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; , THE MOUNTAINEER Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Afaln Street Phone 700 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Kditor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year $3 00 Six Months 1.75 NORTH CAROLINA One Year $4.00 Six Months $2.25 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year . . $4.51 Six Months .. .. 2.50 F.lilere.l at tli post oft'l. e .it V.tM;e-- ille. V I'., afc Sfou-l CUs IT.il M.-tler. i pt.-vi.te ! u' I-: !! .t VjTl'i j, .V.yt-niber ufoinurv TiMti.es. !f''uti 'i , s ..f r.'spf, t. r.ml tti.mka. and all notn of eiitert.iiniii.-it r r jr. lit, i:i lie ctDrgeJ for at tli rat "t , lit .it. I j tiiilt ici.ts ptr vk.ir.i. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tlif Ass.x Utfil I'rt- in entitle ! evincive!' to ttie use for r publli atluli .If .ill tin- !m-jl iif vv s iT;i,ti-.l in this new p.ilr. A "rll ,. all 1' .eu .K,jt, ),es. NATIONAL DITOFUAL SSOCIATION THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER TUESDAY. Nov TUESDAY. NOVOIBEK 11, 1947 Modern Law Enforcement The modern police radio system in Hay wood is in operation, and affords officers of the law instant two-way communication. We saw the system in use last week for the first time, when officers were called to an auto mobile wreck. In the matter of minutes, three Hihwav patrolmen and three members of the police force were on the scene, hand liny the situation, and directing the traffic that would have become conjested if the officers had not been on duty. As we have often said before, the county wide radio svstem for the officers of the law will pav tor itself main' times over in the years to come. In addition to the modern police radio system, we have here in Haywood another effective means of trailing criminals. The tried and trusted bloodhound last week attain proved his worth, when he trailed two men who had broken into a rural store. Within a short time t ho men were in the clutches .of the law. Now that our officers in Haywood have radio, fast cars and bloodhounds, it looks as if they are prepared to lay a heavy hand on any law violator in miuhty short order. Ah, Golden "Punkin" A resident of Waynesville recently re narked that he could not understand why here were not more old-fashioned pumpkin )ies available at this time of the year. This punkin' hungry man had just passed a lare :ic-ld of golden pumpkins, and it started his mouth watering for spiced pies like his moth er used to make. We got to checking on pumpkins, and learned to our amazement that in New Eng land they roast the seeds of pumpkins and when salt is sprinkled on them, it is said, 'there is no tastier nut' to be found any where." The pumpkin crop in this area has been much larger this year than usual, and many a lare. juicy pumpkin is delighting the appetite of Haywood cattle, as farmers are feeding pumpkins rather extensively. The 1947 pumpkins seem larger, and more golden than ever. Many a field looks like a full crop of large full moons, as the pumpkins lay on the brown grass or dead vines. Those who like pumpkin pie will usually put it above all other desserts; just as those who don't care for it won't even give it a fair trial, even when the pie is highly spiced and seasoned. Maybe the lowly pumpkin is coming back, and before too long there'll be plenty of pies. The Practical Side Nearing completion on the high school grounds is an up-to-date vocatinal shop for students to learn the fundamentals of car pentry and general farm repair work. We have always been interested in the vocational courses in our schools, because that to us is the finishing touches for the practical education for every boy and girl. We do not want it to appear that we belittle the courses taught from books, but it takes a lot to make a well-rounded educated pupil. Our school system here has had vocational training for many years, and the. students taking the courses have found them fascin ating and practical. We are happy to see this field of education broadened and feel that as time goes on that educators will find it becoming more, essen tial than ever before. Sj-eed FLASH! FOREST FIRES RAGE IN SIX STATES! Drivn,0 at high speed along the highways creates more than just the safety problem, according to an editorial by T. C. Wagstaff. editor of the N. C. Highway Review for the state highway department. High speed demands better constructed highways, fewer curves, and open spaces at intersections. In fact, high speed calls for an almost entirely new system of high way and traffic regulations. The department recently staged a survey, and on the basis of the report, the following editorial was writ ten by the state publication: A recent study of the speeds of motor ve hicles operating on North Carolina's high ways, compiled by Statistics and Planning Engineer James S. Burch, throws some in teresting light on one of the State's more pressing problems. The speed study, since it was conducted by engineers of the State Highway and Public Works Commission, was not for enforcement purposes but for the purpose of ascertaining certain facts vital to highway designers. The survey showed, however, that the average speed on North Carolina highways was 45 iuiic pri iiuut tut ctit ciucitr:s. ll lol ctlRl busses included. The logical assumption is that highway engineers will have to take today's increased speeds into account in the planning of mod- i ern highways. But even more important ' than figuring the speed factor into highway construction is the importance of getting1 across to the public the effect of speed on safety. As few people know, despite the fact that it often has been repeated, excessive speed j is the major factor which causes automobile accidents. Try as they may, highway en gineers cannot build a road to an absolute standard of safety so long as excessive speeds on the part of the motorist nullify all the safety precautions which the engineers have! taken. j At first glance, 45 miles per hour does not I seem to be an unreasonable speed but, con-1 sidering that it represents the average now prevailing on the highways, it is sufficiently j high to indicate that many motorists are traveling faster than the law allows. Be-1 fore he cries out for safer highways, as he' has often done in the past, the motorist' should look to his own speed. Highway en-J gineers, for their part, will do all that is; humanly possible in keeping with funds avail-1 able and the present stage of technical ad vancement, to keep the highway safe. MIRROR OF YOUR MIND EMBER "uuinj P j ",l'u"s hav;.. hoi.,.. . orf "la skill. 1 Rambling 'Round Bits Of Human Interest News Picked Uj By Members Of The Mountaineer Staff- Kail and Summer holding hands. The trees in the parking lot next to the I.eKaine Hotel have gone absolutely leafless in the past week, and the grass on the Courthouse lawn has assumed the verdancy of mid-spring. The grass, too, on the mountains seems to have taken on a new lease of life and forms a background for the more or loss .sombre coloring of I he foliage. Thanks to those who kindly In quired about the puppy in search of a home. It all Roes to show that this is far from a heartless world after all. Evidently some one has given him the comfort he sought, for he has disappeared from the streets. He was just a little vagrant white dog, but we learned a lesson from him. It was one of those very rainy nights and he had found a com fortable cushion in a porch chair. All would have been well for a long warm sleep if he hadn't opened his mouth and let out a few sharp, staccato barks. This immediately made known his presence and his eviction followed in quick and vigorous manner. The chair was then turned upside down to pre vent any further occupancy. And the lesson we learned is that we would be a great deal better off if We learned to keep our mouth shut! The brilliant blue sky is so welcome after the few soggy days (Continued on Page Three) Zr'dm i ... It it bad for you ta hitv nam you dislike? Answer: It makes VT, Uttlt difference, says Paul PUittki the Individual Psychology Bulle tin. "Certain peopltj have the. magic belief that one'i name, de termines his or her character," but the fact is, the main element in anybody's character have, been determined before he is old enough to know what his name means or whether he likes or dls-f likes it. Because what yovjt name means to you is "youraelf," the way you feel about it will depend much more upon your attitude to ward yourself tharj on anyone else's opinions. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Do vou look for any major fed eral income tax reduction for 19487 rj ' "i j 7(a44m( The FDIC Scores Smithfield has had its share of economic j reversals over the years, but the town hasj the distinction of never having experienced a bank failure. That record stands as a trib ute to our banking leaders who won the con-' fidence of the people and justified the peo- j pie's trust by wise conduct of banking affairs from the establishment of the old Bank of: Smithfield in 1898 until the present. j Other communities haven't been so for-1 tunate. Many a depositor throughout the! United States can recall dark days when! bank closings wiped out their savings and disrupted the business world. One has heard little about bank failures in the past 14 years, since the late President IVxjsevel't dramatically inaugurated his New Deal by declaring a banking holiday and tak ing steps to restore public confidence in the banks through protective measures. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation can claim credit for the change. In a speech delivered in Baltimore, H. L. Cook, director of the FDIC, reported that nearly 13,400 commercial banks and trust companies and 200 mutual savings banks have their deposits insured by the FDIC. He proudly noted the fact that the nation is now well into the fourth year "in which there has not been a bank receivership or a loss to a single depositor in this country." Since its beginning, the FDIC has protected 1,319,000 depositors in 401 closed insured banks. Of more than $500,000,000 of deposits, 98 per cent were made available immediately without loss. In the first 14 years of its oper ation, FDIC has advanced $306,000,000 to meet the claims of depositors against ultim ate losses estimated to be not more than $26, 000.000. Director Cook's report showed that the corporation's operating expense, for 13 1-2 years, amounted to only $49,0Q0,Q00. During that time, the insured banks paid in as as sessments $728,000,000 and the surplus of FDIC, exclusive of capital, is now more than $800,000,000. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corpora tion, we must not forget,,'was a product of government planning. The people wisely used their government to correct a condition that was interfering with human welfare. The Smithfield Herald. CAREER PLl'S HOME IS I RGI'I) AS GOAL FOR COLLEGE GIRL By JANE EAUS WASHINGTON In a neat little eight-page pamphlet the U. S. Wo men's bureau is trying to help a young lady make up her mind about her job future after college. The experts start out by telling the girl not to try to choose be tween marriage or career but to get ready for both home and job. They advise against drifting along because "life's so uncertain." They warn that "the less you're sure of. the more you need to plan." "Don't expect to find THE job j for you" the Women's Bureau says. I "Start out with what you have and what you lack: find out where these fit in the world of work; plot your course, keep on the beam, stay alert; shift direction as necessary with changing winds." It adds that in planning, one should also work out a balance among work, home leisure and community and civic responsibil ities. The Women's Bureau says it's wise to investigate how many wo men are employed in an occupa tion in which you might he inter ested. "Large numbers mean more jobs open each year as workers leave Ralph M. Crawford: "No, I don't think there will be. We have such an enormous debt to pay, we should not reduce taxes until they aw taken care of and not leave the debts to the coming generation." Mrs. Edith P. Alley: "I don't. They may make some change in the tax structure, but I doubt if the government is in a position to make any drastic reductions." C. R. Eckhoff: "I hope so. I think we'll get a reduction . , . some thing like that passed by Congress this year but killed by the presi dent's veto." Dr. Mary Michal: "I don't look for a lax reduction. Unless we look I to our lax needs and cut down on the national debt, we will just add to the burden our next generation will face." Charles E. Ray: "I think pros pects for a tax reduction are slim." and more likelihood of employ i nient almost anywhere." I It says more than 250,000 worn- en are in each of these groups: j stenographers, typists, secretaries, j teachers, saleswomen, office clerks, j bookkeepers, accountants, cashiers land professional nurses. At least 2r),000 or more are mu iContinued on Page Three) Looking Back Over The Years 5 YEARS AGO Contractors have finished the grading work from Soco Gap to ; Big Witch Gap. Capt. Frank Byrd of the State Guard Unit announced a number of promotions last week. Rev. H. G. Hammett, chairman , of the Haywood Red Cross, is mak ; ing a plea for additional workers for surgical dressings. I Car owners must turn in all tires over five. Waynesville routs big Asheville B-team, 6-0. 10 YEARS AGO The Rotarians have adopted a beautification program for the town as the service project for the com ing year. 60,000 persons visited in the Great Smoky National Park dur ing October. Machinists, carpenters, electri cians, and others are working long hours to repair the building and equipment of the Mountaineer, af ter being damaged by fire last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Braren. of Daytona have arrived in town and will make Waynesville their home in the future. 15 YEARS AGO Haywood County ranks seventh in the state in farm value accord ing to the University News Letter J. E. Massie, Red Cross chair man, has announced that the na tional Red Cross drive will get un der way on Armistice Day. One of the most enjoyable ofj the many diminishing parties sdoji- soi eu oy me u. a. k. for the. bene fit of the Library was given, by. Mrs, J. F. Abel at her home last week, They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatla - S i . i, . i i i . . . i ' TD'pLAy LCVEei1'4 $fS0Pr ,1 ... v Leon i.7. mi.ciATimiiyKimri op iu;n '.' V.U..f, HHFWVT' A JCJRTH130XC WE TIP A I IhEHATLOHAT 3 HflH Stickler 382S2Sff WevrT 4 I ST.ftTEteBuTrWtl iially at good at anaihsr? 44MWr: I might just as wen claim thai I am "as good as" JqJtatStyfetx at. paying the vio lifl because I might have been so if- I'd w,orked as hard at it as he has,, P.ing socially acceptable ;, MktBOfiilit, Un Feature. Smdit,, Int.) nur0$i,M( AlKU'd.. . . es, and! U1 "it Heart and lem may tome fr J punished fur lt, J "y. such patient, "Uiiuilw hatetowal U1 Ule same sex, J ""'y noma (ear ol ner affection it uJ """lean mayhavel "'t.e pmvers ofH Capital Led By THOMPSON CREENWOOD MIGHTY EMBARRASSING The governors of 12 Southern States have narrowly escaped a mighty embarrassing incident. They all met at the famous tourist hotel, Grove Park Inn, in Asheville a few days ago. These leaders of the South attended to some very seri ous business, had a little fun on the side, but all in all attraciec) wide attention for the vigorous manner in which they co-ordinated their efforts to build a greater Dixie. However, within 10 days alter their departure from the exclu sive Grove Park, the manager of this hostelry, H. L. Thomas, was indicted and convicted of selling liquor at the hotel, operating a bar for guests at the hotel, and pos session, of 3D quarts of what the As sociated Press described last week as "fine liquor". Now if this indictment had come while the governors were in sev sion, there is just no telling wlial : it would have done to the solid' South. Fact of the matter is. the meeting of the governors at Grove Park probably led to the indictment- for at one of their confer ences the confusion and noisy con duct of guests gathered at the bar virliKilh disrupted NOT KVK.N CAPd "lent uila-ers ihrd Larulnia are being on I lie ak-rt against Uinsiinas. The law, -vKiM.mire last sprl with virtually all can l even purchasJ pistuls. Oh, yes, cap nutted to be sold. Only, you must not' OFF THE CL'Frj Daniels is now print 1 00,000 copies of Observer each day pendent in ElizaM by the late W, 0 liroadwuy pajamas daily very soon noil the Daily Advance, a radio station , . lie ki ts lor Hit- State, the Slate-Wake Fori olina-Duke . . . AjJ missiiiiier Kerr Scol liilnxi. Miss., within! attend 'he annual the National Assoc n.issiiiiiers, Directo t arils of Agricultu 'Continued on 1 SAVE FUEL - KEEP W, Willi JOHNS - MANVILLE INSUL Pioneers of V. N, C, "Blown" into ceilings and side wall Savings as Iii;;h as 43 per cent Phone or Write Citizens -Transfer And Cod Pbn ji AsheJ mnii thea Waynesville. North Carolina I ... j o.iftsiirDAf M NIGHT SHOWS 7 and 9 Iai-'ND'U 1 ADMISSION kJ miA-. 19 v-nrs 12c Includint A-i-ii.. Aii c..t. i iiirludinff Federal i' Monday, Tuesday. November lU "Ivy" JOAN FONTAINE unrf PATRIC K News of ,)ay Wednesday. Novemb" "The Crimson Ke Marrnn; nf)yVjJ KENT TAYLOR and 10RIS Serial and Slion 13-14 Thursday-Friday. N-veil'r Pnth SlarniiK ..,uh0 and U'" '" Fox News a"l
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