THE SYLVA HERALD
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Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
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BIBLE THOUGHT
, Let every soul be subject unto the higher pow
ers. For there is no power but of God: the powers
that be are ordained of God. Romans 13:1.
JUDGE DAN K. MOORE
The Herald extends congratulations
and best wishes to our fellow townsman,
Dan K. Moore, who has been elevated to
the position pf Superior Court Judge in
North Carolina and resident Judge of
this, the 20th Judicial District. To be
come a Superior Court Judge in North
Carolina one must be qualified for the
position or else he would never have a
chance to warm the bench. That is just
how the people from the Governor down,
feel about this responsible post.
Mr. Moore, coming from a family in
which being Judge has become a habit,
is amply qualified to make a judge who
will do honor to his county, state and to
himself and we know that he will do just
that.
A STEP FORWARD
After much study and careful consid
eration the Jackson County Commission
ers have taken a step forward in changing
the old type county home system to a
? private boarding home system for the
care of the aged and infirmed of the coun
ty.
It was announced this week by J. A.
Bryson, chairman of the board, and G. C.
Henson, superintendent of public wel
fare, that the new system is now operat
ing smoothly and that the inmates aSe
much happier under the new arange
ments.
Under this new plan the county is re
lieved of the operation and expense of
the home, except for a small fraction
which is handled through the welfare de
partment. The funds for providing for
these people come from the Federal and
State welfare money ? three-fifths of the
total cost from Federal funds and one
fifth from the State. The county pro
vides the other fifth.
County officials estimate a saving to
the taxpayers of several hundred dollars
per month.
Each inmate receives a monthly check
sufficient to pay board and a small extra
sum for spending money.
Before the change could be made the
home and the parties operating it had to
be approved by the state and county wel
fare and health departments.
PLAIN TAIK ON OIL
The American Petroleum Institute has
published a booklet which explains some
of the facts of life as they apply to oil.
Our thirst for oil has attained almost
incredible dimensions. America alone
consumes more of it than was required
by the entire world only ten years ago.
The peak reached in wartime was below
the present level. And the United States
is consuming 28 times as much oil per
person as the rest of the world.
The industry, recognizing its obliga
tions, is engaged in a $4,000,000,000 ex
pansion program which is going forward
as rapidly as the necessary materials can
be obtained. It has managed to build up oil
reserves to a new high level ? a remark
able achievement in the light of consump
tion figures. And, finally, it is develop
ing foreign oil resources which will ulti
mately relieve much of the pressure on
x our domestic facilities.
There hasn't been a severe oil short
age ? which is a testimonial to prior plan
ning by the companies in the "tight"
areas. Reasonable conservation by- the
using public will prevent a shortage in
the future. The public is asked, for ex
INSIDE WASHINGTON
Washington? Here is the story behind
President Truman's refusal to reappoint
James M. Landis as chairman of the Civil
Aeronautics Board: i
Washington aviation experts say that]
a clique of bankers and airline executives, !
who labeled Landis as too much of a "New
Dealer," convinced Mr. Truman that Lan- j
dis should go. I
Intimates of the retired CAB chief said
he knew the "ax would fall' a consider
i
able time before the president announc
ed he was not reappointing Landis.
The bankers and airline executives,
say friends of Landis, figured him as "too
liberal" and opposed his appointment for
a long term. He was filling the unexpir-1
ed term of L. Welch Pogue, and had he
been reappointed would ftave served a
full six years.
Landis is known to be bitter about the
chief executive's decision to drop him.
When the White House made it known
that he was not to be retained, the Air-j
line Pilots' association* began a strong
campaign of protest, but it had no effect. 1
However, Landis has accepted a busi-J
ness connection with Joseph Kennedy,
wealthy former ambassador to Great
Britain, and is consoled by the fact that
he should have no immediate financial
worries.
FEDERAL INSECURITY ? Workers
on the federal payrolls are pointing their
fingers at recent resignations among gov- 1
ernment bigwigs and saying, "I told you 1
so!" The workers have long maintained
that the high cost of living has not been
compensated for in federal salaries.
The result, they declare, is the em
ployes with long service ? some as much
as 30 years ? are leaving their govern
ment jobs to take better-paying positions
in private industry.
Most recent examples of the exodus to
more lucrative private jobs were the re
signations of two key members of the Fed
eral Communications commission.
Charles R. Denny announced last Oct.
31 that he was leaving Uncle Sam's pay
roll to beconje vice president and gener- 1
al counsel of the National Broadcasting
company.
On Dec. 26. FCC member Ewell K. Jett
went to the White House and personally
submitted his resignation to President
Truman. His reason for resigning, like
Denny's, was primarily financial.
Jett joins J.he Baltimore Sun as vice
president and director, of radio. He left ?
his federal post after 37 years with the
government, 19 of them with the FCC.
VETS EYE CONGRESS? The veter
ans and their intelligence forces ? the
editors of the service papers and maga
zines ? are proving themselves to be more
politically wise than in the past.
They are keeping a sharp eye on Con
gress and on the various state legislatures.
And the veterans' publications are quick
to interpret events and situations and
'quickly go into print with a diagnosis for
their ex-GI readers.
The latest illustration is publication by
the Army Times of its pick of the 10 top
GI news stories of 1947. The No. 1 story,
of course, was the redemption of nearly
$1,500,000,000 in leave bonds and inter
est.
However, here is the story that the
Times editors chose for the No. 2 veter
ans story of the year:
"The admitted 'conspiracy of inaction'
among Republican leaders in the 80th
Congress by which they successfully stal
led off a final decision on all new vet
benefits and modification of existing
benefits until next year ? an election year I
- ? for frankly political reasons." I
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Neatest trick of the year is that of the J
politician who tosses his hat into the ring j
and talks through it at the same time. I
What, asks a reader, does a backseat !
driver do when not motoring? That's5
easy ? she spends that spare time telling
friends how to cure their colds. i
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In Nebraska a cow climbed up onto the
roof of a barn. Probably just wanted to
get a close-up view of the latest price for
beef and milk.
ample, to keep room temperatures in
homes using oil heat to 68 degrees, and to
resist the urge to speed in automobiles.
All the indications are that the demand 1
for oil will continue to rise. And the in- !
dustr> is expanding daily to carry the !
load.. 1
rebruary** "BI9 Three"
The Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT SPAUQH, D. D.
Too many people mistake Church
anity for Christianity, religious j
teaching and ritual for lovable
Christian living. A letter is before
me now from a correspondent, a |
husband who is greatly plagued at
home by a nagging wife. He says
she is active in
the work of her
church, nags at
him to attend,
nags at him a
bout everything
else. He says she
leaves her Chris
tian profession at
the church, and
never practices it at home. He
writes, "I know that I need help,
but she na^s at me instead of try
ing to help me. I have been pray- 1
ing for guidance as to whether I !
should stay on with her for the
children's sake or leave her and
try to establish a home for myself
and the children elsewhere. This
may sound like I'm crazy, but I'm
not; I just want some peace and
happiness in my home and in my j
heart." '
Such cases are pitiful, and there j
are many of them. Sometimes it
is the husband and sometimes it
is the wife. The tragedy in such
cases is that some times these nag- '
gers and railers are active church
members; active in the forms and
work of the church. They have
forgotten, if they ever knew, that
the best definition of the God,
whom they profess to worship and
serve, is love. No man or woman
can be a real Christian without
love in his heart for God and his
fellow men. .
Unselfish love is the most power
ful force in the world. It is strong
er than any other force, than hate,
bitterness, railing, nagging.
The wife in this case is evident
ly suffering from some mental or
emotional illness. She may need
competent, psychiatric, or medical
treatment. She may be fighting in
her own way for something which
she does not possess. She may need
spiritual conversion.
Saint Paul wrote, "Be not over
come of evil, but overcome evil
with good." Let that method be
tried here. He also wrote that an
unbelieving wife could be sanctifi
ed by her believing husband. Here
is a home which desperately needs
Miss Sara Jean Sutton
Finalist In Contest
Miss Sara Jean Sutton, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Sut
ton, of Cullowhee, who will gradu
ate from Western Carolina Teach
ers' College training school this
spring, has been named one of five
finalists from this region for wom
en in the Angier Duke scholarship
competition.
The selections were made Wed
nesday February 4, in Concord af
ter a full day of interviews. The
five girls were selected from 33
candidates in that district on the
basis of their high school records,
test results, and interviews. Special
consideration was given to the can
didates* breadth of interests, na
tive ability, qualities of leadership,
and personality.
Like a man's arm, the soil is
built up through proper use, not
abuse or disuse. When land is
either abused through bad crop
ping systems or left to lie idle and
erode, it deteriorates rapidly.
God. Bitterness and anger need to
be prayed out. Let the husband
commit himself and his home to
his Lord for salvation and guid- j
' ance. If all of his efforts fail, after I
! seeking competent guidance from
his minister and doctor, there is
nothing in the Bible which compels
him to rear his children in a home
which is'a constant battlefield. Let
him separate himself and his chil
dren and establish a home where
there can be peace.
CASHIERS SCHOOL
HONOR ROLL
The following students are plac
ed on the honor roll for the month
of January, In recognition of
effort arid conduct: a
Grade I ? Efirdell Bradley, Dale
Deal, Lila Ruth Fugate, Paggy Mc
Call, Betty Mae Rogers, Malina
Smith, Lois Estes, Eugene Moffitt,
G. F. Rice, Charles Lee Robinson,
Odell Rogers; Jimmie McCall, Jim
my White, Darrell Nicholson.
Grade II ? Gloria Faye Bumgar
ner, Anne Bryson, Donna Bryson,
Marilyn Dillard, Connie Hyatt,
Lynda Jones, Carolyn Watson, Do
yle Baumgarner, Joel Fisher, Ivan
McCall, Earl Rice, Oliver Rice,
Jimmie Rogers^ Bill Smith, Arlon
White, Charles Wiggins.
Grade III ? Johnnie Chappell,
Raye Fowler, Carol Fisher, Gerald
Figate, Dean Madden, Barbara Al
len, Margaret Alexander, Patsy
Alexander, Marvin Fowler, Blaine
Hawkins, J. C. McCall, Arnold
Passmore, Barbara Passmore, Carl
Passmore, Edna White. j
Grade VII ? Faye Allen, Jimmie
Alexander, Eddie Baumgarner,
Carry Jo Bryson, Audrey Deal,
I Emma Sue Dillard, Aileen Long,
! Evelyn Madden, Buck McCall,
I Eloise Pennington, Helen Rice, An
i na Belle Rochester, Barbara Wat
son, Eldon McCall, Carol Lee Brad
ley, June Ellen Baumgarner, Shel
ley Ann Passmore, Gladys Rice,
Cecelia Rogers, Shirley Wiggins,
June McCall, Faye Fowler, Audri
anna Hawkins.
Grade IV ? Agnes Chappell,
James Zachary, Dottie Deal, Polly
Allen, Dorothy Mae Rochester, Jo
sephine Bradley, Mae Beth Fugate,
Loretta Passmore, George Hunter,
Anna McCall, Shirley Baumgarner.
Grade V ? Buddy Rochester, Jim
my Madden, Willine Fugate, Marie
McCall, Ella Mae Rice, Ruby Dil
lard, Jean Passmore, Martha
Youth- Fellowship To
Have . Anniial Banquet
At Cullowhee Church
T&b Jackson County Sub-Dis
trict Stethodist Youth Fellowship
will hold its annual banquet at
Cullowhee Methodist church Mon
day evning, February 16, at 7:00
o'clock. The program is in charge
of the Cullowhee Youth Fellow
ship with Rev. Jack Kirby, pastor
of Central Methodist church in
Canton, as principal speaker.
The Wesley Foundation is in
charge of the banquet and they
state that they are expecting about
fifty people for the banquet.
A gallon of skimmilk or butter
milk daily for pigs in dry lot or a
bout 3 quarts for pigs that have ac
cess to good pasture is enough to
satisfy the protein requirements
of pigs that are given all of the corn
they will eat.
Baumgarner, Lucille Early, Lovene
Chappell, Nancy Hyatt.
WOODMEN OF THE
WORLD
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Service
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