THE SYLVA HERALD
Published By
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sylva, No.rth Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD Publishers
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C., as
S^ond Class Mail Matte;*', as provided under the
A. * oi March 3. 1879. Nr.vember 20. 1914.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
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Six Months, Out.*:dc J..j :i County 1.50
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Have You Given to tlui Cancer Fund?
Cancer, the number two killer of Amer
icans, can be conquered through educa
tion. service, research, say the leading
doctors oi' the nation. But it takes money
to do this which is why we are now hav
ing the annual drive for funds in Jack
son county. Our county quota is only
$400. Let's see that it is" raised. If you
haven't made >%our donation do so at
once. See any itrember of the cancer drive
committee announced elsewhere in The
Herald.
Only one disease, heart trouble, takes
more lives than does cancer. One out of
every 8 persons'died of cancer in 1946.
Unless we act to stop this scourge 505
will die every day, 21 per hour, and 1
every minutes. Cancer kills more women
between 30 and 54 than any other disease.
It kills more children under 15 than does
polio. Let us do our part in the war on
cancer.
GO TO POLLS AND VOTE
Our city and county governments are
just about what we, as voting citizens,
make theni. If we take a keen interest in
the elections, go out to the polls in full
strength and vote in the best men for the"
jobs, we will have high type, well func
tioning administrations. If we do not exer
cise our voting rights and privileges, and
then if we do not have the kind of ad
ministration we would like to have, we
are to blame.
The town of Sylva is having a primary
Saturday to nominate a mayor and five
board members from the list of two can
didates for mayor and ten for board mem
bers. It is the duty of every eligible voter
in town to go to the polls and vote for the
men of their choice. There is not a man
on the ticket who would?not make a good
official ana it will be up to the individual
voters to say who the nominees are to be.
Be sure to cast your ballot in Satur
day's primary.
DEMOCRACY AT WORK
"To be prepared for war js^one of the
most effectual ways of preserving peace."
This simple truth, phrased by George
Washington, shines forth more brightly
today to guide the United States than it
did when he uttered it 157 years ago. His
tory emphasizes and reinforces his wis
dom.
If American civilization is to endure,
we must be ready to defend it. If peace
is to be assured, the United States must
remain strong. Huge- standing armies,
however, are foreiga to our traditions.
How, then, can we remain strong?
One of the surest, mos't economical
ways to accomplish this is through a vig
orous National Guri.d, the local, volun
teer, civilian-soldier organization. Its new
' authorized men, more
than double the prew\. / force. That means
682,000 worthwhile snare-time jobs for
the young men of the nation.
This is the American way, lor always
in American history it has been the
civilian army which has borne the brunt
of defending our ideals. This is the demo
cratic way, for what can be more demo
cratic th&n citizens volunteering a part
of their spare-time that they may be
trained to defend their homes, their State,
their nation?
The new National Guard is vital to all
. of us as a force to be trained, equipped
and ever ready for instant mobilization
to supplement the Regular Army in time
of threat.' It commends itself for many
other reasons.
Here at home the individual may train
while pursuing his regular occupation
and living a normal civilian life. He draws
a full day's Regular Army pay for two
hours of spare-time training a week and
Inside Washington
Special to Centra! Press
WASHINGTON?The chances are still
against a tax reduction at this session of
Congress. One reason is that the Repub
licans will not cut the president's budget
as they planned. Another is that the pres
ident probably will veto'any tax-cut bill
that is passed.
The'possibilitv of a veto was heighten
ed recently by the testimony of Treasury
Secretary John Snyder before the Ho^o
ways and means committee. Snyder op
posed any tax reduction now. It seems
unlikely that menuK rs in Congress
the number oi votes necessary to pass
any bill over the president's veto.
Republicans are finding it more^efrtd
more ditlicult to cut Mr. Truman's budget.
It,is clear now that as money bills are
passed they will not reduce the presi
dent's figures .enough to make room for
the proposed three-and-a-half billion dol
lar tax cut plus a substantial sum for debt
retirement.
In fact, there is a possibility that they
will trim the president's budget so liUl?
that the return of $3.~j0O.OOO,OOO to the
public through tax reduction would re
sult in a deficit in the next fiscal year in
stead of a surplus.
This strong possibility represents a po
tent barrier of tax reduction, since senti
ment at the White House and in Congress
is against a cut if it would result in con
tinued deficits.
Agriculture department officials say
that the average American will be able to
buy more meat this year than at any time
since before World War I.
They report that the meat situation has
swung from one extreme to another?
from the acute shortage of last autumn
to huge supplies in the coming months.
Every man, woman and child in the
United States has about 150 pounds of
meat on the butcher's shelf during 1947.
That's about five pounds more per per
son than last year, and the most since
,1911.
This prediction is based on the tremen
dous boost in beef production, plus a drop
in exports and military needs. The in
crease in beef will more than counteract
a decline in supplies of pork, lamb and
mutton.
The United States Marines are fighting
for their lives. The Leathernecks, whose
combat record throughout their history
has been a proud one, are in danger of be
ing "swallowed" in the Armed Forces
Unification Plan now before Congress.
Certain Army spokesmen have let it be
known that they regard the Marine Corp#]
as a land-fighting outfit which belongs in 1
the Army, not the Navy. There is a strong
movement in the War department to an
nex the Marines as an adjunct of the
Army ground forces when the merger
has been accomplished.
However, the Marines are determined
to stay in the Navy, under whose com
mand they have "fought their country's
battles" from the time the corps was cre
ated.
They are determined to preserve their
identity-and are using every weapon they
can find in this strange inter-service "psy
c 11 () 1 c) g i c a 1 w a r f a r e.''
Or.o method they are using is distribu
tion, free of charge to the hundreds of
members of the Washington press corps
of copies of Maj. Frank O. Hough's story
of the Marines in the Pacific?"The Is
land War."
for each of 15 days of field training. He;
may learn new skills, or improve old ones,
anc! acquire valuable experience in or
ganization and leadership.
An active National Guard unit' is a
community asset. It is a.spark to real com
munity service. It is citizenship at work
The community and local merchants
benefit, too, from Federal funds. A .single
company of 188 enlisted men receives
$36,000 annually.
The National Guard is a State and Fed
eral organization. It functions at the call
of the Governor as a protector of life and
property, or at the call of the President
in national emergencies. It has an out
standing record of service in times of
flood or other disasters, as well #s in de
fense of the nation. But of all its func
tions, the most important is:
Your National Guard Helps Guard the
Peace!
PROFESSIONAL MOURNER
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3y REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D.
"We Didn't Get a Divorce." is!
the title of a thought-provoking ,
article in "Your Life" magazine for
March. It was written by an anony
mous author, and should be read
by every married couple which is
having domestic trouble and con
sidering divorce 1; would be es- (
pecially helpful to wives who.-e |
husbands are having "an affair" |
wilh another woman. It is the story |
of a family including two young i
children where the husband asked
a divorce from his wife to marry
another woman. He brushed aside
1 i e questioh of responsibility of the
children with the old argument
that the children's happiness would
not be preserve 1 bv merely a*
"maintaining the shell of a home."
The wife swallowed her hurt
pride, which is always the first ob
stacle, and sought wise counsel, j
The husband and wife agreed to a !
trial period of separation, set up !
two living establishments, and she
got ;i job. The expenses of the two
establishments were astonishingly
high. The husband discovered that
he was going to have to make more
money than he had ever made. He
tried it. In the meantime, both did
some honest-to-goodness thinking.
The memories of their days of
courtship came back to them, and
with them the strong tug of affec
tion for the children. Infatuation j
with the other woman died out. It \
wasn't what he had thought it was j
LOOKING BACKWARD
From the Files of The Ruralite
of 15 years ago
The report of the Sylva Parent
I Teacher associatiorr-submitted by
Mrs. D. M. Hall, president, and
Mrs. J. H. Wilson, treasurer, shows
|a very active year.with 61 mem
bers and an expenditure of $196.67.
Most of this amount was spent for
! books for high school and for wel
fare work.
Mrs. E. L. McKee will deliver the
commencement address at the
Cowarts high . school Thursday,
April 21. The grammar school will
present an operatta, '"Midsummer
going to be. They repaired the
marriage relations, and went back
together to a stronger home, than
they had had before.
Husbands and wives having do
mestic trouble, which they think
wculd be solved bv separation and
remarriage should think the whole
m tier through. They should think
themselves into that position which
they believe they want. If they
do, nine times out of ten, they will
iind they don't want it.
I watched this same situation
develop in cases under my obser
vation. The "other woman" or
"other man" is almost always a
case of infatuation, in which one
party has been caught on the re
bound from marriage monotony,
from a home which has not been
"kept in repair." No man or wom
an can easily tear apart suddenly
the ties of living together happily
for a period of years and the re
sponsibility of children which they
brought into the world. I have
watched men and women pray and
sweat through such situations. Of
course there was always the later
difficult period of readjustment
and repair. But when it was un
dertaken honestly, courageously,
and prayerfully, the results have
been a stronger and happier home.
It has brought them closer together
and closer to God.
As I have written many times
before, the only enduringly hap
py marriage is God-centered.
Eve." M iss Ruth Gilley will direct
it. \V. C. Reed is principal.
The Junior Woman's Club is
sponsoring a membership drive for
the library. A fee will be charged
for each... membership and the
money will be used to buy new
books for the library.
The Beta Parent Teacher asso
ciation have during the past yeai
bought playground equipment, had
the schoolhouse wired, paid the
light bill for a year, and bough
144 new books for the school li
brary.
Mrs. S. W. Bryson is visiting Mrs
R. P. Abbott in Bryson City thi
week.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Cunningham
: re spending sev eral days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J* V. Aspe.
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Tht- purchase of ;; memorial is one of the most perma
nent of all -investments ... it should be a cource of pride
?for you and fur the generations of your family who are
to follow.
Let t!s rid you in the Selection of an appropriate monu
ment for your loved ones.
SYLVA MEMORIAL SERVICE
Near Ritz Theatn
HARDING W. ANGEL
Phone 5902
FRANKLIN
-Sylva, N. C.
?H. B. ANGEL
Phone 277M
?WAYNrtVILLE
Popular Cullowhee
Choir To Sing . i
(Continued from page one)
in song and story, wholesome fel
lowship, and spiritual values - as 1
well as an appreciation for sacred
music.
The members of the choir repre- !
sent six states and fourteen North
Carolina counties,* ranging from
Martin and Mecklenburg counties
in the East^ to Graham county in
the West. Dr. H. P. Smith of Cullo
whee and Western Carolina Teach
ers College i< the director. Mrs. H.
P. Smith ?is organist; professor
Clarence Chrismar., accompanist:
Rev. Marl; R .Osborne. Jr..-clar
inetist: M>-? Pii'th Hooper violin- !
i<t. The soloists are Mrs. Mark R. |
Osjoirie^^^ B; ^bc^u^. |.
Osborne. Jr.. rr d Misses June
Wright, Nina Mitchel. Maxir.e Bar
bour. Nellie Runvar.s, Rmh Hoop
er, and Wanda Joan Rogers.
The minister ot' Ct'llowhee Bap- *
tist Church i? Rev. Mark R. Os
borne, Jr.
The public is cordially invited to
attend the concert. The church
auditorium will be opened at sev
en o'clock, and the concert will
begin promptly at eight o'clock.
Ministers, choir directors, church
choirs, high school glee clubs, and
others who are interested in church
music will be warmly welcomed.
Former members of the Cullowhee
Baptist Choir are invited to attend
the concert as special guests.
Head for profit?Use for results.
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