FUTURE SKIERS LEARN FUNDAMENTALS AT BLOWING ROCK SKI LODGE
Observance Of Thanksgiving
Carries Back To Old Virginny
r Washington ? Massachusetts
Pilgrims put turkey on the
Thanksgiving table, but it is now
becoming accepted that Virginia
colonists put Thanksgiving on the
calendar.
Backers of the Virginia claim
got a big boost last year in the
aftermath of President John F.
Kennedy's annual Thanksgiving
Proclamation, the National Geo
graphic Society aaye.
"Over three centuries ago in
Plymouth, on Massachusetts Bay.
the Pilgrims established the cus
tom at gathering together each
year to express their gratitude
to God," the 1962 Proclamation
began.
Virginians Were Miffed
Virginians who bad been bear
ing this sort of talk for those
crane three centuries, made
gentlemanly protests to the White
House. They painted out that
colonists at Berkley Plantation,
on the hanks of the James Riwr,
observed a day of Thanksgiving
on Dec. 4, 1619? tirae yean be
fore the Pilgrims held theirs.
The Virgfcra colonists acted on
explicit reductions given tber
leader, Captain Join Woodleaf,
fay the expedition's organisers in
London. Woodteai had been toid
that the day of Imdng be "per
petually kept holy as a day of
Thanksgiving to Almighty God."
Presented with this, the White
House pleasantly acknowledged
the Virginia claim. An aide
pleaded "on unconquerable New
England bias," end said that the
"error will not be repeated in
the future."
Thanksigiviqg Day, though long
an American favorite, has 'lent it
self to other controversies.
Prior to 1863, people in differ
ent states celebrated Thanksgiv
ing on different dates end in
eight different months. Abraham
Lincoln stabilized the holiday,
setting aside the kk* Thursday
of November. Because November
has five Thursdays some years,
Che days was later switched to
the forth.
Id ltt?. President Ftoariclio D.
Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to
the (bird Thursday, giving rise
to loud and sustained public out
cry. Half the nation fallowed the
Presidential Proclamation and
(eased oil the third Thursday
Traditionalists observed the
fourth.
Thto confused state lasted two
more yens, then the President
and Qongress decided in favor of
the fourth Thursday.
Was Washington First?
George Washington is generally
credited wsch being the first Presi
dent to proclaim Thanksgiving as
* national holiday. Prior to the
lart Thursday in November, 1788,
Washington urged the people to
otter up their prayers (hat day
"tor the manifold mercies
and the favorable interpolation of
His providence, in the course end
conclusion of the late war."
But some historians say the
credit tedmioaUy should go to
John Hanson, a Maryland plant
er, iwtm was the Ftrat President
of the United States under the
Articles of Confederation, which
preceded the Constitution. Han
son actually was president of the
Oonttaotal Congress; he had
none of the powers of the Presi
dent under the Constitution.
Nevertheless, in 1781, Hanson
proclaimed a day of thanksgiving
and prisoner to be observed on
November 28? the same date as
IbankseiviDC, 1963.
Uncle Pink
(Continued from page lour)
riculture took on 884 more
employees. It seems it's going
to take a heap more typers,
clerks and book keepers to
keep track of the wheat crop
now that the farmers has took
the controls off this item.
And the Treasury Depart
ment put on 894 more workers
in July when the new budget
went into effect. But the piece
in the papers announced this
was just normal percedure,
that the higher the public debt
gits, the more workers it takes
to handle the figgers.
It was also announced the
Guvernment research agencies
wasn't spending but >14 bil
lion this year. I was reading
in another piece in the papers
where the 1963 farm crop fer
the whole nation will come to
about $14 billion. It could be
that them Congressmen was
trying to balance the research
program again the farm crop.
If so, that's the first time the
word "balance" has come up
in this session of the Con
gress.
I was reciting these figgers
to the fellers at the country
store Saturday night and the
results was the usual split de
cision. Clem Webster, that
crossed the New Frontier
ahead of Kennedy, claimed all
this was good fer the country,
kept employment high. Ed
Doolittle allowed as how we
wasn't gitting no place when
high employment called fer
higher prices.
They ain't no compermize
between Clem and Ed in poli
tics. I recollect back under
Truman when the papers had a
little item about operaitng on
a high priced cow to remove
a 10-penny nail at one of them
Guvernment stock - breeding
farms. A lot of this and that
went on in the papers about
the matter and it was put on
the agenda at the country store
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Ready For Southern Skf Boom
I
Blowing Rack Ski Lodge to
getting ready for ? copulation
expfcuion in the ranks of southern
skier*.
The ski resort has added a new
rape tow, improved its parkfag
tac.Jaties. rearranged its ranUl
admciiisfan counters end doubled
its SLppJy of noM equipment
dor to second aU season, H. E.
(BQi) ThaJjeimer, president. said.
The suate road serving the area
has been paved to wiliuu a
quarter-mile of the area entrance.
These improvements will en
able the Lodge to oKtr better
service to more skiers," Mr.
Thalheimer said, predicting that
the demand will double over tout
year. The area admitted more
than 15,000 skiers to its first
season, 1982-63.
The second season will begto
as ao cn after Thanksgiving as
weather permits. Temperatures
must drqp below freezing for
oeveral days to allow snow
making machinery to put down a
good snow base.
"There to every indiaation that
attendance will be up," Mr. Thal
heimer aaid, citing advenoe a>
quiiues, sale of equipment and
formation o f ski clubs his early
indiaations. 'The ski boom in the
South baa just begun," he said.
to addition to the physical im
provements, the Lodge will offer
improved service iand same new
features in tot rate schedule, Mr.
Thalheimer said. Facilities in the
base Lodge have been rearranged
to provide taster counter service
and to make mom for the addi
tional rental equipment, Mr
Thalheimer said. The area will
offer season tickets for the first
time, greatly cutting the cost o i
skiing for "regulars" who vtat
the slopes often. Season nates
range from $35 for youngsters to
$125 (or an entire family.
A new weekday package plan
will provide admission, equip
ment rental, a night's lodging in
local motels and three meals for
as little as $16 a day (full rate
xheduto available on request).
The new rope tow wiM provide
a second 700-foot intermediate
slope on one side of the existing
main slope. This addition gives
the Area four lifts and tows, in
cluding the main 2,000-foot T-bsr
lift.
The paving project completed
one Saturday night.
Clem argued the country
didn't even have no prize cows
till the Democrats took over
under Franklin Roosevelt. Far
themore, allowed Clem, a 10
penny nail now and then might
be good fer a cow ? make her
milk rich with iron. But Ed
wanted a investigation to see
which one of them Democrats
was throwing away good Guv
ernment nails.
Yours truly,
UNCLE PINKNEY.
(his summer by the State HisJf*
way Department oovers the up
h?CS portion at ?te ptfMc road to
the ?kl reacrt eotmanoe Hie toad
twos off <U. S. 221-321 between
B one and Blowing Rock
The Ana parking kt tm. been
inframd with a solid e&*-incii
gravel toaae. solidly packed, to
prevent mud problems like those
that developed occasionally on
the newly - graded ground last
tti.o have been revamped to ease
iiemn' way to their parking
places.
With these changes the resort
will have no difficulty aooommo
6 til j more efcMa, Mr. Thal
heimer said, oottag that many of
the oovtoes Who first tried fee
sp.rt last yeer will be using the
m-ia slope tbis season.
'"there's plenty ot room on the
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16-24-lb. Size per lb. 10-15-lb. Size per lb.
Toms - 35c Hens - 39c
Jr. Turkeys - - lb. 45c
Canned 3 lb. 5 lb.
Ham 2.29 3.99
Holly Fann
Chicken Hens - Lb. 39c
303 Can
Cranberry Sauce - 19c
Whole Lb. Box
Cranberries - - - 19c
Large Crisp Stalks
Celery - - - 2 for 29c
Stokley's 303 Can
Pumpkin - 2 for 29c
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