The Transylvania Times Published Every Thursday by TIMES PUBLISHING COMPANY Brevard, N. C. THE NEWS THE TIMES Estab. 1896 Estab. 1931 Consolidated 1932 Entered as second class matter, October 29, 1931, at the Post Office in Brevard, N. C., under the Act of March 3, 1879. ED M. ANDERSON__...Publisher HENRY HENDERSON._Ass’t. Publisher MISS ALMA TROWBRIDGE_.Associate IRA B. ARMFIELD_Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, PER YEAR In the County, $1.50 Out of the County,$2.00 Ready To Strike! News this week from London and Africa indicate definitely that the pro posed mighty allied invasion of Europe is now only a matter of days. At least a million men, amply support ed by planes, warships and transports, are said to be poised along a 3,000-mile stretch of -the Mediterranean from Morocco to Syria, ready to strike at any moment. During their lengthy conferences, President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill, together with their top military authorities, are believed to have mapped out complete plans for the forthcoming invasion. It is significant that upon his return to England, Mr. Churchill visited North Africa and conferred with leaders there and upon returning to London on Satur day, the able British leader held secret war sessions. Where the allies will strike remains a dark secret, but it is evident that the at tack will be along the southern rather than the northern parts of Europe, perhaps through the Balkans or through Italy. Nobody knows, but the biggest news of World War Two is apt to break at any moment. I Unity At Last Stormy action has been underway in Argentina for the past week, with the result that this strong South American nation has finally broken off diplomatic relations with the axis nations and has joined the allied cause. v This is something over which we can rejoice. All of the other nations of South America swung wholeheartedly to the al lied cause over a year ago, but not Argen tina. It has continued to provide a sanctu ary to axis agents. But the military authorities, being un able to get any lend-lease from the United States because of the sympathy with the axis nations, realized that it was dropping behind as a military power on the conti nent and overthrew President Ramon Cas tillo’s government. General Arturo Rawson took control, but because of his plans to appoint two Fascist admirers on his cabinet, there was rebellion and he was forced to resign as president. It is obvious now that the last axis stronghold in South America has vanished and that today there is real solidarity between all of the Americas. Let N. Y. A. Continue! According to the report of the Byrd Committee, a lot of federal funds are being spent unwisely. This should be discontinu ed not only for the duration of the war but permanently. However, there is one phase of federal activities that in our opin ion should be carried on and that is the War Production training program of the National Youth Administration. Eventual ly this work may be taken over by the public schools, but for the present most public schools do not have necessary space or equipment. Then too, the work of the NYA is so well underway and under the direction of trained personnel that valu able time and effort would be lost if a transition should be made at the present. A good example of the work being done is that of the Asheville NYA War Production training program, under the direction of Mr. Leo H. Manley, covering 17 Western North Carolina counties in cluding Transylvania. For the period be ginning July 1, 1942 through May 15, 1943, 1112 boys and girls in this area were trained and placed in war industries. These youths are now contributing toward win ning the war in such industries as aircraft factories, machine shops, steel mills, ship building, as well as the armed services. The work is carried on 24 hours a day in 8-hour shifts and includes training in machine shop, aircraft woodworking, me chanical, electrical, radio, sheet metal and welding shop wrork. These trainees are housed in dormitories provided for the purpose and are under strict supervision and care including the service of a doctor and nurse. After the courses are finished at Ashe ville the trainees are transferred to Induc tion-Into-Industry Centers including such well known places as Norfolk Navy Yards, Langley Field, Newport News Dry Dock. Thus there is a follow-through program that no other organization is now prepared to duplicate. This appears to be an outstanding ex ample of money well spent to help win the war. So let’s let the NYA continue! A Modernized Plan After four months of bitter congres sional battling, Congress finally agreed upon a compromise pay-as-you-go tax bill which abates from 75 to 100 percent of a year’s payments. Thus the federal government’s system of collecting income taxes that has been in use since 19 13 has been radically changed and modernized. Starting July 1 individual income taxes will be collected by employers every pay day and the employers will send Uncle Sam a check every quarter. The bill forgives the past indebtedness of over seventeen million taxpayers 100 percent and forgives about seventy-five percent for the remaining twenty-seven million income taxpayers. After having waged a bitter fight to defeat the passage of the Ruml plan that called for total forgiveness, Congressman R. L. Doughton, chairman of the powerful ways and means committee, led the fight for a compromise and received highest praise from both Republicans and Demo crats in both branches. The passage of this measure is a break for the taxpayers and for the government, too. Pass The Strike Bill Heeding an order from the commander in-chief and faced with the possible pas sage of a rigid anti-strike law, the nation’s 530,000 coal miners, who had been fol lowing John L. Lewis instead of the stars and stripes, returned to work Monday. Indications are that the miners will continue on the job while negotiations are being carried on by the War Labor Board, despite the fact that Lewis sounded a threat of a work stoppage on June 20 un less a contract is agreed upon by that time. Certainly Lewis has not surrendered in the battle with the government and al though it is apparent that Mr. Roosevelt does not want Congress to pass the Con nally-Smith anti-strike bill, the need for such legislation is imperative. It is rumored that the President was favoring the meas ure, but we are informed by high-ranking members of Congress that this is a most delicate question with the administration. In record time the House passed the far-reaching anti-strike legislation last Fri day, but as yet the Senate has not acted on the bill that was drastically amended from the one which the senators had pre viously okeyed. This paper likes the five-point pro visions of the House bill, which include: giving the war labor board statutory pow ers, providing a fine of $5,000 and or one year’s imprisonment for persons who “aid” in interruption of work at war plants seized by the government, requiring 30 days no tice and a secret ballot before strikes can be called in war plants, requiring labor unions to register with the national labor relations board and file financial data and prohibiting labor organizations from contributing to political campaigns. The final passage of this bill, in our opinion, will be equal to the winning of a major victory against the Japs or Ger mans. Certainly there must be no compromise on the issue of whether John L. Lewis or the constitutional authorities govern our republic. And if Congress accepts its re sponsibility, it will pass the bill at once and insure the country against future dis ruption such as John Lewis has caused during the past six weeks. SCOH'S SCRAP BOOK Bv R.J. SCOTT 4e Mosft V IM AMERICAN Hl$ToRY FRoM-ffe. Alifo oT'fAE DECLARATION OF MPEPENDEKCE ■HiVSujuMur.e is Wofcftt ^ 1607MM A LfcffER.1. _ Jn wSfStAPSL PUERTO RICO I? VERy FERTILE', BUT" IN 51 y YEAR? had omlv 17 - DAy? WifHOUf 5UN5HlNl£> A offr T 'fuKISlAH 1 £e$-