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PAGE TWO (Second Section) THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER Monday Afternoon. Decernh pf 11. M THE MOUNTAINEER T , , A Main street 5 phone o Jackson Looks At Haywood's Festival ..... Wanesville. North Carolina . The County Sst of Haywood County Published By THE W A YN ES VILLE PRINTING CO. W. CURTIS Rt'SS Editor W. Curtis Ru.s and Marion T. Bridges. Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year Six Months . One Year .'. Six Months . NORTH CAROLINA . S3 00 .1:75 $4 00 . 225 . $4 50 . 2.50 u Sc OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year . . Six Months ..... Entered st the post office at Waynesvi'le. N. C, end Class Mail Matter. -'as-'provided under the Act ol March 2. 1879. November 20. 1914. Obituary notices, resolutions of respect, card of thanks, and all notices of entertainment for profit, will be charged for st the rate of two cents per word. MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS " ' The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for re-publication of all the local news printed in this newspaper, as well as all AP news dispatches. NATIONAL EDITORIAL IassochtjoIn W tim if. a "arm ( rnna v. Monday Afternoon. Dec ember 11, 1!)."0 Has Human Needs Ileen Forgotten Plans are bein,t; pusher i to build the two million dollar livestock judjiint; pavilion for the State Fair. Tins is ju.st part of the vast ex pansion planned for the Fairgrounds. All this expenditure is hem;! made for the one-week fair held every fall at the capital of our state. It appears to us. in view of the many urgent needs in the State, and for which the State is obligated, that the two millions could be more wisely invested. Have those in charge of spending the State's money lost sh;ht of the needs of our school children, or our sick and afflicted? Are those who are willing to sink two mil lions in the State Fair grandstand satisfied with the conditions of the schools and hospit als of the State? On the same day that the news came from Raleigh th.it work was going ahead on the project, there came another news story of an ill 78-year-old woman in Raleigh, who was being kept in the Wake county jail because there was no room for her in any of the State mental iiistitutttns.'aaPflght there in Raleigh, just a few blocks distant, were the two ex tremes this pitiful old woman, and the two million dollar project. We realize the interest of the State Fair. We know of the' interest it creates in agri culture. We know that thousands attend and also know that sometimes they might see things on the mid-way net too good for them. We believe the State could make a better investment of two millions than-on the State Fair pavilion. It begins to look like we are turning our back upon some things that need our urgent attention and tnoivv. The Sylva Herald this week tossed a huge bouquet of compliments from across the Balsams to Haywood on the recent Tobacco Harvest Festival. The Herald's editorial read: Haywood County farmers and business people are doing what it takes to advertise their county and cause the eyes of the out sider to be focused on their county in a num-l ber of ways ... but to us the most outstand ing of such projects is the annual Burley To bacco Festival, held for five days each No vember. Although the big parade was again dampened by snow this year it was a huge success and the finals, with the crowning of the Tobacco Queen, had to be postponed a week due to the weather, it too, was a big success. . " ".'..' Events of this nature are a great boon to any community if they are successfully stag ed. To do this, it takes the full cooperation of the farmers and business people to make it so. This is the reason for Haywood's success. The people have something that they are proud of, they believe in it, and they work at it. They now see their efforts paying off in a big way through the greater community spirit,, better farming methods and commun ity betterment programs, along with the plac ing of Haywood county out in front as a wide a'.yake, progressive county. Seeing how this kind of things works so well to the advantage of everyone in Hay Wood county, which also helps all Western North Carolina, The Herald sees the need for such a program in Jackson county. Not - a Tobacco Festival such as Haywood has but some other type of farm or community pro gram. We have the hatching egg program well underway . . . why not a special poultry day which could help build a greater indus try of this kind in the county? Or maybe there are other things we can do to help make a better Jackson county. One of the greatest benefits to come out of such programs is the welding of-our town and communities into a cooperative community of people, all working toward a better living standard for the entire county. Next year Jackson county will celebrate its 100th anniversary. A week of festivities cele brating this occasion would help start the pro gram in Jackson county. We believe the coun ty is now of age, and should start on an adult program of progress. Theyll Do It Ever)' Time By Jimmy Ifotlo Only your most imfortawt date of 1UE VE4R-AND BYEr &E UPPER PLATE. TMAUXTO N.ffAN04LLTrlOM4$, SOUTH ROAD, CHESTR,H.j: HyVVE CANY;V MY. SRTU OH-J JJj H. 23af KEEP VOUR BOSS I -A , ) I IT WW Looking Back Over The Years : 15 YEARS AGO County collects about $30,000 taxes since October. Dr. J. Frank Pale is elected pres ident of the Haywood County Medi cal Society. "The Annals of Haywood Coun ty," a G.r0-page book, published by W. C. Allen, is olf the press. Around 300 farmers meet at the court house to discuss "Rural Elec trification" with W. D. Smith, County Agent. 10 YEARS AGO Power is turned on 20 miles of the new REA lines in Clyde and Pigeon townships. First National Ban offers more than $300 in prize in the rural home beautification contest to be carried on next year. Jeanctte Burgln and her brother, Lester Burgin, Jr., entertain with an informal dance in the assembly hall of the American Legion Home. Mrs. . Sam Queen returns from National Welfare Meeting in Wash ington, DC. 5 YEARS AGO Lee Davis is named district game and fish protector by the State De partment of Conservation and De vclopmeht. J. C. Brown is promoted to sen ior, training officer in charge of agricultural phases of the Veter uns Administration. James H. Noland, who is serv ing as a member of the U.S.N. Hos pital Staff, is stationed at New port, R. I. Members of the local company of the N. C. State Guard are hosts at a barbecue supper in the arm ory. bv JAMES H.rOU DAI LEY A Sure Prescription Voice ol the People Do you think 18-year-olds should be allowed to vote? Closer And Closer On Friday morning 17 more Haywood young men will bid their families and friends good-bye as they leave for formal induction in the armed services of their country. This is the second group to leave in the past few weeks, and the call for 55 more has already been made. Thus it is that we realize more Jmd more every day the seriousness of the international situation. A common expression heard On every side about this time of year is "I just can't get the Christmas spirit." Then if it is a housewife talking, she will explain further by going into detail of how, busy she has been getting this and that ready for Christmas; while the businessman blames the expected ush of last-minute business to blot the Christmas spirit from him. Perhaps the truth of the whole matter is that we are not willing to put aside selfish matters in order to acquire the Christmas spirit. One of the best ways to get into the Christmas spirit is to do something for those who are unable to do for themselves. Render a service, or act of kindness that will generate that feeling of the true Christmas spirit. We have a feeling that the Lions Clubs of Haywood will have just such a spirit on Sun day afternoon when they play hosts to the 39 blind people of Haywood at a special party. Such interest in other people as this will generate the Christmas spirit. TEAM SPIRIT The Farm Bu reau, unlike the Grange, is not at the beck and caW of My"Vn per son. Take Grange Master Harry Caldwell of Greensboro out of the Grange and leadership is thin and j widely scattered. The Farm Bu reau's success is based on team ef fort. If one of its players is injured in battle, it can call on a bench full of substitutes. Caldwell is to the Grange what Justice was to the University. The Grange has about 12,000 members as compared with the Farm Bureau's 69.000. that Graham has been offered the place. MIRROR OF YOUR MiND 1 If! whose feeling about one or both parents is a mixture of kv and hate with whichever is the stronger repressing the other out of consciousness but not destroy ing it who are most likely to be come neurotic Analyzing a neu rotic who believes be hates his parents generally leads to his dis covering that he also loves them. Is being on time a "compulsion"? Answer: It may be, but so may many other habits wlflch in them selves are useful and desirable. I know of few better ways of sav ing time and trouble than keeping appointments punctually, ' and psychiatrists mostly insist upon their patients doing this or pay ing for the time that they waste. To keep someone waiting If ybu can avoid it is often a childish, way of showing that you think you are more important than he is. Only when the thought of be ing late makes you feel panicky bas punctuality become a com pulsion. Is it true that "neurotics hate their parents"? Answer: No. There is no rule about it, but they are more likely to believe they are devoted to them or, at least, to one of them. The cause of neurosis is conflict ing feelings, so. that it's the people (Cowriei ISM. Kiac latum Srsa 1m.) Are boys who do not "dote" normal? Answer: They are apt to be less? "well adjusted" than the average, says Opal Powell Wolf ord in the Journal of Home Economics. Study of the dating habits and family backgrounds of several hundred high school students showed that at least seniors who do not date are less happy at home, have less "self -regard," and are less successful in social relations than those who do. Boys who make little or no attempt to go out with girls usually grew up with a low opinion of themselves and doubt their ability to win social acceptance. FOR MORE TAXES? The Grange sometimes does surprising things. In their recent convention held in Lumberton, for instance. they adopted 3 resolution favorine the removal of exemptions to the sales tax. It hardly makes sense, for there is nothing a farmer hates more than 'taxes unless it is too much dry or rainv Weather. In passing the resolution, the Grang ers asked in effect that a sales tax be Disced on feed, seed, fertilizer, insecticides, farm products, mules, horses, and oil used in curing tobacco. If the sales tax is placed on these agricultural necessities farmers of North Carolina will find their net orotit on hard work considerably less next year than it was this year. Little, if anything, has been said in the papers about this eve- brow-raising resolution, but it was being talked about rather glibly by agricultural officials here last week as an example of how an organiza uon can go far afield from the thinking of its individual members. Itmust be remembered that Harry Caldwell. State Grange Mas ter, is a member of the Advisory Budget Commission, whose duty it is to balance the budget for the next two years. Also a member of this body, as it happens, is Alonzo Edwards. Farm Bureau head. It is going to be real interesting to see if the State Farm Bureau Federa tion, when i holds its State con vention in February," passes a simitar resolution. If the individual memhpr nt these two organizations could Vote on the question of whether they want to pay a three ner cent tax on feed and seed, fertilizer, insecti cides, and so on, what would their vote be? We would really like to Know. Rambling 'Round Bits 0( Human Interest News - By Frances Gilbert Frazier You remember we told you a long time ago just what would happen . . . and here it is. Just two weeks, friends, and how much have vou got done? But, just between us. it's a lot of fun getting all tangled up in tissues; ribbons, tin sels and vexations at the last mo ment. The panicky feeling, thatj sinking sensation that you have I overlooked one whom you wouldn't have neglected for the world; that glorious feeling of satisfaction in getting exactly the gift the recipi ent would give herself.t and then that wonderful realization that THE DAy is finally here and the worries are over. 'of V((j Theme song for after the holi days: "My BiH". We heard a cute one the other day, A lady this past suirtr.rr won the first prize at a bridge party and when she opened the attrac tive package, a card fell out. Na turally, the lady thought it part of the prize but was a bit embar rassed to read: "Merry Christmas to my dear friend" (the hostess). Moral; Be sure to shake well the tissues of any package before wrapping. An honest tear says more than a thousand flattering words. Have you ever tried to "shoo" an invading hen ou; .iH . rT ' '-"a.Tfd uvcii 8aie but trv to throueh a ln k .. . C l;l 7" ""r sa,ne "ling 111 a dozJ ict cm ..ways . In following : the old ad J vwu,.i,s sneep to court alll'-l vn nil C ,r those thJ i un gome, around th, way. - In all of his six y. ars. iiit uy iidu Deen peilecUy ha-) i-duse nis nouse hud a hi iui ouma .taus to usp sionu eiurance. Uut this joanny ana lus family hud till n nn .! . an uura-moucrn ana' and .Illhnnv u'.,t as vurisimas appiuaclnd. EaJ lie inea 10 luid a soiiuim 1 yiuuiein om me lack i,t a el l sun remained paramount. Si, iy nis worries went awJV , swish; he receivi-d a ui, winen reaa: "1 am making I dirangements lor apart mi nt uvuvt-iii-.-, uns year, l.i-avi.-t,,.I uow open near ymir ti ,.,. Sl) j get in, 1 am trav, lm- a , laueer illUl (1(1 Hut u ,.Ui, ...... ..... ...,,, .umj uau, 100 bad we ran t keen ri, 1 ... .. v mwii.i.1 our (111 our liee si,J away in our hearts iostd , cardboard box. Ljiiiw1" Letters to the Editor HELPED GET OUT VOTERS Editor The Mountaineer: In recognition of the advertising support your newspaper gave to the "Voting is Everybody's Job" program sponsored by the Ameri can Heritage Foundation, we are pleased to present this Good Citi zenship Award Certificate which you justly deserve. We feel confident that news paper support was an important factor in persuading more than 41 million voters to go to the polls on November 7th. Approximately 60 of the estimated eligible registrants voted. The biggest previous off year election tally was in 1938' when approximately 37 people cast their ballots. Both The Advciii.sing t'u ana lhe American Heritage FoJ ation deeply appreciate your I on this effort, which was pari our continuing program to hi about a greater appreciation oil responsibilities, as well as 1 ileges, of American citizenship Sincerely. Thomas DA. IlrophJ FIRST GOAL BIG ONE NEW YOKK CAP i - Nail al Hockey League officials, ai analyzing the results of the firsil league games played this seas report that the team which soul the first goal won 31 of the ij tests, arid lost only 10. The Ai million 12 games ended in ties. TOLERANCE Within the past few weeks to-the-editor letters have appeared in several daily newspapers criticizing various re ligions and religious beliefs. Of course, a. letter to an editor docs not necessarily reflect the views of either the editor or the newspaper. Sometimes, however, it is difficult o understand why valuable space is given to attacks of that sort. Surely the editors who select the 'etters to be published have some obligation not to give space and a forum to thoughts that are wholly un-American in character and are destructive of one of our most cherished ideals. Freedom of religion is one of he keystones of our society. Maryland was settled by Catholics seeking religious freedom. French Protestants played an important Dart in the growth of South Caro- ina. Scotch Presbyterians formed and still form an important section of our own society in North Caro lina. The Pilgrims came to New England to escape intolerance in England. The Mormons founded Utah. There is room in this coun try, and a need, for all who worship God., The manner of the worship is still, and we hope always will be. a matter for the individual. Reli gious freedom is guaranteed to all by our Federal Constitution. Let no one forget that. Let no one jealous of tolqrance for his own form of worship or for his own re ligious beliefs criticize . or be in tolerant of the religion of another. George Boring: "Times have ad vanced So that I think they should be given that right." 1 ' ' Miss Edna Hayes: "I think if they are going to be drafted into the army, they ought to be allowed to vote." Mrs. Gordon Schenck: "Yes I do. If they are considered old enough to fight, I think they should have a voice in the voting." Jim Rose: "No, I don't think so. I don't think they are mature enough in their thinking." Rufus Siler: "From my observa tion on the draft board, it would seem that 18-year-olds are very intelligent young people. Robert Winchester: "I don't think so. They aren't mature enough to exercise proper judg' incut." E. C. Moody: "No" J. R. Morgan: "I haven't any fix ed opinion about it." W. Frank Chambers: "I do. Since they are made to go into the serv ice, they should be given a voice in the government." A low-cost menu for lunch is one that includes tomato juice stuffed egg salad, hot biscuits and jam and milk. Mother, as well as the youngsters in the family should have a glass of .milk at noon. . v THE ROCK OF AGES FROM WASHINGTON Sen. Willis Smith was sworn in last week before any o f his N. C." friends could get up there for the ceremony. He later gave a buffet dinner for his folks from back home. He also announeed that none of bis relatives would be on his payroll. Meantime, the latest word from Washington is that Or Frank Gra- ham will become head of the Na-l tional Science Foundation for a six year term at a salary of $15,000 a year. This has not been definitely settled but grapevine reports are ' f'l'M'.it'":':'-:'- - fc'W;; ., ' . . ,;,;-':.. ''WA (.1 .''-.'-- -'- .'-' r-V-tfi MARCH OF EVENTS New 'Unification' Squabble Twixt Army, Air Force? Believe Soviet Mobilization I Lags Behind United States I Special to Central Press tut ASHINGTON New unifications fireworks can De expc V the Pentagon. This time the dispute looms betw een the Army I A 1- T7 nfVA than tho 1M fl W flnf! IflP All ruil. I Gen. Mark Clark, in reality the Army's No. 2 man, doesn t UK i because the ground forces have no authority over their close air sup- i. 1 . f Thaaa ara Air ti Yf fP PnTTliTiarUlH. I pon wm u(UBfi. . ...;, , ornf thtl Gen. J. Lawton Collins, Army cmet ot sian, is w'6 w " '.' uf v,io Mmmiiuln have to asii iui an i 4. TI thlntic Ihou iklVi Will et it. OUl UB I .nonta In ha a hip tn ordei it. a Hvsnrp nitYiWines are evident through a great i 'A. show of amity at the Pentagon, bui ... -T his simnortois can bt gress reeouveiico, vmiiv iv. --i i expected to make their move. REDS HAVE TROUBLES, TOO-Reports seep- i. u .v., T. r-,fcln revea that niuw'""' ing i.irous.. M " " , thp united tion In Russia isn't going as - . ' . l - rt., ,r that the Soviet economy ., . .... , .;,i raiw the living stan- dards of the Russians and mobilization is puttini - V a heavier burden on the nation. m,i. ...ith fhio .Aimtrv. Russia economical , . v,u.i.P.u r- ctofT that we Gn. Mark Clark ly is said to he anout - - - m H :,: were durlrfg World War II. That gives us a of several years in mobilizing our resources. The economic advantage of the uniieu ouu - r j5 the steel situation. It will take Russia five years to get "nl million tons of capacity. We could get that much anytime by halting auto production. WAGE-PRICK CONTROLS-Some Washington observers that the talk about direct wage-price controls is jus : ta such curbs never will be imposed under the present prog ram. However, there Is strong belief that thegovernmait will P all the stops to make indirect measures-higher taxes, creu and materials allocations do the job. iod 0 OfficiaU believe that the nation is in for a lonB- '' B,0Fn.t want vigilance and preparedness. Under such conditions ttey to put the United States economy in a. wir" - lutely necessary. N . . ' mobilization and Of course, if a full-scale world war comes, total f ldeVelop. strict controls will be ordered. However, barring such ment, wage-prices controls are unlikely. .' . - . ':'-'-...-:.-.:. Brewster tR1' WAKE ISLAND PROMISES T senjiwi . - pr(,sidet vateiy mat ssure Gen. uoug that there will be a new Far Eastern policy wun u - the Maine, is telling his associates privi Truman went to Wake island to assure Bur.t-,r u rprniintfnp that in 1946 he earned a message frVT-v - o ---- - . .. trilSTPU O" President telling MacArthur that the cmet em. " - tmt eral's views on the Far East more man mos " V, r Arthur s vie' The senator thinks policy will swing toward MacA m before the end of the year and that Mr. Truman has i Kep - the State department the exact nature of his pmaie i general. ' ts the po1' KOREAN REHABILITATION- President Truman wan war relief of Korea to be clearly, outlined as a Unitea bjifolW. Nations ratner man American poji. . aid administrators in Washington hope the UN starts FunJ, pan the planning very soon, , . Dioppari"' ; The reason is that Korean rehabilitation funds are fast disappearing., And the United stat" .appropriation bureau haa turned thumbs down on any deficiency bit aid the war-ravaged country. - -'; ... th v a3ked V. Korean aid officials in Washington point out tnai u j yotf million for Korea when there was no war. Congress, ii P0 millions but the invasion then came along. ef 0f Washington feels that the relief of the Koreans is an centrattd UMf action-Just as the UN rather than any jupIt mat the aggression by armed force. This country wm but not alL S t
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