THE SYLYA HERALD
Published By
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sylva, North. Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD Publishers
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Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C., as
Second Class Mail Matter, as provided under the
Act or March 3, 1379, November 20, 1914.
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BETTER SCHOOLS DEPEND ON YOU
A few weeks ago the Jackson County
Board of Education had published an ar
ticle proposing certain new school build
ings and remodeling of others in the
county. The board indicated in this ar
ticle that funds with which to do this
work would have to be raised by a bond
issue on which the voters of the county
would have to pass, authorizing such a
bond issue. Since that time little prog
ress has been made toward the possibility
of holding such an election. We feel that
the county authorities sure waiting for
the school patrons of the county to give
the go ahead sign. If this is what it takes
to bring the matter out in the open and
to find out what our citizens want, then
this paper is open for publishing letters
from our people stating their position on
* the matter.
Our people know that the buildings of
certain schools of the county are very
inadequate and the need for new build
ings and the repair of others is urgent.
If our children are to.have equal ad
vantages with those of other counties in
the state, then we must have this build
ing program. The matter is in the hands
of the people as to whether they want
these equal advantages or not. Those
that do want them should let it be known.
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PROUD OF OUR BAND
The Armistice Day parade here Tues
day was really a parade and public exhi
bition of our splendid new high school
band. Due to the very inclement weather
of the forenoon many of the veterans,
who normaHy would have taken part in?
the parade, did not participate. The
band, with its fast stepping Majorettes
and Baton corps, really did give the spec
tators a thrill as they marched down the
street.
Those of us who enjoyed the boys and
girls in' action realized more than ever
the need of uniforms. Since the students
have shown their willingness to practice
and give us a good band, they are now
worthy of our 'help in getting nice uni
forms. The band has been invited to
Bryson City and Robbinsville to partici
pate in parades. Snappy uniforms would
make these visits of greater credit to
Sylva.
-r. The. money for the uniforms will have
to come through private donations. We
believe a good band for Sylva will be
a good investment for the business and
professional people of the community.
"NO PLACE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE"
The avowed purpose,of socialism is to
equitably distribute/a nation's wealth.
What it actually dpes is to spread the/
poverty. And, in the process, it does an
extremely effective^job of destroying/in
centive, opportunity, and ambition,' as
well as wealth. \ /
An illuminating example of that is
found in a recent editorial in the Port
land Oregonian. Some time ago the Ore
gonian's circulation manager carried on
a correspondence with a printer in Dor
set, England, and sent him a number of
the paper's big Sunday issues. Now, the
printer writes, he and his family have
decided to emigrate to Oregon. They
plan to come in January, even though he
has no assurance of finding a job and will
be confronted by a severe housing short
age when he reaches his new home. His
reason for making so long and difficult
a move is stated in this paragraph: "Eng
land today is no place for young people
such as mine, who are ambitious. The
days of private enterprise over here are
numbered. Frustration and inertia have
come in with a rush, and everyone emu
lates Mr. Micawber, just 'waiting for
something to turn up/ It is a sorry pic
ft
LEAVING SYLVA TO TRADE
The following letter was received from
a citizen of Sylva who misinterpreted
our editorial of last week on 'Trading at
Home". After talking personally with
the writer of the following article and
setting him aright concerning the edi
torial's intention, he still asked that his
article be published.?Editor.
In a recent issue of our local paper was
an article proving our merchants have
become aware of the rising trend of their
customers going to adjoining counties to
spend their money for the necessities of
life.
This really started several years ago
when one person in Sylva controlled
Jackson county prices, both wholesale
and retail, and at the same time had quite
a lot to do with our wage scale.
Local merchants helped this trend
along during the war when there was a
scarcity of merchandise, writh broken
promises, high prices and in some cases
falsehoods.
In hunting these scarce items people
went to other towns to trade, and in so
doing, enjoyed better prices, frank state
ments and greater appreciation for their
dollars.
Department stores and grocery stores
are not solejy to blame. During the tire
and gas shortage many people were com
pelled to ride the taxis and learned
price from Sylva to Franklin was $6.00,
but in returning they could always get
home for $4.00, a difference not easy to
forget.
Exaggerated fees are charged for pro
fessional services, causing many people
to do without things they really need
most.
In a recent conversation concerning
the afore-mentioned article one man was
heard to remark, "I would not spend a
dime in Sylva if I had a car", another an
swered with, "If you trade in Sylva you
will never own a car."
The working class of people are now
striving for a better life, which requires
all the necessities and some luxuries.
I am quite sure people of all classes in
Jackson county could live better and
much happier if we could only "live and
let live."
So Mr. Merchant, business and profes
sional man, prepare the feasV^nd the
prodical will return.
After seeing photographs of that Co
lumbia U. Frosh-Soph campus battle we
now know why that school selected for
its next president a general of the Army.
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Striking miners cut England's coal
production drastically. There's one na
tion that would welcome a more vigorous
underground movement.
Refusing the second helping is the best
way to give first aid to western Europe.
By now Joe Stalin has scared so many
people he's in danger of replacing the
witch-on-a-broom as a permanent sym
bol of Hallowe'en.
Hollywood, investigation reveals, is
full of Reds?and they didn't gerlhat
way from California's celebrated sun
shine.
A clock-watcher isn't necessarily the
dumbest of employes. At least he knows
what time of day it is.
ture^and not all due to the war. We shall
^6e glad to pull out."
That simple declaration goes straight
to the hearty of Britain's decay, and cuts
deeper than) reams of statistics and vol
umes x>P"economic theory. Socialism
meShs the triumph of the bureaucrat. It
means that all the energies and resources
of the nation become the property of the
politicians in power. It means that the
poor, no less than the rich, are getting
poorer. Worst of all, it means that the
individual spirit and drive which creat
ed an empire on which the sun never set
is rapidly being throttled to death.
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So the printer from Dorset is bringing |
his family to a nation where free enter-j
prise still exists, and opportunity is open'
to all. Other English men and women ,
are emigrating by the thousands to Can
ada and elsewhere. They love the soil
of England still, but they cannot bear to
watch the disintegration of the qualities
that made her great.
The duty of the American people is to
maintain a nation and a political system
which will not tolerate the political forces
that are destroying England.
FLASH! FOREST FIRES RAGE IN SIX STATES'
The Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT 8PAUGH, D. D. ' ?
Why not look for the best in life
rather than the worst. You will be
far happier, win and keep more
friends if you do. You will even
enjoy better health.
There are many more honest,
lovable, charming people in this
world than some would lead us to
think. Whether we discover them,
depends upon whether we look
for them.
Some people seem to go through
life in reverse.
They are always
looking for the
worst in life, ex
pecting the worst
of people. Cer
t a i n occupations
provoke such an
attitude. Tn~ my
earlier days, be
lore I entered the ministry, I was
in the furniture manufacturing
business. I had a job as inspector
of machined furniture parts. It
was my task to look for the flaws,
and throw those pieces out before
they were put into the finished
furniture. I soon found myself
looking for flaws in everything
and everybody. When I woke up
to that, I changed jobs, as I knew
I couldn't afford to go through
life with that attitude. ^*nce then
I have been trying to live by the
motto, "Look for the best instead
of the worst." It has certainly paid
good dividends.
There are some whose work
provokes a critical attitude, police
officers for example. They deal
with law-violaters so much that
if they aren't careful they'll be
gin to suspect that there are only
two classes of people, the caught
and the uncaught. Such an attitude
is dangerous. I am convinced that
the majority of people are honest,
and desire to be helpful. Stop your
automobile in any town, ask for
information. You'll be surprised
at the willingness of people to give
it.
Most people will be helpful if
they are approached properly. Re
cently in Charlotte, N. C. a house
wife hid $500 worth of Govern
ment bonds between the leaves of
a telephone directory while she
was absent from her home for a
while. She planned to put them in
her bank box at the next oppor
tunity. Then she forgot about the
bonds. New telephone directories
came out, and she threjv the old
ones in the waste basket. Out in
the garbage they went and off to
the city dump. The next day her
husband asked her for the bonds,
saying that he would take them
down to the bank.
Suddenly it dawned upon her
what had happened. They contact
ed the Superintendent of the Sani
tary Department. He was sympa
thetic, and promised to institute a*
thorough search on the morrow.
The next evening the garbage col
lector appeared at her door with
the telephone book containing the
bonds, which after diligent search
he had found among burring pa
One of the finest television sets
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by the Harry W. Congdon Post 11 !
of The American Legion at Bridge- I
port.
A finish for interior surfaces ~
that will withstand marking by
water, heat, alcohol, acids, and
grease seems a possibility, says the
U. S. Department of Agriculture,
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produce known as allyl sucrose.
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pers and trash, and everybody was
happy. ? ? v -
Expecting the' bes?~4{gC?Opie, in-,
stead of the worst, may cause you
to be "taken in" occasionally. But
you run twice the risk with the
other attitude, as people will be
out then to try to "take you in."
I find no better way to make a mar
riage, a home, a busines successful
than to expect the best of the
I others in it, let them know you
] expect it, then express apprecia
] tion when they do It.
FOR SALE?3 new 1V2 ton Ford
trucks, 194 inch wheelbase, with
out cab. You can buy cabs sep
arate. Suitable for buses or lum
ber trucks. Write or come to see
J. V. Peace, Fair Play, S. C., 13
miles from Seneca, S. C.
FOR SALE?300 bushels oats, cot
ton seed meal and hulls, corn
meal in 100 pound bags. Write
for best prices. J. V. Peace, Fair i
Play, S. C., 13 miles from Seneca,
S. C.
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Anniversary Offer
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IN MARKING OUR FIRST ANNIVERSARY AS O.K. RUBBER
WELDERS IN SYLVA AND NORTH CAROLINA WE ARE
OFFERING A SPECIAL APPRECIATION AND INTRODUCTORY
DISCOUNT OF 20% OFF REGULAR PRICE
ON ALL PASSENGER AND TRUCK TIRE RECAPS
FROM NOW UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1948
It gives us special satisfaction to know that of the more than
1,500 RECAPS we have put on during the past 12 months, not one
has come off.
We use Regular Standard Guage Recap Rubber on all Tires and
will use the same during this DISCOUNT PERIOD.
The Rubber used is 12,14, 16 and lS^Stiage
%
We are opening our STATION at Dillsboro Friday and will pick
up and deliver Recaps at this point also.
Free Road Service in City Limits ... Tires Loaned
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0.K, RUBBER WELDERS
HOWARD and JACK ALLISON, Owners and Managers
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Sylva and Dillsboro