■l RSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 194.)
SCORE GENERAL CONDITIONING
Irvicemen FOR CIVILIAN LIFE
Ith the dogs of war once
on leash and with less do
that servicemen be in more
perfect physical condition, a
i. which could determine life
, a th for them, Moore General
ital’s Reconditioning Service
w slanting its work towards
? patients here for a return
ivilian life, physically and
illy-
ie new slant is not some
entirely new for Moore
ral,” says Major Earl w.
jrniel, Chief of the Ilecon
ing Service. “Since V-E
we have anticipated that re
tioning patients would sooner
-er be on a somewhat differ
tatus from the point of view
eparing them for the future,
irection from Washington we
iow placing more stress in
,ics and recreatiin, on hob
vocation and avocations; on
ciation of the arts and
i,
' continue to comply w itfi
ng regulation, on condition
-xerci6es including calisthen
ut the stress is mor e now on
etitive spirts in which we
o instill in the patients a
. to participate rather than
ake him feel that he must
i.
e are, on authorization from
etent authority, going more
y in the stress of physical
tioning with a return to ntili
iuty in mind because civilian
lemands less physically all
When we were preparing all
em for a return ot combat,
ad to remember constantly
jt was our responsibility to
them as physically fit as
jle because in more than one
ice physical fitness has spell
e difference between life and
for a man.”
jor Rothermel revealed that
w building has just been
id for education recondition-
In this building classes are
>d daily designed to fit the
for a metamorphosis from
r to civilian.
rein are offered regular
-s in typing, in basic studies
athematics, English, writing,
spelling. A new course in
• speaking is in the offing,
soldiers who in civilian life
: be interested in the jobs
ojectionists in motion picture
jrs ar e given instruction on
6 milimeter movie projection
ine.
)se who have a bent for pho
phy are being given instruc
in photography classes, while
who may turn to dramatics
work in the soldier show
shop in which they not only
hrough plays and skits but
design and construct stage
lers are learning the radio
including repair,
e are bending every effort to
ive the knowledge of both
it and duty personnel in the
and crafts,’’ Major Rother
emphasizes. “We are also
r them an insight into vo
is and avocations.”
i an example we have a
y panel discussion group for
i we bring into the hospital
ns of the various trades and
ssions to participate and to
he patients the advantages
llowing them. This we call
e Hundred Vocations and
itions”.
i answer the longings of
man, we have even just re
• established a piano practice
in which there is a piano
Inch to practice for those
so desire. There is also in
oom a phonograph for which
ave hundreds of the record
of the great music of the
for the edification of pa
and duty personnel who
to listen to the compositions
e world’s great music mas
the physical and mental
)vement, the hospital has
received several crates of
s originally consigned for
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A new bowling alley 1 will be
opened this week and the new
gymnasium with all types of
equipment is already in use. Golf
memberships have been donated
to the hospital and purchased
through the Central Post Fund
for those patients - who desire to
participate in this sport; softball
inter-unit leagues were formed
during the past few months; a
crack baseball club was fostered.
For those interested in fishing,
expert fisherman from the staff
of Reconditioning were assigned to'
teach the tricks of this sport.
Yes, V-J Day changed many
things, besides some phases of
rationing, and Moore General Re
conditioning is doing every thing
humanly possible to ready every
man it processes for the return
to mufti and its accompanying
battle with civilian problems.
Sgt. Robinson Trains
Canadian Soldiers
Sgt. James R. Robinson of U.
S. Army is now in Panola training
the men there in the use of
American weapons. Sgt. Robinson
was overseas for thirty-six months
and a volunteer who has seen a
number of foreign ports, such as
Trinidad, Port of Spain, British
West Indies, and Panama. He was
transferred from Camp Shilo
Manitoba, to Long Branch, On
tario. He was also at Ft. Ben
ning, Ga„ and expects to be dis
charged in the near future. His
wife, Mrs. - Lena Robinson of
Helena, Montana, is staying at
the present tim e with Mrs. Swain
Gill of Grovemont.
PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
NORTH FORK DIES
Mrs. Lena E. Walker 53, died
Thursday morning at the home of
her mother, Mrs. J. A. Walker in
the North Fork Section, near here.
No time has been set for the
funeral services, but they will be
held at the Mountain View Baptist
Church in North Fork with the
Rev. Eugene Byrd officiating. Burl
ial will be in the church cemetery.
Pallbearers, will be Jim McAfee,
Claud McAfee, T. B. Morris, Tromas
Morris, Thad Burnette and Carl
Patton.
In addition to the mother, she is
survived by one son, Julius E. Wal
ker of Black Mountain; four bro
thers of Asheville, J. L. Walker of
Glengary, W. Va., D. E. Walker
of Front Royal, Va., and J. O. Wal
ker of Black Mountain.
Harrison Funeral directors, of
Black Mountain, are in charge of
arrangements.
Gas Rationing End
Brings Map Lack
Fort Worth, Texas —The end of
gasoline rationing has brought on
another shortage.
Two big travel agencies here
reported today they were com
pletely out of road maps, with no
prospects of a new supply soon.
‘Bug-House’ - Chemist
Labels DDT Formula
Chester, Pa. Walter Steuber,
twenty-nine-year-old chemist who
cracked the formula for DDT,
took one look at the correct name
—dichloro diphenol trichlorothane
and promptly- labeled his product
"bug house.”
The kerosene lamp that smoked
so much it was bad business to
leave cigarettes on the table ?
Chestnuts that filled the woods?
Mayb e they left us because we
were always roasting them.
What I Saw Today
By HARLEY LESLIE BARRETT
Having climbed steadily for an
hour or more X reach my objec
tive tired and breathless. Sinking
down upon the lush grass that
carpets this vantage point, a pan
orama of beauty comes into view.
One feels that the reward has
been well worth the effort. There
is a feeling of quietude and
peace permeating the cathedral
like setting and of being very
close to heaven. The day is
bright and with autumn sun
-shine -spreading a golden haze over
the surrounding terrain. High in
the heavens great masses of bil
lowy clouds float by- on a back
ground of azure blue, casting their
shadows over the valley far be
low An eagle climbs on silent
pinions in graceful circles becom
ing a mere speck against the cool
September sky, and is finally lost
to view. Higher up a waterfall
spills over and cascading down,
becoming a silvery mist in its
breathless plunge to the rocks be
low. There i« the spray smell
of autumn in the fresh clean air.
The grasses rustle and bow as if
nodding to the passing breeze. The
trees on the wooded slopes have
started to don their festival robes
and here and there splotches of
scarlet and yellow burn mid burn
mid forest green.
Far across the valley a # meadow
cool and green from autumn show
ers, invites the weary traveler to
stop and rest upon its evrdant
breast. Just beyond, a field of
corn, now- shocked and standing
sentinel like in long formations,
like infantrymen guarding the val
ley from hunger and from want.
An orchard clings precariously
to a southern slope, its trees hang
loaded with fruit of brightest
red. A brook emerges from a
wooded glen, gurgling and sing
ing, it rolls merrily to the sea.
A quail w-histles from atop the
orchard fence.
Culumus clouds have been form
ing into thunderheads far to the
south. The wind has died down
to a sudden calm. The air is elec
trified with suspense. Nature has
been alerted with the first low
distant rumble of thunder, pres
aging the coming storm. A grey
squirrel barks and is still. A lone
stop and rest upon its verdant
calmer weather. The very trees
bow their heads and seem to
cling more tightly to the rocky
earth. The storm comes nearer,
and long fingers of lightning stab
thru the darkened sky. The wind
murmuring and swiftly gaining
force has reached galelike inten
sity. Angry clouds swirl and
seethe and loosen sheets of rain
over the valley. The trees are
tossed and swayed in unrythmic
violent dance. Great jagged
streaks of lightning now burn al
most to earth, while peal after
peal of thunder rends the air.
Mists rise from the valley be'low
and clouds hang low over the
mountain tops. The wind abates
and the rain lessens.
Perhaps the storm will go as
quickly as it came with almost
no warning as mountain storms
are wont to do. Yes, even now,
the clouds are breaking away and
while still raining the sun breaks
The mists clear away and the
storm passes on, the thunder rev
erbrating thru the mountains, fi
nally dies away in the distance.
Purple shadows steal across the
sky, and the heavens are fired
with red and burnished gold, as
the sun drops low behind the
hills. A wisp of smoke spirals
lazily from a farm house chim
ney nestled among the hills far
below. A cow bell tinkles mu
sically somewhere in the dis
tance. I hear the milk maid’s
call as she waits by the gate till
the cows come home.
Twilight, the enchanted hour of
the day, when lif e of sunlighted
hours seek rest and sweet re
pose and nocturnal things bestir
themselpes, their music filling
the night with ecstacy. As the
moon, a gfeat yellow disc, rises
majestically above the distant
peaks I hasten down past house
and barn. Friendly lights twin
kle thru the night. The cows
have bedded down for the night
and chew contentedly. A rooster
crows sleepily to the departing
day, a dog barks, a door slams,
and an owl glides by on silent
wings silhouetted against the
moon.
These things I saw and heard
today.
Membership in the National
Congress of Parents Teachers
has increased more than 400,000
in the last twelve months, Mrs.
William A. Hastings, National
president, has reported.
Exactly 3,487,138 men and
women now hold the organiza
tion’s cards —a total which is
greater by 432,188 than the fig
ure at this time last year. In the
past two years, the Congress
membership has grown by almost
875,000.
The Congress has members in
every one of the 48 states, in the
District of Columbia, and in the
Territory of Hawaii—from which
Mrs. Hastings has just returned
after making an offiical visit to
that branch of the organization.
"Along with our gain in mem
bership,” Mrs. Hastings said, “has
gone a comparable gain in every
field of parent-teacher accomp
lishment. America’s teacjiers —-
men and women alike have
fearlessly faced the challenge of
the times.
“Our continued growth means
that we have an increased re
sponsibility to use our strength
and competence wisely. And this
responsibility belongs to every
man and woman in every P. T. A.
in America, from the smallest,
most isolated rural unit to the
largest urban association.
"As a vast army of men and
women fighting for the welfare of
the children of the world, we
must be prepared to deploy our
\ forces wherever they are most
needed.”
Membership in North Carolina
l is 112,255. Mrs. E. N. Howell,
| Swannanoa, is state president.
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THE BLACK MOUA !'.U V NEWS
Bible in The
School
By MRS. S 3. L. DEIT Y, SR.
Tt will be of interest to the
readers of our town paper to
know that the teaching of the
Bible in the school is going for
ward this year, as during the past
seven years.
This work is directed by a com
mittee made up of members from
all the churches in Black jVloun
tain, Montreat and Ridgecrest.
Miss Susan Carrell is beginning
her fourth yean —Siie is quali
fied to teach our children this
wonderful book, having been a
missionary to Japan for more
than twenty years, and has proven
her ability during the past three
years with us.
Many parents have said to
members of the committee, “Just
suppose we could have been
taught the Bible in school.'' Yes.
suppose vve had all been taught
first things first.
The funds to carry on this work
are voluntary gifts from churches
and individuals who desire to
share in this great work.
Gifts may be left with Mr. IX.
G. Summey or given to your local
church treasurer.
Let us all have a share in this
important work for the young
people of our community.
Well Known Local
Woman Dies
Mrs. C. E. Campfield, age 78,
of Grovemont passed away at the
home of her daughter at 4:40
a. m., September 17th. Mrs.
Campfield was well known in her
neighborhood and her passing
away will be mourned by many
friends and neighbors. Mrs. Camp
field is survived by her only
daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Allen.
Grovemont; three step-sons, Chas.
E. Campfield, Clyde Campfield.
Jerry Campfield; two step-daugh
ters, Mrs, Oris Floyd, Mrs. Hornet
Marcum; three sisters, Mrs. Lena
Carter, Mrs. Vic Clayton, and Mrs.
Jim Mace and several grandchild
ren and step-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at
the Pisgah Forest Baptist Church
and burial took place at Davidson
River cemetery. An attempt to
get in touch with Franklin Camp
field of U. S. Navy was to no
avail as he was stationed in Flor
ida in the storm area. The body
remained at the Harrison Funeral
tHome until services were held.
Girls’ “pig-tails?” No matter
how unpopular a girl was, she
always had a couple of bows.
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