THE SYLVA HERALD
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WEEKLY BIBLE THOUGHT
Lord, who shrall abide in thy tabernacle? who
?hall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly, and worketh right
eousness and speaketh the truth in his heart.
?Psalm 15:1-2
CONGRATULATIONS
We extend congratulations to our
neighbors over in Haywood county upon
their very successful burley tobacco festi
val which was staged in Waynesville last
week-end. According to their splendid
local newspaper, the Waynesville Moun
taineer, everything went off fine and ac
cording to schedule, and we quote, "the
first annual Tobacco Harvest Festival was
a success from every standpoint. The ed
ucational features were far above what
the average person expected; the enter
tainment exceeded the fondest hopes of
still others. The large crowd drawn <o
every phase of the program testified as
to the interest of the public at large.
Starting with the parade Friday to the
last performance of a square dance team
Saturday night, the huge crowds were in
evidence."
This successful festival just didn't hap
pen ? it's making started several years
ago when the farmers of Haywood county
began growing more and better burley
each year, and then harvesting, grading
and preparing it for market so that it
brought the highest market prices. The
entire county took notice of this, along
with the great economic value of the crop.
The progressive farmers and civic mind
ed leaders of the county decided to let the
world know what they have and they hit
upon the plan of the Tobacco Festival as
the best way to do that ? and they real
ly did it. Congratulations upon a job well
done. We predict bigger and better To
bacco Festivals in the years ahead.
The lesson we in Jackson county should
learn from Haywood's Festival is?why
can't we grow more and better tobacco
and some day have a festival of our own?
SAFETY FOR OUR CHILDREN
The new caution light just installed at
the entrance to Sylva high and elemen
tary school campus from Highway, 19A
is a mighty good move on the part of our
town boarc^ This has always been a very
dangerous place as here-to-fore there has
been no caution sign and motorists sped
along in a wreckless manner endangering
the lives of hundreds of children every
day. This light should be a real warning of
danger, and if an accident should happen
it will not be because the operator of such
a vehicle envolved was not sufficiently
cautioned. Some protection, however, was
given the children by the police depart
ment when school opened last fall with
one of the officers being on hand morn
ing and evening to direct traffic at this
point. Parents of the students appreciate
this protection, as well ^s that which the
caution "light will provide. We say again
that it is fine that the town board has pro
vided this protection. But we still feel
that a safer walkway should be provided
from Lewis Esso Station to the intersec
tion. -
AS GOOD AS ANYWHERE
Sylva and Jackson county citizens will
not have to seek Christmas merchandise
this year any place other than SyJ^a be/
cause our merchants have plenty of every
type of merchandise that can be bought
elsewhere and at special reduced prices
that should not only draw all local trade
but cause outsiders to come to Sylva to
shop. One has only to ^visit the various
stores to find the gift or other merchan
dise desired at this time of the year. Be
a booster of your town, trade at home and
help make a greater Sylva.
INSIDE WASHINGTON
Special to Central Pre?a
WASHINGTON ? Prevailing opinion1
on Capitol Hill is that the special session j
of Congress will vote funds for stopgap
aid to western Europe, although Presi
dent Truman's estimate of the amount
required may be trimmed.
Leaders of both parties are said to agree
that United States help to hungry Europe
is a responsibility the nation cannot es-.
cape.
The special session is not expected to
result in revival of wartime controls to
beat down high prices. Many veteran
observers believe this legislation will go
over until the regular session in January.
The price question may become en
tangled in presidential election year poli
tics, with bo^h the administration and
the Republican congressional majority
sponsoring programs.
A compromise may be worked out, and
this is doubly probable if the inflationary
price spiral rises much higher.
Mr. Truman is expected to call for al
locations of materials in short supply,
but whether he will go beyond this is un
determined.
FOOD FOR ASIA??Although special
emphasis is being placed on the need for
food in non-Communist western Euro
pean countries, high government officials
are casting troubled eyes on the situation
in Asia.
They point out that more than half of
the world's two billion people live in Asia
and that farmers in Asiatic countries
spend 60 per cent of annual income for
food which they themselves canncft raise.
Famine conditions in China are, of
course, already shocking. The picture is
not expected to improve, since many of
China's young farmers have deserted the
land to answer the lure of higher wages
in industrial centers.
Additionally, large tracts of China's
most fertile lands produce no food be
cause Chinese reverence for ancestors
forbids tilling of the soil of the widespread
burial grounds.
TRIPLE POLAR PLEXUS?Th* un
official publication, Armed Force (form
erly the Army-Navy Bulletin), editorial
ly picks a "funny bone" with the United
States Air Force over the latter's report
of having located three magnetic North
Poles.
The magazine "shudders" at the job of
facing map and navigation instructors of
the future. Says Armed Force:
"Not only has confidence in their vera
city been shaken perhaps never to be re
gained, but every erring student sudden
ly finds himself possessed of a three-way
out."
SERIOUS CONGRESSMEN ? While
many members of Congress are accused
of junketing at the taxpayers' expense in
Europe, those of the Herter committee
say it is not so, as far as they are concern
ed. They split into subcommittees and
each had a special assignment.
During their leisurely return aboard
ship they exchanged information, with
each member reporting what he saw.
All disagreed with the claim of Rep. John
Taber (R), New York, "watchdog" over
expenses of the government, that he saw
no hunger in Europe.
They saw plenty, they said. Their re
port, when published, will go into detail
and will be depended on by the Truman
administration to bolster the plea for the
Marshall plan. The Herter committee
members are somewhat skeptical, how
ever, of some of the European reports of
needs. They frankly considered the Dutch
requests "watered."
As evidence of the hardworking spirit
of the group, they tell this story:
Due to land at Naples, they were forc
ed, by fog, to land at Pisa. Coming in
through the clouds, one member saw the
famed Leaning Tower of Pisa in the dis
tance. "Look," he said, "There is one of
the Seven Wonders of the World."
The other answered sourly: "What
the do you think this is, a sightsee
ing trip?"
It is seldom we hear of a merchant
having too many customers in his store
at one time. But that is what happened to
one of our local stores last Saturday when
it had "Santa Claus" visit it. Seven thou-,
sand were just too many to wait on at one
time. Ask Boyd if you doubt it.
HIGHER THE HILL, LONGER THE SLIDE
The Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT 8PAUGH, D. D.
"What is a good citizen?" Re
cently I asked for
* the readers of this
column to send
me a definition of
good citizenship
t o accompany
two others re
cently sent' i n ,
"What Is A Cus
tomer?" and
"What Is A Salesman?"
In response to this request, one
of our readers has suggested that
we need go no further than the
15th Psalm to find the definition
of a good citizen.
Certainly this Psalm is an excel
lent definition of good citizenship
here and hereafter. It opens with
the question:
"Lord, who shall abide in thy j
tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy
holy hill?"
A true citizen in a Christian \
democracy is certainly one who |
has learned to regulate his life ac- j
cording to Divine principles, and'
to walk in fellowship with his God. '
The Psalmist replies to his own j
question as follows:
"He that walketh uprightly, and
worketh righteousness, and speak- j
eth truth in his heart." This is a
positive declaration of right liv
ing in thought, word and deed, in j
right relation with God and our,
fellowman. Such a program of liv- I
ing produces health, harmony and
happiness.
The Psalmist then becomes more j
explicit, indicating things which a
good citizen would not wilfuliy do:
"He that backbiteth not with
his tongue, nor doeth evil to his
neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach
against his neighbor." The good
citizen trains himself to "Think
no e^rhear so evil, speak no evil."
He look* for the best in life instead
of the worst. He has learned that
a critical attitude towards others
poisons one's own thinking. If he
has to listen to gossip and unkind |
criticism of others, he lets it pass
through his thinking, and promptly
forgets it.
"In whose eyes a vile person is
condemned; but he honoreth them
that fear the Lord." He will have
nothing to do with the base, vile
and dishonest. He preserves his
own integrity and reputation in the
sight of God.
"He that sweareth to his own
hurt, and changeth not." A truly
upright citizen will keep his word
even to his own disadvantage.
"He * that putteth not out his
Kev. C. O. Vance
Accepts Churches In
Wautauga County
Rev. C. O. Vance, who served as
Missiona^hf for the Tuchaseigee
Baptist association for two years,
resigned his work with that organ
ization about six weeks ago and ac
cepted the pastorate of the Willow
dale ^nd Oak Grove churches in
Wautaufja county. He and his fami
ly are making their home at Vilas,
N. C.
The North Carolina Division of
Forestry and Parks now owns and
operates 107 fire towers in 78
counties. Three more towers are
under construction as a part of the
Division's drive toward a final
goal of 135 towers in 100 counties.
money to interest, nor taketh re
ward against the innocent." The
good citizen'will not become a
victim of greed, nor take financial
advantage of his neighbor.
The Psalmist sums up his defini
tion, "He that doeth these things
shall never be moved." Here's a
fine blueprint of good citizenship
in a Christian democracy.
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Sylva
IN MARKING OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY AS O.K. RUBBER
WELDERS IN SYLVA AND NORTH CAROLINA WE ARE
OFFERING A SPECIAL APPRECIATION AND INTRODUCTORY
DISCOUNT OF 20% OFF REGULAR PRICE
ON ALL PASSENGER AND TRUCK TIRE RECAPS
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FROM NOW UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1948
Anniversary Offer
It gives us special satisfaction to know that of the more than
1,500 RECAPS we have put on during the past 12 months, not one
has come off. ' ,
We use Regular Standard Guage Recap Rubber on all Tires and
will use the same during this DISCOUNT PERIOD.
The Rubber used is 12,14,16 and 18 Guage
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Sylva and Dillsboro