THE SYLVAHERALD
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Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
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Feed The Starving
Why not make next Monday, June 14.
k'Picnic Day For Sylva'T by attending the
benefit picnic at the City park and the
Bingo party which follows in the Com
munity building? This public picnic and
Bingo party is being sponsored by the
Halcyon club of Sylva as a means of as
sisting in raising $1250, the county's quo
ta for the starving children of Europe, a
project sponsored by the United Nations
throughout the nation. This can be made
an enjoyable evening, for your entire
family and a most helpful one, for all real
joy is in Giving, rather than receiving.
If our .children were hungry, how
happy we would be to know some one
was interested and trying to help. We
believe the people of Europe feel the
same as we.
One Vote Difference
Haywood has more than neighboring
interest in the Jackson county primary
for state senator, because the candidate
nominated will in all probability be "one
of the two state senators from the five
county district.
The official count showed Mrs. E. L.
McKec led her opponent Crawford by one
vote. The official tabulation showed 1,
662 and 1,663. This is the closest we ever
recall of a county-wide race.
Mr. Crawford announced he would calj.
for a recount. As this is written, the mat
ter still stands, and in all probability,
there will be more news coming from the
state senator's election in Jackson.?Way
nesville Mountaineer.
Public Opinion And The Schools
We have long believed that public op
inion is an example guide to the course
which should be followed in any matter,
but the difficulty has been in obtaining
correct information as to what the opin
ion may be.
The State Education Commission,
which is making a very comprehensive
study of education in North Carolina, has
been finding out a great deal about pub
lic opinion regarding schools and educa
tion.
The latest information released by the
Commission states that the citizens who
have answered questionnaires about the
schools feel that more emphasis should
be placed on how to get along with others,
how to study more effectively, religious
training and sex education.
This expression of public opinion com
piled from information received from ev
ery section of the state, fits into the think
ing of Albemarle and Stanly county cit
izens with whom we have talked.
Quoting further from the release by the
Commission, here is what citizens think
about the schools:
The public called for more emphasis on
developing a well-rounded personality,
and preparing for marriage and parent
hood. The citizens also believe that the
schools should give more attention to un
derstanding the operation of government.
The majority of the citizens favored
teaching high school children about ec
onomic theories, such as capitalism, so
cialism and communism, and a slightly
smaller number desired the teaching of
religions, such as Christianity and Bud
dhism, and political parties, such as
Democratic and Republican.
"Of every 10 answering the question,
'Which of the following should all chil
dren be required to take in high school V
nearly 9 said English, more than 8 said
history, and 7 said homemaking and sci
ence. Between 6 and 7 said homemaking
INSIDE WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON ? Political experts
figure that Harold E. Stassen's new in-!
vasion of the south has served to concen
trate "regular" Republican opposition to)
his nomination at the national convention
next month. Stassen, with new Dixie
headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., is openly
out for southern delegates, many of whom
are regarded as the property of Ohio's
Senator Robert A. Taft.
x Anti-Stassen- forces believe the Min
nesotan can be stopped in his tracks by
a concerted drive. Stassen's ' 'raids"
have provided the incentive.among the
other camps to "gang up" on him.
The payoff will be in the "favorite son"
delegations ? Pennsylvania, first ballot
for Senator Edward Martin; lilonis, first
ballot for Gov. Dwight Greene, and Cali
fornia, first ballot for Gov. Earle Warren.
The play will be to get these three bum
per delegations behind a single presiden
tial aspirant, be he Thomas Dewey, Taft,
or a "dark horse." ' I
Secondary strength is Taft's hope for
the nomination. Dewey also counts on
released "favorite son" delegations to
give him the necessary majority. Should
both fail, they are determined to take1
Stassen down with them, and to throw:
' j
'the nomination to someone, such as Sen-,
ator Arthur H. Vandenburg of Michigan,
or House Speaker Joe Martin of Massa
chusetts.
TEETH.- PULLING IN ANTI - RED
BILL A strong attempt will be made1
in the House^to amend the new subver-i
sive-activities control bill by outright
banning of the Communist party in the
United States.
The House un-American activities de-,
cided against outlawing the party when'
serious doubts arose as to the constitu-1
tionality of such a law.
Members expected to have a difficult
time, however, in keeping such an amend
ment out of the bill if it is offered during
consideration, which is expected soon. . I
The bill is expected to win House ap
proval with only a handful of opposition1
votes, but doubt is expressed that the Sen-!
ate will take up the legislation before the
scheduled mid^June adjournment date.
The legislation, first to be reported in I
the more than three years since the com-]
mittee became a regular standing com-,
mittee of the House, provides for regis-i
tration with the attorney general of Com
munist-front organizations; denies feder
al employment to members and makes
unlawful conspiracies to establish a for-'
eign-controlled totalitarian dictatorship.)
HOFFMAN BILL DEAD? ? The Hoff
man bill to force government agencies!
to supply congressional committees with
"necessary" information stands little
chance of final passage and probably will
die with the expiration of the present
Congress next January.
Reason is that virtually the only en-j
thusiasm for the legislation is in the
House. Republican leaders in the Sen-!
ate have not reserved a place for the bill j
on their legislative schedule and there'
seems to be little likelihood that they will.1
The House support for the bill grows'
out of the resentment of several House
leaders, both Republican and Democratic,
over the refusal of President Truman to
supply information they desire. I
The mo^ noteworthy instances of this
kind was the refusal of the president to
surrender i,he letter of FBI Director J.:
Edgar Hoover on the loyalty of Dr. Ed
ward U. Condon, head of the Bureau of
Standards. The bill did not result from
this controversy, but much of the House
support derived from it. j
and vocational education. Five out of 10
would require algebra and geometry,1
while 3 out of 10 would have al pupils'
study foreign language.
"In criticizing the present curriculum,'
persons answering the questionnaire said
that not enough attention is given to the'
individual pupil, and that schools try to!
hold all pupils to the same standard of
work. They asked for better health ed-'
ucation and services, more vocational'
?training, and 'encouraging pupils to think'
clearly, logically, and independently.' "i
We trust that when the Education Com-!
mission has completed its studies that
those who are in charge of our schools!
will follow public opinion, as closely as
possible in revamping our educational sy
stem.
?
We have complete faith in the wisdom
of the citizens of North Carolina, as re
vealed in the answers to these question-!
naires.?Stanly News and Press. !
t LOOKING
I AHEAD
it GEORGE S. BENSON
^ PrttidcHt?MardiKf College
? Set re f. Arkaasai
Fairy Tales for Grown-Ups
Ever hear of grown-ups believing
In fairy tales? Well, perhaps not
Cinderella or Jack and the Bean
?talk. But when it comes to the eco
nomic ?'facts of life," It is amazing
what some folks will accept instead
of facts.
One tale of economic nonsense,
usually going the rounds, has it that j
industry- is rolling in money and
mailing exorbitant profits. Usually, |
industry (erstwhile known as "big '
business" and "bl ated capitalists") ,
is the villain. These uncalled-for
profits are literally squeezed out of
t; e c( ii^un.i'rs and the workers, and
piled up soir.i'W.H re by the "soul
les;: corporal;''.-." like so much gold
guarded by a fire-breathing dragon.
We could go 0T1. But see what I
mean? It is hi^h time somebody got
a true-to-life story started that
shows what our system of free in
vestment and fic'c enterprise has
done for the people of this country.
National poll?, not too long ago,
found workers thinking generally
th^t business makes from 25 to 50
per cent profit. Surveys among la
bor union members have found the
workers thinking that 10 per cent
profit on sales would be about rlglit.
Even x government booklet pre
pared for veterans says "A busi
ness . . . should make at least 10
per cent profit clear." Well, fairy
tales to the contrary, one statistician
shows that actually^busincss makes
on the average only 2.9 per cent
profit on sales volume.
Some businesses make less and
some make more. In 17 years of
sales, the Republic Steel Corpora
tion has made 2 per- cent on the
companyls sales to customers. Gen
eral Electric has figured its aver
age for 30 years at only 8.9 per
cent. You see, it just so happens
that industry gets far less than the
10 per cent that everybody seems
to think would be fair.
But we have been taking a lot for
granted! Nobody has shown, fairy
tale fashion, why it would be so
bad if industry were making a bet
ter profit. Actually, nothing would
be bad about it. It is good for the
welfare of the nation, for the con
sumer, for the worker, for every
body ? if industry makes a good
profit. Only if industry makes a fair
profit, can we expect plant expan
iion and more jobs.
Republic Steel, already men
tioned, divided each dollar that it
had for owners and the workers in
1996. The workers got 91 cents. The
owners got 4 cents in dividends,
and 5 cents was plowed back into
the business. Without profit there's
not a chance for good wages to con
tinue. Without dividends, there's no
attraction to new venture capital.
New investments are important to
the welfare of everyone. We need
prosperous industries. Yet, who
wants to invest hard-earned dollars
In a business that can't make a
profit? Active production lines, in
industries that can show a profit,
?re the basis of America's prosper
ity and high standard of living.
Profit is our best incentive.
How Much Profit?
Best Incentive.
PERSONALS
Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Freeman of
Woodleaf were guests last week of
their daughter, Mrs. Gudger Fortr
ner. and Mr. Fortner.
Jimmy Madison and Hal Wilson
left Tuesday for Brevard where
they will attend the National Aq
uatic school at Camp Carolina for
the next ten days.
Mrs. Bart G. Nealy of Pickens,
S. C., arrived last Thursday to
spend a few weeks here witji her
daughter, Mrs, John F. Corbin,
and family.
Miss Kathleen Davis, of WCTC
faculty, and Mrs. Edith Cannon,
summer schcol student at WCTC,
returned Monday from Raleigh
where they spent the week-end
with Dr. Agnes Stout and other
friends. They also stopped at Lib
erty to see Mr. and Mrs. Taff.
Mrs. C. C. Pettit and'daughter,;
Elizabeth, left Wednesday for a'
visit of three weeks with Mrs.'
Pettit's parents, at Jacksonville,1
N. C. They were accompanied by
Mrs. Pettit's sister. Miss Helen
Bryant, who spent a part of last
week here with them. Miss Bryant!
was enroute home from Vander
bilt University, Nashville, Tenn..
where she did graduate work.
Mrs. Mary Jane Hooper of Tuck-1
nseigee is spending a few weeks
here with her daughter, Mrs. Dil-1
lard Coward, and other relatives.'
Miss Kathleen Davis, Miss Alice
THE SYLVA HERALD
Main 8t.
JOB DEPARTMENT
Phone 11Q
Sylvi, N. C>
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Picture On Cancer
Control To Be Shown
At John's Creek
The John's Creek Home Dem-j
onstration Club, with the help of'
the State Health Department and
Mrs. Walter Jones, chairman of
the cancer drive, are sponsoring a
free moving picture for the people
of this section of the county on
Friday, June 18, at 2 p.m. at the
John's Creek School House.
It is hoped that a large number
of people o^' the community will
come out to see this picture and
thereby learn more about cancer
and how best to control it.
Robert Keener Selected |
To Attend Navy School
Robert * Keener, seaman, second
class, USX, son of.Donnie Keener
of Route 1. Svi\a. X. C.. has been
selected to attend the Machinist's
School at the Naval Training Cen
ter, Great Lakes, 111.
Keener, who entered the Naval
service Dec. 17, 1947, at the Naval
Recruiting Station, Columbia, S.
C., received recruit training at the
Naval Training Center, Great
Lakes, 111.
Colored Scouts Given
Ranks At Court Here
The Smoky Mountain District
Ccurt of Honor, colored, Troop
No. 9 of Sylva and Troop No. 11
of Franklin, was held in the Sylva
Community building Monday eve
ning with Avery Means, Dis. Field
Executive, in charge. Mr. Means
was in charge of the Tenderfoot
ceremony for all scouts of Troop
9, Sylva.
T. F. Kennedy, of Asheville, pre
sented second class ranks to the
following: Harvey Streate? and
Garland C. Fair, of Sylva, and four
I Franklin Scouts.
Herbert Gibson, of Sylva, pre
sented merit badges to the follow
ing, all of Sylva: Major Wells, Pub
lic health and firemanship; Wil
liam Burkes, Dog care and corn,
farming; Garland Fair, Corn farm_j
ing;Jess Howell, Jr., Dairying: <
Claude Wells, Corn farming, dog'
care and firemanship; Charlie Bry
son, Public health; Daniel Bryson,
Dog care apd firemanship; Bobby
Bryson, Corn farming; John
Pettet, Public health.
Benton, and Miss Jo Pryor, all of
WCTC, left Wednesday for St.
Louis, Missouri, where they will
attend the annual National con
vention of the Alpha Phi Sigma
in session there this week. They
expect to return Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Coward
returned Tuesday to Chapel Hill
after having spent a week's vaca
tion here with Mr. and Mrs. Dil
lard Coward and in Franklin with
Mrs. Coward's parents.
William L. Patterson of Atlanta
spent the week-end in Sylva.
Mr. and Mrs^ Bedford Ensley,
Mr. and Mrs. Tommy Kinsland,
Mr. Lloyd Ensley^of?Miss^
Ruby Ensley of Asheville, and
Miss Geneva Nuseman of Hender-'
sonville attended the graduation of
Miss Lucile Ensley at the First
Baptist church in Asheville on
May 27. Miss Ensley completed
her course in Nursing at Mission
hospital.
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to r
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hundreds of thousands of sat
isfied users throughout the
nation. Equipment is highly
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for 23 years, IRON FIRE
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in the heating field.
Dealers selected will receive
strong local backing, with
merchandising and engineer
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training course available to
dealers and their salesmen.
For full information, write,
telephone, or come in to see us.
CITIZENS TRANSFER
AND COAL GO,
18 Flat Iron Bldg.
Asheville, N. C.
Dial 2-2461
DVBS Commencement
The Daily Vacation Bible School
of the Sylva Baptist Church will
close Friday. The commencement
program will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Friday. A total of 109 haye regis-'
tered. All parents and friends aire
cordially invited and urged to at
tend the closing program Friday at
7:30 p.m.
AN APPRECIATION OF
D. PARKER
The influence of a man of Chris
tian character does not cease even
though his earthly existence has
ended. Of what does a man's life
consist? That which he permits
to enter and live within his being. |
and that which lives within be-!
comes the influencing factor of his!
life. He proves it in what he says. I
what he does, and' the things 'in?'
wnich he is interested, and parti-1
c; pates. Without doubt a man'
proves what lie is worth when he'
nas the opportunity. A town and
community greatly misses a mam
who has been a Christian citizen,!
and has made a fine, clean and
wholesome contribution to its civicj
economic, political, and religious'
life, when death "claims him.
Such a man was Mr. D. Parker.
His many friends in our town,
county, and state were deeply
grived because of his sudden death
a few weeks ago. He was interest
ed in the progress of his church,
his town, county and state. You
could be -sijre that he always stood
for the upright thing. His Chris
tian character speaks for his life.
He will be greatly missed . . . yet !
his influence will live on.
A FRIEND.
Too Late To Classify
READY FOR SERVICE ? Reg
istered Berkshire boar. O. E.
Monteith, Maple Springs. No. 2tf
GINSENG WANTED ? Best prices
paid for wild GINSENG. Watch!
my advertisement for prices. Please!
wash your ginseng before drying'
and do not burn it. Burnt ginseng
is worthless. The Ginseng .Man R
S. Cowan, Greens Creek N. C.'
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WANTED?F urn ish ed or unfur
nished apartment, no children !
A Cullowhee student. Paul F.
Raione, Box 277, Oteen, N. C
2-3*
The Truth About Catholics?You
should know the REAL FACTS.
Write for free information to: Box
305, Whiteville, N. C.
June lO-Oct. 21
SEWING FOR CHILDREN ? An'
experienced seamstress will spe
cialize in sewing children's cloth
ing. Write Miss Barabara Dillard,
Black Rock Ranch, SyU'a, N. C., or!
see her in person at this address.
2-3*
TRAVEL OPPORTUNITY?Moth J
ei and daughter traveling to
Seattle, Washington about June
12. Can accommodate two passen
gers. If interested contact Miss
Betty Low Hageman, Box 715 or
phone 34 between 9 a.?m. and 4
p. m., Bryson City, N. C.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to,thank our many
friends for their kindness shown
us during our recent bereavement,
Als6 for the beautiful floral of
ferings. Claud Nation and family.
TIMBER TALKS
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By W. C. HENNESSEE
Don't Get Careless With
Fire
Two weeks ago over 2000 acres
of fcrest land in Transylvania Co.
burned over and a number of sum.
mer homes threatened because
someone was careless with fire.
Last year enough sawtimber size
trees to build about 86,000 homes
\^ent up in smoke?farm woods,
range and wMershe i lands were
heavily d^m;igvd ? scenic areas
were marred ; li as a result of
carelessly tossed matches or
smokes, unattended camp fires or
improper brush and field burning.
It can happen here too. so please
be careful with fire.
LET'S KEEP JACKSON COUNTY
GREEN.
FATHER'S DAY?SUNDAY. JUNE 20
A
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