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THE SYLVA HERALDI
Published By
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackaon County
J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD .Publiaheri
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Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C., at
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Act of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1914.
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THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK
God wants our best. He in the far-off ages
Once claimed the firstling of the flock, the
finest of the wheat;
And still He asks His own, with gentlest pleadings,
To lay their highest hopes and brightest talents
at His feet.
He'll not forget the feeblest service, humblest love;
He only asks that of our store, we give the best
we have.?Anonymous.
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Likes "Unto These Hills" * ~
J. B. Waren, editor of We The People
Magazine, gives a boost to Western North
Carolina as he describes "Unto These
Hills" as an asset to the Mountains. He
recommends that everyone who can see
'4 rM-n-J Affnyp 011 rfrroet i C wVlipfl if
J. I, ailU Uiiti O W* ? ? -??ried
out, will go far toward making the
drama the asset to this section that it
should be.
He writes: , ?
"Unto These Hills/' the drama of the
Cherokee Indians, is another theatrical
success the first year. It can be made an
economic asset to the counties west of
Asheville if the people of that section of
the state meet the opportunities this new
^ mountain attraction brings to their doors.
The drama itself is good. The setting is
perfect. The story is one of the most
dramatic in American history. The presentation
is remarkably good for the first
^ season, and with the many inexperienced
people in the cast. The production has
made enough money by August 1 to meet
all expenses, so it is a financial success.
Here are some things that should be
done to insure this dramatic presentation
of the Cherokee story becoming the asset
to the western counties that it has possibilities
of being:
1?Accommodations for feeding and
housing at least three thousand people
every night should be provided at a reasonable
price.
2?There should be a better coordination
of information about places to stay.
Merely suggesting that there is nothing
open in the village of Cherokee, but it
may be possible to find something five or
ten miles away is not sufficient.
. ^ 3?-The many other attractions of this
whole area should be more extensively
advertised. The drama may pull people
into the territory, but the longer they
stay the more money they will spend?
and there are so many attractions in this
section that the stay can be longer than
the one day and night needed to get there
and see the drama.
> 4?Chambers of Commerce of the several
counties, hotels, restaurants, motor
courts, business houses and the people
generally, of all these counties should
organize for a united effort to take care
of the many thousands of people who will
come into this section of the mountains
every summer. "Unto These Hills" will
be magnet that will draw them there.
How long they stay, what kind of a report
I they maKe to tneir inenus tiuuui uicn
treatment, will depend on what is done
to make their visit enjoyable.
5?Additional parking space nearer
the theatre is needed. Th&se who go very
GOALS FOR 1950
i (1)?.NEW INOU8TRY.
(2)?I MPROVED 8CHOOL FACILITIES.
(3)?HARD-SURFACING AS MANY ROADS
AS POSSIBLE.
(4)?AN EXPANDING HEALTH POLICY.
(6)?A COUNTY FAIR.
(?)?CONTINUING EMPHASIS OF TOURIST
TRADE.
(7)?DEVELOPMENT OF HATCHING EGG,
TURKISH TOBACCO, AND CASTOR
6EAN CROPS.
(8)?HONEST, EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT
ON ALL LEVELS.
THE SY
So You Have The Jitters?
"It is a gloomy moment in history. Not
for many years . . . not in the lifetime of
most men who read this . . . has there
been so much grave and deep apprehension;
never has the future seemed so incalculable
as at this time. In our own
country there is universal unrest and millions
of our fellow citizens are fearful
of the future.
In Europe and Asia the political caldron
seethes and bubbles with uncertainty;
Russia hangs, as usual, like a
cloud, dark and silent, upon the horizon
of Europe while all the energies, resources
and influences of the British Empire
are sorely tried, and are yet to be
tried more sorely, in coping the vast and
Ucalilj UldlUX UCU lCiatiUlld All viuna anw
India.
It is a solemn moment, and no man can
feel an indifference which, happily, no
man pretends to feel ... in the issue of
events.
Of our own troubles (in the U.S.A.) no
man can see the end. They are, fortunately,
as yet mainly political and commercial,
and if we are only to be taught
wisdom . . . the wisdom of honor, of faith,
of sympathy and of* charity ... no man
need seriously to despair. We are to resist
ancL subdue the forces, which are
the occasion of this widespread evil and
harmful distress.
The sunshine comes and goes, the clouds
lower and pass, the road has its peaks
and its sloughs. But, with feet firmly
planted on God's good earth, with a heart
full of courage and love, we can join in
the work of creation by making out of
the world what God intended."
The above quotation is 93 years old. It
nnnoom A in IT 1 n
appcuicu 111 nai pus TT tcriijr wbuuvi j v,
1857. Amazed? Why? The leaves turn
green every spring. The small streams
rush to the sea. History makes carbon
copies of itself. There is nothing new
about jitters . . . People have recovered
from them. Will recover again .. .Knowing
that your fear is unoriginal is one of
the best ways to get rid of it!
Submitted by O. V. Cagle.
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Something For Nothing
Is Expensive
Democracy is not a form of government
but a spirit. It is the spirit of putting more
into society than we take out. It is the
emphasis on responsibility rather than
upon opportunity. A farmer who takes
more out of the soil than he puts into it
will sooner or later find his account overdrawn.
A business man who takes more
cut of his business than he puts into it is
already on his way to bankruptcy.
One of the deadliest threats to our democracy
is the attitude of wanting something
for nothing.
HistQry indicates that the most expensive
things we have are what we appear
to get for nothing.?Dr. Carl Agee, Dean,
University of Missouri.
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The Country Press Says
Paris, Tenn., Parisian: "Latest Civil
Service figures show that the U. S. Bureau
of Indian Affairs employs 12,741
people to care for the 333,969 Indians ir
this country. This is an average of one
bueaucrat for every 27 Indians."
Whitesbug, Kentucky, Mountain Eag
le: "Holmes Alexander, newspaper col
umnist, recently wrote that studies nov
being made show that Foderal propagan
da forces ? about 45,000 governmen
hired publicity writers ? are engaged ii
a cold war against voluntary health in
surance, for example. Pay-it-yoursel
plans have been entirely too successfu
tor the socialistic state planners. It i
sure rubbing it in when we, through tax
oc are tn r\a\7 t ho \xracroc fnr w/nrl
j til v ^ vyi vv> va wvy va a v ?? m^vu a va vt \/a 4
that is often against our best interests."
early can park on the excellent driveway
or roads leading to the theatre. Thos
who have to park in the Fair Ground
have to climb the hill to the theatre. Tha
is a long way when it is drizzling rainand
it showers in these hills mighty eas
iiy.
These suggestions are ndt made in
spirit of criticism. The play is well wort
the trip to Cherokee even if there wer
nothing else to see in that section?an
there is plenty more. Those who did nc
get there this year should plan to go latei
Editor's Note: The above by Mr. Wai
ren was written before the Drama close
its first season Monday night but w
think it carries a worthwhile messag
for the consideration of the people c
Western North Carolina. The Dram
was a great success. If it is to continue t
attract people to this section accomm(
dations must be provided for their con
fort after they get here.
LVA HERALD AND RURAL
"JOE BEAVER"
Forest Se
MOf course our frttt are worth thtii
a houst will
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The KveryUaj
By REV. HERBERT
Why not work at developing r
peace and good will on earth in a i
manner comparable to the way we t
are developing our national de- i
fense? From a correspondent r
comes a suggestive and thought- i
provoking letter: f
"These are tense days with ^
rumors and agi- *
B|||pBItation which seem c
'IBS! to leave no alter- 1
native but war.
itkM ffBt War, which is to t
gulf all nations i
Mind you, I said, a
"In the face of this uncertainty j
we might well do something posi- t
tive toward correcting some of the >
reasons for which people in other ?
countries turn in desperation to ;
communism with its promises.
"The only hope left in the world
lies within the Christian Church.
You and I are a part of it. Let's,
be worthy of the trust placed in us.
"I am thinking of the terrific
amount of surplus foods stored
by our government in various sec- I
tions of the country. No doubt most I
of these foods will be spoiled in a I
comparatively short time.
"Parallel to this condition I am i
thinking of the millions throughout i
all the world who are suffering 1
from malnutrition as a result of ]
the upset due to World War II. I
am thinking of babies by the hundreds
of thousands who make faces
to cry but have not the strength to
[ utter a sound. I am thinking of
parents who feel relieved if one
of their children passes on, because
it leaves a little more food
I for the rest of the family.
- "These nungry people cannot
eat the weapons of war, which we
- send them, but the food which
_; they might receive from us, would
be a eood counter-propaganda
against communism.
"Why shouldn't we write to our
t; President, the secretary of Agri1;
culture, our State Senators and
. Congressmen and urge leaders to
? make use of this food by shipping
11 it to such areas where it is most
^ needed? I think this would be a
S strong move to promote peace and
:-]good-will on earth."
k! Here is a most excellent suggestion.
Consider it carefully, then
- if you think well of it, write as
S | suggested.
0; We are sharing with many forg
I eign nations to help them rearm,
j We have been sharing with them
| also in money to help rehabilitate
" themselves. Why can't we go a
>- | little further and share with them
j in things which they desperately
h i MUGGS AND SKEETER
*!
,ITE
By Ed Nofiiger
*
rvicc, U. 8. Department ot Agriculture
r weight in sold?you can build
h freest"
r Counsellor
SPAUGH, D. D.
leed?food and clothing? There
s the question of paying for the
ransportation. But we are payng
for transportation of arms and
nunitions. Why shouldn't Congress
make an appropriation to
jay for the transportation of food?
We could then be happy in the
mowledge that part of our inTeased
taxes are going to save
ife rather than to destroy it.
Here is some more of our spiriual
rearmament. You can do
something about this personally,
f you will.
"If My people, who are called
>y My name, shall humble themselves,
and pray and seek My face,
ind turn from their wicked ways:
:hen will I hear from heaven, and
*ill forgive their sin, and will
teal their land." II Chronicle!
\-14.
A quick look
AROUND W.N.C.
MtW SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOP
BETHEL, WAYNESVILLE
PLANNED
Canton?Plans are now in the
making for additional school facilities
at Bethel and the Waynesyille
Township High School. Blu<
prints and specifications are expected
to be ready for biddinj
about September 15.
allocations for the nev
buildings are $175,000 each.
The new Bethel Elementar;
school building will contain 2i
classrooms.
The new high school building a
Waynesville to be located at th
corner of Brown and Balsam, wil
house a new cafeteria, and eigh
classrooms for science, home eco
nomics, and possibly, commerce
department courses.
Under present market conditior
in the building trade, it was ex
plained, the new building woul
be completed in time for the open
ing of the 1951-52 school term.
The plans, now in the process c
completion, are to be submitted t
the state for final approval.
STATESVILLE IS GOP
HEADQUARTERS SITE
Statesville ? Republican sta^
headquarters for the 1950 campaig
will be opened September 1, in th
Old City Hall building, Statesvill
J. M. Baley, Jr., of Marshall, stai
chairman, announced in State!
i ..jii_ IL.:_ ...MU
vine irujs wcci\.
Chairman Baley indicated th;
the committee named to select
location for state headquarters wj
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WHAT OTHER
"GIVE THE KIDS A BRAKE"
This week more than 3,000
Transylvania school children are
trekking back to school and Chief
B. F. Banther has made an urgent
plea for all motorists to remember
the slogan: "Give the kids a brake."
Brevard and Transylvania have
achieved an outstanding safety
record'and in order to keep the
books clean, the cooperation of the
public at large is necessary.
Almost half of the children of
this county are transported to
school on buses and Transylvania
also has an unusual safety record
in school bus accidents.
Today there are many children
on the highways that will not be
school bus passengers. Let's take
care of these, too. We believe in
exercising safety measures on the
highways at all times and motorists
should be ever mindful of children. ,
Teachers can give instructions to
children that may mean much to
ward a safety program and parents
also can assist greatly in this
teaching.
TIMES ? Brevard
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THE MIRACLE FARM
The greater majority of Ruther-,
ford county faqpners will have their
first opportunity to see an old,
worn-out farm completely rebuilt
and put back into production to-1
day (Thursday), when the hundreds
of workers and dozens of
machines roll into Boiling Springs
to build the College's miracle
farm.
While this is a project of the
, Shelby Lions club, which is sponsoring
it, the materials, fertilizer,
seed, gasoline, building material,
machinerv and everything else
which will go into the rebuilding
, are being furnished by progressive
merchants and dealers in Rutherford
and Cleveland counties.
This project should be of im,
measurable value to the college,
but perhaps the most valuable lesson
to be gained from it is what
the farmers of ,the two counties
will get. It will be setting a pregoverned
largely by the fact that
1 Statesville was near the center of
the Republican strength amd would
1 be readily accessible to the great1
est number of Republicans.
"I am heartened by encouraging
reports concerning Republican ac*
tivity throughout the state," Baley
continued. "There is great dissat-|
isfaction among the people with
continued one-party domination in
the nation and in North Carolina.
Republicans intend to wage an aggressive
campaign in North Carolina
and offer to the electorate of
1 this state an accepted alternative
1 to the present majority party. We
welcome the support of all citizens
who believe that the time for a
- change is long past due."
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CAR-TUNES
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5- Copyright 19C7 by Loeml Advtrtii
at "KIRK-DAVIS CHEVROLET
a and service department."
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Thursday, Sept. 7, 1950
PAPERS SAY y
cedent and a challenge to them to
go back home ai4d improve their
own farms. When they see what a
little mechanized farming will do,
and what can be achieved with a
few acres of grass or pasture they
will be ready to try it themselves.
The Shelby Lions Club members
have not only launched a worthwhile
and commendable project,
they are sponsoring a project
which will stand as a challenge to
every farmer of the two counties
for the next half century.
COURIER ? Forest City
APPLE DUMPLINGS AND 3UCH
It's apple harvest time. It's a
season to be emphasized this
week by means of the apple festival.
Apples are verywhere. If
you are not aware of it in one way
it will strike you in another. As
I used the telephone to talk to a
packer away out yonder in the
heart of the apple country I heard
over the line the thump, thump,
roar and clatter of the apple t
grader.
If you don't belive the orchards
are full of apples, take the festival
orchard tour Friday morning and
see a few things 'for yourself. Even
then you may find many apple
trees striDDed of their beautiful
fruit.
The harvest is now in its peak.
The earlier apples are gone. The
mid-summer varieties are in their
prime and the / fall and winter
apples are threatened by the pick* *
ers.
Prices are good, Why wait for
something better? That's what
every orchardist has to ask himself
when his apples are green but with
a little red coloring,
GROWING MORE GRA&S
Van Vickery's program at Kiwanis
Club Monday night or*e
week ago featured more livestock
for Rutherford county. He cited
the example set by the Rutherfordton
Kiwanis Club, which purchased
a number of yearlings in
Ashe and Alleghany counties last
year and let 4-H club members i
??<?? Viam on nnn H i H r?r? that thPV
l.aiOC kllblil Uii bv?v?<r*vt>
reimburse the merchants and others
who purchased the calves.
The project was highly success- ^
ful. The youngsters who were allotted
calves not only reimbursed
all of the business men who put
money into the project, but also
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