THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER
The Mountaineer
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL-
SSOCIATION
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1940
The Red Cross At Home
Last summer Western North Carolina saw
first hand, some of the activities of the Ameri
can Red Cross. In the flood stricken areas of
our mountain section, the Red Cross moved
in and extended a helping hand to those whose
worldly possessions had been demolished or
swept away by swollen and raging mountain
streams; ; :
Perhaps one of the hardest hit sections of
all the mountain area was Cullowhee. There
the Red Cross has spent more than $60,000
in helping families get "on their feet" after
the muddy waters subsided. .
Civic leaders in the Cullowhee community
started to figure the return on their invest
ment made to the Red Cross, and taking an
average of their annual contributions for the
past ten years, it was estimated that at the
same rate, it would take the community 300
years to contribute $60,000 to the Red Cross,
This, of course, is from the mathematical
standpoint, which the Red Cross does not con
sider. They go where they are needed, re
gardless. .'
Many times we think of Red Cross activi
ties as being confinea.for the most part on j
the battle fields of Europe, but that is not
wholly the case. , Those who suffer from
disaster in America will find the Red Cross
among the first to enter the field to bring
about formal living conditions.
Today marks the opening of the annual
roll call in Haywood County, and we believe,
that in view of the increased demands on the
Red Cross, that this chapter will again over
subscribe their quota.
Senatorial Elections
Most political observers, and students of
political science agree that the presidential
campaign just closed was one of the most
unusual, as well as one of the hardest fought
races in the history of the nation.
Such campaigns bring before the people,
as nothing else can, their right, and duty in
helping select those who are to direct the
affairs of our nation. We are glad that the
American people took such an interest in the
campaign, and turned out in millions to cast
their ballots for their presidential candidate.
We wonder if such enthusiasm can be work
ed up when we go to elect a senator in North
' Carolina?
Our senators are supposed to be our direct
representatives in Washington, yet too often
we have taken the senatorial races with a
grain of salt and listened to ballyhoo and not
always considered the real qualifications of
the candidates. This sometimes applies to
electing congressmen. Of course in this state,
such elections are over in the Democratic
primary', and usually there are several cross
currents, which enter into the picture that
sometimes prevents voters from voting their v
convictions.
Now that we have shown we can get really
"het up" over an election, we look forward
to the next senatorial election when some of
the same type of steam and enthusiasm will
be shown.
A Helping Hand
Here and There
-By- .
HILDA WAY GWYN
Haywood Farm Women
Rural life in Haywood county has under
gone vast changes during the past few years.
There have been great ' improvements along
agricultural and livestock lines.
The standards of living have been raised.
The farm lands have undergone extensive
improvements, as well as the barns and
homes. The need for cash crops has opened
a field of new developments undreamed of a
few years ago. .
Credit is generally given to the farmers for
their progressiveness, and they well deserve
the recognition, but their wives should also
have a big hand for their cooperation. The
annual Achivement Day program, with its
exhibits of the Home Demonstration Clubs,
the latter totaling nearly 500 members, the
largest organized group of women in the
county, gave evidence of how much assistance
the men have had in carrying forward the
great agricultural crusade in Haywood.
Along with better fanning practices has
gone better home making. The reports of
the various clubs at the annual meeting on
last Thursday held here in the court house
indicates that the men have had exceptionally
fine partners in farming.
It is doubtful if the city fathers of Way
nesville and Hazelwood realized when they
worked out a mutual agreement, that pro
vided a second fire truck for the community,'
that the local fire department would be called
on to render valuable aid to a sister town.
When fire broke out in Franklin's business
district Sunday, the local department sent
over a truck and some spare equipment. With
the help of firemen and equipment from other
towns, the blaze was confined to several build
ings, and the town was saved. :
Well does Waynesville remember when the
heart of her business district was ablaze, and
it was firemen and equipment from neigh
boring towns which added the final crushing
blow to the red firey fingers of destruction.
. Such co-operation, and a spirit of being of
service is the very foundation upon which
this civilization is built. We are glad we
live in a community that is in a position to
' tender such aid and it was brought about
by Waynesville and Hazelwood getting to
gether and working for the mutual good of
not only ourselves, but the section at large.
Beat The War Jitters
"We ail know," says Robert E. Sherwood,
the playwright, "the movies are reluctant to
express a vigorous opinion. They come out
boldly for love, but they avoid taking a stand
on any other current problems." This may
be bad. But there are some of us maybe
some millions of us who are glad there is
one place where we can rest not only our feet
butour brains. Vigorous stands are neces
sary in this world but there is certainly no
lack of them at this time. Indeed, some of the
stands are so vigorous that they take the form
of blitzkriegs and bomb flights. Americans
cannot afford to disregard them. But there is
still room in a noisy, vigorous even ruthless
world for one place of refuge. If the movies
provide that they may not help solve the prob
lems of the world but they perform a neces
sary function nevertheless.-Raleigh News
and Observer. "
United We Stand
The election is over andt it is gratifying to
note how quickly the heat of the recent cam
paign has subsided and the country returned
to a normal pursuit of business. It was a
hard fought battle and at times harsh things
were said and feeling ran high, but now that
it is over the country accepts the results with
true American sportsmanship. :
- There has been no gloating on the part of
the victors, no bitterness on the part of the
defeated on tha contrary t America is pre
paring as never before to present a united
front to those rho would destroy the freedom
of our country and the principles of Democ
racy. ; -.,r,'. . : ,..'.".. ,: .,
A philosopher Is ft fellow who kids him
self into thinking it is a blessing to be poor.
South America
We hear so much about the vital importance
of our relations with South America. HoW
necessary it is that we bind the two conti
nents as one. The subject has been presented
to us from many angles by reporters and
feature writers.
If you are interested we recommend that
you read an article in Collier'g of November
the 9th. It gives an angle not so frankly
stressed Dy reporters. .Excerpts follow:
"Before we can sell our goods to South
America, we must sell ourselves to them.
National propaganda is as vital as national
armies. Thaf s why Germany, Italy and
oreat ttntian have done such a smart sales
job right in our own back yard while we.
the richest nation on earth, spend not one
penny to inform the South Americans how
good our products and ourselves are. It will
pay us to do some advertising.
"The United States,' greatest advertising
nation in tne world is failing to sell itself.
South American friendship, cooperation and
good will could be ours for the nroner asking
But every day we give abundant proof that
we do not know how to ask for it.
"We must have enthusiasm for
our work . . . when I lose interest
in home demonstration work .
I wiU resign from my job" . . . aaid
Miss Ruth Current, state home
demonstration agent . . . at the
annual Achievement Day held by
the Haywood county clubs on
Thursday .... and at once ... in
our mind . . . we made a survey
of how we felt about our work . .
then of others .". . we started com
parisons . . . how different people
approach their work , . . Miss
Current ia right ... when you lose
interest . . it is time to quit . . .
no job is ever worth attempting
unless the.worker has a vision be
yond the cut and dried details of
the job . . . (and incidently the
pay check) . ... of course we all
have dull amd dreary moments . . .
"blue Mondays" and such . . . but
if we lack that "spark" that drives
one on .... thatrhas nothing to do
with time or pay checks . . . .it
is time to stop. , . ....
Then we come back to the mat
ter at hand . . . Miss Current's
interest in her woik is contagious
. . . and the splendid reports of
what the women are doing in Hay.
wood County made us proud of this
section . the exhibits of hand
crafts . 'showed the growing pos
sibility of new fields opening up
. . , for the home maker to add to
the cash income of her family . . .
beautiful wood carvings . . . .
hooked rugs . . . hand made spreads
. . unusual and artistic table ar
rangements . . canned goods . . and
we must confess the first canned
fried chicken, we had ever seen
. . . and in its crisp brown state,
it was a wonderful appetizer for
the delicious plate lunch served at
noon ... St was amazing the
things that had been made from
fertilizer sacks . ., towels with
hand drawn work ... the state
agent took one with her aa a sam
ple ... and the display and model
ing of dresses costing not over
$3.00 and some less than. 12.00
would be a credit to any group . . ,
and the response to Jonathan
Woody's contest to be sponsored
by the First National Bank .. .
will, no doubt, bring the roll of
contestants even beyond the num
ber set by the First National Bank
.... . and wa must recognize the six
or more youngsters attending with
their mothers-i-not one disturbing
sound was heard from them the
entire day . . , showing that their
mothers are not neglecting their
duties in child training . . . while
they take part in club work . . .
"GOBBLERS
Voice, a "Ike People
Are you in favor of the Presi
dent's proposal to furnish England
with half of our output of airplanes
and war munitions?
Dr. Gladys Osborne "A year
aco it would havp been a Wonder
ful thing to do, and we should
have done it, but I fear now that
it is too late,"
Lester Bliss "I am thoroughly
in favor of the proposal to furnish
England with half of our output
of airplanes and war munitions."
J. R. Boyd "Yes, I approve in
fact I have all along we should
have helped them aooner."
W. H. Burnett "Yes, I certain
ly do. I figure that if England does
n't win, we will all be in the war
pretty soon."
Mrs. E. B. Camp "I am in favor
of doing anything to help England
to fight our battles, I think whatever-
the president proposes about
helping England should be endorsi
ed by everybody."
' R, V. Erk "I am in favor of
sending munitions to England. In
fact I would like to send all of our
war munitions and fighting equip
ment over there and let them finish
the war." :.' '.. ; v'- '
Fred Martin "Yes, I am in fa
vor of the proposal. England is
our first fighting line, and when we
help them, we help ourselves."
J. P. Dicus "I am very much in
favor of going to England with all
we can give them, and I am will
ing to trust the authorities in
Washington as to how far we can
safely help them."
Ernest J. Hyatt ''Yes, I am, be
cause of England losses, we will
be in 'the thick of the fight.' We
should lend England every assis
tance possible."
Felix E. Alley, Jr. "I most cer
tainly am in favor of such a pro-
posal." ". ''
The newest thine in education
we have heard about in sometime
. . is the credit they are offering
at Lees-McRae College , of course
we have always known that-'pos-sum
hunting was a major sports
event m some quarters . , . but
never would' we have associated
such events with academic halls
or learning . . . excerpts from a
recent news story , . , maybe you
saw it . . . "When you see a a-roun
of Lees-McRae collece students.
sticks and sacks in hands '...
following a pack of baying hounds,
mey-re not just hunting 'possums
. they're in hot nuruit. nf a
college credit . . for "possum
hunting is now a narf of tha rn.
lege curriculum . . they haven't
Konen around yet to the point of
awarding the Degree of Doctor of
Tossum Hunting . . . but since
all students are required to par
ticipate in some sport as a part of
their course in physical education,
me nunis nave become a regular
activity . . . in short th atnHot.
had to take hikes . . . so, why not
at night . . . hence the credit
Contributed to this r-nlnmn
which coming so recently after an
eiecuon should be timely
"WHAT ONB VOTE WILL DO
m ' 18 ' yur8 ' One vote gave
Texas to the United States . , . .
wi mus caused, war with Mexico
. . One Vote madA California a
part of the Union and turned the
tide of immigration westward . . .
une vote elected Oliver Cromwell
to the famous Lonr Parliament
and sent Charles I, to the scaf-
ioia, revolutionizing England and
making Great Britain On , . On
vote elected
Massachusetts, in 1839 . . . thus
uexeatmg Edward Everett, the fa
mous orator, statesman, and achol
ar . . . Ona vnt. , a k. AT4K i
college in 1876 decided who should
be President of the United States
; One vote in Tennessee legis
lature enfranchised the women of
'he United States." . .
Topics Of The
Day
By Judge Frank Smathers.
To Mr. Russ and Mrs. Hilda
Gwyn, Editors of The
Waynesville Mountaineer,
Waynesville, N. C.
My wife and I are leaving for
Tuscon, Arizona, for the winter and
in the hope that the dry desert
climate there, will oil the old
squeaky joints.
But I cannot go before breaking
do wn with the frank confession,
that, you two fine folks have af
forded me the greatest intellect
ual treat of my entire life.
I was profoundly concerned over
our international situation and
America's future foreign policy,
and truly believe my anxiety and
intense interest would have con
sumed me, had you hot so gracious
ly and generously given me the
ing seen so many in the picture
. . . 1 asked a favor of him . . . .
and he was so pleasant and agree
able about granting it . . . that I
could not help comparing the of
ficers of the law . . . in Germany
. . and their treatment of the pub
lic in general . . . and those of this
country ... I tell you h made me
mighty grateful to be a ckizen of
the United States . . . " . . . which
should be the universal theme song
in the heart of every person living
under the "stars and bars" as we
approach another Thanksgiving
season . . . ..
needed opportunity to mentally air
myself and cool off through a fuTT
column of your progressive news,
paper, (which, by the way, is
every day and in every way, re
sembling more a metropolitan
daily, than a town weekly.)
That golden opportunity was
not only a life saver, but also an
honor and a privilege and a pleas
ure I shall never cease to treasure
and be thankful for.
So, until next summer, I am say
ing good bye and good luck.
To our subscribers I would also
like a word of farewell
To those who were disappointed
in the "Topics of the Day," I say,
I am very sorry.
To those who found either en
tertainment or enlightenment
therein, I say, I am very glad. And
to the many who were so kind as
to approve and encourage my first
feeble newspaper utterings, I am
deeply grateful.
So, until we meet again, I am
firm in the faith that God will pre
serve our peace and freedom, only
when we think enough of them our
selves to work? and to sacrifice, and
to die for, if need be.
In the meanwhile, I hope all of
you will be spared all sorrow and
sickness, and enjoy a greater meas
ure of happiness and success than
you have ever experienced before.
FRANK SMATHERS.
Grain and grass fires, once the
scourge of the San Joaquin Valley
are being conquered by motor
trucks equipped with scrapers that
rapidly cut fire-breaks in the path
of the names.
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Shortly after we had left the
movie Sunday night . . . we en
countered a young man of the draff
ee . , . who had just seen Pastor
Hall . . . his reaction was interest
m8" . .and his appearance of this
country and Ha privileges was a
refreshing symptom . . . he said
"Mrs- Gwyn, as I came out of
e Park Theatre . . , I ran into
Patrolman Roberts ... in his uni
form ... I perhaps was more con
scious of a uniform , . fter hav-
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a cheerful predicUon
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have guessed that the 6?4
be larger than the one tli
mentions. However, than
it does mention.
Anyway, it will be 6ne.
temporarily, for those
present jobless, get back
paying positions, indd
bureau looks for was?
though it admits that t!
be partially offset by higl
Of living. As for the ;
weu, iu ramer oe even
than on no pay roll whati
And. adds the bureau, J
nual outlook report, shoil
conditions become still' mo
"Industrial activity woul
ence a yet greater increasi
' Not So Cheerful
The report's a bit glum
Ing the farmers. It hlnl
further slump in agriculd
ports." I don't exactly unl
why. I'd think that, w
folk so busy fighting, the
to buy more 'farm stuff
than ever, tb supplemei
war-reduced domestic suppi
I suppose the explanation!
they simply will have to a
on their rations, not
enough' left over, after ta
Ugerent expenses, to foot
for a normal amount of ii
edibles.
No matter, though. If ol
ers find their export marl
sufficient to absorb our
tural surplusage, they can
our thriving urban indusl
be conscripted. If they'
enough.
Things f doubUess wil
themselves automaticalll
all be busier than a dog
bury a bone on a marble
unemployment, everyth:!
The trouble with a doa
orlng to bury a bone n
floor, is that he must
realize that he isn't aci
complishing anything.
Now, what's being accoi
In a constructive way. by
try engaged in the prod
war suDDlies T Such so-cl
duction is in a class vi
raking There's a modicil
in that, perhaps. LeaVei
the ground, are a huisanj
mav dry up, gei n
burning match tossed amf
and start a mean nre.
erallv sDeakine. leaf
what's referred to by Socl
"made work." It s provide!
Just to give somebody a jl
particular value
ffpt -
a nrrviouslv remarw
raking may prevent a fi
fires. In that sense u
irr tw it from me w
na tinnni defense preparall
insurance against atucl
abroad. It is. but insurant
Hnn-t huv any as-
Wilt v ' , .
my house insured and IW
life Insurance, but my houl
.uo-ht flr UD W as"?
haven't died vet. In the nf
r A't a-ot anv returns oil
vestment. It's money M
hole. I'm protected nut
economically benefitted.
Corking High Btd
if h moment Uncle
to pay a rkln8 "ilttl
rate, but we're not geij
hi.. mirrent US OUl i
" We almost certainly i
boom wlule we re wra-jj
premiums, but we U t, tM
emergency passes- Mwj
well cut down, and then oi
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TniS may j
.....tv,aiM. tne B'i
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boom, in short wo
tecutotheboom.butuo'i
"deceleration.
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