^ Resource Use Education Makes Three Requests of WCTC BY AL BOOZE Three requests were made of Western Carolina Teachers college by the Committee on Resource Use Education for Western North Carolina when the Committee met at the school's Student Union building Monday afternoon. They were: 1. That W. C. T. C. establish a Resource-Use education film ser vice for public schools in this area' which are participating in the pro gram. It was suggested that the college set up facilities for a film library and that various interest ed organizations, such as forestry, public health/ and industries,-"con tribute films to the library, which the college would make available to participating public schools at , a very low cost. '# This Attractive * "fit-in-your-purse" Date Book ./ to Help You Remc^rftber Do you have dote trouble? Can't remember addresses? Then come in and get your free Date t>ook, made by the makers of distinctive Hallmark Corgis. It's neatl It's complete! It has space9to record every, memorable name and occasion. It will help you organize your thoughtfulness. Pick up your free copy now. It's our gift to youl THE HOOK STOKE In The Herald Building 2. That the library of W. C. T. C. collect and make available to par ticipating schools and interested groups literature on Resource-use education. 3. That W. C. T. C. assist, by supplying instructors and material, in the setting up of "workshops" in Resource-use education in in terested communities. Especial em phasis was placed upon the need for orientation programs in the workshops. Representatives of the college who were present said that they felt that every effort would be made by the school to comply with the requests. W. C. T. C. has been designated by state educational authorities as coordinating center for the program as it applies to this area ? roughly, that part of North Carolina which is west and south of Asheville. Western Carolina's Dean W. B. Harrill, chairman of the committee, in opening the conference refer red to Mark Twain's often-quoted remark to the effect that every body talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. "We've all been talking about Re ( source-use education," Dean Har | rill observed, to the approximate I ly 60 persons who attended the meeting, "and now it's time for us to take some concrete action." "It is conceivable that Resource use education may change the basic concept of education," he stated. Dean Harrill said that there was no time limit on the plan. "We feel," he explained, "that if a program is worth carrying on for a year, or five years, it is worth carrying on indefinitely." Mr. Harrill then asked H. Bueck, a member of W. C. T. C.'s board of trustees and superintendent of Murphy's public schools, and who has been active in the program in his area, to present to the group "his very excellent plan." Mr. Bueck began by telling the assembly that "for about 5,000 years people have known what was right, and for about 5,000 years they have been doing just the opposite. But that's no reason why we shouldn't try to change their attitude toward natural and | human resources." | The main problem of Resource I use education, said Mr. Bueck, i QUALITY PRINTING OF ALL KINDS By expert Printers. A variety of new face types to select from. , > WE CAN EASiLY SUPPLY YOUR ENVELOPES LETTER HEADS STATEMENTS RULED FORMS OF ALL KINDS WEDDING ANNOUNCE MENTS WEDDING INVITATIONS WINDOW CARDS CIRCULARS HANDBILLS See us for anything in Printing THE SYLVA HERALD JOB DEPARTMENT Main Street PHONE 110 Sylva, N. C. PLACARDS BILt HEADS PERSONAL CALLING CARDS SHIPPING TAGS COIN ENVELOPES PAYROLL ENVELOPES PROGRAMS BUSINESS CARDS to make people realize that a long- ! range productive program is better for a community than immediate high profits on wasteful use of re sources; to make people aware of abuses of our resources, and arouse in them the desire to do something about the abuses. i Supt. Bueck is having his school children, from fourth-graders up, collect, as part of their regular class work, information on the dis tribution and use of resources, human and natural, in the Murphy area. One of the main purposes of the survey is to arouse the stu dents' and the public's interest in Resource-use education. Some of the questions on which Mr. Bueck is seeking information ! are age distribution in the section | ? "We want to see if, and to what 1 extent, the best brains in the sec , tion are leaving for other regions ! at the most productive age, and why" ? family sizes, illnesses (type, cost, resulting time lost), death rate and causes, incomes, farm information (acreage, types of land, methods of cultivation, crops, amount and types and me thods of harvesting of timber), and educational information, especial ly on the amount of scientific training that is applied to various jobs. I After obtaining the information,' it is put into graphic form by mem- 1 bers^oi the mathematics classes, and depicted on maps by geog raphy students. Miss Cordelia Camp, director of the training school at Cullowhee, suggested that Resource-use edu- , cation be taught as a basic part of j present courses, such as civics, j economics, and geography. "It's in | the courses now," she commented, "if we put on the right sort of spectacles to look for it." Dr. Richard L. Weaver, program director, North Carolina Resource use Education Commission, said that the Commission had no "can ned" program. "There is plenty of room," he said, "for initiative and variation in the programs of dif ferent groups."* A definition of the purpose of Resource-use education was given by D. F. Folger, director of the Campbell Folk School, Brasstown, "It is to teach people to live as full a life as they can with what they have," he said. E. B. Garrett, Jr., director of personnel of the Ecusta Paper cor poration, said that Ecusta would be glad to cooperate in the program. E. W. Renshaw, supervisor of the Nantahala National forest, Frank lin, and Ira N. Chiles, TVA's area education officer, offered the help of their organizations. Joe Jennings, supervisor of the Cherokee Indian schools, said that Resource-use education "has been for years one of the fundamental objectives of Indian work." Mr. Jennings added that although the Indians are willing to cooperate in the program, they resent being forced to do some of the things that the white people are only ask ed to do, such as harvest their tim ber on an anpual replacement basis and refrain from polluting the Oconaluftee river, which flows through the reservation. Participating public schools in Bethel, Hazelwood, Canton, Web ster, Rock Bridge, Hayesville, Bre vard, Murphy, and Bryson City were represented at the confer ence. I A number of persons represent ing Extension work, public wel-! fare work, home j economics, min ing, and colleges also attended. | APPRECIATION I wish to express my apprecia tion to the doctors and nursing! staff of the C. J. Harris hospital for the kind treatment and /"Ifie many courtesies shown me 'while , a patient in the hospital last week, j -?^"""'JiVilliam (Wimpiey) Hyatt, The U. S. Department of Agri- j culture has reported that Com modity Credit Corporation bought' 7,259,188 bushels of wheat during the period from noon of October 24 to October 31. ? | WOODMEN OF THE' WORLD ! Life Insurance Society I I ? Fraternity Protection Service i I I i BR1TTON M. MOORK ftytva RtprtMntatlvt ?viva, ti, C. % Substantial Gifts for adults as well as boys and girls $ - Tricycles For Boys and Girls $9.95 to $17.75 STURDY RED WAGONS SCOOTERS See our BICYCLES for boys and girls All metal $1.95 to $13.50 FOOTBALLS Ball bearing roller skates . . . will de light both boys and $2.50 to $10.50 * RADIOS In many sizes Plastic Tea Sets, for the little ones FOR THE LITTLE GIRL For the family give Toaster Waffle Iron Combination Toaster, hot plate and oven Electric heater See our selection of Cookie Jars, Pepper and Salt and Sugar Matching Sets. ) Also BASKETBALLS Genuine Leather WAFFLE IRONS A perfect gift ALL BOYS WANT ONE Give her an Electric Stove just like mother's SPORTS EQUIPMENT Tennis balls and Rackets, Badminton sets and oth er outdoor sports goods Many other Electrical appliances and equip ment for ideal Christ mas gifts. Just like a real tractor. Also toy guns, banjos, garden sets, steam shovels We have plenty of beauti ful Christmas lights, table lamps, and other light shades and fixtures The Hardware Store Sylva Coal and Lumber Co. Phone 71 Sylva, N. C. v