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THE SYLVA HERALD Published By THE HERALD PUBLISHING CPMPANY % Sylva, North Carolina The County 8eat of Jackton County J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD ' ^Publishers PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Entered at the post office at Sylv?\, N. C.. as Second Clasjj Mail Matter, as provided under the Act of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1914. ???? " i ? SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year, In Jackson County $2.00 Six Months, In Jackson County ?. > 1.25 One Year, Outside Jackson County v.. 2.50 Six Months, Outside Jackson County V.50 All Subscriptions Payable In Advance 1 W-.T7 ' North CoiiUii:- < Miss association THEIR FUTURE SECURE Sylva men who are employees of The, Mead Corporation are indeed very for tunate in having secured a connection with a firm such as is The Mead Corpora tion which has just announced one of the most far-reaching retirement pension plans in industrial circles. If the .em ployee has been with the company for five years, and so long as he remains in its employ, his future is secure. ? The small amount which he will pay into the " retirement fund, plus the much ..larger contribution by the company, establishes a fund that will pay him after retirement as much as $900 per year as long aa he lives. Retirement age is 65 years. % The Mead Corporation is not onl& providing this long-range security pro gram for its men and their families but it is now paying top hourly wages to them, which is another advantage in be ing a Mead employee. We believe that there will be little labor trouble in this country when all industry provides a similar plan for their employees. ON THE FIRING LINE Some of the most interesting testimony given during the Congressional investi- . gation into prices, which has been carried on by sub-committees in all sections of the country, has come from retailers. They have appeared at all the hearings, and they have represented all kinds of retail business ? chains, department stores, independents, specialty shops, food dealers, etc. And practically all of them have shown that markups are lower than in the past, that the expense of store operation has substantially increased, and that, in spite of heavy volume, net profits have declined. This testimony is important in that it indicates the place of the retailer in the economic scheme of things. He is in the unfortunate position of being directly on the firing line of consumer ire?without being able to do anything about the high prices that keep consumer tempers at white heat. Most retailers were extreme ly reluctant to up their price tags. They resisted jas long as possible;?But eco nomic pressure forced them inexorably into it. No store can long operate at a loss. So retailers have done the unavoid able, and passed the increases on to their customers. The publicity the price investigation has received should give the consumer a better understanding of the situation. No one has proven, and few have even suggested, that there is profiteering in retailing?aside from the few exceptions to the rule that are found in all businesses, industries, professions, and labor groups. Retailing's high sense of responsibility to the public has been proven. PRICE FACTS One of the most intelligent and illu minating statements on the price situa tion was recently given by Robert A. Seidel, vice-president of the W. T. Grant Company, a leading merchandise chain, before a Congressional subcommittee. Mr. Seidel observed that it is common ly believed that all prices are unreason ably high as compared with a year ago. The truth is that many prices have gone down or have held to the same level. He exhibited various essential articles of ap parel which now cost less than in 1946, and which areialso of improved quality. Finally, he summed up his testimony by emphasizing these points: 1. All prices are not out of line. Some are up, some are down, somaare the same. 2. Increased labor costs are a major contributing factor to the present price structure, and the trend of wages will INSIDE WASHINGTON Special to Centraf'PreM Washington?It is no secret in Wash-1, ington political circles that the Demo-1 crats from President Truman down the | line believe that General Eisenhower, if! "drafted," would be the toughest GOP presidential candidate to beat. Most Democrats, faced with a decision,! would rather have Eisenhower as their vice presidential candidate than Defense! Secretary James Forestal, the current! front runner. That desire, observers are! convinced, also is shared by Forrestal. However, the Democrats are certain; that Eisenhower will turn out to be a Re publican, once he sheds his uniform and becomes president of Columbia uni\\er sity. They also believe that General "Ike" will settle for nothing less than the GOP presidential nomination by acclamation if a Taft-Dewey stalemate developes in Philadelphia next June. Farm Prices?A farm state senator is secretly sounding out his colleagues and farm organizations on a proposal to roll back grain prices to parity?with the na tion's farmers given, in return, assurance of price support for perhaps three years longer. The mirwest Republican ? who isn't sure enough of his ground yet to allow His name to be used?thinks his farm state constituents would acclaim the idea "if it is fully explained to them. So he is-toying with the idea of writing legislation to achieve the price roll-back to 100 per cent of parity, and, simultane ously, to extend price supports at 90 per cent of parity for three years. The im mediate effect would be deep cuts in soaring grain prices. The senator says nobody would get hurt in the long run but speculators. Chaos In China?Conditions in strife torn, over-crowded, straving China ap parently are getting worse daily. Dr. Ta Chen, professor of sociology at Tsing Hau University, recently reported two alarm ing trends in his country. First, he says, the already heavy load of China's "surplus population" is being added to by a rapidly rising birth rate. Second, there is a mass movement of people from the farms to the cities, caus ing urban populations to jump seven per cent annually. To make matters worse, the greatest part of the migration city-wise seems to be coming from the rice fields, where greater production is an absolute neces sity to prevent additional thousands from starving. "Gift" For Atom Group ?The Atomic Energy Commission takes no chances when mysterious packages arrive at its closely guarded headquarters in Wash ington. Yet, sometimes, the commission's pre cautions turn out not to be necessary. Re cently when a nondescript box arrived from California, the package was rushed through the usual radio-activity tests by a Geiger counter. Satisfied that the box contained no radio-active material, the commission opened it to find only a pile of common dust, cigar ashes, and mustard plasters. The box came from a west coast "as trologer-scientist'^vho offered to sell the government an amazing secret of spectral science for one million dollars. Later, the same man also sent a box that contained nothing but air. largely determine the trend of prices. 3. Bottlenecks still exist which cause shortages in production and so force the prices of the commodities affected up ward. 4. The cost of government has an im-! portant effect on price levels. Surpris ing as it may seem, government now costs the country more than the food it eats! 5. Retailers' margins have been sub stantially reduced, and retail trade has not retained an undue share of the con sumer dollar. Mr. Seidel spoke from a study of the facts, and the committee members who heard him were interested and impressed. The whole price problem has been con fused by wild denunciations of one group or another. The truth is that prices are the result of present day costs and con ditions?not of isolated causes. "64 RUBLE QUESTION" The Everyday Counsellor By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, D. D. ^ew realize the importance of I their emotional I attitudes, how much they affect their physical health and atti tude towards life. We are constant 1 y confronted with this truth in the problem cases which come to this desk. Physi cians are likewise recognizing this. Recent conversations with two out standing child specialists revealed that they are deeply conscious of the same fact. A child's environment and sur roundings hove a vital influence over his future welfare. These child specialists said that a child's emotional attitude is largely de termined during the first six or seven years of his life. This places a tremendous responsibility upon parents. It should make them very thoughtful concerning the emo tional atmosphere of the home. Where there is quarreling and a- | buse the child is likely to become* nervous, sensitive, develop an in feriority complex, a lack of sense of security. What goes in a child's eyes and ears is as important as that which goes in his stomach, perhaps more important. We are living in a day of tre mendous activity and tension. We are all extremely busy, parents in cluded. Sadly too often we are busy about the wrong things. Religion | is a great stabilizing factor in hu man life. The Bible is the great textbook on stabilizing the human emotions. The Christian Gospel is dedi cated to teaching men to learn that invaluable lesson which Saint Paul had learned before he said, "I have learned in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content." He did not mean that he had given up am bition to improve his lot, to further the Kingdom of God. He was am bitious for these things to his dying day. But Saint Paul had learned not to fight against those things over which he had no personal control. He had learned that "With God all things are possible." His entire Gospel was based upon the doctrine of justification by faith in Jesus Christ. He loved his Lord, was devoted to telling others about Him. He was happy in his work, realizing that as a servant of God his life was directed by Him. Fear-ridden men and women to day so need to learn that lesson. So few of them learned it as chil dren, when they should have had the opportunity to do so. Their outward and inward struggles are ducted towards securing peace within, yet so few know how to secure that peace. i How much time does the average boy or girl, man or woman devote to learning to know the ways of God? Much of it is almost "too late and too little." The Bible urges us CARD OF THANKS We wish to thq^nk our friends, neighbors and relatives for their acts of kindness during the sick ness and death of our mother, also for the beautiful flowers. Mrs. Lena Reynolds, Mrs. J. H. Green, Mrs. A. H. Finch, Arthur Dills, A good height for placing the conveience outlet for the washer, electric iron, or ironer is about 40 inches from the floor. to learn to live in the conscious presence of God, and to enjoy the security and peace which comes thereby. Instead, most of our strug gles are aimed to provide a kind of man-made security which never endures. Jesus Christ was eternal ly right when He said, "Seek ye first the'Tdngdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these "ma terial) things shall be added unto you." What a hard lesson for us to learn! St. John's 9chw>l Sponsors Thanksgiving Carnival WAVNBSVJLXjJe, li e, ^Special) ? Thursday November 2 0 a Thanksgiving ' "Carnival* "will be sponsored by St. John's high school in St. John's auditorium lor the benefit of the school. The fete will begin at 1:30 P. M. and will last till 10:00 P. M. Games will be played and refreshments served. Savannah Singers to Meet November 23, 2 P. M. The Savannah Singing Conven tion will convene with the New Savannah Baptist church at Gay on Sunday, November 23 at 2 o' clock P. M. All singers and the general pub lic are cordially invited. I QUICK RELIEF FROM Symptoms of Distress Arising from STOMACH ULCERS due to EXCESS ACID Free BookTells of HomeT reetmentthat Must Hslp or It Will Cost You Nothing Over three million bottles of the Willabd Treatment have beten told for relief of symptoms of distress arising from Stomach and Duodenal Ulcer* due to Cichi Add ? Poor Digestion, Sour or Upeet Stomach, Gastlntss, Heartburn, Sleeplessness. etc., due to Excess Acid. Sold on 15 days trial I Ask for "Wlllard's Message" which fully explains this treatment?f SYLVA PHARMACY 12 i jallmark Christmas cards ONIY 29* THE BOOK STORE In The Herald Building <? ??? av t Anniversary Offer 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 (luring 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 18 Guage 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 ALLISON BROTHERS O.K. RUBBER WELDERS HOWARD and JACK ALLISON, Owners and Managers Sylva and Dillsboro
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