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nobs about I Gov. Hodges (CMliuti from Pace |) ?weeper, weaver. General Mana ger. etc.. in the mllU. The Governor discussed the per capita income of the State, the highway and safety problem, as well as some of the other subjects which he has had to face. He gave particular attention to the public school and higher education situa tion. On the troublesome problem of segregation, he had the follow ing to say: "One of the toughest and most disturbing problems 1 have faced as Governor is the one brought about by the public school decisions of the United States Supreme Court. Indeed, this problem is one of the greatest our whole South has faced for many decades "Those of you In my home com munity know me well enough to realize that 1 usually say what I believe and think, but I like to be informed before I speak out. My position on the Supreme Court decision and segregation has been stated on many occasions, but the problem is so varied and difficult ?nd so many ideas and opinions have been expressed that an anx ious public can easily get confus ed. "Let me again make my position clear. I do not agree with the Supreme Court decision and I think it usurped the rights of the States and the Congress in its de cision. "I do not favor mixing the races In the schools, and I believe the vast majority of white and colored citizens feel the same as I do My plan of voluntary choice of sepa rate schools la still working and can continue to work. The Ad visory Commission, which I ap pointed, has recommendedt-and 1 approve?the pollcy which declares that no child shall be forced to I a 'end a school of mixed races against the wishes of his parents or himself. "If incidents arise which chal fcnge this policy, we propose to have legislation which will provide tuiion grants or transfers along the general lines of the Virginia pro posal. As many of you know, my / v. 1Glovernor Thomas Stanley of Virginia, lives just a few miles across the line from us here in Leaksville Township, and he and I have consulted freely and fre quently His General Assembly is now in session and will consider the same kind of local enrollment !a??aC,Sl81ment pUn whlch our I 1#55 North Carolina Assembly has ?Iready passed. At a later date, 1 shall peasant to our citizens, and TjZZSrS? W,U ^ Pr"'nted to our Legislature, the full details of a program embodying the basic Honed * WhlCh 1 h*Ve Jusl ?r'""r eh]ef contern li the pres. our ehUH ?Ur, PUblic "ho** 'or, our children. I hope and believe we can do this while we are pre serving our traditions and customs. We must be patient and calm, yat Arm and determined." At the close of his speech, he announced that he would be a can didate to succeed himself. His announcement said: "Much remains to be done on these and other problems on which we have been working, and which I have discussed with you today. In all humility, it is my hope and belief that, if allowed to continue in this office. I can make a help ful contribution to North Caro lina's welfare in the tradition of the Democratic Party which has for decades stood for jound and effi cient government in North Caro lina. "I shall be a candidate for Gov ernor on the Democratic ticket, subject to the May 26th Primary. If nominated and elected. I will try to render conscientious and un selfish service to the State. "It will be my purpose in the coming weeks and months to con tinue discussion of the issues and problems affecting North Caro lina." Larkspur is the popular name for the delphinium, a group of flowers that belong to the butter cup family. CAN WE AFFORD IT? TRAFFIC MISHAPS on North Carolina highway. In 1*55 totaled ? daiicrlv SI lt.295.aM the Motor Vehlelea Department haa an nounced. The Inunense dollar loan from accidents represents funeral expense*, hospital bills, property damage, law suits. In surance claims, and other expenses connected with the high coot of dying. MORE ABOUT Pigeon River (Continned from Pace 1) nanclal report, the New Jeney Turnpike reported profits of $11, 000,000 in one year. Despite the fact that turnpikes charge tolls, he commented, most motorists traveling for three hours or more will choose the turnpikes because they permit easier, faster driving because of their four-lane, limited-access construction (simi lar to the Blue Ridge Parkway). In California, freewaya (on which no tolls are charged) tra verse the state, north and aouth and handle five times the amount of traffic per hour as conventional highways (4,500 cars each hour compared to only 900), Mr. Steph ens told the Kiwaniana. The speaker explained that there are now 250,000 miles of primary federal highways In the country, and another half million miles of farm-to-market roads. De spite all these, however, Mr. Stephens said, America's highways are still not keeping up with the large and constantly mounting number of vehicles in use today. A new type of U. S. highway created several years ago, the spKSker explained, Is the federal interstate highway In which the federal government pays 90 per cent of construction costs and the state the remaining 10 per cent. There are now 40,000 miles of these Interstate highways connect ing all important and strategic points in the country, Mr. Steph ens said. One of their primary purposes Is for defence and they would be used only by the military or emergency vehicles in the event of war, he added. The nearest Interstate control point In this area is Dandridge, Tenn.. on the highway which splits at Ashevllle, with one road going south to Spartanburg. Columbia, and Charleston, S. C . and the oth er going east to Statesville, Win ston-Salem, and Richmond, Va. Other Interstate highways run ning north and south through the Southeast, Mr. Stephens said, are one uuin i incinnaii 10 L,exui*u>ii and Corbln, Ky., Knoxville, Chat- ; tanooga, Atlanta, and Into Florida; another through Louisville and Nashville, south through Georgia and Florida, and U. S. 1 through the Atlantic coastal plain. All of these three highways, he pointed out, skirt the Western North Carolina mountains by some distance. Because of this "gap", he added, the mountain region needs a good interstate highway. When completed, he asserted, the Pigeon River Road would give traveler* going north and south a "break" in their trip by offering a cool climate and impressive scenery. In the next 10 years, Mr. Steph ens commented, it is predicted that the nation's highways will ex perience a 50 per cent increase in use ? paralleling a forecasted 50 per cent gain in the country'* pro ductive capacity. By that time, it is estimated that there will be more than 81 million vehicles on the roads In compari son to the 58 or 60 million In use today, he said. In preparation for that day in the future, Mr. Stephens said towns and counties should create planning and development com missions to chart progress in high ways. Industry, business, the tour ist trade, and residential develop ment. MORE ABOUT Completion (Continued from Put I) creasing number of visitors. A letter from McKay said the number of visitors had increased from 21 million in 1946 to 50 mil lion In 1955, and was expected to rise to 80 million In 1966. McKay said the expansion pro gram has been dubbed "Mission 66" and is aimed to have the park areas equipped and staffed to serve 80 million visitors in 1966. The cost for the 10-year Improve ment program was estimated at $124,165,000 by the National Park Service with total outlays amount ing to $786,545,600 In that period. Interior Department spokesmen said It would be several weeks be fore figures would be available on the proposed developments at the individual parks and monuments. However, the program broke down recommendaltons for the na tional parkways. Weema said the proponed $27, 885.009 expenditure would pro vide for additional tourist facil ities. information booths, parking areas, campgrounds and other service accommodations as well as road construction. Congress ha3 approved funds for a 5.5-mtIe section between Deep Gap and Boone In the 1957 fiscal year, he said, leaving only a 5.5 mile section around Grandfather Mountain incomplete on the Roa noke-Asheville section of the Park way. Right-of-way difficulties at Grandfather Mountain have de layed work and will continue to delay It, he said, until the right of-way is provided by North Car olina. Initial agreements must be made between the owners (Hugh Morton of Linville and Wilming ton) and the state, he said. The terminal link in the Parkway from Soco Gap to Ravensford, some 13 miles, Is now under contract. The remaining incomplete section is from Oteen to Soco Gap on which a short section In the Wagon Road Gap area was opened late last faU. in uatunburg, Great Smoky Mountains National Park Supt. Ed ward Hummel said he had not been informed previously of the Admin istration's Id-year improvement program and had no idea of what funds the Smoklea might receive. A "long range" program for the Smokies would run "into the mil lions," he said. The 1957 fiscal budget recommendation ft>r the Smokies was for 9790.344. Sports Car Talk BALTIMORE, Md. (AP)?Mem bers of the' Baltimore Local of thf Motor Sports Car Assn., like other small car enthusiasts, speak a special jargon that is difficult for the average citizen to understand. A hood is a bonnet, a get-togeth er is a rellye, and words like tacho meter and overhead can split the air. For the uninitiated, however, the Baltimore speedsters have of fered a few handy translations: Here are a few: R.P.M.?Number of repairs per month necessary. M-PH.?Monthly payments will be heavy. B.H.P.?Basis for the high price of sportscars. F.O.B.?Prices given in French or British currency. Some Indian girls of northern Panama wear necklaces of United States coins. ? - ?? " MOKE ABOUT Court (Coatlaaed from Pace 1) be loved and respected, and cer tainly It la wrong, to teach chil dren to (ear that which is designed to protect. Then Judge Pless went on to cite that many people had the mis taken idea that they are smarter than the law, but it means they hove just made a sad mistake in such thinking. While citing the various public buildings, and records which the Grand Jury is charged to Inspect, Judge Pless, in a humorous vein, told the 18-man body that there was no need to check the county home. Judge Pless heard the in junction case relative to the county home during the January term of court. The presiding judge concluded his charge by analyzing the oath of the grand jury. W. B. Murray was sworn in as officer for the grand jury. A number of traffic cases, and several divorce cases were slated to be heard early this afternoon, as the grand jury began work on the assortment of bills of indictments handed them by Solicitor Thad D. Bryson, Jr. The jury for the first week is as follows: Jurors for the first week are: Wlllard Pilkington, Beaverdam; Joe Teague, White Oak; Finley Cook, Beaverdam; W. O. Kuyken dall, East Fork; P. M. Chase, route one; Frank Hannah, Crabtree; J. B Liner, Beaverdam; Claude War ren, Cecil; Harold Lawrence, Bea verdam. Dexter V. King, Beaverdam; G. L. Egerton, Canton; J. Kelly Gad dls, Beaverdam; J. Marvin Alex ander, Canton; Fred Sutton, Ivy Hill; John D. Plott, Ivy Hill; Cyril Sheppard, Canton; E. J. Gallienne, Canton; Thurman Robinson, Can ton; H. J. Wright, Canton; Hubert D. Evans, Waynesville; Jack Scrug gs, Beaverdam. Logan Frady, RFD 3; R. F. Swanger, RFD 2, Canton; John R. Sellars, RFD 2, Clyde; James How ard Wright. Canton; B. H. Holland. Hazelwood; Walter G. Singleton, RFD 2; Wayne Moore, Fines Creek; S. E. Edwards. Canton. Carl Arrington, Hazelwood; Ed Potts, Lake Junaluska; Eugene Brooks, Balsam; Homer Trantham, Fines Creek; WindeU Pace, RFD 3. Canton; Ray Dills, Lake Juna luska; C. E. Williams, Canton; Jesse E. Abbott, RFD 1, Canton! Frank D. Bradshaw, RFD 4; and J. Anderson Inman, Pigeon. Jurors for the second week In clude: Millard Burnette, East Fork; Edgar Mehaffey, Pigeon; Sam Reece, Canton; Kenneth Edwards, RFD 3; R. Wallace Gaddis, Pigeon; Fred L. Long, Pigeon; J. Oliver Haynes, Clyde; James Franklin, Jonathan Creek; W. Howard Reev es. Canton. J. R. Hall, Jr., Ivy Hill; Forrest MORE ABOU1 Parkway (Continued from Pace 1) nect the Ravensford link with the rough-graded section running from Wolf Laurel Gap. Director Conrad L. Wirth of the National Park Service said these projects are part of the 1955-56 fis cal year program for $4,999,100 worth of construction of the Park way in North Carolina. Also earmarked for the current fiscal year ending June 30 is $351, 300 for concrete tunnel linings for three existing tunnels and a grade separation project at Big Witch Gap. Wirth said that completion of these projects and several pro grammed for the 1956-57 fiscal year would provide an 11-mile sec tion from Ravensford to the end of the present paving. He added that this would open a link from U. S. Highway 441 and Ravensford through the Cherokee Indian Reservation to Soco Gap and U. S. Highway 19. Harding. Clyde; G. W. Henry, Ivy Hill; Conley MehalTey, Ivy Hill; T. H. Caldwell, Waynesville; H. D. Hipps, Canton; Ray Milner, Iron Duff; R. E. Swartger, Canton; Jack C. Scroggs, Canton; Curt E. Kauf man, Waynesville; C. F. Worley, Beaverdam; Frank Morris, Beav erdam; Donald E. Morrow, Way nesville; C. R. Hipps, Canton, and Ernest Green, Hazclwoqd. MORE ABOUT 2 Charges (Continued from Pace 1) I near the Murphy Chevrolet used car lot, and apprehended him after a foot race. Sheriff Campbell and Cpl. Smith found the stolen car, owned by B C. Benson of Asheville, parked at the Coffee Shop out of gas, and the orized that the driver probably was trying to break into the business dlace to get some gasoline to refill the empty tank. While the officers were checking the car, a call came over their radio from Asheville authorities, who were broadcasting a report of the theft of the vehicle. Smathers was brought to the Haywood County jail where he was booked for attempted breaking and entering. After a hearing here, he probably will be returned to Bun combe County to face an auto theft charge. .1 * Big City Anonymity NEW YORK (API ? Gary Coop er, visiting here from Hollywood, says he has the solution to the problem which haunts most movie stars* in New York ? how to keep from being mobbed by well-wish ers. Says Cooper: "I just walk down the street, minding my own business, and no body ever notices me. But the big thing: I don't wear dark glasses." Use the Want Ads for results. TOO SMALL ^ i Printing to Serve Your Every Purpose ... Better Whether it's a simple card or an elaborate broadside, every piece of printed matter should ) represent you creditably, profitably. When we print it, you can be sure that the re sults will be greatly in your favor! THE MOUNTAINEER -ariaUac aa you like It" DON'T BI A NUIUMCf... 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