THE SYLVA HERALD
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THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackaon County
J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD -Publishers
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Act of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1914.
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PGESS ASSOUAI.'C'. "
AMERICA WANTS A CHANCE
FOR ALL CHILDREN
Every handicapped boy and girl has his
place to fill in our national life. And like
true Americans,' they stand ready to make
a vital contribution to our total welfare,
if only they are given a chance to share in
the production of useful things.
A chance to be well, a chance to go to '
school, a chance to play, a chance to learn
a trade or profession, a chance to earn a
living ? the^um of these^ chances is the
American ideal^f a happy life, and also
an assurance that this way of life will con
tinue.
The North Carolina League for Crip
pled Children stands ready to use its e
very resource to help assure every handi
capped child in the State an opportunity
to take his rightful place in the busy life
of the land.
When you buy Easter Seals, you also
buy happiness and protection for our
crippled children.
The Easter Seal stands as a symbol of
a complete program for crippled children,
as yet dimly realized ?a goal-marker
toward which America is advancing.
Your purchase of Easter Seals will contri
bute toward the realization of the ideal.
Historical Reminder
It may surprise some Americans to
note the close parallel between conditioas\
in Europe at the close of World War I ^
and the present disturbed period, as re
vealed in a collection of diplomatic papers
published by the State Department and
relating to the Paris Peace Conference of
1919.
Then, as now, there was economic dis
location, great social unrest, armed clash
es and apprehensions for the future.
American missions, going abroad, stress
ed the necessity of aid from this country
and the need of dollars to get the eco
nomic machine going in the world.
Interestingly enough, two of the prob
lems discussed were: (1) how to curb
Communism and (2) how to prevent
revenge on the part of defeated Germany.
The solutions suggested then, as now,
were economic assistance and the restor
ation of normal world trade.
More Money, Less Buying Power
Here are a few facts about the income
of farmers:
In 1947, they received about $30,000,
000,000 from marketings and $340,000,
000 from government benefit payments.
This was their highest income in history
for our farmers, exceedings by 19.8 per
cent the previous high record set in 1946.
The Alexander Hamilton Institute
points out that the increase in farm in
come from marketings was primarily the
result of a sharp increase in the prices
of agricultural products, but that there
was also an increase in the quantity.
Prices reached the highest levels on rec
ord, being 19.3 per cent above the 1946
level.
There is one other point to be men
tioned in connection with these figures.
Despite the rise in farm income, farmers
were not as well off as during the year
before. While their income went up, it
did not go up as fast or as much as the
increase in the prices of the goods which
they bought. Consequently, their pur
chasing power in 1947 was nearly one
per cent below the 1946 level. Moreover,
the recent sharp break in the prices of
farm products indicates that there will
be a further decline in the purchasing
power of American farmers in 1948.
INSIDE WASHINGTON
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WASHINGTON?The furore over the
alleged "'leak" by Agriculture Secretary
Clinton P. Anderson of the government's
grain-buying intentions was touched off
by a perfectly routine Agriculture de
partment press release. '
Monthly announcement of how much
grain will be exported?and therefore
ho\V much must be bought?is normally
made by the department about the third
oi the month.
This month it was held up two days to
obtain State and Army department clear
ances. It was ready to go on the fifth, se
cond day of the grain market slump. An
derson and his aides huddled. Sould it
fre held up or released? Release, they
realized* would bsing Republican charges
that the administration was trying to bol
ster prices.
The compromise solution?release with
a statement by Anderson elaborating on
the situation?backfired and added more
fuel to the flames.
Anderson's advisers insist he made a
sincere effort to "play it down the mid
dle" with a simple recitation of the facts.
They further contend there was nothing
in his statement which had not been com
mon knowledge for weeks.
OLIVE BRANCH TO DIXIE??Dem
ocratic National Committee-Chairman
Howard McGrath may not make that in
formal trip south to pacify the rSyolt a
gainst President Truman's anti-Jim Crow
proposals.
The rebellion thus far has reached only
the "annoyance" stage with the adminis
tration, which would like to give it a
chance to die ''gracefully."
.Mr. Truman also is being told that if
a'peacemaker must be sent southward,
' McGrath is not the man and might fan the
political secession flames anew. The
Rhode Island senator wears the "New,
Deal" tag, which currently is making
segments of the south see red and threat
en tq bolt in November.
One group of advisers is telling the
president that a better fence-mender
would be Senate Democratic Leader Al
ben Barkley of Kentucky. Barkley, long
time administration wheelhorse. would
be "acceptable," these counsellors argue.
It is now a tossup whether anyone will
go south. The administration hopes that
) when the chips are down next November,
the south will call off its dogs, and realize
that patronage is mightier than revolt.
HARTLEY AND THE UNIONS?Rep.
Fred A. Hartley (R), New Jersey, co
author'of the Taft-Hartley law, says he
has uncovered a new labor grievance
during his west coast explorations?hot
milk.
This is not what the name implies.
Hartley said he discovered some union
truckers in California who refused to
transport the milk of certain producers
because the cows had been fed with grain
hauled by the farmers themselves instead
of in union trucks. The congressman ex
plained that it was termed "hot milk."
BAD LABOR STRATEGY? ? Some
independent unionists believe the AFL
and CIO are employing the wrong strate
gy in blasting Henry Wallace and harp
ing about the Taft-Hartley Labor Act.
These unionists think the repeated at
tacks on Wallace only serve to keep him
in the limelight and may gain him sup
port from a lot of independent, non-un
ion voters in the midwest.
The Taft-Hartley issue, they argue, ap
peals only to labor's leadership and thus
far has left the rank-and-file .cold. One
official says the attack on the act is two
years too early, that 'the rank-and-filer
has not felt any ill effects from the law
yet and therefore his leaders' exhorta
tions to battle its supporters fall flat.
All liberty is based upon the surren
der of individual liberties.'
When every citizen looks out for him
self alone, the nation is apt to succumb.
Selfish people never made a nation
great, regardless of the money thev man
age to acquire.
Most any business man can handle a
big deal. The successful executive knows
how to dispose of little deals.
Somebody has suggested that Charles
ton, S. C., may have been the site of the
Garden of Eden. What's he trying to do
?start a war with California?
Calendar of Events
Thursday, March 18?The Dills
boro Masonic Lodge will meet in
the Masonic hall, Dillsboro, at 7
p. m. Claude Cowan, W.M.
Thursday, March 18?The Wom
an's Missionary Society of the
Scott's Creek Baptist Church will
meet with Mrs. Perfy Parris at
3 p. m. Mrs. Joe Sutton, presi
dent.
Friday, March 19?The Woman's
Society of Christian Service and !
the Wesleyan Service Guild will
meet in Allison building at 7:30
p. m. Mrs. Harry Hastings, presi
dent.
Monday, March 22?The Woodmen,
of the World will meet in the'
W.O.W. hall at 7 p. m. Jeff Hed
den, council commander.
Tuesday, March 23?The Rotary
club will nave a dinner meeting
in Allison building at 6:30 p. m.
Dr. D. D. Hooper, president.
Wednes., March 24?The American
LegiOn auxiliary will sponsor a
party for small children at the
community house at 3 P. M.
Wednesday, Marcn 24?The Lions
club wiii have a dinner meeting
in the High school cafeteria at 7
p. m. T. Walter Ashe, president.
Wednesday, March 24?Oce chap
ter. No. 139, Order of the Eastern
Star will meet in the Masonic
hall. Dillsboro, at 7:30 p. m. Mrs.
I Harry Ferguson, Worthy Matron.
Thursday, March 25?The Ameri
can Legion auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. Raymond Glenn at
7:30 p. m. Mrs. Lawrence Cor
dcll, president.
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Miss Stillwell Is On
Production Staff Of
Folk Dance Club
Raleigh, March 12?The spring
I folk dance performance of the
Meredith College Folk Dance Club
nrrd classes will be given on Friday
and Saturday, March 19-20, the
first in the auditorium of the Ra
leigh Little Theatre, and the last
in the college auditorium.
The program consists of folk
ances of America, Mexico and
urope, and is directted by Doris
Peterson, professor of health and
physical education at Meredith.
Jolene Weathers of Rolesville, is
president of the Folk Dance Club.
The production staff is made up
of Miss Peterson, Mrs. H. E. Lynn,
15 Drivers Of WNC
Lose Licenses
The drivers' licenses of iy West
ern North Carolinians were re
voked in the period Feb. 2T-March
Q, according to a revocation notice
of the state highway saffctgr divi
sion.
Those whose licenses, were re
voked are Osborne S. Ball of Bry
son City, Thurmon R. Barnes of
Canton, Charles Grady- Biggerstaff
of Sylva, John Lewis Case of Hen
dersonville, N. D. Deure of Ashe
ville, Vernon Edsel Doss of Lei
cester, Herbert Harrison of Fletch-.
er, Spencer McCarroll of Tryon,,
James Ray Mills of Sylva, Ralplt
Kelly Morgan of Sylva, Arthur
^Villiam Parks of Marion, Rcsy
Payne of Tryson, Hubert M. Walk
er of Ellensboro, Gerald David i
Wood of Canton, and Edwurd
Wright of Hendersonville.
Cub Pack Plan For
Summer's Work
The 23 members of the Sylva
Cub Scout Pack, their leaders, par
ents, and friends met in the Allison
building last Friday night at which
time advancement in ranks were
announced and plans for the sum
mer were discussed.
Britton Moore, cub leader, and
Tom Wilson, assistant leader, along
with Avery Means, field secretary
of the Daniel Boone Council, di
rected the discussions and games
during the evening.
The theme for the month is con
servation and the boys have chosen
as their project, "rat killing", in
the town of Sylva. The boys also
plan to build a number of- bird
houses to be placed about the town
and to plant spring gardens on
their home lots for the growing of
vegetables to distributed among
the needy,
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Rachel Rosenberger, Beatrice Don
ley, Phyllis Cunningham, Dorothy
Dugger, and two students from the
orchestration class, Emily Hine of
Winston-Salem, and Elizabeth
Still\yell of Sylva. Miss Stillwell
has done a major part of the or
chestration for the dance accom
paniments. She also served as
adjudicator's assistant at the 17
county district music contest held
at Meredith last Friday and Satur
day.
The Everyday Counsellor
< By REV. HERBERT 8PAUQH, D. D.
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Wfc'are -?o'busy. Everybody I
meat is busy. But are we busy a
bout the right things? That is what
ougtit to concern us. Repeatedly
I've written in this column that too
many of us mistake motion ^for
progress. Too many of us> are busy
aiaout the wrong thing.
There is an interesting story bu
ried back in the
Old Testament,
whieb. tells about
the selection of
Saul as the first
king of Israel. Af
ter he had been
j h o s e n , they
couldn't find him.
A diligent search
was made far the new king and the
record says quaintly that they
finally "Tound him after 4he "Pro
phet Samuel had prayed to God.
The'-Blble verse reads. ''Therefore
they inquired of the Lord further,
if th(? man should yet come thither.
And the Lord answered, Behold he
hath hid himself among the stuff."
(1 Sam. 10:22).
How many of us have hidden
ourselves "among the stuff"? We
are literally covered up with
"stuff," which we have gathered up
and piled around us. Stuff! What
gatherers we are. How covered up
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we are'With it. It all se?ns so im
portant now, but in the light oi
eternity it will amount to nothing.
We may have this "stuff'.' piled up>
in an office, in a business. We may
even have it in a home. It takes
tremendous effort to- accumulate
it, and mnre effort to> care for it..
Many of us read last Christmas
Charles. Dickens' "The Christmas
Carol1." Do you remsnber the con
versation between Scrooge and
Marley's ghost? Scrooge tells Mar
ley that he had been a good man
of business. Marley cries aloud,
shakes his chain, and says, "Busi
ness! Mankind w.as my business."
Frequently I hear someone say
that he is not too much concerned
about Judgement Day, that a God
of Love would not condemn a man
for his sins. Almighty God does not
condemn us. We condemn our
selves when we hide ourselves in
"stuff," busy ourselves about the
wrong things, fail to follow His
Plan for salvation, Jail to put Him
first. The Bible tells us emphatical
ly that God desires "all men to be
saved, and to come unto the know
ledge of the truth." Christ said.
"Blessed are they that hear the
Word of God and keep it."
A correspondent sent me these
lines inscribed on a tablet in the
Cathedral of Lubeck: "Thus speak
eth Christ our Lord to Us: Ye call
me Master, and obey me not; Ye
call me Light, and see me not; Ye
call me Way, and walk me not; Ye
call me Wise, and follow me not;
Ye call me Fair, and love me not;
Ye call me Rich, and ask me not;
Ye call me Eternal, and seek me
not; Ye call me Gracious, and trust
me not; Ye call me Noble, and serve
me not; Ye call me Mighty, and
horor me not, Ye call me Just, and
fear me not; It I condemn you,
blame me not."
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