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'MISS ASSOCIATION
MATIONAL 6DITORIAI
THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1940
Foes Of Democracy
It has been recently said that the "three
great enemies of democracy are fear, preju
dice, and hatred." Viewing the world today
there seems little doubt that the three are
doing their part in contributing to the cha
otic state of affairs. ,
Fear, prejudice, and hatred have no abid
ing place but in the human mind. It is there
that they gnaw, and consume and destroy.
It is there that the warmth and confidence
fades; the strength of reason becomes flabby
and frail; and the tenderness and sweetness
of love becom virulent and venomous.
We have all seen both friends and enemies
ihparts have been eaten by these three
destroyers. It behooves all of us to take
stork ever so often and analyze our hearts
Wp cannot sav today we will put these human
frailities out from us forever. They come
hufV likp weeds. They must be continually
plucked out, lest they choke out the better
impulses.
Today we see not only individuals, but na
tinns suffering: from fear, prejudice and hat
red. Not by compulsion of arms will these
of democracy by conquered but by
the spiritual values alone will harmony be
restored. -
Beautification Program r Md Pmctice
If all the beautification programs that have
been talked about in this community had
reached the stage of reality, the town would
indeed be the most beautiful spot in North
(Carolina.
We mean no reflection when we make the
statement. They were inaugurated in good
faith and a sincere desire to show civic pride
in this manner.
But the programs or projects seem to reach
a certain stage of development, and they die
a natural death. They are either started
in the season when "it is not best to plant"
and the activities are postponed, or they do
not reach even that stage.
The beautification of the Greenhill ceme
tery entrance is one very striking exception
of a program that was carried through to
completion. Eadh year it is increasingly
beautiful.
"When we have an entrance into the Park"
in Haywood County has been a regular slogan
for many years. The time looks as if it has
arrived, but during these years have, we done
the best we could to get ready for that im
portant occasion?
Here and There
-By-HILDA
WAY GWYN
Editor's Note The writer of this
column is on a two-week vacation
out west, and this column was
written while on tour. fine i
expected back in Waynesville Sun
day afternoon).
Hay Fever
Hay fever days are stealing closer, and
everywhere victims of the malady are pre
paring to flee to woods and salty seas (if they
can afford it) or sit at home and sneeze out
the season once more.
But that doesn't solve the problem. Neither
Bays Botanist Roger P. Wodehouse in the cur
rent Rotarian Magazine, does a direct attack
on ragweed, chief producer of the irritating
pollen, solve it.
But there is a cure for the ragweed evil,
he writes. It is soil conservation. "Ragweed
flourishes in vacant lots where ashes, rub
bish, earth and stones have been dumped.
Jt is the booh companion of tin cans, discard
fed automobile tires, and old bedsprings."
"You see it where subsoil, earth, stones,
and clay have been dumped; it does not need
rich topsoil like most gardens. You see it
along the sides of dirt road3 where the scrap
er was drawn over to shape them in spring
time. "Where isn't there ragweed?" he asks.
"There is none deep in the city where naught
but the human animal can survive. Nor do
you find it in the gardens of the suburbs with
their nicely cut lawns, flower beds, and sh
rubbery. If you go along the park-flanked
highways, you still see none. Even far out
into the country in the uncut woods or un
broken prarie there is no ragweed."
The challenge, he believes is obvious. "Take
fever the vacant lots; remove the cans and
rubbish, and incidentally, the weeds ; level
off the ground, fertilize it. Plant grasses,
'the overseers of the soil,' and -convert the
plot into playgrounds for the children who
; risk their lives on the streets and seriously
interfere with traffic. Or use the soil for
subsistence gardens. Civic pride will grow
faster than ragweed, once it takes root,''
All of which seems to offer a solution to
the chief cause of that much dreaded season
of hay fever, which has a double advantage.
We note with interest the new Cooperative
nlAn of Enerineerinsr Education at State Col
lege whereby students may alternately work
in industry and attend claaees.
While the plan is provided for the boys wno
are trying to get an education under tine most
trying financial conditions, there are advan
tages offered in the work and study combina
tion, that the supposedly more fortunate boy
might envy.
For after all the school of experience gives
the student a priceless knowledge, that enabl
es him to apply-bis theory.
The plan will also afford industry an ideal
method of locating high-grade employees al
ready trained for a particular type of work.
The bov who is willing to work his way
through college usually takes his work pretty
seriously and has ambition to forge ahead.
Seventv-one students have applied for ad
mission to the cooperative plan, at State Col
lege, for this fall, but only 40 are to be taken
on this first year, according to Prof. Frank
F. Groseclose, director of the plan.
Juniors and seniors in the school of Engin
eerinar. under the clan, wh6 are hard pressed
for money will be allowed to attend classes
at the college for six months and then the
following six months will work in industries
allied with their study.
Several North Carolina firms already have
agreed to take part in the Cooperative pro
gram and 20 students have been assigned to
jobs beginning in September.
En route West , . . boarding the
Carolina Special in Asheville . ...
on West through the gTeat farm
lands of the middle West . . .
through industrial centers . . . the
farms seemed so gigantic in their
endless acres .. . as compared to
our mountains . . . .'with "patch
es in cultivation . . " hut as al
stretches . . . where
earth and sky meet in unbroken
lines . . . that seem to go out 10
meet eternity . . . we are restless
thpw Ho nnt cive us the calm
ness and serenity of the tucked in
protective landscapes of our na
tive hilla . . . into Chicago . . . .
across the city to our station where
we take the "City of JJenver .
over the gate to the track we
noticed a sign about "all reserva
tions made for this sailing . .
when we took the train at 6:20 . .
understood then, for we liter
ally "sailed" until we landed in Den-
vpr the next mornine at v'-tv
into the West with the speed that
pnverwi nearlv 100 miles an hour
. . but with unbelievable smooth
ness ... if you want the last word
in train accommodations we re
commend the "City of Denver. . ."
TO THE RESCUE
PeofUe
The Pure-Breds Safe
When Hitler and (his forces took possession
of the British Channel Islands on July the first
fears were expressed in America for the fu
ture of the pure breed of Jersey and Guernsey
cattle which have made the islands famous.
The American Guernsey Cattle Club and
the American Jersey Cattle Club have assur
ed dairymen and breeders that there is no
need for alarm, although the herds of both
breeds were left on the islands and are now
in the possession of the Germans.
The reason set forth by the clubs is that
while reeret may be felt for Great Britian,
there are several hundred times as many
pure-bred Jerseys and Guernseys in the Unit
ed States as there are now on the islands.
For almost a hundred years now the quality
of American-bred stock has been so high that
American-bred Jerseys and Guernseys have
been shipped regularly to all parts of the
world to start new herds with registered
bloodlines that date back many years in this
country and through their imported sires
to pedigrees more than 500 years old.
There (have been approximately 2,000,000
such Jerseys registered in the United States
and about the same number of Guernseys.
The herds in this country are said to be the
largest in the world. The records of their
bloodlines assure a continuation of the pure
strain, regardless of the fa$e of the parent
stock on the Channel Islands.
Tf kne Kpon in onprations for 4
. 1 .a.M
years . . . there nave Deen iww
streamlined trains since then on
other roads . . but we have been
told that none can surpass the
"Citv of Denver" . . . but we learn
ed later from observation that it is
typical of the magnificent scale
on which the Union Pacific does
things out here , . , it is a pioneer
in developing streamlined trains
. on the "C tv of Denver-' tnere
is nothing left undone for com
fort . .. tan painted trimmings m
soft shades . . . cedar rose uphol
stering . v . black glass and chro-
minum . . . trim ... son rugs m
blending shades . . . spotless clean
. , . the next morning we ran our
fingers over the window sill in
the dressinar room and not a sug
gestion of dust or dirt . . service of
everv description ... excellent
meals . . . (at the most reasona'
ble nrices we have ever encoun
tered on a diner) . . . observation
car . . ..radios . . . desks . . bar
and the "shack" . . . one of the
most unioue facilities . . . an au
thentic reproduction of a western
frontier shack . of the period
at the close of the Civil War
and the early "90's", . . . it has an
intricruinir atmosphere of cordiality
that marks the west . . . even, today
. the walls and ceiling are of
unfinished and unmatched pine
boards . . . flooring of old fashioned
scrub oak . . . uneven widths
walls lined with pictures of the
frontier ... old theater posters,
bills ... and notices of early days
in the West . , . all authentic
Clinton, Neb. . . . we are crossing
the Mississippi . . . dusk has fallen
. but we elue our faces to the
windows . . . to catch a glimpse of
the great river. . .
With the Soco Gap road author
ized and No. 284 under construc
tion, what in your opinion would
be the most important road pro
ject for this section from the stand
point of advantage to Haywooa
County?
Frank W. Miller "The extension
of 284 to Newport, Tenn. 1 his
would be a through route to all
points North and South. Now we
are compelled to go arouna-aooui
way to get North."
Bad Dream
The sleep of Secretary Morgenthau must
be disturbed by a nightmare in which Hitler
gets control of the world and passes a law;
declaring that our enormous stack of gold
is nothing but hay. The New Yorker.
The German army must be on a eightsee
ing tour. Wasn't it Hitler who only a year
ago declared he had no further territona
aspirations in Europe? 1
General Sherman was correct in his decla
ration that "war is Hell". And Neutrality
is no bargain, either.
An exchange tells of a pretty nurse who
Subtracts 10 beats when she counts a man's
pulse, making that much allowance for the
effect of her personality on the patient.
An astronomer tihinks our satellite, the
moon, will leave us presently, and who are we
to blame her? The neighborhood is terribly
run down.
The next mornins we are in Den
ver . . then on to Colrado springs
. two davs at the famous Broad
moor Hotel . . . . built by one of
th mininir kinps of the West .
in last copy of Life Wendell Wilkie
amon&r its manv euests you may
have seen the picture taken tnere
. everything in SDort and amuse
ment offered the guests . . ;. ice
skating . . . water sports i . . . on
lake eolf . . . everv indoor sport
. . from here a trip to Pikes
Peak . . . when we are 14,000 feet
. we do not find words to express
our thoughts . . . for as we gaze off
into the distance ... we are ever
come with the power of Him who
watches even "the fall of the spar
rows" . . . and we realize how all
things are in His keeping ,". . and
we feel very humble . . . and then
mere words cannot describe the
grandeur of the Rockies . ; . . .
returning a trip to the Cave of
Winds . . . under ground ... near
Manitou Springs ... .
Weaver McCracken "I think
the completion of 209 through to
Hot Spring."
Georee A. Brown, Jr. "The
extension of 284. which would give
complete North and South route
through Hbywood and waynes
ville for both the local people as
well as the tourists, l tninK it. is
the most important road to be con
structed for both commercial ana
tourist travel, as it gives a water
grade all the way to Newport,
Tenn.
link us up with all the Newport
Tennessee area."
E. L. Withers "I think the
continuation of 284 to Newport
Stewart
arguments for
Against an EariT
European Peace
WHY SB-rnn.,.
"negotiated r,litsi
manv nH p..::.; . wt6(
ble enough. The Swede, H
reahz.ng their own ZzH
siue
being
ger of
An tl tnT i
vu"111 ariv flflv .-..
ieace. nepntiarQfj ,
as soon n rncC;ki
However, the Svenska n,
Stockholran ne"1-
swipd
natanl
ered
newsnn.
at our state A..JT'
peciaUy well inior
w.e war Bituation, takes
tnat, at thi
junctuve, maybe the
would be rath
Pail
be::
:her inclined te
uut vi - negotiating" jf ,nM.
Kl ...a..U l
u.c wvu.u-ue meaiator wer.
6"i vue juea.
TliA..nu J .
110 rumors
me rremier franco nf c
-'"S u g-ei mmseif listened
a iiieuiaionat role. Franco
nguie lnnuentialiy jn so )
ft transflftinn Ct:i'i
oo 1113 icaaims iur faan.
peaceful spell, to enh' .v."
ish to recover from -.he ra
of their recent civil struggl,"
iiiiu-r.ngusn
True, the average Spati
anti-.ngiisn, because Job,
took Gibraltar
f away from h;;
try, back in the early
tne more enlightened Franco
less nas the sense to see tha
! it, through an unnnaW!j
down the river wouia De tne imeai, vltiuiy critain, Spain
nntlfit I know. It would give us a nominally get back "Gib" it
and enable us to really be Spain's: it'll U it.'
i. 4.o.,,i tVirnnirh tn tlm middle or Germanv's. in
west, which is heavy and gives the So its possible that F1
Florida bound visitors a Chance to rranco actually would like to
.. i .1' i-t 1. O Ui'nta AItLi. l.
come tnrougn tne ureas smDijr u':. uubi ma&es rum
Mountains National Park, then to
Piscah National Forest and out
to the South on to Augusta and on
south. Would shorten the route ents need, if they're
from Detroit to Florida from 100
to 150 miles and give a scenic high
way that could not be beat in
the country." v
Jack Messer "The road doVn
Jonathan Creek and through Wa-
terville into Tennessee. It would
cive an oulet to both North and
South from this county and sec
tion."
L. N. Davis "One of the most
important and hoped for roads in
this section is the extension oi zvi
on a water level route down the
Pigeon to Waterville that would
Jonathan Woody "I am advo
cating, and will continue to advo
cate and to preach that we have a
paved road into Newport, Tennes
see, and when we do we will dou
ble our population here in five
years."
It, L. Provost "I think the next
most important project would be to
fix all the local roads leading from
farms to markett and have them
hard-surfaced. We need to look
after home folks and their needs
more than we have."
C. N. Allen "My opinion would
be the completion of the highway
down Pigeon River to Newport,
Tennessee."
Hugh J. Sloan "To open down
Pigeon River to Tennessee."
Pass
and from its majestic
throne on Continental Divide
we view the watershed of the At
lantic and the Pacific Oceans ...
first surveyed in 1861 . . . then
Cheyenne, Wyoming to the World
famous Rodeo ... for its 44th
annual event . . . attracting people
from all over the country ... a
week of festivities . . . significant
of the West ... the town wide
open . . . joy is unconfined . . .
everybody wearing something
"Western" . . . both men and
women in ''cowboy" hats, boots, etc.
. . . the parade . . . dozens of ve
hicles from the days of the 60's
on ... covered wagons ... all au
thentic ... wagons that had cross
ed the continent . . . we wish we
had the time and space to give
. 1 l. ! . . l . . ' .
out to be a family connection of
Mrs. Harry Rotha ... married her
cousin) .. . . we did hot know there
were so many horses in the world
.-. . or such riders . . . we saw the
cowboy in his most glorified form. .
There is something about the
West that gets you . . . if you have
any red blood in your veins . . .
you feel very close to those pioneers
who came West . . . and you do
not wonder that they stayed . ". ' .
the country is hard and lonely
but rich in natural resources . . .
and masmificent in its physical
aspects ... when we think of the
great things that have been, ac
complished in the West ... in this
comparatively hew Country
if molrna 11a trotHr v -v4rr4- nkMili Mill
in detail the color of the place older settlements in the East
Sunset brought us to the Sun
Shrine . , memorial to Will Rogers
. . . on a cliff more than 8,000 feet
. . . on the spot from which Pike's
Peak was first dicovered .... a
tower of stone . . . inside contain
ing murals of life in the West ... a
bust of Will Rogers with the an
scription of that f anuhar quota
tion from him ... "I never knew a
man I did not like" . . . all day
there is a program of his favorite
music . continnonslv ... aa we
viewed the landscape spread out in
such magnificence before us . . . and
strains of "God Bless American"
. . . filled the air . . . we were filled
with a spirit of gratitude for the
country in which we live. ...
Then en route to Cheyenne . . . .
we passed dozens of silver and
gold mines . . . many abandoned
. . . many in operation . . they had
made and ruined many alike . . .
lunch at Idaho Springs ... where
gold mining was first started In
Colorado
through ' Berthoud
and renews our admiration for the
romantic mn anil vnmAit who
blazed the trails into these fron-
naa a seat oy a man wno turned America what it is todav:
at the rodeo . 20,000 wit
nessing the events ... which are
staged daily for the week . . . (we
" BOY PAGE SIR ISAAC NEWTON! ; r
seem.
j .inn otcai
probable is that he's too J
oore.
The mediator the big bel
BreDartJ
negotiate at all, is somebody 11
Sam s size.
That's what the SvoniU
bladet hints at. The state d
ment knows it and unquestio
wouia De glad to act on the
only the Svenska Dagbl;
nearly omcial enough.
Here s its tiurDort:
Britain is nearly licked bu
quite. Yet certainly John
must be sufficiently scared tJ
willing to negotiate. If. the
mans prove, across a confer
table, to be too greedy, pe
Mr. Bull will choose death it
erence to a lOOper cent sorre
but surely he'll be willing to
terms.
Hitler's Problem
Herr. Hitler is almost victorio'
but not quite. It's a safe bet
he's confident he WILL whale
British . conclusively if he's
alone to consummate the job.
But WILL he be left
Russia is crowding him liked
m the 2 Balkans. His em
semi-Dartner. Comrade S;
.
threatens his whole eastera bi
e-round. Hitler and Mussolini
with huge interests in that qua-
have been doing their best to a
that rumpus up, but it isn't
pendably hushed.
, Given time to compile his
quest of western Europe, A
clearly assumes that he can "
tn Russia, at his leisure.
chances are that he can if pi
ed with the leisure. Hire
isn't, as numerous as Statins,
nobody disputes the superior!?
its fio-ht nor ability.
The fly in the German oitti
i i,o). tha Knzis can't well M
13 VUai. vnt a
to be delayed in the task of nf
r.: nr. T?r tain DV a P '1
M.,invitp.s to the eastwaK-
bill? inuuvv . -
That might be just the sf I
weight to knock the delicate Ara
German balance cuck.
a nAinrtlv areue the l!
h time for both
lOIi I. lino " .f
to be inclined to M on
nromise if the ngnt
x . , - ,
urges it? .
Even if the scheme should
it would have onenaw ra
It would be only a te
It might last for a
maybe. Not most ;0P
state department , offi
there could be anything F
nent about it. 0.5h
xt fWo. the Svenu
bladet thinks it would be
temporary relief
AIRCRAFT PlS1
(Spartannuis
By act of Lo.t ;- ,
Wright has bnXceftiH
orary aircrau ,
which bears the num-the4;
when Orville and .jJ
flimsy
belt
MM
made four flights,
onds duration, m
machine the first to
own power. . rirviKe
Five years 'atr.ufiftv miles
sustained fligM of t
one hour and ten n"- H
Vire-inia. lire..-1iw
: 'iT nlane to
wn the Michelm pnf . this Ci
at Paris. The awara-o
orary pilot s
bright should end lj (
about the. inventor of