THE SYLVA HERALD
Published By
THE HERALD PUBLISHING COMPANY
Sylva, North Carolina
The County Seat of Jackson County
J. A. GRAY and J. M. BIRD Publishers
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
Entered at the post office at Sylva, N. C., as
Second Class Mail Matter, as provided under the
Act of March 3, 1879, November 20, 1914.
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A VOTE FOR PROGRESS
Jackson County's deplorable school
building system was given a shot in the
arm Saturday when over 2200 citizens
went to the polls and voted almost two
to one in favor of authorizing the county
school board to proceed with the arrange
ments through bond brokers to seek bids
on 3^50,000.00 Jackson County School
building bonds.
Those who voted^in favor of the issue
are to be cbmrnended for having taken
a stand in favor of better educational ad
vantages for theirs and their neighbor's
children. Although the vote was a victory
ior the progressive, school minded peo
ple of the county, the smallness of the
vote indicates complete lack of interest
in the county school system on the part
of too many people. BUT maybe these
people shouldn't be criticised too much
. . . maybe they have a right to exhibit
a lack of interest. Too often in the past
their interests have been utterly ignored
by. those in authority, those who have
gone down to Raleigh and those on pre
vious school boards, who could have done
much to prevent the sad situation we now
iind in this county. They have lost faith
and it will be hard to restore that faith.
The present school board is faced with
doing j Cist that . . . restoring faith in the
vested authority of our school system.
They, we fully believe, have the fullest
intention of doing every thing possible,
with what funds that become available,
to give every section of the county some
relief, either in new buildings, or addi
tions and improvements. The Board's
school building program has been pub
lished on several occasions in this,news
paper and it will be utterly impossible
for the board to do much for the schools
before the next General Assembly pro
vides some state aid, if jt does. The Board
will proceed just as rapidly as funds and
other conditions permit toward the real
ization of the completion of the original
county-wide school improvement pro
gram.
Now that the.school bond issue vote
has been settled and as the board proceeds
to try to do something it is going to de
mand the complete cooperation ot every
one with the board if the job is to be done.
Let's give them our loyal support.
VANDALISM AT ITS WORST
The person or persons who some time
last week entered the Sylva Baptist
church and committed acts of vandalism
such as we have never heard of in this
community before should be apprehend
ed and dealt with to the extreme penalty
of the law. Their acts in the church were
such that makes one's blood boil with in
dignation and brings us to wish that we
might have that old time method of pun
ishment, "The Whipping Post," and that
it should be used plenty.
It is to be hoped that our city police
can be successful in running down the
guilty party or parties, this would help
restrain others who might be possessed
with similar ideas.
Sylva has been fortunate, thanks to
our alert officers, in not having had much
serious trouble for some time, especially
breaking and entering. We hope that our
officers will remain alert and that the
citizens will give them support in their
efforts to keep Sylva free of crime.
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
Another North Carolina judge has be
come disgusted with the divorce laws in
the state. He is Judge Paul Frizzelle,
and he declares that the divorce laws of
North Carolina are such as to encourage
fraud.
In discussing the alarming increases in
the divorce rate ,he said that this is due
INSIDE WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON ? Thomas J. Har
grave, chairman of the Munitions Board,
is fearful that the United States may be
unable to arm itself adequately if atom
war comes.
Hargrave, who has been urging indus
try to get its plans on paper to avoid the
mad scramble which characterized the
World War II rearmament effort, says:
"If the next war is atomic and the en
emy drops a bomb on us, there will be
no time for the Army, Navy and Air
Force to chase around and acquire
plants/'
Industrial mobilization planning must
be done now, says Hargrave. He is pleas
ed by the uniform procurement regula
tions and the assignment of 77 per cent
of arms purchasing to one government
agency or to joint procurement by the
armed services.
Hargrave warns that any sudden wTar
would find the United States faced with
a grave man-power shortage. He points
out there will be no reservoir of manpow
er available like the one which unem
ployment of 1939-40 placed at the hand
of the military.
ROYALL RUNS RAILROADS FIRM
LY?While on the point of the threatened
rail strike, Army Secretary Kenneth Roy
all soon after the government took over
the lines made it clear he was ''going to
run the railroads period."
When the heads of the firemen, engi
neers and switchmen went to the Penta
gon building to confer with Royall the
conversation opened something like this:
One of the union heads belligerently
declared: "So you're going to try to run
the railroads."
Royall retorted: "I AM running the
railroads. Have you gentlemen read the
president's executive order? I didn't see
any reference to'the word 'try' in it."
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KOSHER LOBSTER ? The State de
partment makes a great to-do over the
personal whims and fancies of visiting
heads of state. After all, they're guests of
the American government.
One statesman the department didn't
reckon with, however, was Dr. Chaim
Weizmann, chief of the new state of Is
rael. In addition to being a world-fam
ed scientist, he is also a cosmopolite and
a noted wit.
When Weizmann was in Washington
recently, the department's protocol div
ision made every effort to devise a menu
that would suit his taste.
Being a Jew, the protocol man knew
that his food would have to be prepared
kosher-style. This means a rabbi must
drain the blood from the meat before it
is cooked.
So they asked him what he would like
to eat. Smiling slyly, he replied: "Kosher
lobster."
ARMY AND POLITICS ? The Ar
my's convinced the presidential cam-1
paign apparently is here to stay ? at
least until the Nov. 2 election day. \
The department recently warned its;
officers and personnel that the handling ]
of "political hot potatoes" should be un-1
dertaken with extreme care. In fact, it'
advised, if possible simply ignore the is-'
sue. * i
Then it renewed its policy that "any1,
dissemination of political news must be
made on an impartial and non-partisan
basis." I
to the lack of Christian character and
real manhood and womanhood.
He believes that relief will come only ,
through the enactment of federal laws to
control marriage and divorce. i
With marriage as easy as it is in most
states today, it is no wonder that divorces
are increasing. Many who marry in haste
without due regard to the obligations
which they are assuming do so because
they know how easy it is to secure a di
vorce.
The laws of marriage and divorces are
alike in no two states, and this serves to
encourage those who have no idea of
making a permanent thing out of mar
riage.
The matter will have to be taken out
o; the hands of the states and put under
federal control if the stability which is so
essential in marriage is to be established.
Young people need to understand the
seriousness of a marriage and one of the
best ways for them to realize this fact is
to make the rules nation-wide in scope.?
Stanly News and Press.
The Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT 8PAUGH, O. D.
Do you want more peace, har
mony, and happiness in your home?
Many letters
& ** { ' reach our desk
who want that. If
your really wan'
it ,go to work to
get it. Stop com
plaining and ex
pecting some oth
er member of the
family to do it
for you. Here are ten rules:
(1) Make peace with God. That's
the first step. G )d intends for you
:o live in a happy home, and ex
pects you to do your part to make
it so. You may have to do more
than your part, but it's worth ev
ery bit of the effort you put into it.
(2 )The home is a place of sac-j
rifice. Father, mother, children1
must, sacrifice to make a peaceful,
r.appy home. Sacrifice brings hap
piress, whirl e self shness brings dis
card. Sacrifice first your life to
your Lord then be willing to share
that peace which He as given to
you, by sacrificing for others in
the home.
(3) Pray for the other membersj
of your fam;iy, instead of criticis- i
ing tnem. Do that daily and watch I
what happens. Never talk at one
another, addressing remarks about1
cne member of the family to an
other member in their presence |
A good husband or wife will never |
rebuke h:s mate before others.
(4) Don't go back over past qu
arrels and mistakes, raking over
the ashes of old, dead fires. Don't
look back at the past. Don't throw
up to other members of the family,
"What might have been" if you
had married another. Things might
have been better, but they might
have b.en worse.
(5) Be the first to yield or to 1
TIMBER TALKS
By W. C. H ENNESSEE
Only about one-third of a tree*
which is cut for lumber finally
becomes boards, planks, or tim-j
ber, accord.ng to a publication-xe- j
leased by the government. Thej
lemainder is left as waste in thei
woods or at the mill. On this basis,'
about ten millicn board feet, or
850,000 cubic feet was lost right!
here in Jackson County last year..!
The lumber industry is gradually
mv.voving logging and milling op
erjtions in an effort to cut down
tr.e wa>te. We are cutting lower j
.-lumps and utilizing more of the'
tops. Destructive logging is def-i
initely on the way cut. It is true,;
however, that there are still some
operators who disregard all codes
of ethics and are out for that lusty
dollar.
It is not to be expected that
w jod waste can be entirely elimi-j
n.ted, but as "constant dripping'
wears away a stone," so constant^
effort of timber owners and buyers,
can reduce waste to reasnoable
proportions.
Some farmers Sv.c aside, eighty'
acres of woodland to "send thfiir;
cniidren through college". aJ
typical eighty acres, by constantly
growing new wood, will, provide
a $2,000 tree crop at about ten
year intervals.
Plant those idle acres, get your
pine or poplar seedlings for plant
ing this fall by applying at the
county agent's office now.
LET'S KEEP JACKSON: COUNTY
GREEN.
qualla News
Mr. and Mrs. Zteil Walker and
family of Newport News, Va. spent
the holidays wilit Mr. and Mrs.
Webb Crisp.
Mr. and George Stillwell
of Anderson, S. C. and Mr. Charles
Stillwell of Jackson, Tenn. spent
the week-end Ath Mr. and Mrs.
Zell StillweiL and family.
Mrs. A. C. Hoyle and Miss Bar-1
bara Beck spent Monday night
with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Hoyle.
Mr. Edgar House of Knoxville,
Tenn. spent the week-end w?th
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Houae.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J: Kimsey and
family of Knoxville, Tenn. spent
the week-end here with relatives.
Miss Ruth Freeman of Hickory,
wjs a Qujlla visitor Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reece of
Morristown, Tenr.., spent the week
end with Mrs. Reece's parents,
Mr. .md Mrs. C. V,\ Jenkins.
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Jack Cordeil and
d.rjg!iter, Jackie, of Whijttier call
ed i?r. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cordeil
Tfvu:*?d.-y aflgrnoon,
Mr. Ray Kinsland and Car
apologize. This it the first step of
forgiveness. If we won't forgive
our loved ones and friends, we
can't expect God to forgive us. He
plainly said that He wouldn't.
Wrongful acts bring their own pun
ishment. "Vengence is mine, I
will repay, saith the Lord."
(6) Live within your means and
your income. Don't try to keep
up with the Jones. True wealth is
not determined by the clothes you
wear or the automobile in which
you ride, but by character and per
sonality.
(7) Search for the good things
in your home, and express appre
ciation for them instead of dig-'
g.ng at the bad things. Like be
gets the like. Criticism begets cri-|
ticism. Appreciaton begets appre
ciation. 4 , |
(8) Show affection, courtesy and
respect for other members of the'
family. Thtj-y are the ones who will i
be the first to help you when ycu!
really get into a jam. Do not let1
those outside the home become1
more important than the loved onesj
in the home.
(9) If there is a problem in the|
home, pray about it and these who!
make the problem. You may be
one. Ash for guidance to do your
part. Don't give up. Pray and
work. I
(10) Be happy about it. If you
don't feel happy, then act happy!
until you feel happy.
Archimedes, the Greek scientist,
said if he had a fulcnlm with a
lever long enough, he could move
the earth. The Bible teaches that
with a long prayer lever, and the
fulcrum of a surrendered life, the
seemingly impossible can be ac
complished." With God, all things
are possible."
ol Ruth Kinsland spent a few days
with Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kinsland
of Asheville recently.
Miss Helen Meadows spent Sat
urday night with Miss Neezy Eng
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Dcck" Snyder and
family have moved to their new
residence on Camp Creek.
M Hesier Owen called on Miss
Rub: T^bert ana family Thurs
day Ji ?Ll'iiOOU.
Gay News
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of
Franklin spent the week-encj with
Mrs, Rogers' p&rfcritsj Mr. and Mrs.
Rena Hyatt.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Cochran of
Gastonia spent the Fourth of July
holidays with Mrs. Cochran's un
j cle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George
1 Collins, and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Bishop of
i McAdenville are spending a few
days with Mr. Bishop's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Bishop.
Mr. Mack Higdon and daugh
ter, Juley, of Franklin are visit
ing friends and relatives here for
a few days.
| Mr. Arthur Browning, who is em
ployed at Cramerton, spent the
week-end with his parents, Mr.
j and MrS*T J. C. Browning. '
I Mr. Mack Higdon was the guest
I of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wilson,
Sunday.
I Mr. and Mrs. Lesker Buchanan
of Cullcwhce were visiting in our
I community Sunday.
i Miss Lavinia Bishop of Ashe
j ville spent the holidays with herj
I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dave B.shop.
I Miss Isabel Hunt of Kingsport,
i Tenn., started a Daily Vacation
Bible .school at Zion Hill Baptist
j church Monday, July 5. It is hoped
I that the people will cooperate with
I the teachers in making this a good?
school. Those assisting Miss Hunt!
are Mrs. H. A. Williams, Mrs. Cecil
Woodard, Mrs. Bertha Woodard,
Mrs. Pearl Bishop, and Miss Nellie
Jo Bishop.
The friends of Mrs. Minnie Jones,
will be sorry to know that she isi
making little improvement.
Mrs. Leonard Cope is expecting
her husband, who has been a pa
tient at the VA hospital at Swan
nanoa for some time, to re4urn
home the latter part of this week.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Mrs. V. R. Roberts, Bryson City,
recovering from appendectomy.
Miss Christine Cohn of Arling
ton, Va., with a group of students
r*f Ar/ioch College, Yellow Springs,
Ohio, studying the Indian school
systerfi, recovering from appen
dectomy.
Frances Potts, 2 year old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Potts,
Dillsboro, receiving treatment.
Mr. Will Ogle, Whittier, in for
treatment.
Mrs. James Rogers, Cullowhee
F. L. Smiths Have
Picnic Supper
Or. and Mrs. F. L. Smith, of An
gler, who with their young son,
Michael, spent the week-end with
her parents/ Mr. and Mrs. Shaler
Gilley, at Whittier, entertained on
Monday evening with a picnic sup.
per at the Gilley home, honoring
their son cn his third birthday.
The guests included Mr. and
Mrs. Gilley, Mr. arfcl Mrs. C. E.
Thompson and Joe and Tommy
Thompson, Mr. and Mrs. S. H.
Roane, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Thomp
son, Mrs. Ben Queen, Miss Evelyn*
Sherrill and Mack Paige, week
end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Gilley.
Miss Snelson Doing
Missionary Work At ?
Tuckaseigee Association
Miss Pauline Srtelson, since June,
has been working as Asscciation
al Missionary for Tuckaseigee As
sociation. She attended Mars Hill
and Western Carolina Teachers
colleges and taught school in pub
lic schools of Buncombe county
She also attended' the Southwest
ern Baptist Seminary at Fort
Worth, Texas, graduating in May
1947. She taught Bible in public
schoois al Barnardsville last year.
Miss Snelson is filling the va
cancy caused^ by resignation ot
Clarence Vance who left last No
vember to become pastor of Bap
tist church in Boone.
About 35 countries are expected
to take part in the eighth World
Poultry Congress at Copenhagen,
Denmark, August 20 to 27.
Steps leading to an improved
agricultural extension system in
Japan are now under way.
Peanut production has increased
six-fold in the last 35 years.
Marketing of the 1948 flue
cured tobacco crcp will begin with
the opening of markets in the
Georgia-Florida belt on July 22.
receiving treatment.
Jake Phillips, Cullowhee, ''in for
treatment.
RichUid McLean, Cherokee, re
covering from operation.
Mr. Will Morgan, Webster; im
proving following operation.
Mr. Lee Barnes, accident case,
receiving treatment.
Bj>rn to Mr. and Mrs. Burley
Fox. Sylva, Rt. 1,. a son, on Sun
day, July 4.
Now Open
For Business
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WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
THAT WE HAVE COMPLETED REPAIR WORK ON
OUR BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT FOLLOWING BAD
LUCK WITH FIRE TWO WEEKS AGO AND ARE READY
TO DO REGULAR DRY CLEANING AND PRESSING
AGAIN.
We want to thank our many Good Customers who so kindly ex*
tended help and encouragement during our Emergency.
Your continued patronage will be greatly appreciated by us, and
we will do our best to give you Prompt, Quality Service.
Ife We Fail to Call on You Just Give Us a Ring at 120 and We Will
Call For Your Clothes Immediately.
MOORE'S CLEANERS
J. D. MOORE and LEE WALKER, Owners and Managers