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w (One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER i6 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Vage Z The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Hain Street one 187 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W CURTIS RUSS EJitr Mrs Hilda WAY GWYN Associate Editor vV. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES Dne Year, In Haywood County Six Months, In Haywood County )r" One Year, Outside Haywood County Six Months, Outside Haywood County l oO All Subscriptions Payable In Advance Fntered at the post office at Waynellle. N C. Seoood law Mail Matter, as provided under the Act of March I. .irember 20, 1014. Obituary notice., resolution of reapect. cardi of thankj. and ,.1 notice, of entertainment for profit, will bt cbarg.d for t hf rate of one cent per word. WATIDrJAL EDITORIAL- "'North Corolino i 'puss Assocunp THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1943 (One Day Nearer Victory n in Ml11 iKSk f xNonh Corolino VJS Dr ASSOCIATION)! S Tribute To Local Pastor Last week's issue of The Bibical Recorder, journal of the Baptist State Convention, carried the following-editorial, which will be of interest in Haywood: "In our issue of August 25 we had a news story to the effect that Pastor H. G. Hammett, of the First Church, Waynesville, had been granted a leave of absence to do graduate work at the Baptist Bible Institute, New Orleans, La., his work there to begin September 1. But now Brother Hammett writes that because of the great difficult in getting a supply for the church and be cause of unsettled conditions due to the war, he has decided not to take the leave of ab sence at the present time. While we com mend Brother Hammett in his desire for a better education, we rejoice to know that he and his family are to remain at Waynes ville. He is doing an unusually good job there, and we have been informed that the church is showing ne life and progress." Community Eats While the Chamber of Commerce has never given the community the title, Mr. Pearce is of the opinion that it is the "donut eatingest" town in America. Then he hurries to explain, "Maybe it is because of the way we make our donuts." (Notice he spells it the short way). All donuts should be short, he smiled, as if everyone should know the secret of a good "pinker". He started making donuts in the usual way, taking hours and hours to turn out 20 to 30 dozen for the average day. Then the word got around, and more and more people acquired the taste for his do nuts. He could'not supply the demand, so he had to seek a faster manufacturing method. He scoured the market, and bought a fryer that will make donuts at the rate of 125 dozen per hour. By starting early and working late, the sales force can always smile when the customer asks: "Got any more of them good donuts?" A Word For the Women In World War II, women seem to be find ing that they are equal to any emergency. They are finding themselves on jobs that a few years back no man would have dreamed that a mere woman could fill. Today a re cent survey showed that there are now five women to one man being employed on new jobs. We hear on all sides that they are doing a "grand job" and are showing "skill and efficiency." In the war program she is proving herself a necessary part of the pro duction effort as well as in military circles. We are told, however, that in the peace plans she is being forgotten and that in the peace conferences and postwar agencies, "she is being ignored. These things appear to be "closed corporations." Maybe when the time comes for definite action someone will remember the part the women took and they will call her into the conference table to profit by her varied ex periences during the world's greatest conflict. If we go at this job as though we expect the war to last five years, we may be able to wind it up in one year-; if we tackle it with the thought that it will be over in one year it is certain to last five. Baking Progress This week the Waynesville Bakery moves into new and larger quarters, which it was forced to seek in order to supply the demand for their supplies. Mr. and Mrs. Robt. B. Pearce came here in June, 1942. They opened their business in a small way, gave value received, stuck to their business, worked hard, and the move this week is the second since they opened in June, 1942. ' The Pearce family have become an asset to the community, and their business-like methods, and progressive spirit have added much to the town. The Mountaineer commends them for their far-sight in the business field, and know we share the attitude of the community when we say, "may this be just the beginning for even larger things in your field.". UNHAPPY LANDINGS! "Old Enough To Vote" We see that Representative Fred A. Blake, of Gardner, Mass., has filed a proposal to reduce the voting age from 21 to 18 years in the state of Massachusetts through a constitutional amendment. We agree with Representative Blake that "if they are old enough to serve our country and fight, they are old enough to vote." In many cases the 18-year-old, fresh from school and lessons on governmental affairs, has something to give in ideas that some of the older ones whose ideas have undergone any change in the last forty years do not have. The vote of the younger generation would no doubt bring some new viewpoints, and certainly if by putting them in uniform we make men of them overnight, so to speak, we might as well trust them with the ballot. Time vs. Distance The progress that is being made in travel in the air is hard for us laymen to under stand. But when the Civil Aeronautics Board estimates post war flights (by the shortest routes) between Washington, D. C, and other cities of the world in the follow ing schedules, we are overcome with our lack of conception of- time and space. They tell us that we could be in Mexico City in less than 7 hours; in Panama City in less than 8 hours; in Seattle in 8 or 9 hours; in Paris or London in 10 to 11 hours; in 16 hours in Moscow, Rio De Janeiro or Instanbul; in 18 hours in Cairo or Buenos Aires; in 22 hours in Tokyo (but who will want to go?) ; 24 hours in Shanghai or New Delhi; in 26 hours in Chungking or Cape of Good Hope. this county, retired, but recently called back to Dupont Companies for the duration . . . bncloseu was a news release irom nt-mingiim Arms Co., Inc. . . the paragraph with which he was concerned lol- lows; "Probably the most 'exclusive dog in the worm is tne riou nouno. The breed developed by the Plott family for one purpose only use ... ... . :i J in Americas rarest sport, wnu boar hunting in the Great Smok ies. . . " Mr. Gwyn stated that he thought the Plott animals were "bear dawcs" . . so to answer his ques tions correctly and up to date . . . we took ourselves over to tne court house to interview G. C. Plott, Haywood county game protector . who still carries on the breed ing of this lamous strain started back in 1750 by one of his ancestors . and the doir today is recogniz ed as the finest bear hunting dog in America. . . Mr. Plott pointed to a batch of letters on his desk as we talked . . . from hunters wanting to buy Plott dogs . . . they came from wounld-be-purchasers from Ohio, West Virginia, New Jersey, Michigan, Oregon and California . and he set us straight on the matter of boar hunting talents of the famous dogs. . . . "Say It With Bonds" The official campaign of the Third War Loan drive opened last Thursday. The sur render of Italy should not retard our ef forts, but revive them. It took American dollars to get that far and it will take more to finish the job. What have you done about it? Have you counted and cut the corners to do your part in this battle cry for freedom sounded by our government, for that is what it amounts to when the use to which it is put it brought into the picture. Haywood County folks are asked to buy $892,000 worth of war bonds. That is a lot of money. It is a staggering sum. It is so large that it will take, the savings from every available source. A few corporations and people with money cannot shoulder the load alone. Every man, woman and child who can buy a bond will have to stretch a point and do so at this critical hour. It is not a question either of giving, as it is only a matter of a loan with our govern ment, which we know offers the best security in the world. Carrying a gun is not the only way to fight in this war. It is just as much the patriotic duty of the person who has money and can do so, to invest it in government war bonds, as it is the men who left here in this month's quota for service in the armed forces. We are told that millions of men in the armed forces are buying bonds And that there are over 2,500,000 soldiers and sailors who are putting 20 per cent of their meager pay into war bonds. Can we whoare safe at home far from the battle fronts and combat areas do less than they? Can we fail the men who are daily and hourly facing death that we may continue ' to enjoy the privileges of a Free America? Can we fail to answer this call for our own selfish defense? The government needs every dollar we can spare. 1 One could not write about the I'lott dogs without delving into their nast . . . Back in 1750 one Johannes Plott left Germany and came to America, bringing his dogs with him ... he landed in Phila delphia . . . but did not tarry long it was evidently not what the hunter wanted ... so he came down the Atlantic coast to New Bern . . here he remained a few years nd moved on farther West . . . HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN Weatprn North Oaro- We nuu a lettei tne mci j . from James A. Gwyn, formerly ofllin and in certain sections of East Tennessee ... the Plott dogs are excellent boar hunters, but their major claim to glory lies in their bear hunting records ... so Mr. Gwyn, you might inform the Rem ington Arms Co., Inc., that while the Plott dogs have hunted boar successfully in the Great Smokies, they are first of all famous bear hunters. . . Today the tradition is carried on by four of the descendants of Old Johannes who came over from Germany . . . John Plott . . . and his son Captain George Plott, U. S. Army . . . and the former's brother, Vaughn . . . have packs . . . as well as their cousins Jim and G. C. Plott . . . who keep a pack together . . . For generations the Plotts have been master huntsmen . . . and they know every nook and cove of Western Carolina. . . The sport of bear hunting is in their veins . . . and they carry on the legent of the Plott hounds. . . G. C. Plott could compile a vol uminous scrapbook of clippings, if he chose, from newspapers and magazines over the country that have publicized from time to time the famous Plott dogs . . . and he values every article . . . for around these strong winded, relentless fighters, with their endurance and fierceness, are woven some of the most thrilling bear stories ever to come from this mountain section. . . Letters To The Editor THANKS DONORS FOR BLOOD The Mountaineer: JWWASHINGTO I American Strategil Repeatedlv n, Low U. S. Casualties Make Skeptics Sit Up peatedly Outwit' Special to Central Press Skeptics who once worried about i a WASHINGTON American military ana navai strategists to outwit tlin Axis leaders have had to change their opinions dur i: The reason remarkably low U. S. casualties in a:ii tions in both the Pacific and Mediterranean areas Even some high-ranking military and naval Kdj( prised by the comparatively small price paid by An.,! ostahlishine" heachheads i-'c past 's wcre ; ar. f r4 Surprises Cause Japs Headaches 4 Secret of American success has b. -V. BnA nn4 lung, aupciu oca oinu ail aujjpon an : t J tne raci mat in eacn case the A: .,-. ,in surprised the Axis and outguessed tr: .:. The Japs were not prepared for u... Uv,a landing on Attu, ana consequently, American troops jffcitj battle casualties in tne landing operations. v . - asnni c fr et r, a tiro, nvnli-! i'i . I in f i . n l i fieavy enemy icoiawi-t mvu m vjutmau .trial in .vJ 1942. but there, too. tne japs were caugnt on guard i vl!, , tactics were employed in recent landings on New G.uia i;. the Solomons where the Americans outflanked the MurVn air landing at Viru harbor and other points. The same held true :r with American. British and Canadian forces landing at tx-atV were only lightly defended prooaDiy because the Axis though! terrain was too difficult ror lanaing. The U. S. Navy has sprung some terrific surprise? to upset called "invincible" Japanese Navy. American carrier planes in them off Midway in June, 194i, and virtually broke the hack off -i.ii.iirr riAurnr Tn the hattle of Guadaleanal v,- n ,cf poneac awiivi"& ij-ij year the Yanks completely routed trie japs ana sun k such a ikoi thA enns of heaven subsequently lost the island Prediction: Look for more surprises and daring thrusts af Axis in the near ruiure. Rebellion in congress probably will kill the plan of Robert wood OWI foreign director. 10 Droaucasi uoin siues ut the c presidential campaign to soldiers and sailors stationed abroad Some leading New Deal senators declared that political broad in the good old American fashion, with each side denounctn; other would be harmful to soldier morale and would cause da i,,iiiar, tiotoner-s in other countries. among tnuwi --- From President Roosevelt to supporters of the Ball-BurtonS Hatch resolution calling for formation of a United Natoins org tion and a post-war police force came assurance that he i interfere with senate debate and consideration. a mi..n hoer drinkers will be looking for some other eouat rreshine beverage te- help quench their thirst probably for the wpr now renorts that brewers, short of materials, will about the same amount of beer they did in 1942. But the Is 50 per cent thirstier for beer than it was last year. r watr-h for Dublic charges in the next month that Secretaj TntPrinr Ickes' oil policies favor big companies at the expenl eastern farm co-operatives, with the claim that the co-ops are denied supplies for their members Th Chinese had a word for it. They used to say that one pi was worth 10,000 words. Elmer Davis' Office of War Information now has 10 000 pictures, but it is at a loss for words. When an economy minded congress recently slashed Davis' budget for OWI domestic operations Qonorinn tn S2.500.000. it pared the agency's photographic unit from 35 people down to Harry Coleman, chf the section; three pnoiograpnerB. buu o -j got $50,000 a year to run on. r-..t. nwi nnasesses iome 10.000 pictures made at ac thousands of dollars over the past year, but it has no person . Hi.trihntA the orlnts. Thus, the photogral principally of American war factories and other martial sc are virtually "frozen." 1 OWI once did a rushing business on the pictures, filling r . i,,0ir(oi nnhllfntions and other uses f for traae magazinea, i"""' , . ,t Now .they are gathering dust for lack of funds to operate t room. ' ThOUHMK 0( PlctuI Are "Fret co- Kilitoi We would like to exDress our settling in Concord . . . with each ' gratitude and thanks for the move he took his dops ... in Concord he reared his family and red his docs . . . Concord became too tame for one of his three sons, operation and grand spirit in aid ing my family secure donors for blood transfusions given to me dur ing my recent illness as a patient at the Haywood County Hospital. TVwC7 in nnvtUnlnr T i.rqnf trt thank are my attending physician, j St- Augustine. I ir. Kooert rl. uwens, nurses ana staff of the Hospital; J. L. String field, chief of police, J. C- Brown, of the American Legion, George and Homer Sisk, Major M. H. Bowles of tl boys of the schoolt Signed, V. L. Wi September 11. Stale tiuari V,vncvi r.'-r;. Henry, who moved on into the wilds of what today is Haywood County, but then Buncombe. . . He first stop ped at the Ford tf Pigeon, today Canton . . . farmed a season at the Garden Creek farms . . . that spring his crop was killed while he was out hunting in the Balsams . . . he next moved to Plott's Creek. . . Shortly after this last move Henry crossed the Plott Cur dog with a hound . . . the color of the cur was brindle and even today the dogs still retain that same color. . . About 100 years ago, according to the family records, the dogs weighed from 85 to 90 pounds, but the breed today is a lighter strain . . . the reason for the cross, was because the Cur dog was silent and would not bark on the trail . . . so was bred with the hound to give more toneue . . . there are no full blooded curs today, all are crossed with hounds. . . The Plott doe is medium sized . . . with short ears, broad chests, in brindle color with black saddles. . . As hunters, the Pint rl fearless . . . g-reat fighters . . . dependable . . . they were never a plantation dog . . . they have al ways been too rough and are natural killers. . . Today they are kept tied . . . but they are master bear hunters. . . They have been shipped all over the country in the past few years . . . they are now used in hunting in the West, North West, Middle West and in the East . . . and North for sportsmen far and wide know of the famous breed . . . who like their breeders are keen hunters. . . Now as to the boar hunting . . . that comes late in their history . . according to G. C. Plott.. T1,Q," were no boars in this section be- ior 1900 ... about that date an English Company established a hunting preserve on Hooper's Bald in Graham County and the breed YOU'RE TELLING ME! By WILLIAM RITT- Central Press Writer THE HOMBURG HAT. we read, is out for the duration. Gone the way of the hamburg sandwich and the. city of the same name. I i i We won't believe Hitler is really out of office until the Ber lin broadcasts begin to refer to him as Citizen Schickelgruber. i t i Horseflies, we hear, are big ger this year. Probably got tough ened up trying to bite Army tanks. i t t These food rationed days it is easier than ever to lose friends and alienate people. All you need do is display a boarding house reach. i t t Though Atlantic waters are pretty chilly, the U-boats seem to be in plenty of hot water. i i t Synthetic seaks are promised for the future. Just the ticket, no doubt, to satisfy a false appetite. ! ! ! Apropos of the canning sea son, it might be remarked here that the Allies have badly jarred the Italian populace and that the country is now Lb a pretty pickle. 4 Voice OF THE PeopU THE OLD HOME TOWN U S Fatani Oftica By STANLEY V " ' I I THOUGHT ) f THAT tAI?N GAIjOOT) sJ,t ) HEP MAKE ) I WITH HAY FEVEFR ''' rVTlJ PATIENT JOHN WHIFFLE- WHOllB4 AMBlTinu PATIENT JOHN WHIFFLE" WHO L iffc AMftrTinu has Been to smoke a csAia-ro the last pufh WI I l-KJO I THE ASHES, FAILEI AAIN TOCWV On von think there U any in Russia makinc a eparatt with Germany ? V. L. Hardin "N I think so." H. W. Burnet te-"I n one cannot tell Russia will l " rir F. W t.'udL'.-r-'I tninK sue " 1 ways Japan and eventual have to fight -l.ipa has the land f ',Vl she v Murra , - , . ..11 .i,.-. Rti??;a f nara to ien - ,, but I do not thit;k n a separate peace. J. R. Hipps will." Jon't thi vv I.. McCracken no not L.n.m the Allied Nath.n Alvin i- - - thj think so. urien..... - , confidence inand Dr. R- Stuar. B-herJ-d0 not think : ; of Russia niakii'K " 1 with Germany " . . . f"e '"V I that W think so ioi fjf Ger too great r I Kirknatrick-"' do not IfeelthatR;;1 Russia and 'ha. tiino thev have and that wnei. - - ri( will be as. staunch a Freedom as Great B- the United States. ni ' jvioved ' rai 5 an u'l