PACE TWO
THE WAYNESVILLE MOWTAINEER
THE MOUNTAINEER
llaiu Street Phone 700
Waynesville, North Carolina
The County Seat of Haywood County
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Due Recognition
a nesville Linns Club have starte
whieh should pay tii nlonds.
Not
ami cents, but in oochvil!. .mr! cre-
t.' initiative of canv:
n toir.niunitv
s.
c;
On:
: t sent social and civic responsibilities
lnanv. manv hours of tinie de'oted
to v. ( Tt hv.hile prefects, and too often those
pc..lo --houkierinii these back-breaking un
rir, takings never net a word of thanks from
tlio comiiiunitv at lan
,e.
ou.
be
illS
Club fee!
lven a pat on the
that such
aeK.
and some
recognition. They take the position that a
..-: ey of roses tossed their way now will be
worth much more than stacks of flowers and
pietty words said and written after they have
crossed the river of life.
We doubt if any place in the community
Ai a better vantage point of seeing what
on in t'ie way of civic projects than a
r.c .v spa per. Time and tiri'e auain we have
n men and women sacrifice their business
and homelife to carrv on a iob dear to their
l.ciri ; that the public in
th.i ir snle responsibility.
We too have seen men and women, time
and time attain, shirk from such responsibili
ties. v,, ridicule and criticise those who
v'.uM step out and try to carry on those
U'liu's that make this a better place to live.
The Lions Club have undertaken a valu
,i;lc service in eivinq such people proper
It: O'.T.itlon.
There is only one phase of their program
on which we cannot wholly a.'-iiee. Instead of
seleetiiu' a person every three.' of four weeks,
it sr-ems to us that there are enou::h people
can vin:; on at all times to warrant a weekly
selection. Of course we readily realize that
the committee charged with this project have
deeded to eliminate members of the club
from sharing these honors, but there are
man'- Lions who should be .qiven due recoc
n'.i on. We would say. include the Lions, and
make a weekly selection.
This newspaper would like 1o carry the
'''( ( k!y selection as a front pa tic feature.
Fewer Jury Trials
There is a growing tendency for fewer and
fewer major cases in court to be tried by
a jury. We have noticed it right here in Hay
wood, and reports from other sections of the
state indicate the same trend prevails there.
Down in Gastonia the other day, a young
man was on trial for the death of a police
man who was killed as a number of officers
tried to get the drunken young man from his
home. Several hours were spent by the de
fendant and officers firing round after round
of ammunition, as police made an effort to
get the young man to surrender.
In a surprise move, the attorneys for the
young man entered a plea of guilty of acces
sory to the fact of first degree murder, and
the solicitor accepted, stating he did not feel ' KCVT
he could get a better sentence from a jury,
as public sentiment had swayed over to the
young man.
The solicitor said: "The jury would prob
ably have brought in a verdict of man
slaughter. As it is, the sentence is for life,
and that is about all I could hope to get for
him.''
Not so long ago, a preacher on trial on a
morals charge in Eastern Carolina admitted
to the charges but even then the jury brought
out a verdict of "not guilty". The judge
scorned the jury, had the man held on an
other charge, and tried later.
Many judges have expressed themselves
lime and again that some changes should be
made in the present court system. It looks
as if time is taking care of the situation to a
great extent.
Judge Sink, presiding at the November
term of court here, remarked on several oc
casions that the lawyers and solicitor were
saving the county large sums of m'oney by ;
letting the judge hear the evidence in the J
case and pass judgement. j
Some judges have even suggested that !
three judges travel the circuits and hear the M'"""
evidence in every case, render verdicts and ; st
sentences, somewhat similar to the manner in
which the Utilities Commission and other
governmental agencies work.
It looks as if the hard working days of the
average juror is fat coming to an end. Of
course there will always be cases for a jurv,
but they are becoming fewer and fewer.
They'll Do It Every Time
By Jimmy Hatlo
3AG60ylE M?RJD,
DAILY" TI3QM80ME.
REWQITE MAN, IN
SISTS on All the
facts, when A leg
MAN PHONES INI A
STORtf GAQ60VLE
GIVES OtXT LIKE
THIS
whatS the mans name?his
AGE?-ADDBESS?OCaJPATIOAJ ?
FATHER'S NAME?-MOTHER'S NAME?
anv relation to rockerfeller?
IS HE THE GUV WE LOOkD WTO
ON THAT R4WN-SHOP R08BERVP,
WHAT ABOUT "THE JOE WHS
STUCK UP THE GAS STATION ?
WHAT THE .'ARE YOU
doin? wdrwn for as
OR frit UIHtK. vV
"1
And Then the
Reporter, sees
HIS STORy COMB
OUT LIKE THIS
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Bits ( II . "
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Looking Back Over The Years
Jud
dress
Discusses.
15 YEARS AGO
e Felix K. Alley nuikes ad
it the Methodist Church.
lk-linions, A C'ompat'i-
la rttion Moore of Canton is
elected president of Duke Alumni
Chapter.
Miss Marilarct Ashton is elected
nuist scholarly student of senior
class at W.C.T.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Hen Colkilt return
visit to friends in New Jer-
io yi:aks ago
Section of Parkway from Wagon
Road Gap toward Tennessee Bald
to be let January 5.
diets $500,000 tobacco income.
Welfare Office to Dispense $5,
488.80 during December.
Duke Blue Devils are invited lo
play in Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
Jerry Liner transplants maple
tree from yard of Kenmore Annex
to his yard of his new home.
Woman's Club offers prizes for
the most attractively decorated liv
ing Christmas Tree.
Mrs. B. F. Smathers rocs to
Chicago to visit her daughter, Mrs.
Joe Rose.
Robert C. Francis is elected
county chairman of the A. A. A.
We know of im,. ,.
like fiosttny . . . '' '
cake One niflu ld ,, U(
laid her coat aci,,
e.fi, uuu men lure,,! 1(
she got it II,,- H..X, ,
covereu wild ti. ,.
frosting y.ui ever ;,.,', N
to be defiosled I,, !.,,,.' V""'
wear it. ' ' "
-:- o -;-It's
not how many ,,,. .,,
Pins days l,el,.,v , ,, ,.
worries us. Its . , '
tliw are, at I...-.M. ,. 1
"'"i" l listen
Christmas".
-:- o -:-He
didn't mi
half an inch, u.-.u , ,
was rigged up win,
well-worn ovi ran
with a lisp, jjm i,,.' , ,
smile of an aimel ;i lM.
lifted a doll up l,,, ,,,., ,
could almost ,h, i
would enjoy with th, ,, ,
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Capital Lett
en
Red Cross ships eight cartons
of surgical dressing.
Edwin Haynes of Canton is nam
ed head of district scout work.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal R. Hughes of
Clyde, Route 1, have three sons in
the service.
5 YEARS AGO
Howard Clapp. farm agent, pre-
Joe S. Davis is elected Worship
ful Master of Waynesville Masonic
Lodge.
It. ali
I the
' lull.
Sgt. William H. Francis is now
serving with the armed forces in
North Africa.
Attracting Attention
The Sylva Herald, editorially said last
week: "You'll have to hand it to them over
VOICE
OF THE
PEOPLE
What is your opinion of the state
in Haywood county . . . they've done it again. 1 M','hanlal 'nspection law?
Yes. with a bigger and better second annual . 7. ,, T
I J e r r y Roberts: Personally. I
Tobacco Harvest Festival. When 10,000 peo-1 think the mechanical inspection
pie stood in a drenching rain to see the ! Program is a means of checking a
'.'real pnecnlage ol highway acei
I Hontv iii tii Li'iin it a..r,,a,,i..
1 moves the "traps" from the roads
makes the motorist keep his
hide in good running condition.
I hereby making the highways saf-
encrai thought was Par;!(ie of floats, that's interest.
"County Agent Wayne Corpening and his
festival committee did a swell job and are to!'""1
K .,...i.j a.. , I veh
ul- lunyiciiuidini uii me success oi meir el
forts."
if 'V
WASHINGTON
LETTER
ny JANE EADS
WASHINGTON The feii.ial
employees who turned out i n masc
to welcome their boss. Pie ilinl
Truman, back to the nation's ram-
call for etttinvatta on how much
money they think they need. The
I'.iuiau mulls over the statistics,
works up a total and "recom-
SCOTT A15SK.Ci:
time since North Can
its budget system . ;ir.
ing Governor has i.uh
the final deliberation,
visory Budget ((,,
Wrtrr Un.ill K... I... i.
ljluii mis UMJM'I: .1111,11,,,
record. He said he w.,ui(i l u, e
but he wasn't, since 111' teiitaie.,
fiscal policies of the lirsi h,,, M;ir.
of a new Governor's atlmini-ira
tion are set by this Cuinmis-uui
Mr. Scott was severely rutin, ,
by press and people la-l ueik. !1,
probably had it coining I,, hini.
After he had been a?.a
three days, and still nn
his whereabouts, his vw rclan lin-
ally got around in saiiu: he UiV
on (vacation, but she didn't kn,.v.
where. Since lie n in , u i h d ir
Governor. Scott lias ,,,l;(d hk,- ;
slave, night and day. He wanin! i
rest. He had that cr.nna in Inm
too.
a'.',. ,1, "Wtll4
paj
' " " ' U'gisiatn
ASSISTANT GtU KIiXOIl K
Scott asked Ih
Commission to mI
administrative a'
This man would n
sistant Governor.
R. Gregg Chei i
Ml'I'KS - a 1
M;i1' ',.$ iMmt'J
' Him. ! fraiiiA
in -,,,:'' hti J
n- " i- i:' October., .c,
& "fiHi for NrtrJ
' iiaiK jt In- office
i niUtili'smiK' siege id
i ii'"il leachere nil
I"'"' liiiiid; CttiAt
'I"- .iir uiilttstlK)li
' in' r. tular 10 days
la'i"ih have it M
a i;n.,l Turn Clark iw
Athisorv IliiihTt 1 " Cm
ik-M six munths. tUU
'llaiu.,; Ctiunt .
u il i.ii wk tU
"I i km itat a Sj
it i I'iuiic 1,1 fraskiii
up lor 1 1 1 1 1 an
'l-laiil poiiaiii
i ally l Ihr A , I
Alll.'ai'h (iv
ta1- ri eoi i i d .ml I
S
tal. represent less than 10 per ecu! mends" this to the Preside!:'.. The
one isn't needed 'and hi
t, out.
'rmitiiiiH iifipl
WASIIII1
After Woolen Mills
The South Carolina Development Commis-1
sion is staging an advertising campaign di-i
rected at textile owners in the north, putting j,h(. highways
up an appealing story, such as "Southern
mills can produce worsted yarn with savings
Paul Wall: "The inspection pro
gram in m opinion is doing a com.
mendahle job in checking the ve
hicles of the stale, because a ear
should be able to pass inspection
l,. c :i : .. 1 1 .. i .
in ion- i, is aiiovveu i(i o c a o on
Don Troutman: "I don't see the
ni.cssitv ('. n..h ,.
up to sixty cents per pound." Following this think )he will he changed in
line of thought, the advertisements continue i'he net session of the state ieris-
I at ore.
T. M. McKlroy: "The program
. has its advantages and disad-
4 Up j v'antages. but I think the people of
i the
to point, out advantage after advantage of
operating a mill in the south, and in South j
Carolina. ;
The state has made preat strirlpc; in
r.. a ,.: ,. the state reah. that the disad
v" ",VJUa"-- ",u "c ,mw seeKiriK woolen I vantages are outweighed. The main
mills. No doubt the arrival of the boll weevil ; reason most people are against the
prompted the idea to promote the woolen !nv?,r,i(,n am"i is bwausp they
;.jp). rp. e , , have to wail in line. It will remove
industn . The Sandlappers are hard workers I the unsafe cars from the roads and
ana usually get what they go after except W1" 111 lt" probability decrease the
putting their governor in the White House.
of the total number on L ik le
Sam's payroll.
The Budget Bureau, which con !
trols the purse-strings ol the gov-'
ernment's payroll, says that as of!
September thfre were 2.1 It' fi .'. i
federal employees tl.rniii'houi i in
world. Of this number mt'.v 2n:i -!
033 are working in Wellington. ;
Back in March 1045, v. hen Mr. Tiu-j
man first look office, the federal'
civilian household both ;,t home ,
and abroad totaled 3.570.00!). Man'- (
of these, of course, were cii?a;; d ;
in war work. Todav the mililaiy , ..
lablishment still tlias the lai-.'est
of
in
)lie ii,d
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
By LAWRENCE GOULD
Consulting Psychologist
the individual interview in one
fourth of the time with no loss of
quality and no adverse morale ef
fects." For one thing, an indivi
dual is likely to be less self-conscious
as one of a group than when
he is interviewed alone, and so
will unconsciously reveal in group
discussion characteristics he
might otherwise have hidden.
nigh accirh. nt rate in North Carolina."
Charles Vnderwood: "One of the
greatest things we have had since
the highway patrol. It not only
protects a person's car. but It pro
tects you agairst the other person "
Con "good odvks" only start you dreaming?
Answer: YeC' There Is s typo
of woman, for example, who reads
every beauty hint that she can lay
her hands on and gets a tremen
dous thru! from dreaming of how
lovely she could b,(l she would
only follow the experts' instruc
tions. But in practice, she's al
ways too busy or too tired to be
bothered. I fear that the popu
larity of books that tell "how to
succeed" has a similar basis. For
it's always easier to look for "di
rectlona than to face our own
shortcomings, which moct often
axe the real cause, of our failures. '
Can group interviews uncover
Individual traits?
Answer: Yes, reports Dr. Ralph
Wagner of the American Institute -a conscious or unconscious act of
Con anyone foretell how long
yaw will live?
Answer: If you're gravely HI, a
competent physician might guess
with some accuracy how much
more time you have left, although
the world is full of people like
myself who are alive and well
long- after the doctors have said
their day! were numbered. But
the fortune-teller, palmist, or
clairvoyant who claims to be able
to foresee your death is guilty of
Letters To The
Editor
for Research. Experience at five
U. S. Air Force stations Indicated,
he says, that The group Inter
view accomplished the work of
iflosvrisss, is, xis r
malice which should be forbidden
by law. To make such a statement '
to a'persdn who already Is neu
rotic may amount to murder.
THE PLIGHT OF CHINA
Editor The Mountaineer:
The advance of Communism in
China is appalling to free Ameri
cans, yet to many it seems there is
little we. the people, can do
through our government to stem
the tide.
But we can advise Mr. Truman
of our concern.
The obvious or imagined weak
nesses of the Chiang government
do not excuse us. We can urge Mr.
Truman to do what yet may remain
in our power to check the spread
of the Russian cancer in China.
We can be confident that the
less than 100.000 card-carrying
Communist Party members in the
United States and their more than
five million fellow travellers will
write Mr. Truman urging him to
keep "hands off" China because the
situation is now hopeless. Already
the letter-writing zeal and indus
try of the pro-Russian element
among our people, directed by
Moscow, is reflected in official
(Continued on Pg three)
number of civilian eniplne,
any of the federal agencit -employes
891.909 persons.
The federal payroll, which
eludes the salaries of v. i
from char women, elec t rii iaie
laborers on up through ambassa
dors and the President himself
was $5,682,329,000 for the li'c.d
year ending July 1948 For the cur
rent fiscal year it will be around
$5,700,000,000 The President head
the list with the top salan of $75 .
000 a year. The lowest salary paid
to any federal employees js $1 4)0
Before the pay hike last .Julv it was
$1,080.
When the Bureau of the budget
sets up the budget for each fi-cal
year it sends out to the et-ies a
Presidcnl (hen sends his own rec
ommendation to Congress. As
everyone knows. Congress doesn't
always appropriate all that's asked
for.
V-'hen the money is appropriat
ed, tin' Bureau portions it out to
I In agencies according to the pro
gram needed for each quarter of
the fiscal year. For instance, the
Uepai Iment of Agriculture needs
mine money durinR the summer
than it does in the winter. And the
I'o- t OH ice department needs more
dining the holiday period than it
doc any other lime.
lie-ides recommending to the
President how much money should
he necessary to run the govern
ment. I he Budget Bureau sets a
limit on the number of persons
necessary to do the job and helps
agi iicies plan their work shifts.
'I hi- last is important. If all the
2( 8 Oa,.'? federal employees in Wash
ing), ;n vent to work at the same
time in the morning and knocked
IT at the same time in the evening,
tralfir and transportation officials
would have a headache to end all
headaches.
Today the average American
cats about 1 15 pounds of nut
meats a year, compared with 45
of a pound in 1909, the Bureau of
Agricultural Economics report".
MARCH OF EVENTS EES
Found: Two Election Prophets Jjoumollim Twchs), b
Who Predicted Demoi' Victory rore!ow TtendTwrf
Special to Ctntrtl Press
TVTASHINGTOV There aie still at least two prqAassnl
V honor in tins country. Gallup and Roper to
not wit hstamiinir
One is Ralph Nafzigcr profrssor In the journalism JOT
the University of MinncsaU at Minneapolis; tin ouir.u-
,.r a ,-.. ,n,, r .i..r.rtnirr,t in the nation's capitsi
r e-,i., r....r.i,, the Tycsitav of the big
Uluie an aiMMice in
I Pr.ca 'Inh
Aitpr a luncheon, shared by W.H
. . ......... llu
T h- I,,', h S lSldKJS
.,, ,inl tri-flH
-i;:in- up.-",
A assistant to we as-
Pit -n tconomist. Bean wunM
u .trasMiity is associatea""--'l
9-3 ' . HeWSt'
c ell on uuv i."r"-
,, , nulls were
tf.i- ounni ,'i .iM... t
. . inn oumin
WW 1
I i '
i
Dr Ralph
Nafziger
tsh ha
THE KNOT EXPERTS
NOTHING 1 Vik I
IK
Ho'A'fvcr
n.lls'
would M his ballot ', not W
to vote m Novem.
The Press club audience was r" e. (jfl(r1Jd
Miss Truman who hastei.i J on w,
train. . -uMishel sW
in his book. How to P'ti
W,T" Trv of dive.oi-nts m -, 1
' " . ' f-nr.-rfSS mil .
n.n Hiiim rr noMcr a s. ."
1946-47 may mark a
turning point
To W
ther presi'
identtsl I
- a tn sac'
A 14 l IHlllLSU --.
Bl Hie rau v i . ij(( " . w
Uemocrais. me mu. - qo te pnor -
. ,01! U"-,
"Vv are led to conclude
the bffiMin?
cf 1948.
the Democratic party at ' - " d tT0Sn io sei-jJ
opinion was concerned, ha
had an excellent cnan,. , mn lne
effect of the third-party
h. first nhase of a n na '
out I v vi vnv r
of the 1950s
. k.c nre-eiei "-'" . nnjou- .1
Bean also maue u,"- t- . r ctI1i k- t
That Massachusetts, normal P W?A
untrv as a whole, had nonetneUJ? j( ff ? ff 1
five presidential races "-.rf-jS
the shocked surprise 01 v w'r
That Minnesota and 'sllJ:ixiblf M tW
cratlc on Nov 2. are tnce " trldl J
,.1 inri-nendenee and freedom from m ri
. r ....J VV l'-r
TnVaVnU fibres 1 showed
this time, as it ma. ati" - - .,,.sWlJ
Bean's system Is naseu . - m
suits, and their PP0" " Wost
t.M. arise In every election ,
take it too seriously. JM
i..r Nafzieer at M""1 nW, w P '1
stteT preserved his P'T-ftT f
Hubert Humphrey of Mm nesi t
Lsborlte. would defeat Beputl.
race for the Senate nrofe5ior. tf HT
Furthermore, said the Jvot V
,.u. ... --.. -bout ,:.(KI0 -.
my be some rBu..."-- - Trurr,an W "
UIU. but botn men maiori"0
Naffer slso noted. " ttst ly'
fchtial csndidates in Minn-t . 0
H'cenuje poinU on DtJ
fit.