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NATIONAL CDITORIAL-
-HorTii Carolina wJw
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1947
Congratulations
We extend our congratulations to the
Waynesville unit of the National Guard in
ihe splendid manner in which they passed
all requirements in the recent federal in
pection. Waynesville has always come forward
with high records both in war and peace in
he maintenance of our armed forces. The
..ien in the National Guard here have taken
great deal of interest in their outfit and
have rated high among such groups in North
Carolina guard.
No Cause For Worry
Admiral Byrd says that "nobody will be
: nooting rockets over the South Pole, so
1 lere's no reason for us to get excited over
tie Antarctica or try to freeze each other
t ut of it."
The admiral discounts any theory that
there are uranium deposits in the South
Pole region and does not consider that it
has any value as a strategic area.
The admiral recommends that the Antarc
tic be used as a vast refrigerator where sur
plus foods could be stored indefinitely against
feeding hungry people when the occasion
demanded. He also points out the benefit
that weather stations could be, since weather
is being treated now on a world basis.
We hope that the admiral is right, for it
looks today that in every far-flung corner one
hears of a "strategic spot" which the United
States must either feed, try to control in
some manner or put up some "rehabilitation
money." We are happy to learn that the
South Pole can get along without our help.
And, by the way, how many more junkets
to;the South Pole, at taxpayers' expense will
the admiral make?
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A Bad Sign
A recent survey showed that while the
American people are making more money, 1
they are saving less than they did during the
last year of the war. Individual savings are j
said to have dropped from $33,000,000,000 in j
1945 to $19,000,000,000 in 1946 and the de-
crease is keeping up in 1947.
The report which was released by the j
Commerce Department finds that the drop
has been caused by price increases, more -goods
produced, expanded consumer credit
and the end of the pressure to buy war bonds.
This will be considered a "bad sign" by 1
most thinking people, even though there are i
legitimate reasons, for we like to think of the I
American people keeping to ways of thrift no
matter what conditions, for money is still
flowing freely, and it is too soon for this drop.
OLD BOOK, NEW PRINTING
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
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Just:ce
We read that Col. Jack W. Durant has been
sentenced to 15 years at hard labor and
cashiered from the service of the United
States Army for his part in the theft of the
Hesse crown jewels. We believe that the ma
jority of the people of this country will
heartily approve of this sentence.
Along with the inhuman treatment in pris-;
on camps, which the Germans were guilty of,
we would place this theft, as an unforgivable
war crime. True, the action did not hurt I
human beings, but the spirit of greed which ;
inspired the crime certainly belongs to the
worst that war brings out in people. It is a j
blot on our side.
ByLAWRENC!
Consulting
Because thin,
band ho is UrJ
rotic reasons mtZ
Piness through diw
marriage. In most J
will simply pick
"f the same typeT
revive the eld uraoi,!
and be disiliusionerJto
over again.
HERE and THERE
By
HILDA WAY GWYN
. . . I. ...Ua. "L ftAtU IMArA
Should we ask advie trom peopie
than we do"?
Answer: We should go to them
for information. When consider
ing a job, for instance, you may
well find someone who can tell
sou more about its prospects than
v,.ii could dig up for yourself;
ind it's even possible that you
iniy learn facts that way about a
:-nspective wife or husband to
which love would otherwise blind
vmi. But it's dangerous to let osk
nii ndvic. occonie too much of a
Libit you're apt to start feeling
if your advisers, could protect
,' from -h consequences of
actions. No one can do that.
Are normal people likely to
marry neurotics?
Answer: No, says Dr. Edmund
Bergler in "Unhappy Marriage
and Divorce." "Experience has
shown that rarely is one partner
to a marriage neurotic and the
other heiilthy. Usually two neu-
Are sleep-woliti
'"rr; Al nll
soundly, saysDr.ajjl
juuinai ot Mental &d
study of in male Q
as sleep-walkers h J
in all but three cases J
us one of incoBjrl
with varying deatJ
..HiancM,. me suppol
iiRinB was somjty
nysiencal
produced by hypnosj
otner cases patients usej
nuusm as an excuse (J
nons. i ne more one
later, the less sound aslj
Every cloud has a silver lining
even the silent telephones, which
for the most part have quietly re
posed on their hooks undisturb
edand undisturbing for the past
three weeks. And when they did
ring they gave most of us a start
ling sensation of misgiving, for we
knew it must be urgent. But in the
No Short Or Merry War
"Wanted one short war against Russia." midst of this silence it seems that
,,. .. , . j . . j;n j . "the public" in this community has
Writers of that advertisement are still in ; " ... . . reDre.
But sentatives assiuned by the tcle-
to carry on. They
enough favorable
publicity to counteract some of the
inconvenience of giving our phones
a small minority in the united states, tsui ; sentatives assigned
the daneer they create is out of proportion to , phone ocmpany
, rm. j,i u ,.;., ; , are giving us
meir numoers. me au ian uc wnncn m
so many different ways.
But it can be answered in only one way: a vacation. Th.-y are handing out
mi- u orchids oi compliments about the
"No short wars available. This is the opinion j attitude and gestures of coopera
of persons who know something about mod-!tion shown by the people in using
ern warfare. This opinion reckons 17? tTmT
atomic bombs. It appraises, also, the relative ihcm mif!nt havt. h;ul ;in i(k,a tnat
power Of the tWO possible Chief antagonists, i in a small community they could
. . , .. j t:i j I have run into a lack of under-
taking into consideration their industrial de- s(ancl.nf, nf (hjs inUimiption of
velopment and their geographical advantages
service- -hut on the contrary they
and disadvantages.
On this thesis hear Rear Admiral Ellis M.
Zacharias, U. S. N. (retired). Admiral Zach
arias was deputy chief of naval intelligence
in the war. He also commanded the battle
ship New Mexico in attacks on Saipan and on
Guam. One of the highlights of his career
was his psychological warfare campaign
against Japan. Of a war between the United
States and Russia, he says: "The prospect is
that such a war would be the longest war in
history." He makes this statement in that no
table new periodical United Nations World." Dea'r
Most people who talk about a short war
against Russia have only a limited experience
in warfare. (Carlyle Morgan in Christian
Science Monitor.)
ing time brigade, and did not
turn our clocks back last Sun
day, as they did in many of the
state for a four months econ
omy of daylight. This was a war
period measure and with con
tinued effort, at least there is a
lot of talk about trying to get
back to normal living and away
from the hectic tension of those
trying years, it seems much bet
ter to let the sun come up in the
morning without trying to run a
race with his beaming face and
beat him by one hour. We never
did feel that the change accom
plished much for in winter you
had to burn "the midnight oil" in
the wee small hours of the morn
ing and in the summer it made
little difference, except to make
us all feel that we were "pushed
for time".
VOICE
OF THE
PEOPLE
What is the most interesting city
you have ever visited?
i H. B. Angel: "Silver Springs, Fla.
' impressed me more than any other
; because of the natural beauty of
the lake, under water animals; also
! Ross Allen's snake farm."
! Homer Justice, Jr.:
I D. C."
"Washington,
Herman Francis: "San Francisco,
i with its many places of interest."
found a broad point of view and
an altitude of good sportsmanship.
We are triad that North Caro
lina decided against joining the
early risers of the Daylight Sav-
Letters To Editor
Speaking of trying to get back
some of the feeling of relaxation
which we had in prewar days,
brings to mind a book which we
have just finished reading (and
which we kept overtime from the
county library, but are more than
willing to pay our fines for the
book cannot be read with profit in
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Gilbert
mingham,
I've seen.
Ferguson:
Ala. best
"I liked Bir
of the cities
Mrs. Walter L. Hyatt: "I think
Washington, because of the muse
ums and other historical places."
Ralph Bowen: "I would say Paris
although much ot its glamour is
over-rated."
C.
1947.
Cooling-Off Period
Way nesville, N.
HI. 2. May 2,
Editor, The Mountaineer
Wavnesville. N. O.
sir:
Under your l"adersbip as editor
of The Way nes illc Mountaineer,
you and your paper have exerted
a great and good influence in our
county and even beyond. Among
other helpful items of influence
has been your publishing of the
number of den lis and injuries
caused by our highway accidents.
You pia.od on the front page Pa
trolman Roberts' statements that
nearly all the fatal accidents in
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Capital Letts
By THOMPSON GREENWOOD
l
NOTES A recent official test $1,840 in Mar'-Thj
made by the state highway com- Observer is expected
mission shows that 56 per cent of .erection of its tower
the buses checked exceeded the
speed limit of 50 miles an hour
24 per cent of all motorists checked
went over 50 the limit moves up
to 55 July 1 You'd better keep a
light right foot, for the state is al
most ready to bear down on the
speeders Don't say you weren't
warned.
Just the other day, it seems, this
column received a report that there
were 42 radio stations in North
Carolina. Now comes a note from
the National Association of Broad
casters that the number is 77, and
this state leads the nation in this: him an additional Ml
respect The 77 does not include I He will be prth eve
FM stations either A 250-watter it in fact has well t
n rh littln town of Tarboro netted (Continued on Fa
OFFER About livl
you read here that I
tives would attempt!
Harry B. Caldwell, fol
master and good healtj
of legislative and pui
representative.
This oiler will be
N. C. Council of Cool
Friday. May 9. He t
it for a salary of arouJ
year and if he can I
to continue with his S
insurance directing, wl
UWASHING
Army Air Forces Chief
Latest Demo VP Rumor
Has Toft Crip i
Weakened Since
Nature seems to be in a mad mood this
spring, judging by the terrible disasters
which are following in the wake of tornadoes
and storms which are sweeping certain areas
of tfie nation.
It should make us here in our protected
spot between mountains very grateful for our
location, which seems to be free from the
dangers which are likely to come to other
areas. It makes us realize anew that this is
a good place in which to reside and that na
ture is kind here to us.
While her neighbors across the line to the
South are in the midst of a telephone strike,
Virginia is having complete service as usual.
This is due to a law, which prevents a strike j drivers. We are proud of and
, ' i ii i commend vou for. these timclv
of this type-of utility, for a nve weeks cool
" j facts heralded by your paper as
ine-off" period, before a strike can be called. ; a warning to an evil far greater
Fines up to $1,000 or a year in jail are
provided for individuals who strike during
the cooling-off period. The law also permits cohol in any form until recently.
JEFFERSON STATUE
TAKES ITS PLACE
IN MARBLE HALLS
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON The perma
nent bronze statue of Thomas Jef
ferson is being installed in the
marble monument built to honor
the country's third President.
It arrived a few days too late to
receive the admiration of the
thousands who flocked to the shrine
.high pedestal
i granite.
of black Minnesota
Dedication of the $3,000,000
memorial, the capital's newest mar
ble monument, look place on April
13, 1943. on the 200th anniversary
of the birth of the author of the
Declaration of Independence.
The shrine takes an equally hon
ored place with the Washington
Monument and the majestic Lin
coln Memorial .which have attract-
: ed visitors from all over the world.
Haywood county for the year 1946; on April 13, the 204th anniversary! Designed by the late John Rus
were due to drunken or drinking of Jefferson's birth. sell Pope, it forms the fourth arm
; The visitors, many of whom had j of a huge cross of which the Wash
arrived for the capital's famed lington Monument is the center
cherry blossom festival, had to be land the Lincoln Monument, the
content with gazing upon a 19-j White House and the Capitol build-
! foot plaster model, fashioned dur- I ing are the other arms.
' ing the wartime metal shortage. i It carries out the program of the
The bronze statue, weighing five , Commission of 1901, appointed by
itons, was cast in 21 pieces by the
! Roman Bronze Co. in New York,
:i f'hrictinn nnH i ancl molded into one at a cost of
a strike or an employer who locks out his i
leader in the church we were ' $21,104. It took one year to make
.....i,.-,, Uofnrp t Vip five weeks are UD. shocked and amazed to see adver- j the statue, but even then it was
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than infantile paralyisis or cancer.
Moreover, you have consistently :
refused to advertise beverage al-
mnon j o tW r-oiio , considering your past record and
lilies J iw " " i vnnr stand
. , , t in ft,, usements ot Deer in ine Waynes- i complete
This has a strong appeal for us, for in five; vme Mmintaino(.r for (he pat two;schedule,
completed seven months ahead of
President McKinley to revive the
original plan for the city of Wash
ington drawn up by Maj. Pierre
L'Enfant, under the supervision of
President Washington.
weeks both sides would have time enough to
consider not only their viewpoint but to con
sider the other. In this way we feel sure
that many a strike might be avoided to the
satisfaction of both sides.
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It will stand upon a six-foot I
The shrine in its serene sim
(Continued on Page Three)
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
A Fine Point
On Senator Taft's $150,000,000 bill to give
help to the cause of education in this country,
there were a good many points brought out
by those endorsing the bill and working for
its support which give rather startling infor
mation. One staunch advocate brought out the fact
that the United States government is spend
ing money necessary to protect trees but is
giving very little for education, Another
said that "Uncle Sam seems more interested
in trees than in children."
We approve protection of our trees and all
phases of our commendable programs of con
servation, but after all, the training of our
children, in fairness to our nation, should
come first. Maybe we had better let up on
tree planting and .tree saving until we ggt
caught up on education, if the trees are get
ting educational money.
Every Dog . . .
What is so rare as a day in June? A day
nobody sponsors.
If you have a pet project for a special holi
day to honor somebody or something, get it
in early. The field is crowded, the number of
available days grows smaller.
For. years, the country limped along with
such well-established holidays as New Year's
Day, Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day,
Fourth of July, Labor Day, Armistice Day,
Thanksgiving Day and Christinas.
But now Congress has .before, it proposals
for a General Pulaski Day, Dedication Day,
U. S. Marine Corps Day, American Indian
Day, Good Friday, World War II Victory Day,
National Farm Day, National Heart Week,
Grandmothers' Day, Patriots' Day, Constitu
tion Day, Thomas Alva Eflison Day, National
Freedom Day and Shut-Jns Day.
Nobody yet has prpposed an Overworked
Press Agents' Day The Pathfinder.
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Special to Central Press
WASHINGTON Latest speculative possibility as I
dential nominee, to be run by the Democrats on their Tn
in 1948, is Gen. Carl Spaatz, chief of the Aruiy Air Fore
The rumor got started at the annual Jefferson Day
Washington's Mayflower hotel where 2,000 loyal and
Democrats paid $100 apiece to dine and hear the preM
Spaatz and Mr. Truman did not sit far apart, and
course of the evening they frequently conversed. Thi
behind-the-scenes speculation uiwt
ents and amateur politicos that the
could do a lot worse than name Spsl
man's running mate if they want to
sylvania next year.
The general is the first military
discussed as a vice presidential I
wide-open race, which probably will
cided until the Chicago convention.
nthero nr Navv Secretary Jama
War Secretary Robert Patterson, CM
retary W. Averill Harriman and W
tary J. A. Krug the latter oeiu.c .
by the big verbal guns of John u
Gen. Carl Spaatz connection with the Centralis, , -
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POLITICAL OBSERVERS ARE WONDERING justj
the reportedly high-powered political organization ot
Taft (R). Ohio, really is, and whether it will be aw
goods when the GOP national convention meets next
Capitol Hill observers, keeping a chart on the oni
since Jan. 3, have come up with some facts indicating
on the Senate already appears to be loosening.
They say he got the -worst of a compromise on
reduction with Senator William F. Knowland (Kt,
Senate freshman. On the reciprocal trade afJJL.
Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and Eugene D. M"
took the GOP leadership.
ONE MUST BE ACQUAINTED with Senate traditja
stand why atomic committee senators o"ouea u
member. Senator Kenneth McKellar (D), Tennes7le'
to listen, week after week, to his prolonged Dai
E. Lilienthal. fvpouent!
Chairman Burke Hickenlooper (R), Iwa'
his annoyance over McKellar's tactics. Other m
However, it wa3 not until hearings on LUien
went into its sixth week that the atomic senator
McKellar's inquiry. Here is the explanation:
1 A committee, as Hickenlooper explained, i-
of the Senate." It merely facilitates getting
Senate as a whole. Thus, a non-committee sena
In any hearing in which he is interested.
2 The Senate is lealous about maintaing
and expression, and that goes also to the "MtorJ
of producing evidence on which to debate,
boast that their body is the world's only rema
legislative forum for unUammeled debate.
So. had the committee cut McKellar's l"'3"
ing short, it would havt been accused on the . .
floor of breaking Senate tradition, of gaggwg a
Ing senatorial etiquette and courtesy. Hickenll
Above all, the committee wanted to be, as
newsmen, "uncrlticizable" on that point.
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DELEGATES TAKING OFF from the ,
Geneva conference to establish an "'tel
organization felt that it was "touch and go
will come out of the important meeting. onfidence
would be reached, oui
tM
tie
of agreement
optimistic. the
In. their efforts to -impress the toP1".. co"
Congress and the people -they .encounterexJ i &ia
public attention in the debate on the Greco-ru
failure, so fat to indlcaU a willingness to
agreements adds to the problem..