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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER THE MOUNTAINEER Main Street Phone 7M Waynesville, North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood Connty Published By THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. Editor Publishers W. CL'HTIS RUSS . W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year Six Monlha $3.00 1.75 NORTH CAROLINA One vear M Months OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA ( r) Var - rw Months .... M.00 $2.25 $4.50 2.50 t ffi. r at Wyxrenvill. N O. a j Sctud CUm l$7t, Noveabct letu.uiUxiis - f rent. car J of thank, and all , . i i t i r j f t . wiil tx charged fur t tW raU Ml M1SKR OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS t i... ,,t, r. ei.i'tled eiilusivfW to the ua lor ra , . I.-- , : hrut pni.tfj iii tiiia nvwauapvr, aa ; . A ! r . - ! . .ill ,ra. NATIONAL EDITORIAL-. JfcKLASSOaATION Tl'KSDAY. APRIL 6. 1948 Main Street's New Looks ' ..- . u!i .-ra the "new look." In V4y .,. . ,:;( busir.ess districts it seems to be , ,j ,,t !lt.u- ft.. ins fur business houses. .Viea.iv .fvtual have been completed, oth , : ,;:),,! o-n.ri;ctxn. and still more in the I j.l.i' pi : r.'. .-tace. i;;,- p.. ,t Ih-it. Ions since the First Na Bank put "ii a modern face, so did 1- . , t-- in li.iine and Auto Supply Store. K,..ti; r.'iw ". C'.V Im.k' I : :!,S!,.i : e the 'H'-.v tunne '..cc-ks aV Dr tror.t on Hade Five and Ten is getting a with a beautiful front, and J. C. . i ir.pletnm a moaern it w front on tm' the Book Store. Several Thomas Stringlield finished his Main street offices, and .'. s.i lon.u ao the building occupied by the 'aa'ii'tte Beauty Shop was re-fronted. Less ,, i. ., vear au the Waynesville Art Gallery a.r. a modern-fronted place. We kl Canton Votes Today Voters of Canton will decide by ballot to day whether to authorize the sale of $150, 000 in bonds to finance a comprehensive im provement program. The issues, which will be voted on sep arately, are for $75,000 to establish a public park or playground, $14,250 to enlarge the water system, $6,000 to enlarge the sewer system. S22.OO0 to construct streets and side walks. $17,700 for the purchase of a fire truck and motor trucks, and $15,000 for a tool-storage building and improvements to the town jail. Canton is a growing community, and as such must expand its paved streets and util ities in areas as they build up to equalize the services provided for all citizens. A fe.w months ago the town officials secured the full-time services of a competent engineer, so that streets, water, sewage and trash col lection could be directed on the most effi cient basis. Now plans have been prepared for additional facilities which are needed, and Canton's citizenry will signify in today's election whether the money will be pro vided to make the improvements possible. Somewhat more controversial is the pub lic playground. It is definitely a progressive step, and one which this newspaper hopes will be taken. There is strong and open sup port behind it. and doubtless some opposition of a more silent nature. The fact that its passage will increase Canton's tax rate around 14 cents per $100 valuation during the next fiscal year is something that all property owners will consider fully. Those who have studied the question from a professional point of view say that recre ation is a community responsibility. Public playgrounds and parks, it has been found by experience, can be operated more economic ally by municipal government. And the town or city which provides recreational facilities will have healthier and happier citizens and a more attractive community to visitors. Canton's voters will decide for themselves whether they think their playground is something essential, and is worth the added tax costs. However, from a neighboring view point, the playground looks like a progres sive movement, and we hope that it will carry in today's election. Many of the people in Waynesville and Hazelwood desire a similar step to be taken here, and will watch for the vote results in Canton with interest. jOih with the wind mMrmm MIRROR OF YOUR MIND siting Uiiru.,1 .... ! -ti . 'tow, situation v. dual has of 1 Sfi. 1 the driv, '""N bi er.v.'.i . "waii fi "KvtJ . cf ,Pt' Rambling 'Round Bits Of Human Interest News Pkked Up By Members Of The Mountaineer Staff Are honeymoons Hw hoppiwt day of marriage? Answer: No, says Stanley R. 3rav, sociologist, in Marriage and Family Living. Out of fifty mar ried women whom he questioned, four-fifths said it was not true that "There is no more ideal hap piness in married life than a honeymoon," while 68 percent felt a honeymoon was not Indis pensable to happy marriage. More than half these wives admitted that their honeymoons had brought serious adjustment prob lems, and the cause most often given was "lack of sex education." Forty-eight per cent found this a source of disappointment to "ill, Do wo foor tha worst dangers most? Answer: No. Not only do "imag inary" dangers often terrify us more than real ones, but even real dangers are worse when we feel "helpless." Dr. Laurance T. Shaf fer of Teachers College, New York, reports after interviewing ton you love a J tan. 11,, enough, y0u canbf' enduring lov, Cll J cnuu in Mjict a cure; that is, whea person horn to be happy, do anything u,hw not mean either J give way ioa rnosgJ "id do sometrun. the other, but if m ant' rj.ii.iv. i won i iane u tutu Here we go again with our; ... we can so instantly spot a "Wonder Why'' section. We won-! tourist on the streets, tier why . . . visitors to the court-; ... we get such a big kick out house insist on littering up the i of cross-word puzzles, pretty green lawn which is such! ... the skies seem bluer over an attractive feature to Main ! these mountains than anywhere. street. ' . . . street lights look so inviting when shimmering on wet pave ments. . . . Main street becomes so ab solutely deserted just about dusk then suddenly bursts into full ani mation as the theatres open. ... we can so quickly forget the snows and ice of yesterday as we bask in the sunshine of today. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Aside from scenery and climate, what do you think attracts tourists to Waynesville? (Continued frwn Friday. April 2.) Capital Lette By THOMPSON GREENWOOD have aside .i;e tic Aii ( nr.la t ice J ai:!.i v of several places that anticipate changes within the next few months, will be maj" changes and othes will ' a modernized front. :r. all, it looks like this face-lifting is ious. In fact, we have had to stop while writing the above to discuss fur a new front on The Mountaineer lot of new- Justified Faith j TVaiffro i else. . . .and we wonder IF anyone j ever reads this column. ... ... ... ... Mrs. Laohlan Hyatt: The things Three lonely visitors met and that would draw me back to ... ...... 4 1... rtuitn i. nnn KUP- fi,o IiiH ah tn havp ninner. waynesv int.-mi- iim k"i- with them ... and then left a hole' roundiiigs. We really dont i .u f u,. .ni thrmioh Lnv outstanding attraction III llie limi a.- tin.' "i-'n .'"""h" after each and every guest ordered from scenery. 'Continued on Page Three i Dr. Harry Sullivan: 'I think old er people come here because it is a nice quiet place, we uum . many younger people because we do not have anything especially 10 attract them." .iniLi,. Bv fall there'll be a ness fronts on Main Street. Worth Pondering Labor-management war has come to Soul!, western North Carolina. The most re cent clash is the Waynesville laundry s'nke. Ju-t jiior to that was the strike at the Sylva l.umdiv. (Who, by the way. won the bat tie'.' The net result today is that the owner l.a no business, the workers have no jobs, and the community has no laundry.) A lit tle earlier there was a strike at Bryson City. Contests between labor and management. w:th the periods between strikes and lock oats little more than armed truces, have been common in many parts of the United States tor years. And the cleavage they have cre ated in many cases has gone right on up through the social, political, and even relig ious life of the community. But we here in this region, with our man-to-man relationships between employer and employed, with employer and employe on Kims of good neighborly equality in every other phase of life, have felt that, though the rest of the country might have difficulties, it couldn't happen to us. Recent everts have shown that it can. Why has it happened? Any number of factors may help to ex plain the individual strikes this region has had recently. And of course there are man agements whose wisdom and human under standing set them apart as rare exceptions. Generally speaking, however, the situation boils down to this: In the present pattern of American life, labor-management strike is inevitable in an industrialized community. Unfortunately, it is part and only part of the price that must be paid for industriali zation. That is worth pondering as we in this re gion debate whether we shall follow the ex ample 6f most of the rest of the country in a frantic scramble for industry, and ever mor- N industry. The ranxun rress. HIS GRANDMOTHER with Princess Anne of Bourbon- BETTERED MIHAI'S Parma, Michael is visiting the Uni- CLAMOR RECORDS ted Stales incognito. Any enlc- . .. itaining in his honor 'will be strict- Bv JANF. r.AIJS , . . . . . , I ly unofficial. WASHINGTON 1 he visa oi j Tnjs is because Michael is actn- beautiful Queen Marie of Komania i ay no ionger a r.uler, though lie to this country created a sensation I says nis abdication was forced and that he does not consider it bine- 22 years ago. The American puD- lic was not so accustomed to visit ing royalty in those days. There's not anywhere near the to-do over the current visit of her grandson. 26-year-old Mihai or Michael, as he is called in English. Nevertheless, the presence here of the handsome young man has stir red the interest and the imagina tion of the American people. Headline!' in international news because of his recent abdication as king and his whirlwind romance The rapid expansion of the Southern Bell Telephone System in this community is in dicative of the faith their keen, far-sighted executives have in this area. Last year the company spent about $76,000 on expansions, and this year have another $70,000 ear marked for similar work. This does not in clude a tentative project now under consid eration for $80,000 for rural telephones. The Southern Bell System does not spend money on expansions unless they" are con vinced that it will be a profitable investment. The encouraging factor to us is that the tele phone business is among the best business barometers a community has. A flourishing telephone business means a growing com munity. In an address to Rotarians last Friday, J. Lovell Smith, district manager, explains the steady growth of the telephone business in Waynesville in the past eight years. The company now has more than a quarter of a million dollars invested in this community and more will be spent. ' Mr. Smith's report is based upon actual figures, and not just "something one wishes would happen." We feel that the faith Southern Bell is showing in this community is justified. We feel that this community is destined to con tinue to go forward. We don't believe there , miuhrAnm (irnwth nr hnnm era. but Miss Ruth Hampton resigns as , , .. , tt superintendent of Haywood County I ers College, a steady, safe and substantial growth. We . are happy to share this opinion with South ern Bell Telephone System. ing. Michael and his mother, former Queen Helen, accompanied by a retinue of 10, expect to visit fac tories and industrial plants and sight-see in general. One informant said, however, that Michael and his mother will attempt to raise funds in this country to "help Romanian refugees escape- com munism." Quen Marie's trip lo mis roun- Continucd on Page Fight Mrs. Heinz Rollman: I like Waynesville because it is a small town and I can get out in the coun try. The fresh air and lovely views and friendly" people would be all the attraction I would want if I were on a vacation. 1 think the auction sales attract some tourists, too." Mrs. E. J. LHius: "The courtesy extended lo I hem by the people here gives them a welcome feeling. I do think it would be well if we had some place of entertainment for young people as well as older ones." L. A. Martin, of Lexington, trust ful editor of the Allied Church League's paper, "Tomorrow," has asked the gubernatorial candidates how they stand on a Statewide li quor referendum . . . Charles Johnson replied that he is for it. . . . So did Governor Gregg Cher ry in 1944 . . . What happcyu-d'.' Nothing . . . Johnson was honest in making his reply, pointing out that "each General Assembly makes its own rules". ... In replying in the affirmative on the referendum question, Charles Johnson knew that the "gag rule," which every Legislature for the past eight years has adopted, prevents the State- having an opportunity to vote on liquor . . . He knows the Governor has no power in this respect . . . L. A. Martin should ask the can didates for Speaker of the House in tlie next. Legislature how tln- stand on the referendum . . . Tin Speaker of the House has e-oiitml over the Rules Committee . . Kerr Craig Ramsey of-Salisbury I will be the next Speaker of the House, and if he appoints the right people to the Rules Commit tee, there will likely be an end to the "gag rule," which fixes it so that a two-thirds vote of the House is necessary to get a bill off the unfavorable calendar after it leaves the committee . . . The representa tives li tun ihi ABC j "ley can onlrul keep down a relet! thirds uif , rtqu, simple uijjunli So. him dwils how does Albright fee Johnson, Hnjii. Bfi lev Mi Halt; 1 1! t It j I Irlnvilim iii rant Mm isi.irtil or ol tin- lluus- & vole ill Hit- llmiilfli are lur u irln'tifc aeiniist tin- na8.uk' ask I llt-se lillt-slluD Olf TMK I'lfF-, ofials an- -jMiiiid l olllfil I1. i hail Us! OpilOSI'll III. irlkllli dill Tl liilijll . tl no di.ulii ilrintef nit-iil - anil a. ..i li: led linn ii, i jl"1 the Iii ii:!. - lln-Stl M.mii' AIM -fcfl-liu Mtiii well emer Je ailbt II pure in tin- NC Me i" now rtpett! I ween 7fi 1101) ainiM will thus iiolilltei ci- anil lie able til Johnson or Scot! in a wonderful IKl Continued Carl Mundy: "The- programs at Lake Junaluska" attract a great many people to Waynesville also our nearness to the Park and the auction sales." XB-49M Of 58! Looking Back Over The Years 15 YEARS AGO Bill put before the general as sembly by Senator W. R. Francis would discourage highway 6igns. Plans are being made to cae for 500 delegates to the Western North Carolina Conference of Methodist Women to be held here this month. Milus Hannah is improving after truck accident. Easter merchandise is being feat ured at C. E. Ray's Sons Store. 18 YEARS AGO Hospital. 12-page folders containing brief story and pictures -of Haywood County's many advantages are ready to be distributed. "Major John Martin is given pro motion to Lt. Colonel. Vocational class of 20 members is organized at Crabtree school. Mrs. Doyle Alley is nominated for state president of Parent Teach er Association. - Miss Dorothy Walker of Clyde, is selected as attendant in May Court at Western Carolina Teaeh- 5 YEARS AGO Canton challenges this end of the County as second war bond drive starts. Canton will ty to sell $145,150 in bonds before Waynes ville. Land O' Sky ships 768,000 cans of beans to camps. Kire department is- called out three times in three days. W. H. F. Millar is named new president of Rotary Club. Miss Betsy Lane Quinlan re turns from Iceland where she has been for a year with the Red Cress. Community-wide Easter services are planned. Flying Wing Jet Bomber To Try for Speed Mark Special to Central Pr'ss "fTTTASHINGTON The United States Air Force VV loose its 32.000 horsepower Flvmp transcontinental speed dash aimed at Witf f all is The huge, ei the west coast an hour ight-jet. unorthodox XB-4? F to Washington at a rate i 450 m t The record lor bombers cro--o" " ' r.jK C a. Irvine in a b- spe'i'"" ", ,.ungup! record is r- - .in i o Shnotin? Stdr p r Lions And Goats A novel mehtod of encouraging attend ance at meetings is being tried by the More- head City Lions Club. The crab has ac quired a goat, complete with horns and its own peculiar odor, and a member who does not attend meetings regularly is awarded custody of the goat for one week. The first Lion to have the honor of caring for the be whiskered animal is quoted as saying: "It's about to get my. goat." Attendance rose to 90 per cent . . . maybe the plan will spread. They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hatlo Women still are told to remove fheir hats in the movies when the usher recognizes them. Saying you have no bad habits makes you almost too good to be true. Near-Shirtless Male The nation's males are now buying less than three dress shirts and one sport shirt per man per year, states the New York Jour nal of Commerce. Shirtmakers 1eel this is an inadequate consumer consumption by any standard. The surprising'fact is that in spite of the male's low buying average the shirt industry last year turned out a , record production of 1 million -dozen ehirte-Ex. thcS LOCKWALLET BJT GET A TT 60ES ON A DIET vff LOAD OF HIM . THI? T if RATHER THAN, DONTyUjAi AT THE FIRM'S FRz'W SPEND HALF ( TiL0" BANQUET ,&&rW' A BUCK FOR. VrnrllSy WHEKJ THE ' ( jSt amoV LUNCH- !C EATS AE PJ Sr NAWXMGETTIN FOR FREE V WiLLVA M I TOO FAT-AND I ( V CAN DO A LOT OF V f$ D A extra rV0Rkr, A$J f 4y ?tf IraNOON HOURS iyT p i vvEf?. ft i H ' f .MJSS' THE HATLO HAT TO & ; ffrj CS SPOiMOFIBLD AVfjX A V J 4 f y oon iw micTtATVirttlVKKcuTt im.. noiki- ;'.ht hfjiuvep -jC "Nt mmr I in J isihilit vtf.fW 1946 There is a iu--. imv Lr. knew i tnerecoru oi esiaDiisn me i world' fastest bon.her The. Jet wmg w t carries : mile lift WI I rpie of weight. altitude of six SEEING IS BEUtf; milter, had their incom cently because the go & deductions to. clotw it was time to act. . feWni n With a committee of the Shena nJoa" f 4 . . ii.ttH Mine vs Ritners, memoers oi vim." vent to the Internal revenue Col. Bill Councill oX;.n Thv ahnwed the startled ofttc iais i" - . p and mumes. One miner described trie ' 0 but the suipnui verytning with us coattails. Government officials quickly lor atreet wear and were tax dec.il.-il tMt ' rt-ciei. title. SOCIETY'S IRON CURTAIN-'f'J who record most of the gossipy parties, , failed to report that the nil CuiW" Soviet embassy's soctsl list Attendance mt the embassy quetrfly Indicated Russia's . s1 ten i totus r.u i- itt i iv.itt ilunt1' for and during the war, lnf (reeiy M u" rcf Jainmed with guests and liquor ft Mmw Sh hitter debate at the i Shct the bitter debate Goofed. On the recent Soviet nit" Arm lion Curtain rred Hi showed up. They represented newsmen and photerrapners . . . . j v. nnaa and radio .trover'',; SUBPOENA TROUBLE- A " rfr tween the Mcmae and dmlnistiat.." the quettoii ol whether records ean Secret files are generally hem ' rMnW n UIMI BC1QVni .. rpfXIi"- AveriU lUrriman's refusal to 4r Edward U. Conaon, nu arti"11" iW wm, w nm nww; Minnt1 nni. mn m j . ..-hi - ,"ptum of .ecrecy" which the adn.. J out the last and current "'w fA tactMs wd U the inquiry VZ- ' 1
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