APRIL 24, 1941
SCENIC SKYWAY I
AT THE T
200 Miles of Primeval Grandeur
Greets Eye of Tourist Along
Blue Ridge Parkway in North
Carolina
A scenic wonderland of beauty
unparalleled in Eastern America
now is open to tourist traffic with
completion of several important sections
of the Blue Kidge Parkway.
Along no part of the route?which
ultimately will link the Shenandoah
National Park in Virginia with the
Great Smoky Mountains National
Park in North Carolina and Tennessee?will
vaster, lovelier vistas of
primeval grandeur be more accessable
than in this state.
Slightly more than 200 miles of
the 480-mile route will lie within
this state. It will be one of the great
scenic highways of the world.
The paved section now open is the
140 miles from Adney Gap to Deep
Gap. Other sections open with all
weather surface, arc Beach Heights
to Swannanoa Gap, Big Laurel Gap
to near Mt. Mitchell, Mount Pisgah
to Wagon Road Gap and Asheville
to the Craggy Rhododendron Gardens.
The "skyway," ultimate Smoky
Mountains terminus to the parkway,
has been open all winter from the
Cherokee Indian reservation to Newfound
Gap and thence along the
ridge of the Smokies to Clingman's
Dome. Travel increased 58 per cent
over this sector this winter compared
to last.
Link in Federal Roadway
Once fully constructed, the Blue
Ridge Parkway will bo open for
more possibilities should the government
desire to extend it down into
the Florida Everglades via Stone
Mountain in Georgia?a proposition
that already lias been advanced but
has been pigeonholed at present in
the interest of national defense.
Virginia authorities first proposed
construction of the Blue Ridge Parkway
in September. 1933. North Carolina
backed the proposal early and
Senator Harry F. Byrd of Virginia
and Senator Robert R. Reynolds of
North Carolina, both Democrats,
were commissioned to lay the plan
before Secretary of the Interior
Harold lekes, then PWA administrator.
Oil Dec. 7- 1933 Spprpitirv TV?l*/w
approved the project, announced
that $16,000,000 n public works
funds had been allotted to it as a
starter and asked the highway departments
of North Carolina, Ten
nessee and Virginia to propose
routes.
J. C. B. Ehringhaus. then govcr?
nor, led the Tar Keel delegation at
hearings on the route. Tennessee
proposed a different route. The route
was approved as far as Blowing
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dcr of the southern section was h
in abeyance.
Secretary Ickes appointed a cc
mittec composed of George L. R
ciiffe of Baltimore. Md., now a U
: senator and then regional pu!
j works administrator. Thomas
McDonald, federal roads chief, ;
i A. B. Cammerer. national parks
| rector, to study the North Carol
ami Tennessee proposals. The cc
jmittee recommended in favor of
jlatter state.
Confronted with the unfavora
i report. North Carolina took its c
directly to Secretary Ickcs with
delegates going to Washington
| argue again for the Tar Heel roi
! Then followed more investigate
of the proposed routes and fin.
j Secretary Ickes decided in favor
> North Carolina.
The Blue Ridge range, aii
whose skyline the parkway is 1;
i offers far-flung views at all tin
I with an ever changing panorama
, valleys at the base, cascades ;
; waterfalls, imposing peaks to
, right and left, and a circling
i Mount Mitchell, highest peak
! Eastern America.
! The route traverses the center
s the scenic wonderland poetic;
; termed "The Land of the Sky."
The parkway will thread nine
me 10 most notea and famed of
entire region's scenic object i
without the confines of the Gi
Smoky Mountain National P;
These are Roaring Gap, Blow
! Rock. Grandfather Mountain, I
(villc Falls, Linville Gorge, Li
I Switzerland, Mount Mitchell,
Craggy Rhododendron Gardens,
Pisgah and the Balsams,
i And of the remaining outstand
objectives not touched, most are
easy view or only a few miles <
; tant from the route. These are R"
Mountain, Chimney Rock and L;
, Lure, Whiteside Mountain, Tu
iseegc Falls, Max Patch, Cashl
j Valley and Nantahala Gorge,
j In the entire soutii there are I
led 1H3 mountain peaks of 5,000 1
or more in elevation. Of these,
j are in the Great Smoky Mounts
! Park. Of the remaining 137, 102
either traversed, touched or wit
close proximity of the parkv
route.
Following the crest of ranges,
towns of any size and no cities
encountered. But all along the ro
from the Virginia line, with
single exception of a short stre
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tered, there are mountain it
small tourist settlements and fan
resorts within a few minutes dri
Splendid hard-surfaced highw
wind through the region, form
lateral arteries of travel for the c
; venienco of parkway motorists.
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jng i President for the promotion of J
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.11.. ! By Rev. Robert H. Harm
I"? of
the early church meet
the HUMAN NEEDS
vcs ! Lesson for April 17: Acts 4:2
eat 6:1-7; Golden Text: Acts 4:
irk. The Christian communism o
"n* i ^esson arosc ou* ?* i?vc anc* *c
J j~ J ship and the desire to meet hi
| needs. It was voluntary and u
^ | modern communism imposed
* j force upon a nation. Nothing
. I cates that it was expected tc
[come general. The Bible doe:
teach communism. Provision
Js" the Year of Jubilee was a rec
1,arMlion of property rights and desi
A ~e | to preserve a family heritage
lca j definitely. Ananias and Sap
l?r s ; were not condemned because
-did riot give their all (Acts 5:4)
?s " j the common fund but because
lied about it.
.a The early Christians were
lins tinguished by something better
communism?"the power of tlu
un urrecli0|l/? in faith in the resu
tion they gave small place to t]
that perish and shared what
no had for the common good, 1
alc they enjoyed the blessings ol
" e divine grace.
*^c Even Christian communism
not work perfectly. Soon there
u,l~ j complaint about the "daily n
l??5 | tration." The apostles said it
10 j not fit that they should forsak
1VU' | word of God and "serve tal
?ys | And seven deacons were appo
ln" to have charge of the matter.
on~ This is significant for the mc
church which may seek a highnn
crcd money-raiser for pastor,
tors should be free to do the
spiritual work of a congreg;
Consecrated laymen should hav
primary responsibility of final
the church. And if they were i
en more for spiritual character
for business ability, the cl
would be more successful in its
tinctive mission.
It is not strange that in the
' church "the word of God incr<
and the number of disciples n
j plied in Jerusalem exceedingly
SEQUOIA
Yancey county farmers are ti
out the Squoia Irish potato, 1
College's latest horticultural cc
bution, because it has proven
perior to other varieties now 1
grown.
BRITISH
The value of British purchas
the United States during 1940 1
ed $1,010,845,00, or twice that o
preceding year which amount!
$505,404,000.
Practical
As that Baby of yours
grows older, you'rel going
to spend large sums
of money ... for clothing,
education and other necessities.
Why not prepare
now for that eventuality
by putting aside
small amounts of money
in a Savings Account.
It's foresight that will
repay you!
National Baby Week
Begins April 29th?
$1 Opens an account.
School Graduates!
RN BANK
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i'ERY THURSDAY?BOONE, N. C.
i "SAMPLE FAIR" j
c
A novel plan lor acquainting the
,,g public with the numerous products s
H of manufacturers, producers and 1
jB processors will be initiated here Fri- s
day and Saturday, April 25 and 26, j
?"! in the old five and ten cent store, opposite
the Boone post office, un;
dcr the sponsoiship of the St. Luke's .
j Auxiliary. The plan is c a 1 le d
' J "sample fair."
Numerous companies and indi;'i||
vicluals have expressed the intention
of supplying samples of their prodr%>
nets for free distribution to visitors.
Several local firms will have attractive
booths, in which they will dis- i
yplay and demonstrate certain of
their outstanding articles, available
iaS to western North Carolina people in
; local stores.
Inasmuch as no value can be
placed on samples, it would be im- !
ifj possible to estimate how much the ,
visitor will take away in his or her
IVai saek after "going the rounds" of the j
U" "sample fair" noting the displays
, and demonstrations there, and sampmd
ling some of the products the local i
r.
liings
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that lacks Buick's sen
pound Garburetion.f
For your engine has to 1
ninntifips of flir to Kb m
line before it is burned ii
But single-carburetor fi
terns can handle only a
of air.
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gine has a clothespin <
limitation on air supply
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wmmm?m WHEN BETTER A
"d o;'.i-6f-io?vn people, v.'ill have to
ilfer.
Flan to meet your friends at the
ample fair, and enjoy the refreshnents
and music?you will be surirised
at the quality and variety of
ervice offered, here at home by
rnur own merchants.
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