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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1992.
TAKE A BOW!
Of interest to the people of Boor*, where
the business of making school teachers is the
big industry, is the discovery that school
teachers %re considered the most useful cit
izens of the community.
Elmo Roper, in a nationwide survey,
came to this conclusion, and in his poll found
that only ten per cent voted for lawyers as
the most important people in a community;
13 per cent for the merchant; 20 per cert for
the Mayor or some other top public official,
and 27 per cent for the clergy. Teachers
topped them all with a vote of 31 per cant'
SHOULD HONOR ICKES
A number of newspapys have hoted the
part the late Harold L. Ickcs played in
the establishment of the Blue Ridge Parkway
?long the route as we now know it, and their
: _ suggestion that some peak along the route
be named for the former Secretary of the
Interior, is timely. Had it not been for the
action of Mr. Ickes the location of the Park
! way would have followed the Tennessee
! route. ' ?
The self-styled "curmudgeon," staunch
friend of the New Deal, and relentless foe
; of its enemies, made a magnificent contribu
! tion to the welfare and progress of North
Carolina, when he decided the Parkway
routing in favor of this State. We'agree that
thefection should perpetuate hi* memory in
some way, either by the naming of a p?ak
! for him, or by attaching his name to some
recreational area along the magnificent
thoroughfare. It would be a fitting gesture?
and cause us to remember his help, which
all too many of us were on the way to for
getting.
SINCE WHEN?
There seems to be a considerable de
mand over the country for the adoption of
the Hoover rcpftrt in the interest of a more
smoothly functioning Federal government.
At the same time the former President is
quoted as "demanding" a build-up of sea
and air power, looking to the eventual re
turn of the troops from Europe, and we find
^ more and more newsmen and commentators
looking to Mr. Hoover ps something of Qp
authority on government.
.And he may be. We have all the respect
for Mr. Hoover that any good citizen should
have for a President or former President of
the nation. But those who stood in the soup
' lines twenty years ago, and watched the ship
of state floundering^ in a depression which
threatened revolution, are inclined to think
I that Mr. Hoover can't qualify as exactly an
? expert \q^cn the littfe matter of saving a
j nation is in question.
1 "THE KING IS DEAD . .
King George VI,, the shy, stammering
British monarch, the lad who didn't want to
be king at all, but whose love for England
; was greater than his desire for freedom, died
' the other night, and now the mother country
; is in the midst of the intricate proceedings,
wh^h have through the ages characterized
the funerals of her kings, and the crowds
gather about the several palaces, and weep
; openly for the head of the Government. For,
; say the people, the King "was a good man."
; And they weep again, and the streets of the
i city are stilled as the sorrowing subjects pay
tribute to the crown . . . the symbol of the
; country they Jove so much.
And in this country there's a good deal
of interest in this story of the death of k
good man who took on an unwanted burden
many years ago, and who carried through
J in the best traditions of the royal family.
We marvel at the respect the people of Eng
? land have for their government, for the love
they have for the land it rules, and their
mass obedience to authority, and to the
' seemingly pointless pageantry which has
been handed down from the remote centu
ries . . causing us to wonder why general
respect for authority hasn't been a typical
; American attitude? in this land where we
have been so magnificently blessed.
At any rate Queen Elizabeth ascends the
English throne, 390 years after Elizabeth the
First ruled. And the young, beautiful and
talented daughter of George VI, trained
through the years for her ruling role, ascends
the ancient throne, which curiously enough
governs a country which is now about as
shaky as was England when the steadying
hand of the Good Queen Bess brought the
empire to new eras of greatness. And we
shall entertain the hope that Elizabeth II
will be the answer to an embattled empire's
prayers, and that England will again stand
strong and unafraid among the nations of
the world. Long live the Queen!
BORROWED COMMENT
MAJUUAOE BOOM IS OVER
(Salt Lake Tribune) ?
The marriage boom appears to be over.
' The Statistical Bulletin estimates tint there
were 1. MO. 000 marriages in 1M1, a decrease of
about S per cent from the preceding year. Mar -
riages hit an all-time peak in IMS. Then a de
cline set in, lasting until the outbreak of the Ko
rean war in June, 1M0, when there was an up
turn, which continued until last March. Since
then the number of marriages has dropped every
month and in October and November of 1981 the
rate was at a lower level than in the like period
of any year for more than a decade. .
There are two good reasons to expect the
ae<4lne to continue for some time. First, the num
ber of single persons has been reduced by the
spurt of marriages following World War II. Sec
ond, fewer young people will come of age in the
next few years as a result of the low birth rata
during the 1990s.
Even leap year may not have its traditional
effect. But that's to be expected, for the tradi
tion is a myth. Only twice since the Civil War
period ? in ISM and 1930 ? has the leap year mar
riage rate been higher than in the preceding and
following year.
W.N.C. SHOULD HONOR MEMORY OF
MR. ICKES
(Waynesville Mountaineer)
One of the best friend* Western North Car
olina had in the cabinet in the past quarter of a
century was Harold L. Ickes.
The former secretary of the. Interior, which
placed him at the head of the Park agd Parkway,
proved time and time qyain that Ht was a friend
of this area.
It was Mr. Ickes who gave the decision for
the 480-mile route of the Blue Ridge Parkway
from Virginia to the Oreat Smokies. It was a
hard fought battle between North Carolina and
Tennessee over the route the Parkway should
follow. The hearing was held before Secretary
Ickes, and a train load of Western Tar Heels were
on hand to present their case. The able presen
tation of the North Carolina route by R. Getty
Browning, chief locating engineer of the highway
department, made a profound impression on Mr.
Ickes.
A special committee of engineers made a
trip through here inspecting the route, and the
day they were in Waynesville the rain fell steady,
and the coluds hung low over the towering moun
tain peaks. Many a civic leader felt that the
chances of getting the route into North Carolina
was over. But Secretary Ickes held steadfastly
to the fact that the Parkway was designed to be
a scenic road, and he ruled on the route as we
know it today.
Western North Carolina deserves to honor
the memory of the man who gave this section
so much. It would be indeed fitting that some
high peak along the Parkway be selected to carry
his name down through the ages. He was a man
who did not seek honors during his lifetime,
hence the memorial now would be timely, and
certainly deserved.
THEY SAY . . .
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER, General of the
Army. Supreqp Allied Commander: "We are going
to stick together becauae we believe in freedom;
because we believe that man was not born to be
a rrgimented slave or merely a trained mule."
ROBERT A. TAFT, U. S. Senator from Ohio:
"A 'mc-too' campaign kills interest."
PRAVDA, Russian newspaper, official organ
of the Soviet Communist Party: "Nowhere in the
world ia there a larger and freer press than in the
Soviet Union."
HARRY F. BYRD, U. S. Senator from Vir
ginia: "Fiscal preparedness is the first step tow
ard military preparedness."
ATOMIC ENEROY COMMISSION report:
"Fissionable material coats many times aa much as
gold." 0
STANTON GR1FFIS. former U. S. Ambass
ador to Spain: "An American investment in Spain
is the best bet in Europe today." #
HAROLD R. MEDINA. N. Y. Federal judge:
"Justice is 100 per cent; if it's only 99 per cent,
it isn't Justice."
MRS. ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, in Paris: "It
ia very difficult to clasp hands through barbed
wire." ?
BILLY GRAHAM, noted evangelist: "There
is a hunger for God today."
DONALD R. WILSON. National Commander,
American Legion, speaking at Chapel of the Four
CUaplaina: "As the family. so^he nation, that
prays together stays together."
CHARLES SAWYER, Secretary of Commerce:
"The only way to keep Government expenses
down is to forego new functions and agencies or
to eliminate some which now eixst."
JAMES F. BYRNES, Governor of South Car
olina, former Secretary of State: "The time has
come when political labels should mean little to us
but political principles should mean much to us."
o HOT JUSTIFIED
Just because you keep your chin up ia no
reaaon you have to look down your none. ? Loyd
Burns In the Toledo (Iowa) Chronicle.
WHAT COMES IK SMALL PACKAGES?
A man wrapped up in himself makes a very
small package. ? Doughty News.
Garden
Time
By ROBERT SCHMIDT
Vegetables are generally group
ed or claaaificd in one of three j
ways: 1 ? according to botanical j
families, such as the lilly family
whicf includes onions, garlic,
leek and chives.
2 ? according 1o the plant used >
for food, such as beets, carrots !
and parsnips which are root crops.
And, J? -according to the vege
table's ability to withstand low
temperature.
This last grouping is probably
of greatest importance to the |
average gardener because it con
cerns the survival and success of 1
his crops. According to their abili
ty to withstand lop temperatures, I
vegetables are classifield as i
hardy, half-hardy and tender.
The hardy vegetables are those
that will not be damaged by
moderate to hard frost after they
have been planted. This group in
cludes turnips, spinach, garden
peas, mustard, radishes, lettuce,
cabbage, kale, onions and endive.
The half-hardy vegetables are
those ^vhich thrive in cool weath
er but are often severely damag
ed by moderate frosts or even
light frosts after they are up. This
group includes beets, chard, car
rots, cauliflower, broccoli and
celery.
The tender vegetables are those
that will not withstand any frost
and will not grow at their best
until the weather gets quite
warm. This group includes, snap j
beans, lima beans, tomatoes, pep- ;
pers, eggplant, cucumbers, melons, j
squash, okra, New Zealand spin- :
ach and com.
There is some variation in
hardiness within the groups and
even between varieties of the
same crop. The black valentine
varitty of snap bean is more
hardy to cool temperatures than
others, smooth seeded garden
peas may be planted earlier than
wrinkled seeded varieties.
Cucumbers will withstand cooler
temperatures than melons. Snap
beans will withstand cooler soil
temperatures than lima beans
and,, therefore, may be planted
earlier.
REMOVES HIS "WORRY"
Brussels ? When Mr. Desmet
awoke early, he found that his
wife had locked herself in the
kitchen. When she finally let
him in, his saving of 10,000 francs
($2,000) were on]f ashes in the
stove. "We won't have to broth
er about that money any more,"
she assured him. Now, Mrs. Des
met is in a mental hospital.
West's European air forces
raiat their hitting power.
Mexico bans exports of sugar
and rice to thwart price rises.
U. S. Rubber official urges
Federal lease of synthetic plants.
AT THE MOVIES..
?pffAUCHj4||
"Everybody Likes Boon* N. C."
Thursday
Our Valentin* Day Special
I'LL SEE YOU IN MY
DREAMS
with
Doris Day
Danny Thomas
? Friday
LION HUNTERS
. with
Bomba. The Jungle Boy
Saturday ? 11 o'ClOck
COLORADO #AMBLSH
with
Johnny Mack Brown
Cartoon ? Comedy ? Serial
Saturday Night ? 7 and I
ABILENE TOWN
with
Randolph Scott
Cartoon ? P. Smith
Monday
BASKETBALL FIX
i with
John Ireli
Marshall
Tuesday q
ROOM FOR ONE MORE
with
Cary Grant
Betty Drake
Wednesday
SMUGGLERS ISLAND
In Technicolor
Jeff Chandler
Evelyn Kb yes
FRED CHURCH
Rc.Ca>\ Ai+hnqond movie
Negro Farmer Achrues
Hold On To Timber
C. W. Slade, Negro termer of
Route 2. Robertonvilte, believe*
many termers k>?e money by
rushing to (ell their timber as
*000 a* an offer if made, q
"It it take* me 40 yean to get
a good growth of timber why
shouldn't I take my time selling
it?" aslU Slade.
According to R. McK. Edwards.
Negro term agent in Martin
County for the State College1** -
tension Service, Slade recently
decided to sell the timber off 50
or <0 acres of land. The first lum
berman to look it over offered
him $5,000 for all the trees 10 or
more inches 0 diameter.
Not knowing much abot^ tim
ber, Slade decided to wait a few
days. Through the county Ifcent,
he obtained the help of a St^e
College extension forestry spec
ialist who visited the farm and
showed him how to estima^ the
amount of timber he had.
Within a week the same ?HF;
berman came back and offered
him $8,500 for all trees above 12
inches in diameter.
At last report, Slade still
hadn't sold ? and the bids were
?till going up.
, brieFnews
Russia out as Olympic Com
mittee closes Winter-Games list.
Soviet held increasing its coi^
version to arms production.
Albino sperm whale of "Moby
Dick" type harpooned off Brazil.
New robot pilot to guide at
tacking jet bombers over targets.
Narcotics addicts' robbing of
the mails is reported increasing.
Preacher Roe signs for estimat
ed $30,000 Dodger salafy.
Rusk tells Japan troops will
stay there for peace.
British reinforce Gibraltar as
a citadel of the West.
Soviet tharffcs in U. N. that all
U. S. reporters are spies.
Enlistment rise and drop in
casualties to cut draft' quotas.
l^filmann and Paul Waner
elected to baseball Hall of Fame.
Initialing of European Army
draft treaty expected Feb. 16.
U. S. -tie with Franco Spain
viewed as prickly question.
Lewis urges Federal power to
close unsafe mines.
KING
STREET,
Continued from pace ooei
HEARTS JU?D VERSES
St. VilntM Day approach
es and th? hwt shaped gxeet
ings, with IIm romantic >mn
are to be Man about tha shops
and there is tha usual mild coa
bomiT about tha origin of
tha mid- winter day over which
Dan Cuprjd is supposed to rule
and whan tha sentimental linaa
ara exchanged . . . This year
however. so says tha Associa
tion of Greeting Card Publish -
an. Fabruary 14 actually marks
tha day . . . tha traditional
f?TO hour on which tha Laap
Yaar manhunt begins. and da
tarminad dam sals can. at that
iima. with impunity, cast a
lasso around tha nock of an
eligible mala, if ha gats in
ranga ... At any rata tha
Valantinaa have survied tha
canturias. and while they
doubtless have grown more
colorful, the little verses stay
about tha same . . . Maybe
sharpening the romantic im
pulses to a degree . . But we
never could see why sometime
down through the ages. 51.
Valentines day wasn't changed
to the springtime ... To the
balmy days of the tender
green foliage and the return of
the ra^in. and the daffodils,
when folks throw their should
ers back, and walk again in
the sunt ? .
More than 600 of the special
plant introductions of the USDA
during 1931 offer promise as
sources for Cortisomft the drug
used in treating arthritis and
other ills.
DON'T COUGH
Your Head Off!
Ask for
Mentho-Mulsion
If it fails to stop your cough
due to ccrtds, ask for your
money back.
BOONE DRUG CO.
The REXALL Store i
BABY
CHICKS
. NEW HAMPSHIRE Rl&DS
POLLOR1UM CLEAN
First Hatching Ready
'Monday February 18
We will have chicks throughout the winter.
Place your orders early to insure prompt
delivery. We handle Purina Feeds and
Poultry Supplies
Wilson's Feed Store I
? 107 EAST HOWARD STREET '
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Make any of the following improvements to your home,
farm or store. Do a complete job at reasonable prices.
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Add a room ? porches ? stairways ? closets ? bat))
room ? clothes drying room ? sewerage systems ?
water systems ? entrances ? stoops ? store fronts ?
finish attics.
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Paint inside or out ? resurface floors ? tile floors or
walls ? apply asbestos siding ? perma-stone or ihetal
? paper inside, plaster or put up wallboard.
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Repair or reroof all types including built up roofs ? put
on guttering and down spouts ? add skylights, etc.
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Dig a well ? install complete pressure water systems to
home ? dairy and barns. Repair or install septic tanks.
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Make heating installations and repairs, inafciding furn
aces, boilers, duct work, excavations, pipes and radiat
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Electrical systems installed and repaired ? home, farm,
garage or business.
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Build walks ? driveways ? landscape home, farm, or
business.
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BARN ? SERVICE BUILDINGS.
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Storm Windows ? Insulation ? Weatherstrip
and
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everything. Complete calhi job without delay. Guaran
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arrange a loan to pay the bill. Interest rates are much
below standard. No carrying charge or special loan fee
is charged. No mortgage or-lein is taken on anything
you own. Payments are moderate and extended for a
period of several years.
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