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Thursday, Jou-y Jf Pg6 2 . . THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER h , U-i i I. - ; - r ! ! N J ! i ! h ! f" . t : ! , 1 j I ' s f ' r it i i 4, 4- , i: .-ifphe Mountaineer t Publfebed By ' THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street - - . Phont 187 WaynestMe, North Carolina Tko County Seat of Haywood County W, CUETIS EUSS 1 Editor UBS., HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Editor W. Curtia Boas and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVEEY THUB8DAY SttBSC&IPTION BATES v One Year, In Haywood County . . Six Mentha, la Haywood County.... . One Year, Outside Haywood County ... Six Months, Outside Haywood County All Subscriptions Payable In Advance ..fl.75 - 0e - L60 .. 1.60 Kotared Um pent offle st WsTMsrUla. N. a. m Soo4 JUm MaU MiUUr, u prorldttl under ths Act of Much I, 17), Mvntrtm l. lilt. t OMtntrjr noticM, resolutions of respect, cmrs of thuka. u all sotioaa of antaitalnment for profit, will ba cfaarsad for at tba rata of oma oant par word. i i . NATIONAL DlfORIAL ASSOCIATION 1 1 i rw aKJ -W THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1945 IS OUR FACE RED? Last week we listed the newspapers that 4iad offered us their mechanical facilities Avilh which to publish The Mountaineer, in the rush, and confusion at the time, we Hook for granted, we presume, that every one knew The Canton Enterprise was in btallintf a large newspaper press and un able to even handle their own work at the tiihe. The publisher of The Enterprise and his tafif were at our office offering every as sistance before the firemen left. We are using their plant almost daily, sind would have published the paper there Jhad it not been for the installation of their new newspaper press. We deeply appreciate the spirit and at titude of our neighbor and close friend, and are indeed sorry that we did not list the paper along with others. 150 YEARS OF SERVICE The University of North Carolina ob served its 150 anniversary last week with a program given in the State Capitol. The University, which is the first state Univer sity in America to receive students, has a long record of service to the youth of this state as well as to those from many other sections of the nation. : Its , students have gone out and made names for themselves in North Carolina and elsewhere. Many of the leading citi zens of Haywood county were educated at the University. It has been a powerful force in the growth and progress of North Carolina. It has been a big factor in the educational life of our state, keeping pace at all times with changing conditions. ERNEST L. WITHERS The passing of Ernest L. Withers is a great loss to the community. Few men have ever given more of their time and thought to the civic affairs of this commun ity than Mr. Withers had over a forty-year period. In his contacts in business in the rental department, of his firm he met hundreds of people from other sections of the coun try! He felt it his duty and privilege to sell them on the advantages of this area, not only for the benefit of his own inter ests, but for the good of the town. , .His courtesy at all times made all who knew him his friend. His thoughtfulness of j others endeared him to the community. No one was ever in trouble that Ernest Withers was not among the first to offer his sympathy, or if good fortune had smiled upon them he was among the first tojexend his congratulations. jNo; worthwhile or constructive move men was ever, inaugurated in the com njifnity ad is a challenge to us all to fill port. . Sunday morning always found him k 'his church, active in the work. r jHto fcoifl& leaves a vacancy in our com manityand isa challenge to us all to fill thfc api"wijtir :more abundant kindness and interest , in buf own people and greater KQujiesy-io ne strangers who come this ZA;cojiniattnatUfally spends a lot of tm fixing his fences, because that's where hehitejmost of the time. Southern Lum ,styVft.,;-v"--,: . 0neia.u?Mpn , me might ask ourselves hrehpmfrin the United States is wheth ,Jf.f 'Tf constructing. a mental home big enough-to-house the victory our boys are i -ia iv- BLACK MARKETS IN BABIES War brings many ills with it along with many exhibitions of courage and greatness. The worst in this war is the increase in illegitimacy, emphasized in a black market of these unwanted babies. We are told that "baby brokers" have a black market where illegitimate children bring as much as $2,000. ' , . The rate of illegitimacy has more than doubled in the past year. Ther should be no price set upon homes for those children! who are not responsible for coming into I the world. They deserve good homes and 1 many will become good citizens if given i the chance they deserve. Raleigh Newsj and Observer. ANOTHER RACETRACK GOING OUT OF BUSINESS PROOF The fact that over one thousand persons, including adults and school children have participated in the program of the Com munity Council during the past two weeks is prool of the need of such activities audi that when the public is given them they are appreciated. The program is less than one year old, and yet it has steadily grown in its acti vities and interest. We hope that it is the beginning of more extensive service, for its wholesome influence in the community will react on the youth coming on as well as give healthful recreation to the grown-ups. Affair Due to' Nail Drivel ft It itt no tany Ktrurn ro ; Blue Tokens in Rationing War's End Still Toe Uncertain HERE and THERE HILDA WAY GWYN breast- WHICH IS THE WISER? We have read much recently regarding the conflict between the civilian attitude of wanting to know the facts ' f the situa tion in the war theatres and the attitude of secrecy on the part of the armed forces. Now we realize that in the plans of at tack and many features of campaigns in the making the civilian should not be trusted with such information. The temp tation to pass on the news to others would be too great and in the end the enemy would profit. But in the case of the European war theatre in its present condition, it seems to us that what has passed should be given straight from the shoulder. While it was evident that the Germans gave the Allied armed forces a Christmas surprise, the army in that area was not as optimistic as we were back home. No matter how conditions might "shock"' Americans, we feel that it( is the better policy to come clean, as f$r as possible with the news in its true light. We believe that many persons left their war jobs in the late summer because they felt that the war was drawing to a close, who would not have done so, if they could have known that things were not so rosy on the Ger man borders. The armed forces evidently are aware of conditions, even if surprise attacks are not always foretold, because of their astonishment at the slant the American newspapers give to the war news. We believe that it is much healthier for the morale of the American people to know the real facts and then live accord ingly, then to be kept in the dark about the war, and fail to meet emergencies that will come as the result of ignorance. I without hysteria, without hi'ittinj;. 4. Develop poise, not poison within oil selves, humilftv. not bravado, restraint nut rashness. Lake Junaluska Methodist As sembly is not the only place where they observe a Haywood County Day. We hear recently that they are observing such a celebration out in Honolulu every week or so. i While the buvs did not bnow each i .Now, .Senator, that is a very oilier before they met in Honolulu , fine piojjrain. II we could have I in each case, they needed no other j put it into practice we miht never 1 introduction, but the password i have hail a war. We have an idea ! 'Haywood." Stationed out there I that it is Koine to he hard for tare: J,t. (in) .lack Messer. former I the Allies to work out all four of superintendent of education, 1. 1. ! those points, with the prescribed Dave Keliuet, I'. S. Navy, former-! "think before you criticize" atti- Wayncsville, but residing in ! tude, but at any rate, it is sound ly of Wayncsville Asheville .it the time he e ntered the service; Lt. (jtf) Fred Fergu son (Champion Fibre Company, Canton), Lt. Carl Hill, U. S. Army, (husband of Alice .Stringflehi 1 of Canton, employed at ICnka Cor poration; Lt. Kdwin Howell, of VVaynesviUe, who was residing in Providence, Ii. L, at the time he volunteered. We hear that recent ly Robert Hugh Clark, has joined the group for a Haywood county dinner . . . and Lt. Jack Messer recently ran into Rufus Scruggs. . . We all remember the smiling lit tle freckled-faced boy who used to sell "Critt" on the streets. Now is petty officer, first class, the Navy Rufus Scruggs . . . we have you to understand. advice, not only for nations but individuals. We particularly like that number four point. It might be well to incorporate that in a "Daily Dozen" for correct mental exercises. We would like to commend the fine work of Mrs. Hen Colkitt, chairman, Mrs. Richard N. Bar ber, Jr., and the various super visors for their splendid work in carrying on the program of sur gical dressings for the Haywood Chapter of the Red Cross and the women who have made the dress ings. It was not always conven ient for these women and the hun dreds who made dressings to spend hours at the rooms. They had to plan their busy days to get in We saw a picture during the ! the time to give for this patriotic week that made us realize anew j work. They have held high the that outside of war casualties and I banner for the hoys on the home AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE We read recently that it has been sug gested that when the Allies have won this war, that it would be well to invite every nation to join in establishing one supreme International Force, utilizing the arma ments now existing. The idea of this International Force would be to have it a separate group from every other international problem having one and only one duty, and that duty would be to administer immediate and severe punishment to the nations that fired the first aggresive shot or bomb across the border line between nations. The proposed international forcfc would be composed of the cream of fighting equipment of all nations, land, air, sea, or otherwise now existing. Every nation that joins in would be required to contribute all units in its possession rating between 80 and 100 per cent of present-day effi ciency to the international. The expense and manpower of the international force would be shared by each nation in propor tion to its contribution of armament. Now this sounds very fine, and an ideal set up, but will such an agreement be pos sible? Will the nations of the world be that close to each other? Will there be such a mutual understanding of the com mon problems of the world? We would like to think that we could maintain such a "police force" guarding the four corners of the earth, but we fear that even World War II will not leave us such a heritage of united policies for peacetime routine. '' a' v. . -,-r ' V . ' 1, , I , : . ' ,. ' ,. i -'! - .'. ' - ;':",1 'i ' family separations we know noth ing about war's cruelties and hor ror here iu America, since the war has not heen tought. on our soil. The picture was of an Knglish home, with the "lights on again" for the first time in live years. A group of children were gazing in silent, ecstacy at the thrilling sight of a house lighted up. Some of them looked ai; if they might be too young to remember how a house lighted at night might look. Just imagine the joy it must have been for the switches to turn on the lights of the streets in the Kng lish towns. Those years of dark ness brought such cruel and hate ful deeds of the enemy to the homeland of the Knglish. Hut the lights they say are also re vealing the devastation wrought by the (iermans, with more than a million homes destroyed. Then think of the devastation in France, in Belgium, in Holland, that we ar having to bring to the coun tries in order to defeat Cermany. We long for the time when the lights will shine once again over the world, with the coming of peace. Hut we here at home may have had heartaches a plenty, but we have not heen bowed down in the darkness of night. We are always library-minded but of course now with the Gen eral Assemblv in session down in Raleigh, and the State Library Commission asking, like all other agencies, more money for work in its department, we seem to be more interested than usual. Memorials to the departed always show that those gone are worthy of remembering and that those left like to show their apprecia tion of the fact. Often we think of memorials as something that cost a great deal of money, yet there are many that can keep go ing for a few dollars a year. We read of a beautiful one of this type in the Warrenton Public li brary in Eastern Carolina. Twenty years ago a Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Smith gave a book shelf full of books, with a brass plate on the shelf in memory of their daughter. Annie Laura Smith. Those original books for girls of the Scouting age have long Lince worn out, but they have been re placed by other donations and the work started has been kept going. We have books thus donated to the Haywood county library. We recall that Comdr. Henry Lee gave some books in memory of his father, as well as others. It is a beautiful and worthwhile way to keep the memory of loved ones in our community. A four "point pi'bgram of how the United Nations should con sider each other has been outlined by Senator Alexander Wiley, of Wisconsin., They are: 1. Consider issues from the oth er nation's veiwpoint before criti cizing it. 2. Concentrate on common ties with,other nations rather than on disputed issues. 3. When we have found an is sue on which there is genuine difference of opinio'n, discuss it with our Allies without prejudice, front and the articles made, right here in our own community will perhaps be used on the wounds of some of our Haywood men in service on some far away battle ground. Letters To Editor Specitl to Centrtl Press WASHINGTON President T Roosevelt U expected to submit a very ' iffy" budget to the new 79th Congress. The reason the budget will be "Iffy" to use one of Mr. R's own expression Is that the German counter-offensive on the western front has demonstrated that it i9 not possible to set a date for the collapse of Germany. Therefore, the president is expected to tell Congress that If Ger ' many is defeated by next July l, the beginning of the new fiscal year, the estimated expenditures and 'new appropriations required will be such and such, i but that if the war in Europe continues indefinitely j a higher set of figures will be necessary. One thing the budget will not reflect is over optimism about the defeat of Germany.' The United States high command and Washington officials are convinced by this time that they did not help the Allied cause by taking it for granted that Germany was already beaten and that a lew more shoves would bring about the end., DESPITE THE RETURN OF FIVE CANNED VEGETABLES to rationing in its Christmas week-end order. OPA has no plans at present to resume use of blue ration tokens. OPA explains that there is no necessity now for giving canned products points in anything but multiples of 10. Thus tokens are not needed for change a when canned stuff had off-numbered point values such as eight, 12, etc. About 900 million blue tokens were made early in 1944 for use when the token plan became effective last February: another 100 million were made later as a reserve stock. Their use was suspended in September when the War Food Ad ministration ordered all canned goods off rationing. Housewives were given a short period to spend blue tokens in their possession and then the little fibre coins were stored in OPA regional ware houses and in Cincinnati where they wei'e made. A few were sent to Eurqpe last summer for use as a medium of exchange in one country where war had disrupted normal currency; otherwise no use has been found for them. AGRICULTURAL" OBSERVERS CHUCKLED over a proposed Senate agricultural investigation of whether Claude A. Wickard, agricultural secretary, has been shorn of power by War Food Ad ministrator Marvin Jones. Much like Labor Secretary Frances Perkins, Wiokard's status has long been clear to newsmen covering his department. They consider Hie Indiana fanner merely a figure-head with little if uny authority on policy matters. At news conferences, Wickard declines to answer direct queries on food and farm matters, pointing out that is Judge Jones' "depart ment ." Asked why he doesn't resign, Wickard says he'll stick "until the President Indicates I'm no longer needed." Voice OP THE People What do you think of a Com munity Center a a memorial to the men from this area who serv ed in World War II ? (Thi. ques tion wat suggested by Mrs. Rufus Siler.) Dan Watkins "I approve of the plan and think it is a tine idea." BIRTHS Haywood County Hospital Mr. and Mrs. Robert Vinson Fisher, of Canton, announce the birth of a son on January 16. Mr. and Mrs. Walser Blaine Hawkins, of Canton, announce the birth of a son on January 17. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Jenkins Pilkington, of Canton, announce the birth of a son on January 17. Meet' Of ' Woman's ( Held On 18th The January meeting 0f , man's Club was held on I afternoon at Oak Park following serving as assort tesses: Mts." Noble Garrjf Rudolph Hollaus, and Mrs' Ray. Mrs. James W. KilljL ident, presided. Mrs. James Harden Ho the papery of the aftern subject being. "The Island, Pacific." The speaker Q whicn she displayed in com with the information shew ed about the islands-, their j ants and h6 .customs of tt pie. . ' .. During the business fcJ was anrioujicea ftM the elji' bera had eold arid rrarriJ total of $.58,000 bonds duS oialii ITU! i uiiu lam JHrJ?H, Mi's. Killian,, president df the 110801131 shin, "LaJ which nitr uciicini r euerali other organizations had stating that during the wJ broadcast from London, J heard mat, ine snip was rj sail to America loaded wounded American soldier. Announcement was mat in a survey it was found I! members of the cluh had c total of 2,900 quarts of fJ ing 1844. Various officers and els gave reports of their work. Following adjournment ai hour was observed. Mrs Hall, of Hartford, Conn., 1 A. it . I, special guest oi ine anernoJ Mrs.J.H.Hou)ell Will Be Hostess Oi UDC Meeting Feb. 1 The February meet ing IIavwooiI Chanter of the 1 rprs of the Confederate a held with Mrs. James H Howell on Friday afternoorJ 2. Mrs. Noble Garrett wil the paper of the afternoo subj'ect on "Alexander H. ens." Ail members are un attend. Miss Lucille Bishoo has ed to her position in BatJ flhio. after snendinc the hJ with her parents, Mr. anil Kobert Bishop of Clyde. Charles Burr Way, son and Mrs. J. H. Way, Jr., from Duke University to 4 few days with his parents reporting for active duty service. Mrs. Rudolph Hollaus "I think it a lovely plan and that there eould not be a beter memorial to the men." Wayne Franklin "I think such a plan much better than a memor ial to the hoys in service." Mr. and Mrs. Pritchard Hous ton Hogers, of Waynesville, an nounce the birth of a son on Janu ary 1. Mr. and Mrs. Spcllman Garrett McClure, of Hazel wood, announce the birth of a son on January 20. Care Postmaster San Francisco Dear Kditor: 1 wish to have my address changed to the address nbove. I enjoy The Mountaineer very much. It keeps me in touch with the daily happenings at home. 1 hope you can continue and prob ably add more information as to who is on leave and where they have been. Hy doing this we in the service can hear about our friends and know where they are and how they are and where they have been. Wishing the paper will continue its good service in the future as in the past. Happy New Year. Yours truly, John T. Morrow USN. K,ing Ferry, N. Y. Dear Sirs: Even though I lived in Waynes ville for around 27 or 28 years and still have friends and acquaint ances there, there are so many many new names and such a scarcity of old ones in the paper, it really isn't the pleasure it used to be to me. But even so 1 hate to be without it and so herewith forward my renewal. I'm living in hopes of someday visiting some of my old haunts in the old town. Your Marion Bridges was named for my for mer husband. David Marion Max well, though they never knew each other. More power to you, Marion. I'd love to get to know Linwood Grahl "I think it a nice idea, lt would always he re membered for its association. If the boys who have made the su preme sacrifice eould speak to us I am sure they would like such a memorial to be something of use to the community in which they spent most of their lives." Hugh J. Sloan "Absolutely, and I would like to see it located in the center of the town where it would be accessible." Pvt. Hardin L. Price Arrives In Daytona Pvt. Hardin L. Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. II. II. Price, of Way nesville, R.F.D. No. 2, has re cently arrived at the Welch Con valescent hospital, the army's new reconditioning center in Daytona Beach. Pvt. Price served a year in the European theatre before his re turn to the States and his recent j assignment to hir, present post, i He entered the Service in Janu- ! ary, 1942. Mrs. Ben Colkitt "I think it i would be a fine memorial to our you. I doubt if there's a small section of the old town 1 would recognize. One of my special delights when we had guests who cared for it, was to pilot them to the top of the old courthouse for a gorgeous view of the whole countryside. I've been lip there many, many times, simply walking in, up the stairs and at last the ladder in the dome, carrying a lantern at least through the dark, no one asking any questions as to my right for this experience. Also Mrs. Gwyn't father was our family physician and my fath er built Mr. Gwyn's father's home up on the Pigeon river. All my memories are a wonder ful source of pleasure to me these days, tho I won't confess I'm old not yet. I could go on and on indefinitely. Sincerely, Mrs. John J. Ellis. THE OLD HOME TOWN WmvtlMiOiiia By STANLEV HTr (SAM : -WE LL HAVE TO JACK) i Mr" . - TL up -m' window ANLZg ' two Houes to PAisr -T '""T irC9r THAT BALKyWNtXJW BUT BBVOKM THEY COUU Kt - llSiN . &ET A STICK DNDCie fT A PAS MO t -"VV VpSfl ' I miin.im,Bi,JJi,,'lti ; , - Jonathan Creek News The honor roll from Rock Hill school for the fourth month is as follows: First grade: Jean Davis, Edward Tucker, and Hugh Caldwell. Secnd grade: Betty Anne Ross, R. D. Jenkins, Katie Ann Boyd, Vanita Morrow, Mearle Rich, Hester Ann Duncan, Helen Owen, Elender Messer, Earleen Messer, Tommy -Messer Thurman Cald well, Jarvis Messer and Earl Car ver. Third grade: Helen Kirkpatrick and Genevieve Jenkins. Fifth grade: Willa Mae Evans, Margie Ann Reeves, Billy Kirk patrick, Louise Burgess, Esther Wright, Charles Carver, Betty Jean Carver and Anna Messer. Sixth grade: Fannie Pearl Brown. Dot Owen, Elizabeth Jen kins, Mattie Franklin, Thelma Sut ton and William Smith. NOTICE SERVING SUM! BY PUBLICATION NORTH CAROLINA I HAYWOOD COUNTY ' IN THE SUPERIOR q i RUTH W. BEYER VS. CHARLES W. BEYER The defendant, Charles W. i er, will take notice that an I entitled as above has been menced in the Superior Cot Haywood County, North Ca: to obtain an absolute divon on the grounds of two years ration of: man and wife; nf the said defendant will tt take notice that he is requi: appear at the office of the of the Superior Court of. County in the court house m nesville, North Carolina, i twenty days after the 3rd 4 February, 1945, and answer mur to the complaint filed it action, or the plaintiff will to the Court for the relief W ed in said complaint. This the 3rd day of Jail 1945. C. H. LEATHERWOC Clerk Superior Court, Hay County. No. 1411 Jan. 4-11-18-25 The Woman's Society of Christ ian Service held their January meeting with Mrs. Dehnis at the parsonage on last Wednesday afternoon. Bruce Starrier, BM lc USNR, Arrives Overseas Bruce Stamey, BM 1c, U, S. N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Ml Stamey, of South Canton, has ar rived overseas for the third time, according to information received by his family. KOTICH SERVING SVMM I BY PUBLICATION I NORTH CAROLINA HAYWOOD COUNTY IN THE SUPERIOR CO PHILLIP H. QUEEN VS. ANNA CATHERINE QUEEl The defendant, Anna Catt Queen, will take notice fl action entitled as above Ms commenced in the Superior of Havwood Count. North lina, to obtain an absolute & upon the grounds of two separation of man and wife that the said defendant willj er take notice that she is fl to appear at the office of the of the Superior Court ' "County in the court house in nesville, North Carolina, thirty davs after the 29th fl January, 1945, and answer ofl mur to the complaint hied action, or the olaintiff win to the Court' for the relief AW ed in said Complaint. This the 29th day of Detfl 1944. - - ;" j ;, GEKf rtJde P. claw ; Asst. Clerk.':uierior O; Haywod County, North CM No. 1409 Jan. 4-U-l-s' men serving in World War II." Henry Davis "I think t would be the nicest way the people of this community to establish a me morial to the men." Wallace Blackwell "I would like to see such a memorial in our community and I will gladly do all I can to further the cause." Joe Mortnirle "I think it is 4 good idea. We ought to do our part fot the boys.-" Mr. Hubert Bamett "I think it would be s 'grand, way to show the boys our appreciation." ADMINISTRATOR'S tot of the estate of Sallie C. K deceased, this 'is to notify " sons hr1ne claims sea"1'' estate to file same with the j? signed at Wajmesville, NJ or before the 28th day of DeW . v - .!-. .:n Vii Tin l?4U, or inis nonce w" In bar thereof. All persons ed to rM oatate will please prompt payment thereof " undersigned! This 23th flay of December;; J. R. BOYD, Adminisi-- TTt f Kallin C. . V., A-IVU WV. ' ' Feb V.
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