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TUESDAY, MAY 25, 1948
Four Days To Decide
Counting today, there are only four more
days before North Carolina Democratic vot
ers so to the polls to nominate a governor,
a U. S. Senator, lieutenant governor, and
men for four other state offices, besides mem
bers of the 1949 legislature.
The three leading candidates for governor
have made themselves clear, time and time
aain on the issues at stake. So have the
two candidates for the post of U. S. Senate.
Perhaps there are some voters who are
still confused as to how they should vote.
Those who have not made up their minds,
should give the matter serious consideration.
Naturally, the man best qualified for the
place should be the one to get your vote. His
past record, his ability, and qualifications
should come in for every consideration.
North Carolina needs the best man possi
ble to lead and direct and to cope with the
growing problems confronting the state gov
ernment. The voter holds in his and her
hand the destinv of this state.
Rambling 'Round
Bits Of Human Interest News Picked Up By Members
Of The Mountaineer Staff
Outlaw The Bible
We have realised for a long time that this
old world is, and has been, in a sorry plight
for years, but we never thought we would
see the day when our own Supreme Court
would outlaw the teaching of the Bible in our
public schools; would decide with an atheist
9gainst those who believe in and worship
God.
It seems to us that what our nation needs
most at this time and the entire world too
is a'greater belief and faith in God rather
lhan a more abrupt turn-away from His
teachings.
To us it matters not what faith one be
lieves in. After all. all truth faiths point to
ihe same goal, and if one eventually reaches
ihat goal, why worry by which path he came?
And if there are those denominations which,
Ihrough jealousy of other denominations, are
working for the discontinuance of Bible in
the public ..stjhopjs of pur land, then those
le nominations, frwoira seem to us, need to
jjet their own house in order.
The Bible contains the greatest truths for
living that are in existence. Study of the
Bible will reveal these truths, and if its teach
ings are heeded, life should be easier for both
the individual and the nations. Yet because
too many of us are heedless of these inspired
writings, we are suffering as a consequence.
Some say that Bible should be taught in
church schools only. But our Constitution
guarantees every citizen freedom of worship
in whatsoever manner or fashion he pleases.
Then if we desire that our children be taught
Bible in oor schools, why should our will be
frustrated by those who believe other than
we? If those who oppose the teaching of
Bible in the public schools do not wish to
have their children take the course, then that
is their affair. So far as we know, Bible
courses in North Carolina are not compulsory.
We hope .the recent ruling of the Supreme
Court will not affect our state schools. For if
it becomes unlawful and unconstitutional for
the Word of God to be taught those who
seek this teaching, then may God have mercy
on all of us! Elkin Tribune.
The situation that recently took place with
the Parent Teachers Association In Morgan
ton could easily happen here.
After twenty years of functioning, the
Morganton organization last week was offi
cially dissolved. In its place a parents' ad
visory committee was named to fill as best it
could the needs served by the P. T. A.
The elementary schools here have P. T. A.
organizations, but none in the high school.
In some places such an organization thrives,
while in others it seems to be an uphill, and
steadily losing battle.
The Morganton News-Herald commenting
on the situation, said in part:
"The Morganton Parent-Teacher Associa
tion has been dissolved. A nominating com
mittee of that organization, having tried vain
ly since February to draw up a panel of offi-.
cers for the new year, prompted a reeommen-
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uriLiim u uif CAciuuie uvciiu uiai in me au-
sence of public interest the P. T. A. be abol-
ished and an adv isory group be set up to fill
as well as possible the needs of the school 1
normally fulfilled by the P. T. A. This rec
ommendation was accepted by the executive
board at a meeting on Tuesday night and the
dissolution of an organization, which has for
years played a leading role in the cause of
good schools, was completed.
"Those faithful few who have held this or-1
ganization together the few years rightfully
objected to having to shoulder all the respon
sibilities year after year. Their distaste for
repeated terms of office is heightened by the
utter indifferences of the majority of parents
and teachers who never attend a meeting nor
otherwise acknowledge the group's existence.
After having labored diligently to present
programs of wide and vital interest it has
been most discouraging to them to have a
handful of persons show up on meeting
nights.
"The answer to this indifference seems to
be that the P. T. A. has relied on the assump
tion that our schools and school children are
matters which alone should attract parents Int() th, us tomes
and teachers in large numbers. This is where those davs when the road aheadl
it has erred. It seems we can't be inveigled seems terribly cluttered up and the
, , i . , . ,i . -going hard Trv this simple remedy
into taking part in any civic activity without . ..
the attraction of a meal. Bring out the
turkey and the joke-cracking speaker and we
are raring to go.
"It was too embanasing to draw a com
parison between our P. T. A. and the large
vigorous groups in Valdese, Glen Alpine and'
Drexel. At a recent meeting in Valdese there
were 500 present. Glen Alpine turns out
en masse at almosl every meeting.
"By our indifferent attitude we 'have forced;
our association into non-existence and have
said in effect therebv that we no longer con-!
sider community interest in schools and
school children as important.
substitute organization can accomplish is yet
to be seen. We wish for it success but if it
does not get
parents and teachers than was given the P
T. A., it will be doomed to an ineffectual existence.
MIRROR OF YOUR MIND
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Blight m.L
Food tor thought . . . and a gold-,. . . and see how quickly obstacles
en opportunity lor discussion: dur-i vanish into nothingness. Take a
ing the rush noon hour at a popu
lar restaurant, two customers came
in. One wanted two 3-minute eggs
and the other wanted two 4-min-ule
egns.
A rapid thinker suggested, on
the above, that the cook put all
four eggs in one pot and boil
them seven minutes. Perish the
thought!
brisk walk around the block (if
time prohibits a longer trip) and
fill your lungs with fresh air. Take
a good look at the mountains and
follow their example of calm seren
ity. You are bound to encounter
some one or something that will
transfer your gloomy thoughts into
a much happier frame of mind.
She stepped out of her long,
sleek car, closed her eyes and
threw back her head inhaling
deep drafts of mountain air. The
car bore the license tag of a
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WASHINGTON
LETTER
By JANE EADS
Can yv be unhappy ami not knew why?
Answer: Certainly. Most of the fTT
tun eg when you think you know
why you're unhappy, the reason
you give yourself it not tl.e real
one, or et least, does not explain
why you should "take It so herd."
A man who develops depression
"from losing his money" dots not
actually suffer from real or ex
pected poverty or hardship, but
from the idea that he's a "failure,"
and that "the world it against
him." When you have the bluet,
it's not because of something that
just happened, but because it re
vived childish tragedies you
thought you had forgotten.
Art seme men tmbarratted by
a display af affection?
Answer: Yes, and usually net
because they do not want it, but
because they do not dare let them
selves realize how much they
crave it. There Is much truth in
the recent statement of a visiting
anthropologist that American nu n
ICopjrrlrtt. 18. Kin. Fwturw Syudicl,. c.,
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VOICE
OF THE
PEOPLE
Would you like to have voting
machines installed instead of the
present ballot system?
Dr. W. Boyd Owens: In view of
the fact that machines would count
faster and better than the present
system, it might be a good idea.
T. L. Gwyn: I certainly would.
Mrs. I.. M. Hicheson: Definitely,
yes. 1 think they are much more
satisfactory.
C. J. Reece: Yes,
lieye. I would.
otf hand I be-
Jas. Hardin
Definitely.
Howell, Jr.: Yes!
Clyde Fisher: Yes. I think it
would be a definite improvement
over the old system.
Capital Lett
By THOMPSON (.KKKXWfJ
nnuwiwtoTC) a ;n
umrauiiiom: n lining sla- -ct)iHll i rom Stab
tion operator who lives between ' raw NurticJ
spring Hope and Nashville ;n rational ladder
last week asked how he stood mi rxlra nnniih n
the Governor's race. Jusi ihu Dawk
"Are anv of 'em Communists lK'r "' r,m' N
he wanted to know Told thai th.-v '" hls Nt'"'s "
were not. he replied. "Well. tlirn,ul"' "l,0(1 11
I don't care who makes the Krade ru"uUI '""'"N
just don't want no Communist run-' 'Continued osl
ning this State."
Letters
Edi
11 PAYS TO
WASHINGTON Though the
What the new lu'w na" dula'. just released for
circulation, lias Benjamin frank
lin's profile on It. Franklin him
self was against having anyone's
any mure backing from the portrait on coins.
Mrs. Nellie l ayloc Koss, director
of the Mint, who is personally re
sponsible for the design of the new
coin, says so. "But probably it was
royal heads he objected to." she
explains.
"Had he known in his day that
ISO years hence his image would
be placed on a loin of this, his na-
Schools vs. Prisons
One of the bin and serious problems of
Syiva and Jackson county as well as some of
the other counties of the state is the lack of i
adequate school buildings.
Here in Sylva the elementary students are
having classes in three churches of town be-
was consecrated, we may assume.
1 believe, that he would not have
been seriously displeased."
Mrs. Ross says she has been "a
Poor Richard fan" all her life. She
has made a hobby of studying
Franklin's writings as well as the
books other men have written about
him. Franklin already appears on
the $100 bill of the current series.
She says it seemed a good idea to
put him on a piece of currency
which the average citizen sees
more often.
The late John R. Sinnock en-
tive land, to whose service his life graver, sculptor and designer at
the Mint in Philadelphia, had prac
tically finished the design at the
time of his death, in May a year
ago. His assistant, Gilroy Roberts,
completed it.
The new half dollar is being
minted both at Philadelphia and
Denver. Mrs. Ross says the Den
ver production of 3,500,000 will be
marked "D". Each coin is individ
ually struck. Twelve presses are
turning out 3,000,000 at Philadel
phia. The new coin will gradually
replace the Liberty fifty - cent
pieces.
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Mrs. Albert Wedemeyer, wife of
Lt. Gen. Wedemeyer, is "up to her
ears in clay" most of the time in
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Looking Back Over The Years
15 YEARS AGO Cove branch, on Waynesville water
II' T M ..... A' A IJ r- 1 , . J .-rind kur m.-
.... iii-ii- i 1 i i. .viiiMf, in . r . i i nun v, aiiu ontu, uui iif,
nmira tK hn v cr iisl Ki 1 1 Irrin T hoc Hon rrn " ' '
i.i ....g, s,s.v. v-.. p w Ferguson form a motor ex
JfflrSend Mrs. Colin Mclnness
nd two children arrive after two-
-tyear-stay "in Port t-nzanetn. souin
Africa. Mr. Mclnness is connected
with A. C. Lawrence Leather j
Company.
10 YEARS AGO
More than 100 acres on Cherry
Theyll Do It Every Time
Last januarv, wen it was ten
Below. The musical stock ccvapamy'
PUT OKI SCANTIES CVWfl" BRRR?
Two highway patrolmen In Eastern Caro
lina have resigned their Jobs, giving as their
reasons, "the pay is too low." One is join
ing a police department, while the other is
going to work for a packing plant
This looks like another problem for the
1049 lptnslature to thrash out next January.
I tion to educating the youth of our state under
proper environment, which should help re
duce the number falling into the class that
become inmates of our modern prison camps.
Sylva Herald.
demned try architects and engineers as unsate p,t.ss company which will operate
for use. from Asheville to Atlanta.
From the report from Raleigh in the dailv , T . .v.-
" Mrs. ,1. M. Long is awarded blue
press of March 23, we wonder if were work-; rjbbon )or most beautiful formal
ing for help through the Wrong channels, if 'garden and Mrs Rufus Siler re-
the fault is in the men in charge, or if we're , ceH b,lut' r'bbon foru n'ost attrac-
. tive rock garden in exhibit sponsor
just all wrong in the importance of our chil- ed bv community Club.
dren we're trving to educate as the future i
leaders and citizens of ouc nation. We were j
shocked and infuriated when we read that j
bids have been accepted for four new and j
modern county prison camps to replace the '
old "cage-type" prisons.
Is it fair that we build modern buildings,
both comfortable to live in and attractive to i
the eye, for the outlaws of our county while,
we let our children shift around from one
pface to another for a place to go to school?!
Is it just right to have to send our children
to schools, with the majority of them attend
ing in buildings heated with obsolete systems,
the window arrangements so poor that the
children have to move with the sun to keep
from working with the glare in their eyes,
and in many instances the blackboards so
scratched that they can hardly read what has
been written on them. The buildings in
more than one instance have been condemned
as fire hazards.
We believe in humanitarian treatment for
those who are sentenced to prison, but in too
many cases, the treatment is too good for the
type of some of our criminals.
It's time North Carolina paid more atten-
5 YEARS AGO
St. John's School receives Min
ute Man Award for its part in sell
ing war bonds.
BOTTLE CAPS The Ken Scoll
followers were searching all mci
last week for $1,800. Willi tlu
money they wanted to do some ei
fective advertising on milk lint t le
caps in several cities next week
and on the day ol the Primary in Kdiiui Tin- Mod
particular. At last reports tliej Kudnis tht i
could not find the cash. They li.ul u m its
planned to place the campaign slo- TIm atfuid bo;
gan forward with Scott mi these pi-uiit. and sonrti
bottle caps, which would lie read uli a lm a seru
by the housewives on the A. M. i Suinrlmirt, b
Mav 20- pnnoked ai iqsrl
r - iniiiiMrrs for tf
NINE MONTHS SCHOOLS lic tin-uorktt
Allhnnsh Kerr Senlt nnil CIi.m Ii's iiienhant lias M
Johnson are now pleading the llllh m
raii nt lh tonchoro M Mnviw ne advertize i
Albright was first to come mil 'for 1,1111 (hur,hes H
a to Ata uturti.,,7 c.,i,,,-v I.,,- ii.,,. il It is mlrrestiif
We have come a long way, tin il
was only live years ago . ilie
1943 Legislature . . which made
Drovisions for the nine months H'linlimii'd ot
into I he raurds
instance, ll 1
shims llial unll'i
SuppcW
Will GH
Miss Beulah K. Bristol, of Wal
nut Street, is called to active duty
with WAACs.
Cordial Interest throughout the
community attends the announce
ment of the engagement of Miss
Sikilia Demestrlou and Chrest A.
George.
Fire destroys
and shop.
Sloan warehouse
Fifteen reservists leave for Fort
Bragg . . . William Ranson Frailer,
Jr., is named acting corporal of
group.
By Jimmy Hatlo
tMz'
Now rrs oz in the shade-so kUat
ARE THE 3AlS IN N0W?vM)A LITTLE
ORIS CALLED "PETTICOATS 5 BUSTLES-
Sqltonstoll Challenging
Martin's 'Favorite' Role
Special to Central Ptisi
TTTTAsmvr.TnKRnrkers of the dark how CM
W ;-.; c,,ir .lnspDh Martin (R).
are now worried that they cannot count on w m
-i j.i i, llo)l,r fitrnred to vol.
lavorue son on me iu ,
m,;. th. w iid for the vice m
1 1110 WUU1U Ol v v.n- t,w..s. -r
. i ,Anpti in the
tion ir sentiment lurneu i.unf y
However, benaior "r'""
Massachusetts, is challenging :
hi intiDorters are prWK
vuic anu 1 i
to place the name oi w
ination. and ho.d ith m f
ren. unaProd in Califon
potential dark horse
His bacKers - A
a . wis. -
If'!1 I
WW I
Senator Everett
Saltonttall
can carry every
except four ( ,
AIR POttEB-Senator
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of the top presi
(R). Miciugan. -
.:. . . a. nn icy "
piay a nanu-o ,xt0
over the size of the Air Force Here are t re
1-M there were no other reason, the w
with Gen. Hoyt S. vanaenucin. Jul is a nepW
prove embarrasslm?. ine youns
president. , fht i
2 Armed forces legislation is
Vandenbere. who heads the & ' .
His policy haa been to stay in hlJ "" & fwj
a 7ii-versu- B-
presiden
tial P'
odds
with GOP 1
3 The fight over
noliUoI "hot ootato ." As a
hnl.l I 1tB(,JanWir crpttinf fit
vane of the Reoubllcan convention or i r
Meanwhile, the man who oonpht i mo.
worth of warpianes for the United la , 8ntffl
,.. . . .j urhirh the Amem
wumillg uui u yia.n uns.. ininllim
reach maximum production in mini
emergency , p EchoU. " '
The man Is Maj Gen Oliver P 1
e-eneral of th Armv Air Forces mate ,
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nn mipphana In the lftSt WBT
Since retire".
. cilHeri . J
tlonal Trade Association of nane
Echou in completing his plan m " KWfl
Douglas. Glenn Martin
American ana William ah" - . km,
Members of Congress who want to
oio Dame inai oowneu
(Billy i Mitchell
Billy Mitchell after
relentlessly for air power
wnrld War l .""lUrrt
" - , . ihi nil"
HefMt"
the lasue but hlP vision went un1('eu'LJ. M t
martlaled end dismissed from trie ,
thi hi.rk.t nrniniml to what the A ut tv
Alr.mlr-.i1i1 lawmaker fee) Cnn. iffltfT,
Mitchell fight, will end differently
upreme sir power If defense leaders w
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