepless nights and consequent
headaches. The state as well as individuals
will have to work out a new way to meet
obligations.
In writing of the situation The Charlotte
News recently explained, in part, what the
state is up against:
"North Carolina, for fat long years one
of the most fortunate of Southern states,
faces a future of fiscal confusion. Now, to
be sure, the strongbox is full. In recent
years of big spending sales tax revenue has
rolled in, supporting a costly school system,
If there were squawks over the nuisance of
chipping in the pennies, they were not heard
in Raleigh. The tax was a gem of simpli
city and production for the legislature.
wow, those days have gone. Sales tax
returns will become slimmer. Nor is that
the only change. Highway money has long
Deen important to the state.'. Is there a
man left who supposes that gasoline tax
can now pour important funds into the
treasury? There must be new income to
support a wartime state government. And
where it s coming from no man knows.
6 y7..,vr(iC...A.
HERE and THERE
By
HILDA WAY GWYN
The following was given to us night was filled with music and
by Mrs. J. P. Underwood, of route j the cares that infested the day
one . . . who asked us to reprint in, folded their tents like the Arabs
this column ... to the older gener- and silently stole away,
ation it may bring back a flood
of memories . , . and they, too may
wish to turn back the calendar
. , . to the younger, and the rising
generation it will offer pictures
from the past . ... that will show
them how time has changed liv
ing conditons in the rural sec
tions , . . it was written by E. E.
Patton, superintendent of Draugh
ton Business College, of Knoxville.
Welcome To Haywood
We note with pleasure that Mr. and Mrs
J osephus Daniels have arrived at their
summer home at Lake Junaluska, and in
the name of the Haywood County folk we
extend them a cordial welcome. .
We missed them during the summers
they were in Mexico' and we are glad to
nave them back m North Carolina and
again in Haywood.
The years seem to make no difference,
ior mey Dotn possess that kind of charm
that does not dim with time, but on the
contrary, ripens with the years. They are
as mucn at Home in a cabin as in a mansion.
We wish that Kipling might have known
them for the great poet could have seen one
line of his poem "If" perfectly exemplified
in them, for they "can walk with kings,
nor lose the common touch."
We hope the Japs will find what "travel
at your own risk" means along the Burma
Road.
Another Opportunity
There is one thing to be said about the
present war, no citizen of this great nation
should feel that he is being slighted when
it comes to calls for service. For every
individual nas been drafted for one service
or another. ' ...
Now President Roosevelt tells us frankly
inai tne rubDer situation is a serious one.
He Offers one way to help, that is by every
person looking about their premises, at
home or at business and collecting all' the
scrap rubber to be found.
We admit that delving into dusty base
ments and out buildings for old discarded
rubber articles is not very glamorous. It
lacks the possible thrill of flag waving and
the sound of martial music that is about
the nearest thing most of us civilians who
are not scheduled for service in our armed
forces, get to the actual feeling of war narti-
cipation.
If you have been worried about an on-
puriumiy to serve, here is another chance.
It is a practical way to aid your countrv in
a desperate situation.
Those in charge of the drive are urging
inat every citizen in Haywood do his part
in i. this appeal for scrap rubber. To hoard
rubber, or to hold back from the government
any used rubber at this time constitutes the
kind of disloyalty that should brand those
guilty as slackers unworthy of citizenship
m tne United States,
So take time to hunt through that col
lection of junk and see if there is not an
old tire, an old hose, or some rubber article
that Uncle Sam needs to use- in the great
effort to relieve the rubber shortage.
"I want to go back."
"I have, lived in the heat and
dirt and smoke of this man-made
town until I am ready to scream
I have heard the braying of
horns and jackass politicians un
til I want to get back on the farm
and hear the bray of a real simon
pure jackass . . ... the change would
be sweet music to my ears . . . .
here the land is all kivered with
bricks and concrete and the hearts
of many of the people are as hard
and flinty as the side walks. ,
"I want to get back to the coun
try where the air is soft and pure
. . . where neighbors will come in
and 'set up' with the sick and
help dig a grave and shovel the
dirt on their departed friends . . .
dropping a genuine tear of regret
at their passing . . . where they
go to meetin' and 'pitch' the tune
with a tunin" fork . . . and sing
through their nose into the fervor
and spirit Of the faithful . . . all
church services were held at 'early
candlelight if in the evening. ,.
"I want to trim the lamp wicks
again and fill the lamp with oil car
ried from a country store in a can
with an Irish tater stuck in the
spout ... I want to eat some food
cooked on the old 'step stove the
old iron witch stove , . . sweet
taters baked in an oven on the
'hearth' over hickory and red-oak
coals ... I want to see the small
boy swing the fly brush to keep
the pesk devils often the table . . .
Did you ever eat any lye hominy
or "shucky beans 7 . . if not,
you have never really lived . . . .
you have merely existed. . . .
"I want to see the housewife
reach into the salt gourd and get
a pinch or two of salt to season
the beans . . . let's go into the 'big
house and set by the fire and see
the old-fashioned dog-irons and
the wrought iron shovel and tongs
made in the country blacksmith
shop . . . there was no such thing
as daylight saving time-... . they
got up at 3 o'clock in the morning
and went to bed at seven unless
it was apple butter-making time,
then they stayed up until around
eight.
"I want to go back where they
make sausage and souse meat .
where the pumpkins were sliced
and hung on the quiltin' frames
to dry .... that was before the
day of germs, vitamins and ter
mites had been invented . . . I want
to go back where only grandma
smoked , . , I want to go back
where the geese are picked every
month ... and the roosters are
permitted to run with the hens
. . where Arbuckle's coffee is parch
ed in the stove and ground in a
mill hung on the walll of the kitch
en . . . and did you ever color Eas
ter aiga with madder . . . and did
you ever borrow the fluttin' irons
. , ; yes, I want to go back where
they drink sassafack tea to 'thin'
the blood in the springtime .
where they churn with the up-and-down
churn, where they turn the
cream jar around as it sits by
the fire. . . .
"Yes, I want to go back to the
country and get my fill of crack
lin' , bread . , . I want to see the
old whatnot in the corner of the
'big house ' . . .1 want to be in a
spelling match in Webster's old
blue back speller . . . and read
from McGuffey's Reader . . . and
hear the children say . . . 'Teacher
may I go outdoors?' . . . I want
to go back where they eat three
square meals a day . . . breakfast,
dinner and supper . . . where the
word lunch will never be heard
again ... Yes, I want to go back
and make another corn-shucher out
of locust . . . I want to strip cane
and top it . . . and dip the skim
min's offen the bilin' molasses . . .
I want to go to the neighbors and
borry a bushel of seed corn . , .
to pull out the trundle bed and
sleep the sleep of the just once
more. . . . Yes, I'd like to see the
peg on the front porch ... women
did not ride astraddle then . . ' .
backward turn back, O Time in
your flight ... . make me a child
again just for tonight. . O Lord
let me go back once more to this
land of simple things.''
It is too bad Mr. Patton that
you cannot go back . . . but those
days are gone forever , , . but pre
haps if Time could turn back V . .
you might miss the things of to
day ... far more than you are
missing the things of yesterday. ... .
Talking It Over
JUDGE FRANK SMATHERS
Guest Editorial Writer For The Mountain,
Voice
OF THE
People
If you could grow only one veg
etable in your victory garden this
summer, what would you plant?
Mrs. Johnny Cuddeback "Toma
toes, both for eating and canning
purposes."
thi .
Mrs. L. M. Richeson ''Peas, for
they are my favorite vegetable."
W. H. Burnett "I expect I would
plant Irish potatoes."
Walter Crawford "Tomatoes,
because you can eat them for break
fast, dinner and supper."
W. T.Shelton "Tomatoes, for
their food value, and the fact they
are easy to can and also good to
eat raw."
W. G. Stamey "Tomatoes, be
cause I am especially fond of eat-
nng them and I like to grow them
and gather them,"
Mrs. Ernest J. Hyatt "Toma
toes. They bear a long time, are
good to eat and have food value.
They are also easy to can."
In early January of
I was requested
for an Optimist C!ub wh
As the ; subject rna ter
speech is more disc 5
than then, I've dSR
the speech on to The V to H
in the hope that its editor?
of its readers may C'H
to read it and charitall H
enjoy it. Jle ett
. OPTIMISM
11 there ever was ' :
history of nr x, ?.
tirnism was essential t !
vation, it is todav "
"If fVio "
hisw;;;i",r:w,asatimeu
j A iiioiiKlIin tr-hPn
was the cryingeedTa
v la iiiiiv riif m.
is only by
we arp rncni.i ... .
riRht, ior "K-f f tftr,
Without that r hl"H:
lV. . r- "i''istic
optimism
hone that in.n; " I "suc 8Prt
fires mwuij ry heart!
"Yes, it is optimism ,
when in doubt or in ri;. " 1
assailed from within
from without.
Mrs. Herbert Plott-"I would
say beans, because they are one
of the most nourishing and one of
the best vegetables."
Mrs. Carl Medford "I
take Irish potatoes."
would
Rufus Siler "Irish potatoes, for
I could almost live off of potatoes."
What Made
News Years
Ago
TEN YEARS AGO
1932
Court house is to be completed
this week-end, and completed facts
will be told by authorities in spe
cial edition next week.
W. A. Bradley is named post
commander of the American Legion
ior coming year.
Roosevelt is given North Caro
lina's 26 votes at the convention
in Chicago.
Party of hunters capture large
wild hog in park area.
State highway officials assure
citizens that road into park from
here will be made passable.
J. A. Francis says that gbvenv
ment pay roll is too big.
$50 cash free to everybody in
. S. is new plan to start good
times. - .
laylor Ferguson and Arthur
Francis represent aericultural
Doys at state meet in Raleigh.
With the heat steadily mountinir and July
and August coming next on the calendar,
Americans should at least raise no objection
to a clothes rationing schedule for the re
mainder of the summer.
But the parlor was the sacred
place . . . there was where all the
sparkin' was done . . . -do you
remember the bed room where the
preacher stayed . . . what a bed .".
two straw ticks and one big feath
er bed with fat bolster and pillows
. i . and when the bed was not in
use . . . the pillows were covered
with what was known as 'shams
. . . which had mottoes worked on
them in red thread . , . I remem
ber this one . . . I slept and dream
ed life was beauty' ... I woke and
found that life was duty' . . . that
was calculated to hold you for
sometime
"On the center table was the
old famly album with plush backs
. it held the pictures of the
family dating back to the Civil
War . . . and in some instances the
likeness of a great uncle who
fought with Scott in Mexico. . , .
Those in civilian clothes always
had one hand on the knee and the
other folded placidly over the
stomach ... I want to spend Christ
mas in the country and get one
stick of red candy, one orange and
a penny pencil off the Christmas
tree . . . the rich ones ray their
children a French hare and the
WAR AIM: TO WIN
Lots of highbrows and double-
domes are stewing around about
what we shall do for the world
after we gain the victory. The old
English recipe for cooking a hare
starts out, "First, catch your
hare." Memphis (Tenn.) Com
mercial Appeal.
FIVE YEARS AGO
1937
Honorable Josephus Daniels will
give address at annual Haywood
county tay at Lake Junaluska.
Confederate veterans are naid
semi-annual pensions totaling
Pool and dance hall will be
opened at Belle Meade on Country
vjiud grounas.
W. Curtis Russ named president
of North Carolina Press eroun.
8,000 brown trout are put in
Jonathan Creek by Game and Fish
Warden G. C. Plott.
175 young workers of Salvation
Army in session at Lake.
Groups must secure permission
to hold open air services in front
of court house.
Owners of hog pens in city limit
are K'ven warning.
Let's see? How many times has
Hitler annihilated the Red Army?
SCOTTS SCRAP tuuiC
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and right, that faith tha'tZl
" "mn tnings earthly, 1
v..U6.. tue eartlily thinM ,
rise un at times anH . J
...Ul, . "l '"Mac
men mise splendor orfer
might.
"Yes, it's optimism that
carry us vIetoriously through i
.mxusiiips, me sacrifices, the M
nujies ana neartaches now CJ
us, and worse ones t m. 1
"And, optimism will also be I
uiiKui-y nanay cushion to len
i oacK on.
"WHEN we have to walk wk
we once rode;
"WHEN we havP .
and beg, where we once bought i
commanded;
. "WHEN we have to deny, wbJ
we one indulged;
"WHEN taxes are m
and magnified beyond all m
proportions, and our seeming i
ity to pay.
"WHEN food and clothing i
oiner vital necessities am
..It.. i.: j i ...
lanuiieu anq som to U! I
appalling prices, and
WHEN , income and nrolit i
unaergoing a heart-breaking
cline.
"However, these present
sonal sacrifies and interruptjJ
of our normal life are few i
petty, compared to the many hei
ler sacrifices that will have to
borne by those on the firing frd
and to a far less degress by thJ
holding the home front, the m
lart defense front, the finantl
and industrial ; fronts.
"But. whatever the sacrittl
they will be made heroically, Fj
we know that all that humanl
holds dear today hangs in i
balance. That a whole world I
breaking up and a new world!
being born. That a new civilii
tion is being forged right now. I
the fires of a world Of com!
That from these gruesome nil
there will arise a new and bel
world, inhabited bv a better 1
pie, a heroic people a people t
have proved their right to surf I
by their ability to endure unci
fight, but still have faith ana i
charity and humanity.
- . i i
"A people who have leami
much because they have en
eWed. HiirTererl and sacrificed nuj
and have not been embittered
hardened thereby. A people '
have at least realized that
neoole CM
j i, ,.-v,;io rVipir less fl
tunate neighbors are discriminaf
aeainst or held in social or
nomic slavery. For some w
Dermanentlv free and prosF"
11 must be free and pwj
For, after all, there is but one n
l :j,-;;i,i in inirit ana m
piC, I11U1V1DIUIC I.' f-
anity, yet in color, taste "
they are many and rauif"'
ferent. '
TTnvinff Iparnerl the great
by a terrible tragedy, and h'
gained an enlarged and n
... . l : hot i
ception oi man ana n
: i. vj tUnva man. OP'S
biuii tu ilia it-nv" ' . j j
.J fnmnrroW shOWM
u.,t fosn V6 W I
I? I'' A,;f i, of their H
fathers, and to fight for, WJ
the defense of, the ireeau-
I.. J J!J fir to tM 1
that a universal brotherhood!
man may be founded, npo"
i . Ariy.a namely,
concept oi sei .
man cannot live or thme i
w of nH his: greatest m
ness, his greate.-t good, -1
- ; J ir, the SOOTI
nsn service ,uu - i
all men of all classes erw
m;th wiual oppo
ties to work and pwsPe.r' S1
ing to ability and worth..
M?oi. nH will be re"
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j .;i nf nations.
one granu n .' , tnffi
ed as one people, "m.rj
for one purpose to wf
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ion of a super goc-- .
.. . . . t ih. wnrlo, lw
united aiates oi if
n,j Tneiie of Nations, i
and better World Court H
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police force."
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skill in their operf--Daily
Telegraph.