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INSIDE WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON ? Former Marine
commandant Gen. A. A. Vandegrift is
deeply concerned lest the victory over
the Japanese in World War II might im
pair the fighting qualities of Marines in
any future conflict.
Vandegrift recently wrote - in Naval
Institute Proceeding that 98 per cent of
Marine officers in command 01 troops in
the iast war iought only against the Japs.
He said he was fearful that the exper
ience of these officers would result in
basing all estimates of future enemies on
their experiences with the Nipponese.
This, he said, would make their esti
mates of potential power and tactics in
accurate, since the Japanese fought what
he described as a "Stylized war/' He add
ed^
"Its characteristics were in a large
measure shaped by its amphibious na
ture and the extraordinary and still un
fathomable mentality of our enemy."
The Marine general recommended that
the Marine Corps "stop fighting the
Japs" and think in terms of potential
future enemies. He did not name Rus
sia, but he said of ?nass armies ? those
which number in the millions:
"Unless mass quality can be attained,
these huge forces readily degenerate iiy
to little more than herds. As we learn
more of what the future holds in the
field- of warfare, the concept of quality
becomes, in my mind, even more domi
nant."
SOUTHERN SUCCESS NOT FOR
GOP ? A Dixie Democratic senator, who
won't let his name be told, has said pri
vately there's a way GOP candidates
Thomas E. Deweyand Earl Warrenmight
carry the south. This, he says, is it:
1?Warren should tour the-south with
a denunciation of the railroad freight
rate structure. Like the south, Califor
nia is dissatisfied with freight r^tes,
which the south and west think discri
minate in favor of eastern industry.
2?Dewey should issue a statement
saying he believes that the matter of
fair employment practices belongs to
the states. He could point out that New
York state has already handled it by
state legislation.
MARTIN OUT SOON AS "NEXT
PRESIDENT" ? The reign of America's
only official "heir apparent" to the White
House is rapidly drawing to a close. He
is House Speaker Joe Martin of Mass
The Answer ?
There was a lesson in a cartoon recent
ly printed in a widely read newspaper.
A foreigner who had come to America
to make his home, was watching his
friend vote on election day. "Do you
mean," he asked in' astonishment, "that
you can vote any way you want to?"
His question was answered emphatical-|
ly last Wednesday when Mr. Truman
was returned to the Presidential chair
with the most surprising wave of en
thusiasm ever shown in a presidential
election. There was no doubt but that the
people voted as they wanted to, and not
.under th? lash of dictation nor subjec
tion. And now that they have shown
they wanted Mr. Truman to continue-for
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the next lour years, it is up to every one i
oi us to unite in our efforts to help hini
carry out his plans for the peace,* pros
perity and progress oi the United States.
There never was truer slogan than
"IN UNITY THERE IS STRENGTH."
? Waynesville Mountaineer
Proud Of Our Coaches
With the outstanding job of coaching
being done at Western Carolina Teachers
College by Tom Young and Tuck McCon
nell interest has been drawn to this sec
tion of North Carolina which has never1
-before had an athletic program of the1
!> pe now being developed by these two
men. In developing an outstanding
iootball club this year, which h&s gone
out and won laurels for Western Carolina, I
Young and McConnell deserve lots of'
praise. Ev6ry one here in Western North
Carolina is proud of them and their
players. The eyes of all Carolina football
enthusiasts are taking note of what is
happening out here at Western Carolina.
Not only have we an up and coming
college club here in our county, but our
high school club at Sylva, under the
magnificent leadership of coach James
Barnwell, is rapidly developing football
players which will be a feeder for West
ern Carolina Teachers future teams.
Coach Barnwell has taken what appear
ed to be an insignificient club, one which
seemed hopeless, and developed a club
which almost captured the Western cham
pionship. Barnwell has been honored by
the Asheville Optimist - Bowl Football
Game Committee in being named one
of three outstanding school coaches of the
year in Western North Carolina.
We are proud of our coaches and their
clubs.
achuseits, the nation's "vice president."
In the event of a vacancy in the White
House before Jan. 20, when the winner
of the Nov. 2 election will be inaugurated,
Martin would become president.
After Jan. 20, however, either Gov.
Earl Warren of California or Senator Al
ben Barkley of Kentucky, the Repub
lican and Democratic vice presidential
nominees, will be second in line.
Upon the death of President Roosevelt
* in April, 1945, the law of success pro
vided that the secretary of state, follow
ed by other cabinet officers, would be
next in line.
President Truman felt, however, that
an elected rather than an appointed of
ficial should be next in line of succes
sion, so Congress changed the law.
Present law provides that in event of
a presidential vacancy when there is no
vice president, the House speaker shall
succeed, if he is eligible; otherwise the
president of the Senate.
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Th<? Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT S^AUGH, O. 0.
Man's most acute shortage today j
s a personal sense of the presence, j
kindness and the help of Almighty j
God. All of us need it, many want
it, but tou few know how to get
it.
God has provided the opportun-1
ity to secur. salvation and security.
You can have it.
Anyone can have
it. The obstacles
are sin and self
f shness. Sin is
considered ^ n 1'
old - fashioned
word today. Call
it what you will,!
bad thinking,!
.hinking about self, evil, infer^L
'>rity complex, it's still the same'
old sin dressed up in other words.
God wants man to be free from'
sin, so He came to earth in human
'orm. For three years he put on a;
laboratory demonstration of how
man should live whose heart was;
filled with the love of God.
Sin brings misery, unhappiness, j
spiritual death. That's its penalty.
"The wages of sin is death, but the
free gilt of God is eternal life
through iKsus Christ our Lord."
Jesus Christ pa d the full penalty
for that on the cross. He rose from
the grave to stand at the door of
His Father's house offering a par
don for every sinner who will ac
cept it then join the Divine Family
in the Father's house. The picture
*.n the New Testament is of the
divine and loving Father offering
love and a place in the Divine
Family circle through Jesus Christ
to those who will accept the par
don and live a new lf.e. Parental
love is the strongest human love, j
So God used a picture of that to!
show His love for us.
To get salvation from sin and a
new life with divine guidance there
are three steps. >
(1) Show true repentance for
your sins, humbly confess them to
God, accept the divine pardon of
fered through Jesus Christ. The
most important prayer to pray here
is "God be merciful to me a sin
ler." Pray it and mean it. That
lets rid of yesterday with its sins.
This is an act of the will. * 1
(2) Now surrender your will to
God. Pray next, "Not my will, but
Thine be done." That puts God
in the "(ffenter of your life instead
of self. That gets rid of selfishness.
'Seek ye first the kingdom of
God," is the sum of the Sermon on
the Mount. Th s is another act of
the will. You are now a member
of the Divine Family. "As many
j as receive Him, to them gave He
I ycwcr to becom. the sons of God
\ en to them that believe on his
name ..."
(3) You are now ready to take
God s plan tor your life, secure
daily divine guidance. You snould
pray the third prayer. "Lord, what
wilt tnou have me to do?" This is
an act of the spirit and heart,
j reaching out for the counsel of
| God. The Bible uses the term the
I rIoly Spirit or the Counselor to
drseribe God at giving daily lead
! ing to those who have accepted the
pardon and taken a place in the
Divine Family.
This picture of how to overcome
s n with salvation, selfishness with
security is so simply presented that
even a child can understand it. Ac
cept it and ynu are a Christian;
Z"ore it and you are not. It's
v '.ms lor the taking right now.
'V ijosoever s'-a'.l call on 1he name
v ho Lord shell be saved.
Why stumble along with sin,
selfishness, uncertainty, and con
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TIME TO LIME
It's .line to apply iime and p;iu&
pn. te to impiove pasture and hay
:a..d.
Fanners participating in the Ag
ricultural Conservation Program
can obtain assistance to help de
lay the expense of applying lime
and phosphate if the materials ar.
applied in accordance with pro
gram speci. ications. The cost of
i. c lime U> the farmer is $1.80 per
on cieliverea to his farm.
lh? r^al purpose o; the practice
;de the program is to encouage
.h grow in of crops which pro
ject the soil against erosion and
uild into it a resistance to wash
The roots of grass and le
4-inits help to channel more of the
-\uter into, the soil instead of al
lowing excessive and damaging
i-un-off. The close cover over the
>uriac of the soil provided by pas
ture and hay crops also protects
the soil from the cutting effects of
heavy rains.
Farmers are encouraged to plan
pasture and hayland ? improve
ment as part of their con
servation program for 1949.
When it comes time to sign
up in the 1949 program, farmers
of Jackson county should have in
mind the land that ne.ds lime and
phosphate and the amount that will
be needed. Then with his county
orcommunity committee the farm
er can make definite plans to use
these materials and can estimate
the amount of assistance he can ob_
tain under the program.
Under the Agricultural Conser
usion, when you can have salva
tion, certainty, happiness, joy,
jeace, security here and hereafter.
Noah Numskull
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VOTES ACE COUAJTtOy
WILL A LOT OF /A1FLA*TE-C>
POLITICIAMS BE
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lE^DlP^LOMATC LAN6UA^E
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WASH//4<3TOAA, ?>.C, y
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vation Program, the farmer co
operates with the Government ?
which represents the whole peo
ple ? in carrying out conserva
tion practices which protect the
national resources against the rav
ages 6i erosion and depletion.
Through this program, the soil ?
the source of food and fiber ? is
protected and the future food and
fiber supply of the Nation is safe
guarded.
Family relations specialists for
State College Extension Service
say that one. way to insure a hap
pier heme life is to provide for a
regular family council in which
all members of the household join
once a week and d.scuss their com
mon problems.
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I O A 8
Thirty years ago today the "Cease Fire" command
ended World War I. Arid on that day we honored
those who had fallen in the service of our country.
Today, added to that honor roll are those who gave
their lives in the second great world conflict. It is
not enough this Armistice Day to honor the brave
dead of two wars by bowing our heads in prayer.
Only by each of us working assiduously to prevent
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another war ? working to build an everlasting
Peace ? can we pay them deserving tribute.
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