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THURSDAY, DECEMBER THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 2 IT The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS KUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, rnmanert PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Oue Year, In Haywood County Six months, In Haywood County...-,. One Year, Outside Haywood county JL50 75c 2.00 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Enured at Urn port offict it Wayirttl, H O, 8oand Clua Mail Hatter, aa prandcd under tb Act of Muck I, 1 Nonmbcr IS. MUi. Obituary notice, raaolutiooa of reapact, card of think, and all noticea of antartainmanta for profit, will bt ahargvd for at tbc rau of on cent par word. 'Nona Carolina iA rMlS AMOC1ATWN7, NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ASSQCIAI1UN 13 4 &r THURSDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1941 Another Quota We have just finished donating as a com munity $1,200 to the national headquarters of the Red Cross. It was the largest sum ever asked from the local chapter. It was raised without much trouble, with a Very fine response. Now we are asked for another quota, an even larger one. It looks pretty big right here at Christmas, but we will have to meet it, for the money is go to the areas stricken by the recent attacks on this country, to relieve the civilians. ; We have been mighty generous in this section at Christmas, but this year it looks like we will have to spread out a bit more, for we will have to look after others as well as our own community. Just close your eyes and dig down, and remember had Haywood County been bomb ed and our homes destroyed, the Red Cross would have followed in the wake of. that destruction, and brought food and clothing to us. So let us give a prayer of thanks that life " ftr us still moves in the same old daily routine and we are still living in our own homes, and answer this call of the Red Cross. A Definite Course We would not be surprised if some of our armed forces are glad now that action has started. Not thatthey wished war, but that it seemed inevitable and they know now that they have a very definite duty and can go forward with a firm and steady progress. America's declaration of war upon Japan, Germany and Italy has simplified the prob lem of our armed forces. For the first time since the selective draft began to assemble our men for training, they know now just what they are called upon to do, and this knowledge will enable them to make neces sary over-all preparations which have been impossible up to now. The days of "piecemeal strategy" for the United States are over. It is no longer a question of what we shall do for England, of supplying. guns and planes to China, or of strengthening our protection in far corners.- From now on we have a single piece of strategy, and our object is to totally defeat Germany, Italy and Japan. We have no choice, we are in, and every man, woman, and child in America has a part to take, a responsibility to assume. It is not the other fellow's job to protect us, but ours to work with him. As the war progresses each of us will realize more and more that even at home we have a definite piece of work, just as surely -as the man in uniform, who is taking his orders from a commanding officer. We are vail drafted in the service. Opportunities 'And the Band Played On' From its first organization we have ap preciated the Waynesville Township High School Band. We felt from the beginning that aside from" the opportunities for musical training it offered the students in our public schools it would be a tremendous asset to our community. It meant that on certain occasions when . music seems a necessary pi rt of a program that we would have our own here rather than be compelled to import a band from another town. Now with the background of the past two weeks we even appreciate the band more, for when the students play "God Bless America" it gives a touch that nothing else could impart to a public meeting. Not only is the music significant and in spiring, but so are the players themselves, bespeaking another generation growing up to carry on and to help keep our country safe from the encroaching hands of other nations that wish to destroy what it has taken more than 300 years to build in America. - The band represents a thread, however small, in the great intricate pattern of Amer ican life and freedom. "OUR TOWN Suggested Gift We would not advise anyone to take toys away from little children this year, for to the younger set such things spell Christ mas. To enjoy the season is a part of childhood, that we feel nothing should ever dim. There are too many years later of disillusionment that will follow in the nat ural course of events. But the mother or father who forgets to include with all the glitter of tinsel and color of Christmas trinklets and toys a book with a start of defense stamps will miss a mighty fine bet as a gift. That book will serve many purposes. It will help to give Johnny or Mary, an idea of thrift. It will show them a way to help their country. It will teach them a number of lessons that should be learned while we are young. V&' fc'ir AT-JT I HERE and THERE i By :: HILDA WAY GWYN That Rolling Sound You Hear That rolling sound you hear is the defense program of the United States going into high. The Army's leading tank experts tell us that American industry has reached a point in tank production in one year only attained by Germany after five years of rearmament. At the same time, he declares that American tanks are the superior of those being pro duced in Germany. Meanwhile, it is announced that machine tool production for the first six months of this year is 93.3 per cent ahead of the similar period in 1940, with companies working two and three shifts and subcontracting being greatly extended. And the Secretary of War 'states that huge increases in production have taken place in the hundred days ending July 24, ranging from 17.8 per cent jump in bomber production to a 475 per cent increase in the output of light tanks. And the Secretary adds: The hundred days have passed and I am very happy to report that with the hearty co-operation of American industry we have increased production of many of 'ur vital items." That sound you hear is the noise of de fense -defense rolling off the assembly lines in the form of guns and tanks and planes. The greatest industries the world has ever seen . are getting into full stride- making America safe against all dangers! The Reidsville Review." We are always on the side of progress . . . . . we like changes . . . we have never been one of the group forever crying out loud about the good old days . . we had rather live today than at any time ' in the history of the world (barring of course the present state of war) . . . we much prefer to ride in a motor on a paved highway . . than to try to make any place via a horse and buggy . . . and we have tried the latter , . . we had rather have modern refrigeration than the most inviting rustic moss covered spring house (of course the ideal way to live would be to have both) . . . we like streamlined, smooth running things . . . it would be a calamity to have to return . for instance, to the days of our grandmothers :. and give up the slinky silks and rayons . . . that we rinse out at night . . . think how long it must haye taken those woolens to dry . . . out on a line: for hours . . . in comparison with the things that dry while you wait ! . . . we adore the shining way Ahat merchandise is done up today , in fact we think that modern life is swell. ; .: confession . . . she spoke of bomb ing near her school . . . and how the students wished, if anything had to be hit, it would be the school so they would have a long vaca tion . but when it was all over, not even a Window pane had been broken. ... . But one thing we ask unchanged We beg of you . . . Please don't go modern on Santa Claus . . , We don't like him oversized . . . we don't like him undersized . . we don't like one thing . changed in his dress . . . we don't like any queer contraption that makes him give out uncanny- sounds that are sup posed to be in the name of Christ mas cheer ... but in reality , as far, as we are concerned, make Cold chills run down our back . .' . nothing can ever take the place of Santa Claus with ... "broad face and a round, little belly . . .that shook when he laughed like a bowl full of jelly . . . he was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf . . . . and I laughed when I saw him in spite of myself. ... . At the last meeting of the DAR chapter Miss Margaret String field read a paper written last De cember by the late Mrs. Camp which she never read ; . . After giving the paper, Miss Stringfield read the following poem as . ex pressive of the life of Mrs. Camp: Afterglow , "The day died in a flood of crimson '' flame That bathed the hills in beauty richly rare, And all the world bowed down, and I, too, came To stand in wonder and to worship V there. And then a small Voice seemed to question me: 'When death shall come and I must gladly go, Will there be one to love my mem- ory? , O, Lord, shall I, too, leave an af terglow? The afterglow of Mrs. Camp's life of service and usefulness will not fade in this community . . . "To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die." . Everybody's approach to Christ mas this year . . . is either some what uncertain . .or the least bit apologetic . . , . we understand both attitudes . . . we have all been so stunned during the past two weeks . . . that we do not have our selves in hand yet . . . which will come to us in time . . . those who are planning to really take Christr mas . . . are saying that they fear it will be the last one for some time . . . that is a regular one . . . for by next year we will be deep in the war . , . and they may be right . . at any rate we vote for a regular jam up Christmas with all' the fixin's in cases of littlehil dren ... they will have to take on grim realities soon enough . . . and they are not young but once, , The County Welfare Department will serve this year as a clearing house for those in the community who will have little Christ mas and wards of the county in other sec tions, unless supplied by someone. We trust that those' of 'you who wish to share your material blessings with others will consult the welfare department about your plans. This arrangement has been made in order that there will be no overlapping of gen erosity in the community, so that in the rush no deserving, but unfortunate person will be left on the "forgotten list". The State's Prison System A new record was set last month by State Prison Director Oscar Pitts. Only nine pris oners, four of them in the unguarded honor grade, escaped from the State's prison. The lowest previous record is said to have been 18, and that was made so long ago that most people had forgotten it. The average number of escapes is usually around 30. The number is said to have been as high as 105. Mr. Pitts stated when he went into office last May that he would initiate some changes in the penal policies, and evidently they are working with desired results. The prison director's new policies have received recognition elsewhere. In a recent editorial in the Atlanta Journal describing Georgia's prison policies and citinir an ex ample of what should be done it was pointed children would be of the country out "we need look no furthpr than Nnrth her mother had answered the rail Carolina" j of the government for volunteer nurses . . . and then a very Ihuman Rosemary Herman has passed a letter from a young girl in England on to us . . . and we have found it very engaging . . . she writes just as most of us would imagine an English girl would ... of the King's visit to her town . . . of how the people went almost mad with cheering . . . of hearing the "rat-bat-bat" of machine guns and their cartridges falling on the ground near where she and her father were walking ... of the pres ent song hit in England .,. "The Last Time I Saw Paris" . . . she wrote of "War Weapons Week" and how the people bought up gov ernment bonds ... in her own sec i- T .1 1 . . . nun mey naa planned to raise J200.000, but had doubled it we were interested in her expres sion , . . that "everybody was awfully bueked that the town got so much" . . . . then she wrote of how she and her brother were to be sent to South Africa for the duration . . . . and the last min ute the children were not allowed I to get on the ship . . . no explana tion . . . and of how. aincB fcoi. TRANSACTIONS IN Real Estate (As Recorded to Monday Noon Of Thig Week) Beaverdam Township H. A. Osborne, et ux, to Aulton B. Watts. x James Kirkpatrick, et ux, to D. E. Morgan, et ux, ' J. A. Hensen, et ux, to Tom J. Evans.. ' W. M. Bouham, et ux. to Wade Wilson, et trx. 0. & Wilson, et ux, to Charlotte H. Reeee. H. E. Joyner, et ux, by Com., to Fred J. Miller. Clyde Township Luxora Medford. et aL to Wil liam A. Haliburton. et ux. East Fork Township Thomas L. Michal, et ux, et al, to T. M. Norris. Fines Creek Township Hardy Moore, et ux, to T. L. Moore. ; ". v Iron Duff Township L. A. Mauney to Devoe McElroy. Pigeon Township J. Ray Byers, et ax. to Mark W. Hall. . Waynesville Township J. M. Cagle to Edwin P. Martin, et al. Stewart Says- By CHARLES P. STEWART. Central Press Columnist. CHAIRMAN JOSEPH W. MAR TIN of the Republican national committee, who's also in the house of representatives, from Massachu setts' Fourth district, and like wise is his party's parliamentary leader in the lower legislative chamber in Washington, has start ed campaigning already for a G O P congress' election next November, It's a safe bet that hell fail, so far as the senate's concerned. Out of the 96 seats in that branch on Capitol i am, itepuDiicans occupy only 28 now, senators are voted on only 32 at a time, and the present minority aggregation can't conceiv ably make a clean sweep in 1942 to give 'em an upper house margin in their favor. In 1944, maybe, but Joe Martin certainly is a super optimist if he thinks he can get away with it this coming time. The representatives are a differ ent proposition. Since their terms all begin and end simultaneously, and the whole 435 of 'em go to the polls again in one bunch, it's at least a theoretical possiblity for their collective political complexion to change on any election day. It'll do it as soon as next November but it isn't as unimaginable as a flop in the senate majority would be. Joe's stunt is pretty, difficult He has to recognize that non partizan support of national de fense must, as he says, "transcend every Other consideration," at the same time arguing for an anti- administration congress. It natur ally is hard to declare, in one and the same speech, for national unity and also to plead for a congress that can't but be in complete dis agreement with the president. Joe launched his crusade a few evenings ago with a talk at a G. O. P. rally in Baltimore. Charges "Hysteria" There's "a definite and danger ous trend" in the United States, he said, "to popularize Communism." How T "Under cover of war hys teria," according to Joseph. That plenty of regimentation of industry and business and agricul ture, and even of family life, is go ing on isn't disputed even by the heads of the country's agencies, but they do insist that it's anything but "hysteria" that it's defensive ly absolutely necessary. If so, Joe Martin seems inclined to agree, he doesn't oppose it. Only, he doesn't want it to con tinue a minute after the emer gency's over, and he guarantees that a Republican congress will see to it that ifdoesnV In the meantime, though, small business is beginning -to perish regimented to death. Once per ished, it's Joe's judgment that it will stay perished. The Republicans' themselves won't be able to revive it. That is they'll have to stop the perishing : process now and that, allege the emergency managers, will put national defense on the Fritz immediately. Joe doesn't want to do that. Gosh, no! In short, the discussion proceeds in circles. The fact is that the major American political parties are bad ly jumbled on the emergency is sue.. ; Some of Joe Martin's Republi cans vote with the administration on questions relating to its de fensive policies. The Democratic isolationists are on his ' side and yet he isn't an isolationist. It isn't very clear where HE gets off. Nevertheless he wants a Republi can congress. Would Hamper F. D. R. Well, as previously remarked, it's a cinch he won't get a Republican senate, but even a Republican house of representatives would be a decided damper on today's White House tenant, for the concluding two years of his current pecupacy of the executive mansion. What Joe's luck will be undoubt edly will depend largely upon emergency developments. He's starting early, anyway but he has a mixed-up theme to argue. Franklin Waltman's recent res ignation, as his committee's pub licity manager, speaks for the eon fused state of the situation. If its own news propagandist, on a big salary, was so rattled that he couldn't make heads or tails out of what's doing, how can anybody else figures it out? r vice OF THP Peopl e your bigt kirt"A"N year? "-wutJ Mrs WiH.-.T! - has dampeTrnV' that I haven't decidS 1 the high lights edwh Mnzie Mes8er"TB L, Christmas for th. 1 H of my family.'. Harry Lee Li be the first Chri tm J young daughter will Z is all about, and you would term for sffi but anyway, from her & biggest kick outofCh Mrs. GeorgTcT. r . plannme on . : ."u Ui nstmaj thk "Ul 0,"ce mentioned it i the nearest in. . 'Si trying to get my y who i has been vefyWeft - vuiMuim ainner." Mrs. J. r Rm. : Mrs. Herbert Bran.nj.-nJ tion of my baby to Chrutiia, be my biggest kick, for he was too young to take it h. G. D. Stovall "Hin!.. J Claus both in my own home m others." Dr. H, O. Champion-."?. increase my sales, and m tk. make a lot of people happy tt Whitener Prevost'"r!t,i easy one, my young daagktet. Mrs. M. H. Reeve-',MT rJ children, and especially the coming home from chooL" OPINIONS And ' COMMENTS of : OTHER EDM THIS MUST NOT BE The ebb and Row of iofiati strikes Continue. Onedaytej parently are on the increase the next day they are settled work is resumed. They aerw interfere with the defense grams, even the shortest of i At this time, however, the -is face to face with a pr strike which, if called, will severe blow to an aeiense maw Fourteen railway unions haw thorized a strike vote by 850 members because railway mm ments have refused to grant mands for, pay increases, strike, if called will be It will stifle American industry trive encouragement to the enei of the United States, Repw of the issue involved the it should not be called. There I be some reasonable way to pre it. Spartanburg Herald. 18,000,000 COMMON COW rvnthirf nf the homes s United States reported colds to the week ending November THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY ' W?EOl STluiOx, THAT WaultrrivE sWLPy HAN Of MAM ...MAKES ANOTHE in a anrvev I BVWIUIUB w w. , the American Institute of f Opinion. The fact that an esorawf 000,000 Americans uffer! this common and widely P"" malady indicates the enonnooi that is involved. Some utw assert that the Amencwlj lose more than llrMWWj nually through the The people of Caldwdl have not been immune to fectious condition many have suffered what are to as "heavy colds knows we say they awjJJ, ed if the victim can fi4 Despite considerable tention, nobody knows the cold. The their attacks to They likewise boast of W but, unfortunately,1 dicates that what knocB cold one time will not J The survey shows tw the week in .emJ lation of New Engg Middle Atlantic States 1ffected, with only l the people infected " ( j sported 13 PtrJ 14 per cent, the East. tion 16 per cent and J tral area was heajJ with 17 per cent affected.-LenorJ (Chicago Daily j Makers of women s ' not yet quite all the leathimh SITUATIOND (London JjW In view of the "fS' that neutral obse.L rationed in the win'-
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