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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1942
News And Security
Many people here in Haywood, as well as
in other parts of the nation, have the feel
ing that the government is a little too strict
when it comes to keeping back some of the
news regarding the war. With many peo
ple from here at work on the coast, it is
nothing unusual for a letter to reach, here
telling of the sinking of a ship, and then
days, and even weeks later, the news of the
sinking of the same ship conies out of Wash
ington. ,,,,..,.. ;
On the surface that does not make sense.
After hearing two officials from the cen
sorship office in Washington, in an "off the
record" discussion of the ' matter, and ex
plain in detail the necessity, continuing
this precaution, we are absolutely .satisfied
that those charged with sending -out such
news are correct in their procedure and
methods. :jK v.
We must not forget that we are at war
with nations that are smart:;' They have
studied and prepared themselves, for every
little detail. One little intended innocent
word dropped here might make big news
in military circles in our enemies' camp.
We were impressed with the sincerity of
the men from the censorship office, and we
are confident that Americans will get all
the news that can be given out with safety.
Inflation(In One
Cylinder Words)
Inflation, as described in the dictionary,
is a disDroDortionate and relatively sharp
and sudden increase in the quantity of
money or credit, or both, relative to the
amount of exchange business. In accordance
with the law of quantity theory of money,
inflation nroduces a rise in the price level.
In simpler language and applied to the
nresent situation, inflation is caused by a
shortage of consumer goods and a tremen
dous increase in the amount of money paid
out in wages.
For the time being, we have stopped mak
ing automobiles, refrigerators, bicycles and
other useful peacetime products that we
could buy and use any time, and have con
centrated on the production of warplanes,
tanks, guns, bombs and other things that
are useful only in wartime. We have stop
ped making the things we want and are
making the things we must have to win the
war.
Thousands of formerly unemployed now
have jobs. Added thousands are making
mnrfi monev than they ever made before.
So, with more money in our pockets to spend
tr snend it on. either the value 01
money is reduced or the value of the goods
has increased figure it either way ine
result is the same. They both mean infla
tion to the man in the street.
The danger in inflation lies in the fact
that when it is in operation, all the money
we earn and all the money we have savea
U worth less to Us and to everyone else
Inflation is just as simple as that and just
as dangerous. .
That is why the people should be so in
terested in combatting it.
"RIGHT HAND MArT
I ; UNO! SAM'S
TOM
' ., ,
Voice
s OF THE
People
Rambling Arouni
'- - By W. CURTIS RUSS
Bits of this, that and the other
picked up here, there and yonder.
It is reasonably saf. .
that more Hazelwoodch 1
learned to count over
counter of McKay. pC 1
during the past ten yean Tl
any other one place " j
The counter is built L 1
children r 11 J I
cand.es and penny noveCl
. . .." wie thei,
m picking out what theyC
mar it as tViPW i' ,
careful to put the pie,
counter for a clerk to th
take the
- J iWlJ
" Qes not take long
young buyers to learn to
It 18 not unusual t. .l
young that they can't ber
derstood to mr.Uo . .,. .. I
' "'-' a eiw
put down the exact change.
put down a penny and t pjJ
n. vmi believe that Americn
inventive genius will offer a sub
stitute for rubber m tne near iu
ture that will lift the rationing
from tires?
Emmett Balentine "I believe
wo will have a substitute that will
lift the rationing from tires,"
HERE and THERE
By ..
HILDA WAY GWYN
Dirty Propaganda
Postal laws prevent us from printing our
honest opinion of an individual, a commun
ity or a state, who deliberately takes undue
advantage of the misfortune of others.
Because of this feeling, we fail to appre
ciate the news coming out of towns across
the Tennessee border, which on the surface
is designed to entertain readers, yet be
tween the lines is injected prepaganda to
exploit their adequate supply of gasoline and
the absence of rationing. ;
It seems that some Tennessee resort towns
are taking an unfair advantage of tourist
centers in this state. A lot of ugly rumors
from Tennessee about the gasoline situation
in North Carolina have made their way
across the mountain, but we are hardened
enough in news gathering to disregard the
rumors. However, we cannot overlook some
of the recent news releases from the Ten
nessee tourist centers that have found their
way into print in many papers.
: The gasoline rationing is costing Wee tern:
North Carolina plenty of money. There iss
no need to deny this, however, there is tfrisj
compensation, we all know that what sacri
fices are being made in the curtailment oC
business and pleasure is being made for thes
ake of peace and victory.
And when the peace and victory come;.
W in North Carolina can hold our heads
high and think back to the time when we
made the sacrifices for peace.
We have no desire to live in a town, or a.
state that could not do likewise.
We have no desire to live in a town or a
state that might gain a few dollars by cap
italizing on the misfortunes of others
"That Which We Call A
Rose"
it soeitia that inhabitations of some of
the towns in the U. S. A. that were named
Berlin long before the named carried pres
ent day associations are very unhappy over
the choice made when the communities were
founded.
We can hardly blame them. We can
imagine ourselves residing in a town of
fKflf : name and being asked where we were
from, starting at once to explain that it
contained only patriotic American citizens
desDite its name.
It is said that there are at least 16 Ber
lins in the United States, to be found in
Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Wis
consin. New Jersey, New York, North
Dakota, New Hampshire, Alabama and Mary
land.
Berlin. Maryland, is agitating a change
in its name. We hope they don't all settle
on Victory or Liberty, two popular current
. names. .: :
In fact when one starts on the subject
there is no end of names that might have
new associations, never dreamed of in the
past, for instance, Japanese iris, German
measles, Japanese beetles, and Japanese gar
dens. .
Since the rationing of sugar we
are all more or less conscious of
confectioneries of all kinds ... so
an item about the army last week
caught our attention , . . 2,500,000
pounds of hard candy (about 200,-
000,000 pieces) were orderea oy
Uncle Sam, for his men overseas
evidently the government
wants to please all the boys and
cater to their own individual tastes
for nine flavors were stipulated
in the order . . . the sticks are to
be one one and one-hall inches long
. , . one-half inch in diameter . . ,
cnlnrpd in ntrines and solid tints
. and coated with granulated
sugar to prevent melting .. .. . ac
cording to the quartermaster corps
. . the trooDs will find the candy a
"very pleasing confection as well
as an excellent source of energy"
; . . and we bet that the sight oi
that American made stick candy
will give every Mother's son of 'em,
a fleeting touch of homesickness
. . , for America . . . and their boy
hood days . . . and peace. . .
stantly poured around the flames
if won lrl he hard to estimate
what might have happened . . . in
fact, it is a thought so terruying
that most of us have tried to push
it back as we have tried to iace
the omolirv nf what occurred
hut we must not forget . , . that
nn tVia honor roll belong
Robert Hush Clark, assistant fire
chief . . . who earned on . . . witn
Clem Fitzgerald, Brad Mehaffey,
WilW MphafTev. Ben Colkitt.
Jack Edwards, Jimmy Boyd, Jr.,
inhn Rovri Harold Massie. W. H.
Strange, Milas Ferguson, Hub Bur
netie, John West and Tom Gilliland-
Mrs Ram Kellev . . . when she
answered a question in the "Voice
of the People" recently . . . re-
crHrHincr where she would like to De
for the duration expressed herself
as preferring a large city num
ming with war eltort
Wade McDaniels "N o thing
oo imnnssihln in this day and
btiH it would not be impos
sible lor a substitute to solve me
problem." V
it n Ahitp1"T believe it will
be done. Necessity is the mother
invention and it has not been
needed before in this country. I
believe we have citizens in America
capable of meeting this need.
Hrv Rrttha"Yes. I think so,
but it is a question as to whether
or not tires can be made as cheaply
as from crude rubber.
m
W R. Francis -"Yes, I think
rhev will find something. I don't
know of any material we have not
found a substitute for in this coun
try, when needed."
Francis Massie "Yes I do. We
have alwavs eone forward and I
feel we will meet the emergency
this time." '
Huirh J. Sloan "Yes. I think
they will find a substitute and pro
duce tires in time, Dut none in
1942, or 1943, in fact not before
1944."
Walter Francis "With Ameri
can inventive talents I see no rea
son whv thev should not find a
substitute. .
candy bv it. and in tw
out even.
The children Usual!.. ...
. , , COM
pairs, and make their purckiJ
gether, and work on the M
dividing up the different M
noniv
There are just oneortwotki
aiuuHK me nunareas who patrd
the counter, who have to be J
Some of these who stand
t 1L. 1 .
-""m me seii-servioe eoa
wiien it was nrst opened, now
children who frpnmmtiu
supply of confections and m
i ii. . i
ar. Lite same niaop.
Most popular of all ftoveltiJ
wnisties, or any kindred
ject that make a noise
From out in Cali fnn,!. J
wnr1 frnm f.ViA rnmmanm. J
oi me oania Ana station, of!
American Air Force, that fl
... - .
James Leatherwood M
good as a pilot. The comnu
in writinc of the vnnn Wn
ville man. mentinnpii hit mnti
brogue and manner, both oil
seem to have added to Lett
wood 8 personality.
It m alwavs pncrnirninnv tn
of a young man making good
"V-
Country Iron
We were greatly interested in
the lOUOWing siory . . . wmun.-- , , - ...
shows how deeply we are tied to ie item you nao i"
the English ... in bonds of long mtemew you said you would like
.. . mi: iu i tn ha in a larcre citv. Well. Lady,
Standing . . . a gut oi Hires nun- , , - ". . , :
dred pounds was made by Queen Ke h wehto
Carolina in 1729 to the American kuc. o-u ...
. . .ji.n Imnre in nnr nlaces and us back
colonist, i nomas ijee. irranuianier -: --- . -- r . . .
of General Robert E. Lee . . . . home m dear old Haywood. Mnce
and that gift in this year 1942 we nave own x'v,u,c "
. . . is back on its way to England wished a thousand times we had
. o il. Inever left our homes in Haywood
. . , to nnance some 01 me WB1 --- -- ---- - - -
v., Hne W Oneon Fliza- Western North Carolina is
beth . . . Queen Carolina had given M'ng as much in the defense of
. . t our pountrv as the larere cities.
tne money to j. nomas juee, who whs y -- --
a Justice af the Peace, after re- (Signed) 'The Boys From Hay-
vengeful criminals had burned his wood.
house . . . the gift Was used to
nnance the building of Stratford
Hall in Virginia v . . where later
fleneral Lee was born ... Mrs
Robert Binsrham. widow of the
former Ambassador to England,
has nresented SI. 600. represent
ing Queen Caroline's gift, plus the
interest, on behalf of the Robert
E. Lee Memorial Foundation
the British Embassy is sending the
monev to Ladv Astor. M. P.. a for
mer Virginian, who will present it
to the Queen
J C. Patrick "Yes. I believe
v,i, s their will because, we have always
III) II K W 1 LIl Wl CUUIU . 111 uv.il Hv j , - - -
her surprise she has received the ' been able to meet an emergency.
following written on a card irom
Baltimore. : , ,
"Dear Mrs. Kelley:
"While read in c The Wavnes-
ville Mountaineer we ran across
Clem Fitzgerald "I doubt it,
because the way it looks now, ev
erything will have to go to supply
war needs.
The lady next door says she was surprised
to find since Sunday has become a day of
rest on the eastern seaboard, that so many
people lived in our house. Exchange.
Speaking of independent thinking and
ignoring of precedents, at Chicago the other
day a youth named John Paul Jones enlisted
in the army. Christian Science Monitor.
The nation's farmers deserve commenda
tion for their wholehearted cooperation with
the salvage committees of their respective
states during the busy spring season. The
recent successful drive to recover country
iron" was spurred by a personal appeal from
WPB Chief Donald M. Nelson, who told
Yarmers that farm iron ranked second only
to steel rails as the most Valuable scrap
imetal for defense.
There are 6,300,000 farms in the United
States. Surveys show that the average
iarm has approximately 1,000 pounds of
acran iron. This is in the form of obsolete,
broken, and worn-out machinery of all kinds.
The collection has accomplished two im
mortant ourDoses: It has made available
a huge amount of high quality iron for
-war needs : it has brought a very substantia
sum to farmers at a season when ready
cash is welcome.
A word of praise is due also to the farm
imnlement dealers who have cooperated to
help Uncle Sam secure this metal. They
have used their trucks for collecting and
have handled the scrap in their yards with
out profit. The entire program is another
proof of the willingness of citizens to co
operate when they see a way in which they
can help. Christian Science Monitor. '
you to know where the money came I J- L. Johnson, et rtx, to G.
from . . . if you have visited Strat- Hardin, et ux.
ford Hall sincA last SDrintr
von contributed to the cause
for it has come, from American
tourists who, have visited the
shrine since that date.
TRANSACTIONS IN
Real Estate
(As Recorded to Monday Noon
Of This Wek)
to
Beam-dam Township
R. R. Mease. Com., et al,
Willis K irk na trick.
V. R. Worley. et ux. to Everett
it might interest Scroggs, et ux
G. H. ShoDe. et ux. to M. C.
Shipman, et ux.
Gertrude Robinson to Lon
Goodson.
Cataloochee Township
E. C. White, et ux, to James C.
What Made
News Years
Ago
ten Years ago
1932
Georire Francis Willis, one of
the leading men of the South, died
at his home in Atlanta.
11 dairies in county have now
attained Grade "A" ratine.
Frank W. Miller is appointed
U. S. Commissioner oi W. N. C.
Bishon Mouson will Breach here
at the Methodist church on Sunday.
Court house janitor authorized to
make arrests for SDittine.
Prisoners, who have been in Ma
sonic Temple, are now being
moved to new quarters on top
floor of court house.
C. E. Ray. Jr., named chief en
gineer of State Conservation
board.
Bureau of census states that
marriages are on the decrease in
Havwood countv.
Jackson county citizen hit by
automobile near Clyde, and is in
critical condition at Haywood
County Hospital.
For many, many yean
Gaddy had made it a
save newspapers and magid
Hia collection now weichi I
pounds, and has many intent
hours of reading from their
lowed nacres.
He recently brought in n
published in, April, 1912, 4
carried vivid details of the lis
of the Titantic. The ihuI
April 23, dealt with testii
given before a congressionil
vestigating committee, in wttil
was hroueht out that an una
ship about five miles away ni
to go to the aid of tne m
vessel. Ah officer of the Tiij
signaled for help, but the iintf
steamer kept going ana qia
answer the call.
The lack of fast comrouira
facilities kept the number oi
a mvsterv for daya
The tpstimonv of an
hrnnirhf. bllt that the
rv. which wu
thirty feet above the sunw
V, Atlantic At first it
I1IC IIU1 b .
thought the damage was l
and then the mad sea rus
the hull, and before long we
of the Atlantic was siniuus.
. . . . --
made by Paul Appleby, under sec- Thomas H. White to James E.
retary lor State lor Agriculture White et al
we au realize in tne uuiwu owwsiwhifp
.1 i j
tnat our laeais oi ireeoom, ae- , .,, ,.u:
. . r . . i ivy niii lownaiiiu
mocracy, tolerance and lair aeai-i . -
ing . . . far outrun our perform- iik aienauey, ei ux, w iuyu
ances . . . his story . ; . "We reel luc"mlc' cfc ux . .
4.u: . v-a. j:j tv I Pieeon Towns hiD
III I.I1I i NIIIIlHWIiaL UIU 1.11a 1ICK1U - -a- .
farmer in Arkansas who was be- Weaver Cook, et ux, to Lelia
ins nreed to attend a farm short-
course ... he demanded to know
whv he should attend . . . and was
told that he would learn how to I
farm hotter . 'Taws. Mass Rons
he said. 'Ah. knows better now
than Ah does.." . . . which is food
for thought for us all. . . .
THE OLD HOME TOWN
Almost everv speaker of note that comes
here comments favorably on the weather,
and cooperative spirit of the people in pay-
wood. Those of us here, who enjoy potn,
take it as a matter of fact, and say no more.
We want to honor this week the
flsrhtinc sDirit of Lawrence L.
Kerley i . . fire chief of Waynes-
ville . . . since the great tragedy
that laid its hand upon this com
mnnitv two weeks aero . . . he has
fought to live with a courage that
has won the admiration oi every
one . . . the name SDirit with which
he fought every fire that ravaged
this area which has occurred dur
ing the years he has served on the
fire dennrtment ... At all times
fearless ... he inspired the fight
ers as their leader ... for they
knew that ho would not ask them
to tackle any job he would not
willinelv do himself . . . and while
on the subject we want to add
other names ... we wonder if the I
people of the community have
fully realised what a debt we owe
the firemen . . . had it not been
for the circle of water that con-
CLII'PW
EVERYBODY KIS
(Shelby Daily Star)
- . ffin smtf
L,awyers
pie, SO wuen a.
woman leu : t
"remote cousins , ,J
thov broke it simply by 1
that all the people in the
remote cousins, all Demg-i
from Adam and Eve. TtoJ
the first cousins of the rol
share in it. ..n.
Then, are we ail
ins: ou ...
especially we - .
-. arm nut
so many yea. -.,.
a lad of 12 years addres
of vo as cou.-...
no disrespect in 't 4
ties were popuia"-
Besses, Cousin Georgf l
X Bv STANLEY J,fj
r,H few now -r.j
yondasecondcousm'l
11 ne ui
Eagles Nest mouj
who wearr-- t
says uorvii
Mountaineer reportw.
FIVE YEARS AGO
. 1937
Scenic road is opened to top
Cook
Lelia Cook to Weaver Cook.
Wavnesville Township
T. B. Medford, et ux, to Thomas
A. Garret.
Wa&k- S&ZJfi mPtBisri wrecked
' Li UYC. Mff.mVfl AUTOS EVERY tAOHtf A i
ammn.m mtmam tnmaM W "gjlagga tjfc .
MOUniaincci -r - i
Crabtree
sn an acre at w .
Clyde finn i'X:
u nH an attempt"
. . !
rob other bus."-
Car owners - .-v. w
eet city tags by " rf
W
Ree
YV. ii.-
Master's degree -
versity.
rOBRBCn01'
Ane . in ton r.
hich appe
v In ie . i.u y-i
" - .j thai il
was reponwi - ,
was found
it should nave -ia
found not fU'W