N. C. PASTOR SPEAKER
ON METHODIST HOOR
One of the South's most popular
preachers, Dr. Clovis Chappell.1
pastor First Methodist Church,
Charlcftte, N. C., and author of
best-seller books of sermons, will
be the speaker on The Methodist
Hour Sunday morning February
23, at 8:30 Eastern Standard Time.
Dr. Chappell has served nine of
the largest churches in The^Metho- '
dist Church and is the author of
more than twenty-five books of
sermons. Wherever books of ser
mons are read, or men talk about
how sermons should be written,
mention is made of one of Dr.
Chappell's books. Possessor of a
clear, simple, incisive style, one
that appeals to rural as well as
city congregations, Dr. Chappell
speaks of things eternal in words
understood by those who live in
the temporal.
He will speak on this 50 station
broadcast on "T h e Beautiful
Friendship." Music for this pro
gram will be furnished by the
choir under the direction of John
Hoffman with George Hamrick at
the organ. The Methodist Hour is
under the direction of Rev. James
W. Sells.
These programs originate in the
studios of Religious Radio Center,
Atlanta, Ga., and are broadcast in
cooperation with the Southern Re
ligious Radio Conference, which
is composed of radio committees
from the Southern Baptist Con
vention, the Presbyterian Church
Red Cross Fund Drive To
Be Conducted In March
The month of March has been
designated by the President as Red
Cross Fund month. Workers for
the Jackson county chapter of the
American Red Cross will receive
materials for the drive and start
the campaign on March'3, accord
ing to an announcement by A. J.
Dills, executive secretary for the
local chapter.
f Mr. Dills,stated that ? whil^U^
county has not been ^ask#dc -to
raise as large an amount as re
quired during the war, there are
still many calls on the Red Q^ss"
which needs money to finance its
operation. There are yet many ReM
Cross nurses in Veterans hospitals
and workers at each army, naval,
and other military posts to assist
.men .who are vet in service. These
nurses must be remunerated for
their services.
Each community of the county
will be requested to raise a cer
tain amount of money to finance
this program, and a list of workers
in these communities will be an
nounced in the next issue of the
Herald. Those who are appointed
in each community are urged to
push the work to a speedy con
clusion .in order that the drive may
be closed before the end of March.
Ministers in each community are
requested to make mention of the
forthcoming drive in each service
held during March.
in the U. S.f the Protestant Episco
pal Church and The Methodist
' Church.
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Sylva's New Trailways Bus Station
The above building houses the bus station of the National Trailways, Moore's Dry Cleaners, Moore's Recapping shop and Service Station
The building was completed early in December and the bus company moved in December 4. J. D. Moore, local business man, started construc
tion on the building early last summer. It is of rock, concrete and cement block construction and is located on Mill street'opposite the rear
entrance to Jackson Furniture Company. The basement contains the heating plant and _?he re-capping shop. The dry cleaning business is in
the left end of the first floor with the bus station occupying the greater part of the first floor. The service station is.located in the right end
of the building.
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Washington Born Feb. 119 Did
Not Cut Down Cherry Tree
George Washington was not born
on February - 22, although almost
140,000,000 Americans will cele
brate his 215 birthday next Satur
day on that date.
He "rarely swore," in spite of
many legends to the contrary.
And of course he did not* chop
down his father's cherry tree with
his little hatchet.
The actual facts of George
Washington's life as recorded in the
Encyclopaedia Britannica reveal
that Washington was born on~Feb
ruary 11, not February 22. In 1752,
when he was 20 years old, 11 days
of the English calendar were de
liberately omitted in order to adopt |
the Cfregorian calendar, and an in
cidental effect was to place the
anniversary of Washington's birth
on the date now celebrated.
The cherry tree incident is dis
missed by the Britannica article
VvritVcn by Allan-Nevirss. noted bi
ographer, as an "absurd fiction,"
less noteworthy th;.n the true
achievements of Washington's
youth. He had mastered the ele
ments of surveying by the time he
was 14, the Britannica points out,
and when he was only 16 he be
came assistant surveyor on a
rough Western expedition. In his
journal he described sleeping un
der "one thread Bear blanket with
double its weight of Vermin such
as lice, fleas, etc." The adolescent
?and ungrammatical ? traveler
called the Pennsylvania-German
emigrants "as ignorant a set of
people as the Indians they would
never speak English but when
spoken to they speak all Dutch!"
At 20 Washington was the strict
and canny manager of a large
plantation, fond of riding, fox
hunting, dancing, theatrical per
formances and "despite an un
conquerable awkardness with the
fair sex, of flirtation." Six feet
three inches tall and weighing 220
pounds, he excelled in all outdoor
pursuits, from wrestling to horse
breaking, the Britannica reports.
His appearance was marred by
smallpox scars, however, and be
fore his marriage at 26 to the "good
housewife and companion," Mar
tha Custis, Washington had been
rejected by a Miss Betsy Fauntle
roy and had wooed Mary Philipse
of New York without success.
"There is clear evidence," the
Britannica also states, "that he
temporarily felt a romantic attach
ment for Sarah, wife of his friend
George William Fairfax."
As a Virginia planter, Washing
l ton attended horse-races, lost
money at cards and billiards, liked
to' go to picnics, barbecues ?nd
clam-bakes?and became one of
the richest men in the country. He
was "industrious, punctual, effi
cient and economical," says the
Britannica, practicing crop rota
tion, diversified farming and ex- j
perimental cattle breeding.
Recognized as an authority on
military matters and known for
his poise, sense and resolution,
Washington was elected command- !
er-in-chief of the colonial forces |
in 1775. Although "ho was not a j
great tactician,* according to the j
Encyclopaedia Britannica, "it is
unquestionable that Washington's j
strength cat character, h.s ability j
to hold tne confidence of army
and people arid to rii*ui>e nis own
courage among them, hi> unremit
ting activity and his strong com
mon sense,, constituted the chief
factor in achieving American vie- !
tory
When he became the fir<: Presi- i
dent of the United States. Wash
ington maintained* the dignity
which he felt was demanded by
his high office, driving in a coach
with four or six smart horses and
outriders and lackeys in rich
livery. At receptions he came in
a black velvet suit with gold
buckles, yellow gloves, powdered
hair, a cocked hat with an ostrich
plume in one hand, and a sword
in a white leather scabbard.
The famous speech of 1796
known as "Washington's Farewell
Address""was ^cliially written, not
by Washington, but by Alexander
Hamilton, the Britannica reveals,
although it was remodeled by
Washington and expressed his
ideas.
After two strenuous terms of of- '
fice and two and a half years of
retirement at Mount Vernon,
Washington caught a severe cold
and failed to improve in spite of
gargles of "molasses, vinegar and
butter" and other remedies. "He
faced the end with characteristic
serenity," the Britannica says,
"saying, 4I die hard, but I am not i
afraid to go,' and later: 'I feel my- j
self going. I thank you for''your j
attentions; but I pray you take no
more trouble about me. Let me go
off quietly, I cannot last long'."
Keeping his finger on his own
pulse until it stopped, he died at
10 p. m. on December 14, 1799,
"first in war, first' in peace and
first in the hearts of his country
men."
One ton of forest tree seeds was
collected by N. C. Division of For
estry and Parks during 1946 for
use in the State Forest Tree Nurs
eries.
Great Way
to relieve stuffiness, invite
Sleep
if nose gets "stopped up"
Tonifhti
It's wonderful how a little
Va-tro-nol relieves transient
congestion that stuffs up the
nose and spoils sleep. Quickly
your nose opens up ?breath
ing is easier! Ii you need re
lief tonight, try it! Follow di
rections In the package.
Just a drops
up ooch nostril
VICKS
VA-TRO-NOL
SIXTH GRADE HAS
CHAPEL PROGRAM
Last Friday afternoon the sixth
grade of the Sylva elementary
school gave a chapel program
which was diffeernt from the usual
ones. It was divided into two parts,
the first consisting of piano solos
played by Roy Kirchberg, Jr..
Tommy Reed, and Edith Moore.
The second and somewhat un
usual part was a playlet, "Adven
ture in Bookland," improvised by
the teacher, Mrs. J. F. Freeze, and i
the pupils from their studies in
literature. Many of the children
elccted and portrayed their fa- j
voi ite character by dressing in ap- I
propriate costumes and reciting a
p*:em. singing a song, or by telling
something original about the par
ticular character.
Longfellow's poem, "Hiawatha"
was one selected with Minnehaha,
Hiawatha and his friends, and
some Indian braves being depicted.
They also did an Indian dance.
Some of the other characters
represented were the Queen of
Hearts, Rip Van Winkle, Uncle
Remus, Little Orphan Annie, Cin
derella, Little Black Sambo, Robin
Hood and Heidi.
Smokers were blamed for start
ing 8-11 forest I.res in North Caro
lina m 11)45.
Eleven Wilkes county farmers
have signed contracts to grow
Jl'iirkish tobacco.
aboqks
LIBRARY NOTES
We ha\e several new books on
.,ur shelves. Among them are Walls
<>l'Jericho by Wellman, author of
The Bowl of Brass. This is a story
?! Jericho, Kansas.
Kenneth Roberts' new novei,
Lydm Bailey, is hi>tory, romance,
and adventure. If you liked Oliver
Wisewell, you will like this.
We also have Inglis Fletcher's
The Toil of the,
1 am sure you will like this as
well as Men of Albemarle or Ra
leigh's Eden.
We also have several new myj
teries as well as a number of good
non-fiction on hand.
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