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VOL. LII , Number 25
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An Epochal Flight
pROM Moscow to the United States in 63 hours
and 17 minutes, across the top of the world.
In less than three days three Russian aviators
flew over frozen wastes' of the Arctic, over the
North Pole and down to Vancouver, Wash. 5,550
miles without a stop not the longest flight ever
made, but the most perilous.
It was a splendid achievement a feat which
shows the Russians as the masters of the airlanes
by reason of the skill of their pilots and the excel
lence of their planes.
Our people have no patience with- communism,
no use for Russia's dictatorial government, an d no
sympathy with their fight against religion, but for
these men whose lives are devoted solely to. the
science of aviation, there is that admiration which
Americans always pay to those with courage tio at-
tempt tne apparently impossible.
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ITNDER the above caption The Asheville Citizen
w comments wisely in the issue of Tuesday, June
21, upon conditions prevailing in the ste.-el strike
areas : i
"When Chairman Tom Girdler of the. Republic
Steel Corporation declares that his comparty; has no
intention of entering into an agreement, oral or
written, with the CIO he takes a position which he
might find it extremely difficult to maintain in
some circumstances. 7,
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unuer tne-Wagner Act, now a pa rt of the law
of the land and duly upheld as soch b y the supreme
court, the Republic Steel Corporation would be com-
nellerl in hnrrmin wnth tVi Pin if T :
o - v w u nit. ivvvia uuini
could show that it numbered a majority of the Re
public's employes as its members. "
"No matter how Mr. Girdler might detest Mr.
Lewis an4 the CIO he could not escape the obliga
tion of negotiating with the CIO if it had first com
plied with the terms, of the Wagner Act; and
compliance with the obligation to- bargain implies
a willingness to reach an agreement.
"Mr. Girdler and his associates of "Eittle Steel"
are able now to combat the efforts of Mr. Lewis as
they, are doing because the Lewis union has not
complied with the Wagner law, has not .shown that
it represents a majority of the workers in the Re
public Steel Corporation and the other 'steel com--
t w . w v- anirvt.
'The presumption in the circumstances is that a
majority of the workers in the "Little Steel" plants
do not now bclbng to the union 'and 'do not wish to
join the, union. The CIO is seeking to prevent these
non-union members from working jand its strike ac
tivities are directed to that end. 1
"The belief was that the Wagner Act would les
sen industrial Strife W cimnMfrinrw Jeeimfi'' rLi
termining first of all whether emj )loyes were or
were not behind the demands which union leaders
made upon management. Jn the prese, nt steel strikes
the Wagner Act seems to have been, completely
ignored by the Lewis union.
"It is endeavoring by strong arm tactics to com
pel the steel companies involved to recognise and
accept its supremacy in the control of the labor
which these companies employ. The companies are
resisting with force and apparently a very substan
tial part of their employes is standing with the
companies.
The essential weakness of his position would
seem to be that he has sought to establish the su
premacy of the CIO iri steel not by using the order
ly processes of law but by the exercise of force and
terror. The steel companies are thus able to main
tain that in their resistance they are protecting not
their own rights in the premises alone but he rights
also of their thousands of employes who. are not
members of the Lewis union and who ask only to
be allowed to continue their work free of the domi
notion which the Lewis union seeks to exercise.
"What would seem to be in order in this steel
strike is to compel Mr. Lewis either to appeal to the
Wagner Law and be governed by its operation or
else call off or refuse to call off the destructive
war he has staged in open disregard, in bold defi
ance indeed, of the very purposes which this law,
hailed as a new charter of liberty for unionism, was
designed to promote.
Highlands Highlights
EDITED BY MRS. T. C. H"AR BISON
Mr. and Mrs. James Randall and
small son, James, Jr., of Washing
ton, D. C, are now visiting at the
home of Mrs. Randal's grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Smith,
Mrs. Randall was formerly Miss
Peggy Smith, of Highlands.
Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Wheeler
and daughter, Edith, of Birming
ham, Ala., are stopping for the
summer at Brookside camp. Dr.
Wheeler has charge of the High
lands' Museum. He will be assisted
in his work by Henry Stephenson,
also of Birmingham, who is stop
ping at Brookside camp.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Balton and
family, of Commerce, Ga., recently
occupied their summer home here.
They will return later ui the sea
son. Mrs. Balton is the daughter
of Mayor W. S. Davis.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greville, of
Washington, D. C . are now visit
ing at the home of Mr. Greville's
aunt, Miss R. C. Nail.
Miss Ruth Carter is successfully
operating a sewing room . above
Marett's store. .
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Bloxham
recently enjoyed a. trip to Chim
ney Rock.
Billy Crosby, of San Mateo, Fla:,
has arrived for the t summer. Miss
Louise Crosby, also of San Mateo,
will be a visitor at the Crosby
home for the month of July. She
is Miss May Crosby's niece. ,
Recent visitors at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Cobb were
Mrs. O. O. Scott and son and Mrs.
E. E. Newsom, of Union Point, Ga.
Also Lieutenant and Mrs. N. E.
Lenaweaver, of San Diego, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. W K. Stringer and
family have arrived for the sum
mer. ,
. Alisses Sarah Bridges and June
Thompson, Gene Paul and Kev.
and Mrs. Robert dul'ree are now
attending Y. P. C. E. conference
of the Asheville Presbytery in
Montreat.
Miss Alary Bell (Dizzy) Savage,
of West Palm Beach, is visiting
Miss Mary Elizabeth Young. Join
ing her soon, for. a brief visit, are
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Savage.
Miss Jessie Holt, formerly of
Highlands, was married June 5 to
George Halbritten, of Cleveland,
Ohio. They will reside in Cleve
land. Visiting last week-end at Hawk's
Hill, summer home of Mrs. Evelyn
Harris, of Atlanta, Ga., were Mr.
and Mrs. Joel Chandler Harris, al
so of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Harris is
the son of the author of "Uncle
Remus."
Recently visiting Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence Mitchell were Mr. and
Mrs. C. B. Ryan, of Hawkinsville,
Ga. ' ' .
Mrs. Bessie Quinn Walker, of
Thomasville, Ga., is visiting Mrs.
Martha Gottwals.
Friends of Mr. O. F. Summer are
glad to know that he is improving
from a recent illness. Visiting at
the summer home are Mr. Sum
mer's sister, of Pomaria, S. C, and
Mrs. Dalrymple, of Franklin.
Miss Lydia Hoke, of Atlanta, is
entertaining friends at her cottage
on Highlands Estates.
Mr. and Mrs. Weaver, of Cin
cinnati, are visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wilcox.
Home Demonstration Club News
BY MRS. T. J. O'NEIL
Macon County Home Demonstration Agent
WINNERS IN COUNTY
HEALTH CONTEST
Myra Slagle and Emma ' Lou
Hurst tied for first place in the
county health contest held by the
4-H club members. During, the past
year all club members have been
seeking to improve their health.
Posture exercises have been taken
at club meetings and at home. The
members have been striving to
drink more water and improve
their eating and other health hab
its. They realize the part that good
health plays in their future suc
cess. It not only insures a better
business career be it farming or
some other business, but makes for
happiness and popularity socially
all of which contribute to a happy,
successful life. 4-H club members
also realize that it is not .necessary
to be ill. Bad health may be over
come if taken in time and persis
tently worked on.
The winners in the county can
test will go to Waynesville to par
ticipate in the district contest to
be held Friday, June 25. .
JELLY MAKING
Jelly making time has about ar
rived. Through the use of scientific
knowledge, the guess work can all
be taken out of jelly making. There
is a device on the market by which
juice may be tested to see how
much sugar should be , used, wheth
er or not pectin should be added
and how much. Fruit varies, as to
ripeness and the amount of pectin.
By making jelly scientifically a
good product is insured and waste
of sugar is prevented.
For information on jelly making,
see or write your home demonstra
tion agent.
State Social Program
Gets Federal Approval
Governor Hoey ' said Wednesday
that North Carolina's laws, organ
ization and regulations for its pro
gram of aid for the needy aged,
dependent children and the blind
had been approved by national so
cial security officials.
, That means, the chief executive
explained, that the state's federal
funds will be available and the
program will start"just as soon as
it can."
"We are making fine progress,"
Governor Hoey commented on the
program, which begins July 1. "We
already have received from each of
the 100. counties estimates of the
costs and the .number who wjll
come under the programs':" !''
Costs of old age benefits will be
met one-half by the federal gov
ernment and one-half by the coun
ties and the state, and the gov
ernment, state and counties will
split the child-aid program expenses
evenly.
Governor Hoey estimated the
three programs would cost about
$6,000,000 the first year, and he
warned that counties must stay
within their estimates to prevent
having to cut grants later.
"This program will tend to stabil
ize things," he said, "not through
giving charity but through giving
assurance to those in need that they
will get something regularly. It
will stabilize people who in the
past have been insecure." .
He predicted the plans also would
aid business.
Grants for the needy aged, he
said, ' will average about $12 a
month each and for dependent
children about $6 a month each.
Applicants will be registered and
investigated in July and the first
payments will not be made before
August, he added..
Army Has Vacancies
In All Branches
The United States army-recruiting
office in Asheville has announc
ed that a large enlistment quota
has been received for the follow
ing stations : Hawaiian Islands;
New York, Panama, Boston, Mass.,
and Fort Bragg, N. C. Recruits can
select any of the following branches
of the service: Infantry, field artil
lery, coast artillery, .ordnance de
partment,' engineer corps, quarter
master corps, medical department,
chemical warfare service and air
corps mechanics. '.
Men enlisting must be between
the ages of 18 and 35, . single, in
good health and have a good char-
The recruiting office in Asheville
is' located in room ,6 of the post
office ibuilding, and the office hours
are from 8 a. m. to 4:30 p. ' m.
every day except Sunday.
Letter-Press
MRS. FRANK WILLIAMS
SENDS GREETINBS
The many Macon county friends
of Mrs. Frank Williams, of Spo
kane, Wash., will be interested in
the following greeting received
from her this week:
Editor Franklin Press :
I am sending $1.50 for renewal of
my subscription, and may I send
greetings to everyone back home
Willi UUk MlllC U5t.
"Ain't it good when life seems
deary
And your hopes about to end,
Just to feel the handclasp cheery
Of a fine old loyal friend.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Frank Williams.
716 W. 13th St.,
Spokane, Wash.
REMOVAL NOTICE
Dr. Jessie Z. Moreland
DENTIST
Highlands, N. C.
Second floor, Anderson's Drug Store
Formerly located in Raleigh, N. C.
"Swing Your Partner"
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THE DUGOUT
Highlands, N. C.
SATURDAY NIGHT, JUNE 26
INFORMAL MARDI GRAS OPENING .
NOISE MAKERS FUN FOR ALL
SQUARE DANCING DUSK 'TILL DAWN
LET'S GO ' ' .;