(Om Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, i944
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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News and Comment From Raleigh
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THOMPSON GREENWOOD
WEST li nothing goes astray,
you may expeet a man from one of
the mountain counties to succeed
Oscar Pitts. There is a good
chance, however, that his place
will b? filled by two men one from
the west and the other from tjhe
central area.
HARDEN John Harden, Gregg
Cherry's secretary, did not work
hard to get the place. In fact, he
would have kept his position with
the Greensboro Daily News if the
Cherry folks hadn't pleaded with
him in various ways.
John will make Gregg a good
man. .He has a way of talking
that makes you think he is telling
you the truth straight from the
sky. Harden is smart and has 22
years' experience working with
newspapers. Although a solid sort
of fellow, he has his other fine qual
ities, too, as the following episode
will show;
Last summer at the press con
vention at High Point Harden prov
ed himself a good sport and a man
of great constitution. After work
ing until 2 o'clock in the morning
on his paper, he caught the mail
man to High Point, had a steak and
a session of hot air with the boys,
and then caught the delivery truck
back to Greensboro at 5 o'clock so
that he could catch a nap before
interviewing some important guy
at 10:30.
salary raises for several State offi
cials. This was done, they were
sworn in, and everything was
hunky dory.
Our Lieutenant Governor should
receive at least $3,000 per year.
As it now stands, he gets only $ 100
more than an ordinary legislator
or a total of $1,400 for bis four
years in office. That's awful, and
furthermore, if the Governor asks
his assistant to attend a meeting
in California, say, he has to pay
his own expenses out of that $1,400.
So you adopted a good amendment
if it is not abused.
DINNER Governor and Mrs.
Broughton had the Raleigh scribes
the newspaper guys and gals
around at the Mansion one even
ing last week for a feed. Every
thing served was from North Caro
lina, except the salt, pepper, sugar
and eoffee. They served oysters
on the halfshell, quail on toast,
baked ham, sweet potatoes, baked
corn, pickled peaches, turnip salad,
apple pie, ice cream, corn sticks
and that's all. Mr. and Mrs. Cher
ry will have to get a move on to
beat the Broughtons as hosts.
BILL Even though the State
passed an amendment giving the
Legislature authority to set up a
salary for the Lieutenant Gover
nor, this will not apply to L. Y.
Ballentine if he is sworn in before
the salary is raised. There is a
law to the effect that his salary
can't be changed either decreased
or increased after he takes office.
So, the Legislature will convene
on January 3 and pass a bill creat
ing a salary of around $3,000 per
year for the Lieutenant Governor.
Ballentine will be sworn in the next
day and everything will be all right.
If you remember, the last thing
Governor Hoey did before moving
out in 1941 was to recommend
SILVER Speaking of dinners,
there is a campaign on here in
Raleigh to raise about $1,400 to
buy a lot of silver for Mr. and Mrs.
Broughton . . . and Uscar mis
doesn't have a thing to do with it
apparently.
Harry McMullan, Attorney Gen
eral, and Gurney Hood, banker, are
running the show. Hood, appro
priately enough, is the treasurer
of the outfit. So if you want to
contribute to the fund, send your
money to him.
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WHAT'S ahead?
That is the un
spoken question in
the mind of every
thoughtful person.
We hope for- a
much brighter
future . . . look for
ward to it eagerly.
The handwriting is
in the sky.
McCONNELL
CONSTRUCTION CO.
General Contractors
Phone 523-W
CUT John Umstead has started
a campaign to cut useless expenses
in the Legisature. The only thing
wrong with his effort is that it
comes about two years late. For
instance, the House had 18 ser-
geants-at-arms, each paid ?4.ou
ner dav to do next to nothing. Mr.
Umstead reports that 16 House
committees had full-time clerks,
but these committees received less
than eight bills each during the
entite session. ,
Umstead, who estimates that
$7,500 was wasted through petty
political appointments, is very
very conservative.
OLD STUFF This thing of giv
ing ex-leeislators, nieces, nephews.
and girl friends jobs during the
Legislature is nothing new. inci
dentally, in 1923 seven newspaper
men were clerks to committees, if
memory serves correctly the old
timer who reports it, and at one
time a newspaper fellow was clerk
to two committees.
BONUS State employees are
now receiving a bonus, but the last
one came with the December pay
roll. So unless the Legislature gives
ntw life to the lmnus or makes it
part of the basic salary, as is like
ly, the white collar workers will
have it hard in the future.
Pfc. Ray G. West
Completes Training
Private First Class Ray G. West,
son of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. West of
Clyde, has recently been graduated
from the Army Air Forces Flexi
ble Gunnery School at Tyndall
Field, Fla., ' which is one of the
largest schools of its kind in the
Army Air Forces Training Com
mand, according to information
from headquarters of the field.
Pfc. West upon his graduation
received a pair of silver wings sig
nifying that now he is ready to take
his place as a member of the com
bat crew on an AAF Bomber. At
the gunnery school, he was train
ed in the operation of .30 and .50
calibre machine guns, first on the
ground ranges and later in the air,
learning by simulated aerial battle
conditions how to blast enemy
fighter planes from the sky.
Lucile Medford
Hostess At AG&SF
Center, Ashe ville
"Good morning', everybody, this
ia your Army hoatess speaking to
you from the lobby of the George
Vanderbilt Hotel." The soft voice
of Miss Lucile Medford, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. 'Claude-'-Medford,
of Lake Junaluska, cheerily greets
the returnees just going into break
fast or leaving for a new post.
"To you boys standing beside pack
ed bags at the front door ready to
leave," continues Miss Medford,
crisp in her smart Army blue uni
form with, its rainbow insignia rep
resenting all branches of the ser
vice, "we want to wish you a Mer
ry Christmas and happy landings.
Be sure to write and tell us about
your new assignment. And for
those who are remaining here a
little longer, here is the program
of activities for the day: tour for
this morning Coca Cola plant
starts at 10 a. m. from the Bat
tery Park Hotel ; the afternoon
tour of Radio Station WWNC will
leave from this hotel at 12; 45
p. m. At two o'clock while hus
bands are meeting their orienta
tion appointment, returnees wives
are invited to a bingo game; and
tonight there will be an all-soldier
show at the auditorium at 8 p. m."
The five Army hostesses ta the
Army Ground and Service Forces
Distribution Seation, Asheville,
keep no set hours ; they are on duty
day and night. "We are here to
render any service within our pow
er to any man who makes a re- i
quest," says Mrs. KeDecca uiii,
chief hostess, "and sometimes we
really get some odd requests," she
smiled. "One man whose right
hand was still stiff from a recent
injury asked us to cut his finger
nails from him. Were those nails
long!" she reminisced.
We help plan marriages. We
even meet the bride-to-be at tne
station, find her a nice room in
the city, arrange for the minister
and the wedding cake, and of
course attend the ceremony. We
handle emergency illnesses and
render first aid. In short, we are
the liaison between the soldier and
the Army. We must know where I
to send him for the answer to his
problem and if we do not know,
we take his name and room num
ber and put a note in his box when
we find out."
"We try, in fact, to make the
atmosphere as homelike as possible
by doing for these man away from
home the jobs that mother, wife,
or sister would do for him at
home. With this end in mind, we
listen endlessly to soldier problems
and gripes. All the men usually
needs is a sympathetic ear, some
one who is interested in him as
an individual apart from the huge
impersonality which is the mod
ern Army."
One of the big jobs of the hos
tesses is to be on duty at all even
ing parties. Every evening- func-
lon is covered by at least two
hostesses and sometimes four.
Every girl attending any dance
within the station, whether she is
accompanied by her husband or a
friend, is asked to show her iden
tification card which entitles her to
admission.
Under the direction of the hos
tesse, local groups of business
girls sponsor dances at the sta
tion. The music room in the George
Vanderbilt Hotel, another hostess
project, affords opportunity for
men who like classical music to
play the records of their choice.
In U. S. Navy
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KENNETH DILLARD, Ssea
man Second Class, son of Mrs.
W. E. Dillard, has returned to
Bainbridge, Md., after spending
a nine-day leave with his mother.
Before entering the service Sea
roan Dillard was employed by the
Inlaid Woods Product Company,
Lake Junaluska.
Pvt. Chas. W. Ross
Home On Furlough
Private Charles W- Ross, son of
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Ross of Crab
tree, who is now stationed-at Camp
Crowder, Mo., is home for a ten-
days furlough.
Pvt. Rogers entered the service
on February 19, 1943 and was in
ducted at Fort Bragg. From the
latter he was sent to California on
desert maneuvers. Later he was
sent to Camp Cooke. He has also
taken training at Oregon State
College, and at Leland Stanford
University. Upon completion of
work at the latter he was sent to
Camp Kahler, Calif., and then to
his present post.
At the time he entered the ser
vice he was employed at the New
port News Shipbuilding and Dry
Dock Company.
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HAPPY
NEW YEAR
Buy War Bonds ana Stamps.
WAVE Carol Youngbird
Graduates From School
WAVE Carol Youngbird, daugh
ter of R. A. Youngbird, of Chero
kee, recently graduated from yeo
man school at the United States
Naval Training School, Stillwater,
Okla. She was given the rating
of seaman second class, and has
been assigned to active duty at the
Naval Air Training Base, Pensa
cola, Fla.
JOY
TO YOU!
j t t New Year
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emmes win soon
be drifting over
town and country
side. It's time to
throw dull care
aside and renew
old acquaintances.
With 1945 about to
make its debut, we can
f think of nothing more
appropriate than that
time-honored greeting,
Happy New Yearl
WAYNESVILLE GULF SERVICE
AND TIRE RECAPPING CO.
ED SIMS, Owner
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE
Having qualified as Administra
tor of the estate of Sallie C. Boyd,
deceased, this is to notify all per
sons having claims against said
estate to file same with the under
signed at Waynesville, N. C, on
or before the 28th. day of December,
1945, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar thereof. All persons indebt
ed to said estate will please make
prompt payment thereof to the
undersigned.
This 28th day of December, 1944.
J. R. BOYD, Administrator,
Estate of Sallie C. Boyd,
deceased.
No. 1406 Dec. 28-Jan. 4-11-18-25-Feb.
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ROGER W. BABSON ' '
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ROGER W. BABSON
will write on the
Business and Financial
Outlook for 1945
Mr. Batten hat been forecasting business and
financial events since 1898. He was 91 cor
rect in Hi prediction of conditions in 1?44!
Watch for his 1 94 5 Outlook Stosy and
base your activities on what he says.
The MOUNTAINEER
The Feamture Will Appear On
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28TH
ATTENTION I
TOieC (STOWED
Our warehouse will remain open all during the holidays to receive
tobacco for first sale after Christmas. Below is a few of the many good
sales made at Big 5 Warehouse.
Morrow and Bryson, Cove Creek,
sold 2,466 pounds of tobacco for
$1,454.02 and each baset sold for
$62-$62-$62-$58-$57-$52-$51.
Medford and Borrow sold 1,434
pounds for $789.14 with each basket
bringing $58-$57-$57-$52-$40.
Ed Sprinkle, Marshall, sold 2,018
pounds for $1,073.28 with each bas
ket bringing $60 - $60-$57-$57-$56-$56-$46-$33.
A. Franklin and Lunce sold for
$60-$60-$58-$60-$53-$46.
Glenn Fincher sold 2,884 pounds
for $1,565.24 with each basket bring
ing $60-$58-$57-$56-$52-$46-$33.
J. T. Flynn sold 2,294 pounds for
$1,295.00 with each basket going
7 mro
for $60-$60-$58-$57-$57-$57--
J. G. Tate and Son sold 2,238
pounds for $1,168.90. ,
Isaac Ramsey, Indian Ridge, sold
4,656 pounds for $2,349.62 and in
that crop one basket weighing 1,0W
pounds sold for $52 per hundred.
Bring us the remainder of your crop. The trip will make you extra
money. Keep in touch with Mr. Glenn Tate, Waynesville, N. C., R-2 ne
will get you in the warehouse, put you on the floor, see that you get solo,
and you will get highest market prices.
Your Friends,
FAGG BROS. & BOBLITT, Props.
DIXIE WAREHOUSE & BIG 5 WAREHOUSE
Morristown, Tenn.