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"IT THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, a'E Page 2 The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor fcLRS. HILDA WAY GWYN .. Associate Editor YV. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County J1.50 Six Months, In Haywood County 76c Dne Year, Outside Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance EnUred t the port offie t Waybill. N. 0., u Brt Claaa Mail Matter, iu provided under tne Mren 1870, November 20, IK 14. Obituary notices, resolution of respect, card of tiunk. ud nil notice of enterUinmenU for profit, will be cnarfed for at the rate of on cenper word. North Carolina i 'WtSS ASSOCIATION) THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1940 A Liberal People The citizens of this community are a lib eral people. Seldom does a worthy "call come for funds, but what this county "goes over the top." Last fall when the Germans invaded Po land, a call was made for money. Local pock etbooks were opened wide and a hearty and immediate response was made. Several weeks ago the national Red Cross asked for $300 to aid war-torn France, Nor way and Belgium. Again the purse strings of the community were loosened, and more than the quota sought sent to the needy. A second call from the Red Cross for more funds to meet increasing calls is being met. Early spring the community was called upon for $1,800 for band uniforms. Almost overnight the cash was handed to the com mittee. A few months prior a call for band instruments was instantly met by the con stant and loyal givers. The Chamber of Commerce drive for funds met a responsive chord. The Boy Scout movement has been well supported, as have other things, such as the sale of Christmas seals for the fight against tuberculosis and the cripple children's Work at Easter. - Truly, we are a liberal people. It is a joy to help. It is a misfortune to have to be helped. A Lot Of Luck Haywood's fine record of no fatal traffic accidents during the first four months of 1940, seems to 'have come to an abrupt and sad end during May. During the first four months of 1940, North Carolina had a total of 231 deaths from traf fic charged against her. The amazing thing about this number was that 80 were pedes trians, seven on bicycles, 18 from trains and 126 from vehicles. The number of pedestrians killed was two thirds the number of those killed by all ve hicles. This would indicate that both drivers and pedestrians are too careless on the high- ways. But such cold facts as these mean little or nothing to the average reader, or even to the pedestrian or driver. What we need most is stricter enforcement of traffic laws, and fewer violations by those who are paid to see that the laws are carried out. When traffic officers ignore every rule of common-sense safety, it is no wonder that the average driver goes like the wind on either side of the road he chooses and it is noth ing short of a miracle that in four months only 231 were killed and not 2,310. ' Not Guilty We Hope He's Right "Relations between Mexico and the United States never have been more friendly than they are at present," recently declared Am bassador Josephus Daniels, who is now home on a visit. Mr. Daniels predicts that any attempt against sovereignty of any nation in this hemisphere would mean that all the 21 Amer ican republics would "find ways to stop it." This applies also to any movement to under mine the solidarity either by conquest or by! "fifth column" activities, according to Mr,, Daniels. The situation is quite different than that of the World war. At that time the Mexican president, Carranza, was regarded as pro German. It will be recalled that there was some kind of a publication in which the Ger man foreign minister promised to return to Mexico the states of Texas, California and New Mexico in event of a German victory. Now, from reports, Mexico wishes as much as the United States to safeguard our rela tions and be free from European entangle ments. Which is another encouraging sign of the deepening of the ties of the people of the Western hemisphere, which may some day, in fact not in the too distant future, prove of vital importance to this country and to every other country on this side of the globe. Here and There -By-HILDA WAY GWYN Sneeze Power Being a victim of hay fever, we felt from years of experience we knew everything there was to know about sneezing, but it was not until recently that we knew the expulsion of the air was at the rate of 150 feet per second, or about two miles a minute. Not that we doubt this for a moment, for we have never had the inclination, or the ap paratus to measure the speed, even if the average hay fever sneeze could have been controlled long enough to get it harnessed. The scientist, who seemingly knows his sneezes, describes it as follows: "The thoax (chest) is 'first filled with air by a deep inspiration. The glottis (mouth of windpipe) is then closed. When a sufficiently high intrapulmonic (lung) pressure is at tained, the glottis opens and the sudden change in pressure causes a forcible expulsion of air." There is more of it, likewise just as techni cal, leading to the revelation that the "muzzle velocity" of that air expulsion (popularly known as a sneeze) is 150 feet a second. It tends to give the fellow with a cold a consid erable respect for the evil potency of his germinous expulsion. Thus, a little whiff of ragweed sets into motion the process of a sneeze, or the irritat ing expulsion of air at two miles a minute ker-choo! An event that has grown out of the current European conflict has aroused our sympathy for both sides . , . is the action of King Leopold, of Belgium . . . who gave up, before he even tried to fight . . . his people have disowned him and have said that his order was "without legal validity and does not bind the country" , . . how do we know . , . to judge him from the sidelines of a democracy ? . . . we cannot . . . of course . . . im agine the President of the United States giving up until the last ditch was crossed and the last bit of ammunition was fired . . . but we do not know how we would feel under a different form of govern ment ... the king no doubt had been suffering for months over the darkness of the future ... he had seen destruction and desecration of life ... property . . . culture and material wealth . . . destroyed over night ... we cannot find it in our hearts ... to judge him as harshly as his own people have . . . he was bound to know it was only a matter of time . . . until his country would fall in face of Hitler's ruthless methods . . . and it now makes the 6th nation to go down before this fury . . . some how it does not seem to us cow ardice , . . but consideration of his people. rditain' HOUR OF PERIL i in wmmmtmmmmiMiyti i I i 1 1 Nil" ' tf "m JkaW W Vteu. JiL W ,J Good Losers The man who loses out in a fight and can take it with a smile has always won the ad miration of both opponents and supporters. In the recent primary in this county, the men who lost in the balloting met their de feat in such fine spirit that it has made friends for them, perhaps for another election. There seems to be none of that rankling backwash that sometimes follows a heated contest, and no one will disagree as to the fact that the recent primary was not a first class political battle. Eating in a cafeteria . . . provid- vided you like people . . . can be very fascinating , . . that is if you live away from crowds . . . and do not have to eat regularly in such noisy places . . . are not m a hurry . . . and your nerves are in a calm state . . , belonging to the army of women who eat lunch, at home as a rule ... eating occa sionally in a cafeteria is a novelty . . . and can be an adventure, if you lend your mind to observe what is about you ... recently we had a perfectly swell time . , . watching people ... we were not rushed . . . we had gone to Asheville with friends . . . soon we began to ap praise everything within our ' vi sion . . , isn't it simply amazing how intent people are about food . . . and watching them make their selections as they passed by the serving tables of a cafeteria also has its points of interest and amusement . . . how hard it seems to be for some to decide what what they want . . while in con trast the business man or woman . with habit strong of quick de cision . . , goes along with an air of definite purpose. ... Voice ojf Ihe PeofUa Do you think that daylight sav ing time would be an advantage to this community? But the most amusing is the small child . : who is simply over come with the sight of so much : food . . . and whose eyes will inva riably be bigger than his stomach . on this particular day ... in question we saw an illustration . and later heard the mother griping about the uneaten food ,' which she had paid for . . . but Junior was merely having one of his first lessons in meeting "what the world has to offer" . . . with balance of judgment yet to mature , . . there was an out of town fam ily group ... mother, father, three children . ... two girls and one boy . . , they were evidently on a spree . , . . a holiday in the city . . . they had enough food to feed an or phanage . . . and how they did enjoy it . . , then we observed the careful woman ' . . who was living on a strict budget . . . just so much for lunch ... then a boy and girl in the late teens . . . he insisted on her taking something of every item down the line . . . two women . . , we wondered if they were lunching out . just to get away from home . .... they were making such a festive and social occasion of eating. . . We were shocked to learn recently that seventy North Carolina jails are on the "con demned list of the U. S. Department of Jus tice Bureau of Prisons," according to W. C. Ezell, director of institutions and corrections of the State Department of Welfare. We are glad to say that Haywood County is not guilty. We are glad that our county commissioners have provided a decent place in which to keep our prisoners, and we are gratified to have the jail kept in the immac ulate order in which it is today, A visit to the jail, to its cells and kitchen, can rea8sure any citizen that the offenders of the law have clean and decent lodgings and that they are well treated. However, we do deplore one fact, that is, that the third floor of the courthouse is en tirely too popular. We regret the number of citizens who are guests from time to time of the county. Commencement Speakers This year there was no commencement speaker at the Waynesville Township High School, but instead members of the graduat ing class gave talks. We notice the custom ha3 been taken up in other towns of the state. The idea lhas some fine points. It gives the student a chance to discuss the outlook on the world he is to enter. While adults know that he may not see the picture in its entirety, as only experience and time can give a wide and clear vision, it gives the student an opportunity to "take the first step alone." However, we hope that the North Carolina schools will not get so enthusiastic in their desire to get away from the prosaic com mencement which they might consider a bit dull with a "windy" speaker, that they will resort to the plan of the Purcell High School in Oklahoma. The students elected to stage an American dance pageant. While papas and mamas beamed, they made merry around an Indian campfire, gy rated through the Virginia reel, waltzes, square dances, the Charleston, and, as a great finale, staged an authentic exhibition of the jitterbug. As we looked over the general human mixture ... . and then the out lay of food . . . we thought . why here is a real picture taken directly from life , , . the food representing what we may have of life . . i and there were the peo ple with their different wants and tastes ... if only we could vision what is spread out for us in life as easily aa we see the array of food ... for whether we have eyes to see or not . . . it is there for us to chose from . . . . the big . . the little things of life . . that make up living . . . there is greed ; . . with its closed tight fingers . ... , some times cheating self In trying to hold fast to things 4 that someday may be worthless . , . there is fame ... there is play . . . . glamor . . . contentment . happiness . . . gaity . . . frivolity . . . selfishness . . . and on we might go . . , and from these dishes . . we must choose . . . so often we do not nave the wisdom to take a well balanced meal . . . we get in digestion ... we have all had it : . . sometimes touches , . . and sometimes acute cases . . . we see people every day who can't digest lite . . . or take it . . . yet had they chosen more wisely from what was offered . . . they would be spiritually nourished . . . and fit to take on "the next meal." . . . It is interesting to see the !n- Clyde H. RAY, Jr. "Yes, be cause we can get more done in the early morning and are fresher for work." Dr. O. T. Alexander-"I doubt if the people in our community would change their habits." Mrs. Noble Garrett "Speaking from a personal viewpoint, I don't think it would be any advantage." Mrs. J. F, DeLacy "I feel that it would be a form of economy worth practicing in the communi ty.". Ben Colkitt "No, 1 do not think it would be an advantage because of the location of Waynesville. The relation of the community's loca- would be any advantage." tion in Eastern Standard Time and its closeness to Central time areas makes the change unnecessary or rather I feel we are already enjoy ing the advantages without making a change in time. Dr. J. W.McKay "Yes, I think it would be an advantage. We would save on electricty and would have the advantage of extra work accomplished." G. C. Ferguson "I hardly think in this community it would make any difference." Jonathan Woody "I dont be lieve so, because we live almost at the western border of the division of time. I think it is fine that we have Eastern Time, but owing to our geographical location I don't think that day light saving time YOU'RE TELLING ME! -By WILLIAM RETT Central Press Writer MAN IS the most generous of creatures. He goes to a lot of trouble staging a picnic, of which the ants get the greatest benefit .! . I I Black snakes, we read, chase roaches out of a house. But, asks Zadok Dumbkopf, will they do the same about relatives? I I ! What became of that kid who knew all the answers In school? Oh, he was on a radio quiz pro gram last night and flopped terribly. : ! ! ! A person, opines old Grand- S appy Jenkins, shoulld always sten to both sides of an argu ment. That's why, says G. J., nature has given us two ears. '" ! l' : London is so full of royal refugees these days that, no doubt, when a commoner goes by everyone just naturally stops and stares. ' I ' ! ' 1 Junior now wants to know if thl9 Trojan horse he has been reading about actually neighs with a foreign accent, t ; ; A bear's fur and its claws are always the same color, accord ing1 to a noted zoologist. We don't know about that but, to gether, they do represent a lot of wear and tear. CLIPPINGS NO PLACE TO FIND JOBS Unfortunately, quite a large number of high school graduates will not be able to-finance their way through college. But, as Frank Graham said in an address in this county recently, there is no reason why those youths should not get ahead in this world. He suggested that they keep company with the books in the local libraries, assur ing them that many hundreds of young men and women would have been better off had they never at tended college. Now that the doors are closing on thousands of graduates in this creasing number of persons whose families located in Haywood Coun ty jn its early days ... some before it was cut from Buncombe .-i . come back to trace their ancestry . . . in many cases the ancestor felt the lure of the West and pushed on to ward the Pacific . .-.their descend ants trek back East to follow the trails .... . . and find the missing links and dates of those journeys made so long ago . . . last week Dr. Merle Randell, of the Department of Chemistry of the University of California . . . called on us . . . his ancestor was John MacFarland, who "bought 640 acres of land on Jonathan Creek from John Stroth ers in 1799 . . . he was one of those who attended the first organized court of the county held at the home of John Howell ... we were sorry we could not help him we once tried to find some of the descendants of this same MacFar land ... Dr. Randall had the his tory complete after 1815 . . . but a few years after his ancestor left Haywood are disconnected . . . Dr. Randall was en route to Washing ton, having recently been appoint ed by the president on his new defense committee. state, it is quite appropriate to point out a few suggestions that time and experience will, no doubt, prove of value. The young man will do well to think that he'll not find a job sitting around the cool drink parlor hour after hour. The young man and the young girl graduate will do well to stop and think that they are fast reaching a turning point in life, that there are other I things to think about beside the dance, the good time and the idea that the world owes everyone a liv ing. It is safe to say that the boy who works in the family garden all day long will find a job quicker than the smart little fellow who crouches with propped feet in the soda booth. It is safe to say that the young girl who goes to the aid of a tired mother in the kitchen will find her place in the world quicker, certainly with a degree of assurance for the future, than the little flapper or jitterbug who romps the dance floors all over the end of a big state. The graduate should realize that the taxpayer has completed the job the best he could, that, now he or she should set about to clear that debt by becoming self-supporting and by contributing to the sum to tal of the blessings enjoyed by the common society. There is no cause to be disheart ened over an humble beginning. The most disheartening thing about it all is the indifference expressed by some youth in even making a beginning of any kind. The Wil liamston Enterprise. Stewart Say Uncle Sam s,tu . Pan America Pref J ffw A feaaflafiTfmfllillri rfttWffi Josephus Daniels PAY TEACHERS ENOUGH So much has been said about the poor pay accorded the teachers of North Carolina that it has become more or less a mooted subject in the press, but the following, which is picked tip from the Research Bulletin of the National Educa tional association, injects some thing new into the much-discussed ByCHAELESP.STEffJ Central Press caSS Isfied with evidence, Ameriraa' Hot., 01 democratic no matter",? pens in Europe. All advfc capitals of tho u. uulern . 'eel ujy erty-loviaj ments in Part of ti, world tig, strengtiaJ ucce,J Keep totati anism f gairung i hold la hemisphere. XI there' try concerning which Washy most confidentially, haTbJ W"1' micoay, u 3 Mexico. gressman Martin Dies, for stance, has sugeested rh.t American propaganda is dJ Miolv n.BITnlnitt 1 I v"; ic.tiicin, just Deiow toe ; However. Josephus Daniels, ambassador in Mexico Qt probably is as good a juJ vsuugicsaiuaii ums, says tt The ambassador, temporaril? ;from his post on a visit hood ! ports that, while there's a MeJ Communistic party, it isn't jtl ana mat wazi-ism is unpopuiJ me repuoiic. furuiermore, mentions that, if the Dies conJ tee knows anything more of li tarian plotting on Mexico's M the border than the Mexican ' ernment knows, the latter tori ment will be glad to be aJ ened. This doesn't sound pari lany undemocratic so far u jlco is concerned. ' Of course, Yankee-Mexicu (tlons have been somewhat itnj by the oil controversy, hat doesn't in the least linplj Mexico is totalitarian. Emphatically Neutral Argentina, Uruguay and Pi ma have been quicker than U Sam has been to resent owi disregard of American neutnl 1 They were prompt to take ofi at the landing of British French marines in the Dutch I Indies. We were disposed to 4 at it. They are almost more tral than we are. They're so tral that they verge on being ing to fight for neutrality. They're for Pan-American 'darity. anyhow. If It does tai be fought for, Uncle Sam wit to do the fightingnot the Americas in their entirety. they're in favor of it, ! Germany's quite strong South American east coast A pie of Brazil's southern states nearly wholly German, meyo to Nazify the entire country. the very fact that they're so Seated makes the rest or hate them. And the antt greatly predominate throra the country elsewhere. Italians are thick in Arget! The newspaper with the Hi Argentine circulation isanM language daily La raira Tfnlinnl nf Buenos Aires. 8 country's so violently ixM4 .that I've seen anu-ifascm there, in which hunareo killed. I had to hunt my ! eolf ' Tho t. of in. American west i hoon'f m mnnv flermaM, M ! or any Russians, to speaK l Thit there they're ainuu , I TgnnnuD Thpir reasoning If ' what ours used to 1 w'fl were cursing unenuu Inhnr" i Onlv. now. they discuss . ,aii a cheats (Jetting Practical Mo urhnla hinJ3 this: It's simmering down to ucauiy. ,t j m.. -Vg SOUtl United States, hate theu-fl i n snurt, wo.w ---- niKi hemisphere. i T.Von Individually, .1 have been theoreUcaUyl collectively. If we can gH a union?. su hi "Teacning snuu r--m .ftot vnune persons ' chest nersonai ".'. - o qualifications, to noia i - rinning witn '.. .j-j continue to L j throueh experience, at 4-ii4tr To permit those ." ; ching to live w. the actualisun ; , surate wim ".. to youth and to : 'To provide sy' ".-jr e incapacitateay ivy uiojr teachi: and tl mensurate ties "1 those abil ing way for a nf teachers porter. tinrU rope may tt S-1 J rubber supply.,'"; men. plan ;r suppi- vgsrel ofAgricultureJ in to increase .r hert the Western in I' I
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