So This Is New York
By
NORTH CALLAHAN
The unlucky seven stared out at
me from behind the Iron bars of
New York's ?g old Jail?and they
didn't look Rood. Average citizens
in some ways, they were actually
potential killers. They were the
first seven salted away In the lo
cal clink for drunken driving, in
the current traffic clean-up. Ques
tions were me) with wise cracks
or sullen starts. One thing was ob
vious, however. They didn't like
being Jailed. But as 1 left the grim
building, a happier thought struck
me: maybe the example of these
men will keep others from imbib
ing too much and running down
-our little children or old folks or
Just anybody else who might get
in the way of a cra^y driver behind
the wheel of a death-dealing auto
mobile engine on our highways.
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Almost 30 years ago. a play by
Noel Coward opened at the 4 ill h
Street Theater here. It was en
titled "Fallen Angela" and was a
drawing-room comedy. Today this
same play Is running again only a
block away at the Playhouse and
filling the seats with loudly-laugh
ing spectators. Nancy Walker and
Margaret Phillips In the leading
roles romp through their tipsy
antica with evident glee, and the
clever Coward lines seem Just as
mirthful today as they must have
In those days back before a more
serious thing culled the Depres
sion.
Wall Street men are talking
about a former young research
broker there, Robert McKinney.
who recently headed the Panel on
the Impact of the Peaceful Uses of
Atomic Energy in Washington. It
seems that unlike many govern
ment men, Mr. McKinney did his
Job promptly and well and didn't
even use' up his $30,000 appropri
ation, but turned bark $17,000 to
Uncle Sam?who Is artualiv IIS
you know. Apparently the chair
man, who Is publisher of the Santa
Fe New Mexican, has not learned
in Wal Street, or elsewhere, how to
waste money. He grew up in the
fine Texas Panhandle country and
worked for the Amarlllo Globe
News before going to New Mexico.
When the problem of balancing
our national budget comes up
again, there's a man who can give
some advice on this subject.
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Want a job? Then .study physics,
young man. There was a stampede
at a local hotel the other day?not
by job seekers?but representatives
of employers looking for workers,
phy-fcists, that is. I'ay of . same is
up to $12,000 a year too. 283 con
cerns were represented .but only
278 men applied, not even one
apiece. The Federal government
had 53 defense jobs open for young
physicists. 22 applied. The gov
ernment man said he was "burned
up" too, for the private firms were
offering the aplicantsp food and
drink, housing and travelling ex
penses, while the government man
was not allowed to do this.
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At a huge rally in Madison
Square Garden, 15,000 people were
served what was said to be the
biggest "box supper" on record.
The folks apparently enjoyed it too.
An official of the local restaurant
which fixed the meal told me. how
ever, that it was a different box
from that we used to enjoy at a
little country church when one
hoped he'd get his best girl's vlt
tals. This Noo Yawk version con
tained. not the traditional fried
chicken, but cold lobster, cut to
bite size, deviled eggs, olives, cel
ery, green salad, cheese cake,
grapes and orange juice. Maybe
this was a reducing diet, but my
dad would have thrown the whole
thing away and asked for his 50
cents back,
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A local internal revenue official
told me that his office sends out
lax-due notices which look a great
deal like government refund
checks. One "iggorant" New York
er received one for $15.37. grew
I quite enthusiastic and took it at
' once to his bank. But the bank
would not give him a penny on it.
Undaunted, this intrepid entrepre
neur? who perhaps was not so
dumb after all?took it to a super
market. which promptly cashed it
for him.
'NO DEFENSE' IN ABORTION-DEATH
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MRS. OERTRUDI SILVER, 49, confer* with her husband, Herman, In a
packed courtroom In Philadelphia's City Hall, whera the pleaded
nolo contendere to charges connected with the abortion-death of her
daughter, Doria Jean Oestrelcher, 22. A similar plea was entered for
Miltqn and Rosalie Schwartz, In whose apartment the girl died
within minutes after a "foreign substance" had been introduced into
her body last August 24. After the pleas, testimony was begun to
determine the sentences that should be imposed. (International)
Congressional Wives Use
Piggy Banks For Junkets
By JANE EADS
WASHINGTON?Wives of junk
eteering Congressmen who accom
panied their husbands on business
trips abroad this summer?paying
their own way with their "own,
hard, saved-up pin money," as one
wife put it?are indignant at charg
es they traveled at the taxpayers'
expense.
No mere tempest in a teapot this.
It brews up over the ehlcken-ala
king at brunch time, at the hair
dresser's, at the grand receptions.
?*\i a luniiK-on, tigni ui lilt irav- i,
eled wives gathered at one table,
said they were "rising up?above
the boiling point!"
They were all "screaming mad."
one wife told me, another said she
was getting concerned over the at
tacks, she was "ashamed to admit
she'd ever been to Europe," even
though she used her own money
and the kids who went along paid
their way with cashed-in savings
bonds.
"Yet," said another, "If we deny
the charges, nobody will bplieve
us."
At one such gathering I asked
Mrs. George Andrews, wife of the
Democratic member of Congress
from Mississippi since 1944. how
she liked her trip to Europe this
summer. A petite, ordinarily mild
tempered brunette, she bristled.
"She's rising up," explained Mrs.
Thomas G. Abernethy, wife of the
Democratic congressman from
Mississippi, who proclaimed she'd
never been to Europe and the only
place she'd ever been was where
"the other government paid for
It." (last year to a South American
country*.
"There are those who even at
tack the congressmen," Mrs. An
drews said, somewhat bitterly, "I
could see how much it helps George
with his work. He's chairman of
the subcommittee on appropria
tions of the National Monuments
Committee I think the govern
ment saves money in the long run.
"If you're going to spend money
on building up our cemeteries for
American war dead abroad, you've
got to see the cemeteries. Other
wise. its like buying a dress you've
never seen."
"My husband wanted to see Bel
gium too, but that wasn't on his
itinerary," Mrs. Andrews explain
ed, "so we went at our own per
NOTICE OF SALE
On Monday, February 27, 1956,
at 11:00 o'clock A.M., at the Court
House door in Town of Waynes
vilie, N. C., 1 will offer for sale, at
public outcry to the highest bid
der for cash, the following describ
ed lands and premises situate, ly
ing and being in Pigeon Town
ship, Haywood County, N. C.. to
wit:
BEGINNING at a stake in the
Queen line in the Northeast corner
of the Way Henson lot, and runs
with the line of said lot S. 13* W.
284 feet to a stake in line of Troy
Henson lot; thence with line of said
lot S. 74* K. 329 feet to a sUke
in line of the Bobby Henson lot;
thence with line of said lot N. 13?
E, 108 feet to a stake in the Queen
line; thence with Queen line N.
39? W. 343 feet to the BEGIN
NING.
Sale will be made pursuant to
the power and authority conferred
upon the undersigned Trustee by
that Deed olf Trust dated Novem
ber 4, 1954, executed by Roy Hen
son and recorded in Book 94. page
280, Haywood County Registry, de
fault having been made in the pay
ment of the indebtedness thereby
secured, and demand for sale hav
ing been made by the holder there
of upon the undersigned. Sale will
be made subject to 1958 taxes.
This January 25, 1956.
A T. WARD, Trustee
2610?J 30 r 8-13-20
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sonal expense."
Mosyf of the wives are enthus
iastic over the efforts of Congress
man Amar Burleson (D-Tex.i to
have every congressman's travel
use of government funds made
public.
Canada is divided into five nat
ural regions?the Laurentian Pla
teau, the Atlantic Coast region, the
St. Lawrence Lowlands, the Great
I Plains and the Western Mountains.
WCC Players To
Present 'Twelfth
Night' 15th-17th
Shakespeare'* ..'Twelfth Night"
will be presented at Western
Carolina College on February 15,
18. and 17 at 8 p.m.. It has been
announced by Mrs. Mabel T.
Crum. director of 'he Western
Carolina Flayers.
Daytime performances arc be
ing arranged for the convenience
of high school classes and club
groups in the area. This schedule
will be announced later.
E. V. Deans. Jr., of the college
English faculty, is in charge of
production. In addition to his
work with the Players, he serves
as advisor to local directors of
stage craft on small stages and
limited budgets.
"Twelfth Night" has been de
scribed as one of Shakespeare's
funniest comedies, and is one of
the most popular and successful
productions for modern little
theatre groups. The elaborate sets
are being designed and executed
by Duane Oliver of Hgzelwood,
who has won considerable acclaim
for his stage sets in previous
Player productions.
Mrs. Crum said that when this
group first planned a Shakespear
ean production three years ago, it
was purely experimental. However,
public response was so great that
it was decided to include one
Shakespeare play each year.
Leg Protection
ARCADIA, Fla. (AP) ? Men
wearing something similar to shiny
stove pipes on their legs while
tramping the fields around here
are no longer an unusual sight.
They are using Alvie Twiss'
aluminum leggings, designed to
protect hunters and outdoorsmen
against fangs of poisonous snakes.
Twiss began making the leggings
after he missed by one step a coil
ed and angry rattlesnake.
The leggings extend above the
wearer's knees in front and are
lower in the back to allow the leg
to bend. At least three persons
have told Twiss they were struck
without harm by rattlers while
wearing the metal protectors.
W I ?
CHARLES B. WAV, Waynesville,
has been appointed to head the an
nual campaign for funds for Duke
University in the Waynesville area.
This will be one of more than
200 similar campaigns to be con
ducted throughout the United
States, beginning February 10.
In announcing the appointment
of Way, Duke President Hollis
Edens stated: "The financial needs
of Duke, as is the case with almost
every privately supported college
and university in America, are con
stantly pressing. Unrestricted funds
are needed, not simply to sustain
existence, but to assure the highest
quality in our educational activi
ties. Alumni and friends, through
the annual giving program, must
be relied upon to supply these
funds, and the importance of their
endeavors in this connection can
hardly be over-estimated."
The 1955-56 Loyalty Fund has a
goal of $225,000 to be met by June
30, 1956. During the first half of
the campaign, beginning last Oc
tober, a total of $164,760 was con
tributed by 4,058 alumni and
friends, as a result of letters by 170
volunteer class and school repre
sentatives.
Way will appoint other Duke
alumni in the area to assist in the
drive, during which an attempt will
be made to reach all former Duke
students.
Use the Want Ads for results.
Making Your
Own Dresses
Can Be Fun
AP Newsfeatures
One young modern who makes
her aewing pay off Is charming
Kriaten Berg, 16, of Glen Ellyn, 111.,
third prize winner in a national
sewing contest for young contest
ants conducted by local sewing
centers. More than 60.000 young
girls competed.
Kristen not only sews for herself
and her mother, but she's even
made shirts for her boyfriend. Two
summers ago she made $30 sewing
aprons in her spare time.
The charming high school stu
dent wants to be a fashion designer
and have a little white house dress
shop of her own. Says she:
"It's a good idea to decide early
what you want to do. Then every
thing you do in the meantime can
count for your future if you con
centrate on it."
Kristen's party dress and jacket,
a national winner, cost $15 to make.
She won $600 in cash, a fitted
scissors set, a slant-needle portable
sewing machine. Before that she
had won a DAR first prize and a
state contest second prize in sew
ing.
She makes or buys all her own
clothing with a monthly allowance
of $30. She explains:
"Daddy decided to try me on
that sum and I find it is very suffi
cient. It helps you realize the
value of money because you've got
to cut corners so you become a
better shopper."
Kristen began making doll cloth
en when just a toddler?the begin
ning of her sewing career. Her
boyfriend a Purdue freshman loved
the sportshirt she made him?white
wool with yellow and red stripes.
She's making herself a dress to
match, and predicts that might
even become a fad?quite a goal
for other young students to shoot
at She wears a wooden heart with
built-in arrow around her neck.
Her beau made it and it is almost
as professional looking as Kristen's
winning fashion design.
Her other hobbies include col
lecting menus, lumps of sugar
(from restaurants and hotels) and
dress materials. One bit of advice
Kristen has for other youthful
sewers is this:
"If you do decide to take up
sewing whether as a hobby or for
serious business make sure you
I sew it right. Why bother sewing
if you haven't the patience to do
a good jom? If you get in the
habit of being a perfectionist about
your sewing, you can enter a con
test without getting the jitters.
If the pattern is right, the sewing
is the final test of your ability."
Eagles often feed on animals
killed by highway traffic.
"NO FUNDS? You mean to say
this big bank can't cash a little
ten dollar check?!"
Tree Sitter Remembers
MILES, Mich. (AP) ? His 25th
anniversary as a tree sitter is be
ing marked this year bj Wilbert
Jann. Back in 1930 when he was
13, he sat up in a tree for 25 days
with a 14-year-old pal, Howard
Davis. Their perch was a small
wooden platform in the branches
of a spreading maple tree.
It was then a new record. Look
ing back, he can see why tree sit
ting is something of a lost art. He
says:
"1 didn't feel any different when
I came down than when I went
up."
Jann is married and the father
of nine children. He is head main
tenance man at St. Mary's Catholic
Church. Davis has died. So has
the tree.
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