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Orthodox can bo learnt from others. Ur
ine faith must be a matter of personal ex
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Grace Episcopal To Build
The announcement of the building pro
gram of Grace Episcopal Church came a* ?
timely and defltaite npte of encouragement
right here at Bastertime.
The $75,000 program for the church of
foma 81 families la the ultimate is faith.
The congregation has a beautiful aite on
which to aract their building, and an en
couraging factor in their program ia that
they ant Wilding far the present ami future,
with expansion facilities provided through
out the plans.
The cornerstone of Grace Kpiaoopal church
was laid in 1878. Prior to erecting their
building, they meiin the homes of members,
and when construction began, the Episcopal
iana uaed the facilities of the First Metho
dist church. When the present Grace Church
was completed, the congregation presented
the Methodists with a pulpit Bible which is
used today, as a token of appreciation for
the use of the building, and facilities.
, The spirit of friendship between all
churpWa of tkia community exists today,
perhapn more than in any other community.
All churches are working together lor the
comnipn good of the community, and that,
to indeed an appropriate thought right
here kt Easter.
The action of the congregation of Grace
KplMejpal Church in launching a building
program right here at Easter brings many
hnppy thoughts to mind, about the church
life of this community, and our best wishes
>o to the congregation as they move forward
into a new, and important era of their
program.
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The County Farm Story
? All indications point to the county getting
out of the farming business by selling the
140-acre county farm this Wednesday.
The proposal to sell the county farm and
home is now about a year old. It began last
spring when the commissioners, after con
siderable investigation, found that it would
be m^re economical to move the inmates of
the OCSinty home t# private nursing homes,
which were state approved. The investiga
tion, according to welfare personnel, reveal
ed that the nursing home plan would not only
be more eoonomioal, but more satisfactory
- for the inmates.
Upon these findings, the commissioners
ordered the change made. v
The sale of the farm was a controversial
subject for some months last fall and early
this jttar, the sale plans were blocked by
courtmj unctions.
Thine superior court judges ruled the com
missioners had the right to offer the prop
erty at public auction, and that is the plan
for disposing of the farm on Wednesday
morning.
The farm was acquired about SO years ago,
and is rated as among the beat farms in the ,
county. ?
An interesting chapter in the story of the i
farm and the county hame has been written
during the past year. Many feel the final
sentence to the interesting history will be i
written Wednesday when the farm is aold.
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\ WHO CAN TELL? ,
Any day now a knock am the dour may
herald, the return of the aggressive auto
mobile salesman.?Christian Science Monitor
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Rood Building On -
The Mountain Tops
The long-range construction program for
the Blue lUdge Parkway is getting nearer
and negrer home all the time.
With the contract let for completing the
Parkway from Wolf Laurel to Ravenaford
means that within a reasonable time, motor
ists can go from Soco Gap to the Park via
the Parkway.
Another bright spot on the horizon is the
plan of the Parkway to start its 1957 con
struction of the 12-mile link between Balsam
and Soco Gap. This is rated as one of the
most scenic sections of the entire 450-mile
Parkway.
The completion last fall of the link from
Wagon Road Gap to Beech Gap is already
proving to be a muchly traveled road, and
now comes word about the old Pisgah
Motor road from Wagon Road Gap to the
cast to Highway 112 at Candler. Also the
news of grading a" 15-mile link from Rosmai}
to Beech Gap for a scenic loop from the
South.
All these activities and plans for roads
along the crest of the mountains in this im
mediate vicinity is about as encouraging a
note aa has come our way in the realm of
highway construction in a long time.
Our Memory Slipped A Cog
Relying upon one's memory can sometimes
be a tricky and embarrassing thing ? and
we speak with feeling, and as an authority.
The other day we had an ecfitorial about
a past president of Rotary International be
ing here on several occasions as we wrote
about president-elect John L. Stickley, the
incoming president of Lions International
visiting here.
We scratched our head to recall if any
other person with a Similar title had visited
here; mentioned it to several of the staff,
and were assured our assumption was cor
rect, and thus we wrote it as such.
Now with a blushing face, we recall very
clearly that we not only carried the news,
but helped make a picture of Dr. Charles
Armstrong, of Salisbury, when he was here
in 1964, in the capacity of a past president
of Kiwanis International.
The omission was not intentional, but
we are resuming practice of our memory
course, and double checking with the filing
system.
Thcor's Gold In These Hills
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Discovery of ore in the Balsam area that
warrants mining is a note of encouragement
for the eatire section.
The samples sent off from a recently dis
covered vein shows that the ore would net
about $16 per ton profit at the Texas smelt
er ? that means after all expanses are paid,
including $21 a ton for shipping.
Before anyone can be too sure about the
future of the project, geologists must come
in and make drill tests in the section and
determine about the quantity of the ore in
the vicinity of the vein from which the test
samples were taken.
The reports of the smelter are encourag
ing in that it shows the possibilities of a sub
stantial profit to be realized from the ore.
We shall await further prospecting in the
area, and the report of the geologists. A rich
vein or two in the. Balsam area could be the
means at another major economic factor for
Haywood and vicinity.
An old-timer is one who remembers when
the teachers drove cars to school and the
itudents walked.?Omega Ga.) News.
VlEfvS OF OTHER EDITORS
An Appeal To Whites And Negroes
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Qhris??n good wUI to do all in their power to ower
ciae ? mock-rating influence BOW before Souther*
race conditions become any more serious.
And as la so ofte* the we, greatest oppof
tunity may lie not In big thing! or gigantic pro
gram! but Jut In ftrendlier everyday relation be
tween our white people and oar colored people. At
one Sotuherner said a day or tare ago, "Since these
racial tensions have increased I have increased my
efforts to show the other race little courtesies and
kindnesses that I may have been overlooking here
tofore." We also know of Negroes who are showing
increased appreciation of their white friends with
a tast and oonrtesy such as tha finest person in the
Negro sane have always been noted for.
One Negroes will make a mistake if they depend
OB hot to compel sudden and revolutionary
changes la our schools. Our white people will make
as great a mistake if we fail to give our Negro
people ell the rights, courtesies and help we can
ghre them short of those which might proasote amal
gamation of the races. As one Progrssstve Farmer
reader suggested several young ago, perhaps the
greatest fores for racial good will would be for each
white person and each colored person to try to
find figph day soma opportunity to do a hind deed
or speak a kind ward to some person of the other
We alee cherish the Mtk that In many com
munities there Is still a chance for eome of the fair
eoMnhtded whHe peopb and the fsfruat-nfloded
colored people to consult together and work out
poUdee that can keep their locaUUee peaceful, re
The Fro^eesive Farmer.
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EASTER BONNET
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My
Favorite
Stories
By CARL GOEBCH
Yates Arledge told me of thts
little experience his faintly had
when moving front Ashevllle to
Raleigh a number of years ago.
Phoebe Anne, Yates" daughter,
was about three years old at the
time.
As everyone knows, moving
from one place to another la a
hectic experience. In fact there's
nothing pleasant about It. The
Arledges finally got all of their
furniture packed into a big mov
ing van and the van started on its
long trip to Raleigh.
And then Mrs. Arledge said:
"Now. I'll have to take Consuella
home."
Consuella had been their cook
for a number of years.
"All right." said Yates. "And
after you take her home meet me
at the end of the tunnel. I'll take
Phoebe Anne with me."
They had two cars. Mrs. Ar
ledge and Consuella drove off in
the Bultk, and a few minutes lat
er Yates and Phoebe Anne drove
off in the Ford. Yates drove on
thrdugh the tunnel that passes
through Beaucatcher Mountain
and waited for Mrs. Arledge to
show up.
It was about 8 o'clock In the
evening. The date was about the
middle of June: so the sun
wouldn't set for quite some time
yet.
Yates waited half an hour, and
then decided that Mrs. Ariedge
must have gotten to the tunnel
ahead of him and had proceeded
toward Raleigh, driving slowly so
that he and Phoebe Anne would
catch up with her.
"I reckon we'd better see If
we can catch her before it gets
dark," he said.
So away they went. After driv
ing five or six miles, Yates stop
ped at a filling station and asked
one of the attendants if he had
seen a black Buick, driven by a
lady, pass by recently.
The attendant said he had. So
xhfs continued on hi* way.
He made the same inquiry a lit
tle while later, with the same re
Ittlt. "We'll soon catch up with
mother," he told Phoebe Anne.
He hadn't caught up with her
when he arrived at Marion, so he
went to the hotel and called up
Mfs. Arledge's folks in AsheviUe.
They hadn't heard a word from
her either.
Yates got back Into the car and
drove on to Hickory. Once more
ha went to a telephone and put
in -another call to AsheviUe. Still
no word of Mrs. Arledge.
On to Statesvllle, and by the
time they got there It was goqd
and dark. Phoebe Anne had gone
to sleep, with her head in her
daddy's lap. Yates carried her
gently into the hotel, got a room,
gave her some milk and crackew,
and then called up AahevUle.
Yes. this time there was new*.
Kb Ariadne had phoned that
she was In Marlon and was spend
ing the night there. Not only that,
hut she eras terribly worried
about what had become of her
hu?h?nd and daughter
Soon aa he got through bilking
to AsheviUe. Yates cajied up the
hotel at Marlon tod got Mr s. At
ledge on the phone. She was al
most In tears.
"But why didn't you wait for
me?" he asked.
"I did wait." she replied. "1
waited at the edge of the tunnel
until eight o'clock. Where were
you?" .
"At the edge of the tunnel."
"You were not."
There was a brief pause and
then Yates had an Idea. "Looks
here." he said, "at which end of
the tlinnel were you waiting?"
"At the east end. of course."
Yates gasped.
"What's the matter?" inquired
his wife.
"I was waiting at the west end,"
he told her.
"But you said the east end."
"No. I didn't; I said the west
end."
Well they argued the matter
a" little 'longer and then Yates
remembered that she didn't have
a cent of money with her. It
developed, however, that she hap
pened to recall that she knew
Judge Will PI ess' mother, so she
had gotten In touch with Mrs.
Plesa and cashed a check.
They got together the next
morning. Yates driving back as
far as Hickory to meet her. From
then oh, they had no further
trouble, and arrived safely In Ba
leigh.
Letters To Editor
CONSIDERS MOUNTAINEER
AMONG BEST IN W.N.C.
Editor. The Mountaineer:
Just a note to express our ap
preciation for the fine publicity
you have been giving tbe Farmers
Federation and its various activ
ities in recent months.
That picture of Roger Ammons
and the 4-H Club members re
ceiving chicks in your March 22nd
paper was a real boost to the 4
- H program.
Your cooperation in every way
has been excellent, and I want
you to know that we consider the
Mountaineer one of the best ad
vertising and publicity mediums
in all Western North Carolina.
Sincerely.
The Farmers Federation
Robert G. Beard.
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Looking
Back Over
The Years
it YEARS AGO
Miss Louise Campbell Is install
ed as Worthy Matron of the Or
der of the Eastern Star.
Mack Davis, student at David
son olelge, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Grover C. Davis.
Wayesville Choral Club will
give Easter concert at Presbyteri
an Church with Evander Preston
and tester Poteate as soloists.
It YEARS AGO
$226,000 water project is ap
proved for Waynesville.
Lt. Commander Thomas String
field resumes his practice here
after serving in the Navy.
Miss Clara Carver, daughter of
Mr. and Mr?. Smiley Carver of
Canton is named assistant head
nurse on general surgery at Duke
Hospital. ,
Fifth grade students at Central
Elementary School have birthday
party for their teacher, Miss Ed
na Boyd.
s years ago
Jack m. Coin, radioman, see
on dclass, leaves for two-year as
signment in French Morooeo.
Mr. and Mrs. Whitener Prevost
and their children return from a
vacation in Pompano, Fla.
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Marvin K. Smathers is appoint
ed chairman of the Office of Price
Stabilization for th^ Canton area.
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The curtains softly swung aside and the ctar stepped out on. the
stfgt. She was greeted with enthusiastic applause and she gracefully
bowed her acknowledgement. Oner her head was spread a sapphire
blue canopy and surrounding her on every tide were Sowers and
the delicate green of new foliage. She wore a floating gown of soft
white clouds and upon her sunshine yellow hair rested a diadem
of diamond dew drops.
Her play is booked for thirty days and she is assured of packed
houses with the SRO sign displayed on every occasion.
Ah, Lovely April, welcome and greetings. May your stay with us
be a wonderful success in every way, and may the sunshine of our.
applause greet your every performance. We always look forward
with eagerness to your showing and 1956 will certainly be no ex
ception. Let the* show go on!
Wouldn't it be great If the fellow who thinks he knows ail
the answers, did?
We have often wondered which of the two sins is the more
predominant in the make-up of the world today: ingratitude or
selfishness. To accept favors or friendly acts from- some one and
then, in turn, criticize the giver is so often done that it is almost
unnoticed. Appreciation has become a lost art among far too many
in the present rush of daily existence, and it is no wonder that folk
are inclined to resent the granting of favors. This leads to'the other
sin, a sin that is so completely taking over the world that it may,
in time, envelop it to the extefit of destruction. We are referring
to selfishness.
This cannot be a world of single-mindedness or we are a lost
nation. We must consider tl>e rights of others if we are expected to
receive a similar right to ourselves. The fact that there are two
sides of a road doesn't seem to enter the minds of a certain class of
motorists; they consider the middle of the road as their exclusive
property and take advantage of riding the white line. The other fel
low then has to fall over an embankment or get smashed up.
This would be a sorry place to live In if there were only one
person-to be considered . . . and that person ourself. '
Willie: "Where you been, Jack?"
Jack: "I got my shoes half-soled."
Willie: "Huh! Now you got to go bock and get the other
half sold?"
A tourist town has one attribute that no other place can lay
claim to and that is a surging feel of up-and-doing when the Spring
months roll around. Plans that have been formulating during the
winter months suddenly assume actuality and the spirits heighten
in anticipation of renewing friendships and acquiring new ones.
There is a pleasurable expectation of gaining new interests and
fostering old ones; of learning from others and giving out a few
ideas of your own.
Since the last farewell was said in the fall as the season called
it an end, the home folk have given over their time to enjoying
each other, but now they will turn their attention to sharing that
enjoyment with those who are their guests. Winter chill will be re
moved and in its place will shine the gleam of sunshine and wel
come. Trees that have slumbered under the cold blasts of north
winds, will blossom forth to add their greetings and sheltering
shade.
Yes, it's nice to live in a tourist town.
A flare-up is usually caused by a heated argument.
4*u?>WASHINGT0N
: MARCH OF EVENTS '
Buss Cost Covetous Eye I U. $., Britain tirtvrb*^
On South Polar Continent | Over Antarctica Inferos!
Special to Control Pre** Astociation I .
WASHINGTON ? State department, officials are considering
whether the United States should issue some strong statement
to protect its claim to the Antarctica. To the surprise of no one,
Russia has been casting a covetous eye toward the South Polar
continent.
The Soviets are insisting that,their explorers were largely re
?punaiwic ivi uiscovery 01 AnuUtUCft Uld AAV#
indicated a desire to talk it over with aU ooun
tries claiming: any sovereignty over the region.
This is a typical Kremlin maneuver whenever
Moscow is trying: to take something: to which it
may or may not be entitled.
Britain and the U. S. are particularly pre
turbed over this development. They have spent
a lot of money and effort exploring the South
Polar region and have no intention of relinquish
ing their legitimate claims.
However, diplomatic experts agree it will be
many, many yeafs before a firm- international
agreement is worked out to determine who owns
what in the Antarctic.
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w ni/LAi a.iu tsits ? Democratic party In
siders say that A dial Stevenson now seriously threatens Senator
Kites Kefauver in New Hampshire's March 13 primary, although
?artier the Tenneaseeaa was considered a?shoo-in." That's the rea
son. they say. for Kefauver'a recant charge that Stevenson was
guilty of subterfuge in the New Hampshire race. Stevenson denied
any backhanded tactics.
The former Illinois governor decided against entering the New
Hampshire primary, but. his backers tossed in a slate of delegates
for him, and its makeup is so impressive that Acflai seems quite like
ly to roll up a big vote.
Persons running as Stevenson delegates include some of the best
Democratic vote-getters in a state where Democrats really don't
cut much ice except in primaries. Their popularity might offset
Kefauveris vigorous personal campaigning.
Great significance attaches to the New Hampshire race. If Kefau
ver loses, his chances of winning the presidential nomination will
collapse Uke a punctured balloon. A victory for Stevenson would be
frosting on his cake. But a defeat would be far from fatal. .
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? DIPLOMATS* DILEMMA?Some of Washington's most crie
b rated host seam are clamoring in vain for Invitations to the wedding
of His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monaco and Miss Orqce
KeQy of Hollywood and Philadelphia. Usually, the State department
' can apply a little judicious pressure and produce ducats to sigh
fancy oversees clambakes
However, this time, the diplomats must just shrug their shoulders
and say "no can do." 11m Prince ha# not bssn a recipient of U> 8.
foreign aid, hasn't bssn a guest of the American government, and
is under no obligation to ofttcisc the guost list lag poWUeq) pa
soae.
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? PRESIDENTIAL OFFICE?President Eisenhower's decision to
seek a second term despite hie heart attack has
brought renewed demands from Capitol Hill for a Hints Oreup
constitutional amendment that would allow the vice -
president to assume the burtons of state should *tv"
the chief executive became tnreperttatod Succession
Chrii nan Emanuel CeDer (D), New York, an
nou, i the day following Mr. EismhewWe lulling to gsek re
election that the House jndtatoty committee will gpw hearings
April l m various provisions tor prsshtantlal n inns trim.
The Constitution now provides no answer to the question of who
should run the nation when the President is U or wtson hs ri guMs