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The Mountaineer ; Published By' i THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street A Phone 187 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County Politics In Textbooks W. CURTIS BUSS MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Editor Associate Editor W. Curtis Rubs and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year. In Haywood County Six Months, In Haywood County $1.50 .76 2.00 One Year, Outside Haywood County All Subscriptions Payable in Advance . . aw. . . w.vnMvllla. N. O.. U OUm Mail Hatur, u provldtd uiidw it A of iUraa , 17. Numotxr SO, 101. Obituary notirw, noliitloiw ol TfH. ": nd ill ntlrw ol ntrtlnmnU for profit, will bo ooatrfo tur it the into of on cont por word. , North Carolina k J f WIS 5 ASSOCIATION : NATIONAL EDITORIAL THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1941 If the charees of poltical favoritism in the recent selection of the State Board of Educa tion of a new fifth-grade history of Nortn Carolina are true, as claimed by the Daily To .WaaI Statu University newspaper, the A r - - matter should be reopened, as has been sug crested. . The college editorial has asked tibat the General Assembly and Governor Broughton take up the matter "and dear the path for justice."- . The selection of a state history for students in the public schools, should be made neither from a standpoint of the cost of the volume nor for political reasons, but for the true merit of the material contained. The Daily Tar Heel is making the plea in behalf of the history written by Dr. A. K Newsom. and Dr. Hugh T. Lefter. The for mer is head of the department of history at the University and the latter, his associate, We feel that if the matter is reopened, that all the histories recommended for selection at the time the Warren history, now under fire, was made, should be brought into the picture again, and the matter be taken up from the beginning. Both our sense of justice and local interest prompts this suggestion. One of the histories submitted to the committee was written by our local historian, W. C. Allen. The Allen history, we have been told upon good author ity, also received most favorable comment and was given a high rating by the commit tee, and was among those considered in the final count. THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THE VISITING FIREMEN 4? ' .rAn .... nml . oer oi Vjonimera uumucr w j cis c attend a shifting the burden for 1941 to new members. 4 mansion Good Advice We hear of so many young people hunting jobs. Everybody seems to be seeking em ployment. We wonder sometimes if they do rt think more often of the pay check than the actual work and their ability to do the job fcueccsafully. SWuile it is necessary for most of us to , . , . Vk for renumerntion, the ability to make COligTtttllltttlOllS h meat 'off one s work should be the ambi i:v iparcunount in our approach to any job. The fallowing advice from a father to his ann comains thoughts for consideration by everyone engaged in any occupation. "My son, remember you have to work. Whather you handle pick or wheelbarrow or a eet of books, digging ditches or editing a news paper, ringing an auction bell or writing fun ny t ' ings, you must work. "Don't be afraid of killing yourself by over working on the sunny side of thirty. Men die soTreltir &s, but it is because they quit at Vfl r- m. and tln't go home until 2 a. m. It's Uy.g intervals that kill, my son. "'"WnfV cinM von an nrvtit fnr vniir meals; it lends solidity to your slumber; it fives a perfect appreciation of a holiday. There are young men who do not work, but the country is not proud of them. It des not even know their names; it only speaks of them as so and so's boys. Nobody likes them ; the great busy world does not know they are here. , "Take off your coat and make dust in the world. The busier you are, the less harm you are apt to get into, the sweeter will be your sleep, the brighter your holidays, and the better satisfied the whole world will be with you." HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 19, Selective Service Success Depends On Local Boards OUE SELECTIVE service , tern in a vast nroon:..- 1 mg into every neighborhood! , KUTiiory in j country, and its business is that raisins' nearlv 1 ftnn rinn .11. J " ' w '1 ami iur uuiiutry training, its strnrtiira ta omo.: . singly g m ana anbureaucratic. its B. WJ is decentralization. J Lieut Col. Victor J. 0'KeHiH vi v uuui. o joini army and committee sat in bis unpretenti, office at national headquarters nuauiugwn ana explained to wiiai mtiK.es me tning tick. Fo ice OF THE People Do you think tk number of high way eommistionert in th $tatt should 6 increased, reduced, or left a they art? C. F. Kirkpatriek"l approTe leaving the number as i. now stands." W. L. Hardin, Jr"I believe an organization can be top heavy with too many members. I approve leaving the number as it is." W.T. Shelton "I would say re duce the number, because only a few ever really work in any com mittee, and a small group works more efficiently. A few always do the work, and the others can be counted as surplus'." Thursday was an interesting day down in Raleigh last week . . . . when Governor J. Melville Brough ton was inaugurated . . . the occa sion was marked by what is claim ed to be the largest number to ever auend an inauguration of gov- The older heads of the community, who f nor in North Carolina . . thelarg--have been directing the policies of the Cham- tZT 11 public reception at the . . in the neighborhood The - recently elected board of directors '7U 8n8K,nK l"e nan" ? made. up. for the most part of the younger from 8 t0 10 o'clock . . . after which time the Governor and his Lady were to lead the grand march in the inaugural hall ... they did not leave the mansion until after midnight . . . there was excitement in the very air on the streets . . . even in the- capital where such things take place every four years at every turn photographers were snapping pictures of the eel- all in all the day inspired one with pride in North Carolina and her people. .... .'v.'v men, and from the board. Bill Prevost has been elected president, and Taul Davis as ; treasurer. It is well to make changes, to get hew view points and distribute the responsibility of civic matters. It brings the citizens in a com munity to a closer understanding of the prob lems relative to the vicinity. With fresh ideas, no doubt the younger board and its officers will bring new plans of how a Chamber of Commerce should be run, but along with the new program the board will also learn many of the problems of rais ing funds and obtaining community coopera tion that have beset every board that has ever served in the past. From his records as chairman of various groups and committees, Bill Prevost has won a reputation for his ability to put things across. We congratulate the board on the newly elected officers and wish for the Cham ber of Commerce in the season ahead, the best program in its history. For Home Defense The changes in warfare are brought home to us in peacetime in the new bills contem plated for home guards and defense programs. North Carolina legislature, with those of 42 other states, convening this month, will be asked to enact four ''Model laws," represent ing the first attempt in the United States to bring about uniform programs to solve the problems of sabotage and home defense. Formerly the most deadly fighting centered around the armies and navies of warring countries, but now it is the civilians at home and the public properties that get the worse -of the fighting. The four bills, on sabotage, prevention, con trol of explosives, state home guard, and mobilization, and protection of public proper ty, are designed to meet new conditions of war and defense. The governors of the states, attorney gene ral and other state officers drafted the four bills last August in Washington at a Federal State Conference on Law enforcement prob lems on National Defense. The model laws wiU be presented to the North Carolina legislature through the State Commission on Interstate cooperation headed by attorney general Harry McMullan, and composed of five members, each of the house And senate, and five administrative officers. It is to be hoped that the old question of State's rights will not stick its head up, for it is increasingly brought to our attention in the changes of modern life, and the vast shortening of distances, the importance of uniform laws in general in all the states of the Union. Let us trust that no hard headed solon will feel that it is his duty to block the passage cf this necessary piece of legislation. Parks Arno B. Cammerer, retiring director of the National Park Service in the last report, states that during the past fiscal year the Federal Park System has formed a "unique" moral bulwark in the nation's defense drive. In his report he points out that the nation's ideals must be kept burnished as "that mortal quarter is the first object of enemy attack." "Always a safety valve for the stresses anti strains of life," Mr. Cammerer said, "the national parks conditioning effects will be of prime, importance in a program of making the nation physically fit the first principle of a successful defense." The growth of the national parks in the United States in the past year was also brought out in the report. On July, 7, 1939, tihe National Park Service had custody of over 20,817,226 acres in 154 areas. By July of the past year, the total has reached 221, 550,783 acres in 161 areas, an increase of 733,555 acres. If you have your copy of Life magazine ... and most subscrib ers seem to keep them ... look up the copy of December the 30th . . . . it carried pictures of Fred Moody Carey . . . sophomore at Dartmouth College . . . who plays on the football team . . . and Jim Clayton Carey . . . freshman, of Amherst . . . and captain of the freshman football team , . . both bear the name of their distinguish ed grandfather .... (one with "Moody" and the other with "James") of the late Congressman James M. Moody, of Waynesville . they are sons of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carey, of Hartford, Conn. . . (the latter Elizabeth Moody) . . . . the occasion . . . . Life sent one of their special photographers to ebreties . . . in order that those spend a week-end at Smith Colleee throughout the state might also . . . he seemed to have passed an see the leading participants of the agreeable and bracing visit . . . . day .... in fact ail during toe taking pictures of some 330 girls inaugural ceremonies . . . . the and their escorted dates. . . . . "flashes" of the photographers cut j ' .- . across the stage . . . one felt the; Recently we heard this one on satisfaction of the people of the Mildred Crawford ... and while state in the retiring administration it happened some years ago it has and the high note of confidence lost none of its humor . . . Mildred in the incoming administration . . . was teaching in the schools in one is bound to be inspired by the Porto Rico ... her pupils were dark largest vote ever given a governor skinned natives . . . . she ordered in North Carolina . ... the honor ac- some stockings from the states . corded Mr. Broughton in the dec- "flesh tinted'' . . . the order was tion I tilled . . . and the package came . . . she opened the box all expectant to find the stockings she had plan ned to wear with a special gown. . . . Yes, they were flesh tinted . . in the color scheme of Porto Rico . . . . they were a rich chocolate brown shade. . . . . One bit of humor broke the sol emnity of the taking of oath by the officials .... the senator from Wake County was given the privi lege of introducing the state offi cers as they were sworn in by the members of the Supreme Court . . . he must have been pretty much ex cited . . . before he came to the Commissioner of Agriculture . . . . he introduced two state officials as such . . . the parade was impres sive . . . . but the spirit of the day. and the trend of the times brought close home . ... Fort Bragg had sent up a large repre sentation , . . both white and color ed soldiers, marching with a mili tary step that belied the fact that many had only recently enlisted in the ranks of the U. S. Army . . . the coast guard with their boats were there . . . planes flying in formation over the parade drew their share of attention . . . heavy artillery drawn by trucks lent a foreboding touch . . . . the firing of the great guns as the parade Chas. Ray must be in a par ticularly affable mood these days Bill Prevost "I think there should be one commissioner for every congressional district, and in districts where- they are extra large, there should be more than one,"';... Paul Walker 'I approve of leaving the number as it now stands, but in making a number of new appointments in the members." J. Harden Howell "I think I would favor reducing the number, and getting the commission more on the basis of a state highway department, rather than a political subdivision." Jarvis Campbell "I think the number should be reduced. We don't need so many officers draw ing pay, and there is not enough work to keep them all busy." Dill Howell "'l approve of re ducing the number for the bene fit of Haywood County." William Medford "I would ap prove keeping the commission as it is, but have it reorganized." Daytime Pigeon Curfew A daytime curfew is required for, pigeons in a proposed Toledo city ordinance. The law would provide, that pigeons must be confined to the premises of the owner between seven a. m. and seven p. m. with a $10 fine for violation of the regu lation,: . If you are coasting you may be sure you are going down hill. . . . a man about town came to him and wanted to borrow 14 on a note he held . . . now Charles might have let him have the money under ordinary circumstances, but he cer tainly must have been in an opti mistic frame of mind . . . to put up the money after the man stated his reason for needing it at this time-. . . he was "going to Fort Bragg, where he planned to get a job in the shipyards." . . , Y 0 U ' RETELL IN G ME ! -By WILLIAM BITT Central Press WriUr AT THIS time of the year ifs natural that a man figures it must have been two other fellows who did all that blitzkrieging last night. - Tom and Jerry. - It's Grandpappy Jenkins who opines that one thing the Italian army can never be accused of is going on a sit-down strike. As all belligerents have disco v- SL "im' 2E.l2r - this aerial warfare. it isn't the original cost of a war T ' ' ' i that amounts to so much it'a the their gay music pepped up the thou- !OTCrh-.a Minus mien iqii( ura muewiiu . . . ROTC A Sad Anniversary January the 23rd, marks the eighth an niversary of Hitler's coming into power in Berlin. There may be great rejoicing in Ger many, but the world will not consider the day in any sense a festive occasion. The anniversary will fill the citizens of many nations with sadness, for no other event of the past eight year has had such a far reaching affect on international affairs. When he assumed control in Germany, we were not much concerned, as we had had no particular love for the country since the days of the World War. We went about our own business, little realizing the destiny of fate surrounding the event. But we are not to be blamed for our blindness, as the countries in Europe seemed not to realize what he was doing in Germany. Now as we look back we know that he had gave evidence of their ' training for defense . . . . the town overflowing with fresh young debutantes . . . and their escorts . . . . many making their first bow to society in the inaugural ball . . . . school children ... all inter mingled with the grave and grey ing heads of many of the high dig nitaries . . . . members of the leg islature . . . . and the governor and his First Lady looked the part . , with their dignity and graciousness to the citizens of the state it was indeed a proud day for them both ... and to share such honor with their own home folks. ... Bing Crosby is to receive $500, 000 a year. After signing a con tract like that we think it would be more appropriate if he changed his nickname to Bang I England has reduced its manu facture of razor blades to 5 per cent. Britain is determined to win the war, even if by only a whisker. : A Canadian reported to police that he lost nearly $5,000 in his first poker game. Beginner's bad luck. No wonder Europeans eye as with envy. Not only do we have tb bulk of the earth's riches, but we've got the biggest and best air raid shelter ever invented Mam moth Cave.-' - Publications, as well as people are refuging to this country from Europe. Recently an tf orwottnnal -'tilant science journal called Chronica Botanic has moved headquarters planned far into the future, when he became ! SLSliifi4 T? of ta" THE OLD HOME TOWN - By STANLEY But even amid such absorbing excitement ' . . mn kanl k-mU talk of the coming four years . . . ( their voices would become very se-' rious ... as they reviewed the past ' four . . . . and what the coming ' four might bring in comparison . . j they seem to feel that the new gov-! error will have more decisions and ' problems to face than the retiring ' one . . , that th critical tmt i The heart and soul of gdect vice," he said, ''isn't in utiJ he col I MOTOR S ( I rl J iVTj I UoJ' BtUNSA.KAtCrM,-DEie CLOCK MP oci viwc, uo oaiu, T isn t in ntioJ neaaquaners nor in the heHm, ters of the respective states J vcintuxics. i La uean and goul i in the more than 6,000 local boarl wnere patriotic citizens are at arduous task of determinin . shall be inducted and who shall put inw ueierrea class ficnti weigh all evidence, studying ev miKiB, wiuwui any pay the 8a faction of feeling that their i is vitally important to the try's welfare and perhaps existence." Colonel O'Killiher knows his wnen our last world war's drf law was enacted he was pratic law in Oconto, Wis. "Like thl sands of others," he relates "I swerd the call to serve on a I board. It was a big responsibil deciding the future of boys I'd bn acquainted with from birth, whose fathers and mothers' my personal friends. Still, thi was some satisfaction in being a, ui uo it lainy ana Wltn lull COM eration for the best interests of neighbors, my community and country." Called to Washington Then the colonel was named ordinator of local boards throuj out Wisconsin. Subsequently was called to Washington as tional draft inspector. Since 11 he s been a member of the ji army ana navy selective serf committee, which has been perff ing plans for today's setup many years. "As national draft inspector.' observes, referring to his extf ence in the last war era. "I vis hundreds of boards in all partj the United States in huge cifl in large and small towns and irJ ral districts. There was a wide ference between various methods, but the result always! the same, Just as it is Tiow. sions were made in the best iif ests of communities and the cj ttr nnil t.lipv hnrl th nnnrnvis " V M "u'l public opinion. "Dependence was a major of for exemption and only about A per cent of those selected tot si ice were married. In a majoritl these cases no dependency wis volved. In many of them the band never had supported his ' Some were being supported wives and relatives, and it I with almost unanimous commit approval that they were chostf 'One case created quite a st government agency in Washi; wanted its workers exempte the ground that they couji replaced. The local board rt the request. Upon appeal tt 1 General Crowder, head of the ice administration, upheld board. The issue, thereupon put up to the Secretary of Baker. At the bottom ol th ter, demanding exemption, t retary wrote, No. Bern there's no such thing as absol 1 dispensibility, or a worker $ ' be permitted to die even'." Principal the Sam ; The colonel recognizes tt'" draft law of 1917 and our K lective service law aren't id 'But the principal' he f the same. Success of tbef depends UDon tho local made up of the registrants': and neighbors. "The first World war tremendous. When it was American people were aj selective service is the tnos'.j eratie, efficient, econoi fairest method of securini our military forces. Nobody's happier than I the thought that today raising an army to fight a or anywhere else. We re these boys to insure us war. That doeant changed that selective service is just as practical and tfiicie "And never forget that t share of the credit goes to boards.. JbsI a Hab Back in he "gay a:r.f' Countrr club of Boston ke; flock of shcjp which nibbH fairwavs of the eolf cc-'1 cropped- the! short an method of saving expense t mower. At first the jotf1 were permitted to frolic mto maturity. However, one of tbe'emptoTees s! Iamb served to the club "1 They enjoyed the treat to rl spring Iamb has been s pj to Waltham, Massachusetts, chancellor of Germany. sent and great ability ; waavui WU jBUjT but the club Bienu ft mor years.
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