THE SYLVAHERALD
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The Cojnty Seat of Jackton County
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INSIDE WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON ? GOP Presidential
Candidate Thomas Dewey and the Re
publican high command are bidding all
out for the conservative labor vote. They
do not believe that labor can be voted as
a unit, and reject President Truman's
claim to the ballots of union men every
where.
Meanwhile, labor circles are buzzing
with reports about impending charges
in unionism's top heirarchy.
Most of these reports, however, are
merely the usual crop of rumors that be
come prevalent just prior to the afinual
fall conventions of the various unions.
One report says that John L. Lewis will
retire as president of the United Mine
Workers at the union's convention in
Cincinnati in October.
Friends of Lewis say that there is noth
ing to this report. The 68-year-old UMW
chief already has been nominated to a
new four-year term in office. ?
Another report has it that 75-year-old
AFL President William QtseiiTife-due io
step down. This is an annual rumor.
It will be no surprise, however, if Dan
iel Tobin soon quits as head of the pow
erful Teamster's Union. Dave BecK Seat
tle's teamsters' boss, virtualy has cap
tured control of the union from the aging
Tobin.
AIR FORCE STRONG AT BIRTH
DAY ? The first birthday of the inde
pendent United States Air Force mark
ed a smashing victory?finally?for the
crusading pioneers of air power, and the
men who picked up the torch and carried
it when age and vicissitude forced the
"early birds" to ground themselves.
The Air Force, begun four decades ago
as an insignificant branch of the Signal
Corps, finally obtained its divorce from
the Army Sept. 18, 1947. In the ensuing
12 months it has:
1?Won in a bitter battle with the Navy *
the primary responsibility for heavy,
bombardment.
2?Convinced Congress, over the pro-j
tests of President Truman and Defense!
Secretary James Forrestal, that air pow- j
er should be expanded. The result was i
appropriations for th 60-group Air Force i
now being built.
In the forefront of the battling was Air
Secretary Stuart Symington, first hold
er of that office. He was ably aided by j
Gen. Carl (Toohy) Spaatz, who levelled
Fortress Europe and came back to head
the Air Force before retiring.
Their victories gladdened all the early
air crusaders alive?Gen. H. H. (Hap)
Arnold and his cohorts.
Those who didn't live to see the trium
phant day?Gen. William (Billy) Mit-j
chell, Frank Andrews and the others ?I
were so convinced of the Tightness of their j
cause that they must have l^nown their!
followers would win eventual victory.
? H. S. T. VS. H. C. L.? President Tru
man may.be out west on a 16-day cam-j
paign swing to gather votes of the peo
ple in person?but a large part of his
campaign is being waged right in Wash
ington.
The Justice department, with the presi
dent's blessing and under direct orders
from Attorney General Tom Clark, has
embarked upon a program of running
down all possible violators of the Sher
man anti-trustfact.
The reason: An attempt to swing the
legal axe at the source of the high cost
of living?industries producing goods at
inflated prices.
Already, the anti-trust division has fil
ed suits against the nation's four major
meat packers, three important farm ma
chinery manufacturers, the Railway Ex
press Agency, Inc., and others.
Additionally, it recently got a convic
tion against the eyeglass industry and an
order from a New York federal justice to
force that business from ''price-fixing"
practices.
Books Added To
Jackson Co. Library
The following is a list of new
books odded to the Jackson Coun
ty library. Some few are replace
ments. The library is now located
upst: irs over the Professional Drug
store in six well-lighted rooms.
The books are all classified and
grouped so that they are easily
located at all times. The librarian,
Mrs. Mae Stallcup, invites you to
use your library any time it can
serve you.
JUVENILE BOOK8
Uncle Remus, Harris; Grimm's
Fairy Tales, Grimm; Tom Sawyer,
Twain; Huck Finn, Twain; Green
Grass of Wyoming, O'Hara; Island
Stallion, Farley; Black Stallion Re- :
turns, Farley; Lassie Comes Home, |
Kn?gM; Girl of The Limberlost,!
Porter; Freckles, Porter.
ADULT BOOKS
Ca->e of Smoking Chimney,
Gardner; D. A. Calls A Turn, Gard
ner; Gardner 2 in 1, Gardner; Mis
tress Glory, Morley; The Furies,
Busr. : Long After Summer, Nath
ans; I: trader In T ie Dust, Faulk
ner; The Running Tide, Forbes;
Roanoke Hundred, Fletcr.er; Cita
del, Cronin; Burnaby Rudge, Dick
ens; Remembrance Rock, Sand
burg; Old Curiosity * Shop, Dick
ens; Scarlet Letter, H:.wthorne;
The Talisman, Scot;; Tap Roots,
S'reet; Hearthstones, But The
Patient Died, Edwards; Bait For
Murder, Knight; Melissa, Cald
well; Tomorrow Will Be Better,;
Smith; Toward The Morning, Al
len; Wonderful Mrs. Ingram, Ware;
Cleft Rock, Hobart; Family Cir
cle, Skinner; Shining Mountains,
Van Every; Witness For Th?
Prosecution, Gardner; Case Of
The Fan Dancer's Horse, Gardner,"'
Case of The Backward Mule,
Gardner; Foxes of Harrow, Year
by; House By The Sea, Godden;
Creole Dusk, Roberts; Lonely I
Pr?*sage, Erdman; No Bugles To
night, Lancaster; O'Henry Prize
Stoiies?1048; Sky And The For
est, Forester; Proqd Wjy, Seifer;
Crosswinds, * Cheavens; Smile
Pier.se, Topp; Dixie Raider, Mor
gan; Jo?hua, Costain; Bright Leaf,
Fitz-Simmons; Sapper At Max
well House. Crabb; Dinner At
Woman's Missionary Union
Has Meeting In Murphy
The Bryson City Div.sion o
the Woman's Missionary Union
met in First Baptist Church of
Murphy 1 st Fi iday. The follow
ing from Tuckaseigee Baptist As
sociation attended the meeting:
Rev. and Mrs. Charles B. McCon
nell, Mrs. Hicks Cowan, Mrs. Jarte
Allen, Mrs. B. J. Hughes, Mm.
Taylor Hampton, Mrs. Dennis
Fisher, Mrs. Roy Reed, Mrs. D.
G. Bryson, Mrs. C. M. Warren,
Mrs C E. Allison, Mrs. G. E.
Scruggs, Mrs. Wayne Diet?., and
Miss Pr.uline Snelson.
The theme for the program was,
Belmont, Cr:.bb; Light In The^
Window, Rlnne;*.art; How To Stop'
Worrying, Carnegie; Jane Eire,'
Bronte: Pea<?e Of Mind, Leibman;j
This" Side Of G1 >ry, Bristow; Port
able, Shakespeare;'Candle For St.;
Jude, Godden; Flames Of Time,
Kindnck; 31ac>. Ivory, Collins;
Pconv. Buch; Shannons Way,
Cronin: IIospit:>l Zone, Seifer; and,
Trumpet In The C.ty, M.llcr. j
IT'S TRUE AIN'T IT?
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"WE VIEW WITH ALARM!
Tlie Everyday Counsellor
By REV. HERBERT SPAUGH, 0, 0.
As we plan for Christmas this
/ear, let's put the Christ in Christ
r.: ?. Some days ago we gave a
preview in this column of some of
the new Christ
mas cards being
st offered for sale
this year as pre
sented in one of
Jf. the New York
newspapers. With
it went an ap
peal to those who
buy Christmas
Is this year to select cards with
a suitable message. It was also
an appeal to those planning Christ
mas parades to do it thoughtfully,
and make them Christian instead
J- pagan. We still have unhappy
recollections of those huge bal
loons used last year, depicting
grotesque animals which might
nave come from some other world
)r from some prehistoric era.
Many letters and messages of
approval of this column were re
ceived. Among them was one
I'rom a merchant who for many
.?ears hr.s done large business in
Jr.istmas cards. He also sent me
:\e box on which he had had a
..!!? ^e \olumne of orders this year.
Z. ch folder contains the complete
music and words of one of the
old beloved Christmas carols. On
tlie outside of the folder is an
rtistic representation in color of
the message of the Cnristmas carol.
This set of Christmas folders car
r.es the true message of Christmas.
This merchant told me that this
year his customers were request
"For Such a Time as This", Esther
4:14. Mrs. Foy J. Farmer, state
WMU president, gave the devo
tional. After several reports of
the progress of the work were
given, Miss Ruth Provence, Exe
cutive Secretary, gave a challenging
message on "Such a Time as This
Calls for Advance." Miss Mar
?orie Spence, Missionary to Chile,
gave a message and told of our
Bapt-st work in Latin America.
After a delicious lunch was
served by ladies of the Murphy
Baptist Church, the program was
climaxed with a message, "Faith
For Such a Time aSVThis", by Rev.
Cnarles B. McConnell. pastor of
Cullowhee Baptist Church.
ing religious Christmas cards in
greater volume than ever before
since he had been in the business.
He s~id that this year they were
thoughtful, having little patience
w th these crude and perverted
distortions of the message of
Christmas.
Christmas is fundamentally a
religious festival. It bears the
name of Jesus Christ who came as
the Prince of Peace. The world
has never been in greater need of
the Prince of Peace than today.
Every Instrument and agency
which-we can use to turn the
thoughts of men and women to
wards Jesus Christ, and to provoke
them to seek the peace of God in
their hearts and lives, should be
used. We have no quarrel with
those who miss entirely the mes
sage and meaning of Christmas,
only regret. But we feel sure that
we are voicing the heart's appeal
of thousands ? for a new Christian
emphasis on Chr.stmas.
Some of you who read this may
be merchants ancLethers who will
shortly laui.ch intensive advert s
Ing programs for Christmas. Mf.y
we plead with you to keep the
Christ in Chr stmas! He has never
been needed in your lifetime as
much as He is needed now! All
the money we make from merchan.
dising, all the property that we
are able to get together, won't be
worth much if Christ and t-ie
Christian spirit leave this country,
and it is overrun by anti- Chris
tian Communism.
Richard E. Nelson Now
Serves Aboard USS Helena
Richard Earl Nelson, seaman ap
prentice, USN, son pf Willie G.
' Nelson of Route 1, Sylva, is serv
ing aboard the heavy cruiser USS
Helena which has just been a
warded the Battle Efficiency Pen
. nant and "E" for her general
excellence throughout the fiscal
year Juy 1, 1947 to July 1, 1948.
The award is a competitive one,
based on overall battle efficiency.
Each department of the ship is
graded to determine the vessel's
final mark in the competition.
The pennant is a red triangle
| with a black circle in the center
>tate Commander
Commends Local Legion
.J>e Grcir, S'ate C >mm -;'.dcr or
e North Carolin: chapter o( |
he Amrrican Leg on. and first
World War II vetera r. to hold this (
? ?st, highly commended the local j
s )st in a brief talk to members'
"ctober 7. in the Community j
'-louse. Commander Grier espe-1
i.?lly congratulated the William I
Eh DiHard Post for their activity j
vith the war dead being, returned 1
vr re-burial. To date the post
h s held military rites at the fun-j
,?ra! of every body returned to;
Jackson county for reburial. This
is a record which very few posts
in the nation can match, declared1
Commander Grier. * *
The post was also commended!
n their membership enrollment:
or 1949. To date, there are more!
> ii-up members for 1949 than i
'???ring the entire year of 19^8.
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The American Legion in the state,,
,.;r:ng the past year has grown
?~rom 14,000 members to over 19,
no.
North Carolina produced a rec
ord ^turkey crop of 421.000 birds
.n 1946. '
Funeral Services
Held For J. H. Hall
Funer. 1 services were held Sun
day afternoon at 3 o'clock for John
*V. Hal! at hi? home on Cope Creek.
Mr. Hall passed away on Friday,
Oct. 8, after several months ill-,
noss. Rev. E. J. Jamison officiat- '
cd at burial service and interment
in Old Savannah Baptist church,
cemetery. Pallbearers were Lewis j
Watson, Rufus Buchanan, Joe|
Smith, O. B. Hall, Nelson Franklin,
and Fred Brown.
Mr. Hall was a native of Jack- \
son county but had spent the
greater part of his life in and near
Newport, Tenn., and was a mem
ber of the Newport Bapt-st church
at the time of his death. He, to- i
gether with his family, returned
'o this, his native county, about!
four years ago to make their home. |
Survivors include the widow,'
the former Ess.e Daniels of Ashe
ville, and two nephews, Arlie Hell
and Bassel Hall, who have made
their home with Mr. and Mrs. Hall j
since they were very young boys.
Hill regret to learn, of the death
of our friend, Mr. John H. Wilson j
our community.
LOOKING EM OVER
IN JACKSON
By Sgt. Dave Calhoun
First weeK in October turned
off quite cool?knocking polio in
the head for good, we hope. Pos
sibly the Weatherman is giving us
advance notice of a cold, frosty
winter.
Wound up another week in Sylva
and surrounding country-side.
John H. Brown, Jr., formerly with
the Jackson County Bank, enlist
ed in the U. S. Air Force last Mon
day for a three-year period. He
will be seTit to Wichita Falls, Kans.
for basic training. Ervin Wilson
Sutton, of Diilsfcoro, enlisted in
the Regular Army in July, is at
home for a 19-day furlough. He
is on his way to Europe for over
seas duty and is really pleased
with his new ass gnment. He has
been giving the town of Sylva an
other look with his brother, Sgt.
F. CI. John R. Sutton, recently re
turned from service with the 7th
nfar.try Division in Korea.
Ted Angei of Sylva, enlisted in
,he U.. S. Air Force last February,
is also back in town taking in the
sights. He, too, is on a short fur
lough and is slated for overseas
service in the Pacific theatre.
Resting in a port of embarkation
on the Atlantic coast is Samuel F.
Beck (enlisted in the U. S. Army
last June) of Gay, awaiting ship
ment to Europe.
Mrs. N. H. Kirk just dropped in
to say that her sons, Paul W. Kirk
(enlisted in the Army Air Force in
September) is taking training in
a R: dio operator's school in Chan
ute Field, 111. *
Up Highlands way a tourist
passing through asked an old na
tive of that section what he lived
on. .The caustic reply was "tour
* ist in the summer* and 'taters in
the winter."
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Barkers Creek News
Dedication services will b? held
at Rock DaP? Baptist Church at
Barkers Creek on Sunday, Oct. 17.
All preachers and Church mem
bers are invited to come. There
will be dinner at the noon hour.
Everyone come ; and enjoy the
service.
and is therefore terms a "meat
ball". In addition to the "meatball"
each enlisted man having served
on board the Helena for at least
six months of the competition year
is entitled to wear an "E" on the
sleeve of his uniform and receives
a cash award as well. This is an
old peacetime practice in the Navy
revived with this recent award.
PROMOTED
Marine Corps Headquarters has
announced the promotion of Char,
les C .Pettit, Jr., Sylva, to the rank
of Captain in the Marine Corps
Reserve, who is a member of the
Marine Eng.neers. He served with
the f^med Marire Engineers dur
ing World War II.
Crptain Pettit served with the
Marine Engineers for three years
during World War II. During this
t.me he was assigned to the Camp
Engineering Battalion as Camp
Forestry Officer at Camp Lejeune,
North Carolina. He also served on
active duty for two weeks during
the past two summers with the
famous Second Division Engineers.
Captain Pettit is the son of C.
C. Pettit ,Sr. of Route 2, Asheville,
N. C. He is now with the North
Carolina Forest Service serving as
District Forester of District nine
with headquarters at Sylva,
Johnston County farmers have
found that treating tobacco plant
beds for weed control is profitable.
Most of them plan to use the com
bination treatment of uramon and
cyanamid for their 1949 beds.
Forage and pasture crops will
make it possible to increase farm
efficiency and to lower costs thru
minimum use of machinery and
labor, says O. S. Aamodt, head
ggronomist, U. S. Department of
Agriculture,
Too Late To Classify
LOST ? Brown Leather Bill Fold
with gold initials, K.M.R., con
taining cash and a bus ticket from
Cashiers to Brevard. Finder re
turn to Sylva Herald office and
receive reward. No. 20,21,22
WANTED ?? A Used Piano. Mrs.
Charles Pleasant. Can be locat
ed at McNeeley's store in, East
Sylva. No. 20, 21
FOR SALE ? Two burner portable
oil heater, also laundry jacket
water heater. Call 225-J, Sylva. 20
for Super-Safety on Slippery Roads!
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SUPER-CUSHIONS are tailored to your need
for traction ? give you a choice of two safe
non-skid treads made supw-saft with
"Stop-Notches." These molded-in zigzag
slots in both the saw-toothed Rib tread and
the All-Weather tread grip the road with
hundreds of sharp" edges on stops and
starts. Too, Super-Cushions give you the
softest ride you've ever had ? on 24 lbs.
of air. ? Come in today.
CANNON BROTHERS
Goodyear Store
SYLVA, N. C.