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THE BLACK MOUNTAIN NEWS
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J PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY IN BLACK MOUNTAIN N.C.
“Key City In The Land Cf The Sky"
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JOHN W. EALY Assistant Editor
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A THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
O Give thanks unto the Lord, for he
fr* is good: for his mercy endureth for
ever. Psalms 107:1
" THE HAPPY AMERICAN FAMILY
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The American family as a unit has been in a pre
carious position during the last few years. War con
ditions, which could not be helped in many cases,
separated the family. Fathers and sons went out to
the battle fields, mothers and daughters into the
defence plants and children were left pretty much to
their own devices, as a results of these conditions
broken homes, juvenile difficulties and a general
lowering of morals have prevailed. The American
home is the very foundation of our society, and peace
and prosperity will not be permanently enjoyed by our
people until that home secures its position in the
structure of our national welfare.
The first step toward the goal is to bring the family
together in all its activities —priveleges as well as
responsibilities and for Mother and Father to
“grow up” with the children. Sons and daughters will
feel more at ease presenting their problems to their
parents, and parents will be able to get the adolescents’
viewpoint more readily, if they have more in com
mon. This intimacy and companionship between the
two generations will thrive if the interests of both
are similar. The easiest way to attain this friendly
confidence is through the field of recreation.
Picnics ’n Things
In the summer time there are picnics, motor and
camping trips, outdoor sports and various hobbies
which may be enjoyed by young and old. Some of
these activities require a little financing but many
can be enjoyed without any outlay of cash whatsoever.
We think some of the best times we have ever had
were right in our own back yard. At the time of
gasoline rationing, when we had to stay at home, we
build an outdoor fireplace, tables and benches, and
held many weinner roasts and picnics right there.
What is there about the smell of food cooking in the
open that gives one such an enormous appetite? And
what more opportune time presents itself for the
discussion of family affairs than the period following
the lunch when the embers are burning low in the
fireplace and all the members of the group are com
pletely relaxed and in a receptive mood?.
The children see anticipation turn into realization
and do not mind a little hard work to help you to make
these things a reality, and they too, will cherish the
memories in the years to come.
FEED SHORTAGE IN
NORTH CAROLINA
VERY GRAVE
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The farmers of North Carolina
are facing the gravest feed crisis
in history, say extension specialists
at State College- Never before has
it been so necessary to save feed
and to make the short supply
available to everyone. ,
Feed is precious. When a farmer
gets a supply of feed, he is in
terested in seeing it go as far as
possible; yet in spite of this de
sire, thousands of tons of feed are
being left on North Carolina farms
every year.
These feed losses must be stop,
pad. The waste weasels are easily
recognized, but mighty hard to
catch, say the specialists. There is
not a farm in the state free from
all of them. Here is a list of the
demons that causes losses which
only the farmer can eliminate.
Number one on the list is tom
feed bags, which leave a trail of
feed behind them. Next is rat
damage and contaminated feeds.
Wet sacks rate fourth place, and
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spoil much feed.
In fifth place comes small amounts
of feed in bags to be scattered
about and lost.
Improperly adjusted and leaky
muddy feed lot to which the care
less farmer throws pounds of good
feed each day. The low producing
animals and birds consume feed
just as rapidly as the high pro
ducers and should be culled out.
In tenth and last place comes im
properly constructed hoppers
which are easily upset or hard to
fill, and do not dispense feed to
animals economically.
These losses are like a leaky
faucet on a fuel barrel; the drop
that falls now and then isn’t no
ticed, but when you attempt to fill
a can with gas, the barrel is al
most empty.
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CONGRESSMEN OFF TO PHILIPPINES . . . Seven senators and representatives left Washington airport for
a round-the-world tour during which they expect to participate in the celebration at Manila marking Phil
ippine independence. Left to right: Gen. H. L. George; Rep. Karl LeCompte (R., Ia.); Rep. J. W. Robinson
(D., Utah); Vernon Moore, secretary, Filipino rehabilitation commission; Sen. Hugh Butler (R., Nebr.);
Rep. Fred Crawford (R., Mich.); J. Weldon Jones, President Truman's representative; Sen. Allen Ellen
der (D., La.); Rep. George Miller (D., Calif.); Sen. Owen Brewster (R., Maine); and Brig. Gen. Carlos
Romulo, resident commissioner of the Philippines.
ECHOES FROM THE
MOUNTAINS
H. Grady Hardin.
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A person was asked what he
would do if he had all the beer he
could drink. He replied, “There
isn’t that much beer. There is a
great deal of truth in that state
ment. If we are governed by our
own physical desires, there is not
enough of anything to satisfy us.
Man’s longing for satisfaction can
not be fulfilled by all the things
on the earth. There is that deeper
longing in a person that makes
him reach out for the eternal re_
alities. The soul longing in each
person cannot be met with money
or possessions or power, there is
a deeper possession that must be
found.
God made us to seek abundant
living and we are not satisfied
until we have been led in our
search to things that abide. Many
of us seek reality in the realm of
things. These may bring some
satisfaction for awhile, but they
cannot stand in the face of life’s
testing times. When the storms of
doubt and dissolutionment come or
the things to which we have held
are taken away, there is nothing
to which we can hold. Blessed is
the man who centers his life in
the beauty around him and the
truth within him and the God above
him, for the storms of life cannot
destroy him.
There isn’t enough beer in the
world to satisfy the sot; or enough
food for the glutton; or enough
money for the miser. But there is
enough beauty, love, truth and
faith for everyone who seeks his
satisfaction in God.
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STILL ALIVE . . . Francis O’Gara
was reported dead, while a pris
oner of the Japs for two years,
i The ship was named after him.
Ships are named after the dead,
■ot the living as O’Gara prevea
he is.
Our Short Sermon
MIIIIHUIIIHIiimiHUIHIiiminHIIIIWIHniiHIIIHHI
Even during our saddest and
most confusing moments there is
that within us which tells us that
our sadness and confusion is but
temporary and we shall know joy
again. This is light in the darkness.
This is shelter in the wilderness.
This is comfort in the night. This
is God making his presence known.
God’s understanding, heart
warming, delivering presence is
always with us to see us trium
phantly through every trying ex_
perience of life. But sometimes the
fear and desperation in our hearts
seems to shut out His presence
and we feel alone and unprotected.
The truth is that no matter how
alone we feel, we can never be
outside God’s love and care.
When the heart is troubled and
life seems void or complicated, it
is not always easy to pray or even
to turn the heart Godward. But
if we will surrender ourselves to
the comforting presence of God
we shall be lifted up in spirit, we
shall be given understanding, we
shall be blessed with a fuller joy
than we have ever known before.
He will sustain thee. Psalms
55:22
“Fly” Says Bill
“S”-TURNS ACROSS A ROAD
S-Tums across a road consists
of a series of 180 degree turns
made across a road or some
straight line on the ground, such
as a fence or tracks. Whatever
landmark is used should be 90
degrees to the direction of the
wind and far enough away from
the regular air-traffic so as not
to interfere with it. ,
This is a basic maneuver design,
ed to teach you sub-conscious con
trol coordination, how to fly a bal
anced pattern over a given terrain
and how to recognize and over
come the effects of the wind drift
while flying a patter upwind and
downwind.
It further helps you divide at
tention inside and outside the
plane while mastering the art of
flying.
The maneuver is done at 500 feet
and at cruising air speed.
The maneuver is started by fly.
ing straight and level across the
road and at an angle of 90 degrees
to it. A turn of 180 degrees is start
[ ed immediately after crossing the
road.
The bank is varied in such a
way that the path of the plane
over the ground is a half circle
so that you cross the road flying
straight and level when the tum
is completed.
Immediately after crossing the
road, a turn in the other direction
is started. Again the plane’s path
over the ground is a half circle-
This half circle should be the same
size as the preceding one.
Start the upwind turns shallow,
but steepen them when sufficient
ground distance has been covered
to permit completing the 180 de
gree turn. The shallow turn, re
quiring a larger radius in the 180
degree turn,, will lenghten the
ground pattern and “make dis
tance” into the wind.
Start the downwind turns steep,
ly, decreasing the angle of bank
to a shallow turn when sufficient
ground distance has been covered j
to permit completing the 180 de
gree turn. The steep turn permits
a smaller turning radius, thus
allowing control of the rate of
drift.
Remember; the nearer the plane
is to heading into or out of the
down-wind direction, the steeper
(relatively) the bank; the nearer
it is to heading into or out of the
upwind direction, the shallower
(relatively) the bank.
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PRAYER FOR THE WEEK
(It is suggested that you tear this prayer out and place it at? *
'able to be used as a basis for family devotions each morning o <*
week.) ■
O God, we ask thy special blessings upon those wl
are far from their homes. In thy mind which knot!
no time or space may they find the unbroken tV'iin*
ship with those who are far away. In their travel*
may they know that stability that comes from :*
faith. As they turn homeward give them joy in anti*
pation. May each of us turn to thee in whom w e fj*
our only home and our only peace. Am*
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Conservation
News
By L. B. HAIRR
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A. C. Walker of Nebo Rt.l, L.
P. Jordon of Marion Rt. 1, Howard
Wise of Glenwood, J. F. West, of
Marion, Rt. 2, G. C. Tabor and R.
T. Lewis of Old Fort, Rt.l and
others of McDowell County have
recently mowed their meadows.
These men say that they get as
much or more hay per acre from
their meadows than any other
acre on their farm.
These meadows were seeded to
a mixture of orchard grass, redtop
grass, white clover and lespedeza.
Although these meadows have been
established in draws and along
creeks subject to overflow, these
men point out that they are not
only keeping their soil from wash,
ing away, but it is building up,
and at the same time they mow
them twice and sometimes three
times per year, depending on the
seasons, and get good quality hay
each cutting.
These state that a broad natural
draw in which the water can be
spread over a wide area promises
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the most desirable location for i
veloping a meadow, in such arj
the soil is usually moist and t|
conditions are favorable for j
growth of grasses and will requj
very little labor in establishmei
Saa Glare
Many persons, especially blond)
are subject to sneezing when Hi
going outside in the bright glare
the sun. Eyes of light-pigment
persons also are said to be affect
more from sun glare than the ej
of darker persons.
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Natural Zoos
Bruluh Malaya is one of I
world’s greatest natural “zoo:
The earth, the air, and the water;
alive with exhibits— elephants a
mouse deer, tigers and rats, rhij
eroses and tapirs, butterflies a
buffaloes, birds, snakes and cro
diles—and fish by the riverful.
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Beer Legalized
The Cullen-Harrison bill wh
was the modification of the Volsti
act to legalize and tax bevera
containing 3.2 per cent alcohol
weight, was signed by Presid
Roosevelt on March 22, 1933.
April 7, of that year, beer and s
of that content became legal.
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Best Eating
Bananas are in the ideal st
for eating fresh fruit out of b
when the peel is golden yel
flecked with brown which indie;
the flesh Inside is mellow and (
sweet.