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rOne Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l7( J Page 2 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNES VILLE PRINTING CO. slain Street Phone 131 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY CWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County $1.75 Six Months, la Haywood Courity 90e One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.50 toe Month, Outside Haywood County 1.50 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Enured al (be port office at Way.ienvllle. N. O.. aa 8ow4 kit llail Matter, aa provided wider ike Act of March I, 187, gmanacr t. 114. OMtaary aatieaa. raaelutiona of reapect. eard ! Ibaaka. tm4 atl awtleea of antarlaiBniaat far prefit, will be ekarfad far at at rata af ana oeut per word. NATIONAL DITOUAL WSSOCIATION 1 mnr 1 Nan Carolina i lii ASSociAnq sS'Hmh Carolina v4k THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) It Must Be True We have been sure for sometime that the cruelty of the Japs was beyond all doubt a very inhuman type of treatment, but we did not quite realize the extent of their utter savagery until we learned that they had not even deigned to reply to the plans of the American Red Cross when they offered ships of supplies for the Americans in the enemy's hands. The conditions on which they would ac cept the supplies and then their deception shows how hard it will be to deal with such a people. It shows that we can have no half way measures, no consideration, it will have to be victory to the finish. They could not be trusted on a basis of compromise. They will have to beaten to the ground. Arming the Mind and Spirit In our country's first year of war, we have seen the growing power of books as weapons. Through books we have apprais ed our enemies and discovered our allies. We have learned something of American Talor in battle. We have above all, come to understand better the kind of war we must fight and the kind of peace we must estab lish. This is proper, for a war of ideas can no more be won without books than a naval war can be won without ships. Books, like ships, have the toughest armor, the longest cruising range, and mount the most power ful guns. I hope that all who write and publish and sell and administer books will rededicate themselves to the single task of arming the mind and the spirit of the American people with the strongest and most enduring weapons. Franklin D. Roosevelt. (On the first anniversary of Pearl Harbor) A Good Selection We notice that the State Planning Board headquarters will be established in Chapel Hill, the home town of Collier Cobb, Jr., chairman of the board recently appointed by Governor Broughton. The selection of Chapel Hill was made by Governor Brough ton and approved by the board. Louis Graves in the Chapel Hill Weekly points out other advantages of having the headquarters in the home town of the chair man. He states that Chapel Hill as a state planning center will be near University ex perts in various fields and of Albert Coates, director of the Institute of Government, and his staff. It is the purpose of the group to have plans ready for the post-war period. The committee is particularly anxious to make sure that the post-war construction enter prises launched in North Carolina are really worth while, according to Mr. Cobb, who tresses the fact that they do not want to gee projects that are really not worth while put under way just for the sake of giving jobs just for the sake of idle men. In years not so distant we have seen works carried on for the sake of giving employment to those who needed it that was not always as constructive as it might have been, and we trust that as most of os recall those days, we will profit in the post-war era by our mistakes, which are (till fresh in the memory of the majority. ' Looking Toward The Sun This time of the year we find ourselves looking toward the sun and to the day when we can get up by the light in the East. We have often wondered what the actual sav ing is in this setting up of the clock one hour earlier, when we burn as much elec tricity as we do in the early hours of the morning. Even though the winds of March will blow in all their fury month after next, we are looking to that month, when daylight wil stream across the room when we get out of bed in the morning. "THEY THAT TAKE THE SWORD-' In All Fairness Even when the war is the major topic of conversation the New Deal still comes in for a lot of talk. It gets both praise and hard knocks. Maybe it rates both. Yet there have been some inovations made under the sponsorship of the New Deal, that even the opposing party might hesitate to abolish. Recently the Greer Citizen, of Greer, S- C, listed a number of reforms instituted by the New Deal that have contributed more than the critics of Mr. Roosevelt have taken time to consider. Among the list were the fol io ving: Soundest banking policy in the nation's history; Federal Housing Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Rural Electrification Administration; Farm Credit Administration; Crop Insurance; Old-Age Insurance; Food and Drought Insurance; Unemployment Insurance; Tennessee Valley Authority; Aid to Blind and Crippled Children; Slum Clearance Program; Minimum Wage and Hours Act; The Abolition of Child Labor; Reciprocal Trade Agreements. Distinguished Service Five counties in North Carolina are cele brating this week the award for Distinguish ed Service "beyond the call of duty" given to them by the War Food Administration. On Wednesday, Northampton held its cele bration; yesterday Wilson and Pitt; tomor row Chatham and Haywood. These five counties are among only 36 of the 3,100 counties in America wnich are acclaimed as "A" counties because they answered in larger measure the call for increased pro duction. The citation given them is in this testimonial: In grateful acknowledgement of serv ices rendered to their country in its time of need, the Agricultural Achievement Award is hereby presented by the War Food Administration of the United States of America. Overcoming great difficulties by decisive action, laboring with determined devotion, joining to geth in making wise use of all their re sources, the farm people of this county have answered their country's call for utmost food production. They have thus contributed in fullest measure to the cause of the United States of America and to the preservation of human free dom. Given for the 1943 season. MARVIN JONES, Wa- Food Administrator. The farmers of these five North Carolina counties and the farmers as a whole in this country have shown that they are enlisted in the service of their country by their in creased production. They have made it pos sible for the armed forces to have the neces sary food and have furnished an adequate supply to the civilian population. Salute the Farmer with a capital F. The Raleigh News and Observer. Save the grease in the frying pan, Don't put paper in the garbage can, Flatten all tins and remove the label, Buy more War Bonds, if you're able. The miners' lunch period has been cut to 15 minutes despite the fact that it isn't con sidered polite to eat and run. An actress, touring the camps, says officers took all her time, in other words kept her private. One way to save money and be patriotic is to U3e short conversations in long-distance calls. Some built-in conveniences in a small apartment really are built in inconveniences. Advance prediction on what the well-dressed German leader will wear In 1944 a rope! j?y y v jOT t j? Tip J jggs y - ssism 1 Nazi Surrender in Italy Improbable but Possible WASHINGTON- ,.,oi th. fVirthromin? cross-channel offensive tn .mu .. 1 n ui v. ... - u - 'uoir 1944 and end the war In Europe When Good Weather Arrive 1 onieij HERE and THERE HILDA By WAY GWYN So many things that stimulate one's pride in their community . . . n their home folks have come to our attention this week, that we find ourselv's wanting to take all kinds of liberties with our alloted space in this column . . . for they are things we would like to write about. . . First, as we listened to th- fine reports of the Demonstration farm ers and then to what the boys and girls in the 4 H Clubs of Haywood county had accomplished . . . and later when we saw the flag of gre.n bearing the letter "A" lifted on the flagstaff honoring Haywood county farmers ... we felt as if we had witnessed the climax of a great historical pageant about our own people. . . We thought of how far the Haywood farmer had trav ;led in the past ten years . . . Each year making the recognition that came on Caturday, possible. . . The award was actually won in 194.'! for food production . . . but that flag now floating from the flagstaff on the courthouse lawn is the result, not of one year's work, but muny. The soil has been built up ov:r a period of years or it could never have produced that extra crop last year . . . and without labor and attention the land would not have yielded Ruch an abundanc:. . . We hope that every boy in service from Haywood, who subscribes to The Mountaineer gets this issue, so they will know how the farmprs back home, with a shortage of labor are supplying the food . . . and that Haywood was one of 5 counties in the state and one of 36 in the na tion to win this recognition. boys over in Italy and those boys in New Guinea and in the Pacific get their paper this week. . . Wouldn't such a record warm your heart for th? folks back home if you were in their place? Another encouraging sign of progress is the extension of the local library servic; to the remote sections of the county . . . with the taking over of the Waynesville Public Library as a county-wide system. . . We all agree that the world of tomorrow will be demand ing more education ... a broader outlook on life . . , the younger generation will have to study to keep up with the keen competition that they will face in a world of trained workers . . . th? older generation will have to study to know "what it is all about" and keep abreast of the times . . . the county-wide service forms the first step in a post-war pr:paration in Haywood county. . . We are for tunate in securing just the right person for the job . . . Miss Mar garet Johnston has had experience in organizing county-wide library service . . . she is "bookish" with being highbrow and knows how to meet people graciously ... a county library should be a part of the services of a county as pro gressive as Haywood. . . We hear so much about the vital part that mail plays in t e life of the men in service . . . and on all sides we hear the Red Cross and the offlcrs urging that folks at home write to keep up the morale of the fighting men . . . Now let us look at the picture ir. reverse. . . Boys, if you could just take a p ep into the post office, which we know is typical of those throughout Am:rica, you might think the shoe could fit on the other foot. . . You see wives, sisters, sweathearts, fa thers, sisters, and friends literally hanging over their boxes looking for those envelopes that often have airmails, or "Free" and in the upper left hand corner bear a com plicated address. . . We wish you could watch the expressions on their faces when they tak? those letters out of the boxes . . . the look of expectancy . . . and they simply can't wait until they get honu' to open them . . . you have to watch your step, for they are so intent on rending that they are likely to run right into you. . . And don't forget that everything in that letter is important ... it might be some trivial thing you wrote about . . . Maybe it was tie weather in North Africa . . . the mud . . . maybe it was about the strange sights ... it makes no difference that 1 tter from you sup plies the chief topics of conversa tion until your next letter comes through . . . and you have no idea how dates on those letters are watched . . . and if that letter came from overseas you will hear, "Yes, I know he was alright on the 25th, because that was the date of his last letter. . . " Then if he is in camp in this country you hear, "Well, I know he has not been transferred y:t, for his last letter came from his old address". . . So boys, while we folks back home are being urged to write, please don't forg.t that everything that con cerns you is of vital importance to help the morale of the home fronts. We would like to honor this wee k Mrs. L. M. Killian . . . who received a pin from the Red Cross last week in recognition of her working hours for the Red Cross since Pearl Harbor. . . She has to her credit 2,366 hours. . . Mrs. Killian has served for some time as production chairman of the Haywood Chapter . . . and under her supervision all knitting and sewing for the Red Cross has been done. . . Once for a seven month period Mrs. Killian spent five days a week from 1 to 5 o'clock in the sewing rooms. . . Mrs. Killian is a busy housewife . . . and we are sure it was not al ways easy for her to give her time. She has lost count of the garments she has made and the knitting she has done . . . but under her super vision 872 garments, (part of which she did herself) have been knitted and 1,260 mad?. . . She has had them packed and sent to headquar ters. . . We doubt if there is a wo man in Haywood county whose war record can equal that of Mr. Kil lian. . . Which reminds us that Is another reason we hop those By the way it has been our pri vilege to ta!k to a number of boys recently who have be n discharged from the army. . . They are all unhappy . . . they seem to feel that they have left a job unfinished. We were talking to one during the week. . . lie was in a hospital in Africa for several weeks, then in this country two months, before being honorably discharged. . . He is happily married and under or- 'I Army, Navy Airmen r J Who'll Sock Teky, KJ Special to Central Press -Rumors swarm tike phantom bombe Hi n..HGn.nianv fh forthcoming blow la Derhana rh. . FUJiiWHivtiw-.;. " 1 UlOgl WjLJ nuhhrized Drolected military operation In history "f There is no doubt In the minds of most Washington observer. me i-uieu oiim - - -r . a uir t-ngiij)) nei wnen uie iage la ei lor me mammoth of blood, sweat ana tears and, lncidtni weather is right. That was the commitment made to Marsh! Stalin at the Teheran conferencj Th attpnrWnt ftrmnriA. rf nimnr. Ini. j. ".tiuue org the Germans may pernm ineir irwn ui luviy 10 conapse In bring the Anglo-American armies Into Berlin before the r, arrive. It Is no secret that the Germans would go to almost any ' to keep the Red armies off the soil of the Reich. However, any such German desire la doomed to be frustrate the unity or Uie Aiuea American, oruisn, nuw&n lorce. Therefore, the dopesters and arm chair generals in Wahli say. Germany's only alternative would be to collapse the Italian and possibly the crosa-channel front when It Is opened. There is lust enough logic, from the Teutonic point of the rumor to make it not Impossible in a warring, topsy-turn of Impossible developments. Spring and summer will tell the story. AIRMEN IN WASHINGTON are wondering whether the . . n . I KT. Iwa Ik. Am a nn wi. . L Air KAjrpa ur uw wm wv w wai w vui uio long.p tsed Domoing or uie Japanese nuunuuiu expected sometime t year. Both the Army and Navy, bombsites cocked for Tokyo, ibJ honors for the original DomDlng or the Japanese capital in aJ 1&42. The twin-engined Army B-25 (Mitchell) bombers that carried J the raid were ferried within striking distance of Hlrohito'i aboard the aircraft carrier Hornet Since the Navy has been rushing to completion mighty aire carriers, and from their decks are flying long-range flghUrtj pedo bombers and dive bombers. Meanwhile, the Army has pinned its hopes on the B-29. i super bomber version of the Flying Fortress, which Gen. a Arnold, Air Corps commander, said would get Into action this i The Japanese radio has offered no answer to this question I centJy it warned its listeners that they could be bombed by based planes. Later It warned that Japanese cities would be bombed from j Aleutians by long-range planes. Army and Navy airmen don't care which branch of the gets the next crack at Tokyo. Their attitude is "the more the merrier the sooner the POLITICAL OBSr 3 SEE LITTLE CHANCE that eonrs will grant President .-velt's state-of-the-Unioa request for a national ice law. The chances seem pretty strong that the Austin national service bill will die in the senate military committee, where hearings have been begun. Foreshadowing the doom of the measure offered by Senator Warren R. Austin (R.) of Vermont, is Chairmaa RotJ R. Reynolds (D I, North Carolina, of the committee. Reynolds Is an arch foe of the bill, which he says "would gtitl here in America what Hitler and Stalin have got." If the r-PTsure ever reaches the floor, one of the bitterest I latlv. time will be precipitated. Small i For Natl Sorviee I The Voice Of The Peopll What incident do you recall as (he most thrilling of yoar childhood? brothers in the service." Mrs. William I. Lee "Having had a happy childhood I can't re call at the moment which incident gave me the greatest thrill, how ever, this is one of the first ones I remember. On my seventh birth diy my father gave me a Denni son Crepe paper picnic set, table cloth and napkins literally covered Mrs. I. J. Brown "It set! me that the family Cnristma at my grandparents, Mr. arJ Walter Brown's, was the I thrilling experience of my hood. I was about six yeanl the time." Mrs. Tom Alexander -1 years I spent on the armyjl Fortress Monroe during with violets, it was the loveliest War I, and the many famoa tning i naci ever seen, ihinking it, Die wno visited the too beautiful to use I laid it away in a keepsake trunk in my mother's attic and every Spring for at least a dozen years I'd take it out and plan to use it but never did. I saw it there not long ago." Herbert Braren "I guess it was when the Armistice was declared in World War I, for I had two dinary circumstances would bs more than pleased to be back, but one instantly knows he is not quite satisfied. . . We suppose it is na tural when they know there is still so much to do, to want to help until Victory is d clared . . . but civilians do not feel that way about you men. To us, you are veteran heroes . . . and we welcome you back to civilian life . . . and we feel that your rec ords of s:rvice are shining exam ples to us . . . and we are grateful to you for every hour of service you gave your country. . . pie who visited the post." Owen Corwin "I reckon 1 riding in my grandfather'!! mobile, which had a rubbffl and the engine was under t:i of the car. We had gone t him and he took us for a r George Hendrix "I ali my biggest thrill out of Chri-'l Paul Hyatt "I think over the horse my fa'her g for mv own when I was aboil Ernest K. Herman "Thel I got when I jumped out of loft onto a tramp asleep 1 hay." THE OLD HOME TOWN ' By STANLEY enough bacon cx?icouma on it to Fie one o tho&b tJJ NAVY UA4S w J A I I IrniT cniuiM faiunl 1 ( this SAUSAe eesAsc I V.W1LLJUSTABOUT. rC,. V V PILL THE CAM y Mrs I V Tnv "The timl we would get up bripH a"' fill the wagon bed w:h stnl drive up to Waynesville '-I Haywood County rair. Tk. t rotrio "One "-'I 9 ja ii mJ tine ud on Christmas mom" looking in my stock ng ai rtr an nrant?e. some oanuj letter from my supposed koort Annrhor nnp W3S three brothers used to Newfoundland doe and S W lnrr fiof onA with our rabbit W We always came back with too." Mr. Rnrlnlnh Holla"9-" n,r;tl was w t . 1 . f (if 1 aoout eigni yei3 v. . father took me on a niiwi and he killed a beautifull Letters To ft Editor ; PAPER HELPS PROGM Editor The Mountaineer, J . - . l n 1 HeV. BIST I Mrs. Ixlitn r. the Waynesville office oft1 States Employment Stt (OattaaW H B
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