Science for Yoj
BY
BOB BftOim
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PROBLEM: The Arrow.
NEEDED:. A .needle and short thread.
DO THIS: Throw the needle, point first, at a window
curtain. It is likely to go straight as an arrow, and stick
into the curtain. Try throwing it without ithe thread, and
it is not likely to stick into the curtain, but will fall to the
floor.
HERE'S WHY: When the needle is thrown it is given
momentum. The thread tends to hold it back, because of
air resistance, and this slight pull backward on the eye
end of the needle tends to keep the point moving foward.
This is the principle of the arrow. Without the thread
the needle direction cannot be controlled well. This con
trol is similar to the balance stick used to guide early
rockets.
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Cub Scouts Witness Cutting Of
The National Christmas Tree
By • Carolyn Cox
What started out to be a
routine camping trip turned
into an event of national im
portance for a group of
Webelos Scouts from Pack
#711, Brevard.
The Scouts, with Webelos
leader Don Pinney and Dick
Ross, started out Saturday
morning with packs on their
backs and an air of anticipa
tion. Their destination — Sam’s
Knob in Pisgah Forest.
The first part of the trip
was strictly routine, but. when
they neared the headwaters
of west fork of the Pigeon
River, they noticed that the
road was completely blocked
A beautiful 63-foot fir tree,
held horizontally in the air
by a giant crane, was occupy
ing every inch of the road
way, as workmen bnsied
themselves cutting boughs
and tying the remaining ones
with ropes. Cameramen were
taking pictures while state
troopers and forest officials
were closely supervising the
operation. It didn’t take the
hoys long to find out that
they were witnessing the cut
ting of the national Christmas
tree, soon to be carried to
Washington, D. C., and placed
on the lawn on the White
House.
In view of such a momentous
happening the business of set
ting up camp and cooking out
seemed secondary' somehow.
However, the boys did manage
to get past the tree on foot and
hiked some three miles up into
the forest where they set up
camp for the afternoon. There
they practiced many outdoor
skills and learned how to pitch
tents, all the while thinking of
the work going on down below.
On the way back, the boys
stopped again and saw that
the tree had been placed on a
flat bed truck with the aid of
two cranes, all freshly painted
a bright yellow and belong
ing to McLeod Trucking and
Rigging out of Charlotte.
This firm was to transport
the tree to Washington free
of charge with an escort of
state troopers from various
states all the way.
With the tree properly load
ed, the boys wasted no time in
collecting a souvenir of the day.
One boy had a hatchet, and with
it he chopped from the remains
some pieces of the national
Christmas tree for all of the
Scouts to take home with them.
Luck was with the boys on
Saturday, for the cutting of the
tree had been delayed until
then because of rain and fog
that would have impaired the
quality of a documentary film
sponsored by N. C. Savings and
Loan League and to be dis
tributed by the Travel and Pro
motion Division of the N. C.
Department of Natural and Eco
nomic Resources.
Because of the delay a
group of Webelos Scouts
from Brevard were able to
witness a historic event, and
if you look closely at the
documentary film, you may
recognize a familiar face.
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letter
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weight
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| cere appreciation to our friends
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I flowers, food and other acts of
Jj kindness during our recent loss
:j| of our beloved one. Maude H.
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and the Rosman Rescue Squad.
Daniel V. Snipes & Family
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College Swimming Pool Open
To Public Saturday Mornings
Coach Leighton W. “Chick”
Martin, head of the Physical
Education Department at Bre
vgrd College, announces that
the Brevard College swimming
pool will be open to the public
each Saturday morning from
9-12 a.m., beginning October
30th, except for college holi
days.4
The price is .50 for alL
^Jhe ^Smart Sh
op
Has Just Received A Shipment Of The Very Latest Ladies Fashions That
Are Ideal For Those Holiday Festivities That Are Just Around The Corner!
Kitty Alexander la shewn here displaying some of our beautiful fashions as ehe also models
her own new pant suit that she just purchased here at the Smart Shop.
Come In Today, Make Your Selection,
And Lay-Away Now For Christmas!
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