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CAPITAL CLIPBOARD Racial Strife Said To Be Adding Catholic Members By Elf LA N. GREENWOOD LOSING OUT? . . . North Carolina Baptists may still be "as numerous as English spar , rows", as the late J. M. Brough ton phrased it one time, but there is some worry in high places that racial strife may be converting colored Baptists over to Catholicism. The Baptists are bickering among themselves in scores of their churches throughout North Carolina about what to do about Negroes who are eager to become active members of their flocks. The problem ilea festering. And, when settled in this or that church, is ? still unsettled. Bat the Catholics opened their schools to Negro boys aad girls mare thaa five years aga. ... If it were left entirely to the pastors of the churches, many of them would be wholly inte grated by snowfall. However, the boards of deacons do not have these same deep-seated convictions and neither do most of the church members. Meantime, the Catholics make hay. Marse Grant, editor of the vigorous and influential Bapt ist paper, "Biblical Recorder", reports in the September 28 isuse of a conference he re "cently attended in these parts. "While Southern Baptists continue to fumble the ball, . others are running with it full speed. In a strategic state meet ing which the RECORDER edi tor attended recently, there " were 45 people of all faiths in attendance. Fully half of those present were Roman Catholic leaders, although they repre sent only one per cent of the population of North Carolina. They are now pushing to the front as the saviors of the rac ial situation. Don't underesti mate the effectiveness of their J witnessing effort." And, point oat Baptist lead en la private conversation, dont overlook the fact the Negro knows that John F. Ken nedy and Bohert Kennedy, tried and true friends, are Cath olic to the hona. If the drift ffliiUmifn * li a r ftlnrxi ltdtdhnfedh lltC v Vtv I v U J*** will leave in droves the solid white Baptist, Methodist, Prea byterian, and Episcopal church es and swing to the integrated houses of worshp of the Bo nan Catholic Charch. NO DEAL . . . With tobacco companies being attacked for low prices and sigarettes sell ing for 23 cents a pack ? and ever going higher ? fag jokes are becoming more popular in leaf-rich North Carolina. We heard one last week about this 90-year-old man a leading tobacco company found out in Tennessee. He had start ed smoking as a boy and was still a heavy smoker. Well, this was the person they needed to counteract bad cigarette publi city. They asked him if he could come to New York for a special television interview. He was carried away with the idea, had never been anywhere, and everything was going well with the plans until he learned he was to go on the air at nine o'clock one morning. Right there he put on the brakes; and they wated to know why. "Well, to tell you the truth", he said, "I don't stop coughing mornings till about twelve." GREAT SCOTT!. . . This Dan Moore of Canton b making friends fast ia Eastern North Carolina, where antil a few days ago they didn't know him from a side of sole leather. He has a way with him. The other night at a YDC political pow-wow at Garner, just out from Raleigh, he sidled up to a youngster and asked: "Do you have a Preyer commitment?" The play on words addled the Young Democrat for a moment. He stuttered, but then came back with: "Oh, go jump in the Lake!" BREWER . . . Somebody ask ed us recently how Kidd Brew er is holding up while waiting day-by-day the result of his ap peal to the U. S. high court his conviction on the great high way signs scandal. Well, we wouldn't know. Re ports say he Is in excellent trim, physically and mentally, with good morale. He no doubt has retained a goodly portion of his old sense of humor. He had one of the finest looking horses in Raleigh's big horse show sponsored by the Lions Club here last week. Name of the Brewer nag: "In fluence Peddler". AUTOMOTIVE . . . This WPTF radio announcer may Just turn into a car before he is through with all those adjec tives describing the new mod els. One evening last week after a particularly long-winded and glowing report on the new Chevelle he took a deep breath and said: "My, that's almost enough to make you want to BE a Chevrolet rather than merely buy one." CHOOSING SIDES . . . With two Democratic candidates for office already announced ? we refer now to Mansion-wishers ? and another expected about frost, the big companies in the State will soon start to choose sides. This usually works in this way: This big Northeastern North Carolina firm, for ex ample, wants to be with the winner. So, one of their lead ing officials will line up with Preyer; another with Dan Moore; and a third with Dr. Lake. One of these may not even be a company officer, but one of the most important BANGED A Cm LATELY? BETTER HAVE YOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECKED AND PREVENT EXPENSIVE TIRE WEAR Even the best drivers scrap* ? curb MW and then . . . maybe you have loot II doesnl always take a real hard jail la misalign wheels enough la cause unnecessary, cosily wear thai can cul lire mileage in half. You'll enjoy driving mare, loot Why chance it? RECAPPING COMPANY N. DEPOT ST. ? BOONE, N. C. stockholders. The Arm It In the background. Each will work hard and earnestly for his man and, in the campaign, will make hand some contributions (or his par ticular candidate. In this way, no matter who wins out (or Governor, the firm will have a friend in the office. This hap pens over ? and over ? again. ASTC Debating Union Starts November 1 The Appalachian State Teach ers Collage Debating Union is scheduled to begin its program of dehatkig on November 1 and 2 at the Novice Tournament to be held at Wake Forest College I this tournament is open only to fresh men). Ellis Boatmon, assistant pro fessor of history, is the debate coach on the ASTC campus. The topic for intercollegiate de bating, 1963-64, is "Resolved: that the Federal Government should guarantee an equal oppor tunity for higher education for all qualified high school gradu ates." The ASTC Debating Union is composed of 15 members, nine freshmen and six returning de baters. Officers for this year are: President? TOwmae Rhyne, vice-president? William Robinson, secretary? Brenda Wallace, and freshman chairman? BBl Bing ham. Appalachian will also visit the University of South Carolina, Florida State University, Lenoir Rhyne College, Stetson Univer sity, and Carson-Newman Col lege. ON AID CUTS President Kennedy recently told American business men that "disastrous cuts by the House in foreign aid funds would damage the country's ex port trade as well as its secur ity. MY HOME IS FHilO WITH FRIENDS look around you. In your own ham*. You, loo, or* surrounded by familiar namat? brand nam#! you can trust. You bought btcouu you had faith in the integrity of the doctor, confidence in the skill and honesty of the maker. B?As Wise Whan You Buy Property Insurant* Insurance, more than moet things, k bought on faith. You'll never know how truly good It It until H it time to collect. David N. SpalahMr Insurance for Your Every Need Boone Insurance Agency, Inc. Professional Bonding Boone, N. C. ? AM 4-87S2 Yma Independent bmnn Mgtmi tew In Tint Working Men Started It... Working Men Made It Succeed! The success story of America's Savings and Loan Business has been written by working people. Wage earners in the early 1830's needed a new way to finance home building so they formed the country's first cooperative "building asso ciations." Later in the century, the rapid development of industries and the movement of people to cities created a need for more homes. Thrifty working people turned to Savings and Loan Associations for the solution of their housing problems. The Savings and Loan Business has grown hand-in-hand with America's majority ... the great middle class ... by ful filling the basic needs of practical, low-cost home financing and profitable, safe saving. In doing so, it makes significant contributions to everyone. Each year America's 6,300 Sav ings and Loan Associations help finance over 1,129,000 homes, create more than 700,000 construction jobs, make possible $2.4 billion in retail sales, pay more than $3 billion in earnings to savers. Helping working men achieve a better way of life is no longer the pioneering job it was in the 1830s, yet Savings and Loan Associations continue to help more than 45 million people enjoy a greater measure of personal security. As we celebrate the $100 billion growth of this business, the Watauga Savings & Loan Association cordially Invites you to visit us this month. Learn how you, too, can prosper through the financial institution created and developed by generations of American workers. The Watauga Savings & Loan Association has financed 67% of all homes bought or built in Watauga County, during the Association's 42-year history. 4,600 Wataugans have Savings Accounts with us. Our past 4-year growth in assets stands at 97.3%. Our total assets now exceed 10 million dollars. Officers and Directors H. Grady Farthing, President R. C. Riven, Jr, Vice-President Junes Marsh, Secretary-Treasurer Walter Greene H. P. Holahonser Gay Hut Howard Mart W. M. Matheaon Wayne Ktekardaoa Watauga Savings & Loan Association
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