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Two ladies got on the subway < and asked me how to get to lower Manhattan They had that nice out-of-town look, so I a- hed them questions?learning thiy were Mrs Jim Gardner and Mrs. Sam Bartee " of Winslaw. Arizona, here for the first time. What did the dislike ? I So many foreigners here, they said.! They liked? The tall buildings which contrasted so much with their level desert lands at home What was the most interesting thing they had seen? A Broadway show called "The Girl in the Pink Tights!" How did they like it? Their impressions were mixed The show was not pink and there were too many tights. 3 Victor Biehm, the radio execu- ' ) five, was sitting next to me at the ( Civil War Round Table and told | of meeting a minister recently who | was introduced to hint as Father j O'Brien. This was not unusual until ] a lady was next presc nted as "Mrs | O'Brien". Victor's eyes popped and ] he was about to protest, when l someone explained that Father ] 3'Brien was a high Episcopalian. 3 Springtime in New York is so different frotn that of the farm Ahich I experienced as a boy that I never cease to wonder at the contrast. Here for miles, one never >ees a blade of grass or a tree, jnless you happen to be on one of ;he main avenues.'Of course the iun is brighter, the sky is bluer ind an occasional bird overhead bespeaks this happy time of the .ear. A walk in Central Park comes Xose to those in the boyhood fields and meadows. But mostly, I guess, spring is in one's heart. 3 My new copy of Who's Who ir \merica is said by the publishers lie A. N. Marquis Company, to bi heir 28th edition. This one ha? biographies of 52 persons who have seen in the book since it first ap seared in 1897. Among these ar> Hernarr MacFadden, now 86 an?' boasting of still being young; Jose' | Uofmann. the pianist; and Edn Wallace Hopper who now, woman ike, omits the date of her birth I SOLID BACK WORK SHOES ? CORK OR LEATHER SOLES ? FULL LENGTH CUSHION INNERSOLE ? LONG WEARING ? COMFORTABLE . ? PRICED RIGHT If Your Work Requires You To He Outside A Lot of the Time, If You Do A Lot of Walking. Or If You Just Naturally Knjoy A Comfortable Work Shoo. You'll Certainly Want A Pair of These ? ALSO AVAILABLE IN OXFORD STYLE Turner's Store Main Street Waynesville ????????????? i SENATOR-TO-BE'S VICTORY SIGN itt. KERR SCOTT raises his hand In a gesture of victory, In Raleigh, after winning North Carolina'.: Senatorial Democratic primary, tantamount 'o election in the southern state. At right is Scott's wife. The victor ?.ti veil as governor from 1949 to 1953 His primary victory over Senator Alton l.ennon It regarded as a triumph for the liberal wing of State Dem .rratir organization. (International Soundpholo) ."rom her Who's Who biography. Louis Bromfield tola here of how he was hired by Samuel Goldwyn, he movie producer, given a sump uous office, a pretty secretary and vas paid a huge salary. But he had no work to do. Time went by, until Inally he felt he had enough. So le went to Goldwyn and demanded hat he be given something to do r else he would leave the job. 'Now. now," said Goldwyn in a "atherly way to the youn? author, 'You shouldn't feel that way. Af 'er all, we hired you for your name. Mr, Bromberg." The peak of his life, Lowell "homas told me, was seeing' the Holy Land. His father, who still *oes to school, attending New York 'Jniversity classes, had told Low -?II about Jerusalem all of his life. So when he arrived there, the "riter-speaker-adventurer at once "Xplored Gaza, home of Delilah, ?vhere Samson pulled down the pil 'ars of the temple; and all the land of Abraham and Lot from Dan to Beersheba. Lowell Thomas came sway with inspiration which he still "onveys to others, a vivid concep 'ion of real religion based upon ?he revered life that was. and meant for (he life that is to be. 3? I don't know her name. Prob ably could not spell it right if I did. She is a Filipino girl in col lege here. And the other morning I met her again, smiling along the street, and she stopped and told me she had passed her exams and was to receve her degree in June. She talked so fast in her nativi tongue that I did not understanc all of what she said. But I did ge from her happy smile and word that soon she would return to he homeland to teach. She obviousl; had a wonderful feeling of satis faction over something importan achieved ? the finest example have seen in this season of thi sweet girl graduates. 3 He was a tourist who likes t< cover as many miles as possibl in a day. They drove on and on the evening wearing on likewise, a they passed motel after motel wit] the "No Vacancy" sign out. At las the little woman remarked, "Well we'll surely find one soon. Peopl are starting to get up." Use the Want AOs for results Library Notes Margaret Johnston County Librarian "BASEBALL" The baseball season has not only ! come to the local parks and lots but to the Library, as well. During the month of June, the Library will feature books, magazines, displays and programs on America's nation al game. Men and boys of all ages, as well as the women and the girls in the family, tpe cordially invited to make use of the Library's books on all phases of baseball. Books have been written about almost every major league club and every major baseball hero of the past and present. There are books that tell you how to watch baseball, how to play it and how to act as an um pire. In addition, there are books that give full information about batting averages, pitching records and league standings. Most of these books can be borrowed for home reading. Group leaders who work with j i children and teen-agers and want to supplement game periods with ' I programs about the history and s j personalities of baseball, as well ^! as sportsmanship and fair play are 1 I urged to make use of the Library's "| collection and to discuss their j projects with the Library staff. All baseball fans and would-be p baseball fans can double their en joyment of the game by using the materials the Library will offer u j during June. Books for all mem e ( bers of the family and for all ages are available Monday through Sat * urday from 9-12 and 1-5 except for Wednesday. Make use of these I books and learn more about the ' game that has become a symbol of e the U.S.A. About one-fifth of the U. S. wheat crop is grown in Kansas. I BOOKER T. ALFORD (center, foreground) Is rowed to safety after being pulled from his car In the Potomac River, Washington. Three other passengers were also rescued from the vehicle, which plunged over a sea wall. Edward Kehoe, 4, was critically injured. (International) I . Bookmobile Schedule !. Tuesday, June 8 < IRON DUFF, CRABTREE-IIYDER I MTN. | < Mrs. E. W. white 8:45- 9:00 1 Grady Davis 9:15- 9:30 1 Helen Sanford 9:45-10:00! Paul Sanford 10:15-10:30 : ' Duckett's Store 10:45-11:00 C. H. Hill 11:15-11:30 Ray Best 11:45-12:15' Matt Davis 12:30-12:45! Troy McCraeken 1:00- 1:30 | Willis Smith 1:45- 2:00 j Woodrow Plemmons 2:15- 2:30 Friday, June 11 WHITE OAK Robert Fisher . 9:15- 9:30 Sam Ledford 9:45-10:00 | ! Matt Teague 10:20-10:40 | Joe Davis 11:00-11:45 Norman Duckett . 12:00-12:30 ; Poindexter Receives WCC Master's Degree C. C. Poindexture. principal and coach of Bethel School, received his Master of Arts degree in Edu cation during commencement exer cises at Western Carolina College last week. Mr. Poindexter, who has been connected with the Canton andI Bethel school systems for a num-! ber of years, holds the A B. and LL.B. degree frojn the University of North Carolina. Elbert Phillips 12:45- 1:00 Teague Williams 1:30- 1:45 Grace Morrow . 2:00- 2:15 j ' After the Spanish conquest of Mexico, historians estimate that! about 300,000 Spaniards entered ^ the country and settled in a popu lation of several million Indians. I inton ARC IqM ?urses In First ? H 'comTuumw TEST TO? WMCHJM r?< All watches repairs! are tested on ? It tells us immeifl what is wrong whj bring your watch I proves toyou that ill when you take it ol ^ J E W I Ll r.: : r-: ? In Television... like Boxing!... PAYS OFF! IT HAS PhotoFower 0 Tops in fringe-area reception. More tubes plus higher pic ture-tuhe voltage. A power-combination that can't be beat! 0 Sylvania TV's powerful circuits assure Full-Depth Pictures with amazing defi nition of all picture-tones. 0 Duiit-in, One-Knob All-Channel UHF VHF Tuning available in all models' REMEMBER ONLY SYLVANIA TV HAS HaloLight When you see the famous Frame of Light around the screen, you too will insist on HALOLIGHT. 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