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MARSHALL, K. C OCT. V THE NEWS-RECORD jseVJSjSSJSjBJBSflSjl MRS. AUGUSTA Mc-DKVITT of Walnut still enjoys playing the piano she brought from Baltimore when she came home as the bride of Arthur Mc Devitt. The piano holds many mem- ories, including the many Scottish airs which she used to play at her father's request, and for the entertainment of quests in the dining room of the fam ily tavern. Cut courtesy Asheville Citizen-Times X tune after hearing it once. Bo ahe listened carefully and then re peated Dm melody on the piano. She remembered the young man was pleaeed end he aaked her to play the tune while he sang the word. Forgot Othen The girl and the sailor forgot the rest of the diners as they played and sang together and Mrs. McDevitt soon had both the words and music by memory. The sailor left at the end of the evening and he did not return, nor did he tell her how the song had been composed. A few months later she married Arthur McDevitt who came from Madison County and who was serving in the U. S. Army, station ed at Port McHenry. Arthur McDevitt brought both his bride and her piano home to Madison County, where he settled down to be a farmer. Mrs. Mc Devitt continued her interest in music. She became organist of the Walnut Methodist Church, and later extended her church activi ties to teaching Sunday School and sometimes, she laughs, serving as janitor. She also gave piano lessons, tak ing as fees, potatoes, corn, pre serves and sometimes pieces of cut glass, now treasured by her daughters as antiques. TWO am THE BIBLE a. HAM SO THIS 10 NEW YORK By NORTH CAIllWAtf When John the Basptist appear- A r.hrist'a forerunner, uod It ia a far cry from the coiy old people httd lived under the MINUTES wayside inn to the modern metro, politan hotel. But the cycle of pro does not end there. As everyone who has traveled even a few miles knows, the motel has come into the hostelry picture like the atom bomb into weapons of war. Yet New York City was one of the last to be invaded by this home-away-from-home, this ac commodation which in some ways eclipses the domestic hearth and the conventional hotel as we used to know it down by the railroad tracks. But at last, even liotnam had to (rive. Now over on the West side especially, motels rear their hospitable heads like a cluster of new visitors who have suddenly joined the house party. 60-Year-0ld Tune Is Played Only By Three WNC Women She handed on her gift of music to her daughters and taught them both to play what is known as "The Sailor's Song," writing down tavern was a busy phice, the verse and chorus lest they be in in addition to being one forgotten. largest seaports in we and At her home in Walnut, Mrs. tavern. The because of the largest seaports in United States, with ships sailors coming and tfoinc; all n. i,. lUltimore is near Fort Henry, the historic fort whose f... .1.1 ..IT un sitljirk hv tWO . . , . .go her fingers creep over rn.ota of Rntish warships in ln!4 . . 6 .. . ,.:.:! inspired Francis Scott Key to write the national anthem tne McDevitt, now 76, still plays the Hjc piano which she has had for most Df her life. At times her thoughts go back to her younger dayj and the keys in the weii remembered tune while in a quiet voice she sings the words: "Often dear a voice unbidden, Whispers low that there may Mrs. McDevitt, who was only 16 .-, her daughters, Mrs. Ewart Ball and at e time recalls that it was Rv MARGUERITE ALEXANDER . ,.,, hnth f Ash. . . ; th Ain- - - mrs. riaiitia nt,...., warm auu iuiiuuiwuhj v.. . . r . , , , u awnal rhnil trh r of love still eville. ing room that night. As she took I -1 t Vin niann aVlA nrtfr.pd 1 rfM ...V. tho adnff are 111U3C WUV " o the wild and - the storv 0f its origin, Citizen-Times Staff Writer It came from that the tables were filled with soldiers and sailors with IT oc- In your gentle heart for me. Let this memory leave you nev- ..4-w,ir maaa ond nlmOt. but not . .1 ,,.,.,, ,i,lii,li nnW IS ill quite ie fading into the mists most iegend, captures still caslonal traveling pany. Jf ft Hngere(J there of the Western North Carolina f,,. the fancy, so that the Sne began to play, selecting her May. your heart be free for ever hills. playing comes to an end and mugjc ag ge always did accord- From the burdens mine must It ia a haunting, plaintive the liatners draw their chairs closer ing to her m00A At the end of a bear." melody with matching words, to the piano to hear the story o f numDer she looked up to see a The chorus goes: the melodious sweetness of the song. young sailor at her elbow. He was "Since weaaid goodbye which captures the imagination . w nicely spoken and he explained Bwn-iM-Mngers here, of all who hear the song!, Yet that he had composed a song, and Since we said boodbye it has never been published and The story begins on an autumn asked her if he hummed the melo- Only shadows linger near, as far aa ia known the worda and evening in Baltimore, Md., when dy could she play it on the piano. Every thought of you music can be played and sung b y Mrs. McDevitt, then Miss Augus- Mrs. McDevitt, who of course was Brings me but a tear or sigh. i H,r livini nersons. Mrs. ta McDairmant. played tne piano tnen Miss Mcuairmani, was veijr j.wC j,uU "o, wv, ueai Augusta McDevitt of Walnut and in the dining room of her father's musical and she could play any Since we said goodbye?" '64 Jet-smooth Luxury CHEVROLET RshPSbB - -KjS kiBU: . 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Let your dealer show you how much luxury that reasonable Chevrolet price now Day. anaifaErrnf Walking along through this neighborhood recently, I was struck by the transformation which the modern motor lodges have wrought here. For example, the biggest unit in America of the Holiday Inn, favorite of many travellers, is coming into being not far from Madison Scpiare Gar den. Howard Johnson's already have an imposing structure near by and there are several individual ventures into this rousing realm, iuttinir into an otherwise drab skyline. I hough one cannot he sure of the managerial motives in build ing those motels here in the shadow of already-half-empty ho tels, the impression is given that people who like one brand of ac comodation will probably stick to it, even in this big town, after they have travelled-and-stopped in thein from their homes to the city. Too, the approach of the word's fair and other such attractions enchance the value of having standardized places where the vistor can easily make reservations long before he arrives, and thus be sure of familiar service and prices. Not only out-of-towners patron. ize these Gotham inn. Cliff dwell ers, who live within the city's con fines, particularly in the sultry summer weather, have found the local motels a haven of festive es cape, a sort of vicarious trip into the hinterland, as it were or as they wish it were. Anyway, a check with the Sheraton Motor Inn revealed that about one-fourth of the tenants were about one-fourth of a mile from their homes. Why did they come? Maybe not to get away from it all, but from the drudgery part of it, a chance to re lax in air-conditioned rooms in extra conditioned and modern fur niture, to have help of a high var iety and to sec and enjoy new sur roundings, interior ones, at least. Besides having such luxuries as breakfast in bed, they make their way to swimming pools 20 sto ries above the city's streets, where they can bathe in the water and sun and see the skylines as they never have before. Although travel beckons to many there are others who hear of traf fic fatalities on the highways and prefer to stay close by. On holidays. in particular, when hordes of met- ropolitanites takes to the open road and make for the mountians and beaches and road restaurants sm art residents here have found that this is a good time to be home. The streets are less crowded, the theater have better seats available and one can be served in a reasterant with out waiting half of his vacation period. There are even New York ers who have been known to get out and discover some of the won ders of their town which they al ways knew about but never exam nied at first hand such as the Sta tue of Liberty and the waterfronts. I have a feeling that these motel people are pretty smart and thai they would not be locating here and elsewhere in such expansive Pponaons, it they were not reasonably sure that business is in tor a bright future and we face good times ahead in general The motor hotels are a trend of the times, in spite of the elegant and trme-honored attractions of the older hotels. So we might as wall accept them, understand them, wel come their guests, and stay in them when the occasion demands. Law of Moses for fifteen hundred years but had not kept it. Hense John's call to repentance and bap tism for the remission of sin (Mark 1:4). John was in earnest, too, for when the thougthless multitude -nmA tn him to bautizcd, he sent them back, saying: "liring forth FRUITS worthy of repentance" (Luke 3:7,8). Their lives were to bo change and they were to SHOW it. When the people asked: WHAT SHALL WE DO, THEN?" he told them to live for others rathe, than for self (Luke 3:1, 11). When the tax collectors asked: "WHAT SHALL WE DO," he de manded that they stop cheating the tax payers and live honestly (Vers. 12,13). When the solders asked: WHAT SHALL WE DO " he told them to forbear violence, false accusation and bribery (Ver. riourlv vio-hteousness was demanded under John's message His hearers were to repent, be bap t;,( anJ l.rinu- forth the fruits of true repentance. When our Lord appeared, He oroclaimed the same message as John (Matt. 3:1. 2; 4:17). A law yer asked: "What shall 1 do to in herit ctivnal life" and 11" replied: "What is written m tin- Law. When the lawyer recited the basic commands of the law, our Lord answered: "This do an thou shalt live" (Luke 10:26-28). God was still demanding righteousness. They were all under the law (See Gal. 4:4; Matt. 23:1, 2; etc.) Some suppose this was all changed after Calvary by the "Great Commission." This was not so. When, at Pentecost, I'e- ter's hearers were convicted of their sins and asked "What nhall we do?" Peter commanded them to "repent and be baptized . . . for the remission of sins justasJonn had done (Acts 2:38). He did not tell them that Christ had died for their sins. It was not until latei that St. Paul was sent to proclaim the death of Christ as the payment for sin. He was the first to say "But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested . . . We declare His righteousness for the remission of sins" (Rom. 3:21 26). When the Gentile jailor fell on his knees and asked: "What must I do to be saved?" Paul re plied: "Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved" (Acts 16:30, 31). This is God's message for sinners today, "for we have redemption through Christ's blood, the forgiveness of sins according to the riches of His grace" (Kph. 1:7). "Believe on the Irl Jesus Christ and THOU shalt he saved." 0 News for Veteran Q My husband made out his GI insurance to his mother and sister during the war. Since then he married me and we have two children. I tell him he should change the GI insurance beneli ciary of record. He says the VA will pay the money to me as his wife in case of his death, regard less of the listing. Is this true? A No, it is not true. Unfortun ately, many GI insurance holders. are making this same mistake. The Veterans Administration is required by law to pay the insur ance proceeds to the beneficiary of record. In your case it would go to his mother and sister as he originally arranged. Tell him to notify the VA insurance office where he sends his premiums of his wish to change the oenenciai listing. 4 Q I am married and the moth- i -ij i" I ..till cn t er oi a cnua. school under the War Orphans Education Program if I am other wise eligible? A Yes. Neither marriage nor motherhood cancel your eligibility to participate in this program. Q In the case of a serviceman's death while he is on active duty, what are the limits of the death gratuity payment and who receives it? A The benefit is a sum equal to six months, pay of the deceased. However, it shall not be less than 1800, nor more than $3,000. It is paid to the surviving spouse, child or children, unless the serviceman has designated his parents, broth ers or sisters. FRENCH BROAD CHEVRUET COMPANY, INC. ARMY "MULE" The new U. S. Army "mechan ical mule" ia only 27 inches high. It can mount the Army's 106-mm recoilleaa rifle, a deadly antUank Get th Fact mm J.IMJgl.l.H.ITWH BS" rTTTTSi H.l Il'1aa1.llll i FORCED CIRCULATION Rv ON-THE-H.00R MAT AUTOMATIC THERMOSTAT EXCITING METALLIC COLOBTONES MOMRM IV STYUNO COMPUTaY AUTOMATIC .sndoVpryUhBUyhlho g j di stem d ae a lar EXCLUSIVE 'Fuel Saver ECONOMY V ft Home Electric Furniture Company MARSHALL NORTH CAROLINA aaass No. Ui MARSHALL, N.C No. SIM
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