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(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY jn. ; j LL Pae 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNE S VILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 18? 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 $1.76 Six Months, In Haywood County 99c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.60 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.60 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance EnUred it tbe port office at WaynwrilU, N. O.. u Seooad Olua Mall Matter, aa provided wider the Act of March t, 171, November 20, 1014. Obituary noticea, reeolutlona of reapect. card of thawfcy Aad all noticea of entertainment for profit, will be charred for at the rata of one cent per word. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- Two Pioneers In the passing of the late Dr. R. L. Walker and John H. Allen, Haywood County has lost two of her older and useful citizens. They came up under the order of another day and during their time of life watched great changes take place in Haywood County and the surrounding areas. They learned things the hard way in their early days, for life in Haywood County dur ing the period following the War Between the States did not offer the advantages of the present era. Yet both men made good and accomplished much in their respective fields. The courage of the older citizens who forged ahead despite difficulties always of fers a challenge to the present and rising generation. xHortli Carojuia THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) Proving Its Worth The fine balanced program on July the 4th gave evidence of the wisdom and foresight of the promoters of the community recrea tional program. In those days of tension, which is felt by all age groups, recreational activities are needed more than- ever, al though at such times most people are too intent on work to realize the fact. Without the recent organization of the recreational council and a full-time director, we doubt if there would have been a pro gram of any consequence on the 4th this year, yet a wholesome, well balanced pro gram of activities was just what the com munity needed. Tuberculosis A bill providing for $10,1)00,001) annual appropriation for the light against tuber culosis was sent to the White House last week for the President's signature. It is said that North Carolina can stamp out tuberculosis in another generation with the Federal aid to be given. North Carolina is one of only 22 states which already has a public health officer working to combat this disease. It is said that our problems are more acute than many other regions, due to the high percent of TB among the Negroes. The Negro death rate is three and one half times that among white people in the State. The problem that faces North Carolina is revealed in the statistics which show that out of every 100,000 persons in the State 45.6 die annually from tuberculosis, compar ed with the national average death rate of 43.1 per 100,000 In Haywood County we recognize the splendid work done along this line by our county health department through the direc tors and the public health nurses. They Must Remember In days gone by there have been times when we got the impression that the Ameri can Legion conventions were a sort of holi day season for the boys attending, but the recent gathering in Asheville from all ac counts was a very serious event, and has dispelled our former opinion. The "boys" of 1917-18 seemed to be much concerned over what will happen to the boys of the 1940's when they come marching home. They know from experience what these boys will need to help them get back to normal living. They know what their first reactions to civilian life will be. They know how shot to pieces they will be in many cases, after months on the firing line. They know what war can do to a man to shake his faith. They know that he cannot come back suddenly to his former civilian attitude. They know that it will take time and understanding for this period of read justment. They are remembering the things that hurt them and the lack of understand ing on the part of those at home. We understand that during the coming year, these First American Legionnaires ex pect to work toward a readjustment program for the benefit of these men now in service. They plan to be sure that history is not re peated and that many of the mistakes of the post-war period of 1918 are avoided. We feel that their program will meet with the approval of the public in general because there are too many today who remember what happened twenty-five years ago. New Instructions In the new instruction manuel issued by the German High Command is reported to be the following: "Every stout boy born in 1943 can become a brave soldier in 1963. The more Germans there are in the world, the more stable the new great Reich will stand and the more certain peace is in the world." The old German spirit of militarism is being upheld for the future years, which should be significant to the Allied nations, that Germany must be crushed this time, the country taken and the people given new ideals. It is in strong contrast to the hopes of the American people, who do not want their sons of 1943 to be soldiers of 1963. "THE EMBATTLED FARMER-i944 The General's Reading A recent story tells of a visitor to Gen eral Eisenhower's offices, who reports that the Allies' supreme commander has only two books on his desk. They are "The Sol diers and Sailors Prayer Hook" and "Hit ler's General." General Eisenhower's selection, we feel sure, will be approved not only by the Amer- an people, but also by the Allied nations. HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN (Continued from page 1) They are graduates of the Nursing school of the Newark City Hospital 'if Newark, N. J., and at the time they volunteered wen' on the nurs ing staff of the institution. The former graduated five years before the latter. each ward a separate hut. There was no entertainment, except what they made for themselves. Occas ionally a USO show came their way. He ler': gla. els the need of information about Ilit generals and we are quite sure and that he feels the need of nvaver T-w i - i.isenhower holds the responsibility of mighty task, world wide in its scope, and we back home are looking to him for his leader ship as well as the men serving under him, for in leading them he serves us. We Cannot Fail Them The Prediction that the Fifth War Bond Campaign would be a hard fought battle is coming true, yet even the slowness does not mean that the goal assigned to Haywood County will not be met. It means that it will take work, and it will no doubt mean sacrifices, but the fact that we cannot fail our boys in service should spur us on to completion of the quota. We liked the idea of selling the bonds by honoring the Haywood boys with stars by their names on the Holl of Honor in the First National Bank, but the fact that there are many names left hurt our pride in our folks here at home. What would we think if a Haywood boy now in France on the march of the Great Invasion, turned back and said "I can't go on." We would hate to own him as a native of this county, for no matter how raging the fight, we would expect him to go for ward. When we fail to buy the bonds assigned us in this drive, we are saying the same thing. We are showing more cowardice than the boy facing immediate danger. What are a lew dollars in comparison with facing death? We are hoping that by the end of the Fifth War Drive there will not be a name on that board without a star and that we go over the top with flying colors. Let us remember when we buy a bond it is to keep our own Haywood boys supplied with food, and with equipment to win this war against the deadliest of enemies, the Germans and the Japs. We read during the week the following reasons why we should buy bonds aside from our obligation to our government and to our men in service: They will help win the peace by increas ing purchasing power after the war. They are the best, the safest investment in the world. They return $4 for every $3 in 10 years. They help keep prices down. They provide the sinews of war and help you join the fight. ' They mean education for your children, security for you funds for retirement. So if you do not appreciate the obligation to our fighting men think of your own interests. Lt. Plott entered the service in May. 1941 and wears I he service ribbons of Pre-l'eail Harbor and Asiatic Pacilic war theater. She was assigned to duty at the Naval Hospital in Washington, U. C. After a few months she was trans ferred to the Medical Center at Rethseda, Md. From the latter she was sent to California en route to the South Pacific, and left San Francisco in December, 1912. We recall at the time the cooperation of a California newspaper in sup plying upon request the mat of the attractive picture of Lt. 1'lott which appeared in The Mountaiiu er. Lt. Plott has to her credit 17 months of overseas duty, with three months extra thrown in for travel, having been out of this country twenty months. She is a pioneer in the Nursing corps in the South Pacific. "We nurses did our own washing in tin buckets, and to keep white pniforms fresh is no small job und er those conditions," she said with a reminiscent sniiie. jWWASMINGTfj Predict Early Conference Between F. 0. 1., Churchill ?rch -. J rress WASHINGTON Now that the European inva . time snouia run rasi coward the next meetir.? 7 . Kooseveu ana mme Minister Churchill. "-"n An AAriv ponferenep is In tha narAo i j . wW uuaervers tvi of the history of the Allied leaders' program ct , 'oaU planning. "'r&etj ine time oi me iioeration assault on "Festumr r Europe) was set at the Teheran meeting iflt uro?i THE KUCJENT NrSWS STORIES, quickly ref,,f House, to the efifect that Bernard M Rari, v.. . J by th. war planning post because of inart!'6 & Stimulating WPB and other agencies were 0,1 expedition on the part of the elder The stories caused a flurry of ex i capital and undoubtedly will stimulatl 631 ! ' " icuiig such incident. airplane plants when thousand., "viu ( Post-War Activity at the Brewster cancellation of the firm's war contracts without m.h.Vu ,ul The Office of War Mobilization explained that nl H resigned as adviser to the president, simnlv that (. uarucl M Then after eight months on the Islands she was sent back for duty in New Z land for a three months period after which she was sent home. (In the word home her voice held a kind of soft magic. "I had so many different emo tions when 1 knew that I was bound for home. When I first caught sight of the USA I thought my heart would come up in my throat. It was wonderful," she said. After a month's le.ice here, Lt. Plott reports to the Navy Hospital at the Naval Air Base, Pensacola, Fla. She was first stationed in New Zeland in a mobile hospital, which was the first of its kind establish ed in the South Pacific. The hos pital was under construction when she arrived, but as the casualties came in the work on the hospital was also continued. There were no living quarters for the nurses connected with the hospital. Cas ualties came thick and fast from the Solomons area. Most of them recovered and were sent back to the States, according to Lt. Plott, In speaking of these boys she said, "I was impressed with their spirit. Regardless of how badly wounded the men were, they all wanted to go back on combat duty and finish the job, as they express ed it. It was remarkable how they would come into the hospital, wounded, with all their things lost, weak and tired, but after a few weeks rest and attention they were anxious to go again." Her job was in the ward where the casualties first came in and were very ill. She innocently told us this, but we felt we understood why she had been placed in such a responsible spot. She could take it with plenty of nerve, a cool head and a helpful hand. "There were a lot of casualties coming in and we were kept busy. The men took it like soldiers. They came in from combat and maybe for days and weeks they had not had a bath, but with a shave, good food, a bath and 24 hours of sleep, it was simply amazing how their spirits soared. But let them find a newspaper from back home with the news of a strike and you should have heard them," she said with a dry smile. Lt. Plott wanted to be a nurse from the time she was a small girl, which we feel sure shows beyond doubt that in choosing her work she answered a call to service. simDlv that tu. rung unit he headed was disbanded becau it. . ,P-it namely, the voluminous Baruch-Hancock report . hoZ H Uon from war to peace. "I tfcd However, the reports of Baruch's resienAtinn - . salutary effect The elderly financier gets result , Tr"iW such news. w 1 bunyfcl WPB has been moving- much too ainwiv f . . last the agency has set up Its reconversion unit und Uve Vice Chairman Charles E. Wilson. tormTrk AMERICAN RECOGNITION of the five-month-old Boll gime of MaJ. Gualberto Villa rroel may come soon. A report by Avra Warren, United States ambassador to fa, after a special mission to La Paz, capital of Bolivia, for Sen of the other American republics. The report Is understood to recommend consideration of & that Bolivia has recently expelled Axis agents and remomf Axis members of the National revolutionary movement fn THE WAR DEPARTMENT'S BUREAU OF PUBLIC I TIONS did not have to notify Washington newsmen to be oTh ine iiigm me siory uruKe on uie curopean invasion. Thot nin-ht Nm.a.dntotlti.o f Ika mn4n.. . --' iwi lugui ivivatuMuiu jx uic iiiajui wire 8ervice$( net ana radio networks were ui the press room at least two hours before the news was released officially. Reporters began to dash into the press room within a half hour after the German radio flashed the news that the invasion had begun. Radio carried the German report about 12:30 a. m. It was finally confirmed at 3:32 a. m. wasmngion newsmen naa waited so long for the "brearl mey aian t take any chances that the enemy broadcast Bio oniy a -teeier. Dispensary in Williamstown, Mass., which serves the college students in the V-5 and the V-12 courses. From the latter she was transfer red to her present post at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital. "Yes, I would like overseas duty, but I don't know when or whether or not I will get it," she said. Lt. Plott spoke up, to go together." 'Yes, we want Then turning to the younger sister, on whose face pride, affec tion and admiration for the older sister had been registered since the conversation began, we asked Ensign Marjorie Plott about her career. Ensign Plott volunteered on Jan. 4, 1943, and was first stationed at the Naval Hospital in Charleston, and then transferred to the Navy Ana tne tnoug.nt came wnat a team they would make in emergen cies, with the wounded coming in. They are the kind of nurses one would like to feel were taking care of one's own family, You can imagine their steady nerve under fire. When we left we felt like saluting them both in the name of women in general in appreciation of their diep sincerity of purpose Voice OF THE People woman l want to buy a new summer hat for my husband. Salesman Slouch? Woman 111 say he is. YOU'RE TELLING ME! -By WILLIAM RITT- Central Press Writer "How the men look for mail," she said, "really if they could get mail three times a day it would make them happy. "Yes, this men liked New Zeland. It was more like the United States back home than most places. You have plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables, and the people are con genial and hospitable to Ameri cans. They take the boys to their homes and entertain them," she commented. Then after six months in New Zeland, Lt Plott was transferred to the New Hebrides Islands. This was a. rough assignment, quite a contrast to the comforts of New Zeland. They lived in huts. The hospital was a series of huts, with THE JAPS Insisted on having a "place In the sun" so It's no one's fault but there own If they are In for a good tanning. ! ! ! India, according to Facto graphs, has 22S different lan guages. Well, that ought to give ihe Indians plenty or room (or argument. I t ! Peace has ft terrors, toe. After the war, we understand, the singing telegram will be with us again. ! ! ! The Allies have captured 250 German women who were oper ating coastal artillery. We knew the Nazis were gangsters even before we knew they had their own "gun molls." ! i4n orchestra leader predicts hillbilly music will stage a big come-back. Oh well, we can al ways (urn off the radio. I t ! Tojo has publicly expressed confidence In Hitler. This easily wins the 1944 prize for wishful thinking. ; j ; The adjutant stork, a nature item tells us, can swallow a cat In one gulp. Wholesale murder, we call it snuffing out nine lives like that t run disposition do j the Allied Nation shouU J Hitler hen Germany filtl fir. R. Stuart Robtrs you are a lady, you shd me what I think on this ts1! J. Yates Bailey "As i any human being can d to cause him sorrow and; J. C. Brown "I think i be executed, for what he it and for the example to a Otis Bursrin "I think kl be taken out and hunfM Mrs. I. J. Brows-'Ie oirft what should be Hitler, though I ha I great deal of thought that wo nppH not worrj,i lieve that the Lord will tence on him. 'VengsWj saith the Lord, I will repui Mrs. W. T. Htnnak-1 think would not do to 1 THE OLD HOME TOWN ( A SO WHAT? wWl XV By STANLEY, Tfii i"-? UP ANO LEAVE AM toLTT COULD SiT TUQAli YOU PIPNT SAY VOU WERE THE GuV r' l i ii ; h ii - 3Tv- 1 I A J II 11 W.- t-- 1 J y 'overtime Jg Dr. I. B. Funke-1! that can be found. Dr. Tom StringfieW-1! " " .afN should be tried and ' . . that he will be tnea onH t think u c .L...U K nn ;hffl UK"! criminal. r r Patrirk "TW n T Ho not CUtlUll enough, but 1 r''!.s:J would be fulgent pa"- Hitler." r I shall ne- 1 UI1I1IV n." ,n nf viPl tij have 1 u imc ' " heck, To nour down neck , i m lln, nf this ffUi 1 leu N-0 All boiling hot. - Honor! you 7 -Caimen V.I T,r rn rtUP fr. I T won, a pwd. -e , J dog thorou?h.y h-gl will obey m " , FTI Strained 1 mat ca. - ntoW walk quieuy and that wi the house while tl J-J Proprietor (mterruP you don't want -a husband. 0
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