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Here is what the good, gray,
august Times had to say about
President Gray: “Mr. Truman
likes to hand young (42), sandy
haired Gordon Gray special prob
lems. When Gray quit as secretary
of the army to be president of the
University of North Carolina, he
couldn’t leave until he had drawn
up a foreign aid program to suc
ceed the Marshall Plan. He was
a university head little more than
a year, when, a few days ago,
he was summoned to preside over
a board which will call the tunes
to be played by the state depart
ment foreign information service
and defense department’s psych
ological warfare.
“Gray’s ambition to make good
was stimulated not by adversity
but by wealth. Heir to his father’s
Winston-Salem tobacco fortune, he
worked all the harder because he
didn’t have to work. He led his
class at North Carolina. His
Yale Law School record brought
a job with a Wall Street law firm.
Rejecting a World War II navy
commission, he started as a buck
private and wound up a captain
in G-2 of Omar Bradley’s army
group. Bradley spoke to him once.
“Feel free,” he said at a head
quarters dance, “to cut in on any of
these generals. Don’t be awed by
rank.” Gray wasn’t. He cut in
on Bradley.”
Home -— Congressman Thur
mond D. Chatham, who said a
few days ago he wanted to stay
in Washington as long as the
people in his district wanted him,
has purchased Prospect House
(built in 1788) just out of Wash
ington for $187,000.
This was the way he had of
answering those who have been
rumoring and wishfully thinking
that he might run for governor.
Thurmond and his beautiful and
personable young wife will move
in their home the latter part of
this month.
Please Note — Some Raleigh
people didn’t take too kindly to
the recent dig of Life Magazine
when it ran gobs of material on
Charlotte’s new debutante ball
under the heading: “Raleigh pap
ers please copy.”
The Raleigh Times had a sting
ing editorial last week chiding
Life for trying to set up the
Raleigh event and the Charlotte
ball as rivals, etc. Meantime, lead
ers of the debutant ball held here
annually are laying plans for this
year’s shebang to be held within
a few weeks.
MRS. DAWTIN HERE
Mrs. W. R. Dawtin of Char
lotte is visiting her sister-in-lawr,
Mrs. Betty Wrenn, for an indef
inite time.
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By Oden Walker
A friend of ours gave us an
unusual picture of the Mountain
View church recently. It is taken
from a different angle from any
that we have ever seen, the
Craggies in the background are
snow-covered and are good to look
at these hot days. There is real
artistry in this picture. It is on
heavy paper that will lay flat,
and is 11 by 14 inches and suit
able for framing, as everyone
knows this church will be moved
from its present site soon, and
we believe that folks that have
known it and loved it as it now
stands would like a copy of this
picture—if so, just contact this
reporter and we will have as many
copies made as is wanted.
Mrs. Margaret Horne of New
Jersey, sister of Mrs. Ben Morris,
has returned from Victoria hos
pital where she has been a patient
for a couple of weeks. She fell
from a ladder while picking cher
ries at the home of Ben and
Lucille.
Jay Ballew is working at a cab
station in Black Mountain. Jay
stays in the office and answers
the phone.
Billie Williams got a nasty
spill while riding his bicycle and
hurt his arm.
The other day we saw a lady
wait patiently for the green light
to turn red before she drove
through the traffic signal.
Emory Penland’s horse got a
bad cut on his neck while graz
ing along a barbed wire fence
last week.
Woodrow Propst got his should
er thrown out of place as he
turned over in bed last Friday.
Some years ago Thomas Morris,
who has a knee that jumps out
of place, happened to a like ac
cident in the bed. All this leads
us to wonder just what kind of
calisthentics these gentlemen in
dulge in while taking their repose.
Folks who come from other
places to our valley to escape the
heat put on shorts and sit in the
sunshine—People are funny.
We note that Lee Morris has
started to rebuild his house which
burned recently.
Think how much Time
it takes to GO . . .
VflW Ufiie
If you kept account of the times when a
quick telephone call saved you a trip to town, across town, or down
the street, chances are they’d add up to hours saved in a single
day ... to say nothing of saving transportation costs.
Yes, there are so many things you do by telephoning instead of
going—arranging meetings, appointments and purchases . . . round
ing up the children when they’re at play in the neighborhood. And
what a difference it makes in getting things done, and in gaining
leisure to spend with family and friends.
In North Carolina homes, the telephone stands ready 24 hours a
day to run errands, receive calls and give protection in case of emer
gency ... for an average charge of less than one-half cent an hour
H. G. Booth, North Carolina Manager
Growing Bargain
The price of telephone service has gone
up far less than most things you i’u.
Meanwhile the number of teleph nes
you can call at your local service r3te
has nearly tripled in the past ten
SOUTHERN BILL TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Ren Morris has been trying out
some new milkers in his dairy,
and one of his cows objected so
violently to these experiments that
she kicked Ben almost out ot the
barn. The cow thought that si.e
had won dictatorship of the 'tall
ies, but she didn’t reckon with
the sublety of the mountain tann
er, who will not submit docilely
to such treatment. Next day when
Ben and Thomas Morris loaded
her in a truck the cow probably
thought that they were going to
take her for a pleasant drive
through the country as befitting
royalty, but alas, she is now in
the cooler, and we don't mean
a jail, but one of the packing
house coolers in Asheville.
The Witherspoons and Mcln
toshes drove around the Blue Ridge
Parkway last week. John Wither
spoon agrees with us that our
mountains are now like a beautiful
and famous body lying in state,
while thousands of curious people
who never knew the living person
file by and view the remains.
No one really appreciates the
mountains except the mountain
eers, and we include all the dear
hearts that have come and gone
native among these. Most of the
others go just to say they have
been there, or to buy trinkets to
prove they have been there, or to
see if their new car will make
the grade without burning up. In
their minds they are wondering
if the hired man is taking care
of the stock at home, or if their
business is running smoothly. Now
we are not knocking these folks,
for if we was set down in a flat
country we would be just as
anxious to get back.
Gordon and Ruth Lunsford
spent last week end with Buster
Cook and family near Hickory.
Mrs. Cook is Gordon’s sister.
Dale Hooper will be the prin
cipal of the Mountain View Bible
school which will begin July 23.
The baptizing will be on the last.
Sunday of July immediately after
church services.
The Rev. and Mrs. Jim Isley
and a friend, and Clyde Gray and
family were back at services with
us last Sunday morning. If they
come one more time they will
be counted home folks. Lee Morris
and Joe Pressley and family were
visitors also. And then, Karl and
Lucy Johnson and small son were
with us. We worked with Earl last
summer and found hint a most
pleasant person to work with.
Minnie and this reporter visited
the Rev. Eugene Byrd and family
Sunday afternoon, and lingered on
for supper and a long time after
wards. We showed the children
how to make whistles from pump
kin vines, and we blew and blew
until our jaws were sore. Judy
and Bobbie also gave us a private
piano recital, and we sanR and
talked and had a wonderful time.
We would like to give three
lusty cheers, and a couple of hall
elujahs for all the lovely and
wonderful folk that fumsh the ma
terial for this column. They are
the salt of the earth, and we do
appreciate them.
Mr and Mrs. Charles Taylor
and children, Connie, Budso and
Pamela, are leaving this Wednes
day for Columbus, Ohio, for a two
weeks' visit with Charles' aunt,
Mrs. Jack Shatts.
MONTH AT CAMP
Mary Catherine Woodcock re
turned’ Tuesday from a month’s
stay at Camp Glen Arden, Arden.
VISITING REEDS
Mrs. Maude Moehino of Miami
is visiting her son-in-law and
daughter and grandson, Mr. and
Mrs. R. H. Reed Jr., and “Coot”
for an indefinite period.
DALE WRENN HOME
Dale Wrenn has returned home
after a month’s visit with her aunt,
Mrs. T. H. Grimes and family in
Siler City.
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Mr. and Mrs. \V \ 1:
Elaine returned Friday'night V“d
a week s vacation in' \i, lr°®
and Troutman. Moo«»ill.
JACK RAMSEY
Pfc. Jack Ramsey Jr r
Atterbury, Ind.. spent "•he 3"’5
end with his mother Mrs tin
Ramsey and family 11
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