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^CBiber, , 1946 THE ECHO THlKTiiKiN ’s Who In N. C. Press Association ilj ® Carolina Press assoc- organization often re- ° being really “sedate,” ij. “ that the genial, prize-win- ^ ,J’-''®sident, Harvey Laffoon, estab- ^ ‘n 1872, seventy-four years ^ ® the past several years, and k made as to ”'^^ber because she is "'hite-headed”, presidents iJiij and presidents have iofl ^ Miss Beatrice Cobb, of has gone right along Ijtvj.j N.C.P.A. as its secre- treasurer. reason. Miss ({litf|,|i^®'“^*ful enough to be I called “a charming prefered the title of 4(f “Mrs”. And even though fo ^^3r the state institu- *^sane, she has an as- ^5, ® amount of intellectual IjHsj also a lot of D. Hiden i>. "s idea of “horse sense.” appearance EcustaBandToPlay AtN. C. Press Association Luncheon distinguished one think she is ^ affairs and importance, “affairs” is not quoted), ^®ally is, being the state’s Democratic committee publisher of two out- \ ®®wspapers. staff writer has been lilt ,L ^^at much could be said 'lot “big man from Elkin,” *(1 j, which could be printed .could not be in- S p, It is rumored around % hills that he is not •^if^^sher of the coveted El- ^ that he is l.'Jlly politician. It is gen- „^reed further that he is , -s man” in the state I thg *°^iation and can really Ilf stories, which are print- ti ^Heth ^®Ports, Grandmother Pr« ^indell, the N.C.P.A. V ® En*!i ,‘'e” nf , of living up to the "'lot . dignified office. On liiig’J^^ hand, it is alleged that the tobacco auction ■ in (j of Wilson she is high- ((''"arto^r cigarette paper be- X S ® in North Carolina and at I,'coi°’'.hiembers of the execu- 8 to **^ttee, this scribe is go- k">6 lik®?'®™ber that there are h laws and be very cau- ^cQuage of Mocksville, is Jhe j ® the most dignified one hi, fVii »vi/\ef cii/tACkcc. This fine 40-piece band, composed of children of Ecusta employee^, will play at thci luncheon ses sion of the North Carolina Press association under the direction of John Evefsman. These children are given free musical training. Ik HiiKr. the most success- ^jsher with the least p work. He really runs I'^PoliJ the big shots on the A b,. ‘^*1 papers dream about “thfey own a paper of >1 *»k n small town.” fath ®’ illustr- ■1? certainly a big C Raleigh where he V's News and Observer '■> ®°nietimes referred to quarters none too ad- C'® *^he Mason and ' as being the “Bible of Belt.” Perhaps those V recommend the print- News and Observer a sf flax Bible paper! igg . Sgestion—no advertising k* Uijv*'tended although Ecusta j ,,it this Bible paper and Uittig,, ®ale! (The price may be iS, thp higher than newsprint '■ (oj^^Per would not be as Certain essential uses!) around these mountain C might be the president. (The ^Iftg place tomorrow * ^*>'1 if Mr. Danl«ls win*, there’s still no charge Frank for this little plug. Merely keep on smoking cigarettes wrapped with Ecusta paper) A1 Resch, the versatile gentle man from Siler City, who runs The Chatham County paper and maybe Chatham county rabbits, is said to be engaged now in a big mail order business that might even put Sears out of the running. On the sideline, he also operates an advertising agency which may be is needed to put WNC on the map. When better papers are publish ed, Tom Lassiter, of Smithfield will publish them, at least he has that reputation. Tom is modest, and no one knows why because he has plenty on the ball. He’s a good boy, but let’s hope he smokes cigarettes made in North Carolina, wrapped with Ecusta paper. (How are we doing, Al? Need a copy writer. Will talk business if you pay more than Ecusta does!) P. T. Hines says that there is nothing to compare with the “printed word,” except when his wife gets after him. However, he is now planning to "enter the radio field in the Greensboro area via the FM route. Greensboro should be a fine city because it is so close to Winston-Salem, Reidsville and Durham where this good old Ecusta paper, made from flax straw, is used rather exten sively. Watch out, ladies, the N. C. P. A.’s premier bachelor and legal counsel is back from service and on the job. Bill Lassiter is too good looking to have remained single this long. Something is wrong with those eastern gals. Be careful, Bill and don’t stay in western North Carolina too long . . . , Our gals believe in getting married early and in having big families! They usually get what they go after too. Now take Miss Addie Mae Cooke, from Murphy, the lake region. She has not decided on just one man, but she’s boss of all of the newspaper lads in Western North Carolina as presi dent of the press association. She was born in eastern North Caro lina and learned this newspaper business under Roy Parker who dl(l gycli 9 fine job of teaching her that he entered the journalism game. On the q.t., Miss Cooke, Noel Hollowell and several others who could be mentioned deserve highest praise and congratula tions for having moved to Western North Carolina where the air is pure and the land where water falls. Of course all of the ladies and gentlemen of the press are big wigs, but in this North Carolina Press association there are some extra big bigwigs. Take a look at Shelby, the center of North Caro lina’s governmental brains for decades. There’s Lee Weathers, excuse please. Senator Lee Weath ers, who helps run the state’s school system (and speaking of “running,” do these newspaper folks try to run everything like they do here in Transylvania?) Then there’s his partner, Holt McPherson, Governor McPherson, of Rotary International fame, who speaks to eating clubs all over this section and delivers “literary” addresses to innocent college grads. He’s another “big man,” too, look and see . . . someone said further that “he’s a big brown bear” not wolf. Dov/n near the great center of learning at Ch-"'l Hill, where students some . s learn too much, resides, ;.jblishes, edits, orates and influences Bill Horner. Yep, it’s Sanford, but it is under stood that he would prefer to live in Washington, D. C., es pecially since Mr. Truman helped the boys on Capitol Hill get a raise in salary to fifteen grand. You’ll be hearing more about another sandhill citizen, too, who has a beautiful name, Clifford Blue. He’s now en route via the November w’ay for the state leg islature. Gosh Horne thinks that good news, too, because as the chief lobbist of the state press he never knows when he’ll need help from newspaper publishers in the House to defend the press from irritated lawyers. And another thing. Gosh as a big boy in the State Department of Conversation and Develop ment, which some of the wildlife clubs don’t like too well for “fishy” reasons, how about re membering a little more than you have remembered in the past, (that'.*! righti isrn't It Don Ella*?) TO TOUR LARGE (Continued From Page One) address of welcome and William ; Hoyt, general manager of the Win ston-Salem Journal-Sentinel, and a past president of the association, will respond. Greetings from the town of Bre vard and Transylvania county will be brought by Ralph H. Ramsey, prominent Brevard attorney and Ranger Bill Huber will talk about the Pisgah National Forest through which the press will make a tour to Waynesville later this afternoon. Under the direction of John Ev- ersman, Ecusta recreational direc tor, a program of entertainment will be given. Ernest E. Norris, president of the Southern Railway System, haulers of Ecusta paper, spoke last night at the opening banquest ses sion of the N. C. P. A. held in Asheville. The session this morn ing was adjourned at 11:30 for the trip to Ecusta and Waynes ville. At Waynesville the press asso ciation members will be the guests of the Waynesville chamber of commerce at a barbecue dinner. The party will return to Asheville tonight. that Western North Carolina is a part of the state of North Caro lina! As a matter of fact, it is the most important part and that can be easily proven! Page Zeb Vance. Easterners are still shout ing loudly about him and sooner or later they’ll come back up for another century pace-maker in government operations! Maybe the GI Democrats will discover that! The trouble with editors, or rather one of the troubles with them—they are a queer lot—is that they limit you on copy. This Echo editor, although he claims to be a musician and a violinist— (he’s really only another hill billy fiddler, watch and see.) says it’s “30” for the Who’s Who of N.C.P.A. Best wishes. Good time to you all and come back for another p#ep at heaven!
The Echo (Pisgah Forest, N.C.)
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