North Carolina Newspapers

Page 2 THE TVAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEEH The Mountaineer Published By ' THE WAYNE SVILLE PRINTING CO. Alain Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina Th County Seat of Haywood County. It Brouaht Them Out It is said by those familiar with the facta Here and There TALKS RESUMED W. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN ..- Associate Editor W. Curtis Buss and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher! PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY that the registration on last Wednesday brought out a number of men to the precincts who have never registered or exercised their 1 privilege of the ballot. Whether their failure to register for vot ing has been due to a lack of interest in the J -By- ' : HILDA WAY GWYN SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County Six Months, In Haywood County $1.50 . 76V 2.00 One Year, Outside Haywood County - Ail Subscriptions Payable in Advance Ed tared at th poat offica it WajrnaarUla, M. O., U Snood Class Mall Matter, u provided under th Act of March S, W7, Monmbr 10, 1U. - - , Obituary notice, resolutions of respect, cm Ma of thanks, ami all notices of entertainments for profit, will be charge) for at the rate of one cent per word. We hear so many new and strange abbreviations these days . . that are nftn enual to a ii or saw rights of citizensnip, or a direct enon to es-i puzzle . , the following from the caDe the Dayment of poll tax is not known. I Kaleigh New and Observer written At any rate either reason is to be deplored. In this day of burning national, state and local problems, it is a disturbing thought that any citizen can be so utterly indifferent as not North Corotir.4 i V 'MISS ASSOCIATION m ' ,0 NATIONAL EDITORIAL IMnljr ASSOCIATION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1940 Recognition Coming Tliose Raleigh politicians whose limited knowledge of North Carolina has led them to believe for many years that the western boundary of the state was the Blue Ridge, will be surprised, and we hope pleasantly so, to learn of the vast industrial expansion west of the Blue Ridge in North Carolina. When they found one county, namely Swain, was having a struggle several months ago, they broadcast to the world that Swain was the No. 1 economic problem of the state. That we don't deny. Swain was a victim of circumstance, however. Now with the power dam projects under construction to the west of us, it seems that those counties which have often been treated as red headed step children, are about to come Into their own and be the envy of many a county who turned their nose up at them several months ago. With new strides in agriculture, a decided uptrend in tourist business and almost un believable industrial expansion, we can hardly put it strong enough when we say "Western North Carolina marches on." And now, for the first time in history, it m looks like Western North Carolina is in line to demand recognition from Raleigh, rather than having to beg and plead for What is rightfully ours. by James M. Daniel is one of the cieverest treatments of this fatal epidemic of modern life, "A deceptively innocent public lty item about the IAPES shat iu warn, w nave m unrauin wc . Newg observer city room just If the reason was to escape payment or tne before press time last night and noli tax. it was an unerateful act. and a shirk- 8et the stars teeth cm edge : imml.ms) ..;;1 w we avnc nonce iruro a nig uut,, Y",jr """" D" . government agency of a meeting of 01 money, in comparison wun wnai me public employment service person pient enjoyed in the way of benefits and im provements in the community. Let us hope that those who have in the past failed in this respect, gained a new held . . . with a glazed look steal vlsinn nf f Vipir rpsnnnsihilitioa in triPi'r dav 'n? across his eyes he roared ...v... w-. l ... , j. j ... ... , , , . i ii uci nt xieuveu s name uiu wu at tne pomng piaccs, ana now nave a ieaii- abbreviation come from? . . . in tion Of the privileges Of this nation, iO the fear and trembling consulting its extent that thev will exercise their Dower of usually reliable sources (the unim u. v-n-i. . iu. ,..... peachable ones were busy) the nel ;..., the editor broke into glistening sweat after reading . . . Plains are going forward for the state-wide IAPES meeting to be W inter "The IAPES was the Interna tional Association of Public Em- A .: i.U - r - l a. 1 'V wciriwa, ail uvv as we view uie iimtsoi uie iiai vest tseaauu O1.anizatio of eole who work aOOUt US, and count tne Dlessings 01 living for the NCSES. (North Carolina in our community, in Haywood County, in the s.ute Employment Service) a divi- State of North Carolina, and in this country, m cC we rind our sympattues rusnmg to England pensation Commission) and also and to France, to Holland and to Belgium, for affiliated nationally with the USES the hard winter that, will inevitahlv hp theirs (United States Employment Ser- I 17 10 I ufhinU la n rlitrifllnn ff t-n n But there are many complications that bes ( Bureau of Employment Se- anse to stay one s sympathies. As one writ- curity) of the SSB (Social Securi er has termer! it. "there ia n rnn flirt hetween Board) . . . a creation of the I no a tt:j fi.i.. a Djrtii,ai,jr ivua, a.m a .tKCj ui wvim thanks to the re-Organization plan ireeuoiii tomorrow. I of FDR (Fieure that one out for It will come to us with irreat. anneal as timp I yourself) . . . Not in the least rrnn. n fm. it i. i;i,ni i, ... ,)n ie were just Degin read during the coming- months of hardships to prowl for other examples of Of Old men and women, Of mothers, of babies j LEA (Lacerated English Alphabet) dvimr for lack of nroner nourishment, of eni. ' The BPort department dropped , . ... , . f , ' ... a button in the collection plate ucimta wuukiii wu uy uunger ana coia in the ICAAA . . with scathing tnese countries. All by-products Of the war disdain, the department explained which has been rac-incr for more than n vear. that any dope outside the city room T " " " " I .L.t ,1.- Tx. -.! The appeal from England we can iuwer 77,7 W-V AfnAU MM.w.nv. Ti. . ? 1 . A A I ... wiwi a viecu conscious, it is a simple mailer, i tion of America." And if we obey the Master's teachings we might be able to respond to the sufferinir in The .photographer didn't hear, or & tW3 rllt JSTAUN II. 'V - I'i- tit. . Ii " I Voice ajj ke fieofUe THURSDAY, OCTOBER U How about ttniti. In Cabinet of F D 0r Vice Versa? " Do you think that the teaching ; vided, I wou'd approve of it beins or me uioie as a regular Biuay taught in the nubl c schools. But should be compulsory in the public schools of the state? W. C Allen "I don't think that I approve of a study of the Bible as a whole text book, but I would approve a study of ,the psalms, or proverbs, or other selections of the Bible as compulsory." I do Tiot approve of having just any school teacher teach the Bible." Sam H. Bushnell It is only natural that death is attended by sadness and 'grief, yet occasionally there is a passing that holds inspiration to the living despite the painful severing of human ties. In the life of Sam II. Bushnell there was so much of human appeal, so much sheer beauty of the friendliness that lifts men out of the daily routine of grind, and work, and often discouragement, that in his passing there is a challenge to keep alive this spirit. Men had faith in him. His generosity was a natural gesture. He wished always to do his part. He was never known to be indif ferent to those in need. Civic minded, he was always to be counted on as a supporter of any movement for the betterment of the community. He gave of his interest, his time and means to his adopted home. He was a citizen of the highest order, and richly deserves the place of affection and esteem he held in the community. the other countries, yet there are complied S S . tlOnS. I dark room Hoor that ho knew vnp. Can America send food to these countries the ASCAP . . . This it developed and not indirectlv heln flermanv? Will it 13 the American Society of Compos. f- . - . T V help France, Holland and Belgium in the long run? Is it best that for the sake of coming generations, those of the present suffer; and many perish to help in the fight against the Nazis? .' Supports Roosevelt There are a great many people who have complete confidence in the opinions of Dorothy Thompson, columnist, and they take her col umn as a guide upon which to pattern their ideas on public affairs. No doubt her recent announcement to sup port Roosevelt for President will be the decid ing factor in more than one lukewarm advo cate of the Third term nominee. Miss Thompson has in the past turned loose a considerable amount of her very vehement criticism on President Roosevelt and his ad ministrations, and has a friendly personal attitude toward Mr. Wilkie, so her decision is bound to have weight. Her reasons for supporting Roosevelt are that she thinks he has assets that nobody can match ; knowledge of the world, love of peace, greatness in emergency, actions for unity, and confidence of the rank and file and prestige. Dr. W. P. Few In the passing of Dr. Few, president of Duke The Power Aae university, naywood County and the Lake Junaluska Assembly have lost a friend of long standing. Serving for many years as a trustee of the Duke Summer School at the Lake and as a Modern science has outdone Promethus in ways the ancients could not possibly imag ine. Sweating slaves rowed their cumber some galleys, but it would take 8 million gal- memher nt thp nf I lf. A - Iey SlaVe8 t0 Pr0Pel the QUee MarV. A mod- sembly, he was deeply interested in this sec tion.-. For sometime he had spent a part of each summer at the Lake, where as an outstanding layman of the Methodist Church he partici pated in many of the conferences held in the interest of the growth and development of the church and of the Assembly. Dr. Few was a remarkable man in many ways, a scholar and yet at the same time held a practical vision that enabled him to serve a comparatively small college, that grew during the past few years to a nation-wide institution of learning. Seldom has a college undergone such a change in so short a time, yet Dr. Few kept pace, and steered the ir ;ll tution through its "growing pains." era locomotive pulls" as much as could 25,000 straining men. In ten years, the increase of electricity used in America equals the labor capacity of 100 million men working eight hours a day 300 days a year; yet the "wage" of each of these "electric slaves" was only 24 cents a day. Arthur H. Compton, world- famous physicist, writing in the current Ro- tanan Magazine. ers, Authors, and Publishers, and is pronounced "as cap . one of the Capital reporters, crawling out from under a pile of 'news' releases, cited the WPA (Works Projects Administration) and carefully explained that it was not to be confused with last year's model, the (Work Progress Ad ministration) ... Our EOLA (ex pert on labor affairs) removed his monocle shifted his BM (Brown's Mule) . . . and volunteered the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organiza tion), which for all the similarity is not the CIO (Committe on Indus trial Organization) which John L. Lewis took with him out of the AFL. ... Mrs. John L. Davis "No, I do not approve. There is too much danger of wrong interpretations." Mrs L. M. Richeson "I feel that the Bible is definitely a part of every child's life, but I do not ap prove of the teaching of the Bible in the public schools because of the different faiths. However, I would approve of a Bible course as a selective study, but never as com pulsory." Frank Ferguson, Jr. "I hardly think it should be compulsory, but as an elective subject, I approve of it. There are certainly parts of the Bible that should be studied for its value as literature and mor al influence as well as for information," "The reporter (unmarried) with a new car sweetly reminded the others of the AAA (American Au tomobile Association) which the farm page editor thought all the time was the AAA (Agricultural Adjustment Administration . . . . Sitting at home all unmindful of the turmoil he wrought the perpe trator of the original IAPES used the allotted line in his diary . . , . and more space in these days of tr.ti AiiU Jtfrgiish is unnecessary . the explanations in parenthesis are agam our own . . UAOOBE (Up and out of bed at eisrht) I WDTB (went down to breakfast) . . . Over HAE (ham and eggs) . . . I read the N and 0 (daily newspaper) . . . To the office and HAT . . . (home attain tonieht ) A GOW (game of whist) and STB (so to bed) . . . Closina- the book thoughtfully he knelt and mentally receivea XN1LM1JTSIPTLJJSTKIIS DBIWIPTLMSTT . . (now I lay me uown to sieep . )..... our padded cell, Doctor . . , . which reminds us that Mrs. Margaret Alley brought us a story last week with a brand new one on us . . . the P. and S , . Professional and Service . . . . a WPA unit." . . Mrs. J. R. Morgan "I do not think so. I feel that it is best to leave the teaching of the Bible to those who are especially prepared to teach it. However, I do ap prove of having the Bible read, if reverently, in the schools. And if a special teacher could be pro- Mrs. R, P. Walker "From my vieVpoint, it certainly could do no harm, and should be very beneficial." Mrs. Jerry Colkitt "I would like to see the Bible read in the schools each day, but I do not think it is necessary to have a special course taught." : - Mrs. G. C. Ferguson "I don't know that it should be compulsory, but I do feel that children have lost a great deal in not being taught the Bible stories as they formerly were. I doubt the wis dom of teaching the Bible as a special course, but I do approve of having certain parts taught ns illustrations of good literature." ?y CHARLES P STr ! Central PT.f 'J! A QUEER r..VU,Un rreat manv n.fAremf "rankiin shouldn't Point W lo cap Post In hi. trm cai ne airead naicat. belief h, ui bi-partisan set-uoT L?. emergency, bv ni.. to head his war and naT menu. Now, wouldn't it h. . jui iiuuq over to hi, I --"" wm ne wins and Wendell Is beaten? But If Wendell wins! fiJ much pro-deense as the 4 ..uoc vcuain IS. He'j E. E. Cox Mrs. W. T. Crawford "Yes, I do, leaving out all doctrines and sec tarianism. In my experience of hiore than forty years of teaching in Sunday schools I have found that many parents do not aid their children in Bible study. People are not getting the great fundamental truths of the Bible. I am fully persuaded that God is able to take care of His word and who are we to hinder Him? I would rather a heathen or infidel would read the Bible to my children than for them not to get it at all." tf Nowadays there are few reports of run way nurses, duc we sun nave runaway tongues. American motorists have paid $9,000,000, 000 in gasoline taxes during the past twenty years. '".' " An adequate story of our times, says a Another paradox arising from the present publicist, would have to be written by one disturbed international situation is that "froz. who is half reporter, half psychiatrist. Maybe en funds" cannot be considered as cold cash, the word he wants is "hysterian." Even though Wednesday was press day . . . we snitched a few minutes out on the 16th to take a ai tne "Doys" as they filed m to get registered . . . we presume the precinct we chose was typical ...in the first place it was amaz ing how the "word had got around" . when Uncle Sam issues a' call . . they know better than not to answer ... for his word is verily the "law" of the land ... V H was surprising to find how many really thought they were signing up for the army . . . gubject to go at any moment . . . without the chance that they might not be drawn . . . we watched the expressions on their faces V. . Wc liked the look( or them . . . they were not resent ful . . if their country needed them it was okeh America" . , n rare The. War And The American Commander-in-Chief The first and most important step in the execution of an adequate National Defense program is the selection of a competent and cour ageous Commander-m-Chief to lead that National Defense move ment and defend our lands and Democratic institutions aerainst dictator desecrntion and destru - tion. Today, America is threatened by war on two fronts, and is fever ishly preparing for war on all fronts. Internally, America is also at war politically and economically, yssew Deal vs. Old Deal). In addi tion, she is surrounded by a world revolution (the masses against the classes entrenched wealth and special privileges) headed by the most resourceful and ruthless dic tators the world has ever known, who systematically sow seeds of fear and terror, prid who seek con stantly to divide, dismay and then destroy. And to this end, they stop at nothing employ every thingall the brutal and savaee forces of the dark ages they have Drought back to life and put into practice with all the effectiveness and fiendishness of which modern skill and science can conjure or concoct. 1 . These are but a few of the unpre cedented conditions that confront the American people on the eve of mainly Is the method t J F. D. R. has tried to arril Uiem. Supposing he's J wouldn't it be a nationally J .6 ., vii ma pan to pick F I M one of his chief cabined vwers i Awniie ago he was Willing to confer with the d .Mf i. .i i .... n i " me nope or mtting mutually acceptable program would forestall any violent i Justment of policies, in th. . Of a change In admlnistraUoiil Just In ParenthesU ; Speaking parenthetically Just as congress was nei aajournment or a recess, Rl sentauve E. E. Cox of Geord troduced a resolution exnreJ legislative approval of th rf dential deal by which the Ul States traded 50 destroyed John BuU In return for a strui i anxee military bases on Bit JSianos off our Atlantic coast down Into the Caribbean This wasn't as pro-admlnii nonistic a resolution u may pear on its surface. Representative Cox, thougff Democrat, Is an anti-New Deal He considered the destroyer it er a good thing for Uncle Sam, he didn't believe that the govt ment's executive end was entj to conclude it without congf sional sanction. It was done and he couldn't help it. He dii want to upset it, either, we' theless. he wanted to give White House a tip that he thoJ it had overstepped its author! Plenty of his fellow lawma agreed with him. And those l didn't couldn't very well oprf Its resolution. In effect, its notice to the W House was, "You'd no right to what you did, without consult us (In congress), but we're ao esclng in it, because, after all ' this 1940 Presidential election. And have indorsed it, anyway, u it is because of these terrible and Put"P-Tll Topics of The Day By JUDGE FRANK SMATHERS ' cases they were inclinded to estab lish an alibi ... to stay at home . . . one amusing incident happened in town . . . a man brought all his dependents with him . . . to show what there was to hold him at home . . . . we decided in the short observation we made . . . Ihat regardless of the necessity of this urait . . . tnat the military training and discipline for one year would be a fine thing for any man and that those who are to be chos en will be the lucky ones ... . a'ter all . . . and again may they serve i . only in a Peace Time Army. . .. trying times which make it our patriotic and imperative duty to select our next President, more with a view and a special empha sis laid upon his fitness and qual ifications as a Commander-in-Chief of all America's fighting forces, rather that up his fitness as a chief executive qualified to re store prosperity and balance the budget. Is it not time to stop thinking and talking about ways and means of appeasing dictators, and avoid ing war, and begin thinking and planning ways and means of con ducting a war to end Hitlerism for all time? Isn't it obvious to all thinking people that if we do not whip (these dictators now, with China's and England's aid. thev will whip us later, with the en forced assistance of England and an the conquered peoples of Eu rope, plus their unlimited re sources? When a fight to the finish is un avoidable, does it not behoove us to take the offensive, ourselves choosing the time, olace and meth od of attack, rather than let that vast advantage be employed against us, as the dictators have employed it to the destruction and dismay of all the Democracies of Europe? ; i If, then, we aeree that another World War is forced upon us and the one big issue of the day is National Defense, and a speedy dispatch of all assistance to Eng land who, then, in America, is best qualified by temperament. knowledge and experience to serve America in this grave crisis, as Commander-in-Chief of. all our fighting forces? Obviously, there can be but one answer to that one question, if we can only forget pontics ana third term prejudices. KememDer, there are only two men to choose from. Personally, I pre fer rranKiin u. Roosevelt, because io me nis name is synonymous with National Defense, government and statecraft. ;. , We all ' mus admit. tht. Mr.1 have been, gol durn you Back to the Cabinet But to get back to a bi-partl cabinet! It's understandable that wen Wlllkie, if elected president nU reasonably choose Franklin Roosevelt as his state secretan They're not much at odds on foreign policy. Wendell thinks buneled it fond.u nranarfltinns. but, in P eral, he's as defensive, as n American, as pro-British, s 3 Japanese and aU that kind of i? as anybody. .1 It's hard to see why, fm with a few modifications, Ftm lin D. Roosevelt shouldn't ma! first-class secretary him. And (who knows?) v. v iui vo. AaftoA tor the jOO. U Franklin's re-elected, thw the situaUon wiU be more coir.i catea. Pnr, Should that happen, corc HuU assuredly will Pff"J". onto his state secretarUl ment,fndO,at'sth.ony that wenaeu -t deem worthy his noUce. wu less, he'Ubewell qua .fied to P side at the headquarters eral other departments- postoffice, interior, commeKe-v culture (he's a farmer . a been a worKingmai. -"'. missions fire numeroua uch that he's fit mto a-J (ifheenl.hellbe If he doesn't prei Into big business. ....-jtil AU tie same, the two alter"1 , Ideas have their 6oosic. ... . iTUramen' Roosevelt is, oy f'"'" training, a "' - . ..torcji statesman. His family tacfc, 1 and official We testifies -w.' . . :ntv ana Cl iie nas cons" . . ,i ageously remonu dis; deno1 the sari tator aegression him l.iu.aiisp he dares 1 them. They hate j- reason they hate n he knows the e" of their brutal minds and condemn their enmn" - 4 . (Continued on P"8 u;