THE SYLVA HERALD
* AND RURALITE
Published By
THE HERALD PUBLISHING CO.
Main -Street Phone 110
S^ylva, North Carolina
v The Comity Seat of Jackson County
W. CURTIS RUSS..... Editor-Manager
W. Curtis Russ and Marion T. Bridges, Publisher^
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November 2Q, 1914.
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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1943
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Right Here In Our
County
' As we pointed out last week in an edi
torial the^sad story of- the number of men
reject^ for service because of illiteracy,
we also remind you that this month you
may be given an opportunity right in your
own community to do something about the
matter ? for the future.
These rejections should make us all real
ize that we have work at home and a re
sponsibility. Maybe there is a little girl in
your neighborhood, who needs a dres?/*to
boost her morale, or maybe a boy who would
go to school if someone was interested in
him and showed that interest.'
% Maybe these children ' have not had the
importance of an education put before them.
Life does not have a definite pattern to
them, of preparation in early years for full
ness and richness of living.
&
Schools have opened in our county for
>the 1943-44 term. Let us all appoint our
selves assistants to our truant officers.^ Let;
us see that every child is entered in school
and remains there until next spring when
they close.
When - Autumn Comes
_ From a survey made during the past week
indicati^6f^p6fnt to one of the best fall
seasoiflrever enjoyed in this area. The sum
mer season, which has far surpassed the*
expectations of the majority of local people,
bids fair to continue even after frost has
come.
?We feel that this extension of the tourist
season will not only affect this year, but the
years to come. We have often made the
statement that the majority of visitors left
just on the eve of the, most beautiful time
of the year in the mountains.
We understand that the summer visitors
come in the hot months to avoid the heat
of their home towns, and that ere the au
tumn rolls around they can be comfortable
at home, but even so, they miss something
that we have to offer at its best.
.We usually have a few nippy days and
those not familiar with our climate are *
scared into thinking that winter is at hand,
when in reality it is merely autumn announc
ing its arrival, so to speak. For after this
announcement, the days become ipellow with
mild new charm and beauty, for the Indian
summer is climate at perfection.
When the leaves begin to turn in their
glory of color, the weather seems to match
them in a state of perfection. It is neither
too hot nor too cold.
We feel that those who stay later -this
year will never go back soon again, for they
will know first hand what we have to give
them in the way of an autumn season, and
that the late season this year will mean
later seasons in the years to come.
Business Is Good
Two of the best and most accurate busi
ness barometers of a community is the busi
ness of the post office and railroad.
Last week The Herald carried a front page
story citing that the volume of business done
by the local railroad office was far ahead of
last month, and last year at the same period.
This week the postmaster releases encour
aging news from the" Sylva post office that
business there is breaking: all records.
The fact that the same condition exists in
a number of places catering to the general
public, is ample proof that business is on
the upgrade in Jackson County. Such busi
ness is on a solid "foundation and does not
represent a temporary spurt.
Every indication is that business will re
main good in Jackson County.
Miracles In 36 Years
August, 1943, marks the 36th anniversary
of the creation of the U. S. Air Forces. It
was started with one officer and two men.
The story of ttye progress which has been
made since that date reads like a fairy story.
Today there are hundreds of thousands
of trained men in our air corps, which is
* such a vital part of our defense. But to
reach this high goal of efficiency many have
made sacrifices along the way in their ef
fort, to perfect travel in the skies.
What has been ^accomplished in the field
of aviation since the war clouds gathered
over this country and since we actually got
inta^hg conflict sounds like a miracle^ when
one considers- the number of men who have
c been trained a$d the number of planes that
are being turned out.
The accomplishments of the past three
years-in aviation and in the immediate years
. to come will be reflected in that great era
of peace to which we all look forward. Great
changes will take place in travel, for aviation
has come to stay. _ , ^ ? '
In_ the_meantime we bay tribute to this
first line of defense, our air corps, that gives
us protection on our shore lines &Rd inspires
us with a feeling that the enemy will never
get very far into our country.
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The Sylva Herald
The Sylva Herald is the name of a new
paper launched the first week in August at
the county seat of Jackson. W. Curtis Russ
and Marion T. Bridges, who have achieved
marked success in the publication of The
Waynesville Mountaineer, are the co-owners
and publishers of the new paper. They pur
chased from Mrs. JE^ EL Brown the only re
maining. newspaper in the- county,. The
Ruralite, and have combined it with The
Herald., It was announced in the first issue
that Pierce Wyche, now a member of the
staff of the Charlotte Observer, would be
local editor and manager.
Newspaper friends and admirers of
ftfessrs. Russ and Bridges are very much
4 interested in their new venture- and feel
surfe that fcfr this, as well as their every
undertaking,' they will apply their usual en
ergy and exceptional newspaper ability to
make it the success that they and the people
they serve win have >.very right to expect
and deserve.?- Morganton News-Herald.
Congratulations To Our
New Neighbor
The second issue of The Sylva Herald,
. published by W. C. Russ and M. T. Bridges
of Waynesville, has just come from the
press chocked full of news, features, editor
ials and advertising. The Times extends
congratulations to the publishers and to the
citizens of Jackson County in having a news
paper worthy of the progressive town and
county it is serving. These men are also
the successful publishers of The Waynesville
Mountaineer in Waynesville. ? Editorial in
The Bryson City Times.
High School Age Voters
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"First in peaches, first in watermelons,
first to give the vote to 18-year-olds."
Georgia can add this boast to the inscrip
tion on its Great Seal if it wishes. The
Cracker State is the first in the American
Union to lower the voting age which has
never before been altered anywhere ih the
United States since the days of the Colonies.'
There is nothing sacred about 21 as the
age of majority. It is fixed "by common law
for male maturity, but some States fix 18
as the age for women. Some States even
say a minor has reached an age of sufficient
discretion to select his owrt guardian at 14.
And Mrs. Roosevelt says, "If they're old
enough to fight, they're old enough to vote."
Many thinking people recognizing the dif
ference between the functions of a voter and
a soldier, "will question this. Yet the Con
stitution of the United States permits the
States to determine their own qualifications
for voters. Georgia, indeed, may have start
ed something.
Georgia's 18-year-olds next year will have
two opportunities to distinguish themselves:
It is possible for them to be the first of their
age to help elect an American President for
a fourth term in office ? or they could be
come pioneers in breaking away from the
tradition that they must vote "the -way
granpappy did." ? Christian Science Monitor.
If there is any truth in the old saying
that "Happy is the country without ? his
tory", then Sicily must be one of thdjmost
unhappy countries in the world.
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By
HILDA WAY GWYN
We are so far removed in this
section from the actual war ac
tivities that the crash of the army
plane near the Haywood-Jackson
county line last Friday afternoon
brought a deeper realization of the
toll* of war to us . . . and shocked
us into what 'it means to fight in
the sky ... it also brought home
the training it takes to be a mem
-ber of this great skyline defense
jjroup. and how even with that
the mechanism of the plane may
fail. . . We were a little surpris
ed to learn that it was the first
time that either of the two avia
tors had bailed out . .. . for we had
thought that method of leaving a (
plane was one of the features of
training ... it seems, so we learn
ed from one of the authorities here
for inspection . . . that only the
paratroopers are given this type
of training. . . We know, just as]
others have done. under aimilar
conditions, that those two men must
have Jived a lifetime . . iiv that j
split second in which the door of the '
plane was opened and they felt I
themselves falling into space . . .
that thin line between them and
death . . . and the tragedy of the
one who could nofc make it . . We
heard the pilot say that the civilians
in this area had given one hundred,
percent cooperation . . . and he
seemed quite overcome with- their
kindness . . . and consideration
which was proof that the Lt. did
not know the mountaineers, their
ready sympathy to those in trouble
. . . their deep dyed patriotism
. . . We have too many boys of
our own in uniform not to be
ready to give our -best to the man
in service who needs us. ; .
We overheard one soldier say
to another one (riding behind them
on a bus this week) . . . that he
was glad his furlough was over and
that he was going back to regular
army ways . . . that civilians were
too jumpy for him . * . that they
seemed to be running around in
circles "and getting nowhere . '. .
but that in the army they were
really doing something about it
. . . and getting results for their
work. . . Soldier, you may have
something there ... but you will
have to admit that we mean well
at any rate . . . the conversatiort
has come back to mind several
times . * . for we have never known
as many tired, overworked people
... everyone you meet seems to be
living on an exacting schedule . . .
both as to the necessary details of
living and the extra war effort
1 . . nobody has time like they once
did . . . fc makes one long for a
return to the days when the sands
of the hour glass were unhurried
. . . and "time by all records stood
still" ... we wonder if life with
its stepped up tempo will ever go
in reverse again . . . and we find
we have that rare state, of leisure,
once more to deal with ? . . you
recall a few years back . . . there
was a lot of talk about how to
spend one's leisure . . . and now,
who has any? . . .
From time immemorable men
have poked fun at women and their
fads and fancies . . . and changing
styles in dressing . . . and most of
the time we have brought it on
ourselves by our absurdities . . .
but one fad that is growing in
such amazing manner, has appeared
to go unnoticed . . . that is this
business of the stockingless age . . .
it has not been so long ago that
only the very young were privi
leged to roam around with socks,
or minus them . . . and now there
is no age limit to the custom of
stockingless legs . . . some have
acquired the habit from force of
circumstances, because they can
not buy their favorite nylons . . .
to others it is h grand excuse to
go without hose . . . believe it or
not, we have yet to hear the first
man say one word of ^ftttctsffi
about the fashion ... we have been
greatly impressed by this silence
. . . could it be that the low cost
of bare legs has something to do
with it .. . or is it a state ^of resig
nation to let us do as we please,
because they know we will in the
end.
A group of people in an even
ing's conversation can cover a lot
of ground . . . from the settle
ment of world problems . . . the
duration of the war . . . down to
their favorite dessert . . . can all
be crowded into the talk as it chang
es Back and forth . . ."the subject of
writing "bread and butter" notes
came up . . . and the prize went
to the hostess who said that she
had recently heard from a week
-end guest who had written, "that
he felt so ; much at home while
visiting in her family that he was
afr&id he had forgotten to be po
lite" . . . what more could you ask
of a guest? ...
We did not know that so many
important dates in American his
tory fell in the month of August
until one of those people who have
disgusting (and Enviable) memo
ries . . . who never forgot any
thing in their lives began to quiz
us . . . Our grade was a zero . . ?
for the life of us, we couldn't think
of a thing that happened in Aug
ust ... we would get to the 4th of
July and then we would jump to
Labor Day and then to Thanks
giving and leave August out of
the picture.-, . Here are a few
the ones we remember he told us
. . . August 16, 1777, date of the
Battle of Bennington, Vt., 'when
the whole British Force was either
killed or captured. . .. August 17,
1786, the birthday of David Crock
ett, famous American frontiers
man . . . soldier and politician . . .
August 18, 1586, birthday of Vir
ginia Dare .... first white child
born in America. . . August 20,
.1833, birthday of Benjamin Harri
son, 23rd president of the U. S. A.
. . . August 20, 1620, the date of
sailing of the Pilgrims from Eng
land. . .
Letters To The
Editor
LIKES THE HERALD |
Editor The Herald,
We are enjoying The Sylva Her
ald. We found the contents very
interesting, so I am enclosing a j
year's subscription so as not to miss
a single copy.
Mrs. J. K. Terrell,
Whittier, route one.
COLLEGE PRESIDENT LIKES
HERALD
Editor The Herald,
I have read the initial issue of
The Sylva Herald with genuine
interest. You have hit a high
Alrplono Soon at Cauio of
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PoA-Wor Trad# Expansion
Aviation Will Opon EnHr*
World to AUrt Busin?i?mtn
| ? WASHINGTON ? Business men will "call a plane" as matter-of^
I fact as they summon a taxi today, if the entire aviation industry
rallies after the war to utilize the economic potentialities of aircraft.1
So maintains Carleton Putnam, youthful president of Chicago and
Southern Airlines. i .i ? ,
Already we can see what the airplane has meaht in the conduct of
this war, quite aside from its use in combat. v Thanks to it, President
Roosevelt and Prime Minister Winston" Churchill have been able to{
meet frequently. Gens. Sir Archibald Wavell and Claire Chenault'
fly to a meeting. Madame Chiang Kai-shek made her historic Jour-|<
ney by plane. Wendell Willkie encircled the globe by air. ?'
"What these military and political leaders haw done in war, our
business leaders will be able to do in peace, at a cost in time and
money so small it will revolutionize business," the
Stepped-Up 42-year-old airline executive points out. J&e looks
_ , ahead to a new business tempo operating at three
*u,ln*? times ^he upeedon a world-wide
Tempo - This will become more apparent. In the "mopping
^ up" period right after the war. In the post-war/
world therewll doubtless be areas that must be occupied or rebuilt.
Speedy cargo ships will bring in new pieces of machinery for the
factory, foods from the stockpiles, of more fortunate countries, band-'
ages and medicine*
Flying these converted instruments of destruction will be thous
ands of pilots who, unless Jobs are made Immediately available,
would be unemployed. ?
Putnam foresees two possibilities in the direction of air transports:
to organize new air cargo companies or to add a cargo division to
the already existing airlines carrying passengers and mall.
American business men can expand their business to their heart's
, content. That opportunity In Costa rica, that market In China, that
plant In Iraq, which yesterday did not seem worth exploring, will
become feasible investments.
Putnam's personal success demonstrates the vision and realism
he advocates for the airplanejndustry.
This tall, gangling taw student of Columbia walked down 57th
street In New York one day 20 years ago ... pressed his nose
against the showcase of Curtiss-Wright Co. . . . ana .came out lO
minutes later with a four-passenger Curtiss Robin. This plane and
10 years of organizing, borrowing, and persuading aviation powers
that-be were the birth of the Chicago and Southern Airline ... a Unt
which today talks about an overland air route through Nome to
Singapore. (It's application has been filed. X
Lately Putnam's vision has brought, some definite figures In the
field of cargo rates for airplanes . . . and they are startling.
He illustrates by a simple case, "If Chicago and Southern were
able to obtain more airplanes today and the seats were removed
and the planes devoted to carrying nothing but cargo, we could oper
ate at about 35 cents a plane mile, direct air costs,
and carry up to three tons of cargo, depending on Airfreight
the degree of single engine performance desired. ri).
This is at a rate of about 11.7 cents a ton mile. Add ?
an estimated 5.5 cents for ground pick-up and de- Kxcesslvs
livery (so-called terminal costs) and you have a '
total of, 17.2 cents a* mile.'*
This is almost exactly the present rate charged for first class
rail express.
If* we fall to remake the airplane Into an instrument for peace
time utilization to the fullest,- Putnam says, "God help us in the
next war. - ?
"From now on, time moves on wings, and It carries either deat^
or a wider life for mankind!" -
water mark and I am sure the citi
zens of Jackson County will res
pond with appreciation.
Enclosed is my check for a
year's subscription. . ?
H. T. Hunter,
, President Western Carolina
Teachers College.
A SWELL PAPER
Editor The Herald,
Congratulations on The Sylva
Herald. It is a swell newspaper.
Robert J. Brown, editor
Farmers Federation News.
FINE JOURNALISM
Editor The Herald,
I have enjoyed reading the two
issues of The Herald and I know
your subscribers are going to re
ceive a very splendid newspaper.
The makeup of your front page
is particularly well balanced and
the whole paper reflects credit to
the staff. We know with your
loi)g experience in editing and pub
lishing, that The Sylva Herald will
continue on a high standard of
journalism. Here's our best wish-,
es for continued success.
E. D. Shirey, manager
Western Newspaper Union,
Atlanta. - i
BEST WISHES
Editor The Sylva Herald,
^ I extend to you my best wishes
for the success of The Sylva Her
ald. I have every confidence that
you will give the people of Jack
son County a bright, newsy weekly.
D. Hiden Ramsey, General
Manager The Asheville
Citizen-Times.
BEARS ARE REAL PROBLEM
FOR SHEEP RAISERS
Editor The Herald,
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er hazard to sheep raising than
dogs. They are ateo playing havoc
with cattle as well as sheep.
I am selling my sheep this week.
I have lost more than $1,000 worth
of sheep in the past four years, and
have got to quit. Some of my
neighbors, five miles from the Park
boundary have begun losing sheep,
and this will get worse each year.
Cattle have been killed three to five
miles from the Park.
I plead with the State authorities
and with the National Park offi
cials to give us some aid and relief
from the depredators. Instead of
doing this they threatened me with
prosecution if I tried to protect my
property. The National Park offi
cials threatened to shoot any bear
dogs that crossed the Park line
after sheep killers. Each agency
blamed the other for the trouble.
I appeared before the State Board
of Conservation to ask them to hire
| a man; like is done out west, to
eliminate the killing bear. They
would not do this. I went to Wash
ington to ask the National Park
Service for permission to follow the
killers into the Park. They refused
this.
Some of the landowners are now
putting out poison for the bear,
and are thereby risking poisoning
all the wild life in the section.
Others, and I am one of these, feel
that if some relief is not given soon
we will have to take the law into
our own hands. As soon as I sell
all my sheep there is little doubt
but that the bear will break on
everyone's cattle in this end of the
county.
These wild bear are neter seen
by Park visitors. ?They ax* of ?o
use whatever, and are more dan
gerous than rattlesnakes. The
south end of the county, next to
Pisgah Forest may expect similar
conditions if some provision is not
made to protect livestock. -How
can Haywood county become a
sheep county under such condi
tions ? si
Very sincerely yours, ??
THOS. W. ALEXANDER
Every time you do an evil aet
the devil is standing by to fhre
you an encore.