(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, APRIL 29
THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
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THIKSDAY, AI'KIL !,
(One Day Nearer Victory)
We Hope They Are Right
Wc hope that the survey of nine; winter
resorts in Florida showed a true picture ol
the comiiiR tourist season here when it dis
closed that this section would become a
mecca in 19-13 lor people in defense areas
and those engaged in war work.
The reasons presented at a meeting of
the Waynesville Chamber of Commerce last
week sound plausible and seasonable. If
they do not come, we know that it will
not be from the lack of money. They have
this year. We also know that there are
many who will need a complete rest and
change from their work, as a greater neces
sity than in years gone by.
All things point to the wisdom of getting
ready for a season despite the war. It is
better that we prepare for the influx of
visitors than have them come and find us
unable to accommodate them.
Congratulations
We note with pride that the local high
school scrapbook was one of five out of two
hundred selected from the state of North
Carolina to be sent to Washington in the
contest entitled "Schools At War."
The book portrays in a colorful and in
teresting manner the wartime program
which has been inaugurated in the local
school. Until the material was assembled
we had no idea of how much the war had
affected the high school and its classes.
Though it is deplorable that this country
is at war, many of the programs should, in
our estimation, be held over when peace
comes. War or no war, health should ever
be emphasized, and the physically training
groups have done much to prepare the boys
not only for future military service, but
civilian living.
The first aid courses and the training in
food values should be a part of every girl's
training for life.
We also wish to compliment the teachers
on their excellent manner of presenting the
material. We feel sure that coupled with
the good record of the school, it also played
a part in winning recognition.
The Turning Tide
The murder of the American aviatorsby
the Japs marks a new stage of the war. A
horrible stage. It reminds one of Sherman's
definition. It would also point to the fact
that Japan must have reached a desperate
stage.
Such "acts of criminal barbarity" we feel
sure will only tend to nerve the men in our
armed forces to a more determined activity
to give out a just punishment and hasten
the time of victory for this nation.
It should likewise serve as a greater stimu
lus to us here at home to lend every effort
we have toward winning the war and end
ing such barbarism. Some of Haywood
county's own sons are now Jap prisoners,
and it brings the war very close.
We understand that thousands of dollars
worth of bonds were sold in the current
war bond drive in this county as a direct
result of the reaction from this blood thirsty
act on the part of the enemy. What hap-'
penned in Haywood, we feel was universal'
over the entire countrv. !
DOLLARS AND SENSE!
?
Rambling Around
Bits of this, that and the other
picked up here, there and ynder.
CURTIS RUSS
By W.
Voice
OF THE
People
Would I)"" Ul"'"ve "ie "d"l'tlun
of mandator, marines to limit
iiials and men turned anu n
i, nt nt lack or
labor?
! c n in t
: for sercicr mi ('"
education for farm
Jim nth n ii Wood ij -think
the time has
.-tieh measures.
- do
arri vi'd
not
for
Why Eat Greens
With Victory (iardens the chief topic of
conversation we quote the following from
the April bulletin of the State Hoard of
Health:
"Why eat greens'.' This is the question
many are asking as they choose the foods
that will approximate the recommended
daily allowances for the nutrients as set up
by the National Research Council. There
are as many reasons for eating greens as
there are reasons for meeting the nutrition
standards, for greens push up on the scale
in every nutrient.
"Greens top all foods as far as vitamin
A is concerned. One serving, or one-half
cup of turnip greens will give us three times
our requirement of this vitamin. Why then
does such a large per cent of our population
show evidences of a deficiency of this vita
min? There is but one reason greens are
not included daily in the diet.
"Greens rate high as far as calcium is con
cerned. Greens are high in iron. One serv
ing of greens will give us about one-fourth
of our daily need of this mineral.
"Greens are high in ascorbic acid, or vita
min C, the vitamin so easily lost in cooking.
Greens are a good source of vitamin G.
"Greens are the diamonds of our diet.
North Carolina is fabulously rich in this
precious stone, and all her people should be
healthy, wealthy and wise, because of it.
Remember that if one serving will do so
much for supplying the needed nutrients,
then two servings will supply us with twice
as much. Eat greens every day, and reap
the reward that only a rich, economical and
ever available food will give. There is no
cheaper food than greens."
In Haywood county by seasonal planting
it is possible to have greens practically all
the year round from your garden.
HERE and THERE
By
HILDA WAY GWYN
C. C. '.-"-"Yes, I
prove the adoption of
sines. Since
not lie taken
needed on the
think th'-y she
part."
would ap
mi'h nn-a-
these groups will
into the army, if
farms for lahor, I
lid contribute their
if the
hundreds "1
allied their
and of the
have vaiu.-d
nlluence in their lives, we
to pav tribute this week to
In tin- Mini
little children who
A. H. C.'s from her
oratel'ul parents, win
he
w i
Anna Dee Kirkpatrick, teacher lor
the past la years of the first grade
ill the Ceneral Kleinelitary school.
. . We are told that small chil
dren have a kind of sixth sense
in their judgment of their elders
. . . and that their opinions are
rarely ever wrong. . . . Certainly,
their love of Anna Dec Kirkpatrick
is a tribute to her character, her
sweetness, her understanding, her
ability to teach them, to guide
and control them in the schoolroom
. . . that reveals her life in this
community. . . . We have always
had admiration for the teacher of
the first grade . . . who starts
from scratch . . . few children in
this community in years gone by
have had kindergarten work . . .
in most cases, the first grade rep
resents the initial experience of
membership in an organization . . .
to teach the very young to be part
of a group and to open for them the
first pages of the books of learn
ing is a responsible position . . .
they get their initial impression
of school from the first grade . . .
Anna Dee Kirkpatrick gave them
an ideal outlook . . . she definitely
taught them what they, should
learn in the first grade . . . and
also how to love and respect their
teacher . . . for her pupils never
wanted to leave her grade. . . .
What greater compliment could
they have paid her?
the
at
vice and was kept right
Fort Monroe . . . and to cap it all
his wife, Mo.ell McCracken .Mur
ray, got herself a job in the same
set ii p . . . and there they are
"still at home," so to speak . . .
and yet serving in the army.
II. .1. Hnidlrtl
would approve of
not think that all
oiuiiifv for 'arm
- "1 certainly
such, but 1 do
of them could
labor."
The following was contributed to
us by an old timer, who lived a
good many years during the horse
anil buggy age . . . uul rv
younger generation should by now
know how to appreciate the follow
ing ..."( horse, you are a won
derful thing ... no buttons to
push, no horn to honk . . . you start
yourself, no clutch to slip ... no
spark to miss ... no gears to
strip . . . no license . . . buying
every year . . . with plates to
screw on front and rear ... no
bills climbing up each clay
stealing the joy of life away
. . . no speed cops chugging in
your rear . . . yelling summons
in your ear . . . your inner tubes
are all (). K. and thank the Lord,
they stay that way . . . your spark
plugs never miss and fuss; your
motor never makes us cuss . . .
your frame is good for many a
mile . . . your body never changes
style . . . your wants are few and
easy met . . . you've something
on the auto yet."
gas
Tom Cut hiii
i,n ttie farms
our armed fm c
to do so, and
criminals and
they should l"
draft."
"Those who labor
and want to join
s should be allowed
when it conies to
illiterates, 1 think
called in a farm
U'. .1. Hyatt "I would not ap
prove, for criminals do not make
satisfactory labor and the other
group will be working."
Those high sch,..,;
celebrated the end .,,
Thursday by tea run; 1
the notebooks and c ,
to the four winds f
to the main street
had their spirits a
ened on Friday.
Under the si, -: ,.
Coach Weatherby.
the stunt one bit.
a steady downpour .
every scrap of ti.e :
afternoon.
Spreading the ;.. .
was fun ('.'). bat ,
it out from every ...
in the rain must L, .
tasteful task.
In a ncighboi i-:v -one
young man th .
he smart and thr....
along the street- v.
fun as motori-i- L
The rascal va- ,.,
and the mayoi of .,
panied the same
him pick Up ,-Ve:
stood on the s; !' .
booing as the .-an"
what he thought w
lien Sloan told I:
just heard of the y,.
had named their - .
son "Weathersti i. ,
felt he would keep I .
the draft.
To this yarn, Di
field replied, in a;
city, as chairman ..j
board: "It all depend
'weatherstrip' arrived.
1" -n-f
i-.-j
Karl Feiyuxon "I wouli
prove of such a plan."
not ap-
,,. A' one "I certainly would ap
prove and I would put people over
them with the authority to make
them work."
Haywood Conies Through
Again
We have boosted our own Haywood Coun
ty folks so many times during the months
past on the response that the sale of war
bonds received that the subject in some
ways is old news. Yet each month the
enthusiasm of the people and their pur
chases revives the story and gives it new
life.
We felt as Mr. Hoey expressed himself
in his recent visit here, that it might be
doubtful if the state could make the quota
in the second war loan campaign. The fig
ures were such top notchers.
With Haywood's quota stepped up to such
high figures it looked like an unsurmount
able task. Not that for one minute, we
doubted the patriotism or the thrift of our
citizens, but where was the money coming
from to sell that many bonds in Haywood
County?
The money has been found and the quota
has not only been reached but gone so far
beyond expectations that we are still in a
state of surprise at the sales.
The leaders of the drive deserve almost
as much commendation as the buyers, be
cause of their efforts many have bought who
might not have added their bit to the sales
of this month.
Conservation Of Breath
and Expenses
The most sensible thing we've seen come
from official sources in many moons was the
statement given out by Harry-B. Caldwell,
state director of manpower, to Lynn Nisbet,
our Raleigh correspondent, that he was en
tirely too busy to be bothered with being
invited out to attend meetings and make
speeches.
What a hopeful sign! Suppose every gov
ernment factotum was of a similar mind;
not only would the country be spared an
immense amount of unimportant advice on
how to win the war and a variety of other
subjects, but doubtless a great many of the
boys, paid by the taxpayers, who are now
called hither and yon upon every pretext
to explain the function of their respective
departments, might tave time to stay at
home and see that those departments really
do function.
Mr. Caldwell is certainly playing a tune
after our own heart. While we are sure he
wants to keep the public informed as much
as we do, he probably knows that a simple
statement to the press will go just as far as
a speech accompanied by banquet and ex
pense account. These are far too critical
times for wasting anything as important
as breath. Shelby Star.
We ran into R. V. Erk one day
last week . . . and he had an old
diary with him that had belong
ed to his grandfather, T. K.
Varney, of Canaan, Wayne County,
Pa. ... it was dated January 1,
lK7.r . . . one paragraph caught
our attention . . . "When Thomas
Jefferson was asked respecting his
religion, his answer was, 'It is
known to God and myself . . . It's
evidence before the world to be
known in my life ... if that has
been honest and dutiful to society,
the religion which regulated it
cannot be a bad one'." ... If we
have our history straight, Jeffer
son's religion must have been a
good one according to his life . . .
at least it was a tolerant one, which
is one of the finest traits of a
Christian. . . . Vor it was his
Statue of Religious Liberty that
stopped the persecution of the fol
lowers of certain faiths ... at
one time Quakers and Baptists
were forbidden to preach in the
Episcopal stronghold of Virginia
. . . and this Statue of which he
was the father gave them the
right to exercise their own reli
gious belief.
Good luck and congratulations to
the graduates of Waynesville
Township High ... we hope you
can take what lies ahead of you
. . . no class has ever graduated
from the school under such trying
times ... all of you boys who
can pass . . . will have to serve, in
our armed forces . . . you will not
have time to make a niche for your
self in the community, before you
go . . . when you come back you
will start in the world of attairs
from the bottom ring of the lad
der . . . you girls will have a"
equal amount of responsibility . . .
Howard C. Clll "I am of the
opinion that if the government
can draft men to fight for our free
dom, they should be able to draft
men to work for our freedom."
Claude C. Francis "I would ap
prove drafting them and putting
them to work."
you are going to have to be strong
in mind and body to carry your
part of the load ... we were glad
to find in your answers last week
about the future that you all plan
to work ... for in that world of
tomorrow there will be no place for
the "lilies that toil not, neither do
they spin."
Not Interested
STOCKTON, Mo. It was elec
tion day in Cedar township.
Two judges, two clerks, a con
stable and a messenger were pres
ent to handle the balloting on sev
eral county and constitutional con
vention candidates.
One vote was cast.
YOU'RE TELLING ME!
By WIUIAM R1TT
Central Press Writer
Usually in the stress of war
the soft pedal is put on politics,
but it looks like there are going
to be some pretty hot fights in
North Carolina . . . take the race
for Governor, it looks like it might
be heading into stormy weather
. . ,. and then the U. S. Senate
. . . we have heard, merely by the
grapevine route, that "Our Bob's"
mother-in-law has stated that she
interlds to put up all the money!
needed in fact we would not dare
to write out the staggering limit
which the lady is reported to have
given out . . . but we cannot help
(but feel, that outside the candi
dates themselves, a lot of the voters
are going to be a bit slow in warm
ing up to thei old time enthusiasm
. . . they are so deeply concerned
with so many other things, it will
take time to get geared up to pre
war pitch.
ONLY FIVE of the 15.000
troops caught in the Allied
bombing during the Battle of the
Bismarck Sea survived. But
don't worry, our boys will do
better next time.
i i ;
So many big league clubs are
training in Indiana that next
summer's world series should
decide the championship of the
Hoosier State.
! : !
There ore so many four-star
generals in the United States
Army now, an astronomer ought
to feel right at home during a
visit to headquarters.
! ! !
With food mighty scarce tn
Italy, Mrs. Mussolini must have
received with misgivings the
news that the Hermann Goerings
were going to drop in for an ex
tended visit.
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Should the food shortages
continue throughout summer,
Zadok Dumkopf predicts that by
September the picnic ant will
become extinct.
! ! !
Grandpappy Jenkins says
equal rights won't prevail until
the boys with bald spots need
pay but half price for haircuts.
! ! !
No wonder the poets and
artists depict Spring as a
woman She never seems able to
make up her mind whether to
continue having dates with King
Winter or start a flirtation with
Old Sol.
If you haven't ,-een it.,- k-dt
no i t..,- fik..
s"' u"" I'm "" a inngM
you ve missed the sh"W nf thevej:
They are as natural a RroadnaJ
veterans a very uimxund
group, that go about their bu.
ness of making the pi.'iam chci
regardless of the audience. There's
never a dull moment, uml til
audience is kept in suspense. !
anything can happen when thj
youngsters start out. but ikd
come through with Hying cob:
that would make some nf the
ers ashamed of themselves.
Now that the Easter season ha
passed, I cannot help but rea
the sad incident of several vear
ago, when some children hid::
Easter eggs thought the pocket)
the dad's car would be an idea
place. It was, because the egr
weft, -forgotten until one hiu sue
mer day, when one egg was crush
ed and never before or since hd
a car been evacuated s quick!;
The linotype operator who st:
this piffle into type is much is
turbed over the looming shortif
of blondes, since peroxide has :i
to war.
During his visit to the churcj
school, the preacher put this am
tion to a class of little euls:
Preacher If all the pwd pP:
were white and all the bail pP
were black, what color would W
be?
Some answered "white" and W
ers "black" but little
plied :
Little Mary Pleu-e. -I
would be streaky.
Mary i
. 1 thirJ
Husband Mrs. Joiie- ha- a "i
magnetic personality.
Wife She ought to. Kv.tv
she has on is charge.!
Young Man 1 ii'iic.
crowd outside yom h
night. What was :ip"
j Girl Friend Oh. -'
must have been my -r.-
1 The Spirit That I-
(We are assure'! '
that this sign appe.i
dow of a closed hi''"
in Los Angeles i :
Uncle Sam. he put
Soon will give '""
whacky.
Teach bums lesson :n
God bless America in
Bring home Toio ;v
So keep shirt on tii. 1
1.
Puzzled
One of the greatest mysteries of nature
is the narrow, crooked, rought and tortuous
path a dollar has to traverse to get to you
and the wide, well paved and inviting way
that is there awaiting its departure. The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Most of the boys in the armed
forces have been sent hundreds of
miles' away from their "regular
beat" in life . . . but Corporal
Tommy Murray, when he joined
the army just stepped over to an
other building on the same lot.
. . . Tommy was under Civil Ser
vice and held a position with the
Quartermaster Coprs at Fort Mon
roe, Va. ... he entered the ser
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Los Angeles. T
sped toward the e!
a downtown office
first stopped, a nr."
door, ran down :!-
open window an!
death. The second
fraction too late f
to stop the first iiv
ting suicide. Hv'
manager of the i i-
man in the sec n .
told police that ' A
prevent Thomas W
Carrell, desponden:
of his wife, had '
to be surprised -pened
to him.
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