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Teachers' Supplements
Impractical
We l$ree with Governor Luther Hodges
and otlter state officials that "lpcal par
ticipation and acceptance of real respon
sibility" offers the best legal solution to
the scjfeol segregation problem.
However, we do not believe that the local
city and county governments throughout
the state will be able, to do a uniformly satis
factory job of supplying funds to provide
much higher pay for teachers.'
Of course eome of the larger and richer
counties are already providing supplements
to teachers' pay and a few others might be
able to afford it, but the majority of the
counties pre too poor to do much about it
In fs^t many of them, including this one,
are having * difficult time of providing
enough money to construct and equip mod
ern schqpl buildings.
If ajmjgram of local teacher supplements
is strgMd in the state, we will soon have an
unbalanml situation whereby the best quali
fied teachers will be attracted to those
schools with local supplements, and the poor
countieslwill have to be content with less
qualifMa instruction.
Such 2 condition would simply mean that
some of the children in the state would have
far better educational opportunities than
others^
We jn not believe that would be for the
best interest of education as a whole and
we are opposed to it.?Transylvania Times.
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Atlanta Starts
Midnight Curfew
Atlanta offidfals have found it necessary
to slap a midnight curfew on all persons
under 18 years of age, in an effort to halt
juvenile delinquency.
The sftder was issued after an investiga
tion intn juvenile problems by the Fulton
County )rand jury and the special police
committee.
This 9 the course of aetidn that follows,
when all other means to curb delinquency
appear to fail.
Traffic Safety Council
Off To Good Start
We are elated as to the manner in which
the Ikywood Traffic Safety Council has
started a county-wide program.
The |pur adults, plus the six young men
?with wne from each of the six high schools
in the county, have gotten right down to
"brasftgucks" in their efforts to find a work
able 4?a effective program.
The-advisory committees have gone about
their' task in an earnest, sincere manner.
With'their enthusiasm and determination,
we f?el they will not stop until they have
every organization in the county not only
enlisted but working towards a new safety
era in world of traffic.
Th| program is being designed to include
everyone, and that is as it should be, be
cause after all, everyone is affected by traf
fic safety ? cither as a driver as as a pe
destrian.
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A still-operator at Bethel, Mo., arrested
by federal agents, protested that what he
was making was not moonshine but a secret
explotiffcL There's a difference?
?St. Louis Times.
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VIEW? OF OTHER EDITORS
Short'Session a Tall Order
Thereyre rumors floating around that the special
iteuioaltgl the General Assembly whlbh Governor
Hodges Is expected to eall to consider the school
segregation question will be expected to last only
?two oat days". .
That ti'a tall order. In come states, the buslnaaa
of a special session Is retricted to matters mentioned
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Ugh!
We see by the paper they may take a
vote, over in Buncombe County, on fluorida
tion of the public water supply. The pur
pose, of course, is to get fluoride into the*
drinking water of all the children, so they'll
have better teeth.
Fluoridation, usually the subject of bit
ter controversy, is a subject on which we've
found it hard to get worked up ? either
way. For our guess is the results won't be
so miraculous as to put all the dentists out
of business; they apparently don't think so
either, because most of them are for it. Nor,
on the other hand, do we anticipate all the
dire consequences some opponents predict.
Our chief reaction is to wondyr about the
waste f fluoride. If the sole purpose is to
get fh de into children, why not just pre
scribe jt for the children? Why put it into
all the water used for industrial purposes?
into all the water used for washing clothes
and dishes? into all the water used for
bathing? Why, in fact, waste fluoride on
adults, whose teeth already are formed?
And why, in the name of all that is sensible,
give it to the thousands with false teeth ?
Wouldn't it make equally good sense to put
the children's cod liver oil into the public
water supply?
Yes, sir, it would make just as(good sense.
And since it would, it seems reasonable to
conclude that if we ever fluoridate the pub
lic water supply, sometime we might get
around to cod liver oiling it.
That thought convinces us we do take
sides in this controversy after all. Fluodida
tion? We're ag'in it!
Cod liver oil in drinking water! Ugh!
?The Franklin Press.
High Priced Indigestion
The most unfathomable creation of the
political factory in our times is the $100 a
plate dinner. Most individuals with any re
spect at all for their stomachs, considera
tion for their home lives, or a decent taste
in entertainment will shy away from all pub
lic banquets of any nature whatsoever, ex
cepting only those for which their business
or conscience obligates them. The food is at
best mediocre in comparison with the home
table, and more often abominable; the social
amenities are stilted and artificial, and the
speeches ? great honk, the speeches! ?
ere either strings of wisecracks by profes
sional jokesmiths or flat dissertations on
the state of the world that curdle the ham
and pumpkin pie.
A person who would pay $100 to subject
himself to such an evening is either a dedi
cated soul qr a lamb who would follow any
sheep that said "Baa!"
If memory serves, the Democrats, riding
the boom of $2 wheat and pie in the sky,
inaugurated this political pot with a $26 din
ner, which later advanced to $60, $75 and
$100. The Republicans not being on the
gravy train, promptly countered with 60
cent chicken box rallies which were effective
propaganda. Now that the outs are in, the
Republican* are shelling out the $100, and
the Democrats sneering on the sidelines.
It isn't the politics of the thing, but the
asininity that prompts these remarks. Even
if Marie Antoinette were baking the cake,
to pay $100 for a meal and some speeches
is a fine example of insulting the human
body.?Prom the Garden City (Kan.) Daily
Telegram.
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In the Governor'* call. Not so In North Carolina.
Once in aeaaion, ? special sesalon of the General
Assembly has the same power as a regular aesslon.
The Legislature can pass any law It pleases and the,
Governor not only cannot atop the bill In advance,
he cannot even veto It, although the Governor of
every other state has that power.
In the paxt North Carolina governors, who have
tried to do so, have had small success in restrict
ing the scope of special sessions. There is always
pressure to broaden the scope and that pressure
ha* usually prevailed. Efforts to take up matters out
side come from two sources. Legislators who will
not be on hand at the regular session are often
Irrepressible in their desire to haua a final fling at
legislation. And putsiders see little reason why they
shonld wait until next year for something that can
be done this year.
A special aeaaion this year would be confronted
by the usual demands; To name only three: the
mental Institutions may be expecttd to ask for ap
propriations which they say cannot wait until next
year without great injury to the institutions! And
teachers may be expected to aak for Immediate In
carnate to halt the exodus of teachers to better-pay
ing poaitlbns in other fields. Also, there would be a
strong demand for immediate specific authorisation
of limited access highways.
And there erf sura to be many others with equal
ly insistent pleas. Governor Hodges may be persu
enough to confine a special session of the
General Assembly to matter* he want* It W *m>.
ldlf B it ft will t*h? quite s bit of persuasion, more
than mbat of hfe prataecataors have been able to
command.?Batotgh News and Observer.
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There's a Cuban down In Key
West by the name of Raul Vas
quez?a moat interesting char
acter who, for many years, acted
as a fishing guide for tourists
who came down to the keys.
There was a wealthy man from
up in Michigan who visited there
for several seasons. His one big
ambition was to catch a sail-fish,
but he never was successful. iFor
the sake of convenience we'll call
him Mr. Harris.!
One day he went down to
Raul's boat and told him that if
Raul would guarantee that he
could catch a sail fish, he would
pay him five hundred dollars. On
the other hand?no sail fish, no
money.
Raul is a foxy Individual. He
knew where there was a saii-fish
near an old light buoy. He had
seen the fish there on several
occasions and was pretty sure
that it could be caught. So he
accepted Mr. Harris' offer.
They went out in the boat and,
sure enough, it wasn't long be
fore Raul got a glimpse of the
sail-fish. However, in order not
to make it appear too easy, he
cruised around for an hour or so,
with Mr. Harris doing the trol
ling. ?
Then the boat headed for the
light buoy again, and in less
than fifteen minutes Mr. Harris
had caught his fish.
Well, sir; he was the proudest
and happiest man imaginable. He
paid Raul the five hundred dol
lars and he took the sail-fish to
show his friends at the hotel
where he was stopping.
And then there took place
exactly what you might expect
in a case of this kind From
that time on Mr. Harris would
talk of nothing but that sail-fish,
five feet six inches long, and
how he had caught it. He be
came a veritable Ancient Mariner
It got so after a while that every
who stopped everyone he could,
one became thoroughly bored
with the whole business, especi
ally his wife.
One day Mrs. Harris went to
see Raul. She had a little propo
sition to offer him. "How much
did my husband pay you to help
him catch that sail-fish" she in
quired.
Raul told her frankly ? five
hundred dollars.
Whereupon she said: "I'll pay
you another five hundred if you
will help me catch one that is
bigger than the one he caught."
Raul took her up, but this time
It wasn't so easy. He had to
carry the old lady on seven dif
ferent trips. She landed a sail
fish that measired exactly six
feet six inches long ? a foot
longer than that caught by her
husband.
She took It to the hotel and
showed it to her husband. He
regarded it in a dissatisfied man
ner but managed to congratulate
her. BUT?he kept right on talk
ing about his own sail-fish; the
one that measured five feet six
inches He kept right on brag
ging about it explaining all the
details Involved In hooking a fish
of this size
But not for long, friends, not
for long.
Mrs. Harris started earn pa urn
ing oil his trail. Every time her
husband button-holed somebody
and itarted off the conversation
by saying: "Let me tell you about
the five - foot - six - inch sail-fish
that I caught," she would bust
intp the conversation and, with
a bright smile, would announce:
"And I caught one the other day
exactly one foot longer than the
one he caught"
Any of you married men know
exactly the effect that such a
remark has on the general run of
conversation.
He'd look at her, frown slightly
and then say: "I fought this fish
for twenty-five minutes and?"
But Mrs. Harris would break
In and say: "I had to fight mine
for forty minutes."
He'd get up and walk away..
Finally one day, while they
he said to her: "Honey, I dont
he said to her: Honey, I don't
want to hart your feelings, but
I'm afraid you're slightly overdo
ing this business about talking
about the sail-fish."
"Do you think so, sweetheart'"
"Yes, I do. I'm afraid people
are tired of hearing it over and
over."
"Maybe you're right, my love,"
she answered.
"I'm Just telling you for your
own good," he explained.
"I appreciate it," she told him.
And that was the last time that
either of them ever mentioned
anything about the sail-fish they
had caught..
Letter To Editor
Editor, The- Mountaineer:
Haywood County Hospital is to
be commended on being staffed
by competent, considerate people.
During the month that I was a pa
tient there I received excellent
care.
Mrs. William I. Lee.
March 31.
Looking
Back Over
The Years
26 YEARS AGO .
Choral club to give a concert.
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Mrs. L. M. Richeson is hostess
to Waynesville Music Club.
Mountaineors complete success
ful basketball season.
Future Fanners of Bethel hold
meeting with 54 present.
Mrs. R. Stuart Roberson and
bfrs. George Blschoff are Ashe
vlllo visitors.
10 years ago
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$226,000 water project is ap
proved.
Lt. Cmdr. Thomas Stringfleld
opens his offices again.
Mrs. P. Knopf gives party for
the W. A. Byrnes.
Two audience* warmly receive
concerts of N. C. Little Sym
phony.
Haywood sportsmen will organ
ize wildlife club.
5 YEARS AGO
Wellco's new division to em
ploy 200 people.
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Extension program for Juna
luska is arranged.
Sixty HDC members take part
in annual dress review.
TwentMve report for WTHS
baseball warm-up.
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By Frances Gilbert Frazier
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Come, dear, let's dance. And dancing, let's
Cast from our hearts those vain regrets
For days now gone. And all those years
That drenched our souls with bitter tears
We'll just forget. For why should we .
Bring back the past? Ahead we see *
A future bright, and oh! so sweet,
Enfolding us in peace complete.
So let's not take that backward glance
Into our hearts. Come, dear, let's dance.'
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Come, dear let's dance. And dancing, pray
That sunny days will come our way
And lift our hearts to heights unknown
Until we met. We'll call our own
Each measured beat of tuneful song
% That throbs with life. We'll dance along
The tender sway and lilting tune.
Of that sweet song. And when 'tis June,
With June's rare days and Jupe's romance.
, We'll know it's ours. Come, dear, let's dance.
They lay the rain falls on the unjust and the just alike; and
sometimes it just rains.
A lone time ago we knew a man who was very popular. Faces
brightened up when he appeared and he was welcomed by every
body with whom he came into contact. One day we asked this man
to what he attributed his popularity. He grinned as he replied; "It is
contained in four words," he said. And he continued: "These four
words are 'Always leave 'em laughing'". Then he went on to say,
in a more serious manner, that this was not always possible and
should be handled with reservation. That there were times when a
laugh would be in bad taste. But, taken as a Whole, to "leave >m
laughing" was pretty hard to beat as a farewell gesture.
We have never forgotten these words and, while we do not car
ry out his advice at all times, we try to follow his example. Of
course, on sonde occasions, it would not only be foolhardy but a bit
wacky, and probably incur some dirty looks.
An elderly lady told us once that whenever she left the com
pany of anybody, she always wanted them to remember her as when
they last saw her, for she might never see< them again.
That's really something to think about in this day of swift de
partures.
Hope springs eternal no matter how many times it Is crushed
to earth by adversity.
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