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Something Else We Often Take For Granted Among 'the many things we take for granted in the present every-day line of con veniences, are open highways. After a snow we take for granted that the highway* will be open even all during the snowfall. And due to the determination of highway forces this is the case, the high ways are freed of snow as fast as equipment will travel. In order to keep them open, it means long, hard hours of work for the highway forces, but they perform their task nobly, and con sistently. Not only do they clear the roads of snow but they lend a helping hand to motorists who have had the misfortune of getting off the highway because of the slippery coating. Not only do they remove the snow, but on bridges, where the snow is likely to become a coating of ice, they spread sand for added protection. It is so easv to take such things tor grant ed, without realizing the amount of extra hard work which goes into such an under taking. And while too many of us never ex press ourselves, we feel that there is a deep feeling of genuine appreciation on the part of the people for the efforts of the highway forces in keeping the roads cleared of snow. What, No Snails And Rattlesnake Meat? Having just delivered Itself of the declara tion that "we'd bust at one further bit of arrogance from Virginians, South Carolin ians, and other less-pretentious neighbors," the Greensboro, N. C., Daily News modestly confesses to the ensuing: "Nortfi Carolina produces the following delicacies which are not to be matched by those of1 any State, district or natjon on earth: hams, bacon, ehitterlings, turkeys, hens, fryers, capons, guineas, ducks, geese, shad, herring, assorted roes, scallops, oyst ers. shrimp, flounder, trout (Brook, Brown and Rainbow), venison, rabbit, bear, and o'posRunj." The News goes on to asseverate that "Maryland has us whipped for crabs. South Carolina ;for rice and gravy, and Virginia for good, dependable fatback." But, says the Ne^f.^aMdentTy homing' to evolth fervent yowls*m>m the Old Dominion, among other places, "it is not the Tar Heel nature to prate and preen." W?gri4c arrogantly from our meager ra tion of fatback to ask why our humble con temporary forgot to list among Tar Media's priorities such delicacies as catfish, ground squirrel, codfish tongues, snails, birds' nest, toad fish and rattlesnake meat. Those mod est fallows down in the Old North State must be slipping.?Richmond Times-Dispatch. The Big Losers ||8|0lf So far. of the many conteatarfw^V'tiave appeared on the country's m?j| intuitu- TV program, "The $64,000 Questi^v ordjr two have taken the risk of tryi|0j|fc|flHg, to,) prize. The others have stopped at $82,000, $16,000, or atili lower levels. '* One reason for this is obvious enough ? the terrific bite that the proitafcafte income tax takes out of large incomes or winnings. For example, if a single man with other in come of $4,000 were to actually clear $64,000, after taxes, the prize would have tb be an incredible $448,711! That's tough on individuals -r it's far tougher on the country at large. This is the all-important point made by the, Akron Beacon-Journal when it says: "Many a busi nessman has asked himself this $64,000 question: Shall 1 invest, expand, create more jobs with the hope of making more money? And after studying the tax rates, he, too, has often decided to quit white he was safely ahead. The big losers from such decisions are not the businessmen ? nor the television contestants ? but the small taxpayer and Uncle Sam." A Little Bit 'Nuts' Is Normal A University of Utah psychiatry professor was quoted as saying that a neurosis can be a great asset. Theoretically, he explained, "a perfectly well-balanced individual wouldn't have any ambition but would be content just to sit around doing nothing." This was a highly encouraging observa tion, but just to make sure, we checked with a Richmond paychiatrist. Kxactly right, he said, a small insecurity nfeurosis, for example, could be just the thing to spur a man on to work hard and earn good money. The neurosis would be serious?And the man would be mentally sick?only if it grew to such size that the man woefully neglected his family or otherwise went "nuts", so to speak, over making money. A completely balanced person would have- , no motivation to do anything, explained the Richmond psychiatrist. ( So the next time hubby tries to take a Saturday afternoon snooze and the little wo- t man starts pestering him about tackling some of the many jobs which need to be done | around the house, he will have a wonderful t excus^r K~ ""***? < "Go away," he could tell her. "I'm perfect ly balanced."?Richmond Times-Dispatch. , i Spirit Ol The Press J FREE IDEA FOR FOOTBALL COLLEGES. With not one string attached, we offer a new idea to hard-pressed college presidents ?especially those pressed by the impact of a costly football team on the school budget. It came to us as we watched the Michigan State University band, homeward-bound from the Rose Bowl, march, toot and boom through St. Ixmis streets by courtesy of Oldsmobile. If one automobile manufacturer can send the band on such a trip, why can not another one send the team? For that matter, why cannot a Pittsburgh steel-mak er, a Chicago pork-packer or a Hawaiian pineapple-canner pick up the tab for all foot ball expenses? They need not even set up a "foundation." Who will argue that what is good for edu cation is not good for General Motors? *?The St. Ixmis Post-Dispatch. WHAT ABOftT THE ALUMNI A psychologist has applieiibfdl the job of head football coach at Rutgers. He explains that he knows little about football, but feels sure he can handle the players. Maybe so, but how well could he handle the alumni ? ?Winston-Salem Journal. HELP WANTED COLUMN Letters to Just Looking Around the Editor MINISTERS LIKE CHRISTMAS FEATURE Sditor, The Mountaineer: At the last regular meeting of he Haywood County Ministerial Association favorable mention vas made of the Christmas Serv ce carried on the front page of he Wayneaville Mountaineer at Christmastime. The association heartily and unanimously passed a motion ex aressing appreciation to you and he Mountaineer fo rthe promt aent front nage coverage given :hts service and for your cooper ativeness in general. Therefore, on behalf of the Haywood County Ministerial As sociation, may I express our sin cere appreciation for this valu able and inspiring Christmas Service, the prominent place giv en it. and the other services ren dered to our county by you and the Mountaineer. Yours very truly, J G. Goodwin. Jr., Secretary Haywood County Ministerial Association. PROJECTS SUGGESTED Editor. The Mountaineer: As we enter the year of Our Lord Nineteen Hundred and Fif ty-Six may wo resolve to give our service, minds and hearts to help bring about Statehood for Ha waii and Alaska: justice and rec ognition for our American In dians These goals might well be realized were we to take a pert in hand and write to our Con gressman today. Respectfully yours, Margaret Gordon Amltyville, N. Y. Birthday and anniversary gifts promote domestic peace, says a judge. If you're interested in the future, men, don't forget the present. By W. CUR' In recent weeks the main topic if conversation has been the cold weather, which brought back fond ?nemories to many people, includ ng J. R. Morgan, and some of lis skating days on Pigeon Riv ?r at Clyde. Mr. Morgan recalls that when lis father had a mill at Clyde, hat was operated by water pow ;r, the impounded water, which lacked from what is now the Silver Moon, to about the Clyde iridge. afforded an ideal skating rink. The still waters would easily freeze, and Mr. Morgan, and oth ?rs would skate to the Clyde bridge, then walk up into town. During one winter, when the [?old weather continued to hang on, the saw mills could not oper ate. and ran out of slabs, which were used for fuel. Some men would go down on the frozen river, cut down a tree and pull the wood over the ice to their homes. Another pastime, especially for those who did not have skates, was to cuk^a block of ice out of the river and use it as a sled to ride others over the frozen course. A large number of people back then owned ice skates, and almost every winter, and for weeks at a Jime, would have an opportunity to use them. The recent snowfall will be long remembered ? and well is the reason, after being in it for 12 hours?traveling. Due to a death in the family. I had to go to Chapel Hill last Mon day afternoon. It rained for 200 miles of the trip down, then for the last 80 miles. I was in a heavy snowfall. Fortunately there was enough moisture in the snow to give" some traction as the tires rolled throguh the slush. It began snowing about 9 o'clock Monday night as we ar rived at Asheboro, and seemed to get heavier as we neared Chapel Hill. When we got to the Univer sity the snow there was over three Back Over The Years 2* YEARS AGO Miss Johnnie Russell, who has a position wth the government in Ashevilte. spends weekend with her mother. Mrs. Dave Russell. Miss Wllda Fincher entertains N.Y.L. Club. Mrs. W. B Evans of Pittston, Pa., arrives for an extended visit with her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr and Mrs. L. M. Richeson. Miss Elizabeth Kitchen spends weekend with her family in Mills River. It YEARS AGO Wallace Marley opens studio In iVaynesville. J. C. Galusha will manage new look Store here. Ernest Edwards is discharged rom the Marine Corps and is ?gain associated with Garrett Furniture Store. W. Curtis Russ it elected presi dent of the North Carolina Week ly Newspaper Association. ' 5 YEARS AGO Paul Davit is named president of the Merchants Association. Robert H. Gibson. Jr. receives degree in Engineering at Clem son College. Miss Nancy Anne Klrkpatrick wed* Kenneth H. Hannah. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Henry. Mis* Edith Summerrow. and Ray Whisenhnnt spend weekend in Raleigh and attend basketball fames. Mia* Mildred Medford returns to Brenau Collete after visiting her parent*. ns ross inches deep. In about 30 minutes we were headed westward again, with no let-up in sight for the snow. Our relief driver insisted that we would again hit rain at Asheboro on the return trip, and get out of the snow belt. As we arrived at where we first met snow, we found the rain had turned into snowflakes about the size of silver dollars. We met many snowplows and scrapers on the road, and by keeping in close behind one. found we could get up to 25 miles an hour. The men on those machines stayed on the job all night and on several occasions we saw therfi giving a helping hand to motor ists who had tried to speed and skidded oft the scraped portion of the highway. We drove steadily, and cau tiously. Only once did we leave Jhe highway, and that was when an approaching car started skidding sideways, because he was going too fast, and we left the highway and darted into a vacant service station and left him with all the road. He straightened up and drove on ? a wiser driver, in that he found one can't drive fast on snow and ice. By the time we arrived at Mor ganton, the snow was getting much deeper, and we stopped to put on chains. At the service sta tion several early morning birds at the station took me for a fiat, lander and said I could never get up Old Fort. One short order cook said even trucks had given up coming down the mountain. Then one volunteer said that traffic had been blocked on Old Fort since noon Monday. When I told him I drove down at 3 p.m. Monday he looked sheepish and slipped off. 1 felt the snowfall on the moun tain would likely be heavy, but I was also convinced that for over 200 miles there had been scores of highway workers on the roads scraping and clearing, and I was confident even larger crews would be on the Old Fort moun tain. We pot to the foot of the moun tain just at dawn. Our guesses about the mountain were correct ? there was more snow, and also more equipment and men. Maintaining our 20-25 mile pace, we were well over two thirds of the way uo. when ahead we saw a number of stalled ve hicles. and red lights blinking. A large trailer-tractor was stalled, and workmen were put ting sand under the wheels in an effort to get it going and unsnarl traffic. The plan did not work, and ef forts to get the vehicle moving failed. The highway forces put two trucks together and quickly cut a path through the banked snow around the trailer over on the shoulder of the highway and ve hicles with chains eased around and on to Rldgecrest. By then the sun was peeping over Blue Ridge, and every flake of snow and particle of ice reflected the earjy rays into dancing diamonds. r ~ Rambling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Fraxier Here we are on the brink of another month, the shortest month in the year. February brings us ground-hog day, Lincoln'* birthday, Valentine Day and George Washington's natal day. Quite an array! It also brings us twenty-nine days nearer Spring. We begin to watch for the first tiny green leaves that herald ^the coming of warm days; the cooing of birds as they makfe ar rangements for motel accommodations for the summer days ahead. We eagerly examine the beautifully illustrated flower catalogs and we envision colorful gardens while we dreamily inhale the exquisite fragrance of roses. We picture ourselves in the Almy habiliments and festooned hats of sunny days, white gloves and gay ribbons. We read travel guides and make vacation plans. We slip off into the ? slumber of ecstasy lulled by the gurgling music of rushing streams. . . . and we wake up to find the ground covered vdith snoW. water pipes frozen and a full realization that February still remains the third month of winter. There's always a reason for what we do. but sometimes it's hard to find it. Hap Hazard was the sort of person you always find drifting around any town. No evident form of income yet he never seemed to want for any of the niceties of life; he accepted few favors buj was always willing to extend a hand if called upon. No one could really remember when Hap first appeared on Main street, nor could they ever remember being on Main street <or any of the ad jacent streets) when they didn't run into him somewhere. He was never offensive nor aggressive, neither was he the sort of a fellow you'd give a friendly slap on the shoulder or ack to have a cup of coffee with you. You just took him for granted as you did the mailbox on the corner or the broken place in the side walk. Even his name would have been obscure except for the brash ness of a youngster who frankly asked him what it was. So accustomed was everybody to hjs presence that his absence was not noted for some time, and even that was dimmed by the passing of time as the months grew into a year. Then, suddenly one morning, the whole town awoke to find themselves distributed over the printed pages of a magazine with more than two million circulation. The caption of the article was: "How a Small Town Lines'" . . . and the by line was Hap Hazard. Songs srlHtfd for a snowy, slrrty day: "The Sunshine of Your Smile"; "Sunny Side of the Street"; "Brighten the Comer Where You Are," and "Throw Another Log on the Fire". A daffodil of molten gold. With Spring wrapped in its heart; A gentle hint of tender green. Make this a world apart. A tiny wisp of drifting cloud Across a velvet sea; The soft, sweet hush of rising sun . . . A lovely sight to see. With quick'ning beat of hearts atune, An accolade we sing. Alleluia! To life and love . . . The rhapsody of Spring! Farewell to Janus . . the god with two opposite faces. The snow scene was beyond de- . scription, especially along the banks of streams, and the Swan annoa river. The necessity of slow driving enabled one to see much more than the usual pace would permit. At Oteen one driver, in too big a hurry, sailed past at about 49, We expected to see him leave the glazed surface, as he was without chains ? even his tires looked slick. He skidded over a wide area, which fortunately was clear of other traffic?and went (Continued on Page 6) jWeWASHINGTON - MARCH OF EVENTS It en te Replace American Delegate B4a?*e4 L-dee as U. S. UN Envey Fer Recent Leei ef Face Special to Central Press Association "TT WASHINGTON?The Eisenhower administration is under growing " pressure to replace Henry Cabot Lodge. Jr., as United States ambassador to the United Nation*. There are even some officials within the administration who are unhappy about the Job Lodge has teen doing recently. Lodge is blamed particularly for the loss of face suffered by the United States in the recent "packaga deal" for admitting new members to tne UN. First, Lodge said the United States was opposed to Russia's insistence on including Outer Mongolia in the "package." Then, it was decided that the United States would "abstain" from the voting. When Nationalist China threatened to veto Outer Mongolia, the United States urgently asked the Formosans not to do that. In other words, while the United States was basically opposed to the admission of Outer Mon golia. it refused to stand publicly for its principles and, in fact, was privately acting in a completely opposite direction. Lodge's critics concede he undoubtedly was carrying out administration policy. However, they feel he must be replaced to erase the bad taste Henry Cabot Lodgo, Jr. left by the whole situation. Overall. Lodge has been regarded as an effective spokesman at the UN in his own right and is highly re spected by President Eisenhower. ? ? ? ? ? OLD AGE?House Speaker Sam Raybum says hit doctor has checked his health and advised him he'll probably live to be 90 or 100 years old. The rugged Texas Democrat will be 74 years old Jan. 6, but looks much younger. Raybum already has established a record for serving as speaker longer than any other man. He has also served longer in the House than any other living member. ' Raybum was sworn in as a United States representative on March 4. 1913. Only one man who took the oath before him is now in Con gress. He is Carl Hayden of Arizona, wljo became a House member two years before Raybum. Hayden is now a United States senator. ? ? ? ? 0 POLITICS?The White House is leveling its big guns at only one Democratic presidential aspirant so far?New York's Gov. Avefell Harriman, who has not yet announced he is running. A short time after James Hagerty fired at Harsiman as the "Tam many nominee." President Eisenhower reportedly told GOP congres sional leaders with a chuckle that the New York.governor is a "Park Avenue Truman." > Why Harriman is being singled out, when Adlai E. Stevenson is the Democratic front-runner, is somewhat of a mystery. It may be that Mr. Eisenhower is set to wage a more vigorous campaign either as the GOP nominee or in support of someone else?against Harriman than he would if Stevenson gets the nod. ? ? ? ? ? RISKS*?The Senate investigation of discharges of federal em ployes for security reasons has produced some sur prising figures from key agencies. Figures The Slute department, which long has figured in congressional probes of Communism, is a case in ?ring point. Its own figures reveal that from May 28. Surprise 1953. when the Eisenhower security program went into effect, until June 30. 1955, four persons were dismissed as secur ity risks. There were six other persons ousted against whom some adverse information had been given, but they were not removed as security risks. 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