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Page 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10. The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street ' ' Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina 0 Tk County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS - , Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Buss and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year. In Havwood Countv . , Six Months, In Haywood County ..11.50 . 76c 2.00 One Year, Outside Haywood County Ail Subscriptions Payable in Advance Entered at the poet office at Wayntarllle, H. 0., u Second Clue Mall Matter, ee prorided under the Act ol March S, 119, Morember 10, 11. Obituary notice, resolution of reepect, carda of tbanka, and all notice of entertainmenta for profit, will be charged for at the rate of one cent per word. .7. Tl ' PBIM ASSOC1A1 lUNiJ) NATIONAL 6DITORIAI ASSOCIATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1940 Congratulations Again Last week we extended our congratula tions to the farm agents and the citizens of Haywood County on their idea of staging a livestock show. This week we want to add congratulations on the merit of the realiza tion of the show. The exhibits and the general cooperation in the one day showing were beyond the ex pectations of the most 'hopeful of the sponsors. The cooperation of the cattlemen in the county was all that could have been desired, and the keen interest shown by the public in general proved beyond doubt what the place the people of the county give to the impor tance of fine cattle as an industry. It was also encouraging to see such a large number of young farmers and even those still in school, wiho are actively engaged in live . stock projects in connection with their agri cultural studies. Training For Jobs " The recent launching of the national de fense program has brought home some startl- ing discrepancies in our educational systems. Locally it should make us appreciate the ef forts that are being made now in the Dis trict schools along the lines of vocational guidance, for there is a close connection. Last year there were a million high school graduates. Two thirds of them were pre pared to go to college, but only one half of the two thirds who were prepared went to college. More than two-thirds of all those who graduated did not go to college. Moreover a majority of those who did not go to college were prepared for higher train ing but for nothing else. Now with surveys being made of the needs of industry by the Defense Commission, the truth has come to light in a manner not here tofore known. There are too many jobless young people, who either through lack of proper guidance or lack of foresight and am bition on their part, or misdirected energy are not fitted for any practical work. They are untrained now for the jobs that are ppening The American Youth Commission figures that at least four million young men and wo men are out of school in need of jobs, totally unemployed ; that there are another million or so marking time in part time jobs, in schools or on farms. But there are not many techni cal school graduates among this group that .could not find jobs. it has been sltiown that even in the deepest 3ays of the depression, nine out of every ten . graduates who were trained for some special . line, went to work when they came out of .school. ' :' r , .'.;., '.'' Fire Season The state forest service has sent out its annual warn in c to all countips in North Caro lina through their county wardens on the regulations and precautions governing con trol of forest nres. Warden Mark Hannah through the pages of the Mountaineer last week gave in detail , the precautions that landowners should take, as well as those traveling about, and forms of carelessness in general that have brought destruction to our forests in the past. We recall the fires of last fall that burned over so many acres in the Plott Balsam sec tion. It will take many years for the vege tation to return to its condition prior to the time the raging fires swept through it. We read with horror of the fires that spread in London from a German bomb, yet a care less smoker in this country, will toss away a half burned lighted cigarette, on a roadside vwitih leaves blowing in all directions, with ap parently no thought of the possible resul of his action. The roll of the firefighter is now in the limelight as never before in the history of man. with modern methods of warfare, the fireman now has a major role of military importance, as he often represents the "first line of defense." A Knock At Carnivals J. his newspaper is yet to hear a single word of criticism of the livestock show Everything has been of the highest praise, and rightly so. The show was staged successfully without the ballyhoo of a carnival or the usual show features that one naturally thinks is a part or a county fair. We seriously question whether or not a county fair with, its carnivals would have drawn more people than the livestock show. This newspaper believes the livestock show proved that such events can be staged suc cessfully as an educational event and with out carnivals and side attractions that only tend to distract from the main purpose. Another noticeable thing about the live stock show, as pointed out in another edito torial on this page, was the lack of the usual "riff-raff that would flock only to such events when a carnival is in progress. You A re R ight, Jiicge Last week Judge John Norwood, of the Federal Trade Commission, of Dashington, D. C, as a guest columnist in this paper pre sented the need for more markers or pointers irTthia section. We agree with the Judge, they are greatly needed. As the number of tourists in this section annually increases, and are no longer per sonally guided to spots of interest as in the early days, there is the necessity for infor mation and direction along the wav. As the Judge suggested it is very disap pointing to climb to the top of some outstand ing peak in this" vicinity and have nothing to read or direct one upon arrival. He was also correct when he spoke of the personal attitude one has in visiting points of interest provided one can learn something of them. If we are to take care of the increased thousands who are to visit this section, we must gradually get ready for them, and we win nave to learn from other sections how to do. From areas that have pioneered in the tourist business, and who know how it should De done, we must seek instructions. Bring the question home to yourself, if tnere is a place of interest in a community in which you are traveline and unon viaitinor it you find all the desired information on a marker, you are much more impressed than visiting a spot unmarked. Here and There -By-HILDA WAY GWYN "THRFE LIGHTS FROM A MATCH" T Though days have passed since Company "H" of the National Guard left town . . , the memory of the departure from the station has lingered with us . . . for deep in every person -i . . whether thev say much about it or not . . . is respect for the man who put 'him self; in the front line of defense . . If the defense of our nation is to be held . . . it will take also l-e courage and support of the folks back at home as well ... as the men who have just left ; . On that bunday morning . . there was so much left unsaid . . with ihe crowd that came so early in the morning to wish the boys . V . a "happy return" . . . for there was in everybody's mind . . . the same thought . . . It is just a vear. we are told . . . but what after that? . will they come home, or will iney be sent on for active duty , . . we saw one mother kiss her son good-bye . . . somebodv veiled for ine Doy to cry in his hat . . and he came back with . . . "I have al ready . .'. and filled it three times" and he said it with a laree smile , . . but there was susni- cious moisture about his eyes . . he released his mother from a good-bye embrace ... then we saw a youngster ... he couldn't have been over five ... who had come to tell his "big brother" good-bye , and n was so very hard to part with him . . but he tried to be brave . , as his brother and his mother were ... but we wont soon forget his look of adoration and regret . .' . as the train Dulled out. w r x J h ALUAKCE I I I Lmil J m. i inj iina .. i Stewart Says -nod of Prosperi Forseen for iBJ AsUncleSamPrep,! Voice oIj rflte People Since this in National NewsDSDer vertisea in this naDer. I eninv Week, the editors of The Mountain- nfaking an effort to set them up eer thought it would be fitting to and improve my work." . : . l - .... or r ' gel expressions irum me iau lur We hear so much about the crude and abominable manners of the youth of today . . , how they selfish ly run rough shod over everything n Slffht . . . iUst merelv thinkinc or themselves . . . so it is with pleasure that we tell vou of an in cident that came under our obser vation at the livestock show last week . . . a eroun of Bethel airricul. turai boys had inspected the new cnapter house of the FFA boys . at the hisrh school . . thv huA left the building and were traveling over the newly laid walk ... one boy inadvertently side stepped over beyond the walk . . . the ground looked as if it might have been spaded up for some purpose . someone in the crowd called out at once . ..... , "Get off ther . they may have something nlanted there" . . . it is a pleasure to know boys who respect public property in tnat manner . , . we at once aske dthem what school thev at tended; . . . this week's column. The question put to everyone on the force: WHAT DO YOU LIKE BEST ABOUT NEWSPAPER WORK? Thinking Ahead For vears we lhave heard each smim? that we 1 must have some new postcards of this immediate section, but that it is a little late to take the matter up for the current season.' Each year it becomes more important to have attractive postcards, as the number of people who stop not merely for one night, but also the growing number who stop only for gas and to mail a postcard. 1 It will not be long before the leaves are gone and Mother Nature has donned her bleak winter garments. In the latter season the mountains may have a certain charm, but we all like them in the time of full leaf, and it is certainly then that we wish to publicize the section to the outside world. We call attention to the Chamber of Com merce that this business of postcards is an it i ii i.i . .i urgent step ior me iau miner man egret the matter next summer. Brevard Editor Agrees - The editor of The Transylvania Times, Brevard, in his personal editorial column this past week, made the following comment: "By The Mountaineer I see that there is a feeling of disgust over a malady, infection, or maybe it was a scourge, of carnival-ites lousy shows the hometown paper there says, and dra'ined the pocketbooks of hundreds, stole from many more, and withal left a dirty brown taste in most everyone's mouth . it usually happens . . . has happened here . . . and I'm glad to have another newspaper back ing The Times idea of where such outfits should be well, rather hot climate." Minnesota surgeon is considering the pos sibility of removing human vanity by means of an operation. Removal of big heads would be a boon to society, but it would result in too much slaughter. Louisville Courier-Journal. . Evenutally we may discover that the em balmers lobby kept grade croasin era on i map. Louisville Times. as the summer activities are on the wane ; - and fall sets in with longer evenings . . , we recommend to you some form of Red Cross work . . . volunteer your services to the production committee, head ed Dy Mrs. S. P. Gav . . . alreadv the Waynesville chapter has sent off three quotas . . . but the last, the largest of them all must be shipped by December the 16th , . . one needs only to read and view the pictorial stories of the ravages of the war ridden countries to realize how great the need will be in the cold winter months ahead ... making a bed garment for some soldier . or knitting him a sweater ... or making a dress for some woman or child . . . or tiny clothes for some baby who will first open its eyes on a war stricken homeland . . . . will be very satisfying . ... it is a splendid outlet for one's patriot, ism . Just at this time, as well as showing our colors for the Al lies . . . it is also a practical way of making a "thank offering" . . . which should appeal very strongly io us just now .... W. Curtis Russ -Editor-Manager "The satisfaction of serving the pualic, by providing for them news and features which we consider they want to read. Perhaps from a selfish point of view I enjoy the work because it keeps' me on my toes day and night, and I'm just cpd roA iin -frv Aftnafont mtv ing. Newspaper work requires I absorb one to work under lots of pressure, at times, and that is when I can produce the most work." , Robt. McLean Pressman "I en joy the hours spent on job work more than anything. I like to turn out nice looking neat printed work, and taking pains to suit the public we are serving." Winston Davis Circulation "It is a joy to me to see The Moun taineer go into over 2,500 homes' within a brief few hours after they I roll from the press. The carrier boys working? under mo ahnw nn' much interest and enthusiasm, that a lot of it" Marion T. Bridges Co-publisher and head of the mechanical depart- m on f " Ri n rr morihanitallw mindail there is nothing I like better than your job to see a clean ana wen printed pa per come off the press, and a well balanced edition both as to news and advertising. I always enjoy workine; in the atmoephere about our office and shop, for we have been fortunate in having at all times one hundred per cent co operation from our employees." Ralph P r I e e Stereotyper Pressman "I like to set ads, and run tha nre i WnL-in - newspaper sharpens up you mind, didn't argue so hopefully frl art1 molAa 4kil. , i i I I iiia&co vu bin ii k. mure cicorjyv cwuuuub anic. xou nave to or you couldn't hold "ess ColuamJ DR, ISADOR LimiM J itatlsUcs and .. Tri the nationa. " an out among b'gh luth wno ceedinnil of the PJ uoni H bam with to the tjJ SUta. the armv navyt j Dr. Isador Lubln point, J with uW ger which miv thM. .3 i Favorable commentator.! Ita likla 1 uuuw, concerning this j ! can preparedness nmw- than deprecate the idea that! wuiuig wiui view to ttttii -j .w.....wv. uiupiuiUC&llT I contrary, they explain that J , perauve ior ug to be i enough to scare anv ovrJ awags from attacking I yolving us in hostlllUes. In short, they say, we're a! ior peace: not for vnr I don't believe that anybo a very few ultra-paclflsu tlons the cogency of Rich i in. MOSt Of US evident!. that we need to be loaded 1 4 In order to keep todayj uglf zues airam oi us. Some littl has been found with our legislation on the subject, of related to details; It ham' in principle. Does It Mean Prosperlt But Dr. Lubln et al don at contending that our arml acuvmes are necessary ai a, ly defensive proposition, Their thesis is that our coi tion, our warship building plane construction and oul and ammunition manufacf will sod ud all our unemolo set our industries a-hummlij usher in a wonderful perl Drosnerlty. I can remember a time even pro-armament spou Hilda Way Gwyn Associate Ed itor "I enjoy the human element in my work on the newspaper. There : are mo dull moments, and there is always variety. You touch all nhases of community life. Vou get to know people as they really are in a surprisingly clear manner. They usually tell the reporter the truth about themselves, often un consciously. You learn that there is much more good about people than bad. I get a big kick out of the excitement of 'jroioiir to Dress.'i and the last minute rush to o-et I copy in, never fails, regardless of now tired I might be. to eive a thrill." It was shortly before til In workinu on a naDer World war. I was a corresJ it is a satisfaction to know that m London. It was obvious people are. dependinir on vou for clash was imminent news." ' j Britian and Germany. ' -Churchill already was pro! Pinknov TnrKvfill tu n John Bull's governmenl - - j - -vauitui- aim stereotyper 'I enjoy cleaning up and stereotyping. If you can ster. eotpye, you have something. For you can be far away from home without money, and land you some work in :a printing office." CLIPPINGS DEDICATIONS Our meijrhbor un the wav . . Carolina Miller Ray ... who has made a renutation for serving lr lectable food during her residence here ... can make the most deli cious green tomato pickles . . we have ever eaten . . , it is good to the last bit and then lingers in memory . . . we asked for the recipe . if you can find some green to matoes protected by the recent frosts, we advise you to try your nand.at them . . , to be used only on special occasions" M . that come to every household . '. . here is how you make them . . . 7 pounds of sliced green tomatoes . . . 5 pounds of 'sugar . 3 pints of vinegar . . " one teaspoon each of ginger, allspice, celery seed mace and cinnamon . , , soak toma toes 24 hours in water . . . in which 3 cuds of lime have heon spnkled . . . . stir several times . then soak 4 hours in clear water . chaneing water every hour . dram, mix vinegar, sugar and spices ... brine to a boil . nour oyer tomatoes and let stand over night . . . then boil one hour and Seal . . . and thev ar worth bit of the trouble. ... Corinne Wairenfeld BookkeeDer and proof reader "I'm the error chaser better know as proof read er, plus bookkeeping, and in charge of the front office. And between those three jobs there is the satisfaction of knowing that I have yet to lose a battle with a printer for marking a proof sheet wrong." J. T. Bridges Linotype opera tor "l like to set type whea 'Old Maud (his linotype machine) is in a working humor, hut when she mules up, I have to stop and give ner an overhauling." Roy Black well Compositor "I joy tne setting of nice looking advertisements that are easy to read and make the paper more at tractive. I like for my ads to please the business man who ad 11 is doubtful if a President of the United States or even a mem- Der of Congress at this season of an election year could do any public act without it jiwi,ot m - wnerc. I1 rum jv nificance. If the motive were not got off my street car to my there, it umnlit k i .-i ..... .k..f hinri and a And like apparent effortlessness in right where the thugs were acrobatics, the best politics usually est , , is that which shows ftif lQ..rlV. So I provided myselfwiti U I " i pulihr automatic. Wtung ibit i was clamorous for faster wnrahin hnilfiinp. "I'm perfectly aware," hi in an interview I obtained, l warship hasn't a bit of ecol value, tsut us insurance, ance premiums are simply out of pocket if your place ( burn down, but, if it does, I surance money saves you ruin. A battle craft is ' is an investment, but it'i table as protection." How It Works It's like this: I nsM to be an editor in a where stick-ups were rampj had to get to work m me of the r:i?ht. At that hou: highwaymen were all over where. From the point ' Thus, although delivered with ap propriate and straight restraint, the addresses of PraMn t XeIt 1 Chickamauga Dam and ureat omoKies National Park could not help but be considered for po- eirect. When Mr Pin.. t.j Tran nonwjy! car, i u gu " I loon, much patronized m . .. .... : ratline' a SUCK-up geiiuj. - - i drink, I'd lay my gun on tM ...l,.. t - m aH mv refresnl After that I'd carry my m . ... i j h rest 01 iron in my " , . wav. I never was molested. thanked the gun for it, bin velt took his dig at utily ZM nies in aavino tkf n.. imn nnn ..... I "Raleigh's Brfen" hv M Inglis Fletcher . . Illinois . . . now residing in Calif ornia . , . who has Hnent mnrft tim in North Carolina ... collecting data for the historical nmi just two weeks off the press .' .' '. seems to have brought tin anm t. gument in the state ... br the author's picturing of colonial N. f! as a "land of large estates center ed with fine mansions ll mmnlote 1 - - wun manogany doors and east gar "ens, west, terraces . . . and such . while our more recent tiistn- rians paint quite another picture of ..c ujrs Deiore the Revolution . . , reminds us of the time when Dr viudger took, down the "State magazine" story about the "rose- woa meiodeon" carried into the wilds of East Fork of Pigeon we do like our historical novels "UIK"slenl but at any rate we hope to read Mrs. Fletcher's book in the near future . . she says ... "there's material' in North Carolina for any number of yet un written histories! would like to see one written of vresi ... ior while the earliest state history is naturally around the coast ... them much drama about those who brav ed the wilderness to push, on to ward the West . nies in savins that. iV. Knn nnn - - a uuu.uuu,- .. . . iuvuivcu no watered stock," he might have recalled that one of the other ma jor offenses charged against some uwuues is loss of the investors' money. It remains to be proved by efficiency of operation and scru pulousness of accounting that l V A will return the money of its v-H jr eis-investors. At Newfound Gap in the Smok les the President had a less contro- meme. The need of na tional unity cannot be overstated. The call to wnrlr nn1 o;fi.. . - -'" UKlrllUbG Ul tne interest of defense ha Ka sounded also by Roosevelt's rival, Mr. Wilkie. If ception to the vivid terms in which the President painted America's Peni, as they did when he spoke less definitely a year or more ago, thev scarce! v 5 i n "'! mi..iiD thP 51 qnv artual dividends. As To Armaments It's similar with national ments. . . Countries may have to W ,ut they're of no Intnn . omic worth. Tho tou u" oted to building them ... ' kin?. Al hat's wnai .-u" thJ that we'll get a w"";"Tefa of prosperity out of our deiea program. ; . . u Doubtless we Dut we may s oet''"" later. POST OFFICE BEPORt (Scribners's Commectaw. iine- . the lean Bad handwriting StotH . '1" . .v. n5t om them. " " "'I letter omce oi " , o V , - I partment. Tftat s v.- - But it were better for the N. 0t, nlus the tion to keep subdued the political ! the contents, plus the"' .t ; the tnou-:. vertones m these and other speeches even of the open cam paign. For need exists to keep the higher loyalties in view and to remember qualities in the national character which all parties agree to honor. This they have often done in repeating the words of a speech which Springs instantly to thought when dedications are men tioned; "Ttl.t nr. V. V - 1 , solve . . .. that government of the fices so people can find 3 people, by the people, for the people veniently and " kcf shall not perish from the earth." I rles and receptionists Chrristian Science Monitor. lout. stationery in - . , legible letters dropped letter-boxes every yar- . ho t00i ror s, none . powders, or "i" - ten n-s way the announcers wilL' Oddity: Me. rent OfTJ
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