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"Whose War Is This"?
THIS question is asked in an editorial of the
Asheville Citizen reprinted in this issue. It is
one that all patriotic citizens are eager to answer.
VVe feel sure that there Would have been a rous-.
in... crowd at the station to give the Asheville selec
tees a send-off if there had been a definite request
through organizations and otherwise to get them
there. .
Over and over again, through spokesmen1 for
various groups, the rank and the file at home have
said, "Tell us what to do, and we will do it."
If a single organization had made it the business
of a committee to put the notice in the daily papers
and send out written or radio notice there would,
in all likehood, have a cheering crowd in the gray
dawn of the Asheville station to say good bye to
the bovs going to war.
On Wednesday morning a group of Macon selec
tees left Franklin by bus for induction into the
Army. A small group of friends and relatives were
there to see them off. The boys were in fine spirits.
But we who watched them go wished that some
body had thought of a cu'p of hot coffee and a
souvenir from home, as the boys rolled away in the
bus.
This fault of those who stay at home is one of
the head and not of the heart, and one that , our
tardv brains will see corrected.
The Macon County American Legion and Legion
Auxiliary already have plans afoot to express more
fully all" we feel for our men on their way to fight
for their country.
We believe all of us will do better in the future.
Cheerful Taxpayers
A CO RDIXG to Secretary of the Treasury, Hen
ry Morgenthau. Jr., reports reaching the Treas
urv Department from all over the country offer tes
timony to the fact that a new spirit pervades the
Nation's taxpayers. As the deadline of March 15
draws near and more than six million American
citizens are paying an income tax for the first time,
the willingness of all to thus bear their share of
the expenses for this very expensive war is evident
in every section of the country.
Many are reported as not claiming their legal
exemptions, and almost all pay cheerfully. The need
of prompt payment is imperative. This very act of
making a first contribution to the Government will
'strengthen the all-out effort of the country to
prosecute the war, and help to galvanize the wills
of the people to overcome their enemies.
Hindsight Strategy
OX every street corner and in groups gathered to
talk, we have our amateur strategists who are
saying what we should have done to change the
tide of war. As has ever been in the realm of
"might have been", it is plain that with nations as
well as individuals "hindsight is better than fore
sight." If there ever was a time when hindsight re
viewed foresight with vain longing, it is now and
here in the United States.
As has been cited, the whole policy of the Pacific
has been guided by political rather than military
considerations. It was assumed that the British
and the Dutch would look after their interests and
the U..S. could defend ours. Our military men who
dared the role of prophet in the immediate past
suffered ridicule : and often abuse and disgrace, as
in the case of General Mitchell. Also, at an earlier
period, Richmond IVarson Hobson, the naval hero
of the Spanish-American war who sank the Merri
inac in Santiago harbor in a effort to bottle up the
Spanish fleet, made lecture tours in the United
States trying to impress the nation that war with
Japan was inevitable.
We are hearing for the first time about "General"
Homer Lea, a little crippled hunchback, and patri
otic American, who. as a military genius, wrote a
book prophecy ing exactly what is happening now,
even the detail of the strategy employed by the
Japanese in the Philippines, and who went to China
and was made a general in the Chinese army for
his military services.
Now, it is dawning on us for the first time, that
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the teeming millions bred on the nice little island of
tea and silk worms and lacquered trays are carry
ing out their age-long ambition of "Asia for the
Asiatics." Their military leaders have written books
and talked too, of their destiny as rulers of Asia
and the islands of the Pacific, of Australia, and
from their position of dominance of this vast do
main, of taking over the western part of this coun
try, and annexing Mexico and Canada.
The amazing thing that is making us rub our
eyes is that, now that Japan has set out to do what
has been planned for years, and what she has train
ed her people to die with cheerful fanaticism to ac
complish, she is carrying out so far with almost
clock-like precision. All that the United Nations
have been able to do is to delay the schedule at
certain points.
We have almost forgotten German strategy
with its bestial destruction in conquered territory,
and our counting on these devastated peoples join
ing us in time to crush a ruthless foe. What the
people of Nippon are doing, they are doing as a
united nation, with no forced collaboration of other
nations so far.
And so far they are winning. They have won
campaigns, but, as General Hart said this week, a
campaign is not a war. They will not win the war.
But calling them "little yellow devils" is not going
to help us do the dirty job of stopping them any
more than calling our enemies "damnyankees" won
the war of the Confederacy. The sooner the whole
people of the United States and the peoples with
whom we are supposed to be united, wake up to a
more wholesome respect for the genius of a ruth
less enemy bent on our destruction, the sooner will
we arouse the spirit of fighting to preserve those
better ideals for which we would gladly die.
Letters to Editor
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
March 9, 1942
The Franklin Press
Franklin, N. C.
Oear tditor :
1 have been a constant reader
of your paper lor the past two
years unci tound it to toe invaiuaole
in keeping up with what is going
on in Macon county. Due to my
Irequent change of address, it has
taken valuable time and etfort on
your part to bring me the Press
oach week and I certainly appre
ciate it.
This Nation has the greatest job
in history before it, a job every
citizen ol Macon county is surely
interested in, that of winning the
War. But I'm wondering how many
are making the sacrifice necessary
to do, the job. Too many are say
ing, "1 ha a son or brother in
the service isn't that enough."
The correct answer is NO. This
person must be fed, clothed, given
modern equipment, but greatest of
all-possess that something called
"morale".
Army morale is not a lot of
polysyllable words in newspaper
editorials, it is rather how a lot of
us fellows away from home feel
about things little things for the
most part. I'm wondering how
many boys from Macon county do
not get the Press each ween. True,
frequent letters from relatives and
friends are the greatest boost to
a higher morale. But too often
these fail to materialize and only
then can a lonesome and discour
aged soldier really appreciate the
Press.
The Officers "and Noo Commis
sioned Officers are doing their
very best to train an Army that
will keep the Stars and Stripes
forever flying over this land we
all love and are willing to fight
and die for. Each citizen of Ma
con county must realize their re
sponsibility and never let one of
its boys be without a recent copy
of the Press and plenty of clean,
Christian literature.
These men are doing their part
to keep this a Free and Demo
cratic land. Won't you do yours?
St. Sgt. Edwin J. Bradley,
Hq. Det. 2nd Bn. 1st Inf.
Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
THIS IS THE WAY
(The Asheville Citizen)
The sky was overcast and it was
still pretty dark when they lined
up in the corridor at City Hall
yesterday morning to get their
cards and board the bus.
Nobody said much, and the sil
ence grew awkward. "Well, I guess
we have to go anyway, so what's
the difference," one of them re
marked with a sigh. The line shut
fled on, collected its certificates
from the Draft Board clerk, and
departed soundlessly in the early
mowing gloom. You could have
heard a pin drop. And you might
have seen a tear or two an un
ashamed tear.
This is the way they go to war.
This is the way they go to war
from Asheville in 1942. Asheville,
with its numberless patriotic and
civic organizations ("We're having
chickero this noon.") Asheville, with
its thousands of compassionate,
public-spirited citizens ("But 7:30
a. m. is practically the middle of
the night; besides, it looked like
another big snow.") Asheville, with
a World War record of treasured
memory ("This isn't like the last
time; flag-waving is out of style.")
This is the way they went to war.
Did they need flags and bands?
Perhaps not. But they needed a
word oif good cheer from a fellow
citizen. They could have done with
a hot cup of coffee and a dough
nut. A few trinkets, some post
cards to send home, some cigaret
tes for the long journey to Fort
Bragg.
And, most of all, a friendly smile,
a palt on the . back, a word of
cheer to brighten a drawn face
("I wouldn't let Mom and Dad
come 'cause they carried on so.
But I wonder why nobody else is
around?")
No, there was nothing . . . noth
ing for the fifty-eight yesterday,
nothing for the hundreds who went
before, perhaps nothing more for
the hundreds who will go in ithe
weeks and months ahead.
This is the way they go to war.
Say, whose war is this!
proving.
Mr. and Mrs. Bennie Leopard ot
v-iw, Mountain were recently
visiting relatives in this section.
Eiwiis Mashlbuw, wno is uomB
first aid work for the TVA at
Farner, Tenn., visited home folks
the first Sunday in March.
Edward Mashburn is at present
stationed at Ft. McPhersdn as
radio operator in civilian defense
work.
The baby of Mr. and Mrs. Silas
Jenkins is critically ill.
ANSWERS TO RIDDLE
RIDDLE ANSWERS
1. Slje starts looking around for
hymns (hims).
2. Each is farthest from the
bark.
3. Because of the sandwiches
(sand-which-is) there.
4. Because, if they didn't they
would "fall out."
5. Neither. The yolk of an egg
is yellow. The Progressive Farmer.
The Ordnance Department of the
Army has announced that mass
production of 20 millimeter air
craft cannon has been attained.
Nantahala
Mrs. Lottie Hogue and her twins,
Bonnie and Beukah, were visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Dills Sun
day. Raymond and Berl Wilson were
visiting in Franklin Sunday. They
were accompanied on their return
by Hal Bingham.
Miss Alice Bennett who is teach
ing at Camp Branch, visited her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Bennett, at Lotla recently. She was
accompanied by Joe Dills and Ollie
Dills.
About eight inches of snow fell
in this section last week.
Mrs. Sallie Dills fell and in
jured her leg last Friday.
Amos Grant's mule died recently.
Mr. and Mrs. David Pas.more
announce the birth of a daughter
February 24.
The Camp Branch school has
kept in progress this snowy weath
er. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Dills went
nililit Sunday afternoon.
Emmet t Dills was visiting at T.
B. PassmoTe'. Sunday afternoon.
Grady Passmore made a business
trip to Murphy last week.
Gneiss
By MRS. F. E. MASHBURN
Nrs. Elsie Stiwinter
Passes In Her 30th Year
On March 1, Mrs. Elsie Stiwinter
was called from this life to the
great beyond. She was one of
the leaders in the Walnut Creek
Home Demonstration Club. In Sun
day school she was excellent help.
Her husband, Henry Stiwinter,
preceded her in death by almost
two years. She was only 30 years
old at the time ,of her death.
She leaves behind two daughters,
Ola and Hazel, and one son, Odell,
all of Gneiss. Other near relatives
are her mother, Mrs. John Sti
winter; one sister, Mrs. Eva Mc
Call of Highlands; three brothers,
Paul and Silas Jenkins of Gneiss,
and Butler Jenkins of Highlands.
Her last words to her pastor,
on Sunday before she died were,
"I am putting all my trust in the
Lord."
Funeral services were conducted
in the Walnut Creek School house
by rbe Rev. Frank Holland. Bur
ial was in the Strain cemetery.
"Aunt" Ann Jones suffered from
what appeared to be a heart at
tack on Monday. She is improv
ing. She will be 89 years of age
on March 20. Who will send her
a card?
Children, hustle back to school
as soon as weather permits. If you
can get there safely and are well,
vou are better off in school than
! at home. Each day spent in school
is valuable.
Mr. and Mrs. Silas Jenkins have
moved in to the Henry Stiwinter
house on Ledford Branch to care
for the children of Mrs, E. Sti
winter.
Little Lewis Keener is still im
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Zhe Spirit of American Women
The same love of independence and the same quality of,
protective guardianship of her family that animates the
American woman's heart today, showed itself in the
spirit of our pioneer women.
The women enrolled in the various branches of Civilian
Defensi are serving the cause of human freedom with
intelligence and devotion.
Our modern
service is im
partially dered to all
who call us.
Sacrifice is the leal of
each cititen's loyalty.
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