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BSDAY, MARCH 26, 1942 THE WAYNES VTLLE MOUNTAINEER Page 7 r, f J. D. HYATT fc SPORT HAPPENINGS By HYATT SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK' a . ..is. PACIFIC OCEAU, COHV1CT SYA-fio l ByRJ.SCOTT Ike v ii oort Fans! Well, now that the basketball sea- n is over we have to start looking for another sport to its place, at least for a while . . . With the days getting longer, the air getting warm u.,;nnin(r in nerk un. AND gloves, mitts, balls r trees ucgi"" - . - - d bats beginning to sprout in profusion around vacant Ms it can t mean but one thing . . . Spring is here and is one of the most favorite sports of the community , , . SOFTBALL.! It is said that baseball is the great American game but viewpoint is that Softball should hold a very close place t crown prince . . . or whatever it is that is close to cau nlav it". . . middle-acred. VOUng ... Old . . .It IS not as sureuuuus as uascuiumuu L qq much eonditioniner as baseball. It is lw IKH requnc ...v.-- rv democratic . . . anyone can piay . . . Dauts.cia, uuwicio, lawyers, Preachers ... well, just everyooay. With all this talk about war nerves I think softball would be just the thing for the public to get its mind off .u i.ar trios in our cars are curtailed . . so it should stand to reason that anything that can take the people's minds off of the unpleasant things of life . . . and still be good for their health . . . and yet inexpensive . . . should be the answer to Mr. Ickes prayer. for who of us could keep bur mind on the battle over road . . . or , some recent losses the Allied neet Ait - . - nmhablv suffered . , . when the score is 0-0, last of the r " - - . . V h bases loaded. 2 outs and our star slugger up wren L.Mimt 3 balls and 2 strikes . . . or what fellow could keep L mind on being drafted when the bases are loaded, 2 outs, fcd his favorite slugger sends a high fly down the middle the field . . . (probably be caught, too) . . . It should tie in very well with the physical training program which was recently inaugurated in the schools that is it would give the elders a chance to be just boys again ... and give them a chance at the much needed exercise . . . and be an escape from sitting or working inside all day long ... The question might come up from some of you, how Ibout electricity . . . since softball is played under the lights. The answer, I think, would be very simple . . . the days Ire longer and wanner ... so the games would have to be layed just a little earlier in the afternoon ... Remember, fro. we are an hour ahead of the sun . . , We have had some pretty good teams come up . . , and quite a lot of rivalry has developed between the different ennwrns wViih Knnnsnr the teams. All of this rivalry - has worked together and given us feme real softball playing in the past ... and that only helps pull that much harder for our favorite team. The question came up the other day about some of Superior Cleaning Pays Light fabrics demand ex pert cleaning to keep them fresh and new looking. We will turn out high quality work for you every time. At ur reasonable prices you can fford to be ready for all oc casions with freshly cleaned dothes. Try us. Central Cleaners Main Street Phone 113 High Cash Prices TA.RJ 3 AM We are in the Market for both Chest nut Oak and Hemlock Tan Bark. If you have any to sell, come to our Office at once and secure contract. Torn Your Tan Bark Into CASH Junaluska Tannery HAZELWOOD, N. C. Oxr;tH , Aim m SuxIkt PEYllAPMEHT OT SPAWM of ER.W4 - -ItttRIfoM. rf SttKS 4DX CtK( 4 DEPoirf tx, CHOICI a. WOB-VP'i PoPUlKflOK UVL BV OKI- "tWlM-flt-TH of rf4 IAHO A.A ATfALAM-fX tfoMPAny, Aj EXINlllllM4 i$ M Alt WOMAki COMCtRH.- MIMBIR ott COMPANY li A W0MA.H On The Tar Heel Front IN WASHINGTON By Robert A. Erwin and Frances McKusick WASHINGTON, D. C, March 17 Four Tar Heel boys virtually liv ing in the United States Capitol some day will bring back to the home folks tales of their "Adven tures in Washington" that will makes the motion picture of the same name a mere sidengnt . Dy comparison. "Future Senators or "Future Congressmen" they call them. They are page boys in the House and Senate who probably have wit nessed from ringside seats more actual history making events than most of us see in a lifetime. House and Senate pages listen to fiery speeches on the floors, and they can tell you what the legisla tors like to eat. They know the symptoms which indicate a "hard day at the office." They can tell when a Congressman is disap pointed over the way a certain piece of legislation is going. SCHOOL DAYS However, the page boys have many more duties than simply an ticipating the wants of a Congress man. For example, H olden Clark, of Charlotte, gets up at 5:30 every morning to get to school at 7 o'clock. By school, he means the Government-maintained school ex- a sacrea trust All the boys are crazy about Washington. But all their time isn t devoted to Catherine; knowledge or working. The pages' school has football, basketball and baseball teams Although they can't compete with the District of Columbia schools, they do have matches with the Y, M. C. A. and various church organizations. received numerous telegrams from Asheville residents. Malcolm Ainsworth, Chamber of Commerce manager, and E. C. (Deacon) Greene, real estate man and poli tician, made a special trip to find out the score. . Mrs. Smithson, trying to run down every possible clue, noticed an item in a local paper about the Office of Education being moved. She called Mr. Reynolds' secretary. "We don't know anything about it," said the secretary. "The com missioner will be back sometime next week." It is rumored Mr. Weaver and the city of Asheville are offering reward for the solution to the mystery of the commissioner's whereabouts. :v . One of Uncle Sam's strongest appeals today is to residents of small towns, rural communities and members of farm families to help win this war. "You don't have to carry a tin lunch box and wear the overalls of the laborer to help keep the production lines rolling," that ven erable gentleman says, in effect, "and you don't have to wear a uniform to help fight our battles. This war belongs to every man, woman and child in the nation. And each person has the privilege of being of substantial help." The war production board here is watching closely the state-wide salvage program in North Caro lina, with N. E. Edgerton, of Ral eigh, as chairman. This organiza tion, in conjunction with the county committees headed by the farm agents, is now working fast on the salvage program, WPB officials here said. However, they warned residents not to leave too much of the activities of the program to the state and local committee. Each person must do his own part, and must realize what that part is. RED TAPE MYSTERY Representative Zebulon Weaver, of Asheville, and his efficient sec retary, Mrs. Sarah Allen Smithson, of Waynesville, don't need to read The Saturday Evening Post for Washington mystery story. They have one all their own. It might well be titled "The Strange Case of the Mssing Commissioner," or, if you want to give it the Tar Heel touch, "What Happened to Ashe ville." The background of the story is simple. When W. E. Reynolds Commissioner of Public Buildings and Grounds, first started scouting the Country for future homes of non-defense agencies, Asheville was brought to his attention. Field inspectors looked over the city with special regard for housing svrv& ifi' . . T J .iju. k. otj i conditions ana omce space, in aue in th has-ment. of the Cnit.n1 u. I time, it was whispered, they re self. WHAT THEY DO The duties of House and Senate pages are similar. They must be available to members for errands of all kinds. They must see that each member has the previous day's Congressional Record at his dis posal, that any bill or paper he wishes is delivered to him. They are responsible for messages Of all types. Their duties keep them constantly on the floor, in the cloakrooms or running from one office to the other. If they over hear any confidential information during the rounds, it remains con fidential, for to them, a secret is turned here with some sort of rec ommendation. Mr. Weaver and Mrs. Smithson wanted to find put how the com missioner felt about Asheville, About that time the commissioner disappeared. Mrs. Smithson call ed his office daily. She was told he was in conference but would call back. Nothing was heard from him. Then she was informed he was out of the building but would return shortly. Apparently he stayed out. Later Mr. Reynolds secretary said he was out of town but would return Thursday or Friday. According to latest re' ports, he wouldn't be back "until next week. " Meanwhile, the Congressman the players being drafted . . and what effect would this have on our softball season. . . . Personally I think that the only ones who have been drafted have been tlje more professional players anyway . . . so this should still give the amateur and ordinary fellow the better advantage . . . as to the attendance it shouldn't hurt the gate any because some of our old timers don't do so bad themselves. for the Smith bill to come before the Senate. North Carolina's elected legisla tors in Congress have been and are consistently doing a good job. As the supreme power, the people have the right to demand that which they feel is necessary. But above all, they should be fair. North Carolina always has been one of the most patriotic states in the country. Every year of its history proves this. Other states, those in the East, the Middle West and the Far West, are awakening and joining in the demand for ac tion. It is their legislators that need their feet held to the fire of necessity, not those from North Carolina. In the present emergency, the House has done a better job, been more on its toes and met more situations head on than the Sen ate which often is inclined to oratory-: The House has passed the Smith- anti-strike bill. The Senate has pigeon-holed it, under orders of President Roosevelt. On the other hand, Senator Bailey always has been for drastic action to assure victory, including stopping strikes, arid Senator Reynolds is willing YEAR BOOK The Congressional pruning knife has taken from the farmer his greatest literary gift from the federal government, the annual de nartment of sericulture vear book. An item for $300,000 to finance nd Bupplies. the year book for the 1942-43 fiscal year (July 1-June 30) was strip ped from the department's appro priations bill by an economizing House of Representatives. Since there was no record vote, and since very few members were on the House floor at the time, we can't toll you how your Con gressman voted. However, if you're fortunate enough to get a copy of the 1942 year book, you know it will be the last one, at least until the first part of 1944 and probably not until the war is over. This is just the beginning of an economy wave in non-defense items. The people are demanding eco nomy along these lines. If Con gress complies, it is up to the people to take it and like it. 40-HOUR WEEK It will take the greatest strength the farmers, business men, , pro fessional people and plain white collar workers can muster to break the 40-hour week which, after all, is the greatest break on production I of war materials today. ' ' ! As one congressman remarked in n uneiu'h. the American neonle I glory in their democracy but not all of them are willing to make sacrifices to keep it. Organized la bor has a powerful hold on the White Ilouse, the labor department 'and lawmakers from the great in dustrial centers. Representative John H. Folger, of Mt Airy, said he believed sen- Merchant Seaman Joins Ship In Mobile After Visit Here With Mother ' Chas. ("Woosey") Medford, wha has been a seaman on a merchant ship for the past 16 years, left Mon day for Mobile, where he will join his ship S. S. Antinous, after a visit of several day here with his mother, Mrs. J. S. Medford. Medford, third officer on the Antinous, one of the boats of the Waterman Steamship company, has recently returned from South America. When his ship left this country had not declared war and the entrance of the United States in the conflict delayed his ship in making port, according to Mr. Medford. The boat will sail from Mobile under sealed orders, it was learned from Mr. Medford, who pointed out the important part to be played by the merchant ships carrying food timent against the 40-hour week was becoming nation-wide and not just confined to Oklahoma where citizens have been raising the deuce lately. He refused to pledge himself on the issue until he reads the bill covering it This is a good idea because some very mer itorious measures cease to have merit after they have been riddled with amendments and before they come to a final vote. Marine corps dress blues have smaller, smarter-looking chevrons today than they did in 1917. By navy statistics, the average recruit is 19 1-2 years old, 6 feet 8 1-2 inches tall and weighs about 145 pounds. USED BUILDING MATERIAL For Sale Framing, Doors, Windows, Brick, Etc. ; : See,:;-. BEN SLOAN or;. ROBT. HOSAFLOOK Speaking of exercise for keeping fit . V. know that our Vice President Wallace is of tennis as a war-time body conditioner . . not many of us a firm advocate The fifty-three-year-old Vice President gets his ten nis workout virtually every morning before breakfast on the courts of his residential hotel. After breakfast, Wallace customarily walks hatless the five miles to his capitol office. All of this brings to mind a question which we have asked ourselves time and time again. WHAT HAPPENED TO the two or three tennis courts which were promised to be built at the High School? And it looks like Mother Nature is having a swell time seeing just how large weeds she can grow in the two tennis courts on East Street . , DID YOU KNOW! That it is this Friday night when the must unusual heavy weight title fight in pugilistic his tory will be staged at Madison Square Gardens, when Private Joe Louis risks his crown without pay against Abe Simon, the New York giant who stood up for 13 rounds under his pounding a year ago. Joe DiMaggio hit his first home run of the Grapefruit season. Joe Gordon holed his second recently as the New York Yankees cashed in on the perfect pitching of Ajtley Donald to nip the St. Louis Card inals 4-3. Donald faced only 15 men in the five innings he work ed and not one reached first base. ENGLAND'S PLAYFUL IDLERS BATTLE NAZI Inez Robb, well-known American reporter, returns from London with a graphic story of how the blue blooded, good-time Charlies of Eng land are now battling for the de fense of their country. One of many features in the March 29th issue of The American Weekly The Big Magazine Distributed With The BALTIMORE SUNDAY AMERICAN On Sale At All Newsstands WITH CONDITIONS THEY ARE SOME MERCHANTS ASK: AS The best answer to this question is found in a letter from a certain manufacturer of nationally known furniture to merchants who sell their products. What was written is vital and important to every Haywood County Merchant, and is passed on for serious consideration, for everyone is faced with the same fundamental problem. "Some dealers have raised the question of why we are continuing our advertising, when our factories are already working at peak capacity and we cannot adequately service our dealers. This is a fair question and also one which many stores may be asking themselves about their business. "All of us know that it takes years of concentrated effort and a large investment in advertising to build a reputation and acceptance for a product or a store. As a matter of fact, the money already invested in advertising OUR PRODUCT is to a large extent, we believe, responsible for the tremendous demand at the present time. THIS INVESTMENT MUST BE PROTECTED, by retailer and manufacturer. People soon forget, and their memories must constantly be kept fresh, Onee adver tising stops for a period of even a few months, redoubled efforts will be required later to make up for the lost momentum. 'This, then, is why we think it is good business to protect our mutual interest in the millions of dollars already invested in advertising OUR PRODUCT, by running an aggressive campaign NOW despite current conditions. This, too, is why we recommend that you also continue your LOCAL ADVERTISING. Only in this way will you set your store up as a leader in style and value. Build prestige for your store, identify your self with the greatest name in furniture." This Message Published for the Consideration of Haywood County Advertisers by the Advertising Department if IM toimtaiieer ESTABLISHED 1884 OUR 58th YEAR I J
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