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The Mouhtaineer
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Waynesville, North Carolina
The County Seat pf "Haywood County
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NATIONAL DITOR!AL
WASSOC ATION
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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1916
An Opportunity
We are sure that the entire community is
happy over the appearance of the North
Carolina Symphony here this month. Aside
from the benefits of the evening concert for
those who purchase memberships and those
who will buy tickets, the afternoon concert
for the children is well worth what the others
paid.
The fact that the drive went over the quota
is proof that our people appreciate this op
portunity of hearing music of such high
order.
A New Job For C. of C.
The establishment of the State Test Farm
here, and the 4-H Club camp right next door
will give the Chamber of Commerce a new
responsibility, since both these projects will
bring to this community hundreds and even
thousands of visitors.
Too often we think of visitors as those
who come from other states, while right here
in our mountain area there are thousands
who will soon come to Haywood for the first
time, and it will be a responsibility of the
Chamber of Commerce to see that the right
contacts are made, and the proper informa
tion given these people when they get here.
Alreadly Waynesville and Haywood County
are being looked upon as the ideal central
meetng place for all Western North Carolina.
This community is as near the center of
Western North Carolina as it is possible to
find, and the Chamber of Commerce can do
much by including this in the 1946 plans and
program of the organization by catering to
more of the area meetings and giving them
deserved recognition when they get here.
This program will in no way take the place
of the one designed to attract the folks
termed "tourist." The plan merely supple
ments the other program, and rightly so.
They Made It
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Rathbone of Crab
tree, who paid off the mortgage on their
farm in seven years, which the government
gave them forty years to clear, accomplished
a noteworthy feat. They have set an exam
ple for us all. True, "we may not be buying
farms, but most of us have certain goals
whereby we are trying to get ahead in life.
They have shown us what a marled couple
intent upon home ownership and cooperation
with each other, plus hard work can do to
realize their ambition. This spirit of work
ing together also offers other advantages.
It is the finest antidote known for the current
matrimonial unrest.
It was not easy to pay off that mortgage.
It took hard work and driving force to watch
all the corners and keep up the payments. It
did not happen by accident. Willing and
anxious to do their best they sought and
took advice from those more experienced.
Slowly year by year they met that debt.
Wth the love of the soil and a deep rooted
instinct for home-making they fought daily
to realize their ambition. Their reward is
security plus satisfaction that they have
done what they set out to do. They are
enjoying the fruits of their labor.
There is also much of the American way of
life in their success. It is ref resiling ifor we
see so much about us that is trying to tear
down the ideals our fdrefathers'f ought for in
this country. These privileges of work, re
ward and freedom to rise by our efforts is a
pl-ecious American heritage. If we lose these
rights we have lost some of the strength of
our nation, that has set it apart from all
others "in "the "world today.
Here's Hoping
We sincerely trust that the citizens of the
Crabtree-Iron Duff section get their com
munity cannery established. Sponsored by
the Parent-Teacher groups we have confi
dence that the project will be put over.
It s hard to estimate the time and labor
that a community cannery can save house
wive?. A visit to our local cannery any day
it is in operation will ive a true picture of
the record amount of canning, minus much
of the labor that such a project can give.
And Now It's Reckless Fliers
According to press reports, a 20-year-old
pilot stunting over a high school campus in
Fayetteville, Ga., swooped low and struck a
student, killing him instantly.
The stunting aviator attracted the atten
tion of the school children, and through
curiosity, they gathered on the campus to
watch the plane. This was an incentive for
the careless aviator to swoop even lower, and
he misjudged his altitude and struck the
16-year-old boy.
This incident brings to mind the time a
plane flew over Waynesville last summer.
The pilot flew so low that he barely missed
the tree tops, and in one instance, the plane
touched the top branches of a Main Street
tree.
HOUSE HUNTING IN WASHINGTON
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A Reminder
We do not wish to sound a pessimistic note,
but merely to call attention to the fact that
the ten per cent cut in Burley allotments is
an inevitable sign that we are entering a new
cycle. A new era is taking shape.
The high tide is starting to recede. It may
be a slow process, but it is on its way. The
ten per cent cut is significant that the heights
have been reached and that we must gather
our forces to meet a new day.
The first sign should not be necessarily
alarming, for we knew it would come, and it
is not a total loss, but mererly a reminder
that money will not continue to flow like milk
and honey in a land of plenty always, and we
must look with a more thrifty eye to the
future.
HERE and THERE
By
HILDA WAY GWYN
Hell Fire and Brimstone
(By S. Burton Heath)
One writer compares the program of the
National Committee on Atomic Information
with the old-fashioned "hell fire and brim
stone" type of religious evangelism. That is,
he says, the NCAI is trying to create inter
est in the potentialities of atmoic fission by
"scaring the hell" out of us literally.
Atom bombs are so cheap, the Committee
says, that "even a small nation may soon
possess the means of obliterating a large
nation at will."
"It is possible today," we are warned, "to
smuggle an atomic bomb into a large city,
and detonate it at any time even decades
later by means of a radio signal from an
other country."
And don't trouble to try doing anything
about this terrible situation, either, because
the Committee says that there not only is
no defense now, but there isn't going to be
none, neither.
Goodness, gracious, what's this world com
ing to? What's the use of trying, if we're
predestined to be blown or scared into un
recognized atoms or maybe molecules or
protons or neutrons?
Of course, the Committee could be over
excited, we hope. Let's see, now
It cost the United States two billion good,
hard iron men two billion, not million, dol
lars to develop the atomic bomb. Even
when the developmental peak had passed we
had 65,000 men and women on the job, in
cluding several thousands of the best
scientists and engineers in the world.
We had to apply mechanics so exact that
most big nations, even, would be incapable
of imitating the job if we provided scientists
to tell them what to do.
How many small nations are capable' of
such an effort? Where are they going to
get the stupendous quantities of uranium re
quired for even one little atomic bomb?
The United States, Great Britain and Can
ada are so far in the van in atomic fission
that if anybody ever overtakes us it will be
our own silly fault. We are never going to
start an atomic war, but if anybody else does
we should be able to blow the be-jabbers out
of them.
And in our opinion the Committee is speak
ing out of its own ignorance when it says
that no defense can be devised against the
atomic bomb. Maybe yes, maybe no. No
layman is in position to judge, and that in
cludes the National Farmers tJnion, the
United Steel Workers -ana the National As
sociation rof Unrreriity iWtfmen, flpbnsorr -of
the Committee.
The atomic, bomb, used: for destruction,
is a frightful thing Make no mistake. But
this earth has survived a lot of frightful
things .already. Maybe it will this one. In
deed, in our opinion probably it will survive
this one, Hendersonviile'Tlmes-'News.
"If Winter comes, Spring cannot
be far behind" . . . Well, we have
definitely had an authentic winter,
as far as cold and stormy days are
concerned, so Spring this year will
be met with more than usual en
thusiasm by those of us who did
not get a Florida break in temper
ature. Now with Spring comes the
annual anticipation and agitation
about the summer season. It
comes around as regukirly as taxes,
except not so certain as to results.
It always rolls around with the
first touch of Spring. Old-timers
like to predict about the season.
We are hearing on all sides that
this is going to be the best ever
on record. It is a funny tl.:r.2,
how, no matter what conditions
there are this eternal spiirt of
optimism about the season just
ahead-
For instance take this year 194fj.
Who doubts but that 'we will have
the largest stream of tourists ever
to come our way? This faith and
hope is based on some definite
signs of the travel picture in gen
eral over the nation and we feel
sure that we will come into our
part of visitors. But if this is to
be a banner year what are we do
ing ia p't-paration of this great
event? As far as we have heard
or seen there will be no new at
tractions for these visitors, except
additional accommodations.
Where Is the municipal swim
ming pool that we have talked
about so much?
Where are the improvements in
Gudgor property, except the Girl
Scout Hut on the top corner of the
hill?
Where are the shufflcboards we
have been told we need for our
visitors?
Where are the municipal tennis
courts that everyone has conceded
are so badly needed?
What are the entertainment fea
tures added since last year?
These questions are not asked
to embarrass anyone person, be?
cause we are all responsible for
their answers.
These subjects are as dry as the
post office as far as possessing one
new thought, but they are just as
vital as when they were first sug
gested. We simply can't rock along
forever on the glories of Ileintooga,
Bald and the view from Mt. Pisgah,
etc. People today want more than
Nature's provisions for entertain
ment. We heard a group of inter
ested citizens discussing these very
problems and this was their solu
tion: Let the Chamber of Commerce,
instead of having a streamlined
program "full of activities," take
one project a year and see it
through to reality and get it out
of the discussion.
What Is-your vote for: A swim
ming pool, tennis courts, shuffle
boards, tor recreational features on
the Budger property in 1946?
Personally, we . vote for the
swimming pool this year, mainly
because the young people have not
been with us for the past few years.
The war has taken them to other
areas. They will be returning, and
we must have something they want
to do or the next year they will
be going other places.
It seems that the Veterans Ad
ministration has been a little slow
in answering some of the inquiries
from John Smith, but no wonder.
General Bradley reports that there
are only 13,000 John Smiths on the
Veterans roster and 8,000 of them
have no middle name. Parents
should take warning and if they
want a John Smith, please be care
ful to give him a middle name.
"Our attention was called during
"the week to an Advertisement about
'"Building Tour Marriage," a small
pamphlet which sells for only ten
cents. It sets forth that couples. If
they quarrel should do so construc
tively and not just nag without
reason. The book also tells how
to handle everything from money
to Jn-laws. . Sounds like a bargain.
It was suggested to us that we sug
gest to the editor, if our marriage
announcements hold up during the
year 19446 as they have started,
that he buy in a supply and hand
out to all brides and bridegrooms.
We did not remind the person with
the big idea, that it would technic
ally speaking, be a case of working
against your own interests. There
are no charges for a marriage an
nouncement, but a divorce notice
is a legal matter and paid adver
tising. But even so it's a lot of
fun to write about a wedding, but
a most depressing thing to record
a divorce, and we had rather make
money on other type of advertising.
Which reminds us that last week
on" of the linotype operators, alter
he had set a number of marriage
announcements, said "I just can't
handle another wedding." We did
not have the heart at the time
to tell him that we had five more
to write to turn back for him.
We hear that the Regent of the
DAR Chapter felt so sorry for the
judges in the recent declamation
contest that she was almost sorry
she had put them on the spot
that Is the boys all did so well, but
that when the final decision came
through, everyone was pleased for
Aaron Hyatt to add his name to
the illustrious roll of distinguished
citizens of the county who have
won in days gone by. During the
OP THE
People
Many towns and cities are In
stalling parking meters. What
would you think of having them
in Waynesville?
R. N. Barber, Jr. "I do not think
that Waynesville has grown quite
big enough yet nor has congestion
that would call for meters."
Mrs. Edith P. Alley "I would
think that would prove to be a
systematic parking regulation that
would not offend car owners."
Stanley Brading "I think it
would be a fine idea. It would
help business men and the tour
ists too."
R. L. Coin "I do not think it
would- be practical in Waynesville.
It' our streets were wider it would
work, f'ersonally I would rather
see parking prohibited on Main
Street."
J. I.. Carwile "Yes. I would ap
prove of parking meters."
W. E. Davis "I don't think that
Waynesville would have any
trouble with parking if people have
enough self respect and respect
for the public in general."
Henry Davis
is too small for
-"I think the town
parking meters."
Dr. N. M.
nonsense.
Mcdford "I think it
John M. Queen "I don't think
the town is big enough."
C. Rejrgie "I would approve of
a parking meter system for the
town."
38 years the contest has been held
some of the boys who later have
become our most prominent citi
zens, have carried off this medal.
We wonder which men are re
lieved or disappointed about the
number of women who have en
tered politics, seriously seeking of
fice. For all the predictions about
how voting was going to sidetrack
the women has not come true. We
noticed recently that Mr- Josephus
Daniels is suggesting that the
North Carolina women be drafted
for office. He refers to the fact
that in hte House and Senate of
the last General Assembly there
were 169 men and one woman. We
have an idea that after all women
are not as strong on gambling as
their brothers They might like
the office after election, but the
nerve-wracking method of getting
it does not have much appeal.
Just Odds and Ends of News Picked Up While
RAMBLING AROUND
By W. CURTIS RUSS
Waynesville has had interesting
visitors for the past few weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Swayne. of New
York. They stopped at the Coun
try Club, and by chance we found
that Mr. Swayne, a retired lawyer,
was for many years legal advisor
for the Associated Press.
Mr. Swayne was a member of
a law firm headed by his father,
that took care of the legal work
of the news gathering agency at
time the United Press was or
ganized. Needless to say there
has been keen rivalry between the
two organizations from the very
start, and as has always been the
ease, reporters for each group fre
quently accused the other of copy
ing their news.
Mr. Swayne had his fling at edit
ing newspapers ..before taking up
law. He was editor of the Yale
Daily News for four years, and
later edited other publications of
the college. He is now secretary
of the class of 1895.
While he made his living at prac
ticing law and giving advice, he
passed on something for this com
munity to "re-think" about, when
he said, "I can't understand why
there isn't a large, modern hotel
here that could accommodate hun
dreds of people. It would pay from
the start. I've traveled over this
nation, and I like this section The
mountains just get hold of you,
and you always want to come back.
The first time through here we
spent an hour. A year later, we
stayed a week. Then the follow
ing year two weeks. Then three
weeks on our next trip. And this
time well, we are not in any
hurry. Just going over to Gatlin
burg to meet some old friends,
and be there when our favorite
hotel opens March 15th."
Among the things I recently
learned about schools:
THAT the national average sal
ary paid school teachers is $1,755
per year. This was based on 1944
rates. '
THAT New York State leads the
union by paying $2,726.
THAT Mississippi is the lowest,
and pays $790.
THAT North Carolina ranks 41st
by paying $1,130.
THAT North Carolina has a full
time stair working on a "Child
Feeding Program."
worth Carolina school
children rank highest in school at
tendance among 14 Southern states.
THAT 72 per cent of teachers
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WALTER ALLISON
Congratulations! A 4-H Club
Camp 4-Haywood County.
A skinny gal is one who
waits until her pappy kills
hegs to get her fatback.
.
Blond walked in an uptown shoe
store in perfectly good health, and
came out with a fit.
A 4-II VCLub Camp in Hay
wood County will help West
ern North Carolina get back
to earth.
Said the stenog who had been
sticking stamps on letters all week,
"I must be working for a licker
concern!"
Fellow next door wants his
money back. He pointed 20 lbs.
of blue grass and the darn
stuff came up green.
Windy March is no excuse for a
fellow coming home high as a kite.
Back in World War I a sol
dier home on leave wired
headqaurters for an extension,
and they sent him an electric
light cord.
Sorry, madam, that you found a
spider in your paper last week.
A busy paper like the Mountaineer
has to come out on a web press.
Fine Business! A G.I. found
a pair of pants and took sick
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YOU'RE TELLING
By WIUIAM RITT-
Central Press Writer
THE NEW YORK harbor tug
boat strike has proven to Man
hattanites that in order to keep
things moving you have to have
plenty of pull.
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The Russians, we read, have
taken over a German factory
called the Donaudampfschif
larhtgesellschalt. They can
have it.
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Tho Swiss are experiencing a
series of earthqual-es. Must re
mind them of the time when
there was a war going on all
sides cf them.
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What ever became of all those
annualspnng baseball hold
outs? Looks like the athletes
figure with all J
news these days
would get lUefsl
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Zadok Duraiopl
ered a rare cli it
cook book deniti
meat recipes.
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The UNO wo
rocms for its New n
This proves that i
some folk who lit
ac!es.
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The plan to bo
grams oil the mwJ
its merits Sumo
jokes my sot
the cesiiiir dtsft is.
the way hr.'.
Peorl Harbor Inquiry Aiding
Army-Navy Merger Advocates
Eggs Flooding Mt
Fluid Milk Report
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Special (o Central Press
WASHINGTON Administration forces are reapUi
arguments for Army-Navy merger legislation throutfi
of the Pearl Harbor investigating committee.
The trend of the arguments has been obvious. Thai
success of the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harte
been avoided altogether had there been a single coraid
auu in vvasningion.
Gen. Oonrrrp p Marohaii wA a.,, Mr tiff
o '- ...... ......... V1 IIICI ' ' 1 J t-1 1111 Vi il
f1! ambassador to China, has long beau
cnampion or tne merger.
Re'tlred Mat. Oen. Walter C. Short
Harbor commander, who had his it
after four years of official silence, I
that had he known all that Washinjt
would have been ready to frustrate II
plane attack that plunged the UniW
World War II.
Although the Navy generally is OKI
mprppr nrAnncal PattroH Ppar Adll),l
l tt"ir 1 Klmnie,i Short's opposite Navy numtej
HMim.r-i,-,-&m in 1941. has innrtvprtentv aiflM
General Marshall
, B...
Kimmel's claim to insufficient W
United States-Japanese relations has bolstered the W
Look for administration forces to use Pearl Harbor
ammunition when President Truman's merger bill
vxngress.
1 SOMTiVrm-NTf-! HrTTH.TTi 11m-vT J..fiiw
v-,iiA vvxvwinvj on egg iwu.'" '
urged to increase the egg output by government stM
1UI mem io wne point wnere urcic j
There isn't enough fluid milk to meet terrific cterrf
Latest mmnr is that 4h i thinHnr of H
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wnefll mtlui w , . . . L.1..M1
chichi vi Dreaa mucn against we bu
American Bakers' association has urged OPA Chief fl
AtrriCllltllrA fission. A - .1 - , . . ,rin(r"til
. uvvicvuiji uiueraon against, "hit'"'"
tion's bread.
LOOK FOR MORE ACTION by the government tote
the prices of new homes to levels which the averif
When the
uie stipulation read that 50 per cent of all critical i
be channeled into homes costing 10,000 or less and
more than fin
went
tm
vov a munui, ,
In effect, this was tantamount to a ceiling. But o
gradually aware that $19,600 was a pretty stiff pn:'
WhO WOlllli MMhu nufA.. 4
jyicicmive, w pay. a
They said -they expected the price to be well I10"
But now it turns out that most new homes are costing
and up. This decrease isn't enough to saUsfy ReP.
man (D) of Texas who h.. Mri a. bill in the"
would set a J6.000 ceiling price. ,
Whether Patman's measure will be approved Is
firm k,,t ,bi.i ......... . ... tv, fait"
, vuiuiiB reei wai we price win n,c .
mand for critically-needed homes is to be met.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENT ATIVES is losing t
colorful figures, Rep. Clare Booth Luce, of Connect
Charles M. XaFoUette,'-rf Indiana, both Republicans.
LaFollette has announced he will relinquish his
House seat to campaign for United States senator.
Mrs. Luoe has disclosed he -ahw will not return to
the House next .year. She- to expected to run fr
the Senate.
uurouette is Unique amour Us jftepuWican couro
philosophy he fa to th leh Of the most ardent m
STess. LaFollette' helieves the GOP should become
Mrs. Luoe ii wenwiMii. txf h 10 bestdref
the world. -She win iiv k. ..m annate hi
Promoted by the Connecticut electorate.