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THtJfcSDAY, December is, 1951
" 1 1 ? " I "
CONTINUED ABUNDANCE
Hie productive power of American in
dustry and agriculture has become ao great
that impending ware, present wars, and a
long-range rearmament program seem un
able to curb the plenty which is enjoyed by
.the American people.
Predictions of shortages in the new year
lappear to have been made prematurely, and
now it is being said that 1952 may be as
abundant as 1951, with plentiful supplies of
food, as well as manufactured equipment.
Household gadgets may not be in the
anticipated short supply, it is learned; and
While there is to be a cut in automobile pro
duction it is expected that about four mil
lion new cars will be built in' 1952, and that
most families who need a new car can find
one. Home building is expected to place
BOO, 000 new dwelling units on the market.
| These current predictions, of course,
Would be changed if the war in Korea should
phange quickly into the all-out conflict with
Russia which some expect. But with con
stantly increasing production, it is unlikely
that in any event, the home front will ex
perience such shortages as prevailed during
the first two world wars.
? DHAMA.aejBl^.ASSUWD .
Work looking to tfie. produ^Lu^^^uuoiit
door drama ih this Ideality whiSwoin^nval
the "Ltot Colony" and "Unto These Hills"
productions, is going forward under capable
leadership, and it now seems safe to say that
the story of Daniel Boone, and the history
of the people of the Blue Ridge will come to
life here next July, by virtue of the work of
Kermit Hunter, playwright, Mr. Seldon and
his Carolina Playmakers, and the people of
thla region.
It is significant that within a few weeks
of the announcement of the proposal, the peo
ple have already pledged themselves to lay
thirty thousand dollar* on the line, and nev
er have we seei\ in this neighborhood such
enthusiasm over a civic proposal ? such a
whole hearted and spontaneous desire on the
part of the people for the dramatic preserva
tion of aome of the heritage of the people of
this hill country.
The meeting Monday evening fully dem
onstrated the determinatipn of the people to
go all out for the proposal, which should be
of such great benefit to Boone and Watauga
county. And, while the work is just begin
ning, there's no gainsaying that the dra
ma will be produced. Ahd under such fav
orable auspices, we believe that the enter
prise will be tremendously successful.
APPALACHIAN HISTORY TO BE PRESERVED
(Charlotte Observer)
Probably no other lection of the country ti to
rich In folk lore aa the southern Appalachian
mountain!. The distinctive, not to say picturesque,
character of our mountain people, who might be
called almoit the last of the Anglo Saxons, haa
been from time to time the subject of novela,
plays, and short stories.
Moat of those works, however, have been fic
tional. No concerted effort had been made to pre
serve the culture and the history of the moun
tain people until the organization recently of the
Southern Appalachian Historical Association, Ihc?
with headquarters at Boone.
The Anociatiun showed rare discernment in
selecting for 'ts president Dr. I. G. Greer, execu
tive vice president of the North Carolina Business
Foundation. Some yean ego, when Dr. Greer was
a member of the faculty or the Appalachian State
Teachers College at Boone, he did an enormous
amount of research in the ballads of the southern
mountaineer.
He Was, 1i far aa we know, the first to un
dertake such a study. He spent years traveling
the little known bypaths of a region that then had
none of our modern highways and only compar
atively primitive methods of communication, in
sehrch of ballads that had never seen the printed
pa?e but had been handed down oraLy from one
emeretioo to the next.
He mada a large collection of the ballads, and
he and his accomplished wife sang them before
the rtfte clubt and other organizations all over
North Carolina.
With such a man as its^president, the Aasoci
It will not confine
Hi . WkM
U>rj of Um people of our mountain*.
Dr. Greet will be assisted by Mr*. Charles A.
Cannon of Ci n-xtri, president of the Society tat \
the Preservation of Antiquities; Dr. D. 3. Whits
ner of the history department of Appalachian
State T rather J College, who ia vicc-presldent; and
Mn. B. W. Stalling* tff Boone a* corresponding
Mcretary, along with many other eltUen* of thkl
part of the Stale.
Among It* other project* is a drama centering
around Daniel Boon e, which, with "The Lost Col
ony" and "Unto These Httta,* wlU be the third
historical drama Yftsented annualy ih North Car
olina.
This drama, with the exhibits that the As
sociation hopea to coilec|pln a museum at at near
Boone, will provide another s traction for tourists
ai the Boone-Blowing Rock-Unville triangle,
which ia the natural stopping place midway be
tween the Shenandoah and the Great Smoky
Mountains National Park* and has scenery that
rival* that of both the parks.
Our best wishes go to the new association,
and we hope it will get the public support It de*
serves.
DALE CARNEGIE . . .
GO TO THE MAN HIGHER OP
Until Ray Adley, Akron, Ohio, was 30 year*
old, he did not realize he was afraid of anyone.
He had a Job selling petroleum products. He
did very well from the start, but called only on
garages, service stations and sntall consumer ac
counts
There were some suable accounts In the ter
ritory and the company continued to question
why he was doing nothing about obtaining some
of their business.
Finally one day he decided to call on one
of these customers. It waa necessary to drive 30
miles to do so and during the trip he thought
of the thing* hjs predecessor had told him regard
ing these people. He said he had "worked on"
the entire organization and had even In despera
tion. gone over the purchasing agent's bead and
had contacted the president. He also had told
about the diacouraging efforts of previous sales
men.
The result was that after parking the car and
looking up at the building that housed their of
fice, Ray got back into the car and *t turned
home.
But this act of failure on his part bothered
him for weeks until he finally picked up the
phone and made an appointment with the pur
chasing agent. He filled the appointment, mad?
several morl calls, and finally secured their
business.
What he learned from this experience was
that we should never fear the large business men.
They are usually better educated and most of
them, having started at the bottom themselves,
are far more considerate of people than the "back
yard mechanic." It also taught him not to rely
too much on the word of former salesmen as they
might be haodirtg out a line to scare you into fail
ing in order that their own weaknesses might not
be shown up. Possibly they never had the cour
age to call on the account. ?
t- ?il,. ? ? ?d J_l > til. I M
THEY SAY ... ?*t
HARRY S. TRUMAN: "The use of whola
blood ha* revolutionized the treatment of battle
casualties and saved thousands of lives."
THOMA3 E. DEWEY, Governor of New York:
"Only strength, great strength, will prevent total
war."
ROBERT A. TAFT, U. S. Senator from Ohio:
"Stalemated peace is better than a stalemated
war."
WALTER GEILHORN, professor: "The 'fam
ily farm,' the old ideal of America, is now being
defined as a farm on which a family can starve."
CHARLES E. WILSON, head of Office of De
fense Mobilization: "From noW on, it will not be
so much of a case of guns and butter, but of guns
and less butter, or guns and margarine."
NANCY ASTOR, American-born former
member of British Parliament, speaking of the
late Bernard Shaw: "Nobody has been more mis
represented."
RODNEY CHIP, ipember, K use of Delegate*,
N. Y. State Teacher* Association: "The American
people are informed about the danger* from the
left, but *ometime* our tendencie* toward con
servatism cause us not to notice the danger from
the right"
OEN. O. P. WEYLAND, Commander of the
Far East Air Forces: "The Communists are now
trying for aerial supremacy in the Northwestern
part of North Kore*."
YU-YUE TAU, General Secretary, National
Council of the Chinese Church: "Nothing is sacred
in the eyes of the totalitarian State."
DR. JOHN A. F. MAYNARD, preacher:
"American values are initiative, independence, a
sense of democracy and and a human and tolerant
faith In God." #
DR. ARTHUR JUDSON BROWN, 88-year
old churchman: "Old men sometimes grow cynical
and pessimistic but, as for me, I'm an incorrigible
optimist."
HERBERT HOOVER, former Pwaident: "The
cooperation of independent nations it the only
basis upon which international peace can be perm
anently built and sustained."
PICKED UP ... ,
SHOULDN'T
People who live in stone houses shouldn't
throw (lasses. ? Scuttlebuttt. Organised Electronics
Company, Harlington, Texas. ,
TOPSHAM'S PROBLEM
Topsham Parish Council is trying to tract the
owners of a hole in the middle of the road ir tile
village. ? London Daily Mail.
A PICKER
Hollywood designer says Queen Narriman's
figure is "just like Jane Russell's." Hmm, maybe
that guy Farouk isn't as dumb as we thought he
was. ? Arkansas Gazette.
NOT NECESSARILY
Old Timer's hint to any young service mah:
Grass widows are not necessarily green. ? The
Tester, U. & Naval Air Station. Patuxent River,
Md.
DEFINITION
An honest tax collector ia one who pays the
income tax on his own graft ? Washington News.
THE RABBIT START
We're not sure, but we think the Jet airplane
was conceived by somebody watching automobiles
to Po- ^
Advise Children
To Make Gifts
Why not M IIm children make
th( .r oWn Christmas gifts to ex
change with their friends* Not
only will thU save the ftlhily
l>udg*t, but It will bfe ?tt*lMit
training lot Utftm.
The l|r of the child wUl lafge
ly determine whit th* gilt to be
made should be. Children five or
aix yeais oh) will enjoy making
calendar for thUr friends or
grown relatives Moat book atrtts
carry the small Sticker-type cal
endars which CM b? mounted oh
large piece* of poster or he?ry
drawing paper. Let th* child dec
ortote the paper with picture# cut
from magazines or WltK drawing!
of hia own.
Little gins enjoy making wov
en hot-pkda and place-mats. A
frame and a plentiful supply of
cotton thread will colt very lit
tle.
Used coffee cans can be cover
wlth attractive wall-paper, the
top and bittom painted a cor
responding color and made into
very attractive canisters for star
ing sug*r, coffee and the 111U.
The top should be fitted with a
knob handle that can be bought,
already made in most five and
ten cent stores.
Old license tags can be bent in
to an L-shape. covered and made
into book-ends. The corners can
be made of heavy, 'colored paper
or gayly colored material. If pap
er is used, all aorta of ideas can
be used to decorate the bookends.
Colored pictures cut from flow
er catalogs are most effective
when mounted on a cover made
from a rich green poster paper.
Wbetrm- your child ehosej to
make, W sure to Inftm upon
him tkfct the gift will be doubely
appreciated because ho has made
it
Cpl. Eyftri Ends
30-Day Furlough
Corpofai Joseph A. Egfeers has
returned to c&rnp after (pending
? 30 day furlough with hi* fam
ily it Sherwood, and other rela
tive*.
he says he enjoyed the many
friend* and relative* Who visited
him while at home. Corporal
Eggeri is With the Headquarters
and Headquarter* Co., OC Train
ing Battalion, B4Q0 TSV Signal
Center, Port Monmouth, New
Jertey.
|1 rOR M PENNIES
Norristown, Pa. ? To help the
Treasury Department cope with
a copper shortage by luring pen
ny collections back into cir
culation, the Peoples National
Bank recently handed out a sil
ver dollar for each M pennies.
One man turned in 4,619 pennies,
claiming he didn't realize he had
so many until the bank made its
offer.
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O. K. Richardson
Store Hours: 8:30 A. M. to
9:30 P. M.
Sundays: 1:00 P. M. to ? P. M.
If Needed after Store Hours,
Call 114-M or 101
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DON'T FORGET the Many Bargains
Newton's hare for Christmas Gifts for the
Entire Family
Newton's Dept. Store
Boon e. north Carolina
COME TO AfirP FOR
VALUES GALORE
IN HOLIDAY FOODS!
OPEN ALL DAY WEDNESDAY, DEC. 19
?v\i/Vy Customers*
Corner
W?*r? on tkt up-and-mp
at AkP.
We work hard and con
stantly to keep up the qual
ity of our food, our stan
dards of service arid tti*
appearance of our store*.
And we work hardest of
all to keep up our priied
reputation for fair, honest
dealing.
The only thing we try to
keep down at AkP it tkt
price.
CUSTOMER RELATIONS
DEPT.
AAP Food 8 tores
420 Lexington A*e*
New Terh It, K. T.
Jane Parker
Spanish
Bar Caka
Each 29C
Jane Parker Jell; Topped
Buns
Jane Parker Brown n" Serve
Rolls
Home Style or Sandwich
Marvel Bread *^5 20c
Jane Parker
FRUIT CAKE
m-ib. *
Site
1.40 ^ *2.79
Ann Page Salad
Qt
Dressing - - 49c
Mincemeat ? 29c
Margarine
Nucoa - - ? ?< 33c
Cookie Mix
Nestles 37?
C & B Plurn
Pudding - - 53c
' Vims toe K Pumpkin
Pie Mix - - 23c
Shortening
Swift'ning - 85c
Ion* Sweet
No. 103
Peas - - 2 *?23<
Dromedary Pitted
Dates - - 23c
Rajah Shredded
Cocoanut - ? 15c
Delmonte Sliced
Pineapple - "??' 29c
AJrP'i Own Vegetable Shortening
dexo - - - can 89c
Warwick Asaorted
Chocolate ? 60c
Worthmnr* Chocolate Covered
Cream Drops Pkg 29c
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fruits ft voaetabfe?
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, ,, Juicy Florida
ORANGES
8 ?? 37c
Rosy Red Winesop
APPLES
5 & 49c
Juicy n*. Size M ? - 70'.
Grapefruit 4 ??. 23c
^Emparor
Grapes - - 2 25c f
Chestnuts, lb. . 19c
Juicy
Tangerines 2 "? 19c
^ Plump Red Ripe
Cranberries - ?< 25c
Yellow
Onions - - ? 7c
A&P Pumpkin ^ 18c
Cranberry Saucer 2 ^ 33c
Tomato Juice - ? ' - - 2 25c
P04fl|lA0 >ono Caiil. No. 216 OOa
rvflvllvw Sliced or Halves m m m m m Can
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