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I THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER FRIDAY. SETi:n T PAGE TWO (Secwtd Section) THE MOUNTAINEER Published By THE WAYNESVILLE I'RINTIXC CO Main Street Phone 137 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Scat of Haywood County W. CURTIS RUSS Kditor MRS. HILDA WAY GWYN Associate Kditor W. Curtis Kuss and Marion T. Hi idges, Publishers PUBLISH KD KVKKY Tl'KSDAY AM) Kit! DAY HAYWOOD COl'NTY A N i ) SK ItYK'K V.l'.N One Year S:! 0(l Si Months '-7ri NOUTI1 CAROLINA $4.00 One Year Six Months Ol I'Smr. NOKTil CAIiOLINA One Year S4-50 Six Months 2.50 I 1,1.-1. I :.l II. i' ..-I ,.f I W '' N '-. ' fl Mm ,!t.-l. .b I' I HI- I ' ' M .1. I. iuhl .' lull. (II, ill!. II II .1 I. -S, II !"!'' "( I' 'I " ' ' 11 1 -t Ul I,,, In , . ..f .,,l. I I. ill III. 'i, I ("I !: ! I. i'I I"' ' i:" ' ' 1 r. 'i ... ' .in. I . I... I .." I"1' " i'I. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- V? ASSOCIATION Norm Carolina fuidav. si:rTi:.Mi;i;u vm To Eat White Bread Again September thr'lirst markeil the ciul of the lvjrulat inns to require millti's ami liakrl's Id turn out darker limit' anil lnvail, Inn ullicials state that it will lie about tun weeks beioiv housesvives can pui'ehase their own eusin mary "white bivuil" uuin. However, it is also pointeil out that bakers ami ii'm e.-.soi s will use their current reserves of darker llour. While we had mi complaint to make about the "dirty" looking llour and bread with a (nicer taste, for the reason for it was one which saved lives of others, we will be ihel to welcome back white bread. The wheat, situation however will not lie back to normal, as the 1 eparl ment of Agri culture has continued its order limiting food processors to 87 per cent of the amount ol wheat and llour they used during the .orrc spondine; period last yea)', and the In per eetil cut in the si.e of bread loaves will remain in oiTt'ct. Riding In State During' the week (iovirnnr Cherry was de livered a new "executive limousine"' and ac cordin.u'' to the press it is a "'-uper-duper job." President Truman having the only other one like it in operation. It is said to be so new that the OI'A hasn't set the price. The lit it! Packard Super ("Up per, the latest limousine to carry State license tag: No. 1 also carries & I2". ('" worth of extra equipment, including radio, automatic heat itiir system, back-up lights, f . lij.iits, spot lights, jrliii'e-proof mirror, ami broadclo' h and leather upholstery. The new super affair n placs the V1 Cadillac and the OPA allowed S2 .. 1 1 for the four-year-old limousine which was bought for Covernor .1. II. P.rouRhton and had since been used by (iovernor Cherry. The limou sine has done a lot of t ravelin.' over North Carolina highways and it would appear that the OPA was mighty evnerous in allovinr such a nice sum for the four-year-old "ubev liatorial means of transportation. To ride in such an affair must give one a feeling- of dignity and importance that a gov ernor of any state would have to carry olf the role to which he has been elected. And Still Thev Hcroren We have thought for the pat few weeks that surely the accidents on our Haywood highways wotdd cease, and that drivers of motors would become increasingly careful, clue to the tragedies of the recent weeks. Instead each issue et The Mountaineer has a story to tell that should never have to be written. Major J. H. Haccher, head of the State Highway Patrol, said this week that of the 187,000 vehicles inspected during June and July, that about one-third were found to be unsafe for driving purposes. Major Hatcher has already requested that the 19-47 state legislature adopt a compulsory state motor vehicle inspection law. in an ef fort to reduce highway accidents. While many of the accidents are due to the condition of the cars, we feel sure that many are due to careless driving. Cars race up and down Main street here in a manner that should not be allowed for safety, and we take this occasion to call at tention to the town officials and the city police that some measure should be taken to better control traffic on our main thorough fare. Perhaps if the drivers had to slow down in going through town, they might gain "a measure of caution that would be :shown when they pass the city limits. Expecting War? SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R' J. SCOTT The following editorial from the Raleigh News and Observer offers many sobering thoughts about the current situation, which has most of us not only worried, but also puzzled. In view of what war has cost us both in money and human suffering and death, it seems unbelievable that there could be such a thing so soon as another war yet read what Hie Observer follows through re garding recent events and the general turn of affairs : When the Nazis were conquered and dis armed and Japan bit the dust and was made impotent, no voice was heard in the land except how to insure lasting peace. The I'niled States led in the Peace Conference at San Francisco where ol nations plighted their faith to work out an enduring peace. With no possible enemy with a gun, or ability to get weapons, the United States, Russia, I'rit ain and the other nations looked to turn their attention to rebuilding the places made deso late by war. returning to the avocation of peace, and peace commissioners began to fashion a world structure to end wars. To be sure, it was recognized that it would not be easy to reconcile all differences. Put as Ihey had been surmounted to win the war. few doubted that in order to win the peace the peace edifice Would be completed. Early this week there came out of Wash ington by way of the Associated Press a news item that shocked the men who thought their sacrifice had ended lighting. Here is the item that sounded like a bell in the night: A gigantic network of industrial plants is being mobilized by the Army-Navy .Muni tions Hoard, ready to convert the United States from peace to war footing within 21 hours. Acting to meet any eventuality, the Muni tions Hoard is reported speeding plans for a tightly integrated over-all industrial pre paredness system that would give the nation a virtual "push-button" mobilization plan in the event of another war. The entire pro gram, it was revealed, is the outgrowth of repeated warnings I'rorh the military that if there should be another war the United States would be hit suddenly the country would not have two to three years to mobil ize, as in t he late war. The .story went on to say that "full war production would not be a matter of months but days," and "stand-by plants would start to roll within a few hours." It was added that Donald Nelson would be called back to Washington to direct this vast war machine. This followed on the heels rf the talk in military and ollicial circles, first sub rosa, and then open. "We must be ready to fight Russia," followed by cables that the Russians under like fear were busy fashioning wem ons of war. Peace the goal for which we fought seemed in influential quarters to be forgottui or regarded as a will-o'-the-wisp and all dependence placed on Force Force to the utmost and without stint. Let us see the road along which the mili tarists have been carrying us since we joy ously hailed the end of the war. Professing to believe the peace promised was attainable, but not soon, these successive steps were urged by the Army and Navy, backed by diplomats and legislators: 1. We must continue compulsory military service resorted to as a war measure and indefensible at any other time. 2. Advocacy of the building of a mightier Navy, the possession of islands that came tinder our control as a result of war so that the American Navy could dominate the Pacific. Arming and aiding in directing the countries south of the Rio Grande to the end that "in case" there would be a strong and united Army and Navy in the Western Hem isphere. Recently, returning from a mission to effect this end. Admiral Halsey told the American people that "it's nobody's damn business where we (the Navy) goes." 4. Powerful ships have been sent into the Mediterranean where the British and, Rus sians are keeping up their age old determina tion to control the Near Fast and the Rus sians and others believe this if proof of an Anglo-Saxon alliance. ". Instead of decreasing the military es tablishment, the Army keeps, the over-large Pentagon Building in full use and is carrying on as if war was imminent. The prophecies of war and keeping up big military preparations" tend to lessen depend ence 0f achieving the peace for which the wa; was waged. Discussing the Roots of Suspicion in The Nation, Frederick Kirch way truly says: It is this background (Suspicion at Paris) which explains th dismal stalemate at Paris, and the mood of despair and even of hysteria which has swept the Western world in the past few weeks. If war were made by head lines, by prophecies, by a fierce concentration on the probability of war, the bombs would begin" to drop before dawn tomorrow. For tunately the men who must make the fatal decisions do not waant war not now at any rate. Or, more accurately, they do not want another military war if they can establish their ends to political pressure and influence. it' i - VOICE OF THE PEOPLE What do you think is one of the most needed things to be done in order to improve the puhlie sehool , system of North Carolina? ALONG Walter Winch, Editor's Note: While Wimhi ll is on vaeation, Jack I. ait is act ing as suest columnist. evi.i - ill ?' A .f.j .I X PAPER. -BiAflHij HIS DRUM "To A-lfRA-Cf AffENTloU 1'HIS MAM ANHOLNdES -frtE DAY NEWS lllHABI-fAN-fS or A BP E'ToM VILLAGE A-T EACft SfR-EEf COM ER scraps; A FisH wrftt wo tyts carriep on STALKS. AttlRD AS LON; AS ITS BODY? U4S AL0N Ks bodv, AND A DUC.K-i.lKE BILL.WAS Found deep IN -IrtE OCEAN OFF NEW 1oM hi ,V l if f ' vl . 1 I V- WERE. ( Mi wtU-r DEPILA-fORIE-S USED For ? -fHEV WERE USED BV -WE JEWS 5.700 ytARj Aqo -to REMOVE -IrtEIKJ EEARDS Hev. I- (,. KllioU: "I woukl say to ease the leaching load and pro vide belter transportation facilities." Kill Chambers: "Pay the teach-; ers more money. On the whole we i have good teachers now, ma wan more pay the schools Would draw a better grade of instructors." RED Foxes ARE BEffER MOUSERS ftt AN CATS HERE and THERE Mary Medford: "The first thing is to pay teachers more in order lo get back many of the better leathers who have left the system. Another thing I think should be done is to have more vocational training in the regular school work." By HILDA WAY GWYN Hev. S. 15. Crockett: "I feel that ' ;i most important thing to be done! is to make a diploma from ouTj i schools one that the student knew j he had earned." I ! i ' I.ois .Massie: "One need is hot ' tor recreational facilities." In a recent edilnrial in his Chapel lh!l Weekly . I.ouis Craves, wrote abinil ' I'oloniac Fever." in which he leuehi-d on many of the ianioiis say in.!, ol the Presidents ol t hi- I :iulcd States. 'ucli ranged I roin soU-m n del l'i rat inns I o pit by ; diiii.se-. i'ii:il:i:i!nr.' i r.i i melil s of human i 1 1 1 1 - U all Americans, as. he lead up to the definition of "Pol mini!' I o el' ' I 11" the latter admen! c ma have a mild form ol r riglii h"i'r in I lay wood coun ty, the fasciii.il ion ol ils 'oince we cm ic.nlily uiideist and alter many cars cini'i'iiti' ' the- court house. We might call it Ihe "Kicliland l-'ewr" in li.iyuood. lor we defi nitely have a touch of i( here, not in its glamorous drawing room so ciety, bid a rood old la.shioned homespun variety . Some ol Ihe tilings ipioled by Mr. ( i raves w ere: Washington's admonition was i bal preparing fur u ai is one of the ino.i i-iii dual v. ays of preserv ing pcac.'. I liomas .Icller.son is famous for Ins statement that "it is self evident that all men are created equal. " 'I'o Andrew Jackson is credited his famous toast, "Our 1 cJoi.il Union, it must be pie.civ,d'' Which of Lincoln's savin.:, is iiie most noted is a iiie-tn,ii possibly the three leading are "cYiiii malic toward none, with charily low.ird all." 'Covcrnmont ol the pic. by the people and for the people" and "You can't tool all the people all the time." About the only utterance of (Irani is the one engraved on his tomb in New York City. Let us have Peace." drover Cleveland originated the phrase, Innocuous desuetude" and another was. ac cording to Mr. Craves. "II is a con dition which conronts us not a theory." Theodore Koosevell fairly bub bled with pungent phrases "Man with the Muck-rake." "Male fac tors of great wealth." "I feel like a bull moose." "Nature laker." "Molly coddle." "Speak sol'lly and carry a big stick." Letters To Editor Among Woodrow Wilson's best known phrases are: "Too proud to &We WASHING 1QM Virginia Congressman Smith Now Seeks Senatorial Seat Army Expects Rocket Plane To Fly 25 Miles a Minute IV k .,3 Rep. H W Smith Special to Central Press VASI!IN(IT N' Political observers are saying that the primary victory of Senator Harry F. Byrd in Virginia has eneoin. ;,-! IN p. Howard V. Smith of Alexandria to seek the .Senate scat new In hi by Senator Thomas II. Bnrch. Puieh has ili elared Unit be wishes to retire fiom public i.tliee and rcluuiii.sh Ihe seat to which he was appointed on the death of the late Senator Carter Glass. The Virginia incumbent seiwd in the House before he was- elevated to Hi, upper cll.'l nilier 'Ihe furthcoming Virginia Democratic contest will be to pick a candidate to run lor the re mainder of Glass' term, which en. Is in 101!) Smith, named recently to succeed himself as a member of the lower chamber, long has had his n eye on a Senate seat. He is said to Iwlk-vv that now the time is ripe, particularly with Senator Huron ready to call It quits Senator Harry F. Byrd's victory was n clear cut defeat of CIO-PAC elements, who assailed his conservative record in th chamber on do mestic issues. Smith lias taken much the same position on most domestic issues that Byrd has. Hu has been attacked by the same political foes. The slim Virginian from Alexandria reportedly is seeing his political star in the ascendancy as a result of Byrd's victoiy and is ready to take the leap into larger waters. THE ARMY EXPECTS TO FLY AN AIRrLANE at a sneed of 1.500 miles per hour and at an altitude of 80.000 feet within the next year. This supersonic, rocket-propelled aircraft is the XS-1. which now is virtually ready to make its first powered flight but will not attempt to exceed the speed of sound until some time in 1917 The plane was designed and built under the joint supervision of the Army Air Forces Air Materiel Command and the Bell Aircraft corporal ion of Buffalo. N. Y. When its powered night tests are completed at Muroe Lake Cal the XS-1 will he turned over to the national advisory committee for aeronautics for additional testing and research. The NACA will shoulder the responsibility of breaking through the harrier of speed faster than sound. This is to be attempted in a series of trial flights starting at speed levels around 600 miles per hour and gradually increasing until the 1.500 MPH goal is leached. 6 Air Forces officials point out that the XS-1 is not a military air cr.ilt but a flying laboratory which will provide data to be used in the design of planes of the future. The XS-1 already has been flown by Bell Test Pilot Jack VVoolams but not under its own power. It has been carried into the air by a B-2!i Superfortress, released, and allowed to dive and glide Woolams reported the airplane "solid as a rock" at 13 000 feet and an airspeed of 350 miles per hour. THE DEFEAT OF REP. ROGER C. SLAUGH ln.ee ,u) 0f Mis souri in bis campaign for ranominaUon may clear the way for pas sage by the next Congress of two'major pieces of legislation previ. ously blocked in the potent House committee on rules They are the bills for a permanent Fair Employment Practice commission and an increased minimum wage for the nation' workers. Both died in the rules committ.of which Slaughter was a member, largely because of the opposition of Slaughter and five other Democratic members from southern and border states. Presumably, if the Democrats retain control of the House, an administration supporter will be named to renlace Slaughter, which sufficient votes to bring the two bills before the House for a vote Both bills stand a good chance of rules committee approval even If the Republicans gain control, for both parties are committed to support the legislation. Slaughter cast the deciding vote which killed the FEPC bill in the rules committee and thus incurred the enmity of President Truman and other powerful groups. He also voted consistently against other administration measures. r -.1 See FEP Measure Up Agajn I.IKF.S W.WNKSVILI.E Kdilor The Mountaineer: Just these few words to express i in ylhoughts about Waynesville. I have traveled the United States over, from coast to coast. 1 have seen many beautiful places, but lo inc. Waynesville and the moun tains in that area arc the most beautiful places of all. I here are nice people the world over, bill to me, the nicest and mosl friendly people live in Way nesville. Here's hoping to be able lo visit there again soon. GENKVA II. CKAWKOKI) Lyman, Wash. light." "Little group of wilful men." "Open covenants openly ar rived at." And the one about Making the world safe for Democracy." Recriminations. Reflections Kuthless. repaeious James C:n . , Pelrjllo seems hell-bent to wi-d. Ihe nightclubs of New York, whicl: cannot meet his latest (lei n.i i e ! -and live . . . Petrillo hasn't been getting his name in the pap, a . lately,, and has apparently decided to see to t hat ... I have long oh served this ceomaniae . . . 1 union, though in the API., i. .'nil,,, omous and he is its absolute dm , . . . He delies economic lavv as la defies the nation's laws, which In now is doing flagrantly and blat antly and he loves it; he ,n, -. that sensation of dictatorial alio gance: "Hah I'm bigger than al America. Nothing can touch Pet rillo. The world cant live w ilium' music and 1 own Ihe nui-ae 1 have millions of dollars and don , account to anybody. My voirele fiddlcrs and drummers and horn blowers worship me. Coik'i. passes a special law jiisl a tam i HH'"--and Hint law 1 break . . . So Ibis is a rcoublic . . No king What a laugh!" Meyer Davis, the society maestro, wires me a lennlhv defense of James Caesar Pet rillo .who. he says "has abso lutely no .jurisdiction over pro posed raises "in N. Y. niuht clubs." He adds. "There is ton much hooey about Petrillo, iust Capital Lette By THOMPSON CPF.F.NW00D Do you recall anything that President Harding said? His best known was "Back to normalcy," which brought such oceans of ridi cule and contempt because instead of the back to normal times and hotter days, the country which was lo have been grateful lo the He uubliean party, had thrust upon it i lie Teapot Dome Scandal, the hio Gang. Senator Fall's Little Black Bag. government by Ihe Pen rose Clique, the big bomb and the big bust. Of course the "New Deal" is the phrase most closely associated with President Roosevelt. Another of n is "Day of Infamy," meaning the lay the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Another that some people claim that Roosevelt often said and j others that he did not is, "Clear (Continued on Page Four) BLAST-- A. II. Graham of Hill boro isoinpli m c s known a "Sandy"! will speak to the N. (' Association of County Commission ers at Wilmington or Wrightsx i 1 1 v, hi Beach -today, and he is scheduled il"- to deliver himself of a blast a' j' Agrieull lire Commissioner W. Kit Scott, who remarked a few weeks , ( ago in Asheville that the Slale ni Highway Commission, of which tun Graham is head, is not pushni-' its rural roads improvement pro- gram. , h Humor has it that the speech (. ( was cleared with members of the commission at last week's moot hi and thai now be is ready to Id go -- a haymaker, appropriate! enough, for Dairyman Scott . Some fun! pi ai , id , BF. SUKE -When you buy yoni new radio set, be sure it has a frequency modulation (act intelli gent and call ,1 "I'M "i band Th, trend is in Ibis direction, and yon waul to be ready for it. Incident ally, the Parker brothers of lin--kie have secured a permit for an I'M station there, and it is no, expecled lo take to Ihe air some time in November. II is expecled Id be sharp on news of the typ, bandied by the Parker papers. t ;, , ,a '. ! ..!' Ill la, Ki ,-' ri' a1 the The Book Store We Have a Complete Line of School Supplies . . . everything for first grader to senior in college. ' ' lik Ml Ww ' yht-Jji i . -' no fV'tSm 'm " lit " $3 ivilhreP1 J 9 poir Supplies si Get Your School The Book Store Phone 73 J. C. GALUSHA BROAdI ' h. Ol.,' Hi ' n-'ll, ihunli. 'i -in. It,. ,u flu: 'f III :! I I
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