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TODAY'S QT'OTATIOXB
Those virtues which cost w
that we love Cod; those which
tp prove that tie loves us?j
Ratcliff? Cove Has
Worked Hard This Year
We do not have the slightest idea where
Ratcliffe Cove will place in the Western
Carolina Community contest, hut we know
one thing, the citizens of the community cer
tainly went "all out'' to present to the judges
a picture of progress and community cooper
ation. . *
Having won first place in the county, the
Ratcliffe Cove citizens represent Haywood
in the district contest. Their community was
judged last week, by three judges, two from
out of the styte and one from Raleigh.
When all the accomplishments of Ratcliffe <
Cove were listed it made an impressive rec
ord, and one which even many of those who
had worked so hard all year could hardly
realize.
Along with every progressive move like
this, there are many "unsung heroes." We
know of some of the Ratcliffe Cove citizens
who stayed up well past midnight working
on details for the judges. They wanted
everything just right, and for that reason,
put their best into the final worksheets
which had to have alt the data about the
area.
Regardless of the decision of the judges,
we know for a fact that Ratcliffe Cove is bet
? ter off by having been in the district contest.
Their unified efforts, the broader vision of
community needs have been developed to a
higher standard than would have otherwise
been possible. However, we hope they get
top place in the district honors to add to
these other features already acquired.
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s bpeiung deems
To Be Lost Art
Bethel seems to be trying to revive the
art of spelling, or at least throw the spot
light on its importance by staging a spelling
[match every year. Last night the annual
event was held at Bethel, and interest seems
to be growing in one of our lost arts.
Educators are recognizing the fact that
too many students are not learning to spell.
Some schools are putting more emphasis on
the importance of spelling, while others still
look on it as a partial waste of time, citing
that students who want to learn to spell can
do so through close observation in their
reading.
Only this week some copy passed across
this desk from a college senior that had even
the simplest of words misspelled ? words
which should have been learned in the middle
grammar grades.
No doubt many think that in this age of
push buttons that the first essential is to be
able to read the buttons, and have money
enough to keep them operating.
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Wednesday Afternoon, November 23, 1955
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Arrival Of Socata To
Stimulate Holiday Spirit
The arrival of Santa Friday morning, by
plane, will stimulate intense interest among
the younger folk of our community, which
in turn will be passed on to the adults.
It is almost impossible to watch the eager
ness of children getting their first glimpse
of the jolly old man without getting some, of
the spirit which they generate by their in
nocent delight and mennerisms.
There are always some children who hold
back, with a certain degree of fear, or tim
_ idity, while others are bold, and push for
ward to see what it is all about. Such oc
casions provide wonderful opportunities for
the study of emotional reaction of the young
sters.
The arrival Friday is a gentle reminder to
the adults that exactly 30 days from that
time will be Christmas morning, which will
bring on the comments heard year after
year: "It is almost here and I've done so lit
tle about it; I don't understand where all
my time goes." Qr another remark that is
frequently heqrd, "It seems only a few
weeks ago that the last Christmas was here;
how time does fly."
For the children the next 30 days will be
a long, long time. 'Tis a pity there seems to
be no happy medium for the two groups.
Ice On Highways
Is Potential Killer
Two cars were damaged this past week
when they skidded on ice which had formed
on the highways. One accident was at Soco
Gap, and the other just west of Canton at
the top of the hill. Fortunately no one was
injured in either accident, but several hun
dred dollars in property damages resulted.
Winter driving has its hazards, and once
a car unexpectedly hits ice on a road, any
thing is likely to happen. Even a light touch
of the brakes often sends a vehicle into a
whirl, and many times, as in the two cases
this week, off the highway.
Don't take for granted that the absence of
signs means there is no ice ? just remember
you might be the first to find the quick
forming ice on the road: Ouf highway-forces
are on the alert to mark danger spots, but
they cannot be everywhere.
Just be on the lookout' for ice, and drive
on it with the greatest of care, and respect
it as a potential killer.
Woman Seem To Be Best At
Predicting Football Scores
Our annual football contest has come to a
close, but we shall long remember the inter
est, excitement, and satisfaction so many got
out of the game of trying to guess football
scores.
Our mail will be much smaller now, as the
scores and scores of answers which flooded
the office each week will be missing until
next fall.
A surprising factor in the current contests
has been the large number of women who
have been winners. This shows that women
enjoy the sport, and study facts and condi
tions about a game the same as men. Then,
too, who is there to even dare believe he can
? out-guess a woman?
It has been lots of fun, and we look for
ward to next year with more enthusiasm
than ever to another series of the contests.
Be nice to your friends. If it weren't for
them you would be a total stranger.
?Lee Marvin in The Cleveland Courier.
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Looking Back Through The Years i
2* YEARS AGO
Robert Hugh Clark is named
superintendent of the light depart- i
ment of the city.
Mrs. R. Stuart Roberson honors j
her sister, Miss Agnes Simons of <
Kannapolis, at a party.
Mrs. R. H. Blackwell returns i
from visit with her daughter, Mrs. i
'Harry Frehn in Kansas City. i
10 years ago
!.Aaron Prevost is named a di
rector of tha First National Bank, t
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Sgt. J. Howard Bryson arrives
In the United States from the Eur
opean theatre. (
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Claude B. Hosaflook, Jr., serv
ing aboard the USS Tangier, saw
the Star* and Stripes raised over c
Omineto. * s
5 YEARS AGO
Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Palmer en- 4
ertain at a party honoring Miss c
?eggy Sue Burgin, bride-elect.
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Miss Bette Hannah, student at
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, 1
irrives for Thanksgiving holiday. '
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Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Massie visit *
laughter. Miss Mary Ann Massie, 1
tudent at Duke University.
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Rambling 'Roul
By Frances Gilbert Frazier I
THANKSGIVING
Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-five. H
Let our thanks rise to Thee, dear Lord, |
on this day as freely as do out uppiications I
For every gift from Thy hand let a prayer of H
thanksgiving rise from our hearts.
We thank Thee, Lord, for Thy great pa- H
tiencc. We sorely try Thee in our wayward- H
ness but Thou hast never failed to forgive if H
we are repentant. I
We thank Thee for all those little things ^|
we take so for granted but which are sol
necessary for our completion of life; the H
early morning sun that awakens us from a re-1
freshing sleep; the rain that cleanses the H
earth and revives our drooping spirits; the H
warm clasp of a friend's hand and the re- H
assurance that friendship and loyalty are our H
earthly standbys. ?
We thank Thee, dear Lord, that Thy love H
and protection guide us as we travel along I
this one-way street from which there is'no H
returning, and we thank Thee that Thou art H
always at the open door when we turn to H
Thee.
On this Thanksgiving Day, dear Lord, we ?
bow our heads in deep gratitude lor Thy hand ?
which is always extended to us when ?i ?
reach for it.
Amen. ?
This Is The 1
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(For The N. C. Bar Association) i
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FINDERS 1
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Two small boys were employed j]
o clean out an old henhouse on a q
arm occupied by William Roberts, i
>ut which had previously been f
iwned and in the possession of r
lumerous other persons. While so
ingaged they dug up an old rust
isten tin can containing a number '
if musty and partially decayed to- n
tacco bags filled with $7,000 worth
if gold coins.
The money was buried four
nches beneath the debris and dirt
n the henhouse. The ground
iround it was quite solid, as if it
lad not been disturbed recently,
fhe building itself was old, and
ooked as if it had not been clean
id out for some time. The boys, at
he request of Roberts, handed
heir discovery over to Roberts.
Hay the boys in a legal proceed
ng recover the money from Rob
irts?
This was an actual case decided
n Oregon some years ago. The Su
preme Court of Oregon held that
he boys, as finders, were entitled
o keep the money as against all
Dersons other than the rightful
>wner. The fact that the money was
:ound on the premises of Roberts,
ar that the boys wer? employed by
him at the time, in no way affected
their rights to the same.
The facts of the particular case
were sufficient to indicate that
Roberts himself had not placed the
money in the henhouse.
A painter was employed to redec
orate several rooms in a hotel. In
the course of his work, he found it
necessary to lift up a rug on the
Boor. Under this rug he found $760
ip twenty-dollar bills. The money
was entirely of large-size bills
which had been called in by the
government sixteen years earlier.
The painter turned the money over
to the manager of the hotel for
the purpose of locating the owner.
The owner has never been located.
Highland Flings
By 0?b Ctmy
Real, dyed - In - the - wool sports 11
I fans seem like strange characters |(
to other people who haven't been I
bitten by the bug. It
I Non-fans just can't understand 11
why we sports addicts regard some 11
I games as seriously as if they were U
la matter of life and death. |i
I And they can't figure out why I v
I any normal human being wants to I;
I sit in a stadium, either frozen L
I clear to the bone or drenched to 1
I the akin, just to watch 22 muscular I,
I young men commit organized as-11
Isault and battery.
I Even non-fans usually follow I
I their athletic teams while in high I
school or college, but after gradu- I
I ation their enthusiasm usually I
I wanes and eventually dies
I But a real fan, although he may
I not have tred a campus for many I
I a year, is still just as fiercely in |
I back of his team as ever. In many |
I -ases, his school spirit actually in-1
"ceases with the passing of time. I
It was away back in 1927 when I
I r>ad started taking me to football I
I md basketball games?mainly to]
I dve Mom a few moments of peace. I
Since then I have known many I
moments of both joy and despair I
n the world of sports.
Althouah it has been 20 years I
-vow, I still remember as well as If
I't were yesterday the Saturday af-1
. I 'ernoon my home town of Ashland I
I Ky. had its football victory streak I
I -vf 65 games broken by a team
I "*om Erie, Pennsylvania.
Ahead 13-7 until the Anal mo
I "ient of the rame. the tide turned
I "ainst us suddenly when an Erie
I "layer Intercepted a fiat pass and
I -an 65 yards for the touchdown and
I 'hen added the extra point on a
I -lacement.
As the ball sailed over the goal
I "ost to send Ashland down to Its
I hnt defeat in years. It was like I
I 'he sudden breaking of a storm.
All through the stands and out
I on the field, fans and players alike
I Parted weeping bitterly. Per us. I
I "t seemed like the end of the world.
I Tt was. in truth, the end of an era
I of victories that set a national high
school record back in the 30's.
Going on to the University of]
Kentucky, things got somewhat
| simpler but even more serious
I when sports boiled down to just
I one important event: the annual
I game between Kentucky and Ten
For years we suffered anguish as
our Wildcats went down before the
I Volunteers. And victory eluded'-mr
grasp for It long years until Bob
I Hardy came on the scene to lead
the Big Blue to a tie and then'
hree consecutive wins over the
)range Ogres.
Last week's smashing 23-0 vie- *
ory over Tennessee sent Lexing- 1
on, Ky., Into its biggest celebra
lon since VE Day. But I never
wen listened to the game on the 1
adio. It's gotten so that my nerves
uron't stand the terrific tension that
i Kentucky-Tennessee game gener- *
ites. c
Since we have been in North
Carolina, things haven't gotten any
better because we now have to suf- '
fer through Waynesville's football
games. 1
Back, on September 30 when the
Mountaineers lost their first game ,
to Canton, I was so upset I sat up (
until early in the morning before .
I could get to sleep.
Not being a sports fan herseif,
my wife couldn't understand why ,
a mere football game should keep ,
anybody awake.
Maybe we faithful followers of
football and basketball don't make i
sense;' maybe we all should see a
psychiatrist. But that's just the
stay we are and it's very unlikely
we'll ever be any different.
Most fish live in areas which
have a fairly narrow limit of water
temperatures favorable to parti
cular kinds of fish.
Jews, Christians and Moslems
all hava holy places in Jerusalem.
Voice of
the People
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What do we, as Americans, have 11
o be thankful for on Thanksgiving t
>ay? (continued). t
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J. R. Gerringer ? "Good health 1
ind food in abundance." <
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?Betty Shope ? "We should be <
hankful we're living in a free
?ountry." 1
Mrs. Perry Hard wick?"Freedom
>f speech, freedom of worship,
xeedom of press, and freedom of
assembly." i
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Carl McCracken?"I am thankful i
we are living under the conditions i
that people who had the first
Thanksgiving were striving for."
Alma Brookshire ? "Full-time
employment in time of peace and
not having to build implements of
war."
Teachers Flunk
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (API
Five sheepish school teachers were
among more than 40 motorists ar
rested in a single day here in a
polide crackdown on speeding in
school zones.
Police Judge McWhorter let the
teachers off with three months
probation but warned then: "The
next time, the lesson will be dif
ferent."
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ng 55 miles an hour
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evoked for two years
day the painter i
noney from the hotel?
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'resbyterian Church
>et Rag Committee."
ured carpet rags se
?nd and rolled into
vhatever source they
hen parceled them o
o whom they paid
imount per square yi
ng the rags into rugs.
Two women of the e
ivered to Mary Thorn
aoard box filled with
pet rags. Mary found
the center of one of
$2,100 in bills of tM
dollar denominations,
been neatly rolled i
then wrapped inside
the owner of the
found. Ls Mary entitle*
money?
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cided by the Supreme!
consin in 1948
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