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PAGE SB (Third Section) THE TVAYNESVILLI MOUNTAINEER Leo Weill Returns From Abroad, Says Conditions In Europe Depressing; Too Much Red Tape; Ill-Feeling "What is necessary Is that the people overseas torget their recip rocal ill-feeling toward each oiner . . . they have too much red tape, too much borders, and what tney should try to make is one big Uni ted States of Europe wun mutual assistance and no customs." That was the way Leo Weill, re tired industrialist from VVaynes ville, summarized his impressions of a recent European tour betore the Rotary club rriday afternoon. Mr. Weill went back to his native country of Austria for a visit. On the way he noted many changes in the continental nations anu peo ples, which he passed on to the lio tary members. He left New York by plane to Switzerland, and alter two stops in Newfoundland and Scotland, reached that county twenty-four hours after his departure. AxFIvingin "Switzerland," Mr. Weill told, "1 was very much im pressed by the beauty of this coun try. Nothing was changed since 1 saw it eleven years ago. Ao food II I II I II I EiMMiMBlMiMiiWif-riiliniWWiBrilMilliiiiWMinMillMlB I LEO WEILL that uuuld never happen." ". . . I talked to people coming from Hungary and Poland. As you know, all these countries have shortage, no material shortage, and Communistic regimes. 1 can tell the people were happy and satis fied. Switzerland is very much like Western North Carolina, rich in mountains. "Leaving Switzerland for Aus tria, there came three different na tions into the train to examine the passport and your baggage. Fust, The French, then the American, then finally the .Russian. ". . . my first siop was Salzburg, the lainous Austrian town for fes tivals. There I saw people looking like frightened dogs, nothing on their body but an old suit, and their baggage was an old sack con taining their belongings. Children looked like they had not been wash- ; td in weeks and like frightened ' animals. I wanted to eat something in the station, but believe me, all the food 1 could get it wasn't much 1 gave to these poor chil- : dren. "Next morning I arrived in S i enna . . . there you could see w hat an American bombing can do to a town. In the city, everv second house is a ruin and as far as you uu that the population of these countries would De as Democratic as we are if they had free elections. Hussia dominates these countries politically, and under their influ ence anu the force of police, they are Communistic. " t rom Austria I went to France. Pans is still the loveliest city on earth . . . prices are sky-high. As long as people don t respect their ouii money, they will not be able to export, tnglanci was the last coun try 1 visited, and 1 'was lavorably impressed with the quality of their goods, but unlavorably impressed when 1 saw their high prices, food is scarce and bad . . . what struck me most was that I didn't see peo ple, especially children, smiling like We see them here mostly pale and serious faces. "1 can tell you that the European Recovery Plan will do a lot of good to its beneficiaries. This money is spent for buying new machines to make the factories going for food and for raw materials." -Mr. Weill closed by telling the Rotarians that he was convinced can see only rubble and fragments -r . '" c?nvinw of houses. Despite this, life is go- ( h "tt'01' ing on in this town. lllt; is , euuu .. ; place to live. . . . you cannot prevent going ' through the Russian zone if you1 . want to visit the American zone. Disabled Veterans Will There is one street where the right ! r . A. , side is United States zone Um, I t raise AS Artists left side is French, and the be-1 ginning of the street is English. The end of it is Russian. "1 just went along where I pleas ed, and to tell you the truth, there is nobody who brothers you either in the American, French, or Rus sian zones. They all live together In peace. In the evening you can see Hie police force on a jeep American boys sitting with Rus sian. French, and English boys. cTiatting together and having lun. "The population does not tuke notice of anybody any more and try to do their work. You have no iuea wnai u means lor a country to V u " , " r. o'-ia'i i'y in. They have to pay for food and equipment for the occupation forces, and only the Americans pay their own expenses." Mr. Weill was in Vienna when that city was cut off by a new Sov iet control order. The Russan zone was closed and passengers could not go to the airport because of the block. Mr. Weill states that it LONG BEACH, Calif. (CP) Paintings produced by disabled veterans taking art therapy at Bir mingham Veterans Administration hospital here are arousing enthu siastic comments from southern California art lovers. "Each of the paintings pro duced represents the courage of a veteran to overcome a disability," said Dr. C. C. Troenseguard. chief of the rahabilitation program. "Their painters are the boys who took the gall and weren't content to stay on the salvage heap." mong the pictures arousing Eugene I.ufl. who is paralyzed from the neck down. So he can paint, a brush is tied to his para lyzed fingers His landscapes are painted entirely from memory. THIEF REPENTS LINCOLN', Nebr. (UP) There was a penitent prowler here, or mahe he iust flidn't want thp ctlifT was simply a matter of red tape rpnoi ted "taken from th HnhaH is- Laser home. The Lavers said their house was looted of personal pa pers. $14 50 in cash and a .32 cali ber revolver. The next day they found the items in a paper sack on I heir doorstep. and as soon as the "Russians sued these papers, the whole thing was over." 1 "There is not enough cooperation between big powers." Weill told the Rotary meeting, "or things like 1 LAFF - A - DAY ' 'if i r Cocr. 1941, King Tototm ijndiott, lac. World rijbti nxtrei. "Laura, youVt simply got to help me out! My bridg club is cominz here this afternoon and I haven't a MARRIAGE LICENSES Leonard Messer and Jactlyn Ge mln, both of Waynesville. Enoch A. Lawing and Mary F. Anders, both of Buncombe county. Use Want Ads for quick results. DOCTOR AT LAST CORNISH, N. H. (UP) After getting along for 40 years without a physician, this town of 800 popu lation now has its own one Dr. Carl Comstock, Jr., a World War II veteran. FREEDOM FROM METERS MINOT, N. Dak (UF) Parking was free here the day the Free dom Train visited Minot. The city council voted not to enforce the parking meter ordinance that day. 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