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TUESDAY, THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER 1 A. i IcAixc. xwu . f irst lection; : J; 1 II1' ,(.' r i Mi 1 -l! it life ft if I IHE .MOUNTAINEER 1 , Published By TJlE.WAltNESVfLLE PRINTIN(i CO. -Main Street Phone I. '17 Waynesville, North Carolina The Cou) Seat of Haywood County W., CURTIS BUSS Editor MBS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W- Curtis Buss and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED KVERY TUESDAY ANO l'HIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY AND SERVICE MEN One Year . . $.1.0" Six Months . I. 7ft NORTH CAROLINA Olir Year ..... x Months $4.00 i 25 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year ... . $4.50 Six Months . ?.50 Inrei1.! af Tli. (.,.r. ,Hi. r j W..yn,--WJI N I'., as Spcnlol I'Whf Wil Mhiim, .i. ,r.i i.it-.i uii,r . I "I Uai I. t, l h7, Nt,vmhr 20, ivl r Ooit cry i,.ri.fs, it-cilini.,!,- of rff !, ur,l or Hunks, anil all Lull- fc'i uf rllliThonmnil 1,1 pri.lir. Will Iih illiirgFtt lor At tlic Tula tI .n il rt t,.Jf 'i,lrt Juil ft.irj. NATIONAL CDITORIAL. 5SOCIA1 ION AUOllAVk Tl r:SI).V. APRIL 2!). 1947 Vacations We ic'iid thai a vacation boom is apparent ly assured, which meaii.s that here we will i'rl our share of the jjreat traveling American public. It is said that automobiles will aqain crowd the highways and that there will be a decided return of the roamin;; vacation, with must people planning not to stay in any one place very Ion;,'. It is estimated that 20,000,000 cars carry ing about 60.000,000 persons will take to the highways. About 70 per cent of the vacation Mips will be jammed into the three months i.f mid-summer. The American Automobile Association ca ll mates that the average family will spend : round SI (10 per person in the course of the ..verae motor tour this year. However, liiose taking vacations are being warned : head of time, that expenses of traveling be noticeably higher, for all accommoda i ons are repot ted to be from 10 to 15 per cont higher, but, on the other hand, travel will be easier than it has been in some l me. As a sign of the expected travel, it is re i ot ted that accommodations for overnight isitors in the national parks which have hotels and camps are now already completely old out. ft Could Be Worse Most of us are pretty much tax conscious this lime of the year and feel a little low in funds after the jgreat annual lake by our j-iivet nmcnt - that is until we read of the taxes some of our neighbors across the At lantic are paying. . For instance, take ureal Britain. England's levy is -14 per cent of national income against tair 29 per cent here. In the second full year ff peace the British people are to be taxed at rales that will dwarf the highest taxes Americans paid in the peak war year of 194:1. Some of the taxes include, a new purchase tax of 6fi 2-3 per cent on domestic heatinj; and cooking appliances. At $1,500 net in come, a British family of four paid $28 a year, but this is to be reduced to $7. Yet at the same income a U. S. family has no tax to pay. Wrtile there are some reductions there are other taxes boosted and all in all the United States burden of taxes, whether reductions are voted or not, appears light when com pared with the load of local and state taxes borne by the British taxpayer. So while we feel inclined to let oft steam about our problems in this country, when we look across the oceans on either side we re alize that we are escaping, despite our bur dens, a lot that others are having to endure and take. Regrettable We regret to note that long distance tele phone wires have been reported damaged in -certain areas in both North and South Caro lina. This is not good for existing conditions. We feel sure that this type of sabotage doe? not meet the approval of the big major ity of the strikers, ; but they will have to carry the burden of the blame, regardless. The action will not . help them or the good sportsmanship of the - public who has ac cepted the strike and carried .on in, a remark ably uncomplaining, manner. . Signs It is strange how often in life things are needed and we drift along, and then up comes something drastic and we take action. For some years the advisability of placing signs coming into Waynesville at both en trances, which would arouse the interest of those about to pass our way, and would be so compelling that they would feel a great urge to stop and stay awhile, has been dis cussed. Now with another way to pass u' up, we an1 taking, definite action. We congratulate the Chamber of Commerce on taking the matter up and putting it through with defi nite results. Who knows, with the proper kind of signs, we may do just as well being a "side trip" as serving as the main thoroughfare, for then those who have no intention of stopping, will not crowd our, traffic. The 1947 season is here, so we hope that the signs will be put through wjth speed and ere lone we will read them ourselves with renewed appreciation of what we have to j offer the public and a greater inspiration to j live up to what we are publicizing. i ONLY AS STRONG AS ITS FOUNDATION 1 III!1 IT : l ILjtiS A( I I I I III I VOICE OF THE PEOPLE What is your favorite season of the year? Joint Boyd: "1 like all of tliem pretty well. We have a good year round climate here and I like all the seasons." Dcl'.rayda Fisher: "Spring is my favorite although it isn't the time i when 1 feel most like working." Capital LefW ' I'. C. Wilbur: "I like this season. Il always makes you feel better." Kirhard Gerringer: "I'll take spring. This country has moie to ulTei- in spring than at any oilier time of the year." JL Jl. Holt: "Three hundred and -ixty-five days is my favorite sea son. I guess I like autumn best, 'hough." I'OXl'AW Congressman R L. Houghton was in the Governor's suite at the reception prior to the JelTerson Day dinner, in some what of an expansive mood, for Farmer Hob at any rate, he was praising W. B. Umstead, United States senator. Said lie: "Umstead is a good man. lie lias good training. His experience for the job is excellent. He's in Washington and doing fine work. 1 think he should be re elected." lie realizeu nis laux pas a sec ond later when he turned his head slightly and saw former Governor .). M. Broughton owlislily staring at him immediately behind him In a split second he said: "And if the other candidate had been appointed to this position, 1 j would I hi in Mil Sd ai .,,,I I . I, . 'I 1947 As Seen By 4047 The currently much-publicized English historian, Albert J. Toynbee, recently lectur ing at Bryn Mawr college, ventured some prophecies, based on the last 6,000 years, as to how the present era will look to historians of 4047. Our age, he believes, will appear as having accomplished the first real step in unification of mankind, which to those future men will be a condition taken for granted. They will be concerned with this unity as expressed in religion. Apparently Toynbee believes a kind of world religion is developing now from the interaction and impact of what he calls the four higher religions with world-wide mis sions existing today: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Far Eastern Buddhism. On this composite group the Englishman foresees Jesus of Nazareth and His teaching in 4047 as still "important to mankind." While these long looks into the future may offer no practical aids for today's complexi ties, such a mental exercise gives man a sense of perspective. The present, and his part in it, become merely an episode in the long stream of civilization. There is hope and in spiration in this philosopher-historian's sweeping glance backward and forward at man's struggles on our earth. Heidsvillc Review. HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN Joe Casabella: "Hihl now, when ' the weather brings out the beauties of nature. And the fishing season is at its best." cives the old worn out song, if useage could make it so, a brand new meaning. When one sees a picture tike "The Song of the South," one al ways wonders why there are not more pictures of this type dealing with the wholesome, familiar and traditional stories. Certainly, the producers arc rewarded by record breaking attendances at each show ing, and the box receipts should be something to write home about. A play which will give pleasure and entertainment from the Grand mothers down to the youngest members of the family is destined to bring out a crowd. Why there are not more of them, is a constant surprise. The sheer joy that a show ing of "The Song of the South," with its beloved star. "Uncle i Heraiis." on Friday morning at the ! Park theater, when hundreds of j school children from East Waynes- j ville, Central Elementary, and Haz-j elwood crowded the seats and isles, was worth bringing the picture here, not to mention the adults of; all ages who saw the picture, many I of them for the second time. ' Wft were recently asked if we did not get weary of writing about weddings and brideSi Now J you might think that mc did, af- ter so many years at the job, and i perhaps if all the brides we write about were total strangers, it ' might become pretty monotonous, but you see. the majority of the I brides of whom we write, we have known from their childhood up, or often if not them, their families. Their happiness lias a personal interest and to them is an individual matter, even though their wedding be on the same old pattern, it is a new story to write. Their wedding is a new romance, a story not written in a magazine, which one would read with interest, but one taken from life. We wish that we had a dime for all the times we had heard a young thing say. when she reached the point of the mu sic at her wedding, "I am going to have I Love You Truly" sung, because ever since I can remem ber, I have wanted to have that at my wedding" . . or maybe it will be "O, Perfect Love." or per haps it will be "The Sweetest Story Ever Told", or "Because". No matter what, the happiness thai shines in the bride's eyes' WASItlNGTON No Celebration Watch Reaction of Soviet Satellites to U.S. Policy If Adolph Hitler, who is said to have com mitted suicide in Berlin at approximately .'!:.')0 p. m. on April .'i0, 1945, had lived he would have been 51' years old on Sunday, April 20. In view of his life, his birthday anniver sary will never be a day of celebration to the people of the world, and even the lew close, if there are any left, associates in his own country, we doubt have deep in their hearts any desire to observe the date. When one contemplates the direction of his powers of organization, his strong leader ship, there comes the thought, suppose this great urge to influence the lives of otheis had been on the side of making the world a better place to live, with his efforts "spreid ing the milk of human kindness." Had his life been patterned after the latter he would have gone down with the great and the good. What He Deserves We have more or less always "put in a good word" for Henry Wallace, but now we understand, better than ever, why President Roosevelt did noV want him for a running mate and chose instead President Truman. It is a disturbing thought to contemplate what might have happened had he been the vice president at the time of the death of President Roosevelt. One of the things on which this nation was built was freedom of speech, but there are times and places when good taste does not let a man speak too freely his mind and air out his opinions. In America, while it would be embarrass ing to many of us, Mr. Wallace might speak his mind regarding criticism of the policies of our President, but on foreign soil it seems not only disloyal to one's native land, but in very bad taste. It is in the class of going out to the world with all one's domestic trou bles, which should be kept shut tight in the closet with the rest of the skeletons which every family possesses. We had given Mr. Wallace credit both for better taste and. better judgment, for even on foreign soil he is coming in for a. fire of criticism which he justly deserves. i Russian Bulletin Boasts Red Army "Won the War" Special to Central Press WASHINGTON Diplomats are watching with interest the pos sible reaction that President Truman's new foreign policy will have on the attitude of Soviet satellite states toward the United States. Some foresee the possibility that those nations will become even more restrictive in their domestic controls, such as the lessening of democratic liberties. Others anticipate that the various govern ments may become more amiable, at least in paying lip courtesy .to America. So far little information has been given the peoples of countries like Yugoslavia and Poland of the aid policy toward Greece and Turkey. Even the Moscow radio, which is an influential source of news in the Balkans, has said little about the aid plan, presumably uncertain what the effect of the news would be there. Meanwhile, United States officials are letting the matter rest, trusting that in time the news will be heard. They foresee a powerful weapon in diplomacy if Greece is restored to something like normal prosperity while the Russian satellite states have a tough time making ends meet. The proposed direct relief appropriations means that aid will be withheld from unfriendly i President Truman states. This policy is likely to break down, how ! ever. If starvation faces any large segment of 'the population In such states, slnce success of the American plan depends on the hope that the masses, finding nothing to gain in tCommunism, ultimately will force a return to democratic wavs. THE RUSSIAN CONCEPTION of "who won the war" was stated bluntly by the Soviet embassy Bulletin, official voice of Moscow in Washington. The Kremlin-inspired periodical stated: "In the world struggle against Fascism the second world war the Soviet army made the greatest contribution." The Bulletin went on to say: "The theater of war over which the Soviet aimy struggled had an area roughly six times that of all the other theaters of war where Allied troops battled the German Fascist coalition. "It is also a fact that the human losses sustained by the Soviet army were more than six times the losses of all other Allied armies combined." No mention was made of the billions of dollars In war material poured into Russia at a time when the Red forces were fighting with their backs strictly to the wall. THE SMITHSONIAN mSTTTUTION, which houses many objects associated with the progress of civilization, has become the posses- jsor of a device linked to one of modern mans most awesome ! demonstrations of destructive power. Norden bombsight No. 4120. used when the Army Air Forces dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945. recently was presented to the institution. Dr. Alexander Wetmore, secretary of the Smithsonian, remarked In accepting the historic bombsight that he hoped there never again would be a conflict requiring the Hiroshirro use of such an instrument. The bombsight was one of the war's top secrets Bombjight It was responsible for the remarkable accuracy In Museum achieved not only In the atomic bombings of Hiro shims and Nagasaki but in the orthodox attacks which h-lp-d smash Germany's war potential. The presentaUon was made by A C. Buehh r president ot '.he Victor Adding Machine company, which aided in developing the Infallible "sighting machine." Buehler said he shared Wctniores hope that the bombsight In the museum and all the others In existence would never again be Used for purposes of carnage. However, Gen. Carl Spaati, commanding general of the air forces who attended the ceremony, warned that the nirthm, even In peace must maintain the "know-howwhich was a vital weapon ot victory No. we do not gel weary of writ ing of brides for we watch some thing of their happiness and we feci young again ourselves. Their parties and their preparations are among the big moments of their lives, and with the final event, will become in years that follow, stored up memories, to bring out in the dull hard days, which are inevitable in any life. No. we do not get tired ol writing pf brides, for it is a pleasure to make our contribution ;o this happy time in their lives, autl we have a genuine interest in each bride who tells us of her wedding plans, for it is a new and thrilling story to her and so it be comes to us. was ii.,. , I mm,, i,. I l)'' ran l, H I "" '""it a;11:":,:1:" A Candida,, uV H I -'an. ,. pi i i, -3 hon , i.'"'" M 1 AI''V'1'11 fs I - sunn is, , i ,. . '1 ' , ' . '" mow lhj '(,,""'"iNodpJ Xot long after we were asked the foregoing question someone brought up the subject of "all the modern fuss and feathers" about getting married, and how they wished they lived in the days of long ago before this modern way of having so much excitement over a wedding. The Biblical authority in our family brought up the fact that even back cen turies ago the marriage feast was an event of great ceremony. She gave us as proof, an old Sunday school teacher's Bible, with a glossary which contained cus toms of Biblical days to read, and much to our surprise we found the following on marriage: "Marriage This ceremony was performed in the 'Upper room' of private homes. The betrothal pair stood under a canopy, the 'Continued on Page Three) JtALIFAXES COMING BACK TO VISIT TEXAS RANCU By JANE EADS WASHINGTON The Earl and Countess of Halifax, who made a wide circle of friends in this coun try when the earl served here as British ambassador, are heading for the capital and a brilliant round of partying. Halifax, a towering rather gaw ky Yoi kshircman, and his tall and gracious countess, came to this country in 1941. They were met at Annapolis by President Roose velt when they arrived on the British battleship King George V. He served as ambassador until last May when Lord Inverehapel took i over. I 1 ,. "alifaw. sjrJ ll"l,1"7'"s '""ti uf (J '"t- iiara bj an over iht (.lium Hl' :'Imp Picked toJ ansas. lunched uk,J dian tribal council, w me Hunt in Okiahum '"si hilmi. leaving! mis visit, the HalifuJ son. liicliaril Wood, i ana Kellelt married in Abbey. They lust another the war and KiiliardJ Ml the air and last toft ard gallantly came li tragedy, got himself i tificial legs, learned i (Continued on Fiji NEW GENERATION TAKES SHORT CUT TO BROADWAY FAME NEW YORK--There is a mush rooming dislike among the young er set on Broadway to .start at the bottom and get experience in the ancient traditions of ap prenticeship and tortuous ladder- clii.bing. It would be most dis- asrous for anyone like you or my self to attempt such a swift on slaught on success, but when you have millions as has 21-year-old Ed I.uekenbach, heir to a steamship fortune, normal problems have a strange way of smoothing them selves in a fashion most alien to normal folks. Not in the least beginning as an isiit manager or usher Luckenbach heir. m exterior suggests sihly he should have N hours ago iiisleid around Sardi's dial the until all hours now a nlav called Portrait, for an approaching gagcincnl. ! Not in the least tlelt j fact that the pla didJ dive on the road the efforts ol a prodd aldine l-'ilgerald asitss I (Continued " I'Sffl What about thebe! ' ' WE'ftE IN LUCK -I GOT BoDWII Until we can again expand the facil ities of the world's largest brewery, everybody who wants Budweiser is in the same boat. There just isn't nearly enough to go 'round... but we are making it available equi tably if not abundantly. So, to get your share, don't say '.beer', say 3H tulcIL we & & & & IT HVkS WITH COODTASTE. . .EVEflYW HE MHIUStltUSCH ! i .31 ' .,t'
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