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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSB . n f ^ TODAYS QUOTATION r~i.iur.ert! brt'th1'TwJUiEditorial Pago of the Mountfiinppr ?temal.?Matthew 25:4?. O J H/l#!Ivvl eannot tocether pertih with this rorpereal - rlwd.?Milton. Browning Peak Should Be Kept Soon after R. Getty Browning led a suc cessful program before the late Harold Ickes, Secretary of Interior, back in 1981, for rout i Ml the Blue Ridge Parkway through North Carolina, a movement wan started and a mountain peak in Piagah was named in his I onor. The State Highway maps have carried the rame Browning Peak on their maps since that time. It seems now that a campaign is being waged to get the name of the peak changed to that of Mount Hardy, which the peak was < ften called, although officially it was known as Black Mountain. There ia much concern over the proposal here in Haywood, and a number of people nre disturbed over the flatter. Mr. Browning has worked harder for the construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway <han any other person. He has literally giv en the be9t part of the last 25 years to that program, lie recently retired as chief locat ing engineer of the State Highway Depart ments but was retained as consulting engin eer, and in particular for the purpose of car rying on the right-of-way program of the Parkway. After all these years, the matter of a peak bearing his name seemed to meet the satis ? '"action of all concerned. Now out of a clear blue sky there comes a recommendation for making a change. Those backing the proposed change should be bold enough to come out in the open and .??ay why they are taking this action. The Mountaineer feels Mr. Browning de serves the honor, and the peak should keep bis name. Those who disagree should be just as frank, and step forth and say as much, and explain their reasons for such action. Heart Association Differs With Editorial The North Carolina Heart Association takes issue with Tne Mountaineer in a lengthy letter to the editor today. William W. Wood, executive director of the Heart Association, in his letter tells why his association will not participate in a Unit* ed Fund campaign ? he rudely calls it & "one-shot" approach to fund raising. The United Fund plan is not perfect ? and as far as we know there have not been any claims as such. However, there are not any other perfect fund-raising groups, even though some "non one-shot" proponent might try to leave that impression. Recently the American Cancer Society took similar issue with us on an editorial in which we tried to explain that here in this communty, the United Fund plan was the modern way to raise money. The United Fund plan here last year oper ated on a budget of about 2'/* cents per dol lar. How many others can match such a fig ure of economy? Russell Fultz, president of the local United Fund organization in a letter to the editor today, we.feel hits the nail squarely on the head, when he says; "I believe that our people want as much of their gift as possible to end up being used for its intended purpose rather than a por tion of it being divefrted to support high-pric ed organization." A Communist census taker asked a griz zled Ukranian villager his age. "I'm 27,55 he replied. Since this was obviously false, the census taker suggested the old man might have miscalculated. "Well," said the old-tim er, "I'm really 65. But these last 38 years? you don't call that living, do you ?" ?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Spirit More Important Than Numbers Church membership in the United States* has risen to more than 100,000,000, the Na tional Council of Churches tells us. In the Yearbook of American Churches, published ? he 15th of this month and edited by Dr. Benson Y. Landis, the council Rives the ex act figure as 100,162,529 members of all faiths, compared with 97.482,611 the pre vious year. "Continuing an upsurge that goea hack to World War II, church membership gains "in the past year again outstripped population rains," the Council report said. "There are 2.8 per cent more church members as against 1.8 per cent more people." In reporting the number of persons with religious affiliation, the Council said "58, 149.0W) are Protestant, 95.396,000 are Bo man Cfftholic. and 5.500.000 are Jewish. In addition, there are 2.386.000 members of Kastern Orthodox churches in this country." Informal estimates, the report continued, place the number of Moslems in the United States at between 10.000 und 20.000. "Translated into percentages." the report said, "the grand total shows that 60.9 per "ent of Americans belong to churches, the highest percentage on record. By compari son, it was 57 per cent in 1950, 49 per cent in 1940, and 36 per cent in 1900. 1 "One hundred years ago, in an age pop ularly considered to be devout, less than 20 per cent of Americans belonged to a church." Reporting still other gains, the Council said: Sunday school enrollments reached a new record total of 38,921,033, up 3.4 per cent. The number of local churches has grown to 306,449, an increase of 5,393. Pastors which charges number 222,018, a gain of 8,061. Per capita contributions to churches aver aged $48.81, a 7 per cent increase. The Council said the Protestants gained by 1.324,425 members, or 2.3 per cent, during the year and that the Roman Catholic mem bership increased by 993,315. or 3.1 per cent. This report is undoubtedly encouraging, but The Mountaineer shares the opinion of Dr. Ralnh Sockman, who addressed the World Methodist Conference on the night that this news was released. Dr. Sockman said that more important than statistics was "the spirit of the members of a church." We agree whole-hearedly, and have some times wondered if there is not sometimes too much emphasis being put on numbers and not enough on the importance of living according to the teachings of tne churcb. GUEST EDITORIAL ? Haywood, The Perfect Host Bv DR. ELMER T. CI.ARK The Ninth World Methodist Conference has ended and our suests have departed, and I want to express to the people of Haywood County my very great Beatitude for the numerous courtesies and uniform kindness which our people extended to the visitors. It would hardly he possible to mention names, since hundreds of people rendered thousands of acts of hospitality. Our staff of secretaries, of course, are all Hay wood County people. The Conference could not THE MOUNTAINEER W?yne*villf, North Carolina Main Street Dial GL 6-5301 Thr County Srat of Haywood County Published By The WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER, Inc. W. CURTIS RUSS Editor W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY BY MAIL IN HAYWOOD COUNTY One Year $3 30 Six months 2.00 BY MAIL IN NORTH CAROLINA One Year ...._ ..._. 4.80 Six months 2.30 OUTSIDE NORTH CAROLINA One Year 5 00 Six months 3.00 LOCAL CARRIER DELIVERY Per month ..? .40 Office-paid for carrier delivery _..i 4.80 Second Class mall prlvlUses authorized at Waynea vlUe. N. C MEMBER Or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Pre* la entitled eaehimvMr to the uae or re-publlration of tu the local nesaa m-tnted ta this WHIIiii. aa well m all AP news diapatehee. Monday Afternoon, September 17, 1956 have born held without the effective services of Mrs. Kenneth Stahl, Mrs J R Siler, Mrs. Wayne Diet*, and Mrs Dewey Lavender. Fifty or more of our most prominent young women served as hostesses and their charm will not soon he forgotten. The press of the county were most alert and co operative, carrying the message of the Conference to all our people. The delegates were Invited into many homes for dinners and teas The First Na tional Bank of Waynesville provided hanking facili ties on the grounds and accepted the badge of the members as sufficient identification and surety. The Wayneeville Rotary Club opened its rostrum to our speakers, as did the Churches of the county. All in all. the people, stores, restaurants and places of entertainment were most generous, hospitable and courteous and not one complaint was raised from the thousands of contacts. On my part. 1 am proud that I could bring to my home county the greatest world meeting that ever assembled in the State or the whole South. Never before did so many counties send such dis tinguished representatievs 4o our section. Every uni versity of England sent protestors and scientists; there were titled notables from Australia and the British Commonwealth, members of the Parliaments of more than one land, the heads of the Church in twelve nations, and hundreds of the ablest men and women from every continent on earth. Never before were such profound papers presented on so many subjects by so many famous thinkers; these are to be puhlished in a volume which will have world-wide circulation. The Conference brought here the journalists of many lands and publicity about a Haywood County community has been car ried to forty million people in nearly every nation under the sun. Our loaal people valiantly cooperated la ail this and It is a matter ot great gratification thai ow vis itors carried away such pleasant memories and Im pressions of the.Lwtd of the Sky. Letters To Editor A FINE PROGRAM Editor, The Mountaineer: Tte Waynesville Mountaineer, as a member of the North Caro Una Press Association, is render ing signal service to its commun ity and State in publishing the series of advertisements about our industrial development pro gram. 1 am happy to see the space donated by the Waynesville Mountaineer and other 161 mem bers of the Press Association (with circulation over 1,230.000), as it helps our program greatly. This is a fine public service by the Press, and is in keeping with its leadership not only for indus trial development but toward im proving our economic position in every respect, 1 predict these ads will create great popular interest. Sincerely, LUTHER HODGES ALL 4-H CAMPERS TAUGHT TO SWIM Editor, The Mountaineer; Your September 3rd and Sep tember 16th issues of the Waynes ville Mountaineer carried a story and editorial regarding two 4-11 Club members ? Clifton Shook, Jr., who saved his sister, Kitty, Lorn drowning. Clifton credits his training at Schaub 4-H Club camp for the skill that enabled him to sive his sister's life. You might be interested in knowing that every 4-H Club member that attends either of the four state 4-H Club camps in North Carolina receives four periods of instruction (about 45 minutes each) in swimming and water safety. At Schaub this past season, Miss Edna Cox, a student at Woman's College in Greens boro, and John Gray, a student at N. C. State College, (both form er 4-H'ers) were our swimming Instructors. Both did excellent jobs. Might I have four additional copies of these two editions of your paper. I would like to pro vide each of our swimming in structors with a copy. I know these will convince both of them that their summer's work of long hours has been more rewarding than thev ever thought possible. We are happy that we can secure the services of such competent young oeoole for our camp staffs. And may T take this opportun ity to thank you and vour or ganization for vour Interest In and sunnort of 4-IT Club work. I know the Extension agents in llavwood County appreciate the support vou eive the entire Ex tension program. Vers' tni'v vours. G. L CARTER .TR Ass't State 4-H Club Leader REPLY TO RIVIVS LETTER Editor. The Mountaineer: I have rend with interest the T "tlpr to the E'lltor from Fmma CVrr Pivins. nireetor of Public Information. American Concur Society in which Miss R'vins finds fault with vrtur recent edi torial entltle<i "Itnited Fund is Modern Wav to Raise Monev". t hnve triod hard to see Mi?? Rlv jns' vtewnoint hut T cannot hein but take exception to some of her comments, |?er remark* (bat the last Cancer drive In Wsvwnod Pnun tv onerated in an "atmoanhere charred with railed Fund preapanre " and worked "under duress " were mivleadtnr I also feel that Miav Wivins" aneees tlon that our 1Tnlted Fund haa heen "thrust unnn na hv local httaineaa leadera" ia very un true. to aav the teaat. I have lived lo thia community for ten vears and T hciieve it would he impossible for local husiness leaders tn thrust anv thine uoon the neoole of this community against their wishes. While we do have sotne business men in our United Fund Organ isation wp also have doctors law yers and industrial neonle and others who are bevond the influ ence of business leaders The success of the United wav of Fivine in this community and all over the nation is not the re sult of pressures bv local business men. but is rather an expression bv the nubile as to the manner in which thev wish to Five their Fills T believe that most neoole want to Five in a convenient and oreanired fashion and want to feel that their mbnev will he dis tributed in an eauitabte manner amonF the various charitable and other oreanirations aceordine to their real needs I also helleve that our neoole want as much of their rift as ttoaalhle to end up beinr used foe its Intended pur pose ra'her than a noriton of it beinr diverted to support a hlrh prteed orranixstion The United Fund supplies the answer to the above desires on the part of our peonle and this Is the reason our United Fund trill continue to be ? success, , We have, no ?o>arrel with any arencv that does not wish to ob tain their funds thrbu&h the Uni ^ STANDING PAT i?-A /) ted Fund; they are welcome to join us today and will be equal ly welcome next year and the years hereafter. We naturally cannot guarantee that we will supply every agency that par ticipates in the United Fund with every dollar they asked for; how ever, I cannot help but feel that the Haywood County Cancer group could have requested and obtained twice the sum they ac tually raised this year by par ticipating in the United Fund and certainly it could have been done with less effort and less cost. I cannot predict the future; however, I can be sure that what ever the future holds for the Uni ted Fund, and for the national agencies that will not participate in the United Fund, will come about through the will of the peo ple rather than through any pres sure by local business leaders. RUSSELL E. FULTZ President United Fund WHY THE HEART FI ND IS NOT IN THE UNITED FI ND Editor, The Mountaineer: I have re^d with great interest your editorial entitled "United Fund is Modern Way to Raise Money'." If you mean that the United Fund is something new, then it is not modern, because this same method was tried in the early Twenties. It was at that time that Community Chest got its start. It was the design then to include all agencies in one feder ated fund. This failed then?just as it is failing now?because agen cies such as Heart. Cancer. Polio. Tuberculosis, and Crlnoled Chil dren's services cannot effectively be lumned in with a multitude of local welfare needs I would appreciate your print ing our answer to your editorial so that your readers ma\ know whv the American Heart Associa tion and its affiliates do not join in "one-shot" approaches to fund raising. In the short history of Heart as an independent, voluntary health agency, there has never been a lark of volunteers both to work and to give for a cause that touches them personally. Since diseases of the heart and blood vessels account for more deaths than all other causes combined, and since so many live on crip pled by heart trouble, it is hard to find a family in America which has not hem hurt The desire to do something to stem this tide, whirh has grown to what Hr. Paul Dudley White ealls epdemir pro portions. is naturally translated into working for and giving to a program that offers hope for hearts, Ignoring this desire, some Heart Associations have entered fund raising camnaigns in which their identity was submerged. They have been the poorer for it ?not only from the standpoint of money raised, but from having deprived their organizations of the enthusiasm, the new ideas, the support of campaign volun teers. Actually, a Heart Fund Drive serves two purposes: it raises money to be used primarily for research into causes and cures of heart trouble: and it involves as many people as possible in edu cational activities which can help them to become more understand ing and cooperative toward cardi acs. including themselves should disease Strike them. Having learned through experi ence that the cause of Heart is hindered, not helped, by enter ing "one-shot" drives, the North Carolina Heart Association, while considering Community Chests valuable devices for lending fi nancial sunoort to purelv local agencies, respectfully declines to submerge in a combined drive its idontitv as part of a national ef fort against the Nation's Number One Killer, The peoDle of Wavnesville should know that we cannot acceDt monev so raised: that if thev want to give time and monev to the cause of Heart, they can do so through the North Caro lina Heart Association Miller Hall. Chanel Hill. North Carolina. Sincerely vours. WILLIAM W. WOOD Executive Director. Looking Back Over The Years 20 years ago Directors complete plans for Haywood County Fair. Fred Crawford goes to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News. Va., after leg injury prevents his play ing professional football. Miss Adeline Rogers of Crab tree enters Brevard College. Mrs. Charles Ray returns to Chapel Hill after visit with Mr. Ray here. Troy Wvche goes to Columbus. Ohio for assembly of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Ma sons. 10 years ago The Mountaineers defeat Mur SCOTT'S SCRAP BOOK By R. 1 SCOTT _ ^ ? i frlnqep i beklt. 1 m.yir j ha& k / husband. 0 I LUPINE!1 ^ta.RvE-s&us'.M' V ? LUPINE.' \ J A.NY of K GENUS f OF FA.6ACEOUS [?IRKS, wrfit wtl-ft, [ YELLOW, OR BLUE. [FLOWERS. I ft /SSS MPKODudfrotf B 6T BlWH. ? v K PtoPo*fioi< \ #? 4*1 AUfoMOBalS OH tAft/fH -foBA/ AM IH<HL U S ? 4*11 <vf o* 1YW fOU*. ?skull von-'ut 1 kumxn iaa<? riian. "% suplftiohic ampuflt*. ^ pihs^tit. voices m ?e auei&u. ra*x* # ^**?? % ??* ?*. ??* "0m i? Rambling 'Round By Frances Gilbert Frazier Two orominent business iren were in conference regarding the filling of an important position in their firm. The job was of special importance and necessitated a competent and able man. Thre<? valued employees were being considered and it was # matter as to which would be best suited. Finally one of the partners said: "There's on? thing I can say for John; he's dependable. You can always i rely on wl^t he tells you." Can you think of a higher compliment that could be paid a man? Perhaps he's a bit slower than Tom and not quite as alert as Dick, bpt he's reliable and can be counted on at all times. Some people think punctuality isn't a necessity for the pursuit of business; oth ers fail to live up to promises, while st.ill others digress a wee bit from the truth at times. But John is there on time, always, keeps his word and what he says and does can always be depended upon. No better recom mendation is ever needed. "I don't know" is a safe way of evading future denials. The warm sun and the appetizing odors of baking ham and apple pies had put Uncle Mose into a mellow mood and he craved vocal companionship. So he ambled down to the corner of the garden and gathered several beautiful specimens of late asters, then slowly went back to the Big House. He east a longing eye on his favorite lower step but steadfastly continued his way up the steps and into the sweet-scented kitchen. Mammy Jo grunted her tnahks fo rthe proffered bunch of flow ers, knowing full well there was a "string" attached somewhere to the gift. Uncle Mose sank into the comfortable rocking chair hath? corner and opened the conversation. "Y'know, Mammy Jo, I'n^Bjin' sort of intrusted in this here 'lection for a president." ManW^ Jo grinned as she opened the door for an inspection of the apple pies, then she turned and asked; "Whut diffrenee does a president make to you?" Uncle Mose sighed deeply, as he settled a bit more com fortably in the chair. "Well, Ah tells you," he replied slowly, "iffen the 'pubicans go back in, we'll have just what we'se been a-havin" . ..." he drew a deep breath then went on. "but iffen the Demo crats move in, we aint sure what's a-comin' and it'll keep us hustlin' to ketch up with the improvements they's promisin'." He nodded his head in contemplation then softly concluded his observation: "En you knows. Mammy Jo, I'ze never in favor of hustlin . " A yellow leaf fell to the ground, Where chilling breezes pushed it 'round. The yellow leaf then cried, "Oh me! I wish I'd never left that tree." phy 46-0 in opening game. Bomber crashes on Cold Moun tain near Pisgah, killing five army men. Mrs. O. R. Martin visits the Rev. and Mrs. Clay Madison in Hickory. Miss Bebe Medford returns to Brenau College. J. D. Hyatt enters Julliard School of Music in New York. 5 YEARS AGO Jerry Rogers is named chair man of the 12th District Young Democrats. Miss Mary Alice Appleby of Old Lynne. Conn., is engaged to Kurt L. Weill, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Weill of Waynesville. Jimmie Swift enters Georgia Tech and is accepted as regular student in the Navy ROTC. Four-mile link of Parkway at Mile High Overlook is formally opened. 9**ide WASHINGTON MARCH OF EVENTS Herter to Get Reward I May Step Into Top For Support of Nixon? I Post if Ike Wins I 4- Special to Central Press Association '< WASHINGTON*?'There is speculation that because of his will ingness to sideline himself in the "dump-Nixon" dispute at the Republican convention, Massachusetts Gov. Christian Hotter is in line for a top administration office if Ike is re-elected. Should Mr. Eisenhower win a second term, there is a strong possibility that Undersecretary of State Herbert Hoover, Jr., may bow out, Herter is an odds-on favorite to get the post and, in the unlikely event that John Foster Dulles should resign, the Massachusetts Republican might move up to Cabinet rank. Herter has always taken a strong interest in foreign affairs and would like nothing better than to take on a top assignment in the State department under Mr. Eisenhower. His unquali fied support of Vice President Richard M. Nixon for renomination may make this wish come true. Hoover, who rose to diplomatic prominence because of his successful handling of the settle ment of the Iranian oil dispute in the earl^Jays of the Eisenhower administration, is p^^ktly under a shadow in the department as a^Kult of being an early supporter of Egyptian Premier Camel Abdel Nasser, presently a thorn in the Gov. Christian Herter ? aide of the United States. ? ? ? * g ? TAX CUT?Proposals for a tax cut are practically certain to come up at the next session of Congt ess, regardless of the outcome of the November elections. The reason is that government revenue through taxes is way up because of the high economic activity, which means high individual and corporate incomes. The "modest" budget surplus which President Eisenhower pre dicted last January for the current fiscal year is swelling and could easily go to two billion dollars or more. If the surplus is much above the two billion mark, the tax reduc tion drive is sure to be on in force when Congress returns next January. ? The only difference between the Republicans and Democrats on the issue will be the form it should take. The Republicans may want to spread it around a little more between individuals and corporations instead of giving it all to the wage earner through a boost in the individual income tax exemption. ? ? ? ? ? FARMERS' FRIEND?It's shaping up as a battle royal in the midwestern farm states this fall when Democratic vice presidential candidate Estes Kefauver and Republican Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson vie for agricultural votes in a no-holds-barred contest. t GOP strategists recognize the tall, lanky Tennessean as one of the best vote getters the Democrats have and realize they will have to go far to counteract his engaging down-to-earth personality But they hope that Benson, with a working soil bank behind him. will be able to carry the day. look For The Agriculture department plans to start passing out checks for the acreage reserve about Labor *ea' Day, plenty of time for farmers to realize who is Form Battle putting money in their pockets before election day. J There's every indication that farm income and prices will stay fairly stable or rise between now and November, another arguing point for the administration spokesmen In the farm areas. The Democrats, of course, will campaign on the basis of their high rigid prioe support program and count on farmers' resentment of past and present GOP policies to carry the party to victory.
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