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Page 4 THE WAYNES V1LLJS MOUNTAINEER HERE an J. THERE By Hilda Way Cwyu As Putnam and Son Waited We left town . . . four women strong 4 assured us everything was O. K. and we could travel like a top . . much re lieved we started up the mountain. . . headed for the Great Smokv Mountains .National Park . . we had a picnic lunch made up of the items essential for an appetizing meal, to be eaten amid the beauties of nature . . . the sun was shining brightly . . . the sky was clear . . . we felt at peace with the world . . . and that sense of well being and of anticipation of sev eral good hours ahead . . . everything .seemed to point to a day of .perfec tion . . . we were all in tune ... in fact we felt the bonds of companion ship so keenly that we planned other trips together . . . we would see West ern North Carolina before the summer of l!t:;7 was over . . . each told of some special place she would like to take in . . . we agreed to do them all. . . . We drove on . . .we passed Sylva . . the sun was a bit dim med . . . we left I'. S. 1!) . . . we were Hearing C'heiokee . . . we had intended to take a look at the baskets and potu-ry ... it was .sprinkling a little . . . we would stop when we returned , . . the rain quickened ... it was no long er a .summer shower . . . we were getting hungry . . . clouds shut out all view . . . perhaps we had better stop . , . and eat in the car and not try to get to New Found Gap . . . where we planned to follow a trail and eat our lunch in the woods . . . maybe the rain would be over when we finished lunch . . but our hopes were blast ed . . . when the scraps were col lected . . it was still raining . . . we moved on toward the Gap. . . We made the Gap and started down . . . we passed the Reser vation . . . with much regret . . . the pageant was among the events of the past . . . we would have to come another time . . . the car seemed to be traveling with some difficulty . . . we came to U. S. l'J ... a queer flutter developed . . . we thought it was the fan belt . . we managed to get to one of the pottery shops . . a tall fellow came out . . . but his knowledge seemed limited . . . and his stimulated con dition quite noticable . . . we drove on without much comfort . . . the Mutter grew worse ... a terrible foreboding sound . , . one had the sensation that at any minute the engine might go off with a bang . . . and the car go up in flames . . . we asked three women how far to Dillsboro . . . four miles . , .how could we make it. . . . When we leached the top the sun was out again . . . perhaps we had beter press on to Gatlinburg ... be fore another shower . . . as we intend ed to return to Cherokee for the pag eant . . down the mountain into Ten nessei . . we merely drove through GatJinhurg ., . . no stops . . . as we must get back to the Reservation . . . it began to rain . . then it poured . . . the- windshield Wiper refused, to wipe . . .the driver: could not see . . .We to Stop . . rain the hail b were forced the village , sweeps . . , windows . . to -start . .. could not budge . . . out. send word to a garage on the edge of came in mighty at upon the then a lull . . . we tried the engine dead ... we in the rain to . . they came .vjth the wrecker . . we were towed in . . the engine flooded ... we waited. we had ample time to visit al! the hops . . . and take in the local color . . 'i.Tc mechanic at: the Sharpe Garage On we crept . . . holding our breath ... and listening to that unearthly sound that seemed to spell disaster . . we finally drove into a filling station in Dillsboro . . . where Captain Weav er, told us, "Well, you are mighty lucky at that . . it is a wonder you ever got here . . . you have had a narrow escape ... it will take maybe five hours ... maybe more to get it in condition to be safe for traveling . . ." it was drizzling a fine rain . . . we couldn't wait all night . . . Monday morning held obligations for some if us . . we phoned home . . a car came to our rescue ... in the meantime a bus was due . . . two returned that way ... it was nearly ten when we were safe under our roofs . . . our ardor, for sightseeing considerably1 dampened . . . who started the talk about seeing Western North Carolina anyway? , . . I wouldn't be surprised if the owner of the car, who will settle the bill . . . will be the last to regain her enthusiasm . . . isn't it funny about home? . . . when you leave sometimes - it is a place with four confining walls. . . . maybe monoto nous . . . maybe it. grows a bit dull . . but if you think you can't get back to it -'; . .'; it becomes the grandest spot earth ... you could .never-, be happy ai.Ytt here else. ... " The Hllcse viL'ila i Emblem of Strength ilriiX'in. a familiar object In ,Tnp ileenrat ivt art. is the emblem of !' ri:! sfenirtll. Ml !!Vt PORTA NT MESSAGE TO N 6 RTH CAR 0 LI N I A N S - No. 1 Our New ESPONSIBILITY P IK l AM' to a special act of the 19.57 Male Legisla ture, advertisements will shortly begin to appear in national magazine!) and metropolitan newspapers of the Kast, Middle VS'pst and South inviting iitors and tourists to North Carolina, "THE YAItlF.TY VAC. VTIONL.WD.'" These messages will reach a total of nineteen million families. Thousands of business executives directing the manufacture and sale of products that could he made more profitably in orth Carolina will be invited lo visit the State and study our industrial advantages. The lead ing farm papers of the country will carry the story of North Carolina's opportunity for diversified and profit able farming and many well-to-do farmers will be seeking farmlands in North Carolina. Let us put our house in order. Every citizen of the State and every community must cooperate if North Carolina is to reap the maximum results and the in creased prosperity that will come from our advertising. Let our communities put on bright, clean faces. Let us beautify our highways. Let every North Carolinian greet visitors to the State with the spirit of hospitality for which North Carolina is justly famous. Let our Police Forres and other Peace Officers exert every effort to be friendly, courteous, and obliging to the "Stranger within our Cates." Let each and everyone of us assume our new responsibility in North Carolina's March of Progress. Governor's Hospitality Committer north Carolina is On Parade! " -a- Whfc''. 'm& & t smuii-jiiii- l.lllft'V r 1 llr fnOk X- Hits At The C.I.O.1 s,aves Se.'iatir William Josiah Bailey is sued a statement last week in Wash ington, accusing John L. Lewis's Com mittee for Industrial Organization, of lawlesness and charging the govern ment with failure to maintain order. He urged labor to support '"only" or- ganizations that respect the law, I warning that to do otherwise would bring the labor cause into disrepute. "That cause is popular now, but it can be discredited," he said. He accused Three North , Henry Roundup Blount Baker a r benefits under th There average ag. Until the Civil C. I. 0. represent; illegal sit-dowi. United States !,.: "honest workers" the public peace ; to be declared. George Putnam and son mm Whde all available ships and airplanes combed the vicinity of How land island for Amelia Earhart Putnam and her navigator. Fred Noonan, George Putnam and his son, David, awaited word from the Searchers tJt Oakland. Cal. Religious Features To Re Used In Prison Camps Of This State ! Necklace Of Princess Auctioned Off For $75,000 Oscar Pitts, acting director of the prison division of the North Carolina Highway and Public Works commis sion, announced recently the inaugu ration of the first organized religious program among the state's prisoners July 1, when the Rev. Kugcne M. Bry ant became director of religious ac tivities and education. Pitts announ ced that in response to many letters from prisoners asking for Bibles more than 1,(100 Bibles and New Testaments had been bought and distributed among the prisoners, in the various camps. Church Membership In Nation Shows Increase Church membership in the United States continues to glow, it was re ported last week. Figures for 1 !(.'!(' show C,:',,i',K,o:,r, in all denominations, an increase of 8:57,4(M over 19:15. The Catholic church with 20,K.'J 1,1'!!) mem- Last week the fancy of Marie An- i toinette, the frivilous princess, who j became Queen of France, was recalled, ' when one of her diamond necklaces was sold in London at an auction for $75,000. The purchase was the Ma harajah of lhirbhanga, the owner of ten palaces and a fancier of jewels. Marie Antoinette was fond of "bril liant dresses, huge ostrich feathers, magnificent jewels, especially dia monds. She once bought some dia mond sprays which required six years to pay off. She fretted lest other queens had more resplendent gems. Her love of jewels involved her in the famous incident now known as the affair of the diamond necklace. That famous piece of jewelry was said to be worth "two warships." Its pur chase lor the queen by the infatuated Cardinal de Rohan, through adven turers, led to his disgrace, a scandal and a sensational tred. Your Summer Garments Need. hers was the largest single group. Baptist topped all other Protestant i ? churches with a. total of 10,:W2,-005. Careful Handling Summer Jveat plays havoc with liyht ?arments and as a result, careful cleaning is required often to insure freshness. The Wa ynesville Laundry will keep your sum. mer apparel ever crisp and like new. Keep in touch with us this summer. Waynesville Laundry, Inc. PHONE 203 m &LAD TO SE E THAT MOW CHEAP ELECTRICITY IS CHEAPER STILL YESTH E N EW LOWER RATE MEANS A AVI NG- FOR EVERVON E .;; :;. s :m v mm 1 1 If lilL- ' V ' i m 4 wfff ie lis rC r Vv ( SAVINGS For YOU! Another rate SLASH! A New LOWER Rate ! Sav ings for ALL residential and farm customers! Regard less of the amount used in the past or the amount of Electricity you use in the future, YOU NOW GET MORE FOR WHAT YOU PAY! Commercial Rates Hare Been Reduced Also! Congratulations Commissioner Winborne of the N"r;l Carolina 'Utilities Conimissyon rec.e.m'.j announce'! that the average .donipste? rates of this company were the e w '"' in the State . . . the action of your lvu l of Aldermen in adopting tlie s.mie l"w rate schedule means a suhstantial sav ing to the citizens of this community. . . -N'ov Cf I KAP Electricity Is CHKAl'l-1'-tili: . . . Knjoy It: , CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY itJit",:-''''- :! UlU-. lUmAk,!mi&
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