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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER PULP SHORTAGE The Mountaineer ' ; "' Published By. : t" THE WAYNES V1LLE PRINTING CO. Maia Street ' Phone IS? . Waynesville, North Carolina Tha County Seat of Haywood County ., Editor Wx, CURTIS BUSS. MB& QltPA WAY GWYN AasociaU Editor W. Cortla Boas and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers 5 " PTJBUSHED EVERY THURSDAY :', V " ' SUBSCRIPTION BATES One Year,; In Haywood County. 11.75 Six Months, In Haywood County 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2J0 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1J0 ' AIJ Subscriptions Payable-In Advance tetorad at tfct pod office at WamaarUle. M. a, u Seeoaa Oka Hail Hatter, u prortded uner tha Act of Manfc I. iT(, lawteiw ,i int. - Okitoai aotieM, Nwlutlou of reapact. care at " iftr. aaa all potleea of entertainment for profit. wul ba ehame for at tta rata of twe cant par word. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ASSOCIATION yHatik Carobna THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1945 SWEET TOOTH We hear that sugar in 1945 will have to last longer than in 1941. In other words if you consumed 104 pounds of sugar in 1941 you will be allowed 78 pounds in 1945. We are all getting used to reductions so such a small item should not give us much worry. The OPA might do much worse before the war is actually over. To do without a little extra sweetening seems a mightly small sacrifice to the price they are -paying for the war over in Germany and out in the Pacific. Another thing here in the mountains, wc might turn back the pages of time and take on the ways of our forefathers and use a little "long sweetening" if our sweet tooth suffers too much over the cut in ra tioning. , 'SERIOUS MISTAKE" Now that the Air Transport Command has officially taken the blame for giving Col. Elliott Roosevelt's dog "Blaze" plane priority "higher than a Senator gets", we hope the papers will let the subject drop. , We actynit it must have been rather em barrassing to the solons to feel that they get a "C" rating and are likely to be put off by war freight at any hour of the day or night in some 'lonely spot, while the Colonel's dog can get an "A" priority ride. We don't blame those responsible for the investigation of the facts. We can't help but have a bit of sym pathy for the officials of the Air Transport Command. They are human and anybody is likely, to grant a favor to the First Fam ily of their country. The guilt to our way of thinking should be placed not on those who granted the favor, but on those who asked such is this critical period. WILL THEY BE USED? We understand that the town board of Aldermen voted to buy ten metal waste containers at their meeting on last Thurs day. They are to be placed on the main business sections of the community. We recall that we had such containers a lew years back. They were painted a restful shade of green and looked neat on the streets, placed at intervals convenient fof use by everyone. ; They were there on the streets for the people to use, and there were enough of them to have kept every scrap of paper jpff the streets if they had been used. But strange to say the public in general would Avalk right' past" them with unseeing eyes and, throw their trash down on the side walks, wJiere it happened to fall with no regard for the looks of the streets. - We also recall that the town authori ties at the time expressed deep regret over thV( fact' that the people did not use the wntainers, but seemed to regard them as a Useless bit of ornamentation. v Now will this happen again? fHave; we learned to be more civic-.imndefrtSfay?-? - Do we have more interest in the ap pearance of oiir community? 0t we hayb ihore pride in how our town Ipolliiefahers who come our way? t vTime falone iwill answer these questions. 3Vering ; thehr Up;only in a spirit of chal Jangeirig b'ut"cfti2eh3 to make use of these much '?eedecj I waste ,and trash containers. I'CS'cVtate the town authori ties for this aid. for keeping a cleaner and .neater community, ' The launching of an emergency pro gram in North Carolina to assist in over coming the shortage of pulpwood and lumber we trust will find response in Hay wood County. It is reported that the shortage is seriously retarding war pro duction, and the program is being launch ed at the request of the War Production Board. The needs have increased and the pro duction has declined, which offers a situ ation which calls for an emergency pro gram. The military requirements are the great est ever known for service items such as packing materials, lumber, industrial pa per and similar products. We appreciate the fact that the man power shortage has aiso played a part in this situation, but we hope that Haywood County farmers and lumbermen can meet this call, as our other war needs have been met by doing their part, meeting the quota with plenty to spare. A FINE MOTTO The Boy Scouts are observing their thirty-fifth birthday anniversary this week. The motto is "Scouts of the World ; Broth ers Together." This idea is timely and holds great hope for better understanding for the future world conditions. Scouting being opposed to tyranny, was abolished by Hitler in every country of which he took control. In Italy it is said that Mussolini substituted for its free asso ciation of free spirits his own Fascist youth movement. The National Council of the Boy Scouts of America has launched a "World Friend ship Fund", which gives members of the movement in the United States an oppor tunity of helping to reestablish Scouting where it has been suppressed. Boy Scouts throughout the world are planning to re sume their world-wide friendships through correspondence and by meeting at the great World Scout Jamboree after the war ends. President Roosevelt and many distin guished soldiers of various nations have sent greetings, praising the purposes of the Scout movement and wishing it Godspeed on the opening of its thirty-fifth year. "Brothers together" is the idea on which the new world must be built if we are to live in peace with our neighbors. May the Boy Scout movement in its far reach ing influence on the youth of the nations of the world bear fruit to make their motto a reality. What Scouting has done here in our own community is typical of the fine accom plishments it has to its credit wherever it is found. NO CAUSE FOR ALARM Since the greater part of the much talked of "surplus" that has accumulated in the State Treasury over the past two or three years has been used to pay off the State indebtedness and retire State bonds there seems to be a decided swing on the part of the State Government to the ultra-conservative side. In some ways this is commendable on the part of the Legislature for there is always danger of spending money reck lessly, either personal or public funds, when money is plentiful as is the case at present. There is also the question of to what extent revenues may drop when the war is over and re-adjustment begins. On the other hand for the past four years, actual revenue has greatly exceeded anticipated revenue and it is probably a safe bet that this will continue for the present biennial. There are, however, a number of ways in which the Legislature can spend money wisely an.! well. A recent survey of our institutions and hospitals is none too cheer ful. New buildings are needed and old ones should be improved, if we are to continue to hold our reputation as a pro gressive and humane state. Salaries of state employes, especially school teachers, will have to be raised if we continue to employ the same class of personnel that we now have. Various ser vices of the state, including the extension of county library service, are needing extra funds to carry on their growing work. We heartily approve of the tendency on the part of the Governor and the Legis lature to give the state a conservative and economical form of government, but it is something that can easily- be overdone and we think the overwhelming, sentiment in the state would, be for continued pro gress rather than retreachment. Irvin S. Cobb said "If it ever becomes my misfortune to go insane, I want to live in Washington, where I will not be noticed." Treasures of the Kingdom HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL. LESSON By NEWMAN CAMPBELL (The International Uniform Lesson for Feb. 18 is Matthew 12-14, the Memory Verse being lames 1:17, "Every good gift and very perfect gift is from above, :oming down from the Father of ights.") OUR LESSON today is so long, rve can but touch briefly on many sf the incidents related. It starts with Jesus and His disciples walk ing, on a pleasant summer day, through a wheat field, and as they walked, being hungry, they picked some grains and ate them. The Pharisees, who hated Jesus, and always tried their best to bring about His destruction, asked Him if He knew it was unlawful ( according to the priest's laws, of which they were so strict) to do this on the Sabbath Day. Jesus referred them to the story of David who. when he and his com panions were hungry, ate of the bread in the temple, which was unlawful for them to eat, and He said, also, "The Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath." Then Jesus went to the syna gogue and a man with a withered hand was there. On the watch again, the Pharisees wondered if He would heal the man on the Sabbath. -Jesus did heal him, say ing, "It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath." He also told them that if they had a sheep that fell into a pit they would rescue it, Sabbath or no Sabbath, and how njuch better is a man than a sheep? The Pharisees, instead of feeling shame, went out and coun seled together how they might de stroy Him. Oasts Out a Devil Jesus also cast out a devil from a man which had caused him to be deaf and dumb, and at that the Pharisees said He was casting out devils by the power of the prince of devils, and Jesus had an answer to that, too. As Jesus talked to the people, someone told Him His mother and brothers stood without, but Jesus answered, "Who is My mother and my brethren?" and pointing to His disciples he said, "Behold My mother and My brethren," Baying also. "Whosoever shall do the will of My Father which is in heaven, the same is My brother, and sister, and mother." All were His family who believed in Him. Jesus then told of the sower who owed some seeds in stony places, some among thorns, and some in good earth, only the latter bring ing forth a harvest. When the disciples asked Him why He talked in parables he said so that the people would understand bet ter what He meant. Those who heard Him and took Hi sayings to heart, were the good earth in which the seeds of His sayings grew and thrived, bringing forth a harvest for these people. He spoke several parables along this line to prove the point. At this time Jesus heard of the tragic death of John the Baptist, who was beheaded by Herod to satisfy a promise he had given his wife's daughter who had pleased him by dancing before him. When Jesus heard of it He departed to a desert place, but the multitudes followed Him there. He had compassion on them and healed their sick. When it grew late the disciples told Him the peo ple must be allowed to go to the town to buy supplies, but Jesus asked them to bring the five loaves and the two fishes that they had with them, and He broke the bread and fish, and told th disci ples to pass them among the peo ple, and not only were all fed abundantly, but 12 full baskets were left over. Jesus told His disciples to get into a ship and go to the other side of the sea while He sent the people away, and then He went up into a mountain alone to pray. The sea was very rough and the wind blew hard against the rowers so that they made little headway, so "on the fourth watch of the night, Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea." The men in the ship were trou bled at this sight, thinking it was a spirit, and crying out with fear. Jesus, spoke to them, saying, "Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid." Peter asked to be allowed to come to Jesus on the water, but when he walked a little way and saw the roughness of the waves he grew afraid, and would have sunk, but Jesus stretched forth His hand and said, "O thou of lit tle faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?" When they entered, the ship the wind ceased and all was calm. No wonder that when the ship landed and the men of that place had knowledge of Him, they sought to but touch the hem of His garment, so that as many ai did became whole. Distributed by Kins Features Syndicate. In HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN We see where a woman up in New Fairfield, Conn., is all upset aliout the possibility that the "work or fight or go to jail bill" will not include the women along with the men: If the women are left out, she claims, "they will have lost forever their opportunity to preserve equal rights with men and the United States will have forfeited its rijrht to become the leading: nation of the world." This country cannot expect to fly on one vinj and keep up with other countries (like Russia, for ins tance) which makes the best pos sible use of both men and women," she also points out. We doubt if the lady from New England speaks the sentiments of the women of America. Most women today don't have to be drafted to work, it just naturally falls tn their lot. We grant there are still a few "lilies, who toil not, neither do they spin" but we honestly be lieve that if one made a survey we could find partners for them anions: the men who arc also bless ed with spart time on their hands. It seems to us that the women are mixed up enough with affairs with out having to fight or go to jail to be on equal footing with the men. We worried quite a bit about the men who were serving over seas and were returned to the States just around Christmas. We felt they had been cheated out of their Christmas packages from home, but we needn't have enter tained any fears, for Uncle Sam evidently took care of them. For instance Freddie Crawford did not get a single Christmas package from the States before he left England, but the local post office has recently been busy sending his packages to his mother, Mrs. W. T. Crawford, for readdressing to his present post. We hope his fruit cakes and Christmas candies are none the worse for travel. We. had a letter from a boy who was wounded in Italy, and is now in a hospital down in Alabama, thank ing us for a little remembrance which had also followed him to the States, but he wrote that the candy bars were a bit affected. Alvina Kleman, of St. John's Girls' Basketball team, deserves special -mention for she has made an unusual record this year. Al vina, 16. is a junior at St. John's high school. This past fall she played First string basketball against Fines Creek in the First basketball game she ever saw, four weeks after she had First touched a basketball in her life, and she played through the entire game against Fines Creek. i If Mr. Ripley would like to use the foregoing we gladly give him permission, for it certainly quali fies as a "Believe it or not" item. We read that Dr. Edith Nason, of the Home Economics depart ment of Syracuse University ad vises, "Don't worry about the shortage of butter eat spinach." She says that while it cannot re place butter as a spread, one or dinary serving of spinach contains as much vitamin A as one-third of a pound of butter. Which all may be true, but think of the dif ference in how they "tickle" the palate and taste. We had thought of a number of butter substitutes, but never one so far from any re semblance to the original product. But the most unusual substitute, or should we say new use. was that recently reported from Hollywood of Eggs as Orchids. Director Rowland V. Lee had guided Charles Laughton and Randolph Scott through an important scene in "Captain Kidd," and when he complimented them in their good work, told one of his assistants to leave a dozen eggs each in the dressing room of Mr. Laughton and Mr. Scott. In the past di rectors have usually been awarded especilly good work with silver dol lars and other gifts, according to Hollywood standards, but it seems that Director Lee has a large ranch and not only gives eggs, but. but ter as the prize of the week.Who ever comes closest to "stealing the picture" receives a ham and one of Lee's prize winning hogs. It all goes to show that even Holly wood stars think about food just as the rest of us do, and that they must be getting more practical than most of us think. Bobby Green, seaman second class, young son of Mrs. M. C. Green, who is on sea duty in the Atlantic area recently had a migh ty glamorous assignment. Look up your copy of Life Magazine January 15, and you will find Seaman Bobby with three other sailors posing for Life photogra pher with Singer Leonor Amar, well known Brazilian radio star, of Rio de Janerio. Bobby looks as if he liked the navy and who wouldn't with such assignments? Voice OF THE People Who paya the moat when an in duatrial organization haa a atrike? (Queation auggeated by H. B. Atkina). Mra. Mary Michal "The work ers who strike pay for it in the long run." J. D. Errell "The strikers, of course." Mra. Sam Queen "The workers suffer the most." Henry Gaddy "The poor birds who called the strike." G. C. Plott "I would imagine the strikers." Mra. Edith P. Alley "The rep utation -of the community." John Boyd "In the long run I guess the workers pay the most." A. S. Curtia "I think the em ployer pays the most." W. W. Davia "I would say the employer pays the most financial ly, and the employees other ways." Jimmy Nea "I think it all de pends on the type of industry. Some businesses could shut down with less cost to the employer, while otheio would cost the work ers more." Hazelwood P.T.A. Has Fine Monthly Program On 12th The Hazelwood Parent-Teacher Association held their regular monthly meeting on last Monday evening in the auditorium of the school. In charge of the devotional was the Rev. Murray, pastor of the Hazelwood Baptist church. Lawrence Leatherwood, princi pal of the school, showed mov ing picture slides on Visual Educa tion. Jarvis Brock sang two selec tions, accompanied at the piano by Jean Hyatt. Mrs. Carl Ratcliff was in charge of the program. During the business session the principal reported that $140.67 was raised during the polio cam paign. A goal was set for bonds and stamps sale at $50 per calen dar dav for January and the final tabulation shows $1,765,20 for the month of 31 days. Refreshments were then served by the hospitality committee. The next meeting will be held on the fourth Monday evening in February with Founders Day be ing observed. Lt. (jg) Paul Davis Spends Week-End Here Lt. Paul Davis, U.S.N. R., son of Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Davis, for merly of Waynesville. spent the week-end here with his parents and his wife and two children Lt. Davis, who took his family back with him. is stationed off the coast of Eastern Carolina. He entered the service in August, 1943, and has since that time had ten months of sea duty. He took training at Princeton and later at Schuyler, N. Y., be fore he was assigned to active duty. At the time he volunteered in the service he was associated with his father in the firm of L. N. Davis and Company, insurance and real estate with offices here. Chas. G. Miller, Jr. Receives Promotion Charles G. Miller, Jr.. son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Miller, of Warren, Ohio, formerly of Way nesville, has recently been pro moted to staff sergeant. Sgt. Miller, who was a student at North Carolina State College at the time he entered the service, is now stationed in France. -An investigation of the 1944 Jackson county commissioners has resulted in the circuit court in dictment of 49 Jackson county election officials. Bobby entered the service in June of last year and after taking his boot training at Camp Peary, Va., has been many placesas has his brother, Pvt. Marion Green, para trooper, who is overseas. THE'OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY U I. MM OHa ; 7V MOTHER, IM NOT WAITAJ& . J "MT" ''P'T vrrr: in rronQt, -3 TO HAVE OUfS WE&CWN ,rwwl, .v
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