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J i THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER PAG, i wC THE MOUNTAINEER MaU Street phone ,H Waynesville. North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. W. CURTIS BUSS Editor ?v. tuniiaw W. Curtis Russ and Marlon T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year .... Six Months NORTH CAROLINA On Vear. Six Months OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Vear Months $3.00 1.75 $4.00 $2.25 $4.50 2.50 I i, ,1 th( p.wt oMw at Wyrvil!. X. C . Second CU '. Ii14. "",,, ,., ,,..! .!... ..f resect, car,) of tt-nki. Md U MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS r . l'-f- is fnlitifd eiclusitely to Oxt tut lor r. ,,' : ,,, i,h.i: iiem jrinteJ in th$i ncwiipr. Jijjl( l,P- It's Spring Again , ul Saturdav. the sun, on its annual mmu. northward, crossed the equator, an event that marks the end of one season and the beuinninq of another, whatever the weath er may be. by the calendar it will be .spring. It is spring in minds and hearts, too4 For, whether the mountains be gilded by sunshine or the earth be white and icicles hang from caves, all of us will know that there can't be much more winter that spring, in fact, is just around the corner. And just around the corner with it are existing, and contradictory, things; the beau ty of the first spring flowers and the. disil lusionment of icy rains; the delights-and backaches-of gardening the thrills and harmless lies-of the fishing season. n, who hasn't experienced the mental and phvsical contradictions of spring! It: stimulates our minds to ambitious plans for! what we ll grow-and paralyzes our bodies j, with the most pleasant of all diseases, spring fever: the lellow wno uwugin- nuuu6 - so rare as a day in June surely never had j tried just being lazy on a day in late April or earlv May The Franklin Press. NATIONAL DITORlAL fliiyUAHUN t-v;' rr NonaCMdiMki yUTT A-HQCiATHf J Tl'KSDAV. MARCH 23. 1M8 The Average Accident A t.i'.:stical study by the North Carolina . . i ' L 1 i nrtil A a r t C I). ,i;:i lir.ent 1 Motor enieies ui ".l.uw. he vear 1947 compiles all the data nom i- i wr.'i-stiuatinu reports. n siuuvm n. v - ,i ..witifius. as with a bodily disease, a more i;i. .t -.d appr.H.ch can be taken towards ',t"rv-nti!K them. Here are some of the facts !.;um H um the 'rather lengthy study which, i. i war.: of a better name, may be called the l.ut.cs involved in "the average accident". The driver is male, white, and between 25 :-;4 years of age. He resides in an urban and the accident occurs within 25 ,.f his home. He has had 11 years or mm'.o .-nving experience. Before the accident j.'.. t.,,r was travelling between 21 and oO ni.ies pn hour. He had not been drinking (in !4 i,ei cent of cases studied), and apparently v..;'. -n normal phvsical condition. His pas car was in generally good condition d : :. "tit "f 10 cases). T'ie average accident occurred on a Mi.,:gr.: level hard-surfaced road, during dry w.ather coiuiitmns. with road defects rare ;. u contributing factor. Chances were high ;,t that it occurred on a Saturday or Sun :., Che fewest happened on Tuesdays), and Wtv.een the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. (4 tn 6 a m. are found the 'safest" hours). Ti.e most likely traffic regulation that was Vj.,!ate(i was in driving on the wrong side of raci not in passing another vehicle. Other major violations were exceeding speed hruit. driving ahead without having the ii: ht-of-wav. and failure to signal or by giv ing improper signal As to the number and results of accidents on public roads, the study reports that: -there were 836 persons killed and 6,524 in- the result of 12.511 accidents on the streets and highways of North Carolina. This record is not good, but we take some .at:sfaction in the fact that it is better than n was last vear,(1946). while the traffic ac cidents show' a 22 per cent increase. There was a 19 per cent drop in fatalities. The increase in the total accidents for the State during 1947 was due to a 31 per cent increase in accidents pertaining to property damage, while the non-fatal accidents increased 17 per cert." Havwood, with eight deaths, ranked 38th among the 100 counties in the number of traffic fatalities for the year. The Same Opinion Still The affects of the coal strike have hit here, and perhaps the most noticeable thus far was tie removal of the passenger train on the Murphy Branch on Sunday. As will be recalled, the Southern attempt ed last year to get the North Carolina Utili ties Commission to permit the railroad to dis continue operation of the trains. The com munities along the Murphy Branch issued formal protest at the hearing held by the commission, but to date no decision has been, handed down by the commission as far asj we know. Vet the action of the railroad to, include the Murphy Branch train among the; 25 per cent curtailment of coal burning trains; as ordered by the government, leads one to , think that the railroad still considers the local passenger train service as "among those not too essential." This newspaper has argued all the time that the area served by the railroad and the communities would lose jointly when the train was discontinued. Of course, we are not critical of the action taken by the South ern during this coal emergency. The railroad's action, however, proves without a doubt, just where they still stand, and their feelings in the matter. "UMT"-Y DUMPTY i.,fdJALMIU" M. feStA DFTOMMtKDATIONS fefSfSffittflllt : : mm. mamsm i i lliW, - PSM I MIRROR Of YCTUR MIND TUESDAYMARCH CongultinoD n he Kl.i. so- -you be first d'd (or you woie ashatBrt your Jc,lie 0 Rambling 'Round Bits Of Human Interest News Picked Up By Members Of The Mountaineer Staff Should marrid pt?p' Answer: No especially In pub lic. There is no mere common or more justifiably ecragipg form of rudeness than the habit which so many wives and husbands have of finishing one another's en tences or oi breaking in on each other's stales. Back of this lie an unconscious Jealousy not often recognized rage at another per son getting more attention than you. Only one thing warrants in terruption bet-ween married part ners, and this should be under stood beforehand your remem bering that the story has been told before to the same people. gvM interrupt each other? Can you cure yourself of blushing? Answer: Simple as this may sound, tt is a pretty tough job. This is because uncontrollable blushing means so much more to you than you realize. You would say you blush because you are "embarrassed" end of tourse, ...i.iut uness n.ay bj, rn t r .1 ; ...l . Eht out distuctinjj ""i"' ions. But i-miM.,11 dislike of you have to payaitj thing except m J dim wishes. Youm, wrung subway tni cuiibciousiyvouA, where you are supp,, ing, but it also naT, resent the fact ttut'fc noi run lor your hwJ Just as we passed, we saw a very embarrased laily telling her sister companion that her slip was showing only to be informed that it was the new look and meant to be that way. ... a charming young lady tak ing a huge bite of apple and really enjoying it . . . just as the telephone on her desk rang loud ly. i ... voluminous slacks i ncasing i I he limbs of a north-bound tourist, i flapping incongruously above a pair of high-heeled sandals ... a solicitous lady hurry . ins to the telephone to assist a 1 traveler running for the bus. I didn't wait for the operator but ! spoke directly into the 'phone as she lifted the receiver: "Please hold the bus about five minutes." The operator understood the predicament and helped matters instantly. ... a venerable automobile hustling along importantly, looked a bit spooky as the driver stuck out a signaling hand through an open ing in the window that had been broken and pitched with adhesive tape in many places. h looked like an ani mated rose petal, garbed in deli cate pink from toe to topknot , and her friendliness was contagi ous. Not much over 18 months (w are guessing her age) she was the personification of spring and youth cuddled into one. . . . groups talking earnestly af i Continued on Page Three! VOICE ' OF THE PEOPLE Do you think Cnogress should enact the laws to revive Selective Service and start Universal Mili tary Training? Charles fnderwood: "Yes I think they should. In face of the Russian situation, we should be prepared; and I don't think it would hurt any young man to have a year or two of military training. Universal Training Last Wednesdav President Truman called for universal military training as one of his three proposals to preparing this nation against the present international crisis. This newspaper feels that military train ing for all young men would be of much ben efit to both the men and the nation, provided the training could be given in high schools, and not take the young fellows off to Army camps. The training given in high schools would -ive militarv men an opportunity to "screen" the young men, classify them as to their natural trends and in what phase of military life they would best be suited. Every young man can derive much benefit from the discipline demanded in military training. He would learn to cooperate, he would learn to take orders, respect superiors. Such a program could easily be tied in with the present school courses. The training given in high schools would afford the vouns men the advantage of mili tary training, and also the home life which: they need at that age. J. T. Noland: "Yes, 1 certainly Capital Lette: By THOMPSON GREENWOOD do. Joe Cline: "I think the United States should be prepared for any emergency, and this is the only way to prepare fur it." R. I.. Burgin, Jr.: "Ordinarily I am opposed to a peacetime draft and military training, but u'ider present conditions I think it is the best thing." FILIPINOS HAVE THE NEW LOOK, BI T ENGLISH IS NOT NEW By JANE EVPS WASHINGTON Pretty Trophy Oeampo of the Philippines Em bassy is astonished and not a lit- amused at how little most people here know of her country. She says she's always running into folks who are amazed because Filipinos speak English. Until the Philippines gained their inde pendence in July 1940. they had been under American influence for nearly a half century. Even at the big diplomatic balls land official receptions Trophy meets capital dowagers who ex claim: "My Dear, wherever did you learn to speak our language so well? Hew long have you been ! here'.'" I When she informs them she came to the city four months ago to serve as assistant press attache at the embassy, they are even i more amazed. I "Many think Manila is the capi tal of Cuba." Trophy says, j ' Lots of the GIs got a surprise 'when they came to the Philippines. ! I'm sure they expected the natives ' to be dangling from the trees by William Medford: "I think in a time of crisis. Congress should up hold the President. " Sebe Bryson: "Sure, I certainly approve of Congress passing this." their tails. "They'd say 'Spikka da Eng lish''' Then I'd bowl 'em over with 'What do you expect, Bud dy0' " Trophy. 26, is the convent-educated daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesus Oeampo, both of whom are lawyers in Manila. She says the "O" in Oeampo must stand for some Irish in her and that her slanting oriental eyes must have (Continued on Page Three) NOTES The Charlie Johnson forces, at odds with Lt, Gov. L. Y. Ballentine, have been urging O. S. Coltrane, actingCommissioner'7t) run against Ballentine for this of fice . . . They figure that Mr. Bal lentine will hit the trail for W. Kerr Scott for Governor after Saturday, March 20 Hast day for filing) if he doesn't have someone to tie his hands Although there has been much talk about Col trane's making the run, this col umn feels sure he prefers a bird in the hand . . . that is, assistant to the new Commissioner of Agri culture next year, L. Y. Ballentine. He has been promised this nnsitinn. which pays $6,600 . . . A nrominent Asheville attorney tore into the office of an official of the Merchants Association there last week and accused it of siding with Communism ... He was pro testing bitterly the organization's plans to have Dr. Frank Graham, nresident of the Greater University of North Carolina, as speaker for the annual meeting on April Zi. . . . He will speak, anyway, in his own charming way . . . But this shows you how people are think ing. these days . . . Although a lot of Raleigh young things are af ter, Dick Dickey, the ace forward of the Wtjlipack b, edly si i! lrr,ss (. U) 111 1 mlkiii Uia entecii rar ukl hi TIlCIV I- Ml,. ,! rcti-r. M.ii li,:a lootbiill llrxl in, want in Ht nut. father, ii l!ii(i .;itp: ell linn lu l)t f week . . Intid,;; coaches. iihIikIhxJ ' alumni. ;n (, imu M , each tcjihrnoij. 1 InMiKihHi I ('ar.u-W.i ll.niii'ii j ,i ... Km I1H i Point KiiIit :thc Slate II j is nm eiiiiiu si ill Noi Hi ( .ii'ili.il I Canihilali JiJiii inaiiaiiii'. tiiaitd k , couiilii"- l Ann lid al ii ( 'iiiuniMr ol' t'hailblle i- ' oresMiie. tia lirttlJ it a little UMll' , j physician ueeuinpack trills . . . TrunsJi i ing lily the . cmH j Sinn in a Balw which selK and sti i Cool inucd onPa I Mill Looking Back Over The Years New Money It had never occurred to us but that the business of making money at the U. S. mints and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing was almost all clear profit. Of course, we knew that the government couldn't just run its money presses and pay its expenses. That has been tried from time to time in some other countries and it has never worked. But we had never thougnt making money as costing some of the same stuff. We were brought up short on the lack of reflection by the request of President Tru man for about $2,000,000 for making two bil lions of dollars in new currency. The special paper which the government uses for making money has risen IVz cents a pound and it will take $361,000 to buy the .necessary supply. In addition it will take $1,650,000 to pay for the printing costs. This, too, involves higher costs of plates, presses and pressmen. So it goes. The old high xost of living grinds on us from every angle. Uncle Sam cannot even make us a new dollar bill without billing us, for a few extra charges. Shelby Daily Star. Poll Tax Query Answered A recent editorial in the Raleigh News and Observer gives what we feel is a timely ex planation of North Carolina's, poll tax as compared with other Southern states. The Raleigh newspaper's article was prompted by a number of inquiries as to why North Carolinians have to pay poll tax when the state is not a "poll tax state." Here is what the Raleigh paper has to say: North Carolina, along with approximately 20 other states, does have a poll tax, some times called a capitation tax. North Caro lina is not one of the seven states still, having a poll tax as a prerequisite to voting. Prior to 1920 there were 1 1 such states, ail of them in the South. North Carolina, was. the first of the 11 to repeal the requirement. In addi tion to removing the poll tax from any con nection with voting, the constitutional amendment adopted in 1920 linuts. the. state poll tax to two dollars and that of cities and towns to one dollar. The state lax, under, a statute, actually goes to the counties. Since 1920 the poll tax as a requirement to voting has been repealed, by Louisiana, Florida and Georgia. Payment oi the tax (usually for a period of six months or. more before the election), is still a requirement for voting in Alabima, Arkansas, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Vir ginia. Morganton News-Herald. 15 YEARS AGO Employees of the Suncrest Lumber Company hold farewell party. W. A. Bradley is master of ceremonies. Congressman Weaver believes Roosevelt's plan to put several hun dred unemployed men to work in national forests and government parks would be of great benefit tc Western North Carolina. Mass meeting is scheduled to discuss District Chamber of Com merce. Miss Helen Medfo.tl. freshman at Woman's College, is invited to join the Playliker's Cluo ol the col lege. 10 YEARS AGO Haywood County Ministerial As sociation completes plans to stage an active campaign against estab lishment of liquor stores in Hay wood County. Three inch snow falls in county on Monday, thermometer drops to 12 degrees. Lillian Wyatt, student at West ern Carolina Teachers College, is winner in Better Speakers Contest. Mrs. J. R. Boyd is given birth day party by her six daughters. 5 YEARS AGO Aux. Nell Campbell is now sta tioned at Camp Shelby. Miss. I Carmel Hollingsworth, member of senior class of the high school, , is chosen to enter Lenoir-Rhyne I contest in modern oration. : Howard Clapp tells Woman's Club of Victory Gardens. , The following attended the I spring dances at Davidson College: Miss Carroll Louise Bell, student at Salem College, Lester Burgin, student at Mars Hill, Dick Brad ley, and Chailes Isley. Mrs. Hub Pressley and sister, Mrs. Hobert Duckett are spending some time with Mrs. Ducktft's nusband in California. FAIRBANKS -MORSE FU1 ST EXPERT SHEET METAL! With Each Installation Rogers Electric 0 riione 461 Theyll Do It Every Time HMIlMa By Jimmy Hatlo Crullertom did it according to UOyLE.HE TOTED US BRIDE ACROSS THE TdBESWOLD- Aw THAT'S THE LAST TIME HE DID GIVE HER A LIFT I'LL Y NEVER LET YOU DOWN, L I J J '-....."""' BOTTLES, TOO, MEED SUN GLASSES That'f why we put Orange Crush into a protective, amber, flavor-guarding bottle. For sun light penetrates plain, ordinary bottles-steals away the flavor and leaves the beverage flat-wtn and insipid. But in the patented, amber Orange-Crush bottle, fl vorvis,protWte.dJg.int harmfu tected by sun glasses. Thi Hor' guarding bottle guarantees the originalgpodpessofa grand fresh- fruit drink. Orange Crusb BottlinK O H. L. STEWART, Salesman
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