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I THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEEB m m r 2 , . -r- r i r i n J o (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. ' Street fc p 187 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Mrs. Hilda WAY GWYN ..Associate Editor V7. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES 'One Year. In Haywood County A..-I1.76 Six Months, In Haywood County ... w One Year, Outside Haywood County 7 so Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1-6" All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Enter.! t the poet olfi.e at W.yneirlUe. N. O. Swwjd Oto- M.i Matter ai ovuied under the Act of k.rch I. 187. November 20. 1914. Obituary notice,, re.oiu.lon. of ffc Ul notices of entertainment fur profit, will u cnantra tie rate of one cent per word. nATirMJAi rITORIAI 1 mJ- -I MISS ASSOC1ATI0 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory) La&or Day 1043 Labor Day 1943 will be different from any Labor Day ever observed in this great country of ours. We have a different view point this year. Problems at home and abroad have molded our thoughts in a new shape. There has been no time in the history of our country when the challenge has rung clearer for harder and more concentrated effort on our parts. During 1943 we must devote both time and money. Time to our jobs must be given with no sense of restriction of effort or abil ity. Money must in turn be paid willingly for taxes and invested frequently in War Bonds. In 1943 we will pay homage to the work ing man, the man who toils, for his energy in our heavy war production will supplement the man on the battle front. Together they will bring us to the dawn of peace, which thought sustains us to a revived conception of our working responsibility of 1943. Through the labor of today a new world awaits us in the tomorrow. In the past the laboring man has been the power behind the throne, and he remains the same today. Hammett Stays The decision of Rev. II. G. Hammett to remain here for the present as pastor ot the First Baptist church, instead of pur suing his doctors degree in a southern city, has brought much satisfaction to people in all walks of life, and of every denomination. He has made for himself, a definite place in the community, and his deep and full understanding of people has won for him a warm spot in the hearts of all who know him. His deep spiritual life and devotion to people, has caused his influence to spread far in the short 32 months here. A Good Start NO TIME FOR SIESTA A HERE and THERE Despite the inroads that the lure of de fense jobs have had in every field of en deavor and every profession, the local schools opened this month with well prepared and capable teachers. We trust that the peak has been reached in the war production personnel organization, and that with the number of men being discharged from the army employment will become more stabilized. The spirit of un rest is not conducive to the best of any worker whether as a day laborer or a highly specialized expert in a trained field. We feel that the students in our schools today should make better records than those of last year. We were all more demoralized last year by the war than we are today. The adult attitudes are always reflected in the lives of the children. Today we find ourselves calmer about the war. It is none the less horrible, it is none the less deplorable or heart breaking, but we face it with a stern reality and determi nation that we did not have last year. This very attitude is going to steady us. It is going to make us give the best we have in our efforts. This spirit should react on the children in our homes and they should realize as never before the vital importance of making the school years profitable. The world of tomorrow will be far more specializ ed than that of yesterday. To make good they must be prepared. When Will the War End? The following taken from The Reidsville Review may not have any prophetic merit, but it at least contains a very pleasant thought: Figures never lie. They add up to the same thing, which if divided by 2 shows conclusively that the war will end in 1943. Everything is perfectly clear to us except the reason for dividing by 2. The adding machine was brought into play, and, sure enough, the columns totaled 3886. This tabulation was put on our desk by a friend who said he copied it from a trade journal. Somebody did some doodling with figures and it would be interesting to know by what accident or coincidence these items were brought together: Roos. Churc. Stalin Muss. Hitler Born In Power .. Year " " .. " Am An American'9 The following editorial which appeared in the Miami Daily News, of Miami, Fla., was called to our attention. We reprint it with pleasure, for it expresses many sentiments that will find response in the hearts of American citizens today: "Thank God I am an American. I live, not in a perfect democracy, but in a country with good democratic traditions. That gives my mind, my heart and my energy a chance to try to extend and improve the democracy we enjoy in our daily living. It gives me a chance to recognize that we don't always have equality of opportunity and it gives me a chance to do my bit toward seeing that we approach this ideal more nearly. "It gives me a chance to help the poor, to comfort the unfortunate, to put the fallen on their feet, to restore the straying to the paths of rectitude and duty. Although all Americans may not live in perfect freedom, we have a climate which permits me to work toward a goal that all shall be free. Thank God that our nation's past contains the inspiration to guide its future, and that no tyranny of censorship stands between this inspiration and the people. "Thank God that America is rich and strong, not for those qualities in themselves, but so that ,she may help those who are poorer and succor those who are weaker. Thank God that America is not above self criticism, and that she can recognize her failures at home and abroad in past crisis and her share of responsibility for the chaos that cast up Tojo and Mussolini and Hitler. "Thank God that, bearing the memory of past mistakes humbly, America may gird herself for a wise and enlightened world leadership in the present and in the future. Thank God that she has been spared the worst horrors of war. so that in victory she will be spared the worst corrosion of malice, so that she can stand as the hospital of the world's hurts, the granary of the world's hunger, and the reservoir of the world's depleted and despairing spirits. "Yes, thank God I am an American not for my country's power and wealth and honest and easy way of living, but for America's opportunity for self-government at home and abroad, for wise and unselfish leadership." By HILDA WAY GWYN The surgical dressing rooms of the Red Cross can accommodate between 25 and 30 women ... and should maintain an average atten dance of 20 to accomplish the work as assigned the local chapter from National headquarters. . . Yet one day last week the supervisor open ed the rooms and waited in vain for someone to come and help make bandages ... the next day only two women showed up . . . the chairman is getting discouraged . . . ana who wouldn't? ... as she points out this is the only volunteer war work for women offered in mis community . . . whereas the women near the various camps are giving hours to USO work and Canteen service. . . The Eastern area in which this' section is located has fallen down fifty per cent on its surgical dressings allotment, ac cording to National headquarters . had it not been for the group of patriotic women working at Lake Junaluska. ... the local quota would not have been met in July and August. . . The chairman has asked the question, "Dou women of this community want to close the rooms? . . . Are they not wining to match even in a small way the great service that our Haywood boys are giving their country ... as she ex presses it. "If you are the mother or grandmother, or the wife of a man in service, how can you fail tn answpr this call? . . . and if you have no member of your own family making this great sacrince, men why are you not so grateful that you would gladly give ol your time" ... in other words there is no alibi for not doing your bit ac cording to the chairman. . . nprcpnt met throusrh neighbors . i 0 a ncpunf were nick-uns . . . o n...anf mot of rhurrh . and i percent were considered in the m s cellaneous group . . . such a surv;y miht Drove an interesting ieature in .nv town . . where the couples were known . . . but we failed to sop what real eain would resilt fmm such, excent it might give pointers as to the surest method of landing your mate. . . WASHINGTOl Auto Men See Era of Sa Less Costly, Easier Oriv 3 n- Too Many Regulations, Ordinances Winter is coming on . . . the greatest piece of fighting that the world has even known lies ahead of us . . . these very sponges made hire in Waynesville may save the life of a Haywood boy, maybe your son, in the months ahead on the bat tle fronts in the Pacific and At lantic and other areas . . . Maybe your schedule will have to be chang ed to include this service to your country, but when you consider what is being done for you, how can you turn down this appeal? ... is the very convincing argument of the chairman, Mrs. Ben Colkitt, mother of Lt. Ben Colkitt, Jr., U. S. Naval Air Corps, and Seaman Bobbv Colkitt, U. S. Navy. . . Last week we gave our reaction to Saturday afternoon here . . and this week Paul Hvatt of th Piedmont has contributed a column "Down the Spillway," from a New Orleans paper that gives us an idea of what outsiders think about what we have to offer ... it was written by William G. Wiegand, . we regret that for lack of space w cannot arive the column in de tail, but excerpts follows. . . "Mv wife and I decided to spend two weeks vacation in the "smok ies" in Western North Carolina. War being what is is, we left the car at home and took a train for Knoxville. Our connections were good, only we missed the bus at the Tennessee city as the train was late. . . Our entrance into the Smoky Mountains bordered a little on the uncomfortable side. . . As the bus left Knoxville, and the dark cloak of night settled to earth, a Tennessee youth reared in the mountains and who sat next to me described mildly the exploits of a band of "killers" who had terroriz ed the mountains for several years. He said that we were traveling through the country where they had roamed. . . Only within the past fiw years had some of the band been brought to justice . . . he said, as my wife and I squirmed and wondered a little if it was en tirely safe, where we were going. . . Hero's Good Nows! Post-War Driving to Be Reel Pleasure - WASHINGTON Pleasure of driving will be emphasized m nnst-war era, some automouuc ca.w .lcc. ,ue mo.jeia heine planned for the years Of peace snouid be the ultimate .? ...-n Amfrrl. and utility. D liCll V OI Ukv a"v, .w , The brake probably will be a simple little push-button affair. 11 ... n AAa urmiM Tint hp Knilt fn- no gear-shifting, me luuus" - airplane has captured mat element ui uvC1. iose w.v fro places in a super rush, just won't depend on their cars For these nw models, new highways would be built s;, imr highways, similar to those which were laid out in Em. ing IU6""J . . . . m ,lfii K Vmrrp.l Thps trucks and commercial i.av ways would eliminate dangerous crossings and inters,, aSTneSfune these men believe, has been lost in driving of regulations, ordinances, licenses, nu buses which have held a neavy nana over i day pleasure driver. There is some dispute over the enm- 1 these models. William oiuui, me mveL .jr. c'. 'that it Will be most practical iu mount uic Kiw over the rear of the chassis. Tommv Milton, two-time winner of the 500-mile M.nwna! classis at Indanapous, scons nv. u.c ,4;is uniM built a number of rear-drive speedsters to partici n trie automobile derby, but none of them panned out very a,,p thpir oninlon. expecting that most anvthin ha, in -ne-lneerlng and inventive research. To date the rear i has not proven itself to be practical. ; i Smaller and lighter cars will be built after the war getting a . . v. t.irV-nrion neavv muucu wmvu -...v .ji nu, - :l -r. li mapU will Utilize plastics to a considerable i me roau. ... i- & ' Because of their lightness, they will make it p.sl oK- for jn i to get 50 and perhaps more mu k factor was given scant consideration in the purchase or appr 1m ',tr the war. at least, cars which can show the best re, . 6 n Hp michtv popular Gas rationing has along mis nut, " -o---- 6 .,in of the eas consumption Ins u-hu-le every moiunat w"- - - ... ' in vka rivflr for some time. this lnnuence win - ' It is suggested that the super highways for pleasure be hr.a 11 13 aureole inAn similar to that nl,n bv fees, a sort or a ion orwge - in Europe This would enable these highways to lmndate , selves Those who used them would be paying for then, The woutd pay a fee and then he would have clear sailing a.u-a trucks or buses to dodge and he would have the maximum in J, safety in the design' and layout of these highways i,llwi. men point out that aviation has learned a lot from u nlano ia certain to become increasi Industry, even mougu v .,,,,. popular for transportation and travel. A lot of the young fellows who have earned their wings during this war will want to have small planes of their own during post-war era. Helicopters and small pE are likely to be available for civilian utillza- -n ... .... ioHAn ran thank the 500-milc Indiana " '" provements. Superchargers. of?: design now part of the equipment of all stratosphere planes, eU Wgher TyUnder head pressure, now utilized in all jine iiiB -in,, vent. The automobile fc ITIZ a proZga gro nd i radical and advanced was used as a prw & e mi in o-nsoline motors. I for developing greater speea " " r War P:!l Will Wait Own Pli Voice OF THE People every man should find his job stick to it, for there is wo pvervone to do before we wi war." you had to make a twenty minutes speech on Labor Day what u-uiild lion talk on? Mayor J. H. 11 'ay "I would urge the buyin gof war bonds." J Yates Bailey "The part that labor is playing in helping win the war." 1882 1873 1879 1883 1889 1933 1940 1924 1922 1933 10 3 19 21 10 61 70 64 60 54 3886 3886 3886 3886 3886 Tnfal There you are. Divide by two (3886) and you get 1943. Your Part and Mine There is too Great a tendency nn thp Dart of the people to feel that the battle against S J . . . . 1 1 JL i It . mnauon can De leu to tne government, ac cording to the Christian Science Monitor. The paper points out that while people are perhaps working harder than ever before, they are also adding "to the inflation spiral and consequently reducing the purchasing value of their hard earned dollars." The unessential Durchases of civilian (roods tends to keep civilian plants of manpower that mitrht be better used to fill the vital need for more workers in war production and to release some of the latter for armed forces, is also broueht out bv the DaDer. American insurance companies, according to the Monitor, are inaugurating a nation wide campaign to enlist cooperation in the inflation fio-ht. Their nolic.v committ.ep has laid down a seven-Doint nlnn for earh ritizen which includes : "To buy and hold war bonds ; pay increased taxes willingly : put excess funds into life insurance anrl savincs: re duce debts and avoid making new ones ; buy only what one needs ; abide by rationing rules; and cooperate' with the government's price and wage stabilization program." Wa would like to honor this week Mrs. Odin Buell, of Buellton, Calif. for her loyal and gracious cour tesy extended Haywood county men in service now stationed at Camp Cook and other nearby camps m California. . . Mrs. Buell and her husband recently entertained with a home coming day at their ranch in honor of the Haywood boys who were serving in that vicinity. . . Mrs. Buell. the former Miss Jose phine Thomas received a copy of the special edition of the Waynos- ville Mountaineer oeoicar-ea 10 Haywood men in service . . . and from that she learned how many bovs were stationed in California many of them she did not know but that made no difference to her . . . they were from back home and that was all the introduc tion she needed . . . barbecued chick ens and all the appetizing things that go with -them were served at the ranch ... in fact the meal was "somenthing to write home about" but of course the spirit of loy alty behind the hospitality was what pleased the Haywood boys most. . . . We finally arrived at the Pied tnont, near Waynesville . . . resort hotel and host to many New Or- leanians for more than two decades . . . and it ran true to torm this year . . . for there were many Ntw Or leanians . . . People often ask: "What do you do when you go to the mountains? . . . the more en ergetic play golf . . . others walk to towa . . . from the hotel . . . two miles distant . . . still others go so far as to play tennis or climb mountains . . . the less energetic play cards . . . either bridge, or rummy, stw or gossip . . . (the writer also gave a list of some of the prominent people stoppine at the hotel) . . . 11'. ('. Alien "l would talk on the relations between labor and capital, and ways of improving the relations between the two." J. E. Barr"l think I talk on the disloyalty of somejk'. leaders who have called in this emergency " IF. A. B radlc a "The shortage on the faun since I V,o t-n rlr en much M OTIIT tnal lately." Herhert Iirare" '"ul4 on the fact that nrcamzK has come into its own ilun noot few vpars. but due to looHorobin unless care is ta stands to loose wind it h; ed." Ym. L. Valentine "I would talk on the war production program." R. N. have as Barber, Jr. my theme the "I would idea that nesville for his health and regain ed it. . . One mountain gal was seen dancing barefooted. . . (she must have been a wreck after one of Sam Queen's fast figures) . . . Another veteran dancer known as Aunt Ida" age 72, did a solo jig. Nearly all the New Orleanians attended the square dances in Way nesville, the most active form of exercise known . . . Occurences that amazed Orleanians at these mountain dances were a Mr. Stone, Waynesville octogenarian, who danced every square dance with more spirit than the young folks. It is reported that he came to Way- Corn liquor, known as "Moon shine" and "Mountain Dew" is a war fatality . . . The moonshiners nn'f trpt siicAr to make it . . and the bootleggers can't get the linnnr . . Whatever can b said about the mountains, they usually lure the visitors back again and again . . . the Orleanians are now fullfledged "mountaineers". . . --Thf U'llf ill in Mrs. J. Coll in D "!'" that an individual in 1 it-, . pan do the most U' ing the emergency n;.: How the individual sen. - time makes up the while 1 country at large. ' C. N. Allen -"I vouU V the importance of !!' u tho Senti-mi"'! ifatiiinf; .-..V --i J, hinHc illlll H Hit ""t r of the county raiing the ' War Fund for the montn m ber." THE OLD HOME TOWN 4V IMxOrtNl By STANLEY , 1 We hear from time to time of polls taken and surveys made on rather startling subjects . . . but a recent one conducted by rarade magazine tops them all . . . it was on. "How I Met Mv Husband" . . . and the poll established the fol lowing figures: ... 29 percent met through mutual friends ... 21 percent met at a party ... 16 per cent met through their work . . . 11 percent met their fates at school . . . 5 percent met on vacations, fwhtrh waa rathpr surnrisinir. nn we thought more romances came ut from such outings) . . . tour I fWAlT UNTIL OUNK jft to V . .. f TUB VOUN UMS- Fr A I tj-(en vou take em to WtjviJ '"SSf? Jf f . vejOWN WITH VOC1 J JSX it I Bragging "Next case," called the clcr a middle-aged Irish ou4 ushered into the court rc-om. made a pitiful pictuie-tne s L..ui. foil hrnad woman, ai """"" . . . . , K.Ho hu- poor, meek, Daueieo The magistrate adjusted ha- then turned to tne - v o reused of beating J. OU , wife. What have you w - i-...:n. ir " replied me man, withot a momert ru- n n Jrt ar ni said the magistrate After the session was r.t fho court officials ove5 iskel oi me turn , magistrate if he ha n t b en 111 liu'"- the m er severe fellow. , " at, nsn i'ii -un, no, ... .Jn. trntP. "I had tO V ' thing for bragging Ground hour he i. A he For an wui pest of the party., "'s 3 were ternoie, rai.pi"- - Arliss to a "" ; ... tfl "What woum - . K,H imitate no . , Man in audience. ' a ground hog that; . ow. k: rru .ca a crash in tn" The mistress found t little Margaret gazing child, i-just see iu. t j i. ma.o1i has msae v puzzie ixvif" -of the hew plates. t
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