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JrODAT-S BIBLE VERSE ^ #
*M&i8Jrs2su?*%^ Editorial Paae of The Mountaineer ? "? ? -? *"3
pie, and brought >ou i?i> oul ot f?r graves. ? ~UJ
?E/rkiel 37:13. . ? r ??
Next Move Up To The People
Congressman George Shu ford sjx)ke
straight from the shoulder when he said
that^one reason the Great Smoky Mountain
region is no better known is the fault of the
people here for not making it known.
We have perhaps taken the Park and Pis
gah i^tional Forest for granted. Just be
cause^te know of the beauties within those
areas, we often take the position that every
one else also knows about them.
Thue again, we are often prone to feel
thatjjprth the Park now over 25 years of age,
that certainly everyone must have heard of
it duAng that time. But again, such is not
the? case, as we have a new generation that
has been born, married and are now travel
ers. all since the Park was first started.
We are conscious of the fact that there
are many points in the Park that have not
been developed to the degree where we feel
like talking much about them, but the fact
renjaiijs, that the Park is one of the largest
virgin areas in America, and affords more
scenic attractions than almost any spot in
the>nation of similar nature.
J Tie question arises in our minds, if we
shoiikMtalk. promote and push the Park and
Pisgah more, would not Congress be sensi
tive to all this and appropriate more money
for iits development? One could reverse the
qiugtiwi, and ask why does not Congress
first impropriate the money for a fully de
veloped Park, and then we would have more
to t;ilk about? A sensible question, but re
rnert)b?r. Congress acts for the most part on
public sentiment. The Congress has had 25
yea is to act on its own initiative, and has
dong v'ery little. It now looks like the time
has come when the people must "stir up"
and create sentiment for the full develop
ment of the Park and Pisgah areas.
It would be well worth trying.
Baptists Stage (I8th Annual Meet
For five sessions next Week, spread over
two days at three churches, the Haywood
Baptist Association will hold their G8th an
nual Associational meeting. The association
represents over 10,000 Haywood Baptists.
This year's program will bring to Hay
wood many of the leaders of the State Bap
tist Convention, and these, together with the
leaders in this county, will discuss the gen
eral (program of the present and make plans
for the future.
Tlje Baptists art>- making steady progress,
as well as other denominations, and their re
ports for the year's work is indicative of
the- growing interest in religion here, as well
as afcross the land.
|
Of all the sects we know of the insects are
now) causing the most trouble. ? Elizabeth
tow A (Ky.) News.
Successor Needed
The decision of Turner Cathey to return
to his former post as principal ol tht; Penn
sylvania Avenue school in Canton, leaves a
place vacant in the county agent's off tee that
has proven most important.
Mr. Cathey has devoted his entire time to
the promotion, organization, and enlarge
ment of the Community Development Pro
gram.
His activities have proven that the ser
vices of a full time man is needed for just
that phase of the program.
it is true that the people in the community
carry on their programs, yet it takes coordi
nation, planning and a general county-wide
program to make a success of what has been
started here, and carried on so satisfactorily.
A successor will be needed at once to as
sure the continuance of the successful work.
A Reasonable Suggestion
Not too many of us ever give thought
to the problem facing some folk who are in
prison, and someday hope to be given their
treedom. One reason the average person nev
er thinks of such things is because he never
plans to be faced with that problem. And
well they should feel that way.
However, the fact msmains that there are
many now in prison that are handicapped
when given their freedom. The Raleigh
News and Observer tells the other side of the
question, as they quote a prisoner who wrote
from the inside of the prison behipd the bars:
"A suggestion so sensible that it seems
shameful that it has been overlooked?or at
least not enacted into law?cranes from a
Negro convict at an Edgecombe County pri
son camp. Under present circumstances, the |
man points out, when a prisoner is released
at the expiration of sentence, he almost has
to steal or starve. His basic suggestion is
that they be given what they do not get now,
enough money to tide them over the first
three days or unil they can find work.
"This man's picture of the problem is dis
turbingly true. He wrote:
"The morning of his release after being
locked up for 10 or 15 years the prisoner eats
his breakfast. At home his friends and rela
tives are deceased or scattered over the uni
verse. He has no home to return to.
"He could get a room but he doesn't have
any money. The breakfast he ate in the morn
ing is gone. It's lunchtime. He wants to go
straight but now he is hungry. So what does
he do? He asks someone for food. He is told
to get a job.
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int* | ii i sunt* i J2> uinv 11 lii i ict iu lit: iiiuat l
eat even while looking for a job. Now this
is his first day out of prison and darkness is
fast approaching. The prisoner has no place
to sleep. He is dejected. He tries one more
robbery ... or breaks into a store. He gets
caught, and back he goes to prison for the
taxpayers to support for the next 10 or 20
years.
"This convict may oversimplify the mat
ter. Also, perhaps even if the State gave them
a little money to tide them over, many pris
oners might go back to criminal Ways all the j
same. It would still seem to be a good bet ;
for society to put out a few dollars for such i
a released prisoner in the hope of avoiding
the costs of crime, courts and those long
years of imprisonment.
"This convict's suggestion deserves the at
tention of men who would like to do some
thing to prevent crime in North Carolina ,
end not create conditions which almost per
petuate criminal careers."
A young man who had just received his
degree from college rushed out a.nd said,
"Here I am, world; I have my A. B."
THE MOUNTAINEER
** Waynesville. North Carolina
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TIMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Associated Pre*;*! Is entitled exclusively to the use
for r*-pirb'ication of all the local news printed in this
newsfiapAr, as well as all AP news dispatches
THursday Afternoon, August 13, 1953
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Voice of the
People
What were the highlights of your
trip with the 4-H group to Massa
chusetts?
T. L. Francis, WaynesviUe: "The
most interesting thing to me was
seeing deer in the pasture as we
would see cattle ? at the home
where 1 was a guest. I liked the
New England tv|V square dancing
? but I'm looking forward to some
more Southern cooking."
Buddy Kogers, bus driver: "I en
joyed everything so much I can't
single otit any one thing?except
seeing Nancy Noland dance with
the big fat boy'."
Mrs. Oral Yates, teacher of Crah
tree-Iron Duff School: "The Berk
shire 'hills' were beautiful and the
people showed real 'Southern hos
pitality'. The highlight to me was
the concert by the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra at the Tanglewood
Music Festival in Lenox, MaSs."
N'ral Kellv, Bethel: "The Jose
Lemon dance, the Berkshire Play
house, Radio City, Jacobs' Pillow,
and the Washington Airport."
. I j
Margaret Ann Walker, Waynes- i <
villi-: "The Empire State Building j
and the amazed expressions of the
spectators when our group square
danced."
ONLY SIX MONTHS BUT IT SEEMS* LONGER
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/oa ^t-(i?f.% *rT~)
I
Deris Muse, WaynesvUle: "I en
joyed everything but the highlight
of my trip was seeing the Wel
come to North Carolina sign as
we came home.''
Carol Wilson, Canton: "The
whole trip. It was the most won
derful time in my life. The food
was different but good."
i
Weaver Hipps, Canton: "The
highlight to me was the ball game
at Yankee Stadium-?but it was all
good. This is my third trip and it'
was the best group yet."
(Continued next week)
Looking Back Over The Years
15 years ago
Special service will mark sixti
eth anniversary of Grace Church
in the Mountains.
More than 500 take pari in Farm
and Home Tour.
-? ?? ? ? ? $
Miss Mary Emma Massie be
comes brides of C. E. Weatherby.
Miss Margaret Terrell Returns
from summer school at Columbia
University in New York City.
10 years ago
Labor Mobilization Board of Hay
wood County is organized with H.
Arthur Osborne as chairman.
Bundles for Russia are being col
lected by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Robert L. Gibson, Jr., is attend-,
jug "Tar Heel State" at the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Lt. and Mrs. J. H. Howell. Jr.,
of Camp Blandlng, Fla.. visit the
former's parents.
5 YEARS AGO
Dr. C, C. Warren of Charlotte
will deliver the address at the
63rd annual meeting of Haywood
Baptists. *
Dr. K. R. Caldwell, Jr., is award-]
ed a Fellowship in medicine at
George Washington University.
Miss Ruth Eleanor Wagenfeld is
engaged to William N. Alexander
of Canton.
Mrs. J. W. Ray and Mrs. J. C.
Cronser honor Mrs, Allan McLean
of Fl. Myers at a bridge luncheon.
Mrs. Felix Stovall gives party for
her guest. Mrs. W. C. Klingensniith
' of Titusville, Fla.
Views of Other Editors
CHURCH NEWS TOPS ALL
TYPES IN PAPER
Do newspapers devote an inor
dinate amount of their space to
crime news? you've heard the ex
pression: "The newspapers are just
too full of crime news!" You've
heard people say: "All the news
papers are interested in is crime;
they are not interested in 'good'
news, in news of religion."
Pi rhnps you've said something
similar to that yourself.
We picked a "neutral" newcomer
to our staff, young Claude Mt
liride, who is studying for the
ministry and is working during
the summer months as an intern
or "cub" reporter on The Ledger,
to study The Ledger's handling of
criminal versus religious news.
Claude was asked to select any
two weeks of back issues of The
Ledger and actually to measure
thp number of inches devoted to
religious, crime and other cate
gories of news. What he found
surprised young Claude. It sur
prised sonic of us on the staff. It
probably will surprise you.
Moie than twice as many inches
were devoted to religious news
than to crime news in the six is
sues for the week ending May 16.
For the week ending May 23. reli
t'ious news space topped criminal
news space by about 15 per cent.
Here is how the different cate
gories of news compared space
wise:
For work ending May 16?Reli
eion. 232 incites; crime. 111 inches;
government news, 213 inches, and
civic events, 107 inches.
For week ending May 23?Reli
gion, 176 inches; crime 156 inches;
government news, 201 inches, and
civic happenings, 109 inches.
Totals for the two weeks?Reli
gion, 428 inches, crime, 267 inches;
government news, 419 inches; and
civic happenings, 216 inches.
If reports of civic events consti
tute "good" news, and if space de
voted to this type of reporting is
combined with space devoted to
rdivion. we have these impressive
totals: Week ending May 16 ?
"Good" news, 359 inches; crime,
111 inches. Week ending May 23?
"Good" news. 285 Inches; crime,
156 inches. Total for both weeks?
"Good" news, 644 inches; crime,
267 inghes.
Of course, "Government news,"
relating to local, state and federal
developments, could be considered
"good" news, and the ratio good
to-had news would he even higher.
There was no deliberate effort to
increase religious news for pur
poses of the survey. The survey
idea developed spontaneously and
young Claude McBride picked his
own weeks of issues to conduct the
study.
1J
a newspaper's preoccupation with |
crime news?
From The Columbus 'Ga.l Ledger ]
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55 STITCHES
f
The report from Southern Pines',
of a motorist who was robbed of
$90 and beaten so badly that 55
stitches were required to close his
wounds should serve as a warning ],
to other motorists.
It seems needless to add that the I
bad conduct was that of hitchhik
ers. There were two of them and
they were well dressed.
Doubtless there are deserving
hitchhikers, but this incident is
one of many which demonstrate
that motorists who give rides to
strangers run a very real risk. This
case also shoVvs that appearance
does not furnish a reliable guide
in determining whether or not to
give a ride to a hitchhiker.
The truth is that undesirable
hitch-hikers are not confined to
those with criminal intentions.
Many who offer no danger to life, j
limb or wallet are plain nuisances j
and those who befriend them usu-j
ally regret their kindness, although j
they suffer neither injury not
pecuniary loss as a result
The safest rule is to avoid hitch-!
hikers unless they are known to the
motorist or can be identified read
ily. The minimum rule of safety is
to make sure that the original oc-1
cupants of an automobile are
never outnumbered by hitch-hikers.
?Raleigh News and Observer.
NOT THE ONLY ONE
North Carolina's new United
States Senator Alton Lennon
. I
promptly has begun his campaign
For reelection, although the Demo
?ratic primary will not take place
until next May1. He is not. however,
[he only one.
Senator Lennon clearly believes
he has little enough time in which
to acouaitit North Carolina voters
with his sterling qualities. Some
others are busy too. The friends
of former Governor Kerr ^cott
believe it is not too early to be
gin to point up the high qualifica
tions of their own favorite can
didate. '
Some of tne grass roots folk
down in Duplin and Pender are
planning a barbtcue. It will honor
the State Highway Department as
well ar Governor Scott. They Want
to express their gratitude for their
new secondary roads; but they
are not unaware that, in extolling
the new blacktops, they will be
lauding Kerr Scott.
All the wayside observer can
say is that, if anyone else is think
ing about petting into the next
Senatorial contest in North Caro
lina he had better hustle down to
the bullpen and begin warming up.
?The Durham Sun.
Stewart P. Davis Is
With Marine Aircraft
Unit In California
EI. TOKO (SAN^A ANA), -Calif.
? Marine Private First Class
Stewart P. Davis, son of Mrs. W.
Davis of Wavnesville, is working
as an aircraft mechanic with Mar
ine Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
10 at the EI Torn Marine Corps
Air Station, Santa Ana, Calif.
The 19-year-old Leatherneck at
tended Wavnesville High School
before entering the Marine Corps.
THE OLD HOME TOWN By STANLEY
( yippee !!-only nine more" u
/ years to payoai my life /nsurancet-)
( and ill be paid up foi? life:? , s?s.
UMCut DAW BueoocKceLEsreA-rws
HIS 91 ST BiSTWOAV wiTW A JS3S?i
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Rambling'Round
Bits Of Human Interest News
By Frances Gilbert Frazier
The car, an expensive make, bore an out-of-state been* ~
occupants had e< idently stopped for a rest What die* ?ur
attention was a very attractive lady standing by ti, tar ^
long scarlet satin ribbon to which was attached an inch-wide,
And this collar encircled the neck of a very diinimi'n,. il>; .
From its demeanor and poise the kitten showed a blast Unc,
for both the attention it was causing . and the collar. One,
though, was a self-evident fact; it would be some mu. , .
kitten would outgrow that collar!
Heard in passing: "It was thundering and lightning on one?
and the wind was blowing hard on the other side. y,m didn'tka
if vou'd be knocked down or blowed up."
Mother Nature went on a shopping trip the other day
toll' Father Time several times that she simply didn't have i
to wear and as fall would soon be here, she had to r?p:en^
wardrobe. Of course. Father Time agreed with her as he hid
many, many years. So off went Mother Nature, carrying 31
list. She had already mapped out the color scheme she wouldk
russet brown, dark greens and accessories of scarlet and gon
also included bronze and topaz jewelry.
That night she returned utterly worn out but very ph^
her purchases. "There, thank goodness," she told Father1
"everything is ready for the Autumn season.' And she .milef
pily as she concluded: "You are a dear. You always are so j
and sweet with me when I have to start out all over again with 1
thing brand new."
Soome people are like worms: you have to prod them w
out which way they are going:.
-i
Once upon a time there was a very rich man. But hey
happy. He worked day and far into the night in his desire to*
more'wealth. Money was his sole ambition. He sacrificed ft
family, health and the respect of his employees in his frantic
for pursuing the god of Mammon. But one day, as must come
of us, he passed on to the Great Unknown where all men are
and hank accounts are of no va'ue. After the funeral two men
talking and one of them sadly shook his head as he said "Pi*
Mr. Zeedee. He died without leaving a thing." His companion I
at the speaker in amazement. "What on earth do you mean,"!
claimed, "why Mr. Zeedee was a millionaire." The first man*
in agreement and replied: "Oh, yes. He left plentv of money b*
will soon be gone. Can vou sav that he left one real friend, a
itable act, a kindly feeling for his fellowmen, a child that ?i
member him for a pat on the shoulder, a neighbor who can
over-the-fence chats or an acquaintance who can truthfulh say
was a fair man'? No. 1 still say, poor Mr. Zeedee who left nothin
In ev'ry Jine you'll find some men
Who loudly talk . . . but labor shirk.
The rooster iust stands 'round and crows,
But it's the hen that does the work.
Schedule
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Aug-. 14
L. JITNALUSKA - RATCLIFFE
COVE
Jack Long 9:20- 9:45
"Jew Bridge 9:50-10:10!
Ann Shelton 10:20-10:45 j
Ollie Mack 11:00-12:00|
Roy Meador 12:15-12:30
Hugh Frances 12:35- 1:00
RatclifTe Cove Groc. 1:10- 1:30
Mt. Experiment Sta. 1:40- 1:55
Wiley Franklin 2:05- 2:30
Henry Francis 2:45- 3:00
Aug. 17
BEAVERDAM
J. T. Smith 9:30- 9:45
Oavid Burch 9:50-10:15
Charles Jacobs 10:20-10:35
Williamson Groc. 10:45-11:05
Mrs. T. G. Murray 11:10-11:30
L. 1,. Moore Groc. 11:35-11:45
Allen Grocery 11:50-12:20
Robert Harris 12:35-12:55
J. E. Henderson 1:10- 1:25
Ed Queen 1:40- 1:55
Ray Pruett 2:00- 2:20
Mark Swaim 2:30- 2:45
Aug. 18
MORNING STAR - STAMEY
COVE
Quay Smathers 9:25-10:15
Geo. Wilson's Store 10:25-10:50
J. L. Rhodarmer 11:00-11:20
B M. Stamey 11:30-11:55
Letter To EditJ
LIKES EDITORIAL I
Editor The Mountaineer ?
You wrote a very fine efl
in your July 30th issue. andH
to compliment you on it. fl
let me know whenever 1 citH
assistance to you in providifl
terial for editorials and ?
articles. Of course, the
eludes considerable material?
you can use, but in the eitfl
find questions arise that pH
not readily find the ansv*
I please drop me a note, and?
write you immediately I
Thankine you for your ?
nesscs and looking forwardf|H
I ing from you. I cm
Very truly yours, I
CHARLES M GRAfl
Park and Recreat*
Engineer
j Atlanta.
Smathers' Dairy
, A. B Watts
? L. L. Allen
Cromer Crisp '*?
CARD in TIIAVL'H
We wish to express ourJB
appreciation for the kinan^M
sympathy shown us durini^H
ness and death of our H
I mother. Mrs. Ethel Rf"*^?
Francis Reece and
DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1. Young
oyster
5. Hurl
9. Melody
10. Grampus
11. Flock
12. Close to
13. Race course
circuits
14. Begins
16. Constel
lation
17. Title of a
knight
18. Plump
19. Musical
instruments
22. Railway
(abbr.)
23. Uncle (Scot.]
24. Juice of a
plant
26. Public notice
28. Per. to a
faction
32. God of the
underworld
34. Prince
(Abyssinia)
35. Part of
"to be"
36. Bring to
light
38. Cut
39. Divine
Instruction
(Heb.)
40. Sudden
attacks
41. God of
mischief
42. Toward
the lee
43. Sand dune
iHngl j
44 High, crugg;
hills
DOWN
1. Desert
(Afr.)
2. Equip
3. Affected
manners
4. Little child
5. Differenti
ates
6. Scope
7. Neckerchief
8 A shrew
13. Escape
(slang)
y 14 Closely
related
(rare)
15. Pig pen
17. Cottage
cheese
20. Mischievous
person
21. Cebine
monkey
25. Book of
Psalms
26. Sum up
27. Ale accord
ing to rules
29. Rodent
3Q. Springs up
.H.StiM I
j>3 Shop^ ?
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