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..THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1W1
Aid For Libraries
.Th'.iatrfttk in the legislator provid
ing for State aid to wblic"iarriet will find
rrroch interval in thU cominimity.
The Wajwejvin Public Library waa es
tablish! nfearly fifty yean ajro. It has serv
ed a great need m the vmrnanhy. It would
be iinpouibie t fcgtimat the -..value of its
un'bi or what it has . meant in both pleas
ure and cultural iti'mulat ion to the'local people
and to the visitor.
Today it jstandg as a high .tribute to the
dvk pride and culture of its founders and
also to thos who have continued to carry on
and lend their support, often in the face of
discouragement, for the institution ha.s liter
rally led a "hand to mouth existence.''
There U no public service in this commun
ity that ha teen dispensed at the pitiful
cost that the library has been kept in oper
ation. '.''
During the past few years there have been
enormous amounts expended on bo many
things, while others have been neglected. No
new improvement has changed our need for
the knowledge we gain from books.
The nation is spending 37 cents per capita
on '.'public libraries, but North Carolina ts
cpending.less than nine cents, and rank near
the bottom of the list of the states. Yet in
Industry, the strides made in the state, have
been excelled by few other states.
The Waynesville Library, which has served
o well the immediate community, could, if
funds were provided, serve the county, Thuj
has been demonstrated in the few week in
which a IxxAmobilei loaned by the State Li
brary Commission, was operated in the coun
ty. It was also shown during the weeks of
operation that the people of the rural sections
were "intellectually hungry" for the oppor
tunity to read.
While thre has been great work done to
eliminate illiteracy in North Carolina, the
potential value of the public library has been
aadly neglected.
It is to be hoped that the present legisla
ture will go Into this matter very thoroughly.
The bill pending would provide less than 3
cent per capita appropriation, and would start
a library movement that a state "first" in so
many things, nhould have.
Double Trouble
The recent experience of the two state high
way patrolmen serving this vicinity was an
unfortunate affair.
The public does not like to feel that the law
came out on the wrong side of the fence, and
if there wag a good reason why the men
chased, should have been taken into custody,
it was regrettable that they made their escape.'-
'
One thing is apparent, the high rate of
speed the patrolmen are reported to have been
traveling, made then , as much a menace to
other motorists, as the car ahead which they
were chasing.
To those traveling the highway at the time,
It meant a "double danger." Whether or not
even those who are entrusted with regulating
the speed limits on the highways, have the
right to make the law, also a trangressors
against safety, is a question in the minds of
most people.
Some other means ought to be advised for
apprehending criminals, other than out speed
ing them against the safety of the motoring
public. Connection between officers by radio
or a patrol telephone system, might be the
answer. Certainly excessive speeding is not.
There is more employment now, but there
will never be enough soft jobs to go around.
Making History
THE WAYXESVILLE MOCNTAIXEEa
-WAR CONGRESS" IS R3GHT1
THUESDAT, FEBECAKt
Ltrf Saisrday ctxricT when the 'txxsxtrvxt.
of the Haywwrf Coastj Ceert Bobs was f3-
ed with farmer, their wires, and taear empi
res, kit7 was made in Haywd jait a!
dmstx as wises the atJocaJ loart ten
Urrs back in the faH
The tsatbtr of rural pecrfe who asEZei
was 'ifgjE&aEt in masy ways. They were
drawn tetfcer in teoxzsxm bocd of inter
est: in sistsal prrJtttssx, Tbey rr to plan
fve: the f stare and to gtre ree&gEiS&n to the
agacspfcri'. nvnta of the JAsL
Tter nsade their pbj for ti future wits
'efidesee, Vjt they had definite results to
; tWar thea how to pJaa ahead.
They repreiected the vAid hukgrxzA of;
Haywood Coccty citizesj, eager to keep is
step with agricultural iffiprwements, with an .
earnest defire to fight the ravage of nature
... a t.u it. .rt- A - ?w i
a&s to reclaim azw ia ie w -
prove ft. ; ' .
There was itimuIatioD .for; both the' ada!t
arvl tte nfifjz gereraixm in a im rwuug,
for both groups are mterested m the same
probCersji. Each generatkm serves as an m-
centire to the other. The son and daughteri
;. learned'' fr6m '.tfcdr parenta, and the parent
had an opportunity to be proud of their
chMretL . . 'V. ;
The meeting on Saturday was not the result
of the part year work alone, it represented
the culmination of several years of growing;
iEterert in agrkulture in Haywood County. :
It wajs a tribute to the splendid leadership of
the farm and home county agents, who have
4rmy Does Not Use Kid
Gloves On "Selectees"
Voice
OF THE
People
K. C MtBriie-TV r
sisaaees m tiis coansaity m
QwafcT KiK TVe hmd talking
ad rwli the conss at Bicst
veld be kj
C. F. ajrtatndt 1 docrt think
there ic eaisaace in WarBesriOe.
It led wit the aieert people
a&d tKe nicest placet ta do boainesa
I kare fwr kaarwrn.". ..
Mm Mattie MaWy The traffic
ait&ataon oa Kain Kreet."
HERE and THERE
- ' ::- v. By
HILDA WAY GWYN
AlWrt Abel 1 consider reck
leaa and drnakeu driving the great
est Baisaaee in this eooras unity." ,
;" We. er aiaea aianei tie otier
night at the Eiwhoft f4di wed
ding acsiTenary . . . ia hearmg
much . . , aad smt of the ideas I
ttartfrd -wtJi Pre kad to discard
. . . but of oDe thing I'm sare and
tnciTi rn rarmfn trv wit. in . : , i-
' - - . - r r - . s cri n in gnnions pcuxeBAKmu . . '
,..,.. tn .- .il' ra one
jfi arret iati BmA- 4 rt tka e r4 fnirla tA
vitdiAMTu f ai iiJi s ivi ooau fmyj
Mountaineer on Saturday. We are proud to er .
gressjve
forge ahead. pkaaaaf boors be kad spest ia
i .t - v t ri -ffcta of tie r2t in m-fcat is now
tte take, this opportunity to .than the Dem. .... ,L . .
dtUT.g" a yxHig sefcool uacb
. who was boardicr at the
have given any aid we may have to the great t!tB " ,0I (?Jn'
. , - . ., it was YMhiEjr" then, not 'dat-
work. The plaque wfll hang upon . .our waJs h wi m u
as a reminder of the progress that Haywo-d , . . that eool ereniiig erispoe
rural people are making. i dtat Ociofcer weather bring after
Vt-ttnet ;-,.:...:nd the warm bUie in
t " the f replaee lent considerable en-
We Disagree
Mrs. Roosevelt's proposed good-will trip to' ? 6re1"it4iEb!t t '
i . . . . f ui -ti j x i i K was the -.nrit fire kindled since
Latin-Amenca has been "killed,' SO to tP&tu unprmemenu . . . (and eer-
by the State Department. The idea of the , uinly enough time had elapsed
trip in the first place came from Nelson Rocke-I inee for the cement to "core") . , .
feller, Pan American Cultural-relations coor-!1 "chinl
very fascinating point . . when
UinatOr. i tK wb a stwArln rnlrrmn . .
coals and cement flew in every
direction . . . they rushed about try
ing to brash Bp mil the debris .
this over, they settled down for
second time . . . with the conversa
tton resumed ... at the last stop
ping point . , . and then without
I warning . . . another terrific explo-
sion . . . so load the entire Shelton
household came runnuig to see
what it all was about . . . much to
the embarrassment of the couple
. . the "pyschological" moment
passed . . . but the romance was not
killed . as the conversation was
' evidently completed ... as i ended
like stones used to ... hey
lived happily ever afterward." .
Mr. Daa Watkias "I consider
the stray dogs greatest nuisance
in the community..
Mr. Rockefeller liked the plan, and Mrs.
Roosevelt evidently thought well of it, as she
agreed to go. It was reported that the presi
dent ''tentatively" approved.
Now comes the report that the Under Secre
tary, Mr. Wells, by "studied coolness" broke
up the party.
We have no way of knowing jtiat what
prompted the Ui:der Secretary, but any wo
man who has worn down the disapproval and
won over her critics as Mrs. Roosevelt has in
the last eight years, we feel that we could
trust her to make good with the Latin
Americans.
Willkie Abroad
There is a young matron in town
who has the habit of consistently
calling the attention of her hus-
Reerardlesa nf oolitiral affiliatiorn and the
heat of the recent campaign, one cannot help! charm, of Clark Gable
, j 'iJr , . which. we understand . , , is
auxninnjf ine uasn ana entnuaiasm wun wnicn
Mr. Wilikie is making a first hand investiga
tion of war conditions in Europe.
A man of unbounded energy, he seems to
be making a thorough investigation of war
torn England and despite pergonal danger and
air raids is certainly going places in London.
Mr. Willkie seems to be inspired by no other
thought than to get a first hand and accurate
picture of war conditions to bring back to his
fellow countrymen.
We admire the spirit that has prompted this
trip and await with keen interest his report
upon his return. It is clearly understood
that he is in no sense an official envoy, but is
rendering this service entirely on his own.
Yet his findings will be sure to have a tre
mendous weight in shaping public opinion on
current policy of the United States regarding
further aid to Great Britain.
Good News .
Farm prices, according to the latest infor
mation issued by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, in mid-December aver
aged 101 per cent of the 1910-1914 level,
further decreasing the spread between prices
paid and prices received by the farmer. Also,
farm product prices were relatively stable
during 1940. This is good for agriculture.
The American farmer has steadily improved
his position in spite of chaotic conditions over
most of the world. A large share of the credit
for this must go to the farmer himself.
He has not let government farm aid deaden
his resourcefulness. Federal money has not
blinded him to the fact that in the long run
he will sink or swim, depending upon fais own
initiative. lie has steadily sought to improve
production and marketing techniques. The
farmer would be lost without them in the
business world of today.
not unusual in young matrons
the other night she was expound
ing at length on the kissing tech
nique of the movie star . . . when he
kissed Hedy La ma it . . .in the
midst of her raving she said sbe
realized what a perfect trap she
was making for herself . . . so she
got off the subject as soon as pos
sible, hoping that there would be
no reaction . . . but about four hours
after ... she got what she de
served ... when out of a clear sky
without any preliminaries ...
the husband said . . . "By the way,
honey, did it ever occur to yon
that maybe Hedy La ma it might
of had something to do with Gable's
kissing that impressed you so
much? ... Maybe if I had a chance
at Hedy" , . . which is a pretty
good illustration of the danger of
the comparison habit as applied to
husbands . . . the wife who starts
it had ... better check up on her
own assets belore she wades in
and dashes the cold water of some
body elses charms on her spouse.
tiirg every day . . . It pays to love
. ... Tve never really lored yet
withoat profiting by it . . . Tiat
doesn't mean that it has always
been easy to lore ... or safe . . .
or comfortable . . . or successful
in obvious ways . . . Often, indeed
love has seemed anything but' a
good investment . . . sometimes It
has ended for me in humiliation
... or ingratitude . . . or financial
loss . . . and once my whole life was
bound, it ended in death, yet look
ing back it pays to love . ; . love
has made my life deeper ' and
stronger ... it has taught me how
to laugh and cry, and dream, an 4
pray and dare . . . love has made
me able to carry my chin high and
my. spine straight ... it has given
me real pride in place of petty ,
personal conceit . . . . But of course
I've had to pay a price for all these ,
things . . . it's nonsense to think
you can know the height and depth
and the glory of love without pay
ing a price . . often a heavy
price . . . if you're banking on love
to provide yoo with merely pretty
peppy experiences, you're out of
luck . . . Love wiH provide you with
boredom
pleasure as well as pain . . . with
danger as well as delight . . . and
agony as well as ecstacy ... Love
isn't a building and loan scheme
. . . It is a vast current of inspira
tion and energy that carves its way
through life . . . often the carving
hurts . . . but love pays no matter
Mrs. T. Grady By The great
est criticism I bear from outsiders
is aboct the blowing of the horns.
I hear a lot of complaint about
this." '.
Bj Cfcarfes P W
CeatraJ Pr CcssmJ
TO SPEAK M , r
w asacQBsenp-
The chap by M mtvax
eL He's sekesed, whiek k
ses fcrsmsj ata bhs!
have pa and exa-jtj
seiecurve scmee aottorititi
a . ok eeesxei i J
rw 1. 1
n magnt vm oe procd of j
Irafted? A coiscna
w
a n 1
au aona oi paias wet a
ocge utetr empiojuieBt,
wording of the ttknh,
law. Ajsyooe who zmh
ei laem n ea lor a
awi iren aetecxiTe irrit
u i - K i&se By
ters main ideas is to a
training tremendocilj- p
ye. It's all right, if y
can a sejecxee a iraisee etJ
aea a ooy nas tae rood
to get by the board fct imtJ
pears before, he's qestiotj
any peacetime craft b mt
to be sauted in, and ti ir'u
tore calculated to irikt t- -eiaHy
Bseful in some paror.
of military activity, the k ;
commends him to tie nrii
eordingly. It's nicer for kf
into one of these f
branches than to serve u
ry bock private in the rub
he's likely to be dirwtit
if we actually become ml
Mrs. T. C. Nerris "The
traffic on the streets.'
heavy
Deles L. Dean "I would say the
greatest nuisance in this communi
ty is the reckless driver.
Mrs. D. D. Alley "I would list
two major nuisances in the commu
nity: unnecessary street noises
from cars and lack of courtesy, or
'motor manners'.'
Bill Ray The girls. I cant get
'era off my mind."
bow great the hurt ... the weary
hours one spends in loving and
serving little children ... the lone
ly boors one spends loving a man
or a woman . . . But hard as the
price is, dont begrudge it . . . , pay
it willingly ... and though its
trials be marked with blood and
tears, follow it . . . love always
pays." .".v. ..'
American automobile factories
as bliss, with ! v. , , , '. .77r. , ,
! vehicles valued at 53 billion dol
lars in 40 years.
Leeches were in such great de
mand a century ago for caring
distase by the blood-letting proc
ess that a game law, protecting
them at certain seasons, was pass
ed in Russia.
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
-By WILLIAM RITT
Central Prett Writer
If IUly loses the war, asks an
editorial, where can Mussolini go?
That's a problem, since all roads,
we've always heard, lead to not
from Rome.
A psychiatrist says that one out
of every five persons in the world
has lost his mind. We don't know
there were that many horse players.-
Wolf meat is nourishing, accord
ing to an explorer. Now well
know what to do the next time he
comes around to our door.
According to a famous woman
writer, there will be comple equal
ity of sexes by the year 2000 A.
D. Golly, is it possible we fellows
can catch up with the girls in so
short a time?
, Zadok Dumbkopf is now busily
engaged in inventing a rubber roof,
off which air bombs will harmless
ly bounce he hopes.
Poker playing may be injurious
to the heart, says a doctor. We
don't know about that, but we do
know it can be fatal to the billfold.
Junior has taken to reading the
news from Europe with more inter
est since he saw the item which
said 90 per cent of our spinach
seed comes from now-blocked Hol
land. .;
SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT
We can't decide who's the joker
in the deck ... the victor or the
vanquished . . . it is said that, not
all, but some of the little lapel em
blems denoting a contribution to
the President's birthday fund ...
were made from left-over Willkie
campaign button material . . . .
some of them even show through
the last of paint . . . the first
lettering was "Willkie and No
Nary" . . . we have to hand it to
the button manufacturers . . . for
they are good at solving the prob
lem of left-overs . , . but to use
the campaign emblem of a defeat
ed candidate to proclaim the birth
day of the victor , . . does seem a
little heartless even though profit
able. , . ,
The following was contributed by
a reader ttiis week ... "IT PATS
TO LOVE" . . . "IVe lived quite a
number of years without learning
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The army people, fcowerti
invariably act on tit
board's recommendation.
This Cam Eappn
For instance, suppose j
competent auto "mefhtnit
board indorses him as aJ
He reports for duty. Tj
boiled army officer in chif
amines his credentials, if
says, "O. K. Come out t:
look at one of oor tanks
See if yoo can work it."
Now, a tank's operated C
hasn't the kind of en
an auto has. xeept .'that
both automotive, tanks ik
have precious little in tor.:
So the kid completer x
test .
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wA4 Win it AwToMOBtV.
wsvn iwat.NW vaova rr im
MM aiMsi CO urLrtT I
IMi a a. m m
"gueh being, aha ue,"
officer, "you're due for low
inary months of regular nf
file training. By then mifl
have learned enough fe
classier duty."
Why dont they as if.
lectee to an auto in pref
a tank?
Answering that qra-
rather common, talk ' thai
sional army men aren't ec:
sympathy with the tow
policy of representing w
as something perfec'.lj
The professionals have
ders, to be sure," to' treat
with all consideration. K'
out these instructions, toe
lie. In herding a bunch t'-
into their coaches in rail-!
tions, with lots of civiliac
ers looking on and listen:
eerdom is as polite as p'4
inductees (that's another 4
permissible to call 'eni '
elegant accomhiodatipK
Pullmans and all that sor
But when they arrive ;
meats it begins to be,
the army now." I
At least, so I hear froi
the professionals themsei".
- Not CoddW I
The" professionals nta-t
n't believe in coddli!
H for the
own good.
In essentials they re H
provided for. They re
fat of the land better A
them, than they probably
on where thev came
,im lniln
shavetaO professional I H
the other da v. "are
make soldiers out of sn
handling 'em as softie
be, they're chucked into 4
have to shoot and be :sw
There's no implication
trainees are deliberatelj
the professional gang '
menu, but it's extreme!!
that the regular fighter
top sergeants, anyway, '
their tmtrhen 'eff
have to do it snrrepu"
ever. Thev could be off
mary with drafted con?i
not with inductee,
selectees.
'ft
The newest Germ
planes are the 112 m
with a sneed of aronw
an hour. The planes ha
number -
guns
guns.
and a
In the last six 7.
nave robbed a0"65
places where governtne
ammunition are kept 1
and 300,000 rounds of i
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