1 BIMSieilS January 1? Five killed when DC-3 transport crashes near Charleston. S. C. I ? Transport plane falls near Carmel, N. J., killing 3. Injuring 20. II ? Airliner crashes near Galax. Va., killing 18 of 19 aboard. 15? Fifteen miners die in gas explosion In coal mine in Nottingham, Pa. K>? ' Tornado sweeping through Alabama. Tennessee. Arkansas and Missouri kills 20. February Id? Twenty-one killed, 128 Injured when train plunges over 150-foot embark* ment In Allegheny mountains near Altoona. Pa. r" ~ ? It? Explosion of tank in electroplating factory in central Los Angeles kills 10. injures 158. demolishes area half mile square. March |5? ' Worst mine disaster since 1928 takes toll of 111 lives In Centralia. HI., explosion. April 8 ? Explosion In fireworks plant In Clin ton, Mo., kills 10. ' Tornadoes rip through Texas Pan handle and Oklahoma, killing 138, Injuring 1,000. Woodward. Okla., hardest hit. with 84 dead. If? Most of Texas City, Tex., destroyed "by enormous explosion when freight er, loaded with nitrate fertilizer, ex plodes in harbor and sets fire to docks, oil tanks and factories. Fire rages for three days. Toll; 400 kill ed, 3,500 Injured. ???Tornado destroys Worth, Mo., kill ing 14. Another twister kills 0 In rural northwest Arkansas. . May ??Outbreak of lnfaht diarrhea in Phila delphia area causes deaths of 27 babies. t&? Forty-two killed when DC-4 airliner crashes after take-ofT at La Guardia field. New York. Seven survive. 80? DC-4 airliner crashes near Ft. De posit, Md., killing all 53 on board. Two crashes rank as worst air dis asters in U. S. history. SI ? Tornado strikes Leedy. Okla., wreck ing town, killmg 6. June ' I ? Tornado kills 35 in farming section near Pine liluir, Ark. 0? Mississippi river Hoods lowlands In northern Missouri, southern Iowa and Illinois, iorcing 22.00U to aban don homes Seven drowned at Ot turnwa, Iowa. 13? All 50 on board DC-4 airliner killed when it strikes mountain near Lees burg, Va. 22 ? Flash flood drowns 11 in Cambridge, Neb July 3? Tornado kills 11 near Grand Forks, N. D 13? Chartered DC-3 transport plane crashes in swamp near Melbourne, Fla., killing 21, injuring 15. 89 ? Explosion wrecks beauty shop in Harrisonburg. Va. Ten women killed, 30 persons injured. August ??Four die when chartered plane dives into chimney of gas plant in Ever ett. Mass. September 8? Labor day weekend takes death toll of 456, compared with 457 in 1946. 11 ? Twenty killed when excusion boat blows up at Pittsburgh dock. !?? Hurricane sweeps in over southern Florida, crosses Gulf of Mexico, strikes Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas. Toll: 100 killed, many in jured, property loss of 25 to 30 mil lion dollars. 81 ? Flood following hurricane drowns 37 In New Orleans area. 89? Fire on New York City pier results in injuries to 144 firemen, five mil lion dollar loss. October 84? Fifty-two killed when transport plane crashes In Bryce Canyon. Utah. 85? Forest fires in Maine kill 17, destroy many homes. Fires rage throughout northeastern states. 85? Transport bits mountain in Alaska, killing 18. November 15? Army plane hits Mt. Spokane. Wash., killing five men. 81 ? Nine naval personnel killed, two saved In crash of bomber In Pacific, 100 miles southwest of San Diego, Calif. ^Pecember ?? lArmy plane crashes near Goose Aay, Labrador; 23 die, six rescued. II ? Two passenger trains collide head on near New Braunfels. Tex., killing two. injuring nine. 18 ? Army plane burns and crashes near Memphis, Tenn., killing 20. 15 ? CAB tabulation shows 1947 toll ol ? 274 fatalities in mishaps Involving scheduled airlines. January nEATHS 5? Ovington E. Weller, 84, former U. S. sena tor from Maryland. ' vwi fci uiii 4?*a k j laiiu . 7 ? Charles 8. Woolworth. 90. one of founder* of store chain. 11 ? Eva Tanguay, 68. famous vaudeville actress. 10? Andrew J. Volstead. 87. former Min nesota congressman who Introduced 1919 prohibition act. M? Grace Moore. 45. opera, radio and screen star, in air crash. Yl ? Paul P. Harris, 78. founder of Rotary International. February I ? Adm. Marc A. Mitscher. SO. hero ot both World Wars. f ? O. Max Gardner, 64. U. 8. ambassa dor to England. IS ? Sidney Toler (Charlie Chan), 90, fllir u-SSr r k Thaw, 76. wealthy playboj who shot Stanford White. > Mrs. Carrie Chapman Ca ,t. 88, worn $m tuff rage leader. \ It ? William C. Durant. 85. ifouMar a CUstrtl Motors corporate* March ? II KKIfi % January 10 ? U. N. security councli guarantees independ ence of Free Territory of Trieste, ceded to Italy after World War I. 11? Chinese civil warfare continues to rage. UJ? Truce becomes effective between French troops and native rebel forces in French Indo-China. I 19 ? Poland holds first election for parlia mentary offices since 1935. i |1 ? Paul Ramadier chosen new premier of France. New cabinet leans to left, but not Communism. | February j 2 ? Premier Alclde de Gasperl forms new Italian cabinet composed of coallUon of Christian Democrats and Leftists. 4 ? Anglo-Arab conference on Palestine adjourna In failure, aa Arabs reject partition plan. 7 ? British military government of Ger many announces plan to free 1,000,000 of the 1,500,000 Nazi suspects in zone First legal Polish cabinet since war formed by Josef Cyrankiewlcz. Ten key positions held by Communists or Socialists. 10 ? British announce withdrawal from India before June, 1948. tft ? Foreign ministers end London con ference, with litUe headway on peace treaUea for Austria and Ger many. March 1? Chinese Communist troops open large scale offensive against Changchun. 4 ? Greek government appeals to U. S. for immediate aid. 8 ? Jewish underground . forces battle British soldiers in Palestine. 14 ? U. S.' and Philippines sign treaty granting U. S. 99-year leases for naval bases. 24 ? Dutch and Indonesians sign treaty recognizing Indonesian Republic, with sovereignty by January 1, 1949. April 2 ? U. N. grants U. S. strategic trustee ahip over former Japanese-mandated islands, the Caroline, Marshall and Mariana groups. ? - ? - ft? Chinese Communist troops kill 5 U. S. marines, wound 16 In raid on marine munition dump. 24 ? Moscow conference ends after 46 days, after reaching agreement on only a few points for Austrian and German treaties. 26 ? Peace negotiations begin between Indo-Chinese rebels and French forcea. May 9 ? Communlsta ousted from French cab inet. 16? Congress passes foreign relief bill, providing 350 million dollars for Aus tria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Poland. Trieste and China. 20 ? First Japanese premier under new consitution is Tetsu Katayama. 59. lawyer and a Christian. 31 ? Russia seizes control of Hungarian government through Hungarian Com munist party coup. Premier de Gasperi of Italy forms new cabinet, minus Communists oi Socialists. June 5 ? Secretary Marshall reveals "Mar shall Plan" (or European aid. U. S senate ratifies peace treaties with Italy, Hungary. Romania and Bulgaria. 27? Austria and U. 9 reach settlemeni on occupation costs President of Chile Gabriel Videla proposes Inter ? American army to guard the continent. * 30 ? UNRRA, largest relief effort in his tory, ends after spending three bil lion dollars in four vears, 72 pei c nt of funds coming from the U S July 15? Paris economic conference estab lishes 10-nation organization for Eu ropeair economic cooperation undet Marshall plan. 20 ? Dutch forces, with air support, at tack Indonesian Republic Lnstalla tions on Java and Sumatra, claim Ing breach of truce. 28 ? Protests on undeclared war In Neth erlands East Indies pour into U. N August 1 ? U? N. atomic energy commission re leases six papers on atomic control plans. Russia rejects proposals. IS? India becomes free of foreign rule as British relinquish powers. Two sovereign states. Dominion of India and Pakistan, govern most of huge land 21? Russian vetoes keep Italy, Austria.' Transjordania, Eire. Portugal from U. N. membership. 23 ? Government of Ecuador seized tn bloodless coup by defense minister Col Carlos mancheno. September 2 ? Inter-American treaty of reciprocal assistance signed by delegates of 19 North and South American nations at Rio de Janeiro. 8? Rioting sweeps India, with thousands of fatalities. 22 ? European nations ask 22'i billion dollars in aid under Marshall plan 29 ? Arab Higher Committee of Palestine tells U. N. commission Arabs will fight to keep Palestine an Arab-con trolled state. 30 ? Greek government reports 45,214 Greek civilians and 4.000 soldiers and policemen killed by rebels since October. 1944. October 5 ? Communist parties of nine European nations form "Cominform." revived Comintern. 19? F r e n c h anti-Communist party. Charles deGaulle's RPF, replaces Communists as largest French party. 21 ? U. N. establishes permanent Balkan "border-witch" committee to cover Greece, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania 30 ? New French cabinet gets vote of confidence in assembly, averting new crisis. November * 3 ? British and Scotch elections turn ic conservative side as Labor and Com munist parties lose ground. 8 ? Britain forced to ration potatoes. 13 ? U. N. creates "Little Assembly" tc act durinn recess of main body. 15 ? Commu" s' inspired riots and strikes sweep France and Italy. 17 ? U. N. accept Gereva trade agree mcnt. sign?*d by 23 nations. JO ? Wedding of Princess Elizabeth anK^Y., flies around world In record 73 hotfrft^jov erxng 19.64j miles. 11 ? Sensational Hushes Investigation by\ senate committee probing army air plane contracts suddenly adjourned. September 1 ? President and Mrs. Truman visit Brazil on 20-day goodwill mission. 14 ? Army imposes complete ban on news of biological warfare develop ments. 26 ? Farm Income soars 11 per cent In riast year while operating costs jump 6 per cent, department of agricul ture report discloses. October 2 ? Food conservation drive launched by President. 10? First war dead arrive at San Fran cisco. 23? President calls congress for emer [ gency session on November 17. 24 ? Distillers begin 60-day shutdown to save grain. 30 ? U. S. justice department files antF" trust suit against 17 Investment banking companies. November 4 ? Democrats regain state control In Kentucky by electing Earle C. Clem ents governor. ??President's advisory committee says U. S. must give Europe Hve and three quarter billion dollars In aid In 1943. 15-^Gov. Earl Warren of California en ters Republican presidential race. 17? Congress convenes on President's call to deal with European aid. in flation. 10? Charles Luckman resigns as chair man of citizen's food committee. S9? Robert E. Hannegan's resigns as postmaster general; succceded by James A. Donaldson, former first assistant. December ??Ten movie writers, producers and directors indicted for contempt of v~?.C#ijgress in Red probe.. 11? secretary Marshall denounces Rus sian slurs on U. S. In London. IS? Open congressional investigation of grain speculation of Edwin Pauley, army department official. P A VP It 1 || y January 15? Ford Motor company reduces prices on pas senger cars s 15 to $50 m effort "to halt insane spiral of {Jounting costs and risiny prices." ^Potato growers authorized to dump 20 million bushels of low-grade pota toes stored under government price support plan. February 4? Lamest narcotic seizure in nine years * P ,NLw- York when federal agents find $2u0,000 worth of heroin !?, Jf ?ss-/si0n of U. S. seaman re turning from France. 7 --Coldest temperature ever recorded on North American continent. 81 de grees below zero, registered at Snag airport in Canadian Yukon. 16? Survey shows average teacher's sal nnn ? H" ':BCUlah'S Pnrcnts * >acht 30 "Plot to Obtain atomic bomb secrets unnri ^ ,n 8cn?te tnquiry into Holly wood communism. November 3? Dealers blame rumors of nylon tl?orJntT s,hortapc on radio commen ,,-r ? ' newspaper columnists Russia reported to have exploded aV>,T'jA ;?omb tests; U. S. sc?ent in U dnubt Possibility. 19 Decommissioned battleship New bIuXIv? Trcaches Junkyard in New 2 , i; ' for scrapping, after week ?ndUwHUU* b,ttUns" wl,h firrboatf L Top Ten Spot News Stories of 1947 (As selected by nation's weekly edi Storj in Publishers' Auxiliary poll.) Taft-Hartley act keynotes turbulent labor picture . Marshall plan, including 22Vl bil lion dollar outlay, marks V. S. effort to rehabilitate stricken Eu rope. Tanker explosion and fire wreak havoc in Texas City, Tex., with death toll of 400. U. S. -Russian disputes hold spot ? light in United Sations' quest for world peace. Britain grants India long-sought freedom; rioting and bloodshed Prevail. Governorship dispute flares in Geor gia, with AJ E. Thompson as ul timate victor. Telephone strike ties up communi cations over widespread area. Price inflation staggers domestic economy. x Marriage of Britain's Princess Elis abeth brings royalty into lime light, Truman Doctrine and Greco-T urk isb aid mark revised concept in foreign relations. September 1? American Davis cup team defeats Australia to retain cup. 1? N. Y. Giants pro football teams beata Eastern College all-stars, 21*0, In New York City. 7 ? Minor league baseball season ends. . Jersey City leads International league, Kansas City, the American association. 22 ? Brooklyn Dodgers clinch National league pennant, New York Yankeea win American league flag. 27 ? Armed beats Assault as nation's top race horse. Compete In >100,000 two horse race at Belmont Park, N. Y. 28 ? Ben Uogan wins International golf tourney io Chicago. October # 6? New York Yankees win World series. 18 ? Army's record of 32 football games without defeat broken by Columbia. November 8 ? Notre Dame defeats Army, 27 to 7. 14 ? Billy Fox defeats Jake LaMotta by technical knockout in New York. 20? Brooklyn Dodgers buy St. Paul club of American Association. December 5? Joe Louis retains heavyweight title in split decision over Joe Walcott. 8? Notre Dame beats Southern Califor nia, 38 to 7. 13 ? College of Pacific defeats Utah State 35 to 21 in Grape Bowl g.id game. noMKSTir January 6 ? President Truman emphasizes five maj or problems ? strikes, business monopolies, housing, taxes and agricultural prosperity ? in an nual "state of the union" message 10 ? President submits budget totaling 37 Va billion dollars. 21 ? Gen. George Marshall succeeds James Byrnes as secretary of state. February 10 ? U. S signs peace treaties ending war with Italy, Bulgaria, Hungary, Fin land and Romania. 12? U. S. and Canada agree to continue wartime collaboration for "peace time Joint security purposes." 28 ? U. S. cooperates with Mexico In cam paign to control hoof-and-mouth dis ease outbreak. March 6 ? U. S. Supreme court finds John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers guilty of civil and criminal contempt in coal strike of November, 1946. 12 ? President outlines "Truman Doc trine" on Europe and blasts Russian aggression. 18 ? Cash wheat hits 30-year high a I $3.09 a bushel in Chicago. 19? -Georgia supreme court rules Mel vin E. Thompson is legal governor of state. 31? Many war power acts expire auto matically, including selective serv ice, CPA controls on steel, resins, textiles, solid fuels administration, transportation restrictions of ODT. and others. April 7? Telephone workers launch nationwide I strike as 340,000 employees of Bell system leave jobs. 9 ? David Lilienthal confirmed as head of Atomic Energy commission after heated senate wrangle. 21? President warns of inflation dangers i and pleads for vtluntary price cuts. \ May 1 ? Round of threatened strikes In steei and heavy manufacturing industriei settled by raises of 10 to 15 cents per hour. 14 ? President signs bill to eliminate most portal-to-portal pay suits. 20? Last major telephone workers' strike ends. Newburyport, Mass., merchants abandon voluntary price cut cam paign. 24 ? Navy accepts new Jet-propelled fight er plane, carrier-based XF2D-1, witfc speed of 600 mph. June 1? Commission on universal military training issues stern warning on dan gers of swift annihilation in atomic war without a huge army, extensive * defensive organization. 11? President reasserts doctrine of main taining world peace by helping weak nations. 17? House fnils by two votes to override presidential verk. August 4 ? Ike Williams knocks out Bob Mont gomery in Philadelphia to becomi lightweight champion of world. 13? Victory Song seta new world recort tor trotter* by running mile ? tr g/5 minutes, in Springfield, 111 21? D. Lee Praun of Dallas, Tex., wini professional North American cla> target championship In Vandalia Ohio. 12? Wil'ie Pep retains featherweight tiUt by defeating Jock Leslie in Flint Kich. College All-Stars beat Chicago Bean pre football squad in Chicago, 18-0 Services at The Churchei Sylva Methodist (The Rev. W. Q. Grigg, Pa&or) Sunday school wiU ? meet |t 10 a. m., Gudger Crawforu, su] lendent. 11 a. m. Morning worship/ with the pastor using as his sermon sub ject, "A New Covenant". 6:36 p. m., Youth Fellowships Wednesday 7:30 p. m. Qhoir heersal. Sylva Bapt (The Rev. C. M. Warren, Pastor) Sunday school at 10 al m., Mr. Carl Corbin, Supt. f 11 a. m. The pastor wil\l use lor his subject, "No Other Gojds". Ex. 20:1-17. I B. T. U. at 6:30 p. m., Mjiss Hat tie Hilda Sutton, Director. ' 7:30 p. m. The pastor \4rill use for his sermon subject "Th^s Mind of Jesus". Phil. 2:5. Tuesday, 7:30 p. m. Pra\jrer meet ing. Fri., 7:30 p. m. Choir /rehearsal. Each Monday at 10:30ja. m. the Baptist Ministers' Conference meets h ere. Cullowhee Baptist (The Rav. Mark R. Osborne, Jr. Pastor) 9:50 a. m. Sunday School ?11 a. m. Morning worship with the Rev. B. G. Henry brining the message. 2:00 p. m. Monthly Deacons Meeting and Fellowship Hour. 6 p. m. Training Union. Wednesday ? 7:30 p m. Sunday school lesson pre-vie*v. Friday ? 7:15 p. Qjeir^Rea hearsal. ' , Cullowhee Methodist (The Rev. R. T. Houte, Jr., Pastor) 10 a. m. church school. * 11 a. m. Mornine worship serv ice. ^ 6:30 p. m. Youth Fellowship. Sylva Presbyterian (The Rev. W. H,. Wakefield, Pastor) Services held i*i Episcopal church. I 10:00 a. m. Sunday) School. Mr. M. C. Cunningham, aupt. 11:05 a. m. Congreg/ational Meet ing fcr the election*! , ordination, i.nd installation of thfree additional Ruling Elders. Observance of the Sacrament* of the Ixord's Supper. The 7:30 p. m. EveViing Worship, the pastor using fo\ his sermon subject "The Challenge of The New Year". Scotts Creek /Baptist (The Rev. B. 8. He/nsley, Pastor. 10 a. m. Sunday School. 11 a. m. Morning \aforship by the pastor. 6:30 p. m. Baptist Training Union 8 p. m. Evening woXjship. Cashiers Baptist (Rev. Edgar Willi*, Pastor) Sunday School eacH Sunday at 10 a. m. Worship service eacfr 1st and Sundays at 11 a. m. a*d 7:30^. m7 ST. JOHN'S CAfraDLIC CHURC 8ched?le of Masses Bryson City, 1st and! 3rd Sunday 1 8 a. m. Canton, 5th Sunday L... 8:00 a. m. Cullowhee, 1st Wednfesday :00 a, m. Fontana Dam, 2nd Satur day k00 a. m. Franklin, 2nd Sunda< 8?00 a. m. Highlands, > 3rd Saturdal .8(00 a. m. Murphy, 1st Saturday 8i00 a. m. Sylva, 4th Sunday I 8:00 a. m. Waynes ville, Every Surlday 111:00 a. m. Glenville Baptist (Rev. Hoyt Hadawtf* Pastor) 10 a. m. Sunday School. 11 a. m. Morning worship. 7 p. m. B.T.U. 8 p. m. Evening worsl Lovedale Baptist Church (Rev. G. E. Scruggs, pastor) 10 A. M. Sunday Schoo 11 A. M. Worship Se 7:30 P. M. Worsh? ? Central Jackson Si~ Convention Meets S The Central Jackson Convention will meet aseigee Baptist church, January 4 at 1:30 P. M. All! are urged to attend. be extended a cordial we! R. D. Philli In order that a ratio palatable it must be thV^cow's taste.