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todaY'1 ftnn r vebsp. - today's quota hon -finss'atirsr Editorial Page of the Mountaineer |l i' *% * % 3*""'" *u ? * *-&$"?' 2^^, I^Bk'?'?' >egi ''&?' ?? :'v Kj?? ? '^O^K-V' /; *?-? v'? ???')<" y"M'\ ' 'JBE& - -'? ? f ; VJ ? ..._ _ g _ . - -?...-. ^ ? ^ ???????? ^ _ . Miss Truman's Ideals Suit Us Miss Margaret Truman will marry a Tar Heel ?- ? newspaperman on the staff of "ft* New Telrk Hums. To us, Miss Truman has always been a young days who seemed to "keep her feet on the ground," and a ever let the high of fice affect her in any way. We recall her visit to Western Carolina College for a concert several years ago. She held a press conference, and was a most gracious person. She impressed everyone then as being "one of you folk" and that at titude seems to have been characteristic of her life. Somehow, we are glad that the couple put thumbs down ca a big and "shew-off' wed ding. Their plans for a simple and dignified ceremony seems indicative of their ideals and ontlook on life. We feel they are setting a good example for Americans. '? ? . __ Good Advice For Everyone Ilayweod dairymen were told that effic iency in operation is essential today in the face of stiffer competition. The dairymen were told to keep accurate records, and de termine where costs were and what they covered. This is timely advice not only for dairy men, and farmers, but for all others who are in the business of buying and selling today. The Travel Boom Americans have become a much-traveled people not only at home, but abroad. Reports indicate that this year all foreign travel records are being smashed, the over seas ship and air lines are running at peak capacity as armies of Americans satisfy their desire to see the countries of the old world. There's another form of travel of which we don't hear so much ? but which is grow ing apace and is vital to the welfare of this country and the entire free world. That travel is being done by goods, not people. We are a major importing nation ? both of certain types of consumer goods, and of strategic national defense materials which either do not exist at all or are found in in sufficient quantity within our own borders. ? We are-also a major exporter. All man ner of agricultural and manufactured prod ucts go to overseas markets in a huge and endless stream. Whether they know it or not, the farmers in Kansas and the auto worker in Detroit ? to take but two examples out of thousands that could be cited ? directly or indirectly get a part of their livelihoed from foreign trade. They may never have seen an ocean ? yet the oceans are highways of commerce which help to keep the Ameri can economy running in top gear. Virtually all imports and exports, of course, must travel in merchant ships. U would be folly, in this chaotic world we live in, to depend on the ships of even the friend liest of foreign nations ? their services could be denied to us overnight. That's why we must protect and strengthen the Ameri can merchant marine ? in the interest of national defense and of our material pros perity alike. i HOW? ? ' . t:- f' . DAJ TM I) if il P ^ hi 11 a nea uruurs in duu n^puie Specialist* now tell us that cedar rust eati be blame! far much of the trouble grow ers are haviwg with apples here in the mpon tf int. The research that has been going on for so long proves that the wind can blow the cedar ruat a* much as three miles. And ac cording to oar county agent, even one red eedar tree in the county is too many, as he advocates' destroying all of them for the sake of the apple crop. The cedar rust affects the foliage of the apple troe and also causes spots on the fruit. This announcement is just one of many results of the value of a consistent research program. 'Goyernment Hasn't A Dime' "Education has always been a matter for the localities in the states," writes James W. I)outhat in the Idaho Voter. "The Federal Government hasn't got a dime that it doesn't take away from the people. So it can't give anything to a school system without first having taken it away from the very people ? who should be supporting the state system." This is true of all other federal "grants" to loeal government. Government, lik ? >ji in dividual, can't get anything for nothing. The' taxpayers must put up the money ? plus the large additional sums absorbed by the bureaucrats and administrators. Something For Northing We don't pretend to be an expert on the Republican's soil bank plan. But Daddy taught us always to be wary of a proposal that offers something for nothing. And this would seem doubly true of any proposal that offers a man more for doing nothing than for doing something. Under this plan farmers would be asked to take out of production an average of 20 per cent of their acreage now alloted to wheat, corn,, rioe and cotton. For doing this, they would be paid in the four crops or the equivalent id cash. Now this may be logical. But what will nyver seem logical to us is the thinking that the farmer must be given more for the acres he'doesn't cultivate than he will receive for those he does. ' Secretary of Agriculture Benson was ask ed recently what incentives farmers would be given te halt production on a fifth of their acrsage..He replied: MI should say it should be slightly above the net return for the acres. Otherwise they would go ahead and plant. It's got to be high enough so he will decide that is the right choice." We don't mean to insule the nation's farm ers, bat haman nature being what it is, we just don't believe that 'little bit extra" will be necessary to put your program across, Mr. Secretary. Souse of your department officials have said such a program would cost at least 400 million dollar* this year if there Is maxi mum participation. Why not just pay the farmer for these acres he doesn't plant the same net retusa he gets fqr those he planted and plowed and sweated ever. We believe he'll be satisfied, and you might save the rest ef us taxpayers a few e( theae millions. ?The Herald, Conway, S.C. I How can saloons come back if gas stations , On* of the nicest things about winter is and drug stores have all the corners??Toledo that it's too early for spring housecleaning. Balde. x ?HawkinsviBe (Go.) Dispatch and News. VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS Regimented Schedule I* Junior tired and listless In the morning, un willing to Jump brightly out of bed add off to WhoolT b bedtime a nightmare because little Susie hasn't finished her homework and Junior cant be drugged tuny from the television net? Are both children short on appetite and long on complaints? Do they never want to do any chores around (he THE MOUNTAINEER Matin Street"'""?" ?i52PgL 6-6801 the County Soul of Ittpning County PablMed Bv The WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, Inc. ' y tr. CURTIS Aval ^ . Editor sr. CuHb Suae end Morten T- Ttgges. TMWHhers SUBMSBte EVERT MONDAY Atlf THXfSSOAT _BT MML IX HAYWOOD COUNTY * ? S2 o Of NORTH CAiolJlfX ^ su Mt%MRoE NORTH c*iR?n? ^ fc*22&r? 5 m BU mniiua I T 1 4? emu LOCAL ranwtww DELIVERY Per month _ 40c dellvenr ^ ^ ^4 80 ? r' f ? r i ? fcaffteff It could be adolescence of court#. but It doesn't necooaorlly meat that they need a trip to the doc tor a round of sprint tonic or even the lateat Vitamin piil. several prominent physicians have pointed out raduntly that American children are suffering from a lack of leisure time. LUtd their clbb-mad parents, too many children at lodte are hwffgrtng frenetically from one activity to andther without having the proper time to grow in ffhads. We haee gone so far in trying to "orient" our Children to aoclety that we do not allow them thaaa for orientation to themselves. Ou Monday It's scout meeting. Tuesday dancing lea sans. Wednesday Junior choir, Thursday piano or bond; ritday a dance at the Hoc. Saturday art sums* or a rooste matinee, Sunday a full day of Mfef suhool, church and young people's session la Iffo evening. Sandwiched in between, in every avaQable mometd, come huuteeosfc, radio, television. stMooi plays. Mi# lamiia. picnics A modern child's (M? sdhadhM a a* eumpleu it has to be worked out a smI Is advoacs aad est down in an engage moid hook so nothing will be overtoofead and for When does baiter's child have time to live? Antes ougM te have Mnat to rend something he really wonts to ten# to build a true-house, to wan dsr in ttes woods nod along the crdek. to putter in fflbWNb to edjoy a jilsj twin in tho yard, to ex plwetheJunUr nWc. b? look at a Sower, to Uo ia/j ? | - ?Oroewboro Doily Weep HEAVE-O! Looking Back Over The Years 2* years ago Haywood County dig* out of the worst and heaviest snow since 1896. Snowfall, officially recorded as sixteen inches, reaches an aver age of 30 Inches at Clyde and drifts approach a depth of sixty Inches. Mrs. L. M. Richeson goes to Montreat to conduct an officers' training class for Presbyterian women. Miss Corrine Wagenfeld and Miss Dollee Marsh spend weekend with Miss Martha Way at Greens boro College. 1? years AGO Mr .and Mrs. J. C. Patrick be gin construction of 10-untt tour ist court on Vance Street. Spare sugar stamp 9 is good for five pounds of sugar. Fines Creek girls take Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. R. L. Prevost is honored at birthday dinner given by his daughters-in-law. Miss Mary Davis and Miss Elizabeth McCracken honor Mrs. Russell Fultz. a recent bride, at a shower. 5 TEARS AGO Mr. and Mrs Frank B. Davis of Canton plan celebration of their golden wedding anniversary. Miss Dolf Maria Kienast enlists in the WAF and is now at Lack land Air Force Base. Elsie Glavich receives nurse's cap at Medical College of Vir ginia. -4 Margaret Reeee receives 3rd place In State DAR Good Citi zenship Contest. ^ PROPORTION OF DROP-OUTS LESS THAN S YEARS AGO Proportion of school "drop outs" from Nirth Carolina pub lic schools was less in 1933-94 than in 1948-49 according to a study recently completed by H. C. West. Statistician for the State Department of Public Instnictluu. The percentage of drop-outa. the study shows, decreased from I to 4.4 per cent during this Bee year period. A drop-out Is a stu dent who enrolled In the public schools, but who had left before the school closed. In educational terms, the calculation la made by subtracting the "membership last day of school" from the "enroll ment. code a-plus-e". ?N C. Public Scheol Bulletin ' Whan yen gat angry, duel apaak until you have counted ten. By then ytmH be able to tome up wttb something real nagty. Views of Other Editors CAUGHT ENTHUSIASM Representatives from Canton and other Western North Caro lia towns who attended the Waynesvllle Chamber of Com merce banquet Thursday evening, caught some of the enthusiasm expressed during and following the meeting. Reports of the Chamber of Commerce were encouraging, and plans outlined for another suc cessful year's work may well be helpful to officials of other towns Who promote such an organiza tion. Those from Haywood could well share In the compliments the speaker paid this section, and all will agree with the editor of The Mountaineer who says: "We were among the some 300 who received a civic stimulant Thursday night at the annual Chamber of Commerce banquet, as Joe S. Stone came here from Charlotte and told u? of the many things which we already knew about Haywood, but perhaps tem porarily, forgotten In our daily rush of activities. "What he told us was not alto gether new, but certainly refresh ing, and we must admit it was good to hear, especially in the manner which Mr. Stone so cap ably presented the story of Hay wood's progressive growih over the recent years. "The North Carolina manager of Southern Bell is charged with the responsibility of managing the $150,000,000 investment his com pany has in this state. He is a master at presenting facts, and for that reason was able to tell us in cold factual figures that Haywood is steadily growing, and our per capita income and effec tive purchasing power has in creased 38 per cent in the past six years as compared with the 22 per cent Increase In the state. "Mr. Stone held up the mirror for us to re-see ourselves, and from what we saw, we should have renewed enthusiasm, renewed spirit, and more determination than ever to keep going forward here In Haywood County." ?The Canton Enterprise. HAYWOOD PEOPLE AROUSED The citizens of Haywood Coun ty are going to do something about racing and speeding on their highways and we can im agine that in the future when some person is arrested and tried for such a violation, he is going to And himself pretty much along before the bar of Justice as public sentiment is certainly against such practices across the Balsams. Recent accidents and near fatal injuries from highway rac ing in Haywood has caused a high peak of interest in safety. As a result, a county-wide mass meet ing was held in the courthouse Tuesday night at which time State Highway Patrol officers attended, along with members of civic groups, ministers, educators, and men and women from ail walks of life. Newspaper and the radio had publicized the meeting to such an extent that Interest was at a high pitch. > Although we have not heard what official action was taken at the Tuesday night meeting we can bet that it was such that highway racing is going to be looked upon with as much condemnation as would a murderer. Our hats are off to Haywood in doing something about this grow ing menace to the life and prop erty of people using the highways for legitimate business. " ?The Sylva Herald. Things are getting so polite in the UN it's rumored even the gardeners are afraid to call a spade a spade ?St. Louis Globe Democrat. . I HOUSE BUttrDING COSTS , | Rambling 'Round By Frmncep Gilbert FrMter Along about this time of year our second-beat pet peeve (spoiled brats) begins to blossom. We do not know what becomes of them during the winter season unless they are put in glass houses and no one dares to throw a stone for fear they would escape. We ran into our first flowering bloom last week while shopping. Two ladies and a small boy came into the store and the child's ej*s and fists immeliately fastened on a small toy which hie suddenly cov eted. But his mother had oilier ideas and put the toy back in its place. The enfant terrible lit out a bellow that caused the flag on the Post Office to stand straight out so powerful Was the wind velocity. The mother seemed quite unperturbed even when her friend remons trated. "Oh, let him scream." the mother calmly replied, "he might as well find out now he can't have everything he wants," and off she dragged tha young insurgent still yelling and very unconvinced. Eaeh tick of the clock brings all of us that much nearer tfce end of Life's race, no matter how long or short it may be. We read an article lately that asked what had become of the flavor of real ham, and its tantalizing odor when frying? We immediately boarded a train of thought for nostalgia-lan?L Bright sunshine dancing a "rock and roll" on the river as it gently splashed against the breakwater at the foot of the garden. Uncle Mose making a pretense of hoeing a straight row, with one ear listening for the call to breakfast. Birds in angry chatter over the heavily laden branches of the purple fig tree. From the kitchen, the appetizing fragrance of frying ham mixed with the soft hum ming of Mammy Jo and her inevitable "Swing low, sweet chariot"; then the sputtering of home grown eggs in hot grease and the squeak of the oven door as a pan of gold crowned biscuits slid into view. A jar of orange marmalade and a tall glass of milk. Ah. sweet Paradise! Day dreams are drifting ships on uncharted sens. The teacher was trying to impress upon her class of first-graders the importance of unity, understanding, and cooperation in business, religion and nations. She went on to explain that we should all stick together for the rights of ourselves but never to overlook the same! freedom for others. "Now, children," she explained, "we must, cement our friendships, sort of paste them, to the other fellow so he can have a happy life, too. Who can tell me what they can do to make for a pleasant future?" Little Mary's hand shot up. "I know, teacher," she cried ex citedly, "we must stick up for ourselves and paste the other fellow." Tis sorter funny, isn't it, How we can somehow pass along The happiness that we feel, As though expressed in some sweet song? It makes the way more easy like, And each day a bit more sunny. A smile sent out comes right straight back . . . Life's like that; 'tis sorter funny! Draft Changes Given Thought WASHINGTON tAP) ? Sec retary of Defense Wilson mM U is considering cutting the ac tive military service period of about 100,000 draftees from 24 to IS months. At the same time, monthly draft calls would be in creased. Wilson told a news conference that such a program would be "one means of building up the ready reserve." He explained that if this idea is put into effect, men let out of service earlier will have to agree to remain in the ready reserve for at least 2V4 years. Wilson spoke of letting the 100,000 out early by June 19S7, but said there had been no definite decision?that it was something he was considering. Wilson said the plan could mean doubling the monthly draft calls. Current calls are running at the rate of 16,000 monthly ? 6,000 for the Army and 10,000 for the Navy. Letter To Editor THANKS Editor, The Mountaineer: On behalf of thia unit I would like to express our appreciation to yoQ and your staff for the wonderful support and coopera tion which you gave us in our re cent "Muster Day" recruiting campaign. This unit has gained ten en listed men with five applications pending since the start of our all out effort to increase the strength of our unit. It is very gratifying to know that we have now the largest National Guard unit in Waynesville since 16 Sep tember 1940 and the possibility of going to authorized reduced strength in the near future. We believe that this could have been made possible only through the support of your newspaper and business concerns in Waynes ville and Hazelwood. Sincerely, SAMUEL A. CARSWELL Capt. Inf NCNG Tank Co. 120th Inf. (90 MM Gun) North Carolina National Guard Wayneeville. CROSSWORD ACROSS 3. Man's 30. Chief of 1. Rascal nickname a clan 8 A size ) 4. Biblical (Scot) Of paper city >1. Plead ' 9 Come back S. Half an em 22. Epoch 10. Genua of 6. Baaket of 24. Encyclical the Illy a balloon 20. Devoured 11 Insects 7. Egyptian 21 Thrice ll The ear shell dancing girl Inn.) 14. Court 8. Bard 28. Levee 13. Audience ?. Uncooked 80. Per 17. Luzon 11. Epoch 32. Footed vase native 11 Metallic 33. Ooddwa or 18 Wooden rock mischief hammer 13. Old nieas- (Gr) 21. Inferior urea of 34. 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