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i THURSDAY, NQVEMBED 2? THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 2 . ; i The Mountaineer Published By " THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS T Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County ..........-..10 Six months, In Haywood County . -75c One Year, Outside Haywood County - 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Entered at the post office at WynemiU, H. O., u 8cool Clasa Mall Matter, a prorictat under the Act of March 1, 1S7S, November iO, 1H. -. . ' ', Obituary notice, raolutlooa of reapect, card of thank. and all aotieee of entertainmcota for profit, will be charged for at the rate of one cent par word. North Carolina l-X. NU AliOClATlON r 9 NATIONAL 6DITORIAL- ASSOUATIUN 9 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1941 Growing Pains Thirty-Nine Women We congratulate the rural women of Hay wood County of the many improvements that have been brought about in the homes of this county. During the past few years the results of their work have brought about vast changes in rural life. In many instances it has not been an easy matter, for to take the line of least resistance seems to be the natural way, with the majority. In many instances, be fore the great improvements were even started husbands had to be convinced that along with utility some . beauty should go hand and hand for a more perfect living. But on the other hand there have been many men in the county who have shared the vision with their wives of greater com fort in living and the beautification of farm homes.. The requirements for receiving the award won by 39 Haywood women are many, and cover a two-year period of activity, an ac complishment, of which any woman should be proud. So while the farmers of Haywood are marching on to higher standards the women are keeping step with them, in a way that is bound to bring even greater results in rural living in this section. In this day of defense projects, and gener al government expenditures, we read of huge sums of money without realizing just what it embraces. When a local corporation gets a lump sum of over a quarter of a million for an ex pansion program we begin to sit up and take notice. The CrUso Electric Membership Corpora tion is all set to construct 275 miles of new lines in four counties. The money is on hand, and specifications ready for contractors. That much money doesn't come just by writing to Washington and saying "Please". The directors and officers have spent many a sleepless night working out the hun dreds of details. They have traveled count less miles some have been walked up steep mountainsides mapping the route of the proposed lines. Their efforts are now bear ing fruit, and just like any progressive firm they are experiencing growing pains. Their expansion calls for lots of hard work, some necessary headaches, and theA usual . anxiety that accompanies such growth. These growing pains will bring about a much larger corporation and will serve hundreds of more homes with electric power which the world has so closely geared itself. Timely Suggestion We notice that soon the Chamber of Commerce will get organized again for the coming year. We know there are four or five needy places for every dollar at the dis posal of the board, but we would like to put one thing in the budget for 1942, as one of the definite things to be accomplished. It is an old problem, one that has come up annually for many years that is some thing to announce to the motorists that they are approaching Waynesville. Some thing that would make the travelers want to stop and tarry a bit, even if in a hurry We would recommend an arch, built of native stone or rustic effect, as you please, maybe we would have to be satisfied with the cheapest construction' available. At any rate, something tangible to arouse some in terest in the section through which their route takes them. As more roads are to be developed in this section, this .will become a4 more vital factor in regard to ihV motorist. It would pay us to look ahead now, and be ready to keep the travel that has been ours by way of our location, and not because we have made any special effort to divert it to us. No More "Xmas" Brevity. Brevity. That is what the world has demanded for centuries, and away back yonder, someone hit upon the idea of put ting a cross in front of "mas" and calling it an ideal abbreviation for Christmas. To our way of thinking it was a poor abbreviation, and one that means nothing. No one realizes more than a newspaper "writer, headline writer or advertising man that the word Christmas has nine letters and is hard to use at times, but that is no reason for using an abbreviation such as the world has used for years Xmas. A general campaign has started through out the South to discontinue the use of the word "Xmas" this season. This newspaper has always tried to steer clear of it, and will put the new rule in force 100 percent this 1941 season. When Occasion Demands One of the outstanding citizens of the community was pointing out the fine co operation recently shown in putting over a public meeting of value and interest in "the community, as well as to this section -of the state. ' He spoke of how both men and women rallied around with cooperative support in making the occasion a success. The meet ing under discussion was the luncheon ten dered in honor of the Park officials and the Governor. We think that the people of this com ' munity have a fine sense of the responsi bility of hospitality. They have shown this on numerous occasions. We recall how they cooperated in entertaining the North Caro lina Press Association a few years ago, and also the echoes of appreciation that came from editors all over- the state of the man ner in which they were entertained. In fact when anyone in this community takes the lead and earnestly tries to put .across a really worth while project, he is generally assured of assistance. And when it comes to donating to a deserving cause, we are sure, that according to our assets we can match any town. Drafting the Strikers Even though the supreme head of the draft system, General Lewis Hershy, insists that the customary procedures be followed with out exception, and with utmost conformity to the general rules, the announcement by a Philadelphia board, that it would imme diately induct into the army any one of its its 4,100 registrants who joined a jurisdic tional or illegal strike, is rather compelling of sympathy and admiration. That at any rate suggests the way similar situations were handled in the Woodrow Wilson days. Those days were not without the prob lems of strikes of these days. But they were handled differently. There was the case of the International Association of Machinists which President Wilson openly accused of violating the terms of its contract with the management. He wrote a letter in which he made that -charge, declared the illegality of the action of the strikers and urged them to return to their contractual relations with their em ployes and go back to work. We wrote on: "If you refuse, each of you will be barred from employment in any war industry in the community in which the strike occurs for a period of one year. During that time, the United States employment service will decline to ob tain employment for you in any war industry elsewhere in the United States . . . and the draft boards will be instruct- ed to reject any claim of exemption -vbased on your alleged usefulness in war production." The present Administration Is not meet ing these strike crisis in this manner, the more's the pity, and the more's the reason -there are so many strikes in defense indus tries. The Charlotte Observer. HAND THAT FED HIM ii-ii HI' in-n-Tinir miiu.M..a!y .- . Yoiee OF THE People H E flE and THERE HILDA WAY GWYN We dropped in on the draft board last week . . . and found the members . . Dr. Tom Stringfield, Grayden Ferguson and Mr. T. L Green, and Clerk Debrayda Fisher . all wearing smiles . . . We ask ed why they were so pleased . . and Dr. Tom said . . . "Here's some thing for your column , we would like for you to use it . it comes at this time like an oasis in a desert' ... to find a draitee so enthused over service for his country." t . . we later learned that they had just finished a session with a young man who was trying to get deferred on what seemed to them mighty "thin" excuses . the letter, which also inter est us, follows . . . addressed to Dr. Tom. .... Dear Sir; My name is Private Woodrow Dewey Arlington. I am in the 309 Signal Air Wing in the U. S. Army Air Corps. I want to thank all the members of the draft board for calling me into the U. S. Army, as there is nothing I know of that I like better. The: army is the place fdr all young men. I do not see why any young man would dislike it. When this enlist ment is over, I am going to reenlist. am now in the U. S. Air Base in New Orleans, Louisiana. I am now ready to meet Hitler and, show him how good an Ameri can boy can fight . . . Thanking you so much. . . . Talk is revived of streamlining the na tional anthem. That is about the last of the patriotic repair jobs, except sending the liberty bell to the welders. Charlotte News. That's the spirit son ; , . and as long as American youth feels that way . . . we are safe in America . and it makes us folks back home who can't get into active service feel like making the nec essary sacrifices to keep an army going . v and makes us realize that we also have a job to stand by until the "boys come home." . . . Mayor Way had an unusual re quest recently . . . Chas. M. John son, State Treasurer . . . asked for the loan of Chief of Police Jim Stringfield . . . not for any stren uous duty in the line of picketing or other such law enforcement measures , . . . but to take him hunting . . . he asked that chief get a week's vacation, and bring his dogs with him ... and come down to Pender county . . . of which Treasurer Johnson is a native . . . and hunting is exceptionally good . . . but the dogs are not sporting enough for Mr. Johnson . . . as he wants to hunt bear with some trained dogs . . . hence the request . chief left here on Surir day morning with eight dogs pick ed from 50 odd . . . to see that the treasurer has some "real hunting."- ..V.' . . . . and of course the dairy listed with her naturally has the purest and most sanitary milk put on the market . . . we are sure that Leola must be tops on her job . . . because graciousness is bound to be one of the chief assets of such work . . . which she possesses to a coveted degree. . Ramblina A " v Mll l By W. CURTIS RUSS Bits of this, that and the other picked up here, there and yonder Excepting President Roosevelt, who do you think is the most oat standing citizen in this country today? rt loci atal W. T. Crawford "I would Bay Willkie, for he is doing his best to unify this country, which is one of the biggest jobs we have facing us today." Dr. G. M. Davis "I would gay Cordell Hull, secretary of State." the poiJ A burning question these days . , . will we have lighted Christ mas trees or not? , . . ere this is printed the question may be settled . . . but to date it has given a lot of people a great deal of concern . . . we have been. asked by no less than 2 round dozen of various ages what to expect . . . we have been told that unless we have rains that fall as those when Noah set forth in his Ark, we need not ex pect a "lighted" Christmas . . . , quite a contrast to last year and the year before when we were told to have every light blazing ... ; in defiance of the "blackout across the seas" ... but then the con flict was not so near. . . US Newsmen Med By London's Pleas For Censorship By CHARLES P. STEWART (Central Press Columnist) AMERICAN newspapermen do not like being censored. Possibly be press in other countries dis likes it also, but it s accustomed to it , pretty well all over Europe. Here the boys are not, and they're pretty skittish of any hints of a censorial tendency; Most particul arly they resent the idea of being regulated, here in the' United states, by suggestions from Eng- and. News scribes; of course, are a arger percentage of the popula tion of Washington than of any other spot on earth and it's also into Washington that British pro tests concerning the volume of Yankee publicity pour. Conse- mently the capital's corresmm- dential corps is in a position to he well aware of the flood of 'em. nd, believe me. if John Bull's hush-hush organization did not know it, its persistent advice to our fficialdom to cork ud the chans' information sources on our side f the water is rapidly getting the London outfit into extreme disfavor with a gang that has a good bit do with shaping public opinion demonstration far' 0ul y. There I Mr. A1IP 7. . qBe,0w Progressive nn of experienop ' "a rioni oi , fPPed long ; discuss a few fk larrLTvic - ..WS, aeeinfi- t.ripf l . . senterl u '"ena,Ju to,dorhH "6" w'cn proved table. He bought " , ,u smPPed carloads to sontw apples were in ba' 7u 1 j . were "might, the leading farm. (1T11, ...VI oaiQ ine averno-o dav Iau J . PI j ouumunai help" "What Haywood nds No, I did not s u J A group of local bus, omer day were tryi, xoiny accural w much Haywoj year IOr WDacco. The general nnin,v. the county used twi grew that i i jit.l ' because of the fact that he keens ' .:...,r."."uea t tU hin finirpro nr, t.V nf . "" wl ormg m betw world, and so is able to deal in a wise way with both enemy and friendly nations." W. C. Allen "I think Cordell Hull in the most outstanding citi zen, for he seems to have the best grasp of international affairs." E. C. Wagenfeld "Forgetting all personal angles , I think that Wen dell Willkie is the leading citizen outside of President Roosevelt in the country today." R. V. Erk "Wendell Willkie in my opinion is the most outstand ing because he is showing how big he is by helping an adminis tration that defeated him for pres ident." Rev. F. H. Leatherwood "Cor dell Hull is my answer. I think he knows more about international situations than any one in the country, and in fact I think I would rate him as the equal of President Roosevelt along this line." N. N. Wood "Cordell Hull. I would name him for his knowledge of the world situation, his ability and his steadfastness in standing squarely for what he believes to be right." E. K. Herman "Mayor La Guardia, of New York City. Be cause he is outspoken and has done so much to break up the rackets in his city and is a fine example to other citizens." London evidently wants 'em for bidden to write such stuff after .ne8S they get it somehow or other, and are certain it's true. The Capital1 a Set-Up The Washington situation's peculiar.;:- Every department and agency, including the emergency groups, has its publicity staff, and there are classes of news that these birds not only are willing to dis close but anxious to have as wide ly broadcast as possible. Naturally they're under more or less obliga tions to the correspondents who help 'em do it, and it's rather difficult for 'em to be disobliging when one of the fellows asks 'em a question on some subject that perhaps it isn't quite desirable to 000 and $300,000. f iguring on the basis people in Haywood. witl J using tobacco in some fl a low average of 75 cent would mean $40 a people, or about $700,M haps you can figure to jj ouuBiaciion an even hil much lower figure. Growing tobacco is lit J stood by the average ld oacco plants are among delicate known. They nJ treme care from the time! transplanted until the 4 bacco is manufactured. Grading tobacco reaui patience and hard worJ is lots more to graa! .nan just putting it tlE basket as the average per eggs. The slightest diffi color, texture and mm 8 lot in the price of the Successful growing of tl an art; almost a It takes more than rain Waynesvillians from Thanksgiving services, tendance ; last Thursday packed the Presbyterian Those attending heard t mg and inspiring message! R. E. MacBIain, and siif the combined choirs. have discussed m print. Possibly ( titude", V..V.W mv; nijuuivjuus leans oi mis During the past ten n average banker has war! and is no longer the fnpj dual so often spoken of books. Progressive bankers tof friendly, and no longer 6( "I dare you to make W sort. A case in point was that of the maritime commission's announce ment, some time ago, that military supplies for Russia thenceforward would be sent via Boston and, Archangel. Letting that item out, as President Roosevelt subsequent ly remarked, was like notifying Hitler by cable of the new route. I Then the story was officially de- n th,s hemisphere. I hear growls nied, but scarcely anyone believed We were speaking of the many new jobs open to women . , that modern trends in business have cre ated . then someone mentioned Mrs. Tom Lee, Jr., . . . Leola is city hostess for "Welcome Wagon Ser vice" of Spartanburg . .. represent ing a national organzation started some 18 years ago ... . the company trains their hostesses at a special school in New York City . . . to" fit them for their work . . . The du ties? . . a hostess calls on all new comers to a city . . . welcomes them and then starts in giving them any information they may desire about schools, churches, clubs and stores . . , and in the end gets down to real business . . . of advertising the firms of her city . . . her list in cludes only one firm of each busi ness. ... We were interested in. her sources of information about new comers . . . it seems the best bet is the power company . . . for "lights turned on" are the first ges ture of the modern household get ting settled . . . and the expert hostess must be on tiptoes and move fast . . to get there before the milkman arrives with the milk . . . because it is her job to tell the stranger, who has the best milk bout it on every hand. The British apparently won't be atisfied with a policy of mere si. lence on the part of American of ficials in possession of information that reporters are in auest of. The lads find out a lot of things that that the denial would fool Adolf, considering that Boston-Archangel is a heap shorter way of getting into European Russia than the run by way of Vladivostok or the Per sian Gulf. It was one of the yarns, anyway, aren't told to 'em directly, and that London has contended we THE OLD HOME TOWN - V t lw.Oma By STANLEY ITS MOOSE DOC. THB SAMS TMEY.AU. sptll HASH" YOU bONT NEITO SLASSES ) BROTHER-, YOU 1 NEETt A CHANGE 1 HOUSES .. i i V HASH." ) I V " I I 7S 1 fabcjp (f7 si 3 immmmmmmlls mXiZrS a eve A modern bank today ii a financial store, offer types of financial serrici public. . The banks are actively! business, rather than wan business to come to wiem. important, the typical bal much interested in mating loan to a responsible bor i in making a large loan corporation. shouldn't have permitted Lease-Lend DtM Fiirrriprmnre. Weve P1 details relative to thech1 lease-lend commodities ping to England-tanb artA that dass of stuff.. Washington correspond cerf fh Nana did acquire nffa frnm this publicity, thesis is that censorial " i.nnxei-nino' it came Wtl the Enelisk, m i he terms upon which M ting their lease-lend that what we print is business, besides. . vu u,it!.h are obW"-5 tant to say su r--.he Washington press P -ression is that they re inspire creation of " . j .... nonrsnip 1 oui-anu-uu. vv - . , : llahnration witB til Th. scheme unuv- been broached to Uncle don emoassy. j ever, to be decidedly Of it, doubtless American press abroad. . i, j GovemmentofE"" ington generauy shan't have. Tnkee (Contlnoeo -