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(One Day Nearir VlilbTy) THtTRSDAV, ny ,4 Pi& Intern sctioii THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNl'AiNEER The Mountaineer Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Main Street Phone 137 ; Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Editor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN ..... Associate Fxiitor W. Curtis Ru& and Marion, T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County $2.00 Six Months, In Haywood County 1.25 One Year, Outside Haywood County 2.50 Six Months, Outside Haywood County 1.50 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance FlilTfd at th post nlflr nt WnynPsvillp, N. C, as Spflonil ris Mail Matter, a .rmi.l.l uri'W Ihc VI i,f Man h k7, Novemlicr Hi, 191 4. Obituary notiis, resolutions nf Tftjwt. rartl of thanVs, and all noti.ff pMi-iluihirwM f.,r profil, ill f,n . haip.l for at the Ttp of on cent per wool NATTOMAl EDITORIAL. .SSOCIATKDN .a rai m r r ir - iw mi Ta .yrtonij Carolina VTt THURSDAY, MAY 21, 917 (One Day Nearer Victory) Farmer In The White House Since President Truman took up his job in the White House his old neighbors out in Kansas have been recalling the early days of his life, when he was a plain dirt farmer ,for 11 years. From his neighbors the Kansas City Star learned the following which should inspire every American citizen with confidence to know that there is a farmer in the White House: 1 A good hand with the plow (The cashier of the Hickman Mills bank quotes his mother as saying, "1 never saw a man who could drive a team straighter than Harry." Has this application to the work at hand in Washington). 2 A good hand at repairing machinery. (Perhaps his knack of fixing the binder might be applied to the benefit of broken down governmental equipment). 8 A progressive farmer; that is, he ro tated crops and had a reputation for getting good yields. (Possibly he will "plant" new men in certain governmental fields and get better results). 4 An organizer; he helped found his township's first farm bureau unit and the first 4-H Club in western Missouri. (Will the new President organize a personal poli tical organization if he has such ambitions?) In this critical era we need a man in the White House who can plow a straight furrow, so President Truman wil have ample opportunity to demonstrate his ability along these lines. The Shape Of Things To Come The question becomes acute and imme diate of what to do with German industry, in such practical matters as whether to send in the necessary machinery and work men's rations to put the German coal mines in condition to meet the pressing European fuel shortage discussed in the recent Rosen man report on European relief and rehabili tation. And the solutions found for most of these problems have a vast significance for the "longest term" and the postwar period. For the patterns set on a makeshift and tem porary basis during the transition period, will have as much influence on the final Shape of things to come in the postwar world as do the elaborate plans and theories being prepared for the day after victory in the Pacific. Perhaps they will have even more influence. For makeshift and tem porary programs, worked out to solve im mediate problems, by the process of break ing economic traditions in order to get Economic results, often shape the world more than long-range plans. As an instance, the currency makeshifts worked out by the occupation armies to re place the bankrupt reichsmark, will prob ably have more influence on final currency and exchange relations between European countries than will the plana worked out at Bretton Woods, which by definition would hot be put into operation for months and ittrhdps years to come. ' Perhaps most spectacular of the changes inaugurated by peace in Europe are to be found in world shipping. Christian Science Monitor. 'One of the; most expensive things on earth is making history Buy 7th War Loan Bonds! , If you want points to go down on can ned vegetables, simply grow all . you need iA foixtjimi garden. " . European Job Continues We have been told much during the past three years of what mail means to the men overseas in combat. With the surrender of Germany, the war in Europe is over, but there comes up another problem regarding our army overseas. The men are going to need mail just as much as ever as they are kept for months and years, perhaps in their line of duty in tne great army or occupation. 1 hey will struggle against the inaction and their desire to come home, now that combat is over. The morale building activities of the American Red Cross will continue for at least another year in Europe, according to a recent announcement. General Eisenhower has asked for 1,000 additional U.S.O. camp shows to tour the European theatre, which is proof that the needs for diversion t,f our men will be great. In other words we on the home front are going to have two jobs to do, we are going to have to keep the morale of the boys on the fighting lines out in the Pacific up and at the same time we are going to have to give "cheer and comfort to those not fighting, but kept, by the army in occu pation areas. GONE TBUTfNbUFn&CfonENr 4 'S2WS5 (5, v Vvi-' Voice OF THE Reople What would yon like to see (he Chamber of Commerce stress In the season of 1945? (Question suggested by Miss S. A. Jones, secretary! Jerry Liner "Recreation. J. P. Dicus "I would like to see a movement started by the Chamber of Commerce for the erection of a wing to the Hay wood County Hospital as a me morial to the men who have served in World War II." Bryan Medford "Entertainment for the summer visitors." The Point System On every hand since the announcement of the removal of the armed forces from the European theatre, we have heard wives, mothers and sweethearts figuring out what their men in service will have to their credit when they come up for furloughs home. The army's plan for redeployment and demobilization to our mind offers a job of great magniture. The schedule for evacua tion of troops appears to be a speedy one, the very complexity of the job will appear to work injustice in some cases. The point system for discharge, is said by the authorities to be a great improve ment over previous methods from the stand point of both the soldier and the home front morale. Demobilization by units has often meant that the men least touched b,v the war were allowed to return to civilian life first. We fear the term "consideration of mili tary necessity" will have to be reckoned with. For one man may be a member of a unit that is badly needed at once in the Pacific, and he may riot ek Jiome as soon as some one else who has less points. We must also realize that casualties must be replaced from time to time, and if those who have earned release by the hard work of combat and wounds and courageous con duct under great danger, are to come home, their places mitst be taken by others who have not been exposed to such hardships. For this reason it is pointed out that the calls of selective service will continue at a high level. This is another "military neces sity", which we will have to accept before final peace comes. HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN J. R. Boyd "I would like to see the Gudger property adjoining the cemetery which the town bought developed. It is conven iently located and could be made a center. I would like to see shuffle boards and other facilities developed and this could bo done with a few hundred dollars." The Everyday Coumeli By REV. HERBERT SPACGH, If you are a Christian, enjoy the privilege of the Christian life, en joy its peace, you must share it with others or you will lose its blessing. It is an established fact that we must share what we have, or lose it. You are growing older each day. Are you growing wiser, more lovable, richer in your spir itual life. The ten rules given below may help you in your per sonal life, and can help you to bring another to know the New Life in Christ: 1.1 will lift up the eyes of my soul to God. Without Him 1. am lost in a world of sin and con fusion. I am lost forever here and hereafter. "I will jjfcf " lift up mine eyes 'vrl unto the hills. In not hi,,,, ... in evervthino .. ani; Plication u-it.. . ajw Vnnr rem,,,,. . . ,jnkspj. to God ,, 'L'kJ which ,. , pt,a Hasseu, all your ri(.;. We Hope He s Right Carl Goerch in the State Magazine claims in a recent editorial that there will be no slump after the war. We hope that he is right. In making his claim he offered the following arguments: "When ever anyone makes a prediction about the future, the future often turns around and slaps him squarely in the face with his prediction. "That may happen in connection with this prediction. "There has been much speculation relative to business conditions after the war. Will there be an upward trend, or will we go into a tail-spin? All sort of opinions have been expressed and all sorts of reasons have been given. "Our own opinion is that there will be no business slump for a number of years to come, due largely to the fact that the coun try cannot afford it. "That may sound rather strange reason ing, but we believe it is actually so. We are confronted with a tremendous national debt. This debt is continuing to grow. It has got to be paid off. Now then, if a business slump were to take place, people wouldn't be able to pay the large taxes which they are, now paying. The national income woidd drop off considerably, and that is something which must not be done. "And so, we predict that the Government through various regulations and by other means as well, is going to keep prices on a high level. Call it inflation, if you want to, because we're already undergoing a form of inflation. It is because of this, that there will be no reduction in our national income, and it will be because of this that business along all lines is bound to be good for ft period of several years after hostilities cease." ' - .-..';. :'. ' m f the neighbors, Miss Maggie James, came in. She, too, had seen the Red Cross car. She offered to give a fryer, if Mrs. Green's chick ens were not big enough when Sgt Green came home. When . postwaf autos corrw .out the new lines will be beautiful especially the sales man's,'": . SSGT. MII.AS GREEN Have you ever had a day plan ned to the hilt with one chore after another - knowing that if you deviated, your whole schedule would he thrown oil' balance? If you are a working woman, both at home and one a job, you will know exactly how priceless a clay oil" al home can he. Last Satur day was just such a day for us. We had planned to paint some chairs, to soil and mend some linen, to put some winter things away, to put out some plants, to cut a strip ol grass, do a bit of laundry and ironing Our phone rang al IKMI. Il was Emily Siler, home service secretary of the Hay wood Hed Cross. "Mrs. Gwyn, don'l you uanl in ride down to fines Creek wild me and tell Mr. aim iwrs. dreen tnai tneir son lias been liberated from prison?" Instantly we recalled that day in January. 1!M4. when Mr. Green came in The Mountaineer office and told us bis sad story that his son. SSg! Milas Green, A A F, was missing over Germany. Those were the days when the Americans were making things pretty hot over Kurope. and many of the boys msing were afterwards re ported killed in action We re member we tried to give comfort to Mr. Green- bul it was hard not to show that vc. loo, had misgiv ings. II did not take us long to de cide to forget our day's schedule. Things would just have to wait. We were going to Fines Creek to see the Greens. We found our selves saying, "Yes, we'd love to go and thank you for thinking of asking us." The day before we had interviewed our first war pris oner and we had heard him tell of the wonders of the Hed Cross overseas. Now we could observe the Red Cross on the home fronts join a liberated prisoner with his family II was a wonderful experience to have even a small part in hearing such glad tidings - and to witness the joy of the mother and the father. Mr. Green saw us coming and recognized the Red Cross ear. He knew there must be some news. He had been waiting ever since VE-IJay. Emily told him his son had been liberated from a German prison camp on May 17, and he answered, "Somehow I felt it would happen, but there were times when things seemed sorter cloudy." Then he called to one of the grandchildren to run right quick and get the mother. That's a sample of the neigh bors down on Fines Creek. When the officers came up a few months ago from the Greenville Air Base to present the Air Medal to the Greens for their son, still miss ing, much to their surprise there were more than a hundred people gathered in the yard at the home a short distance oh the highway Like the officers we thought this a fine neighborly tribute, typical of Our Haywood county folks. Then Mr. Green brought out some letters letters from strang ers in fact, 23 in all and four telegrams from all over the United States. Letters from Flor ida, from New York, California Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, West Virginia, etc., telling why they were writing. They had heard a broadcast from Germany after D Day, June 6 made by a German woman somewhere in Germany who gave a list of war prisoners who had been wounded and were in a prison hospital camp. We read some of the letters and were amazed at the sympathy strangers had for the parents of a wounded boy being held as a German pris oner. Then we realized that the sympathy of our own Haywood folks was only a small design in the great world pattern of sym pathy and we felt like this was a fine old world to live in despite conditions. Mrs. Green came into the house in a kind of daze but she soon found expression in the way any mother would she wept for pure joy, saying over and over, "It doesn't seem possible it could be true, we have waited so long." She had just canned some straw berries to save to make him pie. He had written her to have some ready when he came home. Be tween tears she talked of how good it would be to have him home once again. She was so thankful. She had so much comfort to know he was alive. Oh, yes she was saying -him a ham. Then one of Sgt. Milas Green, graduate of the Fines Creek high school and Mars Hill College, entered the service in August, 1942, and was inducted at Camp Croft. Before being sent overseas in September, 1943, he was trained at a number nf posts. He was in constant com bat after his arrival until Janu ary 29, when he was reported miss ing. When he hailed out of his damaged plane he was shot in both legs and captured by the Germans. . He was sent to a pris on camp hospital, where he re mained for nearly eight months. He was transferred to another prison camp, but in two weeks was returned to the hospital and kept as an "English spokesman." The family heard from him, but some times things were cut out of his letters. The war is far from over for the Green family. One son has been discharged, Pvt. Glenn E. 'Green, another son, Reeves Green, S 1c, is in the Pacific, two grandsons, M. C. Green, M 3c, is in New York, and James Green S 1c, is in the Atlantic; and a son-in-law, Pvt. Joseph Clark, is at Fort Mufflin, Pa. Along with the happiness of the Green family, it was a pleasure to watch Emily Siler talk to them Joe Rose "I would like to see the Chamber of Commerce work out a zoning and planning com mission and a very strict building code." Jonathan Woody "Clean and wholesome entertainment for the home folks and the visitors." Mrs. F. G. Kippetoe "More en tertainment for the summer visitors." Dr. C. N. Sisk "I think it is time for some organization and it comes under the work of the Chamber of Commerce to work out plans for the building expan sion which will come after the emergency." Dr. Sam Strinpfield "A gener al program of the needs of the community that come up from time to time." Francis Massie "More enter tainment established along per manent lines for the summer visitors." Roy Parkman "Something for the tourists to do and plans for better accommodations." in her understanding way and to feel her sincere interest in help ing them. She took the names of the family they wished notified of the good news to send wires when she came back to town. On our way in, she said, feeling the afterglow of their reaction, "Mrs. Gwyn, you know things just look brighter and greener than when we drove out." It is now in the middle of Sat urday afternoon as we write this. Our day's work is a blank. The chairs are unpainted. The grass is uncut. The linen is untouched The plants are much the worse for being out on the back porch in the sun and may not live when they finally get put in the ground. The winter clothes are still lying on a chair as they came from the cleaners. The laundry and ironing are still waiting for us to get busy. But our trip was worth a clay lost. Maybe somewhere along the line we can step up and catch up with ourselves. LAFB-A-DAY "There, there. This is oftly her first she'll do better next timel" THE OLD HOME TOWN ' " By' STANLEY r IF THIS MOP HAS A fSTKOM HANDLE I OUT I I OH!! V SEE,LADY."I CAN TELL BY THE EXPRESSION ON YOUR FACE YOU NEVER TRIED OUB SUPER 1 IRON CLAD -TANK TYPE . Bi-?nniA CI15T MOP RFFOCl . -v 61 ISllbc. 11 w- . From whence cometh my help? My help cometh from the Lord who made heav en and earth." 2. I must con fess my sins to my God daily if I expect forgiveness, if I expect to grow in the New Life. "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteour ness." 3. 1 will yield the direction of my life to my Lord Jesus Christ. "As many as received Him to them He gave the power to become the sons of God. even to them that believe on His name: which were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God." 4. I will have faith in my God and His promises. "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved . . . For God so loved I he world that Me gave His only begotten Son that whosoever be lieveth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." f). I will trust in my Lord to save me and to keep me. "The Eternal God is thy refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms . . . Lo, I am with you al ways, even unto the end of the world ... I will both lay me down in peace and sleep: for Thou Lord, only makest me dwell in safety." fi. I will have peace in my heart. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stay ed on thee . . . Peace 1 leave with you, my peace I give unto you. shall keen v u"aN in Christ Jcsu 7- I Will I,,. "The joy ,, ;)l strength. , !n fullness or j,n Spirit is joy'- 8- 1 Will Hjk God's guidance. Jovfui ' Lord 'He fPj in il Light and ,m shall I fear. me with 'lii-. ward reei the Lord. the strength ''lit- Lei Mil 1 i i an ' "" In ?!,,. 9. I Will h mi the andii i ijo alr.mi "l"'" WIC l.i, SK tneir strength, therefore, bretlm-,, ing of the l.onl 10. I Hill si,,.. " -rUl' KrealiM ,hps(. - - ue.e is no ,.;ir lfl ner-lfn-l I,,,,, " i.imimi) our (, T: HlltO I; And from this Him comin;iii(tmPnt . I II.H If uk, i , - - uuu. iove nis hrniluT use not tw , ... , r . "' wa. ft! loogue: nui in (,.,,, M( NWIKK NORTH CAROLINA HAYWOOD county IN THE SCPKRIOR ARTHUR .1. undid VS. LURA C. MOOR!; The defenilanl. i.ura f win laKC nut ice umi , entitled as ,-iIhivi- has be menced in the Superior r Haywood Counh, Nurtii (1 to obtain a linnm. abse: the grounds ol separation years: and the said defend: lurther take notice that she quired lo appear ;it the d the Clerk ol die Superior of said county in tin- riJ in Waynesville, Nm-th d thirty iIIOi days alter Ji 1945, and answer ur (Irmu: complaint in said anion plaintill will ,-ilply u, itJ for the relief demanded complaint This May 2. IW.i C. H I.KATHKRWOfl Clerk Superior Cos: 1 1 ay u mid ('mint) No. 14:i- -Slav 24-31-Jiw YOU'RE TELLING Ml By WILLIAM RITT Central Press Writer FOLKS on isolated Scottish isles are to have their news papers delivered by parachute, after the war. A B-29. no doubt, will deliver the Sunday edition. ! ! ! After a June-like March and a November-like April let's hope May is content to be, well, just May. i i i It had to happen sooner or later. A soldier with General Patron's army found a fox in his fox hole. t i i Grandpappy Jenkins today in quoting his grandson as hoping his daddy ronie-, him from fightipo t),' ij'-miaKf the Pacific i i i The eaily hiid m:.y the worm hut tin- fJili ' fisherman is .iln:e.: catch the told. i i ' Zadok Djir.liopi uiqei e war plan which ouIJmw strawberries in the bclism box being us biy ui lint1 Goats, we mi- i".'-" " not actually mi "e just lick off s r i i ,l:r bets. Kven so, v.i- i;!l B a good .stunt' ICurOwn;efieni-uW Roisions 'Soon.lt '' Training of New Chinese. Divisions' Nearly Finished Special to Central Press WASHTNGTONThe number la secret,' butTCmie. m "cirauiicu wi ui AiiicrbLeui equipment, mu tn-.wj r-- - naninig, iUUO I. UI fcHG ICUUClUCIlta .ji after the opening of the Ledo-Burnm road. Training Is problem now. The Chinese are' expected to ee sniuu-. t,..,....- a- L.u - .-. Ij.i r.r Tin division . Jin never, nuiu auwn suuzfiamuu v. . 'Asiatic mainland should MacArthur decide to make a tr'J Toughest Fighting Of War on the Jap home lands after c,eaninS0lI That win probably be tne lougn - war raucn or uie type tmuuu"- nnrl nirlnaurn TtiRrA r Tjlenty Of JT-lW." rnvii frnm vrMnW'tlia TaTS Will have and the local population Is liMy,t0w- operative than even the Germans. LOOK FOR a substantial paring down of 'e3'1" Russia In the fifth protocol, now Tinder negotiation. Alt Russia should be'able to turn back nnich of her manpovw ... . . ... j. iiniv raw sirucuon ana jsuppiy many or ner own neeus. best land has been liberated and can be converted to f Russia's needs. Liberation was In plenty or ui" . 4 planting. A recent Russian request for three million pa J in me coming year "was turned down, yi 00 mu.i -cans going shoeless. PRESIDENT TRXJMANVteUlngfriends"inTCont him about running In 1948 that he is thinking only mi the war and the peace and not about his political "Jj, Nevertheless, Democratic leaders in Congress of keeping the DeinbcraUc party togethervHe is L-aituuiijr canaipate ' OI1H48. . w MMHltK. j t -...1,1.. nr him 1 .w.-vt-uungau AScmm;raL9 M.I U uiuiu( - w. win j. a.m .. m laborm' c uui b recora as president wm " irtj ;t the tame time, Soften the ahttgonlsm which.hM yv. .xne aaministratiort of President Roosevelt , f PoHtlcal . convention politically as nguv we president Would tie the mlde-roaaer'v-. commerce secretary Wallace and, possibly, sem 'ZJF fVirginia, wtiuld.be .the candidates ithelettnS? respectively. y-.sr.v-.r? i