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PAGE TWO (Second Section) THE WAYNES VILLE MOTJNTAINEEH Dim J THE MOUNTAINEER Stain Street Phone 700 i Waynesvlile. North Carolina The County Seat of Haywood County Published Bv THE WAYNESVILLE PRINTING CO. XV. CURTIS RUSS Editor VV. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges. Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY, HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year $3 00 Six Months 1 75 NORTH CAROLINA One Year . $4 00 Six Months 2.25 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year ... $4 50 Six Months 2 50 tu.ltred at (he post ortice at Waynesville, N C . a S?c oi.u ' Ifaas M.nl M.utei . pr.ividtd ui.der the Act of March 2, 187H, No ember 20, 1HI4. Ouituaiv nonces, lesolulions of irspevt, caid of thanks, fcna -ii i.(ti-t-b tjf ei.u-: law, n. cut tr.r p-oM. vslll be charged tor at the rate ul two tenia ;.ci word. MfcMBtKS OK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS AND THE UNITED PRESS The Associated Pir and l':..trd Fiesa a; entitled ex cies.'.elv to the use r'u: i r-pu Ollc.tion ot ail the lt-Vai news pr.r.led in i.cjri .is sell As all AP anii L"P r.ev. s d.sau'he Monday Afternoon. May 9. 1949 Another Fine Gift The W'aynesville Lions Club have added another euinpleU".! v.i i:hvhi!e project to their j-rowm list, the ilt "f two modern incubators to the Hay wo. d County Hospital. These two expensive p.eces of equipment, wnl pei haps sometime be worth their weight m sjold. during an emerLency. Let us hope thc.t it will be better to be prepared, than to have an emen-encv come unci not be pre pared. The Lions club have dor.e a lot of iood with their projects in this community, and thus i;.nks anions those near the top. . it was fitting that the club saw fit to make the contribution just as the annual obser vance of Hospital Week bean. The Haywood Hospital has about as many maternity cases as any institution of its size in the country. With that record, the chances lor need of the incubators is a high percen tage. The two incubators 'iven by the Lions are ol the latest cesium and have the approval ot leading phvsicians the nation. The Importance Of Clean-Up Today marks the beuinnin of the annual clean-up campaign in this community. The campaign will officially last until next Mont-lav. but officials are hoping it will continQe lor the next 365 days. This community has often been spoken of as the cleanest place in North Carolina. That is a fine reputation to have acquired, but a responsibility to maintain surh recognition. Cleanliness pays dividends, in health and property valuations. Our lawmakers have looked on cleanliness as so important, that a number of state and national laws are on our books, as well as several city ordinances which cover keeping premises clean. Thus far, our officials have not indicted manv people because of failure to clean up their property. The time has come, they readily point (rut, that as the community grows, and residences are being built closer together, that it is important that all prop erties be kept clean. Without a tore of threat in their voices, but with a sincere stern warning, officials of both towns have pointed out the necessity of cleaning up properties or they will be forced to exeicise the powers as covered in the ordinances. Such action would be as protection to everyone living in the communitv. Our Hospitals Mother's Day always marks the beginning of Hospital Week in North Carolina. It is a period in which special recognition is given to our hospitals. There are so many special "days" and "weeks" that as a rtlle people do not pay them too much attention. However, we have a feeling, that here in Haywood county, we will make an exception to the rule, and give our hospital a pat on the back. We 'feel the institution deserves such recognition. Many improvements have been made at , the Haywood County Hosoital during the past six mouths, and others are in the mak ing. The hospital has made definite strides forward in adding to their physical equip ment, as well as setting up a modern busi ness office which has already reflected its value in dollars and cents. For several years, North Carolina has been made conscious of the Good Health Program of the state, and a major part of this program was more and better hospital facilities. This Good Health Program is still going strong, and has already assisted many communities in getting modern hospitals started, and in some instances the buildings are completed. - We think Dr. W. S. Rankin, director of the hospital and orphanages division of the Duke Endowment and one of the besr in formed men on hospitals in the South, ha- . the answer for the hospital critics. He gives it in official facts and figures that speak for themselves and thev sav a mouth- f ful. i For example, in his 1948 report. Dr. Rankin reveals that the 122 general hospitals in North Carolina have only 9.635 beds to provide for c our more than three and one-half million peo ple. That's about 2.7 per one thousand popul ation, txperts tell us public safety requires a minimum of 4 beds per thousand. Fortunately, the Medical Care Commissi! n. through its hospital construction program, is working to bring us up to par. and splendid, progress has been made. But these new, hos pitals have not yet opened for business, and meanwhile our existing institutions will have to continue to carry the whole load. Figure it out for yourself. Equally as critical as this space problem is the shortage of qualified hospital personnel. Despite accelerated training courses and hiu h pressure recruitment campaigns, the scarcity of doctors, nurses, laboratory technicians and other personnel continues unchecked. Unable to get an adequate number of doctors, nurses and technician's to meet their needs, hos pitals are forced to either over work (and take a chance on losing) the employees thi.-y have, or curtail their services. Faced with this unhappy choice, most hospitals have done a little of both. That is, they have had to work their personnel harder than they would like to. but even so, they have been unable to give their guests all the comfort and convenience they were accustomed to in pre-war years. Hence, the widespread grumbling from incon siderate and disgruntled patients. Along with the congestion and the inferior service (by pre-war standards) the other bis gripe the public has against the hospitals to day concerns the matter of charges. Admit tedly $8 or more a day for ward beds and S ! l' and up for private and semi-private rooms does seem a bit steep even in these inflated times. But when you consider that the hospi tals are now paying twice as much, or more, for all their labor and materials, it should not be difficult to understand why they must charge patients twice as much. Some of our citizens have the mistaken impression that hospitals are making fabulous profits. The fact is that the great majority of the hospitals in North Carolina, and everywhere else, are They'll Do It Every Time' By Jimmy Hatlo WHAT? VOL! DIDN'T RNO IT VET? I'LL WAVE VOU - KNOVJ fUAT W'A5 A ROAND- N EVV $ 95 DRESS .' I ONLY WORE IT ONCE EITHER VOU PAY ME FOR it OR llL A SUE YOU FOR EVERY" .CENT yoUVE GOT.Vh! HAD ITSO LONG TME DOWN UIKEA 'VllNDOVj SHADE"-. 'NINETY-FiVE DOUARSSME SAWS. SHEP HAVE TO BE A UOD CARRIER AT PORT KNOX TO HAVE ThIATMUCH ON HER BACK' I'VE SEEN HER IN THAT DRESS. SHE LOOKED UKE yUKONy KATE- "I SEE RED AND TM BLUE. WHEN YOU TELL ME, T4EM LITTLE WHITE UE5- r "SEAN'S? jS Just betweem VJ US. IT CFALLV COST $9.?5- BUT THEY'LL PO IT EvtRy TIME 5-3 t Looking Back Over The Years 15 YEARS AGO Haywood farmers are allowed pounds of tobacco per acre by e Agricultural Adjustment Ad- : nis'.i st if in . ley Smith. Mrs. William Prcvost and Dr. J. Rufus McCracken at tend annual convention of North Carolina doctors in Bermuda. Mrs. T. L. Gwyn is named assist t secretary (.f the Chamber of mines continue "I'lmcri e Coal dealers see no cause tor alarm here over coal shortage as to be closed by strikes. is now stationed in England. Dixie Home Store buys lialen line's Grocery Store. G It nn C. Palmer is named vice president of district Demorcatic organisation. Ben Sloan is named captain of local Slate Guard unit. Tin. following party enjoys ;;:n. pins trip at Ravensford: Mr. ;ind Mrs. Bill Bradley and chil dren. Mi. ;ir.d Mrs. L. N. Davis. Mrs. ! I. Prcvost. Dr. and Mrs. Hubert Stretcher, and Mr. and Mrs. I.e.-U-ni But Kin and children. Little Allen Hart observes day with party. birth- Miss Helen Sisk and George M. Scott are married in impressive ceremony. Mrs. M. H. Reeves visits nephew. Lt. Robert Vandiver. in New York. Mrs. Dewey Hyatt goes to New York with her son. Sgt. J. I). Hyatt, who is stationed at Newbury N. Y. Mi'il of Ha?elv In Presby terian Church nod entertain ladies Mr. and Mrs. Jack El wood of Winston-Salem are visiting the I at - mother. Mrs. H L. MacFad- at ter' yen SSgt. Milas Ferguson safely in England. Dr ( 10 YEARS AGO i, .(!'.- Osborne. Dr. Dud-, 5 YEARS AGO Bill R. Creasman ol Hazel wood Seaman 2e Ralph Sumnierrow returns to Great Lakes. 111., after spending week at his home in Haz-elwood. VOICE OF THE PEOPLE The Human Side O' Life BY UNCLE ABE 11 State St.. V. Ashevllle he willing to pay To all you traders out thar In to improve our ' Haywood Co. ! I've met a hoss am' row trarlui- lover here, an' as sitth, he's a wun- S. H. Keller: -yes. if that s j der. Hiz name Is Lankins. Pierce . .o ?et .,ifl schools." ! Lankins. He's nrob lv n.n.n h,.it,.r 'as jist -Tradin" Pierce" than bv Herbert Burnett. Jr.: "Yes. I hiz rale name. Trades cows mos ly, ""u!'' caze hosses air not so plentiful en- 1 ny more, but Tradin' Pierce so Mrs. John Mrdfoid: "My answer he still likes "lie smell o bosses v ei l i y s- because )e Schools bes'," Would you hichtr taxes schools? Mrs the v, i ri ( ' . i!o ! m i-ioent .' Mrs. l ee I vans: "Yes. if the tax 1 e v v ,-i , li Infolded where it Mr. l)ini"l;is Grant: "Yes. ii 1 1- i - a '.'re at need." Mrs. W. M. that'- wis:, !' seiM.i'N." (iilib: I t il lakes .urely would to get bet- Lester Buruin. Jr.: "Yes. "'re ab.!ctey riecessarv." if it MIRROR OF YOUR MIND (STw JZ SMk BF Lawrence could Consulting Psychologist; between one alcoholic beverage nd another all have the same basic eftect of dulling his realiza tion of the harsh truths which he drinks to avoid facing. And one of the harshest of these, from his standpoint, is that once you have developed an emotional and phy aical allergy to alcohol, you must not drink at alL Doe lev spoil your fast for efhr ptottttr? Answer: Being very much "la love" usually makes you lost your interest in any good times that are not shared with the loved one, though this state of affairs seldom survives marriage. But when one of an engaged pair wants to keep on goinx to parties in the other's absence and the other objects?- the had ' better either come to a sincere agree ment or give up the thought of .marriage. For married couple can't be happy if they Have quite different ideas of how much "free dom either of them has a right to deitaand f?om the other. . ... . Ctn an skohofic "taper off ft beef? Answer: No, said Dr. Edward A. Strecker, eminent psychiatrist, in a recent lecture at the Town Hall, New York City. The Idea Ja a subtle form of self-deception. To a person who cannot drink moderately," there's ne duSen 6o camp fife make D.P.'s neurotic? Answer: Yes, writes Dr. M. tBster In the Swiss Archives of Neurology andPgychiatry. Though cettmea humanity demands that refugees from political or religious persecution be given asylum, hen interned fat large camps they inevitably become prone to -snob reactions- because their mental energies, hopes, and ambi tions have no normal outlet In- .diviflualjy. il tjipy don't become neurotic, they turn anti-social or apathetic Refuge camps should b broken up as soon as possible, and their Inmates given homes ad Job. losing money. The explanation for Hiis i that the operation of a hos pi'al is. always has been, and al ways will be an expensive propo--ition but. nevertheless, one that is vital and indispensable to the public' welfare. This newspaper commends the hnspitnis of North Carolina for the i magnifit icnt service which they i have rendered and are continuing I to rr nder to our people. We look i with admiration and sympathetic ! understanding upon these noble in stitutions as they now struggle to 1 l""vide service against tremend i mis handicaps. We have fullest con fidence that our hospitals will sur vive this crisis, as they have over , ;nme previous obstacles which they ; have faced. We believe that the l Hood Health program assure , " '"' i ! v. era m me health and happiness of North Carolina, and ! Iho hospitals, y ou may be sure u.-iii j Plav a major role in this develop- I 1 ' f IU. To the public we would appeal for a more careful consideration of the problems that face our hospit als, so as to make possible a better general understanding of the sit uation. Do w hat you can, person ally, to help your hospital along. There are many ways in which you can help. For example, you can pay your hospital bills promptly, and when you visit a patient in a hos pital, practice good manners. These things may seem Insignificant, but actually they are of great import ance. Serve your hospital it serves you. ! He remark t, in anser to my ciues-ehun, that he hadnl traded over in Haywood Co. bin very lit tle, round Canton; but has bin in ever nook an' corner o' Buncombe,' Ian' rite smart in Madison an' Hen derson1'. I tol' Tradin' , Pierre v. e had some good traders in Haywood an' 1'de like fur him to come out an' git a-quainted 'round Waynes vllle, Jonathan's Cr.. Am DulL Crabtree an' Fines Cr. "Well." sez he, "if sorter smiled well hit wuz more like a possum grin "Did you ever hear one o' theze fellers you nuned say he traded with me over here at the rattle sales'.'" "No." sez I. "why?" "Well, one o' them I won't call hiz name, bell hiz han' with me, an" then some." "Was he a red-kompleekted man, a rale Iji i fat'n. a sorter small daik'ii or a rale tall lean'n?" "He wuz a rale tall, lean man," sez he. -ha! ha! ha!, bet-chu know im." "You rite I know 'im." I renlide. j "but if hit had a bin enny o" the I others I menehund. they mout a I ot yoi e hide jist Hie same." I enny Better in them parts than they air 'round Canton, I can set the hide on 'em. Name over some o' yore good traders." st z he, "may be I've met some o' ihem over here at thfe stock yards." Fust. I jist made up 2 names- Dan Browner," sez I. bert Macon." "Never hearn uv em." plide. "Alrite " I went on. "did ye ever hear o' Joe N. Tate. Lush' Bram lett. Jarvis Allisdn. Wiley B. No land, Vmson Davis. Dock Noland, Fred Allison. Lem Shepherd an' others," sez I. Then Lankins Tradin' Pierce." h-veard Tradin' Pierce nnko one swap, an' it's fasinatin' to jist lisken to him an' watch biz ack shuns when he gits bent on mak- M"' a trade. Here air some o' hiz they're not ! ex-preshuns: "Git-chure tradin'-britehes on " "You dog-on rite I got mine on I keep em on. sleen with 'em on:" "You're jayburd-whis'lin"; "dad burn hiz ol' hide"; "I grannvs," an' "hoss-flash". A'ter he'de made the trade an- an El-lbe other man had gone, I sed "Mr. Lankins. haint-chu got one ne re- o encie Abe's Dickshunarys?" i "No." sez he "Well, you seem to be purty well HP on it all-reddy." I anserd'. "but I II see that you git one." Baseball statisticians first began compiling the runs batted in figure in 1920. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was nam' ed for a river which does not exist. Spanish discoverers mistook the wide bay for the mouth of a river, which they called River of January, because they came upon it January l. "OPEN DOOR POLICY" Mf&m 1 Rambling Bits Of Hnmnn lnl,.r. v. A i.l . -Ot TheM,.,,,.., .Sui Suddenly the soft green carp,, is spread Out before us, and we see the performers come upon n. Stage; blanches that only a f,w Short weeks ago were blown. ,m clothed in all their finery, gi nth l.,..,ara ll,n ..,..11 1)1 uuwiiis iu nil.- wuuu. iilOSSOnis ill a myriad uf pastel etchings, .sioiiu,. i their welcome, dancing in Ult spotlight . . . and there come:, tu j all of us a surge of deep gratitude that Spring is having its; o;)t.,llllt show and we are here to enjoy , 1 lilting on the front row. j lur M'lratioj tJ . ',Ulni ,vMlt,3 Oiir restless feet of today, tak Ing us nowhere . . . in 'an awful jturry. They were visitors in town and seemfd undecided as to where they wanted to have dinner. Pom , wf adn,ii ,l'r i'i Mi a., he jn-i it da i -hots. ",cl waii. ' .': Rut i 1 five times lll,-v w.qlWtil h-.,..b .In... i forth in front of two pkI:iiimi. ! Hj i..' I, Ml .,...., In ,-., ill. ii. .,, I ,.l .. '. i " s .... ' ''in. i nt ii 1 1'i-iip go dP the man tore two strips of pap.-r Hiniuuflnv,. frnni an envi'lont. vi ri.i,. tl... n,. " . ,, ,'. "i'iiiiom lu,:1" ' " n'' -, inn i lie lailv drew one. We truly hope they en joyed their dinner, for they cor tainly got it in a round-about way ml smilt ka J " than i J Religion and flowers seem so closely allied. Each blossom does its best to show gratitude to its Creator for being here. i'om tm ' l!'i tors U intii uitribiiKj J ,1"'s- liu ttti ; i' Hian 170 J fiuslrial school. ls ui"na undenJ '"l ol ralhiciJ She is just four but unmistak ably has the makings of a com poser of note. She takes a picture book and, without hesitation, goes li'nm nir'tiii'i. 1. ivir.ti.x.i .1 ..v.... .v. ..u.r, vhuiiiik nas II v roots il me- einne coiivei sauoii and eon- poor eyesight uiiuiiy. 10 1110.se or us wno grope dent." I MAKLM OP EVENTS Possible Sites of 3,000-Mile Guided Missile Testing Range Predict EmsloJ Record Sixry Special to Central Prtss -rTASHINOTON The National Dffpnst EsUM mit this under any circumstances, but it hj its preference for a launching site within the Unitid projected 3,000-mile guided missile testing rann Official announcement w ill not ho made until & action on a bill now before it. The measure an House and Senate and then he signed by the p is little doubt that it will tie i) The range is a deep, darkieo study of the map of the continent i suggests three possible sites. TM . into the Gulf of Mexico; Nit Canadian border, or southern Iilal These sites would require conieJ tries involved. H- ;JK BUSINESS OHTI.OOK-C01J mists believe that busmen ml around the present level and tha Bome seasonal upturn durin I summer, with an increase in ttnpl Predictions ait that employmrl Guided Missile ceed the high peak of 60 nf that would have been regarded a few years ago. The business decline which started last autiiw come to a definite halt. This is the view ot m forecasters and there is a lot of evidence from n suonort it. That makes the 1948-49 recession the strangeM might have been a serious business decline mini Dlovment. has leveled out There are many reasons for this but the prinojl tremendous extent of shortages resulting iromri participation in the war and the fact that biwwl s-nrrH fnr fU)Trnf Industries St different Also Durchases of eoods for oveiseas shipment H the economy at a crucial time. m rim rv vn apiiv Ton dmlomatic sourco t.- t.-.j o... i. ...i .,iv in send an Spain. Key politicians expect President Trunin" rat4ti Ua 4nh t, iu. i.mnn niHprs "Bl J'1" 1 i ufy say mux. mi, iiunmn v..-- for the post. -1,. .n n .lAitnnft Tritmfln backer 1 break with President Roosevelt over the tm FDR's re-electron bids then and in '44. Friends of the former postmaster general W . . ..... . ... PthoW" cnairman point to nis prominence a . ,.r. .j i.. ii cited for the spI i eason wny ne wouiu iu"j " TJorth A' Although Spain is not a member of th p eventual meniDersnip ib nm' - ' th SWUl member, has a separate defense alliance H like to see Franco's violently anti-con. in the Atlantic pact. ... imi m Truman W" many oipiomavs pay tnv , hand to grow closer in potential military der located Iberian nation. 1 1 if OVERSEAS TRAVEL United States tri flood of American tourists to visit Europe national sightseeing approaches its pre-'" p , ii ,-! . u-am that Amfni iiuwrvei, iisvci 5irx" ...... - the bov steamship reservations may have "mis sed l0 Automobile Association reports that " liners are booked solid for the summer " .M, Thus, says the AAA. the reservation -F on the fnternational airlines which i 5,111 senger space available. The air earners forward to their biggest season in h'' mtl combined capacity is 25 per cent great? One big reason for increased travel i f ment offered abroad, where every ne needed United States dollars Waynevill tlolor Courl Quality Is Our Consl! ...ii j Mrs. J- I Mr. ana ON THE HIGHWAY Phone 307-M