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THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Page 2 ; THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1943 (One Day Nearer ViJ The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor Itrs. Hilda WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County l-75 Six Months, In Haywood County 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.50 Six Months, Outside Haywood County . 1-60 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Entered at the post office at W.ynesvills. N O.. Second Ouiss Mail Matter, an provided under the Act of March I. Jf, member 20, 1U. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, cards of thanks, and i notice, of entertainment for profit, will be charged for at ;t rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL EDITOR! Ai !nA01i-CIAT,ON' North Carolina . 'PMSS ASSOCIATE Another Call THURSDAY, AUGUST 26, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory) Delinquent Taxes The public in general is becoming more interested and more conscious of govern mental problems, so we reprint the following editorial from the Raleigh News and Ob server, which deals with a pertinent prob lem: "At the meeting of the State Association of County Commissioners of North Carolina in Raleigh recently, Governor Broughton said that there are two sore spots in our local government: "1. The laxity of control over the bonds of those handling public funds. "2. The enormous amount of delinquent 21X63 "He suggested that suits be brought as the law requires and that the bonded public servants be checked on by a public audit. "The statement has been made by an of ficer of the association that past due real estate taxes are more than $12,000,000. Certainly it is so large a sum as to demand action. It is not only essential that all taxes be paid for the good of wise admin istration, but it is unjust to people who pay their taxes for others to be permitted to escape their fair share of the cost of gov ernment. If everybody paid his taxes due there might be reductions of rates in many of the counties. Certainly this large sum of unpaid taxes on real estate speaks strong ly for action. "Which all reminds us our own county records must be far above the average of others in the state today." Hewing the Mark We understand that for sometime citizens of the community have been expected to park within a certain line, parallel with the sidewalks on Main Street. We feel sure that you will agree that most of us have been pretty careless in the past, but not now. This spring the word got about that the officers meant business, and that if you dis obeyed and did not "hew the mark", you could expect to pay a fine. We hear that quite a number of persons paid the fine, but will not have to do so again soon. Others have profited by their example, until the cars parked on Main Street now have a nice regular look, as you check them down all in line. We think this is one of the best illustra tions we have seen in sometime of how the public acts when they realize that the of ficers mean business. The War Production Board is calling on woodsmen and farmers to cut more pulp woods and acid woods and to give at least three extra days of work this year in sup plying this need to the mills. The farmers have had many calls since Pearl Harbor and we know that right now tney are in tent on harvesting their crops in our county, hut this urgent cail must be met. There is a serious shortage, reajiung 2,-30l',000 cords. This paper is joining in a nation-wide cam paign, cooperating with the War Production Board and the National Newspaper Pulp wood Committee to bring this shortage be fore the public. The American people have never 1 ailed to meet an emergency. The people of tins county have never failed to offer their services in time of national need. We realize that the farmers of our county have and expect to continue to produce food in larger quantities, with a labor shortage, but we also feel that they will answer this call for increased supply of pulpwood. The farmer who answers the call will also derive a personal benefit. No doubt the woods on his farm need thinning out, and he could use the money received for the pulpwoods and acid wood to a mighty good advantage at this time, and also aid in keep ing a steady stream of raw material going into the mills to speed up supplies to our fighting forces at home and abroad. North Carolina ranks high among the states of the nation in the cutting of pulp woods, producing annually around 800,000 cords. There are four pulpwood mills in the state. Two of the four mills are located in this section, the Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany, of Canton, and the Meade Corporation, of Sylva. Others are the North Carolina Pulpwood Company of Plymouth, and the Halifax Paper Corporation, of Roanoke Rapids. Pulpwoods may first appear to be a far call from our fighting forces, but upon inves tigation the uses of pulpwood are endless in this critical situation. A cord of pulpwood will make enough powder to fire two rounds in a 16-inch naval gun. Trees right from the farms of this county are needed to make fibre board containers to protect overseas shipments of food sup plies and munitions. Trees are needed to make rayon for para chutes and medical dressings for the sick and wounded. Pulpwood is needed today for essential war printing. The War Production Board estimates that 13 million cords of pulpwood will be requir ed in 1943 for the essential needs of the army, navy, civilian needs and our Allies. We feel confident that once the farmers of this county are aware of the situation each one will make plans to cut the necessary cordage from his farm. Remember "every stick of wood is a club to smash the Axis." viCKir SbASON 1 i'iiffl1 1 jWfe WASH I N3TO School. Fac. Ev.n I , Emphasi, ,0 Be J Mar Wdrtim Chanaet I ri n 'I - - -ve-Army Tro WASHINGTON To ease the high school lad s t classroom to battlefront, certain far-sighted educator n I to groom youth, approaching draft age. with nr.i 'ek tion that will prepare them mentally and nhv.i..'.. . n MS the armed force If the plan works, the Armv wm r 5crvi In the training time of raw recruits. u To make it work in a hurrv. Senator Cari u..j - . nayaen of A f Introducing a bill In the senate authorizing snuiJ AronI hierh schools of America nn - . w t0 Put! l..t..JA. ThA Ipirlnlflttrm la ol a " me baSl Pre-Flight Instruction tion aids to future soldiers: '"'r'g pre-1n 1 More and better Instruction i- . science and Dre-flieht a.cmna,,n. a -w.a 2 Physical examinations Jq helD the J HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN SATURDAY AFTERNOON . . . we are inclined to think that Sat urday afternoon on Main Street in Waynesville is a duplicate of thou sands of towns all over America. . . For sometime we have felt the urge to write about SATUR DAY AFTERNOON ... to take a stroll down Main Street . . shed ourselves of our sense of familiarity with the scene . . . and view it with the eyes of a stranger . . . and check on our reactions. . . We did just that thing last Satur day afternoon . . . and had a' grand time . . . shortly after we started our tour of adventure . . we took a look ... or rather squeezed ourselves into the bakery . . . for it was overnowing wnn iusujiucis . . . the manager, Bob Pearce, was handling dough like a magician ... we shot out a bit of pleasantry, which came back with a bit of sting . . we bet him that he couldn't guess what we were doing this afternoon . . . and he comes back with . . . "To tell you the honest truth, Mrs. Gwyn, I don't give a what you are doing, or anybody else, for I have been up since two o'clock this morning, baking . . . and I am ready to stop this minute." . . He seemed surprised when we smiled and said, "This is lovely . . . you have given us a perfect picture of what we are after" . . . and then we explained our mission . . . and he agreed that his remark gave the realistic touch of the feverish, hectic state of crowded Main Street on SAT URDAY AFTERNOON. sport clothes . . . with our own folks are enough summer tourists to give the street a cosmopolitan atmosphere . . . for here we all meet. It's Time To- Soon after, belle Colkitt . in a hurry . of our we ran into Isa- at first she was . then we told her adventure and she caught 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 crops. 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 might be followed by the rural churches throughout the state, for the harvesting of crops in the year 1943 forms a major part of the home attack on the enemy. The following is a pertinent list of things to do now which was pointed out by a farm magazine for those who live on farms: Remember that the two best pieces of farm equipment are good humor and good health. Arrange now for seed of vetch, Austrian peas and other winter legumes. Ask your county agent about the wilting method of making grass silage. Consider using the brooder house if extra storage space is needed. See that all the animals have plenty of shade and fresh water. Be ready to fight cotton insects when they appear in force. Keep check of- news and policies affecting agriculture. Plan the purchases needed on the next trip to town. Collect and put away farm tools not be ing used. Order lime and seed for fall legume-sowing. Replace missing rung in the family ladder. Plan to requeen the bees in September. Vaccinate the pullets against sorehead. Use all AAA soil-building allowance. Cooperate in using farm machinery. Check 1944 machinery needs now. the spirit of our mood . . . and made the full length of the street with us . . . we were amused at her comment . . . "Now, it is all right for you to write about what you see, because you have always lived here, but just suppose I tried it" . . and we guess she's about right . . . being as she hails from above the Mason and Dixon line. American soldiers in bicily stood up against concentrated machine gun and mor tar fire for 23 hours. Wonder what they will think when they hear of the refusal of aircraft workers at Seattle to work ten hours a day, six days a week? Reidsville Review. What human beings are unable to under stand they attribute to the Almighty, either as a blessing or a punishment. People who are. not satisfied with the news that the morning brings should not blame the press, which only reports what happens. First definite reaction . . . where do all the people come from . . . and where did they get all the money that goes over the counters of the stores in town on Saturday afternoon . . . they pass out twen ties with the same matter-of-course air that we once handed out one dollar bills in this man's town . . the crowds range in age from the cradle to the grave . . . they all seem in a holiday mood . . . they have worked hard all week . . . and they have earned the after noon off . . . the shops are packed with waiting lines everywhere . . . in the later afternoon meat and vegetable counters look like picked chickens . . . the clerks are ex hausted . . . now since the shops close early . . . shopping is more concentrated in the afternoon . . . the afternoon is a perfect slice out of life . . with a touch of every thing . . . one sees romance . . . couples hand in hand . . . apparent ly oblivious of anyone else . . . there are tired stooped shouldered men and women . . who are weary from toil ... in contrast in Hen derson's Corner . . . the juke box plays continuously . . . giving the feel of restless youth ... a sprink ling of sailors and soldiers with their girls . . grabbing at pass ing pleasures as they come. The hot August afternoon was tempered with a steady breeze, with a sharp autumn tinge that re lieved one of the effects of the deadly fatigue of summer heats in crowds . . but everybody wp thirsty . . . and every spot that sells ice cream and drinks . . . was a seathing mass of people coming and going. Most of the crowd moves along with hurrying feet . . . but every now and, then there is a stroller . . . in the crowd . . who gets knocked about as they take their time along the street. Saturday afternoon is pulsing with human interest ... we saw two young girls looking for two men, who were to have met them at a certain point and a ceitain time . . . they were late ... we hope when they arrived the girls had cooled off . . . taxi parking places were empty . . . owners bu.sy hauling the more prosperous back home after the afternoon in towrj . . An Indian couple, neatly dress ed with a small son, who evidently had inherited the wandering and exploring instinct of his forebears, for he was determined to cross the street . . . the anxious look in the mother's face as she grabbed her offspring, just in time to keep him from getting in front of a passing car ... A young girl calmly making up ner iace . . . a very serious matter . . . she pursed up her lips just to get that exact line for her lipstick . . . like many of her sisters who also indulge in public beauty applica tion apparently unconscious of the world passing by ... a few min utes later, we saw her boy friend join her and then we understood her great concern vver the angle of the lipstick . . . everywhere chil dren, all sticky w;th candy bars or ice cream . . . being dragged doii'v by their elders . . we saw a young couple . . . each with a baby in their arms . . . both babies ound asleep, with the sun pouring down on their exhausted little faces . . . and each holding fast to a box of crackers. leci nis jpreieiciiwc ui uie vo..v uu.ucs ui uie armed service?" need to take pre-fllght aeronautics If the student knows his J not correctable to a 20-20 vision. The many boys who hoJ pilots can And out early U they qualify. If not, they might hi o a ..MlntM.nt if t.ah0r.frolnArs tA fflvn . 1 . o auiui.!. v"ier teachers refi er courses. (To Include suggestions for teaching the war-UmJ 4 Emphasis on special training for the 610 specialized Jobs J Army (Men for such jobs were easy to get In the first vea, J war. but mechanics, carpenters, linesmen and radio operato nnw mnrh in dpmflJld.i Some fear that the bill, which was favorably approved f anata committee on education and labor, mav nmn.a h. Uw..i.v v mai ola aboo argument used against all educational bills Involving fd funds . . . "regimentation of our educational system by cor.pl Rut the bill follows the accepted pattern for erfufoti.i i.J tion . . placing the allocation of funds under state control. The proposed legislation will help not only the 80 per cent of high school boys who, It is estimated, will go into the armed f3 but also all high schcol students, boys and girls, needed acutelj other r.on-combative tasks. i Those screened out will be given specialized training for a war Civilian job in a factory, In the government, on the farm. Right after Pearl Harbor, the military authorities were not cerned over wnai was laugni in me iugn scnoois or tie coui But with the coming of the 18-year-old draft, they immediate; allzed the service that the school system could render the soldli the near future. ' Sixty educators formed a U. S. Wartime Commission and a; a rha Hraftlnsr rtt hifh schools in an Organized wav. Rennoiti w - - " - 'o o w m tvi war nri nw departments were answered In the cre&tinnnl High School Victory Corps, working through a policy comrnl neaaea oy uapi. niaaie ruunenuttcnei. Thrnncrhmit all of these davs of planning, the Influence of nn. of vision, Dr. John W Studebaker, was a vital rorce. As con! moner or tne u a. umcg 01 muuvauuu, nm ngenty was charged with the responsibility of offering a specific pattern for procedure to the 48 states and the District of Columbia. Naturally, he could make no demands of the states because he doesn't have lftnri nf Buthnritv So first he Inspired them. Then he offered a specific program, but one elastic enough tc m iro era Inrnl 1 n penult V. Along with other realistic educators, Dr. Studebaker recori that the emnhnaia on the ohvslcal must overshadow the acadt! He's fond of quoting General Sir Harold Alexander, of the M First Army, "The physical ntness or an Army u one or ut i Important battle-winning factors in modern war. When flghten i it is th men who stick It longest who win In the end." I So, today we find high schools giving five days of physical el tion Instead of two, competitive epons repiacea oy caiesuieiuwj commando training. Scarcely a school in the country ha not made some .change curriculum to meet wartime demands. Some 76.8 per cent placed Increased emphasis on science. Mathematics clastei almost doubled. Foreign languages are popular. Shop work, tiMiiariv uHth metal la encouraged. wirh .rhnni turian from Maine to California are encouragJ gain work experience. Even school hours have been revamped. the west coast, itudents auena ciasBes irum ( Uuw " ,j wortt to the nearby Lockheed alrplant for four hours during" . afternoon. "- make it even more stringonl Phy.fi Fltneij Cwntl ! Voice OF THE People What do you think the Allies should do with the Axis countries after unconditional surrender? There are families, young moth ers and fathers with children tak ing in the town on Saturday after noon . . . buying the necessities of life . . . and a bit of foolish ness on the side . . . one sees enough popcorn to service a circus . . . some in the crowd have that clean Saturday night - Sunday dressed-up look . . while others are in working clothes with the evidence of sweat and toil . . . there are those in slacks ... in An elderly couple . . . buying very carefully the week's supply of gro ceries . . . you know the type . . . with character and thrift written in their faces . . . the backbone of our great commonwealth . . . none of their purchases were things you could grow at home ... a chance remark of sound philo sophy passed between two friends "Yes, I'm running late this after noon ... I started two hours too late this morning . . . and I have been trying to catch up all day" . . . one said . . . and how often that happens to us. . . . At first one is surprised at the number of small children . . . and then it dawns on one, of course, the moth ers had to bring them . . . there might not have been anyone to leave them with at home. Dr. C. N. Sisk "There should be no more Germany. The coun try should be divided up among the surrounding countries. Now Italy should ivtain her present territory in Europe, but not have returned to her any of her Afri can territory or islands in the Mediterranean strategic for war purposes. As to Japan, Man churia and Formaso should be re turned to China, in addition to all the territory more recently taken from her by Japan. Japa nese territory should be limited to the Japanese Islands." H. G. Stone "We should the countries." G. C. Plott -" think have to keep an army of ( tion in the i-uunlrii's fr until we k-iow the under control. Wu shnul limit the 111 ;i 1 11 iactU 10 !'f these countries." H. B. At - "' !hi! should police them hy of an international police and inaugurate a system cation that will eventua. vert their minds f: : ' " and aggressiw i land cooperation. think take years to ilo this becau: have "been fed on dictators! r r M,R,Uie" th 'should be policed fr at H hv !iim e "i" enci atit'ii . of all the Allied natmns tun vwimr feneration Ullllllt 1.11V ' I- r- T. J. Cathey "They should fol low Woodrow Wilson's advice after the first World War and perhaps We saw Howard Clapp holding forth to a group of men . . . Bob Davenport in the crowd looking mighty serious ... or should we say impressed with the county farm agent's eloquence? . . . Mat tie Moody and her cousin, Jessie Moody Jolly ... in deep conversa tion . . . Oliver Shelton passing . . . advised us to be careful to censor our adventures of the after noon . - . Natalie Atkinson Shelby . . . after a hard week's work . . . just as pleasant as if the day had started ... The Waynesville Li brary the most restf ul spot on the street . . . despite the fact that a continual group of book borrow ers passed in and out. Coming back home after jostling with the crowds we found ourselves weary . . . but our phy sical fatigue was alleviated by a kind of spiritual uplight ... we had made a discovery . . . we realized the great common ties of all humanity ... we all want food . . clothes . . .vand just things . . . that catch our fancy . . . money to most of us lacks the miser's thrill ... it is to spend . . . to buy the material things that satisfy our natural worldly impulses . . Saturday afternoons are necessary in our lives ... we need them . . . whether we take them out on the golf course . . on the highways . . . quietly at home ... or mingling with the crowds on Main Street . . . this half holiday represents something more I than a few hours off from work . . . with a pay check in your pocket ... it spells one of the glorious phases of American free dom ... to work and enjoy the fruits of your own efforts . so the next time you get cuffed about on Saturday afternoon . . don't get peeved . . . remember what it means in terms of work and freedom. be taught the meaning t;r,;t,- intenH of Nazism, M and barbarism." . r. .;. "The ttorace should take complete char have control over them to is the only way to kP down. We gave them too last time, and we kno pened then. Col. J. Harden HourU' I would recommend wouw to put in print," . n L nmrrfi -''The Mrs. bou i' , j should keep an army m 1 1 tries long enut: - present ideais. C. J. Reeer-MA .i:-Afiiin. I the ideals ol civnu TOO L8 Weep to the tale of Who met a girlie nM He courted her at a And begged her ?oon his M- j(J "I would if I c"ulli . K8" iu- unhap: L P.' y0UI ' , T vmi've H "But aias, i." L8. a Thf "I'm married already- of 8-"- - irrTTthe' end When you g y ban? rope, tie a knot ana
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