So This is New York "i NORTH CALLAHAN Victor Riesel, the blind labor columnist who "lost his eyes so that we may wa" %as at a midtown hotel and I met him for the first I time. As we shook hands. I could not help but notice that behind the dark glasses were horrible scars; from the acid which wa* thrown, into his face. Then Victor spoke to the New York Traffic Club luncheon to which genial Andy An. j ilerson, former president, had In- ' vitcd us. our group sitting at the forward table The blind speaker said he was not a h- ro, that he did not condemn labor as a whole, for it contains fine men. Hut he did ask who are the men who can hire murderers ana arid throwers to dis able those who e*po- > them It was a touching and heart-rendins occasion. You need nave no worry about the ford Foundation. Its new pres ident, Dr. Henry T Heald. formei chancellor ot Now York University is one of the best administrator) and mo>l outstanding educators ol the nation as well as being a sin cere and engaging gentleman. Chat ting with him. I could not heir but think of the criticism whicti lias ins>n leveled at Mich founda tions in riernt time*, but 1 re ceived the definite impression thai anjthing entrusted to him is in safe and able hands Truly, this gieal university's loss is the found ation's gain Despite his eminent Micros* in the haul business world, .loo Doc tor is a sentimental man This . was evident in a recent trip he and his wif... made un the Hudson Riv er, a memorable experience in the tall when the golden leaves con tra-! so beaulifully with the silvery water and green grasslands. On board the boat were some 40 choir boys from the St. Thomas Episco pal Church in Manhattan, and these youngsters sang so feelingly and were so well-behaved that Joe was deeply moved. Such youngsters, Joe told me. are a delight to every one and bright proof that most of our children ate not delinquent but inspiring ~~-3? :? I Ernest Hemingway, who Left here recently for Europe, once got lost while driving around out in the country. Becoming hungry, he stopped at a farm house and asked the woman at the door if lie could buy a meal Booking over his dis hevelled clothes, si:. ? remarked that he didn't look as if he could pa> for a meal. Whereupon the Nobel prire-w inning author dug into, his pocket and came up with several dollar liiils. "John!" yelled the farmer's wife, "Turn on the radio quick There must have been an rother bank robbery " There is one thins <>n which the (Wo presidential candidates agreed that is. thai we have a boom in religion. Hot h Eisenhower and Stevenson concur in the statement that church membership is out - stripping population increases, tlwre is record-breaking Sunday School attendance, and contribu tions and new church buildings point to a Widespread spiritual hunger Several ministers gave their opinions as to why this is! These reasons ranged from the loneliness of modern man to fear of Russia and the ll-bomb and a gen eral search for peace of the spirit. ? 3? _ ' Now that the football season is : Well under way, there are a num ber of stories going the rounds, including the one about the play er who weighed just 120 pounds, while the opposing team had a full | back weighing 240 Tile little feller decided to make a flying tackle at : the big one. diving head on with all his might. "We went on and finished the game," the small one's captain said later "We figured he ; would have Wanted it that way." 3 An actor here spent the summer going around the country posing as a sales expert for one of the large corporations Of course ail he did was give the spiel he had mem orized But. lve told hie. several local dealers tried to hire him as manager. Highest birth rates in western European nations for lfl.Vl were in Portugal, the Netherlands, Ireland and Finland. The New York Stock Exchange buys more than a million lead pen cils a year. HEADING THE MONOGRAM CLUB at Clyde IIIkI) School this term are these four officers (first row); Edna Mae Fuxate. accrctarv, and Ma rietta Brown treasurer: (bark row) Jimmy Green, president, and Johnny Roeers, vice president. Not present when this picture was made was Itarbara Jolley, reporter. (Mountaineer Photo). Small Town Boy, Prince Receive Journalism Awards j Bv J.WK K \I)S WASHINGTON A wide-eyed striall town boy and a worldly, t much headlined prince charmed distinguished persons gathered for the fifth presentation of the annual William the Silent Award for , i Journalism. The youngster was Burton Heath j of Thetford. VI . whose father, S j Burton Heath, was one of 14 \merican newsmen and women who lost their lives tn a Dutch airliner crash in July 1949. Young Heath received a $1,000 scholar ship, one of the three awards com memorating the tragedy. j( Funds for the prizes were con-; tr.hutrd by private citizens of the , Netherlands Top award, a gold medal and a check for $1,500, went to Don Cook foreign correspondent , of the New York Herald Tribune. | ' whom the judges selected as hav ' iiig written the best story during 1955 on Dutch-American relations. A gold medal for excellence in j coverage of international news was ! ( presented to the Washington Post- ( and Times Herald William the Silent, after whom | j the award was named, is often i , called "the George Washington of I jtl c Netherlands " Born in 15:t:i, j he too is known as the "father of | his Country" because he led the; : Dutch nation to independence. The prince, guest speaker at the elegant and very friendly black tie ! dinner, was the personable, good looking Bernhard, husband of yueen Juliana. He was introduced , as a "friendly prince and a prince af friends" by Secretary of State j John Foster Dulles, Young Heath, in long-trousered * dark suit and wearing black-tie like ; iht dinner-jacketed older men. many of whom were colleagues ol his father, accepted his award with unusual grace in one so young. Sitting between me and his at tractive mother, a home economics teacher in Thetford. the boy con; tided he planned to use the $1,000 ( toward furthering his education at the University of Vermont He did rot plan to follow in his late father's footsteps, he said gently, after handing the check over to his mother "1 want very muoh to be a farm- [ er," he explained. "I want to grow f crops and raise animals " Curtains For Complainer OKLAHOMA CITY (API?Mrs. Beatrice McDonald went before the Oklahoma City Council to ex plain how she left two pairs of curtains in a basket near her garbage can and the garbage col lectors removed them. She made a trip to the city dump but failed to turn up the curtains. C'otincilmen sympathized and de- 1 cided to give her $9.18. Bright Ways To Enliven Yule Gilts \p Newsfe?t?re? Gift wrapping* may be eonversa Hon Piec-s. A pretty one may gt a long way In stretching the Im portance of a gift- A bow atop a package or a gift wrap ? hat is especially suitable to the contents of the package may be more fun than the gift itself. ^ A real intriguing gift wrap for I young girls is an angelic one that is charming and simple to make. Wrap the box in black or char coal gray paper and secure with cellophane tape. Pleat a piece of pink construc tion paper Into 3-inch folds and cut out angle shapes. Use an angel picture as a pattern. When unfold ed you have a strip of six angels holding hands. The wings are cut separately and taped to the back of each angel. Now place thorn In' a semi-circle on top of the box and , hold them in place w^th clear tape, j Tiny birthday candles are taped to i each angel's hand for an extra touch. Fluffs of cotton ane taped here and there to form floating clouds There are a variety of other shapes you could cut from folded paper in similar fashion: a row of triangular trees, studded with se-j quins; gingerbread ladies or snow- j tnen decorated with holiday tape. Almost any Christmas motif will. lend itself. Skaters may lend a fes- j live note If you find just the right j pattern. Experiment with your design using newspaper until you get just the right one. Then cut it on the good paper. ?Use Christmas ornaments, flow ers. glitter and other inexpensive items to add glamor and individu ality to your beribboned packages. A red rosebud taped to each rib bon loop may give a special look. Small ornaments and bells tied to the end of streamers will tinkle as the gift is being opened. Another novelty of gift wrapping is to brush j the sticky side of cellophane tape j in glitter and tape around a small package. Another cute idea is to dye cot ton swabs gay colors and make pinwheel designs. Dye the cotton tips red or green and sprinkle them with glitter. Fasten to your package with cellophane tape. You may also spell out the person's name with these little cotton tips! if you are decorating a large pack agl' ? u ^ These swabs also come in handy , for addressing Christmas pack-' ages Dip them in ink. colored paint or nail polish and write direc tions and addresses with a bold stroke. You may also decorate your Christmas package in this fashion, making striking designs with the little swabs. Humane Association Meets Monday Night The Haywood County Humane Association will meet Monday, De cember 3 at 7:30 p m. at the Health Center on the Aahevillfc road. The meeting will be ope nr to the public. The Humane Association! meets once a month and ts open 1 to all persons interested ins better treatment of the domestic atari farm animals of the county. Way Kinsland Graduates Prom Naval Training GREAT LAKES. II). ? Way R. Kinsland, son of Mrs. Jessie Kins land of Route I. Clyde, graduated from recruit training Nov. 24 at the Naval Training Center. Great Lakes, III. The nine weeks o' "bjot eamp" included drill and in.4 ruction in seamanship, gunnery, life saving, sea survival, boat handling, and the use of small arms. Following two weeks leave, grad uates report to shipboard duties or service schools depending on the qualifications each has demonstrat ed. KURT GAN9- "The Store of Fine Watches"^;^ ? vV |y ICT STTUO ?otrllow design with the invisible crown. 1? 5 JIT TIST1D ? ocfvotty tested of terrific speed by crock | Grgmmon test pilot Woher Berndt H * MMMMIII SMOCK- RESIST AMT world famous flexible bolance wheel ? guar on teed agoinst sheck. |y MMAtmiO WAHRMOOf mr-oi long os crystal is intact ond genuine Wyier parts ore used. [ y ?HMANT1IO MAWSPRMR gB^^?unbreokoble for the life of the watch. m ^ VTLIR PtONIIRRD |B^ worn OVIR SO YKARS in the development of waterproof, shock [ resistont and self winding watches. y OTHAW1HD WATCMIft NKIR ^^Tfrom $49 95 to $185 ^gS^INV IS1 CROWN" | jjggi Mill Dfflpwind io?ttd r>9?i? lum>nogi ?B d I ^ ?q* rnmuQmm 9j? ?*?o fM ?? >? j USE Ol R COW EN- M IENT LAY-AWAY PLAN! NEVER Itl V UNTIL YOU TRY TURNER'S TURNER'S STORE Main Street Waynesville : ' ' ? . I APPLES FOR SALE In bushel boxes. Fancy No. 1. 2'i" up. mostly 2T' & up REI) STA^ MAN'S ? 1-1 bxs. $3.25-$3.75. 5 or more bxs. $2.85 to $3.25 5 lb. hags 8 to carton $2.75 - $.'1.0(1 per carton ? * | REI) ROMES ? 1 - I bxs. $.1.00 - $3.50. 5 or more bxs. $2.75 to $3.00 Comb. No. 1 & Utility trades $2.50 to $2.75 bx. TURLEY ? Fancy & Ex. Fcv. in trays 11.Ts & larger $3.25 to $3.50 bx. GOLDEN DELICIOUS ? only 8 tray bxs. left. 125*s and 13S's 81.50 bx. 1.13'a $5.00 per box. 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