LOOKING BACKWARD
From the Filet of The Rurallte
of 16 yeare ago
. The Sylva High basketeers broke
loose Friday night with a barrage
of shots that took the S.C.I, cagers
under by the decisive score of
35-20. Following this game the
Sylva High tossers put in their
claim for the county champion
ship, having defeated all teams in
the county.
The Methodist Woman's Mis
sionary Society will meet with Mrs.
A. S. Nichols Wednesday, Febru- !
ary 17. Mrs. S. L. Campbell will
be leader.
C. G< Queen of Kentucky is here
H. R. Queen.
Conrad Nichols of Atlanta spent
the week-end with his parents. Dr.
and Mrs. A. S. Nichols. He had two
friends, Messrs. McNeill and
Teague, as guests.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. R.
P. Potts was given a surprise birth- j
day party by her sisters, Mrs. M.
Buchanan, Mrs. M. D. Cowan and
Mrs. S. W. Bryson. Fruit and cake
were served by Mrs. Moore.
Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Wilburn and
little Mary Alma and Margaret
Wilkes, daughter of Dr. Grow
Wilkes, were here last week, be
ing called here by the death of
Mrs. Wilburn's father, S. P. Wilkes.
On last Thursday Mrs. C. C. Bu
chanan was hostess to the mem
bers of the Twentieth century club
at Moore Dormitory at Cullowhee.
Mrs. D. M. Hall presided. Mrs.
Charles Gulley and Miss Lona Bill
Braswell, members of the faculty,
gave a program of songs and piano
ielections. C
The children's chapter of the U.
D. C. had its February meeting at
the home of Marjorie Grindstaff
with Maude and Gay Battle as
joint hostesses. The members pre
sented a Washington program. The
hostesses served ice oream, cake
and delicious candies.
Mrs. Fred McKee and little
daughter, Patricia Ann, are visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Lona Green,
at Balsam.
Baptist W.M.U. Conference
To Be Held In Asheville
The annual meeting of the North
Carolina Woman's Missionary Un
ion will beJaeld at the First .^Bap
tist church in Asheville on March
11-13. An unusually strong array
of guest speakers have been se- '
cured for the three-day meeting, i
Three delegates are allowed,
from each society and one from'
Young Woman's Auxiliaries. Dele- i
gates will arrange for their own
expenses, and hotel reservations
are made directly with hotels in
Asheville.
Delegate cards will be issued to
those who desire to attend, and
representatives to this meeting will
be announced at a later date.
Southeastern farmers who ex
pect to plant Tift Sudan grass in
1947, should place orders^ith their
seed dealers as early as possible,
Dr. Glenn W. Burton, USDA plant
scientist advises. He says there will
not be enough seed to go around. 1
WOODMEN OF THE
WORLD
Life Insurance Society
Fraternity Protection
Service
BRITTON M. MOORE
Sylva Representative
Sylva, N. C.
That Na^im?
Backache
May Warn of Disordered
Kidney Action
^ Modern life with its hurry and worry,
irregular habit*, improper eating and
drinking?its risk of exposure and infec
tion?throws heavy strain on the work
of the kidneys. They are apt to become
over-taxed and fail to filter excess acid
and other impurities from the life-giving
blood.
You may suffer nagging backache,
headache, dizziness, getting up nights,
leg pains, -swelling?feel constantly
tired, nervous, all worn out. Other signs
of kidney or bladder disorder are some
times burning, scanty or too frequent
I urination.
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INTERNAL REVENUE
COLLECTOR WILL
ASSIST TAXPAYERS
A representative of the Internal
Revenue Service will be available
to assist taxpayers in filing their
Federal Income Tax returns for
1946 during February and March
in Jackson county as follows:
February 19, 20, 21, and 24, Post
Office Sylva.
February 25 at Cullowhee.
February 26 at Cashiers.
?Taxpayers are urged to have all
records of income received and all
income tax withheld or paid on
estimate for 1946 with them.
Taxpayers who are in business
must have records of total income
| received from all sources during
I year and of all expenses and mer
ijjhaindioe purohaeod^fftrinCiilfli during
1946 as well as inventory of mer
chandise on hand as of January 1,
1946 and December 1946.
Records should be written and
amounts totaled as the represen
tative of the Revenue Service can
not in fairness to all taxpayers,
total up the items of business re
ceipts and expenditures or other
wise keep books for the taxpayer.
Every citizen or resident of the
United States, including a minor,
who had $500 or more gross income
in 1946 must file a return. Every
STATE COLLEGE
ANSWERS TIMELY
FARM QUESTIONS
QUESTION: How can I rid my
home of cockroaches?
ANSWER: The most practical
material for combatting this pest
is either a five or ten percent DDT
dust, according to Dr. Clyde F.
Smith, entomologist with the N. C.
Agricultural Experiment Station.
The cockroach is killed by coming
in contact with the dust, so every I
possible hiding place of the roach
must be thoroughly treated, Dr.
Smith says. Make sure that all
food and cooking utensils have
been covered belore you apply the
tKiM. yiwn Aunt rt mlTrtirF uaih'Br"
behinds cupboards, wallboards,
under sinks, and throughout cab
inets.
QUESTION: I have some apple
trees that need pruning. When and
how should this be done?
ANSWER; According to instruc
person who had less than $500 in
come during the year but who had
income tax withheld from wages
must file a return before such tax
can be refunded.
tions prepared by the Horticultural
Department oi the State College
Extension Service, trees should be
pruned in late winter, or before
growth starts. Remove one-fOurth
of the terminal growth of ?"one
year-old" whips. Prune two-year
old trees, or one-year whips after
one seasons growth, by selecting
several branches spaced six inches
apart, and with the lowest lateral
branch two feet above the ground.
Prune lightly until the trees reach
bearing age. For more detailed
pruning information, write for If.
C, Agricultural Extension Circular
No. 205, Pruning the Apple Tree."
QUESTION: How long will the
Tobacco Stabilization Program be
in operation?
ANSWER: A statement from L.
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the Flue-Cured Tobacco Co-oper
ative Stabilization Corporation fol
lows: "The length of time this Cor
poration will operate depends on
the action of the tobacco growers.
So long as the producers vote to
produce under the quota system,
the Stabilization Corporation will
operate as it is now."
In North Carolina the average
annual production of timber has
been approximately 1.2 billion bd.
ft. during the past 35 years.
FUNERAL RITES HELD
MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR BEN H. HOOPER
Funeral services for Ben H.
Hooper, 71, who died at hi* home
in Speedwell, February 8, were
held Monday, February 10, at. the
Speedwell Methodist churgh at 2
p. m. with the Rev. E. A. Fitzger
ald in charge of the rites. Burial
followed in the Speedwell ceme
tery.
Mr. Hooper was a well known
farmer of the Speedwell section
and was a member of the Metho
dist church.
He is survived by his widow,
Mr?. Lavina Polly Williams Hoop
er; four sons, E. L. and Hayes of
Spartanburg, S. C. and John and
Leon of Speedwell; three daugh- j
ters. Rose, Faye and Marjone, all i
of Canton.
Joan Curry Member
Montreat May Court
Miss Joan Curry, who is a stu
dent at Montreat College, Mon
treat, has been selected as a mem
ber of the college May Day Court.
Miss Curry, daughter of Mrs.
Claywell Hyde, formerly of Sylva,
is 'a tenth grade student at Mon
treat. She attended Sylva high
school, enrolling at Montreat this
year.
NONE MORE THANKFUL TO
RETONGA. SHE STATES
Distress From Nervous In
digestion Had Nagged
Her For Years, But She
Can Eat Plenty Now And
Feels Better Than In
Years, Says Mrs. Owens.
Regains Lost Weight
Among the most recent of the
many thousands oi well-known in
dividuals in every walk ol' like who
have voluntarily given Hetonga
unstinted praise is Mr?. Sid Owens,
?filO..fibs&elt. St.. Anderson, S. C.
"Distress from nervous indiges
tion nagged me for years,'' stated
Mrs. Owens, "and I got to where
I had to live on soft foods. I had
no appetite and even- the lightest
diet made me feel bloated and like
I had swallowed coals of fire. Gas
frequently shoved up against my
chest until I almost had to gasp to
breathe. I felt high-strung and
many nights I couldn't sleep as
much as an hour. Mornings I hard
ly had strength to dress myself, I
lost weight and felt so weakened
I simply couldn't do my house
work.
"Hfctorvga brought me grand re
lief from all this distress. I now
eat anything I want and enjoy It,
I hiive regained my lost weight andl
I get refreshing sleep. I feel bet
ter and stronger than in a long
time. No one could be more thank
ful fur Ketonga than I."
Ketonga is intended to relieve
distress due to insufficient flow ol
digestive juices in the stomach, lam
of appetite, Vitamin B-l deficiency
iuid constipation. Accept no sulv
stitute. Ketonga may be obtain?#
at Sytva Pharmacy^=Adv.
The Production and Marketing
Administration is now prepared to
provide a consulting service fey
specialists for improvement of fee
nation's sub-standard marketing
facilities. ?_
Individual steers entered in the
1947 International Livestock Expo**
sition will be classified by
rather than by weight, as hereto
fore.
Remember the old story? Where the teacher said:
"Jimmy, how would you divide three apples among four
people?" And Jimmy answered: "Make apple sauce!".
We wish Jimmy could solve our problem that easily.
We've done our best to keep production up and
prices down . . . delivering thousands of 1946 Fords.
But we still have unfilled orders for over
a million more.
You know the reason for the lag in filling
those orders ... the labor shortages, the material
' > 0 V
shortages, and all those other hitches in getting
back to normal.
That doesn't leave us many apples to divide.
And as fair and square as we try to be, we just
can't make apple sauce from automobiles. But what
we can do is tell you what a great Ford you've
got coming up in your future.
And while you're waiting, one other thing we
can do is urge you to let us keep an eye on your
present Ford to protect your safety, comfort and
investment.,
lour Ford Dealer
REECE-HAMPTON MTR. CO., Inc.
WE RiALIZI... that the present abnormal demand for auto
mobiles will not last forever; that the day will come when WE
SHALL BE KNOCKING AT YOUR DOOR asking for business.
Therefore, as in the past, we are endeavoring to so conduct our
business that we may always merit your confidence and respect