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DAILY MEDITATIONS
O the depth of the riches
both of the wisdom and
knowledge of God, how un
: searchable are his judg
ments, and his ways past
finding out. Romans II1:33.
~ Have you a favorite Bible verse? Mall to
e A F. Pledger Holly Heights Chavel.
Spirit Of The Blue Ridge
By T. W. REED
This is a modest effort to poriray the life and
achievements of a great Georgian. He was a native
of the mountain section of the State and it is not
amiss to devote these opening pages to a brief
description of his native health and the civilization
in the midst of which he spent the days of his
youth.
For in large measure the native habitat of any
young men and the touch he has with the people
who surround him play an .mportant part in the
development and fashioning of his life.
The Omnipotent, source of supreme wisdom, in
planning a world in which men might live and de
velop civilizations that across centuries of time
were to grow in ever-increasing strength and beau
ty never has fashioned anything that has taken a
firmer grip on the very soul of man than a mountain
nor has He confined his gifts to any special country
or to any one towering peak rising far above the
level of the plains,
So it came to pass that in every country the ine
spiration of its mountair:s has been reflected in its
poetry, its literature, its development, its history
and hags entered into the Ilves of its men and women
in the building of its civilization. From the days of
mythological worship down to the age of material
and sclentific development men have delighted to
read of Olympus from which Jove thundered his
orders to lesser gods and goddesses and directed
the fate of mankind, to read the story of the Ap
penines on whose foothills imperial Rome was
founded. Even to these days awe-inspiring heights
of the Himalayas have not all been scaled by the
intrepid mountain climbers. The majestic Alps are
still the scenic glory of Europe and the Scottish
Highlands still attract the tourist as he travels
through the land of Robert Burns and Walter Scott
and reads the story of Wallace and Bruce or revels
in the lines of the Cotter's Saturday Night and Tam
O’Shanter or drinks in the beauty of The Lady of
the Lake or stands with Fitzjames and Roderick
Dhu as they fought at Colianatogel Ford.
There is no mountain scenery in the United States
that surpases in beauty the Blue Ridge chain that
stretehes from Northeast Georgia through western
North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
and on into Pennsylvania. In Georgia the general
elevation is about three thousand feet with here
and there a sublime and commanding peak that
rises to much higher altitude, In North Carolina it
@ jF(w:s upward to Mount Mitchell, the highest point
“east of the Rockies, Throughout the entire length
of this mountain chain it presents many =a
panorama of surpassing beauty and that portion
westward from North Carolina to the Great Smokies
it frequently is referred to by those competent to
render a valid opinion as “The Land of the Sky.”
While there is more sublimity in the Rockies, whose
highest peaks are three times tHe elevation of the
Blue Ridge, it is doubtful whether for sheer beauty
they present a lovelier or more entrancing picture,
The earlier settlers In America for many years
clung to the Atlantic seaboard along which they
found ample space and fertile soil and everything
in abundance to meet their needs, as well as cone
venient ports from which to ship to Europe the
products of their industry. Seme of the more ad
wventurous pushed their way westward and met their
first obstruction and barrier in the foothills of the
Blue Ridge.
But high ambition, unlimited energy and the
spirit of the pioneer refused to be stopped by a chain
of mountains, and daring explorers in search of a
fabulous country that was said to exist beyond the
western slopes carried the English flag ever on=-
ward to the West. And this westward movement
was accentuated by the establishment of the Amer=
ican republic, reaching with the passing years new
frontiers that rapidly stretched to newer boundaries,
passed beyond the Mississippi and scaled the
Rockies until at last the waters of the majestic
Pacific marked our western continental boundary.
But many of the colonists became enamored of
the beauty and attractiveness of the Blue Ridge and
built their cabins as their permanent homes. Three
cehturies have passed and in numercus instances
their descendants are still mountaineers, constitii=
ting in gll probability the purest strain of Anglo-
Saxop blood in the republic of today.
There were many obstacles to be met in the de=-
velopment of this mountain country. Transportation
set up a difficult problem; schools were few and
inadequate, commerce followed the easier trails
and industries fought shy of mountain locations.
Even churches were far apart. It is not surprising
then that the people in the Blue Ridge should have
been deprived of many advantages enjoyed by the
people down on the plains. It was quite natural
Zor iheir adverse surroundings 1o make difficuit
%he development of the civilization they deserved.
But across the years they preserved certain traits
of character that came down from their ancestors,
They regarded their word as sacred. Up to this day
m:n, as a rule, depend upon the average moun=
to stand by what he tells you, even though
e may be unlettered. Culture, as it is generally in-
Jsopreted, is to = large extent absent from him, but
: (Continued in Column Four.)
Upward Swing of Business
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sSieaully.
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lalsuy as W pewer couuiuwuns prewacveya lor e
IdusdCiuled OULPUL 01 UUldwie sUuus, More tuan
eieven Nunured DUsLIESS execuuves 10 large eswu-{
USQlents nave expressed luew opauion taay lor
tne nexi quarver oI lv4Y tuere wiu e a gexmue‘
UPSWing. ‘Ane AUgust survey ol CONGiLIONS ail Over
tne counury Suows &l OPuuiSUC UPSWILE.
Summarzing tueir views oof tne prospects for
the next taree mMonuus, Lrausuedls says. {
“rxecuuves of manulacturers of ncn-durable
goous expected that RON auuar net saies and 001-!
lar new oraers in the last quarter of tne curreu.
year woula be hagner tnan tne last quarier Ol
ly4d, Retallees expected itnat douar Dey saies in
the last quarter of 1¥49 would be only sugauy tn
der thew volume Ifor the last quarier ot Iv4B.
Wholesalers were less opumisuc in August tnan in
July in making comparisong of expected reswts
bewween selected periods in 1949 and correspond
ing periods in 194 y, .
“in August, & majority interviewed said that net
sales of their companies in the last quarter of 194 y
would be the same or higner than tnew sales vol
ume in the last quartier or IY4s, 1 wo-wnlras of tne
manutacturers interviewed expected that new
orders received in the last quarter of the current
year would equal or exceed oruers received auring
the fourth quarter of last year. oriy-live percent
of executives interviewed expecied that lourtn
quarter Iv4Y net protits would be tne same or bet
ter than earnings lor the last quarter of 1948,
“Manufacturers of non-auranie goods reported
the most favorable comparison peiween dollar
sdles in August, 1949, and August, 1948, net sales.
Filty-live percent reported tnat August, 1949,
sales were the same or higher than August, 1948,
saled. Only 40 percent of the wholesalers partici
pating in the survey reported that August, 1949,
was equal to or better than August, 1948, from a
standpoint of dollar sales. Sixty-iwo percent of the
manufacturers which furnish August, 1949, exper
ience on new orders received reported that the
dollar volume of new orders during August, 1949,
equalled or exceeded August, 1948.”
Squash And A Tree
In mappiug vue d Culise La Sluwy Ul college,
there is a tenaency on the part oL most students
and also on the part of their parents, to pick out
the easy route, Lhe result is much of their college
training goes to waste,
Much conscientious thought and study should be
given by both students and parents to tne reacning
of a correct decision on this point. The average
parent wishes his boy 1o get through college
quickly and pushes him right aiong the easiest ana
quickest route. Lhe lavorite quesuon is wnetner
at graduation he can step rignt into a good joo.
Lhere is nothing wrong in planming tor a good job
at graduation, In most cases it is well to do tnat
very thing. But it is more important to decide first
whether the boy is reaily fitted for that kind ot
work, There™is no sense in preparing a boy for
forestry when his proper place would be in a med
ical college.
Nor is there any sense in believing that a grad
uate can be turned out in a few months, It takes
time for any boy to direct his education so as to
complete it in a few months, The time and ettort
required for a collegiate education varies accord
ing to what you are driving at.
When President Gartield was at the head of
Hiram College, in Ohio, a man brought his son as
a student and he remarked to the eaucator that he
desired a shorter course than the regular one, “The
boy will never take all those courses in,” the father
said, “but he can take a short course, Can you ar
range it?” “Oh, yes,” replied the college president,
“I can arrange it. Your son can take a shorter
course. It all depends on what you want to make
out of him, When God wants to make an oak, he
takes a hundred years; but when he wants to make
a squash, he requires only two months.”
I am not one to set up a cry that the British are
coming. They are here. If Britain goes down we
will go down icc in 3 maller of wvaths—wailer
F. George, chairman of the Senate Finance Com
mittee,
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I suppose father was right in pulling me out but
I'll never get over being disappointed. If it had
been left up to e I would have kept going until
I collapsed.—Shirley May France, after failing to
swim the English Channel,
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The Poor Man’s Philosopher
Hal Boyle
What Makes You Think
You Want To Buy A House?
By SAUL PETT
(For Hal Boyle)
NEW YORK, Oct. 12—(AP)—If
you're having difficulty buying a
house, pull up a chair and listen.
I'm an authority on the subject.
I have been buying a house eve
ry Sunday for three years. I have
driven 15,682 miles (in just the
suburbs, of course) and I have
spent $322.43 on gas and oil but
I have been able to do all this
with the same car, the same wife
and the help of only three psychi
atrists. ¢ > ?
And go I say to you, friend,
don’t be afraid. You can have
your home and sanity, too. House=
hunting is not as confusing as you
might think.
Just don’t buy on impulse. Don’t
buy on faith. Be practical. Make
sure you answer all the vital ques~
tions before buying:
Will the style of architecture be
outdated in five or. 50 years? Is
it colonial, Cape Cod, California
bungalow, modern, English tudor,
early American{ French provin
cial, Dutch colonial, Georgian,
Spanish, Normandy or ranch? Be
careful; Practically everything
these days is called a ranch house,
All some builders need is a small,
high window in the bedroom and
they think they’ve got a home on
the range.
Who owns the lot next door and
are they planning a glue factory?
Is the agent over-selling you or
under-selling you and does he
have a thin, hard mouth or a po
lice record?
What exactly does he mean by
saying, “You can own this home
if you sarn 4,000 a year.” Does he
think you’ll be able to eat, too?
When he says you can heat the
place for $8 a month, does he
mean in the winter or summer?
Are metal cross pieces between
floor joists better than wooden
bridging?
Accurate Watch
How good is the commuting?
Don’t take anybody’s word for it.
Take a week off, ride the railroad
yourself with an accurate watch.
Do you sit or stand? Can the guy
across the aisle play canasta?
Are the rooms big enough for
the furniture and the children;
which will have to go first?
Are thin metal window frames
better than wood, casement better
than double hung sash?
Is there a full basement and, if
there isn't, will radiant heating
prevent dampness and where will
you store all the things you'll nev
er use again? Also, is it true peo
ple get flat feet from walking on
concrete floors?
Do you really like a picture win
dow and what do you get a pic
ture of and what will the neigh- |
bors get a picture of and those |
small little sections which open,
will they be enough to carry a
breeze? ‘
How good is the insulation? Is
it rock wool, glass wool, cotton
blankets, wood fiber blankets, me
tal foil, mica bubbles and, by the
way, what are mica bubbles?
Vapor Seal |
It the sewage already in or will(
a picturesque old man come to
tear up your front lawn every
two years or so?
What did the agent say about
condensation? Is thare s vapor
seal” Is the plumbing brass, cop
per, wrought iron, cast iron and
does it make any difference?
Does the living room have a wall
made all of glass brick and do
you think that looks lik= a public
comfort station?
What will happea when it
rains? Where will the roof water
go? Do you neede a dry well?
Do you want a house like 100
other houses in a development or
do you want to pay more to be
distinctive? And why this terrible
urge to be distinctive? Are you
undemocratic? Are you trying to
fulfill a neurotic need tc be dif
ferent and what happened in your
childhood to start this complex?
And what makes you think you
want a house? .
I don’t. I just like to have some
place to go Sundays.
Spirit of The
Blue Ridge
(Continued from Column One,
Editorial Page.)
he still has that spirit of indepen
dence that hurled back the British
at Cowpens and Kings Mountain.
The lure of Communism has no
attraction for him, He is fated to
go through much hard, gruelling
work, but he bends to his task un
complainjngly. He has his am
bitions and under the prevailing
spirit of progress his advance has
been marked in many respects. |
In spite of ‘adverse conditions,[
through sheer determination. and|
a will to succeed there have come|
out of theßlue Ridge.section men
who have mounted the heights of
achievement and leaders are still
coming from that section to make
invaluable contributions to the na
tion.
Good schools have been mult!-'
plied in number and efficienc_v,l
paved highways have solved the|
transportation problem, air routes
have been laid out and travel|
across the mountains has beeni
made relatively easy; c}‘urches|
served by pastors of ability carry
on their work in every commun-{
ity. Civic improvements abound |
in the small towns, the waterpow-i
er of the rippling creeks and the
large rivers is being developed,
the wheels of industry are turn
ing and the spirit of the Bluel
Ridge is manifest in the forward
march to prospertity. l
Concerning a product of the
Blue Ridge, a self—educated.‘
scholarly poet, philosopher and |
jurist, who added fame to the]
judiciary of Georgia and in many§
ways to the literature of his state, |
Logan E. Bleckley, this biography |
is written. {
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Audie Murphy Autobiog
Reaching Film Stage
BY 808 THOMAS
HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 12—(AP)
—Audie Murphy’s film career ap
pears to be progressing despite his
marital troubles. He is going
ahead with plans to film his war
experiences.
The much-decorated hero told
me before he left for a Texas rest
that the outlook is oright for an
early filming of his srory, “To
Hell and Back.” He may discuss
financing of the project with
Texans. A deal is cooking with
Glenn McCarthy, but Audie is
hesitating because he wants to re
tain control over what is put on
the screci.
At first, the ex-soldier balked
at playing himrelf on the screen,
but he apparently celented, He
told his story with modesty in the
book, aud perhaps can do the same
on the screen.
Road Show
Will Bing and Bob hit the
“road” again? That’s the prime
question around Paramount these
days. There has been talk about
a “Road to Paris.” But one produ=
cer told me: “There are only two
men who can say whether it will
be made —that’s Hope and Cros
by; and I haven't seen either of
them making a move yet.”
Judy Garland sounded great
with Crosby on his air show.
Wouldn’t they make an ideal
screen pairing? Bing could use a
high-voltage co-star.
Gregory Peck goes to Warners
after “The Gun Fighter.” The pic~
ture, he hoPes, will be “Capt Hor=
atiq Hornblower.” Before doing it,
Greg may go to Europe with the
Hollywood delegation to the Eng
lish command performane,
* Rock Bottom
Patricia Neal, now coing her
third picture, “The Rock Botton,”
says she’d like to shuttle between
THURSDAY, OCTOBER %, isq,
the stage and Hollywood. %1t 1
had to make a choice, it would pe
the stage,” she says, In a recent
article, Helen Hayes deploreg
the loss of promising young ..
tresses to Hollywood; she nameg
Miss Neal as one of the losses,
Loretta Young tops the Radi
Theater sweepstakes when ghe
does “Mother Was A Freshmap”
cn the show’s 15th anniversary
next Monday. She has been oy
the program 22 times, Closest cop.
tender is Don Ameche with 21,
Scientists classify electronics as
a tool “more versatile than any
previously known.”
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