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!l! THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victor Fse 2 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAIN EEK i The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phene 187 Waynvesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS ...EdiUr lira. Hilda WAY GWYN .AssociaU Editor W. Curtis Ruaa and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County $1.75 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 Bntered it the pixrt office it WijrnetriUe. N. C. u Second Clu Wall Matter, u provided under tbe Act of March I. 17. foTCBtber 10. 1014. OWtaarr notice, resolution of respect, carda of thank, and al aotim of entertainment for profit, will be charred for at the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL DITOWAL- iSSOUAHUN Id IT HgS4w& 'Sor Carolina THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory) The State Has A Message Several years ago the legislature set up a fund for the Department of Conservation and Development to use in advertising North Carolina. The results have been gratifying, and most of the money has been spent in an effort to induce vacationists and home seekers to this state. It might be well to remind everyone, that newspapers and magazines in the state carried the adver tisements free of charge, and only publica tions outside the state were paid. The latest campaign to be launched by the advertising committee is calling atten tion to prospective sponge iron producers of the millions of tons of magnetic iron ore within the state. In one area alone it is estimated there are three million tons avail able to make munitions of war. The campaign is being carried in leading business publications. Personal follow-ups are being given by the commerce and indus try division of the tiep&riment, and we be lieve with the story they have to tell, that before long this state should see some acti vity in the iron industry. North Carolina has many worthwhile things to tell the outside world, and whether it be an effort to sell iron to make shells and ships, or vacationists on the many recrea tional centers of the state, or the potential homeseeker, we hope the advertising will continue along the same basis that it has in the past. This is no time for the state to stop. Startling Statistics A total of 1,600,000 persons are said to have left the farms of the United States between April, 1940, and July, 1942. This numbers includes 500,000 men to the armed forces and 900,000 who have entered indus trial plants. These figures don't look so good when we consider the agricultural program goals for 1943. We also realize that here in Hay wood county we have sent our share and that they will be missed from our farms in making the 1943 crops. The fact that six soldiers eat more than ten civilians is another bit of evidence of the importance of top production and the rationing of foods. Around 50,000,000 persons will pay taxes on their 1942 incomes. It is said that almost two-thirds of them will be "first timers." Today there are 33,000,000 British people people between 14 and 65 years of age who are working for their country. To equal this record in the United States we should have 65,000,000 people in the armed forces or the labor force. Another Birthday The Mountaineer will be fifty-nine years old this month. To be exact, the first issue of the paper, called at that time "The Way nesville News," was dated January 16, 1884. As far as we know there is only one copy to be found and it is highly treasured by its owner. Among the advertisers in that yellowed old sheet is the name of George H. Smathers, attorney-at-law, the only person now living who sought that first issue in which to ad vertise. Two other advertisers who have recently passed away were the late Dr. B. F. Smath ers, dentist, and W. T. Lee, who with Samuel Liner, operated a dry goods store. W. S. Hemby was "editor and proprietor" and the paper was printed on four pages. It must have taken courage to start a news paper in the village then, but we imagine it created quite a sensation back in the '80's and every word was read with great interest. That first issue told of local happenings and boosted the section in the same man ner that it endeavors to do today. One of the major articles stated that "The Rail road Is Coming." Now, that was big news then. Just as big as any that has since been recorded. It meant as much to these local citizens then as the opening of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park did in later years. That railroad was destined to con nect the isolated mountain village with the outside world. The name of the paper has been changed many times, as it has gone from owner to owner, but no matter what it has been called it has served the community, according to the ideals of its publishers. Majority Favor The Gallup poll of the week showed that "despite some grumbling over ration rules, the majority of American citizens think the government's rationing program has been handled fairly." The nation-wide cross-section survey re vealed that two thirds of the population feel that the various products are being handled in a just manner. Although there is some dissatisfaction with the administration most of those interviewed had rather have ra tioning of scarce products than no rationing at all. People are more concerned over the gaso line rationing than of any other item, ac cording to the poll, which is not surprising as its effect is more drastic than that of any other. Rationing is going to bo the major sacri fice that civilians will have to make, out side, of course, of sending members of their family to fight, so we might as well accept the situation with grace and patriotism. While local discussions center around ra tioning we are glad to say we have heard little griping. People seem more concerned with how they are going to meet new con ditions than to complain of them. "DRANG NACH OSTEhT-1943 Gasoline and Rumors Now that there are limited things in which the average automobile can legally be used, there is apt to start at any time, a whispering campaign in which many an in nocent person will be unjustly accused of violation of the national driving order, t This present plan to conserve gasoline will tend to make a lot of, snoopers out of many citizens, who will keep an eagle-eye on their neighbors in the hope of catching them using their car for something not granted fry Tim is no time for bickering, or snooping, of gossiping. So to keep from falling in that pit-fall be sure you have all the facts before you wrongly accuse anyone of not toeing the mark on conserving gasoline. The Yanks We were a little surprised to see where some Mississippi men in service, now over seas, resented being called "Yankee soldiers" and refused to sing "The Yanks Are Com ing." In commenting on the incident Mr. Josephus Daniels traced the origin of the word Yankee to the inability of the Indians when Englishmen first came to the New World to pronounce "English." They called it "Yengeese" and by evolution it became Yankee. The term Yankee was first applied only to the people living in New England and, ac cording to Mr. Daniels, was never used to designate those who lived west of the Ap palachians. The three divisions of the peo ple in the United States were: Southerners, Westerners and Yankees. We guess those Mississippi boys have had their Southern history lessons drilled into them so thoroughly that they can't get away from what the word "Yankee" meant back in the 1860's. To most of us who live in the South "The Yanks are coming" no longer brings to mind the Blue and the Grey, but our present day heroes who may hail from any section of this country. Paging the Hens We note that the January issue of the Farmers Federation is a poultry number, and it shows the vital part poultry pro duction will play in winning the war. In the spring, it is pointed out, that when all hens start laying and more eggs are pro duced than can be taken care of on the mar kets and there is usually a drop in the price. This year things will be different, as every egg is needed for war purposes, top prices are predicted to hold longer than usual. Rambling Around By W. CURTIS RUSS Bits of this, that and the other picked up here, there and yonder. Voice OF THE People Do you think there it o postu bility of the war ending this yearf F. G. Rippetoe "Positively, no." Atsa Mattie Moody "I wish I thought it would be over in two years." T. J. Cathey "Possible, but not probable." J. B. Neal "No, I do not think HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN It is interesting how a letter from an old friend ... or a news paper with items about old friends can make one homesick for old associations ... a number of pa pers are run off the press at each printing of The Mountaineer in getting the press adjusted for the 'run" . . . most of the papers print ed in the process of adjustment are imperfect . . . but occasionally a "good" one gets by . . . the Day ton Rubber plant has been using these "first runs" for packing pur poses ... in a shipment of goods going to Greenville, S. C, Travis B. Ray, formerly of Waynesville, happened to be on hand at his place of business when unpacking was done. busy getting settled." It so happened that in the bill of goods opened one of the "good" papers was used and it was- in a imooth condition for reading . . . Mr. Ray immediately pushed aside the business at hand and sat down and perused that paper from cover to cover . . . reading, as he ex pressed it "every line" . . . from lis letter it must have brought jack memoVies of his boyhood days . . . he writes he was a student ( Prof. Allen's . . . and Mr. Char lie Owens was assistant teacher . . . he wrote of his classmates . . . Fred Martin . . . Linwood Grahl , . . Jeff Reeves . . . and Sheriff Hob Welch . . . and ending his let ter by saying, "send me the paper for one year". . . . We hope you become a permanent subscriber, Mr. Ray . . . we like for folks to till be interested in their old home town. We have heard a lot of argu ments about why we should buy war bonds . . . they have all been fine and convincing . . . with no ,'ome back ... we have agreed with every reason put forth . . md each line of talk makes us wish we could stretch our pocket- books more in order to buy more bonds . . . but during the past week we heard the top story of all . . . it has made us stretch our money and buy another bond . . . we hope it affects you the same way . . . here it is . . . There was a contest in one of the camps in which one of our local boys is an officer . . . the young lieutenant had been instruct ed to get his men to sign up one hundred per cent in purchase of war bonds ... he went after them in a hurry . . . since he won in the ontest he must have been pretty convincing . . . the spirit of one of his men impressed him above all others . . . and no wonder . . . the soldier who had been drafted . . . had left a wife and three small children back home . . . with a mqther-in-law, to boot, living with them ... he was sending every cent of his money home each month but $5.00. . . . But he could not bear to turn down the drive for bonds . . . so he said, "Well, 111 do all my washing and you can sign me up for $1.25 a month, I reckon I ?an make out on $3.75." . . . Can you beat that for a bond story? It's strange how folks don't get to know their next door neighbors when they are living in large towns and cities ... a Haywood county man was in Raleigh recently . . . being politically minded, one of the first things he did was to hunt up our representatives ... he first found Glenn C. Palmer . . . he and Mr. Palmer had a heart to heart talk about the "session" . . . and its possibilities . . . about the needs (if any) of legislation for Haywood county ... in the course of the conversation ' . . . naturally the name of our senator, J. T. Bailey, of Canton, came up . . . and Mr. Palmer, said . "Why I haven't laid eyes on Mr. Bailey yet ... I have been pretty After leaving Mr. Palmer the Haywood man hunted up Mr. Bailey . . . almost a duplication of his conversation with Mr. Pal mer ensued . . . and he asked ibout Mr. Palmer . . . and Mr. Bailey said, "You know I haven't .-ten Glenn yet" . . . and the Hay wood man told him that he had just talked to him and he waf. stay ing at the Sir Walter . . . and mentioned his room number . . . and Mr. Bailey, much surprised, said . . . "Why, my room is next door to his." There is one soldier in Uncle Sam's army who must feel very much at home . . . He is Private Mack R. Horrell ... of Adkinson, N. C. . . . Pvt. Horrell's barracks are within a few hundred yards of the house in which he was born. . . . He is the first Camp Davis soldier on record who has K-en sent for training to the very acres upon which he was born . . . it seems strange that out of all the camps in the country to which he might have been assigned . . . he should have been sent within "hog callin' distance" of the -spot on which he once lived . . . and tin' grounds on which he now trains . . . he has hunted bear, deer, wild 'urkey, quail, rabbits and squirrels . . . never dreaming that some lay it would resound with the tramping of a great army in the making. Letters To The Editor Editor The Mountaineer: In looking over my Christmas cards again tonight, I'm impressed by the fact that all of my moun tain friends sent cards commemo rating the real sentiment of the season: a Bible verse, the Three Wise Men, the star in the East, the Babe in the manger, a church scene. Cards from other friends had snow scenes, dogs, houses, holly, candles and the like; not any, reminding one of the true spirit of Christmas. Those mountain people are a God-loving and God-fearing folk; they seem to be a people set apart and I'm sure God didn't do it with iut a very good reason. Perhaps He intends they should lead this pagan world back to the simple faith of their Protestant ancestors. So might it be! GERTRUDE RUSKIN. Summer Resident of Balsam. Musical snuff-boxes were in vrni in the 18th century. T. Grady Boyd "Yes, I think the war will be over in Europe this year, but how long it will take to clean out the Pacific ocean is an other matter." If. J. Campbell "I don't think it will be, because we are just now getting ready to fight. I be lieve it wil lend in the latter part of 1944." Irving Leatheruood "I don't think the war will be over before January or February' of 1944." Chas. G. Miller "I don't think there is a chance this year, and possibly not for two years." Mrs. J. W. Toy "Probably a possibility, but I don't think it is going to end this year. After we get Germany whipped it will take sometime to beat the Japs. Really for us back home the war will not be over until the boys come march ing home." What Made News Years Ago TEX YEARS AGO 1933 The Bank of Clyde is authorized to reopen under agreement with State banking department. Senator Roy Francis is named on six Senate committees in pres ent term of legislature. State of North Carolina will buy "l.OOfl acres of land for Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Economy and Denial program is urged by Governor Ehringhaus. $15,000 is alloted for welfare work in Haywood county .for the coming two months. Hundreds of people are in need and are seeking aid from welfare department. Simple funeral services are held in Northampton, Mas., for Calvin Coolidge. FIVE YEARS AGO 1938 $20,000 is being spent on ex pansion program at fish hatchery, with 50 men on the job. i Material is hauled for the erec tion of a Scout building on city park grounds. Past commander's key is present ed to Major J. Harden Howell. Dave Cabe, president of Young Democratic Clubs of Haywood county, named chairman of Presi dent's Ball. E. L. Withers reports that busi ness is good on the East Coast of Florida. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Cabe observe fiftieth wedding anniversary. L, N. Davis is named as new director of First National Bank. Bobbie Lee is given Life Scout horror. Dr. Dudley W. Smith and his wife, Dr. Gladys Osborne, return from extended trip abroad. There are twenty-five different ypes of ships on which a U. S. Navy man may sail. THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY ft MAYBE WE WOULDN'T) THAT VrtSMANV. ( BE HAVAXr THHSE WILL HAVE US I MEATLESS tVS IP ft I SOME VJRERE ALCAVJ IP III I P . frff I vHSTC I THE LINE WE'PHAD W"5TSl V) J IMORE CHECKERf-LES C. js.'y (I ViT" auht Sarah peaboot ONHERWODKOH FKJMT CAI-UAISA In looking over the record, J wic fmw ixu years, it is jnte ine to note that thrt deaths in Haywood in rwi.. March, than any other month," Wliapj lne game j true in other counties. A layman's exDlanatir, the first cold weather in Oct - or many pe0Q mi tuai uarcn usually find, ers pretty well run down & several montl A little RlY-VPnr-nl.) W-.i HazeJwood was exasperated Ji f ka 1 mAni Ann iJa... 4 tumuoi, wiiuuuous squailin "I bet I know why he came neaven, ne mused. "Thev him out" ' It wasn't the same little because this yarn is ahnnt . nesville lad, who was interest, in seeing nis jiaady carefully , vage all the icicles from the Chri mas tree. The boy finally the silence and said: "Are you defrosting the Daddy?" An interesting and cheerful lej ter nas jusi Deen received froi Kenneth Palmer, who is at Foi George Meade, Md., where h I recuperating from injuries receiJ ea last. juiy. "I am finally up walking, doctor put a brace on me now I get around without crutch! In about three more months I ib oe out or Here, I hope is my nan year aniwd sary. it was six months ago I I got hurt Kenneth's mother visits often from New Jersey, and F Palmer is in the air corps, stationed in California. January always brings a lot things snow, inventory, list years biggest stones, etc. Tot max the list is the biggest lit i the year. All of this is preliminary 1 porting the lie of the world chi pion liar of 1942, one U. U. of Gadsden, Alabama, who wi awarded "gold, diamond-st iyre meaai oi tne tsurimgi Wis., Liars' club last week for t bit of froth: "This all happened one cloudy day in November, wh was living on Sand Mountain,! Alabama. About 2 o'clock, it cm up one of the worst cyclone ever seen. "I was standing in the wind watching trees, and buildir?s over the house, when 1 notici tree going over with a squirrel! it. Calling Madge, mv wife, bring me my old rifle, I went o in the yard, and in the next minutes I shot 10 squirrels out! trees that went sailing over. "I could easily have killed i but 10 squirrels a day is the lin in Alabama." eductioj This victory tax is makinrl lot of bookkeepers out of pew who have heretofore had not t required to make any do from pay rolls. And as a friendly tip, the ' household will begin keeping i ACCURATE record of all penses for 1943. When it con time to fill out the income reports in 1944, the records M in 1943 will be worth their wcifl in gold . . . and that's a fact Rotarians are the quietest ' eaters I have ever heard. Ret. S. R. Crockett tells story about the boy in ArkarJj who did not talk. His parents him to be just dumb. Years W ed on and he never uttered a wj One Hnv fhp hov was helping 1 father do some work in the N when a mad bull rushed up- boy saw the bull, and yelled to daddv of the danger. The old farmer pulled hiwl toe-ether, and thpn beean: "Son, why it was worth H ' scare just to know that you j talk. Why haven't you before this?" "Shucks, Pa, I never had W ing to say before. The following sign han?s in Green Tree Tea Room: THE PERFECT MAN. There is a man who never Nor smokes, nor chews, nor s1 YIrU - U1 ryoVPT fU" t iiu never raniuics, n--- And shuns all sinful snares He's paralyzed. There in a m An who never i thine that is not all His wife can tell just where at morning, noon and n He's dead. just e t wider A campaign has launched ; by wholesale 1 j --mito a i i. f, the sluFl of food and other products. firman invasion of Ku?si rot Belgium' food suppli A point which leaves a """i cu oi bu per ct- - m ana buuils iu ui"
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