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THURSDAY, APRIL , l9i, Pag 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Vain Street . Phone 137 "Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editol MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN . Associate Editoi W. Curtis Rusa and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher! PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County 11.75 Six Months, In Haywood County ..... ....... 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.50 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.50 All Subscriptions Payable in Advance Entered at the poat offica at WaynesTilla. N. O., aa Baeona Oluu Mail Hatter, aa provided under the Act of March f, 187t, November 20, 114. Obituary noticea, resolutions of respect, card of thank, an all notices of entertainments for profit, will be charted (or at the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL 6DITORIAI IflAT W ASSOCIATION North Carolina PBESS ASSOCIATION)) THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1942 Congratulations, Cullowhee The action taken by the students at West era Carolina Teachers College last week to devote $1,500 of their own money, normally alloted to athletics, to further training of national reserve organizations is to be com mended. Formerly the students have been paying a flat fee at registration for support of in tercollegiate athletics. Now the student body feels that it would like to use its money to make a definite contribution to the mili tary training program rather than to con tinue participation in competitive football. With the money to be diverted from sports to war, 30 scholarships of $50 each have been set up which will be awarded to young men enrolling at Cullowhee for naval reserve training, y Part of the available funds will be allocated to those entering in June and part to those entering the collegeW September, C. F, Dodson, hesefi 4f4 the sconce depart ment of the college, has been appointed by the navy department in Washington as its official representative in organizing the training of naval reserve apprentice seamen. Realizing how important the athletic pro gram of the college of today has become to the students and to the alumni, congratu lations should be extended the students at the Western Carolina Teachers Cllege for their patriotic response in meeting the present emergency. Prospect For Weak Tea Those who have an appetite for iced, as well as hot tea have a disappointment in store for them. It comes at rather unsea sonable time, for with summer just around the corner, the news that Americans will have to cut their average annual tea con sumption from 11 to 5 1-2 ounces each will come as a blow to those who think of hot weather and iced tea in the same instant. The rationing of tea is one of the orders recently made by the war production board. It is the most drastic food action since the government decreed sugar rationing. While no formal set up has yet been put into ef fect, grocers are asked to limit their sales to each family so that each store's 50 per cent allotment will be distributed evenly among the consumer public and not bought up by hoarders. Interruptions to shipping f rxm Ceylon, India, and the Netherlands East Indies, where practically all the tea comes from, and the1 uncertainty of imports in the future, has made the action necessary at this time. American housewives will have to learn how to brew tea in such a manner as to extract the last bit of flavor from the leaves, and in all probability the tea drinkers will be imbibing a weaker drink than they did this time last year. A Tough Job TAKE YOUR PICK! We were interested in the answers to the recent question carried in the "Voice of the People" in this paper, regarding the most important piece of work for the Chamber of Commerce this season. We are rather inclined to agree with the person who suggested that the group should be in readiness to meet any emergency that might arise, for some of the plans will have to be more or less tentative. It will not be an easy season to plan for, as things are changing at such rapid rate. What would have been applicable two months ' ago, or even one month may be all out of the picture ere the time the season gets underway. We believe that it is one year when all funds should not be allocated at the begin ning of the season, but that expenditures should be carefully planned as time goes on. Advertising Welcomes Scrutiny Advertising today is receiving the closest scrutiny it has known that attention comes doubly, from those who advertise and from those to whom the advertising is directed. Business along with the nation generally is passing through a crisis from which that which measures up will endure, that which does not will go down. Advertising;, its power to reduce per unit selling cost dem onstrated, welcomes such a testing, and those who direct it should appreciate the added responsibility existing conditions im pose. All of which prefaces our commendation of the Merchants Association which has re newed its committee to study advertising media and promotions that much of the wastage of money for so-called advertising may be accomplished. The proposition is a sound conservation move and one which all worthy media will readily acknowledge ana appreciate. -Shelby Daily Star. How He Does It For sometime we have marveled at the manner in which President Roosevelt is able to meet the critical events that have crowded one after another during the terms of his administrationStarting with physical handi caps, he apparently keeps a cool head and a steady hand through hard work and often adverse criticism, that would down any or dinary person. We read during the week of an answer given a friend who had wondered how he had been able to keep his physical equili brium and the President told him: "During my waking workinsr hours I rrive the best I have in me and neglect as little as possible. When time comes for rest and sleep I can reflect that I could not have done better if I had it all to do over again, except for hindsight, which simply does not come at the same time as the problem. There is nothing left for me but to close mv pvm anH I do it and am asleep. I have no time for worry. ; To us the last two sentences are the heart of his secret, and his ability to carry them through is a triumph few can achieve. We have been told that "if you can sleep well, you ve got the world licked." The United States is today, as it always has been, the best investment in the world. War Bonds and Stamps offer an opportunity for each citizen to buy a share in America. A hard day's work isn't half as tiring as a four-hour banquet. Everybody seems to know enough arith metic to figure out what's coming to him. "Awareness Day'9 We note with interest, plans for the ob servance of an "Awareness Dav" down 4 Wilson, to be sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. There will be a parade, which win oner a strange sight, as there will be no motor vehicles in it Automobiles will be reDlaced hv hiWrO but they will not present a holiday air, for they will bear no decorations, as that would be a wasteful gesture for current times. Crepe paper floating in the breezes is a thing oi me past on such occasions. But the number of pedestrians Will ha in creased to substitute for the former motor cars, iney, too, would have been almost unknown groups a few years back for" they win mciuae state Guardsmen, air raid po licemen and fire wardens and first aid work ers of the civilian defense office. It doesn't sound very festive compared with the elaborate decorations this tobacco market has adorned such events with in the past, but we predict that it will be a novel affair, and will make more than one specta tor given a second thought to the changing conditions that prompted such a colorless parade. No man wants to talk sense to a pretty girl. ' We long had a premonition that something terrible was going to happen, but we under estimated its magnitude. I 1 JJ,fa,1-l4- Voice OF THE People HERE and THE RE ' By; HILDA WAY GWYN As we grow older Do you think the softball league should attempt to put on their usu al summer program T C. C. Francis "I think with all the. horrors of war we will need something to make us relax from the strenuous times and softball is a good healthy exercise." H. W. Burnette "I hardly see whj they shouldn't carry on. The games give the people something to do and get their minds off of war." Earl Ferguson "I see no reason why the softball league should not have their usual program this summer. C. N. Allen "I think it should We are not going to be able to drive around this summer and we have to have something to do. - .' C....tU will ' V uw.;Ma for 11 la a wig uuubii v. ill icciifuii'ui " " continual surprise how early in building a "grander civilization . " pleasure. J. E. Jones "I think they should carry on. A lot of fellows wno play softball, work hard all day and it is their only exercise. It's also a nice way for people to get together and forget they are tired." Miss Mattie Moody "I would likp to see the lea cue carrv on as usual, as there is nothing I enjoy more, but if those in authority feel rhiir it is ton irrpat an exnenae at this time, I am willing to forego It's Speed Tn And Not Price 4 warrroauction uyLHAKLES P. STEWio, rwuvy.iu.s of stulI tZ J government coniDeta 1 other as strenuously as evw. H am. nut it u a n 1.:. , . - - Rina of A. tition, as to all sorts of the rate of anJ . ,WH) H the market for: ' Before the world conflict ,,. ed, whenever he needed some sort he called for bT Drir.es from nil o.,mi, m and the lowest bidder mt i "1 e gave frttT OBDIII'lllln. 4-L-. 1 . dise would come un t tions. ioday price isn't . . I cnnsiHprflfinn in j lu '-"""ecuon Witt I order the eovernment i I ttmo nil vvit 4-n U . . time. The present question f 1.0 n mane me quickest ink 11 imagination and vision, re-1 ; Champion.- sure reopie sourcefulness and daring are es- need recreation now as well as at any utiicr time life certain traits of human na- than storied land has ever known ture ... common to mankind be ; ...4 k... 111. LU DI1UW , . . UIIIJ HUB I- i it" V LI 1 um. v.w.i.w mi.v. ui 1 ' ' nal feminine instinct of egging sential ingredients of the South the man on crops out at a tender .which must arise after the West age . . . we happened to be com- ern civilization has been cleansed ing up Main Street one day last of the swastika's dark shadows week ,' . . when the first graders were leaving school from the Cen tral Elementary . . . a very coy ittle girl . . . was coming along nth a boy her own age ;. . they ran and skipped ... full of energy . . her shoe string caught and came untied , . , instead of fasten ing it . . . she loosened it until it looked as if her shoe might drop off at any moment ... and then she dared him to knock her shoe off . . . what bov. with an ounce of red blood in his veins would take such a dare . . . so the next thing we knew the shoe was flying in the air, landing far down on the sidewalk . . . the little girl was limping on one foot . . . appearing quite angry ... and then she flew after the small boy ... with a verv sarcastic remark . . . "Now I'll just fix you for that" and on she ran after him , . . their feet just flew ... we couldn't help but smile . . . such is the way of a maid with a man . . . as thev crow older, it takes another course but the underlying principles of the tactics remain the same. ' The more we consider the wav General MacArthur and his familv took themselves from the Philip pines to Australia . . . despite dan gers . , . the more our imagination and admiration for their bravery is nred . Miss Almarie Robinson "We onn't. Rtnrt pvprvthinff heransp wp thp Sonth Whi,h i to he 'are .at war, and softball is a good . ., , . .. . .. . . ., . i wholesome recreation, good for must have the kinetic force to bu.ld ' who j and' t0Be who for the future . . and the leisure watch the to enjoy the edifice ... after u is . . : . . : done . . . it must be wholly an j Jack Atkins-"I think they Amencan South , . . . a South of should have the games this liberty ... and learning of hu- The morale 0f the people of the man dignity . . . and devotion to community has to be kept up. We democracy . . we hope that Mr. can.t think of the war all the IJabnev is ritrht . . . and that u: " ... tunc. the future of this country lies be- low the Potomac. . . . Walter Crawford "I think the league should carry through the The following was contributed summer, because even if we are by Mr. Rudolph E. Heinze ... 1 in war, we have to have a little formerly of New York Statu . .Irw.rentinn who has decided that Waynesville was a good place to live when he retired . . . he says the lines were written during the First World War. . . but even so, are applicable to Number Two . . . WHY WORRY Letters To The Editor ' Of two things, one is certain, Editor The Mountaineer: Your editorial in the last issue 1 v . Miiugo, VI HZ 13 LCI taifl, yw. vuuuiiai 111 biic IdOV lo3U Either you're drafted, or you're f "The Mountaineer" compliment we are convinced ie perilous journey so heset i , with danger . . . will stand out in ! " you re exPosed to danger, of i-uA i t . .. . . I t.wn t.hihtra era ia f not drafted. if you're not drafted, there is no need to worry, If you are drafted, of two things one is certain, Either you're behind the lines, or you're on the front, If you're on the front, of two things one is certain, Either you're in a safe place or you're exDosed to H If you're in a safe place there is no need to worry, the records of history in the future . . . ior there is no doubt that the trip gave just the proper touch of courage needed for our armed forces as well as for the civilian the General risked his all ; . and we fear before this conflict is over . . . we. too. will be called upon to make many more sacri fices than we realize at this stage but one thine we have hepn disappointed is that more has not oeen said of Mrs. MacArthur for evidently the General hna noth ing on her when it comes to steady nerve . . . and abi tv to "tnto it We are tremendouslv interpstprl in a new book just off the press . . . "Below the Potamoc" by Virginius Dabnev . . . editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch . . , me reviews of the book make us want to read it . . . there haa hppn so much written about the South as the nation's "Number one eco nomic problem" . . . and now for the section to be declared the fu ture of this country, brings another side of the storv in . view . . . nH excerpt from the hook f.nt. thef "No President since the Civil War has revealed the unrlpratsnino nf problems that Franklin D. Roose velt has evidenced" . . . and oer. tainly his most bitter critic could not deny this statement about the President . . . we hav spon vin has happened in our own county . . . in our own rural sections . . , and the South is rural for the most part . . . here in Haywood . . . during the past few years the WPA . . .AAA ... TV A . and FSA have wronerkf - - - w nv.l dera ... two thihtrs one is rertnin Either you're wounded or you're not wounded. If you are wounded, of two things one is certain, inir mv work in Scnntiniy was to tally unexpected, and very much appreciated. Under the capable leadership of M. H. Bowles, I am sure that you and the many other fine citizens of this section will continue to co- Either you are wounded seriously, or you are wounded slightly. If you are wounded slightly, there is no need to worry, If you are wounded seriously, of two things one is certain. Either you recover, or you die. If you recover, there is no need to worry, If you die . . . YOU CAN'T WORRY. YOU'RE TELLING ME! -By WILLIAM EITT- Central Press Writer We have all been critical of agencies at times . . , and Justly so perhaps but none fit n oan deny that they have made a new county here and a new Sonth they have developed and brought w iigm our potential advantages . iney have given us a chance . even if those fortunate enough to have the monev have hurt to load up with taxes at times the Virginia editor predicts that MILITARY writers refer to the Infantry as the "queen of battles." What they mean, of course. Is that In war the in fantry Is the ace of trumps, king-size. i i Siamese 6sh ghts are always on the square. Since they r already in it, it's impossible for either 6sb to to into the tank. j i The ban on typewriters will be easier to bear If It causes a shortage of amateur sprinr poetry. til Current crop of fighting bulls are softies, complains a Spanish sports writer. Looks like that flower-smelUng Ferdinand has, after all. started a trend. After having played in a con tract bridge game with his wife. Zadok Dumbkopf is convinced that it's really just a shin game. ! ! . . .. Malta has had 600 air raids since Jan. L la that area the sky must seem to be permanent ly polka-dotted. y, '. t It may be paradoxical but we've noticed most bis league luggers arent able to fatten their batting averages unless they take off weight THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY 'fiXKtifiZ Z2! HO USE SPVTTn.tH.S,rhtnAiiyV I 1 1 HHO ATUIMT ei 7 )TCUIN'NBWlttyOMr I 1HB LINST ABOUT MS Vl .v. ' J Production Manager Donald Nelson plionmu a. . .. vH.H.bu rum A reasonable ground that SnL).. 1 maia item in an emergency lfo 3 cAisnng one, even it it costs i ue more. Til. n . i.ic new ovsiera worlfs ... . rather unexpectedly, k A .1 tage of small industries i whose fate there's been so mJ xi . v" wen in tne pre-war era. of a.j a nrn fi t- n n M . "6""" lavonnsm in 4 nwaruiiis oi contracts. A politJ pe. oi some wasmngton official j department or bureau couldj maice juicy bargains in his ot nnitlflllAH in.. i. L i-.iui.uicn judical, Decause unpJ ieu nvais couia underbid the fav ite, and get away with it, Plenty of Order, ' Now, though, there not ni. J 'enough orders to go around, therl a congestion of them. That's wl speed is so essential in the matj of getting them executed 1 But the benefits of the DorJ Nelson system to small businej well, a huge industry i 9n uc auic ui urouuee niorp ponnniJ .. .. - - -..vu- cally, to itself, than a pewee, Col sequently it can make better terl to its customers. A pewee, reason of its eeoeranhv or such thing, may be able to hd its own against the mnnstpr"ini immediate neighborhood, but U latter can easily outsell it to sui vast buyers as thr .government On top of that, envernmwi! contract makers prefer rieals mass producers. It's more com lent for them to make wholesJ arrangements with a single vi concern than to negotiate, sepi rately, with a lot of teeny wee ones. The result was. for a while. trJ the whales were scoopine off all j government's orders and the it nows were threatened with bei starved to death. There's a limit, thoueh. to evi mass industry's productive cap! city. The corking big outfits prel enuy become so loaded up w;I Uncle Sam's contracts that til began to delay deliveries, unavcil . a aoiy. And, there, simultaneously, we the little ones, sitting on the sil lines, in danger of going into ban ruptcy, for lack of somethinir keep them busy. ...... . . a Hence Don Nelson s inspiratii to get them at it. Essentially he wanted their put, but undoubtedly he also hat! mind the lone-run desirability preventing them from burstini with all of the ultimately . disJ trous economic consequences. Inconvenience Overlooked So he gave his orders to war N duction's personnel to "nevf mind some slight inconvenience dickering with sn man? diffeH small units," but "to go ahead Cnva thorn .fttiffortto " troHiriff t ftli'O I into action in Uncle Sam's bH and saving their own lives, iM rfantalltr .. Individually they are little, m oui collectively they can mui less tie BIG industry. Thtt troilhla la tkaf a little ina trv ovnanllv hoon't thp filWlci( resources to readjust its ment from peacetime to ";3 production. It simply CANffj do it without charging more the big fellows. "O. K.. aerees Donald. them a bit extra, for getting ' Whpthpr - not well ever back to a .dtem of figurinf price, rather than on speeo, mams to be seen. Some economists surmise the noat-war miblic will sWI the governmental production P' losophy rather than back to aM AtiA Tkat Anra i3 thflt Wu v v VIIV A UV(W . , j ,-,rintr ou ultra up lur . at the war's end that well com i . r.( time rtB1 W ill ixi ma ... than price. I'd scarcely t. it. would be guy who'd forecast what this will lead up to. operate to give our boy, Jt with whom they come mJL the benefits of the scout pWy It i mv earnest hope f . J will very soon obtain s P lasting peace, and that I "' permitted to return to my Haywood. CARLTON PEtTO Canton, N. C. ' 4 ritcl
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