TODAY'S BTBT.F VFRSD
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Editorial Page of the Mountaineer
TODAY'S QUOTATION
God hides Himself behind causes.
?Charles Rollin.
Cherokee Drama Grows
Hardly does the curtain roll down on one
^easA of the Cherokee drama before many
letaited plans are being made for tn* next
reason. Already the dates for 1957 have been
announced ? June 25 to Sept. 1.
With the '56 season showing a decrease
of atyiit 5,000 in attendance, largely due to
he three fewer performances, plans are be
ng oifcde to follow through on a larger scale
in the program started last year of having
ickets available at a number of motels in
he ar^?. The Getlinburg box office was off
.his Qpft season, but tickets at several select
ed mfttela throughout the area showed good
sales.
A bright note in the season was the
?*18,006 increase in revenue from the tickets
to thtfndian Village, and ticket sales to the
Indian Museum were up $800.
Harry Buchanan, chairman of the Chero
kee Historical Society, also pointed out that
plans #ere being made to open the .'15-acre
traeftof land, near the Village, which has
been a project for three years in developing
an arboretum, featuring all native shrubs,
flower^ plants planted along interesting
trails. The plan is designed to be one of the
most interesting in the country.
Instead of resting on their laurels of past
accomplishments, the leaders of the Chero
kee Historical Association are steadily work
ing for a bigger and better program ahead,
and from those new projects being develop
ed. it would appear that their plans are fast
materializing.
Haywood County Hams
North Carolina is making quite a name for
herself when it comes to ham. In the recent
National Ham Show, held in Chicago, North
Carolina hams took 0 out of 10 prizes.
Here in Haywood, much interest is center
ing around the first annual ham show to be
staged next spring. The project actually got
under wav last April when n group of in
terested Western North Carolinians met here
and discussed a regional ham project. At
the meeting was Dr. Christian, of State Col
lege, who gave the group some valuable in
formation relative to curing and marketing
hams. ?
Properly cured country hams are in great
demand, and it appears that the public is
willing to pay the price of a piece of genuine
qua 1 ity country ham.
?lust the thoughts of a piece of country
bam. With gravy, hot biscuits and hot cof
fee is enough to make anyone forget a mere
trifle like a price tag. and reach down deep
in the purse to own that kind of good eating.
Later Than You Think
A cartoon published recently interested
us more than usual, as it showed a eampaign
!ng candidate leaving a home, where he had
i|i?nUome 30 minutes, and as he told a com
naniutji "I shook hands with all the voters,
kissed the babies, bragged on the wife's
"(Hiking, and passed out cigars. When I asked
?hem to vote for me, the old man said meek
ly: 'Wp ain't registered'."
When November 6 rolls around there will
bkelv be many people who will want to vote,
but will find out "We ain't registered."
The Inst time to register for the Novem
ber 6 election is Saturday ? and those who
'ail to get their names on the books by that
time must forego voting.
Two Football Teams
Deserve Honors
Two of Hajnv-iod's four fooball teams are
, setting outstanding records this year, and no
doubt, sports historians will refer to the
19tf6 teams of Canton and Clyde for a long
time to come.
Clyde is doing themselves proud, and have
turned in an excellent record for the year.
They are well on the way to bringing back
to Haywood the coveted Skyline Conference
Championship cup. Due to their spirit, ami
determination to win, they well deserve the
honor, and many others.
Canton is assured of the Blue Ridge Con
ference award, and along with that deserv
ing honor should go one for team spirit and
cooperation. Besides consistently winning
games, the team has demonstrated time and
time again the importance of cooperation,
and teamwork. Perhaps there have been
other teams at Canton just as powerful, and
just as good as this 19B6 edition, but right
at the moment we do not recall any.
It looks like two Haywood teams rpight
win top honors in their respective confer
ences this year?both teams deserve the rec
ognition?they have been outstanding in
many ways.
CDP Year Nears End
Another year is drawing to a close for
the annual Community Development Con
test. Scrupbook* from the participating com
munities must be in by noon Saturday, which
means that the final judging period is not
far away.
There is always a lot of interest in the fin
al close of a year on the CDP program, and
surprisingly enough, every community finds
that there has been more accomplished than
just an off-hand guess might reveal.
Among the many fine features of the CDP
program is the gradual progress that is
made every month, year in and year out.
And when the finnl reports are in for this
year, we expect them to show many fine
projects have been accomplished.
Another REA Expansion
The Haywood Klectric Membership Cor
poration has signed contracts for $186,958
for expanding their facilities is the urea.
There are other plans for extending the ex
pansion program in the making, and con
tracts are slated to be awarded soon on
them. In all, an expansion program calls for
an expenditure of about $600,000.
Several sub stations are included in the
program, which will enable the cooperative
to render more efficient service, and to
maintain the steadily increased demand for
power.
The progress of the Cooperative is in keep
ing with the progress in the 7-county area it
serves in two states.
J. P. Brady, news editor of The Franklin
Press, in his interesting column, wrote dur
ing one of his more lighter moments a pos
sible solution (according to Brady) for solv
ing overcrowded schools. Brady suggests:
"The answer to overcrowded conditions in
the high schools might be in letting the girls
sit in the laps of the boys. Its success could
be measured in increased attendance among
the boys of the county, and, with the right
pairing, it could raise the level of education
by subjecting the boys earlier to the strong
will of a woman."
TTFWS OF OTITFR FPTTORS
Yes, Americans Can Save
Frm| the business pag>?s comes a statistic that
can great encouragement to those Americans
who believe in old-fashioned thrift. The Securities
and Exchange Commission reports that individuals
in the United States saved some seven billion dol
lars during the first half of 1956. which was five
time$ as much as'they saved in the corresponding
period a year before.
This change is attributed to "rising personal in
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""MEMHW (VW THE AWtrictATyn PSWS"
The Associated Pitas is entitled exrhuSvetv to (he use
tr rg-uuhMaatton of all (he local news nrlnted in this
r i wanner, as Wrll as St1 Ap news d1?na*rhes _____
Thtrnxiay Afternoon. Oet. 2*. lttfi
romo after taxes, together with some slackening In
the growth of individuals' debts." While increased
income was the larger of these elements, Ameri
cans did manage to hold onto much if not most
of that increase
Another factor is that people have been pav
ing off debts on their homes and cars or appliances
and not incurring new installment debts so rapidly
That restraint Is a healthy contribution to the battle
against inflation. It helps allay the doubts of some
who had begun to wonder if Americans at large could
read the warning signs against a possible overdoing
of consumer credit.
Moreover, the savings themselves which are put
away in securities. savings institutions, and life in
surance help meet the need a speaker described at
the latest convention of the Mortgage Bankers As
sociation of America. Sherwin C. Badger of the
New England Mutual Life Insurance Company said
the apparent tightness of credit is due not merely
to reaerve bank policy but to the fact that businesses,
ebwmitim. amr governmental units are "seeking to
borrow at a rate that is higher than the creation of
ngw savings."
The matter of capital formation is an acute
question in many countries. West Germany and
Italy have made remarkable strides under rather
special conditions. Communist dictatorships pro
vide industrial capital by hidden taxation through a
monopoly of trade Underdeveloped countries won
der just how they are ever to supply their own
capital. Some critic# of the graduated Income tine
ense> thought if xmuM St Ida capital formation In
tba United States A very widespread application at
common sense seems to be dimtntidling that fher
?Christian Science Monitor.
Views of Other
Editors
PETS REALI.Y HAVE IT MADE
If dog* and cat* could vote,
the politicians would have a hap
py sector of the electoriate to ap
peal to this year. The animals
have never had it so good
The Wall Street Journal fol
lowed a chic French poodle intc
a New York, shop the other day
and reports on the fall wardrobe
she bought. It included a "gray
flannel coat, a knit sweater with
angora collar and beret to match,
a cocktail hat and a washahle
housecoat ... a rhineatone col
lar . . . trench raincoat with hood,
rubber boots, snow suits, flannel
pajamas" and other odd* and
ends. Total cost? $170.
Anotlser New York shop sells
tuxedos and lop hats for gentle
men dogs and custom made hats
costing $33 to $100 for lady dogs.
Over the country, dogs can get
tooth brushes, vitamins, seda
tives. most of the miracle drugs,
inhalants far colds and asthma?
and even a plot in a pet ceme
tery, complete with perpetual
care endowment.
They can get such fancy hair
dos that, as one pet beautician
puts it. "you'd have no poodle
and no dog, only a hairdo to lead
around the park."
Cats and other pets have equal
ly lavish vistas open to them.
There are even ranch style cages
for parakeets
A New York pet shop operator
reports customers who spend as
much as $3,000 a year with him
on their favorite pets. Pet can
has become a three-billion-dollar
industry. You can even buy dry
biscuits in six shapes and flavors
? liver, cheese, meat, vegetable,
chicken and milk
The standard of living for pets
has gone up tenfold since 1936.
experts estimate ? while people
have barely doubled the money
they spend on themselves.
As with people, pet life spans
have been increased by better
food, drugs and care In 1930, the
Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals estimates,
dogs lived an average of seven
years. Now they live 12 years
But it isn't all stoak bones and
platinum hydrants for dogs. The
pare of prosperity and modern
life has Increased their tensions
and neuroses ? and the number
who need mental treatment
They're getting it. too, in special
hospitals.
Darwin mighl have a slightly
altered theory if he lived today.
If things keep un. dogs will evolu
tioni*-.- into people
?The Milwaukee Journal.
TIIF THREAT OF INFI.ATION
In the last lew years, most of
our people have experienced a
real eain in pocket book health.
While the purchasing value of
the dollar was holding steady, the
personal income of a majority was
increasing This was a net gain
in spending power, and a major
factor in the prosperity now self
evident
Mot in recent weeks. there has
been a growing concern that the
net gain may be lost to an old
and too-familiar threat?inflation.
The sudden surge in prices has
dramatized the threat Then? is a
good rhanoe the untrend is not
at a peak?many wholesale price
increases are not vet reflected in
higher retail prices.
It would he hard to measure the
stimulus given to this (rend by
the Wage-price increases in the
steel industry which followed the
summer strike. But it is a fact
that the spiral now so apparent
dates from the steel settlement.
Government agencies. much
more keenly alert to inflationary
signs than in the past, have taken
conservative steps to flag the
trend These stens will provide
a restraining influence. hut not
necessarily a quick stopper
We have learned, in recent
years, how easy it is for the Gov
ernment to promote inflation But
rhecktne tt is far more difficult.
One way not to check it. as we
learned so bitterly, is to step up
government spending, and bor
rowing Yet that is precisely the
advice w-e now are getting from
some of the anti - Administration
"economists" who were In office
during the postwar rampage of
inflation
Whatever els? we do, this is
one bunch of "eiwrts" we had
better ignore.?Cleveland Press.
WILL THRY KNOW?
With the tang of burning leaves
in the air and a full moon in the
sky. I've been wondering whv
bonfire parties are completely
out-of-date for the teenagers
Won't the lads ever know how
lovely their best girl's face looks
In the Are light" Won't they ever
know how potatoes taste which
have been baked in the embers?
Won't they ever blend their
youthffil voices to the strains of
"Harvest Moon" or "Let Me Call
You Sweetheart" vdtile sitting in
the Are light? Won't they ever
know the gorgeous smoke drench
c dsmell that lingers in their
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Boy Scouts to Get Out the Vote ,
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The nation's 4,175,134 Cub Scoots, Boy Scouts, Explorers and
their leaders, in cooperation with Freedoms Foundation of Valley
Forge, are busy in a nonpartisan Get Out-the-Vote campaign.
One and a quarter million of these pesters are being placed
on display to remind citizens to register and vote. Just before
Election Day, November 6, the Scouts will place Liberty Bell
hangers on the doorknobs of 35,000,000 homes urging every
citizen to vote.
clothes and is mingled with their
thoughts the next day?
I know the answer . . . they
Will never know about this fall
time magic because . well
maybe it would seem dull com
pared to speeding in a modern
automobile . . . but I Mill wi-h
they knew?Florence .I.alter in
the Washington (Iowa1 Evening
.Journal.
INCOME TAX CUTTING
DEEPER
No subject is more frequently
discussed than the federal income
tax yet. a good many people still
don't realize just how deeply this
tax cuts into our income
The tax begins at 20 per cent,
on the first $2,001' of taxable in
come. Then it progresses upward,
reaching a top figure of 91 per
cent.
Several Weeks ago the National
Association of Manufacturers of
fered a plan for tax reform. Un
der the proposed plan, oyer a five
year period, the tax rates in all
brackets would be gradually re
duced. At the end of that period
the maximum rate would be 35
per cent
In a poll taken on the proposed
plan, a majority of those con
tacted favbtcd it Many of those
polled expressed surprise that the
tax rate went as high as 35 per
cent. When told that it now goes
far higher to 91 per cent, they
"could hardly believe it."
The peak tax rates are paid by
a relatively small number of peo
ple with big Incomes. That, bow
ever. does not mean that the rest
of us are in no way concerned.
The National Association of Man
ufacturers argues, and with con
siderable logic, that the main
reason why tax relief is needed
is to make more money available
for industrial investment and ex
pansion?whicb is a necessity if
jobs are to be created for the 1 -
000 000 additional workers who
enter the labor force each year
Tax rates which take as much
as nine cents out of each dime a
man earns certainly don't encour
age this kind of investment.
It will be the many, not just the
few, who will gain the most from
tax relief ? if and when we ever
get it.?Stanly News and Press.
SPELLING IS IMPORTANT
Some older folk say today's
youngsters can't spell.
This may he a canard, and it
lends itself to the challenge.
"How would you care to tangle
with Gloria Lockerman?"
Frankly, we wouldn't, and we
suspect there are thousands of
other school-age boys and girls
whose ability to put the right let
tors in the right order surpasses
ours. On the other hand, we have
seen some products of our pres
ent-day school system who could
profit by a littic better ac
quaintance with their spellers and
the dictionary.
Something is going on at Frank
lin hieh school to stimulate this
acquaintance. It is a school-wide
spell-down, handled by the Eng
lish classes, Room eliminations
are in progress. So interested are
the students that som.? of them
conduct their own tittle practice '
spelling "bees" on their lunch j
hour, one English teacher happily
reports. We are told this activity
i> unique among Portland schools.
Being aW^ to spell is not a sure
sign of intelligence or ability to
i rfi a li\ing. We have known ,
some smart and wealthy persons
who would flunk a fifth grade
lling test, but we happen to 1
believ.. that spelling is important, t
and we hone that what Franklin ]
is doing will Inspire an interest
in Words which will last far be
yond the present contest.
Oregon Journal (Portland1 i
We should live and learn; but
by the time we have learned it's
too late to live.
Rambling 'Round
By Frances Gilbert Fraiier
i H H.
I open wide the swinging gates,
( And watch the troop uf yesteryears
Come marching through, with laughter gay.
While keeping pace with hidden tears.
1 hear again the school bell s chime.
And live once more those happy days.
But now those friends are scattered wide,
Por all have gone their dlff'rent ways.
I march along with passing years.
To higher scope of life's quick change;
Mature conflict on ev'ry side.
Brings deeper thoughts within my range
And then I close the swinging gates.
Deep in my heart a song of praise
Th|t I can walk down Memory Lane.
And live once more those carefree days.
Heard in passing: "If I had my way, she sure wouldnMfcavc
hers." W
We. once heard a photographer tell a lady: "Don't ever wear a
hat when you are having your picture taken. Nothing so dates a per
son as a hat." We have always agreed with that advice . . . until
this season.
Surely you must know some one who has a cherished album of
faded snapshots of Aunt Minnie (and perhaps of yourself) and if
you will take a quick look you will notice that the headgear might be
of Anno Domini 1956. Yes, that's what wc mean. Styles can do a re
turn engagement if you don't watch out. And take those willow plume
numbers! Weren't they a scream? But don't scream too loudly for
you are apt to meet them in the next issues of your favorite fashion
magazines.
We have a vivid recollection of owning a hat that sprouted not
one but two of those gorgeous willow plumes. And did we feel our
importance! We did. until one of the unwieldly monstrosities broke
loose from its moorings one windy day, and made a direct descent
in front of our horrified eyes. No matter how We tried to anchor the
dangling obstacle, it persisted in drooping pathetically. And to make
matters absolutely perfect, it clung tenaciously to its fellow plume
with a persistence that proved the stoutness of heart tand thread) of
the milliner. We still can feel that surge of embarrassing blood that
rushed up to greet the offending off-shoot of an ostrich.
But as long as there are women, there will be hats. And as long
as there are hats, there will be women lo wear them ... be they
scuttles, toques, turbans, berets, beanies or sun bonnets.
The mountains standing in stately silence while the clouds
wrap themselves around them in caressing obscurity.
Looking
Back Over
The Years
20 YEARS AGO
Steve Cathey of Bethel wins
second place in the National FFA
live stock judging contest held in
Kansas City.
Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Walker
attend circus in Asheville
Mrs. James W Killian gives
contract party.
Mr. and Mrs, Robert Boyd re- i
turn to their home in Dallas, Tex.
after visiting the former's sister,
Mrs. Oliver H. Shelton. '
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Mrs. M. H. Reeves and Mrs.
Rul'us L Allen leave for week's
visit in Washington.
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10 YEARS AGO
Miss Laura Mae Clauson is hon
ored at tea given by Mrs. Milliard
Atkins. Miss Helen Ray. Miss
Frances Ray. and Miss Rosalyn
Ray.
J. T. Harrell is honored at a
surprise dinner on the occasion
of his 85th birthday.
Mr. and Mrs. Mallet Ward hon
or their son. Mallett, Jr. at a din
ner at the Lodge in celebration
of his birthday.
R L. Burgin, Jr. and Richard
Bradley return from visit to Bal
timore. New York, and Buffalo.
5 YEARS AGO
Mark Galloway receives in
juries when train hits his car.
Pvt. Forest Parker of Clyde
?ets Purple Heart
Margaret Rogers is elected
president of the Girls Auxiliary
af the First Baptist Church.
Jimmy Swift, student at Geor
gia Tech. spends weekend with
this parents.
Mrs. Michael Pizzuto honors
Mrs. Michael Becker at party.
THE AMERICAN WAY
/ All TOGETHER.?
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CROSSWORD ?K|.|ftW|?M*B
ACROSS
1. Bird
6. String ?
across
finishing
line
8- Inclined
trough
10. Australian
cockatoo
12. Penitential
season
13. Day of rest
14. Classify J
16. Bones
(anat.)
17. Guido's low.
est note
18. Point
20. Exclamation
21. A person in
servitude
24. Crucifix
27. Assam
silkworms
20. Inscribed
32 Child's
carriage
34. Cover with
wax
35. Mulberry
37 Short.
explosive
sound
38. Man's
nickname
40. Close to
43. To live over
again
46. Three times
49. River (Eur.)
68. Connected
series of
rooms
50. Corridors
51. Toward the
lee
02. Employe
DOWN
1. Boy's name
2. Flows !
3. Man's name
4. Plural
pronoun
5. Greek letter
6. River (It.)
7. Cushions
8. Rub out
9. Part of a
compound
sentence
11. Oriental
nurse
13. Mix
13. Sun grod
19. Cut, as grass
22. Tear
23. Distant
25. Grampus
26. Female deer
28. Juice
of a plant
30. Journeys
31. Lamprey
fishermen
33. Additional
35. Emmets
36. A red- ?
flowering
tree
(Hawaii)
38. Hebrew
letter
41. Covering
of a seed
42. Ceremony
Aiawtt
44 Larvae of
an African
worm
45. Not working
47. Letter C
50. A northern*
er (Chin.)
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