THE SYLVA HERALD Published By THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY Sylva, North Carolina The County Seat of Jackton County J. A. GRAY and J. M. BJRD Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C., as Second Class Mail Matter, as provided under the Act of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1914. SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Jackson County $2.00 Six Months, In Jackson County 1.25 One Year, Outside Jackson County 2.50 6ix Months, Outside Jackson County 1.50 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance North Carouna ISS ASSOC 1 AT SAFEGUARDING OUR CHILDREN In our editorial of last week calling at tention to the danger our school children are subjected to each day as they walk to and from school along the highway and in which we suggested a safety zone be provided, we have received much favorable comment on the matter. How-, ever, there has been no comment fron persons in a position to do something a * bout the walk. Our readers are interest ed in the matter and would like to see some action taken for the protection of their children. Neglect will sooner or later lead to serious injury or death of some boy or girl, or an adult as many people must walk along the highway in coming to "Sylva. ' wr* THE MAINE DISASTER Already faced with a mounting fire loss for this year this nation takes a ser ious view of the Maine forest fire disas ter of last week when 20 or more persons lost their lives and property damage a mounted.to over $40,000,000. Only a few weeks ago we observed National Fire Prevention Week and with this disaster coming right on the heels of the week proves to us that we are going to need more than one week out of 52 to lay stress on fire prevention ... we had better make it 52 weeks a year. This nationr had been greatly blessed with, what many of us considered unlim ited natural resources, but with a few more wars and our continual mounting fire loss, these resources are going to be come limited. Lumber and timber pro ducts are now at sky rocket prices. We can ill afford forest fires of proportions of the Maine fire. AUTUMN MIRAGE Spring we may welcome more hear tily. Autumn we are the more loathe fo let go. The days, shortened by early twi light, become yet more precious, as do most things when demand begins to ex ceed supply. Over our autumn impends always that feeling of imminent departure. Au tumn is like a short sojourn in some far and lovely land. From every peak we climb, from every tower of momentary delight, from every window looking on the year's sunset?we can see in the darkened harbor the shadow of a great ship. It is built for long and arduous trav eling through work-a-day oceans back to a work-a-day world. No .other season builds this strange mirage. Winter, spring, summer; lead each to the very doorstep of the other. Only from the edge of autumn, stand ing. on gold with deep purple overhead, do we look out as if on unchartered dis tance. Only here are we touched with the feeling that, come autumn after autumn through a long procession of years, we may not meet this moment again, or ever _?inu this one exquisite promontory.? Th?\Christian Science Monitor. / A DANGEROUS SPOT /The persons charged with erecting safety signs and guard rails along our state highways have neglected to perform their duty at one of the most dangerous points in the entire system?at the inter section of Highway No. 276 the Pisgah Motor road, and Parkway, at Wagon Hoad Gap. Approaching from the Brevard side, the highway suddenly "disappears" into thin air as it makes a 90-degree turn to the left. The drop is -several hundred feet down the side of the mountain, and no warning sign or guard rail in sight. Travel over the route is steadily in creasing, and the expense of placing ad equate protection on the spot would.be INSIDE WASHINGTON Special to Central Press WASHINGTON?President Truman employed an old, but always effective psychological stratagem in appointing a citizens' committee to envolve a program for meeting the related problems of high prices at home and threatened famine broad. With all authorities agreed that for eign needs could not be met without some form of domestic conservation, enforced or voluntary, the president felt the A merican people would respond -whole heartedly to an "eat less, wraste less" ap peal frpm a group representing all fields of endeavor. The chief executive is said to have be lieved that such an appeal would earn a more enthusiastic response than would have been the case had he, alone, called upon Americans to eat less. Observers regard the chief ^cecutive's choise of Charles Luckman to head the committee as a singularly fortunate one.' Americans love a "success story." Luck man, who at 38 heads the great Lever Brothers soap company operations in the United States, epitomizes the Horatio Alger hero. On the other hand, co-operation from labor can be expected through, inclusion of the AFL's William Green and the CIO's Philip Murray on the committee. Also represented are spokesmen for agriculture, radio, the movies, women's organizations, government, the publish ing business and a variety of other fields. DRY PRAISE FOR WET DISTILLER ?The Board of Temperance of the Meth odist church, which recently harpooned the moist views of Admiral William F. Halsey, came out strongly the other day for a Colorado distiller. Strange as it seems, the reason is a simple one. The distiller, Jay Ambrose, has written Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson suggesting that all distilling be halted to help feed hungry Europeans. Said the Methodist publication, the Clipsheet: "The aUitude of Ambrose, is commendable." Ambrose, according to the Clipsheet, believes that a tremendous backlog of whisky exists in the country and that con tinuing to make whisky of cereal grains is a "needless waste of food." However, the Clipsheet was unhappy about other angles of the liquor situation, saying:ft'The country is seriously handi capped by insuffcient numbers of freight cars to move steel and other raw mater ials essential to many manufacturers, ' and to move cfops, and yet the manu facturers of beer are using thousands up on thousands of cars to transport a pro duct back and forth across the country which is causing a perfect plague of crime and disorder." "Why," asks the publication, "does the government permit these things?" FUTURE ATOMIC POWER?Amer ica's top atomic planners see no hope of utilizing atomic power for international uses any time within the next ten years. One high Atomic Energy Commission official, with access to every secret de tail on the United States atomic program, declares that scientists and others who forecast nuclear power plants within the next three or five or eight years are "un realistic." He believes that there is a chance a useable atomic power plant may be de veloped within 10 years, but even that will be only for a specialized use?for providing the power to operate a subma rine or battleship, for instance. The of ficial expresses doubt whether atomic power will ever supplant the hydro-elec tric plants. Russian embassy in Washington credits the Russians with the major part in de feating the Japs thus giving us the spec tacle of a bench warmer proclaiming himself the most valuable player. Since time brings all things it is only natural that the hour glass figure would stage a comeback. If we all do our part to safeguard Amer ican liberties that Freedom Train will roll on the mainline forever. inexpensive as compared to what might easily happen to some motorist going over tl:w ^onk.?Waynesville Mountain "BOMBER'S MOON . .j ---? * ? ? ? The Everyday Counsellor ? By REV. HERBERT 8PAOGH, D. O. By Rev. Herbert Spftuab*^ D. Hallowe'en is almost here, and with it comes the time for gay fes tivities, pumpkins and skeletons, donuts and cider and ? sad to say, vandalism! Hallowe'en originated with the Druids, an a n cient Celtic re- ft ligious order. The || Druids believed || that on the night |S of October 31; Samhain, the' Lord of Death, called together the souls of all those who died during the past year. The sinful souls were confin ed in the bodies of goblins, spirits and other spooks, the Druids be lieved. The goblins and spooks were supposed to practice all sorts of devilish pranks, unless they were^ controlled. So, as a means of protection the Druids lit huge bon fires to frighten away the evil spirits. Each Druid community had an altar that was kept burning for the protection of the inhabitants. On Hallowe'en these fires were ex tinquished and re-lighted. The villagers carried home glowing embers from the altar to kindle fires on their own hearthstones. Although the Druids abandoned the religious ceremony when they I were indoctrinated with Christian ity, traces of the old rituals re mained for many years. Thus we have the evil witches, the fortunes and spookiness on Hallowe'en. The Romans added the harvest festival idea to our observance of Hallowe'en. During the Middle Ages other ideas were added, and the custom arose on all Hallow's Eve, the night before All Saints Day, November 1, that the witches and goblins were supposed to be abroad at their work, because they would not have opportunity on the holy festival of All Saints Day. All these ideas are wrapped up in the American celebration of Hallowe'en. Pumpkins, corn stalks, apples, donuts and cider ? these are all traditionally American and traditionally Hallowe'en. The spookiness has likewise remained. Along with it has come a relatively modern idea of carrying off gates, hiding rakes, breaking lights, ring ing doorbells, and damaging prop erty. This has brought Hallowe'en into disrepute and has prompted civic-minded men and women to put into practice the saying of Saint Pai^ "Be not overcome of evil, buf overcome evil with good." Thoughtful parents and leaders of young people have realized that party planning is the simplest so lution to Hallowe'en vandalism. Spooks and witches can appear at parties,indulge in games, amid decorations with pumpkins and skeletons, and a good time can be During the molting period of laying hens, it is essential that the diet of the molter contains all the food factors necessary to build feathers and also build back body reserves, as these have been used up by the last year of lay. had by all. All of this takes a lit tle time and effort on the part of thoughtful adults, but it's worth the price in character training and also in property protection. Being fore-warned is being fore armed. Are you going to have a Hallowe'en party, or are you going to let your children and young people go out and indulge in van dalism and property destruction? Hallowe'en naturally calls young people together. Let them have a good time at it with clean sport and respect for other people's prop erty. A good Hallowe'en party is one antidote to juvenile delinquency. A good game or party book will be helpful. Nell O'Kelly Celebrates Third Bithday Little Miss Nell O'Kelly, young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pres ton O'Kelly, entertained a group of small friends at her home on Cullowhee Road Saturday after noon, the occasion being her third birthday. Games were played and refresh ments of ice cream, cake, hot choc olate and mints were served by the honoree's mother. Those enjoying the party were Doris Hooper, Ann Smith, Carl Smith, Verna Kay Popplewell, Rhonda Jane Watson, Helen Met zger, Freddie Brown, Bennie Browning, Max David Barron, Ed na Janet Queen, Joan Harrison, Mary Nicholson, Linda Padgett, Jane Hicks Rector, Charles and Johnnie Allen, Roger Montieth, Paul H. Green, Lois Hoyle, Cletis and Juanita Crisp and Palsy Hurst. The many gifts received were opened following the serving of ^refreshments. John David Stovall Honored On Birthday On last Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Raymon Stovall entertain ed a group of young children, honoring her son, John David, on his fifth birthday. The house dec orations were suggestive of the Halloween season. Several games were played in the yard and Gloria Ann Williams won the prize in the Donkey con test. The young guests were then in vited into the dinningroom where they were served cup cakes with the young host's initials, J. D. S. or them pink ice cream, punch and Hallowe'en candy. The table was centered with a white birthday cake with pink trimmings and candles. Hallowe'en motifs com pleted the decorations. The guests were Jane Long, Patsy Dills, Jenny McGuire, Lynda Henry, Sharon Henry, Jane Hicks Rector, Gloria Ann Williams, Katherine Hair, Yvonne Everett, Lynda Stovall, Bobby Williams, Billy Kilpatrick, Henry Lee Wal ker, Edwin Martin Frick, Dayton Kirk, Bucky Strong, Michal' Nich olson, Kenneth Cope, Eddie Bald ridge-and TOInmy Wise. Mrs. Hair Entertains Kindergarten Pupils And Mothers On Tuesday Mrs. Louis Hair entertained at a Halloween party for her kindergarten pupils and their mothers. Twenty-one chil dren, 17 mothers, one father, Mrs. Hair, and Miss Docia Garrett en joyed the occasion. The children had made most of the decorations and had helped to put them up in the school room and Miss Garrett had made a beau tiful setting for the adult group, carrying out the Hallowe'en idea in decorating the other rooms used for the party. The children put on a short pro gram for the parents, showing the work they have been doing in school. They were served ice cream, fruit punch, Hallowe'en cakes and candy in the kinder garten room and the mothers were invited into the diningroom where Mrs. Charles Pettit poured coffee, which was served with fruit cake with whipped cream, nuts and mints. Jane Hicks Rector won the prize for the best costume among the girls and Billy Kilpatrick a mong the boys. Guests were Mrs. Clyde Rector and Jane Hicks, *Mrs. Gillespie and Amos, Mrs. Mike Strong and Bucky, Mrs. Harold McGuire and Jennie, Mrs. Cyrus Nicholson and Michael, Mrs. David Dills and Pete, Mrs. Bill Kilpatrick and Bil ly, Mrs. Lee Walker and Henry Lee,' Mrs. W. H. Crawford and Yvonne, Mrs. Charles Pettit and Elizabeth, Mrs. Raymon Stovall and John David, Mrs. W. C. Hen nessee and Donna, Mrs. Ray Cog dill and Sammy, Mrs. Paul Kirk and Dayton, Mrs. Bart Cope and Kenneth, Mrs. E. H. Baldridge and Eddie, Mrs. Earl Padgett and Linda, Mr. Sol Schulman and Her bert, and Joe and Katherine Hair. Buckv Strong Has Birthday Partv The 20 children attending kin dergarten at Mrs.. Louis Hair's en joyed a party last Friday morning when Mrs. Mike Strong entertain ed for her young son, Bucky, on his filth birthday anniversary. Games and contests supervised by Mrs. Hair were played. Ken neth Cope and Elizabeth Pettit won the prizes. 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