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 Varsity Shop E. King St. Boone, N. C. 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. Highlander Insurance Agency Phone 264-2433 ? 416 West King St. ? Boone, N. G. 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