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THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES The New*. Established 1890; The Times, Established 1931 Consolidated, 1932 A STATE AND NATIONAL PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ED M ANDERSON. Publisher JOHN I. ANDERSON. Editor FRANCES WALKER, Asst Editor IRA B. ARMFIELD, Business Manager HENRY HENDERSON, Mechanical Supt J. FRED TAYLOR, Printing Dept. Head SUBSCRIPTION RATES PER YEAR In County — $3.00 Outside County — $3.50 MEMBER OF r.• NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE National Editorial Association Weekly Newspaper Representatives North Carolina Press Association New York—Chicago—Detroit Audit Bureau of Circulations Entered as Second Class Matter at the Post Office at Brevard, N. C. Under the Act of March 3, 1879 [iwi iniiiniiiiiiiii<HUiimiiiuiiiMitmTf“‘““.....T..."f—nntn Solving Parking Ticket Problems Pink parking tickets recently have been making a lot of people see red in Brevard, and the town board of aldermen and the merchants' division of the chamber of commerce have hit upon a plan to rectify this situation. Unquestionably, the rigid enforcement of the parking ordinance has created a vast amount of ill will among shoppers, and many observers quickly point out that it is driving business out of town. The new plan that is going into effect mi March 15 is called “courtesy parking” with the merchants paying the nickels. Whenever there is a violation, the time on the meter will be extended by the offi cer with a nickel from the merchants' fund. Instead of paying a dollar fine, the motorist is then asked to return the nick el, or more, to any merchant. This plan will undoubtedly increase the traffic on the streets, and at the same time increase the revenue in the meters. More than that, it will build goodwill between the merchants and the shoppers and certainly cause a happier motoring public on the streets of Brevard. 4-H Work Important In Every Community Beginning on Saturday, 4-H club week -will be observed in Transylvania and mcross the nation. Whnever you see a 4-H gate sign de moting the home of a 4-H club member, tiiere you will find a conscientious citi zen—one who has dedicated head, heart, hands and health to the club, community and country. By teaching young people the latest de velopments in farming, homemaking and related fields, 4-H keeps abreast of the times. The 4-H club members know the pride of ownership . . . which in turn develops a growing sense of adult responsibility, and while they are learning skills, they are at the same time developing healthy atti tudes in any walk of life. The results of 4-H club work are both practical and idealistic—a priceless com bination in building fine, upstanding citi zens. Transylvania has six community 4-H clubs and 10 school 4-H clubs and at this particular time we salute the 716 active members of these fine organizations, who are working together for the betterment of our county, state and nation. What Price Auto Insurance? Because of the new liability law there lias been much concern about automobile insurance. We have long believed that ♦very person owning an automobile should carry insurance on it. Like many others we have also thought that the increasing rate is a hardship on many. According to ear knowledge of the problem, the present rate came about because of the increase in accidents. Because of the accident rate among the youth, most companies charge even a higher rate if a teen-ager or youth is to be covered when driving the car. If this be true why not a higher rate among those who drink and drive? This question was asked by a reader of this paper and we think it well worth consid ering. If insurance companies would check the records of accidents among those driv ing while drunk or even while drinking, they would find them higher in proportion than accidents among the youth. Isn’t it right and fair to charge those, who by their own bad habits bring about more accidents and a higher rate? We suggest a study be made of this. If a higher rate was charged among those causing a higher rate of accidents, there is a possibility that the steady, sober driv ers might have to pay less. There is also a possibility that if drinkers are to be penalized, it may cut down the drinking and accidents on their part. Politicians Haven't Helped Country The recent flurry of political speeches made at Lincoln, Jackson and Jefferson day dinners by both Republican and Dem ocratic leaders were entirely too biased and, in our humble opinion, did not do the country any good. We are also in clined to doubt their value to either party. En masse the GOP stalwarts tried to ac cuse the Democrats of coddling Commu nists in public offices and strongly implied that the total security of this nation had been gravely in danger from within by hordes of American Communists in all kinds of high places. Pacts produced to date, even by the dangerous McCarthy, do not anywhere near prove such contentions and gross ex aggerations. On the other hand, we believe the Dem ocrats, following up the last year conven tion tune of, “You Never Had It So Good,” ■over-played talk about Republicans bring Jtag on a recession or depression. Of course we are in a period of mild ^recession, one that all of us knew had to come sooner or later on our way back to a normal peacetime economy, but we do not think the recession is as serious as various political party speakers claimed and we think it is terrible to attempt to talk our selves into feeling badly or into a serious recession. But, after all, we are gratified that the American public is no fool and that often times it is far ahead of the politician in its thinking and its belief. Paragraphics.... You never hear a live wire complain about anyone stepping on him. A long face often shortens your list of friends. A one-track mind gets along fine until it comes to a switch. Opportunity doesn’t knock so often but temptation seems to pound away every day. GAULEO OM THE HOT SPOT Comments From Our Readers .... LETTERS TO THE TIMES The Transylvania Times Dear Editor: I was recently discharged from the Transylvania Community hos pital and I want the people of the county to know about the splen did treatment I received while there. My room was in the new wing and while I was a patient I had a good opportunity to observe how modern in every respect it is. The people of the county have every reason to be proud of their enlarged hospital. The treatment accorded me by the nurses, attendants and all oth er members of the hospital staff with whom I came in contact was at all times considerate and help ful. Their one thought seemed to be to speed my recovery and I have no hesitation in saying their willing and competent attention shortened my stay there. I feel that it is their due that I say these things in their behalf. I have been in several hospitals in different parts of the country and I can truthfully say that in none of them was I treated with more helpful consideration. I should also like to commend the administrator of the hospital, Mr. John W. Bailey. He impresses me as being thoroughly compe tent and devoted to his job. His example and influence, I believe, are major factors in making our local hospital the splendid insti tution that I know from experi ence it to be. W. L. BAUGHN Brevard, N. C. The Transylvania Times Brevard, N. C. Dear Editor: Enclosed is an article of inter est to the nurses in the district. Thanks for printing it. You have a very fine paper, and I can see why you win awards for county weeklies. I enjoy read ing the Transylvania Times very much. Sincerely, MRS. EUNICE F. SEABORN, R. N. Route 2, Box 264-A Asheville, N. C. [SiiiniHiHiiinmnnil BmmmiiiiuiiuiuiiiiuiiuiiimiuiiuiimuuumiimimiHuummmmHmiuHiHiimimkimimmmMHimiiuiaQ PICK OF THE PRESS IN THE CAROLINAS | HiHiwuHHiinimimuiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiHHHiwmiM iniM»i>m»mmmn«iiwn>nin»iHHiiminiiinminnwif>l PARROT FEVER (Kings Mountain Herald) The news of the possibility of a case of parrot fever having orig inated in Kings Mountain must have caused concern to many peo ple, who number among their families many Pete Parakeets, some of which have learned to talk. The news was distressing, too, to several citizens who breed the birds for resale in what has de veloped in the past couple of years to a booming business. The state board of health, on a report from Tennessee, was suf ficiently concerned to send a doc tor here to confer with Dr. Z. P. Mitchell, county health officer, and other local authorities in the field of health. It is possible the suspicion that parrot fever may be extant in Kings Mountain may be disproved and all concerned hope it. Dr. Mitchell himself emphasized against being “alarmist,” pointing out that the important thing is to avoid misjudging parrot fever and thinking it is another ail ment. Dr. Mitchell, with the full concurrence of state authorities, was merely practicing the old medical theorem of an ounce of prevention saving several pounds of care. All hope the word from the U. S. public health service laborato ry will be negative. ...17 FROM OUR FILES | GLANCING BACKWARD AT “THE GOOD OLD DAYS0 CJ"'"... 12 YEARS AGO Shoveling was the order of the day in Transylvania county on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week as citizens began digging out from under one of the deepest snows within the past ten years, reaching a depth last Monday night of approximately 17 inches. Mrs. Paul Smith, 244 Broad street, Brevard, was adjudged the winner of the 15-piece kitchen ware ensemble in the Rexall Birthday Sale Quiz contest, spon sored here by Macfie Drug Store. The Times is glad to announce this week the installation of a new mailing system by which subscribers may tell at a glance when their paper expires. The regular meeting of the Wednesday club was held on the afternoon of February 25 at the home of Mrs. Keith Pooser, with 15 members present. Robert J. Huggins, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jason Huggins, is now at Camp Tyson, where he is a private, but comments that he is farther away from privacy than he has ever been in his life. An enjoyable meeting of the Fidelis class of the First Baptist church was held Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. P. Tindall. Marvin Owen, of Lake Toxaway, recently won a medal at Fort Jackson, because of his expert riflery. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Loonie Owen and has been in the service nearly two years. If Transylvanians are wonder-* ing about the announced sugar rationing, they should go ahead and buy the sugar they need for current use and wait for action. No definite system has as yet been set up in the county. Mrs. Mary Tinsley celebrated her 89th birthday on February 14 with a special birthday party at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Plato Scruggs, of Brevard. She is widely known throughout the county and remains extreme ly active for her age. James E. Misenheimer cable grammed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Misenheimer, here this week from “somewhere in the British Isles,” that he was safe and welL BEHIND THE NEWS ... From Washington By GEORGE E. SOKOLSKT 3...... stevens vs. McCarthy Robert T. Stevens, secretary of the army, and Senator Joseph Mc Carthy started out on a coopera tive basis in the investigation of the Communist infiltration of the army. Never did an executive de partment work together so close ly with a congressional commit tee. There were constant confer ences between Stevens’ counsel, John Adams, and McCarthy’s counsel, Roy Cohn. Adams attend ed closed sessions of the commit tee; Cohn gave him advance no tice of what was to happen in matters relating to the army. It was a love feast. Then the course of the investi gation moved in the direction of army brass who were personally responsible for errors of judg ment and commission. The in evitable question had to be, who did this? And the fight started when that question was applied to the case of Major Irving Pe ress, the Queens county Commu nist leader who was taken into the army in the doctor-dentist draft, whose documentation is in complete, and who was flagged as a Communist in April and De cember, 1953; yet who was pro moted from captain to major. Then when McCarthy discovered the facts, Peress was hurriedly given an honorable discharge. Furthermore, the army knew that Major Peress was under in vestigation by the committee when he was given this honor able discharge. It is curious that such a fuss is made about our brain-washed boys in Korea, two of whom are involved in courts martial, but this Fifth Amend ment case is protected by the ar my, which risks a major consti tutional fight over it. The questions as to who opens the doors for Communists, who promotes them, who protects them, who fights for them, who instructs other officials not to testify as to the truth and ac cording to their consciences, must be asked and answered. For while Major Peress, a dentist, is, as a person of little importance and his presence in or absence from the army makes little difference, the system which permits affil iates of our enemy to function in the army needs to be uncovered. Secretary of the Army Stevens is a fine person, a businessman brought into government service by President Eisenhower. In this controversy, nothing reflects on him personally. It must be said, however, that he has not succeed ed in establishing civilian rule over the brass, which Secretary of Defense C. E. Wilson has suc ceeded in establishing in his of fice. It is a difficult thing to do because since unification, the sec retaries of the army, navy and air force have been reduced to third level positions in the gov ernment hierarchy. In all depart ments, the brass asserts itself be yond its authority, often overrid ing the authority of the civilians who should be the masters. The tendency is to keep such matters under wraps; the annoyance with McCarthy is that he brought mat ters into the open which the ar my prefers should be kept under cover. It would be preferable that nothing should be kept under cov er. The national defense is not involved in these disclosures of the Communists; it may be im perilled by failure to bring into the open all the evidence of the errors of judgment and commis sion during the past decade. Many army officers are prepared to talk and do talk privately when assured that they will not be ex posed. Without the assistance of what has come to be known as “The Pro- American Under ground,” little data could be made available. But the top brass con tinues to prefer the cover-up — “Let bygones be bygones” — be cause personal friends and offi cers are involved in laziness, carelessness, thoughtlessness. Secretary Stevens has fallen in to this trap and therefore the country is getting an altogether wrong impression of the man. His argument that he, alone, can de termine if an army officer may testify as to whether he is to ap pear before a congressional com mittee is untenable. Suppose it is an investigation into the embez zlement of $1,000,000! Suppose it is not McCarthy who is investigat ing but Senator Bridges or Sena tor Saltonstall! Where is Stevens’ argument then? The right of congress to inquire into the operations of the execu tive branch of government is clear and unassailable. This right has never been questioned by Presi dents Roosevelt and Truman, al though they sometimes question ed the wisdom of congressional committees. The Eisenhower ad ministration has not been attack ed by any of these committees, but it is running interference against efforts to expose the past. This is bad for the country and politically dangerous. THE EVERYDAY COUNSELLOR By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D. You can command thoughts while they are in your conscious mind, but not when they reach the subconscious. Psychologists tell us that about one-eighth of the mind is composed of the conscious, while seven-eights is the subconscious. In other words, the mind is much like an iceberg where the majority is under water. In visiting a patient in the hospital she gave me the same thought in another way, “There is not enough water in the seven seas to sink a ship, unless the water gets inside.” It is the thinking that gets down into the subconscious mind which determines our emotional state. The subconscious responds to suggestion, but not to command. So it is highly important that we control the kind of thoughts which we harbor in the conscious mind. To use another illustration, we can say that the mind is much like an open church tower. Birds can and do fly through. We can build roosts for them to lodge there. Then after they have taken up resi dence it is difficult to remove them. There is an old saying: “You can’t keep the sparrows from flying overhead, but you can keep them from making nests in your hair.” A sparrow-like bad or negative thought can be fed until it grows up to become a vulture which de stroys our peace of mind. Go back to the best book on psychology, the Bible, where Jesus said, “Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him; lest at any time the adversary deliver thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and thou be cast into prison. Verily I say unto thee, Thou shalt by no means come out thence, till thou hast paid the uttermost farthing.” Learn to examine quickly the thoughts which come into your mind. If they are negative, turn your mind quickly away from them to positive thinking. St. Paul wrote, “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” We need to be very careful about the thoughts we allow to lodge in the conscious mind. If we continue to dwell on them they become larger and larger, sinking down into the subconscious. Jesus Christ is telling us how important it is to deal with nega tive thoughts (“the adversary”) when they first come in the mind. Hurt feelings, if cultivated, grow into resentments and grudges, and we come on down into the prison house. Bad habits grow the way. Positive thoughts of love develop in the same manner as the negative thoughts of resentments. By the same process we learn to love as we learn to hate or resent
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