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f PAGlfi TWO THE WAYNESVTLLE MOUNTAINEER I ' ', " I . 1 f. t I.r. ! 1 . i i ' l f 1 H ' i ''I, i V i 1 -i I i' f 1 1 I THE MOUNTAINEER Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO Main Street Phono 137 Waynesville; North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS rditor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Kditor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FKMUY HAYWOOD COUNTY AND SE 1! VICE MEN One Year Six Months One Year Six Months NORTH CAROLINA OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year Six Months $:;.0(i i.7." s 1 .00 $4.r o 2.:d F.nterrd ill the i..st off i. i- .if '. I Clasi Mill Mutti-r. an .r..v i.l.- l !n t f VI i Nuwiiiltttr 2U, I y 1 I . Otiitmiiy i,nlir., M..i!.ili..i.-i .if i. j. ' all llGllWS Uf Clllt-rl llilllllflil fil ln'.fil. , .l iat vl un Mmt :i twi' iiiil- ii ...i f. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- HMW MSOCIATION Tl'ESDAY. A I (H ST I-!. l'HII August 1945-46 Tomorrow will be the first anniversary of V-J Day, August Mth. We look back on that August day last year as a day of freedom from a global war. The past year has I -i, a Critical and dramatic one, in many sense.-; more critical and dramatic than the horn-ml oils years that preceded it. The United States, together with other nations, has spent the past 12 months strug gling to set its feet back on the highway to peace and security. It cannot engage in this struggle without the deeply-etcln-d remi niscences of the dark and bloody limes that were encompassed by Pearl Harbor and Oki nawa Here in Haywood county we haw an honor roll of more than one hundred nanu s en scribed which should keep us ever mindful of the pYice of V-J Day and should forever keep us grateful for the peace we enjoy today. Always Good Ships The retirement of Homer Ferguson, native of Haywood county. North Carolina, as presi dent of the Newport News Shipbuilding nm pany, make it fitting to say that it was due to his ability and honesty that the company liwd up to this motto: "Wo shall build good ships here, at a profit if we can ; at a loss, if 'we must; but always good ships." That character of thoroughness and ex cellence in the ships mainly is to be traced to the sturdy honesty and efficiency id' this North Carolina shipbuilder. ' Today when Congress is investigating some war contracts which turned out shoddy war material, the record of Homer Ferguson and his ships stands out like the towering Smoky Mountains under whose blessed shad ows this distinguished North Carolinian was born. Raleigh News and Observer. Depressing Records Since January of this year there have been issued 110 marriage licenses through July, according to the records as on file in the office of the Haywood Register of Deeds. Across the hall in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court is a sequel to the story, or perhaps we should say a second chapter, for there one may find among th" court records the number of divorces granted in Haywood cqunty during the same period. The number makes a depressing record. As against 110 marriage licenses, there have been 78 divorces and one marriage annulled during the same period. We grant that mistakes in marriages are bound to be made, and that it is much better to cut clean the relationship, and those con cerned make a new start in life, but when the divorces total 71 per cent of the mar riages that is another problem. The figures show that too many are taking too lightly tJjjfe serious side of matrimony, and are en tering the holy state with little understand ing of what it means. This increasing attack othe most sacred relationship on this earth, sfirikes at the heart of the homes of our country. What is happening here seems to b nation-wide. The peppermint crop is reported good, and tfiere is some hope of more sugar by Christ mas. Now if there's plenty of striped red paint, we may have candy canes on the tree again. Christian Science Monitor. $320 Per Head GET RID OF THE JUG! Farlier this month President Truman pre sented hi budget review to Congress, and to the average reader, the report was just a mass of zeroes and long figures that were ent irely out of grasp. The budget called for an expenditure of -I! and a half billions. Breaking that down to "ijr language, it means that every man, woman anil child in America is represented by :!-i in the budge t, (letting the figures down to a language we can understand still sovids like a lot of money. This is especially true when one sees the numerous bureaus, and apparently "excess" number of people i mplnwd to maintain those bureaus. In Appreciation We Want to offer people of this area t he appreciat ion of t he to the Lake Junaluska Assembly for 'he opportunities afforded I hem to share with them their spirit ual, edu ca'ioiia! and eidiura! programs, not only this,' a--on, I iii t abo :n I he past. ' W hile I he purpose of the establishment of the Assemly was for the furthering of the cause of .Methodism, the programs are not bound by denominational limitations, but are pre.-ented in the broader name of Christian-! ily. with spiritual and cultural themes that: should have an appeal for everyone. j Along with their spiritual inspiration they i are giving us here a program of cultural entertainment that we would have to travel far and wide and be put to much expense to enjoy, which might otherwise, in some cases,1 lie denied us. I The Assembly is giving us the privilege; right here at home of hearing nationally and internationally recognized speakers and art ists. Perhaps for this verv reason some of us have failed in the past to fully appreciate! this wonderful opportunity as we should. j The musical attractions for the past month have been of the highest type that could be! found. They have been given by art ists of j fame in t heir special fields. r-flt r '.L'w'...w...'.y'-rut .... ii. tv s ' VOICE OF THE PEOPLE W hat purchase did you make in Vit: inat save yeu the greatest satisfaction? 1 its. F. W. ENSLEV, "Supplies i,,; i he siudio. because they, were -i li;n(l tn Ki't." W. (,. BVEKS, Buying the I He rock house on Pigeon Street m. moving back to Waynesvllle." IKS ftAI.IMI PKEVOST, ..-liiiM! nuii-liine." "My (I. II. SIIEII'ON,--"A couple of hilt-." MiiS. I.. .1. t .UMlN, "My Mir- i ce.U.d ii- pt'cassure pan." II l Wu.i'A I HICK, -"A future iii hw in Waym'sville." HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN iiAfpy imrriu) v s this is beim; M illen S.il in -ila -. MM, Hay wood count '-,uis!ii-(l s i- ( iuduer. en ,e bii-llnl;i ..I Ins Lucerne, in adopted l csii lei ice i ei'isters uid ( la as his heuK ir. be v il Ii i i s I hi- '. c; 'iil this monlli hen l.llllell I I -1 and ilislin- j I )r. l-ai.cne I iiil: bis lilllb home ;.l llotclj tn k Cilv. his j I I h I II L' 1 1 llC St ill ii1-. W a ncsville : aid'.-er u ill not i' .uid bis annual I . !: : I) be makes Getting Started We note with approval and gratification lhat at last concrete developments are being contemplated by Ihe Western North Caro lina Associated Communities, and that at their molding held last Thursday night at Cullow hee definite plans .are now crystalizing that will mean much to the future of this area. There were four things discussed which greatly concern this area and the realization of them would mean much. Emphasis was put on the completion of several short but! strategic stretches of the P.lue Ridge Park way as soon as possible. In this section we know full well what this will lead to in fur ther attractions. This was presented bv R. (Jetty Prowning. chief location engineer of j the State Highway Commission. I Developments regarding the housing of! tourists were also part of the proceedings! of the meeting. The more accommodations j we have in tins section the more people we will have visit the area. The proposed museum in the Great Smoky .Mountains National Park in the Ravensford section, which we were led to believe years ago would be one of the early projects in the Park, but somehow .got sidetracked under certain administrations, was revived. We have often wondered what became of the fine collection of early household effects which were collected for the park by TI. C. Wilburn. Wo recall the collection was intended for the purpose of establishing a museum on the North Carolina side, but it never materialized. With the people of the United States, as the years past becoming increasingly inter ested in early Americana, this museum would j undoubtedly prove to be nc of the major j interests, along with the scenic beauties of the Park. s The proposal of the presentation of a his toric drama combining the history of the Cherokee Indians and the pioneer settlers in this area is something that has been agitated for several years, but as yet nothing definite has been done about it. It would present one of the most colorful and dramatic epdisodes in our national history. It would attract peo ple from over the entire nation. It could, if properly handled, become a national summer attraction, just as "The Lost Colony" down at Man too is fastly acquiring a name for itself. We trust that in the cooperative movement of the communities of this area which is getting under way that every citizen of Western North Carolina will lend his sup port. If enough of us are interested in these things they will come to pass. Now since we have had a shove in the right direction let's get going. The war is over. That alibi is gone. Let's get down to the present and not put off until tomor row things that we might enjoy and reap rewards from today. it his home on I'rospecl Hill. a ill he ;Te.-iie. m:--.ed by his friends of all aces for lie takes pride in bis friend -hip, in hany cases with I lu ce ivnerations ill one lamily. liv all i i'.',hls uf slier human ai-compl isliuienl s and ell Oct , to say rl him; ol a-'e. Dr. (Judder has -arnefl rc-l and retirement from Ins winl, lid instead his ftOlh wl hiUiy find- bun lining to his 'Mirk ai the American Museum of Natural Pi.stoi New York, each day. He has always hoasled that be cxpecled to die with bis hoots i on, and from present indications at! Ihe a;le of !!(). he nives promise of being active up to the closing of the last cbapli r. so brief it would be give justice to the it scient ist. who is an nrth'6r11 oti fish." For associate curator of Museum of Natural ; in!!'! he was retired I Honorary Associate y. Hi- retirement matter of routine in nils, lor he has not In a space impossible to life of Ibis uri inlcrnaliortal , years he was the American I listen . a ml i u il h I he I il le i in ichl h. elo was mercK a certain au'e ii slopped win i. for the b- in-lit of the younger generation we are going to give a review of some in the highlights in his car"er. hicb actually took shape when lie was a small boy. Mrs. Kcbccra Harding Davis, writ er, and mother of Richard Harding Davis, tunc! ist and war corrospon .rlcnt. who (-.iim- to 'a ncsville in search of colo,- for her stories met the young bo and became interest ed in bun. She senl him a vcat subscript inn zinc and a Water" -tin bis career ; history. His years of attending college and then working to continue col lege should lie an inspiration to any veteran today no matter bow much time be has lo-i out in bis educa tion by lighting the war. Over a period of 18 cars he studied and taught, each t-tcp gaining toward his goal. He attended Kmory and Henry College, received his B. S. and M. S. degrees from Nashville University, specializing in zoology. ;ind then to .lohn- Hopkins. Keys. He has served as associate editor of Dr. Itasbloi d i ir.ni -Bibliography of fishes, and in I ill I) went to New York permanent l as editor of "The Bibliugi aplr. ol fishes" of the third index oliime which he completed in lil"!!. Since then he has done extensive v -riling and served as bibliographer ol 1 1 -1 1 literature, which position he n linquished when he retired It is amazing that a person w ho j has done the extensive research that he has. has also round tune to write. He has written more than 250 articles dealing with bolb large : and smull fish, lie has completed ! the history and bleeding habits of the pike fish which was begun by Aristole in Ii C for his Th 1) dissertation he made a study of the Rarpike. He is a ma.ler mi the subject of fish. His work lias brought letters of comment liom scientists of Berlin. Paris, Copen hagen, the British Museum ol Lon don, and even as far away as India and Australia. Yet Dr (ludger in his modesty .about his accomplish ments saya that he knows a great deal about only a very lew of the 20,000 kinds of fishes in the seas. The peak of his achievement was reached when he became associated filh the American Museum of Na tural History of New York, for in addition to the recognition it gave of, bis fame, it also afforded him the opportunity to continue his study with every I'acillv at his com mand at the Museum A list of fellowships and mem berships of great scicnlili, groups over the world in which be is in cluded is far too lengthy to give, but among them are: member of the American Society of oolegisi-; Society of Naturalists. Societv ol Ichthyologists: life member of the American Museum Natural llisi ory; president lor one vear and secretary for ten years of the North Carolina Academy of Science; a Flower of Nativity A little Mexican waif on Christmas ev e had no gift to take to the cathe dral, so not wishing to enter empty handed, she picked a weed along the roadside and climbed the steep path to the church. She knelt and laid her gifts on the altar, and as she rose to go she saw that the poor little weed was transformed Into the Poinscttia or the Flor de la Noche-buena, or Flower of the Na- lii'ilv n c il id .nllol In Tlffrtvln Erysipelas Germ The swine erysipelas germ has been known to cause losses In tur key Hocks and to produce a serious type of stilt' lamb disease (arthritis!. i, How of the American Association tor the Advancement of Science, and ho ary corresponding mem ber of the Salmon and Trout As ocial ion of Croat Britain. His n. line is found in the Natural En cyclopedia of American Biography; ,n Who's Who in New York; Who's a ho in vuiiTica writers; a starred man. a very special distinction con lined In hundreds out of thousands in American men of science; in i!i:"l he was appointed to edit the i'e.h l ernis for the second revised .'lit i ; i of Webster's new interna tional diet innary. W'e could go on indefinitely of i he honors that have come to Dr. C.udgcr, but perhaps back home one of our greatest intem'st is his concern in his own home town. Son of Ihe lale Judge and Mrs. J. 1 I. Cudgor he has never been too busy to fail to take note of what happens here. He takes the local paper and a number of the state papers He is continually clipping out ( very item about a Haywood citizen, thai he fears the editor inighl have overlooked and passing ii on lo us here, showing that while his work holds him, his heart is hack home. Happy birthday Dr. Cudgel and from Haywood folks we w ish you many more. ALONG RRHiih. w .HJ U l' Walter Winche The influence of corrupt p,, bosses on national affairs caiim overestimated. Many lav. m, are merely errand boys i in ward heelers. reporter id. snapped: "This is truly a m, , kal age. Even public oifu!.i' frequently machine made." All is fair in love, war and p. tics. Sen. George Nonas' po.i; opponents once persuaded Ul l, named George Norris to enter primary against the U. S sen v The Big Idea was to confuse ..i by having similar names on th' lots But the scheme was cajh . when it was spotlighted bv press. Mark Twain used his pun: ( pen to attack the shady scheme- i Tammany. The death of a 'i.-i many leader inspired one of Tu.i n famed quips: "I refused to alii bis funeral. But I wrote a verv i letter explaining that I approved it!" New York Side-Show: Mr started working for a Wall Streeter nearly a year ami. . . Under the impression his : ployer was wealthv iu praetieed forging the boss' si -nature . . . After 10 months m so he tried passing a check "signed" with the employer'-, m w mm e By THOMPSON CiTl NWK)D RADIO Rome of the vvei newspaper publishers lastvwil those in the daily field- pro worry over this sudden sv in radio tat the rale of about on. station every two weeks in State!. Should they gel in take a chance on losing tin i, station and the piper SI,, they stay out and light the com; lion? What will happen to th -investment when f.M 'Ireipn modulation! comes in with it fect reception, no static, true life tones? There are now to i . stations in North Carolina making good money Asbevilh three, Charlotte, lliree, Durh Uiree. Charlotte is expected have at least five stations bv fall of 1947 and two nevv pa! Can they all survive? What to do? Well, figure o minimum investment of $.');i.ihiii fore the station is readv to i ,. the air I.. .. r.. el -UK NOTES Of course H.uiv Byrd will be renominated in ginia but he had lo spend ,i of oMMK'y which came -.i y he has the largest apple mil east of the Mississippi and I in- I s to St. Nicholas Maga copy of "Land and hitler starting him on a siudenl in natural Sympathy is what one girl offers another in exchange for details. Mainsheet. He has done work vvilh the logical label atorv of the I' Bureau of fishes, and was research and guest associate in the study of :'ishes of Carnegie Institution the Marine Laboratory at bio- . S. at Drv SALLY'S SALLIES Registered I) S t'litcnt Office Tortufras, thr fast of tho Florida "Oh my! Oh my' An Is it ac oi i ,HE OLD HOME TOWN flM4 D I twtmt Mb By STANLEY 1 N c: . i ' WET-LTHE POSE TRELLIS P j ' IS PAINTED" AN WAS 'p 1 I 'VVTHATSUN HOT-- WHEWVy p 1 tlliniyillllullllllfjllLllLl Oh! SEJATOH WHAT WHJNfcU ?5B4tp CAMFKSM MNA8 SAY f - I REMEMBERrOU'lCE OP FO B-LECTION I Wild? Wliete? li'kml Do You Know The Answers? The Friendly Bank Life these days is too : den your memory v:i questions. Just refer in They tell you what 1-ili and when and to wlum; You have no checking a all means, come in ani 1 today. THE First National Bat ORGANIZED 1902 Member Federal Depart 1 Murine Corporation c. i