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THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1U43
(One Day Nearer Victory)
The American Spirit
We liked the fine display of the true
American spirit in the cooperation of the
.sponsorship of the Memorial Day services
at Green Hill Sunday by the United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy joining in with the
American Legion and Auxiliary. The im
pressive ceremonies gave food for thought
to those who attended.
Heretofore the heroes of the War Be
tween the States have been honored on an
other day with a memorial and grave deco
ration service. This year they were all
honored together in true American fashion.
We feel that it should always be done in this
manner.
The American solider has ever fought
for liberty and rights as he saw it. The
fact that the pages of our history bear the
stain of a war in which brother lifted sword
against brother, does not mean that either
side lacked bravery or courage. As we view
history from the point nearly eighty years
after, we know that both the Blue and the
Gray had their sides and we respect both
for the effort each put forth to defend the
principles in which they believed.
We always get something from the Me
morial Day services. They are an annual
rededication of the American spirit. We
have always considered Green Dill cemetery
one of the beauty spots of our community.
It is also a historic place, for the graves of
Revolutionary soldiers, and on through the
last World War are found there. Only on
Memorial Day do we have our attention
called to the number of soldiers buried with
in the area.
We like the roll call feature of the pro
gram. This year with all that it means to
live in this great country brought so close
home to us by the present conflict, it had a
deeper significance. As the names of the
men who had fought to keep what our fore
fathers established for us were called, we
felt a personal gratitude to each, that fired
our patriotism. We like the custom of plac
ing a flag each year on the grave. It shows
that the heroes of the past are not forgotten.
The WAACS Have
Birthday
We recall that when the women were first
called to arms it was somewhat of a joke.
Yet we find today, one year after Mrs. Oveta
Gulp Hobby was appointed director of the
first Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, senti
ment has changed.
You may remember that the President
was. very careful in calling a small number,
Only 25,000 from the entire country, in the
initial call. The President's order has been
increased to 150,000 and the number of
WAAC training centers increased to five.
The women have overcome this prejudice
not by feminine charm, but by delivering
the efficient kind of service that the U. S.
Army demands. Today they are serving in
83 army posts in the United States. Official
recognition was given them the first of the
year when 16 WAAC officers were invited to
attend the Command and General Staff
School of the U. S. Army at Fort Leaven
worth, the first time women had been ad
mitted there.
We are proud that Haywood County is
well represented in the WAACS. There are
a number of girls from Waynesville and Can
ton who are making good in this Auxiliary,
as their brothers are making a name for
themselves in the combat forces.
Nine Months Term
We look forward with satisfaction to the
opening of our schools this year. We are
gratified that at last our children will have
a nine months term. Every student who
leaves our high school and enters college
has a struggle the first year.
They are handicapped, with no blame put
on the teachers or necessarily themselves.
For regardless of how much the student
may have applied himself or herself, they
could not be qualified to compete with the
student who has had the privilege of a nine
months term and a twelfth grade. The lat
ter was added only last year to our local
high school.
The freshman year of our colleges re
quires the background of twelve grades and
a nine months term. As a result our stu
dents from Haywood have been put at a
disadvantage from the start and have had
to work their way out, as many have done,
to scholastic recognition under too heavy
a load.
Our children must not be denied the
privilege of an education, for the rising gen
eration will have a tremendous job in the
future years. They will need all the edu
cation they can get to meet the demands,
yet even their schooling will havy to be
modified in order that they may take their
part in the light for liberty and peace.
On the other hand there are many things I
that wi- must not sacrifice war or no war,
they must march forward, and education is
one of the major plans of American way of
life. We have had some startling facts
brought to our attention, or rather we should
say, exposed by the draft system. Too
many men have been turned down for illiter
acy. The fact that at Camp Lee oOU.OOO men
have been rejected, and in this number some
were from North Carolina, is proof of cer
tain conditions in the South that must be
remedied.
ADMIRAL YAMAMOTO'S LEGACY
.
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Rambling Around
Bits of this, that and the other
picked up here, there and vender.
By V. CURTIS RUSS
Voice
OF THE
People
Win re i
trill ,,n ll til' i
u think the Allien
tie.' t irviit on the
11 rid ye
"In France."
Before the wa
fun to go a
cause of the va
tertainment show
Today it U ;u.
showering i
After sper.d;:..
Atlanta, I K-au,"
tional Southern i
there, but die wi
at a distance v, i,.
! are a buyer, I:
j they open thei: a
; a typical South,-:
II'. C. Allen "l think it will be
on the Mediterranean Sea, eith?r
in Greece, Italy or France, and
most liki'lv in Italy."
,. V'i'S Bit'ley "They might
try either across the English Chan
nel, through Norway or probably
hi- biggest front would be through
Iv, or thev might go through
ti:e Balkans."
HERE and THERE
HILDA
By
WAY
GWYN
1 1
The following en! i i hu t ion
lie of interest to II i '.
lolks . . . as they will local!
Kev. 'arper ami hi- v..i K as
tor of Long's ( ha pel . . . w
member his church bus anil how
ho brought the members into Sun
day school anil chin ch. ... I he
-lory comes from the A 1 1 1 1 1 head
quarters in North Africa . . . ami
I -vc reprint as it was passed on
i to us.
cake foil
I I I
lo
olliol;-,
nwav i i
u
; b
ne glased fo.
s, butter ami !'
light? ( ) (
F. A". Alley "l haven't
;.v -lightest idea. I think it de
pen. 1- on whether Italy will sur
render without much tiyhtine.
There is some probability it will i 1 "'J'
pel. thiough the Balkans. Others
u.-ll informed feel that it may be
through Holland oi Frame. My
ite-t opinion i- that it will be where
i! i- least expected."
Atlanta ha- ta.
military aire, ai
geared to that
large hospital, a;
logical week-end
from scores ca
hive of military
The crops in
any further ahc
in Haywood. :r
the first cotton !
i the Fourth of ja;
j set schedule for
! is the Fourth, a
: farmers can tell t
Corn is 1-
sections it is
The
t.
"w WASH fill
l . Vo,
NOT TO WASH
Newspapers1 Service
For the third time within the past few
months the newspapers have earned a cita
tion from a high Government official for ex
ceptional service to the Nation.
In a letter to Editor Arthur T. llobb, of
Editor & Publisher (New York), Prentiss
M. Brown, Food Administrator, credits the
newspapers with having simplified and great
ly speeded up the distribution of War Ration
Book No. 2 to some 1;0 million persons. By
printing the OPA Consumer Declaration,
along with the official table of points, ex
planatory matter and pictures, the newspa
pers effectively informed the public concern
ing the new rationing system. At the same
time, through their news and editorial col
umns and by numerous feature articles, the
newspapers fully explained to their readers
why the Government was compelled thus to
regulate food-sales.
As a result, issuing the new ration books
went off more smoothly and rapidly than the
most optimistic officials had expected. Time
was saved and petty annoyance spared both
registrar and applicant. Similarly, by study
ing the point table in her newspaper, the
housewife is fast learning how to use ration
books to the best advantage. The compli
cated process of buying groceries with two
kinds of "currency" has been simplified for
her.
Without the newspapers' effective co-operation
and the resultant public understand
ing, Mr. Brown concludes, "this huge ra
tioning program" could not have been put
across so readily. That was such support
(he comments significantly) as a Govern
ment might expect from "a free press in a
free country." Though short of both oper
ating personnel and materials including
newsprint paper he predicts, the newspa
pers still will see to it that "the Americans
continue to be the best informed people in
the world."
Due consideration from the War Produc
tion Board, that controls newsprint, and
other vital supplies; and from the Office of
Censorship, that controls news sources to
cite examples would help the newspapers
to perform their vital functions.
In December, crediting the newspapers
with "breaking the back of the country's No.
1 problem, salvage," Paul C. Cabot of the
WPB Conservation Division said that 94 per
cent of the people had participated in the
intensive scrap drive last fall, that yielded
six million tons of metal. He added:
"I don't believe that would have been
possible without the newspapers."
In that month, also, Secretary of the Trea
sury Morgenthau gave the Nation's press
credit for having carried the first Victory
Loan Drive 3 billion dollars past its goal, to
yield 13 billion dollars for war-financing.
"German ami Ane-iMai: aitiileryj
-hells were whirring bark and
: 'lib over Mateur and Captain j
John II. Carper, w ho is paid by j
the Army, but works only for his I
faith, was patiently standing with
a group of -soldiers behind a stone
wall waiting for the traffic to slow
up. Some of the shells were land
,ng considerably closer than a
country mile and the men began
to joke about all the places where
they would rather be than the lit
tle French village.
1(0 o
tile
ii ii i ; .
( )
1)..
"You've got
little children
what the hell
got over here,'
a wife and three
back home, John,
business have you
' one officer asked
y..i; defrost your refrigera-i-e
a week and wash the en
i;'. '"r. including- freezing
with warm soda water?
( I.
you ua-h and drain -aiad
greens such as lettuce, radishes
and celerv before storing in a cold
place? ( ' ) ( ).
Do you wash poultry thoroughly
inside and out and pat dry before
storing in a cold place? ( ) ( ).
Do you leave eggs unwashed to
retain the protective film that
keeps out air and ordors? ( )
( ).
Do you store cherries, berries
and grapes unwashed in a cold
Place? ( ) ( ).
I ;l
. ;. f.ini
.iglil nawe
link tile
. -"Il
toward
. will
looks like
the Japs,
keep two
general
that I
; oung men,
; 1 aimers were li, ,
I jects by tile pa. fa
I
armies in each direction.
Mrs. C. '. Kirh-i,trirl;'- think
will he in Europe, but where it
hard to saw"
pell
,'. Russell
in Italv."
"1 think it will
THE
WATCHER AND
SCHEMER
T H E
Captain Carper, who for six
months in Africa has been cheer
ing the living and burying the
dead of the light tank battalion be
serves as Chaplain. . . . Even
artillery bursts can't hurry this
big-hearted slow-drawling minis
ter from Cullowhee, N. C. . . .
Between pauses caused by shell
explosions, Captain Carper told
why he was crouching behind a
stone wall in Africa instead of
sitting comfortably in his study
back home writing a Sunday sermon.
"In every church I've ever had,"
he said, "we sang the hymn 'Stand
t'p, Stand Up For Jesus'. The
last line of the third stanza says
'where duty calls or danger, be
never wanting there.'
"I got to thinking of that line
and I said, 'Well, John, you've
sung that often enough. If you
really believe it, it's time to prac
tice it. I don't want to let down
my church, my fellowmen or God.
After six months here, I have
found the fundamentals of relig
ion don't change but the frills get
so they don't mean much. I guess
you get a little rusty on your
theology. . . . One battle does more
than a dozen revivals back home
in giving a man a true insight
into life and the things that really
matter."
The remainder of our column
this week is a score sheet for the
homemaker . . . borrowed from
Mary Margaret Smith, county
home agent . . . who says . . .
"In this battle against food wastes,
pach homemaker is her own com
manding officer and army . . .
Pride in a job well done is her
citation ... If you have been do
ing your part in this way, you
can swell that pride by checking
the following quiz. . . . For every
yc;, give yourself 5 points . . .
One hundred per cent means a
perfect score for victory . . . Less
than that . . . Well, we'll leave the
matter to your judgment ... Is
it enough?"
While the points deal with pre
servation of foods . . . the habits
pointed out should be formed not
only for wartime but peace time
home making . . . see what your
score is . . .
THE DELICATE TOUCH
Do you peel potatoes and apples
thin? ( ) ( ).
Do you handle fruits gently so
as not to bruise them? ( ) ( ).
Do you store cooking greens
piled loosely to avoid bruising
them? ( ) ( ).
TO SUN OR NOT TO SUN
Do you scald and sun bread and
Do you plan your food pur
chases carefully in advance of
shopping? ( ) ( ).
Have you observed the amounts
of food consumed by your family
at each meal in order that you maj
prepare enough but not too much!
( ) ( ).
Do you save vegetable juices for
soups, sauces, gravies, cold drinks
or appetizers? ( ) ( ).
Do you keep cooking fats in a
clean covered jar and store in a
cool, dark, dry place until used?
( ) ( ).
Do you save bread and cracker
crumbs for poultry dressing, meat
extenders, and scalloped dishes?
( ( )
: Pre rout "I do not think it
w ill be any one area in Europe but
a general concentration of effort
on all the enemy countries in Europe.
(01. .1. Harden Hmi-ell "That
; somethhig no one can answer,
haven't the slightest idea."
C,r
rer ('. Dnrix '
will be on two fronts,
Fiance, sinuiltaneouslv.
I think it
Italy and
BLOW HOT, BLOW COLD
Do you cool custards quickly,
cover and keep them very cold?
( ( ).
Do you cool homemade cake and
breads before storing to avoid
molding? ( ) ( ).
Do you keep bananas at room
temperature? ( ) ( ).
In the hot weather, do you store
bread, well wrapped, in the re
frigerator? ( ) ( ).
Add em up . . . what's
score?
TRANSACTIONS IN
Real Estate
( As Recorded to Monday Noon
Of This Wek)
your
Woman I married my first hus
band for money.
Friend Indeed?
Woman And I married my sec
ond husband for love.
Friend And you must be hap
py. Woman (thoughtfully) I don't
know about that. You see my first
husband married me for love and
I'm sure my second one married
me for money.
Ilea rerdam Township
Annie Boyd to W. H. Pless, et
ux.
R. II . Putman, et ux to J. P.
Benfield, et ux.
I. B. Singleton, et ux to Joe
L. Burnett, et ux.
J. F. Whitted, et ux to Clifford
Worley, et ux.
Haywood C. Saunders, et ux to
R. L. Saunders, et ux.
J. T. Ford to James T. Harris,
et ux.
J. T. Bailey, et ux to R. M.
Kesler, et ux.
0. M. Smathers, et ux to Hulin
L. Case, et ux.
J. E. Henderson, et ux to C.
X. Sales, et ux.
Marvin L. Lewis, et ux to H.
A. Osborne.
Ernest Messer, et ux to Virgie
McCIure.
R. H. Putman, et ux to J. P.
Benfield, et ux.
Clifford Worley, et ux to Alice
Cody.
E. W. Bently, et ux to B. L.
Wright.
Sallie Crawford to W. J. Pen
land, et ux.
Furman J. Davis, et ux to Joyce
Plemmons, et ux.
Geneva Harkins to L. W. Mills.
W. G. Bryant, et ux to C. G.
Bryson, et ux.
Travel still i , :,
Seats are at a p: ....
most circuiii.-iaiie, ,
main strength a-.;
Even at that. 1
perience of havim;
crowded bu- for a
while Carolina -m.
fully down on the r.
inches above my he;,,
war time, and we m
comes.
- 1
1 a new
1 at ur.m
ist a
Rut th:
A J i
-ma tun iimn yuU want to
uie at its bt'st or worse, just !
A niio ti'in .!.. i i
i - - - - i 111 Will;
miles. lou'II find people that 1
casanr nnd i.-it- i
ground of. proper training, are
biggest bores and gripes of
Midi trips bring out the Ii
worst of everv one.
And .bus drivei- n,vc
troubles and problems. t ..
get fool questions by the
and have to contend with
Some can throw it bark air
hard as handed to the:-,
others let it pass n at.ra
without notice.
A tire on a rear u !...
when the rubber mi the
off. The driver want
seugers that it might K
minute, but wou'.i n
damage as he wa
slow for the reiiia iara
The bus was crowii ' ! :
and everyone sat there :;;
sion as if one of Hitler';
might go off any niiia;;..
versation was in whi-nei
those who had been r,e.i.i;i:?,
up straight and listen- i-iist
for the sad news t.. bin-: :'::h
minute.
tit
,'vl
The tire stayed tnir.-h?r
mere threads, anu the w--"'
were about as lifele-- a -'
you've ever seen get if at
lanta. Mechanics exam::
tire at the station said
not have made another n
it wasn't that fat the
pair shops, so what iitfi '
that make then?
Medford.
Fines Creek T,;'
Arthur Smith, et u
A. Brown, Jr.
Cecil Townthip
E. Burnett, et ux to Howard
THE OLD HOME TOWN
. By STANLEY
ATI HAVE A IOO PES . Jlrr , ' "' "
PCBT BLACKOUT.' fUV r '
on -the home front! y -J
Pigeon Tm.ei'.-)!-
C. L. Southerlar.d. et
L. Morgan, et ux a: ai
Morgan.
W. H. Pless. et ux
Church, et ux.
Raymond H. Duek-:t.
Edgar Burnett, et ux
J. C. Burnett, et t:v
mond H. Duckett.
Thomas Burnett,
Burnett, et ux.
Waynesville T ' ' '
Fred Gibson, et x
Garwood, et ux.
Davis Moore. '
Sisk, et ux.
u to-
MARRIAGES
Frank R. Robe:
mouth, Va to Mar;
of Waynesville.
Joseph Davis,
to Mabel Lucile Wa..-
Dave Z. A':H- '
Helton, of Waynesv :U
Teacher Junior.
two render s?
junior .'in?!"!"" .1
frigid and torrid, and n.a-
into temperate