THE SYLVA HERALD
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Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackton County
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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.
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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
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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.
Cake and ice cream were served
the group and Bucky received a
number of gifts.
ter To Jackson County Housewives
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SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA
OCTOBER 29, 1947
MRS. HOUSEWIFE
WASHDAY STREET
JACKSON COUNTY
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