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A Practical Approach
To A Serious Matter
TTaqViecossity for more parking space in the
b'JsrtrtjjM area of Waynesville has been a mat
ter of grave concern to both businessmen and
city officials for some time. The recent
heavy traffic of the summer has made the
situation more acute and brought to the
"orefront the importance of a program de
signed to alleviate the problem, which is con
tinuously getting worse.
At ? joint meeting of the Board of Abler
men and a group of civic leaders to discuss
"he matter, town officials very promptly said
hey panted to do something about the mat
ter ami were ready to do something, especial
\v in widening Montgomery Street between
Miller and Depot, and widening Wall Street,
as well as extending this street between East
and jPtareon streets. Wall Street runs parallel
to Mpji and would take off a lot of present
Main'Vtreet traffic.
The aldermen and Mayor were quick, In
thejr analysis of the situation, to point out
that they were not willing to pour largo
sum* <n the taxpayers' money into paying
"exorbitant" prices for right-of-ways for
theseju-ojects. They pointed out that many
propdfty holders had signified their willing
ness to donate property for right-of-ways;
others had put a reasonable price on their
prop#?<V ? and still another group had put
prices, as an official said, "all out of bounds
of reason."
Bwyiessmen and civic leaders seek relief
from the traffic congestion?with this jioint
the Board of Aldermen are in 100 per cent
H f
acrroaoient. The climax of the meeting came
when the officials asked the business lead
ers to acquire for the town at "just prices"
the rimfit-of-ways for the street projects and
they taiuld build the streets.
The town officials took this action, as we
see itj tn view of their unwillingness to pay
large atoms of money for right-of-ways which
they felt would in the end enhance the value
of 'St property which the streets would
cross.
As we see the matter, it is both logical and
prnqljfc^d that a representative committee of
both groups try to get the right-of-ways as
early as possible, as cheaply as possible, in
ordorthat this modernization program of mu
st rCc^?Pystem be expedited at once.
Wi hwirWy agree with the town officials
that it is unfair, unwise and not economical
ly sound to pour large sums of money into
a lVy jiight-of-ways when so many property
owner* in the same vicinity are willing to
give ttieir property for the project.
Friday Brinas Football Back
Friday night will be welcomed by football
fan* here as the season opens on the local
gridiron. Much interest is being shown in
the. new season, due to a new conch at the
head W the team for the first time in 27
years, a new system of plays, and even a
new arrangement of reserved seating at the
stadium.
All of this, plus the usual amount of in
terest which this community shows in foot
ball. is destined to bring out a large crowd.
This is classed as a "home" game for the
visiting team, the Rethel Blue Demons. They
also have a new coach ? but not a new fig
ure on Haywood football fields ? in the per
son of Chnrlie Poindexter, son of the well
known coach and civic and school official.
It's a smart man who knows the ropes of
his business so well he is never tied down.
Haywood Should Be
Proud Of School Vote
The substantial vote which Haywood gave
the school amendment plan on Saturday, as
well as the other three amendments, came as
a pleasant surprise to many who had predict
ed a much lighter vote in Haywood County.
The fact that Haywood went 5 to 1 for the
plan, with 5,000 votes being cast, indicated
far more interest in the state-wide measure
than had been indicated on the surface a
few days prior to the election.
The Mountaineer has always found Hay
wood County extremely interested in schools
and at no time has the county ever shirked a
responsibility when it came to the matter of
schools. Even when voting on a $2,000,000
school bond issue .-<eveeal years ago, the vote
was much larger in favor of the l>ond issue
than Saturday's constitutional amendment.
Haywood County can look with deserved
distinction on its attitude and program of
better schools for all peoples.
St. John's New School
Is Ultra - Modern
The new school building for St. John's at
the corner of Church and Meadow streets is
just as modern as tomorrow and is destined,
we feel, to become an example of what school
buildings in the future will be like.
It is interesting to go through the struc
ture, which is nearing completion, and see
the many phases of construction that were
utilized in this ultra-modern building.
Destroying Telephone Lines
Serious Form Of Vandalism
Whether it was an accident or deliberate
vandalism that sent two .22 bullets through
the telephone cables and disrupted 150 tele
phones in the Balsam area over the weekend,
we are not sure. We are positive, however,
that all indications point to deliberate van
dalism, which proves expensive to both the
company and the telephone customers in the
affected area.
Telephones are a vital part of our life these
days and are used exensively for emergen
cies, oftentimes meaning the difference be
tween life and death. It has been but a few
weeks since a near-tragedy occurred in that
same area and the telephone was used to
summon the ambulance, doctor and lifesav
ing equipment from the local fire depart
ment, when a little girl sank to the bottom
of a swimming pool.
Persons who deliberately damage tele
phone lines, as well as other utility proper
ties are hamt>ering those things designed for
the public and in many cases interfering with
normal procedure of our everyday needs.
It is a serious matter.
Tie who is not sure of his memory should
avoid tying. ?Michael do Montaigne.
It is up to the fault-finder to propose a
remedy for the ills he discovers.
Lying is wrong even to save chastity.
?St. Augustine.
In the old days young men had to question
the gal's pop. Now they just pop the ques
tion.
The cost of keeping up with styles is bound
to make n woman acquire new wrinkles.
VIEWS OF OTHER EDITORS
Who Appreciates Liberty?
In lands ruled by the secret poller and tanks of
dictators the old axiom that "peoples pet the kind
of government they deserve" must seem a hard
saying. We cannot find it in our hearts to say to
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all living under tyranny that if they cared enough
for freedom they would find ways to achieve it. But
it does seem reasonable to say to more than 35,000,
000 Americans who did not trouble to vote in 1952
that they are getting better government than they
deserve. ?
When all allowances are made for illness, change
of address or other legitimate excuse, the failure
of so many citizens to fulfill this basic obligation Is
a national disgrace. Progress was made in 1952 in
raising the percentage of balloting by qualified vot
ers. But students of the problem are now warning
that Intensive effort will be reauired to prevent a
relapse this year. President Eisenhower recently
warned that compared with other years at this time
registration "is way down across the land "
But new groups and novel plans are tackling the
task of getting out the vote. The nonpartisan Ameri
can Heritage Foundation la doing fine work in pub
licizing state registration and voting laws. Both iha
?Jor parties are placing extra emphasis on the value
of voting. And the fact that most of the free na
tions have a far better voting record than the United
States has M?oeked millions of Americans into a re
solve to improve the picture.
The United States possesses truly remarkable
facilities of education, communications, and trans
portation for getting citizens to the polls. We can
not believe that one out of every three will continue
to show less than the modicum of appreciation for
liberty which is expressed in voting
?Christian Science Monitor.
My
Favorite
Stories
By CARL GOF.RCH
The following U a letter from
the State Department of Conser
vation. written on February 21,
1941 to Mr. I M. Bailey of Ra
leigh
Dear Sir:
Your permit to keep game ani
mals in captivity expired Decem
ber 31. 1940. Our records show
that you have not made applica
tion for renewal of this permit.
If you desire to retain the game
in captivity during 1941. it will
be necessary for you to have ytur
permit renewed immediately.
When requesting renewal of
your permit, we shall appreciate
it If you will also list the species
which you are now holding in
captivity.
Upon receipt of your check in
the amount of $2 00. we will he
glad to forward 1941 permit to
you. Kindly let us know your
wishes in the matter
Yours very truly,
J. D. Find lay
Division of Came and
Inland Fisheries.
Here is Mr. Bailey's reply. Mr.
Bailey, now deceased.was a law
yer
Dear Mr. Findlay:
I have your letter of February
21 notifying me of the necessity
of renewing my permit to keep
game animals in captivity. This
letter. I assume, applies to the
permit which authorized me to
keep a bear cub in captivity.
Pungo is dead. Pungo is the
name which we gave to this bear.
11c committed suicide That is
the assumption which we must
make. The circumstances of his
demise are extremely peculiar,
that is for a bear. Suicide in the
way It occurred to him might
not he unusual for a human be
ing or a dog. but for Pungo it is
strange He fell out of a tree
and broke his neck At least, he
was found at the foot of a tree
with a broken neck and no other
deduction seems reasonable than
that he fell out of the tree. Of
course, in saying that he com
mitted suicide you have to assume
that hi> deliberately fell out of
the tree, but having experienced
the difficulty of taking him out
of a tree the first time h> went
up. 1 am convinced that he de
liberately fell out
This all happened June 26,
1940 Considerable investigation
was made to determine if any
other cause contributed to his
death. Frankly, no circumstances
could be found which led to any
other conclusion than the one
stated Certain societies were
anxious for his relief from the
ordeal of captivity; but he was
not shot, and since his neck was
broken it must be assumed that
he experienced a very substan
tial fall.
I trust this information will re
lieve me of any necessity of pro
curing a renewal of the permit.
We have preserved Ids skin and It
lias been tanned That is all that
is left of the stormy sessions we
went through to get the oppor
tunity to protect him against
starvation.
Views of Other
Editors
FIRES ARK NOT A
RURAL PROBLEM ONLY
Rural residents of this county
and the others with farm popula
tions are more aware of the con
tinuing fire hazard than their city
cousins. Deprived of the protec
tion of modern fire eneines in
most cases, they also have more
combustible material at their
home places to reckon with.
The burning haystack is a fam
iliar and unfortunate rural scene:
this same hav is much more of a
menace when it is stored in a
bam that in turn is near the farm
home and other structures
Mosj farms have electrical wir
ing in out-buildines. and rats can
gnaw insulation Most farms have
machinery, such as tractors and
other implements. and gasoline to
operate them.
So farmers keep a wary eye on
every fire hazard
Town peoole have their own
hazards, such as oil. wood, gas or
coal heat, home wiring, and many
electrical appliances They keep
gasoline or kerosene on their
premises in many cases. Oily rags
used to wipe furniture are often
tossed carelessly in a closet
These folks, as well as the rural
ones, should be wary of fire.
Why not take a couple of hours,
this very dav, to inspect poten
tial causes of fine? Look at the
wiring , and inflammable mate
rials.
Even the prompt arrival of
firemen with their equipment may
not be quick enough to save your
own life.?Forest City Courier.
MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM
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So This Is New Y ork
By
NORTH CALLAHAN
During the past few days, I have
been making a little survey among
typical New Yorkers, from taxi
drivers to bank presidents, about
the forthcoming election. The re
sults are interesting if not surpris
ing. Ninety per cent of those ques
tioned, regardless of party, believe
President Eisenhower will be re
elected. Mbst of them don't like
Nixon, however, and fear he
eventually will be President. One
doctor said the staff at his hos
pital felt Ike should not run again.
On the other side, Stevenson still
has the edge but Kefauver is com
ing up strong and a lot of those
Interviewed say they wish our sys
tem were so that nominations
would be made bv the people and
not controlled at political conven
tions
We saw the Broadway play
which has just opened here, "The
Lovers" bv Leslie Stevens, pre
sented at the Martin Beck Theater
by the Playwrights* Company, and
were quite impressed by it. Like
Henry Adams, it takes you back to
the 12th Centurv for the portravat
of great truths that are as sensible
as they are today. A Knight takes
the young bride of one of his
peasants away from her husband
on their wedding night -- because
he wanted her and had the legal
right of such possession. The
problems which follow, the hu
man and ecclesiastical reactions
which although sad are also mov
ing, all furnish a very entertain
ing evening in the theater.
Teresa Brewer has the reputa
tion of being a religious person as
well as a popular singer. She yid
that religion had not hurt her
career in show business, but on the
other hand had helped her through
manv rough spots. Another un
usual characteristic: she does her
own shopping for groceries. "I'm
probably the only singer who signs
autographs on boxes of cereal,
cans of peas and wrapping paper,"
she says.
A bus driver was making bis
usual early morning run to the
suburbs here, and as he went a
long, he tossed out packages of
newspapers at various designated
snots to be pirked up later by car
riers. Suddenly a car pulled along
side the bus and honked loudly.
The bus pulled over. A motorist
stuek his head out of the car and
said. "You seem to be losing pap
ers. I've been picking them up for
the last hour." So he handed over
the bus driver's entire morning
delivery.
Dropped into a store on 48th
Street and found it so full of cus
tomers that some finally left be
cause they could not get waited on.
This variety store was clearly the
most popular place in the block.
On the counters were standard
brand goods and on them were
labels giving the prices. Then it
turned out that this was one of
the discount houses which are
growing fast here, and that the
secret of their big business activi
ty was simply lower prices.
Caps are back again. Many of
them now appear on New York
streets after an absence, except on
cab drivers, of a quarter of a
century. When I was a boy. wear
ing a cap was just the thing. Then
as the movies began using caps as
symbols for hoodlums, they grad
ually disappeared. Of course many
of the new types, some imported
from England where men contin
ued to wear them, have slim,
skull-cap lines and long bills that
look like that of a duck But any
way, you're no longer gazed at as
a gangster when you wear a cap.
Gotham Gatherings: this city has
20.000 cops and 30,000 cab drivers.
The police commissioner regards
tije cabbies as sort of additional
police, so he personally signs com
mendations for their help to his
department . Book of the Month
Club celebrating its 30th anniver
sary says it has sent out 142 mil
lion books, more than are in all U.
S libraries.
Letters To Editor
"ONLY WAY?UNITED WAY"
Editor, The Mountaineer;
With our participation last year
in the first United Fund Drive in
Waynesville, Hazelwood. Lake
Junaluska areas, the Waynesville
Lions Club was quite pleased with
the results and with the extra
time that we had "to do things
for others".
Our club would like to tako
this opportunity to express its
sincere appreciation for the loyal
support of all the people of this
area in our past charitable fund
drives.
We hope that you Will continue
to support us in our other future
activities.
The Waynesville Lions Club be
lrives that the only way to give is
the "United Way".
Yours truly.
Jarhes E. Fender. M D.
President Waynesville
Lions Club.
Teadt tkem Safety
by yOUR exawpte .
DRIVE SAFELY^
WALK SAFELY
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Rambling 'Round
By Frances Gilbert Frazier
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'Once there was a little girl who was very pretty . . . and she
knew it. So she told herself she was always going to ?' >y pretty
and young. She accomplished this fact through the udo.escent and
teen days but when the twenties rolled around, she added cos
metics to retain her youthful beauty. As the years accumulated,
facials and a slight hair tinge were admitted to the routine.
She married a splendid man and bore him two file sons and two
lovely daughters, but she never let up on her determination to be
young, and she pursued the idea with a keen ferocitv. The first
grandchild and the title "Grandma" was a distinct shock, and she
suddenly began to study herself. The rouge, lipstick, hair tinge and
facials did their level best but Nature has a way of drawing reac- ?
tionary lines.
So. on her sixtieth birthday, she boarded a plane for a vacation
in Paris, and for six weeks allowed herself to go ' natural" The tinged
hair grew into its real silvery beauty: the lines softened in her face
and her cheeks held the tint of health. She wore the latest fashion,
modeled to maturity, and bore herself accordingly. The constant fear
of advancing age left, leaving in its place calmness and serenity.
When her family met her at the airport on her return, there was a
chorus of united voices: "Mother, you never were so beautiful as you
are now." So, this lady kept her childhood promise to herself.
Inferiority rqmplex is a coward, ever fearful of being de
tected. ^
It seemed almost too good to be true, but the rett^^j^sehool
after the holidays had made an unbelievable change in Little Mary.
Even her mother marveled at it and breathed a deep sigh of satis
faction. So pleased was she that she didn't hesitate to invite the
Circle to meet with her, feeling there need be no worry about any
transgressions by the little girl.
As the guests were donning their wraps and preparing to leave
after a pleasant afternoon, Little Mary's shrill voice came through to
them from an adjoining room: "Well. I guess I fixed those old ladies
for awhile. I poured a whole bottle of mercurochrome into that
raspberry ice cream to make it redder."
The easiest way to accomplish an arduous task is do it now.
It grows larger with delay.
The one subject uppermost in the mind of every Southerner
right now is the controversial integration problem. It has reached
dangerous aspects and certainly something must be done to curb
its intensity before it gets out of hand.
- Tradition is a deep-seated attribute that is impossible to up
root and it should be given the protection it so rightly deserves.
The South has never tried to force its ideals upon any other part of
the country, and it certainly is an invasion of its rights to impose
conditions contrary to a heritage of beliefs.
The passing of the Pearsall Plan, with an overwhelming ma
jority, proves the reaction to an unwarranted restriction and regu
lation as set down without consultation It is sincerely hoped that
further manifestations of rebellion will be unnecessary, but the
South will ever defend her rights to her tradition and convictions.
Anger is a sharp instrument that leaves a scar on both sides.
Looking
Back Over
The Years
20 YEARS AGO
Dr. Jasper Morgan, consulting
physicist of Duke Hospital, visits
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J R.
Morgan.
Miss Kate' Williams returns to
her work in the ofTiee of the clerk
of court after a visit in Atlanta.
MLss Thomasine Stringfield en
ters Woman's College.
Ira Thackston accepts position
in Roanoke, Va.
10 years ago
Waynesville market counters
reflect shortage of meat.
Sgt. Max Thompson, one of
North Carolina's four Congres
sional Medal winners, is invited
to the A me; lean Legion National
Convention in San Francisco.
Miss Mattio Moody is married
to Andrew Leland Gannett.
Fred Martin. Jr. goes to Phoe
nix, Ariz., whore he will enter
Arizona State College.
5 years ago
Linton Palmer enters North
Carolina State College.
Helen Garrett is named presi
dent of the senior class at YYTHS.
Robert Stretcher enters Fish
bourne Military Academy at
Waynesboro. Va.
Miss Margaret Recce enters
Woman's College.
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Frederick Marsh of Washington,
D C., visits his aunt. Miss Lois
Harrold.
Firestone Store opcn^^fw tire
recapping department
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20. Color
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coverings
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agency
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