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role, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon ??
the Israel id Cod.?palatlan* ?:ld.
It Takes A Lot Of
Hustle To Be Governor
Only those in public life, or those closely
associated with it, can appreciate the time
element in such a position.
Talc* the office of governor, for example.
It is a "steady grind" day in and day out,
with the public demanding public appear
ance speeches, "nd other things which of
ficials are expected to do in addition to car
rying on the duties of their office.
Woodrow Price, writing in The Raleigh
News and Observer, gave an account of one
day in the life of Governor Luther Hodges.
Price said the governor needed an elastic
day?one with more hours. And, he con
tinued, unless some way is found to stretch
time, we're going to have to start electing
two Chief Executives. Maybe three. The
regulation 24-hour day just isn't enough to
contain Governor Hodges.
On this particular day which Price wrote
about, the governor was up at 7, after get
ting in late the night .before from Charlotte.
Before 10 he was pulling the whistle cord
of a diesel near Fayetteville, as part of a
dedication of a new asphalt terminal. He
made the dedication address. He left early
to get to Dunn, where he picked up Mrs.
Hodges and went on to a Baptist gathering in
Sampson county 10 miles away. He got there
a few minutes before noon, made a 15-min
ute address, and heard a sermon, then par
ticipated in the picnic dinner.
Right after lunch he was whisked away to
a nearby school, where he spoke for five
minutes to the students. It was 2 o'clock
when he left the school.
At 2:30 he was back in Dunn, where a re
ception was slated for 4 o'clock. The gover
nor took a brief nap, then shaved, put on
heavier clothes, and attended the reception.
At 5:30 he left for Angier's high school,
where he ate supper and made a brief talk
before 150 people.
From Angier he headed for Buies Creek
and Campbell College. He arrived eight min
utes before the evening performance of "The
Highland Call", a Paul Green production.
He and Mrs. Hodges obliged the audience
with some autographs, and then the governor
made a few remarks before the drama began.
The governor and Mrs. Hodges enjoyed
the dr^pia, but were cold and tired, so they
left at intermission, and arrived back home
at 10:20.
Another day for the chief executive. He
had been a fireman, made five talks, attend
ed a reception, and saw part of an outdoor
drama. He had made one talk to industrial
ists, one to church folk, one to students, one
to a civic group and the last to the drama
audience.
All the governor seems to need is a few
more hours in each day.
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A Timely, And
Important Conference
The joint conference held last week be
tween highway officials of North Carolina,
Tennessee and the Bureau of Public Roads,
was not only timely, but we feel, essential to
the furtherance of the highway program in
this area.
The three groups sat around the confer
ence table, and in a matter of an hour and a
half, were able to discuss the project of a
highway linking Western North Carolina
and Tennessee.
The conference saved much time, gave
everyone an opportunity to participate in
the discussion, and certainly arrive at a bet
ter understanding of the project. The con
ference afforded an opportunity for every
one to learn first-hand how the others felt
on the subject, and to clear up any point
which had been the least bit hazy until that
time.
Prom all observations, it would appear the
Bureau of Public Roads has the fullest con
fidence in the professional ability and integ
rity of the engineers and commissioners of
th6 two states.
We are gratified that the conference was
held, and we think the session will prove to
be the means of expediting the pending pro
gram many months ahead of what tfould
have been possible without the meeting.
Cold War On South
Another propaganda campaign in the guise
of news is coming out of the office of The
New York Herald Tribune. The Herald Tri
bune sent Mr. Homer Bigart, its celebrated
war correspondent, on a 6,700-mile tour of
the South, (including Charleston). The.first
three of his articles have been sent out by
The Herald Tribune Syndicate to other edi
tors who are being invited to buy and print
them, in their papers.
The articles are written with an obvious
slant against Southerners who do not want
to accept integration in the schools. It lumps
them as "white-supremacists," a favorite
smear word.'
Mr. Bigart, an able writer and a pleasant
person, came South with an already firmly
fixed opinion against segregation. (In the
North, a Southerner holding a firm opinion
in favor of segregation is called "preju
diced.") It wasn't really necessary for him
to come South to pick up the opinions writ
ten into his series of articles.
Perhaps it is significant that The Herald
Tribune picked a war correspondent to re
port on race tension in the South. The cam
paign is being conducted on the order of a
cold war.?Charleston News and Courier.
Maybe 1955 Will Re
Recorded 'Stupendous'
Maybe we just don't have the best memory
on earth, but it does seem that we have had
more freaks of nature this fall than usual.
The bumper crops of tomatoes, potatoes,
have been tremendous, and now we are be
ginning to have examples of June apples
ripening in October, and while one tree was
in bloom.
But the fowls of the area are not to be
outdcne. They too are going into the produc
tion of the unusual, as long, slender eggs
with two yolks are in evidence.
Of course, the fishermen had a good year,
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with many extra large ones being caught.
Nfcw we wait patiently for the bear and
deer season to open to get something out of
the ordinary from that group, and then we'll
be about ready for Halloween, and the many
oddities which it always serves.
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BEARFOOT BOY WITH CHEEK
Looking Back Through The Years
20 YEARS AGO
First college football game will
be played in this county between
Biltniore College and Western
Carolina College.
Miss Sarah Louise Hill of Can
ton is married to David Francis
Felmet of Waynesville.
Miss Amelia MacFadyen of
Washington addresses the Federa
tion of Citizens of the Capitol City
today on "Child Conservation".
10 years ago
Charles Ray heads committee
seeking suggestions for practical
War Memorial.
Major Ernest L. Withers, Jr. is
discharged from the Air Force.
Mrs. R. Stuart Roberson and Mrs.
W. Roy Francis are hostesses of a
dinner party.
Staff Sgt. James A. Rose is dis
charged from the Army Air Force.
5 YEARS AGO
Charlie Womack of Waynesville
is elected president of the fresh
man class at Western Carolina.
Miss Janet Abel is bride of
Gosta Wollin.
Joe Morrow of Waynesville is
appointed organist at the Chapel of
The Cross at Chapel Hill.
Judge Frank Smathers is hon
ored at birthday dinner given by
his wife.
Just Looking Around
By W. CURTIS BUSS
Program chairmen seeking an
interesting entertainment feature
would do well to get in touch with
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth White, Cata
loochee. This talented school
teacher, and three of her students
?two of them her children?gave
a program at Rotary Friday that
will be talked about a long time af
ter the recent World Series is for
gotten.
Mrs. White is a native of Walker
town, of the Piedmont area, but
you would never know it if this
personably young lady did not tell
you. She can qualify for a 100 per
cent mountaineer?when she plays
the role.
After finishnig high school she
entered Western Carolina College
and there "picked up" the dialect
of true mountain lingo. So perfect
was it that she once had her own
radio show, where she refused to
use prepared copy. She literally
"threw herself" into the act, as
she did Friday, and kept her audi
ence's attention every minute of
the time.
She possesses a keen sense of
humor, and tells her stories with
enthusiasm and realism.
"I learned to say 'ain't, thar,
youlns, and plenty of double nega
tives,' and I had arrived," she ex
plained.
One of her stories concerned her
arrival at Cullowhee.
"I had been told there was gold
in 'them thar hills' so I started j
looking, but shucks, I never found
none. When T went home 1 told
the man who said thar was gold up
thar that 1 ain't done found none
after I looked and looked.
"That old man, he say, you ain't
heard it rightly?I said thar was
gold up thar in them thar stills?
1 ain't ever said hills."
Mrs. White loves Cataloochee
Valley, and uses more descriptive
adjectives about the place than any
Chamber of Commerce folder ever
contained.
The way she described the place,
it was believed several of the pas
tors In the audience, felt she was
talking about heaven.
Along with Mrs. White was lit
tle Mary Jane, cute as a picture,
and Odie, just a* handsome as hia
little blonde sister was cute, and
the third member of the juvenile
trio of musicians was Don Hannah,
who also has all the ear-marks
of being a big-time musician-enter
tainer.
The two boy*, with banjos, pick
Mm
ed and sang, while Little Mary
Jane hung close to the microphone
and joined in on the vocals. A num
ber of their selections were among
America's oldest ballads, but their
program also had a modern touch
and included some of the latest
hits," including the catchy one,
"Courtin* In the Rain".
Mrs. White has been teaching at
Cataloochee for two years, and
said much of the time at home each
evening was passed in the winter
by the family singing.
She donned her big bonnet, a
polka-dot shirt, high shoes, and
played the part to perfection.
"Last summer," she related,
"some 'ferriners' stopped by the
ranger station, and looked at us in
amazement since we had on our
Sunday best, and wanted to know
where they could find some real
mountaineers. We slipped into our
everyday duds and showed 'em a
weekday mountaineer."
Mrs. White puts on an entertain
ing act that is genuine. She leaves
the imitations to others.
So, program chairman, here's a
tip for a program that is different,
yet highly entertaining, and thor
oughly enjoyable.
Voice of
the People
What is your favorite spot to
visit during the autumn color sea
son?
Miss Ray Ballard?"The Parkway
around Craggy where the moun
tain ash is so lovely."
Miss Anne Albright?"That won
derful drive from Frying Pan Gap
to Beech Gap. I'm making that very
trip today?the loop from Pisgah
around Lake Logan."
Miss Sylla Davis?"One of the
most beautiful places I know is on
Aliens Creek looking toward Lick
stone Mountain."
Miss Ethel McCoy?"Camp Juna
luska! It's perfectly beautiful down
here."
Mrs. Leo Martel ? "I have so
many, it's hard to say. But if I
could visit Only one place this fall,
it would be the new link of the
Parkway from Wagon Road Gap to
Beech Gap."
Mrs. Tom Ray?"I love the whole
Park?but if I could make only one
trip, I would go to Heintooga."
1 CAPITAL M USE BY MANUFACTURE CORPORATIONS
TOTAl ?$175.0 Billion ? Dfmbtr SI. 1954
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It take* a lot of capital to keep America's manufacturing corpora
tions going and growing. In 1954 It took $175 billion worth. This was
the investment necessary for manufacturers to produce goods and
keep people employed.
Of this total investment, $66 4 billion was tied up in land, build
ings, tools and machines. Inventories accounted for $43.3 billion. Re
ceivables?She amouht owed by customers on the orders they have
received but not yet paid for?came to $23 8 billion. Cash on hand,
or invested in U. S. Government bonds, amowwtod to $28 hHlinn
Heady cash is necessary to meet expenses of various kinds?Including
payroll awijjues?a* U?ey Isii due. - ? ?; oa ??
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Rambling 'Roun
By Frances Gilbert Frtzi*
Now that cool weather was her.', Little Johnny's
they had their work cut out tor them. It would be. -(^
that door, Johnny." It became an automatic duty that t?J
One blustery, cold,evening they had the surprise,,,*
Johnny, in his usual mad rush, opened the door h?,uJ
then slowly and carefully closed it. His parents looked at
amazement and at their son in astonishment Thinking
tune time to commend his son, the father said: ? \ow
to do Why don't you always remember to dose the door*
Johnny, with a puzzled expression, studied the matter f*
then slowly replied: "Heck! I cauAht my Davy Crockett J
the knob and the only way I could get it loose was to ^
Definition: "Axiom . . . Statement of a self evident
This also goes for a bill on the first of the nvmtk
It could be called a fantasy or ^ sermon but whatever |
named it gives one pause far thought. We heard it over {
recently and we're passing It on to you.
"A ptg was very disgusted because visitors to the fa
passed the sty with up-lifted noses, and completely w
But they went right on and raved about the eow grazing it
So one day the pig went to the cow for an explanation 'W|y
asked, 'that no one ever admires me or thanks me for what 11
WWere would they get their hams, shoulders sausage mi,
edibles if it wasn't for me? And all jou ever sive them is
The cow raised her gentle brown eyes and said softly:
nlsh all the good things you mentioned but you mud res
give while I'm alive'."
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Heard in passing: "The air this morning is sort
isn't it?"
We have discovered that:
There is no difficulty in finding a parking place . ,.j
on Wednesday afternoon: the view from Main street doi
affords a breath-taking paribrama at any season of the year
light in a house at night makes it look lonesomer than ever
store on Main street is such a rarity that it seems out
Waynesville can boast of as splendid a group of doctors dei
tometrists and ministers as a town ten times its size: the
ing on a windshield can reflect in one's eyes and makef
glare: the days grow into the years much faster than they
a friendly smile can make a person grow an emotional inch,
we never say can never be repeated, good or bad.
Prayer is reaching out for an unseen hand.
This Is The
LAW
By
ROBERT E. LEE
(For The N. C. Bar Association)
AUTOMOBILES
Joe lends his automobile to Sam
for use during Sam's vacation. Sam
wrecks the car. Without contacting
Joe or getting any authority from
him to do so, Sam has the car
towed to Tom's garage and tells
Tom to "fix it up." There is a re
pair bill of six hundred dollars on
the car, which considering the
wrecked /condition of the car is
reasonable In amount. Sam doesn't
have the money with which to pay
Tom. Can Joe get the car from
Tom without paying to him the six
hundred dollars?
No. In North Carolina there is a
statute which gives to any mech
anic or artisan a possessory lien
upon any article of personal prop
erty which has been altered or re
paired at the request of the "own
er or legal possessor". Sam was
the legal possessor of the automo
bile at the time the repairs were
authorized. Tom may continue to
keep the automobile until he has I
been paid a Just and reasonable
charge for work done and material
furnished.
There is no such statute in most
of the other states; and In these
jurisdictions only the owner of
personal property may authorize
repairs which will become a lien
upon the property.
Casper Taylor buys an automo
bile on the installment plan. The
conditional sales contract or chat
tel mortgage given to a finance
company is properly registered.
Taylor subsequently wrecks the
automobile, and takes it to a garage
where he authorizes the necessary
repairs to be made upon it. The
repair bill amounts to five hundred
dollars. Taylor is unable to pay
the garage bill. He also ceases to
pay the monthly payments to the
finance company. May the finance
company repossess the automobile
Beyond Restraint!
HOUSTON. Tex ttf
daughter of a minister!
prevuked beyond rear
"Grand Coulee!" Becu
Coulee, she says, is It
dam in the world.
The U. S. Office of
estimates that there will
293,000 increase in pat
enrollment in 1960 ewiai
1950.
from the garage withoat
its proprietor the five In
lar repair bill?
No. In North Carokni
ic's lien for repairs is (Is
ence to the lien of t
sales contract or chittd
even though the latter
tered and prior in poil
The particular rep
authorized by a "legal
of the automobile.
Bill borrows Henry's
and. while being drives
is damaged in a colli*1
lision is not the results
or negligence on the pa
May Henry recover ft*
judgment for the da"
automobile?
No. Bill is not m
damage done to the<
without his fault.
While John is drivi*
mobile he has horn*
ner, the automobiles'
the result of the negM
tion of a truck drive*
May John recover tbel
of the damages from "
Yes. Although tbel
not answerable to *
loss or injury to tbel?
out his fault, the
sue and recover from*
son the full amount o
caused to the prof*
session
The borrower holds t
he recovers in eX<*ss.
cial interest in tru*
er of the automo*
of the automobile ?
this amounHro^
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