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THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1952 mga mmt ALEX GARRISON /PJ TT WAS July, and in July the " mcun.ain, in whose bosom nes tled the quai.it little hotel, was heavenly. Few guests had arrived; they had the hotel and surround in" country almost to themselves. Neither had known rv.ch a glori ous six-days as those which fol lowed. When it w-as over, John •said: “We'll go back to New York together. We il be married on the -way.” 1 But Helen shook her head. “We can’t, John. It wouldn’t be fair to either of us. Everything that has happened here has been wonder ful, too wonderful. Going back might change It. We're not sure. We must test our love for your sake and mine. For the sake of the future. Test it by parting, by stay ing apart for a year. That’s the only way to tell." “Os course.” He understood per fectly. He kissed her. “A year, my sweet, I’ll love you a thousand times more. How long will be that year, yet how glorious the re union!" He looked away down the side of the mountain. “July 2d, next year, we’ll meet in my apart ment, for dinner. And after din ner we’ll go out and get married.” The practicability with which they made their plans caused them both to laugh. With their arms about each other it seemed so silly, so utterly ridiculous. But they were intelligent, ma ture people and both could see the logic of such a scheme. And so they parted. John went back to Phila delphia and to his architectural desk. At first it was hard, unbear able. His thoughts were constantly with Helen. Now that they were apart his imagination played easy tricks. Had she really loved him? Could it be that the plan she had suggested was merely a stratagem ito maKe rneir parting easy, dra jmatic? Had she been amusing her self with him? In retrospect he • went over every minute of the week they had spent together. No, he decided, she must love him. No girl could give as much as she un less the giving were provoked by a deep and sincere devotion. 4 A sudden demand for his serv ices in connection with Jie con struction of a great muriicipal building in a nearby city was a welcome antidote to his tortured mind. Even so, several times he was tempted to write, though they dgsgfsdg The Bulletin Free Press, Denver, ■.Colorado, believes It has found the •one great trouble with our coun try. In a short editorial entitled “Few Statesmen," the Free Press says: “The one great trouble with our country today is that we have few statesmen . , . We have a great swarm, a great hoard of politici ans; but it is* only now and then that we find a man who is large enough truly to deserve the name— statesman. The large majority in public life today are there not for the purpose of serving the best interest of those whom they are supposed to represent, but they are there purely for self, for self aggrandizement in this form or that, as the case may be." Smoke That Cigarette Commenting on gadgets, the Phoenix Home News, Phoenix, Arizona, had this to say recently: “One device recently patented would select a cigarette, light It anf*. give it a puff so that an auto mobile driver won’t have to take his eyes off'the road when lighting up. The device fits Into an automo bile panal. “The inventor says that motorist should not attempt lighting ciga r:-:.-a* themselves when driving, sin .-e xuoh r procedure is danger ous on ve modern highway. Thus, 111 invention which selects, llehts T. V. A AMMONIUM NITRATE | ON DISCOUNT GET YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY FROM P. M. A. OFFICE 30% SAVINGS ON F. O. B. PRICE IN JULY FARMERS FEDERATION BURNSVILLE, N. C. PHONE 47 had agreed not to do so. But he didn't, rememtering'her words. No writing, not trying to see her be cause a matter of honor; yet hi; heart bled. The construction job absorbed his time. It was a big opportunity, the biggest he had ever had. H, threw himself into it heart and soul. Gradually he began to forge: Helen. When, nine months later, the job was completed and he had time to relax, he let his mind dwell or the events of last summer. Sur prisingly he found that the longin' had diminshed, almost vanished He could, he discovered, go about his routine tasks, see other worn en, attend parties, without knowing a sense of torment because o wondering what Helen was doing At first this provoked a feeling c guilt. He wasn’t even interested in sec ing her again. Thankful he wa that he had listened to her reason ing when she suggested the plat of remaining apart for a year. He sighed. Poor kid. Little did she know that her foresight was going to result in her own unhappiness. He pictured her out west, count ing the days until July 2. Now that he had come to his senses he could look at the thing clearly, could ap preciate how greatly she loved him. He scowled. It was going to be hard on Helen, but it was better to be a little hard now than ruin her whole future life. And then suddenly he had an idea. They were to meet in his apartment for dinner. Wouldn’t it be better, easier for them both if he closed up the apartment and went away, wasn’t there to see her? The idea relieved his consci ence. He’d do just that. But where he go? Where could he hide so that she couldn’t find him? The answer came in a flash. The mountain re sort where they had first met? It would be the last place in the world she would think of looking for him, because of its obviousness, if noth ing else. He arrived at the hotel shortly after dark. The lobby was desert ed, save for one person, a girl sit ting before the fire reading a maga zine. She looked up when he en tered and her face blanched. “John! Oh, John, this is the last place in the world I thought you’d come looking for me!” and takes a puff of the cigarette : desired. ' "It occurt to us that the idea may cut down on driver-distrac ’ tion but that the only way to as sure complete concentration in heavy traffic is for the driver to refrain from all other activities. Perhaps a machine that selected a cigarette, lit it and, instead of 1 taking one puff, smoked it com pletely and then tossed it out the window, might be the answer," 1 • • • Irresponsibility ‘ The Brownsville Telegraph, Brownsville, Pennsylvania, had this to say recently of responsibility In government: “Freedom automatically entails responsibility. One of the chief marks of the slave is that he does not need to be responsible because he has lost his authority over his own actions. And when the free man becomes irresponsible, he soon becomes a slave. Todhy the peo ple of the United States are threat ened by actual tyrannies from without and potential tyranny from within. But neither of these men aces so seriously threatens our liberty as our own Irresponsibility. Whenever we subordinate the gen eral welfare to self-interest (whieh is the essence of social irre«pe»- sibility) we weaken another Mm In. the foundation of our Ireeda-.n .*• BENNETT’S SILVER WHIS TLE DELIGHTS FIRST NIGHTERS At PLAYHOUSE Be it Broadway or Burns ville, folks like a prompt cur tain—and that’s what Gordon Bennett gave us on opening night of his SILVER WHISTLE last Friday to open the drama season with a most enjoyable two hours in the Theatre. SILVER WHISTLE is a play about a man who is inter ested in how old folks get along, especially in homes for the aged. This lead character is played by one Batchelor Owen who does a fair job in his characterization of Oliver Erwinter. Due to first night jitters, the opening act was inclined to drag a bit but it was always sparked into the life : obser ved by Blanche Kelly as Mrs. Hamner, the crotchety, disa greeable old gal with a heart of gold. Miss Kelly’s perform ance thruout the play was outstanding. Acting honors among the males were grab bed by Bob Gwaltney as Mr. Beebe and Dave Stern as Mr. Cherry. This pair was a de light to watch and Burnsville theatre-goers are indebted to Director Bennett for bringing them here. The love interest Mi fey v z'-. — tops m par load # [F you use gasoline-powered tractors in the 45,000 GCW class, here’s big news. This new CMC Series 470 will haul more pay load than any other vehicle of its rating with comparable standard equipment— up to more than a half-ton than .tome! r l hat’s because CMC has found new wavs to take dead weight out of truck design bv advanced engineering. One example is GMG’s sensational new “302” valve-in-head engine that delivers 145 h.p. at 3200 r.p ni. It weighs less than other engines of equal power by as much as 500 lbs. Yet it’s th# highest-compression gasoline truck engine ever built J lives you extra mileage from regular fuel / Gome in. Compare them—in power, in pay load, in rugged long-life construction —against all the rest! Hien check the price and you’ll agree: nowhere else will so . little buy so much in a 3 ■ to 4Vi-ton truck . STYLES & COMPANY V ,SOUTH MAIN STREET BURNSVILLE, N. C. - , iv \ • | ■ X ——— it— n i, „ , in- , ,i, tm . - j < • m . ■ ■ i , You’ll do botfor on a mod truck with your GMC dealer ___________ * "1 —; i THE YANCEY RECORD 1 was portrayed by Jack Cal laghan and Barbara Ann Wat 80b as the Reverend Watson and Miss- Tripp. This pair pulled off a couple of difficult scenes in a manner which re flects great credit upon them. In at least a couple of their scenes they tugged at the heart-strings of the audience and more than one of us wiped away a nostalgiac tear. Susan Durham portrayed Miss Hoadley an inmate of the old folks home very well. Some of her drunken scenes came through very well. Neal Thorn ton who played Miss Sampler, an oid lady who has buried three husbands, was believ able only in spots. She slippeo from her characterization too often, especially in her voice. Margy Sullivan in a smaller role as Mrs. Grohs performed nicely. The Emmett character, played by Armand Alzamora, was interestingly done, and this critic will wait until he has seen A1 in subsequent shows before passing judgment! upon him. Gwaltney and Stern in their Second Act scene and Miss Kelly in the entire show made the evening well worth while These three will appear in sub sequent shows and you will enjoy their portrayals. The cast was rounded out i with bit performances capably played by Stuart Arrington, Elvira Prondadd, Richard Bulhnan, and Michael Casey* The set, designed by Bairrie 1 Greenbie, was lovely and was complemented by the costum ing of Ruth Young and the lighting effects of Sue Good man. All in all, this fellow Gordon Bennett put on a show for us and Burnsville is grate ful to him. If the following productiins can equal Ben nett’s effort, our citizens are in for a wonderful season. Friday and Saturday of this week Lester Moore tries his hand with Outward Bound in which you can welcome anew many of the same actors who won a place in your heart with their performances in Bennett’s Silver Whistle. —Elmer Claughton Wilson Branch Decoration Set l " r The date set for a decoration at the Wilson Branch Cemetery is August 10, the second Sun day., The decoration will begin at 2 p. m., with Revs. Jany and Earl Blankenship as speakers. DAIECARMfGIi TH« Help of a Wifo T°Jl SERGEANT Sam A. Chambers, Oklahoma City, Okla., ssyf a man t H 6 a lSCOV ,? red what is the most important thing in life to L m d a iv H ii° e H n W Z ry ab ° Ut the little troubles that come into « ’ he just does the best he can with them, holding to f . ep abiding faith m God and believing in his own ability to look out for himself and his family. Fall JO?* J ha ! h f thinks himself perfect; not that he doesn’t often fall far short of his aims; not that he doesn’t fail woefully at times. But he tries to practice the ** rules of Christian living as laid down by what he |f“ s , the world’s only perfectionist,” Jesus f \\ ohrist. He pays his debts, tries to keep on good jbyJ« JL . terms with his neighbors, and to give the best in ! him to his job. And by the law of average, he usually gets his” and he refuses to worry • s°w, what do you think is the one outstand- MKfcM ng contribution to his lack of worry? It is cheer ful, helpful Mrs. Sam Chambers. When Sam is faced with a problem, he doesn’t have to fight it c » r “egie - in P S u lth 3 ™ ife ’ s ant agonism and derision. His wife believes u WiU Win ’ or if by some chance he disn’t she knows he will do even better next time, and usually he does Two “™‘° o rne«. ProblemS - ” 0 ‘ ° ne f ‘ gh,er plus » bi «“ «*- 'So, says Sam, he has learned that the most imriortant If hit ZV d t<^ a + ma v iS Ws family > and their attitude toward hinf his wife and two little girls continue to think well of him he fine f!uo yS f insPir tf d to ' d ° his best ' If they think he is a pretty fine fehow, it may keep him on his toes, but he’s goine to aimi pughty hard at being what they think he is. g S HERE'S YOUR PAY-OFF m ON A GMC 470 ■ UP TO A HALF-TON UP TO A HALF-TON LESS WEIGHT HERE • MORE PAY LOAD HERE Same weight-laving in cab-over-engine model Get a real truck! PAGE THREE
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