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THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEE
THE MOUNTAINEER
Main Street Phone 199
Waynesville, North Carolina
The County Seat of Haywood County
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OCTOBER 15
FUJI) AY
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It's Of Little Importance
ih the vears we have taken it
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mi. i' ;i.v
il,.- ,u,r
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( )tlicr
in- (law
tin' disc
thro
1 'hat Christopher Columbus was
! l il c. Iiavin died with the satts
t knowing he haci discovered a new
. .v ooii:e historians that place some
i u.mbt about the matter, even to
that the man's name we learned in
,i ihe wrone name,
historians have pointed out numer-
in the mueh memorized story of
verv of America, and that instead
t Cohnr.ljiis encuuraini,' his men to "Sail
On. Sail On" it was another man. as Colum
bia was ready to turn back.
These points seem beside the point, especi
ally since it ail happened more than 450 years
a.o. The tact that we today are enjoying
tor libeities of America, the freedom of
Ahum tea. i.s bv far mor - important than the
secondary incidents of four and a half cen
tui it-s a.Lo.
. s lor our part, we are thankful we were
hum. and can enjoy the advantages afforded
here in America.
We Heartily Agree
The Asheville Citizen suggests editorially
that the matter of a highway from Western
North Carolina to Tennessee be talked over
calmly. The suggestion came as part of a
reply to The Mountaineer's editorial on the
matter.
The Citizen further suggests . . . "In any
case let us turn light rather than heat on a
matter which concerns the welfare of the
whole mountain region.1'
To all this The Mountaineer heartily
agrees. And as we suggested in our editorial,
which in reality was prompted bv the state
ment of Highway Commissioner D Reeves
Noland. we are willing to let engineers select
the logical route after surveys have been com- ;
pleted. bearing in mind the' original state
road program of 1921 . '
The Mountaineer was trying to throw light
on the subject in our editorial by explaining
Haywood's patience in waiting for completion :
of the 1921 road program in this state We ,
are sure that The Citizen, and any other
newspaper, could not blame any county for i
being a little "warm under the collar" after 1
waiting 27 ears for a project, and then see ;
that things were trying to work against its
reality. j
Now that the subject his been discussed ,
frankly if not too calmly by us and the i
light has been shed on the matter, we trust '
that before long the State Highway Commis
sion will find the time and money to do some- j
thing about the much discussed road. 1
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
GETTiMo SQUATWELL OUT OF THE
WAV ON NMDRKADAy M0RNIN3S
tS yWT IS KNOWAJ AS A COLOSSAL T3VSK
BUT COMES IT A SUNDAY' OR A
HOLIDAY-HE'S UP. BANSINS HIS
GOLF CLU&S ARPUNP BEFORE OMUlM -
WHT dciepcljflgl ,; EIGHTEEN HOLES
H
Rambli
-Bits Of Umi
Iflntst N
The M
ln9 Hi
"held tins
I u
RAMBLING
We rambled fai
wccn-enu. antf v..,i
,1. :,, -".11 IU
u.-i win remain in our ,.,,
the rest of our ,iVes u i'1,' J''
was the Hiwassee I). h ' """"
to Fontana; and . 'H MM"'
Fields of the Wood "'
, IWC1IH ,k.
Murphy.
mine
-wine
Si.
'"Noinl
rulh
Olirl l
Take the acJviee ui s... ,
hoc ,h .
sj 1 1 iunt two ilj,,..
AS SOON AS Y(H ( N
WILL NEVER iu:c;i!i:t IT
(.0
YOi
IS tiu..J
ulhe-sj
"KM.
Looking Back Over The Years
15 YEARS AGO
I 10 YEARS AGO I
New petitions asking for elec
Two new buildings at the Eng- lion on liquor stores in Haywood!
Local Altitudes
In a letter to the editor, published today
on this page. Dr. E. W. Gudger, noted scien-
usi. pouus out mat most people in tnis area pants are not hurt
are prone to quote incorrect local altitude
figures.
land-Walton
completion.
5 YEARS AGO
Twenty-one pre - Pearl Harbor-
Tannery are Hearing are likel to be circulated soon.
Five cars are badly damaged in
two wrecks on Main Street. Oceu-
i Mrs. William Hannah assumes
duties as state director of Ihe Na
tional Consumers Tax Commission,
Inc.
(fathers leave during October
armed forces.
for
Mrs. R. N. Barber, district presi-
ii . . , ivjr.u, ..rsiues ai nimii annual ais- olim 'rnhi.rs
He cites an instance of whpt-P a rwwnt i . .. .. ,onna leactieis Lollegi
.SSS..L 11 II
article published in this newspaper about
apple orchards put the orchards "too high".
We feel that if Dr. Gudger would study a
meeting of the North Caro
lina Federation of Women's Clubs.
' Hon. Felix E. Alley is elected as
the fust alumnus of Western Car-
tn receive
W. R. Francis, personnel direc
tor of N. C. Shipbuilding Company,
is visiting his family here.
Golden coins thrown afiallls,
...uin S1U(- ; (j,
neo wim crimson Hrapui
She was sover uimllln a,(
very young . . . yet s, H v ' 0
fully carrying weapons , ;. '"'
war upon dirt. In one l,,iY,;.
" "oin, unuer rier aim
Ihe other hand
Was
paper bags containing
aer and oilier
cleansing power.
iiiiiIj
filled v
Tin.
1 1.,
""' Win
11 slfiKi (J,'
UjsstfititjsT'
If
imi'leineiils
tmtivm
s"i".Ji that
Ijii
He is a highly respected iti( n
antf went to Bryson ( itl
highway Patrolman i0 ul,,,r
some desired information Sittjn(!
mono
' u, wl
Capital Lett
TRUMAN Sl'EFCII - Al, i,
rresident Harry Tiunuuis
to Raleigh is still
Man is killed in accident on high-
the bronze plaque for distinguished way near Barber Orchard,
service to his country, his college.
Report is circulated that Sen.
Robert R. Hevnolds mav resign .is
recent authentic TVA map he would see that '. junior senator from North Caro
the majority of orchards in Haywood are ' l,na-
now within the 3,000 and 4,000 foot altitudes.
and his fellow
lion.
man. since cradua-
J M, Long, who is a patient
Norhurn Hospital, is improving.
at
his
Letters To The
Editor
HAYWOOD'S ELEVATION
Editor The Mountaineer:
The Chamber of Commerce and
Haywood Products
On Parade
When the State Fair opens in Raleigh
Tuesday morning, there will be at least five
different items from Haywood farms on dis
play, ir, addition to the junior dairy produc
tion program to be shown by a group of
tut m e dairymen.
It has lxen many years since Haywood
I.;.'! so much on display at the State Fair,
for the past several years there have been
apple exhibits, and a beef cattle exhibit, but
other than that, the county has not partici
tjc'u d.
Fm the 194.1 Fair there will be apples,
beef cattle, dairy cattle, corn and burley to
bd'Tc. Tins will make an impressive group
; exhibits, and should show the thousands
cf visitors to the Fair that Haywood has a
n i versified agricultural program underway,
and is producing quality crops.
Knowing the amount of time that has been
spent in selecting the exhibits, we can expect
h mc favorable news to come from the fair
grounds on the Haywood products after the
judges have completed their work on Tues
day afternoon.
J. A Fr;ineiii is hAtimn.l
In defense of Dr. Gudger, we must hasten to 78th birthday.
say that during recent years the orchards of! T IJ.' ':Z'.": .
Haywood have steadily pushed up the moun- !
tain sides, and now there are many hundreds
and hundreds of apple trees at the 4,000-foot
level.
As to the altitude figure used by the Cham
ber of Commerce we presume it is more of
a matter of habit than anything else. We are
sure that no one would intentionally use a'v?r'T indivildlJals exaggerate the
, , , , , , J elevation of Waynesville to 3,000
false figure, but so few people can remember feet. The railway station is about
the accurate figure, while 3,000 is a compara- 2 00 feet above mean sea level,
tivelv easv figure to remember. a,ul ,ho hin'st Pint in town
a j i lL u-, , r,, 'Prospect Hill is 2002 feel above
And in discussing the altitudes Of this-area, level, determined by , series of
we are reminded of the pUh one summer levels run by an engineer from the
visitor pulled this summer, when a similar "btnch mark" at the depot.
And
neer tit Serif em her 2Hlti
in price. j who says l hat 'Most apple orchards
-t . in Haywood are on an elevation of
between 3000 and 4000 feet." The
highway crosses Balsam Gap at
Tuesday morning as 9 men boarded a bus ; ab"u, 3100 ,Vt''- The f5i"'bt'r 'ch
for Greenville, S. C. for their physical ex-! f:t:hl'"f"Vlk!:?n
way. considerably below the eleva-
ition of the Gap--probabIy 300 to
400 feet lower. iSee editor's notet.
will probably be more correct
sav that our Havwuod .mnl..
. t etc l . i: .-i i . . -ee-
oi me au in me engioie group in tnis county I orchards, speaking conservatively
are at elevations of from 2000 to
2WK) or 2900 feet elevation. At an
elevation of 3000, and especially
4000. the orchards might be ex
pected lo suffer much from frosts
I know no orchards at the heights
alleged Does ;:ny reader?
vveve got Ihe elevations, and do
not need to exaggerate. Let's stick
lo the facts. Haywood probably has
the highest average elevation of
any county east of the Mississippi
but let's say "probably".
E. W. GUDGER
Fire destroys barn of Jarvis II.
Allison in East Way nesville.
Col. John B. Martin is seal lo Ihe
Philippine Islands.
, Lt. Thomas Stringfield. U. S.
Naval Medical Reserve, and Lt. S.
!L. Stringfield, Jr., U. S. Air Corps
navigator, are now serving in the
Sou Ih Pacific area.
discussion arose and hp sairl in mpntiunin.il And now (omes a writer in the
iMountaii
ianci: it s ail loo nigh-
Looks Like Old Times
amination under the regulations of the new
draft law it looked like old times.
Uncle Sam has called for 15.000 men by
December, and it is expected that a number to
WASHINGTON
LETTER
By JANE EADS
length) is already here
him and by this time
will he invited to volunteer as
'guinea pigs" in an effort to de
termine how the food people eat af
fects the characteristic changes of
'-hi ran i,t nJ
s.., .1 '
his sneeeli ,- i, ... -
"""tig lor An niui ui fBp
is in una H I !- Si .i. c -.
in Mo h,,a.- ,, ""' "
r. .m,i,-,,uu,-,ns it f i 1 1 sunn- died I,. tjt
i me idiyer newspapers.
J. M. Broughton. Kerr Sioil. and
uov. Cherry can usuallv
through a typcwritlen p,,
age sized and douhle-spaceil.
about two minutes. However. I
dent Truman seems to read ;
lie faster than these gt nileinni
Will likely coinplele tin
portion of his talk in ir,
hince his address will he cnnn-i m il lih Ii.n In ,
nidliuy will Ihe larmers pnispii. Imilint il uverWt
lty, President Truman will have n hum 1S28 nit
wonuertul opportunity In i,,lk al ot 40 'uilmk-nlvfJ
random about his old days mi ih. nl Hu I iiiird SlJ
farm. He will vo out ol Ins wa In lm w re Wn it
be "folksy". You mav cxneci him l.n.iin.' hf-fci
to throw a few hoiiquels in Hi, di- Hnin unli their
waili-
anil
Wi lli. II
llllllltll s
I M
iloiiidii-d io -J
lli"'i,lil ol old, J
ll.lllr I'M-s.O.us
JAfKSOX, POll
I 'residenls right J
lawn ol I lie Cap.
iii.kun sitting W
'anlniuwl, TniJ
will help make up the national quota.
A large number of young men in Haywood
are volunteering for service, and after De
cember, this is expected to cut down on the
call from here. It will be recalled that back
in the early forties, that it was several
months before any draftees went from Hay
wood, due to the heavy number of volun
teers. In.fact, before the war ended, the late
President Roosevelt said that Haywood had
more volunteers per capita than any county
in the nation.
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
Br LAWRENCE GOULD
Consulting Psychologist
done something which you are
ashamed of, or which you fear
may have painful consequences,
one way to jet back your peace
of mind is to "undo" your blunder
by an act of just the opposite
kind, even one that has no real im
portance. Having been extrava
gant about a hat, milady walks
home to save bus fare.
Editor s Note Dr Gudger is cor
rect about the elevation of Waynes
ville, but in checking a TVA map
'Continued on Page three)
VOICE
OF THE
PEOPLE
Should yo orgwo with a superstitious pcrton?
Answer: You might as well save
your breath. For superstition ex
presses emotions which are older
than our thinking powers and of
which we may be entirely uncon
scious, so that arguments have no
effect upon them. Convince a man
with a guilty conscience, for ex
ample, that black cats are harm
less and hell only be that much
more careful about walking under
ladders, since he'll go on dreading
the "bad luck" he feels Is coming
to him. On tha other side, belief
in magic goes back to our childish
Idea that our par cuts bad limit
law power.
Mm.
Com excessive "ecenenizirfl"
bo novrotk?
Answer: Obviously, in the case
of people who won't spend enough
to live in comfort although they
have fortunes hidden away. But it
is no leas so with the ordinary
person who is "penny wise and
pound foolish." Wbea you have
was. law!
Do we depend loo much upoir
others entertaining ut?
, Answer: I believe so. With all
respect to "show business" and
so-called "spectator sports," I
think most of us should find more
ways of entertaining ourselves in
stead of depending upon hired en
tertainers. It's using your faculties
and talents that keeps you alive
and growing, and you no more
sharpen your wits by laughing at
Jack Benny's Jokes than you exer
cise your muscles by watching a
horse race. A game of croquet you
play yourself does snore to keep
you young and active than shout
ing your bead off at a baU gawa.
Since Hallowe'en comes on Sun
day this year, when do you think
it should be celebrated?
Mrs. C. J. Reece: "I think chil
dren had rather celebrate Hallow-
e en on Saturday since it isn't a
school night. It is bad lo have the
stores marked up on Sunday but it
can't be helped once a year."
Mrs. N. F. Lancaster: "Saturday.
I think Sunday would be a bail day
to have hoodlums around."
ZebCurtis: "Not at all. Just skip
it (his year."
Carl Mundy. Sr.; "Not on Satur
day. Because of the usual Satur
day crowd. I think it would be bet
ter to have Hallowe en on Monday.
WASHINGTON Oflieials plan
ning the capital's mammoth ses
quicentennial celebration to he
held in 19i)0 say Ihey hone lo f.;ive
the nation "its greatest les-on" on old ace. The Denartmenl nf Aui
the background of their country, culture says the study i.s being con-
The theme of the celebration will ducted by the California Experi-
revolve around American traditions incut Station in cooperation with
and history, with all 4; states ami one county in that stale and with
the various territories participating stale and federal agencies,
in the year-long program. Fdward "The aim of the study i.s to ex-
Boykin. director of the National plore the ills of elderly people and
Capital Sesquicentennial comniis- ' determine the relationship between
sion. said in a recent statement: health and nutrition; to learn how
"The intent of the commission is correct nutritional deficiencies.
to spread before the American
,and to aid elderly people to keep in jt IOr getting
rs...s!.. , L. .. C ,t. , . ... K...1 Is. ...lit," A . -, I fi
I'tui'ic me oiiesi. toe d.'si ami ine " '"""n. y vKiicuuure oni-
cials. They believe results of the
study may "throw some ligiht on
what happens to people in aging
and what the inevitable natural
changes are in contrast to changes
caused by deficiency and degenera
tive diseases. As more scientific
lads: are gathered, people may not
only live longer, but also remain
more active and socially useful,"
officials say.
rectioii of rarnier Kerr Sruli ton
with particular atleiilion giu n h,
Scott's plans for a riual mail nn
pioveinent program.
most compelling picture of Ameri
can history that can possibly he ar
ranged between now and the open
ing date for the scsquict nlennial
in April 1950 " Dr. Lulher Kvans.
head of the Library ul Congress,
endorsed the history idea
A Mr. Franklin Snow recently
wrote a letter to President Truman
urging him to change the name of
his private car. He sugu :-ls that
the name of the car. Ferdinand
Magellan, "certainly has no conno
tation with anything of an Ameri
can nature . . . For patriotic rea-
OL'TCOMF. THE SAME
BUTLER, Pa. (UP l They were
different wars but they amounted
sons, do you not think that this tar to the same thinu ir. famii
, , , , - "F 1 " WUII1VIIU MOI-
should be renamed sunn- vnph him a..h- .- ...
name as America, George Washing ; Both 'are in" the ve hoS
ton, Mayflower or any name which h,.r... th , . nospita
ha. a bearing upon our own court- gas poison 77n ZrlTZT
try and its historical associations" " son h,..-. J .Jl , "r, ,e
, .-u.-ic , n,e it-g lpe iosi in
About in rM.,... ... War II. Father and son re-
i.-tuiMi. If II IV f' Vrt hi. e , Ua i-.J.r
country who are 50 years ot ih. r ' v. " LU",udl lnj"nes ln
THE LAST TIME lial.-ndi i
; seldom blessed With President l.i!
visits, ln fact, North ('.nidina li.r
j not become known a- an inipnil-inl
j place for Presidents or a:-u ant-, in
tne presidency lo do any rninp.nni
infi. The reason is simple The Item
ocrats have taken this p.i-.tlmn ' Ur
have North Carolina, so hi s -pnail
our thunder elsewhere." The I!.
publicans have said: "i)h, what
the use!" The big share ol the eie.l-
Truinan here Hie
time must go to News and ohsen
er Editor Jonathan DanieK who
has accompanied the I'lv-nlim on
many of his recent c.-inipaivn tni'
and helped him with his speech. -States'
Rights Presidential Candi
date Strom Thurmond unci aKn he
given some of the credit
So, the President will lie lien
on October 19 The last Inn. a I'm -ident
spoke in Raleigh wa- lm.
Theodore Roosevelt app.areil lie"
on October 19. 190.1.
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CROSSWORD Plfl
COME HOME WITH ME NOW!"
J. B. Siler: "Saturday night, I
think. It will be best from the chil
dren's standpoint."
Mrs. Jack Mess, r: "I don't think
Saturday, because Sunday morn
ing is no time to clean up after a
celebration. Friday night would be
better." -
i 'W rVN iv s "s i a sjl- i v:m
CROSS
1 Obnoxious
child
5 Malt
beverages
9 Mountain
spinach
10 Plant of net
tle family
12 A great
African clan
13 Sharp
14 Writing
fluid
15 Pronoun
17 Jewish
month
18 River (Eur.)
20 Samarium
(sym.)
21 Tart
24 Elf
27 Two-wheeled
vehicle
(E. Ind.)
28 Foot cover
ings 30 Comes in
32 Finishes
33 Norse god
34 Parrot
(New Zea.)
34 Rail
38 Jumbled type
38 River
(Switx).
42 Voting "Yes"
44 Full of news
48 Girl's name
47 Fruit
48 Dingy
49 Speaks
DOWN
1 Broken coat
of cereal
grains
1 Grade
SolotloB Ir Xnt
sr fl
3 Division of
8 play
4 Finger
5 Con-lella-tion
6 Web like
fabric
7 Substance
in susptn
sion i-l,uto.)
8 Located
9 Girdle t Jap '
11 Lamprey
18 Bitter vefen
18 Border
If GoddeM ox
harvests
o, poured
:n ;.-..r,fdl
' -;
26 I.-.019
is rr,tst
31
qtsli 'ctte
39 OS
12 Talk
40 EFb
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