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The Mountaineer
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Ifaia Street Phone 187
. Waynesville, North Carolina
Th County Seat of Haywood County
W. CURTIS KUSS . Editor
MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor
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Lets Keep It Up
The Waynesville High School Band nas
come or age. T 7 .nnner
rresents one of the finest pieces ot cooper
tion ever tad Jn o-
from the standpoint . ,pnt9
public and the response 01 we
LiL toHinus hours of practice, urn
,ova criven the "group the reputation it enjoys bei middle one B0 10 epeak
nave given vu . . . rives nn onfc. a broad and far
today. ( - . a pattern for reaching vision ... It is our pleas-
it M inuii . iiiA Bni rvinnnH nut v . . - - uieu
bands in this part of the State. U w . . .to look back over the years
. - ,,twitv that the quick man- that have . eTen the
ea upuu . . was uniformed days beyond cur ,
ner Wl wmcii . other bands in with the older generation . . . as
has had influence in getting gh reliveg a?ain the gCenes 0f her
childhood and young womanhood
rrl KTA BEEN SQMETHN' HE ED
Here and There
HILDA WAY GWYN ,
Three generations in one house'
hold offer many interesting view
points ... we often thick that
we are jerked back
not
' . ' -yf i .
Shonh Carolina v4k
mjS ASSOCIATIONS
uniiorms. , ,t mior,vine r .rrr.
Af the eame tnia iau m . men "c
.- X. .- v4 levi the narauc
when tne way r- only to contemplate the present
but to look down the avenue of
he future with the rising genera-
NATION
AL6DITORIAL
SSOCIATION
iiorms Ihe Hendersonville groupor-
' . , w, fh crrouD nere, ci
nlZ W want uniforms too". 'The Ufom m , an(j catcj, the tempo and
a oaniwr oa Pressed for spirit of a new world . . . at times
fact that tne visum - we get ,lm
the Dart is said to nave nasweu bridging the gap between the two
f tutting the Hendersonville musicians in 4 they are B0 Ut apart in B0
Tho Wavnesville band was also many ways ... ao much has hap-
uniforms. ine . , thoueh Pened since the beginning of life
in uniform before Uie vauvv , ' for the oxler generation as c
com-
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1940
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. . jk.lAJ1 D I II 111 I. LI. S3 I nOH1 . n . ..ahwmaw
both were orK"1"' " ;r j,,.n the ? V . . . .
u j rtlaved several w ' ovecassry wit we eee do in
"""" " . ,.. TT4 f Viol. Mo. . ..! . I
WO UUU VUIOCI'VB I
THURSDAY. DErPu...
- i, ..
Stewart Says-
New Deal Begu,
To Worry Abeut
"g Prices
DESPITFi it,
mini8tration'8effoinen
an upward tendencv V
many pneeg is r.n;i,..u7-Vi
ProooBi
'endeU
aun b what
,ul more.
Jeal idaUiJ
lur iMii,J
our
mit,is, opposing it '
consumers' anokL-.' "7"r"'
women in ourMr.'H
economi- .
' "l.J 1JJQ
eeoof
The
An Appreciation
So often men go away and gain prestige
in other sections and life in the small town
they left behind grows dim. It belongs to
the past. But not so with Judge Frank
Smathers. While he has had marked success
in two large cities, Atlantic City and Miami,
he has chosen to cast his lot for the greater
part of the year "back home" with us.
Frank Smathers is one of the ablest men
ever reared in this community. We would like
to see him write the story of his life. It is
full of encouragement to ambitious youth.
Judge Smathers left college and entered
the law office of an eminent firm in Atlantic
City. He had no particular poll, other than
'his own determination to get from life the
things he wanted. .
He made up his mind early not to shun
work, but to hunt for it For a number of
years he labored apparently without any no
ticable results.
Then death made a vacancy in the firm,
and he was suddenly lifted from his minor
position in the office to a partnership, with
an income many times that of the salary he
formerly drew as a clerk It was not mere
luck, it was because during those years he
had made himseir ready when golden oppor
tunity should arrive. He was chosen for the
reason that it was felt that he could handle
the task which the promotion carried bet
ter than anyone else connected with the firm.
Though stricken with a physical handicap
that would have been a justifiable alibi for
even the most strong minded, he carried on
for years until he was forced to retire from
active work.
He holds a keen interest in matters of
local, state and national concern and his opin
ions are the result of deep and constructive
thinkiog. .
We have valued his contributions to this
paper and look forward to a reappearance of
his column. We take this opportunity on be
half of ourselves and our readers to thank
him. We have appreciated his writings not
only for their merit, but for the fact that
with all the prestige he has gained in high
places, he still wanted to 'lend a hand" at
home.
r t ToinBVft. Had tne sides
Pas liT to a definite stand- 2.
lOCai r .. . v., VaOTl '" . w
ord the authorities WOUW noi, u separate the aon essentials and
xnA the CTOUD in their summer get the truths . . . eternal of life
Voice ajj Ue PeofUe
women in our various drfem
-..viuiv units
strenuously to
organizations to'Dutfo.v1
any violent n JV" .b,",ke'M
-" vur liuihn ....
DCSCAll (la n. ii '-I
uavurauv rim.,.-.,
must feel -the ZZT
and whoWl " .
compliant iTlM
. . men Ixt..!.i r.'" i . , , oi on them, if kl . 1
WUlluK iu m"""' . , ha ,.i,. v.. Ija yon unn vompuiBuij nw nainuiiu wivuw ami increasing j ' " ewtil
prWrlm of attractions. The band also gave . . SSSJZ -tf, to S SSSP wd H
concerts on the courthouse grounds. , ... that underneath was the same Bill ia adequate for Nat.onal to copew.th fore.gn isms and ,a- Tne NewTDea, .
A good band is an asset to any town.
is one of the finest aavemsemu -
It
town
... il. r M mr ia
can nublicize. NO PUDUC gaineru.K
m;v,,,t the stirring strains w
comprete - . ij i.
band. The athletic association of the high
school can testify what the band has meant
to the football season just closed.
It is one
yesterday ... today and will be
tomorrow . . , often we are mis
lead by appearance . . . and do
not size up the situation ia its
true light. . ,
Defense?
W. C Boutwell "Under
the
that
R. V. Erk "It all depends on
When we find ourselves practic
ally skipping to catch in step with the . armv and how the bovs are I eauiDoed."
nui KdivM j - - i ii, . . . - i . . - - - , - - -
lt! -miir nomething good " younger generation . . . now equipped. I think it is too bad
uuug Av. tnat e . . , when life is that all
present 'condition, I feel that the the Conscription Bill and Comp'ul- iimi d, the incrse
the selective draft will in time raise s f. T 7. ,nV0lY "o-lwf
a sufficient army, to meet the ' ""' .w' ovad
quate national defense.'
Dealers' contentin.
Kuvernmpnr j I
fPinsr. its unprecedented Miiol
Secrl
needs, if properly
young men in American
;,,r," ca overstrain its ewdit hTZ
".. "ra evfnt it. - . ' - """I
-. WVIle gnnnkJ j b .
Bill Prevost "If the men In the M.vh Z ITT.'.
draft hov. ,t IrinA nt ' rr-: uo,eu W ft
- "I
it
and anotner w . - a greax jascmaung mystery .... have not had military training.
thiW worth While must De careu xui-. Ju neal ... and emotions and Personally I regret that I did not W under the rio-ht kind of 1MJr.
fatprpd to keep what is already gained and ideas are beginning to stir . . . lhat have the advantage of military ship the army should be adequate However wo.
f03 lLnts. i r J?'Mi? M training, as I am sure' ft would have I for national defense. I think that ino
W uittne. uuv . - . i,0?ooTn we" ",,a epeence-. . . we, peen oi considerable value."
Often in a community mere wno-watch . . . feel that the pac
for a nroject and When 11 nas oeen - ern a on rusnea , . . time Mrs. W. T. Hannah "I do not i year's
those sDonsoring and working for it feel tnax -"cn "urry to oe done and feel that the c
?08!Sw d can travel alone. ?: wefindoelve. wish, training under
ine proju ' ,M "V,!"!; T.- cuia put imo ft Bill is -adequate for national de
Th o ia nrt n np.aimv wiuGY.ivi "j uanua oj une younzer veneration t i ui j... v.
liuo t - - ... I i i v " - ui ire are just utr w. uaruel
vplonment that depends upon the public lor hurrying to meet thejear, . . , Jginnjng oUr program of national have 18 months
aiiTTOOrt and encouragement. The band Will nV tBat Vfcto- defenae.. Personally I feel that in before the attack, he Conscription
" . . ..i. t,. rtTTimmiitv ..-,- vew or tne critical times, we are mu
1 1 n II n V-A nA 1 1 IX I M 4 VIIUU aB bU V I fi. n. n . : 1 L !i i . I . . "
WULillUC J"- c
in other countries a trt
the averaee American eitiEen i v,a j ? J,ettrt,l
canable of learning . h;:- w " .Uen
vpr-. t.. S t. " " ;, rr." 8raan wii, ewnnw
done and feel that the compulsory military Most Americans are naturally me- draw" aU his tL?TtJ'
VeSWlsh- training iinr rinfinT, ChnnWllw ir, L... .Call OQt ad kt I
' . .1 wviwi iiiHHi. wir.n ir k'.n...R .l
or two years invent a new lrmH
iptlon I l'Va ohspruaH tho .. .i.:. . .I
for too man mil. f Ho .5J . . . ' j,... 7 . : ui JUtia AmeflCM. LlUid
Amanda. If the adulte Of this community formalities and its out dated cus- Wcon iJ X C no." t' : 1
. .. . -v intPrest in the toms . . and nerhans its falan t :-Zl"ir -."J- ":rmV" .7 r" ' all 01 own, Wat My!
fail Trt runi.mue bu oiiw" k"vu i "S""" we xuuuu uuioeivco wi uui weei ene BiLuaiinn." i nruivi o.f i...:
.-- . , . . concentinna of nrila : . .L . . ... . . :" " ... '"'. ousiuebs is inua
;0rguzation there wia me
in the crood work Of the Dana. , t well to keep . . , w lonir to irather h,. m i,:',.. " , r..i .v ' 8WW"' OT wsiuaanw. i
: ' -i - mHnn ATTiense to the up the amweciatlon -of . tha". . C X, wlT i. . ; . , " ,aw course e snant 8o ovenil
, - ---- - - - oAnn fnr things of the snirit . . . that tha ; v- l "T" c i"'". r,ves. All the same, perhapi
operation 01 tne uanu, uu age of poetry and .he .. - r . erg-ency nwoaid nt we can overdo ourselves SomewiuJ
large sums Of money as IOr me uuu ui- orij!i rood literature . . . . . t' . . . :v I ven as suD.anmi arepub.icsl
- " Z J I r. I . " '.a' " " " I rl R TirfaaOTTT fi Tk TT Tl DTI OhAII I tA I a ,r, -j. . I.,.'
CLIPPINGS
ion Bill pro- peso, equivalent to about MceaUii
ur 1 auKee uuiiar. 1 ne peao wai
leaeemaoie on a basis 01 1 jU pei
- cuntavos. iiui the govcriiineii. p:t
could only write like that man, if I sentiy ."had issued so mucd papt
. : - J J Mt.1 . mature . . .(he Present draft nlan shonU ha
form nff. but lor new music aim m"-. nat so bespoke the irentlewoman , ' " : . . " . t.t P..i m.wt .
u'i.- . m onvo th first con- and the gentleman -i : "f tt.t 3Wemntea by the .training of t, .."" r"1 ott Wltil. ?.
cprt for which an admission charge will be developed ,. and say to the young, men not fit for military tram.ng vides for en h men for adequate o
cert lor wnita au aumiM ... er generation "Hold tW mv in tha skied trade nrA.!rv fr Hnfon. 4
. ti :n 11,. nnnn a at tho mm- . .. . . . " ,
made, ii wu unci .c cniid , , . when life begins to bring
munity Who have given so generously, an disi lusionments" . ; (and we of
Opportunity to show their appreciation Ot 6e generation in between know
the fact that the band is now on its own. is jn
While the band needs the small admission table baitling against the human
fee that will be charged, it nee03 lar more xne 1 peart and its ideals) ... for
moral support of your presence to give the ;.ep"amu.enh4of he s1 days
. . . 1: ii i 3 the gay 90's and even back . .
students encouragement, to continue uie oycu
did record they have made. :
It is your band. It is my band. Let's be
on hand next Monday night to show them that
we are still backing them one hundred per
cent,, .."
"Weep No More"
The "young folks' doubtless are happy
about it -"all merry, and happy, and bright."
They couldn't have been better pleased, or
their elders, either. For he is an old, old
friend, and all of them sing his songs, from
the time they are able to watch a pitch from
a timing fork and to f oUow the teacher's beat.
Yes, at long last, Stephen Collins Foster;
the untutored genius who touched the hearts
of his countrymen nd of the world as
have but two or three writers of songs, has
been awarded a niche in the Hall of Fame at
New York University. It Is ninety-eight
years since he wrote his first song and three
quarters of a century since he laid down his
pen, ignored & neglected.
Now, will "my lady" please "weep no more,"
and likewise "all de darkies" "down in de corn
field"? This is a time for rejoicing. O Sus
anna; don't you cry for me ! Uncle Ned, Louis
iana Befle, t's have a little quick music, and
maybe a breakdown! Old Black Joe, call back
the days when your heart was young and gay I
The one who made you to live has found a
place among America's "immortals." The
world gave him sorry return while he sang,
but today from Sydney to Saskatoon that
world pays him tribute. A bust in a marble
colonnade merely proclaims that fact.
Christian Science Monitor.
Anyway an atlas just off the press shows
the oceans as we remember them.
Fickle Football Fans
Movie stars and politicians have known for
a long time that the dear old public is a rath
er fickle thing to deal with. Now managers of
college football teams are bginning to realize
that loyalty to the alma mater is not as pro
fitable as a winning team.
Figures just released for the past gridiron
season shows that almost every team in the
south had less customers than last year.
North Carolina and State in the Tar Heel
division showed the only gains.
Last year Carolina had 96,000' customers,
while this year 119,000 paid their way.
At Duke it was quite the opposite. In
1939 when things were rosy with the Blue
Devils, they drew 102,000 customers, but
this year, only 82,000 were attracted.
North Carolina State showed a net gain
of 6,000, for a grand total of 67,000 for the
season just ended as against 51,000 last year.
Louisiana State and Vanderbilt the only
other recorded teams in the South to show
a gain. Louisiana's gain was 20,000 more
than the 120,000 last year, while Vanderbilt
picked up about 4,000.
Tulane had about 83,000 less ; Kentucky
fell short 5,500; Florida lacked 2,000 having
1939's figure, while Georgia Tech was 41,000
in the red.
Even at that, the teams are drawing good
crowds, and are making lots more than ex
pense money, yet there is enough difference
in the let-down to give business managers
some worry over what the future does or
does not hold for them.
TRIALS DEVELOPED GREAT
CHARACTERS ....
A man's ability unfolds as the
vaoM will An.
.v.. Vut ma iuco vuitiaviei i j ,. . , . , ,
built on a succession of events. The 1 . yS Know flOW muCtt th
could only speak like that man, if
l only had an even disposition and
could keep from getting upset like
this dim or that, how much I would
give, ? .; , -..'"'. ..V'.-, -'
Mostly this is idle talk. One
tftat could serve as a 'stiiritnal
oasis in this .fast' moving present trials and tribulations of life heat p;.f mn h,a.s lven to develop the
' . . to those growing ud
with their eyes and minds tuned in
on the future.
But there comes the thought .
and we stop . , . such idle wishing
. . . each life is a separate unit
. we can tell them . . . we can
show -them'. . . but the destiny
:n the end is their own making
. . we can coach them . . . we
may be on the side lines at most
Jf the games . . . and root with
ill our hearts and souls . . . that
jur team may win . .
he team and not the cheer leaders
ho will win . . . but anyway we
iiKe being the "middle man" . .
v aeeps one irom getting in a
mental rut . . . with fixed ideas
ibout things . . . . it is the finest
tntidote we know of against that
'dead certain feeling, that one is
ilways right" . . . that so often
makes a "wet blanket". . . . and
Jevelops a
;he "middle generation'
s often prone to know it all
ar.d temper the metal of which he
is made. Personal hardships, mis
ery, sadness, up and down, if met
and mastered with fortitude and
determination determine the true
fibre of the man.
We often hear folks say, if I
town . . . we don't recall iust how
the subject came up . . . but we
were amused when he said ' .
"Would you like to know -when I
get up in the morning? , . . it is
wnen 1 hear my wife Bay . . . in
. 1 nvuco . , mis is ao-
but it is Uolutely the last time I am going
to ca.l you' . . . then I know I
simply must get ud . . . or I will
be late for my work."
We thought at th he
the season that the styles were
going to be the "limit" ... but
either we were very much off in
our judgment ... or we have be-
ability by which witjh tongue or pen
ne sways multitudes of men. and
drives the fires of hope and faith
and courage and inspiration into
tneir epirits.
The actor who succeeds in the
show always carries on, no matter
the ache in his heart, or the pain
in nia muscles, one never knows
the misery that may exist in the
actor's body or mind and which
may amount to agony that would
frighten away half the audience.
But if he ever revealed it gone
would be his power to charm and to
inspire, and to smooth away the
pain of those wiho come to see him.
The great character from whom
the world draws its inspiration are
those who are tried often and much
by the fires of life. Think of this
when you are inspired by some
noble persons. You can better ap
preciate such people if you can
realise that which you so lightly re-
come arpnntnmo .v.
superior complex in bcidently we have never noticed' ceiv WM bouht h7 Pai nd costIv
now Decoming black . . . which 1 - uouaiy jiimes.
aids in keeping one', viewpoint V
rnglng1UteTOPeth
' tu uae' mstanra W n t i..-.. . r.
ncu uBeiaui Io
nian Cook lnnlf. in klo.l. 4.V.-
Isn't getting up these cold morn- hhere is Mary Barber amd re.
ngs a real hardship ... in a cently we saw Jawail n;... v.i
tt 1 - .. . " . y-
.Mio.mju Kluup .,. . it was " iu a oiack velvet frock
THINGS THAT MONEY CANT
V BUY
Money canlt buy real friendship
friendship must be earned.
Money can't buy clear conscience
-7-quare dealings is the price teg.
Money can't buy the gtow of good
health right living is the secret.
Money can't buy happinesaap
piness is a mental attribute and one
lightening to learn ithe differ- Bosalyn Ray Collins in a black
nt hours which people .... . '. who tailored suit , . . All Mease in a
ipparently lead the same kind of black dress . . ' W '
ive ... get up in he morning there are others who never look m7 be as '"'PPy in a Cottage as in
. . and we will have to admit . . . better than in color take Lib lnan8ion.
contrary to our generally estab- Massie in the blue she is wearing! Money can't buy sunsets, singing
IT" 00 !l!bjeCV r We ! winCT ' ' ' Florence Bowles bi d the music of the wind in
S..? urp"Md find ont Emma Weatherby in the treea-these are as free as the
hat there are just abou as many shades of brown .V. Jo, Gav fa ir breathe.
dell ccompli8h, ' we could name a lenjrhy 1 Money buy character-char-
wtTSLS ?1? I k.M?,couwthCTeiactcr what we are alone with
'thVse "I! ?iJ f2?.V.: M far a. ogives in fw. d.rk,Exchange.
C who get up at an unearthly thi, community i, cmeemVha. a
time .... we have always been corner on pnrole ni r7
more or less inclined ... to con- of women . and"- 'V?
lidiUl rt - "Earl, their cloLrSullnnnS
to bed and earl. . k-n .. . you oullnt find
A." ' iMa,liM thortly the Achievement DaV
after the foreeoinfl- JUon..s-. haU . v "r "cently
wa wa f.vr - ' - rural
"v'u8 to m man aoout "aywood County,
women of
Determined CeUerlaos
i Police have banned hitchhiking In
Minneapolis, but Winston Oberg and
miu bwanson Uve too far from the
University of Minnesota to walk and
neither has a car. So they built a
kayfak and now paddle up the Mis
sissippi river to school in 83 minutes.
mat tne pe.io s ou'yuig power sump'
ed to less man u.i-fian ft nomin;
vame. Accora.ngiy raar.y years
ago, the Buenos Au'es congress w
ruunceci: "iiencelorwarU we pesc
win be redteniao e at oniy 44 wn
tavos per peso,'' K's been thatwa)
ever since, if that wan t innation
ary. l m no joage 01 inflation.
ttere in tne united states unci
prognosticators as Leon Bender.
eon, to nieiKioa a piu-mt icai
autbori.y, see peril of a d.iteier.
sort of inflation of living costs.
CHt LlnemDloyment
Unemployment's Deing stopped!
up very rapuliy. The hitherto W
employed, laough, are going JrgH
iy into military preparedness pw
auction or into our conscr.p.m
army. Possib.y Our peace time in
dustries win soon hnd tnemseives
with an. actual scarcity 01 workf
if so, .there's like y to be an acj
shortage of processed ann w
and wear, to sneiter us, to run oar
street cars and railroads, etce
CorresDondingiy our peace indus
trial toners, back in jobs tgi
will have increased consuati'e
capacity, and our conscripts
have to eat, wear cioibes and
cupy barracks like sixty.
Wt.l. nniiimnt.inn thus COBpeW'
tively expanded and peace prod
UVU jlUUUUIJ U . " - " " ,
skimpy suppiy and a vasty g
er demand, why won't Pes F
sky-ward I They will, 4
To be sure, the industrial crow
doubtless will see to it tbt theyj
taken care of. As prices m
workingmen's unions will
correspondingly advanced wm"
and they'll get "em. W .
ir,g to attend to it Siready.
Boosts in the wbiU cojar
mens, incomes will 'al
ways do. ;ffolkdepen4
Ditto the incomes of foil
ent on invested money
The farmers' outlook ut
ma.ic. They have so '
plus on hand already 'won
ably it will be a long while s
it's exhausted1. .. , booi
x k.. if looks l'e " ...
ahead. A boon . :wh. t h
derson is afraid of. P" wj
one lwu
follows them.
. A soft msh7fp'Sii
way through asphalt street