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f PAGE TWO rTIret SertlonJ THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER TUESDAY. 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 CWYN Associate Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY AND SERVICE MEN One Year $3.00 Six Months 1-75 NORTH CAROLINA One Year . Six Months $4.00 . 2.Z5 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year $4.50 Six Months 2.50 litcM-.J .it llic Mit effi, e ut W.iytirsv ilie, N'. (.'.. as Kpr.mil VI., M.tll M .liter, Am .rvi.M un.lr liie Ad ut March 2, IsT'J, N ' f m Imt J", ly I 4. oritii.iry ii. t i h, ro-hiliuns f resi't-it. eanl of ttiiuikn. an'J Hi! ii. li..s - I .M,l. it.iinni''i,t fur pt.'fit, will l,r cli.ir(el for Jt the 1 .1 1 " .1 ..ut- 11.. 1 .1 l..ilf ifiil r u.ird. NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ASSOCIATION 1 ' -Nurth Carolina WW TH:SI).Y, SEPTEMBER 21. 191 A Good Viewpoint .lames !. K. McCiuro in tho September issue til' the Federation News has an editorial on "Clear the Road for America," that offers a jrood and well balanced viewpoint to "jr forward on the opportunity that has sudden ly opened the door and called for leadership of the United States in this new atomic ajre." Mr. McClure claims that the United States can lead the world on its own terms. We have the raw materials, the skilled workmen, the farm production, and managerial "know how" a combination possessed by no other people on earth. History has never presented such a clear opportunity for the greatest world power to become, also the world's great est moral power. "The conquerinK nations in the past have used their power to dominate and often fat ten on the resources of subjugate peoples. The people of the United States are not in terested in domination, because we have everything that we need right here in Amer ica. But we are being strongly tempted to use our power and our riches and our re sources for our own self-gratification," points out Mr. McClure. If we use our new found power to oppress each other, the well springs of our national strength will dry; but if we use our newfound power to serve each other, to build Christian communities and to serve the underprivileged populations of the world, we will renew our strength and create the finest civilization that has ever been known on this planet, according to Mr. McClure. Which course will America take? Will it take the course of using our new-found power for self gratification and follow the broad path of self destruction ; or will America call on all its determination and resolution and decide to serve not only our own under privileged peoples, but the underprivileged peoples of the world. This question will be decided in the homes and by the life of the average American, says Mr. McClure. The question will be "Serve" or "Grab." Each one of us, in our daily lives and in our homes will return the answer to this question by the way we live, and vote and plan. "Let's clear the road, by dedicating our lives to the service of our fellowman. for America to step out and lead the peoples of the world to a new and better day," is urged by Mr. McClure. "To Be Borne, Not Burned" The North Carolina Christian Advocate in their last issue quotes Dr. Louis D. Newton, president of the Southern t Baptist Conven tion as saying, "The cross is not to be burned but borne," when he commented on the re surgence of the cross-burning Ku Klux Klan. Dr. Newton further stated: "It is not some thing to be exploited, but experienced. Its glory is not seen in flames of hate, but only in the light of love. This business of using the cross as a symbol of intimidation will come to naught now, as it has in the past. Meanwhile, much damage maybe done dam age to the community of economic, social, political cultural and religious good will." As the Methodist paper pointed out, "in this utterance in his recent good will tour of Russia, the Bapitst leader shows himself a good minister of the gospel of Christ. We agree, for we fear that there have been times when the use of the cross has been a desecra tion on its spiritual significance." Homer Ferguson Retires Homer L. Ferguson, one of Haywood's most t dist.nguishcd sons has retired from the presi-j dency of the Newport News Shipbuilding and j Dry Dock company after 41 years of service, 31 of which as president of this great ship-( building plant. His tenure as president came in July, 1915, at a time when the company was fighting the naval production battle of World War One. It is said that his personal leadership and his guiding hand in every phase of the company's operations was reflected in the conspicuous success of the naval building pi ogi am of that -time. Some of those capital ships built by his company remain afloat today, and recent ly made news in their stubborn defiance of the atomic bomb at Bikini, it was learned from the Shipyard bulletin. j His years of service spanned the lean years ' between the first and second war. Mr. Fer guson tried to resign in 1940, but was pre vailed upon to continue during the critical period. ! Mr. Ferguson is held in high esteem throughout the world and is recognized as one of the greatest shipbuilders of all times. j A recent issue of the Richmond News Leader, I of Richmond, Va., had the following com ments to make editorially on his association with the company: "Retirement of Homer Ferguson from the presidency of the Newport News Shipbuild ing and Dry Dock comfpany is an event that cannot be reported and dismissed with a few perfunctory sentences. It is an event that calls for recognition by all Virginians and North Carolinians. "Mr. Ferguson has had virtually all the honors that could be conferred on him as a man, an engineer and administrator. The Old Dominion and his native North Carolina can add only the impression of their gratitude and of their ever-enlarging admiration. "What William Gregg was in cotton manu facture and Charles Herty in Southern chem istry and ships' stores, Homer Ferguson has been in shipbuilding and related arts. We do not know any loftier peerage in which to place him." TAKING A PAGE FROM Mac ARTHUR'S BOOK VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Do you think President Truman was justified in askine Secretary Wallace to resign? septfJ (ieorsp Bischoff: "Yes, I do.' Lawrence I.eatherwood: "I cer tainly do, for we should not ha"e 4 our policies discussed as Secretary Wallace did." Ir. Tom Stringrfield: "I think has was justified in asking Wallace to resign." W. C. Allen: "I have always liked Mr. Wallace. I was for him hn Truman was nominated. I Ihink Wallace is a true patriot and would not do anything inten tionally to embarrass the nation." Mrs. W. A. Hyatt: "Yes, I think lh.it President Truman was just i l'i"d and that he should have asked Wallace to resign before he did." HERE and THERE By HILDA WAY GWYN Mrs. Iluirh J. Sloan: "Yes, I think the President was justified iid that it was best for Wallace not to continue in office. Letters To The Editor The great and the near great, alter all have limited privileges. Now vr could lilui'l forth our opinions about liussia and v wouldn't c;.usr a ripple. II anyone i disagreed villi us, they'd simply j call lis hall cracked and let it go i at I hat. Th' re arc many advan-l I ages of hcdoit ite! to the great "masses." We have above all free-! dum of speed Now lake for in! stance sode. tin Truman - Wallace epi- ! t U. N. Wisely Waits Postponement of the United Nations Gen eral Assembly meeting to late October rep resents a wise decision. It is not a dictated decision. Four permanent members joined in recommending it, but it was finally arrived at by a majority vote among all the members of the U. N. The alternative appeared to be a recess at Paris during which the Assembly would discuss its special problems at Lake Success. But the atmosphere could hardly have been conducive to accomplishment. The verv knowledge that the Paris Conference had to be suspended to permit the Lake Success meeting would have given the latter a feeling of mere ritual. Had both meetings been held simultaneous ly, the effect would have been little better. Every agreement reacehd, every decision taken at Lake Success would have seemed inconsequential beside the disagreement and inability to decide major problems which has marked the Paris Conference. It may appear to friends of the U. N. that the world organization is being "pushed around." The postponement may reflect momentarily on U. N. prestige. But the As sembly should have little difficulty in eras ing such impressions when it does meet. Its discussion looking to peace will at any rate not seem so anomalous as they might if held during the battle of Paris or in a breathing space between rounds. Chritsian Science Monitor. Maybe after one reports the news j over a few years, one forms the I ha hi I of trying to get both sides' of an isuo. Wo are inclined to, think that the radio commentators j and the public in general are mak- inn too nun h fuss over the split i between the president and the for-! mer secretary. The very act of "fannini: the flames" makes us ap-; pear weak to oilier nations. How can we epccl to establish a for-j eign polity if we can't gd together here at home, from what we read we gather, however, that Mr. Tru man could have put his disapproval on the Wallace speech before it was delivered as it was submitted to him, but not until it back fired did he denounce it. .Now that doesn't seem quite fair In us. 'e admit that Mr. Wallace may ln "spoken out of turn," but even mi we feel that his remarks have i"eti grossly exaggerated and intention ally misunderstood in some quar- ers. We have liked a lot of lliini.s about Wallace. He has been a bit erratic, but we have fell he was sincere, and off the record a much keener person than Mr. Truman We don't think he is any kind of politician. We recall that Presi dent Uoosevelt did not think so either, for he did not want him as a running mate in the last elec tion. Maybe something cood will come out of il. Maybe i( will help us to stop dilly-dally dug about our Russian policies and we will get down to definite relations from the result of Mr. Wallace's com mi'iits. Those of us who won't be (Continued on page Hi able AWASHINGTON Acheson Gaining Plaudits As Acting Slate Secretary Western Allies Are Ready For Dardanelles Showdown Dean Acheson Schools In his talk to the members of two Parent Teacher groups last week, Lawrence Leather wood, principal of the Hazelwood school out lined in definite terms the needs of the schools of the state. The shortages of teachers in recent years has come as a jolt to the public, for most of us did not realize that while our state of North Carolina was blazing away through industrial and other developments, our schools were not keeping pace with other progress. In our post war planning now it seems that we must turn our attention back to our educational systems, and build them up to the standards of other phases of our lives. They Beat Us In Size Alcoholic Tax Unit and ABC officers smashed a 1,000-gailon pot type liquor still near Elizabeth City last week. We were amazed at the size. Up here in the mountains we do not have such capacity stills, at least we have never heard of one of such "gallonage." We sup pose that one would call such a still a "whole sale affair," While our mountain type would come under the classification of retail business. Special to Central Press WASHINGTON Dean Acheson is rapidly becoming known as the acting secretary of state, rather than by his own title of under secretary. Achcson's emergence as top state department man on interna tional political matters, however, is only beginning to come to the fore. He became a headline stealer only recently during the height of the Yugoslav crisis, where he maneuvered the whole business, going to his chief. State Secretary James Byrnes, an 1 President Truman only for final approval of steps he was ready to take. However, to those who have followed him, recognition of Acheson comes belatedly. He has soaked up the atmosphere of the state depart ment for several years and has acquitted himself well at both the UNRRA conference and the Bret ton Woods conference on the monetary fund and the international bank. Since Byrnes became secretary of state over a year ago, Acheson hag been in charge of the de partment directly more days than Byrnes. The latter has spent more than eight months of his first year 'In office away at International confer ences rather than at his desk In the department. Acheson is becoming known for his swift think ing and smart repartee at press conerences. Asked once why he refused to comment on a story already published by the British foreign oflice, he explained that protocol forbade him discussing the subject. Tressed as to why he refused comment when the British officer already had spoken, Acheson replied: "Perhaps it is because I am better disciplined than he is." 0 THE WESTERN ALLIES are ready for a showdown on the Dardanelles, where Russia has demanded permission to stand guard with Turkey over the strategic straits connecting the Black and Aegean sea. Both the United States and Great Britain are heartened by the clear-cut victory in the Greek election, where the people voted for the return of democratic King George and rejected the Communist inspired opposition. And Britain, as well as America, takes comfort in the fact that Yugoslavia yielded to the United States ultimatum and freed cap tured United States flyers. Diplomatic sources are convinced that Russia will protest loudly against an American note warning her to keep hands off the Dar danelles. The United States note informed Moscow that any aggres sion or threat of aggression against the straits would call for United Nations action. The Russian radio has been whooping it up in anguished tones on the subject, claiming Soviet security is at stake. The United States made clear to the Soviet that it is willing to call a conference to revise the 1936 Monteaux pact, whereby Turkey alone could control warship movements through the straits. When the public shouting has died, Russia is expected to come to such a conference, continue her fight, but in the end be a party to as good a compromise as she can get. REP. S6L BLOOM (D) of New York says Americans have short memories when they complain of th lack of progress at the Paris peace conference. The veteran chairman of the House foreign affairs committee Patience It Plea Of Bloom asks sharply: "Do you expecto many nations to agree on anything at the drop of a diplomat's hat? I.ook how long it took to get the United Nations going." Bloom points out that the Revolutionary war ended in 1781 but the peace treaty was not signed until 1783 ana it was not until 1789 that the constitution was put into effect. Scoffing at criticism of the present Parts conference," Bloom claimed Americans should read their own history. Bloom declared: "If the constitution had had to be ratified by a two-thirds mtjorlty it would never have been approved. "We are too Impatient about the peace," Bloom adds, -"We ought to study our own story and calm down.?' . . V ' EXPLAINS UNITED PRESS STORY ON "MOB" Kdilor, The Mountineer: Your load editorial in Friday's Mountaineer prompted me to write nil by way of explanation of ' nitcd l'ress' report on the Paul Dorsey story. While 1 am not holding myself i ompletely responsible for the man ner in which UP "played" the lory, I suppose I am in a measure 'u blame for one segment of the "false impression" which got out. UP called me after the original Sylva story had appeared in The Cilien that morning and said they understood Dorsey was in the jail at Waynesville I believe the Citi zen -correspondnt passed that info mi to Asheville. They wanted the Sylva background and the latest developments. I went to Sheriff Welch and asked him to confirm Hie report that Dorsey was at W ,i ncsvillo. He did. I asked him I il lie thought there would be any trouble there similar to what re-j portedly hapened the nighl before! at Sylva. Ho said he didn't think' o, but "of course, there are rumors lli.il they're going to do something v illi him.'' He said he discounted Hie rumors. When I came back home I tele phoned I P the background on the mo!) at Sylva and the confirmation Horsey was at Waynesville. Since I P had not had the story original ly, they naturally played it heavily, but perusal of their early reports does not indicate they carried any thing which had not been covered by the Citizen and local reports from Sylva, with the exception of I he new info that Dorsey was in I lie Waynesville jail. Then, about 8.00 o'clock that evening a taxi driver from Waynes ville came by home and said a crowd was gathering at the Waynes ville courthouse, at least three highway patrolmen and all depu ties sheriff were in or about the (Continued on page 8) ALONG BROArJ By j A former screen star, who made a fortune, lists her youthful 1U band, on her income tax question naire, as a dependent. . . The on '-. Rolls-Royce in Saratoga belong to Mrs. I.eo Best, of our Hold 1'1-,a . . . .My item, that the Warm -i -.!,, , ,-, Crawford contract is unsigned. uUs verified to mo. The reason: .1 demands a clause that her ever, picture he released within ,iv months. "Hiimoresque" is hem held back because the studio wjmJ it in completion for next year s Os car awards. . . Waiter l-'lor.-ll. d,,. hat designer,, won't break Hirmn.ij his OPA ceilings only SIU0. The Wndsors check in at the Wal dorf, Oct. 1. . . . Jimmy Savo is ser iously ill in a Los Angeles hospit,,; . . . The much-sought .Nijin k i. reported in Vienna. . . . Lev. Awes will be best man tor .lenniler le.ii and Bill Hlackwoll. Sept. 2a. ir,:1 :i ;, . . , 'i-: .'. "'I' -t .-. j'',tl!-. (,f that (;. :':",T,rr. New York's newest laliulen party thrower is Dick Cowell don't remember seeing his limine in print before, lie has a I' n k Ave. home that well, he enter tains 'MM guc it , at one time. Hull's almost nighl ly. . . . Il in lor gold in a big " limit ' 'll'tllli! til!,.,,; "I Hi.::,,.. M -' s , , (',,' l.v " -':! viu I Mill i' .itricr Kjvfl And I'll .1 '1 wa lard !"IIMI::,J ,T j l"-t Will - " l'-':-l.i jl juDl Capital Lettl By THOMPSON GREENWOOD ENLISTKI) MKN Now there seems to be a move on to form some sort of an enlisted men' group, which will not be so pohlK.d in nature, f'rark Parker, say these fellows, was the only legislaloi -enlisted man invited to rim-Inn i. Here are some others who weren't. C. li. Marlin of Martin counh. a sergeant in the war: darland Car ris. wdio will represent Mom 'Jnmcry county, a sergeant Joe Branch. Martin slate senator, a sergeant. There are others, too. C. P. Ilalhaway. who will repre sent (atos county in the (Icneral Assembly, didn't receive an invita tion. He served four years, was an ensign when discharged. And so the Cil Democrats, as said before, must get strength from other quarters to he olToclive. They must give more at tent ion lo the welfare- of disabled veterans and to greater representation of enlist ed men on such groups as court martial boards, etc. To be a po tent political organization. th, must bo less poiiticil-niindeil. Hid there is plenty of lime and room- for improvement. NOTES The N. C. Dairy Pro ducts Association has donated S 1 1 ) , -001) to Better Health setup, about which you've been reading so much recently. As the proposed bill .low I.KSSOY BOOH Cm. .1 V E.v, Silinci lr-i.ii it .i-n.li:. ... ill : Idea p'; :,!..r; -l.i!c i' I- ! Ill.il "Is II ",'!! I inn l! ' i,:, ! kite te ;i,.li:, .1 !l jiM Mini '" Bri; V ill LV' .1 .1 ""11 ' iCul'Miilt'J )rs. Soavor and Lockanl OPTOMKTRISTS Of Asheville WILL UK IN WAYNKSVIU.K FRIDAY E. ViNnnir Hi.il,lin . . . Hours ! 00 In 5 EJes Examined Gla';l II. M. Seaver.O. D. John C. Lockard.O, any, Many Thanhs For The Grand Opening ! Wc deeply appreciate (he interest shewn i" ,.,4 -., O .. 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