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Page 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THURSDAY, MARCH 13, A The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 187 Waynesvflle, North Carolina Tho County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS BUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN .. Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers "" PU BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County il.50 Six Months, In Haywood County . 76c One Year. Outside Haywood County 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Enteral t dw pot offk at WtrncOTtlla, N. O., u Baeoad OUm Mill MatUr, u pru Tided under Um Act of Muca S, 1S7. KonmtMT SO, 1U. Obituary notice, maoltitlona of rwpct, card of thank, aad all noticoa of trutnninita for profit, wlli b ebaraad lor at tba rat of on erat par word. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ndflWSSOCIATION THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1941 Tie Price of Politics The Jackson County Journal frankly ad mits that it is afraid the campaign which they labeled "propaganda against Highway Com missioner McKee" can do a lot of harm, in that it might prejudice the incoming highway commissioners to the point where it will be hard for our western neighbor to get road appropriations in the future. The newspaper in Sylva admits that Mr. McKee will not be reappointed because he backed the wrong horse in the race. The Journal apparently in the capacity as Mr M.cKee's press agent, should know. The Sylva newspaper is edited by an ex perienced and seasoned politician, and he well knows that unfavorable public sentiment is a dangerous and sometimes expensive mat ter to successfully cope with. However they might console themselves with the fact that veiy few men who have a job of spending the public's money ever retired from the office without being less popular than when they as sumed office. It is just part of the price of politics. The Number Groivs It appears to us that practically every week we notice some new organization that from its name we judge it to be for the purpose of giving aid to England. Likewise there is a large number, con tin nnllv nn the increase: nf oroims orcanized for the purpose of keeping America out of war. We recently saw where tnere are now : nvpr 200 of thft lat.tpr ornuna Directors in both organizations are made up of prominent men and women in America. The maioritv of them favor aid to Great Britain, but that America must stay out of actual participation is also as strongly advo cated. We aDDrove both btouds for the DrinciDlea underlying the organizations are good health. ly signs that m spite of all the many isms ' that are flooding the land with their propa ganda and trying to break down the true American spirit, there is evidence that it still burns in the hearts of the American people. Among the latter groups wanting America to stay out of war we have noticed the follow ing as being especially active in these days ; Committee to Defend America by aiding the Allies ; the Committee of 30 Million, Inc. ; American Defenders of Freedom ; America First Committee; League of Human Right, Freedom, and Democracy; Council for Dem ocracy; National Defense Alliance; No For eign War Committee; World Peace Founda '. tion. SIAMESE TWINS? 1 HERE and THERE '-v. By,. HILDA WAY GWYN Birth and Death Rates The February issue of the Retristrar. of the Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Mountaineer Vensus carried some very startling facts about the birth and death rates of the states of the Union. In the birth rates per capita, North Caro ling came fourth on the list with New Mexi co leading, Mississippi second, and Utah in third position. North Carolina came seventh on the low death rate scale. North Dakota had fewer deaths, South Dakota came second, Oklahoma third, Utah fourth, Idaho, fifth, and Arkan sas, sixth. It would appear that for longevity the middle West has much to offer. We welcome back to the "col umnist field . . . W. Curtis Russ editor of the paper . . . who for sometime once edited a column . . :, "Random Side Glances." in The . . we srreet him with interest and sympathy . . . we know that he will write -t reada worried about it . . . but he never mentioned his cheek or his head ... his parents had not let him look in a mirror . . . and the thought came . . . how often in life , . . we are like that . . . and what a bless ing ignorance and innocence can be at times . ' nnH hnw tha able column . , , and we likewise mere knowledge of things . . . can Suppose Uncle Sam Were 27 outline aome reace t erms'! Voice OF THE People What do yon consider the great est nuisance. in this community? (This question was asked a few weeks ago, and is being repeated by request of the readers.) Mrs. Herhvrt Rrarn"Tha ab sence of recreational centers for growing children. H. W. Rnrnette "Pennta who can't remember bus schedules." Miss Marearet Burcrin- "Double parking on Main street without irivinsr any sisrn. I think this is one of the most provoking things we have to. put up with." W. A. Bradley "I think reckless driving is the greatest nuisance in this community.' Rufus Siler "So far as I know there are mighty few, but what I do know wouldn't do to print." Mrs. Linwood Grahl "Double parking is the greatest nuisance in this community." know from exDerience regardless of his enthusiams he will find dull moments at his ap- appdinted task . . . moments that add to the aggitation over them. State Libraries It will be very gratifying to those who have worked so long and faithfully in the interest of better public libraries in North Carolina to know that the Legislature now in session has voted 1100,000 a year for this purpose. This Is a progressive step that should and will no doubt meet with hearty approval from the public in general. The vote was practically unanimous in both the senate and the house. The response that the "traveling libraries" in the form of bookmobiles that have been loaned in the counties throughout the state by the library commission has clearly indi cated during the past few years the desire of the people to read more and better litera ture. - We recall how the people of Haywood county flocked to the stopping places of the bookmobile which was operated by the local public library, showing how greatly rural library facilities would be welcomed in this county. We congratulate the Library Commission and all those who have worked toward this forward step and especially Miss Marjorie Beal, secretary and director of the Commis sion who has given so much time and thought to aid the libraries in this state. We do not know the details of the distri bution of the appropriation, but we trust that fiome of it finds its way to our local library. National Forests It would be hard to estimate the benefits, to the present and future generations m tbi vicinity of the national forests, which are under government control We note with interest that Haywood Coun ty ranks third in government owned lands in the Western North Carolina counties, with a total of 63,291 acres. With floods, such as we had last summer 3n this section, we are brought to the reali sation of the necessity of saving great forest areas in this country, and of the permanent yalue of this form of conservation. Then from the standpoint of recreational facilities, of fishing and hunting, the areas are annually attracting thousands of tourists to this section, aside from giving the local residents the same advantages of sport and recreation. The acreage in this county lies on the head waters of the East and West Forks of the Pigeon River and approval has been made for an additional purchase of 4,683 acres. The Defense Program ; News of our own defense program is con fusing. The pessimists say that everything has bogged down, and that chaos rules. The optimists say, all is going well. The truth seems to lie between. Industry is at last getting geared to defense production a tre mendous job, for which it had little exper ience. And some of the bugs have been ironed out in the various government defense bureaus. Production is nothing to write home about, as yet. However, some of the coolest obser vers think this situation will undergo real changes before long- that, once the stage is all set, a great flood of materials will pour forth. Defense officials have been chary of di verting peace-time production now it seems that we must reduce the manufacture of some ordinary good3. We can't build for war and maintain normal production at the same time. Don't be surprised if next year the custom of bringing out new model motor cars is temporarily abandoned. So far, there has been no severe price prob lem no need for strict government control. All hope that situation will continue. Rural Minded City We note with interest that New York City as to have a county fair next September. It -will be the first county fair held there since 1897. . The first fair in the city was held in 1828 and the last one forty-four years ago. Vast changes in modes of living and in business methods have taken place during the nearly halt century since that last county fair. We would like to know the real reason back f the revival of this old American institution in such a sophisticated area, as county fairs Iiave for many years been confined to rural sections. Could it be that the last World's Fair so in trigued the citizens of our lanrest citv. that they want one all their own? Or is it merely an indication that there is a revival of appre ciation of handicrafts and the work of the individual in this high powered machine age? At any rate we would like to see the county fair which i3 to be held in Madison Square . Garden. '. Which reminds us that we hope that the exhibits of the members of the Home Dem onstration Club women of the county, which will be on display next fall in connection with the Cattle Show, will serve as an impetus for the organization of a Haywood County Fair Association, that will become a reality in 1942. We are glad that at last the 1 9 1 .. i V ... .. . . wcuijr ui genus nas oeen recog- .............. .. vv"w ......o mzed Dy tne soions of the state . . . crowding him . . hell wonder and that they have passed a law why he ever set himself to "think- down in Raiejgh . . . to the effect ing out loud" . . . because when jou that a person taking an oath can get into a column . .its like the 8Wear bv merelv hr.lriin.rrru, RiM role Of a character in a play . . in his hand without having to put the show must go on" . . and some his lips to its germy covers . .- . . weeks there are interesting things We have never failed to shudder to write about . . . . and again ; when we have seen a person ideas are drab as dish water in court being sworn in . . . as a all from the view point of one's witness ... if you have noticed . . . mood ., . we recall that even the too . the book used, is always successful columnist Dorothy Due in an abused state with back and once told us the same thing. . . . kaves ready to part company , .' " '; . and somewhat sticky and greasy The Rev. James G. Hoggin, Jr., . ... now seriously . . . can you . . . . in charee of the Metkodint hant. it in thin Aav nt onifatin nock nere contriDucea tne Ioilow- . . . . that the custom shnnlH hvn ing story this week . . . . the prevailed so long? . , , we are time was back in the days when suprised that the health depart Woodrow Wilson vns president of ment did not long ago sponsor the rrinceton University . ... . he was present method just adoped invited by Dr. Nicholas Murray ' - Butler . . . president of Columbia I With the gradual unfolding University to make au address ... 1 even back in the more isolated m those days Columbia was fast communities of the country . . . gaming a reputation for the large 0f the National Defense program number of Jewish students . . . in , . , and everyone you talk to . . . introducing the speaker ; . . . Dr. agrreeing that the last depression Butler, poking a bit of fun at the will he a "rhv fn ixrhnr will conservative university and its 1 the present dramatic crisis in president, said , , . "We have Tvith which we find ouraelvesi . . . tho us the sleepy, president of the dull i . j - university of the stupid little town they tell us that when we get of Princeton" . . . and in reply . . - through paying all Mr. Roose Woodrow Wilson said .. . "I'm velfs E. R McClure ' After consider ing other towns, I feel that we have no great nuisances here. Everything is coiner on nicelv. The officers are trying their best to run and regulate affairs, and I think that Waynesville is the best place I know in which to live," J. M. Long "I ntoxicating drinks.'' Irving Leatherwood "I think the greatest nuisance in this com munity is the continued unneces sary noise from cars." Dr. I. B. Funke "One is the way people park and double park on Main street and hinder neoDle nagg ing through the town. I have heard the pus drivers say that Waynes ville was one of the hardest towns to pass through they knew of." Dr. N. M. Medford-'The great est nuisance and menace to our community is the promiscuous use pi alcoholic drinks." sure that Dr. Butler is neither sleepy, nor dull nor stupid . . . for I read in the Holy Writ that "he that keepeth Irael shall neither slumber nor sleep." .... people plus the national defense program . . . business will be par alized . .. . .. it is interesting to note the different reactions ... we heard one woman say . . . "Well, I hope to eret evervthiner I want tnr tha We saw a fine illustration this house this vejii' . .. Hawaii oa T IrnAv week of the old adage ... what you ) after this year, well never be able don't know or can't see can't ' to buy anything . . . the country hurt you"! ... we contacted a young J will take it all for taxes . . , while COUDle with two small rViil.lrpn on I nnnthnr nno soit . - J - ou.u ... ,f WO VJk route from Florida to their home pect to do without a lot of thines m misa, utua. . . . mis side oi mis year and save every cent we Greenville ... the two year old son can . . . because we know if m experimenting with the door . opened it and had a bad spill on the pavement . . . fa fact he looked like he mie-ht have been a victim of one of the deadly German bombs . ... around his forehead he had three cuts . . and on one cheek there was a terrible gash that had dug a deep hole . . . on the little fellow's knee was a slight scratch . he showed it to us . . . with grave concern . . . he was so much don't well go hnngry next year," . . . we make no claims to prophetic powers . . . but we wouldn't be surprised if there is not a pinch oi truth in both ... . . ideas . . . at any rate . . . we should all K geared up to make the most of every opportunity during the com ing year. . OPINIONS COMMENTS Of OTHER EDITORS A man thinks he knowsbut a woman knows better. SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK By R. J. SCOTT M UK !2b- WEAPON KMOWH MESOPOTAMIA 1ME OMtMAH-foP wa PoPvla. ton automobile rEARSAO fENUlMS or tut AnTAjtcne Atf-fuAluy KEEP THEM F VIITM FEATHERS 1 MADE Ml! SXCOH9 B.C. gXH' 9SEEl.8Uf MC AEUMIMUM, ASBESTOS, THE ONE FELLOW WHO CAN HURT YOU In all the world there is only one fellow who can hurt you. Only one fellow who can kick down the future you have planned and trample un der foot the foundations of happi ness you have laid. There is only one fellow who can waste today for you- who can handicap you for the big things you are going to do tomorrow. Onlv one fellow who can break your nerve or crumble your hopes who can blast your love and crinDle your faith. And do you know who he is? You may kid yourself sometimes, make believe you think it ift fiftma. body else but you know. The only person in all the worlH who can help or harm yon is von. yourself. By your hands alone can be moulded your future in your heart and in your brain alone lies the answer to every problem you will ever face. No man can hurt you from th outside he must do it from the inside. For you must do it your selfhe can't. His meanness and smallness and disloyalty fall like arrows from your armour if you dont permit him to make you hurt yourself. The greatest harm a man can do is to make you hate him. make you harm him. For in tnim, , him you harm yourself doubly. No man was ever broken by treach ery, -by ingratitude, fcv - r UHMUt90 -only by bitterness that he sowed in his own heart. Within yourself lies th an.n. - n lu your future. Nothing that you do not take into your heart atiA nn-MA . By CHARLES P. STEWa! Central P... SOME OF gotiated peacemaker. . J ! "Why doesn't ttnM c " ' I the Old World M,ru of terms they might agree 5 I It's , rather different w state thrf respective sets of conditW "uc ey mightn't doi if so requested. And if $ hlcm5 OI t(le , (nia Iiaiw . r w w so iar apart that it would have been a waste of get 'em on record If President Roosevelt J Serrptanr Mull j . urailea j though, and broadcast it to RlinHnr flu ... j, w vfpusing gcj couldn't very well avoid notl Quite likely it wouldn't bw.o otjjiauie to eithi but they'd have to tell h0l of it they were prepared t low, and what changes won w uc maae, to make it go di would get 'em talking, anyi pernaps mai would lead to! fic conclusion. That's the J peacemakers' reasoning. There's one flaw in it That Siirnatnr. Suppose Uncle Sam shoui a peace program. And Britain not Herr Hitler r if s .... iuussoiim wouldn't count making a lot of alteratiol did arrive at a mutually aJ compromise. And siippoaf SUDscriDea to it. Why, consider his signature w paper it was written on! would be the use? " My own surmise is Fuehrer would acquiesce ii yusaiuie terms u ne C trusted, under oath, to sti any time at all. itemember the comn early days of the last war Well, shortly after Janu I crossed Germany on from Denmark to Holland several short stopovers in I talked with quite an tion of English-speakine during -these stops. They w important as the kaiser a. . erai oi 'em were of a got consequence, including thl oi Hamburg, an army briefly on leave from the fi various others in the sanj One and all, these birds a peace dicker with the only the Allies would ad status quo. And, from their stl they'd iiave been cuekool naan i peen. XI the ruif stopped at that stage of a uermany'd have won it. these Fatherlanders didn to go on, with oodles more f . m . nces ior em to make ani risk a bad reversal an in the long run-just as happened. The Allies, however, una datingly wouldn't recog they were licked and quit Ditto 1916 today. If E4 isn't willing to call the! (temporarily) on the pref oi the returns, he isn't as most folk give him credit Nice For Hitler! For him to do so woulj agreeable for Sin-nor skinned out of May's Art pire, thumped by Greec at least the southern eJ bania and due to be home. But it would be Adolf. He'd have Scand bulk of the Balkans, the II tries and about half ol And after restinc a whili ably he'd renudiate his of gain and clean up the M uke Italy, the rest of t9 rest of the Balkans, i Italian Africa, mavbe he chew on Russia and heavf what else. Wouldn't he be a sues make peace right now, ends in view! if the world will fall for it? I'm quoting the anti-d imKemaKen, The next result of the I between the negotiators? anti-negotiatars is this l Adolf very likely H promises that would sod middling, but Britain promises' value at a mile zero Anil John Hull's peace-condition is that Af commit suicide. On such a basis it's reach a compromise. JfTOl heart and nurse So don't let anvthin? rt ..n. goat" A sneer in your heart is more dangerous than a bullet in your pack. William Flemming French. LUCKY PERSONS PAY INCOME TAXES . In few weeks some WW oiti. xens of the United States will be figuring up the amonnfc nt t ne w pay the United oiaies ixovernment under the in come tax laws. We call their attention n panson recenUy made by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgen- thau, who told member! gress that a British W J5000 income now pay come ta while a sim'' in the United States p With $10,000 incomes ish family pays ? A : i .1., tAAl) With an income of $lj Tear, in ease vou are int f British family pays taji 276 and an American v the same income, pays the Americans are. T'f Enterprise. Why expect grstitud VMS1U fcjf WUIJ vm- - f i C.tnAtlf his life.
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