THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER FRIDAY. THE MOUNTAINEER Project Number One "GRIDIRON SELECTION OF THE WEEK Published By ..THE WAYNES VILLE PRINTING CO. Mala Street Pbone 7 Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County VrVCURTIS BUSS W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. - Editor Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year Si Mhnths r; NORTH CAROLINA One Year Six Months - .-. OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year Six Months $3.00 1.75 $4.00 $2.?5 $1.50 2.50 bnt?rtl ut th pot office at Waynesville, N. C, as Second CUva kail Mutter, a pruvi-Ic-l uti.ler the .Ut of March 2, 1879, Xorembcr It 1114. Obituary notices, resolutions uf respect, card of thank, and all iiotuas uf entertainment for profit, will be charged for at the rat o( cne anil a rialf rents per uord. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Pre is entitled exclusively to the use for re publication of all itie torn I news printed in thji newspaper, m wt-ttVi all V news dipaUhee. NATIONAL CbnOWAL. inynASsociATiON in FRIDAY. OCTOBER 17, 1947 Punishing Criminals In the Tuesday edition, we published an editorial from the Syiv.i Herald, which agreed with Warden Hugh Wilsrfn that criminals should be punished for their crime in the county where the crime is committed. The Charlotte Observer studied the state ment of Warden Wilson, and wrote an edi torial taking an opposite view, pointing out that Mr. Wilson's idea was 100 years old and had been tried, and was now out of date. We are inclined to disagree in part. There r.re many practices that society has tossed ;:.side as being old-fashioned that are even b'.'tter than present-day ones. The Observer writing under the caption "Warden's Idea Is Old" said: "There may be ground for argument for and against the contention of State Prison Warden Hugh Wilson that executions ought to be public and in the counties 'in which the ci imes are committed.' ' However, he and others who agree with him should not overlook the fact that what he advocates was the unbroken rule in North Carolina until early in the present century. For generations the practice was public hang ings in the county seats where the criminals were convicted and sentenced to death. "It was within the last 40 years that the f Icneral Assembly changed the law to require that all executions in the state be by electro cution in the penitentiary at Raleigh, to be wi.nessed by only a very small group of per sor.s. Many years later the law was amend ed again, and execution by gas was substi tuted for electrocution. " So the plan advocated by Warden Wilson has been well tried in North Carolina. It is a question whether there is good ground-for the warden's argument that public executions in the county seats would prove more effec tive as a deterrent than the "private" execu tions at Rafleigh.; jfyrjlapEk.the question could be answered'only.by a lot of research neces sary to determine if more or fewer capital crimes have been committed, in proportion to population, since executions have been confined to the penitentiary than when they were public in the several counties. "However, there is little or no validity in Warden Wilson's assumption that when a man from the far western section of the state is taken to Raleigh for execution the people in his home county "hardly know what is going on." News reports of executions are always published in the daily papers through out the state and usually featured in the local papers in the home counties of the con demned, as are the crimes, the trials, convic tions and spntences. . "Public executions at the 100 county seats long have been regarded as out of date and out of harmony with wholesome public senti ment in North Carolina." Better Record Than 1946 The number of people injured and those killed on Haywood's highways steaflily in creases. As of October 15th, the number of people killed on highways in the county dur ing 1947 total 8, while 46 had received in juries. It is interesting to note that on October 15th of last year that the record stood -13 killed and 153 injured. The present record is so far much better than last year, yet we have some of our worst driving weather ahead. We are elated that there is a market improvement, yet the Tecord is not good enough, in fact it never will be until it 1 0 and 0. MIRROR OF YOUR MIND During ii past two week-ends that the 5 mile section o." the Parkway at Wagon Road Gap has been opened, we have spent consid erable tirrre talking to people visiting the area, we telt all the time we Knew wnat their reaction would be to the many scenic j views from the Parkway, but we find-we did not anticipate all their reactions. We have seen people from many states stand at Green Knob, a lookout point on the Parkway, and point out spot after spot across ! the 260-degree panorama in majestic Pisgah Forest, as their eyes fairly glistened with ap preciation and gratitude. Yet, in almost ev ery instance, and with a tone of disappoint ment in their voice, they wanted to know why the two sections of the Parkway in that area are not linked together. They know that beyond the dead-end of , the Wagon Road Gap link, there is a 3-mile section of the Parkway already mapped that traverses some of America's most scenic spots. They know, too, that thousands of dollars were spent in building the Beech Gap sec-, tion, which is not open to the public. They ; wonder, with keen disappointment, why the ' two sections already built have not been con nected, i It is on this 3-mile link that the proposed j 5,000-acre Yellowstone Lake would be built, I and the recreational arfa nparhv TVio Koan. I tiful Yellowstone falls can also be seen from Bits 0f Human Interest News Picked Up By Members this area, in fact the route of the Parkway j The Mountaineer Staff comes close to the falls. i . ! The Parkway plan was born back during the dark days of the depression, when taxpay ers had to grit their teeth to give the nod of approval to go ahead, "we'll pay the bill." The public was given assurance that con struction would be pushed as fast as possi ble. Engineering crews soon flocked to points all along the proposed route, as Con gress appropriated the money, and before long dirt began to move. ii., ... ', "k-ai OiSCUM, S..II.C t-itr ! ueiv l i . rid (,f. they Can a girl tver forget hor first sweetheart? Answer: That often depends, Rambling 'Round j We deeply appreciate the interest ! our Rambling Round readers take in our column. For instance. J. R. : Morgan, the attorney, came in to tell us of a perfect tree he could see from his window and how much pleasure it had given him. Then Frank Rogers, principal of the East Waynesville school, brought in the information that he had found a dogwood tree that was valiantly trying to hold on to sum mer by having a branch in full youne man of three years was begging his mother to take. him, over to see the animal. After much coaxing, she agreed but in all solemnity admonished him: "All right, I'll take you to see it but don't you dare play with it." not on how much she lovod him, but on how much guilt or sham she felt at the degree of her sur render to him. For love, in a healthy-minded man or woman, can be "transferred" without res ervation from one person to en other, whereas something that we are ashamed of sticks in our minds like a splinter and becomes a center of infectipn to all our emo tions. Also, the more guilty a girl feels at her "past," the more she has to keep justifying it by insist ing "true love" caused it. Do "truth drugs" help in reforming criminals? Answer: Not directly, though they may lead to confession and conviction. But with prisoners who resist psychiatric treatment, or are not intelligent enough to understand it, Dr. George J. Train rvm.rlirkt. 147. King Peturi Svndiemte Inc ) mowing up frm honu ""'iVeryim, tunl's nearljsi, t' make up your own Uungs hke getting m dmsiuns-lfyijUh4t think about your fc, ls. Again, if m have a temW-.. j .... J UjQO oing to sibility by g, ,ue there is K for M'e umpu.on to do as strung as when you i !"Iwhu havealwa; what to du'andarei 'o glad to continue VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Are von in favor military training? of compulsory Unfortunately, work started on sections i flower while the rest of the tree that did not have as many scenic attractions as are found along the route in this area. In fact construction in this area has been ex tremely slow, and today there are only 8 miles of the Parkway west of Asheville that is graded and has crushed stone. A 5-mile section, and another of 3 miles, and both dead-ended, as stated above. By building the 3-mile connecting link, the 11 miles would afford a drive that would be of value to every person taking the trtp. The state highway commission recently fin ished paving Highway No. 276 which con nects with the Parkway at Wagon Road Gap, thus affording a modern highway from Way nesville and Brevard to the Parkway. The highway commission assures everyone that the state road to connect with the other end of the 11-mile Parkway section will be in "excellent" condition by the time the Park way is open to complete the loop. The public has been patient. The public has waited, and listened with interest to all that has been said in Washington about com pleting the Parkway. The public has not quibbled over the other end of the Parkway getting the lion's share of all monies. The people of this area are tolerant as well as patient, but there are limitations to both vir tues. Those charged with the construction of the Parkway have had numerous problems to cope with, to say nothing of curtailment dur ing the Avar years. Now that the construc tion pigranvj is, beginning to take shape again, we trust that immediate attention will be given to a well deserved project, one that should even rate first priority, and that is the completion of the 11-mile section between Beech Gap and Wagon Road Gap. had decked berries. itself out in its red Last Saturday when all of Waynesville was interested in the dollar-a-pound baby beef in the First National Bank lobby, a Signs of something or other: Two neatly dressed little colored boys are met on Main street by an other little colored boy. He cor dially greets the others with: "Hello. Where you from?" The i other two answer in unison: "We's from Florida." Dan Watkins: "Yes. With the present unsettled condition of the world today I would say I definite ly favor compulsory military training." We often wonder if we are grateful enough for the blessings (Continued on Page Three) Leon Henry: "Yes. 1 think young boj s should have training of that kind. II is a benefit to the boys and Hie country, too." W. A. Bradley: "Yes I am. I think it would help every young man to haw military training. If we are prepared, we are not as likely to have war as if we are un- i prepared." LETTERS TO EDIT! WASHINGTON GETS A RULE BOOK FOR THE SOCIETY GAME By JANE EADS WASHINGTON The 1948 So cial List of Washington, bible of Capital hostesses, is out with a precedence - breaking revision of who outranks whom at local shin digs. When President Truman created the new department of defense, just three days after the green suede book went to press, the ac tion threw its publisher, Mrs. Car olyn Hagner Shaw, into a whirling dither. No one seems to know how it all started, but the business of one official's standing ahead of an other in a receiving line and sit ting nearer the head of the table at dinners grew through the years into a full-fledged topsy, unques tioningly accepted by all. "It is well to remember," cau tions Mrs. Shaw, "that personal friendships do not count in official circles. The rank of one's guest must be the deciding factor at all times. "When there is doubt as to which of two persons bears the higher rank, it is the part of wisdom never to invite them at the same time." Mrs. Walter Crawford: "I am. I think military training helps a boy even l hough he never has to fight." Joe Cathey: "Yes. I think it is good lor the boys and it will help to prevent war if the country stays prepared." Mrs. Bonner Kay: "Yes I am. It would be to the boy's advantage as well as the country's. He would benefit by the physical education if he never needed military train ing otherwise." THANKS NEWSPAPERS FOR PART IN CAMPAIGN Editor The Mountaineer: We count it a privilege to extend greetings to you during National Newspaper Week, and to congratu late you upon the very substantial part which you have in the growth and well-being of your communitv and our state. It seems to us "that the theme. "Your Newspaper Serves Freedom By Serving You," expresses very well the role of the press in Amer ican life. We hope that you will continue always to be a vital pari of a free and courageous press, alert to the dangers and conscious of the opportunities of our day and generation, and serving freedom h. serving your readers. We wish to take this opportunity epriss tu win our 1 1' ('""I'miiiim you hi '" "ar.iliia Divisi American Cancer Sen dillicull l;i-k ut fightj major menace to heal pllH'v-. Without your; support, nil.' undcrtak a hopeless nnc indeed, are cnnliili'iit that we public Hie fads about heller (Inrjiiiivtic and cilll ie- aailah!o lo al! and i n ' ti ,i 1 1 conqi ea.-e. Hi l i-bes !n you. Cuuhally, VWCY M MARSH C MYKTI.i: EU.EX 1 I'ublicit! Capital Lettei By THOMPSON GREENWOOD The President always tops (Continued on Page Three) the lit I B LASTS 17 YEARS I'OKTI.AND, I nd. (UP) A light bulb that had been in continu ous use for 17 years finally burned out at I he home of Gerald Sanders. The Sanders found the bulb whenJ I bey moved into a house in nearby Kedkey in l):t0. Looking Back Over The Years ELECTIONS BO.1D With a big political year just around the corner, Governor R. Gregg Cherry is expected soon to name a chair man of the State Board of Elec tions to succeed Col. William T. Joyner, who, about a year ago. asked to be relieved of this job The talk here is that Governor Cherrv mav aoooint R. I. McMil lan of Ralejgh, attorney, and in the j ami fnr frnnt nf the American Legion j liar and Baptist church. curily Ciiiincil Id sett! Indonesian (rouble (lies'. ml Good-Bye, and Welcome This week will see much moving on the par,t of many ministers of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Methodist church. A number of changes are being made right here in Haywood. The Mountaineer knows, and loves each of the men who are moving to a different field. Some we have had the pleasure to work with for four years, some for only two years. We admire and respect all of them, and wish for them every success in their new fields of labor. To those pastors and leaders moving into Haywood, we know you will find friendly, loyal people. You will find a people who are interested in the work, and we feel that you will enjoy becoming a citizen of Haywood. We have never known of a county where the pastors of all denominations have always worked so closely together, and in such har mony, as here in Haywood. The Waynesville Tire Department certain ly put on a creditable barbecue Tuesday night a the Armory. The Firemen's party has grown each year, and this week over 750 were graciously entertained and given an abund- ol delicious food. 5 YEARS AGO Haywood markets buy 4 fat baby beeves at show. Robert Hugh Clark is named fire chief of Waynesville. Town to stage clean-up and fire prevention week. High school students are being given military exercises. They go through hard drills daily in the special defense work. Lt. Mack Davis, junior grade, has recently been promoted to lieu tenant, senior grade. the Marines. Cpl. Sam C. Welch is now at Fort Benning; Ga. Billy Burgin was given a sur prise birthday party on Tuesday evening at the home of his parents, i bronze. used in putting the words, iiaywooci county Courht House" in the panel over the four large columns in front of the building. The letters are of brown sanrW Mr. and Mrs. Hurst Burgin. 10 Y'EARS AGO Scout work is growing rapidly in Haywood county. Scout executive, A. W. Allen, says several more troops might be organized soon. An order has been placed by the The exhibits of women's work of the WPA, demonstrating the vari ous projects, have received much favorable comment. Mrs. Harry Marshall entertained last week with a house party of Philadelphia friends. Mrs. Dan Watkins will preside at the meeting of the Woman's Club Claude McClure, Jr., is now with county commissioners for letters to i Thursday afternoon. Theyll Do It Every Time THATS A KAimnjL JOB, PIERRE. ITS EXACTiy THE WAZ I WAkJTED IT. I MUST HURRY NOW , AND CATCH "THE, 5.15- By Jimmy Hado NOTES From July 1 to Orlobcr 1, the advertising division of the N. C. Department of Conservation and Development received lfl.O-Ni out-of-state inquiries on Noilh Carolina climate, farm costs, fish ing, hunting, etc. State Treasurer Charles Johnson, president of the N. C. Fox Hunters Association, re minds members that the annual meet will be held in Raleigh on October 28-31 ... No politics, just dogs chasing foxes over Wake county . . . The State, worried over the scarcity of skilled medical per sonnel in its mental hospitals, is preparing to raise salaries and thus attract more physicians . . . OI'P THE CL'FFI Tlmr dac Oilnl)i'r9.al Oilnber Hi. Gregg make ihrre -i-parate ti Mile rvciiK travcli mill s iiuimi.iPiiB bet I he mountain n. snrriary ( 'la ri v . I- r)i'ClM ' Hi,. i,,h as manafierl Cnlnm wlicn the lli-iorii.il Anciali mirim" lure Tlmrsdal , vi.(.p..l lii accept in mind .5" 111)11 ' u imn.tl apprcf . ..- Miuii'lil's trailer! m (nrhi-ion n,,,n- iviinli' cumins i knicv: "P- Ihisthrplai ,., , , ,-hiM x-rayl ml Cl ear OFF AGAIN Just when the tor mentors of Dr. Frank Graham. president of the Greater' Univer- rinr o; M.ih rimlinn arc readv i h"!' ajij m nuj lii us....., ----- to stomp him and throw him in j the nearest ditch as a semi-Corn-; mnnist or worse, he comes up bright as the sun. I " l r J iUa Vnonn ffol-! n jew av " I :..inll 1. ' I""-" ,i,,,, ha "ee" Eye? off1 What I T AHA.' .H w.R'SfbJyV y f irsj-l J-UTl I V X I , vw ijiij- -WMH. 14 HAVE WViAT ZEY I I Toncunr 7 S8iWW 42 3 CALL 2E HEAVY JJ I . 1, 18k . klTfT- w rA M I I rr,fr J.TrV- CiFvuta I liers. Woman's Home Compamoi American) Foundation gave North rrniino f.( 000 Officials, hi announcing the gift, said that much of the credit for -its coming into this state should go to Dr. Frank Graham. Now Dr. Frank has hei n nnmpri tn a pnmmlttee of the Se- CP(H?TSIust H ,,rr nl the recent r,.,si ".-inie. the M i- scimiicrine .. . ,i, rv.-irnn ta ' ai, . -ill-M-it a haps- "The ,.n Vnll " f -.lie about thpfl 111 n TOhl .Justice .iritis the 1 f.'.ional H ..... burled The howl isH 1 " . -iM mad 'I m pH a co"I I when n I Y r III and I .HI mr lie f0ot ha' ,m en "'"" the if" Pill ,.i.--,imn t hit nil lOinlinUfd JAKHrsvTuAVi 0O3ITST. , YOU'RE TELLING BUCK MARKET TURNS WHITE MILK BOOTLEGGING Is now o rampant in France, we understand, that over there Bossy refuses to give with ths lacteal "fluid until told;J'Bmny sent mt.". ... t n Now tktt milk h jo scarce in Paris it sterna the black mark eteers art getting tie cream of the business. ! I i Th Frnch cow Un't to blomt. Th trtublo is ho dootn't hav Oftov h slsitrs. ! t A Frenchman, between th' ages pf Infancy and 70 yean is borrsd from buying milk these days ud, if thirsty, must resort By WILIIAM RITT - Central Press Writer Zaao 4 nrcu . ( ( , trouble-' , thai irotked M, , ..M To' M his "ee --pltt jLvt.1 1

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