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So This Is New York NORTH CALLAHAN Lunch at the Lamb's Club with my friend. Cbet Shaw, magazine executive, and oddly enough no lamb chops on the menu. It is a merry .nd warmly-hospitable place on West 44th Street just far enough off Times Square to es cape most of the noise. Inside, one bumps Into Fred Waring or Bob by Clark or Gene Autry or most rny famous person In the enter tainment world For this is their Manhattan club. Chet explained to me, as we sat down at a natural wood table to ? pork chops! The story of the Lamb's Club is interesting. It is' the oldest and most famous theatrical club in the world. There are two versions of the origin of Us name. One is that Mary Lamb, sister of Charles Lamb, the English writer, kept hospitable open house for actors and actresses after the shows. An other account states that a "small party" of men occasionally took a dip in the English Channel near where sheep were raised. These men of toe stage saw the sheep be ing washed, thus suggesting the name. Lambs; that Of the head of the club, the Shepherd: and their festive outings, called Washings, names which are still used. In 1879. Shepherd Harry Beck ett of the local Lambs made fre quent trips to the then-scanty headquarters of the club, "carry ing many articles, including a tool table, exciting the suspicion of the solitary policeman at a corner of Union Square. From 1880-91, the Lambs experienced periods of "prosperity, toy. sorrow and calam ity" but entertained such guests as General W. T. Sherman, Charles A. Dana and Sir Henry Irving. It was then a custom to hold monthly "cook's dinners," when some mem ber of the club provided a special dish prepared bv himself. When It came to the 13th dinner, none of the stage folks ? notoriously supersitious ? wanted to assume charge of It, so all pitched In. Stanford White, famous archi tect shot by Harry K. Thaw, laid plans for the home of the club in 1897. Charles Frohman and an other Lamb. Charles Klein, author of "The Music Master," lost their lives when the ship, Lusltanla. was sunk by the Germans on May 7, 1913 Lamb David Belasco had tried to persuade Frohman not to make the trip on the Ill-fated ves sel. In 1B1I when crippled sold iers heaan to arrive here from France, Gene Buck formed a plan for the Lambs to entertain them? They were brought to the club from various hospitals ? lame, blind, on canes, crutches and In wheel chairs, driven In cars or am bulances by patriotic women. At the Lamb's Club, they were fed and entertained by thr great stars of the day. In 1924, the silent movie hero. Thomas Melghan, was elected Shepherd. Several years later. Frank Crumlt took this job and In 1930, William Gaxton. Later when Fred Waring was the prexy, he often appeared with his or chestra and singers at the Gam bols, popular events indeed. With World War It. John Golden was elected Shepherd and he organized i system bv which over five mil lion free tickets to the theatre were given to service men stop ping in New York. I recall this very well, fof I received some of them ? and along with other GI's was entertained at the Lamb's Club as well. For at least 13 years, the most popular figure In the club was Tommy, the club cat. He was your best friend, when he was hungry: at other times, he didn't know you existed. In many ways, the local Lambs still follow the rule laid down by their Ehglish predeces sors. almost a hundred years ago It was: "That the fold do meet to browse every Saturday at 4:30 p m.: that the Shepherd may in flict a fine of two shillings and slx-pense on any member who fails in attention to the bell." k Pitch For Comfort DECATUR. III. (API ? Among gifts Luther Rlngo received when he retired after 33 years as a Wabash Railroad machinist was a set of horseshoes fop pitching. He says pitching horseshoes helps his lumbago KI'RT GANS ? "The Slore of Fine Gifts" Gel a Whale of a Bargain A* Our Bulova Trade-In Sale! O You make big savings when you trade-in your old watch for a smart new BULOVA at our big BULOVA Trade-In Sale. Act now. Get a whale of a watch bargain at NOTICE . i TO OWNERS OF WATER HEATERS IN THE AREAS OF ALLENS CREEK AND HIGHWAY 19A-23 (Below Aliens Creek School) wbL The new water line in this area will be turned on Wednesday, February 1. This new line will increase the water pressure to 125 or 135 pounds in some areas. It may be necessary for you to have the setting increased on the pressure release valve of your water heater in order to prevent overflow that might be caused by the increased water pressure. The water pres sure has been increased to provide better fire protection in your ares. Bp. i ' G. C. FERGUSON I ^ TOWN MANAGER mM " t ^ " v ill PRINCE CHARLES AT THE HUNT fUNCI CHAIliS return* a riding crop to Major Hoard, master ot the hounds, atter borrowing It to keep the enthusiastic animals from ? knocking htm down. The young Prince attended a meet ot the West Norfolk Hunt at Karpley Dams, Hllllngton, with his rr,ether, Queen Elizabeth II. and his sister. Princess Anne (/ntern/ntrmel) N. C. Employment Security Coverage Extended Jan. 1 ; Approximately 10.350 additional employers will be taxed and an es- j tlmated 80.000 new workers will be ? covered by the provisions of the ( amendment to the North Carolina | Employment Security Law, effec live January 1, 1956. whejj the 1 amendment becomes fully opera- ^ tlve during the year. Col. Henry E. Kendall, chairman of the N. C. Em ployment Security Commission, has announced. | ( The newly covered employers ; will be thoae employing four to sev- , en workers. Inclusive, except for j exempted employment, to be add- -I ed to the 17.502 employers of eight < or more workers, already covered by the law. and the additional cov- ] ered workers of these firms will be | added to almost 1,000.000 workers who have wage credits by virtue of having worked for the already ' covered employers. A breakdown of most of the ad- i dttinnal workers to be covered In- ' dicates that an estimated 23.300 will be added In wholesale and re tail trade, another 11,350 in the service trades, and-about 6.750 in manufacturing, probably about one third of these in lumbering em ployment. Chairman Kendall points out that the General Assembly of North Carolina amended the law at Its 1855 session, effective Janu ary 1. 1856. after the Congress of the United States had amended the Federal Unemployment Tax Act to extend its provisions to em ployers of four or more workers. The N.C. amendment was enacted to conform to the federal law. In prior years both laws provided that only employers of eight or more workers were liable. The state's Employment Secur ity Commission, Chairman Kendall reports. Is planning to make in formation available through vari ous media to employers who may be subject to the law in the hope of eliminating any misunderstand ing as to what firms are liable (cov ered) or when the first reports and tax payments are due. However, he stated, the failure of any employ er to receive the Information or other materials being distributed in no way relieves him of, his II V ? I ability under the law. It is not compulsory for any em ployer to become liable until he has had as many as four individu als employed during each of 20 weeks in a calendar year after January 1, 1956?the earliest date it May 20, 1956 The law does pro vide that an employer may elect voluntarily to come under the law. irrespective of the number of work ers or before the expiration of 20 weeks, if he so desirea Col Kendall announces that there are some who know they will be liable in 1956 and may wish to elect coverage voluntarily so they may get their records in order and pay the taxes each quarter (tax due on a quarterly basis) so as not to have an accumulation of two or more quarters due at one time? since liability Is effective for them as of January 1. Once an employ er become liable, he must remain liable until liability is terminated as provided by law. Informational material explain ing more fully this provision of the law and the Unemployment Insur ance Program will be mailed to em ployers of three or more workers, based on the list of such employ ers who make reports to the Bu reau of Old Age and Survivors' In surance. This material will be mailed within the next 60 days. r? . DOM'T IMV1T1 DISASTER . . . SaMfcia? it M i* mi ?i At Mil I?? Cltftll ?I n?*i Dn'l Kit claim. A _ I, Kefauver's Sons Oppose His Running By JANE EADS WASHINGTON ? Estes Kefauv ;r say* the two oldest of his four .oungsters were against his run ning again for the Democratic pres dential nomination because they 'don't like being conspicuous at icho*>l." Daughter Linda. 14. is particu larly shy and doesn't like to have tier picture taken. Attractive, auburn-haired Nancy Kefauver, the Tennessee senator's wife, who was often acclaimed his greatest asset when she toured the country with him during the 1952 campaign. Indicated to me some weeks ago that she more or less in tends to sit this one out. She explained that the children are getting older and need one of their parents around while in "the formative stage." She said, how ever, she would do her share to help her husband. "But." she added, "I never did make any speeches for him. I only filled ir for him in public when he got tied ip with some other commitment." i Die hand-shaking and traveling < vasn't too hard to take. It often | vas fun and nearly always excit- 1 ng. she admitted, but she said 1 the has always worried about being 1 iway from the children for any length of time. ? ' i Among other personal items Sen. ' Wayne Morse (D-Ore> keeps in the 1 right-hand draver of his desk on Capitol Hill is a snapshot of one of j the family dogs, named Jan for the three Morse daughters ? Judith. 1 \my and Nancy. ? ? ? Another Washington official's j wife has gone into the interior decorating Held following the pat tern set bv Mrs. Robert Kerr, wife ?f the Democratic senator from Oklahoma, who opened a swank shop in the capital's exclusive Georgetown section. The newcom er is Mrs. Arthur Compton. whose husband, a career diplomat, is cur rently head of the Austrian desk at the State Department. Mrs. Kerr, like many interior decorators, dislikes parting with the treasures in her studio. While there 1 admired a pair of extraordinarily beautiful imported Rosenthal china figures about two and a half feet tall which had been fashioned into lamps. One was t|)e figure of a standing woman, the other was of a seated woman. They were wl)ite with touches of pink, apple green and a lovely blue. They were priced in four figures. "But they're sold," an assistant In the studio reminded me. "We're decorating an entire, huge bed room about them." The .buyer ? Mrs .Kerr Mrs. Averell Harriman Supporter Of Modem Art By JANE EAD8 WASHINGTON?Some wag Mid led like to ?ee Gov. Averell Hirri nan of New York elected President n 1MB so there'd be a Picasso in he White House. If Harrlman were to become President, the Executive Mansion indoubtedly would house not Just in original by the famed contem wrary artist, but an Imposing gal ery of some of the best works of lome of the world's most widely ac ilalmed moderns. Mrs. Harrlman has been pro minent of modern art for 19 years. 5he operated her own gallery in Mew York. Sne closed It in 1942 to devote her time to war work, [tut still owns masterpieces which the Louvre and Metropolitan would love to own?originals by Cexanne. Picasso, Detain. Coubet, Toulouse Lautrec and the American Walt Kuhn. These have been enjoyed by Washlngtonlans before when the governor came here to head up the Mutual Security Administration, an appointee of President Truman. 1 >aw the pictures one day early in 1952 when I went to interview Mrs. Harriman after her husband had announced his intentions of seeking the Democratic presidential bid. They were hung with the great rare and the artistry of the true connoisseur on the walls of Up lands, the former home of Mrs. J. Borden Harriman, once rented by Perle Meats, and at that time by the Harrimans. Mrs. Harriman told me then that "if she moved into the White House she had no Intention of taking down the famous oil paintings of former presidents that decorate the state parlors of the Executive Man sion. but she certainly would And wall space for her own priceless collection. In addition to her paintings by the aforementioned professional artists, Mrs. Harriman boasts a collection of the works of some renowned amateurs, including President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill. The Eisenhower painting is a scene of the famous skiing resort Sun Valley in'spring greenery instead of snow. Sir Winston's shows a bottle and glasses on a table Program Revision ST. LOUIS <AP) ? About 900 patrons awaited the performance of the suburban Webster Groves community concert series, but where was Mildred Miller, mezzo soprano of the Metropolitan Op era? Why. she was at her home in Arlington, Va.. and had a contract to prove she had signed for a later date. But what about violin ist Michael Rabin, billed on the i programs for the date claimed by ; the singer? A further check of the ; contracts showed he actually had sigiMd for an even later date. The patrons were sent home ? and the programs revised. Quttn's Equerry ] ? ? i v FIRST African to be appointed , equerry to a British sovereign is a Nigerian, Maj. Johnson Thom as Ummamkwe Aguiyi-Tronsl, of ' the 4th Battalion. He will attend Queen Elizabeth during her tour of Nigeria with her husband, the 1 Duke of Edinburgh. They will start their trip January 27. The major has been taking an In- i fantry company commander"* , course at Westminster, England. , . , . i Bands For Prison JACKSON, Mich. (AP> ? When 1 they play "If I Had the Wings of an Angel" at Southern Michigan Prison, it's liable to come out In any of six arrangements. The prison has six bands ? a : 40-piece concert orchestra, a 16 piece dance band, a dixieland band , and a progressive jazz band of 10 pieces, an eight-piece hillbilly group and a seven-man polka band. Prison officials say it htlps to ease tension for players and list eners alike. The bands include professional musicians and even one man who taught music in pub lic schools for 18 years. The prison also offers music for beginners. Each fall two groups of 35 men each enroll in classes where they learn to play the in strument of their choice. Prison officials say it teaches the men to work together. Heart Disease Grreated Threat In Haywood (Special to The Mountaineer) NEW YORK?Data just released ?y the Government brines home orcibly the fact that In Haywood bounty heart disease js the great ?st single threat to human life. It is found to be responsible for J4.5 per cent of all deaths locally. This is a larger proportion than is ?eported for most other sections jf the United States, where heart lisease accounts for 52.3 per cent yi the total mortality. It is greater, also, than the per icntage in the State of North Caro lina. where a 51.4 per cent heart rate is found. The data is contained in the an nual report of the United State Health Service on vital statistics. It Is made public to a nation that Is now highly conscious of this great scourge because of the illness of President Eisenhower. According to the American Heart Association, the United States has the highest death rate from heart attacks and strokes of any country In the world. More than a third of this mortality is in the under-65 age group, the most productive years. In addition, some ten million persons in the United States, or one out of every 16, suffer from seme form of heart disease. Among residents of Haywood County it took a toll of 143 lives during 1953, the period covered by the new report. The total mortillty locally, from whatever cause, was 262. Apart from other considerations, the economic loss attributed to heart disease is staggering. The American Heart Association places it at lVi billion man hours a year. Ii. dollars and cents, this exceeds *2 billion. While the mechanisms respon sible for 90 per cent of heart dis ease ? hardening of the arteries, high blood pressure and rheumatic fever?have yet to be discovered and coped with, certain progress has been made in other directions. Some forms can be prevented, some cured and almost every type helped by proper treatment. An elaborate locomotive and car testing machine on British rail ways measures the performance of engines and cars in a wide range of speeds in a wide variety of traffic conditions. THIS ADVERTISEMENT appeared recently in leading financial publication*, and in buaineaa magazines with national circulation. \ It doesn't fit! 0 MUCH HAS BEEN SAID recently about so-called "pirating" techniques used to lure industries to the South. This talk just doesn't fit the facts. No doubt local enthusiasm has created situations that are not above reproach. But these are isolated instances?the exception and not the rule. And they are by no means confined to the South. The industries that reputable industrial development agencies in the Southland are seeking?and getting?art not the fly-by-night variety, looking for something for nothing. The industrial Southland of today offers plant-site seekers ample .. inducements of real merit without resorting to phony lures or unrealistic concessions of any kind. "Look Ahead?Look South!" SOUTHERN RAILWAY SYSTEM ItMIMTM. DL C * f You bet it doesn't! % THERE HAS BEEN some loose talk lately accusing the South and its industrial development agencies of using and endorsing practically any type of tactics in order to attract industries from other regions. You kpow and we know that "blanket accusations" of this kind pointing a finger of criticism at the entire Southland not only are unfair - they simply are not true. Yet, talk of this sort is often picked up and passed on and on. That's why we felt impelled to "speak up" - in the national advertisement reproduced above. The modern Southland has many enthusiastic spokesmen. We are proud to be one of them. It is still another way we can give meaning to our slogan "The Southern Serves the South." x wr. x r iHm
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