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Thursday Afternoon, May 24, 1951
Saturday's ElectioA
The citizens of Haa ood will make im
portant local history wjn they tfo to the
polls on Saturday. The voters will decide by
their ballots whether the towns of Hazelwood
and Waynesville consolidate into one town,
or whether they remain as two separate mu
nicipalities. The 1951 session of the General Assembly
enacted a bill providing for the merger elec
tion, and setting up the legal machinery for
consolidation upon approval of the voters of
either town.
The history of the proposed merger began
early this year when the boards of the two
towns named an inter-city commission to
study the needs of both towns, and to make
lecommendations. The commission made an
exhaustive study, and unanimously recom
mended the merger. Three of the members
were from Waynesville, three from Hazel
wood, and one from outside the two towns.
Later the Chamber of Commerce directors
likewise unanimously approved the report of
the commission, as did the Rotary Club.
The full report of the commission, the facts
anc their findings were published in this
newspaper in every detail Th people have
had an opportunity to acquaint themselves
with the facts, and then ample time was giv
en for registering for the election, and due
notice as to the time and place of the election.
The citizens have had an opportunity to
discuss the question, seek such information as
they cared to learn, sifting facts from rumors,
and now the matter rests with the individual
citizen in the voting booth on Sat ai day.
And We Heartily Agree
The Cincinnati Times-Star, in a special
feature story about the Great Smokies, head
lined the article: "Where Breathing Is De
lightful." Which is right along the same line of
thought of . a well known citizen, who re
cently made a trip on a sultry day to the
lower partAf 4MCetui-ne.d home,
and .remarked: "I never thought much about
breathing until I 'got to where it was diffi
cult." MIRROR OF YOUR
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- Answer: By no means, reports
Pmfessor Irving W, Stout of State
Teachers College, Milwaukee,
yflt, Eight specially -trained
graduate students interviewed
the parents of 160 "well-adjusted"
pupils in the city schools and
found that they included divorced
persons, couples with the wives
much older than the husbands
and.- vjee versa, mothers who
worked outside the home, etc.
One-fourth of the children were
adopted, and the financial status
of, the parents ranged from pros
perity to being ori relief. Notions
of discipline varied. But all "good
parents" loved their children and
made them feel "wanted.".-,, .
Ar ol1 "goo- points" alike?
Does civilization improve
women's lot?
Answer: Not in the beginning,
anyhow, writes U. R. Ehrenfels in
Eastern Anthropology. Contact
with, comparatively civilized
tribes tends to deprive women ot
the position, of, equality, which
they enjoy among strictly primi
tive peoples. This is equally true
Our Linking Highways
Governor Scott has takep.a practical, and
sound course in working out with Tennessee
needed linking highways. The,rp are several
points between the two states that need link
ing with modern highways, and Governor
Scott has called for the highway heads, en
gineers and two governors to gather around
a conference table and talk the situation over.
Very often the problem of building a high
way within state borders is complicated
enough, but to build highways to link with
other states presented a multiple of problems.
Governor Scott has taken the practical
course in meeting the need, and we feel con
fident that the joint conference will result in
the officials finding the proper solution which
will mean so much to both states.
There are fewer highways connecting
Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennes
see than any other similar heavily populated
area in this state.
Wanted A "Workable" Plan
The North Carolina, automobile dealers
meeting in the annual convention have gone
on record as favoring a "workable" mechanic
al inspection law for the state.
Just how the dealers interpret the word
"workable" is not exactly clear, but appar
ently they mean a practical inspection system
which will be for the betterment of the mo
torist on the highways.
The inspection law as passed in 1949, in our
opinion, was too "rigid" and imposed a hard
ship on motorists.
We realize there is still a lot of opposition
to an inspection law, but we feel most of this
opposition stems from the unfavorable reac
tion of the now scrapped 1949 law.
Many motorists now have their vehicles
checked for their own safety, and a standard
by which all vehicles could be given a similar
check-over, on a sound and practical basis,
would of itself, be good business for the mo
torist, and his fellow travelers,
Opponents of inspection laws argue that
only a small percentage of all accidents are
caused by mechanical defaults; but rather trie
carelessness of drivers. That is agreed, yet on
the other hand, there are some vehicles on
the highways which indirectly cause acci
dents are never so changed with them.
"Clues" Left In Garbage
Recently we published an editorial relative
to the dumping of garbage on the rural high
ways. The practice is uncalled for, and pre
sents a terrific problem for landowners along
some highways.
Our attention has been called to similar
incidents in town, whereby garbage has been
dumped on vacant lots, and in some cases al
most in the street.
The officials have warned about this prac
tice, and if it continues, there are liable to be
some who will find themselves within the
clutches of the law.
One report was that a large quantity of
garbage was dumped on a curb of a vacant lot
in town. The official report said "it appeared
someone had house-cleaned" and dumped all
unwanted garbage out. Such persons take a
big chance on such a practice, because very
often their names appear on hats, on wrap
pings, medicine bottle labels, and can be easi
ly identified.
There might be some folk who forgot to re
move all the "clues" from their garbage that
was dumped on property where it was no
wanted. 1 '-
The proper thing- to oV'is rfot dti nfp "un
wanted garbage on a neighbor.
MIND
By LAWRENCE GOULD
Consulting Psychologist
whether the new culture is ol the
patriarchal (father-ruled) type
or. is one in which descent is
traced only through the mother.
Apparently the more weapons
and skills men acquire, the more
apt thej are to use their knowl
edge to establish themselves in a
position superior to. that. of
women,
Does anger help you to
remember?
Answer: On the whole, yes. The
average person is mbre likely to
remember the times when he was
unkindly or unfaifly treated than
those when he had "nothing to'
complain, of." This is because,
memory unconsciously concen
trates on the experiences which
confirm what we want to believe,
especially about ourselves, and
the average person would rather
believe that he got ahead in, the
world despite obstacles and hard
ships than that luck or his frjends
helped him. You are more likely,
to, recall your boss's scoldings
than the fact that he gave you a
chance to earn promotion.
They'll Do It Every Time
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HlMT'hS I . RSTACMIO-THEU
' ' wViSt "Zs? POIT EVERy TIME
Tmk to Perm Aet
Lr-1 ,va.
Looking BackOverTheY ears
15 YEARS AGO
the Curved Bar at recent
Scout Cour of Awards.
Miss Susie Lee Fisher is
mar-
rled to Robert Chiles Trammel!
Mr, and Mrs. J. E. Massie and
children leave for trip to Holly
wood. Calif.-
Mis. L. E. Perry, formerly of
Ashe'ville,' but now of Dellwood,
entertains Century Club of Ashe
ville at all-day meeting.
General Harley B. Ferguson ar
rives to spend the summer at his
home here.
Little Miss Patsy Gwyn visits
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jones in Ashe,
ville.
Miss Alma JacksoA is. named as
sociate editor of, tho. bimonthly
publication of Western, Carolina
Teachers College,
Master Noble Garrett, Jr., is vis
itnng his grandparents near Frank-lin.
Harry Whisenhunt is recovering
from Injuries received in an auto
mobile accident.
10 YEARS AGO
Ruthie Wagenfeld is awarded
?;Sy MV&$ M EOU
SOCIAL NOTE Mrs. Locke
Craig of Ashevllle was In Raleigh
last week visiting with Mrs. J.
Crawford Biggs. Although a ma
jority of the readers of this column
hardly remember when Craig
was Governor, here his widow is
hale and hearty in this spring of
cured, the South Carolina Legis
lature having put on a sales tax a
few days ago. Georgia also put on
sales tax. this year..
North Carolina was one of the
first states to go into the sales tax
field. This year, 30 of the 48 states
have a sales tax; and Uncle Sam
Is apparently thinking of putting
iai and off on a visit with friends
made while she lived at the Man
on one. Tennessee
sion.
tax. Virginia is still without one.
More and more states are swing
ing away from a tax on land as
the basis for their income and are
COFFEE SIIOPPE Observed in
quiet conversation while waiting
for their lunch in the Sir Walter
Coffee Shoppe last week were all
the State Supreme Court judges
save the too man. cane-swinging
Judge Stacey. He is seldom seen
with his assistants Thpv splrinm
6um HCOVU.V iiuu
come Dracneis,
ly responsive to fluctuations in
business. North Carolina was a
leader in this change and its wis
dom has been amply demonstrat
ed. We aredhe of the very few
states that did not have to raise
taxes this year.
unch outside their own group; and
almost invariably eat their mid.
day meal at the S&W or the Sir
Walter.
Among other prominent people
who may be seen lunching in the
MOVEMENT At a party given
for him last Saturday night by his
former associates ir the State
Banking Commission, Gurncy P.
Hood as casually as tying a shoe
lace announced that a movement
was started .."today' last Satur-dayv-rurging.
him to run for Gov
ernor. His wife seemed more sur
prised than anybody else at the
gathering and chided the former
banking commissioner for not let
ting her in on the surprise.
Joe Wolfe, executive secretary
coffee shoppe almost any day are
Mrs. J. C. B. Ehnnghaus and Mrs.
J. M. Brouahton.
EMPTY HOUSES As service
camps expand, in Southeastern
North Carolina,, the housing' short-1
age increases. Anythine with four
walls and a roof is accentablp
The current issue of Time Maga
zine reports that at Camp Lejeune,
newcomers stopped trying to rent
those empty houses over there."
after it was pointed out tn them
of the N. C. Bankers Association,
that the buildings are used for
training Marine Corps recruits In
the tactics of house-to-house fight
ing. '
mi me nay
what the annual"
bankers in Pinehurst this week
would be concerned
WELCOME MAT DEPT
Speaking of housing, Top Sail
Beach real, estate men down near
Holly Ridge mailed letters to cer
tain folks arpund Raleigh last week
telling them they had been chosen
to receive without cost a parcel of
land, right there on the big pond.
The catch was that reeioipnU nf
the gift had to take the letter to
me Deacn witnin four days to
stake out the claim and receiuo
other conditions for ownership. At
mis writing, nobody to our knowl
edge, has seen, fit to make the trip
TU 1 1 ..... ?: i,
nuiei oir waiter nere is
rendering service men a fine serv
ice. Few of them in Raleigh for
the weekend bring a bag with
them. Custom everywhere of course,
is to require hotel guests not hav
ing suitcases with them to pay
rent in advance. Instead the Sir
Walter Is presenting the service
men with nice cards upon reels.
terlng and letting them pay when
tney check out.
MORE BUSINESS Retail busi
nesses along the North Carolina
South Carolina line for years now
have been losing business to the
Palmetto State because of the fact
that Tar Heels could go just across
the line and buy products without
paying the sales tax.
- By Tinimy Hatlo
Girl
5 YEARS AGO
D. R. Whitman is named com
mander of the local post of the
American Legion, '
Dorothy Martel. is named , edi
tor of "Mountain Echoes", St.
John's High School publication.
Miss Patsy Gwyn is member of
the May Court at Randolph-Macon
College, from which she will gradu
ate next week.
Lt. Jack Richeson arrives for a
ten-day leave at home after 17
months overseas..
GUIs' basketball team of Bethel
scores 653 points against oppon
ent's 461 for this season.
ice
ol the
People
What demonstration given , for
your home club during the past
year has been of the most benefit
to you?
DAI LEY
Mrs. W. D Ketner; "The dem
onstratlSnfrom which I, have de
rived the most benefit was the one
on conversion of oil lamps into
electric lamps. However I believe
that has been over a year ago. Our
workshop on aluminum trays was
the most interesting ohe to me this
year."
now has a sales
Mrs. Will Medford: "The craft
me saies ana in-ict.torl in .r-iftc
These included
wnicn are so sharp
demonstrations on making lamp
shades and rugs and textile paint
ing." Mrs. William Holsten: "I enjoy
the crafts demonstrations more
than anything because I'm inter
ested in crafts but I enjoy every
single demonstration we have. I
only think we should have more
time, because the meeting hours
don't seem long enough. I think
it is a wonderful work for rural
Gurney Hood Saturday riicht set
the .st,age. fprth . chW topk. ofi
conversation, at the four-day meet
ingof the bankers.
Nobody contacted by this column
over the weekend seemed to know
anything about the "movement",
but it could have started down the
outer banks, which are neither par
nor non-par. That's where Hood
has been resting since Scott turn
ed him out as Banking Commis
sioner. Deiore reported on
meeting of the
with. However,
INDIAN LOVE CALL
Rambling 'Rounl
-Bits Of Human Interest Kews
By Frances Gilbert Frazier
How many of us really realize
the age of luxury in which we live!
The younger generation has never
known anything but the comforts
and conveniences with which they
are surrounded. Electricity has
eliminated to a great degree,
household and farm labor, and fur
nished radio and television. Gas
oline has made travel speedy and
effortless. Fine music and enter
tainment are ours for the asking,
while splendid schools and univers
ities develop higher education and
the healthful value ' of athletic
sports( Yet we take all these things
for granted and find time to com
plain. -!- -:- :. ' V
Nothing can exceed the speed
with which the mind travels
when It rets on the wrong track.
Have you a favorite program on
the radio which you faithfully fol
low? And have you hurried
through tasks and conditions so as
to be able to thoroughly enjoy the
trials and' tribulations of the
harassed heroine; or the beauty of
a beloved" symphony? And then the
phone rings and a. social conversa
tionalist jiever stops untllvthe fin
al commercial is on? Or to settle
peacefully and expectantly, then
hear t !...(. r . , .
mat (iUe ,, rnTiJ:-
our coninii . '"ut
sent the- 'll,;,:r!
thk t str.a
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tie Mary IZ'Z'
enthusiast,
peudfrs."
T,he tephone pj,
Pock - nprk,d wlth
made by the sp ked ,
Pannen:Yetainav,;
l' nothing tu do ;
gaged in iKi t
each holt i
he started
carving
the al
ready abused po!e;
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of night "
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liilht
To turn on
stars.
all the
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guage.
Mom tim
women.
Mrs. Will Ratcliffe: : "The work
shop on copper and aluminum was
outstanding to me because it was
something new and most interest
ing. Most; of u$ had- good success
with the articles we made."
Mrs. WjU, Leathern ood; "I be
lieve l got more out of the dis
cussion, of , 'What Every Woman
Should linow Abqut ,Her Husband's
Finances'." .
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DEAE NOAH FELL
WHO l?KWE WITH CM
Mrs. Luther Alien; "The dem
onstration on Salads but all the
demonstrations are good. I enjoy
going to the meetings and always
get some benefit from, them."
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KEMPTON , PA
Mrs. benton Browning; "I think
the demonstration last spring on
home beautificatlon benefited me
the most, It included ideas on in
terior decoration which were of
particular interest to me."
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