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B3 THE HILLTOP. MARS HILL COLLEGE, MARS HILL. N. C. Page Three w the Le^ HilUans Join I’s ‘Hiking Club’ jeader is a favoritr" ^ dren aren’t the c, ir-adult college sti‘ ® pasture . Of course, experience, ilts in a chronc one of the jntal and emotio^®® which befell a il chronological ^ ental immaturity ^ mountain more was illustrated Bailey — 1 a newspaper fi 1 Sir Edmund Hil- iically fit members lid by the journmitory, were soph- all-girl college inicCormick, Tommy ad: smoking cigaCdward Yancey and eral people must by Poston, avior. It amazeSg miles as the nan would haveit if the crow flies ire girls could acthe quartet, the trip believable. le way. The moun- :e being what 4,000 feet high, an nature of tot^ Knob,” said ig what it is, ^ plowed oin the ranks of I all the other fa® grounds of their y. t 9:30 a.m., the four ip in nine hours, d of us studentSiiave made it sooner J refuse to recogiight miscalculation n'hich is the ragfi missed their target f us, that certain try by an entire ater proof or Wjge. On the way the of cynicism isHi prayers, according -let’s start a newLarry, and the last 'ind a flattering is climbed on their table shoes—shohees. id let your griped mountain streams, ig you yourselffences, quagmires of iividual! d the Johnson City The La^oy ate lunch in the Limestolcow pasture amidst moos. When they ed the Big K they ranger station and ^ _ Tyb tour by the ranger Lij rf led a free view of hr o ugh his field college is not n irnational reputs ^ me which can q'd one of the travel- t its graduates thought we’d never ne with high-po‘’ ith a great h'back semed like the of Egypt without a , professor of pS^°y® found some old iford University?™^® ®nd returned ir the Study of^^®' -^mong the mo- : these things, bloody feet >UCC6ssfill ^ robbit s tsil found. and an old kettle ue of the JourSwas lucky enough to Association Sai^ —^ najor criterion be the degree tOMPLETE 4- i in desirable SERVICE f 3 are broad-mf’ at t msitive • • • .‘W A p o» % ochial preiudic*' ■L' o ■}. :ollege . . . theflVl O G O *• n though none ‘’p vr Tor? outside its oWi''*' H absolute level Edwards its is not as hi^^G - POLISHING that found in BRICATION s.” ^ SERVICE tire recapping Ip and Delivery 7s ThifK^rvice I horrible edite^^^ 2431 imments vn be allowed to carry back. Jim simply became a strict advocate of flat land. In the near future the boys hope to continue to prove that Mars Hillians can walk as far as any Federal administrator. On their agenda is Johnson City and, perhaps, Bristol. —WNW Editor's note: The trek to and con quest of Big Knob described above must have been the "virus" that infect ed fhe campus with "hiking fever," for shortly after the quartet from Brown made its trip a trio from Landers hiked off in the opposite direction. With an eye for publicity the three tramped into Asheville and took the elevator to the newsroom of the Ashe> ville Citizen, winning for themselves and their efforts the following pub lished tribute: MARS HILL—Older men and the U. S. Attorney General not withstanding, three Mars Hill College boys have turned in their trek in the 1963 walking derby. Roily Reel, Frank Simmons, and Robert Brewington settled for the distance from the college to the Asheville Citizen office Friday night, an indeterminate distance ranging from 25 to 20 miles, depending on who they asked. They sported weary ankles, muddy shoes, and the memory of one dive into a ditch to escape an inconsiderate driver on U. S. 23. “Some of them weren’t very polite,” remarked Reel, “and that ditch was awfully muddy.” They also got rained on, but found solace in the fact that the terrain leveled off after Weaver- ville. The hills wore them down. The trio returned to the cam pus by other means, convinced that 50 miles is a long way. “How about those old men out at Frank lin?” asked Reel, admiring the oldsters who galloped from Clay ton, Ga., to Franklin several days ago. See Our Selection of 4* t ^ I Madras & Hemp Belts | t Straw & Burlap Bags t Spring Jewelry MARS HILL 5& 10 ? Bring Your Weejun Shoes it Or Others To MARS HILL SHOE SHOP For Repair Located Behind Mars Hill Hardware tiiTi0 to build es Collingwoo^ IS surprised to mountains of ients who kh^ pening and ar^, happen. The illege were e^ ollingwood. f. those faces s’ ir own. The { gs and for on? :hing our “e’’ THE MARS HILL SODA SHOPPE Where Ifs Fun To Eat Phone 2501 4* 4- 4- 4- 4* 4> 4" 4* 4* 4- 4* 4- 4- 4> 4- t 4- 4- 4- 4" ^ some more* Pushbutton Radio Funni^ Reprinted from HUllop, May 2, 1953 Sitting all alone in the living room one night, I began to ex periment with the new pushbut ton radio that Bob had given me. Since I had nothing better to do, I gently pushed one button after another in rapid succession. This is what came out: “See the thrilling results which can only be accomplished by the hourly feeding of. . .” “Red Band Flour, which makes your biscuits look and taste like. . .” “Rocks! Come on, kid, quit stalling. This can’t fail. If you double-cross me. I’ll never for give you, and what’s more you’ll pay for every one of those. . .” “Twenty-four jet planes from Korea. The Western Allies are now preparing for a counterat tack on. . “ ‘One Man’s Family,’ the pro gram that Mom, Dad, and Junior will all enjoy. Tune in next Sat urday, same time, same station, and find out whether Papa killed Stella Dallas or if Stella Dallas killed. . .” “Howdy Doody, tell us about your trip to the. . .” “Swanee Shore, I miss you more and more. Every day my mammy. . “Goes to the Pentagon where he will be interviewed by the President himself. Now Mr. Dulles is talking to the prime minister, Mr. Churchill. They de part, and we follow Mr. Church ill as he proceeds to the far en trance where he is greeted by. . .” “Hopalong Cassidy. First, boys and girls, here’s how you can get your free radar set. In case you do not have a pencil at your con venience, tune in tomorrow and. . .” “The conductor of the Philhar monic Symphony ascends to the podium where he directs the or chestra in Beethoven’s. . .” “ ‘Mule Train,’ which was writ ten in 1950 by Spike Jones. The melody was taken from. . .” “Old Ma Perkins. John, John, where have you been? John? John! You are John, aren’t you?” “Yes, Ma, this is. . .” “Car 24, calling car 24. Wipe off your windshield. Someone is stealing your radiator cap. Over. . .” “the round table discussion on the subject, ‘Why the War in Korea?’ We will now hear from Mr. Truman. “I think that the war is un necessary. I say now and will al ways say. . .” “Put down that knife, David! Put down that knife, do you hear? David, do you hear? I’ll. . .” “have the problem of locating the. . .” “youth panel. Pat, what do you think of the problems in your high school concerning narcot ics?” “Well, the kids in our high school have the problem of locat ing the source of the drugs. New Hampshire had bitterly fought the sale of. . .” “Francis killed her husband, Tom! Hurry!” “Sign off. Folks, we hope you have enjoyed listening to WWOT this evening. Thank you and good night.” Prison Camp Mission Rewarding Experience by MARIETTA ATKINS Have you ever wondered what life in prison is like? A few boys from Mars Hill college have been going to Cane River Prison Camp near Burns ville and finding out. Allowed by the Prisons Department to hold church services at the Yancey County camp on first and third Sundays, the group is an all-male volunteer team. Heading the group is LaMont Albertson, a freshman from West Palm Beach, Fla., who came to Mars Hill to train as a missionary and, hence, is a member of the Mission Coun cil. The group works only partially under the auspices of the Mission Council and has few regulars. One is Mack Keller of Granite Falls, who plays a strong part in the prison’s group activities. He is neither a ministerial student nor a member of the Mission Council. How are the Mars Hill group and its services received? No do-gooders—the guards and men alike respect character more than they do well-meant purpos es — the boys feel, with some cause, their simple mission (with its lack of theologiceil dogma) is respected. Simple friendliness and informality mark their meet ings with men and, they have found, good fellowship can go a long way. At present, some 15 or 20 men —accompanied by guards—attend the church services regularly. A camp quartet has been built up; the men formed a Sunday school among themselves and, in some ways, the men have become in dependent as they try to con tinue in their own worship serv ices with the help of the boys from Mars Hill. The boys, though heartened by their success, continue to hope for only such progress as is theirs now. As Albertson said, when asked how he felt going to his first service with the prisoners, “I thought I would feel odd. These were strange men and I would be a stranger to them. But I was going to try to give them a straight Bible message . . . just straight, not with doctrine in it.” This keynote — a straight Bible message — continues, though 3 ain tiu What are words? When the sky is blue and pink and lace, self-portent billows light across the lower sky where sun, the late sun, gone has left free to turn a little while the billows pink, then slow to orange; and the moon, a little above the place where blue bursts greatly into floating edges of pink, is eaten, the moon’s side, like a worn silver dime . . . What are words? now the men welcome the boys as friends. Many and varied are those who meet in the dining hall with its clean, but drab, grey and white walls, where the men may come to attend the services. Occasion ally dogs, big German shepherds, attend the services . . . Albertson is afraid of them . . . (the guards, of course, go along lo keep the wolfish shepherds at bay.) One of the prisoners has writ ten a poem during the week. He reads it. Songs, old hymns — things learned when younger — are sung by the group. The camp quartet, accompanied by two of the men who play a guitar, gives the rest a number or so. Gen erally a campus musician goes along with a solo, too. The ser mon — not preaching — begins. They close with prayer. Sometimes the boys talk with the men for five or ten minutes after the worship period is over. As Albertson explained, they break up into bull sessions with a few men around each of them, while the guards go into the kitchen to wait. It is indeed a rare prisoner who will talk about specific con ditions in the camp he lives in. The men at Cane River talk about other things. What are conditions? Albertson mentioned only that the sergeant, a man in charge of the guards who im pressed him as an exceptionally nice man, seemed well-liked by guards and men alike. The guards themselves are less in clined to be friendly with the boys — except for leaving them while they wait in the kitchen; and, it seems, they rarely meet the superintendent of the camp. Possibly the best impression of Cane River comes from its unpre possessing exterior. The men are young; in the yard is a faded backboard with strips of paint peeling from it, but the boys have never heard the men men tion basketball. Nor, for that matter, any recreation other than pitching horseshoes. Magazines were once sent to the camp, but due to a changed regulation in the Prisons Department a few years back the practice has been discontinued. Ironically enough, the men do occasionally get to see a movie, one of the same movies shown to the Friends of the Library in their regular Saturday night meetings in Burnsville. The old piano in the dining hall might add what small notes of hope it could — except, in addition to being some 150 years old and as tuneless as a toothless cat. it is so hopelessly out of repair it even has a mouse's nest in it. “Daniel, is thy god strong enough to deliver thee?” Significantly, the boys speak of God’s love and compassion to the men and do not dwell on His hell. As Albertson says, “They’re helping us in this experience, more than we’re helping them. Most of them will admit they have done wrong. They can see where they made a mistake. They realize it and they know it’s go ing to be rough when they get out. We just talk to them of Bible stories, simple stories. It’s an opportunity to get to do that.”
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