Holy Bible I Relates Value Of Forests By CARL ?. DALTON N. C. Division of forestry There are many passages In the Bible that tell bow our forest serv ea us and bow we should protect them, rarest provides the raw ma terials for countless products man ufactured In Haywood county that are needed In modern living. They conserve water supplies, regulate stream flow, reduce floods and erosion. The life-giving role of water is .''iked to the forest In unmistakable terms. The Bible urge* us to the pro tection and wise use of our forest and woodlands. Yet, today most of the forest fires in our country are caused by our own carelessness and willfulness. As the Bible fore tells, destruction of our natural resources will bring us punishment in the form of loss and misery. With proper management and pro tection our forests can produce continuous crops of timljer and forage, safeguard the watershed and provide recreation and wild life. first we find In the Book of Genesis 2:8-9: "Man awakened to life embowered in a garden of trees." "And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there be put the man whom he had dormed. ' And out of the ground made the Lord God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life alao in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and eviL" He found the forest a place of beauty and a sanctuary. Isaih 80:18, "The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, the fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together, to beau tify the place of my sanctuary; and I will make the place of my feet glorious." Psaira 29:9, "The voice of the Lord?dlscovereth the forest; and in his temple doth everyone speak of his glory." It harbors creatures of the wild: H is their home. Psalm 104:12, "By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches." It mothers the river which nur shes the soil Genesis 2:10, "And (he river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted and become into four heads." Job 14:8-9, "though the root thereof was old in the earth, and the stock thereof died in the ground; yet through the scent of water it will bud and bring forth like a plant It is a creation of God and his presence is everywhere. Isaiah 14:7-8, "The whole earth la at rest, and is quiet;-they break forth into singing. - Ves, the fir trees rejoice at Thee, and the cedars of Leba non. . ." Other passages. Exeklel 17-24, I Chronicles 18:83, Psalm 148:7, Psalm 148:9. -So protect the bounty of the earth, for nature is the work of God. Revelation 9:4, "And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree,?". Also Joel 1:7, And keep Are from the trees, however small the flame. James 8:8, "Behold, how great a matter a little Are ktndleth!" Isaiah 10:18-19, "And shall con sume the glory of his forest, and of his fruited field. And the rest of the trees of his forest ahfll be few, that a child may write them." Other passages ? Psalm 83:14, James 3:8, "For fire can destroy aU that grows." Joel 3:3, "A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burnetii;?behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them." It can plague forest and Held; man and animal. Joel 1:18-10, "How do the beaits groan; the herda of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yet, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. O Lord, to thee will I cry; for the Are has devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flames hath burned all the trees of the field." It can dry the river. Joel 1:20, "The beast of the field cry also unto thee; for the rivers of water are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pasture of the wilder nets." It can lay bare the field and mountain. Deuteronomy 4:11, "And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the moun tain burned wild fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds and thick darkness." Also Isiah 9:24, And as in punishment for evil doing, fire levies a fearful toll. Isaiah 0:18, "For wickedness burneth as the fire, it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke." Also Ezekiel 20:47(, "And man realizing his loss must set out to clothe the land with trees." Genesis 21:33, "And Abraham planted a grove in Beer sheba, and called there on the name of the Lord?". Also Ezekiel 17:22 and Leviticus 19:23 And those who set fires will be called upon to make amends to those who have suffered. Exodus 22:6, "If a fire broke out, and catch In thorns, so that the stacks of corn, or the standing corn, or the field, be consumed therewith; he that kindled the fire shall surely make restitution. PHREI1T PROBLEmS Religious Tolerance ty MOT CLEYILAND MYIKS, KX IT U I wonderful thine that here hi America wo can worehip Ood at wo pleoM and that there are eo many different ways of do In* eo. Chrlttlant and Jew>, Cathollei and Prateetantt, lire aide by tide at good nelghbora. Their children play In each othert hornet and attend the tame tchoola. Parent! freely mingle socially and work together In all aorta of commu nity enterprises. "?pbi?u? loll aft It'a fine for ue parenta to be an thualaatlc over our rellgloua be lief! and practice! and to train our children In thaee belle fa But In our teal, we oometimee are tempted to belittle the religious faith and waya of othem which are different from our own. If our children hoar ua apeak unkindly of another rellgloua group, they will think we teal un kindly to all persona of that group or even hate them. Than, whether we are Modem, Jew, Catholic or Protestant, how can we truly worship the tame Ood, the Father of ua allT How can wa prove to Ood we love Him with tSbte la our heart*? IB order to prove to our chil dren and our adult friends that we truly are deeply religious, we need to discipline ourselves never to speak slightingly of any kind of worship of Almighty OodL And when we hear our children speak disparagingly of another's reli gious faith or practice, we should try to make them see why they should never do so again. We should also call our chil dren's Attention to the sincere devotion of other persons to their own chosen faith and jellgious ways which are different from ours, and remind them that all of us worship the same OodL If they feel the beliefs and cus toms of other faiths are strange, then we should remind our chil dren that our ways and beliefs must seem strange to them. "~Wa can go farther and help our children learn more about the religious beliefs and ways of other faiths by reminding them that the honest, sincere beliefs and ways of every adherent to any particular religious faith are precious t* Up. ? IMC. tlx hitm lr>4a\ lac ON DISPLAY Friday and Saturday on Main Street acroaa from the libary will be the smallest horse in the world and smallest boil, pictured here. The visit ot the diminutive animals will be sponsored by Haywood Post 47 of the American Legion, who will use all proceeds for the organization's building fond. No admission will be charged, but oontrbutiono will be accepted. Predictions Set 1,000 Deaths Weekly On Highways Within The Next 10 Years CHICAGO?So you think things are messed up out there on the highway? Well, Just wait another ten years! The National Safety Council has taken a peep into the future and come up with these disconcerting figures: By 1966. sn endless swarm of ?2,000,000 motor vehicles will jam the streets and highways ? 20, 000,000 more than are on the road now. They will travel approximately 825 billion miles a year. The traffic toll that year will be around 53,000 ? unless some genius manages to pull down the prevailing death rate by getting to those 90,000,000 drivers with a safety sales talk that is more con vincing than anything thought up so far. Faced with this foreboding future, the Council announced to day a specific traffic safety pro gram designed not only to hold down the traffic toll, but to expe dite the flow of traffic. Safety authorities agree the two prob lems are inseparably interwoven. The Council emphasized that while it accepts its responsibility, it cannot do the job alone, and that the help of every person who drives, rides or walks is essential. Here is the Council's plan for cutting the toll and congestion of future traffic ? based on proven techniques of engineering, educa tion and enforcement: 1. Convince the public that the only real answer to the traffic problem is for every individual not only to drive and walk sensibly and safely himself, but to join actively in an organized commun ity and national effort to see that others do the same. If this means rougher, tougher traffic, law en forcement ? as it will in many places ? demand, support and ac cept It! 2. Give every community ttie facts on how its traffic safety pro gram stacks up against recognized standards ? and help it bring it self up to or above par. The Coun cil provides the way to do this through Its Annual Inventory of Traffic Safety Activities, now be ing used by 46 states and by 1,140 cities. 3. Build as many miles of safe, modern accident-resistant high ways as possible ? and as fast as possible. The way they are financ ed, says the Council, isn't half as important as the fact that unless they're built, this country will have outsmarted itself trafficwise. 4. Along with building new and better and safer roads, use every modern technique of traffic engin eering and law enforcement- to make existing highways as fool proof and safe as possible. 5. Cut through red tape, apathy and legislative inertia to obtain uniform vehicle laws and do what common sense tells the nation it should have done long ago ? give the driver a set of simple, under standable traffic 'rules and laws that he can follow from coast to coast ? and that he can be sure will be enforced. 6. Make driver education ? in cjass and behind the wheel ? a required course for every student of driving age in every high school. ? ?. Make It so tough to get a driv er's license that only a person who is physically, mentally and emo tionally qualified to drive in mod ern traffic can get one. 8. Take the license away from any driver as soon as he demon strates inability to drive as a de cent, sensible citizen should drive. 9. Back traffic courts to the lim it in showing errant drivers and walkers that jt just Isnt smart or healthy to behave selfishly or dangerously in traffic. 10. Encourage constant improve ment in automobile design to make it easier and easier to drive safety. The traffic situation, the Coun cil emphasized, can be improved in direct ratio to public accept ance of those 10 objectives. But it will require organized effort. dedicated leadership by influential persons in public and private ca pacity, and a willingness to work and pay for safety and better traf fic facilities. The Council point ed out that safety, like, everything else worthwhile, costs money, time >nd effort. And what will happen by 1966 if Americans team up in a real and continuing traffic improve ment program? "You'll get where you're going a lot easier and sooner," promised the Council. "And what's more, the traffic toll will come down by half!" The number of people of several South American countries is in creasing at the rate of 3 per cent or more a year, which the Popu lation Reference bureau calls a near explosion rate. W. JAMES LOGAN o( Kama* City has been appointed Arid director far the North CaroMna Heart Association In Western North Carolina. HI* district in rlodes Haywood Coonty, KOBE ABOUT Proposed Posted .(Continued (tM Pag* |> official figure*. This would increase to $80,000 a boost of $14,*uu, assuming inai ine average conditions apply locaity. Ifte Postmaster General base* nli request lor toe rate rise on the mourning scale of posinl deficits. Although the busines* he head* is one of the largest in the world, it is in financial trouble. It loses about $ao0 minion a year. The only profitable segment* of its opera tions are the first class mall, post office box rentals and the postal savings system. Opposition to the boost in mall rates comes lrom those who argue that the postal service Is for the benefit of the public and 1* there fore a legitimate charge to general revenues. The proponents hold that It is a purely business operation and should, as such, stand on ita own financial feet. MORE ABOUT Clyde Plans (Continned from Page 1) also will be Invited to Join in the program, which will be supervised by H. B. Griffin, Clyde High School coach. A steering committee, headed by Harry Lee Stamey, Jr., has been making preliminary plans for the program and has estimated that $600 will be needed for the project. Although the program is design ed primarily for younger children and teen-agers, some activities for adults may be included. MOBE ABOUT Haywood Women (Contlnned from Page 1) land of Crabtree. Lunch was served by ladles of the church. During lunch hour the group toured the church grounds and were given the story of origin and development of the landmarks. In addition to the 131 club wo men attending from Haywood County, the group were accompan ied by Glenn Palmer of Crabtree; Mary Corn well, Home Agent; Jean Childers, Assistant Home Agent and Elsie Palmer, Extension Sec retary. MORE ABOU1 County Home (CoaliiMl from Pace 1) Stockton and his wife bought three lots for $4,900, and four more for $3,529. ? Other purchasers were: Chester Sellers, Loranzo F. Smalhers and C. Underwood Smathers. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. George. OUie L. Smath ers, J. W. Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leafherwood. William E. Lambert, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Messer, Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Pless. W A. Pless, Ira H- Cogburn, Mr. and Mrs. James R. Sharp, James O'Neil, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Carter, Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Ledbetter, John G. Coates. Mr. and Mrs Clarence Muse, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Cald well, Owen F. Mauney, Hardy Freeman. J. C. Smathers. C. E. Williams. Bryan Medford. W. P. Boyd. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Parker, W. S. Cathey, Bobby M. McKay, Weaver Sheffield, Jack E. Abbott, H. L. Setzer, and Jack Woody. TWO HOSES were played by Waynesville firemen 1 across Richland Creek on the blaxe that leveled property occupied by five families on Smathera St. \oroos the creek to the left of this picture are fuel tanks of the Moody Rnlane and Pore Oil companies. Firemen were on the scene until 6:3t p.m. (Mountaineer Photo). Can You Score 100 On This?! By The Associated Press Do you have money problems at your house? Do they sometimes seem to threaten your marriage? Counselors say the answer to both questions is too often yes, in too many homes. Here is a series of 10 loaded questions, drawn "up by Dorcas Campbell, assistant vice president of New York's East River Savings Bank, designed to help you throw some light on your own relationship to a dollar bill. Maybe you'd better test yourself privately, lest some financial slips show. Each is to be answered yes or no. 1. When the monthly bills come in, are you usually shocked to see how much you owe? 2. When a major purchase looms ? a new car, refrigerator or winter coat?have you antici pated the outlay and saved in ad vance? 3. Do you carry loose checks in purse or wallet?and frequent ly forget to fill in the stubs, thus losing track of the money? It Does 4. Does an occasion like Christ mas or an income tax deadline usu ally leave you flat broke for a month or more? 5. Does your spouse make too frequent jokes aboutv your care free attitude with charge accounts and checking accounts? 6. Have you ever made a budget and stuck to it for a year without acute agony? 7. Does a dunning letter from a creditor worry you until the matter has been adjusted?' 8. Do you really know how much it costs to run your hopse? and how much of your money goes for food? Do you-know how much it costs to run your automobile? 3. Are you good enough with mental math to conform the ad dition on a restaurant check or figure a 13 fcer cent tip without acting as if you were filling out your tax return? 10. Do you ever read the finan cial section of the newspaper? Answers As we said, these are loaded questions. Most of us, if we can bear to face the truth, will explain the score by saying that we've never be^n good at figures anyway. Figure your score on the basis of 10 points for each Correct an swer. The paragon of financial vir tue would come up with six "yes" answers and four "noes"?"no" to questions 1, 3, 4 and 5; yes to ques tions 2. 6, 7. 8, 9 and 10. Thrifty, far-sighted souls and liars should be able to score 100 per cent. Even il you only pick up a 40, there's some hope for your solvent future, but you need to work on the subject. And if you can't figure out the scoring, says Miss Campbell, that's further evi dence that it's time for a change of attitude. Dialect Dialectic BALTIMORE, Md. (AP) ? Stu dents of the language as she is spoken often carry on spirited ex changes in the columns of local newspapers here on "Baltimopese," a little known but very distinct tongue. One amateur authority main tained'that "zinc" for "sink" and "pixture," for picture were prob ably two examples of Baltimore pronunciations not duplicated else where. But another authority dis agreed and said that people in other parts of the country have been known to say it that way, too. The first amateur then fell back on an old standby ? "Balamer" for "Baltimore." He uoted a story that a Baltimore officer was spar ed arrest on suspicion of being a German spy" in American uniform in the World War II Battle of the Bulge. A Baltimore M. P. heard him say "Balamer" and knew that only a true citizen of Balamer would know enough not to pro nounce it "Baltimore." Ferguson Rites Held Today Funeral se.vicei for Johnnie B. Ferguson, 3S, who was killed Sat urday In an automobile accident near Tavarea, Fla., were held to day at 2:30 p.m. In the Wayneaville First Baptist Church. * The Rev. T. E. Robinett, pastor, officiated and burial pras In the family plot in a Crabtree ceme tery. Members of Haywood Post No. 47 of the American Legion were active pallbearers. Members of the 120th Tank Infantry, ,N. C. Na tional Guard, conducted the grave side rites. Mr. Ferguson was a graduate of Wayneaville Township High School, and attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn. He spent two years in the South Pa cific as a member of the Medical Corps of the U. S. Infantry. For seven. years he worked at the Trailways terminal In Asheville. For the past two years he had been employed by the Satin Manu facturing Company in Tavares during the winter and by the Gor don Hotel In Waynesvllle during the summer. Survivors include his wife, the former Miss Ruth Cash of Staun ton, Va.; a daughter, Joan; three sons, John Emmett, Charles Wood row and Gary Thomas; the par ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ferguson of Wayneaville; two brothers, James W. Ferguson of Asheville and Robert L. Ferguson of Knox ville, Tenn-; and a sister, Mrs. Hazel F. Ames of St. Petersburg, Fla. Crawford Funeral Home was In charge. For the 1950 marketing year be ginning April 1, 1950, the incentive pri* for shorn wool, grease basts, will be 62 cents a pound. LAFF - A - DAY i 11 *8S." ? m m "Mr. and Mr*. Homer Blot* re quest th* honor of your pres ence *t ? reception nt their home tonight in fifteen min utes." IMIHI 'gJttm advertisers I ? < i ? i IS J M %...M Kjwjgf ft >v B*| I >! J I * I invested record #3,070,000,000 r'/; '' ?R jf A / 1 ? I B | flB 1 |^? H^| ' HI Mil 11 3 V W ?B last year . ? \- | ?? . ? - 111 i I III SA in newspapers ? 1 111 KbS because... ?? s ?- ?? , . '? ?:>?? ?.. newspaper continues to give the most value received for dollar investment. Preliminary estimates lor 1955, Printert' Ink, Feb. 10, 1956 show how advertisers invested their money: Newspapers $3,070,000,000 Television 1,005,000,000 Magazines ....... 723,500,000 Radio 545,000,000 Outdoor 192,500,000 . I . Use the newspaper to get the best return on your advertising dollar. v . 4 PvbHib#4 la tb# igttraft af iMf* adverrtielBg by THE MOUNTAINEER ^ ?