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(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDAY, jiy , THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER Pace 2 i I The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 1S7 Wayne8ville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN -Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publlahara PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County $1.76 Six Months, In Haywood County Wc One Year, Outside Haywood County - 2.60 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.60 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance BnUred at the port offl at WaynearlUe, N. C, aa Baeoad Olaaa Mall Mutter, a provided under the Act of March I, November SO, 1914. Obltuarr notices, reaolutiona of respect, card of thanka. ud all notices of entertainment for profit, will be charged for at the rate of one cent per word. NATIONAL EDITORIAL. ACCrVIATirMJ Mti . fx I S4 M 1 nr Morth Carolina i ' KISS ASSOC1ATK THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1944 (One Day Nearer Victory) Sympathy The following from the editorial page of The Pathfinder will find ready response among the group described: "A good deal has been expressed lately for the 'white collar workers'. In view of their shrinking purchasing power and the diffi culty of getting laundry done their collars are probably not so white as they used to be. In the present economic squeeze many of them have already lost their shirts." Looking To the Future We read that the State Highway Depart ment officials are starting a movement to get in touch with their scattered employes, most of whom are in the armed forces, while others have gone into war defense work. The department is trying to locate their addresses and keep in touch with them. They want to assure the men that their jobs will be waiting for them after the war when the post-war expansion plans are put into operation by the State highway system. According to the State chairman, Charles Ross, there are around 70 per cent of the engineering division's employes out of the department at present and that the percent is equally as large in other divisions. Plans are now underway to launch the greatest highway expansion program the State has ever seen, after the duration, and the problem will be to get the personnel to carry forward such a project. It is a wise plan to build up the prospects of the per sonnel along with the proposed program. A Master Reporter We were glad to see the space given to Ernie Pyle, war reporter, in the copy of Time Magazine of July 17, for he has been one of the best morale builders in the present war. He has brought the actual daily lives of the men in conflict back home to their families. We like him because he is so thoroughly American. Unknown yesterday, plodding along, and today making headlines, which is significant of the American freedom, and the opportunity of recognition, if one has outstanding ability. His column appears six days a week in 310 newspapers with a total circulation of 12,255,000. As John Steinback has explain ed it: "There are really two wars and they haven't much to do with each other. There is the war of maps and logistics, of cam J3ins, of ballistics, armies, divisions, and regiments and that is General Marshall's war. "Then there is the war of homesick weary, funny violent, common men who wash their socks in their helmets, complain about the food, whistle at Arab girls, or any girls for that matter, and lug themselves through as dirty a business as the world has ever seen and do it with humor and dignity and courage and that is Ernie Pyle's war." His column is "as artless as a letter", but he is a great reporter, and under the human interest stories gives a true picture of af fairs. It is said that the young would-be journalists could search far for a better textbook than his life and writings. The fact that he is never very well phy sically, that he is terrified with war, and loves peace, yet in order to get the real inside dope, he goes right into the firing lines, places him as a number one hero, as well as a top grade reporter. Customer Relations We read the following story of how a de partment store in Rochester, N. Y. "soften ed" the wrath of customers over merchan dise shortages and also service provided by inexperienced clerks, that might well be copied. A huge wall map of the various theatres of war was erected with clusters of pins in dicating where former store employees are slugging it out with the Germans and the Japs. Store executives have found that most customers find their irritation melting away after a glance at the map. You've Heard It Before For years we have heard the merits of a community-wide beautification program. We have heard how the general planting and growing of a certain shrub or flower could make a town distinctive throughout the na tion. We have recorded one beautification committee and their "wonderful" plans, after another. They were gestures sincere, we gladly admit, but they did not materialize to any outstanding results. Now in our post-war planning let us start right now to bring up that old thread bear subject again. Maybe it is better to term it moss covered by now, for in the stress and storm of the current times, it has been for gotten. We have been told the effect this planting program would have on strangers passing through town. We have also had it pointed out that it would stimulate pride in the home town, which is a fine wholesome thing for a population to feed on for a civic diet. So let's start right now. We would like to nominate Charles E. Ray t6 head the committee. If you think maybe we have overestimated his ability and foresight along such lines, drive around C. E. Ray's Sons department store and see what he has done in "his own backyard." Suppose every business place in town had made such plant ings about his buildings at the time Charles Ray did his, the town would literally be a "thing of beauty." Maybe as you read this you will be inclin ed to say, this is not time to indulge in such ideas, but it is a pleasant thing to think of the after war period and restful to dwell on shrubs and flowers, instead of war production, for a change from our daily mental diet. We must bear in mind that we must have a substitute far the gardens of the late W. T. Shelton, that was one of the great attrac tions in this section. Unworthy Revenge North Carolina citizens with their vast Democratic majority have always had the habit of getting keyed up over a national convention of its party. This year they are more concerned than ever before. There is a reason. They are offering a running mate for President Roosevelt. They feel that in Governor J. M. Broughton, Mr. Roosevelt, if elected, will find just the type of man he will need to help him during the coming four years years that will bring a multitude of problems. We regret that Governor Broughton might have been one of the keynoters of the con vention in Chicago, as we learn, had it not been for a former North Carolina woman, who had a chance to strike at Broughton and pay back an old political grudge, and took advantage of the situation. We know that in the game of politics, there is a give and take angle that develops a definite "get-even system" before the slate is cleared for the next campaign. It is often strange kind of a game, for on one election year your opponent of a former period may be your running mate. Even recognizing the fairness of a give and take policy, and the general acceptance of the custom, for there is too much human nature in that feature of the game, not to make allowances for it, we believe that most Tar Heels feel that the lady in question overstepped all bounds of retaliation when "she stooped to conquer." It was a low form of revenge, that betrayed a type of 'disloy alty that even most politicians would con demn. All North Carolina should be proud of Governor Broughton. He has all the quali ties necessary for high office. He is, to be gin with, a very keen lawyer. He is an ex cellent speaker. He can hold his own with the leaders of this nation. He may not be come vice ' president of the United States, but if he fails to get the nomination it will in no wise reflect upon his ability to hold the office. HOW TO ESCAPE THE CHICAGO HEAT VT BOUGHT THIS MOD? t ' LAST MOCW-TOEY5JY J WpMifc m S ill ! HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN Since the construction started at Fontana Dam we have wanted to see the place. Jonathan Woody suggested shortly after the First National Bank opened up offices in the village that he would take us over the area. "Now a trip to Fon. tana will give you plenty to write about," said Jonathan, but he never got around to setting a date. Not long ago the editor accompanied the FBI on an inspection tour over Fontana and he came back full of facts and enthusiasm over what he had seen. There seemed to be only one fly in the ointment, he had difficulty in taking the curves on the scenic drive. A couple of weeks ago one of the public health nurses said to us, "How would you like to go to Fontana for our district public health meeting?" We accepted on the spot, but when we found out the date, we had to decline with regret. It was on a Monday, and that hapens to be one of the days in our work schedule, on which only death or sickness is supposed to keep us away from the office. Mon day morning came, and we had not planned to go. We happened to be in the district health office on rou tine coverage and the nurses were getting ready to leave in about an hour. They still had a seat for us in their car. We rushed back to The Mountaineer office and men tioned our invitation to the editor, adding, "Of course we told them we couldn't make it, since it was on Monday." Then we hopefully waited his reaction, fearing he would agree, but he did not let us down and said, "Yes, it will be alright for you to leave for the afternoon, but I am a better trav eler than you and I couldn't take it and I believe you are trying to crowd in too much in a few hours." We took the trip, but along the shores of Lake Santeetlah, we be gan to loose interest in the scenery, and have queer sensations in our midst. If Ruby Bryson, Haywood County Public Halth nurse, is as good on her job as she is on taking curves on two wheels, the county health department should employ her for life. She is a swell driver and she inspires you with absolute confidence, but she can swing around a curve with the most non chalant manner spilling everybody in each other's laps. The two oc cupants on the back seat, Mrs. Wil liams of Canton, and Mrs. Sells, were the first casualties. They passed out and were str( tched out on the back seat. Libby Cudde back was on the front seat with us. She started out as gay as a lark, but she grew strangely quiet. We got suspicious of her and glanced around to find her whiter than one of her spotless uniforms. But noth ing bothered Ruby. We were one hour late in starting and she in tended to get there on time. We were a sad lot arriving at the dam, but the sights of Fontana revived us all. This is the first intimation the editor has had that we, too, iffered internal disturbances. We iad it on him though, because we were able to eat the good dinner at the cafeteria with relish and get the full benefit of the ride back home. rising 400 feet above the river bed. It will be 380 feet wide at the bottom and 2,330 feet long at the top. Located near Deal's Gap on the Little Tennessee River in this state, it will create a deep lake reaching 29 miles through the mountains to Bryson City. Congress directed TVA to build Fontana Dam so as to provide electricity needed for the war in dustries, for farms, city homes, and to prevent the waters of the river from adding to downstream floods. The village of Fontana is a fas cinating place. Six thousand work ers and their families live in the scattered areas. It is a modern city and has everything to offer. There are moving picture shows, white and negro schools, barber shops, beauty parlor, food store, bank, hospital, drug store, cafe teria, library, post office, pool hall, gymnasium, softball fields, and tennis courts. The cafeteria has a seating capacity of 680, and the negro cafeteria a capacity of 250. They serve four meals a day to accommodate workers from all three shifts and pack lunches for the men to take at no extra charge. Sitting in on the meeting of the public health nurses we got a very fine picture of life in the village, where everybody is busy, each in tent on his own job, yet clicking in cooperation with the other fellow. Everything not only runs on sche dule time, but is gradually being stepped up at Fontana. Every day is like "press day" on a newspaper for deadlines must be met. Coming suddenly on the dam con struction one is almost tempted to rub one's eyes, and see if it is real. We had the sensation of looking into the future, for the building of the dam is only the beginning. It is a master feat of engineering. It shows how man can take what na ture offers and bend it to his own will and use. The project excites one's imagination. There lies the idle river stretched out winding peacefully down the valleys, soon to be controlled and put to work by man, serving thousands of peo ple, giving them a new vision and a new standard of. life. Have you ever seen anything that left you without words? We knew full well that the editor had not let ub off on Monday afternoon for a pleasure trip. We knew he wanted a story about Fontana, but you can't write a story about Fon tana. It would have to be a book. In this space one can't even scratch the edges. We wish that every person in Haywood county and every reader of this paper could see the place before the water is dammed up.- It is the most stu pendous undertaking that Western North Carolina has ever known. When the dam is "finished this year, ahead of time, it will be the high est east of the Rocky Mountains, We thought of President Roose velt, of his dreams for this coun try. He has made mistakes and his dr ams have created critics, but we of this generation cannot judge what the future estimate will be of the various projects that have been launched for the benefit of the forgotten man. True they have cost money, but the spending of money, we are told, constructively, in tru end, makes money. The Fontana development is so 4WASHING1( Germans.Unable to Mast Strong Counter Forces? Non-Stop AHackl B S. Nay, ington art , Too lot For Nazi Army How into I Special to Central Press WASHINGTON Military sources in Wash: . .i n n . n Karmnm nnv 1 1 1 1 1 i 111 1 rii r.u 1 1 1 nin,i : . . vuiv-cu m in NormaMJ ainr n-Dav. thev have been simolv unable rr, l Ulliuuino v . - -. Thla opinion is in sharp contrast to published statem uiaA looHura when the invasion wan laimrhoH .v.. r; "lliu "iai a ter-attack must be exDertw) ot .. . 6 1 - - ---x u v Tim. j attempt to hurl the Allies into the Emi? u. v.-v -j ""j me invasion, it v Germans could have checked the AiiiJ n.. ii i . Aiued uuiujjaiai-iyc Oman uuiiiuers ot men and ....,...., - e- J oe requtreri One competent military source who declined to be went, so mr w ojr iai iui mc wopiure or Cherbourf niano iwv ,, j piuua ur nODM Have naa lO oweey me wnwuii peninsula tree Of Allied they can ao now is 10 prevent mem rrom spilling over of France. ' WHEN VICE PRESIDENT HENRY A WALLACE I ington for China, it is now disclosed, he took with him gifts. These included numerous packages ot scientific ImJ books, educational films and agricultural seed. 1 The materials were assembled in Washington by the iuJ "ment as part of a program of cultural relations with OiinJ sities and tecnmcai centers. LOOK FOR VIRTUAL NON-STOP OPERATIONS bj sections of America's mighty Pacific fleet against Jan i Shipping from now on. . . . Especially since our Nmi Smashing blow at the Japanese fleet on June 19 off the m Tip-off on the size of the American armada now rod Pacific is the fact that U nas oeen Droken up into at separate fleets as well as some task forces. w First on the list is the Fifth fleet, which spearheaded tin Invasion. Next is the1 Third fleet, under Admiral William In the southwest Pacific there Is the Seventh fleet, coram Vice Admiral Thomas C. Klncaid, hero of the sweeps if Japs on Attu and Kiska in the Aleutians. The Ninth fa north Pacific now is under Vice Admiral Frank J. Fletcie Apparently any one of these can operate alone, or the; up for a really powerful thrust. Thus, one fleet can go repairs, refitting or a rest wnne me otner three carry on against the Jap's first team. ' It was Admiral Raymond A. Spruance's Fifth fleet which tackled the powerful Jap fleet off the Phil- iDDines in one of America's greatest naval victories Cl of the war. THERE IS NO LONGER ANY CROWDING at the in the mass sedition trial courtroom In the capital. When the trial started several weeks ago more than St and special writers elbowed each other for better point servation. Since then most of the special correspondents have beerf apparently because their editors thought they could be wrif interesting stones. Now man-- --"fa at the press table are empty, despite that only ' ncipal witness" has been heard, and p say there i ast 200 to be heard. 4 impressive that it Is hard to rea lize that it is only part of a larg er project with river system that has 21 dams, 16 of which are new, several among' the largest in America. Five were already ex isting, but have been improved and modified to fit into the gigantic picture. The TVA system repre sents the largest job of engineer ing and construction ever carried out by one single organization in all our national history, and covers seven Southern States. The dam is being made literally " a piece at a time," by building blocks of concrete 770 cubic yards, one on top of the other until the proj ct is completed. Nearly 3, 000.000 cubic yards will go into the dam. One could watch for hours the bucket hooker riding on flat cars as they fill the buckets from the hopper and the dinkey switches on to a track and scoots back out on the bridge to the placing "Rigs." The "Rigs" are three revolving cranes and two giant "hammerhead cranes," all electrically operated. The crane operator, seated in a cab with a leaver in each hand and his foot on another, takes concrete buckets off of the cars and sets them on the exact spot they are needed in block 100 to 200 feet below. The buckets hold ten tons. A signalman stands in the block and guides the bucket into the right spot by a phone that relays his voice into a loud speaker in the crane operator's cab. As the ope rator lifts the bucket off of the car and over the edge of the bridge he calls "coming in." The signal man's voice comes back, "Rack Out,'' then the bucket swings out farther from the bridge and comes back, and is in place. The crew empties the bucket and the bucket THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY SEE WHAT MEAN , PUAK 7 feg " Ilf-WHEM tons TReFRozeA-TCg Er' W 3 faHy -J pisie MACMIME FOR MQNTHSg - THE EARCr MORNIA4 SHIFT swiftly goi's nut of the I back to the bridge. All! to two minutes, from 1 left the biidge with ll concrete. As one observes this I operation one is filled?! the workmen know thill caution has been ttltf system tested and peril buckets are examined! the steel cable which j with 19 strands is ilsl each dav. The cable I carries more than one ll maximum 1";'1- The quarry loci! (Continued on pf Vok OF THE Feop With the recent tories, do you think tit sibility that the get to Berlin otjm forces from the M7 r Allen "I thev will get there M They are on their have just started." If. Jimmy :t ifi,r l-fipn up their 11 mrj ' gress." Thad O. ChaM- he surprised if they P if thev keep UP thes Of course it is hard they will." Mrs. S. ?. there will." is a posi"'" that w '1 first if is likely !!, r' ht bethel understanding i ...V,r. Will Ernest K- think they Erne,t J. Hftj'' -.it owordin? thingS 3 : Pres. mans pu- In or now. 1 H" bility that the -to Berlin first Herbert B'X so." t