1 THE WAYNESVILLE MOUNTAINEER
II VFW
festival
Bal Canton VFW
? be held at the
Ht ? p.m. on July
Hdcr the sponsor
Kds-Clark-Metser
?terans of Foreign
?I he divided in
kier divisions for
Bdual contests in
Euck dancing, tap
E dancing, string
In io picking, sing
In tel. trio, duet.
It\ contests and
I in square danc
Kiooth, clog, and
Mil be made avail
leams that do not
[ music, but par
lei: asked to make
Ih C. C. Poindex
lector, instead of
r said that prizes
to winners in'the
i and invited all
Carolina entertain
ite. All entrants
he nature of their
d division, he add
ierving
In Germany
Umvlnrcnn can
I Robert Henderson,
arrived in Land
for duty with the
?venth Army form
the strong cordon
nse forces stretch
U. S. Zone of
rho entered the
?y. 1953. is a mem
Surgical Hospital.
WINNERS?Dr. J. Frank Hammett, Jr.. president
of the Haywood Medical Society, is shown here
passing out checks to the three winners in the
recent essay contest sponsored by the society. The
three winners are all seniors of H'TIIS Left to
right: Jessie Alexander, Jeanne Bradley, and
Barbara Davis. The essay subject: "Why The
Private Practice of Medicine Furnishes This
Country With The Finest Medical Care". The
awards were made at a chapel program Tuesday
morning.
(Mountaineer Photo).
Uncle Abe Tells 0! Five
Years As A 'Sirkit Rider'
By UNKLE ABE
To satisfy John Queen 'the S'
licitor? Walter Hollingsworth, Zimri
Messer, Mrs. Jarvis Chambers. Mrs.
Kuth Kelley, Nath Rogers, Ward
Kirkpatriek. Mrs. William M. WulfT
and a host of others. Unkle Abe has
de-sid^d to drap in a few of the old
'riginal stuff?with the Editui"s
konsent, o'eourse. Not pattin' my
self, but John says he likes my
use of words <the plainer and fun
nier the better i and Ward says he
gits a "big kick" un the head
o'eourse,* ever' time.
ON SWEET GUM SIKK1T
They fust sent me to the Sweet
Gum Sirkit in Gravham county.
That was in 1918. The preecher
had got so thin the year befoar
that he swore he woodn't go back
?so they up an' sent a still thin
ner man. yores trool.v. Jist why
I was called on to be the sacer
fishal ram I've never larnt?kaze
1 had indigeschun, himroids an'
hay feever at the time. Howsumev
er, 1 tride to think the good Lord
sent me; but a'terw irds I had seer
ous douts?as you will see why.
Instid o' gettin' better I took
lumbago from preechin' so hard at
the biggest sinners an' also took
a bad case o' insomny, an' drinkin'
theyer log-rollin' coffy.
STEPS OVER THE HAWGS
Well, the fust 2 or 3 days I
spent gittin' a-quainted with tne
peeple. kleenin' up the parsonige.
an' steppin' over the hawgs in the
street as I'got a-quainted tl went
aroun' the cows*. I preecht in
town on the fust Sunday a'ter ar
rivin'. I remember tellin' the con
gergashun I thought we was a-goin'
to hit it up jist right; that I was a
little thin an' weak fhavin' just
! come right out of a news paper
otfisi, but thought the ecksersize of
walkin' up an' down theyer bew
tiful streets?plus thuer good rash
uns would do the trick. 1 saw the
mayor nod his head; but some of
tor wimmen looked at one anoth
er, seemed like, with grave fore
bodein's.
I take this from my direy (chang
ed tense? for the 2nd Sunday. I
started out on "Ol' Preecher," lor
Dock's Chapel, 'bout 9 o'clock with
him books an' Bible in saddle bags.
Now Ol' Preecher was the dark
i roan that all Ihe Sirkit Riders had
rid to theyer 'pintments since about
16(10. That hoss knowed all the
trails an' near cuts to Bee Log.
Dock's Chapel, Sweet Water, etc,
so all we had to do was saddle an'
straddle an' then say "Bee Log.
Ol' Boy" (K'rinstance*? an' he was
o(T Oh. yes. we got lost in the
pullpit sometimes, but never on
Ol' Preecher.
MISCUEEF BOYS MOCK
Well, as I started to say: I
hadn't got but a little cHstence that
niornin'?I had got to the last
stanzy of "In The Weet By an'
By." when a passel of mischeef
i ooys. playin' at a barn near the
road, run out a-mockin' me. yes sir
eel
"In the Swe-eet by an' by"?then
they lalTed big an' loud. Well. I
didn't do a thing but check the
hoss an' give 'em a peece of my
mind. I was so mad at fust I
started to tell them yunguns what
I that?but rememberin' I was
now a preecher (not a news paper
mani I checked my self jist in
time. But I told 'em if they
didn't have enny re-speck for me
I an' Ol' Preecher they orter have
j some for the Lord's day an' so
forth. Then I rode on?but very
much de-prest, down cast an' flab
bergasted.
TAKES I P THE COLLECKSHDN
When 1 got to Dock's Chapel
thar was 'bout 25 out?countin' the
3 or 4 houn dawgs. I'de say thar
Wuz 15 in the church; the rest an'
the dawgs on the outside wuz a
whittlin' an' shootin' the bull?
jist the men I meen, not the dawgs.
I don't remember what 1 preecht
on that day; but. like most preech
ers, 1 do remember 'bout the col
leckshun. When I had finished 1
turned to the Steward an' axt him
if he had "a word to say"?that's
jist a nice way of say in', "Take up
the colleckshun. please." The
Steward got up. lookt down at the
flore to git his bearin's, then sed:
"Now, the brother has come an'
preecht for us an' you know he
has to live ''Amen, Brother!', I
shouted' , an' I think he has a
iam'ly ''Whole house ful', I sed'.
so now le's make him up a little
snmp'in" CUh-o!' this to myself '
Then he took up his hat an' went
aroun'?a few nickles an' dimes,
one quarter, maybe. Next he stuck
his hat an' hed out at the winder
toward the whittlers an' dawgs: "If
tliar's enn.vbody out here," he sed,
"that want's to give sump'n to the
preecher, come an' drap it in the
hat."
I went to Dock's Chapel onct a
month. But the congergashun j
drapt down to 'bout 12 or 15 a'ter
that?o(T about half, since that half
'jncloodin' the dawgs' a'ter they'de
seen the preecher one time was
satisfied.
IIOENZOLLERN SPEECHES
Well, this bein' 1918. when ever'
persun was s'pozed to do his bit j
?and the preechers, too, had to '
gil war-minded an' make fight in' j
speeches, I jined in. I made two
of three tirades vs. the Hoenzol
lern outfit of Germany and Prussia.
'Course. 1 didn't know zaekly what |
"Hoenzollern. infurnal Natsyism. |
Armageddon." an' so forth went,
but big effurts seemed to call for (
big, impressive words; so I perc
eedefl to sprinkle 'em in along-like
pepper an' salt till we could all
wen we wuz goin to have a
new addishun to the house ? I meen
to the fam'ly, here in Wa.vnesville
purty soon; so 1 wuz haltered 'twixt
2 'pinions, dewty to home an' dewty
to the Sweet Gum Sirkit. Al
reddy I wuz bein' torn with frus
trashun an' anxietty in daytime
an' with insomtiy an' night mares
at night. So 1 left the Sweet Gum
mne month short> to the haWgs.
eows, whittlers-?an' whatever else
the fates might bring.
But I consold mysef by thinkin':
1 at least done better than Ol'
Joany done: 1 went an' tride- an'
besides .loany didn't have diseazes
like I've got.
(Nex' week. In the Cow Paster
Sit ket.)
Keep a jar of dried basil on your
kitchen herb shelf. It gives won
derful flavor to meat pies, slews,
soups and any dishes in which to
mato is used.
Library Notes
Murxarrt Johnston
County Librarian
The following films will be avail
able at the Haywood County Pub
lic Library on Monday, May 17
lune 11:
1. Families First?17 minutes,
sound, black and white. By a se
quence of everyday episodes in the
lives of two contrasting families,
this film demonstrates the causes
;>f tensions, frustrations, and anti
social attitudes, and shows oppo
site results of affection, achieve
ment and harmonious personality
adjustment.
2. Forest Conservation ? 11
minutes, sound, color. How fire and
over-cutting of timber have caused
soil erosion. Eroded soil in a flood
ed river clogs a reservoir, destroy
ing a community's water supply
How good forest practice would
have prevented the widespread
damage, and remedial measures
which must be used.
3. India: Pakistan and The
Union of India?17 minutes, sound,
black and white. This film portrays
the ways in which tradition, land,
and climate have shaped the ways
of life in India and Pakistan.
4 I.ce Robert E.: A Background
Study?15 minutes, sound, color.
Lee is studied first as a Virginian,
a devout Christian Who was forced
to decide between his home and
the Union he loved: then, as a bril
liant strategist and beloved com
mander who stood "cause, country,
and all"?a man whose integrity
of principle, even in defeat, set an
example for the New South and for
future generations of all the na
tion.
5. Mental Health?12 minutes,
sound, black and white Defines
good mental health, describes its
attributes, and discusses its impor
tance to the individual and to so
ciety. Illustrates symptoms of men
tal ill-health, defining such terms
as neurosis and psychosis. Ex
plains the basic structure of the
personality, and suggests various
ways in which mental health can
be maintained and improved
6. !\J y r a lless 10 minutes,
sound; black and white. Excellent
close-ups show her technique to
such an extent that the film has
the added appeal of not only bring
ing to the screen great music and
a flawless technical display for the
lover of the classics but it should
prove a welcome contribution to all
music appreciation -groups.
taste 'ein, yes sir-eel
EAST YVAYNKSVILI.K Baptist Church, just a revival will begin there Sunday,
little more than a year old is steadily growing. A
East Waynesville Baptist
Church Made Progress
In Little Over One Year
The East Waynesvllle Baptist
church lias grown and shown much
progress since it was organized in
February, 1953.
Beginning Sunday, the church
will start revival services, with
Rev. A. C. Moody, of Lenoir, the
visiting evangelist, and Rev. Hub
ert Shope, Jr.. is pastor.
The East Waynesville Baptist
church began in December, 1952,
when the Haywood Baptist As
sociation set up a pro-fabricated
mission station in the community.
i ndcr the leadership of Rev,
Elmer Greene, Associational Mis
sionary, and others, a mission
school was started on the 14th" of
the month, with Earl Mashburn.
as superintendent, and 11 present.
The same week, the group of
local leaders, in conference with
others, named Rev. Hobert Shope,
Jr., a member of the Ridgeway
Baptist church in Buncombe, and
a student at Fruitland Baptist
Bible Institute as pastor of the
Missoin Sunday School.
Interest and attendance grew,
and on February 22. 1953, a group
of Haywood pastors, together with
members of the Mission School
met to organize a regular mission
ary Baptist church.
The group heard a report of the
progress of the church and voted
to proceed with the organization.
Articles of faith and the church
covenant was read, and unanimous
ly voted by. the candidates for
membership in the church. Those
joining hy letter included: Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Mashburn, Mr, and Mrs.
Wade Brown. Mr. and Mrs, Ran
som Galloway, Betty Galloway,
Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Shope, Jr..
Sharon Shope. Mrs. Alice TJndcr
vood, Mrs. Jack Nelson, and Mrs.
Clarine Sisk.
These 13 formed the original or
ganization. Olhers who joined
when the formal Invitation was
issued included Mr. and Mrs. G F.
rimbes. Harold Jenkins, and Mrs.
Mack Robinson. Those received
for baptism, included: Mrs Rob
ot Galloway, Jack Nelson. Joe
David Sisk. Barbara Sisk and
Mack Robinson
The group decided on the name
I 2
of E a s I Waynesville Baptist s
Church', and on March 14, Rev. Mr.
Shape was ordained as pastor, and v
Wade Brown, and Harold Jenkins c
as deacons. c
v In June of the same year the old s
community building on Woodland }
Drive, in fast Waynesvillo, was (
purchased from the trustees, and j
the church moved from the Mis- |
sion Station into the Present build
ing.
The Sunday school enrollment |
has increased to 7(>. with an aver- |
age attendance during April of 60. ]
Want Ads bring quick results
Jvt. Calhoun In Basic
['raining At Ft. Jackson
Private Fred B. Calhoun, Jr.,
on of Mrs. Fred B. Calhoun., Sr.,
03 North Main St., Waynesvllle,
ias been assigned to Company A,
!8th Infantry Regiment, Fort Jack
on, S. C., for basic training.
He will spend the next eight
reeks learning the fundamentals
if being a soldier. This in
ludes class room lectures in
iqch subject* as military courtesy,
ind first aid, and combat field
jroblems involving the use of the
VI-1 rifle, which he will learn to
fire on various ranges.
After eight weeks of training
with the 101st Airborne Infantry
Division, the trainee is given a
bout 14 days leave. He may return
here for eight more weeks of in
fantry training, or he may be as^
signed to one of the many Army
schools.
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I QUEEN'S FARM
Frontage)
ATE I) 2 MILES WEST OF WAYNESV1LLE ON SOCO GAP ROAi)
?perty is ideal for Business and Residential homes, being on both sides of the highway.
It will pay you to attend this sale.
TURDAY, MAY
A. M. OR SHINE ^
1/3 cash. Balance 1-2-5 years.
P?r you to drive out and look this property over, ? W W
and be with us on day of s?lr. m|
ih will be served by ladies of the church.
SALE CONDUCTED BY
WEST & GOSSETT
LAND AUCTION
COMPANY
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For-Further Information Srr
Rryan I), Mcdfnrd. Ixtral Agrnt.
You Are Cordially
Invited To Attend
OPEN HOUSE
at the
WAYNESVILLE ARMORY
* 4
In Observance Of
ARMED FORCES DAY
Saturday, May 15, 1954
1 to 4 P. M.
Tank Company, 120th Infantry
NORTH CAROLINA NATIONAL GUARD
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