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TODAT-8 BIBLE VEHSP. ^ ^ TODAY'S QUOTATION g^SssarSga Editorial Page of the Mountaineer ?: . ~ t Haywood Interested In Prfj&ary, Although Off - Yoar Hero Th?*fiUng dnte for state and distrirct of fices is past, so we know who are candi dates and for what offices. ft Came as a surprise to many people that thr?e candidates tossed their hats in the ring against Governor Hodges. The fact that all three of the candidates are from the im mediate vicinity of Charlotte is a source of encouragement for supporters of Mr. Hodges. The race for lieutenant governor, with five candidates, looms as the big race in the May field for state offices. * ' Here In Haywood the local race will be confined to that of representatives, and two places on the school board. This light year, gives Haywood ? breather and a chance to study the state campaign. But as always, it can be expected that Haywood will take as ? much interest in the primary as any county ?if not more so, because this county is a firm bdiiever in voting. Billy Graham Keeps His Head Bfllfji'Graham is having the name trouble that,dfeBie of the ancient Christians had, if we ftrk'to believe his own testimony. *^Bof the things thgt discourages my work^nall that has been made over me and all thatji has been written about me. I want peonflp) get their eyes off me and get them onjflpst," Billy said. Papl and Barnabas had the same trouble at 1^'ltra when certain people would have made i^crtfioes to them as gods. Paul and < Barnes rent their clothes and rushed a ' winnamp people saying, "We are men of like passions as you are." Pete* had similar trouble when he went to ; see fOTielftis, the centurion, who fell at his | feet ami worshiped him. Peter made Cornel . ius et to his feet saying "I am a man even . as you are." They have not tried to make a god out of Billy Graham, but they have talked about 1 his forming a church in Japan, an idea that ; has been thoroughly rebuffed by the Ameri ? can evangelist. i Amid all this confusion, with hundreds of thousands attracted to his meetings, we ace proud lo say that Billy has kept his head and his modesty. He has focused attention on thiioentral theme of his preaching rather thati^i) the preacher.?Shelby Star. WTHS Musicians Do Make Good Tho record made by WTHS musicians at the district meeting at Western Carolina College Friday and Saturday is nothing new for the group. The Jocal musical groups for many years have; been "bringing home" good records front the district and also the state meetings. Suca achievements are a genuine source of encoiiragement to all of us. It is said of a certain Carlsbad woman that she talks os fast she says things she hasn't even thought of yet. ?Carlsbad Current-Argus. To realise just how old you are, consider what cars of 16 years ago are bringing on the market today, and these are made of Kteel.&T*Uahasaee Democrat. ? i ? VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS Bathtubs And Heart Disease Can heart disease be an American white man'a prosperity disease? I Not a few auditors got that meaning from what Dr. Paul Dudley White, the President's specialist. THE MOUNT AINEEB ! Waynesville North Carolina Main Street Dial QL 6-6801 The Coaaty SsdsMlMtisad County The WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, Inc. W. CURTIS RU58 . . Editor * W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges. Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THlJJRSpAY BY MAIL IN kAYWOOD COUNTY One Year $3.50 ^ MAIL ill ''NORTH CAjjDLINA~ S ?? One Y*ar _ . ? 4.50 One Y>ar 8.00 Si* months^--?? 3.00 Per month ?? JOe Offire-paid for canrfgr delivery . ?|0 Entered at the post afflee at Wayawartn^jW. C. as Tho^SSoetated Press*!* th* oas or republics tloj^o? oD^th^ local n?w?^printed fan this Monday Aftv^po*, March 19, 1956 Our Young People Offer A Practical Answer To Highway Safety Two you riff men, former Waynes ville resi dents, now living elsewhere, have letters to the editors tpday relative to a program to curb racing on the highways. Both of the writers suggest that a supervised drag strip tor racers might be the answer. The two writers discuss the matters in detail. However, a group, of young people here in Waynesville, in discussing the same mat ter, turned thumbs down on a proposed drag strip. The proposal had been made some time ago. and the young people began discuasing the matter, tnd found R would not be satis factory here. They found the "red tape" and expense woukl not be worth the effort, and felt that not .00 many cars could qualify for the strip; and perhaps neither could all of the would-be racers pass the necessary rigid examinations. It is interesting, and encouraging to see that the young folk are giving this matter such thought, and consideration. The local young people have presented several proposals, which are sound, and in our opinion, very practical. We feel that this group of young folk have come up with something that is a challenge to the adults of this county. The young drivers are not asking any thing unreasonable. In fast, they are propos ing that adult drivers first set an example of good highway manners. In return, the young people, are willing to be checked by all observers, along with adults. Such a pro gram will put all drivers under the "eyes" of hundreds of other motorists as well as pedestrians. In this matter of highway safety, it occurs to us that the Bible term is applicable ? "and the youth shall lead them." Let us hope that someone will lead us in to a safety program that will save lives and injuries on our highways and streets. The recent rains have done a lot to in spore fishing. Nightcrawlers have come to the top of the ground, and are serving as an, inspiration to would-be fishermen. The fishermen claim it is much easier to pick them up than have to dig them up under the disguise of spading the garden. APPROPRIATE MOTTOES FOR DENTISTS Open thy month wide and I will fill it. ?Psalms. Change and decay in all around I see.? A. H. Gilbey. THEY DO What the gentlemen in Congress appear to need is exercise in reducing.?Cincinnati Times-Star. In grandfather's time, 210 hours were needed to produce as much as a workman does today in 40 hours.?American Petrol eum Institute. "Historically, a liberal was one who re sisted excessive central government and en croachment of government on the rights of the people. Today's 'liberal' is for an ex pansion of federal authority." ?Bellingham. Wash., Herald. SUGGESTION DEPT. Rhubarb, according to an oculist, is good for the eyes. They might try crossing it with grapefruit.?Punch. slid at Rocky Mount the other night. He hinted that the theory of th# stresses of modern living as a cause was being abamioned in ?favor of the "almost universal" prosperity now pre vailing in the U. S. He also hinted that far more research is needed in such factors as race, sex, geography, diet and economics. It can only he noted at present that heart con ditions are aaone lihely to he found among the white than the colored races, that men are more liable to attack than women, and that highly fad people are more often victims than poorer folk. Another Itneresting part of his talk related to the value of prognosis as compared with diagnosis, and ? pr a dieted that advances would soon be made in preventive Information and advice. Furthermore, he gave assurances of possible long life even after attacks of coronary thrombosis and angina pectoris And finally he indicated that NgalMad amounts of mark and enerclaa are benefi cial to heart patients.. It la our feeling that heart disease is often a fear and panic disease Witness the spread of alarm caused by President Eisenhower s attack. Meantime the American heart seems to he laying: "Pipe down and hake K easier." .But what can be more Ironical In the midst Of ear self laudations about having more cars and mare bathtub# and -higher buildings and bigger bombs than anybody else to he told that we also beat the world in heart disease? la there some connec tion hntmaen the ana thing and the others' ROADSIDE STAND i ? , ? i i 'i ?? ? ? i ( J&k s ?c? ?eek -j Letters To Editor MORE ABOUT HIGHWAY SAFETY Editor, The Mountaineer: I was very fortunate to acquire a copy of your newspaper today and was amazed to liarn that a town of Waynevllle's size was hav ing the same problem, and almost the Identical one as Memphis. The problem I speak of is the matter of racing on the highways. I read your article and editori als thoroughly and found only one thing missing ^from them. This is the fact that you eannot com pletely stop racing on the high ways by the means mentioned. Memphis, although a bigger city, and with a larger population, is having to face this problem now. Much time has been devoted to this and the one logical an swer they came up with was this. Memphis needs a controlled drag strip for cars. Maybe in this way, under adult management, teen agers may learn the real sport in - stead of risking their lives and the lives of their neighbors as well. Several clubs are now getting behind this idea and my belief is that Memphis will soon have adult manager drag strips for one and all. This seems to be the only rea sonable answer to this problem we have facing us. I hope you consider this and maybe something can be started in your town. Surely ther? are clubs there with the interest to see this problem out and some thing done about it. You have a nice newspaper but pictures of wrecked cars and mangled bodies do not compare with photo of the Great Smokies' beauties. ' Sincerely yours Douglas P. Moody. r * EDITOR'S NOTE ? Under no circumstances do we publish pic tures of mangled bodies. Of wrecked cars. yes. A DISCUSSION' OF THE SAFETY PROBLEM To the People of WaynesviUe: Reading through The Mountain eer yesterday I noticed the article on racing on the Highways. And I know that theae things must stop! But! IX> you actually think that you can stop this by imposing heavy flnes and long prison sentences on the offenders'1 Sure! Most of the people that thought about racing will now give It a second thought. Because, at this date you have surely increased ail flnes and prison .sentences. But. as long as there are automobiles!) on the highways, there will always be racing. Everywhere in the world! Why deal you look at this prob lem In a more mature manner? For Instance, when a child is found playing in the street, what do you do* Spank him? Although that doesn't do any good. For he will be right out in the street again as soon as the parent baa his back turned. That problem was stopped by building play grounds for them and that solved 99 out of 100 cases. You ask, "What has a child playing in the street got to do with racing on the highways?" h Simply this! If a place is pro vided tor the ones that do have the ufrge to race, to do so! Then they won't race on the highways ?and this is exactly what you want, is it not? And a lot of peo ple will live a lot longer, if such a place is provided for this mania. And this isn't Just a passing fan cy! As I said before! And you ask, "What sort of playground is to be provided for them?" Give them a strip of as phalt measuring in the neighbor hood of 40 feet by 3000 feet. It would cost less than even one life of any man, woman or child! On the West Coast it is called a "drag strip". And here on the East Coast it is referred to as the same thing. Seventy-live per cent of the teen-agers know what It is used for. In California some years ago they were having the same prob lem that we are now having. There was one such place that this racing on the highways cre ated almost a disaster area. The National Guard had to be called out. For at one place some thing like 3.000 people were gath ered. Of course this was carried on at a deserted section of high way. But it was done! The one wgy to insure that the young people of Haywood County have this "drag strip" is to call the responsible people of the county for a meeting on this sub ject. Discuss the possibilities of a "Hot Rod Club". It can be or ganised and officiated over by any one law enforcement officer. I would suggest a capable officer such as Cpk, Smith of the State Highway Patrol. This has been done country-wide and has been proved to Work. Certain rules and regulations would have to be set up for this club. Most of them could be tak^ en out of the National Hot Rod Association Rule Book. For the Hot Rod Is now a national thing! You notice that I did not say that It was a problem! For in the places that keep up with the times, it is not. It is something to be proud of. And this will make everyone adhere to the (Continued on Page 3) Looking Back Over The Years 20 years ago Work is scheduled to begin im mediately on a city incinerator. Hundreds sign pledge cards in safety campaign sponsored by the Rotary and Booster Clubs of the community. Dr. and Mrs. N. M. Medford and children, Beebee and Phil, go to Jacksonville, Fla., for a visit with relatives. The morning train from Ashe vilie is delayed two hours by a 10-foot drift of snow near Canton. 10 years ago Lachlan and David Hyatt, re cently returned to Waynesville, will open plumbing and heating business. Lt. Wliriam Ray arrives from overseas and is here on termin al leave. Harold Massie receives dis charge from the service and is back at home. Miss Rosemary Herman and Miss Jane Wyche make honor roll at Woman's College. 5 years ago Yates' bill adds two on board of education. Mrs. John N". Shoolbred and her twin sister, Mrs. Horace Frost, celebrate their eighty-flfth birth day. Mrs. HJlda Luther entertains her aunt, Mrs. Sally McCracken Clark, at a birthday luncheon. , Freda Grey Hipps of Clyde is Student of the Week. sq^rrs scrap book . By R. J. SCOTT IS NOtj-JOlSOMOUS ' MAM.* tNQLANP MOM SJOMDUSI ?7 >ts. P SuftMOUMt f*OU*<MK IK l*M ? K $A?U?SfM?lL. !'{ DUIUm^ |Lj tnA<li <* KmmulK ( 4LD.M0, tUS mjf L V Kmm ??. cat W ?MIU. ML WAS SIDOH !M 1 W^u. ff* % *? % ? * f KNACKLW. Out who Buys AMD SLAUAHkHS WOUM-OU't ?* USLLLSS Ho^SlS AMD sujlA 4*1* itif *2St. J5 KNACKER Rambling 'Round 1-1 ? * A group wer? discussing a concert they bad attended. The statj, a coloratura of some fame, had been quite a disappointment to the audience "I think she was terrible," one lady frankly said. "I wish I had my money back." Then another lady spoke up: "I certainly agree with you." and turning to another lady standing near her, she asked: "What jlid you think of it, Mrs. Elbee?" Now, Mrs. Elbee considered herself a singer but quite a Jew of her friends took ? different slant of it and shook doubtful heads. Mrs. Elbee came up smiling: "She couldn't sirtg worth a cent," was her reply. Then she added, coyly: "Why, even 1 could have sung that aria better." A gentleman who hadn't been listening too attentively but wanted to appear interestedventered the conversation. "Oh, she wasn't that bad. was she?" V Religion, politics, finances and love affairs should hive signs on them: "No Trespassing." f It sort of restores one's faith in the decency of the human race when we find a prospective bride of great prominence who respects the sarictity of marriage and doesn't make a three-ring circus of it. Miss Margaret Truman who could have as elaborate and showy a ceremony as anyone because of the position she holds and has held, runs true to form in her intention of making the occasion a sipiple, impressive affair. Miss Truman has consistently run her life according to her own line of individuality, and has disregarded any obstacles placed in her path. Our hats off to Miss Truman! Uae rose-colored glasses when looking at the faults of others: magnifying ones when looking at your own. Have you ever stopped to think what a neighborly friend your little weekly or semi-weekly newspaper is? It carries news that per tains to those around you., those people you know and like and want to hear about. The flashy outside world-news is left to the dailies who cover far more territory and reach more people than the smaller ones do. It's nice to read that Mrs. So-and-so has been visiting hgr moth er and that Sgt. You-know-who is on a ten-day fourlough with his family. The automobile accident that would be lost in the. big city papers is of vital interest to you because you saw the two cars come together, and you ran out to see if you could help. But all the dam age done was to the fenders. Then that 4-H boy who won, the trip was a next-door neighbor and you felt as though you were going right along with him on his way to Raleigh. You read where Lily Bebee will be married on the first of the month. You simply can't believe that Lily is old enough td be mar ried; why, it seems like only yesterday . . . and your mind travels along the path of memories. Yes, there's always something so home like and friendly about the weeklies and semi-weeklies that the great big newspapers cannot ever really take away. Tomorrow may be a deadline, but jrou haven't reached it yet. Nobody wh?r is anybody would think of going to Washington these days without a hotel reserv ation and a solution to the farm* problem.?Richmond (Va.) Times Dispatch. The world is facing so many serious problems now that occa sionally we run across a person who isn't certain he knows how all of them could be solved. ? Jackson (Miss.) State Times. . . V - &J4&WASHINGT0N MARCH OF EVENTS 1 No Quick Action for Control* I Mo*t Congressmen Opposod On Crodit Buying in Offing | To Granting Such Authority * Special to Central Preu Association WASHINGTON?Don't look for quick?if any?action in Congreps on President Elsenhower"* request for standby authority to im pose controls on credit buying. Most congressmen in both parties are dead set against the idea. And there doesn't seem to be much interest in stirring up the prob lem. Mr. Eisenhower wanted the standby authority to control 'buying oi television seta, automobiles and other hone ap pliances. In his economic message, Mr. Eisenhower called the standby authority a useful tool the government could use to prevent Inflation during business booms. The government's authority to regulate consum er credit expired In 1952 when Congress rejected appeals of federal officials to extend the powers. The main argument against the regulations centers on the fear of businessmen that the pos sibility of controls hangs like the sword of Damo cles over the business community and is a deterrent to their operations. Senate Banking Committee Chairman J. William Pulbright (D), Arkansas, says he would be gl|d Senator Fulbright 1 io noiu nearings on ine proposal but to lukewarm to enacting credit legislation at this time. ? ? ? ? ? GRAND TOUR?The American Automobile association recom mends that American citisens planning a European tour by car should make their arrangements early. The AAA says that on the basis of inquiries received so Jar, the number of Americans planning auto tours of Europe will be about 29 per cent higher than last year. It estimates that the total this year will be 125,000. With thgt many Americans testing out the European highways, the AAA says. It's a good idea to get your plans made early. ? ? ? ? ? MIGHTY WIT?Washington is unquestionably the most impor tant national capital in the world today yet, population-wise, it hardly compares with a great many other capital cities scattered about the globe. There are no less than %% national capitals larger than Washirwtan. This list net only includes such well-known cities as London, Parts. Berlin, Rome, Madrid, Buenos Aires, Rie de Janiero, Tokyo aad Moscow but some towns far less familiar. Capitals that have almost the same population as Washington (802,178 in 1800) are Havana, Cuba; Bangkok, Thailand, and Monte Video, Uruguay. e ? e ? ? PENNY PINCH?-Last summer's northeast floods?besides Ml the other damage?also caused a shortage of pennies. Treasury officials explained recently that the penny pinch of last autumn waa due largely to the emergency tan which Ciggis the state of Pennsylvania enacted to raise money for . _ good relief and rehabilitation. Until then, Cigarets sold In vending machines in Did H the state wore an even 25 cents. The tax increased the prioe to M easts on sosns brands and 27 cents on others. This, according to offlcMa, "created a terrific demand for centa" especially since it came at a time shortly bsfom the holiday season*? what public sad private banks usually stock up on their pennies R>r usa in tha Christmas trade. One resoft was that the Banna of tha Mint had to deliver to the Philadelphia, banks mors than 63 million pennies Inst snturon?coifi - pared with about 20 million for the whole year of 1VM." ""
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