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McKee, will be the means for this enrichment.
Mrs. McKee's influence for
the finer, cultural things of life had its
influence while she lived, and through
this organ this influence will linger on
into the lives of those left behind and
those yet to come. ^
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National Dairy Month
June has been set aside as National
Dairy Month, a time when the importance
of milk, butter, cheese and all dairy products
and by-products *as a big factor in
the standard of living and of the health
of the citizens will be~~erhpha~sized. Marry?
communities will observe one or more
days this month as Dairy Day or Week.
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Oiliue JdUXS-bUIl V^UUIliy lb ue^illlllllg tu
take more interest in the dairy industry,
plans are beginning to take shape for a
Dairy Day here the latter part of the
month. All dairymen and citizens of the
county will be urged to take part in the
program for focusing attention on this
phase of our agricultural life.
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Our Tourist Booth
We will admit that our little tourist
information booth, recently located down
by the fountain at the west end Main St.,
isn't so pretentious, but it is filling its
place. On Tuesday afternoon a dozen
or more tourist cars stopped, and people
inquired about places to stay and to eat.
We believe if a nicer booth was placed at
this point it would be the means of stopping
many people in Sylva this summer
who, otherwise, might drive on through.
The newly formed Jackson County
Tourist Association, not being a wealthy
organization,, has had to use what was at
hand, and this booth is the best that it
can do right now. It was through the
generosity of Brady Parker that the
booth was made possible. It is the unselfish
work of the members that provides
someone to stay in the booth each
afternoon. This will be a tiresome job
these hot summer afternoons, but it is
going to pay off. More power to the organization!
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Game conservation officer found a
half-frozen lark near Niagara Falls.
There's one bird which, no doubt, hereafter
will leave that "first of the season"
business to the robins.
[ GOALS FOR 1950 I
(1)?new industry.
(2)?improved school facilities.
(3)?hard-surfacing as many roads
as possible.
(4)?an expanding health policy.
(5)?a county fair.
(?)?continuing emphasis of tourist
trade.
(7)?development of hatching egg,
turkish tobacco, and castor
bean crops.
(8)?honest, efficient government
on all levels.
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
Where are our hearts today? Are they In
heavenly things op in profits and bushels; in wages
t and hours; or in the Christian heritage of
and children? We cannot serve God and mammon.
With social and political unrest on every side, the
hope of our nation is not in our buried hoard of
gold or in our possession of the atomic bomb, but in
our treasures laid up in Heaven and in our possession
of those moral and spiritual values which make
us strong against evil days.?Russell W. Galloway.
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A Beautiful Memorial
The lives of the people of Sylva, especially
the members of the Sylva Methodist
church, will soon be greatly enriched
through fine and lovely music. The gift
to the Sylva Methodist church of a pipe
organ by the McKee family, as a tribute
to the noble life of the late Gertrude Dills
THE SI
A Challenge
Just what is reflected in the preliminary
census figures for Jackson County
for 1950 which shows a small loss of 127
population over what we had 10 years
ago? We believe that the number one
factor in this showing is the fact that
Jackson County offers little inducement
for the young men and women now graduating
from our colleges to return home,
settle down and rear their families here.
Onp nnlv has to think of a number of
families where four and five children
have grown up, graduated and found jobs
and positions in other counties and states.
This number multiplied a few times, and
it can be, is surely one reason for our loss.
Jackson County Chamber of Commerce
has been working hard this year seeking
the location of more industry in the
county. When this is done, the figures
would swing the other way. But wanting
industry and having it come and establish
itself here is a different thing.
While we are waiting, wishing and working
to that end, let us not forget that we
have much undeveloped industry here
now. Our hatching egg industry, dairy
industry, small berry and fruit possibilities
and other agriculture opportunities
await the young men and women of this
county. All they need to do is to awake
to the possibilities, take advantage of
them and we would soon see Jackson
County striding forth on a wave of economic
prosperity, such that would cause
outsiders to want to come over and live
among us.
The big success a few veteran trained
farmers have had with strawberries this
spring is one indication of what can be
done. There have been more home grown
strawberries sold to the citizens of Sylva
the past two weeks than there ever were
before ... all of them nice fresh, home
grown berries. We know of a number
of home freezers now almost full of these
delicious berries.
Our people are faced with a challenge
. . . Are we going to face it?
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Building
This is a day of feverish activity in the
building industry. All over the country
modern new buildings of almost every
tvnp arp tfnincr nn _ homes, school
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buildings, churches, tourist courts, business
buildings and factories. Jackson
County is no exception, and ts having its
part in- providing-new buildings-for better
work and living, study and worship.
New and remodeled school buildings and
churches are taking the lead in this area.
It is encouraging to see emphasis on religion
and education in our building for
progress.
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Clean Dirt?
If you drink much water in Sylva these
days you will be drinking clean dirt . . .
or will you? After each rain, heavy or
light, our water is full of dark brown si^t.
Looks like our water system needs overhauling
. . . We voted against clean water
in a recent election.
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Point Of No Return
Free markets must be kept clear of
bureaucratic controls if the United States
is to continue to progress, said J. Howard
Pew, of the Sun Oil Company, in an address
before a group of distinguished
scientists. He then added: "There are
men in our own country today, clothed
with political power, who are deligently
striving to socialize industry, medicine,
education, labor and security. This is a
totalitarian program and cannot be reconciled
with the economy of the free
market... I warn you that we are rapidly
approaching the Point-of-No-Return on
Freedom's Highway."
Does anyone believe that American
industry would have progressed to its
present development had government
controlled it in the past? In answering
that, think of the oil industry as a typical
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old. Its pioneers were laughed at as
hopeless visionaries who'd lose their
shirts. Enormous sums of money had to
be spent, and no one knew if they would
ever be recovered. Great chances had
to be taken, great obstacles overcome.
All of this was done, because the men who
believed in the oil industry worked in
an air of freedom, where individual enterprise
and ability could take the risks
?and reap the rewards, if any. What
socialized country has such blessings as
the United States?
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There are a million "surplus" worften
in the U. S. In other words, 250,000 afternoon
bridge foursomes too many?
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By REV. HERBER
The Christian Church celebrated
her birthday on Whitsunday,
or Pentecost, May 28th. She reill
reived greetings
in the form of
jeers from 500,^
German Communist
youth,
w^o with apparent
purpose staged
their great
I parade in Berlin
on that date. Such a challenge
should cause us to re-value the
Church and what it means to us.
Read thoughtfully this evaluation
by Dr. William Henry Boddy:
"MY CHURCH
"Before I was born, MY CHURCH
gave to my parents ideals of life
and love that made my home a
place of strength and beauty.
"MY CHURCH enriched my
childhood with the Romance of
Religion and the. lessons of life
that have been woven into "the
texture of my soul. Sometimes Ij
seem to have forgottea and then,
when I might surrender to foolish
and futile ideals of life, the truths
MY CHURCH taught become radiant,
insistent, and inescapable.
"In the stress and storm of
adolescence MY CHURCH heard
the surge of my soul and She
PERSONALS
Miss Nola Higdon is spending
this week with Mr. and Mrs. T. B.
Higdon in Atlanta, Ga.
n i_ T>
r rancis ouvwanaw amvcu Saturday
from Chapel Hill for a few
days' visit here before going to
Denver, Colorado, where he willj
spend the summer.
Jimmy Madison returned today
to Chapel Hill where he will be
employed this summer. He spent
since Tuesday of last week with
his mother, Mrs. Esther Madison. I
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hodges and
sons, Tommie and Billie Russ, of
Cullowhee, will leave June 9 for
Chapel Hill for a six week stay.
Mr. Hodges will study at the Uni-!
versity of North Carolina there.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Waldroup
and daughter, Geraldine, of1
Shreveport, La., were guests last
week-end of Mr. and Mrs. David
Brown of Cullowhee and Mr. and;
Mrs. Huff Hooper of East LaPorte.
Rev. Charles R. McConnell of
Cullowhee left Friday for New
York City where he will be supply
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
church during June. Dur
ing July and August Rev. Mr.
McConnell will study at Union
Theological Seminary. Mrs. McConnell
and daughter, Sally Anne,
Judith, and Allison, will leave
June 8 to drive thru in the car
to New York to join Mr. McConI
nell. Mrs. McConnell will study
during the summer at Columbia
University.
Miss Dorotha Hennessee of
Knoxville and Jack Hennessee,
who studied at the University of
Tennessee during the past year,
are home for tbeir summer vacations
with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Hennessee.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Wilson returned
Tuesday to their home in
Durham after spending several
days visiting their mother, Mrs.
John Wilson.
ELITE
By Ed No.'z^e
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guided my footsteps by lifting my
eyes toward the stars.
''When first my heart knew the
strange awakenings of love, MY
CHURCH taught me to chasten
and spiritualize my affections; She
sanctified my marriage and blessed
my home.
"When my heart was seamed
with sorrow, and I thought the
sun could never shine again, MY
CHURCH drew me to the Friend
of all the Weary and whispered
to me^the hope of another morn-,
ing, eternal and tearless.
"Whn my steps have slipped and
I have known the bitterness of sin,
MY CHURCH has believed in me
and wooingly She has called me
back to live within the heights of
myself.
"Now have come the children
dearer to me than life itself and
MY CHURCH is helping me to
train them for all joyous and clean
and Christly living.
?"MY-CHURCH calls me to Her
heart. She asks my service and
my loyalty. She has a right to
ask it! I will help Her to do for
others what She has done for me.
In this place in which I live, I
will help Her keep aflame and
aloft the torch ol a living faith."
EDITOR'S NOTE ?The fourth
edition of Dr. Spaugh's little book
on successful living, "The Pathway
to Contentment" is available.
Orders may be sent to The
Everyday Counselor, Box 6036,
Charlotte 7, N. C. The price is
$1.00 postpaid.
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RAILROAD SUED
Newton ? A civil action asking
$10,000 has been filed with Clerk
of Court P .W. Deaton against the
Southern Railway company by
Miller Lynch, administrator of the
estate of Rosa Lynch Spencer of
Conover. ,
The action is the result of the!
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death of Mrs. Spencer June 18 of,
last year, when she was struck by
a Southern freight near a Conover
railroad crossing.
DROWNS IN CATAWBA
Statesville ? The body of 16year-old
Harry Lee Faulk of
Statesville was recovered from the
Catawba river at 2:30 o'clock Sat-1
day afternoon. The boy had!
been swimming with six other
Statesville bovs from one nier to
another just north of the Long
Island Buffalo Shoals bridge.
$60,000 FIRE
Waynesville ? A disastrous
blaze of undetermined origin; 1
caused an estimated $60,000 dam
age to the H. S. Ward service station
and general store about 3 o'- ]
clock Monday morning.
The blaze was coming through
the roof when discovered and fire-1
men fought the blaze for three
hours, saving some nearby build-!
ings, including the gasoline pumps
and tanks. The storage tank held
from 1,000 to 1,500 gallons of
gasoline, according to the owner. |
Work started immediately on re-!
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CROWDS AT THE LAKE
Lake Junaluska ? Large audiences
and much interest featured
the formal opening of the 1950
session of Lake Junaluska, assem- ^
bly grounds for Methodists. The
Rpv J. G. Huecin. of Charlotte,
former Waynesville pastor, was
the opening platform speaker for
the annual Haywood County Day.
NEW RADIO STATION
Brevard ? Brevard's new radio
station WPBF will open early in
July it was announced by President
Ed M. Anderson last week.
John I. Anderson, editor of the
Transylvania Times, will be the
executive director of the new station,
which will serve Transylvania
County * and surrounding *
area.
PEACH GROWERS TO GET AID
Forest City ? The United States
Department of Agriculture Tuesday
designated seven North Caro- <
lina Counties, including Rutherfordton,
as "disaster loan" areas
in which emergency goverment
loans will be made to peach growers^
The counties are Hoke, Polk,
Richmond, Rutherford, Anson,
Montgomery and Moore.
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