Senator Ervin Speaks Of Yuletide;
Says Wars Begin In Minds Of Men
By SEN. SAM ERVIN
Morganton. ? A quietness set
tles over the land when Amer
icans and their families pause
from their labors to honor the
birth of the Child born in Beth
lenem 2,000 years ago. The
woild has changed its material
resources into many new forms
since the night that Mary and
Joseph huddled with the Child
in the stable. Many things have
not changed. Caesar's conquer
ing legions and his revenue col
lectors were near by that night.
War and taxes remain the prob
lems of "'ir day. Poverty, fam
ine, and pestilence are still the
companions of life. It may al
ways be ao. We do not know.
We do know that the human
heart then and now longs for
peace. We do know that when
we celebrate Christmas this is
the foremost thought in our
minds.
As we reflect on the year
passed into history, the para
mount event of the times is that
we are realistically committed
to a firm stand against aggres
sion in most of the areas of the
world. Cuba and India are still
current events with all of their
moaning. But in the spirit of
this season, mankind must won
der if it is much nearer to solv
ing the dilemmas of civilization.
It is concerned with taxes. It
has vast commitments to eradi
cate its age-old scourges. Spe
cifically, is the era which began
on September 18, 1931, when Ja
pan invaded Manchuria, draw
ing to a close? As Americans we
hope so. We have pledged our
EFFECTIVENESS. ? Picture are Haitians being tested during
the first phase of a six-year program which will avaluate the
effectiveness of a new vaccine against tuberculosis (R-l)
in human field trials in Haiti. In the foreground is Dr.
.Willy Verrier, Haitian doctor, and administering the test is
Miss Irene Melvin of Chapel Hill, a member of the North
Carolina research team.
solemn word to the achievement
of peace by the Atlantic Chart
er and the Covenant of the Unit
ed Nations.
These pledges in no wise di
minish our deterinmation to
dedicate our lives and fortunes
to bring about the accomplish
ment of laudable covenants and
needed goals. Ideals flourish
with the strength needed to ac
hieve them. A true dedication
to peace, therefore, must be
viewed with the knowledge of
realists who know the obstacles.
Wars, we know, begin in the
Let the joyful sound of bells
ring out our sincere best wishes to
all our friends, for a very Merry Christmas I
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minds and hearts of man. No
one has yet been able to proph
esy with accuracy what future
tyranny mankind through its
leaders will devise for itself.
Civilization, which has made
.vast strides in mastering com
munication technicalities, has
yot to solve the barriers of geo
graphy, languages, customs, and
cultures. The ethical concepts
of the Judean Son of Man,
which are the cornerstones of
Western Civilization, are not yet
the thinking of other civiliza
tions. Those who strive for
peace know the meaning of
these problems.
The verdict of history has yet
to be written, but let us hope
that it will be recorded that in
this year the nations of the
world inched forward toward
the goal of mankind for all ages,
which is: "Peace on earth, good
will toward men."
NIKE ZEUS AND SUCCESS
The Army's Nike Zeus missle
killer has scored its second suc
cessful intercept of a target
warhead launched by an Atlas
intercontinental ballistic mis
sile-over the Pacific recently.
T#e Defense DepartAMmt Re
nounced that a Nike Zeus
missile missile fired from Hr.c ,
mid-Pacific Kwayalein island
came within kill range of the
target warhead which had been
fired 5,000 miles from Vanden
berg Air Force Base on the
Califronia coast.
According to Gregor Ziemer,
director of public education at
the American Foundation for
the Blind, the daily and weekly
newspapers of the nation
brought news of AFB opera
tions to over 33,000,000 readers
in 1962.
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Dr. Van Noppen
Speaks In Va.
Dr. Ina Faye Woe?temeyer
Van Noppen, distinguished pro
fessor at Appalachian State
Teachers College, was guest
speaker on Wednesday night,
December 12 at the Centennial
of the Battle of Fredericksburg,
Virginia.
The ASTC author, historian
and lecturer spoke on "The
Yankee Raiders in the South."
Dr. Van Noppen was invited
to Fredericksburg by the local
Woman's Club of that city. The
public was invited to hear the
address at the Methodist Church
on Hanover Street.
During her two-day visit at
the Centennial, she visited the
Battlefield Museum, Currier &
Ives Exhibit, Railroad Exhibit
and Clara Barton Exhibit.
On Thursday night the college
professor attended the Civil War
Centennial Awards Dinner in
the Prince Frederick Room at
the General Washington Inn.
The Hon. Virginius Dabney, edi
tor of the Richmond Times
Dispatch, was the special
speaker.
Dr. Van Noppen is the author
of several books on the South
WEATHER WRITER SAYS DAYS GROWING
LONGER, TEMPERATURES DROPPING
By E. H. SIMS
When will the days Segin to
get longer again? Will the
weather warm up soon there
after?
Interestingly, the dayi have
already began to grow longer.
On December 22nd, this started,
and the days will continue to
get longer for the next six
months.
Therefore, the shortest days
of the year will be experienced
in November, December and
January. But it will be March
before the extra sunlight begins
to have its effect. So it will get
colder, even as the days grow
longer, in late December and
January and perhaps in Febru
and the Civil War. Her recent
book, "Stoneman's Last Raid,"
came off the press last Decem
ber and has been widely read
and quoted throughout the state
of North Carolina.
She received the Thomas
Wolfe Memorial Trophy at the
recent Western North Carolina
Historical Association meeting
in Asheville in recognition of
her book, "Stoneman's Last
Raid."
*ry.
By March, or April, the added
sunlight will begin to nuke it
self felt and spring weather will
begin to emerge.
PAINTS MAIL BOXES
London.? In order to get
enough money to visit ber
daughter in the United States,
Mrs. Julia Maynard, 49, won a
post office contract to paint 8,
890 British mail boxes. Her 24
year-old daughter is married
and lives in Virginia.
She has hired six men to help
paint the boxes and she figures
it will take more than 1,900
hoi<rt to put 900 gallons of paint
on the boxes.
Her husband works in tha
post office. He is a mail sorter.
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Let us rejoice in the eternal wonder of Christmas.
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