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Have you ever thought or said aloud: “Why
should 1 take the trouble to vote? One vote
won’t make any difference either way.'’
But don't you ever believe that one vote.
YOUR VOTE, won’t make any difference, be
cause it will. Some of the most important
election contests on candidates and issues in
this country's history have been decided by
one vote John Quincy Adams and Thomas
Jefferson wore elected President in the elect
oral college by one vote. The contested
election of Rutherford R. Hayes, which was
decided in Congress was decided by one vote.
The Indiana congressman whose vote de
cided this contest was himself chosen by one
vote, cast by a client of his who. though desp
erately ill. insisted upon being taken to the
polls.
Statehood was granted to California. Ida
ho. Oregon. Texas and Washington by one
vote.
If someone were to call you next Monday
night and tell you that yon have been for
hidden to vote on Tuesday for your favorite
candidate in the election on Tuesday, you'd
raise a rumpus that would be heard from
here to Washington and across the nation
to the Pacific coast. In fact, they’d probably
have to shoot you to keep you away from
the polls.
But no one is going to call you and give
you orders of that kind. The fact is that
you'll more than likely be called by a mem
ber of some organization and reminded that
it is not only your privilege but your duty
as an American citizen to take part in the
election. Then if you have no way to get to
the polls you can call 6661 if you live in
Black Mountain No. 1 and 9230 if you live
in No. 2. and a member of the Black Moun
tain Junior Chamber of Commerce will come
and take you.
There will be no calls ordering you not
to vote in the Tuesday election, but the Amer
ican Way of Life demands that you vote as
you please — but Vote.
Note of appreciation to a lot c
wonderful people. It is hard t
put into words just what the thing
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that folks do for you when sick
ness or misfortune befall you mean
to you, it makes one choke up
with humility and contrition. When
one has spent a long period try
ing to serve people, whether it be
writing a play, singing a song,
taking youngsters on a camping
trip, hauling people around, but
mainly being faithful to every lit
tle thing that conies your way, it
is interesting to watch the pay-off
when the hour comes. Imagine an
old goat like me in a hospital room
surrounded by lovely fall flowers.
It is with deepest gratitude that
I say “Thank you” for every kind
f deed, every anxious thought, every
o fervent prayer in this brief but
s acute illness. And then the tender
~ ministering of our beloved daugh
ters, and greatest of all, Minnie's
consuming love and concern. And
an added word for the constant
watchfulness and prayers of our
beloved pastor, and all the fine
people of our church.
And now' for the details: (Sim
mer down, ye fat editor, 1 have
* a wide category of readers, and
** some of them might like to hear
In, my symptoms. Besides there has
»r- been ’a lot of different versions,
and 1 will set them right.) I had
d this sudden demanding pain right
after I went to work the night of
Oct. 18. The first thing one thinks
— about when one gets a roar-pain
in the chest at my age is “the
heart,” but it turned out that it
. wasn’t that. With an effort I
r worked about half the night, but
, the pain got worse so I finally
punched out and came home to
scare the daylights out of Minnie
by coming home in the wee hours. ,
She wasn’t long in calling our
doctor. Black Mountain is blessed ]
with good doctors. But the most i
he could do that night was to give
me something to relieve my suf- v
fering. Shirley Davidson stayed \
with us until nearly daylight. 1
Minnie had to be with Nay Whit- ^
aker Friday so 1 spentmost of the 1
day alone. The Davidsons kept '
close watch, and kept Minnie post
ed by phone. The news got around v
by late afternoon. The doctor i:
came and made an examination, -I
but still wasn’t sure just what was n
wrong with me- From then hence t
we had a steady stream of visitors.
Neighbors and friends, some bear
ing gifts, including food, flowers,
and doormats.
When my daughter, Daphne,
came she got quite a start. Wo
men are prone to jump to conclus
ions, and when she saw the Rev.
Eugene Byrd’s truck parked here
she suddenly had visions of funeral
arrangements being made.
Everyone that came said to call
on them for anything that they
could do, day or night. 1 thought
it was such a pity that I didn’t
have a number of digging tools—
maybe I could have gotten each
of them to prepare a small square
of lawn, and we could have been
ready for fall seeding.
My three little girl friends
Renne Whitaker, Shreven Lee
Gray, and Jackie Bvrd were all
greatly concerned. Renne was so
overjoyed when I came from the
hospital that she had to be alone
for a few minutes. Shreven vol
unteered as my nurse Sunday eve
ning, saying that the medicine
would make me better. Jackie was
desolate because I was sick. Some
of our sweet bobby-soxers came,
but acted sort of bashful, because
they had always seen me full of
ribald fun, instead of racked with
pain, but folks will admit that I
was a fairly lively patient, as long
as the "pain medicine" kept com
ing. I even had a couple of of
fers to type Bittersweet, but I was
too nauseated to dictate.
The only food that I could take
was liquid, the only sleep was by
taking sedatives. My pain got
worse as night came on and we
called the doctor Sunday night. He
said he would send me to the hos- 1
sital on Monday for treatment and 1
ibservation. Daphne took me down, 1
■ he had to stop along the way and *
et me walk up and down the road <
mtil I felt better. *
Now this is all I will bother you t
idth this week, but next week I f
■ill tell of life in the Haven of 1
lealing, be sure not to miss this
trilling chapter. We will squeeze
lis soggy shredded wheat biscuit f
> the last luscious drop. ,
Ruth and “Red” Taylor were
tsitors at our church Sunday \
torning. They are leaving Black t
fountain soon to live in the Pied
tont section. We surely will miss i
tent. <•!! 5
This has been proclai
the proclamation to H. C Wt
event. On the left, A. F. Bel
Jaycees will furnish cars for t
phone book and members wil
RIDGECREST
. . . rnniblings
Mrs. Elbert F. Hardin
Phone: 7134
At the l hurch
Attendance at Sunday school was
below normal. The beautiful au
tumn weather must have tempted
some folks to worship in God. s
great out-of-doors rather than in
His house. In the pastor’s ab
sence. the Rev. C. F. Smith brought
an excellent message from Isaiah
21:12, warning people to be pre
pared for tribulation, but remind
ing them also that “our God is
able to deliver" and is ever with
His own.
At the evening service, the fine
evangelistic sermon based on I
John 1, was preceded by a mess
age in song from the speaker him
self. Mr. Smith’s rich, resonant
voice made "The Stranger of Gal
ilee" a musical treat for his hear
ers.
With the Organizations
B. W. C.
Mrs. L. M. Jackson was hostess
to Business Women’s circle on
ruesdav evening, Oct. 22, when
he members gathered for a study
>f “Japan Advances,” with Mrs.
tlecil W. Perry as teacher. Beau
ifu! scrolls adorned the walls of
he living room and many articles
if Japanese art greeted the eye
nd created an atmosphere of in
erest. When the women arrived
t G:00 p.m. the hostess, wearing
kimona made in Japan especially
Clyde Nanney tells me that he is
oing to Florida soon to work
hrough the winter.
Charles Knowlton of Old Fort
mderwent surgery at Moore VA
his week.
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Matts have
noved back to Canton after a
hurt stay in Black Mountain.
i
_Photo by Edward DuPuy
, u niorv- Mountain Mavor Dempsey Whitaker here presents
mod as Get-Out-the-Vote -M (.omnu>m> • The Jaycees are sponsoring the
; president of the Junioi> "a with Frank Williams, project chairman. The
dertfoT E?chS in the community has been assigned a section of the tele
A niti«7f»nc to VOtO
1 Villi
her
when a bride, served a
Japanese meal consisting mainly
of bow
a of rice and sukiyaki. The
,, les,. ate with chopsticks, sipping
, and chatting merrily through
,t the meal. Mrs. Perry brought
to thi' group the same excellent
presentation of Dr. Garrott s book
‘he had used a few days earlier for
\\ M S. The large amount of
vi-Vtf aids she had gathered and
n-,.pared made her teaching force
ful and penetrating to the minds
and hearts of her listeners. Those
present for this enjoyable and
ofitabh.asion were:
\rvinc Hell, Mary Kvolyn Hlount,
and Alice Turner, and Mesdames
Leonard Biddix, K. F. Hardin,
Grace Johnson. C. M. Perry. I earl
Perkins, C. F. Smith, \V. F Snypes,
Paul Turner, Jeannette \\ orman,
and Howard Wright. Little Jer
ry Piddix and Beth Jackson en
joyed the meeting too.
V.' \V. A.
Martha Bradley, Shirley Kuy
,, ndall, Evelyn Peek, Willie Kate
■ilagle, and Dorothy Tolley, gath
*red in Mrs. W. 0. Sutherland’s
some on Monday evening. Oet. 29,
for Young Woman’s Auxiliary
neeting. After refreshments had
seen enjoyed, Mrs. Sutherland,
'heir counselor, led in a discussion
ibout officers’ duties and other or
ganizational matters. A brief
study of a missionary map of the
world completed the program for
Jr. G. A.
Because Mt
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counselor's ,j,
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and told
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son, Deanna ];,
ley. Marie M,
Wright,
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It was a dU;,, .
of Intermedia’,
noon when onh
expected sev,
partake of atti:,
in n Halloween nit
decked table -m
.an;,’;. ' ntl
followed ho*
ley conducted a TV , ." 'ra Brail
titled “You \
mistress of Peren
with Jean Tiptnn ■, -r,- rers..i
and Ann Moore TV t‘ngite<!
they put up an ev... "nrr'unce,
anoe showing the >. '
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Here and There
The Rev. Cei ;| m. j._
Saturday to Tamls s ‘ rWent'
this week conductin ' He
services in the i ir,. "Mst
church there, assisting .I R°"'
the Rev. M. T. Gunter ^
Mr. and Mrs. H u r
Tuesday for then Mn'eM?*!l
Lakeland, Fla. Their 4, *
was hastened a couple of
cause of the illne* 0f , ; 11
■ , a sow
who
Pastor
law, W. K. Smith, wno suff ■
a heart attack. su *et<
(To be continued)
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