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TODAY'S BIBLE TERSE Insomuch that the multitude wondered, when they taw the dumb to apeak, th<" n**"1 el to be whole, the lame to walk, b Ind to tea: and they itortflod the Ond ot braeL?Matthew 15:31. I Editorial Page of the Mountaineer ^g= ? ??? ? TODAY S QUOTATION Tbr mirarlr* of earth are laws of heaven. Jean Paul Elchter. ' 11 ? ' Tight Enforcement Pays The spotlight of highway safety will be turned on brighter for the next few days, pointing to the Fourth of July holidays, than at any other time of the year, ft ia appro p iate and timely that attention be focused 01 highway safety because of the growing casualty list across the nation. Safety experts have thus far failed to find a solution to the problem other than a care ful driver. We are in accord with the recent editorial of the Christian Science Monitor captioned "Tight Enforcement Pays," as they dealt w ith the approaching holiday and how the Coventor of Connecticut has successfully s aged a campaign to combat speeding. The editorial reads as follows: "July 4 this year comes on a Wednesday. 1 he holiday, therefore, does not bring about a itomatically a long weekend for almost e 'erybody. But somebodies ? doubtless a gjod many of them?will "take off" Mon day and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday a id fabricate a -sry long weekend. They and t ie multiple millions for whom Independence T'ay is a holiday "by right" will likely swarm a'ong the highways. "The National Safety Council and the In ternational Association of Chiefs of Police join in emphasizing that appeals to drivers n ust be coupled with strict enforcement of tie laws to curb accidents on the nation's r >ads. Tn fact, they say that only an inten s ve "crack-down" can meet an oncoming emergency such as a current summer holi day presents. "To continue such an effort throughout the year would place a considerabl strain on manpower and public treasuries. But it can he continued at least in degree. Connecticut's experience is cheering. In the three months s'nce Governor Ribicoff instituted a cam paign against speeding and reckless driving t ie state has been able to report not only a 15 per cent decrease in highway fatalities hut also that it was necessary to arrest 765 fower speeders. "Thus firm enforcement both cut the toll Of bad driving and eliminated quite a little of the bad driving itself." Haywood Entwined With Telephone Lines It Was only a few years ngo that tele phone service in Haywood County was con f ned largely to Waynesville, Hazelwood, Canton. Clyde and those citizens along the main highway connecting the four incorpor ated towns. To place a call from Canton to Waynesville necessitated getting long dis tance, plus the added charge for the toll at the end of the month. Today workmen are stringing wires into the last community in Haywood County at p-esent without phone service?White Oak. '1 his project, costing almost $8,000, is sched uled to be completed within a few weeks and v ill come shortly on the heels of the $25,000 p-ogram of tying the Balsam area into our t dephone system here. Now it is possible for a person in any part of Haywood County from Max Patch to I alsam. Cove Creek to Cecil, Morning Star t j Soco Gap, to talk by phone just by the s'mple dialing of a number. It is true that there are some sections that are served by party lines that present a prob b m at times, but the fact remains that every a *ea in Haywood County is connected by phc.ie, and the attitude of the company is to consistently improve the service in every way possible. This phase of progress in Haywood Coun ty has come about so gradually that many of us have taken it for granted, but it should be remenjbered it is one of our major and essential conveniences. Bradley Qualified To Head Recreation Commission The- Mountaineer in happy that Richard Bradley has scanned the chairmanship of the Recreation Development Commission for this community, and has working with him such an excellent and energetic Boaid of Directors. Bradley is an efficient young businessman who has given freely of his time end energy as President of the Chamber of Commerce for the past 18 months. It can be assumed that he will be just as energetic in adminis trating the affairs of the Recreation Com mission and seeing that the program is ex pedited as fast as possible just as he has the Chamber of Commerce and other civic projects. Bradley and his Board of Directors are well aware that they have a big job on their hands but they delight in the fact that it is a job that needs to be done and done immedi ately, and one that is long overdue. They ajso have the assurance that this community is solidly behind them in their endeavors to create a modern recreation center. The election of Bradley and the Board of Directors is another definite step forward in our recreation program. Haywood Dairymen Stay Modern Haywood dairymen launched the initial Community Development Program in Hay wood County a number of years ago when they joined whole-heartedly in a moderniza tion program and created for themselves Grade A dairies with all modem facilities. The records and achievements of Haywood dairymen are well known and have been cit ed time and time again throughout the state and the South. Now cornea the news that Haywood dairy men are again launching another progressive program as they go into the bulk milk tank project. This project, although expensive, will be the first in this area of its kind ? showing the progressive outlook and leader ship of Haywood dairymen. The investment, we are told, will average about $1700 per dairyman, but will give them additional facilities that will help them meet the rising cost of production and also turn out a higher quality of milk. Part of the program includes inaugura tion of bulk tank transport trucks to pick up the milk from farms out of the dairy men's bulk tank and haul it direct to the pro cessing plants. This program will mean less handling of the milk, doing the job quicker, more ef ficiently. and we believe, more profitably for the dairymen. Assembly Bringing Outstanding Programs Every year the program at Lake Juna luska Assembly brings many of the out standing speakers of the nation to its plat form. This weekend and for the remainder of this week ? in fact for the remainder of the season, the platform will be occupied by noted speakers. Yesterday and through Wednesday, both morning and evening, the platform is being shared by Dr. Conway Boatman and Bishop John Branscomb. One only has to hear either of these speakers once to want to hear him often. We in this community are indeed for tunate in having come to us such programs as are afforded by Lake Junaluska. VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS Cold Feet Everybody, Philco Corporation says, has cold feet. Tests show that people's feet are some seven degrees colder than the rest of the body. The rule applies equally to Arthur Murray, ladie6 with fashionable shoes and policemen on the beat. Just why this should be is herd to say. Physiolo gists think it's because the feet are so far from the heart. Moralists say it's because men have feet of clay. A sensible man can spend all his life with his feet on the ground, an ambitious one with his best foot forward and a politician putting his foot In it; It doeent matter. They're all equally cold. Especial ly at night in bed. Right there's where Philco plugs In. The com pany has invented an electric blanket whleh snaps around the bed and provides more power to keep the feet warmer than the rest of you. No more pil lows on your feet. No more hot water bottles. No more extra sock at night. Weil, even though for a quarter century of married life it hasn't been the celdaese of our own feet that has bothered us, this is glad news indeed. So far as it goon But what's Philco going to do about the unexpected call from the internal revenue bureau? Or the parking ticket under the windshield? Or the call saying you're overdrawn at the bank? A two-temp blanket is a very fine thing, but it's reelly only a starter on cold feet 4 ?The Washington Post. THE MOUNTAINEER WaynetvUle, North Carolina *(ain Street Dial GL 6-5301 The County Seat of Haywood County Published Bt ? he WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, Inc. W. CURTIS RUSS Editor Curtla Ruaa and Marion T. Bridge*, ritrlhtTT ? UBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY MAIL IN HAYWOOD COUNTY C ne Year $3.90 i'ix months ... 2.00 BY MAIL IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year _________________ 4.90 fix months 3.90 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year 6.00 5-ut months 3.00 LOCAL CARRIER DELIVERY 1 er month ... 40r ?' Mce-paid for carrier deHrery _ 4.90 entered at the poet office at WajrnaavMe. N C. aa a cond Claas Mall Matter as provided under the Act ad ? arch I 1ST!. November ID 1D14 ~ MEMBER OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated P-oaa la err titled exclusively to the use ?> re-publication of an the local newt printed In this n wapaper aa well as all AP news dispatches Monday Afternoon, July 2, 1956 A Trip To The Liberty Bell By FRANCES GILBERT FRAZIF.R SUIT Writer Every one was talking at the same t>ne, excitement ran ram pant and it seemed to the six young people that the train would never get out of the station. Fourth of July had always been a great day for celebrating but this special one would eclipse all the others that had gone before. The mothers were almost as excited as their charges but they managed to hold their enthusiasm in check. Finally the train gave a convulsive shudder and then slid smoothly out on the polished rails. They were on their way to Phil adelphia, Independence Hall and the Liberty Belt. Realizing fully the importance of the evertt, the group solemn ly entered the portals of Independence Hall the following morn ing and stood in reverent silence before the bell that, on July 8, 1776. rang out in proclamation of the Declaration of In dependence. which had been adopted in Its final form of July 4 preceding. The visitors examined the famous crack which had been twice mended but which cracked for the. third time, by strange coincidence, on July 8. 1835 as it was tolled when the bodv of Chief Justice Marshall was being taken from Philadelphia to Virginia, his native state. The erouo listened attentively as the director of the tour ex plained that the huge bell is 12 feet In circumference around the lip: seven feet, six inches around the crown; three feet from lip to crown: two feet, three Inches high over the crown; three inches thick at the liP: one and one-fourth Inches thick at the crown, and weighs 2080 pounds They also learned that the bell remained In the tower of the State House (Independence Hall) until September 18 1777 when It was taken to Allentown. Pa., where It was con cealed beneath the floor of a church to prevent Its capture by the British It was returned to Independence Hall June 27, 1778, where it has remained since. Even after the party was settled on the train for the return trio home, the memory of what they had seen and heard still held them in a silent embrace The many years since that dav when the bell had rung out its glorious news of liberty had perfected a unity that would stand shoulder to shoulder against any aggressor that might come to disrupt the peace that had been won by men and blood: the llbertv for which men have gone out and foucht. never to return, still gives the freedom of speech, religion and pursuit of haonlness And for this freedom, men may go on and fight but will ride home triumphant and though the Liberty Bell in Inde pendence Hall may not ring out the tidings, other bells will carry the gladsome news. So. on this Fourth Day of July. Nineteen Hundred and Fifty six. let us stop for a minute to say a prayer of gratitude for the blessings thai liberty has brought to us. and a supplication that the Liberty Bell may always be ready to ring out its deep-toned jubilate of freedom that may be heard around the world, and in which all peoples can Join. Hand over heart, with head held high. We greet our flag. Long may it fly. Emblem of peace, of faith and pride, We stand by you whate'er betide. ?FEEDING THEM Now Is the time to start gar dening in earnest. After all. the bean beetles and other insects have got to have something to eat.?Elkin Tribune. Lt. Ofl Leslie R. Groves, re tired, head of the wartime atomic project: "Russia's (atomic) stock pile is large enough that nobody in his right mind will start a war with her." Letters To Editor Editor, The Mountaineer: In view of tho fart that this swimming pool project la a com munity development proposition, I submit the following to you: 1 will be dad to furnish and ' Install any fixtures required In the ' rest rooms at the proposed surlm minc Pool on the following basis: I I will be glad to furnish and la- i stall all fixtures. Including sup- 1 plies and drain, at exact cost ] plus 10 per cent. The 10 per cent will cover the use of the truck , and toots. I will also be dad to give you an estimate of what the , Job will cost prior to Installation. 1 will be dad to submit all In- , voices so that you or anyone re sponsible may see exactly what we are doing. I will also furnish bond 1 at my expense. Very truly yours, Hyatt Plumbing Company 1 C David Hyatt. 1 ? 11 < # A SURE TOURIST ATTRACTION Editor, The Mountaineer: This letter Is intended for Curtis Russ, Jonathan Woody, and all other newspaper editors and civic minded people of the West ern Carolina mountains area. I think that the suggestion I make here should be of vital interest to ail of Western North Carolina, and possibly some part of Geor gia, Tennessee, Virdnia and Ken tucky, and of real interest to all of the United States. I suggest the establishment some where in Haywood County ?and preferably in Maggie Val ley. where It naturally belongs? of what 1 will call a Panoramic Mountain Museum, depicting life in the raw in this mountain coun try, at least as far back as the beginning of the 18th century a full 200 years would be better. 1 The idea is not to establsh a 1 two-bits nonprofit museum to be r operated by some local club or k clubs. * f The idea is the formation of a c stock company that could really 1 do something big, and realize sub stantial revenue from the ven- e ture. The initial setup should be 1 planned to cover an area of at C least ten acres, and expand to 50 s or more acres, which is nowhere 1 I" ?e ot the scope of the e idea. Such a museum would be 1 of great historical and education- ( a! value, and preserve the frontier 1 for posterity. It could have the Pull.ng power of both the Nflt al Park and the Indian Reserva tion, since it would operate the year round. 1 If this tourist-conscious com munity really wants something anTmlk t0 a,tract tourist* tta. it?* m0neV at the sflme time this could be it. ft could soon become a must on the Itin erary of all people entering the rellon ?f Vear' for an>' An amusement stock company ^ ta'ked with {0*r I* members, those in charge th<\ ??rk at Cherokee - hl^e leased from O. B Saunooke, sev djUSt be'?W Saunooke's Place at the upper end of Chero ee across the river from the highway, for what was described of th rt! T d0Har Pan?rama of the Cherokee*. (This was the germ of the idea presented here ) Although it will, in fact, be his toncal and educational its m pun**, to furnish and entertainment. It will he along the lines of Madam Tus saudIs Wax Works in London The Cherokee Panorama will not be called a museum. Parking thl L^u ama wH1 ** adjacent the highway, and access to it will be two swinging foot bridges across the river, one way traffic Admission is to be $1 for adults and 25c for children 6 to 12 years H a thing of this kind can be wort h $1.000,000 at Cherokee and I was assured that it will repre sent a $1,000,000 investment and pay for itself in five years. The Panoramic Mountain" Museum which I suggest could eventually be worth $10,000,000. It would, of necessity, have to start compara Rambling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Frazier FOURTH OF JVLy A wave of memories comes sweeping down from bygone day*! Up at daybreak and with a dozen or more bunches A firecrackers and a lighted 'punk,'* out to join the gang in our Mg bark yard We can't remember that we had giant crackers, (per naps we weren't allowed to have them) only the little finger length red ones. We remember we would Ue two or three of these little Fellows together, put them under a can, lift the can and cautiously < light one. drop the can and run like the mischief to a safe distance. About ten o'clock we might join a huge crowd and get on the recursion boat that made a trip down the St. Johns River to May port. The men and boys usually went off to the jetties to fish while the rest of us stayed on deck, sang patriotic sorvgs, played games and Watched the white-crested surf roll in just beyond the jetties. Then there were other Fourths when we spent the afternoon of the festive day on a momentous 18-mile train trip to Pablo Beach. The first thirty minutes after arriving was used to get cinders out of our hair, eyes and down our necks. With the advent of the Model T, our plans extended to a day's I trip' across the river on the ferry to Arlington and then on down the shore of Trout's Creek, where we would spread our big table cloth under giant oak trees hanging heavy with Spanish mgwr In variably Just as everything was ready for the picnic dinnt?^M^flb| Irical storm would break in all its fury, scare the wits oul'lj send ua all scurrying to the flivver. \ Somewhere In the transit of the years, the FourkVIn July has lost Its glory. Picnics have given way to supper clubs and rock 'n' roll parties. Parades have been pushed off the map by fanatic, al cohol-fueled maniacs who have turned the highways into speedways of death and destruction. Sane and wise people seek the peace and safety of their own backyards. Political speeches have out-talked the patriotic outbursts of yesteryears, and not one out ot ten people can sing one verse of "My Country 'Tis of Thee". Sky rockets, pinwheels. and all the other fireworks display that delighted the young and old alike has been shortened to only a few minutes of Oh's and Ah's and O'os. The changing of the years can work wonders in progress, but sometimes we would give a lot to feel the friendliness and good times of those good old days. ??? Wishing all of you the happiest and safest Fourth of July you've ever had. Walk and drive carefully so that we can all be together again on Thursday. ively small, and expand. But in en years It should be something eally big. and internationally mown. It may never reach the iroportions which I envisage, but inly lack of interest and good nanagement would prevent it. I am not endowed with suffici ent rhetoric to enable me to out ine this idea as I see it. But Curtis Russ, and many others are o endowed, and if they allow heir imagination to reach out and incompass the actual scope of he possibilities, I'm sure they -an present it much more force ully than I can. If the Panoramic Mountain Museum were initially proposed editorially by The Mountaineer, and pushed by The Mountaineer, this would nail it down as a project belonging to this commun ity. Of course if, after being proposed, it were allowed to lag, some other community could feel justified in taking it up. It could be an important development for any community. But it belongs in Maggie Valley, where the idea originated, as a local undertaking, by local people who have the in herent "feel" that would make it 100 per cent typical of the moun tains. therefore authentic. Any one wishing to have their ?'ears talked off" on this subject, just look me up. I'll be glad to 4 oblige. There are thousands of different things still existing in the mountains which naturally be long in such a museum. I'd like to take on the job of hunting them down and accumulating them. R C. Stanley Looking Back Over The Years 20 YEARS AGO , Bank deposits show increase of $141,000 over same period last year. Reuben S. Coman celebrates 80th birthday at his home on Newfound Heights. Canton. Miss Margaret Terrell goes to Columbia University. New York for special summer study. Mis* Betsey Lane Quinlan is hostess at contract party at Pros pect Hill. Mr and Mrs William Cham bers leave for vacation In Phila delphia, Atlantic City, and Nbw York. 10 .years ago J. C. McKinley is named plant manager of Dayton Rubber Co. Lt. Col. Harry Crawford re turns to the States after four years spent in the European The atre. The Stubbs Family holds re union at Lake Junaluska. Survey shows apple crop is cut 35 per cent by cold weather in June. Miss Ruth L. Harris, missionary to the Philippine Islands, ad drew* Adult Department of First Baptist Church. i 5 YEARS AGO Thirty-four 4-H Club members leave for Denton. Tex. William L. Howell returns to Highland Park. Mich., after vis iting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Howell. i Miss Edna Callahan is bride of Lt. Robert H. Gibson, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. Joe Way and their eon of Richmond, Vs., arrive for visit wtth the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wejr. Ralph Pi met It tWrtSPed m president of the Rotary Club. i 1 A*(?&WASHINGTON MARCH OF EVENTS Test of Atom Airplano By Uniied States Near? Wagner's Political Star May Eclipse Harriman's Special to Central Press Association WASHINGTON?President Eisenhower's new request for funds for new "military propulsion reactors" increases speculation that the United States will test an atomic airplane in 1958 or early 1959. While Mr. Eisenhower's request for an additional $82.5 million was cloaked in secrecy by the White House, it is believed that the money will go mostly toward development of atomic-powered planes. Vital breakthroughs proving the of nuclear-powered aircraft have been acffl^K Shed recently by United States Defense depa|kent scientists. The Atomic Energy commission is placing major emphasis on developing atomic engines for planes. More than $75 million was earmarked for nuclear aircraft in the atomic budget even before the President made his new request. * ? * ? ? DARK HORSE?Political observers are con vinced that New York City's Mayor Robert F. Wagner rather than Gov. Averell Harriman has the brightest political future among New Yorkers. They concede that Harriman is in the snot Moyor Wagntr m light this year because of his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, but they believe that by 1960 Wagner well could be the most powerful political figure in the state. Wagner, the son of the late, famed senator, is considered to have | made an impressive record as mayor of the nation's largest city and probably will be able to win a Senate seat or the governorship whenever he wants to move up the ladder. There is even a possibility that Wagner could wind up being the Democratic vice president nominee this year provided Harriman does not head the ticket. c ? * ? * ? VEEP PROSPECTS?Incidentally, political experts are keeping a closer than usual watch this year on vice presidential prospects Development of an outstanding No. 2 man could give a tip-off on the choice for President. Usually, the presidential nominee hand-picks his running mate on the basis of geography and other considerations. However, this year, the situation may be quite different for the Democrats. The vice presidential possibility with the widest popular support could have a strong voice in determining who will head the ticket. The Democrats are seeking a big vote-getter for vice president to strengthen their ticket Since you can't have the two nominees from the same state, de velopment of Tennessee's Gov. Frank Clement, for example, might affect the presidential ambitions of Tennessee's Senator Estes Kefauver adversely. The same, of course, goes for Wagner and Harriman in New York. * ? e e ? BRA W AN AND BENSON?The decision of former Agriculture 1 Secretary Charles F. Brannan to run for the Senate I from Colorado promises to throw the preeent sec- Csndldscy retary, Ezra Taft Benson, even deeper into the po litical wars. . Benson probably will do a lot of active campaign- Fireworks feig against Brannan as the Republicans seek ts stem Democratic effort* to win the crucial farm vote. < The two men often have been at odds over what they believe is hash for Asuectosu agriculture and you can look for their difference# to become more violent between now and November.
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