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EDITORIAL
PROPER REQUESTS PAY OFF
We were thinking about writing a "serious" edi
torial this week but after reading "Funny Experi
ences" in the State Magazine we thought perhaps
you woujd much rather read this:
How come some people ask for things and never
succeed in getting their requests granted?
And how come that other people make the same
requests and people fall over themselves in seeing
that they get what they want?
Perhaps the answer to these two questions is
contained in a letter which John P. Swain of Raleigh
received a few weeks ago. Mr. Swain is head of the
secondary roads division of the North Carolina State
Highway Department.
Quite frequently, delegations from vanous com
munities call upon Mr. Swain and ask him to fix up
certain roads in their particular area, or else bud
some new roads. The people comprising these dele
gations are, for the most part, very prominent citi
zens. They carry a weight of power and influence
along with them. ifiV .
Despite all this, however, they don't alwiys,get
what they want, f ;
On the other hand, here comes an unknown per
son with a most unusual request. It is Contained inl f
hand-written letter and comes from the western part
of North Carolina. Read on:
Road Dept. " '
Raleigh, N. C.
i To Whom t May Concern
Dear Sir, . : - 5 1
I'm a teenage girl yho live, in Balsam; North
Carolina. Up until lately I've 'been going steady with
a wonderful guy. You couldn't find a sweeter, nicer, ,
more polite boy anywhere. His first love, however,, is,
a '55 Ford that he's had for year and a half.; You
- should see the Jtime, money, and T.L.C. ( tender lov
ing care) that, that car receives. (I should have it o ,
"good!!!) . ' . :',;' ,V,wii-
Well, he hasn't dated me for lover a jmontS nd
it's all your fault; I'm Afraid. You isee, the roacTjup'
to my house is just "full" of ruts, pot-holes, ar4 just
plain holes. It's terrible!! The last time Mike came
up he nearly jdid pomething-or-other to his axel (I
don't remember what it (was he told (me.) .When he
hit la puddle and it .turned out to be a six-inch Jdeep
hole. After that he said he would ot come to pick
me up Jat my house and wreak his car; hut either I
should meet him in town or walk down a nile and
meet him at the main road to Sylva. ; , " -': '
Now I love that guy,' so couldn't you pl-e-a-se f ix
our road?? It's number ,1701. : Thank you. ,
, "' - . ' Yours truly,
VALERIE J. HUTTER
Mr. Swain gave me a copy of this letter and also
turned over another copy to Miss Majorie Hunter,
staff writer for the Winston-Salem newspapers. I
believe the Sentinel or the Journal also published it.
Anyway here's what he had to say about it: , v
"Of course I'don't exactly know what the local
conditions are, but I want to tell you right now, if
there is any justification and merit in fixing up that
road, I'm going to do it, .even if I have to do the work
myself.
i , "That's the kind of letter that would appeal to 5 '
anyone, and it certainly appeals to the Highway De
partment." Which is where the matter stands at the present
moment. , " , ! 4' ,
f And now a word to Miss Hutter: .
1 Valerie, if that road is fixed and if you and Mike r
hit it off okay, be sure to send Mr. Swain anlnvfta-;
tion to the wedding. - He certainly will deserve one,
because this is the first time I've ever heard. ojt a i ,
bride getting a highway for a wedding present! -..r K
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Hccdqjo.rtcrs Fcr
y(iTA::i::s, pills, capcules, ei:
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O & P V .'
The statutes of the Ltord are
right, rejoicing the heart! the
commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes some
one told me they missed my col
umn, so here goes again r.
my sympathy t the families of
Lloyd Buckner, W. M. Gibson,
and Wesley Ball in the loss of
loved ones hear Jack and
Sas are having a good revival
at Bear Creek saw Talmage
on the street this morning; glad
to hear ma daughters are improv
ing and at home well wishes
to Ralph MoOormdck , and Ben
Pisher in the hospital hurry
home,, fellows - Socrates said:
"know ; thyself Marcus of Are
lius said: "control thyself;" but
Jesus of Nazareth said: "deny
thyself;" that is the one 'thing in
this land of plenty we have never
ilearned to do the only bur
ied treasure most people have aire
the good .resolutions they have
laid away -' lie who neglects
the Present Moment throws a
may all he has Owen fa fit
to be tied : she typed the ten let- i
ten for me, and one of them was
to R. J., so she stands to have to
type 10 more sorry, Gwen
: sorry to see Casey ousted
as manager of the Yankees, for
that's my favorite team
went back to Spring Creek Satur
day ; it's always good to visit on
the Creek good to see 'Co
lumbus Henderson and the Missus
from S. C. last week Earl
says Mr. Miller is doing some fine
preaching with wonderful, success
at NF church why . can't
Marshall have a Rescue Squad?
- we see ; wbere Newport,
Greeneville and other towns have
squads doing wonderful work ,
it looks like Ole Man Winter
(or near about) will vain and
freeze our wiener roast out to
night congratulations to the
Dedrick (Roberts' on the new
daughter carried Donna,
Tom'a and Emma's daughter, to
the middle of town Monday, and
boy, that little gaj is a load
the man wSh itches for fame has
a lot of scratching to do, for a
reputation cannot be built on the
things you intend to do
prayer ' is not ' eloquence, but
EARNESTNESS don't for
get the first drawing in the mer
chants association promotion' is
to be held' Saturday, Oct 29
so -Td better close, but before I
go, I'd like to say this: you feed
your body 21 times a week, wheth
er it is hungry or ttot; then why
not throw your SOUL bone
once a week at least, even if it
doesnt seem hungry? The poor
thing may be too weak from star
vation to make its wants known,
i. Ji1m Coribelt was hostess
U tlie October meeting . of the
I.'arshall Book Club, Monday -eve-i.'
,r, Oct 17. The annual election
of ofaicers was held and the fol
lowing officers were re-elected:
Pi;&ident,! Mirs. John Carbett; vice
presiident, - Mm. Clyde iRoberts;
secretary-ireasurer, Mrs. Overton
Gregory. Mrs. BewOey Tweed suc
ceeds Mrs. Lee Knight as pro
gram chairman. Mrs. Wade Hu
ey was welcomed as a new mem
ber. $$v:?.t; "Xff&i-y
iFollowing the book exchange,
Mrs, Walter Ramsey gave a re
view of American presidents from
George ? Washington through -Dwight
Eisenhower, telling thef
significant and interesting events
that occurred in each administra
tion. Brief sketches of : the per
sonality, habits, character and
family of each president were
given. W. H. Harrison, at sixty
eight, - was the oldest president
upon first taking the office, while
Theodore Roosevelt, at forty-two,
was the youngest; only three pres
idents were born west of the Mis
sissippi, eight were born in Vir
ginia, seven in Ohio; seven pres
idents . died in office, including
I Lincoln, Garfield and McKindey,
who were assasireated; Jackson
was the first president to travel
by train; F. D. Roosevelt was tSbe
first : to fly while president; Ei
senhower the first and only pres
ident to bold a pilot's license;
Harding was the first president
to speak oyer the radio; Ooolidge
the first to broadcast an inaugur
al address, and Eisenhower's in
auguration the first to be tele
cast. These stnd many other facts
were' Included in Mrs. Ramsey's
presidential ' review which was
based on a book by Joh n and Al
ice Durant, ; "Pictorial History of
American Presidents. ' ..
: -Nine members and one guest,
Mrs. Ed Niles, were present The
' Tornado Squad lists Players and Managers for the 1960-61 Year
They are as follows: (Left to Right): First row -p Manager, Luther Worley;
Herbert Ponder, Paul Treadway, Max Edmonds, Kenneth Ponder, Danny Baldwin,
Tommy Nix, Billy Ray Candler, i Second rowManager Ralph Candlerf Luther Nix,
Jos Metcalf, Barnett Payne, Colon Bishop, Clyde Candler, Charles Sherman,' Harry
Briggs, Earl Ramsey and Manager Ray Caldwell. Tfc&rd iW-nDavld Payne, Oraig
Burnett, Clyde Hagan, Danny Henderson, Eddie Sexton, Jack Martin, Bruce Marlor,
(Stanley Ramsey, Manager Weldon Sawyer and Coach Ed Morton. " '
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BLOODSHED
BOX SCORE
ON N. C HIGHWAYS
Raleigh The Motor Vehicles
Department's summary of traffic
deaths through 10 a. m., Monday,
October 17, 1960:
Killed to date 914
Killed to date last year 809
dub will celebrate its twenty-first
anniversary Nov. 14 with a din
ner meeting at the Manor Hotel
in Asheville. Former members
are expected to attend.
GOLDEN BRICKS
Little Rock, Ark. Want to
build a house out of gold bricks?
(They're available at the bar
gain price of 52 cents apiece.
A brick company, using its dis
count of course, has built an of
fice out of gold bricks. And the
2,976 bricks attract quite a bit of
attention, says M. Tate Roberts,
an official of the firm.
Would-be prospectors wiill be
ftenppointed to learn that al
though the glitter is the real
tinting, it is only about l-1000th of
a millimeter thick. An ordinary
HxUfi holds the gold leaf.
For faster, im casnplsts relief of
hesdactit, neuralgia, neuritis pains,
take STANBACK Tablets or Powders.
STANBACK's S. A (Synergistic Action)
-the combined Ktton of several
- medically-approved ingredients In
one aasy-to taka dose-eases anxiety
and tension, .starts bringing relief
STANBACK
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KING - NORRIS
VOWS SPOKEN
Miss Mildred A. Norris and
Billy H. King were united in
marriage Monday. Oct 17. I960
in Corinth Baptist Church by the
Kev. Charles J. Duvall. S '
The bride is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Norris of
Leicester and ' formerly of Hot
Springs: and the bridegroom is
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe
King, also of Leicester. .
The bride wore a before brocade
dress with brown accessories. Her
flower was a bronze orchid.. A
graduate of Clyde A. Erwin High
School, She is now employed at
the Diana Shop in Asheville. '
The bridegroom, after serving
two years in the U. S. Armv. la
employed at Harry's Body & Fen
der Shop In Asheville.
The connie will zedU at 103
Montford Ave. jin AshevilSe. "
Presbyterian Women
r.Ict Thurcdy In '
FellowtLTp Hall
Announcing
anew
and better kind
oflowrprice
car
1961 MERCURY METEOR 600
1961 MERCURY METEOR 600
Priced to compete with the low-price field !i
600 and 800 series
1SS1 MERCURY METEOR 000
Tiie Woman's Association of the
XTarsliall Pr .', yterian Church
met Thursu.iy trterrioon, Oct. 13
ia tLe Fellow.-1.' Kll far the reir-
' ("; 'ie iriiv ". ':
FimiP r""9l"",''M r'S9T
laawL littml niuttvil btuial
frlcw itwt ssiirtli at saBara tews tart year
1. r:::i'ST PricwlrlsMlnthahurt
UClZt tZt of the low-price tMd.
i - Priced to compete
in: wnn me top en of
I 1 - the low-price field. .
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3. " "T Finest, most luxurious
I of ell 1961 Mereurye.
HICHLICMTG-
Costs loss to buy! Pat: greater value! Mercury prices sue far lower this
year, but just look at these extra values: The first low-price car with a fine-car
rideonly one with new Cushion-link suspension. Even roomier than 1960
e More soundproofing than any other low-price car. Trimmer, more convenient size.
New 1-year or 12,000-mllo warranty! Your ilercury dealer is extending
his warranty on all 1961 Mercurys to one full year or 12,000 miles, whichever
comes first. See him for full information. He will be glad to show you a copy of
his new warranty. Here's real proof of Mercury quality and reliability.
. Costs less to drive! New Super-Economy ert;!nesl 7 se!f-erv!c!.ta
features! Engines include Mercury's first "6" plus new V-8's that use rrular
gasdeliver up to 15 more gas mileage. Self-protecting anti-rust-treated body,
e Special Super-Enamel finish never needs waxing, e MulHers are alumini7.ed for
more than double the life. Brakes are self-adjusting, e You can drive 4.C00 miles
eeiweea uu ciiangps. vuussia is pre-iuoncaiea ior
first 80,000 miles. Spark plu,T3 are sclf-cfmnirg. Stop
in. See the newest and smartest try ia t! e low-price
oeio toaay. iikcoiii-meiicury urn:':
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