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laying hens, and a brood' sow
H is to be a Food For Defense goal
in 1942 for every farm family '
farming under U. S. Depart- 1
ment of Agriculture's rehabili- I
tat ion program, County Farm
Security Administration Superg
visor, William G. Davis, an J
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nounceu tuua_y ***? tvuuiui
from Asheville. N. C., where he j
attended a 3-day farm and home i
management conference.
Other goals include a yearround
garden; 3 acres of wheat,
where harvesting facilities are
to be had; and potatoes and
truck crops adapted to local conditions.
Davis said the conference
was called to set goals and
standards in farming plans for
FSA borrowers next year with
emphasis on "health and diet."
Vance E. Swift, of Raleigh, State
FSA Drector, was the principal
speaker and repres?ntatives i
were present from 25 Western 1
I North Carolina counties.
m "Live-at-home has been a first '
requirement of FSA borrowers in 1
past years," the supervisor said, i
"and we are redoubling our efforts
now. as our part in the cur- 1
rent 'Food for Freedom' campaign,
to furnish such financing
and advisory assistance as will
hein farmprs who need it to es
tablish live-at-home enterprises."
Two needs are paramount" he
pointed out: "FSA farmers need
to produce now sufficient food
to safeguard the health of their
own families, with some to spare
for others in the fight for free- j
dom; and secondly, they need
to make provision for the future."
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"Now when the world needs
poultry, meat and dairy products,
and we have a chance to
sell our surplus, is the time for
the small farmer to establish
himself on a sound operating
basis and thus be in better shape
to the war is over," Mr. Davis
said. "He must not only get
started on a sound food and feed ,
. production basis now but he
must improve his land now So
that after the war is over he
will have a farm whiclj, is capable
of supporting his family on
a decent standard." he pointed
out.
The supervisor quoted State
Director Swift as saying that a
I large proportion of the farm
people who come to FSA for
help "usually are those who have
not been able to produce much
more than half of the essential
foods?such as milk, ch^kens,
eggs, pork and vegetables?neessary
to maintain safe health
standards."
"Farm Security Administration
is trying to help sufch families
to acquire the facilities to
produce 100 per cent of their
own food needs with a little surplus
for defense. And on top of
that we are trying to help our
borrower families to so plan
their farming operations and
follow such practices as will
build up the land,"
"Food For Freedom" goals set
UP by the Department for Jackson
County as a whole for 1942
call for a 497,000 pound increase
in milk; a 40.860 dozen- increase
in eSgs; a 200 per cent increase
!n soybeans and a 21 per cent
increase in oats for feed and
bay.
ELLIOTT WILL PREACH
SUNDAY IN ASHEVILLE
AT BAPTIST CHURCH
Cullowhee, Nov. 19 (Special) ?
On Sunday morning P. L. Elliott,
ead of the English department
Western Carolina .Teachers
Colfege, will preach the morning
sermon at the First Baptist
c Urch in Asheville in the absence
of Dr. John Inzer. In
Jj*rge of the morning service
WU1 be Lawson W. Allen, edu^toinal
director of the church,
p is a graduate of Western
arolina Teachers Colege, formr
y Mr. Elliott's student, and asSl5tant
in English.
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Miss Helen Patton, faculty adviso
TO REMAIN HEALTHY,
NEVER TRUST A BULL")
SAYS DR. GRINNELLS j
Don't trust any bull, and es- i
pecially a "tame bull", Dr. C.
D. Grinnells, veterinarian of the
N. C. State College Experiment
Station, is warning North Caro- j
lina farmers.
Recent reports of injuries sus- j
tained ,by farmers who were!
turned on by supposedly gentle !
animals caused Dr. Grinnells to
issue his warning.
All bulls are dangerous, the
State College veterinarian said, !
especially dairy bulls which are |
quicker i n their feet than those >
of the beef breed. A 'tame" bull
standing nearby may turn on his j
master in a flash and gore him. |
I Farmers and others have a j
tendency to De cautious ctiuuuu a
strange bull or one that is obviously
dangerous, but they often
mr ke a mistake of considering
a .so-called 'tame" bull and
1 possible danger while avoiding
the obviously dangerous animal,
Dr. Grinnells pointed out.
K^ep the bull in a strong pen.
If ht has to be moved, use a bull
j staff through the ring in his
nose to lead him. Don't allow
him to run with the cows, as this
necessitates separating him
from the herd twice daily?a
difficult and highly dangerous
operation at times. Never go
into a bull pen without a weapon
of some sort that will prevent
the animals from attacking.
allIsoOamed
draft head in
place of dills
t riion^o Aiiisnn of Svlva has j
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been appointed Chairman of the
Jackson County Selective Service
Board, to succeed A. J. Dills,
who resigned the post, a few
days ago, it was learned today.
Mr. Dills has served in that capacity
for the past 13 months,
without compensation, he stated
and felt that he was unable to
continue to devote a major portion
of his time to the work. Mr.
Dills is the authority for the |
statement that the Jacksr^
County Selective Service Bos: .
has cost less to operate than \
similar board in the en we
United States. The only expense
has been the salary of the clerk.
The other members of the
board are Edward Bryson,
Speedwell, and Lewis BumI
garner, Sylva.
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RALLY OF YOUNG
DEMOCRATS SET
FOR DECEMBER 6
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The fall rally 01 ine xuuiig
Democrats of Western North
Carolina will be held Saturday
night, December 6, at the Langren
Hotel, Asheville.
A. Leonidas Hux, state president
of the Young Democrats,
has called a meeting of the state
executive committee her or December
6, and the state officers
and the committee members will
be guests at the rally.
R. Gregg Cherry, Democratic
leader of Gastonia, will be tfte
principal speaker at the banquet
which will feature the rally. He
is past chairman of the Democratic
party of North Carolina,
former , speaker of the state
house of representatives, former
commander of the American
Legion, and for many years has
been a political leader in North
Carolina.
Three other speakers will be
heard at the rally. They will be
C. O. Ridings, solicitor of the
18th judicial district, Thomas L.
Johnson, solicitor of the 19th
judicial district, and John
Queen, solicitor of the 20th judicial
district.
Following the banquet and
talks, there will be a floor show
and dance on The Langren roof.
Miss Henrietta Price of Asheville,
vice-president of the
Young Democratic Clubs of
North Carolina, A^s Mary Leslie
Thomas, Buncombe county vicepresident;
and James C. Smathers,
secretary of the Buncombe
county club, have charge of arrangements
for the rally.
Tickets to the rally will go on
sale early this week, and comu/iii
he aDDointed
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throughout this section.
COMMUNITY TREE IS
BEING PLANNED BY
RECREATION UNIT
The Jackson county recreation
unit, of which Mrs. Helen
Dillard is supervisor, is planning
**or a community Christmas tree
for Sylva again this year, and
will ask cooperation of civic organizations,
Mrs. Dillard stated
today.
Ninety-four high schools are
represented by freshmen atI
tending Potsdam (N. Y.) State
I Normal school.
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ulty advisor; Herbert Howard <
nannoa; Mary Alice Feaster of
k; B&rbara Dodson of Winston-Sa
nd Johnny Wilson of Sylva.
I AS WORLD EVENTS
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SSBSSBy DAN TOMPKINS seseses
LAUNCHING a great offensive
from ftneh and sesrr -th<
British have taken the initiativ<
in one theatre of the war ?yi<
have begun the attempt t<
drive the Germans and th<
Italians from the continent o
Africa. Armed with Americar
made guns, planes, tanks, am
other munitions, the Britisl
launched their offensive as <
complete surprise; and wher
the nature of the attack dis
closed to the enemy that it wa;
a major offensive, they avowee
the purpose of clearing the Axi;
troops from Africa, and knock
ing Italy out of the war. Thi,
came at the very moment wher
WEYGAND had just been dis
missed from command of th<
mighty French Colonial army ir
Africa, because he opposed com
plete collaboration between thi
French and the German con
conquerors of France. The Vich:
government called Weygand t<
France for consultation, an<
foltfJwing conferences betweei
the Germans and the Vichy of
ficials, the resignation of Wey
gand was announced. T h a
leaves a problem to consider
Will the French colonials, witl
their leader out of the picturi
as commander under Vichy, con
tinue to follow with little en
thusiasm the policies of thi
Vichy government; or will the;
go over to the Free French un
der De Gaulle? The British or
fensire, * driving toward t h <
French colonies may have mucl
to do with the decision of thi
French Empire. Perhaps that i,
the reason the British hav<
timed their attack. Anothe
reason is that if and when th<
time comes for an expeditionar;
force to invade the continent o
Europe, the more feasible wa;
to bring that about would be t<
launch it from bases in Africa
Spain will hesitate a long tim
before jumping into the fra;
i by allowing a land attack oi
Gibraltar, when a wholesale wa
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row Mediterranean in North Af
rica, especially if the British ap
pear to be winning that phas
1 of the war.
SABURU KURUSU, Japan'
ace diplomat, who negotiate!
the treaty that made his coun
try an Axis partner, arriving ii
, Washington on a special mis
. sion, hailed as one of peace, ha
, been in conference with Presi
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at Cullowhee. Left to right are:
Df Lincolnton; Vera Hosaflook of
Drnifor/^ Tnn Olrilltv?r% v-\ nf Af Anf
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Lucille Meredith of Guilford;
ijPTA TO SPONSOR
(SALES OF SEALS
FOR CHRISTMAS
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I The Sylva Parent Teacher As3
sociation, meeting Tuesday af31
ternoon at the school, decided
f i to again sponsor the sale of
i Tuberculosis Seals in the county,
i during the coming holiday seasi
on. The seals will go on sale imi,
mediately following Thanksgivi
i ing. It was pointed out at the !
. meeting that seventy-five per
s cent of the money obtained from
\ the sale of the seals remains in
s Jackson county for the work
- here. Mrs. Edgar Duckett, the
s president, stated that she has
i ordered 25,000 of the seals. Last
_ year a total of $126.15 was raised
a 'jy the sale of the seals, and all
1 but $10 of this money was spent
_ locally in the fight against tue
berculosis.
For the program at the meety
ing,. Mrs. Mary Cowan, of the
d Welfare Committee introduced
l Miss ijJtnei Hitt, oi tne jacKson
i County Department of Welfare,
- who reviewed the welfare work
- here, beginning with 1858, at the
t first meeting of the county com .
missioners, when it was ordered
i that a sum of money be approe
priated for the care of orphan
- children. Mrs. Dan Tompkins
- opened the meeting with a dee
votional, reading the 100th
y Psalm.
Mrs. Harry Hastings, for her
- committee, reported that mate
ron service, which has been dis1
continued with the curtailment
b of the W. P. A., is essential to
s the health of thei children, and
e stated that she has secured half
r the money necessary to reinstate
e the service. The Association
Y voted to pay the other half, and
f the service will immediately be
y reinstated.
3 Mrs. Mary Cowan, reporting
l- for the grade mothers, stated
e that they have taken as their
V major objective for the year the
1 securing of a public school musr
ic teacher.
It was decided to. hereafter
hold the evening meetings of the
association on the second Tues8
days, to avoid a conflict that
exists with the meetings of one
s of the woman's clubs,
d I
- j The department of tropical
n j medicine at Tulane university
- school of medicine is becoming
s one of the most important in the
- | world since most schools of Eu|
rope are closed because of war.
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THANKSGIVING
PROCLAIMED BY
flIIR PRFMFNT
U U II I I1LU1UL1H
In proclaiming Thursday, November
20, a day of general
Thanksgiving in the United
States, President Roosevelt said:
"I, Franklin D. Roosevelt,
president of the United States of
America, do hereby designate
and set aside Thursday, the
twentieth day of November, 1941,
as a day to be observed in giving
thanks to the Heavenly source
of our earthly blessings.
"Our beloved country is free
and strong, our moral and
physical defense against the
forces of threatened aggression
are mounting daily in magnitude
and effectiveness.
"In the interest of our own
future, we are sending succor
n 4- inAron cinrr nonn fn fV^ACA
au uii/iV/aouig [jaut iu tnuo^
pies abroad who are bravely defending
their homes and precious
liberties against annihilation.
"We have not lost our faith
in the spiritual dignity of man,
our proud belief in the right of
all people to live their lives in
freedom and with equal treatment.
The love of democracy
still burns in our hearts.
"We are grateful to the Father
of us all for the innumerable
daily manifestations of his benificient
mercy in affairs both
public and private, for the bounties
of the harvest, for opportunities
to labor and to serve,
and for the continuance of those
homely joys and satisfactions
which enrich our lives.
"Let us ask the divine blessing
on our decision and determination
to protect our way of
life against the forces of evil and
slavery which seek in these days
to encompass us.
"On the day appointed for
the purpose, let us reflect at our
homes or places of worship on
the goodness of God, and, in
giving thanks, let us pray for a
speedy end to strife and the establishment
on earth of freedom,
brotherhood, and justice
for enduring time."
In witness whereof, I have
hereunto set my hand and
caused the Seal of the United
States of America to be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington
this eighth day of November
in the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and fortyone,
and of the Independence of
of the United States of America
the one hundred and sixty-sixth.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT. J
By the President:
Cordell Hull, Secretary of State.
SUM'S STORE
BURNS MONDAY
ATDILLSBORO
A fire, originating in the top
of the building, practically destroyed
the store building and
stock of merchandise, of Charles
A. Snyder, at Dillsboro, about
10 o'clock, Monday morning. The
loss will run into several thousand
dollars, with a small
amount of insurance.
A general alarm brought Sylva
and Dillsboro firemen to the
scene, and the fire was extinguished
before it could spread to
nearbv buildings. A part of the
stock of merchandise was carried
form the building and
saved.
Mr. and Mrs. Stepp, and their
family occupied an apartment
on the second floor of the building,
and their household goods
were a total loss, with no insurance,
it was stated.
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Harbison-Walker Company, of
Pittsburg, with plants in many
of the states of the union, has
just purchased 50 acres of olivine
deposits from R. R. Fisher
of Addie, and has begun quarrying
the ores, it has been ani
nounced, this week.
Mr. P. C. Mitchell, of Pilisbury,
Pa., has been in.charge of the
negotiations and of opening up
the large quarry, at Addie. He
left on last Saturday, and Mr.
Sharp, of Alabama, is in charge
of the quarry.
Representatives of the com-,
pany stated to The Journal, that
the olivine being mined at Addie I
will be shipped to Chester, Pa.,
where it will be made into brick
for lining of furnaces where in
tensive heat is required. It is
understood that only a small
part of the olivine that is mined
is suitable for refractory purposes;
but the ores that are
culled for that purpose contain
as much magnesium as the
others, and can be used either
in the manufacture of Epsom
Salts, magnesium chloride, or
metallic magnesium.
Immediately after acquiring
the property from Mr. Fisher,
the company put a force of men
and a bulldoser to work, cleaning
off the quarry preparatory
to beginning the mining operation.
A small force will be kept,
at work constantly at Addie, and
it is believed that the operation
will become more extensive.
In the meantime, sufficient
money has been raised locally
in stock subscribtions to the Olivine
Products Corporation, to
assure the construction of a
small plant for the manufacture
of Epsom Salts, by the method
that has been worked out in the
laboratory at Webster and
proved in the pilot plant that is
now producing a ton of salts a
day for commercial purposes.
The company contemplates
the immediate erection of a
plant to produce five tons a day
by the Webster process.
Negotiations continue with
federal agencies and officials to
secure sufficient money from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
to erect a plant for the
manufacture of 30,000,000
pounds of metallic magnesium
per year from the olivine ores.
Conferences with officials
this week' disclosed that there
are a few matters that must be
worked out. In those conferences
it was stated that the govern-j
ment needs magnesium as badly j,
as it needs aluminum, and that \
all the excess power from this
part of North Carolina is now
going to Alcoa for aluminum
production. An Office of Production
Management official stated
that the OPM considers both
metals of equal importance in
the emergency.
WESTERN CAROLINA
WINS GAME 12-0 FROM
LENOIR - RHYNE
The official score < gives it
otherwise; but Western Carolina's
Catamounts defeated the
Bears from Lenoir-Rhyne by a
decisive score of twelveto nothing.
That is the Journal's score.
In the first half, just at the
beginning of the game, Western
Carolina crossed the goal for a
touchdown, and failed to make
the extra point. During the entire
half, the ball was kept in
the Bears' territory.
During the last half, the
threat of scoring by the Bears
was continuous and strong. At
one time the ball was taken to
within less than a yard of
Western Carolina's goal; but
never went over on downs, and
was kicked back to the zone of
comparative safety.
Then, getting hold of the ball,
the wriggling, running Leagan,
threw off all would be tacklers,
and ran for forty-five yards for
the second touchdown. The referee
was mistaken. Leagan did
not come withinytwo feet of being
forced ofct. Tnis reporter will
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