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Ruses Of
Sufficient
e Soldiers
i Wd save ran, -
d States from a
ack N'orth Carolina
i'cted this week.
'e?ate-o'wned and op
. a ..., tho larerest
, ihool bus fleet W
fouli be mou""u
to move 200,000 men
L;rions. And even
L , If mechanized war
t authorities agree it's
j.jea to "git 'a
fetestmen.
1,0,000 men by school
Jj:eI1j wno rau"cu
000 Paris taxicaps auu
a division of troops
i riAn men into the
k,! nf the Marne.
Lis was badly threat-
the world war, ene
an army to the front
said Lloyd Griffin,
the State School com
'ansportation is al-
fcportant item in war.
I id transport troops iu
poir.t on short-notice
rth Carolina has a
fleet 4,P!)0 school bus-
f carrying 40 men to
army of 200,000 could
:ed to any given point
w hours notice neces
i i tt
inbe tn? ouses.
i, North Carolina bus-
fcsmpanv a troop rrain
larts, and all tools nec-
Iniinor repairs.
ih Carolina eystem
friiliarly adapted to the
k of transporting
In said, because It is
fcte-owned and operated
ystem in the country,
control would enable
ition on short notice.
few States operated
le" than North Caro-
perates more buses and
lie state transported to
schools last year.
IS in regular service
traveled 24,085-
fcn 75.000 miles of bus
...4 ,.:u
jcai uie ami; win 7 .
190 buses. These, with operation, ther have been 10 la-
vehicles ready for use tahties, and there have been nono
lajor break-downs, glvei since November, 1938.
.990. ! This safetv record has been
Carolina not only trans-' marked up despite the fact that
children to the schools most oi tne anvers are nign stum.
tc," Griffiin said, "but students. In a time of emergency,
this phase of school' when all able-bodied men are need
a much less average 1 ed elsewhere, the high school boys
X. 4. 1 vAtil1 rlrivp troons in th front fust
tacn cmiu trans- -vv --- ,7 r .
as easily as tney now arive scnoui
children.
"The experience record kept dur
ing the last 20 years of school bus
operation in North Carolina, show
conclusively that student drivers
have proved dependable and effi
cient," Griffin said. They have
than adult
THE WAYNESYILLE MOUNTAINEER
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Mayor LaGuardia and Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, have
some fun in the stage store set up in New York by the mayor and directed
by the mayor, showing 2,200 grocers and citizens how the federal food
stamp plan works. The mayor Is trying to sell Mr. Wallace, who insti
tuted the food stamp idea, some corn on the stamp plan.
New Patent Granted Every Eight
Minutes; Over 20,000 During 1940
. '
Boston Centered in the mantel
mirror is a "Willkie for President"
sticker; on the table, a patrolman's
nightstick with a flashlight in the
free end; an amazing contraption
of rollers to exercise "World's Fair
feet;" a doodad that looks like a
garden dibble but turns out to be
an alarm clock.
That's the room of Albert G.
Burns of Alameda, Calif., "the
Nation's Gadget Chief," and head
thinker-upper of all the inventors
of America. President of the In
ventors of America, he's here to set
up the annual show of that orga
nintinn. Root. 10-13. in the hotel,
and to preview the inventions of lo-j
cal talent. No dimple-making ma-
he pointed out total
system wns S2 504 .
kbout. Jfi on o v,m;i TVi
v t,
pares with the national
about S19 nrr rmnil.
f eing both mammoth
pica!, the state's bus
an mviaU.. oof. J Detter saiety recoras
le seven years of state drivers."
iU'RE TELLING ME!
! I'hinps in vet. he savs
While a visitor might take with
a slight measure of reserve claims
fur items as a nlane which will re
main in suspension; light, heat and
power from a sea wave transfor
mer? mchaniciil naner hanirer
and rain-makers which have not
solved the problem of how to shut
otf the rain, "Chief" Burns holds
that the next four or five years will
nnfnld the wonders of the world.
Speaking on "Ideas Are More
Important Than Cash." The world
is not going to the bowwows, he con
tends. His proof of that assertion
is than an analysis of depression
periods' .in this country shows that
a preponderance of ideas, such as
the record of an invention every
eight minutes in July, or 20,981
I patents issued in the hrst six
months of this year, is an unmis
takable signal (lag of industrial
ritv is months ahead, regard
less of wars or political campaigns.
That holds, he says for can open
crs '137' patents on can openers
and not a good ono yet." And no
body has solved the Saturday night
ring on the bathtub. And there
hasn't been a new basic invention
in the past 'decade."
Kiirhtv ner Cent of all the inven
tions in the world are by Ameri-j
cans, who have rolled up a total of ,
ponnnnt) nutnnts in the 10.'5 years
of numbering in the United States:
Patent (HUce; 15 per cent of to-
day's crop, he; says, come 110m
women .
Schedule Of
Home Club Meets
For September
The demonstration for the month
of September in the home demon
stration clubs of the county will
be on "Food Conservation and Can
ning Contests," according to Miss
Mary Margaret Smith, county
nome agent.
The schedule of meetings for the
month will be as follows: Beaver
dam club will meet at Camp Lau
rel at 10:30 on Tuesday morning,
September the 3rd; Allen Creek
club will meet with Mrs. Jule Al
len at 2 o'clock on Wednesday the
4th; the Dellwood club will meet
with Mrs. Crews Moody at 2 o'clock
on Thursday the 6th.
Jonathan Creek club with Mrs.
C V. Howell at 2 o'clock on Fri
day the 6th; Morning Sir club
will meet with Mrs. Jim Allen at
2 o'clock on Monday the 9th; Maple
Grove club will meet with Mrs.
James Noland at 2 o'clock on Tues
day the 10th.
The Francis Cove club with Mrs.
W. K. Boone at 2 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon the 11th; Fines
Creek club with Mrs. D. R. Noland,
at 11 o'clock on Thursday the 12th;
Iron Duff club with Mrs. Glenn
Tate at 2 o'clock on Friday the
13th: Rock Spring club with Mrs.
Gay Kradshaw at 2 o'clock 011
Tuesday the 17th.
The Rethel club will meet with
Mrs. I. A. McLain at 2 o'clock on
Wednesday the 18th; the Maggie
club will meet on Thursday the
ISth. with the nlace of nieptiiiir to
be named later; Crabtree club at
the school house at 2 o'clock on,
Friday the 20th; the Cecil club on
Wednesday the 24th, with place to'
be named later; West Canton club
with Mrs. W. W. Lowe, at 2 o'clock
The Roosevelt Smile Is Catching
V V f '-A Ax-- V '
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A plctur of informality. President Roosevelt (right) and Secretary of
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace, Democratic vice presidential nominee,
are shown in their shirt sleeves as mey greeu-u wuim n m-i..v . - - -gathered
at Hyde Park, N. Y. Wallace seems to have equalled his thief in
the width of his smile.
Fines Crock FFA Hoys
Won Federation Award
The Fines Creek chapter of the
Future Farmers of American was
awarded the first prize of two dol
lars for having the largest number
of members present at the Farm
ers Federation picnic held on Sat
urday at Swatinanoa. Transpor
tation for the group was furnished
by Hubert Ducket I and H. G.
O'Brien.
Those attending the picnic were:
Buddy Rogers, Boyd Thompson,
on Thursday the 2th; Junaluska
club on Friday the 27th, with place
to be named at a later date.
Tom Ivirkpatriek, Louis Kirk, Paul
I.ovett, Kay West, William Jus
tice, Y oiler Coward, N. L. Green,
Paul McShay. Sikes Ledford, M.
l Green, John Lovott, Charles
Green, Junior McShay, James
Rogers, Paul Kirk, Jack Mosser,
George .Boston. Clyde Self, Mark
I Kirkpatriek, Lee McSaba.
t Tom Ferguson, Yoder Mosser,
Mack Bradley, Jimmy Mosser.
1 Kieves Ferguson, Harold Green,
'Junior Hunter, Yarnal Swnnger,
1 Glen Jenkins, Sam Green, June
Kathliono, N. t'. James, Alvin
Baylies. Ilobert Duckelt, and 11.
1 tJ. O'Brien.
Sentelle-Huggins
Reunion To Be
Held At Bethel
The Sontelle-Huggins annual re
union will be held at the Bethel
Baptist church at Woodrow on
Sunday, September the 8th, ac
cording to an announcement by
Horace Sentelle, who is in charge
of arrangements.
Sunday school will open the
reunion at 9:30 and will be con
ducted by R, E. Sentelle, superin
tendent. The sermon at 10:30 will
be delivered by the Rev. Tho.
Erwin, pastor. At 11:30 Rev. M.
A. Huggins, of Raleigh, will make
the main address of the day fol
lowed by music by the Huggins
family quartet.
At noon lunch will be served pic
nic fashion on the grounds. At the
re-assemble period Trof. R.E. Sen
telle will conduct the devotional
exercises.
Other features of the program
will include, talks by Rev. R. P.
McCracken, Jack Messer, W. G.
Ilyers, Roy Huggins, of Hender
sonville, and members of the Sen-lelle-Huggins
family; and special
musical selections by members of
the two families.
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OBITUARY
In memory of Jesse Allen Rich,
who ilied one year ago today, Aug.
27, 11)10. His chair is vacant by
our tire, his voice we loved is still
ed. And though our hearts are
deep in grief it was tho Master's
will. Father, mother, sisters and
brothers.
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Bv WILLIAM RITX-
Central Press Writer
AMERICA, accord-
radio, report bv South
jtws, Is having a heat
an this, a publicity
Iflr-old Ohlnan ha
io'ting his 64-year-old
('" like helping the
'titration get a start
' ' '
" Farley, the big
t the head of the
jk Dumbkopf wonders
nke pitchers would
rn a special delivery,
i ' ..!.
(fig from his third case
vy of the season
Jrr'-irx, savs what
this country needs Is a Society
for the Prevention of Picnics,
. ! ! !
A Canadian By called the
"punkie" can crawl through the
heaviest of woolen blankets.
But who uses blankets during
the By season? -
Another Parisian clothes de
signer has fled Paris for New
York. "The United States, It ap
pears, has become the most pop
ular stylo In nations,
v.'.--'.!. !' '!."..
Grandpappy Jenkins says a
Sunday driver is a motorist who
insists on having the right of
way if it leads smack, dab into
the emergency ward of a hos
pital. ...'.-,'..
l'LOT (iKTS TOO
THICK 1 OR HERO
MEMPHIS Tenn. A lightning
storm short-circuited a theater's
power system. As the movie f aded
from the screen, the hero s voice
shouted through the darkness:
'Hey! What is this?"
PAYS 25 TO GAIN
RICHMOND, Ind. An unsigned ;
printed mote came to the beeona
National Bank with a $20 bill and
a five dollar bill. The note read :
"Received $25 too much change
back either in November of De
cember, 1937, from either second
or third window from front along
west." ''''
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Despite the demand of recent times wherein a man might
well reason that personal welfare and self and family ere
of first importance, the rank and file of labor has stood
firm for the -welfare of the people. To this courage and
manifestation of character this organization welcomes tne
opportunity this year of paying a sincere tribute to laoor.
Royle-PiUiingtori Co.
HAZELWOOD, N. C.
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Wear Leather for Health
"Junaluska Cut Soles Make Walking Easy"
Industry
' Greetings from
Haywood's Oldest
A C. LAWRENCE LEATHER CO.
ENGLAND-WALTON DIVISION
Junaluska Tannery Hazelwood
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