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(One Day Nearer Victory) THURSDUY. jVi PAfcfc TWO (Second Section) TTIE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER 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 Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Haywood County Six Months, In Haywood County One Year, Outside Haywood County Six Months, Outside Haywood County All Subscriptions Payable In Advance $2.00 1.25 2.50 1.50 Rntewt at the putt of fi - :.t Wiiviirwille, X. V, . as HwolMl Clan Mail Matter, aj f.r.n i.t.-. 1 nn.lcr Mir Art i.f W.ii't. i. 17U, SovrralnT ill, 19U. Oliltuarv notliri, rr-mliitiiifi!) nf rtrl. rnr.1 'if thaims, and 11 noti.-rn of mtei tienii.ei.t 'or ,nfil. twit la- (lijitfi.1 "' at thr tatp of onr ent per wm.J. NATIONAL DITOr-ilAI in iA 1 t -North Carolina wax THURSDAY, Jl'LY 2fi, 191'. (One Day Nearer Victory) Looking to the Hills The news from "The Land of the Sky" is that Western North Carolina is having a record-breaking tourist season this year. This, in spite of the rationing of gasoline and restriction en travel on the trains. The people from all over the South will find or make a way to "cool olF" in the moun tains of delightful Western North Carolina. Raleigh News and Observer. They Are Going Back We have noticed that a large number of Haywood County men who are being dis charged from the army, and have previously farmed are wanting to go back. We are glad to make this observation. We thought it might be a local trend until we read that the report of the Census Bureau in the East Atlantic States that today there are 9,1592 more farmers in the area than in 1940. In the previous decade there is said to have been a decline of 2.5 per cent. No doubt many a veteran will find solace in nature, and back to the farm with mod ern conveniences and living and good prices for food offers a good investment. It Is Time The meeting here on last Thursday was significant of the fact that we are waking up on the North Carolina side of the Park. We worked for years for the establishment of the Park, and then when it became a reality more or less sat down on the job. Not so with Tennessee, our sister state on the other side of the mountain, her people have left no stone unturned to commer cialize the Park from every angle. Under the leadership of some of the state's far-sighted citizens, it looks like we are wak ing up now to the possibilities of the future as well as to a realization of what we have been 'missing. The National Park officials heard our side of the story or rather were told exactly what we want and hope to receive in Park and Parkway developments in this area. That is the first big step. For now is the time when the foundation plans for post-war pro grams are being made. While the Park officials showed a gratify ing response to the requests of North Caro lina leaders, they pointed out delays and pos sibilities of lack of funds, which together might hold up the projects. These very conditions make it imperative that we in this section keep on the job and ' follow things through. There are incomplete highways under con struction at the time that the war closed down things that should be completed and opened as early as possible.- These highways are of interest not only to the people of this immediate area but to the entire state. Of vital interest to Haywood county is the construction of the water-level highway from Cove Creek post office down Pigeon River via Waterville and the Carolina Power and Light Company plant to the Tennessee line, which would not only open up some scenic areas but make a travel connection of great importance. The meeting was a success and it brought together groups that will have to work to gether before the objectives are reached. We heard numerous favorable comments on the arrangement of the meeting on the part of Charles E. Ray and others. We trust that mueh may come out of the meeting in the way of understanding between our leaders and the Park officials. Another Record The general fund collections of the North Carolina Revenue Department have been reported to be around $80,000,000, said to be some $4,000,000 higher than last year. This was not in keeping with the predictions of the last Legislature, the members you may recall were dubious about the current funds reaching the former total. It seems almost certain now that the bonus in salaries voted to teachers and state employes on a contingent basis will be paid in full. We had rather for the Legislature to have watched their step, however, with an eye -on our state's pocketbook than to have thrown reason to the winds in wild spending under the conditions, with money plentiful. TOKYd 1-9-4-5! i V Congratulations We have noticed that traffic jams are not quite as prevalent recently, since the lid on observance of rules has been screwed down a bit tighter on Main Street. In other words, human nature is so ordered that un less people suffer or have to pay some pun ishment in breaking laws, they are prone to disregard them. We have also observed that the cars are parkud in a much straighter line recently which gives more space for traffic and also adds its part to easier travel. With our main thoroughfare not origin ally planned for the heavy load it carries today, the time has come when it is neces sary to observe all tramc laws. In helping the officers those who travel are also help ing themselves to better traffic conditions. Voice OF THE People Do vou approve the proposal ' before the House' which would limit the tenure of a president to two terms? W. R. Francis "I would be will- l inn to leave it just as it now .lands." Other Newspaper Editors Comment On The National Park Hayes Alley "No, there is too much possibility that there might be another great emergency." II. h. Atkins "Not if we had a man like Roosevelt in office and we i vere having a world crisis." Ylrs. J. B. Siler "Because of the terrific strain on a man, I think the tenure should be limlt i'cj to two terms." J. H. prove " lioyd "Yes, I would ap- HERE and THERE Bj HILDA WAY GWYN i v. ! favor Mrs i ept VI. Tlioinus- sueh u plan.' -'yes, I would in l.dith D. Alley-emergencies." "Yes, ex- Food Food is literally and figuratively a consum ing question these days. If one doubts the statement they should go shopping for meats and groceries and they, will learn from pa tient waiting and the necessity to take not what one might like, but what one can get. We might as well prepare for the worse, if Secretary of Agriculture Anderson was right in a press conference. While his re marks did not cast special gloom over the dinner table, he stated that we would find our selves eating five per cent less food in the remainder of 1945 than 1944. That in the next few months we would see no increase in important items of foods such as meats, fats, oils, sugar, canned fruits or vegetables. He further pointed out that despite these shortages Americans were still able to fill garbage cans more richly than any other country, but that while the reduction in food might be irritating, it was in no way harmful to the nation's health. One has only to talk to a liberated prisoner to realize the blessingsuf food with which we are surrounded. The Season On every hand comes the news that this tourist season is far above that of last summer. It might be said to point the way to post-war days, an indication of the times to be. Rooms have been hard to secure at times even during this month, so the ques tion naturally arises, what will we do when the war is over and the great tide of recre ation, seekers starts coming back? We have heard rumors of a nronosed hotel, which has been reported about as a I reEmtiu" for their farm projects . - . , , . I m the slate and national groups of project of post-war days. This IS not new, the Future Farmers is proof alone lor we have heard it ueriodieallv for man v of the practical years. We are receiving the "Shipyard Bulletin," which is published monthly by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Ury Dock Com pany, but do not know to whom we are indebted for putting us on the mailing list We are happy to get this industrial monthly, for Haywood county folks have great interest in this shipbuilding com pany for many reasons First, the president of the company. Homer L. Ferguson, is a native of Way nesville, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Hurder Ferguson, leaders in generations past His wife is the former Miss F.lise Skinner of Way nesville. The vice president and personnel director of the plant is F.dward J. Koheson, son of Prof. E. J. Hobeson, of Waynesville. Hundreds of Haywood men and women are and have been employ ed by the company. They have played a big part in thiyards dur ing the intensified war production program and for many years prior to the great emergency expansion of our navy they have worked at Newport News. We have noted a number of pictures of Haywood men in the recent issues we have received. We have heard that in the early days after 'resident Fer guson took over If n man said he was from Haywood county, tluit was a guarantee that he would find a job it would be provided- -if there was no vacancey We want to lake this opportunity to pay a last tribute to the work of J. C. Brown,, who has guided the Future Farmers of America in the local chapter in this school district. Mr. Brown after ten years of ser vice here, will enter a new field of work. He takes up his duties with the Veterans Administration. It would be hard to estimate and evaluate the work of Mr. Brown. It has filtered through to rural homes in this area, as improved methods and larger vision of scien tific farming have been put into practice. In the homes in this community through work in his shops, boys have learned to make useful articles for their homes. The number of boys who hae received Mrs. l ied Campbell "No, I don't think I am. I think that I'resident Koosevelt set a shining example that circumstances alter cases ' we 'have the money to buv il I don't see why you can t su.jplv us." . . "It certainly is strani;v to! i ne how some people can get suu'.ai and others can't, my neighbor has i all her canning sugar and I don't I have a pound, but she got her; stamps before I did." Another mad matron exploded and said. ' Well 1 am just going to take the mailer I up with Washington. I know seve j ral members of the OI'A, there is . bound to be something crooked about the way it is handled." "No sugar today, well give me another bottle of those saccharine pills, they make my coffee a little bitter, but kinder sweet too " . . . "Well I'm too fat anyway, so maybe it will do me good to do without i sugar." . . . "Well there is one I bright spot about no sugar, my ! family are tearing to do without desserts and it makes it alot easier on me." . . . "My husband has al ways thought I ought to make as j many preserves and jams as his mother, and now 1 have a swell excuse," and on she gave the ans- ' wers to the "No Sugar", too mini erous to take down Which c lass do you belong to? Walter Hyatt "No, I would not approve of making such a rule. 1 think that circumstances might be such, as in the case of Presi dent Koosevelt when it might be necessary to have a president serve more than two terms, and he cer tainly did a good job." PROGRESS This section has invested much in the Great Smoky Mountains Na tional Park in the way of scenery, money and civic effort and faith. It has not yet received an adequate return on its outlay. The park's development has been delayed by many factors for which the Na tional Park Service is in no wise responsible and by some other cir cumstances for which it must ack nowledge some accountability. The Park Service has sometimes been too long in its so-called long range planning. It is the earnest hope of the people of Western North Carolina that with the coming of peace and the resumption of normal building activity in the nation, the National Park Service will be able to ad dress itself vigorously and com petently to the fullest development of the park. They will be bitterly disappointed if in the post-war period the park's development goes ahead at a snail's pace. After all is said and done, the Great Smoky Mountains Park was not designed solely for the enjoyment of the American people a century hence. Yesterday's meeting in Waynes ville should be helpful in prepar ing the way for accelerated activity in the park in the post-war era. The gathering was marked through- i Continued on page 7i -- "ami U'. I., llarin "I think generally speaking I would approve. Of course in the case of Roosevelt it was different, but we all hope that such an emergency will never happen again." Methodist for more than a half of j a century as they entered Die Holy bunds of Matrimony. As we listened to the music at the Methodist church during the Siler-Rolhrock wedding, we won dered how many times Mrs Matnev has played the binding strains of Lobenhgrin and Mendelssohn We bet she could not remember half of them herself for she has brought couples down the aisles of the First V.e heard Mr. Chas. Webb, of the Aslieville Citizen, at the meet ing ot the park and parkway offi cials at the Piedmont Hotel say, i You know every town needs a Charlie Kay," and then the visitors took up the subject of what a civic minded person our fellowtownsman was. they spoke of his vision, how J constructive his ideas were, how he ; always saw a problem in its en tirety, and was broad and unbiased i in his ideas They said a town .should value the services of such a person lor he was always on the alert for his own community. They ' referred to his ability to organize : and conduct such a gathering as was held that day. By the time they had all contributed something about Charles we were filled with pride that we knew him. bound, instead of a submarine they saw a school of porpoise! The tension was broken and they had a big laugh. Then they con gratulated themselves that they had not yielded to their first im pulse to call out an armed mili tary detachment. They would have had a hard time living that down. I have had some sad exepriences in the past in jumping at conclu sions, and I am sure that many of you who read this have done like wise. Imagination plays us strange tricks at times. Home happiness has been marred and friendships have been broken by jumping at conclusions before the facts are known. Customers have been lost in the same manner. He who is wise, when strange circumstances seem to be develop ing, pauses to get the facts before he takes action which may have comical if not tragic consequences. "IV 1IME A Blue IticU, Pjrh ... -xd.i)11; I',,-,; vjlnrw-f) ... ii .-i ----- tu ,Juf , I" DC t,e bjlA,. I common agree,,,.,,. NurtK I .. i ... , ... 1 icavilltr 1 lllllsd The happiest T thinks, has bee,, 4ru phasis upon ii,,.illns not mean . steady ami ,,,. ., " toward full re;,!,,,,,,;;. objectives so vlti; lu ' ing 01 Weste,,, .Nul,n.l "l ""' war .m. imposed hcau ,,L,ain. r-diKway prajed ,: f 6""'"'K ii was a undertaking as u u,,id if it served an ainht State Highuav fhaiw Graham points t utl)l investment of i fioo ijtjy and rights t w,,v WT, to be turned to adJ work can ! ltsUm,j J nilicent that ,:s H,j,J loud project v ,v.t y and Park. yiparc:,,v ,s with the National h,Jt notion of the pn,,:v', signed to each As for the S : 1 1 . . k h Western North t'ai ila !: and largely unrealu A development from Uum. Not long ao a TeiinjJ official made the brazta the Park has Un, -sfc North Carolina Ts )N nun i, v e uoii-vc ,js rj Surely it could not tiave fj into the frame t n,,- tl meeting with Park Serv and especial!) v. ill, Dimi ton Ii. Drury. whu-li r North Can, I,, ,a ,!,,,(, tivelv Foi long a ill cam. tn ning. and now a g, owu: these twin projects u',U the utmost ent husiasir., d cooperation to assume I planned for tlicm FullrJ can come "in our turn- spirit evidenced at Ujua to dominate the lulurr.-, Citizen. Huy War lionils and St; 44WASHINGT Ntw Latin-American Highway Project It Being Investigated Germany's Rhine ltd Prove Big Allied Hd The Everyday Counselor By REV. H HUBERT Sl'AUGH, D. D. and inspirational j qualities of his work His place in l ihu ...;n i. 1 ii. ., , , . I iwiai iiifii. lovnji will ue IIUI U We agitate the development of our sec-j to fin for he worked long and hard tion as a recreation center, but we are doing ' at nis in- In his lu w ''fid of en little about nrnviriino- th moarw r.f mol,m I deavor ,le wil1 stl11 ''' dealing with it such. The time is shortly at hand when something will have to be done, if we main tain our reputation as a resort and expect to increase our summer population. Again Absenteeism So much has already been written, ex plained and requested about the great harm done by absenteeism that it is almost im possible to find a probe that will enter the consciousness of workers to show them how much importance is attached to absenteeism. One would think that by this time they would realize the great injustice they do their employers and themselves by the practice of staying away from their work upon any caprice that may enter their minds. No employer but will gladly cooperate with his employes on occasions of illness, death or any other "within-reason" cause. But this habit of just not coming to work or asking for days off with no justifiable ex cuse is getting to be a nuisance. This war isn't over by a long shot and every man, woman and child, whether wear ing uniforms or not, is a part of the great army working- together for that day when the guns will be stilled, the destruction over and the glory of Peace returned to us. Try being absent from the Government's employ ment, Army, NaVy, Marines, Artillery, Coast Guard, Air Force and any other department that's striving to find freedom ... and see what happens. students. He will bring a rich background from his years of teaching to the job of reshaping the lives of the young veterans whom he will guide back to school and normal living. With their school days cut short and a forced ma turity they will need special care. We feel that Mr. llrown will be able to bring a special understand ing to these boys as they reorga nize their lives into useful and profitable channels. In a recent conversation, as us ual, the subject of the current hec tic living era came up and a man in the group reminded us that the present might not be a drop in the bucket to the future busy world. He pointed out that today we are destroying in such wholesale man ner the natural wealth of the world, cities and institutions and even traditions are being broken down as new precedents are established. As a result of this waste the future would be a busier place than the present. He may be right, but we held out that the tension would let up when the war strain is over no matter how much work there will be to do. We feel sure life will settle down to a more placid tempo. It never pays to jump at conclu sions; get the facts before you act. I have just heard a scary story illustrating this. It occurred in the Carolina coastal country dur ing the time when Ciei man sub marines were lurking along the Atlantic Seaboard and exacting their fearful toll of shipping at our very doors. Our coast was under heavy guard and all highways w e r e carefully patrol- A clerk in one of the local food stores gave us some inside dope on the reaction of the public to the sugar situation. She says she could write a long story about the varied ways in which it seems to affect people judging by their expres sions. Here are a few samples she gave us. . . "Well, why don t you have any sugar, the govern ment has given us stamps and if I under the bridge. They imme diately telephoned from the sentry box for the radio patrol, and were preparing to call out an armed detail from the nearest military post I pon second thought the cap tain asked the sentry to walk out on the bridge and explain to him just what he saw. They reached the middle of the bridge. At first they could see nothing. Then as their eyes became accustomed to the darkness they could see thp led. Sentry boxes I outlines of the trees on the banks, were placed at all . The sentry was explaining hist saw the water part and he waves caused bv submarine. Sudden- another one com ing Yes, another one was coming. Both could see the waters part ing: they could hear the waves washing the river banks. They froze in their tracks. Would the radio patrol ever come! Closer and closer came the submarine! It was passing under the bridge! As they gazed downward, spell- bridges over riv- , how he - 1is m! el's '""'f V'"!' ; rou Id hear the CirJl ,,u Atlan,il'- incoming si XTifi n was " black Iv both heard night A home guard c a p l a i n was making the rounds of his sen try boxes. He came to one posted at a bridge spanning a considerable river. The sentry excitedly reported that a small submarine had just come Special to Central Press WASHINGTON Senators on the Mead war InvtstigatH mittee are privately digging- into the circumstances bwm the Latin-American highway project, which calls for trie d tion of an 80 or 90-mile strip in northern Nicaragua Republican senators on the committee intend to see to t thorough investigation Is made of several other projects, Ind contracts for construction of new lochs Panama Canal and for ennstiuttioii i Pearl Harbor One senator said that "fantastic" prica charged the government for imtals on ment used on the Latin-Aineinaii piojscl the contractor retained title tu the tquil r - THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY SOMEBODY A J liViTnrt VO?-HX NUMBER I M ( HUH-1 THOUGHT) L tTi I I HAD A PrTMOU j MMMSxL , I I . giBlSB THE GERMAN RUHR. Industrial ci the Nazi Reich, continues to plague the In peace Just as it did in war A major headache in the AIIM pl future government of Germany is tonceiwj the question of what to do with Of rraim H The Capitol in the area along the Rhine No definite plana have been formulated I control of the Ruhr plants. This is one of the numerous tto in the American and British programs for the occupation many. What the Allies do about the future production and trade P of these mammoth, cartelized industries will, in the F Washington observers, determine the possibility or war. - JAPAN'8 BEHAVIOR on the international H'"1"1 that Germany has folded, haa become as fumbling "J c her military operations. ,, On one side. Japan-has been trying to appease Russia w Jterself from her former "anti-Bolshevik" coalition wi t ... ..... L . -i-.i n'itler "Cl dciuio OTusaouni ano uie oeuevea-io-De-iate uu.. - formed that pact, she thought It to be a keystone of a fowl" that ... 1 J ji.jj Qk. L.n. t.i i... ...i, Russians ana v w.iv kllMI lAJlIll UI V1CW CVCll WIICJ1 m- were bound by a non-aggression treaty. BV ltllVlno rXoarl U.rhn. o t a Hm H'liell it lllokW the German jauggernaut would hammer through to aw gave runner evidence of her anti-Communisi town. .i i-i.rv.rtite pactl mi opvncaiiiuii eagerly point out uiai uic i" - itmfOi u win inai ane is no longer Douno uy "- -- VT. T .;w...- . a RllSSlS .utnjr Japanese Droaacaais pay iiiuuie i - --- h4i mil by the Soviet system." Others contend that Russia n n tributes In common with the Asiatic peoples jU But Moscow is becoming more and more outspok(n talk witti Japan. ,0,5 Toward China, on the other hand, Tokyo is tkin8 different tack. Chungking Is being told that association with the ( art II ow. . . a .. n 1 i 1 ft 1 , J a I11UMIU followed In regard to China. The implication s that a 01 if Russ regime will be set up in China, with Soviet backing Into the war crnlrtRt Tonan The Army-, Paychological Warfare Division isn't pe a lusty alap on the back, meanwhile, but It is q""1 It surrender leaflets may pay big dividends in J-,f PWD poihta out that the red, white and mue ntmy line jj, Okinawa brought an unprec"".- number of prisoners in during the closing P"" " that bloody, bitterly-fought battle. PWD considers this little short of a major acn'evl ment. It cite the age-old Indoctrination methods t,,.vi .... " , tJI.. .nprnstiv .ww.muw wmui jcii m Japanese buiuici ndcT. J but "hnumkU jll.n l kaftl Instead of SUrre w. ,jj 1 PWD'i aurrender campaign in Europe reached 'J uiw una. aaya or xne war wnen inuusuu" -r v, 4--.i . ... . . . j-l arras I to - I 4 uinw aewi wieir arm ana iruus positions. . - "
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