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NATIONAL 6DITORIAL
nLWASSOCIATION
Satk Carolina i
JiSAfcociArici
THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 19 IG
Headaches
The nurse at the Security Council had to
treat 40 members for a headache on the first
day. There were problems enough to cause
headaches, even if none of the delegates
patronized the glorified and dangerous bar
room set up for convenience of those who
like to look on the wine when it is red and
gives color in the cup. Raleigh News and
Observer.
What It Has Meant
To Haywood
It would be hard to estimate what the
Champion Paper and Fibre Company has
meant to Haywood County over the long
period since it3 establishment in the county.
Its consumption of materials daily, as re
vealed by Mr. Damtoft last week in his talk
to the Rotary Club is significant of the mag
nitude of the operation.
With all the jobs supplied and the money
expended in the county, there has also been
a type of cooperation between the officials
and their employees that has been a mutual
satisfaction, which has contributed to an all
over successful industrial plant.
"Taking Us For a Ride"
We have a school of thought in this coun
try today it is very influential in high
places which assumes that we can go on
producing in peace as we produced in war.
We see no sign that such assumption is right.
On the contrary, we see signs all about us
that instead of an expanding economy we are
facing a contracting economy, with grandiose
projects for expenditure, born of war condi
tions, in for a hard time. In such circum
stances, and being old-fashioned enough to
believe that retrenchment under certain con
ditions may still be a good thing, we begin
to wonder whether the young economists
aren't taking us for a ride. The Reidsville
Review.
Warren in Their Hair
Lindsey Warren, the former North Caro
lina congressman who is now Comptroller
general of the United States, must be causing
the spending crowd in Washington some
sleepless nights by his continued attacks
upon thi -lr waste of public funds.
Only a few days ago Mr. Warren added to
previous criticisms which he had uttered
along the same line by declaring that the
Federal government is now continuing a
course in public spending which can only
result in "misery" for the American people.
It has come to the place, he says, which
"any honest man must call alarming."
This kind of intelligent chiding of spending
policies in Washington on the part of Mr.
Warren makes the Leftist influences in the
government tear their hair.
The people up there who are throwing the
earnings of the American tax-payers to the
four winds, plunging the nation deeper and
deeper in debt and contending that it is good
business to "buy" prosperity by borrowing,
would, without question, be mighty glad to
see Lindsey Warren resign his post as Comptroller-general,
get out of government serv
ice, and come back to North Carolina and run
for Governor, or for all they care, jump in the
river. -Charlotte Observer.
Having a state mansion for our governor is
a good idea, except with the housing shortage
10,000 will seek the office next year. Oska
loosa TriBunePrfijaa.
George Stephens
In the passing of George Stephens not only
his adopted home city in Asheville, but the
.Hate lost a valuable citizen. With a vision
given to few men he looked ahead and his
power of organization made his dreams of
development come true.
In all of his developments others shared
with him in the rewards of his accomplish
ments. Versatile in his interests, with a
sincere responsibility of his civic duties he
enriched the cities in which he lived by his
fine leadership.
STAR BOARDER
.MCHlfSMaiMMl
.Puiai-riMniM
Eright Outlook
We note that the first step of the 1946
program of the Chamber of (Commerce is to
make a survey of all available rooms to be
rented to tourists. This is a wise and needed
service for the Chamber of Commerce to
render, for with our limited number of rooms
it' the crowds come that we anticipate the
community's accommodations will be taxed
to the limit.
We are told that the American tourists
spent 100 million dollars on travel in 1945.
It stands to reason that they will even spend
more in 19 Mi.
Commended
We do not know what action the trustees
of Wake Forest College and the Baptist State
Convention will take regarding the generous
oiler made to them by those who are respon
sible for handing out the funds from the J
Smith Keyonlds Foundation. We want to put
ourselves on record as commending this offer
for the advancement of Christian education
by the donors.
We all like to see millions put to their best
advantage, and certainly carrying forward
the fine influence of Wake Forest College to
greater growth is and opportunities to young
people is a major consideration.
It takes large sums of money to finance
the college of today and uphold its prestige
among educational institutions. There will
be, however, values involved in the decision
of those responsible for taking or rejecting
the offer, that cannot be put on a material
basis.
HERE and THERE
By
HILDA WAY GWYN
Why Cant We?
We read during the week that construction
of a swimming pool for Murphy will get
under way in the near future. It is to be
located in the town park.
There was also mention made that work
would start at once on improvement of the
community tennis courts.
All of which would indicate that the town
of Murphy is getting ready for the summer
visitors ami to also offer their own citizens
wholesome recreation.
We also read in the same article that the
treasurer reported that funds were low ex
cept for the fund being held by the Lions
Club for construction of the swimming pool.
This sounded very familiar, the part of
"funds low."
It looks like some of our local organizations
are missing a good bet not to sponsor a move
ment for these forms of recreation right
here. If someone would only inaugurate the
movement, we believe that it would soon gain
a substantial following.
What about the Chamber of Commerce?
The Public Health Nurse
April 7-13 has been set aside as "Know
Your Public Health Nurse Week." We have
known her for the past few years in Haywood
county since the establishment of the dis
trict health department. They are always
recognized by their neat blue uniforms.
It is said that we have around 20,000 pub
lic health nurses in the United States, but
that with our population we should have
around 45,000 more nurses.
In Haywood county we have two public
health nurses, who work under the supervi
sion of the district nursing supervisor. The
nurses are Mrs. Ruby Bowles Bryson and
Mrs. Fannie Sells, with Mrs. Alma Mc
Cracken as district supervisor.
They have made a record that few realize
in their aid to the sick scattered all over
Haywood county. The public generally has
no idea of the help they are to young mothers,
to people ill in the remote sections of the
county, who need constant nursing super
vision, and cannot see a doctor evy day,
or have the services of a trained nurse. Their
work covers the homes, the schools and
clinics. They carry cheer and comfort to the
sick and depressed.
They give bedside nursing care, they teach
health education. They are fully qualified
for their work. They are always graduate
nurses with additional training in public
health work.
We salute with pride our Haywood county
public health nurses during the week set
aside to do them honor and to acquaint the
public with their contribution to the com
munity welfare and health.
We have been wanting to meet
an English war bride - -and now we
have had the pleasure. We were
not disappointed. She passed with
flying colors in our grading system
and was so typically KimJbJi. ac
cording to our ideas, thai talking
with her was almost like seeing
a picture one had seen the high
lights in preview.
If all the English war brides
please their in-laws as much as
Mrs. Paul BlackweM. the former
Pamela Blackburn o' Blakedown.
Worcestershire. England, there will
be little conflict of any interna
tional problems on the home fronts
of America. We might reinforce
the statement by reversing its or
der for if all war brides approve
of their in-laws as much as Pam
Blackwell then "all will be uiet
on the western front."
Pam Blackwell looks like any
American girl, but atfer she speaks
her first words confirm the fact
she is English bred and born. She
has the clear, rosy complexion that
we have been told all English girls
have, and she is charming, but re
served. Like all the women of
England she served her country,
having volunteered before the con
scription was inaugurated. She
joined the WAAFS (Woman's Aux
iliary Air Forcesi and was assigned
to radar work.
She and Paul met like thousands
of others at a party given for bis
American company. They knew
each other for 15 months before
their marriage took place last Sep
tember. She was one of 2.300 Eng
lish wives coming to America on
board the ship on which she sailed.
As far as she could find out. there
was only one in the number who
had ever been in America before.
They were all much excited, and
some of the party homesick, but
she says she escaped the latter and
felt fine when she arrived in New
York, after five days at sea.
"Of course Paul's family bad sent
so many pictures and photographs
that I almost knew what Waynes
ville would look like. There is one
great difference in the countries.
In England we must do intensified
cultivation and we have fields with
hedges around them and not the
open country you have in such
large sections here. You have so
much land. Then we do not have
your high mountains," she said.
"I am an only child and since
Paul was the only person in all
America I knew, it took courage,
and I suppose it is unfortunate for
my parents that I had to leave
them to live so far away from
home. And yet it is only a matter
of seven or eight hours by plane,"
she commented with a smile.
"Yes, I like tea, and I drink it
without sugar, but with milk. Many
of the English once used lemon
as you do here in America, but it
has been so long since we had
lemons that we ltave gotten out of
the habit. Even today we have
little fruit, and oranges are strictly
rationed. In fact if anyone in Eng
land has extras, you know they
come from a black market," she
explained.
"I was very lucky about clothes.
Everything is rationed in England
and things are more scarce now
and tighter rationed than during
the war. You see I had been in
uniform for four and a half years,
so my coupons had not been spent,
and they allowed us extra ones
when we were demobilized. In
England no one bothers about
wearing old clothes. They are
philosophical about it for since
otieed. You were allowed to
boticed. You were allowed 90
many coupons, and that prohibited
your buying much. As a result
when the war was over there were
many good things left in the shops,
because no one had enough cou
pons to buy them. Then I am
lucky, too, because being in service
so long I did not wear my (lot lies
and here no one knows how long
1 have had some of them. They
can't say. 'why she has been wear
ing that dress for the past five
years," she said with a smile, mak
ing us realize that the English and
our American girls have a lot in
common and that human nature
is the same the world over.
"I am very fond of tennis. I
think that is one difference be
tween Arperican and English girls,
we are 'more sports minded than
they are here." she commented
Pam Blackwell was by profession
before she entered the WAAFS,
what she termed a dispenser, and
to make it clearer, she explained
she was a pharmacist and in our
American interpretation we .asked
if she meant a druggist and she
answered yes. She explained that
many of the men. instead of work-1
ing in drugs, sought fields of
chemistry in industry and other
branches and that the profession of
druggist was very popular among
girls in England.
"I feel very much at home here.
It is not so different, except the
way you talk and your traffic is
on the wrong side of the road. You
are more gracious than the Eng
lish. We just let you go along
your own way when you are a
stranger unless there is some spe
cial reason, but here you are so
friendly," she added with a smile.
Voice
OF THE
People
Do you think that the trustees
of Wake Forest College and the
North Carolina Baptist State Con
vention should aceept the offer
made by the R. J. Reynolds heirs
and others to move the college to
Winston-Salem?
J. ('. Patrick
"Yes, I think they should."
Rev. L. Cm. Elliott--
"I do not know a great deal about
the proposition, but on the surface
it sounds all right."
Ben Phillips
"Yes, 1 think they should.'
Mrs. R. H. Morris
"Yes."
Jack Messer
"Yes. I certainly think they
should accept the offer."
Mrs. R. T. Messer
"I am in favor of the church ac
cepting the offer. "
Mrs. W. II. Burgin
"Yes. 1 think they should accept
the Reynolds offer in view of great
er amount of good that can be
done."
Mrs. W. T. Crawford
"It looks like a tempting offer to
me and if they are looking after
the interests of the young men and
women it would be hard to turn
down. The location does not make
any real difference."
Mrs. R. N. Barber
"Yes, I think they should ac
cept the offer."
W. C. Allen
"Yes, conditionally. I would like
to see Wake Forest College in its
present set up kept as a Liberal
Arts College at Wake Forest, and
the Women's College, Meredith,
kept in Raleigh, and at Winsion
Salem have the College of Medi
cine, Law, Science and Engineering."
The Jersey cow. Dream Noble
Blanche Ixia, former national pro
duction champion owned by P. E.
Miller of Hichficld. will be shown
at the National Jersey Show in
Columbus, Ohio, October 1946.
SCOH'S SCRAP BOOK
James T. Conner, Jr., a Missis
sippi native, has joined the staff
of the State College Extension
Service as entomologist.
LAFF-A-DAY
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I was here first!"
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Sgt. Cleanup brings his company
to a halt on the outskirts of
Waynesville.
"Cpl. Paintbrush," roared the
Sergeant. "What are you going
to do for the good of this grow
ing city?"
Cpl. Paintbrush: "I'm going to
get in all the dark places of our
stores and shops, and make 'em
shine like the seat of a blue serge
suit."
"In spite of the fart that I'm
only a Corporal, I'll do lots of
decorating."
"I'm going to make every dingy
old house look so bright the traf
fic lights will turn green with
envy."
"I'll make Waynesville such a
good town to live in, you'll find
shellac's nothing in beauty."
"Fine business. Corporal!" "Now
what have you got to say for your
self, He. Scrubbnish'.'" snaps the
Sergeant.
Pfc Scriihbrush: "Well, Sarg,
I don't mind telling you that I'll
get down on my lmnds and knees
to make this a cleaner town."
"Pvt. Windowwiper and myself
will do much to make the outlook
brighter for Waynesville."
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By WIUIAM RITT -
Central Press Writer
WRINKLES, says a New
York hair stylist, are attrac
tive. Anyone who can success
fully sell that idea should rank
as the world's supersalesman.
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The Swiss army has aban
doned the goose step. It was a
difficult gait for mountain
climbing, anyway.
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The Germans, incidentally, in
vented the goose tep but never
abandoned it though it constantly
led them right into trouble.
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After weeks of unsuccessfully
looking- for an apartment,
Zadok Dumkopf says the chief
thing that la crippling post-war
prosperity Is a leittJ
roora-atism.
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charges that Uotit
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iWASHINGl
Noy Believes It Hat Won
In Fight Over Army Merger
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Special to Central Press
WASHINGTON The Navy feels it has licked tin i
Its merger with the Army. It may be right, alttoiifi
brass" of the war department continues its fight.
Legislation toward unifying the armed services is m
the House committee on executive department exptoil
committee has held .hearings on the matter but obsem.1
the group say that a bill will not be brought out in till if
In addition, it is reported that President Truman,
the merger, has spoken his flnal F
issue. The Navy, in its anti-merger
urged coordination instead of uniflati
A proposal along these lines may
out by a three-man subcommittee 0!
military affairs committee which i
the merger bill introduced by Sertfltf
(D) of Alabama.
Secretary of the Navy James M
planned to resign his post but cnanp-
when he saw the mercor fight comuij
ter opponent of unification, Forrest
r,. . as soon as ne 9 convinced u r"i i
defeated.
Jamai f crrosiol MeAnwhilp th Navv proposes
comint? atom bomb teits 1,1 M Mltn
no exjple of peace-time coordination.
S OMK OF THE TOUGHEST ASSIGNMENTS, and
" s'i,r..l soWiers and sapors shrink, is connected
j!uih tuls of the atooitc bomb. Most officers are V
in tn 1 tu- big show.
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in- iu.sk inai inspires tear in tnem, nowoc -of
h;.ii(Hin arrangements for press and radio com
Putifiv performance. Estimates on the number of ww"
mentators who want ringside seats in the May and JW
upyvaru w o.wv. although Navy lues snow w-i
date.
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iiic iiuuiil itiauona men nave 10 t
150 reporters, writers, radio men and photographer
AMERICA'S RAPIDLY EXPANDING coam.
home and overseas are planning on tripling their pa3"
capacity this year.
tT.i.'j . ... t - ,,lr fit WW
uniLcu oiates airnnes vow nave on ,,gj
neer. or 1,414 aircraft with a tout capai"j ..iM
When this fleet gets into operation, by the end "J
. ... .. ....... . annual "l
pctiou vu jiue up IB Billion passenger mu"
the 1945 totnl nf rhr wiiinn km million annual ir i
Pan American, for Instance, is planning on two
tween the Pacific Coast end Honolulu hi the he"
American and TWA. expect to boost i '
within tl.A .. m .1 j .)lnr nn tM IT
uic ucAt iw uwnuin, -
four-engined planes come off the assembly lines J
AH lines are concentrate on safety measure J
to overcome the natural reiuttaflce of passenger"
in land planes.
THE SALARIES paid United Nations 0
whan kuan,ui. .d.ulduH in the Unii
grat' indent
They will, however, be jenough to attracLi erl
gimmick In this arrangement lie in taxes. Tue t
workers wHI be guaranteed a certain "take
pay. If he Is British, SYtncfe, or ny other n"0""
lty, UNO will take care of his taxes at home.
Thus, If he gets ,000 year, it will oe
nrnflt it hi. h .Rmfid Impose-
a 60 per cent Income tax. the UNO will pay M
He wilt YiA ua m ti-M-A .x Income
with diplomatic status, will not have to pay li"
ke, French winee, Cuban cigars or other go" i
wUh to import , . .,...', : I