THE SYLVA HERALD
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Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
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GETTING OFF TO A BAD START
The hundreds of sportsmen and wild
life enthusiasts in the counties west of
Buncombe were given little encourage
ment to continue their support to the new
program since Governor Cherry failed to
appoint a man from this section to the
commission. Nearly all?of the trout
streams, most of the lakes, and a great
deal of the hunting area lies in the sec
tion included in the counties of Jackson,
Haywood, Macon, Henderson, Transyl
vania, Swain, Graham, Cherokee and
Clay.
Mr. Furr of Buncombe county is rec
ognized as a real sportsman and may be
a very competent man for the job. He
may be in sympathy with the many
changes in management and policy that
are greatly needed, however, he will
have to prove himself to the boys out this
way as he is under the influence of groups
in Buncombe county who did not favor
the separation bill, providing for this pew
board. . *
The members of the Wildlife clubs in
these western counties worked hard and
-faithfully for the new board, and their ef
forts should have been recognized by the
Governor in his appointments.
There will be "other appointments in
years to come and the wildlife club mem
bers of this secti'on will no doubt see to
it that this section is remembered. How-"
ever, in the meantime, we must all sup
port the new board if it is to succeed in
the building up of a wildlife program fo,r
the state. If it fails in its initial efforts,
going will be hard as the opponents of the
separation bill are no doubt awaiting
?such an opportunity to try to wreck the
program.
THE HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM
Due to the alarming rate of increase in
fatal traffic accidents, Governor Cherry
and the State Safety council are calling
for a mobilization of the citizens of the
state in a program designed to curb ac
cidents and to make our highways safe
and useful instead of arteries of death
and destruction. *
In an open letter to the people of North
Carolina, Governor Cherry says: "We are
confronted with a serious condition?
traffic tragedies continue to happen
hourly, and are increasing at an alarm
ing rate.
"That something must be done is ac
knowledged by every thinking person.
"Being fully conscious of these condi
tions, I recommended to the General As
sembly and it enacted certain measures
that I believe will contribute much to
ward reducing traffic accidents and
deaths.
"All that we may do by improving and
tightening our traffic laws will not give
us a great deal of relief unless we have
the full cooperation of all the people.
"With this in view, last June I called
a State Traffic Conference to consider %
this vital subject and on the recommen
dation of this Conference, I named the
State Committee for Traffic Safety to de
vise ways and means of enlisting the pub
lic and preparing a comprehensive traf
fic safety program.
"Many meetings have been held by this
Committee and it has been incorporated
as a non-political, non-profit, non-parti
san organization and so organized 9 as to
include all people."
The program worked out by this Com
mittee contemplates: teaching adults and
students how to drive; conducting safe
driving course in schools; driver testing
with accurate devices; providing techni
cal service to communities; the renewal
of drivers licenses after examination; the
inspection of all motor vehicles; the
Tbuildh^of safety into htghwaysrthe cer
tainty of punishment for traffic violators;
Inside Washington
Special to Central PreM
WASHINGTON?ki seeking evidence
to show the necessity of a reorganization
of the executive branch of government,
congressional committees have uncov
ered some fantastic mistakes made by
various bureaus. Elimination of overlap
ping bureaus and staffs is the prime pur
pose of H. R. 775, a bill which would es
tablish a non-partisan committee to study
the situation and report back to Congress
what governmental duplication and
deadwood has accumulated since World
War I.
Rep. Clarence Brown (R), Ohio, is au
thor of the bill. It will be sponsored in the
Senate by Henry Cabot Lodge (R), Mas
sachusetts.
Cited below are a few of the mistakes
and errors Congress has uncovered in
governmental operation:
For two years the American Battles
Monuments Commission was regarded
by Senator Harry Byrd (D , Virginia, as
his favorite government bureau, as it re
- ported_ that it had only one employe.
Then it discovered it had 38 unreported
employes, who had been traveling out
side the country.
The prize mistake was made by Post
master General Robert Hannegan. After
submitting his report to Congress, he dis
covered 53,000 "lost" employes he had
forgotten to report.
It is said in Washington that it requires
10 bureaus and 10 staffs of experts to
draw, approve and countersign a gov
ernment check. Yet the list of fantastic
mistakes which have been made would
fill a good-sized book. Clerks, veterans,
farmers entitled to a bonus, and who may.
have been entitled to 30 or 50 dollars,
have received checks ranging from $300,
000 to $5,000,000.
When the recipient returned the check
and pointed out the mistake, he has fre
quently continued t9 receive a check for
the same amount for a number of months.
Present setup of the executive branch
of the federal government says United
States Comptroller General Lindsay. C.
Warren, kkis a hodge-podge and crazy
quilt of duplications, over-lapping and
inconsistencies, with their attendant ex
tr&vagance.
?"The most necessary thing that I know
of today along government lines is a
thorough-goirlg reorganization of the ex
ecutive branch of the government. It
should be done scientifically, but once
the decision is made, then a bush ax or a
meat cleaver should be used."
It is now recognized that the outstand
ing reason why the various attempts to
reorganize the executive branch in the
past have failed, is because it has been
asked to reorganize itself. In the Brown
Lodge bill, Congress has decided to do
this job itself, with the help of the pub
lic. * -
-This bilL-provides for the establish
ment of a commission to make a thorough
investigation of the executive, branch,
whose expenses account for 99 per cent
of the cost of running the federal govern
ment, and recommend a reorganization
that will promote economy and efficien
cy in the transaction of public business.
The Commission will be thoroughly
representative. It will consist of 12 mem
bers, of which six will be citizens from
private life and six will be public offi
cials, all appointed on a bipartisan basis.
Four of the members will be selected by
the president, four by the president of
the Senate and four by the House.
The commission will not make its re
port until January, 1949, after the new
81st Congress has been chosen and presi
dent has been elected. This will prevent
the work of the commission from having
any connection with the 1948 political
campaign. *
improvement of state and local traffic
laws; increased state highway patrol and
local traffic forces (the patrol has been
increased by 210 this year); recognition
for the best#traffic safety records.
Judging by the experience of the past
five years, if this program is successful
it will mean an economic saving to North
Carolina corporations and their employ
ees, professional interests, and others of
at least $140,625,000. It will also save 3,
125-lives during this period, and prevent
injury to 19,370 others.
Since the success or failure of this pro-1
gram will mean life or death to so many
of us that we^&heuld-give-it^our100 per
cent support.
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The Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D.
Prayer changes things, even if it
does sometimes seem to take a long
time. Recently a man, whom I had
on my prayer list for almost ten
years, "came through" and gave
his life fully to his Lord. As a re
sult, he is a new man. I recall an
other one who ran away from my
pi dyers from upwards of ten years.
He is now a new man with a com
pletely changed home life. Both of
these cases involved alcohol.
Now a reader brings me another
case out of his own personal life.
His father was an avowed atheist,
denied belief in God, the Devil*
Heaven, Hell. However, the son
became an earnest Christian, grew
to maturity, married. All ' the
while, he was earnestly praying for
his father's conversion and salva
tion. The son's prayers continued
daily for about twelve years. Then
community-wide evangelistic ser
vices were organized in their town,
rotating ^through the different
churches.
One evening upon coming into
tne church late, the son and his
wife were surprised and delighted
to see the father seated ahead of
them. After the sermon when the
minister asked those who wanted
prayer to be offered for them to
laise their H^nds, the son prayed
earnestly, "Knock him to his
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HOSPITAL NEWS I
Mrs. Bert Moses of Erastus, op
erative case, is doing nicely.
Mrs. Wade Williams of Bryson
City, operative case, reported to be
doing nicely.
Little Jennie McGuire, daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs.'Harold Mc
Guire, tonsilectomy, is doing fine.
Mrs. Frank Young, " operative
case, of Sylva is doing all right.
Miss Arlene Crawtord, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Craw
ford of Balsam, operative case, is
doing nicely.
Mrs. James Brown of Sylva is
receiving treatment.
Mrs. Alex Howard of Tuckasee
gee is receiving treatment.
Mrs. E. G. Lombard of High
lands is in for treatment.
Mrs. Carl Fisher, Route 1, Sylva,
operative case, is getting nicely.
Mr. James Cox of Dillsboro in
for treatment. ' ,
Mrs. Robert Fellows of Bryson
City in for treatment.
Mrs. Robert Fellows of Bryson
City in for treatment.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Breedlove of Glenville
I on June 14.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bat
! tie of Whittier a daughter on June
I 16.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Brooks
of Dillsboro a daughter on June 17
Dr. and Mrs. T. D. Slagle have
announced the birth of a son June
16. He will bear the name of Henry
Philip Slagle.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Glen Jen
nings of Glenville ajx>y on June
15.
On June 12 a daughter was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Smith of
Bryson City. *
Mr. and Mrs. Clifton Crisp spent
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Jennings of Waynesville at
the Jennings camp on Lake Logan
Mr. and Mrs. R, M. Goodall of
Roanoke, Va. arrived Tuesday and
will spend a week with Mrs. Good
attV-mother, Mrs. Ellen Bryson,
and other relatives*
knees, Lord! Knock him to his
knees, please." Then, to the son's
joy, the father raised his hand for
prayer. When a later altar call was
given, the father came forward and
professed his faith in Christ as his
Lord and Saviour.
Knowing that his father was an
individualist, the son and his wife
quietly slipped out of the church
without informing the father of
their presence. The next day the
son came to his father and told
him ha*v happy he was to have him
accept Christ. The father seemed
surprised that the, son knew, as Jje
had "slipped away" to go to
church. Great rejoicing followed in>
that household, the father living
a completely changed and neiw life.
| He was brought out of his selfish
1 ness and stubbornness to the pray
ers of his son over a long period of
years.
These incidents are related to
encourage those who have loved
ones for whom they are praying.
Perhaps they have been praying
for them for a long time. Don't i
give up: Remember, that "The ef
fect Uat, fervent prayer of a right
eous man availeth much in its
working," and, "Let us not be
weary in well-doing, for in due'
season we shall reap if we faint
not." - I
PRISONERS ESCAPE
AT HIGHLANDS
I
FRANKLIN?Law enforcement
officers in Western North Caro
lina, East Tem essee and North ,
Georgia Tuesday night were en- !
gaged in a search for two prison
ers, described by State Prison Di
rector Kyle K. Matthews as "dan
gerous," who fled from a rock
quarry three miles from Highlands
on Buck Creek road Monday.
The men were listed by prison
officials as John Spivey, 36, sen
tenced in Guilford county in 1938
to serve five to 10 years on a
charge of attempted rape and
given an additional 25 to 30 years
in 1942 for kidnapping a prison
employe; and Robert Stewart, 27,
sentenced in Buncombe county last
December to three to five years for
breaking, entering and larceny.
Matthews said that in March,
1942, Spivey and five other pris
oners, using a gun smuggled into
a prison camp, took a prison em
ploye as hostage and forced their
way to freedom. They were recap
tured a short time later.
Prison officials said the break
Monday was made when the two
men dashed into a laurel thicket
on the^edge of the quarry at which
they were working. George Mc
Gee, foreman, is reported to have
fired two shots at them as they
fled.
Prisoners Escape While
Working At Quarry
Search -is betng made for the
capture of three men who escaped
from a rock quarry about 9:30
Wednesday morning where they
were being worked, being prison
ers of the state prison camp at
Whittier. The quarry is locate^
about five miles above Tuckasee
gee in Canada township. Prisoners
who escaped are reported to be
Cooke of MecKlenburg county,
Howell of Roanoke Rspids, and_
Hampton of near Asheville.
LOOKING BACKWARD
From tho File* of Tho Rural I to
of 15 yaara ago
J. S. Seymour, instructor in the
sociology and education depart
ments of Western Carolina Teach
ers College, left Cuilowhee yester
day to become a member of the
summer school faculty at the Uni
versity of South Carolina.
The Methodist Woman's - Mis
sionary society will meet with Mrs.
Cary Allison on Wednesday, June
15, with Mrs. J. F. Freeze as leader.
The B. H. Cathey chapter, Unit
ed Daughters of the Confederacy,
entertained the members of the
Junior chapter with a picnic at the
home of Mrs. J. B. Ensley on last
Thursday.
A number of Kitty Dear^ Mc
Guire's friends gave her a sur
prise birthday party last Thursday
evening at the home of Kathleen
Hooper.
Harold Grindstaff has arrived
from the University of North
Carolina to spend the summer with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. E.
Grindstaff.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Carden at
tended the Gibson reunion in Bry
son City last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Jones and
small son, Mrs. A. O. Allison, and
Hazel and Bobby Allison have re
turned from Chattanooga and
Cleveland, Tenn.
Too Late For Classification
FOR SALE?8 acres of land and
six room house, one mile from
Sylva on Cullowhee road. Glenn
Blanton, Bryson City, N. C. 3-4*
Mr. and Mrs. Raymon Stovall
and family and Mrs. J. P. Stovall
went to Atlanta Sunday to see Mr.,
Stovall^ sister, Mrs. Ruth S. Head,
who is a patient at Piedmont hos
pitaK
Hogs excel alt other farm ani
mals in the efficiency with which
they convert feed into meat.
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