(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, AUGUST 5
THE WAYNES VTLLE MOUNTAINEER
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL-
SSUUAHUN
North Carolina v&k
THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1943
(One Day Nearer Victory)
Priorities For Cupid
We have noticed for sometime that Cupid
seemed to get by with anything these days,
but not until we read the following editorial
in the Christian Science Monitor did we
realize the extent of his priorities:
"He's not building planes; he's not mak
ing ships, but he's one of the busiest war
workers in the U. S. A.
"He's Mr. D. Cupid, expert with the bow
and arrow and he doesn't use a Norden
bombsight either. Last year Mr. C, flying
solo, scored an all-time high of 1,800,000
direct hits. Emphasizing the patriotic char
acter of his work these days, he explains
that two-thirds of those happy 'I dos' came
from the lips of service men and their brides,
"Yes, indeed, the little man has had a
busy time. But he is not without his help
ers. "Even that august assembly, the British
House of Commons, has lent its aid to the
that Royal Air Force men had been ordered
not to stroll hand-in-hand with their wives,
sweethearts, or female friends, the House
promptly protested that such ruling 'in no
way assisted the war effort' and greeted
with cheers the announcement that it had
been withdrawn.
"Congress in Washington is also in a mel
low mood, it seems, and has approved plans
for the construction of 'dating booths' at
residence halls for women workers of the
capital so that they may entertain their
friends.
"Emily Post, ever partial to the senti
mental marksman, has conferred her official
blessing in the form of a special standard
of etiquette appropriate for the furlough
wedding.
"But such co-operation is nothing new to
Cupid. The little fellow has always had
priorities."
What Might Happen
We are indebted to Judge Frank Smathers
for calling our attention to a remark that
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida, Demo
crat leader, made in a report to Congress
on the fate of the small business in America.
Senator Pepper pointed out a double moral
for America in the fate of small business in
Germany. In a rural area like ours, the con
tinuance of the small business in peace to
follow this war is of vital importance.
"First," said the Senator, "Fascism in any
of its forms is a deadly enemy of small
business. Second, we must, all of us, Liber
als and Conservatives, labor and manage
ment, Democrats and Republicans, devote
increased attention toward bringing small
business more fully into all phases of the
war effort and plan for a strengthened small
business structure after the war."
In the foregoing we feel that the Senator
from Florida touched one of the key notes
confronting the problems that peace will
bring to this country..
We look forward to the day when Herr
Hitler is ready to settle his demand for
square miles for a few square meals.
Gas rationing has shown us that it's
more fun walking to reduce than being re
duced to walking.
The foreign policy of the United States
should rest firmly upon the protection of
the rights of Americans and the maintenance
of the peace of the world.
We Hardly Miss Them
We notice that the number of private and
commercial motor vehicles in North Caro
lina declined 5 per cent from 1941 to 1942,
with a slightly smaller reduction in the na
tion. Now on the highways we notice on
the rare occasions when we take to riding
on one, that there is a decided reduction of
travel, but it seems to us that Main street
here looks about as common in the old pre
war days.
In the 42 years which the motor vehicles
have been registered the only decreases in
others years noted were in 1938, and in
each of the three years of 1931-33 period.
We do not quite understand why it was true
of the 1938 era, but we well understand and
remember why it should have been so dur
ing those three critical years.
The decline for 1942 is easily accounted
for, as both the reduction of production of
motors for civilian use and the rationing of
gas have obviously changed the figures.
POLAR BEAR'S BIG BROTHER!
Why Not?
Public opinion is changing their ideas on
the proper age for voting, according to a
recent Gallop survey. The public seems to
be leaning toward the proposal to lower the
voting age to 18 years of age.
We certainly join the majority in ap
proval of allowing the 18-year-olds to cast
their vote. If they can be drafted into our
armed forces and are considered men enough
to fight for their country, they should be
considered old enough to vote in an election.
When we note the number of boys who
volunteering evey before they reach 18, we
realize that the youth of today are not soft,
as we were inclined to think a short time
ago.
The Air Corps is seeking the youth of
the land. The pilots, who are trained to
do a man's sized job, must make no mis
takes. In other branches of the service it
is claimed that the younger they are the
better fighters they make. They are credit
ed with more endurance. They have what
it takes to win this war.
The government credits the 18-year-olds
with a kind of courage necessary to make
a good fighter. If we ask this service of
him, we should be glad to give him every
privilege of citizenship this country can afford.
We Commend Their
Spirit
Last week we carried excerpts from let
ters from former Haywood citizens now re
siding in other states, in which they en
closed checks and asked that they be invest
ed in war bonds and mailed back to them.
"I want Haywood to get credit for my
purchase. I read the plea of the editor of
The Mountaineer, so I am doing my part
to help Haywood reach her quota."
A second letter also enclosing a generous
check stated: "I'm still a loval cit izen of
Haywood, although many miles away."
Another letter continued ... "I read the
suggestion in The Mountaineer for former
residents to send their money back to Hay
wood for war bonds in order that the county
we love gets credit."
We commend the spirit that prompted
these former Haywood folks to buy bonds
back home. It shows a type of loyalty, de
siring their own native county to come
through in this great crisis with quotas
filled and colors flying that deserves ap
plause. We take this time to thank them
on behalf of the folks back home, with the
wish that someday they return to live again
in our midst.
HERE and THERE
HILDA
By
WAY GWYN
It is funny how things impress
one . . . even though often we are
utterly unconscious of- the fact.
. . . For instance, take driving
through towns ... en route to
places . . . you inevitably get some
kind of an impression of a town
. . . either good, bad or indifferent
. . . as you rush through . . . you
notice how the people feel about
their homes . . . they may look
just like buildings or they may
be homes tenderly loved and cared
for . . . and so on. . . . Every time
we have ever driven through
Sylva ... as we have arrived
and left the town, we have experi
enced a definite sensation of pleas
ure and approval . . . except for a
rare visit with Gertrude McKee
at intervals of more years than
either of us would like to admit,
we have had no actual acquaint
ance with the town until last
Thursday . . . when the editor of
The Waynesville Mountaineer sent
us over for a bit of routine report
ing. ... In fact we spent all of
six hours in Sylva . . . and it was
nice to have our casual impressions
confirmed. ... It is just as it
looks to the passengerby, a swell
place to live . . . from every angle
. . . at least that is what we found
out in six hours . . . and it was
not the optimistic viewpoint of the
Chamber of Commerce which sold
us the town, though we did call
at the Chamber of Commerce office,
the secretary was out ... it was
the people of Sylva themselves . . .
who sold us the town in such a
big way.
her job . . . and a bookmobile that
made us green with envy for Hay
wood ... a Chamber of Com
merce ... as the county seat, a
fine court house ... a well bal
anced means of making a living
. . . between industry and the fer
tile looking farms of Jackson coun
ty that surround the town . . ".
and the homes . . . they all have
that well kept look . . . painted,
shrubs and flowers . . . and neat
ly trimmed lawns and hedges.
A Good Example
State College extension service reports
that 46 Negro churches in Pitt County have
designated the first and second Sundays of
August as " Harvesting Sundays". On these
occasions the pastors of the churches plan
to make special appeals to the members to
help in harvesting of 1943 croDs.
The preachers will tell their congrega
tions how important it is that the home
front carry on so that the battle fronts may
be kept going to "preserve the freedom of
worship.
This is a fine example that well mio-fct ho
followed by the rural churches throughout
me stare, for the harvesting of crops in
the year 1943 forms a major part of the
home attack on the enemy.
After carrying a full pack on a 20-mile
hike, Private Jones writes home that he
now understands what they meant when
they said, 'The Army will put weight on
a man."
Maybe we had better explain a
bit more fully . . . why we were
wandering around the streets get
ting acquainted with people . . .
the owners of The Waynesville
Mountaineer, with whom we are
associated . . . like to run small
town papers in the mountains . . .
so they have bought one in Sylva
. . . formerly known as the Rural
ite ... to be known hence forth
as The Sylva Herald . . . like ev
erything else it takes time to get
an organization perfected to edit
and run a newspaper ... so while
things are getting in line . . . the
editor had us to run out on the
Waynesville Mountaineer and do
our bit for the Sylva paper. . . .
Having always had our journal
istic efforts put forth on the home
front among life long friends . . .
we had to gather up our courage
to land right in among perfect
strangers and get answers to a fea
ture . . . "The Voice of the Peo
ple" . . . but it did not take us
long to part from our strange
feeling . . . the people were so
gracious . . . that we soon felt
very much at home . . . and ere
time for us to leave we were won
dering if the editor couldn't use
us, say a day each week on The
Sylva Herald.
One thing had a special appeal
to us . . . that has nothing to do
with business ... it was the num
ber of trees we noticed about the
town . . . and especially on the
main thoroughfare ... we have
always had a pet aversion to small
towns that tried to look "citified"
. . . you have seen 'em and you
know just what we mean . . . they
always make us think of a small
girl dressed up in her mother's
clothes trying to play grown-up,
and who suffers from the illusion
of thinking maybe she is fooling
somebody . . . when her adult ap
parel only makes her look more
juvenile. . . . Now Sylva has no
such airs ... it does not try to pre
tend to be something it is not . . .
it is just a wholesome small town
. . . folksy . . . and growing and
expanding naturally and soundly.
As we pulled out for Waynes
ville . . . we had the feeling of
leaving old friends . . . and the
title of the current popular song
. . . "You Would Be So Nice To
Come Home To" . . . came to our
mind . . . and we are hoping that
the editor gives us a return as
signment ... so we can write
some more about Sylva.
jWWASHINGTO
Wheeler to Seek Ban Against I International '
R 'iip - Plane Monopolies Be New V"
By CHARLES t. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
d WASHINGTON Railroad and ateamshlp companies ?
antlclpatorlally Jealoua of aviation' post-war Droscw-fa
Congress already has a watchful eye upon surface trajisnArt '!
inspected plan to scoop In the air. too, as soon as it ceaslj
monopolized oy military requ'Tementa. -t
Senator Burton K. Wheeler (.) of Montana dis.,,.
In tho nnnpr cnnffresslonal ehimhcr th j. ' 4
-rr-- o "-' uny, serviri
that he will Introduce legislation presently prohibltlr, in
nlahhnma nervirea from mhclno' thlr Marvait,.. ... . ' 'U
- .v.vwvw SlOCK-0Wn.
rtth nvriea1 fllcht'a. Th Montana mlrm !.-. .1 . ""H
and truck activities In a serjarat .ia.I.e?ll'
those of other terrestrial movement facllitietrf
Foresees
Transport
Colossus
The theory seems to be that an earthly-mJ
aerial combination would be a daneer,. .,.Yl
trust Senator Wheeler proposes to head it ,
idvanee. Aviation Is still so young that It probably did not occrf
fclghway and waterUvel stocks, m w1 as to
totnpeUtion up into the skies. However, doubtless they wtu 4
IRian It tvin Iwmim ft tHanonila irn mii . , .
" - o r -msnlp &&
DlMe, as well as busses and trucks. If they are to be include
Senator Bennett Champ Clark (D.) of Missouri warmlv inJ
DOiawr niiwiwi ytvyvoiuviu nw vuu iivi mention lOWly bUMti
trucks, but he did say that land, sea and air are three UjUm
(nests, which ought to be kept apart, having no buslnesi with
BJDOiner.
k FROM A NEW WORLD standpoint the Wheeler-Clark vltw
special significance.
We North Americans are pretty well provided with mtJ
trucks and busses at home. Latin Americans are, unhappily, far
M fortunate.
Which suggests the thought that If a New World union Is es
nsnea 11 vugni 10 ue utweu vn aviauvn.
Here In the United States, we developed railroads when thv
were vitally essential. I myself almost can remember cortrta.ws
4ays. As we settled our land, though (mighty rapidly: rot rt
sally), we soon recognized the necessity for faster transportj
IH iravei. inai sei uur rumvaua a-guing. in ineir day they kept
mm wnai we vuiisiucrvu uur ueiuojiua ui umi ra. 1
Only lately aviation began to break Into the situation. It hs
hustle to keep up with requirements. Still, the rails servi 1
purpose superficially.
However, while all this was going on, our southern neighbors
not getting anywhere.
For productive purposes they had as good possibilities a't our
but they could not move their products. They were all right clos
their seaports, at which our oceanic shipping could
reach them, but they could not get their supplies Ait Key
,m Inland (tAIVTI tr, wnttfr IpvpI
.Will lit. V, . V ' w - -' 1 , 1
Tt Incf Iron thom hnrW trt th nrlmltlvn tno-o Wna-lOti
throughout their whole continent. Wealth
Now, we need their raw materials and we need it
processed, but we cannot get It. because they cannot deliver It at
water'9 edge no Inland activity to forward It.
And it will take a generation to get It going along Urra flrmJ
Railroads are slow building.
It is like getting back to the covered-wagon period.
But trans-American aviation can expedite It.
We Yankees want those supplies and the Latins want our nf
kets to dssimllate them.
Answer? Aviation and in a hurry I
The war has us tied up momentarily, but a bit late the sky
be truly the limit! a
Voice
OF THE
People
Letters To The
Editor
What is the first thing yoj
lice about a straimer hen vol
introduced to thi'm?
THIS IS WAR
Kditor The Mountaineer.
I did not realize how important
it is to contribute all we can nor
how fortunate we are to have what
comforts still remain until I read
this editorial reprinted from The
Louisville Courier-Journal :
lies there, crumpled beside the
twisted wreckage that yesterday
was his plane, riding high in the
sunlit heavens. The fine head and
the shining face and the broad
shoulders remain only in a picture
that looks out upon a quiet living
room on a shaded street an eter
nity away.
"Last night, in those agonizing
hours of unspeakable isolation, he
went through a thousand deaths
without the one thing that might
have helped a little the sound of
a familiar voice, the pat of a friend
ly hand. Last night he died in
utter desolation, in an unimagina
ble loneliness.
"The pain was terrible enough.
But then there had to be that dread-
I ful burden of thought in those end
'less last hours. Mom and Pop. The
1 flowers blooming again in the back
j yard. The good old roadster in the
driveway. The last sweetheart kiss their personality. !
at tne station. 1 nose dances last just how to expr
summer. 1 hat halt-nmslKd letter . hands with thuii
in his blouse. All those plans for ! exhibition of firmr.
the future. Couldn t somebody find
him please ?
"Too much for you, all this? But
it really happened last night, just
like that. If people could only
understand it, if they would just
Mrs Ruth CraiK
tice their hair."
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with
M. Long "I
all their
you.
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Mrs. Frank
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w:iv.: s
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eyes.'
to look v
"A Boy Died Last Night"
"A boy died last night. It doesn't grind deep into their thinking that j-ney talk."
make much difference now about; stark, terrible reality of it, every i
his name. The important thing is 1 petty, selfish interest would be
that he died, in poignant and awful swept away. They would sacri
loneliness, out somewhere on alfice anything and everything just
waste of sand, out in a starless ' to make themselves worthy of that
silence, ten thousand miles from j boy.
home. j "If people who have basked and
"'Missing in action,' read an ob-1 prospered and walked secure in a
scure line in this morning's com- 'land that has felt no more than the
munique. That was all. Now he shock of a Fourth of July fire-!
Noble Ferguson
talk, because you can near,
where they are fr. ni by
Judge F. E. AUoT' I
imnressions when I fir-: rti
pie. I try not to form P-'
u, ... Af',.ti mpwrancr.
deceiving."
L. W.
talk."
Henry "On
During those six hours in Sylva
we learned a lot of things about
the town and the people. ... In
the first place, it was a busy time
of the day . . . and who isn't rush
ed like mad now . . . with no
time out for strange women . . . But
upon introducing ourselves ... it
was heart warming just to find
that people could still take time
to be friendly and gracious . . .
as in pre-war days. . . . For Sylva
is a mecca for shopping . . . and
folks were busy everywhere. . . .
About the shopping we were amaz
ed to find what good shops the
town has. . .
Sylva has all the things that
make a town a good place in which
to live . . . bus and train accom
modations to the outside world . . .
a progressive bank with courteous
officials . . . churches ... all
modern conveniences . . . splendid
ly equipped hospital . . . good
schools ... a public library, with
an astounding number of books to
lend, and a librarian who knows
THE OLD HOME TOWN
By STANLEY
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THE CARuy MONIN SHIFT
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Commander hry
Navy retired 1 "I
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rise up and demand their M
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