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^ t k v' . ;' ?*' .v'f:-*V' ivrfRj-*'* '*? ' '? *' ? % - <-rriy>v TTTT* / r ? finrrT ~TT*' f f\ vrhr *>> TODAY'S QtTOTATION " I TODAY'S BIBtE TTRsE . - - __ _ Editorial Page of the Mountaineer Sunday's Program A Big Succoss The 48nd annual Haywood County Day program at Lake Junaluaka will go down in history as one of the moat successful ever - staged. v 4| The attendance, the program, and the gen eral theme of the occasion honoring industry seemed not only fitting but timely, and as is often heard, "just the right prescription" for Haywood County. ' Reuben B. Robertson, speaker, was never more eloquent in an address delivery, and the large number of Haywood "old-timers" as well has scores of Champion's "Old Tim ers Cltib" added to the occasion. The 43rd religious event, designed for all Haywood County, was a perfect time for honoring Champion Paper and Fibre Com pany on their 50th anniversary here in Hay wood. Enthusiastic Action Webster defines enthusiasm as eager in terest We can think of no better word to use in describing the reaction of the public towards the $60,000 campaign here for the recrea tion center. Linked with the word enthusiasm, and using it in its truest sense, must go the word "action." This campaign is truly one of enthusiastic action. We do not recall ever seeing a campaign launched in this section that Came near to having as much enthusiastic action behind it as this one to get $50,000 for the recrea tion center. And why should there not be enthusiastic acttoh? After all, the citisens of this area have talked recreation centers for years and years. It seejaed that first one thing then two came up toSanrpen the spirit of the project be- ? fore ifcot too far along the way. Thifj time, the opportunity came at the right fkie when the community acquired the 18-ac# Horse Show site for the recreation centew An4,to prove it is right, the people are re sponding. We nave been optimistic about the proj . . - - - ? ?. _ > ?ir ? _a. _ m l eci siBW xrre very Deginning. we naa a reel ing that this was the time, and the answer. As we have said time and time again, the citizeM of this area always get what they want,when they want it. The recreation center is wanted, and will' be had, Two-Way Obligation Th^ president of the Chamber of Com merce^ the United States recently said that businessmen have both the obligation and the right to speak on political and other is sues of the time. He then mentioned certain things that businessmen should be solidly against ? among them, government in busi ness, and high taxes. This is a logical position. At the same time, businessmen must realise that what is sauce for the goose is sauce' for the gan der. If, as they should, they oppose costly special favors for other groups, they should be as adamant in opposing special favors for themselves. Business groups have often and deservedly lost public regard because they have supported proposals fot government spending that would benefit them ? while urging strict economy wh?n it caitie to the other fellow. Daily Vacation Bible School Time Thin is Bible 8chool season. And a food season it is for both young and old. The growth of daily vacation Bible schools has been far beyond that of even the most optimistic of several years ago. The schooM are designed to "take up the slack" of that period after a school year, by giving the youngsters something construc tive to study, and to occupy their attention. Of course those things taught in Daily Va cation Bible schools are of much educational value, as well as creating a deeper apprecia tion of the spiritual side of life. Observation of these schools shows that they are not only worthwhile, but have now moved into that realm of the necessary. This is an encouraging sign, especially with in creased enrollments each year. Such trends reveal that we are definitely moving for ward toward the better things of life, even if there are times when we might be inclin ed to feel otherwise. Hazel wood Steps Forward With Zoning Program The decision of the Hazelwood Board of Aldermen to have the town zoned was a for ward stop, and a much needed project No town, or even a neighborhood, can suc cessfully grow and reach all its potentials for full development without a well planned program for growth. It is just like starting work on a large building -without adequate plans. Just hap hazard building, or growth, is often expen sive, ineffective, and sooner or later retards development. The Town of Hazelwood has needed a zon ing ordinance for many years, and now that work has started in establishing such an or dinance with a board already named, it is a - source of gratification. Investors these days take into considera tion all those things which proper zoning of fers as protection. We expect the Town of Hazelwood will find, as have other towns, that the zoning plan will pay handsome divi dends. m Handbags Vs Men's Pockets A lot of fun has been poked at ladies' handbags. Often they do gather weird ac cumulations, but Dad needn't' snicker ? let him look in his own pockets, advises Thomas P. Rolfs, a manufacturer of leather goods. There, Mr. Rolfe isn't just theorizing. He asked 75 businessmen to turn all of theifr pockets inside out, and here's a somewhat reduced inventory of what they disgorged: Cigarettes or cigars; loose change and bills in a wallet or crumpled up; unmailed letters; keys; business cards, some from for gotten people; pens and pencils, frequently empty of ink or lead; checkbook; handker chief; credit cards, comb, nail file; maybe a mirror, good luck pieces, ticket stubs; and baffling notes reading something like this: "Meet Jbxxx Mon. at Fzzls re Smgrna." Strange miscellanys can be found in both handbags and men's pockets. But if the con tents of a 10-year-old boy's pockets don't beat either one, there's been a mighty change since our own barefoot days. ?Little Rock - Arkansas Democrat. Big hearted Charlie says a lot of husbands let their wives buy On credit, because they would rather argue with bill collectors than with the women.?Lexington Leader. VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS Common Sense Tcrik In an appearance at the Carolina Sympoalum on Public Affairs at Chape) Hill C. A. "Pete" Mcknight of The Charlotte Obaerver made aofne pertinent ob aervationa In the course of a panel dlscusalon of segregation. McKnight said that the upward trend in race re lations had definitely turned downward in the past jrear and a half and that th* trend actually threat ened the South s economic progress. The Charlotte editor formerly edited the South ern School Newt and in this position was enabled to observe the impacts of the Supreme Court deci sion not ?*'y in North Carolina but on the entire Southern region. It is therefore interesting to read what Mr. Mc Knigbt said in discussing the trends of readjustment in the Sottth. 1 y Me sstd: Ct) The ItfifiCP Mrs igwjfWt "some hard facts of life" in the deep South; <? Owing to rapid migration of the Negro from South to North, there is a possibility that the "deli cate question of race relations" will become as much ef a national dilemma as it has been a regldbal one; (3) What to desperately needed now la a "breath ing spell"; (?> mfrUfftm newspapers ate showing increased signs, in edltorUfis, of understanding the plight of She "O?thi'fli mbderdte who finds tha middle grouhd sbrlnblng from baneatb him"; idl There assy pet he time for religious and edu cational forces to have their effect In an atmos ph*to relatively free of compulsion. He Jim said that the NAACP should "turn 1U UNMita infpCoOtivg human relations In areas where ' IMuU a cMumW sdhae taML ffh doubt, however, u _iu *Hm N A APP a* MM* f u iwrttttr ftf rnmm integration at all costs.?The Chatham News. jJy- ?r i the mnitwt n tkffp i rxii ivAvvn i ninxjnjxi Main St^?et*,m*"TlB*, ** C^$K5L 8-8801 m m cwy The WAYNESYILLE MOUNTAINEER, Ike. i gga published lykktlibktekflr and thl?sday BT MAIL IN BAYWOOB COUNTY q?? ye?r ~ ? ? _l mm SU monthi ... ? MO by mail in horn carolina _ utsipt?^ cm Six months _ .,- * **i'i <??? J 00 local camus* dbltvlrt Oft ice-paid (or carrier iWifty OT Monday AhMMM, Jane 11, 1958 & . . K#/lK^^ uVl IflBwjSv?'?>*$' f'J 'it/' . n, ' liP^q||^^^i 11 ^ ***v? ^<Z, *"< j i$/2&?L ~~ uirtii'ii ssawia ir ' t "~*~- i ??niii* ? ' My Favorite Stories Br CAKL GOERCH ' The first glimpse I had of it was at the Carolina Country Club a couple of years ago. There was a big crowd on the danc? floor. 1 knew most of them. Suddenly there appeared In my range of vision a figure that caus ed me to stare violently. I blink ed my eyes to make aure that I was seeing correctly and looked again. No doubt about it. He was the weirdest human being I've ever beheld in my lif?. His face was full of wrinkles and of a ghastly complexion. Really, he looked horrible. A cloeer examination revealed the fact it was a rubber mask. It fitted completely over the head of the wearer, and was the most life-like thing I've ever seen. You had to get up real close before you could detect that it was false. It belonged to Lewis Rose of Charlotte and after considerable pleading on my part he finally agreed to turn it loose. We had a lot of fun with it dur ing the balance of the dance, but It wasn't until the next night, that I really appreciated the possibil ities the thing offered. After supper the following eve ning. I went around to Grover Dillon's house. Just before leav ing home. I happened to see the mask on the rear hall table; so I picked it up and stuck it into the pocket of my overcoat. When 1 got out of the car at G rover's h^use. I put the thing on. The front porch light wasn't on. It was rather dark. I pushed the bell button and waited. In a moment I could see the Dillon butler coming down the hall. He opened the door, observ ed that a man was standing out side, swung the door wide open, bowed politely and said; "Come right In, suh." Re had Just glanced casually at me. I slowly walked into the well-lighted hall. He looked up and?I'm not exaggerating; if he didn't jump a foot, I'm no Judge of height. "Good Lawd!" he murmured as he slowly bached away. And then, evidently satisfied .that he had seen enougn. tie swung around and made a break (or the rear of the house. He didn't walk; he almoct flew. That was just a sample of what happened that night It was about half an hour afterwards, I be lieve, that I was driving down Oberlln Road and happened to see a Negro man walking along on the sidewalk fly himself. I had the mask on. Driving the oar alongside the cut. F stopped and inquired: "Could you tell me how to get to St Mary's Street?" '"tea, snh, boas. You drives along this read far about half a mile and?" As he spoke he kept drawing closer and closer to the ear. "? and then you comes to a stop light." By that time he waa only a fod* or m away. An' that'll?that'll?My. my' ^ the moment was to get as far away from that spot as possible. The next week I went over to Cabarrus County. I took the mask with me. I had an idea it might come in useful, and it did. Near Mount Gilead I saw an elderly man walk down the high way. I hurriedly put on the face. Stopping as the car drew up alongside him. I leaned out of the wtnfldw and said: "Friend, could you tell me#if ttjis is the way to Mount Gilead." He looked around. "Yes this is the right jHoad." There was a brief pause as he took a closer look. And then, with a note of sincere concern in his voice, he said: "Mister, you ain't feeling so well, are you?" I told him I had been dead two weeks, which statement seemed to puz?le him slightly because when I looked around after hav ing driven off, he was, still stand ing there, scratching his head. The only disconcerting thing about the whole business was when I took the mask down to the office to show to ?ome of my friend*, one of them remarked: "Well if you asked me. I'd tell you that it's a Dig improvement over your natural face." Which really isn't so at all. George Kennan, former U. S. Ambassador to Russia: 'jUnless we change pretty soon and pretty drastically, our old approach to foreign affairs ... we must ex pect a continued tendency toward reduction of our prestige and in fluence throughout the world generally." Adlai E. Stevenson, candidate for Democratic presidential nom ination: "Peace and security are the nation's most important busi ness." Dwight D. Eisenhower: "We must maintain a collective shield against aggression to allow the free peoples to seek their valued goals in safety." Looking Back Over The Years 2# YEARS AGO Mrs. J. F. Abel assumes duties as regent of DAR chapter suc ceeding Mrs. J. H. Howell, Sr. Miss Mary Penland McCrack en makes "?nrt Honor Roll" at Mars Hill College. Miss Carolyn Haynes is attend ing summer school at the Uni versity of Tennessee. Mrs. Roy Plott arrives from Statesville to spend the summer at her home on the Dellwood Road. !? YEARS AGO Dr. Walter B. West of Waynes ville opens season at Lake Juna luska. Mrs. Odin G. Buell, the form er Miss Josephine Thomafs. of Buetlton, Calif, arrives for visit. Miss Sarah Louise Leather wood. Red Cross worker, is trans ferred to Fort Bragg. Cpl.. Robert Lester Burgln, Jr. is discharged from the Marine Cotps at Camp LeJeune. s YEARS AGO Miss Frances Leatherwood is on Dean's List at Woman's College. Mrs. J. Harden Howell enter tains at luncheon for four brides elect: Miss Ida Lou Gibson. Miss Betsy Siler. Miss Jean Ann Brad ley. and Miss Jane Wyche. Miss Clara Estella Dotson wed' James E. Davis. Mrs. William I. Lee and Mrs. J. Rufus McCracken leave for a va SCOTTS SCRAP BOOK r By R. j. scon ;8ssrsa??*, > . Air ? kj //-N ioirfUAH SKT, W?JU. A ffiMgA agfejf Li At so* I***-?, ? AWr^^fr LIAISOK ?"? ? /- YT t*K%TK j f fVJ Tf^fllfH V -^Vft SS5BF ft*- V^T *??* l> Rambling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Frasier There U ne law again* trying to reason out why some things happen as they do. For instance: we have tried to understand why roads across the country should push the future generation into In adequate, antiquated schools. We agree, wholeheartedly, that good roads are a necessary adjunct for the advancement of progress and prosperity. We also feel tlilht education is equally important. The preaent school child is a potential governor of the destinies of many more children of the next generation. Without proper training, busi ness and all that goes with It can get itself into a pretty nasty jam . . . and then Where's progress and prosperity? The inability right now to get a proper supply of teachers is assuming an alarming situation and one that shows little prospect of being alleviated. Add to that the lack of space and facilities and the tremendous increase in school-age population and one finds him self in a state of deep apprehension. Yes, have good roads and let a great many of them lead to good schools. . ? The reason money roes to the head of some people is becanae there's nothlnr else op there. s Maybe we are a little bit on the suspicious side but we are wondering why this sudden opening up the"graves of Staiin and his fellow conspirators. It seems more than mere coincidence that these disclosures should have been made when Russia is standing, full size, in the spotlight of inquisition before the world. It is hard to believe that every means to unearth material hasn't been utilized in the years since Stalin's death when so much competi tion for power has been at stake. Yet, suddenly, comes to light all the necessary information that has flooded the press, radio and TV re cently. One cannot help but detect a pretty rancid odor in the air. Heard in passing: "I simply can't stand her bnt I'm going to her party just the same to sHow off my new dress." Definitions Mr. Wehster never knew: - Whim: a woman's prerogative. Race horse: money changer. Gossip: a burst of speed. Kitchen: assembly room. Egotist: Capital I in a big head. Weather: conversational subject. Food: universal appeal. ? Politics: worms that turn. Calendar: stuffed dates. Moron: a disagreeing person. Shpes: instruments of torture. Telephone: ring In the bath tub. Adolescence: waste space. Hill: pant presser. Day dreams are wishes dressed in their Sunday best. cation in Nova Scotia. from house party at Crescent Beach. Miss Vivian Watkins returns AiSA&WASHHIGTON ? MARCH OF EVENTS U. S. OfRdoli Ey* I Ftor American Pwblis led Arnyad Fercri Cut I May le Foaled by H / Special to Central Preu JLtsociation WASHINGTON?Top level officials la the administration are seriously concerned oveg the effect that kussia's decision to cult Its armed forces might have upon the American public. To counter any such effect. Cabinet officers and many others holding high government positions can he expected to make state* merits, speeches and comments pointing out the true situation, gg^ggg^^g These officials who fear the public will be de? ctlved ay UM Dig cuu in uie ncu trmtu rent* point out that the thing* the Ruasian* are cut* ting are not Jet plane* and atomic weapons that would be important in any air-atomic battle. | One of theee, Air Force Secretary Donald A. Queries, points out that disarmament must be preceded by some other kind of security that can take its place and warns "evaMon of disarma ment agreement might be extremely hard to detect." J * * * * t ? SUPREME COURT ATTACKS?The current series of attacks against the 8upreme Court? 11-..Ik. ?h? ?? that Ik. murl la "laala. QvorUt latins"?have several precedents In American history. It goes back to the system of checks and balances written into the Constitution. The Court at times dis agrees with the majority in Congress or with the executive depart ment, as it has since the early 1800s. Probably the most violent attacks on a Supreme Court decision were those made in the North in the 1850s in wake of the Dred Scott decision which held that an escaped slave had to be returned by authorities in free states to his owner. The decision was one of the chain of events that led to the Civil war. > In the l#Me the Roosevelt Administration's "New Deal" ran into judicial difficulties. President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed in creasing the size of the court with mandatory retirement after a certain age?and this brought the famous "court packing" battle, which F.D.R. lost. ? ? ? ? ? ANOTHER WASHINGTON'S 'BIRTHDAY'?Everyone knows Feb 21 Is the birthday of President George Washington?but what | is the birth date of the nitkmsl capital city named in his honor? ' For purposes of srgum . one might select January 14, for It was on that day in 1781 that President Washington issued a procla mation directing commissioners to "surrey and limit a part of the territory of the 10 mile square on both sides of the river Potomac" . ?tor s federal distiict. The city of Washington, incidentally, is the first national capital j ever to be planned exclusively as the seat of government. Before ' 1800 Congress met In eight other cities?Philadelphia, Baltimore. Lancaster and York, Pa.. Princeton, N. J., Annapolis, Md, Trenton, N. J? and New York City. ? ? ? ? ? EXPERIENCE UNNECESSARY ??Legal hiitorlana point out i that a recent proposal offered by Senator George Smothers (D>. Florida, to require Supreme Court Justices to have at least Me years Of Judicial experience before they Tnpiasii could be name?i to the high tribunal would have barred nearly half of the men who hash served in ",urt the past. VMpssnl Only four of the H chief justices who bare pre sided could hare been appointed if the propoaal had baaa law. OR the present bench, only Justices Shsnaaa M In ton. Hugo awe | John Harlan had previous judicial erpwisnea and only Mbrtaa met t the ftVe-year requirement. , Some of the historic Agurea who would barn Man toaRgEle fas 1 Stone,'asS'on the present day court. Chief Justteo'suTVarna/ * b
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