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\Y. Kerr Scott Visits Sylva High School
W. KERR SCOTT, front row left, Democratic C ?.ididate for Governor of North Carolina, is shown
with part of th-* Senior Class following an address h>Me k>st Wednesday morning when he talked to the
students of Sylva schools. At the extreme right is R p.i L. Smith, principal of Sylva schools.
Everyday Counsellor
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8v RfcV. HERBERT SMUGH, D. 0.
?do we have to wait until
we r - ich s' me dire extremity be
fore we aiv willing to take the
Lord .nto our lives? This seems
to be a ch. racteristic of the hu
man race. Willfulness, stubborn
ness, .>elf shness wreck many a life.
From time to we publish in this
It is from a man who paid the
death penalty for his crimes and
sinfulress. It was written to his
fellow prisoners on Death Row:
"Dear Friends: Just a few lines
of appreciation for all the favors
that you have done for me during
my slay on Death Row. Boys, I
have been a sinner for 35 years
and I don't bel eve tnat thtre could
have ueen a bigger sinner titan I
was. I never had anyone explain
to me how 1 could get forgi eness
for my sins until last n ght. I want
ed to talk about it to someone be
fore, but I just kept putting it off.
"It is so simple and the easiest
thing to do. Even a little child can
understand how to be saved. First
you must believe that Christ died
on the Cross for everyone's sins
and ask Him to forgive you of
your sins. That was my first
prayer and I felt like I couldnt
do it, but I begged God to give me
courage: I know He did for the
words came freely and I know that
He has forgiven fhe of my sins for
I can fe.l His work going on in
me. It is the most wonderful feel
ing anyone has ever known.
"So fellows, my last prayer is
that ?? you are not saved, please do
so now. Don't put it off as I have.
v Limn letters
:>? >m men and
irren who have
goi.e all the way
I > the bottom
'.core they are
willing to give
their lives to Clod.
One such letter is
before me now*.
Don't Woit, for tomorrow may be
too late. I can see now how much
I have misled by putting it off.
He i> at your heart's door knocking
right now. sa please give Him a
cnance and let Him .n as I dici for
now I ) ave pi ace 01 mind and I'm
;r He will do the same for you.
?We.I. so loi'g fellows, I'm go
ing to heaven. I know I'll be ?
waiting up there-for you all, and I
hope and pray "that wc will all
meet in that br.ght city where
' .ere is no grief or sorrow.
"Your friend in Christ,
P.S. I hope all of you will benefit
by what 1 have said for it comes
roin the bottom of my heart.'*
A mother's pi yers followed her1
ov to prison and brought him to I
Christ. She wrote mj and asked I
me to arrange for a Christ an min
uter in the town where the prison
was located, to visit her -on and
offer him Christ. Tins was done,
and this letter shows the results.
I'm convinced that there is no
greater power in 'the wo: .d than
a Christ.an mother's prayers.
It is tragic to read in this letter,
"I new:r had anyone to exp.ain to
nit . o..* I could gel forgiveness of
ny sins until last night." How
;a :y C'iv.'i:'.inn people came in
contact with this man during 35
years? How mafiy of them could
have borne Christian witness to
him? He might be living today
a Christian gentleman if some
Christian friend had done h.s duty.
How long since you have spoken
to anyone about their spiritual
welfare?
GLENN
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8:28tf
Pickle Making Is Demon.
At Victory Club Meet
The Victory Home Demonstra
tion club held its September meet
ing at the home of Mrs. Ralph
England on Wednesday, the 22nd.
The twelve members present en
joyed the demonstration and dis
cussion by Miss Johnston on mak
ing of pickles and green tomato*
mince meat. They were givers
new recipes (rr the making of'
new varieties of pickles. Plans
for cake making meelrng were dis.
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BY WALLY BISHOP
GAY NEWS
Mr. Robert Ajtry ot Gastonia;
ui d Charlie Martin of Gastonia,!
v re ini? week-en;! gaests of Mr.
. ' Mrs. Walter Wilson.
M s. Jack R >ilir.< of Cramerton !
v;- return d to her home after;
: iting her purer.ts tor a while. |
Mr. ar.d Mrs. Jim Johnson, Mr.
nd Mrs. Walter Johnson were I
hj week-end guests of Mr. and,
.!r?. Ray Mashburn of Hazelwood. j
Mr. W; Iter Wilson was the guest j
>: Mr. and Mr>. Leamon Woodard
Sunday. I
Mrs. J. D. Morgan, Mrs. Robert
Jones, Jr., Mrs. Jack Rollins, Mrs.
I. C. Browning, and Mrs. Walter
1 * i'.son were the guests- of Mrs.
Mann Woodard last week.
Mrs. John C. Jones celebrated
ler 66th birthday, September 28.
She had as her guest Mrs. Dove
Sutton.
Mr. and Mrs. F ank Woodard
were visiting in Liberty Sunday
afternoon.
Mrs. May Young was the week
end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Bryant
Browning.
Mrs. Griffin Browning spent ihe
we.?k-ei:d with her brother, Mr.
Jud Cope.
The friends of R. L. Williams
r gret to karn of his illness.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall visit
ed Mr. and Mrs. Walter W.lson,
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Price of
Highlands spent the week-end
with Mrs Price's father, Mr. Hor
ace* Cabe.
Little Mildred Ann Jones, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Homer Jones,
.s reported to be ill.
SAVANNAH' NEWS
Jonn Bryson, who is a freshman
at Gardner-Webb College this
year, spent the week end at home
with his parents^ Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Bryson of Gay.
Friends of Mr. Fred Barron,
who has been seriously ill in the
hospital, in Sylva, will be glad to
know that he has sufficiently re
covered to return to his home in
Gay.
Mrs. Bonnie^FrizzelL and daugh
ter Nancy spent the week-end with
Mrs. FrizzelTs parents, Mr. and
Mrs- Will Bryson of Gay.
Miss Blaine Higdon oC Brevard
college spent the week-er.d at home
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Higdon of Gay. Miss- Higdon 1
?was recently elected to the strff I
oj' "The Clarion", ti"u> Brevard j
college papers
Mi*, and Mrs. Carl Higdon had
a.i their week-^nd guests Mrs.
V. prion's brother anri family, Mr.
a-.'ri Mi*.-. Troy Lnrj.i.ig n' Brevard.
A:'.. r.nd Mrs. Carl Ktgdun and
C.SS..J. Various members of the
c/iib contributed money lor the
c^rry.ns on or the euro market.
Fr.v rerres'iments. Mrs. England
and jo nt hostess, Mr-. Harold
Morgan, served a sak'd course.
The October meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Walter
Ashe.
MOST FARM FIRES
ARE PREVENTABLE
Because rui\<l families cannot
cjil out fire trucks just by "break
ing tne glass and pulling the hook,"
rm fires usually are more des
tructive than those in town. This
is reason enough, says M. L. Snipes,
Lcunty agent for the State Col
lege Extension Service, for farm
li miliss to participate in Fire Pre
vention Week October 3-9.
Mr. Snipes asserted that farm
4KCS last year cost 100 million dol
ars. killeci 3.5U0 farm residents,
and injured thousands. Througn
lire, he continued, one can lose ov
ernignt the profit oi years of labor
?even in one hour a farmer can
;ir.d himself financially ruined,
therefore, the agent said, it is wise
to take every precaution against
.ire.
National Safety Council records
sr.oa* that most farm lire are due
c eight preventable causes: De
fective chimneys, sparks on com
oustible roofs, inadequate lightning
protection, carelessness with mat
BRYSON RITES SET
THUR. AT CULLOWHEE
Funeral services for Pfc. Jake
M. Brys-jn, 122. son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. F. Bryson of Cullowhee, killed
in action in July of 1944, in France
will be held Thursday at 2.00 p.
n. at Cullowhee Baptist Church
with the R-?v. W. Q. Grigg ofl'iciat.
Ing. Bu:ial v.iil be in the church
cem tery.
VVMli. m E. Dillard post of Amer- ;
ican Legi >n will be in charge of
graveside rite?.
Pfc. Bryson's body is scheduled 1
to arrive here Wednesday at 4 p. I
m:
He entered the service in March, 1
1943, and served overseas with the
Eigth Infantry Division of Gen. 1
Patton's Third Army. He partici
pated in the invasion of France and
the battle for Cherbourg.
Surviving are the parents; one j
brother, Hayes J. Bryson of Gas- j
tenia, and three sisters. Mrs. Har- !
ry J. Calhoun of Gastonia, Miss]
Ada Bryson of Cullowhee and Mrs. j
Edith Lunsi'ord of Asheville.
Moody Fuiu ral Home is in charge j
of funeral arrangements.
Wesleyan Methodist At
Glenville In Revival
The revival services which began
at the Wesleyan Methodist church
oi Glenville on Monday, Oct. 4,
w 11 continue through the 17th
announced the pastor. Miss Ger- j
#
,rude Fanner. The pastor is assist
ed in the series of s.rvices by
evangelist E. L. Sh.ghley of Cen
tral, Soutn Carolina. Services'
an? held each week day beginning
at 7:30 p. m. and on Sunday at 8
p. m.
The public is cordially invited
to attend.
Woman's House Gov.
Elects Proctors
The Woman's House Government I
association of Western Carolina
Teachers college recently elected
the proctors to serve for the fall
quarter.
Those elected were Freda Ar
nold, Frar Win; Mary Ann Elliot,
Marion; Rrrth Hyatt, Whittier; Ber
tha Martin, Whittier; Kathleen
Moss, Hayesville; Jean Poteet,
Sylva; and Patricia Sawyer, Black
Mountain.
The jwroctors will serve on the
Women's House Government coun
cil with Mary Sebastian, Marion.
,<r.d Lucille Wnllin. Stocksville,
.vhn were elected president and
vice president, respectively, of the
association, in the spring eiec- j
{ions.
! mily and Mr. and Mrs. Troy
Laming and family were guests
of Mrs. X. Higdon and Mr. and
Mrs. Lyle Higdon and family for
Sunday dinner.
Rev. and Mrs. John Kincaid
d frm.ly have returned from the
Methodist conference held in High
Point. Rev_. Kincaid delivered a
very interesting sermon at the
Wtsleyrnna Methodist church of
Gay Sunday. He is an interesting
speaker and we are glad to have
'urn bt-ck with us again this year.
i ches, spontaneous ignition, im
| pupcr use oi' gasoline and kero
| -cnj, unsafe stoves and furnacc
j wist. llations, arid misus, of elec
l.icity and appliances.
The first step in farm fire pre
j vention, suggested the Extension
j Agent, is the development of a
f.re safety consciousness and de
termination to work and live safe,
'iy. When every member of the
.'arm family recognizes hazards
nd unsafe practices, corrective
measures can be taken.
Mr. Snipes emphasized that Fire
: Prevention Week is a good time
j for farm people to eliminate fire
| hazards in three important areas:
1. In the dwelling, by providing
metal container for ashes, storing
matches out of rcach of children,
i
j jnd avoiding use of gasoline or
i < rosene in starting fires.
2. On the farmstead, by making
roofs fire-resistant,. equipping
1 buildings with lightning rods prop
! erly installed, discarding worn ex
! ension cords, and storing gaso
1 line at least 75 feet from other
! builuings.
j ' * ' t ' "" "
WCTC Guidance Clinic
Purchases Tachistoscope
To Aid Freshman Reading
The Guidance Clinic of Western
Carolina Teachers college has re
Uy purcnased a tach st "scope,
?n instrument used to increase the
rate of reading and reading com
prehension, for use ,n the fresh
man reading program.
The tachistoscope is an overhead
projector witn an attachment for
: emulating the length of time for
which slides are shown upon a
screen.
It was f.rst used by Dr. Samu .l
Renshaw, a professor at Ohio
State university, who believed that
people used the;r eyes and other,
senses at one-fifth or less of po
tential capacity. He used the tach
istoscope to teach faster rending
by trc ining his students' eyes to
see better.
3. In the barn, by checking hay
mows for signs of heating, prohib
iting smoking in or near the barn,
and storing tractor or truck away
j'rom the barn.
Hensha.v contends th-at every
one can be taught to read faster
and understand better, and get
keener eyesight as a bonus."*
The tucn.stoscope will be used
at Western Carolina Teachers col
lege in the education classes to
train the eye to read in conjunc
tion with vocaoulary building ex
ercises.
The tachistoscope was purchased
through the efforts of Dr. Carl
D. Killian, head of the Education
and Psychology department, with
money obtained from extension
workshops in Haywood and Bun
combe counties.
The complete set,, including ov
erhead projector, flash attachment,
slides, and slide material, was pur
chased for $304.00 from the Key
stone View Co., Meadviile, Pa.
Housslxld Hint
To rr.t-Mroof buildings, bloc!* off
all p.. :_s throu^/i which ra-.a m r '.t
gain entry. All holas and erar'ct
one-half inch or larger in founda
tions and wrlls of buildings enco"r
ar-o entry by rats. Materials f^r
S' al' it su~h plrccs include cn -"iele,
sheet metal and hardware clc.a.
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