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ADVA 1 8YLVA, NORTH CAROLINA, T IURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1937 ?> ? YLLF. DT ADVANCE OUTSIDE 1UE JOINTS
fjjiiik Profit Tax To Be
Repealed As Business Aid
ineton. Doi-ember 8 (Auto
^ f ne.rlv as anything can
wh;-;rhas not yet hap
repeal or greatly
^'itaxe^n undistributed cor
and on capital gains,
^1 .ill do this with the blessing
i' * .. ... Thio volipf fnr
^ White House. This relief for
. fUculaicd to inspire con
^and induce capital to invest
vvuicl. will put men
' , wck k' ??did bya"?f
i ? 'aihii'Stf-ii as the most essen
mig to be dene. That opinion is
ai'y unanimous in both Houses
digress and in Administration
Lfrom the President down.
> tse ta* reforms can be rushed
I, jn this special session the
SUuld be quicker in its effect
Lik.ng *hf l,resent bu,ine8S de* j
n< but in spi'e of the prers- |
for stch relief, Congress
L slors of r.ot lettinQ Itself be j
?fp;dtd into hasty action. ..Con- ;
nat memories are keen, and j
ritall that the ..undistributed
^?"t-x is one of the New Deal
^ >s whic i was rushed through
tit rtSSjre from the White House.
CONCUSS S ECO MES WARY
f-.j.- t..:ie lie pressure comes from :
bi:slv?->s world, but Con- j
? ? a:-}WV'V.!y-determined to pro
?j x : i.v manner and not
??.?! u:o'.:h i" l.iw which in its will
6] iir *mcnd..:ent or repeal in a
ars lime. T"-r problem is not so
?x>i how ta avicad the tax law in
ati::>\t. thugh there are difler
Jioj-ii.ion yet to b" ironed out,
proMU'c .n the same general
a -i o: tut ux laws some othei
.-1:1,1 trn. ;-;jp in revenues which
6t?..'jsovl a. ..on would leave.
fc uj q.ieit.oi) >o? legislation in
ji: r.;.i sucii a unummous public
fE.i bee i disclosed as on this
iji tax rei ci for capital. It has
t x.ivs-nM s.wnUvnejujIjr md
iraxiiif, y, a..d is ail Uie more ?ig
aarit iccuu.\v; of the speed with
ckt.it i.aj developed. The public
&: .g: :o:.vijv'.wd oy Itepresemn
t ;ea V.nsjn of Kentucky,
u;.'i cl :no sub-co.nmittee of
iicuie Way; ai.d 1.leans Com
t'v, who iju'-.t a large part of
yxyio;u.i intermission in
v i: i!o tr.A situation, are
l.vi1o u>r a great deal of the
k'f -;mg public interest in taxation,
ft-y are also responsible for die
tairj Mr. Vinson to the public as
?My intelligent and level-headed
with ihe result that the
** ^ential cyC lighted upon him
seeking a man to All the high
W if Justice of the Court of Ap
o' the Dibtrict of Columbia.
'? /irson hns been appointed to
tnd will take his seat on
'?"sh as soon as he can clear
^ Congressional work on taxes.
BjBGET BALANCING MOVE
an tain, cf the sincerity of
kiftiie t> ?iina the Federal buA
*''k balu ice, tae President has
'e!' Se(l a letlu<-'hoii in Federal ap
^riationr. lor highways. All the
'0r roads are now in good
??> he point-. ;1 out tne other day,
?t form-io-market roads built
* ' ? A. ^'e about completed.
hav? ^er?l i i|:hw J' appropriations
? ten running at around 200
t^0n* a i-nd Mr. Roosevelt
? alf or lcsu of that would be
^jin.
t,. ef'ci? to stimulate business i
h,!> O'ven orders to all
i* ' *n'J ^ fi.?ted up the necas*
f^5hl4Stl of ?Jll kinds of sup
??tn r?P Wf"ch aPP' oprlations have
l?t? fadC' Ab&ut $^75,000,000 of
'ibbrr,. '0l'' CSmer,t to typewriter
ttm Qt4,'rz 0 be b?uflht by Uncle
Hifje A'ee:i now J-nd June 30 when
4n be* i'e,r endfc. If most of that
timber jUt i,U? circu,atlon in De
f?'-sd' anuapy a"d February It is
'"'W 8 fr'8ct on busi?eM ?id
!.WCjld be tjaeficial.
Mich Ci||EF$ OPTIMISTIC
ffoij,,. ur? r t,xPei;ditures ara in
? Cn .
fctjc uliJi l'-? Part of the great
*t:ie U3 a reeult recent
^ ^resin! l'0nfere?ces between
W" and.111(5 heads of
45 '"t c r'*?' anieSl ^hih there is
^""StrM- 11 . Sil'ranKt'
5^lv ju ulandon cora
V* oi ri.J lcy 01 developing in the
Ua-w,/ 'approvements in- aid
h-1?' thore 416 maay in
V 'JCh' haVl
? U" '
HSlto, ,:' no M.10U1
. w tor (tarn* Cjawk
Sunday Schools To
Hold Meet Sunday
Program for Tuckaseigee Associa
tional Sunday School meeting to be 1
held with Dillsboro Baptist church
Sunday afternoon, December 12, at
2:30 P. M.
Devotional, Dan Cook, Cullowhee
Music
Announcements and business
Organizing the Sunday School for
the best results, D. M. Hooper Tucka
seigee. v
The best method for the opening
and closing programs of the Sunday
school, by H. M. Hocutt, Sylva.
Roll call of Sunday school, by Clar
ence Vance.
Loyalty day at Baptist Church
Next Sunday, December 12, will be
Loyalty Day at the Sylva Baptist
church. Te general thqught of the
day will center around successful
completion of this year's work and
plans and preparation for the year
1938. It is hoped that all members
will be present for the Sunday school
?nd preaching service in the morn
ng and the services at night. Those
vho have not contributed what they
banned to during the year will be
iven an opportunity to do that Sun
iay, and all members will be given
n opportunity to indicate what they
'esire to give during the new year.
All members are urged to be present
nd friends are cordially invited.
Club Sponsors Toy Matinee
A toy benefit matinee at the Lyric
theatre, tomorrow, Friday afternoon,
. will be given, under sponsorship of
;he Amfer Club. Admittance 1 be
by the presentation of a toy, at th?
ticket office, instead of money. Mem- ,
I.ers of the club will distribute the.
toys. Christmas, to needy children. * {
crnment in the distribution of elec- j
trie current.) i ? I
< > t \ f
The heads of two of the largest
power distributing systems in the I
East and South announced after visits!
to tne President that the way seemed .
to be clearing, and that thereir com-'
panies were ready to spond hundreds
of millions in new construction and
put thousands fo men to work as soon
as they received deiinite assurances
of Federal cooperation instead of
antagonism.
BUILDING PROGRE88 8LOW
Progress is slower in the matter of
stimulating building, but a feeling
of unusual confiednce exists here
that a way will be found of making
it both profitable and secure for
capital to invest in building projects
of all kinds, and here, again, there
are assurances from those in control
of huge sums of investment capital
that they will spend by the hundreds
of millions as soon as a satisfactory
plan of cooperation has been worked
out.
In all the discussion going on about
ways and meana to stem the tide
of business depression, the first snd
major Item of the program for which
the President called this special sea
slon of Congr.us has not been over
looked, but la far from being agreed
upon. That is the Farm Bill with
ita provisions for crop control. It Is
a complicated and lengthy document,
which few of the members of either
Houee understand as yet. Nobody
knows, ao far, how much more the'
Agricultural Department's farm pro
grcm would cost tlian the five hun
dred millions now available.
There is a bitter battle in prospect
over the quotas to be allotted to vari
ous products, and an especially bitter
iiflcrence of opinion about making
iuota allotments so mandatory that
farmers may bo put in jail If they
Exceed their alloted production. If
any farm bill at all Is enacted before
the special session rises, it will sur
prise most observers.
L. H. Ray, Yancsy County grower,
hns secured good results from plant
ing sericea lespeat-za on steep land
which was subject to severe erosion.
After deducting all expenses, Me*-'
vto Littleton, a 4-H Club member ?f
Wayne County, m?^ ? Wt prdlt at
$319.39 from hi* oric-acra tooacco
ng; <r I
Oldest Man In
County Dies
News reaches us of the death, at
his home in upper Cullowhee town
ship, Wednesday afternoon, of
Mont Bennett, aged citizen
of that community. Mr. Bennett, who
was 96 years of age, was a Confed
erate veteran. He is believed to have
been the oldest citizen of Jackson
county.
Funeral arrangements have not
been made.
Well Known Woman Passes
?
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Robinson, 72, were held Tuesday aft
ernoon at Old Field cemetery, near
Beta. Mrs. Robinsor., who was 72
years of age, was the widow of the
late D. L. Robinson, of Willets. She
was a native of this county, and spent
here entire life here, where she has
many friends.
Mrs. Robinson pas;.od away at her
prove a delight und an economy,
than in any previous season.
home, at Willets, Sunday night, after
a long illness. She is survived by Ave
sons, Cnry, Edwin C., and D. Lloyd
of Asheville; W. O. and Glenn, oi
Willets; by live daughters, Mrs. C. M.
Blanton, Washington State, Mrs. E. B.
Howell, and Misses Annie and Addie
Robinson, of Willets, and Mrs. \7. E.
Christy, Asheville, by one brother, B.
R. Henson, of Willets, one sister, Mrs.
T. C. Bryson, Sylva, several grand
children, and many other relatives
and friends.
Mrs. Turpin Passes In
Haywood
Mrs. Elmedia Jane Turpin, relict
of the Baxter Turpin, died last Thurs
day at the home of her son, Alky
Turpin, in Waynesville, at the age
79.
Mrs. Turpin is the motherjtf Jj
A., G. C., Warfteto; ind Mack i
all of Jackson county. Surviving also
are three daughters, Miss Hester, M?.
Sophia Parsons, and Mrs. Alia Mas
sey, John and Alley Turpin, all of
Waynesville.
Funeral services were conducted at
the home, and interment was at Tur
uin's Chapel, near Waynesville.
Christmas Play At School
The three-act play, "On Christmas
Hill", will be presented by Sylva '
elementary school, next Wednesday,
evening. Children from all grades
will participate in the play. Admission j
10 and 20 cents.
A small admission charge will be
made, and the money raised will be
used for constructing coat racks in !
the building.
W. P. A. Lunch Rooms Serve
School Children
Twelve lunch rooms are at present
being operated In Jackson county, for
the benefit o* school children desir
ing hot liinches. Much of the credit
for the success of the lunch rooms is
due to the cooperation of teachers,
parents and county superintendent,
according to Mrs. Glenn Stallcup, who
has general supervision of the project
in the county.
The lunch rooms are located in the
schools of Qualla, Wilmot, Barkers
Creek, Sylva, Beta, Addie, Weyehut
ta, John's Creek, Tuckaseigee, Dou
ble Springs, Glenville and Cashiers.
Mrs. Stalcup says: "If you have not
visite the room in your school, we
extend to you a cordial welcome to
do so. We want your support and
approval. Contributions of food, or
produce that may be exchanged for
lood are most welcome, from any in
terested person." During the month
oc* November, 630 children were
served daily 11,050 lunches during
the 21 school days.
BASKETBALL AT WEBSTER
Webster High school will play Sylva
All-stars, at Webster, Tuesday night,
and will also begin the regular sea
son's schedule, by playing Glenville
High, at Webster.
Christmas Seals Being Sold
The annual sale of tuberculosis
Christmas seals is now in progress in
this county, with Mrs. R. U. Sutton,
as general chairman.
The sales, sold each year, are for
the purpose of raising money with
which to fight the Great White Plague.
30 per cent of the money from the
sales is used in the county.
Monteith, and Mrs Gilbert Bess an
making the canvass in Sylva for the
sale of the seals.
Club to Hold Christmas Party
The annual Christmas party of the
Twentieth Century Club will be held
at the community house, Thursday
evening of next week. Husbands of
the members of the club will be the
guests.
JUNIOR CLUB TO HAVE ANNUAL
DINNER
v ,?
The annual dinner party of the
Junior Club will be at the Poinsett
Hotel, on Thursday evening of next
week.
TODAY and
TOMORROW
MOTTO .... marks faith
I
Driving over the new Merritt Park
way in Connecticut a short time ago
I noticed that on the pillows at each
end of the railings of all the bridges J
there was a decorative design with
some lettering in Latin. I stopped
long enough to read the motto. It is
"Qui transtulit sustinet." The best
rough translation I coud make of it
was: "He who brought us across
sustains us."
What a splendid motto for a bridge,
Tthrought. I said as much to a friend,
who replied: "Why, that design on
the bridges is the Great Seal of the
State of Connecticut and that is our
state motto."
That set me to thinking about the
clear, simple and unshakable faith
of the early colonists in the power
of God to protect and preserve them.
"He who brought us safely acrosr
the ocean still protects us." Faith
like that seems rare today; and aren't
most of the troubles of the world and
its people lagely due to their loss
of faith in the power and wisdom
of God I think that is so.
TRU8T . . , ... . in divinity
The United States of America has
two mottoes. The one on the Great
Seal is in Latin, and reads: "E Plu
ribus Unum," whichmeans "From
many, one," signifying the union
states into a nation. But a more
familiar national motto is the one on
the silver coins: "In God We Trust."
The founders of the Nation believed
in God and in His power to guide and
protect the new nation. When the
Constitutional Convention of 1787
was about to break up in a row
OKMfc
delegates pray for Devine guidance.
His plea was effective. Petty dif
ferences were sunk and, under the
inspiration of the daily prayer the
Convention drafted the charter of a
new nation.
How many statesmen of these times
put such reliance upon Devine
guidance such Faith in God? Does
the motto on our coins mean the same
to politicians of 1937 as it did to
those in 1787.
I believe that some leader in pub
lic life could swing the nation back
to that falih by demanding that those |
who administer the nation's affairs!
put more trust in God and less in
man made devtcsa and schstn?
Cooperation ....... wKh God
'' The trou&s masJ p?ple to
that they have so trust in God at
:sii i
Blister, Rust Exhibit
Being Made in Schools
During November approximately
20,000 acres of land have ben covered
in the White Pine Blister Rust Con
trol program. The Pine Creek lec
tion southwest to Norton has been
mapped and cleared of currant and
gooseberry bushes protecting over
10,000 acres of white pine. Seven lo
cations of bushes were found and 141
plants were destroyed.
Several land owners have requested
compensation for the destrudon of
.heir currant or gooseberry bushes.
H. A. Whitman, Jr., agent in charge
jf Blister Rust Control in Jackson
bounty, would like to make it clear
Jiat neither the state nor the federal
government pay compensation for
jurrant and gooseberry bushes that
are destroyed. The Blister Rust pro
gram is entirely cooperative between
.and owners and the U. S. and N. C.
Jepats. of Agriculture. The fine co
operation already shown by hand
owners is testimony to their growing
^alizalion that the white pine stands
n Jackson County are worthy of pro
.ection from the ravages of the Blister
lust. The program does not entail
iny costs from the land owners. The
.itimate success in keeping Blister
lust out of Jackson County depends
-pon the degree of cooperation that
.s established between land owners
and the Blister Rust Control activi
ties. The value of the gooseberry or
jurrant bush is negligible compared
.vith the value of the ornamental and
uative white pine stands in this
county.
All currant and gooseberry bushes
growing within 1,000 feet of white
pine are possible carriers of Blister
lust and the bushes must be destroy
jd. It is cheaper in the enri to prevent
Blister Rust from coming in by de
stroying these bushes now than to
wait until the disease become estab
mimi_T}i rui i tnii inn i iwiiini ~
An exhibit illustrating the cause .
and effect of White Pine Blister Rust
will be available to schools and or
ganizations in Jackson County during
the two weeks beginning Dec. 5. Those
interested are asked to write to EL A.
Whitman, Jr., Blister Rust Agent, at
Box 241 in Sylva for information.
all or they have too much. I have
never been able to believe that mere
faith in God is enough under the
Devine plan. The individual or the
group must cooperate. Oliver Crom
well had the idea when he exhorted
the soldiers before the battle of
Naseby: "Trust in God, my boys,
but keep your powder dry." Three
hundred years ago Algernon Sidney
wrote: "God helps who help them
selves."
The trust in God which our fore
fathers had and proclaimed to all the
world, was simply faith that if they
lived rightously, dealt justly, and
did all they could to help themselves,
they would be helped and sustained
by the Devine Spirit, lackingwhich
men lose courage and belief in them
selves. The old spirit of America
speaks in the last stanza of the
National Anthem:
. i
"Then conquer we must, for our ,
cause it is just
"And this be our motto: In God !
i
is our spirit." jl
That spirit has kept the Star
Spangled Banner waving for one '
hundred and fifty years.
Paitfa In self
Failh in Devine guidance, these
Americans of old understood, is faith
that if one does his best to order his '
life according to the rules of right
conduct which are the foundation of
all religions, he will gain mon J
strength and courage to face hard
ships without complaint and to re
main unharmed by material success. ,
They did not believe personal
miracles, nor do I.
The sort of faith which some people
profess, that they are particular pets
of Providence and do not need to
take any precautions against ilIn?M?t
financial difficulties, or any other
disaster, seems to me more like silly
credulity. But the faith which rests
upon the realization that If one so
orders his life as to win and retain
the confidence and respect of like
i- lC^A~ Ac . wv u Uv? no lur
U* O V Ci'VvUCLLUeU oy untoward
circumstance.
Faith in God is, after all, faith to
one* self. The Devine Spirit |s
side of ourselves. If it Is not, we an
lail'-ing in cor.fidprK, ar.d oourtgA
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'Delayed ^ake-off by A. B. CHAPIN
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