Pryor Scrapbook Clippings, 1955-1980

T~ MARCH OF TIME - This Searcy -scene provides a·study in contrasts. The old barn was originally constructed at the turn of ttie centu= · ~hen all flle land in the area was rural. Own y Mrs. L. E. Pryor, the'barn was reconstruct ·n the late 19405. B then, modern homes we beginning to sprout up around it~ Now, aft three quarters of a century, its next door neigh bor is Harding College's multi-million' dolla~ sports complex. Still the old barn looks unruf– fled, a symbol of a quieter, more pastoral time: DEAR READERS: I am happy to repeat this column• ,- at the request of readers X from Phoenix, Montgomery, i · New Orleans, Springfield "' and Nassau. · · THE TEN COMMAND– MENTS OF HOW TO GET ALONG WITH PEOPLE 1. Keep skid chains on your tongue; always say less than you think. Cultivate a low, per– suasive voice. How you, say it . often counts more than what you say. 2. Make promises sparingly and keep them faith– fully, no matter what it costs. 3. Never let, an opportunity pass to say a kind and encour- aging word to or about some- body. Praise good work, ~e.gard~ess of who ~d. i~. ff crit- . [ .--.worth if and mayhurt when 1c1sm 1S needed,_cnticize help;- least ·ex~ted. 9. Pay no atteft. ~ully, nev~r spitefully. . 4. Be tion to · ill-natured remarks .mterested m others; their pur- bo t Remember the per- sul ·ts · th · k th • h a u you. , . , ell' wor , e1r omes I ho arried tlle . 111 ...., and fanµlies. Make merry'with . son _w c aceurate those who rejoice; ·with those I ~~ !:: =d. Simply who weepy mourn. Let egery- ll that nobody will bellevt one you meet, however humble, r v~ ~ - .:. · - feel that you regard him as a them. Dilordered . ~ aa&. person of importance. 5. Be bad digeition are a cm~• ' cheerful. Don't burden or de- .cause -of back-biting. 10. Don press those around YOIJ by be too anxious about the credit dwelling on your ~r aches , 1 due you. Do your ~t and be and pains ·and small disappoint- · patient. Forget about yourseU ments. Remember, everyone is · and let others "remember." carrying some kind of a load. 6. Succes., is much sweeter that Keep an open mind. Discuss but tway. . don't argue. It is a mark of a · superior mind to be able to dis- agree without being disagreea– ble. 7. Let your virtues, if you· have any, speak for themselves. Refuse to talk of aaother's vices. Discourage gossip. It is a waste of valuable time and can be extremely destructive. 8.)3e careful of another's feellngs. Wit and bumor at· the other person's expense ,are rarely