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Brady's BLARNEY By A Brmdjr Called J. P. Man alive! In all of this scram ble for better educational facilities and the like they've overlooked a most important point. And that is, what in the name of Governor Aycock do working parents of school children do with the little ^monsters when the schools close? Last week, because of the weather <I'm telling all of you this!), schools closed four days. This week started off with little prospect of improvement because Monday found schools closed again. So, I'm right back to the same question, "What do you do with 'em?" Since my wife and I both work, we faced this dilemma in a stage of near panic. The first day she stayed home from work with our seven-year-old By noon she wished she had gone to work anyway. "I'd forgotten what it was like to ride herd on one," she told me ' at lunch, peering at a new crop of gray hairs in her head. Seems the boy had (X) been lost twice on the mountainside, (2) gone over a 15-foot embankment on his sled "It wouldn't whoa when I told i(. to!", (3) changed clothes four times because of the snow, and <5> tromped through the house with muddy shoes. Diplomat that I am. I soon smoothed over the differences existing between mother and son and he included her in his prayers that night. At our house, at least, this is a good way to determine if you're "In" or "Out" with the lad. But, I must not be much of a diplomat. I took him to work with me the second day. over his pro tests of "I don't have any fun when I go with you." I didn't have any fun either. By count, 'I answered more questions in a three-hour period than Khrushchev did on his entire tour of the U.S. recently. What really bugged me, however, was not being able to answer a few of them! How do the kids think up some of the things they ask? Also, my coat sleeve on the left side was pulled three Inches longer than the other. Ever had a seven-year-old tugging at your sleeve for any length of time? I gave him up at lunch and turned him back over to his mother. The third day of no school we farmed him out with friends. They are no longer friends. Friends, especially those with three chil dren already, can just take so much. I understand perfectly. I know I'm not by myself in this dilemma. There are thousands of children in this county who didn't get to school like mine. What I would like to propose are some completely new adult education courses for just such emergencies as these. The first course should be, "500 Dandy and Sure-Fire Ways to Cope With School Children Who Have to Stay Home Because of Bad Weather." And it follows that the second course should be. "A Short Course in Returning a Honje and Its Occupants to San ity."' ? jpb? The Rev. Donn K. Langfitt. former pastor of the Franklin Presbyterian Church, is finding life in the big city ihe's now .as sociate pastor of a large church j in Arlington, Va.) rather tryinp I for one used to the slower moun- 1 NOTICE FOR THE VERY BEST IN INSULATION Combination Aluminum Storm Doors and Windows CALL ; Pascal Norton Day Phone LA 4-27,11 Night Phone LA 4-2677 FRANKLIN, N. C. Representing Eagle Insulating Company. News About People Mr. and Mis. Roy Rowland, Mrs. Glenn DeHart, and Mr. and Mrs. Ooodlow Bowman attended funeral services for Mr. Rowland's brother-in-law, A. H. Paul, Sr., In Macon, Ga., Saturday of last week. Sgt. and Mrs. Edwin R. Setser and daughters, Margaret and Mary, of Ft. Gordon, Ga.. visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gil mer Setser and Mr. and Mrs. Oene Crawford, last week end. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Slagle and family, of Forest Park, Ga. visited their parents, Mr. anb Mrs. Fred S"agle and Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Crawford, last week end. Mrs. John M. Barr left Satur day for a visit with friends in Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs C. L. Cartledge, of Asheville, were week end guests of Mr. Cartledge's sister, Mrs. Grace O'Mohundro. Henry T. Davis is returning to Belgrade, Mont., after a visit of a month with his sisters. Mrs. Laura Baird and Mrs. J. L. Huggins, and other relatives in Macon, Jackson, and Haywood counties. Enroute home, he will visit Mrs. Nick Holmes in Toccoa, Ga? and Mrs. Charles Perry in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. and Mrs. G. J, Wilson spent last week end with their daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Leach, in Greensboro. tain way of life. He writes that at a pounding for his family by the 18 women's circles of the church they got 50 pounds of sugar, 30 pounds of flour, and cans and cans of other things. This was on a Friday. The next Monday, the supermarkets in Arlington went on strike. The Langfitts, however, had the cup board filled with goodies. "I hope you'll never know the panic of a food strike," the min ister writes. "People start eye-ing one another with that 'She ought to dress out to about 96 pounds' look!" Oh top of this, his "maiden sermon" at his new church was snowed out by a big storm. As Preacher Langfitt put it: "So, no food, no travel, and no gospel. We're in right bad shape. All CARE packages gladly ac cepted . . . Set The Dinah Shore Chevy Show in color Sundays, NBC TV? Ihe Pal Boone Chevy Showroom weekly, ABC-TV v m "nir"rninT'riiiii"iiinMWiMtii?nniniintnrififivniiiiiiar w? i . "CORVAIR HANDLES BETTER, STEERS MORE EASILY, RESPONDS MUCH MORE QUICKLY AND HOLDS THE ROAD MORE SECURELY THAN ANY STOCK FOUR-DOOR SEDAN EVER MADE IN THE U.S." ~ Jim Whipple, Car Lift If you think we're enthusiastic about Corvair, leaf through the leading automotive, sports and science magazines and see uliat the experts are saying. Then, by all means, drive one yourself. "Gorvair's steering .is so light that at parking speeds it feeN power assisted: it is so precise- as to U- absoluteh without play, and it is fas. t enough to allow complete control over every -situation." ? Karl l.udvijisen, Sf torts Curs Illustrated "Steers like a feather and is extremely quick. . . This i- .. I>eautifiillv designed automohiN*. engineered hy real pros. ? Tom Mrf.uhill. \hvhanix Illustrated "Most surprising tiling to me outside of the exeellrnt handlne; ? h.'jraeteristics was the feeling ol roomi'M*-- inside. ... I didn't have l!ie serration of driving a small ear and the headroom was greater in the i.orvair tlian in some standard size cart. . . .**- ? ?? ? /,. II. Ilouck , Automotive Netis " far as shopping the CoVvair is a housewife'* dream. It's small and easily man<'ii\er<>d without any power steering, arid ca-.il\ parked . . . it's a lot easier to unload a eart full of groceries into a front trunk .it the supermarket than it is into a rear one." ? 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