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J (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, jijxg THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNT AINEEP race 2 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 181 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, Publisher! PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County fLTC Six Months, In Haywood County 9e One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.60 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.60 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Entered t th port offlc at WynTiU. K O. u Sacood OUm Matter, proided under the Act of Marcn , '. November 20. 1814. Obituary notice. resolution! ot reepect. card of think, tad all notices of entertainment lor profit, will be charged tor at the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL DlfORIAI inAOSSOOAII rSi-iiir r north Carolina i I ASWUA1K THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) Reaction We feel that we are all interested in the veterans who are being discharged now. Some have been in the service for a short time while others have been in for two or three years. We liked the attitude of the men as shown in a recent survey covering 1,000 ex-service men in eighteen colleges and universities. The veterans do not want to be "segre gated", according to a recent account in the New York Times. They do not want special schools established for them that would set them apart from the regular student body. One veteran stated that he liked to mix with the other fellows, civilians and service men alike. This may be due to the fact that sometimes it is difficult for a man who has seen active duty and whose life for months has been so far removed from civilian trends to get back to a normal way of living. It is said that some of the boys have for gotten how to study, which is not surprising. Colleges will have many students among the veterans, whose education was interrupt ed, but who still want to carry out their original plans and ambitions. It is said that in some colleges certain courses will be open to veterans free of any charge, and that the "service men will find that their alma maters have kept faith with them." The Governor's Reply We had the impression from the press that Governor Broughton made a very fine speech at Gettysburg on Memorial Day. At least it has been so publicized by the newspapers in general, with the exception of one Editor Richard Lloyd Jones of The Tulsa Tribune. The Governor paid high tribute in his speech to General Robert E. Lee, referring to him as one of "the greatest Americans of all time." It was not a startling remark, certainly, as both the North and the South, as well as foreign countries have accorded General Lee this place in our history. We cannot imagine a Memorial Day speech at Gettysburg being made without some refer ence to General Lee. Editor Jones had other ideas. In a letter to Governor Broughton he wrote: "Such .silly statements as yours only add to the injury that the South loves to inflict upon itself. It is high time you Southern poli ticians acquired and respected facts, became intelligent and progressed. For Heaven's sake quit making a fool of yourself and the South." In the two-page letter to the Governor, Editor Jones further stated that "Lee showed no American ideals. Take Lee out of uniform and you have no Lee left." It sets us wondering about Editor Jones. In the light of the present emergency when there is neither North or South, but one great country, whose sons are fighting side by side for the ideals buried deep in the hearts of the people of this nation, we can not imagine the editor of a newspaper ex pressing such sentiments, regardless of whether or not he is an admirer of General Lee. We think the Governor in his reply, which was short and to the point put Mr. Jones in his place. After a brief review of the editor's letter, the Governor wrote: "In view of the spirit manifested in your letter, I doubt if you would be accepted by the South or claimed by the North." Penicillin We note with interest that the Haywood County Hospital has been named as a depot for the distribution 'of Penicillin by the Office of Civilian Penicillin Distribution of the War Production Board. The wonders of this new drug are daily recorded over the country as those critically ill are aided back to health. The Pennsylvania State College is now engaged in research designed to increase the yield, purity, and stability of this life saving drug. Seven days a week the staff works out new details for the recovery of the drug and passes the findings on to the commercial firms through the War Produc tion Board. The project was started at Penn State College less than six months ago with a staff of eight men and women and now the staff consists of 38 chemists, bacteriologists, chemical engineers and other specialists. ravFRNMENT PROVING GROUND Prospects Keen interest is said to be felt over the state in the recent developments in the search for oil in North Carolina, that will get underway with the leasing of State own ed swamp lands and river bottoms in Eastern North Carolina by the officials of the State Board of Education and the State Board of Conservation and Development. We are glad that the State is keeping back as "insurance" about one-third of the State owned lands on the coast line. Provi sions of the leases include the requirement that each of the two companies, the Stand ard Oil of New Jersey and the Coastal Plains Company of Kinston drill at least one oil well during the next 18 months. We have been a State rich in natural re sources and we trust the prospects for oil materialize and meet the hopes of the com panies "taking the chances", as well as bring greater wealth to our State. -i HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN Hiram Johnson Now Ready To Return to Sonato Ware Wahingo CoJ, Form New Army, K Special to Central Press WASHINGTON Almost any day now Senator Hi J 7T, may be back at hia desk, ready to return to the mUI 1 and legislation In which he has been a key figure for quarter of a century. own Enfeebled by pneumonia and his advanced ape c . went to Florida In January for a rest and some' m CT Califomian Wins Battle For Health The Fighting Fifth The Fifth War Loan Drive is in its second week. The great invasion of Europe is now in its third week. Compare our fight with that of the men who are fighting for us. We are asked to lend our money with interest to the Government. The men are asked to risk their lives and face death. Maybe you do not have a son in the war, but your neighbor does. We know you must have a close relative or friend in the service, for this war has touched every section of America. There are parents in our own county who have not one, but four and five sons in the service. We cannot let these boys down. As we read from day to day and as we listen over the radio to the progress along the battle fronts in the Pacific and along the European war theatres, we should realize that with out our help back home, our men cannot be victorious. Maybe you have bought bonds in every drive. That is in the past, and the need for the Fifth War Loan is just as vital, and maybe more so than any gone before. The goal of the present drive has been set at $16 billion. The loan drive represents an investment of about $120 for each man, wo man and child in the United States. The figures are big, and we know that in many cases cannot be reached by the individual regardless of how patriotic they may feel. On the other hand it is said that the gov ernment pays $9 billion monthly, $100 billion yearly, or nearly $800 for each American in this war, and the job for the individual is seen more clearly by these figures. Those who cannot buy the full amount must buy what they can, and others whose incomes are in the higher brackets must dig down and pay accordingly to their 'blessings. The Fifth War Loan Drive will cover a period of four weeks. We expect much to happen during that time on our battle fronts. In the meantime we must keep the ammunition popping here at home. We always feel that in urging a person to buy bonds, we are not only asking them to be patriotic, but also thrifty. There are many advantages m buying bonds. It is helping one's self and also the other fellow. Let us show the boys overseas how grate ful we are and make sacrifice even for the necessities, if necessary, to BUY BONDS! Jonathan Woody called us re cently and said, "We want you to come over to the First National Bank next week for we are going to have some big news for you, real human intrest stuff." We inquired the nature of his story and then he explained about the bulletin board to be used in the bank during the current war bond drive. It carries the names of the men and women in the armed forces from this area of Haywood county. Stars are being placed be-, side the name designated by the buyer when a bond is purchased. Bulletin boards generally speaking are dry stuff, but not this one. Jonathan was right. It is full of human interest. We made several trips to the bank to observe the crowds coming and going, buying bonds and searching for names. It was fascinating to watch. Familes of the men seemed to find comfort in the name of their son, husband, sweetheart, or brother. When they found the name on the board you should have seen the look of love and pride registered, after the search on those long lists of names for the one that means everything to them. On that board are listed nearly 2,000 names of Haywood men and women. "That list means more than just names to me. I know the case history of everyone of them. I am wondering this morning how many of them are taking part in the in vasion," said Edna McKay, draft board clerk as she added a list of sixteen men who had left in the June quota for active duty in the army on Saturday morning. Some day this war's aging veterans will be asked by their grandchildren what part they had in it. A considerable number will reply, "I drove a bulldozer." After the war, the bulldozer will merit a place alongside the cannon on courthouse lawns. St. Louis Star Times. Miss McKay was right. They are not merely names. They rep resent our own flesh and blood, members of our families who are far from home, fighting for us. place a star beside some Haywood boy's name. A young girl timidly looking for a name, and then asking for help explained, "No, I can't buy a bond today, but I am going to next week when I get my pay check. I just wanted to make certain his name was there." One elderly woman had scrimped and save and sacrifice, as only a mother can, to get together $100, bought bonds to honor her son with a star. A young mother with a baby in her arms, whom the father had not seen, came in to buy a bond and place a star. She held the tiny son up and with chubby fingers she helped place that star for the father serving overseas. They tell us for many reasons this bond quota is not going to be easy to raise. The people have had many calls, drives have been thick and fast, taxes and cost of living rising to take surplus cash. These conditions no doubt will tend to slow the campaign, but when a drive is waged in the name, not of an "unknown soldier," but that boy we know, it is another story. The Fifth War Loan Drive has come home to us in human figures. Watching the Haywood county folk gathering around that bulle tin board gives us hope and faith that they will not fail the names inscribed thereon. Johnnie says the day he played hookey from school he caught so many fish his mother forgot to punish him. In the crowds that came and went during the week were all ages. There was plenty of small-fry mix ed in with their elders, who were just as proud as parents over that big brother. There was one small fellow trying to find his brother's name. He looked and he looked, apparently without success. Then someone lent a helping hand and he stood and gazed with awe at that typed name. It symbolized something very dear to that little brother. It made us wish that the big brother overseas could see that look of wonder. We know it would make him tighten his belt and give those Japs "H ". The people who purchase enough war bonds will be able to retire in old age instead of just give up. B u. jtuiuoi jr iur a rent ana Some of hk 1 feared he might never resume his acti j But Johnson who last spoke In th a 1 the Connallv DOst-war rinl.,; , . ttt I , , '"uuu last Dw.J kept In dally touch with his office Now he Is said to be well enoueh t I battle. w But It wlU be a problem to keep the elderlv rit thA RpnuhlirHn convention next month in nui. "wi r . . . WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS assigned to the J r wawiauon In u J expedite handling of news from those two source., 1 It Is known as the War -and Naw Cnrr and Includes representatives of the major wire Bervc& T newspapers, magazines and radio. One of the major objectives of the organization at nJ have the war department assign a general officer to th bJ r1"""1' avvav.M " v v UttV.KgrOUHQ mjJ Consensus of reporters returning from London Is tht . have don a much better Job along: this line because thevkTJ A .. .-J Main, nfflnM .inllakU ...IfV 1U. . 1 juiu wiu w. . J viuvcis rouwiv niui Liiti 5019 QUtv tj newsmen Informed on military events. PROSPECTS ARE DIM that Representative Sol Bloom New York, chairman of the House foreign affairs committ anywhere with his crusade to have future international trJ than ratified by a two-thirds vote of the Senate. Although the state department and some other adminljtJ flcials have indicated- a, strong leaning toward Bloom'i J the plain fact is that a great many senators are strongly op-, surrendering their constitutional prerogative of treaty riffl CHARLES E. WILSON, WPB vice chairman, is the forms dent of General Electric company. But this did not prevent bii turning thumbs down on a proposal to award one of Genen inc a t)ig pianis a contract lor auu.uuo elictric irons. When the WPB program to make 2,000,000 irons r, i In 1944 was broached last year, Wilson was asked to approve an order permitting the Gereral Electric m Hotpoint plant at Ontario, Cal., to produce 800,000 Own of the quota. The conscientious, bespectacled WPB official firmly dedhw Ing out that Ontario is only 40 miles from the critical labor i?J area or Los Angeles where workers are needed for the war, craft Industry. Ironically, Wilson approved other electric iron contracts, lid one for a G. E. rival, the Westinghouse company plant, at ManaJ The Voice Of The Peop Since the invasion has started in Europe how much longer do you think the war in that theater will continue? Walter Crawford "I don't think it will be over in Europe this year." James E. Massie "I don't like to be too optimistic, but I think maybe it will be over by January, 1945." T. L. Gwyn "I am afraid it will be at least a year before the Ger main ait. beaten." Mr ('. .1. Keece "I think it will r in sin months." Asbury Howell "It might be a year before we whip the Germans." J. T. Cathey "I am sorter ex- YOU'RE TELLING ME! By WILLIAM RITT Central Press Writer There were mothers scanning the board for the names of sons. One mother who has two sons, said she wanted to buy three bonds. She wished to place a star for each of her own boys and she wanted also to place a star beside some boy on that list who did not have a living mother or father to render that service. Someone helped her find a name. Johnny Johnson, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson, was selected. She did not know Johnny, but that made no differ ence. Johnny was a boy in service, with no family here to look after his name. That mother understood, foT she had been down in the valley of the shadow of death recently, but now she has come out into the sunshine again. Not so long ago one of her sons was reported miss ing in action and a few weeks later the War Department notified her that he was a German prisoner, She is grateful. She wants to show her gratitude. It may not be your son, but there will be thousands of other mother's sons who will be reported missing in action during the coming weeks. We can all learn a lesson from this mother who bought an "extra bond." A summer resident bought gen erously of bonds to the tune of $5,000, asked that his purchase A BEAUTIFUL LAKE in South America Is surrounded by seven volcanoes. We'd like to meet the press agent who could put that spot over as a vacation resort. ! ! ! Every child can help lick the Axis by licking a lot of war sav ings stamps. I ' i No, Imogen, th scientific nam for a draft hort is not "svlectiv srv!c std." ! I ! Before the war the United States consumed $100,000,000 worth of Scotch whiskey annual ly. Those are the kind of figures Scotsmen as well as the Ameri cana got a kick out of. ! ! ! Weeding the lawn, according to a physical culture teacher, is one of the healthiest of exer cises. Zadok Dumkopf says he prefers to continue enjoying his ease and feeble muscles. ! f ! Today's Simile: As useless as a race track in a on-hors town. I I ! Factographs tell us that 73 per cent of living creatures In the world dwell in th sea. Looks as though fishing, as a sport, is here to stay. THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY WAf5 j, i W VOTE PO. VEARS S7SAME OLD BI?EAK ONE UPN A r PROMISES, ( BARREL. O" VATEfc ) SAME OU tJJ y AND YOU MAVETH' J HAT--BUT IWQs, L PERFECT POTATO I HES ADPEO ON THE HOME SWEET HOME FT50NT SfVIN THET LOCAI- STATESMAN A CCW4 OVER. 'i.iW.m.Br,nfcwwwn pecting it to be over this H if we depend altogether of arms it will not be over, need something else to k down the morale f the people." Jimmy Neal "l iv, m Jeff Reeves "I think with Germany will be v J. D. Frady "I think i: over by fall, for I don t be, Germans can take it mact C. R. White "I (Wt will be long now.'' R. II. Blackell-i :te be over by Jan., 1945. Among persons who M nlH wr,rM filernhle are th: say: "Good morning!" morning couldn't be worst NOTICE OF SAtt Pursuant to the powers co upon the undersigned Cob ers in an Order of the 3 Court of Haywood County, Special Proceedings enti- Howell et us. vs. Jennie er, et al. we will, on June 26, 1944. at eleven A 1W at the court house (ho Town nf Waynesvilie. nffer for sale at public the highest bidder for j following described premises, situate, lying ,: in said Town, to-wit: line of Main Street on t edge of the sidewalk, , j. : c,,tnvstrn ... - c v..n wail 0' rrom me ouu'" d H. Jones Barber Shop nnw C B. Mediora d.,;u;i and oIo-p nf said s.tf Willi hi; ,Jfc - a Southwesterly d.rertnn to a stake; thence a ly direction with the h a tn M L. and m.t hv Marv Mclr.,': band, J. B. S. Mclntoshj ed Dy u. " :iL L colli r. C. Will, me 140 feet to a sia, --j arm easterly airecuu.. M; Street 27 f l r thence to the BEGOT j the same P1 aiiu Kerns v-' , , . aescriDeu in .- i -AoA in Book 1 J rPe TA also maae w - , v- where all of the k I . . . i - rprelvea . and aeienaaiii interest. ft Tins me - r groverc. ' com No. 1366- June X-8-15
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