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(One Day Nearer Victory) THUnSDAY, MARCH l, Page 2 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING 00. ' ; Main Street Pia 137 Waynesville, North OaroliD JJU Count Stat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS.. Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWVN Associate Editor W. Curtis Rum and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Yew, In Haywood County .1.75 Six Months, In Haywood County 90c One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.50 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.60 Ait Subscriptions Payable In Advance Cutarad at tb poat office at Wuyneivl!!, N. 0., u Booa4 Olaaa Mall MUr. a proTided under the Act of March t, 17, Roomrwr in. 1U. Obituary ootlea, rcaolutlona of reapect, card of thanka, a4 all nuticea of entartaininent tor urofit. will be iharxad (or at (aa rata of oo cant par word. NATIONAL DITOfilAI .SSOCIATIOM North Carolina w4k rmss ajwcuiion 9'. THURSDAY, .MARCH 1. 1UI3 (One Iay Nearer Victory) for great physical strength and stamina who ! . has been discharged from one of the armed j forces because of physical disability, lio is j puzzled. Although the discharge may have j been, and probably was, approved on its; merits,' Mr. A. A. can hardly bo blamed :t he recalls the names and the number of j other professional stars thus returned to i their lucrative and somewhat glamorous civilian pursuits and wonders. "And if the picture of that slight young ster; lugging his pack and riflle reminds him of his own boy, Johnnie, across with the Ninth Army, one could pardon him just a twinge of bitterness. He is not likely to know or to think very much about the kind of unseen disabilities which, in the view of the armed forces, render a man a potential! liability, but which permit him to play foot ball or ice hockey where he takes the risk upon himself. ' 'The NaVy has now joined the Army in putting the brakes on such discharges by requiring top approval before 'apparently able-bodied athletes' may be released. This is good news but belated news. It took both of them too long to wake' up to the obvious public reaction." SINEWS "OF. WAR THE GOAL OF 1945 We notice that the Haywood farm folk are making their plans for their 11) 1" food production. The goals of ther years have been met with flying colors by Flay wood county, and we feel confident that they will be recorded also when this year closes.. However, we realize that it is going to be harder to make tin se goals Ibis year than in the other years. Under the new ruling for drafting men from I he rural areas the manpower shortage will be more keenly felt than ever before. We have faith in our Haywood farmers and are proud of their contribution to the war effort in the past and though corners may have to be cut in many ways, under the leadership of our farm agents, we are counting on them coming- through! with quotas reached in 19-15. ANOTHER PLACE ON THE MAP We were interested in the following story which appeared in the last cflhy'ofp "Thorobred" published by employees'; of, the Dayton Rubber plant, which shuuldr serve as a good advertising of thjii Secsf tion : "Recently Lt. Col. Frank E. Dawson of the North Carolina wing of the Cyil Air Patrol flew over this area. FromFhair,, the view was so impressive to him :hejgujw. Rested a marker to guide airmeif ffy1rt over this mountainous locality. Since the roof of our plant is the largest and flattest in this area the Civil Air Patrol requested that we paint a huge sign on it. "Letters of the marker will be approxi mately 10 feet high and painted white for clear visibility to all pilots. They will in dicate our town name, the number of miles and direction to the nearest landing field." DRAFTING WOMEN As Congress talks more about drafting women, the public in general is also giving the matter more consideration. Personally we would rather see women placed in in dustry and releasing men for service than too many of them in uniform. We understand that one reason why ihe women are being considered as possible draftees is the fact that they are the greatest offenders in changing jobs. This is easily understood. Thousands of women who have never worked away from home before are a bit intoxicated with the novel ty of having "money of their own", I hat they have earned, and are venting io make the most possible while the oppor tunity is at hand. They know that it is only a war time opening. Mrs. Roosevelt maintains that when the "women of this country want a National Service Act there will be one." Maybe tiheSs right. Women have gone after what they wanted for some years in this country with amazing results. They have also in vaded all fields of effort and accomplish ment. (,j.(BtuLif this talked of legislation should !evir De enacted, there will have to be ' Voice OF THE People j Do you think that training in Scoutinrr lias ffiven a definite ad vantage to the men lit serviee? (Ouestiou sufiKiitcd by Hen E. Col-Ititt). HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN f " "Ila " IJ'M" ''y'fiiw(yM 0x Xtf ,,,'!luM4iimwmwu-n iunrfnn-r-r-r""'J"J'1-imf mmvmwm'nm Oliver IF. Shciton "Yes, I do, any kind of training helps one." Horaee Duckett "I am sure that Scout Iraioinj, would help, foi trainini; in one thing helps in aa-other." Jesus Teaches Forgiveness HIGHLIGHTS ON THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON By NEWMAX CAMPBELL (The International Uniform Lesson on the above topic tor March 4 hi Matt. 18; 20; 22:1-33. the Memory Verse being Ephe sians 4.32. "Be ye kind one to an other, tender-hearted, forgiving each other."! K. G. nipoetoe -Absolutely.' Miss Margaret Johnston "Yes, for Kcouling teaches discipline, outdoor life and how to take care o4' yourself." Mrs. J, Harden Howell " I am ruie that it does, for Scouting teaches the fundamentals of mili tary training." E. B. McClure "Yes, I am for training and discipline ot th young, and Scouting is a training I hat would help a boy in the araitd forces." Capt. W. F. Swift "Yes, I do Jor it teaches them initiative, to take care of themselves and in fact, all their training can be use ful in the army." ! R. E. Tenney "I think the Seoul in;; training one of the most ! valuable tilings that could have happened to the men in the navy r.nd army. This background of Boy Scouting gives them much. I have talked 1o army and naval of ficials and they say the experi encr' a'ways makes a better trai- Mrs. . I'ciix Stovall "Yes, I would think so, for many of the principles of training are the .same." Throut'.h a small office 'on the i the military and naval authorities third floor of the court house is required for medical treatment, of home conditions in deciding ques tions of discharge, f urloiifhs o clemency. The background of the eljforate priwofprpvijdmg for the home carfes, and rtrjr fijcilrtiejfor the small children. A'woman can't walk out on her family and" her children. Uncle Sam .jnight run into a number of knotty prob--lem, if he decides to draft the women, ftiere i-trttreh to be -said on both sitles vin this cnfica,I:era, but there is no denying IfCe argum6nthat it would make the wo men more conscious of the necessity of preventing another war. However, we hope that there will be enough volunteers among the ladies so that they will not have to be drafted. WHY NOT MORE HAY? We are indebted to Dr. E. W. Gudger for calling our attention to a recent story in The Raleigh News and Observer regarding the large deficit of hay in North Carolina, with Haywood county leading in the great deficit. There is a hay deficit in the State totaling 650,000 tons to properly take care of the livestock now on the farms, according to John A. Arey, extension dairyman at State College. Only 12 counties in the State showed "a surplus of hay and nine of these were in the peanut area. Haywood county where the requirements for feeding the animals was estimated at 43,846 tons the actual production is only around 7,880 tons. We are not trying to make excuses for our Haywood farmers who are doing such an excellent job of progressive farming, but we wonder if our rich fertile grass does not also lend a part in feeding our cattle. Mr. Arey advises growers to fertilize their hay cropsi and to put into practice the plan of getting two hay crops a year from the same acre of land. Through proper maange ment he states it is possible to average nearer three tons per acre than one. A JUST MOVE The following taken from the Christian Science Monitor will find response with many parents throughout America: "When Mr. Average American sees two pictures, sometimes in the same newspaper or magazine on the same day, one of a slender, frail-looking lad trudging forward through ice and snow into combat, the other of a professional athlete in a sport calling SCHOOL ABSENCES There were 10,633,320 daily absences from school, an average of 59,071 per day. by the 787,486 children in average daily mem bership during the' year 1943-44 in North Carolina, according to the State School Facts, published by the State Department of Instruction. The average daily absences in the ele mentary schools of Haywood county during the same period was 197, while the average daily record for the high school was 34. .Some of the absences were unavoidable such as for illness, or other natural causes, but it is a known fact that many occurred without any legitimate excuse. In many cases the absences werdue to the indiffer ence of the parents, who often do not realize the importance of school life and of regular attendance, if the best work is to be accom plished. While the greatest loss cannot be meas ured in dollars and cents, when one realizes the cost to the state of education, it is a sewous matter for the people not to appre ciate the opportunities given them more than the absences would indicate. Upon the basis of the amount spent from State funds public education costs $50.75 per pupil in average daily attendance per year, or 28 cents daily per pupil during 1943-44. If every daily absence cost 28 cents, the to tal daily loss in dollars and cents would be $16,540.72, or an. annual total of $2, 977, 320.60. Since the employment of teachers, however, is made on the basis of average daily attendance, the greater portion of this apparent loss due to absences would be utiliz ed in the employment of additional teachers. Another part of this loss would be saved, however, by better school attendance fewer absences. The foregoing facts offer serious food for thought to parents, who are re - sponsible for the- attendance of their chil dren at schooL il:e most certain way to get in touch with your son in the Pacific theatre. When all normal" com munications have been cut off, mi may reach your husband, who may have been wounded on the battle fronts in Germany through this ollice. If the War Department has noli lied you that your son is missing in action, you will find that your greatest comfort will be in seeking advice from thiai, of fice, as how to obtain additional i n tor i uiI,uil nift , .conMAnedr Ut t he f.nnaf;imSa$. V yaTjfrfKrVafter long fljons f ijUenigj t$iat jur luisbaml Wt- being' half a5ty?is oner of war, you may contact him through this office when all other sources uie cloned. Then' 'lake the other side of the picture- A bV in th canned forces Who IS" serving thousands of miles from home, let us say in India, or in Australia. He has not heard from home in months. May he he has a young wife. Maybe in the last letter from home he was I old of ilhiess in his family. Maybe his mother is sick. Maybe he young son or daughter whom he has never seen is not doing so wcli. Maybe he had a letter from home lolling him of complications in daily living in the family circle that made him long with acute pain to he where he could give them help. Maybe his wife and small children are not getting their allotment when last he lieard.; Maybe his wife wrote tha they wore in actual need. He would seek out the agency that would eventually get in touch with this top floor office in the court house. Through this ohicg he would get in direct contact with his loved ones, where the mails may have failed to reach them. Scattered over the length and breadth of this country are such offices filling a need supplied by no other ogency in the world. We refer to the home service section of the Haywood County Red Cross Chapter, of which Mrs. Joe Liner has served as active secretary for the past two and one half years. This office is the link between the men in the arm ed forces in this country and over seas. It is serving the ex-sc-rvice-man in his trying days of read justment as he finds his way back to civilian life, picking up familiar threads again. Unless you have had occasion to visit the office, it is doubtful if you have any con ception of the work done. While we follow in our coverage of local news many of the activities, we would not understand the magni tude of its services htfrj , we not served during World War I, in the same capacity as Louise Liner in Number II, when there is more work to do to match the larger needs of today' as compar ed io those of 1918. There are around 160 cases handled each month is this office. It is amazing what a variety of problems they involve, tangled threads that take the heart out of the man "out yonder". Prob lems that involve family relations that are not always-easy for out siders to adjust. There are regu lation forms, and papers of rou tine matters that must go through the office. Information of all kinds. benefits and" claims; 'reports of social history material asked by man ,in service in civilian life is often needed to complete his !ilc as the War Department treats hii.i in hospitals and deals with hen in line of duly. Through referral to other agencies the Heel C'ro.s assists service and ex service men and their dependents in meeting special and nonrecurring needs. , 'lA' an eairjpc-in military eir cleis' no "condition existing leas thaji threemonths is considered an ehtcfrgency, yet during this pe riod the Red Cross may step in and obtain information through their workers all over the world that may end a terrible suspense for both the man and his family. While the men are in this country it is an easy matter to get in touch with them, but after they have pulled out from the shores of their homeland it is another story. It is often diilicult to get emergency messages relayed to them. But eventually the Rod Cross field man his his particular theatre will finally reach him. when no one else ould do so. The days of the home service secretary are long and full. Un expected calls come at all hours of the day or night. Trouble has never regarded office hours, neith er can the secretary fit into an 8-hour schedule working day, Louise Liner worked for a year as a volunteer with no compensa tion, until the work pilled up so heavy that she had to sacrifice her home duties, unless she had others to help her. The blue Red Cross car with its cross red travels all over Haywood county on its errands of mercy The very sight of the car brings cheer to a Haywood county mother. Mrs Liner loves her work. She like; people, she is sympathetic and is deeply interested in the problems that she has to work out for oth ers. These qualities draw those who seek aid to her for comfort and understanding. No amount of time or detailed work is too great for Louise to devote to a case. Several thousand Haywood coun- VV. A. Bradley "Absolutely. It has taught them a lot to keep themselves clean inside and out . ide and to live in the open." Capital Letters By THOMPSON GREENWOOD OUT That old query about how far a dog can run into the woods coincides pretty well with the General Assembly's work at this time for, as you know,, a dog can run only half-way into said forest from there on he is running out. And it is so with your Legislature. IN Virtually all of the im portant bills have been introduced, have been discussed, quarrelled over, amended, lobbied e-ver,. amended again, and are now ready for the srreat outpouring. In the opinion of many legis lators, this should take until March 10. So we are on the wy out now and it shouldn t take long, unless we run into a patch of "new ground". Come now, you know what a new ground is, don't you? Don't be upstage. You mean you have never had a dog wood root slip out from under the plow and spring back against your leg? LIQUOR It looks as if the H quor bill was made too strong to be acceptable to the people of the State. If the drys had made a concession alonar the line, (Continued on page 71 ty boys are in the armed forces. Today they circle the globe in every field of service. The list is growing week by week and month; by month, as others Join the ranks in uniform. When you are asked to give to the Red Cross during the next ten days remember that more than half the money of the quota raised here will be kept locally to serve our own men in service and their families. A ser vice that is rendered by no other agency either here or overseas. Who knows you may be the next person to climb those stairs at the court house with .1 message from the War Department in your hand and an unbearable hurt in your heart. Let us keep the Red Cross at his side wherever he serves and the local work supplied with funds to carry on. THE OLD HOME TOWN Niy ON THEM EXTRA' FOfaTV vjiajks' - By STANLEY YOU KID ANO MINE HAVE BEEN OUT O THEM? FOXHOLES FOR HOUI?S ANt DONE A &OOO PAYS FI5MTM" BY MOW- COME OUT S THE HAY-WEVe OT WOBK TO OO rn i III IO W f t ALTHOUGH "Jmus Teaches Forgivenesai" to the theme Of our lesson today. lh first lesson Jesus tried to teach His disciples' was one of humility. Th disciples asked Jesus. "Who Is greatest in the kingdom of Heaven?" Jesus' answer was to take a Uitle child and set him in the midst of them. "Except ye be converted and become as little children. y shall not enter into the kingdom of Heaven": and fur ther, "Whosoever shall humble himself as this Uttle child, th same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven." He also said that h who should receive a little child in His name would be ths greatest In the king dom; but he who would offend such a little one "it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depths of the sea." Peter asked the Lord how many times he should forgive his broth er "seven, times seven?" The Jewish Iiw required a man to for give a wrong three times. Doubt less Peter thought he was being very generous when he suggested seven as the number of times he should forgive a wrong-Jesus an swered no seventy times seven, meaning one should forgive indefi nitely. If we would follow In the footsteps of the Master, then, we will never eondemn, but forgive our enemies. Parable of the Debtor Jesus then tjold a parable about a man who owed the king a tre mendous sum of money. The king, when he took an accounting, sent for the man and told him he In tended selling him, his wife, chil dren and property to partly settle the debt. The man pleaded that he be spared and he would pay even tually, so the king forgave him. Later this same man went to a man who owed him a small sum and took him by the throat and in spite of the man's entreaties, threw him into prison. Some fel low servant" heard of It and com plained to the master, who there upon became very angry J In? the man that h. u.i'r'i " --f - c uau him a much larger si. should .have forgiven . owed him such a trivial HJ and the king delivered hi7l luriiicuiurs. - "So likewise shall Mv hJ from your hearts foreiJ AlrAvtfAn A Win l..i. a. I im momer 01 Jamea i came to Jesus askine thaul' sit one on Jesus' right and J Uia tr n r-ho I . "l "drink of the nm tt,. 71 drink of. and to be bapti uic uapiiam inac 1 am 1 suffering and cruel deati were 10 m his fate, iv they would, but Jesus ml would Indeed so suffer, but J 1101 ma. 10 give me seats 14 to whomsoever asked Hint. Disciples Are Anm The other disciples wert J nam ui me iwo anti-tneiru for asking- that they be e above their associates. J. .1 - luinueu mem an once agjjj u ibc sun 01 man came to not to be ministered unto, who would be greatest 1 them should minister to thesTl a.s ine multitude followed; and the disciples, two bltiv asked Him to have mercy on J and Christ gave them their J To Illustrate again the kto of Heaven, Jesus told of a king who sent his servants 4 eruests to his son's wedding 1 Those invited would not i ana wnen ne sent his rJ again to remind them tin feast was ready some wentj thetr business and others bet killed the servants. Then Ik more servants and told themJ into the highways and askil met good or bad. They dH: many came to the weddinji One man was not properly J for the wedding not proper respect to the host ai occasion, and him the kr. thrown into outer darkness.! are people who call theml followers of Jesus, you who never really live tian lives, even if they are i In a church. 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