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mmmHWtmmnmHmwHtmwMmwHmtmmmmiinmlmnuMtommwmiHMMig THE TRANSYLVANIA TIMES | The News, Established 1896; The Times, Established 1931 Consolidated, 1932 A STATE AND NATIONAL PRIZE-WINNING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY ED M. ANDERSON, Publisher JOHN l, ANDERSON, Editor ESTON PHILLIPS, Printing Dept. Head JACK BRIGGS, Advertising Mgr. NED COMAR, Linotype Operator FRANCES WALKER. Associate Editor GORDON BYRD, Pressman • HENRY HENDERSON, Mechanical Supt D. C. WILSON, Printer SUBSCRIPTION RATES PER YEAR In County — $8.00 Outside County — $3.60 MEMBER OF 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 ta ...... ..... On Brotherhood Week Throughout the nation this week people f. in all walks of life are recognizing Broth erhood Week, as sponsored by the Nation al Conference of Christians and Jews. 'The current theme is “Brotherhood for Peace and Freedom. Believe it! Live it! Support it!’' We heartily agree with M. A. Fulton, editor of the Davenport (la.) Times, in his appraisal as he said: "For centuries civilization has fought to gain and preserve the basic human rights <of religious freedom, tolerance, and the brotherhood of mankind, v/ "Our nation was founded upon just such principles. Devotion to them has helped build the spiritual strength with out which America could never 'have achieved lasting greatness. "It is indeed fortunate that a nation wide organization, the National Confer ence of Christian and Jews, has dedica ted itself to keeping those ideals alive. It is of everlasting importance that a free people never lost sight of the necessity of spreading the kinship of man under God. This is, of course, a year-round proposi tion. But since 1934, Brotherhood Week has been held annually under the auspic es of the Conference to dramatize univer sal dependence on the need for true re ligion in the crusade for liberty and dem ocracy. “Now perhaps more than ever before, America faces a challenge from a godless philosophy that would destroy all human and religious rights. The nation is pour ing its wealth to build material strength against the threat of Communism. But de spite this, the united cause against the en emy could be weakened were we to be come divided by intolerance and bigotry. “Acceptance of the meaning of Broth erhood Week can help build up the spirit ual and moral power vital to this fight. “Nationwide observance of Brother hood Week, sponsored by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, Is on this week. “President Eisenhower, honorary chair man, hailed the weeks’ observance as a time when “all of us must continue our ef forts to promote a belief in brotherhood among people of varied backgrounds, to uphold the right to freedom of worship, to foster the individual citizen’s under standing and tolerance of his neighbor’s spiritual convictions. , “The programs this week extend the work of the National Conference which stimulates year-round activity in schools and colleges, churches and synagogues, and community organizations. “Everyone is urged to do more than give the principles of brotherhood mere lip service. That is the high opportunity of Brotherhood Week.” Deer Killing Is Important Issue • Elsewhere in this issue of The Times is a most interesting and informative article by Ranger Ted Seely of the Pisgah Na tional forest in which it is explained why there should be an open season on doe ■ deer. . There is a state law at this time for bidding the killing of doe deer in North 1 Carolina. In fact, this state is one of the few states in America that does not have - a non-sex deer law. Tfcapger Seely explains further that he would be happy to conduct a “show-me” tour for persons who are dubious of the ronclusions drawn in the article. He has also asked the representative from Transylvania to bring other law makers here and see firsthand how the deer herd is being deteriorated because of too many does. A large number of local sportsmen take part in the annual hunts. Many come back empty handed, not because they didn't see a deer, but because they did not get a shot. Many who come back empty hand ed report that they saw plenty of deer, but they were all does, or that they could not be sure at a distance whether the deer were male or female and took no chances on killing a doe. If and when the situation arises that a thinning job is necessary to even up the over crowded deer population in our Nat ional forests, we think it only fair that our sportsmen should be given an opportunity to do the job. They have done a very good job of keeping the forests from being over run with bucks. Buildings Indicate Progress Attention is being focused this week on construction in and around Brevard, since this is the centennial observance of Am erican Institute of Architects. A vast amount of building is underway through the business area, at the college, and in the residential sections of the com munity. This indicates progress, and the modern Structures being erected are a tribute to the architects. In this, their Centennial Year of 1957, the members of The American Institute -of Architects have rededicated themselves to the high ideals and objectives of the ’ Founders and have pledged themselves to * continue their work towards the improve ment of our people's environment, helping them to express their hopes, ideals and as jpirations through the fields of Architec ture and the Allied Arts and joining with them in their efforts towards achieving a happier and better world for mankind. Paragraphias.,. When saving for old age, be sure to save up a few pleasant thoughts. You’re a good loser if you can grip the winner's hand without wishing it was his throat. If you insist on perfection, make the first demand on yourself. “Some people say the best way to stop the noise in the car is to let her drive!” People may doubt what you say, but they’ll always believe what you do. 1957 BAIT STEALING CHAMPION * Comments From Our Readers .... LETTERS TO THE TIMES Mr. John I. Anderson, Editor Transylvania Times Brevard, North Carolina Dear Mr. Anderson: The members of the Transylva nia District Committee wish to thank The Transylvania Times and radio station WPNF for the space and time which they devo ted to Scouting during the re cent Annual Scout Week, Such publicity is extremely helpful in keeping Scouting ac tive in our county; and we are in deed grateful that we have your support not oply on such spec ial occasions but also throughout the year. Yours very truly. TRANSYLVANIA DISTRICT COMMITTEE DANIEL BOONE COUNCIL BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA Earle 0. Bryant District Chairman .—4 PICK OF THE PRESS IN THE CAROLINAS GOVERNOR HODGES DIVIDES HIS SPEECHES (Forest City Courier) We rather admired Governor Luther Hodges for the way he handled his inaugural message last Thursday. Instead of outlin ing his legislative recommenda tions as previous governors have done in their inaugural messa ges, Governor Hodges took a broad look at North Carolina, its people and their advancements. Tonight he will make his legis lative proposals to the general as sembly sitting in joint session. These proposals will hold mark eted interest for the people of this state. But the people will hear about these proposals almost as soon as if they had been a part of the in augural message. There is a time to generalize and a time to be specific. Obvi ously Governor Hodges thought that last Thursday was r time to deal with his state in general terms and to review some of its history. Surely he did a good job of this. And the people of North Caro lina can thank him for an illus trious story well told. Tonight will be a time to be specific. He will deal directly with those problems which con front the General Assembly. He will call a spade a spade and oth erwise present detailed matters. It is just as well, we think, to keep these specific suggestions separate from the kind of inspi rational address he made last Thursday. Both speeches are in order but Governor Hodges has demonstra ted they can be made separately and to great effect. 1 FROM OUR FILES ...... * GLANCING BACKWARD AT “THE GOOD OLD DAYS” 12 YEARS AGO Charlie M. Douglas has again been appointed to head the Red Cross War Fund roll call drive in Transylvania county. The cam paign will start on March 1. Jess O. Barbour, of Morganton, lieutenant governor of district one Kiwanis International, will make his official visit to the Bre vard club Friday evening of this week. A 60-gallon still and 600 gal lons of beer were captured by Sheriff Bert Freeman and Depu ty W. T. Brown last Saturday af ternoon in the Cedar Mountain section. The still had been in op eration and had an upright boil er. The wedding of Miss Frances Louise Talley, daughter of W. Everett Talley and the late Mrs. Talley, of Penrose, to Lt. Boyd B. Meixell, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Meixell, of Penrose, took place on Sunday, Feb. 4. in Stout Field chapel, Indianapolis, Ind. Cpl. James E. Smith, of Bre vard, and former manager of Belks Store, has reported for duty at the Air Technical Service command, Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Brevard high school students have started golf practice on the Brevard country club course with the view of entering the annual high school tourney in Greenville, S. C., sometime this spring, it was annonced today. Sgt and Mrs. Charles B, Dish --—.-+ er have returned to Macon, Ga.f after spending several days here with Mrs. Disher's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCrary. Funeral service for Elijah D. Reid, 86, who died at his home in the Oakland section last Monday night was held at the Lake Tox away Baptist church Tuesday morning. Miss Flora Cagle, youngest dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ca gle, of Pisgah Forest, underwent an appendectomy on Monday at Transylvania Community hospi tal. Mrs. Vance Jackson is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McCrary here this week. She will return within a few days to Mid land, Texas., to join her hus band, Lt. Jackson, who is a bomb ardier instructor there. Monroe Wilson post of the Am erican legion has been awarded a “Certificate of Distinguished Service” by the national organi zation, J. I. Ayers, adjutant, an nounced yesterday. The OPA has called a meeting of all wood dealers in Transylva nia county to be held in the ra tion board office here next Mon day afternoon at 3:30 o’clock, Miss Mattie Lewis announces. With a quota of $1,200 and a goal of $1,700, the adult member ship campaign of the Transylva nia district of the Boy Scouts of America is now in progress, Chairman Ed McMahan announ ced today. BEHIND THE NEWS ... From Washington By GEORGE E. SOKOLSK? POWER IN NEW YORK STATE Undoubtedly the largest power project in the world is the com plex on both sides of the St. Law rence River and the utilization of the Niagara. On the American side, this enormous task is being administered and operated by the Power Authority of the State of New York of which Robert Moses is chairman. This Author ity will shortly require $600,000, 000 of new financing for Niagara, bond issues sold to the public, as this is to be a self-supporting en terprise. A bill has been introduced in the United States Senate by Pennsylvania’s freshman Sena tor, Joseph S. Clark, Jr., grant ing a license to the Power Au thority of New York for Niagara’s development under conditions which are unworkable. Of this bill, Robert Moses said in a tele gram to a Buffalo newspaper: *. . . I was never consulted by Senator Clark of Pennsylvania nor were the officers and mem bers of the staff of this Author ity. We never heard of Senator Clark’s activities in this connec tion until we learned he was in troducing the original Lehman bill without the amendments necessary to make it workable and with a flamboyant publicity release exhibiting incredible ig norance of the Niagara Frontier power problem.” Why a Pennsylvania Senator who has never been associated with either the Niagara or St. Lawrence projects should sud denly emerge as the sponsor of a New York State bill can only be explained on the basis that Governor Averell Harriman, fav oring an extremist position re garding public power, turned to the Liberal Party, the Americans for Democratic Action (A.D.A./ and western cooperatives for as sistance. According to Moses, the Clark bill is in conflict with New York State laws and would immedi ately be attacked in the courts, thus delaying any possibility of private financing. One of the problems faced is the utilization of power. The Au thority maintains that it can de velop enough power to sell to the municipal plants, cooperative, rural electrification associations within economical transmission distance in New York State and even in Pennsylvania and Ohio while also selling power to exist ing industries and new industries which can be brought to the Ni agara Frontier. The organized building trades support the program or the Pow er Authority because it will in crease work opportunities, but public power advisers to Govern or Harriman do not seem inter ested. I quote from a letter sign ed by Martin T. Lacey, president of the Central Trades and Labor Council of Greater New York: “... Refusal to consider the im portance of industry will merely lead to the recesion that is inev itable under the philosophy of those opposing the Reynolds and similar contracts. All this ideo logical hogwash about low-cost power without jobs and indus try is economic foolishness.” The power authority, a non profit organization created by the state, seeks to encourage such enterprises as Reynolds Metals and others to locate in northern New York so that it can sell its power to them. The Authority is operated in a businesslike man ner and what it has to sell is cheap power to whoever wants to buy it. It will generate roughly 75,000 kilowatts and it needs cus tomers for that load. The Alumin um Corporation of America has been in that area for half a cen tury, is the largest employer of labor and the biggest taxpayer in St. Lawrence County. The real danger is that the public power fanatics, confusing the issue al together, could develop a situa tion, particularly after a rock slide in June 1956 destroyed an important Schoellkopf privately owned power plant, whereby the manufacturer would be forced to move elsewhere. Waterpower is only more advantageous than coal-power when it is cheaper and the sites are equally suita ble. Despite the fact that New York State is highly industrialized, the northern part of the state is un der-developed. The real diffi culty with this operation is that the Power Authority faces doc trinaire politics. For instance, the public power advocates be lieve that increased use of power by domestic consumers is indica tive of prosperity. This is only true when those same domestic consumers have jobs and the best way to make jobs is to encourage new industries to come into an area. What is being done about the St. Lawrence and Niagara is of importance because it could be come a model for other parts of the country. The utilization of a Power Authority, publicly crea ted but privately-financed and working on a non-profit basis, has worked successfully in the New York area for many y^ars. IIIIIHHIIIHIMIIIIIIIiallllllllliailli IIIIIHIimilMflltlMlllllMlltllllMilUKMaiimnlMII | THE EVERYDAY | COUNSELLOR | By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D, D. ‘The Crown Tree” by LeGette Blythe (John Knox Press $3.50) is another gripping historical novel by North Carolina’s best known and greatly beloved writer. Already the author has won fame for him self as he has presented in dramatic form events surrounding the life of Christ in two historical novels, “The Bold Galilean,” which is the life of Christ, and “A Tear for Judas.” In this new book, “The Crown Tree,” the author as in his two previous novels to which we have just referred, deals reverently with the events set forth in the New Testament. Three years of research and work have gone into this new book. When one reads the book, this can be understood. “The Crown Tree” is a natural sequel to “The Bold Galilean,” and “A Tear for Judas.” It presents a panarama of the exciting years when Christianity was born. It commences with the shattering experience of the crucifixioi carried out under the direction of the Roman centurian, Longinus, who is one of the principle characters in this new book. Continuing with the resurrection and its stunning effect uoon the enemies of Jesus as well as His followers, the book moves on with soul stirring fervor. You see how a new day dawned on that Easter morning, and you see in action the power of this new faith that changed the lives of men and women, and finally overcame mighty Rome. Through the chapters of the book march the architects of this infant religion, Simon Peter, Luke, Barnabas, James, Stephen, and Paul. Other historical figures appear who plot the destruction of this new faith — the scheming high priest, Caiaphus, the appeasing Pi late, the opportunist, Herod Agrippa, and Caligula, the^MShe Roman Emperor. There are thrills and shudders. Throughout the story you will follow the fortunes of Longinus, patrician centurian, and the woman he loves, Lalage, charming sister of his friend, Centurion Cornelius. Longinus was haunted by the vision of the bronzed Galilean on the Roman cross, dying from his spear thrust. In the end peace comes to Longinus under the sturdy branches of the Crown Tree, a thorn tree growing in the garden of the Fortress of Antonia from which the Crown of Thorns placed on the head of Jesus was taken. In the last chapter you will discover how the book received its name. Don’t miss this book. I recommend it highly. My good friend Lfr Gette Blythe has again done a noble work.
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