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TODAY'S BIBLE VERSE j ?
Editorial Pae;e of The Mountaineer
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?Psalm* 119:25. .
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\ New iMoney Making Crop ?
Aromatic Tobacco
ll$4*e is a great opportunity for the farm
?rs of Western North Carolina. An article
jy Mr. J. A. Few in the December issue of
.he Farmers Federation News gave many of
;he facts ubout this crop. It appears that if
jroper equipment is secured and if proper
:are is given in the growing and curing, a
rross income of $700 or more per acre may .
>e obtained. This is the kind of crop that
many a farmer in Western North Carolina
las been looking for.
Tho experimental work on the crop has
icen done by Duke University and by the ex
ension services and experiment stations of
south Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Its practicality has been proven by farmers
older actual farm conditions. This crop
seems well adapted to our mountain countie.*.
It has these advantages:
1. High cash return per acre. If the crop
is well cared for, a cash return of $700 per
acre is a conservative estimate. New methods
:>f growing aromatic tobacco make this look
like a very promising crdp. Improvements in
aromatic production include the use of auto
matic transplanters, curing on wire reals in
stead of the string method, the use of heat
in the curing process, and the numerous
shortcuts in baling the leaves. The use of
artificial heat removes a lot of the risk in
volved in curing the leaves resulting in a
much higher quality leaf that invariably
brings a higher price. Growers using these
curing units have averaged more than $1.00
l>er pound during the past several years. The
leaves are small, and little strenuous labor is
required. So youngsters in their teens can do
lots of the work.
2. No fear of over-production. There is a
demand for many millions of pounds of aro
matic tobacco right here in the United States.
Very little of this aromatic tobacco is being
produced at the present. So here is a crop
with no danger of overproduction in the near
future.
3. No allotment required. There is no allot
ment required for the growing of aromatic
tobacco. Many a farmer in the mountains
M ould like to grow burley tobacco, but it has
been impossible because he could not get an
allotment. This is a chance to get in on the
ground floor of the growing of aromatic to
bacco/
4. IV is a summertime crop, and the market
is in August and September and the full cash
retur^ comes in the summer.
5. This crop can be grown on comparatively
poor Boils. That is, the farmer can use his
best bottoms for growing corn and other
crops End grow aromatic tobacco on his poor
er soils. It would be well to get the advice
of thQ county agent on the location for the
crop. The market opens the first of August.
?farmers Federation News.
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Monday Afternoon. January 21, 1955
Is There To Be No End?
Somehow or other we had never even
thought of "toll road" and the Blue Ridge
Parkway in the same breath, but here it is,
with plans to make motorists pay a special
fee for the use of this wonderful scenic high
way that was built with their tax dollars in
the first place.
We have never cared for toll roods or toll
bridges anyway, whether government owned
or privately owned. There is just something
about paying a fee for the privilege of driv- j
ing about this wonderful country of ours, 1
that goes against the grain. Yet in the case
of super highways or bridges constructed by
private money, we can understand the neces
sity of a toll until the state or federal govern- j
ment buys it or builds another to answer
the same purpose. But charging a motorist
a toll for driving along a scenic highway
which his tax money paid for m t^p, first
place seems to us to be the height or some
thing or other. ?
As we understand a story concerning this
scenic toll business, the tourist who perhaps
is from a distant place will be taxed with ap
proximately as much for one trip as the more
or less local resident will be taxed all year
around. Yet the tourist from distant states?
whether it be Florida or California ? has
paid equally for the road's construction, for
federal money went into its building.
Seems to us it is about time to call a halt
to taxing everything in sight. We'll all agree
that taxes are needed, and we pay our Income
tax and various other levies without more
than normal grumbling. But looks like here
of late that there is never going to be any end
to the tax on different things. And when
they start using a person's money with which
to build something and then charge him a fee
to use that which his money built, they are
going too far.
But we reckon there will never be an end
to it. In our own State they are hollering for
more tax on cigarettes, which have for years
borne one of the heaviest taxes of anything
around. And they are muttering through
their beards about a tax on soft drinks, al
though we don't know how they figure any
one is going to drop five and 3/4 cents in a
slot machine.
Taxes are necessary, and if it takes a tax
on this or that commodity, then we suppose
we'll have to go along. But when they go to
charging a fee to see the scenic grandeur that
God meant to be free to all, then we're ready
to kick like blazes.?Elkin Tribune.
From Ranch To Tabic
Pork used to be the consumers favorite
meat in this country. But two years ago beef
took over the leadership, and its sales now
lead those of pork by a substantial margit>.
We Americans have, happily, become con
ditioned to having any cut of beef available
whenever we want it. All we have to do is
walk to the butcher shop and make our
choice. Nothing is simpler. But the produc
tion and distribution machine which sees to
it that those cuts of beef are waiting for us
is far from simple.
A feature story in a recent issue of Life
shows the major steps involved in getting
beef to the consumer. It observes, "To satis
fy the demand for more and better-grade
beef the meat industry has evolved a compli
cated but smooth flowing production line."
First comes the rancher, who sells his steers
to an agency man. Then they are sold to the
feeder, who keeps them on concentrated ra
tions for five or six months, during which
time they gain two pounds a day. Next the
commission man enters the picture, buying
the fattened steers and selling them to the
packers. Packers butcher and process the
meat, and then it goes to the retailer, the
final link in the chain between ranch and
dining table.
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By John P. Brady, news editor of The Franklin Press
Looking Back Through The Years
" - ~ ??-? ? ??? * . r> A T? f- ?r<A
20 YEAKS AW
Roosevelt Ball is planned as bril
liant social event at Canton High
School.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rose arrive
from Cincinnati to visit the latter's
parents' Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Smath
ers.
Fred and Haul Martin go to At
lanta for convention of Frigidaire
dealers.
W. A. Hyatt, chairman of the
board of commissioners, goes to
Raleigh to attend conference re
garding legislation for the county.
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Hazel wood Cannery will double
capacity according to J. E. Barr.
general manager.
2nd Lt. Paul W. McElroy is
awarded silver navigation wings
and commission in the graduating
class at Selman Field. Monroe. J.a.
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Siler observe
25th wedding anniversary.
Miss Sarah Louise Leatherwood
accepts government position in
Louisville, Ky.
O x rtuu
] Ten rural road-paving projects
t are approved.
The Mountaineer receives three
awards in semi-weekly divisions of
North Carolina Press Association's
annual contest for 1949.
Dwight WfMiams receives the
award as 1949 state champion corn
grower.
Miss Julia Ann Calhoun cele
brates 16th birthday with a party.
Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Prevost go
to New York.
Highland Flings
lly Bob Conway
If a toll is placed on the Blue
Ridge Parkway in May, the action
probably won't force many users
of the mountain highway into bank
ruptcy.
But we'll all lose something
| more valuable than money?free
dom, that is?when one of the few
remaining "open roads" in this
country goes under the surveillance
of the toll collectors.
The wonder of the Parkway lies i
not only in the wonderful highland
panoramas it opens up, but also in
the fact that motorists can enjoy j
this beauty without distraction!
of trucks, billboards, roadside
joints, red lights, and stop signs.
The Parkway is designed solely
for recreation?in contrast to oth
er highways which serve as race
tracks, advertising mediums,
freight routes, and. too often, death
traps.
All Americans love freedom, but,
somehow, this intangible heritage
has seemed to be most highly priz
ed in the mountains of this na
tion.
For instance, there's the motto
of West Virginia?"The Mountain
State"?which proclaims in l^atln
"Montanl Semper Liberi" ("Moun
taineers are always free".)
The freedom and the simplicity
of the Blue RidCe Parkway are en
tirely in keeping with the spirit
of the North Carolina and Virginia
mountains. Tolls would mean the
end of the last remaining "open
road" in this part of the country.
o
Although tolls are essentially dis
tasteful Western North Carolini
ans prnbahlv would agree to pay
ing them IF it were assured that
?he monev collected would be used
for the maintenance and further
drvetapmnet of the Parkwav.
But since such collections would
have to go Into the government's
"general fund." our dollars mav
hist as easilv be used to finance a
Senate Investlratlon of hrvenile dc
Unauenev in Vpner Tanganyika.
Collecting a toll Into the Great
Smokies Mountain National Park
would not be too great a task, bnt
On the Blue ltidre Parkwav, with
Its many entrances, theljoh would
become extremely difficult for
Parkway employes and Irritating
to motorists.
lJfe is ardnons enough these
days without subjecting ourselves
to further romoHcations and
harassment, let's hang on to the
one of the few really free thing*
remaining.
Keep the Parkway free!
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Recently a W^ygQvilU man. de
spite strennonf oBjjklfTons from his
?at .nn -
wife, had a television set delivered
to his home,,,
The next day he came home from
a day at the office and found, for
the first time in his memory, that
there w-as no supper waiting for
him.
What had his wife been doing
all day? you guessed it. They'll do ,
it every time! i
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Which reminds us of another
man who came home and asked his 1
spouse: "What's on the television
set tonight?"
Wearily she replied: "Dust."
Noise Pays Off !
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP> ? If
you have to break, into her house
to talk to ~a:girl, don't be stealthy
about it.
Lester Peters wasn't. He rang
the bell, told the girl through the
door that he wanted to talk, walk
ed around the house, rang the bell
twiee more, tried the front and
back doors, then kicked out the
kitchen screen and walked in.
The Florida Supreme Court re
versed Peters' conviction on a
"breaking and entering" charge
and ordered him freed. "Breaking
and entering," the court said, re
quired the element of stealth.
SENATOR
SAM ERVIN
? SAYS ?
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WASHINGTON ? One of our
greatest Presidents, Woodrow Wil
son. who was an authority on our
system of government, once said |
that Congress in Committee is
Congress at work. When a bill or
resolution is introduced by a Mem
ber of Congress, it is referred to
nne of the Congressional Commit
tees for study and recommendation.
It is apparent that the 84th Con
gress, which convened on January
5, 1955, will necessarily be a work
ing Congress. Thus far, 2443 bills
and resolutions have been intro
duced and referred to Committees.
REGULAR COMMITTEES
The^Senate has 15 regular Com
mittees. During the present week,
th^ Senate assigned its members
to the several Committees. As a
general rule, a Senator is made a
member of two Committees. A few
members are assigned to three
Committees,
ASSIGNMENTS
ft.
In my judgment, my colleague.
Senator W. Kerr Scott, and I were
rather fortuntae in our Committee
assignments Senator Scott was
placed on the Committee on Agri
LAST WORD IN HELL BOMB PRODUCTION
Rambling 'RouiiH*
By Frances Cilberl Frazier
(Coat
k is
What has happened to the wor' any ,.\' \V
ing has happened to the world but to its peop!
ed a haze of Thar and confusion that makes i; 1 i d
ly. We seem to be in a sodden i>>g o discord
seem to be standing on the brink of a cede ^^?girl
belch forth war, atomic attack, aggression bepn ^^B,n
sion or any other calamity possible !.. befall mm
Add to this, man-made tea, dies sm fir ^^Hltte
ups, highway killings, murders and juccm',. i -v
age adult finds it hard to reassure him . it that .! (h
and pleasant ftiings left in this topsy-turvv orbit . ^Kn,,
We forget, for the time being perhaps, that t ^^B v
books being published than bad >11 : that th. 5
to share their fragrance and beauty as thev jr
our real friends will remain loyal and true. mm. . ^Htn
sun has never failed to come front behind . ^ ^^B th
as we have faith, we have a strong hand th.,1
through the fears that now beset us
Sometimes eyes are more emphatic than mrs 1 silV|
kai
During the overdose of snow last w< ek, the chi .
delighted lhan were their elders. lint one M l. ^^B <
of it. and showed her distaste in 110 unmi-t ik.:b'. ]
was a visitor from Florida and the white stuff .e 1
to her, and something she had no do- ^^B St
spite constant coaxing, she steadfastly r fu >d to . d
ding or snowballing activities. She sen . d that
cealed opportunities for "dunking" her in file m ^^Borr
the house, until the children, tired out. came ?
Looking carefully around to sec th..' h. w.i-r. 1 i,
little girl slipped out the back door to make a ]>< 1 .!?
Slipped was exactly the t ight word for
?he course of five bumps, she finally landed in a '?
Shaking herself angrily, she gingerly scooped . ? h
to make a solid hard ball, as she had watched tl .
she let it fly . .-. just as the minister turned into tit, ?>. alluiv^^Bso
albeit flustered, she burst forth with: "All right, th e luit^Kf
think of your derned old snow. I'll take sand for mint " ..rdi^^He
carefully up the steps and into the house. a
"Mary; Mary, quite contrary,
Ifow does your garden grow?"
Just let me look in the seed hook
And then I'll let you know.
If it lives up to what it says,
And just as advertised:
If the things grow as pictures show , . . ^^Efcl
Gosh! won't I he surprised! I
culture and Forestry, the Commit
tee on Post Office and Civil Serv
ice and the Committee on Interim
and Insular Affairs; and I was a
signed to the Committee on Armcc:
Services, the Committee on Gov
i ernment Operations and the Com
mittee on Interstate and Fnreigi
Commerce.
CHAIRMEN
The Chairman of the Committee
on Armed Services is Senator Rich
ard B. Russell of Georgia, who i
well and favorably known through
? nut North Ca:
(>n Arnu
with the
1'iiM'd !???? -lath" ' ,
I relating to the i ?: >na!^^B :
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-? ~i^^B <
i Committee ar<> eCii ced^H
responsible doti> B '
scbcommitv^^B'
The Chairman of th-I^^^L
on Government < >. ern^^^pr
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(Continued nil Fm
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MARCH OF EVENTS
Prosperity During 1955
Administration Convinced
Labor Secretory?
Expansion in Emi^B
Special to Central Press
WASHINGTON'?The Eisenhower administration is <?<*.??
the nation swings into the new year with cconomxt?
auguring good times throughout 1955. Labor Secretary
Mitchell notes expanding employment in such key industrial
mobiles, metal and metal products. The Commcn ? iepafi^B
ports an increase in United States exports.
The Federal Reserve Board is taking cognizance ? f th(
plans to allow the money marKei 10
but to exercise due precautions ag?ifl*B
ment of inflation. There will be a oonst^^H
on sales and production figures, and atlH
industrial output gains will mean hberali^B
credit.
Corporate dividends for 1954 hit well tB
billion, almost n.ne per cent at >ve tht^B
all-time high, recorded in 1953. The^B
which have encountered hard going in
are anticipating a sizable traffic in<"rea*H
This, of course, would mean a b"?sl 'I
spending and more jobs.
? TVA You can expect Presid'i t Eii "?
propose a new method next year far
Secretary Mitchell
Tennessee Valley Authority? and TVA .supporters are I'M. ?
the President. HH
Up to now. of course, TVA has been financed out of nr.nJW
priations by Congress. Mr. Eisenhower may sugget that t?B
ity start selling revenue bonds to the public.
Friends of TVA?who have been critical of almost ev?n.?
President has done in regard to the authority since he
White House?seem pretty certain to go along with hi9
They will do so because Congress each year has grown
tant to appropriate all the money that TVA feels it nceo^B
the power output. A public financing plan woul<} end the
ties over money, allow TVA Iq expand and produce all the'?
it can sell. H
In this way, too, private power combines -such as the V
Utilities group?would have no reason for stepping into the H
Valley. TVA boosters like that idea best of all.
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? ENVOY TO INDIA-Senator John Sherman Cooper '<?
tucky, who was defeated for re-electton by former \ 'rt
Alben W. Barkley, appears to be the Odds-on favorite foi H
ambassador to India.
Other possible candidates include Dr. Ralph Bupclic. ?
Prize winner and a top United Nations official. However. S
former State department adviser and United States deJefljM
United Nations, seems to have the inside track, One c
factor is that George V. Allen, the retiring ambassador "1
nominated to be assistant secretary of State.
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? FIELDS CASE?The United States will take no nior?
terest in the case of Noel and Hetta Field, the America11
asked for asylum in Communist Hungary after pressure I
lngton helped effect their liberation from Red t m p rt son men
Actually, the Fields' decision tnsefay behind the Iron t
as no surprise to State department officials. They
had been convinced that thle Fields had strong ties
in the Communist country. ?
However, the United States did file several pro
tests against the couple's imprisonment, and did work
hard for their freedom on tjie grounds that the two I
were American citizens and entitled to protection as su<
The American government would have been interested 1
ing the Fields about life behind the Iron Curtain and
matters, though it is felt in high government circles that ? ?
in any case, could add little to what is already known.
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