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DE^Af? AlOAH = OO CSHOSTS] HAVE TO SHO^VC FAST05 THESE- TO HAUNT A HOUSE BCRoffce its" HADAiTCO W\TH | P(?ospEmva ?EArre?s?| MRS OI?VAl_ JEMSOAI - MDMT/A4^-rcm, W<VA C>EAI^ AJOAH -ARE^Sook MATCHES CQMSJO-^^E-O hot jeeApvMcS' T A'-I-eA?TO'?MA4^ wiilhim wy iQag ftuani ays4M?u. Inc. License Revocations And Suspensions For July Raleeigh, N. C., Aug. 12?During July, 562 motorists in North Caro lina were shorn of their driving licenses because of drunken driv ing. bringing to 5,065 total drunken driving convictions for 1948, the Motor Vehicle Department an nounced today. The July drunken driving con victions were 160 less than for the same month last year, when 722 persons were convicted. A total of 894 drivers lost their driving privileges during July be cause of traffic law offenses and practices detrimental to highway safety. Revocations totaled 736. and suspensions 158. These included 64 persons caught driving drunk outside the State; 53 driving drunk and miscel laneous; 24 driving after license had been revoked; 29 speeding over 75 miles per hour; 21 for transport C ing liquor; and 12 for two offenses of speeding over 55 miles per hour. Twenty-one persons lost their licenses for two offenses of driv ing drunk. A second drunken driving conviction means manda tory revocation of license fcr a period of three years. Eight per sons lost their licenses for failure to maintain proof of financial re sponsibility, and 11 others lost their driving privileges fcr being habitual violators of the traffic laws. During July, 368 persons were convicted of reckless driving, bring ing to 2,588 the total reckless driv ing convictions for 1948. Reck less driving, however, requires no revocation or suspension on first offense. In addition to the major viola tions which are cause for revoca tion and suspension there were 8,540 other violators who were convicted, but not deprived of their driving licenses. Speeding took the greatest toll, with 3,414 convictions, bringing total speeding convictions for the year to 18.365. Other offenses: failing to have driver's license, 1,883; faulty equipment. 724; improper lights 415; running through red l.gh-f. 385; driving on wrong side of road, 91; and failure to stop at intersec tion, 77. Of the total violators for July, 7,501 were North Carolinians, and 1,039 were out-of-state drivers. Nearly 500 Tar Heel farmers have entered the 200-bushel corn production contest for 1948. JPS LOOKING M1/ AH?AD CEORGE S. BENSON President--Harding Colic$< RffCT'wi Searcy. Arkansas You Pay for It J I Other day that classic journal of ours, the Arkansas Gazette, com mented: "The government has it all figured out what people do with ev ery pennytheir money. Now, if only the people could figure out what the government does with it." That is a real\poser! To be sure, government hasi to spend a lot of 1 money. We are a big nation. More over, we find it necessary to take on obligations in many foreign ! lands. | But whether the government (specifically the federal govern- j ment, where they throw around big , sums) spends no more than is need- | ful is important to everyone. Gov- j ernment is not a luxury; it is a J necessity. Yet, to read the budget ? figures you would think all opera- ' tions were on a luxury basis. Government Spends That government is expensive was proved again by John T. Flynn, who I showed in Reader's Digest that i TVA, a government project, forgot I to include certain items in its book- / j keeping. Instead of the indicated I I profit, there was a real deficit of $130,000,000 to June 30, 1944. Flynn shows there was an actual loss in sales of power to that date of $15, 000,000. This demonstrates that effl j ciency is a quality unknown to gov ernment operations. Here's a prophecy. Wait until the budget is presented to this Congress, then watch the departments and bu reaus fight any reductions. Increase the appropriation and swell the payroll ? but shrink the swollen department? Never. Way to Depression. | This kind of selfishness means I meager tax savings. It permits lit . tie tax reduction for folks who so much need relief. The more we tax ' and the more we spend for govern ! ment, the nearer we get to depres I sioP I Taxes of all kinds are too heavy these days. Corporation taxes are burdensome. Income taxes on all ? levels are too high. The individual income taxes cut down the rewards of the wage earner, keeping him from saving and investing. Instead, his tax payment is earmarked: ( "government expense." Some peo ple oppose tax reductions for cor I porations and individuals, without realizing that continued heavy taxes will undermine our economic sys tem and their own standard of liv ing. Decisions Lie Ahead Obviously, one of the quickest ; ways to halt wasteful and unproflt ' able bureaucracy is to stop feeding fuel to its fires. Government, with out a plentiful supply of tax money, * could hardly be wasteful govern 1 ment. Congress has the power to say what the government shall spend and what amount it shall col . lect in taxes. It is up to us to see ' that our Congress keeps, a proper rein on collections and expendi tures. Unwise spending and taxing could take this nation into the bank ruptcy of communism. It could do it more quickly than anything else. 1 Indeed, the power to tax is the power to dcsiroy. We must see to it that America keeps an efficient andweiJ'-nanaged government,not a wasteful uureaucracy. That will be a powerful factor in deciding, in the coming months, whether Amer ica will remain prosperous and eco nomically stable. Twenty-nine American varieties of hybrid corn are now being test ed in Europe. Smut continues to be a major wheat disease even though ad - quate control measures are known. Interest in farm ponds continues I to grow in Rowan County. NOTICE This is to notify my many friends and customers that I have closed my business known as SYLVA RADIO AND ELECTRIC SHOP * as of August 14 Information about goods left for repair and not picked up can be had by calling 114 or at Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop I sincerely appreciate your loyal patronage during the past months. HARRY PARKER SYLVA ELEMENTARY SC.IOOL BEING REPAIRED This is a picture of the Sylva Elementary school building which was condemned and ordered pad-locked by Judge Don Phillips at the February term of court. The' building has not been used since that time. It is now undergoing repairs for the purpose of making it safe to resume use a * a class room building. The contract for the repairs was let to William B. Dillard by the Jackson County School Board last week. Cost of making the necessary repairs will run into several1 thousands. The amount of the contract pnce was not revealed. A crew of men began work Monday morning and the work will be pushed1 with the hopes of having it completed and ready for occupancy within 90 days. Faulty material and poor workmansh p is given as the reason for the bad condi tion of the 19-year-old building. ! . ' ? ? i Holiday Magazine to Feature Mountain Folk NEW POULTRY REG ULATIONS ADOPTED Aimed wita tvo new re^u! '< ly neasures, the Veterinary DiviMHi ?: ta State Department i?i A*ru-ui u?.e is determined to nrote^t N i'n W rolina's thriving p ultry a. :iustr\ igainst infectious disoa.-e- \vr.n.r :ave caused hea\y lo.-ses m many Jtiier _>ta'es. ij.ita measu.Ca were a.lp ted >.t a e?x at meeting of the St. te Ko.av i (?: Agriculture alter Dr. L M r>:eene. a nv mDer <>! 'he (i c : a: t - merit's veterinary stall. p> area ?<ut v< akiKSM'S in exist.n^ r< ^ ,'.i> . ? ? he .said tne state could n?>i : : . ugn lax c.i.nio1 n:e ..-are.- to, ? p..rni.:e an industry ..a <... .:ii '!/4v?' brought r.n inc* ;:v. -a :v :v an 70 million dollars 'a> it- .aim-' Une <>!' the new retaliations ;s a.med primarily at preventing tr,e promiscuous use ol' live virus inoc ulants by inexperienced persons m, the treatment of Newcastle disease., a new poultry malady of a highly contagious nature. There have been some instances of Newcastle disease in North Carolina, but it isj tar more prevalent in some othtia states, Dr. Greene said. Uncontrolled use of live virus inj ir.ocujlating against Newcastle, he), added, could easily result in spreading the disease rather than controlling it. At Dr. Greene's sug-[ gestion the Board adopted a regu-' lation requiring permission in writ ing from the state veterinarian, Dr. L. J. Faulhaber, before live virus or bacteria inoculants cap-j able of producing disease in ani-j mals or poultry are shipped into or distributed within the state. The other regulation adopted by the board clarifies an earlier con scarfs and trays, and countless de lightful things out of carved wood." S.M.LY'S sat.lies "vou'rp riltht. Doctor Beauty IS only skin deep. troi measure known as "Regula li'n No. 11, Avian Tuberculosis Regulation." It forbids importa tion in to the state of poultry for breeding purposes unless they come from pullorum clean flocks and flocks that have been negative to the tuberculin test within six mcnths prior to shipment. In dividual birds imported for breed ing purposes are required to have passed pullorum and tuberculin tests within 30 days prior to entry and to be apparently free from oth er infectious disease. Another provision of this regula tion requires that "exhibition birds returned to North Carolina shall be accompanied by a certificate issued by the show veterinarian and ap proved by the State Livestock au thorities of the state holding the show, certifying that the birds are apparently healthy and that no dis ease outbreak occurred at the show." Isolation of such birds for 30 days before being returned to the home flock is also required. The story of North Carolina's mountain people, their skills and handicrafts, is featured in the Sep tember issue of Holiday magazine. It is the people, rather than the rugged natural beauty of their sur roundings, that make the moun tains attractive to the visitor, the magazine claims "They are a very special breed of folk indeed," it says "For they are our one surviving link with the strong, resourceful and immensely tough-fibered men and women who got this country started In an 8,000-word article the ma gazine tells how p cple in t/.e Ap palachian Highlands or Webtc.. Wortn Carol.ni still live by j^ill? and nsnsicra ts t .at haw hi. *vjt disappeared from the face of the earth, and enjoy ancient aumse ments such as ballad singing, folk dancing, and playing the "dulci more." Illustrating the account are 14 photographs, including some of craftsmen at Bull Creek, contest-! ants at the Mountain Dance and: Folk Festival at Asheville, square dancing at Eknt Creek ranch, the Campbell Folk School, and the M U;U Pleasant Baptist Church, j Tne article comments on almost every factor in mountain life and culture. / | O: tne house which a mountain man builds ns family, it says: \.t is wind ar.d weatherproof. And :'.'.ore i? rot only v.sual beauty but also tactile beauty in the square walls." On the weaving practiced by the women, it says: "Ol all the arts and crafts in the United States, the weaving of Southern Highland ers is the closest to the native and original culture, the purest, the most s,.t.slving to the eye and spirit." On the versatility o! the crafts men it c- mrrients: "The list of. things th; t the mountain people produce is almost a catalogue of the useful skills of man. They make four-pester beds, and candles out of bayberries, txquisite steii, ing-silver jewelry and goose feather fans. They fashion dolls and lamps, mats and pewterware. Announcing the Opening of Offices for the PRACTICE OF OPTOMETRY By Donald M. Ramsey, O. D. Eyes Examined Lenses Prescribed Office Hours ? 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. Stovall Bldg., Sylva, N. C. Telephone 304 HOUSE ? GARDEN'S "Jifa&le cfl Hie <y({onl/i" ? '.' '? features glamorous new DIRILYTE c?e tclen -Awed 3^(utiva le... GET DIRILYTE HERE... come in right away to view this wonderful flatware, made of a fine metal alloy that's the warm, beautiful color of gold. If you've seen ths HOUSE & GARDEN table setting in glorious color, you".'. " Mc leading decorating maga zine chose DIRILYTD " . - Table of the Month. When you learn the mcdera'. . ihrill to the knowledge that you can ownDirilyte, at c u.iyle is solid, not plated? it's a lifetime investment! te ? * ii Jlt?m "'"" " L G^*" >&?-?r J& - servicl for eight, in chest 8 dinner knives 8 salad forks 8 dinner forks 1 butter knife 1 sugar spoon "i> =^. ' ,.ai;ern .??!'* c 5^ v? iic m COMPLETE LINE OF JEWELRY PRICED RIGHT Phone 57 MOSSAMOX I1HMTURE COMPANY JEWELRY DEPARTMENT Sylva, N. C.
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