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Proven Optimism
A financial leader is reported to have told
a group of civic and business leaders once,
"Tell me what your utility companies think
of your community, and I'll tell you the de
gree of prosperity you can expect.
With that in mind, we have tried to ap
ply that yardstick to our own community,
and find the answers highly satisfactory,
and encouraging.
Let's start with electricity. The Carolina
Power and Light Company is constantly ex
panding. Right now they are tripling the
lines to the Maggie area. They are also step
ping up the capacity r>< equipment at the sub
station which serves Waynesville ? going
from 1500 KVA to 2.500. All of this is just
part of their program, which represents
man.v, many thousands of dollars.
Only in recent weeks has the Town of
Waynesville completed a town-wide program
of revising, and increasing the electrical ser
vice. The voltage on the lines have been step
ped up, and many heavier lines installed.
While the power picture has shown a defi
nite optimistic attitude towards the future,
we must add to this the equal optimistic at
titude of the Southern Bell Telephone Com
pany and their extensive growth and expan
sion throughout Haywood. The dial systems
here and in Canton, and now all linked to
gether under a toll-free system.
And within the next 30 days, the new fil
tering plant of the Waynesville water de
partment is scheduled to be completed. This
w ill not only provide a larger volume of wa
ter, but will take care of the heavier de
mands in times of drought.
All this presents an encouraging picture
of the optimism as the utility companies
serving this section show greater faith in
this section.
It's Plural
N'l w maps will designate the place an
North Carolina's Outer Hanks where the
Wright Brothers made the first flight at
Kill Hevil Hills?-very much sounding the
ess. It's a victory for Major J. L. Murphy
of the newly incorporated town of Kill Devil
Hills, who has heen waging a one-man cam
paign for: 1. Designating the site of the first
flight where it actually took place, not at
nearby Kitty Hawk, where the Wrights lived
during their experiments, and, 2. Standard
izing the spelling of Kill Devil Hills?there is
?more r1?one **nd dfine thin-the desig
nated area, although the Wright monument
standi on only one of them. The name of the
monument and surrounding area was offic
ially changed from Kill Devil Hill National
Memorial to Wright Brothers National
Memorial shortly before the 50th anniver
sary of powered flight on December 17, 1953.
We Feel Haywood Needs
A Health Center
This newspaper is elated over the fact that
interest is being renewed in the proposed
health center for Haywood.
On Tuesday night the matter will be dis
cussed at the court house, with Dr. C. C. Ap
plewhite, director of the local health divis
ion, of the State Board of Health leading the
discussion.
Last spring the matter came up here in
Haywood, and much interest was shown, as
the State and Federal agencies offered to
pay 71 per cent of the cost of the $60,000
project, if Haywood would pay the remain
ing 29 per cent or about $18,000.
This newspa|>er expressed deep regret that
the board of commissioners by a two to one
vote last July saw fit to turn down the mat
ter. At the time, this newspaper carried full
statements of each member of the board,
and we ha^e no quarrel with them who saw
the matter in a different light from the way
we saw it.
We are hopeful that our officials can see
their way clear to reconsider and approve
the proposition. Needless to say, the health
center and program will have a direct bear
ing on the lives of every person in Haywood
county.
Haywood has shown substantial growth
and progress in every phase of our economic
life, and throughout the years has made sub
stantial progress in everything undertaken.
As we come now to consider ways and means
of acquiring a higher health standard and
facilities, it appears to this newspaper that
we should proceed at once, and take advant
age of the financial assistance that is so
generously offered.
Rotting Down
About the time Hitler started his era of
agression, contractors began work on a
link of the Blue Ridge Parkway from fioco
Gap towards Rig Witch Gap, Along the scen
ic route there are two tunnels, one near Wolf
Laurel and the other nearer Big Witch.
The tunnels were dug in reasonably soft
earth, and lined with timbers. During the
interval, the seepage of water and lack of
maintenance has caused both tunnels to fall
in, with the possibility of more damage to
come later. This was one of the projects for
which Congressman George Shu ford-was r?r
questing $280,000 from Congress to keep
these tunnels, together with the one at;
Beech Gap in repair, as well as surfacing the
Parkway link from Wagon Road Gap to)
Beech Gap.
The Congress thus far has not shown too
much interest in the project, but should they
look on the ^natter from a practical stand
point, they would see the wisdom of taking
care of the needs now, and not wait until
furtherdamage is done by the continued de
terioration.
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Monday Afternoon. April 12. 19.VI
Funny But!
An Oregon newspaper, the Sherman Coun
ty Journal, has made this apt editorial ob
servation: "Some of the most amusing liter
ature in America is now being published. We
refer to the announcements of candidates.
Funniest is he who promises (itself futile)
great social reforms and reduced expendi
tures and lower taxes."
The trouble is that there's nothing funny
almut the influence of this on the country.
That kind of political buncombe was largely
responsible for our present financial night
mare. And it's the kind of politic? that could
ruin us economically?which is the dearest
hope of our enemies.
Tlicv ll Do If Every Time ?******* By Jimmv Hatlo j
S^cETy MINTS AND WARNINGS ARE
PREACUED ByMR.PLIERS-ESPECIALiy
ON TME SUBJECT OP OVERLOADING W1RES
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Voice of the
People
Do you think Haywood County
nerds a new public health center?
Mrs. Fred Plott, Fairview Rd ,
Plott Creek "Well of course we
need one. 1 have used the Health
Department many times in the past
when my children were young and
I don't think it is big enough to
accommodate the needs of the
county."
Mrs. Bill Prevost. Country Club
Dr., Waynesville?"By all means
We not onlv need'a health center
but several more nurses and a per
manent health officer. It is im
probable that we can get a doctor
to tdke this post until we get bet-1
ter quarters and facilities and have
more operating funds available
Just two nurse's and two sanitation
officers try to take care of every
thing?blood tests, chest x-rays,
immunization shots, pre-natal and
well-baby clinics, home nursing, in
spection of the more than 5.000
private water supplies in the coun-,
ty. of spectic tank installations,
supervision of market milk, meat
markets and food handling estab- i
lishments. I wonder if the public !
realizes that 11,800 people receiv
ed service in the clinic last year
and 9,000 more were seen in
schools.
Z. W. Curtis, pharmacist, Curtis
Drug Store, Main St.. Waynesville
?"I don't know enough about it to
comment and I believe most of the
general public is in the same boat."
Hoxsie Griswold, owner Plott
Cafe. Maggie Valley?"I sure do
think it's needed. The prevailing
crowded conditions warrant it. The i
work that has Been and is being
done is probably as good as can be
with the funds and space they have
but the health of our community
is of prime importance and worthy
of some sacrifice. I've used the
Center considerably and have al
ways gotten fine service."
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD
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Looking Back Over TheYears
20 YF.ARS AGO
Mrs. Jack Messer, president of
the Haywood Council of Parent
Teacher Association, and Mrs. E.
K. Herman alti nd Slate PTA Con
vention in Durham.
Mrs Ralph Prevost is honored
at a birthday party given by Mr.
and Mrs. Colin Mcinness in their
home on Brown Avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Connatscr of
Clyde spend Sunday with the lat
ter's mother Mrs. ,1. M. Noland.
J. R. Morgan attends meeting of
trustees of Mars Hill College.
10 YEARS AGO
Pastors of Haywood exchange
pulpits for Sunday morning in a
"Fellowship Hay Program".
Lt. Jack F. Hogan returns to J
this country after making fifty j
missions over enemy territory.
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Clifford Brown is county man-'
ager for Gregg Cherry, candidate
for governor.
Pvt. J. B. Slier, infantry divi
sion, arrives in North Africa.
Miss Nannette Jones attends
wedding of her niece. Miss I,ura
Laverne Crary, in Wilmore, Ky.
5 YEARS AGO
Maggie citizens are against
changing name of their commun
ity.
Ernest Edwards is named com
mander of the American Legion.
Mrs. Reuel Noland entertains at
a shower honoring Miss Kathryn
Noland, bride-elect of William D.
Hyatt. ?
Mrs. Newton Cook of Ports
mouth. Va. is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Felix Stovall.
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Donald Dunham arrives from
Jacksonville, Fla., for the summer
I season.
Highland Flings . . .
By BOB CONWAY
Staff Writer
About this time each year a lot
of people around these parts are
suffering from tit love, <2? spring
fever, or t3"> both.
If you're a man and in love,
about all you can do is <1> plead
for mercy i2> join the Army, or
>3> marry the girl. iThese last two
courses of action are considered
somewhat drastic.!
If you're a member of the fe
male species and have been bit
' ten bv the love bug. you can (It be
coy. <2> la- charming, <3i -issue an
ultimatum.
However, if the diagnosis indi
cates that you arc merely a victim
of spring fever, you can find relief
by <!> going fishing, <2* climbing
trees. <3> running up and down a
hill, barking like a dog. or <4> run
ning for office.
The above home remedies are
amazingly effective for most peo
I pie. But if you happen to be a
newspaper reporter, you may find
yourself itching to write a column
as we are now doing iOf course, if
you are still wearing your long
handles, your itching may not be
purely literary.!
Anyhow, after pressing the
search for truth through rain,
sleet snow, and fog of winter (like
Joe Fridav. we just want to get the
fact*!, we have romp to the spring
season?when it's time to go mean
dering over the typewriter keys
in a quest not for fact! hut for
fancy
In past years ? in Kentucky.
Ohio, and in England and Franco?
we have tossed around a few bon
mots without having too many
fatalities resulting therefrom.
And so unless there are any ob
jections from the rash rustomers.
we'd tike to oresent a new column,
"Highland Flings".
It mav not make mu-h sense, hut
it won't srare you ouite a? much as
reading about the H-bomb
We will attempt to include as
many local Items as possible in
"Meanderinps," but since events
thousands of miles from here do
have their effect on the people of
Haywood Countv. we'll feel free to
comment on nearly any subject.
And while we'll always he look
ing on the bright side, we won't
turn our back on the sad side.
Are you all set? O. K , let's
have our fling.
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We don't like to he critical of
another newspaper, hut we can't
help mentioning that the Raletrh
News and Observer this week pull
ed one of the worst errors we're
ever seen in anr newspaper?es
pecially a larger publication.
In the caption under g picture
of North Carolina's Cherry Blos
som Oueen candidate with Ken
tucky's candidate and Chief Jus
tice of the I'nited States Farl War
ren. the former governor of Cali
fornia was identified as "Chief
Justice Fred Vinson". The paper
went on to sav that the winning
girl was from the same state as
Chief Justlee Vinson (Kentucky).
Is it possible that a Washington
photographer is unaware that Jus
tice Vinton died last year, and was
replaced by Warren? |
The creaks and wheezes you hear
each evening are coming from the!
Wavnesviile High School hall dia
mond where the Hazelwood team
is getting back into shape again
(But the hoys can hit: they were
sending Billy I.eatherwood's offer
ings for a long ride Wednesday af
ternoon.
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Wavnesviile people aren't too
eoneerned with the first robin.
What we're looking for is that first
tourist.
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It appears that it'll be another
month yet before blacktopoing
work gets under way on the I.ako
Junaluska-Canton four-Inner.
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Mollis Price of Jonathan Creek
was the object of envious eyes
Wednesday morning when he was
showing his 24'M-ineh rainbow
trout to other anglers . . . said he
eaught it on Jonathan Creek be
tween Dell wood and Waterville
Dam.
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After a man had shaken his hand
in a drugstore the other day. one
,of the county commissioners com
mented: "I don't know who the
euy is. but he must be a can
didate."
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Sign on the hark of a car at
Charlie's Place Friday night:
"Don't Blame Me?I Voted Demo
cratic."
It's A Big Thirst
MONTEREY PARK. Calif. tAP?
? Quenching the thirst of 47
swelling cities that contain more
than a fourth of the total popula
tion of the 11 western states is the
never ending task of the Metro
nnlitan Water District of Southern
California.
Newest undertaking is the Gar
vey reservoir in the foothills bor
dering this Los Angeles suburb.
It involves moving 3.600.000 cubic
vards of earth. When completed in
lflr>5 the reservoir will have a ca
pacity of 489 million gallons of
water piped from the Colorado
1 River
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Bits Of Human Interest \ew
By Frances Giibert Frazier
The church circle had held a very p
Abee. and the ladies were chatting w ^
served. Little Mary had done her part in
was now circulating amongst the guests. She i , froa
Bebee who was saying: "Oh my. ves! We a
new pool We were afraid it would lake t
plentv of room to hang out our bathing su Mj, ?
been listening attentively, shrilled out act- n ^
ish treble:: "Oh Mommic. i that the p. ^
Bebee hangs outt?"
No matter how tender our toes are ?h. ? leniwd
never seem to realiie the other fellow m.n ,
An icy fear grips our being as we learn of
China mix-up. A third world war seems >
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spectre and reaching out gigantic hand in .?
us in the seething cauldron over the fier\ t
Lives, so precious to all of us, are to- ??
destruction as one would lightly cast in a 1
fire. To most of us. it is a little hard to or
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pected to take sides with the inevitable
arise between countries actuated by greed
It has been proven too often that we
cat
heavv end of the load, and are the bn" .
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time. We have always been a happy, healtt ?
this state of affairs will be dissolved in^o <' ,
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tion.
Some people use a ladle to dish it out 'mf - tt ki it.(
in a silver spoon.
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In a week Easter will be over and \w- . ,
the summer just ahead. In almost tin f!; ,,
mountainsides will drop their winter L-.-ub i
colo'rs, using a verdant background. Di.i I
softer, lighter. The blue of the sky will deepi ? ll3
rise with a buoyancy of joyousncss mi- ? \..f
new1 friends will mingle with the return
Sun suits, slacks and hoseluss less will \l
the lilt of happv birds will fill Ihe air Sue 1,
kiting for shelter, only to allow the sun to l> ,u j
When twilight lulls the' busy world to re-1, t . , !
laid dormant throughout the day will ill :?
ders, and all will be right with the world.
Ah, welcome Spring! Our voices r;itP
Paeons of love and "ongs of pr.-v
Letters To The Editor
FIRST THINGS FIRST
OR
REGARDING ORIGINS
Editor, The Mountaineer:
Governor Adlai Stevenson in a
recent address in Charlotte re
| marked that it is good to return to
| beginnings, speaking of his return
to North Carolina; and an article
in a recent issue of your paper
titled: "Archives Planned By As
sembly." has stirred the same feel
ing within me: "It is good to get j
back to b. i '?
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- MARCH OF EVENTS ;-==
Intra - Governmental Fuss I Monroe Once CHosed
Not New in Washington | Secretory Out With'
Special t'i Central Pr>
WASHINGTON?Washington observers i : y"
American history for an intra , overm
pares with the current one between Army Si : :
and Senator Joseph R. McCarthy.
Some recall that President James Monn ? ? : J
chased his secretary of war. William H. Cra 1
the White House with a pair of-castiron fire t ?
Others point out that Andrew Jackson !',!u
??- v hen its members directed 111 1
at pretty Peggy O'Neal, tf
who married John Eaton, . w
Cabinet wife.
Still others recall th? > ?
Harold Ick< s, then seen '
Ex-Senator Millard Tydi: M ;
the appointment of Edwin : 01
oilman, to be secretary of
Opposition to the I 'a til* y <^
to have coat the self-st.vh'd < :
job. However, many doubt t) .-viitM
performances can stand i '
McCarthy fight for purity 1
President Monroe swinging verbal style.
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? CONGRESSIONAL "TAKE-HOME" T VV TN ' i
Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's union b< . ?
to the proposed wage increase for members of <' " ^
To alleviate their "plight," the 1LWU pro;
away" for each member of the Senate and 11 ''
the lawmaker and his family can consume fr
stockpile of surplus foods?grain, milk, dried ? ? '
batter and potatoes. n tlic f
The ILWU contends this also would help p-1"
ment's surplus stocks. j j>.i
In a statement of policy inserted in the ( l,,*.:
Senator William Langer (R), North Dakota, t {<i
that with these foodbaskels, plus their present ^ # j
the congressmen should managed through the n< *t )
proposed $250 a week wage increase.
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? FARM PRICE SWITCH-The Eisenhower '
ently switched signals on the farm program wl
the program of Agriculture Secretary Ezra T 't r;
The measure, introduced by Senate Agrict ' 1 rf1(
D. Aiken (R), Vermont, provided for a switch . p
ports to a flexible system with no provision : d
National Grange andAhe Farm Bureau federate
consistent supporter of Benson, immediately p' .,tl
Benson had previously indicated that he w>".i i
drop of from 90 to 75 per cent of parity. How. f ' c ^
drop on butter and a spokesman for his drpar' 1 ' t;c jd
similar drops will occur in wheat and cotton if the
adopted.
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? CHANGE OF MIND?A I.MOST?The recent
the House chamber almost, but not quite. <
Rep. Usher L. Burdick (R), South Dakota, to
? pay raise for congressmen. f
Burdick, who has been bluntly outspok' 1 a ?,?
the proposal to hike legislative pay as recommend"1
hy a presidential commission, told his constitm "ts ^ ^
that the electrifying incident almost convm :lt
tote a gun when he appears on the House floor so th#t '
back at would-be aaaasaine -
He concluded However, if I have to add .?>>?' ' J
duties, perhaps there should be a raise in my I O 1 JvU
" be, so 111 have to continue to oppose it.".